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ESTABLISHED JTTNIE 19. 1871 , OMAHA , SATURDAY MORNINGAl'HIIi 20 , 1895. SINGLE COPY MVE CENTS.
SENOR DELOJIE NOT TALKING
More Discreet Than the Late Minister from
the-Hawaiian Islands ,
HAS NOTHING TO SAY TO THE REPORTERS
Now gpnnUU Mlnlntor Dcclnrc * Ho Mint
Cotiiniunlrnto with the United Htntet
li *
Uuverninont lleforo Giving Out
Anything for Public ttlon.
HAVANA , April 10. The new Spanish
minister to the United States , Scnor Defame ,
arrived hero'yesterday from Santiago de Cubi I
by steamer Ilclna Maria Crlstlna. At San
tiago Stnor Delomo perionally Investigated
the stories of the ( Irlng upon the American
steamship Alllanca by a Spanish gunboat , se
curing all the Important facts In the case for
transmission to his government and In Border
'
der to guldo him In his negotiations with'the
I United States looking to n settlement of the
complications which grew out of that affair
between the United States and Spain.
Senor Delomo was received here by many
distinguished persons who welcomed him to
Cuba. The minister almost immediately after
landing had a long Interview with General
Arderluu , the acting captain generalami
thesa two officers will have another confer
ence tomorrow.
The Spanish minister soon after his arri
val here accorded v Interview to the repre
sentative of the Associated press. Senor
Delomo received his visitor In the most
courteous manner possible. Although the
Spanish diplomat Is well known to many
people In the United States It may be stated
for the benefit of those who have not met
him that \\c \ \ Is a highly educated gentleman
of Imposing presence and polite to all When
the correspondent questioned him regarding
the result of his Investigation Into the firing
upon the Alltanca , Senor Delomo smiled ,
bowed and In the kindest manner possible
expressed his regret at Ills Inability to obllgo
the press In this matter before having placed
himself In communication with the United
States government.
However , the minister was obliging enough
to remark that ho had no doubt that the
negotiations between the two governments
in regard to the Alltanca affair would have
an outcome sntltfactory to both countries.
In this connection ho said : "The govern
ment of Scnor do Castillo has already given
the assurance to the government of the
United States that Spain lias no Idea of In
nny way hindering the commercial trade of
the United States. I do not know how the
press of the United States lias treated the
matter. Having been four times In the
United States , the last time upon the occa
sion of mylslt to Chicago In connection
with the World' * fair , I have a most high
opinion of the American people. I also
recognize from cxperlenco the good and hon
. orable feeling of the American people , and
the elevated standard of education attained
there. Consequently I shall endeavor to unite
more and more the friendly relations which
have existed between the United States and
Spain , "
Referring to the Insurrection In Cuba ,
Scnor Depuy Delotne said : "I find the up.
rising la less serious than I thought it was
The rebels arc without ammunition and with
out leaders. The government Is ready to
send to Cuba promptly all the troops neces
sary to suppress the rebellion. Hy May 8
reinforcements amounting to 24,000 troops
will have arrived there. Marshal Martinez
do Campos Is actively at work directing the
operations. "
The explosion of the bomb yesterday In
the artillery park at Santiago do Cuba was
entirely accidental , In spite of sensational
reports to the contrary. Only one man was
l.lllcd by tlio explosion , although several
others were wounded.
MADRID , April 19 An official dispatch re
ceived here from Cuba says that Captain Gen
eral Martinez de Campos Is going to transfer
his headquarters from Santiago de CUba to
Manzanlllo. A body of Cuban Insurgents , It
is added , attacked the village/ Das Cnmlnos.
but were repulsed , leaving four dead and sev
eral wounded on the field.
TKIlUt Ol' TIII3 TKCATY OP I'KAUi : .
tlnpun Olvcn I'xtraordlniry Trnclo Facili
ties Other Details.
YOKOHAMA , April 19. The Nlchl-Nlch
today publishes the terms of the treaty 01
peace concluded between China and Japan
The new details furnished are that the In
Uemnlty Is payable Inseven years with Inter
est at 5 per cent ; but ! f the amount , 200-
000,000 laels , Is paid to Japan in three years
no Interest will bo demanded Japan Is also
entitled , under the treaty , to the most favored
nation treatment and has the right to navl
gate the Chung Klang , Pee Chow and Hong
Kong rivers ; to Import goods of certain grade
and machinery free of duty , and to establish
factories. A new treaty of commerce Is t o
bo concluded , to be based on the existing
treaties with foreign powers. China Is t
comply with the customs laws of Japan and
finally , part of the expenses of the occilpa
tlon of Wel-Hal-Wel. Port Arthur , etc. , by
the Japanese troops are to bs borne by China
Pound n Clivo 1'ull of Hum in Hone * .
CHILPANZINGO , State of Guerrero , Mex.
'April 19. A sheep herder named Antonl
Vincent has discovered a horrible charnc
rave of human remains near the village o
Qncchultennngo. Over 100 skulls wen
counted piled with their bones Into one grea
heap not far from the highway leading fron n :
the City of Mexico to Acapulco on the Paclfi nc
coast. The herder's story has been corrobo
rated by others whom ho has guided to e
cave. It Is supposed the remains are th e <
ghastly souvenirs of one of the numcrou
attacks made on travelers and caravans o
freighters In past decades ,
" \Vlliln and 'Iu > lnr Committed for Trlnl ,
LONDON , April 19 At the now Stree
police court today Oscar Wilde and Alfred
Taylor , charged with factious misdemeanors ,
were brought up on remand and were
formally committed for trial , ball being re
fused 111 each case. It was noon befoie the
prisoners were brought Into the dork.
Wilde was much more pallid and distress !
than he lins seemed since lie first appeared
in court. It was necessary to allow him a
real In the dock and he rested there In a
limp fashion , paying no attention to the
proceedings. _
Ono Ininrccnt Chief Nurramlnri.
HAVANA , April 19. Private advices re
ceived here are to the effect the rcbeli
made an attnck on the town of Yurngunna ,
nlxmt ten miles south of Mnnzanllln , but
were repulsed with a loss of thirty-two
killed. The rebel chief I.ovo lias
Biiricndercd to the Spanish authorities.
not wishing to comply with the order that
lias been l-isued by the insurgent ccneral-ln-
chlef , Macro , that all former Spanish sol
diers living within reach of the rebels shall
l > o put to the sword. Klve e\-tolders have
already been killed under this order.
Captain General do Campos Is expected
to arrive on the an h Intt.
Chtni Itifuma to Upvn Her Port * .
KONDON , April 20. A dispatch to the
Times from Peking says It ID understood
that China IHIB refined to concede Japan's
demands In regard to opening certain ports
to forulgn trade. The dispatch adds that LI
Huns' Chant ; Is still In n state of high fever
from the effect a of his wounds.
1'orcclnilni ; on hi. Jo ri > li' Street Hallway ,
ST. JOSEPH. API II 19.-Tln > Central Trust
company of New YoiK flleil ti milt In the
United States court hero today asking for
the foitclosiire of two mortgages against
the St. Joseph Traction and LlKhtlnt ; cam *
pan > . the two aggregating 11,700,000 , The
petition alleges flint there has been a de
fault In the Interest and nski thnt receivers
! > _ > appointed. The defendants have not yet
filed an answer.
Mlelmel OavKl'i Daughter Demi.
LONDON , April 19. Kathleen , the eldest
laughter of Mr , Michael Davltt. the Irish
leader , Is dead. Mr. Davltt has Just nrrl ed
la Australia from England.
jtr THIS iiiK.tTias
Unltoil Stnte * Unable to C'o-Operntci for the
Orrntrr freedom ot Wornlilp In TnrKcy.
WASHINGTON , April 19. In the foreign
correspondence of the State department for
the last year It appears that Secretary
Gresham In reply to United States Minister
Terrell at Constantinople , upon the subject of
a request of the British ambassador to secure
the co-operation ot the United States minis
ter to obtain greater freedom ot worship for
Protestants In Turkey , refers to the difference
between the treaty of Berlin wherein Great
Britain has a conventional right to Intercede
for larger religious tolerance , while the
treaty rights of the United States are limited
to the Interests ot its own citizen * . The sec
retary says : "This government , founded
upon the broadest civil and religious liberty
cannot but feel a lively sympathetic Interest
In the extension of the beneficent principles
among mankind ; but Its right to press Its
views In this regard upon other governments
Is necessarily limited as well by trentles as
by established rule : ) of noninterference In the
Internal affairs of other nations. "
The secretary says that by discreetly ad
vancing the rights ot natives of the Ottoman
empire , who become Interested with American
citizens as teachers and pastors the purpose
which the British ambassador seeks to attain
may be forwarded.
In the published correspondence between
the United Slat's , and Turkey there Is a
great deal about Amerlc-tn missionaries in
Turkey , and It appears thnt nearly all of the
difficulties which have came up have been due
to troubles which have arisen over the nets
of missionaries objected la by the Turkish
government. The correspondence In the Mel
ton c.ise Is quite voluminous , nnd the com
plains of certain missionaries that the Tur
kish government and officer ! did not do their
full duty In prosecuting the assailants ot
Miss Mflton form an Important part of the
correspondence. Minister Terrell , however ,
In his last note to the Turkish minister , which
Is made a part of his report to Secretary
Gresham. says "In securing the conviction
of the wicked men who beat Miss Melton , a
defenseless woman , In 1893 , In the vilayet of
Mosul , the Ottoman government has shown
nn energy and determination to enforce Jus
tice worthy ot the highest praise. The con
viction was effected In a remote province , and
with many difficulties , which are known to
the minister of the United States. Miss Mel
ton could not even recognbo her assailants ,
but the Turkish authorities have detected them
In a wild district nearly 1,000 miles from Its
capital , and have secured their conviction. "
Secretary Grcsham has shown himself de
cidedly averse to entering upon nny prlvt-
slonal arrangement with Turkey to regulate
the status of naturalized American citizens ,
who return to that country , although ho has
much trouble to extend protection to them.
The reason for the secretary's disinclination
Is found In his determination to stop at noth
ing short of a treaty by which the rights of this
class of our citizens shall be fully guaranteed.
In February last the secretary addressed a
letter to Minister Terrell at Constantinople
In which ho said thnt whllo he has on sev
eral occasions expressed his readiness to con
sider any propositions that the Turkish gov
ernment might submit In the direction of ne
gotiations for a formal naturalization treaty ,
he had at no time intimated any disposition
to enter Into any provisional arrangement of
the subject
The proposed modus vlvendl could add no
sanction to our treaty rights whereby they
are guaranteed apalnst Imprisonment by the
Turkish authorities , and the position of our
govcinmcnt has been clearly stated In pre
ceding correspondence
Another question raised by the mlsMon-
arles wns the objection to the order of the
Turkish government that property purchased
by foreigners should not bo used for school
houses and churches ; also the restrictions
upon printed matter. The correspondence
closed with a letter from Minister Tcrrel to
Mr. Jewett , a missionary , in which ho says
the legation will promptly protest against
the closing of Armenian chapels and schools
and the question ot the validity of the order
prohibiting the sale of land unless It was
specified It was not to ba used for churches
or schools was still unsettled.
Last December the president sent to con
gress what Information he had upon the
subject of alleged cruelties committed upon
Armenians In Turkey. Since then some
further correspondence has taken place , re
lating mainly to the urgent requests of the
United States that Consul Jewett te sent to
Investigate the Armenian affair , and the re
fusal of the Turkish government to permit
him to go
There was a continuation of the corre
spondence relative to the restrictions Im
posed on Jews with United States passports
who arc not allowed to remain In Jerusalem
more than ninety days. Said Pasha gave
to Mr. Terrel the following reasons for the
restrictions : "Wo believe Jesus Christ was
a great prophet , and if the Jews get control
of Jerusalem they will steal the tepulchro of
Christ and destroy everything that can re
mind people of him. "
Mr. Terrel says this feature of the Inter
view wai unexpected. Ho Informed the
pasha that ho might protest against such
action In the future. Mr. Gresham , how-
over. Intimates that the United States will
only Interfere to glvo protection to Ameri
can Jews where they are subjected to un
warranted Interference.
The right of Armenians who have become
naturalized citizens of the United States to
return to Turkey caused n lengthy corre
spondence. The Stats department took the
ground that the United States would protect
such naturalized citizens , but It would not
undertake to enforce perpetual allegiance.
Whore a naturall/cd cltl/en went to his
native country and resided there with the
Intention of remaining the United States
would not assu-no to protect him as a citizen
of the United States.
is foitvin TO corati-
IM I'nrdrldKn WHS n Illp ; l.o r on Ills
Wheat IlrnlliiKi Yp lerilny.
CHICAGO. April 19.-Ed I'atdrldge , the
wheat plunger , who has been n successful
bear on wheat for months , was driven to
cover today by the market's steady ad-
vance. He Is reported to have covered a
short line of between 4,000. < rO nnd 5,000.000
bushels , making his loss for the day some
thing like J150.000 , If current talk on 'change
Is accepted. 1'ardrldgc showed "seemingly
unlimited nerve in resisting1 the previous
bulges of the market , and has heretofore
Ignored the numerous wild scrambles of
small shorts , frequently stopping advances
by his own heavy selling. Uut the present
advance In prlceH has been so general that
the plunger evidently concluded
to shorten
" ' ' " * "
his line. "lie Is salii''to have"1nsmuch"more
out n-j he bought today , nil of It sold at 3
andI cents less than the present price
Tliu market Tor May wheat , shortly after
the opening today sold % of a cent higher
than it closed yesterday. OS'l cents , and
went as high us KT-s c ! s Partridge did
his heavy covering urmiml 59 cents , and
when bis wants were huppllcd the price fell
Imck , the Mny option cloxlni ; ut &S's ' cents.
The present bulge In wheat Is iis lrned ( to
the light Interior movement , good export
demand , and the advMnce.s In all. cotton , sil
ver and other products ,
\nutiK Women ClirUtlnn ( .onfcrcno' * .
PITTSBURCJ. April 19.-Tho second day's
proceedings of the fifth International con
vention of Young Women's Christian asso
ciations opened with n laiso attendance. At
the mornlnir session a piiior on "Educa
tional Possibilities In Our Associations , "
prepared b > y Miss A. M Smuller of New
York , was le.id by Miss Abble 'McElroy of
Kansas City , Mo , Mlsi Uolle M. Jeffrey ,
general cucrctnry of Minneapolis , Minn. ,
gave an address on "Dullest of the Board
of Manages. ) " and Mi'-s R. r. Morse of
the International committee from New !
York City read a. paper on "Duties of the
Secretary. "
At the afternoon meeting Miss Jennie T
Martin , state secretary of Illinois , rend n
paper on "Growth of Serul.ir Agencies , "
aflrr which an lioui was devoted 10 n col
lege confeionce , led bj Miss , Allen of the
B > tacuee untvercli } . The yoKlnn closed
with nn address oil "Summer Schools. " by
MUs Mary S. Dunn , state secretary %
Pennsylvania.
Cor run Mlnlitci- .lupin ArreMfd.
YOKOHAMA , Apill 19.-A dispatch fiom
Seoul tuytt tli.it Lt Yoslnin , the Core.ui mln-
Ist r ti Japan who i * ltrned on Wedi ns. .
ilny lust , vvai , .nrrwteii . , > et > lu < luy. The
charce made against him is not stated.
ENGLAND'S ' FLEET IS READY
Nineteen Vessels Available to Enforce the
Blockade of Nicaraguan Porta.
WILL NOT INTERFERE WITH FOREIGN TRADE
Countuluc Trnfllc Will Ho 1'nrnlT'Oil , How
ever No ISotincutlcin of llrltlsh In
tentions Hun Keen Mont to the
Stuto Driurtment.
WASHINGTON , April 19. No Informa
tion has been received hero concerning
Lord Klmberly's reply to Nicaragua's an
swcr to the British ultimatum , but it is the
belief that Great Urltaln shortly will pro
cced to collect the claim , or debt , as It Is
viewed from the Urltlsh standpoint.
The fact that Great Britain's ov
crclso ot force will not bo ex
erted so as to affect the United States' In
tcrest Is shown by the fact that neither the
State department nor Sir Julian Pauncefota
has been notified of Lord Klmbsrley's re
sponse. It Is said such notification would
bo given If United States Interests were to
bo even remotely Imperiled. The British
mode of action against Nicaragua Is be
lieved to bo a "pacific blockade" of all
Nicaraguan ports , thus crippling the local
commerce , but not Interfering with United
States or other foreign commerce. The lat
est official Information received here sbows
that Great Britain can at once bring to bear
two formidable fleets for blockading pur
poses , one on the Pacific side and the other
on the Atlantic coast of Nicaragua.
The two fleets nineteen ships In all nro
variously disposed , but all could be ren
dezvoused for a demonstration of force. The
extent of the fleet Indicates the preparations
for emergencies Great Britain always main
tains.
AS A DANGER TO TIIK UNITUU STATCH
Light In Which the Venezuela Uoumlnry
Dlpipilo 1 % Vlenoil by ( on < ul Lnbo.
WASHINGTON , April 19. There Is a mos
Interesting history of the controversy be
twcen Great Britain and Venezuela over th
boundary line , contained In the publlshei
diplomatic correspondence of the State de
partment for the last year. This brings the
subject down from the point where It wa
merely a long drawn out diplomatic wrangl
to the more recent and acute phase , vvhei
the Venezuelans have been obliged to appca
pathetically to the United States to Interfer
actively to prevent an enormous extension o
the nrltlsh claims to Venezuelan territory
Including even the control of the navlgatlo
of that great artery of commerce , the Orlnoc
river.
The correspondence begins In October , 1893
when Dr. Labo , then In charge of the Ven
ezuelan legation here , supplied Secretary
Gresham with a long statement of the exac
Issue between Great Britain and Venczuel
and extends to December last.
The critical phase which the case has now
assumed Is shown by the last published lette
from the Venezuelan foreign minister to th
United States , Minister Hazelton , dated De
cember 7 last. Ho recounts preceding act
of aggression on the part of tbe British , an
then recalls attention to the fact that th
nrltlsh were projecting a road to connect th
upper Uaraml with the Cuyunl , passln
through the contested territory. The Vene
zuelan government , he fajs , has alrenij ]
served notice on the British government tha
this would without doubt produce a colllsio
with the Venezuelan authorities In that re
filon.
The letter concludes : "The matter vvhlc
I have explained to your excellency Is nlmos
as Important to the United States as t
Venezuela herself. The control by Englan
of the entrance to the mouth of our grea
fluvial artery , and of some of Its tributaries ,
would expose to con'tant peril the Industry
and commerce of a large portion of the new
world , would , In fact , bring Into ridicule the
famous and salutary Monroe doctrine , and
would establish nbuslvo practices which , In
the end , mlg'it mnke Illusive for some Amer
ican countries their own political entity ns
free and Independent states.
"I most sincerely ask that your excellency
will bo pleased to Interpret the foregoing
Ideas to the government of the United
States. "
United States Minister Bartleman at Car
acas has been negotiating with the Venezue
lan government to secure the reopening of
American commerce at the mouths of the
Orinoco , all of which were closed with one
exception , by decree. The matter was
brought to the attention of the State depart
ment through the steamer Bolivar ot an
American line , entering one of these for
bidden passes of the river
LONDON AMIKIC.\N booiuTY KANQUKT.
Ono Hundred nml 1 Ifty I'romtnont People
Sit Down to the Kvnst.
LONDON , April 19 Tonight the Inaugural
dinner of the American society In London
was held at the Cafe Royal , presided over by
Hon. Thomas F. Bayard , the American am
bassador. Ono hundred and fifty of the most
prominent Americans In England were pres
ent , and In addition some members of the
American colony In Paris , who came to Lon
don especially to attend the banquet. Mr.
Bayard had at his right hand Hon. J. B
Eustli ) , American ambassador to France , and
at his lett , Andrew Carnegie. The guests In-
cludej the. entire staff of the American em
bassy. Mr. Bajard toasted the queen and
the president of the United States. Both
tcaots were received with uproarious cheer-
Ing. In the course of bis speech , Mr Bayard
explained the objects of pic society , and said
ho hoped It would always uphold American
traditions. Much could come of this nucleus.
American citizens could fee nothing but good
In It. The band plnjcd "Hall Columbia"
while the toast of the-president was being ten
dered. Mr. II. B. Chamberlain followed Mr.
Bayard , proposing a toast to the society , and
giving further details ot IU > alms.
Ho announced same special greeting would
bo given to Hon. Adlal E. Stevenson , vice
prcslJent of the United States , on his arrival
In London.
Mr. Nevvton Crane responded to the toast :
"The American Resident In London ; " Mr.
Andrew Carnegie to "The American Bl-Na-
tlonallet ; " Consul General Collins to "The
American Official In London , " nnd Dr. Pen-
trost to "The American Abroad. " The ban
quet was marked by the greatest cordiality.
UOI'l.'l UL MICVV OF AMiillG.\N TltAIJi : .
London Times Con liler * the Outlook for
the I'utnro I'rnmlilntr.
LONDON , April 20. In Its financial article
this morning1 the Times , In discussing the
revival of tr.ido In America and Its effect
on the railroads , says : The rise In petro
leum is largely due to manipulation , but It
would bo a mistake to treat It as unimpor
tant , as It Is an evidence ot the revival of
trade , for petroleum , llko many other ar
ticles , has been unduly depressed for some
time past. The Standard Oil combination
has taken advantage of the situation which
arete from ordinary economic causes and
It Is unlikely that the price will return to
Its former low level. A substantial rUe
in the price of wheat and cotton would ben
efit the I'nlted States greatly and would
probably turn things In favor of America
and thus prevent gold from being shipped
to Europe , even after the gold bonds shipped
to Europe have gone home. The prospects
of Improved trade are hopeful both here
and In America , but the currency question
Is still an element of aanger. The success
of the bend Ueuo may make people forget
It was merely a palliative. No permanent
good wan d ne unless the period of grace se
cured by the UMIC Is utilized The matur
ing heavy Installment ot the gold loan
canted no difficulty In money rates , which
were unchanged yesterday.
IllS. JMKABM , fWXD
'Ichcil Up on the Ilnidilclo dnccmscloni nnd
with III mil on'lleJ. I'lTm * .
BORDENTOWN , N. J. , April 19. Mrs.
Delia T. I'arnell , mother- .tho late Charles
lew-art Parnell , who lives at Ironside , over-
ooklng the Delaware river near here , was
ound bleeding and unconscious on the road-
Ide late last night by Charles Casey , son of
ho farmer who has charge of the farm at
ronslde. While descending a hill which
narks the boundary ot the property formerly
ccupled by Mrs. Parnell's father , young
Jasey heard the moans of some one apparently
n distress. Hurrying to the spot from which
he sound came , he found Mrs. Parnell
ylng beside the fence with her face covered
with blood By her side were two small
pieces of board , a piece of fenc ? paling nbout
hree feet long nnd a brick. Help was ob-
alned and she was carried to the house of
farmer Casey. Dr. W. H. Shlpps , who was
instlly summoned , made nn examination and
'ound that besides several bruises about the
: ace the woman had a. lacerated wound on
: ho right sldo of the head.
Mrs. Parnell Is unconscious and because of
tier advanced age her condition la regarded
as critical. The authorities are unable to
determine whether she was assaulted or fell
and received her Injuries. Her handbag was'
found alongside the railroad track near by
with her pocketbook missing and papers
scattered In all directions , This circumstance
ends probability to the theory that she was
brutally assaulted and robbed. Mrs. Parnell
frequently oame to this plic ? nt night and
remained until a late hour. She was here
last night.
The authorities are convinced that Mrs.
Parnell was assaulted and robbed and have
sent telegrams to all the henrby cities and
towns nsklng thnt a lookout be kept for a
man cf medium height with smooth face ,
weiring a light overcoat nnd derby hat , who
was seen In the vicinity about the time the
assault is believed to have be-on committed.
Mrs. Parnell's house stands on a hill aboul
half a mile from Bordentowrf and Is known
as "Ironside. " It Is a two-story frame struc
ture and was built by her father many years
ago. It Is as dreary a place as one couU
Imagine. The aged woman has no close ac
quaintances In Bordcntown and previous to
1890 bad been living In destitution. In that
year the attention of congress was called to
her straitened circumstances and the gov
ernment granted her a pension of $50 per
month. At that time she lived alone In the
bleak house , the only other person about her
300 acres being n gardener. The rooms o
the old building arc most desolate. During
1SSS and 18S9 In a fit of desperation the ag : <
woman stripped tbe house of Its furniture In
order to obtain food nnd the rooms have
never been refitted up. Mrs. Parnpll hai
often expressed a desire to yo abroad before
the death of her son , Charles Stewart Parnell
but she never appealed to Tifm for assistance
She was once asked why she did not ask he
son to aid her and replied : "Ho Is at the em
of his jneans. "
How' well she told the truth Is history
At one tlmo she wrote to Mrs. Carslake o
Trenton , saying she would have to leave he
homo because she was unable to pay thi
rapidly accumulating taxes , but friends cim
to her assistance and later the pension wa
obtained for her.
Mrs. Parnell regained , consciousness thl
evening , but was unable to throw nny llgh
on the affair. Dr. Shlpps found her stll
suffering from the effects of the shock , bu
no symptoms have yet developed polntlni
to f.cftcturc of the skull. It has been learnei
the old lady , while In this city , visited ;
hardware store and tendered a $10 check li
payment for a bill of ia bout $2. After ro
celvlng her change she left for home , walk
Ing along the railroad tracks , where th
assault was doubtless madey
Unilorvnluittlon the Menu * | of Icntlnir the
( iovernment Out of .Much Kovenun.
NEW YORK , April 19. The dlscloiuro o
a great case of undervaluation at the pus
torn house has caused the 'collector of th
port , James Kllbrcath , much annoyance
The amount ot the undervaluation Is sal
to bo $100,000. O. L. 'Syplier , an Importer
of antique furniture , has been Importing
goods at a greatly undervalue rate. The
matter was brought to the customs officers'
attention through a discharged employe of
the firm named L. II. Todd. For years he
was head salesman of tlio firm knoun as
O. L. Sypher & Co. The f\rm , ho declared ,
were continually Importing loving cupa ,
trays , and In lact , all kinds of silverware
as old silver and raying the duty on old
silver , which Is 4 shillings/and C pence an
ounce. The goods nro sa. ( < l to have been
worth ten times more than the valuation.
The case has been under Investlgntlon by
Special Deputy Dudley Pliolps , who said
tonight"Threo > ears agt > , when Sypher
& Co. suspended , special agents suspected
they had been engaged In illegal practices ,
but they carried away and secreted all their
documents In a cellar in Mount Vcrnon
The customs authorities 'Investigated the
matter , but it was never completed , and
the officials were very much annoyed. Colonel
nel Phelps thinks efforts have been made to
stop the Investigation. The official upon
whom oppobrlum Is cast Is said to bo Eugene
Honeywell. Ho Is said to have been In
collusion with the firm , He has been In the
department for fifteen years.
* -oit in * ran
Iteportu ; from Principal States iMuko nn
IZxcollrnt Mi'MvInt ; .
TOLEDO , O. , April if During the past
four days C. Alkcn & Co. have received re
plies from 4,292 reliable grain dealers and
millers , covering every Important wheat
county In the six principal winter wheat
states , which raise two-thirds of that crop
In the United States. Present prospects for
the growing crop are very favorable. Seven
hundred and twenty one dealers report pros
pects excellent , 1.523 good , 1,05(5 ( an average
crop , 42S the rate below average , 292 poor
and 280 for half a crop or less. Missouri
and Illinois thov , the best , Ohio and Indiana
promise over an average , Michigan a trifle
below and Kansas a very' poor crop. Pros
pect now averages about the same as a year
ago , but the crop Is not'quite as forward
Acreage Is a trifle craaller\.tlian a year ago
Kansas reports about Jialf of the acreage
sown there was winter killed or has been
abandoned. Interior mil fa and warehouses
have much less wheat than a year ago.
Farmers also have much less wheat than a
year ago.
1'Ahinirr or itEaisrnATiuf
Injunction Imued Agafntt the Supervisor of
n houth Carolina ( Tiiunty.
COLUMBIA , S. C.v April 19. Judge doff
of the United States circuit court at Clarks-
burtr , S.'C. , has granted'an order restrain
ing the supervisor of registration of Rich-
land county , South Carolina , from , exercising
ing- the functions of his olllce nnd requir
ing him to show cause before him In Co
lumbia on May 1C why the Injunction shall
not be made permanent. The order Is far-
reaching- and brings to a square test all
the registration laws of South' . . Carolina
since Ib82 , Involving also the constitutional
convention act. Tbe 1)111 alleges that all
these acts based In any way upon the laws
of 1SS2 arc In violation of the state and ,
federal constitutions. There .la quite a stir
about It today. Douglass .and O'Ueur ,
South Carolina's attorneys located In
Washington , are conducting the case In
behalf of the republican state committee.
Dr. Pope and J Q , F. Caldwell have gone
to Washington to bring this registration
test suit before the United State * supreme
court In Us original juilsdlctlon In another
form. Mr. Caldwell , It Is understood , will
also apply for an Injunction against the dis
pensary authorities , bringing to a final test
the constitutionality of the dispensary law.
These gentlemen are now In Washington.
Micmnt of Oci u'Meiiiner * , April 10.
At Southampton Arrived Fuerst Bismarck ,
from New York.
At New York Arrived Normannla , from
Hamburg.
At New York Arrived Colorado , from
Hull ; Prussia , from Hamburg.
At St. Johns , N. P. Arrived Assyrian
from Glasgow , for Philadelphia.
At Havre Arrived La Touralno , from
Now York.
1XED THE CRIME ON DURA NT
loronor's Jury Oomplotos the Hearing of
the Emnnuel Ohuroh Murder.
UBLIC SENTIMENT SOMEWHAT DIVIDED
onio .Suspicion Attache * to Young YtolfT
Ono of the Itrinsrs riiulluj ; of | t
1'ockctbook with MUs William *
Cant Kudosed ,
SAN FRANCISCO , April 19. The coroner's
ury , shortly before noon , rendered a verdict
declaring Durnnt guilty of the murder of
Untile Williams.
The usual crowd of curious was present
vhen the Inquest was resumed this morning
Durant and his attorneys were also present ,
tinier Wolfe , tbe young man whose state
ments have beer ) questioned recently , was re
called to the stand and offered to produce
witnesses to substantiate all ho had pre
viously said In regard to lilu movements on
lib night Minnie Williams was murdered ,
jut the coroner declined the offer and both
hat official and the chief of police said they
were satisfied with Wolfe's statements and
did not believe ho was connected with the
: rlme Two of Uurant's comrades In the
National Guard company were examined and
said that on the afternoon of the night that
Minnie Williams was murdered they saw
Durant loitering about the ferry at the foot
of Market street and talked to him. They
mid Durant told them he did not expect teat
at the armory that night and he asked
thorn to respond to his name at roll call.
Dr. IJartlett , who conducted the autopsy ,
testified that Mlnnlo Williams died of asphyxi
ation as a result of having part of her clothIng -
Ing forced down her throat by the murderer
and that the knife wounds found on various
parts of her body were Inflicted after her
death. He also testified that the girl had
been outraged and that previous to the time
ot the tragedy stio had led a blameless life.
Several other witnesses wcro examined on
minor matters and about 11 o'clock the coroner
ner announced that he had no more testimony
to offer , though ho called Durant to the
stand and the latter left his seat as If to
present himself for examination and then
looked toward his attorneys who advised him
not to speak , and no further effort was made
to question him.
The Jury did not occupy an hour In delibe
ration and returned a verdict before noon
charging Durant with the murder of Minnie
Williams. It was the cause ot her death
that was being ii.vcstlgated. The case of
the murder of Blanche Lament will be taken
up later.
VCKD1CT OF TUG COIIONRR'S JURY.
Durant was not present when the jury
brought In their verdict at 11:40. : The
coroner's Jury returned the following ver
dict.
dict.We
We , the Jury , summoned and sworn to In
quire Into all the circumstances surround-
In the death of Minnie Williams , nnd by
whom the same was produced , anil In what
manner and where nnd when the tame
Minnie Williams came to her death , do
llnil that the name of deceased was Minnie
Flora Williams , her age 21 years , nativity
Canada , residence Alameda , Anmeda !
county , state of California ; that she was
found dead April 13 , 1S95 , In Kmanuel
Baptist church , Hartlett stiuet , between
Twenty-second nnd Twenty-third sticcts ,
city and county of San Franc'pco ' ; that she
came to her death from hemorrhage , due
to lacerated wounds , and asphyxia , due to
strangulation.
We further find from evidence that the
murder was committed by one , Theodore
DUrant. and we charge him with the crime.
In witness whereof , we , the Jurois , hav
to this Inquisition set our hands and seals
on the day and date theii'of.
When Durant was shown the verdict afte
his return to the city prison his face llushet
fpr the first time since the terrible crime to
which lie Is accused was discovered.
Miss Gertrude Taber , a stepsister of Hlme
Wolf , the younp man whose name has been
frequently mentioned In the case within th
last two days , lias come forward and Identlfle
.ho pocketbook which was found on the Sai
[ Jruno road by a clam digger , and which con
: alned tome pipers , among which was
justness card of Dr. Vogcl , on the back o
which was written the name of Miss Wll
lams. Miss Taber says that she mlsbed th
pocketbook some time ago while out rldlni
icar the Taber ranch on the San Druno roai
and explains the presence of a card with Mis
Williams' name on It by saying : that Mis
Williams visited her some weeks ago an
wrote her address on one of Dr. Vogel'i
cards. Rimer Wolf's testimony at the In
luest .was slightly mixed and some of Du
rant's friends thought he knew more of th
crime than he wished to tell and pointed t
the finding of the pocketbook to substantial
.heir claim. H Is a peculiar coincidence tha
.ho pocketbook should have been lost by on
go closely related to him and found at thl ;
critical time.
UPSETTING HILL'S TESTIMONY ,
llrs. Durant , mother of the accused , say :
that she has evidence- for the defense vvhlc'
will go to upset the bearing of the state
ment of Hill , who testified before the cor
oner's jury that he had seen a couple an
swerlng the. description of Durant and th
dead girl standing near the church about 8'3
an the night of the murder and who after
ward entered the church yard. Mrs. Duran
says that a young couple has come to he
and stated that they entered the church yar <
about the time Hill claims to have seen
couple pass Into the front gate.
This afternoon the police received Informa
tlon from a laundry that a pair ot blood ;
trousers had been left for cleaning. Th
police say the troubers are too big for Duran
but that they will tracp the clew to find tl :
owner.
The Intimation by friends of the accuse
man that the police have Ignored all claim
except those that paint to Durant's guilt led
the chief of police to call his detectives be
fore him Ipst night so as to get a summary
of the evidence , and a consensus of opinion
Five detectives have had charge of the case
The chief read the reports , questioned the
men and then asked the detectives If in
their investigations anything had suggested
that the murders were done by several men
In company. The detail was unanimous In
declaring the belief that both women were
killed by one and the same man , and that
man , W. H. T. Durant , was now under ar-
rest.
rest.Tho
The conference ended with a renewal of
orders by the chief to continue the Investi
gation , not only along the main line , which
seemed to lead to Durant , but on all collateral
lines , no matter toward whom they tended.
One of the witnesses before the coroner's
jury was Elmer Wolfe , an Intimate friend
of Durant. Wolfe was In the neighborhood
of i : ma mi el church on the night Miss Williams
was murdered , and claims to have seen Du
rant within n block of that edifice as he went
home. There are some strange things In
Wolfe's testimony which do not dovetail with
facts , and tbe coroner will have the young
man explain all these apparent discrepancies ,
If he can.
That section of the city where Emanuel
church Is located was originally the Mission
Dolores , founded by the Friars 100 years ago ,
and Is to this day generally described as
"The Mission. " Popular sentiment of the
Mission /avors razing of the edifice. This
feeling extends even to those who are not only
financially Interested In the property , but
have an Interest In the moral atmosphere-
tbe neighborhood. The church has always
been under a cloud. A stain of human
blood marks Its history from one pastor who
killed a newspaper proprietor and who blew !
out Ids brains , and thence to the awful
tragedy that Is now before the people.
Everywhere Is heard the expression1 "Burn
tbe place down. " The feeling Is that the
church should never again be opened as a
place of worship. As a result of tbese
threatening expressions the Insurance com
panies have canceled their policies and the
police have been on guard there since tbe
tragedy. _
Heath of llemleenr It not.
NEW YORK. April 19 , Charles Knox , the
founder of the hat manufacturing concern
which bears Ms name , died today after a
week's Illncis , of pneumonia , nged 77 year s.
He retired from business In 1678.
, ' , / . T. , iiMi'Bf * ovr JIT iv n.
Only four HuilneM 1'lnces I.oft In Iho
Illy.
ARDMORE , I. T. , April 19. Yesterday
Ardmore could boast of being tlio largest
nml most prosperous city In the Indian ter
ritory. Early this morning the entire busi
ness portion of the city wnu wiped out by
fire and today ICO business houses , among
which were many two nnd three-story bricks ,
arc a smouldering mass ot ruins. The ag
gregate loss entailed Is variously estimated
at between $500,000 nnd fSOO.OOO. with the
Intter figures probably coming nenrer the
correct amount. The Insurnnco will foot up
to but one-It Inl of the loss. The ( Ire started
nt 1 o'clock this morning In the large
livery barn of Harper & Grlel on Caddo
street. It spread with marvelous rapidity
nnd within less than an hour's time nearly
every business house on thnt street was In
ruins. The city has no fire company or
water works , but the whole male population
turned out and desperately fought the
llair.es. It was teen apparent the business
portion was doomed and efforts were directed
toward saving the resident section. The
men worked llko beavers and at C o'clock
this morning had gotten the flames under
control and kept them within the down
town limits. Two Inrgo brick national bank
buildings nnd three other business houses
on Main street , east of Cnddo , and the pesto -
o 111 co Is the only business portion of
the city left standing. The scene of the
disaster on Main street today Is a sad one
and the loss will prove n decided setback
to the city.
Twenty-six livery horses were roasted alive
In Harper & Oriel's stables A man named
Neu , a stranger who vvns permitted to sleep
In the bnrn , was so badly burned that he
cannot recover. The cause of the fire Is not
known , there being- various rumors as to Its
origin , but It Is undoubtedly Incendiary.
The large federal court building and Jail
were destroyed. Eighty prisoners confined In
the latter were removed to the Baptist
church beyond the danger line and placed
under a heavy guard.
A list of the heaviest losers with Insur
ance follows' Noble Bros. , wholesale
grocers , loss , $30,000 ; Insurance. $12COO J.
B. Spragglns & Co. , hardware , $35.000 ; Insur
ance , $10,000. W. 0 Duston , dry goods ,
$35,000 , Insurance , $25,000. Williams &
Bros. , hardware , $15,000 ; Insurance , $ GCOOr
D. F. Whlttington , general merchandise ,
$30,000 , Insurance , $10,000. A. J. Kleskle ,
general merchandise , $20,000 ; Insurance ,
$12,000. Rlncr & Sclvally , $15.000 , Insur
ance , $9,000 Prank Green & Co. , $12,000 ;
Insurance , $9,000. Randall & Co. , general
merchandise , $15,000 ; Insurance , $9,000
Fielder Bros , groceries , $12,000 ; Insurance ,
$7,500 Kearney & Wyse , $12,000 ; Insur
ance , $3,600.
No accurate estimate can be given of the
many small establishments destroyed , nearly
all of which were an entire loss. The work
of rebuilding on a more extensive plan will
begin at once. Outside aid will not be
asked.
ST.tMAiii ) is eo.imo noirx.
frutl Kcilucen the I'rlco of Oil Twenty
CenlH lirokcm Kept
PITTSBURG , April 19 011 took another
slump this morning- and after opening nt
$2.40 It went down to $2.20 bid Inbide- ;
twenty minutes. The decline was gradua
and was caused by the announcement that
the Standard had reduced Its price for
credit balances 20 cents , to $2.40. It re
covered five points and at 10-30 stood $2.25
bid Tor May options. Cash oil sold for $2.25
There was scarcely any trading on the ex
change , buyers being afraid nnd holders
wnltlng for n revlvnl. ' There vvns no excite
ment In the oil market from 10-30 until noon
todny. The price did not fluctuate much
and at noon stood at $2.25. Trading wa
very dull here , but more active In Oil City
There the trading was not confined to May
options , but about 32,000 barrels of cash ol
changed h.uUs at $2 23 to $2 25. Nearly the
same amount of May options wns sold 01
that exchange during the forenoon.
Biokcrs are nt a loss now as to what to
expect , though the fact that the Stnndau
has made a reduction In Its price for credl
balances would argue for a decline. But ii |
to Wednesday thb exchange price was higher
than the Standard's , and with credit balances
selling at $2.40 there seems to bo no reason
why May options should not sell beyoiu
that point However , the best opinion Is enl
a rough guess.
All afternoon oil hung about $2.25 , th
highest point reached after 12 o'clock beinj ,
$236 , closing at $220 , the lowest poln
reached during the day. The highest vvai
$2 14. There was practically no trading on
this cxchangs today , the sales scarcely nggre
gating 10,000 barrels In Oil City the prices
ranged the same ns here , but there was mor
activity In the market. The sales of casl
oil there were 39,000 barrels and of May op
tlons 74,000
OH closed nt $2.20 today , nnd the Standar
picked the exchange ot about all the certlfi
cates that were left to trade on. Everybody
who could sold out to the Standard. John
|
D. Barbour , a prominent broker , expressec. !
the situation In this way "Tho Standnr
wanted to squeeze out the certificate bolder
and It has don ? It. Thcro Is not a bit o '
animation loft for the exchange. "
BRADFORD , Pa. , April 19. A largo crow
of men stood about the purchasing office
of the plpo lines this morning before 1
o'clock awaiting the next turn In the o !
situation. When Jj.40 was announced n
the price for todny a murmur of dlsnp
polntmcnt was heard , and the crowd dls
persed. The excitement lias subsided an
business Is going along as usual Oil me |
who came to town to watch the fluctuation
have returned to their leases , and nr
working llko beavers to get out what o
they can while the present prices remain.
The Boviard & Selfant Manufacturln
company nro building a 35.000-barrel Ire
tank for W. L Hardlso.n of California , t
be used for storing oil 'from the fields o
Peru.
Hl'OMIbG'H J11C1I 1'L.lCr.ll
.Scvcnil Hundred Dollars Taken from On
lloln on rnprr llor o Crrpk.
LANDCR , Wyo. , April 19.-Speclal Tele
gram. ) It was made public this mornln
that the parties who have taken up th
placer ground In Wannfrled gulch on Uppc
Horse creek took $380 from a hole , going t
bedrock , a distance of three feet. The gel
was certainly taken out. but non-believer
around Lander claim that It was saltec
There are a few going into that countr
dally. The snow Is deep in many places.
Shot In holf DefoiiHe.
RAWLINS , Wyo. , April 19.-Specnl ( ! Tel
gram. ) Sam Lee , charged with shooting J
W. Connor , the Saratoga mall contractor ,
few- days ago , was given a nrcllmlnar y
hearing- today , and acquitted on th
ground of self-defense. Connor Is stl iln il
pretty bad off , but will probably pu n
through and save his arm.
Alllion Tiilkn to Traveling Men.
JIARSHALLTOWN , la. , April 19. The
banquet by the traveling men tonight was iea
great but cess. Covers were laid for ief
ffiiestn , and they represented not only traveling
eling- men , but local workers In the repub
lican club Senator Allison talked vigor ir
ously and was greeted with hearty cheers.
He believes In bimetallism by International
agreement The demonetization of silver
In 1S73 was not to make money ( scarce , as
gold was more plentiful from the Increase
In California , nnd It vvns then considered
that It would continue fo , an silver vvns
swept away largely into ellver countries.
Died from liluVlfe' Altuck on Him.
CLEVELAND , April 19-Thomas Jones of
Avon street died today OB the result of In
juries received at the hands of his wife last
Monday A warrant has btcn Issued for
her anest On Monday the hii'bnnd went
to the homo of n neighbor , Mrs. Lmvld
Davis , the .wife followed him , nnd during
altercation which followed pounded him
over the hend with a chair The drubbing
was 'severe one , and finally "resulted "in
the man's death today.
rxSvnntnrIUiin li Drlncr *
FAIRFIELD , In , . April 19.-13X Senator
Wilson hnd been unconscious nil dny. Phy
sicians say he cannot live through the
night.
? . rAPTiini.n ? TIIR iv
Latest Move in the Reservation Troubles
Gives it a Novel Tinge.
SHERIFF TURNS THE TABLES ON THE REDS
After llclng HelouMMl from Cintody thy
Tliurnlon County OMU-liil burprlM'M Tit n
\ \ ImirlMKO I'tillrcmcii and Lands
Tlii-m In .lull ut I'fndcr.
PCN'DEIl , Xeb. , April 19. ( Spsclal Tele
gram. ) The posse of men who wont to the
reservation country last nlg'it ' after the
Indian police captured two ot them and they
are now in Jail at this place. The posse , tools
the Indians by surprise and moiith no
resistance.
Uverj thing Is quiet hero today , but no ono
knows what a day may bring forth , n ? It la
understood that In case Cap'ain Ileck , the
Indian agent , continues his forcible eject
ments of leasers n conflict may result be
tween the civil and federal authorities.
The two Indian police were arraigned In
Judge Chase's court at 4 o'clock this after
noon and next Thursday set for their pre
liminary hearing.
Nothing can be learned as to whether the
civil authorities ot Thurstun county Intend
to make nny further arrests ot the federal
forces until after the hearing of the prison
ers. H seems Hint the county authorities
are waiting advlco from the attorney general ,
and a great many of the land leasers hnvo
been lounging about the town today anx
iously awaiting Information which they deem
necessary before feeling warranted In going
ahead with their spring work. It Is claimed
hero by attorneys that the renters of land
are perfectly safe In going ahead and put
ting In crops , and that afttor the hearing In
Omaha next Monday there will bo no tiioro
danger of Interference by Agent Heck , but
there have been so many changes In the
phase of the controversy since the beginning
of the trouble thnt everybody seems to Imvo
lost all confidence In legal advisers and ev
en thing Is at present nt a standalll. It la
a great detriment to the pcoplo of Thurston
county , and the prayer that could bo heard
to fall from every lip was that the matter
may bo speedily settled.
The chief tulk hero tonight Is the probable -
able result of Sheriff Mullln's preliminary
hearing tomorrow at the Wlnncbago agency ,
which will bo heard before a Wlnnelmgn.
Indian , who Is today acting as Justice of tho.
peace for that precinct. A largo delegation
of Ponder people arc going out.
nil , ! * isoi %
Attorney ( lenornt Clinrchlll Points Out to
I'oxlile * tin ) \\cintiiiO8ii ot 111 * Cntise.
LINCOLN , April 19. ( Special. ) W. 13.
Peebles ot Peniler , ono of the head men ot
the Flournoy company , was In consultation
today with Attorney General Churchill In re
gard to trouble on the reservation. So far
as the right or title of the leasers of Indian
reservation land are concverned , Mr. Peebles
got little consolation from the altoinoy gen
eral. The latter rend law tp Jilm to the
effect that It was nqt necessary for the
United States government to proceed by
civil suit to eject leasers of Indian land
from reservations. The fact that they wore-
on tha land was sufficient cuuso for their
removal by force. These lands are not owned
by the Indians , but under the Dnwes con
gressional net they are partitioned out to
them In severally , nud they can receive no
tltlo to them until the Issuance of the pat
ents , which are to bo given them nt the ex
piration of twenty-five years from the day
of the severally apportionment. In the opln-
Ion of Attorney General Churchill all the
leases , from 10 cents nn aero upward , nro.
fraudulent , nnd procured by fraudulent
means. The governmental authorities can
at any tlmo dispossess leasers , nnd that , ,
too , without the formal process of a civil
suit. In vlow of the fact that Sheriff Mullln.
had been released , no order was necessary
fiom JuOgo Dundy , and none was Issued.
The Flournoy Land company's case vvaa
not opened In the federal court today. Ac
cording to nn order Issued by Judge Sanborn ,
this case and four others similar in detail
are bet for Monday , the 22d lust. , cither-
In Lincoln or Omaha , and bcfora Judgo-
RIner It Is possible , however , that they
may be transferred to Jrdgo Dundy. The
laud company la ordered 'o show cause why
It should not quit the reservation at onco.
This being the only Issue It Is thought that
any attempt to keep the matter In court for
a number of months , cr until the cxplrntloa
of the land company's lenses , will fall.
AOUMT uriiBLU nv INDIAN POLICE. .
Department OUes Its Version of tlio-
Troulilm of C'uptiiln llcok.
WASHINGTON , April 19. The Indian ,
office fully upholds the actlns of the Indian
agent nnd the Indian police In the trouble-
at the Omaha and Wlnnebago Indian rescrva-
tlons at Ponder , Neb. Previous to the fall
of 1S91 the Flournoy Land company had ;
leased a largo amount of land from the In
dians at nominal terms , and subleased them
In smaller portions. The department refused.
Its consent to the company's lease , and de
clared it Illegal. To prevent hardship to the
numerous sublease they wcro given an op
portunity to lease the lands hold by them ,
directly from the Indians through the Indian
ngcnt , at practically tiu ! same rental the/
paid to the company. Many availed them
selves of the offer , and their leases were-
approved by the department.
The Flournoy Land company , whose tltla ,
was extinguished , carried the matter Into the
courts , where It has since been pending.
Recently the United States circuit court of
Nebraska enjoined the company from col
lecting rents pending Its suit. The > Indian
police , under command of the agent , Captain.
W. H. Beck , Tenth United States cavalry ,
have been enforcing this Injunction and ex
cluding or expelling the Flournoy Land com
pany and tenants claiming under them front
the lands In question , and It Is for so doing
that the- sheriff has attempted to arrest them.
Some time back Captain Beck notified the
department that he had Instructed his pollco-
not to submit to arrest by civil authorities.
acting under the orders of state courts.
FINALLY COMING DOWN TO OMAHA
VUnnulmco Indian Koicrvnllon Troubles to-
Iluvo nn Airing In tha Court * .
An effort Is being made to have the troubles - -
bles arising over the Wlnnebago reservation
and the attempt to eject the renters from the
government land In nnd about Pender Mred.
before Judges Dundy and RIner In
Omaha next Monday , Drome , Burnett &
Joneu , the attorneys for the Flournoy corn
pany , the principal defendant In the lull. ,
have applied to the federal court nt Lincoln
to have the hearing In Omaha. Mr. Brome
left for Lincoln yesterday for the purpose also
of securing the release of Sheriff Mullen by
habeas corpus , though In view of the fact
that Mr Mullen was released without legal
process , Mr. Jones , Brome'e partner , thinks
that the case will not be heard unless United
States Attorney Sawyer agrees to try the
case on Its legal merlin nnd thus determine
Urn mooted question. . whether In times ol
pence the United States hnu the right to ex--
ercno ! exclusive jurisdiction over Its property
to the exclusion ot thr- slate authorities when
btnta offenses have been committed. An
effort will be made lo get Sawyer to stipulate
to try this phase of the rase.
Regarding the trial , which If hooked fof-
Omaha or Lincoln Monday , It li certain to.
bo Interesting and hot. The F'ournoy ' com-
pany claims that the United Platen Is trying
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