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EIGHTEENTH YEAJR. OMAHA. WEDNESDAY &IOK&ING DEOE3LBE1I 19 , 1888. NUMBER 188
Ho Shoota Ills Wlfo and Than Kllla
Htmsolf.
AVENGED HIS INJURED HONOR.
A Dnwson Sinn Slnys thn Destroyer of
Ills Home The AVIIcoi Trial
A MiiiHtrcl Agent Skips
Klopcr.s Arrested.
Murder mid Sulnldc.
VAJr.NTtNi : , Nob. , Dec. IS. [ Special Tele
gram to TUB Br.n.J A shocking murder nni
Biilcldo occurred to-day near McCan , In tlio
central portion of the county. Stephen Mead
who 1ms heretofore been bolted upon nsnncs
loomed citizen , murdered his wlfo and after
wards killed himself. This is Ml the mores
deplorable us they leave four smnll children ,
the youngest only thrco weeks old. It seems
for seine time there have bsen domestic
wrangles In tlio family , Mead being of an ox-
Vctncly jealous disposition. This morning
| llttlo son told him his mother mild she
fits going to leave him. Ho went to his
wife nnd asked her if this was so. She toll'
him It was. Mend at once drew a lovolver
nnd in tlio presence of his children , shot her
through tlio head , causing almost instun
doatli. Finding her dead ho turned tlio pistol
tel upon himself and emptied the remaining
cha-nbors into his body. This not causing
death , ho secured his shotgun , and placing
the mnx/.lo beneath his chin , fired , malting a
ghastly wound , ho staggered from the house ,
nnd fell In the garden , where ho soon ex
pired. The oldest children gave the alarm
to the neighbors , but when they arrived it
was only to ilnd the dead bodies of the mur
derer and hlH victim.
Killed llln Wife's Hednccr.
DAWBON , Neb. , Dec. 18. [ Special to Tun
Hi'.K.I Tliis quiet llttlo town was again
thrown Into a frenzy of excitement Sunday
night by the shooting and killing of the local
physician , Dr. Hnnlan , by one Clark. A
woman was at the bottom of it. Huuhin had
won the affections of Clark's wife und had
established an intimacy that finally broke up
n happy home. After Hunlan luid succeeded
In making the cstrangment of husband and
wlfo complete , ho took up his abode with the
woniaii and defied the neighbors , the injured
husband nnd everybody else.
Clark had sworn to kill Haitian on sight ,
nnd Sunday his tlr.io came. The two men
met in the drug store of Duncan Thompson
nnd Clark pulled his revolver. Hanlan also
Dulled his gun , but Clark was too quick for
him nnd shot him , the ball entering just
below the right nlpplo and ranged toward
the loft armpit ,
Clark was arrested , taken before a justice
of the pcnco and discharged , showing the
fooling of the people In the matter. Tills
was immediately after the shooting and before -
fore Il.mlan died. Ho lingered until last
evening. Thu county attorney , who was not
notified of the trial before the justice , swore
out a warrant , and the sheriff came up from
Falls City and took Claris there for examin-
utlon.
A Swindling Hojj Buyer.
SpniNO'RtNcni ! , Npb.Dcc. 18. [ Special to
THE UEI : . ! Quite a flurry of excitement has
been stirring up our citizens for a few days
past , which is briefly as follows : Mr. Hoag-
lund , a hog buyer located recently at Fair-
flold , has been buying up hogs and shipping
from our point , paying 15 to 20 cents moro
than the local buyer. On hist Wednesday a
car load of hogs was to bo delivered , among
them thlrt.v-iiino owned by A , Weston , pro
prietor of the Spring Knncho roller mills.
Hoagland offered to pay with a check upon the
Citiron's ' bank , of Fairfleld. Weston wanted
to wire the bank to see if they would.honortho
check. Hoagland refused , so Weston said
ho would not take it. In the mcatlmo ho got
into his possession the bill of lading , nnd told
Weston ho would go to Fairfleld and got the
money for him. Ho started and on the trip
killed Ilia horse and came back after the
freight passed at noon , full of liquor , and
offered Weston his pay less the price of the
horse. They got into n squabble nnd ho told
Weston to take his hogs and go to h1. . Weston -
ton separated his hogs nnd had the yard put
under lock nnd key until the thine was set
tled. Thursday night the hogs were loaded
nnd the car sealed. As soon as Weston
found hia hogs wcro gene ho wired the
nhcriff to meet him at Fnlrllold , but finally
caught the train at Clay Center nnd took his
hogs out. Weston lost $100 expenses nnd all ;
the bank nearly f 1,000. Hoagland is missing
and what the final outcome will bo remains
yet to bo seen. _
The Wlloox Trial.
O'NEiM , , Nob. , Dec. 18. [ Special to THE
DEI ; . ] Sotno evidence In tlio Wilcox case
was introduced to-day very favorable to the
theory of the defenso. A largo number of
witnesses testified to his being si man ol good
reputation generally and law abiding. Mrs.
Hanks , who slept in an adjoining room to
that where the > shooting occurred , corrob
orated the statements of witnesses for the
prosecution , except on one point , in which
she testified that she saw Wilcox placet the
pillow under tlio deceased's ' head after the
Hhotwas llroO , and buforo anyone clso en
tered the house , which tends to rnfute the
theory that the deceased was sleeping when
the shooting took placo. The most notud
witness introduced by the defense was Hon.
M. P. Kinkald , who boarded at Wilcox's sev
eral years , Ho testified that during that
tlino ho never saw any dlfiiculty between
AVllcox and his wifo. It is thought that his
evidence will strengthen the defense materi
ally. The dofcnso rested at nbout p. in.
without putting Wilcox on the stand , which
wn.s entirely unlooked for , nnd is rogaidod
by nome as good management on the part of
the defense , and by others as n mistake.
The jury has not been allowed to separata
tilled it was sworn In on the 12th inst.
A. Ilunawny Couple ArroNteil.
FUIJUONT , Neb. , Dec. IS.iSpeclal to Tun
BKB. | A runaway couple from Blair were
captured hi this city last night. Thu numo
of the young man is Gcorgo S to wart and the
girl is n Miss Anderson , Thu former is
nbout twonty-llvo yoar3 old nnd the latter is
but fourteen , They arrived hero on the 8
o'clock Elkhorn train , having purchased
tickets at Blair for only us far as Fremont.
During the stop of the train horn the gay
Lochlnvnr maao inquiry as to the distance
to nnd size of the surrounding towns , nnd
finally purchased two tickets for Nickerson.
Ho was recognized by n lady from Hlalr , and
ha ! story to her appearing somewhat siit.pl-
clous , she Informed the police , who arrested
the pair. Stewart decupled a lonely call in
the Jail last night , ana this morning the un
successful elopers ware put in charge of an
pnicer and gout back to ill air.
Frrmonl'H Crowded ScliooU ,
FKBMONT , Neb. , Deo. 13. [ Special to TJIK
Bun , ] The Fremont board of education , at
special meeting held last night , passed res
olutions declaring that owing to the rapid In
crease in the number of pupil * of school ate
In the city , n high school building and an
other ward school were Imperative needs ,
and recommended that it proposition to vote
(35,000 bonds be submitted to the people , and
that the proceeds be duvctod to the e.-octlon
cf such buildings. Two now school build-
In us were built this year and still the public
schools are over crowded.
A Fcirtmmin Acoltlent.
finiM , Neb. , Dec. 18. [ Special to TUB
Tbo west-bound "canuoa-L.iU" . the
; ns .J - - or.
n. it M. collided with a freight ncnr hero
Sunday night. Hcyond a bad shaking up no
one was seriously huit. A mil struck the
caboose nnd cut It In two , Just missing the
tops of the seats. There was but ono pas
senger nnd ho wns lying down nslcep. Had
ho been In an upright position ho would have
been cut in two.
.lumped Ills llonds ,
, Neb. , Dec. 18 [ Special Telegram
to TitnHr.n. ] irn Atwood , ono of the boys
connected with the burglary at this place
last Thursday night , who was under bonds
to appear for trial to-day , failed to show up.
The officers arc after him. The rest of the
thieves are safely lodged In jail at Iu-
dianoln , Neb.
Skipriod With the Funds.
NnnitASKA CITV , Neb , , Dec. 18. [ Special
Telegram to Tun BEK.J J. II. Lester , agent
of Holiday's tninstrcN , skipped from the
with the ' funds leaving
city to-day company's ,
ing the members in the lurch. The cash
taken amounted to several hundred.
Grocery Failure.
UCATIIICI : , Nob. , Dec. 18. [ Special Tele
gram to Tun Hin. 1 H. L. Huberts , grocer ,
was closed to day on chattel mortgages
amounting to MVUM ) . Ho had only n small
stock , and has been bore but a short time.
A ! < ' ! A IKS AT IIA.YTI.
Losl"j thn Confidence of the
I'roplc The llnytlcit llcpnhllc.
Nr.w YOIIIC , Dec. 17. The steamer Sngi-
naw arrived to-day from Haytl , nnd it is
learned that the steamer Ilaytlen Ucnublio
wns still In the harbor of Port-au-Prliico
when the Saglnaw sailed. Passengers by
the Saginaw state that on the morning of
the fith live of Lcgitlmo's men-of-war , the
Dessallnes , Hcll7e , Toussalnt , IVOvcrturo
and ono other , bombarded Capo Haytl. The
foreign consuls in the city , buforo the be
ginning of the bombardment , sent out a peti
tion to the commander of the fleet asking
tliuo to got out of the city.
They were given thirty-six hours to evacu
ate the town. The people fled into the hills ,
taking all the possessions they could conven
iently carry , tlio supply of puck mules being
limited to fifty or sixty. The animals were
in ureat demand , nnd fabulous prices were
paid to convey a single mule loud to places of
safety.
Shortly nftcr dnybrealc on the second day
after the arrival of the fleet the Haytnm
olllcers trained their guna on the
town nnd the bombardment commenced.
In a low minutes the shot bcirun to tear
through the town , demoralizing the frail
structures. The banipoo huts succumbed
easily , but the stone buildings in the central
nnd more elevated portion of the town were
not so easily destroyed , the heavy walls
resisting the flro for several hours. Despite
the warning they had received to leave the
fated town , many residents clung to their
habitations. Jn fact. it was
impossible to remove the sick
in the city within the tlmo allowed.
On the top of all of the houses in which sick
persons wcro known to bo white flags wcro
placed , but shot and shell were no respecters
of the appealing emblems.
None of tlio people who arrived to-day
could Estimate with any degree of accuracy
the number of killed , but it was thought
that fifteen or twenty at least succumbed to
the deadly lire. Legitimo is by degrees los
ing the confidence of the people , and most
all the sympathy is with the north.
The agents in Now York of the steam
ship Haytien republic are much
surprised at the report that their vessel will
sail from Hnytl In charge of nn American
crew which sailed from hero last week on
the Atlas line ship Galena , to bo delivered at
an American port subject to the disposal of
this government. Mr. Austin , ono of the
agents , says : " 1 don't see what either Haytl
or the Atlas people gain by this , and I doubt
very much whether they can bring the
Hnytien Republic ui here. She has no stores ,
no fuel , nor anything else on board , and
must bo in a bad condition. " *
The steamer Hnytien Republic will leave
Port-aii-Princo to-morrow morning , flying
the American flag. manned by nn
American crew and bound for New
Yoik. Charles W. Brooks , coun ol for
the 'Atlas Steamship company , said : "Tho
crow which was sent to Htt.vti to accomplish
this result was forwarded with the full
knowledge , consent and connivance pf Min
ister Preston and General Contrcras , nor
has there been any unnecessary conceal
ment in this matter so far as mv clients are
concerned. And had the United States naval
authorities been possessed of a full acquaint
ance with the maritime laws concerning Hio
shipment of crows to foreign : > oits , they
would not have found it necessary to drag
the Galena out of the mud. "
Train WrecKcrs Foiled.
Mo. , Dec. 18. A second at
tempt to wreck the Texas express train on
the St. Louis & San Francisco railroad was
made early this morning at Erymiin station ,
four mil tsesea of this city. The switch
bolts were removed and the rails spread to
throw the train over the embankment. For
tunately for the two hundred people on the
train n wild cngino. was riinnlnir abend and
this plunged through the switch at the rate
of forty miles per hour. The cngino was de
molished and tha rails torn up for u quuitcr
of a mile. The flrcmun , with a broken ankle.
dragged himself for moro than a mlle and
Hugged the train , saving it from destruction.
ifr the Association.
CHICAGO , 111. , Dec. IS. The managers nnd
general passenger agents of the lines in the
territory of the Western States Passenger
association met to-day and examined the cer
tified statements which had bcon submitted ,
showing the number of tickets on the market
December 10. It was hscertulncd that not
moro than ono-tliird of the number out
standing in November arc still out. The
disturbing elomcnt having been so largely
reduced , nnd the way thus cleared for a con
sideration of the question for reorganising
Lho association , a committee of seven man
agers of the lending lines west , northwest
nnd southwest of Chicago nnd St. Louis was
appointed to formulate- plan. The committee
mittee- will report ut n general conference-
tu hold to-morrow afternoon.
The Flro Jlocord.
LONDON , Dec. 18. The civil service stores
on Queen Victoria street , In this city , were
nearly destroyed by flro this morning. Loss
JL'HI.OUO.
DnTitotT , Dec. IS. A special from Mar-
incite says that this morning a flro in the
Business renter of Iron Mountain burned an
entire block mid a number of dwellings. The
loss is estimated at from f (15,000 ( , to $11)0,000. )
WINONA , Minn. , Duo. IS. The flourlntr mill
at Fountain City , Minn. , burned to-day. Loss
$10,000.
"Clook" iJdilu Are Gambling.
CHICAGO , Drc. 18. The appellate court to
day rendered u decision In the case of H , U ,
Mellon and others against the New York nud
Chicago Grain exchange , whose dealings
wore carried on by means of u machine
cnown us u "clock , " nfllrmlng the Judgment
of the lower court , that the transactions
wcro gambling.
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A Chilli Tortured to Death.
WESTMINSTCII , Md , , Deo. 18. Funny
Jones ( coloied ) Is under arrest , charged
with killing a 4-year-old child by Inhuman
reatmcnt. The chll4 had bcon left with her
> y Us mother to be taken cure of , and she
tortured It to dentil. The body was covered
with stars and burns. The woman U ac
cused ol having toi lured other children ,
Sturm on tlio Istlunu ,
PAXAMI , Dec18. . HuIIroad commutifva.
Ion with Colon lias been interrupted by a
M < irm and several miles of road have been
Inundated. The rannl work * Ur.ve bcpr , ejii-
tidorubly damaged. Great unxl < : ty prevail *
regarding tao affairs 9f the canal.
THE MISSISSIPPI MASSACRE ,
Later Details of the Fight Between
Whites and Negroes.
THE ORIGIN OF THE TROUBLES ,
Two White "Men Bald to Have Organ
ized the Mob nnd Urged Them
to ltcslst iho I'ossc of
onlccrs.
The Unto Wnr.
MEIUPIAN , Miss. , Dec. 18. A number ol
telegrams were received hero yesterday
morning , staling that n riot had occurred nl
Wahalnk , Komper county , fifty miles north
of Meridian , nnd that Holly Morton , of thl ;
place , had been killed. It appear. } thai last
Thursday a son of G , F , Nicholson , n promi
nent farmer , was driving along the road ,
when ho mot n negro desperado named
Maurice driving In the opposite direction ,
Young Nicholson's vehicle , by aceideutcaino
in collision with that of the negro. The
negro cursed the youth , when old Nicholson
appeared and interfered. The negro , there
upon drew n revolver and knocked
Nicholson senseless. The negro then fled.
Saturday It was determined to organize a
posse nnd arrest the negro. Information of
tills determination of the whites reached the
negroes In some wav. It Is said that two
whlto men gathered a party of negroes to
gether nt church Sunday night , and after
haranguing them , organized a force of ten
of thorn to resist any attempt to arrest
Maurice or an attack on his house. The
negro force raised by this two whlto men
went to Maurice's house when the church
meeting adjourned and concealed themselves.
Very soon after this a posffo of white men
came up the road und halted in front
of Maurice's house. Four of them
walked up to the house , but found
it deserted. When the whites found where
Maurice was they rushed in a body for the
building , and as they came in sight were met
with u volley from eight or ten muskets and
shotguns. William Waughau was seriously
wounded by buckshot in the neck aud shoul
ders , and another man received a slight
wound in the hand. This Volley came from
n cotton houso- and was piomptly returned
by the whites : but the negroes , being be
hind stout plank walls , received no
injury. The whites received another volley
resulting in the mstnnt death of Henry
Maury , nnd the wounding of his brother , J.
F. Maury. The whites now drew off and the
tiring ceased temporarily.
Notwithstanding their losses , however ,
the posse determined to make another at
tack on the cotton house. As they cnmo up
to the building they received a third volley ,
Scth Cobb having the entire front of his body
torn away by buckshot. John Dew , another
of the whites , wns probably mortally wound
ed by a pistol ball in the groin.
The whites now determined to wait for
daylight and rolnfoicements. While they
were consulting the negroes rushed from the
cotton house to Maurice's residence In u
body nnd proceeded to fortify that building ,
and the whites \vent to Wahalak.
Yesterday morning another force of fifty
men was raised and proceeded to Maurice's
residence. The place was found entirely de
serted , even the bedding and furniture
having been removed. The whites burned
the buildings on the place , together with tlio
house on the farm adjoining , nnd scoured the
woods for the noirroes , but could find no
trace of them. It is certain that if any no-
grocs who fired on the whites are caught
they will bo killed at onco. The feel
ing , however , is now ngainst the two
white men who are said to have organized
the negroes. Not a single nQgro is known'to
have received n single injury. Two white
men beside those already reported were
slightly wounded. It docs not Appear that
the whites , In attempting to make the arrest ,
were under any legal authority , but were
sustained by the entire wtiito population of
Komper and adjoining counties , and it is un
likely that any proceeding will bo taken
against them.
MuMi'ius , Dec. 18. A special from Mori-
dan , Miss. , says there is no change in tlio
situation at Wahalak. The village was
crowded this morning with men from the
surrounding country. Parties have been
searching the swamps and surrounding
country , where the negroes uro supposed to
be hid , but not ono of them has been found.
It is supposed they have loft the country.
New OHI.CANS , La. , Dec. 18. A special
from Wiihallak says that later accounts do
not materially change last night's story of
the affray. Scth Cobb and W. H. Maury
were killed , William Vaughan , John W.
Dew nnd J. T. Maury fatally shot , and two
or thrco others slightly wounded. A party of
seven white men have started for the hills ,
whore the negroes uro said to bo hiding , and
u serious fight is expected in case of a meet
ing. It is believed , however , that the negroes
groes have dispersed.
HARRISON'S VISITORS.
A Dclccntion of Southern Capitalists
Say Many Plonsnnt Things.
iNnuNAi-OLis , Ind , , Deo. 18. General
Harrison's most important visitors to
day was a committee of southern capitalists
aud business men from Birmingham , Ala. ,
consisting of nlno well-known citizens , as
follows : Thomas S. Seddon , son of Secre
tary , of the Navy Seddon , of the southern
confederacy ; C. C. Cable , Jr. . Frederick
Sloss , Henry F. DeJBurdlcbcn , David Kob
erts , C. P. Williamson , Charles Turner , Ed
ward Thomas , and H. H. ThompkliiB , of
Atlanta. They were mot at the depot by ex-
Congressman It B. Pierce , and accompanied
by him , visited General Harrison ut half-
past 4. They presented the presi
dent-elect with a memorial signed
by capitalists representing ? lM,000X)0 ( ) ( ) Invested -
vested in the south , congratulating General
Harrison nnd the country on the success of
the principles which caused his election ,
"because wo believe that the protective tariff
will promote and aid the development of our
natural resources , and bccauso an issue frco
from sectional feeling und prejudice is now
presented upon which the people of the south
can divide according to the dictates of rea
son and conviction. We know there nro largo
numbers in this section who think as
wo do. and are only restrained from
n public expression nnd advocacy of the
opinions by a feeling of uncertainty as to
what will bo the policy adopted In the treat
ment of the southern problem , and appre
hension that any change In the national gov
ernment will bo detrimental to our best in
terests. This fear will bo materially les
sened by good appointments , und the bust
results of government will be assured by
making appointments from that class of re
publicans who command the confidence and
respect of tlm communities in which thev
live , Such appointments will develop two
strong parties , and thus secure to us a good
government. "
General Harrison received them with great
cordiality. The discussion was entirely In
formal , both on iho part of the committee
and the general. Mr. Seudon acted as chief
spokesman , and explained to General Harri
son the causes leading to this now move in
iho south looking toward n rc-adjustmcnt of
paity lines. The gentleman of the commit
tee btatc that General Harrison talked freely
with them on the subject of protection and
tho'Donofiu the north had reaped from it ,
which were also open to the south. The de
velopment of the Houth was a gratifying sign
to him. Ihn committee was particular to
Impress on General Harrison the importance
of appointing representative men to oftlco In
the south. The members of the committee
are veryVuardwt and secretive as to what , If
any. dotlnlto expression the president-elect
made touching his views of the bouthern
question , or the race question. AB to the fat
ter , It does not seem to have entered Into the
conversation.
Another Opium Seizure.
DETIIOIT , L'oo. ' 16. A special sfrom Sand
Ueacuaajs ; Special Agent Day made an
n'cUtlonul teUuro of forty pounds of cantro-
tunil cfiuin la JJlcouilleldtownship luituifht.
OF nounnoN
A Scheme lo Orcanlea a Now Politic. !
*
I'artf In th South.
IvmtXM-OMS Dec. 13 The committee ol
prominent southerners who visited General
Harrison to-day wcro pratlcular to Impress
upon the correspondents that their visit was
non-partisan in the peneral acceptance o
the term. Inquiry , bowover , Into the
causes and circumstances loading to
their visit , nnd the formation o
the address they presented , brings out the
fact that beneath this indorsement of nro
tcctlon doctrine lies what may prove the
greatest political problem of this generation.
Only the rudiments of the movement are as
yet visible , but beneath is n well-defined pro
gramme for the founding of a
new political party in the southern
states , the leading spirits of whlcl
shall bo the business clement , especially tin
manufacturing interest of the south , Ono ol
the committee said to-night :
"Wo regard the old solid south as n thing
of the past ; It Is goao forever. The certainty
of the admission of two or three new republi
can states strips the south of her former
power In national politics. A break-up Is
on us , Wo must look to arranging
new lines , and In doing HOwe
wo propose to make now alliances and bring
about a settlement of the perplexing race
issue. "
The ingenious plan has been outlined for
the creation of n now and independent party ,
whoso founders and followers shall institute
a political welfare against what Is
known us "bourbon rule , " and press
that clement until it calls the negroes
to ItH aid lo save It from political death ,
When they shall bo compelled to call for the
negro vote in the state and local elections ,
from that moment , said the gentleman , fair
elections in the south are secured nnd politi
cal disfranchisinnont ceases. Tlio new
party will not antngoniro the colored race ,
but It will bo organized almost entirely
by whlto men who expect no sup
port to speak of from tlio negro
at the outset. Protection and fair elections
nro to bo the cornerstones of the now party ,
nnd the charter members are men of such
wealth and influence that the movement will
nssuino n formidable aspect.
Just how much of this now project was
outlined to the president-elect Is uncertain ,
but there is good reason for believing that
the committee fool assured that it is feasible ,
and that the new administration will not
throw a bar across their progress by restor-
ng to power the old "carpet bag" element ,
or by the recognition of colored republicans
of tlio south to such a marked dcgrco as
would prove social disturbance nnd retard
the progress of a now party.
HE SCOUE1 > TIIK JUDGE.
Strong Imngungc Used hy Attorney
Triiclo of Chlciigo.
CMKHOO , Deo. 18. Some remarkable lan
guage was used by Attorney J. S. Trtido in
Judge Collins' court to-day. Ho is counsel
for Sumner C. Welch , wUo was on trial ,
charged with bribing n juror in a case for
daiungo for personal Injuries brought against
tho' Chicago City Railway company. The
alleged bribery occurred in Judge Hawes'
court last summer , and , as will bo remem
bered , the judge took an active part in the in
vestigation. Kofcrrinpr to this fact. Attorney
Trude , in the course of his argument to-day ,
savagely scored Judge Hawes for his
course ih the investigation , and said that
Hnwcs' motive In attacking President
Holmes , of the street car company , was that
ho wanted tlio nomination for governor.
When these rcmarks'woro reported to Judge
Hawes ho said ho ? cared nothing for the
opinions of Truder' , Before the afternoon
ended the case agabMt Welch was dropped
und AVeleh released ;
Kouenthal , the juror who testified that
"Welch attempted to bribe him , took tbo
stand and said it was not Welch butStarkoy ,
nn attorney for the street car company , who
is now in Canada , who was the guilty man.
CJU1NTON a.NO WHEN RETIRES.
And There Is Another Shake-Up on
the Chloago 4 > Timefl. "
CHICAGO , Dec. 18. A shake-up in the oftlco
of the Chicago Times has been reported in
newspaper circles for some time. It has
come. Clinton A. Snowuen , who has been
editor-in-chief nnd managing editor of the
paper for the last year has resigned. Ho
beaded what was called the Suowdcn-West
syndicate , which bought the paper of the
Story estate , December 1 , 1SS7.
John J. West , who has boon business man
ager , succeeds to the editorship. John Ir-
wm , n dry goods merchant of ICcokuk , la. ,
who is heavily interested in the paper , be
comes business manager. Joseph Dunlop ,
who was city editor in Mr. Storey's time , re
turns to that position under the now manage
ment , and an entire reorganization of the
staff is likely to follow. It Is understood
that Mr. Snowdon retires because of differ
ences with the other owners about the edi
torial policy of the Times. Mr. West and
Mr. Irwin are stanch republicans , but the
Times has always been , democratic. Here
after , as it is commonly reported , it will bo
republican , or ut least Independent with re
publican leaninits. Mr. Snowden will take a
vacation in California before returning to
journalism.
WiiHhington Brevities.
Mrs. AVaitc , widow of the late chief Justice ,
is lying ill of pneumonia at her homo.
The republican senatorial caucus this
morning decided that the senate shall con
tinue In session without a holiday recess
until the tariff bill Is disposed of.
The house committee on public lands to-day
ordered a favorable report on the bill to
allow persons who have been compelled to
abandon or relinauish homestead entries on
account of drouth or other'good cause to tnko
out another entry In place of the abandoned
claim.
The house committee on Indian affairs to
day agreed to report favorably the bill re
cently introduced by Delegate Clifford of Da
kota , amendatory of the law providing for a
division of the great Sioux reservation , and
the rollnquislimunt of the Indian title to the
remainder.
At the executive session of the senate to
day the nomination of Leon O. Huiloy , to bo
district attorney ofi Indiana , was under con
sideration. A request wns made for papers
on fllo in the department of Justice contain-1
ing adverse reflections upon him by the com
mittee of 100 of Indianapolis , Thu nomina
tion will bo vigorously opposed.
The chief of th | ) secre service division of
the treasury department , in his annual re
port , says that the representative value of
the counterfeit money captured during the
year was 8 117,533. of which over $200,000
were imitations 'and fna-similes of notes ,
There also were captured & 5 plates , 40 dies ,
40 moulds and a largo quantity of counter
feiting paraphcnalia.
'
A Pnro Food Department.
WASIIINQTON , De"c. 19. In the senate to-
dnv Mr. Faulkner Introduced the bill pro
posed in the house last session by Mr. Laird
for the establishment of a pure food division
in the department of agriculture , to provide
for the inspection' of live stock about to bo
slaughtered at slaughter houses , canning ,
salting , packing und rendering establish
ments , the carcasses or products of which
are intended for human consumption In any
state or territory other than where slaught
ered , or for exportation to foreign countries ,
and to prohibit the Introduction of adulter
ated or nilsbraiided food or drug * Into any
state or territory or the District of Columbia
from Any state or territory or foreign
country.
Dud NO\VM Tor Hoalpnrs ,
CHICAGO , Deo. 13. The { proposition to
prosccuto the Chicago ticket scalpers under
the state law prohibiting any pcison from
carrying on a brokerage business ) in railroad
tickets ih Illinois , whlcn pi-actlcally 1ms
been a dead letter , has bcon quietly talked
up among railroad managers and an oflgrl Is
belli ] ; uiailo to sucurc Conceited action ,
GLEANINGS OF THE CABLE ,
Lieutenant Wtssmann's Trip tc
Alrlca Indefinitely Postponed.
STANLEY'S FATE STILL IN DOUBT ,
Uiiinorsofn Proposed Ilnd tent ClinoRC
It the German Army Ktnpcror
William Kntlrcly Hccovcrcd
Foreign Gossip.
Dee. 18. | Special Cablegram to
Tim UCK. ] Interest In African nffairs !
for the moment nil centered in the fate ol
Kmin Pasha nnd Henry M. Stanley. ( Lieu
tenant Wissmnnn , nt n public meeting in
Cologne In October , said that Hiuln's position
at Wmlclat formed n wall which separated
the Arabs of the Soudan from those of the
south , and that if the wall collapsed the
whole Arab movement would bo so strength
ened that It would require n hundred fold
greater sacrifices to master it. The greatest
doubt la thrown hero on the report that
Stanley has been captured. It Is arguoa
that the alleged flght must have occurred be
tween the third nnd fifth degrees of north
latitude , between Lade nna Wadelai. The
distance to OmduriunnOsinan DIgna's head
quarters , is 1,200 miles , and thcnco to
Suaklm is nnother-100 miles. The swiftest mes-
seugeis would take four months to cover the
entire distance. The result of the discussion
of the Einin relief committee , however , is
the postponement of the departure of Lieu
tenant Wissmanu until definite news hn-i
been obtained of Emin's fate , Lieutenant
Wissmann urging that , if the nowaof Emin's
capturewero * true , important modifications
of his plans would bo necessary In view of
the increased difficulties ho would bo almost
certain to meet.
The Kreuz Xeltung makes a strong com
plaint because Lieutenant WIssmann went
to London to purchase equipments for the
expedition when everythlng.exccpt , perhaps ,
tents , could have been obtained just as good
and Just as cheap In Germany.
The 1C in in committee still has no noxvs
tending cither to confirm or aiscrcdit the
Osrnnn letter. All the news received hero to
the present emanated from London.
Heports having been current that Emperor
William intended a wholesale retiring of
aged generals , the promotion of junior oftl-
ccrs , nnd a reorganization of the military de
partment , including the appointment of Gen
eral Hohnko as minister of wur , and of Gen
eral Hrauchitsch as chief of the military
cabinet , the North Gorman Gazette , in a
semi-official note , strongly protests against
the circulation of mich rumors. It says :
"Touching the question of military reor
ganization , the people ought to rest content
with learning the proposals submitted to the
reichstag. In any case , no further measures
are to be expected for the present. "
The tone of the protest , however , clearly
| > rovcs that there is some basis of truth for
these reports.
After Count Bonomar , the Spanish ambas
sador , had presented his letters of recall , the
emperor returned the visit , remaining in
conversation with the count over an hour.
Tnis unusual proceeding is the subject of
much comment.
The emperor has entirely recovered from
hia recent cold. Ho has decided to remain in
Berlin until spring. Ho has directed that n
number of orders nud medals be issued to of
ficers and sailors of the squadron in East Af
rican waters for meritorious services.
Later advices from Damaraland show that
the Southwest African company is in a plight.
Ivamaheroro has expelled the German mis
sionaries , and will not listen to any overtures
for German protection. Herr Gaering has
retired to AValfisch bay , but he has ordered
the company's" employes to remain for the
present at tholr posts. The ICreuz Zeitung
announces that in consequence of this news
the gold syndicate formed by members of the
company is about to bo dissolved.
The collapse of the panama canal scjicmo
docs not attract great attention here , except
us affecting Uoulangerism and the political
situation In France.
Sympathy Tor Do
PAKIS , Dec. 18. [ Special Cablegram to
Tin : lini : . ] A notable result of the Panama
canal collapse Is that both here and in the
provinces all the anger and disadpointmcntof
Lho investors is turned against the chamber ,
while sympathy is extended to M. Do Les-
sopte. Both M. Do Lesseps and M. De Nor-
inandlo daily receive numerous letters from
loldcrs of Panama shares and bonds , en
couraging them with asburnnccs nnd prom-
ses that every possible sacrifice will bo
made to save the enterprise. Nowhere is
hero heard a word of complaint ngainst De
Lesseps , who is , rather , regarded as n mar
tyr. On the other hand , there is every indi
cation that when the deputies who voted
against the bill coma forward for re-election
hey will find a very iutenso feeling against
hem.
The cabinet has decided that when the
committee's report on the bankruptcy bill is
presented to the senate on Friday the prosl
dent of that body shall ask leave to inter
rupt the budget debate in order to detach
from the bankruptcy bill nn article applica
ble to the position of the Panama canal com
pany , the object being to save it from bank
ruptcy.
OIIUHO of Crlino in Irrluml.
LONDON , Dee. 18 , [ Special Cablegram to
TUB Hi ; u. ] In the house of commons hist
evening , in the debate on the vote for crim
inal prosecutions in Ireland , Mr. Sexton as
serted that money , instead of being em
ployed in the detection of crime , was cm-
ployed in the creation and fabrication of of-
fensca. In n long speech he censured the
government's policy , and declared that if the
police refrained from Interfering with the
people in Ireland , niao-tenths of the charges
under the crimes act would be avoided.
Mr. II. H. Fowler , liberal , 'asked why the
costs of a prosecution in IrelunJ were double
those In England.
Mr. linlfour admitted the importance of
the question , but It must bo remunibcroJ , ho
said , that a majority of the prosecutions in
England uro private , while In Ireland private
prosecutions are unknown.
A protracted debate on this nnd the prisons
vote , mainly supported by the Purnollitci ,
ensued. Finally , ut 2)0 : ! ) this morning , all of
the Irish votes wcro agreed to ,
The Jtuso ol' a Gorman Spy.
PAIIIM , Dec. 18. [ Special Cablegram
lo Tin : Hiic.l The Gorman spy , Hluinon-
thai , who has just been expelled from Franco ,
leased u chalet ut Conflans under the alias of
liaron Dojllty. Ho had with him u compan
ion , who was supposed to bo a woman , but
who , It appears , was really a German mill.
inry cadet. They took photographs of the
Forts with nn apparatus which they con
cealed in a perambulator. HlumentUtl hus
i number of carrier pigeons. He lr under-
.tooii to bo a major in the Ocraau laad'.vobt.
. -VJ.
UAIIiKOAl ) UIiHAUlNG HOUStiS ,
Coimnlfi loncr lllnnohnrd Dccldcdlj
In Favor of the Scheme.
[ Copyright ISSSliuJamu ( Jontnn lltnnM. ]
PAIII" , Doe 13. [ New York Herald Cable
Suocial to TUB Hr.E.l U. K. Hlnnchnrd ,
head of the Central Trnftlo association ol
Chicago , is now In Europe on railroad busi
ness. I saw him to-dnv , nnd , in speaking
bout the recent American rate wnr , be
said :
"In Europe the gravest responsibility at
taches to material changes In railway rates ,
thcso being made only after careful consider
ation by appropriate committees , and nftcr
the nftlrnintlon votun of all parties Interested ,
In America , on the contrary , these momen
tous changes nro made without reason or
rollection , often with reckless ImlilTcrenco to
the consequences to trade and values. Much
of the present evil is to bo attributed to the
law prohibiting pools iu the United Stntos ,
whereas pools uro sanctioned by English law
nud nro authorized In France and other coun
tries under different forms of geographical
apportionment of territory to certain lines ,
or by government control. Under those
plans rates can bo maintained , wlillo In tin
United States wo must depend on the good
faith of all the managers , which has so often
bcon lacking ,
"In connection with this clearing houses
should bo established. Hallway contracts
should bo authorized to exist under sanction
of law , providing the gravest penalties for
violation of ratci , which , once fixed at reasonable
enable charges , should only bo changed for
the most serious reasons. I consider of prime
importance the establishment of n system of
independent nudltors of railway nccounts. A
system of public nudltors has long prevailed
with manifest advantages. The final audit
should bo approved by the railroad managers
us a check upon various odicers , thus stamp
ing the nccounts with correctness mid au
thenticity in the eyes of the public , as well
us the owners of railways. AVnovemcnt is
now on foot to establish a board of nudltors
on the London and Now York stock ex
changes , and to craso the quotations of cor
porations whoso accounts are found to bo
manipulated. I have no hesitation in saying
that in ray Judgment the embodiment of a
clearing house with this form of nn impar
tial audit would hi a year ralso the average
quotations of American bonds nnd shares
from 5 to 10 per cent In Europe. I think
that every board of trade in the United
States and every banking house would advo
cate some sucb measures , and the change
would bo hailed in every European financial
center as a great benefit to American credit
abroad. "
ENGLISH ACTORS.
A Itcaaon Tor Their Popularity in
America.
[ Cop/rta'it/SS9bi/Jrtnies | ' Gimioii Bennrtt. }
LONDON , Doc. 17. [ Now York Herald
Cable Special to Tun linn. 1 To say
that English actors nro angry at the effort to
keep them from going to America under
contract is using a mild term to o\pros their
state of frenzy. The Pall Mall Ga/etto to
day contains interviews with leading London
managers , the most interesting of which is
the utterance of Herbert Uluckmore , head of
an English theatrical agency , the largest in
the world.
"Tho real reason why English actors arc
monopolizing tnc American stage is bccauso
they speak English , which the average
American actor does not. As the language
of the stage in the United State * happens to
bo English , persons who cannot speak the
language or speak it in n fearfully deteriora
ted manner , are not able to get either the
positions or salaries of those who can. Ac
tors only moderately successful hcroaro stars
thoro. There is u young lady who was play
ing second lead over here earning 1 a week.
I refer to Annie Kolle. She went to Now
York and received JEil at Walloon's. There
is Herbert Kclsoy. Ho never was n great
success hero and only made JC4 a week , but
went to New York for 30 , nnd now receives
80. The company supporting Nellie Fan-on
is all English , nnd there is not ono who Is not
paid double what ho received In England.
None of the stars would recolvo the same
salaries hero if they wore to return. During
their stay in America they contract the
American accent. Wo c.in't stand tliat hero.
American actoro are jealous because our
people speak good English and they cannot ,
and nro left out in the cold , unless they go
somewhere to the wild west on the other side
of the Hocky mountains.
Tlio flonoriihli ! Artillery Disbands.
LONDON , Dec. 18. [ Special Cablegram to
Tim I3in. : ] The Honorable artillery com
pany , the oldest military bDdy In the world ,
and a portion of whoso members visited
America recently , has disbanded The
prince of Wales had become displeased nt
the way the organization was managed , and
also with the lack of discipline winch ex
isted in the ranks. Ho had urged the mem
bers to abandon their charter privileges and
become part of iho rceulnr volunteer forces.
This suggestion was opposed by a majority
of the ofllccrs , nnd , us a consequence , the
prince of Wales , duke of Portland and others
sent Iu their icsignatlons and forwarded a
complaint of the condition of the company to
the queen. Her majesty withdrew the com-
pany'H warrant , and the effect of her action
is to dissolve the company as a military
body.
AVorkinc Tor Pension
CHICAGO , Dec. 18. [ Special Telegram to
TIIK UIK. : ] General Merrill , of lioston ,
General Koonty , of Toledo , and Major Hurst ,
of Sycamore , III. , thrco members of thn G.
A. H. committee on pension legislation , am
in the city. The committee will make a spe
cial effort to advance and Bccuro the passage
of the dependent pension hill In the Fifty-
Jlrst' congrc.ss. They will also endeavor
to havu amended that section of the statutes
governing the civil service nnd giving old
soldiers preference. It Is only a permissive
provision now ; the committee wants it made
mandatory ,
A Cell ( > K < > Stntient 'furred ,
CI.KVKHNII , O. , Dec. 18.At Oborlln , O. .
last night several of the college students en
ticed Frank I ) . Wolcott , n member of the
preparatory class , Into a secluded street ,
threw him to the ground and co-ited him
with tar. J. Lyttlc , one of the assailants ,
was arrested to-day and lltiod $10 and coats.
Other arrests will follow. The cause of
the assault was a suspicion that Wolcott
hail told the faculty nbout students drinking
and ijauibling.
The Indian DoliiiiHn Amooliitlon.
WASIIJNWTON , Doc. 18. The fourth annual
meeting of the national Indian dtifonDo sssoj
elation was hold to-day. Kav. Alex Kent
was re-elected president , und iimoiiK the
vlco-prcsidcnts uio .Tudgij W. J. Godfrey of
Nebraska ; Dr. F. Urlnuoll of California , and
[ 'olotiel W , G. Hurklns of Indian Territory.
bleutmliip Arrival * .
At L'jr.Jo.-v-'J'ho flritibh Queen , from
Uoston.
At Qliittgoiv The Carthnjoiiiaii , from
Dostcn.
At Qucono\vi The Spain , Iroui New
York.
Ai Philadelphia 1'ho HaryiauU ,
MORE CABINET GUESSING ,
Ohmmoy M. Dopow Mentioned Fol
Secretary of State.
FURNAS GETS AN APPOINTMENT
Mugwumps and Democrats HesponsI"
bio For tlio Cleveland Slixndors
Omnha'R I'ostoltlco Mil Dcnit-
Mood's Ijnud Ollloe.
WASHINOTON nunnvuTiiB Ouvirv Hnc ,
01U FOUHTUBNTIt STItnur ,
WASHINGTON , D. 0. , Dec. 18.
A republican senator who talked with Sen'-
ntor Quay just before the hitter left f
diauapolls lust night , and who will visit
president-elect during the holidays , said tola
afternoon : {
"I bcllovo that Cliauncey M. Dcpew will bs
secretary of state , and that Senator Allison' '
will bo secretary f the treasury. 1 don'tjf
think the Now Yorkers can agree upon nny
other man , nnd It Is my impression that Seat
ator Allison will accept the treasury port *
folio , if ho finds Mint Mr. Clarkson is not n.4'
acceptable. Enormous pressure is being'
brought to have cx-Go > ernor Proctor , ol
Vermont , Invited Into the cabinet as secretary
tary of the interior or attorney general.
General Harrison Is being urged to take Ills
secretary of the interior from tlio cast , so ad
to avoid western land , r.illroad , Indian , and
other complications and inllucnces. "
rt UNAS' ATI'OINTMRST.
The secretary of the treasury has ap
pointed Hobert W. Furnas , of * Brownsville ,
Neb. , an expert to report to the bureau ot
statistics , information for his state , regard
ing it * Industrial and commercial Interests.
Experts for other states and territories will
bo appointed nt nn early day. Mr. Furnaa
wns appointed solely upon his merits.
ri.iviiAM : > 'HSHNi > iiiKHS. :
\ statement is being prepared hero for
publication , proving beyond poradvcnturo oC
doubt , that the circulation of the stones in
regard to President Cleveland's domestic
life was the hole work of mugwumps anil
democrats , mid that they were llrst uttered by
those people and first published by their or *
gnns.
run I'ORTOFrins nn.i , .
Thcro Is so much legiylation demanding :
immediate action In the house that Mr. Mo *
Shane docs not expect the consideration OJS
the conference report on the Omaha post-
ollleo building bill till after the holidays. Ho
will not , however , relinquish his vlirllnnco ,
and at the very first opportunity will tee than
the report is taken up and finally acted upon.-
So far there has been no formidable oppos.1-
tiou developed , but the report will not b6
taken up wiion there Is not a largo attend
unco of members. Thu pith ot the bHl failed
once , on account of a domiind for considnf-
atlon at a time when there as scarcely
iiioiu than a quorum present.
DUADWOOll's I.ANII OlTICi : .
President Cleveland has signed an order
directing the removal of the United States
laud ofllco Iroui Dead wood to Hnpld Cityj
Dak. The question of removal has been unx
dor consideration at the white IIOIIHO for sev
eral months. The removal Is to bo niiido bej
cause Itupid City Is nearer the agricultural
center of the lower hills , and the farmers of
that section have been put to great iiicoify
venlonco aud expense in journoj Ing to Dead *
wood to file entries and make final proof ,
oirroiui's HIM. .
To-day the house committee on Indian af
fairs made a favorable report on Delegate
Glfford's bill for the opening of the great !
Sioux Indian reservation in Nobraska'ana
Dakota. A good synopsis of the bill wna
published In Tun UBK'S Washington special
on December ! . The committee have amended
the bill , so as to make the price to bo paid
$1.125 an acre for the lands settled upon dur
ing the first ton years , after which , 30 centt
an aero. The reservation is to bo thrown
open to settlement without the consent ol
the Indians. A duplicate of the bill was inr
troduced in the senate by Mr. Jones , of Atv >
kansas , and was referred to the senate com
mittee on Indian affairs , but no indication
has been given by the senate committee as to
what action will bo taken.
WISCONSIN'S MAN.
Henry C. Payne , who is being urged by
the republicans of Wisconsin for the po5f
master generalship under President HurrU
son , was for seven years postmaster at Milf
waukee , and during the last campaign wn ?
chairman of iho republican central commit *
tee of that state. Ho is slightly above the )
meridian of life und is reported to be as brlU
Kant as Senator Spooncr , who is ono oC
Payne's strongest backers. Ho is said to
have been the first man to whom a cabinet
position wns indirectly tendered. His friends ;
sny ho has refused the attorney generalship ,
NO IIANKINO l.rniSI.A'llllN.
Mr. WilkiiiB , chairman of the house com *
mitteo on banking and currency , says there
will bo no legislation at this session of con
gress afTeeting bunks or currency. .
.MBrm.i.ANimm .101 IINOH.
Hon. Urad D. Slaughter , of Fullerton.
Neb. , is in the city. . ,
* Mrs. J. Ellen Foster , of lown , delivered a
lecture last night at the Metropolitan Meth
odist Episcopal church on the iiisto'-y ' of the )
temperance movement in America. <
The comptroller ol the currency to-dav ap
proved the Commercial National bank , of
Omaha , as u reserve agent for the Sehnyleff
National bank , of Sehuyler , Nob. , and the
Omaha National bank as reserve agent for
the First National , of Albla. /
A KM * MATTiilB. : I
Colonel David H. Clcndcnnln. of the Second
end cavalry , will bo the tfist olilcer ordered
before the retiring board nppointod lo-dny ,
by the president , to convene at Vancouver
barracks. Colonel Clondcniiin'H retirement
will promote Lieutenant Colonel Tllfonl und
leave General , lames H. Hrlnbln , of the
Ninth cavalry , first on the lint for piomo
lion. 1'KitiM S. IIuuii.
AN I'XOITINO AFFA.1R.
A Detroit 31nn Anonipls lo Shoot
His Divorced AVlV ! > .
DIITHOIT , Dec. I8.--Aii exciting shooting .
affair occurred on Gnswoid street , opposite
the city hull , to-day. A coiniiilsslonur was
hulling the properly of Herman Luthur under
order of the court to sell and divide it with u
divorced wile. Thu property was first bid In
by Luther , but ho WUH unable to make the
romm-pil deposit , and his wif buccc-oded in
bidding in the goods. This enraged Lulhur ,
who drew a revolver and b gnu firing at tun
woman. They run down the stroitt. As tlm
woman turned a corner tdio tripped and full ,
and anfilio irfy on Iho ground Luther levelled
his lovolvfr to lire at her. A bystundou
ginbbed bin arm and the bullet struck an in
nocent spectator in Iho Ic-g Another nhot
fltcd by him blnu'l : Ills ton in the ncuk , In
dicting a suriouH wound. 'J ho crowd 1 hen
nel/cd Luther and wucaonlj prevented from
lynching him on the spot by the advent of a
largo force of police , who carried him to tha
station. _
Llnillllig Iho Flour Output.
MII.W.UIKKI ! , Dee , 18. At this morning1 !
session of the mlller'n convention , resold *
lions were adopted calling for a cnrtiillmout
of the output of the mills of the country for
thu month of January to nno-hulf the avcrajo
capacity , nnining a eommiUeo ol three tq
rccul.ito the output , on uclvico of throat
lourihH the mills of tint country , nnd asking
Lho railroads to inulco un o.\port r.ito 5 ) JO
. . ent less than thu intcni.il nto , and for *
bidding thu consignment ol four by mla |
for three months alter .Imiuury 1 , ISi'J ' , Toil
[ onvuiitiou udjuuriit" ! ino die. 1
A\ out Down In fi Ottlo ,
Pariru'iiA : , I'oc. 18. Tbo tiofinor.l )
August i'lowcr aud AYl'.limVIIcr ! , yvhlck
> .illcd from hsre toother on November lO <
ire bo'.ievcil to have sunn ut ua : during thf
storm and all on bonrd lost , Kuoh/
c. ris4 u ViiuVuUi , ( outmsa uutlk' \