Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, March 19, 1883, Image 1
THE OMAHA DAILY BEE. \v \ TWELFTH YEAE. OMAHA NEB MONDAY MORNING MARCH 19 1883 172 \ DOWN ON DIXIE , Another Opportunity to Howl at the Irish1 in General and Particular. * -Lady Florence Dixie Aasaulted by Masked Murderers at Windsor. -Her Ooraet Riba and Faithfal DOR Turn Aeide the Asa - a * Daggers , The Socialist Scare Subsides in France and the ] Sabbath Passes Peacefully. A Few Wine Elated Loons Howl for Blood and GettheBastile. A Largo Variety of Foreign Mews- ENGLAND. Special Dlipatcheg to Tux Bis. LONDON , March 18 Lady Florence DLclo was attacked at Windsor yes terday by two men dlsgulood in women's clothes. Her dross was out with diggers in several places , but she recalved no Injury. Lady Fhrenco was walking In a secluded spot near the woods when the men asked her what time it was. She replied she had no watch and afterward : noticed , though they were women's clothes , their faces had been shaved. Much alarmed , she started to walk away , was followed by them , one of whom seized her. She struggled to escape , but seeing their daggers , fell in a swoon. This occurred at 4 o'clock in the after noon. She did not recover her senses until 4:45. : Lady Florence has been prostrated to-day. The story of the affair was elicited from her only at intervals. The saving of her life is attributed to her dog , which is BUD- posed to have protected her while she lay In a swoon. Lady Florence had no reason te suspect immediate danger , although she had been somewhat fear ful since the receipt of a letter abont the Land League. The lant thing oho remembers is one of the men pushing a quantity of mud In bar month. On her recovery she found both her palms out across and gloves severed. There were two dagger holes two Inches apart in the right breast of her dress A broad steel corset rib had been broken by the weapon , which had penetrated to the inner lining of her dress at the first stroke and to her corset at the second stroke. Lidy Florence supposes she uncon sciously struggled with the men , as sisted by her dug , until the scoundrels "were disturbed by a cart passed the woods. She received threatening letters while in Ireland recently. One of the men were a green dress and a large hat with a veil. The yelled man attempted the assassina tion. No arrests have baen madur. The police have a slight clue to the acouudrels. It is believed the men were bitten In the struggle. Lady Dixie says her hsad is confused and puinful. It Is supposed the mis creants stunned her. Frank Byrne has resigned the sec retaryship of the national land and labor league of great Britain. It is stated Parnell started for Paris yesterday evening. Rowels , awaiting trial In connec tion with the Phceiix park murder/- , died in an epileptic fit , in Kllmaiuham jail , Dublin , to-night. LONDON , March 17. An examina tion Bhows the case and contents of expleslvo material used in the attempt to blow up The Times o flic a Thursday night to be exactly similar to those found after the recent explosion in Glasgow. The ship Dnnstaffaage , from 01- cntta , via Dundee for Liverpool , has been wrecked on the coast of Abor- deonahire and fifteen men , besides a number of women and children , weru drowned. LONDON , March 17. Lord Dan more intends to propose at the present ent session of parliament motions Ir favor of legislation on behalf of Irisl laborers , and for a large scheme o emigration In order to prevent a re onrrence of the present distress in Ire land. _ _ _ _ _ FRANCE- Special Diipatclies I > Tin U i PARIS , March 18. Up to 3:31 : o'clock this afternoon the day hat been oven quieter than usual. Thor < has baen nothing unusual , even a Champ DeMars whore the meeting o communists was announced to ; ak < place and at Pere LaOhaiz cemetor ; where many of the slain communist are burled. In the provinces the enl ; incidents have boon a small moetlni at St. Etlenno whloh was dlaporeoi without resistance nnd similar meet ing at Roubatx , the dispersal of whlcl waa attended with Blight reslstanc and the arrest of eight persona Thor was no display of troops In Paris A numbar of communists hold : "punch" in Rue Temple to-day , j toast waa drunk in honor of the commune muno and revolutionary speeche made. The baptism of a child ondo the proceedings. Eight hundred pei aons attended a binqnet at Lie Sain t Forgoan. A letter from the Blanqni sisters was read protesting against tb police searching their house for Louis Michel. The mooting shouted "Ion live the commune , " and sang "Oa magnoll. " EVENING The city is qule Several drunken anarchists were a rested. At a mooting of 500 soclalis * t Brasserie Des Paqnls , an uproi took place , fighting ensued and a dm of the place broken. The meotli afterward separated. L Ohapella Jaffrln , a member the municipality In a speech onlogi ing the commune , advised workmt to abstain from disorderly manifest ! tloni , BanqueU were given In Qulllottlc St. Olalr , Valio and the Orolx llo use quarters iu Lyoue. Everything Is quiet. MIDNIOUT The city is tranquil. Herr Von Hlrachfield , secretary of the Gorman ombatsy , has rotlgnod on account of falling eyesight. Paruoll and O'Kolloy have arrived. Caslmlr Perler , of the loft center , has defeated Oharonnot , radical , for the chamber of .deputies. GENERAL FOREIGN NEWS. Special Dlipatchu to Tils Ditn DRESDEN , March 18 Bishop Llt- tlojohn laid the corner stone of a DOTT American church hero to-day. There WAC a Inrgo concoureo present. GENEVA , March 18 An anarchist mooting was hold hero last evening , at whloh the existing social system was denounced as organized infamy LISBON , March 18 The Buoknall cork faatory burned Lees , $500 000 ST. PETKIUSIICIUI , March 17. It la slated that Gen. Timssheff , ex-minister of the interior , has boon arrested In connection with the defalcation of Makoff , who committed autcldo re cently. DUBLIN , March 17. Blggar arrived in Watnrford yesterday to appear in court to anni-or the charge of uttorlr g seditious language in a speech made last December. It is expected , how ever , that the crown ft ill apply for & charge of venue In hia caco. CAPITOL Korea IpeclalDIepittctei toTui Bn MISSIONARY MONEY. \\AsniNOTON , March 18. The annual - nual mooting ot the American tract society wa : huld this evening. Justice Strong presided. The secretary pro- souted a report showing total receipts of the year of $73,000 ; expenditures , § 308,000 ; donation legacies , $100- 400. 400.Thb Thb president haa improved In- health tao last few days , but la not yet entirely racovorod. He will not lt > ave the city before Tuesday. UEVENUB MATTERS. In response to Inquiries from col lectors of customs at various ports , the secretary of the treasury has In structed them that duties should bo assessed upon full Invoice value of merchandise covered by Invoices stat ing the value of goods free on board at foreign port of.shipment and value , Including charges , costs and commla- sioua , without regard to provisions of section 7 of the no- tariff , which abolishes ishes the duties on ouch charges. He Ruggcaia that importers pay duties un der protest , BO as to protect any right they may hive in the promises. The question whether the estimate may properly be made in such cases by the appraising officer to cover charges and o imtniaaions , and whether Buchamount may thereupon bo deducted from the Invoice valno , la reserved by the secre tary for future consideration and until after ho shall have received reports in regard to the matter from the proper officers. ' IOWA'S RIGHTS. Ex-Governor Lowe , of Iowa , hai notified the commissioner general ol the land office that ho will file with thi Halted States supreme court on Mon day next a petition for mandamus tc compel the commissioner to state at account between the United Statei und the state of Iowa under the five per cent clause of the act of March 2 , 1845 , whloh provides for the admission of the state into the union. The state claims 5 per ont of the net proceedi ( f public lands disposed of by inllitarj warrant location , upon the estimated basis of $1,25 per acre , that being the face value of the warrant. It la nn < dorstood the second section of the aol of March 3 , 1857 , is mainly rolled or by the state as authority for the righl to claim an account. The attorney general haa been requested to defend the commissioner. DECISION RENDERED AND APPROVED , SsoreUry Teller has rendered a de cision in the matter pending for ovei a year , ordering patents to issue to thi New Orleans and Pacific railway ; land granted the New Orleans , Bitot Rouge aud Vickebnrg Riilroad com pany , the latter company havingtr ns forrod itself to the former. The secretary rotary officially decides that the transfer for carries the government land granti with It , both for land already oarnec and to be earned. The president to day approved the decision. THE LIFE SAVING SERVICE. The life saving authorities are meet Ing with great difficulty in soourln ) volunteers on thelakoa , In consequent of the interpretation recently placet upon the law making appropriation for that service by the treasury de partment. According to a recent de olslon , volunteers cannot bo paid ex ceptfor service rendered in aetna Oiseacf marine disaster , and savin of human life by them is not consldei od as entitled to remuneration. TROUBLES IN INDIAN TERRITORY. Indian Agent Toft , of Mnskogee Indian territory , telegraphs to th commissioner of Indian afTtlrsthat nc lets troops are sent to Union Ageno at once , there Is great dangerof a fiqb botwco'i the opposing factions c Creek Indians. The war departmen has been advised of the impondln danger. REDUCTION OP TIIE FORCE. On account of the great decreaio < orders for stamp printing for the Into : nal revenue service , and consequei reduction of work at the bureau of ei graving and printing , a reduction i the force In that bureau has boooa necessary Iilllie , Tabu the Baby. Special Dispatch to Till BII. NEW YORK , March 18. Mrs. LI llo Ddvoraux Blake lectured to-nlgl in answer to Rov. Dr. Dlx. 81 said : "When woman's Influence felt In Its proper place , men will 1 mora human and their minds coi verted from brute force. " The Diamond Mine Grara. Special DUpatcb to Tui BII. BRAIDWOOD , 111. , March 18. large number of people gathered attl diamond mine to-day. Only five fei of water remain to be pumped ou and the bodies are expected to con to the surface at any time. Hlngi boxes which fall flat by the removal of a pin , for handling corpses when recovered , were sent down from Braldwood. A PROTEST F OM PANAMA- Four Americans Imprisoned 'Without Trial. SpecUl Dlipttch to Tui IJii. PHILADELPHIA , Pa. , March 18. Captain Dickmau , of the steamer Folry , at thla point , from Asplnwall , ropnrtss four Americans , B. 8. Lewis , C U. Barnca , F. D. Scott and Alex. Stewart have been Incarcerated at Panama upon suspicion of being on- gat > oci In tuu robbery from the vault of the P.uinma railroad company of $50 000 gold coin , shipped In two kegs. Scott and Lowla say they left Panama the day ofter the robbery for Aspluwall ou business. Arriving at Aspinwall , they mot Stewart and the three were arrested at break fast. Thuy were taken to Pana ma and Imprisoned. Barnes was arrested afterwards. Their bagqago waa searched and no gold found. The four prlsonoro addroesod a protest to the United States government - mont declaring they are Innocent and asking redress. They nay they were not given a hearing. 1 h Mississippi Flood. Special Dispatches to Tus liiui. MEMPHIS , March 18 The river hero continues etoadily to decline. The river la within ita banks in many localities. HELENA , Ark , , March 18 The river Is declining at the rate of alx Inches a day ; total fall , over two feot. The'bottom will Boon bo free of water. Planting begins within the next three weeks. Stringent sanitary measures will be put In force to proa < .rvo health after the water subsides ana seepage runs off. No apprehension of further calamity from other causes. VICKSBURO , March 18. The coun try about Clarksdale Is inundated to a depth of four feet. The town being on very high ground , is entirely safe. The country from Clarksdale to Ta- Bonla , 300 miles , Is under water on both sides. ThoTiver Is aa deep aa last year. A considerable amount of overflow is caused by water from the Friars Point break on the Mississippi. The trip from Williams can bo made fo Friars Point In small boats. The current at Clarksdale being very swift , caused the steamer Sunflower to turn out into the fields , losing one chimney and otherwise damaged. No loss of stock reported The inhabitants are confident the water will pats off in time to make a fine crop , it having began to recede three iuchcs In twenty-fjur hours. The finest crop for many years wac raised in this section last year aftei the water fell. The country from Fasonla down la safe with several feel of bank to spare. Ploughing anc planting la progressing. How Th y Dwell Together ix Unity Special Dispatch to Tui 111 * . ' NEW YORK , March 18. There w * a large convention of Irish sociotio in this city to-day to arrange a rocep tlon to Parnell. The proceeding were not harmonious. The lane leaguers presented Dr. W. B. Wai lace's name as president , and thi Ancient Order of Hibernians namet James Oliver. Dr. Wallace waa de olared chosen amid mnoh confusion The Hibernians left the hall. Whei the noise subsided the meeting wa resumed and a business committee ap pointed to consider the best manne : af receiving Parnell. Egan with the Father * . Special Dlipateh to Tim DII. WATEBBURY , Conn , , March 18. A the close of the lecture on 8t. Patrlcl by Father Lilly , of Ohio , to-night Father Walsh Introduced Patrlol Egan , former secretary of the Lam League , as "the little man who mad the British lion tremble. " E an said Iteland is to-day in the bands of th most brutal and coercive foe , who i hanging innocent men , bayonetini women and shooting down children England , he said , with her spies , in formers and packed juries , is trying i crush out the national life of Ireland bnt there is a new Ireland on this sld of the Atlantic ; ' , blob will hold her ti a reckoning ft// the crimes commlttei at her home. He believed Ireland' long night of slavery waa approachin its dawn , and that measures for he national Independence would be sue oessful. Mint Money. Special Dispatch to Til Bin. PHILADELPHIA , March 18. Supei intendent Snowden of the mint sayi dies for the altered design of the noi five cent piece will not be roaay f o two or three weeks. The altered col : could not be issued till then. Th nickels now in circulation will not b called In. Col. Snowden goes to Nei Orleans to Investigate the ciroutz stances connected with the Issuing a the New Orleans mint of gold col found below the standard by the atsa commissioner , who reported It to th > president. t , A Disastrous Collision. 1 Special Dlipateh to Tui lit' . BLOOMINQTON , III.March 17. Tw freight trains of the Chicago & Alto and the Illinois Central came into co llslon at Normal yesterday. Eight < the Alton cars were loaded with ca tie , and the Illinois Central englm and several cara loaded with iroi were thrown from the track. Some i the cattle were killed , and the ca : badly wrecked. The cause of the a cldent haa not boon ascertained , bi It ia believed by aomo that it was misunderstanding of signals. A Monetary Scare. Special Dtipatchl to Tui Uii. ° NEW LORH , March 17. There la i little uneasiness among the bnslne men In New York in regard to tl tightness of the money marke Money to-day was loaned at 10@ A. per cent , and prime mercantile pap IB at OJ@7 per cent. The bank atat it ment just issued is unfavorable , sho' ' ing In the reserve a decrease of $1,60-1 IB C24 , and the banks now hold | 6,77C d 875 lees than the legal requirement FAREWELL TO OMAHA. BOY , J.W , Ingram Says QoodBye to Bis Feoplo. Affeotinjr Sorvioea at the Chris tian Ohuroh Yesterday , It has boon known for norao tlmo past that llov. J. W , Ingram , for some tlrao past In charge of the Christian church congregation of this city , was about to take his departure from our midst , where ho has worked BO lon and faithfully and BO acceptably The roaions for his resignation and change from Omaha t Loa Augolos , Ool , , are also well known , and in the light of all the clrcumstancoi , it was an , cc caslon of moio than ordinary regret when ho preached hla "farowou ser mon" to those with whom ho had labored orod so Ion ; ; . Oh , Time , In thine unceasing flight ! I luk uue Klanco , lngle slcht Of homo. Yoatorday morning the children' of the Sjbbuth tchool were included among those who bade farewell to the pastor , and to them cBpeclally waH the short dls wurao delivered. The pastor ohoso from the crip- tures certain passages which Would bo appropriate to the occasion , but before he had finished reading these passage * ho was compelled to Cill npon Dr. Lucas to continue > tha reading. > * THE CHILDREN , .1" who were to take part in the farewell service , sang some solootlons'.nlth'tho oholr very harmoniouBly. Too loader of the choir , Mr. Wilktns , Bang atolo very beautifully , but was evidently unable to aing all the versos , * The paator announced his text , fend said that the children had desired to take put in the farewell sorylcj , and to them ho would direct hit first sermon , which Is , "Suffer little chil dren , and forbid them not , to come nnto me ; for of auoh is the kingdom of Heaven. " Matt. 19:14. FAREWELL WORDS. , After the pastor had finished his ncrmon to the children , he Bald it had been impossible for him to write a ser mon , and oven to make any prepara tion whatever , but ho would merely call attention to the farewell of Paul In his aocond letter to the Corlnthlauo. It seems as if Paul , aflor ho had writ ten the letter , thought wha.t hb might say that would have force , and ic these worda there la comprohenduc very much : ' Finally , brethren farewell. Bo perfect , bo of good comfort , be of.ono mind , live lupeap , and the God of love and peace 'ehul bo with you. " " t Paul had preached at _ thls place and after him came apaBtoB,4 } r ? there was -division In-ibe "AttV" ' , and Judaizlng teachers came tl ' c from Jerusalem to destroy their fait ! In Christ. Bat ho says to them , "Be perfect. " You may B y , "Brothei Ingram , we have assisted yon It building this church , but we cannel be perfect. " Yon can be morally per foot ; and never stop until yon have been successful in attaining a noble , Christian aim which yon have placed before yon. And do not allow the small debt which remains on the church to destroy yonr peace of mtnd neither the many who In their wiok- edaosa are preparing for themselvei eternal punishment , but be stoadfas1 on the rock Christ Jesus. You wli miss mo , bat not so mnoh as I wll inlss yon , for while yon are surround' nd by your ftleuds , I go among ontln strangers. Although I have attended man ] farewell services and preached farewell - well sermons In the twenty-one yean of my ministry , I have never , until to day , been compelled to yield to at overpowering Influence of my feelings Although a friend may press the bane and endeavor to look through the eye into the depths of the affections , am is unable , there will be a time whei there shall be a meeting again , and wi shall know each otner in thai country. At the close of the sermon two oami forward to unite with the church They had been subjects of prayer that they might be converted , am when asked they professed their faltl in Obrlat. Resolutions in reference to gooi wishes and anticipations of futun Christian work by the pastor and hi ) family , and expressions of deep regro on account of his severing hla conneo tlon with the congregation were reai by Dr. Lucas. CROOKED WORK. An Allotted Omaha aamily In Clare pute. t The Weeping Water Republican o March IC.h saya ; Some months ago a woman and tw daughters , one a inure child , came t Weeping Water from Omaha , glvln their names as Alkon , For eom weeks they boarded ; finally securing honse they went to house keeping after purchasing an entire outfit , em bracing silver ware , carpets , an organ stoves , and various other luxuries , o our merchants , on time , the wldoi representing herself to bo a widow I fair circumstances , though clalmln that her money was In vested In Omaha For some time they carried on a dress making business , all the tlmo goln deeper in debt. This they were oc ablod to do by tolling very plansibl stories and making fair promUci Some three or four weeks ago , hofi over , the head of the establlshmet suddenly left forOmaha , "onbaslneei to be gone but a few days. " 1 make a long story short , she failed t return , whloh perhaps was not an : prising , and , from entertaining a fait suspicion that all was not right , he creditors became convinced ot the fai and on Wednesday morning , after a JcerUlulng that the girls , togethi irlth a yonng man who had boon warding with them , had endeavored o have their goods taken to the depot 'ho ' previous night , Intending to take .ho early train , swooped down npon .hem and attached everything attach able , some of them making themselves whole , while others were nnablo to got anything , and arc heavy losers. The parties In this transaction left ast evening for Omaha ; at least that s the destination they gave. It Is inped they will bo shown up as the ? do orvo , wherever they will make their ioxt stopping place , and that the ncrchants nil ! not allow themselves to bo victimized by them as they have ours. ' TELEGRAPH NOTES I Plsintchti to Tni Km. -.u6r defeated Kws in the Orn-ca- Haitian wreitllag mntch at Now Orleans , The steamelilp Klbo. front Karopo to No.v York , brought 1291,000 in gold coin ami bars , The Rranii Jury of Chicago returned a true bill of murder agalnit Jcro Duuu for killing Janus Clllott. at. Patrick's day was celebrated by pro- ceisiunn aiid banquet * In all the principal cltlts uf the Unltnl States. The Miami distillery , owned by Pnttlson & OaliUell , at Hamilton , Ohio , burned. JJ > B , 5100,000 ; well luauted. 0. K , OACII , defaulting treasurer of the 'Ihiid Nutlonal bank of tit. Louis was * sentenced tj eight yean In the peniten tiary. John Wewook , of IOWA City , a Bohe mian , in n fit of madness or partial innau- ity , tried to cut his thtont. llo will recover - cover , Morris Filzgibbou , a laborer , was blown to atoms ou Thuraduy at the Sterling ( N. Y } mlno by the accidental explosion of djnamlto. Patrick McKtnloy , a Baltimore 4 Ohio conductor , le nod from the car near Salem- villc , Ohio. wa i-truck by a mall catcher and Instantly killed. At the memorial tnoas meeting in honor of Karl Man by the working men of Bruodyn , Doctor Adolph Donanl dellrcr- ed the memorial Rddrosa. Ex-Quvernor Klrkwood , secretary of the interior under Garfield , WAS accidentally thrown from hl carrfa e at Iowa City and suffered severe injar.es. Not dangerous. A. 8. Hill , of Salt Like city , decamped with $ IOOJO belonging to his wife. OIB- cers are on his trail. lie cane from the east a few years ago and married a widow here. here.The The trial o ! Knos J. Crowthor for nlleg. ed complicity in the bond theft at St. Joe ended Saturday , tha Jury biinging in a verdiot of "not guilty. " Only ouo ballot waa taken. Holinea B. Kelley , of Philadelphia , and Jamen llowjtd , ol Now York city , havt boenarroited for being concerned in laautop ? 10POOf .rxodbonls of the Albany and bunqutiUanna railway. A lierco gale from the northwest prc vailed all yesterday in Chicago. Inrgi Amounts ol lumber word whirled from thi government pier into the basin , but inoa of it was roccuorod , Dr. Wm. T. Forbes , demonstrator o anatomy , Jefferson medical college charged with complicity in the desocratioi uf graves of Lebanon cemeUry , was ac quitted this morning in the court of quartet 'Che Moamboat Grand Iile , which too Hi thv-t > Ucr ) of the lost Y ZOO , wi [ nedun Black jrlvor with o rRo. Th In t rjuocclV. ( ir.,000 ; Injured : can , 1 bales i f cot'on and ii.OOO bu hel < 1 ; also imured. Tha Arkansas legislative committee a ; xiinto'l to Investigate the accounts of e Luni Oommlsiioner Lear has reported deficit of 811,500. The house paused tl concurrent reiolntlon tattructlng the iomey general to sue Lear and sureties. The safe in the store of Moore k Rigi ? S"orytb , Mo. , containing fnndsofToyi k Co. , was blown open aud $5,000 in cai and a largo amount of county warran and other papers stolen. Officers are no > urtulng two mounted men. supposed < > e the robber ? , who are making toward tl mountains. There is a sensation in financial clrcl rom the fact that the Bank nf Montre ias taken out a warrant to arrest Thorn tlodgson , a heavy produce merchant , c -ho charge of 'obtaining money under fal iretences. The accus'd has absconded , ssaid several other local banks are badl ituck. Toe defaulter was supposed to I pne of the richest merchants here , John Jones , of Ogeltborpe county , thr and killed his wife yesterday. Homarrli lor when she was II years old , four yea ago. After the marriage Jones attempt ! ; o outrage the mother-in-law. He hi jcen gone three years. He returned r cently and tried to get hlswife to live wil him. She refuted and he killed her , I was arrested and committed Rulclda In jal Ellen Conway , a woman of C5 year who peddled on Broadway , New Yorl was found dead in bed Saturday Hi rooms bad a miserable appearance , bi when searched over $5,000 was found I them. She Is believed to have children I Boston or Philadelphia. The effects wei turned over to the public administrate pending investigation. A case of considerable Interest to trod unions has bcgnn in the courts of Denve Frank and Putnam , ' tailors , sued tl tailors' union lor conspiracy and frau chareln ? that the union forced jouroeymi to quit worlc if wages agreed up n were n increased. They charge that a Ian amount of work was contracted for an tl bails of these prices , of which the unli was , cognizant. - J. T Brown , Jr. , recently appoint United Stttes marshal for the eastern di trict of Arkansas , waa arrested Saturda charged with iorglntr * a large number vouchers and collecting money on the < Kvldence before United States Jnd Caldwell Is strongly against him , but tl examination Is not concluded , Brown w for years chief deputy in the marsh office and was appointed to succeed T rans , , who recently died. He Is a man hlph standing In the church. It Is untie stood he Is in good financial circumstanci Ills arrest causes a great sensation , A fire destroyed the entire business pa of forest City , California. Saturda Hundreds are homeless. Scarcely an thing was saved People barely eacapi with their lives. No provisions in t towns , ex-eptwhat are In the fire-pro cellar , which is safe. One thoiuar pound of flour Is all that is saved , ai much suffering mutt eneuo before the d ( titute can be provided for. Only a fe tmall buildings on the outskirts of tl town are left. The Bald Mountain coi Cany's mines and buildings , ( lumps. lai er house and yards aud the flume are i afe , This renders It possible for many the poor to RO to work as soon as they g tousod. Seventy-six buildings we Btirned. A gang of Chinamen stole hi i\e flour left. An organized body of mi tartfld to exclude them from thetown. / earns Airo gone , Any hour may brli now. No lumber to be had until teai tre brought from the valleys. Ihe fl > rlginated in the kitchen of the Forri jouie. The fire apparatus was In bi jondltlon. t P.nJo in a FavUlion. 3pcUl DUpatch to Till U" . NKW OIUEAMH , March 18. Fara ta'i Pavilllon , Bourbon and Orlea streeti , WM the scene ot great e cltomont to-night. Just bofdrcr the close of the performance an alttm ol fire was given. The large ) audience was panic stricken and made a rush for the exit , The fire > raa subdued. When quiet was restored It was found that two men , | two women , a girl and boy and a colored youth were severely crushed , being trampled upon. The wounded were sent to the county hospital. Some are believed to bo fatally hurt. A Flno Article. Special Dtopatch to Tin Uii. CHICAGO , March 17. The Tribune this morning devotes two pages to a full statement as to the methods by which the vast public domain of the United States In being lost , stolen and surrendered. The Tribune charges that the land sot apart for hoinfs for families has boon made into empires for corporations. In the story recited below every element of human fault and fraud will bo seen to have boon nt work In the spoliation of the land of the pooplo. Congress hns boon extravagant and has failed to act when a part of the results of Its ex travagance might have boon saved. The land office haa boon Inadequately equipped by congress and haa on Its own account boon ciroloss , dishonest and traitorous to the Interests of the people. It has boon wax in the hands nf the great railroad corporations , but double edged stool in the ride of the poor settlors. It haa overturned the decision of the supreme court and nnlllGod the acts of congress to betray - tray its trust and enrich the railroads , but has refused oven to oiorciso Ita discretion when the homo of a set tler , hold by a righteous title , was to bo confiscated at the demand of cor porate greed , Tabular statements are published supporting every charge made. The article was prepared - pared by Henry D. Lloyd , an editor ial writer on The Tribune , and Is sure to attract general attention. The Fl nd In NBW York- 8pedl IUp kh to Tin Uu NKW YORK , March 18. The anni versary of the Paris commune of 1871 was celebrated by the communists of the city to-day. There was a largo gathering , all wearing rod ribbons. On the walls were revolutionary mottoes , bordered with blood colors , and the sashes of the o fibers were of the same hue. Herr Most , In an address - dross , said the Paris commune was too humane. The commune of the future will boostabllahod regardless of humanity and with a firm hand to wield the aword of destruction. A Swindling Concern. Special Dispatch to Tin Bis. INDIANAPOLIS , March 18 A re ceiver has boon appointed to taki charge of the Marlon Trust company located In this city. The firm ha boon In oxlfitenoo about one year , dm Ing whloh time nearly 1200,000 wor taken in nd $50000 ; paid out , Th victims of the swindle number abet 5,000 , The average amount receive from each is (40. It in not likely tl concern will pay anything , ) if Myatorloni Arrest * Special Blip itch to Tin Dim. CHARLESTON , 8. 0. , March 18 tia urday , in Clarendon county , Depn U. 8. Marshal Wilson arrested nil white men and one colored man , i respeotaole , and took them to Floren to await examination Tuesday. W ! son Bald the arrest was for oloctli offenses , lie would give the prisons no more definite information. Bi was refused as the officer foatod 1 e would lose his mileage. ObsoeUB Literature. Special Dlipateh to Tui B . PITTSBUKO , March 17. A inov mont is on foot to have Dukoa 1 dieted for Bending obscene llteratni through the malls. The Unlti ' States'postal officials say the lotto written by Dukes to Captain ND justify his arrest for the infraction the United States law governing tl transmission nf mall. The penalty year in the penitentiary. Blaok Mash. Special Dispatch to Till Bis. OSHKOBU , Wls. , March 18 A ca < of miscegenation has just been di covered In prominent circles hen Anna Welibrlch , 10 years old , marled rlod Cyrus Bostwick , colored , in tt absence of her father , ten days.agi The father returned yesterday an dlnoovored the fact. Boatwlok wi recently divorced from his first wlfi who was also white. Blllardi and the Drama. 8p Nl l Dllpatch to Tni BBS. GHICAQO , March 18. Maurice Vl | nanx and Wm. Sexton arrived hoi and will at once begin practice for tt great balke line tournament beglnnln the 2Gth inst. Robson & Orano leased a lot a Randolph street opposite the Contr Music hall , and will build a theatre I cost 100,000. Tha Doctor Acquitted- Bpe'la ! Dlipateh to Tin Bis. Bis.March niLADKLi'HiA , March 17. Wm , L Forbes , demonstrator of ana omy In the Jefferson medical collogi who was charged with complicity I the desecration of graves in Lobano cemetery , was acquitted this mornir In the court of quarter sessions. Fatol Fires. To the Editor ol TIIS 11 is. IjLoosiiNoroN , lud. , March 18.- An Incendiary lire occurred hero la night , destroying a barn. Tlw w of the building burnt Friday fell la night , burying beneath the debris fo men and one boy , three of whom w re die. If A Rapid Deoliue , Special DUpatch to lili Bis. " 18 "HELENA , Ark. , March 17. T is river declined throe inches dnring t past twelve hours and Is ovorywhc declining rapidly. The overflow disappearing. NEW STOCK boots and shoi UT10A BOOT AND SHOE STOR 1221Farnam street. Full line I prices Opening this evening , BAPTISED IN BLOOD. An Italian Christening in .New York Sealed With the BloodofaOucit. The Victim's Head Almost Sev ered From the Body With a Razor. A Desperate Gang of Horse and Cattle T/iiovoa Discov ered in Texas. Myntorious and Btntal Murder of a Woman in Water- town , Mass , Shooting Picnic * , Baloldoi , and Minor Grade * of Crime. Italian Cut-Throats- SpecUl Dispatch to Till liis. NEW YORK , March 18 A murder was committed to-day in the Italian quarter , Quisoppo Luxola had a baby christened , and invited a number of friends to the ceremony. Among the number were Antonio and Follolo Amou , brothers , and Frank Alberto. After the christening all began to drink , and a quarrel ensued. Razors and knives were mod.Yhon the po lice arrived Alberto was found In a dying condition. A razor cut had gone BO far through his neck that hla head hung only by a shred of flesh. Ho was sent to St. Vincent hospital. Physicians say ho will die. The brothers Amen were arrested , charged , with murder. They were covered with blood , but had no knives. One had ton knife thrusts on him , the other two. They deny wounding Alberto , who they say 'attacked and wounded them. Antonio S nt Aloft Sp cl l Dlipatch to Tui Dn NKW YORK , March 18 Antonio Anandlllo , aged 10 , was fatally shot t ) -nlght while enttrlng the hallway of his homo In the Italian quarter. A Desperate * Band of Thlnvei' Bptclal Dlipateh to Tni Bis SAN AKTONIA , Tex , , March 18. Two young men , sons of prominent stock men of this state , have been ar rested hero and have divulged the ex istence of a largo gang of cattle and horse thieves. The band is aald to bo composed of soma ot the moat no- torloun and deperato men In the stato. Measures are being taken for their arrest. Stock men are taking great interest In the matter , but from the dangerous character of the gang their capture U expected to Involve good.deal of blood-shed. * * ' Specta Dispatch to Tin Bo. LOUISVILLE , March 18. At Wll- llamsburg , Whitely county , Ky , , to day , an old man named Dowall and boy , James Rainwater , fought in a house of ill-fame. Dowall killed the boy and fled. A Note * balolda. SpecUl Dlipateh to Tui Hi * . RICHMOND , Va. , March 18. Ben jamin Bates , aged 49 , suicided thla morning , shooting himself through the heart. Ho was grand nephew of Edward Bates , attorney general in Lincoln's cabinet , and was head nf the former largo book house in thla city of Bates & Waddy Bros. A Mother Murdered. Special Dlipateh to Tni BII. WATERLOO , Mass. , March , 19 , 1:20 a. m. The wife of Edward Oarleton was murdered In the hallway of her own house at 7:30 : last last night. Tha doorbell rang and Mrs. Cafleton an swered. Her daughter coming down to see who was the visitor , stepped on the body of her mother at the foot of the-stairs , her skull crushed with a large rook. Oarleton , a liquor dealer In Boston , arrived homo at midnight , when ho.lirst learned of the murder. His wife was advanced in pregnancy. Colorado Grim * Special Dlipateh to Till Bra. DENVER , March 18. Charles G , Ballard , at one time teller of one of the leading banks of Syracuse , suicided hero last night. D. J. Twomly , formerly of Boston , lately wholesale confectioner of this city , was choked to death to-day while eating fish at a lunch counter. This evening , at Red Cliff , a small mining camp near Leadville , a man named Mansfield shot and instantly killed his wife , and then put a ball throw his own head. He will die. Oauso , jealousy. Landroth's Garden Seeds at Holm- rod & Dorman's. tf MAVERICK NATIONAL B4NX. Cor , Water and Congreia Streets. CAPITAL , - - 840O.QOO SURPLUS , - - S < OU,000 Transacts a general Banking business. Re ceives the accounts of Ranks , Bankers and others. Draws Foreign Kxchac e and m&koH Cable Transfers in Europe and Tel egraphic Transfers of Money throughout the United States. Buys and sells Gov ernment and other Investment Securities , and executes any business for its Corn * spondenti in the line of Banking. ASA P. POTTER ; Preilden' . J. J. EDDY , Oa.hler. J. W. WORK , trith-mo DUFRENE& DUFRENE&MEHDELSSHOH. MEHDELSSHOH. ARCHITECTS ! REMOVED TO < w Omaha National Bank Building.