Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, March 14, 1883, Page 1

| THE, OMAHA DaAILY BEE /, —— L)Y vy O TWELFTH YEAR. - s e 1 ) ’ y \ 4 ) THE ESCAPE OF ECAN. Sudden Appearance of the Land Loague Treasurer in New Yurk. Beautiful Specimens of British Justice as Practiced in Ireland, Sentence Pronounced in the Castle, the Ocurts Merely Istus the Decroe, The Efforts to Break Down tte Leagus and &mirch the Leaders, An Interesting Review of Irish Affatrs, Uacolor.d by Brituh Consozs. Special Dispatch to Tik Brx, New York, March 13,—Patrick Egan, former treasurer of the Irish land league, arrived to-day. Asked the name of the vessel on which he arrived und the port from which he sailed, he asked to be excused answer- ing, as to do so would giv clue to private matters. Ezan says the pub- lications here respecting his escape from Dablin are éntirely without foundation. Egan, in answer to questions, said: “‘Tae chief purpose of my visit is commercial. I nave been long want- ing to vislt Ohicago, S: Louls, St. Paul and other large exporting centers in connection with the business of my fiem in Dablin, as we deal largely in American flour, and my decision to ceme here was hastened by the urgent request of Sheridan that I should give evidence in the extradition pro ceedings pending, and also by stroog lotters from Moonev, president of the Amorioan land leagae, and other frlends, who pressed me to come to America to give the' leaders of the movement here such information as is in my power regsiding the situation at home, Although at this moment the national cause is surrounded by some difficalties, the prospect is ENTIRELY HOPEFUL, I have always held, with John Mitchell, that the more England is obliged to coerce us, the more tightly she is obliged to put on the screws, the sooner will we attain our indepen. dencs, The brutality practiced the last couple of years by the liberals, or, 3 O'Connell truly ocalled them, ‘base, bloody and bratal whigs,’ has widened the gulf bets E. snd Ire. land » hundred fold, ¥am vinoed that the atate must rr,u!a before long in th:‘ attain. me=t e w‘." rome measure of national self-government, As » matter of course the goverament would be wanticg in itsduty if it did not do everythir g possible to breakup THE ASSASSINATION CONSPIRACY and conviot its members, provided it acted falrly and squarely, but the ‘whole courae adopted towards the men under arrest has been, to my mind, simply atroclous. They arrested a number of men whom they believed to belong to the Fenian organization and marched them into the castle yards before windows hehind which were a number of wretched paople who were thus able to arrange thelir identifications and their stories. The prisoners have been kept in close con- finement without an opportunity of commanicating with their families or arranging defense Every means has been used to spread terror. The re- sult is the defense has been a mere scramble, provided in rome cases by private subacriptions and in others by money scraped up by their unfortu nate relations, It {s currently ra- mored in Dablin that a certain magls- trate who took an actlve part in the investigatlons will recetve 20,000 pounds and a governorship of a colony of his labors zecure ten convictions, Not a penny of the land league noney was ever supplied for the purpose of conspiracy. On the contrary, the money was expeuded in PREVENTING OUTRAGES to the extent of sending men to lo- calities where there mignt be danger of attempts against landlords. Amongst thoge who owe their presarvation to the Land Leaguo is Lord A:dilaun, formerly Sir Arthur Guioness, Bat for its protection ha would have fallen a victim to his harshly treated te ants. The game of the castle officlal is to connect the Land League with the commission of outrages, and thus damage the natlonal party. Iam in- formed leading cast!a cfficials sai: they would spend £30,000 to hang Egan,” OF THE PACKED JURY SYSTEM Egan : “In capltal cases the pris- oner twenty challenges, the crown an unlimited ;right of chal- lengs. The prisoner soon exhausts his twenty, and as each Catholic, Liberal Presbyterlan, Methodist or Quaker is called, the crown orders him to stand aslde, and by this process selecta jury of twelve torles. With s jury of this kind, a prosecuting judge and a well coached battalton of bribed testlmony, the castle can if they so desire convict with cortalnly. QCardinal MeCabe or Blshop McE are not admitted at the castle, Ozne of the cfficials made the admission to myself that HYNES WAS INNOCENT, that they now know the real murderer is Doutaghy, bur that baving hanged Hynes for is they do not want to opon up the case again, Beyond a doubt four others—Walsh, Myles, Joyeo, Poff and Barrett—wera funocent of the orimes for which they suffired, The charges agatost Sheridan sre absolutely ridiculons. Foster repsatod in the commons that Sherldan was constantly going back and forth from me in Parls to the outrage mongers in the west of Ireland. As a matter of fact Bheridan loft Ireland for . NEB WED v#SDAY MORNING MARCH 14 1883 068 Parls in October, 1881, and has only returned there once since. That visit was made in Desember, 1881, when he was, of oourse, dlsquised, as a warrant for his arrest had been issued. Hlis object then was to icvestigate and harmoniz ocertaln alleged difficulties n connec- tion with the ladies’ land league. I then gave him £100, half of which he gave to Rev. Mr. Lawter, of Valencia, for the relief f evioted tenants in great need. He also gave other sams to evicted tenante, and gave the vouchers for sll expendl. tares. 1n April, 1881, Richard Pig- gott wrote me he had been offered FIVE HUNDRED POUNDS by the castle officials to publtsh a statement 1n his paper, The Irishman, alleging misappropriation of land leigus fonds, He said he needed moiey and threatened to acopt the offer onlees T sent him £300. Of conrso I refused and defied him to do nis worst, Subsequenl'y a pamphlet, the manusoript of which was in Pig- gott’s hand writing, was set up in type for Lady Fiorencs D xie; she became frightened at the serious charges agalost the leaders of the land league and gave ordera that the fow coples printed should be burned and the forms broken up. T secured one copy and all charges made since by Lady Fiorence Dixle are those then made in the pamphlet. Of course they are utterly false. My accounts have been THOROUGHLY AUDITED by John Dillon, Rev. Father Sheehey and Matthew Harris. No complaints have ever baen made by actual sub- syribers to the Land League fund. The balance of the fund on hand at the time of tho national conference in Dablin, in October last, was £31,900. Che sum was increased by some amall amounts received afterwards, and out of it there have been sent to the lord mayor of Dablin, for the Mansicn House committee, for the relief of evicted tenants, £4 000. There has been expended by the committee com- posed of Parnell, John Dillon and Arthur O'Connor £2,600 for the relief of evicted tenants, Some other small amounts have also been expended. There are now on hand hetween £25,- 000 and £26,000, all cf whichip in- veated in American securities in the names cf five trustees.,” Egan will attend the land league convention on the 25th inst, at Philadelphia. Par- nell or Sexton will ba there also, if posaible, bat both caunot be absert at the same time from parliament. Egan expeots to bo in this country three or four months, and will not make speeches in his travels. The land league president states that $2,473 were sent to Ireland the past two weeks; total, $19,224, —— ——————— A VILLAIN ON WHEELS. The Wholesale Swindling @perations TN e ik Special Dispated to Tan Baa, WL e el failed, has fled. He victimized the parties in Schenectaday and Daanes- burg of not less than $250,000. Hav- ing the handling of his father’s estate and presamably wealthy, he was elected director of the Sohenectady bank. The books show many farmers of Duanesburg gave him their funds to invest. He obtained possession of the money by plaosible representa— tions, gave as smecurlty forged mort- gages; where further proof was asked even forged assignmenta to the mortgage, including the county clerk certificate and * copy of the record, His mother, sisters and cousin are left penniless. Before leaving Schenectady on the midnight train O'Neill, taking a $100 green- back in his hand, went to several stores asking for change. No oue could change in, and he borrowed a fow dollars of each storeckeeper. While in New York he made an ua. successful attempt to raise $20,000 on forged securities, It ls belisved he is golng to Europe, His wife, two daughters and son are still in Sche- nectady. et e I !Faueral of Eishop Quinlan Spectal Dispatch to Tis Bea MosiLr, March 13.—The faneral of Bizhop Quinlan was held to-day. 13ight bisnops and forty priests wore within the sanctuary rails. Bishop Elder was celebrant of the pontifical mass of requiem, Bishep Gilmour, of Cleveland, prosched the sermon. The czthedral and streets adjacent were crowded with peop e. After the mass a procession was formed cf the mili tary, pollos, firemen, benavolent so- cietien, clergy, orphaus and Slsters of Charity, which moved with the re- maing in the hearse through the prin- cipal s'rsots of the city and back to tha cathedral, where afiwer farther rellgious rites the body was deposited in the bishop’s tomb, Chicago Notes Special Dispatch to Tum Bux, CHicaco, March 13,—The Mutual Union telegraph compavy to-day re- moved its wires from the bucket shopa under yesterday’'s decision In the federal court. The Westera Union was not directly involved in the decis- ion and its wires remaic., Afternoor. billlard game: Herser, 500; Maggioll, 452, Sixty-eight in- nings, Best runs, Herser 52, Mag- gioll 67. Eveniug game: Morris 500, Carter 286, Thirty-nine innlngs, Best runs, Morrls 75, Carter 44, Regulation in Pennsylvania, Spocial Dispatch to Tus Bes, BURG, March 13,—The houss the bill to prevent delay or mination by railread or transpor- d From D’o h. lin, of Somerville, Maes , o fall of 1576, T was taken with Luxas followed by a eevere I lost my appetite_and fleeh, and fined to my b In 1677 I was admitted to the bo The doctors suid [ had & holoin my lung ae big as a half dollar, At one time a report went around that T was dead. ve uv hope, but & friend told me of DK, WILLIAM HALL'S BALSAM FOR THE LU Igot s bottle, when, to my sur cerwrmenced to feel better, and to-day I jeel better than for three yeare, THE NATIONAL CAPITAL. The Law in Land Cases Again Expounded by the Colorado Sage, The Progress of Madagascar Explained by Mr, Rav- oninahitremarino, The Criminal Cliquen of the Capl: tal-Goneral News. CAPITOL NOTES Spocial Dispatches to Tux Las. PAYMENT OF PURCHASE MONEY. WasHINGTON, March 13, —In a com- muopication to the cummliesioner of the goueral land office resp:ctivg the payment of purchase money under the ac: of June 16Gth, 1880, “For the re lief of settlers on public lands and to provide for the repayment of certaic fees, purchase money and commissions paid on vold entries of public lande,” Secretary Teller holds tha‘ whenever an entry of land is made by specifiz location and wholy fails, the scrip or warrant being within control of the general land offize, may ba returned for proper location apon canceilation of former invalld entry; but where the consideration is carried into the (reasury as cash, and can only be withdrawn by application under the repayment statutes, in the opinion of the secretary it iz clear that it must be repald in the manner provided by those statutes—‘‘out of any money in the treasury not otherwise appropri- ated”--and In cases of excess, where they fall within the provisions of the repayment acts, the excess must also be repaid, as provided by law, out of such money. FLORIDA LANDS, Secretary Teller has aftirmed the re- cent decision of the commissioner of the general land office, denying the right of the state of Florida to select certain specified tracts of double mint- mum lands aggregating 2,240 acres in lien of a deficit of a llke quantity of lands sitnated in fractional townships. The appeal of the governor of Fiorida from the decision of the commissioner is dismissed. THE CABINET, The only membors of the cablnet present at the meeting to-day were Sccrotaries Frelinghuysen, Teller, Ohandler and Lincoln. Secretary Folger was too ill to attend. The postmaster general and attorney gen- eral are out of the city. TREASURER WYMAN, It is the general impression among officials at the treasurer department that Assistant Treasurer Wyman will be appointed to succeed Treasurer Gil- ‘enf COUNTERFEITS, The chief of the secret service al. vision has been advised that a most ingerous counterfeit of the standard silver dollar has made its appearance in Ohlo and Indlana. CLERKSHIPS, Of temporary clerks in the pension oftice whose appointmenta expire this month, 250 will be reappointed, and 30 will ba discharged. There will be no farther reappolntments until April 1st. Three hunudred clerks have been dlsmissed from the census c ffica, Far- ther discharges will bo made at the beglnnivg of the next fiscal year, in order to keep the expenses within the appropriation, JEANNETTE SURVIVORS, Sceretary Chandler siated to-day that as soon as praoticable Bartlett and other survivors of the late Jeannette, who are now in St. Poters- burg, will bs brought to Washington and be called before the Jeaneite board tc glve tes.imony regarding the loss of this vessel. THE FRENCH IN MADAGASCAR . A delegation of clergymen repre- senting the pastors unlon of this city hold &n interesting interview this afternoon at the Arlington, with the Madagascar ambassadors, A number of resolutloas previously adopted at the meeting of ministers of the clty tvere read to the embassy and replied to by the chief ambatsador, Ravonina hitrlmarino who said: “‘Your words are true, gontlemen, respecting the conditfon ¢f things in Madagascar at the present time, for i the intentions of France to invade is carried out it will not be Madagassy people only upon whom the calamity will descend. Clvilization and religion cannot be separated from our cause and they both will suffer in the attack. The French seek to pluck us up as tares because we will not grant them greater privileges than those which other nations are contented to recelve, but they cannot uproot us without up- rooting the wheat also, The island of Madagaecar is our land by the gift of God, In speaking to you, our Chris- tlaa friends, we frankly confess our preeent prospects almost discourage us entirely In the paths of enlighten- ment, If the policy of France be the outcome of the white man’s clviliza- tlon, then it were betver for us to ra. maln in fgnorance. And so we trust that the Christlan hearts ¢f this great republic will oppose with all their strength the outrage with which we threatened. We thank you for the kind expression of your sympathy, ;(«‘hdlwi:n you life and the favors of God, CAPITOL CHIME, The citizens committes organized some weeks ago to take concerted sotion for the suppression of crime in Washington, particularly burglary and robbery, which had become 80 alarm- ingly frequent, while detection and pouishment of thieves had become correspondingly infrequent, met this ufternoon and received the report of the chairman, John W, Thompson, upon the work accomplished. The re- port 1s voluminous, discusses the situa- i |tion and among other matters states that the committee discovered the ex- istence of organized combinations of thieves and detectives for the pur. pose of robbing clt/zsns, disposing of the plunder at certain places and protection of the thieves, The committee have been able to supply proof of facts which resulted in sus- pension of a portion ot the police force and have secured the abolition by act of congress of the entlre do- tective force. The committes have produced evidence before the grand jury resulting in indictments againat individusls, principally detectives and recelvers of stolen goods, who will be speedily bronght to trial. The report then enters into detalls of the names of thieves, detectives and reoeivers of stolen goods and relates instances of the division of the spoils by the de- tectives, Continalng, the report points out a remedy for this malad ministration of the police department. Pl 27 GENERAL FOREIGN NEWS. Special Dispatches to Tn B, GETTING SCARED, LoxpoN, March 1 The Times correspondent at Parls speaking of the rumor that President Grevy in- tended to resign, says: The general political situation is making oconstant strides toward radicalism, The chronie instability of the cabinets, the insults of the reactionaryorgansand the threats made at anarchiat meetings ex- plain the desire of Girevy to resign the presidency. A POSITIVE ALIBL Paris, March 13.—-The documents have arrived here showing that Walsh who was arrested at Havre at the in- stance of the British government, was not in Dablin at the ttme of the Phnix park murders were commit. ted, THE FRENCH FINANCES, Par:s, March 23.—The Budget for 1884 has been presented In the Cham. ber .of Daputies. The total increase of expenditures Is estimated at 50,000,000 francs, The estimated revenue is 3 203 640,875, and the expenditure 3,103,441,165, BY PROXY ONLY, Sr. Prrersnura, March 138.—The last act of Gortschakoff waa to dictate a tolegram to the czsr, saluting him on the occasion of his birthday. It is reported that the chief sov: s and priuces who were at Berlin during the celebration of the silver wedding of the crown prince and princes, have agreed to be represented at the coro- natlon of the czar by ambassadors only. WHY HE RESIGNED, BeruN, March 13,—The resigna- tlon of Admiral von Stosch, chief of the ministry of marine, is partly due to a difference with Biswaarck in regard to the recent actiov of the captain of the German corvette KEligabeth, in selzing a piecs of territory, near Hong Kong, and partly because the cabinet decline to acospt the proposiuon of Admiral von *Stosch to exvend 30,- 000,000 marks in fortifying Kial, A PRIGHTFUL SPECTAOLY , Muccll 13.—Tie Ralvags steamer has retarned from the scene of the wreck of the Oimbria, and that divers report a number of the bodies of victims jammed amongst the gear of alife boat on the deck. The en- trance to the cabins were closed by a compact mass of bodles. To save the cargo the three decks have to be re. moved by explosives, and the explo- sives would shatter the four hundred corpses In the hold. HE KNOWS IT. Paris, March 13. —The detectives who have been watching the sccialists believe that Prince Jerome Napoteon and Rouoher are cognizint of the doinga of the rioters. Parrs, March 13 —-The report that President Grevy contemplates resigning is pronounced a malicions {uvention, intended to encourage Or- leaniat intrigues, The cabinet rezolved to instruct the prosecution of anyoneat pablic meot- inga inclting murder and pillage, The chambers wiil not adjourn till the 20th, and bo enabled to speclally leglslate in case of disorders on the 18:h, when the socialists propose to hold & meeting in Champ de Mars. An explosive machine was discovered Sunday in the square on which the Hotel de Ville frouts. e Berry’s Belgian Offer. pectal Dispatch to Tas ks WasHiNGToN, March 13, —Lieut, Berry, who commanded the 1ll-fated vellef steamer Rogers on her cruise to the Arctie ncean, was ordered here by Secretary Chandler & few days ago from New York where he Is attached to the Schoolship 8t. Mary. He is here for the purpose of advising in the selection of a liat of articles to be sent the Tchonches Iudians in the viclnity of 8t. Lawrence b:y #s & reward for thelr assistance to the crew of the Rogers. The list has beon completed and the articles will be sent on the revenue steamer Corwin, which will sail from San Francleco for Alaska in the latter part of April or the first of May. Ensign Geo. M. Storey will be ordered to take charge of the goods and will take passage on the Corwin. Lieut. Borry has been offered an op- portunity to accept a misslon under the Balglan government to go to the western coast of Africa in the nelgh- borhood of the Congo river for the purpose of attempting to civllize and colonize the aatives, The Importation of Slaves. Special Dispatch to Tus Brr, Prrrspura, March 13, —The Win- dow Glass Workers' association of North America, with headquarters here, are proparing a bill to be pre- sented at the opentng of the next ses- sion of congress, making 1t an offense punishable by fine and imprisonment to import any cless of workmea under contract to work for aln wages for avy length of time, ‘Want More Money Special Dispatch to Tus Brn Bosron, | March 15.—The stone- masons have resolved to demand $4 per day after May lst. No matter: what ycur ailment fs, Brown's Iron Bitters will sorely ben- efit you, IRISH-AMERICANS. Diplomatic Correspondence Rela- tive to Thetr Protection. v p—— The President Anxious That All American Oitizens Should be Protected by Its Flag. How the Crimes Aot Ma on Amsrioan Touris Operate Special Dispatch to Tnn Brn, Wasuiseron, March 12, — The diplomatio correspondence ot the year 1882 transmitted to congress with the last annual message of the president Is now in course ot publication. When completed it will make a volume of 600 pages. Nearly all tho selected letters and ‘‘extracts” from letters of any general Importance now printed in this volume have been covered by current newspaper publication Among those that have not been printed of present Interest sra two lotters written by Minlster Lowell and Secretary Frelloghuysen in regard to the Irish *“‘Prevention of crime act.” Lowell to Frelinghuysen: Tog ton of Unitad Stator, Lonasm, July M4, Sir:—I have the honor tc inclose two coples of the crimes (Ireland) act, which has just received the royal as- sont. It revives (he alien act, which alone directly concerns our relations with this government. Qaestions are likely to arlse under it which will ueed to be treated with extreme deli- cacy and dlecretion. It will be in the matter of the personal appiication of the act to overt acts that the chief ob- jection will lie, and I should be glad to be armed before hand 4with the opluion of the president as to what my general line of action should be under these new circumstances. There must be a great number of naturalized Amerlcan oftizens 1n Ireland, besides thone that have rendered themselves obnoxfous to the local authorities, and the allen clauses of the act may very probably strengthen the temptations of private enmity to bring false accu- eations, as it undoubtedly increases the opportunity for them. I have every reason to belleve under the present government the act will be ap plied with caution and discrimination but a change of mitistry may take place at any moment. v event however, I think mysalf safe in pre- dicting that the provisions of the act will be brouyht to bear only in cases of men who have made, or may make themselves particularly prominent by incitment to disorder or defiance of authority. (Signed) J. R. LoweLL, Frelinghuysen to Lowell: Department of State, Wash'ngton, September 22, 1838, S1r—1I have in an instruction of the 1o'n of Aagautlset; nelketcwisdged recelpt of your dispatch of the 14‘h of July in relation to the ‘‘Prevention of Orime (Ireland) act, recently passed by the British parllament. The care- ful attention which youhave evidently given to the subject and your just comments on the policy that could have dictated so extraordinary a measure in a country whose traditional bistory in regard to the freedom of the Individual, the security of the domicile and the right of every man accused of crime to an impartial trial has formed its crowning glory, relieve me from the necessity ot giving you anythivg more than gen eral directions s to yonr future con- duct In connection with cazcs affacting American cltiz'ns_that may possibly come before you. Noverthcleas I deem it proper in the intercats of our citi- z:n8, and in compllance with your own expressed desire to that effect, to put you in possession of the general views of the president on his recont act of the British parliament an act which he conceives may seriously affecct a large number of citizens cf this re- public. It 18 as yon justly obscrve the revival of the lion ect as a part of the crimes act that most directly con- cerns us, and it i the feature of the measure which has caused the presi- dent to feel some auxiety as to ile possible effects on the businees and social relatlons of American citizens, particularly those of Irish birth Many Irish-American citlzons have pareuts, brothers and sisters, residents fn Ireland, and whenever they learn their destitation, as the most effective mode of relief they send a member of the family to Ireland with means of ald. The possibility that persons o pursuit cf their lawful business enterprises or on thelr mis- sion of benevolence should come under the operation of the proceadings con- templated by the provisions of the new law is much to be deprecated. Opportunities for thls kind of annayance which the act affords, for the gratification of private enmity, as you justly remark, in- creases the ground of this approhen- elon, and when to this ls added the superserviceable zeal of local offi- cers, it is hardly to be ex- pected that an Irlsh-Amerlcan citizen, however innocent he might be in che act and intention, should con- slder his person or property safe in that country. His private, slthough temporary, abode may be forcibly vis- Ited by night or day his papers and his valuables may be taken trom him and subjected to search, and he may be ordered out of the country at will, with the stigma cf gullt upon him and withou® having had an opportunity for heaging or trial, The President more- ovéeannot contemplate the entorce- ment of this measare on mero sus- the country of thelr adoption. The law ablding, peacsable‘Amerionn oiti- nens of Irish bicth should not be exposed to suffer on thelr account, The president looking only to the interesta of Amerioan citizens hes deemed it proper that these esuggestions be transmitted to you In view of any fotare contin- gency. It would be difficult In the absence of any actual oase to give you any more speolfic instrections, Much must be left to your own judgment. Cases may arlse when it will bs neces sary for you to act at onoce without consultivg the departmont. In such cases the president irusta to your dis. oretion. You will of course keep the department inf rmed of whatever steps you may tind it necessary to take in any and every case that way come be. fore you using the telegraph for that purpose when you deem it expadiont. I am, eto., Frep'k T, FRELINGHUYSEN, Note—The instruciion of august 15th, I not included in this volume. Brightoning Prospeots. Special Dispat.h to Tir Dxr g Hevena, Ark,, March 13, —The river has dec!lne e inch during the post twelve hours. The levees here aro ro secure that the city is safe, wind or no wind. The situation Is brighter thau at any period since the high water pressure set in. Business in the clty has resumed, and the out- look is cheering and hopeful, No Flooa There. Special Dispatch to Tun Brx, GLENDIVE, Montana, March 13.— The fco has all run out of the rivers, and the weather is epring like. There is no danger of a flood in this section, sl e A Fatal Cave In. Special Dispatch to Tus B, Drabwoon, Dak., March 13.—An extensive cave In occorred in the Highland mine here. The miners all managed to escape uniojured exoept- ing one who was fatally hurt. A Leather Failure. Special Dispatch to Tun Bxn. ALBany, New York, March 13.— Friend, Humphrey’s and Sons, leather dealers, have assigned. There are nine preferred oreditors, whose claims amount to $123,329. The New York house of Hamphreys & Co. failed re- ocently was established as & branch of the Albany concern, A Sleoping Oar Burned. Spocial Dispatch to Tux Bus, Pirrssura, March 13.—-The Wash- ington sleeper on the western express due here over the Pennsylvania rafl- road at 8:46 a. m., caught fire near Wilmore statlon, in the Allegheny mountaine, at 4 o'clock this morning, and was entlrely consumed. The pas- sengers escaped without injury, but lost nearly all their clothing. When the train arrived here many passen- gers were half naked. The Pullman company's loss is $20 000 A Years. Forr. Ferrerman, Wyo,, March 13.—ALl Pocha, who nine years sgo, committed some horrible murders was arrested near here yesterday. The story s that Pocha belonged to a com- pany of prospectors and that one night while camping {n Colorado he murdered his five companions while they slept. He was arrested a short time afterward but escaped and has been at large till now. Flight of bpirits. Spacial Dispatch to Tun Bas, New York, March 13 —The woll- known whisky and wine housy of Ives, Beacher & Co, fatled to-day for nearly $600,000. The firm is ¢ m- posed of Froderick E Ives, Johu 8 Beecher and Charles W. Tuttle, and has stood well for a quarter of a cen- tury, the paper of the firm having ranked as the best on the market. Tho value of the assets cannot even be ostimated. Bounoing a Backslider, Spocial Dispatch:to Trn Brs. Reavixg, Pa,, March 13, —The Leb- anon eynod of the Reformed church of the Urited S:ates, found Rav. Alexander S, Keiser, of Pottaville, guilty of unlawful intimacy, breach of promise of warrlage and falsehood, and deposed him from the Christlan ministry. Targot $hootihg. Special Dispatch to Tue Ber, Cuicaco, March 13.—At the stock yards to-day, Willlam and Joha Mec- Graw, Mike Cronin and Martin McElligott practiced with a revolver in the alloy. About the same time John Walsh, a watchman, was shot and kilied. The four men werc ar- ;elted. The police believe it is mur- er. TELEGRAPH NOTES, Bpecial Dispatch to Tus Brx. G. B, Goode, of the national museum, has been selected te take charge of the tishery exhibit at London, Gen. Disz and party left Monterey, Mexico, for Laredo and thence for the north, ‘Walter Webb, master mechanic of the ‘Watertown & Ogdensburg road, was run over and killed. (o), T, 8. Marve, associate editor of Tho Lynohburg, (Va.) Advance, and R. T, Hubbard, » prominent lawyer of Rich mond, were about to engage in u duel when Marye was arrested, The Madagascar treaty was ratified at thestate department yesterday afternoon. Jas, H, Ledyard independent republi- can, was ¢ d mayor of Bath, Me, Frederick Blohw, of New York, alienating tbe affections of the wife of his nephaw, ki Schoell, was mulcted in $5,000, In the Illinois state legislature the house passed o bill to punish wifo beaters by whipping. pioions agatnst an Amerioan clil- \\.{h; ,~ll:'=’~" o | Olimme.y B;‘:::'l“:?;' zon without fears of lts hav|jctred Willism Window, of Minnesots, ing an unhappy iuflaence the|to ¢he board of directors, directors gsod feeling which exists between the two great nations of common orlgin and common language. 1 need scar coly add that this government has no eympathy with the motive or methods of that class of indlscreet individuals insignificant in this country, whose ill | & (; directed zeal can nelther merve the osuse of Ireland nor reflect credit on eleoted Molville O, Suwith pre Ebert Viele engineer. Now York courts have deci Passion play 1s » play, but the n oearsal not publio geiformance, private view is promised. The hide and eather firm of Humphrey jo, Now York, failed. Linbilitios $525,477; nominal assets, $607,204; actual wescts, $119,507, ut, Gien, hat the ent re- Another THE SOUTHERN FLOOD. The Hepedition of Relief of the Mayor of Louisville, The Gradual Fall of the Waters Dispels the @loom of Oit- 2618, Liberal Contributions in Cash Mado to the Snfferers Special Dispateh t> Tus Brx, Mevmenis, March 13 —The river continues to decline steadily. Total fall 13 inches from the highest point reache d this season, Skiewitn, Miss , March 13 —Den- nis leveo near Australia in Bolivar county s roported cot Sacks are belng filled to day for the purpose of closiog the break. Our protection levee is stili holding and our main line 80 nearly comploted that all damage of overflyw from a break here is con- sldered over. Planting operations are progreesing rap'dly. Evansvitte, Jod, March 13— Mayor Jacobs, of Louisville, who went down the river to distribute money to sufferers by the flyod, re- vorts: The first point of Inquiry was Uuniontown, where he found $1 000 had been sent by Jno. Shillits, of Cin- clnnatt, and $600 by James Gordon Bennett, this $1,600 being the only foreign funds received by the town. Jacobs left & check for $800. Ralelgh, a very amall settlement, was found substantiatly annih; d, ex- copt two familios. The balance of the hamlet had retired to the country. Jacobs offered these two remaining familles $100. They refused unless the balance cf the inhabitants shared in the benefit. The mayor therefore awarded them $300, which will be divided among all sufforers at this int. The generosity of the remain- ng families deserved equally gen ous treatment. At Shawueetown the work of the flood did not seem as complete and far reaching as has been snnounced. Many of the hounses wore removed from their foundations and will yet be serviceable. The town appears throughout thrifty, Like Kentnoky, we found Illinols had abandoned her river towns. The mayor left $600, with Instructions to oall on him if farther ald was needed. He also gave §800 for the benefit of Caseyville, as fally 400 families in and about Oaseyvllle needed dally rations. At Wenton 8100 was lefs. At Roseclaire $200 were given for relief of tke town. Smithland Is in a wretched state, There are many old people there who have little or no means ot sustensnce, and much dis- treas prevails; 850 left here. New Liberty was the Iast town relieved. The mayor gave $300 to apply to the ::y. All alon, m‘mt::.homys farmers must be heavy sufferers. BSheoting Mud Balls. Special Disjatch to Tnr Bxx. Kansas Ciry, March 13.—The third contest of the series of clay pigeon shooting between Carver and Bo- gardus ocourred here to.day. Carver scored 91, winning the additional pre- mium; Bogardus, 69. The Big Stiff. Special Dispatch to T Ban. New York, March 13.—Billy Ed- wards, the pugilist, had a great bene- fit to-night iu Madison Square Gar- den, Sullivan sald that If Fox wounld bring along his ‘‘big stiff” Slade with money he wonld accommodate him., LA ML i e Cincinnati Chamber of Commeroe. Special Dispatch to Tun Bax, CiNCINNATI, March 13, —The cham- ber of commerce voted Ly ballot this afternoon on tho revision of the by- laws aud on the adoption of a plan for life insurancs, called the gratuity plan, The by-laws were revieed but the gratuity plan was defeated by a majorlty of three in a total vote over 800. The most important change in tho by-laws Is to limit membership to the present number. Hereafter new members can only enter upon the pre- sontation of certificates of membership tranaferred to them. e #ine Work. We have more natural talent in Omaha than we have heretofore got credit for, Thls morning while visit- ing Rose's Art Emporium we were shown some ofl paintings executed by Mr. J. K. O'Neal, an artlst perma- nently located in our clty. By years of study and practice he has acquired this art and the work exhibited at Rose's Emporium will show, elpeeh.ll! the large palnting of ‘‘Moor’s Lake,” Utah, ““The Ice Burgs,” *‘‘Orchara Lake,” and “On the Ohio.” Those named have all been purchased by the Hon. John F, Coots, the court house contractor, who has certalnly good taste and a correct eye, ‘‘Christ Stilling the Tempest” is an- other striking p-fixtlng, which caught our geze with {ts brilllancy and splen- dor, and on inquiry the reporter was told that it was exeouted by one of Mr. O'Neal's pupils, who has more than ordinary talent, as the light and shade show in this pieture. Mr, O'Neal, we understand, makes a speclalty of portraits in oll crayon and water colors, which we should all remomber and glve him & trial when we want anything in this lice. T DIED. BAUMER—March 18, 1883, at 1 o'clock . m,, Amelia baumer, aged 9 months and 10 days, Infant dsughter of John and Josephine Baumer. Funeral will take place from the resi. dence of the parents, 1524 Burt street, to morcow at 8:30 o'clock, Friends of the family are invited, - METCALF—Mre. Katie Bell, wife of John V, Metealf, aged 23 yoars, Faneral at 10 o'clock . m., Thursday, March 15th, from her residence, 812 South Eighth street, botween Leavenworth and Marcy, Friends of the fomily are invited,