Nebraska Newspapers

    THE TKIBUNE.
F. Itt. & E. HI. KOOIEJLI * , Pub .
McCOOK , NEB.
OVER THE STATE.
KILLED BY CAVING EARTH.
Fapillion special to the Omaha Bee : At
6 o'clock this evening three men were killec
and several badly maimed by the caving in
of a bank in the big cut on the Missouri
Pacific grade , north of town. The accident
occurred on the work of Contractors Jen
sen and Knight , of Omaha. Tho cut where
the accident happened is the deepest on the
new lino of the Missouri Pacific. Dirt waa
being moved by small dump cars , and a
channel eighty feet wide was being dug
through the hill to allow the cars to run
through. The banks on each side were
forty feet high and very steep. A gang oi
fourteen men wero in the cut at the time oi
the accident , which came without warning.
Nearly all were buried , but five crawled out
unuided. A largo forceof workmen soon
began the work of digging out the buried
men. John Conlon waa one of the first
brought to the surface. Dr. Bond , of Pa-
pillion , examined him and found several
ribs broken. Antonio Rasmusson was
taken out with both arms broken. Chris
Oleson wan brought out alive , but his spine
is broken. He will die. Henry Walter ,
John Rierdon and Con Shehan were dead
when found. The bodies were put on a
dump car and taken to the camp near by.
By this time the men were greatly excited.
One man stood on top of the car contain
ing the corpses of his comrades and vio
lently denounced the contractors for send
ing the laborers into such a death trap. Ho
was quieted by more cool headed com
panionsOwing to the bad feeling of the
workmen toward the contractors Dr. Bond
had the bodies of the dead men brought
here , where an inquest was held. The
wounded men were sent to the Omaha hos
pital. All the men killed were strangers in
this locality , having come hero from tho
east recently. The coroner's jury exouer-
.ated the contractors from any blame.
A STRANGER'S SUDDEN" DEATH.
Lincoln special to tho Bee : T. D. Sulli
van , a plumber by trade , came to Lincoln
from St. Joe Wednesday last and stopped
at the St. Charles house. Saturday he was
taken sick and died Sunday. An autopsy
was had to-day , .if tcr which he was buried.
All that is known concerning Sullivan is
that ho formerly lived in Chicago and has a
wife there , whose maiden name was O'Shea ,
Tim Monahan , turnkey of the Chicago
avenue station , is also a relative of Sulli-
Van. The physicians who held the autopsy
give his death from natural causes , and no
inquest was held by the coroner. The
plumbers in the city bore the. expense of a
cofBn and the burial.
THE ALLEGED MAN J3 URNER *
By the way , it isn't exactly the thing for
the younger editors in Nebraska to talk
about the burning of a man at thestakeby
I. P. Olive. He was never seriously accused
of that. These were the circumstances : A
man was accused of stealing cattle from
Olive's herd and a warrant was issued for
his arrest and put ibto the hands of a
17 deputy sheriff. Ho went out after tho ac
cused with a posse of one. On arriving at
the residence of the man sought , the deputy
and his friend were fired upon by him and
a companion and the deputy was killed
and the arrest was not made. Subse
quently the two menwerearrestby a larger
force and while being taken away for safe
keeping by the captors , tho prisoners were
rescued from the sheriff by a number men
supposed to be Olive and his employes , anc
were afterwards found near the scene o
the first murder hanging to an extempor
ized gallows and their bodies partially
burned.
It was not denied that the Olive crowd
had lynched the prisoners. The question
was , did they wantonly set fire to the
corpses or was it as was claimed by those
supposed to be the lynchers , that the
prairie was accidentally fired and that the
burning grass communicated the fire tc
their clothes. Tho circumstances pointec
with sufficient certainty to the fact thai
they were first hung. It required a hcatet
imagination to conceive that they were
burned first and afterwards hung. The
prairie was burned all around the place
and tho dispute was whether the prairie
caught from the burning clothes of the
lynched pair or whether the burning prairie
communicated the fire to the clothes of the
hanging men.
Olive was a Texan of bad reputation for
peace and quiet , yet he had many stauncl'
friends in Texas and in his own county it
Nebraska , and there is no reason , now thai
the passions of the hour have subsided , to
believe that he was peculiarly atrocious
and that ho would offer an indignity to
dead men's bodies , much less burn anybody
alive.
It was nothing extraordinary for the bor
der , and indeed it has frequently happened
a good ways east of the border , that lynch-
ings have followed promptly the murder o !
a law officer while endeavoring to make an
arrest. It was the partisan troubles be
tween the cattlemen and the homesteaders
that made it such a close shave for the
men who were guilty of this particular
lynching.
Happily , Nebraska is now too securely in
the possession of the tillers of the soil to
make such a state of feeling again possible
as existed , for some time after this Custer
county tragedy. [ Lincoln Journal.
2ZLSCELLANEOU8 STATE MATTERS.
A RESIEENT ot JSlm Island , while return
ing from Gibbon in tho dark on horseback ,
sustained severe injuries by colliding with
a barbed-wire fence. Tho horse was so
badly cut that a charge of buckshot was
deemed the best medicine that could be used.
A NUMBER of Scotia lots are to be sold
on the lottery plan. The purchasers pay
55 and draw for tho order in which they
are to select the property. As some of the
lots have been built upon , tho first choices
will bo valuable.
XHE democratic congressional convention
of the First district will-meet at Falls City
on the 24th of September.
Titos. J. WALKER accompanied by Wm.
Thompson and W. F. Warne , of Washing.-
ton , D. C. , all connected with the office of
commissioner of railroads , have arrived in
Omaha to examine the books of the Union
Pacific railroad company , to see that all is
straight in regard to the 25 per cent of the
net earnings that goes to the government.
It will take the next two weeks to look
over the figures.
PIIOP. BRAYTON made a balloon ascen
sion in Lincoln the other day. It was his
intention , if possible , to reach Omaha ,
but owing to the scantiness of his attUw
and a premature escape of gas , which
greatly inconvenienced him , he was com
pelled when only twelve miles from Lin
coln to descend.
LONG Pine special : Just as tne evening
passenger train pulled into Long Pino lost
evening ono Altschuler , a land agent of
Ainsworth , attacked and gave Reese Mayes ,
the editor of the Long Pine Bugle , a severo
threshing. The rause woe some scurrillous
matter published in last week's Bugle re
flecting on the character of Altschuler.
THE Union Pacific is making extensive
improvements in and about Beatrice. Tho
Union Pacific headquarters building at
Omaha will be ready for occupancy about
September 22.
THE teachers' institute of Cherry county
was well attended and a great success.
J. D. WHITE , of Mt. Carroll , 111. , is looking
through some of the larger Nebraska towns
in search of a runaway girl from that place.
The young lady is described as rather
pretty , with black hair cut short , and
round face with regular features.
WHEN tho passenger train on tho F. , E.
& M. V. came in from the north yesterday
afternoon , says tho Fremont Tribune , a
Chinaman who died on the train at Scrib-
nor was taken off , and buried in the pot-
tersfield by direction of Sheriff Curran of
Dodge county. He had in , his pockets
$8.55 in money and a second class ticket
from Council Bluffs to San Francisco. He
also had a check for baggage which was
taken on to Missouri Valley. The Celestial
was from Deadwood.
SEC car loads of Lincoln people went to
Omaha o'n Sunday lost to witness a gamo
of bosebalL
GEN. JOHNSTON , government inspector of
the Union Pacific railway , who left Omaha
the other day for or tour of tho lines , waa
taken ill at Columbus , being prostrated by
the extreme heat , and was compelled to re
turn home without accomplishing his mis
sion.
sion.THE
THE postmaster general has abolished
the postal division of Nebraska and Wyom
ing , with headquarters at .Omaha. This
division has been in existence for several
years , and has been in charge of a chief
inspector with several assistants , who con
trolled all busines in this statoand Wyom
ing. The postmaster general has ordered
it abolished , and the business will hereafter
be transacted from Denver , tho headquar
ters of the Colorado division.
A FINE black horse , saddle and bridle
waa stolen from the barn of John Coding-
ton , living two miles south of Auburn. The
outfit is worth § 200. Ono hundred dollars
reward is offered for tho horse and the
thief.
Low WAGNER , of Lincoln , stole a watcl
and chain and is now serving a thirty days
sentence in jail for the offense.
THERE were four very hard citizens in the
police court at Lincoln tho other morning.
The names of tho prisoners were Wm
Dougherty , Wm. Duval , Ed Hagerty.and
Rhody Crompton. These four men at
tacked Roddy Soverin , a hack driver , at
the depot and used him up badly knocking
him. down with a rock and stabbing him
The attack was the result of an old grudge
and waa premeditated. Soverin was taken
bo police court and from there removed to
Hyatt's stable , whore ho lies in a critical
condition. The assaulters wero locked up
to await the result of his injuries.
IT is unlawful to kill prairio chickens be
fore the 1st of September.
THE house of George GrifBng , Jr. , Pawnee
county , was burned to tho ground. All the
urnituro was saved. -
MRS. DONN , of Lincoln , visiting at Hills-
boro , Ohio , writes that she had visited the
fair at that place , and among the great at
tractions were afine herd of shorthorn
cattle , eleven in number , from New Cleve
land , Ohio. She described them as most
beautiful cattle , in fact said that they were
the finest in the world , and said that they
were booked for the state fair at Lincoln
THE second judicial district convention
will be held at Lincoln on the 29th of Sep
tember.
NORFOLK has been declared the county
seat of Madison.
THE Omaha Belt Railroad has temporar
ily ceased operations because of an injunc
tion from the courts.
FOLLOWING is the ticket put in nomina
tion by the prohibition convention that re
cently assembled in Lincoln : Congressmen :
First district , George E. Bigelow of Lan
caster ; Second district , C. S. Hartington of
Franklin ; Third district , W. A. Olinger'of
Burt. The state ticket is as follows : Gov
ernor , H. W. Hardy of Lancaster ; lieuten
ant-governor , E. B. Graham of Douglas ;
secretary of state , J. B. O'Neil of Pawnee ;
state treasurer , A. J. Leach , of Antelope ;
auditor , J. B. Hopper of Clay ; commission
er of public lands , T. B. Palmer of Adams ;
superintendent of public instruction , J. A.
Smith of Burt.
AT the Norfolk reunion at one of the
camp-fires Congressman Dorsey made a
brief speech and in referring" to pensions and
the injustice done by withholding the same ,
said he favored pensioning all helpless and
deserving old veterans. He was followed
by General Thayer , who congratulated tho
reunion committee , the citizens of Norfolk
and the people of northern Nebraska on
the success of the reunion.
AN Ogallala special says 125 Ogallala
Sioux Indians are reported to be twenty-
five miles north of that place. As far as
known they have not committed any dep
redations. The supposition is that they
are out on a hunting expedition.
ISRAEL LENTZ was arrested and brought
to York charged with stealing 167 bushels
of corn from Joseph E. Hoover , a promin
ent farmer of York county. The theft is
alleged to have been committed March 1 ,
18S5 , and why Mr. Hoover allowed the
matter to rest for over a year and a half
is a mystery. Mr. Hoover's attorneys set
tled tho matter and dismissed tho prosecu
tion by inducing Lentz to pay for the corn
and damages.
A CORRESPONDENT writing from the Nor
folk reunion says the Indians on the
jrounds proved a great attraction and
; heir camp in the south part of the grounds
was hourly thronged with visitors. Among
bhe aborigines were some of the most noted
chiefs and sub-chiefs of the Sioux nation.
fwo-Strike , chief of the Brules , about8.000
n number , at the Rosebud'agency , was for
a long time arrayed against the whites in
; he northwest , being a sub-chief under
Spotted Tail. Hois nowsaid to be a "good
Indian , " but of late , as tho old chief him
self expresses it , he has been greatly an-
loyed by the cattlemen and others who
ire continually encroaching upon the do
main of bis tribe.
JOHN SHIELDS of Omaha , a man quit
well known , was found dead in bed at his
boarding house a few days ago.
THE Lincoln .Journal reports that Gov
ernor Dawcs is in receipt of offers of one
hundred men from Valley county , fifty from
Juniata and a whole'regiment from Lin
coln and vicinity , in cnso their services
shall be needed in whipping Mexico.
A NEBRASKA City special says : Lon
Adams , the man who was shot last eve
ning , is still alive , and that is all. Dr.
Larsh. who is in attendance , says it is
questionable if ho will survive. Tho ball
appears to have pierced the gall bladder
and lodged fieneath the loft ribs. Coroner
Brauer took his dying declaration , which
'does not differ materially from tho facts
heretofore sent. His father , mother and
brother have arrived , as well as his. affi
anced , Miss Josie Deter , of Hamburg , la. ,
and everything is being done to make his
last hours comfortable. At his request ,
Rev. Hunter was called in and adminis
tered spiritual comfort. Alex. McCoffey ,
the murderer , is still at large.
Two spans of the Platte bridge near Gib-
.bon fell recently , dropping a herd of horses
into tho water.
LIGHTNING struck the main stable on the
fair grounds at Omaha and tho structure
was burned to the ground. Five horses
wero instantly killed and five perished in
the flames. An equal number were got out
uninjured. The loss is about § 10,000.
OMAHA turns out to an exciting baso ball
game on Sunday all tho way from 1,500 to
2,000 people of all ages , colors and condi
tions. The size and character of the crowd
are very good indications that Sunday base
ball in that city of 80,000 inhabitants is
anything but popular.
BEATRICE has devised plans for a city
building , and bids for construction of the
same have been advertised for.
TWENTY loads of watermelons were dis
posed of in Hastings in ono day recently.
A SLEEK young man went to a Hastings
livery stable and asked for tho best turn
out in the barn. Ho was accommodated ,
arid now the proprietor is looking for both
team and thief.
NORFOLK has been declared the county
scat of Madison county.
ON August 13th a shooting affray occur
red in the Roten valley , about twenty-five
miles west of Broken Bow , resulting in the
death of Enoch Young by one Vinson. It
seems that Vinson's house and a piece of
land , according to the last survey made by
the county , is situated on another settler's
ground. On Friday. August 13th , tho set
tler had a summons issued warning Vinson
to stop cultivating his property. Young
went to serve the summons , and when
about two rods from the house Vinson ap
peared on thescene , armed with a shot-gun ,
ar.d commenced shooting , putting twenty-
five shots into him , causing instant death.
The murderer surrendered himself.
THE cpntract for hay and grain for the
state fair has beoir. let to Gran. Ensign ,
while the furnishing of straw was given to
J. H. Smith.
A TABLE ROCK special says : The Hon
Geo. L. Griffin died at his residence.-five
miles northwest of here this morning t 2
o'clock. Ho died from consumption , and
has been sick a long time. Mr. Griffin has
twice represented our county in the state
legislature , and was a member of the con
stitutional convention of 1875. He settled
in Pawnee county in 1857 , coming here
from Wayne county , Pennsylvania.
THE prairio fire has already appeared in
one or two localties ! that havenotyotbeen
blessed with rains.
PAP TYLER oLBlue Springs , Gage county ,
says he is ready to go to Mexico even if he
is 85 years old. He helped whip the greas
ers there once and can do so again.
A COUPLE were married for the second
time last Saturday in Hastings. After a
separation and divorce of two years'stand
ing a reconciliation was effected and the
knot retied.
THE chief of police at Hastings has noti
fied the saloonkeepers of that place that
they must close at 11 o'clock at night , in
stead of 12 , as heretofore. The order will
probably be resisted.
A GOOD attendance from all parts of the
state greeted the prohibition convention in
Lincoln.
"FEW years in the history of Nebraska , "
says the Ulysses Dispatch , "has given us
better small grain or more of it than this.
Wheat , oats , flax and rye are all good. We
can stub along with less potatoes and corn
than heretofore , thoughthe corn crop is
just now looming up grandly. Nebraska
beats 'em all when it cuines to farming. "
AN Ainsworth correspondent writes that
all crops in that vicinity are in fine condi
tion. The wheat is being thrashed and
though the yield throughout the county is
not heavy , yet it is all well filled and a fair
crop assured. It is expected the yield will
average fifteen bushels to the acre. The
dry spell only lasted three weeks , and be
fore that time there was plenty of rain ,
and since the showers have been frequent.
A PARTY of "serenaclers" at Waco did
their best to entertain in the proper man
ner a newly married couple. They belted
their tin pans and jangled their cow-bells
until they were tired , when it was discov
ered that tho wedding had not taken place
after all.
THE last horso thefb committed in Hast
ings has called for some action on the part
of the liverymen and horse dealers , and
they are now talking of forming an associa
tion for their mutual protection.
THE marshal of Omaha complains that
be is not seconded in his efforts by tho
mayor to rid the city of thieves and bum-
tners. The police nab a good many of
these crooked gentry , but by a stroke of
the mayor's pen they are frequently liber-
ited when they ought not to be.
NEAR Gilmore the other day a tramp
who attemptedvto board a freight , slipped
and fell beneath the wheels , receiving inju
ries which soon after resulted in his death.
THE Omaha turnvercin captured tho first
prize at the athletic exhibition held at St.
Joseph. Mo. , during tho late turnfest held
in that city.
THE races at Blair were unusually fine.
Ehe purses were good and attendance lib-
jral.
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A bDl providing for local sell-government
throughout Great Britain and Ireland is said
to be in preparation ty Lord Randolph.
Churchill. .
THE IRISH NATIONAL LEAGUE.
Election of Permanent Officers , Jo/m Fitz
gerald , of NeurasJea , Being Chosen Presi
dent.
In. tho convention of tho Irish national
league in Chicago the report of tho finance
committee showed that in tho past two
years the sum of § 720.452 had been re
ceived for the parliamentary fund , of which
§ 314,452 had been forwarded to Mr. Par-
nell. The receipts of the Irish land league
proper , in tho same period , had amounted
to § 37,149 , and tho disbursements to
§ 21,083. Following this report conic the
election oi officers. Brennan , of Iowa , sub
mitted the name of John Eitzgerald , of Ne
braska , in a eulogistic speech. Tho nomi
nation was seconded by a dozen states in
as many speeches.
Barry , of Pennsylvania , placed in nomi
nation Hugh McCaffrey , of Philadelphia.
The latter declined , but his delegation and
that of New York insisted upon a roll call.
For the next hour considerable confusion
prevailed.
W. J.Hynes , of Chicago , called upon Fitz
gerald to rise in his place and declare that
ho would not bo led by any man. Fitz
gerald did not respond , but Sullivan in his
behalf declared that he would not pledgi
himself in such a position.
Amidst considerable disorder tho roll cal
was commenced. When the New York del
egation was reached a call of individua
delegates was demanded. This occupied
considerable time and resulted in a major
ity of the delegation casting their votes fo
McCaffrey. The remainingstates wero rap
idly disposed of , and the result was an
nounced Fitzgerald 703 , McCaffrey 244
A motion to make the election unanimous
elicited a few noes from the Now York dele
gates.
McCaffrey escorted the new president to
the platform , amid considerable enthuai
asm , and ho thanked the convention in a
few short , broken utterances.
Hugh McCaffrey was elected first vice
president by acclamation , although ho de
clined the honor. Tho other offices wore
filled in short order , as follows :
Second vice-president , the Rev. P. A. Me-
Kenna of Marlboro , Mass. ; third vice-pres
ident , Patrick Martin of Baltimore ; treas
urer , tho Rev. Charles O'Reilly of Detroit :
secretary , John J. Sutton of Nebraska.
The Omaha Herald says : "Several prom
inent members of the local branch of the
National Land league were seen last night
irt reference to tho election of John Fitz
gerald , of Lincoln , to the office of president
of the National Land league. Althnugl :
the bright particular stars of the loca
galaxy are in attendance upon the conven
tion there are enough true sons of Irelanf
in the city to accord Mr. Fitzgerald's elec
tion a cordial greeting. In the opinion ot
all such encountered last night the selec
tion is ono that will give the greatest satis
faction , on account of not only the distinc
tion conferred upon Nebraska , but because
of the personal popularity of the fentle-
inan chosen. 'Fitzgerald is a strong mnnT
said one prominent Irishman , 'and wil
make a good officer. He may not , per
haps , be as fluent in oratory as some of
his more gab-gifted countrymen , but he it
a self-made man , popular , upright and in
earnest in his support of the league. He
has always been a liberal contributor to
the funds of the organization , and has in
every other way sought to advance its in
terests. He is an Egan man , having been
chiefly instrumental in inducing that gentle
man to take up his residence in Nebraska
For one I m highly pleased with the
choce , and I think that I echo tho senti
ments of the whole membership of the or
der in this state when I say that a better
and more deserved recognition of merit in
the cause could not have been made. The
election is all the more gratifying in that it
follows close upon the honors so long held
by Mr. Egan. ' "
' FLATJfOKU OF PRINCIPLES.
As Unanimously Adopted b'J the Chicago
Irish National League Convention.
In the Chicago convention of the Irish
national league the committee on resolu
tions reported through Rev. Betts , as fol
lows :
"Your committee on resolutions respect
fully submit the following report : We , tho
delegates of the Irish national league of
America , in convention assembled , firmly
believing in the principles of human freedom
and the right of the people to frame their
own laws , the right which lies at the foun
dation of prosperity and greatness of this
republic and which has been advantageous
ly extended to the colonial possessions of
Great Britain , do hereby resolve :
1. That we express our heartiest and
most unqualified approval of national self-
government for Ireland.
2. That woheartily approve of the course
pursued by Charles Stewart Parnell and his
parliamentary associates in the English
house of commons , and we renew the ex
pression of our entire confidence in their
wisdom and in their ability to achievehomo
rule in Ireland.
3. That wo extend our heartfelt thanks
to Gladstone for his great efforts on behalf
of Irish self-government , and we express
our gratitude to the English , Scotch and
Welch democracy for the support given to
the great liberal leader and his Irish policy
durins the recent general elections.
4. That this convention hereby returns
its thanks to the American people and
press for the generous support which they
have given to the cause of self-government
in Ireland.
5. That we record our sense of tho re
markable forbearance and self-restraint
exercised by our people in Ireland in the
face of a cruel and dishonest system of ex
tortion to which they are being subjected
by ruck renting landlords , and in view of
the license scandalously extended to organ
ized lawlessness in the north of Ireland by-
partisan officials , and we commend the
laudable desire of the people of Ireland to
manage their own affairs in their own way.
G. That we hereby thank the president ,
treasurer and secretary of this national
league for the faithful and efficient manner
in which they have discharged the arduoua
duties of their respective stations.
7. That the following cablegram be for
warded in the name of the chairman of the
convention to Charles Stewart Parnell :
"Delegates to the Irish national league con
vention of America send greeting from our
body , which embraces representative citi
zens from every state and territory in the
union , anil also from Canada , and assure
you of the cordial endorsement of your
policy by a united and harmonious con
vention. " All of which is respectfully sub
mitted.
( Signed ) GEORGE C. BETTS ,
A RUMORED
The Washington EveningStar has thefol-
owing : "It is said that Treasurer Jordan
lontemplates sending in his resignation. It
s also said that ho does not quite agree
vith Secretary Fairchild on financial ques
tions. He was veay much opposed to the
flO.000,000 bond callwhich was issued.
3is feeling , which it is believed the
Secretary would have carried out , was to
: all in no more bonds than the law re-
juired for a sinking fund. Secretary Fair-
: hild is also a radical in his ideas on this
lubject. It is thought as long as he re-
nains at the head of the department he
Till act on the policy indicated by yester-
lay's call. In that case it is asserted that
Cardan will resign as soon as he becomes
: onvinced that Manning will not resume
iis place at the head of the department. "
THE GALLOWS IX * SIGHT.
All Hut One of the CMcaao Bomb Ttiroweri
Found Guilty of Murder in the First De
gree.
Chicago npecial : The great anarchist
trial is ended at last and all but one ot thf
prisoners , who wero charged with com
plicity in the Haymarkpt tragedy , are
found guilty by tho jury of murder in the
first degree and awarded the death penalty
for their crime. The result was not unex
pected , but it caused great excitement
when it became known. The jury , as pro-
viously announced , agreed upon a verdict
last night , but it could not bo known until
10 o'clock this morning , to which hour the
court Jiad adjourned.
At 9 o'clock this morning there were
twenty police in uniform in the room and
several press representatives. Tho court
officials decided that the relatives of the
prisoners should be allowed in tho court
room and at 9:15 o'clock the sister ol
Spies , with another young woman , made
her appearance. She moved as though she
would proceed to closo proximity of the
chairs heretofore occupied by tho prison
ers , but she was motioned to a seat on the
opposite side of tho court room in the rear
of the line ot police officers , thus indicating
that the prisoners are not to be surrounded
by their admirers this forenoon. Shortly
afterward the mother of Spies , accompa
nied by ayoumjson.jvlso entered the court
room and took a seat on a back bench.
Tho jury left their hotel at 0:16 o'clock
and , under the guidance ot ten bailitfa , took
their way to the court house and wero con
ducted to an inner room immediately ad
joining the main court room. At 9:20 : Mrs.
Parsons entered tho court room , accompa
nied by a woman who has attended her
throughout the trial. She was given a seat
between tiro policemen , with two police
men immediately in her rear. Whether thin
precaution w s to guard against any extra
ordinary exploit in the court room or not
is of course not known , but the seat
accorded tho female anarchist was
deemed significant. Mrs. Black , the wife
of the chief counsel for tho prisoners , who
has been in court daily , proceeded to take
her former seat near the prisoners , but wag
requested to tiike her seat on the opposite
side of the court room. Mrs. Black re
marked to a newspaper reporter as she
laid down her package of newspapers :
"Well , they say it has all cone ngafnst out
men. They take it very well , though.
They seem to expect it. " The sheriff hat
refused to allow any ono to see the pris
oners and no ono has been permitted fi
enter tho jail since the case was given tc
the jury yesterday afternoon.
The prisoners wcrobrought into the court
room at 9:02 : o'clock and were seated at
the northeast corner of the court room , on
some side benches. The court was. called
to order at 9:54. The prisoners were no (
observable to the eyes of but very few in
tho court room. They presented about the
usual appearance , though Spies and Fischer
looked pale. Tho jury arrived at 9:515
o'clock , there was an impressive silence aa
they filed in. The tremendous interest
taken in the outcome of the trial and the
finding of the jury is illustrated by the
crowd which had gathered in front of th
court house to await the announcement ,
Nearly 20,000 people were gathered on
Michigan street in front of the main en
trance to the building , gazing up to the win
dows. The police kept the crowd moving ,
however , and it appeared to be composed
almost , entirely of simply curious people.
Judge Gary arrived at 9:47 and nltnos
at the same moment Capt. Black and Zics
ler. When the jury appeared Judgo Gary
enjoined absolute silence. There was a
whispered consultation between tho judge
and clerk , when the verdict was .read as
follows :
We , the jury , find the defendants , August
Spies , Michael Schwab. Samuel Fielden ,
Albert R. Parsons , Atlolph Fischer , Georga
Engul and Louis Lingg guilty of murder as
charged in the indictment and fix the pen
alty at death. Wo find defendant Oscar
W. Neebe guilty of murder in the manner
and form as charged in the indictment and
fix the penalty at imprisonment in tho pen
itentiary at fifteen years.
Capt. Black asked that tho jury bo polled.
The jurymen answered with firm voices.
Capt. Black said he desired to make a mo
tion for a new trial. The state's attorney
said it would be impossible to dispose of
the motion during the present term , butby
agreement the motion could be argued at
the September term. This was agreed to
by the defense. The court let the motion
be entered and continued until tho next
term and the defendants were taken back
to jail. The court then arose and ad
dressed the jury as follows : "Gentlemen of
tho jury , you have finished this long and
very arduo'us trial , which has required a very
considerable sacrifice of time and some
hardship. I hope that everything has been
done tliot could possibly DO done to make
those sacrifices and hardships as mild as
might he permitted. It does not become
me to say anything in regard to the case
that you have tried or the verdict you
have rendered , but men comptilsorily serv
ing as jurors , as you have done , deserve
sonic recognition of the service you have
performed besides tlie meagre compensa
tion you have received. "
The foreman of the jury said : "The
jury have deputed to me the only agreeable
duty that it is our province to perform ,
and that is to thank the court and coun
sel for the defense and for the prosecution
for your kindlv care to make us as com
fortable as possibleduringourconfinement.
We thank you. "
The court responded briefly. The pris
oners had filed out during this interim un
der the guidance of the bailiffs. Hardly
had the jury left the court room when a ,
piercing shriek was heard , followed by a
heavy falling of the wife of Schwab to the
floor , to whom the result of the verdict had
been interpreted. She is also a sister of
Schnaiibelt , the alleged bomb-thrower. Flic
was carried out to the air by the police and
soon revived. Mrs. Parsons looked has-
? ard as she started to leave the court
room , but maintained a moderate degree
composure. The crowd remained outside
for an hour after tho readingof the verdict.
It is understood that the authorities now
contemplate the immediate arrest oi all
persons even indirectly connected with the
Hnymarket tragedy for conspiracy and
that it is acknowledged that many of the
tictive leaders , hearing of the outcome of
the verdict , are preparing to leave the city.
At 2 o'clock this afternoon a large force
was gathered at tho Chicago avenue police
station , under command of Capt. Schaack ,
and a little later Chief Ebersold arrived. It
is a current rumor about town that the
police have a list containing the names oi
nearly three hundred men who were en
gaged in the anarchist conspiracy and that
wholesale arregts will henceforth be in or-
ler. It is reported that the names of Mrs.
Parsons and Mrs. Holmes are among those
'or whom warrants have been issued ,
iharging them with conspiracy.
AN ARCHBISHOP'S
Archbishop Heisk , of Milwaukee , in an
nterview in regard to the edict of the pope
tgainsb the Knights of Labor ; announced
> y Carninal Laschereau at Quebec , says
-hat - he has not heard anything regarding
t. The edict may be a special one for
Canada. In case a similar edict should be
ssued for the United States it will be made
jublic by Cardinal Gibbons at Baltimore.
A writer has just published a book entitled
'The Habits of the Hog. " We have not read
t , but trust he mentions that very common
labitof occupying two seats in a railroad car.
-Xevs Haven Setcs.
IRELAND FOR THE IRISH.
President Egan TalJis to Representatives As-
tetnliled at the Convention In Chicago.
In the Irish National League convention
fn Chicago on the 18th , on opening of tho
proceedings , Eagnn took the chair , Davitt
on his right and tho delegates of tho parlia
mentary party on his lett. Tho rear of tha
stage was occupied by ladies , Finoi ty , Sul
livan and tho other leaders taking their
places on tho floor with their respective
delegations. An immense floral harp with
streamers of green ribbon was brought in
and placed in front of tho chairman's desk.
The audience applauded , and roso while the
band played "The HarpthatOnceThrough
Tara's Halls. ' ' When tlio , music finished
President Egan1 nrosO and received an ova
tion. He then delivered tho following ad
dress , the different points "of which woro
cheered and applauded :
Once more the elected delegates of the
Irish National Lcivguo of America have
come together in national convention to
comply with tho conditions of the consti
tution , and to adopt sucli measures as may
seem best for the furtherance of 4the great
and holy cause in which wo are engaged.
We shall , I urn glad to say , be inspired by
the presence , and nided by the counsel of
tho man who , of all others not evun ex
cepting our great leader himself holds tho
warmest place in the hearts of tho Irish ex
iles , the man whom Charles Stewart Par-
noil has called the father of tho land leaguo
honest , fearless Michael Davitt.Vo
shall also have the inspiring presmice and
aid of tho patriotic , brave , and faithful
delegation from Ireland my friend , Wil
liam O'Brien , who has banished moro
snakes and reptiles from Ireland than any
other man since the days of St. Patrick ,
John Redmond and John Deasy. In your
name , in tho name of tho Irish National
League of America , I welcome these gentle
men to our convention , with a hearty
Irish-American cead mille failthe.
It is my privilege and prido to be able to
congratulate yon , the faithful members of
the league , upon the glorious progress our
cause has made , and upon the splendid
work you have helped to accomplish for
Irish nationality since we last met in Fan-
ueil hall. Then the infamous crimed act
was in force in Ireland. Every man's lib
erty and life were at the in Tcy of the hired
and trained perjurers of Dublin Castle.
Outof 103 members of parliament ret timed
from Ireland , less than thirty could be re
lied upon to follow Mr. Parnell , while both r
English parties wero solidly combined
against home rule for Ireland. To oven
the most sanguine amongst us tho realiza
tion of our hopes for the restoration of our
national parliament seemed , indeed , a long
ivay off.
Such , however , are tho strides oiirrauso
has made shire then , thnt but a couple of
nonths ago victory seemed within our very
jrasp. Mr. Parnell ca.ii now count instead
of a following of twenty-fivo or thirty , a
formidable party of eighty-five. Coercion
as a.system is , I believe , dead. Not oven
the blustering and blundering tories will
dare to resort to it. Three successive gov
ernments have been overthrown within
nine months , on tho Irish question. From
Dublin to Eastern India on tho one side ,
and California on the other ; from Norway
to New Zealand , in the centers of diplomacy
in Europe Berlin , Vienna , Paris. St. Peters
burg as well as London the struu'sle for
Irish liberty is keenly watched , and English
statesmen have come to learn that tho
measure of England's influence amonst tho
nations will be in proportion to tho peace
that reigns tn Ireland , and that there can
be no peace with Ireland or with the Irish
race until Ireland obtains home rule. Tho
greatest of English statesmen has made
homo rule a cabinet question , and while
Mr. Gladstone has for the moment gone
down before the force of English prejudice
and English ignorance , the banner of home
rule for Ireland will , in his own word , "bo
borne with the firm hands of the united
people , perhaps not to an easy but to
a certain and not far off victory. " I
think our friends from tho old land
will tell you that in tho achieve
ment of this great progress. the
aid , material and moral , rendered to the
cause by you of thelrish league of America ,
has been an important factor. Since the
Boston convention the national treasurer ,
Father O'Reilly , has forwarded to the Na
tional league at homo , and to the trustees
of the parliamentary fund , the sum of over
§ 320.000. Of that § 75,000 reached the
hands of Mr. Parnell on the eve of the elec
tion last fall , and we had the great gratifi
cation of receiving Mr. Ptirnell's assurance
that it enabled him to win victories that
he could not have otherwise secured. One
hundred thousand dollars was remitted by
cable within ten days during tho campaign
of last month , and § GO,000 but a fewdays
aco. Your executive , apprecintiinitl.cgreat
value of public opinion , adopted various
methods to enlighten the American public
on the Irish cause , and the warm and vig
orous outbursts of purely American in
dorsement , which from one end to titother
of this great country , greeted the introduc
tion by Mr. Gladstone of his homo rule and
land bill indorsement so highly appraised
by Mr. Gladstone himself attests the suc
cess of our efforts. It is not too much to
claim for this league of ours , that not only
has it done its part in aiding and support
ing the struggle at home , but that it has
made the cause of Ireland respectable and
respected among Americans , and through
that means has helped largely to elevate
our people as a race on this continent.
Our action at this convention will bo
watched from across the Atlantic with the
very closest interest ; from Ireland with
hope and pride and joy ; from England or
a large section of its people with prejudice
the most blind , with hatred the most in
tense , and with the bitter hope that our
dclihuratiuns may end in dissensions and
disaster. Differences there may exist
amongst us , as they exist amongst all other
organizations , but these differences , if they
do crop out , must and shall be settled by
the vote of this convention. Ireland's
cnuse is too sacred a trust to be made the
shuttle-cock of politicians , the sport of any
man's vanity , or a weapon for the gratifi
cation of any man's personal malice. Ire-
hind is passing through a terrible crisis.
Our people look to us for aid and comfort
and encouragement in their de-spenite
struggle. Their hopes are in a great meas
ure centered on the outcome of this con
vention. Victory seems close at hand , and
I feel that there is enough common-sense ,
enough manhood , enough dignity in this
convention to see to it that it be not
dashed away , that Ireland's hopes be not
shuttered.
Unity , caution , perseverance and deter
mination are the necessity of the hour
unity between all honest , manly elements
of Irish nationalism on this continent un
der the banner o : the Irish National league
of America and unity of purpose : ind of ac
tion between the leaeue in America and the
leagi.e at home ; caution , time no word or
act of ours will compromise our friends be
yond the water , but at the same time cau
tion that must never degenerate into cow
ardice ; perseveranpe cool , steady perse
verance on the lines and under the leader
ship of Charles Stewart Parnell. and de er-
mination , such determination as that
shown by the fathers of American liberty
to win back our plundered rights at all
hazards. I see emblazoned on these walls
bhe motto. "We are for Irish liberty.
Peacefully if we can , otherwiae if wo must. "
This is the true uational position. This is
the position which every true-born Anieri-
: an can appreciate , the only position which
England can respect , and I maintain it is
the position and the spirit which has placed
the cause of Irish nationality where it
Aands to-day.