Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, December 27, 1889, Page 1

e NINETEENTH YEAR.i BLOODY HOLIDAY IN GEORGIA. | Particulars of the Trouble at Jessup on Christmas, A BAD NEGRO TO CAPTURE. In an Attempt to Arrest Him the Dep- uty City Marshal and a Citizen are Killed and Others Badly Wounded, A Hard Negro to Handle, Savaxyan, Ga, Dec, 20.—The trouble at Jessup yesterday began at 10 a. m., when Marshal Leggett and ussistants attempted to arrest Bob Brewor, a notorious negro out- law and fugitive, Brewer raised his gun and deliberately shot and killed Assistant Marshal Barohill. The chief marshal then fired at Brewer but missed him. Brewer rewurned the fire and shot Leggett through both legs. Brewer and his crowd, ten or twelve men, then fled to the swamp. The negroes were followed into the swamp by several citizens. Among them were William Wood, & carpenter, and his son, William Wood, ir. The negroes dodged 1to the swamp and when young Wood ran in behind hun Brewer rose up and shot him through the bead, killing him in. stantly, and shot Wood's father in the face. Accomplishing this much, the negroes ran furthier into the swamp and escaped. The news of the death of young Wood and the serious shooting of his father spread like wildfire over the town. Confusion reigned fora time ard Jessup scemed to be in the hands of a violent mob. Mayor Hopps called & meeting and hasty arrangements were made to protect the town. Seventy-five armed men were gathered in a few minutes and followed Brewer and his party for some distance into the swamp. MeMillan bayou contains over four hundred acres and Brewer is so familiar with its hiding laces that the cfforts of the posse to locate him are regarded as 1n vain, ‘lhe streugth of the posse was soon iucreased by a posse of twenty-flve armed men, and a picket line was formed. Brewer had threatened the life of Assist- ant Marshal Barnhill ever since tho ofiicers killed one of Brewer’s pals a few weeks ago ‘while attempting to arrest a colored man for gambling. Yesterday was Brewer's chance, aud he took advantago of the opportunity when the assistant marshal came unarmed to the side of Chief Marshal Leggett, who was muking the arrest. Brewer seemed to forget for the moment of anybody trying to capture him and he shot Baruhill down as he would a dog, Marshal Leggett, who was badly wounded in both legs, was seen about the affair last night. He saia that when he went up to ar- rest Brewer he knew he had a bad man to fool with. He wanted a force large enough to tako the desperado. “When I wot near him,” the chief marsbal said, “and he saw who I was he left two of my posse who were talking with him and came towards me. 1 heard him say ‘That is the rascal I want,’ and stepped behiud Mr. Reddish, He kepy coming and I threw my gun to my fuce and told him to stop. He looked at mo sullenly and put Lis gun across his shoulder and «--gtavied back, I thought I would return to town and get assistance when I met an old man named Rayford and several others, all of whom had wuns. I turned round to see ‘what they were going to do, and I saw Ray- fora exchaunge a #8.calibre Winchester for a 82-calibre and make threats and curse the white people. I knew we were in for it, so L ‘waited, and bhad not long to wait, when I saw Brewer throw his gun to his shoulder and fire. I looked around and saw my assistant fall to the ground, T discharged both barrels of my gun after ho had wounded me, and as 1 know I wasdono Jumped down the embankment and ran, Reddish stood, and Brewer approached, and, saying, ‘D—n you, T have a great mina to'kill you,” he ruck him and took his gun from him,” News has reached the authorities that J. W. Ryan, a white man living there, was the instigator of the affair. A posse was sent to his house, buv Ryan had escaped. 1t 1s said that he put a bad 1dea into Brewer's head about the duty of the white people to the colored folks, and report says he excited them by saying that the murder of the col- ored man killed by Barnhill should be avenged. Henry Anderson, one of the guards put over Kyan's house, was accidentally shot and kilied last night by one of his own party. He went to headyuarters for reinforcements and was going back when the gun held by a man named Townsend was discharged, blow- hliflndaunn'l brains out. ast night a colored man wus shot and sericusly wounded by a picket while comin; from the McMillan~swamp, He uuumumfi to slip by the ofticers when he was shot. At about 8 o'clock this morning a party of unknown men attacked the jail av Jessup, driving away the guards. Inafew minutes the doors wers battered in and four men went inside and shot and killed Peter John- son and Bill Hopps, The former was the man who had been wounded and cantured in the ficht. The mil.tary was stationed about half a mile from the jail, but by the time s detachment arrived there everything was ~, Quiet and all there was to indicate what had happened were the dead bodies of the ne- L he Georgia hussars returned to this city this afternoon. The Brunswick company was retained on duty by the mayor. Tho returned soldiers renorted the trounle over. Their presence was only required to quiot the excitement of the citizens of Jessup, who remained in their houses last night to protect their families, aod their Jatchens and out- Liouses were flicd with colored people of the town, who sought the protection of their white friends. A special from Jessup dated at 6 p, m. says Mayor Hobbs has called & publio meet- ing w0 take steps to defend the ftown tonight. It is belicved that Brewer Is near with a large force of necroes, The citizens are ol;rmhmx and arming to aid the Brunswick rifles in case of an outbreak. A special train was run out to the brick yards, where Brewer was ns}wruad to have been seen and a detachwent of armed men sent out as scouts. Mayor Hobbs 18 in receipt of a telegram from Brunswick saying that Ryan, the whita man who is supposed to have iustigated the trouble, 18 1 thut city, but the mayor will g:: take steps to huve the gang brought k. ‘Chere is still great excitement throughout the country around. .lcuup} but affairs will doubtless quiet down in a few aays. It isa region of turpentine distillerios and saw mills. Thousauds of uegroes are employed and the Jessup trouble is apt to disorganize labor for some time to come. Many negroes are quitting their homes and moving to other towns ou the line of the rail- road, A large number of them were taken from their homes by white men tbis morn- ing und severely whipped, some of them being women of bad character, Ten Negroes keported Killed. SavaxNAN, Ga., Dec. 26.—Most reliable information is that ten people have been killed at Jessup, A special to the Morning News says that everylhing is quiet thore gud a company of ~citizens has been organized . to guard the town agaiust an invasion, The coroner held an inquest this afternoo and the jury returned a verdiot charging the negroes, Brewer and ford, with the wurder of Marshal Barobill and Young Woods, As to the killiug of the negroes, the jury returned a verdict of ‘death by par- ties Lnknowa, e More Negroes Shot. Nasnvirg, Tenn., Dec. 26.—It is reported there is serious trouble at Clarksville be- tween oficers and & colored wmob. Frank Morrison, a special policeman, attempted to arrost Bob MoCutoheon, colored, when sev- 27, eral other negroes interfered. Other police men came to the assistance of Morrison, whereupon Joe Foeman, colored, assaulted the chief of police with a stick. The officers drew revolvers wnd firad. Ono bullet struck West Morrywether, colored, in the back and he will die. Joe Foeman attempted 10 escape but was pursued by the chief of police, who shot him in the stomach. He will recov The report of revoivers arew an immense crowd of negroes to the scene and the chiof of police had td be taken to juil for safety The excitement ravidly in- creased and a large number of oxtra ofMcers were sworn in to keen the peace. The Clarksville City guaras were also called out and lodged in the court house prepared for any emorgency. It is foared the negroes will set the town on fire, bl ANOTHER BRUIAL UXORCIDE. A Fiend in Human Form Kills His Wife in Cold Blood. NGFIELD, Mass,, Dec sett, a mill hand, this mornin®® killed his wife and then attempted suicide. He was insanely jealous of his wife without reason and had freauently threatened her lif A-week ago Bassett bought a_revolver for the purpose of killing his wife and set her Sunday bounet on a pole and practiced at it, frequently expressing the wish that her head was in it. This morning Bas- sett called his eldest son td go downstairs and it with his mother, who, he sad, was sick, while he went for a doctor, The son descended in the dark as the father left the house, and called to his mother. Receiving N0 angwer and supposing she was asleep, ho sat down in an aajoining room. Meantime the father had wone to Officer Trombley’s house and given himself up, say- ing hie had killed his wife, and expressing much satisfaction at the crime, He said he was suffering from wounds which she had inflcted on him, but that at Jast he had finished her up “in gooa shape.”” Officers at once went to the house und found the sou still awaiting the doctor, suspecting nothing. On entering the room the woman was found dead with her skull crusued in, and lying ia a position that indicated the biow had been dealt whilo tho woman was asleep. Bassew will probably die from the wounds which he claimed nis wife had inflicted on him, but which were doubt: self-nflicted. Later in the day an axe was found in the cellar atained with blood. Bassott was sober when he committed the crime. s NO TROULL IN RI1O JA Spe JIRO. The Reported Mutiny Denied at the Brazilinn Legation. WABHINGTO! Dee. 20.—An Associated Press representative who called at the Bra- zilian legation today to inquire for news con- cerning the fighting which was reported to have occurred at Rio de Janeiro from De- cember 18 to 20, found that the minister had just received the following telegram fromn Ruy Barboza, minister of finance under the new regime: “From cablegrams, we learn that unfortunately there is no speculation from news mougers against us which is not credited in Europe in spite of all our warn- ings against this sort of a conspiracy. The reports about the meeting of a corps of ar- tillery aroe false. 'The only meeting was of a few solaiers, which was immediately sup- pressed. This circumstance has increased here the confidence in the government, which shows itself strongly prepared with prompt and decisive means to put down any disturb- ance of the public order. The aggravation of Geueral Fons s illness 1s not trus, On the contrary he is recovering specdily. At any rate the fate of the revolution is now ac- cepted by the whole country. It does not depend on the contingency of one man’s life, however precious it may be, in the army itseif. The revolution can rely on other chiofs of great prestige and no less devotion to the cause, All the different political par- ties have expoused with enthusiasm the term fixed (November 15, 1800), for the niceting of the constitutional assembly, they consid- ering by this act that the stability of the republic is insured.” Watching the Brazilian Situation. New Yong, Dee. 26.—A Washington spe- 1to the Times says thatthe Brazilians inthe United States are gravely watching the news from their native country. While they do not appear anxious for the restora- tion of the empire, it is evidentthey look for trouble before tbe present. government is firmly established, Much_depends upon the position taken by Jose Mariano, who has been offered and refused the governorship of Pernambuco, Mariano is a man of great influence and his province will evidently fol- low his leadership in the present crisis, The withdrawal of the province of Pernambuco would doubtless be foliowed by the refusgl of some other provinces to yield obcdience the commands of Da Fonseca's government, Sl Assuming a Grave Aspect. Paris, Dec. 26.—The epidemic has assumed @ graver type and many cuses are now com- plicated with pneumonia. In consequence of the constantly increasing crowd at hos- vitals the authoritics are erecting tents for the sufferers. Uadertakers are overworked and many of their ewployes are aown. In consequence of the increase in the number of funerals the system of draping the churches with enormous hanging s of black and expensive parades with various emblems of woe have been dispensed with by tho au- thorities, The oMcial return of deaths for the week gives 200 more deaths thau for t he preceding weel S A Brazilian Decree. Rio Jaxemo, Dee, 20.—The government has issued a decree providing that all par- sons found endeavoring to corrupt soldiers or contriving or proposing any measure for active opposition to the republic shall be tried by a military tribunal. ~ An opposition Journal was suspended on Tuesday, R — Steamship Arcivals, At Queenstown—The Wyoming and Ger- manic, from New York for Liverpool. At Southampton—The Trave, from New York for Bremen, & P’assed the Lizard—The Edam, from New York for Amsterdam, x — The Falvationists Defy the Swiss. Benrxe, Dee, 26.—Despite the orders 1ssued by the government prohibiting meetings of the Salyation Army in Switzeriand,the mem- Lers of that organization continue to hold open-air meetings 1n Geneva., The authori- ties have decided to adopt vigorous meas- ures, P — Quarantincd Because of Influenza. Loxvoy, Dee. 20,.—The United States steamer Enterprise has arrived at Gibraltar. She bad several cases of influenza on board and was quarantined. She did not wiit to enter therefore, but proceeded westward. - Closed on Account of Nihilism, S1. PRTERSBURG, Dee, 26,—The university of Odessa bas been closed owing to the dis- covery that a number of the students are ni- hulists and are actively engaged in spreading the propagaada, e The Epidemic BerLiy, Dec. 20.—The gpidewie is decreas- ing here but is spreading at Bremen. At Darmstadt it is very severe and at Vienna wmany cases among children were followed by weasles. . y Rl R Boulanger Will Not Lecture, LoxpoN, Dec. 26.—Geuneral Boulanger denies the report that he has been engaged to deliver @ course of lectures in the United States. i ——— Will Attend Carlos’ Proclamation. Loxpoy, Dec, 8. —Four iron clads have left Malta under orders to proceed to Lisoon 10 be prescut at the cerewony of whe procla- mation of King Carlos L A STUPENDUUS ENTERPRISE. The Columbia Railway and Naviga- tion Company. ONE HUNDRED MILLION CAPITAL. A Scheme to Connect the Unitea States With South America— Great Obstacles to Be Overcome, A Great Undertaking. WnreLixe, W, Va., Doc. 2.—In view of its great importance as growing out of the feeling that inspired the Pan-American con- gress and its gigantic proportions as a rail- way enterprise, the recently incorporated Columbvia railway and navigation company at Richmond, Va,, is likely to prove a sensa- tion in commercial circles, The following explanation, which is gained from parties directly interested, will appear in Lowor- row’s Wheeling Intelligencer: T'he proposed company 1s to construct rail- roads in South America, steamship lines connecting these railroads with points in the United States and incidentaully everything necessary to properly carry on such busi- ness. The compauy's capital is to be $100,- 000,000, and Captain Parsons of Virginia 18 at the head of it. Brietly the terms of the Columbia railway and navigation com- pany are as follows: To construct a line of railroad from some point near the mouth of the Magdalena river in the United States of Colombia southwardly along the eastern flank of vthe Andes and the headwaters of the Amazon to points in Peru, there to con- nect with the Peruvian and Argentinion sys- tem of railroads. From the mouath of the Magdalena river steamships will be run to the southern point of Florida and New Orleans, from whence will extend railroad connections to all parts of the country. The vastness of the enterprise contemplated 1s thus apparent. - A continent, probably the richest 1 material resources of all the continents in the world, is to be opened up to the purposes of commerce, in- migration and civilization. Its products and people are o be brought into easy communi- cution with the rest of the world, and best of all, the dircct and lasting benefits of these purposes accrues to the Unitea States. Captain H. C. Parsons, whose homo 18 now at Natural Bridge, Va., is the originator and controlling spirit of the enterprise. It is by no means the first difticult and hazardous un- dertaking in the railroaa line that he has been enciged in, though the others wero as nothing ‘whoen compared with this, For fifteen years Captain Par- sons has given the subject of a north and south line of railroad 1n South America his attention. He has traveled and investi- gated, examined the surveys of the country and coliected information of all kinds until he has demonstrated the feasibility of his great project, and has at last brought it to a point of realization. In order to obtain a more thorough organizavion and se- sure heartier co-operation, incorporators have been sclected apd are shortly to be named in all the southern state: ‘When this has been done and the organiz uon compieted by the election of officers otc., subscription books will be opened and the practical work of making surveys and estimates inaugurated at once. The only part of the proposed route which is unknown and unexplored 18 between the sources of the Magdalena and Napa rivers over the dividing ridge of the Cordillerao, in Kcua- dor. Here a inountain chain must be crossed inorderto pass from the valley of one river to that of another,and in addition to the natural obstacles there are fierce savage tribes who have hitherto resisted all ut- tempts to explore their country. Tno northern terminus, 88 now proposed, will be Port Carthugena, on the Carrabian sea. The southern torminus will be. Cusco and Cerropasco, in Peru, the dis- ance between them being about two thousand miles, half of which is along streams navigable by flat bottom steamers. The road will traverse the Pampas del Sacramento, perhaps the richest agricult- ural region in the world, will skirt the larg- est gold und silver mines and penetrate forests of untold value. Atthe southern termini a {uucuou will be affected with two Peruvian lines of railway and a railroad from Buenos Ayres on the At lantic, which road 18 already 1n operation for 400 miles to Alta, on the head- waters of the La Plata river, Thus differ- ent outlets to the ocean will be secured for products at present inaccessible, At Cusco and Cerropasco 1s found the heart of the gold and silver mining region, which is populurly reputed to be enormously wealthy in minerals, and where it was claimed by some old church writers was really the ophir of King Solomon, The development of Peru in the past has been exceedingly slow and at great cost. Its 1,800 miles of railroad have cost the state al- most $150,000 per mile, the most costiy in the world, Notwithstanding this the constructed portions of these lines have al- ready been largely paid for by the royalty on guana beds. What would be the resuitof tho rapid and complete development of such resources as it contains can be better im- agined than described. Almost as much may bo said for every one of the states through which the proposed 3route 1s to pass, In conversation with an Associated Press correspondent, Captain Parsons dwelt at length upon the element of uncertainty which must enter futo the problem on account of the unknown region in the cro: ing of the Cordilleras, Whether m can do whut has never yet been done is A question whien the company’s engineers will have to solve in the near future. *It musy be clear, ‘‘said Captain Parsons, *‘to a casual student that this or some similar one 18 tho only practi- cable channel by which our wares cau be carried in competition with those of Europe to the heart of South America. [t affords the only possible means of competing n time with the trans-Atlantic steamers and the La Plata system of boats, By this means the traveler will be able to make the distance from Lima, the capital of Peru, to New York in nine days. At Lima he will be but thirty hiours by steamer from Valparaiso; at New York he 1s but seven days from Liverpool; from Cnili o England is seventeen days. If it be true that the United States, with its Pan-American congress reciprocity treaties is seeking its chief market in South America, it would ap- peur she can best flua it, not at Rio Janiero, not av Buenos Ayres, upon the coast fronting Evgland, nor upon the r- row paid plains of the upper Pacific codst, but by piercing to the center of the nut at once and extracting the kernel while for- eign nations are looking for an opening on the outside, i — Three Bishops to be Consccrated. 8Sr. Pavi, Dee. 20.—Great numbers of Catholics are gathering here to witness the ceremonies tomorrow, when three bishops will be consecrated, There will be upwards of three hundred priests and bishops in at- tendance. The event is uotable, particularly ~ because it is .the sccond time that three Dbishops have been consecrated together in the United States and the tirst time in the history of the church that the three have been {rom one diocese. The ceremouy will be con- ducted by Archbishop Ireland, assisted by several noted prelutes. ‘I'he priests on whom the miters will be conferred are Rev. John Staoley of St. Paul, James McGolrick of Minneapolis and Joscph B, Cotter of Wi- nova, — N . Oontinned Heavy Kains'in © Wlornia, Los ANGELES, Cal, Dec. 26.—The heavy rain of the last few days continued this morniug. All trains from the uorth, eust sud south are now cut off and the damage to tracks is very great. Saota Fe ofticials estimate their loss at $200,000 and the loss ou the Southern Pacific lines will roach £150,000. The country from tiie 1ine to the ocean 18 flooded and “many miles of teack aro under water and great damnge Was dono to the streot cable lines awd bridges in this cit Several bridges are gono entirely. Many houses on the low lanas are flooded and tho families driven out. It is reported that the house of James Ryan, 0n the river bank, was washed away and the whole family is miss- ing. The levee is broken in soveral places. Fuily twonty-five inches of rain have fallen here this season. THE MINUE WALTZ. A Revised Form of an Old Viennese Dance. {Copyright 1889 by James Gordon Bennett,] Viexsa, Dee. .—[New York Herald Cable—Special to Tne Bre.] —Johann Struss 18 about to bring out a revised form of a pe- culiarly Viennesse dance, the waltz invented by bis father, Johaun Strauss, sr., by a transformation of the old fashioned ‘“lan- cor,” @& slow Vienna daunco of some twenty sets, which when reduced to side sets in three-four time became a favorite dance and rapidiy spread from the Austrian capital all over the civil- ized world, as recent composers reduced tho sets to four and introduced as a further re- form thie six step waltz which has also: made the round ot every ball room in the world. Herr Strauss has now retraced his steps, sinco hoPhus satisfled himself that the present generation s either mnot strong eunugh for or not inclined to the rapid whirl of the true Vienna dance, and that a slower pace is required to suit the taste of these de- generate times. “'Look around a ball room," says Shauss, “and you will find, no matter how delicious the waltz music the orchestra may be play- g, that a majority of the ladies remain seated, whilo the gentlemen lounge around pillars and doors. Iintend to combine the conversation dance with the waltz, callmg the nsw form tho minuet waltz, It will be composed in three- four time and consist of three sets. It will then develope into a real waltz, in which the present rapid-wbirl ladies will be able to accept lady partners for the conversation part, while for the fuster movements they can take part- ners who are still dancers.” 4 Straussihas already composed two minute waltzes which are to be introduced during the approaching carnival at the great char- ity ball given by tho aristopracy resident in this capital, 1 ek MINISTER LINUQGLN'S SON, The Report That He Worse Uatrue (Copyright 1849 by James Gordon Bennelt.) Panis, Dec. 26, —[New "York Herald Cable —Special to Tug Bee.|--Abraham Lincoln, son of the mimster to Eugland, is still an invalid at the Hotel Vatel in Versailles. The report was circulatea in Paris yesterday that he had relapsed and that his condition was much worse. The Herald correspond- ent saw Minister Lincoln’s secretary today, who contradicted the report and said that the patient’s condition was improving and that although he was still unable to leave his room, he had sat up several times. His abscess is not entirely Healed. Two physi- cians are in attendance uppn him and Kobert T. Lincoln has come from London to Ver- sailles, whero Le intends to remain until his son is able to be moved. Mrs. Lincoln and her daughter are'also at Versailles, P THE KAST SIORM-SWEPT. Is Getting Heavy Rains Accompanied By Thun= der and Lightning. NEw York, Dec. 26.—A strong wind storm visited this city and vicinity this afternoon. In the upper part of the citythe storm was dccompanied by thunder and lightning. In Brooklyn a three-story frame bullding in course of erection was blown down and three carpenters buried in the ruins, They were all rescued alive, but padly injured. Two littlo girls who were passiug at tho time were struck by flying timbers. One of them suffered a fracture of the leg and the eyes of the other were badly ipjured. In Jersey City Samuel Bautcher, aged fifty-two, was killed by being struck by & limb of a tree which was blown down by the heavy wind At Buffalo, Burrato, N. Y., Deg, 26.—A hurricane prevailed around hera this morning, and it was feared at one time that the waves from Lake Erie would wash out a portion of the New York Central tracks. Spray was dashed against passenger. trains, The wind has moderated tonight, At Washington, WasmiNGToN, Deec. 20.—A sovera storm has moved since morning from the Su. Law- rence valley to the New England const. Vio- lent gales have prevailed on the latter and from New England to Cape Hatteras. Max- imum velocities of fifty.six miles per hour are reported from Block Island and Boston, sixty miles at Sanay Hook and from thirty 10 forty-eight miles on the Varginia coast. At Bradford, Bravrons, Pa., Dec, 20—A terrific gale prevailed all day and thousands of oil der- icks in this region wereblown down, In Bradford several houses wera badly dam- aged and many people had narrow escapes from serious injury, The pecuniary losses are considerablo, At Pittsburg. Pirrsnuna, Dec. 26.—Quite a heavy rain. accompanied by thunder aud lightning and high winds, passed over this section this morning. Considerable damage was done. Small trees, fences and outhouses .were blown down and the telegraph service badly crippled by the prostrasian of tho wires. ploclinit e il ‘Will Stay as Long.as Possible, TarLeQuam, I T., Dec: 26.—The United States commissioners have determined to re- main here as long as thergds any chance at arriviog at a conclusion-ofthe treaty. Chief Mayes and Senator Jaekson are being greatly blamed by the full bloods for their Opposition to the govermment. The Cho taws have sent word to the commissioners that they are willing to srrange for the sule of their lands at §1.25 per.acre. e — Tronbls Reporied! With Indians. Pienne, 8. D. Dee. 26.—News reaches here today by s reliable party from Fort Sully that there is trouble svith the Indians at that ]lluuu. The. Indians are not sati fied with the opening of the reservation and claim they are not ised suficient remuneration for their pon It 18 also re- ported thut they have killed several settlers neur the fort., ; e Printers Refer Thrir Troubles. PuiLaverriia, Dee, 36, —The prioters to- day considered the refusal of the proprietors of local papers to grant an advance in the price of typesetting, and referred the matter Lo the executive commiptee of the Iulerua- tional union for action. e , A Bridge Blown Down. Beruieues, Pa, Dee. 26.—The bridge in course of constwaclion | across the Lehigh river was blown down by 8 hign wind this afternoon. Three workmen .were fatally burt. SR L Asphyxiated by Coal Gas, Syracuse, N. Y., Dec, 20.—~At Dewitt this morning two old ladies, hiving oy them- selves, were found asphyxiated b ! One 1 dead aud the other wilt die: - ‘ A'BAD OUTLOOK FOR MORGAN. Considerable Trouble Expected Over His Confirmation. THE OBJECTIONS AGAINST HIM, Return of Colonel Fechet Becauso of the Mexican ment's Re« fusal to Recognize Him as Consul, Gover 518 FOURTEENTIL STREET, WasniNaros, D. G, Dee, 26, Of all the nominations pending before the senate that of Indian Commissionor Morgan is likely to be delayed thie greatest length of time and to find the most trouble in reaching a confirmation, This is due first to the fact that Mr, Morgan was not recommended by anybody in particular, but his appointment was due 1o the president's personal favor; second, because the senators from his state (Rhode Island) do not him and dou't care a cent whether he is confirmed or not: third, because he has a bad military record and is not endorsed by the Grand Army of the Republic or any other soldier organiza- tion, in fact, his career in the army Las been the subject of investigation by Secretary Novle since bis appointment, and it w. by the exercise of mercy that Morgs tained a clean bill of health; fourth, because Morgan has offended the civil service r formers by appointing his wife to office under him aud permitted otters of his employes to follow his example by putting their wives on the pay roll; fifth, because he hus offended politicians in not recognizing political servien in making appointments, but has developed a very aggravated case of what is known as “'big head,” und tuinke he is capable of run- mng his bureau and selecting his subordi- nates without advice or suggestion from anybody, and, finially, because be has offend- ed the Catholic church by removing some of their nost trusted and influcntial agents from positions and substitutiag Protestants for them. His policy with rogard to the In- dian schools is wakening the antagouism of the Roman Catholic church and Bishop ire- land in particular, who not only has the respect, but the entire confidence of every maun in the United States senate, Protestant as well as Catholic. It is ditticult to see what reason the Catholics have to accuse the commissioner of discriminating against them, but it is nevertheless a fact thut they are doing everything possibie to prevent his confirmation. Out of a total approvriation to all churches of £506,904, under the present contract Indian school system, the Catho- lic church reccives §54,401, or nearly two- thirds of the whole, while' the next largest sum is paid to the Presbyterian church, and is'only $40 MEXICANS REFUSE TO RECEIVE HIM. Colonel Eugene O. Fechot, who was ap- pointed consul to Pedras Nogras, Mexi last spring, has returned to Washington ve- cause the Mexicau government_declines to recognize him, their objection being based upon some decision mude while Fechet was consul at Paso del Norte during the Arthur administration, Felchet is from Michigan aud 18 not oply endorsed by the senators and ropresentatives from that state, but by a great many other mewbers of both houses of congress. He has had a very remarkable career and the incidents of his life would furnish material for a novel as exciting as Ruder Haggard ever wrote. Heis of French extraction, born in Canada, and spent his boybood in Michigan, from which state he weut into the war when a mere lad. He served with gallantry as a cavalry man, scout and spy and was for a time attached to the headquarters of General Grant, receiving a colonel’s commission for valuable services before he was mus- tered out.. Then he went to Italy and fought with Garibaldi. From there he went to Igypt, where he was witn the martyr Gor- don 1n'his Soudan expedition and narrowly escaped massucre several times, The next two or three years of his life were spent in mining in South America, where he partici- pated us a soldier in several revolutions, and finally he returned to his old home and was appointed to the cosulate i Mexico. As the Mexicans decline to acknowledge him, of course his usefulness as a consul in that' re- public 18 at an end, but it is probuble that he will be sent to sonie other country, DEATH OF MBS, GENERAL THOMAS, Frances Lucretia Thomas, widow of Gen- eral George H, Thomas, died at au early hour this morning at her home, 1819 I street. Mrs, Thomas made Washington her home nearly six years ago and has been more or less of un invalid during all that time, None of her aiments seemed to be really serious and the aunouncement of her decease will be a shock to her friends. The immediate cause of death, says Dr, Lincoln in his certificate, was cerebrel hemorrhage, and the stroke came without a moment's warning. The only reltives Mrs. Themas has in the city are her sister, Mrs.’ Kellogg, and @ nophew, Colonel 8. C. Kellogg, U. 8. A. Paymaster John . Willard, U. 5! A., now in California, is a relative, and there are a number of Mrs. Thomas' connections in Troy and Hoboken, Mrs. Thomas' remains wiil be interred at froy, N. Y., alougside her busband, the great union general, whom the soldiers af- fectionally christened “Pap.” At 2:30 0'clock on Saturday afternoon_there will be funeral services over the remains at 1819 I street and that sume afternoon the body will be seut to Troy. THE QUESTION OF BERVING WINE, The question of serving wine for New Year's day is ugitating the good ladies of tho administration, and the precedent they set will doubtless have a wide influenco upon other people who will entertain during the winter, ‘Ihere has been no formal action 1n the matter by the lacies of the cabinet, but they talked over the question at the luncheon Mrs. Blaine gave the other day, and all of them were decidedly in favor of ‘more hospi- tality and less diepiay. No wine will be served at the cabinet recention unless it be by Mrs. Wilmerding, the daughter of the secretary of the navy, who presides over her father's household, “Of course there will be none at the white house, for it is not the cus- tom to serve any refreshuments there, and Mrs. Harrison would not huve it if it was. Iv is the time-honored custom for the the secretary of state Lo given breakfust to the diplomatic corps after their reception at the white house, and wine will be furnished of course, lut after the breakfast, when the general public are received, tea and cof- fee only will be served. Mrs. Windom will serve no wine no matter who calls. She does not believe in it and 1s @ woman who puts her convictions in prac- tice. Mrs. Noole is the same sort of a person and has said that while she will have wine on her table at dinner parties, sbe will not serve it 1o young men or mixed callers. Mrs. Milier suys: I huve never served vine oo New Year's day, and Ishall not do 80 here,” Mrs. Rusk suys: “I will have coffee, bouillon aud chocolate, but no wine.” Mrs. Proctor, the wife of the secrotary of war, will not receive, and would not turnish wine if she did, and the same may be said of Mrs. Wanomaker. DISEASE-DKEEDING WEATHER. The weather in Washington during the last week or teu days hus been very un- saasonable, as has been the case throughout the country, the thermometer runuing up as high as cighty at noon snd the sun being strong enough to bring out the buds and flowers. But the nights have been vory dump uod the atmospbere has been so saturated with moisture as to cause not onl, comfort but serious illncss among ufl The result has been almost an epidemic of colds and “la grippe" is prevail i0g Lo an alarmiug extent. “lts the sawe thing we have every winter,” said Dr. Garrow, who was General Sheridan’s pbysician, speaking of ‘“la WasniNGToN Bureav Tie Ovana Brer, E grippe,” “but there happens to be 8o much of it that peop o associated the diseaso in their imaginations with the same which we hear is epidemic in Europe, They have ed an old name forg influcnza to what [ presume to be an aggra. type of that discase. Gentle: who studied medicino twonty or thirty yoars ago will remember that ‘la grippe’ was given as a synonym for influenza in their text books and tho cases of ‘la grippe' that we hear of now are nothing more than the ordin \fluenza, which is more prevalont than common and porhaps a little more aggravated becausoe of tho niild winter and th sive humidity of the atmospnere, atment is the same we have “Would demict” *No, 1t can hardly be called epidemic, al- though thero is a great deal of it, and the physicians ail over the city anusually busy for this time of the year. Nonc of the cases | have seen or heard abont snow the grave symptows reported from the other side of the water," +1s there a gorm in the case?" “That L am not preparcd 10 sa peoplo who believe the gorin theory attri- bute everything to germs, but 1 havo been unable to find one in this or any other diseaso, und I want to add that there is nothing in what we have seen here that should alarm the physician or the patient. None of the dangerous symptoms that are reported ppearing abroad, like wflammation of the liave been noticed in this eit Frank Gardner, the most popular homeopathic physician of tho eity, who hus been selected dy Mrs, Harrison as attending physician at th house, 18 not quite 80 sanguine as Dr. Garrow. “The discase is epidomic,” he smd. “1 have forty cases or more on my hands, and as fust s 1 get rid of ove, two more come to me, It is the busiest Coristmas 1 have ever had since [ began practice, and while there is a good deal of other sickness, the great proportion of the peoble who are ailing have be men you consider the discase ep- Some “To what do you uttribute jti” To the unseasousble weather, to the very mild, damp and nusty weather we are hav- ing. There is moisture enough n the atmos- phere to carry any epidemic, and, as we all Know, the first thing a man does these times 18 to take cold.” “‘Are the symptoms of your patients the Aawe as thos scribed in the dispatches from Europe? “Generally 0, but not as severe. my patients complain of very severe pains in back and legs, which, wien they pass off, leave the fiesh as’ sore as if it had been pounded. T with the ordinary cold in thehend, describes the disease.” ACTION POSTPONED INDEFINITELY. Senator Manderson, in answer 1o the re- quest seut to the Inaian commissioner for the opinion of that official on the pronosition to bridge the Niobrara in Holt county, has received the following communication, which will probably result in the indefinite postponement of the vil I'o the Honorable Secretary of the Interior 1 haye the honor to acknowleage the eipt of a letter from Senator Manderson, sing one from Barrett Scott, Esq., of O'Neill, Neb., requesting that authority be obtained from this department **for the loca- tion of u county bridge across the Niobrara river at a point near the range line between ranges 10 and 11 west ¢ tho dopart- ment of reference Dy other letter from Senator dorsing the proceedings of a com- mittee of the board of supervisors of Holt county of said state particularly describing the point where it 1s desired the bridge shall be constructed as follows: A Whiting's ford, section line between tions 81 and 82, townships 83, rane the papers presented the application uppears Mo be for sermission to coustruct—a bridge across the Niobrara river for the public con- venience in anticipation of the opening of the great Sioux reservation to settlement. under the late agreemont, tha bridge to cross from the Nebraska side o and about upon the great Sioux reservation. Senator Mander- son desires to be advised as to what, if any objection, there is is to granting the privilege asked for, and expresses the hove that the department wiil take favorable action in view of the importance of the matter to the rcopla of northwest Nebraska, [n reply 1 have to state that in the light of a recent de- cision of the department, October 1, 1887, in a case analagous to the one now presented, wherein it was held that in the absence of law or treaty provisions for the appropria- tion or use of any portion of the land within an Indian reservation, there was no author- ity to permit the construction of a milldam across Chuteau creek in Dakota to connect with or abut upon the Yankton Indian reser- vation, I am constrained to the opinion that the present application will have to be de- nied. The decision of the department in the cuse cited was, as will be observed, upon the opinion of the attorney ger the matter of the application of a Mr. Thomp- son for permission to construet an 1rrigating direh across the Lemhi Indian reservation in Idaho, in which it was held that the depart- ment had no right to grant the application. T'he lauds of the great Sioux reservation are stillin a state of reservation and will so remain until the president proclaims the ac- ceptance and consent of the Indiaus to the act ot Mare 1880, as provided in said act. As the president will no doubt shortly make proclamation, I think the matter ought to rest until such action is taken, when the people of Nebraska or the county authorities of Holt county will be at liberty to avail themselves of whatever vights thoy may have in the lands to wh the Indian title shall bave been extinguished. [ return the |‘1:A|)cra and enclose a copy of this report, Very respectful, your obedient scrvant, . J. MORGAN, Commissioner, MISCELLANEOUS, Pension Commissioner Raum is quite i)l av his home in this city. During yesterday he had three chills, slightly cong ve in char- acter, followed by a high fey He was somewhat better this morning, The postmaster general today appointed fourth class postmasters for South Dalkota as follows: Cavour, Beadle county; 5. L. Schofield, vice A. J, Sweetzer, rosigned; South Shore, Codington county, J. D, Anuis, vice G. A. Iades, removed. Perry 5. Heatn, e WAYXS AND MEANS, Most of Manderson, on- Several Persons Address the Commits tee About tne Tarifl, Wasnixaron, Dec. 20.—George H. Ely, president of the Western Iron association, addressed the ways and means committee this morning in favor of tha retention of the duty on irou ore. (Gieorgo Tobey of Massa- chusetts followed in an argument in favor of the free importation of iron ore and coal, The committee endenvored to draw from V. K. ) Mocre and Powell Stackhouse of Michigan information as to the amount of lul)n‘ and capital contained in a ton of iron ore, ?The responses, Lowever, were unsatis- factory, they declaring their inubility to give a correct answer, owing 1o the varied collec- tions of different mines, J. J. Dominies of New York urged against a reduction of the duty on iron ore. Galusha Growe of Penn- sylvania advocated a reduction of the duty on coal, but maintained thata proviso should be added declaring that the reduced dut should apply only to ths products of sucl foreign countries as did not urge an aboli- tion of the tariff, but that it should be fixed At o rate to cover the differences in wages in the United States and Canada, Charles . Mager, president of the Con- solidated coal compauy of Maryland pro- tested against any reduction i the coal duty, He did not want to put the American laborer down on the same plune as the British laborer. A reduction of the tariff would have that effect. Several others were heard, Al the evening session of the committee Oscur Reen, & New Jersey swelter, L. A. Holden of Clevelund and Representatives “Towusend of Colorado and Bartine of Ne- vads were heard on the subject of duties on lead ore. — - The Weather Forecast. For Omaba and Vicinity~Fair weather. For Nevrassa-—-Far, warmer, southerly winds. For lowa—Fair, warmer, southerly winds. For South Dakota—¥air, warmer, south- erly winds. NUMBER 1f | GARRIGUES STATES HIS CASE A Jury Secured In the Colorado White Cap Trial. TENOR OF HERZIG'S CONFESSION The District lines the state—-Testimony to Taken Loday, Attornoy Briefly vidence for Be Out the A Jury Sec 1. Howyokn, Colo,, Deo. 27.—[Special Tele- gram to Tue Beg.]—After one week of hard work a jury of twelve men wus securad to- day aud placed in the box to decide upon the guilt or innocence of tho parties churged with tho whipping of Bennctt and Keisey on Decomver 8. It was rumored early this morning that District Attorney Carrigues, in stating the case for the state to the jury, would detail all the evidence that the state would expoct to pro- duce to convict the defendants. A 2 0'clock the court voom was crowdod with an anxious, expectant crowd of curiosity- loving people to hear the recital of thoe forth- coming evidence, including the Herzig con- sion. he district attorney opened his recital to the jury by stating the cause ot action, say- ing that evidence woula be produced that would show to the Jury that one of tho most dastardly of crimes had been perpetrated in this fair. peace-loving county, not only humiliating and disgracing two of her law- abiding citizens but casting a blot upon the ity of Holyoke and the county of Phillips. He at length portrayed what would be the testi- mony of Bennett and Kolsey, which has herctofore been published in THe Bre, after which he stated that it would be stoivn by Herzig that the latter came to town about dark on the evening of December 8, and was taken to one side by Lou Witherbee and asked if he could keep his mouth shut, to which he assented. He was then told that these lawyers were to be taken out that night and whipped, and he was asked 10 join the party. Wiiherbee admonished him that the first man that would give it ay would be strung to the first telegraph pole that could be re 1. About 9 o'clock he was in Witherbea's meat market and saw him entting the eye and mouth holes in the mask. Avout 10 o'clock ho was taken to the store room by Wither and the masks were handed to him and others. He was then tola to go out to the banks of the Frenchman, just west of town; that o of the boys wore already at that point ting for Kclsey, who had just started for his home in West Holyoke. He arrived at the point a few minutes after his confeder- ates had secured their victim, On nearing them Le was approached by Les With- erbee, with drawn revolver, asking, “Who comes theret" Upon receiving an answer Witherbee said, “That's all right,” At that time a wagon was driven up to the party of men and Herzig accompanied them all to the place where the whipping was afterward done. After leaving Ielsey at that point he returned with five others in the wagon who came back after 3ennett. Whaile four men were bringioy Bennett down stairs from his room 10 the wagon Herzig, in gom 10 the opposite side of the stree found MecPherson and Scheinemann quictly standing ou the corner witnessing the performance, Scheineman being the man whom he says handel out the caps and musks 0 the party of White Capners. Aiter the wugon started with its lust load of human freight for the whippiug rendezvous Heiz g mounted his horse and followed thom, being an eye witness to the villainous work of the whippers, On their roturn, when nearing town, one of the masks was raised and the wearer” was recognized by Herzig as being George Payne. Heérzig being a man who came in at a late hour tothe make-up, does not know who all the paruies were counected with the outrage. He names as those whom he recognized as being witnesses and partieipants the follow- wg: C. Witherbee, L. . Witherbee, Charles BE. MePherson, Gus Scheineman and George Payne, ‘The defense in making a statement to the jury as 1o their line of defense, said that evi- dence would be produced that would show much doubtus to the truthfuluess of any state- ments made by Bennett, Kelsey or Herz that evidence would appear in the course of the trial that would show that this prosecu~ tion of the defendants was purely a prose- cution brought about by designing men for the furtherance of certmin political ends; that it was only done to tarnish the good name of certain respected citizens. Aside from statements made in open court, the prevailing desire of all law abiding citi zens is that the trial of the White Caps be pushed to a termination. No testimony was taken today. The court adjourned until 9 o’clock tomorrow, at which time the state will begin the introduction of evidence, IM OF APO¥ A Vi XY, Death of William R. Snyder, a Prom= inent Dakota Jouraalist, DEeApwoop, 8. D., Dec. 26.—|Spzcial Tele- gram to Tie Bee. [—Major William R, Sny- der, one of the best known newspaper men in the Black Hills and probably in South Dalkota, died in this city this morning very suddenly, The cause of bis death was apo- plexy. Major Snyder was managing editor of the Lead City Daily Tribune atthe time of his death. He was born in Columbia coun ty, Ohio, in 1885, went 1o St. Paul in early life and began his career as a journal- ist. Wnen Governor Wilken was elected to the Uunited States senute in 1568 Mr. Snyd er became his privato secretary. He after- wards was appointed paymaster 1o the avmy, which position he held for one year after the war closed, He came to the Black Hills in 1503 and established the first newspaper ever published in this part of the territory at Crook City, He has been connected with nearly all vhe papers published in this county at diffcrent times, He was a jowr- nalist of the old-schoo!, a good writer, " and one of the best informed men in the state on state and local matters. He leaves a wife and three children in Ohio, who have been notitied of his death. HONORS T0 JULNGE BREWER, He Will Be Tendered a Reception by Atchison Oltize ArcuisoN, Kan,, Dec, 26.—[Special Tele~ gram to Tue Beg, |—1The Hon. D. J, Brewer, . who has recently been elected to tbe su- preme bench of the United States, has ac- cepted an invitation to be the guest of the citizens of Atchison Tuesday night, when & reception will be given in his honoy at the residence of Mayor B, P. Waggoner, Mrs, Brewer is also expected, Among other dis- tinguished guests on the occasion will be Chief Justice und srs. Horton of Kansas, United Stutes District Judge and Mys. C, J, Foster of Kansas, United States District Judge and Mrs. Dundy of Nebraska, and the state officers and thewr wives of both Kansas and Nebraska. Judgo Brewer will leave for Washington to ussume his new duties on thy 81st of this month, He will return to Kai sas in Februury to puck his things for kis flual departure, He announ that he would not rent a residence in Washington for the rr\uem but will board, as bis umar. ried children are in school, e L ST The President Goes Duck Hunt'ng, ‘WasmiNGTON, Dec. 26.—The president left Washivgton this afternoon on & duck hunts ing expedition to the lower Potomae, and exs pects to be away until Saturday, He was wccompenied by Mr. Butemun, Sei . Edmunds end Hawley, Justice Gray supreme court, aud J. W, Thompson, -