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TWENTIETH YEAH. OMAHA , St'NDAV 3IOHNING , MAUCIL 15 , ISOI-SIXTKKN" N I'M HICK 2 ( > 7
MAFIA'S DEATH BIM ,
Eleven Members of the Order Meet With n
Terrible Fat. ,
CHIEF HENNESSEY'S ' MURDER AVENGED.
Citizens of New Orleans Take the Liw Into
Tiioir Cwtt Hands ,
PARISH PRISON DOORS NATTERED DOWN.
Borne of thu Assassins Shot to Death nud
Others Hung.
THEIR SCREAMS FOR MERCY UNHEEDED.
Thermion , Produce , Sunnr and Stook
KxelmngrH .Meet and KndorHO
the /Union of the
Nrw Oiu.n INS , Ua. , March ! ( . - Kow Or-
le < . .is struck the Mallu a death blow today.
It rose in Its might almost nt mid-day and
wreaked a horrible vengeance upon the Sicil
ian assassins \\lio relentlessly slow David U.
Hennessey , and though them are eleven men
dead tonight who were happy yesterday over
their victory in the greatest criminal trial
the city has over witnessed , the work of blood
wus accomplished without unnecessary dis
order , without rioting , without pillaging and
without infliction of MitTerlng upon any inno
cent man save one , and ho was only slightly
hurt. It wns not nn unruly midnight mob.
It was slmuly a sullen , determined body of
cltlyens who took into their own hands what
Justice had Igiiominously failed to do.
Cl.iof of Pollen Hennessey was slain on Oc
tober 15 , and that very night every evidence
began to accumulate showing that his death
hnd been deliberately planned by tlio secret
tribunal and carried out boldly and success
fully by the tools of the conspirators.
The trial lasted twenty-live days , nnd
though the evidence seemed conclusive , the
Jury , currently charged with having been
ta upered with , failed to convict ,
I ait of cool-headed lawyers
night a body - men ,
yers , doctors , merchants ami political leaders ,
nil pei-sons of iiillucneo and social standing
quietly met and decided that some action
must be taken and Justice swift and sure
Visited on these whom ttio Jury had neglected
to punish.
This morning a call fora mass meeting at
the Clay statue on Cainil street appeared in
the papers , which editorially deprecated violence
lence , A signlllcaiit closing sentence of the
call was "Como prepared for action. "
Down lu a largo room on the corner of
Blcnviltoand Itoynl streets there was an
arsenal provided by the body of citi/ons.
The call was niiMvorod by the populace.
Ai 10 o'clock there was a crowa of several
thousand anxious people conirrogntod around
i jo statue. They hardly know what was
polng to happen , but they seemed ready to go
to any length , and while there were of course
many of the lower clement in the throng , a
large proportion were the leading people of
the town. There were three addresses , short
and pithy nnd business-like , and the as
semblage , not unwillingly , was soon keyed
up to the highest pitch nnd demonstrative ii
its denunciation of the assassins. Each o
the spcakera said there had been a great
mass meeting months before , whieh hail met
quietly and dispersed peacefully so that tuo
law might toke its course. The law hiu
failed. The time to act had come.
\V S. Parucrson , tye leader , Is a prominent
lawyer hero , president of the Southern
Athletic club and the man who led thu
vigorous reform movement thrco years ago
Walter I ) . IDcnogor , another of the speakers
is one of the leaders of tlio i > ow Orleans bur
.Tolm C. WieklllTo , also n prominent attorney
was another , and James U. Houstan , ono o
the foremost men of the state.
After denouncing Detective O'Mulloy
who Is alleged to have tampered with the
Jury , the speakers announced that they
would lead the way to tlio parish prison , Mr
WieklilTo concluded with these words :
"Shall the execrable Malta bo allowed t
flourish in this cityi Shall the Malla bo nl
lowed to cut down our citizens on the rmbtl
streets by the foul means of assassination
Shall the Malla bo allowed to bribe Juror
und let murderers po scot freol"
Hy this time the crowd had swelled to three
thousand or moro and before anyone eouh
ronlUo what had happened the giv.it throng
gaming recruits at every step , was tramping
down tlio streets to the neighborhood of thu
prison , stopping only once , and that was a
tlio arsenal , where double-barreled shotguns
'Winche-ler rilles and pistols were haudci
out to responsible and respectable citi/cns i
the party.
The starting of the crowd had an electrl
effect on tbo city. Soon the streets wor
alive with people , running from all direction
nmt joining the main body , which inovot
down Kumpart street to the Jail near Congo
square. Doors and windows were throwi
open and men , women and children crowuei
on the galleries to encourage- those who were
taking part and to witness the seences.
When the mam crowd from Canal strco
reached the prison there had already col
lected there a dense throng , all eager to tak
a hand in whatever might happen.
When the van guard of armed oltlrcn
reached the prison , which Is many siiuare
from Cnndl street , that grim old buildini
was surrounded on all sides.
Sticrifl Viller , when ho heard a movement
wns on foot to take the prisoners , armed his
deputies nnd then started on n hunt fur
Mayor Shakespeare. The Italian consul ami
Attornev Cieneral Uogcrs Joined in the pur
suit , but his honor does not reach his olllco
until noon , nun ho was not to be found at any
of his regular haunts , " 'tie governor had not
heard ol tlio uprising and hud no tlmo to act ,
and the police force was too small to offer
much resistance to the army of avengers.
Superintendent Qnster had ordered nn
extra detail of officers to bo sent to the Jail
nnd a small crowd kept the sidewalks
around the old building clear until the great
multitude , swelliup all the time like a mighty ,
roaring stream , surged around the door and
crowded the little band of hluo coats away.
Captain Low Davis wns on guard at the
main entrance with a scant lorce of deputies.
They were swept away like chaff before the
wind and In an instant thu little ante-room
leading Into the prison wus Jammed with
eager , excited men.
Meanwhile iho prhcuora were stricken
with terror , for they could hear distinctly
the shouts of the people without , madly de
manding their blood.
The prisoners who wevo charged with
crimes other than complicity In the murder
of the chief also bhared lu the general dc-
morallMtioii. Some of the braver among the
ix'preseutntlvc& of the Mafia wanted to die i
lighting for their live * and pleaded for a .
weapon with which to defend Iheiu- I
selves , and when tlu\v could not
llnd these they soiiiht hiding plui-r.s. I
The deputies , tblnUlr.tr to dccolva the '
crowd by n ruse , trait ifvrral tlio 10 men to
the female deimruuunf , and thro the miser-
nblu BUUlaui trcioOW lu .vr. . ; r until tbo I
ininentvhen the donr * would yield to tlio
ntrry tlu-ontf nn the outside.
Captain Davis refused tlm renuest to open
lie iirl.snii anil the erowd bepan the work of
mtUThitf in the doors. Around on Orleans
tivct thoiv win iv heavy wooden door , which
md Uron I'lo-ivlniid barred In nntliMpallon of
lie ( ( imtni ; m the nveiiKint ? mass. This the
rowd selected us their he'd ehnneoof ( 'oillnir
n. Neighboring houses readily nupplied axe *
ml buttering rams nnd tvillliitr hanilt went
o wirlt to force nn openlntf. Tilts did not
> rove n difficult tn k to the dutenmiied
hrontf. Keen there \vns a crash , thn door
jravo way nnd In an Instant armed eltl/ens
vow pouring through tlio small openliu ; ,
vinlo a inlt'htv shout went up from ltiuik )
hrunU In Kind aeeinlm. There wns moro re-
Istuneo for tlio mtulers , however , hut It ,
oo , was soon overcome with a hugo Idllotof
vood whieh the men curried. Thou the
urnltoy was overpowered and thu keys taken
from him.
Hy thut tlmo the excitement was intense ,
lonotho less so when a piitrol wagon drove
ip with a detachment of nolteemcn , who
vero driven away under a tire of mud and
atones. U'hon the leaders Inside the prison
jot possession of the keys the insidopate was
iromptly unlocked and the deputies In the
otihy rapidly KOI out of liarm's way ,
The avengers pressed Into the yard of the
while prisoners. The door of the llrst cell
was open and a croup of tivinhltni ; prisoners
stood Inside. . They were not the men who
were wanted and' the crowd very quickly.
liouiili with remarUalilo coolness , burst into
: hoyard. I'ooritit ; throuili the bars of a cell
, vas a terror-stricken face , xvhlch some ono
: oolt for SeiilTedi. A volley was tired at the
man and ho dropned , hut none of the shots
struck him , nnd it was subsequently found
lhat ho was not one of ttio assassins. The lu-
iiiates of the Jail were ready to direct the way
tovliuro the Italians wero.
" ( jo to the female do lurtmeiit , " some ono
yelled.
Thither the men with their Winchesters
ran , but the door \viis locked. In a moment
the Uoy was produced. Then the lender
culled for someone who knew the rlKht men
nnd a volunteer responded and the door was
thrown open. Ttio gallery was deserted , mil
nn old woman said the men were up stairs.
A party of seven or elpht quickly iwemleit
Iho staircase , and ns tliov reached the hind-
IIIK thu assassins lied down the other end.
Haifa dozen men followed them. Scarcely a
word was spoken. It was time for notion.
\Vhen the pursued and pursuers reached
the stone court yard the former dnrted
toward the Orleans street side of the gallery
and crouched down bo.iido the cells , their
faces hlanehed , nnd , hcing unarmed , they
were absolutely .defenseless. In fear and
trembling they .screamed for mercy , hut the
avengers were merciless.
Hang ! bang ! uang ! rang out the reports of
the murderous weapons and n deadly rain of
bullets poured into tlio crouching Hgurcs.
Ciernchl. the closest limn , was struck In the
hack of the head and his hody.pitched for
ward.
liomcro fell to his knees with his face in
his hands , and in that position was shot to
dcutli.
Alonastcro and .Tames Caruso fell together
under the tire of half a do/.en guns , the louden
pullets entering their bodies ami heads.
The Dloody executioners did their work
well , and beneath the continuing lire Como-
tex and TnihInia , two of the men who had
not been tried , hut who wore charged Jointly
with the other accused , fell topctl.cr. Their
bodies were literally riddled with bullets nnd
they were stone dead almost before the lusl-
lade was over.
When the group of assassins was discov
ered on the gallery Mactieca , ScolTedi and
old man Miirchcsi separated from the other
side and ran up stall's. Thither half a dozen
men followed them , and ns the terror stricken
assassins ran into the cells they wore slain.
.Io Macheen , who wns charged with being
the arch consiilrutoVT had his hack turned
when a shot struck him immediately' behind
the ear and his death wns instantaneous.
ScalTcdi , ono of the most villainous of the
assassins , dropped like a dog when a bullet
hit him hi thfi eye.
Old man Marches ! was the only man not
Uilled outright. Ho was struch in the ton of
the head wlillo ho stood bcsldoMnehecu , mid ,
though mortally wounded , lingered all even-
Ing.
1'olllzo , the crazy man , was locked up in a
cell upstairs. Thu doors were Hung open
and ono of the avengers , taking aim , .shot
him through the body. Ho was not killed
outright , and lu order to satisfy the people
on the outside , who wore crazy to know
what wa < going on tvithln , ho wns dragged
down stairs and through the doorway by
which the crowd had entered. Half carried ,
hiilf dracped , ho was taken to the corner. A
rope wns provided and tied around his nock
and the people pulled him up to the cross
bars. Not satlstled that he w.n doud a seoro
01 men took aim and poured a volley or snot
into his body , and for several hours the body
was left dangling.
Haenetto was caught hi the Arst rush up
stairs and the llrst volley of bullets pierced
his brain. Ho was pulled out by a number ol
stalwart men through the main entrance to
the orison nnd trom the limb-of a tree his
body was suspended , although lifo wns al
ready gone.
Just as soon as the bloody work was done
Mr. 1'nrkorson addressed the crowd ami
asked them to disperse. This they consented
to do with a ringing shout , but first they
made a rush for Parkurson and , lifting him
bodily , supported him on their shoulders
while they marched n street. The avengers
came back In a body to the clay statue an i
then dispersed.
Immense crowds rushed from nil directions
to the neighborhood of the tragedy , while the
streets in fr , nt of the newspaper olllces were
blocked with people anxious to see the latest
bulletin. There was Intense , suppressed ex
citement , but from ono onu of the city to the
other the actions of the cituens were up
plamlcd.
O'Mulloy , the detective , who would have
shared the fate of the assassins If ho had
been caught , has disappeared nnd Is not ox
peeled to return , and members of the Jury
are In hiding.
The atmosphere has been considerably
purged , and thouch there Is n big crowd 01
Canal street tonight , the trouble seems nl
over.
The Italian consul declined to say tonlgh *
what action , if any , ho will take.
The prison was surrounded until dark by a
motley multitude , but the police found no
dinicuity In maintaining good order. The
bodies of some of tie ) slain \\ero removed this
evening. Caruso wns married , hut leaves no
children. Koincro has a wife and children
nnd Mnchcca a wlfo nud family. L'ouictu/
leaves a wife.
Marches I died this evening at 7 o'clock.
The coroner's Jury presented n simple Had
Ing. They did not say who shot the men.
Mntrangn , Sunned , Natalie , the boy Mar
chesi , 1'atormo , John C'arusu , Plotzonnd In
cardona are the right men who escapei
punishment. Curuso hid In the yard. Natalie
concealed himself in the wash homo and wn.
discovered and hs life sparod. Huu/eil am
Pietzo hid in the dog house and Incardomi litho
the vault , while tlio Jail onicials spiritet
MatriuitTa and Palermo out of harm's way.
Sohgmin , foreman of the jury , wns nr
rested this afternoon as ho wns attempting
to leave the city.
The leaders in today's movement , repro
seating tlio best citizens , hold n seciot incot
ing tonight and discussed tbo eeeurremo o
today nnd the action to bo taken in the future
It was decided that there should bo no mor
bloodshed , but that ttio men who hnvo no
yet been tried for murder , as well as thos
who suborned witnesses and the Jury shal
bo vigorously prosecuted before the courts o
the city.
Juror Sellgmnn was released this ovenlntr
there being yet no Ict'nl wurt for brunt
arrest.
Today's trouble recalls reminiscences of
prior crusadoncainst the Sicilians. In 1S.V
there was a Sicilian political club in exlsi
ciico huro and it attempted toiiitorfe.ro wit
the politics ol the day. In the contest be
tween the democrats and nntlvo Americans ,
Known as tbo know nothing party , the Sicil
ians were tmiL'ht a severe lesson and very
soon became ii ) prised of the fuel that the
iiutiva American party would not tolerate
their interference. The foreigners hud at
that tlmo organized down town and
attempted to control thut section
of tlio city. Because of their
numerical strength they prided themselves
thatthny would bo successful , hut they soon
found ih'omselves deceived. There were fro-
( nicnt raws between the two parties , nnd ono
night duringan _ ecctipntuu ) Sicilians at-
ICOYtSUED ! OS feCCOM )
ULAUOl - , \ ] UiL ( ) \ \vfliiRY \ /
Making Flesh of Parnoll nnd Pish of Dilko
is Causing Trouble.
DISTINCTION THAT IS DANGEROUS.
Parncll V/ill / Question the Liberal Leader's '
Moral Policy In Public.
RESULTS OF DILKC'S ' DETERMINATION ,
His Ambition to Enter Office- Has Caused ft
Deal of Speculation ,
DRY ROT STRIKES THE OPPOSITION ,
CoiiHorx'ntlvo Pleasure nt the ( ! lnd-
NtonlaiiR Predicament Op-nly IC.x-
prcsHCd HaH'our ISujnj-H Unob
structed IjlUCMSO.
March M. [ Now York Herald
Jablo Special to Tnr. llr.i : . ] During the
Ifotnuo of the present parliament two cou-
0Tvntlvo members and ono liberal have had
.0 resign scats on account of getting involved
In scandals. Public opinion Is evidently moro
rigid than ever before in domaudint ; that a
clean , decent record ninrlt the lives of public
men. In doforcnco to that Gladstone felt
diiiself compelled to write his famous letter
which broke up the homo rule alliance. Moro
recently there has developed a toiuloncy to
whitewash the ollendors and to hush up ugly
stories at nil costs. Thus , in a recent case , '
the Irate husband pocketed his injuries , to
gether w'th ' a cheque for n substantial sum.
In pursuance of similar tactics , a vigorous
effort is being made to set Sir Charles Dilko
on his fectiieain.Vitli high personages and
powerful newspapers brought Into requisition
lo aid him In his purpose , Dilko's great wealth
and Inllucntial friends make It seem likely
that tbo attempt to got him into parliament
for an Ignorant mining constituency may bo
successful. The question being asked Is :
What will Gladstone do ! " Dilko served
under him In the former ministry , and now
seeks ofllco again. Can Gladstone deal out
oi.o measure to Parncll and another to DllUo ?
r\ftera IOIIR trial , a Jury gave a decision af-
llrmlng Dilko's guilt of offenses much moro
lliigrant than any Parncll was accused of. A
systematic course of vice and prolllgaey was
sworn to an not dispro/ed. One woman of
his household , known as "Fanny , " who
could have told all , convuniently disappeared.
Dilko now publishes a pamphlet asserting
his innocence , nnd declares It is known
whcro Fanny is. Very likely , but. why was
she not produced at the trialj On this bare
statement ho demands a reversal of the ver
dict of the Jury a.id restitution to his former
position.
Gladstone at present says nothing. Cham
berlain , another of Dilko's friends , profosfed
to bcliovo ids narratives , hut thinks It is im
prudent to force a way back into mibllu life.
Parncll is delighted nt this new game , and
chuckles over the attitude toward Dilko
taUCu up by his own stern censors. lie will
shortly tackle Gladstone on the subject , con
trasting the silence now with the clamor
raised after the O'Shua trial. This alT.Ur
nltogcthcr threatens to bo another misfor
tune for ttio liberal party. To tar and
feather Pnrnell and build a golden bridge for
Dillto does not scorn ovon-har.ded justice.
It strcngthon's I'urneU's claim that the hos
tility to him did not arise on the seoro of
morals , but because ho declined to surrender
the Irish cause to Gladstone's absolute con
trol. Ho and his friends oxpcct to make
much canltal out of this. Pressure will bo
put on Dilko to make him get baclt into the
shade , but I learu hollas made up his mind
to go on , happen what may.
Meanwhile the ministry U having every
thing their own way. 1'ho opposition cna't
muster a corporal's guard against them. Hal-
four is seldom seen in the house , nud even
when ho brings forward a measure not a
dozen Irish members attend to criticize it.
The dry rot has attacked the entire Glad-
stonian party , rendering it useless for offense
or defense , all owing to Gladstone's thrust
ing himself into the O'Shca case , say the
Parnellites , The old man himself is said to
ho getting disheartened at last. His own
followers murmur loudly and some demand
his wishdrawal from the leadership. The
conservative party looks on amused , and
calls for "threo cheers for Purnull and
Dllke. "
CM/i MAC ? IKHrX AKltlKHl. .
Afcrnt Dimcnii DeleinlH Ills Ameri
can IntorcNts.
to\nov , March II. [ New 1'ork Herald
Cable Special to Tin : HKK.J A financial
editor hero known ns the city editor of the
Standard was promptly offered a chanoo to
prove the truth of his accusation that tlio ac
counts of American breweries were put on
the British market cooked for tha benetlt of
underwriters. One of the largest dealers in
the American brewery stocks in this city
is W. W. Duncan , well known amen
Americans as the llritlsh brewers' agent.
Ho issued the following challenge today :
"I am willing to pay the expenses of an
expert to ho chosen by the president of the
Society of Chartered Accountants , snld ex
penses not to exceed 11,000 , to inspect the ac
counts on the spot of the IJurtholomoy Den
ver and St. Louis breweries , and the City of
Chicago brewery and limiting company , If
the Standard will ngreo to repay mo the
amount of the expenses if the expert reports
as a result of his Investigation that not , n
shadow of foundation exists for the charges
of the city editor of the Standard. "
Duncan adds ! "The Standard eau surely
afford to rlsit .Hl.OOJ to prove that some re
liability is to be attached to tbo utterance * of
the city editor. "
The last breweries on the market , the Mil
waukee and Chicago oullits , were received
creditably , the public having subscribed 40
per cent of tbo stocK already.
Worthy innovations will have a hard road
to travel ber < nftor. The postmaster general
threatens to drive the ooy messenger service
out of existence. Ills solicitor calls on the
company to forthwith and wholly desist from
infringing on the monopoly of the
postmaster general by engaging in
the carriage of loiters entrusted to It by the
public. The postmaster general attempts
to tnko the sting out of his action , so far as
the public concerns , by hinting his intention
to Institute a similar service. 'I his boy men-
fccnger company is not a messenger call ser
vice introduced by Americans , but Hnlkcs
has thai in mind , und will probably nttumnt
to kill it on account of the great convenience
the public has found in It.
I'arasU's Amei'.cau juanlfwMu Is generally
dl.sinls ed liv the Kugllsh press ns t le es
sence of nuiiariom effrontery.
A summons has been Issued against ' .ord
I.on dale for furious driving during lib feat
of driving twenty miles with three ohdi.os
In llfty-live minutes and fifty-live seconds. It
h liardiy likely ho will got tlio worst of It , as
even country Juries hero have sporting blood
In th'elr veins. Lord Lonsdnlo's performance
ulll probably rovlvo that kind of sporting
which wns much In vogue amongst the "Cor
inthians" when the century was young. In
the early d.iys of the coutury Captain I'.illnll
of the Pint dr.igooit guards , afterwards
lessen of the Drury LUIIO theater , undertook
for n wtigor of 100 sovereigns to walk
lifty miles , drive titty and rhlo lltty within
twenty-four hours. Ho did It In nineteen
hours and llvo minutes. IIo also rode ninety-
live miles on the HnlK I'ark race course in
four hours and seven minutes , heating his
tlmo by titty-threo minutes.
Oxford Is my choleo for the variety rnco
next Saturday. A liner crow was seldom if
ever seen on tbo Thirties. Hotting how is
two to ono on the dark blues ,
" \Vlint the \VIIIIIIMI Won1.
; S9IJainr / | * dontnn lltnntU.\ \
T..OMION , March H. [ New York Herald
Cable Special toTiiE Hm.1 : The following
Is a description of the dresses worn by the
American laities presented at drawing room
Friday by Mrs. Lincoln , who wore n mourn
ing dress of richest black velvet trlnimliiKS ,
train bordered with black ostrich feathers.
Miss Lincoln were a white satin costume
with silver trimming and the ilress was of
Gainsborough design , the front embroidered
with silk suthi stripes , IlniskhiK with n pecnu
Irain ,
Miss U'ndsworth were nn under dress of
rich white satin veiled , festooned with em
broidered lisle fringed violets , inanoteu do
cour white satin brocaded violets , fastened
on the shouldered epaulets with the same
( lowers.
Mrs. A. J. Kichkoff were n Koldoii yellow
black petticoat nndwaist of gold , satin em
broidered Jot court train , black velvet.
Miss IJlchkotT were n French costume of
white tulle , cmbroUlered with pearls , court
train of white satin , fastened at the shoulders
with ostrich tips.
Mrs. McCormick , wlfo * of an attache of the
legation , were a poppy red hrocndo trimmed
crepe , embroidered with gold nnd Jewels , and
a train of Hack brocade lined with red satin
embroidered gold. She were small black
feathers and black veil.
Miss Josephine Mcdil ) of Chicago were a
gown of pink satin cinbrjutlcrod with gold , a
skirt festooned , chiffons train , while satin
brocaded carnation , nud carried a bouquet of
carnations and lllllos of tb.6 valley nud were
white feathers.
P. H. Kniery , wife of a naval attache , were
a court train of sky blue satin , brocaded
flowers in shrimp tones , bordered witli
natural feathers a foot deep at the
bottom , the train narrowing till It reached
the shoulders where it 'forms ' a watteau dress
of blue satin front , siilu widths
embroidered with jowcli In shrimp tones to
correspond with bnc.lido train ; n large
Jewelled butterfly helj { hrco white feathers
nnd veil in the hairMrs. . Adair were a
black vandtyko C08tumotcinbroldorcU _ _ gold.
/i
Low Pressure Cylfr ! < lcrKiiashcd * and
Pi-ton Hod Heiit.
Pl.YMorrir , Murob M. The Hamburg
American steamer Suevm , from New York ,
concerning whoso whereabouts considerable
anxiety was felt since she was reported dis
abled sixty miles off Iho Lizard , arrived hero
safely this morning.
Upon arrival hero It was found that the
Suevia's low pressure cylinder was smashed
to utoins and the piston rod bent , She nar
rowly escaped the fate of other vcssols which
went ashore In Start bay dur
ing the recent blizrttrd. As soon ns
possible after the accident the Sucvia
was headed southward with her lower top
sull sot. Uiiiler the sail the Suevitt continued
until yesterday afternoon , when her engi
neers managed to disconnect the smashed
cylinder ami arranged so as to ho able to
place her uuilc-r steam \ylth ono cylinder. The
steamship was then about twentv-eight
miles south of Hlshop's rock. At Mist she
was enabled to proceed at the rate of six
miles per hour nnd sohietimo later she logged
1-1 knots and finally reached Plymouth with
out assistance.
Overflow of tbo Danube.
Pr.sm , March 14. There has been
a double overflow of the Danube. The town
of Dumn-Koldrar Is inundated , together with
the neighboring country. Over eight hun
dred houses are submerged , A number of
people have been drowned and a largo num
ber of cattle perished , Provisions and troops
to assist in ttio work of rescue nave been sent
to aid the distressed peoploof Duum-Foldrar.
Condemned to Death.
CornxiiAOKN March 14. Phillpsen the
sonp manufacturer , arrested last year for
participation in insurance frauds and who
confessed ho had strangled a clorn named
Meyer and sent his body to Now York in a
lime cask , has bcon condemned to death.
Captured liy tlio I'ortngoHe.
I..OXHON , March H. A dispatch from Dun-
bar confirms tbo report that Portugese gun
boats attacked and captured the llritih ?
South Africa company's steamer while the
latter vessel was ascending the Limpopo rivci
with rifles and amuultlon.
Ay res ItaulCH Open.
niT.xos Avnr.ri , March M. The banks
opened this morning. There was n slight
run on the Provincial hank , but the run was
suon allayed and confidence completely re
stored. Subscriptions ' to the national loan
are estimated at f0t)00,000. )
.1 HLOOlty " I'Kl JIT.
A Quarrel Kuds In tlie Oc.itli ofKoni
l'artlch > iiiitH.
ArousTt , Ga. , MaVch1 --Special [ Tele
gram to Tnr. Ilni.lThree : men lost tholt
lives In a bloody quarrel near Maxoy lust
evening , and n white woman , wlillo trying to
save her husband's lIJTo , had a narrow escape
Hnrvov Smith was a young planter livint
near Maxoy , who married only a few months
ago. He had charge ' and while llatton was
preparing to leave last night Smith wenl
down to his cabin to settle with him. Hutton -
ton mot his approach yrfthu dlscbargo from
a shotgun. Smith drew his revolver nm
tired , striking Ilattoa in the shoulder. Hill
Hatton appeared to aid his brother. The
noxtHhot from Smith struck Hill ilatton Ii
the abdomen. Smith fell In a swoon from \\\i \ \ \
own wounds. Hird llatton ran up , nm
securing Smith's revolver , shot him and was
aboul to lire u second shot when his arm was
held back by the young bride. She had beoi
attracted by thu firing. The desperuto negro
was carried into the cabin and uoou died froti
his own wounds ,
imlorHOI ; thn Hellenic.
( Tju.vusTox , Tex. , March --Special [ Tel-
gram to Tin : Ui'.n.j The Galveslon chamber
of commerce , Houston commercial club , Fort
Worth board of1 trade nnd the Austin com
mercial club have endorsed thotnuis-Missis-
slppl congress which meets ip. Denver , Col. ,
May 1' ' , and each city will be represented by
thrco delegations. Tm | Denver meeting was
called by the western congress held lu this
city l-'ubruury T , nnd Has for Its object a
uulou of wcsUru and southern Interests.
PAY PflQapY PABK
UAl , uUukMl 1 I/UUO ,
Marrow Ohillln ; Weather Enfolding tlio
French Gnpttali
FINANCIAL SENSATION ON THE BOURSE ,
tlischief Caused by Uufomichil Reports of
Susy Persons.
CRASH OF A BANK NARROWLY AVERTED ,
Clio Inauguration of Combinations for Mu
tual Protection.
COUNT HERBERT BISMARCK ON A JAUNT.
I . .I Co anil Ijiiote at 'Mnuto Carlo An
\iiicrleiiii JMai'lcsimiii In Illglt
Favor Minister1 Phelpn
[ Cor > iiralit ( ISH l > u'Jiinie Hunton Itennrtt.
PAHIS , March II. fNow York Iloralil
Jnblo Special to Tm : HcB.l The parish
Preach word crollotcr expresses the conill-
Joti wo htivo boon In durlmr tlio past week.
After the charming RprlngllKO westborias ,
edged with a , bittercisl ; blast , wo have boon
chilled to the marrow of our bones. In addl-
tioii rnln toll ntiil made mutters \vorso. but
: ho oiul of the week wnrmod up anil tlio hope
, s Hint the worst is past.
Tlio sensutloti of tlio week has been the
same in the socioto do depots. From all ac
counts tbo sooloto is In a perfectly solid con
dition. The trouble was caused by 111 reports -
ports spread on the bouwoto tbo effect that
persons seeking to tnnlco up orders could not
deliver them nnil was probably merely In
tended to depress shares , not being nwaroof
the extent of the mischief. When the run
came ( XUiKXK ) , ( ) francs \vero phieoJ at tlio
disposal of the soclcto by tbo Bank
of Franco on Thursday morning nt
tiulf mst 11. M. liouvlor , min
ister of Ilium ce , and M. Magnin ,
governor of the Hank of France , sat up the
best part of the previous nlKUt , discussing
the situation with representatives of various
big banking houses in Paris. About midday
on Thursday a big guarded van containing
< > 0,000OUO francs drew up at the doors of tbo
sodeto do depots. In another half hour
the i > auk would . certainly have been
smashed , hut a ? it was the situation was
saved. The directors remained in session
all dny , bnt ttio man who did the heroic
work was the director , who all day long was
on evidence in the rotunda , whofo usurping
crowd assembled , answering all questions ,
denying each false rumor as it appeared in
afternoon papers.
Said ho : "Wo have 00,000,000 francs de
posited and \vo _ tiuvp .that amount 'u ' cash In
our vaults. La societo fatt faccatous ses en
gagements. " So ho talked all dny until his
voice gave out. On Friday the run continued.
Whether the societe will ho consolidated or
not Is unknown , but the panic will probably
hnvo the effect of Inaugurating so wo combi
nation with big hankiuir societies which arose
so numerous in Paris , fcr mutual protection.
KVr ) It is roaliml that not ono of thorn is nble ,
unassisted , to withstand a sudden run , which
Is always possible , mid unfortunately , proba
ble , during the present fueling of the public ,
with such directors as MM. Arinnnd and
I'ierro Donon , Aehdlo Fould , Kdnuind ( Jan-
tier , Charles Losscps , anil ICraeh. It has been
the greatest sensation since the old troublcof
coinptoiro dos compio.
Count Herbert Hismarck is In excellent
health , having quite recovered from the ner
vous exhaustion ho lately suffered , and ex
presses himself delighted with his trip to
Egypt. Ho is much Impressed with the order
mid cleanliness Introduced. The ICngllsh , ho
snys , accomplished a herculean task of regen
eration. The count passed ono day at Monte
Carlo , and another nt San Homo. For to
morrow he Is booked as a passenger on a
Cannes conch.
Among the noted persons at Nice , Lord
Kosslyn pointed out a man who won twelve
maximum coups atMontoCnrlolii a run ofslx
reits following seven blacks. Ho Is Prince
Dopiedrango , Polish nouloman , who was
once cliamherlain under Czar Alexander II ,
and who Is next to Daron Vou Hoffman as
imperial director at tbo Viennese opera
house , wears moro decorations than any In
dividual not a sovereign of Europe , Ho is
devoted to a popular and charming American
heiress.
The tennis players have been giving
theatricals at Pierre. The ladies must battle
for the honors which wore scored. Charm
ing and witty Mrs. Ohugan , earned the part
of the facliiating sagiiinanto Comtosso
D'Autroval with a dash of humor worthy of
Peg \Voftlngton.
Monte Carlo has lost Charles McAllister ,
the American pigeon shot , who was in splen
did form throughout the season , shooting
uniformly irood and often brilliant. Ho sus
tained tun reputation of being the host Amer
ican shot overseen at Monte Carlo. People
hope that a match may bo made with him to
mi'Ot some Kuropcan crack and that ho may
fairly stretch him out before returning to
America. Ho loaves behind him the respect
nnd esteem of all wlio have talten part In thu
pigeon-shooting contests. Ono great feature
in his favor Is that ho would never make a
bet.
bet.At
At ttorllr , Minister Phclps' popularity Is
unending. Tills wenk Prince Hliichor gave
u luncheon to the American legation. Tlioso
present wore Minister mid Mrs. Philips , Miss
1'liolps , Miss Hounltnan , Chapolan Colcmui
niid Mr , and Mrs. J. IJ.
I'.l/flMf.l.V S3l.lllt.1t. .
ol * the fiay Capital of
Hearted Prance.
PAIU , Maich H. [ Special Cablegram to
Tin : Ihi.J : : Hon. John Hlgelow , ex-United
States minister to Frunco , in nn inter
view with nn Associated Press correspondent
today , said that I'rinco Jerome Napoleon
who , us this dispatch is sent , Is lying at thu
point of death at Koine , was "a good fiiciu
of the north. " When the Imperial court was
leaning toward the south , Prince Jerome Nu.
poleon exerted his utmost Inlliirnco In out
favor and opposed thu MOMCIUI expedition
I'riuce Xnpoleon believed in the llnal sue
cess of the north.
"I ivmembor that when ho was rcsidine it
the palals royal thn appointinont of the
Trench minister to Washington tvits an
noiinced. 'He is no friend of yours , ' salt
I'rlncn Napoleon , addressing so mo of th
mcmbera of the diplomatic corps who hai
southern sympathies.
"Thuprliico'H inllumco was greatly weak
cwil by his licentious hublls , bnt uudoubt-
cdiy bis was thu strontCbt intellut of the
lonnp.irto family , Having the prlnco on my
lilo great'y sti'oiitithened inn In the nck'nttii-
Ions iMuilni ; In the collapse of thu Mexican
ntorprlsn. "
The prompt ivppolnttnrnt by tbo ohamhor
f deputies of a eoimnllteei to study the lines-
dm of participating' In tlio Chicago euilbl-
Ion must not ho Interpreted as inclining that
Yutico is ovorjoji'il ut receiving tlio Invita-
Ion. nud that she will bo represented nl the
vorld's fair. 1'Yineo's cordial nrtvptnncu of
ho United Stalo.s' Invitation only p.ivt's the
vay ton dcimunl which , If not conoediV , will
lOrhnp.s result In I'Y.inco's abscuco from
Chicago. lu an Interview recently
mil with a proiidncnt member
f thu commit tec , the gentleman
oforred to Mid : "I'nlcss the Untied States
ongivss protects French trad" , the chamber
j unlikely u > grant iiuicli money. The itios. |
Ion of Imdti murks what will he u great
ibstiu'lo to the success of t'hlengo Interests
n Kraiu'O. "
The tarilT dubnto opened today in the
'luunbcr of deputies. It is not likely that
ho American pork question will ho reached
or sovenil week * and It is expected that it
vlll lead to a wilt between the government
nnd tbo customs committee. Tlio govern-
lien t propones u lav of in francs per 100 Idle-
trams ns accepted by tlio United States icga-
Ion. The tariff ciunmtltee recommend a
mtxltmun duty of ' . ' 0 francs nnd a minimum
Ility of ! * > francs for those nations Having
velproeity arraintenients willi l ruuco.
"I f the United States places herself in Oils
aU'Rory , " falit M. Vigor , chairman of the
writ couimltleo , " .she will have the uilvant-
igo of the 15 francs tariff. "
There are reasons to believe that thn gov
ernment's pork tariff proposals will bo
accepted , llvon at lf > francs Ainorlcnn pork
ould bo sold at n profit. M. l.croy Mean-
Ion , the oconoinlst president of the Wlno
irowcrs' society , says that the duty on wine
vlll not exceed S francs per 1UD litres , which
vill still bo the lowest duty in Knrope. Ho-
erring to American wluo , M. Hcaulleii said
hat hut little American wine now enters
Vance. "Owing to the diminution of
ihylloxorn , " ho milled , "during the past do-
ado , France has as largo a wine urea us bo-
'oro the appcarnnce of that disease. "
Mr. lieanlleii also renmrlted as to the retorts -
torts of t ho "doctoring" of French wines ,
hat they were greatly cxagcr.ited.
It Is stated on the highest authority that
ho lierman government drafted the long
statement which appeared in a dispatch from
ho London Times' Herlia correspondent , and
claiming to represent the emperor's reasons
'or the Alsnco-l orramo decree. In this dis-
latch , It will lie remembered , lomporor Wil-
lam was said to repudiate the Idea that ho
wns misinformed as to tbo .slate of affairs
ausod by the ICmpress Frederick's sojourn
n Paris , saving that the courtesy ho sought
0 establish was merely that of com-
jatants politely bowing before cross-
ng swords. and that ho never
mil nny itloa thnt reconciliation wns possible ,
Hit , tbo emperor Is supposed to have added ,
'rom the moment that his action was intor-
iretodas a sign of weakness by a handful of
lowlini : dervishes who succeeded In malting
1 whole nation giddy , 11 was his duty to reassume -
assume the dignity of the German nation. H
was not the emperor's ' business to look Into
ho motives of these outbursts. Tlio emperor
s alleged to have said In conclusion thut the
lassprirt incasurn was merely a temporary
ampart behind which ( icrimmy can safely
wait the not distant d.iy when the realopin-
on of the r'ronch nation will pass judgment
Ipon thcsousokm indications. Then when
.bo French people recovered their Independ
ent \vill the barrier will ho again lowered.
This statement is aid to have been banded
.o the Times' correspondent by Count von
Minister , thn German ambassador here. The
emperor's supposed utterances have been the
iinin topic of conversation of tlio week , and
nimy ol the ambassadors have been tele
graphing to their governments drawing their
mention to the dispatch referred to.
Tlie Fro-ncli Tin1 ! ' .
tv > t tin Jane * G.w.lnn tttnn'L\ \
PAIUS , March M.-I.Now York Herald
Cable-Special to Tnr. UIE. : | That "Black
lacket , " "lied Cap , " after over a half cen
tury was to retire from the French turf
seemed to tbo racing world on this side of tbo
channel almost incredible , such was the
sentiment of the race goers when Uyonchcrl
ssued the catalogue for the sale of a Lupins
borough bred auction mart in Hue do
'ontliciil today. That It was a vento a sen
sation was shown by the immense attendance
of nu'.ny ladies in scats In the galleries.
Dr. Freeman secured the stall ion Hal Bran
'or the small sum of Ji"iUO fanes , for ICngland.
Tattersalls pa'd ' in belialf of William Scott
iO,000 francs for Acrolitho , ho also purchased
iobamondo for the same owner after some
ively bidding , for 'Jil.UiK ) francs , liaron Op-
[ lonhcim running the pnco up a warm
pace. Senor Kmilios do llardos also
nade ri.iinlng warm when Cercboro
was trotted out , and bought the
torso for t0,500 francs. I understand he is
.o bo shipped to Kio Janeiro for Germany ,
liaron A. Oppenheim bought a pretty roan
Sardoino after sharp Bidding for H,1M (
francs. The following are some otner prices
mu purchasers : 1-Milegton , l'.t,0)0 ( ) francs ;
Archileacon Jot I ) ' Kau , 49,000 francs ; for
lielgmin Cameo , ROOOU , francs ; Haphnel
Perlcflno , 39,000 francs ; Raphael Corisande.
3t,000 francs ; Jacques do Dromond Iseulet ,
2tt,0J ( ) francs ; Mishel Eyhrussl Bcrgams ,
(0,000 ( francs.
On the whole it was a great sale , mid
renll/cd liO.oOO francs. The bidding was
lively , but after all no sensational prices
wore paid ,
The Chamber ol' Depnt irn.
P.Mi ! : ' , March II. [ Special Cablegram to
Tin : Hr.n.J In the chamber of deputies to
day M. Laur in censuring the government
for assisting the socioto des depots et
eomptes conrant : ' . which was recently In a
very critical position , tried to saihllo the
government with tbo responsibility for thu
recent bogus bank suspensions. The cham
ber , however , voted contldenco in the gov
ernment.
M , Falllciorcs , in the course of a speech hi
defense of the action of the government in
coming to the aid of the soclcte ,
announced a government bill to com
pel hanks , under special penalties
for nmi-complltinco , to invert their short ,
notice deposits and securities which can
always boreali/ed on , nt the binl : : of Franco
and thus insure against a possible panic. The
bill , Mr. Fallierie.s salil , while it would not
interfere with long term deposits , would
stlpmato that nil balance sheets shouhl show
exactly how the funds had been Invested.
Will Hi ; Tried Ibr .Murder.
IlruoN , S. 1) . , March 11.--Special [ Tele
gram to Tin : UKI : . l-Tlio trial of Fred U ,
Humlloy for the murder of his father heic
hist June , beginin tlio circuit court hero on
Momlav. Judge Campbell , of the Fifth judi
cial circuit , will preside. The ease will at
tract wiilo attention. At the time of his
death Mr. Hundley wis editor of the Huron
11er.ihlUemocrat , the leading denial-ratio
paper in the state , and chairman of the
democratic state central committee.
Tlio Weather ForeoiHt.
For Omaha and vicinity Slight rain ;
slightly warmer.
For Nebraska and Iowa Fair ; warmer ;
southerly winds.
For South Dakota Light rain or snow ;
colder o.v Monday ; southerly winds , becom
ing northwesterly.
SioaniKlnpviivnlH. .
AtNewVorii The City of New York nnd
the Ktrurla from Liverpool ; I.a Hourirogiio
from Ilavro and the 1'urslaa Monarch from
London.
At c.Hiconstowr - Tbo Nevada from New
Vork for Liverpool.
Chlungo ItepiihliiMiiM Nominate.
Ciito.uio , March II.Tho republican city
convention today nominated Hemstcad
Wnihbilriio , son of the Into K. II Wnshburuo ,
minister to Fr.n.co for um > ur. The other
tiomliiL'Oi > rcro .1 H Tlucuian , treasurer.
K KlelioUwi , ullvruHjr , J U U. Vantlcvi' ,
| cttj clerk ,
p\rn \ r nor PPAUIII I\
SIRACUSt SCORCHED ,
Two Disastrous OonlliigMtious Destroy Big
Business Ulocks in the Stlt Oily.
BOTH RAGING AT THE SAME TIME ,
Timely Assisbuoo Romloroil by tlio Utlca ,
Homo nud Ostvego Departments.
THE LOSS OVER A MILLION DOILARS ,
Ono Man IJoliovcil to lluvo Perished Wlillo
Trying to Save Property.
CREMATION OF NINE INSANE PATIENTS.
Dclnllrt of ln | > | < 'lr < > In die 'IV
Anylittu Near NiiHli\llli ;
ljhii Heavy lint Fully
I nun red.
SritArt'si : , X. Y. , March M. Syracuse wa *
visited \ > f a tromeudous conflagration to
day.
day.Tho
The llr.st aliow of lire was at ( ) : : W o'clock
nnd In less ih.m half an hour thu new Hogim
block was destroyed , \vhllo the tire was
spreading In all directions. Ulilof Uoilloy
quickly saw that the thrcatoned destruction
was tooRrcnt for his apparatus to light , and
ho wired to Utlen. Homo ami Oswego to send
relief. IIo had hiirdly done so when the
danger was suddenly doubled.
1'iro and sinolcu hurst , without warning
from the top ot Hoseoo Hrothors live-story
block , lu Bust Washington street , four blocks
away. A ( lying brand from \Vest \ Fayctto
street hnd caused this , and before ttio already
over-worked dromon could send relief thu
llanios were beyond control. Crowds of
people running to West Fay otto stivct were
appalled to see thu llro r.iphlly spreading In
Koscoo's , with only a amijlo stream playing
upon It.
At S : M o'clock aflorco conflagration was
rasing on the two upper doors of the Vales
block any wasr.ipldly making its way around
the Montgomery street corner. The building -
ing soon collapsed , and n man wno had been
seen trying to suvo furniture undoubtedly
perished.
From the Vaiiderhilt house and thoohl and
new Montgomery Huts people rushed In all
stages of dress. lledding , furniture and
cooking utensils .wero hustled out of tlio
rooms , only to lie entanulod in the mashes of
wires. C'artnitiii drove through the crowds
recklessly In order to got goods from build-
iiiK-s.
About 9 o'clock Oswcgo relief came by
special train , having made the run from ,
hansom * , nineteen miles , in seventeen mla- _
tiles.
tiles.Half
Half an hour Inter n Utlca onplno with a
hose cart and a company of llronien cnmo in
nnd began playing on the Washington street
: >
lire The 11 amcs , urged on by the gale , were ,
checked by the lire-men and two locomotive
llro engines from the Central shops were
sent to the Vaiiderhilt house corner. They
saved the 'hotel. At noon the tires wor
under control.
The aggregate of the lossc.s Is estimated nt
SIuUOOt , ( ) ) , with insurance of at least two-
thirds.
The .Journal opened an ofllco In NVarner
street and printed their paper lu the Courier
otllcc this afternoon.
Among the losers were : T. 1' , llopan ,
block ; Hier & t.cichton , cigars ; M. P.
Walsh , hardware ; Syracuse furnace com
pany ; Chryst it Xelil ; .Justin t Hubert ,
cigars ; John II. Linn , liquors ; United States
hotel ; VanUenssaliier bloclc ; Seneca house ;
Fay block ; Syracuse supply company.
The heaviest loss was on the Montgomery
lints , acrogatiiifjf-l ( ? * > , OOJ. The tenants' loss
is .10,0(10 ( moro. Tlio Journal company lost
C."iO,000.
CIt.iZI I'.ITIKXTS
Nine I'eople Bnriu-d Up willi the Teu-
ue > M > < > Insane Anjliiin.
NAPIIVII.I.I ; , Tenn. , March II. This morn
ing the central insane asylum , seven miles
from this city , is in rums , under which Ho
the charred remains of nine persons ,
while in the outhouses are huddled thosowho
escaped from the llro , These win ) lost
their lives were in the we.it wing. Their
names are :
The following is a corrected Ibt ol tha
1)11. FllAXK
JOHN POlNDKXTEli.
A. H. COODLrVl'T ,
JOHN S. JOHNSON ,
W. .1. HICTTLKS ,
W. H. nKASU'.Y ,
j. niioous ,
JOHN K 1:1,1 : , , Y ,
JOHN NANl'K.
These who escaped numbered between
thirty and forty , many of whom have been
ci.'lared. | some of them many miles from the
bi/cno ut the llru.
A wo.uan ininato wlioso name is unknown
was dro'.vned in usnmlt Inho on the grounds.
Tlio ilr. : started in the ro.ir of the mala
wing. TliLi were twenty-eight p.ulonts in
the whig.
Soon after tlm llro wns discovered last
uiltlr. th : ' ' alarm was given and the -KM lu-
mains r.f the Institution were thrown into a
commotion. AH were rescued but six men ,
who perished.
The city telephoned for aid , but the chief
of the tire department could not bo found and
his subordinates refused to move without
orders. Finally , after two hours' delay , the
chief was found , and he , witli two engines ,
loft f r tliCM'onoof the disaster.
In the mi'iintiiim the west wing had col
lapsed nnd the inmates , made frantic ny their
danger , begun tj break from iho guards and
scatter over Hie surrounding country. The
llro engines arrived on the seine at 11 : lfi nnd
In a few minute ; , were playing streams on
thu main building.
Previously a number of Inmates , servants
nud guards with thn use of markets , had suc
ceeded In holding the llro lu check until tlio
greater part of the unfortunates could ba
rescued.
Ati'W : : this morning the flrcMV.vi under
control and the immilos were comfortably
housed.
The loss to the building Is estimated nt
f.VUOO ) , fully covered by insurance. The
llro Is siipi isod to have bcon started bv Lee
Alford , uu Ininato.
A Drug Kiie.
MUIXITTKVls. : . , March H.i'Uc tbls af
ternoon dohtroycd the drug stoni block on
Dunlap Miunre. Several sewing girls work
ing in the second story had to Jump to tbo
street nnd were somewhat burned ami lu-
Jured , Thu total loss Is fTiOlH.M.
nl ( lovelivuil ,
I'l Kvn MI. O , March H.ICIoctrlu wire *
started a tire tod.iv which alums' completely
destroyed the wholcsalo cmltii'ii : ustM.ito *
in-lit nf Klein , UooJliart .t ' .V'-it I.csi.
