THE OMAHA DAILY BEE.
ESTABLISHED JTJKE 10 , 1871. OMAHA , FRIDAY JULY UG , 1895. SINGLE COPY FIVE OliJXTS.
CLEW TO AJiOTIIER VICTIM1
Mrs. Poylo Lets Drop a Remark Concerning
Ono of Holmes1 Intimates.
POLICE COMPEL HER TO STOP TALKING
llexeareliex In the Cellar of Holme * '
UliloiiKit HOIIXL Ile\enl Another
( liiantlt ) of Itonex a nil IMeccn
\oinen'x DrexH ( Jooilx.
CHICAGO , July 25. The Holmes charnel
house yielded new horrors today. Several
inpro bones and a smalt piece of dress gooJs
have been found there. The discovery was
made when the search was resumed In the
basement of the Ilclmes premises this morn-
Ing. Before the police had been at work an
hour two moro human bones were found
mouldering In the damp earth of the base
ment nnd with them a bit of discolored cloth ,
apparently a pcrtlon of a woman's dress.
Ono of the bones found , a shoulder blade ,
was appparcntly that of an adult , while the
other , also a collar bone , was smaller and
appeared to be that of a child. The police
by the discovery today were confirmed in
their belief that the skeletons being un.
covered are those of the missing Mr& . Con <
ner and her daughter , Pearl ,
Mrs. Pat Qulnlan , wife of Holmes' ex >
janitor , was found by the police today am
given a severe cross examination. She hat
been reported as missing but declared tha
tint had made no attempt to hide herself
What evidence she was able to give ngalns
Holmes the police refuse to say and Mrs
Qulnlan had evidently been Instructed by thi
( lctcctv ! < M io maintain strict silence re
gardlng the case.
The story that Qulnlan's 11-year-old daugh
ter had been murdered by Holmes was dls
posed of today when n Mrs. Doyle callpd a
police headquarters and declared that the gli
was now with her father's parents nine mile
from Scuth Haven , Mich. Mrs. Doyle sal
that her mother owned the house In Toront
In which the bodies ot the Pitzel chlldre
were found. Her apparent familiarity wit
the case was considered strange , but nothln
regarding Holmes' record could be tcarne
from her.
The police after an extended Intervlei
with Mrs. Doyle became certain that sh
would bo a valuible witness. She dlsclalme
any particular knowledge of Holmes , but I
an ungarded moment remarked that th
pictures of the Pitzel children , publlshe
In the Chicago papers , were gocd ones. Whe
her attention was called to the statcmer
Mra. Doyle hesitatingly acknowledged th :
she had met Pitzel and knew the famll
el'ghtly. All efforts to get her to talk freel
were unavailing.
LEAUNED OF ANOTHER VICTIM.
That the police regard Mrs Doyle as a
exceedingly Important witness was evidence
by the care with which they guarded he
while she submitted to a newspaper Intervlev
It Is evident that through her the police hav
learned of another of Holmes' alleged victim
who had not heretofore been heard of. In tall
Ing to a reporter Mr ? . Doyle said that one c
the prettiest of the women who ever cam
under Holmes' Influence Is also missing. Ht
name was MIs3 Clgrand and she was orlt
inally from Indiana , said Mrs. Doyle , and s )
was on the point of giving further Informatlc
when the police curtly ordered her to ceai
talking and ended the Interview.
William L. Doyle , the woman's Iiusban
who Is a mason and contractor , was found i
his homo not far from the Holmes' bulldln
In Sixty-third street. Doyle said that in tl
latter part of 1891 he rented the flat In tl
Holmes block that had been occupied by tl
missing Mrs. Connor and her daughter. I
eald that he and his wife thus became a
qualnted with Holmes and Minnie William
Doyle said that Mrs. Connor's dlsappearam
dated from 1831 , Instead of 1893 , as has be
reported.
More proof was found today that Julia Coiner
nor Is dead and that she was made away wl
by Holmes. It was determined that she dl
appeared before June , 1S9J an Important fa
tor In the search for her. As late as Noven
ber , 1892 , Holmes , as shown by letters vvhl (
have been found , was writing her parents i
to her wheretbonts and stating that she hi
gone to St. Louis. But on June 5 , 1892 , 1
vvrqte to her brother-in-law , Ira Ynntls ,
320 Wardrobe avenue , Waukcsha , WIs. , gl
Ing him a fictitious address as to her wher
abouts In St. Louts. Yantls wrote back
Holmes on June 9 , and this letter was tout
yesterday. At that time Yantls had no su
plclon that Holmes had made away with r.
sister-in-law , and supposed him to be h
friend. His letter was written three wee :
before the one In which I. L. Connor accus
Holmes of breaking faith with him. The IE
ter refers to his daughter Pearl. From tli
It would appear that Mrs. Connor was kill
first and the child afterward.
ALL CHARGED UP TO HOLMES.
Late today twc well dressed women call
on Chief Badenoch and told him that a 1
year-old girl , the daughter of wealthy ai
respectable parents , had become acquaint
with Holmes during the fall of 1893 , and afti
ward disappeared. Where she went or wli
became of her has never been ascertained , a
her parents , though clinging to the hope tli
she Is still alive , fear that she Is dead. Un
the recent revelations about Holmes' life we
published In the Chicago papers , they did u
connect their daughter's disappearance Wl
the English druggist , but now that the searc
light of Investigation has been turned up
the man and his horrible crimes exposed , th
are certain that their datighter was one ot 1
victims. The two furnished Chief Bade.no
the girl's name and the address of her p :
ents. and the chief will InvestlgUe their sto
Until he has full corroboratlon , however ,
Gays he will not disclose the girl's name.
I , L. Connor , the husband of Julia L C (
nor and the father oC Pearl Connor. b (
of whom are thought to have been murdei
by Holmes , was In Chicago today , and I
Inter Ocean tomorrow wlllrun _ a long Int
view with him. He has no positive pri
that Holmes killed his wife and child , t
be believes such to bo the case. He does i
know when the crlmo was committed , 1
thinks It was done In this city.
IIOI.MKS HAS AX OMAHA IIHCOM
Kmiiloj eil Here ax a Detective liy t
nikhorit Hallroail.
U Is now establlsr-ed to the satisfaction
the police tha II. II. Holmes , the fanv
Insurance swindler and alleged murderer o
dozen or more people , has an Omaha recc
Some time ago when the Holmes' crli :
were first made public photographs ot
man vvero sent to all of the police stall
of the country , together with photograj
ot the people who are missing and are s
posed to have been murdered b ) Holmes i
his accomplices. These photographs h
been In the hands ot the officers anJ tl
now claim to have positive evidence t
Holmes was In Omaha In 1891 for a er.
time and was here again In 1S93 for scv <
months In the employ ot the Elkhorn r
road as a special officer. At that time
went under the name of II. M , Howard
Howard Mudgel , both ot which alia
he had used at other places during his 1
career of crime.
While In Omaha Holmes stopped for sc
time at the St. Clalr hotel anJ afterward
the Pullman house. He was seen In the g
cral cilices ot the Elkhorn road and the c
ductori of that road had him mirked a ,
spotter. After his tervlce here terminated
went to St. Lotus. Omaha police thought
one time that Holmes , or Howard ai he '
known to them , was Implicated with
Heiipeth train robbing gang. The fact t
Hedppeth was Instrumental In giving Holn
record to the police lent some color to
opinion , but his connection with the g
could never bu clearly established.
Holmes' l t ylilt to Oinuha vya In Mai
1S93. when he stopped at the Mercha
( pr ft C y . lie claimed then that
was going to establish a detective agency
n this city.
Miss Kate Durkee , who lives with hr
rother at 4320 Burdette street , was for-
lerly very Intimate with the Wllmette wife
f Holmes , who Is now living In Chicago , and
whosi maiden name was Dflknap. Of late
ears Miss Durkee has visited the Holmes
esldence about once a vcar , the last occa-
lon bilng In August , 1694. At the time of
hcse visits Holmes was living In a nice rcsl-
lenco In Wllmette. Some yetrs ago he lived
t Sixty-third and Wallace streets , where he
'an ' a drug store , but was not In such good
circumstances as he appeared to be In late
cars. The latter place Miss Durkee savs
she never visited.
Since the arrest of Holmes Miss Durkee
las not heard from Mrs. Holmes. She Is
losltlve , however , that the present Mr .
ilolmcs Is the Miss Belknap with whom she
was so well acquainted. She Is certain that
this wcman has not the slightest knowledge
of her husband's crimes.
rono.vro WANTS 10 TRY HOI.MKS.
12rnilltloii I'rovecilliiKN Have Al
ready lleeli Coninielieeil.
TORONTO , July 25. The- verdict of the
coroner's Jury In the case of the Pitzel chll-
Iren was laid before the attorney general to-
lay , nnJ proceedings for the extradition ol
Holmes will be at once entered upon. Every
effort will be made to have Holmes tried In
this city. It Is thought here that Toronto' !
claim will have precedence with the Phila
delphia authorities over those of Chicago.
The tenant of the cottage In which It Is al
leged the murder was done has found a small
piece of material , apparently a portion ol
what has been a light colored waist , and o
scarlet hair string. This furnishes still an.
other proof of positive Identification ot the
bodies as those of Alice anJ Nellie Pitzel.
Inspector Stark ard other court cfllc als sale
today In regard to Mrs Doyle , the new wit
ness In the Holmes case who has appeared Ir
Chicago , that they know nothing of any oni
related to her having anything to do with th <
house on St. Vlncsnt street , where the Pltze
childen were killed. They will make furthei
Inquiries , however , based on the latest In for
matlon from Chicago.
IIOI.MHS KUAUY TO fiO TO CANADA
Dlxtrlct AHoniej Confident of Secur
\HK a Conletloii. .
PHILADELPHIA , July 25. While the ap
plication for extradition ot Holmes , who wa
charged with the murder of the two Pltze
children by the coroner's Jury In Toronto las
night , must necessarily be made to Governo
Hastings at Harrisburg and the papers issuei
from his office , the question as to whcthe
the crhnli al will be taken to Canada to stain
trial for murder rests with District Attorne ;
Graham Holmes Is a self-convicted consplr
ntor and Is now awaiting sentence , so that I
remains practically for Mr. Graham to sa ;
whether he shall be taken across the borde
r remain In this city , where he has loni
een suspected of killing Benjamin Pitzel. Th
Utrlct attorney Is much pleased with th
urn affairs have taken In Toronto He be
leves that the result of the deliberations a
he coroner's Jury In Toronto Is equivalent t
conviction of Holmes In the criminal courl
. t Is now almost certain that Holmes will b
aken to Canada to answer there for the
loody deeds which It Is confidently believe
e committed In Toronto last October
e Although there has been some talk of
s equlsltlon from Chicago authorities fo
lolmes , no papers have yet been receive
f
y the officials here. If Holmes Is sent awa
o rom this city to answer for his misdeed
r he claim of Fort Worth , Tex. , where he I
vanted In connection with the forgery .c
J deeds , really comes first , as a detainer wa
" lodged some time ago , but the opinion here I
hat he will be sent to Canada first , wher
' conviction seems more certain than In Ch
I , cage or Philadelphia , because ot the dlrec
nature of the evidence.
ge Both Holmes and his lawyers have asserte
e
hat they will not resist extradition proceec
ngs from Canada.
District Attorney Graham decisively ar
nounced that H. H. Holmes will be tried I
his city for the murder of Benjamin F. PI
zel In the Callowhlll street house. In view (
.ho fact that the district attorney has sal
Holmes would be tried wherever the stroni
est case could be .made out against him , it
believed that the authorities have recentl
earned more Important details ot the crln
which Insures his conviction , but they vvou'
not talk on this feature.
SearehlnK for Howard 1'ltzel.
INDIANAPOLIS , July 25. Detective Geyi
of Philadelphia , who is here searching f (
some trace of Howard Pitzel , worked all d :
among the rental agencies. He thinks Holmi
rented a house In this city In which he kll ! <
the boy. He Intends to stay here until 1
has thoroughly searched the city. Ho four
nothing today.
18
r AVATKIl SCATTKIIKD THE MOI1.
TT O I.liiex of Hoxe. Turned on
Crond of AVonlil-Be lonelier * .
INDIANAPOLIS , July 25. The fever
excitement resulting from the brutal murd
ot little Ida Gebhardt had In no way abat
today when It was learned that Charl
Davidson , 18 years old and an Insuran
solicitor , had been arrested by the We
Indianapolis police , charged with a crlmlr
assault on Ivy Hutchlnson , 11 jears old , In
vacant house In the suburbs not far from t :
Gebhardt home. Davidson was taken to t
West Indianapolis calaboose , and rumors
the alleged assault spread rapidly. i
angry crowd began to gather and cries f
swift vengeance- went up from the crow
Two lines of hose were attached to wat
plugs near at hand and streams ot wat
were directed at the mob , which gave w ,
and scattered. During an Interval of coi
paratlve quiet Davidson was hastily broug
to this city and lodged In the county jail.
UxliiR Electricity on the Canal.
NEW YORK , July 25 The Trenton Ir
works made a contract with the Catarj
n- General Electric company tor the construct !
nth
th and equipment of an experimental line
four miles for towing boats on the E
heir canal by means of electricity The eUct
ir- power Is to be taken from the Niagara Fa
10 : Power company and the line Is to be built
U a point to be designated by the superlnter
. U.ol ent of public works in tha vicinity ot Tot
IU wanda. The line Is to be completed a
ready for operation within sixty davs T
cost of the system will be about $2,500 for
I ) single mile or $5 000 for a line on each si
ot the canal. The equipment of the E
In canal and other waterways of the state v
Involve an expense of $200,000.
o
Ilohlieil the .lockcy Cluh Safe.
m KANSAS CITY , July 25. The safe ot 1
r i
Kansas City Jockey club at Exposition pa
rd
waj robbed ot $2,000. Secretary Cunnii
ies
ham had left the office for a short wh !
[ he When he came back the safe was open a
> ng the money , $2,000 , was gonn. It Is thouf
ihs some thief slipped In during his abiei
and got the stuff. The police are Investlg
jpnil Ing.
nil
ive Indleleil for Extortion.
ley CHICAGO , July 25 W. E. Milter was
Hat dieted to3ay tor attempted extortion. J
° " Ur's crime was his work as "go-betvvee
ral In the city council Ice scandal In connect
illhe with Aldermen Flnkler and Martin ,
he were recently Indicted ,
ind
ses Movement of Oeeun VeneU , Jnl > :
ing At New York Arrived Germanic , fr
Liverpool.
me At London Arrived Mohawk , from NAt
at
York.
en- At Gtatgow Arrived Hlbernla , from B
on-
i a ton At Southampton Arrived St. Louis , fr
be New York.
at At New York Arrived Bresla , form Ha
* ai burg.
the At Himburg Arrived Morovla , from Ba
hat more.
IBS' At San Franclico Arrived City of 1
the king , from Hongkong and Yokohama. 1
ing parted Alameda , for Honolulu and Sydney
At Queenitown Arrived Britannic , fr
ch. New York.
nta At Cherbourg Arrived Normannla , fr
bo New York , _ . ,
ONTARIO FARMERS ASK AID
Have No Hay for Stock and No Money to
Buy it With.
MANY ARE SHOOTING THEIR CATTLE
of OriiNxlmitiiorN AlHn DnliiK
Great Damage it ml DalI'm ! ) em
Are IIHiiK Hfia for ( lie Hxtur-
Illllllltlllll Of tllC I'VHtN.
NEW YORK , July 25. A Montreal dis
patch to the Evening Post says : Advices
from Ontario say that the deplorable con
dition ot the farmers throughout that prov
ince Is dally becoming moro Intensified.
Meetings of farmers are being he'd at various
points and petitions prepared for transmis
sion to Ottawa asking the Dominion govern
ment to hep ! farmers to bring hay from
the northwest to feed their cattle. In a part
of tlio northern district there Is no hay at
all , and as freight rates are high , without
government aid It will be Impossible for
many farmers to keep cows throughout the
vjlnter. In some- parts of the province
formers arc shooting their cattle.
At St. Marline , owing to the dry weather ,
the grasshoppers became so numerous that
they frlghfened the farmers , who went to
t'no parish priest and requested him to offer
public prayers to avert a calamity. Last
Sunday the people were called to the church
to take part ( n public prayers. Similar
service has been held at St. Urban , Beau-
tiarnals , and other places.
CHOI.EHA IS UA < ; i.N ( ! IN JAl'AN.
Drought III hv the Troopx ItetiiriiliiR
Proai the. Ilecent War.
SAN FRANCISCO , July 25 Cholera Is
raging In Japan and nearly every province
In the little empire reports a heavy death
rate from the disease. The officers and pas
sengers of the City of Peking tell tales ol
death from cholera In the streets of the city ,
where the steamer called From the out
break of the disease until the day the
steamer sailed from Yokohama 1,183 deaths
had been reported. The disease was brought
to Japan by the forces returning from the
war In China and Corea , and whenever n
regiment was sent home and disbanded case *
of cholera began to develop , and the disease
. spread with such rapidity that the physl-
j clans of the district were unable to check It ,
Military quarantines were established and
all regiments returning were held until all
traces of the disease were stamped out. Ir
spite of such precautions and the united
efforts of the quarantine officers and physi
cians the plague has become prevalent antl
all the way from fifty to 100 deaths a daj
are reported from It , and as many more art
said to occur that never reach the ears ol
the authorities.
0-VE OP THE HOYS DlbCHAItGED.
CoonihH Children Arraigned for the
Muriler of Their Mother.
LONDON. July 25. Robert Coombs , li
yeirs of age , and Nathaniel Coombs , 11 yean
old , the sons of Chief Steward Coombs of th (
steanshlp France , who were arrested with t
man named Fox , charged with murdering Mrs
Coombs , the mother of the boys , by stabblnf
her to death while she was asleep at theli
resldenca at Lalstovv , a suburb of this city
on July 8 last , were formally charged wltl
murder at the Westham police court tilay
After the police had presented the evldenci
against the accused , which showed that thi
elder boy alone committed the deed , Na
thanlel Coombs was discharged from custod ;
and Robert and Fox were committed for trial
The only reason given for the crime was tha
Mrs. Coombs whipped the younger of the tvvi
boys. The body lay In the house for nin
days and when discovered the bovs vver
playing cards. Fox , who Is charged wltl
being an accessory to the crime , Is describe' '
as half-witted.
O1ITAI.NS
Her Trout * Tilth China Will Grcatl ;
AxNlxt Her Ciinnaeree.
SHANGHAI. July 25 The treaty agree
upon between France and China to regulat
the commercial relations between the Chines
provinces bordering on the French posses
sslon and the latter gives Franco the rlgh
to maintain a consul at Tien Hlang , open
Lunchow , In the province of Quang-SI , nort !
of Vang-Song and Mong Tse , to French an
Annamlte commerce , makes Hokhovv an ope
port , permits Franco to maintain a const
there , opens She-Mao to commerce , permit
French citizens to settle along the rlvei
and use the rivers Laso and Mekong for th
transport of merchandl e , * provides for
reduction of duties and allows the right I
extent ) railways and establish telegraph !
lines. v
CJUe Vent to Their
UIO DE JANEIRO. July 25. A hostll
crowd made a demonstration of protei
against the occupation of'th ; island of Trln
dad by the British , In front of the Brills
consulate at Sao Paulo today. The polk
patrols have been increased on account i
demonstrations here.
LONDON , July 25 The Rio de Janeli
correspondent of the Times says In referent
to the demonstrallon with regard to tl
, occupation of Trinidad that the governmei
Ut Is acting In restraint of actual violence , bi
3r is advising moderation ,
er-
CelehratliiK' Ilattle of I.llllil > 'N I.aiii
NIAGARA FALLS , Ont. , July 25. The 03
ebratlon of the eighty-first anniversary of tl
battle of Lundy's Lane and the unveiling i
the monument erected by the government i
Canada In memory ot the British soldle :
who died on the field took place this afte
noon on the historic battlefield The car
monies were In charge of the Lundy Lai
HIstorlcil society. Hon. W H Montagu
secretary of state for Canada , who had bee
Invited , was unable to be present , but mar
II ; members of Parliament and others attendc
Situation at Colon Still Threatenlni
a- COLON. Colombia. July 25. The sltuatli
ar.d here growing out of the spread of the strll
hea of wlurf , ship and other laborers continu
a threatening. The members of the Amer'c :
Je colony are much disturbed over the Info
le matlon which reaches them that no warsh
111 Is at present available for the protection
American Interests. A British warship Is e
pected here shortly.
he AVIII Olte Cainpox a Hot-option.
rk HAVANA. July 25. Captain General Marl
is nez do Campos Is expected today at Santla
le , de Cuba , where the Inhabitants are prcpa
nd Ing to gUe him an enthusiastic receptto
lit The celebrated Insurgent leader , Berdarr
ice Jlmlnez , who was In command of the I
it- surgent forces In his part of the countr
has been killed by a civil guard sixty mil
from the plantation of Celba , In the Sag
district.
War Mllh Ahxlnla Ileelded ITpo
ROME , July 25. Government officials he
n" opnily declaie that war with Abjssinla h
on been decided upon. TheCorrtere conflrr
the news and adds that no doubt France ai
Russia are preparing to make their nc
alliance felt and wish to have England ai
Italy engaged In Africa while they would
> m free to carry out their plans In the M ° dlte
ranean In the east.
B\V " '
Sennatloii In Financial Circle * .
38. MONTREAL. July 25. The seniatlon
the financial situation Is the resignation ted
> m ot Mr. Benolt , manager of the Banque N
tlonal. All sorts of rumors are afloat , b
m- no more dednlte statement can be secur
than that It was the result of differences
Itl- opinion between himself and the directors.
'e- Illnhop of Winchester Dead.
LONDON , July 25. Right Rev. A
thony Wilson TborlJ. D.D , bishop ot Wl
3m cheater , U dead In his 71st year.
) in Wheel Stopped SeiernI Iluurx.
. LONDON , July 25. The great wheel
Earls court , nn Imitation on a larger icalc
of the famous Ferris wheel of the AVorld's
Pair at Chicago , Btoppel last night anil Im
prisoned crouds of passengers. Several
hours elapsed before the wheel could be
moved and the passengers released.
> Smith Walex Kleetlon.
SYDNEY , N. S. W. , July 2G. The results
of the general elections In New South Wales
are as follows : Ministerialists , Cl ; labor ,
supporting the ministry , \ 19 ; government
total , 80 ; opposition , 44 ; Independent , 1.
Otherwise classified the re ult Is : Free
traders , 02 ; protection , 44 ; labor , 19.
Train Danhed Into the Station.
BERLIN , July 25. A mixed local train
while entering the station at Haudeten today
dashed through the building and the engi
neer and several passengers were killed.
The accident was due to a defective brake.
Olio Survivor Landed.
LONDON , July 25. One seaman landed at
Dover today as the sole survivor of the crew
of fourteen of the Trench flehlng boat Celine
Felice , which was sunk In collision with the
Qtrman ship Vallor yesterday.
urn. DIM ; AMI LOAN CONVENTION.
TlioiiuiH .1. ritnnorrlx of Oiniiliit
Elected One of the Vlee I'rcNlilentx ,
CLEVELAND , July 25 The morning ses
sion of the United States League of Building
and Loan associations' convention was opened
today by an address on "Thirty Years' Ex
perience as Treasurer of Ilulldlng As ocla-
tlous" by Joseph K. Gamble of Philadel
phia. "Is the Time Ulpe to Reduce the Rate
of Interest to Borrowers ? " was the subject
of a paper by George L. , Gould of Walden ,
Mass J. Huffman read a paper by Espy P
Williams of New Orleans entitled "Relative
Merits of System of Maturing Stock at Par
or Over and of Paying It oft Through Forced
Withdrawals In Advance of Actual Maturity
and the Probable Effect of the Latter Course
Upon the Dody of the Stockholders. "
This was followed by an address upon the
building association by Jlobert Elliott of
Hannibal Mo . ind on "Tniih R'ranger Than
P-osptctus ' bv ( ? M Nattln" r of Omaha
Ti e rsi uti us committee reported In
favor of Philadelphia as the next place of
meeting and recommended that the state
legislatures bs petitioned to exempt from tax
ation to the extent of $1.000 every house oc
cupied by the owner as a home A resolu
tion was introduced by the committed at
the request of the New York
delegates , but tabled providing that
the National League petition congress
to make tha next Issue of government bonds
that Is necessary In a manner that will ad
mit of a popular subscription for them.
Tonight the following officers were elected-
President , Julius Stein of Chicago ; vice
presidents , M. J Brown of lihtladelphh , P
M Enslee of Minneapolis and John E Hoff
man of New York , treasurer , J. N Shumwuj
of Illinois ; secretary , Will J. Finch of Cin
cinnati ; assistant secretary. Sv. C. Sheppard
of Grand Rapids. Executive , committee- Illi
nois , George F. Penfleld , Rockport ; Indiana ,
G W. Smith , New Albany ; Louisiana , W. H
Williams , New Orleans ; Massachusetts , D
Eldredge , Boston ; Michigan , Irving B. Rich ,
Jackson ; Minnesota , Charles Smith. Duluth
Montana , A H Barret , Uutte ; Nebraska ,
Thomas f Fitzmorrls. Omaha ; New York ,
Hon Seymour , Dexter , Elmlra ; Ohio , Hon
Fred Bader , Cincinnati ; Pennajhanla , Josepl ;
Palst , Philadelphia.
feUTTlITIUHIIIMIS IN UTAH.
Union rnclflc and Ul < Crniule AV111
Hold 11 Conference.
CHICAGO , July 25.- Tie ( transmlssour
roads continued the work ot forfing ( ! a pas
senger association today , but odfno po ltlv <
action , the entire session being taken upvtl !
the consideration ot the1 agreement. Th <
Illo Grande Western and thej Union Pacific
whose disputes o\er the Utah business hav (
kept matters unsettled In that territory _ fo ;
seme time , have Agreed to hold a cnferenci
and make an effort to settle their difference :
within the next two vvc'cks. It has beei
agreed that ihe headquarters of the ossocla
lion will 1)9 at Kansas Clt > and B. D. Cald
well of the Western Lines Passenger assocla
ton | will be Its temporary chairman until I
Is definitely determined whether the assocla
tlon will stand by Itself of be part of a gen
eral association. It was said yestcrJay tha
the transmlssourl lines would stand alone
but doubts as to the advisability of this hav
arisen and the matter will be settled latet
Meanwhile the Kansas City office will be li
clutge of the secretary , who will bo undo
the direction of Mr. Calduell. ,
TO HL'ILD Hit t'S'GIl IIOADS.
Itallroad Coniiaii > Incorporated li
Wyoming < o CoiiNtrart I.liiex.
CHEYENNE. July 25. ( Special Tele
gram. ) Articles of Incorporation we-e file
today with the secretary 'of ' state for th
Colorado , Utah & Wyoming Railway com
pany. The capital stock of the company i
$5,000,000. The company proposes construcl
Ing branch lines of railway from Rawllm
Wyo , to Craig , Routt county , Cole , and fror
thence via Yampa Valley to Ashley , Utal
and one from Rawlins no-th t.o the Semlnol
mountains , and to the inouih of the Swet
Water rher. The directors named are : I
H. Saltlel. A M. Ghost , R. F. Weltbrec , I
A. Clifford , ot Denver , J. W. Harrison , S
Louis ; K. Mendel ) , New York. Articles (
Incorporation were also filed for the Colorad
Utah & Wjomlng Land cornpany. with
capital stock of $3,000,000. The dlrectoi
named for this are the same * as for the ral
road company.
A requisition was Issued today by Governc
Richards for C. A. Courtney , alias Tiemai
captured at Pocatello , Idaho , , and wanted b
the authorities of Sweet Water count ;
Wyoming , for forgery and passing bogi
checks.
Will Create a ! en Odlce.
SEATTLE , July 25 Greal Northern off
ca s In St Paul are now making a thorong
reorganization of western" passenger an
freight departments with a view to ke pln
t'.iem entirely separated. A new office i
general western passenger agent will t
cieated , and R C Stevenson , general agei
of passenger and freight' Ofpartment In th
city , will be promoted 19 the new posltloi
His territory will embrace the whole i
Washington , Oregon , afld California , and h
headquarters will be In this city
Granted a Year'B A'ncntlon.
SAN FRANCISCO , July . Ulchard Grn ;
general traffic manager of the Southern Pi
clflc company , has been granted a year
leave of absence with half pay on account i
sickness. He Is afflicted wlllf palsy and I
the opinion of his associates will never r
sume his duties Gray has be'rn In the en
' " ploy of the Southern Paclffc since 1870.
; o
or CoiiiinlMHloii Mali $ UliiH Out.
rn KANSAS CITY. July 25.fhe King Pr
io duce company of 10Q EasUMlisourl aveni
ioy. Is not doing business today , and shippers
y.
proJiice are looking for thb manager , Jol
Ludlngton , with accounts on , which they wli
settlement. The concern has been In bu
Iness for three weeks , and It is said to ha'
done a thriving business ( or Kansas and Ml
sour ! farmers , but the latter have not r
celved a cent for their goods. One of the
victims came here , and through his effor
Ludlngton's place was closed , but Ludlngti
could not ba ( ounl
MilpitliiK Homea to France.
BUFFALO , Julj 25. Messrs. Lsvy Bros.
Paris , France , today expressed a conslgnme
of 104 high-class hon.es to New York , when
they will bo Immediately shipped to Franc
It i understood they Intend to purchase
least 4.000 horses within the next month , tl
purchases being. It U stated , principally i
account of the French government and f
cavalry purposes.
Will AH Ut Oklahoma' ! ! Dmtltiif
DENVER , July 25. In rejponse to an a
peal from Rev. J. T. Irwln of Pond Cree
Okl. , who Is In the city , the secretary of tl
Denver Chamber of Commerce has appeal
to the public to contribute generouily f
the people In that territory who are wltho
at the necessities of life.
WAR PARTIES ON THE TRAIL
Reports from Northwestern Wyoming Are
Still More Disquieting.
MANY BUCK INDIANS ARE OBSERVED
lliiininckN ami tlU-H , Viinecoinimnloil
l SIIIIM ' ' .Nolli'i-d
> j | N or I'niiitooMt'H ,
JSoar JiickNon'x Hole A 1'lnlit
In Dully I2xictc < l.
CHEYENNE , July 25. ( Special Telegram. )
General Stltzer wired Governor Richards
today from Market Lake : "Operator at
Beaver Canon wires here that about 200
Lemhl bucks passed that point today headed
toward Yellowstone park. "
Colonel Frank M. Foote of the state mlllt a ,
stationed at Evnnston , sent the following
message : "A A Steed , csq , a sheep owner
of Labarge , now on Ham's Pork with his
sheep , reports a bunch of , Bannocks camped
on the east slope of the divide between Ham's
Fork and Cokevllle , about twelve miles from
Cokevllle , and between twenty-five and
thirty miles from Ham's Fork station ( the
same of which mention was made In a form r
icssage ) . He counted thlrty-slxi tepees and
stlmates the number at over 100 He thinks
ml there Is another lot a few miles further
p the stream and says they have not less
mn SOO horses , and thinks they may have
ouble that number. They have no squaws or
appooses with them. It Is reported that a
unch of Utes crossed the railroad near Leroy
: atlon four or five dajs ago headed to the
orth , estimated from fifty to seventy. It Is
Iso reported that another bunch Is In camp
n Smith's Fork , about ten miles from Fort
rldger. Have no information as to number.
hey are killing deer. Sheriff Ward left for
mlth's Fork last night , and his deputy , Mr.
" "alverly , left this morning to either join
Im or take the trail ot the lot that passed
Leroy. "
This Indicates that the Utes from Utah anJ
Colorado are moving to join the Bannocks
The news that government troops have
een ordered to the front wns received with
general satisfaction. Governor Richards at
nco wired General Stltzer at Market Lake
, nd Instructed him to notify the settlers
f Jackson's Hole that troops were on the
lay to protect their lives and porperty nnd
eturn the Indians to their reservation. Alsc
o advise them to act only on the defensive
nd not to precipitate an attack.
LUSK , Wyo , July L'5 ( Special Telegram. )
This morning four companies of the Ninth
avalry from Fort Robinson , Neb , com-
landed by Major Chaffee , passed through
.usk on their way to Jackson's Hole , Wyo ,
he scene ot the Bannock outbreak.
CHEYENNE , July 25 ( Spec'al Telegram ]
Two hundred and forty colored cavalrymen
omprlslng troops D , E , H and I , of the Ninth
uvalry , under command of Colonel Chaffee
cached here at 10 o'clock tonight over th (
Jhejenne & Northern , having left Fort Kob
nson. Neb , at 8 30 this morning They wen
allied here by the Carlln camp train , conv
aosed of'nine packers and sixty-two pacl1
inlmals. The entire outfit left here over th <
Jnlon Pacific at 11 15. The train transport ,
ng the outfit Is run In two sections and Is ex
iccted to reach Mirket Lake , Idaho , which I :
! 41 miles from Cheyenne , Saturday morning
General Copplnger will reach here tomorrow
nornlng enroute for the Jackson's Hole coun
ry on the regular passenger train. . He wll
> a joined here by Governor Richards , \vhi
vlll accompany him as far as Rock Springs
'The editor of a New Yoru paper devoted t <
leld sports and hunting telegraphed Governo :
llrhards tonight : "Prompt and declslvi
action on your part , such as would result li
he extermination of the Bannocks , would b
appreciated by all the best people here. "
i\l'CCTI > 0 A CO.M'MCT HOUItlW
'i-OMtf < > tM Unit IiiitlaiiM mid
Will 1-Mulit Ilffnri * Ti-oopH Arrii f .
POCATELLO , Idaho , July 25 ( Special Tel
egram ) The situation In northwestern W > o
mlng , where the Indians are on the war
path , has not Improved today. In fact al
the advices that have reached this reservatloi
are of a directly opposite nature. Adjutan
General Stltzer of Wyoming , who was a
Market Lake today , was hourly expecting ti
hear that a conflict had occurred between th
settlers and the Indians In the Jackson Hoi
valley. Two of his messengers dispatched ti
that district several days ago have not re
turned , although overdue , and grave fears ar
ncm entertained that they have been am
bushed by the Indians. From the other dlrec
tfon the news Is of an equally disquieting na
ture.
Indian police who have returned from th
Salt River valley , where the big trading pov
\vow has been In progress for a week , &a ;
that the band of Bannock Indians under th
leadership ot Jim Ballard has started nor' :
toward the seat of trouble. If these Indian
roach the belligerents In the Fall River valle
before the troops get there , and they undoubt
edly will , the result may be disastrous. lial
lard's band composed of the worst elen en
ot the Bannocks , a tribe that In the genera
run Is bad enough , for they are as a rul
lazy , shiftless , fighting Indians. This partlc
ular lot , however , are the restless spirits c
the tribe , always ready for a quarrel , even 1
times of peace , and In the present e\citmcri
it would require much less leaven than thcs
fifty turbulent braves to stir to an Inters
pitch the already excited gathering on Fa
river. The authorities at the Bannock agenc
have all along been congratulating thonuelve
that Ballard and his gang were not at th
scat or trouble.
MOVEMENTS OF THE TROOPS.
From Division Superintendent Vanhouse
the schedule was secured of the two speck
trains that are bringing the Ninth cavalr
from Fort Robinson. One train Is for th
men and the other for the horses , and wl
comprise a total of fdrty-slx cars There ar
3S3 cavalr } men coming The train that I
scheduled to leave Cheyenne , W > o. , at 1
o'clock tonight will arrive at Green River J
11 o'clock Friday morning , at Pocatella at
o'clock In the evening , and at Market Lake t
midnight. There the troops will leave tl :
railroad and go across country to Marysval
it the south end ot Jackson Hole , by tl :
shortest and best route Via Rcxburg It
120 miles. The cavalry will not bo able I
make more than sixty miles a day at best , t
that It conditions are most favorable It wl
be at least Sunday night or Monday mornln
before the troops will be In a position to rei
der the besieged settlers any assistance , an
during the three days Intervening there
time for eerlous trouble to occur.
The news from the north grows more wa
like and threatening with every message r
celved. The latest Information that Is rell
ble Is to the effect that within twenty-foi
hours 400 La mill Indians from the west liai
crossed the Union Pacific railroad In tl
vicinity of Market Lake , enroute for Jacksc
Hole. The Lemhl reservation Is In the nortl
western border of Idaho , just where- the 451
meridian , which Is the northern line of Wyi
mlng , crosses the Utah state line. Tt
Le in Ills are a mixture ot Shoshone and Bai
nock Indiana. The further news has alto ju
been received from the village of Market Lil
that communication with Jackson Hole Is no
entirely shut off. The latest messengers te :
out have returned and say that all the moui
tain passes are heavily guarded by the I
dlans , who will allow no whites to enter
SETTLERS WELL ARMED.
Additional evidence of the the
ough manner In which both the settle
and Indians In the Jackson Hole valley a
preparing for battle continues to arrive eve
day. Ike Hill , the well known travelli
man for the Symms Grocery company
Salt Like , has arrived in Pocatello , havli
come directly here from a trip through tl
very portion of the country south of the Y <
low stone National park in which the bus
whacking campaign la being carried on b
tween barricaded settlers and the ambush
Indians. Mr. Hill , after careful Inqulr
learned that there are seventy-five heads
families In the Jackton Hole valley , F
i two weeks they have , with rare tonight , be
preparing for the condition that now exists.
In order to forttall the Indians messengers
wcro sent to buy up all the ammunition
that could be obtained In that section of
the country , and so well have they suc
ceeded In laving In a good stock before the
passes were watched bv the red men ( hat
they now have on hand about 100 rifles , and
every settler Is equipped with l.uuO rounds of
ammunition.
The reason that there has not been more
determined action before this on the part
of the Indians Is because they cannot pre
pare for war so quickly. In the first place
they are from 160 to 200 miles from homo
and cannot so easily secure the necessary
supply of ammunition , first because IX will
not be sold to them In large quantities just
now , and again , because It Is the season of
the > ear when , after the money for their last
v ear's hay and skins has been used up , they
are poorer than at any other time. The In
dians have , however , the best of rifles fur
nished by the government , and It has always
been the cau e In an Indian uprising that
they manage to "dig up" money somewhere
to get ammunition
FURTHER PROOF OF TROUBLE.
If any further proof Is needed that the
Bannocks and Shoshones of this reservation
are not on the reservation but up In the be
sieged country. It was provided here yester
day. There was a big circus In town that
had been advertised for a month. The In
dians are pafslonatcly fond of such a shew and
It Is well known that thej would miss \\eck'- - <
ration ; , ir travel fifty miles to see the
prformancs , and although seldom Is a cir
cus here that Is not attended by at least [ $0
Indians , not twenty-five bucks could have
been counted In town ycstorday
The Indians get no sjmpathy here In the
present trouble , unless It be from those who
are directly connected with the Indian
agency In some way. The universal comment
Is , "I hope the redskins will be wiped
off the earth , " and It Is an equally general
Impression that the settlers of the Jackson
Hole country are just the people to undertake
the Job and do It up right If they once get
started
The fear Is now expressed that when the
Indians learn that the troops are surely
coming they may endeavor to make a sudden
strike , and then make all haste for their
reservation , so that by the time the regu
lars get here they will be peaceably lounging
In their accustomed haunts.
Rumors have been received that trouble
may be looked for today or tomorrow , but as
that country Is distant a twenty-four hours'
rldo from the swift Indian messenger , no
exact facts have jet been secured.
viittPii
I'llooi-llrniiMl Storj of n MiinMttcru of
hl-HI < TM.
DENVER , July 23 A special to the News
from Pocatello , Idaho , says : Reports from
Market Lake say that the Rexburg , Idaho ,
paper of today reports fifty-nine white people
killed by the Bannocks near Jackson's Hole ,
but there Is no way to confirm the report
nnd It Is not believed here. A courier Is ex
pected from the vicinity of Jackson's Hole
with the latest news There has been no
news received at Market Lake for five dajs
of an authentic nature.
Four hundred Indians are said to have
joined the Bannocks on Fall river and arc
preparing to make nn onslaught on the
whites. It Is probable that Governor McConnell -
nell will be called on to aid in suppressing
violence.
Several parties of tourists are In Pocatello
awaiting the result before making their de
parture for the Yellowstone park.
A special to the Times from Market Lake
Idaho , says- The Indians are camped In
Hoback canon. No Information has been re
ceived and none Is expected before midnight ,
when Sargents will return If alive. He went
there last night. It Is the belief here thai
the passes to the Hole are guarded by the
Indians and that no one has come out from
Jack'nn's Hole for several days. The troopi
will reach here tomorrow and leave at one :
for the Hole. Many Indians have been going
In the direction of the trouble , but the ;
will not talk.
A special to the News from Rawlins , Wyo
says : Company B , Wyoming Natlona !
Guard , was relieved by order of Governoi
Richards this morning , the explanation Vjelnp
that Ihe government had already ordered
four troops of cavalry to Jackson's Hole
Warren Smith passed through here todaj
from th3 Jackson's Hole country. He lefi
there Monday morning and reports that th <
settlers are In good heart and that the )
will attack a body of Indians It they show
up They told him that the war was or
and that now was the time to fight It out
Either the white settlers owned the countrj
or the Indians , and they were willing tc
fight for their rights , only asking theli
friends on the outside to send them anni
and ammunition. When told that Unitec
States troops would be thrown In there Mr
Smith expressed the hope that It would bi
done quickly , for he feared that the con
fldence ot the settlers In their own strengtl
was not well founded.
Mr. Smith savs there come dally report !
of Indians In different parts of the moun
tains , and these It Is proposed by the settler :
to hunt out and capture. They express tin
determination to get them either dead o
alive. He thinks that the settlers are fas
losing sight of the- Idea ot simply enforclni
the law , and to use his o n language "The ;
are so much In earnest that they are wild
The popular thing In Jackson's Hole Is t
attach one's self to a posse and hunt In
dlans. "
DID .NOT DISOIIHV IlKGUIiATIONS
Hiimioclc Iiullnnn lliul tlic IllKlit t <
Kill the Giime.
\ WASHINGTON , July 25. In connectloi
with the right of the Bannocks to hunt ol
their reservation , the Indian office calls at
tendon to the following circular , first Issuei
In 16S9 , and sent to agents at Intervals eve
since , whenever the occasion seemed to re
quire :
To United States Indian Agents : Fre
quent complaints have been made to till
department that Indiana are In the habit o
leavlns their reservations for the purpos
of hunting : that they bliiughter game I
large quantities In violation of the law
of the Btnte or territory In which the
reside , and In many Instances large nurr
bers are killed hlmplv for their hides.
In borne caces , Indians , by treaty Htlpuln
lions , have the fciiarnnteed right to hur
upon specified conditions , outside their o
iBtlng reservations. The secretary of th
Interior has decided that the privilege c
hunting under such treaty provisions lad th
right to merely kill such game as may L
necessary to biipply the needs of the Ir
dlans , nnd that the slaughter of wild an
mals In vast numbers for the hides enl
and the abandonment of the cartassc
without attempting to make une of then
Is as much a violation of the treaty as a
absolute prohibition on the part of tli
United States against the exercise of sue
privilege would be This fact should I
pressed upon the minds of the Indians wli
have suth treaty rights , that they will 1
given to understand the wanton di
struction of same will not be permitted
And those not having the reserved treat
privilege of hunting outside of their ei
istlnt , ' reservation should be warned again !
leaving their reservation for hunting , t
they are liable to arrest and prosecutlo
for violation of the laws of the state <
territory In which offenses may be con
In view of the settlement of the coui
try nnd the consequent disappearance of tl :
game the time has long since gone b
when tlio Indian * ran live by the chae <
They should abandon their Idle and nomad
vvajs and endeavor to cultivate habits (
Industry and adopt clvllUed pursuits I
secure the means of self-support.
In view of : tie ibove circular It Is m
difficult to believe that the Bannocks bellev
that they have been only observing II
regulations In their hunting expedition
They believe themselves amenable to no la
but that ot the United States. They do n <
understand the Intricacies of the game law
of the state of Wjomlng and It seems thi
the present trouble U all due to the latti
fact.
fact.The
The present quarrel between the India :
and the whites Is but a repetition of 01
which occurs with annual regularity. In tl
present Instance the trouble commenced la
June , when a Shoshone Indian was arrest *
In the Grosventres mountains and brougl
down to Jackson's Hole and fined $15 fi
killing an elk contrary to the game laws
th state of Wyoming. The Indian paid tl
fine and was released. Several weeki lati
d a posse of Wyoming officials went to tl
Grosventres basin again and arrested nil
Bannocks for shooting game out ot lease
These Indians , being unable to pay the
( Continued 99 Second Page. )
STOP EVICTIONS AT ONCE
Instructions Telegraphed Hoko Smith by
Nebraska Congressmen ,
RATHER .WARM SESSION AT THE AGENCY
Caiitalii lleelc TnlKN IMalnlj to tlio
VIxltliiMT Statexiiiett I'oiieerulnic
the Singular Expedition E > l-
tlenue Taken nt render.
PENDER , Neb , July 25. ( Special. ) The
sentiment of the Nebraska congressional dele
gation now sitting hero Investigating the
Flournoy leases of Wlnnebago lands came
this afternoon In the shape of the following ;
telegram
Hon. Hoke Smith , Secretary of the In
terior , Washington , I ) . C . Investigation
now In j > roKto s lends us to urge vou to
suspend approval of lenses \VlnnebnKO
hinds made by Captain Heck , nnd to
ptomptly su peml further evictions until we.
communicate with vou further. Evictions
will result In tremendous loss of crops to In.
tiutunt tettlers
WILLIAM V ALLEN ,
JOHN M THUIISTON.
OEUKOU U MIMKLEJOHN ,
W A. ANDREWS ,
JESSE II STUOD13 ,
Of the Nebra ka Congro slonal Delegation.
The series of dramatic Incidents attendant
upon the Investigation of Senators Allen nnil
Thurston and Congressmen Mclklejohn ,
Strode and Andrews Into the workings ot the
Flournoy company , claiming leasehold Inter-
i e ts In the Wlnnobago Indian reservation ,
j an 1 the desires of the Omalms as to the al-
1 lotment of lands , almost reached a climax
last night at the Wlnnebago agency. For a
time It looked as If Captain Beck would give
the word to his Indian police not only to ar
rest the unruly element he said was In his
I olflce , but even the senators and members of
' the lower house of congress
I When the delegation arrived from the
Omaha agency last night and went Into ses
sion at the Wlnnebago agency , having driven
across the prairie some ten miles , that all
parties might be heard with a view of shap
ing Intelligent legislation on the subjects
most desired by the people of Thurston.
county , the reception at the agency by Cap
tain Beck wns not of the heartiest sort , aa
one member ot the delegation remirkeJ. But
there Is justification somewhat In this In
the fact that the agency buildings are small
and hardly adapted to the requirements ot
some fifty people , who accompanied the Ne
braska delegation.
BECK WARMED 'EM UP.
After a lunch a meeting was held In Cap
tain Beck's quarters From the outset It was
plainly evident that the captain wns laboring ;
under some excitement. When Senator
Thurston had finished his remarks relative to.
the object of the visit. Captain Beck , with a.
copy of The Dee of Wednesday morning la
his hand , began a direct denial of the charges ,
made therein , as told at the settlers' meet
ing of Tuesday night It was his first
authentic evidence of the proceedings of that
meeting
To show the maliciousness , as ho said , ot
the charges mads by the evicted settlers
fiom the Wlnnebago lands , that he wan
favoring a rival company to the Flournoy , ho
read a long list of sub-lessees who had.
leased through his office. The list contained
fifty-five names and represented some IS.OOO1
acres of land. He then justified his severe'
actions by reading telegrams from Indian Com
missioner Drowning , outlining the policy to betaken
taken and stating plans to bo further fol
lowed.
H was evident bad blood was rapidly being ;
engendered. After reviewing the early history -
tory of the troubles which resulted In whole
sale evictions and arrests , ho said that the
Flournoy company had sought to deprive the
Indians of their just rights. He characterized
as an Infamous He the assertions made that
he was discriminating In favor of a numbej-
of middlemen. At this juncture John F.
Myers , treasuer of the Flournoy company ,
sought to Interrupt the captain by a state
ment. At once the battle was on , and for
five minutes It looked as It the whole object
of the visit would end light there.
WARMER THAN THE WEATHER.
During the course of Captain Beck's state ,
ment the following rather heated colloquy oc
curred :
Beck I wont to say right here that a
largo number of Flournoy leases were mad *
fictitiously ; that the persons with whom loisea
were made never existed.
Mjers The Flournoy company has not a
lease of that kind of any description.
Beck They have not only one of that kind ,
but thirty of them. Not only that , but It can
be proven that they have paid money to th $
wrong persons Individually. That can ba
proven.
Myers We have got no leases of that kind
and money has been paid to the proper per
sons In every Instance.
Beck I don't want any more of that , sift
I want you to understand
Thurston Captain , I would like to make *
an Inquiry whether wo are In charge for the
purpose of this Investigation In this ofllc *
now or not ?
Beck Well , Senator Thurston , I haven't
.lie slightest desire to be In any nay orient
slvo to you gentlemen , and I would think you
would know that. But when this man , who
ins juct been arrested on a warrant Issued
jy the United States district attorney , cornea
here to this office and disputes my word I
( 'on't think you can consider I am violating
' any lt.w of hospitality. .
t Thurston Captain , we are here for the pur *
lose of conducting a most Impartial Inquiry ,
i Wo desire to render you every possible re.
sped us the representative of the United
States government.
Beck Well , then , I beg your pardon. Will
you bo good enough to keep this man fllent ?
Thurston But we also have Invited all
these men to coino hero and meet us , and
without regard to whom these people are on
whether they hold any official po.il'lon or
whether they are under charge or under nN
rest. We recognl/e no distinction between
citizens of the United States before us at
this hearing , and If we are In charge of thti
place during this hearing vo will attend to
matters of preservation of order and protect
whenever and wherever It Is necessary anj
person In attendince. It we are not In clmrgs
for that full purpose It will be our pleasure
at least mine to retire from the room
Captain Beck told Senator Thurston verx
plainly that he did not recognize him as
having any authority at the agency or on
the reservation Ho did not understand that
the visiting delegation of senators and con
gressman had any rights on the reservation
greater than those of other citizens. It waa
a voluntary expedition , as far as he knew/
acting without authority. It was not a con
gressional committee empowered to act. Ho
was In charge of the agency and the reserva
tion and was responsible to the secretary of
the Interior for his actions. Ho did not pro
pose to be Insulted In his own office EO long
as he was In charge.
Senator Allen explained that the delegation
was an unofficial body , eeeklng Information
for Its own use , hoping to he enlightened on
points that might aid In the enactment of
remedial legislation.
Senator Thurston did not retire. Captain
Beok apologized for the heat he ha'l thownj
Myer subsided and the Inquiry went on.
INVESTIGATED JUST A LITTLE.
The captain gave tbo commission much In *
formation that was old , considerable that
was new. He dated that thirty years of
active service In the army had made him
acquainted with the duty ot a soldier , and
he was too old now to change from obeying
the orders of his superior offlccrt. Then la
detail he told the ttory of tlu eviction
which number 200 , at least 75 per cent of
this number being lessees holding under tha
Flournoy company leates. He Mated that
the persons evicted had every opportunity
to enter upon the peaceable possession of
their lands , providing they would maka thele
leases through the agent'i ofllce. He con
tended that the > Indian was tatting left la
the general board of trade style of doing
business , and he wanted It itopped. To pro ?
tect hie wardi orders were given to the pollca
to evict all unlawful holdem ot lands , which
vvai being done as rapidly as ponnlble. HI
itory wai long , and In telling It he paid hla
very best respects to Peeblet , Mven ana
others. Thomas Athford , Thomas L Sloan
and Edwin Farley followed with statements
( bowing their connection with the