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    THE OMAHA DAILT JJBlSrTJunAY , OCTOBER t0 ! , IS)7 ! ) , 5
H'RMIN SPEAKS IN DEFENSE
Ix-Attornaj Genor.l Talks on the Union
Pacific Situation ,
UPHOLDS THE ACTION OF CLEVELAND
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CINTINNATI , Oct. 23. Judge Jmhon Har-
nmn , who wag attorney general under the last
administration of President Cleveland , today
gave out the following Htatcmcnt regarding
the proposed sale of the Union I'.iclflc rail *
roait
"Amr.ng the criticisms of the Union I'nclflc
Bltuatloit It In publicly declared by nomc
that the foreclosure of the government's lien
on the in.iln line ami that of the Kansas
Pacific line should liavo been In a single
suit , and that possible lo < 3 by breaking ui >
the unity of the properties might have been
avoided by afterward consolidating the sev
eral milts
"Thin statement U wholly unfounded. As
the property It In seven different states and
judicial districts , a separate suit 'hail ' to be
brought In each The disadvantage of this
to the government was plalft from the start.
Accordingly , In a bill for a settlement pre-
nrntcil at the request of congress by Mr.
Olnoy , ho Inverted a piovlslon authoring
foreclosure of all the government liens In
a single court , If suit should bccnmc neces
sary. The bill failed and this provision with
it.
"In the attorney general's report for 18D5
( PIRO 25) ) the subject vvaj agiin urged upon
the attentlan of congrc.is as follows : 'As It
may beeumu advisable or necessary for HIP
Eovummcnt to Institute legal proceedings
against one or both of the companies above
named , I beg to call attention to the- neces
sity of a law giving sonic proper court In
the District of Columbia jurisdiction' of the
rntlii ) piopcrty and of nil the pioporty In
Interest. What has 1 > een hereinbefore ald
ns to the general necessity of giving one
court full Jurisdiction In such eases applies
with esprrlnl force here Such .1 provision
"was Included In the bill prepared by Attornej
General Olney at the request of the last con-
gre s ( See his teport for 1SM ! , .ago 26 ) It
should now bo put In the form of a separate
net , so us tu bo made Independent of any
pirtlcitlar pHn of reorganl/atlon. Until the
passage of s'ich < ui act any attempt of the
covcrntrent to protect Its rlphts by litigation
will be greatly hampered'
"A general law for all like cases wan rec-
omnipuded (24) ( ) . The attorney general lol-
lowed his report by pioparlut ; a bill > vhlch
nas Introduced by both Senators. Morgan
and Hrlce on December 20 , ISfiS ( SI cong. 1st
session vo.time 28 , record pages 2G8 , 201) )
It was not passed , although It v > as again rec
ommended ( report 100 , page 25 )
"Consequently , vvhrai the president directed
foreclosure , provided the too common fate
of Junior liens could be avoided by a gnai-
anty , as ho had promised to do in his
messige of December 7 , 1S9G (2nd ( sev < slcn ,
Dl cong p. 1. ) In ca ? congress should fall
to act , the necessity of separate suits could
not ibe avoided
QOVnUNMUNT'S GUARANTY.
"Tho giMi.mtv secured by .1 large deposit
of money assured to the government In cases
on it * second Hen , In the distribution of pro.
ceods of sale , at least the principal of all
Its subsidy bonds end moie than half the
interest which ran at G per cent for thirty
years and , unlike the principal , was not
Invested In the property , but went to the
bondholder To make this guaianty good
required a bid at the sale of about $45,000
per mlle for the entire system , or $50000
per mlle for the part subject to the govern
ment * j lien. Including the sinking fund , to
the benefit ofhlch , of course , the com
pany was ccntltled The arrangement was
recommended In writing by every govern
ment director and receiver. The govern
ment's lien did not cover the entire property
of the company , nor even all Its lines of
railroad and the remainder of both propcity
and lines was heavily mortgaged to others
Whether by the terirs of the act the gov
ernment creitej for Itself more than a mere
lion Is by no meins clear under the decisions
of the supreme court , but Its clilm as a gen
eral creditor was not qualified or surren
dered
"Tho silo was to bo at public auction sub
ject to the approval of the court and free
and. open to any and all bidders without re
striction or condition , as shown by the
terms of the agreement submitted to con
gress at the time. January 2S , 1807. (2nd (
session. El cong page 1211) ) . The suits' were
brought In Febrmry and had to remain bep-
arate llko thoio brought to foreclosure the
prior moitgagcs , making a unit sale of the
enllro property possible only by concurrent
action of the various courts , with the con
sent of all parties The consolldatloa of the
suits has always been as much out of the
question as foreclosure ! by a single suit was
In the beginning JUDSON HARMON. "
T\vivrv MII
Sjllllleille Will llMlMIllll If
LONDON , Oct. 23 Long cable messages
have been sent to United Stitos Attornej
General McKenna In the ma HIT of Union
Pacific railway nale in behalf ot the syndi
cate making offers. The sjndlcato claims
that It would produce. $20,000,000 more to
the government than any other bid. nnd
urges thct ilc to bo postponed until December
15 , to triable congress to determine as to
the validity of the acceptance of the bond In
put payment Coatcs , Son & Co contend that
by the sale of the Urlon Pacific separately
the United States will be loser , while thej
( Coates , Son & . Co. ) propose to pay the gov
ernment In full for both roads.
The final cible message sent yeaiord-i )
claims that the Iatc3t Schlff bid in very little
better than the previous bids , and that once
Mr Schlff has secured the Unltri Pacific he
will have the Kansas Pacific division at his
mercy and buy It at his own price. The dis
patch concludes-
"If the government securco a postpone
ment of both sales until December 15 , the
Contra sjndlcato will furnUh guarantees to
pty In full the government claims on both
road * Congress can then dctcrmlnu
whether both roads should not be sold con
currently Ily our bldd wo have already
earned $8000000 for the government and
are therefore entitled to a fair opportunity
to more than four weeks' notice of the sale
of these great railroads to secure the prop
erty on the LmsLs of getting Home millions
more for the government. "
The Times In Its financial article this
morning thinks "It certain that the reor
ganization committee will obtain unopposed
possession of the main line November 1. "
OIVP.S Till ! CHIJIHT TO M'K1M.V.
! > < Million" Silt oil tu ( In- < ! o > em
inent " ' " I nlou 1'iicllle Suit * .
nns MOINUS , Oct. 2S Senator Gear ,
chairman of the Pacific rallioids committee
of the United States senate , passed through
DM Molnes today on his speaking tour In the
Iowa campaign In the matter of the tale
of the Ucilon Pacific ho bulil :
"Tho government had a claim of $58.000.-
000 , a small i rt of which Is principal and
the remainder Interest. It became neces
sary for Mr. Cleveland to take sticis to secure
the pajmcnt of the claim. The reorganiza
tion committee offered $15,750,000 , Hills
wore Introduced authorizing a settlement
with the approval of the president. No action
was takwi for the reason lhat congress was
busy with the tariff. President McK'tiley
found he had to deal with the question. The
reorganization committee then offered $51-
000,000 for settlement. Through Attorney
General McKenna ho notified the committee
ho would not authorize the gale to bo made
at that price. The attorney general threat
ened lo appeal the suit and now the com
mittee has offered to pay $58,000,000 , the
claim of the government Ui full ,
"Tho governmeut does not lose a cent , 't
will realize every dollar. President McKInley -
ley and his cabinet are entitled to the thanks
of the iiatlon for the able manner In which
this question hus been adjusted to the entlro
satlsTuctlm of all. The fact.Is the govern
ment la $12,000,000 better off Uiau It would
have been had the original proposition been
accepted. "
Senator Gear raid It was fair to presume
the wimo sort of settlement would be miJo
with the Central Pacific , which ones the gov
ernment nearly $80,000,000.
ICmiMift 1'iiclllc Not In.
CHICAGO , Oct. 28. The Tribune tomor
row will say : High railroad authority In
Chicago today gave out the declaration lhat
the reorganization commltttco of the Union
Pacific road has given up the Idea of buying
In the Kansas Pacific branch. The .syndicate
owns $7,000,000 In first mortgage bonds of
the Kansas Pacific and would get the mail
by paying the amount due the government
namely , $12,008,272. Hut the commltttco
does not want the road , and Is only trjlng
to keep out other bidders Instead of pay
ing $13,000,000 or more to secure the Kansas
Pacific , the rcorgnnlratlon committee , It Is
claimed , has determined to use that money
In securing control of the Union Pacific. Den
ver and Gulf railway.
rlillllilelplilll .V flemlliiK .Sllltrtiieilf.
PHILADELPHIA. Oct. 23. A statement
of the Philadelphia & Reading railroad for
the month of September compared with the
same period of 1SOG shows : Gross receipts
$2,02l.274.r.l ; expenditures , $1.0l2.i22.r : > 9 ; net
earnings. $3S1 951.32. September , 1S9G. Re
ceipts , $1,841757.2.1 , expenses , $1,012.97503 ;
net earnings , $828,781.50 Coal and Iron
company for the sameperiods - Receipts
$2,421,811 51 ; expenses. $2.325,201.00 ; net earn
ings , $ S6.G07 J7 September. ISSfi- Receipts ,
$2,172.41131 ; expenses , $2.0GS,7S9.01 ; net
earnings , $105,622.30.
I'M 11 < iitrif on llntrN.
ST. LOUIS. Oct 23 The special committee
of lines Interested , which was appointed to
meet hero and agree upon a basis of rates
that should govern on shipments of grain
from southwest Mlsosurl river points to the
gulf and to the Mississippi river , after a two
days' session failed to como to any under
standing The best proposition In the line
of an advance on grain rates from Kansas
Clt } to the gulf , In order to equalbe the
situation from the Missouri to the Atlantic1
Seahcard , was that of IS cents , 3 cents above
the existing rate to the gulf. Adjournment
was taken until Monday , November 8 , In
Chicago.
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KrlrliM'ntli I > | NOIIISI < M Inin'.lclinielli | of
Cnliliii-l Ml n I it i-r- .
VIHNNA , Oct 29 The Relchsrath has had
nrothcr stormy night seslon The leaders of
the German parties protested against the pol
icy adopted on the suggestion of Dr. Krant-
amjof discussing motions for the Impeach
ment of the ministry at the morning sittings
and of devoting the evenings to the bill for
tinetenslon of the compromise with Hun
gary for a jear. They protested against It
as a violation of the standing eiders of Iho
houec and of the Austrian constitution and.
ami 1 loud a ( > plaiihe from the left and the
socialists' seat , they declared they would
continue to resist with all their might the
dccicu authorizing the olllclal use of the
C/ech language In lloheml'i
The vice president declined to allow a mo
tion for the Impeachment of the cabinet with
reference to the sugar bounty law and called
upon the house to proceed to discuss the
compromise bill. This provoked an angry ' '
tumult. The vice president suspended the I i
sitting for ten minutes When It was resumed - I I
sumed Herr Locker tried to nddtces the I I
body , but Herr Wolff , a German liberal , I I
clamored for a vote on a motion to elobo the
sitting and , being Ignored by the vice pres
ident , began to thump his desk violently
with a ruler. This chaotic state of things
continued for half an hour , when Herr Wolff
declaied that OB the vlcu president refused
to hear him ho would proceed without per
mission The result was that Herr Leckcr i
and Herr Wolff were speaking simultane I
ously , the former almost tnaudlbly and the ,
latter at the top of his voice. Tlnally Herr '
Leckcr moved that the sitting should bo
closed on condition tlut If the house rejected I
tliltf motion ho should be allowed to continue )
his speech The vote was taken and the mo
tion to close the session was rejected
Herr Lecker resumed his speech nt 10 50
p. in and was still speaking at 2.30 o'clock
this morning.
TOllIlIOnS IM IIKUCTI.Y IIAIM1M2S& .
HiK-iirtli n Great v.iuilnl In the ( Irci-k
.Na > > .
ATHRN3 Oct. 28 A profound sensation
has been caused heio by a naval scandal of
formidable dimensions It has Just been as
certained that all the cartridges fitted to the
torpedoes during the war between Greece
and Tin Key were not provided with percus
sion caps and fulminating mercury. Hence ,
If the torpedoes had been wanted they would
have been perfectly harmless The commit
tee of Investigation which was appointed to
Inquire Into the matter has already decided
that two officers , Arastoplo and Anastasla ,
must he tried by courtmartlal on the charge
of cu'pablo negligence
The anti-dynastic newspapers ore making
violent attacks upon Prlncu George of Greece ,
who wnri the commander of the toipcdo
flotilla. The prince , who was a great favor
ite with the masses pievlous to the war , la
deeply affected by these attacks. The Asty
observes that the scandal surprises any that
could bo Imagined , adding that Prince
George emerges from It with diminished
prestige.
\ \ HI I.llt SAILS KOR II01II ! TOIMY.
Ht'iiiiiiiMtriitloii In Hlit Honor Ili-fon-
lli > SlnrtM.
HAVANA , Oct 2S General Wcyler will
leave tomorrow on the Monscrrat. Hn will
bo accompanied by his general sUff officers
and aides-de-camp. Theio will bo no other
patscngers on the steamer. At 3 o'clock to
morrow afternoon , previous to the embarka
tion of the general , there will bo a great
manifestation ! < i his honor. The volunteers ,
according to the program , will take a promi
nent txm In the demonstration.
1'IIOMOTION OP \IION VO\ IU'1\V.
V | > | iiln ( < -il UN Crrmnn MIlilMi-r ( if For-
clun AII n I rn.
nmtLIN , Oct. 28 The Relchsanzelger to
day publishes foimal notice of the appoint
ment of IJaron von Hiiclovv , recently German
ambassador at Rome as minister for foreign
affairs with the rank of minister of state and
member of the Piusslan ministry.
IliiillliiKton Ditrtt .No I ( it > t the Itonil.
MONTKKKY. Mex Oct. 28. A A Monett ,
general manager of the Moute'ey & Mexican
Gulf railway and personal icpiesentatlve of
the Ilelglan sjndlcate which onus the load ,
arrived hero from Now York and Dun pe ,
whcra ho went for thu purpose of concluJliig
the deal for the sale of the read to C P
Huntlngton of the Southein Paclllc comiuciy.
The negotiations weie not successful.
To Settle Cnloiiliil | ) | HIIIIN.
PARIS. Oct. 28 The British and Trench
commissioners arpolnted to illbcust > the toirl.
toilal disputes In West Africa between
IivU Shooimui liaMi't tlu > blj , ' IICMI !
Its Jti.st slum knowk'ilKc acuuiivil by
yours of utiiorli'iiiv nnil this shoo
know li > tl t > tMiubli's u.to put lii'l'oro yon
tin' lui'p'ht lii-f-t hplei't-I ( nnil inoit
I'liiuph'ti' line of iiiHst's' , cliihliviiV anil
Infants1 shoes uvor luottKlit to i tlii'r In
tin1 vvi'stVi > iiliMilutoly haw nu cum.
pctltniw In thi'si > liiii'.s-neither in qual
ity , quantity or prlw our retail pr'.cu h
only a mimll margin above our i'o-.t you
can b convinced anil .sen for , vour clf
by conilnfT JUKI oxaiiilnlii tlit-m mid
M'diiK tlio number of little ones * we Hhop
every day. Think of a genuine UHIT
Icld slioe vvltli Iipavy t-vtenslon sole In
inlnM-h' blxet. at $1.M cIilld'H hlzos at
l."i-nowhere c-W
- can you equal the
pilco or vvvaihi } ; qualities.
Drexel Shoe Co , ,
1-110 Fiiniiiiu Strict
New fall catalogue now ready ; mailed
for the
Trance ami Greit Britain will begin their
sessions tomorrow , the Preach minister of
foreign affairs , M llanotaux. nd the Ilrltl > 4i
nmbiMador to Prance Sir Kdmund Monson ,
having decided upon the general line * of the
discussion
ill' Mint -in vT rTin vff : > sfi.icr.n.
n Coiiocriitiiur U lllulrnwnl of
Secntiil Iliidiilloii.
LONDON. Oct. ? 9 The Dally Chronicle
this morning prints a sensational telegram
from Ilomhay , which savs There la much
speculation here as to the reasons for the
withdrawn ! of the Second battalion of the
Royal Irish regiment from Samana to Rawal
pindi. It Is asserted , on the one hand , that
the men sulkcO at the critical moment and
refused to nnrch further. On the other
hand , Colonel Lawrence says two companies
were at the front with the other troops on
the day In question , while the other troops
were retired by order of a staff officer. This
latter statement Is contradicted from head
quarters by saying the order was to advance
and not to retire nighty-flvo per cent of
the men were quite healthy.
The IHlly Chronicle says , editorially :
"Evidently some one has blundered and the
case Is one that demands Inquiry. It Is a
singular fact that there arc numcroun Scotch
battalions on the northwestern froutlcr and
there are only one or two Irish battalions "
MOM snr/.ns CI.OTIII-.S AM roon.
Illotlni ; IIItheiiN Which Cnn < < cn Grrnt
Kxrltonidit.
HRINDISI , Italy , Oct. 28. A dispatch
from Athens , which the censor there refused
to allow the operators to send , says lhat
great excitement prevailed at the Greek cap
ital on Monday. Several hundred volunteers
Invaded many of the houses and shops of
the city and sel/ed clothing and food. The
shopkeepers resisted , some of them using
arms In so doing. This caused a panic , all
the shops In the town were hurriedly closed
and finally the rioters were dispersed by
jstrong patrols of troops , who succeeded In ar
resting the ringleaders. The rlotem de
fended their conduct on the ground that they
were cold and hungry.
run.\oii MVHCIIIM ; TO icn MITOUAI.
of nil tmlerMtaiiilliiK ltli Uir
Mulull.
PARIS. Oct. 28 The Hclalre publishes a
remarkable article today to the effect that
three Trench expeditions are on their way
to Khartoum by forced marches as the result
of an understanding with the Mahdl , reached
In 189G , by which Trance recognlrcs the
Soudan as an Independent state under the
ru/eralnty of the sultan of Turkey In return
for certain conresslous. In ( oncluslon the
Cclalro sajs "Trance Is acting1 In these re
gions bj express desire of the Mahdl In con
formity with the principle of the maintenance
of the Integrity of the Ottoman empire pro
claimed bv M Hanotdux , thu French minis
ter for foreign affairs "
ri'nv\
I'lislirNIOIIK < li > PW 1'lnii fop
MADRID , Oct. 28. The following reforms
for Cuba , It Is said , have been formally
passed upon and approved by the Spanish
Cabinet :
The Cuban Chamber of Deputies Is to con
sist , of between forty and fifty deputies for
each 1,000 Inhabitants. The governor genenl
Is to choose from this Chamber live members
to form an executive committee , consisting |
of a president and ministers of the interior ,
finance , justice and public works. The gov-
ernor general uf Cuba Is to have the right
to veto legislation.
\vn.i , no TO M\IICH FOR AMiiun.
Two n\ivill < lniiM < i > Stnrl nt Onee for
MIC l'"ar North.
STOCKHOLM. Oct. 28. Dr. Otto Nordens-
kjold , the Arctic explorer , will superintend
an expedition to be fitted out nt the expense
of Norway and Swecden , to ascertain whether
any trace of Andree's balloon can be found.
LONDON Oct. 28.ccordlug to a dis
patch to the Dally Mall from Copenhagen , a
dispatch has been received from the Island
Vardoo which sa > s that Captain Sverdup will
start Immediately with an expedition for
Prince Charles promontory to look for the
Amlreo balloon.
I.IIieralx Ione.
UKRLIN , Oct 2S. The election of dele
gates who are to cheese the deputies of the
Mnden Diet , of which body half the members
have to be re-elected , hus resulted In the
national liberals losing three seats. Including
Carlsrhue , which were won by social demo
crats. The liberals thus lose a majority of
the House.
llriihl : 111 III the Nil ( II.H. I .
SIMLA , Oct. 28. An olllclal dispatch from
Gundakl says that during a reconnaissance
this afternoon to the foot of the Sepahga
pass by Iho Devonshire regiment and a de
tachment of Ghurkhas the tribesmen opened
lire In force at long range. Colonel Sage was
wounded.
\Voleott CIM-H lo I'n r Is.
LONDON , Oct. 28 Senator Wolcott has
gone to Parls In the hope of prevailing upon
<
the French government to agree to fresh
bimetallic proposals. It Is believed here ,
however , that the government of Franco will
not < Io anything further in the matter.
CM mi I CIM eH In.
MONTRDVL , Oct. 28. The side of Sou-
lange's canal for a distance of 1,300 feet and
a depth of seventy feet has fallen In , carryIng -
Ing with It laige pieces and doing damage
estimated at $100,000 or moie.
I'ollee Sel/e Comic I'-ipc-r.
PARIS , Oct. 23. The police of this city today -
day seized a German comic paper , the Lus-
llg Platter , containing cartoons ridiculing
President Pauro and the Trench republic.
HlxiiNtroiiH Storm In Clilnn.
LYONS , France , Oct. 28. The Catholic
mission at Hue Cochin , China , reports lhat a
disastrous typhoon swept over that part of
the country October 21 ,
DrillIIN of a Ilnj.
MINNEAPOLIS , Oct. 28. Hon. Harry C ,
Truesdcll , chief justice of Arizona at Phoenix ,
died today. Ho has been 111 nearly three
weeks , primarily from the effects of chloro
form administered during the performance
of an operation , and this was followed by a
sttoko of apoplexy. Mr. Tiilosdell was 39
years of age , was tarn at Rock Island , III , ,
was graduated fiom the University of Iowa
and lived and practiced law In Minneapolis
from 1881 until his appointment by President
McKlnluy to the position ho hold at the
time of his death.
NKW YORK , Oct 29 James K. Simpson
died at Fall River , Mass , aged 84. Ho vvau
known as the patentee and oilglnator of Tim
ber graving docks.
TO CURU A COLD IN ONU DAY
Take Laxative Ilromo Quinine Tablets. All
druggists refund the money If It falls to
cure. 25c.
SAYS INDIANS ! FIRED FIRST
Latest Advices from Recant Trouble with
WORD RECEIVED FROM WARDEN WILCOX
of Number of tnilliitis OIT ( lie
Heser\titlon VnVti-s frnin
( n Too lluinl red So t-
tlern Are llel'iilexs.
MDCKCK , Colo. , Oct. 2S ( Vln Ulfle , Colo. ,
Oct 28. ) Boyd Vaughn arrived today from
Snake river with a dispatch for the gov
ernor and the following letter to Qamo
Warden Lyttle :
1IOYI ) VAUGHN'S IIAN'CH , Oct. 24-To-
dny with n party of twelve men 1 tried to
arrest a camp ot Utc Indians. We used all
patience nnd they fired upon us , and then
we had to lllit. . On Snake river , live miles
above Lily ] > ark , several Indians , vvote
killed and wounded. I have sent riders to
warn settlers In Lily park and elsewhere.
The settlers uiu RiUherlnK at Vaughn's
ranch nnd are very much alarmed , nnd
think you HhoiiUl turn out with what men
you ran to try and arrest the utes.
I believed that there were about sixty
t'tes , hut late Information shows at least
100 men. and some sa > 2 > X > I have seen
about forty , but they were at many places
ixnd inav tctnllnte , nnd If those Indians
wish to , the settlers are entirely nt their
mercy , so you nnd the sheriff of lllo
Hl.iiico county had better do what you ean
to protect the sctttlers. Yours ie pectfiilly ,
W. H. WILCOX.
Mr. Vaughn reports seven Utos killed. The
first shot was fired by an old squaw. The
bucks then began firing and the -wardens re
turned the fire , killing and wounding quite
a number. Warden Lyttle Is In Coyote basin
and Warden McLean and Sheriff Wllber
near Hangely , where they went to nrrcst
violators of the game laws.
Ono of the soldiers at Fort Duchcanc , who
was In Meeker a week ago , reported that
SG7 passes had been Issued to Indians to
coma Into Colorado to hunt. Ono oC the
wardens reported about 100 Utcs on Yellow
creek In Blanco county last week.
Much feeling Is shown against Warden
Wllcox hero for his Indiscretion In attempt
ing to arrest n camp ot forty Indians , as It
Is almost eel tain to result In the Killing ot
settlers In the western part of this anil
Houtt counties.
WASHINGTON. Oct. 28 Adjutant Gen
eral Ilrcck has received the following report
from General Otis , commanding the Depart
ment ot Colorado , as to the InJlan troubles
there :
DKNVnil , Oct. 2S Duehesno teleanun of
last night say s llfty UncompaliRres , 12T >
Pintail * and White Mountain Indians aie
absent from i enervation on hunting expedi
tion Xo Information at agency leR.trdlng
reported engagement with Colorado otfle als
and matteis quiet there Wilsht's tioop
left this moinliig for scene of reported dlfjl-
culty and Losan's cavalry squadron Is
ready and will proceed to Uuchesne If ncc-
ossiuv Reliable Information should bo re
ceived today The heavy snow storm which
has prevailed tbioughout this section of
the country makes telegraphic communica
tion and railway travel < lltlcult | The1 Price
and Uurhosno wagon ro id H well nlsh Im-
piacticable for Infantry. OTIS ,
Urlgnillpr General
SALT LAKn CITY , Utah , Oct. 2S A ? { ) e-
ejal to the Tribune from Jensen , Utah , says :
Today the first verification of the news of the
killing of the Indians acid game wardens In
Colorado was received. Just after leaving
Jensen this afternoon n party of ten Ulntan
Indians were met coming from Utah. They
stated that a fight occurred in which two
bucks were killed and tno squaws wounded ,
one fatally. All Indians who know of the
difficulty are leaving Colorado , but there are
several parties who are Lee remote for the
news to have rcuqhcd them. If any ad
ditional trouble has occuiTcd between the In
dians and whites It must have happened
among these Indians. No news of other dif
ficulties has , however , been received. The
Indians who gave this news do not seem 'o
bo at all excited , bi t # re rather disposed ,
and very naturally so , to blame the game
wardens. According to their story ot the
engagement , a paity of twenty-five wardens
came upon their camp and opened fire with
'
out warning , with the above mentioned re-
suit There were five buck * engaged In the
Affair. The Indians seem to be acquainted i
with the f ill particulars and their rtvort is
believed to be correct.
i\fi.t * iuiiV coi.oitiiivtvn : MTV.
l.nimsliin , < lkl , , Our of tlir li'nliiiir
Tim us of the Country.
The announcement of Governor Darnes of
Oklahoma In his annual report that a college
for colored peopole Is to be built nt Langs-
ton , Okl , has revived Interest In this
unique town Lan ston Is the only ex
clusively colored community In the United
States. The originator of the movement
which resulted In the city of Langston , re-
Intis the Olobe-Democrnt , was K. I * . McCabe ,
ex-auditor of the state ot Kansas and the
present deputy auditor ot the territory of
Oklahoma.
McCabe , who Is one of the most brilliant
men ot his race In the United Slates and
who * ? zeal for the upllftlnn ot his people has
been unabatlng , conceived the Mca that It
the colored liicn could establish n city of
their own thcy < woutd soon demonstrate their
ability to stand an the sime level with the
whites. His Drat experiment In the founding
of n colored community was nt Nlcodemua ,
Kan. This venture was an utter failure.
NIcodeniUK had at ono time us high as 1.000
Inhabitants , now It Is almost deserted. There
are a few colored families there to tell ot
history , but that Is all.
McCabe was not discouraged by this fail
ure He claimed that the conditions at
Nlcodemus did not prove favorable for the
establishment of colony. He got another
opportunity to demonstrate his theory when
the Sac awl Fox reservation In Oklahoma
was about to bo opened for settlement. Ho
founded a town just before the opening of
the reservation at n location twelve miles
east of Guthrle and on a line Just west of
the reservation. Ho called It Laiigston , after
the colored congressman of the name , and It
was e\tcn&lvely advertised among the colored
people of the country. It was pointed out
to them that the advantage they would have
In locating In Laiigston would bo that when
the Sac and Fox reservation was opened for
settlement they would bo able to make the
run for farms under much moro favorable
circumstances than those who would come
from a distance and would have to camp on
the lino. The townslto consisted of 320
acrta and It wns laid off by a syndicate which
had been Interested by McCabe in his
Bchcnic.
Within a very few months after the town
was started It had a population of fully 1,000
people , all colored. A form of municipal
government was adopted , and all the officers ,
from the majar down to the policemen , were
colored men. The city his remained exclu
sively colored ever since. Its population has
dwindled down from 1,000 to about -100 , the
greater part of the colonists discovering that
they were better fitted for farm than for
town life , nnd locating on farms which they
took up In the Sac ind Fox reservations.
While McCabe did not have the success In his
philanthropic move that ho had hoped for ,
It has been far from a failure , and the pco-
plo of Oklahoma hive good reason to be
thankful that ho Inaugurated the colony ; for
It was the colored people whom he brought
to the letrltorj tint first thought of attempt-
Jng cotton planting In Oklahoma. The yield
ot cotton In the territory this year , accordIng -
Ing to the report of Governor Harnes , rc-
cenMy submitted to the hecretary of the in
terior , will bo 50,000 bales. The Industry
Is new > et , but the possibilities of cotton
growing In Oklahoma have been demon
strated to bo great.
The legislature of Oklahoma last winter
decided to establish a high and normal school
at Laiigston , nnd made a liberal appropria
tion for this purpose H Is to be exclusively
for colored people , and three of the five trus
tees will be colored men. It Is expected that
the establishment of this school will give
Langston a boom , for It will then be the
center of education for colored people of that
section of the country. With a higher edu
cation , too , It Is expected that the colored
man will -develop a greater fitness for mer-
j cantilo puisults. The experiment Is looked
upon as the most Interesting that Is being
, made for the higher development ot the col
ored race.
Miners \ relliliipr i\lctei1.
PAnKICRSBUUG , W. Va , Oct. 23. The
mining situation nt Flemlngton has
reached a crisis. The s.rlkers who have
JIVKIM ; isn OF AX UMIVITKII ri.siu % < : MM : AMI
St. Paul's.
Wish I had that fat lunch basket
I'll have to try for It. |
Y
"Don't tickle , "
The end of'the story. fJS5
Have yon boi'iimtliW I'rlimm llluo
Klaini ) Conililiiatimi'-lli'atlnn ' anil Cook.
Ins StiwsV Its safiuV. simplicity , ctll-
I'lcncy , economy , iltlj'alJIIlty ' anil Hi-anll-
nt'vi all combinuil
abMilntely iion-cx-
lilo-.lv * ; can bo npM't without ( laiiKc-r
has no wick anil burns any unuio ( if
Ki'KM'iii' . The Inirui'r lights vvllhout
hiiiuki ! ami Is positively oilorh'NS IH HO
arr.inml that It can ln IIM'I ! us a hcat-
ln or cooking stove tla-v como In three
sl/.es nt $000 , .fa.OO and $ 10.00 both a
winter and .summer Mow to bo fyilly
appreciated they will have to bu huon
and we. Invite all Omaha to call and see
them in operation. It Is without doubt
the most handy btovo over placed on
bale.
"ATC. RAYMER ,
HUILDRUS' IIAUDWAKK IJHRl-U
1514FaniamSt.
held out RO long hnve been notified that
unless they sign a contract ilrvnn by ttio
olllcers of the compuiy they ! ! ! bp evicted
from the homes anneit by the corporation.
Hut few. If nn > , would sign the paper ami
evictions have begun.
Tucr.N nv M iti'itisi : .
.Ncviniite Tried on root Hull Pltijer ,
ulth suit Iti-iitl ) * In Itnllronil.
Evidently there was going to be A foot
ball game , for several joung men wearing
knee breeches which looked lumpy and
waddj and three Inches thick were standing
on the platform of the little station talking
animatedly of punts and blocks and Interference
ferenceIt was a double-track road , relates
the Chicago Record , and one of the plnveri
stepped out between the rails and looked
Intentlv off to the westward to see If the
excursion train bringing the opposing team
wns > et In sight Neither ho nor any of the
others standing near noticed the onward
coming of a big. heavy-browed freight en
gine with iv long string of loaded ctrs bear
ing upon him from the opposite direction
And so who'i the engineer who had expected
the > outh to got off the track dcclJrd that
ho wasn't goln - to do so , and began blowing
lib whistle , It was too late With a horri
ble tear and thunder the train came on and
struck the man of wadded clothes while his
back was still turned upon his assailant. Ho
gave ono jell and rolled under the pilot.
The fuiward wheels mi shed over him and
the Ilrebox pressed him to the earth The
great bulk of the locomotive quivered ns
the engineer "threw her ovei , " all to late
The other plajers standing transfixed upon
the platfoim stared , speechless , at the rollIng -
Ing bill of humanity co brakebenu .tnd
hanger dragged It on. Suddonlj with a gieat
lurch tb" engine quit the lalls and crash
followed crash as the cars rolled down the
embankment after it Into the ditch. The
last of the forty cars had toppkd over and
the crowd gatherol In-hoiror to pli-k up
the fragments of the dead plajor He could
not bo found at first only the great holes
which had been gouged In the earth by his
tortuicd body were visible upon the road-
wa > .
As his friends , sick at heart , looked at
one another , a voice rose from the wreck ,
and In a moment a form appeared , crawling
out of the debris.
A great shout went up : "Aro you hurt ,
old man ? Are jou hurt ? "
"Hurt ? " ho Inquired , looking at Ills ques
tioner with a dazed countenance which ludl-
caied tlut ho was yet unaware of what had
struck him . "Hurf No ; but no thanks to
vou Why In thunder didn't jou sav jou
were going to practice the new mass play and
let mo know before > ou all piled on me ?
You took mo by surprise "
Vnne llnthiMvn.i'N l > exeeninn ti.
Ill Anne Hathawa > 's beautiful cottage at
Shottory lives the last of the line to beai
her historic name. This nlnct rntli cen-
turv Anne Hathaway Is the granddaughter
of Mary T.ijlor Uaker. kinswoman of Mls-
tiess William Skakespcure and custodian of
her famous home.
Tor jcars Mrs llaker owned the cottage
and showed It on her own account until the
guardlius of ShaKespeaie's birthplace
bought the historic old house for a good
round sum aiwl appointed her caietakcr
When extreme age rendered her unfit for
the numeious trying duties of custodian , the
guardians appointed hoi son to assist her ,
and he with hih two daughters , now occu
pies half the cottage
The jounger of these girls Is the last
Anne Hathaway , a beautiful child of 12 ,
with quantities ot brown hair and wonderful
e > es
Read "Simon Dale" in The Sunday Bee
If > ou don't take it , subsc Ibc now.
\ortlMM-st ! , < ) , Ion of Honor. j
ST. PAUL , Minn , Oct. 2-Tie ! Northwest 1
Loclon oC Honor held Its annual session .it
the state enpltol , with a huge .ittcnilunc1
of delegates The entire nioinlng VV.IH
taken up with discussing the advisability
of extending the order Into new toirltorv , i
the co t of Instil .inei1 and tlu > best method
of carrying on an assessment association
at llu > smallest expense. The organisation
Is at picsont confined to Iowa anil Minnesota
seta The lii\i | of * taking In Wisconsin anil
someof thu othc-r western states met with
consulcti'ble favor.
Read "Simon Dale" In Tue Sunday IJcc.
If jou don't take It , subset Ibp now. |
( ice's Uiise III Court.
Tiank 15 Gee , who was lately brought
ft om Topokn for the alleged hircenj ol two
full sets of Stevenson's works In this city ,
VVMS tiled In an evening session of the po
lice court vestcrduy. T"e defense obtalni'd
his discharge , however , on a tcuhnle illtj
connected with the Incorporation of the
llrm of Charles Scrlluui'H Sons. Gee vva.s
Immediately rr.iues.ted on a imiltlpllrlty of
Hmigcs ami ho Is again In tail to answer
to two counts of forgery and one of lur-
ccny.
Train t'liuilly IMilli Tlirouu.li.
DENVER. Oct. 28. The Hock Isl ind train
due In Denver yesterday morning and the
ono that left Kansis City yesterday ar
rived hoie at noon today as two sections of
one.trnln. They were delayed near Llmon
Junction , where the trainmen .say MX. miles
of tiaek was covered with twenty feet of
MIOVV. WlrrH were down and lor forty-clulit
hours the vvheieabouls of the ttaln due jes-
teiilay vvaa not known
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slot\l > Me
SAN DIKGO , fnl. , Oct 21 United States
Senator Morgan is slowly regaining his
strength. He has been free from fever forever
over thlrtv-slx hours , but must lemaln
quiet for home day- * yet His trouble IH due
to an Injury1 to his knto which he lecnlvrd
while lie vvas In Hawaii The spnator'o at
tending1 physician Is confident th.it Si'iritor
Morgan will make good progress to poimn-
nent , recovery.
rulllj of Coiiiilerfellln ; ; .
NEW YORK , Oct 2S In the criminal
blanch of the United States clrnult court
hero this afternoon Frederlco Moro nnd
Illcard Requesens were found guilt v of
( ountcrfoltlng notes of the Hank of Cost
Hlcu and the cunencj of the Republic ot
Colombia , They weio mummied to Ludlovv
jail for HUM I I'm e Louis llnusenian , vvlio
was jointly chained , wns acquitted.
The new styles In Kmilie pianos that
wo have jtint received -an > far Hupi'Mor
In workmanship and Ilni.sh to nil pre
vious cITottH of thin JiiHtiy culul
factory. We buy them in siu-li
( liiantltii's that VAX ; will supply Nebraska
dealers or sell yon direct. We've an
elegant llttlu catalogue of tliL-.sc popular
InsUninunlH that we'll hi glad to mall
yon for the asking or nive yon ono if
yon come to the store. We're now the
Mate u i'iitri for this piano and we'll al
ways aim to Keep all Hie dlll'orent styles
on hand. We'd l > i > pleased to have yon
call and look at lids lino. We Know our
prices u 111 suit yon.
A. HOSPE ,
JfUSlCdlAn.
TIII3 I'ATKIC 1'IIILIPI'K & CO.
WATOIIKS.
Displayed la our window now will bo
on exhibition for TWO DAYS ONLY
They nro ladles' line fJhalelaln.s-Klvo
thousand dollars' worth of them If you
wish to buy a Hue watch for your vvlfo
sweetheart or any ono for CluMinaH
bo sure and so these We'll bo lad to
show them to you Wo arc fnniisliliif ;
100 elegantly engraved wedding Invlla-
tloim for $10-i.50 : for each lollowliiR
100 100 engraved visiting cards and
cojiiier eiiKr.ivtd plato for $ l.fl-lM ( )
cards printed from your own plato $1.00
Wo solicit mall eiders and v\lll
them our prompt atcntlon.
C ; S. RAYMOND CO
Jewelers ,
15th ana Donglus Sts.
IIEZ RASCO IS CONVICTED
Jury rin < h Him Qullty of Murder In the
Pirst Dogroo.
ASSESSES PUNISHMENT AT TEN YEARS
\r\v Imvr * inve Hie YIIIIIIK Murderer' *
lilfe nnil llrliiK * Porllt n Severe
Comment from JitilKo
llernilnn.
MAUYV1LLK. Mo. Oct. 2S. ( Special Tele
gram. ) The Juiy In the HeKasco ease
brought In a verdict ot guilty of murder In
the first degree nt 7-13 o'clock tonight , after
deliberating almost five hums. The punish
ment was n nix ml by the Jury at ten jcars In
the penitentiary. This verdict Is made pos
sible by the law enacted b > the Icglslatura
last winter , which Klvea juries the light to
take Into consideration the age of the ac
cused and to assess .1 light punishment when
he Is under IS.
The first 'ballot ' taken wns on the question
of guilt or Innocence nnd It stood G to G. A
short speech was then made by Jnmca Swan ,
who voted for conviction , In which he pro
posed that a compromise verdict fixing the
punishment at ton jcars In prison be re-
tin neil The first vote on the acceptance ot
this proportion was For accepting It , 11 ;
for rejecting It , 1. On the second veto on
the proposition the last Juror came over and
the result wns Immrdl.itel ) niude known.
The crime uf which lUsco was convicted
was the murder of Mrs. Kate IlauiuK' , near
Alkoe , ono veal ago. Ho was 16 jears olden
on the day after ho was arrested , charged
with the crime , and his voutli opeiated very
stiongly In his favur. Judge Hirndon ot
1'lattsbuig , who tiled the CJSP , gave the
following signed statement tu The llco re
porter tonight after the result was an
nounced :
' "Iho Jury , It < eems lo me , placed a vety
cheap estimate upon human life. Still , llu
Icglslatuic has authorised such a verdict ,
and I presume such n verdict lellects the
bcntlmcntR of that bed > ; so that a boy 17
> cars old , who they say , by their > erdlct ,
committed ono of the most alioclous and
cowardly minders known u > the history ot
the state , shall bo punished by Imprison
ment In the penitentiary Is a ti.xve.5ly upon
justice , and can only lead to ono result
contempt for the law. "
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Anthony Hope's gieat story "Simon Dale. "
MOW iuiiiii | \vi\c rini.n.
Will llnl.e UN Plrst MuiuliiK Thin
Vfleriioiin.
The low prices which have been prevailing
in this city on asphalt pavement will cither
go lower today In the bids which are to
be opened this afternoon for pivlng upper
Fainam .street or the contractors will get
together and put the prices back somewhere
nean where they weio before the cut began.
Thh Is thu conclusion which has been reached
by paitics Interested In paving and Is the
result of a visit to this clt > just now of J.
1J. Smith of Chicago. Mr. Smith has for
thirty years been connected with paving
business , and his firm , J I ) . Smith & Co. ,
did a largo amount of paving In this city
a number of > cars ago , although It has
not occupied this Held lately. The firm
has iLcently .been organised , so Mr Smith
says , and will again enter competition for
.such paving as there Is > ct to bo done In
this city.
Speaking of his visit to Omaha last evenIng -
Ing , Mr. Smith slid "Tho prices now bolnc
paid t\.r paving In this city are way below
the cost ot tin * vvorK , and It cannot be con
tinued at that price It Is unfortunate that
the contractors have engaged In this war.
With this view of the situation , on my part
It may bo a surprise to leirn that I came
hero to bid on the contracts which are to
be let lomoirow. Hut such la the fact , nnd
I am prepared to bid low for the work , but
hoping that some other contractor will bo
lower. If this war is to go on the sooner
the bidden ) get down to the bottom the bet
ter It will he for the business , and i will
help them to get to the Inttom to the best
of my ability H Is demoralizing to con
tinue taking out contracts at the pi Ices which
have been prevailing here , and I hope the
competition will become so hitler that the
contractors will drop some ot their g < d.
money , after which we may hope that they
w 111 get together and agree upon some equit
able dlstilbutlon of the business. "
Mr Smith was In consultation with City
Engineer Hosewater yesterday regarding the
paving being done , and contracts which may
'bo ' let In the future.
Plre Iteeoril Tor n ) ) n > .
HLDOIIA , la. , Oct. 23 { Special Telegram. )
Fire destrojed the entire plant of the
Hubbard Hod Spring Manufacturing com
pany at Hubbiid last night. Lccs , $4,000 ;
insuranie , $1,000.
"ITTSnUUG. Oct 28. Hartjo IJros. ' paper
warehouse at 10 ! ) and 111 Wood street was
pirtlally destrojed by flro at 8 o'clock this
morning. Lo s , ? CO,000 The flro was caused
by an exp'osion ' of gas No nno wns Injured.
MOHUIS , III , Oct 2fThe manufactur
ing plant of the Woelfol Ixiithur company ,
which has retail stores In Sin Francisco ,
Chicago and lioston and owned one of the
largest tanneries In the country , burned
last evening Thu establishment "w.iB worth
about $ T > 0 , ( 0 , the loanioiin luif to about
$2JOWO. ( exclusive of t.i'ibirk , JT'.OflO worth ,
of that also bolnif destroyed The plant
was Inmirul for $140,000
WAHSAW , Ind OU 2S The Immense
box and birrol fnrtoiy lopitoil at Men-
tone , this county , vvis to silly destroyed by
flro this nioinlng Tlio loss Is about $150,000 ,
with Insurance aggregating $73,000. The
lire originated finm the furnace in the
Killing loom , iThe factory vva.s owned by
thu Stauffur "Brothers ) .
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