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THE DAILY BEE. FOURTEENTH YEAR , OMAHA , NEB. , WEDNESDAY MORNING , FEBRUARY , 1885. NO , LliTflD LUNACY. Tie Dudley Raid ca Rossa Heard 'HonBd ' the World , A Lively Night in New York and a Jubilco in London , Albion's ' Offspring ? Everywhere' Ksnd the Air With Joy , .And.Laud the Aimless Heroine . \ Sky High , Very Littla'Sympathy ' Expressed for Joromiah's ' Pains , "Tho Shootist Arraigned in Oonrt andBemanded , "The Dynamiters Determined on .Early Eevonce , Homo.ana'ForclBti 1'rcss and Inrtl- - Vldual Uo'niniont Another up i Okotch of thoWoiikl-bo f v DUDLEY AND TUB DYNAMITE ! * . BOSSA'S HIDE TOO TOUOU. Special Telegram to the BKE. NEW YoiK , Fobruaay 3 Tbo Sun , edito- ially , ays : "O'Donnovan Rossa waa shot by a crackbrained woman yesterday , but owing either to the inadequacy < > f tin weapon or to the toughness of the patriot's skin , ho escaped with a siniplo and trifling perferation. Assas sination Is bad thing mid the assassination of oven Rn'ssa would bs in eomo respects do- plorable. But it mint ba conceded that tne eminent man has loft nothing undoto to pre , pare the .public to face his taUing off. AN APOLOGY From the Herald : "It is not desirable that wo should be freed of n nui .inco by crime nnd it is a pity the English woman could not reason 'V ' coolly as her countryman generally do , that ROBSO Is really of litllo account inthe difficulties that agitate her country. Hut she seems to have followed tha London editors In becoming - , ing excited over a wretched creature , whoso howling diatincts'attention and justice away / from moro dangerous men. While we must , regret the commission of any crime we must also recognize that eo long as we tolerate such doings as thoio o f Kosea there is no roasouto be surprised ] if they provoke \Io- Ienco.V'k JOONQHESSIIAN ! FISKIITY'S OPINION. Associated I're-EB. WjASlllNOTON. Fabruary 3 Ksps ° pntativo I'liK-r satd when ho heard of the shooting of O'Donavairiv-itou ; "i auj B0rry. ROSJ is a true roan' and. patriotic " When asked what would bo the result of the ntteirpted assassin ation he said : "What would bo likely to f l- low , would denend on the motive ofltho sho'otincr. If it should turn out. " ho said "thattha woman who shotO'Dovnnltossa is a lunatic , nuthing could bu done , although nil true Irishmen would regret such an at tempt on the liftf of a brotner patriot. But , if on the other band , it should no found she wus a hireling assassin , this would but prove to be but the > begioning of the vendetta. If ICnglibhmeo , " he said , "attempt to frighten tha Irlxh. in the Unltad States by assassinat ing their leading men , they would find the Irishmen feared the lead of the assassin no moro than they feared Knglaud'ti rope , and that they would meet them at their own game. " I HIIRO THAN KVEIt. NEW YonK , February ; ! . J. Ticrrepont Edwards , British consul , was found In his library , 41 Kjst Thlrty-first street. lie had honid of the shooting of Kosu by Mrs , Dudley. Being told Kossa would probably recover , Kdwards ejaculated : "Then ho will become a greater hero than over , " and then he added : "It in unfortunate that ha should have been shot by an Knglish woman , but I think thu poor lady must bj domento.l on tha subject , She surely must bo demented , have never eoou her that I can recall and I know nothing of her. " DISAPPOINTMENT IN OTTAWA. OiinWA. Ont , , February I ! , -In tholr.use o commons last night groit excitement wa = caused ainang the member * by the receipt of the news of tno shootlnp of Kosa. The firxt report suld ho had boon killtd and when fur ther intelligence proved ho was unt danger ously wounded , feelings of dlsippointmebt waa very marked , CAP1X ON THE DYNAMITAIIDS. NKVV YOIIK , February 3. Monsignor Cape' ' was given a reception by the preen club. In the course of the speech ho said : "God known Ireland has suffered enough. I have nothing but the kindest feelinga for Hint land. My mother was an Irish woman. But the meth ods of dynamite are revolting ani inhuman , 'When thousands ot Irish people , innocent too , are thrown out of work because of these out rages , is It not plain Ireland's wronca cannot be redressed this way ! " ANOTIIKIl BKKTOII OH MBS. DDDI.KT. NKW YOIIK , February U. Another sketch cf Mrs. Dudley Is given by a woman who sava she isanintinmtofrleiul. She makes the prisoner Canadian , a native of Montreal , Shecamo to New York eight or nine months ago and was employed as uurso at the New York hospital. While there uho Hang sometimes with unusu ally fine voice. She was "atrong-mlnded. " Her father holds a government position of a petty na'.uro in Montreal and has other re- latloni prominent in governmental circles. Her cousin , Dr. Van Norman , WU9 the pliylician two years ago ta tha company which built the large hotel at llockaway. Another family of relatives named McPliaroon or Mol'heetvni hold inllu- entlal positions In Qutbec. This branch when in Now York ihowod invitations they claim to hive received to Princess Louise * first reception. The entire family aiTected Kngllsh customs to a remarkable extent , and by their bigotry in Knglish affairs alienated several persons who were otherwise inclined tt > be friendly , Mrs. Dudley left New York hospital four months ago and returned to Can. aila , where ibo has been connected with the Ivngbfh government service. She came tc Jvew York only recently. Kxcltcinont In England. THK JOLLmCATION IN LONDON. LONDON , February S , The first Intelllgenci of the shooting of O'Donovan Itossa was post ed on the newepaprr bulk-tun from the Nev York Asiodated I'reii oflico and tent 01 'ticken" ' to clubs at midnight , which show quick work considering the five hours differ enca In time between New York and London The news spread with wonderful rapldlt ; throughout the city and caused the wildea excitement. Crowds of people surrounds the bulletin boards and at almost every ( tree corner there were groups of men jublUntl ; diicuuing the event , Puing iwdeatrian who stopped to bear what the excitement wo about were told : " 0'Don v u Iloiu ha bwanhot , " Theretponie WM invariably L\ cheer or torno oilier expression of delight. Many men became almost frantic in the ex- huberanco of their feelings. HTASOKI13 KMIinACKI ) EACH OTIIF.I1 offuMvoly ami shook hands with the fervor of lifelong ftiui'K They would link arms and rinh in squads to the bars of the nearest hotel shouting nil they wents "Uoma's hot. " Mnnythous- nnils of loaflts were drank to the health and happiness of Mrs. Dudley , who is lauded a * a heroine. The Daily Telegraph , commenting on the shooting of Itnssa says : ' 'It would ba idle to pretend that thcro is the smallest nyrnpathy for llossa in Kngland , Ho is not ft hold patriot , wlllinp to die in behalf of his country but _ htw always been ready to cheer others into danger which ho himself avoided , Tram the beginning of his career there 1m ? never been a syark of nnbihty , courage , or patriotism In Ins conduct. " The News saya : "Though there's little sympathy for Kosta , ronBonnblo men will deplore - ploro thu conrso uf shooting him as the possi ble beginning of a series of personal reprisals which will not bo easily evaded * ' A nuuiNimn. The Times , referring to the attack on Hossa , remind * Imitating Americans that these are forms of social pestilence dangerously conta gious. Jjntc Developments. 110S8A ALL 1UOIIT. New VollK , February 3. I'hysiclana at the hospital thought llossa improved during the night. The only visitor up to 11 o'clock this morning was Secretary Patrick Joyce. Mrs. llnsaa went Lomo late last night and had not returned this moraiug. The headquarters of Itossa's paper has boon temporarily removed tJ Chambers street hospital. The office in Centre street is closed , IllK HIIOOTEbT IJf COURT. Mrs Dudley was taken this morning from the station houao where aha w.ij confined dur ing the night , to the Tombs police court , When Mrs- Dudley entered the court room she walked calmly between the officer and lawyer. She. looked a trifle tired after having spout the night at the station house , but her cheeks were rosy and eyes bright. Lawyer Hulls presented her caso. Ha had received a dispatch late last night signed "I" . I-.dwurds , " asking him to defend Mr ? . Dudley. Ilowcnt to Ilia stntion house. > 'nnd saw Mrs. Dudley. She knew nothing about the dis patch but desired him to take charpo of the easo. Ho learned this morning that the dis patch was bogus. J. Picrrepont Kdwards , British consul , denied having sent it. He aiud : "She told mo she desired me to defend her. While reserving the right aa counsellor to net in the cnsa or withdraw. I shall en deavor to do what shall be for Mrs. Dudley's best Interest. For the present my client will raniatn mute She neither pleads guilty nor not nuilty. " The court said she would be hold to await the re.sult of Rossn's injuries and remanded her. Mrs , Dudley walked calmly from the room WITH A SMILE ON 1 IKK FACE , 1 ho house surgeon of Chambers street hos pital sent n communication Cb the court statinfr on examination of Rossa's wound ho found the ball entered over the centre 'of the loft ecopula , taking an Howard and inward course , passing ba- neath the skin four inches. This morning Robaa wes in good condition. He ; > passed i a comfortable nfght , slept quietly and'Buffcred no pain , No unfavo-ablo symptoms have de veloped Mrs. Dudley was locked in tbo Tombs and refused to say anything to repor ters. O'DONOVAN llOSSA'jS CONDITION. The Burgeon of the Chambers street hos pital docidnd not to remove the ballet from Itoss.a'a body until ho is stronger. Ho cannot say definitely when this will be. O'D onovan's condition this evening is unchanged from early morning , THE NEWSPAPER HARVEST. LONDON , February 3. The extra editions of newspapers containing the news of the shooting of llossa are selling llko wild fire. Neatly every one seems jubilant over the an nouncement that the _ chief of the dynamiters has had his own medicine given him , KXTUADITION OF DYNAMIIRKS. LONDON , February 3. It is stated-ill diplo. matic circles that Russia and America are parleying in regard ta the extradition of dyna miters. PROMINENT IRISHMEN'S OPINIONS OF o'noNO- VAN ItOSSA. BUKKAI.O , Februarys. Anumborof promi neut Irishmen In this city were interviewed by the Associated prota representative in rela tion to the shooting of Ronsa. .Tiinej Mooney , ex-president of the Irish national league , eaid he did not agreu with Rossa , whom he styled the apostle assassinator. Ho did not believe Hossa was in any way connected with the re cent explosions in England , neither did he think anv om in this country hod a hand in the affair , llossa bad no following of any account in thia country , Hossa may have good reasons for his bitter hatred to Kngland , but the Irish leaJors had no xympathy with his wild and impracticable schemes. Mooney believed that the outrages In Kngland were planned In that country by a person in the employ of the communists , era a tiinllar organization , and possibly by the Irish constabulary , who want the crimes act renewed. Vallier Cronirj , editor of the Catholic Union and Times , said ho considered tha- Ito.'sa suffered intensely at the hands of Kng land , and waste A certain extent unaccounta ble for his acta and words , Wrongs had af fected his mind. Did not think ( Honsa ret sponsibln for the outrages in London , or that the dynamiters were Jrlxhmpn. They were to his mind the result of British tyrany. John lloylo O'Kclloy Intorvlcwoil , Special Telegram to THE BEK. BOSTON , February 3. John Boyle O'Kelley was interviewed this afternoon concerning the shooting of Rossa , Ho said : "I believe I know the woman who shot Rossa. I think that the circumstances ot the case , warrants me suspecting in her , the person of a British spy , but in giving utteranee to this belief , andre ro Bon for It , I want my position clearly un- deUtood , If the so-called Yseult Dudley ba , she claims , an Kngllnh woman , and shot Rossa In-causo she believed It her mission and duty 10 to dj. All honor to her. I would not utter a syllable In her detraction. But , if on the contrary , ns I behove , she was employed by the British government do ehis thing , then woe to her , and to the government which employed her as it will then be a terrible affair Indeed , An affair far more terrible in its result for Kngland than for Ireland , "How can a British spy be prov en ? " by sending to Ireland for the photograph of Sirs. Tyler , whose operations there excited to much comment and indignation in 1881. It la a simple matter aud will verify , or disprove my theory at once. Yseult Dudley is Mrs , Tyler , and photographs of the latter will far' nish overwhelming testimony. Perhaps 1 might have considered the attempt to kil Hoisa a faqatlcal crime were it not that th ( British consul Instantly employed counsel t < defend the murderess , Doea not this indicati that thli wo * a political igent ? He certain ! ; would not have done it for a common Knijlisl inurderesi and if ha were Kngllsh why did b do it for the woman ! " ROSSA TO HAVE BEEN DEPOSED THE CHIEF Or THE IRISH AaiTATOIH TO HAV BEEN SHELVED IN JCNB AND BDUCIEDKD II JUDGE BBKNNAN , OK BIOUX CIT ? , IOWA. Special to the Chicago Tribune. Before the report of the ahootintr f RMS had reached thU city , a prominent Iri hmar in the courio of a conversation with a Tribun reporter said : "The king pin ol dynunitarda to day la tui posed to be the Irlh exile known to the worlJ M O'Donovan llosia. Yet ho fills but a small place In the dynamite world , and in the course of events the placebo fills will ha bo more innicnlficant still If tha policy out lined by Irish leadera on this contlgent culinl nates in organization , "To haven fair understanding of the Irish revolutionary attituda on this continent that is to say , In the United States it is necessary to make n running reference to the status quo of the land-lcafuera. rcprisented by Mr. Pat rick Egan , late of Dublin , still latflr of Paris , nnd now of Nebraska , The laml-lenguora of the United States are n thoroughly organized body. Headed by Mr , Parncll in London , it has Its ramifications in all the EngliKh poises- aioii" , particularly in Australia , and Canada , with its Consuls , Ambassadors , and Plenipo tentiaries as perfectly fixed ns legitimate gov ernments. It only remains for Parncll to force through the British House of Lords a bill for home go\ eminent for Ireland to place the representatives of the Land League In these countries upon nil equality with tbo political ministers uf other powers. Sueh is the position aud policy of the Land Leaugare. The policy of tao Land Loatrueis has been successful. In view of this fact the violent agitators , known as dynainltnrda , hro buildIng - Ing ou the aamo wise plan , THK PLAN. "O'Donovan Hosa Is about to be deposed , and Judge John Bronnan , of Sioux City , la , , will probably bo placed at the head of nn or ganization which will represent the boat intel ligence of the violent agitators in thia country and in Europe. "In Paris , Eugene Davls s spoken of as the head of the Franco-Irish wing of the practical Irish revolutionists , nnd , though ho Is a lieu tenant of James Stephens , be is more advanc ed than his lender , and a , dyiumitard of the first water. Judge Brcnnan ! a a man of large abilities. Ho Is about -10 years of ago , stands close on six feet , brilliant and witty , and pos sessed of the happy faculty of keeping his mouth shut. Mr. Bronnan has the confidence of Irish Nationalists. For FOIIIO tiiLo Irish loaders in this country have regarded him na the coming man. Arrangement ? nro being made for n convention to bo called in Chicago cage In Juno next , when the straggling personality of the dynamitnrds will bo coalesced and shaped into an organization upon a plan eimllar to the land league. One of the results of the coming convention will bo the laying upon the shelf of Mr. O'Donovan Kossa and his chum , 'Prof. Mezzeroff. ' This man is supposed to bo n Russian , The fact is , ho is a Gal way Irish man , He has n shop in Brooklyn where ho makes his little hand-grenades , which he sells to O'Donovnn Kossa for 55. Tha lower strata of the Irish people furnish funds to pay for the same. "Tho ascension of Judge Brennan to the head of the dynamitarda will have a tendency to put those men where they belong. Under the new regime the public buildings of London will bo safe her marine power will be Bren- nan's objective point , and this policy the destruction of Englacd's naval torcc will bo the main _ matter of consideration in the coming Chicago convention. The Irishmen who call the convention , nnd who will dictate the future policyof the violent Irish revolutionists , are not in favor of the indiscriminate attacking of public buildings , and will decidedly object to the use of dynamite or any other exploeivo by dissatisfied employes who are anxious to bo revenged upon their employers They realize that any outrages of this character will only causa employers to withdraw from business and so react injuriously uuon ( hem and their work. Eugeuo Davis and Judge Brennaii for quite A long time.havobeonlnconstantcoojinu- nlcatlon on thia matter of organization , and I feel safe In Raying that before the expiration , of 1880 the violent Irish revolutionists will bo the most formidable body of enemies to em pires that ever came into existence. " O'Donovan Rosda's Career , The St. James ( London ) Gazette published a year ago the subjoined account of the life of O'Donovan Rossa prior to his removal to \merica. Since that event Mr. Hossa has figured prominently as the head of what is known as the skirmishing fund , and It bas be come the fashion , whenever there have been developments of a sensational character in connection with the Irifeh revolutionary party in the United Kingdom , to attribute them to the machinations of Roasa and his confeder- eiates on this side of the Atlantic , whether or not with justice it is hard to tell ; but cer tain it is that Mr. Hossa hai not sought to evade the notoriety that this might bring him. The Gazette article says : "It is just n quarter of a century since O'Donovan Knssa became a public cVaraeter. Ho was then about 28 , strongly built , overflowing with life , and abounding in frolic. In those days he kept n shop in Sklbbereen , Helling oven-thing in the way of food and clothing required by his neighbors. His neighbors meant eveiy- body peasants and townspeople for miles around , and llossa , being universally papula * , was a thriving man. His proper name was Jeremiah O'Donovnn , but , as there was quite n tiiba of O'Donovans in that quarter , and n score at least of Jerries , our shopkeeper got an additional and distinctive appellation , taken from his blrthplaca-Rosicnrberry "Hossa was an early convert to Fonianinn or , as it is called by the initiated this Bide of the Atlantic , tha lnsh ( ) Hejmblican ( Brotherhood ( - erhood ) having been sworn in so far back ns 1853. Ho was already n man of mark , not un deservedly ; for beginning lifo at 16 , n poor friendless lad , his strong qualities and business aptitude had made him comparatively rich. Ht was just the sort of recruit that the shrewd Stephens , who never troubled himself with the 'tag-rag' of tha brotherhood , delighted to make. Having named Hossa tbo district C. , the 'cap tain' went his way , leaving the now officer to swear in as many of hia acquaintance ; ! aa ho could persuade to join. Putting hia heart into thu work , Itosaa gathered a regiment tome hundreds strong in and abnot Sklbbereen , Thia done , he followed the example of hia fellow- chiefn elsewhere , established a mochantca' in- atituto and reading-room , and became nn ar dent Bocial reformer. Ho dubbed his literary association the Plxi'iiix club , in compliment to O'AIahoney , whoso branch of the conspir- I acy , not then an itrong H it afterward be- came , was known aa the Pha'nix association. And under the cover of this club he carried on the butincss of the club with much skill. "James Stevens usually kept n tight hand over euch clubs and assuredly would not hare permitted n number of vagaries m which H s. aa anil the Phu'nlx men indulged In 1858 , had ho been at home. As it happened , he vpant the earlier part of that year in America. teaching O'AIahoney , who was greatly In need of the leason , how to organize. And , in con - sequence , the demonstrative Kossa , being left very much to himself , contrived to attract the attention of the government. The whole affair was very curious , and , on many accounts - counts , merits elucidation , Sullico It to say now , that Hoasa and u number of his asso < ciates we're arrested , tried and convicted , Bui It WM tha interest of everybody concerned tc make aa light of the affair aa poisible , BO that thu prlaonera , after many months of impris oninont , were released in 1859 , on condition of coining up for Judgment when called upon , They were now all marked men , BO most a ; them took themselves off some to America Home to Kngland and one or two to Dublin , Among the last was Kossa , who coma out o prison to find bis business mined , "His fellow-Phujnlx men drifted about It the world , he was far too useful a man to b allowed to drift. Stcphena took him as con udential aid , and kept him employed now a. an organizer in one or the other of the Iris ! provinces , now in breaking up the meeting of tuch nationalists aa refuse to conspire , am now as one of the series of messengers tha were constantly coming and going botwee the American and European branches of th conspiracy , In all these avocations , HOBS dutinguiihed himself by zeal and addreas well aa by a truculent1 , which was thorough ! good-humored and Iriih la those day ) . 'At length that notorious journal , Thelria People , waa established toward the close < 1863 , and Hoaia became the nominal pri prletor. He now took a wife for tha tecon time , finding considerable difficulty in gettin a prleet to perform tha ceremony , in tuch dl rtputuat thetiuia wag tha conaplracjr wit the great boay of the Irish Roman Catholic clcrpv. Shortly nltcrvvard Ross * started for Amei lea on Fenian busineso. After a short stay on the oilier side of the water IIP returned to Ireland toward the end of .July , ISO. ) , In company with Mi'isrs. P. W. Dunn and P , J , Mechlin , , Those two gcnUsmen were deputed by O'Mahouy to do certain business with Stephens nj to the rising , fixed to take place on the ensuing anniversary of I'mmot's execution , In stepping ashore Moehan lost mine Important papers In a way that ha * never been fully explained , Tlicso papers were picked up and placed in the hands of the authorities. [ The leading conspirators were greatly dismayed nnd hardly to bo restrained by Stephens and Rossa ( the latter being a merciful man in those days ) from punishing Meehan severe y , "Tho Boreniincnt took no action until within a few davs of the date fixed for the insurrection. Then however , it flung its not over the Fenian leaders , ana caught nearly every one of them of any consequence at a single sweep. On tha night of the 15th of September the olllce of The Irish People was taken posee l6n of by the police , and half an hour later Uiuta hlmvclf , who , like most ot the other li-aders , had been expecting it , was arrested. Like the others , too , he bolloved that his incarceration mint end in a very few weeks by the success of the rebellion. "On the 10th of September Stephens was caught and placed in the next cell to Rossa in Richmond bridewell. A Fenian , ono Frank Byron , ox-soldlor of the Pnpnl brigade , was ono of the warder * , and Stephens escaped. Thanks to Byrne , Rossa , nnd the others were perfectly aware of what was going on that night , nnd lay still , confident that their turn would come ere long. Wo nil know how mis. orably they wore disappointed. "At the trial that followed , Rossa rendered himself conspicuous above hl follows by au dacity and energy. In return he got the heaviest sentence of any penal servitude for life , When released in 1871 he was an altered man. Ho was no longer light-hearted and rollicking. He.had lost his geniality and fun. Ho seemed to have lost altogether his rough but hearty kindness. At the same time ho preserved all his Intelligence , firmiiRss nnd en ergy. Ho was a ( or rather the ) Fenian mar tyr , and ho had the repute of being the most honest and trustworthy of all the chiefs. It was natural , therefore , that he should gather ti himself a strong party of the American Fenians , and as natural that the said party should exceed all the others in steady ferocity of purpose. " Dynamiter Rossa B Condition , Special telegram to THK BKE. NEW YOIIK , February 3 Dynamiter Rossa probably will not die. His wound is not as bad as at fint reported. The ball was struc but 1ms not boon extracted , and the only vis itor allowed to see him is Patrick Joyce , his secretary. Rossa lias nothing to soy to the newspapermen , . Pholan , who wass attacked in Kossa'a oflico three weeks ago. isnot _ In the same ward , ho was removed last night to the convalescent department. N < information can bo had at Rossa's office. The following notice was pnfc on the door this morning : "No reporters allowed in hero. " Several , however , wenUin , and were ordered out in the most discourteous manner , and all went. Mrs. Dudley was arraigned in the tombs court this morning aud remanded. She still preserves her quiet lady-like demeanor and acts as sane as anybody , Rossa has been disposed to sneer _ at the numerous threats of late and in defying his would be assassins , has been moro composed than rasny of hia constituents , who not only feared hia assassination but warned him to been on his guard , whenever he goes out or comes into hia office. Compllcn.tlorTfl'icNorwich. . , Conn. . " " * : NOIIVVICII , February 3. A new complication baa arisen in regard to the recent embezzle ment in the Merchants' bank. Webb , aebia- tant cashier of jthe bank , al o city treasurer , it is now charge' Hoa falsified the books of the bank by persistently understanding the city deposit. The b nk officials have now lefueed to pay the drafts' of the city on his account , alleging that the city has already overdrawn Its account. The bank otnciala claim n differ ence amounting to § 70,000 embezzled by Webb from the city fund and the bank ia not responsible. The city claims it ia not responsi ble for the fnlslficatlar of the bank's books by the latter't dishonest officers. A. Virginia Duel. PoKTSSioUTlt , Va. , February 3.At one o'clcok this morning John L , Jack shot Car. ter B. Page in the face , the ball lodging in his neck , inflicting a serious , and possibly a mortal wound. Jock thought himself slight ed by Page in the matter of social courtesy , and challenged him. Page went to arm him self and on his return found Jack waiting at the door of a restaurant where the quarrel bo- gnn. Page gave the word "fire ! " and nine phots followed In quick iuccession , Jack's fi th Bhotwaa the only one that took effect , al though Pago's pistol discharged four times. Jack ia held for trial. Both young men are well knowh. Page has n wide circle ef con nections in this and other states. Canadian Uauk Kinlie//.lsr Caught , Special telegram to THK BEE. BAI.TJMOHK , February It. A young man givin ? the name of H. Yarwood , and profess ing to come from San Honduras , South Amer ica , waa arrchto'd hero to-day and delivered to the Canadian detectives. It appears that some months ago , while occupying a position of trust in the Merchants'bank of Belleville , Ont. , ho embezzled $10,000 aud decamped to South America , where ha cut a great dash. The authorities refuse to give hia real name. Ho belongs to a very prominent Canadian family , Now York Dry Goods Market- NEW Yowc , February 3. The dry gooda , as ia usual with' Tuesday's market , were quiet in demand , thoughdeUverica on former pur chases contluuo to return good total sales. Men' * wear woolens reflect do ] activity , but many moderate wants are taking a fair quan tity of stuff , The feature of last week was export cotton gooda , the shipments compris ing 0,881 package ! ) from thin port , and -1,013 from Boston and elsewhere , making the total for the expired portion of the year 23010 packages , cgoinst 10,010 the same time last year and 15,602 in 1879. the largest previous total for tbo same period. Portugal I'onnccH on Congo , BKDLIN , February 3. Henry M. Stanley has received from Glasgow n trustworthy tele gram stating the Portuguese man of war lias formtlly annexed both banks of the Congo and contested the coast line , Portugal has emphatically rejected the propostls of the Africubinternational association which France approved. She demands the whole of the territory and the right of the bank between the French frontier and Tohiloango down to Congo and eastward to tha fourteuneh paral- ell of latitude. The association has for warded new proposals but it la not considered probable they will be accepted , Political AbHimlllloc , Special telegram to THK ] ! KK , BLOOMINQTON , III , , February 3. IJaport ill coma from Gillman , Haybrook nnd Belleflow er , all strong democratic places in the county id that the negro residents have for some tlm at been receiving anoymous letters warning then 311 he to quit tha county , or take the roDsenuencej In true southern style. The United State saaa authoritlea have been appealed to to punU aay these purposes Klu , Klux for uilng the mails for sue ahof Illinois Legislature , road SJ-RIKOKULD , February 3.A Urge numbe ad ol bills were introduced to day , nd referred and among the number wa one to rejwal th liHariHjr high liceniu l w and ono making on th ] uniform tMoon license of t'JCO , The Railroad Attorneys Fronutly on Hand at tbc OpcDioi session. Lincoln Mud Has no Terror for the Lobbyist The House Oalls for Oopies of the Penitentiary Oontraot , The Stout Eing Generously Shout Against Wasting Ti Omaha Pill Jerkors Engineering the Doctor's ' Pick Insuranec.Clieclc lit the Imbby Ida- coin People Sit UpNlflilB to Unto Oinalin , THE SpecialtoTllKBEK. LINCOLN , February 2,1883. Since the legis lature dispersed on Wednoaday last for Its short holiday a thaw has sot In which has considerably altered the nppcnranco of the streets of thia city. What wni then snow or ice is now mud ; and a letter from hero may well bo described ns coining from Lincoln-in- the-mud , for the streets aie no other than a sea of mud , sluih nnd filth , ' ONE CANNOT WALK TWO BLOCKS without being completely besmeared with mud cither from tha spatterlngs of passing vehicles or the depth of mire through which ono has to wade. Still the call of duty must bo obeyed nnd legiolatofs might have been observed to-day wending their way towards the capltnl in spite of tha Inconveniences oc casioned by the sudden thaw. About one- half of the members began to flock in by the midday train and there wore followed by a strong contingent of hangers-on and lobbyists , There might also have been observed a numerous batch of the railroad legal contingent among whom were Mr , Thurston , the member of the IT. i' . , and Mr. Green for the 13 , & M. , both evidently anxious and speculating on the turn railroad lecisla- tlon msy take during the ensuing week. They might have felt assured however that no rail road legislation beneficial to the people of the state will take place during the present session , CALLED TO OIIDEH. On the homo being called to order at four o'clock by the speaker only about two-thirds of the members were present. The Douglas representatives were conspicuous by their absence , Mes rs. Mulvablll and Turtle only putting in an appearance. These two gen tlemen , backed up by Mr. Green of the 13. & M , , fulfilled the duties as representatives of the county of Douglas. The speaker having taken the chair punctually at 4 o'clock , called the housOjto order and after the usual prelim- inarfus the house proceeded .to business. The reports of different committees were read and Several bills were recommended to the consideration of the nouse , many also being shelved , The most important reports from committees were those from the commit- tcb on claims , of which the renowned Pat Me- Ardle is chairman.This committee recom mended two bills for passage in which Mr. Pat O. Howes ia claimant. With McArdle as chairman nothing cleo could hive been ex pected from this conscientious committee , rSNlTKNTIAKY CONTRACTS. After the reports of committees Mr. toe , of Morrick , Introduced the following resolution : "That the secretary of state furnish mem bers of the house with a copy of each contract now In force between the state nnd Mr. Stouter or others relating to convict labor nnd the management of convicts. " Messrs. Kaley and Holmes were the object' era to this resolution and between them they managed to draw members Into the debate BO that nearly two bourn were wasted in the dis cussion. After this the house adjourned until to-morrow morning , THE INSURANCE JUNO. Of tha many miscellaneous adventurers nt present in Lincoln , the most brazen gang is the ono composed of insurance agents. They are not satisfied with the earth ; they want the moon nnd a decree of bondage for the man therein. Not less than half a dozen bills are now before the legislature and nearly all in the interest of insurance companion. These agent * represent what is called "old time" companies and they nro here to frame legisla tion that will diqcour.igo the formation of new companies and to oblitcrrto those already organized. Olimtoad's bill ( House roll No , fi2. ) proposes to allow the citi/.ena of Ne braska to enter inte contracts or agreements to mutually Insure each other against fire , hail or death , provided that not toercood 200 persons shall bo thus permitted in ono organ- uation. Why the restriction to200 ! If lO.flOOdecIro to become meinbern of some mu tual insurance ) company why not permit them , say you. Probably Mr. Olmstead will ex plain when his hill comes up. Certain it is that the insurance agents are in high glee over the hold they have obtained in and about the state capltol , Firnt they rnndo great efforts to get into tbo state conven tions and there undertook to and did dic tate the nomination of the present state auditor , nnd the political abdication of the eflicient deputy who has not danced to their music to suit them. Col. Alford is to go. The insurance moguls made thntn part of the trade , The railroad gang and the Insurance syndicate posseis us and we nro not permitted to say who wo do want for officers or what laws are neccsenry for our benellt. This in surance matter will bo attended to anon , THE } HOUSE Special Correspondence to tha BKH , LINCOLN , February U. With one or two ex ceptions all the members who were absent from laht nights cession might have been observed in their places this morning at ( > :3C : when th ) speaker called the house order , After the usual preliminaries the clerk read a letter sent to Governor Dawrx by dlroctoi General Burke at the New Orleans Kipasl tion , asking him and the members of botl houses of the legislature to visit the Kxpo altion In a body. About half a dozen bills were now Intro diiced among which was ono by lleinrlch t < establiih an insane nsvlum at Dodge , and oni by Hazen to prevent the salu and dietributioi ol obsone literature and printi. It now belli ? 10 o'clock the special order ol the day was called for by Mr. Nettleton. Thi was house roll 231 , dealing with railroad legls lation and making- the ptsienger rates thre cents mllo. Since this bill won introduce' ' to the house a joint commlttea baa bfe : ts formed and requested to frame a bill tha would retaliate tha fares and freight ! on rail ways in this state , They have done HO an their bill was reported to the tenste till morning , and will be brought up in the hou " this afternoon , It Ii necessary to know th in order to understand thu tubatquent actio of Olmetrad , who objected to the ipecial 01 ' der being taken up , and moved thatitbopos poned until Thursday next in aider that tl home might receive and consider the report ( the sub-railroad committee , lie promise the bill thould be presented this afternoon. Air , Nettleton opposed delay and urged tl bouie to consider the bill at the present Urn He iald what was now before tha house waa certainty , whereas nobody knew what tl bill ol the tub-committee ould bo like. M Holt WEU of tha same opinion , Mr , Helm said Mr , Olinitend and ho him ol' ' vvero an anxious ns anybody in rr out of tha limi'o for railroad legislation. 1'tlt ho warned tha homo that if it vvero not careful it woull strangle nil legislation in that dltoction. Ho hoped the \\v\\to \ \ would wait far the report of the sub-committee. Mr. Miller and Mr. lUss.'tt vvero both nuziout to proceed with the iw.iMiro nt once , and on n division the motion of Olm- stcad was lost. The house then went Into committee of the whole , Mr , Nettleton , of Clay , in the chair , A BOOH as it became noised abroad that a railroad bill was under consideration the rail road lobbyists and workers flocked Into the house , So many were nt hand that nliuosl over } ' member had a gunrdiau nngel of this kind whispering into his car , Mr ! Church Howe was very busy nnd ( lew nroMiul the house in an anxious nnd evidently agitated manner. The railroad cappers , under the di rection of Howe , stood to their gun * , the guns being the tnembom of the Lancaster ling. They handed the balls to Johnston nnd Wright the immaculate and these two fired them , lint not all the blustering harangues of Johnston , with his raving * nnd grimaces thrown in ; nor nil the sophistry of Wright , coupled with HIP impudent jabber of Troupe , v111 prevent this bill from becoming law , The first amendment to the bill was inndo by Mr. Uniley , In which ho sought to compel railroads to attach n passenger coach ou all w.\y freight trninn. It was intended to make this Section 2 of the bill , nnd renumber the sections. Johnston opposed the amendment , becnuso it would be unconstitutional. Ho quoted several authorities nnd said It was the opinion of the supreme court that a railroad could not bo compelled to carry passengers on n freight train. Howard supported the amendment nnd in did Caspar. The latter having had experi ence in travelling by freight trains or what ho called hog accommodations. Holmes , would go on without this amend ment. They could deal with this question when they had the freight question bolero the liouse. Kmorson , objeclp to the amendment because of the many accidents. Nichol , bocaueo it entailed - tailed great expense on the railroad compa nies. Wrleht opposed the amendment and entreated the house as common eenso men to passn common sense law which would bo just to both to railroads and the people. Troup characterized the amendment as - absurd surd and foolish , nnd wns supported by Lea of Furnace. It may bo noticed hero how closely Troup , Leo of Turnts , Wright , Holmes , Johnston nnd Vealey work together in the interests of the railroads against the people. It may seem strange perhaps that Otmstoad had not taken part in this debate , but an observer mieht have noticed him rcconnoitorlng in the back ground. . Varner now introduced an amendment as a substitute for that of lially. It provided that ou all lines where only one passenger train a day passes each way that .on freight trains over the snme line In the sarrWttirectlon should be attached a passenger car. Kaley now took the 'lloor nnd astonished many and among others who were present by announcing that he was nn anti-mono ] ) . Ho however , objected to the amendment. Mr. Howard aptly dubbed Johnson the legal luminary of Lancaster which created much laughter. After an nble speech from Mr. Sterling in support ) of the amendment it was carried and the committee at once rose. The house took a recess at 12:15 : until 2:30 : this afternoon. THE SENATE. LINCOLN , February 3. Railroad legislation is the all-absorbing theme among legislators at present , The morning tejsion of the senate was very brief , most oftiie time being .taken up in reading the rnilroad'bill introduced'by the sub-railroad committee , , and presented as the committee's report by Dr. Sewers , the chairman. It is entitled "A bill to classify railways in the state , , and to establish maxi mum rates of freight" " and passenger tariffs ; to regulate the carriage of freight aud passen gers theioon ; to prohibit the pooling of earn ings of railways and to provide penalties for the violations of tliebo provisions , " Tha bill provides that all railways shall bo divided into two classes , A and IS. Class A includes all such railways ns have been or may bo sub sidized by the United States by money , bonds or lands , nnd nil branches of roads BO aided. Class B includes all other rail ways or branches not designated A. It provides that all con. nectlng lines of railways doing business un der one corporation shall be considered as one line under the provisions of this net. Passen ger rates on class A nre fixed at three cents per mile , nnd on 13 at three nndn half cents. Sleepers aud chair cars may bejpruvided at a reasonbale fee , which is not fixed. Grain shall be shipped at themost expeditious time without discrimination , distinction or mark of favor , The maximum charge per hundred pounds IB lai 1 down. Pooling is prohibited. A printed schedule of rates , of passenger nnd freight tariff must be conspicuously posted nt each station. The fie'ght ia divided In seventeen classes and the rates of every article trans ported is fixed by this bill , JTlio rates are about 2i ) or SO per cent less than the present rates. Class B Is allowed 1-7 moro than A. The violations of any of the provicions of this law by any em loyoe or mniioger of the road nre punishable by tines of from 8100 to Sl.COO. The bill attracts considerable attention from the senators and they actually listened to its readirg. On motion of Senator McAllister the com mittee on printing waa ordered , to give this bill the preference and have it printed linme dlately. Two bills amending the civil code were in troduced oy Mr. Sneli , and one by Mr. Hast ings. On the third reading , Senator Hastings' bill declaring as legal public roads Unit have been in common use lor ten years , was lost , This is something unusual , as bills which reach a third reading are seldom defeated , Hastings , Durlnnd , Filson , Hoobel , Lewis , Shcrvln and Skinner were the only onei tup- porting the bill , IN THK i.onnv. G , M. Humphrey , speaker of the house ( luring the la t session , is viewing legislative ttccnes , A number of prohibition lobbyists were button holing members to-day , The railroad bill is patterned after that of Illinois , the freight rates being about ten per cent higher in the Nebraska law. The Djuglas county medical society ban a delegation here , Dr , Spaldlng and Dr. Her- Ham , in the Interest of medical legislation. Lincoln people bit up night * to hitn Omaha , and if any legislation beneficial to Omaha is secured , it will bo without Lancaster's help , " " Starved to Dcnth on an Itlnnd , Special Tolegramto THK BKK , BALTIMOUK , February 3. William II. Uol > - crts and his family , consisting of a wife and five children , have for a number ot yean been the orly In habitants of an island inthoSus quehanna river , just above Port Deposit , where nn ice fjoige now exltti. In 18J5 the family was in great peril and I Its niemben were rnicued at great risk by pertons living or the thorp. They are again cooped up on tin lonely bit of land , and have been unable tc reach the nhoro for several weeks , To-da ) Roberta managed to attract the attention ol people on the river bank and by ttlgna am shouting conveyed to thfm the intelllgenci a. that his wife and one of their children wen eo dead , and that the others wore in a dyinf id condition Their condition is a dreadful one ida" They cannot escape , and no asiiatance cai a" reach them until the situation in the rive il- changes. Tbo cause of the deaths is no ilid knownbut It i ) possible they may bo utarvine its A French Fight. "is I'AIIIH , February 3 , Admiral Corrl > et toll on graphs tha war office to-day that the Frenc s'the forces , after a aevero fight , carried the Chinei : he works commanding Kte Lung mines , Tl : of French lost nine killed and fifty woundot ed ha Chinese loss was heavy , ho Mining Stock Failure , NKW YORK , February 8. Schedule * in tl ia a&sifrmnoDt of Abel D. Breed , mining stoc het speculator , filed to-day. Liabilities $817 tits 000 , normal assets ? 0W2,000 , ctual a me its THE MARKETS. K fas Guicrally a Qnist Day On And th'o Oattlo Market Was Very Quiet , The Hog Market Underwent Little - , , tlo or No Wheat Opened Steady and Moved 5-8o Up ( Corn Showed No Feature Worthy of Note ( Onts Hanged Quiet mill Drill-Ityo Blnclc mill Kuelcr Provisions Attt-notcd Fnlr Attention. CHICAGO MAIIKISTS. CATTLK. Special telegram to the Bsn. CIIIOAGO , February fl. The market in gen eral is quiet , the best heavy cattle wcio in de mand , and as they were scarce prices on the same were rather firm , bnt anything below really good stock , such a actually suited the shipping nnd dressed beef trade were slow , and hard to sell , aud common and medium steers were again almost unsaleable unless at the lulnowly low prices of.tho past , week. On those sorts the countrymen nro loosing all the way from § 25 to S100 per car. The best sorts of butchers' etock , which only includes flue fat cows and fancy heifers , continue to sell well. Canning Block and common old cows are selling at from § 2 50 to S3 00 and thereabouts. Bulls are wanted and are mak- Inc good prices. Few stock cows have sold at nt Stl CO to 512 00 per head. Among 'tho ' sales vvero steorH averaging 1100 to 152U lug. at S3 50@G 00 ; 12.0 to 1230 pounds , § 1 ! IO@5 40 : 1000 to 12CO pounds , S 00@l)0 ! ) ; cows and mixed common. S2 25@3 00 ; medium , S325j good. S3 / > 04 25 ; stockpi-s : S3 COS ? 1 00 ; feed ers , SI OOG5U 50 ; corn fed Toxana ; $3 yo@4 90 , ' HOQS. - , * The general market underwent lttlo ! , or no change. Mixed or medium weights as yester day were fully Go lower. Extra heavy s-orts were again scarce and sold quick at fully as high priceH. The range between medium and heavy is euroly but steadily widening , nnd now the best heavy command a premium of 25@80c per 100 over choice medium sorts. Common and rough packers sold around about S110@ I 50 , and Inir t good mixed at S1 00 © 4 70 , with best heavy at § 4 7C@4 85. Light sold at § 4 40@4 55 , largely nt § 4 50. racking and shipping , 250 to 425 wnnot , light , 140 to 210pounds , general way the day'oa . , . quiet , with.nneeulation r ftioediftJ-Ebolit- minlinum by reason of-no or shbwted v , . . - figures , except in thotorovi lon Hno : * ' WHEAT opened itoady at nn advance of & @ 4c nnd Inter moved up i@o with good buying. Cables were slow , while other outside influ ences were of a depressing character. St. Louis reported 27 cars of wheat and 300 of corn , while Now York figures made the viai- bio supply show nn increase of 70,000 bushels of wheat nnd 927,000 bushels of COMI. Both figures were largely in excess of ours nnd bo- jond tha general expectation. The close wns quiet nnd heavy and lower nil around. No. a spring sold at from 77jc down to 7l' c. co UN- was very quiet , althoxigh tin session showed no feature worthy ot note. The receipts for two days were heavy , while , creamery markets Khowea a great'deal of thuT grain iloming in. The close waa heavy at barely opening figures ; No. 2 cash , nominally 3ic. ( OATH ranged very quiet and dull and n little better thau noininnl , the leading future only fluctu ating Jc. Cash received attention. The close was steady and dull. BVK was slack and easier , largo quantities being ; left over. riiovisiONS Attracted fair attention early in the day en tno strength of a little higher market at the yards , and throughout the mornim ? session ruled moderately stiong nt the advance which was quite well sustained , dish quota tions were nominally the sainn as _ February , At thd close of the morning bcsaicm the mar ket waa Hteady at n slight advnnco. In the afternoon call , wheat and corn Bliowed moro activity and were stronger. Provisions were a little easier. Aiii < irio'H LONDON , February 3. The Post , in a spec ial article thin morning , eays America's recent nctivity in Chili , Peru , Africa and Coroa indi cates her Intention of having : i foreign policy. The question is ono of considerable import ance to England. The policy adopted by Cleveland upon assuming the oflico of presi dent will 1)0 watched with keen interest hero. The adoption of free trade would moan In creased Intercourse with the world , and would compel America to admit the existence of a regular foreign policy nnd defend her Inter ests in Aaurlca against European attacks. Cool TtVeatiior. Mmm.EHKX , Vt. , February 3. Theromomo- ter 40 below /.ero this morning , atMarshflcld , ' 12 bolow. Rheumatism Vfo doubt If there It , or can bo , a spoclfUv remedy for rheumatism i but thousand' ) who liavo Btiffereil Its pains have been greatly ben- filed by Hood's Sarsaparllla. If you have failed to find relief , try this gicat remedy. " I was allllctcd with rheumatism twenty years. Previous to 1883 1 fount * no relief , but grew worse , and nt ono tlmo was almost lieljw- less Hood's Sarsaparllla did mo muro fiowl than all the other mcillcliio I ever had. " H. T. IIAI.COM , Shirley Village , Mass , " I had rheumatism thrco years , and Rot no relief till I took Hood's Harsaparllla. H has done great things for mo. I recommend it to others. " LEWIS IIUIIIIANK , lllildfford , JIu. Hood's Barsaparllli Is characterized H three peculiarities ! 1st , the comMiwtion \ t rcincillal agents - , al , the proportion ; 3d , Hi1 process of securing the actlvo inollcliiit qualities. The result is a medicine of uuusuv utreiiKtli , cflectliiu cures hitherto unKnov,6 Sena for book containing additional ovUencix ch "Hood's Barsaparllla tones up my system. :80 purifies my lilnoil , uli.irpensiny ai'.l'i'Wo.aiiil ' he M-eiiu to makti mo over. " J. r. TIIOMI-UOM , Deeds , Lowell , Haas. " Hood's Harsaparllla beats nil others , and ! s worth Its weight In unltl. " I. lUuuiNOTOW , I'M llauk Btrcel , New York City. bu Hood's v Sarsaparilla ck Bold by all druggists. l i six for 5. rils only by 0. 1. HOOD 6 CO , , Ixiwell , Mass. IOO "Dosps Onp .Dollar *