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The Indian Troubles.
daily Telegraph, 8 JAM
PINE RIDGE. Jan s.

ZINE NIUE, Jan D.
General Miles made q last effort to make
peace with the Indians on Saturday. The
letter which he sent Offering terms to the
Indians was tom into pieces by the chiefs
and word was sent back to the American
commander that they were prepared to die
as Big Foot had.
Sixteen humid ed hostile Indians are EN-
camped fifteen miles north of this agency,
and they are preparing to make a last
desperate stand. A great battle is expect
ed within q day or two. Red Cloud has
sent a warlike message demanding that the
soldiers shall withdraw, saying that he will
treat only with the President of the United
States II the Indian c, mmisSioner Red
Cloud has hitherto been friendly.
The indications are increasing that one
of the greatest battles in the his, DRY of our
dealings with the Indians is nigh at hand.
The report of every fresh scout arriving
here adds new and strong support to These
Indications, which the battle of Wounded
Knee Greek emphasized.
General Miles bell ewes that SucL is the
case, and has given emphatic expression
to bis opinion. The few Indians whoiare!em-
plOyed at the Agency hold the same view,
and affirm it vehemently. Before the crash
comes, therefore, they are anxious to rescne
their relatives from the entmy's camp, and
tHOI dO uOW MteICtulnR Wild inc mlIltHTy
authorities for permission, at the.:imminent
risk of their lives, to make the attempt.
The Indians who are employed by fine
Government express the belief that they
will be able to induce many of those who
were friendly before the battle at Wound
ed Knee Greek, and who are remaining bere
according to instructions, to come in, and
thus be saved from the certain humiliation
which is awaiting them within the ranks
of the hostile Indians,
1t is reported that the hOstiles are dig
ging extensive rife pits twelve miles east
OF this place, and the military authorities
rely upon the ~veracity of the report.
On Sunday nj eht the hostile bands burn
ed..a large number of houses belonging to
settlers along the White River, and finish
ed by killing helast remnant of the exsen-
sive herd ct cattle which they so heavily
raided a month ago, and which has been
repeatedly drawn on since.
There Is a rumotIr cnrrppt in official cir.
cles that a general call for volunteers, to
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To the Authorities
Whoever May Find
These Bodies.
PRESENT.

In this letter, which was signed F. b.
Soper, were these words:
sit was best for me thus to act
Rather than desert them l have slain
them. What would they have done for
a living had I left them? Surely they
would have lived miserably. l could
not support them all"
Soper left another note saying that
he was ''going to Clay county to kill
the devil" leaving no doubt of his in
sanity.
Soper's description was given to the
Kansas City police as follows: Aged
S5, feet inches in height 140 pounds
weight, red sandy hair cut short, sandy
mustache, blue eyes, square build.
Soper is said to be extremely polite on
all occasions. One of his peculiarities
is said to be that he can never look any
one squarely in the eye. At Archie it
is not believed that Soper is insane.
Feeling runs high and Judge Lynch
would doubtless speedily settle his case
If he should show up at Archie.
Soper was doing good business at
Archie, enough to have supported his
family in proper manner. despite the
statement made in his letter.
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TRADE REPORT.

Dun's Weekly Review of the Condition OF
Trade-Money Market Undisturbed.
New YORK, April 25.-R. q. Dun &
Co. IS weekly review of trade says: But
for speculation this would have been a
comparatively dull week. But sales of
112, 600, 900 bushels of wheat in this
market and $50, 900 bales of cotton and
2,242, 900 shares of stock have supplied
Il certain activity though not of the
most wholesome kind. In the interior
business has been somewhat
improved, but many causes
combine to prevent great
activity. The strikes in building trades
tend to cause dullncss where activity
had been expected and the threatened
strike of coal miners in several states
also retards operations. But on the
whole the volume of business is large
for this season in amount of bank eX-
changes, close up to that of the corre-
spending week of last year, and east
bound shipments from Chicago for
three weeks have been 200,O7l tons
against 231, ,01S for the same weeks OF
1890. The symptoms are those of wait
ing rather than of reaction.
The money markets are generally un-
disturbed a1d comparatively easy. Col
lections improve slowly. The treasury
continues to pay out more than 1T takes
in, though but little this week, the net
addition to the circulation being about
esnO OoO
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STRIKING BACK.
Western Roads Preparing TO Take Up the
Cause of the Alton Against the Eastern


Western Roads Preparing 10 Take Up the
Cause of the Alton Against the Eastern
Roads.
CHICAGO, April 23.-All western rail-
roads are considering the advisabilfty
Of rallying to the support Of the Chica-
go & Alton in its fight with tie eastern
roads
The Chicago & Alton has fought BIT
terly and successfully the encroech-
ments of the powerful easterners-
Several months ago, before the trouble
with the Mafa at New Orleans, the
eastern trunk lines made what was in
effect a peremptory demand on the
western roads to pro rate with them
west of Chicago and st. Louis on air
emigrant business from Castle Garden
II was big concession to ask for the
compliance of the western roads would
mean the loss of great deal of thsr
revenues.
A meeting was hastily called in Chi
cago to consider the demand. When
he entered this meeting General Pas
senger and Ticket Agent Charlton OF
the Alton had blood in his eye. AS
soon as order was called he stood up
anu I1dut du ptlSoiOhCN
speech denouncing the action OF the
eastern roads.
He said that he would not make q
lower rate between Chicago and Kan
sas City or st. LOUIS and Kansas City
for Italian emigrants than he would
make for American citizens. The Amer
leans, he said, patronized the road year
in and year out while the Italians were
never seen again and so long as he was
at the head of the passenger affairs OF
| the Alton he would not permit such a
| discrimination.
As a consequence of this position the
eastern lines were beaten and the
| western lines to-day get as much for
carrying foreign emigrants west OF
Chicago and st. Louis as they do for
carving American travellers.
This fight was won for the western
| roads by the Alton and it would now be
the proper thing for the western lines
to stand by that road, for if the COM
mission fight is lost it will only be
question of time when the emigrant
question will come up again.
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A PITCHED BATTLE.
~
A Fight Between Officers and Strikers In
the Pennsylvania Coke Resions-Iwo
Women Reported Killed.

Fight Between Officers and Strikers In
the Pennsylvania Coke Regions-Two
Women Reported Killed.
UNIoNTowN, Pa, April 23.-Violence
has again caused death in the coke re-
gions, with the result that troops have
been called to the tragedy and all is in
ferment.
During the second eviction of Hun
garian family who had gone back into
their house the sheriff of Fayette coun-
ty and his deputies were attacked by
mob. One of the Huns drew revolver
and threatened to shoot the sheriff,
when Deputy Crawford started to take
the revolver from the man,
The officers were then overpowered
and driven away, but reinforced by
Sheriff Mccormick and large force
they returned, when a pitched battle
took place between the sheriff's posse
and about 800 Hungariaus, men and
women, in which a hungarian girl was
killed aad others injured, among whom
are several deputies.
The battle occurred about o'clock
in the afternoon while the members or
company C were lunching at the boiler
house The deputies were trying to
keep the Huns from carrying back the
household goods which had been thrown
out of the houses in the forenoon.
A big strong Hun was fighting
with the deputies when Sheriff Nc
Cormick started to assist them. The
Hun saw him coming and tried to shoot.
The girl who was near was engaged to
the big Hun and was fighting for him
with the ferocity of young lioness.
The deputies say the pistol went off in
the hands of the Hun and killed his
sweetheart.
1t was learned at late hour last
night that in fight between the sheriff's
deputies and the mob two women were
fatally shot; one of whom died in a
few minutes, and the other can not live.
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Won MOLTKE DEAD.
The Great Field Marshal Dies Suddenly Mt
Good Old Age-IIIs History.


Good Old Age-IIs History.
BERLIN, April 25.-Field Mar5hal
Count Won Moltlxe, the renowned gen
eral, and one of the great characters of
the age, died suddenly last night.
Count Won Moltke attended the ses-
sion OF the rcichstag held in the after
noon, but soon after his return home
was stricken down, the physicians who
were summoned announced that his
malady was caused by failure of the
heart He died at 9:45 o'clock, passing
away quietly and painlessly.
The news of the counts unexpected
death caused great sorrow IN the city.
BIOGRAPHICAL.
Count Hemuth Karl Bernhard Won Moltke
was born at Parchim Mecklenburg October
26, 1900. His father was Danish general
and he was educated In the cadets academy
at Copenhagen aud at IS became an oflicer.
He entered the Prussian service in 1872, ana
after ten years of arduous studies ana Ia
bors was admitted to the general staff In
1885 he went to Constantinople, and Mahmoud
H. conceiving n high regard for his genius,
the Prussian authorities permitted him TO
servo him In improving the Notifications OF
Turkish cities and in the warfare against
the Kurds and against Egypt.
He returned TO Berlin after the sultanS )
death in 1899 was employed for many years
on staff service, AMI in 1856 became adjutant
to Prince Frederick william, and in 1858
chief of the general staff of the army. The
rank of lieutenant. general was conferred up
on MIN in 1859. lie planned the operations
in the wars with Denmark in 1864 AMI Austria
W 1866, accompanying on the former occa-
sion Prince Frederick Charles and on the
latter King William After the battle OF
Sadowa Moltke made every preparation Tor
marching upon Olmutz and Vienna, but
negotiated five days truce which became
the prelude to peace. lie was rewarded
with the order OF the black eagle and the
command of the holberg or second Pomer-
anian grenadier regiment.
Having long fOrescen a war with France,
he was ready with his plans when it sudden
ly broke out in 1870 and their execution re-
suited in the most astonishing series OF VIC
tories ever achieved by one great military
nation over another. His system consisted
mainly in making the different army corps
advance separately and operate simultane'
ously in graphing with the enemy, and he
brought to bear on its elaboration nina OF
singular C! !earness,a wonderful logical power
and a capacity of patient research OF the
highest order Besides comforting upon him
the title Of count and max ing him large do
nations the emperor of Germany appointed
him in 1871 general field MAJ shal, and in 1S1G
If. member Of the upper house. In January,
le7i. he was returned to the re.chstag, and N
the following month delivered a speech
showing the neccss .ty of being prepared for
retaliation on the part of France, which pro
duced a strong impression. His most i'm
portant literary work is "Thc Franco Prus
sian War;
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KANSAS WORLDS FAIR FUND.
A Proposition Adopted to Raise the Neces-
sary Amount by Counties.

A Proposition Adopted to Raise the Neces-
sary Amount by Counties.
ToPEKA, Kan, April 25.-The worlds
fair convention reconvened this mCrn-
ing at Q o'clock. 1t outlined a scheme
for raising the money necessary for
making the exhibit, adopted appropriate
resolutions and adjourned sine die.
The plan adopted by the convention
was submitted by cx-Gov Click, chair
man of the ways and means committee.
1t provides for raising 100000, each
county in the state paying its share OF
the total amount according to its tax
able wealth as shown by the last as
SCISSORS report. "a bureau OF promo
tion," consisting of three members
from each congressional district, is to
be appointed by the convention to look
after pro rata county assessments. The
governor will appoint a committee of
three, to be known as the auditing
committee, which will audit all ac-
counts of the bureau of promotion. In
addition to these committees, board
of managers of nine members will have
general charge of the entire dis
play and will hold over until the
state has taken official action through
it's legislature in 1898. After the pro
rata assessments have been made
against the various counties, local
boards will be formed in each and its
members will give a guarantee bond
for the amount assessed against them.
Ten per cent. of this amount is to be
paid upon demand of the board of man
ayers and a reasonab bic time allowed for
raising the balance, each county to pro-
ceed in its own way. When the money
has all been subscribed, the bureau of
promotion will call another convention
to elect a board of managers of nine
members. Representation to this con-
vention will be based on the amount of
money which each county has sub
scribed, and it will convene in this city
June Is.
The great advantage in the plan
adopted lies in the fact that the sub
scribers will know exactly what they
are doing and will not have to depend
on the whims of a Legislature to reim-
burse them. The railway corporations
will come in under the same conditions
as counties and will have votes in the
convention, which elects a board OF
managers according t. their subscrip-
tiOnS.
The convention, after adopting the
committees report, proceeded at once
to the election of bureau of informa-
tion. The election resulted as follows:
First congressional district-Capt. W.
NJ. Fortescue, of LeavenwOrth; Neosho
Wheeler, of Nortonville, and K. IL.
Crosby, of Valley Falls.
Second district-C L. Drake, X. w.
IIilliker of Kansas City, Kan, and A.
Henley, Douglas county.
Third district-C. NJ Turner, of Cha
tauqua county; l.. NJ. Pickering, OF Cher
okee; Ed Brown, of Crawford.
Fourth district-Levi Dumbauld, A.
F.. Case, III. c. Speer.
Fifth district--Sidncy G. Cook. of
Dickinson; w. w. Caldwell, of Cloud
and John X. Wright, of Geary.
Sixth district-A. t. Montgomery, OF
Sherman; j. w. Epperson, of Jewell,
and Jones II. Rccder, of Hays City.
Seventh district-A. w. Smith, of Nc
Pherson; A. J. Abbott, of Finney coun-
ty, and T. A. Hubbard, of Sumner.
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THE TREASURY STARTLED.
A Decline of Nearly Fifty Per Cent. In the
Cnstoms Receints at New York.

Decline of Nearly Fifty Per Cent. In the
Customs Receipts at New York.
WASHINGTON, April ga statement
prepared at the treasury department
shows that the receipts from customs
revenue at the port of New York for the
first twenty days in April, 1891, were
81, III, ,OSO, as against So, $40, ,602 for the
corresponding period of last year, max
ing the falling off nearly so per cent
The receipts from customs at New
York are about two-thirds of the total
receipts from customs of the United
States. These figures are attracting
much attention in treasury department
circles. Secretary Foster especially is
studying them with the view of form
ing an idea whether the receipts of Gus
toms arc likely to continue to decrease.
or whether the decrease is caused by
spasmodic conditions of business. In
March the customs receipts also de-
clined. but not in such a startling ratio.
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Fortunate Escape.

LEAvENwoRrH, Kan, April 25.-As
the 6;55 Missouri Pacific express neared
the junction, a mile and half north of
this city, last night the trucks on the
smoker gave way while the train was
crossing a small trestle. The con-
ductor pulled the brake rope
and stopped the train within
500 yards. The cross ties of the
bridge and the trucks of the smoker
were completely demolished. Two
chair cars and the sleeper followed the
smoker safely. The smoker was de-
rallied. The train was crowded with
passengers, but no one was hurt
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FEARFUL TRAGEDY.
An Archie, Mo-, Butcher Kills His Wife and
Children and Then CoOlly Buys Ticket
and Leayes-Believ we'd to BE Insane.

An Archie, Mo-. Butcher Kills His Wife and
Children and Then CooIly Buys Ticket
and Leayes-Believedt to Ise Insane.
KANSAS CITY, Mo-, April 25.-The
police were given the details at n late
hour last night of horrible crime,
triple tragedy, at Archie, Mo, fifty
Missouri Pacific road.
The crime was discovered yesterday
afternoon at 5 o'clock. At 6 o'clock
Wednesday morning the murderer
boarded train for Kansas City after
buying ticket for this place. The
police last night were searching the city
for the murderer.
E. b. Soper was butcher at Archie,
Mo. His sudden departure from the
town Wednesday morning created sns-
picion and yesterday afternoon at D
o'clock his house in the western part of
the village was forcibly entered. A
ghastly discovery was made.
In the east room of the little cottage
lay light haired child, its skull crushed
in and it's brains upon the floor. In an
adjoining room was the mother with
her head and face mashed beyond rec
ognition and another child with its
head split in twain lying by her side.
In a corner stood an AK There were
blood and hair on it's cleaning blade
and the marks of bloody fingers on its
handle. Mutely it told how the crime
had been accomplished.
On the center table lay two letters
One was addressed:
.....-.............
To the Authorities
Whoever May Find
Those ROdies
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Boatine Accident,

ST. JOHNS. N. B., April 25.-A boat
load of men and girls upset at the
swiftest point in the harbor at 8 o'clock
yesterday morning and two were
drowned, the others being rescued with
great difficulty. The young people had
been attending dance at Carlton. The
gunwale of their boat struck the
steamer and in moment capsized. The
men fought among themselves for the
steamer ropes, and while the girls were
clinging to the stern and crying for
help a couple of the men fastened the
lines 20 themselves and were hoisted
up
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Farm work Impesied.

LAWRENCE, Kan, April %, The COM
plant is quite general among the farm
ers of Douglas and surrounding coun-
ties that the excessive rains this week
and last have seriously impeded spring
planting. The ground is so thoroughly
soaked that plowing is not to be thought
Of In some parts of this county it will
a week or two before the ground can
be plowed at all. This Is especially
true in the bottoms east of tho city and
on the Wakarusa to the south 1t is es-
timated that from fye to six inches OF
rain have fallen around here during
the past week.
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IN CALIFORNIA.
President Harrison Received With Honors
In the Golden State.

President Harrison Received With Honors
In the Golden State.
Los ANGELES, Cal, April 23.-The
presidential party entered the state OF
California at Fort Yuma at 4:50 o'clock
Yesterday morning, when Mr.. Harrison
was presented with large quantity OF
beautiful flowers and fruits.
When the presidents party reached
Indio it was received by large and in
fuential delegation, including Gov.
Markham and staff, ex-Gov. Perkins.
Senator FELTON,, Judge Van Vleet of
Sacramento; s. NJ. White, of Los An
geles; Col. C. F. Crocker. vice-president
of the Southern Pacific railroad, and
Mr.. Stump, chairman of the republican
committee. ..... ...
Gov. Markham made an address of
welcome The president made suit
able response, and afterward shook
hands with large number of people.
Several Indians including Chief Cab
son of the Indio tribe, who is over 100
years of age, presented an address to
the president asking for justice and as
sistance. The ceremonies took place
on the platform of the station.
As the train rolled into Los Angeles a
salute was fred, the people cheered and
all the bells and whistles Joined. The
city was lavishly decorated, the feature
being the profusion of flowers. Gala
lilies seemed to be the favorite flower,
and they were seen on every side. The
ceremonies opened with, the street. pa
rade in which all the United States
troops, militia, G. A. R. posts, civi
organizations in the vicinity partici-
paten and escorted the president and
his party through crowded streets.
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German Strikers Excited.

BERLIN. April 25.-The miners strike
at DortmunG is assuming gigantic pro-
portions. Ten thousand men are out,
and it is expected that they will be
Joined by large numbers. The strikers
are greatly excited and beyond the con-
troll of their leaders. They are encour-
aged by the result of the Paris congress
and the action of the Belgian miners
regarding general strike.
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ACCORDING to Mrs. Helen NJ. Cougar
whisky does not seem 10 be an agent of
amity In the family. She says she has
kept record of the accounts of wife
murder by drunken husbands pub
lished in the daily papers since Janu-
ary /, 1889. The aggregate number, she
saws, is 1904. sssz
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THE municipal council of Paris has
adopted an urgency resolution protest
ing against the extreme protection
of the customs committee and calling
upon the government to resist such anti
democratic tendencies as opposed to
the general interests of the city OF
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SENIOR MANUEL DE GALvIN, formerly
minister from San Domingo, has re-
turned to Washington in the capacity of
n special commissioner to endeavor to
negotiate a reciprocity agreement be-
tween San Domingo and the United
States under the terms of the Mckinley
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A DISPATCH from Czernowitz, the
capital of the duchy of >Bulkowina, in
Austria, says that mad wolf has
spread terror and dismay among a num-
Der of families inhabiting a village near
the town. The wolf ran through tho
village biting or trying to bite any per-
son, male or female, who came across
its path. During the course of his mad
rage the animal bit more or less severe
ly thirty-two people. A number OF
them, all of them if possible, will be
sent to Paris for treatment under tho
Pasteur system. '-'- -t-
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INFLUENZA continues to spread in
England A large number of members
of the house of commons are ill. The
committee on the Manchester railway
bill has been obliged to suspend its
sittings for week owing to the malady
attacking committee members, counsel
and witnesses. The epidemic is worst
in Yorkshire, Lancashire and the mid
land counties Children who were but
slightly affected in the epidemic of 1890
furnish a host of cases Deaths though
are fewer
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AS James Dobson, colored, on trial
at Forest City,. Ark, for the murder
of Nancy Ables, white woman, was
ascending to the witness stand near
a window to testify he suddenly made
dash for liberty. The judge, jury and
audience at once started in pursuit, and
after a chase of several hundred yards,
firing their revolvers in the air to
frighten the fleeing negro, he was capt
ured, brought back and severely repri'
mandcd by the Judge.