Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, December 24, 1889, Page 1

—— { . NINETEEN MOBBED BY HIRED TOUGHS. Blavin Kicked and Cuffed by Smith's Friends. THE AUSTRALIAN HAD A SNAP. But the Plucky Fugilist From the Antipodes Couldn't Fight the Whole Crowd — Birmings ham's Bully Disgra Exponents of the Manly Art. [Copuright 1889 by James tordon Henn LoxpoN, Dec. 22.—|New York Herald Cable—Spocinl to Tur Ber|—There has never been a more. disgraceful exhibition than the prize fight which took place today uear Broges, between Frank P. Slavin, the chawpion of Australia, and Jem Swmith, who claims to be clampion of England. This mateh for the championshipand £1,000 was bristling even from the outset with sus- picions which soon proved to have been only too well founded. It wasa mattor of com- mon talk that Smith’s party had sworn to win by any and every means, nevertheless the plucky Australian was not a bit daunted and calmly faced the possibilities with Smith and the mob, It bud been ordered that Smith should leave Cannon street for Dover on Saturday night, Slavin following Sunday morning. to win the championship or lose it fair! he was sorry that the fignt b flasco. Inside the hotel the scene was ex- citing, Slavin received the congratula- tions of nhis friends on the slight pun- ishment he had recolved. He then left for the Nayland Rock hotel, his quarters, On the road he was again loudly cheered. Upon arriving at his hotel Slavin retired accompanied by his second, Josh Casnett, after which the He: 1 correspondent saw nim. Tn answor to a question as to how ho had fared Slavin replied: “Very badly as faras the roughs were corcerned. I never witnessed anything more disgraceful in all my experience. My treatment at their hands has been most cruel. AllTam anxious for now is to meet Suilivan for the championship of the world and for £500 or £1,000, I am willing and ready to meet and fight body for the chumpionship before I go back to Australia.” and i eaded in a Extinguishes Buily Sm th. LONDON, Dec, 23.—The rufanly conduct of Smith's friends at the ring side has disgusted every lover of fair play in the kingdom, and the unjust and cowardly decision of the ref- eree declaring the fight a draw, instead of giving the stakes to Stavin, who had his man whipped from the start, hus added to the ex- asperation of the sporting men., One wood result has come from the fight, however, which affords a good deal of consola- tion, The status of cith —as— a fighter is as definitely settled as though he ~had won the battle easily or fairly, or had been fairly knocked out, as he certainly would have been had the fight been permitted to &o on. All accounts of the mill agree that Smith was not in it, The Birmingham champion, however, with his party missed the train, and noisily join- ing the Slavin contingent both sides started together, greatly to the anuoyance of the management, who had hoved to be able to divert the attention of the authorities, Smith crossed from Dover to Calais and ‘working round to Lille made that ancient town bis headquarters, but subsequently coming on to Bruges he put up at the Hotel de Londres, which is about three hundred yards from Slavin's hotel. Here there wus ample proof that the ugly rumors current in London were correct. A hired gang of roughs from Birmingham paraded the town at night making the stroets hideous with their horse play blas- phemy, and a lot of well known owners of race horses residing at New Market were seen among these rufllans who were sub- sequently traced to the hotel where Smith wiis staying. Final arrangements for the fight were completed at 11 o'clock Sunday night, when it was agreed that each side should leave by different routes for the battls ground on the foliowing morning. The place selected was in the private grounds of a gentleman who lived about half an hour's drive f{rom the town of Bruges. A better place for a fight had never been chosen, The ring was pitched on a beautiful piece of ground gen- erally used as a lawn tennis court. Smith and his fricnd were the first to ap- pearon the scene, At 8:20 the men entered the ring. Slavin was seconded by Joseph Casnett and Bob Kirby, Taylor acting asthe Au- stralian’s bottie holder. Smith had Baldock and Harper to look after him in addition to his truiner. Joe Vesey was appointed referee, with W, Ruley as umpire for Slavin and #leming for Smith, while Calder held the watch, At8:25 the fight commenced. Smith is four mches shorter than his opponent, and he looked dumpier than ever and decidedly out of condition. Slavin at the last moment clippea off his mous- tacte and appeared in splendid trim and appeared brimfull of confidence. After the usual handshaking had been in- aulged 1n tho pair sparred for an opening, nearly fifty seconas elapsing before a blow was struck., Both had a very serious look. Slavin was evidentl$ suffering from extreme anxiety, The Australian, however, soon got to work with telling effect. The hired gang of rufans began their diabolical work at the very start of tie fight, flourishing knuckle dusters and sticks around Slavin’s head constantly, The Aus- tralian fought Smith into his cor- ner. Slavin was repeatedly knocked about the head and badly kicked and mauled, yet he followed his man everywhere and fought like a tiger. On one occasion Smith got hiold of Slavin round the body and held hum down near the ropes while the hired miscreants with their sticks and knuckle dusters beat him furiously about the head and body. It looked like murder, It was in the third round that Slavin knocked Smith clear off his legs with # Lerritic right hander, and from this point to the end of the thirteenth round the Australian had matters pretty well all his own way so far as his onponent was concerned. Smith was by this time badly used up and o cry of police being raised a general stam- pedo took place among the Smith coterie. Not so with the Australians, who stood their ground and waited four mmutes before the Smith party, finding their ruse unsuccess- ful, returned, snd another round was fought. ‘The end soon came as Slavin, when fighting in Smith’s corner, received a tremendous blow behind the left ear from a knuckle duster, both men falling w0 the ground, as Blavin bad a tight grip on Smith, The ref- eree, almost petritied, said: "I shall refuse to act any longer as referee, It s impossible for Slavin to get fair play. Ldeolare the fight & dvaw.” Then walking over to Sluvin's corner hosaid: 1 will not slay here to see you killed.” A general uproar followed and Slavio, see- ing all was over, burried from the riug and dressed. Ho then walked briskly to the sta- tion wnd caught the 9:47 &, m. train from Bruges and took the boat from Ostend to Dover, He left the company of a few gen. tlemen and journulists at the latter place and took the earliest available train for Mar- gato, while Smith and his party missed their train at Bruges, 1 cannot too emphatically state that Slavin would have won the fight with consummute ease had he been given fair play, and the rowdy scenes which were enacted disgraced ull concerned. T'hat a gang of ruMans cau at sny time be hired at Birmingham to break up o fight is well known, but that these ruflaus should be openly encouraged by well kuowa patrons in the sporting world 1s past all com- prebension. Blackguardism ®silled the old prize ring and its attempted revival has been. n trath extinguished by today's disgraceful scenes. Slavin arrived at Margate at 7:80 this evening aud was met wilh a tlattering recen- tion, During his traiuing in the town he had becowe a gencral favorie with those who took an interest in the eveat. Sympatby was almost wholly on his side. He was met by a four-iu-hand and the town band aod proceeded to the Elephant hotel, the baud playing'See the Conquering Hero Comes,” He was loudly cheered. At the elephant botel there was a large gathering of people 8ud his reception was most cuthusiastio. He brietly addressed the people, thanking them for the reception he kad received. His iu- teution, he said, when he left Evgland was and this fact, together with the action of the thugs who wontto the ring side in nis be- haif, will render 1t impossible for him to ever again obtain reputable backing, while pugilist of reputation will be abund- justified in treating his attempts to ar- rango fight with contemp! When the news was received at the Pel- fcan club not a mun had a gooa word to sny for Smith, while everyone praised Slavi It was proposed to raise a testimonial of £300 for Slavin and £300 of the sum was immedi- ately subscribed by those present. Kilrain Arranges a Fight. NEw Ourears, Dec. 23, —Articles of agree- ment were signed today by Jake Kilrain and Felix Vauquelin for a six round glove con- test, Marquis of Queensberry rules, to take place in this city Januacy 10, 1590, for a purse of $2,000, of which the winner gots $1,500. Challenges Sullivan, T.oxnox, Dec. Slavin challenges John L. Sullivan to fight for $2,500 or £5,000 « side and the championship, the fizht to tako place in six wontbs, in America or Australia. A MAGNIFIC OUTACLE, Account of the Total Eclipse of the Sua as Seen From Africa. LCopyright 183) by James Gordon Bennatt.] S1. PAUL DE LOANDA, Africa, Dec. 23.— [New Yorik Herald Cable—Special to Tue Bee.]—The weather was clear during the first partof the eclipse, but the sky was ob- scured about the time of totality, A direct view photoheliograph of forty-foot focus proved an entire success and the equatorial mounting for it worked very satisfactorily. This instrument was managed by Prof, Bigelow aud the new circumpolar plates, twenty-two inches in diameter, were handled with dificulty. Each plate has ten images of the partially eclipsed sun on it, and the measurement of each image will give accurate corrections as to the position of the moon relative to the sun. We ob- tained seventy of these pictures before the middle of the eclipse and forty after totality, ‘There was no hitch in the working of the ap- paratus, wilich was automatic, and with an extra photographic assistant it would have been easily possible to take 1,200 or 1,500 pictures of the eclipse In all its partial phases had there been any object in s0 doing. Prof. Pickering's cloud recorder for giving a complete picture of the echipse was mounted on a secure foundation and operated in connection with the other ap- paratus, ‘The beginning of the total eclipse or second contact was lost in the clouds and could not be observed, and that of the total eclipee, or third contact, was obscured by clouds and was nov observed. The end of the eclipse, or fourth and last contdct, hap- pened in the clouds, Neither photographic records mor obtical observations of it were possible, The pueumatic movements of all the@ photographic apparatus were tnoroughly acurate. Not only were the durations of the exposures regulated with entire precision, but the exact time of the beginning and ending, Every exposure was automatically rezarded by the same apparatus. 1t is demonstrated that the principlo is correct, and with pneu- matic valves ivis shown to be possible to operate five telescope cameras as easily as two or three have been managed in eclipse work heretofore. The United States ship Pensacola has ro- turned to Cape Ledo from her trip out at soa to observe the eclipse. The ocean party was only partially successful and bring back but few pictures of the eclipse, some of which will be serviceable. “The colors o few moments before totality, both oa the land and in the sky, were mug- nificent. The moon’s shadow, when ap- proaching our station at Cape Ledo, swept over the ocean towards us with a velocity actually terrifying, The water which iv the sunlight had been of a lovely, indescribavle peacock blue or green assumed a dark livid green, almost black; and thecomb of breakers, snow-white ordinary daylight, under the gloom of the eclipse broke into a foam of livid purple. Tho healtl of all members of the {purty has been good throughout, and the popular idea of the dangerous character of the ch- mateo of West Africa has been proved en- tirely wrong by the experiences of our party. There was no. marked change in the daylight until the sun was nearly covered, Then a strange, portentious, ghastly obscur- ity spread over the earth and the sky turned o livid gray. . ‘Phe atmospheric conditions varied very much during the total eclipse, alternating with cloud and sunshine, but tue results are. not disappoiuting. During the eclipse the air temperature fell slightly below its nor- mal, the lowest temperature occurring sev- eral minutes after totality. e THE LATESY BEEY OCOMBINE. Cattle to Be Shipped Kast on the Hoof' Instead of Dressed. Avvaxy, N. Y., Dec. 23.—The latest thing in combines is the establishment of supply stations in the east and the shipment of cat- tle on the hoof 10 be killed at these stations instead of veing shipped dressed. The origi- nutor of the scheme is William H, Monroe, o largo cattle dealer in New York state. The headquarters will bo at Karners, near Al- bany, and the catule will be purchased at the Union stock yards in- Chicago, and smpped east by special trains, il Fatal Collision of Freights. IsuPEMING, Mich,, Dec. 23.—By a tail-end collision on the Duluth, South Shore & At- lantio railroad yesterday morning, Brake- man Ryun of a freight train was instantly kitled wnd ‘L. Connors, his companion, and Eogiveer Chattam were fatally lojured. A failure to fag the rear train caused it to plunge into tue first, » THE MYSTERY DF Mrs. Mantwell Makes No Disclosures as to Her Husband's Murder, Cnmicago, Dec. 23.—[Special ‘Telogram to Tur Bee]—Tho mystery surrounding the murder of Max Mantwell deepens with every hour. Although Mrs, Muntwell and her paramour, Bruno Eberling, were held on the recommendation of the coroner's jury, the public have thus far beén unable to ob- taw any additional information indicating their implication in the crime, Mrs. Mant- well, at the end of her second day in prison, shows no signs of confossing anything which will throw light on the murder of her hus- band, though the police prefer to believe that she is able togive them the information they need to arrest the murderer, Acting on that theory the detectives on the case have foolishly done nothing 1n following up other clews, ~ Captain Schuettler and Licu- tenant Smith tried to extract some informa- tion from her but without success,though she answered without hesitation all questions put to her. Her strango and uncertain actions at her husband’s funeral have aone more than aoything else to divide public opinion as to fier guilt, She wasconducted by two officers to take a last look at her mur- dered husband. The terrible gashes in the dead man’s throat were covered by a collar and the cuts and stabs in the hands and about the head had been so carefully sewed that they were scarcely visible, M Mantwell took the dead wan’s hand in her own and raising the lifeless memver to her lips kissed it acain and again. Then she carelessly drew her hand over the face of her husband and finally when about to bo led away pressed her lips to those of the corpse, but not a tear was visible in her eyes. She kept up an incessant moaning, but only fragments of her mumblings could be under- stood. These, translated from her native tongue, were: “O, husband,” *O,how shame- tul.’ *roday the three littie children of Mrs, Mantwell were turned over to the Humane society. Ly MILLIONS IN A MIRROR. A Broken Looking-Glass Reveals a Document Worth a Fortune, EW Yonk, Dec. 28.—[Special Telegratm to Tur BEs)—Charles Roll of Newark acei- dentally broke an old mirror four weeks ago. It had been given to him years ago by his granafather. The glass was shivered to atoms and an old, age-yellowed piece of parchmeut was disclosed to view for the first time in a century and more, as was proved by the nature of the document. For seventy-five years Roll and his relatives have been endeavoring to gain additional evidence with which they could lay claim to a wide stretch of land in the Mohawk val- ley along the banks of the Mohawk river. Roll knew perfectiy well thut his Holland- Dutch ancestor, Jucob Roll, had owned a large tract of land thero which had been abandoned during the French and Indian wars, but he never found any papers by which he could find the position of the land. The document which dropped from the mir- ror buck four weeks ago was an important missing proof that the heirs of Jacob Roll, of whom thera are 150, have long been seeking. Haviog found 1t they will press thoir claim to the property near Schenectady, N. Y., valued at $5,000,000, The piece of folded parcoment was a deed from the [ndians to Roll, giving Roll a clear title to the tract of 1and four miles in lencth along the Mohawlk river, beginning In the city of Schenectady and runing back from the river nino miles. “The wholo town of Amsterdam is believed to be included in the Indian deed, us_are also valuable properties of the New York Central railroad. P EX-EDITOR WEST GUILTY. Five Years In the Penitentiary ‘and a Thousand Dollars Fine. Cnreaco, Dee. 23.—“Guilty, with a penalty of five years in the state’s prison and pay- ment of $1,000 fine,” was the verdict re- turned tonight in Judge Grinnell's court agawst James J, West, ex-editor of the Chi- cago Times, There was little delay in reaching the verdict, only two ballots being taken. The crime of which West was_con- victed was the fraudulent over issue of tho stock of the Times company to the extent of 1,250 shares, or equivalent to over §125,000 in money. When the verdict was announced the de- fendant betrayed no great emotion. His attorney, on the contrary, seemed painfully affected and could scarcely be heard when entering the usual motion for another trial, Judge Grinnell stated that he would _dispose of the motion January 20, West was re- leased on his original bond .of $15,000 until tomorrow morning, when the qustion of a uew bond will be discussed e BTARTLING DEVELOPMENTS, They are Promised in the Colorado White Cap Oase. Howvyoxke, Colo,, Dec, 23.—[Special Tele- gram to Tue Bee.]—The entire day was spent in the work of securing the jury and arguing as to the number of challonges the defendunts were entitled to in the White Cap case. The court gave the . prosecution and defencdants three challenges each for every information ugainst the defendants. 'This gives to the defense and prosecution each twelve challenges. The first panel of twenty -four jurors was exhausted today, aud an aaditional paneél of twenty-four was or- dered, returnable tomorrow at 9 o'clock, It will take all day tomorrow to secure the ury, Additional information was obtaned today that implicates some of the best men of the town, who were aireetly instrumental in planning and executing vhe scheme of whip- ping these two lawyers, The next fow days will give to the readers of Tue HBeg some developments that will be of & truly startling nature, . e Steamship Arcivals, At London—The Lydian Monarch, New. York, At Glasgow—The State of Indiana, New York. At Hamburg—The Moravia, from York, At Southampton—The Ems, York. At Havre—La Normandie, York, At New York—La Guscogne, from Hayre; the Gilbert, from Hamburg. The Briush steamer Missourl, at London from Baltimore; the British steamer Norse man, at Liverpool, from Boston; and the Britlsh steamer Palestine, at Laverpool, from Boston, lost respectively five, sixty-ive aud 117 bead of cattle on the voyag ———— Killed.by Falling Down Stairs, Sr. Josern, Mo., Dec. 23.—[Special Tele- geam to Tie Bee.|—Last night ut Savannab, Aundrew county, Mo., Mrs, Jumes Reed, wife of the pastor of the Presbyterian church at that place, Tell down stairs nead first and received injuries from the effects of which she died at 11 o'clock this morning. She Was going to her bedrooin to retire for the night when she was seized with a fainting spell, which caused her w full. Besides ner husband, the deceased leaves five children, four boys and one girl. The funeral ser: vices will be held to-morrow afternoon at Savannah, . et L Wara Mewmorial Services. MirengLy, 8, D., Dec. 28,—[Special Tele- gram to Tue Bee.l--Impressive memorial services in bonor of Dr. Ward, founder and late president of Yavnkton college, were held here yesterday, There were_addresses by Judge Edgerton, James S. Foster, who for twenty-one years has been & warm personal friend of Or. Ward, Rev. H, D. Ward, superiatendont for South Dakota Congrega- tional missions, and Relv. A, A, Brown, p-tl;m of the Congregatioual church in this ey, from from New from New from New BECK IN FAVOR OF ALLISON. The Kentucky Senator Talks About the Iowan's Chances. WHAT HIS DEFEAT WOULD MEAN. The Delegation of Sicux Indians Kr Joy Themsolves in Sightseeing and Have Their Photo- graphs Taken. 513 FOURTEENTH STREET, Wasmsaron, D, C.. Dec, 23. If the democratic side of the United States senate had anything to say about Senator Allison the question would not long remain indoubt. Senator Beck of Kentucky was talking over the Iowa situation today and was surprisingly vigorous in his advocacy of Mr. Alllson's election. **The state of Iowa,” d he, “would never be 8o foolish as to put any man in Allison’s place saye Allison him- self. Ifitdid it would disgrace itself. At present Towa is the most prominent state i the senate, for Allison is not only chairman of the committee on uppropriations, but he is the second member of the committeo ou finance. If they send & new man here he will have to go down to the lower end of it, maybe, and probably would be on some of the minor committees, William B. Allison is o statesmun, and if the Jowa legislature has not completely lost its sense it will send him back to the senate as often as he can be versuaded to come, THE SIOUX INDIANS SIGHTSEEING. The Sioux Indians who came here from Dakota to seo tho Great Fatuer aod talk with him about the sale of their lands have Wasmixoerox Bureav Tne Ovana Ber, } ,had a good time and have shown themselves to be the most indefatigable sightseers. They have explored every section of tho city, have been through' the capitol from basement to dome and all the departuwents, have ridden up in the elevator to the top of the Washington monument, and have spent whole days in the museum,where they were most_interested in the relics of savage life from other parts of the world. TIn fact, Prof. Mason, who is a curator of this brauch of the museum, has got some very good sug- gestions from these tawny visitors, who have unconsciously solved muny perplexing prob- lems for him by discerning at once the use which certain unteusils from various parts of the world were put to, although he has studied over them for months at a time. Perhaps the most bewildering thing to them was the Washington' monument and although everyone was wanting to o up in the elevator, they all refused to como down that way, and insisted upon taking the stairs. They will leave tonight for the In- dian school at Hampton, Va., whore they will spend the holidnys, Manyof them have children there, and as it wili be impossible for them to seftle thewr business until after congress meets again, they will be allowed to spend the intervening time with their young- sters. The whole party were photographed at the geological survey this morning. Major Powell has a large collection of ‘photographs of the national wards, and as each del- egation comes to the ecity they aro taken there and their faces reproduced and added 10 the number, The firat brave to face Mr. J. H. Hiller's camera was Chief Gall of the Standing Rock agency, who led the charge in the Custer fight. Johm Grass, hoad chief of the Blackfect Sioux, wa¢ next. John is known as the brainiest in the Sioux. natior. Among the others were Mad Bear, Bear Face, White Ghost, Swift Bear, Hollow Horn Bear, Sky Bull, Yellow Hair, Foolish Elk and some twenty others, represonting all the agencies of the Sioux nation. Pictures were also taken of the interpreters and the agents. THE WHITE HOUSE CHRISTMAS TREE. There is a Christmas tree in the white house, the first that has been seen there since seven years ago, when Nellie Arthur invited in a few young friends to spend the boliday with her, ‘I'hen the tree was placed at the end of the wide corridor on the second floor in front of the windows that look out over the navy department, Now it stands in the blue room, which President Arthur used to occupy, and which was fixed up some and repapered and painted fast fall. Mre, Harrison and Mrs. McKee are engaged 1n decorating it today, and the president is expected to take a hand 1 the work him- self tonight, for the comfort and happiness of Baby McKee is much more important to him than the wishes of any officeseeker or politician. Owing to the recent death of Mrs, Lord, Christmas day will bea quiet one in the white house, and the only differ- ence between that and other days will be that the president will ‘abstain from official business and give the eéntire time to his family. There is 10 be an cld-fashioned din- ner about 3 o’clock in the arfternoon and an old-fashioned tea at candle-light, at which Mrs, Parker and Mrs, Dimick, the daughters of the late Mrs. Lord, and Mr. Russell Har- rison will be present, FOURTH CLASS POSTMASTERS, Postmaster General Wanamaker today ap- pointed the following fourth class postmast- ers: Nebraska—Bellwood, Butler couaty, Chauncey S. Burch, vice M, Warren, re- moved; Bruning, ’J‘hfiyar county, John F. Schwithers, vice I. M, Augustine, removed; Garrison, Butlor county, Nellle 17, Bryson, vice P, G. Graham, removed; Gilead,Thayer county, James Drake, vice William Brwin, removed; Hendley, Furunas county, W. D. Leach, vice T. L. Jones, resigned; Looms, Phelps county, Edwin Barnum, vice J. W. Jackson, removed, South Dakota - Langford, Marshall coun- ty, George B, Lindley, vice A. Folsom, ra- signed, MISOELLANEQUS, Surgeon General Hamilton of the marine hospital service says this afternoon that a number of local physicians have reported to him that they had cases of *‘La grippe,” or influenza, under treatment, but that there are no indications that the disease has made any widespread progress in this country. He is confident that it 18 a germ-discase spread by the air, *‘In many cases,” he con- tinued, ‘‘there is nothimg more serious the matter than a coid in tha,hend, distorted by the imagination into the aymptoms of u fash- ionable complaint.” Chief Justice Fuller. will have his eldest daughter, Miss Grace, t_ preside over his Christmas diuner. Mrs, Fuller will spend the boliduys in_ Chi avith her married daughter. "Miss Maud ¥ller is down south after a long stay in Col and does not tend to be in Washi this winter, for whose gay life she has.mo liking, Five daughters of the house will be here with their father and the much petted small brother, Miss Mary Fuiler is in Berlin, The Omahu congressman is baving a very hard time in setuling for the winter, He was at first annoyed over the fact that the salary which he saved for the purpose of furnisking his house was temporarily lost by the Silcow defalcation, but he got over s ill feeling on that matter, went to New York, bought the thiugs Le needed, brought them on and was just about comfortably settled in a new house on Thomas circle when the supreme court of the District of Columbia decided that the house ust come down, It seems that the house occupied by Mr. Connell is owned by Mrs. Cole acd that lady persisted 10 running a big bay window out several feet on to the government reservation which abuts ber property, She was warned against building the window, but went on with the work, und the case was carried by the D trict comwmissiovers to the courts. The su- preme court toduy deeides against the land- lady, and the comsequence is that Mr, Con- nell will probably be put o a good deal of inconvenience on aecount of this fact. Perny 8. Hearm, Conflrmations WasniNGrox, Dee, 28,—In the threo weeks ended Saturday the president scnt to the senate 1,429 messages, coutaiping the now nations (including army and pavy sppoint- ments) of about one thousand, pursons. When the senate adjourned Sat urday there had been mado public the con- firmation of abont one thousand of these nominations, a great majority of them post masters, Of the diplomatic nominations the following have not been confirmed: George Maney, minister to_Paraguay and Aruguay; J. G. i, Pitkim, minister to the Urgentine Republio; Clark 1. Carr, minister to Den- mark, Othor important nominations that went over unti ter the recess are those of Roosevelt and Thompson, civil sorvice com- missioncrs; Taylor, railroad commissione Holliday, commissioner of customs; Bates, comuissioner of navigation; Morgan, com: missioner of Indian affairs; Dorchoster, superintendent of Indian schools, IMPORTANT ORDEIt six hundred AN Commissioner Raum Trying to Clear Up Pending Pension Clain Wasmixaroy, Dee. 23, — Poasion Com- missioner Raum today issved an important order looking to a speedy detormination of all cases in his office n which no material evidence for or against the appiicant seems to be wanting. He directs that all pending claims be immediately examined and @ list of such as are seen to be complete shall be kept and konown as ‘‘completed files.” Chiefs of divisions are directed to require all examiners to devote their entire time during five days of each week to the consideration of thess completed cases, acting upon them in thoorder of the filiagof the last picco of evidence, Saturday of each week the entire force of exnminers are required o devoto themselves to the examination of cases borne upon the pending files aud in making necessary cails for ovidence in those cases. As 800n as the necessary evidence in any case is received that case shail immediateiy be put upon the completed list in its regular order. An improvement hus also been made in the manner of keeping a ri case of what evioence has bean received and what is still required to make it complete. - EMIGRANT BUSINESS, The Trunk Uine Execu Discusses the Question. New Yonx, Dec \o executive com- mittee of the trunk line association today discussed the emigrant question, Threo propositions for handling the emigrants out of Castle Garden wero considered. They were to equally divide the business out of the Garaen, o consolidate all cutsido ticket agencies into one general agency, and to give to the clearing house the distribution of all passenger emigrant business west of trunk lne territory. There was a wido discussion of all the propositions, but unanimity was not reached, and by resolution the matter was referred to the prosident. ive Committee Atchison’s Lumber Tariff. Atcmsoy, Kan., Dec. 23.—[Special Tele- gram to Tng Bre.)—Lumber shippers of Atchison have been noutied from the B. & M. general offices that commencing January 1, the B. & M. will make the lumber rate from Atchison as fuic as it 18 from Chicago and Missouri river points—that is, that the through'rate shall be equal to the sum of the two locals, a concession for which Missouri river shipbers have been clamoring for somo time. This concession has already been made to Omana lumber shippers. Thie B. & M. also announces that Atchison™ jobbers in other lines of trade will be given the same concession early in tho year. Work on a tarift_sheet is already in progross, It is ex- pected that the Missouri Pacific, Santa Fo and Rock Island will give the same advant- age now that the B, & M. has made the break and the concession will extend to all Missouri river points. Havd Wood Lumber Rates. Cnicaco, Deo. 23.—|Special Telegram to Tue Bee.]—Chairman Watker of the inter- state commerce railway association bas been decided upon as the arbitrator in the matter of rates on hard wood lumber, a questioh which the lumbermen of the whole country wish to have finally decided. The contro- versy on tho relative rates between hard and soft lumver. Chairman Walker also an- nounces that the general managers of the terstate commerce railway association will meet again December 27 and finally settle the matter of Kuansas and Nebraska rates from all points. R — Nebraska and lowa Pensions, ‘WasniNGTON, Dec. 23.—|Special Telegram to Tne Bee.|—The following pensions wore granted Nebraskans today: Original invafid—Amiziah Reed, Banner. Increase— William Dickeman, Culbertson, Towa: Original invalid—Timothy Terrill, Charitop, Increase—Abraham Steward, Marshalltown ; Joshua E. Boyd, Ridgedale; James M. Blevius, Promise City; Benjamin F. Rantz Quasqueton; Curtis . Wheeler, Madrid; Edward Jones, New Sharon; Levi Laber, Imogene, Original widows, ek Linda Barnett, former widow of John S, Wilson, Allerton. ————— Omahans in New York. New Youk, Dec. 23.—|Special to Tur Beg, [—William G. Maul, vice president of the Commercial National bank of Omaha, and wife are here visiting Mr. Maul's daughter, Mrs, Paul Wilcox, wife of a prominent lawyer of Mount Clair, N. J, Mr, and Mrs. Maul have been tendered many social pleasures, among them a theatre party at the Union Square theatre lust Wednesduy. They will remain until after the nholidays. e ‘Ways and Means Oommittee Work WasmiNaroN, Dec, 23.—The ways and means committee was today engaged in con- sideration of the McKinley administration customs bill. After its completion the hear- ing of the subject of the tariff will begio, The minority of the committee insist upon bearing also those in favor of a reduction of tho turiff as well as those favoring the pras- ent schedule, After the holidays the com- mittee will therefore hear both sides, —————— A German Paper Attacks Stanley, Benruiy, Deo. 23,~-The National Zeitung attacks Stanloy’s statements In rogard to Emin Pasha, It says that these statements seem to be made with an intention to rep). ing to the reprosch that Emin's embarras meats were caused in part by Stanley's appearanoce avd his determination to rescue one who did not desire to be rescued, and that Emin must be heard in his own defense before conclusions are reached. e Rowdyism in Okiahoma, Kaxsas City, Dec 23.-—-A special to the Star from Wichita, Kan,, says that United Srates Marshal Jack Walker has been called to Oklahoma to ussist in quelling the rowdy- fsm now so prevalent there and which threatens to develop ito a reign of terror, e The Weoather Forecast, For Omaha and Vicinity—~FPair weather, For Nebraska—Light rain, colder, north- westerly winds, For lowa—Light rain, colder, northwesterly. For South Dakota—Light snow, shifting to colder, northwesterly. e Virginia and Te e> Boundary, WasuiNGTON, Dec. 23.—Thesupreme court of the United States today granted leave to Virgivia to filo @ complaint agaiust Tenne: seo in the mutter of the disputed boundary line between the two stutcs. Subpwnas were issued against the governor and atlor- noy general of Tenuessee. —— The Death Record. WasmiNaroy, Dec, 23 —Edward T, Waite, son of the late Chief Jusuce Waite, died this morning. The remains will be taken to Toledo, where the fungral will be beld, Mr. }\'Tnhn was & married mau aud alawyer of Toledo. winds shifting to winds A BRILULIANT CAR Death of Henry W. Grady, Editor of the Atlanta Oonstitution. ATLANTA, Ga, Dec. 23.—Henry W. Grady died of pneumonia at twenty minutes before 4o'clock this morning. With perhaps a single exception, Henry Woodfen Grady was the best known editor in all the southern states, He stood in the front rank of Ame- rican journalists, and the prospect of nono was brighter. His father was a colonel in tho confederate army and lost his life 1n battle when his son was only fourtcen years old. Young Grady was edueated at the university of Georgia in his native city where he grad- uated at the head of his class and his studics wero afterwards continued at the university of Vicamnia. From the first Mr. Grady was strongly attached to journalism and on leav- ng college, a lad of 19, he started a daily paper on Lis own account at Lome, Ga., which failed of support, Ho moved to At- lanta and 1ssued the Atlanta Herald und afterwards the Atlanta Courier, both of which adventures proved unsuccessful. His ready pon, however, found plenty of employ ment. He wrote for the Atlanta Constitution, the Louisville Courier-Journal and other papers, and James Gordon Bennety, the elder, ap- poiuted him Georgin correspondent of the Now York Herald, o post which he held for six_years. A fortunate speculation, it 18 said, in railroad stock yielded lim €20,000, which he avery = wisely in- vested In a quarter interest n the Atlanta Cobstitution. This interest now enormously enhanced, he still owned when he died. In the December following the Charleston catastrophe Mr. Grady delivered an address 1 New York at the annual dinner of the New England society’on ‘‘The New South.” That speech was and still is applauded all over the country, south as wellas north, and helped to make its author famous in re- mote localities where his name had hitherto not been known. Mr. Grady's last public appearance was ata recent dinuer of the Boston merchant’s club where he and ex- President Cleveluna both spoke. His thome then was the status of the negro in the south, and the newspapers throughout the country are still quoting from its ringmg 0s and commenting upon his stirring cos on that occasion, cady was ill when Boston to deliver thgyspeech recently made there. Ho went con{Mry to the advice of his physician and returned quite sick on Saturday. His condition was very scrious and Sunday it was understood that there was very little hope for recovery. The un- nouncement that his death was possible was a great shock to the people, aud the most in- tense interest was felt. By 1 o'clock 1ast night he began growing worse, anda at i #. m. he was said to be dyin, At 8:40 he quietly breathed his last. When daylight came and the record of his death spread over the city it created sorrow never equalled here before. M irady = was 1851, and wil! possibly be buried tuere beside his father who was killed while ‘lead- ing the Twenty-fifth North olina regi- ment at Petersburg. Mr, Grady leaves a widow and two children. he left Atlanta born in Athens, Message of Condolence. ATLANTA, Ga., De —DMessages of con- dolence have been pouring 1n all day from the north and south. kEx-President Cleve- land telegraphed Mrs. Grady as follow “Accept the heartfelt sympathy of one who loved your husband for what he was and for all he has done for his peonle and his country, Be assured that everywhere throughout the land warm hearts mourn with you i your deep aflliction and deplore theloss the nation has sustained.” Governor Hill of New York telearapbed as follows: *‘Please convey to Mrs. Grady my deepest sympathy in the loss of her hus- band. He was a noble and brilliant man, for whom I felt a warm friendship and the highest respect. The entire north will join with tho south i lamenting the deith” of one whcse services in the oblitera? tion of sectional feeling has been so dis- tinguished and so patriotic.” Among the other telegrams were those from Samuel J. Randall, Emery Speer, Ros- well P. Flower, Patrick A. Collins aud Clin- ton B, Fiske. Sympathy From Boston, BostoN, Dee. 23.—Hon. P. A. Collins, when informed of E£ditors Grady's death, said: “I am stunned by the new: He was, in my judgment the most brilliant man 1n the United States. He had all the soid qualities of good judgment, keen perception, public needs and high and ardent patriotism. The republic.may well mourn the untimely tuk- ing off of as brilliant and patriotic & man as ever sprung from its soil,” Johnathan A, Love, president of the merchants’ association, whiose guest, Grady was at their recent dinner, sai “Boston will share in Atlanta’s sorrow, for during Grady's short stay in this city he made many friends, I don’t think I ever came in contact with a southern gentleman who made such a pleas- ant impression on me.” ‘Will B Buried Obristmas Day. ATLANTA, Ga., Dec, 23.—At 2 o'clock in the afternoon of Christmas day the tuneral cere- monies will take vlace. The family have conscuted that the body shall restin the First Methodist church from 9 o'clock in the morning until the funeral hour, Thursday special memorial services will be beld at the new cavitol, in which all the people and military societies to which ho was a member will take part. Today all the courts adjourned and many of the city build- ings were draped in mourning. e SILCOTT'S WHEREADBOUTS. ‘The Defaulting Casbier Balieved to Re Still in Montreal, MoxTnean, Dec. 23.—[Special Telegram to Tne Bee,|—When Silcott left Washing- ton with the salaries of congressmen, he was traced as'far as Buffalo and there the trail was lost. Silcott was reported at various places in the dominion, but nothing tangible could be learned. On the night of Saturday the 7th inst, a sleigh with two occupants drove up toa house in the upper French quarter of this city, A woman jumped out snd rang the door bell, The lady of the house recognized her as Herminie Thibault, the paramour of C. E. Silcott, the defaulting cashier of the house of representatives. Hor- minie said she wrs looking for her sister and asked ber street aud number. Beiog given this sbe re-entered the sleigh und drove away, Her companion wasa mnan who wore a slouch bat pulled down over Lis,eyes. A detective yesterday called at the houso and searchec, it, but without success, Mrs, Lemoine admitied she was Hernnnie's sister and freely talked about her, but denied point blank that any man bad been with her. Peo- ple who first saw Herminie afiirm that they saw Herminie und Silcott together frequent- Iy during the week. That Silcott is stll in this city is nov doubted,und Detective Grose, who bus received @ very good clue, says Lo will have him within two days, Mrs, Lemoinc's husband drew the re- porter aside as he was leaving und whis- d: “How much reward is there for Sil- ve thousand dollars,” was the reply, “Sacre! I3y the name of the povel If I had only known that | His wanuer betrayed that ne knew some- thing, but all atlewpts to wake hiw say suy- thing were futile. Saving Wnat silcott Lefr. WAsHINGTON, Dec. 28, —The sum of $83,0001n notes, checks, etc., representing the amount left in the sergeant-at-arms' office after the disappearance of the uhlwudlum casnier, Silcott, was today deposited in the United States treasury by order of the house of rep- resentatives 1o await adjudication, 'NUMBER 156, A GILDED YOUTH'S ESCAPADE 8t. Louls High Soclety Has u Racy Seneation, HIS BRIDE AMONG THE SLUMS, The Son of a Rich and Aristooratio Family Deserts a Belle and Cone tracts a Scoret Marriage With a Cyp! Sowed the Secds of Shame, St Louis, Mo., Dec. 23.—[Special Tele« gram to Tue By 1. A. H. Plant, of the Plany Milling company, one of the most prominent firms intho city, disappeared from his home about three months ago and no trace could be found of him, in spite of the scarch made by detectives, Yesterday morning a mau was found lying in the street unconscious. He was taken to the lockup, where he was recognizod as Plant. He was engaged to marry a young society belle at the time of his disappearance, and detectives were engaged on the case even to the date of his discovery. Through the influence of his family the matter was Kept from the colutns of the St, Louia press. It now develops that Plant has married u degraded and disreputable woman named Mollie Morris, and has occupied apartments with Rer in a South Second strect dive. Lost to theworld, he has hidden himself away in this den of nfamy and managed to sauander almost a fortuc.e in the short time he has been buried. The young mun, it appears, had established for himself n sevarate bank account, of the existenco of which his relatives koew. They did not kuow its extent, however, until the disclosures — brought ubout by tho v. ‘The Morris woman exhibits riificate proving their legal ecords at the circuit court show that about two months ago a liconse to such parties was issued. The woman in- sists upon vecoguition atthe hands of her husvand’s fumily, ana threatens legal meas- ures if interference is made in her marriage relations with Plant. The latter's friends suy ho is insane, and in this manner account for the fascination which the disgusting cature whom he calls his wife hus wielded over him, ‘I'his afternoon a close covered carringe drove hurriedly up to the side entrance to thie Four Courts, 'wo young men, one of them Plant’s brother and the other a friend, alighted and went into the holdover. A few minutes later they reappeared, accom- panied by a tall figure clothed in a cape coat. Al taree eutered the carriage and were hurriedly driven away. Mr. William 1. Plant says he will place his brother in a private insane asylum. Meanwhile the Morris womun haunts tho Plant resitence, cursing the inmates and swearing to be re- v It is claimed by the young man's ids that be was insune at the time of his marriage. They iusist that the union can casily be dissolved. The Morris woman will tlzhit the proceedings. Plant hus equandered many thousands of dotlars since his d! PILGRIM FATHERS, Anniversary of Their Landing Cele~ brated in New York. New York, Dec. 28.—~The New England socicty celebrated tonight the anniversary of the landing of the pilgrim fathers. Maay. notables were present, including General Sherman, General Howard, . Chauncey M, Depew, Clinton B. Fiske, C. P. Huntington, Dr. Guzman of Nicaragua, and others. In speuking to the toast, “Unevolved Pro- blems,” Mr. Depew referred to the death of Heury W. Grady. He said: “Thirty years ago Robert Toombs of Georgia, one of the ablest and most brilliant defenders of slay- ery, said in his place 1n_the United States senate that he would yet call the roll of his bondsmen at the foot of Bunker Hill mounument. Today his slaves are citizens aud voters, |Cheers.] Withina fow days 8 young Georgian,” possessed of equal genius, but imbued with sentiments so liberal that the preat senator would have held hin an enemy to _the swke, was the guest of Boston. With powers of presentation and fervor of declamation worthy the best days and the noblest efforts of eloquence he stood beneath theshadow of Bunker Hilland uttered ovin- 108 justifying tne suppression of the negro vote” which were hosule to the views of every man in his audience, And yet they give to his argument an cager and candid hearing and 1o his oratory unstinted aud @enerous ap- plause. It was a triumph of puritan princi- ples and puritan pluck. |Cheers,] They know, as we know, thut no such systom of suffrage can survive as intimidation of a voter or falsitication of the count, [Cheers. | Public conscience, scared by the approval of fraud upon the batlot by the virtue and intelligence of the community, will soon be indifferent to the extension of the methods by the present officeholders to continue in power, and arbi- trary reversals of the will of the majority will end in avarchy and despotism, This 18 a burning question, noy only in Georgia but in New York 1t is that a government for the people shall be by the people. |Cheers.| No watter how grave the qucstions which absorb tho atten- tion of puritans or engross their time, the permanence of their solution rests on & pure ballot. [Applause.) We forget all differences of opinion and remember only chivalry, patriotism and genius, Ho was the leader of the new south and died in the great work of impressiug its marvelous growth and pational aspirations upon the willing ears of the north, His death at this time, ab a critical period of the removal forever of all misunderstandings and differences between all sections of the republic, is a national calumity.” —_———— Trouble in Oklahoma, KAnsas Uiry, Mo., Dec, 23.—The Journa! Oklahomo City special says the situation there is growing critical. Mayor Heale, leader of the Kickapoos, has formed an or- ganization for the purpose of overthrowlng the present city council. Both sides bave telegraphed United ~ States Attorne, General Miller their side of the dificulty, committee of citizens have sent a telegram 1o General Merritt, advising him of the probability of an outbreak, e siness Troubles. Kixastoy, N. Y., Dec. 23.—The lLabilities of J. B. Shefeld & Son, the Ssugerties blank book company, and J. Q. Preble & Co., the firms which failed Saturday, aggre- gato nearly $2,000,000, but the liabilities of each company cannot yet be stated acou- rately, ‘Iho ussets of Sheflield & Son amount tp sbout $1,100,000, but there is & mortgage of §408,000 on their will propertys The ussets of the Saugerties company amount to about $100, 000. g ———— Suicided For Lovs, Avstiy, Tex., Dec, 23,—Yesterday afters noon J. R Kevan, & wealthy Englishman from Liverpool, suicided by shooting bes cause the daughter of Captain Stanforth, & retired Euoelish officer who resides a few miles from town, refused 10 warry hiw, e has @ brother who is a wealthy banker 1n Liverpool, ——r A Yankion Man's Oiristmas Present. YaNk1ON, 8. D., Dec. 23.—(Special Teles grom to Tue Bem.|--Mrs. Charles Spank of this city bas presented Ler husband with triplets, two boys ond @ irl, us » Christmas offering. ‘The event took piace Saturasy. The children are all living, but 1he mober’ is 10 & precarious condition,