Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1883-02-27
BLAINE GETS SOLD ON A
Sailed OIL PAINTING.
THE MORMONS SPREADING
OVER IDAHO.
RED CLOUD DEN ANDS JUS
TICE OF THE GOV
ERNMENT.
Tie sSi8n.

| LStlI Sal Va tbO 4 t'rctce tHy Il "
when the scene was set, the stage was
| cleared of all but those who were to
| take part in the rehearsal. Simeon,
Caraphas, John Ann. the prophecies,
Joseph, Mary, the Assyrians. Levites
and the multitude took their places, and
everything was pronounced ready.
The curtain went up. disclosing the
| presentation in the chamber of the
Temple. The orchestra began a solemn
| chant. The strain was taken up by the
leading singers, aud the house was
| hushed. A. the first song diel away
| Caraphas advanced. holding aioft the
scrolls upon which the law WAS written.
The chorus began to sing the reply,
| when Captain Williams issued from
behind pillar OF the Temple and ar
rested Morse, who stood near HIM. The
| performance a5 once stopped. Morse
| and counsel were loud III tia If de
uurciatiun Of the outrage, and cries
| Of 6. Shame ~ came from the people.
| He called upon them to witness that
the performance had been stooppei i'll
the very middle of sacred song. Charles
r. Tnornr, Sr.. stated that he Witnessed
the Pass;oa Pi0y in California, and that
it conraired nothing blisphemous or
sacriiecious. Morse was taken to the
station-house aud charged with giving
theatrical performance without a
license His friends gave $500 bail. and
Morse Will appear IL the Police Court
Sunday morning.
New YORK, Feb. 2j.-SAlmi Morse
sppaar, d before Justice Duffy Of the
Jefferson Market Police Court to-day
on charge of produc ng the Passion
Plcy without license. Captain Viii.
liams was the only witness. His tes;i-
monv merely went to show thag
portion of the play had been produced.
Counsel for Morse proposed to bring
number OF clergymen as witnesses, and
ked that a posSponement be granted
for further hearing to be had in the
Court of Special Sessions on Tuesday.
AN Indian Wants Justice.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 81 The Sioux
Chief Red Cloud had hearing before
the Committee on Appropriations to-
day. He is seeking payment FOR
horses, blankets, etc, taken for the use
OF the government By General Crook.
H sp Ike through an interpreter and
was quite earnest in his manner. The
COMMITTEE declined to take action on
account Of the shortness OF the session,
but told Red Cloud he must come be
fore the mex Congress. THIS vas
disappoin ting announcement, which the
Chief took Jar more good naturediy
than would have been the case with
many white claimants. Following Is
Red Clouds formal address: Il am
An Indian. Look at me. My name is
Red Cioad. i have sense. The gov
ernmeut. through General Crook, in
1876, took wroDgiully COS horses from
me aud my people. l have sense. so
have my people. | represent them. l
an in want and have Il large family.
Secretary Teller asks me TO take cows
for my horses. Ii the government gives
ne ali the cows they have already
promised, | will have more kline than
we can milk. | am a man Of sense. |
want money to pay my debts. Law
Chief, pay me. not in cIws, bat in
cash. AN pleased a. peace. Let me
remain thus.
La JUNTA, Col, Feb. 25-Vice Pres
iient Tou'zlan, General Manager
Wheeler, Traffic Manager Goddard,
and Chief Engineer Robinson, of the
A,chison, Topeka & Santa Fe rail
road, passed through here this morning
in special train FIR New Mexico. At
Albuquerque they will. jHin President
w. b. Strong and proceed on a tour OF
inspection of the Mexico and New
Mexico lines of the company. Il is re-
ported that Marshall Field, N. X.
Fairbanks, Martin Pierson aud Other
Chic ago capitalists, who are 10 New
Mexico, will JOIN the railway officials,
and that the entire party will proceed
to Guayma' for the purpose of inspect
iag the new port If entry, and have
warehouses and wharves constructed
for reception OF freight from China,
Japan aud Australia, to be landed at
Guaymas by steamships to ply between
| these ports.
NICkSBUEG, Feb. 26.-The water in
N!cksburg and Shreveport is Is inches
! over the railroad tracks The I.lawara
crtvasse, a mile long, ovel flowed many
| plantations. The half open land on the
west side OF Madison parish will be
| covered. Ashton crevasse, above
Providence, is doiog serious damage in
| East Carroll. The 1evees on both sides
of the river are imperiled. The bridge
across Bayou Pierre, On the jackson
| and Natchez railroad, is washed away.
BRAIDwooD, Ill, Feb. 26 Memorial
services in respect to the miners
drowned in the Diamond mine were
held this morning. They were adj
dressed By several clersymen present.
In the afternoon similar services were
held at the mine. The water has been
lowered 81 feet. A relief committee
will leave here tomorrow morning
They go to canvass the 81 uation among
the widows aud orphans with view to
helping tho Sc in need.