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H NINETEENTH YEAK • ' OMAHA , SUNDAY MORNING , D&CEMBEll 8 , SIXTEEN PAGES " NUMBER " m
SHE LOVED JEFFERSON DAVIS
A Washington Woman Drapes Her
Houbo and Mourns
I IN THh SHADOW OF THE CAPITOL
The Colors of llio Lost Cause Flutter
in the Itrccr.c Itced Not Knslly
lie in Sllcott honked lie .
fore Lrnplnjr *
, Washiwoton UuitEUT Tun Osiaiiv Bee , i
513 FotlHTKIiNTlt STltEET , >
Wasiunotok D. C , Dec , 7. )
There wus mourning In the nations cnpl-
tal today over tlio death of the president of
tlio Into cotifcdoracy A. lnrgo number of
the residents of southeast Washington were
1 indignant this morning when they discovered
! that a house within the shadow of the cnpl-
[ tul displayed the emblem of the lost cause
[ mingled with mourning The house is a
J small two-story and English hasomciit brick
I structure , the numborof which is 2.15 Second
l street , southeast , end Is dlructly opposite the
t Lincoln public school All the public schools
are named after prominent men end on this
ono stands the monument to Abraham Lin
coln , and tlio rebel llaa displayed was talcon by
I union men as n slur on not only the national
I cnpltol but on the numo of the dead patriot
| Lincoln All day long the house was nn ob-
'
. ] cct of Interest ns well as ox pressed indigna
tion becnuso of the unwarranted dlsplny
| The shutters and blinds of the dwelling have
( been closed ever slncu the announcement of
I Jefferson Davis death In fact the very
I structure seemed to weep today with the
I womnn who occupies it A crowd of colored
J people were loitorlng about the
i premises when your correspondent rang the
f bell They were not etiarry in their con
I domnntlon of the flaunting offense , and mut-
| tcrcil threats of Indignation against the
I owner In answer to the ring a small , thin
and determined looking woman opened thoU
I U door Slio was hardly Jlvo feet in height ,
E dressed In deep mourning and worosomoold-
y time Jewelry Iter hair tvos smoothed plainly
I down over her forehead Her faeo was
flushed and her manner oxcitcd She had
answered the bell hoforo in rcsponso to the
> quostlon about to bo put Her eyes Hashed
indignantly whan thu question came :
> , r "Is your house in mourning for the dead
i ' < loadorof the confederacy 1"
, She urow herself up and in on oxcitcd
voice cxelaluiod : '
I ' . For whom clso than ' Jefferson Davis
would this symbol of uiouruwg bo liuug
It out "
' 3 She wns exultant in her tones and sccmod
i to glory in making known the fact In response -
| sponso to a number of questions she said that
I her husbands nauio was Frederick Fairfax ,
and she was the daughter of Lieutenant
Cool or the United States army , who died
when she was an infant and loft her the
house she at present occupies Her husband ,
owing to exigencies of the family ,
did not go to thn war , but all his relatives ,
! . with the oxceptlon of Admiral Fairfax ,
' < fought on the rebel Bide After imparting
this information she rcquostod your correspondent -
! respondent to como In as she wished to close
• the door so as to lot the house boar its
h ' semblance of mourning She led through o
* narrow hall to the darkened , uncarpeted
if parlor Thcro was a scarcity of furniture
< f Around the walls hung pictures Indicative 1
' , of the lost cause , notable among them being :
1 that of Robert E , Lee Over the mantel
1 bung an oil painting of the Madonna and the
§ $ , ifont Close by was the bust of George '
i V. ashingtoii Mrs , Fairfax seated hot self
I and roquo3ted her visitor to bo seated Then
> I with flashing eyes mid flushed face she begun
i ) to talk :
I 1 "I glory In the fact thnt I am the llrst Dcr-
I I son to decorate my homo for too dead Jof-
I | forson Davis As soon as I received
I { word of his death T prepared 1
\ the mourning and hunt ; It forth
I I never know Jefferson Davis , but I am the !
woman who J. Q. C. Lamar once sold ro-
eomblod Jefferson Davis when ho was a
youth I have mot General Lee , but then I
' love Jefferson Davis I love all ho lias ever
| done all his words , actions , deeds What less
{ could I do to show my respect for the great
H I man thou to put out the colors ho loved so
B I wolll I am rosponslblo for It , I would have
B > done It do matter who did not This Is my
H H house and I shall do with the nluco what I
B B choose
B B ' 'Do you ask mo If anyone has protostodl
B B No , sir ; they have nothing to say of what I
B B do I have been waiting aud longing for this
B B tlmo to show my respect
B B "lias no ono ottomptod to remove thorn ,
B B you ask mol Then her eyes ilashod wild
B B nnd her face grow rod as she almost hissed :
B H I "I would line to know the fellow who would
B H ' altomiit such a thing , do would loam a
B Bj thing or two that ho would not forgot during
B fl < his Iifo 1 will say once for all that thuso
B H \ decorations uro out to stay till after the fun
B BJ { oral and lot no ono attempt to remove them ,
B B I Lot bun dare "
B H I The action of Mrs Fairfax was hardly
B H \ were unusual than that of the southern con
B Bf gressmon and others who mot yesterday and
B Bf . adopted resolutions expressive of sorrow
B H V over Mr Davis death and praising his patrl-
B BJ J
B H V 1IBEU WILL UUN IT
B B jj Speaker Heed has givou the democratic
B B | members of the house to understand that ho
B B ' does not propose to bo dictated to , by thorn
B B in the formation of house committees A
B B delegation of the leading members from the
B B democratic sldo of the house called upon
B H him this morning and enquired It ho pro
B B posed to consult ox-Speakor Carllslo in
B B reference to arranging the democrats upon
B B r the various comimttoos , The presiding olll-
B B t ccr smiled as bo listened to the request , and
B B whoa it wn8 finished be said :
BM "No , I do not think I will "
B H Hut , " oxclaimad one of the democratic
B B members , you must remember Mr Cur
B B lisle Is the leader on the democratic sldo and
B fl ho most assuredly ought to be consulted In
B B this mutter "
B B Speaker Hoods eyes twluklod with
B H amusomoutas ho ropllcd : "It was only a
B Bj few days ago that I was recognized as the
B B' ' leader ou the republican sldo of the house
B H If my memory serves mo right Speaker
B fll Carllslo did not send to mo with a vlow to
B B consulting mo about the
malio-up of the com
B B mlttoes I thiuk lean make up the commit
B B toes of the houno very well without
B B deiuocrutio asslstauco , at least I shall try
B B very hard . "
B B There wus a disturbed look upon the faces
B H of tbo democratic members as they quietly
B B stole uway from the headquarters of Shaker
Hood
B fl The democrats want Mr Carllslo to bo
B l placed nt the head of the minority on the
B B conimltteo on wnya aud moans aud this Mr
B fl Heed would have done without any suggos-
B B tiou like that which was made by visiting
B K wembors They also waut Mr lloltuuu to
B B go on tbo commltteo of appropriations ,
B which Mr , Hood will not grout The tiuia
B B sat arrived for Mr , Holmua ts bo toned
"
down , and Mr Heed Intends to sco that it Is
done , so for ns committees nrc concerned
Slnco Mr Ilolman hns been a member of
tlio committee on appropriations ho has secured -
cured moro appointments of democrats under
republican presidents nnd has kept moro
democrats In ofllco than any republican has
succeeded In doinp for republicans under re
publican administrations
Spsaker Itccd told General Urown of
Indiana , today that ho Intended to exert
himself with a view to announcing his com
tuittco before the holidays , Mr Uccd ex
pressed ddubt ns to Whether ho could com
plete his work bofoio recess , but said thnt
ho would nt least announce the committco
that had work to do between this tlmo nr.d
the first of the year Ho referred to the
commltteo oil elections \vajs uiul means and
possibly appropriations 'Ihcro hnvo been
very few instances where a speaker an
nounced the committees before a holiday
recess The work of prcparlnK them Is ex
ceedingly delicate , The speaker Is com
pelled to revise the coinmlttces a dozen
times or moro after ho tnlnks ho has them
finally completed Thcro will bo especial
contention for these places , since the ropuo-
lloaus have both branches of congress and tno
presidency , nnd are in n position to complcto
a great deal of legislation
a sTUimtn vntuH
Cashier Sllcott develops Into a well lubri
cated rascal us his crookedness is further
unearthed Ho has had In bis mind the
stealing of all the money ho took away with
hnu and absconding to Canada for several
weeks Some days before ho wont to Now
York bo called upon Colonel Cannday ,
sorgcant-nt-nrms of the sennto and nsked
him whether ho was n good lawyer Colonel
Cannday Is not n lawyer but ha has wide
oxpcrlcnco In public affairs Sllcott Informed
the colonel that ho had a very iutricnto law
qucstiou to put before aim and wanted his
best ndvlcc Hoforo stating his case however -
over , ho hesitated and departed with a
promlso that ho would return again Ho
culled two or three times subsequently but
finding the colonel out of his house sought
the ndvico or a regular attorney
Ho was trying to ascertain whether a de
falcation in the position ho occupied in the
Horgcaut-at-nrm's ofllco would constitute a
critno extraditable under our treaty with
Great Hrltain Ho also wnutoj to kuow
what her ho had bettor toke up the thirty odd
forged notes which ho had discounted nt ono
of the banks here The notes were drown
September 1" last
It was customary for members who were
hard np to malto a note for n months salary
in advance , glvo It to Sllcott and have him
take It to a bank for discount On the
Saturdny before his departure Sllcott re
deemed all of the forced notes ho could find ,
but It is not known what ho left unpaid
The best lawyers state that if ho were to
return here at any tlmo ho could not bo held ,
for the defalcation ; that If ho was success
fully prosecuted for n crime it would have to
bo outsldo of his official nets
There continues to bo doubt as to whether
the members will lose the accumulations
from their salaries deposited with the
sorgcant-at-arms. They will undoubtedly
lose their , private funds which they de
posited
Since nearly all of the members are losers
of nt least one months pay by the defalca
tion , it is likely that a Joint resolution will
bo passed appropriating money for their
reimbursement
MISCELLANEOUS
This evenings Star has portraits and good
pen sketches of some of the new members of
the house It says of Umahu's now member :
W. J. Connell is a tall , luindsomn man , with
sandy hair and moustache , both very long
and very straight Ho succeeds John Mc-
Shane , the cowboy member , and is ono of
the best lawyers In Omaha Ho began lifo a
poor boy m Ohio , and by hard work teaching
a district school two or three winters man
aged to got his law education Once at work
in Omaha he rose steadily Ho is a shrewd
young man with several hundred thousand
and is sure to make a successful member
Assistant Secretary of the Interior Chand !
lqr today reversed the decision of the com
misslonor of the general land ofllco in the
case of Emily A. Luther and allows the
claimant to fllo final proof to soetlon U , town
ship 111 north , range 13 west , land district
of South Dakota
J. M. Uailoy , Jr , of Sioux Falls , S. D.who
was treosuror of Dakota territory under
Governor Mellotto Is here for a dav or two
SedatorPettlgrew , Judge John II Drake
and H. W. Caldwell , prominent citizens of
South Dakota , were the guests of tbo Grid
iron club nt its monthly dinner at the Saoro-
bam tonight The Gridiron is tbo newspaper
correspondents club , aud it has ns ' its guests
mombora of tno oabinot , senators , congress
uon and other national characters
0. II Marlnor was today appointed po3t-
master at Northvillo , Spink county , S. D. ,
vice S. H. Stanton , removed H. E. Gregory ;
Is to bo appointed postmuster atl'icrro , S , D.
W. H. Glocklor of Plorro is an applicant
for the nosltlou of United States laud regis
ter ot Pierre or on the Sioux rcsorvatlou i
when It is open to settlement
William Tonnant , an oxtcnslvo miller of t
Aberdeen , S , D. . loft here for his homo to
night Ho will stop en route at Munclu ,
Ind , where ho will look into the advantages i
there for manufacturing , Mr , Tcmiaut may
locate at Muncie and establish a Hour mill I
with a capacity of eight or ton hundred bar
rels per day When ho came hero a wcok :
ago it was with a view to inaKing inquiry of [
the Brazilian delegates to tbo international I
congress in regard to the opportunities for
the milling bushiess in Urazll , but loarnhig
of the natural gas advantages in Indiana , ha
concluded to visit that state
Coneroasman Laws has about $50,000 tlod
up In the defalcations of Cashier Sllcott
Ho has not drawn any of his salary
PsiuiY S. IlEvru
Grabbed a TrouHUro Ilex "
VlI.lIl aTON , Del , Dee 7 , While John O
Patterson was staudtng at the Delowuro
bank counter this morning clipping coupqns
from bonds which be kept on deposit there
on unknown mao seized his deposit box con
taining (13,000 worth of securities , most
negotiable and rau uway with them The
police are after tbo thief ,
l'nn-tinorioaii ConlurtMiac
Washington , Dec 7. In the Pan-Ameri
can co n fere a co today the outira report of
the commltteo ou committees was approved l ,
/.egarra of Peru was elected , first vice presi I
dent and Hotnero of Mexico second vice presi
dent , .
llin Kclijiso lOxucillllon
Washisoton , Dee , 7. The navy Do | rt-
tncnl is informed of the arrival today ut St
Puul do Loundo , AfricU , of the United State *
ship Pousacola , haying on board the Ameri
can ccllpso expedition All well ,
A Hrpr IIan Hint ,
New Yohk , Dee 7. The stoumshlp Fi-
nauco , from Urazillun ports , arrived hero this
afternoon Captain llaker states that at
Maranham bo heard of a riot In which six
persons were killed and twenty others
wounded ; all natives On November St ,
when tbo ship left Para , all was quiet
ALARMED ABOUT THEIR LAND
Many of the Settlers Near Poudor
Badly Scared
HOMES ADVERTISED FOR SALE
A ailacrcniit Shoots n Neighbors
Horses Noir Dakota City Two
llurfilnrs Ccmvlctcil nt Pro
nioiil Nebraska News ,
BoincboUy llliindcred
Penbeii , Neb , Dee 7. fSocclal to Tnn
Hr.E.J There has appeared for the past
three lisucs ot n local uapor notlco of a sale
of several hundred acres of Omaha lands ,
the sale to take place on the 23th of this
month Thcso lands ore tracts which have
once been sold to settlers and are supposed
to have reverted to the government In consequence -
quenco of u failure on the part ot the pur
chasers to make rull nnd proper payment ,
and In soma Instances this supposition is
correct , but in many It is not Almost ono
third of the lnnd described in tlio nottco ot
sale Is today held by mon who claim to have
compiled strictly with the law In every re
spect , and in support of that claim uro
ready and able to produce receipts duly
Blgned by the receiver at Nollgh , and while
tno majority of those whoso land is advor-
Used for sale under thcso circumstances fool
that it Is n trivial mtstnlto on the part of the
officials in describing the lands , there uro
mnny who are halt scared out of
their wits over the matter Soon
after the first notlco appeared a , regular
run was made on the newspaper ofllco in
nuestof copies of the paper containing the
notlco , and it has continued so since , many
of them begging to see tbo original copy ,
hoping to detect on error on the part of the
compositor in placing the description in typo
Tbo most oxcltod man of the numerous
grangers wns oao Charles G. Malmburg , su
honest looking Swede residing near this
place , just in the edge of Cuming county ,
who came In Inst night Ho was next to insane -
sane ever the matter , and to comfort him
was impossible Ho had four receipts , two
signed by F. II Galbraith mid two by Mrs
B. Lambert , with the Umtod States seal , etc
Ho had bought another mans interest , pay
ing $450 , and the four receipts from tbo laud
ofllco aggregated $170 , the whole amount
being ? ( ) , ' ( ! . Mr Matmburg's ' case is only ono
of a great many , aud while a majority of
thuin feel quite certain that it will turn out
nil right in the end , they anticlpato that it
will bo coccssary for thorn to go through a
long tiresome process known as the rod
tape act before getting matters straight
ened out The Indignation of sottlcrs at this
stnto of affairs in this aud Cuming counties
is intense , and growing each day as some
now man discovois his homo advertised for
sale
A Great Lamb Hunt
Madisow , Neb , Dee 7. [ Special to Tub
Bee ] About four days ago a numborof
Chicago bloods stopped off at Madison
and went out to Marshall Fields stock
ranch , n few miles east of town As their
object was to hunt the obtained permission
from Mr Fields agent who has ohargo of
the ranch , to shoot any wild game tboy
might find After a day of fruitless hunt
ing the bloods " blood was up and souking
tbo agent of the ranch made him an offer of
$10 a shot at his flock of lambs This ho ac
cepted on the following terms : Foroach shot
the bloods should pay to the agent $10 for
each sheep killed , tboy to receive $3 In re
turn ; for each ono winged $3.00 was to bo
refunded
When twenty-ilvo of tbo "lnnocont lambs
bad been offetcd up at the young bloods "
altar , and as many shots sent after them ,
the bloods , " crestfallen nnd with a look of
disgust on their haggard faces , quit and
handed Mr Fields agent S250 without rebate -
bate , packed tbo hunting equipments and de
parted for other Holds The agent was reluctant -
luctant to take the money , but when ho
thought of tbo great danger his flock bad
passed through bo changed his mind and ho
is now $250 ahead by the transaction
Patriotic Blair School Otilldron
Bla.ui , Neb , , Dee 7. [ Special to Tns
Bee ] The school otilldron from all the
different schools In the city united yesterday
In n flag-raising. The scholars ot the West
school have chipped in" among tnemsolvcs
and bought a flag ror their school building !
and bad a programmo appropriate for the
raising yesterday , besides tbo scholars from
the other school The members of the
Grand Armv post were invited and attended
inn body The balance of the schools are '
talking of getting flags , and it is expected '
ere long tbo stars and stripes will bo float
ing from the top ot oil the school Udlldings 1
In the city
_ _
llnrulnrs Convicted
rnuMONT , Neb , Dee 7 , [ Special to Tiib i
Uhe.J Leonard Henly and Thomas Francis ,
two mon who have boon confined in tbo
Dodge couuty Jail for two or three weeks ,
have Just bcon convicted of burglary Tboir
crlmo was breaking into Ed Pratt's Jewelry
store on thu evening of October 14 , during
tbo absence of the proprietor , and stealing
ubout (500 worth ot Jewelry , As much as
tbrco weeks attor tbo robbery some boys
found some of the stolen goods in a bolo
under u bcor vault They took the Jewelry
homo and then watched to see if any ono np-
poared to search for the valuables Soon i
after Francis and Hcaley were noticed ]
around the spot , apparently hunting for
something The goods and Francis were
identified , tbo latter having been chased by
Jeweler Pratt immediately after the robbery
Ho plead guilty and Healy stood trial , the
Jury in the case of the latter bringing in a
verdict of guilty last evening
.
A Dastnrdly DzciL
Dakota Citt , Neb , " Dee 7. [ Special 1
Telegram to Tun Uee.1 Ono ot the most
dastardly deeds ever committed has Just
como to light and the perpetrator discovore d
by the shrowdiiess of Detectho Ward of
Omaha November 3 Dennis Mitchell , a
farmer living ubout fifteen miles from this
place , found ono morning six of his host
horses shot dead in bis pasture aud no clue
to find the fiend who did tbo killing The
matter was kept very quiet and a man put to
work on the case , and ho has at last got evidence , -
donco enough to place a warrant in tbo
hands of the sheriff , who wont to the homo
othe accused this morning , but found the
bird had flown The accused is a neighbor
ot Mitch oil named Tom Crosby , and ho
killed the horses for spite , as bo and Mitch
ell did not agree vc-y well
Driving tlio Lust Hniko
Reatkice , Neb , Dee 7 , [ Special Tolo-
firam to The Hie ] The formal celebration
ot driving the last spike on the now Kansas
City & Beatrice railway will take place with
imposing ceremonies Tuesday afternoon next
at Virginia station , this county , The Bea >
trice city officials , board of trade and promt-
ncnt citizens will participate in the coreI
moulc * . The first regular ( excursion train
will leave this city for tvausas City on Mon
day , December 10. About tbrco hundred
Beatrice citizens will join the excursion
Hutching In n Hnil Hole ,
BnATiticn , Neb . Dee i , [ Special Tele
gram to Tin : Dnn J Slicrlff Flynn of Mndi-
son county arrived liero last evening for his
mtn , James Hiitchlns , who was captured
Wcdnosdoy Inst nnd who is wanted nt Nor
folk j for tlio attempted murder ot Captain
Goodrich in that locality last summer
Ilutchlns I Is a solf-confcssod moonshiner with
an old record The United Stntcs authori
ties tI t will probably glvo" Ilutchlns some at
tention I when the Madison county officials
arc done with him Sheriff Flynn took his
prisoner l to Norfolk this morning ,
HurirlniH nt Llntfiunimtti
Plattsmoutii , Neb , Dpo 7. [ Special Tel
ogrnm to Tun Bee | Early this ovenlng
while , F. B. Soolomlrc , manager of the West
ern Union telegraph company In this city ,
and wife were down street shopping , burg
glars entered their house through o broken
patio of glnss In the window and carried
away on overcoat , a suit ot clothes , a
.
revolver nnd Bomo voluablo Jowclory , The
thieves ( are yet at largo , although closely pur
sued by the pollco
Bontrloo Building ; Statistics
BuATitiCE , Neb , Dee 7. [ Special Telegram -
gram i to Tun Bee.1 The Beatrice Daily
Express issued a fourtcon-pago odltion this
evening ' , giving the building statistics of the
city < for the present year , which shows that
over ' $ SOU,000 have been expended in build
ings nlono In tbo city for the eleven months
ending December 1. Tbo edition of the
paper mentioned has oighty-two columns of
local advertisements
An Old Nebraska Citizen Ilc4.
Bbatiuce , Neb , Dec 7. [ Special Tolo-
grnm to The Bee 1 Hon H. K , Harrington ,
an old nnd well known resident ot this ulty
and southern Nebraska , dtod at Richmond ,
Va , last night Ills remains will bo tnkon
to Pontine , lit , tor burial Mr Harrington
was the fnthor of Mrs C. M. Rigg ot this
city Mr and Mrs Tllgg will depart for
Pontine tomorrow to attend the funeral ,
which will take place Monday
Post Oilloerti Klcctetl
Ueatbice , Neb , Dee 7. [ Special Tele
gram to Tun Bee | Hiwlins post Grand
Army of the HepublloNo 33 elected officers
for the ensuing year last evening as follows :
P. C. , Louis Achoubach ; S. V. C , Alex
Graham ; J. V. C , F. T Holt ; Q. M. J. H.
Craig ; officer of the day , J. D. Nelson ; officer
of the guard , J. Carpijuter ; chaplain , G. L.
McClcllen ; delegates to . the state encamp
ment , F. T. Holt F. T. Hall , E. T. Root ; al
ternates , Alex Graham , , F. SI Richards , J.
'
W. Ebersol
Editors Have a Personal Enooitntnr
Stkatton , Neb , Dec 7. [ Speoial Telegram -
gram to The Bee.J Our , little village was
thrown Into a state of incitement today over
an altercation bctwqcp the editor of the
News , W. E. Irons , and , the editor ot the
Herald , W. O. Ashwcll , The News con
tained an article regarding Ashwoll in its
last Issue , and when tut two editors mot to
day a oorsonal cncoilnttWollowoa
A Saloonkenper Sued
KcAiixr.v , Neb , Dojj 7. [ Special Tolo-
grom to The Bee ] Mrs Orpha Allen , wife
of Fred Alien , brought action today against
J. E. Pulvor and bis bondsmen for tbo sum
of $3,000 , claiming that Pulvor sold her hus
band liquor and damaged his buslnoss ca
pacity to tlio above amount
Dcmncratio Sorelientls
PnsnisB , Neb , Dec 7. [ Special to The
Bee ] Some of the douiocrats who are sere
over their defeat at the late county election
nro trying to work up n schema to make
trouble for Robert Asnloy , prcsont agent of
tbo Omaha and Winnebago Indiansclaiming
thnt Mr Ashley used his lnfluenco with tbo
Indian voters for the republicans ,
Dentil of a iNorl'olkKx-l'oatmn'jter.
Noiifoi.i : , Neb.j Dee 7. [ Special Telegram -
gram to The Bee ] D. T ; Graham , an ox-
countj judge and ex-postmaster at Madison ,
died hero last night Ho was taken with [
typhoid fever In Ootoher and did not rally
Ho came from Orange county , Now York ,
five years ago
A Failure nt Ainswortli
AiNswonTH , Neb , Doc 7. ( Special Telegram -
gram to Tub BEE.--GoodwIn & Hart , general
oral commission merchants , failed tsday
The liabilities are not known , but are quito i
heavy
ItETUUNKI ) TO THE OLD LOVI'7. '
A. Well Known Opera Singers
ClinrcoD Airnlnst Ills Wlfi
Cuictao , Dee 7. jSpocial Telegram to ,
TiieBee.1 It was quito an Italian story that [
Opera Slngor George Sweet told in Judge )
Horton's court this mornlag , a story pos
sessing all the usual southern elements of >
love end perfidy and revenge , but without
the usual climax of bloodshed Mr Svvoot Is |
the well known barliouo singer While ,
studying at Milan for the stage ho mot tbo
beautiful , tropical comploxlonod Eltvla
HcrJatta Besides possessing a thrilling
volco Mr- Sweat has a mustache like a toner !
mid-tho facial liulmonts of a vocal Maestro
Ellvla's youthful but warm heart capitu-
luted ut his first assault , The couple lived ,
in Milan several years after tholr marriage ,
In July ISM ) . Then ho brought bis brldo to
Chicago , arriving tiarn in 1881. April IB ,
1887 , the singer returned to bis house at No |
45 Cass street to find , his wlto gene She
lett word that she had $ > no bomo to Italy to
her mother Sweet Insists that she has ro-
turned to a former loWK UQd presented lot
tors to sustain bis charges Ho said ho had j
two boys , George and jsjfrcd , aged olght and
niuo years , and they ) ' wpro now at college in
Milan Ho did not ! want tholr custody Just
vet J. Harry , BaUa d aud Thomns W.
Prior , the latter tlio treasurer of tbo Chicago i
cage opera house , wprof Witnesses tor him I
and bo will get a decroq ,
" -
r-ms
Assistingtlio ; lnndren.il Indians
Sioux Falls , S. 'J ? „ Dee 7 , [ Sneclal
Telegram to The Beb , | The government
will soon commence ssulng boot and flour to
thoFlandreuu Indians on the rosorvutlont
north of here about twenty milo , nnd will
continuo to do so for six mouths The con
tract calls for fifteen tons of Hour and 30,000
pounds of beef This Is done on account ot
the shortness of the crop for the past two
years and Is the Ural time that tbo Flan
drouu Indians have oyer received rations for
the reason that they were the llrst to accept
the sovcralty plan offered by the govcrn-
ment
• +
A Lon C'ruisp ,
San Fhancisco , Dee 7. Tbo United States
steamer Thetis arrived hero today from the
Arctio ocean , having completed on olght
3mouths' crulsa Tbo Thotls was caught In '
on Ice-pack near Point Barrow , August 18 ,
and narrowly escajwd destruction Captain
Stockton also report ! that the Thotls has
traveled along the entire coast line of Alusko
and made a longer orulso thun over attempted
Iby any ouu vessel iu ono seasou
DOM I I PEDRO IN PORTUGAL
The Ex-Emporor of Brazil Arrivoa
Safely at Lisbon
WILL , ISSUE NO MANIFESTO ,
Ho Hns No Doilro to Stir Up Trouble
A Carrier PIrooh IJonri ltnok the
Exiled Monnrnh's Fnrowoll
Hough Kciubllciiii9 | ,
Welcomed bv liinir Cnrloi
Ltsnov , Doc 7.-Tbo stenmor Alnjon9 ,
with ox-Emporor Dom Pedro of Brazil nnd
party on board and flying the old Brazilian
flag , arrived in the Taeus this morning She
anchored oft Bclom , n suburb of Lisbon , but
was not compelled to undergo quarantine ,
Dom Pedro , the ov-omporor ; Count nud
Countess d'Axcu , son-in-law nnd daughter
respectively of the ox-emooror ; three sons
of the count and countess , and Prlnco August -
gust of Saxo-Coburtr , another son-in-law of
Dom Pedro , came nshoro Immediately
Hoforo the party loft the steamer she was
boarded by King Carlos , who cxtondod a
warm welcome to the ox-emperor. Dom
Pedro is in excellent health and spirits , and
appears not to have suffered by
the roccnt events In Brazil Baron
do Loreto , who wns the last minister
of Interior under Dom Pedro , was also with
the partv
It Is loarncd from Intcrvlows with the
members of Dom Pedro's party that ho nnd
his family was nt his summer resldouco nt
Potropolls , near Itlo Janeiro , when the revolution
elution occurred Upon learning ot what
had happened ha nt once returned to Rio Ja
neiro and hold a meeting of his ministers
and councillors of state Ho tried to form anew
now ministry with Senor Sarawa at Its
bead , but to tills Gonujal Da Fousecn ob
jected , saying a republic had been declared
and was supported by the military ; that the
presence ot the Imperial family in Brazil
wns incompatible with the existing state of
affairs , and that they must soon leave the
country The emperor , after consulting
with his friends , decided to agrco to the do-
niauds of the republicans No communica-
ions were allowed to pass between Do m
Pedro and forolgu representatives
At2 o'clock the following morning Manner
Tompoeslci , with a detachment of soldiers ,
went to the palace end placed the members of
the imperial family under arrest while still
in bed Ho bore written orders from Da
Fonscca that the emperor and his family
should embark forthwith The government
would not allow them to wait until daylight ,
as it was foarcd that any demonstration In
the strcots in favor of Dom Pedro might ro-
Rult in bloodshed This moaturo was con
sidered doubly necessary by the republican
leaders , as the students In the city were welt
supplied with arms and were greatly oxcltod
Count d'Axou and his wife , Princess
Isabel , the emperors daughter , nnd tholr
children were compelled to leave
the palace at 3 o'clock Sunday morn
ing nnd walkodM to the quay Dom
Pedro and the empress followed ina cart
riage under the escort of a body f > t troops
The imporinl party omlmrkcd on b steam
launch and were taken to a man-of-war
wnlckCTOcocdcdlmmcdlatelyto IlhaGrando ,
almost sixty-eight miles from Rio Janeiro ,
where the party were kept as prisoners until
afternoon , when they were transferred to
the Alngoas The latter vessel at once sailed
for Lisbon , An ironclad accompanied the
Alugoas to prevent the landing of the royal
prisoner at Bahia or other Brazilian ports
Hlo J.inMro tlio Provisional Capital
Lisbon , Dec 7. The ropuDllcan government -
mont of Brazil Issued a decree November 15.
It proclaimed a provisional federal ropubbo
The united provinces of Brazil will form a
confederation and will elect Its delibernto
bodies and governments Until the election
of the now leglslatura the provisional govern
ment will govern the country The federal
government has been proclaimed and no
otbnr form ot government will bo recognized
until the nation expresses Itself oy the pop
ular suffrage in this respect The army and
navy will bo subject exclusively to the order
of the provisional government The civil
and military officials will bo subordinate to
tbo central government Rio Janeiro is con
stituted tbo provisional capital of the ' con
federation The decree is signed by General
Da Fonsoca , president , and his miuisten
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
Dom I'odru Interviewed
Lojjdon , Dee , 7. A special dispatch from
Lisbon says that in an interview on board
the Alugoas the cx-omporor stated that ho
did not intend to issue a manifesto Ho
saldi
"I hnvo no desire to busy myself longer
with Brazilian affairs I had no Intercourse
with the republican government I received
a telegram nt my summer palace at Petropo-
lis , announcing that the revolution had trl-
umphed Upon its receipt I wont to Rio i
Janeiro and placed myself at the disposal of
the revolutionary government The palace i
nt Rio Janeiro was Instantly encircled by
troops aud Ingress and ogress was stopped
The siege lasted thirty-two hours , during
wlilcti time iny family suffered much from >
want of food Wo were then taken secretly , i
ufter midnight , between a double fllo of sol '
diers , from the palace to tbo arsenal und '
placed on board a war ship As soon as wo
were on board she took her departure -
parturo for Una Grande Upon our arrival I
there , though the sea was rough , wo were 1
transferred in small boats to the Alagoas
The omprens was agitated and wept cbntlnu-
ally Her bands and wrists were hurt as she
was being hauled on board the Alagoas I i
myself , was docply affeotod , and spent the
time watching the coast as it gradually dls-
appeared from vlow When the shora line i
dropped below the horizon I let fly a carrlor
pliteon bearing my farewell message to i
Brazil "
Tbo ox-emperor eagerly questioned his i
interviewer about the news from Brazil 1
which had been published in Europe Dom
Pedro scorned to bo enjoying splendid hoaltb
The empress appeared frightened aud
dazed
When King Carlos boarded tbo Alagoas he
mot Dour Pedro at the ton of the stairs , The
dethroned emperor and tbo king kissed ]
heartily , A few words passed between thou
and Brazil was not alluded to
The ex-empress said : "I never will for
glvo these republicans tor tholr rough trcat-
ment of inp " '
The ex-omperor and his party embarked 1
on the royal yacht and wore landed at the
naval arsenal Upon disembarking they
were approached by a number of old servants
who were weeping , The family thou drove
to the he el Hrugauza All along tbo route
they received respectful greotiugs from the
people It is stated that Dom Pedro will ro-
luulu at Lisbon for a month and will tbeu go
to Cannes
x
A Later and Different Story ,
Lisuon , Dec 7. Many inquiries have been
made ot Dom Pedro touchlug Ills future und
lilt attitude toward the gorommcut of
Brazil J In answer to all these ho confines
I hlmsolf , to tbo declaration that it summoned
to 1 Brazil , ho will go Ho alludes to some of
the 1 prlmo movers In } ho revo
lution 1 with respect , to others with
disdnlu ! None of thcso men were
In direct communication with him , but nil
thnt 1 pnssed between them wns through Inter
ii mediums i The conspiracy was n complcto
surprlso iI i to ovcryono It was after embark
lug I Hint the emperor hoard of the decree con
tinuing I his civil list Ho declares Hint ho
will not nccept either the list or the donation
of ' money offered him by tbo provisional gov
ernment ,
Thu Journal of the Brazilian Republic -
I public of Novoinber 10 , publishes n
letter I from Count il'Eu , the emperors
son-in-law i , to the minister ot war , reslgnlug
the I command of the nrtlllory and loqnestlng
leave ! to go abroad The count xvrttcs that
ho ! had loyally served Brazil and uut for the
circumstances i which obliged htm to quit the
country i ho would bo ready to serve It under
nny i form of government
In the evening , before going to the Hotel
Braganz.i , where the Imperial family Is
quartered i , Dom Pedro drove to the burial
place of the house of Brugnr.zu and kneeling
on i the tomb of his father remained some time
in prayer Dom Pedro lias already received
numerous tolegrnms from European sovereigns
eigns and notables Till late hi the ovenlng
the halls ot the Bragntira hotel were crowded
with ministers and deputies wailing to bo
received by Dom Pedro Dom Pedro and
wife were uttlrcd in the simplest manner
AMI31UOANS IIOMUWAItl ) IIOUNI ) .
aiuny Prominent People Take Steam
ers Ko > * This Country
ICflpl/rfuhl Wt > V Jamts Oonloil JJcniistM
Pahis , Dee 7. [ Now Votk Herald
Cable Spcciul to Tun Biic : | People con
tinuo to tnko flight to the sunny south or nro
homeward bound Among these who hnvo
loft for the Rtvicru nro Mr nud Mrs White
law Koid , who expect to return for u Now
Years dny reception at tbo legation
Amelia Hives-Chandler , Mr Chandler and
Alexander Harrison uro in Algorics Mrs
James Brown-Potter has returned from the
Pyrcnncs much Improved in health and is
staying at the Hotel Vote ] , In Versailles
Minister Robert Lincoln returned to Lon
don yestordny
His sob Abraham Is convalescent
Among others who have bcon doing
the gay rounds of Paris nnd who
departed on tbo steamer Umbrla today were
a party of Hostomnns , including Francis
Pcabody , Jr , Montgomery Soars , Gordon
Prince , J. S. Dudley Ryder , Mr Chicker-
Ing , Mr and Mis Walter Potter nnd Hester
Potter
The now Red Star liner , Friesland starts
on her first voyage today across the
Atlantic , having among her passengers
George P. Niplss and family , D. II Hunter
of the Paris McUaull mission , Miss IdaClark ,
the artist , Miss Whitman and Miss Palmer
of Cincinnati
The Bourgogno sailed with Mr Knoedlcr
Mr end Mrs Fritz Hofinglinus , Mr and
Mrs lv M. Colgate , Miss Nellie Everest of
'
Phlladolp hla and Mrs John W. Oakley of
Chicago
a yjiP blot tonio in French society is tbo
mnrriogo oVthenStu of The "DTne ? "lfonoro
Doluyncsg to Mme Slinone do Crussal
Dues , daughter of Duchess Duzcs The
bride-elect is extremely pretty , with blonde
hair , brown eyes und spiriluello features
Slio was brought up by her mother , who is
the first huntress In Franco
The American I-cllpsu Expedition
ICnwrlilht lSb'J bi ] James am dnnJemieU.1
Lon'Dov , Dee 7. [ Now York Herald
Cable Special to The Dee ] The United
States corvette PoiiBacoln , Captain Arthur
Rjals , with the solar ccllpso expedition ou
board , orrlvod at St Paul do Lauda toduy
Tbo voyage down was very smooth , The
astronomers were at work on the In
struments all the way down nnd
are all ready for the eclipse It is
now thought advisable to attempt to take
the party and all their instruments inland ,
but they will locate nt Capo Lode immedi
ately and send ono or two branch parties in
land with such instruments as are not
bulky or heavy and can bo set
up end adjusted European ecliuso ob
servers are beginning to arrive here The
college of the royal astronomical society of
London has already arrived with a small
outfit of apparatus None of tbo Frouch or
German astronomers are yet here Capo
Lode turned out to bo in every way the most
favorable point for locating the American
expedition Not only are the moteorologiral
conditions likely to bo better , but
tbo party can llvo for the most
part on tbo Pcnsacola , as she will
bo at u safe anchorage near the shore The
health of the party is thus insured The
eclipse is several seconds lor.ccr there than
ut Muxima and the chances for clear after
noon skies appear to bo rather better
V1SGHACE AND HEATH
Tlio Dishonest Secretary of Mllwiiu-
kce's ' School Hoard Kiiicldns
Milwaukee , Wis , Dec 7. Augutt Schnt-
tcrbcrg , secretary of tbo school board , shot
and Instantly killed himself nt his residence
'
this morning because of the dlscoverv of
crookedness in his accounts , tacliat-
tcrborg raised a bill of a Boston -
ton publishing house from fS.IU to
$ S0S.34 , nnd drew thn money When
the discovery was made last evening ho ro-
funded tbo money , hut an investigation of
his books wns ordered and ho lulled hlmsolf
rather than face the other crooked develop
monts Schnttcrbcrg was a reckless poker
player , nnd It Is believed ho has lost thous-
ands of dollars of the school money in that
way Ho leaves a wife and several children ,
Wlllielin'g Itoipnusa to n Toast
DAUMbTAUT , Dee 7. [ Special Cablegram '
to The li-i : . ] Iu the banquet given In thq
ducal palace tonnrhtthoempororof Germany ;
responded to a toast in his honor given by
the grand duke Ho thanked the grand i
duke for his very gratifying reception aud I
referred In very complimentary terms to the
cooperation of the Ilcssmne in the great
Btrugglo for German unity Ho hoped if It
should bo necessary to fight aguln in tbo na-
tlonal cause that the Hessian steel would [
prove as hard as it showed Itself in the war
of 1850. Ho concluded by calling for cheers l
for tbo Hessian people und ruler and for the
house ot llesso
Tito Presidential Party
Indianapolis , Ind , Dee 7. The prosiden-
tlul visitors to tbo opening of tbo Chicago
auditorium arrived hero at noon today , Tlio i
trip was uneventful The president spoke
briefly to a crowd at Richmond Tomorrow
the president and his party will attend ,
church In the morning aud will leave at mid
night for Chicago ,
Nebraska and Ifuiiinn Jlntes ,
Chicago , Dec 7. The vexed Question ot .
Nebraska aud Kansas froigbt rates is still
unsettled and a committco considering it to-
duy laid the matter over to next Wodnoe-
ROYAL REGARD FOR STANLEY
Ho IIccoIvob a Coitfrrntulatory Mca * <
Bttgo From Wilholm
REPLY OF THE GREAT EXPLORER , ;
Tlio ' German Captivated liy the Stjlo
ot the Travelers Answer Umlu '
Pashn Also Hciiicinhcrcd
by tlm Emperor
German Ne\v . „
lC i < pi/iliinM8U / btf A'eio Votk Amehtt IVs I .1 ' ;
Beiilik , Dec " . Tlio latest news from t
Etnln Pasha Is that there nro strong hopes .
for his recovery His brain Is now known 'I
io bo uninjured nnd the fever Is reduced *
In response to an inquiry from the emperor
Mnjor Ullssmanii jeslerdny cabled : *
"Emln Pasha is much hotter , but ho must
for the present remain ut Bngamoyo
Ho chnrgos mo to tell your majesty
that < the eniporor's congratulations are the
best reward for all his work , unit he bogs
leave to express his liumblo thanks "
The empcior cabled to Emln : Now that
you have nt lust loturncd fiom your post
where you hnvo rcinninod over cloven yenrs <
with true German loyalty nnd devotion to
duty , , 1 nmliul ( to greet you I hnvo felt
especial satisfaction from the fact that it was
through territory uiulor our protection that
the German forces were uble to smooth tbo
wny to the coast for your totuin "
At the sumo tlmo the emperor cabled to '
Stanley ns follows : "By your perseverance
nnd tnllexlblo courngo you have now , nftor
repeatedly dossing the dm k continent , over
come a now ulid long suecossion of exceeding
perils nnd utmost unendliinblo hnidshlpn
That nftor surmounting these your return
Journey should load you through lauds covered
ored by my flag affords mo great satisfaction ,
and I wclcomo you heartily to civilization nud
security "
Stnnloy wlrod the following answer : Imperator -
porator et rex My expedition has now
reached its end I have hnd the honor to bo
hospltnbly onturtnincd by Major Wissman
and others ot your innjcstj's ' officers under
him Since arriving from Mpwupwa our
travels have como to a successful conclu
sion Wo hnvo been token ucross
from Bngamoyo to Zanzibar by your
mnjosty's ships Spciber and Schwnlbo ,
and all honors coupled with great uffublllly
have been accorded us I gratefully remem
ber the liosnitulity nnd urlncclv affability
extended Io mo ut Potsdam nnd am pro
foundly Impressed with vour mujosty's con
descension , kindness nnd gracious welcome
With a full and slncero heart , I cxcliiimi
'Lonir llvo the noble Empcior William 1' "
The emperor is immcusely pleased with
Stanley's reply , which shows tbo explorer
has caught the tinging style ngrccalilo to the
imperial cars
The minors Btrliio , involving ns it docs
now the whole fieJl of mining operations In
Wcstpbalcn , coupled with the attitude of the
reichstag toward the socialist bill , tin catena
to embarrass the government very serlfausly t ft .
A * motion * to repeal the law exacting " isy
from workingmen , certificates from t
tholr last cmplo\cs piovoltcd in the
house a signlllcjiit defeat Dr Wlndlhqrst . , .
warned the ministers that the feeling of tbo
country was with the miners , end if lie law
did not interfere to protect them from tbo
tyrauny ot the coinpuuics the mm would to
certainly driven to the last extremity of starvation
'
vation nnd despair Deputy Hummacher a
national liberal , defended the employers
The employers now refuse to even negotiate
with tbo dulogatcs sent to them on behalf of
the men Her Houttichcr , the minister , tent
dispatches to the emperor nnd to Bisinmclc
recommending that an imperial commission c
to nrbitrnto the diffoiences bo immediately V
created Troops are held in readiness to -
guard against and suppress any resort to vie
lence
The men In the treasury coal mines hi tbo
Saar district , have forwarded a potltlon to
the empcior appealing for help They say '
even the unmarried mon cannot llvo on the
present wages *
Twelve Belgian officers nttachod to tbo
war dopurtmont recently arrived iu Viounn
Their visit was kept a secret and the manu
facturers of the Wann Lienor repeaters were
allowed to make a contract with | thcm to
supply 100,000 , smojl bore guns , the arms to
bo deiivored in installments and the whole
contract to bo finished In March , 1691 , which '
is a good step into the future when wo remember - *
member the energy which Russia Is now
showing in providing her army with a now
end improved gun
Herr Boottichcr hns been in consultation |
with Priuco Bismntck in regard to the |
{ _
roichstag's opposition to the expulsion , ' _ H
clause of tbo socialist bill The chancellor |
insisted In his usual vehement way upon the > - |
nccossity of the cluuso ns nn integral part M
of the bill , Thu rumor that tno oil ) ' M
will bo dropped Is without foundation B
Ou the contrary the governor is bringing nil ' M
possible influouco to bear In order to force M
the reluctant national liberals into line Id |
support of the objoctlonnblo expulsion clouso . J
on the second reading As the national r M
liberals have renewed their understanding M
with the ether groups that support the bill ; |
they uro regarded as pledged to act with * _ l
them on the ilnuldecision of this point , l
bj
From Hamourg wo loam that all udvluos ' H
from Rio Janeiro concur iu the report that fl
perfect ( juiot reigns aud that thcro is a full ' < M
resumption of trudo and all industrial coin M
mercial activity M
Premier Preto , now at sea , is expected to M
land at Humburg , whence ho will go iu- „ M
mediatoly to Cannes for a conference with M
Dom Pedro The meeting of the ndhercuts - J
of the monarchy to dccido tbo line of action * H
to bo followed will not bo hold ' M
until Dom Pedro reaches Cannes In M
the meunttmo Dom Pedro is advised ' M
to mulntain absolute sileuco In order M
thnt no utterance of his may prejudice the t M
monarchist cause M
Consul Yoliscn Balls for Zanzibar on MonJH
day to make some peaceful arrangement ot * |
the dlsputo between the sultan mid the Ucr- r M
man East Africa company Ho Is ucuompon * M
iod by Ruuinraan , the explorer Herrfc'cLultH
ot Hamburg goes out ut the same tlmo to , M
conduct the trading operations of the ' , M
country , M
It is stated that in a recent fumlllar con " * |
vuisution with Deputy Mltiuol Emperor |
William said : Political pantos uro shcoc ' : |
frippery I know only two the ono that is - , M
for mo und the ono that is against mo " B
Tbo relations between thu foreign office fl
here und in Vicuna move in the direction ot 1
the uggruvation of all the bad features |
Count Kalnoky , according to official advices , , |
finds his colleagues reluotuut to follow Bis- * " " M
marck's line of conciliation with Russia , and i H
therefore desires to resign , loavlug ilaron H
Kullay iu oillco us ills successor Couut _ |
Kalnoky is reported to huvo said that Aus- - • M
tria has postponed the recognition of I'rlnue M
Fordlnund out of respect for tbo wishes of M
Hlsmari-k , but tbo ultimate rucogultlan of ' H
Ferdinand was a well settled point Iu her M
policy , it is plain that Bismarck's function . M
us a pcacemubor is becoming a polutof Krcat ' / _ |
friction between the ffiluUtors < M
(