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I ORDERED TO LEAVE POLAND
Hmo , Modjcelca Banished by the Czar from
Her Native Land.
HER SPEECH D SPLEASED THE AUTOCRAT
Objrctlormblo I.nligungo Win Uncd In nn
Aildri-M Mnilo nt tlio Art Institute In
Chicago to tha World' * Con
gress of Women.
LONDON , April 24. A dispatch to the
Chronicle from Vienna says the Russian
L. government has expelled Mine. Modjeska , the
well known actress , from Warsaw , owing tea
a violent speech she made against Russia
In Chicago. On February 27 an order was
Issued by the Russian government forbidding
Mme. Modjeska to nil an engagement at the
Warsaw theater In consequence of a speech
Bho had delivered before the Chicago Art
Institute on the subject ot Polish women.
Soon after this speech Mine. Modjeska was
notified she could not appear again on the
stage within the Russian Jurisdiction.
In the course of her hpeech at Chicago
Mme. Modjeska said : "I shall not dwell
upon the developments of liberal Institutions
They ( the Russians ) have laughed to scon
the belief that there was ever a Polish na
tion. They have restricted , If not wholly
prohibited , the use ot our language. Under
mch conditions could there bo any organized
effort of women. Why , It would be con-
Hlde.rcd n political crime ; It would bring
Its punishment. I cannot tell what the Polish
women are doing , because to do so would
bflng punishment upon the heroic workers.
" \Ve have had a constant struggle for
Independence. An unholy alliance was formed
to crush out our country , rob It of Us free
Kovprmnent and destroy our Institutions. The
Kates have been closed. Men have destroyed
1'oiand , but her women have stood guard
nt the gates of their country. It was she
who preserved patriotism and honor In spite
of Siberia and wlmt la worse , the lash , to
the everlasting disgrace of the Russian gov
ernment. Our enemies make a great mis
take If they think they have destroyed
us. As long as a Polish woman lives Poland
will live. We may have merited punishment
for our frailties. God knows , maybe we
have. We have heard much of the Roman
nnd Spartan mothers. That Is well ; but I
hope the world will hear more of the Polish
mother. The Polish mother Is waiting pa
tiently for the Insurrection and If there Is
Justice on earth she will not wait In vain. "
The speech was delivered to the World's
congress of representative women.
M.UIIUAU12 01' ' MISS JULIA PUUL.
Ex-Spciikvr'n llniiglitcr Wmliled to Mr. , ) .
Itoclicfort .Mngiilro.
LONDON , April 24. At St. Margaret's
church , Westminster , at 2 o'clock this after
noon , Hon. Miss Julia Peel , daughter of
Viscount Pool , late speaker of tli * House of
Commons , was married to Mr. Rochefort
Magulrc , the young Parnellltc , who repre
sents the west division ot Clare In the
House of Commons and who has become
very wealthy through his connection with
Hon. Cecil Rhodes , premier of Capo Colony ,
and ot thn Rothschilds.
There was a largo and fashionable attend
ance at the wedding and the bishop of Derby
and Rnphoc , Rt. Rev. William Alexander ,
assisted by the dean of Can
terbury , the venerable Archbishop
Farrlar , officiated. The brldo was attired In
whlto , satin trimmed with orange blossoms
nnd rare Brussels lace. She wore a diamond
Htnr , the gift of the groom , and carried a
lioqiiet , presented to her by Baron Ferdinand
de Rothschild. The bridesmaids were Hon.
Misses Agnes and Ells Peel , sisters of the
brldo , Miss Mabel Wombcllo and Joan Dug-
ilale , cousins of the bride ; Hon. MJsa Evelyn
Cnvendlsh-Bcntlnck and Hon. Miss Gwenoth
Ponsonby. Hon. Schomberg McDonnell was
the best man. The bridesmaids wore pat
ter silk , trimmed with blue , and forget-me-
not hats. They carried boquots of roses and
forget-me-nots. The service was fully choral.
Dr. John Frederick Bridge , the organist of
Westminster Abbey , played nn anthem
which he composed for the occasion , with
the assistance of Sir Arthur Sullivan.
A largo reception followed the wedding
ceremony. The bride nnd bridegroom re
ceived 1,000 presents , Including many from
Members of the royal family. The young
married couple will spend their honeymoon
at Waddcnsden manor , which has been lent
to them by Baron do Rothschild.
IHrt rniiMrnn Prince Adult's Title.
BERLIN , April 24. A dispatch from Del-
mold , Ltppc , states that the Diet of that
principality has confirmed the regency alof
Prince Adolf of Schaumburg-LIppe , pending
a Judicial settlement ot the dispute regardIng -
Ing the succession. de
Prince Frederick Walde-
in.i r , the reigning prince of LIppvDetmold ,
died on March 24 last. Ills will provided
that Prince Adolf of Schauniburg-Llppe , edv
brother-in-law of Emperor William , he liav
Ing married Princess Victoria of Prussia.
should act as regent during the minority a.of
the son of i'rlnco Adolf , who will eventually
succeed Prince Waldemar. Claims were laid
to the throne by Count Ernest of Blester-
fleld-Llppe. The federal court of Germany
approved the appointment of Prince Adolf as
regent. The matter will now b carried to
the courts for final adjudication.
Affair Comlnir to u Cllttmx.
LONDON , April 2l.-The CV-onlcle says
the dispatch of Urltlsh
irifli-of-wnr to
Corlnto BhowH that the NlcaViguan Ur
Is approaching- climax. Nicaragua , it
ndds , obviously relies upon American sympathy - '
pathy , but surely If
America tnks these
mnall communities under her wing , nhe must
see that they maintain International observ
ances. The Monroe doctrine Is proper
enough In Its way , but It will hardly pre
vent a European power , which In not le-
sirous of ttrnt > rial aggrandizement , from ex
acting u-puratlon for Insult and outrage.
Itrslgnrit Olllco inn ) Quit tlio Country.
OTTAWA. Out. . April 24. Hon. J. C. Pat-
tenon , minister of mllltla In the present
government , has resigned hla portfolio and
\vlll lcav for California. Friction between
himself and Major ( lneral Herbert Is hems
cause of the resignation. Mr. Patterson has
largo Interests In the Pacific states , and has
announced that as long as Canada Is "Eng
land's donkey engine" ha will not llva In the
country. _ '
W I'roteJt from Hindu , Gnrmnny mill Frnuec ,
t-N BERLIN , April 24. A dispatch received
here from Toklo today says that the envoys
of Russia , Germany and France have for
mally protested to the Japanese ministry orof
foreign affairs at the Incorporation by the :
terms of the treaty of peace between China
and Japan of any ot the Chinese main land
In the Japanese empire.
American * Jump llnll In London.
LONDON , April 24. Edward A. Webber
and Louts II. Perlman , the two Americans
who were arrested hero July 17 last charged
with fraudulent advertising , and who were
subsequently released on ball , did not appear
this morning when they were called for trial. ' '
Their ball was forfeited and warrants were
Issued for their arrest ,
Another Intnrgent Uefo.it Confirmed.
MADRID , April 24. The government hag
received an official Oltp.itch from Havana con
firming tht announcement that General Bosch
has defeated the Insurgents near Guayabel ,
killing ten nnd wounding many of them and
capturing a quantity of their arms and am
munition ,
Countou Kniirll'i Suit I'lillctl.
LONDON , April 24. Earl Rimell today
r.-as granted & Judicial separation from his
wltr , Oimtess Iluuell , on the ground hisof
legal cruelty upon the iwt of hl wife , and
her BUlt for A reitltutloa ot conjugal Tights
consequently failed. A
t.uittt snur.TO iiovai ts' r.urJt AtTAUt
Infatuated with Vonni ; Vnrlety Unnccr niut
In .full fur Insanity.
BAKEHSF1ELD , Cal. , April 24. Lord
Sholto C. Douglas , son of the marquis of
Queensberry , who was arrested here yester
day charged with Insanity , has been spending
much of his time during the past week
among the half-world of Bakerslleld. Monday
night ho gambled In ono of the local variety
theaters , and lost about $150. He Is Infatu
ated with a young eong ami dance artist
named Addis and several times during the
past week has proposal to the girl , Ho spent
several hundred dollars for wine and gave htr
a marqueso ring as a present. Yesterday
morning he applied for a marriage license
and took It to her. She- told him she would
have to wait until she came of age , which
will be In a few months. Miss Addis de
clares she does not love the lord and , whit
Is more , does not consider a marriage Into
his family at all an honor to her. If she
marries him at all It will b ? because he
wants her to and that she rr.ay escape- the
life she is now living.
Miss Addis' true name Is supposed to be
Mooney. She recently came here from a
convent In San Francisco and was placed In
the dive business by her mother , who recently
ran the Brewery theater. A week ago the
theater was closed nnd Miss Addis went to
the BIJou theater , where she now Is. She Is
a pretty Irish girl , apparently 15 years old ,
about five feet high , has light blue eyes ,
dark brown hair and Innocent face. She
wouid never be taken for a variety actress
and It Is an open secret her ? that she dislikes
the life and only remains In It because she Is
forced to. Lord Sholto Douglas was Just goIng -
Ing to bed after his night of gaming and
lovcmaklng when arrested. He said It was a
"most remarkable proceeding to arrest a man
for lunacy on the complaint of ono man. "
lie Is at present confined In the Insane ward
of the jail nnd must be examined before re
leased. He was greatly exclteJ , but refused
to talk of his experience to reporters. The
same friends who stopped his romance by
causing his arrest also stopped the payment
on over $300 worth of checks , so the lord's
losses are really only about $100.
Lord Sholto Douglass Is still In Jail anJ
complaining bitterly ot being held on the
charge of Insanity. Illy friends are paying off
the checks he gave on the bank where ho had
no money , to save him from trouble. He still
declares that he will marry Miss Addis. .
ELEVTKl * A LlllKKAL VXIUXIfiT.
IMrnt of n Merles of ly-l' ! .lcctlonft In Knglnntl
OIIUSPR thn I.O H ot n l.lhonilont. .
LONDON , April 24. In the election for a
Member of Parliament to represent the middle
division of Norfolk , Mr. II. T. Gurdon , liberal
unionist , who at the last election unsuccess
fully contested this scat against Mr. C.
Hlgglns , Q. C. , home ruler , was elected by
a vote of 4,111 , defeating F. W. Wilson ,
radical , who polled 3,001 votes.
At the last election Higglns polled 4,069
votes to 3,599 polled by Gurdon. The by-
clectlon was made necessary by the resigna
tion of Mr. Hlgglns , always a somewhat
doubtful supporter of the government , who ,
for reasons which he has never made very
plain , forsook the home rule standard and
announced himself as a liberal unionist.
Mr. Gurdon's victory , of course , means the
loss of a seat to the ministerialists. He won
on a platform which may be outlined In the
following statement which he made recently :
"Instead of trying to destroy constitutions ,
or pull down churches , I would cmhavor by
useful social reforms , such as providing bet
ter houses for the working classes , finding
them what land they may require at a fair
price , and by making some provision for their
old age , to restore to all classes of the ccm-
munlty contentment nnd prosperity. "
Mr. Wilson , the defeated candidate , an
nounced that If elected ho would do all he
could to put an end to the brewsrs' monopoly
and to bring down the price of bser by en
abling a public house tenant to buy where
he pleased. Wilson was also of the opinion
that legislation must bo continued until every
parish not only had Its own allotment , but
also Its small farms nnd holdings , "forming
steps In a ladder by which the Industrious
and skillful may rise. "
ClllrlSAI , OA1UUSUX LOST IIKAVII.V.
Over Onc-Tnlrd of HH Slrencrlli Killed or
Wounded llof.iro Huceor Arrived *
LONDON , April 25. A dispatch to the
Times from Simla says the British column
under the command of Colonel Kelly , which
was proceeding to the relief of Chltral from
Gllllglt , reached Kodazl , twelve miles north
of Chltral fort , on April 19. Upon arriving
there Colonel Kelly received direct news
from Dr. Robertson , British agent In Chltral ,
to whoso succor the British force has been
hastening , that Slier Afzul , who captured
the town of Chltral , had fled with all the
besiegers of the forts. Dr. Roberlson re-
porled Ihe casualties during Ihe Investment
of Iho forls lo which he relreated upon the
capture of the town were nine killed and
slxty-lwo wounded. Ho and Captain Camp-
beli were severely wounded. Captain Halrd
was killed. Lieutenant Gurdon , who was
reported killed , Is still alive. The garrison
lost over one-third of Us slrcnglh , as there
were only 250 iroops and seven officers there. j
SIMLA , April 25. Dr. Robertson reports
that Colonel ' Kelly reached Chltral Thursday
last. Ho states the condition of the fort
was not hopeless until March 3. After that
date all the Chltrallsts outside were com
pelled to Join the forces of Slier Afsul , whom
they believe was supported by the ameer of
Afghanistan nnd Umra Khan. 'Slpha Sallah
nnd the Mohammedans Joined In a religious
war against the British.
ASSUUANUU OP STItlcr MiUTKlMrV.
ingliiiul. : Denmark , Nun flamingo unit Huytl
I'ninilur to Hold .llouf.
HAVANA , April 24. The minister of col
onies , Senor Castellanos , according to advices
received here from Madrid , has notified Ihe
Spanish government here that the government
ot Spain has received assurances from Great
Britain , Denmark , San Domingo and Haytl
that the strictest neutrality will bj observed
during the trouble with the Insurgents of
Cuba. It is staled that the British govern
ment has reiteraled Us Instructions to the
British authorities In the Antilles to do
everything possible to prevent the carrying
out of filibustering projects. U Is aUo stated
that Costa Rica has assured Spain of her
friendship and " has Instructed the Costa Rlcan
minster at "Paris to go to Madrid In order
to personally assure the Spanish government
of the sincere friendship of Costa Rica.
< ) cnrVHclo O < mo tome * Up Friday.
LONDON. April 24. The application of
counsel for Oscar Wilde to have his trial ,
which Is set for Friday next , postponed on
the ground that his lawyers have not had
HUfllclent time lo prepare for Iho defense
and that the present state of public feeling
made a fair trial Impossible , was refused
today. Oscar Wilde's homo was sold by the
sheriff today In the presence of a great
crowd of curiosity mongers.
Clot Off iu : y for ill * Crlmci.
CONSTANTINOPLE , April 24. The Turk-
lab soldier , Mustapha , who on January 30 run
amuck In the Pancaldy quarter ot this city ,
killing Mr. Stuphe , an American , director of
the Metropolitan railway of Constantinople ,
and two other men , nnd wounding ten others ,
has escaped the death sentence that was Im
posed upon him on March 11. Ills sentence
has been commuted to rUtcen years' penal
servitude. *
I'roxlci Kiioncli tn lifeut Tyler.
LONDON , April 24-ln"Un financial arti '
cle this morning , the Times nays the com-
inllto of the stockholders of the Grand
Trunk Railway of C.ira-ln has obtain-d
6,000 proxies , representing if iMOOQO of xto < ks
favoring Sir C'hail" Kivt-s Wilson fir Ihe
prenMenry nt the tompany in sucif slon of
Sir Henry Tyler , vvhi r-eleilion U > p- .
pos'd by the comntltU'iith tht > t cunnp '
of these proxies , a majority for the ctmtult- 1 i
'
tee's plan * U assured. I i
DDRRANT HAY YET GET OFF
Case Against Him is Not as Strong as Had
Been Supposed.
POLICE ARE FEELING DISAPPOINTED
Tliclr WltncMcn I'till nt tha Crlllc.it Time *
anil Them la I.lttlo llopo of Trot Ing
Ideutlllciitloii Clreniii tuntliil
Kvldctico Very Strong.
SAN FKANCISCO. April 24. The Emanuel -
tiel Baptist cliurcli murders the kllllug of
Miss ! lilnncho Lament on April 3 and Miss
Marian Williams on April 12 may go down
as unsolved mysteries in tlio criminal annals
nal of San Francisco. The police have
gathered much evidence , but It Is still cir
cumstantial , and the witnesses ot the state
under pressure of rigid examination have
nol held so flrmly to their statements they
wavered In the matter of Identification when
pinned down. The result of the second
day's ; preliminary examination led Chief ot
Police Crowley to remark that It was rather
disappointing. .
Certain It Is that Durrani , the medical
student accused of the murder of Marian
sttWl
Williams , has not lost his assurance or
nerve. : His demeanor Is so peculiar , so
enigmatical ! , that the conclusion forces Itself
upon < the observer that ho Is either a most
consummate monster V > r a most cruelly
wronged man.
The police have abandoned their search
for additional evidence and say they have
the net woven good and strong around Dur-
rant.
rant.Mrs.
Mrs. Amelia Voy testified that Miss Wil
liams came to her house on the afternoon
of the murder and left about 8 o'clock alone.
Mrs. Voy was not allowed to tell where Miss
Williams was going. Mrs. Voy Identified the
clothes worn by the dead girl when she left
the house and which were found on the
murdered girl.
Adolph Hobs of Oakland testified that he
had scan Durrant at the ferry April 12 In
company with a young lady smaller than
himself. She wore a cape.
HEAUD A NOISE IN THE CHURCH.
Dr. Gibson , the next witness , spoke In a
loud , clear voice. He had seen Durrani Good
Friday nlghti at tha Christian Endeavor
meeting at Ur. Vogel's home. Ho thought
Durrant came to the meeting about 9:30 :
o'clock , after the conclusion of the business
meeting. Durrant remained until the party
broke up. Witness had seen Durrant alone
In the library of the church on March 17.
Witness was at the church on the morning
that the body of Miss iWilliams was found.
He heard a noise In the : church , but did not
Investigate. lie saw Miss Williams for the ;
last time to his csrtnln knowledge March i
2 In the Sunday school room , when she told
him she was going away and bade him good
bye ,
A new witness Is Dennis Welch , an Alameda -
meda policeman , who said he saw Durrant
and Miss Williams together In Alameda on
several occasions about two weks prior to
the discovery of the young lady's body in the
church.
Additional light nas been thrown on the
murderer of Marian Williams. Searchers
have found blood stains In the church , show-
Ing that the murderer had made his way In
the dark room from the library closet , where
lay the mutilated body , to the wash room
back of the pulpit In the rear end of' the
church. The points of bloody fingers were
seen at Intervals. The extent of the blood
stains In the wash room goes to prove that
the murderer had no light whllo washing
his hands , for a Judicious person , as his
actions prove him to be , would not have
spattered so much blood around If ho could
have seen what ho was doing. And it Is
evident If ho had a light ho would not have
left the bloody stains on the basin.
Durrant Is making strenuous efforts to
prove an alibi in the Lament case , by at
tempting to prove that on the day Miss
Lament disappeared ho was not her escort [
from school at 3:20 : o'clock in the afternoon.
Three young ladles have Identified him as
the young man they saw on a car with Miss
Lament at that hour. Durrant will call on
his col logo classmates to prove that ho was
at a lecture at that hour. It Is said that 9f 9t t
Durrani's notebook contains no notes 9J f
Iho lecture and that he obtained Information
as to the subject matter of the Iccluro from ! J
anolher student.
A statement Is published this morning of
Mrs. E. Young , a Iranco medium , which says
lhat several days ago she went Into a trance
and plainly saw Durrant In the act of killIng -
Ing his helpless victims. Ho was undressed
at the time , she says , and after strangling
Miss Lament carried her body to the belfry.
Mrs. Young says she believes that If the
police will search the partillon on Iho west
side of the church , they will find the shoes
worn by Durrant on the night that ho Is
supposed to have murdered Miss Williams.
She claims that after dressing himself Dur
rant dropped one of his shoes In a pool of
blood and that to avoid detection ho hid
both In Iho partition. It Is not probable
that the police will pay any atlenlion to the
medium's dream.
IMPLICATES THE PASTOR.
A new discovery In the Durrant case has
been matfe. When the body of Minnie Wll-
Hams was found In Emanuel church , In
searching for traces of the murderer , the po-
llco and reporters found a dark stain on the
dcor of llev. Dr. Gibson's private study , to
which ho only , so far as known , had a key.
The police decided that the stain was merely
varnish and paid no further attention to It.
Today , however , an Examiner reporter shaved
off a portion of the supposed varnish stain
and a microscopic examination showed thai It
was blcc4 Instead of varnish. The mark on
the door looked as If It had been caused by ,
flirting a wet cloth agalnsl II , and was about
eighteen Inches from the floor. The supposi
tion Is that the murderer In going Into the
study : or attempting to enter It brushed his
bloody clothes against the door and left the
stain.
JUSTICE JACHSOX AT HIS 11O3IK.
His Health In Knpldly Improving unit lie
Takes IClercllo Dally.
NASHVILLE , Tenn. , April 21. Associale
Justice Jackson of Iho United States supreme
premo court Is at his homo at West Mead ,
six miles from this city. His health haa
steadily Improved since his return from
Thomasvllle , Ga. , several weeks ago. Dur
ing good weather ho rides on horseback
dally and does not appear to feel fatigued
from Ihls exercise. Judge Jackson will leave
for Washington about May 4 to sit with the
other members of the court during the hear
ing of the Income tax petitions. His physi
cian Informed him on Saturday last that he
could safely make the trip and added that
he thought It might be beneficial lo his
health. Justice Jackson then nollfted the
court that he would be present when wanted.
He recognizes it as lits duty to attend the
meeting on May C owing to the Importance
of the Income tax question and the fact lhat
ested. Afler Iho court has considered the
petitions Judge Jackson will return hero and
remain until the meeting of the court In
Oclober. Of course Judge Jackson expresses
no opinion on mailers which will come be
fore him as a Judge.
I'urnnre Spirk Htnrtnil th i 1'trc.
LEBANON. Pa. , April 2l.-Thls city was
visited by a disastrous lire today , causing
a loss of over { 103,000 , It broke out In
the boiler house of the Ilelnoht Lumber
company. In North Lebanon , anil was
caused by a spark from a furnace. The
hulldln ? was eon destroyed , The total |
losa on buildings , machinery , etc. , da
'JIOO.OW. partially lm > ur--d.
Ni WApauem KieliiilecJ froin Turkey.
CONSTANTINOPLETAprll 24.The kdone
ish government lias Issued orders regard-
In ? admlHsIrn Into the Turkish empire of
any newrpap r containing letters from the
li-.spei.lul curiespcmlcnt of the Associated
press In Armenia , rec Ivtd here April i ,
announcing that the Armenians were plan-
nine u revolt against Turkish rule.
MAY CLOSE sTAXfoitui
Suit of the Government AffAlnl the Rstnto
Canning Much Ajippe
SAN FRANCISCO , April - The Bulletin
this evening says : The teachers at Stan
ford university arc looking for positions In
other universities on the Impression that tbo
university founded by Lelnncl Str.nford will
soon close Its doors. They fear that the
college will close because there Is no money
In Jho Stanford cstalo 16 pay for Ita main
tenance , the estate belngltanglcd up In u
suit with the United Stated , which Is going
on In the federal courts. The probate court
had no power to use the fluids of the estate
lo keep Iho college on a firm fooling.
Some lime ago Iho estate began to sell the
brandies and wines that have accumulated
In the wineries of the estate and the money
derived from the sale was , to bo used In de
fraying the expenses of Iho Institution.
Meanwhile all the expenses of the university
have lo bo defrayed from the private Income
of Mrs. Stanford. Just an the Stanford
properties were being put on a first-class
business basis Attorney General Olncy
started his big suit for 115,000,000 agninst
Iho Stanford estale. This had Ihe effect of
checking proceedings In probate looking to
n speedy distribution of Senator Stanford's
estate and lying up tilings generally.
It was this , so It was said , coupled with
the previous feeling of unrest that has pre
vailed to a greater or less degree ever since
the senator's death , that stimulated some of
the educators to seek openings elsewhere ,
and sot In circulation the report that the
university Is likely to be closed for a season.
When asked as to this matter today Mr.
Lathrop said : "It's all tUs | government
suit. If II succeeds It seems Inevitable that
Iho university must be closed. As It Is It
has tied up the estalo In probate and pre
vented the distribution of the estate so that
It may seriously embarrass ; us. Wo are
pressing the suit and wish to have It de
termined as early as possible.
"It must bo remembered lhat the uni
versity cannot pay Its o\ui expenses , for
the Instllullon Is free. The Hoarding depart
ment manages lo pay Its own expenses ,
but lhat has nothing to do with paying
the professors. There are now somewhere
near 1,100 students connected with the uni
versity and about seventy men In Ihe fac-
ICXI'KCTIXG A .7.1.M .IT CLUl'ELAXI ) .
Train Load * Coming from Kvrrjr Direction
to tlio Convention of lEepuhlloin Clubs ,
CLEVELAND , April 24. Secretary A. B.
Humphrey of the National League of Repub
lican clubs Is In the city In conference wllh
Iho committee In charge of the arangements
for tlio coming convention of the league In
Cleveland In Juno. It has heen decided to
Introduce an Innovation at this convention In
the shape of ono open wsslon , at which free
discussion of all political questions will be
permitted. This , It Is b&lleved , will furnish
an opportunlly for a lively fight over the sil
ver question. Infoiniatlon has been received
to Iho effect that a special train will be sent
from Chicago. A boatload of republicans will
also come from Duluth. Denver will send a
train load of silver boomers. There will also
be a special train from Pittsburg , ono from
Iowa with the celebrated Iowa state band ,
another from Louisville , Nashville nnd Cin
cinnati ; one from Philadelphia and one from
Indiana , and still another frgm New York. A
special boat will also bo run from Buf
falo.
falo.Tha
. Tha Invllatlons to address the convention
have already been ncepted by ex-Senator
Warner Miller of New York , J. S. Clnrkson of
Iowa , Mrs. J. Ellen Foster of Washington ,
Governor MclClnley , Hon.jBlin , , M. Thurston
ofHi Nebraska , ex-GovernoV Moniker of Ohio ,
Hon. A. B. ( Cummins of liw Molnes and Sen
ator J. C.'Burrows of Mlcflfgan. It la'also
expected that Senators Allison , Wolcott and
Teller and Chauncey M , Depew will accept
the invitations which have Men sent them.
The committee today decided that Congress
man Boutello of Maine should preside at the
banquet to bo given the visitors.
Hllll' JSTIlELlllin II IA XOT Cll.lfilW.
Story Told of n bpanlili Runloat Hail No
I'dllll Illtloil HI full.
BOSTON , April 24. The British steamer
Elhelred of Ihe Boston Fruit company's line ,
plying between here and Jamaica , which was
reported as having besn chased by a Spanish
gunboat on her last trip , arrived In port
today. Captain Hopkins , her commander ,
when seen by an Associate ; ! press reporler ,
said : "There Is no trulh In the report.
There ; Is a Spanish gunboat.off the coast of
Cape Maysl looking for vessels having arms
and men for Cuba. Tlie only reason I can
give for this story Is that the gunboat chased
a small vessel which went In' before us , but
we were not Interfered with. On a previous
trip It was reported the E helrcd had been
fired upon by a Spanish gunboat , but U was
learned later lhat the gunboat simply fired
a blank shot and requested ths steamer to
display her colors , which "was done. "
MFAtltlTTIS MADE A MijOH OKXKllAL.
ColoncU Hill * nnd < opplnger Promoted to
Ho liricttflters.
WASHINGTON , April 24. The president
today made the following'appointments In
the army : Brigadier General'Leslie Merrltt , to
be major general ; Colonel Zecnas' R. Bliss ,
Twenty-fourth Infantry , to be brigadier gen-
eral ; Colonel John J , Copplnger , Twenty-
third Infanlry , to bo brigadier general. To
ba captains in the .quartermaster's depart
ment : Lieutenant Jonn T. French , Jr. , Fourth
artillery ; Lieutenant Isaac'W. Lltlle , Tenth
Infantry ; Lieutenant James B. Aleshlre ,
First cavalry. Chaplain to be assigned to the
Ninth regiment of cavalry ( colored ) , Rev.
George W. Prlolean of Wllberforce , O.
The application of Lleulenanl Colonel John
S. Billings of Ihe medical 'department to be
retired October 1 has been granted.
roiisn uonx vitas COIXAOK ,
Iroquolg Club of rhlctigo Sustain * the I'ol-
Icy of I'rcghlc'nt Cluvelmid.
CHICAGO , April 24 ; The Iroquols club ,
one of the most Infliierttlil democratic or
ganizations In this cjty , yesterday had a
heated debate on the financial question. The
meeting was a special one,1 called by a num
ber ot the members onpose l to the free coin
age of silver at the , ratio of 10 to 1.
Resolutions were Introduced declaring It in
expedient and unwise to open the mints of
the United States to the. frea coinage of sli
ver ; that It would be most unfortunate If at
this time , whn signs ofjre'turnlng confidence
and renewed prosperity are .Triultlplylng , such
an unwise and disastrous tep should be
taken. After a prolonged debate the resolu
tions were adopted by/a vqte. of 48 to 22.
McNulta Not Seeking to IlaUa Terms.
PEORIA , April 24. Gtnpral McNulta says
he has had no conference with Independent
distillers and has made ni arrangement for
such a conference. Hetayajha't he la perfectly
satisfied with the present situation and Is
not asking for any change At the Atlas
and Hanover distilleries. Independent houses ,
It was also announced , thai , there was no
conference or negotiationswhatever , and the
Atlas people said they . 'were entirely satis
fied with the present arrangement.
Attorney McNulta Is busy with his attor
ney and assistants making out the new
bonds which It Is. necessary to glvo to the
Internal Revenue department on May 1.
Heretofore bonds have been given for each
distillery. General McNulta has expressed
a desire to give one-halt for all , but It Is
doubtful It the request will be complied
with because the Internal revenue officials
think It cannot be done legally.
riooiU In Koptliern Hn lii.
LONDON , April 3l. A dispatch to the
Standard from Odessa pays the river Dnlep-
per has overflowed Ita banks and Hooded
portions of the governments of Kief and
Tchornlgcff. Many pcrbonn have been
drowned and Immense damugre has been
done to crops and properly.
Movrmcntu of Uconn Mruiiii-r * , April SI.
At New York Arnved Fulda , from Ge-
noa.
noa.At Southampton Arrived -Parl , from New )
Ycrkj Saale , Irom New York , proceeded to
Bremen.
HAVE NO DESIRE TO COME IN
Canadian Premier Says They Are Satisfied
to Remain Under British Control ,
HAVE LESS. THINGS TO BOTHIR THEM
IteMclentH of the Dominion Huve u friendly
Feeling for Americans hut There Is
No Tcretptlblo Anneintlon
Sentiment There ,
ALBANY , April 21. Mr. O'Grady pre
sented In the house today a petition to con
gress and a resolution favoring the annexa
tion of Canada to the United States. The
resolution waslidoptcd.
OTTAWA , Out. , April 24. Regarding a mo
tion passed by the Now York state legisla
ture yesterday favoring the political union of
the United States and Canada , Premier Bo-
well said : "The nverago American has as
kindly feeling toward Canada as we have
toward the United Staes. It Is only dcma-
gcgues and Irresponsible vandals llko Mr.
O'Grady that attempt to create 111 feeling be
tween the two countries. Every Canadian
knows there Is no annexation sentiment In
this country , because we believe we are better -
ter off than Americans. We have passed
through the financial crisis better than they
have. We have a more reliable banking sys
tem than they have. We have no negro prob
lems ) and wo have no anarchists or bomb
throwers. We have a responsible govern
ment ; they have not. If the Canadians lose
confidence In the government of which I am
the head , we can , be put out of power within
a month. Cleveland governs for four years
and cannot be displaced except by a process
never resorted to successfully. Resides all
this , we arc Brltlshery and we > Intend , I
think , to stay so. "
Sir Richard Cartwrlght , a prominent liberal
leader , said : "This man , O'Grady , Is looking
for notoriety nnd favor with his own very
undesirable class. Americans who visit Can
ada , expecting to find a strong annexation
sentiment. Invariably go homo without hav
ing found any at all , That slates the whole
question. "
IHil'KATRn TllK SU.I'KIt JlK.MUCJtATti.
loivu Central I'oiniiilttuo Arriincc * for tlio
Hliltn Convention.
DES MOINES , April 24. ( Special Tele
gram. ) The democratic state central com
mittee met hero today and decided to call
the state convention to meet at Jrarshall-
town August 7. The entire afternooon was
taken up with discussion of silver , prohibi
tion and other party measures. Speeches
were made by ex-Congressman Hayes of
Clinton , Judge French of Davenport , Dr.
Woods Hutchlnfon of Des Molnes , F. Q.
Stuart of Charlton , Senator Perry of Albla ,
W. W. Wllmer of Des Molnes , S. B. Evans
of Otttumwa , O. S. Ranche of Iowa City ,
Mayor Vollmcr of Davenport , W. W. Bald
win of Burlington , Edward Campbll of Falr
field , J. C. Kelly of Sioux City and others.
The Ires silver men were In a great minor
ity. A motion was finally adopted that the
sentiment of the meeting wns In favor ot
preserving the parity between the money
metals nnd that there should be no dis
crimination In coinage against either. It Is
evident the party In this atate will be.
greatly divided on the silver question.
Vfherwas fame little-talk about prohibi
tion , hut ( bat was sidetracked for the present
when Mayor Vollmer of Davenport made a
speech In which he Indignantly protested
against the oft repeated declaration that the
Germans of the Second district were "whisky"
democrats and were democrats for that reason -
son only. He said they were democrats
from principle , but they would not stand
any nonsense on the sliver question. They
were scnred away last fall by the fear of
frea silver In the democratic party.
The real contest was over the date cf
the ' convention , the free sliver men wanting
an 'early convention , In June , and the gold
administration men urging that It be held
late. Ed Campbell , Jr. , of Falrfield , moved
that the convention bo held at a Into date and
this started the ball. It was a real lively
time , and the whole question centered In
an effort of the gold men to quiet the sliver
men nnd Induce them to swallow their
medlclno without making too many wry
faces.
Frank Q. Stuart of Charlton was one of
the early convention and silver advocates ,
and he said that the Eighth district was
Very strongly for free silver. The recent
campaign had shown that. He had a great
deal to say about the "crime of ' 73. "
J. A. Campbell of Albla said the demo
crats of the- Sixth district were for free
ciEl
silver , especially In Monroe county , and
Sam : Evans of Ottumwa said they were
four to one for silver In the district. Stuart
said If the representatives of the party were
going , to carry out the wishes of the New
York bankers , then they should be for a
late convention , but If they were represent
ing the democrats of Iowa they should hold
an early convention and take a bold stand.
He moved that the convention be held early
In June. Campbell of Falrfield favored
August and wanted to substitute. W. W.
Wltmer poured oil on the troubled waters
and secured the action by conference. ,
A conference of prominent men In the party
was held later. In which silver was discussed ,
tesultlng In the endorsement of the money
plMik In the Chicago platform of 1892 , being
a victory for the Bo-called sound money fac
tion of the party.
XAT1OXAI , Jl.iXK ItOllllElir.
Over Twenty Thousand Tiikoti While Twci
Clerks Were Alone In the Iliinic.
PLAINFIELD , N. J. , April 24. The First
National bank was robbed of $22,763 Monday.
It Is thought the theft was committed while
there were but two clerks In the bank , when
a stranger entered and engaged them In
conversation while n confederate reached the
vault through the directors' room.
The robbery was discovered when the cash
ier , Frank S. Runyon , was pr6parlng to close
the bank for the1 day. The money was In two
packages , one containing 120,000 in new bills ,
ranging In value from $10 to $1,000. The
other contained $2,703 In mutilated bills. All
of the bank employes were Immediately ques
tioned and It was found that at the noon
hour only two clerks were at their posts.
At the front of the bank receiving deposits
was David Runyon. Hla window is at the
short end of an L-shaped counter and faces
the main street. The long end of the L
fronts on a narrow passageway , turning to
the directors' room In the rear of the bank.
The counter Is topped with fixtures ol
scratched glass. Adelbcrt Vail , a clerk , was
alone at the wicket. A stranger came In with
a big sheet of paper on which was written a
list of notes. He engaged Vail In conversa
tion. It Is thought the robbery was com
mitted then. The bank officials believe that
the robbery was the work of professionals.
The affair was kept from the public until to
day.
Hello Ilolkea' ( irciit Hun.
GALESBUUO , III. , April 24.-Many noted
sports were at the shooting tournament to
day. The fifty live-bird match between Dr
Carver of Kansas City and Tom Marshal
of Kelthsbure for a purse of $100 a Fide was
won by Marshall , 46 to 44. Carver became
careless nnd seemed nervous after mlsslni ,
the first bird. Fine target breaking was
done by World's Champion Hello Hclkes of
Dayton , O. , who broke 145 targets wlthou
missing.
Mint Hint ut tha llrcnkfait Tublr.
r
PADUCAH , Ky. , April 24.-At the breaki
fast table today Jake Brewer shot am
killed his cousin. William Metcalf. The
lattT and some friends were s'ated a
the table when Brewer came In , levrlei
his plutol nnd fired without a word. Th
dead man had an open Unlfc In his hand
but If thvr was1 any quarrel between Urn
It waa not brought out at the coroner'B In
quest. Brewer was arreated , but claims th
shooting was an accident.
inSCmanXATWH AUAIXST DKXfKlt.
Interstate Commerce Coniinliilon Henrlng
Complaint * Abjnl Itittrn ,
DENVER , April 24. The Interstate Com
merce ; commission this forenoon heard from
railroad olllclals the reasons for the higher
freight rates to Snn Francisco from Denver
than from Chicago nnd other eastern points.
They claimed they are obliged to make
lower rates from Chicago than they could
afford ( < to make from Interior cities situated
like Denver , on account of water competi
tlui .
tluiJ . A. Monroe , general tralllp manaRvr of
the Villon IMrltlo system , who wus the
first witness today , frankly conceded , how
ever , that rates from Denver wore too
high , nnd declared emphatically In favor of
granting Denver the same freight rates to
the coast ns those enjoyed by Chicago.
J. W , Ncsmlth , manufacturer of mining
nnd milling machinery , next presented u
[ ilnlnt. He fald his lmlu try had bpn
built up slowly from small beginnings * , and
he had built many smelk'rs In tin- west In
competition with eastern mnmifavturvrs.
He did not nsk unrvasonnbly low rates , the
raw material for his establlshm nt b.Mng
right at hand In Colorado. To El PHKO the
rate on manufactured products which he
inuilo was Just the same from St. Louis nn
It . . . was from Denver , though the former was
twice ! ns far from Kl Paso. Chlnigt ) had
a rate within 9 runts of the Denver rate ,
though 1,000 mil e farther away. He
thought there was no reason why Denver
should not have a chance to ship inlnlni ;
tnachlnury to tin * north , but It was shut
out by the freight rates. The Missouri
river points should be open to Denver for
competition with Chicago , but that was out
of the question , because the rates were
all In favor of Chicago. Mr. Nesmlth felt
Indignant that Denver was not given a
fair chance to become a good inanufactur-
ing and distributing center.
H. C. Salomon told of his attempts to
get rates so that ho could develop n large
body of clay containing aluminum , which
he owned , near Denver. If he had n rate
equal to that on metallic ores he could
have got Into the eastern imuket with It.
He had failed to do HO.
W. A. Blsscll , assistant freight trnfllc
manager of the Santa Fe , wus the next
witness. He gave a detailed explanation of
the basis on which the rates to Denver
nnd the const from the east were made.
He said such romls were largely inllucnced
by water competition. It was a question of
abandoning coast busln'fS or mei'tliiK the-
low intes of the stonjusliln lines. The
Panama line wus the Htrongest competitor
tin transcontinental MUCH had. There was
no such competition In Denver. Upon this
basis he explained some of the particular
cases which Mr. Klndcl had mentioned In
tin way of freight discrimination. His lint-
would , he said , be willing to give a Hat-
Isfnctory rate , an low as the ChlriiKO rate ,
to Snn Francisco , for Denver products If
that would not Involve the carrtfiiomlliiK
lowering \ of rates to Intermediate points. If
the Interstate commerce law required this
the roads would prefer to glvo up their
coast business.
uai.iv OF Tin : IIVSTLEIIS ir.in.
W. C. Irvlno ClmrRpcl with Attempting to
Kill Jnclr I'lngg.
CHHYENNE , April 2l.-Speclnl ( Tele
gram. ) The rustler war nf 1SS2 hns been re
ived by the arrest on Saturday at Buffalo
f William C. Irvine , manager of the
Ofjalalla Cattle company , charged with nt-
emptlng to kill Jack Flags during the In-
asion. Irvine was a louder of the Invaders ,
vhlle Flagg headed the rustlers. The nt-
cniptcd killing was nt the 13. K. ranch ,
vhere a s-core of cattlemen halted Flugg
iml fired 100 rifle shots nt him. Ho escaped ,
ind subsequently led the force of rustlers
vho surrounded the stockmen nnd be-
them at the T. A. ranch until they
vi-ro relieved nnd taken In charge by united
'tales troops. Since the Invasion none of
he cattlemen interested have ventured
vlthln Johnson county , nnd Irvine's visit
vns occasioned by Ills being summoned ns
i witness ngalnst "Jumbo McKcnzIc , a
notorious cattle thief recently arrested for
cattle stealing. Irvlnes l one of the most
iromlncnt stockmen In the west , and Flagg
H editor of the Buffalo Voice.
Im-Iri - Inton-nted
Onplt-tllum In Wyoming
LANDER. Wyo. , April 2l.-Speclal.- (
Congressman Frank W. Mondell , with n
mrty of surveyors nnd Omaha capitalists ,
s , visiting the Illff Horn basin. The object
of the visit Is to make estimates for irri
gating and reclaiming n large tract of
irable land along the StlnkliiBxvater river ,
jnder the new arid land act.
Dr. 1'rrHcolt u rnglllvp.
SHERIDAN , Wyo. , April 21. ( Spcclal.- )
3r. L. V. Prescott , who has during a brief
stay In this place acquired considerable
notoriety of an unpleasant character ,
iklpped out yesterday to avoid arrest on
he charge of obtaining a mortgage under
false pretenses. He leaves u number of
victims whom he lias defrauded out of
small amounts.
SOUTH DAKOTA I'KTKIIASS TO 3IKKT.
SIOUX FALLS , S. D. , April 2l.-Spe- (
clnl. ) One of the celebrations of the sea
son In South Unkota will be the encamp
ment of the Lake Madison Veterans' as
sociation , which occurs at Dell Hnpld.s this
countv , July 2. 3 , 4 and 5. As It Includes
[ he (5lorlous Fourth , the celebration will
ha made a grand one. The following Is
the list of speakers secured : Governor C. H.
Sheldon , Hon. J. A. Plcklcr. Senator J. H.
Kyle. Senator R. F. Pettlgrew , ex-Com-
mumler Nash , Mrs. Mary 13. Lease and
Rev. Mr. Clemens of Minneapolis. The de
partment commander Is corresponding with
the following , with a view to getting them
to address the encampment : Ex-Congress
man W. V. Lucas , Hon. W. H , Sterling , Oon-
( jressmnn Dolllver of Iowa nnd Mrs. Judge
Rothroch of Ccdur Kaptd.i , la.
1'rlco of n Touilmonn laminer ! Troiitilo.
SIOUX FALLS , S. D. , April 2t.-Spe- (
clul. | ) G. A. Powell , agent for the John Mel-
qulst Marble works of Sioux City , who was
recently In trouble In Sioux Fall ? , has
heeii arrested for "violation of n sopulcher. "
Mrs. M. J. McOllllvary of Madison after
her hushand'8 death ordered u .00 tomb-
Ftono through Powell. Some time later she
sent a countermand of the order to Mel-
qulst of Sioux City nnd ordered another
monument of another linn. Saturday the
monument ordered of Melqulst was sent
to Madison , and Powell as agent took It
to the cemetery and began to make excava
tion's for a foundation for the same. Mrs.
McGllllvary has had him arrested on the
above charge , nnd Powell will light for the
prlco of the monument.
FKIIKIIAHOX Of I.AUOll.
1
Kxecutlva Council Meets nt Inillmmpiilia to
Settle Knotty I'olntH ,
INDIANAPOLIS , April 21. The executive
council of the American FedTatlon of Labor
met In this city with President Me-
a
Bride In the chair. The body will remain
In session until u number of Important mat
ters are settled. A letter waa received from
Owen Miller , president of the National
Musicians' association , which meets nt a
Cleveland next month , propounding n num
ber of questions with a view of that body
atllllatlnp with the American Federation of
Labor. The letter asked whether If this
aflillatlon was decided upon the National
Musicians' association could still preserve
Its national autonomy. Mr. Miller will he
assured that hla association shall retain Ita
autonomy.
Argument was heard on both sides
relative to the differences exist
ing1 between the American Federation of
Labor nnd the Brewers' unions of St. Louis
nnd Chicago , growing out of the refusal of
the brewers' unions to pay the American
Federation assessments due , because part ol
this assessment would be given to the
Knights of Labor.
llnvo nye Cornered In Clnclnnntl.
CINCINNATI , April 21. The corner In
rye , popularly supposed to be niunagei " !
from this city , was evident today In sales
of two cars of rye upon terms that It
waa found not advisable to make public ,
and , Indeed , the sale Itself was not ofllclally
reported. The nominal prlco of rye remains
nt 75 cents. Holders do not want to sel 1
nt that. A large sale of ryp Hour was
made at rates ranging from 33,15 to $3.30
There were 300 barrels sold at the lower
price.
Dlinn t-nvln ( ; Hank I hi Not < Inn- .
NEW HAVEN. Conn. . April 24. The Dime
Savings bank of Wllllmantlc has not for
mally clofcd , but has suspended payments
under the ninety days' notice to depositors
nH allowed by law. It has a considerable
amount of money tied up In the natlona
bank.
I'ottoltlifi In Now York Hluto Iloliheil.
NYACK , N , Y. , April 21 , The Nyack post
office was entered by burglars lart night and
robbed ot nearly J1.500 In money and postage ii
slumps. TUe-isfs was blown open.
BECK ONLY DOING HIS DUTY
Agent at Iho Winnobago Ressrvatiou Merely
Carrying Out Court's ' ( Mora.
FLOURNOY LEASERS HELD AS TRESPASSERS
Drclalnn of the Court of Appeal * \Vni ta
Thin irfect : anil the .MnrnhnlViia
I nut met e < l to Itemoto
the Leaiem.
WASHINGTON. April 24. ( Special Tele
gram. ) When approached for nn opinion on
the trouble nt Omaha and Wlnnebaga reser
vation Surveyor General
Conrad today gave
the following Interview to The lire corre
spondent : "The United
States court of ap
peals having decided that the lenses of the
InnJs In the reservation by the Flourney Land
company were void nnd that persons claiming
under them took no right or title by them , the *
United States marshal was ordered lo employ
such civil forces as might be necessary to put
the agent In possession. The Indian agent ,
! > elng charged with the duty of protecting the
Indians In their rights of possession and quiet
enjoyment of these lands , has been required !
to remove nil unlawful trespassers from the
lands. No authority whatever has been given
to him to employ any military forces for thc-so-
purposes. The ngent , In the discharge of hla
duty , Is authorized to employ such forces at
his command as may be nilequnte to repel
the Intrusion. Ho hns been ndvltvd that If
any one claiming to act under civil procesa
attempts to Interfere with him In the dis
charge of his duty , ho will bo fully protected
by the law.
WAITING ON THE SUPREME COURT.
"The case In which the circuit court of np-
rfcals hns dcclnrcd these leases to be void la
nov pending in the
supreme court of the *
UnlteJ States and a motion hns bopii made ta
advance it on the docket
, so ns to obtnln a
final decision of the question at as early a
date as practicable. Several cases Involving ;
the snmo question are
now pending in the
lower federal courts. It Is not anticipated by
the Department of Justice that any serious
objection will bo made to the execution of
the Ilnnl Judgments ot the courts In the cases ,
nov pending there. It Is believed that all
the citizens In the vicinity of the Omaha ami
Wlniicbago reservation will
recognize anu\ \
yield their obedience to the law , as It Is ad
ministered In the federal courts. It Is not
nntlclpnt.d . ' that nny conflict of Jurlsdl tlon be
tween the federal and state courts will nrlso.
nor Is It anticipated that any necessity for
recourse to any other than the civil authority
and the civil power will occur. The whole
matter Is In the control of the Department of
the Interior , nnd that department , guided by
the opinions of the Department of Justice ns
to the limitation ot Its duty and powers , will
protect the rights of the Indians to the lands ,
within the reservntlon. "
It Is probable- that the tnipreme court will
on Monday next announce Its decision on the
motion to advance on the docket the case
which has been appealed. It Is said that the
motion will bo granted and the case advanced
but that It will bo Impossible to hear the case *
until some time during the October term of
the supreme court.
BECK THOROUGHLY ENDORSED.
A telegram from Captain Beck announcing
the condition of affairs existing ut the reser
vation and stating that ho Is In Imminent
danger of being arrested has been received
at the Interior department and referred to the.
Department of Justlc-j. The officials of the
Indian ollice , while not Inclined to take any
direct action In the mnttcr , are very strongly
In sympathy with Captain Beck. It teems ,
from the opinions which nro expressed dally
at the Indian olllcs that the agent will bo.
upheld In all his actions looking to the re
moval ot the Illegal lessees. One official
today said : "It Is evident that the actions
of the settlers In leasing the Innds from the.
Flournoy company were not legal nnd that
'nptnln Beck Is only enforcing orders so as.
o rcmovo the leasers in compliance with
aw. H Is always the custom for these leases-
o be made though nn Indian agent , who.
sends them to the Indian olllce for approval ,
and they are not legal unless they obtain tho-
sanction of the department. These leases
rom the land company were not In accord
ance with the rules of the department and !
: ho only logical result Is to remove tho-
loldcrs of. the Illegal lenses. There seema
o bo a false Impression prevailing among
ho settlers that the department Is opposing ;
hem. On the contrary the olllce Is slmpiy
upholding Agent Beck because he Is endeav
oring to put a stop to the. Illegal leases on *
> ! rsunde the settlers to make their action
.hrough the agent so that the leases may
> o approved by the department. "
I'UNUKIl 1'KOl'I.K AUK NOT WOKICIED. .
Do Not Antlclpiitn un Uprlnlnr : of the ln -
( Huns Trial I'ontponed.
PENDER , Neb. , April 24.-Speelal ( Tels-
gram. ) The citizens of Pender are In about
as much danger of being startled by the-
wlld war cry of the Wlnnebagccs as tha.
people of Omaha are. There Is absolutely
no excitement here over the Cnptaln Deck-
Flournoy Land company embrogllo. Thoro-
Ia not the slightest
probability or even pos
sibility of the midnight heavens being Il
luminated with the lurid light of the burn
ing homes of the settlers , and no danger of
the spring air being pierced with the shrleka
of the tomahawk's victims. Fact is there
Is no more danger of an Indian uprising In
this vicinity than there Is In the court of
The Bee building. The citizens nre moving ;
along In their usual rut , ns quiet , peaceful
and undlstrubed as a funeral procession , and
the thoughts of war whoops nnd scalping
knlvc-s nre as remote In their minds as nay ,
possible human contingency could be. Even ,
the trial of Black Hawk and Elk , the two.
Wlnnebago policemen who were to be tried
here | ( tomorrow for unlawful assemblage , but
which hearing has been put oft until Friday
morning , on account of tomorrow's belna
pny day at the Omaha agency , and which
event will necessitate Captain Beck's ab
sence , Is occasioning about ns much stir
feather cast upon the bosom of Cutoff
lake would. In fact , the people hero do
not seem to be Interested in anything but
getting In their crops and the glorious pros
pects ot prosperity ahead. The county U
glorious one , and clothed In Us froih dres
of green 1s sufficient to awaken sentiment In
the bosom of an anchorite. There are no.
settlers fleeing from their homes In fear ot
an Indian uprising. All are on their lands ,
busily engaged In putting In their crops
and there Is absolutely no feeling of bitter
ness or hostility between either Wlnnebaga
or Omaha and the white settlers over their
disputed lands. The real question at Issue
has been appealed to the supreme court of
the United States by the Flournoy Land
company and Its sub-leasers , and the do
clslon , when handed down , will carry with
the legality of the leases now hold by th
occupants of these lands.
ItKVLAUKS TIIKY WILL AOT KLOVB *
Thomni II. Wicked , .Ir. , Tnkci Out a Mnr
rlaea L'nrtlllcata In Kt. Louis.
ST. LOUIS. April 24.-A marriage license
was Iseued Tuesday to Thomas H. Wlckea.
Jr. , eon of Vice President Wlckcs of tha
Pullman I'alare Car company , and MIs
Nnna J. Nelson of Knnrut ) City.
Defplte the possession of legal permission !
to marry , the youns people will not enter
the matrimonial state until some future
date. This Is the ptntement of the young *
man liliiiHFir. The fiict that Mr. Wlckes
nun not been a permanent resident of St.
Ixiulu and his bride-to-be chines from an
other city gave ground for the husiilclon
that an elopement wan contemplated. When
Mr. Wlckptt was seen today at thu resi
dence of his uncle , Mr , Harrlvon , ho denied
this emphatically. "Miss Nelson IK In tha
house litre , und them will be no marriage
for the prcs-nt , " was hln statement Mr ,
WUkcs was unwilling to make any ox.
planution of tills peculiar state of things ,
but In annwer to the question said that
marriage was peifectly ugreeable to botu
famine * .