Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, December 22, 1890, Page 1

“meuns, It THE OMAHA DAILY BEE p—— TWENTIETH YEAR. OMAHA, MONDAY o —— MORNING. DECEMBER 0 iy 1890. % % 2 NUMBER 157, “JUST BEFORE THE BATTLE. ! Wild Statements by Both Sides Reported from Kilkenny. PARNELL'S SAVAGE ATTACK ON DAVITT. It 18 Not Favorably Received by His Audienc Another Bloodless Sun- day Passed - Father Walsh's Warlike Advice, [Copyrighted 18% Ly James Gordon Bennett.\ Knkessy, Dec. 21— [New York Herald Cable—Special to Tue Brr, | —Parnell made ® savage attack on Davitt tonight and called him Jackdaw Davitt. He had 50 listener Few laughed becauso Davitt has many friends even in this, Parnell's stronghold. Parnell sad Davitthad accused bim of at- tempting to put the men of Ircland against the might of Englaud. Ho had never ap- pealed toany section of the Trish race. His appeal was mado to the whole Irish nation. Unlike Davitt, he had not been a physic force manand deserted them. Patrick Ford was the man who had deserted him, and de- serted him by attempting to form a labor party. He had promised the young men of Ireland to obtain home rule by constitutional he found that fmpos- sible ho woull tell them so and consult with them upon the next step. The crowd cheered for Parnell, The mean ing was perfectly plan. His manner is most aggressive, as i he wished to fire the crowd. He did not succeed. There was no bloodshed tod O'Connor Blano T.ong John and ex-Mayor O'Brien at- tempted to address a meeting on bebalf of Parnell at Crett They were surround- ed and driven out of the place, It is difticult to imagino & more iufernal din thun was made by the crowd. The women were simply frantic with rage and followed the retreat for nearly a mile. T'wo of Parnell's supporters weit to Cooneto addressa meeting, ‘They met Pather Walsh aca explained their ob- ject. Teadvised them to moveon. Instead they went to mass, Father Walsh told the congregation that two Parncll men were therc and added: “You well know what to do with them when you got them outside.” Parncll's followers did not address the meeting. They are glad they are alive, Parnell had o meeting at John Sivell’s near Kilkenny, The city had o triumphal arch made for him and the stars and stripes en- twined with flowers presented to the leader, During the speaking a car clattered up and from it jumped Timotny Harrington, He had come from Kilkenny where he had arrived at noon. Harrington seized Parnell’s hand theatrically, Ho was then pushed to the frontand said that while the political leaders who directed the Irish organizations in America and had been prominent in rai ing funds for Ireland were opposed to Par- nell still he was authorized to say that the masses were with Parnell. No man ~there who suggested Parnell's permanent re- tirement dared to face an American andience. Harrington then made the extraordinary statement that the men who “worked the cables on this side were mnot favorable to Trcland, and added “I can say that if we had not been led to believe by these cables that the Irish people were practically unanimous for Parnell’s retirement Dillon and O’Brien ‘would never have gone against him.” About a weck ago Parnell told me that the result of this election would indicate the sentiment of Ireland. Since he hasbeen over theground he has changed his mind, Today he said that whether it went for or against himhe would canvass every elector in Ire- land. Well, he won't begin for some days, for after the poll is declared he will go to Avondale and remain there a day to recruit, then accompanied by John Redmond, he will go to Paris to meet O'Brien, A largo number of meetings were held to- day by the patriots. At Castle Comer Ar- thur O'Connor said that two or thice years ago Biggar told him be intended to move a vote of censure on Parnell and ask for his deposition but Tom O'Connor dissuaded him, Biggar told him things which had been since proved in the divorce court. Al is in readiness for the election. Two hundred troops and over five hundred con- stabulary are scattered through the division, The soldiers of the Eighty-fifth infantry are commanded by Colonel Knot and the police by Allan Cameron, Parnell says he is certain of voctory, but gives no tigures, neither do any of his licten- ants. Davitt said to mo tonight, “If we do not carry this election I will retive from Irish politics forever, for I will believe the ivish veople are liars. After deducting 80 per cent from promises our majority is 15,000, i The result of the poll will not be knawn be- fore noon Tuesday, By the way, Parncll is likely to have a libel suit on his hands, He said tonight that Joseph Ronan of Cork, who brought him into promiuence, was murdered by Dr. Tanner. Parnell has since asked the correspondent to say “bungled” instead of .~mrdered. Itseems the present Dr, Tanner's father was Ronan'’s physician, so Parnell was mistaken even in the man, FARNELL AND THE PRIEST, They Meetina Wordy Battle at thoe Town of Clare, Kukexst, Dec. 21.—Parnell and Scully, the Parpellite candidate for parliament, left here at noon for Clare. They were accom- panied by long processions of cars filled with Parnll’s supporters. Upon arriving at Claro the Parnellites found & mecting proceeding opposite the Catholic chapel, in support of Sir John Pope Henuessy. When Parnell reached the crowd the priest, Father Walsh, addressing Parnell said “These are chape! grouuds, you must not spsak here," Local farmers here interposed, sayving the grounds didnot belong to tho ehapel, and that Parnell had a perfect right to speak there, Pamell said armangements had been made to hold @& meeting the fleld and it must proceed, Father Walsh then requested everybody on his side to leave with him, and some fow per- sons followed the priest and Sir Thomas Esmonde, who was also present. The mect me was then organized and Paroell made an address, He said thatalthough his party did not have all the clergy on his side he had no harsh word for any one of them. A fter some farther remarks Parnell con- cluded tho speech, and leaving Clare accom- panied by Scully, drove six miles to John's Well, “whero ' another mecting was held. Parsell reminded tho eclectors that they had to deal with Knglish statecraft, which was watching to seize every point of vantage ground that the Irishmen sureen. dered, It was not a big board of guardians for which Ireland contended; it was a pa liament that woula fully satisfy the aspira- tions of the ||enl)h». To achieve this the peo- le must stand by their leader and not leave relund to ineapable persons who were trving to step iuto his shoes. The men opposing him were not elected 1o sitin judgment upon bhim, Untl Iveland ve him his dismissul he would regard himseil as the communding oficer, carrying the national banner through the ranks of the foe. \ Parncil returned to Kitkenny this ‘even- ng. Gladstone's Letter to Young Peel. Loxvos, Dee. 21.—Mr. Gladstone in his letter o Sir Robert Peel's grandson (Speaker Peel's son), who 13 the home rule candidate in the Marylebone district, says: *‘For the first tine since commencing in parliament the struggle under O'Connel the Irish party, bent on a constitntional and effective scheme of home rule, is looking to Great Britain to pro- nounce judgment in the contest between it and a minority of the se under Par- neil, The diberals of Gr Bsitain, who themselves sinee 1556 have nad to resist and secession, will not doubt which v are to mize with the name and true title, ‘the Irish party,’ with its honorable tradition of resistance to 'wrong. Assuredly you enter the field at a moment of extreme ntercst, when the cause of wisdom, justice and freedc as claims upon all who love it, enhanced beyond the ordinary standard,” Harrington Arrvives in Cork, Duniis, Dee. mothy Harrington ar rived last night in Cork in company with the mayorof that city, Tie Parnellites had in tended'to greet him when he landed from the Aurania in Quecustown and had organized a torehlight procession iu his Lonor. They missed” being present on the steamer's a rival, but neverticless mado a demonstra- tion.” Finally a body of anti-Parnellites charged upon the paraders ana routed them, throwing their torches into the harbor. Sev- eral people were hurt. Harrington holds that the majority of the Trish in America are for Parncll, alihough he says most of the daily newspapers and leading politicians are against him, Addrosses His Supporters. KinkEsyy, Dec, 21.—A meeting of Parnell- ites was held outside Parnell’s hotel here at 9 o'clock this oveniug. Parnell addressed the gutheriug. CALLED OUT . Parnel D SHOT. An Unknown Assassin Wonnds a Farmer. Mansirarr, Mo, Dec, 21.—Last night about 10 o'clock Mr. John Gamble, a well known citizen of Lafayette county, living a mi north of Higginsville, was shot and mortally wounded at his home by an unknown man. Mr. Gamble retired about 9 o’clock and was awakened about 10 o'clock by soma one knocking at the front door. Heo immediately centto the door, opened it, ond found the sitor to be asirange man_who pretended that he wanted to know the direction to M. ‘oung’s farm. Mr. Gamblo stepped out of e into the yard ana was pointing out tion when the assassin stepped be- hind him, drew a rovolver and fired, the ball entering the farmer's back near the right s and passing almost through the body flend escaped in the daviness. The wounde man was alive this morning, but the physi ciaus say that he canuot recover, THE PEACE P G{Tl’. Mortally It Leaves Pine Kidge to Negotiate with the Bad Lands Hos:iles. Pixe Riner Acexcy, 8. D. (via Rushville, Neb.), Dec. 21.—|Special Telegram to Tue Bek]—Ahundred and thirty-four Indians were sent from hera this morning as 4 peace party to the hostiles. An Indian scout who returned from the bad lands tonight says he® barely escaped with bis life. Tho hostiles say they will receive no more peace parties and are determined tofight. Cart’s command is there skirmishing and waiting for Brooke. Going After Big Foot. Rupio Oiry, 8. D., Dec, 21, —[Speclal Tele- gram to Tue Bee.]—Captain Ewers wires from Fort Bennett that forty of Sitting Bull's band now at Cherry Creck are ready to come in, and that Lieutenant Hall, who left this party in charge of Hump, will return to bring them in. Big Foot is still defiant at the camp on the Cheyenne, and Colonel Sum- ner is advancing upon him, Colonel Merriam left Fort Bennett today with four companies v to support Colonel Su \o, it is thought, will have a lively struggle with Big foot. ' Twenty wagons filled with partisans of this chief left recently to join the band. Two troops of General Carr's command were in camp last night. ‘Tho rémaining cavalrymen are about the bad lands and guarding thieir northern appraches. General Miles said that the outlook was more favorable for a peaceful secttlement today, and that General Brooke expressed confl- dence in the success of the mission by the friendly Indians. The first settler or soldier is yot to be killed, bub the Indian fighters who keep notched sticks say that twenty- three braves, young and old, have departed for the celestial buffalo ranges, Northwest Territory Indiars, WiNNIPEG, Man,, Dec. 21.—A Regina, N. W. T., special says: A detachment of thirty Canadian mounted police left town this after- noou and another tonight for Chiet Piapolis® rescrve in response to intelligence that a number of runuecs from across the border had arrived there, Asked for Protection, Sr. Pavr, Minn, Dec 21.—~A Bismarck pecinl says that the Iudian agent at Fort Berthold has asked the protection of troops. The Berthold Indians are threatening the agency. o A Remarkable Thief Captured. Nrack, N. Y., Dec, 21.—Detectives Zundt and Price of Brooklyn caught big game at Nyack yesterday, arresting James Schoon- maker, alias James L. Stone, the Brooklyn thief, for whom all the best detectives of that city and New York have been searching since June, 1883, At that time Stone, accom- panied by two women, drove ta the four-story brown stone-front home of Mrs. Helen Rob- ertson in Lexington avenue, Brooklyn, and leased the place for the summer at $100 per month, furnished, from Mvs. Robertson, In August she returned home and _found Stone still there, and his supposed wife with him, The next day a neighbor, a real estate agent, said to her: “Well, I seo you have sold your house to Stone for $11,000.” “I guess not,”” Mrs. Roberts replied, The agent asked her to step wto his oflice, and he showed her the record of sucha sale in the Real Estate Record, Word was sent at once for Stone to come to the office, and he said he would do so. Instead, he packed his grip and disappeared with his wife. They were tracked to Brazil and other South American countries, then vack to America, and finally to a farm owned by Stone's father at West Nyae Their mode of operation was as follows: With his wife's sister, Claza Brett, of Buf- falo, they went to the law firm of Carpenter & Rodericks of Brooklyn and there made the necessary affidavits as to the state of the property and had them duly filed with the county cle They then ncgotiated a #,000 mortgage with Moran & Willlams, 45 Broad- wiy, New York, ving _cash belonging to some orphans and held for investment by that firm. Their ill-gotien gains took thém to Brazil. The prisoner has a wife and family in Kingston, It is not kaown whether he has married the woman who was arrested with him. Stone and his beautiful companion came to West Nyack in October, e 1llincis Central Repair Shops Burned. Cuicaco, Dec. 21.—The paint shop and repair shop of the Illinois Central railroad was entirely destroyed by fire tonight. In the first building were sixteen passenger coaches worth 3,500 apicce, and in the re- pair shop were four coaches nearly com- pleted, also valued at 3,500 apiece. The fire stopped Just before & building containiog over §150,000 worth of patterns was reached. The total loss is estimated at $125,000, B Four Persons Burned to Death, Loxnox, Dee. 21,—A father and threo chil dren lost their lives in a fire in & bumble tenoment ou the strand 10 MEETS WITH LITTLE FAVOR. Flower's Bill to Extend the Bonded Period Not Likely to Pass. A CESSATION OF EXTRA SESSSION TALK, An Interview with Commissioner Mo Regirding the New Scheme for Pooling Among Western Railroads. son 513 F'OURTEENTH STREET, Wasmixaroy, D, C., Dee, 20, It is not at all likely that the bill proposed by Representative Flower of New York, to exted tho bonded period of the McKinley tariff act until next June or any other time will be passed by either house of congre It is opposed by nany senators and rep- resentatives, who claim that the measure is in the interest of speculators, There are probably $50,000,000 worth of goods in bonded warehouses awaiting the payment of du‘ie by importers. A large proportion of this amountis Sumatra tobacco wrappers, upon which there is a profit of nearly 100 per cent, or will be as soon as there is the expected re- action. Individual members of congress re- fuse to assist any movement of this charac- ter. TRAFFIC POOLING AMONG WESTERN ROADS, A call was made today on Colonel Morrison of the interstate commerce commission with aview to ascertaining his ideas on the pres- ent moyement of prominent railway men to bring about a combination or pooling of trafic arrangements among the western roads. At the meeting of railrond men held in New York last Tuesday night it was rosolyed by the railroad presidents that as cutting of rates and railway wars on the lines west of Chicago and St. Louis was draining the DProfits, it was necessary to form @ combina- ton to be mutually beneficial and defensive. The exact terms of that part of the resolution which relates to the combination is as follows: “That the advisory board shall have power to establish and maintain uniform rates be- tween competitive points and to decide all questions of common interest between the embers of the association. It shall also have entire charge, through broporly consti- tuted representatives of all outside agencio: for the securing of traffic at competitive points, Ifany officer or representative of company shall authorize or promise di- Iy or indirectly uny \variatipn from tablished tariffs he shall be discharged from ervice, with the reason stated.” py of tho foregoing was handed Colonel on, and he was asked how he thought, it fitted in with the theory of the interstate law. He read the terms over carefully. It was the first time he «had secn the resolutios “Of course,” said he, "I could not pass on such a thing without hav- ing it come before the commission oficially. We hear of these steps which are being taken, but can take no oficial cognizance of them, but any one can judge of how far the resolution and the law fit together by com- paring them.” Here the colonel took from Bis whirligig book case a pamphlet copy of the interstate law and turned over to section 5, drawing a ring around the section to indi- cate its application to the matter of pooling. It reads ““That it shall be unlawful for any common carrler subject to the provisions of this act to enter into auy contract, agreement or combination with any other common carrier or carriers for the pooling of freight of different and competing railroads, or to divide between them the ag- gregate or net proceeds of the earnings of nucfi railroads or any portion thereof, and in any case of an agreement for the pooling of freights as aforesaid each day of its continu- ance shall be deemed a sepavate offense.’” As Colonel Morrison said, he would not pass an_informal opinion on the matter, but he pointed out the law, which could be read alongside the action 0f the railacad presi- dents, Senator Cullom, as chairman of the inter- state commerce commission, was asked his interpretation of tho resolu- tion. He was not fully informed on the details of the agreement, but as far as he understood it the plan was ot so much for a pooling of freights, which the law for- bids, as it was a maintaining of rates which would beup toa fair living point. Exactly where the line is between the **pooling of freights” and the maintaining of uniform freight rates is a nice question of interprota- ton. WasnixaroN Bureav Tie Osana Bew, } EXTRA SESSION TALK CEASES, Talk about an extra session of the Fifty- second congress, to convene this spring, as an incident to the delay in neces sary legislation by democrats who are fighting the adoption of the election Dbill has ceased altogether. The democrats learned some time ago that they could not force the republicans to back down from any of their positions by fear of neces- sity for an extra session. Itis possible that the election bill will not be passed. There are many who belicve it not at all likely that any kind of a financial measure will become a law. Thedemocrats may in time defeat ul- timate action upon any of the important gen- eral measures pending, but they have long since learned that they canmnot fignt the president the republicans in cither house into backing down from the position they have all along oc- cupied, Although the outlook tonight for an agreement upon a general finaucial measure is disheartening, the republican leaders in the senate believe it is likely that some kind of a compromise will be affected whereby all legislative assistance possible for the relief of the financial distress will be afforded be- fore March 4. DECREASE IN DESERTION: The decrease in desertions from the army continues, In 1888 the desertions for the month of November were 180, For the same month in 18580 they were 161 and for Novem- ber, 1800, they were 90, The percentage of desertions to the strength of the whole army has been for the past year 8 per cent, CUSTOMS-REFUNDS, Few of the current readers of the press aro aware that large sums aro every year appro- priated to refund to importers customs wiich have peen wrongfully collected. Congress has just been asked by the retary of the treasury to appropriate $431,579 for customs- refunds, The repaym or t or refund of these sums is one of the highest moral obligations of the government, hen imports are received at the custom houses of the country the collec- tors make aporaisements and levy duties according to their interpretation of the law, 1t very often occurs that the importer cla fies the goods 50 as to pay either u lower rate of duty or no duty at all. Some times the question arises whether the articles are dutiable at all—whether they are not entitled to free admission under some clause of the tarift law. The ap- praisement may be questioned. The importer wants his goods to meet orders, for the mar- ket current, or desives their use. te p the duty imposed, but takes an appeal. decision of the collector may be confirmed by the secretary of the treasury, in which event the importér may appeal to the supreme court of the United States, on tho construe- tion of the tariff law or some othor question, If the decision below is not sustained, or the government loses, the latter not only vefunds the duty collected, but it pays the expenses of the suit or suits, The customs refunds for the Rscal year ending Junedo, 1500, aggre- gated §346,520, and the interests costs 80,062, making a total of $431,679. This amount congress will provide, PREIUDICE 1N CONGRESS, It may be strange, but it is very true that & gencral prejudice defeats many good Ppropositions in con, There Is & large class of members of the house who would much prefer to see a panic sweep the country of a vast majority of its commercial nstitu- tions than vote for a bill which would pre- viot such a disaster if the remedy come through the national banks. They ure preju- diced against bankers, Auother class of legislators would rather | | kept at the mer see tho shipping interests of the country con- ducted by foreigners and the United States of foreign nations in times of warand peace than vote ?:Kr-lprlnllnn!. however small, for the establishment of a merchant marine beeause thew are prejudiced against subsidics, Yet these same men can see no impropriety in & eity or communit, going down intoits pocket to secure the Lo tion of a factory or other industry which would improve that locatity, Many men there are fn the house who would rather sec the interests of the govern- ment lay in the dust, or bankruptey place her property on the auctioneer's block before authorizing the issue of & new series of bonds, They have heard the cry agiinst the “bloated bond-holder,” They are, howevor, constantly advocating the issue of tsasury notes or flat with no basis of security other than the government's credity, wh is the only ty for government bords, They are ];rl"ndh'ull against the seenrity bolder in any orm. There will be more prejudices entertained by members of the next congress than any known since tho war, and there will be the greatest latitude given wildeat schemes known in tho history of the government. ARMY MUSIC AND P18 TROUBLES, ““‘We have been very careful about the work bavracks bands perform since the row under President Cleveland,” sald Adjutant eneral Kelton to your correspondent. Juder Mr. Cleveland we permitted a mili- tary band to play at a public entevtainment, and came very near being boycotted by the musicians' union, They eclaimed that where- ever and whenever tho military bands went outside of their intended sphere and appeared at a public ballor entertaiiment they came into competition with professional musicians, and therefore took bread out of the mouths of families of men who play for a business, ‘“There is no objection to bands going out of the barracks at any place to appear in po- litical ~ demonstrations—to escort gov- ernors, receive the president, cabinet officers, attend local soldiers’ unious, and even to play 8t entertai for public charity,” continued the g 5 “but we must kiow that wherever they ap- pear they do not possibly eonse into competi- tion with local or professional bands from a distance, and that theobjeet for which they work is charity, or there is to be no profit for any one. This thing of coutrolling the mili- tary bands is annoying. The public believe the bandsare for them, and that they should be given for all public demonstrations, espe- cally where funds are to bs raised for a pub- lic benefaction; but in niue cases out of ten wherea band i3 permitted to go out itis shown, or the attempt is made to' show, that & profit accrues for somebody, and a private band mighthave got the employmont.” FINANCIAL LEGISLATION, There has been one very unusual feature in the financial legisiation which this congress has been called upon to enact., Heretofore congress has made laws for tature ills in the financial kingdom. It hagbeen called’ upon to diagnose monetary ills fyhich bad not ap- pearcd upon the surface, fnd in many in- stances which never would have appeared. This congress has had to deal with immiuent dangers. It has had a gase in haud, as it were, It has not handled'a theory, but a condition in fact. And it may be added that a theory is much easier to master than a con- dition, Never were so many propositions made upon any subject as have been made to alle- viate the financial stringeney through which we have been passing for three months; and never were so many impraetical propositions made, After all the affairs of the govern- ment n many respects resemble those of an individual. Solong as the individual mem- bers of congress had some unseen to deal with they swam beautiful. They could resolve with seeming statesmanship. Their ideas were seldom known to be Impracticable, They proposed to_fathom the unknown and untried future, Now we hayehad upon us a condition—a glaring preseyty all full of roar- fng rapids, precipitous oa and danger- ous abysses. How toc¢ véi e bridge the dangers was the question propositions made were for instant ‘dse and immadiate effect. It made all the difference in the world. ‘The theorists were without occupation. The ractical business man was the individual or the hour. And only those who have demonstrated practicability by some success have bad \vuig{\l. It has indeed been a poor season for the loiterer or professional poli- tician. The dearth of practical ills upou the finaucial situation is evi- dence that there is a dearth of practical men in congress; or else the provlem presentod was toa sublime, too deep, or a couglomerate body to get together upon, Unquestionably congress could have come to the relief of the country many weeks since and avoided all distress, bat the question at once presented itself, will not there rise up from the grave of 'the threatened panic a more serious spectre! Inflation was the thing most dreaded and at the same time most mooted. It secems not to have been an auspicious time for tried and avle statesmen. There is so much prejudica against banks on the democratic side of congress that 1t would rather se¢ the business in- terests of the counts smashed than saved through banks, which it hates, Like the patient who would father die than bo bled and saved, the democrats profer bank- ruptey to salvation if by it the banking sys- tem is to be perpetuated. The wmass of suggestions ‘has come in the form of untried legislation. His has been the work of theorists, the impracticable states- men, And strange to say, nine-tenths of the legislation proposed to reach an emergency auticipated something which might happen in the far future. The lesson of this all fs that we need more business men in congress—men of practical ideas, demonstrated business capacity—and fewer theorists and politicians, Wo may be confronted with other tuiamities in the fut- ure, calling for financiering, not politics, MISCELLANEOUS, Senator Allison has gone home to Iowa on private business. Miss Kilbourne of Keokul, Ia., is spend- ing the winter with Mrs, A, D. Andrews, daughterof General Schofield, ~at 1224 Con- necticut auenue. 'They are at home to their friends on Tuesdays. Congressman Hansborvugh of North Da- kota left for home yesterday. He will not return until after the holida He is push- ing Senater Price very hard and the friends of the former say he may be the next United States senator from thatstate, Penry S, Heari, —— ot AN OBJECTIONABLE RULE, It Demands a Commission from Ship- pers to the Chicago Stock Yards, Cnicago, Dec. 21.—([Special Telogram to ue Bee]—Judge Cyrus J. Findley, state president of the Farmers' Mutual Benefit as- sociation has inaugurated 8 warfare which promises to make lots of tvofible for the Chi- cago live stock exchange and its memb The farmers are complaining encrgetically about the rule recently adopted by the live stocl exchange prohibiting its members from buying cattle from any persons except mem- bers of the exchange. Theenforcement of this rule means that those who ship cattle to the stock yards must pay & commission of 50 cents_a head to the members of the exchange for selling the stock. The ment of this commiission is objected 10 by the members of the American live stock company, who have agents of their own and can sell “their cattio expense of 20 cents a bead as well as by individual favmers, who object to being com- pelled to operate through particular commnis- sion men in order to effect sales. The farm- ers are up in arms agaiust the operation of tho rule in question and intend ‘to test its legality. Acting for them Judge. Findley yesterday submitted.tho facts in the case to Autorney General Hunt with a view to hav- ing the proper steps taken o test the ques- tion, and the understanding s that proceed- ings will soon be commeneed in behalf of*the state either to revoke the charter of the live stock exchange or to enjoln the enforcement of the objectionable rulotive —— dlv‘ Steam Cloar Py New Yous, Dutcil gisttsiong .., o 3 Jose who -3¢0, 0u thy (0. "Citpas Bour- £ Lo who wrom Mod- terranenn por, ————wiod 10 rolo) o t Prawl 1, Noge .84, the so2 Rhaeta, from New York ~ OoC 4 ! WITH MALICIOUS INTENT, A Jack Left on the Union Pacific Rails Results in Disaster, TWO MEN ARE SERIOUSLY INJURED. A York Orank Discharges a Shotgun Intoa Bandof Skaters—Pete Joh son's Brief Freedom-—Fannio Patton Suicides, Bratrice, Neb,, Dec. 91.—[Special Telo- gram to Tne Bre]—A disastrous wreck occurred on the southbound Union Pacific passenger train a mile and a halt below Holmesville, this county, about 10:20 this morning The aceident was caused by an fron tracklifting jack being placed on the track with evident malicious intent. The train was going at full speed around the curve when the obstruction was encountered. The engine went off the track, as did the tender, and the maii car was toppled over. Engineer D. Patton was badly scalded and otherwise injured. Bridge Inspector W. Mercer, who was riding on ngine, was scalded and will die. The eman jumped just as the engine was leav- ing the twck and landed twenty feet away frem the wreck uninjured, No other casual- ties occurred, The eungine is-a complete wreck, as {s the tender. The wreck will probably not be removed before morning. The two injured men were brought here for surgical attention. Fired into the Crowd. Yonxk, Neb., Dec. 21.—[Special Telegram to Tue Ber,|—This morning a party of boys wero skating on the cveck south of the city and were ordered to stop by M. J. Shackle- ford Wholives close by. The boys paid no attention to him but continued their skating, and as they were not on Kleford's land they told him he had no rigit to order them off, whereupon he went to the house and got a shotgun and again ordered the boys to quit. They didn’t comply and he de liberately fired into the crowd. Iour boys received several No. 5 shot and one was quite seriously wounded, A warrant - was issued this afternoon and Shackleford was arrested on the charge of shooting with intent to kill. He was brought before Judge Bates who told him that if he could give $500 bonds to appear December 29 for trial he would release him as he did not want to hold court on Sunday, which he did. A Sad Life Ended. NEBRASKA CiTY, Neb, Dee. 21.—[Special Telegram to Tie Ber, | —Fannie Patton died in ahouse of ill-fame in this city last night of heart diseas She was the daighter of prominent and wealthy parents in Louisville, Ky., by the name of Hail, and came to this city from Denver, where she was taken by a worthless husband who deserted her after eloping with her from her home. Pete's Brief Freedom, Yorx, Neb., Dec, 21.—[Special Telegram to Tae Bee,|—Pete Johuson, a colored youth who was sent to the penitentiary from this city two years ago for forgery, rcturned to town last night on the midnight train and was Immediately arrested and jailed. He will be held until the authorities at Lincoln can be heard from, as it is supposed that he is wanted in that city. A Little Failure. Nenrasga Oiry, Neb, Dec. 21.—[Special Telegram to Tue Bee|—The sheriff last evening took possession of the G. A. Wilcox variety store on an execution issued in favor of the Nebraska City National bank for #5,172. It is claimed the dificulty is only temporary and on account of the small holi- day trade, A Delightfu CreTe, Neb., Dec. 21— [Special to Tus Bee.) —A very pleasant reception was given last Tuosday to W, A. Bridges and his bride by Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Johnstone and Mr, and Mrs, George Bridges at the vesidence of Mr. Johnstone, Two hundred guests were present and a most enjoyable evening was spent. e e CONGRESSIONAL PROGRAMME., Bvening. What the House and Senate Will the Coming Week, Wasmiyaroy, Dee. 21.—It is unlikely that any positive legislation will be achieved by congress this week, and the failurc tq take the usual holiday recess is not expected to result in any measurable advancement of public business. In the senate the elections bill will prob- ably consume the first three days of the week. The possibilities of an interruption hinge altogether upon the result of the negot:ations now 1 progress among the re- publican senators upou the subject of the caucus financial bill, If a harmonious under- standing to support this measuro is reached tho elections bill may be laid aside in its favor and the discussion 1n the senate turn on financial matters until the day before Christmas, when it is expected that a reces! will be taken until Mond iy. Itis probable that a successive adjourn- ment for two or threa days at o time will mark the course of tie house during the Christmas holday seaon. No business of importance is expect:d to be done, s so many members havs left Washington for home that a quorum can hardly be secured. Monday is District of Columbia_day and the house will probably pass upon local logisla- tion until some measure 1s proposed upon which a vote is demanded and the absence of a quorum therevy disclosed. Such other days in the week as the house is in session will probably be devoted to comparatively unimportant measures, ——— GRAIN MEN'S COMPLAINTS, Do They Will Seek to Have Many Gricve ances R edied. SpmixerieLy, 11, Dee. 21,—The executive committee of the lllinois Grain Dealers' Pro- tective association held a meeting hers last night to discuss matters relating to their business and certain abuses from whi h, the; suffer, Oneof them is the liability of deal- ers for grain bought from tenants on which landiords hold a tien. A bill bearing on this subjectand in the interest of grain buyers was introduced in the last legislature but failed to pass, Another attempt will probably be made to secure the passage of such a bill this winter. The grain dealers also protest against the recent advance in seaboard rates made by the railroads, They claim that large quanti- ties of grain, which had been bought upon very close margins, have been delayed in shipment by the failure of the rallroad com- panies to furnish cars, aud that the advance 1u rates means the lossof many thousands of dollars to buyers, for which the railroad com- panies are responsible. They fayor a change n the fsu-m of inspection, by which railroad companies can be held responsible for losses by stealage, leakige and shrinkage, which they claim, s often caused by the negleet of the companies in failing “to move cars promptly. LTI Eyraud Appeals. Pams, Dec, 21.—Eyraud has appealed to the court against the seutence of death pro- nounced upon him yesterday. —— Henry Watterson's Silver Wedding, Louvisviiie, Ky., Dee. 2, —Mr. and Mus, Henry Watterson ¢ brated their silver wed- | | diug at their Fourth avenue mansiou in this | houses, y last nighty the recoptio ‘asting from 8 to 120'clock. ' There were o, r one thousand guests. The presents were amazing in their quantity and splendor, filling the entire room set apart for the purpose, Thebhappy couple recetved quite two thousand congratulatory letters and telograms from overy part of America and many parts of Europe, inelud- ing some of tho most famous peoplo, Mr, and Mrs, Watterson (whois a daughtor of the late Hon. Andrew Ewing of Tennesseo) were married in Nashville in 1865, From the Hon. Harvey Watterson, the father of Henry, to the child " of Mr. Whtterson's son, M Jwing Wi n, thore were four gonera. tions of the family 1n the house tonight. B kv SMANDS OF SWITCHMEN. If Not Granted a Steike fn the West is Talked OF. Dee, 21— Special Telegram to Rallroad managers are alarmed ity of a_serious strike among ern switchmen, The western roads wero to have given an answer yesterday to the de- mands of the switchmen that all men wher- ever employed be paid according to the Cbi cagoscale. Atthe requoest of railrond man- agers tho roads wero given until Tuesday to consider. The switchmen say that an unswer must be forthcoming on that date. There are rumors that if the demand is refused there will e astrike of all switchmen be- tween Chicagoand the Rocky mountains, The demand is supoorted by the union, and Frank Sweeny, of the switchmen’s largest or- ganization is in full sympathy with the men. Railroad men say it is preposterous that the men should demand us much pay for switching in the small westorn towns as is paid for work in the Chicago yards. They say it costs more to live in Chi- cagoand that the work in the great Chicago yards is much more dangerous thun atthe small country towns. 1t is hardly probable that the demands of the switchmen will be granted, but a compromise muy be offected. It 1s not considered probable, if a strike o curs, that the Atchison system will be af- fected, as this company granted the Chicago scale to all its switchmen several months Crieado, Tue Beg | at the possibi we NIOUS KING. Kalakaua a Financial Wreck and De- pending on Small Loans, Sax Fraxorsco, Cal,, Dee. 21 —King Kala kaua I is considerably cast down over the withdrawal of the Sherman resolution. He had fondly anticipated that through some favorable legislation he would be enabled to restore the credit of his kingdom and make a loan, There can bono doubt of 1t that the potentatels ina bad way financially. 1t is related that when he resolved to come to this ity, and had accented the invitation to take passage on the cruiser Chavleston as the guest of Admiral George Brown, he found that he was short of funds and was unable to make a borrow. In this financial crisis he went to the royal treasury and rifled it of i cntire contents, which ager 50, a sum_entirely inadequatg to the royal needs. But notio bedisappointed in his desire to come to San , e went, with his suite, al arlestrn and set sail. The second day onta poker game was inaugurated and among tho players were the king. Ad- miral Brown, the captain, the flag lieutenant and one or two naval oflicers. (n afew hours the contents of the royal treasury had found their way into the pockets of the naval ofti- cers, and the king was a financial wreck. Admiral Brown was importuned for a small loan of #; the flag licutenant a littlo later contributed #2503 the captain paid o tribute of #, and tho result was that whon the Gol- den Gate was reached every officer aboard had in his possession from one to thres I O. U.'s bearing the kingly -signature, So runs the tale, and it is sald that eyen tho waiters at the hotel have contributed in the way of small loans to meet tho expenses of the toyal visit, PR A Death of Fathier Ashfield's Slayer. Mernis, Tenn., Dee. 21.—Al Reeves, the of Father Ashfield, is dead, He died a maniao in the county poorhouse of this county. His demise recalls one of the foulest and most senaationul erimes ever committed in this city. In a fitot insanity the maniac went to ‘the rectory of St. Poter's armed with a deadly knife, " He callea for Father Ashfield, who had many times befriended him, and was admitted to his private room, A few moments later a terrible shrick came from the apartment. The attendants who rushed to the scene found the pricst dying from wounds in his breast and his murderer weeping over and caressing his vietim. Reoves was arvested, placed in jail and ad- judged insane. He was sent toan asylum, from which he escaped and went to Phila: delphia, where hewas found last summer, working as a drug_clerk, ond was rearrestod and brought back to an\:hix again, He was tried and again adjudged insane and placed temporarily in the county asylum, from which place he will be buried. Lo ot biltd Succi Eats a Square Meal, New Youx, Dec. 21.—When Signor Sucei arose from sleep today after a long slumber, which he fell into soon after nis feat was ended last uight, an elaborate meal was placed before him. Heate with extraordin- ary relish chicken soup, fried smelts, fried calves brains, quail on toast, fruit, conf tions, fce cream, coffee and a pint each of Barols extract and grand sce. Sucei occu- pied two hours in consuming the food. Ho never fultered, butate with a_zest that puz- zles even George Francis Train, who was present. Julian Hawthorne and ‘the poet, Stephen Massett, were also present when the r dined. A€ the conclusion of the meal was presented with ahandsome tooth- and soon thereafter retired for a nap prepavatory to a trip to Boston, where he i L a museum, - Intemperance itesponsible. oy, Tex,, Dec. 21.—Peter Fink, German, about, fifty years old, while laboring under a fit made a desperate attempt to com- mit suicide at his home, on East Strand street, this morning. Ofi Richardson burst in the door and found Fink lying on a bed, with blood gushing from two ugly gashes in the left and right sides and from a horrible gash across the windpipe. The des- perate man was quickly disarmed, but pleaded to be allowed to finish the job'as he was of no use. He was conveyed to the hos- pital for treatment, where physicians pro- nounced his wounds fa Cink is an oid citizen, and has occupied many positions of trust and confidence in leading commercial houses here, Intemperauce, however, got the better of him, and this and despoudency caused him to commit the act. s A Boy Kills Himself, Covuxsvite, [iL, Dee. 21, —Willic Simp- son, aged sixteen years, sonof W. A. Simp- son, an employe of the Collinsvillezine works, was found today about 5 o’clock sitting in an unconscious state in a chairin the office at- tached to J. 1. Clark’s livery stable with a bullet hole though his head.” At his feet, in a pool of blood, was found a 82-caliber revol- ver with one chamber empty. He expired about an hour later, The shooting was inten- tional, as he had threatened several times this last week to commit suicide, No cause can be assigned for the act, N Showcd How to Kill a Chicken. Pronia, I, Dec. 21.—James Hannon, while showing @ funeral party how to kill a chicken today, broke the neck of Patrick Lyons, & man sixty years of age. The party wera sitting in a saloon after the funeral and Hannon gave the old man’s neck a slight twist, The fact that the old man was aead did not develop until several hours later, when the party arcse to go home, The practical illustration had broken his neck. et Hundred Lives Reported Lost, 08 AvRES Dec, 21.—A disaster has d at Cordova, where the canal burst its embankinents and destroyed hundreds of One hundred lives are reported lost. | e e —————————————————————————————— [A CHILD BURNED T0 DEATH, Horrible Accident nt a Village on the Ohie cago & Northwestern Road. HE WOULDN'T BURY A DUNKARD. An Towa Minister's Object Lesson on Temperance -—— A Big Railroad Land Suit to be Commenced at Sioux City, Hawanoey, Ta, Dec. 21 gramto Tue Bek.|-A occurred here today, ~|Specinl Telo- sickening accident A three ld son of Edward Lennett, o ear repairer for the Chi- cago & Northy ilrond, was vlaying in the tool house where oil and greasy waste were kept. In some way the child st the waste on fire, destroying the tool house and burning himself to w crisp. When_ the body was taken out of the ruins the flesh dropped from his limbs, A Minister Creates a Sensation. Fonr Dovar,la., Dec. 21, —[Special Tele- gram to Tie Bek, |—Rev. I, S, Buenger of LeMars has created a storm of indignant comment by refusing to read the burial ser- vice or in any way take part in the funeral services over the body of Volga Eldges, a membor of his congr ion, who died from the effects of whisky. Rev. Buenger has been vigorously advocating total abstinence, and says that he took this course to more em- -phatically impress upon his people his ablor- ence of strong drink and those who use it. A Thousand Acres in Litigation, Stovx Crry, Ta., Dec. 21,—{Special Tele- gram to Tne Bee.|—A question involving the title of about one thousand acres of land on the Nebrasia shove, where the town of South Sioux City stands, is soon to como up. in the courts. When the Sioux City & Pa- cifie rond built it obtained a grant of certain lands within ten miles of the road on either side, and this includes a largo tr of land in and about South Sioux City. When this grant was made the government notified the ofticials in the land offices to make no entries and issue no patents to settlers on the same, but in the course of timoe land ofiice ofticials changed and the instructions were lost sight of and its issued for portions of the lands to settlers, who either h or assignea their claims to others until they ro purchased by the Short Line railroad company. After the Sioux City & Pacifio secured the lands it assigned them to the Missouri Valley land company, whien in turn deeded its interests to the lowa rai d land company, which now claims legal title to the property und alleges that the Short line peo- ple have no right in the property as their pate ents to it are prior. Much of this land was purchased by the Short line company at from £30 to £0 an acre, and if the land company succeeds in perfecting its claims, this sum will be lost to the railroad unless it can re- cover on the deeds by which it holds the property. Mexican Government Offering Prizes to Bona Fide *ettlers, Pirrsnuna, Pa., Dee. 21.—A special from Lima, O, says: B. C. Faurot, s well known banker of this city, and who is also president of the Columbus, Lima & Northwoestern railroad and largely interested in railway en- terprise in Mexico, returned home from New York this afternoon aud announces the con= summation of a deal with John W. Young, the eldest son of Brigham Young, wheroby the men come in possession of 3,000,000 ncres of land which was granted Faurot by the Mexican government three years ago. The negotiations have been in progress for some time and were finally closed in New York yesterday. ~The land is located in thé morthern part of Mexico, Abont three years ago Faurot obtained u vale uable grant from the Mexican governinent, which included these lands, the stipulation being the construction of a'railway extends ing from Deming, N. M., to Cashilabompa bayou, on the Pacific coast. The Mexican government in connection with this grant offers §200 to every family and 80 to ever; man who locates ‘permanently on this land. Young has 10,000 people who will colonize on these lands, and it is understood thit they are all Mormons, who now reside in Utuh. sl ik Heirs to Land Valued at Millioas. SAN AxTONI0, Tex., Dec. 21, —A very intrls cato and romantic story involving a great deal of clever detective work in the inner life of its characters, and which may have for its ultimatum the restoration of a mag- nificent property to the heirs of a fumily scattered widely in Texas, has just ripened at the hands of Robert S, Summerlin of this city. The immense amount, of property ine voived in the matter lends interest to the inhabitants of one of the largest cities in the union. For more than a ye: Mr, Summerlin has been at work in the ma ter of locating the descendants of a marriage of nearly a hundre ago, and ouly yes- terday was the last link binding the chain of evidence completed. The story is a long one in detail, and many of the participants in it are lang since hanafuls of dust, but the tie between the present and the half-forgotton past has been'traced out. In the year 1804 Fort Deavborn, on the present, site of Chis cago, was founded by the military gova ernment of the United States, At this time it was simply a trading post, aside from the garrison of soldiery, In command of the first troops to occupy the fort was Colovel Holliday, of the United States army. At that time the Pottawaitomie tribe” of Indians had possession of many square mles of territory surrounding tho fort. About the year 1810° Colonel Holliday married the daughter of one of the most pow- eeful chieftains of the tribe. From this union have sprung the heirs of today, who are now dying claim to a tract of land in and about the “Windy City"” which is valued at £20,000,000, They aré Brano and IHoratio Duvst of Leon county, John Durst of Tyler county, J. W. Blake and Hattic Moss of Limestone county, John 5. Durst of Kimball county, Siumn and il Bateman of Leon county, B. J, and A. Louis Hodgkins of Dals las county, und James Drion. Mr. Sam Mars lin leaves ‘for Chicago on Christmas day to begin active measuves on behalf of the claime ants, all of whoimn he represents, e Killed His Wife and Cat His Throat, Ciicaco, Dee. 21.—Heury Christianson, sixty-one years old, residing at 4104 Drexel avenue, last night choked bis wife to death and then cut his throat. He resided with his daughter and her husbaud, who were abe sent until-a late hour last night. This morns ing the discovery wus made. The old man was tuken to the hospital, twelve miles dis- tant, with his throat cut from car to car. Ho cannot recover. It is supposed that the old man was jealous of his wife on account of hep generosity to the members of his family, Big Blaze in a Massachusctts Town, Arnor, Mass,, D 21,—Tha most dise astrous fire ever known in Athol occurred tos day. The Masonic and Central blocks were completely destroyed, five merchants, the postoftice, Masonic rooms, ete,, belng burned out, Five persons were seriously injured, Loss, §1:35,000, s Shot and Killed His Sweetheart, NEew Onieans; La, Dec. 21.—At New Iberia, La., last night Ephriam Mendaza shot and instantly killed Mary Crawson, his sweotheart, while she \\’u-‘m'('mn{mniml to & i of amusement by uanother suitor, Lynching is probuble, - The Weather Foreoast. IPor Omaha and yicinity--Fair; stationary temperatu For raska, lowa and South Dakotés Wai fuir; southerly winds,