Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, December 19, 1888, Page 1

EIGHTEENTH YEAI A JEALOUS HUSBAND'S CRIME, He Shoots His Wife and Then Kills Himself. AVENGED HIS INJURED HONOR. A Dawson Man Slays the Destroyer of His Home—The Wilcox Trial— A Minstrel Agent Skips— Elopers Arrested, Murder and Saicide. Varexwise, Neb, Dee. 18, —[Special Telo gram to Tk Bee.]—A shocking murder and suicide occurred to-day near McCan, in the central portion of the county. Stephien Mead, who has heretofore been looked upon as an es- toemed citizen, murdercd his wife and after. wards killed himself, This is all the more deploable us they leave four small children, the voungest only three weeks old. It scems for some time there have been domestic wrangles in the family, Mead being of an ex- wemely jealous aisposition. This morning little son told him his mother suid she sus going to leave him. He went to his wife and asked her if this was so. She told him it was, Mcad at_onco_drew a revalver, and 1n the presence of his children, shot her through the head, causing almost instant death. Finding her dead ho turned the pis- 10l upon himself and emptied the remaining chambers into his body, This not causing death, he sccured s shotgun, and placing the muzzle beneath his chin, fired, making a ghastly wound, he staggered from the house, and fell in the garden, where he soon ex- pired. The oldest children gave the alarm 1o the neighbors, but when they arrived 1t was only to find the dead bodies of the mur- derer and his victim. Killed His Wif b, Dee. 18 ‘s Seducer. [Special to Tnr quiet littie town was again wn into a frenzy of excitement Sunday night by the shooting and killng of the local physician, Dr.-Haolan, by one Clark. A womah was at the bottom of it. Hanlan had won the affections of Clark’s wife and had established an intimacy that finally broke up @ happy home. After Hanlau had suceceded in malang the estrangment of husband and wife complete, he took up his abode with the woman and defied the neighbors, the injured husband and everybody clse. Clark had sworn to kill Hanlan on sight, and Sunday his time came. The two men met in the drug store of Duncan Thompson and Clark pulled his revolver. Hanlan also pulled his gun, but Clark was too quick for him and shot him, the ball entering just below the right nipple and ranged toward the left armpit, Clark was arrested, taken before a justice of the peace and discharged, showing the fecling of the people i the matter. This was immediately after the shooting and be- fore Hanlan died. He lingered until last evening. The county attorney, who was not notified of tho trial before the justice, swore out a warrant, and the sheriff came up from Falls City and tool Clavk there for examin- ation. A Swindling Hogz Buyer. SPRING Raxcnur, Neb,, Dee, 18. Tne Bee.]—Quite a flurry of exciteme been stirring up our citizens for a fow da past, which is briefly as follow: Mr. Hoag- land, a hog buyer located recently at Fair- field, has been buying up hogs and shipping from our point, paying 15 to 20 cents more than the local buyer. On last Wednesday a car load of hogs was to be delivered, among them thirty-nine owned by A, Weston, pro- prietor of the Spring Ranche roller mills. Hoagland offered to pay with a check upon the Citizen's bank, of Fairfield. Weston wanted to wire the bank to see if they would honor the check., Hoagland refused, so Weston said he would not take it. In the meatime he got into his possession the bill of lading, and told ‘Weston he would go to Fairfield and get the money for him. He started and on the trip killed his horse and came back after the freight passed at noon, full of liquor, and offered Weston his pay less the price of the horse. They got into a squabble and he told Weston to e his hogs and go to h -1. Wes- ton separated his hogs and had the yard put under lock and key until the thing was set- tled. Thursday night the hogs were loaded and the car sealed. As soon as Weston found his hogs were gone he wired the sheriff to meet him at Fairfield, but finally caught the train at Clay Center and took his hogs out. Weston lost £100 expenses and allj the bank nearly $1,000. Hoagland is missing and what the final outcome will be remains yet to be seen. ————— The Wilcox Trial. O'Nerm 5 [Special to Tie Bee.]—Some evidence in the Wilcox caso was introduced to-day very favorable to the theory of the defense, A large number of witnesses testitied to his being u man of good reputation generally and law abiding. Mrs, Banks, who slept in an adjoining room to that where tho. shooting occurred, corrob- erated the statements of witnesses for the prosecution, except on one point, in whici she testified that she saw Wilcox place the pillow under the deceased's head after the shot was fired, and before any one elso en- tered the house, which tends to refute the theory that the deceased was sleeping when the shooting took place, The most” noted witness introduced by the defense was Hon, M. P. Kinkaid, who boarded at Wilcoxs sev- oral ‘years, Ie testified that Quring that time he never saw any dificulty between Wileox and his wife, Jtis thought that his evidence will strengthen the defense materi- ally. Tho defense rested at about 4 p. m. without_putting Wilcox on the stand, which was entively unlooked for, and 18 regarded by some 28 good management on the part of the defense, and by others as a mistake. The jury has not been allowod to separate since’it was sworn in on the 12th inst, A Runaway Couple Arrested, Tresoxt, Neb., Dec., 18.—|Special to Tun Bie.|—A runaway couple from Blair were captured in this city last night. The nawmo of the young man is George Stewart aud the girl is & Miss Anderson. The formor is about twenty-five years old and the latter is but fourteen, They arrived here on the 8 ck Dlihorn train, having purchascd tickets at Blair for only s far as Fremont, flrlng the stop of the train herc the gay chinvar maae iuquiry as to the distance to and size of the surrounding towns, and finally purchased two tickets for Nickerson, He was recognizod by a lady from Blair, and his story to her appearing somewhat suspi- sho informed the police, who arrested the pair. Stewart occupiea s lonely cell in the juil iast night, anda this morniug the un- successful elopers were put i charge of an oficer and seut back to Bl Fremont's Orowded Schools, FrenoxNT, Neb., Dec, 18.—[Special to Tux —The Frremont board of educatiou, at & special meeting hicld last night, passed r« olutions declaring that owing to the rapid in- crease in the number of pupils of school uze 1n the city, & bigh school building 1 an- other ward school were imperative needs, recommended that a proposition to vote 080 bonds be subwmitted to the peoyle, and that the proceeds be deveted to the esection of such buildings. Two new school bu Aogs were built this year and still tho publiic u‘:ou areover crowded. ———— A Fortunate Accldent. Barsy, Neb, Dec, 18.--[Special to Tue Asx. | —Tba wast bound “eanuoa-ball” on the B. & M. collided Sunday night, one was seriously huit, caboose and cut it i T tops of the seats. There 'was but one pas- senger and he was lying down_asleep. Had he been in an upright position he would have been cut in two. with a freight near here Beyond a bad shaking up no A rail struck the , just missing the iped His Bonds, eb., Dec. 18— [Special Telegram to Ture Bre.|-—~1ra Atwood, one of the boys connected with the burglary at this place last Thursday night, who was under bonds to appear for trial to-day, failed to show up. The ofMicers are after him. The rest of the thioves safely lodged in jail at To- dianola, Neb, Jn HarGren Skipped With the Fand Nennaska Ciry, Neb,, Dec. 18.—[Special Telegram to Tir Ber H. Lester, agent of Holiday's minstrels, skipped from the city to-day with the company’s funds, leav. ingthe members ia the lurch, The cash taken amounted to several hundred. Grocer Beatnice, Neb,, De gram to Tur Bre,| ~R. L. was closed today on amounting to #° Special 'Tele- Roberts, grocer, chattel mortgages He had only a small time. AFFAIRS AT HAYTL Legitime Los he Confidence of the People © Haytien Republic. New Youg, Dee. 17.~The steamer Sagi- naw arrived to-day from Hayti, and it is learned that the steamer Haytien Repuablio was stil in the v of Port-au-Prince when the Sagi Passengers by the Sagi on the morning of the Sth five of Legitime's men-of-war, the Dessalines, Belize, Toussaint, ['Overture and one other, bombarded Cape Hayti. The forcizn consuls in the city, before the be ginning of the bombardment, sent out a peti- tion to the commander of the flect asking time to get out of the % They were given thirty-six hours to evacu- ate the town. The people fed into the hills, taking all the possessions they could conven- ient ry, the supply of pack mules being limited to fifty or sixty. The animals were in great demand, and fabulous prices were paid to convey a single mule load to places of Shortly after after the arriv ofticers trained town and the aybreak on the second day 1 of the fleet the Haytian their guna on the bombardment commenced. In atew minutes the shot began to tear through the town, demoralizitg the frail structures. The bampoo huts succumbed easily, but the stone buildings in the central and more elevated portion of the town were notso easily destroyed, the heavy walls resisting the fire for several hou Despite the warning they had received to leave the fated town, many resid clung to their habitations, n it was impossible to remove the sick in the city within the time allowed. On the top of ali of the houses in which sick persons were known to bo white flags were placed, but shot and shell were no respecters of the appealing emblems. None of the people who arrived to-day could estimate with any degree of accuracy the number of killed, but it was thought that fifteen or twenty at least succumbed to the deadly five. Legitime is by degrees los- ings the confidence of the people, and most all the sympathy is with the north. The agents in New York of tho steam- ship Haytien republic ~ are much surprised at the report that their vessel will sail from Hayti in charge of an American crew which sailed from here last week on the Atlas line ship Galena, to be delivered at an American port subject to the disposal of this government. Mr. Austin, one of the agents, : Y1 don’t see what either Hayti or the Atlas people gain by this, and I doubt very much whether they can bring the Haytien Republic up here, She hus nostores, no fuel, nor anything clse on board, und wust be in a bad condition. The steamer Haytien Republic will leave Port-an-Prince to-morrow morning, flying the Americun flag, manned by an Ameriean crew _and bound for New York. Charles W. Brooks, counsel for the ‘Atlas Steamship cowpany, said: “The crew which was sent to Hayti to accomplish this result was forwarded with the full knowledge, consent and connivance of Min- ister Preston and General Contrera: has there been any unnecessary ment in_ this matter S0 far as my clients are concerned. And had the United States nava authorities been possessed of a full acquant- ance with the maritime luws coucerning the shipment of crews to forcign norts, they would not have found it ne o drag the Galena out of the mud.” - Train Wreckers Foiled. SpriNariern, Mo, Dec. 18.—A second at- tempt to wreck the Texas express train on the St. Louis & San Francisco railroud was made early this morning at Lyman station, four mil tsesea of this city. The switch bolts were removed and the rails spread to throw the train over the embankment. For- tunately for the two hundred people on the train a wild engine was running ahead and this plunged through the switch at the rate of forty miles per hour, The engine was de- molished and the rails torn up for a quarter of amite, The fireman, witha broken ankle, dragwed himself for more than a mile and flugged the train, saving it ffom destruction. —~ Reorganizing the Association, Cn10AGo, I1L,, Dec. 18.—The managers and general passenger agents of tho lines in the territory of the Western States Passenger association met to-day and examined the cer- tified statements which had been submitied, showing the number of tickets on the market December 16, 1t was tscertained that not more than one-third of the number out- standing in_November are still out. The disturbing cloment having been so largely uced, and the way thus cleared fora con- sideration of the question for reorganizing the association, a committee of seven man- agers of the leading lines west, northwest and southwest of Chicago and St. Louis was appointed to formulate” a plan. The com- mittee will report ut a general conference to be held to-morrow afternoon. ——————— The Fire Record. , Dec. 18,—The civil service stores in street, in this city, were Loss Loxnoy on Queen Viet nearly destroyed by fire this morn; £40,000, Deriorr, Dec, 18.—A special from Mar- quette says that this morniog a fire in the business center of Iron Mountain burned an cntire block aud a number of dwellings. The loss is estimated ut from $65,000 to $100,000, WiNoNa, Minn,, Dec. 18.—The tlouring mill at Fountain City, Minn,, burncd to-day, Loss 10,000, —— Clock" Deals Are Gambling. Cnicaco, Dec. 18.—The uppellate eourt to- day rendered a decision in the caso of H. B, Mellen and others against the Now York and Chicago Grain exchange, whose dealings were carricd on by means of a machine kuown as a “elock,” afirming the judgwent of the lower court, that Lbe transactions were gambling, Do A Child Tortu to Death. Westnixstek, Md, Dee. 18.—Ianny Jones (colored) is under arrest, charged with killing a 4-year-old child by inluman treatment. The child had been left with by its mother to be taken cure of, and she tortured it to death, The body wus covered with scurs and burns. ‘The woman is ac- cused of having tortured other children, e — Starm on the Isthmus. sy, Dec. 18.~Hailroad communca. with Colon has been intervunted by a and several miles of road ¢ beon The canal woris heve been coa. derably (amaged. Great muxiety pr regamdiug tho aftairs of the canal, OMAHA. WI DNESDAY MORNING THE MISSISSIPPI MASSACRE. Lator Details of the Fight Between Whites and Negroes. THE ORIGIN OF THE TROUBLES, Two White Men Said to Have Organ- ized the Mob and Urged Them to Resist the Posse of Officers, The Rate War. Menrip1ay, Miss, Dec. 18.—A number of telograms were received here yesterday morning, stating that a riot had ocourred at Wahalak, Kemper county, fifty miles north of Meridian, and that Holly Morton, of this place, had been killed, It appears that last Thursday a son of G. F. Nicholson, a promi- nent farmer, was driving along the road, when he met a negro desperado named Maurice driving in the opposite direction. Young Nicholson's vehicle, by accident,came m collision with that of the negro. The negro cursed the youth, when old Nicholson appeared and interfored. The negro, there- upon drew a revolver and knocked Nichoison senscless. The negro then fled. Saturday it was determined to organize a posse and arrest the negro. Information of this determination of the whites reached the negroes in some way. It is said that two white men gathered a party of negroes to- gether at church Sunday night, and after haranguing them, organized a force of ten of them to resist any attempt to arrest Maurice or an attack on his house. The negro force raised by the two white men went to Maurice’s house when the church meeting adjourned and concealed themsclves, v soon after this a pos® of white men up the road and of Maurice’s house. Four of them walked up te the house, but found 1t deserted. When the whites found where Maurice was they rushed ina body for the building, and as they came in sight were met with a volley from eight or ten muskets and shotguns. William Waughan was seriously wounded by buckshot in the neck and shoul- ders, and another man received a slight wound in the hand. This volley came from a cotton house and was promptly returned by the whites; but the negroes, hind stout plank walls, rec injury. The whites received another volley resulting in the instant death of Henry Maury, and the wounding of his brother, J. F. Maury. The whites now drew off aud the firing d temporarily. Notwithstanding taeir the posse determined to make another at. tack on the cotton house, As they came up to the building they received a third volley, Seth Cobb having the entire front of his body torn away by buckshot. John Dew, another of the whites, was probably mortally wound- ed by a pistol ball in the groin. The whites now determined to wait for daylight and reinforcements. While they were consulting the negroes rushed from the cotton house to Maurice's residence ina body and proceeded to fortify that building, and the whites went to Wahalak. Yesterday morning another force of fifty men was raised and proceeded to Maurice’s residence. The place was found entirely de- serted, cven the bedding and furniture having been removed. The whites burned the buildings on the place, together with the house on the farm adjoining, and scoured the woods for the negroes, but could find no trace of them. It is certain that if any ne- groes who fired on the whites are caught they will be killed at once. The feel- g, however, is now against the two white men who are raid to have organized the negroes. Not a single negro is known to have received a single injur Two white men beside those already reported were slightly wounded. It does not appear that the whites, in attempting to make the arrest, were under any legal authority, but were sustained by the entire white population of Kemper and adjoining counties, and it is un- likely that any proceeding will be taken against them, Mey Dee, 18.—A special from Meri- dan, Miss,, says there is no change in the situation at Wahalak., The village was crowded this morning with men from the surrounding country. Parties have been scarching the swamps and surrounding country, where the negroes are supposed to e hid, but not one of them has been found. 1t is supposcd they have left the country. NEW -ORLEANS, La., Dec., 18.—A special from Wahallak says that later accounts do not ma ange last night's story of the affray. Seth Cobb and W. H. Maury were killed, William Vaughan, John W. Dew and J. T. Maury fatally shot, and two or three others slightly wounded. A party of seven white men have started for the hills, ‘where the negr are said to be hiding, and a serious fight is expected in case of a me ing. It is believed, however, that the no groes have dispersed. - HARRISON came haited in front losses, however, S VISITORS, A Delegation of Southern Capitalists Say Many Pleasant Things, InpiANAroLts, Ind., Dec. 18, — General Harrison’s most important visitors to- day was & committee of southern capitalists and business men from Birmingham, Ala., consisting of nine well-known citizens, as follows: Thomas S, Seddon, son of Secre- taryof the Navy Seddon, of the southern confederac C. C, Cable, Jr.,, Frederick Sloss, Henry F. Da Bardleben, David Rob P. Williamson, Charles Turner, 13d- homas, and H. B. Thompkins, of They were mot at the depot by ex- Congressman R B. Pierce, and accompanied by him, visited General Harrison at hal pust 4 They presented the presi- dentelect with & memorial signed by capitalists representing £100,000,000 in- vested i the south, congratulating General Harrison and the country on the success of the principles which caused his election, *‘because we believe that the protective tariff will promote and aia the development of our natural resources, aud because an issue free from sectional feehng and prejudice is now presented upon which the people of the south can divide according to the dictates of rea- son and conviction. We know there are large numbers in this section who think as we do, and are only restrained from a public expression and advocacy of the opinions by a feeling of uncertainty as to what will be the policy adopted in the treat- ment of the southern problem, and appre- hension that any change in the national gov- ernment will be detrimental to our best in- tercsts, This fear will be materially les- sened by good appointments, aod the bust results of government will be assured by ng appointments from that class of re ns who command the confidence and respect of the communities in which they live. Such appointments will develop two strong parties, and thus secure to us a good government. General Harrison received them with great cordiality. ‘The discussion was entirely in- formal, both on the part of the committee und the general. Mr. Beddon acted as chief spokesman, and explained to General Harri- s0u the causes leading to this new move in the soutk looking toward a re-adjustment of party hnes. The gentleman of the commit- tee stute that General Harrison talked freely with them on the subject of protection and the venefits the north had reaped from it, which were also open 1o the south. The de- velopwent of the south was a gratifying sign to him. The committee was particular to impress on General Harrison the importance of “appointing representative men to office in the south. The members of the committee are very*ruarded and secretive as to what, if any, definite expression the president-eloct wade touchiug kis views of the southern question, or the race question. AS Lo the 1at ter, it does not secm 1o have entered into the conversation. —— Another Opium Seizure. Derxorr, Do, 18,-A special ofrom Sand Beach says: Special Agent Day made an sdditionul selzure of forty pounds of contro- bead opiuw ia Bleomtield towuship last night, » OF BOURBON RULE, A Scheme to Organtzs a New Political Party In the South. IsprANArorts, Dee. 18, —The committee of prominent southerners who visited General Harrison to-day were | icular to impress upon the correspondents that their visit was non-partisan in the general acceptance of the term. Inquiry, however, into the causes and circumstances leading to their visit, and the formation of the address thoy presented, brings out the fact that beneath this indorsement of pro- tection doctrine lies what may prove the greatest political problem of this generation. Only the rudiments of the movement are as yet visible, but beneath is a well-defined pro- gramme for tha founding of @& new political party in the southern states, the leading spirits of which shall be the business element, especially the manufacturing interest of the south, One of the committee said to-night : ‘‘We regard the old_ solid south as a thing of the past; it is gone forever, The certainty of the admission of two or three new republi- can states strips the south of her former power in national politics. A break-up is on us, We must look to arranging new lines, and in doing 80 we propose to make new alliances and bring about a settlement of the perplexing race issue.” The ingenious plan has been outlinea for the ereation of a new and independent party, whose founders and followers shall institute a political welfare against what is known as ‘“bourbon rule,” and press that element until it calls the negroes to its aid to save it from political death. When they shall be compolled to call for the negro vote in the state and local elections, from that moment, said the geatleman, fair clections in the south are secured and politi- cal disfranchisement ceases. The new party will not antagonize the colored race. but it will be organized almost entirely by white men who expect no sup- port to speak of from the negro at the outset. Protection and fair elections are to be the cornerstones of the new party, and the charter members are men of suc wealth and influence that the movement will ume a formidable aspect. Just how much of this new project was outlimed to the president-clect is uncertain, but there is good reason for believing that the committee feel assured that it is feasible, and that the new administration will not throw a bar across their progress by restor- ng to power the old “carpet bag” element, or by the recognition of colored republicans of the south to suchamarked degree as would prove social disturbance and retard the progress of a new party gai g HE SCORED THE JUDGE. Strong Language Usecd by Attorney Trude of Chicago. 20, Dec. 18.—Some remarkable lan- uage was used by Attorney J. S. Trude in Judge Collins’ court to-day. He is counsel for Sumner C. Welch, who was on trial, charged with bribing a juror ina case for dawage for personul injuries brought against the” Chicago City Railway compan, The alleged bribery occurred n Judge Hawes' court last summer, and, as will be remem- bered, the judge took an active part in the m- vestization, Referring to this fact, Attorney Trude, in the course of his argument to-day savagely scored Judge Hawes for his course in the investigation, and said that Hawes' motive In altacking President Holmes, of the street ear company, was that he waunted the nomination for governor. When these remarks were reported to Judge Hawes he said he c&r:d nothing for the opinions of Trude: fore the afternoon ended the case agalyst. Welch was dropped and Welch release Hosenthal, the juror who testified that Welch attempted to bribe him, took the stand and said it was not Welch but Starkey, an attorney for the sireet car company, who i8 now in Canada, who was the guilty man. e el CLINTON SNO WD RETIRES. And There is Another Shake-Up on the Chicago *“Times." Cr1cAGo, Dee. 18.—A shake-up in the office of the Chicago Times has been reported in newspaper circles for some time. It h come. Clinton A. Snowaen, who has been editor-n-chief and managing editor of the paper for tho last year has resigned. He beaded what was called_the Snowden-West syndicate, which bought the paper of the Story estite, December 1, 1587. John J. West, who has been business man- ager, succeeds to the editorship. John Ir win, a dry goods merchant of Ieokulk, Ia., who is heavily intérested in the paper, be- comes business manager. Joseph Dunlop, who was city editor in Mr, Storey’s time, ro- turns to that position under the new manage- ment, and an_ entive reorganization of the staff is likely 10 follow. It is understood that Mr. Snowden retires because of diffor- ences with the other owners about the edi- torial policy of the Times. Mr. West and Mr. Irwin are stanch republicans, but the Times has always been. democratic. Here- after, as it is commonly reported, it will be republican, or at least independent with re- publican leanings. Mr. Snowden will take a vacation in California before returning to journalism. Criox e Washington Brevities. Mrs. Waite, widow of the late chief justice, is lying ill of pneumonta at her home. The republican senatorial ~caucus this morning decided that the senate shall con- tinue in session without a holiday rccess until the tariff bill is disposed of. ‘The house committee on public lands to-day ordered @ favorable revort on the bill to allow persous who have been compelled to abandon or relinauish homestead entries on account of drouth or other'good cause to take out another entry in place of the abandoned claim, The house committee on Tndian_affairs to day agreed to report favorably the bill re cently introduced by Delegate Gafford of Da- kota, amendatory of the law providing for a division of the great Sioux _resorvation, and the relinquishment of - the Indian title (o the remainder. At the executive session of the senate to- day the nomination of Leon O. Bailey, to be district awtorney of, [ndiana, was under con- sideration, A request was made for papers on file in the department of justice contain-* g adyerse reflections upon him by the com- mittee of 100 of Indianapolis, The nomina- tiou will be vigorously opposed. The chief of the secrct service division of the treasury department, in his annual re- says that the representative value of counterfeit money captured during the year was $3117,833, of which over 200,000 were imitations and fac-similes of notes, There also were captured 85 vlates, 40 dies, 46 moulds and @ large quantity of counter- feiting paraphenalia, —_——— A Pure Food Department, WasniNarox, Déc, 15.—In the senate to- day Mr. Faulkner introduced the bill pro- posed in the house last sossion by Mr. Laird for the establishméut of a pure food division in the department of agriculture, to provide for the inspection’ of live stock about to be slaughtered at slaughter houses, canning, salting, packing anda rendering establish- ments, the carcasses or products of which are intended for buman consumption in any state or territory other than where slaugh ered, or for exportation to foreign countries, and to prohibit the iutroduction of adulter- ated or misbrauded food or drugs iuto any state or territory or the District of Columbia from any state or tervitory or forcign country. B — Bad News for Scalpers Cuicago, Deec. 18,—The jpropusition to prosecute the Chicago ticket scalpers undor the state law prohibiting any person from carrying on a brokerage business in railroad tickets in Hlinois, which practically hus been o dead letter, has been quietly talked up among railroad managers and an cfiort is being wade to securc congerked setion, DECEMBER 19 NUMBER 188 GLEANINGS OF THE CABLE. Lieutenant Wissmann's Trip to Africa Indeflnitely Postponed. STANLEY'S FATESTILL IN DOUBT. Rumorsofa Proposed Radical Change In the German Army-— William Entirely Recovered —Foreign Gossip. Braury, Dee. 18.—|Special Cablegram to Tne F ]—Interest in African affairs is for the moment all centered in the fate of Emin Pasha and Henry M. Stanley. Jiieu- tenant Wissmann, ata public meeting in Cologne in October, said that Emin's position at Wadelai formed a wall which separated the Arabs of the Soudan from those of the south, and that if the wall collapsed the whole Arab movement would be 8o strength- ened that it would requirea hundred fold greater sacrifices to master it The greatest doubt is thrown here on the report that Stanley has been captured. It is arguea that the alleged fight must ¢ oceurred be- tween the third and fifth degreos of north latitude, between Lado and Wadelai. The distance to Omdurman,Osman Digna's head- quarters, is 1,200 miles, and thence to Suakim is another 400 miles, The swiftest mes- sengers would take four mouths to cover the entire distan The result of the discussion of the Emin relief committee, however, is the postponement of the departure of Lieu- tenant Wissmann until definite news has been obtained of Emin's fate, Licutenant Wissmann urging that, if the newsof Emin’s capture were true, important moditications of his plans would bo necessary in view of the increased dificulties he would be almost certaiu to mceet, The Kreuz Zeitung makes strong com- plaint because Lieutenant Wissmann went to London to purchase equipments for the expedition when everything,except, perhaps, tents, could have been obtained just as good and just *heap in Germany. The Emin committee still has no news tending either to confirm or aiscredit the Osman letter. All the news received here to the present emanated from London. Reports having been current that Emperor William intended a wholesale retiring of aged generals, the promotion of junior ofii- cers, und a reorganization of the military de- partment, including the appointment of Gen- eral Hohnke as minister of war, and of Gen- eral Brauchitsch as chief of the military cabinet, the North rman Gazette, semi-official note, strongly protests the circulation of such rumors, “Touching the question of military reor- fanization, the people oughtto rest content with learning the proposals submitted to the reichstag. In any case, no further measures are to be expected for the present.’” The tone of the protest, however, clearly proves that there is some basis of trath for these reports. After Count Benomar, the Spanish ambas- sador, had presented his letters of recall, the emperor returned the visit, remaining in conversation with the count over an hour. This unusual proceeding is the subjact of much comment. The emperor has entirely recovered from hisrecent cold. He has decided to remain in Berlin until spring. He has directed that a number of orders and medals be 1ssued to of- ficers and sailors of the squadron in East Af- rican waters for meritorious services, Later advices from Damaraland show that the Southwest African company is in a plight. Kamaheroro has expelled the German mis- sionaries, and will not listen to any overtures for German protection. Herr Gaering has retired to Walfisch bay, but he has orderea the company’s” employes to remain for the present at their posts. The Kreuz Zeitung aunounces that in consequence of this news the gold syndicate formed by members of the company is about to be dissolved. The collapse of the panama canal scheme does not attract greav attention here, except as affecting Boulangerism and the political situation in France. Sympathy for De Lesseps. Panis, Dec. 18.—[Special Cablegram to Tue B —A notable result of the Panama canal collapse is that both here and mn the provinces ali the anger and disadpointment of the investors is turned against the chamber, while sympathy is extended to M. De Les- seps, Both M. De Lesseps and M. De Nor- mandie daily receive numerous letters from holders of Panama shares and bonds, en- couraging them with assurances and prom- ises that every possible sacrifice will be made to save the enterprise, Nowhere is there heard a word of complaint against De Lesseps, who is, rather, regarded as a mar- tyr. On the other hand, there is every indi- cation that when the deputies who voted against the bill come forward for re-election they will find a very intense feeling against them, The cabinet has decided that when the committee's report on the bankruptey bill is presented to the senate on Friday the presi- dent of that body shall ask leave to inter- rupt the budget debate in order to detach from the bankruptey bill an article applica- ble to the position of the Panama canal com- pany, the object being to save it from bank ruptey. — Cause of Crime 1n Irelana. Loxnoy, Dec. 19,— [Special Cablegram to Tne Bee.|—In the house of commons last evening, in the debate on the vote for crim inal prosecutions in Ireland, Mr. Sexton as serted that money, instead of being em- ployed in the detection of crime, was em- ployed in the creation and fabrication of of- fenses. In a long speech he censured the government’s policy, and declared that if the police refrained from interfering with the people in Ireland, nine teaths of the charges under the crimes act would be avoided, Mr. H. H, Fowler, liberal, ‘asked why the costs of a prosecution in Ireland were double those in England. Mr. Balfour admitted the impor! the question, but it must be remember said, that a majority of the prosecutions in England are private, while in Ireland private prosecutions are unknowu, A protracted debate on this and the prisons vote, mainly supported by the Parnellites, ensued. Finally, at 2:30 this morning, all of the Irish votes were agreed to, The Ruse of a German Spy. Panis, Dec. 18,—[Special Cablegram to Tue Bee-The German spy, Blumen- thal,who has just been expelled from France, leased a chalet at Conflans under the alius of Baron Dejilty, He had with him a compan- ion, who was supposed to be 4 woman, but who, it appears, was really a German mili- tary cadet. They took photographs of the forts with an apparatus which they con cealed in @ perambulator. Blumenttal has & number of carrier pigeons. He is under- stood to be & major in the Gerwan land RAILROAD COLEARING HOUSES. Commissioner Blan rd Decldedly in Pavor of the Scheme. [Copyright 1858 by James Gordon Bennett.] Panis, Dec. 18.—[New York Herald Cable —Special to Tue Bee.]—G. R, Blanchard, head of the Central Trafflo association of Chicago, 18 now in Europe on railroad busi ness, 1 saw him to-day, and, m speaking bout the recent American rate war, ho said “In Europo the gravest resvonsibility at- taches to material changes in railway rates, these being mado only after careful consider ation by appropriate committees, and after the affirmation votas of all parties interested. In America, on the contrary, these momen tous changes aro made without reason or roflection, often with reckiess indifference to the consequences to trade and value Much of the present evil is to be attributed to the law prohibiting pools in the United States, whereas pools are sanctioned by English law and are authorized in France and other coun- tries under different forms of geographical apportionment of territory to certain lines, or by government control. Under these plans rates can be maintained, while in th> United States we must depend on the good faith of all the managers, which has so often been lacking. “In connection with this clearing houses should be established. Railway contracts should be authorized to exist under sanction of law, providing the gravest penalties for violation of rates, which, once fixed at reas- onable charges, should only be changed for the most serious reasons, I consider of prime mportance thoe establishment of a_ system of independent auditors of railway accounts, A system of public auditors has long prevailed with mavifest advantages. The final audit should be approved by the railroad managers as a check upon various oficers, thus stamp- ing the accounts with correctness and au thenticity in the eyes of the public, as well as tho owners of railivays. A’movement is now on foot to establish a board of auditors on the London and New York stock ex- gos, und to crase the quotations of cor- porations whose accounts are found to be manipulated. I have no hesitation in saying that in my judgment the embodiment of a clearing house with this form of an impar- tial audit would in a year raise the average quotations of Amcrican bonds and shares from 5 to 10 per cent in Europe. I think that every board of trade in the United States and every banking house would advo- cate some such measures, and the change would be hailed in every European financial center as a great benefit to American ecredit abroad.” - ENGLISH ACTORS. A Reason for Their Popularity in America. [Copyright 1888 by James Gordon Bennott.] Loxpoy, Dec. 17.—[New York Herald Cable — Special to Tur Bre.]—To say that English actors are angry at the effort to keep them from going to America under contract is using a mild term to express their state of frenzy. The Pull Mall Gazette to- day contains interviews with leading London managers, the most interesting of which is the utterance of Herbert Blackmore, head of an English theatrical agency, the largest in the world. “The real reason why English actors are monopolizing tne American stage is becauso they speak English, which the average American actor does not. As the language of the stage in the United States happens to be English, persons who cannot speak the language or speak it in a fearfully deteriora- ted manner, are not able to get cither the positions or salaries of those who can. Ac- tors only moderately successful hereare stars there. There isa young lady who was play- ing second lead over here earning £4 a week. Irefer to Annie Rolie. She went to New York und received £25 at Wallack’s, There is Herbert Kelsey. He never was a great success hero and only made £4 a week, but went to New York for £30, and now reccives £80. The company supporting Neilie Farron is all Enghsh, and there is not one who is not paid double what he received in England. Nonc of the stars would receive the same salarics here if they were to return. During their stay in America they contract the Amec) an accent, 'We can't stand that here. American actors are jealous because our people speal good Englishand they ¢ ayd are left out in the cold, unless th somewhere to the wild west on the other of the Rocky mountain: The Honorablo / ery Disbands, Loxnoy, Dec. 18.—[Special Cablegram to Tue Ber)—The Honorable artillery com- pany, the oldest military body in the world, and a portion of whose members visited America recently, disbanded The prince of Wales had become displeased at the way the organization was managed, and also with the lack of discipline which ex- 1sted in the ranks. He had urged the mem- bers to abandon their charter priviloges and become part of the regular volunteer forces. This suggestion was opposed by a majority of the officers, and, as a conscquence, the prince of Wales, duke of Portland and others sent in their resignations and forwarded a complaint of the condition of the compauy to the queen. Her majesty withdrew the com- pany's warrant, and the effect of her action isto dissolve the company as & military body. e Working for Pension Logisiation. Cuicaco, Dee. [Speciab T Tug Bre.] — General Merrill, of General Koont, of Toledo, and Major Burst, of Sycamore, 111, three members of the G A. R. committee on pension legislation, ar, in the city. The committee will make a spe cial effort to advance and secure the passag of the dependent pension bill in the Fifty- first * congress. They will also endeavor t have amended that seetion of the statutes governing the civil serviee and giving ola soldiers preference. It is only a permissive provision now; the committee wants it made mandatory. Boston, - A College Stuaent Tarred, CLEVELAND, O., Dee. 15.-At Oberlin, O.. last night several of the colicge students en- ticed Frank D. Wolcott, a member of the preparatory class, into a secluded street, threw ium to the ground and voated him th tar. J. Lyttle,one of the assailunts, was arrested to-day and fined §10 and costs, Other arrests will follow. The cause of the assault was & suspicion that Wolcott had told the faculty about students drinking and gambl The Judian Defense Association, WasiiNGTON, Dec. 15, —The fourth anuual moeting of the nationai Indian defeuse ss0 ciation was held to-day, Rev. Alex Kent was 1 presigent, und among the vicepresid are Judge W. J. Godfrey of Nebrask rinuell of California, and Colonel W, G. !Harkins of Indiau Terrilory. i Steamship Arrivals. At London-The Hritish Quecn, Hoston At Glasgowy-~"The Bosten, Al Queonstov York. AL Puiladelplia—%be Lundon, trom Carthageniun, from The Spaln, I Margiaud, from MORE CABINET GUESSING. Ohauncy M. Depew Mentioned Fo" Secrotary of State. FURNAS GETS AN APPOINTMENT, Mugwumps and Democrats Responsie ble For the Cleveland Slanders— Omaha's Postofice Bill—Deads wood's Land Ofice. 518 FOURTEENTI STREET, Wasuixaroy, D. C., Dec. 18, A republican scuator who talked with Seq- ator Quay just before the latter left for Jy. dinnapolis lust night, and who will visit president-clect during the holidays, said this afternoon: { “I believe that Chauncey M. Depew will be secretary of stato, and that Senator Alliso will be secretary of the treasury. 1 don think the New Yorkers can agree upon any otlier man, and it is my impression that Seay ator Allison will accept tho treasury ports folio, 1f he finds *nat Mr. Clarkson is not ad accoptable. Enormous pressure is \)c|||1 brought to have ex-Governor Proctor, of Vermont, invited into the cabinet as secres tary of the interior or attornoy general, General Harrison is being urged to take his socretary of the interior from the cast, so ad to avoid western land, railroad, Indian, and other complications and influences,” FURNAS' ATPOINTMENT, The sccretary of tho troasury has ape pomnted Robert W. Farnas, of = Brownsville, Neb., an expert to report to the bureau of statisties, information for his state, rd- ing itwindustrial and commercial interests, Experts for other states and territories will bo appointed at an carly day. Mr. Furnas was appointed solely upon his merits. CLEVELAND'S SLANDERERS, ement is being prepared here for ion, proving beyond peradventure of stories in Wasmyeros Bureav Tur Ovana Bee, } A st public doubt, that'the circulation of the regard to President Cleveland’s domestio life was the sole work of mugwumps and democrats, ad that they were first uttered by these people and first published by their ors gans., THE POSTOFPICE BILL. There is so much legiglation demanding immediate action in the house that Mr. Mga Shane does not expect the t'nnsuh-ru\muxf the copference report on the Omaha post- office building bill till after the holidays. ?s will not, however, relinquish _his virilande, and at the very first opportunity will sec that the report is taken up and finally So far there has been no formidable ooyl tion developed, but the report will not bé taken up when there is not a large attendd ance of members, ‘The pith of the bHI fmled once, on account of a demand for considar- ation at a time when there us niore than a quorum present DEADWOOD'S LAND OFFICE, President Cleveland hassigned directing the removal of the United @ oftice from Deadwood to Rapid City, Dak. 'The question of removal has been und d onsideration at the white house for sev< eral mouths. The removal is to be made be cause Rapid City is nearer the agricultura center of the lower hills, and the farmers o that section have been put to preat incorfs venience and expense in journeying to Deads wood to file entrics and make fiual proof. GIFFORD'S BILL, To-day the house committee on Tndian l£ fairs made a favorable report on Delegal Gifford’s bill for the opening of tho grea Sioux Indian reservation in Nebraska an Dakota. A good synopsis _of the bill published in Tng B Washington specia| on December 4, The committee have amende: the bill, 50 us to make the price to be pad an acre for the lands settled upon dure he first ten years, after which, 50 cen an acre. The reservation is to be throws open to settlement without the consent o the_Indians. A duplicate of the bill was iny troduced in_ the senate by Mr. Jones, of Ars , and was referred to the senate coms on Indian affairs, but no indieatio has been given by the scnate commitiee as what action will be taken, VISCONSIN'S MAN. Henry C. Payne, who the republicans of Wisconsin for the pos] ship under President Harf 20 years postinaster at Mily ing the last campaign wag chairman of the republican central commi tee of that state. He 18 slizhtly above th meridian of life and is reported fo be as bril liant as Senator Spooner, who is one of Paync's strongest backers, He is s have been the first man to whom a c. position was indirectly . His say he has refused the gencralship, BANKING LEGISLATION. Mr. Wilkins, chairman of the house come mittee on banking and _currcney, says there will be no legislation at this seision’ of cons gress affecting banks or currenc ¥ MISCELLANEOUS JOTTINGS, Hon, Brad 1. Slaughter, of Fullerton, Neb., is in the ci g * Mrs. J. [Bllen Foster, of lowa, deiivered a lecture last night at the Metropolitan Meth- odist Episcopal chureh on the history of the temperance movement in Americ The comptroller of the cuy proved the Commercial N Omaha, as a reserve agent for th National bank, of Schuyler, Omab Al bank as the First National, of Albia, ARMY MATTURS, | vid It Clendennin, of the Sees oficer ordergd ppointed 10-dny, sident, to convene Vaucouver Colonel Clendennin’s retirerieng Licutenaut Colonel Tilford and diines S, Brishin, of the Ninth cay first on the list for promge tion, %] 5. HeEATH, - AN EXCITING APFAIR, A Detroit Man Atcempts His Divorced Wite, Dir Dee. 18.--An exciting shooting affair o 1 on Griswold street, opposite the city ki A commissioner was selling the property of Herman Luthor nnder order of the court to sell und div it with a divorced wite. The property was first bid in by Luther, but he unable to the required deposit, and his wife in bidding in the goods. 'This curaged Luthor, who drew u revolver and Legun firing st the woman. They ran down the sireet, As tha woman turned a cort teipped amd fobl and as she ldy ou the ground Luther levelied his revolver to five at her. A bystandew grabbed his arm and the bullet struck an ins nocent spectator in the leg. Another shot fired by him struck his son in the neck, ins flicting " a scrious wound crowd then seized Luther and were only provented from Iynehing bim on the spot by the advent of & large force of police, who carried him to the station. is being urged b{ to-day ap- jonal bavlk, of Schuyler b., und the erve agent for l Colonel D ond cavalry, will be th before the r the p arracks, will promote to Shoos - - | Limiting the Flour Output MiLwAUKEE, Deo. 15.—-At this morning's session of the milior’s convention, resolus tions were adopted for 4 curtailment of the output of the mills of the country for the month of January t If the average apacity, Datiing o ¢ of threotg culute the output, on advice of throes tourths wills of the courtry, und asking the railronds to 1uke un exnort rate 5 pey it dese than tho internul rate, and fo bidding the consignment of ficar by il for three months after Junuary 1, 1859, I convention adjourned dies Novembar lé: - Went Down In a Gale, during the” lost, 'h o seLpeiia, Dec, 18 August Slower and Wikligia re together on Sunic ut we storm ang all on board v cacried 4 guplain, four slenard,