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A WHISKY TRCST PLOT.
IS INSPECTOR HIRED TO BLOW
OP A DISTILLERY.
r, and 150 Other Men Would Have
Been Killed-He Was Promised $25,-
000, but H s Employer Counted on the
Dynamite Sav.ng Him the Trouble of
Paying' Up-The Inspector Only Lead
ing Kim On.
Chicago, Feb. 11.—George J Gibeon,
lecretary of the whisk y trust, was arrested
thi, morning. He is charged with au at
tempt to bribe an official of the government.
It is asserted that when the facts in the ease
‘ e developed they will be of the most Benga
li. nal character. When arrested Gibson had
in bis possession a grip sack which, it is said,
as found to contain all the evidence of a
D ot. Th 9 name of the revenue officer to
whom the bribe was offered is Dewar. It is
rumored that Gibson has made a confession.
Gibson was taken before United States Com
missioner Hoyne and, waiving examination,
was held in $20,000 bonds. Among other
rumors in connection with the arrest of
Gibson it is stated that a piot to blow
up Shufeidt’s distillery, which is not In the
whisky trust and has been fighting the
trust, has been unearthed.
Gibson was arrested upon the oomplamt
of Mr. Hart, the solicitor of the internal
revenue bureau, who arrived here this
morning.
THS FIRST SUSPICION!
Solicitor Hart tells the story of the plot as
follows: “Some months ago the treasury
department was assured that things were
not just straight, from the fact that the
trust people tried their best to have
s certain man appointed inspect
tor of the department for this
district. We set a watch. Soon after this
Dewar was communicated with, and this
man Gibson opened up a correspondence
with him. We have the correspondence.
Gibson felt his man cautiously, telling
him at first that Schufeldt’s con
cern was in the way, and that
they were trying to get it out of the way.
He got a little bolder soon, and finally, led
on by Dewar, who was all the time in con
sultation with the department, he made a
straight proposition. Be offered Dewar
SIO,OOO, and then increased the offer to
$25,000, to blow up the con
cern, Gibson stated that he
bad a dynamite machine that could
he located just outside of one of the large
tanks so that a few moments after it was
placed it would explode. There would be
plenty of time, Gibson told Dewar, for him
to get away, and that he was the only man
who could place it because of the fact that
as the government officer he had access to
all parts of the building.”
WOULD HAVE KILLED DEWAR.
“The result of the success of the conspir
acy,” continued Hart, “would have been
that the machine would have exploded be
tween two of the immense tanks, making
a terrible destruction and leaviug a sea of
alcohol on fire. Gibson lied when he told
Dewar that the machine would not go off
until he had time to get out, for it would
have exploded at once, killing the man
who placed it the very instant before
he could possibly get away, thus destroying
the only evidence against the trust people,
and at the same time saving to them the
$25,000 that Dewar was to have received.
Iu addition to the destruction of Dewar and
the buildings, the success of the plot meant
unquestionably the death of 150 men work
ing In the place.
A MELODRAMATIC CRISIS.
“As I say, Dewar, under our instructions,
went to the length of the conspiracy, to the
point of doing the diabolical deed, and
when Gibson was arrested he was waiting
uneasily, expecting to hear the ex
plosion and destruction of all those lives
and all that property. We have in our
possession all the evidence to subs* antiate
Dewar’s story; the dynamite machine, let
ters, the contract between Dewar and
Gibson; in fact, everything. The case is
practically over so far as our department is
concerned. The case is made.”
“ Have you any evidence to show that
others besides Gibson were implicated in the
conspiracy i” Hart was asked.
“Gibson was secretary of the trust, and,
while we might reason that Gibson was not
alone in this and that somebody higher up
in the trust was the responsible party, we
have not a bit of evidence tending to im
plicate any one else.
“Everything we have points to Gibson,
ana to no other person.”
The machino, the materials to make it
effective and the inculpating documents
were in the sachel which Gibson carried at
the time of his arrest.
THE DISTILLERY MEN WARNED.
Some unknown person who had knowl
edge of the conspiracy warned the owners
t^ e distillery Monday of the danger
which beset them and fixing the date for
the explosion for yesterday or to-day, and
they were carefully guarding the premises
day and night.
Two previous attempts, which were at
tributed to the whisky trust, but not proved,
were made to destroy Shufeidt’s establish
ment with dynamite. One of them occurred
two years ago last fall. Detective
uan Coughlin of the city po
nce force was detailed on the case
and was at work on it at the time that he
nsde the acquaintance of the little German,
John H. Kunze. Both of them were after
ward tried for complicity in the assassina
tion of Dr. Cronin. Coughlin is serving a
me sentence for the crime, but Kunze was
This afternoon Gibson was
aken before United States Commissioner
'jyne and released on bail of $20,000. He
cciined to make any statement in regard to
the matter.
IDAHO’S SENATORS AROUSED.
The State’s Newly-Appointed Judge
Their Mortal Enemy.
Washington, Feb. 11.—Tbe Idaho sena
ors are buzzing like hornets over the nomi
nation yesterday of James H. Beatty for
district judge of Idaho. “They will beat
um or bust,” said a western senator to-day.
seems that Beatty has made a personal
“ Bmy of Senators Shoup and McConnell in
.‘ l . ies P&st, while Mr. Dubois, who claims
t e senator-elect from March 5, has posi
m 8 pro °f that Beatty is behind the rnove
, send Mr. Claggett hero to contest
0 tdle of Dubois to his seat,
Dubois also at work.
Dubois has, of course, no vote, but he
w°, ln ß hard to get several among his
.ends in the Senate, which, with those of
& up and McConnell and some of the demo
-130 en °ugh to to defeat Beatty,
r 0 .“bree Idaho senators say they gave the
v pr , ent "emes of three prominent la w
l a select from, anyone of whom would
and u acca P Cat >le to all three senators,
. 8 5 , ** ignored them to appoint their
it rta ene my. Thev knew of no reason for
nf a ?'Pt tfa at Beatty’s wife Is a school friend
ro, tI X - ® 9D - Miller’s wife, unless it is be-
Rauw Beatty is a Presbyterian.
Senator Voorhees’ Illness.
Washington, Feb. 11.—For the past
eeka Senator Voorhees has been
“ntlnea to his house, with a seriom neu
81C attack that affected his heart. Only
People have known how sick he has
Sljc JHufrang ffetog.
BHBBMAN RALLIES.
He Tells His Son that Hs will Soon bs
AU Bight.
New York, Feb. IL—This afternoon
some signs of improvement is the general’s
condition appeared, and tbe doctors are en
couraged to hope for his recovery, although
his condition is still precarious. He has
rallied sufficiently to recognize old friends,
and he said to his sun: “This is only tempo
rary. I will be all right"
The history of his ailment is this: On
Wednesday night last he went to the Casino
in company with many army and naval
officers and caught a bad cold.
Sunday was his birthday, and
during the day erysipelas developed,
attended by a high fever. ~ The disease
spread rapidly and yesterday his face was
badly swollen and painful. He lies in a
state of coma and for three days has taken
no nourishment except whisky and milk.
At 3 o’clock this afternoon it was stated that
there was no change in the general’s condi
tion, which is extremely critical. He Is
evidently slowly dying and only arouses
when spoken to.
NO IMPROVEMENT.
New York, Feb. 11, 11:30 p. m.—This
bulletin was given out at 11:15 o’clook to
night by Dr. Alexander, just after the con
sultation was finished:
The result of the consultation of Drs. Alex
ander and Janeway shows that there has been
no improvement in Gen. Sherman’s condition.
Dr. Alexander.
Dr. Jane way left the house as soon as the
consultation was finished.
A PRIEST SUMMONED.
New York, Feb. 12, 1:30 a. m.— At
11:45 o’clook to-night Kev. Father Mathew
A. Taylor, of the church of the Blessed
Sacrament, was sent for by some members
of Gen. Sherman’s family, and he
arrived at the house a few minutes later.
At 12:45 o’clock he was still
there. At 1:15 o’clock this morning a mes
sago was sent to Senator John Sherman
saying: “Papa is very much worse. You
had better come up.” It was signed “Sher
man.”
RECIPROCITY WITH VENEZUELA.
The President Not About to Proclaim
the Completion of a Treaty.
Washington, Feb. 11. —It is learned on
the highest authority that the published
statements to the effect that there is ready
for announcement a proclamation by tbe
President of reciprocity with Venezuela
similar In terms with the agreement re
cently made with Brazil, and that such an
agreement has been concluded, are incor
rect.
COLUMBUS CONGRATULATES BLAINE.
Columbus, Ga., Feb. 11.— At a large and
enthusiastic meeting of the Columbus Board
of Trade to-night the following resolutions
were unanimously adopted and a copy tele
graphed Secretary Blaine:
Resolved, That the Columbus board of trade
most heartily indorses the policy of reciprocity
of trade with foreign nations on tbe plan as re
cently adopted with the republic of Brazil,
secured by the efforts of the Hon. James
G. Blaine, Secretary of State, and that we re
gard this international treaty of trade as one of
the boldest moves and tbe inauguration of a
policy which promises more benefit to our
common country than “any act of recent
American statesmanship.
Resolved, That the foregoing resolutions be
telegraphed to the Hon. James G. Blaine, Sec
retary of State, at Washington, I). C.
MILLIONS FOR PENSIONS.
Payments Aggregating $30,000,000
to be Met Before March 4.
Washington, Feb. 11. The acting
Secretary of the Treasury to-day issued a
warrant for the payment of $1,000,000 on
account of pensions aggregating $30,000,-
000, due during the quarter ending March
4. The latter amount represents the avail
able cash balance of the treasury, so that
the only treasury surplus that will exist
after these payments shall have been met,
will be the excess of receipts over other ex
penditures during that period, now esti
mated at less than $10,000,000.
MONEY FOR TH3 DIcTRIOT.
The Appropriation Recommended by
tbe Senate Committee.
Washington, Feb. 11.—The total appro
priation carried by the District of Colum
bia appropriation billl, as reported from
the Senate committee on appropriations to
day, is $8,307,595, an apparent in
crease in the House bill of $2,750,000,
but this addition was made for the purpose
of redeeming the District of Columbia
bonds, which fall due July 1, and tbe ap
propriation for this purpose is to be repaid
to the government out of the District reve
nues. The changes made by tbe Senate
committee are of a purely local interest.
TEXAS FEVER REGULATIONS.
The Secretary of Agriculture Sends
Them Out.
Washington, Feb. 11.—The Secretary of
Agriculture has just issued his Texas fever
regulations to “managers and agents
of railroads and transportation com
panies Of the United States, stock
men and others,” in accordance
with section 7 of the act of congress,
approved May 29, 1884, aud with the act of
congress approved July 14, 18J0. They are
practically identical with those in force last
year, and the boundaries of tbe territory
included are the same. The regulations will
go into effect on the 15th inst, and will con
tinue iu force until December, 1891.
QUAY’S STATEMENT.
He Was Too Unwell to Revise and
Present It Yesterday.
Washington, Feb. 11.—Senator Quay
bad not quite finished tbe personal state
ment, which it ie now known he intends to
present to the country in the Senate, and so
did not bring it forward yesterday. To-day
he was so unwell that he could not leave his
bed, and did not get to the capitoi. His
heart trouble renders him liable to sudden
prostration, such as he suffered to-day, but
if he gets well he is expected to present the
statement In the Senate some day this
week.
NO BIDB FOB A CRUISER.
She la Designed to Chase Torpedo
Boats ot tbe Cushing Type.
Washington, Feb. IL— Bids were to
have been opened at the navy department
to-day for the construction of a torpedo
cruiser of about 800 tons displacement and
to cost not more than $350,000, but none
was received. The craft was disigned to
chase torpedo boats of the Cushing type and
was to be guaranteed to make a speed of
not less than twenty-three knots, with
about 6,000 horse-power.
Sales of Bilver.
Washington, Feb. 11.— The amount of
silver offered for sale to the treasury to-day
was 825,000 ounces, and the amount pur
cased 414,000 ounces, at prices ranging from
$1,016 to $1,019.
SAVANNAH, GA., THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 1891.
A SILVER-PLATED SRAM.
THE POOL INVESTIGATION WON’T
BBING OCT THE FACTS.
The Committee Entangled in the
Meshes of Technical Rules of Evi
dence by the Lawyer Members—A
Difference of Opinion as to tbe
Right of Congressmen to Speoulate.
Owenby Again Given the Lie.
Washington, Fab. IL—The silver pool
investigating committee seems to have
come to a standstill, and to be in a most
perplexed condition. Its members are
morally certain that half a dozen senators
and a dozea representatives of both parties
took advantage of thsir official position to
speculate in silver, the value of which was
to be increased by their votes in congress,
but the committee seems to have great
difficulty in getting evidence to support the
belief. Tbe lawyers on the committee have
entangled it iu the meshosof technical rules
of evldenoe. This has prevented it from
getting some valuable information.
ignored by the senators.
Since Senators Vest and Cameron and Rep
resentative Dockery testified the senators
generally have turned their backs on the in
vestigation, and as tbe oommittee cannot
subpuma senators, but must depend on their
good nature for compliance with its invita
tion to appear, it can get nothing more from
that interesting quarter. The members of
the House are equally unwilling to give the
committee tbe information which they have,
sorqe of them because they doubt the earn
estness of the committee, and some because
they feel that thev can ignore it with impu
nity and do not wish to be mixed up with
the investigation.
a radical difference of opinion.
To show that tbe quest for information is
as likely as possible to yield nothing more
of value it only remains to be said that
there is a radical difference of opinion
among the committee as to the proprieties
of the case. Some icsist that it is wrong
for a senator or representative to speculate
in silver at all pending silver legislation.
Others hold that while it is wrong for a sen
ator or representative to allow some out
sider to carry his speculations, guaranteed
throughout not to cau-o him a loss, it is
perfectly proper for him to speculate in
silver on bis own account. It is evident
that the ugly truth of this matter will have
to be brought out by anew investigation
next session if it is to b 9 brought out at
aU.
DORSEY DENOUNCES OWENBY.
The silver pool iovestlgating commit
tee resumed its session this morn
ing, and Congressman Dorsey of Ne
braska said lie desired under oath to
make a statement. He called attention to
the interview with Owenby, “who was
somewbat notorious and not unknown to
fame,” in which Owenby said a Nebraska
congressman bad told him there was $2,500
waiting for him if he would forget what
he knew when he went to the witness
stand. Mr. Dorsey said he was satisfied
that his colleagues, Messrs. Laws and Con
nell, had never seen Owenby. Mr. DcrSpy
said that he himself had known Owenby’*
face three or four years, but until Owenby
came here to testify never knew his name.
He bad met Owenby iu tbe hotels and about
the capitoi. Owenby bad asked him about
the tariff, silver aud other bills.
SEEN UNDER ARREST.
When Owenby was brought here under
arrest, Mr. Holmes, sergeant-at arms, met
the witness about the House, and asked
hitn if he wanted to look at Oweuby. The
witness went to the sergeant-at-arms’ office
out of curiosity, and found about a dozen
members around Owenby, whom he recog
nized. Owenby greeted the witness, and
said that he wanted to see Mr. Mason of
Illinois. The witness went out, not being
there thirty seconds. The only other time
he saw Owenby was when Owenby was at
the bar of the House. If the witness was
the man Owenby meant, he (Mr. Dorsey)
pronounced him an infamous liar in all that
the term implied.
HADN’T DISCUSSED THE QUESTION.
He had never discussed tbe question with
Owenby and had not spoken with him for
v. oeks before he went with the sergeant-at
arms and saw Owenby in tbe presence of a
number of congressmen, never offered
Owenby a cent, and never had any interest
in tbe investigation. He had never been
interested himself in silver, either directly
or indirectly. He expressed the fear that
the committee would never get anything
truthful out of Owenby.
To Mr. Payne Mr. Dorsey said that he
had never gone to anybody to have the
investigation Stopped, and had never asked
Senator Cameron, or any one else, to have
it stopped.
A JOCULAR CONVERSATION.
Mr. Dorsey then described a jocular con
versation between himself, Senator Butler,
Senator Cameron and others, in which the
senators had jokingly twitted the members
of the House about silver speculation, in
which the witness had also jokingly upheld
the House. At tbae conversation some
thing was said about the Dookery
resolution; and he (Mr. Dorsey) had re
marked that it was the impression on the
House side that that Mr. Dockery was after
one of the senator’s colleagues whose eleo
tion at that time was pending. He had
laughingly told the senators to look out for
Mr. Dockery that he was a bad man. He
had forgotten all ab lut this talk until one
of tbe senators reminded him of it a few
nights ago.
HIS REPUTATION NOT GOOD.
Ex-Representative Phil B. Thompson of
Kentucky and J. Rudd of this city testified
that Owenby’s reputation was not good.
Mr. Thompson said that those who
knew Oweuby regarded him as a
romancer. L. Zimmerman of Zim
merman & Forshay was examined
with regard to speculation through the
house with which he is connected. He said
he bad no knowledge whatever of any kind
of silver dealings by bis firm on account of
the senators, representatives or govern
ment employes, either directly or Indi
rectly.
The oommittee then adjourned.
A REPUBLICAN CAUCUS.
The Silver Question tbe Subject to be
Discussed.
Washington, Feb. 11.—There will be a
caucus of tbe republican members of the
House to-morrow night at 8 o’clock. The
caucus call was circulated by Mr. Choadle
of Indiana and was signed by a number of
moderate silver republicans and some
others. The silver question will be the
chief, if not tbe only subject of considera
tion , and an effort will be made to unite
the party on this matter.
Sundry Civil Bill Amendments.
W ashington, Feb. 1L —Amendments to
the sundry civil bill were to-day offered by
Senator Harris, appropriating $68,000 for
the improvement or toe Columbia arsenal
In Tennessee; and by Mr. Mitchell, appro
priating SIO,OOO to enable tbe secretary of
the treasury to purchase books and records
of the confederate government in order to
assist the sixth auditor’s office in settling
aocounts arising from overpayments for
mail service.
ILLINOIS’ SENATQItSHIP.
The Republicans Vote for the Presi
dent of tbe Farmers’ Association.
Springfield, 111, Feb. 11.—The repub
lican steering committee presented a lobg
lut of names to the F. M. B, A men from
which to select one for joint support for
the United Btates senators!: p. Among
others were Cicero J. Lindley, president of
tbe Illinois Farmers’ Mutual Benefit Assocl
tion, aud a number of prominent agri
cultural editors and men known to be
in sympathy with farmer and lab nr
movements. But tbe F. M. B. A.
meu were not to be enticed from their deter
mination to name a senatorial candidate of
their choioe without assistance from either
of the older parties. Representative Lau
beneck, as spokesman of the F. M. B. A.
members, said: “We have dec.del, gentle
meu, that we cannot accept any republican
whom you present. It is useless to nego
tiate further.”
PLAN OF THE REPUBLICANS.
The republicans then decided to go into
the joint assembly, and after two or threo
ballots change off to Lindley, and later to
other candidates on the list presented to tbe
Farmers' Mutual Benefit Association.
When the joint assembly met the first three
ballots were cast without change, but on
tbe seventy-seventh ballot 100 republican
votes were cast for Cioero J. Llndlev, presi
dent of tbe Farmers’ Mutual Benefit Asso
ciation, amid great excitement. The
farmers cast their three votes for
Steele and the democrats their 101
for Palmer. The democrats were greatly
elated at the result, and the republicans
correspondingly depressed. A mo.ion for a
recess until 3 o’clock was then carried by
the combined votes of the democrats and
Farmers’ Mutual Benevolent Association
men. Several conferences were then held
between tbe democrats and farmers, but
with no definite result. The farmers sny
they they have not decided not to vote for
Lindley at any time, but that the actiou of
the republicans took them by surprise, and
they were not prepared to change so sud
denly.
At the afternoon session of the joint as
sembly two ballots were cast without a
change, and an adjournment was taken
until to-morrow.
MOODY AGAIN LSAD9.
Kyle Only Nine Votes Behind—Tbe
Democrats for Tripp.
Pierre, S. D., Feb. 11.—The independent
caucus last night decided to drop Mr.
Campbell and nominate State Senator Kyle
instead. In the republloan caucus Senator
Moody was decided on again as the party
nominee. The thirty-first aud thirty-second
ballots were taken to-day, the last one re
sulting: Moody 68, Kyle 09, Tripp 24,
Dillon 3, Mellette 1, Seward 1, Campbell 1,
with 12 paired. Mr. Moodv got every repub
lican vote but one, while Mr. Kyle received
all the independent votes but five. The
democrats voted solidly for Tripp. The re
port that a combination of tbe Independents
and the democrats was being formed to se
cure the election of a democrat from Illinois
and a formers’ alliance man from South
Dakota had tbe effect of uniting the
republicans, and they will hereafter doubt
less vdte together for one mau. The inde
pendents seem disposed to follow the same
order. The Illinois-South Dakota combine
is treated with little credence among lead
ing politicians here. The consensus of opin
ion is that suoH a scheme cannot work
among the independents in the South
Dakota legislature.
CONNECTICUT’S MUDDLE.
The Conference Committees of the
Two Houses Unable to Agree.
Hartford, Conn., Feb. 11.—Tbe House
met at 11 o’clock this morning. Chairman
Green of the conference committee said it
was not possible as yet to report, and a ro
cess was taken to 1 o’clock.
Tbe Senate met at 12 o’clock. The con
ference committee reported its inability to
agree with the House committee. They
said the House propositions conflicted with
the position already taken by the Senate,
and that the House members refused the
proposition of the Senate committee, which
was to seat all the democrats and then let
the republicans contest their seats. The
Senato accepted the report, took a recess at
12:30 o’clock, and then adjourned until to
morrow noon.
NEBRASKA'S CONTEST.
The Fight on Gov. Boyd Not to be
Pushed Further.
Lincoln, Neb., Feb. lb— The contest in
stituted against Boyd, the democratic gov
ernor, and the republican stato officers will
be pushed no further. Resolutions fixing
Feb. 17 as the day for a meeting in joint
session to begin hearing testimony was do
feated by the Beuate this afternoon by a
vote of 15 to 12.
Idaho's Senatorial Skirmish.
Boise City, Id., Feb. 11.—The legislat
ure met in joint session to-day for the pur
pose of balloting for United States senator
to succeed McConnelL The ballot resulted;
W. H. Claggett 28, Mayhew 2, French 1,
Barton 1; 18 members declined to vote;
absent, 4. Claggett was declared eleoted.
He wifi contest tbe seat of Senator-elect
Dubois.
BLAINE AND THE CANADIANS,
The Secretary Denies the Authorship
of a Letter.
Washington, Feb. 11.—Secretary Blaine
this afternoon made a positive denial of tbe
statemeut telegraphed from Toronto to the
effect that Hon. Mr. Laurier has a letter
from him In which he distinctly refuses to
negotiate with any party in Canada but
the reform party upon the question of a
commercial union. Mr. Blaine said: “It
is without the slightest foundation. I have
written no Buch letter; indeed, I have not
written a letter a letter to any Canadian
since I became Secretary of State, two years
ago.”
A MURDHRER CAPTURED.
No One Able to Swear to a Killing on
a Street at Charleston.
Charleston, S. C.. Feb. lb Abram
James (colored), who murdered Boston Gil
bert (colored), in this city on Jan. 31, was
captured in Sumter to-day. An officer has
been sent to bring him to Charleston, As
there were no eye witnesses of the slaying,
James will probably get off. The murder
was committed In a public street at night,
and no one saw the deed. The victim was
staboed to the heart by James and was
picked up in the street dead. One negro
saw the two men scuffling and saw James
afterward run off, but be made no attempt
to arrest him or give an alarm.
Nebraska’s Snow Blockade.
Lincoln, Neb., Feb. lb —The snow
blockade on tbe different railroad lines in
this section is about over, and tbe trains
are about to move. No further deaths are
reported.
STORY OF THE INDIANS.
VIOLATION OF A FLAG OF TRUCE
CHARGED.
The Killing of the Women end Chil
dren Declared Inexcusable—A Claim
That Boys Were Shot After Being
Induced to Come From Their Hid
ing Places.
Washington, Keb. 11,—The Sioux In
dian conference was concluded to-day and
tbe Indians will to-morrow or Friday start
for borne, going by the way of Philadelphia
and Carlisle. The feature of to-day’s meet
ing was the story of light at Wounded Knee,
which was told by Turning Hawk and
Amerioan Horse. lu beginning bis story
Turning Hawk described in pio
turesque language how "a certain
falsehood” (Messiah craze and ghoat dance,
came to his agency from the west, and how,
after a time, hearing of the approach of
soldiers and frightened because of it, tbe
Indians tied into tbe Bad Lands, and how
they were induced to return by their
friends. Turning Hawk then continued:
“When our people who ha 1 been frightened
away were returning to Pine Ridge, and
when they had almost reached the agency,
they were met by soldiers and surrounded
and finally taken to Wounded Knee creek
and their guns were demanded, and
when they had delivered them
up the men were separated from
their families, from their tepees and taken
to certain a spot, their guns having been
given up. 'When the guns were thus taken
and the men thus separated, there was a
crazy man, a young man of very bad influ
ence, and in fact nooody among the bunch
of lndiaua, who fired his gun, aud of course
the firing of the gun must have been the
breaking of a military rule of some sort,
beoouse immediately the soldiers returned
the fire and uu indiscriminate killing fol
lowed.”
THIS FIRST MAN KILLED.
The commissioner here interrupted to
ask: “Did the man Are at the soldiers, or
did he simply shoot in the air!"
Spotted Horse—Ho shot an officer in the
army. The first shot killed this officer. I
wus voluntarily a scout at that encounter,
and I had just asserted that I saw exactly
what was done, and that was what I
noticed —that the first Hhot killed an officer.
The Commissioner—Did the soldiers re
turn the fire immediately, or did the In
dians keep up their flriug?
Spotted Horse—As soon as the first shot
was fired tho Indians immediately began
drawing their knives, and they were ox
horted from all Bides to desist, but this was
not obeyed; consequently tne firing began
immediately on the part of tbe soldiers.
ALL IN THE BUNCH KILLED.
Turning Hawk—All tbe men who were In
thebuucU were killed right there, and those
who escaped that first fire got into the
ravine, and as they went up the raviue for
a long dutance' they were pursued on all
sides by the soldiers and shot down, as the
dead bodies showed afterward.
The Commissioner—ln this fight did the
women take any part?
Turning Hawk—They bad no firearms to
fight with.
The Commissioner—The statement has
been made in the public press that women
fought with butcher knives, and this has
been given us the reason why the women
were shot.
Turning Hawk—When the men were
separated and were bunohed together at a
fivon place of course only men were there.
he women were at a different place en
tirely, some distance off.
The Commissioner—Was it impossible for
a soldier to teil the difference between an
Indian man and an Indian woman? The
statement has been made in tbe publio press
that the soldiers shot the women because
they were dressed in such a way that tney
could not tell they were men.
SHOULD BK KABILY SEEN.
Turning Hawk—l think a man would be
very blind If he could not tell tbe difference
between a man and a woman. I have told
you that the women were standing off at a
different place from that at which tho men
were stationed, and when the firing began
those of the men who escaped tne first
onslaught went in one direction up the
raviue, and the women, who were bunched
together at another place, went entirely in
a different direction through an open field,
and the women fared the same fate as the
men who went up the deep ravine.
The Commissioner (to tho interpreter)
Tell those that are present that I would like
if he (Turning Hawk) makes any statement
which they do not accept that they will
correct it. I want to get at the truth.
A FLAG OF TRUCK VIOLATED.
American Horse—The men were separated,
as has already been said, from tbe women,
and they were surrounded'.by the soldiers,
and then came the next village of Indians,
and that was entirely surrounded by sol
diers also. IVhen tbe firing began, of
course the people who were standing imme
diately around the young man who fired
the first shot were killed right to
gether, and then they turned
their guns, Hotchkiss guns, etc.,
upon the women who Were in tbe lodges,
standing there under tbe flag of truce, and,
of course, as soon as they were fired upon
they fled, the men fleeing in one direction
and the women running in two different
directions. So that there were three gen
eral directions in whioh they took flight.
TUB STATEMENT REAFFIRMED.
The Commissioner —Do you mean to say
there was a white flag in sight over the
women when they were fired upon?
American Horse—Yes, sir; they were
fired right upon, and there was a woman
with her infant in lior arms who
was killed as she almost touched
the flag of truce, and woman and
children, of oourte, were strewn all along
the circular village until they were dis
patched. Right near the flag of truce
another was shot down with her infant.
Tho child, not knowing that its mother
was dead, was still nursing, end that
was especially a very sad sight.
The women, as thoy were fleeing with their
babes on tbeir backs, were killed together,
shot right through, and women who were
very heavy with child were also killed. All
the Indians fled in the three directions, and
after most of them bad been killed the cry
was made that all those who were
not killed or wounded come forth and they
would be safe, aud tbe little boys who were
not wounded came out of their places of
refuge, and as goon as they came in sight a
number of soldiers surrounded them and
butchered them there.
ONLY THE TRUTH WANTED.
The commissioner (to the interpreter)
I wish you would fay to him that these are
very sorious charges to make against tho
United States army. I do not want any
statements made that are not absolutely
true, and I want any one here that feels
that the statements are too strong to cor
rect them.
American Horse —Of course, we all feel
very sad about this affair. I stood very
loyal to tho government all through tbo.e
troublesome days, and believing so much in
the government, and being so loyal to it
my disappointment was very strug, and
I have come to Washington with
very great blame against the government
In my heart. Of course it would have
been all right if only men were kilted; we
would feel almost grateful for it
But the fact of the killing of
women, and more especially the killing
of|young boys and girls who go to make up
tne future strength of tbe Indian people,
those teing killed is the saddest part of the
whole thing, and we feel it very sorely.
This is all I know about that part of the
story and my good frlsud here (oointing to
Turning Hawk) will continue his narrative.
The Commissioner Does American
Horse know these things of his own personal
knowledge, or has he been told them*
American Horae—l was not there at the
time; but before the burial of the bodies I
did go there with some of the Indian police
and an Indiau doctor and a great many of
tho people, men from the agency, and we
went through the battlefield and saw whs: a
the bodies were from the track of tbe
blood.
AVENGING CUSTER’S DEATH.
Ilev. Mr. Cook, a Sioux kslf-br -ed, pas
tor of an Episcopal church at Pine Ridge,
who has at. times acted as interpreter dur
iug the conference, rose and, among other
things, said: “Much has been said about tbe
good spirit with which members of the Sev
enth cavalry went to that seat of action. It
has been said that a desire to avenge Cus
ter’s doatli was entirely absent from their
minds. In coming toward Chicago, la
company with Gan. Miles, I talked with one
of his own scouts, who was almost
killed, because he was oompelled to fiy
with the Indians, being tired upon by the
men who be tried to serve and help. He
told me that after ha recovered from his
flight and succeeded in getting amongst the
soldiers after they all got in from tho kill
ing of tho Indians, su officer of high
rank, ho did not know who, came to
him and said, with much gluttonous
thought in his voice, “Now wo
have avengod Custsr’s death,” and this
sooqt said to him, “Yes, but you had every
chance to light for your lives that day.
These poor Indian people did not
have that opportunity to protect and
fight for themselves. If that is
an indication of the spirit of a number of
the men in that company I am sure tho
.Seventh cavalry cannot be free from any
charge of going there without the kindest
of motives, or simply to bring these poor
people back." After sovoral others bad
sp iken, the commissioner declared the con
ference at an end.
TWO BANKS CLOSED.
Tho Cashier of the Two Institutions
Turns Up Missing-.
Ayer, Mass., Feb. 11.—The First Na
tionnl and North Middlosox Savings Banks
closed their doors to-day, and ugly rumors
are afloat concerning them. 11. E. Hpaukl
ing, tbe cashior of both banks, has been
missing from town since Monday evening.
Where hn has gone no one here knows. He
left no word as to bis intentions. The
exact financial condition of the hanks Is not
kuown. The directors are very reticent,
and nothing definite can be obtained, other
than that they consider the banks perfectly
solvent and not a dollar on deposit has been
disturbed. The books will bo examined at
onoe.
WHAT SCARED THE CASHIER.
Cashier Hpalding learned Monday that
the books of the North Middlesex Bank
were to be examined Tuesday. He disap
peared that night. Tho investigation tends
to show that both the First National and
the North Middlesex Ravings Banks are
solvent, the latter especially, as none of its
funds have been tampered with. If
there is any loss it will fall on
the national hank. Cashier Spaulding has
doubtless been dabbling in stocks. This
faot is gathored from a letter tone by a Now
York brokerage firm received here to-day
dkmaoding a remittance of $l6O, which
letter was opened by the bank authorities.
The theory is that be has been dealing In
margins aud taking small sums from tbe
bank which he Is now unable to pay. The
sums cannot be large, since the bank was
examined only a month ago and was then
all right. *
COKE WORKERS MAY CLASH.
Non-Union Men Continue at Work
Despite the Strike.
Pittsburo, Pa., Feb. 11.—A Connells
ville, Pa., special says: “The only coke
works in the Connellsville region in aotive
operation are those of W. J. Rainey, a non
union operator. The employes are non
union ami have expressed a desire to con
tinue at the old wages, aud their employer
has expressed himself as willing to
protect them agaiust any bulldozing
on the part of the strikers, so forty de
tectives and a number ot deputiee have
been distributed at the several works owned
by Mr. Rainey. Threats have been made by
strikers to mob tho Rainey men if they per
sist in their refusal to join the strike, and a
bloody oonfltct between the opposing forces
is among tho possibilities of the situation.
It is hoped that oooler councils will prevail
and that the threats will profs idle. The
region is quiet to-day, and with the excep
tion noted peaceful good feeling prevails on
both sides. It is generally believed that
work will be resumed by Maroh 1.”
MEW ORLEAN S’ BOLDIAB GUESTS.
The Visiting Companies Starting on
Their Homeward Journeys.
New Orleans, La., Feb, IL—The
special train of the Veterans’ oorps of the
Fifth Maryland regiment left by the Louis
▼ills aud Nashville at 1 o’clock to-day, Tbe
Veteran Zouaves of Elizabeth,
N. J., left for Mobile at 2 o’clock,
whoro they will bo reoieived
by the Lomax Rifles and confederates. The
Richmond (Va.) Howitzers also began their
homeward journey this afternoon. R. E.
Lee Camp C. V. A returned home this
evening. The Juuiata Hussars of Colum
bus, 0., will remain bore until to-morrow.
GORDON'S POCKET PICKED.
He Gives the Masonlo Signal of Dis
tress and is O. K.
New York, Feb. 11,—When ex*Gov.
Gordon of Georgia arrived at the Pennsyl
vania railroad station in Jersey City, bound
south, this afternoon he found that his
pocket had been picked, and he had neither
railroad ticket nor money to buy auy. Be
sides his tickets he bad lost $l4B. His grand
hailing sign of distress brought him relief
at the railroad ticket office, and after put
ting tbe matter in tbe bands of a detective
the ex-governor continued on bis journey
without delay.
NEWSPAPER PUBLISHER*.
The Annual Meeting of 1 heir Associa
tion in Progress.
New York, Feb. 11.—The annual con
vention of the American Newspaper Pub
lishers’ Association was called to order by
President James W. Scott of the Chioago
Herald this morning in the largo meeting
room of tbe Hoffman house. About 203
representative newspaper men from all
parte of the country were present. The
secretary’s report showed that tbe associa
tion was constantly improving.
I DAJLT ltO A TBAR. ,
< 5 CSlfx? A OOFY. I
I WEEKLY, 11.18 A YEAR, (
M’KINLEYTORPN IN OHIO.
HARRISON, BLAINE AND SHERMAN
WILL BACK HIM.
The First Two Will Make Him Their
Legatee for the Preeldency if They
Can Not Get tbe Nomination—Every
thing Points to Foster for Secretary
of the Treasury,
Washington, Feb. IL—Representative
McKinley will not succeed Secretary Win
dom. He left this morning with a few
other republicans for Toledo, where, to
morrow night, at tbe celebration of Lin
coln’s birthday by the Ohio Republican As
sociation, he will make the initial speech of
his campaign for governor. He saw Presi
dent Harrison before he left this morning
and told him hie purpose, and received hia
approval and encouragement, of course.
Mr. McKinley takes this step be
cause he expects to be nominated
for governor by acclamation, and
elected by a large majority, for there is no
doubt had he not concluded that he was go
ing to succeed In the gubernatorial cam
paign that he would have told President
Harrison bo, and accepted the treasury port
folio, which the President was ready to
tender him onoe again, as he did before
Secretary Windom was appointed.
HARRISON’S OBJECT.
If Mr. McKinley could be elected gover
nor President Hai rison wanted him to be,
partly for the sake of tbe effect of hts car
rying Oiiio next fall And partly for the sake
of having Mr. McKinley inn position to re
ceive the Harrison support in the next na
tional convention if President Harrison
finds that he cannot get a renomination.
Secretary Blaine, for similar reasons apply
ing to bis own candidacv, desired Mr. Mc-
Kinley to run if he could' be elected.
BUSHMAN TO HELP HIM.
One thing which induced Mr. McKinley
to believe that he could bo elected is the
faot that Senator Sherman has quietly but
positively contradicted the rumor that he
proposed to retire from public life, and will
take his ooat off anil help next fall both to
eioct Mr. McKinley and to elect members
of the legislature, which will elect his suc
cessor. So far tho farmers’ alliance has not
developed sufficiently in Ohio to enable
Messrs. McKinley and Sherman to gouge
Its probable strength in tbe next cam
paign, but they evidently tbink they oin
take chances on it. Senator Sherman has
the same reusons for wishing Mr. McKinley
elected as President Harrison. Eaoh of
these two presidential candidates is pre
pared to turn over hia strength to Mr. Mc-
Kinley if either finds tie cau't be nominated,
FOSTER FOR SECRETARY.
The elimination of McKinley from the
treasury problem leaves ex-Gov. Charles
Foster the moat prominent factor. The
President is quoted as having said definitely
that no eastern man would be appointed,
that no change would be made in the cabi
net, that no state would be represented by
two men in the cabinet, and tentatively that
ho was not now seriously considering any
body in oongress.
HILL HASN’T THE LETTER
Ho Don't Believe Wattereon Wrote it,
but tho Correspondent Says He Did.
Albany, N. Y., Feb. 11.—Gov. Hill
this afternoon was shown a letter purporting
to be from Henry Watterson, published in
the Baltimore .S'un this morning. He saldt
“I never received auy such letter. It is the
first I have heard of any such thing. It
must be a forgery. Mr. Watterson is a
food democrat and a gentleman, and
believe him incapable of addressing
auy such insulting and impertinent com
munication to me. The resort to such a
silly and impudent forgery was probably
intended to place me in a false position by
reason of rooent events in this state, but it
will surely injure the cause it was designed
to aid and react upon its authors.”
THE CORRESPONDENT STICKS TO IT.
Baltimore, Ml>„ Feb. ll.—The Wash
ington correspondent of the Baltimore Sun,
uuent the declaration of Gov. Hill that ha
never received such a letter as that pub
lished in the Sun of this morning over the
signature of Henry W atterson, and that “it
must be a forgery,” thus telegraphs bia
paper: “Henry watterson wrote aud sent
tbe latter. Every word of it is genuine.
Of course he cannot say that Gov. Hill re
ceived it—if the latter denies it.”
RUSSIA BIDING HER TIME.
When She la Ready She Will Attack
Har Weatern Neighbors.
Berlin, Fab. IL—The Kreuz Zeitunq,
commenting upon tbe paciflo tone of tha
Russian press, says that Russia’s expansion
schemes and hatred of western
civilization are a menace to peace.
Tbe paper adds that tbe czar’s pacific inten
tions simply mean that Russia is not ready.
Tbe experience of Russia in the Russo-
Turklih war convinced the czar of Russia’s
unfitness to fight European armies, but
when tbe opportunity arrives Russia may
be prepared and the czar’s paoifio temper
may disappear.
Servla'sKing Afflicted.
St. Petersburg, Feb. 11.—The NovotU
(ays: “King Alexander of Servia, who is
now about 15 years of age aud who suc
ceeded to the throne upon tbe abdication of
his father, King Milan, on March 6,1880, is
suffering from a dangerous chronic malady,
which fact the regents keep as secret as
possible.”
Returning France’s Gold.
London, Feb. 11.—Included in the with
drawals of bullion from the Bank of Eng
land to-day was French gold to the amount
of £1,000,000, being the second installment
of toe gold borrowed from the Bank of
France at the time of the late financial
panic. One million pounds was shipped
yesterday.
Marriage With a Dead Wife's Sister,
London. Feb. IL—ln the House of Com
mons to-day a bill to permit a widower to
marry his deceased wife’s sister passed its
second reading by a vote of 202 to 155.
The Baltimore Off for Chile.
Toulon, Feb. 1L —The United States
steel cruiser Baltimore sailed from this port
to-day for Chile.
A New Name for the Lymph.
Berlin, Feb. 1L Medical men have
finally dubbed the Koch lymph “tubercu
liue.” _____
Hon. A. H. H. Stewart Dying.
Staunton. Va., Feb. 11. —Hon. A. H. H.
Stewart, Secretary of the Interior in Presi
dent Fillmore’s cabinet and a member of
the Peabody educational board, is not ex
pected to live through the night
Money for Alabama's Miners.
Columbus, 0., Feb. 11.—The United
Mine Workers of America, in convention
to-day, voted SSOO for the relief of the
striking Alabama miners.