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NINETEENTH YEAR OMAHA TUESDAY , MORNING DECEMBER 24 , 18S9. NUMBER 180. 1 ] >
I MOBBED BY HIRED TOUGHS "
H Blaviu Klokod and CufTod by Smiths
HH Friends
H THE AUSTRALIAN HAD A SNAP
HH lint ilio Plucky Pugilist From the
HH Antipodes Couldn't KlRht the
HH Whole Crowd Binning
HH hams Bully Disgraced
HH Kinonouts of the Minly Art
HHJ { Copyrtuht I8S3 b\i \ Mints tlorJan llennn' ]
HH London , Dec 23. [ Now York Herald
HHl Cable Spoclul to Tin : Bee | There has
HH novcr boon a tnoro disgraceful exhibition
HH than the prize light which took place today
HJHj ' near Bruges , between Frank P. Slavln , ttio
HH { chnmplon of Australia , and Jem Smith , who
HH claims to bo qhnmplon ol England
HH This match for the champlonshlpnnd 1,000
HH , was bristling oven from the outset with bus
HH > plclons which soon proved to have boon only
HHJ too well founded It was a matter 6f coin
HH ] nion talk that Smiths party had sworn to
HJHJ win by any and ovury means , nevertheless
HJHJ the plucky Australian was not a bit daunted
HH } and calmly faced the possibilities with
H Smith and the mob
HHJ It bud been ordered that Smith should
HE leave Cannon street for Dover on Saturday
Hjfl night , Slnvlu following Sunday mornng '
HI The Birmingham champion , however , with
tils patty missed the train , and noisily join
K log the Slavln contingent both sides suited
j together , greatly to the nnuoyanco of the
j management , who bad hoped to bo able to
HHJ divert the attention of the authorities
Smith crossed from Dover to Calais and
HHJ working round to Ltllu mudo that ancient
town his heauquartors , but subsequently
coming on to Bruges bo put up at tlio Hotel
j do Londros , which is nbout thrco hundred
j yards from Slavln's hotel Hero tliuro wits
j ample proof that the ugly rumors current in
] London were correct
j A hired gang of roughs from Birmingham
j paraded the town nt night making the
J streets hideous with their horse play bins
H photny , and a lot of well known owners of
HHl race horses residing nt Now Market were
HHJ scon among these ruffians who were sub
HHJ scqucntly traced to the hotel where Smith
J staying
J Final arrangements for the fight were
HHJ completed nt 11 o'clock Sunday night , when
J It wns ngrood that each sldo should leave by
HHJ different routes for the bnttla ground on the
J following morning The place selected was
H in the privuto grounds of a gentleman who
HJHF lived about hulf an hours drlvo from the
town of Bruges A. better place for a light
HHJ bad never been chosen The ring was
HHJJ pitched mi a beautiful ploco of ground gen
HHJ ] crally used ns a lawn tenuis court
"
HHJ Smith and bis friend were the first to np-
HHj pcaron the scene ! At 8:20 : the men ontcrod
HjH the ring
Slavln was seconded by Joseph Casn ett
and Bob Kirby , Taylor acting U3 the Au-
HHJ Btraliaii's bottle holder
Smith nnd Buldoek and Haroor to look
HH after him in addition to his triilnor
Joe Vosoy was appointed referee , with W ,
HH Riley as umplro for Slavln and Fleming for
HH Smith , while Calder held the watch
HH At 8:25 : the fight commonccd Smith Is
HBJJ four inches shorter than his opponent , and
HH ho looked dumpier t'nui over and decidedly
HT out of condition Slavln at the last
HL moment clipped off his inous-
M tacbo and appoarcd In splendid
HHl trim and uppaarcd brimfull of confidence ,
After the usual handshaking bad boeu in-
ft aulgcd in the pair spurred tor nn opening ,
HHJJ nearly fifty seconds elapsing before a blow
HHIj was struck , liotli had a vary sorlous look
BH Slavln was evidently suffering from extreme
BBH nnxlety The Australian , however , soou got
BBj to work with telling effect
BBH The hired gang of ruftlnns began their
BBH diabolical work at the very start of the fight ,
HHl flourishing knuckle dusters and sticks
HHl around Slavln's head constantly The Aus-
HHJ trallan fought Smith into his cor-
HHj nor Slavln was rcpeatodly knocked
HHJ about the bead und badly
HHJJ kicked and mauled , yet ho followed Ins man
BBB everywhere and fougnt hko a tiger On oue
HjHj occasion Smith got bold of Slavin round the
HjH body and hold him down near the ropes
BBl while the hired miscreants with their Bticks
BBH and knuckle dusters boat him furiously
BBl about tbo bond and body It looked Hko
HH murder It was in the third round that
BHt Slavin knocked Smith clear off his legs with
BHf u turrlilo right unndor , and from this point
HH to the end of tbo thirteenth round the
HH Australian had matters pretty well all his
HH own way so far as his ooponont
HH was concerned Smith was by this
HH tiuio badly used up and a
HjHj cry of pollco being raised a general stam-
HHJ pedo took place among the Smith coterie
HHJ Not so with the Australians , who stood their
HHJ ground and waited four lmnutcH before the
HHJ Smith party , ilndlug tholr ruse unsuccoss-
HH ) ful , returned , and another round was fought
HHJ Tbo end soon catno as Slavln , when fighting
HHJ in Smiths corner , received a tremendous
HHJ blow behind the loft ear from a knuckle
HHJ duster , both men falling to the ground , as
HHJ Slavln had a tight grip on Smith , The ref
HHJ crce , almost potrlllod , saldi
HHJ "I shall refuse to act any longer as roforce
HHJ It Is imposslblo for Slavin to getfair pluy
HHJ I Ucolnro the light n draw ' * Then walking
HHJ over to Sluvin's corner ho said : I will not
HHJ stay bore to see you killed "
Hj A general uproar followed and Slavic , see
HHJ tug all was over , hurried front the ring and
BHT dressed Ho then walked briskly to tbo sta-
HH tloa und caught the 0:47 : a. m. train from
BHJ Bruges and took tbo boat from Ostond to
BHJ Dover , lto left the company of a few gen
HH tlomon and Journalists at the latter place
HH and took the earliest available train for Mar
BHJ gate , while Smith aud his party ra issod their
HH train at Uruges ,
HH I cannot too emphatically state that Slavin
HH would have won the fight with cousuuimuto
HH case had bo boon glvon fair play , aud the
HH rowdy scouos which were ouacted disgraced
HH all concerned That a gang of ruffians can at
HH sny tlmo be hlrod at Birmingham to break up
RH a fight 1 * well known , but thut these rufllaus
HH should bo openly encouraged by well kuowu
HJ patrons In the sporting world is past all cam
HH prehension , Blackguardism Hilled the old
HH prize ring and its attempted revival has been
HH in truth extinguished by today's ' disgraceful
HJi
HH' Slavln arrived at Margate at 7:30 : this
HH evening and was mot with a Mattering roccu-
HHl tion , During his trululng lu the town bo bad
HH become a general favorite with these who
HH took an interest la the ovcat Sympathy
HH , was almost wholly oa bis sldo Ho wus mot
HH by u four-in-hand and the town band und
HJ proceeded to the Klepliaat hotel , the baud
HBJ i > laying''Seo the Conquorlug Hero Comes "
BHJ Ilu was loudly cheered At the elephant
BHJi betel there was a largo gathering of people
HH | and his reception was most oiithuiiastio Ho
BHJI brlell.v addressed the iioople , thanking them
BHJI for the reception ho bad rocolved , Ills in
BHJ I tentlon , ho said , when ho loft England was
bWL
to win the championship or lese It fairly , and
ho was sorry that the fight had ended in n
fiasco In sldo the hotel the scene was ex
citing , Slavin rocolvod the congratula
tions of his friends on the slight pun
ishment ho had rocolvod Ho then left
for the Nnylnnd Rock hotel , his quarters
On the road ho was again loudly cheered
Upon arriving at his hotel Slavln retired
accompanied by bis second , Josh Casnclt ,
nftor which the Herald correspondent saw
lilm In answer to n question as to how ho
had fared Slavin replied :
Very badly as far as the roughs were
concerned I novcr witnessed Anything
moro disgraceful In all my experience My
treatment at tholr hnnds has been most
cruel All I am anxious fur now Is to meet
Sulllvnn for the chnmplonship of the world
and for 500 or 1,000. I am willing and
ready to meet and fight anybody for the
championship before I go back to Australia "
KxtlnijiilHlii 8 Bully Sm til
London , Dec 23. The ruffianly conduct of
Smiths friends at the ring sulohas disgusted
ovcry lover of fair play in the kingdom , and
t o unjust and cowardly decision of the ref
creo declaring the tight a draw Instead of
giving the stakes to Stavin , who had his man
whipped from the start , bus udded to the ex
asperation of the sporting men Ono good
result has como from the fight , however ,
which affords a good deal of consola
tion Tbo status of Smith ns a
lighter Is as definitely settled ns
though ho had won the bnttlo
easily or fairly , or had boon fairly knocked
out , as ho certainly would have been bud the
fight been permitted to go on All accounts
of the mill ngrco that Smith wns not in it ,
and this fact , together with the action of the
thugs who wont to the ring sldo in hts be
half , will render it imposslblo for him to
ever again obtain rcputnblo backing , while
ovcry pugilist of reputation will bo abund
antly justified in treating his attempts to ar
range n fight with contempt
When the nuivs was received nt tbo Pel
ican club not a man had a good word to sny
for Smith , while cveryono praised Slnvin
It wni proposed to raise a testimonial of ! 50u
for Slavln and .31)0 ) of the sum was Immedi
ately subscribed by these present
Kllrnin AtrmiKCH n Fight
New Oiu.E\rs , Dec 23. Articles of ngreo-
ment were signed today by Jake Kllrain and
Fallx Vauquelin for a six round glove con
test Marquis of Queensberry rules , to take
plnco In this city January 10 , 1S90 , for a
purse of f,000 , of which tbo winner gets
J1.G00.
Clinllcnst's btilllvnn
London , Dec 23. Slnvin challenges John
L. Sullivan to fight for $ .2,500 or S5.00J a sldo
and tbo championship , tbo ilcbt to tnka
place in six months , in America or Australia
A MAUMKJCK.Nr SlEUTACrjB
Account or the Total Eclii o of ttio
Sun n S > oii From Alrlot
( .CopynoM ISilbiiJnmts OmtlmJeiiuctf.1
St Pujmje LondAfrica , Dee 23.
[ Now York Herald Cable Spoclul to The
Ur.E.1 The woatbor was eloar during the
first part of the ccllp30 , but the sky was ob-
Bcurod about the tlmo of totality , A direct
vlow photohollograph of forty-foot focus
proved an entire success and the equatorial
mounting for it worked very satisfactorily
This Instrument was managed by Prof
Ulgelow aud the now circumpolar plates ,
twonty-two inches in diameter , 'vero handled
with difficulty Each plate has ten
Images of tbo partially cellpaod sun on It ,
and the measurement of each iniago will
glvo accurate corrections as to the position
of the moon relative to the sun Wo ob
tained seventy of these pictures before the
middle of the ocllpso and fortv after totality
There was no hitch in the working of the ap
paratus , which wns automatic , and with an
extra photographic assistant it would havn
been easily possible to tnko 1,200 or 1,500
pictures of the eclipse In all Its partial
phases bad there been any object lu
so doing Prof Pickering's cloud recorder
for giving a complete picture of tbo eclipse
was mounted on a secure foundation and
operated In connection wltji the otbor ap
paratus The beginning of the total eclipse
or second contact was lost In tbo clouds and
could not bo observed , nnd that of the total
ccllpjo , or third contact , was obscured by
clouds and was not observed The end of
the eclipse , or fourth and last contact , hap
pened in tbo clouds Neither photozrnphlo
records nor optical observations of
it were possible , The pnoumatio
movements ol all thoQ photographic
apparatus were thoroughly acurato Not
only were tbo durations of the exposures
regulated with entire precision , but tbo
exact tiino of the boglnning and ending
Every cxposuro was automatically roearded
by the same apparatus It is demonstrated
that the principle is correct , and with pnou
matio valves it is shown to bo possible to
opcrato flvo telescope cameras ns easily as
two or thrco have been managed in eclipse
work heretofore
The United States ship Pcnsacola has returned -
turned to Capo Lcdo from her trip out at so <
to observe the eclipse Tbo ocean party was
only partially successful nnd bring nack but
few pictures of the eclipse , sumo of which
will bo serviceable
The colors n few moments before totality ,
both oa the land and In the sky , were mug
nlflcont The moons sbndovv , when approaching
preaching our station at Capo Lode ,
swept over the ocean towards us
with a voloolty actually torrlfylnc , The
water which lu the sunlight had been of a
lovely , indoscrlbaolo peacock blue or green
assumed a dark livid green , almost black ;
and tbo comb of breakers , snow-whlto in
ordinary daylight , under the gloom of the
eclipse broke Into a foam of livid purple
The health of all members of tbo Ipurty
has been good throughout , and the popular
Idea of the dangerous character of the ell
mnto of West Africa has been proved on-
tlroly wrong by the experiences of our party
There was no marked change in the
daylight until thu sun was nearly covered
Then a strange , portontlouB , gbustly obscur
ity spread over tbo earth and the sky turned
a Hvld gray
The atmospheric conditions varied very
much during the total eclipse , alternating
with cloud and suushluo , but the results are ,
not dlsappolutlng During the eclipse the
air temperature fell slightly below Its nor
mal , the lowest temperature occurring sev
eral minulos after totality
THE Ii.VTKST IlKKF OOMIUNC
Cuttlo to Do Shipped Hast on the llool'
limtoucl oT ircHoil
Al.Disr , N. V. , Dee 23. The latest thing
in combines Is the establishment of supply
stations lu the east aud the shipment of cut
tlo on tbo hoof to bo Ulllol at these stations
iiibtead iif being shipped dressed The origi
nator of thu scheme Is William II Monroe , u
largo cuttlo doalcr iu New York Btuto The
headquarters will bo at Karners , near Al
bany , and the cattle will bo purchased at tbo
Union stock yards In Chicago , and shipped
cast by special trains ,
I'm ill Collision of Frolshta
JsnrmiiNH , Mich , Doc 23. By a tall end
collision on tbo Dulutb , South Shore & At
lantic railroad yesterday morning , llraue-
tuan Hyun of a freight train was instuntly
killed aud V Connors , bis companion , and
l uglueer Chattam were fatally injured A
failure to llag the rear train caused it to
plunge Into tbo first
THU MY8TEHY lltilU'BN ; } .
Sirs Man t well Mnkcs No Disclosures
ns to tier Bushmill's Murder
Cmc.uio , Doc 33. fSpeclil Telegram to
The llEc.i The mystery surrounding the
murder of Max Mantwell deepens with
every hour Although Mrs Mantwell and
her paramour , Bruno Eborllng , were hold on
the recommendation of the coroners Jury ,
the public have thus far been unnblo to ob-
tnui nny additional information Indicating
their Implication In the crime Mrs Mant
well , nt the end of her second dav in prison ,
shows no slgUB of confessing anything which
will throw light on the murder of her bus
band , though the police profcr to bollovo that
she is able to glvo them the information
they need to artesttho murderer Acting
on that theory tno detectives on thu case
hnvo foolishly done nothing in following up
other clews Cnptnln Schucttlor nnd Llou-
tonnnt Smith tried to extract some Informa
tion from her but without success.though she
answered without bcsltntlon all questions
put to her Her strnngo and uncertain
actions at her husbnnd's funeral hnvo done
moro than anything else to divide public
opinion ns to her guilt , She wns conducted by
two oftlccrs to take a last look at her mur
dered husband The tcrriblo gashes in the
dead mans throat were covered by a collar
and the cuts and stabs In the hands nnd
about the head bud boon so carefully
sowed that they were scarcely visible Mrs
Mantwell took the dead mans hand in her
own nnd raising the lifeless mourner to her
lips kissed it ncaln nnd again Then she
carelessly drew her hand over the face of
her husband and finally when about to bo
led away pressed her lips to these of tbo
corpse , but'not a tear was visible in her eyes
She kept up an Incessant moaning , but only
fragments of her mumblings could bo under
stood These , translated from her native
tongue , were : "O , husband , " "O.how Bhninc-
ful " Todav the three Uttlo children nf Mrs
Mantwell were turned over to the Humatio
society
MILLIONS IN A Ml It HO It
A Broken Lonklng-Glnqs Hovcala n
Document Worth a Fortune
New Youk , Doc 23. [ Special Telegram to
Tim Ben ] Charles Itoll of Newark acci
dentally broke an old minor four weeks ago
It bad boon given to him years ago by his
grandfather Tbo glass was shivered to
atoms and an old , age-yellowed picco of
parchmeut was disclosed to vlow for the
first time in a century and moro , as was
proved by the nature of the document For
sovonty-flvo years Roll and his relatives
have been endeavoring to gain addltionnl
evldenco with which they could lay claim tea
a wldo stretch of land In the Mohawk vat
loy alung tbo banks ol the Mohawu river
Roll know perfectly well that his Holland
Dutch ancestor , Jacob Roll , had owned a
largo tract of land there which had been
nbandoncd during the French and Indian
wnrs , but ho never found nny papers by
which ho could find the position of the land
The document wtuoh dropped from the mir
ror back four weeks ago was an Important
missing proof that the heirs of Jacob Roll , of
whom there nro 150 , have long been seeking
Having found it they will press tlioir claim
to the property near Schenectady , N. Y. ,
valued at $0,000,000. The piece of folded
parchment was a deed from the Indians to
Roll , giving Roll a eloar title to the tract of
land four miles in length slong the Mohawk
rlvor , beginning in the city of Schoueclndy
und runing bacit from thu river nluo miles
The whola town of Amsterdam is bollovcd
to bo Included In tbo Indinn deed , as are
also valuable properties of tbo Now York
Central railroad
liX-EUlTOK WEST GUILTY
'
Flvo Years In the I'onltenllnry nnit
n ThousniHl Dollars Fine
Chicago , Dec 23. Guilty , with a penalty
of five years In the states prison and pay
ment of f 1,000 fine , " was tbo verdict re
turned tonight In Judge Urlnnell's court
against Jnmos J. West , ox-edltor of the Chicago
cage Times There was llttlo delay in
reaching the verdict , only two ballots being
taken Tbp crlmo of which West was con
victed was the fraudulent over issue of the
stock of the Times company to the extent of
1,250 shares , or equivalent to ever 123,000 in
money
When the verdict was announced the de
fendant bctraved no great emotion His
attorney , on the contrary , seemed painfully
nffected und could scarcely bo' heard when
entering the usual motion for another trial
Judge Unnnoll stated that ho would dispose
of the motion January 20. West was re
leased oa his original bond .of $15,000 until
tomorrow moraine , when the quBtion of anew
now bond will bo discussed
STARTLING DEVELOPMENTS
They are Promised In the Colorado
Whltn Cap Case
Holtorb , Cole , Doc 23. [ Special Tele
gram to Tub Bee ] The entire day was
spent In the work of securing tbo jury and
arguing ns to the number of challenges the
defendants were entitled to in the Whlto
Cap cuso Tbo court gave tbo prosecution
and defendants tbreo challenges each for
ovcry Information ugalnst the dofondnnts
This gives to the defense and prosecution
each twelve chullcngos The first panel of
twonty.four jurors was oxhnusted today , aud
an additional panel of twenty-four was or
dered , returnable tomorrow at 0 o'clock ,
It will take all day tomorrow to secuio the
jury.Additional
Additional Information was obtained today
that implicates some of the best mon of the
town , who were directly instrumental in
planning and executing the scbeino of whip
ping these two lawyers , The next few days
will glvo to tbo readers nf Tub Beu Bomo
developments that will bo of u truly startling
nature
Steamship Arrivals
At London The Lydian Monarch , from
Now , York
At Glasgow The State of Indians , from
Now York
At Hamburg The Moravia , from Now
York
At Southampton Tbo Ems , from Now
York
At llavro La Normandlo , from Now
York
At Now York La Uascogne , from Ilavroj
the Gilbert , from Hamburg
The British steamer Missouri , at London
from Buldaioro ; the British steamer Nnrao
man , at Liverpool , from Boston ; nnd the
British sto&mor Palcstlno , at Liverpool ,
from Boston , lost respectively live , alxty-flvo
and 117 head of cuttlo on the voyage
Kllled.liy Falling lloivn ritnlra ,
St JosEru , Mo , Doe 23. [ Special Telo-
grara to The Bee " | Last night ut Savannah ,
Audiow county , Mo , Mrs James Rood , wife
of the pastor of tbo Presbyterian church at
'
thut plnco , fell down stairs bead first and
received injuries from the effects of which
Bbe died ut 11 o'clock this morning She
was going to her bedroom to retire for the
night when she was seized with a fainting
spoil , which cuuscd her to fall Besides her
husband , the deceased leaves five children ,
four boys and ono girl The funeral ser
vices will bo held tomorrow afternoon at
Savannah i ,
Word It'autoHiit Bervloei
Mitchell , S. D. , Doc 83. [ Special Tele
gram to Tub Bee.1 Impresslvo inomorlal
services In honor of Dr Ward , founder and
late president of Yankton college , were bejd
bora yesterday There were uddrobscs bv
Judge Edgerton , James S. Foster , who for
twenty-one years has been a warm personal
friend of Dr WaVd , Rev H. D. Ward ,
suporluteadont for South Dakota Congrega
tional missions , und Rt-V. A. A. Brown ,
pastor of tbo Congregational church In this
city ,
"
BECK IN FAVOR OE ALLISON
The , Kentucky Sonntor 'Tnlka About
the Iownn'a GIirucob
WHAT HIS DEFEAT WOULD MEAN
The Dolecntlon of Sioux indinn * Ku-
Joy Tlioinsolvcs in tjlglitscoinu
nnd Hnvo Tholr Photo *
grnphs Tnkon
WisnmoTOH Buheaci Tnr Omatia Ber , i
C13 FounTBENTit Stiiekt , y
Wasiunoton , D. C. , Dee , 23. )
If the dcmocrntlo sldo of the United States
senate had nnytblngto Bay about Senator
Allison tbo question would not long remain
in doubt Senator Been of Kentucky wns
talking ever the Iown situation today and
was surprlslnglyvlgorous lu his advocacy of
Mr Allison's election The state of Iowa , "
said ho , would never bo so foolish as to put
any roan In Allison's place snyo Allison him
self , If It did It would disgrace Itself At
prcsont Iowa Is the most promlnont state in
tbo senate , for Allison Is neb only chairman
of the committee on appropriations , but ho is
the second member of the oommltteo on
finance If they send a now man hero ho
will hnvo to go down to the lower end of It ,
maybe , and probably would bo on some of
the minor committees , William U. Allison
is a statesman , nnd If the Iown legislature
has not completely lost Its sense It will send
hi in back to the senate us often as ho cau bo
persuaded to come ,
THE SIOUX 1NDHNS SlnltTSEEINO
The Sioux Indians who came bore from
Dakota to sco the Great Fatbor and talk
wltl ) him ubout the nolo of tholr lands have
, had a good tlmo and have shown themselves
to bo the most Indcfntigablo sightseers
They have explored every soctlon of tbo
city , have been through tbo cnpltol from
basement to doino nnd all the departments ,
have ridden up in the elevator to the top
of the Washington monument , and have
Bpont wbolo days in tbo museumwhoro , they
were most Interested in the relics of savage
life from ether parts of the world In fact ,
Prof Mason , who is a curator of this branch
of the museum , has got some very good sug
gestions from these tawny visitors , who have
unconsciously solved many perplexing prob
lems for blm by discerning at once tbo use
which certain untonsils from various parts of
the world were put td , ' although ho has
studied over thorn for months at a tlmo
Perhaps the most bewildering thing to
thom was the Washington ! monument and
nlthough cveryono was wanting to go up
in the elevator , they alb refused to comedown
down that way , and Insisted upon taking the
stairs They will leave tonight for the In
dian school at Hampton , Vn , whore they
will spend the holidays Many of thom have
children there , aud as It will bo impossible
for them to settle their business until after
congress meets again , they will bo allowed to
spend the Intervening tlmo with their young
Btors Tbo whole party were photographed
at the geological survey this morning Major
Powell has n largo collection of photographs
of the national wards , and as each del
egation comes to the city they are tnkon
there and their faces reproduced and added
to the number The firstbravo : to face Mr
J. H. Hlllor's ' camera was Chlof Gall of the
Standing Rook agency , who led the charge
In the Custar fight John Grass , head chief
of the Blnckfect Sioux , was * next John is
known as the brainiest in tbo Sioux , nation
Among the others were Mad Bear , Bear
Pace , Whlto Ghost , Swift Bear , Hollow
Horn Boar , Sky Bull , Yellow Hair , Foolish
Elk and some twenty others , representing
nil the agencies of tbo Sioux nation Pictures
were also taken of the lntorproters and the
agents
THE WHITE HOUSE CHIIISTMAS TREE
There is a Christmas tree in the white
house , the first that has been aeon there
since seven years ago , when Nellie Arthur
Invited in a few young friends to spend the
holiday with her Then the tree was placed
at the end of tbo wldo corridor on the second
door In front of the windows that look out
ever the navy department , Now it Blonds
in the blue room , which President Arthur
used to occupy , and which was fixed up some
nnd repapcred and painted last fall Mr ; .
Harrison nnd Mrs McICoo nro engaged in
decorating it today , nnd the president Is
expected to take a hand in the work hlm-
self tonight , for tbo comfort and nappiaess
of Baby MoICeo Is much moro Important to
him than the wishes of any Bfllccseekor or
politician Owing to thai recent death of
Mrs Lord , Christmas day will be a quiet
ono In the white house , and the only differ
ence between thnt and other days will bo
that the president will abstain from official
business and glvo tbo Ontiro tlmo to his
family There is to bo an old-fashioned din
ner about 3 o'clock In the afternoon and-an
old-fashlonod tea at candlo-ligbt , at which
Mrs Parker and Mrs Dlmick , tbo dnughtors
nf the late Mr . Lord , and Mr Russell Harrison
risen will bo present
roniiTB cuss rosTstASTEns
Postmaster General Wanamnkcr today ap
pointed tbo following fourth class postmast
ers :
Ncbrasua Bollwood , Butler county
Chauncey S. Burcb , vlco M. Warren , re
moved ; Brunlnc , Thayer county , John P.
Schwitbers , vlco I. M. Augustine , removed ;
Garrison , Uutlor county , Nclllo F. Dryson ,
vlco P. G. Graham , removed : Gllead.Thoyor
county , James Drake vice William Erwin ,
removed ; Hondloy , Furnas county , W. D.
Loach , vice T. L. Jones , resigned ; Loomis ,
Phelps county , Edwin Barnum , vlco J. W.
Jackson , removed
South Dakota-Langford , Marshall coun
ty , George B. Llndley , vlco A. Folsom , re
signed
MISCELLANEOUS
Surgeon General Hamilton of the marino
hospital service says this afternoon that n
number of local physicians have reported to
him that they bud cases of "La grippe " or
Influenza , uudor treatment , but that there
are no indications thut the dlsoaso.has made
any widespread progress lu this country
Ho is confident that it js a germ-dlsoaso
spread by the air , "In many cases , " he con
tinued , there Is nothing moro serious the
matter than a cold in tha > bead , distorted by
the imagination Into the ymptoms of u fash
ionable complaint " }
Chief Justice Fuller , will have his oldest
daughter , Miss Grace , w presldo over bis
Christmas dlunor Mrs Fuller will spend
the holidays In Chicago with her married
uauguior * itiina aiuuu uuor is uown soma
after a long stay In Colorado and docs not
intend to bo lu Washington this winter , for
whoso gay lifo she has > no liking , Five
daughters of tbo bouso will bo bore with
their father and the much petted small
brother Miss Mary Fuller is in Berlin
The Omaha congressman , is having a very
hard time in settling for the winter Ho
was at first annoyed over the fact that the
salary which ho had saved for
the purpose of furnishing bis bouso
wub temporarily lost by the SUcolt
defalcation , but be got over his ill feeling on
that matter , wont toNow York , bought the
things ho needed , brought them on and was
Juut about comfortably settled In a now
house on Thomas clrclo when the supreme
court of the District of Columbia decided
that tbo bouse must come down , It ueems
that the house occupied by Mr Connell is
owned by Mrs Cole and that lady persisted
in running a big bay window out several feet
on to the government rcservullotl which
abuts her property , She was warned against
building tbo window , but wont on with tbo
work , und tbo case was carried by the Dis
trict commissioners to the courts The bu-
proino court toduy decides against tbo land
lady , and tbo coujoquonco is that Mr Con
nell will probably be put to a good deal of
inconvcuieuco on accouut of this fact
Puimt S. Heath
Confirmations ami These Poiutln ? ,
Wabiunotox , Lea 23. In the tbroo weeks
ended Saturday the president sent to the
senate 1,429 , messages , containing tbo nomi
nations ( including army and navy uppolnt-
ments ) of nbout ono thousand , six hundred
persons When the sonnto najournod Sat
unlay there had been tnndo public the con
firmation of about ono thousnnd of these
nominations , n great majority of thorn post
masters Of the diplomatic ) nominations the
following hnvo not been confirmed : George
Mnnoy minister to Paraguay and Arngunv ;
J. G. It Pitkin , minister to the Urgentino
Uepubllo ; ClnrK 10. Carr , minister to Den
mark Other important nominations thnt
went over until nftor the recess nro these of
Roosevelt mid 'I hompsoii , civil sorvtco com
missioners ; Tnvlor , railroad commissioner ;
Hollidny , commissioner of customs ; Bates ,
commissioner of navigation ; Morgan , com
missioner of Indian affairs ; Dorcliostor ,
superintendent of Indian schools
AN IMPORTANT OUDKIt
Commissioner Itnunt Trying ; to Clear
Ui Pending Pension Clnlms
WjLsiunotov , Doc Hi Pension Com
missioner Rnum today issued an important
order looking to n speedy determination of
nil cases In his oflleo in which no material
ovldonco for or ngalnst the applicant bcouis
to bo wnntlng Ho dlrocts that all pond'ng '
claims bo immediately examined and a list
of such ns are Been to bo complete shall bo
kept aud known ns completed files "
Chiefs of divisions are directed to require all
exnmlnors to devote their entire tlmo during
five davsof oaoh wcok to the consideration of
these completed cases , acting upon them lu
thoordor of the llllngof the last ptcco of
evidence Saturday of each week the entire
force of exnmlnors nro roqulrod to devote
themselves to the examination of cases
borne upon the pending files nnd In making
necessary calls for ovldonco in these cusjs
As soon ns the necessary evldenco In nny
case is received that case shall Immediately
bo put upon the completed list in Its rcgulnr
order An improvement has also been inndo
in the manner of keeping a record in each
case of what a via once has been received and
whut 1b still required to nmko it complete
EMIGRANT BUSINESS
'I ho Trunk Line Hxccuttvo Committee
l > U0U84U4 ttlO QllOtttOII
Nuw Youk , Dec 2d. The oxecutlvo com
mittee of tbo trunk line association today
discussed tbo emigrant question Thrco
propositions for handling the emigrants out
of Cnstlo Garden were considered They
were to equally dlvldo tbo business out of
the Gnraon , to consolidate all outsldo ticket
agencies Into ono general agoney and to glvo
to the denting house the distribution of all
passenger emigrant business wcBt of trunk
Imo territory There was a wide discussion
of all the propositions , but unanimity was
not reached , and by resolution the matter
was referred to the president
Atoliison' . - Liiimber TnrifT
Atchison , Knn , Dec 23. [ Special Tele
gram to Tim Bee ] Lumber shippers of
Atchison have been notified from the 13. &
M. general offices that commencing January
1 , the B. & M. will make the lumber rate
from Atchison as fulr as It is from Chicago
and Missouri river points that Is , that the
throughTato shall bo equal to the sum of the
two locals , a concession for which Missouri
river Bhipuors have been clamoring for some
time This concession has already been
made to Oninha lumber shippers , The B. &
M. also announces that Atchison jobbers iu
other lines of trade will bo given the same
concession early In the year Work on a
tariff sheet Is already la progress It.la ex
pected that the Missouri Pueiflc , Santa Fo
and Rock Island will give the same advant
age now that the B. & M. has made the
break and the concession will extend to all
Missouri river points
Until Wood Lumber JTtntPS
CniCAGO , Dee 23. | Special Telegram to
The Bnn.l Chairman Walker of the inter
state commerce railway association has boon
decided upon as the arbitrator in tbo matter
of rates on bard wood lumber , a questloti
which the lumbermen of tbo whole country
wish to hnvo finnlly decided The contro
versy on the relative rates between bard and
uoft lumber Chairman Wnlkor also an
nounces that tbo general manugcrs of the
interstate commerce railway association will
moot ngain December 27 and finally settle
the matter of Kansas und Nebraska rat03
'roiu all points
Npbrnska nnd Iowa Pensions
WAsmxaTOtf , Dec 23. [ Spoclal Telegram
to TnE Bee I The following pensions
were granted Nebraskans today : Original
luvafld Amiziah Reed , Banner Incrouse
William Dlckoman Culbortson
Iowa : Original Invalid Timothy Tornll ,
Chariton Increase Abraham Steward ,
Marsballtown ; Joshua E. Boyd , Ridged ale ;
James M. Blovius , Promise City ; Benjamin
F. Rnntz , Quasqucton ; Curtis F. Wheeler ,
Madrid ; Edward Jones , New Sharon ; Levi
Labor , Imogeno , Original widowB , oto
Linda Barnett , former widow of John S.
Wilson , Allorton
OmnhaiiB in Now York
New Yoiik , Doc 23. [ Special to The
Beb | William G. Maul , vlco provident of
the Commorclal Nationai bank of Omaha ,
and wlfo are hero visiting Mr Mauls
daughter , Mrs , Paul Wilcox , wife of a
prominent lawyer of Mount Clair , N. J.
Mr und Mrs Maul have been tendered
many social pleasures , among them a theatre
party atha Union Square theatre lust
Wednesday They will remain until after
tbo holidays
Ways and Means Committee AVork
'
Washington , Dec 23. Tbo woys and
moans committee wus today engaged In con
sideration of the McKinley administration
customs bill After Its completion the hear
ing of tbo subject of the tariff will bogln
The minority of the committee insist upon
bearing also these in favor of a reduction of
tbo turlff as well as these favorlnp the pres
ent schedule After the holidays the com
mittee will thercforo hoar both sides
m
A Gorman Pnper Attacks Stanley ,
Beulix , Dee 23. The National Zoltung
attacks Stanloy's statements la regard teEm
Em In Pasha , It says that these statements
seem to bo made with an Intention to reply
ing to tbo reproach that Emln's embarrass
ments were caused In part by Stanloy's
appoaranoo and bis determination to rescue
ono who did not desire to be rescued , und
that Emin must bo heard la his own defense
before conclusions are reached
Rowdyism in Oklahoma ,
ICaxsas Citt , Dee 23. A special to the
Star from Wichita , Kan , says that United
States Marshal Jack Walker has been called
to Oklahoma to assist In quolllng the rowdy
ism now so prevalent there and which
threatens to develop into a reign of terror
The Wont her Forronst
For Omaha and Vicinity Fair woatbor
For Nebraska Light rain , colder , north
westerly winds
For Iowa Light rain , winds shifting to
colder , northwesterly
For South Dakota Light buow , winds
shifting to colder , uorthwestorly ,
Virginia nnd Toiiuossea Boundary
Washington , Dee 23. Tbesuprcme court
of the United States today granted leave to
Virginia to fllo a complaint pgalnst Tcnncj-
sco in tbo mutter of tbo disputed boundary
line between the two states Subpoenas
wcio.lssucd against the governor and attor
ney general of Tennessee
Tim funth Itecord
WABniNOTON , Dee , 23. Edward T , Wulto ,
son of the late Chief Justice Walto , died
this morning , The remains will bo tuken to
Toledo , where tbo funeral will bo held , Mr
Waite was a married mau and a lawyer of
Toledo
1
A BRILLIANT CAItUtilt OLOSni ) .
Death or Henry W. Grndr , t.ditor or
the Attnnta Constitution
Atlanta Go , Dee 23. Henry W. Grady
dlod of pnoumonln nt twenty mlnutos before
4 o'clock this morning With perhaps a
Binplo exception , Henry Woodfen Grndy wns
the best known editor In nil the southern
Btntos Ho stood In the front rank of Amo-
rlcnn Journalists , and the prospect of none
wns brlghtor Ills father was n cnlonel In
the confodcrnto nrmy and Inst his Ufa in
battle when his son was only
fourteen years old Young Grndv
was educated nt tbo university of
Georgia In his nutlvo city where ho grad
uated nt the head of his class and Ins studies
were afterwards continued at the university
of Vlraiuln From the first Mr Grady was
strongly attached to journalism aud on leav
ing college , n lnd of 10 , bo started a dally
paper on bis own account nt Rome , Ga ,
which fallod of support Ho moved to At
lanta and issued the Atlanta Herald and
afterwards the Atlanta Courier , both of
which ndventures proved unsuccessful Ills
rowdy pen , bowovor , found plenty of employ
ment
Ho wrote for the Atlanta Constitution , the
Louisville Courier-Journal und ether papers ,
und James Gordon Bouuett , the elder , ap
pointed him Georgia correspondent of the
Now York Herald , a post which ho hold for
bIx years A fortuuuto speculation , it is
said , iu railroad stock yielded him
fjt,000 , which ho vcry wisely invested -
vested in n quarter interest in the
Atlunta Constitution This Interest now
enormously cnhnnccJ , ho still owned when
bo died In tbo December following the
Churloston catastrophe Mr Grady delivered
an address iu Now York at the anminl
dinner of the Now England society "Tbo
Now South "
Thut speech wns nnd still Is npplaudcd nil
over the country , south ns well na north ,
and helped to mnko lis author famous In re
mote localities where tils natno had hitherto
not been known Mr Grady's ' Inst public
appcarnnco was at a recent dlaner of tbo
Boston merchants club where ho nnd ex-
Prcsldcnt Cleveland both spoke His theme
then was thu status of tbo negro iu the
south , and the newsuapers throughout the
country are still quoting from Its ringing
sentences nnd commenting upon his stirring
utterances on thut occasion
Mr Grndy was 111 when ho loft Atlanta
for Boston to deliver tt speech recently
mndo there Ho went contrary to the ndvlco
of his physician and returned quito sick on
Saturday His condition was very serious
and Sunday it wus understood that there
was very llttlo hope for recovery The an
nouncement that his death was possible WU3
a great shock to the people , aud the most Intense -
tense Interest was lolt By 10:30 : o'clock
last night ho began growing worse , and nt II
a. m. bo was snld to bo dying
At 3:10 ho quietly breathed his last When
daylight came nnd the record of bis death
spread over the city it created sorrow never
equalled hero before
Mr Grady was born In Athens ,
Ga . la 1851 , and will posslblv bo buried there
beside his father who was killed while lead
ing the Twenty-fifth Noith Carolina regi
ment nt Petersburg Mr Grady leaves a
widow aud t.vo children
Mcs mR ol' Condolence
Atlinta , Gn , Dec 23. Mcssagos of con
dolcnco have boon pouring in all duy from
the north and south Ex-Prcsidont Cleveland -
land telegraphed Mrs Grady us follows :
Accept the heartfelt sympathy of
ono who loved your husband for
what -ho wns and for all bo
has done for bis pooulo aud his country Bo
assured that everywhere throughout tbo
laud warm heurtB mourn with you in your
deep nfllictlon and duploro the loss the nation
has sustained "
Governor Hill of New York telegraphed
as follows : Please convoy to Mrs Grady
my deepest sympathy in tbo loss of her hus
band Ho was a noble and brilliant man ,
for whom I felt a warm friendship
nnd the highest respect The entire noi th
will join with tbo south in lamenting the
death ol ono whoso services in the obliteraj
tion of sectional fooling has boon so dis
tinguished and so patriotic "
Amouc the other telegrams were those
from Samuel J. Randall , Emcrv Spcor , Ros-
wcll P. Flower , Patrick A. Collins and Clin
ton B. Fisko
Sympathy Prom Boston ,
tJoston , Dec 23. Hon P. A. Collins ,
when informed of Editor * Grady's death ,
said : "I am stunned by the news
He was , in my Judgment the most
brilliant man in iho United States
Ho had all tbo solid qualities
of good judgment , keen perception , public
needs and high and ardent patriotism The
republic may well mourn the untlraoly tak
ing off of as brilliant and patriotic a man as
ever sprung from its boII , "
Johnathan A. Love , president of
the morel.nuts' association , wnoso
guest Grady was at their
rccont dinner , said : Boston will share in
Atlanta's sorrow , for during Grady's short
slay in this city bo made many lrionds I
dent think I ever came in contact with a
southern gentleman who made such a pleas
ant impression on mo "
Will Bo Burled Christmas Dny
Atlanta , Gn , Dec 23. At 2 o'clock In the
afternoon of Cbiistmas day the funeral ceremonies -
monies will take place The family have
consented that tbo body shall rest in the
First Methodist church from 0 o'clock
In tbo morning until the funeral hour
Thursday special memorial boivicqs
will bo bold nt tbo now cauitol , in which all
the people and military societies to which ho
was a member will take part Today ail tbo
. courts adjourned and many of the city build
ings woio draped in mourning
BILCOTT'S WHKHliABOUTS
The MofituUInt * Cashlor Believed to
Bo Still lu Montreal
Montiieai , Dec 23. [ Special Telegram
to TnK Bee.J When Sllcott loft Washing
ton with the salaries of congressmen , ho was
traced nsvfnr as Buffalo and there tbo trail
was lost Sllcott was reported at various
places in the dominion , but nothing tanglblo
could bo learned On the night of Saturday
tbo 7th Inst , a sleigh with two occupants
drove up to a house in the upper French
quarter of this city , A woman jumped out
and rang the door boll , Tbo lady of the
bouse recognized her as Hormloio Thibault ,
tbo paramour of C. E. Sllcott , the defaulting
cashier of the house of representatives Her
minlo Bald she wrs looking for her Blstor and
asked her street and number Being given
this sbe ro-ontcrcd tbo sleigh und drove
away Her companion was a man who were
a slouch bat pulled dawn over hlsoyos
A detective yesterday called at tbo house
and searched.lt , but without success , Mrs ,
Lomolno admitted she was Hernunio's sister
and ficeiy talked about her , but duniod point
blank that any man hnd been with her People
plo who first saw Herminlo afllrm that they
saw Herniinm and Sllcott together frequent
ly during the week That Sllcott Is still In
this city is not doubtedund Detectlvo Uroso ,
who bus rocolved a very good clue , says bo
will have him within two days
Mrs Lemolno's husband drew the re
porter aside as he wus leaving and whis
pered : How much reward Is there for Sll
cott I"
Five thousand dollars , " was the reply
"Sucrel By the name ofthopopol If I
had only known thut I"
His uianuer betrayed that bo knew some
thing , but all attempts to make blm say any
thing were futllo
Savins What bllcott Ierr
WASUlNQTONDeo.2J. Thosuraoft83,000in
notes , checks , etc , representing tbo amount
the ' after tbo
lolt lu sorgeant-at-arms' oflleo
disappearance of tbo absconding cashier ,
Sllcott , was today deposited la the United
States treasury by order of the house of rep
resentatives to await adjudication
A GILDED YOUTHS ' ESCAPADE
St Louis High Socloty Has u Rae ? H
Soneatlou H
HIS BRIDE AMONG THE SLUMS ' M
The Hon < ir n ltloh nnd Aristocratic | |
Family Deserts n Hello and Con * H
tracts a Kicret Mnt't'lnio tL H
With n Cyprian ' H
Sowed the Heeds oT Hlimno |
Sr Louis , Mo , Dec 2) ) . [ Special Telegram - H
gram to Tin : Ur.u.l 11. A. II , Plant , of tbo H
Plant Milling company , ono of the most H
prominent firms In the city , disappeared from . fl
his borne about thrco months ago aud no if H
trncocould bo found of htm , In spite of tbo I H
search mudo by dotcetlvcs M
Yesterday mouilng a man wns found lying * l
In tbo street unconscious Downs taken to ' H
the lockup , where ho wns rccognirod as Mm
PlnnU !
Ho wns engaged to marry a young society li l
belle nt tbo tlmo of his dlsnppcaranco , M
nnd detectives were engaged on the case | H
oven to the date of bis discovery Through H
tbo Influence ) of his fnmily tbo mnttor was H
kept from the columns of the St Louis press HI
It now develops that Plant has married u " HI
degraded and disreputable woman mimed . Um
Molllo Morris , and has occupied npartmonta 4 H
with her in n South Second street dive Lost > i H
to the world , he has hidden himself away in . < H
this den of infamy nnd managed to suuander hI
almost n fortur.o lu tbo short tlmo ho has / 1
been burled The young mau It nppears , ' < l l
had established for himself a separate bunk ' |
account , of the existence of which ' H !
h
his relatives know They did not > BI
know Its extent , however , until the ' Bl
disclosures biougbt nbout by the Hi
events of todny The Morris woman exhibits " HI
n marriage certificate proving tholr legal HI
union , nnd the records at the circuit court , HI
show thnt ubout two months ago a ileonso to , { ME
such parties was issued Tbo woman in- IBB
slsts upon recognition ut tbo hnnds of her El
husbands family , and threatens legal mens- H
tires if interference is mudo in hoi * marriage H
relations with Plant The hitters friends % H
say ho Is insane , nnd In this manner account Hi
for the fascination which the disgusting1 . Hi
creuturo whom bo culls bis wife has wielded H
over him > H
This nftornoon a close covered carriage B
drove hurriedly up to the sldo entrance to .i H
,
tbo Four Courts Two young mon , ono of H
thom Plants brotbor and tbo other a friend , * HI
nlightcd and went Into the holdover A ! HI
few minutes later they reappeared , aecoru- ' HI
panlcd by a tall ilguro clothed in n capo ' HI
coat All thrco entered the currlngo aud " H
were hurriedly driven awav Mr William * . HV
P. Plant Buys bo will placa bis brother in a , U
pnvato insane asylum Meanwhile the Bw
Morns woman hnunls the Plant rcsiifouco ,
cursing tbo Inmates aud swearing to bo ro- i HE
veuged It is claimed by tbo young mans HB
friends that bo wns insunu ut the time of his ' 'HH
marriage They insist that the union can uHH
easily bo dissolved Tl.o Moins womau will -HJ
light the proceedings ' HJ
Plant has squandered many thousands of * HH
dollars since his disappearance .
. * Hfl
P1LG1U31 IATHKKS 1 Hi
Anniversary of Tholr Lnndins Cole ' H
Drt.tpcl in Now York I H
New Yohk , Dec 23. Tbo Now England ' Hj
society celebrated tonight the annivcrsnry - HJ
of the landing of the pilgrim fathers Many IjHfl
notables were present , including General fHfl
Sherman , General Howard , . Chauncey M. " " - IHhI
Dcpow , Clinton B. Flake , C. P. Huntington , } Hi
Dr Guzman of Nicaragua , and others In -Tj H
speaking to tbo u > ast , "Unovolvcd Pro 3 Ha
bloms , " Mr Depew referred to the death of ; > Hi
II onry W. Grndy Ho aalds Thirty years 'HI
ago Robert Toombs o 'f Georgia , ono of the ' H
ablest and most brilliant defenders of slay • ; HJ
ory , said In his place in the United States ' ' HJ
sotiato that ho would yet call tbo roll > H
of bis bondsmen at tbo foot ol Bunker Hill HJ
monument Today bis slaves are citizens < i ; HJ
nud voters [ Cheers ] Within a few days ( HJ
11 young Georgian , possessed of equal ; H
; , but imbued with sentiments so : BD
funius
ibernl that the great senator would . , MM
have held him an enemy to the • ' MM
stake , was the guest of Boston With Hi
powers of presentation nnd fervor of -HJ
declamation worthy tbo best days nnd the -JHn
noblest efforts of eloquence ho stood beneath ' W
the shadow of Bunker Hill and uttered opin- ; HJ
ions justifying tbo suppression of the negro HJ
vote which were hostile to tbo views ' pHJ
of every man In bis audience | nfl
And yet they glvo to his nrgument } WM
an eager nnd candid bearing and I HI
to bis oratory unstinted and sonorous up * I HJ
plause It was a triumph of puritan prlncl- v Mwk
pics and puritan pluck iChoerB ] They iHD
know , as wo know , thut no such system of4HH
suffrage can survive ob Intimidation of ' 'VH
a voter or falsification of thu count VHM
[ Cheers,1 Public conBdonco , scared 'M
bv the approval of fraud upon !
the ballot by tbo virtue and Intelligence of 'IB
the community , will soon bo Indifferent to IHI
tbo extension of the methods by the present 'Hi
officeholders to contlnuo in power , and arblHfl
trary reversals of the will of tbo majority 'HI
will end in auarchy and despotism , JJJ
This is a burning question , not jHI
only In Georgia but in Now York # HHI
It is that a government for tbo people shall H |
bo by tba people [ Chcors.J No matter how ! HBJ
grave tbo questions which absorb tbo utten- * "HH
tion of puritans or engross their time , tbo IHH
permanence of their solution rests on a --HH
pure ballot [ Applause ) Wo forgot all : BHJ
differences of opinion and remember only < BHJ
chivalry , patriotism and genius He was tbo 'HH
leader of the now south and died in the great iHH
work of impressing its marvelous growth , HBJ
nnd national uspirutlotiB upon tbo willing 1HH
oars of tbo north His death at this tlmo , at , < HBJ
a critical period of the removal forever of all f HBJ
misunderstandings and differences between iHH
all sections of the republic , Is a national ' jHH
calamity " HH
Troutilo in Oklahoma JiHH
Kansas City , Mo , Dec , 23. The Journals bVJ
Oklabomo City special says the situation 7 HJJ
there is growing critical Mayor Boa .o , iVJHl
leader of the Klckapoos , has formed an or * HJJ
ganlzatlon for the purpose of ovcrthrowhg % Hfl
the present city council Both sides have ' 'HI
telegraphed United States Attorney i HBJ
General Miller tholr sldo nf tbo difficulty A ' [ BHJ
commlttoo of citizens have sent a telegram % Hb1
to General Mi-rrltt , advising blm ot the ' ? Hftl
probability of un outbreak HPJ
Business ' 1 roubles HHSl
rflNOSTON , N , Y „ Dec 23. The liabilities HhU
of J , B. Sheffield & Son , tbo Saugertlei HH
blank book company , ana J. Q. Preble ii JHwJJj
Co , the firms which failed Saturday , aggro- 4 H
gate nearly (3,000,000 , but the liabilities of .iJHH
each company cannot yet bo stated acouiBHJ
lately , 'iho assets of Sheffield & Son HHl
amount tp about $1,100,000 , , but there la a ' < HHi
moitgago of $303,000 on their mill property ) HHl
Tbo assets ot the Saugcrtlcs company 3HHI
uinduut to about $100,000. ' jHHJ
Suicided i'or l.ovr , bHJJ
Austin , Tex , X > eo , 23. Ycstorday after * ' HhJ
noonJR Kovun , a wealthy Englishman HHJ
from Liverpool , suicided by shooting be * ' 'tHwJ
'
cuuio tbo daughter of Cuptalu Stanfnrtb , a 'HHl
rotlred Euulisb officer who resides u few JHHi
miles from town , refused to marry blm He < 1HH1
has a brother who is a wealthy banker n ' * • / HH |
Liverpool , _ ' .flHH
A Yniikton Minis Christmas Present JHhJ
Yankton , S. D. , Dee 23. [ Special Tele * HHJ
gram to The Ukb.I Mrs Charles Spank ot flVJ
this city lias prescnteu her husband with SHJ
triplets , two boys and a girl , us a Cbrl.tinas HJ
offering The event took place Saturday 4HHJ
' 1 ho children are all liviug , but the mother ; HH
is in a precarious condition lJaHH