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ESTABLISHED JUNE 1J ) , 1871. OMAHA , WEDNESDAY NGr , JULY 134 , 1895. SINGLE COL'Y FIVE OKNTS.
SPAIN HAS HER HANDS FULL
Ho Denying the Fact the Situation in Cuba
is Extremely Grave.
INSURGENTS CONCENTRATE THEIR FORCES
Jlonir riorcrnmeiit at Mailrlil lletuc-
tnntly Admit * ( hat ( he Revolu
tion HUH AHHIIIIICII ( he Mont
HerlntiM Proportion * ! .
HAVANA , July 23. Great anxiety prevails
In all circles and news from the province ot
* * *
Santiago do Cuba Is awaited with great ap
prehension.
On July 13 the Insurgents under the com
mand ot Mendleta burned the village of
Guaymo and Hie farm of Gulmatlo In the dis
trict of Manzanlllo. The Insurgents have
nlso burned the village of Hcberno In the
province Of Puerto Principe.
A person who has arrived at Manzanlllo
from a place not far from Bayamo , says that
vi on Thursday last he heard forty cannon shots
and continued llrlng from a large body of
Infantry. The firing Is supposed 10 have
been from the column commanded by Genera
Sauroz Valdes , which Is on Is way from Bay
amo to Holquln In the province of Santiago
de Cuba , for ho Is known to have engaged the
Insurgents on Thursday last.
Reinforcements ot 3,000 troops having ar
rived at Manzanlllo , this body of men , with
batteries of artillery from the city of Santl
ago de Cuba and 2,000 more .troops , left Im
mediately for Bayamo.
Captain General Martinez de Campos , with
the/ troops from Holquln and Tunas , had at
his disposal last Friday a force of abou
* ' 11,000. But there Is no denying the fact
' that the situation Is very grave. The In
Eurgents have received reinforcements fron
different parts of the province of Santiago
do Cuba , and It Is reported that Genera
Gomez has arrived at the frontier In com
mand of the Insurgent forces , as general-In
chief. , , ,
A band of Insurgents yesterday attackd
the fort at Songo , province of Santiago d
Cuba , but the garrison , after an hour's firing
compelled the enemy to retire with thel
dead and wounded. From private advice
It Is learned that the Insurgent officers
Major Borrera and Captain Uonllla , wer
seriously wounded In the engagement.
Colonel Izquerdo dispersed at Aslent
VIojo and Zuazo the Insugent band
" * commanded by Zayas. The Insur
gents left two dead and on
wounded on the field1 and the troops captured
several horses. Izquerdo Is continuing the
pursuit of the bands. The latter are making
their way toward Puerto Principe.
A combined force of regular troops and
volunteers has routtd and dispersed the
Insurgent band commanded by Comte , and.
the Insurgent brigadiers , Snares and Uer-
mudez , In the Immediate neighborhood of
Camajuanl. The Insurgents lost four killed
and three wounded. A detachment of volun
teers lias dispersed a band of ten Insurgents ,
killing one of them at Yabuclto In the
Sgulda district. The Insurgent leader
Alverdl In the same district captured three
volunteers on July 20.
Captain General Martinez de Campos Is at
Ilayamo. It Is rumored that the Insurgents
will retire at the approach of his troops.
CAMPOS OUTGENERALED.
l LONDON , July 23. The Times , In addi
tion to Its dispatch from Havana outlining
the situation of affairs there , saying that
yellow fever and dysentery are causing great
mortality among the Spanish troops , an
nounced that the rebels have cut the railway
bridges , thus Isolating Puerto Principe , and
that Macco Is threatening nn attack on Man
zanlllo , publishes n long letter from Havana ,
dated June 5 , giving a history of the Cuban
rebellion. The writer says : "At every turn
Gomez has outgeneraled Campos. Gomez
has raised the revolt all over the whole Is
land , thus forcing Campos to scatter his sol
diers over a wide area. If Spain wishes to
quell the rebellion she must prepare for a
long occupation of the Island by a large force.
The correspondent adds that after months of
study of the movement he Is able to state
that "Beyond the narrow circle of officialdom
and group of Spaniards directly benefiting *
[ by the commercial relations Imposed by
I Spain , I have not heard n single good word In
r favor of Spanish rule. Almost every Cuban
R' who has not openly Joined the revolt Is ready
[ to give Spain a sly stick If he can do so
I without danger to himself. "
I NEW YORK , July 23. It Is an open secret
I that preparations are being made to send an
I expedition to Cuba at the earliest opportunity
I of the revolutionary party In this city. Gen-
I cral Rafael Do Quesada publicly. announced
I that ho would assume command of tlie first
I * expedition to start for the Islands. For come
I time past owners of vessels have made over-
I tures to the leaders of the revolutionists In
I Now York , many offering their vessels for Immediate
[ mediate sale. It Is generally understood that
I within the past day or two a suitable vessel
I has been so'.cctcd and purchased by this com-
I mltteo. The leaders ot the movement Iri this
I city decline to discuss tlio subject , but the
Cuban patriots who are not Identified with
the party as leaders had all heard of the
purchase. Neither the name of the vessel
I , / nor the name of the port where she is now-
lying could be learned.
General Quesada , secretary of the revolu
tionary party In this city , said today : "DIs-
patc'ncs from Madrid say General Campos ad-
f vocates sending Generals Weller and Polavleja
to assist In the work of the present rebellion.
, Both these men have records as tyrants ant
; brutes and many stories are told of their In
humanity. "
NO NEWS FROM CAMPOS.
LONDON , July 23. The Times' Havana
correspondent wires as follows : Since the
news of the death of General Santoclldes on
July 17 the authorities have had no news of
f Captain General Martinez de Campos , despite
repeated Inquiries to Santiago de Cuba am
other points. It Is feared that there Is a
general uprising In the province of Matanzas
which has been In n restless condition. Tne
defeat jjf the Spanish troops when Santo-
elides was killed has given an Impetus to the
revolution , especially In the province
ot Santiago do Cuba , whcro the Iron miners
li vo Joined the rebels. I have seen a letter
from General Gomez explaining his reason
for the proclamation forbidding work on the
plantations for the supply of provisions to
the town. He says" that while Spain obtains
sufficient revenue from Cuba to pay her sol
dlcrg. the officials will continue to rule
When the revenue ceases they will retire
ThU practically means ttfat the * Insurgents
are preparing to ruin the whole Island In
. . - * order to force Spain's hands oft of It. The
: r owner of a large plantation In Puerto Prln
clpe , employing 900 men , applied to the troop
for protection. The officer In command ad
vised him to comply with the insurgent or
der , whereupon ho stopped all work. "
r T
Colonililii I.ookliiir for Trouble.
' COLON. Colombia , July 23. In view of the
, report that Ecuador Is threatening to Invade
Colombia , the garrison of Panama Is being
' reinforced. It Is added that the UnU.ei
States consul has telegraphed to Washlngtoi
asking that a United States war ship be
gent to protect American Interests. Th
strike ot the wharf laborers , ship laborer
and switchmen continues.
lletloiillIN Until Ship * lit the lliirlior
JI2DDAH , July 23. A mob of 150 Bedouin
made a determined attack upon a number o
"lighters In the harbor. They boarded th
, 7 vessels and plundered them ot the mos
valuable goods on board. Seven tailors am
nine stevedores were seriously wounded Ir
defending the lighters. v'
Ileiinlla < fn Depeiv'B Statement.
LONDON. July 28. Mr. Walter Phelp
Dodge has written a letter to the Times I
which he repudiates the statement made b
be'
Cbauncey M. Depew , who arrived last wee '
e't
from New York , that Americans favor horn
ule lor Island , Mr. Dodge says " tat
while the politicians are compelled to truckle
) the Irish vote many Americans oppose
10 policy of separation. " Mr. Dodge adds :
I have given what help I could to the
nlonlit candidate for Norwich and many
.merlcana were glad of the opportunity to
ght home rule. "
TO UK .SHOT FOIl COXSI'IUACY.
irmliiiitc of the t'nlvi-rNlly of Cali
fornia Convicted In Salvador.
SAN FRANCISCO , July 23. Captain
laphael de Moro of Berkley has just re-
elved a copy of El Dlarlo Bucno Publlco of
San Salvador , which gives an account of a
hwarted Insurrection against President Guti
errez , leJ by Thomas Hegalado , a former
Indent at the University of California. The
paper states that Regalado , with a number
of others , are to be shot as Insurgents.
Regalado was graduated several years ago
'rom ' the Berkeley gymnasium. The military
nstructlon he received enabled him to se
cure n commission In the Salvadorean army.
Ic rose rapidly , until President Gultlerrez
nade him his confidential adviser and aide.
Then , according to the account which Cap-
aln Moro translates from the Buene Publtco ,
RegalaJo became ambitious to control the
government and planned an Insurrection
against Gultlerrez. The president was In-
'ormed as to the conspiracy , and before the
nsurgents could mature their plans they
were arrested and thrown Into prison.
Pablo Areno , Thomas Regalado and Man
uel Rlvas , the leaders , are to be shot , the
paper statea , without trial. An appeal will
Lie made to Consul Lemus , the Sa'n Salvador
representative In San Francisco , to Intercede
In Regalado's behalf.
The telegraphic advices from San Salvador ,
published yesterday morning , announcing the
discovery by the authorities of a plot to mur
der President Gultlerrez and Foreign Minister
Castellanos , are discredited. General Ezeta ,
the exiled president , says the ruler of the
turbulent little republic will be deprived of
his power In a more heroic manner.
"It Is stated that an Italian cook has been
arrested and has confessed that ho had been
offered a large sum of money by me to poison
the president and foreign minister , " said
Ezeta. "I do not believe that the Italian
made any such confession. It Is an excuse to
get.somebody out of the way. When Gutier
rez" wants to get rid of an enemy he adopts
such measures tna : he may carry out his
plans with Impunity. If he did not find some
good excuse the public would rise up and
object to his highhanded proceedings. It Is
simply an Indication of how Gultlerrez Is
running things In San Salvador. "
General Ezeta repeats the assertion that
ho will load a ship with munitions of war
and return to Salvador and overthrow the
government , but says that Instead of sailing
from a Pacific port , as he Intended to do , ho
will sail from some point on the Atlantic
coast.
TimiCKY iuco.iii\a FiiiaiiTKMsn.
Seniln nil Army of Twenty ThoiiHiiiiiI
Men Into Miioetlotiliu
CONSTANTINOPLE , July 23. It Is nn-
ounced that 20,000 men belonging to the
econd army corps have been ordered to
mobilize at Monastln , Macedonia. It Is re-
. orted that In nn encounter at Uskup , 100
miles northwest of Salonica , between the In-
urgents and the Turkish troops , the former
ere defeated with a loss of thirty killed and
dirty wounded.
The ministers have decided to send 3,000
nen belonging to the Fifth army corps to
clnforce the Turkish troops on the Island of
Crete.
In the reply of the Porte to the sug
gestions of the powers regarding reform In
\nnenia It Is understood that the former
nakcs several concessions , but objects to the
itoposcd system of control.
Two prominent Turkish officers have been
xlled to Damascus for expressing themselves
.s . In favor of ex-Sultan Murad , who was
lepossd from the throne In favor of his
jrother , the present sultan , Abdul Hamld , In
87C.
87C.Tho
The reply of the porte to the requests of the
> ewers on the question of reform In Ar-
nenla will be sent to Great Britain , Franco
and Ruslsa tomorrow.
UITICIHIX ( ! CS13.\KIlAh CAMPOS.
loveriiineiit nt Mnilrlilot PIciiHcil
with the Situation.
.MADRID , July 23. The situation In Cuba
s causing a sensation here. The newspapers
are blaming Captain General Martinez de
lampos for advocating sending Generals
Writer and Polavlesja , famous for their severity -
verity during past Cuban Insurrections , to
assist In the work of suppressing the pres
ent rebellion.
A dispatch to the Imparclal from Havana
says that Captain General Martinez de
Campos after his recent engagement with I
the Insurgents entered the town of Bayamo
on foot. According to the same advices the
Insurgents intend to occupy Ilayamo , which
Is sixty miles northwest of Santiago , near
the Cauto river and has a population of |
about 7,000.
The Insurgent chief Coulet has been killed
In battle.
RAMC IHRF.CTORS I'MIKR AIIHEST.
-
Charged with Appropriating Million *
to Tht'lr Oivii UHe.
ST. JOHNS , N. F. , July 23. The directors
of the Union bank were arrested last night ,
but were at once admitted to ball. The bail
fixed In the case of the directors , Sir Robert
Thornbur , Hon. A. W. Harvey and Messrs.
- Ghleve and Donnoly were two sureties In
$18,000 , each and the principal In $36,000.
Manager Plnsent was balled on his own bond
of $18,000 and two sureties of $9,000 each.
The Telegram , the government organ , at
tacks the directors of both banks , accusing
. them ot appropriating between $4,000,000
and $5,000,000 to their private accounts and
marvels at the delay In taking steps to vindi
cate the end of justice.
I'rleiof the I'eiiliiNiila.
SHANGHAI , July 23. Japan demands 700-
000 pounds sterling , In addition to its com-
pensatlon for the retrocession to China of
the Llao-Tong peninsula.
ArmUllee III llraxll Prolonged.
BUENOS AYRES , July 23. The armistice
In Rio Grande do Sul has been prolonged.
oDY.VAMITi : 1ILAST 13.VPLOIIKII.
Thref Me" Killed liy n Premature ,
- - - -
ICvploxloii on the Drainage Canal.
CHICAGO , July 23. Three men were In-
stantly killed and a fourth badly Injured
today by a premature explosion of dynamite
on the drainage canal near Willow Springs.
The dead are : William Kelly , home In Marquette -
quette , Mich. ; Thomas Croaker , Joseph Smith.
Kelly , Croaker and Smith were preparing a
blast-and were pressing the dynamite Into
the hole when suddenly the blast went off.
All three men were hurled high In the air
and came down fully 200 yards away from the
scene ot the explosion. All were mangled In
a most horrible manner.
Over 100 men were at work close to the
blast when the explosion occurred , and It Is a
wonder that the loss of lite was not much
greater. They made a wild break for cover
when the shower of rock began to fall , and
all escaped Injury with the exception of
Matthew Ilealy. who was struck by a piece
of rock. He will recover.
CoiivlcU'd of Violating Kleclloii I.awn.
CHICAGO , July 23. George A. Holzer and
Frederick Storms were convicted today of
conspiracy to defeat the election laws. Hol
zer was given four years In the penitentiary
nnd Storms two years. The two were police
men on duty election day last November at
the polling place at the thirtieth precinct ot
the Fourth ward. The charge on which the
civic federation has been prosecuting them U
that they did nothing to restrain a gang from
a sewer near by , who took possession of the
polls and kept citizens from voting.
f.T J" * 7I'-
More Mnllii ICIIIInKH in I.otilxlana.
NEW ORLEANS , July 23. There was an
other Mafia killing on the plantation near
Donaldsonvlllo tonight. The assassin fired
Uirough the open door of a house , kll Ing an
Italian and mortally wounding his 4-year-old
boy. The asiasaln U unknown , but Is be
lieved to be Noska , the St , John psrlih mur-
derer.
EVIDENCE IS ACCUMULATING
Little by Little the Fate of the Williams
Girls is Being Unraveled.
QUINLAN SUPPOSED TO KNOW SOMETHING
Another Mail Who WIIH Janitor of ( he
lIolmeH ClIMtlv DlHcovereil Who IH
Thought to I'OHHeM.H Much Information
mation oil the Suhjrut.
CHICAGO , July 23. During the police ex-
mtnatlon ot the house of H. H. Holmes
oday n portion of a woman's wrapper , torn
nd stained , was found. The gown was of
ark gocds , with whlto trimming , and on
he whlto cloth were found teveral dark
pots , resembling either Iron rust or blood
tains. The nature of the stains could note
> o determined , and the dress was sent to
police headquarters , where an analysis will
e made. The discovery was made while
vorkmen were digging near one of the walls
n the basement. Hidden under the rubbish
vas found a barrel , and In It , burled among
a mass ot broken crockery and old tinware ,
van the dress. The house was surrounded
all day by a curious crowd of sightseers.
Numerous and urgent requests for admis
sion were made , but the police carefully
uardcd the doors and excluded the curious.
Arthur Maumer , 458 State street , took n
varrant this afternoon for H. H. Holmes.
The charge Is murder , and Maumer says he
iclleves his mint , Mrs. Julia Connors , was
tilled by Holmes between August and No
vember , 1S93.
PHILADELPHIA. July 23. Thomas A.
'ahy ' , counsel for Mrs. Pitzel , wife or widow
of the man who Is thought to have been nmr-
lered by II. II. Holmes , today received a let-
ler from his client's father , who lives In
Galva , 111. It contained nothing beyond the
assertion that Holmes Is not the only one
who should be held to answer. This , It Is
averred , refers to Jeptha D. Howe , the St
Louis attorney , who previously represented
Mrs. Pitzel , and whose name has been
coupled with that of the archconsplrator In
connection with the swindling of the Insur
nnce company.
Mrs. Cnrrlo Pitzel has made the dlreci
statement that II. H. Holmes has aecusei
Pat Qulnlan , the present janitor of the
Holmes castle , Sixty-third and Wallaci
streets , of the murder of Howard Pitzel , her
son. Accusations against Holmes arc piling
up , and now It Is promised that warrant
charging him with the murders of the twc
Williams sisters will also be sworn out. Mrs
Pltzel's charge against Pat Qulnlan cam
about In a singular manner. She arrived In
Chicago on Saturday night last. At tha
time she sent for Qulnlan. and he went tc
6016 Sangamon street , the residence o
Eugene Hayward , to see her. While he wa
there Mrs. Pitzel told him that Holmes hai
told her In Philadelphia that he ( Qulnlan ) hai
made away with her son. Qulnlan talked wit !
Mrs. Pitzel for half an hour , during whlcr
time she repeated the charge of Holmes tha
Qulnlan had killed Howard Pitzel. Qulnla
had made so many contradictory statement
himself that his arrest Is expected. Ther
does not appear to be any doubt but that h
knows for more of the disappearance of th
Williams girls than he Is now willing t
admit. The police have him under survell
lance , and are dally growing more susplclou
of his contradictory statements.
A telegram from Muscatlne , the home of
Julia Conner , received tonight , said that Jul'u
Conner died July 16 , 1891 , of neuralgia of
the heart. Her father saH she was home
seven weeks before she had the attack of
which she died. This clears Holmes of one
charge.
Jce Owens has been found. He was the
Janitor of Holmes' castle during the period
that Minnie Williams and her sister , as well
as Mrs. Conner , disappeared. He was one
of the characters who figured In the Holmes
trunk case which Mrs. Qulnlan has described
so graphically. Owens Is ready to tell Ill's
story ani to give all of the evidence which
10 Is abl5 to against Holmes. It Is believed
hit It will be Important.
A warrant for the arrest of Holmes , on
ho charge of murdering the Williams sis
ters , will be sworn out In the city of Chicago
within the next two days by parties Inter
ested In discovering what has become of
them. The object of these warrants Is to
strengthen the Chicago end of the cnsa and
f possible to secure the return of Holmes
to this city.
iorxn HIS
Horrlhle Slcht Whleh Greeted
A'oiiinr IIiiNhand'M llomeeoiutinr.
JEFFERSON CITY , Mo. . July 23. Information
mation was recslved hpre tonight of n most
horrible crime committed In Galloway
county , about five miles from Fulton , some
time this afternoon. Mrs. J. W. Cain , wife
of a young farmer , was criminally assaulted
and had her throat cut from ear to ear. Shd
was IS years old and had only been married
two months. Her husband found her body
In the yard when he returned to the house
about noon. The alarm was sounded and a
large posse headed by Sheriff Windsor Im
mediately commenced scouring the country.
It Is said two negro tramps were seen In the
vicinity of the Cain farm during the fore
noon. William Dlvvers , a negro , is the man
supposed to have assaulted and murdered
Mrs. Cain. He was arrested tonight and
strong evidence of his guilt established.
He was brought to Fulton and at this hour
Is missing from jail. The city of Fulton Is ,
wild and hundreds of men are hunting for
the sheriff and his posse , under the belief
that the former Is trying to take- the negro
to Mexico. It will be a miracle If the negro
Is not mobbed tonight. The details ot the l
crime are horrible. The poor woman had
her hands tied behind her , every stitch idDf
clothing torn from her body and her throat
cut from ear to ear. Hero Is some of the
positive evidence against the negro : Half ot
a suspender buckle found under the dead
woman fitted a part of a similar buckle on
the negro. A part of the negro's shirt had
been torn from him and was held by the
woman. The negro was bloody and part of
Mrs. Cain's hair was found sticking to hla
clothing.
CHOAVI ) CAM 13 TO SKK nt'UHA.VT.
Xo ProKrcMK Yet Miul > with the Trial
of HlH Cnxe.
SAN FRANCISCO , July 23. The curious
crowds were treated to another glimpse of
Theodore Durrant , charged with the murders
In the 'Emanuel church , as he was taken
from the county jail today for the brief ses
sion of the superior'court , The Jurors were
notified to bo present on Thursday , when the
district attorney will present affidavits In
refutation of defendant's allegation that he
cannot have a fair trial In San Francisco.
The district attorney Is confident the attempt
to secure a change of venue will be defeated.
Judge Murphy will give the motion careful
consideration , but It Is expected he will over
rule It. Tno police are searching for a new
witness whom It Is alleged Durrant Insulted j
In the Emanuel church some time previous to
the Lament and Williams murders.
Hveii fif'yer OlveH It 1'p.
DETROIT , July 23. Detective Gsyer ol
Philadelphia gave up the tearch for the
missing Howard Pltzc'l In Detroit this after-
nocn , and Inft In response to telegrams callIng -
Ing him to Minneapolis , where It la said
certain developments have been made In the
case. Ho said that he had found no posi
, tive evidence that Howard was ever brought
to 'Detroit but tint he had learned
* w vb * vV , MM * * ) n\f tut * * bui nen many
things of value In the prosecution of the
ea.es against Holme's for murder.
MovemcutM of Oeean Ve elu , .Inly i-M ,
At Hamburg Arrived Scotia , from Mon-
treil.
At IMovllle , July 23. Arrlved-Bardlnla ,
from Montreal , for Liverpool.
At San Francisco Arrived Gaelic , from
Hongkong.
At Boulogne Arrived Maasdam , from
New York for Rotterdam.
At Philadelphia Arrived Michigan , from
London.
Ilf.V DOWN A IIHITISII SCHOO.VKH
Five of the PiiHneimrem and Crew
Drowned it nil TwoiUy-t'onr Waved.
NEW YORK , July 23. The Norwegian
learner Terrier arrived today from Deme-
ara , July 12. Captain Berg reports that at
:30 : p. in. of the day on which his steamer
ft Demarara a schooner was sighted close
n the starboard bow. Captain Berg watched
ic schooner's movements closely and at the
nine time hauled the steamer's wheel to
ort , expecting that the schooner would keep
er course. The schooner did so for n time
nd then she suddenly changed her course ,
tinning free directly across theTerrier's
ow. Before the steamer could be stopped
r her headway checked she struck the
chooner In the port nldo abaft the fore rlg-
Ing , sinking her almost Instantly. She
roved to be the British schooner Eagle , of
nd from Barbadoes , for Demarara. Of the
lasscngers and crew on bo.ml the Eagle ,
nimberlng twenty-nine , twenty-four persons
vere saved , two men , two women and one
hlld being drowned. Immediately on the
essels coming together several of the
chooner's pn sengers and crewrcr.imbled on
ioard the Terrier ; others were hauled on
icard by the steamer's crew with the aid of
Ines. The steamer's two boats were manned
and lowered as quickly ns possible.
When the collision occurred the schooner's
master was ono of the flrpt to abandon his
cssel and did nothing whatever to assist In
iavlng his unfortunate passengers or crow.
\mong the passengers were several women
and children. The captain of the Eagle ap
parently lost nil self-control and paced the
learner's deck , sobbing , moaning and wrlng-
IIR his hands , bemoaning the loss of his
vessel nnd her living freight. The men on
joard the schooner also showed the white
'eather and hurriedly left the vessel without
making the least attempt to save the women
and children. A vigilant search was kept up
'or some time In the hope of finding some ot
ho five missing ones clinging to or floating
on the wreckage , but nothing ; was seen of
them. The Terrier returned to Demarara
and landed the twenty-four surviving people.
An examination was made as to the damage
.0 the steamer. H was found that two of the
TOW plates were bent and some slight dam
age was done about the forecastle deck.
Otherwise no serious damage was sustained.
HAIICOI'IIT WIN'S HIS SKAT.
KlndileNN of 1II.H Krleiid III
l.eln Htm Into Parliament.
LONDON , July 23. According to the poll-
Ings thus far returned the state of the parties
Is as follows : Conservatives , 308 ; liberal-
unionists , 56 ; total unionists , 364. Liberals ,
126 ; McCarthyltes , 57 ; Parriellltes , 9 ; labor , 2 ;
total opposition , 194 , The unionists thus far
show a net gain of seventy-thr/oe / seats.
The following additional returns have been
received from contested districts :
Aberdrcnshlre , east division : T. R. Bu
chanan , liberal , 4,723 ; W. H. Smith , con
servative , 3.328 ; liberal majority ; 4,135 ; lib
eral loss , 20 ! > .
Cambridgeshire. Chesterton division : R.
Green , conservative , 4,332 ; II. E. Hoare ,
liberal , 4,012 ; conservati\e majority , 420.
This IE a gain of a seat for the conservatives.
Mr. Hoare , the sitting member , at the last
election had a majority of 398.
Wlcklow , east division : Tottenham , con
servative , 1,519 : O'Keefe , McCarthylte , 1,069 ;
Corbet , Parnelllte , 1.032 : conservative plu
rality , 480. At the last election the Mc-
Carthyltes had a plurality of 208 voles ,
showing a loss of 6SS votes. The conserva
tives also win another eea't here.
Cornwall , Cambornc division : A. Straus ,
conservative- ; C. A. Vl.Conybear , liberal ,
C.708 ; conservative maJ9rt\y \ ; 1,462. The
'
Conservatives win another'syat In this dis
trict. At the last elcctionr Mr. Conybcar ,
the sitting member , .had a" majority of'438. '
Somersetshire , north division : E. H.
Llewelllng. conservative-4,652 ; T. C. Warne ,
llbeTal , 3 , 0fi ; conservative'majority , 686. The
conservatives win another' teat by the re
mit of this elec'lon. ' Mr. Warne. the sitting
' member , at the. last election bad a majority
'of 19.
Oxfordshire , north divisionA. . Drassey
conservative , 4,057 ; C. Thornton , liberal
-1,074 ; conservative majority , 983. This Is
another seat gained for. the conservatives.
At the last election the liberals had a ma
jority of 187.
Sussex , south division : Vice Admiral E.
Field , conservative , 4,13'J ; . Ciptaln Hon. T.
S. Brand , liberal , 4,079 ; conservative ma
jority , CO. At the last election Admiral
Field , the sitting member , ha-1 a majority of
: ! 63 votes , showing a loss of 303.
Devonshire , north division : G. Lambert ,
liberal , 4,823 ; L. Long , unionist , 2,923 ; llb-
rrl majority , 1,900 : llbeial loss , 11.
Yorkshire. West Riding. Cojne Valley dlvi
! on : Sir J. Kitson , Bart. , liberal. 4,276 ; H.
Thomas , conservative , 3 , 37 ; Tom Mann ,
labor , 1,245 ; conservative-plurality , 539. The
majority of Sir J. Kltson , who Is the sitting
member , was G5C at the latt election , when
there were only two candidates , a liberal
and a unionist.
Yorkshire , East Rldlngi Ilolborne division :
Captain G. R. Bethel , conservative , 4,512 ;
Hawksley , liberal , 3,483conservative ; ma
jority , 1,029 ; conservative losi , 52.
Derbyshire , nflddle division : J. A.
J.icoby , liberal , 4,926 ; W. C. Brldgeman.
conservative , 4,351 : liberal majority , 575 ;
UWral loss. 417.
Monmouthshire , west division , W. E. Wil
liams , conservative. 1,956 ; Sir William
. Vernon Harcourt , liberal , 7,232 ; majority ,
5,286. In 1882 the liberal majority In this
district was 0,311) ) , the loss being thirty-two
votes. When Sir William Vernon Harcourt ,
the liberal leader In the- House of Commons ,
was defeated by C. Drage , conservative , In
Derby , Mr , G. N. Warmlngton , who had been
nominated by the liberals In west Monmouth-
shire , and who had no candidate opposed to
him , retired In his favor.
PAIM3IIS TOOK A AVI UK HAXOU.
IntereNtliiur SeNxloii of the Paniimerl-
enn ConprreHM nt Toronto.
TORONTO , July 23. Today's session of the
eI
Panamerlcan congress opened with an attendance I-
,
ance of nearly 1,000 delegates. Rev. L. A.
Lambert , editor of the Freeman's Journal and
Catholic Register of New York , presided. Mrs.
Flnkelsteln Mountford of New York spoke on
"A Woman's View of American Christianity. "
Rev. T. J. Connata , rector of Sacred Heart
church , Worcsster , Mass , , followed with a
paper on "The Roman Catholic Church In the
Educational Movement ofTtxlay. . " Rev. F.
W. Wines of Washington save an address on
"Organized National Philanthropy. " Rev. I.f
Lusans of Holy Blossom Hebrew church of
Toronto closed with a short address.
Two afternoon sessions vierefheld , one * . In
St. James * square , Rev. Ai H. Norcross ,
president of the PltttburBFemale college ,
J
spoke on "University Bxtenslon , " 'JJndus-
trlal Schools" was the subject of an address
by Stapleton Caldcott , 'president of the To
ronto Board of Trade. A l > aper by Rev.
Thomas Sims of Toronto on "The Minister's
Message to Modern Society" followed by
one on "Public School and Rellislous Train-
Ing" by Rev. R. S. Bole ot Hamilton. John
Parmenter , M. D , , Buffalo , thenrspoke on the
"Relation of the Medical Profession to Phil ,
anthropy. "
.
- !
. MohH IiiNiilt the KliiK.
BRUSSELS , July 23. The , king presented
a set of colors , to the clrlo guard and large
crowds of people , asesrrjbled to witness the
ceremony. When the colors had been pre
sented and the king wai itartlng for the
palace , his majesty was assailed with cries of
"Down with the school law. " The police
arrested ten persons for taking part In the
demonstration against the king and the !
crowds made a determined attempt to rescue
the prisoners. Finally the police were com
pelled to draw their swords and charge the
mob , which was eventually dispersed , after
several other arrests had been made.
Cannot Toueh the llotvc Money.
CITY OF MEXICO , July 23. The Rowe
brothers , arrested pending extradition pro
ceedings had hoarded a box In the public
" ical
safety _ deposit vaults of the International
bank , where they kept their funds , and the
. authcrltles have ordered the box belonging
to the brothers not to be opened. Chester
Rrwe , who U out In a card protesting aga nst
the Injustice ol the arrest , U a naturalized
citizen of Mexico. The other brother denlei
complicity In the alleged crjmo In Iowa , and
declares tbo money U tnej result ot hli idV
INDIANS WANT TO FIGHT
Indications that the Bannock and Shoshone
Bucks Thirst for Blood.
REPORTS OF A CONFLICT RECEIVED
on the Warpath Said to He
Supplier IteKiilurly
from the. AKeney ami Are
Heady for Trouble.
POCATELLO , Idaho , July "JS. ( Special
Telegram. ) Word comes from the Jackson
Hole country that the settlers have congrej
gated at several advantageous points and are
well prepared to make a mo.it telling cam
paign If the Indians from thU ii'iJ i'io ' Wlnl
River reservation persist In rcmalninij In
that territory to kill out of s.-uson. Tiio it-
ports that the foraging Bannocks are recelvi
Ing supplies of government ralto'iu , fjrwarded ]
by those remaining on the reservations and
that several hundred Slnjlio'ie buclu from
the Wind River reservation have iartcd to
join and aid the Bannocks , arc not the best
Indication that the 111 fecll.ig cngen'.ercd by
the killing of the Indian hunters will ciid
without further trouble. In audition to these
evidences the sensible Indians who have re
mained on the reservation to put up their
hay , and who advised against this hunt , say
the Indians want to fight , and every one
who knows anything about the hardy fron
tiersman of northwestern Wyoming knows
that If the Indians are looking for a fight
they will find It.
FOR THEIR SOULS' SAKE.
There Is a time honored belief among the
Indians that In the long Journey the soul of
a dead Indian has to make to the happy
hunting grounds It will become lonesome , and
so an Indian who knows ho has to die will
try to kill a white man , that his soul may
furnish company. An Indian will even try
to kill a white man before committing sul-
cido. A number of Indians have now been
killed : their souls have no company , and
their brother b/avos pity them and feel that
they have a duty to perform , and thus super
stition adds another danger to the situation.
Inquiry by telegraph today at Market Lake ,
on tht north , and Soda Springs , on the
south , failed to bring any news of the
whereabouts of the body of the Princeton
students. The old saying , "no news Is good
news , " was probably never truer than In this
case. The party cannot be exactly locateJ ,
but It Is known that the young geologists are
miles away from the spot where the only
fully authenticated killing occurred , and every
minor brush that the settlers have ha3 with
the Indians since that time has been re
ported from so many sources that had this
party been molested It would have been
known before now unless It happened within
the last few days.
. Old Captain Woody , a very Intelligent In
dian farmer of this reservation , who was In
Pocatello today , was seen by your correspond
ent. Indians who have just returned from
the scene of the trouble tell him that seven
red men had been killed up to the time of
their leaving several days ago. Woody , al
though ho tells the Indians they are "heap
fools , " says they want to fight and are well
prepared to do battle. He says the cowboys
will kill the papooses as well as the bucks If
an open conflict comes. They know this , and
this fact gives more Importance to the state
ment that the homeward march of some
bands Is only for the purpose of leaving the
women snid'chlldren' . Th'e Imm'fcJIate'-vlclnlty '
of an Indian agency In such times as this Is
a very deceptive place. There are always a suf
ficient number of Indians left behind to draw
the regular weekly supply of rations from the
government. These Indians maintain a quiet
that Is most exemplary , and forward supplies
to the absent warriors with promptness and
dispatch.
THINKS IT IS SERIOUS.
Colonel R. S. Ricks , one ot Mississippi's
most prominent citizens , who has a summer
homo at Soda Springs , arrived In Pocatello
this morning. Every fall for a number of
years Colonel Ricks has spent several months
hunting In the very heart of the Jackson Hole
country and he knows that wild corner of the
state as thoroughly as any trapper. The
colonel has been at Soda Springs for Severn
weeks making preparations for his annua
hunt. Ho has his wife with him , and , of
course , does not think It safe to venture Into
the north country now , and fears that his
trip will have to bo abandoned entirely
Colonel Ricks has within the last few days
seen several well known Indian counsellors
Just returned from the seat of trouble who
say their efforts to persuade the Indians to
return to their reservations had been entirely
without avail , and furthermore , the repor
comes from Soda Springs that 200 to 300 o
the powerful Shoshone bucks had left the
Wind River reservation and started north
west to join and aid the Dannocks from the
reservation.
Union Pacific Engineer Robert Fltzpatrlck
who pulled the northbound freight Into Poca
tello at r , o'clock this evening , brings positive
confirmation of the rumored conflict In the
Salt river valley. Mall Carrier Alma Vail ,
who arrived at Montpeller from Star Valley
this morning , reported to the constable that
the Uannock Indians from this reservation
had killed a settler , his wife and children. A
posse of citizens was at once formed which
pursued the band ot reds and killed six ot
them before they escaped Into the mountains.
REPORT FROM JACKSON'S HOLE.
CHEYENNE , July 23. ( Special Telegram. )
The .first advices of an authentic nature
from the scene of the Indian troubles In
the Jackson Hole region reached Governor
Richards today In the shape of telegrams
sent by courier from Marysvale , Wyo. , to
Market Lake , Idaho , from Adjutant General
Stltzer of the governor's staff , who was sent
Into the region to Investigate the troubles be
tween the Indians and whites. One message
sent Sunda > from Marysvale Is as follows :
"Scouts who have come In from the mountains -
tains report the Indians In force at the Junc-
tlon of Granite creek and Fall rive:1. All
passes Into Jackson's Hole available to horses
are guarded by Indians. Captain Smith has
Just came In wounded In the right breast by
Indians. Other prospectors are belog driven
In from the mountains. Pickets are guarding
the various mountain passes tonight. Horses
are equipped ready for a march and every
body is armed. "
A second message sent yesterday by Stlt
zer from the Teton basin near the Idaho-
Wyoming line , says : "Arrived hero on re
turn trip , Settlers In the basin are uneasy.
It is reported here that many Indians from
Fort Hall are leaving to join those In the
mountains. Indians from other reservations
are reported joining them. Letters and
couriers have been sent out by the Jackson
Hole settlers asking for aid , and with those
who have responded they will go Into the
mountains to meet the Indians tomorrow ,
Settlers have given up all hopes of caving
crops and are preparing to take all women
and children out of the region. "
Governor Richards states that no movement
of state troops Into tha Jackson Hole coun
try will bo ordered until further Informa
tion Is received. Ho sent word today to
General Stltzer , who Is expected to reach
Market Lake tonight , to report as fully as
possibly on the situation , particularly as to
the success being met with by the Indian po '
lice In Inducing the Bannocks , the only
known offenders among the Indians , to return
to their reservation.
MAY HAVE TO SEND TROOPS.
CHEYENNE. July 23. In conversation today -
day Governor Richards said that ho believed
the Indian police would be able to arrest
all the Indians who are now off their reser
vations and that If they experienced any dif
ficulty the regulars would bo ordered out to
assist them. "This Indian trouble must be
settled quickly , " said the governor , "and un
less the Washington authorities take decisive
action soon , I will make a state matter out
ot It and order out the state troops to arrest
all of the roving Indians who are causing the
trouble and turn them over to the authori
ties. I am determined that the Indians shall
be made to reject the laws of the state as
well as their white neighbors. The authori
ties at Washington do not seem to understand
the situation and are careless in regard to
correspondence on the subject. My predeces
sor. Governor Osborne , write a letter to the
Interior department in relation to these In-
" - killing game last summer. That let
ter was never answered. Neither was the one
which I wrote last month. I am awaiting the
report of the adjutant general which should
be In by morning nt the latest. "
Governor Richards received n message at
noon today from Adjutant General Stetzcr ,
who Is In the Jackson Hole region Investigat
ing the Indian trouble , Indicating that a se
rious state of nltalrs existed there. The settlers
tlors have abandoned their crops and are
moving their families out of the country. In
dians from Fort Hall and other reserva
tions are reported going Into the country and
all the mountain passes are In their control.
Definite Information Is awaited by the state
authorities as to the success of the Indian
police In Inducing hostile * to return to their
reservations before sending state troops to
the scene of the trouble.
SAYS IT'S NOT SERIOUS.
DENVER , July 23. A special to the News
frcm Market Lake. Idaho , says : Captain
Teeters , Indian agent at the Fort Hall , Idaho ,
reservation , came In today from the Jackson
"Hole country and reports everything quiet
an ! few If any Indians In the country. Cap
tain Teeters , however , was followed by a
courier from the settlers with a dispatch to
Governor RIcharJs which tells another story.
The courier , Fred White , reports that the
Indians have been Joined by a large number
of Lempl and Ute Indians , and that they
have 1 every pass In Jackson Hole guarded.
Scouts from the settlers say that the Indians
are massing In largo numbers and will no
doubt offer battle. A prospector named
Smith was ambushed by Indians and wounded
In the breast. He claimed to have cleaned
out the band , but scouts sent to confirm It
say they found evidence of only one Indian
being wounded. The settlers have brought
their women anJ children to Hllford , and
Intend to go Indian hunting and not wait
for the redskins to attack them.
This trouble will not Interfere with travel
to the Yellowstone park , as by the way of
Heaver canyon there Is no danger of meeting
the Indians. Many sensational reports have
been sent out , but there has been no lighting
on the part ot the Indians , and the only
'ones slain were those reported In these dis
patches last week. The In-llans may yet bo
pcrsuadtd to return to their reservations
without any more trouble.
OFFICIALS NOT ALARMED.
WASHINGTON , July 23. The Indian office
Is still without recent official Information In
regard lev the alleged Bannock outbreak In
Idaho , The last dispatch received on the
subject was from Agent Tetor and was dated
three days ago. It stated that he was on
his way to the scene of trouble. While
the office has no further Information than
that In the papers , the officials are Inclined
to think llttlo of the matter.
The Bannocks are well known as peaceful
Indians , and the officials are sure that they
would not bo guilty of outbreaks.
If , as the dispatches state , thirteennan -
nocks have been shot by settlers for no
graver offense than killing game , It Is not
though * wonderful that the others are In an
excited and threatening state. It Is not
believed even In this case that there Is any
danger of their attacking those who do not
molest them.
It Is freely stated at the office that there Is
a class of men In the Jackson Hole country who
make a practice of systematically exagger
ating all Indian troubles with a view ot
securing the presence of United States troops
on the scene
No Information In regard to the Princeton
geological party has been received today.
Little or no fear Is entertained for Its
safety. Mr. P. D. Pierce expects to hear
from his son , who Is a member ot the party ,
by tonight.
PRINCETON , N. J. , July 23. All fears
for the saiety of the Princeton geological
party were today dispelled by news direct
from the party. Mrs. Garret , In responding
to an Inquiry from Prof. Marquand , tele
graphed today from Elberon as follows :
"Many thanks for your kind Interest. John
wires today from- Fountain Geyser , Wyo//
saying : 'Am well ; have had no trouble
1MIOPOSI- COMPROMISE PIA\ .
Special Committee PrVNeiitM n Seheme
for IteorKaiilr.lupr the CordiiHTe TriiNt.
NEW YORK , July 23. Messrs. Robert L.
Nlles , Joseph C. Relft , Charles E. Orris and
A. Pick , acting as a committee of Inquiry
Into the affairs of the Unltedi States Cordage
company , have Issued a circular to the secur
Ity holders , In which , after setting forth the
plans of reorganization ot the Waterbury re
organization committee and the' bondholders'
protective committee , they propose a com
promise plan In the Interest of harmonious
action. In presenting the plan the committee
claims to .protect the equitable rights of the
various classes of stock of the present com
pany. The plan calls for the Issue of $6,900-
000 first mortgage bonds , of which $3,000,000
will be series "A" bonds , to bo a fixed charge
at 6 per cent , and $3,900.000 to be series "B"
bonds , to pay Interest at the rate of 5 per cent
for three years , If earned , being noncumula-
tlve , and to be a fixed charge after that at t
6 per cent. The holders of series "B" bonds i
to have a representation on the board ol t
directors for three years In order to secure
the payment of Interest on their bonds dur
ing that time If earned. The $3,000,000 series
"A" bonds to be Issued at par to the guar
anteed , preferred and common stockholders
for their assessment of $2 , $10 and $5 re
spectively , In order to provide $3,000,000 li
cash. The $3,900,000 series "B" bonds to be
Issued to the present mortgage bondholders
representing 60 per cent of the face value ol
their bonds.
Provision Is also made for the Issue o :
$5,000,000 preferred stock , to be dlstrlbulei
as follows : Three million dollars , equal to
60 per cent of their present holdings , to the
guaranteed stockholders ; $1,000,000 , equal to
1214 per cent of their present holdings , to the
preferred stockholders ; $1,000,000 , equal to 6
per cent of their present holdings , to the com
mittee on stockholders , and ( or the Issue of
$11.600,000 common stock , to bo distributed 1
as follows : Two million six hundred thousand
dollars , equal to 40 per cent of their present
holdings , to the bondholders ; $3,000,000 , equal
to 50 per cent of their present holdings , to the
guaranteed stockholders ; $2,000,000 , equal to
25 per cent of their present holdings , to the
preferred stockholders ; $1,000,000 , equal to 20
per cent of their present holdings , to the com
mon stockholders.
Under this plan the bondholders will re
ceive CO pei cent In series B bonds and 40
per cent In common stock. The guaranteed
stockholders will receive 100 per cent In new
stock as follows : Fifty per cent In preferred
stock. 50 per cent In common stock , and
pay $20 a share In Installments , for which
they will receive scries A bonds at par. The
oreferred stockholders will receive 37 % per
cent ot the present holdings In new stock
as follows : Twelve and one-half per
cent In preferred stock , 25 per
cent In common stock , and pay $10
per share In Installments , for which they will
receive series A bonds at par. Total Issue
of certificates unaer this plan , $6,900,000
bonds , $5,000,000 preferred stock. $11.600.000
common stock ; total , $23,500,000. Proposed
Issue under the Waterbury plan , $10,600.000
bonds , $12,000,000 stocks ; total , $22,500,000.
Proposed Issue under the protective bond
holders' committee plan , $6,250,000 bonds ,
$16,250,000 stocks ; total , $22,500,000. Cash to
be raised under the Waterbury and this
plan , $3,000,000. Cash to be raised under the
bondholders' plan , $2,250,000.
pitoiiAiii.Y MrHiiinii > FOR MOXKY
llrother of CoiiKreNNiiinn Hnliier Il -
appearH In Colorado.
DENVER , July 23. A special to the News
from Victor , Colo. , says : About three weeks
ago Victor Halner. a brother of Congress
man Halner of Nebraska , left here to walk
to Cripple Creek , n distance of six miles.
Nothing has been heard of him since. Noth
ing was thought of his absence until a com
munication from Congressman Halner Inquir
ing as to his brother's whereabouts caused
search to be made , but without success so
far. The missing man had considerable
money on his person and It Is feared he has
met with foul play. Diligent search Is being
made , lit * has large mining properties and
came to superintend the'worklng ot them.
ClothlnK Hoimu llnrneil.
IIOSTON , July 23. Fire In Spitz Bros ,
& Maorek's wholesale and retail clothing
establishment tonight resulted In a loss eitl-
mated at between $80,000 and $100,000. fully
I Insured.
BIG POW WOW ON AT PENDER
Senators Allen , Thnnton and Several Con
gressmen Arc There.
WILL HEAR STORIES ON ALL SIDES
Town Meeting Attended by Mniir
1'eoiile anil Today Kvldenee Will
He Submitted hy Interenled Par-
tie * oil the IeiiNe IliieNlloii.
PENDER , Neb. , July 23. ( Special Tele
gram. ) Senators Allen and Thurston and
Congressmen Mclklejohn , Strode and An
drews listened tonight to a statement from
the settlers holding lands under leasehold
from the Flournoy company. The meeting
was held In the opera house and attracted
considerable Interest , n large number of set
tlers being present to present their .stdo ot
the story.
Rarely In the history ot western towns Is
the old village meeting Idea observed , as still
prevails In many places In Now England today ,
and the meeting tonight was novel In this
respect , sitting simply as a delegation ot
congress for the purpose of Intelligently
shaping legislation looking to a correction of
the difficulties now confronting the citizens
of Thurston county over the question ot
holding lands for agricultural or grazing
purposes under leases from the Flournoy
company.
The congressional delegation arrived this
evening , without any disposition of the homo
guard , under Quartermaster General Peebles ,
to meet the distinguished delegation. The
village band , however , gave the visitors a
hearty welcome by playing "Sweet Marie , "
or something that was very reminiscent ot
that ancient female. This was the only of
ficial recognition of the presence of so many
men whoso names In the last c mpalgn were
almost household words In the common
wealth.
Shortly after supper a delegation of set
tlers , headed by Fred Jbnnewcln , Robert
Pilgrim , S. J. Larson and Edward Fisher
waited upon the delegation and requested
their presence In the town hall , which was
granted. From the outset the members of
the delegation , through Senator Allen , stated
that It was their Intention to Inquire fully
Into all the facts leading up to the present
troubles between the settlers and the govern
ment ; that hearsay evidence would bo rigidly
excluded , but all parties In Interest would bo
welcome to nld the Inquiry , that Intelligent
legislation might result. Senator Allen said
he had the broadest sympathy for the hon
est settlers Involved In the controversy , but
as their presence hero was only advisory
they could not hope to right wrongs except
through the channels provided by the lawmaking -
making pc-.vers of the government.
SETTLERS' SIDE OF THE STORY.
The settler ? ' side of the story was pre
sented by Quartermaster General Wil
liam E. Peebles , who , after a short
Introductory speech , presented a me
morial from sixty settlers w'nlch stated
that "everything we have In llio world la
Invested In the Improvements we have put
on the land and In the Implements to work
the same , and we do not believe that parties
who never did a day's work In their cultiva
tion should be permitted to exact n tribute ,
from us ot $1 to $150 per acre annually slm- ,
nly because they are friends of the agent. "
The memorial further prayed for such leg
islation as would glvo the actual tillers of the
soli the "privilege of leasing- the lands'"from ,
the Indians under such restrictions as will
protect them from Imposition , placing1 It bfl-
yond the power of 11(0 ( agent In charge of
the Indians to favor special friends or to-
visit his vengeance on parties who have sim
ply contended for what they bcllcvo Is right
and just.
Jennoweln ot the settlers' committee- then
offered to the commission a resolution passed
at a meeting held In Juno last , wherein they
solemnly declared that they "believed a con
spiracy was In existence to exact from the
tllkrs of the soil money contrary to law
and not knowing from what persons to lease
lands , and desiring to avoid complications
which now confront us , and desiring to lease
our lands without the Intervention of any
middleman whatever , each of us Is willing to
lease and pay for our lands according to the
law and the regulations of the Interior de
partment as soon as these laws and regu
lations can bo determined , we band ourselves
Into an organization and bind ourselves to
pay each his proper share of the expense ot
a suit at law. "
INTERESTS OF FLOURNOY PEOPLE.
This Important bill of rights was signed by
eighty-six actual settlers. Jennoweln stated
there were 113 Flournoy settlers In possession
representing nearly 18,0000 acres of land ,
which they held under lease and on wlilch
they were paying a yearly rental.
Treasurer Meyers of the Flournoy company
stated that over one-half the rental had been
paid on this year's leases , and all on last
year to the Indians. Ho made the offer to
the commission to cancel all notes for lease
held on Interest provided the actual settlers
be allowed to eo on. the land and harvest
their crops , which are In splendid condition
for the first time In three years.
Jenneweln again got the ear of the tribunal
and made the startling assertion that the
agent was favoring a number of middlemen ,
John Beck , Tom Ashford , John Ashford , F. B.
Hutchlns of Sioux City , Blenklron of Ban
croft , E. J. Smith of Herman , and McKnlght
of the Wlnnebago agency , who were holding
oft the settlers. This Jenneweln was asked
to show by evidence , which ho agreed to do
In the morning. _
Ho stated that at least fifty settlers had
been approached by the men to release from
them , and affidavits he promised would bo In
shape for the commission. Senator Thruston
at this juncture told the crowd that the dele
gation was hero to hear evidence , and every
thing would bo conducted In the most public
manner. "We can't make rulings and wo
can't Issue orders , but wo are hero to listen
to nil sides , that Intelligent action may betaken
taken , and the common people protected , "
The commUlson will meet the Omaha In
dians tomorrow morning and will enjoy the
novelty of sitting about the camp fires of the
Wlnnebagoes tomorrow night. Thursday an
other session will bo held In the city hall , at
which time evidence In rebuttal will bo taken.
Twenty-five persons have been evicted from
the land , representing some 5.000 acres. The
Interest this meeting Is creating Is wide
spread , and the whole of the Omaha tribe will
bo out tomorrow for a grand pow wow with
the big whlto chiefs.
iA\ciiioi.s : KiRisnuris AHIIISTKD.
KlreN III Toronto Ilelleveil to
Have lleeii Their Work.
MONTREAL , July 23. Warehouie receipts
to the value of $2,000 , representing goods
stolen from Boyd , Gillies & Co. before the-
recent great Ore which destroyed the ware
houses , have been found In possession of
John Hayncs , who was arretted for arson and
who It claimed to belong to a desperate sang
ot firebugs. Several warrants for other
members of the gang have been sworn out ,
but the names of the members are kept secret
for the present. The detectives claim that by
the arrest ot John Haynes and Charles
Jenkins they have unearthed a most
dangerous conspiracy , having Its ramifica
tions In the principal cities of the United
States and Canada and It Is expected further
developments will tend to clear up much ot
the mystery connected with the recent big
Toronto fires.
IIKM ) IIP Till- : CHICAGO LIMITED.
No PnrtlenlarM of the Affair Have
A'et lleeii Heeelved.
TOLEDO , July 24. A telephone message *
from the union depot reports that the spe
cial limited mall , duo here from Chicago at
2:55 : a. m. , was held up by masked , men near
Wauscon , thirty miles west of here , about 2
o'clock this morning.
Prominent ICmiHiiH Citizen Dead.
LAWRENCE , July 23. The death ot
Juitlro Assman , one of the oldest residents ot
LiAT nc and a Mason of high rank , occurcd
tuddenly at bis home here today.
