St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-08-05
THE SIOUX CITY MURDER.
Popular Indignation Against the
Unknown Assassin and the Sa-
IOOmkeeperS.

Popular Indignation Against the
Unknown Assassin and the Sa-
IOOnkeepers.
Specialize the Globe.
SIOUX CITY. Ia, Aug. 4.-Rev. George
c. Haddock, pastor of the Methodist church
of this city and a leading prohibitionist, was
murdered here late Tuesday night The
murder was one of the most cold blooded
on record. The assassin approached him
from behind in the darkness and fired, the
ball passing entirely through the neck. The
excitement here to-day is intense. Public
indignation is aroused and it is believed his
murder was premeditated and planned, but
by whom no one knows as yet An inquest
was held to-day and damaging testimony
secured. This afternoon the doors were
closed, and reporters and others excluded.
That his connection with the movement to
close the saloons was the cause of his death
is not doubted for a moment. The Evening
Tribune tonight says that Mr.. Hadd0ck
was seeking to enforce the obnoxious Clark
law against the saloons, and the owners of
them had right to feel aggrevea. but
against the man who killed Mr.. Haddock
they have to-day greater grievance. He
has done them infinitely more harm. Per-
secution was making them friends. Prop
erty was
TURNING TO THEIR SUPPORT.
Public sympathy was going out to them
because of the harshness of the law and the
manifest discrimination against them and
in favor of the drug stores Mr.. Haddock
was doing them great service. But now,
urlesS they wash their hands of all compile
ity in the most bloody crime and show by
their conduct that as a body they are guilt
less of any participation i'll it, all this will
be changed, and the business will be sum-
marily wiped out of existence. A meeting
was held tonight to give public expression
to Indignation at the murder of Rev. George
G. Haddock. Resolutions offering large
reward for the arrest of the murderer and
soliciting state reward were passed, also
strong resolutions against the saloons, and
pledglng the city to vindicate its name,
close the saloons and see. that the laws are
observed. A committee was also appointed
to assist the officers in finding the assassin.
The meeting was unprecedented in its ma
ture.
THE LAND LAWS.
Information Furnished Regarding
the Cancellation of Patents for
Fraud.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 4.-Acting Secretary
to the senate a letter from the commissioner
of the general land Office. in answer to the
senate resolution calling for certain detailed
information regarding cancellation of land
patents for fraud. The commissioner saws
that the practice pursued by the office in
the cancellation of land entries for fraud
has varied somewhat. so as to render it
difficult to give the precise information
I@,,+ &c ba1i fho
statement will fully cover the inquiry:
Land entries cancelled from 1883 to the
present time, on agents reports ISL; on tes-
timony taken at hearings, l2S; for default of
appearance at hearings, 239 for default of
application for hearinA s, LIB; relinquished
after reports by special agents, 142; total,
2,373; held for cancellation on agents reports,
1926, and on testimony taken at hearing, IT'S,
making the total number of entries Cancelled
and held for cancellation, 4, 1888. During this
period there were thirty-1ye entries rein
stated on eX parte showing, and nineteen on
testimony taken at hearings. From April 3,
1885, to April 3, 1885, there were "a, 5lS land
patents issued or ordered issued, and from
April B. 1885, to June 81, 1885, 1923 were
issued. The organization of the system by
which all edtries are submitted to board of
review for final examination before issue of
patents, the report says, has involved tenn
porary delay in the issue of patents which &C
counts to some extent for the apparent de-
crease IN the NUMBER or patents issued be-
tween April and June 81, 1885,
ALIEN LAND OWNERS
On motion of Mr.. Plumb the senate took
up and passed the house bill to restrict
the ownership of real estate in the terri
tories to American citizens with an amend
ment in the nature of substitute. This
is the same bill and practically the same
substitute ON which the conference COM
mittee failed to come to an agreement.)
A further committee of conference was
asked.
1t Was a Murder.
Special to the Globe.
ABERDEEN. DaK., Dec 4.--The case of