Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, August 28, 1887, Page 1

"THE OMAHA SuUNDAY BEE SEVE 'TEENTH YEAR OMAHA. SUNDAY MORNING AUGUST 28 PARTICULARS OF THE FIGHT Additional News Ooncsrning the Bloody Engagement With the Utes ONLY ONE WHITE MAN KILLED. The Indians Keported to Be Back On Their Reservation and the War Considered Virtually Over. Result of the First Fight. CAMP ADAMS, MEEKER, Colo,, August 26, 11:35 a. m. (via Glenwood Springs, Colo., August 27, 3 a. m.)—|Special Telegram to the BEE.|—A ccurier from the scouts has just ar- rived from Rangeley, sixty-five miles west of Meeker. He brings news of the first fight. The Utes opened fire first at 6:50 a m. on August 25, Jack Ward, of Kendall’'s party, 18 killed and five men are wounded, two of the sherlfI’s party and three of the Colorado National guards, but whether mortally or not cannot be learned. There were forty of the troops and forty of the sheriff's men who en- gaged about 125 Utes. Three Utes are known to have been killed certainly and how many more I8 only surmise. The Indians are at- tacking the ranches below and butchering ranchers and it is expected that troops will have to go to their assistance. Pray, the captain of the scouts, had a horse shot from under him, but he is unhurt. Dr. Dumont, Meeker, was woundei. 12 o'clock, noon-—Eight Indians were killed, three in the earlier part of the fight and five later. The hospital i1s well arranged and ready for occupancy in the Mecker school house, Meeker is as quiet as a funeral, Little groups on the streets have got wind of the news and are running with bated breath. Many who asserted last night with great gusto that the Utes were escaping and on the reservation are now thoroughly ashamed. An otficlal dispatch states that the militia went Into action calmly and fought coolly. ‘When the Utes opened fire seven troopers, with more pluck than discretion, charged on them. 1t1s believed by Pray that there will be no more walking after Indians. The Utes will make a standing fight. The fight lasted all day on August 25 and when the scout courler left at 11 p. m. rifles were still crack- ing. 1tis probable that another fight has oc- curred to-day (the 25th). It was expected that the Indians were largely reinforced, but Pray reported at 11 p. m. that the victory was with the whites. Both the troopers’ scouts and posse were absolvtely on foot, with no forage for their horses but sage brush. Reinforcements are urgently and quickly needed. The fight was forced by the Utes, who are aggressive and mean bloody busin ‘The condition of the ranchers who laughed at this “Indiap farce” and started on their remote ranches alone down the White river isevery pitiable. I expect that the ranches on the Glenwood and Meeker road will be raided any moment, as there is nothing to prevent it. We may now look for Indian murders on small parties of rail- road graders, timber cutters, prospectors, surveyors, camping parties and every small, unprotected buneh of whites everywhere. 'I'he Indians usually travel easily seventy- five to 100 miles daily, stealing fresh horses as they go, and killing exhausted ones to pre- vent them from falling into the hands of the enemy. They can subsist on raw meat alone for weeks and this 18 what makes it so hard for men to follow and overtake them on one mount. Till later news comes from the frontier it cannot be predicted whether the Utes will follow the policy of arunning, raiding fight or not. Whatever the result of their fight may be. it must be re- membered that the troops had nothing to eat for two and one-half days, and their horses are all played Besides this, there were so few of them and so many ot the enemy. Those who should know that country, claim that the fight occurred only about fifteen miles from the reservation line, and that the sountry is very broken and full of deep ra- vines and gullies. Opinions of people here at Meeker vary greatly. A great many think thatthe Utes were on their way to the reserva tion, and there would have been no fight if they had been left alone. Others declare that the Indians were nearer the reservation at the time than is stated in the last reports. No report has been received other than when the fight occurred, and that the ln- dians were heading for the Blue mount- ains, a better fittea placo for their kind of warfare, and that they laid in ambush while en route in the hope that they might strike an effective blow. Jack Ward, the courier says, was shot through the body, a bullet driving a vest but- ton through him., He also is authority for the statement that Dr. J. J. Dermont, of Meeker, one of the sheriff’s posse, was dan- gerously wounded. Three of the Aspen boys and three of the Colorado National guard are reported wounded. The flag in the public park has just been lowered to half mast in respeet to the memory of Jack Ward. Ward is well known all over the state aaving resided in Colorado for many years. His family are now at Grand Butte, where ne has lived for several years. GROWING MORE SERIOUS. RANGELEY, Col., (via Glenwood Springs), August 27.—Noon--[Special Telegram to the Bre.)—The situation here since thoe battle resterday is growing more serious in some ‘espects. Five of our men are wounded. Lieutenant Folsom, of Aspen, 13 mortally wvounded. He is shot in the arm. Two tolored soldiers from Fort Duchesne have »een sent in, They report about 700 Indians in the field. Jack Ward was buried this worning. The wounded are Lieutenant Folsom, of Aspen; Ed Foltz Aspen; Siewart, Leadville: tne latter not sericusly, and Dr, Dermont of Meeker. Ed Foltz was shot through the cheek. Major Leslie has just started with the two colored messengers to have a talk with the govern- ment troops, who are camped below there, five companies strong. None of the boys are seriously wounded except Folsom. The best Information to be had shows four Indians kllled and three wounded. The bodies of throe of the Utes were stacked up fn a pile and somo of our boys approached the bodies to pick off souvenirs when the Utes on un adjoining hill burned the ground around them with bullets, There is a little store owned by Hill & Co., which the boys cleaned out in two hours. ‘I'ne militia are in excels lent spirits, but are nearly out of smmuni- tion, Five companies of re:ulars are be- tween this cawp avd the Indians, holding them In check. Leslie wants them to leave 80 we can finish the Utes. e will Insist upon our reinforcements. Supplies are eagerly looked for, CREATED A PROFOUND SENSATION. GLENWOOD SPRINGS, August 27.—[Press:| ~The arrival of a courier at 10 p. m, with a . Teport of the fight with the Utes in which one white man was killed and several seri- ously wounded created a profound sensation here, Governor Adams, who was on his way to meet General Crook near Meeker for the purpose of holding a pow-wow with Colo- of the fight. RANGELY, Col,, August 27.-- By courier to Rlenwood Springs via Meeker: The tight nos{xy_d a8 place six miles west of Raugoly Wl ina little canon between the mountains. The Indians had planned an ambush, but the scouts discovered it and, retreated 1n time. The Indians then opened fire, and Major Leslie, who commanded the scouts, which were augumented by the Aspen volun- teers, returned the fire from behind the rocks. ‘The Indians showed themselves and fought desperately, Two Indians were killed and one white man, Dr. Dunmont, of Meeker, with Kendall's band, was wounded. For two hours the battle raged incessantly and then the Utes retreated for the timber and only skirmish shots were fired during the rest of the day. 1t continued until 11 o’clock, but nosone was injured. The Indians say eight Indlans were dragged behind the line. They were dead. There were five whites wounded, men of the national guard, and in fact all the whites are on foot, the horses being playea out. A courier passed here this morning bound for Meeker after supolies. There is an immediate demand for them, tho men having barely had evough to eat. BACK ON THE RVSE RVATION. GrexwooD SrriNas, Colo., August 27, 150 p. m.—|Spacial Telezram to the BEE. |— 'he Utes are on the reservation and the commander of the forces at Fort Duchesne has agreed to assist the United States mar- shall in restraining Colorow and his two Indians that are wanted by Sheriff Kendall. 1t has been agreed to here by lLeslie and Kendall and a courier has been dispatched to headquarters for an endorsement there. The war is virtually over. —— A 'FRISCO WHEAT ORASH. A Firm of Bull Operators Unable to Keep Their Promises. SAN FrANcisco, August nouncement was made at 11:30 this morning that Dresbach & Rosenfeld, bull operators in wheat, could not keep their agresment to ac- cept all the wheat tendered them, and the call board was at once adjourned without any sales being effected. This was accepted as a complete collapse of the wheat ring, but what effect it will have on the street is not yet known. ‘I'he full significance of the crash will propably not be known for several days. While Rosanfeld & Dresbach were supnosed to be acting for John W. Mackay, James C. Flood and other large stockholders of the Nevada bank, the debts were all made in their name, and all contracts were made personally with them without addi- tional guarantees. When the corner broke, August 8, Dresbach & Rosenfeld agreed to {x:y the difference between 8207 and §170 cen- 1, or 37 cents per cental in four monthly payments, the first payment to fall due Sep- tember 1. The ‘-rlce of wheat fell steadily to $130, butghe bull clique was expected to be able to 'y a big load and the announce- ment was made two days ago that the first installment of money wouid be paid as agreed. The anuounceinent to-day, therefore, that the two big brokers would repudiate lhelr’imner was the last straw and was ac- cepted as a final surrender, and illustrated that all the enormous losses, with the excep- tion of §2,000.000 advanced by the bull elique early in the deal, is to fall upon the brokers and others who had dealings with these two representatives of other men, whose identity has not been disclosed. There is cons‘der- able excitement on the street, but no failures have yet been reported, and while many of the big houses have bean hit very hard, the hope 18 expressed that they will pull through, ‘The feeling is very bitter among dealers and the entire deal i3 spoken of as one of the woist in the history of trade. As near as can be estimated, after return- ing the original deposit money of buyers and sellers at the rate of $4 a ton on_the 103,000 t:ns named in the agreement of Angust 3, and which reduced the marsins from $2.15 per cental to $2.05, Dresbach & Rosenfeld further marginéd down about 40,000 tons to $1.70. They paid out large sums for this rurdluse during the last few days and o-day was the day on which the remalinder fell due. It would require about $400,000 to meet this part of the agreoment. The Ina- bility of Dresbach & Rosenfeld to pay out any more _money therefore, leaves about 60,- 000 tons of wheat in the hands of holders, standing them in $2.05 per cental, which can not be pold excopt at panic prices. Ten thousand tons of Wheat nlace:t by Dresbach & Rosenfeld in the hands of the directors of the produce exchange as sccurity were in fulfillment of an azrectent of Au- ust 3, and about 6,000 tons now remain, having been released as the margin mnue}' was returned. This 6,000 tons, which could notbe sold to-day at over $2.06 a ton, or §156,000, Is all that the holdars ot the 6,000 tons costing $2.06 per cental, or §1,230.000, have to secure them a cainst loss. William Dresbach has made an assigninent to C. B, Stone of all his property for the benefit of creditors. o Ohecking the Northern Pacific. TAcoma, W. T,, August 27—C. C. Frost, official agent of the interior department, ar- rived here from the Cascade branch of the Northern Paclfic railway this afternoon, where he reports havin ¢ closad down seven saw mills that were cutting timber from un- surveyed lands. The special agent claims that these mills are cutting government tim- ber in building and other material not for use fin the original construction of the railroad, According to the terms of its charter the road is permitted to make use of tho timber along its line where the lands are unsurveyed, whether upon its own or government lands, for the original constrhe- tion ot the road bed, but for no other pur- pose. The claim of the swvernnmnt is that, whereas, trains are regularly ruuning over the Cascade dlvision and that the work now being done does mnot come under the head of original construction. The mills have been clmln% lumber for depots, snowsheds and timber for use in the great Cascade tunnel. The closing of the mills will stop work on the snowsheds and on the Kennewick bridze and 1n the tunnel as well, until timber can be procured from Tacoma. In the mills closed yesterday, be- tween 300 and 375 men were employed, and those to close on Monday will throw as many more out of employment, —————— Horse and Cattle Thieves Corralled. CHEVENNE, Wyo. August 27.—(Special Telegram to the Bre.] —Doc Howard and two other men known as Lavalie and Ryan were arrested yesterday at Horse Shoe, this county, by Stock Detectives Boswell and Pash charged with stealing horses and cattle. ‘Che prisoners have been suspected for sever- al years of systematically stealing their noighbors’ cattle, but positive proof of their uilt has not been obtained until recently. Despite the poor eondition of the cattle busi- ness they were l‘l]tidy besoming rich. Their chances are now good for the penitentiary. ey Heavy Rains in South Carolina. Raveian, N, C,, August 37.—The heaviest rain of the season fell here early thiy morn- ing and extended over a largearea, ‘herain- fall from three to nine o'clock was 44 inches, Some streams rose at the rate ot twenty-nine inches per hour and flooded the erops, Wash- outs oun the North Carolina railroad and the Ralelgh & Augusta road prevented trains from leaving this city this evening, Great damaze has been done to all low ground crops. In Favor of Commercial Union, Derroir, August 27,—To-night a meeting in favor of commercial union with Canada was held under the ausplces of the board of trade, merchants and manufacturers ex- change and business men’s assoclation of this eity, Erastus Wyman, of New York, Professor Goldwin Smith, of Toronto, and Congressman Butterworth, of Ohio, were the prineipa! speakers, e Canadian Knights of Labor, Tonoxro, August 37.—District assewmbly No. 125, Kn'ghts of Labor have decided to call a convention of the order in Canada for the purpose of eonsidering the advisability of lakilg steps to secure the autonomy of the onler in Canada, witheut iu any way Linpal ! ing their conneetion with the general assew- bly, - ANOTHER ELKHORN WRECK. Ainsworth Again the Scene and Another Fireman Killed. THE ENGINEER BADLY HURT. Colllsion With a Oar Causes the Ac- cident—An Alleged Missourl Bandit Escapes—Beaten By a Sharper. A Fatal Coincidence, CiADRON, Neb., August 27.—[Special Tel- gram to the BEE.|—A stock train on the Elk- horn road was derailed near Ainsworth to- dayat8p. m. The enzine and seven cars were wrecked, doing considerable damage to theengine and carsand killing Fireman Burt Little. Engineer Wasty was considerably in- Jured. The train was in cnarge of Conduc- tor Hines. The accident was caused by the train running into a car loaded with iron. This is the second accident on tkis division this week in which a fireman lost his life, Said to Be a Desperado. FAIBRMONT, August 27.—ISpeclal Telegram to the Bee. | —This busy little city was all ex- citement to-day over the escape of one of its citizens who s accused of being a murderer and horse thief. For the past three weeks a datective has been here watching certain par- ties. Robert Franklin has been a citizen of Fairmont for the pastthree years, and during that time has earned the reputation of being an honest, hard-working man. It seems that before coming here Kranklin was a resident of Missouri and is said to have belonged to an organized gang of herse thievesand in re- sisting arrest on one occasion shot and killed two dux:‘uty sheriffs. From there he fled to Nebraska, locating here. About seven citi- zens of this place, including the city marshal anddeputy, armed with warrants, surrounded his h They claim to have seen him ome. enter, but in some way he escaped. Horse- men have been sent in every direction, but can find no trace of him. Franklin is a f:ounz man about thirty years old, with a ight ‘complexion, smooth” face, large jaw bones, large grey eyes, about five feet tive inches In heignt and welghs about 150 pounds, Butler County Democrats. DAvID CiTy, Neb., August 27.—|Speclal Telegram to the Bee.|—The democrats held their convention here to-day and placed in nomination the following ticket: FKor treas- urer, John A, Cook; for clerk, Nicholas Miller; for sherift, James Fenton; for judge, John Kavanaugh; for superintondent, L. E. Cooley, for clerk of the district court, Charles A, Brisor; for coroner, Dr. Avery, of Ulyssess for surveyor. P. C. Patterson. 'The convention was the result of a general dem- ocratic meiee, and all the nominees have their bazs checked for kingdom come via Salt creek. —— They Endorsed His Check. NEBRASKA Crry, Neb., August 27.—|[Spe- cial Telegran to the Bek.]—Several days ago a traveling man giving the name of S, W. Adams, and claiming to represent Emerich, Newhouse & Co., of Kansas City, visited Nebraska City, took several large orders for Roods, and worked the confidence racked on several merchants, getting them to endorse checks for several amounts. Word has just been received from the Kansas City firm say- ing he 1s a fraud. Bickford & C who are smong the fleeced to a considerable amonnt, have offered a reward for his arrest. The Delegate Lincoln. LiNcoLN, Neb., August 27.—About 250 of the delegates attending the convention of the national board of charities and corree- tions, 1n session at Omaha, reached this city at 10 this morning. They were immediately taken In charge by a committee of citizens, and shown over the city. They proceeded to the state insanc hospital and state peniten- tiarv on a tour of inspection. They will return to the city this aiternoon, when an address wlill be delivered by Dr. R. Brinkerhotf, of Manstield. 'The delegates leave for Omaha this evening. Close ot the Nd¥folk Reunion. NORFOLK, Neb., August 27.—|Special Tele- gram to the Bee.|--The closing day of the reunion at Camp Lozan was devoted to breaking camp, and to-night the camp Is nearly deserted. The attendance would have been more than double had the weather been favorable. The Indians left for Fort Nia- brara to-day and the Eighth infantry goes to Omaha Monday. Fairmont Jubilant, Famyoxt, Neb, August 27.—|Special Telegram to the BEE.]—The coming of the tracklayers of the Kansas City & Omaha railroad, giving Fairmont a direct route to both Kansas City and Omaha was an advent much looked for by citizens of Fairmont. Hundreds of citizens were at the new depot. ‘This makes the third railroad for Fairmont, They will cross the B. & M, to-morrow. Fire at Colon, FRrEMoNT, Neb., August 27.—[Special Tele- gram to the B —~The general merchan- dise store at Colon, belonging to Frank Hoacland of this city, burned to the ground last night. Loss, $4,500. 'Che stock and building were insured for §3,300. The origin of the fire is unknown, —— Held to the District Court. Corumpus, Neb., August 27.—(Special Telegram to the BEE.]—The case of John W. Early against James McDonald on a charge of periury involving some very pecullar legal points, was heard before Justice Cowdery to-day, resulung in the holding of McDonald to the district court in the sum of §500, P Poisoned By C BeookryN, Ia. August Telegram to the E tinner, and his wife, were badly poisoned last night by eating canned beef and cheese. ‘The doctors worked with them all night and they are now out of danger. The patients, when taken sick, turned cold, which led them to believe at first that they had an®at- tack of cholera. Moses Bloom Defeatod. Towa City, August 2..—The democratic county convention to-day defeated Moses Bloom for the senate and elected a delega- tion Inuurlw C. S. Rancks nomination, George W. Wager defeated George W. Ball for representative for the second term, Cu1CcAGO, August 27.—The instruments of the Baitimore & Ohio Telegraph company were summarily removed from the Exchange hall of the board of trade this afternoon, and the oflicers of the company were informed that the privilezes of the floor would be de- nied them until such time as they agree 1o sever all connection with bucket-shiops. Proclamation Denounced. LoNDON, August 27.—Under the auspices of the liberal leazue and radical and Irish temperance clubs a vrocession containing 10,000 men, marched to Trafalgar square to- night to listen to speechee in denunciation of the government's action against the lrish National league. Four platforms had been erected and from thése four s ers ad- dressed the muititude simultaneously. Among the orators were Messrs. Biggar, No- lan, Quinn and Shirley, members of parlia- ment, and Soclalist Leader Morris. A" reso- lution lnounclu the proclamation of the league was carried by accla ———— An Earthquake Shock in Georgia. AuuusTa, Ga, August 27.—A siight earth- quake tremor was felt at midnight followed by a distinct shock at 4 o’clock this morning. ion. POLITICAL, TELESCOPES, They Are at Present All Focased On Dulgaria, (Copyright 1857 by Jamea Gordon Bennett.] Panis, August 27.—|New York Herald Cable—Special to the Brs.|—The weather 15 again hot and sultry with intermittent showers. lluge, vaporous clouds hang like nightmares over Paris. Through them the sun looks like a huge red cartwheel. Straw hats, fans and perspiration relgn supreme. The boulevards are deserted by Parlsians, but thronged with tourists from every imag- inable corner of the globe. Political tele- scopes are all focused on Bulgaria, and Prince Ferdinand, of Coburg, must at last realize that he has got into a hornet’s nest, out of which he will be lucky to escape with- out meeting a fate less trazic than that whicli befell Kniser Maximilian in Mexico. ‘'ne whole Russian nation, from the czar down to the lowest candle-eating Cossack, is firmly resolved to stand no nonsense in Bul- garia, The body of Katkoff, like thatof John Brown, Is mouldering in the grave. Bulgaria was created by the gallant deeds of the Russian army. In the eyes of a Russian the patriotic aspirations of the whole Bulgarian nation do not weign a feather in the scales against the sacred memory of the men who fell in any one of Skobeloff’s valley chiarges. Thereare only 2,000,000 Bulgarians, men, women and children, all told, and they have cost Russian taxpayers nearly 8500 a head, 80 that the Russians naturally feel that they practically own Bulearia and vro- pose to do what they please with it. Drince Ferdinand has been told in the clearest pos- sible language by the Tsar that he has no business whatever in Bulgaria. Forty thou- sand Russian troops are at Odessa ready to land. Varna makes good the Tsar’s words. Bismarck agrees with the Tsar, so does Krance, so does the sultan, Italy is luke- warm. Austria may growl and Engluand may bluster, but Bismarck, even in case of Russian occupation of Bul- garla, wil take earoe that the Austrian growls will not become bites. The escape of Yakoop Khan from Persia is likely to give Englond enouzh to do to keep Af- ghanistan quiet without troubling herself about Bulgaria. Prince Ferdinand has al- ready committed many mistakes in Bul- garia. He cannot even talk to his Bul- ganans in their own tongue. He has wounded their national susceptibilities by removing popular commanders of Bulgarian regiments and giving soft vplaces to his own German and Austrian favorites, He is merely & puppet In the hands of the Stambouloffs, Karaveloffs Stamatofls and scores of other offs, and to cap the climax he is umable to find in all Germany and Austria a life insurance company reckless enouzh to give him a pol- icy of insurance on his life. Like the frogs in the fable the Bulgarians have been croak- ing for a king. Russia may give them one some day, but why Prince Ferdinand of Co- burg should go there,hieaven only knows. At all events Bismarck and_the Tsar and the Sultan and even Austria are firmly resolved that peace to FEurope shall not be disturbed by a'handful of discontented Bulgarians and their exotic princelings. A MOBILIZATION SCHEME. The premature disclosure by a Parls paper of the fact that the Seventeenth army corps had been singled out by the Franch minister of war tor a mobilization experiment has, in the opinion of most people, considerably lessoned the value of the proposed test of French fitness to meet a milifary emergency, it indeed it has not altegether annihilated it. Instead of beinz suddenly required to muster, or in case of a hypothetical foreign invasion, the men composinz the Seventeeth corps will now have been given sevasal days for wvre- paration, a very different matter. Unless General Ferron alters the whole mobilization scheme by substituting another corps for that command by General Breart the whole thing will be unsatisfactory.and asan evening paper says, will rather shake confidence than strengthen it. The Germans are always on the lookout for a pretext for scoffing at France. and here they have one. RUSSIA AND GEURMANY. Indications of a Better Fecling Be- tween Them—Other Foreign News. [Copyrighted 1857 by New York Associated Press.] BERLIN, August 27,—The prospect of set- tlement of the Bulgarian imbroglio is more hazy than ever. Nothing definite Is known as to 'rince Bismarck’s poliey. It Is certain that official circles retain absolute belief that whatever is happentng, the Austro-German alliance remains intact, It1s believed there is better en’tente, but no special approach- ment with Russia as a result of Prince Bis- marck’s desiring to co-operate with the Czar In his present police of securing respect for the treaty of Berlin, This has been Bismarck’s persistent aim, but not Russia’s. The change of the rela- tions between the two governments is due to the efforts of M. De'Glers, who, freed from the oppression of the pan-slavist party since M. Katkoff’s death,seeks Germany's co-oper- ation within the limits of the Borlin treaty. It this friendly attitude continues the mutual natlonal aversion may abate. In the mean- time the German press shows no special con- iidence in Russia. ‘The best proof of the full restoration of the emperor’s health was his appearance at Pots- dam yesterday at the manwuvres of the cavalry division of guards. Jubilasum preis, the most valusble racing prize contested for in Germany, was won on Thursday Py the Hungarian colt Bulgar, which is the property of Count Festetics. ‘The races brought tozether a great gathering of German and Austrian turf magnates. The emperor and empress of Brazil, the king and queen of Naples and several Bourbon princes were present. Advices from Tilsit state that the emigra- tion of Russian Jews to America has been resumed with vigor. Baron Nathaniel Roths- child has been ordered to leave Vienna for making insulting remarks about tha arch- duke, Charles Luis, brotber of the emperor, Scoring the Figaro. PaRis, August 27—1he Republique Fran- caise says the mobilization scheme has been spoiled in consequence of the Figaro’s indis- creet and premature publication of the numn- ber of corps selected. The Petit Journel says another corps will soon be chosen for the experiment. The Natiénal savs inquiry in regard to the disclosure of the govi plans for the mobilizatlon experi shown that the information was divulged by an employee of the typograpbical department of the war ministry.” "The 9 demand that the culprit be severely punisbed. Mandeville Summoned. Dusriy, Angust 27.—The governmant has summoned John Mandeville, chairman of the Mitchellstown board of poor-law ¢uard- ians. for making a speech incitlng to vio- lence on the occasion of William O’Brien’'s visit to Mitchellstown, Mr. Mandeville leads the vlan or campaign movement in county Cork. He is a nephew of Colonel O, Mahoney, the late Fenian leader in America, It is expected that Mr. Condon, member of parliament for east Tipperary, will bo pros- m-’ued simultaneously with Mandeville and rien. e A Carpenter Killed. Sr. Josern, Mo., August 27.—([Special Tel- egram to the Ber. |—A. Jones, & carpenter, while at work on tha ‘Terminal eompany’s round house this afternoon, was strick by a falling eafter and had his skull maslted, re sulting lu his death, o J e e e—— 1887, ~TWELVE PAGES. NUMBER 71 SHAKESPEARE WAS A VILLAIN Among Other Things a Roue, Adulterer, * Usurer, Liar and Forger.a KILLED BY A THREE DAYS' SPREE A Sensational Attack on the Reputed Bard of Avon By Ignatius Donnelly and Prof. Thomas Davidson. ‘Who Will Care For Billy Now? NEw York, August 27.—The World to- morrow will contain a very elaborate exposi- tion of 1gnatius Donnelly’s attempt to de- throne Shakespeare, and award the honor of the authorshipof the so-called “*Shakespears’ plays to Lord Bacon. The article is written by Prof. Thomas Davidson, a well known scholar, philosopher and eritie, whose obin- ion as to Donnelly’s work cannot fail to carry great welght. Before examining Don- nelly’s work, Mr.sDavidson was an entire skeptlc In regard to the Bacon theory, but he now admits he is very much shaken in his belief that the plays were written by Shakespeare, and declared if they had come down to us with- out any authors name attached they would have been unhesitatingly attributed to Bacon. He says hereached thisconviction altogether apart from the cipher. ‘Ihe articles give a brief summary of the results reached in Mr. Donnelly’s book. The book is divided into two parts, an argument and a demonstra- tion. The former collects, arrangzes and sums up all the arguments that have been put forward in the last thirty years in favor ot the Baconian theory and adds a larze num- ber to them. ‘The author first endeavors to show that tho education and character of William Shakespeare were such that it is even ridiculous to imagine he could have written plays which are distilled from all the wisdom aud learning of the world. He shows that his education must have been extremely meagre, while that of the author of the plays was broad aud deep. He emphasizes the fact that we have no record of any study on the part of Shake- spoare. His account of Shakespeare's cliar- acter will certainly be & surprise to most readers. He shows him to have becn steeped in almost every kind of vice, to have been a fornicator, an adulterer, a usurer and o] pressor of the poor, a drunkard, a systematic liar, and forger of pedigrees, dyin| in the prime of life from the results o athree days’ drunken spree. He next shows that we have no record that Shakespeare ever owned a library, or even a book, aud not a single scrap of manuscript of his has ever come down to us; uot even a letter to any of the numerous men with whom he is known to have been acquainted. Nay, more, that there 1s extant no letter addressed to him except one asking for a loan of money. There is nothing to show that Shakespeare was not very nearly illiterate. Mr. ~ Donnelly next proves very clearly that while the author of the plays was an accom- P]ishu\l lawyer, there is nothing to show hat Shakespeare ever opened a law book or was 1nside a lawyer's oflice except on fous business, Having demonstrated to his own satisfac- tion that the author of the plays was not Shakespeare, Mr, Donnelly next proceeds to prove that he was Bacon. After adducing eyidence to show that Bacon was a poet, and the authors of the plays, a profound and learned philosopher, he treats of the geogra- I;hy of the = play. Ana = here he brings out some most tell-tale facts. While neither Stratford, where Shakespeare was boriy nor Avon is ever once mentioned in the plays, St. Albans, the home of Bacon, is mentluu&:fl Lwenty- lltrtllnu. He next shows that the politics and religion of tha writer of the plays are identical with Bacon’s politics and religion, and that what Bacon declared to be his great life purpose is fully exemplified in the plays. A chapter is devoted to Bacon’s reasons for concealinent, and here comes out some startling fact 1t appears not only that Bacon wroté works which he never publicly acknowledzed, but that he is addressed by one of his friends as the greatest wit in Eng- land, though not known as such by his own name. Among the reasons for concealment, Donnelly puts the political tendency of some of the pluys which was to encourage treason. After the argument making the authorship of Bacon probable, comes the demonstration, that is, the cipher narrative, which has al- ready aroused so much public interest. THE GARDNER SHOOTING. Interest in the Mysterious Tragedy Continues Unabated. GARDNER, II egram to the 13 the Babeock shooting affair still continues here and re- ports of the proceedings at the inquest in Chicago yesterday were read with great at- tention and are the universal subject of con- versation and discussion, The prevaleut opinion, as expressed here, is that the evi- dence given throws no new light on the tragedy and is wholly insuflicient to connect Miss Dodge with it directly or in such a man- ner as would convict her of any criminal act. It 18 held here pretty generally that all that has as yet been discovered about the shoot- ing is entirely compatable'with the theory of Miss Dodge's innocence advanced by her friende and those in whom she is under- stood to have contided. Opinion 15 also pretty generally sxpressed that the proposed investigation by the grand jury will be equally void of result and is almost certain to end in the return of no bill azainst Miss Dodge. The reluctance of Colonel Babcock to make any explicit statement of how he got shot, and his assertion to Dr. McMann that if he had not grabbed the pistol he would not have been lLurt are held here to exonorate Miss Dodge from all blame in the matter. Even should the grand jury tind an indictment against lier, it} ieved the trial would be S her acquittal, It is asse could be outained to cony though Miss Dodgze is by no means a favorite here, popular opinton and sympathy are alto- gether on her side in this instane In Chi- cago a renorter called to-day at the residence of Mr. Wheeler, Colonel Babeock’s business partner. In the absance of Mr. and Mrs, Wheeler ana of Mr. Caldwell, Mrs. C. fl, Owens, daughter of Mr. Wheeler, informed the reporter that her parents, Mr. Caldwell and the other friends of the decea: gentle- man were of the opinion that the shooting was accidental. “Have they expressed satisfaction or dis- satisfaction with the verdict of the coroner’s ury? ’ 1 do not know. thin in usur- 10 jury and. al- You may say that we all Kk the fatal occurrence accidental shoot- that Is all I know.” l all convinced of that?"” Go, August 27.—The coroner's jury se of the death of Colonel Walter S. Babeock returned a verdict yesterday to the effect that the deceased came to his death from shock and hemorrhae causel by a pistol ball wound in the abdomen; and that while there was no direct testimony to the fact, the jury believed from what testimony it had that the wound was infiicted by Sarah Dodge the night of August 19 at or near Gardner, Grundy county, [llinois, and recom- that the grand jury of Grundy county more fully investizate the case. After’ the jury had retired, after hearine the testimony, Coroner Hertz informed its mem- bers that Miss Dodge had refused to any statement whatever in the case, and ha had not subpaenaed her because he knew she would not come. The Inqm;{ was conducted oftice, Dr. McManu, ot Gardner, being the first witness called. “He related the cir stances of being rung up by Colonel Babeoe at 5 last Saturday morning, who stated that he had been shot. ‘The wounded man’s vest was open and there was a stain on his shirt. [n response to inquiries Colonel Bab- cock refused to tell how or when or where hie was shot, though he said he would tell the doctor later. The doctor then described his treatment of the patient, how had ltim carried to the depot from his oftice o a louuge, and that. he accompanied him to Clicago at the wounded man's carnest re- in the coroner’s quest. The bandage around Colonel Babeock’s body, which the patient said he had tied I self, was a towel, but had no distineuish ng marks upon it, except that it had no_fringe upon it and was of coarse linen. The doctor told Colonel Babeock he could not have fastoned the towel himself, but the Colonel insisted that he did. The doctor saw no buggy nor heard one about his house that morning previous to Colonel Bab- cock’s arrival. Saturday afternoon he saw Miss Dodge at Clover's house, having been called there by Mr. Clover, who sald she was sick. She was looking badly, complained of a headache and a pain in her back, He did not speak of the shooting to Miss Dodge at all. 'The witness then handed Colonel Bab- cock’s revolver to Deputy-Coroifer Barrett and took his departure. Marshal Bull of Gardner, whoarrgsted Miss Dodge, sald that when he told her e had & warrant for her, she answered, “Well, T ex- pected it,” but would say nothing more. The warrant was not read to her because it was ark, Fred L. Chase, the Alton conductor with whom Col. Babcock went down last Friday night, saw the deceased get off at the crossing above Garduer, and ulso noticed that a lady got oft there too, though the two were not together on the train. ~ Ile would not know the lady If he saw her again, _She was evi- dently about twenty-elght or thirty years of age, was bareheaded, and wore a shawl, She boarded the train at Raceville, the first station ahovo Gardner. When the train left the crossing the two were standing some six feet apart, and did not act as though they knew each other. The conductor had earried Babeoek to Gardner several times before. Henry I’. Caldwell, the boarder at No. 8 Lake Park place, a real estate dealer, was the one who burned the towel bandage and Colonel Babeock s shirts because he thought they were of no use to any one. e told siniply what the newspapers have already published. Mr. Silas P. Wheeler, Colonel Babcock's business partnes, said the dead man had never told him anytiing about the shooting. He did not know that Colonel Babcock had any acquaintances in Gardner. e once had a business transaction with a Dodge at Gard- ner, and he had once seen a party called Miss Dodge in their office some time last February. e did not know the nature of her business in the oftice, but she inauired for Colonel Babcock. He was not there. She sat there and waited for him a little while, but left before he came. The witness told Mr. Babcock that she had been there, but the colonel made no particular re- ply. Once some hay was purchased in Gard- ner for the tirm, but Mr. Wheeler did not know of whom it was bouzht. Dr. McMann asked to correct his statement by adding that while he and the colonel were talking the latter hal said once or twice that if he had not grasped the revolver he would not have been shot. ‘Two reporters for city papers who were sent down to Gardner to look into the e were also examined. One of them said that a Mr, Gorman, a neighbor to the Dodees, had told him that he saw Sarah Dodge driving toward dner about 4 o'clock Saturday morning but was not certain any one was with her, The women folks ot one of the neighbors had also told him that a wman named Babeock came to see Sarah about tate's attorney of Grundy present, and_occaslonally oftered sugzestions to the deputy coroner. Messrs. Ving and Stough, counsel for Miss Dodie, were also about the room, but did not say a word at any time during the taking of the testimony. S WHO KNOWS MRS, An Alleged Omaha With a Chicago Bigamist, CuicAGo, August 27.—Two detectives strolled leisurely into a coal office at the cor- nerof Dearborn and Randolpn streets yester- day afternoon, and approaching a young man seated at a high desk, one of them said in a quiet voice: *“Mr. Carringlord, we have come to arrest you.” ““Youhave made a mistake: My name is Clum—Charies G. Clum,” was the firm re- joinder of the voung man, “We may be mistaken in the name, but not in the man,” said the detective. *“Your wife, Mrs. Molly Carringford, charges vou with having stolen a typa-writer from the firm of Wickersham & Co., an thereis a warrant out for yonr arrest.” “But my wite, who, by thé Clum, lives at wood, and can cLuM? Lady Falls in nyy i3 Mrs, M7 Dickey street, Engle- found there now with her little child.”” Clum became excited when the detective persisted in addressing him as Carringford, and he finally admitted that he was once known by that name, The oflicers were'somewhat staggered when Clum told them that he had a wife and child living in glewood, and they lost no time in eon- irming tho story, He was taken to the Armory police court, where he had his case docketed and a bond for his release signed, and then he accompaniea the drtectives to Central police station to talk over his aifairs. The unexpected denouement in his domestic affairs troubled him a zood deal, for he and his second wife have been moving 1n good socioty in Englewood, where he passed for a model husband. Besides, he is well known on the west side ‘through hisrelations to sev- eral prominent families a with a number of social TS ago, he et a_ young lady named Ty g ess, of Omaha, who was visiting friends. Miss Burgess obtained a situation in the oftice of Wickersham & Co,, Metropolitan block, as a type-writer and stenographer, and on account ot her bright appearance and lrleufialll manner excited a great deal of in- erest, espectally from Mr. Wickersham and his wife, One day Miss Iurgess turned up missing at the oflice, and when she tinally reappeared she told Mr. Wickersham that she had gone to Milwaukee with Charles Carringford, and was married to him by Rev, C. K. Dietz, a Baptist minister. The young couple set up a type-writing and business ut 156 Washington stre firm name of Carringford & Co.,, and were doing well when they separated. Mrs. Car- ringtord declined to live ‘with her husband any longer for s reason known only to herself, and they drifted apart, This was in all of 183, and from that time until yes- v they never laid e upon each other, . Carringford d employment in several offices, working only a few months eachuntil she wentinto the oftice of the Moore Manufacturing company. A fow days 1 typewriter got out of repair, and sh sent to a repair slop, whera it was ident- fied as a machine had been stolen seve years ago from Wickersham & Co. The ot- ficers of the Moore company were apprised of the discovery, and they in turn informed Mrs. Carringford, who said her hushand gave her the machine shortly after they were mar- ried. The police were called in andinsteneted to tind Carringford if he was still in the city, and they arrested him under the name of Clum, as stated io the foregoin-«, could be learned from him i § marriage, but his statements to the officers led them to believe that it was a love and that he changed hLis name to prot wife more thar himselt. For over a ye Clum has lived at- 5947 Dickey street, Euy unporting his wife and enildren” in ative luxuery, Clum N 14a pretty little , and she keenty ever since she learned of her hus- band’s entanglements. Mrs. Carringford is a tall brunette, of dashing appearance and rather dressy, but ofa taeiturn disposition. Before her marriage hor friends say she was one of the brightest and most yivacious young women on the west side, and was for that reason courted evervwhere, e claims that her briet experience with Cuarringford, or Clum, has forever shaken her faith in men, She was as nueh surprised as any- body when she heard of his second marriage, bt she did not express any opinion about it, especially after he called o see her with a ce and cutting off Clun was dejeeted bt on West Adamsstreet, lhll'l'o ¥ short-hand , under the woman when ©ie pa ted Lim last night thought lie W Yich, whose wife 15 the ouly Burgess | ha, With one exception, that the Miss Hurgess mentioned in the vam i no relative to bis wife. ‘The exeeption 18 that of the grand ugliter of 0. B. Selden, lntely travienil sed, but there js o tatnty that the 1 the telegrats 1s 1) any way el ¥ ed to N, Selden, 0 bt a5 suflerced | soned | A NEW LEAGUE PROPOSED, A Project to Oombine tho Best Cities if the Western and Northwestern. OMAHA DEFEATS THE DENVERS, Uther Games in the Western Leagud —Base Ball, the Races and Other Sports at Al Points, A New League, KANsAS City. Mo., Augzust 27.—|Spoctal ‘Telegram tothe BEE, | —Some six weeks age a movement was quietly inauguratgd by Sec« retary K. E. Menges, of the Kansas City base ball club, looking to the formation of anew and powerful base ball organization. This grew out of dissatisfaction with the constantly shaky condition of the Western league and the generally weak condition of & majority of the clubs that have visited here this season. Kansas City's experience in the western league has been far from satis« factory to the base ball publie, which has shown itself amply capable of supporting & club in a first-class organization, and which demandsbetter ball playing than can be put up by clubs with the finam cial backing the majority of the Westorn league nines have. The whole trou- ble in the Western league has been that the smaller towns cannot support losing teams and the natural consequence has been that unless their clubs are weli up to the top talk of disbandment is at once indulged in. ‘Thig is shown in the cases of Leavenworth and St. Joseph, The former could not even keep upa winning team, while St. Joseph, which had previously supported a club of pennau! winuers, dropped out when its representad tives onthe diamond met a series of defeats, In order to preserve an eight-club organiza tion and thus prevent general demoraliza tion in the schedule, a couple of dums mies had to be in ta fill the vacancies, Even now, it is not a certainty that there will be eight clubs in the Western league when the season ends, With the end in view of placing Kan+ sas City in a league next season in whichi the clubs will be financially on an equal with Kansas City, Secretary Menges opened up & correspondence with “the representatives of clubs 'in some of the leading cities in the Northwestern and Western leagues. idea of the consolidation of the stronues members of the two organizations was re ceived with general favor. ~Mr. Menges found one of the strongest friends of the scheme in Secretary Sam Morton, of the Chi¢ cago National league team, who I8 A. G. Spaulding’s right-hand man. Mr. Morton at once said Chicago could be counted in the scheme. 'This does not mean that the National league's ehampion will be a membes but another and distant club in which Mr. Spaulding and Mr. Morton will be the princle pal stockholdor: 'he former would not ob- ject to a second club in Chicazo, &8s it would not be likely to hurt the oths ub and a ricl baryest would be reaped from Sunday gam and other priviieges which are not permitted in National league cities. ‘The cities which will go to make up the new organizations and which have already si«nitied a willing- ness to come in are Kansas City, Chicago, St. Louis, Milwaukee, St. Paul, Des Moines, Minneapolis and Omaha. President Threw, of the Lincolns, is desirous of having his town representod, and the choice for the eighth member lles between his town and _ St. Louis with chances slightly in_fayor of Lincoln, from the fact that a club in St. Louis in opposition ta the Browns would not be likely to pay. glance at the cities enumerated in this list Wil convince people familiar with base ball matters that there is not n single city in it that is not cavable of keeping up a losing club. Moreover, every cily can support a first class club and with such tinancial back- ing the standard of playing would be greatly elevated. Tne new organization will doubi« less break upboth Western and Northwestern leagues nexu season, although it is possible that they may organize with six clubs, The new organization wlii not effecteither league 4his ggason, as the cities represented will 4 ish their schedules. However a meel< ing will be held at the eclose of the present season, at which the citieg spoken of will be represented and the propey sleps taken for the orvanization of the ne league. Secretary Menges said to-nights “When we were dropped trom the Nationa league last spring, 1 firmiy resolved never to ask for admission again. Kansas City 13 too far west for the National league, and the eastern clubs cannot be blamed for objection to onr aamission. Idid think of trying to get into the American association next sea- son, but when the idea of the new organiza- tion met with such favor I felt it would better to o into it. It will be a strong asso- tion, and will unaoubtedly be next to the American association as an organization. We will begin at the close ot this season to sccure a team for next year, and expect to have our players sizned by spring. | cannof state the personel of the nine at present, but we have several good players in vie W will make 1t a point to secure young and am- bitious players. and hope in this way to build up a strong club,” Omaha 0, Denver 4. , August 27.—|Special Telegram to —Bartson won to-day’s game for y his effective pitehing. Phillips, Tebeav or McSorley could have won the game for Denver had they been able to hit Bartson when men wer¢ on bases. Omiha played a great fieldinz game also, Walsh es- pecially making good plays. Fitzsimmoms seemed to have an idea that he had a snap ag the start, but after Omaha made five tuns in the first inning he got it and pitched a ©ood game. rehmeyer and Dwyer made five double plays, as did Briges and Mesor= ley. Hazan’s wmpiring was the worst he L8 done sin ning here, and the blenching hoards gave him a reminder throughout tle game. ‘I'wo games will bo played to-mozrow, one in the morning, the other in the aftere noon. ‘I'ie attendance to- was about 400, le| econccaar S TR Krelimeyer, Barisou... Pt orcs la1 e:::e‘aauu] = 000 0001 , Omaha 7. Two-base hit i Double plays—Phillips to MeSorley to Swmith, Dwyer to Krelimeyer to Dwyer, Tases on Balls—Fitzsimimons., ity pitcher—Krehmeyer, Passed balls—Krehmey Wild pitehes—artson 2 Time of gaine—1 Lours and 4 Umpire—Haan. y 8 W Omaba ... Runs earu Kansas © Wicnira, Kan, August Special Teles gram w the Bee|—The Kansas City club to-day played a perfect fielding game and aefeated Wichita, which made ten errors, by & { score of 5 1o 1. Hofford and Ringo were { their battery, “Phe tormer was hit for elzht e e and a double, gave one man a base on | bails hitone man: Ringo hadno passed J buids Pettiford 'was bii for seven singiesy