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Show OGDEN;;DAILY COMMERCIA OGDEN", UTAH, THURSDAY MORXIXO. JANUARY 8. 1691. VOLUME IV. NUMBER 63. FI1EEKFAV0HEI) IIAMB SPEAKS THE GOOD WOEDS FOB t imTUL BILL. Eduinadi Call fori Immediate Yote aud Its Fat Will be Ikrided M.ip.iur Bill a4 Oeeulua ef Sub- i!ir dbM a Warn UeWle is the Hu Culuu)the fulorrd PnHI. Wasisotok, Jan. T. The conference repirt on the public printing deficiency bill agreed to. Tli financial bill a taken up an J Daniel spoke in favor of free eoinaga llumb followed. He credited the silver of the last session with having bad the effect of preventing a universal financial pauic-- . Whatever might be eaid about iu shortcoming it effect on the immediate situation Lad been of a munincient character. Hedid not share the feara of the senator fnjtn Ohio (Sherman) as to what would happen from the free cotnuge of silver. . Perhaps be was cot as sensitive on that oint ax he might have been if he had not so often heard similar forebodings from the same iiuarter that had not been realized. He to give (Plumb) was not able his support to the bill reported by the financial committee. Ho was opposed to the first section providing for the purchase of twelve millions of silver. It would, of course, add that mnch money to circulation, but it would inevitably bear on its face the disposition to help a certain claae of people at the expense of the treasury. It was in the interest of our trade, a ad of Lou est money that the country should establish as nearly as possible a parity between gold and silver. The population of the country was increasing at the rate of two and a half per cent while business was increasing at the rate of 8 per cent. Circulation should have relation to both population and business. There should He did be international not hold that free coinage of silver was the - fr at of rwea oa a probitklity cl the pm thebUL it Farquhar warmlv replied tLat ifthe hoped were so he wa glad of it tuck of every American ouaj-anwould increase in value. wanted to Dockery retortkjr. id take the fact bom to the former of the west that tlj,iU,i" W were being taken from tlie treasury to sustain and support the New England shipowner. George understood, waa om of the (nHild.be -laboricg men" to be benefitted. Dockery then invited attention to the restrictive scope of the reciprotity advocated by Secretary Blaine. So far aa the farmer waa concerned, the defect that was fatal to subsidy, was alike fatal to reciprocity. The farmer could derive no benefit from reciprocity because the South American countries had almost every article necessary for their own consumption. Let the country return to that propitious policy under which it explored every ee and cast anchor re-in every harbir. Divested of artificial strictions, our commercial marine could renew. and assert its iinifcrtanc upon the deep. Pending further debste the committee arose and the house adjourned. il A Colored People' Colony. Washington, Jan. 7. An unique measure was introduced today in the senate in the shape of a bill by Senator Teller, at the request of some oolored people's association in this city. It direct the secretary of the treasury to pay to certain agent, to be named hereafter, fifty millions of dollars to secure land in lower California for a permanent settlement of the oolored people of the United States who with to establish a colored colony there, the money to be returned to the government with interest in forty years. Washington Notes. Washington. Jan. 7. Attorney Gen eral Mills has appointed Thomas F. Wilson assistant United States attorney for the district or Arizona. The international monetary conference met at the state department this Secretary Blaine, who made a brief ai-oenior i&omero, oi dress ot welcome, Mexico, was chosen temporary chairman. As all the delegates had not arrived an adjournment was taken subject to the PANACEA FOR ALL EVILS, call of the temporary chairman. wise But he did contend it was a long, and step in the right diSTRUGGLE IS NEBRASKA. rection. HiscoL'k spoke ngainst free coinage. The people he represented never believed A Dead-loc- k Between the Alliance and the free coinage of silver would place Republican. that metal on a parity with gold. Lincoln, Neb., Jan, 7. At the joint Sawyer moved an executive session. Edmunds Let us take a rote on this session of the legislature this afternoon bill now. to canvass votes for the Btate officers Stewart expressed the desire that an there was an interesting struggle early day be fixed for the vte say wiflltnwnw..' ending in a dead-lock- . Saturday. UOTor surcusm) Lieut Gov. Meiklejohn, the republican. io.,Mnfu V hdmuntls ' ... : J ,! claimed the right to preside under the most Important and immaculate bill constitution and uniform t.liA Vfr Ia imf infn form nf Irw ut Speaker Elder, of the alliance, practice. refused The to vacate and the officers occupied chairs earliest possible moment country, of course, is suffering for it side by side, each claiming the gaveL Disaster and bankruptcy ore said to be The speaker attempted to call the body impending, and therefore we ought not to order, but was himself called to order to leave a stone unturned to get an im- by the lieutenant governor. Intense mediate rote upon it excitement prevailed, but nothing more The executive session then adjourned. serious than loud talk followed. much-neede- d j "-- TH House. Washington, Jan. 7 The senate bill increasing from fifty to seventy the number of army officers who may be detailed to military colleges was passed. The house went into a committee of the whole on the shipping bill. Herbert of Alabama opposed the measure because it proposed an indiBcr minate subsidy to vessels of every character in foreign trade. It was the natural result of the McKinley bill. OFFICIAL RETURNS, The official returns were brought in by the secretary of state and the lieutenant governor directed the speaker to read them. He began to do so but waa advised by the attorney for the independent party to desist which he did. The' lieutenant governor ruled that no business could be transacted until the returns were canvassed. The joint session sat four hours, the time being occupied with arguments pro and con. Finally adjournment was taken until tomorrow. The alliance people, it ia said, wished to prevent the announcement of the returns, preferring to seat their men directly. Lieutenant Governor Meiklejohn holds it is his duty to declare the officers having a majority on the face ot the returns elected, and then let the contest follow in the regular way. Dingleyof Maine, reviewing the decadence of American shipping interests, said in such a condition as the country now found itself, with only 12J per cent foreign carrying trade, with Great Britain entrenched on every ocean route, it was obvious that it was utterly out of the power of private individuals, without assistance in some direction, to disRejoicing1 in Boise. Britain. It lodge the shipping of Great Boisk City, Jan. 7. Special to The was said the bill would not do for our Commercial. for claimed was Judge Boatty has ordered merchant marine what a what that of records of Elmore county could by we the judge county it, similar policy moved from Rocky Bar to Mountain HAD DONE FOB FRACE. Home without further delay. It will be maritime les9 people than remembered that at the October elecWith those of the United States within live tions the county seat was changed but of the the county officers refused to make the years from the establishment change. Every since that time there subsidy system. The steam tonnage of has been continued litigation, trying to With the widest France was doubled. extent of coast known to any nation, the make the county officers move. The senate did not meet until this United States could reap a benefit from subsidies far greater than any other na afternoon and its time was taken up of bills in the house When tion. Italy adopted subsidy policy in with reading from Washington announc1883 and in four years her steam marine the message increased 40 per cent The maximum ing Shoup had drawn the term ending in Do and McConnell 91 was reoeived, a expense of the bill the first year would mighty cheer was given. A general rebe $2 000,000, of which all but about is going on, and another celebra8300000 or $400,000 would come from joicing will occur tonight The following tion dues. and Taking tonnage the postage in tonnage was sent to Senator Shoup this afterthe highest rate of increase the pro- noon and was signed by nearly every and the estimated result of of expen- senator and representative: vision bill the greatest amount "We heartily congratulate you on ditures that would be needed in one term. Idaho is vea'r would be f 7,000; after which the drawing the four-yea- r would steadily diminish. proud of her senators. rate of of Missouri, said three Dockery, Counterfeit Coin for Turkeys. causes constituted the effectual barrier acainst any attempt to restore the AmerO, Jan. 7. John T. Miller, Dayton, was the ican carrying trade. The first a tobacco packer here, was arformerly American between cost of difference the second, the greater rested at Lewisburg Wednesday night and foreign vessels; vessels were by United States Detective Donnell for running expenses American and restrict- making and selling counterfeit $5 under, and third, the harsh pieces. exAa named Patterson, who ive features of our navagation laws consular duos, been had was the tonnage arrested selling money, acting heavy the tor passing it in the country in fees and other dues. Furthermore exchange of exclusion of Miller imports for had made a quantity turkeys. republican policy of the interest the ot with false had the war but coin, was at only 300 fives T on hand. More than 1,000 had not been ' : i American, carrying trade. finished. Galvanic batteries, dies, BabHE OPPOSED SUBSIDIES to bitt metal, and plaster casts were capother protection all nnd Both of the men are now in jail. Farquhar, tured. epecial industries, and asked how much committee, the of chairman A Royal Betrothal Rumored. company, the Pacifio Mad Steamship he corrupted said, one session, ia rumored that which at London, Jan. would get the employees of the house, the Princess Victoria of Wales, second would it get that Farquhar replying compa- daughter of the Prince and Princess of the same as all other steamship was no answer Wales, has been betrothed to Viscount said that Dockery nies, had not Chelsea, son of Earl Cadogan. and abked if Pacific Mail stock ent pa-m- 7.It PRICE, FIVE CEXTS. teered to replace it Standing on a chair Le triad to throw it npu the heel w ith a atkk. The stick tupped, and to prevent fcmst-I- from falling to the Sour L caught tha shafting with A SAVORY HSU SERIED CP BY Un Lands, luu-- aa a wick the rap- THE TROOIS AT CLAY CREEK idly rwvulk i&g shafting caught Lim ia iu ASXIOUS FOR ACTIOS. SECRETARY TEACY. uoveeketit and whirled him round, beating Lis body, bke a Hail tad, aaine! the ili and wall of the room. Four Re4ClondEiprle4 to Arrive rhe Commander Beeeire a Bitter tisie L wect around before be felL in at Pise LUJre With All the Hi for Apathy lli riba aer ail brvk-- o and he waa t.e dead when floor. to fell the the BarronJia Affair. Friendly Indiana. AffMCTOE PHD. ROAST. RHIEBSJOT irfnr.nn ta e.r.i air. After a abort hia rta in the direction of f Toij ithin? Bit Clark' Fell Swoop. oCriej aa AjlaialtK ha, Jan. 7. Geitral Manager raarartrL4 aa aVfapr (aataulta of the Uuion Pacific, iaavued an Clark, 1 aa 6rlfia tad a aortal f order the Union ia Sat Actio ABK-rtra- a 0i O&.crr. Wahixctox, Jan. 7. The secretary of un of the navy baa rittcn a qualified wnsure to Commander Keittr, mho was relieved of Lis command fur his actios at San Jmo when sjcior officr of the Range- - and Thetis at the tioie of the killing of General Burrucdiat oa board the eteamer Acapuloo. The following extracts will serve to show the "In your situseverity of the censure: of public force a of command in ation, Teasel ot the United Stat, in a territory w hich, if not ot that moment at war. had certainly been me acece w hostilities as well as civil d.stiirbancea, it w as your duty to watch with the most active solicitude over the interests of your country in that quarter, and especially its interests afloat From the moment that the approach of the Acapuloo, the steamer bearing the American flag, waa known to you, you should have taken every atep legally in yonr power to give countenance and support to her captain, and protection to all persons on board, especially wnen you knew their safety was likely to be menaced. Instead f this, in your apparent endeavor to escape responsibility, you remained so completely passive that as far as the events on board the Acapuloo were concerned, you and your vessels might as well have been on the other aide of the ocean. Whenever any passenger, whether American or foreigner, is received on board an American vessel he cornea under the Americas flag and is entitled to the protection and security ot which that flag is a guarantee. "It waa within your legitimate power, as it waa your imperative duty, to execute by every means legally at your command, the guarantee of protection which the United States gives to all vessels under its flag. Your ships were on the spot; you had full knowledge of General Barrundias approach; you were informed ot the intention to seize him as a political offender, lie w as not a f ugi tive-- from the territory of Guatemala seekiug to escape.territorinl jurisdiction. was be a conspirator atte Neither . MM" " ttr A II III 1 ill a ti r.. merit, it revolution. He was passenger on board an American ship, w hich he had joined in Mexico, with destination from Pu ft ma, and ho had thus without your intervention end outside of local jurisdiction, obtained a placo under the flag and protection of the United Stat. In this situation you found him. Hia safety was thre.'itened. Under these circum-stanceit was your plain duty to proceed at once to meet the atwmer, before she cast anchor in port, to warn the captain of danger, and offer to hia passenger, should be desire it an asylum on Board your ship. "Even after the arrival of tha Acapuloo in port your power of discretionary action waa by no means taken away. There were in particular three points in which the existing situation imposed a duty upon you as senior naval officer in present positive duty .namely: 1. To make a full investigation of the facta; to ascertain the sufficiency of the charge, and of the authority on which the proposed removal of the passenger was based. 2. To prevent by your presence with such assistance as you might rind necessary, any proceedings on board the steamer calculated to endanger the safety of those on board. 3. If upon examination it appeared the seizure waa to be attempted without a proper warrant, or that the proceedings were merely in the nature of a pretext to secure the person of a political fugitive, to offer him in accordance with a humane and well established practice in the case of refugees whose lives are in danger, the hospitality of your own vessels. In none of these particulars does it appear that you took any action." Secretary Tracy closes the letter in thejfollowing manner. "It is believed that few cases have ever occurred in the history of the United States navy where the commanding officer so completely 'abandoned the responsibilities of his position as according to your own showing you did upon this critical occasion. A United States officer does not ask of a foreign government permission to offer an asylum to any person on board an American vessel at sea, who stands in need of a refuge. An officer who so abdicates his authority and that of the nation he represents and surrenders it to others, has a lesson to learn beforo he can safely be entrusted with the command of a ship of war' ; li- e, Idaho's University. Boise City, Idaho, Jan. 7. Special to the Commercial. The board of regents of the university has handed in its report for the year 1890. The board has received $"21,000, while the sum expended was 817,781, leaving a balance of 80,819 on hand. The sum expended is as follows: Ground. $4,000; surveying. 8101; grading, 8900; fencing, 8211; foundation, 8748"; and several minor accounts. Twenty acres adjoining the town of Moscow were purchased. Beaten Like a Flail to Death. New York, Jan. 7. Charles Burgdorf, a lad of 10 years, employed in John Penrose's book bindery, w(i9 killed in the machinery today. Burgdorf had been at work in the book bindery a week only, and was emploved m putting eyelets into calendars. Toddy a belt slipped off a wheel in the north end of the room where he worked; and instead of sending for the engineer to put it on he volun Oeav Kile Tk&t the Aceary the XiliUrjr (iractal lite ItrparlaKBt A r per Xaa (aptnr4. Revae their bullet woat hare aay effect oa our gboat spirits." at tha am t throauig up a handful ot duct into tLa The Ine a Fiiile. Gctheuc. Oklahoma. Jan. 7..-aa to hat Legua ghost dance which today at Red Rock, and in whkii tL representatives of many territory tribe were to itarticipata, was a fiule. Th to Taic4 (Her to th Military Determined to He. Pi RiiM.r. Jan. 7. Jack Red Cloud atiU at the agency. today reorganizing He applied atth IV'itie maaagenietit and abolishing the pnstotSce for Lis father mail wnd all of White Is Creek. Jan.7. Camf, present system getifriJ manager. Clay late He did not reneiv them. the General Manager Uriukeruff, of the No new developments have ocvurred at General Mile will succeed la river division, baronies general this MJtut All are anxioualy waiting fur drawing in a M of probably hurt ilea, but there divuikm. Kantas of superintendent the Suiierintndeot U'ickenifclerfer, of the the word to attack the hostile. Gen. are three or four huodred who are a Nebraska division, Itecoiuea acting gen- Brooke ami tuff are encamed at crazy aa Big Foot'a men, and nothing eral superintendent IS. J. Duncan ia Woutided Knee, w here they have estab- can be dene but right them. They say luad general sujeriuUok'Ut of the Gulf lished the headquarters of lint depart they, want to die. and it is oclv a one. division, succeeding (nMieral Manager mentof tbe 1'iatte. (ktnlttu'a trooia tiouif bow many will stay with tleau Mek. V. H. Bancroft bwwuma general are clotting in around the hoolile fa thf V) i.ra Mia-sou- ri of succeeding ISeeeguie. General the Iacitic diviaion, eral superintendent superintendent vision, the Mountain diGeneral Manager Manager McNeil, of is retained as gen In Wall Ktreet. New York, Jan. 7. The stock markut today wan strong throughout with a de cided increase in orders executed by tha comm lesion houses. The pressure of short stock upon the market prevented any material advance in the general list and gave the market a feverish tone, which lasted throughout the entire ses sion. A strong undertone, however, as serted itrelf and little or know impres sion wai made upon the list Final changes tonight are generally fractional gains, but the only one ot importance were advances on per cent in Louisville and 1 nton l'acittc, w hile Jersey Central advauced three. Government dull, January patrolum closed at 74. Wheat. ia steadier. 7. Wheat Jan. Chicago, The marked opened higher than Chicago advanced more, yesterday three-fourtheased off rallied JUK 'n, declined one and the closing waa about i tt lower than yesterday. Receipt 2U3,000 bushels; shipments 1S55,000 bueh els. one-rourt- h A KANSAS Alliance ' 8EXSATI0X. Schemes Revqhled Clerk's Blumlel TorEKA, Kan., ntc. t' Jan. " hv a ie Allance valley on White Clay cm W. . Gen. Brooke lui given instructions to ' each comniaader of trootis in thiai icinitv to patrol ta country Jeomtme ronimand to the othdr to see that no party of hostile ; , escape. i Latolat night the (.m( wia aroused b shots 'from the outlaying picket. about twomilea front crp. The picket, roue into ramp ana auui a rjitfiu or, Indiana tried to ajrprise tlieiu,hoottng at them from behind a pile of rocks. They immediately returned the tire. As the night was dark the nunlber of i Indiana ia not Itnwwn,-bu- t judging ixjjai the nuinberor slots, Uiey mai nava numbered at leajt tweiity' 'wo trooa of caTalry hurried to the aouue but on their arrival they coulJ pod no Indiana.-Ju- r tng tne nrutif one olMi picket waa alighUy wounded. - t"' N8.FWl'iurf liidt'e) f PineHidoe Agency, Jan. 7. Couriars againat the hostile repeat the announce ment that nothing can arrest bloodshed. At Headquarters, However, nope are entertained that the trouble will soon end in peace. General Miloa ho not yet heard from Big Read, Jack Red Cloud, He Dog, and Little Hawk, who conferred with him on Monday and re turned to the hostile. He exDecta them tonight or tomorrow. If they do not come them, it ia probable that the. general will take the field after them with but little delay. Late this evening the general re ceived word from old Red Cloud that he could come in trnojxownrid bring all the V . . m .. I ..P L! KiriKoa will acinai iwo t.. uikAfs alliance, in today a Issue pub erai minus Red Cloud and thai they nia.; company lished a letter from Congresstf an F. J. be followed ' th other Indians. Torner ot Kanr-jm-, to Frank ItfcCrath, Advice from Washington announo-- 1 president of tl.u Kansas farmery alliance. iug the approval of General Miloa sugia connection with the pending sen gestion of putting agencies where the trouble exista under military control 1 he letter has created ctorial contet-- t were received tonight Mile was satis-tie- d considerable aensutioait political circles. that this reform will be to the benethe following extracts are taken from it: fit and happiness of the Indiana, basing will and force bis election "Ingalls try hia upon the record ot the offor drive the alliance men into caucus to icer opinion he has selected. All of them have, agree upon their man in order to force in time past, had experience in handling election an of alliance man. He the can Indian with success. carry the party down with him. Just Gen. Colby, of the Nebraska atat milreceived a letter from Farwell at Os itia, has eighteen companies, numbering borne and he says 'their representatives seventeen hundred men, protecting no not line tne alliance candidate and towns along the western border ot Pin would vote for some good republican but Ridge and Rosebud agenciea NOT FORINOALL9. Col. Baker, of Omaha, and Major CoFarwell wants to know if I want hia rn egys, of Cheyenne, arrived today to vote. Thinks it can be had. Saw sen- pay off the troops. It will require 106,-00CoL Shatter, who ha been on the ator Berry of Marshal here yesterday and he is positively opposed to Ingalls ick list, returned this evening. but will vote for him if there is no other republican. Judge Perkins asked me to Frederick Eeminffton Captured. talk to him in his, (Perkins) interests White Rivek, S. D., Jan. 7. Fredand I did so. I told him to talk to senator Wilson of Hays City, as I thought erick Remington, Harper' war artist, he felt as Berry did. I shall write Wil- wa captured by a email party of hosson tonight and ask him what he thinks tile was unyesterday. Remington of my election. I about the and the Indians turned him have no money to spend in the fight If I armed, loose and told him to go home, after succeeded I could and would put up his tobacco and Bketch book 83,000 but it is difficult to use it that taking from him. Yet have somo friends way. you may who will be willing to take such a MILES' REQUEST GRANTED. chance. . A Nobleman Homeles. Losikix, Jan. 7. Lord Lymington' hoarte.Huratbourne Park. Whitechurch. tea, and the greater part ot hia ry, blether with aotiie valuable works of art hat'ebeeiwWtnivAil hv Hra. Lor Lymiugton is a member of parlia- niont for Xorth Devonshire. Tl plate stored ) the houa and a number of valuable book were aaved. The paintings, including one by Raphael, were burned. The damage ia eatimatd at 10,000. The cause of the fir ia n. Sknll Broken Over a 8njr. Philadblphia, Jan. 7 While Edward Shoenrig was singing a song at the houae Kiafjuend Patrick McLaughlin re- -' ierday. the refrajn of which waa to tb affect that' Parnell i the beat friend Irelaad erer had,' Patrick Fitzgerald, another visitor, objected x to tb sentiment and in the general melee which A ' followed Shoenrig received C compound fracture of the skull, which th pnysio-u- n fear w ill prov fatal. Fitzgerald i in prison charged with having inflicted tne trie. down goes McCarthy. lnj YJ He Is Sot Wanted for the Leadership oi tne insn rariy. v London, Jan. 7. A dispatch to 'u .. w i Exchange Telegraph company aay eonferennnbe-"'- " Irish jkderstRai at yesterday' 1 btt 0. to a reoomjirflAion ot thej.rfH) be entirely satisfactory to Parnw Bouloune-Scr-Me- r, Jan. 7. v A.' 1 thorized statement issued by tha ,' leader who were present at tha v-ence here announces that the confer!'' terminated today and that both partLa interested have resolved that th pro ceeding should be regarded a oon2-- 1 ' dential It i understood however that the ex change of views which ha taken place, ha led to the hope of a peaceable settle ment of the matter in dispute. The Conference Ended. London, Jan. 7. Special advices re. oeived here today from Boulogn-Sur-Me- r aay that O'Brien has been requested to implore McCarthy to retire from th section chairmanship of the ot the Irish party, in favor of John Dillon, or, it Mr. O'Brien prefers, in favor of himself. ' O'Brien announces that hia conference with Parneli ia finished. anti-Parne- ll poss-.bilit- : WILL ABIDE THE RESULT. "Now, I will leave the whole matter with you and Wilson and abide results with content. Unless Ingalls gets some alliance votes he will go in with aixly-two- , who will vote for him a reasonable number of times but as soon as their instructions are completed they will leave him. Some of the alliance candidates may expect to get some republican votes when they leive Ingalls. That would keep all of them in the hold. Codding thought he could get the republican vote when Ingalls was out of the way. Of course, the alliance caucus would name a man and this would settle it." OPENED IN HIS ABSENCE. This letter came to McGrath's office with other correspondence and was opened by his confidential clerk, who turned it ever to Chairman Chase, of the alliance legislative committee, copies were made of the letters, and the original was turned over to McGrath. The alliance leaders then asked McGrath to give the letter to the public and clear himself of any suspicion which might attach to the proposition contained in it He refused to give the letter to Chairman Chase for publicity, knowing nothing of the copies having been made. Chase then turned over his copy of the letter to the editor of the Advocate. Accompanying the publication is a note by the editor, B. McLallin, saying: "We regret the position in which the publication of this letter places the president oj the states alliance, and a member of the executive board (Codding). We leave them to make such personal esnla-untia- n as they may have to make. The schemes that aro unfounded in this inare worthy of teresting document some consideration at this time. We expect this publication to lead to other developments which we shall give to our readers as the plot unfolds." McGrath, tonight said the alliance officers were at liberty to inspect all his letters. He could not prevent people from writing to him. Further he would not talk. Pine Eidjre Ajreney to be Put Under Military Control. Washington, Jan. 7. Secretaries Proc tor and Noble and Gen. Scbofiold had conference at the war department this afternoon in regard to the Indian troubles and agreed to recommend to the president the appointment of an officer of the army as agent of the Indiana at Pine Ridge agency, thus necessitating me retirement or inuian Agent Koyer from that duty. The officer so appointed will, however, retain his position in the army. Indian agents nt other agencies win not be disturbed, but n shown in Gen. Schofield's telegram of the Cth inst to Gen. Miles, army officers have been designated to take military control of four other agencies, with instructions to with the agents of the interior department . . . i . fni a Lie report uim iiieee agents nave bean displaced is without foundation, except so far as relates to Pine Ridge agency. Capt Pierce, of the First infantry, hns been selected as agent of the Pine Ridgo agency, and will urobablv be appointed by the president tomorrow. The message embodying the facta given above have been sent by Gen. Schotield to Gen. Miles. Secretary Proctor is considerably ex ercised over newspaper reports of a controversy between the war and interior departments in regard to the management ot the Indian campaign. lie said this aftcrnoon.that the two departments were in perfect harmony in the matter, and authorized the most emphatic denials of any report indicating the slight est friction between the two depart ments. The commissioner of Indian affairs has received a long report from the agent at Pine Ridge about the Wounded Knee tight, according to which, the flirht was started by a medicine man of Big Foot'a band. W ben the soldiers were searching the tepee for arms, he suddenly began to cry out; "Kill the soldiers, 1 Ticks Froifi the Telegraph. Four piano movers were struck by a train in Chicago and one of them killed. King Charles of Roumania, has decided to abdicate in favor of hi nephew. Donoghue, tho amateur champion ' skater, went a mile yesterday at Amsterdam in 3 minutes. Severe Serley, of Chippewa Falls, ia charged with being $19,000 abort in his accounts as county treasurer. ff Prinpe Ghika and Secretary of the Russian Consulate, at Jassa, Roumania, fought a duel yesterday. The prince was slightly hurt Robert de Rose formerly a guard in the San Quentin, California prison, last night shot nnd killed his wife, a chorus girl, in the room of an actor named Mitchell. A wociate Justice Charles Devens, of the Massachusetts Supreme court, died at Boston last night aged 71. He waa United States attorney general under the Hayes administration. A freight train was derailed on tho Richmond and Danville railroad near Gaffney, N. C. yesterday afternoon. The locomotive boiler exploded and the engineer, fireman and two brakeuien were killed and three other men seriously in Ler-monta- jured. The Convention of Press Clubs. Pittsburgh, Pb., Jan. 7. The re sponses to the circular inviting the press clubs of the world to send dele gates to an international prosa club convention on Jan. 27,are already numerous euough to indicate that the meet ing will be n success. The New York press club will send eleven delegates, representing a membership of live hun dred. The Fellowcraft club of New York, the Boston, Chicago, Toledo, IJochester, San Francisco and other clubs have signified that tbey wUl bo represented, lhe National German as sociation of press clubs, including local organizations in New York, Philadel- hia, Chicago, Cincinnati, St Louis, San '"ranoisco and Cleveland will also bo rep resented. The convention will assemble in the select council chamber, city hall. |