THE AMERICAN,
VOLUME I
OMAHA. NIH., THURSDAY, SII'TIMIH.H ?1 1H"t.
NUMMH n
WASITA
Plot Entered Into Du Mcm-
borsof the Ancient Or
der of Hibernians
Upon the Advice of Jesuit Priests, Who
May Be Members of that Order.
Which Had for lis (Meet
THE ASSAULTING OF AMERICANS,
And the Mobbing of Those
Assembled in Central
Hall Last Friday?
The Scheme Put Into Execution
but Failed Owing to the
Prompt Action of
OFFICER BLOOM.
Jollfl WVntlmi'tf, Jolill II, Illll-
Icr, ClmrlcH MM'k, TIioh.
Kgn, AmniuIIciI )y
Roman Catholic Richard OKeellri on Hand
and OHwud lo Go tho Sltig(Di'i llnl. A
Mini Named fiwtl Ut(jwl bQ'IWri
TO ASSAULT L M, ANDERSON,
Tho ninny outrage perpetrated up
on rnapeetnblo, law-abiding cltl,nn of
tho Unltod Hindi during thn litat ten
day, In thin city, by Roman Cnthnlle
mid men egged 'y daaiardly ineui
bum of tint Homiin machine, n ft ft 1 1 not
remain unpiibllahed mm long it (lod Al
mighty give u power to wield rt
pun, no nwtltnr wfm eln iiniy remain
allenl, and keep tint pnlillii In Ignor
nrieit rni to what hn rnnlly happened.
Men any It la a ahtiuin mid a dlagriicn
Hint aiieh tiling ahould happen In n
oonjniiinlly Hint In moro tlmn throe
fourth Proloatnnf, nnd yet not receive
tho cnnuro of tint dully pre, Tlinan
outrage rtt'ti worao tlmn alinumful.
They nro crlmca na black mid dnmnuhio
it, tint Koniitn plot to awanaalfialn Alien
liuin Lincoln, They 11 rn 11 a low, it
menu mid 11 a contemptible 11 a Hid
purlin urn who Inallgnlcd mid perpe
trated them, each of whom merit the
dlanpproval of every Prolcalunt,
Yon limy not know of tho naanull
ninl nak, on whom wcro they rnmlof
Ami wn will nnawnr "on member of
tho American Protective Aaaoflntlonl"
Then you inny wnnt to know wlint
eiiuaed Roman On Hi die to immh
pnnocnbltt dtlnna, nml wit (inn only
niHWer It wna I fiat old aplrlt of Intoler-
mien, Hint crop out vlmuever Homo
tlilnka aim la going to bn ahorn of her
power,
You no doubt rend In tint Hon
Inat Wndmmdiiy of four men lining n.
milted by unknown piirtloa, two In
lii'ond dnyllglit mid two after tint done
of tho meeting In (Inrllcld hull. You
will 11 1 ho reinemnnr tho linn atntnd tho
ouuao of Dm naanulta win a rnyatnry,
Tint World! Inrnld did not ovnn nay
that rnapeelablo bualnna nmii had benn
naaaultod. For ronaoii which wo con
alder Hulllnwit tlila pnpnr anld nothing,
mid would linvn anld nothing Inul not 11
ceoud outi'iigit Imiiiii pnrpel mind by tho
member ol tint Koniitn diurdi upon
tho Anicrlciiii Protective Aaaoelntlon,
Hut, allien thny aneni determined to
bulldo'it tint Protnalnnt In llil oily,
wu will toll Hut truth of Hut wholu
Irnnanetloti, nml allow tint pnbllj to bo
Hut Judge,
1 on linvn probnbly long nnt tlila
hiuii'd liuin ainmk of thn Anini'liiiiii Pro-
tiuillvo AModlntloii. Thn Ilonmna rnfnr
to thn innmbiira of thn orguiiliiliou na
"whltn oitpa" mid "knowiiothlnga."
'1'hiit oi'dnr wn Mtnrtnd, prlninrlly, to
proumt tint publlo Niihoolai It now tin
na If a aciiond oblnnt thn (toinnlnto animr-
rttloti of oliuroli mid atnlii, mid In thu
third pliutit will itndnnvor to inn kit
Homo 1 11 kit linr liiiml off tint nlfxlrii of
atntit mid out of th jiubllo tnniaury.
ft la ooinpoaiid of bulnMuutii, Inwynra,
doolora, pninohnra, Inboriim mid urtla
nim from nvnry wnlk of lifn, wlioaa
rnpUMitlon nnt, pnrhnp, ft purn nnd
iHinaaiilliiMo na thoao'of thn Itoninim
who lirtvfl Hppllml la (ill iiiniiilnira thn
moat vlln ftinl llbldlnoiia iiiiinna,
Hut thn ordor Hint wn born of rleht,
of r'niaou, juatlmt mid lllmrly, trow In
iiiiiiibnra, mid giliicd In liillunnon until
Hot Uoinmia dunlnrnd Hint thn Hum hnd
(lotiiit whim 11 dimldnd atnnd niuat bit
tnknu, whim atrong lurntaurit inual bit
(tdoptinl If tint jthuroh rittnlnitd Iht
loynl aoiia in poailfon of honor nnd
truat, 'J'hn flnml hn bnnn tnknn, tint
iini'iaiirna linvn li'nn ndoptml, bitlituat
mid rlghtttou (iiid will aim Hint loynlly
nnd not trmiaou will prnvml In thialund
of thn fruit nnd homo of tint bmvit,
'i'lin Hint until of thn xirlpn
of tlmt uinn ihu', who iiaaitullnd
JiiIiii If. Iliillliir nml Climlua Munk,
inn kit uriprovoknd naanulti upon minn
bur of tint Anmrli'itn IVotimtivn Aaaii-
(dntlon, thn Inrgnr will bit tint nrowd
aimklng to gnln mliulaalori to thnordiir.
Tim morn Dink O'Kitidln nml
ollinr ll'immi pollllnnl Inndnr lutng
nroiiml Hut foot of thn atnlrwny Innding
to thn Aouiriiimi I'rofniiilvit Aaaonlntloti
untitling, plnnna, nl.llng, ndvlalng or ln
oiling iniui to natmilt mnmbiir of thn
Amnrinmi ordnr, Hut morn inuloua will
Auiiiil!itii-ninii who lovn llbnrly, Ju-
'liic, Inw mid ordnr-bn to Join tlmlr
forcca with Hioait of Hut bntvn nutu wtio
Imvu tnkcu tho Inillittlvo in tlila grunt
work.
If thfi'M I on nan for ooniplnlnt bo-
ciniaii n Mrnngir rtaanulli'd Miiib-r and
Murk wltluMil thn Innat provonnlloti,
tlit'iit I inunli morn loom to tlnd fnult
nt thn trnittinnnl .Iniui Wimtbnrg nml
Mr. Tluuiin I'.gmi rnnnlnvtl nt tint linmN
of nun Murphy. Mr. Mgnn, wn uiulnr
mImiiiI, h nu tdd mini, fur pnat thn mn
rldlitlt of llfn, ynt lila ngn, lila fiinlilnimaK
nnd Ida gmy Im Ira did iii,t hiivo lilm
from nn outrngnoiia, unprovoknd nltnnk
from n uinn nnmnd Murphy, lliaorlna
for hnlp, lila pinna for prolnotlon nnd
nompluliil ngitlnat Ida naanilnnt nvnilnd
him nothing, for upon Dink O'Knnll'o'
any an, Hint hn wna nlrlght, Hint ho wn
not thn uinn, nnd Hint h would bull
him out If It took onn Ihouannd dollnra,
tho ollloor fnllnd to nrnmt Murphy. Hut
nvnn Una wn not Hut worat onao rnport.
ml to thn dnlly pnpnr. It took thnao
annul ninn O'Kwtfl'o nnd Murphy to
put tint (Inlahlng toutihn upon n dny
ofdlaordnr nnd Honinn (!nlhollo dla-
grnnn, nnd tho mibjnot who rncnivnd
the llnlahlng touohn wn John Wttat-
bnrg, Hut wholnanlo itnd rntnll dnnliirln
Inn, whoait plnoti of bualnna la In tho
l''iiriinni iitmnt tlutiitro blonk. VVoalbnrg
hnd Juat itomodown out of (Jnrlluld hull
whnro tint Amnrlonn hnd hold a roua
lug iiinntliig. (!ompnlnul Judgnn plnoo
Hut nuuibnr of mnn In iitUuidmioo nt
from HW to 1 (Hill, Thnan llgurn nnr
tninly nrn not fur from corroct
WnaUmrg, In nnawnr to n cnll from
County tlonimlaalonnr O'Knnfl'n, unhnd
tntlugly Htnppnd to wlinro Hint olllolul
wnaatnrullng. Murphy, O'KmiUo' ninn
Friday, wn thnrn, llnforo tho 00111-
mlaalonnr oinnnd hi mouth to ajumk
Murphy lniulntd of Wnatbnrg, "Do you
biilong to Uiitt orowdP" "Y." 'Do
you Intitrid to tny with ihcmiP" And
he rdpllnd "Cnrtnlnly I do." "Tnko thnl
you of n anld Murphy na ho
ddiilt hi in 11 fnnrful blow In tho fnmi,
nnd Mtnppnd bnnlc n atnp or two. Mr.
(inorgo 1'), (illiHon, who win atmidlng
by anld to County ('ommfaalonnr Hloli
nrd O'KnuIln, "J inn natonlalmd Hint
aiinli on outrngo nould ocour In tho oily
of Oiiinhn, nnd you bo horn Abutting It,
nml urging thl ninn on." Mr. (Mm.
Nownll, nn leu dnnlnr, wn nlao proamit,
nnd but for timnly Inlnrfnrritnne would
Imvu tuknu up tho fight In W(tatbnrg,
bnhulf. Wnatbnrg wl nn lilt alnggiirnd
anvnrnl alnp bnfont hu (tuuglit Ida but
linen, Ho tlmn ttirund to O'Knniro nnd
n.kiid 1,1m If Hint win Hut kind of nrgu-
tiintit hn uanil, to wlilnli tho luUcr rn
pllnd hn wn not rnapoualblo for wh'it
othnr Hum did, Wnatbnrg naked who
thn inuii wna, wlint wn Id iiuuirt mid
wlmrn hit (tould hu found, but O'KnnH'n
ibinlnd knowing him, ynt only n fnw
mluiiln bnforu ho li'id ngrnnd to bull
Murphy out If It took onn thouaimd
dollui In (titan ho wna nrrnatnd for na
anultlng Mr. Kgitn, Tom Klopjr, tho
prlnlnr, wn nu nyuwltiinaa to thl out
ritgn mid nun vourdi for tho Iriil lifuInnNa
of tint nbovo rnport,
All thnao nlrnumatmiim would not
linvn !mnn given (hi puhllnlly hnd thu
Itomnn aloppml tlmlr outriignoii non
iluet toward Amnrlnima mid tint Ainerl
nun order, Hut whnn they go ao far
n to orgunl.n n mob, which Innvna the
Y. M, (I. I, hull In n body nnd run he
neroaa tho atrnnt to break up nineotlng
thut Atimilciin nlll.nu urn holding, wn
think It la tlmn to cnll n hull. Ofooiiran
volt do not know anything nliout thl
nllnmpt on thn part of n Hot.mu Ciilho
lin mob to Inlet fern with thn Anmt'lcmi
order. Thn daily pnpnr did not mnn
Hon It. Hut you win 1. 11 Intvo known
hnd It roNiiltnd aerlounly nnd aunmonn
mnn klllnd, Tlir.N you would hnvo
been given to underatnnd that tho
Amkhioan wnro tho nggmaaor mid
Hint tho Homiin wnro only doing what
thny hnd n right to do; thnl thny wnro
doing NorniNo oontrnry to Inw. Hut
nu nll-wlmt (lod direct tho net of tho
American. In tlmlr oounnll modera
tion I urged, That la tlmlr watch
word, nnd tlmlr rallying (try la, "we will
lot tho Roman do tho mobbing." Hut
tho fnnt nbout that mob 1 what you
wnnt. Flint nnd iinnma uro wlint toll
tho tale, without nny word-pulntlng 011
our pnrt. Thny nro what you wnnt,
mid lini o thny nro.
On tho Weal aldo of Fourteenth at rent,
between Dougln nnd Dodgo atnnd n
throo-atory brink building neroaa tho
whole front of which I painted in bold
letter, I' Young Men' Cnthollo Inatl
tuln." On tho oppoalto ildo of tho
Hlrnnt Mtiind n tlirnn-atory brink, tho
third floor of which la uand na n lodgo
room nnd I known na Central hall. In
thl hull I wlinro tho Amnrlonn timet.
In Hint on tho Wcat aldo of tho
atreet I whom tint Koiiiiinaooiigrngatn,
For Nouio tlmo It Inn been rumored
that tho Koniana uand tho building
tnoro n rt headiiiartnr for npln tlmn
n lodo room, but thl wn not fully
proven until laat Friday nvnnlng. Karly
In tho nvnnlng a number of tho pope
aubJecH congrngaled In and about thn
door nnd hnl'.wny loading to Central
hall rnfiialng to allow nieniber of thn
Amerienn naaoeliitlon to go up atnlr
and atlntid tho nninllng thnn It pro
greaa, Tho Auierleun could not nn
why thny mhotild bo biilldond out of
ineellng nml (iiletly dlaciiaalng nintlnr
pertaining to tho welfuro of thl nation.
With onch aueenedlng mlniiln tho num
ber of member Incrcaaed, 11 a did alao
tho number of Roman, When thing
were nbout to tnko a nerlou turn an
Afiinrlonn cnlli'd tho Patrolman Olllcer
Hlooiu who emus and ordered tho
crowd to dlaperao and allow tho mem
ber to goup atnlr. They abaolulely
rnfuaed. Thny dellod tho olllner. They
wore thny would break up tho meet
ing, Whilo thny wero defying Hloom
n Roman contingent of twenty Ivo or
thirty mini left tho Y. M. 0. I. hall and
uiiirched noma the atreet to aid th
rioter, An eye wllnn claim h mo-
ognI,ed Richard O'KceU'o and tho non
of City Trenaiirer John lluali among
tlmm, together with about thirty other
prominent Roiiinn, whoao rianms could
bit given,
When Hloom anw they would not
obey him, and that a cull upon the
Protnalnnla to help film arrnat tho Ho.
ninn win i-n glvo them thn very oppor
tunity they wnro w iikmino for, ho wont
to 11 telephone nml naked that a mpind
of policemen bo aunt up to Fourteenth
between Dougln nml I'migo. wnu
ho wn nwny lelfphonirig tho numberl
on both aide increaaed.
