Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, December 7, 1890, Page 1

young PART ONE. = —— UNDAY BEE. TWENTIETH YEAR. NOSTHLE CHIEFS COME IV, | Under a Flag of Trace They Hold a Council with General Brooke. THEY WILL RETURN ON CONDITION. Transportation from the Bad Iands to Pine Ridge Must Be nished for the Entire Oufit, Fur- Pixe Rinor Aaexey, 8. D, (via Rushyille Dec. 6,—[Special Telogram to Tre Some of the hostile chiefs have kept theirsworn pledge made to Father Jute in the bad lands to come in and see General Brooke. They came bearinga flag of truce and armed with Winchestors and Sprinefield rifls, The entrance of the novel procession caused a flutter of excitoment, the greatest that has oeen known here at the agency since the trouble began. First came the chiefs, who were Turning Bear, Big Turkey, Hugh Pine, Big Bad Horse and Bull Dog, who was one of the leaders in the Custer massacre, Next came Two Strike, the hetd chiof, seated ina buggy with Father Juto. Burrounding these was a bodyguard of four warriors. All of the Indians were decorated with war paint and feathers, while many wore ghost dance leggings and nad the ghost dance shirt dangliog at their saddles Bunches of eagle feathers were tied 1 the manes and tales of most of the ponies, while the backs of the docile little animals were streaked with paint. he 1uridly warlike cavaleade proceeded at once to General Brooke's headquarters in the agency residence. At a given signal all leaped to the groand, hitched their ponies to the trees and guided by Father Jute, they entered the geneval's apartment, where the council was hield, lasting two hours, At the beginning of the pow wow General Brooke explained that the grept father, through him, had asked them to come in and have a talk regarding the situation. A great deal of misunderstanding and trouble had risen by the reports taken to and fro between the camps by irrespunsible parties, and it was therefore considered very necessary that they have a talk face to face. Through him, he said, the great father wanted to tell them that if they would come in and live nenr the agency, wherehe (General Brooke) could see them often and not be compelled to depend upon hearsay, he would give them plenty to eat and would employ many of their Young men as scouts, ete. He said ho had heard they wore bostilo Indians, but he did not believe 1t. The soldiers aid not come re to fight, butto protect the settlers and kecp peace. He hoped that they (the In- s) were all in favor of peace, as the great father did not want war. As tothe change in the boundary line between Pine Ridge and Rosebud sgency, he said that and many other things would b settled satistactorily after they had shown a disposition to come 1 as Asked by the great father. Wounded Knee was suggested as a place that would prove satisfactory to the great father to have them live. The representatives of the hostiles listened with _contracted brows, sidelong giances at eral had concluded his remarks Turning Bear came forward and spoke in reply. Heis the fiuest specimen of the blanket wrapped In- dian that we haveseen since coming hero. With a face that is positively handsome, a form erect as a fligstaff, and a voico that would attract favorable comment in legislative halls, he proved a most inter-* estmg person. Simmered down to & few words, Turning Bear gave expression to the following 1deas : 1t would be & bad thing for them to come nearer the agency, because there was no water or grass for their horses here. He couldn’t understand how their young men could be employed as scouts if there was no enemy to be watched. They would be glad to be employed and get paid for it. Thoy might come in, but as the old men and old women haveno horses, and as their people had nothing generally to ovull their wagons, it would take them a long time to come. If they did come they should want the great facher to send horses and wagons out to the bad lands camp and bring {n the great quantities of beef, etc., they had there and take it anywhere toa new camp that might be agreed on. In conclusion, the speakers hoped that they would be given something to eat before they started back. To this the general replied that he intended before the council closed to tell them that they should be given foed. As for horses and wagons being sent after the beef, the general soid that and many other things would be considered after they had acceded tothe great futher's requestto move into the agency. Any roference whatever to the wholesale de- vastation, depredations, thieving, burning of building, cte., was studiously avoided on both sides. Aftor the pow wow was over the thievirg gang was conducted to the quartermaster's dopartment and there given a big fat feed. TMhen the squaws living here at the agency came out in gala day feathers and wavea grand squaw dance. Before leaving the subject of the council T nave only to add thatGeneral Brooke seems 10 belleve that the hostiles will give up their designs of war within one or two days, while the agency officials and others think differ- ently. Before the bearers of the white rag left the agency @ white man named John Bweeny, whose place was among those plun- dered, recognized his overcoat on the back of one of tne hostiles. Sweeny {mmediately reported the discoveryto Gen- eral Brooke, who sent Frank Garuard, the chief seout, out to collar the war painted Wbrave.” At last accounts they hadn’t been able to find him, ‘Special Agent Cooper recognized a Carllsle student among the visiting hostiles, and when he went up and spoke to him the young rebel actually looked ashamed, Aside from Turning Bear, tho entire forty- five were the most brutal looking Indians I have ever seen, a fact commented upon by everyene who saw them. A fact that five of the most influentiol of the young hostile chiets who took an oath to come in and violated it famely, Crow Leg, High Hawk, Eagle Pipn, Short Bull and Kicklng Bear, proves to a very great extent how much dependence is to be placed upon the idea that more than possibly a hundred or s0 of the 2,000 blood- thirsty fellows wall lay down thoir arms or be good, as the government has requested them to do today. Agent Royer has finally been successful in securing the names of some of the principal sufferérs from the recent desperate raids made by the band of about two thousand in- aians who have deflantly located in the bad Jands. The information obtained was from Willlam scGaa and John O'Rourke, who bave owned and operated extensive stock wanches just beyond the north and northwest Dorder of this reservation for years, v, was present whon these gemtlomen ap- OMAHA SUNDAY MORNIN e . DECEMBER 7, 1800-SIXTE N peared befors Agent Royer and made their report, and the occasion " was that of a pre- sentation of wrongs that proved dramatic in the extreme. Bothof them are intelligent frontiersmen, who n few days ago wera pos- sessed of comfortable homes and large Yerds of cattle and horses, but today are al- most paupered as a result of the devastation sweep which the marauding reds have made across this northern country. McGaa ncted as spolcesman, He said that his ranch, which 18 situated about miles northwest of here on the Wh and at thé mouth of Porcupine o found the picture of thre direst, most ishly wronght devastation imaginable. and twenty-five head of cattle a y-five head of horses, including a stal- lion for which he pald #3500, had been taken, Allof biswinter's supply of corn, oats and hay had been carried away. Sev sots of new harness and many old ones had either been stolen or cut up into little bits, Al the small h implements were gone, Of J ly of aunuity goods, ete., -~ not ery stitch clothing belonging to himself and famil had been carried away, leaving them with nono _but that upon their backs, when they fled for their lives. ery drawer in th house had been gutted of whatever might prove useful to the red devils, 3 Turhiture had been brc upand most of it carried away to swell the suppl tile camp in'the bad lands. Beeves had been Killed in the very doorway of the houso and part of the carcasses left behina. Doors and windows had been broken in tains, pictures, ete., jerked down and ground into the dirt. Ina word, nothing but ruin remained. Kven manyof the small sheds l}xrllbvun torn down and carried away for uel. . Any effort whatever at word painting is uune ry! The plain, cold facts them- selyes immediately form'a picture, fearfully 1, and which to the wronged would seem thought—despeir! No, ther ther thought, a terrible determinatio: rmination for revenge, revenge in such a form as shall rey vandalism and hoine- wrecking by nothing less than the spilling of blooa. It was this last thought which evinced its presence by the moistened eye, the drawn lips, and the clenched fists of the men to whom we listened. And then we heard how Mr. O'Rourke had found his ranch home in an almost exac similar state as Mr. McGaa's. O'Rourke place is ulso on White river at the mouth of the stream Wounded Kuee. He found nin horses gone and the rest scattered to the four winds, Seventy-five head of cattle weroe gone and the remainder of the herd had been tormented into a state of absolute madness and were dashing about in a bleeding condi- tion. His nouse and barnes had been treated just as had McGaa's. He was utterly home- less and penniless, Other ranckes in the same vicinity found inexactly the same condition were those of Dick Stirks, William Valanz Charles Cooney, Widow Cooney, John Da son, Henry Kearns, Mrvs, Fish, Baptiste Courier and John Dw They also foundthat the government ranch headguarters, store houses, barns, etc. bad all been burned to the ground, the entire ov- ernment herd of nearly three thousand head of cattle having been driven off as mentioned in my dispatehes two or three days ago. Messrs. MeGaaand O'Burke came upon a P on of the hostiles just as the iatter were, returning from another wrecking and thiev- ing raid, As they looked at the animals the Indians had, McGaa discovered one of his horses hitched up with another and being driven alan, This was too much for him, only horse he had left in the world McGaa dashed after his property with the resolve that, he would just as lief die right then as any other time. As he came up with the eves he drew his six shooter, demanded his horse, and springing down proceeded to take it out of the harness. ‘The hostiles scemed thunderstruck at his display of bravery and didn't offer the slightest resist- (DN T ED O o s W T 6 T now wish to God that T had emptic® my six shots into the cursed devils,” said the wronged man, as tears elistened in his eyes, “But I shall get s vet,”” he udded, “for I know the Indian that headed the raid. His name is Cedar. We now have a score to settle with those devilish reds that will never be evened up except by death, on one side or the other.” These men also said they were told that Two Strike, who has been leading the hos- tiles and acting as their chief since Little Wound was scared to the agency, had also turned the white feather toa certain extent and that the leaders now were Short Bull, Hickory Bearand Conquering Bear, three Indians who have a veputation throughout the northwest as being the worst of reds. In conversation with some of the hostiles the latter said that nothing could turn them from their purpose to fight ont. the stand they had taken, and that if they ever came to Pine Ridge agency again it would be on horseback to clean out the whole bus A 0'Rourke were also tola ti back and tell Agent Royer that they (the hos- tiles) werp having a beef issue every day all of their own, and that it was away ahead of n‘r;y',hing the great Father had ever done for them, McGaa says ho heard a joke from the hos- tiles that did him lots of good. One of them rushed up to a bunch of ranch cattle in the night, and throwing out his lasso, put spurs to his horse, expect- ing to ymk out & beef. Insteud of having caught a beef his lasso had dropped aboutthe neck of a brother Indian thief who had rode up to the bunch of steers on & simi- lar errand. The other red was picked from his pony and dragged & hundred yards before No. 1 discovered his mistake. As a result, the red that was lassoed had both jaws, his collar bono and right arm broken, It must not be understood that the parties named above are the only ones who have suf- fored from the raids of " these unruly reds. They are but a fow of those who have suf- fered the heaviest losses. Ageut Royer has a long list of poorer persons who have lost their all within the past few weeks. So far as reported oven up to the present time, he says that it will cost the government fully $25,000 to sottlo with those who have been raided, while in adition to these losses the govern- ment is out but 8,000 head of cattle, together with the loss of all vhe government ranch buildings which the Indians have burned. To this add tha enormous cost of moving so much military around over the country, and then you will get some ldea of how utterly absurd it has beer. for the newspapers to pay so much attention to this utterly groundless agitation about an Indian scare,” C. H. C. What General Brooke Reports, Wisnixeroy, Dee, 6,—Secretary Prostor this morning received two telegrams from General Miles at Chicago. In one he quotes General Brooke as saying that one of the main causes of the discontent among thy tile Indians is that a certain band of living on Pass Creok, at Rosebud agency, has been ordered to move against their will, These Indians desired to be transferred to Pine Ridge agency and have secured consent of the Indians mnow there. ,General Brooke, asking for authoity to per- mit the transfer, states = that in bis opinion this would still further aid in the disintegration of the hostiles. General Miles wluuru‘phcd bim in reply that he had ample discretion in the matter, but advised him not to make promises to tbe indians. He could assure them, however, that the government had secured’ increased rations and more gen- eral cuiployment, General Miles adds that, in his opinion the transfer can be made perma- nent hereafter if deemed adyvisable, Iu the other telegram General Miles says that reports from Geueral Brooke indicate a more fuvorable condition of affairs. He says that in case the disiutogration continues the threatencd outbreak will be prevented for this winter at least. The situation is still grave in his opiuion, and will require extrewme Svatehfulness to satisfy the Indians and uvert hostilitios until s pring. Troops Making Rapid Progress. Cu1caao, Dec. 6.—Generul Miles said that heonly news he had for publication was that the troops now en route from various ts to Pine Ridge ency were oA tapid DrOgTOSS toWaR] thelr desting: tion. The generalis making preparations to start for the northwest Monday. PARNELL HOLDS THE FORT. | He Repulses All Attacks and Outmasters His Opponents, VITUPERATION VERGING ON VIOLENCE. An Encounter with McOarthy that Almost Came to Blows—The Antis Prepare a Manifesto. \ ! (Copyright 1590 by James Gordon Bennett. Losnoy, Dee. 0.—[New York Herald Cable—Special to Tue Bee]-—There was terrific fighting among the nationalists today. Atone time it nearly culminated in a per- sonal encounte The anti-Parnellites woke up this morning to the conviction that they had been grossly fooled during the week, es- i 11y in the bogus negotiations with Glad- stone, so adroitlyset on foot by Parnell, consequently they went to Room 15 in a highly beiligerant spurit. v were re. solved to make an end of Parnell’s leadership at all costs. Parnell was prepared for ex- tremities and, as events showed, he outmas- tered his oppouents in daring and remains in possession of the field, though with reduced forces, . Sexton and Healy lostno time in opening hostilities, It was known that Gladstone had declined even to nibble at the baits set for him, refusing to enter into any further nego- tiations with the Irish party until Parnell had been formally deposed. In this course Gladstone 15 supported by Harcourt, Morley, Earl Spencer and the whole of his party, many of whom thought he had gone ton far already, Sexton declared that beforo the day bad closed Parnell should bo driven out. This provoked a violent storm which raged some minutes, Parnell's position as chuir- man gave him power to put any resolution to the meeting or to refuse. This kept all his opponents atbuy. At last Abrahams brought up a resolution declaring Parnell’s leadership at an end, Then ensued a tremendous scene. Justin McCarthy held out his hand to receive the resolution, intending to put it to the meeting, ignoring the chair- man. Parnell, suddenly reaching over, struck McCarthy’s hand, seized the resolution and tore it up in the face of the meeting, whose howls, cheers and groans resounded through the building. Justin Huntley McCart! has acted with Parnell, declared passionately against the chairman and accused him of insulting his father and betraying his country, and went over to the opposition camp amid the wildest excitement. Sexton, Healy, McCarthy and the rest of the opposi- tion to the number of sixty five walked out of the room and held a meeting of their own, They passed a resolution of an abstract kind afivining their adhesion to the doc- trines of home rule as ratified by the Irish people, and proceeded to write a manifesto which is to be issued tomorrow. This sounds well, but it leaves Parnell's position materially unchanged. He claims to , who thue far be the leader and he will discharge the func- tions of leader in the house as elsewhere. Once or twice today it seemed as if personal violence would be used towards him, but no .violent act was l Ho sesmed carried away beyond of restraint. Tonight he laughed at the whole affair. He informed a friend that his opponents have now done their worst and huve acted like a pack of imbeciles. They might have formally deposed him withoy} holding a meetng at all, simply by signing a declaration to tuat effect. He says he would not have recogaized it, bu it would have been more rational than thsir pantomine of the past week. Parnellites are not jubilant, They admit that they have en- cvountered substantial defeat. Some of them tear that when both sides go to Ireland and renew their campaign there it will lead to something clese upon civil war. Gladstone returns to Hawarden next week and professes to believe home rule is saved. Some of Parnell's friends assure me they consider their position stronger than ever; that the renegades are weak and divided; that some are destined to be drummed out of the Irish party altogether, while others will comeoverto Parnell, It is quite obvious that Ireland is doomed-to pass through a win- ter unexampled since the closing years of the last century. e e THE PARIS PULSE. What Has Caused it to Palpitate the Past Week. [Copiright 18% by James Gordon Bennett.] Paris, Dec. 6.—[New York Herald Cable ~-Speoial to Tig Beg.]—Just at the moment when the aristocratic Cercle des Pastineurs du Bois de Boulogne was talking of hockey matches and ice carnivals, the keen frost which raised enthusiastic visions in tho minds of the members gave way to & thaw on Wednesday. On that day, nevertheless, the circlo was more crowded than ever. The scene was a brilliant sne. Among the participants were Mile. de Freycinet, daughter of the minister of war, Miss Muio Rothschild, Prin- cesse Oarousoff, Comtesse de Noray, Marquis dela Mina, Vicomte de Janse, Comte A. de la Rochefoucould, Comtesse Hubert de Montes- quicu, and Baroune de Gunsebourg. Among the articles picked up on the fce during the aay were prayer books and a lady’s comb, found by a huissicr of the circle who strongly rejoices in the name of Gouftes. Thursday Paris was a sea of slush and melting sleet which temporarily bafied the splendid street-cleaning organization, but next day Lutetia was herself again. The Mazaroz-Ribalier sale at the Hotel Drouot was not sensational. The total real- ized was 55,000 francs, A Lechey cauvas en- titled ‘*Famille Reunie 1’ Entree d’ un Parc” brought 1,%00 francs, A “Portrait of Mme. Victoria," by Joan Rasus, 2,300 francs, was bought for the American market. The next bigsale is the collection of Mme. Delancey, which includes really good pictures by Cou- din, Corol, Gervex, Isabey and Lemure, and soveral marble statues and tapestries. A china sales takes place Wednesday next at the Galerie Sidelmeyer. In the sporting world the talk id that Mau- rice Bernhardt has at last decided to sell his racers Saturday next at Cheris' auction yard. It is a poor lot and gnot likely to feteh good pri At the skating lake near Lescar W, K. Thora described figurés of most bewildering brilliancy, exciting feelings of warmest emu- lation in Robert Boreel and William Law- rence, whilst Misses Herbert, Foster and Barham, Lady Nugent and Mr. Victor Brooke ghided about in all directions, Golf has taken fast hold of the players. Tuesday a curious sccident occurred at Monte Carlo, A middle-aged man with twinkling eyes and a dark mustache, a Rus- sian, was playing heavily and suddenly fell dead at the roulette table. In @ twinkling thoman and his 100 louis stakes were re- moved by the attendants and in a few win- utes the play was going on as usual, General Burd Grubb, the newly appointed family 1o the were acfbmpanied by Maiere, and they will inue ther journey to Maarid about Christmas, The minister is very plensed ‘&t having se- cueed the palace of Count havis, on the Pases Castellanca, which wig' the residence of his predecessor, Governor Palmer was 8eén by the Herald respecting his mission. He said his position forbade him to speak and merely remarked that no secret negotiations were pending with a view to reciprocity in comumercial advan- tages between both nations. Lamoureux's popular eoncerts, which com- menced this weelk at the Elysee circus,scored a success, The most interesting numbers in the selections were the Wagner prelude to Tristan and Isolde” and the overture to “Rienzi,” which aroused much enthusiasm. The people are now asking how it is that the National opera persistently exclude Wagner. Le Theatre Lyrique wos to have opened with amson and Delllah™ on Tuesda, At the last moment ticket holders tound @& motice on the doors that their money would b8 roturned and that the theater would open shortly, On the same night De Gramont's rather lugubrious drana of “Licienne” was produced at the Mei.s Plaisir and scored &success, The story is that of a young @izl who is betrayed by the son of her guardians, He deserts her to marry the daughter of & rich speculator. Her child is kidnapped by aruffan. She shoots her quondam loveras the curtain falls. Madame forge as the herolne was good, but too tragic. On Wednesday the new opera of ‘‘Benve- “nuto,”” by Eugene Liaz, was produced at the Oper Comique. Itis rather weak and the musio is of Wagnerian tendencies. Sl 11504 LONDON TOPICS. best of health, They Mg and Mrs. Méeting of Cordage Manufacturers— ‘Some Queer Stories About Parnell. [Copyright 1899 by Jams Gordon Bennett.\ Loxboy, Deg. 6.—[New York Herald Cable—Special to Tae Bpe]—Dr. Bedlo, the American consul to Amoy, China, is re- covering from his illness at the Langham hotel, It has been found unpecessary to am- putate his foot, as was feared. Harry Lee, backed by a syndicate, has leased the Avenue theatre for one year. George Edwards has placed several plays at his command and he will open the theatre in January with every prospeet of success, There was an importaut moeting of the cordage manufacturers today. The McKinley bill opens the American market to binding twine. There are only thirty-five cordage manufacturers in the United Kingdom, and thirty-three were at the meeting. They had a double object 1n view—10 agree upon a gen- eral plan of campaign and discass the advis- ability of buying English patents. John Good, who has a large factory at Ravens- wood, N. Y., and.another here, will soon build another in Italy. The meeting offered Good £100,000 for his patents, He accepted and the bavgain was clinched, Good says he sold too cheap, but he is never known tosleep during bus ness hours, Theshouts and yells of the Irish party have greatly disturbed the family of Speaker Peol for several days. Poe! lives in the par- lisment buildings. His wif» died yesterday. The noise of the Irish meetings was distinttly heard in her apartments sice the Pafnell- Gladstove disruption. Any nnmhng queer ":;’ *m‘&. were negotiating an_alliance Mrs. O'Shea played a part. She and Gladstone took din- ner at the Thomas hotal and the dinner is said to have had a favorable effect on the old man. Another story is that O’Shea was of- fored £30,000 to leave the country before the divorce trial, but he refused because he thought the monoy was notforthcoming. In this he was mistake el A Reminlscent Suit for $1,200,000. OLuveLasp, O, Dec. 6.—[Special Tele- gram to Tue Ber,]—In 1834 the prnivatebank ing house of Everett & Weadel closed its doors. The failure was thesensation of the yoar in Cleveland, as Mr, Weddel was a mil- lionaire. S, T. Everett had been connected with the bauk, but Dr. A. Everett was the senior member of the firm. Today Mr. Wed- doll sued Dr, Everett for $1,200,000, claiming that when he entered the bank its real con- dition was misrepresented to him by both the Everetts. The suvit has caused almost as much of asensation as the failure did six Years ago. A Hard Man to Arrest. Fort WAYNE, Ind., Dee, 8,—A special from Cherubusco, Ind, says Marvin Kuhns, a desperado wanted for many crimes, was mortally wounded by Deputy Sherift Wilkin- son of Fort Wayne tbis evening. An at- tempt by three deputy sheriffs to arrest Kuhns and two of his ilug rosulted 1n a desperate fight, in whieh Officer Konnedy 1vms-dmmy wounded and Kuhns fatolly in- ured, ——— The Baltimore & Ohlo Strike, Pirrssuna, Pa., Dec. 6.—The strike on the Baltimore & Ohio railroad continues. The railroad company attempted to move freight, but so far have succoeded in sending out only two trains, Oficials of the roud say they will be able to raise the blockade within the next twenty-four hours, A Predicts a Cholera Epidemic, Cuicaao, Dec, 6.—Dr. . H. Rauche, secre- tary of the Illinois state board of health, pre- dicts that unless rigid quarantine rogula- tions are adopted and enforced there will be a serious cholera epidemic next year. i Inoculating with Koch's Lymph. New Haves, Conn,, Dec. 6.—A number of inoculations have been made by Dr. Foster with the lympth recelved from Prof. Koch- It is understood that ong or two of the paticnts are greatly improved. ——— The Weatier For Nobraska and IowsFair; northerly winas; colder. For South Dakota—Falr; winds shifting to easterly ; warmer Monday,, i 2. v Reward for Tascatt Renewed. Ciicago, Dee, 6.—Mrs. Snell, widow of the the murdered millionaive, Amos J. Snell, has renewed her offer to pay $0,000 for the ar- rest of Tascott and his detention until iden- tified, ———— An Epidemic of Diphtheria, CrooksToN, Minn., Dec, 6.—An epidemic of diphtheria is reported at Lessoa, Minn., with twenty cases and three deaths so far and the disease spreading. Senator Ingalls Denies. ‘Wasminaroy, Deg, 6. —Senator Ingalls said tonight that Turner's statlement, mentioned h‘l the Ocala dispateh,'is without founda- tion, ——— Filed a Chattel Maortgage. Derroir, Mich., Dec. 6.—The Western Knittin, compfln{‘mdfly filed a chattel mort- gage of §0,000, Nostatement of Hiabilities, Favor a Republican Constitution, Rio Jaxeiro, Deg 6.—The committee hav- ing the matter in_charge reported in favor of the draft of & republican eonstitution, ¢ Sr. Jonxs, N, ¥, Dec, 6.—Waterman & Co., who did a large fishery business in Twill- minister to Spain, arrived here with bis 1 ingate, have falled for 200,000, SPLIT IV THE IRISH RANKS. Forty-Five Nationalists Desort After an Exciting Meeting. Parnell HEALY * HEADS =~ THE SECESSIONISTS. Parncll Gets Mad and Tears Up a Resolution Offered by Justin Me« Carthy Declaring Him Deposed from the Leadership, Toxnox, Dec, 6.—At 1 o'clock today the Irish members of the commons considering the advisability of retiring Paraell from the leadership of the nationalist party reassem- bled. No reporters were permitted to be present. The first business was the reading of " Gladstone's lotter n reply to the committee regavding the con- trol of the Irish consgabulary and the settle- ment of the agrarian difficulty. Gladstone 1emans firm in the determination toin no way recognize Parnell. His position was emphasized in the letter, in which he offers to conduct negotiations with anew Irish leader on a footing of confidence equal to that which he once afforded Parnell. The reading was greeted with cheers by the section of the party opposing Parnell and ironical cries by his supporters. . A stormy debate followed. Barry, Sexton and Healy made a determined attempt to bring about a final settlement. They insisted there be an immediate division of the mem- bers on the retirement of Parnell. ally Sexton gave Parnell his ultimatum to the foctthat if the decision was delayed by Parnell afterd o’ clock this evening the majority would hold & meeting of their own and depose him. A Scene of great excitement followed. At 2:45 half an hour, When the meeting reassembled the report ot the conferring delegates was read. Mr. Abraham and John O'Connor rose from their seats simultancously, when Parnell declared that the latter had the floor. offort to move a clamor, He then handed it to Justin MecCarthy, who rose from his seat and was apparently about to read it, when Parnell grasped the resolu- tion from his hand, saying he would not re- ceive it. A tremendous uproar followed and when quiet was restored Parnell said that untit the party deposes him he would remain chair- man. Mr. Barry retorted: **You aro not chair- man,” and added that Parnell was a ‘‘dirty trickster,” which caused another uproar, Arthur 0'Connor appealed to his friends to show every possible respect to their late leader, McCarihy said he had only risen taa point of order. Someone handed him a paper and the chairman struck it out of his hand. Parnell said he took it from McCarthy, but b the latter insisted that the paper was struck from his hand. Ilvlll{ moved that Abraham's motion be heard, but Parnell refused. Johh O'Connor then moved that the meet- the attention of the country to the t though the original resolution was stone’s objection, he still refuses to confer with the party unlass Par- nell is removed. This, he said, proved Par- nell's contentign that it was impossible to geta direct answer from Gladstone. He thought that Ircland would resent this, Healy ewused another tromendaus_row by shouting, *‘Who is to mistress of the party "’ p. m.arecess was taken of me came from all partsof tho ~to. Healy. as cowardly little scoundrel who dared in'an as- sembly of Irishmen to insult a woman, Abrabam got the floor and said that since Parnell refused to resign, the members be wanting in respect to themselves if they longer delayed in bringing matters to an issue, the chairman having ignomiously treated and torn McCarthy's resolution, Parnell—That's untrue, Abraham declined to enter into an alterca- tion, but repeated _that it would be shameful to allow the minority to continue making the parly a laughing stock, He proposed an amendment that Parnell's chairmanship be terminated. Another squabble ensued and Parnell do- cided that Abraham was out of order, where- upon Healy shouted “Bravo.” “Healy,” " said Parnell, *“I won't stand much more from you. The amendmentis ouly admissable as 4 substitute motion.” Arthur O’Connor proceeded amid the up roar to argue that the time had amived to cease talking and to put an end to what was rapidly becoming a disagreeable farce. I F tho majority of this party,” he concluded, t once to record their decision, if not here, then elsewbere.” Parnell—You know it is not an amend- ment. Justin_ McCarthy took the floor. He hoped up to last pight that Parnell would still help them out of their terrible dificulty. Ho was disappointed, and it would be a waste of time to discuss further. He asked that all aggreeing with him withdraw. Justin Huntly McCarthy followed the majority, suying he was sorry for thegdecision, but must go with them. Parnell was left in the room with John and William Redmond, Leamy, O'Kelly, O’Brien, Joseph Nolan, Maguire, Harrison, Dalton Willlam McDonald, Conway, Quinn, Clancy, Mahoney, Haden, Fitzgerald, Harrington, Richard ' Power, ' Sheil, Campbel, Joun O'Connor, Dr. Kenney and McKenna, and the meeting was resumed, Nolan argued that the Parnellites would hold the key to the situation, and concluded by saying that whatever Parnell’s position, in the next two or three years he would be ranked with O'Connell ds the greatest Irish- man of the last three centuries. [Ch Others having spoken, Parnell sai he deserters, knowlng we were going to Ireland tomorrow, clamored for a decision because they dreaded the lightning of public opinion in Ireland. Gentlemen, we have won todn{. Although our ranks ave reduced, I hold this chair stll. chcem Although many co rades have left us, Ireland has the power to fill their places and send us good men and true for every oae of those who have left us, and I little know our @allant country if I am mistaken that when she gets an opportunity she will freely exercise that power. They stand in & most contemptible position—that of men who, having plunged themselves to be true to the party, to their leader and their country, have been false to it. [Loud cheers. ) John 0'Connor's resolution was then put. and carried by acclamation and the meeting dikll)encd. The proceedings of the McCarthy section were conducted privately. PARNELL MUST BE DEPOSED So Declare the Home Rule Star and Gladstone, Loxsnox, Dec. 6.—[Special Cablegram to —In its leading article today the Star (home rule) says that thesituation looks bad. The nationalist party can be saved on one condition, Instead of the Irish members of parllament talking of resigning in a body, let them cashier Parnell. Gladstone received the Irish delegates yesterday with touching, fatherly kindness and courtesy. His answer will recall the party to the vital question that home fule mustnot be prejudiced by Parnell's retention in the leadership. Glad- stone told the delegates that assoon as a new leader was appointed he would be pre- pared to treat with them. The home rule movement would then proceed as if it had néver received the smallest shock, The press association says that Gladstone’s written repllv in regard to_the questions con- cerning the Irish constabulary‘and the settle- ment of the Agrarian difficulty, which was indited at the request of the committee of the nationalist party which visited him yes- werday, is less concfliatory than the commit- toe expected it woula be. Itis reported that in bis letter Glpdstone refuses absolutely to enter into any negotiations regurding these hived @ palace on two questions until Parnell’s retirement from o head of the Irish party is an accomplishod act, A Counter-Manifesto. Dunrry, De |Special Cablegram to ne Bree)—The Freeman's Journal says adstone's letter was recuived at 10 o'clock last night, and that it was considered by the mittee for three hours, The document, says, went very much of grauting an intervi ?nu{u'lhlln{lu the nature of & counter MeCarthy's Fac Loxpoy, Dec, 6,—The opponents of Parnell who will withdraw from the meeting held a meeting pnd by unanimous vote elected Justin MeCarthy chairman and procecded to con- sider the following resolution: “T'o the Mem- bers of the Irish Parliamentary Party * Wo solomnly renew our adnesion to the princi- ples, in devotion {owhich wo have neve wavered, that the Irish party is and always must remain independent of all other parties. Further, wo declare that we will never en- tertain any proposal a settlement of the home rule question except such as satisfies the aspirations of the Irish party and the Irish people,* The rosolution, which w s proposod by Heal d seconded b, i X0, WS unani- adopted. The vesult was immediately communicated to Gladstoue. Upon learning what bad been done he said: “Thank God, home rule is saved.” nvoys Return to New York. Cimicaco, Dee, 6,—The Irish envoys left for New York this evening, Shortly before their departure Dillon, on behalf of himself and associates, said to an Associated Press representa ““We have up tothe present time maintained silence and abstained from inviting any cxpression of opinion on the sit- uation at home out of respect for the delib- erations of our colleagues, We have today, however, received assurances that the par. liauer fund association of New York, othery known s tho Hoffman house ommittee, which raised $300,000and tarned it to Parnell personally at the time of the sneral election, heartily endorses our action and that the muuicipal council of gue in New York also supports us." grams from St, Louis, Columbus and other points, asking the dele- gates to come, the following reply avas s “We deeply regret that there should disappolutient, but are solemnly that the interests of the 3 1l be best served Im}n'mlinu public action pending the decision of the Irish party. We hope to communicate with you again the moment we receive decisive news from home.” convinced Comments of the French Press, Panis, Dec. 6. — |Special Cablegram to Tur Bre,—The press of this city devotes much attention to the crisis in the affairs of the Irish party. The balance of opinion is de- cidedly averse to the retention of Mr. Par- nell atthe head of the nationali The iccle says *‘Parnell’s obstinacy tends to the irretrievable ruin of the home rule move- ment and to throw Ireland back into the revo lutionary condition from which he himself had led her forth.,” The Temps comments 'be Republique ladstone ought to have a made by Paruell's sup- means saving the dignity of aption of holds that the provositions porters, Lhis Purnell the 1 Republique , of Froneh politic lost high positions bevause of their p immorality. Thus M. Rogers, justice under Louis Philippe, when canght in adultery and threateued with exposure, blew his braius out, and Jules Favro, who 'whila minister of foreign nffairs was convicted of liviig with & womn who il boen descried higpodi- tion an g T at. Fond another notable example is the case of Viotor Hugo, who was dotected in alisson with the wife ofan artist, which affair caused the assing by tho houso of poors, of which M. lugo was & member, of & resolution to_ the offect that any peer of Franco convicted of adultery must vacate his seat. The cynical bone of some of the Erench_dramas and ro mances overa breach of the seventh com- manduent, the Republique d s, d0es not sent the national sentiment. have ivate minister of Gladstone to the Nationalists. Loxpox, De: Gladstope, in his letter to the nationalist meetiag, acknowledges the receipt of the two resolutions adopted by the Irish caucus and says the main part, the question raised by the publication of his letg ter to Morley, was the question of leadership, which is separate and has no proper connec tion with home rule. “When the Irish party settles this question in such a manner as will enable me to renew my former relations with the Irish party it will bo my desire to enter wituouv preju- dice into confidential communication, as occasion may serve, ypon all amendments and suggestions of improvement in my plan for home rule measures, 1 assure you that it is my desire to press forward at tho first favorable opportunity a just and effective measure for home rule. I recognize and carnestly seek to uphold the independence of the Irish Sflrty no less than that of the liberal party, and acknowledge with satisfaction the armony prevailing between the two parties since 1886. When the present dificulty is removed I know no reason to anticipate its interruption, 1 look forward with con- fidence, @s do my colleagues, to the formation and prosecution of a meas- ure which in all the just claims of Ireland will likewise obtain the approval of the people of Great Briwin. Finally, [ will remind you of my declaration thav apart from personal confidence there is but one guarantee that can be of real value to Ire- land. It is that recently pointed out by Harcourt, when he called alled attention to the unquestionable political fact that no party nor no leader could ever hope to carry a scheme for home rule that did not have the cordial concurrence and support of the Irish nation,” e Why Railroad Building Will Cease. Ciicaco, Dec. 6.—D, 8. Garretson and D, T, Hedges of Sioux City, who have been in New York in conueetion with Sioux City & Pacific railroad affairs, were here today, In an interview Garretson said that vailroad building, especiaily out west,would doubtless cease for at least two_years, owing to the fact that bankers are joining GGould and other railroad presidents to put the caruing powers of western roads on @ better foundati on. This means that work on the Sioux City & Pacific, which has -been built to O'Neill, Neb,, will stop. Paws, Dec. 6,—[Special Cablegram to Trg Ber,|—Bx-King Milan has returned from England. He is greatly enraged at the re- fusal of Queen Victoria, the prince of Wales aud Lovd Salisbury to recelve him. He has the avenue Bois de Boulogne and will settle here and speud his aunual allowance of £30,000 A Female Poisoner Convicted. Cuicaco, Dec, 6.—The Jury in the case of Manmie Starr, the poisoner of the Newland family, tonight rendered a verdict guilty, fix fng the penalty at imprisonment for life. On hearing the announcement the young woman screamed and fulnted away in court, remain- ing unconscious for some time. His Name Didn’t fave Him, Cixcinyaty, 0., Dee, §.—Grof, Morsback & Co., saddlery dealers, caused the arrest of W, 0. Cleveland, one of their clerks, who had embezzled $4,000 or $,000. He confessed and cluiéus to be related to ex-President Cleve- land, o L To Amend the Interstate Law. Wasmyaroy, Dec, 6, —Senator Sawyer to- day introduced a bill to amend section 5 of the interstate commerce law to provide that agreements for the apportionment of trafic may be entered into between comumon car- riers subject Lo the provisions of the act. | Passi A NUMBER 172, CERVANY, from Emperor William's Recens Speech on the Subjeot, WHAT HE THINKS SHOULD BE TAUGHT. Native Language and History Strongly Urged in Pre to Greek and Latin—A Hard Rap at Journalism, rence Copiright 189 by Ne Beruiy, Dee, 6,.—The Re passages from Emperor speech on school reform, peror especially emphasizes is that timo is lost in the higher public schools in cramming youths with Latin and Greek instead of the German language and German history, especially the growtt: of German institutions and the idea of national unity, Modern his- tory, hie declared, if rightly taught would be- con infinitely mo valuable tha tho chronicles of antiguit SHow he ashs, ‘“wero so many young Germans seduced from the path of political virtue! How was it that Germany produced reformers of soc attheir own government, while commending the governments of other nations! It was simply ignorance arising from defective edu- cation on the genesis of modern Germany. The higher schools must mend theirmethods. They must make their studics bear upon practical life; reduce the boy's book work and give more time for healthy recreation and training of the body.” The present system has tended toward the overproduction of highly educated people. Journalists, he said, were high sehool products run toseed. He approved the saying of Bis- warek, anent the proletariat, whom he callod “hunger candidates,” and from whom the ranks of journalism wore largely recruited, forming @ class dangerous tosociety, Finally, he declared, he would not license any more high schools untii their# mothods were amended, The newspapers generally sharply resent the emperor's references to journalists. The National Gazette says that instead of their being hunger candidates many high state officials are only too willing to exchange their positions on the press if they can get them. The latest de in Koch lis- covery of a cure for diphtheria and tetawus have been limited to test experiments with animals until yesterday, when the remedy was applied to several human subjects through the transfusion of blood fromani. mals not susceptible to diphtheria bacillus or tetanus. It was found that the blood of rats and mice had a destructive effect on the virus of diphtheria, while the blood of rabbits, transfused, had a similar efficct on t Before transfusion the blood must be red, iring be- prossed York Assoclated Pross, sanzeiger gives William's recont One point the om= fore the Munich medic themselves 0ppos 's lymph in private practico until the chances of a cure o better calculable, A patient in @ ienua hospital, who was under treatment by the new method, died suddenly as soon as the reaction following the inoculation set in, and a seventeen-year-old girl who was inocu- Iatod with the lymph. for lupus.yesterday died from paralysis of the heart. Tho socialist, Jainszewski, has been ex- pelled from Berlin under a Prussian law, which provides that upon acertain number of convictions a person shall be liable to ex- szowski opposed Prof. Virchow stagg elections, he negotiations for a treaty of commerce between Austria-Hungary and Germany are making no progress, the conference in session at Vienna having thus far been barren of re sults, The Wiener Tageblatt says there is 1o strong lope that the conference will lead to another important decrease in taviffs, Phe lower house of the Prusian diet, after a two days devate, referred the clementary school bill to a committee. Dr. Windthorst declared that the centop party could not ac- cept the measure in view of the fact that it aimed at the supprossion of the Catholio church and involved » violation of the con- stitution. Herr Von Gossier, minister of public worshipand instruction, denicd that the bill in any way cncroached upon tho spirituul powers of the church. Emperor William has ordered that prayers be offered in the churches, beginning tomor- row, for the safe accouchement of Empress Augusta, which event is cxpected to take placo in Junuary. . A number of town councils, hoaded by the Berlin municipal authorities, have sent a pe- tition to the reichstag in favor of decrcased duties on grains, cattlo and pigs. “The ship owners of Hamburg are consider- ing the adyisability of formimng a shipping federation similar to that of the Lnglish ship owners. e REFUSED THE MANDAMUS. A Decision Which Knocked Out In- galls in Kansas, Toreka, Kan,, Dec. 6.—The supreme court this morning refused to grant the writ of mandamus applied for by C. E. Lobdell. who demanded a certificate of election for repre. sentation from Lane county. Lobdell based his claims on a provision of the state consti- tution which gives each organized county in the state casting 250 yotes a representative in the legislature, ‘t'he case was one of great importance, for if Lobdell had been admitted seventeen other republicans elected as dele- tes would have been entitled to the same privilege, Most of them were Ingalls men and they would given Ingalls a majority of two on joint ballott. The supreme court held that in 1o event could the membership of the lower house exceed 125 members untl ‘thero was u change in the constitution, sladdd Encountered a Terrific Gale, Lewes, Del., Dec. 6,.—The British steamer Maryland, fram Baltimore November 27 for Loudon, arrived here this afternoon. On the morning of December 1, about six hun- dred miles off shore, the ship encouutered a tarrifie gale and the decks were swept by u tremendous ses, which killed Cap- tain Luckhurst, the boatswain and second cook and severely injured several others. Nearly everything wovable was swept away, including the bridge, three boats and much deck material, Of the 0 catle on board 800 were killed and many more injured so as to be worthless, The second officer, who is in charge now, says the storm was the hardest he ever experienced. The condition of the ship after the wave struck her, the sufferings of the mangled men and the frantic cattle were terrible. United States marine hospital surgeons have taken charge of the wounded men. R Membership of the Next House, Wasmixaroy, Dee, 6.—Clerk McPherson of the house of representatives has just had ¥ printed an unoficial list of wembers-elect of the next house, showing 88 republicans, 284 democrats and 8 farmers’ allisnce. One aistrict, the Twenty-eighth New York, is sot dowir as uncertain, sud one, the Secoud Rhbode Island, is marked vacauk