THE OMAHA DAILY BEE.
K YZEAX ONLMLA. WEDNESDAY MQNlNG , SEPTEMBEE 24 , 1890. \ * NTJMBEK 98.
\lr. \ 1 CONNEIL REMITTED ,
A Hearty Endorsement at tlo Hands of the
Pint District Kcpnlllcans ,
THERE WAS NOT A DISSENTING VOICE.
llic Unanimous Clinlise of ttlio Dtle-
fctuew to tlio l-lnltHiiioutri Con-
ivcutlon The i'l'itlunn-A.
Pr.ursMOtTrr , Nob. , Sept , 23.-SpccIal [
Tclcpram to TUB Bn-Th ] ( ! train benrlnj ;
Omaha's dclc ntton to the republican con
gressional convention readied Ptoltstnouth
at 8:10o'clock , nnilvtu mot by an Immense
concourse of people , among whom were the
lending republicans of tlio city and Cass
county , j\ line wns Immediately formed ,
headed by the Sixth ward band of Ormha.
This was followed by the delegate * of Doug
las county , each wearing n'rcd badge setting
forth , among other things , that tlio members
wereln furor of W. J. Council for congiess.
Then followed a host of republicans from all
the vards of Omaha , the representatives oC
oaclnvardbcInKdistinguished by appropri
ate liaJfjcs , In the midst of these visitors
mnrihcd thcScvcnth ward , band of Oniahrt ,
( Hscoiirsingcxccllcut music , and a band o.f
1'lattsinouth. Tlio line of march ended at the
Waterman opera house , which tlio visitors
entered. They wcro greeted with enthus
iastic cheers.
"Within the opera liouso cut llttlo
time was lost in calling the convention to
order , which was done by Major J , 11. Juray
of Omaha In the presence of a house vhlch
\vas packed to its utmost. The nujor said :
"AVo meet hero in tills beautiful city for a.
God given purpose to nominate the next
member of congress from this district. [ Ap-
plaxise , ] You ro called , to order and the
secretary will rcid thoe.dl. "
'JCTio reading- the call , however , was dis
pensed with and the secretary of the con
gressional committee , P. Alidivtncy of Ne
braska City , road thu representation to vhlcli
cacli county vvnj entitled in the convention.
The chairman then asked the further pleas
ure of the convention , wlieruupon Cuptalu
Woodard nominated air. Phil E. Wontcr of
G ago for temporary chairman , The motion.
prevailed and Jlr.Vcnter was escorted to
the stage by Messrs. Vandcrvoort of Douglas
and Woodard ofGago ,
lion. Tom Majors , candidate for lieutenant
governor , was noticed la the aiidlencoand
1 was called td Vhostago , when ho was given a
$ cntnniouga largo number of distinguished
ropiblicms. u\i ho was about to taltohis
scat \vasnomlnatcdsccrctary of the con
vention nyU. T. , Duncan of Omaha. The
nominee , however , declined , anil thonomina-
tioinvas withdrawn. Mr. Otto Stern and
Mr.E. Salisbury of -\veronomlnatcdand
elected as secretary and assistant secretary
respectively.
On motion of Lee Kstellc of Doug-las the
list of delegates to the convention as prepared -
pared by the chairman of tbo congressional
committee was adopted "without leading , as
theie was no contest.
TvIi'Ocroof ; ' Lancaster moved , and thonio-
tloiipl'Gvallcil. that tlio tompox'nry organlza
tion bo iDiiJo pcimaiicnt ,
' 2Mr. Bcehel of Douglas moved tbat n com-
mHMo on resolutions , to consist of nine mem
bers to bo selected by the cnalr , bo ap-
poiiitcd. The motion prevailed.
Ir , I ? . Vandcrvoort moved fhattho con
vention proceed to nominate- candidate fox
congress from tbo first district.
U'ho motion was seconded and bolstered up
by'a sucgesUon from Mr , I. S. Ilascall of
Douglas that the nomination bo made by ac
clamation. The suggestion was received
with cheers.
J\Ir \ , "Vundervoort , then arose and said : "J
nominate Hon. W. .T. Conncll of UotiRlas for
congress of the First coiiKicsslonal district. "
Jlr , Dlurphyof Cnss moved that the nomination -
nation bcinadoununlmousnnd , that tlio roll
of counties bo called.
tfho call was proceeded with and resulted
In. the following votes : Cass ! 21 , Doupla * 71 ,
Gngfl 2-1. Johnsou 9Lancaster- , JScmaha
1O , Otoo 13 , Pawnco 10 , Ruhardson 15. Sarpy
G , Sounders 17. TotallKlS.
Oa motion of a. dcgcgato from
jC.anca.stcr the nomination of Air.
COnnell , which was nutdo evident by the
noscnce ofa dissenting vote , was made unan
imous. The iTiotlon cvokedhcax'tycheerspiid
wras carried amidst n whirlwind of nppUuso.
Jlr. Connell was thai loudly called for , aid
ivhea homadohis apjicaianco was received
with exultant oheorsami thowarlng of hands
find hats until ho was at length , introduced by
tbo chair. Mr. Connell then spolce as follows :
"Mr. Chairman , Indies and Bentlernea of
thocouvcntion-l-'or somoroason , I hope fern
n good find sufllelentotieyou , have waved
tlio formalities of tbo convention of t\vo
years nco nnd dispensed with tlio ninety
"unllots tiiat then seemed to bo nccessaiyto a
result. You nro evidently la favor of ballot
reform. ( Laughter. ) Poihaps 1 vlow your
action from an interested standpoint , but
ivhcn 1 recall the tedious process ot tlio last
congressional convention , nnd temcm-
"bor tbo suspense mid uncertainty
vvhiclv continued until the wco small
liours of the morning , I cannot
"butcoucludo tbat an Improvement has been
made ami tlio action just taken , even , tlioufrh
Itciinnctbo entitled to rank alongside of the
Australian sybtcin of voting , may ncvcthe-
less bo regarded lu the line of ballot wform ,
I iecognl/0 that the true purpose of every
voting or ballot reform Is to give an honest
uxpiesslon 10 the will of ttio people. I think
\ . you hnvo succeeded la doing that tonight ,
L-\ voice , " \vo have , " ] Tor in that event
wo cnn snfely predict what has
tx'cn done Is but the prelude to thnt
prlorlous victorv vhich will follow on
November ! . 115 rent applause. ]
"For the 11 i-sltl mo In tlio political history
of this congressional district u convention is
assembled with no dlffciencos to adjust ,
cither personal , political or sectional , liar-
raony prevails , good felling exists , yvbilo un
bounded enthusiasm Is manifested on every
tilde. Itlch Ijiucasteron lha west mos generously -
orously extends a hand ofwclcoiro nnd
friendship to Doufilas county [ applause ] ,
\\hlle big Itichardson on the south sends
proctingsto little Sarpy on the north. Sui-elv
this is n good omen , and 1 bcliev'o
1 am justillcd in concluding , also ,
n tiibuto of which any man
jnay feel Justly proud , 1 am deeply sensible
of the lionor vhlcli has Just been conferred
upon moby thounnnlinous vote of this con.
vcutlon , Out of the depth of n grateful
lienrt I thanlt each ono of you ( or this splen
did mnnlfestntlon of your confidence and re-
Bpcct. 1 deslro nlco to mnlco grateful ne-
3 < no\vlcdgemcnt to the dclcKatcs of the sov-
t-nil county conventions by wliosn action has
Tjcen made posslblotho popd feeling uud har
mony -\\blcli \ hem iirovuils , This renotnim.
tlon , so uuunlinously nnj cnthusiaitlcally
ccnferixd , I n uro you is doubly
jirlied. 1 feel It us an endorsement
cfmylflrst term of congressional service , but
nlso as an evidencec ( the loyiUty nnd nctiro
interest of friends vilio in my absence have ,
" -\Mtli tlio greatest enthuslMin , Avltti thcgix-at-
cat success , cared formy Interests. It is evi-
tlent that although absent , I liavo not been
forgotten. "Your comliiErtogetlierfroraeveij-
county In the district with n common pur-
ixjsowhich lia ? Justbeon declared , is to ino ,
inoit gratifying proof that my efforts toscrvo
you und to i-cpivbcnttho Interests of the big
1'lrst of Nebraska have not remained unno
ticed or unappreciated. [ Applause. ]
' With regard to the future , I can freely
pay that If I am re-elected I stall endeavor ,
even nioro faithfully and effectively , to rep
resent every Intorot of the district , and to
the best of iny iibllliy prescrvo the double
duties which will lx > required of mo. [ Ap-
jilauso , ] I much wgrot tlmt tbo reappor-
tionnienthaauot been made to glvo . 'ebrusua
tbo representation , lu thj Fifty-second con-
Kress that woaro fairly entitled to under tlio
wisusviUichkus Just bceutalita , Tlio threat
west Is fjrcally In need of Its full quota of
representation , notonlvto demand , but toln-
ilst , upon ourriRhUns'ngalnstaunited cast ,
\vellas a-olid south. [ Applause. ]
" "Wo need the widc-awnke , independent
men that como frofflthcweat and northwest ,
and the day Is not fir d Want when the Rrcat
west will bo such a recognized power In con
gress that our great Interests will ro-
ccivo the consideration and the protection
that , they Justly deserve. I believe In
the course taken as n rule by the representa-
tlvcs-an independent course , a course in the
Interest of tlio peopleacourso I believe the
pcoplowllllu the future both recogalzo and
appreciate.
U'lillolatrt proud of the honor you liavo
done mo tonight , nnd while I greatly
appreciate a second rcliomlnatlon nt. the
bands of n republican ronvcnllon-jvhila I
consider that a trrcat Mionor. lean tar to you
out of the depth of my heart that Iain proud
ten times over , nje , ten thousand times over ,
that I hnvo the honor to represent this
greatgrowing anJ prosperous state of No-
brnsla [ JVpplaiuonndrhccri. ] Theonoof
nil the sta.tci , that has forfredlo the front In
the past that comes lip under the rcnppor-
tlon treat bill that Is to lo passed
with a greater Increase than any other
state In tlio tin ion , [ Applause. ] 'iho only
ono in the union having more than ono repre
sentative that doubles her representation ,
While Now Hnfilnnd luis remained nta stand
still. To carry the comparison a little
further , the incrciiso Is equal to that
of all tbo middle states combined.
( Applause. ) It Is equal , also , ( and let us
tlmnkUodfor glUiig ui this rrugnillccnt
country that makes it so ) the Increase of the
cntlrorci > rcsentatlon of the solid south. ( Ap
plause , ) It is nlso onc-llftli of the
great west , Certainly that Is a magnificent
showing , nnd ono of which , ns citizens
of this suite , \ve can nil bo Justly proud
proud of the state that has so coino to the
frontand vlthin sobriefa period.
"Lot us RO back n llttlo In our
recollection to review the past , and , In the
US at of That , what a magnificent future
we ] iavo before \is. In 1SOO the entire popu
lation of Nebraska was a little over twrnty-
llve thousand. In 1870 It bad quadrupled.
\Vc bad then something over a hundred thou-
Bandln ISSJIthadincreased inlllco proportion.
We then liad something ever four hundred
thousand. Today , In the year A. 1) ) . 1890 , we
come to thofi-otitwith 12,000,000. fApplauso.J
Ttmtcortnlnly Ls an increnso of which wo
have good reason to feel proud , and It : is
an Increase tliat I think justifies mo
In expressing the great pride that
I have to represent in part so magnificent
and prosperous a state.
"I said that ! believed In Independence of
notion , I have in mind t/he words of advice
of onooC thopatroa saints of the party , the
ono who perhaps I * most beloved of all \\lio
has pone before. I refer to our llrst great
standard Icarcr , Abraham Lincoln. " [ Great
applause. ]
The cotuluslon of ISIr.Connell's speachwas
received with enthusiastic cheers , amidst
which he retired.
The chair then announced the following
committee on resolutions :
\V. F. Heche ! , Douglas ; Gcorgo Flnlav ,
dall.S.irpy.
Hon , Thomas Majors was then called for
and said :
If I was as homely as Connell I'd make a
loncspeech , Tf 1 was as good looking as
Hicbards I wouldn't say a word. But being-
betveon tbc two It becomes necessary forme
to say something. If I posed as a handsome
man Iwouldn't ' pot a vote , butliichards
could s\vecp the country on thut cue. "
He then spoke about the manner In which
evcrj thing f ho wed tha'Conncll was going to
sweep the district , receiving ono of tno
grandest , majorities over plvcn to a man In
this stato. Ho spoke about his visit to Plaits-
mouth , thpproRress shohad made , the pat
riotism she hud exhibited , especially ia or-
gaiililnpr a company In the t'irst Nebraska
regiment , ono of the most gallant regiments ,
which hat ! entered thowar. . . He
closed -with a magnificent reference
to the patriotism of the republican party
an da hearty welcome to all his hearers to
call on him next winter iuhis oQlco at Lin
coln as lieutenant governor.
GcneraU. ti. Webster was rccslvefl with
a storm , of applause. Ho said that they had
tonight sounded the death knoll of the demo
cratic party. Ho could sco no reason why
they should vote for Btyun as against Cou
ncil , unless they favored n man -who was en
deavoring to tear down what Mr. Council
was endeavoring to build up. They
would not vote for a man for liou-
tcinnt governor ngainst Tom Majors ,
who had learned his republicanism upon the
Held of Shlloh , and especially for Dr. Bear , n
man who tbo sjicalcer understood had served
in the rebel army , Neither would they vote
for a man for govern or against Air , Kichards ,
who hud also learned his republicanism on ,
tholleld ofShiloh , and In favor of the man
who had called out the militia to" put down
honest lolor. Ho then referred to the perse
cution of the negro , the filibustering methods
of the democrats In congress , the theories of
Powers , who couia turn the leaves of corn
stalks into gold ; Unvo liutlcr , who could run
a railroad better than Vandcrbilt , and Kom ,
wlio thinks everything isuronp except his
theories. Ho closed with a grand prophecy
of wpublidin success In November.
"Mr. Richards was called unon , and after
delaillticr a ti umber of statistic * , snid thnt
IScbraskahad more money la her banks than
Tova. Such being the case , Nebraska could
not bo badly off , The campaign , ho thought ,
was the most Impottant ever held hi the
stato. U.'ho democrats appealed to the preju
dices of the people of the state. Everybody
was satisfied tliatthcrownsllttleorno money
recently in furinliifj , but that was beyond the
power of any person to remedy. The demo
crats had a panacea for o\cry evil. Hut ho
thought that paity would not boablo to land
ninny republicans unless it baited its liook n
little nioro carefully than it bad been doing
up to the present tlmo. The speaker then
denounced the tilclccry of tbo democrats and
thoalliance , and showed tha fallacious argu
ments of 1'owcn , IComaudMeJCeighau.
Till ;
A. Cordial Endorsement of the Course
of Mr. oniioll lit
" \Ve.thorepuWlennsof tlio First congress-
loiiiildlslrlfr. of Nebraska. In oonu'iiLlon us-
howbli.'d it IMnttsiiiouth tills ftrd day of Ser > -
tcmbcr. l 'JO ' , do adopt the followlii as our
platform :
\Vorcau1rmoutLadhorcneototho nrlncl-
pies so clearly anil stroiiKlycnundaU'dln tlio
republican national platform of Itot * . uml by
tlio resolutions adopted at the republican
htulo cnmciitlon recently hold at Xlucolii ,
Ncbmslca ,
- . U' < j cordially endorse the administration
of President llnrrison and corimtnlato the
country upon tlio vlso mid alilo niniiiior In
which hohaa ilU-hurged tno JutlcaoT iilslil li
oilier.
U \Veamirovoofsuch methods nnd rules ns
are now exlstlmr , orlilcli may hereafter be
adopted by thu United States senate or house
of ri'prescntnthrs asvlll permit tlio transac-
tlmiuC the legislative luislurss ottho nation.
WMIu wofitvorufull ami f.ilr picsenuttcn
und consideration of thu vlows olii inlnorltv ,
wo era opposed to tlio methods and tactics
\vliciobyuustrncltoiiUls suck to prevent tlio
trans ictlon ot publlo business. A majority
must boitormltttd to legislate fur It ulouo is
rctponslblo to tlio country.
i. On all cconomlonuostlons wofavorlnde-
pcndoiicoof nctlou bv western tenrcscnta-
this lu the Interest ottho sreat and gruwhig
northwest.Vocordlully upprovoanil endorse
tlio rouno of oiir ropreseiitatlvo In congress ,
tlio lion , IV11 Ham 3. Uomicll , iuul cordially
coraiiioiiililmtothoToturaof the 11 rut con-
KrcsslonaUUstrlct of Nebraska us worthy ot
Llirlr Ktiiiort.Vo | | rspcuUlly comiiiondhlm
tolndurcmlciitvotenus veil nsto all repub
licans Intliu dlstrlotfor liU Indcponili'nt ad
vocacy of frooand unlliiilti'dcolnaiootsllver ,
nnd for l > ls nblo and btiocessful elTurts
In fcciirlusr tha passage of tlio "olylit
hour" bill and otlicr measures in
tliolntcrcst ot workmen , laborcu and mo-
clanlc-s ,
! \YomostheartIlyapprovo the action of
tlioropubllctim of ( ho present lonsreb-s In
IB o ninny nieasurod In the Interests ot
rlcultni'iil und laboring classes ! * iro-
iigtruxtsi providing fi > r meat Inspec-
t-Iont ciiilQwliiKagrlcuttnralcollcKos ; prevent-
Ins the ( raiuliiUnt Inaucllngotfarin jiioJucts ]
provld Ing for the pxuchaso -lriX.txOouiicci ( )
ofellvoriMch moiitluthorcbv greatly Increas-
Injtbo lupplyof thoclreulatliiiiiueuium ; de
claring that I'ljht lioiirrf eliii 11 constitute a
day's work for all laborers , workmen nnd mo-
clianlcaemployed by tlio Kovorimunt orgov-
crnmetitcontracte : and pnivhlui ; for thu pro
tection of free labor n nlust contract labor
and alltncontract labor.
0. WiH'cmderail tbo ilcnioeratlodo trlno ot
f ri-o trailo , under thoopuralloii of which thou-
' ' now cug.ii Ml la luuiufucturltii ; , mining
nnd lllfclnrliutrlesmustbo driven from thflr
presentncotipitlonimd uoinpollnl to liulnljo
In agricultural pursuits tlicicby unduly In-
creiisliuoiirtarin products iuul destroying a
roinuiterativenmrkct therefore.
f. "Wobolloto that a. homo marketwlth mil
lions ntcoiisunipricnenwd In lliu * .arloiisln-
dustrlesls thqbestinarlti't In the workl nnd
for ntiyperhhabloartlclci thcoiily avullalilo
one.
\YofavortlioinostrailIcal reduettonof
the tnrllT po lbie.ennHhtcnt with tlio Jirotce-
tton of American Inilustrlos nnd fi-co Ameri
can labor ; such reduction to t > oiimdo o Turns
posstlilooti Ilia iirccssurlcsot life und articles
Incotiitnoii use. tthuiaino tlmoi \ favor
inch iilurlil npontlio Inip-jrlOil prodncHot
loiv-prlccd foreign labor.falrly and JuUly dis
tributed.alll protect the Inton-stsof Amer
ican wuo workurj without addlny to tliclr
0. Wotiioslhenrllly endorse tlio syslctn of
reciprocity In trade , proposed by tbo Hon.
Jnmosd. feialnc. us n lilting MiDjjIcuiont to
the riMinbllcan theory of protection.
\\cnpiiravu \ tbo action of the present ro-
publlcan ctinsrossla restorliit ? to tlio public
( loiiiuiiiovori'lKlitiullltonacrcsoC land licre-
toforo fran ted to railroads.a \ are opiioieil
to the prnntlrtK hereafter of nny part of the
public domain to corporation * .
11. Uo fa vnr such \\-lt > e national lojlslnlion
Intliorc ulalloii of cotnraorco between states
ns will prevent n.xtortlonby common carriers
and secures for tlio producer tlio transporta
tion of bis products toall tuarUotsat a rea-
soniililo und proper eo t \\ltho\itiinjiist \
dlturlinliintlun In favor of any class , Interest
or section.
IS. Wo declare our npjirovalof the Just and
constant roimbllcan policy ot nltowlnst Kcncr-
oiis pensions to ( Ivpcntlcnt and dlsnblcd union
solHur < , and us a , ilnstnll duinocrntlo prom
ises ami pretenses , \Vu pnnully recall the f.ict
that all Important pension Icsl.sl.itlon has
been phcuilon tliostiitulo books by ropnbll-
c.ins. Vi'ti fa\oi * tliooiiucttuciitof sucli nddl-
tltniul pension luRlslatlonns will fulllll o\cry
pltHlKuniu < loby aloyalpcoplo to tlio dofcnU-
crs itnilprcscrvorsot ourcountry.
11 ! . 'Vo cordially endorse the bill Introduced
Ineonsretisby Hon. W. J. Connell for the loca
tion of n United States brnncli mint
with In the limits of tlio state of Nebraska.
Mncothoroisa Kciieriildotimudfortiioro coln-
ao and thopresent eamiclty of tlio mints Is
known to bo too limited , and : u wo tire In
favoruf extend 1 UK our foreljn trade throuuh
reciprocity -between this and other countries ,
und OinulinfiiriiMics one-fourth oftlio silver
rciiulicd by tlio United States treasury do-
p.irtincnt , vo would rosncctf ully iiskeouitrt-ss
to passthu Coniieltblll In order to provldofor
tlm necessary di'inand for gold and sliver
Nonil ice.
Hon.J.V. . Connell , the iircsent congress
man from the First I cbrAska district , and
candidate for re-election , is of Scotch descent -
scent and has been a resident of Omaha slnco
AprillO , 18IJ7. Itova ) born about thirty
miles from the northern boundary of Ver
mont , at Cowansvllle , Proviaco of Quebec ,
July 10 , 1 S40. Ills father , Hsv. Daniel Cou
ncil , was a Congregational minister.
Mr , Council is a self-mado man. Arriving
la Omaha at the ago of t\vcnty-oiid \ , ho began
Ids strupRlo for f.inio and fortune. Willing
tovoik nt anything to earn a livelihood , ho
( daily accepted a position witb. Tootlo &
Jlnul , In tbo dry cooils business. The rout
ine -work of a clerkship proved too limited a
space for the ambitious young man , and determining
termining- seek a wider and inoro intellec
tual Held , ho decided to enter tbolepnl pro
fession , .BcBinnlnR his studies in the oMce
of B , 1 ! . 33 , 'Kennedy bo continued them in
that of Colonel G. S. Chwo and concluded his
preliminary lOR-nl training under tbo tuition
of Hon. J. \Vool\vortli. .
In Ijro bo was admitted to the bar nnd nt
once beginning active pmctlo , soon liad a
largo clientage. In bJ t'io ' i-epubhcans
elected hlrnto tlio important onleo of district
attorney for the Third Judicial district , \vhlch
then comprised ten counties. Including Doug
las and Lancaster , So efficiently did ho per
form his dalles that \vasrewardeuwlth ,
a re-election in liS4.
During these four years ho made a record
which established for him a reputation as an
able lawyer. Kctlring fromhia ofllce ho devoted -
voted himself to civil practice , in jvhich ho
proved as canablo as lie had been in , the pros
ecution of criminal cases. ,
.Mr. Connell was appointed city attorney in
April , 1883 , and held the oIHco for four years ,
serving through the administration of layer
Boyd. Ho saved the city hundreds of thou
sands dollars by hla successful defense of
suits for damagcsand by his sound legal ad
vice on important questions. [ lo was mainly
instrumental in devising a charter for the
city under which all the publlo improve
ments that hnvo wrought such a wonderful
change in this city became possible.
During all thcso years bo has been an ac
tive and honorable politician , a publlo
spirited nnd liberal nan , and lias accumu
lated a handsome for tune. At the same time
ho has advanced steadily ia his profession ,
until ho Is now ranked among tlio foremost
members of the bar of this city and stato.
Ills reputation Isthatof n persistent flRbtcr ,
whether in the practice of Ms profession , eras
as the champion of any cause in which ho
may bo interested. As a parliamentarian , ho
has few equals.
Tklr. Council was chosen 'for congress In
this district two years nponndbas served
ono term , nialtinga record for himself as ouo
oftho mostablo and active of the younger
members of the houso.
Mr. Council was married September 24 ,
1ST2 , at at. Johnsbury , Vt , toMss JIattio
Chaihviclf , and llvo children have been born
to them Helen , Ralph S. , Karl A. , Clarion
and Hazel. Ills homo , "Hillcrcst , " occupies
a beautiful and comuundliig location oa St.
Mary's ' avenue.
ctfjnxa
A-iiicriciia Brancli of tlio National
fjb'iimc 1'ropnriiiK I'1)l * Them.
CINOINUTI , 0 , , Sept , 23 , The council of
seven of the American branch of the Irish
national league met hero this afternoon. Its
sessions nrosccretbutlts , presidentJohnFitz- ,
gcrjld cf Lincoln , Xeb. , says the object is to
appoint committees to meet and care for the
coming speakers from Ireland. Notwlth
standing tbo arrest of Messrs. O'Brien ' and
Dillon , Jilr , Fitzgerald names them as the
coining spcakcrs.nlong , with others. He says
ho does not think the arrest will Interfere
with their trip to the United S talcs.
The council this afternoon adopted a reso
lution referring to the nrrcst of Dillon am
O'llrien , In which they says " -Acting within
the scope of the polity laid down by Parncl
and his associates , wo renew earnestly nm
emphatically the determination to meet this
newstroko of Ireland's ' foreign rulers will
earnest activity and more liberal supportum
exhibit to our American fcllow-citlzons this
latest phase of British brutality as ovcrmus
terlng proof of England's incapacity to falrlj
govern Ireland , NYhllo the constitution a
agitation Is tasking the cncrtry , ability am
unscrupulousncss of Ireland's roverncrs to
overcome \vowlll loyally and heartily sup
port It , not fearing that any number of nr
rests will bo able to hide the fact that the
tory government is trying to murder the
the people of Ireland In tbo dark nnd that out
of tbat knowledge must speedily corao from
civilized communities an irresistible deraani
forbomonilo.Vo hereby proclaim the fac
that the only reason for the arrest of these
patriots Is that they endeavored to aver
what may prove to bo the fourth btato-raado
famine in the reign of Queen Victoria am
told the people that their duties wcro to
themselves and families llrst , andthata man
who would see bis Ifo nnd children starve
for the \van of bread while he handed ovc ;
the proceeds of his labor to a landlord Is no
only a coward , but a criminal. " The rusolu
tlons further sincerely deplored the death o
John Boyle OMtellly.
llonljSpeaks ntDuulln.
DCBLO' , Sept. 23.-A6 a meeting of tbo
national league today ' , M. Healy in a
speech said that if the tenants submitted to
tno landlords they were tr.iltors to their fcl
low-countrymen , Ho promised that ho am
his colleagues would continue the struggle
for the extinction of laud lord is in In Ireland
Illinois fitutoFnlr ,
PronnIll.Scpt.8J. , This city Is prepar
Ing to entertain 100,000 people every day o
the state fair , which optea September 2t
O no new feature this year will bo the flsl
exhibit , In charge of Commissioner Darllett
Fourteen thousand frco tickets have been
issued tolho school children of Illinois and
day sot apart for them. Governor Flfer am
stall and olttcera of all other state fuhs wll
be present.
\ VPPTA\T cr1 WnnT i < PT
/AadSlON MiAlED Al LAST ,
ho House Finally Settles the Virginia
Contested Mcotion Oaso ,
OST PROTRACTED AND BITTER ON RECORD
i x *
otitli Carolina's ' Dhpnto nlso I-'i > deil
A tToInt Ieolntloi-L OfTercd In
tlioSeiiatc l\'i ' n lcniorlal
v to Ccnct il Grant.
WASIUKOTON , Sop'fc. 3. Mr. O'Forrall ' of
'Irginla was the only amocrat in Uio chain-
or this morning dnrlru' prayer.
The clerk ImmoJlatt'.v ' began to call the
roll on the approval 01 Friday's ' Journal. The
lork having called Lit roll , announced the
i.ilrsand recapitulated Iho list of these vot-
ng. The sponlier he-Hated before ho an-
lounccd tlio result , thra being but two lack-
ng ofa quorum.
Mr. O'Fcrrall dcmoi'dod that the result
muld bo announced.
In order to delay the announcement rcpub-
lean after republicai rose and requested
o know how they vero recorded. Tliero
vas cousidcrablo talk end vhcn It had sub-
ided the vote was innouncod yeas , 155 ;
ays , 1 no quorum , o : 1 a call of the house
vas ordered.
Just as the clerk befcifi to call the roll Mr.
swcnoy of Iowa , ono 3f the absentees , en-
crcdaud was rccclv * ! by his colleagues
vlth applause. Sho-tly afterwards Mr.
ludd of Maryland ' .lado tils appearance
imid a reception of Mngled applause and
dsscs , ,
During the roll call f'canieraVIM brought
nto requisition and ) , " xhotOBraphor again
cproduccd the array of , empty democratic
cats ,
One hundred and slity-four members re-
ponded to the call /iud without any nil-
lounccmcntoC the result further proceedings
vero disposed of and t'lo vote again recurred
on approving Friday's Journal. The vote re-
tilted yeas , 100 ; nayf ' , none the cleric not-
ngaauorum.
NotwithstandhiR tno protests of Mr.
VlTerrall the speaker directed the rending of
Saturday's journal. It was approved , as was
hat of Monday.
The question then recurred upon the first
of the majority resolutions to unseat Vennble.
t was agreed to-ycnsOld ; nays , I iChcadlo )
the dork noting a quorum.
Then came tbo qucst'dn ' on tlio seatinR of
L-angston , and It was. carried on a division ,
vlessrs. OTorrall auaCUeadlo alouo voting
n the negative.
The oath was then ulminlstorcd to Lanc-
ston amid cheers from the republican sldo
and from the galleries ,
r Ir. Itowcll of Illinois called up the case of
Miller vs Elliott of South Carolina. Tno
irevlous question was jrdcred mid despite a
irotest from Mr. ICerr.of . Iowa that some rea-
ion for its adoption should bo given tlio reso-
ution unseating Elliott' and seating Miller
vas agreed to. , ,
Then , on motion of Hr.Henderson of Iowa ,
lie liouso went Into cfi.nmlttco of the whole
on the senate amciidnriits f to the deficiency
bill.
bill.P
P > Ir. ivtcCrary of Kmtucky , who with n
number of other democrats then entered the
chamber , Inquired what Wll was under con
sideration.
air , Henderson of lovfa in response said lie
lid not blame the gent'cunan ' for being a llttlo
behind on general legislation. " "
The afternoon was .consumed. In discussion
of the French spoliatlo.it claims , but without
action the comtnlttoo"rt < ; o5'1& - "
Ivlr. Candler of Massachusetts asked unani
mous consent for the consideration of the res-
ilutlon proviaing thutn sub-committee of tlio
lousocommlttcoon the wrcld's fair shall in
quire Into the progress ochnc made by tlio
fair commissioners , But Mr. Kilgoro objected.
The house then adjourned.
Senate.
"VVAsnisaroN , Sept. 23. In the sonata Mr.
ilalo introduced a Joiat resolution , which was
referred to the committee onpuWlo buildings
and grounds , for the erection in the District
of Columbia ofa memorial building , which
shall bo asuitnblo monument to the memory
ot U. S. Grant , which Is to contain a mili
tary and naval museum , etc , , ana in the inner
court of which may bdplaced the ro mains of
General Grant.
.After n brief executive session the senate
took up the calendar and passed a number ot
bills ,
U'bo house bill with .tho sonnto sxibstituto
to dellno and regulate the jurisdiction of
couits of the United States was then taken
up , but wilt over without action and the
senate adjourned.
lUJtDAV fttll JtKJlOCKATS.
They Feel Sere Over Yesterday's
IIouio Proceedings.
'WASHINGTON , Sept. 33. By its action today
In seatingLangstoii , the liouso ended what
was probably the most protracted and bit
terly contested election case ic has ever de
cided. The result wag a surprise to the
democratic minority , which , after two weeks
of successful obstruction , was confident that
its opponents could not secure a quorum. But
the "whips" bad boon active. During- the
llrst roll call it was discovered that Ml lliUen
of Maine and Mudd of Jdiryiand wcro not
present and messengers were Immediately
sent out after them. Sweeney of Io\va , who
had not been expected so soon , came in at this
juncture , and with Mr. Mudd made
the votes necessary to malto a quorum.
Further proceedings wcro remarkably expe
ditious , and O'Ferrall ' , the lonely democratic
sentinel , was absolutely oowerless to check
the majority. The yea. and nny vote declar
ing Venablo not elected showed 1(55 ( republi
cans in attendance , Including these \\lio did
not vote , but ivcro paired , T. M. Browne of
Indiana , Buttcnvorth , Connell , Evcart , ITia-
lay.Hansbrough , Peters and AVilson of Ken
tucky were the republicans -without pairs.
nndo those Browne , Finlay and Wilson had
leaves on account of sickness ,
The jMiller case , -which , followed the Lnngs-
ston case , was oven a greater surprise , nnd
in fact it was not known" generally to the ro-
publlcaus that the leaders contemplated this
move.
The democratic minority was considerably
vexed over tbo result of today's ' proceed ings
and a call for a caucus , XT ? as circulated with
the purpose of endeavoring to unlW the party ,
by way of retaliation , upon a policy of treat
ment of the conference report upon the tariff
hill which would require the republicans to
maintain a quorum to dispose of that report.
But. owing to the lateness of tlio hour nnd
small attendance of the democratic members
the attempt to caucus was temporarily
abandoned.
Typliolil Fever"In France.
[ Copi/rlulit / 1SOO biiJama ( Ionian UcmiclM
I'AKIS , Sept.23. ( Now York Herald Cable
Special to Tnu BEE. ] * Typhoid fovcr in an
epidemio form has brolcn out at several
points alone ; the coast of "Normandy. Forty-
two soldiers of the Fourth batalllon of chas
seurs , garisoncd at St. Nicholas , have been
admitted to the military hospital at Nancy.
All of them nro attacked with typhoid fever.
More than a ImndrW cases of the disease are
reported lu tlio sanjo batalllon.
An Austrian Iilbel Suit ,
ViEKSi , Sept. 23-Speciol [ Cablegram to
TUB BEE , ] llaronVou Schudlcr , member of
tlio privy council and also master of ordnance
in the army , has brought suit for libel nRaiost
tlio Vaderluud , tho. organ of the feudal aris
tocracy and clerical party , for asserting that
lie had'Hccentod bribes. The suit lias caused
u. sensation horo.
A Resolution of Inquiry.
WASIIIXGTOX , Sept. 23. Representative
Scrnntonof Pennsylvania today presented
for reference lo the committee on foreign
affairs ! n preamble nnd resolution setting
foith that the harsh nnd brutal treatment of
political prisoners Is now universally con
demned by nil civilized nations ; that several
American citizens ( Dr. Gallagher . Kent
J. Wilson , T. WhlU'hcadanu others ) nro now
utiilcrgolni * Imprisonment in Kngland for
polltlealofrenscs. nnd arc. according to official
reports nnd admissions , being treated with
exceptional and unjustlllablo severity , there
fore the liouso requests the president to
cause tin Inquiry to bo made Into the condi
tion nnd cases of these prisoners , and , should
the reports referred to prove correct , en
deavor to secure for them hutnano nnd de
cent treatment pending efforts on tbclr bc-
hnlf which , Itu anticipated , will prove that
they have not been fairly or legally convicted
of tlio offenses charged ng'ilnst them , nnd
are therefore entitled to relief ,
TJU : j.iKijijtu\T SMTK.
A. Letter from Acting Secretary of
AVar Grant.
WASHINGTON' , Sept. 23. Acting Secretary
Grant of the war department bos addressed a
letter to Secretary Uutterworth ot the
world's Columbian exposition directory in
reference to the use of the Chicago l.iko front
for the Columbian exposition. Grant says
the department has arrived nt tho" following
conclusion : "Tho old harbor line of2,000
feet insldo the west wall of the breakwater Is
rc-catnbllstiod and extended south. The re
strictions heretofore existing between the
prolongation of the center of Monroe street
and Park How , Insldo of the Imrbor line , nro
removed upon condition that the Illinois Ccn-
rallroad company consent to the provisions of
tbo act of the state of Illinois , ap
proved August 5 , 1S90 , and an ordl-
nnnco of the city of Chicago adopted
September IB , IS'JO , nnd release all claim to
tbo land between the points named and cast
of tlieir rifiht of way. " As to the necessity
for the consent of the railroad company in
the matter of Acting Secretary Gr.mt makes
reference to former proceedings and says
that In view of the facts it U deemed im-
portantln removing the restrictions that the
Illinois Central railroad company should not
bo loft in a position to take auy advantage
of It.
AVorUl'H ITnlr Biilliltiii : rlann.
CHICAGO , Sept. 23. [ Spacial Telegram to
TUG B HE. ] At the meeting of the national
world's fair commissioners today Commis
sioner JIartimUUo of Indiana offered a reso
lution that n committee of Jive be appointed
by the president to confer with the local
directory , the president of the commission ,
tbo vice chairman of the executive commit
tee and the director general , and Join with
them In recommending to the commission
plans for the buildings of the exposition. The
resolution nlso contained a clause
.that the report 'bo made to the coin-
niis on on November IS. towhich
time the resolution risked tlio commission
to adjourn. Commissioner Martindalc offered
the resolution to faciiitato the issuance of the
president's proclamation to foreign nations.
The proclamation cannot 1)0 ) issued until
plans are adopted. Commissioner Uodoll of
Colorado moved n substitute , which pre
cipitated a long discussion , and presently the
whole matter was referred to the judiciary
committee. Commissioner Mossey of tlio
Judiciary committee gave tbo opinion of that
cofijtnittco In reference to making nine
mcfnbers of the executive committee con-
. vjltutc a quorum and sit in continuous session.
The committed asked until the next session
of the commission to make a final report.
This carried nnd there will uo no executive
committee in session hero until after the next
meotliii ? of the 'commission. With a view to
hnrmany-of action , ttio committeeaUod thut
the dlrcctor-p-enornl 'bo ' iretborlzad to visit all
'mcbtiugs'of'tho standing committees' Com
missioner Strong of Tennessee'offered a roso-
Intion'orderingthatthocfutr bo. closed on
Sundays. The document was immediately
laid on the table , but later was referred to
the executive committee.
Dispelling- False Impressions.
CHICAGO , Sept. 23. The national world's
fair commissioners this afternoon adopted
the following :
Whereas , itonorti have reached this country
throusli the medium ot conespondcnts nnd
roturnlni ; American tourists that the -world's
Columbian exposition Is practically discred
ited by American newspapers and b unworthy
oftho consideration of Kiiroiiennv. und
Whereas , Such reports have received appar
ent continuation from the tone of certain
foreign newspapers which have mistaken tlio
Impressions ot such tourists as tho-o of Amer
ican people ; and
Whereas , Tlio basis of such roporti Is an
frronoous Idea ns to tbo reasons nhlch led to
tbo selection of Chicago as tlio location of tbo
exposition ; ami
Whereas , Such reports , bolnc entirely based
on fnl&o assumptions , can uot but bo hiirmf id
to tlio purposes of tlio exposition ; theicforc ,
uo It
Kesolvcd , That In tbo opinion of this commission -
mission the act of congress selecting Chicago
ns the location of thu exposition was nbuly
taken , and
Resolved , That this commission hereby SB-
nltles Its iinqimlilled appiova ! of the bolectlon
ot Chicago and hereby places Hbolf on record
in liavlnc found every plodRo ihiido by the
advocates of ClilciiKo Uoforo congress fully
iuul absolutely Culllliod ; that the slto olTered
anil acccptcil is sucli as no inter
national exposition hcrutoforo held
could boas > t of. und that thoru
Isovory prospect of the exposition being ot
such aclinr.ieter. Internationally anil nation
ally , us every patriotic American could desire ;
und bo It further
Resolved , That tlio officers of thii commis
sion are authorized to'taku such htepi as are
lulvlsublo tocoiintoniuttliu [ nlso Impressions
reforiod to , and that u copy ot tlicsu resolu
tions bo forwarded to tlio principal newspapers
( it Kiiropcan capitals und all otlicr foreign
countries. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
World's Knlr Formalities.
CHICAGO , Sept. 23. The soutn park com
missioners this morning formally passed an
ordinance granting Washington park for the
use of the world's fair , this was formally ac
cepted In turn by the local board of directors
aad atonco sent to the national commission.
Galena's Statue of Grant.
Cniciao , Sept. 2a. iSpccinl Telegram to
Tun BKE.J Sculptor Gelcrt today Invited
the art critics to Inspect the historical bas-
relief which ho has been making for the
pedestal of the statue of Grant , which H. II.
Kohlsaat has presented to the city of Galena.
It is thirty-live inches long nnd twenty-six
Inches high and will DO cast in bronze very
shortly. It represents the surrender of Leo
at , Appomatox. The moment chosen is when
the two commanders nro shaldne hands after
the preliminaries of the surrender liavo been
agreed upon. To Grant the sculptor has
given not only n strong likeness but uu ud-
mlrablo expression of heroism.
Stntn or Slouo Prnoliilmcd ,
LONDON , Sept. 23 , A dispatch from Goa ,
India , says a state of siege bos been pro
claimed in consequence of the election riots ,
nnd the streets nro now patrolled by soldiers ,
Warrants liavo been issued for the arrest of
popular leaders. Many roildcnts liavo fled
Into the country , The whole province of Sal-
sctto has been proclaimed in a state of Biego.
The Melbourne. Imbor Troubles.
MnuiouiiXK , Sept. 23 , | Special Cablegram
to TUB Ben. ] All the trades nnd labor
unions will meet on Thursday , when It Is ex
pected they will dccldu upon n course to bo
followed in consequence of the delay of em
ployers in arranging a conference Avlth the
men.
Commercial 1'nnioln I/Ubon.
LONDON , Sept. 23. A commercial panics
prevails in Lisbon , where the leading banks
are ticmbllng. A crisis Is imminent.
IlnngcU fur WH'o Murder.
TALUUASSEn , Fla. , Sept 23. Napoleon
White ( colored ) was hanged hero today for
tbo uiurdcr of liU wlfo in bsS.
Iluron Notoi.
Hunos , S. D. , Sept , 23. [ SpecialTelegram
to THE BEE , ] Drill-j la the city's ' second ar-
tcslau well entered the first stratum water
bearing rock this morning nt a depth * ' < 50
feet. The \vater rises through n v "h
Btnndplpotoahelirhtof thirty feet , IV U
bo sunk till the full force of the artesian
Is secured.
The following Inily managers wcro nn-
polntcd for the Columbian fair from South
Dakota : MM. J. K. Wilson , Dcadwood ;
Mrs , Helen Barker , Huron. Altcrnntrt
Mrs. Marie Gnston , Dcr.dwood. mid Mrs. P.
C. Daniels , Water tow u.
Hid Iff UK M.\
Thrce-ronrtlis oftho City Destroyed
Several Imotcrs Killed.
PANAMI ( via Galveston ) , Sept.3. . It Is
crucially reported hero that the town of Colon
( Aspinwall ) Is burnlnir and that tbo greater
IK > rtlon of the place has already been des
troyed.
Three-fourths of Colon 1ms been destroyed.
Ninety carloads of freight in transit wcro
consumed , The wharves nnd shipping nro
safe. Owing to the riotous behnvlor of a
mob of looters the military opened llro with
ball cartridges , killing and wounding several
persons , llcinforccments of police liavo been
despatched from hero. A supply of food wns
also sent , Everything is quiet now.
" \VASIIIXOTOV. Sept , a * . A telegram re
ceived by the depaitinont of state from the
consul tit Colon regarding tlio tire tliero says
tuo American portion of the city is safe.
Itt-VK\T FJ.HHDS IS C'Y/I.V.l.
Ofllclnl lleport Mn li > to the Depart
ment or State.
"WASIIIXOTOX , Sept. 23 , The department of
state has received from tlio United States
legation nt Pckin , China , n report relative to
the recent honvy floods. The report says the
floods were tlio most serious over known. An
nrcaofa.OOO miles was effected by them.
Many people wcro drowned and tens of thou
sands are living on charity. Ono result of
the floods may liavo far-reaching cense
quences. Near Ivutal , which Is a point on
, the railroad from 1'ongku to Tong Shan , the
railroad embankment wa * destroyed by
the people for miles. It was alleged
that the embankment wns damaged bv
water nnd flooded the country. Jt is sun-
posed that the general in command atLutai
cither instigated or connived at iho.io pro
ceedings , in which his soldiers largely took
part. A very serious feature ot the case is
the suplneness of "Viceroy LI. Iio has done
nothing to preventthcso lawless proceedings.
The Tongshnn colliery is stopped , ! JIXX ) men
nro out of employment nnd the operation of
tbo railroad is suspended. This destruction
was wanton and unnecessary. All thcso pro
ceedings Indicate nn anti-railroad excitement
wliicli may result in postponing indefinitely
any further railroad enterprise in China.
lUW.l XKlf'S.
Boisterous Salvationist1) .
, Ia. , Sept. ' 20. | Special to Tun
Bui : . ] Another accident happened nt the
Salvation army's tent last night. This tlmo
Mr. M. H. Hatton h.ld his leg broken. Ho Is
the second man who has had this accident
happen to him hero at these meetings. The
Salvation army people have been reinforced
by the Holy Baptists. Last night there was
a good deal of dancing nnd shouting going on ,
and during the crushing and crowding of the
lirgo audience , which was over ono thousand ,
to see the performance , Mr. Hatton sustained
a broken leg.
Colchratrjl-Ills llOtli lllrtlnlny.
CEHATI lUrms , Ia , , Sept. 2U. [ Spcclarrel-
grana toTm : BUB. ] Christopher Conrad , the
oldest man in IOWA , living near Manchester ,
celebrated his HUtlublrthday.yesterday. Ho
is m fair health , has good eyesight nnd hear
ing , and hlsimind. and , memory are still clear.
Ho lias llfty-llvo grandchildren "f&rty-ono
still living , and fifty-three great grandchild
ren , forty-three still living. About forty ; of
these -were present , His wife Is still living
and is 77 years old. They have been married
sixty years.
At the Coal Palace.
OTTOMWA , Ia. , Sept. 23. [ Special Tele
gram to THE Ben , ] Twenty thousand people
plo were attracted to this city today by the coal
palace. The coal palace receipts were mare
today than all of ; last week. Tomorrow Is
miners'day , nnd Hon. .7. It. Sovereign. lion.
E. U. Ilutchins and Jerry Sullivan will glvo
the nddrosses. A thousand miners uro ex
pected in the procession.
A. New Itnltwny Project.
DuntQUK , In. , Sepb 23. [ Special to Tiir.
BEE.J A project is on foot hero to build a
line of railway to connect with the North
western road at the most favorable point.
The road will run in a southwestern direction
and will bo called the IJubuquc , Kansas City
& Southwestern.
.SI. E. Conference.
IKDIAXOI.A , Ia. , Sept. 23. [ Special to THE
BKC.I An Interesting session of the Dos
Molnos district conference of the M. E.
church , presided over by Bishop Joyce , closed
hero yesterday , Ues Hlolnes was chosen as
the next place of mooting.
South Dnlcotn KpiscopnllatiH.
MITCIIKI.II S. D. , Sept. 23.-Sp3cial [ Tele
gram to THE Bcn.J The convocation of the
eastern deanery of the Episcopal church of
Dakota occurred at St. Mary's ' church In this
city this afternoon. Bishop Hare's annual
address was hoard nt 1 o'clock. This evening
ing occurs continuation nnd addresses b\
Ilov. Dr. Trimbcl of Sioux Fulls nnd Hev. W
J , Cleveland of Madison , The session con
tlnues till tomorrow evening. Among others
Falls , Ho v. Me It ride of Aberdeen and Hev
Strop of Santce Agency.
town anil South Dalcotii reunions.
WASIIINOTO * * , Sept. 23. [ Special Tolo-
grain to THE BEE. ] Pensions wcro Brantoi
today as follows : Iowa : Original , old war
George \V. Dashlol , Eddyvillo. Kcstora
tlou nnd reissue JamesII. Wilson , deceased
Chesterllelil. Kclssuo and Increase Carlos
Gadding , Llmo Springs. Original widows
Umllyll. , widow of James II , Wilson , Cues
tervillo.
South Dakota : Reissue Elwood II , Tell
Jamestown.
Chun KOI I Their Minds.
Ciucioo , Sept. 23. Ofllcials of the Hock
Island road have changed their minds nni
will not put reduced grain rates in effect wes
of the Missouri river as early as October 1
Tliov have decided to conform to the rules o
the Trans- Missouri association nnd glvo no
tice llvo days in advance of tlio regular Oeto
ber meeting of their Intention. This meet
Ing occurs October 7 nt Kansas City.
Tim Condition of Corn.
CHICAGO , Sept.23. In Us review of crop
condition * tills week the Farmers' Hevlow
says there evidently I"13 been less damage to
corn by frost than alarmists have given tlio
nubile to understand. Only late planted corn
lias suffered materially and this portion o
tbo crop forms but a small percentage of tbo
whole.
Considering the Proposition ,
Cmctao , Sept , 23. The committee o
Illinois Central employes who nskcd for nn
advance In wages Is now considering a prop
osltlon of the company to increase their pay
n certain per cent , just how much the olUcer
and men refused now ; to inuliu known.
*
Itcllcvctl to Un host ,
CHICAGO , Sept. 23 , On August 3 a Httl
schooner , ; commanded by Captain Joe M
Hanson , with a craw of llvo men , left thl
city forMllwaukoixBlneo which time nothing
lias been heard of nor. It U believed tha
Uo bas gene down with all on board.
A BRACE OF HUMAN TARGETS
Ed Wggand Shoots AlHo Horino Three Tirael
ami Then Kills Himself.
HE RESULT OF UNREQUITED LOYEi
'lie nlooily Scotia I tmotctl ( in Oucoi
, tlin Flats In ( ho Kmiiliroulc
Itloukon North SIvteiMitli
Street.
A dreadful tragedy occurred nt n : ! M o'eloelt
csterdny nttomoon lit the Kstabrook block ,
orncr of Sixteenth anil Chicago streets.
lid "Wiggand shot \voiuun naincd AlHo
Torino , altos AlHo Tanner , and then killed
ilmsclf.
The woman was shot thrco times -through
lie left breast , again through thu nock , nnil
nstly in thu head , the bull ( fattening against
lie skull.
The we.ipon wiw a U-callbro of the British ,
ulldog pattern. .
\Viggnnd shothlimolf in the head nbovotha
Ight temple , the ball entering the bralu.
Death was instantaneous.
The motive which prompted thd awful
ragcdy w.is shown by a note which waa
ound In the room \vhero the \voulil-bo nnlr-
eicrund suicide lay do.ul. H re.ul as fol-
OW3 !
Slie Is the cnmo of that. She protnlsoil to
inny muand thru she M.irted to spurt , ami
hu'pnrti'd rljjlit along , and I kept Imr nnil
uppjrti'd hur i\n lunir us I could , iuul this In
On thoothersldo oftho llttlo scrap of p.ipcr
which was evidently torn from n note book
appeared the following information !
My brother Otto Wlccand Is working foe
OttoWiiRiiir at tint Union I'ni'tllo InUorv on
WolHiter street. My name Is IMwiiul wig-
( iiinil , anil my 'lutiolovoil : dn.u Is Allla
llontio. llnr folks In Klchwojil. .Mo , "
The woman has gene under Jlio nntno of
Allio Tanner and boarded with Airs , Gray at
710 North Sixteenth street.
"Wlggand hoarded and worked nt Kucnne'a
bakery , K2 South Sixteenth street ,
The story told by the wonrui Is to the ef
fect that she used to gn with Wlggand when
she lived with her mint out near the fnir
grounds , about a yc.tr aqo. Lately she has
hndllttlotodowith ilm , butyestorday hoscnt
for her stating thatho was going to St. Louis
last evening.
She said she could not hnvo company at
her rooms nnd was compelled to see Wiygaud
in rooms In the Estabrook block.
"When she visited Wiggund ho wanted hcu
to accompany him to St. Louis without llrst
going through the formality of a marilagei
ceremony.
This she would not consent to , nndwhen
he Insisted , she told him Hint she would have
no moro to do with him. Ho then drew tha
revolver and said ho would kill her. She
told him to go nhcad , and he iirod.
Tno bullet struck the wonuin In the brcaat.
She was sitting In a rocking chair and as
Wljfgnnd attempted to llro again shu kicked
him , spoiling his aim. As u consequence , ho
shot her through the neclc , the ball entering
on tbo left side. It was only a llesh wound ,
however. i
Alllo rose to her foot , and " .Vlggand appar
ently bcaii to got frightened. Ho held the
jun close to her head anil hastily llrdd point
b'lftnk. " - ' ' -
. * <
Without waiting to see the result , Wlg-
gaml turned the gun toward his own head
and again pulled the trigger , falling to the
floor n corpse.
Allle was partially stunned by the last
shot , but did not lose conclousncss. The second
end bullet had gone through the shin of her
neck , and the third lodged against the skull.
It was flattened to thrco times its original
width , and showed with what terrible force
it had sped from the revolver.
Dr. Hurrlgan was hastily summoned , and
extracted the ball from the haul with n pair
of forceps. Ho probed for the first bullet ,
but could not reach It. It had passed through
the walls of the chest und dropped clown in
the cavity. The woman bore the probing'
without a murmur.
The doctor wanted to administer chloro
form , but she would not take it , stating that
she could stand the pain ,
The vromnn was lying on nloungo in what
was apparently n sitting-room , and on the
window , with two chambers still loaded was
thowenpoir-wlth which the deed was done.
The room wherotho shooting was done was
a llttlo bed-room , ubout 10x12 foot , in size , and
the bed was in a tossed and rumpled
condition. The suicide was attired only In
his shirt and pants and his body , as it lay on
the lloor in a pool of blood , gave the whole
scene n most gruesome aspect.
Undertaker Burket was summoned and
\VIggaml's body was taken from the scene of
tlio tragedy to the undei taking rooms on Sic-
ccnth street.
The Jiervo of the woman was something as
tonishing. When one of hcrintimato friends
came into the room Just before the doctors
began to probe for the bullet in her chest
Miss Ilorlnosalno ;
"Now don't ' pet excited , Mary. I am hurt
n llttlo , I admit , but I am not going to die.
lie shot me three times and it hurts mo some ,
but 1 will pull through. 1C tliero is any living
to bo done you may bet that 1 am going to do
my shnro of it. Isow don't worry ; 1 will pull
through "
Mr. Kuenne.forwhomEd Wiggand worked ,
said U\st night that AViggand had driven a
team for him for about six months , lie was
n very reliable man , never dissipating ordolng
anything to cause trouble. For u week or
more prior to the tragedy , however ,
AVIggund has ucted very strangely , lie
seemed to bostudyliiK about something that
troubled him , and last Saturday ho talked of
quitting , but Sunday lie reconsidered this
and said ho still wanted to keep the place.
Monday night ho sent the following note
down to ono of the bakers at Kuonno'H place :
"Tell the old man ( meaning Mr. ICucnno )
that iio can drive the wagon tomorrow him
self. I am going away , for I am in trouble.
Goodbye boys , coodbyoto nil. "
Mr. Kuonno heard no inoro of Wiggand
until TUB Br.u arrived at his store containing
the account of the tragedy.
The unfortunate man's brother said last
night , that the fact of the matter was simply
that Ed AVlggnnd hnd met.Miss Ilorlno about
ono year ago , whca she was virtuous mid re
spectable. Ho had been in love with her all
the time , but her wayward stops hud been
causing him a great deal of misery and haU
ilnnlly driven him practically insane. ,
Some of the ladles for whom Miss Horini )
worked said she was an excellent dressmaker
and u very quiet girl. They ndinit , however ,
that she might have been rather loose lu her
associations without their knowing it. I
A very largo crowd of peoplu called nt
Burkett's undertaking rooms last night to
look nt the remains of the suicldo. The in
quest will bo hold at It p. in. today.
At a late hour last night .Miss Horino
seemed ta bo resting easy , considering her
condition , and the physicians said that there
was u possibility that she might iccovcr ,
Tenable and Klllot Unseated ,
WASHINGTON , Sept. 23. The house has
agreed to the resolution declaring Venablo
not entitled to the seat and T-nngstou hni
been sworn la us a member of the house , A
resolution was adopted unseating Klllot ns
representative from the Seventh South Carolina
lina district.
OwncrH and KnglncorH Auroo ,
SvDxnv , N. S. W. , Sept. 2J. | Bpcclal
Cablegram to Tin : UiiTho : ] steamship
owners association has concluded a throi
j curs' agreement with the engineer * .
