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iSFs" THE ST. LOUIS REPUBLIC. m t NINETY-THIRD YEAR. ST. LOUIS. MO.. WEDNESDAY. DECEMBER 2G. 1900. In St. Loali. One Cent. ; hi PRICE 0--1- -"A-VJXJ I 0m Train.. i.onla. Two Ccad, ' TUree Cc-ata. PAIL BROWN SUGGESTS FIND FOR RUNNING DOWN KIDNAPERS TUAN AND CHAUNG ARE PLACED UNDER ARREST, v3 m 1 '4 ft? I St Louis Business Man Will Co-operate With Others to Provide a Stand ing Reward. China Seems to Be Preparing to Yield Ready Compliance to the Demands of the Powers. CUDAHY CASE AROUSES HIM. i! V v. f. V v Paul Provvn. m mascr of the Uronii branch of the Coitlnort.il Toll tcco Com pinj and director in the Menantile Tru-t Coropii , who llvi at Xo 411? Forest Pain, boulevard, believes tint rich men and law abiding citizens in gei.eral yliould organize spainst kidnapers. The idnar-Iiig of Edward Cudihv. Jr of Omaha, and the ran'om which tho bov's father was, obliged to iia to injure his jafe return home. arouwJ Mr Ilrovvn He believes that It h t opened a n. vv ae ue of crime: that efforts to te il children should l nipped In the lmd. and that Itl zens throughout the country should act in corccrt to frustrate the designs of the kll naper. Mr. Tlrown's Idea ii to Ret i.p a permanent fund, to which men of means shall sub ftribe, to provldo rewards to otlicers of the liw and others who effect the capture or a kidnajKr. Mr llroun also suggests tint the money could he ued to obtain lofiisla tion against kllnapers in State and Terri tories where tho statutes do not provide for their punishment He expresses him self as liemg willing to contribute liberall to "-uch a fund. Mr llroun holds that n:iv min of means I L liable to an experience similar to that of Mr. CuJahv Ho upholds the action taken bj the Xtbrackan. but savs that, with a national anti-kldnaplng league, a sans of outlaws would not have been able to ac complish so successful a steal He savs that they might have stolen a child, and even secured a random for lt- return, but that they could not have made good their escape. The fact that there existed at all tlmej a reward for the capture of kldrapers would have aroused the local detectives to ex traordinary efforts and would have served to disrupt the organization of the crim'nals. "I believe." said Mr. Brown to a Itepub'ic reporter jesterday. "that a fund of this kind could be raided. Many would oppose tho movement, saving xhat If rewards were to be had for the capture of kidnapers that there would be too many candidates for the rewards, and that schemes to abduct chil dren for the rewards would be instituted by crimlnals. This would not be the case. The punishment meted out to a criminal whn caught would bo sufficient to prevent anything- of this kind. "If it wero known that the taker of a kidnaper, or a person bringing- to light a conspiracy to steal a child for ransom, would be rewarded, there would bo no mor rases of kidnaping like that of young Cuda- . AUSTIN T. DREW IS STRICKEN WHILE RIDING IN FOREST PARK. Kity Line Freight Agent Falls Unconscious From His Horse and Dies Later. BRIGHFS DISEASE THE CAUSE. Austin T. Drew, general frtlght agent f the Missouri. Kansas and Texas Itall toad, died at the City Hospital at W.S) o'clock last night from lirlght's dLease, having been stricken while riding horseback In Forest Park jesterday afternoon. Mr. Drew was found lvlng unconscious where he had fallen, in tho road which leads from the Cottage to the southwestern edge of the park. Without tho knowledge of his relatives he wai taken to the City Hobpital, as It wat, evident that his condi tion waa very serious. Later In the afternoon his wife and phy lcian. Doctor Townsend. and several friends, among them Doctor Mary Dodds, Sva Lazarus. C. Halle, general traffic man ger of the M., K. i T and II. Sweeny, ccucrai superintendent of the road wero notified of his presence at the hospital and ljurried to his bedside. Ho was too III to be removed to his homo at No. E737 Vernon avenue, and they remained at hli bedside, until the end came. The body will bo remoed to the house to-day. Frank B. Drew, brother of tho de ceased, and assistant general freight agent of the M.. K. & T.. will arrive from Pav- ons, Kas, thi3 morning. Tho funeral ar rangements will be mado after ho comes. Mr. Drow had been In poor health for tho last two months. He had been suffering from kidney disease and hl3 condition had keen recognized as serious. On last Thanks tlTlng eve he became worse, and was delir ious. He rallied, however, and did not suf fer a second stroke until yesterday. Yesterday at noon he left his residence to take a ride. This exercise was recom mended by his physician, and as often as h felt eufflclently strong he Indulged in it. TOi&t happened In the interim from tho titae he left home until he was found In tho Mrk Is not known. The discovery w as mado by a j oung nun hose name is Davis, who was walking frcm the Stcrrctt home toward the central ectlon of the park. Drew was ljing upon Mi back In the mjddlo of the roadway. His lorse was quietly crazing a few yards away. Davis ran to the Cottage and notified FOUR PERSONS WOUNDED IN VERGENNES, ILL, SHOOTING. SEPCBUC SPECIAL. Cwbondale, 111 , Dec 23. A tragedy the like of which has not occurred In years In Uds section of tho State resulted to-day in th Probably fatal injury of two men and toe wounding and maiming for life of two "tners la a saloon quarrel at Vergennes. a 11 station on the line of the Illinois ntral Railroad about fifteen miles north " this city. Henry Fox, a prosperous farmer resld- near Vergeness, became Involved in a Wttrel In a saloon with Jake Davidson jT rnlng. Joe Davidson, a brother of ake. Aran , .... . . , - -" revolver ana snot two dui ? ' L11110 Fo2's abdomen. uue the prostrate form of Fox was l vn, isrow N". Mm lger of the l!r. wn Hr.moh of the Continental Tobacco Cumpi. n wlio proposes the estiiWlsIi tnent of .1 permanent fund to )rivlde rewards for tho capture of kidnapers. .rw-.-.-.'..-.v.-.-.-.-.v.-, hv. Criminality Is second nature with n great man, but the worst criminals would rather secure money without running tho rik of arrest, For this reason manv woull turn State's evidence, and even disclose plots before a crime had been committed "I understand that Mr Cuda'iy has offered a considerable sum for tho capture of the Rang which abducted his son. In this he is right, b-t he will reallv recelvo no material fcood for the money paid out in the reward, and his action Is for tho public good. Lightning doea not striko twice In tho snme place. There vvi'l bo no further attempt to abduct his children, but the successful steal ing of his son will open an avenue for simi lar attempts throughout tho country. "The disappearance of Charley i:oss and kidnaping up to tN present time show that gangs of outlaws believe this method of get ting money to bo u lucrative one. I don't think that the pn-iltv for kidnapers can be mado too severe. Nothing, therefore, should be overlooked which might lead to their capture. I think that a newspaper might be made the medium for getting up the fund, or an organization of business men handle it. The main thing Is to suppress kidnaping, and it becomes necessary that every father in America should endeavor to stamp out the practice "I don't think that there Is any doubt that 10O.f"" could ie raised in the cause. There woull be ro fear that any of this sum would lo paid out for anv thing other than bona fldo arrests It could be so handled that every cent disbursed would serve to effect beneficial results. Discrimination could be used so that schemes of designing criminals could bo dl-rovered and defeated." AfSTIN T. DP.ITVV, GenTnl I'rf Ight Agent of the M . K and T. IJailroad. who died last night fro'n I!right's disease .v..w.-.iw.-.r.-.-.v.vw.-. --- Charles Sehwelckardt of what he had seen. Schwelckardt's surrey was hitched In front of tho bulldlni. The two Jumped Into It and drovo rapidly to the spot where Drew was lvlng They lifted him Into tho bu?gy and hastened back to the Cottage. At this placo Sehwelckardt applied what remedies wto on hand. l!ut despite his ef forts he was unable to restore Drew to con sciousness. Feeing that tho aso wjs se rious, ho notified the police, and sent In a call for an ambulance, which arrived at 1 o'clock p. m., and tho sick man was taken to the City Hospital. Mr. Drew was 4) jars old His birthplace was Magnolia. III. Ho entered the railroad business in 1&7S and had held numer ous rcsponsiblo positions. He was consecu tively clerk, cashier and chief clerk In the Missouri Pacific and Missouri, Kansas and Texas local freight oflicc at Parsons. K.1. Subsequently he went to Denison. Tex.. as local fr.Ight agent of the Missouri, Kan bus and Texas In 1SS0 he came to this city os freight claim agent for the same road. I"rom U31 to lS'tt he served as general traf fic claim agent, and from l'-SS to 1S was assistant general freight agent of the line. In 1SSS he was mado Seneral freight agent. on the floor the man continued firing, and one of the bullets lodged In Joe Piatt, a bystander, who had witnessed the quarrel. Tho men at once left the place and started to tho fields. They had not gone far when a small posse composed of Messrs. Tippey, Holt and Craln, who had organized for their capture, came upon them. Tho brothers at once opened firo upon their pursuers, and a running light en sued. As many as fifteen shots wero ex changed, and one of the Davidsons fell to the ground with a bullet through his head, completely destrojing the sight of one eje. He and his brother, who also has an ugly and painful wound, wen; taken back to the v Matte and later placed in Jail. ' ?i - ' - -'' In. nil la h 'fOri The Ditch Digger: "If BELIEVE SUSPECTS ARE FROM ST. LOUIS. Allegheny, Vn., Tolice Hold J. 0. Clarke and Wife on Shop lifting Charge. CONSIDER ARREST IMPORTANT. Detectives Seek in . Connect the Man With the "Blinkey" Mor gan Gang and a Killing in This City. ItnrUBMC SPECIAL. Pittsburg, Pa., Dec. 23. A man and wom an, each about CO years old, giving thIr names as J. C. Clarke and wife, Maria, are urder arrest in Allegheny charged with being suspicious persons. Whllo both In sist that they are from St. Paul, tho Pitts burg and Allegheny detectives seem i-atis-fled that they are from St. Louis. It Is plain that the two have lately been In St. Louis and that they had some unpleasant dealings with Captain Gaffney of tho Eighth Police District, They wero arrested on Monday night while coming out of Hoggs & Buhl's store In Alle;hcny. They had a drcss-sult case, in which was found a great amount of small Jewelry and trinkets which tho police be lieve wero stolen. A bunch of letters In the suit caso gavo an Inkling of a St. Louts connection. On a nanlla envelope, tho bort used In po lice stations, was written some data show ing that on October 3. 1S33. J. C Clarke was arrested by Captain Gaffney and Of- llcers Hurke nnd O'Connell on a chargo -of murder. In tho samo bundlo of letters was one written to Clarke from Chicago ubout October IL 1S59. In which a man sign ing himself "Jack" declares that "raising J100 is out of the question." He goes on to buy that tho gang is In hard luck. Detective James Steele of Allegheny, who 1 ears ago worked on tho "Cllnk" Mor gan murder case, declared to-night that he belljved the man's name ts O'Neill and that he had eomo connection with the Mor gan affair. Tho couple refuso to talk further than, to say they are all right. The police to-night sent word to tho SL Louis fiuthorltics, asking that their records be looked up. On October 9, 18, ono John C. Clark, or Clarke, was arrested by Captain Gaffney, then or the Eighth District, for the killing of James Silk, which occurred earlier In the day. Clark was married, and it was said that h'i resented a remark alleged to have been made concerning his. wife by Silk. He quarreled with Silk In front of the latter'.s homo at No. ail'i Pino street and bhot hlra, the wound proving fatal. Clark was. ar retted and indicted by the Grand Jury on tl e charge of manslaughter. At his trial he was found guilty and sentenced to bene two j ears in the penitentiary. He was 1$ j ears old at the time of his arrest and his wife H described as being about the same age. Information as to whether Clark Is still in tho penitentiary couid not be ob tained from Jefferson City last night. CRIMINAL FOR MANY YEARS. Gustav Kindt, Ex-Con vlct, Charged With Job of Safe-Cracking. Philadelphia, Dec. 25 Sev enty- ear-old Gustav Kindt, an ex-convict, said to be known to the police of many cities of the country, was arrested to-day charged with having robbed the safe in the wholesale liquor store of John T. Sloan, at No. S03 Callowhlll street. In this city. When caught he was equipped with nil the tools of an expert cracksman. Chief or Detectives Mil ler recognized him aa "French Gus." who had served terms In many States of the Union. According to the criminal records at police headquarters. Kindt came to this country In the early sixties. He was born in llelglum and is known to the police as Frank Lavay. ."isador Marshall." "Perrie Marecall" and "French." While serving a term in Sing Sing Prison he invented a device for opening and closing simultaneously all the doors in a tier of cells. His device Interested the Governor of New York, and Kindt offered it to the au thorities, providing they would pardon him but the offer was not accepted. The pris oner, however, finally escaped and was ar rested here In 1S92 and sentenced to five 3 cars in the Kasteru Penitentiary for 1 mcry. He has been held without bail pe ding a further examination. ' I'm going to do the work I LEADING TOPICS -IN- TO-DAY'S REPUBLIC. For Mlniionrl Fair AWdncstlny and Thursday tarlable Trlnil.. For Illinois Fair "Wednesday; warmer In northern portions. Tlinraday, fair and variable ttlni!. I'or Arkaaiai Fair Weiliicsduy nnd Tlinraday; variable -winds. PaKe. 1. Believo Chln Will Accept Term?. Pcttlgrcw and Hanna Bvening Up Old Scores. Joke Takes UnexpeCsid Turn. Allen Appointed to High Office. 2. Bloody Christmas In Old Kentucky. Tracing Down Pat Crowe. Dutch Colonists Joining tho Boers. Held tho Ashes of His Sister's Body, Can Grow Sumatra Tobacco. 3. Zinc and Lead Market. Builds Firo in His Sleep. Chosen Friends to Itcorganlze. May Throw Light on Gocbcl Cae. 4. Sporting News. Coursing at Pastime Field. 6. Christmas Day at tho Hotels. Gifts for the Insane. At tho City Institutions. Children Thought He Was S.mt i Chus. Blks Aid tho Destitute. 6. Edltoriil Society Events. Fajs Boers Will Ultimate! Win Alfred Harmsworth on the Coming News paper. Hobson's Valor May Be Rewarded Goes to Inebriate Asvlum for Ideas 7. Tho nnllroads. New Phase to Cuban Problem 5. Republto Wont Advertisements 9. Republic Want Advertisements 10. Heivy Sales of Chrlstma3 Candy, rather and Son Against a Marshal, Negroes Capturo a Village. JOKE TAKES AN UNEXPECTED TURN. Lucius Washburn, the Victim, lias to Fight a Big Negro and Is Given a Beating. REPunuc bi-nciAL. Springfield, 111.. Dec 23. A practical "joke perpetrated upon Lucius Washburn, who recently moved to Springfield from tho country, by some Deputy Sheriffs of Saiga mon County, has turned out disastrously, und all are now wishing they had not been connected with tho fun. The details of tho story arc somewhat conflictinK. It is said that Deputies Den nis Gulnan, Peter Ettlf brick and Thomis Gallagher were concerned In tho affair, but they profess Ignorance concerning It. Under a pretext that tho olllcers expected to arreat lYank Stout, who some time ago murdered James Wilson at Dawson, Wash burn was taken to Cimp Lincoln and -ta- tloned near the flagpole, where ho was told to keep a careful lookout, whilo the offl cers searched tho rlace. After tho ofllcer3 had departed, a large negro appeared and made an attempt to hold up Washburn. Whether this was In cluded In the plan cannot be ascertained, for on this point hinge3 trouble that has, re sulted. Washburn showed fight and to save him self the negro waa compelled to give him an awful thrashing. Washburn received a black eye. and In addition claims that one ear drum was broken and that he received other painful injuries, which have since necessitated the attention of a phjsJelan. Washburn. It Is said, has been given a place as bailiff at the County Courthouse. PROVED HIS INNOCENCE. Merrill Wakefield Released After Having Been Held on Suspicion. Decatur. Ilk. Dec. 23. Merrill Wakefield, arrested last evening for the murder of Dick Bivcns at Warrcnsburg Sunday, has been released, being the wrong man. The Coroner's Jury found Anderson Burnside, a farmhand, guilty. Burnside has fled. want to use this shovel' ALIEN IS APPOINTED TO A HIGH OFFICE, Taft Commission Slakes a Subject of Great Britain Governor of lienguet Province. VIOLATION OF INSTRUCTIONS. Other Civilians to Be Given Office in Pursuance of Plan to Supersede Military Kule. r.nrumjc sri;cnr. Washington. Dec. 23 II. Phelps Whlt marsh, who has been appointed by the Taft Commission Governor of Benguet. In the Island of Luzon. Is a subject of Great Brit ain. His appointment Is, therefore. In vio lation of tho President's Instructions to tho committee, which limited the holders of olllces in the Philippines to Americans and natives Concerning the appointment of civil of ficers In tho Philippines, the President said In his communication to the Taft Commis sion: "It will bo necessary to fill some offices for tho rresent with Americans, which aft er a time may well be filled with natives of the Islands. As soon as practicable a sjstem for ascertaining merit and fitness of candidates for civil office should bo put Into force. An Indispensable qualification for nil offices and positions of trust and au thority In tho islands must bo absolute and unconditional loyalty to tho United States, nnd absoluto and unimpaired authority and power to removo and punish any officers de bating from that standard must at all times be retained In the hands of tho cen tral authority of the islands." All the Information obtainable hero is that Whltmarsh has been for several j cars In tho Philippines and has an etcnslvo acquaint ance with the mtlvo, which will, of coure, be advantageous In carrying on the work entailed upon him by his appointment. An army officer who recently returned from Manila, and who was on friendly terms with Whltmarh, suvs ho understands he has declared his Intention to become an American citizen. This declaration, how ever, does not make him an American citi zen, or ellrlblo to appointment to office in tho Philippines under the President's In structions. It Is believed the commission will follow up Mr. Unit marsh's appointment by nam ing other civilians as Governors of Prov inces. Tho administration is anxious that the military shall be superseded as rapidly ms possible. The Taft Commission under stands tho wishes of tho President in this imtter. Any appointment unsatisfactory to the ad ministration can be promptly revoked, as tho Instruction"! given by tho President to th Secretary of War relative to the duties of tho commission presorlbo that all ap pointments to office by the commission are subject to the Secretary's approval and ac tion upon the coming In of the commission's rejwrt. Secretary lioot Is therefore at lib erty to revoko Whitrr.arsh's appointment if ha withes. OAWES WILL MANAGE GULLOM'S CAMPAIGN. Adminisliation Said to Have Thrown Its Influence for His lie-election. KtTCnMC SPECIAL Chicago. Ilk, Dec 23 Charles (i. Dawes United States Comptroller of the Currency and a candidate for the United States Sen ate, to succeed Senator W. E. Mason two ears hence. Is expected to reach Chicago Friday morning to take hold of Senator Cul lom's campaign. Word comes from Washington that Mr. Dawes, who is regarded as President Mc Klnlej's field captain, will bring word to the Republican members of the Illinois Leg islature that the President would esteem it a great favor If they would return Senator Cullom. Yu Hsien Is Ordered to Return to Hsian-Fu Forthwith, Pre sumablyto Be Executed Joint Note Delivered to Prince Ching, Who Promises Prompt Action, I.ond..n, Dec. 2.. Tln ftlmuhal rorre Fpondmt ofj!- Standard, telegraphing De eimlier 21. si)?- "The Govt rnment has arretted Prince Tu m ar.d Prince Chnung on the uordrs of the Slim-Pi and Sh n-SI Provinces Yu Helen has been ordered to return to Hlin l'u forthwith, to be eecutil, it is sup posed. "It is Inferred from thev reports that tho imperii! authorities are preparing to con cede the demands of the Joint note for tho punishment of the Instigators of the trouble In China. noxmm vrn.1. acti k. London, D--c. 2fl. A dispatch from Pekm to a rews ageney hero dated Decemlier W sajs: Missionaries state that Boxers thirty live miles east of Pekln killed twelve Catho lics and burned eight in the temples. ioi.nt sote uklii:ki:u. London, Dsc. 2fi According to a news apenc7 dispatch from Pekln. dated Decem ber 24. the foreign Ministers there are unan imously of the opinion that China will ac cept the conditions imposed by the Joint note of the Powers within a month. The noie wa. .tar.td on it way to the Dowager Empress and th Emperor imme diately after Its presentation, the dispatch Fa. but wire communication Is slow, and It probably did not reach them until De cember 27. The note was delivered to-day. IJ Hung Charg found that he was unable to attend PETTIGREW AND EVENING South Dakotan Plans to Block Subsidy Bill, in Which Hanna Is Interested. r.i:ri?BLjc specials Washington, Dec 23 "If it is not neces sary to put through a Job like tho ship-subsidy bill to enable Senator Hanna to pay his campaign debts." said Senator Pettl grew of South Dakota, to-day. "I think it would bo well to have It done at an extra session of Congress, and thus invite, at tention more directly to It." Senator Pettlgrew said ho did not believo the subsidy bill could bo passed during tho present session. "It wIU not be If I can help It," said he. "Three of us. who are moat strongly opposed to It. propose to fight It In every way wo can. I do not think the op position to tho army reorganization bill Is very strong, and there will be no disposition to delay action on It or on tho appropria tion bills If tho Republicans would be con tent to stop with the passago of these bills during tho present session. As long, how ever, as they continue to foice the subsidy bill to tho front I and those who agree with me will fight every bill that Is brought up. If the appropriation bills are forced over into an extra session It will bo because of tho efforts to iass tho ship-subsidy MIL" In reply to an inquiry as to whether he bellovcd a sufficient number of Senators would unlto with him in this policy to make It successful. Senator Pettigrcw said: "I think so. You see there are but flfty ono legislative dajs left in th's session. There are fourteen great appropriation ollls to bo acted upon, each ono of which can bo made to tako up considerable time." IU-forrlng to a report that .Senator Hanna had declared that If orponenta of tho rhlp subsldy bill continued to delay final action on that measuro they would force an extra sess'on for the consideration of tha appro priation bills and other necessary legisla tion. Senator IVttlprew said that the threat of an extra se"4on did not affect him or his colleagues In the fight. Senators Allen and Butler, as all of their terms would ex pire March 4. FIFTY INJURED IN A RIOT OVER RELIGION IN MAINE. JtKl'UIIUC MTXIAI.. The Forks, Me.. Dec. 25 A messenger has arrived here with the infermation that a serious religious not occurred in a lumber camp on Chaso Stream last evening and that more than fifty men were Injured, one half of whom are Canadians and th re mainder natives of this State. Just before supper on Monday evening Philip OuIIlette, a Canadian wood chopper, became involved In a quarrel with William Hennessey, a logger, over th merits of tha Protestant and Catholic faiths. Hennessey espoused Protestantism, and tho Canadian defended the Catholic religion. The two men threw down their axes and engaged in an encounter at close quarters. The choppers and swampers were attract ed to the scene, and in a few minutes French-Canadian and Irish Catholics were mixed up with th few Protestants In the crew, which is emplojed by Adams & Knowlton of this place. Fists were succeed ed by saplings, and they In turn by hand pikes and axes. A teamster named Wilson attempted to quell the riot and was knocked down with a handspike. One man fractured the skull tho mrelliic of the Ministers, and his cr dntiaLs and thos of Prince Ching wen presented by tho latter to tho foreign en vo.. Prince Clung, replying to tho Spanish Minister. Senur B. J. de Cologan. who pre sented tho note, said he would Imnvdlatelj' communicate Its contents to tho Emperor, and assured the Ministers that a speedy r ply was the desire of th court, as it fels that all China wants peace and prosperity. PnOJIPT ACTION PROMISED. Paris. Dec 2i A dispatch to tho Hava Agency from Pekln says: Tho Ministers assembled at the residence of Senor B. J. do Cologan. tho Spanish Minister and the Dean of the Diplomatic Corp, and received Princo Ching. to whom the Spanish Minister handed the Joint not of the Powers. Li Hung Chang, who 1 still ill, asked to bo excused. Princo Chinjj said: "I havo tho honor to accept tho note concerning the re-establishment of (rood re lations and will transmit It Immediately to tho Emperor and communicata to you hla reply as soon as received." FRENCH OFFICER KILLED. Tlen-Tsin. Dec. 25. A French detachment of 100 men left here December 20 for Hung Tru, twenty mlle3 westward, to search for arms. Approaching a village across s. frozen creek a force of Boxers opened flr. killing Lieutenant Cor.tal and wounding an other officer. Tho French burned, tha village. HANNA ARE IP OLD SCORES. John Eastman Awaits Fulfill ment of Bargain for Pet tigrew's Defeat. T.EFUBIJC SPECIAL. Washington. Dec 23. In order to ac complish tha defeat of Richard F. Pettl grew for re-election as United States Sena tor from South Dakota, United States Sena tor and Chairman of tha Republican- Na tional Committee Marcus A. Hanna, Is solo! to have guaranteed the passage by Con gress at this session, of Indian claims, ag gregating about $2,000,000. John Eastman, a full blooded Indian and the representative of tho South Dakota and Sauntce Dakota Stsseton and Wabpton bands, does cot deny that such a deal was entered Into. Eastman was the man who engineered It. Tho Slsseton and Wahpo ton bands of Indians in South Dakota havo become citizens of the United States and havo acquired tha elective franchise. Tha number of mala adults who vota is esti mated at about 1.000. and they hold tha bal ance of power. Senator Fettlgrevr has failed to accomplish what the Indians hava been clamoring for their annuities which wero stopped in 1SS3 on account of depreda tions committed by members of their tribes. Last fait when tho campaign was on anfi Senator Hanna was bringing Into play every known device to secure the defeat of Sena tor Pettlgrew, John Eastman was summoned to Chicago, where ho consulted the chair man of the Republican National Committee. As a compensation for tha Indian vote In the last election Eastman demanded tha restitution of the Slsseton and Wahpeton. annuities funds and tho payment In full to the tribes of the amount due them from ISO to the present. A bargain was finally struck and in the election following tha Indiana deposited their ballots for tha Republican ticket. John East man having fulfilled his part of tho contract. Is now Insisting that Senator, Hanna nnd his Republican friends shall de-i liver their goods. Eastman Is In tho city waiting tr a i fav orablo report on his bill from tho Senata ' Committee on Indian Affairs. Restitution of the- annuities of the Sisseton and Wahpeton Indians would amount to the enormous sura of Jl.DuO.W. of Thomas Landry, a French-Canadian: broke tho arm of Xarvlsso Ouilietto and fractured two ribs of Emll Langlots. Charles Brann, the foreman of the gang, hearing of the disturbance, attempted to stop it. Ha Is now in tho hands of the cook with a fractured elbow and a cut Inches long across his right cheek. Peter Gagnor. a giant French-Canadian, who, because o bis great strength, wields much Influence with tho men, arrived when the fighting was at Its height. Those who had not been previously put out of action were tossed about by Gagnon In the capacity of peace maker until they wero helpless. Then Gag non went among the wounded, told the men they were all certain kinds of fools, and did what he could to make them comfort able. Surgeons have been sent to the scene. This is the most serious fight that has taken place in the Maine woods for eight een years. It was caused by Hennesse' remark to Oulllette. that this was "French men's Christmas," which among lumber men is known as New Year's. The French Canadian interpreted the remark as an at tack upon his religion, and the xiot com- uieuucu at once. m 3 m. M 3 si vs i M m .a ZiW :i