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FORTY-FIFTH TEAK.
PITTSBURG, MONDAY, JANUARY 12, 1891
THREE OENTS.
SILVER KSUPHEMt
Advocates of Free Coinage Claim
They Will Sweep Both
Houses and Even
PERSUADE THE PRESIDENT.
Quite a Knmber of Members Who
Oppose tne Scheme at Heart
Will Vote for It to
SATISFY THE POPULAR DEHAKD.
Senator Test at Last Tells of the Eepnted
Conversion of Cleveland to the
White Metal Idea.
KEITEE'S APPEAL CAUSES SURMISE,
Aid Ecrai to Be Eo Constructed u to FUct tit Sec
retary cf the Kivy m a Either
Ecbimssng Fosiucs.
SHE WCEK OF THE COJJINQ WEEK IN COKQRESS
trnoM a BTA.Fr coerespoxdext.J
Washington, Jan. 11. As the time
approaches for the final vote on the finance
bill, query in regard to the possible resur
rection and revival of the elections bill in
creases, but no one seems to have any
definite idea of the course that will be
pursued by the enthusiasts for that measure.
The fact is they do not know what to do.
The chances are that if Messrs. Hoar and
Edmunds insist on an opportunity to get the
measure again belore the Senate they will
be gratified by the support of two or three
of the eight who yotcd to lay it aside for the
finance bill, and possibly gain their point.
But the knowledge that they will after that
be confronted by the apparently insurmount
able obstacle of Senatorial courtesy, and
prevented as they were before from getting
beyond the pale of mere oratory causes
them to hesitate, and will probably lead
them to abandon the bill.
The Same Objections Hold Good.
Should it again come to the surface its
leading supporters will be compelled very
promptly to find a way to a final vote or it
will again be shoved aside for the appor
tionment, pure food, appropriation or other
bills.
j The conviction is growing that the finance
bill, with its free coinage amendments, will
pass, the House by a decisive majority. A
number of members South and "West who
voted against the Senate free coinage amend
ment to the silver bill of last session, and
who are now, as then, opposed to free
coinage, have intimated to their friends that
under the pressure of popular sentiment in
their section they will be compelled to
"vote for tree coinage.
' On the other hand no one who voted for
free coinage last session is known to have
changed his niind, and the friends of silver
therelore are convinced they have at last
gained their pet ambition.
Not Afraid of the President.
Mr. Bland is jubilant, and actually ceases
to growl at his neighbors and the world, and
Lis face is as bright as a new silver dollar
vvith perennial smiles. The silver men are
little it any more anxious as to the attitude
of the President than they are in regard to
the House. They do not believe that Har
rison will have the courage to veto the Dill if
it passes both Houseand Senate. Thevknow
that be knows that such a measure is almost
unanimously demanded by the clement that
threatens most injury to both of the old par
ties in future campaigns, and that his ambi
tion to succeed himself will prevent him
from going counter to the wishes of those
wno are convinced the country needs a great
increase in the bulk of its circulating me
dium. It has come to be a common saying among
the politicians that no man can be nomi
nated for President in 1892 who opposes
lree coinage. Most of the real leaders of
the Democrats tear for Cleveland on this
account, and the silver men say that Har
rison can only expect the compliment of a
renomination by falling into -line with tne
dominant sentiment of the country.
The Strength of Personal Convictions.
Mr. Harrison has given no sign of his
feeling in the matter, but, of course, holds
personal convictions antagonistic to free
coinage. To what extent he will allow his
personal convictions to weigh against a ma
jority vote of the House and Senate, should
that come to pass, no one knows. He may
give little respect to a majority which is
only gained by a coalition of a small
minority of his own party in each branch of
Congress w.th the Democrats.
But if he be looking forward to a renomi
nation, and is influenced by his ambitions,
he will probably cive less heed to the party
complexion ol a Congressional majority for
free coinage than to the sentiment of the
Republican leaders of those States repre
sented in Congress by lree coinage men.
There is little doubt that the States which
will control the nomination of both the
Democratic and Bcpublican candidates of
1892 are dominated by the free silver senti
ment, and the silver men say Mr. Harrison
will have to cut his coat for the future out
of this cloth.
IIXTLE HOPE FOB LNOALLS.
He Will HaTe to Secure at Least Ten More
Votes to Win.
TrECIAL. TXXEGBAH TO TUE BXSP.ATCrf.1
Washington, Jan 1L The State Leg
islature of Kansas will be in session Tues
day in Topeka. The election will not take
place for a fortnight yet, but it is the all
absorbing theme in the State, and its politi
cal importance is appreciated by the Bepub
lican leaders in Washington, and by Ee
publican politicians all over the country.
Ingalls himself, who has been absent from
Topeka for a week, or since he was called to
Washington to give bis vote on the force
bill, is in a state of suspense that must al
most brine about a disjomture of his mind,
for, though his own lortnnes are in the fore
ground, there are other vast interests in
volved in the election. President Harrison
and his advisers are fully aware of the fact,
hut they seem wholly unable to deal with
the Farmers' Alliance that controls the
Legislature.
All of the ordinary appliances of politics
have failed to bring "any of the Alliance
members to terms, so far as is yet known,
and those of them who have always acted
with the Republican party stand unyield
ingly before all blandishments. The anti
Ingalls majority of Alliance members of
both Houses of the Legislature on joint
ballot is 19, and as there are anti-Ingalls
men among the Bepubliean members it
would be neeeesary for the irridescent Sena
tor to gain at least ten opposition votes to
secure his election. No Kansas man who
knows anything about the present strife can
conceive how these votes could be gained.
Any Alliance member who should go over
to the Ingalls camp would be regarded as a
traitor by the party that elected him and
would hardly dare to return to his home at
the close of the session of the Legislature.
THE DEMAND OF-REITER
FOB A TRIAL BY A NAVAL COUBT
CAUSES SOME SUSP BISE.
It Places Secretary Tracy in a Bather Em
barrassing Position His Decision, and
Xot the Commander on Trial A Dis
agreeable Task for Officers.
rrrtoii x statt cobbespoxdxxt.i
Washington, Jan. 11. Commander
George Beiter's demand for trial by a naval
court is somewhat of a surprise to naval of
ficers in Washington. -There had been
rumors afloat that he wonld make such a de
mand, but they were nol generally regarded
as well founded. His action revives inter
est in the case on account ot the rather awk
ward position in which it places the Secre
tary of the Navy. He can hardly refuse the
demand, and to grant it is really to put him
self on trial before a court of subordinates of
his own ordering, and whose proceedings he
will review.
Commander Beiter, in his letter published
this morning, virtually arraigns the Secre-"
tary for illegally punishing him without
trial by court martial, and while any court
that might be ordered would nominally be
required to pass upon the conduct of Comr
raander Beiter in the Barrundia affair, the
real question before it would be the propri
ety of Secretary Tracy's action. Comman
der Beiter has already been punished -by a
severe public reprimand and the only real
question now at issue is whether or not that
punishment was just. If the Secretary or
ders a conrt martial and the members after
iully considering the circumetances sur
rounding Commander Beiter find that his
course was blameworthy, their action will
be equivalent to sustaining the Secretary.
If. however, they find him blameless, the
Secretary would be in the awkward position
of being compelled to disapprove the find
ing, or admit that he did wrong in writing
the letter. Service on such a court would also
be far from pleasant, for it would naturally
be a disagreeable task for officers to be com
pelled to overrule the Secretary, and if their
finding should support his action, they
would doubtless find themselves accused in
some quarters of having been unduly in
fluenced by the Secretary's letter.
STANFOBD'S LOAN BILL
Places nim in the Field as a, Candidate for
President.
rsrECUI. TEZ.EQUAK TO TIDE SISPATCn.1
Washington, Jan. 11. "The first
thing party leaders know," said Senator
Vest to-day, "the farmers will send a lot of
people here from the West to pass Stan
ford's land loan bill. Senator Stanford was
sitting near me when the debatejras going
on the other day on Hhenancial bill, when
some Bepnblican Senator was trying to
show of what benefit the proposed increase
in circulation would be. He remarked
to me that this was no way to
get money into circulation. The
money that was put out by the Treasury De-
partment-to relieve tne. financial situation,
all went into the pockets of the men who
had money, not to the people generally.
Lay the Stanford proposition before the
country and you will have trouble. Tell the
farmer that it means a'loan to him of one
half the assessed valueof his- farm at 2 per
cent, and thatit will mean thedistribution of
money among the debtor class all over the
country, and millions will quickly grasp at
the idea.
"It would be of little use for financiers to
cry out and to tell them that this proposi
tion would unsettle all values. They would
reply that the man who offered this scheme
had accumulated by business tact and
sagacity a huge fortune. Thev wonld say:
'What have you been doing all the.e years
you who know so much about the finan
cial question Stanford has millions to our
thousands.' Put Stanford at the head of a
Farmer Alliance ticket for the Presidency
on the platiorm ol that land loan bill and
there will be 'music in the air.' "
SENATOB HEARST W0B8E.
His Family Sow Entertain Very Little Hope
of His Recovery.
rSPECIAI. TELEQKAM TO THE DISPATCH.!
Washington, Jan. 11. Senator George
Hearst is at death's door. His family have
given up all hope of his recovery, and the
relatives have been summoned to his
bedside. William B. Hearst, the Senator's
son, has just arrived. John ITollinsby, who
has charge of the Senator's possessions at
Chihuahua, Mexico, and Captain E. Mortz,
the manager of the Senator's, mining prop
erty, are also in Washington. They say he
is liable to pass away at almost any time.
The malady, cancer of the stomach, has
grown far more aggravated within the past
day or two, and the Senator suffers in
tensely. His 72 years make the fight for
life one-sidfd, and news of his death may
now be expected at almost any honr. His
men ot affairs have been engaced recently
in invoicing his estate, and they say that he
will leave a fortune of at least $20,000,000.
ROUTINE WOBK OF CONGRESS.
The Copyright and Shipping Bills to Come
Up for Action.
Washington, Jan. 1L Mr. Piatt has
given notice that he will ask the Senate to
consider the copyright bill to-morrow In the
morning hour. The shipping bill and ap
propriation will be the chief matters of con
sideration in the House, daring the coming
weefc. Monday is "district day," but Chair
man Cutcheon, of the Military Affairs Com
mittee, expects to make an effort to have the
army appropriation bill, which was under
discussion Saturday, disposed of before Dis
trict legislation is given the floor. Tuesday
an effort will be made to take up the ship
ping bill
Fridayis set apart for private bills. Six
appropriation bills are on the calendar, and
from now on advantage will be taken of
every opportunity to bring them before the
House.
CLEVELAND ON FREE COINAGE.
The Extent of the Conversion to Which Sen
ator Test Kef erred.
rSFECLU. XELEQBAU TO THE DtSPATCK.1
Washington, Jan. 1L Senator Vest
has finally consented to explain the facts as
he knows them relative to the reported con
version of ex-President Cleveland on the
question of silver conversion :
"I have seen Mr. Cleveland but once
since he went out of office," said Mr. Vest.
"I cannot give my anthority for the state
ment in regard to hit change of views, or I
would give it in the Senate Chamber,.
but the authoritv is trustworthy. I
dd not say that Mr. Cleveland
has been converted to a belief
in the free eomage of silver. The change
of views which he has undergone consists In
his havingbecome more tolerant of judgment
of others on this subject. There was a time
during his term as President when Mr.
Cleveland seemed to think there was a moral
obliquity in silver coinage. In his message
to Congress on the subject he expressed this
belief. I think to-day that Mr. Cleveland
is willing to admit that there are plausible
if not valid arguments for tree coinage, and
that there are honest men in his own party
who believe in the free coinage of silver.
That is perhaps the extent of the 'conversion'
of which so much has been said."
THE VOUCHERS WEBE STOLEN.
Members of the Rochester Board of Educa-
tion in Serious Trouble.
tETECIJLt. TELEQEAM TO THE DISPATCIt.i
Bochestee, N. Y., Jan. 1L Some weeks
ago an investigation of the Board of Edu
cation of this city was ordered, and John
Bower, an expert accountant, who had been
employed to examine the vouchers, made
a report to the committee of the Common
Council. The investigation developed the
fact that several members of the Board ot
Education had been selling supplies to the
city. The case found its way to the District
Attorney's office, and an effort was to be
made to indict the erring members of the
board.
To-day Expert Bower visited the basement
of the free academy building to get the
vouchers for tbeuse of the District Attoraev.
He opened the books where he had placed
the documents and found it empty. The
janitor could hot explain their absence. The
disappearance of the documentary evidence
has caused some sensation, and an effort will
be made by the city detectives to ascer
tain who stole them. The expert
made copious notes and it is in
timated that these notes will be used
before the grand jury in lieu of the message
documents. The scandal of commissioners
selling goods and supplies to the city is of
long standing, but this is the first serious
effort to indict amember of the Board for the
practice.
ANNIE OAKLEY NOT DEAD.
She Is Very Much Alive and Enjoying Her
self In England.
JBFECLU. TEiEOBAX TO THE DI8PATCH.1
Baltimore, Jan. 11. Dr. Samuel J.
Fort, a leading physician of Elicott City
and an intimate friend of Frank Butler, has
received a letter from Mr. Butler, denying
the reported death of his wife, Annie Oakley.
After commenting upon the opportunity
afforded him by French newspapers of read
ing Miss Oakley's obituary while she was
and is very much alive, he relates some of
the pleasant visits they are now making, in
company with prominent sportsmen, to
various game preserves in the vicinity of
London.
On December 20, the reported date of the
death, Mr. and Mrs. Butler were at Ash
ford, Kent, visiting Mr. Graham, the noted
English trap Bhot, who visited Baltimore in
1888. Graham now conducts a hotel in that
place and leases about 1,000 acres of shooting
grounds, over which Mr. and Mrs. Butler
shot iu his company for three days, killing
a large quantity of game. Tbey have
enough similar engagements to keep them
busy until after the season closes, when
they expect to return to America. Miss
Oakley is enjoying excellent health. Mr.
Butler thinks the report of his wile's death
originated in Paris.
THOMPSON AND TAGGABT
Visit the Qrmker City. nt Nothing Definite
Has Been Xearned.
rSPECULL TELEORAJI TO THE DISPATCH. 1
Philadelphia, Jan. 11. C. C. Thomp
son, the new Speaker of the House of Repre
sentatives at Harrisburg, arrived in the city
this morning from Warrea. To-night he
held a conference with Lientenan: Gov
ernor Charles W. Stone. Mr. Stone said
they were talking over the probable in
fluence of the farmer element in the coming
sessions of the Legislature, but he refused to
express any opinion on the subject for pub
lication. Mr.. Thompson was asked if be
had anything to say regarding the formation
of his committees. He replied that he was
hard at work nrranging them, but that he
was not near through yet. He could not be
induced to speak on an; names that he in
tended to place on the committees. Mr.
Thompson will go to Harrisburg to-morrow.
Austin L. Taggart, the granger member
of the Legislature, who bolted the Cameron
Senatorial caucus, was also in the city to
night. Mr. Tagcart is pursuing an active
campaign against Mr. Cameron,, the Be
publiean caucus nominee for Senatoi, both
by correspondence and telegraph, and be
says he will show a handsome backing
when the Legislature votes January 20. He
is a hard ana tough worker.
A GREAT CATTLE RANGE
The Western Part of Kansas to Be Con
trolled By a Syndicate.
Kansas City, Jan. 1L Ever since the
cattlemen have been driven out of the Chero
kee strip they have been trying to find some
place for a range that would not be too far
from the markets to be available. Such a
range has been found and a syndicate of
mortgage companies in this and Eastern
cities has been formed for the purpose of
consolidating the western part of Kansas
into one vast cattle range.
The lands in that part of the State have
been mortgaged to their lull extent by the
settlers and the continued droughts have
caused such an exodus from them that the
mortgage companies are finding themselves
with thousands of acres on their hands
which they can do nothing with in the way
of selling or renting. It is understood that
foreclosure sales of mortgaged lands
amounting to over 1,000,000 acres have been
ordered in the western tier of counties, and
as all this land lies together it is to be
rented to the cattlemen, or else the financial
companies will use the range themselves and
form a cattle syndicate.
CANADIAN COURTESY.
The Request of a Vessel In Distress Granted
by the Authorities.
frECIAI, TELEGRAM TO THE DISPATCH.1
Ottawa, Jan. 11. Minister of Customs
Bowell to-day received an application on
behalf of an American fishing schooner in
distress for permission to run into Guys
boro, N. S., for supplies and repairs. The
request was immediately granted. Mr.
Bowell said that he believed every possible
concession should be made to United States
vessels where the vested rights of the Do
minion were not infringed upon.
"We want to live on friendly terms with
our neighbors," he said, "and not in a con
stant state of irritation and retaliation."
Mr. Bowell is strongly In favor of the con
tinuance of the modus vivendi, which he
believes would be a fair settlement of the
fishing question.
STONEYABDS SHUT DOWN.
Eight Hundred Men Thrown Oat of Em
ployment In Chicago.
Chicago, Jan. 11. Beginning to-morrow
the stoneyards in this city will be closed
indefinitely, making idle 800 men. .
The shutdown is the outcome of an at
tempt by the proprietors to enforce a new
schedule of wages, lonrs and rules.
THE WITCH OF PRAGUE,
KOUflSING THEM UP.
Hostile Bqdskins Are Being Slowly
Forced Into Fine Ridge.
ONLY A FEW MILES AWAY NOW.
Hemmed in on All Sides, They Still Show
Fight, However.
GENERAL MILES IS IN A QUANDAEX
rSPECTAt. TEXSOBAX TOTES DISPATOII.I
Pine Bidge Agency, S. D., via.
Bushville, Jan. 11. General Miles
told The Dispatch correspondent to-day
that in all his career as an Indian
fighter he had never Seen such a situation as
that which presents itself to him to-day.
Scouts reported last night that the hostiles
had camped at the Catholic mission, five
miles to the north. This proved to be uu
true. The savages did not advance three
miles from the original camp. They pulled
up their stakes last night and Started in a
sullen way for the agency. .They went three
miles and then pitched their tepees again.
They say they will be at the agency to
night, but such assertions are merely bun
combe. They will attempt to consume time
as long as they can, as they have plenty of
tobacco and beef. It they come at all, it
will be late in the week. General Miles
considers the situation different from others
he has confronted, from the fact that if ha
attacks the savages a howl will go up from
the country, that he sought to crush the
Sioux because they were slow to move with
all their wounded. ,
Another Battle Is Certain.
The Indians, now 12 miles from here, are
avowed hostiles, and yet he cannot attack
them at once, for the reason that they ex
plain their slow progreis from the fact that
they are carrying with them wounded bucks
and squaws. Nevertheless it is a fact that
the hostiles are as defiant as ever. There
must be one more terrible battle before this
war is closed for the winter. The hostiles
have destroyed a bridge over which they
must pass before they reach the agencv, and
at 11 o'clock this morning Captain Dough
erty, commanding B and H troops, in forti
fications on the north butte, saw flames leap
ing over the hills live miles away.
The dare-devils from the hostile camp are
bnrning everything in their way. Heavy
clouds of smoke are sweeping over the
northern buttes and a terrific wind storm,
which is blowing sand and snow in a blind
ing curtain to the south, carries the black
smoke over the agency. Shortly after Cap
tain Dougherty saw the flames of burning
cabins and hav stacks there came a heavy
volley of musketry. He counted 15 shots
within a minute. There was another volley
shortly after the first rattling and then there
came distinct tkirmish firing.
Skirmish With the Savages.
Couners were sent to General Miles, who
leaped upon his horse, and under a heavy
escort galloped to the crest of the butte. His
field glasses revealed nothing but a thick
column of smoke rising four miles from the
agency. After inspecting the fortifications
General Miles, accompanied by Lieutenant
Maas and the escort.-returnedto camp. It
is evident that the crazy warriors are near
the Catholic Mission, and that they have
fired White Bird's ranch and other cabins
in the neighborhood.
Colonel Corbin thinks there has been a
skirmithJbetw()o-GaT tain 'Wells Vtrflopa
and tbeeavages,"aud that the firing heard
by the infantry in the fortifications on the
northern butte this morning came from this
engagement, Early this afternoon the firing
had ceased, although mounted Indians
could be seen on the pyramidal-shaped hill
four miles away. Soldiers and Indian
police have now been thrown out for a dis
tance of one mile. In the crescent shape to
the north, every trail leading to the camp is
picketed). From the fortifications on the
northern bntte they can be seen through the
storm patrolling every avenue of ingress or
egress.
Soldiers Disarming tho Ugallallas.
They have stopped and disarmed 20 Osal
lallas, who were coming into the agency
from the hostile camp. "TSome of the rifles
have been identified as those taken from
Caster's command in the massacre of 1876.
At noon Colonel Corbiq received a telegram
from Major Park, commanding the Six
teenth Infantry at Oelrichs, to the effect that
Young-Man-Afraid-of-His-Horse had jnst
reached there with 74 Ogallallas, who were
ready to surrender.
It is a noticeable fact, however, that the
desperate Brules and the more war-like Ogal
lallas have not shown any disposition to sur
render. A panic has seized the half-breeds
and squaw men here, and they are hurrying
their families to the railroad as fast as possi
ble. SeVeral families left here to-day. Last
night all the half-breed clerks in stores
asked for their money, and the windows of
the shops were nailed down in anticipation
ot an attack before morning. About S
o'clock the pickets fired several shots st a
party of Indians who were trying to sneak
into the friendly village unnoticed, and on
each side of the troops behind the savages
were moving to-day.
Pressing the Hostiles In.
General Carr and his famous Indian
fighters of the Sixth Cavalry are pressing
in from the left, and General Brooke, with
the Second Infantry and the Ninth Cavalry,
camped last night in exactly the same spot
where the hostiles were 24 hours before. It
is believed that his command is not more
than two miles in therear of the redskins.
The wall to the right is also moving toward
the hostiles.
Four companies of the Seventh Cavalry
that have been encamped on Grass creek:
came into the agency this morning. They
are commanded by Major Whitesides, and
went into camp on the crest of a butte just
east of the agency. The force there is now
increased to 700 men, with four three-inch
rifled cannon, four Hotchkiss and two Gat
line guns. The guns have been trained in
such a way that tbey can sweep the savages
when they appear here and destroy their vil
lage when it is pitched around Bed Cloud's
house. ,
General Miles has determined to seperate
the Ogallallas and the Brules, should the
hostiles come into the agency. The former
will be corralled on the buttes to the south,
while the desperate Ernies will be penned
up aronnd Bed Cloud's house.
Medicine Men at Work.
Bed Eagle, an Ogallalla, who came in
from the hostile camp to-day, says medicine
men are mating the Indians medicine,
which will minimize the effect of a rifle
bullet to a blue spot on the skin. He says,
too, that the savages have sworn not to give
up their guns. The coming of the hostiles
and the uneasiness of the so-called friendlies
fill everybody with apprehension.
But in all "the trouble,! t is rather pleas
ant to chronicle the coming marriage of Miss
Goodale, who is supervisor ot all the schools
on the Sioux reservation, to a full-blooded
Indian doctor, who is stationed at this
agency. This event will be celebrated this
week. A storm is now raging furiously,
sand blinding the pickets and covering the
agency buildings with a whitish-looking
deposit. The flying alkali irresponsible for
many sore eyes and much annoyance.
.Captain Pierce, who has been appointed
to take Agent Boyet's place, arrived to-day.
He does not think much of his job. Buffalo
Bill left for Bushville to-day, but will re
turn in the morning.
Closing In on the Agency.
Father Jalz. of the Catholic missiomre-
jported to General Milea-to-night that'-the
hostiles were only four miles from the
agency, they having made about 12 miles
to-day. The young bucks burned their
abandoned shacks to-day and killed several
steers belonging to Yankton Charley. Gen
eral Brooke's command is closely behind,
and General Carr is pressing his line every
hour.
W.B. Kelley, of 271 Loomis street, Chi
cago,, arrived here to-day for the purpose of
removing the body of his brother, who lost
his life in the battle at Wounded Knee
creek. Private James E. Kelley belonged
to Company I, Seventh Cavalry, and was
burled as he fell a fortnight ago. His
brother asked for his saddle and carbine,
but they were lost in the confusion and can
not be found.
Befercnce has been made to the danger in
which it was thought the Indian school at
this point stood from both, treachery and
assault. This fact was attested by the es
cape last night of seven of the girl inmates
and scholars. The names of some of these
dnsky fugitives are Mary Sitting Bear,
Lizzie Sitting Bear, Jennie Thunder Bull,
Emily Cloud, a relative of Bed Cloud.
They were induced to leave by their relatives
and friends.'
Sad Scene in the Churches.
Yesterday and to-day were observed with
but little attention to religious duties. At
this place there are two churches, the Pres
byterian, the pastor of which is the Bev.
Mr. Sterling, and the Church of the Holy
Cross (Episcopal), the pastor's name being
Bev. C. S. Cook. In the Government's
school, religious services are held generally
by the Catholics. In the first mentioned
there were no divine services. The windows
were barred, and to the west was stationed a
line of tents of infantry soldiers.
In the Episcopalian church 15 women
and children lay, some at the point of death
and all in pain, the result of the fight at
Wounded Knee. The pews had been torn
from their places, and on either side of what
had been the main aisle was a mattress of
loose hay, on which lay the unfortunates.
The sanctuary was given up to the groaning
little ones, while in the choir three hostiles
moaned in misery. On the lactern were
rolls of bandages, pieces of lint and cloth,
which had served to stanch the flow of the
lifetide of the wounded victims.
A Reminiscence of Christmas.
The little church is of Gothic design, and
is beautifully hung with evergreens, reminis
cent of the Christmas-tide, the period of
peace and ot good will, which has been
made memorable by the blood, the spilling
of which it witnessed. In the school Father
Jutes said mass and delivered a short ser
mon. One-half of the worshipers were
Indians, among whom was Bed Cloud. The
old chief knelt and rose up, genuflected and
crossed himself like the other attendants.
He held an English prayer book, which, of
course, he was unable to read.
A courier from Oelrichs says that Bed
Blanket, a bead chief, arrived thete this
afternoon with a band of 100 followers en
route back to Pine Bidge from a hunting
expedition up the Big Horn Mountains, and
that Major Parke, of the Sixteenth Infantry,
who has charge there, took them in charge
and at once notified General Miles, who
gave him authority to issue five days'
rations and send them on to the agency in
charge of an escort. v
AN INDIAN LYNCHED.
ONE OF THE MURDERERS OF FREIGHTER
COLE IS STRUNG UP.
The Act May Causo an Uprising Among
His Brethren, the Okonogans Militia
Ordered Under Arms in Washington
A Request for Regular Cavalry.
JJlymeia, "WAsrf., Jan. 11. Acting
Governor Laughtonfthis afternoon received
a dispatch from the County Commissioners
of Okonogan county, from Connolly,
setting forth that! on Thursday night
one of the Indians implicated in the
murder of Freighter Cole, was taken from
jail and lynched. The teiegram also stated
that a Catholic priest had warned the set
tlers that indignation ran high among the
Okonogan Indians, who had held four coun
cils, and it was likely they would go on the
warnath. The officers in conclusion asked
for 500 stands of arms and ammunitiou to
arm the settlers.
The Governor, after consultation with
Adjutant General O'Brien, decided to send
200 stands of arms to-morrow. The Gover
nor then notified Brigadier General Curry,
of Spokane Falls, that arms be sent, and
instructed him to see that tbey were deliv
ered to the County Commissioners, caution
ing them to avert bloodshed unless abso
lutely necessary to preserve the peace.
General O'Brien said to-night that the
lynching of the Indian was very injudicious,
in view of the recent Indian troubles. He
was not prepared to say whether the trouble
amounts to much. "All we know" he said,
"hi what the Catholic priest reported. A
good deal depends on how well the Indians
are prepared to go on the warpath. Chief
Moses, who is; in that country, will exert
considerable influence. If he is lor war,
there is likely to be trouble."
Governor Laughton thought the dis
affection would be over in a few days. It
would not be difficult to put down an up
rising among the Okonogans, but if they
determined to fight, they would send
out couriers and enlist British Columbia
Indians in their cause. The Indians
number 150 and live on Colville
reservation. Tbey have always been
peaceful, and have taken no stock in the
Messiah craze. All the trouble has been
caused by the lynching of a murderer. It
is thought that it prompt action is taken
there is nothing to fear.
Governor Laughton telegraphed General
Gibbon, Commander of the Division of the
Pacific, to-night, asking him to send a com
pany oi cavalry to Okonogan county. It is
expected that the soldiers will be ordered
from Fort Spokane.
OVER THE CANADIAN LINE.
Reports of a Fight Between Indians and
Mounted Police.
Winnepeo, Jan. 11. The most startling
reports are received to-night from the In
dian reservation in Southern Manitoba,
about 100 miles from here and near the
North Dakota border. It is rumored that
fighting has already began between reds and
mounted police recently ordered there to
prevent any uprising and prevent those In
dians from joining the American rebels.
Telegrams discredit these rumors, but it
is a significant fact that another detachment
of mounted police from Braudon was sent to
the reserve to-day. People most alarmed
seem to be the Dakota settlers, the Manitoba
settlers being confident that any uprising on
this side of the border can be promptly
quelled by the mounted police force.
THEY WANT PEACE.
Bannocks and Shoshones Say They Have No
Intention of Fighting.
Pocatello, Idaho, Jan. 11. A big
pow-wow was held at Boss Fork agency on
Fort Hall reservation between leading
chiefs of the Shoshones and Bannocks on
one side and Adjutant General Curtis,
of the Idaho militia, and Lieutenant
Fred Wheeler, Fourth United States
Cavalry, on the other. General Curtis
made a long speech to the Indians relating
all rumors afloat,, and asked them if they
had any cause for complaint, or proposed
to make trouble with the whites. Lieuten
ant Wheeler told them the troops would not
be ordered unless thev gave cause for it.
In reply, Captain Jim, a Shoshone chief,
Tahee, a Bannock chief, and others, said
the Indians had no intention or idea of
IConHnwetf en sizth ttgiX
A DEACON SWINDLED
By a Slightly Revised Edition of tho
Same Old Bnnko Game.
HE FLANKED DOWN 2,000 IH CASH
In Order to Secure His Share of a Fahtt
lons Fans Mutual Prize.
THE SHAEPS CAUGHT AND IDENTIFIED
ISrECIAL TELEartAM TO THE DISPATCH.
New Yobk, Jan. 11. It has just been
discovered that Shortelle and Martin, the
bunko men arrested in Newark last Wednes
day, had succeeded in playing their game
on Charles H. Genung, a retired furniture
dealer of Elizabeth. Tbey robbed him of
$3,000. One morning Mr. Genung met a
young man on South Broad street, Eliza
beth, who greeted him with: "Good morn
ing, Mr. Genung; how are you to-day?"
"You i have the advantage of.me,"said
Genung.
"Why, don't you remember me? My
name is Pennington. You used to know
the High street Penningtons, of Newark? I
am the baby of the family. You surely
remember the Penningtons?"
Pennington is an old and honored name
in New Jersey, and Mr. Genung was proud
of the fact that he did remember the High
street Penningtons of Newark. The two
men chatted awhile, and finally the stranger
said:
A Revised Edition of the Game.
"I have subscribed for two copies of
Bradley's 'History of New Jersey,' and if
you will go down with me to the agent's I
shall be very glad to give you one of them."
Mr. Genung was much pleased at young
Pennington's offer. He took bis new-found
friend in his buggy and they started for the
agent's office. As they turned into Mag
nolia avenue the stranger exclaimed:
"There's the agent now."
"All right," shid Mr. Genung. "You
run in and get the book."
"No," replied Pennington, "you get out
and come with me." Mr. Genung complied
but when they got inside the office and
asked for the books the agent Baid he did
not have them. He had received a large
consignment of them, he said, but they had
been poorly packed and were soiled in
transit There was some further talk about
the books and then the conversation drifted
to other topics, when the book agent pro
posed a little recreation in the shape of a
came of cards. Mr. Genung declined to
take a hand. He is one of the trustees of
Dr. Kempshall's Church and has been very
energetic in assisting Dr. KempshalHn his
fight against the race tracks. He did not
like gambling, and he said so.
A Paris Mutual Special Drawing.
But .Pennington agreed to play a little
and the book agent produced an outfit. The
layout consisted ot a piece of black silk
about two and a half feet lone and two
feet wide, and 48 cards. The silk was di
vided into squares by six horizontal and
nine vertical lines, and across the top was
printed in gilt letters, "Paris Mutual
Special Drawing."
Pennington and the book agent sat down
to play, while Mr. Genung watched the
game. In less than two minutes Penning
ton had won 550 and the book agent paid it
over. Mr. Genung did cot understand the
game, but his friend evidently did, for after
a few minutes more play he announced to
tMr-.- Genung thafr-he had won $10,000,' This
startled Mr. Genung, but he was more as
tonished and pleased when Mr. Pennington
offered to divide with him.
"I'm very sorry I couldn't give you the
book," the young man said, "but I can
make that up by giving you $5,000 of this
money. I won it easily, and you arc an old
friend of the Penningtons."
lie Accepted the Generous Offer.
Mr. Genung thought that the young man's
offer was very generous and accepted it at
oncer. The book agent chipped in then with
the remark in order to draw their winnings
tbey would have to put up $2,000 each,
$4,000 in all, as an evidence of good faith.
Both protested against this demand but the
agent was firm. He said it was a lottery
scheme and men always had to pay when
they won from a lottery.
Pennington said he did, not have $2,000
and Mr. Genung said that he was similarly
situated. After some talk Pennington said
he knew a man uptown from whom he
thought he could raise the same amount and
then all would be fixed. Mr. Genung
thought he could make it also, and he
started out with his young friend to get the
money.
The young man went to see his friend,
while Mr. Genung went to the bank and
drew $2,000. It was given to him in four
$500 bank notes. He met Pennington again
and went back to the book agent's.
Pennington gave the acent what looked
like a roll ot money and then made Genung
give up his four $500 bank notes. As the
agent tucked them away in an inside pocket
he remarked cheerlully: "Now it will taKe
me three or four days to collect your prize,
but as soon as I can get around I will give
it to you."
Dawning of a Sudden Suspicion.
"But I want it now," said Mr. Genung,
suddenly growing suspicious.
"Well, you cau't get it now," replied the
agent. "When I get it you can, not before."
"I'll have you arrested for swindling,"
cried Mr. Genung. "Arrest and be ,"
said the agent.
Then Pennington spoke up. He was very
sorry to have got Mr. Genung into trouble.
He didn't care at all for his own $2,000, but
he did care a great deal about Mr. Genung's
loss. It was all his laalt, but he thought
he could make it up. His friend uptown
would let him have another thousand, he
was sure. He would give that to Genung,
and immediately after Thanksgiving Day
would come aronnd with the other thou
sand. This somewhat satisfied Mr. Genung,
and he started out with Pennington to look
for the generous friend.
Pennington left Mr. Genung on the street
while he went to speak to his friend, and
that was the last Mr. Genung saw of the
baby of the High street Penningtons until
he visited the Newark jail and identified
him and his book agent acquaintance as
Shortelle and Martin. The pair had been
arrested trying to work a similar game in
this city. They belong to Philadelphia.
A NEW CANDIDATE FOB SENATOB
Proposed by the Fanners Who Hold the
Balance of Power In Illinois. ,
ISrECIAI. TELXOBAX TO THE DISPATCH.!
SPBiNoriELD, III., Jan. 1L Thers is
a story floating around the hotels to-night
that John P. Stelle, of Mt. Vernon, will be
the candidate of the "Bjg Three" for
United States Senator. Messrs. Moore,
Taubeneck and Cockreil had a conference
vesterday and another to-day, and, while
it was stated by them that no final con
clusion had been -reached regarding
the senatorship, it is understood that
the three farmers have practically united on
Mr. Stelle. John P. Stelle has played a
conspicuous part in the Farmers' Mutual
Benefit Association. He is Secretary of the
National Assembly of that organization and
editor of the organ ot the F. M. B. A.
Stelle is a farmer and is distinctively a
representative of the farmers' plass. He
lives on a farm near ML Vernon, though be
is in town most of the week, of course, edit
ing the paper. No man stands higher -in
theF. M. B. A. Heiiaquiet, unassnminir
man, bathe is profound raan,.AjaaaofJi
brains. In point of ability be has no super
ior among ail the men who have been men
tioned for the place.
Mr. Stelle was formerly a Bepubliean.
Of late years he has been an Indsnendent in
politics, but he is now Democratically in
clined, and is strongly opposed to the elec
tion of General Palmer, though probably
never dreamed of his-own election to the
Senate. The votes of the three farmers
above named are absolutely necessary to the
election of a candidate by either party, and
they each to-day Baid they would under no
circumstances vote for Palmer.
REVOLVERS EXPOSED
IN THE CLOSING SESSION OF THE WYOM
ING LEGISLATURE.
A Bitter Fight Which Lasted Until Daylight
Sunday Morning The Discovery of a
Doctored Record Language of a Vigor
ous Nature.
ISPECIAL TELEOBAM TO THE DISPATCH.1
Cheyenne, Wyo., Jan. li. Until its
last night the State Legislature was quite
uneventful. It died at 5 o'clock this morn
ing after 10 hours of bickering, trading and
log rolling which culminated in a cutting
and slashing windup, in the course of which
a riot was imminent.
The bills fixing county legislative repre
sentation in the second assembly was the
bone of contention. The opponents of the
measure discovered that the record had been
falsified so as to omit a clause requiring a
two-thirds majority. This fairly stampeded
the victims of the ruse. They denounced in
bitter terms all the parties to the plot. Jobs
which had been attempted in the course of
the night were laid bare. A mem
ber who had received an offer
of a $5,000 appropriation for his
county if he won'' "-ote right told of it.
The Clerk whoV, fe' the record was
scared into admittl.- fjpeak'er was
roasted to a turn. AV'W O had used
complimentary language A- " the
presiding officer a silver Bavei5b, -n-
those lying words." y k
Bevolvers were exposed; The cot"
heads even were greatly frightened. Calls
were made for the Serjeant-at-Arms. He
was defied. The Speaker finally put a mo
tion to indefinitely postpone the bill, and it
was carried.
.
A COLD-BLOODED MURDER.
Drowned the Husband in Order to Get His
Wife and His Money.
Chicago, Jan. 1L Frank: T. Hendrvx,
who is wanted in Goshen, Ind., for a
pecullarlyjcold-blooded murder, was arrested
in this city last night. Hendryx while in
Goshen stopped with Joseph Hawkins, who
lived with his wife, alone. Hendryx in
gratiated himself into the affections of Mrs.
Hawkins and succeeded in aleniating her
from her husband. Hawkins had an in
surance policy of $5,000. This money
Hendryx intended to get possession of, and
with the money once in his hands he and
the woman would leave for parts unknown.
The plan pursued by Hendryx was a
novel as well as an atrocious one. In some
manner be gained from Hawkins the fact
that he could not swim and invited him and
his wife to a boat ride. When some dis
tance from shore Hendryx deliberately cap
sized the boat, and being an expert swimmer
himself righted the boat and saved the life
of the woman,, dragging her into
the boat where" they both sat
and watched the dying struggles of
Hawkins. When the body had finally dis
appeared beneath the surface of the water
they both rowed ashore and gave out the in
formation that an accident bad occurred,
and that Hawkins had lost his life. The
authorities, however, became suspicious,
and upon making investigations Hendryx
fled. The woman was arrested and lodged
in jail, where she made a confession. Hen
dryx, when arrested last night, admitted his
participation in the crime, and signified his
willingness to return to Goshen without
requisition papers.
SHE HAD A BIG BROTHER.
And He Promptly Knocked the Mashing
Drummer Off His Feet.
rSPICTAt. TILEGBAM TO TUX DISPATCH.:
St. Lotjis, Jan. 11. A commercial
traveler named Charles Wilson, while at
dinner in the Southern Hotel this afternoon,
saw at an. adjoining table a handsome young
lady, who he thought was observing and
admiring him. After dinner the young lady
retired to the parlor and Mr. Wilson went
down to the office of the hotel and wrote a
note to her, sending it by a bell boy. The
lady immediately upon receiving the note
sent it to her brother in room 498. The
brother immediately came down. Mr.
Wilson had by this time came up to tbe
parlor floor. The brother approached and
inquired if he was the writer of the note.
Scarcely had Mr. Wilson answered in the
affirmative, when he found himself sprawl
ing od the floor, under the impetus of the
brother's fist There was no scuffle, as Mr.
Wilson retreated quickly, went to the office,
settled his bill and moved to another hotel,
where he -registered under a name not his
own. The name of the young lady in the
Southern Hotel episode is Miss Emma J.
Fraraer. She and her brother are from New
York an'd arrived here Friday. She is just
out of school. ,
THE INTERESTS OF C0L0BAD0.
Some Legislation That Governor Cooper
iSoggesUIn His Message.
Denveb, Col., Jan. 1L Governor
Cooper's biennial -message was delivered to
the Assembly yesterday. In reference to
the financial condition of the State the total
indebtedness is. given as $1,647,210, from
which should be deducted $327,278 on hand,
besides the uncollected and delinquent
taxes.
He recommends the passage of a law dis
posing of the interest arising on State funds
similar to tbe law existing in Michigan and
Massachusetts. He recommends tbe adop
tion of tbe Australian svstem of balloting;
the establishment of the fee system with
public officials; the adoption of some law re
garding the World's Fair, and a liberal ap
propriation to represent Colorado's inter
ests, and the establishment of a board of
railwoy commissioners with power Mo ad
judicate questions arising between the com
panies and the people. Several other meas
ures were recommended which were purely
of State interest.
A TEXAS SNOW STORM.
Novel Sight Presented to the Inhabitants In
the Vicinity of Del Rio.
San Antonio, Jan. 11. Snow fell last
night at Del Bio, 150 miles west of here, on
the Southern Pacific road. This was the
first in four years, and the foil was the
deepest on record, being about five inches.
Tbe storm was general and from Del Bio
eastwardly to San Antonio brought rain.
The rainfall was the heaviest in the past
year.
This morning's train from Del Bio pre
sented a novel sight, as the tops of the cars
still had snow on them. It Is reported that
the storm was more severe in theDevil's
river country, where cattle will suffer se
verely in the deep snow which fell there.
..-JCsrBWXrCH-OB'rKAQUE
PEOPLE FORPABIELL
Twenty Thousand Admirers
Greet the Deposed Leader
at Limerick,
PRODUCTION OF A LETTER
To Sustain the Account of the Con
ference "With Gladstone.
SEW CHARGES AGAISSTH'CAETHT.
Reports of a Serious Division In the Banks
of the Opposition.
ALL THE EVENTS OF THE OLD W0ELD
rBT DUXLAF'S CABLE COlIPAjrT.1
London, Jan. 1L The Times will pub
lish the following dispatch from its Bou
logne correspondent to-morrow: It is known
that at tbe conference here between O'Brien,
McCarthy, Seaton and Condon, tbe most
serious differences arose. I have it from
what I consider the very best authority,
that the question of Mr. O'Brien's attitude
toward Mr. Farnell led to a discussion of a
very angry and heated character, and that
Mr. O'Brien wasreproached for not adhering
to his first unqualified indorsement of the
anti-Parnellite party. My Informant said:
"Mr. O'Brien was immovable upon the one
question of Mr. Parnell's retirement. He
held out for an amicable settlement, but a
settlement based upon the selection of a
leader agreeable to both sides, leaving the
question of Mr. Parnell's resumption of the
leadership to the future development of
vnts. This the McCartbyiie3 refused to
entertain. They called for Mr. O'Brien's
unqualified support. Mr. McCarthy re
pelled any suggestion that left a
Loophole for the Return of Parnell
at any future time. The position occupied
by Mr. O'Brien at this moment is that of a
mediator. He practically represents the
interests of Mr. Parnell, and is convinced
that unless the party be reunited itis forever
doomed. He urged the absolute impossi
bility of cementing the existing differences
unless the programme received the approval
and sanction of Mr. Parnell. and further
pointed out that Mr. Dillon would support
his views and approve any sensible scheme
for bringing the .factions together, and that
as Mr. McCarthy held to his- position and
Mr. Parnell to his, the interest of Ireland
would suffer until the people of Ireland had
a chance to decide to whom they owed
allegiance, and in Mr. O'Brien's opinion it
was not difficult to prophesy what the result
of tbe election would be."
The discussion drifted into such acrimony
that the meeting finally adjourned without
any results to await tbe arrival of Mr.
Dillon. I am told also, and thu merely in
the shape of a rumor, that one honorable
member lost his temper during the confer
ence and flatly accused Mr. O'Brien of
scheming to obtain the leadership himself,
and that Mr. O'Brien retaliated in passion
ate and unoarliamentary language. It is
certain that Messrs. McCarthy and Sexton
left here dejected and discomfited looking
men.
A Great Greeting at Limerick.
Fully 20,000 persons assembled at Lim
erick to greet Mr. Parnell, thousands coming-from
all the adjoining counties. In re
sponse to addresses, Mr. Parnell made a long
speech. He held that Mr. Gladstone had
caused the present trouble by issuing a man
datory letter demanding that the Irish mem
bers depose their leader.
Beferring to Mr. Gfadstone's denial of the
accuracy of his statements regarding the in
terview at Hawarden, Mr. Parnell declared
that he could now confirm, their truth by a
letter written in March, only three months
alter the interview was fresh in his mind,
and when even his bitteret enemy could not
say be had any reason to misrepresent or
suppress the truth.
The letter was sent to Cetil Bhodes,
Premier of the Cape of Good hope an ad
herent of the cause of home rule. It states
that Mr. Gladstone and his collegnes had
been considering fully the question of tbe
retention of tbe Irish members at West
minster, and that Mr. Gladstone had told
him that the retention of 33 members in the
Imperial Parliament bad finally been con
sidered best for all purposes.
A Letter Read as Evidence.
Mr. Parnell here read tbe letter, proving
that the statement he sent to Mr. Bhodes
corresponded with assertions in his mani
festo which Mr. Gladstone had contra
dicted. He then proceeded to say that Mr.
Gladstone pointed to his previous declara
tions, but it was difficult to make anything
out of these, Gladstone possessing a marvel
ous faculty of placing a different interpre
tation on any statement other than that
placed upon it by opponents. Mr. O'Brien,
to whom he (Parnell) had communicated an
outline of the Hawarden conversation, had
a remembrance absolutely identical with
his own regarding Mr. Gladstone's proposal
as to the number of members of Parliament.
Another fact yet unrevealed Mr. Parnell
said he would now publish. Twenty-four
hours before his manilesto he saw Mr. Mc
Carthy, to whom he told what he intended
to do and gave an outline ot the statement
he was preparing to issue as a manifesto. T'
A Charge of Treachery Against McCarthy.
Mr. McCarthy, he had reason to know,
placed his intention before Mr. Gladstone
hisses. Mr. McCarthy also communicated
to him Mr. Gladstone's observations on tho
outline of the manifesto, and there was no
reference whatever made by Mr. Gladstone
against the manifesto on the ground of
breach of confidence. Cries of "Heart
Hear!" ,
Toncning the present position of the land
qnestion, Mr. Parnell said he thought the
action of the Liberals toward the land bill,
proposed by the Government, was foolish,
and that it showed the Liberals had no
genuine land policy.
The leaders of the party, in order to con
ciliate the Badical section, had) abandoned
the idea of a peasant proprietary and land
purchase, and in order to conciliate the
Wbigs, they had refused to entertain a pro
posal for a reduction of rents by means
of amendments to tbe general act
of 1881, or by conferring npon
tbe future Irish Parliament that
power to deal with the question. It was
therefore useless for the Liberals to talk
about home rule because home rule so re
stricted instead of being a source of strength,
prosperity, peac and freedom for tbe conn
try, would in reality be a sham, lariding
th'em in hotter water than they were in at
present.
Whatever might be the motives of Irish
members of Parliament who opposed him, it
was certain tbey were not in a position, by
their knowledge of these affairs, to sit la
judgment on him or to pretend to express
the opinion of the country. It was to ba
ever regretted that their blind haste to obey
their new leaders had impelled them to
press forward to a decision in the:
committee room as if the minutes
were golden. Many or them must wish that
they had paused at that time Instead of
sending misleading cablegrams across
the Atlantic Hear, hear. He wished '
tbey had paused to await the
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