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ALBANY, OREGON, T 11 U US DAY, FUlMtLTAKv 1J 1:1
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REMOVAL
id Albany Furniture Co.
Have removed their entire slock of furniture into their elegant
new quarters in the nev Haiti more brick. They have added a magnif
icent line of newest pattern in bed roo-n and parlor sets and kind.-
of fine furniture, and will have oni of the finest furniture establish
ments in tha city. Their prices will be found very reasonaHe. A line
un of carpets bou jj.it before the raise
Call and see thim in their new
U 2. BROCKS: II. HYDE,
IE3. C- Searles.
IYL B. ! will continue to
sell my dry goods at cost
until they are all gone.
FIRST STREET. ALBANY, OREGON.
YV. F. READ,
Headqoar
V
We have in M mw
the Land
DRY CiOODS, NOTIONS, FANCY (iOODS
AND FURNISHING GOODS
Every 9hown iu Alhany. We know that we can
please you.
Commencing December 1st We will Mark
Our cloaks at cost. Come while the asso: tuient is good. This is
really the greatest drive ever olTered in Alhany. On account of the
warm fall we lind we are overstocked in Gent's Heavy Underwear and
for the next tnirty days shall give extra bargains.
We can and will save you money. Call and ge. prices. A pleasure
to show good.
RESPECTFULLY,
W. F. READ.
will lie nol 1 at low figures.
store.
Vfojn-U'fors
Lender in popular ricesin
BOOTS it SUCKS an.l Gent
" ,
firnishing coups.
Sol- agency for the I.u Mow
l ine Shoe.
the Best as well a:,
Assortment of
burnishing Goods
. mm
mm
Absolutely Pure.
po.vler never va-ts. .V ,a irve
Tl.i
i; in
111 Oi l
tv.strjrr'in aid w'lioMrs.nii'j i :s s
j -o t -r: il fill tie: oriinar
ami cannot he sol.t :n coiipili
kind
ilO'l
fia
rf.ild
OKI;
witli maltiiuile or low tet, short
it hIumi 01 plujilii'.te powders
only in ins IIoyal BtKis 'oj'
'.V. lO- '."ill' -t.. N. Y.
I M. Johnson A f-o., Agents,
I' inland, iregnTi,
TIib Ceiebratel FrencL
' CURE
Warranted to - i 5?'; rt'TiT' "r
core Aiiiityyilli r.fu...l. I
cif AFTER
the'irtntT.ar.c i-raim of citht r hx whether
ariniiic fr.m the t-xcMie in' of stimu!;int8,
tuhaiC'i or oi-iuin, or thr myh utliful null
r.tioii.oe r inuulirt-n'-e, itc, suv-h asiu-isof
r.un Tovcr, W.'ikt-fii'm sw, li-arin-r iMwit
aim in t 10 ck, Si-nninl W.akuvs, Hys
ioii-. L i 'rrh i.ti Ii.iinos.-, Wtuk Muniory,
L"-o; l-fiwi'r iiiitl lmK,tt'n;v whi-.-Ii if n-i,-ItcU-l
"tu n K.l t .r,'ai;it;rc ill a;i:
ins:-'i;:y. rri.-t-, a i -: ti 1kj.' for c j.Oy
S r.: '' ua:! n rovit :A iri.-c
VVICIIIK. .l 4Klt;K is irivcn
with i" n v ?: n-(l.-r rtvviv.,l, to r.-ftnul tin
m-Mity if a I'rriii.in!!! :iirc m hoteffwh-l.
VVc hvc th.ii-iuU'j( tetinior':,tU from oIm
ari'i y uii-'. of tnth sc, whu tinw h-:n
pt?n:unvntly urt'.t hy the u.o i Ahroiiiiiit
i is t: ai':ii:; n o.
W. -Urn Kru:.h, lio,'J7. l..rn:ui 1, t'r-on
Vox m;! !,- Krthav A; M inn, aIio cA.S'arni
FEMALE Pills
K'r Female Ir
r -ularitiea; noth
ing like them on
the market. Never
Succfftsftlllv
Vul by prominent
i Vi.,.;,d ,,..,tl.U-
lieve supprests&l
menstruathn.
l"'iit In? huiuliutf
ucil. javti time,
llralth an.l money.
Tiike no other.
tSviit to ant a4-
lret ly ni:iii on receipt of price, ?2 00. Ad
ilreiw tphm Mc-.Iirlnr iiiiiin
West Hrirh Box 27, Porllanil, r.
Sold by Foihay & iLison, i'.bany. Oregon
BANK OF OREGON,
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'nvliirr 1 11 . 1(1. tIN,
A jrneral Iinnkinf; bnsinevft traiiK
actetl. RED GROWN' MILLS
IVMI. I tl; A III.. Traps
NEW I'ROCESS FLOUR.
(Superior f;ir Family an-.l LUtkirV wc)
Bast Sioiane Facilities
tiTlliKliedt caxk prite ai'i f..r wh-att
ALBANY ORP.GON
FIRST NATIONAL BANK
rilKAXSACTS A UF.l I.XW. liAXKINO
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PRKSIDKST U FI.IXN.
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S. E. Yofxa, L Funs
L; rL IJuain, K F. Sox.
K. W. l.tNHIHiN
C'unhier.
FOSHAY & MASON
Wholesale ami ttutail
Dnrasls Booksellers
OREGON
HENRY F.MILLhRiJS
ose .V h..ns ir.uiiii.' the Ik,. f:i
vorite atitl troo-i uuMlinin prieeil nnoH at
Will A: Link's. AUo line crins ami sniall
instriinieiiU and the heat sewing machiiiei
CW. AY KKS, AHCHI ri.CT AND Sl l F.K
. intendant. oin.-c over First J.ti.-tial
haiik'.lmililiinr, Alhany, t)r. Work solicit. d
Irom all parts of the county
UrONKY TO LOAN' no vk rt APiT.tr riv
ItL it'xmI real estate securitv. For particu.
larn enuirc of liv,. Humphrey.
C n. WIX.V, AtiKXT Foil TIIK l.F.AD
lni; fire, life and a-ideiit insunutce coin-paniei.
Nit
Fabcr's Ihlisa
VI
THE DAY AT SALEM.
The Santiam County Bill Indefi
nitely Postponed. K
IT PASSES IN UOISE.
A Larce imoat-t of Btmincss Transacted,
and a Kun.lr of Bills Tass Both
L'cnsei.
S.tLF.M, Or., Feb. 11. The house
opened without prayer.
The resolution that the federal
relations committee he requested
to report on the resolution for a
conference of Oregon and Wash
ington on portage, railroads;
adopted.
llutier's bill regulating salaries
of county treasurers was passed.
IKnry's bill for $"i0)0 for a road
upon the Calii'ooia.iii Linn county
was passed.
l'.a rues' bill to protect l'.sh
pissed.
MeiisdorH'cr's bill, providing
that three-fourths of the members
of any souiety present at a called
meeting may tile supplementary
articles of inc rporation, alter giv
ing notice of such intention by
publication ; passed.
WelelTs pilotage bill went
through t lil.- morning with the
consent of the entire Multnomah
delegation, but it has been so
amended that the only change
from the present law is that two
coinmis-ioneis sha'l reside a'
Astoria.
Jennings' bill, regula'ing gri.-t
mills ; failed to pass.
Snider's b'll, reg.irdiiiL' tin dip
ping of diseased sheep ; pa-r ed.
Annslroiig"s bill, giving the
Salem city council more power to
prevent vagrancy, etc. ; pag'ed.
The bill creating JNintiani
county, wiih Scio as county-seat;
passed.
i IKUNooN M;sSoN.
Watkins senate joint ir-so'iitioii
for a conference with Washington
representatives upon portage rail
roads, concurred. Clerks ordered
to telegraph same to Washington
legislature.
.McCrp.cken's b 11 for the port of
Portland to make a twenty foot
ship channel from I'ortland to the
sea; passed unanimously.
Butler's bill for election of road
supervisors ; passed.
First reading senate bids:
Crosno's bill allowing the Ore
gon l'acilic to i.-sue bonds for more
than twenty years.
Fulton's bill on transporting in
sane. Haley's bill on b mJ of prison
er". Sinclair's bill exempting Lonr.
sfeads from execution.
Fulton's building and loan bill.
Fulton's private corporations
bill.
Fulton's Clatsop boundarv bill.
ISalev's $4U0,0) portage 'road
bill.
Fulton's tide a::d swamplands
bill.
Fulton's salmon md sturgeon
bill.
Crosno, to allow bridge at Or
vallis. Carson, to regulate the practice
of medicine.
Final reading of senate bills:
Haley's bill for appropriating of
water from streams for irrigation
purposes; passed.
Fulton's lish bill, joint bill with
Washington : passed.
Senator Haley's irrigation bill
passed the house with only two
votes against it. The Eastern )r
egon members strongly urged it,
especially (iambee, of Umatilla.
The Clatsop county delegation
to-day succeeded in getting a guar
antee that tire state pilot schooner
w ill be maintained ctf the Colum
bia river for the next two years by
the Portland chamber of commerce
and this bcinsr done the law w hich
gives the pilotage and towage to
the Union l'acilic will not be
changed this season. Welch's
bill number 102, was all stricken
out, save that clause which prc
vides fiat two of the pilot com
missioners shall reside in Astoria.
EVKXIXi; SESSIoX.
Ilirsch'r bill, as amended for
partial completion of capifol build
ing including $-"0,000 for dome,
.L'0,000 for heading and $10,000 for
re-arranging hall of house; car
ri d i:i to 14.
Watkin's portage railway bill for
the Cascades, ifoO.OOO passe 1.
Jenning's only voting no. ,
ix thk si:x VI E.
The senate opened w ith prayer
by Kev. iwynne, of the Presby
terian church, Siilem.
One thousand copies of the re
port of tnc state school superin
tendent, regarding text-bouks,
were ordered nrinted.
Tongue olft rcd a resolution that
the chairman of each ot the en
grossed and enrolled committees
be printed to call to their assist
ance any clerk of any other com
mittee not having business to at
tend to; adopted.
Jiii.i.s Tiiii;n itKAiilNii.
P.y Fullerton Confirm tale to
state lands ; passed.
l!y Moore Delhi in g the word
"seacoasf in all the laws of Ore
gon, especially rcgudlr.g tide
lands ; passed.
t-y ait io authorize atnolhi r
to appoint guardian by will;
passed.
I y Woatheiiord To regulate
foreign corporations doing busi
ness in Oregon ; failed to pass.
Ly Ca'son For compulsory
education of tlio blind, deaf and
nii it? ; failed to pass.
Py Ray ley For regulating in
tere; t charges ; passed.
AFTKHXOOX SESSION.
Co.'swell introduced a resolution
that a committee of three be ap
pointed to consider the mileage o!
t ic s -nators.
llo .se bill 272 creating Santiam
cout;', on motion of Weaiherford
reai2rtMrr time 'md Mntfcftfiilely
postponed.
House joint resolution relating
to the survey of public lands:
adopted.
Motion to hold an evening ses
sion to consider state and hoi' e
road bills was tillered by Sinclair;
adopted.
Tongue, pieveuting c jibigioiH
diseases aniotig animals , passed.
Adj mined until 7 :.'!0 o'clock.
i:vi:nin; si:ssios.
Koad bills were the special
order.
Senate bills:
Crosno, road on Alsea liver
?:,00t; passed.
Fullerton, road from Looking
glass to Summer $I ".(K); passed.
blackmail, road from irnnt
county line to Catalow valley in
Harney county $2,500; pass d.
House bills :
Crook, r jad Ir. ni Chatco to Poit
O i ford .;(' oil.
Hardy, ro.pl on Powder river
$4. ")i0 ; pa-seil.
Reed, road from tiardaer to
Lane county $ Idt'O ; passed.
Miller; road' on Rogue rivei
lliHKI ; passed.
Merritt. rja I from Eag'e Pohit
to Fort Klamath $ "00;l; passed.
Stephenson, load from Mitchell,
('look county, to line bet a ecu
Wasco and Cook $2."ti0 ; pi-sed.
Thompson, road bom Diyviilc
to Hay-tack, tiraiit county, -t 1)0'J;
passed.
Juhnsoii, road over Tygh nwiin
tain, 0 ; passed.
Met ail, road fim Ashland t"
I.inkvilie, $2."'0t); p;issed.
Adjourned.
SHERMAN DYING.
m: w ii.iMir live i.it a few
Hill liJ I.ONtiKK.
Hi Last (ireut llattle AVitli tin-
; r I m ctruycr Draniug t. a
(lute ll It tiradiially Slnkliic-
Ni:w Yokk, Feb. 11. The doc
tors 'Announced, after a consulta
tion this morning, that the condi
tion of 'ei:eral Sherman is less
favorable than yesterday. The
grneral suffered considerable pain
last night, and is constantly grow
ing weaker.
The worst feature of the case i.1
that he lies most of the time in a
state of coma, and can only be
loused when food is administered.
The only nourishment he has tak
en for several days is whisky and
milk, and at times lie is delirious,
especially during the last twen'y
tour hours, lie doi-s not .'eein to
suller n ueh pain and it is this
weakness and gradual sinking thai
we are afraid of.
L.vrrit. The condition of Gen
eral Sherman is still considered
precarious, but the success with
which he battled this afternoon
was the foundation of new hopes
for ultimate recovery, in the af
ternoon be frequently rallied sui
liciently to recognize members o(
the family and st me old friends
who were admitted to the sick
chamber.
Atl:l"i this (Tbur.sdsy) morn
ing Mi.ss Sherman sent a telegram
to the general's bother. Senator
John Sherman, sayii g : '"Papa is
much worse; you had better come
at once."'
:::10.. M. Sherman's death is
expected any minute now.
At 4 :4o the doctois issued the
following bulletin : General Sher
man has been growing woree dur
ing the night. He w ill probably
survive but a few hours.
Declared a Forgery.
Ai.istxv, X. Y., Feb. 11. Gov
ernor Hill, when shown the letter
purporting to be from Henry
Watterson, published in the Ralii
more Sun to day, said : "1 never
received any such letter ; it is the
lirst I have beard of such a thing.
It must be a forgery." The letter
purports to be from Watterson to
Hill, advising the latter to accept
the senatorship and thus clear the
way for Cleveland for president.
Idaho Now Has Two Senrtors.
Roisk City, Feb. 11. The legis
lature lo-dav in joint session
elected W. II. Claggett, United
States senator. He will contest
senator-elect Dubois' seat.
A Serlotm Onextion.
Independence West Side: The
appropriations, for wagon roads
sought from the Sttte of Oregon,
at the present legislature are enor
mous. The total sum is now over
$200,000. It will be a seriojs
question to consider hy the people,
where the money is to come from
to pay those bil's. Our total state
revenue based on the present
amount of state taxes when sup
plemented w ith these wagon bills
will make a very high rate for
state taxes.
THE DAYlN CONGRESS
Pott Orcha d Gets the Naval
Yard and Dry Docks.
AN AMMUtll ItlSCI'SSION.
Tha Secretsry of the- Navy Diiecttd tc
Furclu88 Tvci Hundred Aires f
LanJ.
Washington, Feb. 11. In the
senate to-day Morgan offered a
resolution which was agreed to,
calling on tb.e secretary, ol the in-.
TcTior for copies of the legulations
f"r carrying int ctrtct the land
forfeiture art of September 20,
ISsO, iii'luding all instructions
and deci.-ions.
Consideration of the naval ap
propriation bill was resumed, tln
i -ending question b.ing o;i an
amendment in reference to the
site of a dry dock on the Pacific
coast, whether on Puget sjur.d or
on the Columbia nver.
The amendment recommended
by the coiuini tee on appropria
tions, leaving it 1 1 the secrttmj
of the navy to de:ide upon the
site of a dry dock, was advocated
by Dolt h 'and Mitchell, while
Allen argued in support of bis
.iiticniliu. nl lixing Poit Orchard,
on Piig t Sound, as lh; (site. The
discus -ion lasted so long that Hale
threatened to move to lay thecoui
mittec amendment o:i the table,
tiius putting an ei.d to the whole
tiling. ' The discussion was never
theless coiitintied by Cockieli,
Hiseock, Washburn, Call, Squire.
pooi:er and I lale. Finally, afiei
nearly three hours' t.iik, a vote
was taken on All n's amen imeiit.
and it was a !? d to; yens. :J1;
navs, 12. It d.re.'t- the secretary
of toe it ivy to acquire ai a ow
not to exceed f23.i,00 a tract oi
20 I a res on Pug- t sound, at Post
Oichard, and to C tu'e to be erected
a dry dock not less l ban ti'-0 feel
i-.i eog'b t nl 70 feet in width,
c.ipab e of admitting vessels dr.tw -irg
I feet of water, I if-Cost oi
the drv tke'-v not to exceed
-7t.H 1,1.00.
The naval uppiop: ialion bill
then passed.
Representative Cutcheon, fr 'in
the committee on military affairs
to-day refilled to the house, with
a favorable recommendation, tie
senate bill appropi ia-'ing ?l(h,iH.t
to enable the secretary of war to
provn.e for the exploration and
survey of the interior of Alaska.
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THE SUA FEU -IIOYLE FK1HT.
Iloyle lleinalns Will He Exlitmied
fur Evidence in the Case,
Seatti.k, Feb. 1 1. The remain
uf George Shafer, the prize lighter,
who was killed las! S iturday nioni
ing at the Peoples Theatie in :i
ligiit with Rillv Dovle, will be x-
bunii'd to-moi row morning. Pro
secuting Attornev MillewiU have
the bodv examined again by pbv
sicians, as he is dissatislied wid
the coioner's verdict, which was to
the effect that the prize lighter
died from natural causes. He said
this evening:
'1 am confident that Shafer was
kilhd by Doyle, and I am going to
make a hard light to punish all
who took pait iu the murder.
Doyle will lie examined to morrow
afternoon on a chaige of man
slaughter." CKOOIvEHNESS IN l'OItTI.ANH.
County Ollteial AccuM-a vt ;ris
IilioiieMty.
Poun.Axo, Feb. II. To-day
Robert Fyfe, late auditor of the
Oregon Riilway ifc Navigation
Company, tiled bis second report
on the condition of the county
offices. The Telegram pnbli-hes
it in fall this afternoon. The doc
ument occupies over a newspaper
page, and makes wholesale
charges of coTiiption in the county
offices. The charges have caused
quite a sensation heie, and will no
doubt result in a thorough iims
tigition. ArresUttl for Eiii'iezzleineiit.
Pcnplktox, Feb. 11. M. J.
Greene, secretary and manager of
I lie Pendleton liaidw are and im
plement company, which assigned
yesterday, was arrested last night
on a charge of omhezzlement of
tne company's funds, the com
plaint being brought by Renjamin
Killing, the company's president.
Greene is under bonds and main
tains bis innocence. The examin
ation will occur to-morrow. The
arrest caused excitement, as
(ir.ene stands well in tiie com
munity. Too Handy Willi llinf.un.
San Fkancisco, Feb. 11. John
May, employed in a brewery, was
shot and killed last night by Po
liceman Cavanauiib. The officer
saw three men standing in a door
way, and as he approached, they
walked away in different direc
tions. The officers followed May,
crying out to him : 'Stop!" For
the purpose of bringing him to a
halt the officer (irjd two shots.
May was a married man,"..") years
of age.
A FATAL ACCIDENT.
A Man Instantly Killed in tlio
Co-nr d'Alcne Milieu.
Siokaxe Falls, Feb. II. At
Wardner, in the Cour d'Alene
mines, yesterday, Ed. Cook, vas
instantly killed. The accident oc
curred at the Bunker Hill and
Sullivan mine. A car loadec'. with
tiudiers, upon which three men
were riding, got away from the
grip on a steep grade and went
thuiidtring to the bittom. two
of the men leaped into a snow
bank and were unhurt, but Cook s
head struck a piece of timber and
his skull was crushed.
Supreme Court Will Iuvenllgate.
Lincoln, Neb., Feb. 11. The
contest instituted by the alliance
against Rovd, the democratic
governor, and the republican
slate officers, will be pushed no
further. A resolution fixing the
18th of February as the day for a
meeting in joint session to begin
hearing testimony, was dele-Ueu
ly ilie senate this ailernoon ly a
vote of 15 to IS. and on the ioth
the proceeding-i brought by ex-
iovernor Thayer to test the citi
zeiishipof Governor Boyd will be
taken up the supreme court.
No Election let.
Si KixcFiui.n. 111., Feb. 11. Two
more ballots were taken for United
States senator this atternoon with
out change.
PiKitKi:, S. D., Feb. 11. The in
iependent caucus last night de
cided to diop Campbell and
nominate Senator Kyle instead,
nhile in the republican caucus
M xxly was decided upon again as
'l.epnty nominee. Two ballots
were taken to-day, the last one
resulting: M iodv 'S, Kyle 5 ,
Tripp 21, Dillon" 4, Mellette 1,
Deward I, C.im; beli I, with 12
paired.
lini Hill Alakes a liaise,
CiiK Aoo, Feb. II. A morning
iay r says that President 1 1:11, of
the Great Northern, who went to
Europe recently, has secured from
Eiifcli.-h capitalists their controll
ing interest in 'he Chieagi, M.
i'aiil cVc Kansas City road, and
iiough m nicy to make an exten
sion oi his road fiom Helena, Mon-
ana, to tiie l'acilic coast.
A Democrat Elected.
Ei.i.tA'sc.t iio, Wash., Feb. II.
Official returns of the vote cast for
representative in this county at
l.e special election last Sattit-l.ty
shows Peterson, demaciat, to be
iiected by 14 ) maj irily.
ANOTHER KNOCK OUT
CISOVNSKI SUITED ISA' (iOI
IIAIiH. OF SYDNEY.
The Australian ( liHiiipl',11 Too Much
For the A ounc California!! - ISe
milt of tlie Fight a Surprise.
Si i.nf.v, X. S. W., Feb. 11. Joe
Goddar-I, of Australia, champion
f "ilie Hairier," and JoClmynski
of San Francisco, fought at the
Sydney Athletic club l.-.sl n ght at
cu'ch-wcightE for a pur.-e of foOO.
Gjddard defeate-1 bis antagonist
111 the kuith round.
Po'.sti.asp. Or., F',v. 11. The
defeat of Joe Choynski was re
ceived in I'oi t land with nearly as
much surprise as was lempsev's,
and many of Joe's intimatcfriends
looked sorrow ful over the sudden
and decisive stop to what they con
sidered would be a very long career
of victories for the Polish Hebrew.
It will be a long time before Jot
will get over his defeat, and he will
now Fe relegated to the benches of
the "has beens," and any match
iie now might make will not have
the interest bis former matches
bad.
Judgment and coolness wa
ranged on the California boy's side
and bis collapse in four rounds un
der (ueensberry rules goes to show
that the man who fought to a draw
with Peter Jackson is mighty near
championship form, and would be
no mean antagonist for Jackson,
Slavin or SulliAan in a linish tight.
The defeat of another promising
American athlete goesto prove
Aus ralia is now leading in all
branches of athletics, and the
British Hag looms up rather too
prominently in the physical world
to suit Amedcan pride just at pie
sent. rOKTt.AN D I'OI.ICK M ATTEBS.
Several Nolahle Crookx Arrested in
the Metropolis 1 eoterda v.
Poimi.axo, Or., Feb. 11. The
police to-day made the following
arresls: Harry Wickes, on a war
rant issued from San Diego. Cali
fornia, eb.uging Wickes with ob
taining money under false pre
tenses. The offense consisted of
passing a w orll.less $200 check.
Richard Staid, a well-known
composer, and leader of the "Na
tural Gas Company's'' orchestra,
for felony and embezzlement. It
is thought that 1 lie warrant was
sworn out by Krelling Bros , oi
San Francisco, and that the ariest
greA out of a misunderstanding
regarding theatiical matters
Staid was released 011 bis own rec
ognizance. O. W. Michling, who is wanted
in Sa: City, Iowa, for fcrging a lif
teen hundred dollar dratt on the
Sac City bank. All three men
will be held awaiting the arrival of
the proper officers with papers.
liichi of AA'ay ' ranted.
Washington, Feb. 11. The
president has appioved an act
granting to the Umatilla Irrigation
Company a right of way through
the Umatilla Indian reservation.
DEATH DEALING PLOT
A Scheme to B!ow Up a Chi
cago Distillery.
15( LIVES .lEOl'ARDIZKD,
Gin ral Sieiman Lying in a Comato
8iite and Gradually BlLkiag
Cbargss Against the 8o'din.
Chicago, Feb. 11. If the stories
told by th agents of the national
treasury department, now in the
city, are true, one of the most dia
bolical of dynamite plots, involv
ing great 'oss of life and property,
has been discoAered, and its
consummation prevented just on
the eve of patting it into effect.
The Western Distillers' and Cattle
Feeders' Association,better known
as the whisky trust, is a corpora
tion w ith a capital stock of $35,
000.000, anil controls the price of
high w ines throughout the coun
try, as it controls all of the distil
leries with two or three excep
tions. The most important
distilleries outside of the combin
ation is that of II. II. ShuU'eldt,
of this city, and it was against this
concern that the plot was
arranged. The exposure of the
conspiracy occurred this morning.
G.J .Gibson, of Peoria, Ills. .arrived
at t; o'clock, and on complaint of
Solicitor-General Hart, of the
treasury department, who came
here from Washington for the pur
pose, wa9 arrested. The cbarge
laid -at Gibson's door is that he
offered the government gauger, T.
S, Dewar, who is on duty at
Shuffeldt's distillery, a bribe to
blow up the distillery with dyna
mite. Solictor Hart tells the
story of the plot. He says Gibson
opened communication with
Dewar some time ago, telling him
at lirst that Ishuffeldt's concern
w a in the way and that they were
trving to get it out of the way.
Finally he offered Dewar $25,000
to blow up the concern. GiDson
told him he bad a dynamite
machine that could be exploded
bet wt en two large tanks, releasing
ami setting on lire a sea of alcohol.
He said there would be plenty of
time for Dewar to get away, and
lie was the only man who could
place the machine, because of the
Met that as a government em
ploye he had access to all parts of
the' building. Hart said it would
have exploded, killing the man
a Iio placed it, before he could pos
sibly get away, thus destroying
the only evidence against the
tr ist eople. The success of the
pljt meant unquestionably the
death of 150 men working in the
place. As I say, Dewar, under
our instiuctions, went the length
of the conspiracy, to the point of
doing the diabolical deed, and
w hen Gibson was arrested be was
waiting ts hear of the explosion
and destruction of all those lives
and property. AH the evidence is
secured to substantiate the Dewar
story. The case is made. This
afternoon Jibson was taken before
United fr-tates Commissioner
Herine and released on bail of
$20,000. He declined to make
any statement in regard to the
matter.
INDIAN CONFERENCE.
Seriou Charges Blade Agadnut th
I tlted State Ara7.
Washington, Feb. 11. The In
dian conference closed to-day and
the Indians start home Friday. A
feature of to-day's talk was the
story of the right at Wounded
Knee. Turning Hawk said at a
given time w.;en the men bad de
livered up their guns, they were
separated from their families and
taken to a certain spot. A crazy '
young man, of very bad influence,
tired his gun, killing an officer.
The other Indians began drawing
knives although they were ex
horted from ail sides to desist and
tiring began immediately on the
part of the soldiers. All the men
who were in the bunch were killed
and those who escaped the first
lire gut in a ravine, and as they
went along the ravine for a long
distance, they were pursued on all
sides by soldiers and shot down.
The women had no fire arms to
tight with. They were standing
off at a different "place when the
lire began, and those of the men
who escaped the lirst volley went
in one direction up in the ravine.
American Horse said that when
the firing commenced the people
who were standing immediately
around the young man who fired
the lirst shot were killed, and
then the soldiers turned on the
women who were in lodges, stand
ing there under the flag of truce.
Women, as they were rleeing with
babies on their backs, were killed
together, and women heavy with
chihl were also killed. Aftermost
of the Indians had been killed the
cry was made that all those not
killed or wounded should come
foith and they would be safe.
Little boys who were not wounded
came out of their places of refuse
and as soon as they came in sight,
a number of soldiers surrounded
and bulcherpd them. Commis
sioner Morgan said to an interpre
ter: "1 w ish you would say to
him that these are very serious
charges to make against the army.
I do not want any statements that
are not absolutely true and I want
any o oe here that feels that these
statements are too strong to cor
rect them,"
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