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The Indianapolis journal., 1890-12-19

CHICAGO. Dec. 1s.-"A man cannot kill q
hen in Sphinx county, South Dakota, for bis
sick wife without violating the law.n is the
way William Broakans, lawyer of Red
field, s. D., now in this city, expressed him
self concerning the deplorable condition of
the farmers in the county he mentioned.
He explained that this state of affairs
grows out of The fact that 90 per cent. of
the real estate and nearly all of the ehattels
in Sphinx county are mortgaged. The kill
ing of any mortgaged animal is violation
OF law. The situation is serious. Many
families are leaving and others would go,
but are without the necessary means. He
says hundreds of families have not pro-
VISIONS enough to last week; they have
no money and no credit. There is little
fuel on hand. and scarcely any hay or straw
to burn. Should severe winter set il the
result would be awful. With the roads
blockaded and with q scarcity of supplies
the towns would contain nothing but
freezing. starving people. Mr.. Broakans
declared that these facts were carefully
concealed by real-estate boomers, who had
even gone SO far as to falsify statistics.
The Indianapolis journal., 1890-12-19
VANDALS IN A DISSECTING.ROOM.
Subjects Horribly Mutilated at Michigan
College-Two Doctors Suddenly Resign.

DETROIT, Mich. Dec. 1s.-At meeting of
an investigating committee of the faculty
of the Michigan College of Medicine dis
pute arose as to the mode of conducting an
investigation, which resulted in the resig-
nation of Drs Mulheron and Wright from
the faculty. The committee was appointed
to investigate piece of arrant vandalism
which occurred last Sunday night in the
dissecting-room of the college. For the
second time in the past three weeks the dis
secting-ro was broken into. instruments
were maliciously broken and destroy ed,
and, worst of ALL the subjects on the dis
secting- tables were shockingly and disgust
ingly mutilated. Near all the subjects in
the room were treated to this vandalism
and rendered entirely unfit for scientific
use. Hands and feet were hacked of. limbs
cut and torn to peces. throats cut and the
heads thus detached carried off, together
with several hands and feet. When this
outrage was discovered in the morning
great Indignation was felt by the students
and faculty, aud Drs. Mulheron, Parker
and Wright were appointed to investigate
the matter and bring the vandals to Justice
The students. who owned the subjects, also
employed detectives to work on the case.
Owing to the break in the committee the
question of bringing the gh0uls who mu-
tilateG the bodies to justice is temporarily
Abandoned
The Indianapolis journal., 1890-12-19

NEW ORLEANS. Dec. 1S.-The steamboat
Lake Washington, plying between Monroe
and points on Bayou d'Arbonne. burned
this morning, together with her cargo, con-
sisting of about five hundred bales of cot
ton, valued at sos. 600; insurance not known.
The boat was valued at 10000; insurance,
$500. No lives were lost.
SAVANNAH, Ca, Dec. 1S.-Fire at Way
cross Ca, last night. DESTROYED the Grand
adjoining, containing five stores Loss.
$50, 600; partly insured. DR.. McMaster. who
was sleeping in the hotel. jumped from the
second-story window, fracturlng his leg.
HAvERHILL. Mass. Dec. 18.-The large
five-stOry brick shoe mandatory belong
ing to L. Curry a. Son. 116 PhRnix street.
was gutted by fire this morning and the
contents either burned or ruined by water.
Loss, $4,000; insured. Five hundred hands
are deprived of employment.
NEW ORLEANS, La. Dec. 1S.-Yosterday
afternoon fourteen cars ON the Louisville,
New Orleans q Texas railroad, loaded with
seven hundred bales of cotton, were de-
stroyed by fire at Burns Station. The fire
was caused by burning grass along the
track
CINCINNATI, Dec. 1S.-The Standard cof-
fin-works, at Richmond and Carey streets,
was damaged by fire and water this morn
ing to the extent of 800. 900; covered by in
surance. The damage to the building is
not more than 1880.
GANONOQUE, Que. Dec. 18.-McIntyre's
wO0len. mill was burned to-day. Loss. $40.
600: insurance, S2S. 600. Fireman Nelson
! Amo was fatally injured by falling walls.
the furniture factory of Banderob & Chase
burned. Loss. 10000 to S50,000.
The Indianapolis journal., 1890-12-19
SITTING BULLS WARRIORS
Hurrying to the Bad Lands to Join the
Rest of the Hostile Bands.
Fears of Another Massacre Ranch Besieged
by the Reds-An Investigation Wanted
BloodIess Skirmish with Raiders.
ON THE wAR-PATH.
Sitting Bulls Followers Hurrying to Join
the HostiIes I'm the bad Lands.

Sitting Bulls Followers Hurryine to Join
the Hostiles In the Bad Lands.
PIERRE. S. D.. Dec. 1S.-An Indian scout
runner arrived at Fort Bennett last night.
bringing word that Sitting Bulls followers
who escaped when their chief was killed
had camped the night before at the mouth
of Thunder creek. on the Morean river
being on their way to the Bad Lands. This
point was sixty miles from Bennett and on
direct line through Big Foot's and Low
Dogs hostile camps on Cherry creek A re-
port was received by the quartermaster III
Pierre that Colonel Merriams command
of the Seventh Regiment had left
for Fort Sully to-day and crossed
the Missouri at Fort Bennett, and
started to intercept the hostiles at
Cherry creek ford, on the Cheyenne river.
Should Sitting Bulls warriors combine
with Big Foots and Low Dos's braves, as
they no doubt will, they will greatly out
number the troops. Friendly Indians con-
tlnue Hooking into this city, Cheyenne
agency and the forts for protection, and
news Is anxionsly awaited.
Napoleon Dachnaux. a squaw-man, has
just arrived from Plum creek some seven
ty-hve miles west of here. He says Sitting
Bulls men. with stragglers picked up along
the way, in all about three hundred men
with ponies, under the leadership OF old
Raln-ln-the-face, passed going south
about noon. They appeared TO be In good
trim and OF the war-path There is no
Bad Lands Indian scouts here predict an
other Custer massacre unless the greatest
caution Is exercised, as the Bad Lands are
perfectly lmpregnable.
The Indianapolis journal., 1890-12-19
SECTIONAL STRIFE DEPLORED.
Resolutions Presented to the Interstate Immi-
grafton Convention at Asheyille, n. G.

AsHEvILLE, n. c., Dec. 1S.-The inter-
state immigration convention met this
morning. President Nj. T. Bryant in the
chair. w. NJ. Malone, of Asheville, offered
the following preamble and resolution:
Whereas, 1t is the sense OF this convention that
all sectional aIiimOsities between the North and
the South should cease; that agitation OF section
al questions tend to retard the general Prosper
ity OF the whole country; therefore,
Resolved, That we deprecate as unwise and
iDlpOlitic the present agitation In Congress or
what is known as the national elections law or
force bill. and do hereby protest against tho en-
acJment of this bill in law.
On motion of f. Polk johnson, of Ken.
tucky. the resolution was LAID on the table.
The following resolution from North Caro-
lima was introduced:
We deplore the proposed legislation which re-
tards the prosperous condition Of the Southern
States and which tends to hinder the flow Ct
capital into tho Southern States.
The following resolutions were intro
duced by r. b. Boone. of Durham, n. G.,
and referred to committee:
Resolved, That the war between the sections
Is ended and all bitter remembrances thereof are
Resolved. That in the Southern heart the
United States is one nation. bound together by
every tie OF commercial interests and of brother
Resolved. That we, citizens of the southern
part Of the grandest nation the world ever saw,
the right hand Of fellowship, and invite them TO
come and make their homes among US, and aid
in developing this richest country in natural
resources. and the most favored in climate and
location of any section on the face of the earth.
Resolved. That We here issue call for 100000
sturdy sons or toll and 100000 manufacturers
Of the North and West to make their homes with
us. and to join in developing this land of ours.
Resolved, That we recognize no political East.
no political West, no political North and no po-
litical south; that under a common banner and
in o common country We pledge ourselves to
every honest effort to the upbuilding Of the Ma
ton, of which the South is the most favored by
nature and natures God.
The Indianapolis journal., 1890-12-19
Iron-workers win Assist Coal-sIiners.

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. Dec. 1S-The coal
miners strike assumed serious turn yes
every industry in the district The MEM
bers of the Amaigamated Association of
Iron and Steel workers held meeting yes
terday. and passed resolutions of sympathy
and pledged support to the strikers. They
agree to refuse to work with coal mined by
convict or scab miners if the strikers ask
them to do so. Patrick Mcbride, of the
executive board of the United Mine-work-
ers of America. arrived here from Detroit.
Wednesday nigh:, to look into the strike:
He saws if he cannot settle il be will call
out sll the iron and steel-workers. This
means the closing down of all the rolling
mills, foundries and machine-shop and
5000 more men will join the ranks of the
strikers The strike has already seriously
injured business. and there seems no pros
pect of settlement.
The Indianapolis journal., 1890-12-19

Trial OF the Compr-ssed-Air Scheme TO BE
Made In Detroit
Detroit Tribune
The Fort Wayne d Elmwood Railway
Company's line from Woodward avenue TO
Deiray IS about to be the scene OF a highly
interesting experiment IN the use OF conl-
pressed air as motive power for street
cars. TO be made by the Jarvis Pneumatic
Railway Company of Lansing which con-
trolls the patents for system of feeding
compressed air to cars in motion from
valves placed between the rails at frequent
intervals. Powerful air compressors are to
be placed in the power-house. which. In
this case. will be located at the railroad
crossing. so that coal may be obtained
without the expense of trucking. and q six
carry the air the full length of the
road. On the new road this supply
pipe will be laid outside of the
rails, so as to avoid the necessity of
tearing up the pavement between them.
Every five hundred feet connection will be
made between this pipe and cistern in the
middle of the track. and in the top of this
cistern will be valve with which q pipe
on the car will engage as II passes over 1t
and through which the air will pass TO the
recervoir on the car, TINS constantly keeping
it at uniform pressure. Here IL will be
used exactly as steam on o railroad locomo-
tive to operate engines which turn the
wheels. The pressure employed will be
about one hundred pounds to the square
inch.
An experimental line In Lansing has
shown great promise. bat this 10 the first
time q practical test has been made. A
force of men are already at work laying the
pipes. and it Is hoped that car will be IN
practical operation inside of thirty days
Among the stockholders In the Jarvis Pneu-
matte Railway Company are Samuel 4.
Jarvis, s. ). Hubert. William A. Foote and
Orlando +. Barnes. The Springwells au-
thorities have granted the company one
year in which TO demonstrate the prsctica-
bility of their system.
The Indianapolis journal., 1890-12-19

New York Commercial Advertiser.
According TO Father lgnatius. there is as
much personal devil as there 10 q personal
God. III you don't believe in his exist
ence,v said Father Ignatius. ''you may as
we'll shnt up your Bibles We suspect
that the curiosity of the public will chiefly
center in the personality OF this personal
devil, matter concerning which there Is q
grave difference of opinion among experta
Is the personal devil strange beast with
horns, hoofs and q tail with y spike on the
END. as he 10 represented IN the old picture
books; is he the tremendous and interest
ing creature of Milton: is he the suave.
graceful and dark-c0mplexioped gentle
man of AIRY Scheffer. OF 10 he n person with
a waxed mustache and goatee, a red cloak
and feather in his hat. who goes about.
according 10 Mr.. Irving's notion. IN glare
of red light directed by one of the supesi
It would be valuable 20 know Just what
the personal devil looks like, 80 that we
nav give him o wide berth when We zee
him coming.
The Indianapolis journal., 1890-12-19
WANTS AN .LNvEsTIGATIoN.

Senator Manderson Thinks Congress Should
Inquire Into Cause of Indian Troubles.
Special 10 the Indianapolis Journal.
WASHINGTON, Dec. Ex-senator Mander-
son believes it is time for Congress to take
some definite steps to prevent such Indian
difficulties as the Northwest has been expe-
riencing for some weeks. He said to-day
that Congress should get at the real seat Of
dissatisfaction among the Indians and pass
q law which would put beyond the pale of
possibility future disturbances. He thinks
the Indians should be transferred to the
supervision of the War Department instead
of the Interior Department, and disarmed.
Tomorrow he will introduce in the Senate
the following resolution, with q view to
securing thorough investigation of the
Indian problem and with the hope that it
will result in the adoption of a measure
treating the subject in hand generally:
Resolved, That the committee on Indian af-
fairs. or any subcommittee thereof appointed
by it's chairman, is hereby instructed to inquire
into the condition of the Indian tribes in the
states of North and South Dakota Montana and
OF Indian reservations by United States troops;
whether the treaties with said Indians have been
fulfilled; TO investigate fully the facts concern
ing the arms and munitions Of war In the pos
session of said Indians. and what steps, legis-
Iative and executive, needed to disarm and
prevent supply of such armament here
after; also, to inquire whether the care
and control fof Indians living In the tribal rela-
tiOns should be transferred to any other depart
ment of the government, and TO report to the
Senate by bill or otherwise.
Said committee shall have power to send for
persons and papers, examine witness under oath.
employ stenOgrapher and interpreter and sit
during the session or recess of the Senate, at
such times and places as the committee may de-
termine and the actual and necessary expenses
f0f thro
tingent expenses of the Senate upon vouchers
approved by the chairman of the committee.
The Indianapolis journal., 1890-12-19
Threatened strike ON Pittsburg Lines.

PITTsBURG, Dec. 1S.-A general strike of
the swltchmen. firemen and trainmen on
all of the roads centering here 10 threat
ened. A demand was made yesterday for
q reduction in hours from twelve to eight
hours day and an advance in wages OF 10
per cent. The officials of the Pennsylvania.
the Baltimore & Ohio and the Pittsburg q
Lake Erie lines are considering the de-
mands. 1t is said q few hot-heads have de-
cided not to wait for orders from the grand
officers of their organization, as provided
for in their constitution, but viii give the
signal for a strike within few days.
This report has created considerable
excitement, and an effort will be made by
the more conservative element to prevent
the strike at this time.
The Indianapolis journal., 1890-12-19

found that the work will cost nearly s15.-
w. remonstrance against the building
oi nnis road was overruled, and the work
The Good Templars of the new fifth dis
trict. ut. COMPOSED of the counties of Parke.
LAY, Putnam. Montgomery. vigo. Yer
million, fountain and Owen, will hold a
convsntion at Rockville on tuesday and
wednesday, Jan. 6 and z. for the purpose
OF organizing district lodge. The ratio of
representation is ono delegate to every
twenty members. Those who expect to at
tend should send their names to Mrs. /. p.
Poison at Rockville.
~ lille County Superintendent Kline and
trustee Crandall were visiting the schools
In oalamonie township. Huntington county,
tney found two or three had been taken in
cnaree Dy the smart young Americans of
the nelghborhood in order to exact prom
lee from the teacher to give them a vaca-
tion during the holidays. At one place
tnoy nao gone so far as to tie the teacher
ana form ring around him in imitation of
dlme-novel Indian escapades.
The Indianapolis journal., 1890-12-19
SITTING BULLS SLAYER DEAD.
Revised Story of How the Great Chief Wa.
Killed.


Revised Story of How the Great Chief Was
Killed.
FORT YATES. N. D., Dec. 1s.-Bull Head,
the lieutenant of the Indian police. who led
in the capture of Sitting Bull. and fired off
the two shots which killed him, died this
evening at $50 o'clock. Though he re-
ceived three severe wounds, one in
the arm, one in the leg, and one
in the stomach, the surgeons had hoped
to save MIN. His brother policemen, who
had been given to hope that he would re-
cover, are overwhelmed with grief. Re-
ports at the agency tonight indicate that
the fugitives from Sitting Bulls camp are
preparing to return to their abandoned
homes. 1t is expected many will return to-
morrow.
The following details of the killing are
given by cavalry officer: Bull Head. with
camp without. arousing any of the
band. All halted nearthe house except Bull
Head. and Shave Head, and three others
These went into Bulls house. raised HIM
up from his bed and led him out. They
tried to induce him TO 60 with them without
yelling. Instantly Catch-the- bear came
out of his lodge and started through the
camp yelling for all to come and bring their
guns Instantly the whole camp flocked all
about the policemen. Catch the Bear
fired the first shot 1t struck
Bull Head in the leg, whereupon he whirled
and put a bullet into Sitting Bulls head,
and at the same time Red Tomahawk
shot Sitting Bull in the stomach. Firing
then became general. part of the
hostiles retreated to the stable, and the
policemen pursued them and drove them
out. The policemen also got possession Of the
house and took in their dead and wounded.
The hostiles then fell back into the
wood and the fight was kept mp until the
cavalry drove them out. There were more
than a hundred hostiles. and the courage
and pluck displayed by the little band of po-
licemen was magnificent. Having searched
all the woods and teepes the cavalry and
policemen fell back to Oak creek eighteen
miles north of Grand river, and camped
there Monday night.
The Indianapolis journal., 1890-12-19
sKIRMIsHES WITH INDIANS.
Army-WagOn Train and Escort Fired On
DAYS Ranch Besieged by Savages.

Army-Wagon Train and Escort Fired On
Days Ranch Besieged by Savages.
RAPID CITY, s. D., Dec. 1s.-Late last
night courier from the camp of the Sixth
Cavalry, on the Cheyenne river. brought
in the following dispatch: "Major Perry's
command Joined us early this morning.
Scout Craven reported that near Smith
Vile large number of Indians were seen
in small creek in the brakes, and num-
ber of shots were exchanged. While some
OF the government wagons were crossing
Spring creek they and the escort were at
tackled by about forty Indians, and over
one hundred shots were exchanged. One
soldier was wounded. and another shot
through the hat. A troop of Captain Wellss
cavalry came to their rescue. and the In
dians ran away. Mr.. Craven reports hav-
ing seen sixty three tepees. which contained
about two hundred Indians. They were
camped near the mouth of Spring creek
early this morning, and troops were sent
out. but the hostiles had again returned to
the Bad Lands. General Carr sent last
night and tonight armed parties to guard
the ranch where the Indian was killed yes
terday. The dead Indian is laid out in front
of the ranch with his rifle beside him, to
act as bait to attract other Indians to
capture the body. A number of Indians
have been seen lowering around all
day. but do not dare to approach. The
Indian who was killed was q nephew of
Kicking Bear. Yesterday General Carr sent
a troop of cavalry into the Bad Lands to
watch the hOstiles. A signal was estab-
lished by the troop and our camp by relays,
SO that if the troop should be attacked they
were to be reinforced from here. They re-
ported about seventy tepees being seen in
the Indian stronghold, and totally inac-
for these Indians is a trail which goes up
Cottonwood, across the road from Rapid
creek, to Wounded Knee. crossing the Cot
tonwOod before it crosses Bad Water, to
near the high land occupied by the hostiles
This pass will be closed tomorrow by q
large body of troops of the Sixth Infantry"
Another courier arrived from the Chey-
enne river camp, at 3 O'clock this morning,
with the following information: "a cour-
ier is just in and has aroused the camp
He states that q party of fifteen men are
besieRed fifty miles from here. on Spring
ceeek, at Daly's ranch. The Indians have
was nearly successful. One of the Occu-
pants is the Hon. NJ. II. Day, aid-de-camp
to the Governor of the State. The courier
who brings the news had to make break
through the Indians firing both pistols
right and left. One of their bullets pene-
trated his overcoat. He rode by a circuit
Gus route to our camp. General Carr has
sent Major Tupper with 500 men to the res
cue. Should the command meet these In
dians they will make short work of them,
as Major Upper is very determined"
The Indianapolis journal., 1890-12-19

LUDINGToN, Mich, Dec. 1S.-The Flint
and Pere Marquette Railroad Company
employs q large number of mon here in
transferring freight. Monday the company
cut down the wages from 20 to Is cents an
fused to work for the reduced wages. Two
large steamers lie at the dock to-day
heavily loaded and not a man is at work
or particle of freight being moved. Two
large warehouses are also well filled with
freight. and empty cars are ready to re-
ceive it. but all is still and quiet. The
men are determined and desperate. and
there is likely to be trouble if the company
import new men.
The Indianapolis journal., 1890-12-19
.Mortgage Companies, Dog" EvIoted.

WICHITA. Kan. Dec. 1S.-Last August
quarter section of land in Kingman county.
belonging to John Cassidy. was sold under
9 mortgage. Soon afterward Thomas
Since then he has received q number of
anonymous letters informing him that he
was not a member of the Farmers Alliance.
and was one of the mortgage companies'
dogs" Last night Guthrie was called upon
by party in wagons and on horseback.
estimated in numbers from seventy to
one hundred. They told him they
had come to make him leave, not
only that farm. but the vicinity.
The family and effects were loaded in road
wagons and taken twenty miles southeast
and left near where Guthrie formerly
lived. In the meantime another crowd
escorted Cassidy and his family and house
hold goods back to their old home.
The Indianapolis journal., 1890-12-19

COLUMBIA, Tex, Dec. 1S-On Monday
evening Mr.. George Jarvis. manager of Re-
trieve Place, sent one of the convict guards
named James jackson to the express Office
at Oyster Creek Station for a package of
went TO the express Office, and was seen to
leave there with the money about p. NJ.
Five hours later the body of Jackson was
found just inside the gate Of Retrieve
Place, with the top of his head blown of.
and the money gone. William Davidson. q
white man. was arrested later, as he was
found with his clothing covered with
blood. and a decidedly unusual amount of
money in his possession.
The Indianapolis journal., 1890-12-19
The Complaint Against Consul Lyall.

GALVESTON. Tex, Dec. 1s.-The letter
upon which Governor Ross based his COM
pfaint to the State Department against w.
L. LyalI. British consul here, was one
written by Lyall to James Kelly, in prison,
in which he says: Il also told the Gov
ernor that unless you were released. that
unless he showed proper clemeDcy, would
never let the matter drop. but report the
whole affair to the British government, and
that would take care to let the British
public know what sort of Justice was dealt
to British subjects In Texas. I consider
that you have been scandalously treated.
and, if they don't release you, the best
thing my governments can do will be to
arrest three or four United States citizens
i'm Liverpool or elsewhere and give them
five years each on some pretense or other,
the same as they have done you" Lyall
admitted to-day that he had written the
letter, but said ne did It In anger ana had
and expressed the belief that his govern
ment would reprimand bin.