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Omaha daily bee., 1889-09-07
GOING TO WASHINGTON.
Prominent Sioux Chiefs Preparing TO
Visit the Great Father

CHAMBERLAIN, $. D., Sept 6. Especial
to The BEE. The Indian office has given
permission for all the prominent Sioux chiefs
at Lower Brule agency to visit Washington,
and the chiefs are now preparing for the
trip. The object of their visit to Washing
ton is for the purpose Of comforting with the
authorities in regard to their tribes being
allowed to move south of the White river,
instead of north, opposite Crow Creek
agency, as the Sioux bill provides for. This
tribe is the only one that will be compelled to
move owing to the opening of the reservation,
as what is now their agency Is included in that
to be opened under the provision of the
Sioux bill. Much unnecessary trouble might
have been saved had the promulgators of the
bill inserted clause in II, allowing those In
dians drawing rations ut Lower Brule
agency who wished to take their lands IN
severalty south OF White river TO do SO. Most
of these Indians have always wanted TO
move below that river, whe they claim the
land is much better. The Sioux commits.
sioners were questioned In regard to this
matter and informed the Indians that they
could take land south OF White river if they
cared to do so, and it is probable that the de-
partment will allow them TO do as they like.
The Indians have selected an Interpreter,
who will accompany them on their trip.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-09-07
KILLED THE SULKER.
Billy Murphy, of Denver, Filled Fall
of Shot.

Billy Murphy, of Denver, Filled Fall
of Shot
DENVER, Sept. 6.-At an early hour this
morning Timothy Stocking shot and in
stautly killed Billy Murphy, an ex-convict
from the Joliet penitentlary.
The story leading up to the murder is
something of a romance. In 1888 Miss Will
iams beautiful young girl of whom Muir
ply was enamored, rejected his suit and
married his rival Stocking. Murphy took
to drink, and a couple of months after the
wedding was caught attempting to burglarize
a residence and was sentenced to five years
Imprisonment, Stocking being tho principal
witness of the prosecution.
Murphy swore revenge. After his release
he followed the couple over the country,
finally locating them in Denver. He came
Mrs. Stocking on the street badly frightened
her by threats of violence against herself
and husband Stocking, however, appeared
to pay little attention to the threats.
The police had been notified of the state of
affairs, and had repeatedly driven Murphy
from Stockings premises where he had been
found skuiking around at ali hours of the
night.
About o'lock this morning Stocking was
awakened by someone knocking at the front
door, and going to the entrance he asked
who was there, and being informed it was
Billy Murphy, looked between the blinds
and saw the man with u huge knife. Stock
ing picked up shotgun and fired the con-
tents OF the barrel into MurDhy's face and
neck. Murphy staggered out of the gate
and fell corpse on the walk Stocking was
arrested and locked up in the central station.
The deceased has relatives in Chicago, all of
whom are quite wealthy and influential cti-
Omaha daily bee., 1889-09-07
a DEATH ROLL OF SIXTY THREE.
TcrribIe Fate Of WOrkmen in q
Scotland Mine.

lCop,niuht 1889 on DANES Gordon B;mts,t.l
EDINBURGH,. Sept 6.-[N New York Her
aid Cable-Special to TuE BEE Sixty
three men and boys have perished through
fire in the Maurice Wood pit, near Penicuik,
Midlothian. Twenty-one bodies have been
recovered. This fire is one of the most dis.
astrous mining calamites that has ever be-
fallen Scotland.
On Thursday morning sixty-iive miners,
including contingent of boys, went down in
theplt TO prosecute their usual calling ana all
but two have pershed. Hitherto mining dis
asters in Scotland have been confined TO ex-
plosions of the fire damp and these have all
been in the west OF Scotland, where, as at
Blantyre and Udstone, there ara fiery seams
OF coal. On the east coast fire damp in any
dangerous quantity is a thing unknown, and
consequently mining has hitherto been con-
sidered exceptionally safe. The present
calamity, however, shows that other perils
have TO be faced, and the disaster Of Maurice
Wood takes rank with the tragedies of
Blantyre aud Udstone in the awful destruc.
tion of human life.
On Thursday night the list Of dead consist
ed of four ana there were ffty.uine en-
tombed. Now there is not the faintest hops
OF anyone In the PIT having escaped except
the two men who brought the news OF the
fire TO the surface.
The pit belongs 10 the Shoot Iron company
and was worked solely as an iron stone pit
But recently considerable check was put on
the industry through an interdict having
been obtained by certain landed proprietors
Omaha daily bee., 1889-09-07
A CELEBRATED CASE.
Mr.. Merrill, OF Boston, liked to Deal
in Margins When He Won

Mr.. Merrill, OF Boston, liked to Deal
in Margins When He Won.
CHICAGO, Sept. 6.-TSpecial Telegram to
THE BEE, IA Boston dispatch conveys the
intelligence that the supreme court of Mass
achusetts has just handed down decision
sustaining the defendant in the case of Will
lam p. Harvey g. Co., of Chicago, against z.
Taylor Merrill, a Boston man who bought
margins and attempted to escape the liabil-
ties.
The action was brought by the Chicago
firm to recover about $4,000 paid on account
of Merrill in the purchase and sale of pork
on the Chicago board Of trade in 1888. The
defendant denied his liability and set up
certain special matters of defense, including
the claim that the plaintiff had paid the
money not in legitimate trade, but on mar
gin contracts, the matter being gambling
transaction in which the defendants agree
ment to reimburse the plaintiff was void.
The case was tried in Boston last September
before Judge Oliver Wendell Holmes, jr.,
son of the famous "Autocrat of the Break.
fast Table," and verdict was given to the
plaintiff. An appeal was taken, the defend
ant excepting TO certain rulings of the trial
judge The appeal was argued before the
full bench on March last and the case has
been under advsement ever since. The de-
cision just handed down does not touch the
merits of the case, and 1t will go back for
reheariug
1--WE will. fight the thing to finlsh,n said
G. S. McReynolds, resident partner in the
firm of William p. Harvey & Co., this morn
ing.
"The case is celebrated one and the inter-
est in it is very general, as 1t involves the
question of liability in margin operations.
This man was quite willing to take the money
when he won. but when he lost it was diff
erent. He then squealed and refused to pay
Judge Holmes and the jury said he must pay,
and the question is still an open one, for this
all,n
Omaha daily bee., 1889-09-07
NAGLE ON THE STAND.
He Says Terry Looked Like an Infu-
rated Beast.


SAN Francisco, CAL, Sept. 6.-Deputy
Marshal Nagle was examined in the federal
court to-day and related the details of the
tragedy in the Lathrop dining room last
month. He said when Judge Terry ap-
preached Justice Field he had no idea he
was going to make an attack, but before he
could interfere Terry slapped the justice in
the face with his right hand anu repeated
the blow with his left hand, striking the jus
tice the second time on the back of the head.
Nagle continued: 81 was on my feet in an
instant and throwing out my right hand to
keep Terry off / shouted Stop that am
United States officer Terry then directed
his attention to me. He had his right arm
in position as if to deliver another blow and
as he turned his glance on me he looked like
an lnfurlatcd beast. His clenched fist imme-
diately sought his bosom. Believing my life
in danger Immediately drew my pistol with
my left hand and catching 1t with my right,
fired two shots in quick succession and Terry
fell to the floor. l believe Terry would have
cut me to pieces and perhaps Justice Field
too, if had not acted promptly. | knew he
had always carried knife and believed he
had one on him then. knew him to be
giant in stfength and proposed to take no
chances with him ~
Omaha daily bee., 1889-09-07
THE SIOUX SUSPICIOUS.
Standing Rock Indians Think sitting
Bull Poisoned John Grass

Bull Poisoned JOhn Grass.
CHICAGO, Sept. 9 Especial Telegram to
THE Bee. "A dispatch from Bismarck, N.
D., states that the excitement at Standing
Rock agency is running high over the al
legged poisoning of John Grass by Sit
ting Bull. John Grass, who is the
leader of the Sioux nation, is said to be
in precarious condition. and his followers
believe that Sitting Bull is responsible. At
army headquarters in this city, this morning,
no additional information regarding the Sit
uation at Standing Rock was obtainabe.
1--WE have heard nothing" said Colonel
Roberts, General Crooks and, further than
what is in the morning papers. John Grass
is sick of fever and it may be
that the Indians, always superstitious, have
got IL into their heads that Sitting Bull has
been plying some black art IN laying low the
Sioux chief. Colonel Roberts speaks enthu.
siastically of John Grass.
HE is big Drained, strong, capable
man." said the officer, las diff erent from
Sitting Bull as he well could he He would
make his mark IN any walk OF life. II he
were thrown into Chicago even, his native
force would bring him to the front here as it
has brought him to the front in his tribe"
''Sitting Bull is q sort Of ward politician.
He is shrewd and has u very small following
which he uses after the manner of a petty
politician. He is chronic kicker. When
ever anything is to he done he is
found to be in opposition to it. He's against
everything In the tribe his influence is
small. He's a dime museum hero. His in
tluence has always been overestimated by
the papers and he has made pretty good
thing Of il, selling his pictures and passing
as u power to be considered John Grass, on
the contrary, is a progressive man. He is
well to do, well educated and well dressed.
He is genuine leader and the Indians look
up to him as such. 1t will be great loss to
the tribe should he die.n
Other officers who know the Sioux chiefs
give the same estimate of their characters
and all of them expressed the hope that John
Grass would pull through.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-09-07
She Was Boarded by the ,,usb

SAN FRANcIsco Sept Ga dispatch from
Victoria, b. c., states that the schooner
Lilly. belonging to that place, arrived onere
from Behring sea last night she reports
that she was boaraeu August 6, by the
United States revenue cutter Rush. her
pape,s searched and 1913 seal skins confis-
Gated She was ordered TO proceed TO Sitka,
hut no prize crew was placed on board. The
vessel sealed for few days after this, but
finally sailed for home. On the way down
she spoke TO the Victoria schooner Kate.
The latter reported that she had been or
dered to heave TO BY the Rush, which she
did but the wind was blowing so hard the
cutter could not lower a boat, The Kate
was ordered out of Behring sea. She had
$50 skins aboard. The officers of the Rush
told the Lilly that seven schooners had al
ready been seized.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-09-07
A DIME MusEE asriRANT.
Miss May Marchand viii Go Over
Niauarn Eslts

CHICAGO, Sept. 6.--[Special Telegram to
THE BEE. Pretty Miss May Marchand,
who desires TO go over Niagara falls In a
BARREL started for Niagara Falls this after
noon, with the intention of performing the
perilous Ieat next Sunday. The young lady
was seen at her boarding house, on Wash
ington boulevard, this morning, but was
very reticent in speaking of her plans. Miss
Marchand Is eighteen years old, of very
pleasing presence, and is possessed of a
great determination, that indicates an ability
to 40 whatever she tries. There is nothing
of the bravado in her conversation. She
speaks quietly and with q reserve quite in
keeping with two strips of Grape which COW
cred the lapels of her basque, in memory of
some dead relative.
~ shall leave Chicago this afternoon" she
saiG after being pressed to talk" and ex-
pect to reach Niagara Falls tomorrow,
where l expect to meet Mr. Graham. We
will then beside on the particulars of the
trip,
will YOU 60 over togetherl"
THAT will depend on him. l should like
to make the trip with him, but if he does not
care to have me, why then l shall go over
alone"
docs not the fate of the woman wh
went over yesterday make you nervousand
little inclined TO postpone your adventure!"
"Oh, no." with a little smile, ~ have not
the slightest fear. Besides, think that she
intended to commit suicide"
What is your object in going over the
fallsl"
''To prove that it can be done. There are
great many things in this world one could
do If one would only try"
"How came you to think of making this
trip"
Last year when / was at Niagara Falls 1
got the idea that 1t could be done in a barrel
But was not of age then and ] was not
alone. Now, however, those conditions do
not trouble me, and there is nothing to pre-
vent making the experiment.
From what point will you enter the
rapidsf
"From the Canadian side, above the
Horseshoe falls. If | went from the Amer
lean side might be arrested wien | landed,
but If start from the Canadian side and
land on the American the Canadian authori-
ties will not care to go to the trouble of ex-
traditlng me, and | shall not be subjected to
arrest by the American authorities.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-09-07
A SAN FRANCISCO SENSATION.
Two Politicians on r. to 3 ell Judges
Decision.


SAN Francisco, Sept GA sensation was
created in police court this morning by
Prosecuting Attorney James Long, who
openly charged that Phillip Crimmins and
Fire Commissioner Martin Kelly, two well
known republican politicians, had offered to
sell Judge Joachlmsen's decision in the
Kenny murder case for $1,000. The father
and another relatiye of young Kenny who
stabbed and killed James Mase sew
eral weeks ago, were placed on the
testified that ex-senator j. N T.. Wilson,
who was retained TO defend young Kenny,
had told them this morning that Crimmlns
and Kelly had called on him last evening
and offered for 81 900 to obtain a decision
favorable TO the prisoner, ana also promised
If the grand jury should take the matter up
afterwards, that they would reach District
Attorney Page, Judge Joachimsen in-
structed Prosecuting Attorney Long 10 lay
the matter before the grand jury at once and
push an Investigation.
CrImmlns ana Kelly both deny the
charges.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-09-07
EXTENDING HER SWAY.
Two Pacific Islands Annexed by
Great Britain.

-
VSAN Francisco, Sept. 6.-Advices from
Honolulu by the steamer Australia to-day
state that the British man-of-war, Espiegel,
returned there August %, after an absence
of month. She had visited Humphreys
island and Rerson island and annexed both
TO the British dominion The islands are
twenty miles apart and are supposed to be
on tho route of one OF the projected Trans
Pacific cables.
While at Humphreys island the Espiegel
took on board twenty men of the British
ship Carton, from sydney TO san Francisco,
which was wrecked near Starbuck island,
July l5. Tue ship went aground during the
night and was abandoned The officers and
crew, ia three boats, Kept near the ship for
u day on two, but finding she could not be
saved they attempted To go ashore but could
find no place where it was possible TO land.
The boat containing Captain Pye and eight
of the crew was lost sight of ana has not
been seen since.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-09-07
STALKING OUT THEIR LOTS.
Spectators Encroaching or the
siUUx Reservation.

PIERRE, S. D., Sept. 6.-LSpecial Tele-
gram to The BEE. For some time numer-
GUS spectators have been going across the
Missouri to Fort Picrreand stalking out lots
which they expect to sell when the Sioux
reservation opens Instructions have been
received from headquarters for the Indian
police to keey all such persons from going
outside of d mile square limit on each side of
the mouth of the Bad river, and
they are now patroling for that pur-
pose, it being feared, pres umably, that ut
The present rate the encroachments would go
beyond the mile square upon which white
people are allowed to live. A party of gov
eminent surveyors and railroad engineers
are operating on the spot a. company OF
regulars from Fort Sully is stationed here TO
preserve order IN case of any rush in the fu-
ture.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-09-07
THE HAMILTON CASE.
All the Conspirators Plead Not Guilt
Robert Rny lienieur


Robert Ray LeRient
New YORK, Sept. 6.-Mrs. Swinton and
her son, Joshua Mann, were taken to the
Tombs police court this afternoon. Robert
Ray Hamilton, Inspector Byrnes and Assist.
ant Attorney Jerome were in court waiting
for them Hamilton affirmed to be the com
plainant against the defendants. Mr.. Ross,
counsel for the defendants, said his clients
pleaded not guilty and demanded an exam
nation Hamilton then took the witness
stand. The charge he made was a surprise.
1t was larceny in the second degree He
admits knowing Mrs Hamilton since June,
1885, and stated that they had lived together
as man and wife the greater part of that
time.
He had lived with Eva Mann three or four
years previous to their marriage He never
suspected that the child which now bears his
name was not his own, but he did suspect
that Mrs. Swinton and Joshua Mann were
conspring some time in June to obtain some
of his money. The testimony of Hamilton
in detail showed the sums of money he has
given Mrs. Swinton.
Inspector Byrnes told the story already
printed about the babies.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-09-07
Nebraska and iowa Pensions.

Pensions granted Nebraskans: Original
invalld--John Stahler, Nathaniel M. Rice
Almer Rummons, Lew S. Bartlett, owen ID.
Wilson, Dwight B.. Hall. ncrease-Salnuel
n. Link, Thomas j. f'isco, James ii. Fee,
Milton j. Spry,
Pensions allowed Iowans Original inva-
lid-.Iohn ID. torgy (deceased), Nelson III.
Shaver, John II. Leonard, Nathan G.. Osmer,
Floyd Rossetter Mark Whitman, Marion
Morgan, William NJ. Bledsoe, Edward Ham.
ilton, Charles X. Riggs, Heinrich Wilmer,
Daniel ConiIlin, William Golding
Restoraton-Oliyer III. Smith.
Increase-John Mensch, Isaac G. Hill,
James IL. Weaver, Elijah Hogne. Reissue
Noah Morrison.
Original widow-Margaret A., widow Of
John d. Forgy.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-09-07
HER NAME WAS MEAD.
The Young Lady Who Went Over
niagara FaHs.

BINaHAMroS, N. Y, Sept, 6-The young
woman who suicded at Niagara Falls yes
terday is believed to be Anna Mead, of this
city Miss Mead left her home Wednesday
morning ostensibly to take walk Yester-
day morning her parents received letter
postmarked Niagara Falls. There was no
date on it and no name was signed to the let
ter, but the handwriting was recognized as
that of the missing girl. The letter read:
81 bought a ticket for this place this morn
ing. and if nothing happens TO prevent me
intend to go over the fails. The reason
came here is that there is a possibility that
my body will not be found, and hope 1t
nsver will. No one is to blame but myself"
Miss Mead was twenty-five years of age
and well connected. No reason can be
given for the foolish act
Omaha daily bee., 1889-09-07
EXTRA SESSION PROSPECTS.
Harrison Seems Unfavorable to the
Early Convening of Congress.
SAN DOMINGO HOLDS ALooe.
All Other American Nations will At&
tend the International Congress
solving the Army Dee
sertion Problem.
WAsnINoToN BUREAU, ruE OMAHA BEe, \
blH EOnKrEENru SrRnsr

5l3 FOURTEENTH SrResr.
WAsniNGToN, d. O., Sept. q.
A prominent member asked President
Harrison, few days ago, II it was his inten-
tion TO call an extra session of congress, to
which the president replied that as the mem
bers and senators from the new states could.
not reach here before the 10th of November
he thought it would be foolish to call con-
gress to meet just two weeks in advance of
the regular time. The president is still in
doubt, however, about the extra session, as
the cabinet has not yet discussed the ques.
ton.
SAN DOMINGO sULKs.
The Official statement of the action of the
American nations upon the invitation to par
ticipate in "a congress next month was issued
by the state department to-day. 1t shows
that every one accepted the invitation except
San Domingo. The reason given by the gov
ernment of that country for declining to
participate was that a treaty negotiated by
the representatives of the latter country
several years ago failed of ratification by
the senate of the United States.
WANT TO BE RAILWAY MAIL CLERKS.
Application papers are being received in
large numbers by the civil service commits
sion from people all over the country who
are anxious TO secure clerkships in the rail
way mail service. From an examination of
the register kept at the commission head
quarters, 1t is learned that in the number of
applicants for position in this service Ohio
and Indiana lead, followed by Illinois and
Iowa, while Kansas, Nebraska, Michigan,
New York and Pennsylvania are about
even in their demand for place and salary.
Many of the northwestern states ana terri
tories have only one application recorded,
while other states and territories in that
section have hardly q citizen within their
borders VINO is not anxious to attempt an ex-
animation.
IOWA PosTMAsTERS APPOINTED.
Mattock. Sioux county, Il. b. Wilson;
Suily, Jasper county, LOUIS II. Sherman.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Dr. W. r. Bolding was to-day appointed a
member of the board of pension examiners
at Neigh, Neb.
Levi W. Naylor of Wisconsin, has been
appointed postoffice Inspector in the money
order service by transfer from the treasury
department.
The following consuls were appointed to-
day. Joseph 4. Mason, Virginia, at Mann
helm; Bernard G. Macauley, New York, at
Managua, Nicaragua; Aleck Palmer, Dis
trict of Columbia, at Dresden; John ID. De-
Little, Texas. at Bristol Thomas III. Adner-
son, Ohio minister res ident and consul gen.
eral 20 Bolivia.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-09-07
Fatal Fight With Tramps.

PITrsBURG, Sept. 6.-There was fight this
afternoon between tramps and the crew of
a local freight train on the Pennsylvania
railroad, at Wallis station, eighteen miles
from this city. The tramps refused TO get
off the train and the latter attempted TO
force them. Forster Cox, a brakeman, was
shot aud fatally injured. Jesse Nicholas,
another brakeman, who attempted to rescue
Cox, was beaten over the head with the butt
end of revolver and very seriously injured.
The tramps escaped before assistance ar
riynd
Omaha daily bee., 1889-09-07
SENATOR GALL DECLINES.
He Does Not Care to Discuss Person
alities With Chipplcy.


JACKSONVILLE, Fla, Sept. 6.-Senator Call
has addressed five thousand word letter to
Colonel Chippley chairman of the state DEM
ocratlc executive committee declining the lat
ter's proposition to meet him in joint dis
cussion before the people of Florida, as con-
tained in ChIpplev's recent acceptance of
Senator Calls challenge to his alleged de-
famers. Senator Call refers to the railroad
lobby in the last legislature AMI charges
that combine was made to defeat his re-
election to the senate in 1891. He also re.
fers TO q combination to attempt to revive an
obsolete land grant which resulted in the dis
posing of thousands OF people of their
homes. 1t was to expose this plot, Call says,
that he proposed to CANVASS the state, not to
make personal defense of his own record
He wishes to direct pubic attention to the
extent, en0rmlty and iniquty of the evil
practices in which he charges Chippley aud
his associates are engaged.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-09-07
A New Kansas Road.

TOPEKA, Kan, Sept. 6.-The st. Louis,
Kansas & Southwestern railway company
has filed its charter with the secretary of
state. The line is TO be built from st. Louis
in a southerly direction through Missouri,
Kansas, Indian Territory and Texas to a
point on the Rio Grande river. Its capital is
fixed at $40, 900 OOO
Omaha daily bee., 1889-09-07
Heayy STORMS an Nwitzerlnnd

LONDON, Sept 6,-Heavy storms are re-
ported throughout Switzerland, and great
damage has resulted. Many farm houses
We're struck by lightning aud burned.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-09-07
rhn wnnlh,r rorennst

For Nebraska and Iowa; Fair weather.
followed in central Nebraska by light rain
and warmer in Iowa: cooler in Nebraska ex-
cept in eastern portion; stationary tempera-
ture, sOutherly winds.
For Dakota: Fair weather, followed by
light rain, cooler, southeIly TO westerly
winds.