Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, December 21, 1890, Page 1

L3 “ONLE A SHADOW OF HINSELE, Saful limbs, face, ot agking downward as if in search of some “called a rainbow chaser, PAGES 1TO 8. TWENTIETH YEAR. OMAHA SUNDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 21, 18.)0—'1‘WD\1'1‘ PAGES, How an 0ld-Time Admirer Speaks of the Unorowned King. PARNELL WAVES HIS OWN HEADGEAR. He Seems to Act in a Doze—Some of His Actons—Tanner's Awlul Expressions—Healey's Arrows. Copyright 1890 by James Gordon Rennet) Kikexsy, Dec. 20.—[New York Herald Cablo—[Special to Tis Brg.]—Parnell is a changed man, To understand the transformation which has taken place one must follow lim as I have done in the last weck or ten da Last night T met a man who ‘had not seen Parnell for years, “So that is Parnell,” bo sald verseen him before?” 1inquired. i, was the answer, “but not for five years until tonight,” “Well, you recognize him, T sunpose?” “Yes," was the reply, *‘but had he been pointed out in the street as Parnell T should not have recognized him. Why, the Parncll 1 remember was tall and strong, with power- character and voice. This Parnell is the shadow of the Parnell Iknew. Hes hovering on the verge of the grave or something else.” ‘Whatever may be the cause, Parnellis not himself, Heis thin in body, haggard in face, his beard is unkempt, his*hair is strageling, his voice husky and almost gone. This is not to be wondered at, for he has worked hard of late, More secrious is the fact that bis stock of nerve force seems gone also. Parnell no longer makes specches; meetings either from wagonette, platform, planks, barrels or window. IHis appearance is the signal for some one to suy: ‘‘Three cheers for Parnell!” They are always given, but who waves hat or cap most wildly in favor of Parnell Why Parnell himself. Whenever he rises to talk and is cheered he uncovers and swings his headgear around his head. Whenever he flnishes and wants to do so with eclat he takes off his cap and swings it in theair. When any of his par- liamentary followers, in speaking, refer to “the leader” he takes off his cap and whirls it. When a speaker proclaims that there is but one leader of the Irish race and no Parnell, you might expect Parnell to bow. Not atall. He says ‘hear, hear,’ himself, and says it loud enough to be heard by everyone within five yards. All these things he does in a curious, mechabical way, which reminds one of those complicated German toys which, upon beiug wound up, go through a performance, “Parnell may be looking str when he says ‘hear, hear,’ in self, but he does not see you, at least, that is the impression he gives. He scems to see without seeing. It is impossible, too, that he 1s in a condition to appreciate the effect of some of his statements. Think of this once dignified man describing his late followers as cocksparrows and scurm and at Castle Comer on Tuesday! Why, if a bomb had suddenly exploded it wouldw't have caused more surprise than Parnell’s exclamation : **To hell with Hong Keng,” and I was within a fow yards of him at the time Fit: gerald was speaking, and when hé re- ferred Hennessey as an English ofticial, Par- nell took oft his cap, swuug it around his head and shouted, *‘Down with Hong Kong and English dictation.”” Then he put h's cap particular paving stone and shouted, Thell with Hong Kong,” “He must have been drinking,” said a gentleman who stood near me, Drunk or out of his mind seemed to be the general con- clusion, I have heard him say, *‘Hear, hear,” when Harrison said they did not stoop to drag names of ladies into the cnnlt “ladies” of course meant Mrs, O Every hour of the day he hears himself and his companions dubbed Kittyites. Oneside is as ferocious as the other in in- centive, but some patriots take a lower plan than their opponents, Tauner by long odds is themost emphatic. Some of his expressions are simply too shocking to repeat and musy be an aw ful thorn in the side of men like Healy and Davitt. Neither of these are too careful in what they say, but are far above "Cauner, Healy is placidly ferocious in manner. So composed is his flow of language and so even that his invective cuts like one of those ar- rows thatonce in the flesh they cannot be pulled out, but must be cut away. Heis Parnell's bete noir, clever, cool, witty, knows the people and what they want in the way ot speech. When Healy has fimshed a speech he has said & number of things his hearers + =not forget, which are not beneficial to tho .s0 of Parnell. Healy is an organizer, too, and I might as well say here that for a man who always has been reputed to be a won- derful organizer Paruell has done nothing here to enhance his reputation for organiza- tion. His opponents ave perfect, huve been perfect for weeks. In this campaign Parnell has been what in the United States would be “To Monday will be a aay long to be remem- bered in Ireland. Both parties to the struggle should now fully appreciate the effect of the election, but do they? For Mes: McCar. thy, Healy, Deasy. Davitt, Sexton and their companious 1 can say they do. No men could be moro earnest in their work, more confident of the result. They discuss the sit- uation 1n thoughtful language, though not without ground for enmity. They are filled with pity for Parncll. By comparison they are with each passing day advancing in the good opinion of the best citizens of Ire- land, More than once I have referred to the tactics of Parnell as equivalent to the discharge of a blank cartridge at the cuemy:. He has been steadily growing more theatri cal, Heand his party held a mecting at Kil- kenny toany. Heaund oth Joke from the hotel window. John Redmond collected a crowd of unemployed and then told them to cheer. They did so. In their midst wasa dial with a fishing pole, on which hunga skeleton and a herring. Phis was supposed to represent Hennessey as his place hunter. They could not geta place and so they used the herring, It marked the day and so many people from the country were here, Still a few of the country people botheel the meeting, Among the first speakers was Father Ryan of Bagnalstown, His heart is notto bo led astray by the voice of the charmer, the latter being the clergy. This ‘Was not bad, consideving that heis a priest. His beart is a vote for Scully and he asked them to remember that the priests bad no right to dictate in a matter of this kind. He made one good polut in saylng that if the anti-Parnell faction won this election the Enghsh non-conformists would conclude that if bome rule was ever given to Ireland iv mean Rome rule, Still the speech was thrown away, as no ch-.mn were mnong the crowd. That bas beca Parneils wistuke unrm" the campain, Fo has wasted powder, Par- nell spoke, oo, He appeared at the hotel window with a white bandage covering hulf of his face, This is amusing to those who understand the gag. His speech was discon- nected and totally lacking any new points except that he said if he had fallen ne had fallen to a temptation no man could resist. He appealed to his hearers not to submit to English dictation, because if they dia and and got a parliament England would con- tinue to m demands on her which Ireland as an independent nation could not grant, John Redmond tapped him on the shoulder and said: “Better stop Parneil, there's a funcral coming,” and justat that moment a funeral appeared in frcutof the hotel. The people made a pas for it, many lifting their hats, Parnell shouted: ‘“There goes Hennessey, There goes Hennessey and Eng- lish dictation to their doom.” This extraordinary outburst many of tho crowd aw Parnell made another extr atement, He said that Justin McCarthy had wnnounced his coming to Kilkenny b; telegram to the effect that he wanted a of hot whisky and water and a mustard bath, “Now tf you want tosee him you will find him with whisky and water in his hand and his feet in a mustard bath.” Those who know Justin McCarthy cannot imagine any- thing more ridiculous and untrue than this picture, But while this was occurring what was the other side doing! They in North Kilkenny were canvassing. Among the canvassers were Justin McCarthy, Healey, Davitt, Sully, Deasy, McCorlans, Claney and Jordan and each man took a different district and cach man took a copy of the cablogram re- ceived this morning from Dillon and P, O'Connor which is addressed to the electors of North Kilkenny and assured them that in standing by Hennessey they had Irish Amer- ica at their back, Tomorrow at every mass in North Kilkenny members of the Irish purliamentary party will attend and after mass each mem- ber will address the people. In every case the member will be supported by a priest, Every house in the district has been can- vassed ard the Parnellites ave confident. Davitt said to me tonight: “If you were as confident as £ am you would tell the Herald who would win.”” I had the following talk with Healy tonight: ‘“There are cight polling districts in North Kilkinney and the vote is put down at As it has long been nationalist there h: been no reversion so that you may d 1,000 voters for doubt, on entries, emigration, deaths and abstentions. According to the present list Ballyrageed has 610 voter. I will give Paruell 503 Johnstown has 55t voters, I will give Parnell 200, or 50 more than he will get; Freshford hus 622, I will give nell half which is liberal; Old Castle has 404, 1 will give Parnell 150; Kiinanah has 449, 1 will give Parpell 3003 Grange has 530, I will e Parnell half; Gowran has 1,205, I will give Parnell half; Castle Comer has 1,301, 1 will give Parnell 100, or 50 more tkan he will have. Now according to these figuresand I have given Parvell the benefit of the doubt in each case, we will have a majority against him of 700. I believe we will have four figures, but ask the other side and then judge for yourself.” 1 did not ask the other side, but they are not giving figures, and their ostensible reason for not doing so Is that it is impossible to give figures on account of the influence of the priests. Some might think this lacking in confidence, 'llw city is covered with bills m"nmlmlm\ and Scully. There is arumor cur- St thntacatl bt Tavas the enemy's y tomorrow supported by b from Dubiin and Cork. The other side is prepaved, Perhaps it is not a bad 1ndication, but betting is 2 to 1 on Hennessey. Messrs, McCarthy, Sexton and Condon bave gone to Antwerp to mect William O'Brien on ‘r'ues- day. drove A Sermon to Priests, Special Cablegram to .|—The Frecman’s Journal says the priests who were present at the Castle Comer gathering at which Parnell was assaulted, say it was not limo that was thrown into Par- nell’s eyes, and asks: *“How do they know that? It is not creditable,” says the Journal, *for them to be mixed up in oritrages of this kind, but since it is notorious that they were connceted with the affair, they ought either to have examined the stuff tiken from Par- nell's eyes or to have respected the declara- tion of ‘s doctors as to what the substance was," Harrington Given an Ovation. QuEENsTOWN, Dec. 20.—Harrington, the only one of the six Irish envoys who went to America who espouses the cause of Parnell, arrived today on the Auranis, He came ashore here and received a great ovation from the crowd gathered at the dock It Was I , Dec. 20.—Pamell's physicians have issued a formal statement declaring the substance thrown_into Parnells cyes was lime and that the danger of permanent injury 10 is sight is not yet over. e M A SCRANBLE FOR L. KiLxi AND. Water Reserve Lands in Wisconsin Restored to the Public Domain, Wauvsau, Wis,, Dec. 20.—-When the United States land oftice opened at 0 o'clock this morning the court house square was crowded with people, but the local militia company, drawn up before the land office with fixed bayonets, protected the men in line in their right to make the first filings, This after- noon when the office closed eighty-five cotries had been made. There were still remnants of the original lines waiting and those holding places express & deter- mination to wait till ¥ o'clock Monday morn- ing, when the ofice will be opened for busi- ness again, All claims of any particular value have already been entered. People are here from Nebraska and even more distant, led by false stories of the fabulous value of the water reserve lands restored to the public donain, The most valuable claim of all has 2,000,000 fect of standing l;lne upon it. It was entered by Louis Gotch, the first man in the line and a resident of this county, It is worth from $10,000 to §15,000, There are a number of squatters on the best claims and when the entrymen try to dislodge them there muy bo trouble, At Eau Claive today there was almost a viot. The windows of the lar A ofice were smashed, but the officers suc- ceeded in quelling the disturbunce. Miss Mumie Richardson, daughter of General Richardson of Chippewa Falls, fought hero- ically, and when she reached the desk her hat was gone and her hairdisheveled, but she got & tract worth £5,000, R Fatal Fight on a Steamer. EvaxsviiLe, [nd., Dec, 20.—A serious fight occurred on tho steamer Big Sandy this afterncon. They were taking the crew of the wrecked steamer Ohio to Cincinnati and some fellows made a raid on the cook's quarters, A geueral row followed, The cook drow a revolver and fired into the crowd, killing two and fatally wouunding a roust. about. S John Devlin Dangerously 111, Sr. AvavsTine, Fla, Dee 20.—John Devlin of Detroit, a leading member of the execu: tive board of the IKnights of Labor, is here | dangerously ill with pneumonia, His \\'lluj has been telegraphed for, THE GERAN COMMUNAL BILL. A Ferious Orisis Threatened by the Dispute Over It. THE SANDTAG LIABLE TO BE DISSOLVED. A Vigorous Denial Made That the Emperor is Financially Fm- barrassed Because of His Recent Journeys. LCopuright 180, by New York Beruy, Dee. 20. Assoelated Press.) “The despute over the Rgovernmeat's communal bill threatens a se- sious crisis. Minister of the Interior Herei- furth, finding a majority of tLe committee bent upon amendments preserving several feudal privileges which the bill aimed to abolish, conferred with his colieagues, who authorized him to inform the committee that if the landtag supported the amendments, ’it would be immediately dissolved. A sharp dispute followed, the conservative members of the committee declaring that the govern- ment was taking a line ruinous to the aris- tocracy, which, they held, was the backbone of the monarchy, The committee adjourned until January 1 and several of the memb will consult Bismarck on the crisis and ask him to appear and lead the opposition. The Post, conservative, warns its party that dissolution on such a question would re- sult in a liberal majority, The progressists rejoice at the prospect of dissolution, but it is not thought the couser- vatives will risk a general clection, Prince Wiltiam of Nassau, heir to the throne of Luxemburg, and the richest among Iuropean princes after the czarewitch, it 1s reported will be betrothed to Princess Mar- garethe, sisterof the emperor. The mar- risge would be a step toward the ultimate absorption of Luxemburg by Germany. Though the confinement of the empress was premature, she is recovering r the condition of her child is satisf: A prompt denial is madeof the rumors that the emperor is financially embarrassed through expenses incurred on his journeys to European courts, * The report that his civil list 18 to be increased to meet the costs of the journeys is also denied, although the em- peror holds that the list is not sufiicient to meet the expenses attendant upon the de- velopment of the imperial position. The emperor has promised to make a pro longed visit to London in 1891 if the German exhibition is worthy of attention. He has ordered Count Eulenberg to report upon the prospects of the exhivition, The number of American physicians who have been waiting here trying to get the Koch lymph is rapidly dimimshing, Prof. Gerhardt has now treated seventy-nine pa- tients, Four suffering from advanced phthisisa died, three left the hospital much improved and twenty-four are pro- gressing favorably. Gerhardv expresses sat- isfaction with the remedy and coufirms Koch's experience that 1t is the most useful in the initil stage of the disease. Dr. Gutman has four cases that have been absolutely cured of pulmonary phthisis, having been taken at an early stage. Prof. Leyden reports that of 127 patients treated at the charity hospital the general results are promising and there has been no mishap in any instance. In contrast to this the Cologne Gazette records the death of a patient confided to tho care of Dr. Libbertz by Loch and who received the first injection from Koeh, Prof. Leyden ad- monished the doctors to use the utmost caution; that injections affect the heart strongly. All deaths following injections have been caused by the heart being affected. William Degan, the American who came to Berlin in charge of Dr. William A. Taltavall, o New Pork physician, and whose case has ucquired prominence on accouut of his being the first American to visit Berlin for treat- ment, received the first injection on Monday last. He is under the treat- ment of Prof. Ewald. The first dose was only one-half of a miligramme. Prof. Ewald fearing touse any more on ac- count of the weak condition of the patient. A slight reaction setin cight hours after- wards. The patient's temperature rose gradually until it reached 100, degrees. It then declined and within six hours became normal. Larger doses have been injected since Degan’s cough is easier and during the night he rests better, ‘There are other symp- tomsof anamelioration of his condition. Prof. Ewald exhibited Degan to a large number of foreign physicians as a typical case of the temporary improvement resulting from the treatment, though he expressed doubt as to his ultimate cure considering his condition. The Berlin doctors, apart from those who practice 1 the hospitals and those belonging to Prof. Koch's entourage, join the American physicians in their bitter complaint that they cannot procure the lymph. -~ AN AMERICAN CLUB. It Would Be Hailed with Delight by the Yankees in London. [Copuright 189 by James Gordon Bennett.\ Loxpoy, Dee. 20.—|New York Herald Cable—Special to Tue Bee]—It is years sinco London has scen such gloom and deso- lation and known such abominable weather as during the past week. Tons of snow have fallen and changed into mud and traffic is almost impossible, Trains are late and han- soms are at a premium, Everybody 1s pro- fane. Doctors alone are complacent, The sun has not been seen on the strand for sev- eral weeks, Fog, snow and mud are every- where, Anumber of Amcricans are forming a club in London, to be composed only of Americans. There is American cooking, whisky cock- tails, cigars, and T do not seo why the idea may not be carried to @ successful issue, Fully 1,000 clubable Yankees are in London all the year around and would hail with -delight an institution affording them shelter other than the smoking rooms of hotels or the sombre, deathlike dignity of London clubs, to which they can neveraceus- tom themselves. The execution of Mrs. Pearcy, which was to have taken place on Tuesday next, has been postponed by order of the home secre- tary to allow an investigation of the prison- ers' sauity, evidence being furnished show- ing thaton four occasions the woman has attempted suicide, and that she is subject to fits of epilepsy. Dr. Forbes Winslow, who has stuaied the case,is convinced that if Mrs. Pearcy did commit the murder she was not responsible at the time for the action, Tho woman’s name is in_everybody's mouth. Itcreates quite as much sensation as the Maybrick murder. The Marks case received the eencral ap- proval of Londoners who see the death blow towhat is known as financial journalism, otherwise characterized as financial jobbisn Marks is said to have declared that he would retire to private lifeif an aaverse decision was rendered. It remains to be seen if he will doso. A gentleman told me that Marks 1 % Gunsberg had actually made over about £100,000 to various members of his family, o Only for the Police, [Copyright 1890 by James Gordon Bennett\ Losboy, Deo. 2.—[New York Herald Cablo—Special to Tiw Bre|—Slavin, Mitchell and a crowd of prize fighters and loafers came near hoving a free fight at the Criterion bar room tonight. Tho argu- ment started over the merits of the various sluggers, and when it looked serious police reserves were called out, who stood outside waiting developments, Meantime on the in- side Stavin and Mitehell put up their fists and hats were knocked off, but when tho police presence was aware the gang left for porting resort on the Strand, where mat- were settle Great crowds stood on Piccadilly awaiting the result, - PARISIAN GOSSIP, The Semne Filled with Ice—Baron Hirsch's Hotse Sale, [Copyrighted 1590 by Jamés Gordon Bennett.\ Pants, Dec, 20.—| New York Cable—Spe- cial to Tue Brr].—Barly! this week rumors were started that the Seine was frozen over and in a short time the bridges were crowded. The report was nearly true. Huge floes of ice were floating down stream, rapidly freez- ing together, forming a grand sight as they rushed against the stone buttresses of the bridge. In the thick of the excitement two big washing boats got adrift and were soon broadside along the biidge below Notre Dame. Tugs were speedily sont for but their efforts to get them away were unsuccessful. Meanwhile the floes of lc@ precipitated upon them were banked up almost as highas the roofs of the boats. The bridge was so crowded that the police had to organize a cir- culation service. It looked for awhile as though nothing could sag# the boats. Tugs were sent at top speed dashing through the ic At the same time the wires were let down so suddenly tHAE the river acquired such a current that the fge swept down vio- lently toward the sed. The situation was saved hut for some time all traffic was stopped. \Some barges lying in the river were well nigh buried 1n the ice. Behind the islands the river was gompletely frozen and the ice was strong enough for those who felt venturesome to cross the chanuel, and of- fered splendid skating for those wanted a long distance course, . The arrest of La Bruyere having assisted the escape of Padlewiski swas an event, but since then letters have béen received by the nihilists here from the as§assin, The London police assert that La Bri is th tim of a hoax, or else delil y invented the st Last Wednesday Baro ;§e Hirsch sent up twenty-three of his horsés for sale at the Cheris auction yvard. Thedotalreceipts were 000 francs, but the salg was a bad one for the baron. 1o baron is'going to give up living in Paris, some people said when tney saw him selling his horses, On the contr ho is buying more horses to bring oyer he —— PARNELL’S MAGNET, Hopes That it Will Be Strong to Draw Him to Paris, [Copuriaht 18% b., Jaimes Gordon Bennett,| Loxnox, Dec, 20.—[Ney York Herald Cable ~-Special to Tue Bmx. ~One of the anti- Parnellites assured mo that William O'Brien was coming baekiwith the intention of making tewns with < vugil almest at-any pri ‘‘Hewill first of al! try the effect of recon- ciliation,” said my friend, *'but that, as you know, is impossible. O'Brien does not care how wide the chasm is, Fire and water are not more antagonistic than we are now. Sex- ton is right about it. e would rather get out of parliament altogether than come to any arcangement with the man who first betrayed us aod then called us traitors, miser- able scum and gutter sparrows,” “But thik of Healy and Tanner,” 1 mildly suggested, %O, you can never hold them in, but Par- nell weighs all his words and knows what he isabout. He has denounced us to the Irish people as having sold ourselves for English gold—we, who have done all the work while he has got all the credit. He has treated us like slaves and now heaps the foulest calum- nies upon us, Do you imagine we are ever going to serve under him as a leader again?” “O'Brien you think will go over to him{” I asked. “Yes, when he finds this out to be one of the little quarrels that can be patched. Dillon will stand fast with us. I hope O'Connor must be about sick of politics altogether and should not be surprised if he took this oppor- tunity of skippiug out. If weare beaten at Kilkenney Monday Iadmit that we shall be about done.” “Inany case, how are you going to smash Parnell with his thirty followers in the houset” A, that's the puzzler;” said the colleague, shrugging his shoulders, “but I rather fancy he will give in, after a bit. The magnet that drew him to Eltham will perhaps be strong enough to draw him to Paris. If he sticks to the fight here it will go on till home rule is as dead as Cwesar.” That is the growing opinion also of leading Gladstonians, though they would not like to put names to it. I met them on the steps of the reform club today. In spite of the snow storm, we exchanged a few words, Heisa well known member of parliament and de- voted to the old man. hings look bad, admitted, “We shull people to belleve in Once bit; twice shy. 1This is an awful row. Ireland staggers us all. Look at the bitter speeches Parnell!is making against England. We are English wolves it seems,” “Not quitein harmeng with the union of hearts,” I suggested, “Bother the union of hearts,” cried the liberal fellow-memover impatiently, “‘what I am thinking of is how in the deuce shall we save oursclves if we give up home rule, What a lot of fools we shall look if we don't, We shall look still more foolish after the next general election, Besides Gladstone is firm and will stick to this question now." Not 1f he sees it will beat him,” I respect- fully suggested. - **Well, he won't see *hat until it is too late, As for Chamberlain refaging to come back, itisall bosn, No one4asked him, uuless Atnerly-Jones, No ome, has written him, Chamberlain would g1ve his ears to get safoly back to our party. He kuows he is in a false position now. His loud protests before any one has tempted bim are like pro- testations of virtne which we some- times hear from old offenders in the police courts. The gentleman is willing enough if the other party will take him, but be is a bad lot and they don’t mean to have bim at any price and he knows it. Harting- ton we could easily forgive and James we care notbhing about but we have done with Joe forever. Mark my words, He and Churhe- ill can go bang themsclves toge her. With this Christmas beuediction, my f{riend disappeared. ough very bad,” he never get the home rule again, - The Chess Toarnament., 24, —Steln itz w The score now stands : ) drawn chess game, Ste WAITING FOR DEVELOPMENTS. No Material COhange in the Situation at Pine Ridge. HOSTILES AS OBSTINATE AS EVER. One More Effort to Be Made by the Military Authorities at a Peace: able Settl ent of the Dificulties. Pixe Rinee Acexcy, 8, D. (via Rushville, Neb.), Dec, 20.—|Special Telegram to Tir Bee.|~The work of rustling up four or five hundred friendly Indians to make ancther effort at a peaccablo settlement with the bad lands crowd is still going on. Whether the necessary number will be obtained evea General Brooke at this writing does not him- self know. The general told me this morn- ing that Little Wound, Two Strike, Red Cloud and others of the chiefs now here at the agency were very queer people, and that he did not understand them., On one oc- casion they talk this and on another they talk that. Members of the Chadron board of trade, to the number of fourtecn, are here in the in- terests of securing a removal of the reserva- tion depot from Rushville to Chadron. They base their efforts on statements to the effect that Chadron has better frailway facilities, better means for handling the largo quantities of goods, and that there are better wagon roads from Chadron than from Rushville. Agent Royer rescrves lis opinion on the matter, i Licutenants Taylor and Benham are doing magnificent work drilling new Indian scouts and police, Having to givo wmstruc- tion entirely through an interpreter, save what can be done in pantomine, the officers deserve the highest credit for the rapidity with which they are working their semi-civilized pupils into soldiers. The In- diaus catch on very readily and seom to thor- oughly enjoy their two hours a day with Licutenants Taylor and Benham. One of the Indiaa police dolng picket duty last night arrested and marched eleven white soldiers to the guard house. He had caught them climbing through a wire fence in order to make a shortcut to their tents. I hap- pened to be talking to the gnard house keeper when they were marched up. The situation was simply side-splitting. There they came, eleven old United States regulars, all with a record for bravery in fighting In- dians, and all with big Colt's revolvers and knives in their belts, but not daring to raise a finger, completely under the power of one poor, small, shivering Indian. When Agent Royer, the arbiter of the reserva- tion, was sent for tho situation nearly sent him into spasms. I never heard aman laugh so uproariously in all my life. He allowed the eleven prisoners to depart in peace, and after raining a flood of commenda- tion on the head of the Indian officer for prov- ing so faithful to his trust, he sent him back to his duty with mstructions to repeat the act just as often as necessary. It is a very significant fact that the Tndians who, of their own accord, have headed the bands sent out to the bld lands by the ‘authorites Here to- treat with the hostiles during all this strife, have been of the num- ber whom certain fanatics in the east have been demoralized by having been taken to Europe by Buffalo Bill. Captain Pratt, who s at the head of the Carlisle, Pa., Indian school, s, Iam reliably informed, totally wrong in holding Colonel Cody responsivle for any remarks derogatory to the Carlisle students. The colonel has always been a con- sistent and earnest advocate of educating the Indians, both young and old. Had he, how- ever, been looking for sle students among the hostiles he could have found them right in the council room with General Brooke here a few days ngo, to my personal knowledge. Another of the hostiles, Crow Dog, who has succeeded in getting away from the hos- tiles, has put in an appearance at the agency He is the man who killed Spotted Tail in a private quarrel in 1882 by knifing bim. Crow Dog brings a picce of news. He says that while he was with the hostiles in the bad lands a party of them out stealing cattle found that one of their number, a young man named White Horse, one the Carlisle students, was missing. After the raid the party went back and found that White Horse had received his death wounds at the hands of the white ranchwoman whom they had robbed. While yet struggling in his death agony White Horse, with the nerve for which hiis race is so renowned, had started what by that time had proven a great prairie fire. Crow Dog says that White Horse exclaimed, “Education does not wipe out the wrongs of the white man to my race,” The Washington dispatches in yesterday’s Bk, received this noon, tothe effect that congress wanted and would uphold the wip- ingout of the hostiles by the military, made a great impression here throughout both the agency and camp, particularly the latter, “What more is needed for the military to go to the bad lands and end this now almost farce?” is the question upon mnearly every tongue. Sitting Bull's Ghost Appears. Prerne, S, D, Dec, 20.—A ranchman in to day_from up the Bad river reports that the litherto peaceablo semi-civilized tribe of Two Kettle Sioux have begun a wild ghost dancy Night before last some of the bucks, when returning home, claimed to nave seen a white figure on top of a bluff. One of them said it was_ Sitting Bull. The alleged phautom motioned them to follow, and glided fom Rl to Wil in the direction of the bad lands. The ranch- man says the Indians accepted this as proof that Sitting Bull is the Messiah, and that he was beckoning them o join his follow The ghost dance is the consequence, and tho ranchman says the Indians as far down as Willow creek are affected. If the story is correct it is a ser A Discredited Rumor. Pienne, S, D., Dee. 20.—Georgo Laplant came in today with the rumor that [ndians had raided the town of Midland, in Nowlin county, night before lest, and that a brisk skivmish ensued, the Indians afterwards es- caping to the bad lands. The report is dis- credited here, et Minncsota’s Comstitution Amended. S, Paur, Minn., Dec. 20.—Governor Mer- rinm has decided to issue a proclamatiou de- claring the adoption by the people of the con- stitutional amendment making a verdice by five-sixths of a jury in civil action valid, This decision has been reached on the wlvice of the attorney general that under the supreme court opinion of 1576 a “majority of those presentand voting," where it oceurs in the state constitution, means not A majority of these voting in an election but amajority of thoae voting on the pending amendment. Many lawyers believe tho amendment will be overthrown as soou 4s & test case is taken. e A Mississippl Desperado’s Work, Woonviie, Miss, Dee. 20,.—Doc Brad- ford, a well known criminal, this afternoon removed a ruil ou the Louisville, New ‘strength 'ol' theé pol rain. Ho then to open the safe, came out and at. The crow of the train were not seriously injured and quickly camo to the roscue, overpowering Braaford Ho will probably bo Iynched tonieht. EYRAUD "0\”}, ’l‘l D TO DEATR, Close of the Famous French Trinl in Paris, Panis, Dee, 20.-~In the Eyraud trial today the public prosecutor denounced the theories of hypnotizers and urged that experiments showed that a person who was hypnotized re tained suficicrst will power to resist tho op- crator's skill. The theories of the Naucy school were nothing less than tne old sto of the “evil eye,” and were on a par with fortune telling with cards, Regarding Mile. Bompard, the pul prosecutor said the woman's intellect was not weak, but de prave Both prisoners were equally guilty. The evidence showed that everything was prepared for the haneing of Gouffe, and it was idlo to assert to the contrary, He de- manded the extreme sentence of the law upon K ud. In the case of Mlle. Bompard the jury must consider her age, defective educa- tion and her condition of life and decide whether there were extenuating circum- stances, M. Decori spoke in benalf of Eyraud, who, he contended, was a mere puppet under the evil influence of Mlle. Bompard. He read a letter written by her to her first lover to show her character, During the reading Gabrielle burst inw a fit of weeping and restoratives had to be applied. Decori in- sisted that she and not yrand conceived the crime. The original intention of both wus not to murder Gouffe, but to extort money from him. M. Robert )\x‘u\ku in behalf of Mlle. Bom- pard, maintaming that Eyraud bhaa enticed into participation in the crime, He the story of the crime as recited by he Dr. Voisin while she was under the hypnotic influence was that it had been agreed that she was to throw her girdle over Gouffe's neck, but just as she was about to do sv she was seized with a nervous attack which ren- dered her helpless, and Eyraud, sceing her unable to \wrl‘ rm_ her part, rushed upon tho victim and strangled him to death, The trl Murder was concluded this evening. yraud was convieted and condemued to death. Gabriclle Bompard was also con victed, but, sentenced to twenty years' im- prisonment at hard labor. Gabrielle, upon hearing the sentence, ap- peared utterly overcome and fell back into the arms of “her doctor. Eyraud showed no emotion. ‘While being conducted to his cell Eyraud incessantly muttered, “*Condemned to death at last, but I expected it.” Evraud refused to taste his dinner, He expressed the hope that he would be granted a reprieve. Mlle. Bompard is also hopeful that her sentence will be reduced. THE N. T frore, France Has Some Pavorite Candi- daucs ucceed Leo, Pants, Dec 20.—The tariff committee is hard at work. Nearl ory alteration en- hances the duties in the proposea bill, A continuance of the modus vivendi con- cerning Newfoundland has been definitely arranged with England under the distinet stipulation that the English government shall settle the dificulty during the interval with or without the assent of the Newfound- land parliament. The question of the suppression of Cardi- nal Lavigerie's salary on the ground that he nad occupied himself with politics, was ai cussed today by the senate. The minister of justice defended the cardinal, and his remarks showed a strong desire for the establishment of an entente with the vatican. The debate was purposely raised to ascertain the Io{vflmwmhmonl. "The next election of a pope appears an early probability and the whole Pufluence of France will be directed to the selection of a cardinal favorable to the republic. The most satisfac- tory candidates are Lavigerie, Zigliara, Raf- fuele Monaco, Lavalletta, and Gibbons of America, Gibbous' mmpartial treatment of republican countries makes him the favorite candidate after Lavigert SUCCI COMPLETES HIS FAST. He Goes Forty-Five Days Without Anything to Eat, New York, Dec. Giovanni Sucel's fast of forty-five days termmated at 8:15 this evening in the presence of an audience of 400, T'he worst attack of gastrie trouble he had during the fast was at 5 o'clock today, dur- ing which his pain was so acute that it was fearcd he would collapse, but his indominable will carried him through. From that time until 8:10 o'clock the pains constantly recurred, his distress being shown by the contortions of his face and the nervous movement of his body. When cocon was }»ropuml shortly after 8 o’clock Sucei arose from the lounge and stag- gered to the table, looking more like a skele- ton than a man. When he first sipped the cocoa there was @ burst of applause from the spectators, It was doubtful whether he would be able to retuin ishment, but the uncertainty soon aw and Sucel gradually former buoyancy, This weighed 1047 pounds, When he bogan his fast he weighea 14715, During the fast ho drank twenty-oue quarts of alkaline water and nine and one-half quarts of crotin water, besides a little of his elixir, which chemists suy contains no nourishment, Tomorrow afternoon he will take his fivst dinner. The fast has undoubtedly been an honest one, The Preacher Was ail, Corumuus, Ind,, Dee. 20.—[Special Tele- gram to-Tire Ber,|—The jury i the case of the state of Indiana against Rev. James M. Campbell, a Methodist preacher, charged with committing an abortion on Annie Hunts- man, after veing out fifteen hours, decided that Campbell’s punishment should be a fine of #0 and three years imprisonment in the state prison at Jeffersonville, Much interest has been taken in this case, owing to the prominence of both parties. 'The court room was crowded each day during the trial to its utmost cupacif Ewinent counsel were em- ployed. T'he prosecuting witness was a fair maiden of seventeen summ B surpius Lands Ordered Restored, WasniNaroy, Dee, 20.—Secretary Noble has withdrawn the orders suspending the ap- proval of the final adjustment of land grants in favor of the Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapo- 1is & Omhba railroad company and the Wis- consin Central railroad comp A surplus of is left with the withdrawals he; for the Omaha road, This surplu tary orders restored to the publ and after ninety days public notice will be subject to settlement and eutry under the general land laws and certain rules uow prescribed. These lands are located in the northern part of Wiscousin and are said to be valuable, mori Su o Pat Killen's Injuries. Sr. Pavi, Minn., Dec. 20.—[Special Tele- gram to Tie Bee.]--Pav Killen, winner of last night’s heavy-weight fight, lies danger- ously ill athis home on Iglehart street, the result of injuries received in the contest, When Referee Moore awarded the fight to Killen in the second round on a foul Sheehy flow at his antagonist like @ wild beast and threw him, bitiug him twice, one wound being made in tho left breast aud the other in the calf of the rightleg. The patient is un- dera doctor's caro, T'he wounds are much inflanied and serious results are feared from bloodpoisoning. e An Ex-Bank Prosident Arrested. New York, Dec. 20,—Nathaniel Niles, ex- president of the Tradesmen’s National bavk, was arrested today on an order issued in a suit by Elizabeth Parret to vecover §i4,000 cash and chattels of which she claims he de- frauded ber, ] AVERY PERPLEXING PROBLEM, Mai Diffioulties Surround the Republican Caucus Financial Bill, A W3 \DIFFERENCE IN OPINIONS, Legista o of Some Subjec of the ance to th e Kind on the Utmost Tmports Country at the csent Time. 513 FourTeeNTI STitRE Wasiiyaroy, D, ., Dec. 20, 1t is hardly likely that there ever was & measure of the utmost importance to the country at lavge which was survoundad by 50 many perplexitios as those which now cone front the wpublican cau financial bill, Although the bill which is assigned for the reliof of the existing financial strein was adopted by the republican caucus with prace tical unanimity at its t mecting, I in spite of the fact that it was yostorday res ported from the flnance committee back to tho senate, this measure has by no means the entire support of the republican members of the finance committee, The diversity of opinion as to the best method of financial legislation is as varied in the ate as it has o been on the subject. Some of the meme bers of the finance committee are determined that no bill short of free coinage shall pass. Others believe that no coinage measure other than that which has already been cnacted should go through the senate at all this session. Still others think that the president should be authorized to declare freo colnage by proclumation just as soon as he shall be sured that the other commercial wations of the world have adopted a bimetallie standard, There is yet another element, and this be« lioves that the way out of the difiiculty now confronting the country lies in the purchase of all the silver bullion in the United States which is in sight and which may be brought to the surface in the futuro There are other members of the senatorial committee on finance or the financinl sub-committee of tha caucus committee who believe that the silver issues should not be taken into consideration in the treatment of the financiol situntion ay this time and that the separation of a finans cial measure —the question of sily should not be touched upon in any degree, It seems at the argument entered iutout the ent caucus for the adoption of the cloture rula was contingent upon certain concessions to be made the silver men, and someof thesa declare that until their wants are provided for no rule to limit debate shall go ough the senate. Further than this it is stated that there are. members of the coms mittee on rules who declare that uutil the committee on finance has acceded to their de- mauds respecting silver the cloture resolue tion shall not be reported to the seny Als : it will be seen there is n very slight chance for the present passige of the ul scheme or any otheg fluancial proposition in view of the wide di- vergence inopinions of the men who practis cally have control of procedure in the senato, snator Jones, who is & member of the finance committee as well as the committea on rules, will remain absent for some time, Senator Tngalls leaves tonight for a ten days’ vacation, and he is also a member of both Wasnmixaerox Brnear Tiue Ovana Bre, } | these committees LEGISLATION THAT 1S NECESSARY. In the senate this wmorning Senator Pade dock rose and protested agninst the great consumption of time in the discussion of the federal election bill to the exclusion of legis. lation needed by the people, He said that without making any assault on the bill he should feel it his duty at any carly day to f necessary, that the election bill be laid and the pure food and Congr d bills be considered by the senate. Each bill was strougly demanded by the farming classes, Thousunds of petitions had come in_ for cach ana many protests against both, Ile should demand for them a hearing and that the sens ate should take the question of food adulteras tion into serious consideration, A COINCIDENC moment the brave Indian shooting down Sitting Bull the other day and raiding his bloodthirsty fols lowers in North Dakota Mrs. Custer, the widow of General Custer, who was slain in the Biack Hills fourteen years ago vy Indi- ans under the command of * Sitting Bull, was in the capitol asking the house committea on invalil pensions toincrease the pension proposed for hor from $K0 to $1,200 . year, The coincidence was only discovered today, and it is safe to predict that the termination of Sitting Bull's carcer at this t will not militate to the advantage of Mrs. Custer in her efforts to secure o respectable sllowanca from the government. AKMY MATTERS, By direction of the sceretary of war Prie vate John Johnson, company "B, Third " ine fantry, now av Fort Meade, S, D, 15 transs a'to the hospital corps as a private. In e of Raymond Badg private, coms A, First_infantry, oved to 'be ab camp near Fort Niobrara, the uncxecuted partof the sentence published m general court-martial orders Septembe 1500, is by dircction of the president romitted, ' Also <eel ate, company 1Y, Kirst anicl McKenna, privato, com- i , First infantry, believed to be at camp Year ort Niobrara. MISCELLANEOUS, The comptroller of the currency thorized the Huron National bank of Huron, S, D, which recently suspended payment, to resume business, the comptroller having been convinced that the directors have made satisfactory arrangements to insuro the pay= ment in full to all depositovs, or Washburn and his Minnesota introduc today from the St in favor of artesian well fr North and South Dukota, Th asked congress to be Liberal in its u tions for this purpose. The imp growing that congress never did very much good in the divection of assisting irrigation projects on the arid domain, and that this work will never be pushed to' a successful polut unti! the lands have been turncl over to the various states and territovics in which they are located. Il portion of s has any practical idea of the methods to make the arid plains productive and but & small proportion of this minority care whether the government renders any assiste ance or not. In the house today Mr. Reed callod up and secured the adoption of the bill dividing the northorn judicial district of Iowaand creating a new one to be known as the Cedar Rapids district, ynopsis of this bill was given in a Be ul the othor day. An amendment was e Thia o ure which elimiuates from the new district the counties of Butler, Brewmer and Blaclk Hawk. Judge A. ). Edgerton of the fede in South Dakota dined with the president this evening, Judge Edgerton is on nis way to New York, whore be “will visit relatives, Heis very much encou for republican success S, O, Trucsdell of Fairbury, Neb, is a§ the Arlington. J. W. Builey, the Sioux Falls (S. D. banker, is at_the Riggs and Charles Howare of Anola at the Commercial, Perny S, Hearn, Y Murder and Suloide. Braxcuesrer, 0., Deo. 20.—Bert Cade wallader shot and killed Jasper Iazure today in a quarrel over money. He then fled, sued by a large erowd. Finding that he could not escape he suicidod. The Weather Forecast, For Omaha and viciuity—Fair; colder, Por Nebraska, Towa and South Dakota—d Colder; fair; uorthwesterly winds; falq Monduy, po- has aue col d duplicato r Paul board gue of solutions of trade ation in