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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 27, 1889)
B * " ' " " " - mirr tVTi ' " ill " j i i r-r- . . " ' ' ' ' ' ' ' " B " " BP T- - r I TTT | | | n "L1 , . Lj . , . . , . . I rx . llL -T . WE H | The Omaha * I Daily Bee I II NINETEENTH YEAR OMAHA , WEDNESDAY MOItNGdNG , NOVEMBEH 27 , 1880. NUMBER 100. ' I " IDAHO AND THE MORMONS , Bho la Making n. Strong Fight to Supprooa the Bollgioua Llbortlnoa WHAT DELEGATE DUBOIS SAYS The Territory Disfranchise ? All \ \ ho Kcfnso to Tnkc ilio Test Onth Moro Hponkri-Hhlp Talk Miscellaneous AViBDISOTOM HuilRW TlIK OstAlti BRH , 1 W3 FoUHTERNTU SrrlEBT , - > Washington D. C , Nov 20. I Congressional Delegate Fred Dubois of Idaho is ticro readv for tlio opening of con gress Ho Is a pronounced anti-Mormon and expects Uicy will work lurajnst lilm Talking about affairs Iti Utah today aud the pro visions the Idaho constitution makes ngalnst the possibility of falling into tlio hands ( pf the Mormons , Mr Dubois said : Our people uro very much Interest od Just now In the Investigation which Is Being made In Salt Lake City , mid although the testi mony shows a disgusting state of affairs It Is person all j gratifying l ° lno because it bears out my position nr.d oft repented statements Idaho has dcclnrod itself very emphatically on the question of mor- monlsm by disfranchising nil those persons who will not subscribe to the test oath Thy constitutionality of that oath has boon dlaoutud but was nfllrmed by our courts It will bo argued finally befoiotho supreme court of the United States on December - comber y nml the decision is being anxiously awaited The territory will bo represented in couil b.v 11. W. Smith , who was a member1 of the tctritoi'ial council nnd the author of the test onth That oath is substantially embodied in the constitution which was re cently adopted and because of this tlio Mor mons uro going to light our admission us a state " Suppose the court declares the oath to bo unconstitutional what will you do with jour constitution Will you call auothor conven tion to amend It , " "No , " replied Mr Dubois , "wo shall stay Just where wo ere Ho dent propose to ask for statehood unless wo luwo the power to control this treasonable organization and to nrovont its participation in our politics If , however , the supreme court sustains the test oath It ought to satisfy the a : mi to and house an ? remove the only objection that can possibly oxlst to our admission us a state " siAKctsiiir : oossii' . The arrival of many republican members of the house hero during the past forty-eight hours has Kept ilio five gentlemen who are contesting for the honor of presiding over the deliberations of tlio lower branch of congress exceedingly busy Their friends nro using nil their persuasive powers to draw the shy members into , the various headquarters , and the scones around each of Ihciu have econ exceedingly lively Mr Rood has the loud undoubtedly and ho will have a very substantial vote on the first ballot Now that nearly nil of the Now Yorkers are hero the other candidates are practically certain that they have Very llttlo to hope for in the way of support from the Empire state Mr needs friends in that delegation have successfully whipped in the few who were wavering against the unit rule , nnd It seems almost certain tonight that at least eighteen of the Now York votes will bo cast for Mr Kced on the first ballot The ether candidates , however , say that tlio ndoption of tlio unit rule in Now York , Penn sylvania and New Eugland will servo to drive many of tlio others nwav from Mr Hod's banner who might otherwise support him If ho has , as claimed , these three sec tions solid ho will still have to scrape to gether mora than tweaty votes from the other states , and It is upan his bailer in his ability to Uo this that ho una his friends base their assertions that ho will capture the prize on tlio first or second ballot new rOSTMAUTIUtS Nebraslca Hartwoll , Kearney county , Miles Ficro , vlco J. M. Hawsoy , rcslgnod ; Hlvcrton , Franklin county , S. A. Signor , vira David Eastwood , removed Iowa Donnollson , Leo county , Lewis M. Wnttois , vko A. WcUnor , removed ; Love moor , Clinton county , It Li Millardvlco Mrs K. IIiiBklns , resigned ; St Ausgur , Mitchell county , A. D. Bunuy , vice A. E. Olesou , re signed South Dakota Aurora , Brookings countv , A , E. West , vlco II A. McBridc , removed ; Tillllard , FaulK county , Mrs Lena Stewart , Vlco William H. Elliott , removed : Perccltn , Sully county , Mrs M. A. Johnson , vice N. I' , Fowler , suspended : St Lawrence , Hand county , Andrew J. wamplcr viceS L. Bugle , resigned MISCELLANEOUS Medical Director Francis W. Grennell , ex- BUrgcon'gcnoral of the navy , and recently president of the medical examining board , has oecn detacned from the latter duty and will tomorrow bo placed on the retired list of the navy on account of ago This will cause the promotion of Medical Inspector Edward F. Hogcrt , Surgeon I , Brush aud Assistant Surgeon John Hancock Hall The recommendation of the chlof of the frco delivery service that the system bo ex I tended so as to embrace all towns of 0.000 pop latlon which had gross postal receipts exceed ing 83,000 in the fiscal year next preceding the application for the establishment of the nrvlco , It carried out will pluco nearly all of the second-class postofilccs in the country within the list of frea delivery offices Peiikv S. Hcatii 8ISSETONS ATU3 HEADY They Will Hlcii When a Few Matters Arn bettl.il Up Sibseton AoBNor , S. D , , Nov , 20 , | Spo- clal Tolcgrain to Tiic Brn ] Tomorrow the Indian commission specially uppointod at Washington to negotiate with the Suaotons for the opening of their resorvatiou lo white • uttlora enters upon the duty assigned it The Indians are ready to meet in council , end a largo majority , and they number from 1,200 to 1,500 In all , is In favor of severalty All the applicants omitted to it have al ready received their patents The only antagonism loft Is the non-pay. tnontot what is duo the Iudlaus us indemnity for confiscated lands while loyal us a tribe to whites during the massacre of 1603 ; also , what is duo fof subsequent scout service when the bravos as regularly driltod soldiers ubaued the hostile * over the onliro now northwest In 1667 the Indian commission acknowledged their claim to the amount of $312,770 and a bill to this effect was favorably reported , Including u bonus to square accounts up to the close of next year Congress postponed action , cor- taln members objecting on the crouuds that such u precedent established would warraut other tribes In presenting unpaid bills In the llssotou reservation is ouo of the , rlcbost tracts of the lands west of the Mis sissippi In round numbers the reservation I contains 1,000,000 acres ; 200,000 covered the requirements for styoralty leaving 600.000 for white sottlcrs , A very volunbio nnu in- tcresllng , feature of the reservation is the Gotuuux Surface indications are that tlio bowels of this mounulurou * ridge are strati- lied with minerals uud metals of high com uierctal value Society Yiiutli In Trnulil * . St , Louis , Mo , Nov Special [ Telo I gram to Tub Hee.1 II , M. Gaylord , a clerk til thn treasury department of the Mis souri Paciflo railway , was arrested today charged with ombczzling sioo He is highly connected , being a ncuhow of ono of the most urqmiuent hankers lu the city , and ho will not tulk , A Had Itcil Man CiUMiieiiUin , S. D , , Nov , 27. Special Telegram to Tub Ueb | Anludiuu belong ing at Lower 11 rule agency was lodged In the county Jail today charged with burglar izing the houses of missionaries un White - j-Jyor La the Sioux reservation , Tim AKKANSA4 NIlGKO IUOT An Account or the Hcccnt Troulilo NVnr lilttlo Hock Sr Loci , Mo , Nov 20. ( Special Telegram - gram to Tun Bee.J The first authentic ac count of the recent negro riot near Llttlo Hock Is published today Sunday General Manager . tt , Doddridge , of the St Lotus Arkuns.is Si Texas railway rocolved the fol lowing telegram from Llttlo Hock , which ho had returned immediately tor the Informa tion of Governor J. lHaglca ' * A riot oc curred on our train between Llttlo Hock and I'Iuq Bluff last evening There has been a sot of negroes riding on this train fur some time past , and sovcrnl fights have taken place Yesterday they were very vicious nnd attempted to intimidate Iho crow The express messenger , anticipating trouble , called on the sheriff for protection The sheriff sent throe dcnuties besides deputizing tlio train crow Soon after leaving Argonta a negro attempted to sot n brake Hrnke- man McCullough tried to slop lilm , and the negro struck nt him and backed him into the door of the car , where the deputies were At this Juncture the fight became general Ono man , Sam Houston , was shot dead Another , claiming lo bo wounded , got off at Scott'B llnyou The conductor unacistnnds thntan- other man was shot The conductor and crow expect the train to bo wrecked Monday , nnd that nil the whites will bo killed The United States marshal has been notified of tlio condition of niTlIrs , " There was n general uprising of the negroes - groos along the line , and every train that goes out now has tp bo protected by a guard The road is in the hands of a receiver and the United States will protect it , the court nt Llttlo Hock today having issued sweeping ordera to everybody warning them not to in terfere with the trains IT LOOKS LUCK GUILT All Old Man Under Arrest ni an In cendiary ? LxiUMirVyo „ Nov 20. | Special Tele gram to Tim Ucc ] John Kennedy , a do- crcpid old mnn eighty years of nge , was today bound over to the grand Jury and com mitted to Jail for arson Ho is beliovcd to be responsible for two llroi which have lately occurred near Larunlo Haystacks contain ing 22. . tons of hay have been burned at Chnrlos Huston's ranch , seven miles north of Laramie , the last ono disippearing early Saturday morning Early Monday morning the barn and n forty-fivo ton haystack on Fein's ' ranch east of tlio city wore burned , and Kennedy was seen coming from there , his font tracks loading to the burulug prop erty • Ho is nn odd character and has had law suits with both Huston nnd Fein Some time ago lie attempted to Jump some of the Union Pacific latin hero and n series of law suits with the railroad company was the re sult sult.Thero There Is no longer any doubt that the burning of the brewery was the wOTk of nn Incendiary The brewery will at once bo re built on n larger scale and of native stone I'OOH HOUSiO AUUSKS I Au Appalling State or Affilrs in nn IlllnniH County Chicago , Nov , 20. | Special Telegram to The Hee.J Considerable oxcitoraent bos been created in Du Pnzo county over the disclosures in rcgnrd to abuses at the poor house The superintendent is accused of criminal neglect in the care of patients , An inspection Just made found tbo inmates huddled together in rooms wholly unfurn ished , unveutilatod ana reeking with 111th. The women , soma of thorn , uro stark nuked and are not separated from the others The stench Is such as to almost forbid a person entering the corridors , The moral status of the keeper is Illustrated by his reply to a ciucstion as to how bis patioats bathed : " "Oh , they dent bathe , " ho said , they dent need to " The excitement occasioned by the discov ery is iutcaso and the grand Jury will bo asked to teturn Indictments against tbo keeper and the attendants Nebrnskn ami Inw.i Pnimlnna Wasiiinotov , Nov 20. [ Special Telegram to The Bed | Pensions issued to Nebraskans - kans : Original invalid Samuel Ballard , Chndron ; Nathaniel A. Campbell , Harvard Increase Oscar Obannon , Seward ; David IC Vrooman , Venus ; Alonza Robinson , Cedar Hapids ; Jacob M. Evans , Kearney ; Benedict Strolgel , Kearney ; Smith Gordon , McCoolt ; Marcollus C. ShurtlefE , South Au burn ; David E. Iloman , Chadron ; James S. Simons , Beaver City ; Stephen Roberts , Fullerton ; George W. Davis , Sushton ; John S. Poor , Cedar Hapids ; Jacob Files , Ar mada ; John Uoyco , Camp Clark ; James T. lilanton , Atkinson ; William II Smith , Ash land ; Slocum S. Dunn , Harvnrd ; George Liobhart , Aurora Original widows Emily , widow of Amos Lynn , Doniphan Pensions for lowans ; Original Invalid William J. Waggoner , UalesburgKodolphus ; C. Dorthlck , Saplesvillo : Joshaa K. Barry , Birmingham ; John E. Davidson , Osceola : George P. Kovell , Glcnwood ; James T. Nowby , Creston Restoration nnd reissue Thomas W. Bailey ( deceased ) , West Bur lington Increase Charles Reed , New Shaion ; Conrad Stricklor , Emersonj Dexter II Grey , Grant ; Stephen G. bmith , Macks- burg ; Freeman It D.wison , Novenvillo ; Joseph Becrchlnsky , Independence ; Samuel M. Givinnn , Ford ; Thomas J. Lewisal , Indianola ; Melanchon McElroy , Blairstown ; Marion Long , Confidence ; Robert Wilson , Mount Sterling ; William Mngrow , Marysvlllo ; John B. Tacker , Chari- ton : Thomas IC Swurtz , Ulackton ; Francis T. Mitchell , Dos Moines ; Aaron Lludamnod , Manilla ; John French Hyde ; William A. Stonoburncr , Arlspeo ; James Moffatt , Albla ; Calvin M. Burke , Polk City ; Francis M , lSlukcsloy , Allorton ; George W. Night , Brldguivator ; James Thomas , Council Blufis ; Hugh W. Copolnnd , Exlra ; William O. Whitman , Lntnoud ; Balloy Cozad , Car bon ; Samuel Thompson , Washington ; Austin 11. Francis , White Oak ; Samuel Smith , Os- lialoosa ; Albert J. Allen , Leon ; Harrison W , Jigworth , Anamosa : Edward II Thomas , Ottumwa ; Joseph B , Richardson , Corydon ; | George W. Suokreder , Muquokota ; Joha Grundy , Troy Mills ; Chauncoy C. Shaw , Mnrshailtown : George F , Duutloy , Pralrlo City ; Alton D , Thomas , Fredericksburg ; Robert Sheers Oxford Horatlng Joseph il Johnston , Dcs Moines Original widows , etc Julletto M. , widow of Thomas W. Bailey , West Burlington ; Mary 1 tarn back , former widow of William Aylcsworth , Oar luda Nnlirnskn and lotyn Patents Wasuixotos , Nov 20.--Spccial [ Telegram to The Bee.1 Patents gran ted Nebraska and Iowa inventors ; Iowa James Hoylan , Hubbard , la , vchl- clo polo tip ; Charles Claypool , Spencer , la , windmill ; John Hammcrond , Portsmouth , In , , plpo cutter ; William F. Hondrick ns- sigucrof one-half to H. L. Glass , Winlield , Iu.jotor lid lifter ; James V , Wise , Dow City la , hinge Nebraska Frunk Keller , Culbcrtson , " Neb , automutlu lubricator , Aiifctrnllnn Ooliinial l < > iloratlnii , Sn > Niv , Nov 20.In bis speech at the openlug of parliament , the governorreferring to ttio subject of colonial federation , said that wlnlo it was oxpectad there would bo difference - once of opinion regarding tba modes of pro ceodura all the colonies had shown the friendliest disposition and there was every likelihood that the cordial discussion now being carried on would lead to u patriotic agreement on the question f'nsfctmer Train Dirnllfil CiiATTASOoaA , Tean , , Nov , 20. An Hast Toauessco , Virginia Si Georgia passenger train was derailed near Greenville this morning Euglncor Dunn was fatally In jured , The express menger and four pas keugcrs were badly hurt The postal car and contents were destroyed SILVER MEN IN SESSION ] First Dfty of the National Conven tion at St Louln WARNER OF OHIO CHAIRMAN ninnd's Nninn Suggested , but Ho Pos itively Declines Address ol * tlio Presiding Ollloer About :150 Dclt'gatr-a Present " " " " * Hosts of tlio HlmctnllRts St Louis , Mo , Nov 20. The national sliver convention mot in the exposition build ing at 10 o'clock this morning with about three hundred and fifty dolcgatos prcsnut , The hall was handsomely and appropriately decorated It was 11:15 : when James Camu- bell called the convention to order After briefly reciting the inception of the project to bring the silver men of the country to gether , Cnmpboll Introduced L. M. Uumsey of St Louis as temporary chairman and Al bert Singer ns temporary sccrotary Tem porary Chairman Rumsey was given a warm welcotno when ho arose to make his opening remarks At the conclusion of his address the various committees were appointed and the convention took a recess till ! ) p. in Tno convention reassembled promptly at 3 oclock The entire afternoon was spent in a discussion as to how the convention should vote , some contending that each dele gate present Bhould bo entitled to ono vote and others that the delegations should vote their full strength by proxy , no matter how many delegates were in the convention The matter was finally settled ny the ndoption of a resolution offered b.v Senator Stewart of Nevada that each delegation should bo en titled to twenty votes , and nil over thut number in any delegation should bo allowed ono vote each Tbo committee on permanent organization reported the following pormnnent otlicors : Chairman , A. J. Wurnor , Ohio ; vice chair man J. M , McMiclmal , Colorado ; sccrotary , Albert Singer , Missouri ; assistant sccro- tarios , F. L. Dana , Colorado ; T. J , l ilmor , Kansas ; J. A. Greor , Pennsylvania Bland's nnino was brought bofot-otho com mittee , but was withdrawn , as it was posi tively announced that he did not desire to preside over the deliberations of the con vention The following gentlemen from Nebraska were honored by their delegation with posi tions on various committees : Permanent or ganization , II C. Smith ; credentials , C. B. Burrows : resolutions William Walluco , and William Hindmnn of Idaho W. W. Galllgau of Moutana , W. M. Grant of Wyoming , An drew B. Hendricks of Idaho , C. D. McClure of Montana , E. Amorth of Wyoming , F. P. Cnvannugh of Idaho , Dr Mcslckbrodo of Montana and M. M. O'Malloy of Wyoming were also glvon important committee posi tions Chairman Warner , upon being introduced to the convention by Senator Stewart , thanked that body for the unexpected honor Ho said that no subject Interested tbo world more than the sliver question Siuco Ger many in 1572 , followed by the ether Euro pean powers and partly by the United States , limited sliver as a money the ques tion had been n vltnl issue , and in the dis cussion the bimotnllists had won a victory The attempt to change the money standard from gold and silver to gold alona was worse than a raistako It was almost a crime The demonetization of silver had made the gold Btandard different Tbo demonetiza tion of silver was in fact a crcat crime and its revocation was now tlio Important question before the ticoplc The people bad suffered moro from bad monetary legislation than from any other cause What was asked was the restoration of the money standard which oxtstcd forages ; that silver be placed on an equality with gold at the ratio which has heretofore existed It was the duty of the country to restore what should never have been disturbed , and the conven tion had assembled to decide upon the best methods to bo pursued in reaching tlio do- shed end H. B. Chamberlain , president of the Den ver chamber of commerce , on behalf of that body , then prcsonted a solid silver gavel to Chairman Warner A number of resolutions to bo referred to the committee on resolutions were road , and so rccoidod The committee is considered a very strong one , and it is expected will em body the wishes of the convention briefly , rind so clearly , that they will bo easily un derstood After the announcement that there would bo a reception at the Merchants Exchungo tonight tlio convention adjourned THIS ALTON FIN1SD. It Is Canilit Pay I ni ; Kctintcs on Pnas- encor UunIupss Ciiiuaoo , Nov 20. [ Special Telegram to The Bee.I Either the Rock Island has caught the Alton road paying rebates on passenger business or Bomo ono lius-coinmlt- ted perjury In any event the Kansas City eastbound passcngor association has just fined the Alton $ -5 ! each on six tickets on , which rebates were said to have been paid by the Kansas City agent of the Alton L. M. McDonoll , an omployo of the Rock Island , made a deposition before a Kansas City notary public that ho had bought six tlcKets of the Alton Ho told tlio Alton agent that ho know the tickets had been sold with a rebate of $1.-5 each and asked for the sumo terms Thn agent said : You pay full price for the tickets over the counter , and you will probably find $7.50 lying around somewhere McDonnell did so , whereupon the agent took $7,50 from the drawer and put It on tbo end of the counter , from which place McDonnell - Donnoll immediately took the amount On this ovldonco tbo Kansas Olty Passenger association took action , fining tlio Alton $25 on each tlckot , aud compelling It to redcom the tickets so sold Snloot'tlio Fort Worth NewYobKjNov 20. After a conference lasting all day between President Adams of tbo Union Pacific and President Jones of tbo Denver , Texas Si Fort Worth , it was an nounced that the sale of the L-'ort Worth had been settled , but that the officials were not tot ready to give out a datullod statement No infoimation as to the terms could bo obtained from the officers of the Fort Worth company Htitbbs 3Iik04 n Swltoh Milwaukee , Wis , Nov 20. J , C. Stubbs , first vice-president of the Chicago , Milwau- keoSt Paul railroad , admitted last night that he had resigned and was about to toturn to his old place as general manager of till Southern Pacific railway Ho would glva no reason further than ho had been In con sultation with tbo owners of the Southern Pacific at Now York , und that President Miller of the St , Paul company had given his consent It is rumored in Milwaukee that Stubbs is to have a haudsoino advance uoon his former salary with the Southoru Pacific . Convention ol' ihi Soqiolnglo Rooloty Ciiicaoo , Nov 20 [ Special Telegram t < j. The Hee ] The annual convention of tbo Sociologio Socloty of America was called to order today iu the First M. E. church by Mrs Imogeno O. Fulls of Brooklyn , the * president of the society , There was a good attendance of delegates from different parts of tlio country Tills society seeks to briny about a combination of all the cooperative systems of this country uudor some general sjstcui , Adopted tliu tiooinlltft mil Beklik , Nov , 20.--TUO reichstag commit tee adopted the socialist bill on the second reading It was docldcd to ) K tpono the dis cussion on the question of expulsion In order to allow time for compromlsa GCTT1.NO DOWN'Tb WOHIt , North Dnkota'M lleglslntors nro Tlironuli With tllcvJScnntorn Bisxt tiicit , N. V. , Nov 2f > , [ Special Telegram gram to Tun Heb.1 The [ strain nnd ex citement Incident to the election of United States senators haying boon broken the locisluluro has settled down to quiet work A commlttoo of conference has bcon ap pointed to report upon the proposition to ad journ Immediately to meet again nomctimo in January There is opposition to this plan nnd ulthouch many of the tnembors favor it there Is said to bo a majority against it A bill defining the dutlos of the commis sioner of Insurance has boon introduced giving him all the power over the department of in surance liorotoforo exercised by the terri torial auditor The only event of great interest was the Introduction of n bill in the senate for the enforcement of prohibition , This bill is in effect tno Kansas law with very few changes nnd Is considered iron clad The introduction in the senate today of a bill for the appointment of a commission of tlvo to revise the laws made it appear that the legislature would adjourn and leave tlio work to a commission , but the conference commlttoo met tonight nnd agreed that the legisluturo should proceed with tbo work They will report in favor of romainlng In Bosslon until December 10thon , to toke u recess - cess until after the holidays There will soon bo u lobby of prohibition ists here to push through the bill introduced today TRUTH IS MIGHTY SCAKOI3. Fiction Slightly Diluted Seems to Prcvnll In tlio Crnnfn Case Cinaiao , Nov 20. The first witness called la the Cronin case this morning on behalf of the state was Hallny Dawson , who testified that on May 4 of this year bo was In the Emergency hospital ; that ho never introduced Bocgs to Colonel Babcock , but that on the nlglit.of the 11th ho was present when Glcason did so The defense had Intro duced ovldenco that Hoggs was nt the Grand Pacific hotel on the night of May I and that ho was Introduced to Colonel Babcock On that occasion Colonel Uabcflck then cor roborated the testimony of Gloason William Nloman was recalled on behalf of the state and testified that ho hud boon in troduced to Jamo3 Hyland nnd that ho was not the tall man who cumo into his saloon Saturday night , May Ior , Sunday ulcht , May 5 , us Hvlanrt swore , Nloman had given testimony that men ausworlng the descrip tion of Coughlln , Burke and O'Sulllvan had been In Ids saloon in earnest conversation at 10 p. m. May 4. | The stnto next introduced the driver nnd the man who rented tlio carriage to O'Mul- ley the night of May 4 , and these witnesses contradicted another portion of the testi mony of the defense The proprietor and foreman of the print ing cfllco where O'Sulhvou's cards were printed , gave evidence contrary to that of O'Sullivan's men concerning tbo delivery of the curds . Frodnr.ck Ebersoid , finspector of police , was then called Ho snld tbat neither Officers Rowan or Crow , whom bo scat out to investigate the Cronm murder , over re ported thut Milkman Mortos told them ho had hoard fighting or scuffling in.tho Carlson cottaco Several other wltnossos were examined on the same line before the noon recess was taken The next flvo witnesses nvho were culled attacked the renutation , of August Snlzman , the man who tostltlcd t'cat.n now lock was put on Hoortel's door after May 5. Pat Dinan.tho ownorhf the white horse , tcstillod that when ho was being questioned by Captain Schnak in the , prosenoo of Coughlln , tbat when Sohaalc asked him for a de < cnption of the man who hired the white horse , the witness replied "CouBhlin knows him aud saw him nad can ae3cnbo him to you bettor than I cau " Andrew B. Anderson testified that bo was in Nieman's saloon two or three times Sun day night , May 5 , nnd on each occasion there were ton or twelve persona there This was in rebuttal ot the testimony of Hyland who testified that * they drank with O'Sulllvan there at that time , ana that no one else was in the place Chester P. Smith next ( ostlilod that he had examined the files of the Chicago daily papers and found that Cougblln's name in connection with the white horse was not mentioned prior to May 25. This was to contradict a witness for the defense , who testified thut ho saw it about ten diys after the murder After another witness had t stlflod In re gard to the new cards whlen O'Sulllvan had ordered printed , State Attorney Longeneeker announced the case for the people closed James Feltam was then sworn in rebuttal in behalf of Defendant Beggs . Feltam was secretary of the republican ward club meet ing at the Grand Paciflo hotel on the even ing of May 4. The minutes did not show whether or not Balloy Dawson was there - Forrost announced tbat ho ' would Intro duce some rebuttal testimony at the next session to show the whereabouts ot William L < \ Coughlln on the night of May 4. Judge McConncll then announced that owing to tbo illness of the llttlo daughter of Juror North the court would adjourn until Friday , iu order to allow him to go to bor bedside FILTH IN CUUUT Chicago's Carter Divnrco Case Out ilono In Knnsns Olty Kansas Cur , Nov 20.--Spocial [ Telegram tcTiin Beb.1 The Carter dlvorco suit in Chicago had Its sensational features , but the second hearing of the Welcn dlvorco case of this city is proving its superior in point ot racy davolopment I'resldont Huroh of the Chicago Ufa lasuranoo company is shown to have umployod Mr Welch in bis service at a good fut salary in order to keep Ills mouth Bhut Mrs Welch admits her inildolity , but claims tbat her husband was uwaro of it all the while and used ( ho fact to prouuro oxtor- tlon money from tbo victims ot her wiles It was thowu today thut Bureh gave Welch employment to keep hlm'qulftt ' , and when ho asked for further money ha threatened him with his discharco if no opened his mouth with reioronco to the case It was also shown in tno ovldonco tbat Mrs Welch was offered money to refuse , lo light the dlvorco proceedings , This Bho would not hear to The ovidenoo ulso shows that Mrs Welch procured u bogus baby to help out In working Welch's victims , who were moro numerous tbau the llfo insurance prasidont The case Is exciting a great deal of interest and the woman , In.spiU ) ft her confessed in ildolity , has many sympathizers who Uope she will beat her husbaud The case will not end for soverul dayaJ Drunk : ISiiotieli to Htoal LahamieV.vo. . , Ndv } 23. [ Speoial Telegram gram to Tub LSeb.J Sunday afternoon a ? d,30J money paokugo , which had Just been received at the Pacific Express ofllco for a local bank , was fouu I missing Suspicion pointed to Ed Kelly , who does the hauling for the company , but bo dealod having taken it and accused the station agent and baggage master with the theft While on investiga tion was in progress tbat night Kelly ro- turncd the package Kelly today mukes a publlo statement lethe the effect that In the absence of the express agent ho took the Dachago to his bouso for safety , but thut be was so druuic at the time ho did not know what ho was doing , and did not remember it afterward There will ha no arrest tnudo Kelly has always homo a good reputation Humored Hfliellion In Ilnyil New Yokk , Nov 20. TbB steamer Prlnco Frederick from Port-au-Prlnco November 29 , arrived licro today aud'brought uows of an uprising against Hlppdjyle , It is reported that there uro 6,000 men engaged In the movement ' At the office of Kuhuurdt & Co , agents of the steamer Prluco Frederick , all knowl edge of insurrection on the Islaud of Haytl was denied There were ten passengers on thn steamer and It is thought some ono of J tlio number started the rumor LORD EUSTON'S LIBEL CASE A Stilt Which Grow Out of the Ro- oouc Loudon Scandal THE PROCEEDINGS INTERESTING Moro Tlmn Usual Attention Pnlil to It Ilconiian ol * ItH Honrnur on the Coming Meeting of Par liament Iln l.lkod to Vlow Statuary \Copvrlght \ ISS3 t > u Inma Gordon fleime'M Londok , Nov 20. [ Now York Herald Cable Special to Tub Bib,1 : Tlio growing sensation in London nt present Is what Is familiarly known ns the West End scandal The ordinary police court aipact of the mat ter ended with the sending of two sub ordinate employes in the famous house to prison n month ago Now , through the action for criminal libel of Lord Huston , the case has fairly assntnod the proportions which It is going to take In parliament when it opens Labouchoro loads the movement , iu which all the Influent ! tl radical members are Actively aroused Parko , tbo defendant , is an unimportant uoMspnpor man , yet ho Is defended by two of the cleverest barristers In London next to Sir Charles Russell Messrs Lockwood and Asqulth-both mourners of parlia ment and counsel for Parnclt ooforo the commission , Aristocratic immorality in London is no more morbid perhaps than in ether great cities , but in this case the whole cabinet is moro or less implicated iu permitting guilty persons of the highest positions to escape merited punishment , both In court nnd In parliament as fnr ns possible It is proposed by radical and many conservative members also that culpable officials shall bo shown up In their true light The proceedings ot the Bow street police court today were Interesting from two points of vlow In the first place It was frankly admitted by Lord Huston's counsel that bo had visited the house in question It was explained , however , that ho went there through hnving had a card thrust into his hand in Piccadilly ono night advertising the house as u place where ono might see poses plastlques , " or living statuary Lowls said his client went there to see statuary , but was informed that there was nothing of the sort there , the entertainment being of n kind moro suited lo tastes which nro ethno logically - gically described as oriental Lord Euston , understanding tbo matter , told tbo man ho was ascoundrel , and that ho would knock htm down If ho was not im mediately let out When Lord Euston was placed in the witness box ho verified everything that his couusol had stated The cross-examination created a buzz of talk which is echoed in all the West End clue ? tonicht The committal of the defendant for trial was an accepted and foregone con clusion , so that the ehjof inteiost lu the cross-examination was its exhibition of the fucts which the defense are going Into at the trial , consequently Lockwood's questions had a dcop significance Ho asked Eustou about bis connection with the army , past and present Ho went Into his acquaintance with Lord Arthur Somerset ot her niajosty's ' personal staff , who Is now a fugitive at Boulogne Ho touched points here and there as to Euston's statement to other parties , the extent of time before ho took proceedings and the number of visits to the house Ho put the witness on record on a number of Important points , which , in fact , seemed hi3 only object on the preliminary examination , dwelling particu larly on his falluro to communlcato with tbo homo office or the treasury At its conclusion the defendant was bold for trial in 500 bail Provision * for Stonlny LCopt/rfuM lseabyJamu Qordnn IlennetCI Baoamoyo , Nov 20 [ Now York Herald Cable Sncclal to Tun Bee ] I left Zanzibar - bar yesterday afternoon on the M. Dhow , flying the American flag at the masthead I brought with mo fifty porters to carry pro visions and comforts for Stanley and his comnanion < and also a packet of letters and a parcel < 3f clothes for Captain Cusati , which were entrusted to mo by the Italian counsel nt Zanzibar Our expedition will lenvo for the environs of Bagamoyo this afternoon , wbcro a large caravan made up of several smaller ones , numering in all 20,000 persons , has been formed This will start tomorrow morning for tbo intorlor under the escort of Baron Von Gravcnruth , who carries supplies to Emin Puslia Wo shall have 100 armed men with us The Herald caravan follows immediately after with supplies for Emin Pasha Baron Von Gravonreuth loads the company Then comes the barons ' personal effects and thou myself , ' followed by my men 1 have hoard frqin Stanley by-Arabs who have mot him They say his hair Is qulto white and that ho has clothes nnd carries boxes with him , but that ho has no Ivory * Wo expect now to meet him in a week Captain Wissmau arrived hero today to boo us off Noarlnirtho ICxplorer ( Copurfdlit 1880 bu James ( Ionian Htnnclt ) Mt , Oxf , Nov 20.-iNew | York Herald Cable Soccial to Tun Bee I A caravan from the French mission has Just arrived hero from Mohundas They mot Stanley at KitaUa Ho was then only eight days out from Hagamovo , We of the Herald expe dition start today for Kitaka and will meet Stanley in about four days CUBA li HOAltliD She Thlnlcs tlio United Stated la Try inir to Down Her Havana , Nov -20. [ Special Telegram to The He * ] There is upprehension here over the Pan-American congress The impres sion hero Is that the American government seeltB to Isolate Cuba by shutting the ports of the United States to all her products and then ruin her commerce Industry and agrl- culture interests , the ultimata object being to induce Spain to abandon tbo island to the natives or to the United States as a useless burden to the mother country The idea is not unfavorably received by a small party of annexationists to the United States , but is strongly opposed by the conservatives aud liberal autonomists in Spain as well us Cuba In order to combat its elTects the Spanish minister of colonies has proposed to make a considerable reduction in the custom tarin in Cuba and Porto Rico on goods imported from tbo United States It is generally doubted hero , however , whether this policy will have the desired effect if tlio American government is bent upon carrying out Its supposed schetno of isolation Glnvnr Knocked Out I > r Smith , San FmNcrsro Nov , 20. hi a fight to a finish last night for a purse of $ S00 , Frank Glover , formuily of Chicago , was easily knocked out in nine rounds uy Billy bmith of Australia - m Canadian Ulwlioncaty , Boston , Nov 20. A special from Ottawa says a shortage of many thousand dollars has been discovered in the provincial crown land office at Cbarlottetown , P , E. I. MINNllAPufit.S STUCr.T CAIt I.INI1H An IhiBllnh Syuillonto Nrfrntlntlnc ; forTlirir Pnrolinsp MINNEAVOI.H , Minn , , Nov 20 [ Special Telegram to The IIkk ] Levi Mayor , who represented the English syndl'nto lu the Into milling deal Involving $3,000,000 , renoncd Minneapolis this morning His mission this line Is to secure n controlling interest In the Flour city Direct railway lines The pending negotiations are the result of roportcd uublo- ginms which have passed between him and iludgo ICoono , who repicents the Street Hullwuy conunny , President Lowrcy being lu Italy Before leaving for Europa Mr Lowrcy told Jurtgo Keene on what terms he would sell and loft htm full power to act At the conclusion of the great strike last sum mer President Lowroy told it number of friontls Hint ho was chngrlacd at tint manner in which ho had been treated by Minneapo lis peoplu on that occasion , and was only nwaitliig u favorable opportunity to dispose ot his lucrntlvo plant , Inquiry this after noon nlso devolopcd thn fact that negotia tions bad been opened with the s iw rnlllH of Minneapolis In behalf of the English syndi cate MUS , PAHNl'-liL ' 8PHAKS. Her Imui-it.ifrn Hitter AunltiHt Irish Iit'.ndorH In America Turn ton , N. J , , Nov 20. [ Special Telegram gram to Tin : Hue , ] When the Iilsh national league loader , Fitzgerald , took it upon him solt to deny the story ot Mrs Dollal'arnell's destitution without cither making n persona ! Investigation or Unouch ono of his many agents ho struck a snag James Slovln , the Irish patriot In charge of the Parnell estate , Baid : Fitzgerald is ono of these Irishmen wno thinks tie holds a na tion in the palm of his hand Ho Is Jealous because Mrs Parnell's ' fnonds appealed to the people and because ho could not handle the money The big'I am' wants to nrovent others from doing n good deed by doiiylng.soniothing ho knows nothing about Ho is n blatherskite and everybody Icnnws It " • Mrs Delia Parnell dictated the following to aicportcrtoduy : "I received some some assistance from my appeal until Mr l itzijcraldlof the National league took it upon himself to deny the story told by my friends without he , or any of his agents , making an Investigation of tlio facts Ha snld In substance , the lcaguo would take rare of mo had I made nn anneal to them Mv poverty dates back to 1S73. I was destltuto then , and prominent inemb ref of the lenguo were so informed Tiiev teen no uction , but gave mo the lie James Ho- path of Now York tnoit up my case , but when prominent leaders of the league gave me the lie , ho too abandoned the idea of raising a fund quietly from u few weulthy tiunnbers of tbo league Later ho endeavored to sell soma ot my writings , but the market was overstocked In lSho and 1SS0 , when I was ill in Now York , tlio league monibors again know of my condition , but no action was taken Miss Ellen Ford , dauchter of Patrick l-Yii'd , Mrs Kate Dcggs , Mrs Con don , Mrs Kchoo , Miss Maria Doherty nnd others taiscd between $1.00 and Jl 'JOO , but most of it went for ox- pensos Thojproperty my brothers left me , which has been considered a fortune , did not pay onocent of interest 1 have kept matter ter' * from the publlo until I have stared sta-vation in the face When I would ap peal to prominent members of the lcaguo I would bo told my son Charles bad sufficient means to help mo This Is fnlso Charles Stewart Parnell bus not $1 of his own in the world What money ho had has bcontcon- tributed for the cause of Ireland and ho has no rieht to use-it for my support True ho gave up his privnto fortune for tbo cause and when my boy entered Irish politics I gave up my dowry to aid him and Ireland ; but what is that if ho wins home rule for the nation ! " She spoke of the injustice bomg done her just nowby the nation il league leaders nnd said she would curse the day she over mar ried u Parnell if-that was to bo used against her now ANOTHER BIO TKA1N KOBniSItY Tlio Santa Fo Express Hold Up hy MllHlCed Moil , St Louis , Mo , Nov 20. Another big train robbery was perpetrated iu tbo Indian Territory last nigtit , tills time on the Topeka & Santa Fo , about 12 oclock From $20,000 to $30,000 are said to have boon stolen Fifteen masked and heavily armed men boarded the southbound Topeka & "Santu L-'o passenger train at Bcrwyn , a Binall station in the Chickasaw nation , Indian Territory , and cut tlta cnglno , mall and ex press cars loose from the coacbos They then ran the train south two miles and throw the fireman off the locomotlvo Two miles furtbor the engineer was thrown off , and after running four miles further steam was turned off and tbo locomotlvo killed " The robbers then began the attack upon tbo express car Tlio guard and messenger fired some twenty shots , but filially gave iu after the robbers had literally riddled the car with bullotB Tbo money which they took came principally from Chicngo After the robbers loft the train went ou to Ardmoro , the next station south , where the United States authorities were notified und marshals started in pursuit of the rob bers bers.A A snccial from Gainsvlllo , Tex , bbvs in re gard to tlio train robbery last night that Fred Frnshor , the guard of the train , fired more than twenty shots nt tlio robbers , and tnut ono of the gang Is beliovcd lo have boon fatally wounded Frashor was not hurt The robbers Bccurcd nbout $10,000. The pas sengers and mall were not inolosted Gainesville , Tex , Nov 20. Tbo big train robbery in the Indian nation last night is the general topic here Tlio Wells-Fargo people say the amount lost is $000 , but there is every reason to believe that between $30,000 and $50,000 , was taken , It is known that every dny for a month past $1,000 lias been brought into Texas on these trams to bo used in moving Texas crops It is stutcd tbat the railroad officials were warned that n robbery would bo attempted and for that reason had a guard and a deputy marshal on the train These two , however , gave up the fight after the robbers had riddled the car with bullets It Is known that ono of the robbers was wounded , for a trail of blood leads from tbo train for some distauco The posse has so far been unsuccessful In its search * Dakot-i's Pariiuir ' * Alllnnoo AncittiEEN , S. D , , Nov 20. The last an nual mooting of the Farmer ? ' nlllanco of Dakota ' territory Is now iu session hero Delegates to the St Louis national conven tion uro to bb selected and tbo question of the future of tbo work of territorial alliance is to bo settled , A motion was adopted this afternoon uduuttlng the Knnrhts of Labor to all privileges except voting for ofllccis They MtiBt Comnly Kansas Crry , Mo „ Nov 20. The state treasurer has addressed a olroluar to all the county attorneys of Missouii directing thorn to commouco legal proceedings against each and every building association doing bust , nossdn hs | county Tno state law requiring these association to deposit f 100.00J in cash with the state treasurer recently went Into effect aud not ono association has complied with it , Negro Milium Hi it CiiAitJ.EBTON , W , Va , Nov 20. Informa tion reached here this evening thut there was a rlnl iu the Flat Top mining district in Mer cer oouqty Monday night In which aovon men woi o bhot , two being killed instantly All parties to the affray wciu negroes , and it grew out of n drunk the men hud No other particulars known Tlio Weather Forecast , For Omaha and vicinity : Fair weather , Nebraska and South Dakota Fair , colder northwesterly wiuds Iowa Clearing , colder northwesterly wludt , TEN MILLIONS SMOKE Lynn , the Olty or Shoo ? , Almost o • Jl \Viklornos3 of Ashes UH ONE SQUARE MILE DESTROYED II The nuiliieqs Portion or tlio Clt , * 11 Iillurnlly Htvcpt Jtyn l > ovnntnt- | | iiiK Whirlwind ol' Flames | H for Klgjlit Hours 1 1 Hurtled to tlio Occnn'rt I Idee 1 L\NN , Mnss , Nov 20 , Lynn , the city of fH shoes , was visited this nftornoon by the II greatest flro In its history , aud with two ex- | H ccptlous the conflagration is the most dlsaa- 1H trous that ever visited Now England \H The tire started about noon nnd raged over f l eight hours , devastating n square tnllo of AH the business section of the city and caused n , II loss estimated at $10,000,000. I The greater part of tlio Fourth ward Is ll wiped out ns regards the Important shoo IH manufacturing blocks nnd the prominent IH places ot busness ' F | The llro stinted in Mowers wooden build 9H iug on Almout street nnd was soon couimunl- IH catcd to the six-story brick block known as \ the Mowers block , Almost simultaneously ' tlio four-story wooden shoo factory of Bennett - nott & Cam am , on Central avenue , nnd n. four-story wooden building on Almont street caught fire and after n time n hurticano of iluino was in progress Tbo burned torrltoty includes and l boutidcd by the following Btroots : Almont , Council nvcnuo and its Junction witli WU- I low , Union from its junction with Broad \ street nnd the Br.vdon block on both sides , t Mount Vernon street entire , Ueach on both sides as far as Leos lumber yard , Washing ton street from Monroe through to Uuiou , Rnlirjad avenue , all of Exchnngo street , . : Broad from the engine house , both sides up us far ns tlio corner of Exchange st/oct , t ( Spring street entire , besides dwelling houses " ; too numerous to mention on Suffolk , Saga . more and Beach streets . Aid arrived fiom Boston , Salem , Marble head , and the surrounding towns After the fire had been In progress two j hours ovoiybody declnted It would not stop I until It reached the ocean , and it proved to | be the case Four dally newspapers are J burned out , the Item " , Boo , Press , and the " \ I News I There were many narrow escapes from * | accidents , but no fatalities are reported The , J high brick flro walls of the B. F. Spinney | block served as a barrier to the further 1 progress of the flames up U nion street after | tbat handsome structure was gutted 1 Thico national bankstho Central Security | and L-'irst National , together with the Lyqn 8j Institution for Savings , located lu tbo First fl National blocic , are wlpod out , Tvvelvo of S the finest shoo blocks in the city uro in ruins 1 | and about twenty-five stores At this writ < ( tj lug it is impossible to state how many n dwellings are burned They were mostly .11 occupied by the poor class in the vicinity of | Beach street nml the wharves ill ! The Central Congregational church burned Jlj to tbo ground between 0 and 7 oclock Ji lt is impossible to give any estimate of the | | insurance , but conscrvativo estimates place " m the loss on nil property at $10,000,000. , I _ Iho First Methodist and tlio First Unl- II vcrsulist churches and several school houses I I were thrown onen toneconiinodoto the I I burued out families , Tbo mayor has galled ijj u special meeting of the aldermen to toke " ' action and appoint rollof committees ' ! Dvnamito and powder were used at fre- , quout intervals to blow up wooden build , ings , but with llttlo effect fho fire vlr- " * ' tually burned Itself put , and ut 7:130 : was ! considered under control Both companies i of the Massachusetts militia , located la Lynn , were called out and put on patrol ' f duty i Breed & Company , the largest lumber } t ' deulors in Essex county , lese ovorytblng and t ' estimate the loss ot $200,000 ; insurance v ' 8123.000. • I i ' A uarrow escape from aoath was that of jJ ? Ernest Williamson who volunteered to take jfc l a line of hose up a ladder in front of tbo a " ; Daggo builtung Ho wus followed by sov- 5" ' oral others , but utmost as soon as they reached the roof , the liitenso heat compelled them to beat a hasty retreat Williamson ' - ' wus the lust man to descend und was nearly ' suffocated before ho could got a footing on . | > the ladder His face is badly burned 1 Thieves came from Bostonand elsowbcro I In large numbers , und the stealing was largo I. A house blown up with powder at Broad and y j Exchange streets The explosion shattered * , the windows in all directions , but tbo meas ure was effcctuul In stopping the progress of { the flumes In that direction . - , The streets are covered with a not work j ot fallen wires , which somewhnt lm- i I pedc the progress of the firemen I \ The central station of the Boston & Malno , & ' I ! railroad burned fiat and the flumes then > S- , - leaped across to Mount Vcrnou street ' "SI I \ At this Juncture Boveral citizens asked the < v f muyor to have some brick blocks on Mount < r . Vernon Btreot blown up with dynamite in 4 order to stop tno llumos The mayor * ; thought such a course would Imperil lives ; \ nnd bo n hindrance to the firemen i J Several Biuall auildlngs were , however , I blown down on Exchange street , but tbo y j ' effect wns very light f l A hopeful fueling prevails and there is t l } no question but that tlio public spirited rt ( f citizens and tlio shoo manufacturers will a 1 soon rally from the catastrophe jJ I r Over six thousand persons uro deprived of "ijj I employment Two hundred families are i . I homeless and tho'mayor has issued a call for . 1 If aid * .f t | Lccoliuuri ; ( ln ) Suffers Too * ? Leechuuiio , Pa , Nov 20. Flro brokoout $ Mt In this place at 0 o'clock this evening , and | | | for three hours ragoa fiercely , destroying a | I II largo portion of the business and residence \ sections of the town ' f I Among the buildings burned nro the post a I office , tbo Advance building , the Lccchburg . J I bank building , Hills ' bank huildiug , JI Cochran's block , Snulro's block , ana twenty m1 or twenty-fivo dwellings and stores ' * ; Tbo loss is between fSO.000 and $100,000 : 'jf n | Insurance light , The night is cold , and 'J many homeless ones will suffer from expos -M uro ; 1 i1 rilx' Hundred Men Idle , J Pmsnujto , Pn , Nov , CO The loss by flro * at Hoclu Iron works , in Williamsburg , last 3jj. nlgbt Is about $100,000 ; insurance unknown 1 | The explosion is supposed to have started K the iiie , Flvo or six bundled men are 'IPs thrown out of employment ' 3lii Huaiui-HM J rouble * . W Louisvil-f e , Nov , 20. McLood & Anuor- • * son , tobacco warehouse mon , fulled today , g § The property which the firm assigns Includes t $410,000 , a furm near Versailles , aud a tobacco 3 wurehouso ut Sulphur , Ky , The asiuts and x liabilities are largo , but uro not definitely M kuowu , ' * ' tjj Blown Ut ) by O/ih. M Davton , O , , Nov , 20. Hawtbornq's two ' story brick dwelling was blown to atoms by " ' nn oxploslou , of natural gas this inorulng V Two children were killed , nnd Hawthorne , ' 9 his wife und futhor were terribly und fatally injured The oxploslou was heard all over y the city 1 . i 41 Itiinulng nt Full Ulnar , ' Indianapolis , Nov , 20. A Brazil , Ind.f special saysi All tbo mines are running ; now notwithstanding the vote taken at thn M mass couycutlou of the taiuer * last Friday * II