Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, December 22, 1890, Page 2

1890, i)y)fi -y NUMBER 187, “JUST BERORE THE BATILE. Wild Statements by Both Sides Reported from Kilkenny, PARNELL'S SAVAGE ATTACK ON DAVITT. It Is Not Favorably Received by His Aud o nother Bloodless Sun- day Passed - Father Walsh's Warlike Advice. (Copyrighted 1890 by James Gordon Bennett.) Kiukesyy, Dee. 21.—([New York Herald Cable—Special to Tue Bee, | —Parnell made & savage attack ou Davitt tonight and called him Jackdaw Davitt. He had 500 listeners. Few laughed Dbecause Davitt has many friends even in this, Parnell's stronghold Parnell said Davitt had accused him of at- tempting to put the men of Ireland against the might of England. He had never ap- pealed to any section of the Trish race. His appeal was mado to the whole Irish nation, Unlike Davitt, he had not been aphysical force man and desc them, Patrick Ford ‘was the man who had deserted n, 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 mewns, If he found that impos- sible he would tell them 80 and consult with them upon the next step. The crowd cheered for Parnell. The mean ing was perfectly plain, His manner is most. aggressive, as if he wished to fire the crowd. He did not succecd, There was 1o bloodshed to: O'Connor Blane and ex tempted to address a meeting on bebalf of Parnell at Crettyard, They were surround- ed and driven out of the place. It is dificult to imagine & more infernnl din than was made by the crowd. The women were simply frantic with rage and followed the retreat for nearly a mile. Two of Parnell's supporte went to Coone to address a meeting. 'They met Father Walsh ava explained their ob- e e advised them to move on. Instea they went to mass, Father Walsh told the congregation that two Parncll men were there and added: *You well know what to do with them when you got them outside.” Parncll’s followers did not address the meetin They glad they are alive. Parnell had a meeting at John Sivell’s near Kilkenny. The city had a triumphal arch made for him and the stars aud stripes en- twined with flowers presented to the leader. During the speaking a car olattored up and from it jumped Timothy Harrington, He had come from Kilkenny where he had arrived at noon. Harrington seized Parnell's hand theatrically. Ho was then pushed to the front and 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 Pa nell still he was authorized to say that the masses were with Parnell. No man sthere who suggested Parnell's permanent re- tirement dared to face an American audiencs Harrington then made the extraordinary statement that the men who ‘“‘worked the cables” on this side were not favorable to Treland, 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 him he would canvass every elector in [re- 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 large number of meetings were held to- day by the. patriots. At Castle Comer Ar- thur O'Connor said that two or three years 8go Biegar told him he 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, All is in readiness for the election. Two hundred troops and over five hundred con- stubulary 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 me tonight, “If we do not carry this election I will retire from Irish politics forover, for I will believe the Irish people are liars, After deducting 80 per cent from promises our majority is 15,000, 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 suid tonight that Joseph Ronan of Cork, who brought him into prominence, was murdered by Dr. Tanner. Parnell has since asked the correspondent to say “bungled” instead of smurdered. It scems the present Dr. Tauner's father was Ronan's physician, so Parnell was mistaken even in the man, T.ong John Tayor O'Brien at- FARNELL AND THE PRIEST. They Meet ina Wordy Battle at the Town of Clare, Kuxexyy, Dee. 21.—Parnell and Scully, the Parpellite candidate for parliament, left hereat noon for Clave, They were accom- panied by long processions of cars filled with l‘nrm;ll's supporters. Upon arriving at Clare the Parnollites found a meeting procecding opposite the Catholic chapel, in support of SirJohn Pope Hennes: When Parnell reached the crowd tho priest, Father Walsh, addressing Parnell said: “These are chape! grounds, you must not sp 2k here,” Local farmers here interposed, saying the grounds did not belong to tho chapel, and that Parnell had a perfect right to speak there, Parnell d arrangements bad been made to hold & meeting the field and it must proc Father Walsh then requested everybod his side to leave with him, and some few sous followed the priest and & Thomas Esmoude, who was also present. The meet- mg was then organized and Parncll made an address. He said that altbough his party did not have all the clergy on his side he had no harsh word for any one of them. After some farther remarks Parnell con- cluded tho speech, and leaving Clare accos anied by Scully, drove six miles to John' Well, whero ' another ' mecting was held, Paruell reminded the electors thatthey had to deal with English statecraft, which was watching to seize every point of vantage ground that the Irvishmen surrven- dered. It was not a big board of guardians for which Ireland contended; it was a b liament that would fully satisfy the aspi tions of the people. To achieve this the peo- plo must stand by their leader and not leave relund to in Turl:- persons who were tryving to step into his shoes. The men opposing him were not elected to sit in judgment upon him. Untl Ireland gave him his dismissul he would regard himseil 4s the commanding officer, carrying the national banner through the ranks of the foe. Parucll returned to Kitkeuny this ‘even- ing. Gladstone's Letter to Young Peel. Loxnox, Dec. 21.—Mr. Gladstone in his letter 10 Sir Robert Peel's grandson (Speaker Peel's son), who 13 the home rule candidate in the Marylebone district, says: “For the first time since commencing in parliament the struggle under O'Connel the Irish party, bent on o constitutional and effective scheme of home rle, is looking to Gre nounce judgment in the ¢ and a minority of the sec neill, The iiberals of themselves since 1586 | overcomo se ders _unde eat Dsitai > had to resist and not doubt which side the: with thon and true titl ‘the Irish party,’ with its honorable tradition of resistance to wrong. Assuredly you enter the ficld ata moment of extremo nterest, when the use of wisdom, justice and freedom has claims upen all who love it, enhanced beyond the ordinary standard.” Harrington Arvives in Cork, Duntay, Dee. 20 wthy Harrington ar- rived last night in Cork in_company with the mayorof that city, The Parnellites had in tended'to greet him when he landed from the Aurania in Queenstown and had organized a torcllight procession iu his onor. The, missed being present on the steamer's ar rival, but nevertheless mado a demonstra- tion.' Finally a body of anti-Parnellites charged upon the paraders ana_routed them, throwing their torches into the harbor. S cral people were hurt. Harrington holds that the majovity of the Trish in America are for Parncll, although he says most of the daily newspapers and leading politicians are against him, Parncll Addresses His Supporters. K , Dee, 21.—A meetingof Purnell- ites was held outside Parnell's hotel here at 9 o'clock this evening. Parnell addressed the gatheriug. LS S AR CALLED OUT AND SHOT. Assassin a Farmer, Mansinary, Mo, Dee, 21.—Last night about 10 o'clock Mr. John Gamble, a well known citizen of Lafayette county, living a mile north of Higginsville, was shot and mortally wounded at his homo 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 nt to the door, opened it, ond found tho visitor to be a strange man_who_pretended that he wanted to know the direction to M, Young's farm. Mr. Gamblo stepped out of the house into the yard ana was pointing out the dircction when the assassin stepped be- hind him, drew a revolver and fired, the ball entering the farmer’s back near the right side and passing almost through the body. The flend cscaped in the davicniess. . Tho wounded mun was alive this morning, but the physi- cians suy that he cannot recover, Mortally THE PEACE PARTY. It Leaves Pine Kidgo to Negotiate with the Bad Lands Hos:iles, Pixe Rinoe Acescy, 8. D. (via Rushville, [Special Telegram to Tie and thirty-four Indians were sent from hero this morning as apeaco party to the hostiles. An Indian scout who returned from the bad lands tonight says he” barely escaped with bis life. The hostiles say they will receive no moro peace parties and are determined tofight. Carr's command is there skirmishing and waiting for Brooke. Going After Big Foot. Rapio Oity, S, D., Dec. 21.—[Special Tele- gram to Tue Bre.|—Captain Ewers wires from Fort Bennett that forty of Sitting Bull's band now at Cherry Creek are ready to come in, and that Licutenant Hall, who left this party in charge of Hump, will return to bring them in. Big Foot is still deflant at the camp on the Cheyenne, and Colonel Sum- ner is advancing upon him. Colonel Merriam left Fort Bennett today with four companies of the Seventh infantry to support Colonel aner, who, 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, [he rémaining cavalrymen are about the bad lands and guarding their northern appraches, General Miles said that the outlook was more favorable for a Fcuuc{ul settlement today, and that General Brooke expressed conil: dence in the success of the mission by the friendly Indians. The first settler or soldier is yet 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. ., special says: A detachment of thirty Canadian mounted police left town this after- noou and another tonight for Chict Piapolis’ reserve in response to intelligence thata number of runuees from across the border had arrived there, Asked for Protection. . Pavr, Minn, Dec, A Bismarck special says that the Indian agent at Fort Berthold has asked the protection of troops. The Berthold Indians are threatening the agency. Fml iy A Remarkable Thief Captured. Nyack, N Y., Dec, 21.—Detectives Zundt and Price of Brooklyn caught big game at Nyack yesterday, arresting Jamee 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 to 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 Mrs. Robertson. In August she returned homo 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 see you have sold your honse to Stone for $11,000.” “I prucss not,” Mrs. Roberts replied. The agent asked her to step to his office, and ho iher the record of sucha sale in the ate 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 ed to Brazil and other South American countries, then vack to America, and finally toa farmowued by Stonc's futlier at West Their mode of operation was as follows: With his wife's sister, Claga Brett, of Buf- falo, they went to the law firm of Carpenter &R ks of Brooklyn and there made the affidavits as to the state of the and had them duly filed with the . They then negotiated a with Moran & Willlams, 45 Broad- y, New York, receiving cash belonging to somé orphans aud held for investment by that firm, T rill-gotten gains took them to Brazil. The prisoner hasa 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, plddntadliot Hlincis Central Repair Shops Burned. Cnicago, Dee. 21.—Tho paint shop and repair shop of the Illinois Central railroad was entirely destroyed by fire tonfgnt. In the first building were sixteen passenger couchies worth 3,500 apicce, and in_ the re- pair shop were four coaches nearly com- pleted, ulso valued at $3,500 apiece. The fire wd just before a building containiag £130,000 worth of patterns was reached. The totalloss is estimated at §125,000, ey Burned to Deat Loxnox, Dee. 21.—A father and three chil- aren lost their livesin a fire in & humble tenment ou the strand today, Four Person | through the national banks, |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 ison Regarding the New eme for Pooling Among Western Railronds, B18 I'ounRTEENTIH STRE WasmiNaroy, D, C. It is not at alt liki that the bill proposed by Representative Flower of New York, the bonded period of the McKinloy iff act until next June or any other time will bo passed by cither house of congress, It Is opposed by 1y scnators and rep- resentatives, m 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‘ies 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, TRAFPIC POOLING AMONG WESTERN ROADS. A call was made today on Colonel Morrison of the interstate commerce commission with a view to ascertaining his ideas on the pres- ent movement of prominent railway men to bring about a combination or pooling of trafic arrangements among the western roads, At the meeting of railroad men held in New York last Tuesday night it was rosolved by the railroad presidents that as cutting of 1 and railway wars on the linos west of Chicago and Sf. Louis was draining the profits, it was necessary to form a combina- tion to be mutually beneficial and defensive. Tho exact terms of that part of the resolution which relates to the combination is as follows: “That the advisory board shall have power 1o establish and maintain uniform rates be- tween competitive points and to decide all questions of common interest between the members of the association, It shall also have entire ¢, through properly consti- tuted representatives of all outside agencies, for the securing of tratc at competitive points, Ifany oficer or representative of hall authorize or prowise di- or indivectly any variation from es- tablished tariffs he shall be discharged from the service, with the reason stated.”” A copy of the foregoing was handed Colonel Morrison, and he was asked how he thought it fitted in with the theory of the interstate law. He read the terms over carcfully, a3 time he .had seen the resolution. *“Of course,” said he, “I could ot pass on such a thing without hav- ing it come before the commission officially. We hear of these steps which are being taken, but can take no ofticial cognizance of them, but any one can judge of how far the resolution and the law fit together by com- aring them.” Heve 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 t the provisions of this act to enter into any contract, agreement or combination with any other common carrler or carriers for the pooling of freight of different and competing railroads, or to divide between them the ag- gregato or net proceeds of the earnings of such railroads or any portion thereof, and in any case of an agreement for the pogling of freights as aforesaid each day of its eéontinu- ance shall be deemed a separate 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 of the railaoad presi- dents, Senator Cullom, as chairman of the inter- state commerce commission, was asked his interpretation of the resolu- tion. He was not fully informed on the details of the agreement, but as 1ar as he understood it the plan was not so much for a pooling of freights, which the law for- bids, as it was u maintaining of rates w would be up to a 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 interpreta- tion. WasniNetoN Bureav Trae Omana Bee, } EXTRA SESSION TALK CEASES, Talk about an extra session of the Fifty- second congress, to couvene this spring, as an incident to the delay in neces- sary legislation by democrats who wre fighting the ~ adoption of the election bill 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. It is 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 o law. The democrats may in time defeat ul- timate action upon any of the important gen- cral measures _pending, but they have long since learned that they cannot fignt the president or the republicans in cither house into backing down from the position they have all along oc- cupied, Although the outlook tonight for an agreenent upou a general financial 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 DESERTIONS. The decrease in desertions from the army continues. In 1858 the desertions for the month of November were 180. For the same month in 1580 they were 161 and for Novem- ber, 1800, they were %0, The percentage of desertions to the strength of the whole army has been for the past years per cent, CUSTOMS-REFUNDS, Few of the current readers of the press aro aware that large sums uro every year appro- priated to refund to importers customs which have peen wrongfully collected, ngress has just been asked by the secretary of the treasury to appropriate $£31,670 for customs- refunds. The repayment or refund of these sums is one of the highest moral obligations of the government. When imports are received at the custom houses of the country the collec- tors make appraisements and levy duties according to their inter station of the law, 1t very often occurs that the importer classi- fies the goods 50 as to pay either u lower. rate of duty orno duty at all. Some times the question arises whether the articles are dutiable at all—wheth they are mnot entitled to free admission under some clause of the tariff law, “The ap- praisement may be questioned. The importer wants his goods to meet orders, for the mar- ket currvent, or desires their use. He pays the duty imposed, but takes an appeal. The decision of the collector may be confirmed by the secretary of the treasury, in which event the hnl‘mru- may appeal to the supreme court of the United States, on the construc- tion of the tarifft law or some othor question. If the decision below is not sustained, or the government loses, the latter not only refunds the duty collected, but it pays the expenses of the suit or suits. The customs refunds for the al year ending June 80, 1800, azgre- gated §340,520, and the interests and costs $0,002, making a tol of 431,570, This amount congress will provide, PREJUDICE IN CONGRES: It may be strange, but it is very true that a gencral prejudice defeats many good propositions in congress. Thoere 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 fnstiti- tions than vote for a bill which would pre- vent such a disaster if the remedy come nkoers, ass of legislators would rather They are preju- | see the shipping interests of the country con- ducted by foreigners and the United States kept at the merey of foreign nations in times of war and peace than vole appropriation: however small, for the estwblishment of a merchant marine begausé thew are prejudiced against subsidies. Yot these same mon can see no impropriety in & ety or community going down intoits pocket to secure the loc tion of a factory or other industry which would 1mprove that locality. Many men there are {i the house who would rather seo the interests of the govern- it lay in the dust, or bankruptey place her ¢ on tho auctioneer’s block before rizing the issue of & new series of bonds, ry gainst the “bloated der,” They are, lowever, constantly ting the issue of teasury notes or flat 'y, With no basis of security other than the government's credity Which is the only y for government bonds, They are pr judiced against the seourity holder in any orin. 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 the history of the government. AIMY MUSIC AND F18 TROUBLES, “Wo have been very careful about the work barracks bands perform since the row under Presidont Cleveland,” said Adjutant General Kelton to your correspondent. “Under Mr. Cloveland We permitted a mili- tary band to play ata public entertainment, and came very near being boycotted by the musicians’ union. They claimed that where- ever and wheneyer the military bands went, outside of their intended sphere and appeared ata public ball or entertainment they came into competition with professional musicians, and therefore took bread out of tho mouths of families of men who play fora 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’ re- unions, and even to play for public charity,” contibued the “‘but we must know that wherever they ap- pear they do not possibly eome into competi- tion with local or professional bands from a distance, and that the objeet for which they work is charity, or there s to be no profit for any one, This thing of controlling the mili- ds is :llmnyhlg. The public believe the bands ave for them, and that they should be given for all public demonstrations, es cially where funds ave to be raised for'a pub- lic benefaction; butin niue cases out of ten ¢here a band IS permitted to go out itis shown, or the attempt is made to- show, that a profit accrues for somebody, and a private band might have got the employmont.” FINANCIAL LEGISLATION, There has been one very unusual feature in the financial legislation which this congress has been called upon to enact. Heretofore congress has made laws for future ills in the financial kingdom. It hasbeen called’ upon to diagnose mone ills fvhich had not ap- upon the surface, @nd in many in- s which never would have appeared. ongress has had to dgal with immiuent gers, It has had & gase in hand, as it were. It has not handled *a’ theory, but a condition in fact. And it may be adied 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 ve have been passing for three months; and r were so mauny impragtical propositions made. After all the affairs of the govern- ment 1 many respects resemble those of an individual. So long 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 scldom known to be Impracticable, They proposed to_fathom: the unknown and untried future. Now we hayehad upon us a condition—a glaring preseqts all full of roar- ing rapids, precipitows oa and danger- ous abysses, How to ¢ v bridge the dangers was the question. propositions made were for instanv (d56 and immediate 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 ve had weight. It has indeed been a poor n for the loiterer or professional poli- an. The dearth of practical bills upon the financial situation s evi- dence that there is a dearth of practical men in congress; or else the meem presented was too sublime, too deep, or a conglomerate body to get together upon. Unquestionably congress could have come to the relief of the country many weeks since and avolded 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 seems not to have been an auspicious time for tried and avle statesmen, There is s0 much prejudica against banks on the democratic side of congress that 1t would rather see the siness in- terests of the counts A than saved through banks, which it hates. Like the patient who would rather dic than be bled and saved, the demoerats prefer bank- ruptey to salvation if by it the banking sys- tem is to be perpetuated. - The mass 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. We may be confronted with other tatamities in the fut- ure, calling for financlering, not politics, MISCELLANEOUS, Senator Allison has gone home to Towa on private business, Miss Kiloourne of Keokul, ing the winter with Mrs, A, D! Andrews, daughter of General Schofield, at 1224 Con- necticut aucnue, They re at home to their friends on Tuesda) Congressman_ Hansborpugh of North Da- kota left for home yesterd He will not return until after the heliduys. He is push- ing Senater Price very hard and the friends of the former say he may be the next United States scnator from that state, Perry S. Heari, WO AN OBJECTIONABLE RULE, Ta, is spend- it Demands a Commission from Ship- pers to the Chicago'Stock Yards. Cmioago, Dec. 21.—[Special Telogram to Tue 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 exchauge and its members, The farmers are complainiug encrgetically about the rule recently adopted by the live stock exchange prohibiting its memvbers from buying cattle from any persons except mem- bers of the exchange. The enforcement of this rule means that those who ship cattle to the stock yards must pay & gommission of 50 cents.a head to the members of the exchange for selling the stock. The ,payment of this comuiission is objected to by the members of the American live stock company, who have agents of their own and can sell “their cattle at an expense of 20 cents & head as well as by individual farmers, who object to being coni- pelled to operate through particular commis- sion men in order to effect sales, The farm- ers are up in arms agamst the operation of the rule in question and intend to test its legality. Acting for them Judge. Findley yesterday submitted.the facts in the case to Attorney General Hunt with a view to hav- ing the proper steps taken 10 test the ques- tion, and the understandiug Is that proceed- ings will soon be commenced in behalf of “the state either to revoke the charter of the live stock exchange o to enoln the enforcement of the objectionable ruld; - it L Steamship Arrivals. Yous, Dee, 21— [Spocial Telegram to Bee)—Arrived—Steamers Lo Bour- 10 from Havre aud California from Med- ranean orts, At Prawl Point—Passed: The Rhaeta, | from New York for Hamburg. | diug at their Fourth avenue mansiou in WITH MALICOUS INIENT. A Jack Left on the Union Pacific Rails Results in Disaster, ARE SERIOUSLY WO MEN INJURED. A York Crank Discharges a Shotgun Intoa Bandof Skaters—Pete Johne son's Brief Freedom-—Fannie Patton Suicides, Bratrics, Nob., Dee. 21.—(Specil Telo- gram to Tme 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 acerdent was eaused by an fron tracklifting jack being placed on the tracic with evident maliclous intent, The train was goingat full speed around the curve when the obstruction was encountered. The engine went off the track,as did the tender, and the mail car wastopplod over. Engineer D. S Patton was badly sealded and otherwiso injured. Bridge Inspector W. H. Mercer, who was riding the engine, was scalded _and will dio. fireman jumped just s the engine was ing the trck and landed twenty feet frem the wreck uninjared, No other casual- ties occutred, The engine is' a complote wreck, as s the tender. The wreck will /ot be removed before morning. 'he two injured men were brought here for surgical attention. Fired into the Crowd. Youk, Neb., Dec. 21— [Special Telegram to Tue Bee.|—This morning a party of boys wero skating on thecreck south of the city and were ordered tostop by M. J. Shackle- ford Wholives close by. Tho boys paidno attention to him but continued their sicating, and as they were not on Shackleford’s land they told him he had mno rigut to order them off, whereupon he went to the house aad got o shotgun and again ordered the boys to quit. They didn't comply and he de- liberately fired intothe crowd. ™ Tour boys received several No. 5 shot and one was quite seriously wounded, A warrant - was issued this afternoon and Shackleford was arrested on the chavge o shooting with intent to kill. Hoe was brought before Judge Bates who told him that if he could give 300 bonds to appear December 20 for trial he would release him as he did not want to hold court on Sunday, which he did. A Sad Lite Ended. Nrnraska City, Neb, Dec. 21.—[Special Telegram to Tie Ber, | —Fannie Patton died in a house of ill-fame in this city last night of heart disease. She was tho 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 husbund who deserted her aiter eloping with her from her home. Pete's Brief Freedom, Yorg, Neb,, Dee. 21.—[Special Telegram to Pete Johnson, a colc youth who was sent to the penitentiary from this city two years ago for forgery, returned 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. Nenrask Oiry, Neb,, Dec. 21,—[Special Telegram to Tue Bee.|—The sheriff last evening took possession of the . A. Wilcox varicty store on an execution issued in favor of the Nebraska City National bank for 5,172, 1t is claimed the dificulty is only temporary and on account of the small holi- day trade, A Delightful Evening, CreTe, Neb, Deo. 21— [Special to Tr B —A very pleasant reception was gi last Tuosday to W. A. Bridges and his bride by Mr. and Mrs. A. Johnstone and Mr, and Mrs, George Bridges at the vesidence of Mr. Johnstone, 'wo hundred guests were present and & most enjoyable evening was spent. CONGRE! —_——— SIONAL PROGRAMME. ‘What the House and Senate Will o the Coming Week. Wasmyaroy, Dee. 21, —It is unlikely that any positive legislation will be achieved by congress this week, and the failure to 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 consumo thoe first three days of tho week, The possibilities of an interruption hinge altogether upon the result of the negot:ations now 1 progress among the ro- publican senators upon the subject of the caucus financial bill, If a harmonious under- standing to support this measure is reached the elections bill may be laid aside in its favor and the discussion in the senate turn on financial matters until the day befor Christmas, when it is expected that a r will be taken until Mond 1y, It is probable that a successive adjourn- ment for two or three days at a time will mark the course of tie house during the Christmas ho!:day seaon. No business of importance is cxpectd to be done, 43 S0 many members havs left Washington for home that a quorum can hardly be secured. Monday is Districtof Columbia_ day and the house wiil probably pass upon local legisl tion until some measure 1s proposed upon which avote 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, ——— IN'S COMPLAINT S, ‘They Will Seek to Have Many Gricve a s Remedied. NGFIELD, 11l, Dee, 21.—The executive committee of the lllinois Grain Dealers' Pro- tective association held a meeting hera last -night to discuss mattes lating to the business and certain abuses from which, they suffer, Oneof them is tho liability of deal- ers for grain bought from tenants on which Jandlords hold a tien. A bill bearing on this suvjectand 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 lirge quanti- ties of grain, which had been bought upon very close margins, have been delayed in shipment by the failure of the railrc 20 panies to furnish cars, and that the nee 1 rates means tho lossof many thousands of dollars to buyers, for which the rallroad com- panies are responsible. They favor a change in the system of inspection, by which railroad companies can bo held responsible forlosses by stealage, leakige and shrinkage, whic they claim, is often eaused by the neglect of the companies in faillng to move cars promptly, S s Eyraud Appeals. Panis, Dec, 21, —Eyraud has appealed to the court against the sentence of death pro- nounced upon him yesterday. e Henry Watterson's Silver Weddin, Louvisviie, Ky, Dee. 21,—Mr, and M Henry Watterson celebrated theirsilver wed- this | houses. S —————————————————————————— A CHILD BURNED T0' DEATH, city last night, the recoptio t0 12 0°clock. ' There wero o, r one thousand guests, The presents were amazing in their quantity and splendor, filling the entire room set apart for the purpose, ‘Thehappy couple received quito two thousand congratulatory lotters and telograms from overy part of America and many parts of Europe, inelud- ing some of the most famous peoplo. M, and Mrs, Watterson (whois a danghter of . Androw Ewing of Tennesseo) v arrled in Nashvillo in 1865, From the Hon. Harvey Watterson, the father of Henry, to the child “of Mr. Whtterson's son, M Ewiug Watterson, there were four gonern. tions 0 the family i the house tonight. - - DEMNANDS OF SWITCHMEN, ‘asting from 8 If Not Granted a Streike in the West is Talked Of, Cieaao, Dy 21.—|Special Telegram to Tue Bee |—Rallroad managers are alarmed ut the possibility of o serious strike among ern switchmen, The westorn roads were ave given an answer yesterday to the de mands of the switchmen that all men wher- everemployed be paid according to the Chi cagoscale. Atthe raquest of railroad man agers the roads were given until Tuesday to consider, Theswitchmen say that an unswer must be forthcoming on that date. There are rumors that if the demond is refused there will be astrike of all switchmen be- tween Chicagoand the Rocky mountains, The demand is supported by the union, and Frank Sween 2l of the switchmen's largest or- ganiztion is in full sympathy with the men. Railroad men say it is proposterous that the men should demand ws much pay for switching in the small wesf towns as is paid for work in the Chicago yards. They it costs more to live inChi- ago and that the work iu the great Chicago ards is much more dangerous thun at the small gountry towns. It is havdly probabl that the demands of the switchmen will granted, but a compromise may be effected. It 1snot considered probable, if a strike oc- curs, that the Atchison system will be af- fected, as this company granted the Chicago scale to all its switchmen several months since, gl AN IMPECUNIOUS KING, Kalakaua a Financial Wreck and De- pending on Small Loans. SAN Fraxcrsco, Cal., Dec. 21.—King Kala. Ikaua I is considerably cast down over the withdrawal of the Sherman resolution. He had fondly anticipated that through some legislation he would be enabled to restore the crvedit of his kingdom and make a loan, There can bono doubt of 1t that the potentatels ina bad way finaucially. It is related that when he resolved to come to this city, and had accepted the invitation to take passage on the cruiser Chavleston as the guest of Adwiral George Brown, he found t he was short of funds and was unable to make a borrow. In this financial is1s he went to the royal treasury and rifled it of its cntire contents, which ageregated §103.50, a sum_entirely inadequatg to the royal needs. But notto bedisappointed in his de to come to San F'rancisco, he went, with his suite, aboard the Charlestrn and set sail. The second day ont a poker game was inugurated and among the players the king. Ad- miral Brown, the captain, the flag lieutenant and one or 1wo na (1 afew hours the contents of the royal treasury had found their way into the pockets of the naval oftl- cers, and the king was a financial wreck, Admiral Brown was importuned for a small loan of §; the flag licutenant a littlo later contributed $2.50; the captain paid a tribute of H\ and the result was that when the Gol- den Gate was reached every ofticer aboard had in his possession from one to three 1. O. U.'s bearing the kingly ‘siguatuve, So rups the tale, and it is suid that even tho waiters at the hotel have contributed in tho way of small loans to moet tho expenses of the royal visit, el Death of Fatlier Ashfield's Slay Meypms, Tenn., Dee. 21.—Al Roeves, the slayer of Father Ashficld, is dead. He died a maniac in the county poorhouse of this county. His demise recalls one of the foulest ational crimes ever committed In afit ot insanity the maniac went to the vectory 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 tervible shriek came from the apartment, The attendants who rushed to the scene found 'hu{u st dying from wounds in his breast and his mu r weeping over and caressing his vietim, Reeves was arvested, placed in jail and ad- judged insane. He 1as sent toan asylum, from which he escaped and went to Phila- delphia, where he was found last summer, workin, adrug clerk, and was rearrestod and brought back to Memphis again, He was tried and again adjudged insane and placed temporarily in_the county asylum, from which place he will be buried. e Sucei Eats a fguare Meal, New Yok, Dec. 21.—When Signor Suceci arose from sleep today aftera long slumber, which he fell into soon after nis feat was ended last night, an elaborate meal was placed before him, Heate with extraoedin- ary relish chicken soup, fried smelts, fried calves brains, quail on toast, fruit, confec tions, fee cream, coffee tnd a pint each of Barols extract and grand see. Succi oceu- pied two hours in consuming the food, He never faltered, but ate with zest that puz- 7 even George Fraucis Train, who was present, Julian Hawthorne and ‘the poet, Stephen Massett, were also present when the faster dined. At the conclusion of the meal was presented with a handsomo tooth- d soon thereafter retived for a nap epavatory to a trip to Boston, where he to exhibit himself at a museum, - Intemperance Responsible. 1oy, Tex., Dec. 2l.—Peter Fink, n, about fifty years oll, while laboring it made a desperate attempt to com- mit suicide at his home, on KEast Strand str this morning. Ofii Richardson burst in the door and found Fink lying on a bed, with blood gushing from two ugly gashes in the leftand right sides and from a horrible gash across the windp 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 fat Fink is an oid citizen, and has occupied many positions of trust and confidence in leading comme: houses b Intemperance, however, the better of him, and this and despondency cansed him to commit the act. e A Boy Kills Himself. CovuiysvitLe, llL., Doe. 2 son, aged sixteen '8, 8 son, an employe of the Collinsvillezi was found today about 5 o'clock sitting in an unconscious state in a chair the office at- tached to J. 1. Clark’s livery stable witha bullet hole through his head,” At his feet, in a pool of blood, was found a 32-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 lust weelk to commit suicide, No cause can be assigned for the act. s Showcd How to Kill a Ohicken, Peoria, L, Dec. 21.—James Hannon, while showing a funeral party how to kill a chicken today, broke the neck of Patrick Lyons, a man sixty years of age, Tho party were sitting in a saloou 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 urcse to go home, The practical illustration had broken his n s St One Hundred Lives Reported Lost, Buesos Avies, Dec, 21, —A disaster has occurred at Cordova, where the canal burst its embankments and des AL Germ undc One hundred lives are reported lost. Horrible Accident nt a Village on the Ohi- cago & Northwestern Road, HE WOULDN'T BURY A DUNKARD. An Towa Minister's Object Lesson on Temperance — A Big Raflroad Land Suit to be Commenced at Sioux City, Hiwanoey, Ta, Dec. 921 gram to Tir Ber.|—A sickening accident occurred hero today, A three-yearold son of rd Lennett, a car repairer for the Chi- cago & Northwestern railrond, was vlaying in the tool house where oil wasto were kept. In some way waste on fire, destroying the tool house burning himself to werisp. When the body was taken out of the ruins the flesh dropped from his limbs, |Special Tele- A Minister Creates a Se Forr Dovar, Ta,, Dec. 21— gram to Tine Bex, | —Rev. F. 8, Buenge LeMars las created a storm of indic comment by refusing to read the burial ser- vice or in any way take part_in the funeral services over the body of Volga Eldwes, a member of his congregation, who died from the effects of whisky. Rev. Buenger has been vigorously advocating total abstinonce, and s that he took this course to more eme -phatically impress upon his peoplo his abhor ence of stroug drink and those who use it. sation. A Thousand Acres in Litigation. Stoux Crry, Ta, Dee. 21, —[Special Tele gram to Tue Bee|—A question involving the title of about one thousand acres of land on the Nebraska shore, where the town of South Sioux City stands, is soon to come up in the courts, When the Sioux City & Pa- ific road was built it obtained a grant of certain lands within ten miles of the ro either side, and this includes a largo ty land in and about South Sioux City. this grant was made the government notitied royed hundreds of | | Warme the officials in the land oftices to miake no entries and issue no patents to settlers on the same, but in the course of time land oflice ofticials chauged and the instructions were lost sight of and patents issued for portions of the lands to settlors, who either held or assigned their claims to_others until they were purchased by the Short 1 vailvoad company, After the Sioux City & ifio secured the lands it them to the Missouri Valley any, whieh in turn deeded its fnterests to the Towa railroad land company, which now claims lo oto the property und alleges that the Short line peo- ple have no right in the property as thoeir pate ents to itare prior. Much of this I purchased by the Shovt line company F40 to #40 an acre, and if the land ¢ 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, e HERE'S A SNAP, Mexican Government Offering Prizes to Bona Fide ~ettlers, Prrrsnura, Pa., Dee, 21.—A special from Lima, O, says: B, C. Faurot, a well known banker of this city, and who is also president of the Columbus, Lima & Northwostern railroad and largely intorested in railway en- terprise in Mexico, returned home from New Yorik this afternoon aud announces the cone summation of a deal with John W. Young, the eldest son of Brigham Young, wheroby the men come in possession of 3,000,000 acres of land which was granted Faurot by the Mexican government thres ago. The negotiations have been in progress for some time and were finally closed in New York yesterday. The land is located in the northern part of Mexico, About three years ago Faurot obtained a vale uable grant from the Mexican government, which included these lands, the stipulation being the construction of a railway extends ing from Deming, N. M., to Cashilahompa bayou, on the Pacific coas! 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 1t is understood thut they are all Mormons, who now reside in Utah, [ Heirs to Land Valued at Millioas, SaAN AxTON10, Tex,, Dec. 21.—A very intrle cate and romantic story involving n great deal of clever detective work in the inner life of its characters, and which may havé for its ultimatum the restovation of o mag- nificent property to the heirs of a family scattered widely in Texas, has just ripened at the hands of Robert S. Summerlin of this city. The immense amount of property ine volved in the matter lends interest to the inhabitants of one of the largest cities in the union. For more than a ye Mr. Summerlin bas been at work in the maf ter of locating the descendants of a marriage of nearly a hundred years ago, and ouly yes terday was the last uding the chain of evidence completed. story is @ lonz one in detail, and many of the participants in it are lang since handfuls of dust, but the tie between the present and the half-forzotton past has beentraced out. In the year 1804 Fort Dearborii; on the present, sité of Chis cago, was founded the military gov= ernment of the United State At this time it s simply a trading post, aside from the garrison of soldiery, In command of the first troops to occupy the fort was Holliday, of the United States At that timo the Pottawattomie of Indians possession of many o miles of territory surrounding the About the year 1810 Colonel Holliday cried the daugiiter of one of the most pow= erful chieftains of the tribe. From this union have spr. s of todny. are now ying ¢ of land in and about the “Windy Ci which is valued at 20,000,000, Brano and Horatio Durst of Leon unty, John Durst of Tylee county, J. W. Blake and Hattie Moss of Limestone county, John S, Durst of Kimball county, Siumn d Hila Bateman of Leon county, B, J. and A. Louis Hodgk'ns of Dale las county, and James Drion, Mr. Sam Mars lin leaves for Chicago on Christmas day to begin active measures on behalf of the claime auts, all of whom he ropresents, e Kilted His Wife and Cat His Throat. Cmicago, Dee. 21.—Henry Christianson, sixty-one years old, residing at 4100 Drexel avenue, last night choked bis wife to death and then cut his throat. He resided with his daughter and her husband, who were abe sent untila late hour last night, This morn- ing the disc y wus made. The old mun was tuken to the tal, twelve miles dis- tant, with his throat cut from ear to « Ho cantot recover, It is supposed that the old man was jealous of his wile on account of heg generosity to the members of his family. Big Blaze in a Massachusetts Town, Arior, Mass, Dec The most dise astrous five ever known in Athol occurred tos day. The Masonic and Central blocks were completely destroyed, five merchants, the postofice, Masonic rooms, ete,, belng burned out. Iive persons were' serlously injured, Loss, $1335,000, Shot and Killed His S woetheart, New OnLeans, La., Dec. 21.—At New Iberia, La., last night Ephriam Mendaza shot and instantly killed Mary Crawson, hls sweotheart, while she was accompanied to @ of amusement by unother suitor, hing is probuble, The Weather F For Omaha and yicluity recast, Fair; statlonary | tempor For Nebraska, Towa and South Dakotdes 3 fuir; southerly winds,