Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, November 17, 1889, Page 2

The Trouble Between the Wabash and Grand Trunk Settled. SPECIAL TRANS-MISSOURIRATES. Bome Nebraska Points Included in the Favors Granted—The West- ern Kreight Association Mecting Adjourns, Wabash-Grand Trank Trouble Fived. Cnicaco, Nov. 16.--[Special Telegrani to Tur Bee.]—The passenger war botween the Wabash and Grand Trunk on business be- tween Chicago and Detroit s at last enc The whole trouble arose from the diffor- ential of 25 conts allowed the Niagara Falls Short Line, the Wabash line to Detroit. The Grand Irunk began selling tickets at tho Wabash_rato and the Wabash dropped 25 cents, The Grand Trunk quoted the r duced Wabash rate and tho Wabash aga dropped 25 cents, This was kept up until the §7.25 rate had been reduced to $3.i5, the Michigan Central meantime ignoring’ tho squabble and mmntaining its rate of §3. Tho matter was settled to-lay by an agreement to restore rates November 21 to tho old basis, the Wabash charging §7 and the Grand Trunk #7.95. ded. 60, Nov. 16, |Special Telegram to —The Western “Freight associ- tion adjourned to-day aftor a hard week's work, in which there s absolately uothing considering, the first time in o year such a thing has occurred. It was found to day that by the adoption of the through schedule of rates to St. Paul the rate would in some cases be higher thau the sum of the locals. Chairman Faithhorn was conseauently instructed thut the maximum rate should in all o be the same as the locals. It was not considered by the mcet- ing, the matter being in the handsofa committee, but owing to the refusal of the Manitoba to raise grain rates in certain cuses, the Burlington, Cedur Rapids & North- ern, and the Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha have refused to raise their grain Tates to the schedulo adopted as a_result of the'New York conference committee of all lines interested in raising rates 1o the north- west. No trouble 18 auticipated, as tbe ac- tion of the Omaha and JSurlington & Cedar Rapids was taken to meet the action of the Manitoba, a lire not a member of the associ- ation. Special Trans-Missouri Rates. KANSAS Crry, Nov. 16.—|Spesial Tele- gram to Tug Bek|—The Trans-Missouri Passenger association’s latest rate sheot an- nounces an open rate of one fare to all points within 200 miles of tho place of salo of tick- ots. To the North Nebraska Teachers as- sociation at Norfolk, December 26 to 25, a rate of one and ono.third fare, certificato vlan, was granted, R. W. Grinstead, of Nor folis, to sign certificates,” A rate of ' one and one-third faro on tho cortificate plan from all Nebraskn points was made for the Stato Horticultural socicty meeting at Lincoln January 14, 1860, For the semi-unnual meot- ing of the associntion of superintendents and principals of achools at York, Nob,, Noveu- ber 20 and 30, a one and_a half Fate was made. J. B. Monlux, of Hastings, will sign the certificates. RIS TERRMBLE DESTITUTION. North Dakota Farmers Suffsring For the Necessities of Lite. 81, PAvL, Minn., Nov. 16.—[Special Tele- gram to Tig Bee. |—Hon, W. P. Murray has Just returned from Devil's Lake, N. D., for the St. Paul chamber of commerce, where he made a personal investigation of the re- ports of destitution and suffering among the farmers, He suys: . ‘“The situation has not been overdrawn, and there is groat want and suffering and need for immediate relief. There 13 not a farm thut is not mortguged to death. The country is in_the hands of money, elevator and machine sharks, whose depredations are a hundred times worse than the drouth, A reat mistako hus been made 1 the false in- ucomonts held out to settlers, and im- migrants have been deceived into locating in @ new country without tho necessary means 10 start in. Why, the suffering caused by the lack of bare necessities of life is torrivle. The furmers and their families are in neea of flour, shoes, underwear and clothing of all description. Then there is a scarcity of fuel. The government issued an order permitting each settler to have five cords of wood from the military reservation. This went into effect last Thursday, and all of Wednesday night farmers could’ be seen coming to the reservation, Some of them drove thirty miles, and their horses are so miserable that '.)mydcun taul back only half a cord of green wood. o Al AN ACCOMPLISHED RASCAL. The © inal Qareer of W. H. Furs- nan, the Pontiac Forger. Cuioaco, Nov. 16.—[Special Telegram to Tae Bee.|—The flight of the Pontiac real estate and loan agent, W. H. Fursmau, from his field of operations in Livingston county, and the forgng of bogus mortzages to tne extent of many thousands of doilars, recalls 10 mind the previous record of this clover operator. William Fursman, alias Martin, was born at Lockport, N, Y., and is now about fifty years of age, e camo to Chicago in 1808, and was sent from there to the penitentiary at ouce for the crime of larceny for ayear, in June, 1869, ‘I'wo months after serving his first term he was again arrested in Chicago for a series of forgeries and this time sent, down for four years under the name of W, H Martio. Ho was the finest penman that ever fell into the penitentiary, writing a copperplate hand, and wus also an expert bookkeeper. Selz, Schwab & Co., of Chicago, had just entered on their snoe contract at this time, employ- ing several hundred convicts, Billy was placed in charge of their books and wes also employed in Warden Washburn’s ofiice as assistant to the prison clerk. He was finally oned from the prison in 1872 and was avpointed to a clerkship in the Pontiac re- form school, from which place he finally en- tered the real estate and loan business, After all these years the mania for crime again couquers him and this time his oper- ations are ns Napoleonic as they are unique. ———— A HUNGRY JURY. The True Story of George Washing- 4 ton's Conviction. + CuioaGo, Nov. 16.—([Special Telegram to Tne Bee.]—A peculiar incident vranspired 1 Judge Baker's court to-day. During a motion for a new trial for George ‘Washington, under sentence for robbery, it 'was learned that the jury hud stood seven to five forucquittal, but iv order to get a {or dinner the soven came over to the five aud a verdict of guilty was d upon, Th Wmlnk his opinion of such a jury, granted ushiuglon a new triul Assistunt Stato Attorney Elhott struck the case off the :gu:::dln disgust ana the prisoner was dis- 3 —— The Aunual Sioux Dance, Pusnng, 8. D., Nov. 10.—[Special Telegram to Tur Bek.|—The Indisus for miles on the Sioux reservation have congregated at Fort Piérre to day 10 hold their annual dauces ::: :uu‘l‘eus :‘w are now in the midst of ancing, and the whoo) tow-tows can be P\nnly M"' .?:‘: lfi‘:m :; the river, one mile distant. They will keep it up all night and kill o large number of dog‘:or the feast, Soversl hundred people of Plerre are attending the novel perform- A Al Steam- hip Arvivals, At Liverpool—The Norseman, from Bos- ton, At Queenstown—The Ohio, from Phila- delphia. At ~ondon—Sighted: The Erin, from New York. At Puiladolubia—The Nestorian, from Plasgow, END OF A PASSENGER WAR. | QUAILED BEFORE A REPORTER. O'Sullivan Paled Wigh Terror When Told Cronin'a Body Was Found. Cnicaso, Nov. 16,—There was a great crowd at the opening of court for the re- sumption of the Cronin trial this morning after the two days’ recess. The first witness calted wes James Clancy, correspondent of the New York Herald, who testified on be- half of the prosecution. He said he was sent here by the Herald in May to investi- gate the Cronin disappearance, He called at O'Sullivan’s house in the moraing of the day that Cronin's body was discovered, but betoro the discovery had been made. The witness continued “I asked O'Sullivan if he knew Dr.Cronia. He told me he had known him for five years, or abont five years. 1 asked him what he thought of the disappearance of Dr, Cronin, Ho said, to the best of my recollection, that he would turn up somewhere—furthermore, that he did not believe he twas murdered, T asked him about the contract he had made with:Dr, Cronin. He said in reference to that contract that he had been introduced rsonally to Dr. Cronin a fow weeks beforo that time by Judge Mahonoy, I asked him why he made the contruct. He sad be- cause accidents had happened, and then said something about having a physician to at- tend to anything of the kind that might oc- cur in the future.” Witness went on to say that O'Sullivan again smd Dr. Cronin wouid turn up some- where all right and that he didn’t believe he was murdored Clancy testified that late thatovening, after iearing that the body nad been found, Le went agsin to the house of O'Sullivan and told him that the body of Dr. Cronin had been found. Witness said O'Sullivan turned pale and said: “W-h-a-t! The b-o-d f-0-u-u-d! I8 that tru Witness then to 'go in a cab to the police station where the body then was and try t identify it. O'Sullivan shook and sank into a chair, saying that it would do no #ood—he could not identify him, and it would be useless for him to go. Witness said that he again urged O'Sullivan to go, but he would not. The cross-examination of Clancy, which was then taken up, was directed to eliciting the details of his life from the time of his birth up through a varied journalistic career in London, Paris and elsewhere. Tho cross-examination brought out the fact that the witness in 1808 was sentenced to life imprisonment for the attempted mur- der in London of two icemen who ar- rested him for connection with the fenian conspiracy. o had served ten years in Eng- lisn prisons, when finally he obtaiued his re- lease. At the conclusion of Clancy's examination the state rested and the defense moved on behalf of Burke, Coughiin, O'Sullivan ana Kunze that all evidence respectivg what the prosecation called “'Camp 20 couspiracy’’ be stricken from the record, The court over- ruled the motion and the defense asked that the pages of the United Brotherhood record, being the minutes of Cawp 20 on the night of February 8, be excluded. After considerable discussion 'and pending the writing up of certain evidence the court said he would rule on the motion later, Ferrest then moved that certain other testimony relating o Camp 20 be excluded, but his motion was promptiy overruled. X xt the defense moved to inolude certain portions of Spellman's testimony, and the correspondence between him and Beggs, and then taking un the testimony of Mrs. Conk- lin, Mr. Conklin, and nearly all the wit- nesses, asked that certain vortions of their testimony be excluded. All the motions were overruled. Forrest then turned his attention toward the hair, blood stains and other physicial evidences of the crime, and moved for theit exclusion,but the motion wus overruled. The first witness for the defense was Fred- erick J. Squibb, the stenographer who took the testunony before the coroner, He testi- fied ae'to ‘certain diffesences between the testimony as given befove the coroner’s jury by old man Carlson and Frank Scanlan, as compared with their evidenco during the trial proper. Forrest then moved for the exclusion of the proceedings of Camp 20 on February 8, which the court took under consideration, and the evidence of Captain O'Connor con- cerning the same proceedings, which the court overruled. The next two witnesses were Police Cap- tain Schaak and Police Lieutenant Koch, who testitied regaraing Mrs. Conklin’s ina- bility“to identify the white horse on the raioy doy as the animal which drew Dr. Cronin on his death journey. Court then adjourned. till Monday. e ) CALLED HIM AN ANARCHIST. of Dr. C-roon-i-n wanted O'Sullivan Gronnds ¥For a Heavy Libel Against a Chicago Paper, Cnioaco, Nov. 16.--[Special Telegram to Tue Bee.|—The favorite invection cast agaist labor candidates for office in Chicago is that of anarchist. 'This appellation has defeated half a dozen candidates in Chicago during the past three years. Viadimir Czerveny says it must stop. He was wade an unsuccessful candidate for the county voard at the late election, and has com- meuced suit for $25,000 dumages against the News for libel. In his complaint he alleges thut the News called hiin an anarchist in one 18sue, and in another went further than this and said he bhad received a republican depu- tation 1n & room decorated with portraits of Lonis Michael, August Spies and other revo- lutionaries. He further charges that the News attributed his defeust to the alleged fact that he was au anarchist, and that he has been greatly injured 1 his good name, ete. Suit —— 5 THE A JESUIT AGITATON, It Promises to Be Prolonged—Pre- mier Mercier's Ulterior Object. Orrawa, Ont., Nov. 10.--[Special Tele- gram to Tis Bee.]—The anti-Jesuit agita- tion promises to be prolonged. It transpires that Premier Mercier, of Quebec, had an uiterior object in view when he incorporated the Jesuits and paid them indemnity for the surrender of all rights to the confiscated es- tates. He purposes tuking action agaiust the government for the recovery of the Champ de Mars, or military parade ground in Montreal. This property was incluaed in the confiscated Jesuit property, and instead of being applied to educational purposes, was reserved for the use of tho imperial troops, At the time of the confederation it passed into the hands of the Dominion government, ler” Mercier claims that the Jesuits have ceded all their claims to the Quebeo government by the settlement, and believes that the courts will restore the properiy to the provinee of Quebec, ———— The Northern Oklahoma, Piesne, 8. D, Nov, 16.—[Special Tele. gram to Tue Bee.|—Private advices from Washington today indicate that the procla- mation of President Harrison fixing the date for the opening of the Sioux reservatioh will not be long in coming after the report of the commission is handed in. This news has caused considerable skirmishing ameng in- tending settlers, who are organizing to get ly to go on the reservation 1 a large L A Great Yankee lnstitution, WasuiNGToN, Nov, 16—The delegates to the internstional Awmerican congress and to the international marine congress visited the Unitea States naval academy st Anunp- olis to-day. Secretaries DBlaine and Tracy were of the party. The delegates from Europe, especially, were much pleased with What was shown them, and they were united in the opinion that the wcademy was su- w:{:;w the naval academies of any other nation. - Jeff Davis' Health, New Oxreans, Nov. 16.—Jefferson Davis arrived here to-day on the steamer Leathers, His physician, after making & careful ex- amination of his patient, stated that Davis had been sick at Hriarfield with a severo cold, but was wuch improved sud there was Ho cause for alarm. THE OMAHA DAILY .BE THE SCHEME FATLED T0 WORK Old Confildence Game Tried on a Farmer Near Plattsmouth. A ROBBERY AT COVINGTON. The Viethm Almost Beaten to Death Afterward—A Kidnapping Case at Nebraska City—Other State Nows. Confidence Men Batko: Pratssouri, Neb,, Nov. 16.—[Special to Tur Bre.|—A very clover trick of two confidencemen was prematurely developed yosterday through the shrewdness of an at torney of this city. Had the men been left alone one Lour longer John Bauer, rich farmer living near Louisville, would have learned & trick that would have cost him 00, For several days a well drossed man of giguutic stature, in company with a val, has been traveling through the country. rep- resenting himself to bo a “lawyer from 11l nois,” and that he was thinking of purchas- iug a farm for a rich widowed sister now liv- ingg in lilinois. The two men drove up to the farm of O. H. Gooden, and after stating their business concluded that his farm suited them, and made Mr. Gooden & proposition to buy. ' Gooden, suspecting them, would have nothing further to do with them. Nothing more was heard of them until yesterday, when Mr. John Bauer catie to this city for the purpose of obtaining o loan of 1,800 on his farm. He obtained the lonn, giving a mortgage on his place for the amount. The attorney who drew upthe papers tried vo learn Mr. Bauer's object in getting the loan, but could get no satisfactory answer, only that he had a chance to make several hundred dollars in a few days if he could produce $3,500 in cash, which he expected to do with the 81,800 which he would thus obtain and with $i00 which he had on deposit ata Louisville bank, He would not stute how 1t was to be done, and the attorney, seeing something wrong, tried to influence him nut to enter into any such work, but argument was witn- out effect. He drew his money from the bank and startéd home, expecting to meet the confidence men on 'the road, when he was to receive his share of a large sum of money which he had won by picking up a certain ono of three cards, providing that he could show . the 2,500, as before stated. Bauer was followed by friends from this city and induced to return and deposit his money and raiso the mortgage 8o recently given on his farm. The confidence men are still at large and Bauor is thanking his friends to-aay for their foresight in not al- lowing him to be so badly duped. Hour Highway Kobbers Jailed. Dakora Crry, Neb., Nov. 16,—[Special Telegram to Tie Bg.|]—Four men were ar- rested at Covington this morning for high- way robbery and placed in the county jail for safe keoping until -their trial is called, which will be next Mondsy. ‘The four men —Bob Thompson, Asa Hates, Lou Ervin and George Swith, robbed und almost killed a man on the night of November 14. They took everything the man had excent a few of his clothes and then almost beat hlm_to death. The victim, a printer named Ed- munds, was 80 badly pounded that he is not expected to live. Kenrney's Bad Train Service. KeArNEY, Neb, Nov. 16.—[Special Tele- gram to Tue Bee.)—Tho rocent change in the arrival of the castern mail and express over tho Union Pacific is & severs blow to the bysiness men of this city. Mail and ex- press matter cannot be deliverod until vhe morning following the time it leaves Omaha, OWing 1o 1ts arrivai hero at 6:20 in the even- ing. Making the usual allowance for the rain being from thirty minutes to two hours late, Owaha papers will roach many of their anbscribers here twenty-four . hours after they aro published. The chamber of com- merco will take action against this unwar- ranted blow at the busincss interests of the city on Monday evening. The Gage County Court House. Beatxice, Neb,, Nov. 16.—(Special Tele- gram to Tz B The Gage county board of supervisors this evening adopted the plans of P C. Gunn, of Kansas City, for the new $100,000 courthouse. The plans adopted contemplate_a building of romanesque style, four stories in height, including tho base: ment. It is surmounted by a massive squara tower 103 feet high. The building will bo 72x120 feet, ot including two ten feet porti- cos, giving a total longth of 140 feet. Sued For Libal Nesraska Cirr, Neb., Nov. 16.—[Special Telegram to Tre Bee.]—Perry Thomp- son, of Palmyra, to-day commenced suit 1 the district court against Lafayette Meacham for $1,000 dam- ages. ‘The latter accused plaintiff of having stolen some artioles and had . search war- rant issued, but failed to substantiate the charge. Hence Thompson's smit. Harmony Will Now Prevail. Famnury, Neb., Nov. 16 —|Special Tele- @ram to Tne Bee.] -Captain George E. Jenkins, of Company D, has been promoted to the positioa of colouel on tho staff of Governor Thayer. Lioutenant John Heasty will be chosen captain, and harmony will ouce more prevail in the lately distracted ranks of Company D. A Crete Failure. Cuite, Neb, Nov. 16.—[Special to Tme Beg. | ~The drug store of Dr. A. D. Root & Co. was closed by the sheriff yesterday even- ing under attachment suit of the State bank of this city. The bank’s claim is 88,005.29, “There are numerous smaller ¢'aims of wholo- galo houses in Omuha, Lincoin, Chicago aud . Louis. Oast Lots for the Office. Arsswonrs, Neb,, Nov. 16.—[Spectal Tele- gram to Tug Bee.|—C. ', Boyd und 8. B, ‘Turner, candidates for the clorkship at the recent olection, which was a tie, cast lots gosterday, which rosultod in u Vietory for yd. A Kidnappiug Case. Nesraska City, Neb,, Nov. 16.—|Special Telegram to Tug Bre.]—Frank Runyan, a plasterer, to-day complained to the polico a Mrs, McCoy had kldnngpnfl one of his young dsughters and taken her out west, and he fears for immoral purposes, He Jumped His Bonds. Nenraska Cirr, Neb., Nov. 16.—[Speclal Telegram t2 Tus Bee.|—The bondsmen of Sam Merryman, who shot Mrs. Goodman and skipped before his case was called, have offered $25 reward for his capture. A Big Fallure at Atkinson, ArkiNsox, Neb,, Nov. 18.—[Special Tele- gram to Tug BEe.]—Sturdevant Brothers & Co., dealers in general merchandise, wevo closed this moruing on chattel mortgages ageregating $15,000, mostly held by residents of Atkinson. e The Barred Wire Trast. CLEVELAND O, Nov. 16.—It is dificult to obtain the inside details of the proposed new barb wire combination to be known as the Federated Stee) company. It is understood, however, that its capital stock is $12, 000,000, nominally. ‘The plants absorbed will repre- sent %:umtm Itis believed enough stock will issued Abefore the Chicago meeting next week 80 the corporation can be formally organized, Among those whom it is under- stood will be managiug directors is Geo. C. Baker, of Des Moines; J. W. Gi Bt. Louis, aud the representative of one of the large factories in Joliet. e LI The Death Record. Yaxkrow, 8. D, Nov. 16.—(Special Tele- #ram to Tue Bue. [—Jacob Braach, su old and respected citizen, the new county com- missioner, and & member of the city council, and who had served in the territorial legis- lature, died thus afternoon and will be buri w-morrow. He was sixty-three rnu old aad had led an Lonorable and useful life. )VEMBE . - FOREIGN MISSIONS, The Apprépriations Allowed By the Methofiist Committee. KANsAs Cry, Mo, Nov. 16.—[Spocial Tel- egrani to Trm Bee.|—Bishop Mallaliou pre- sided at this morning's scssion of the goneral missiouary colrffnittee of the M. E. church. The Independinge avenue church was found to be 100 smakl 1o accommodate those who wished to listen to the debate of the creed- makers, Bisiop, Mallilieu was elocted to the episcopacy at, the general conference of 1884, Before Jhis elootion he was pastor in the Now England conference. After tho customary deviotional exercises the appor- tionments for the foreign work were again taken up. For the work in Bulgaria and Turkey the sum of £19,220 was assigned. The Bulgaria' mission was commenced in 1857. This yoar it was undor the episcopacy of Hishop Malfalion, Rev. Dewitt Challis and wife have charge of the work, with nineteen assistants, thirteen of them natives, This apportionment is the same as last year. Italy and the work in Rome received 15,085, a reduction of almost $2,000 from last year, For Mexico $0,708 was appor- tioned, the same as last year. For Japan £55,000, a roduction of $4,500 on last year, I'he question of an appropriation of $16,074 for Corea brought out & hot discussion. A motion was mado to cut down the sum one- balf, 'This proposi 7 which w: ing, Dr. J. M. Buckley, in speaking on the substitute motion, said: “I am_ opposed to this spasmodic, sporiadic and epidemic chri tian work. This mission must be supportes or aban doned. We want no half way work.” Lower California received £1,000, which sum was pup at the disposal of the bishop who has episcopal jurisdiction of the pen- insula, This appropriation “closed the hst of foreign fields. "The apportionment of 19,220 for Bulgaria was reopened under a motion to reconsider. Dr. Cranston said that action should be de- cided. Bishop Goodsell said i effect that he opposed the dropping of any more mondy in the Bulgarian slot. Bishop Merrill said: “I am_opposed o the giving up of a base or the dulling down of a flag. ~ The work needs a head, anew superintendent.” The discussion of the Bulgaman question haa come before the committee at every session for the past five years, To-day’s ap- m‘nprlnlmnu were us follows: Italy §45,085, exica $50703, Japan &35606, Coren $16074, Lower California $1000, Africa complete $7300, South America $50960, C $108019, e HIGH LICENSE FOR BALTIMORE. Crusade Against Free Whisky to Be Inaugurated at Once. BALTIMORE, Md., Nov. 16.—In pursuance of the action taken by the Catholic congress on the liquor questiou the church movement in favorof hizh license will be started to- morrow evening in this city with a big mass- meeting, at which Cardinal Giobons will preside and make an address. Other specches will be made by Archbishop Ire- land, of St. Paul, Bishop Keane, rector of the new university, and the Kev. James Nugent, the eloquent temperauce advocate, of Eng- land. A strong public sentiment already ex- ists in Baitimora in favor of high license. The subject 18 cno'of ast pecnniary importance to the city, Thbie are about 2,500 saloons in Baltimore, and_ if a high license fee were imposed the révenue to the ecity would be enormous. It is claimed that a fee of $1,000 would reduce thie number of saloons to about 000, whith Woula yield 900,000 to the public treasury. ! A feé of $i50 would. it is cluimed, produce about $750,000 from 1,000 saloons, and a feejof $500 would yield 8750,- 000 from 1,500 saloons, Either of these sums would malke an {tnmense reduction in city taxation and “relievo real estate from the burden which'!now oppresscs it as well as reduce -evils arising from the liquor traffic., - The sentiment in favor of high liccnse is much more widespread than' that favoring prohibition. It is claimed that the saloons which would be wiped out of existence are the ones that are the peculiar haunts of vice and crime, the low, all-night groggeries and the dens in_the back alleys)" Theréfore many persons who regafrd Aprohibition as chimerical are strongly favorable to the other expedient for the lessening of drunkenness, But there are two elements which are vigorously opposed to the scheme, Ono 18 composed of the extreme temperance people, who do not believe it lawful to make terms with *the enemy of mankind,” and the other consists of the proprietors of thesmall salocus. These iatter probably embrace about 1,600 o the hquor sellers of Baltimore. All of them command a number of votes, and some of them have considerable influence 1n politics. 1t is estimated thatthey could controlat least 8,000 votes from among those who are per- sonally interested in thewr weifare. As their present mode of gaining a livelihood would bhe swept away by high license it is claimed that they would sink all political prejudice and yredilection in case either party wereto champion the proposed reform and would cast their votes solialy against that party which was dominant when the bill that de- stroyed their business pussed the legislature? ST FIGHTING STARVATION. Pitiable Condition of Charles Stewart Parneil's Aged Morther. New York, Nov. 16.—[Special Telegram to Tur Bee.]—While Charles Stewart. Par- nell is fighting Ireland’s enemies in England, Lis aged and infirm mother 1s fighting sta vation in New Jersey. The misfortunes that have followed Mrs. Delia Parnell for years have culminated in this—that she is alone, penniless aud actually destitutg of the necessities of life. She has now little more than a roof to shelter her head. That is morteaged and the interest and taxes are aue, and unless something is done in two weeks she will be homeless, She has been too proud to divulge her trouble and not for the world would she let her son know, say- mg he had enough troublo now and was actually at the end of his own resources. Some of her neighbors, however, yosterday made her condition known and an appeal will be made to her friends. Hesides the home she 1s living in, which came from her father,Commodore Stewart, she has property n Philadelphia, but it is involvea in nti tion, and she can fel nothing out of i, She hus sold nearly all her personal belongings and is 8o poor she is living in the kitchen of her house to economize fuel, Borpextow, N. J., Nov, 16.—Dr. Jen- kins, of Trenton. was called to the residence of Mrs, Delia Parnell to-day to treat that Iady. He says he found the mother of the great Irish ugiumr vergingon complete col- lapse and suffering from congestion of the brain, When he oplled she was about to dine on vegetablgs, without either bread or coffee, Dbk ‘There is nothiug-to feed the live stock on the place, and hev ¢Irish servant had sold some wood to by, food for Sunday. Eaward Slevip, who is acting as Mrs. Parnell's servaut gud manager of her prop- erty, is the Lrish patriot who was a prisoner with' Parpell i Kilmainham jail. Slevin confirms the stasies of Mrs. Paruell's pov- erty and her refusal to let her son know her trouble, He says she is very destitute and has scarcely thg ngcessaries of life, New York, Nov, 16,—Scanlan, the actor, will arrange 8 hepgfit performunce for Mrs. Parnell, In the meantime he bas sent her money 1o pay xes on her home, A Sctighher Wrecked. SaN Fraxcisco, Nov. 10.—|Special Tele- gram to Tae Hgs, 1 —News has I'son just re- ceived here of the wrocking of the schooner Fidelity mnear KEureka, Cal, yesterday. Humooldt bar was breaking heavily at the time and the vessel was in tow of the tug Printer. The sea was s0 heavy that the hawser parted and the schooner turned com- pletely over. ‘The captain, the two mates, coo k and four seamen, eight in all, were drowned. While the tug Ranger was going to the schooner’s assistance a heavy sea washed the mate overboard. —————— A Choctaw Conference. S, Lours, Nov. 16.—The Choctaw Indian nation has suthorized the governor of the nation to appoint thiee comuilssioners to confer with the United States commission now at Tah uab, the capital of the Cher-, okees, 1n regard 10 the lease of their lands on the ninety-eighth meridian. e wl;ow Robertson of Kearney is at the Pax- The Ottumwa Iron Works Protest Against the Switohing Rates. WEST A Little Boy Choked to Death By an Egg—Disastrous Fire at Davenport—A Bioycil- it Killed. SUICIDE AT LIBERTY, The Switching Cares. DEs MoiNes, Ta, Nov. 16.—[Spccal Tele. gram to Tne Bes }—The railroad commis- sioners are in receipt of a letter from the Ottumwa Iron works, relating to the charges for switching, as per the order made by the board in the Dubuque caso. This firm states that it pays the Rock Island ral £ por car for switching from other re loss than one mile, and they asi if this rate, §1 per milo or less than a mile, should not apply in Ottumwa as well as in Dubuquo. In answor the board states that it has not wade & stan- dard rate per mile for switching. In the Dubuque case it was in evidence that o mimber of cars were handled and placed on the tracks atone time. The amount of switching is large. It is the view of the mombers of the board that each switching case should be considered by itself, and with its own surroundings, The say in reply: Two dollars per car in yi ©ase may or may not be more than an equita. ble compensation for the service, This the cofimissioners could only determine after taking testimony and a showing from you and the railroad company of the value of the service.” A Farmer's Wife Suicides. West Linerty, 1a., Nov. 10.—[Special Tel- egram to Tum Bee.|—Mrs. John Passmore, wifo of a farmer living a few miles from here, committed suicide this morning by sev- ering an artery in her arm. She had been in poor health for some time, and while tempo- rarily deranged took her life, Choked to Death by an Egg. Des MoiNes, Ia., Nov. 16.—|Special Tele- gram to Tum BEm]—A strange accident happened a few days ago to a scholar at the Ridgedale school house, about twelve miles northwest of this city. A six-year-old son of Arthur Hickman was eating his dinner and had an egg which he was playing with, He tossed it into his mouth and.it stuck in his throat. In spite of all efforts it remained there, and before medical aid could be had the child chokea to death. Held Up an Operator. New Hameroy, In., Nov. 16.—[Special Tel- egram to Tue Buk.[—A. A. Kile, the night operator at the Milwaukee depot in this place, was neld up by & highwayman early this morning. The robver entered the ladies’ room, smashed the window, covered Kilo with a revolver, and coliected what he had. The buukinciuded watch and chain and $19 in money. As Kile did not know the combi- nation of tne safe, that escaped. A Big Fire at Davenvort. Davesronr, In., Nov. 16.—1he Bettendort wheel works burned to-day, involving a loss of §15,000. Eight men employed narrowly escaped by jumping out of the side doors and windows. Two men were slightly burned. A Bicyclist Killed. Des Moixes, Ia., Nov. 16.—[Special Tel gram to Tur Bee]- This evening, w! Fred Gillett, a twelve-year-old boy, was rid- ing his bicycle down a hill crossing the Chi- cago & Northwestern railroad tracks, he was struck bya switch engine and frightfully mangled, killing him instantly, Convicted of Manslaughter. NEWTON, Ia., Nov. 16.—|Special Telegram to Tue Bee.j —In the trial of Emanuel Nel- son for murder, the jury being out about twelve hours, returned a verdict of man- slaugnter. The case has been on trial the past week. Nelson stabbed Thomas Archer to death last July in a drunken quarrel, A Collegiate Football Game. GrINNELL, In., Nov. 16.—[Special Tele- gram to Tne BEe.|—A game of football was played here to.day between & team from tho state university and a team from the fowa coilege of this place. It resuited in favor of the home team by a score of 24 to 0. Shipmng Live Stock to Europe. STEANBOAT Rock, Ta., Nov. 16.—[Special “Telegram to Tne BEE.]--A train of eighteen cars loaded with cattlo has been shipped from this lace to Liverpool, England, di- roct. Itis the beginning of an extensive trade between Towa and Kurope. i Killed by a Circular Saw. INDEPENDENCE, I, Nov. 16.— [Special Telegram to Tie Bee.]—While Mr, Con- way, at Fairbank, was using a circular saw making 2,500 revolutions a minute it flew to pieces and fragments struck three men, kill- ing one named Robert Wright. e A MceCrary for the Supreme Bench. Kaxsas Crry, Nov. 16.—(Special Telegram to Tur Ber. | —A telegram from Washington to-night says thav Judge G. W. McCrary, a very prominent lawyer of this city, aad a leader among western men, has been named as the probable successor to the late Justice Matthews on the suprome bench, Judge McCrary was visited at his home to-night by Tue Bee correspondent, but he did “not talk further than to say that he knew nothing of the matter, He has heard of it, but as to the appointment ne would say nothing. McCrary was secretary of war under Hayes, and has been United States circuit judge, el The National Grange. Sackamexto, Nov. 16.—The national Grange to-day elected the following officers: J. H. Brigham, Ohio, master; Hiram Haw- kins, Alabama, overseer; Mortimer White- head, Texas, chaplain; 1. W. Davis, Cali- tormia, steward. O. E. Hall, Nebraska, as- sistant steward; F. M. McDowell, New York, treasurer; John Trimble, Washing. ton, secretary; Ava B, Page, Missouri, gate- keeper. - Fatal Collision. Cnicaco, Nov. 16,.—The Ilhnois Central suburban train was run into by a Lake Shore & Michigan Southern train at Grand crossing this morning. The smoking car was derailed and five laborers who were n it were injured. Four of them were only slightly hurt, but the fifth may die. e TR B A Propelier Ashore. Dururh, Minn., Nov. 16, 'he large pro- peller N, IX. Fairbanks is ashore at or near Two Harbors, where she has been driven by the wind, Assistance will be sent. No par- ticulars s to her condition have been learned - iosmad cihie Two Miners KFrozen. GLEXWO0OD SPRINGS, Colo., Nov. 16, —Two miners av Coai Ridge, eight miles from here, lost their way Jast night while rewurning to the mines fiom Newcastle aud were frozen to death, - .— Tripped Up the Derective. A telegram was received at police station yesterday afternoon signed by the chief of police at Kearney, asking for the arrest of 8o escaped burglar named Jurgeusen. The deseription accompanied the message, and in accordance therewith Detective Vaughn was sent out to bunt him up. He got his man and started to the station with him. At the corner of Fourteenth and Farnam the con- wviet trip) the officer up and has pot been heard of since. i He Was Ablaze With Diamonds. J. W. Kenneay was arrested last night on the charge of being a suspicious character. J. W. is supposed to have robbed Jonasen, the jeweler, at Fifteenth and Haroey, of a ring worth $140. When searched at the police station Kennedy had at least §5,000 worth of diamonds on his person. THE SPEED RING. Elizaboth Raoes, Erizanetn, Nov. 16.—Summary of to-day races: Five-eighths of a mile—~Minnioe B won in 0815, Express second, Bradford third, fourths of a mile—Kainbow won in Orogona sedond, Casper third, mile—Bobemian won in 1:51, Theo- dosius second, Pelham third, Three-fourths of a_mile—i3ellwood wou in 21, Banolochie second, Martin Russell third. Throe-fourths of a milo—1'reodom won in 1:201¢, Cold Stream second, Puzzle One mile—Lonely won in 1:51, second, Gallatin third. Const Turf Notes. Nara, Cal, Nov. 18.—Palo Alto started this affornoon to beat the stallion record of 9:19%, but mado a bad break and fafied, His timo was Sunol trotted an exhi- bition mile fn 9:15. Stamboul again lowered the record this aftornoon and trotted a mile in 2:1314, American Base Ball Association. NEw Youk, Nov. 16, —The American base ball association met this morning to consider applications for memberships and amend ments to the constitution, The application acuse was approved. This afternoon soclation conciuded its work and nd- journed to meet at Columbus Decembor 9. Princeton Dofeats Harvard. Boston, Nov. rinceton defeated Harvard in the groat championship foot bail game at Cambridge this afternoon by o scorc of 41 10 15, The gamo was played on the Jarvis fleld, and the assemblage was the groatest in the history of college athietics. 1t was perfect day, The sky was bright and sunny, the ground hard and fiem, and there was vory little wind. The Princeton delegation mussed itself in the northeast corner of the fleid. Fully 10,000 people were sitting or standing about the field when the two elevens apvoared for practice. The en- thusiasm throughout the game was tre- mendous, and the college yells wore deafen- ing. It took fifty-five minutes to play the first half of the game. The score stood 15 to 10 in favor of Harvard. In the second half Harvard was the favorite in the betting, but the Princetons made a magnificent spurt, and at 4:20 had a lead of five points, and after playing for two hours and four 'min- utostwuu the game amid the wildest excito- ment. ‘Will Shoot For the Cup. Cnicago, Nov, 16.—Fred Erb has with- drawn his demand that the American field championship cup be forfeited to him, and will meet C. W. Budd aud shoot hima matcn for it at Davenport, Tu., Thursday next. e. SPRINGFIELD, Mass., Nov. 16.—The Yale football teom defeated the Wesleyans by a score of 52 to nothing at Hampden park this afternoon in the championship game, Cornell Defeats Mie Burraro, N, Y., Nov. 16.—Cornell defeated Michigan university to-day in the football game by a score of 66 10 0. higan, Kennel Club Menting. Omama, Neb.,, Nov, 16.—It has been the feeling for some time past of a large number of our breeders and owners of dogs that Omaha should take her place among her sis- ter cities and organize a kenuel club. affiili- ated with and under the rales of the Ameri- cau Kennel club. With this object in view there will be a meeting of all iuterested in the development of the dog on Tuesday, November 19, at 2 p. m., at the office of Lee S. Estelle, chamber of commerce. GrorGe L. MiLLER, president, G ice president, , secretary, , treasurer, A SPANISH MEDDLER, The Consul at Key West Interfering With Cuabans. JacksoNvinLg, Fla, Nov. 16.—A Key West special says: A committee recently appointed by the board of tradeto investigate the alleged interference of the Spanish au- thorities with Cubans now liviug here, as well as with native born children of natura d Cubans, in connec- tion with the recent strike troubles, has made a lengthy report in which they accuse the Spanish consul with Inciting and urging Cuban laborers t5 hostility and hatred toward their American employers. The commitiee claims to have investigated the matter and that it has ample proof of the consul’s underhanded work. At- tention is called to the remarkable and un- precedented occurrence of sending Spanish naval vessels to the island four times to convey workmen sway to Ha- vana, over a thousand laborers with their families having been taken away, Attention is also called to a teiegram printed in the ofticial organ in Havana from Madrid congratulating Captain General Sulumanca on haviug removed the Cuban colony at Key West which menaced Spanish interests in America. DISCIPLININ HIS WIFE. A Negro Husband Who Wouldn't Be Arifled With, Bunxenay, Ala, Nov. 16.—(Special Telegram to Tie Ber.|—A horrible case of attempted murder came to light at Smith- field, near Birmingham, to-day. A party of whites pussing along the road heard screams issuing from the adjacent woods, Approaching they saw a ueero mau just in the act of hanging a naked negro woman, He had a rope rovud her neck and was just drawing her up to the limb, The negro fled, and the woman toid her story as foilowa: “Richard Henderson, her nusband, h o lock of his paramour’s bair wh she found and burned up. This enraged him. He first beat her then took her to the woods, stripped her ana whivped ber with switches tilt sho was a mass of raw flesh and was then about to hang her. Richard was caught and is now in jui e The Mormon Sensation, x Savur Lake, Utah, Nov. 16.—In the Mor- men oath cases to-day Emil Woodruft's prayer at the dedication of St. George tem- ple denounciug the United States govern- went and prophesying its destruction, was wtroduced; also Orson Pratts's sermon de- wlaring the Kingdom of God the only legal government on earth and that all others are unauthorized, was introduced aud the case rested, The defense introduced Apostle John Heory Smith, who swore that no disloya! oaths were administercd. When pressed on the throat cutting and discmbowelliag penai- ties he refnsed Lo answer. Elder Clark, for the defense, did not re- member anything bad in the endowment oaths, or declined to answer. ——— Who Hit Richard Short ? New Yonrk, Nov. 16.—~Richard J. Short, the Irish nationalist who became engaged in the murderous assault with Captain Phelan, of Kausas City, in the office of O'Donnovan Rossa, & few years ago, was found to-night Iy - ing he sidewalk in front of 22 Duane street with contusions on the head and face and bleeding freely. He was either unable to suy how he came by his injuries, or not dis- to do po. e was taken to the hos ital. The in?lll’lul are not considered ser- ous. Itis said Short got his injuries in an encounter with some Irishmen, . Ka New Depor. Kansas Ciry, Nov. 16.—[Special Tele- gram to Tue Beg.|—Mr. C. Ralph Evans, of this city, has returned from Europe, where be spent some time iuteresting cavital in & scheme to build & new union depot here. The new structure is almost assured. 1t will be on Second street, between Main and Broadway, and will cost §,000,000. Jake MeGraw, an ol rested by Detective Dempsey yesterday afternoon, McGraw has done time in the pen and had his prison clothes 0a when ar- rested. Ho was trying to work a drink when arrosted, il Ho Wandered Back Again John Jay Frainey, who gained unenviable notoriety in Council Blufts wbout a year ago by alleged crookednoss in connection with the administration of his brother's estate and aftorwards skipping toOmaha to avade arrest, took a sudden desire last evening to wander back to the old homo and gaze upon the familiar scenes of his w. ness, John was all right, but the ofMocers got onto him, and, going to his house, nabbed him and landed him back of the hars. - A Big Building Destroyed, Cricago, Nov. 10,.—A. S, Trude's four story brick building,on the corner of Wabash avenue and Randolph street, occupied by a va box manufactory and two tobacco burned tonight; loss $75,000. - - DIKD, -At midnight Tillio, daughter of Doputy County reasurer John Graves, aged 6 years and nth, , Funeral from the rosidence street, at 8 p. m. Sunda; ——— Tho Swedish Society. A Grand congert and ball was given at Washington hall last uight by 810 Swodish society and a most enjoyable tune was had. Chicago President. Pans, loquet. was to-day elected president of tho chamber of deputies, e AR THEY HAD MUCH MONEY, And They Carried a Brick in aSatchol for a Blina Two men walked rapidly down Wall stroet yvesterday afternoon and entered one of the prominent banking institu- tions, s the Philadelphia DPress. They were sturdy, heavy-set men. One carried a small black sachel. Both kept their eyes roaming from side to side. 1 followed. them into the bank. he man with the sachel &at down, dropping the bag carelessly on the floor. ‘The other went into the receiving toller’s inclos- ure, reached down in his breast pocket and extracted a packagé of bills, These were hastily counted, and the two strangers loft. The teller jammed the bills into an envelope, sealed it and pitched it into a safe, afterward closing the door in a perfunctory manner. The entire transaction ocenpied less than two minutes, Then the teller turned to me and suid: " How ch do you think was in that package *Wh , and a little more. 1t contained one million four hundred wnd forty-odd thousand.”” “You don’t mean it “Yos," he said, showing his randa. ' *You see, it's nearly all in 0.000 bills. There is not great dan- ger in carrying notes of that denomina- tion, because, except here in New York. they are so soldom used that suspicion would at onco bo divected toward any one who attempted to negotiate them.” ““One thing still puzzled me. “What did the messenger have in his satehel ¥ “Nothing but a half brick. suchel is earcied as o blind, 1y possible thief off the tr. memo- The to throw AL HE WAS ONLY A PRINTER. But He Fooled M Hanley Putting Him into a Box. “Talking about free pusses,” said Mart Hanley, who is the manager of Ned Harrvigan, T was once worked in the cutest way imaginable. A fellow came to me and represented that he was the dramatic critic of aleading newspaper. I wassure he did not tell the truth, and to get rid of him said that the paver hud been abusing our show, and could not get any passes. %Oh, that’sall right.” he replied. ‘I've been away. DIl fix that, and give you a good send-off.? ““The next day he came to me with a copy of the paper containing u fine puff for our show. I looked the article over and gave bim a box. When I told Ned of it he said: ““That’s funny. Isaw the paper to- and it ronsted us.’ I told Ned he was mistaken, and we made a bet on it. L got the paper the feliow had left me, and there was the article. Ned got another copy of the paper, and the roasting it gave us was awful. How did it happen? Well, the fellow was a printer on the paper., He had set up a puit, taken a proof of it and pasted it so neatly over the abusive article that I did not detect it at first.” to ds ch A He Fonced 1he Girds in. Inan old hook written by a western congressman, a contemporary of Clay and Webster, contamning reminiscences of his time, says the Youth’s Compan- ion, a story is told of one of his friends, a farmer in Keutueky named Pa who had six daughters, none of whom was blessed with beauty. The con- gressman know them in theiwr homely outh, and when he returned a few Years later found them all marrvied to good, influentinl men. So great was his surprise that he ntured to ask thew father why they had been so sought when othér girls had bben neg- iocted. The old farmer chuckled. Yes, and you may say when they had neither dower nor good looks. Well, I'll tell you. When 1 want my cattle to eat buckwheat stubble instead of grass [ don’t drive them into that field, Ifence it off from them. They are so_contrary that they always want the thing they can’t get. They break down the fence: I drive them out and putit up. By the time they fight for it ouce or twice they think they like the stubble. 1 “Well, I saw wmy girls weren't the most sttractive kind, and—I fenced them in! You never found them in the hotels dancin’ or keepin’stallsat county fairs, Young men to know them had to come to their father’s house. When the neighbors saw how the Payno girls were kept apart from the crowd they thought thair value must be high. Young men came to break down the fence. They like to break down fences,” “'he story wus coavsely told, por- haps,” adds the old narrator. “But there is more in it than meets tneeye.” el The Elder More Cautlous Thereafior, Lewiston Journal: It was Hlder Buzzell who callea on a worthy deacon 1o open a meeting with prayer, and was surprised when the good mau began his petition with: *O, thou great, insig- nificant God, “Omnipotent, brother; you mesn om- nipotent God,” whispered the horrified pastor, *Huh!” ejaculated the surprised sup- plicant, **What's that you say ? The preacher repeated the correction, whereupon the deacon continued his prayer to & great length, and concluded us follows: “IMinally, Lord, bless our eddicated parson. Stuff him with religion as well as with words; break him of the habit of fault-findin’, if possible, and ut the Yleventh howr guther him with saints in Th?' kingdom, Eider Buzzell, who was fond of telling the story, alwiys onded by declaring that it was the first aud last nttempt at correcting the speech of his brethren,