Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, October 23, 1888, Page 1

o ) i iAo AR & :;.,A‘A»-u B e N Bty " THE OwmAHA DaiLy BEE EIGHTEENTH YEAR. THE PARNELL INVESTIGATION Attorney General Webster Opens the Case For the Times. A VERY VAGUE STATEMENT. The Impression Prevails That Times Has No Absolute Proof of the Truth of lts Charges. the Webster's Statement. Losnoy, Oct. The commission ap- pointed W investij he charges made by the Times against the Irish members of par- liament t this morning, Attor- ney General Webster opened the case for tho Times. He promised to give the court the fullest information in the Times' power ro- garding the source of evidence against the Trish party which the Times had published. It would be shown, said Webster, that many of the men in the Ties’ particul hav personally taken part in crimes of the worst kind, while, with scarcely any exception, the persons mentioned had never denounced the outrages or crime: Owing to the failure of the ofticers of the national league to comply with the comimission's order regarding the discovery of bank books, the Times' counsel had been unable to shape their case as they had expected. Still, even without the bank books, they would prove that money had been paid by the league for the actual com- mission of acts of violence and crimes. Scme of the men thus paid were connected with the American league and w provided with money from funds obtain in Ireland. From the outset of the land league's existence, and since the formation of the national league Parnell and his colleagues have been intimately associated with Irish Americans who were advocates of dyna mite, Remarkable cvidence wouid be pro- duced to prove this connection and to show also that an extraordinary number of un crimes were due to the incitement of Referring to letters alleged to implicate Parnell and others in crimes, Web. ster promised to produce before the comins. #ion all the letters which had been mentionea in the frial of O’Donneil’s case. He then re- counted the history of the league's connec tion with acrari g and showed how thev were lated to Fenianism. He recited instances where Davitt, Devoy, ‘Walsh, Egan, Brennan and Matthew Harris bad held communications with the Par- nellite party and declared they were linked to that party’s common iuter ests and aims. b attorney general quoted from the speeches of nationalist lead- ers from the year 1879 onw. When the court adjourncd ‘Webster was apparently only advanced in the presentation The vagueness and gencral ¢ statement left the impression that the Times has no absolute proof of the truth of its charges. lustead of producing evidence tl Parnell and his associates were accompli before or after the fact, with the Phoenix park murders, he will attempt to justify the Times’ accusations by raking up outrages af tributed to members of the league and trying to connect them with the Parnellites, et o THREE JUDICIAL OWI Various Opinions Concerning the Par- nell Investigation. [Copyright 1885 by James Gordon Bennett.] Loxvoy, Oct. 22.--[New York Herald Cable—Special to Tur Bre.]—There is a well known engraving of three owls mooning on a tree. Beneath all 1s darkness. I was re- minded of it this morning when three be- wigged and begowned and bespectacled judges from the bench confronted the crowd in the court room set apart for the commis- sion. They looked so wise and yet so doubt- ful as to what the coming daylight into the case might bring from the outside. The inside of the court room—except as to some struc- tural improvements for the convenience of the press and spectators—presented such an appearance as [ noted 1n a previous dispateh. ‘While waiting the coming of the judges, I took a few notes of observation, made from the position where the barristers and per- ns immediately interested sat gossiping. This inquiry, said one, will form the nearest approach to a state trial that has occurred during this Victorian reign. How feverishly impatient the Parnellites seem to have been throughout, said another, which differs from the dignitied silence the Times has observed since the special commission was organized. The reply of a Q. C. to an inquiring specta- tor was that the issuc which the special commission is appointed to try is whether the leaders of the home rule movement have conducted a political agitation by legal and constitutional metho or whether thoy have been guilty of crim- inal complicity in the recent outrages by which that movement has been accompa- nied, if not promoted, and this will then be & searching inquiry into the origin and causes, direct and Indirect, of all the agrarian and political crimes that have been committed by discontented Irishmen for the last nine Observed another: The three judges go through their task, not be- causo s B newspaper made certain charges against a public man, but because the accused gentlemen challenged a complote sifting of those charges by pre. forring a claim for a parliamentary commit- tee. Parliament then offered him a trial before judges of impartiality and superior to political issucs. ‘This offer was wmade, not becauso the Times a d Mr. Parnell, but because eighty-six members of parliament eagerly insistod on an investigation mto the charges affecting his personal character and political carecr. The tickets issued the acccused M. P.'s I find omits the names of Mssers. Blaine, Molloy, O'Gorman, Mahon, O'Hanlon, Gilkooly, McNeil, Pinkerton, Nolan, Carew, Marum, Henry, Josephis, Gill, Connolly, Munoney, Shiel, McKenna, Young, Me- Carty, McDonald, Corbet, Power, Reynolds, Kennedy, MacDonald and Murphy. Doubt- less Mr. Bulfour regards them as too small fish for tho net, although each is a staunch nationalist, Nevertheless several of these uncharged M. P.'s were agog, seated in the dense crowd, and oue was ignomuniously hustled out of the cowpartment allotted to suckling barristers. ‘When the judge entered there were bows all around and all rose except a few ladie he bench meant business and instantly looked at Attorney General Webster, who quickly responded with a suspicious stage fright manner, as four and twenty reportors, all i arow, lifted their pencils at him. However, with a well simulated air of bland, juvenile innocence, he said: *'I would like to know for whom my learned friends appear!” waving his shiny silk sleeve at the lawyers of the English or Irish bar who formed a group behind George Lewis, whose Poole toilet formed a foreground for the rustling silk—the man whose white head and black figure made a daamatic pie- picture. Sir Charles Russell, brownod ‘with partridge shooting and paturally uer- vous, half smiled at the statuesque Mr. Parnell near him, He moved for the release of William Redmeond that he might become a witness, Sir James Hannon, *‘kindly as a * fisher hooks a worm, pitying him the while,” _snsivered afirmatively with thie couditious, for the d. OMAHA. 'UESDAY MORNING, OCTOBER NUMBER 131 **He will be required to enter his own recog- nizance in £1,000 that he will take no part with any public pro ings whatever during the time of his temporary re. lease, or while this inquiry is proceed- ing, and that he will render himself up when the period arrives to undergo the remainder of his sentence.”” Two or three M. Ps. in a chorus accompany George Lewis' negative shake head, and Sir Charles murmurs that Mr. Reslmond would not couseut to such con- ditions, Now came the question distinguished coun- sel, mindful of his breakfast of omelettes and a pile of briefs at Chambers, always make when causes celebres begin, “What are your lordships intentions for the sit- tings!" The metaphorical owls turn their b each other a la consultation and pre comes the answer: “Every court day this week except Saturd Omelletes and briefs remembrances now inspire counscl ina consultation, when for probably the only time throughout the hear- ing allare unanunous, saying throuzh Sir Charles, “We are unanimous. Four days weekly enough.” More owlish consultations ensue when Sir James adopts a saying once politically famil- iar in America, “We'il hear you later,” and next a hush comes and stillness pervades even the solemn cryer whose wig much buzzing has set most com- ically, and he ceases to woo silence by his loud demands for it. Everyone recognizes that the game is to begin, The attorney general stands at his legal wicket and a formidable ten pound big Wrief is held. All know he is to open his case. He beging with repetitions of proses familiar to the jurymen and the ghosts of nisi prius all over the world, such as, “It is my duty to,” “I have now to lay before you, “I think it convenient,” *Your lordships will find,” and between each stereotyped phrase the well known “also.” The Parnell party is charged first with attending meetings of dis- loyal socicties and making speeches inciting to the commission of crimes; second, with beng parties to the payment of re wards to criminals; third, with not publicly discouraging or condemuing outrages ; fourth intimately associating with notorious crimi nals, murderers, sedition mongers and dyna- miters; fifth, receiving money from Amer- ican ad ates of sedition, assassination and tie use of dynamite; sixth, publicly denounc ing, but privately appointing and encourag- ing crimes, Sir Robert soon displays his nervousness by speaking of resistance b, English farmers. Sir Charles, whose annc ing pen has lost early quiver- ing, **begs pardon,” and adds, “you mean the Irish farmers.” Sir Robert bows and amends and one hears a chorus of strikeouts from attorney general its the stenographers, The becomes very minute in word painting alle- gations now thoroughly familar to all your readers, He made some ullusions which called forth from Sir James Hannen the ob- servation, “Please remember woe have read every word of the volume, ‘Parnellism and Crime.’ " George Lewis whispers to Mr, Parnell and both smile, Once only during the speech Sir Charles seemed to lose his paticuce, insisting on copics of the speeches from which the attor- ney general was reading. The latter rather gruflly said, “My lord, I am opening my case.” This he repeated after four more in- terruptions, When Sir James, also secming impatient, looked reprovingly at the Parnell- ite Q. C.and said, “It is competent to the attorney general to open his cage in what- ever manner he thinks right. If he does not do what is right he will be responsible afterward,” Dur, ing five hours, Mr. Webster, whose manner is always dry and satirical, some- what harsh and not critical like bis solicitor general, Sir Edward Clarke, elaborates the charge. He inveighs against the league; he paints the horrors of moonlighting, but avoids those of eviction; he bemoans boycot- ting; her crucifies the fenians; he cremates Pat Egan; bLe welds sentences from many speeches as showing the gencral intent; He skewered the assassination fund, and, in short, multiphed by hundreds the opening charges which he so fruitlessly made in the O'Donnell case, The only sensation he scemed to create and to which the judges most attentively listened was what he called the American side of the matter. He re- ferred to articles and comments in the Bos- ton Piict, Chicago Citizen, Irish World" and apologetivally added: I shall have to ad- dress your lordships at length upon the connection between the gentlemen named and the organizations in America, and 1 shall have to indicate the heads of evidence from which it will appear that there was being collected in America a very large amount of money by means of literature of the worst kind, which incited and invited people to participate in acts of the most infamous character, such as dyna- mite, the use of the dagger and the commis- sion of the worst crimes, and it will be part of the case that many of the gentlemen to whom I have referred knew of the way in which the monev was collected and with that knowledge continued to consort with— nay to thank the people who had collected the woney, and for all T know-I speak for my clients of course—have a considerable portion of it still. 3o that as it may, the American part of the case, which in oae sense is an entively separate thing, is one of the main allegations made by **Par- nellism and Crime,” namely that many of those whose names are included were in active communication with some of the most violent agitators in America, and with a knowledge of the doctrines preached by those agitators availed themsclves of their services, received money that they had collected, and continued to consort with them, to be friendly with them after the pub- lication of their views. I do not say at the present time I am in a position to give you the whole details of the working of the con- spivacy in America. You have powers and it 1ay be necessary to exercise these powers for ascertainment. “On October 21, 1879, it was resolved that Mer. Paruell should go to America to obtain assistance for the league. 1 shall prove by statements made in the organs of the land league party that Mr. Parnell did go to America and had comwmunications with Devoy and Walsh; that on March 11 or thereabouts the American land league was formed und very large sums of money came over from the American land league for the use of the Irish land league. It appears to be clear that the American and Irish organ- izations were working together. Large sums of money were sent over the water by oue who did not hesitate to ad- vocate the worst schemes and meth- ods by which to gun its ends. Mr. Purnell, in the speeches which he made in America reported in the New York Her- ald, was frankly treasonable, declaring that it was not their intention to desist until they had destroyed the last link which bound England and Ireland together, Then there was in Ireland ocirupiers of the land and in connection with the occupation of the land it Was necessary - to salisfy ‘the . Ameri. can people or - the wmerican sub- scribers, that by coupling their own particular agitation and organization with agrarian agitation and organization the end for which both Americans and Irish were working would be effected. When Mr. Par- nell visited America he was there with Mr. Dillon, and it will be proved that Mr. Parnell's expeuses to America were paid by the land league. There are sev- eral matters in connection with the relation between Mr. Parnell and others of his party and these in America, which make it most importaut that the way in which these ex- cursions to America were conducted should be proved before you. 1 think it will be clear that from that date there was harmonious action between the American section and the land league at home. The American section was satisfied that their aims would be obtained by those who were kecping up what they termed the war with England, and who were making reprisal against these who occupied the land contrary to the will of the land league, though the fact is that though the Irish nation were constantly spoken of as being at war, a war being carried on against the tenants who would not carry out the be- hests of the land league, a war in which the landlords who were murdered were treated as the victims in what was spoken of as the victory, and obtained by the Irish over the Irish nation, You will find that Parneil and Dil- lon, envoys to Amerfea, were in communica- tion with Devoy, a converted fenian, and also with a man named Walsh, and shortly after Mr. Parnell went to America there was formed an American branch of the land league, on which were a considerable num- ber of Americans, selected and nominated and recommended by Mr. Parnell himself, showing that he had a great deal to do with the Amer The best part and the only impressive por- tion of the opening was the ingenious, melo- dramatie fashion in which the attorney gen- eral summarizes all the most startling cases of woonshine murder in Ireland during the last several vears, much as the bloody shirt journals in America n 1586 used to mould the incidents connected with the kuklux in the southiern states. During those recitais Sir Charles shrugged his shoulders and George Lewis adjusted his cyeglasses aguinst Man- ager MacDonald of the Times, as if saying, “Well, what of it. How can you identify us with such thingss” As the fog deepened outside and the gas was lighted inside the attorney general's throat also grew foggy. The judges looked at each other inquiringly. **Was this to be another W ren Hastings trial or a legal combat, such as the claimant had ¢ and then un adjournment was bad until morning. ol WILLIAM'S WELCOME. A Cordial Reception on His Return from His Trip. [Copyright 1883 by James Gordon Bennett.] Beruiy, Oct, 22.—[New York Herald Cable—Special to Tne Bree.]—The German emperor arrived yesterday moruing at Drewitizheim station, on the Berlin Wetzlar railway, at which his grandfather and father have so often alighted when returning from abroad to their Pottsdam residences, He looked more sunburnt than ever and perhaps a Little fatigued from his long journey, but scemed perfectly well. The station was gaily decorated with flowers and garlands, and warriors stood as a voluntary guard of honor, surrounded by many Pottsdamers and Berliners. On the train steaming into the station the emperor appeared at the win- dow and cast eager glances right and left, and a happy smile lit up his grave face when he saw his consort waving her handkerchief from her carriage. The emperor then alighted, and on his reaching the empress their majesties kissed each other repeatedly, amid the cheers of the crowd. The first question put by the emperor to his consort was, “How are the boys "’ which was answered by a hearty and very audible HAlU well,” Two little girls handed splendid bouquets to the emperor who graciously thanked and caressed them. After words with Count Bismarck and other high personages who were present, his majesty took his seat by the side of the em- press in the carriage, whicn his elder sons had profusely decorated with flowers drove to the marble palace. On reaching the marble palace he found the five. blonde- haired princes’ waiting to welcome their father. From the surrounding country numbers of people had flocked to witness the arrival of his majesty. The suite continued their journey to Ber- lin. The emperor himself commenced work almost immediately and continued occupied with various state affairs until dinner, which he took witn tne empress, his five sons and Prince Leopold. e BERNHARDT ON DIVORCE. How Its Constant Possibility Lends a Charm to Marriea Life. LCopyright 1858 by James Gordon Bennett.) Bru 18, Oct. 23.—[New York Her- ald Cable—Special to Tue Bee.]—"And do you think marriage & failure?’ Such was the question that the Herald's correspondent put to Sarah Bernhardt last night justas she had fmshed reading in the Herald of Saturday what Mme. Jane Hading had said upon the subject in New York. What Mme. Hading said to the Herald reporter about hersclf and M. Damala amused the divine Sarah immensely, but she pleaded ieadache and begged the correspondent to give her time to think over an answer to the question. She was suffered to sleep over it for a few nights. She awoke re- freshed and her headache gone. Then she took up a pen and this is word for word the result of her nocturnal reflections on the all- important question : ‘The possibility of divorce makes the asso- ciation of man and woman as formed by marringe more agreeable in the fact that it equalizes their rights. Forced slavery no longer exist- ing, the mnccessity for revolting against it is a thing of the past. Mutual conces- sions can now be made without causing a feeling of humiliation to either side, for these concessions have now become volun- tary. The knowledge which husband and wife now has, that each can regain his or her liberty, if married life is no longer supportable almost gives an amorous turn to the reconciliations after quarrels and allows the veil of poetry to be thrown over the pantoutles de monsieur et le pot au feu de madame, . (Signed) SARAN BERNHARDT, This letter reveals to the world a new Sarah Bernhardt. A Sarah Bernhardt who reflects, who weighs her words and who as- piresto a pretense, with the silver-toned voice of ners, to true words of wisdom, Flood Slightly Better, |Copyright 158 by James Gordon Bennett,) HEeELUERG, Oct. 22.—[New York Herald Cable—Special to Tug Bee.)—Flood's condi- tiou is slightly better. It is considered there is no immediate danger. He left his bed a few hours and reclined in an arm chair by the window. ster Rosine is attending him day and night. The weather s delightful, tright aud sunshine, T0 INSURE AN HONEST COUNT The Thorough Preeautions Being Taken By Ohairman Quay. DETECTIVES ALONG THE BORDER. Repeaters Both in New York and In- diana Will Have a Hard Time of It—A Boodle Scheme Defeated. Repeaters, Take Warning. WasnNGTON BUREAU Trne OMana Bre, } 513 FOURTRENTH STRERT, Wassinaton, D, C,, Oct. 22, From New York and Indiana letters were received to-day written by men influentially connected with the management of the re- publican campaign in those states and both announce that Harrison and Morton can be defeated only by fraud and that every effort is being given to prevent it. Chairman Quay has 2,000 detectives at work in New York City alone, and he says that if fraud is practiced he will fill the prisons with demo- crats on election day till their feet stick out of the windows. Over ,000 is being spent by the republicans to prevent fraud in New York City alone. Detectives have been stationed all along the ;southern border of Indiana to keep out démocratic repeaters. Democrats here concede that the republi- cans will come up to New York City with 70,000 plural; but say that will be over- come. Republicans say 1t cannot be over- come, except by fraud, Blaine went into the city with but 62,000, and came within 1,100 of election, TE DIDN'T LIKH CLEVELAND, Some surprise was expressed during the last two or three days of the session of con- gress at the persistency with which Con- gressman Sowdon, of Allentown, Pa., rej sisted the proposition to give the employes of the house an extra month's pay. Mr. Sowden seemed to remain in his seat for the sole pur- pose of defeating this resolution, and he was successful. That he had more than an economic object was manifest to everyone. It was not until to-day that the truth of the matter was learned, It seems that Mr. Sowden ascertained that there was an agree- ment between the democratic em- ployes of the house, whereby, in the event of securing this additional allowance, each would contribute one- half a month’s salury towards the demo- cratic campaign fund, Since the veto of the Allentown public building bill, Mr. Sowden, although a democrat, has had no particular love for Grover Cleveland, and he was not disposed to permit_any‘scheme to go through the house which he could prevent, which would be lik to aid the democratic party to the extent of £15,000 or $20,000, which this would have done. 'The “fiscal agent” of the democratic national committee, who ex- pected to reap a rich harvest this morning, has been cursing Sowden all day, and he is rruhuhly receiving the same kind of left hand blessings from all the members of the national committee who knew of the ar- rangement. NEW YORK LOREING TOWARD NEBRASKA. Information Was received at repub- lican headquarters in New York from Ne- braska, I am reliably % to the effect xhntrths .llln,inn clmd otper lfl:' rnflronzz are furnishing large quantities of carry the legislature “um with m to electing a democratic successor to Senator Manderson. The Pacifie railrosd companies are simply showing their gratitude for the democratic efforts in the house during the past session to secure extension of their indebtedness to the gpvernment. I also un- derstand that Pacific rpilroad money i expended to bring about, the re-ele who favored the scheme of extending the in- debtedness and the defeat of those who are opposed to it. MISCELUANEOUS. Senator and Mrs, Manderson will have their accustomed apartment in the Portland for the congressioual soason. Representative Conger, of Des Moines, was :lhc ouly northwestern man at the capitol to- ay. There are twenty-five men confined in the jail here charged with murder. The supreme court having to-day sustained the constitutionality of the prohibition law of Ic. va (the case of J. T. Kidd, a distiller, plaintiff in erpar, againgt I. E. Pearson and 5. J. Loughras) it is believed here that no further effort will be made by the saloon clement of the Hawkeye state to break down that law on domstitutional grounds. The aim wili be to prévent its enforcement. First Licutenant Daniel A. Frederick, Seventh infantry, has_been granted a four months' leave, to takd effect about Novem- ber 10. Second Lieutenant Robert P. Watkine, mended United States signal corps, by ® order is ordered to pm?".?i d from the North Platte to Omaha. has heen in- mpson that M. Joseph, of Dun] Ia., formed by Acting Se .y a number of school babks used by him abroad prior to his arrival du the United States would be entitled to entry upon importa- tion under the provisions in the free list covering ‘‘books, houschold effects, etc., used abroad not less than one year" and not intended for any other person or persons, nor for sale. The law provides, however, that they must be imperted within a reason- able period after your arrival in the United States. PERRY S. HeaTH, sl Nebraska and Jowa Pensfons. WasmiNGToN, Oct. 23.—[Special Telegram to Tue Bee.)-—To-day an original invalid pension was granted to Charles H, Frank, of Ayr, Neb, Pensions granted Towans: Original in- valid—Joseph W. Cummins, Redfield; Lowis Ormsby, Allerton; Abel H. Balcom, Lawn Hill; Jesse C. Mackey, Woodburn, In- crease—Nathan J. Moore, Hirmingham; William Fraser, Oscabla: William Bishop, Whiting; Henry B. Winslow, Albia; Nathan B. Easton, Coin. Original widows ete.— Jane, widow of Sawuel Nelson, Griznel miners of Edwin Carlton, Sioux City; Joanna, ~A. Thurston, former widow of Edwin Carlton, ity. Report of the E con General. WASHINGTON, Octy 22.—Surgeon General Moore submitted to ¥hp secretary his annual report for the past year. In the chap- ter on the health of, the army, he says the mean strength of the army for the year, in- cluding officers, and Both white and colored enlisted men, Is stated at 23,841, of which 21,601 were white and 2,240 were colored. “The total admissions o the sick report were 20,727—white, 26,000; polored, 3,127, Deaths from all causes, 214, ———— Chinese Cannot Land. WasHINGTON, Oct.’ 22.—Acting Secretary ‘Thompson has receivéd a telegram from the coliector of the customs at San Francisco, asking if Chinese laborers arriving from China in transit for either Panama or across the territory of the United States to Cuba can be landed at Sawd'rancisco, and if how are they to guarded. 7 Thompson telegraphed to-day in rep! Chinese laborers canuot laud on States territory, whether for trausit to for- eign countries or otherwise. Hayti's New President, WASHINGTON, Octi 22, —Mr. Stephen Pres- ton, Haytian minister here, has received a cable dispatch d Port-au-Prince, Octo- ber 17, via Cuba, gunouncing the election on that day by the sational assembly of Gen- eral Francois Denys, time, as president of the republic. Cape Hayti, Gonaives and St. Mare, having Ited against the iegiti- wate government gnd been closed to for- €ign comumerce, paval force is befare said ports to enforce the decrees of the goy- ernment against all vessels endeavoring to evade the same, — Nebraska Postal Changes. WASHINGTON, Oct. 22~ [Special Telegram to Tue Ber.]—Eugene J. Boblits was to-day appointed postmaster_at Tuckeryille, Custer vice Valentine Dewin, de- ! A ncw postoffic was established at do, Clay county, with William J. Stockham as postmaste GROSS Verdict of the Coroner's Jury in the Lehigh Valiey Accident, Maven —After athree day’s session, the coroner's jury, which has been investicating the recent accident on the Lohigh Valley railroad at Mud Run, by which 8o mauy lives were lost, reached the following verdict to-day: ‘‘We find that the engineers of locomotives 452 and 406 of the seventh section, wi guilty of gross negli- gence, first in failing to discover the red signal in time, the evidence clearly sho wing that this signal was in full view as their train approached, and, secondly, for not approaching the station under full con- trol, as required by both general and special orders. The evidence also shows that the air Dbrakes of the entire seventh section were under the control of the engineer of locomotive 466, and that he ecould have stopped the train in spite of locomotive No. 452. We find that the lookout men of locomotives Nos. 452 and 466 were guilty of gross negligencs in failing to report to their respective engincers the red light at the station as the train approached. The men were placed on their respective en- gines as an additional precaution, their special duty being to lookout for signals, The lookout man on No. 452 failed to see the signal. The other one on 466 testified that he saw it when about one hundred and fifty fect from the station, and yet ne reported all right to the engine and claims that he did not think the red light meant anything, as nobody used it. We find that the rear brakeman of the sixth sec- tion was guilty of gross negligence, for when his train stopped, instead of promptly going back the proper distance toward the ap proaching train, he stopped at the station. There was time enough for him to have gone back nearly half a mile, but he went less than 400 feet. We find that the conductors of the two sections failed in their duty —first, in not conforming to the rule requiring each conductor to see personally that his brake- man protects the rear of his train; and, sec- ond, in not requiring his train to approach the station *under control ‘The coroner’s jury investigating the recent railroad accident on the Lehigh Valley rail- road at Tamend, by which eight persons were killed and several others fatally in- jured, rendered a verdict to-day charg- ing the flagman with gross negli- gence in not slgnuling the ap- proaching train_sooner and censuring the engineer of the Pennsylvania freight train for running too fast and the engineer of the construction train for not carrying out the orders issued. e THE WALLS GAVE WAY. Sad Accident at the Insane Hospital at Yankton. Yaxkroy, Dak., Oct. An accident oc- curred atthe insane hosbital this afternoon by which Christopher Thompson was in- stantly killed, Jacob Lee fatally hurt, Super- intendent Koan dangerously injured, and Michaet Curry slightly hurt. The disaster Was the result of the caving in of the walls of one of thé two new wings of tho hospital now usder construction by a man named Pakee, of Canton. The victims were on top of the third floor of the structure when the arch suddenly began to spread, the outside walls of the building falling outward and some of the interior walls going down in the general wreck. Nine other hes in the structure also gave way, the interior mass of brick, —mortar and timber fallin through to the first floor. Thompson an Lee had their chests erushed in and were otherwise injured about the head and body; Kean and Curry are hurt about the head and brutsed. Kean is superintend- ent of construction, and the other victims'are carpenters. Several other arches in the building have given away during the past few weeks, fortunately without injury to any one. The matter 18 now in the hands of Coroner McGlimphy. The men at work on the building agree that the walls were very weak. Some of them state there were two courses of brick fitted between with bats and mortar, This constituted the support for the heavy iron interior finishing. The mortar, they state, was nearly all sand. —_— An Outrage in Tenneasee. CuATTANOOGA, Tenn., Oct. 22.—[Speciul Telegram to Tue Ber,]—Word received here tells of an atrocious outrage perpretrated by east Tennessee toughs at a political meeting at Louisville, Blount county, The republi- cans were holding a meeting when a dozen drunken men in the audience interrupted the speakers by loud talking. They were or- dereq to leave, which they did. In a few moments a volley of bullets crashed through the windows, followed by another. George Kizer was mortally wounded, Constable ‘William Morton was crippled and is in a dan- gerous condition, and Mr, Gourlay was painfully hurt. Half a dozen others were more. or less injured. Intense excitement l!"lclvnul' and it is likely serious fighting will ollow. e A Thriving Kansas Town. Switn CeNter, Kan, Oct. 22.—[Corre- spondence of e Bee.]—The city council of this city to-day made a contract with A, A. Richardson, the Nebraska engineer, to get up plans and specifications for a complete system of waterworks to cost 000, The city is having a building boom and is after the scalps of Oberlin and Norton. We have five fine brick blocks building and a number of others will follow when spring opens. Residences are going up, busii i good and merchauts gencrally are ing jubilant, and with the prospect of a good sys- tem of waterworks in the near future every- body is feeling hopeful, - Shot By a Policem New Yorg, Oct. 22.--[Special Telegram to Tk Bee.]—Policeman Lawrence Colien was set upon by a crowd of roughs whom he or- dered to disperse at Firstavenue and Ninoty- second street last night. He arrested John Farley, a driver, aged twenty, but he eluded the officer's grasp. The latter threate ned to fire if the assault was not discontinued, and did fire three times, one shot badly wound- ing Farley, who was taken to the hospital, Four other men were finally landed in the Kighty-eighth street station. Cohen 18 badly hurt about the face, arms and body, e Flaccimio's Murderer., New YOrk, Oct. 22.—The coroner’s jury in the case of Antonio Flaccimio, the Italian found mysteriously murdered at Cooper Union on the night of October 14, rendered a verdict to-day that Flaccimio came to his death at the hands of Carlos Quarteraro, and that Vincenzo Quarteraro was accessory to the crime, Carlos Quarteraro is still at large. Vincenzo, his brother, to-day surren- dered himself to Inspector Byrues, whose de- tectives have been shadowing the Italian four days. He surrendered to avoid oeing hounded by detectives. - The Death Record. St. Louis, Oct. 22.—Judge Brittain A. Hill, one of the oldest and most prowinent citizens of St. Louis, died yesterday, aged seventy-two. He was a personal friend of President Lincoln during the war, He was author of & number of works on political ecovolny, Weather Indications, ForIcwa: Falr; warmer, variable winds. For Nebraska and Dakota: Favr; warmer; variable winds beroming souther'y. THE W.C. T U, Willard |Re-elected Presi- dent of the Union. New Yonk, Oct. ‘The national conven- tion of the Woman's Christian Temperance Union resumed its session this morning. A somewhat acrid debate was caused shortly after the session was openced by the presi- dent's (Frances E. Willard) ruling in reply to aquestion by a delegate, that delegates must vote according to their convic- tions and not to be governed b sentiments of their constituents. Aldrich of Iowa, the delegate raised the question, made an attempt to ap peal from the ruling of the chair, but failed An amendinent to the constitution making the private secretary of the president and the associate editress of the Union Signal mem- bers of the convention gave rise to another sharp discussion, in which Mrs. J. Ellen Foster took a lively part, opposing the amendment. The amendment carried. Mrs, Leonard Barry, of Philadel- phia, feminine organizer of the Knights of Labor and wife of Sec- retary Barry, who recently withdrew from the Knights of Labor, was introduced to the convention. She made a brief ad dress declaring that the Knights of Labor and the Womer ristian Temperanco union were united closely by bonds of sym- pathy and similarity of purpose. The election of officers was then proceeded WMiss Frances . Willard was re- d president for the ensuing year, re ving 360 votes out of a total of 301, Mrs. J. Ellen Foster receiving 6. Miss her Pugh was elected treasurer by a vote of 365 out of Mrs, L. M. N. Ste- vens was appomted assistant recording sec- retary by Miss Woodbridge. A memorial service in memory of Mrs. Mary Whitehall Thomas of Maryland, Miss Rose Phillips of Missouri, Dr. Mary I Thomas of Indiana, and Mrs. Mary H. Villars of Illinois, who died during the year, was then held. A resolution was passed petitioning the senate of the United States to make Mrs. Elizabeth Thompson a member of the com- mittee on international arbitratiou. Mrs. Carse read a report of the National Woman’s Temperance Publishing assoc tion for the year. Receipts, $120,174; ex- penditures, £125,125, Caroline B, Buell was elected correspond- ing secretary and Mrs. Mary A, Woodbridge recording se Frances, PSS S ANOTHER BLOW AT WHISKY. The Supreme Court Sustains the lowa Prohibitory Law. WASHINGTON, Oct. 22,—The supreme court to-day sustained the constitutionality of the prohibition law of Iowa. The pointof is- sue was the right to manufacture intoxicat- ing liquors solely for exportation to other states, despite the state law, and it was pleaded that the prohibitory feature, in so far as the manufacture for ex- portation is concerned, was in conflict with the constitutional provisions giving congress the sole right to regulate State com- merce. The case is that of Kidd, dis. tiller, plaintiff in error, vs. I. E. Pierson and S. J. Loughras. The court holds that the state law prolubiting both the manufacture and sale, except for mechanical, medicinal and culinary purposes, is not in conflict ‘with the inter-state commerce provision, and the decision of the Iowa court is sustained. The opinion is by Justice Lamar. The supreme court, in a decision rendered this afternoon, affirms the right of a state to prescribe tests for color blindness among the employes of railroads. e A Peculiar Suicide. Greexsnurg, Pa.. Oct. 22.—A most pecu- liar case of suicide occurred here last night. Two-domestics, working at the residence of Mrs. T. J. Barclay, cousmn-in-law of Dr. J. S. Crawford, mutually agreed to commit suicide for the reason that neither of them had fashionable clothes. Last evening they visited four different drug stores and pur- chased in all 45 cents' worth of laudanum. It was decided to take the deadly drug this evening. Their names were Maggie Lloyd, formerly of Latrobe, and Maggie Gulvin of this place. When the latter left Miss Lloyd last evening it was understood that the act would not be committed until this evening. To Miss Galvin's surprise Miss Liloyd was found dead in bed this morning. She was about twenty years of age. Miss Gualvin told the story of the compact, but says sho will not follow her companion, S Still Shrouded in Mystery. CuicAGo, Oct. 22.—An air of mystery con tinues to hang over the failure of the big lead firm of Corwith & Co. Four days have elapsed since the first suit was begun which precipitated mattérs and up to to-night noth- ing definite is known of the firm’s financial condition, nor of the whereabouts of the senior member of the firm, He was supposed to have started from New York to Chicago, several days ago, and if he has arrived here the fact s not known. Young Corwith still adheres to his resolution not to talk to the press. ‘The known liabilities so far foot up only £50,000, but it is said by {l.nrlms compe- tent to judge that the total liabilitics are be- tween $250,000 and $300,000, and that the failure is &n utter coilapse. Corwith, sr., is also connected, by rumor, with old Hutchin- son’'s September wheat deal. On Trial For Robbery. Deapwoon, Dulk., Oct. 22.—[Special Tele- gram to Tug Bge.]—The preliminary exam- ination of Spud Murphy, John Telford and George Young, accessories after the fact, took place in the court house before Judgo Hall at 10 o'clock to-day. The evidence so far shows that the parties charged were at Telford’s ranch two days prior to the at- tempted robbery and ate dinner there the day before. ‘The guns, revolvers and horses were proven to be Telford’s excepling the one that Spud Murphy rode. John Wetson had not recovered sufiiciently to be in court. Dougherty is still at large, cealt . T R Thinks They Are Frauds. SAN F'rANCISCo, Oct. 22.—United States District Attorney Carey corcluded his ex amination this morning of the fifty-one China- men who were released from the steamer Belgic on writs of habeas corpus last week, on the plea of being merchants and not la- Vorers. The district attorney says he is sat- isfied all of the men, with possibly one ex- ception, are frauds and are barred out by the exclusion act. Judge Sawyer will hear the cases next Wednesday and in the meantimo the Chinese will remain in the county jail. s bt Will Close Their Works, Bostoy, Oet. 22.~The Norway Steel ana Tron company, with extensive works on Dor- chester avenue, South Boston, has decided to wind up its affairs, close up its works and go out of business altogether. Fully 500 men will be thrown out of work, The business of the company cougists in rolling iron, steel, boiler plates, ete. The concern is partic larly well known throughout the country, because of its extensive dealing in Swedish! iron. pson Remove PuksLo, Colo., Oct. 22.—All the switch- men and yardnen in the employ of the Denver & Rio Grande railway at this point struck this morning, and the freight business is greatly interfered with, ‘The cause is said to be a gricvance the men have against 13, D, Thompson, superintendent of train service, They unite in asking for Thompson’s re- moval, which, it is understocd, will settle the strike. e Indicted For M Rarin Ciry, Dak., Oct, 22, der. {Special Tele- gram to Tus Ber.)--In the district court at | Custer on Saturday the grand jury found an indictment agaiost 1. W, Raridion, charging him with murder, Raridion shot William Grubb in a quarrel over the possession of a house owned by the latter and occupied by the former, aesr Kairbuzy, lash lecfi‘ DOUBLE WYOMING LYNCHING, Two Brutal Hunters Strung Up By Forty Settlers. THEY BURNED DOWN HIS HOUSE, Strangers Tako Roevengo on a Ranche man For Interfering With Bport, and Forfeit Their Lives For Thoir Offense. Western Justice. CHEVENNE, Oct, 2. —A cowboy from the Snake river country brings news of the lynching of . M. Adams and a companion, known in these parts as “Datchy,” two hunters who maliciously burned the house of aranchman a fow miles north of the Snake, The pair started out with horses and Wine chesters to kill elk and deer. They found game in abundance everywhere on the plains but instead of killing one or two stags, as huaters generally do, they began a wholes sale slaughter of the animals. They wera not hunting for venison, but for hides and horns, ‘Tom Johnson, ex-ranchman, met them Thursday and remonstrated with them, He said they were violating the game law of the territory, and threatened to have them arrested if they did not cease the useless slaughter. This threat enraged Adams, and that night, mpanied by nis partner, he rode down to Johnson's ranch and set fire to his house. He did not at- tempt to avoid detection, so instead of riding away ho hovered around the burning build ing until Johuson camo out, carrying his wife and littlo girl in his urms. Adams rode over to the ranchman with cocked revolver in either hand and smilingly toid him that he was goini to kill all the elk in Corbin county, “And,"” he udded, *4f you interfere with me again D'l kill you, too.” A short tune afferwards Adams rode away, accompanied by his partuer, and then Johine son, who had placed his wife and child in d barn, mounted a flect broucho and set out for a little settlement on the Snuke to_ alarm ms friends. He reached the settlement about daylight, and within an hour he had gathered a force of forty men who were eaver to join hiw in the chase after the vandal hunter'y The pursuers separated into squads angd started in a northerly and westerly divection, They rode on until noon without discovering any trace of their men, but a short time aften that hour an old trapper, who belonged to the party, found a trail that led in & southerly '~ dircetion, s imprints of horses’ ouid be traced distinetly in 1 ey member of the party wha agreed with the trapper that they de by the bronchos of Adums and Such proved to be the case, for had not been followed an hous when the prisoners rode down uvon a little dinner camp, of which the hunters were the only occupants. Adams suw the approachs ing squadron first and instinctively umsvod his Winchester and raised it to his shoulder, but he luwered it meckly when he saw the long line of gleaming six-shooters that sude denly sprang into view. ‘The two hunters were made prisoners, and after being tied securely to their own horses were started back for the setuement. They reached there about 7 o'clock Friday nighp and were placed in anold adobe hut for -u? keeping, Armed men guarded the only ed- trance, Their orders were to shoot. the firg§ head that showed outside of tae mud prison, About 10 o'clock that night, while a furioug thunderstorm was raging, & hundred men whose faces were hidden by crude mas! surrounded the doby, thei leader, a tal man, who carried a_six-shooter in his righf hand, commanded the guards to fall bac and return to their homes. The coumnan was obeyed without a murmur, and the tal man, followed by half a dozen of his compan- ions, sprang through the narrow entrance of the hut. Those who were on the outside heard a chorus of angry yells: and curses, sounds of a fierce strugele. finally a singl shot. When 4 men who entere the hut reuy were curryin Adams and “Dutchy,”” both of whom were bound hand and foot. “What ye voing to do with us?” growled Adaws as he looked around the strange uss semblage. ““Hang ye, ye varmints,” said the leader in alowvoice. “'Boys,” he added, “tuke them to the red tree aud let "em both' dance frem the same limb.” The ‘“‘boys” responded with a cheer. Adams and “*Dutchy” were seized by a score of hands and carrjed swiftly in the direction of the river. Neither of the doomed men uttered a word, though he knew he had only a few minutes to live, and when the noose of a lariat was adjusted around Adams’ neck ha smiled as if he rather liked the touch of tha leather. Prescntly the red tree was reached. ‘The knots and nooses were readjusted, th ends of the ropes werc thrown over th lower branch and seized by as many hands as could find a hold. “Haye yon anything to say? the tall leader demanded ‘as hic eyed the two victims sternly, Adams shook his head but “Dutehy” did not move a muscle. The leader raised his pistol, cocked it, aud after counting one—two —three as deliberately as possibte, fired & shot in the air. This was the signal the mem who held the laviats were waiting for. The instaut they heard the detonation thoy gav a great shout, and two writhing "bodieg sprang into the wir. The ends of the lariat/ were made fast around the trunk of the tree, and the lynchers left the spot with all possible haste. When the cowboys who brought the news left the Snake the bodies were still swinging in the air. Fell From a Horse Car. w Yori, Oct. 22.—|Spacial Telegram ta Tie Ber.)—An unconscious man, suffering from coucussion of the brain, was found lying in the street on Second avenue, near Fourtcenth street, at 1 o'clock yesterday afternoon, and sentto Bellevue hospital, He proved to be John Welch, of 231 Kast Onee Hundred and Bighth street, and the police think he fell from” a horse car while intoxe icated, or was thrown there by some ume kuown person, e Cummings Going to Harlem, NEw Yonk, Oct. 22.—[Special Telegram to Tur Bee.|—Mr. Amnos J. Cummings, it is announced, is about, to establish a 1-cont paper in Harlem. The nowspaper is 1o ba founded on the plant of the New York Eagle, a weekly journal published in Morrisaning aver since Mr. Cummings retired from the active management of the Kyening Sun he has had his eye on this veglecled ground an his friends expect himto make things hu there. e The Snow Storm Cuieaco, Oct, —Dispatches received this morning report that snow fell at differs ont points in the northwest yesterday and last night. At Nebraska City, and varl ous points along the Missouri rives the fall was reported general. Yesterday there was & heavy snow storm in northerm Minnesota, in some places the snow being thirteen inches deep. A shight full of snow was also reported from northern Dakota and Tova und central Minnesota. s Robbed of $9,000, Ausmiy, Minn,, Oct, 22.—1?, K. Evcrson of Mona, twelve miles south, was robbed at hig house early Sunday morning of $9,000 im notes and nezotiable wheat checks, which he h‘ud 1yufl.hhrnu|,'m. from Aberdecn, It thought he was followed by two wen wi knew of his collections. b it gy e Cowhoy Killers Relsased, » Ravio Crry, Dak., Oct, 22.—(Special Telas gram te Tug Bee |—Wilker and MoHow the men held for the killing of Arthur lla Potta, thi Buftalo G biils were whoys shot by the. cititess last lprlnu‘ wero roleasad, a8 ued agaipet them,