Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, December 23, 1890, Page 1

NGmm— - “Rijgure, 1,100, and they feel sure that as North TWENTIETH YEAR. THE OMAHA TIE VERDICT 1N KILKENNY, [t Indicates That the Country Wants No More of Parncll, EXTENT OF THE PRIESTLY DICTATION. Not €uch a Bad Thing for Kilkenny After All-Ignorance of Voters—Scenes About the Polls, the 1Commight 16890 by James Gordon Bennstt.\ K1kessy, Deoe. 22,—[New York Herald Cable-Special to Bme Bee.)—North Kil- kenny has spoken and though the figures will not be known before tomorrow, I am confi- dont that Parnell is badly beaten, T suw him tonight and his faco and manner were clo- quent of defeat. It was not policy to admit defeat, and he did not do so until midnight, but he madeno claim of a majority and s e would not re-commence hostilities before New Years, There isa marked contrast between the two lamps tonight. Parmoll’s followers are like their chief —they are very down in the mouth, Davitt, Healy and other patriotsare confident in the highest degree. Healy and avitt ¢ put Hennessy’s majority at the same Kilkenny has gone so will go Trejand, Much has been said in this contest about clerical dietation; much also has been said about the fearful downfall of those who indulged in There has undoubtedly been some clerical dictation, thongh in many cases not more than advice was given and if my readers had seen what T have seen the last couple of weeks they would be com- pletely satisfied that clerical dictation is not such a bad thing fora large per cent of the electors of north Kilkenuey. There are no voters states to compore with this in ignorance. Why, it was conimon to find clectors who did mnot know the names of the candidates in the election that for weeks had been occupying the attention of the world, No Amcrican who has not visited Treland can concelve of the depth of ignorance in which a large portion of the peasantry is steeped. 1t is not pleasant to contemplate the result of this contest. It means much to Parnell and it also means muach to the priests. The latter were told by Parnell and his followers that defeat meant death to their influence, The priests have buckled on their armour aud fought ke members of the church militant 1n the time of the crusad There are eight polling disti in North Kilkenny. On all ronds leading to them this morning were long processions outside of the cars, Inthe first car sat the driver and the parish pricst, In the following cars were the electors who stood by him, Their veception was varied but generally favorable. Make Castle Comer for instance, The largest district in the division has 1,300 voters iuit. In camo a procession of farmers and were received with cheers by the wwns- people. In frout of each booth stood a priest, who explained the modus operandito the electors. At convenient points stood priests handing out ballots, in the Uuited large percentage | et mwmfl ground m?:l?n X O’Connor and about a dozen Parnellites. They did nothing but look on. The crowd gathered at intervals around them. The women were more ferocious than the men, Some of theirshouts wero: “Ah, ye have a had foce, ye divils; Kitty O'Shea and her 0ose petticoats.” In oneof the booths was Jonn Clancy, sub- sheriff of Dublin, a supporter of Parnell. He said to me that out of 130 votes 70 were cast by men who declared themselves illiterate, at the dictation of the priests who were afraid they would not keep their promises. This may bo discounted, for unless I rank as o failiro as A physiogomist fully that percentage of the eiections of that particular booth were illiterate. There was no disturbauce of any kind at Castle Comer, The eighty police had but httle to do and the soldiers were invisible. 'When the Parnell- ftes left the town they admitted that it was mearly solid against them. Ballywaggo was visited by Oarnell, but the district wus so hostile that hosoon left. Most of the voters went to the priests’ houses for ballots and instructions. There were about ten priests in sight. There ‘was no disturbance. Parnell expected much of Gowran and paid iv a visit, Davitt did the same and I must say of the two Da- vitt was received the most favorable. Par- nell stayed but a short time, Davitt stood to his guns to the last. Where Parnell expected the most solid vote, he did not get it. There were six pricsts on the ground, Abgut eight hundred votes were polled, The most went to Hen- nessey, Davitt was strongly backed during @ “the day by Roche and Crilly, - . At Kelmenagh 850 votes wero cast out of 440, The Parnellites claim over 800 and probably got 250 in this one stronghold. «Johnstown was the scene of a small dis- turbance. The Arlingford peoplo vote there. They were not satisfied with that but hooted the Johnstown people. The latter made a rush but were stopped by the police. The vote here was expoected to b even, but 1t has gone against Parnell, Deasy and Jor- dan weve to be personating agents at Fresh- ford, but amived lato and would not be ad- mitted, Parvell and Scully paid the place a visit. The polling for Grace's Old Castle was held at the court house at Kilkenny, Few votes were polled and only one incident occurred in the day. Parnell visited the place, saw 8 priest put his hand on & man's shoulder, and told him he had not a right to 40 50 In such a place. The priest apologized and said he did so from force of habit. Par- nell replied: I doun't believe you." The priest bowed but did not retort. Paruvell looked wretched tonight, and about 11 o'clock made a speech in which he sald he would not admit defeat. He spoke to & deputation of the workmen's club and toid them how much he depended upon them in the present strnggle. He spoke with great effort and without spirit, At midnight all his supporters acknowledge defeat. Everything is quiet tonight. There may be adisturbance wheo the result is announced tomorrow, but I hardly thiak so. A rumor which caused considerable excite- ment was circulated during the morning, It Wwas to the effect that a large number of miners had been coufined in a coal pitin order to prevent their voting. Wild threats were soon made by both sides and it was an- nounced that the miners would be rescued at gny cost. An investigation of the reports, owever, showed it to be nothing more alarming than a ‘“‘campaign lie" and howls of derision were exchanged be- tween the opposing parties when it became nown that the miners referred to would ater in the day march in a body to the polls. Provisions for Irish Sufferers, Loxnoy, Dec. 23,--[Special Cablegram to Tux Ber)—H, M. S, Maguet left Portsmouth today for the coast of Galway. The Magnet 15 loaded with meal and potatoes, together h a quantity of government stores of all scriptions. This cargoo is the first one of f series to be sent by the government 1o ve- lieve the distress of the famishing inhabit- ants of TIreland. 'Three other British gun- boats—-the Sea Horse, Britauarto and Grapply —which have been engaged in simi- lar work for some time past, have been or- dered to continue this duty for three months longer, when v is hoped there will be no further necessity for rendering assistauce along the coast, rnal's View [Special Cablegram bhe Freeman's oday that if th Tohn Pope H the game of Hughes and *‘the election of Vineen is the oneand only chance of winning home rule, and is also ‘the only chance for the clergy to use their legitimate influence. Parnell alone, according to the Journal, has the strengih to ents of Irish agitation, i ical control is most deeply rep The Freema Dunrix, Dec T B nounces return § playing to Journal an- Kilkenny clections y they will ba I Hugh Rice risce,”” The toad Followed th nggestions., 1y, Dec, al Cablegram to At the rious meetings of the yne branches of the national league yes- terday the priests, in accordance with the bishop's instructions, requested the people to form_lea independent of the control of the Dublin exexecutive, which, as is well known, warmly supports Parneil. At most of the meetings referrcd to resolutions in accordance with the bishop's suggestions were adopted, No Money for League Officers, Loxnoy, Dec. 1 Cablegram to Tne Brr.)—A circulor just issued informs the British branches of the national league that the services of those of the officials con- nected with such branehes will not be needed in future owing to the present financial posi- tion of tho league Baltour Going to freland. Duwsray, Dec. 23.—[Special Cablegram to Tur Bee1—It is announced here that Bal- four, chief secretary for Ireland, will visit Ulster in January for the purpose of making u s of aadr . It is presumed that his main efforts will be directed upon the city of Belfast. A Riot at Uarrick-on Dunviy, Dec. 2 uir, Tip- perary, tonight, a crown of Parnellites who attempted to make a bonfire of a pile of cop- ies of Davitt’s newspaper, were altacked and routed by Davit's sympathizers, several being wounded. uir. Claim Hennesey's Eleotion. —A dispatch from Kil- kenny to the v News says there is not the slightost doubt that Hennesey is elected by at least 1,500 majority. Chicago Irishmen CnicaGo, Dec. 22.—A rousing big meeting of Irish-Americans leld in Battery D to- night adopted, amidst_enthusiastic cheers, resolutions upholding Parnell and his recent Uphold Parnell, e A SYSTEM OF POOLING, It Will Be Adopted When the Present System 1s Perfected. Cmicaco, Dec. 22.—[Special Telegram to Tue Bre)-The Railway Press Bureau says: There is no guestion that the commit- tee having in charge the presidents’ agreo- ment will report in favor of an elaborate sys- tem of pooling. A careful canvass of Chi- ‘eago railroad men shows that they are a unit in the belief that the ouly salvation is either a division of traffic or of earnings. ¢ all prefer the latter, but are afraid to adopt it undor the present wording of the interstate commerce act. The Alton and Chicago, St. Paul & Kansas Ciy are the onl; two roads now hold- ing out t the agreement, but it comes from an authorative source that both will join the movement as soon as they arve satisfied that their interests will be tul protected. The Alton believes the simplest way out of the whose difficulty would be for the various roads honorably to maintain the agreements now 1 existence, but will not prevent unanimous action if assured that it will get its share of the traffic, Kansas Railroads Consolidating, Arcmisoy, Kan,, Dec. 22,—[Specialto Tne Bee.)—Flve local Missouri Pacific companies in the southern part of the state held a meot- ing in this city today and, under an act of the legislature passed two years ago, formally consolidated with the parent system. morrow six companies of the system will meet in Wichita for the same purpose, and during the week one company will meet in New York, By this act these companies lose their identity and become swallowed up by the big corporation. The municipalities that own stock in the companies are not affected as to their rights by the chunge, The Atchison Statement. Bostox, Mass,, Dec. 22.—[Special Telegram to Tue Bee.]—The Atchison, statement for October, including St. Louis and San Fran- sco, show gross earnings of $4,227,537, an rense of 300,530 5 net earnings of §1,504,- a decrease of $11 SleD NIGHTS OF RECIPROCITY, A New Secret Political Organization Forming Lodges Garex City, Kan, Dec, 22— A new se- cret political organization, recently referred to by the press at large as “Knights of Re- ciprocity,” is about to form a state or- ganization by organizing a grand lodge for Kansas. A number of applications are being received by the supreme oficers fordispensa- tlons to organize new lodges throughout the United States, and the indications point t6 a rapid growth of the order, e —— Ilinois Central Repair Shops Burned. Cuicago, Dec. 21.—The vaint shop and repair shop of the Illinois Central railroad was entirely destroyed by fire touight, In the first building were sixteen passenger worth $3,500 apiece, and in_the re- hop were four coaches nearly com- pleted, also valued at $3,500 apiece, The fire stopped just before a builuing containiag ver §150,000 worth of patterns was veached, The totalloss is Mendelsohn the Nihitist, Panis, Dec, 22.—|Special Cablogram to —1It is stated that Mendelsohn, the nihilist, has started for London, in which city he iutends to take up his residence. It is aunounced in this connection that Miller- aud will interpellate the government in the chamberof deputies in regard to Mendel- sohn's departure, it being intimated that the French police caused him to tuke this step. e e Another French Duel Areanged. Pants, Deo. 2.—Brousse, vice chaivman of the muni council of Paris, had a quarrel today with Dumay, a momber of the cham- ber of deputies. After un angry exchange of words Crousse struck the depity a blow in the face, Tonight arrangements were made for a duel - Huns and sSlavs Fighr, Jouxstowy, Pa., Dec, 22, —Itis just learned that a desperate fight took place in a mining town, some distance from here, Saturday night, among a colony of Huns and Slavs. Three people were fatally wounded. R vt The Weather Forecast, For Omaha and vicinity—Fair; colder, For Nebraska, lowa and South Dakota— Fa colder Tuesday and Wednesday, with cold wave; northwesterly winds. ‘BULL'S WARRIORS SURRENDER ! Big Foot and a Band of Hostiles Headed Off by Qolonel Sumner, AN EARLY SETTLEMENT HOPED FOR, Indian Agent MceLanghlin's Official Report on the Killing of Sitting Bull-Stands Iirst in the Hostile Camp. Piye Rinoe Acexcy, S. D., Dee. 92— [Special Telegram to Tur Ber]—Sitting Bull's band of 150 warriors led by Bi Foot have just surrendered to Colonel Sumner who with 200 soldiers succeeded in surrounding them 1n the vicinity of Standing Rock while making for the bad lands. General Miles looks for an early surrender of all the hostiles, The bad land leaders counted upon 800 Tndians from Standing Rock, including Sittiag Bull's band of 200 Tudions from the Cheyenne agency, and Humph and Big Foot's braves at Cherry creek and accessions from morthern agencies which would have swelled the hostise camps to over 10,000, “Had the conjunction been effected,” sald General Miles this morning, “these Indians in the absence of military protection could have massacred as many settlers as the Sioux did in the Minnesota troubles of 1862, Colonel Sumner,n his dispatch announcing the capture of Big Foot, says: *This cleans upthe Indians along the Cheyenne” He has orders to take the Sitting Bull and Big Foot parties into Fort Meade or, if more practicable, to Pierre. General Brooke wires that Turning Bear, with his band, tho ad- vance of the Pine Ridge delegation to the hostile camps, has arrived at the bad lands. General Brooke has sent word of the sur- render of the Sitting Bull people and Big Foot and thinks this news will ald his ambassadors in their work of hurrying in the recaleitrants. Brave Bear, the Pine Ridge policeman who brought in Little, the Indian who precip tated the dificulty at the agency by drawing aknife and assaulting a policoman, says that Short Bull wants to leave the bad lands,while Kicking Bear insists upon defiance. The In- dians here, he says, believe that the party who went out will at least succeed in aiding Short Bull to come in with his followers, A peaceful solution of the dificulty now seems probable, but, as General Miles remarked, “Bad news. may. comd in later in the day.” General Miles is of the opinion that the death of Sitting Bull left the hostile conspiracy without a head and that an early surrender is probable. The Report Officinlly O W simNG1oN, Dec, 22.—General Schofleld has received a telegram from General Miles dated Rapia City, S.D., December 22 as fol- lows: “I believe all the followers of Sitting Bull are captured. Colonel Sumner reports today the capture of Big Foot's band of Sioux numbering 15, He has been one of the most defiant and threatening.” STANDS FIRSTS STORY. fiemed. He Says the Hostiles Baraly Gave Him Pise Kmar AceNoy, S. D. (via Rushville, Neb.), Dec. 22.—[Special Telegram to Tie Bek.]—Stands First, widely known as one of the most sagacious and bravest of Indian scouts, returned from a spying orrand to the hostile camp last bight, General Brooke sent him out last Thursday and he spent all of Saturday in the camp of the savage clan. He had been within the camp grounds but a few hours, he said, when he was threatened with his life. Then he made an attempt to deliver the advice of peace which he had been told to give. As soon as he commenced to speak, he says, the hostiles, of whom he saw over four hundred in one bunch alone, set up a series of war howls that completely drowned what he said. They crowded around him, making him the center point of a great circle. Having done this they leveled their guusat him. The howling then ceased and the spokesman for the bloodthirsty gang ad- dressed him. He was told that they, the hostiles, had listened to their peace tall. They would hear no more of it. They would never again allow an advocate of peace to leave their camp alive. Statements they had previously made to the big peace party sent out a week ago to the effect that the white soldiers were cowards and afraid to fight them were reiterated with a more mad vio- lence than ever. They taunted him with assertions that he, Stands First, was acting likea woman; thathe was not worthy of being an Indian and that he was a cowardly slave of the white man, To this last charge, Stauds First says that he replied : “If you think me a coward shoot, me but if you do there are many more whom you will have to fight when I am gone. Kill me, kill me. You are too cowardly to kill me. You are acting like fools to refuse to give up yourdesigns of war, What will become of your old men, your squaws and your children when the soldiers come and you are killed, as will surcly be the case if you persist in this way of doing!" “When the soldiers come, when the sol- diers come,” moclked the hostiles. *“The sol- diers ave cowards ; they will not fight us, As for our families, wo have been ready for a month to show how we can protect them. Before he left their camp Stands First says that the hostiles told him they had field glasses and through them had seen soldiers (probably Carr's command) many, many miles to the southwest of them, A fter leaving the hostile camp hesaw young Indian warriers a long way off shooting, apparently, judging by their peculiar antics, having a skirmish with the soldiers. The scout councluded his talk by saying that he passed the party of 134 friendlics going on the flual peace errand and that left here yesterday morning. Ho says their er- rapd will be fruitless, for he has every reason to believe that they will not be allowed to enter thecamp. Stands First believes there aroarea few in the bad lands camp who would come jn but they amount to nothing, he says, in comparison to those whom it will be totally impossible to budge a particle from their determination to fight, Included in the great lot of provisions taken out by this last peace party to the hos- tiles were three wagon loads of Omaha crackers, C.H.C. THE CHRIST, HOPKINS, He Says He is the Indian Messiah in a Poetic Way. Pixe Ringe Acexcy, D. D, (Via Rush- ville) Dee. 22.—[Special Telegram to Tue Bk, | —A medium sized, well dressed, quite good looking looking man about forty years old, with evidently cousiderable education, appeared hore today, clauming to be Christ, the Messiab., Hois dead broke and possibly alittle daft, The Indian police ran him in on the charge of being & stranger unpossessed of the necessary pass to the agency grounds. Ho was taken before Agent Royer just before dinuer and given a hearing. He said bis at he lived in name wos A, C. llnl‘:kll\:'a 3 lour years 1 the Nashua, Ia., and had serv war, .’ I claim to be Christ, the Messiab, in a poetic sense,” sald he. * same poet sense in which Hiawatha, Seccates and Gen- eral Grant are considered and esteemed the world over," I ““l'm\'u that you are Christ,” said Agent oyer, “Give me more time to go among these In- dians and I will,” replied the stranded pro- hibitionist. “I'll give yon just one honr to get ont of town,” “answered the agent, “‘and in tho meantime you will bein eharge of a police- mau." “Let me question him a little said Mr. Cooper, the special representative of the In- dian department at Washiugton, who has been here a month or more. “All right, go ahead; I've no objections," said Royer, In the meantime the office had become packed with Indians and army officers, “Porform some unusual act,” began Coover, “which will prove you possessed of supernatural power.’? “Idon’t claim 1o be possessed of super- natural power. ““How, then, can you preve yourself to be Christ “I'm Christ in a pootie way. The Indians aro a poetic race, 'They are nature and I am nature,” “'Are you the Christ that Porcupine away up north and kicked up such a dev a row telling about 1t 2" ““No, sir; I'm from Iowa," “Can you talk Sioux (" “'No, sir.” “Any Indlan language? “Nosir,” ‘“How do you expect to communicate with the Indians i “By my eyes and hands.” “What do you waut to communicate to these Indian: “The fact that the new message that has come to them teaches peace instead of war." **Who sent you here “Christ." “Can you prove {1 “Yes, if it was necessary, but T don't want to do it here," ‘Whyi “Cause I'd be ridiculed.” aroing to American Horse, a shrewd old Indian who stood by, Mr. Cooper said : “American Horse, 'what do you think of this man for a Christ! Does his appearance carry out your idea in that line " “Humph,” grunted Ameriean Horse, “‘give him to the police.” Then Lieutenant Benham, who had been an interested listener, took 'the *‘christ” in hand and put him through asearching cro examination. The tman stood it wonderfull well so far as artful answers to the questions put to him by the lieutenant was concerned. The stranger showed ot the slight- est indication of insanity all through the examination exespt in the one particular of insisting upon tho claim that as Christ. While the questioning was going on it was observed thata great throng of Indians were gathering outside the offico and that they were talking excitedly and pointing to the room. where “Christ’ va Ageat Royer thenordered the man time cut short and that he leave forthwitn. As he was getting through or rather being hustled through by apolicaman it oceurred to me I had heard the name A. C. Hopkins in connection with the Indians troubles. Push- ing through the crowd, I held a brief conver- sation with him, which resulted in my ascer- taining that he was' the same man who kickea up all the trouble among the Indians in the vicinity of Menominee, Wis., a short time ago and for which he was arrested, taken to Milwaukee, jailed and but recently.released. I also founa that he spoke Chippewa very fluently, Ho is also the same individual who achieved some national reputation by advocating the pansy as our national flower. ¥ A large number of the T gathered recognized h(lm,. forward shook eartily. ““Where are you geing when you leave here,” 1 asked. “I am going to see General Miles and then I'm going to push into the Bad Lands all alone, if necessary. Christ went into the wilderness without fear and Ican do what he did,” was his reply. A conveyance having been procured the dangerous pretender to divinity was put into it and driven away. Before being arrvested. Hopkins was seen golng thfough the Indian camp here with awhite blanket wrapped avound him and uttering brief but alarming sentences in Sioux to all the Indians he met C. H. C, FIGHT WITH HUMI”S BRAVES. Troops from Colonel Sumner's Com mand Have a Brush with Indians, Rieio City, S. D., Dec, 22.—[S; Telegram to Tue Bee.]—Troops from Colo- nel Sumner’s command had a_ skirmish yes- terday with a number of Indians from Hump's band who are on their way to join the hostiles in the bad lands. None were usly burt. More troops have been sent The report has been received of a large number of Indians trying o join those in the bad lands, but the number is believed to be exaggorated. Yesterday ten cowboys ambusned a num- berof bucks near Battle Creek, killing one and wounding others. The cowboys cap- tured a numoer of ponies and saddles. The Killing of Sitting Bull, Was oy, Deo. 22.—The commissioner of Indian affairs has received from I[ndian Agent McLaughlin a report on the fight be- tween the Indian police and the followers of Sitting Bull on the 15th Inst, when that chief was captured. The report does not differ materially from woat has already been printed. The agent speaks in v igh terms of the judgment and bravery of the Indian police, and strongly urges the governiment to give them some substantial reward for their services. Hoalso urges that generous allowances be made for the families of those killed. Beside the Indian police four volunteers, ( Eagle, Spotted Thunder, Otter Robe and Young Eagle, who participated in the fight, are spoken of as deserving recognition. To Inquire Into Sitting Bu'l's Death, Wasminaroy, Dee. 23,—1In the house today Mr. Blanchard of Louisiana offered for re- ferencea preamble and resolutions calling for the appointment of a committee of five to inquire into the killing of Sitting Bull and the immediate causes leading thereto, The committee will also investigate the existing Indian troubles in the nortawest. The preamble recites thatthe killing “‘ap- poars to have been accomplished under ci cumstances recognized neither by the laws of war nor those of peace,” and the resolution directs the committee to investigate *whether astate of war existed which justificd his summary taking off, and if not what justifi- cation there was for his violent death'at the bands of Indian police in the employ of the government,” —_—— The Strike In Sootland. ILASGOW, —I[Special Cablegram to Tne Ree. |-The railway strilers have so far succeeded i paralyzingtrafic throughouy this district that very few trains are run- ning. Pickets of strikers are stationed at many points and they are trying to induce tho few engine drivers Pemaining at work to join the strikers, LaNangsmre, Dee. 22.—[Special Cable- gram to Tue Bee.]—~The strikers are con- ducting their operations with much vigor. Their pickets are dolnF good work. All of the mineral aud most of the passeanger traffio bas already been stopped, and there does not scom to be any prospect of an early settle- went of matters in dispute, The strike is spreading rapidly. About three thousaud men have already left their work and it is expeeted that an additional thousand men will quit work tonight. Latest reports tonight are that the strike is spreading. The Swger sewlag machine works were compelled 1o shut dows becauso of the strike, throwing 4,000 per 01s out of employment, FLASH LIGHT FLOMFLAMMERS Two Bogus Electricians Suddenly Coms to Griof in Council Bluffs, IT WAS A TEMPTING JOINT STOCK FAKE C. D. Covell of Omaha Jailed, Charged with Obtaining $500 from G. A, Schoedsack Undore False Pretenses. Abouta month ago two men engaged a small building on Broadway, Council Bluffs, taking alease for a few days with the privi lege of keeping the building an Indefinite time The men gave the namds of C. D. Covell and W. Bellard, After renting the room they hauled over from Omaha several small and apparently second-hand storage batteries, with a bundle or two of insulated electriclight wire anc hox of sixteen-candle power incandescent Edison lamps, ‘Lhey at tached abouta dozen of these to each of the storage Datteries and the morn- ing and the evaning was the first da The second opened about 7 0'tlock the succeeding evening with a bril liant illumination in the old building that made it fairly glitter in its resplondancy; and attracted a great deal of notice from the throngs on the streot., The window curtains were thrown to the top of the sash and the multitude invited to come and sco the niuth wonder of the world, a little voltaic battery that was capable of supplylng a dozen incon- descent lights for an indefinite period. Back of each storage battery were half a dozen common battery jars, containing the usual copper and zine plates and blue vitrol solution for the generation of the ordinary low ten- sion electric currents. These common jars were pointed out by the two men in charge ns being the source of light and power that was capable of maintaining the dozen lamps all night if necessa and resting from the exer- n and recuperating during the day by run- uing a few small motors, It was a modern wonder, and the crowds stood around with open eves fixed with pure astonishment. But the fellows were looking for people of the sucker variety, who would come around with open mouths and pocket books. Elaborate arrangements were made to induce the visits of this kind of game, and the fellows in charge took great pains to describe the ap- paratus in detail, but keeping in profound seclusion the great secrot they had discoy- ered, which was to revolutionize the electric light and power business of the world. The fellows incidentally announced that th came dirvect from Boston and haa stolen away from the Hub of intelligence and wealth and come to Council Bluffs solely for the purpose of escaping from the greed of eastern capitalists who were dotermined to et control of the grand invention, even if it cost millions of dollars. After attracting a great deal of attention, on the second night of their advent and when the room was full of people almost stupified with astonishment, the ‘‘electricians” an- nounced their intention to close up and get a littlo rest, and prepare for grander demon- stratlons on the morrow, and the morrow night, The lights were turned out and the crowd hustled out, and the old building had lost its brilllancy. The remainder of the evening was spent in calling upon promiuent citizens and inviting them to come down and wnmu&:::‘ mdcrn wo'gg:r& "l‘r;: b‘:i"n‘:lcl:‘ro-‘: W €O ut a few filling the jars, at a costof about 60 cents a jar, each battery would run twelve incan- déscent lights for seven hours each night 516 5 8IA) anloF ot L/ bies @ach day for a little period of seven months, 1t was ex- plained that the batteries could be put into every house in the country where the owner had the ability to hustle up $9), and then the company that was to be organized would make a clean $50 on each one, They wanted to organize a stock company and make Coun- cil Bluffs the great head center of illumina- tion, the light of the world, as it wewe, and for ' this purpose would place $10,000 worth of stock at 50 conts on the was @ reat scheme, and when 'y both became madly en- Among the prominent business men and capitalists in the Bluffs taken down to see the plant were S. B. Wadsworth, C. R. Hannan, L. H, Hanscom and man, others. They would bo taken in very stealthily by one or the other of the alleged electricians, but who could only get into the building by observing a series of raps and signals, when the door would be opened by the other fellow, This proceedure tended to make the investigating capitalists suspicious rather than enthusiastic, and the brilliant il- lumination that followed the turning of a switch was not sufficient to reassure them. The belief was fixed that the fellows had tapped an eleetrie light or motor wire and were stealing the currvent used. The matter was brought to the attention of Tue Bee, and & reporter made three at tempts to get into the building either at night or in the day time, but admittance was re fused him upon specious pretexts, Threeap- vointments were made with other parties who had become interested in the matter in good faith, but each time whén_he appeared the raps and sigouls given by his fricna failed to bring a spark of light or a response. The place was dark and deserted each night and during the day the blinds were kept closely drawu. After the fourth day tho outfit pulied out in the night as mysterious as it came and dropped out of sight al- together, The reportorial hunt for a swindle was then dropped. Yesterday afternoon the great discovery was brought to the surface again in the shape of an information filed by G. A. Schoedsack, proprietor of the Twin City steamn dye works, charging C. D. Covell, the all-round rustler of the concern, with obtaining money under false pretenses, On Sunday 1t was found that oveill had returned to Omuha, and a scheme was arranged to induce him to go back to Council Bluffs, Oue of the partics who had taken a deep in- terest in the matter sent word to the fellow that another man was ready to take a block of “stock” and would pay $1,000 down, He was tomeet him in Rettigg's barber shop, next door to the building where the plant had been located. Instead of meeting a willing victim he encountered Deputy Cusic with a warrant for bis arrest, and fifteen minutes later he was in the Pottawattamie county jail, The whole story then came out. The W, Bellard of the firm was one of the chief operators of the notorious Don Carlos lumber company of Omaha, and the man calling him- self Covell was his cappe Their plan was very simple. The batteries were simply two ald common storage affaivs. When charged with 1,000 volts of current they would maintain twelve lamps for fiva hours. The jars were only a blind. The batteries were small and easily lfted, and each night after miduight they were loaded on a wagon and taken to the Omaha electric light works and charged and brought over before daylight. Among the Council Bluffs people who took a deep interest in the matter was Dr, F, P, Bellinger, and he had agreed to take $1,500 in stock when convinced the thizg was not a fraud. When the outfit left they went to the northern partof the state and set up the fake in LeMavs. Here the batteries became exhausted and the lights went out. Covell claimed that something was wrong with them which could only be fixed by taking them down to Sioux City, Dr. Bellinger had sent his brother with the outfit aud he followed Covell to Bioux City, saw him take the batteries to the station and et them chavged. A talk with the electri- clan at the light station convinced him that the thing was a fraud, and he returned to Council Bluffs and acquainted his brother with the facts. After the arvest of Covell yesterday tho history of his transaction with the dyeworks man came out. Covell came to Schoedsack, Wwho bad spent several nights in the brilliancy of the lights and was one of the worst blinded of the many moths attracted, and told nim that 5. B. Wadsworth had paid in $1,000 for stock, Bellinger 1,500 and that Frauk Ret- tigg, the barber, had taken showed him Rettigg's che ' this representation he ind invest 00 in cold cash, amount of stock issued him, ¢ the dye man is the only vietin was great enough to induce hin bard-earned dollars. No complaint has been made against the lumber company contingent in the swindle, but it was intimated last evening that the Omaha police would be asked to hold him. e warrant forthe arrest of Covell was issued from Judge McGee's conrt, The date of the hearing has not Leen fixed, 00 worth and 30, Upon wedsack to alf of the as known ose faith invest his — - RUMORED NEW ARCHEBISHOPS, Katzer for Milwau Scanunell for Omaha and Scanlan for Salt Lake. Rowme, Dec, It is announced that at the coming consistory Bishon Katzer will be appointed archbishop of Milwaukee, Bishop & \bishop of Omala and Bishop Sc: ke, CONGR DINGS, “din the Scnate on the 1 Election BiL Thitty-two senators all, twelve less than a nt-at-arms was directed nceof theabsent senators, In the cowrse of half an hour a quorum ap: peared, The senate passed the bil®to estap- lished a record and pension office of the war department. The conference report on the Sioux reser- vation bill was adopted. Mr, Cullom, by request, introduced a bill to incorporate the Pun-Amierican transporto- tation company. Referred. M, Hoar gave notice t this afternoon ask the until 8 o'clock. Mr. Spooner submitted va reports on public building u to, The house amendment to the senate amend- ment to tho urgent deficiency bill (striking out the appropriati Debate ¥ W AsmNG1ON, Do responded to the roll quorum, The ser, to request the pr he would at nate to take a recess 18 conference ures. Agreed Discussion_on sumed, Mr. Higgins taking the floor, Com- mentitic on Mr. Stewart's opposition to it, he said that senator's objections were not that it had faults, but thut it did ot have faults not that aforce bill, but that it was not a foree bill. He discussed at gr the management of elections in various : to show the necessity for the reform proposed in the pending measure. As to the clnim of the southern senators that they could ot endure negro domination, Mr. Higgins believed there never was a day when south- orn white leaders could not have had the Nearty support and foliowing of the black men of the south for the asking. He had al- s considered that one L service the democratic party had rondeved was its cor railing and bringing into its fold all of the people who were the least fitted to discharge the functions of American citizens, And why, he asked, had not the southern white democrats done the same with the blackst Mr. Re: replied that the reason was that in the reconstruction period the carpet baggers made the blacks b ® that the whites were their enemies and avrayed the blacks in an oat pound league to vote the republican ticket, Tr. Higeins denied that the problem of mantiood suffrage ever had a chance at the south. The pending bill was moderate, nec- pand just. 1t would bring no ' more co than the present law. If1t did the senators could nothely “They could not take the responsibility of refusiug to do right ' because others would do wrong, Mr. Voorhees opposed the bill, he open- ing part of his speech consisted of a eriticism of President Harrison for that portion of s message 10 congress urging the passuge of the election bill. If Mr. Harrison, he said, should undértake to put on the stage ‘‘a school for hypocrisy” he could not do better Tha eTatea. 6 41E KA MonbeY etCerions: that related to ‘honest elections: rank corruption of the election of 1888 was resting, folded awav in *‘blocks of five,” and was fresh and still carefully preserved in the minds of the American people. Mr. Voor- hees charged that within sixty days after the incoming of the present administration an extensive, powerful and corrupt conspir- acy was formed to import a certain class of voters from distant parts of the country into Indiana, West Virgima and Connecticut in order to secure majorities in those states for the republican tteketin 1892, Proof of it had been published in the New York World on Octgper 4 last, including a letter from Hus- ton,Measurer of the United States, to Mr. Lindsay, author of the plan, *‘declaring him- self heartily in favor of the scheme,” and saying that he would speak to the p dent about it. It was painful, Mr. Voorhces re- arked, to reflect that a man who knew Ben- jamin Harrison better than any other man in public life and had ried him and his for- tunes through the stormy and corrupt. cam- paign of 1888 in Indiana, felt himself wur- ranfed in submitting for his consideration and approval a corrupt project for the over- throw of honest resident majorities by a shameless colonization of black voters from the south, and yet that man (Huston) re- tained the high ofice; had met with no re. buke. The names of Dudley and Quay hav- ing been introduced in connection with this scheme, Mr. Voorhees sait he took no pleas- ure in commenting on the names of men con- nected with that conspiracy, but he would not remain silent when even the most exalted dignitaries of the government were found conspiring, plotting and burrowing amid filth and corruption to overthr ghtful majorities in indiana and to piace her peopie under the rule of the lowest negro element that could be bought and imported from the south, Mr. Voorhees went on to read letters from Quay and from other republican vepre- sentatives from Iudiana, approving of the colonization plan, as well' as correspondonce between Lindsay and his co-worker in the enterpr Whitehead of North Carolina, giving some of the points of the plan and suggesting that some 5,000 negroes from North Carolina must be placed in Indiuna, In one of the carliest epistles of Lindsey to his confederate, said Voornees, the following ch and histo morsel of advice and in- struetion wa Now, my dear friend, read this lette h, T hope, will put you in better spirits, and, in the language of one of our greatest statesmen, burn this letter. Do not tear it up, but burn it.” Mr. Voorhees spoke at length against the election bill, appea for fair play for the south and declared that in every oue of the southern states the 1 es had received more und higher political honors than in all the north- ern states put together, Mr. Hoar at 6 p. m. moved that the senate take a recess until 8 o'clock. The vote was — yeas, 20; nays, h—no gnorum. Mr, Hoar said he had noticed since the motion was made that a number of democratic senators had left the chamver and others did not vote, As it seemed impossible to get a quorum, ho moved to adjourn, and this was done. giv Wasnixaroy, Dee. —After three or four measures ting tothe District of Columbia were disposed of the house adjourned, e Only to Correct an Error. Bostox, Mass., Dec, 22.— [Special Telegram to Tre Bre.|—It is ofticially given out thav the ut report of the recording of a Union Pacific mortgage i Fremont, Dodge county, Nobraska, arose from the fact that the Union Pacific sinking fund 8 per cent mortgage loan to the Union trust company of New York for $16,000,000 dated in 15738, was recorded a se ond time in that county to correct an e made when it was first recorded, T Secured a Bonded Warehouse, WasniNgroy, Dee. 22— |Special Telegram to Tur Ber,] —The tréasury department has accepted the proposition for a floor in the Bushman buliding to be occupied as a bonded warehouse for Omaha, The order declaring that bullding a vonded warchouse will issue at once and the floor now being occupied for that purpose under tho present postofiice will be vacated and muiling rooms arvanged, A Bankrupt'Vuryman, Pams, Dec, 2.—La Laterne today pub- lishes a statoment to the effect that one of the jurymen who tried Byraud and Bom pard was~ bankrupt, which, says the paper, annuls the verdict, or — NUMBER 188, PRESIDENTIAL PREFERENCES, Result of an Elaborate Inquiry Among the Farmers of the Conntry, OVER ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND ANSWERS Blaine the Favorite Among the Ree publican Candidates and Cleves land the Cholce for Democratio Standard Bearer. SPrINGFIELD, Mass,, ately p) of far qu scale for the past threo mouths by cultural Pross of Springfleld conneetion with other farming wls wost and east. Nearly ore hundred and ten thousand cards have been veceived in ¢ I'ho ques- tions were on pra sonomic and potiti- iden on the tariff, ailroads and telo= Deo, 22,4 nned canvass toascertain the opinions s throughout the country on ce stions has been conducted on an extensive the Agri- in Joul swer. tical, ¢ cal issues, fncluding an government ownership of graphs, ete. The final qu fon was: ““Who should be the republican and democratio nominees for the presidency in 18020 The answors have been fully tabulated only so fae as they velate to this last question, but enough has been done to show that federal * aid to agricultural education and teaching in agricultural scionce in rural public schools are overwhelmingly endorsed. The sentiment regarding govern« ment ownership of railroads is quite evenly divided. Many who voto h own- ership insist on " government supervision and full control of railronds, I fows ex- prossed as 10 the new tavift lay city and proposed modification of the national land \mli vy are sodiverse that it will be some days bofore they sitied. to the vote for;presidential explained that ‘the journals interestod the November the farmers were es and old me res, advocated Secretary Rusk and Congrossinan Hatch as the proper republi- s and democratic standard bearers foe In spite of this, however, the farmers expressed theiv preforence for presidential candidates in the following manner: REPUBLICAN CANDIDATES, in= clections as means weary of old "Chiesojournnls Midale Contral States n St e Northwest wciflo Const he South Total. Of tho scattering republican lends with 5,663, followed by MuKinley with #,0:20, all but 256 0f these cards havinz been mailed before the November elections. Depew . has 2,727 and Plumb of Kansas a goodly showing, but the rest are mostly for “'a farmer.” In the scattering democratic votes Gover- nor Patterson of Penusylvania leads with over 1,800, Curlisle has 700 and Governor Russell of Massachusetts 500, the othors being for “a farmer —_— THE KEAN FALLURE, Many More Depositors Institute Pros ceedings in Court. Cuicaao, Dee, 22.~Suits were begun today v auumber of other depositors in 8. A. w's bank, who want the amount of their deposits returned on the und that the bank was insolvent when the monoy was de- posited. At the present rate, if ail the claims of persons who made deposits within thirty days before the suspension are allowed they promise to eat up nearly all the assets (o the the exclusion of the other creditors, The assets continue to grow less, Tt is mow estimated that the bills receivable, scheduled at $270,000, will not realize $100,000. An iuvestigation of the bank's books shows further that Mrs, Cul- ver's account was overdrawn £,500 and Mar- tin Culver's account #,600. Martin Culver appeared in court, this morning and vestified that Mrs, Culver had au_interest in the bank to the amount of $33,000, aud as far s ho knew there never had been u settlement of the partnership account, though ho had en- deavored to secure one. Witness believed the business was profitable, but that Kean conducted it in an extravagant manner and could never be brought, to muke a statement, Culver testitied thyfl his wife's interest con- sisted of notes and mortgages, on which the bank was ouly able to realize ,000. Of these securitics §25,000 v in the shape of notes and mor miven by a man named Hanchett simply a5 accommodation paper, “Phe fact turned out that Kean hud inclided these accommodation sceuvities in his stato- ment of assets toa comme 1 agenc It appeared according to the testimony of the cashier that, Kean had renewed the paper for over $16,000, his only security being swamp land contracts, ‘The books showed that Kean had discounted bis own paper for §32,- 000 and his wife's for 10,000, Clark Woodman of Onlaha, filed & petition this afternoon Lo recover a large amount of seeu 5 in the shape of motes and cortifi- cates of stock sent 10 Kean & Co. a couple of weeks ugo to be converted into cash and held to Lis order. Other Business Troubles, Forr Wortn, Tex,, Dec, ~Bateman Brothers, wholesale g failed today, Liabilities probably over §i00,000; assets not computed Tirox, N, H,, Dec. 22, —E. P, Parsons & manufacturers of woolens, are financially cmbarrassed vrniie, Oklahoma, Deo, Chief Jus- tice Green decided this morning that the assignment of the Commercial bank was void, Ho will appoint a receive: New Onieaxs, La., | At a meeting of the s of V. und A. Myera state- ment was made showing thut ‘the amount to $2,756,000 and the liabilities §1,645, ‘Phe firm asks for one, two und three on, promising to pay in full, Dec. Dennis Fox, dry goods and cloaks, today confessed judgments ageregaling Bostoy Charles T, Se verns & vo failed. Liablli- ties, $20,000; assets, a little more . e The Raum Investigation, WasiNGToN, Dec. Miss J. Roush, & clork In the pension office, testified before the Raum investigation committee today, She had written one letter at Tanner's re- quest on business connected with tno sefrig- erator company. The letter was written aftor service hours, After the examination of a number of other witnesses the, committee adjourned subject to call P Ca "y c. 99 S A Mormon Dreoiston, Wasiminaron, Dee. 22.—The supreme court of the United States today rendered a decis- fon in the Mormon polygamy case, holding that the wifo was not & competent witness agaiust ber husbaud where polygamy is the crime charged,