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    , THE OMAHA DAILY BEE.
' \ TWENTIETH YEAR , O\IAHJ\ ] \ \ , MONDAY MOENING. SEPTEMBEE 29 , 1800 , iNUMBEli 101) ) .
THE REVOLUTION AT TICINfl.
Tlio Present Situation of Affaira in tbo
Beleaguered Canton ,
GIGNOR RESPINI DETAILS ITS WOES ,
Story of InjiiNtlco nml Tyranny
An ISxiilaiintlon Al < IrcHscil
to Knropo and
America.
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LOCAUNE , Sept. ! M. [ New York Herald
CaMc Special to Tun Ur.K. ] Bayonets arc
bristling everywhere In the vnlloy , while the
( soaked troops of the Swiss federation keep
guard In the rnlti among crumbling castles
nml crooked streets In the towns hclow and
Hery mountaineers watch on the heights for
thdslgnnls from their chiefs. It Isastraago
situation. Hero Is the free canton of Tlclno
In n republican federation ruled by n military
commissioner , while revolutionists languish
In enfes In fury and helplessness ngnlnst their
enemies. All afternoon I liavo sat In the
house of Signer Hcsplnl , the head of the de
posed cantonal government , and listened to
the story of wrongs perpetrated by the pow
erful Swiss federation npalnst Its only Italian
canton. The president Is n short athletic
man upon whose face Is stamped Intelligence ,
energy nnd courage. For years ho wai a
miner in Vustrniiu , Signer Itesplnl's dark
eyes Hashed as ho paced up and down the
room.
"What has the federation , done ! It has
sent an army Into our free canton ; it lias
compounded with the lawless mob that
seized the govcniniont , imprisoned the chief
ofllccrs and murdered one of its counsellors ;
It has refused to restore the constitutional
government nnd condoned high treason by
failing to arrest and punish open and nnncd
traitors ; conservatives who represent the
Catholic spirit have been treated with the
greatest unfairness ; revolution after revolu
tion has taken plnco and the federal govern
ment , in which liberals dominate , has done
nothing to punish criminals. My government
refuses to resign. Wo cannot take posses
sion because the Swiss federation has
filled the can ton -with troops. The military
commissioners sent hero take supreme
control. Colonel Bunzll Is the greatest enemy
the conservative party has. It is shameful
that the Swiss federation should make good
the lawless work of revolutionists nnd let the
blood of the noble men nnd high ofllcinls , shed
nt his post of duty , go unavenged. The con
servative government was elected by the
pcoplo ; It carried the Canton polls In 18T5and
187" . 'Ilio conservative party hns given
liberty to the pcoplo : It gave the secret ballot
and the power to revise the constitution : it
built inter-communal roads end constructed
the great St. Gothard railway. Our
party has been the conservator
of freedom and practical progress.
The pretended provocation to revolution was
nothing but a trlclc , which I would like to ex
plain to Europeans and Americans through
the Herald. I thnuk the Herald for giving
oppressed Tlrlno a uhanco to bo heard at
once on both sides of th\i \ ocean , particularly
lu the two republics of Franco and the United
States.
"Tho revolutionists claim that the liberal
party demanded tbo right under the conslltu
tlon to overthrow the government because
that right was denied. Now , what nro the
facts ? Under our contonal institution , when
7,000 , legal electors petition the government
for a revision of the constitution , the question
must , bo submitted to a popular vote within n
month , On September 0 the liberals pro
Bcntcd a petition , signed by 10,000 persons ,
nslcing that the constitution should
bo changed so ns to provide for
the election of n district tribunal , Judges nnd
councillors of state- directly by the people and
to restore the old district system. My gov
ernment declared that wo would first investi
gate the signatures to see that the petitioners
wcro really electors of the canton.Vo an
nounced that a month otter wo had made
reasonable Inquiry Into the signatures the
question of revision would bo submitted to
the pcoplo. At this the liberals made a great
outcry and said the matter must bo voted on
before September 0 or there would bo a rco -
lution. They knew perfectly well they could
not get a majority In the canton anu really
voto. Knowing that the federal government
was liberal and ready to use Its power for party
purposes nt any cost , the liberals' secretary
decided to huvo a revolution anyhow , The
only scats of liberal strength nro the towns
of Bclllnzona , Sucnns , Chtnsso nnd Brlssago ;
the rest of the canton Is overwhelmingly con-
scrvatlvo. In two days law would have trl
umpbcd , but the federal soldiery practically
upheld the mob by Keeping the govcmrnon
out of Its scat. Now the federal government
asks us to meet with the chiefs of the rovolu
tlonary party nnd como to nn agreement
Never I Wo nro the lawful government ,
elected by the people under the constitution
nnd wo will not compromise with traitors am !
murderers. The federal soldiers may sup
press the government and suspend the constl
tuticm by force , but they cannot make th <
people condone treason and assassination.
"Tho federal council has decided tosubml
the question of revising the constitution to
the people on Octobers. Very well ; wo ac
cept the teat with our canton in the bands of
partisan federal authorities and our vallcvs
filled with troopi. "Wo shall over
whelm our enemies at the polls.
Lust year the liberals brought nt lenst thrco
thousand outsiders Into the canton to vote ;
they got about a thousand employes of tbo
St. Gothard railway to come into Tlclno and
vote ; they oven ran In n special trainlond of
voters from Paris ; but they could not defeat
us then , nnd they cannot defeat us now.
"The federation might lese that canton.
"Wo are Italians , but wo are Swiss. Wo will
remain In the federationunless wo nro driven
by tyranny. They say tbo priests nro active
in our party. Very good nro not priests
citizens ! Shall roan bo silent if ho can
8 peak nnd hns something to snyl Wo have
separated the church from the state ; the
liberals would Join them again so that the
conservatives mnyworry the priests ,
"Italy would rccclvo us with opea arms.
Komember that thousands ot Italian troops
were massed on our border last year. I do
not say this because I think the people hero
nro willing to separate from Switzer
land. Our income tax Is only 1 per cent ,
while In Italy It was over 18 per cent. But
the federation might drive Tidno to leave as
nn act of desperation when all hope of liberty
nnd justice was ROIIO. The conservatives
must stand or fall by popular vote , I liayo
been Imprisoned in a lunatlo cell by the mob
and grossly insulted , but I cnro nothing for
that ; I harbor no personal deslro for veil-
geunco. I have lived a republican true to the
core , and will dlo one. "
After leaving Signor Rctplnl's house I wns
nfonnodby ono of the most Important men
in Locarno that the revolutionary committee
baa decided to have the president killed nt
tbo flrnt opportunity , nnd that that was the
rcnson ho was constantly guarded by staunch
friends. There Is a policeman , stationed In
front of his house.
Protested ARnliiist noconclllntlon.
ICopi/rfflW isnoliu Jams * Gordon lfsnwll.1
Bnnsn , Sopt. 'J3.-tNc\v \ York Herald
Cnblu Spcctnl to TUB Iiin. : | The concilia
tion conference has completely failed. All
tlio delegates protested ngalnst nn attempt
at reconciliation , Tlio conservatives nro re
newing their demands for the rcjtorntlon of
the former government as the only possible
solution , nnd tbo radicals are Insisting on
tlio retirement of Slgnor Itcsplnl. The pres
ident of the coit federation received , from
London , a letter from Slgnor Castlnoul , pro
testing njralnst the charge ot murder. "I
only did , " ho gnys , " what nny old son of
Switzcrlnnd would have done In my placo. "
It Is doubtful whntucr England will extradite
the alleged assassin. It is , however , stated
that , at ttio request of the federal council ,
the Knglljh authorities have Issued a tem
porary warrant against him.
TlIMl VIiK.lle.iXCK JlECOIllt.
Financial TransactIOIH of tlio Conn-
try During the Tmst "Week.
BOSTONSopt. . 23. [ Special Telegram to
TIIK linn. ] The following table , compiled
from dlsp.itches from the clearing houses
of the eitio * named , shows the grois ex
changes for hist week , with rate * per cent
of Increase or decrease , us against tbo
several amounts for the corresponding week
In 18SQ :
o.w.ur.t . 4tnsXJt
Nat Incliulatl la tuUls. Noclearluz liouio al tlila
tlmo last juir.
TEHUIIILE JtEEJl.
Hu'Blows Out Ills Daughter's Drains
nnd Then Suicides.
LACOX , 111. , Sept. iiS. A terrible tragedy
occurred here this mornhiff. For some tlmo
Joseph Baxter , a young Englishman em
ployed la the Lncoti woolen mills , has been
courting Mary Slefert , a young girl , who ,
with her father , worked in the same mill.
The father objected strenuously to
their engagement , nnd went so far
as to threaten , several days ago , to
kill them and himself unless they
pave up the idea of marriage. Neverthe
less the young people were married Satur
day night. This morning Scfort sent for
Baxter , saylns ho wished to apologize for the
language used and bccomo rcconcllcu. Bax
ter went , had a pleasant Interview with his
father-in-law , and at the hitter's request sent
in his hrldo to malco her peace. As soon as
she went iu her father seized a shot gun nnd
blow out her brains. Ho then placed tlio
other barrel of the gun In his mouth and tired
tbo remaining cluirgo Into Ids own bead ,
dying Instantly. The young husband tonight
is a ruvlng maniac.
XEIIKA8K.A AAUItED.
Arrest of James Johnson by Chicago
Detectives.
CHICAGO , Sept. 28. Detectives tonight nr-
restcd Juincj Johnson , an escaped convict
from Jackson , Neb. Sohnson is said to ho a
partner of McCllntoclt , who was arrested
nero several days ago. Johnson was pursued
by olllccrs , but llnally eluded them and swan
tbo Missouri river to got out of Nebraska.
Tbo Nebraska sheriff has telegraphed tbo
chief of police to hold both mcu until ho ar
rives to take them back.
The Strike Postponed.
CHICAGO , Sept. 23. The old association of
West sldo street car conductors and drivers ,
after an all night's scs.iion , decided not to
strike at present. Over ono thousand em
ployes were present at the meeting. A gen
eral grievance committee was appointed with
power to formulate a domamjon tbo company
and make a report at another meeting to bo
bold next Saturday night.
Crlsln In the Scotch Iron Trade.
LONDON , Sept. 23. A crisis is impending in
the Scotch iron trndo. Tbo lasters have
given notice to the men of a lockout on Octo
ber 4 unless an amicable settlement of the
disputes Is effected , of which there is a pros-
pect. The fires In a number of furnaces are
already out. The threatened stoppage of the
production has caused excitement in tbo Iron
warrant market.
The Weather Pnroonic.
For Nebraska-Fair ; wanner In eastern ,
stationary temperature lu western portion j
variable winds.
For Iowa Fair ; warmer ; southeartorly
winds.
For South Dakota Fair : stationary tem
perature ; southerly winds.
nntl tlio Suez Cniinl.
PAHIS , Sept , 23. The Gaulols says tbo
English government has purchased a Inrgo
building nt Port Said and Is transforming It
Into a barracks fortress which will bo occu
pied by British troops. This will glvo Eng
land possession of both ends of the Suez
canal. _
Iuo to the McKlnloy Itlll ,
VIENNA , bopt. 28. Ono thousand mother of
pearl button makers have been locked out
owing to tbc McKluloy bill , which the manu
facturers bollovo threatens to stop the cutlro
trade with America.
Suicided In Church.
LONDON , Sept. 23. The morning service at
St , Paul's ' cathedral was interrupted by n
horrible tragedy , During the service a roan
named Huston committed sulcido by shooting
himself twlco.
EXODUS FROM \YASflBCTON. \
Many House Republicans leave for Homo
to Prop up Fences.
THE SENATE AND THE TARIFF MEASURE.
Indications Mint Short M'orlc Will lie
Mndo of tlio IJII1 anil Final
Adjournment Take Place
Wednesday Next.
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WAgmxoTox I ) . C. , Sept 88. 1
It Is very doubtful whether there will bo n
quorum in tbo house of representatives again
.this session. On Saturday all the republi
cans were present except four , but only six
ty-live democrats , Last night and today
there has been a very lively exodus of repub
licans from the city , nearly every man In the
bouse who has a close district starting homo
as soon as ho voted on the conference report
on the tariff bill. Therefore , unless the sen
ate agrees to the bill as It stands , the republi
cans are liable to bo placed In a sor'ous di
lemma , for It would be impossible to pel n
quorum of republicans back hero again this
session. The talk tonight Is , however , that
the tariff bill will go through the senate with
out much discussion or opposition. Several
gentlemen , Including Aldricb , Ingnlls
and Mr Carlisle are to niaho set
speeches. Usually set spccccs stir up
a good deal of running debate , nnd that maybe
bo the case this thno. No ono can tell , But
tbo programme is to dispose of the trivia" bill
In the sonata tomorrow nnd adjourn both
houses of congress on Wednesday next. Mr.
Aldrich. who 1ms charge of the hill , proposes
to sit all night if necessary.
IXVUSTinA.TI.VO Till ! WOIU.D'3 rAIll ,
The special committee of which Mr. Chand
ler of Massachusetts Is chairman intends to
look into the finances of the Columbian ex
position. The committee claims that trio net
of congress appropriating the $1,500,000 as the
government's ' share of the expense of the fair
did not contemplate the expenditure of the
whole fund In the payment of the expenses of
the national board of commissioners. It was
thought that $400,000 would bo sufficient
to pay nil their expenses for the four
years thcyara expected to servo and the bal
ance of the money win intended to pay for
the government buildings nnd the collections
exhibited under the charge of the Smithso
nian Institute and the other executive depart
ments at Washington , When the bill was
under considerltion the committee Invited
trie various departments to suoinit estimates
ns to the amount of mouoy they would re
quire and the amount of space that would bo
needed. These estimates were adopted by
the committee , Including$100,000 fora cov-
ernnicnt uulldinp , and $100,000 or $100,000 a
year was added to the amount for the per
diem and traveling expenses of ttio commis
sioners. It was not supposed that they would
have anything to do with the collection of ex-
liibiti or take nn active part in the manage
ment of the exposition , but they were to act
as n sort of advisory board for the
local directory. Tlio construction of the law
by the national commissioners -however ,
entirely different , nnd they have assumed
charpo of all the details of the management
as well ns determining the plan and scope of
the exposition. By the appointment of 115
lady managers they have very nearly doubled
their expenses , nnd at the present rate of cx-
peridlturo tlio whole appropriation will not bo
sufllcient to pay the bills of the commis
sioners without considering the government
exhibits at all. The department board dis
cussed this question at their last meeting ana
called in the comptroller of the treasury to
consult with them about the construction of
the law. Ho holds , and so informed the de
partment board , that tbo uppronriatlon of
* ] , rxx > , OOU having been made in bulk , will bo
available for the payment of any bills that
como in as long as they are properly
vouched for and approved oy the
secretary of the treasury , although it was the
manifest intention of the committee which
drew the bill to.havo this fund divided ac
cording to the estimates that wcro submitted
and upon which it was based. The law does
not so declare and it will ho the duty of the
treasury department to pay the bills as they
como in until the money Is exhausted regard
less of whether they are from the department
board at Washington or from the national
commissioners. In other words , the first
that comes will ho the first served and the
people who scud in their bills llrst will get
tbo mouoy.
A member of the committee who framed
the exposition law said that it was never un
derstood by them that the national board
should elect and pay the director general or
that the president and secretary of the na
tional board should bo p.ild salaries. Tlicso
were intended to bo hc-nary positions and the
"olllccrs" which the law says that the board
may elect and pay were to bo undoi-strappers
and chiefs of bureaus. On the whole , however -
over , ho thinks that the commissioners have
talicn the wiser course and that subsequent
events will justify them , but there seems to
have been a misuiulerstnnding all around.
The committee appointed hist week will hold
a meeting tomorrow morning and will un
doubtedly visit Chicago.
IH.AINn IN GOOD HEALTH AND I'J.EASEn.
Air. Blalno returned last night from Bar
Ilnruorjust after the house of representa
tives hud voted his reciprocity amendment
into the tariff bill , and he says that no inci
dent In all his long career over gave him so
much satisfaction. Ho fees In the amend
ment an opportunity to greatly increase the
markets for United States products , and ns
soon as the bill Is approved by the president
will get at work at once negotiating treaties
with the South and Central American na
tions. Brazil will bo Invited llrst ,
ns that is the most populous , and
the others in their order. Mr.
Blnlno never looked better nnd says ho never
felt better in his life , although the damp and
sultry atmosphere ot Washington just now is
n very uncomfortable change from the pure
ozone of Bar Harbor. Speaking with n friend
today Wr. Blaine expressed his regret that ho
could not go out toSionx City to the opening
of the corn palace , but he did not think It
prudent for him to do so. He had restored
his health by taking euro of himself , but ho
did not Intend to expose himself any moro
than was absolutely necessary. To have gone
to Sioux City ho would have been four
days on n sleeping car going
nnd tnreo days coming hack , and ho knew
from experience that there is no way to take
cold so certain as In a sleeping car In the fall
of the year , when It Is too warm to have a flro
and too cold to go without ono. If the event
had taken plnco earlier In the season ho cer
tainly would have accepted the Invitation.
Ho has been Invited to open the state fair at
Atlanta , hut must decline.
CONUIIKsSION'.U. CAMl'AIOS WOniC.
The republican national congressional com
mittee Is doing effective work. Tbo republi
cans have bad little faith In carrying the
house until lately , but the coutldcncoand
zeal of the managers Is growing dully and the
congressional committee ns a result are enter
ing into such systematic work as has not
been done since the tlrao of Zachariah Chand
ler. It was a sbrowd move of Chairman
Hcldcn the other day to have a photographer
como Into the gallery of the house after the
democrats had absconded. The country will
ho treated to a picture of congress In
session with the democratic side of the
house empty , save ono man , nnd the republi
can seats all filled with possibly half a dozen
exceptions. The committee la circulating a
largo amount -literature. . Matno was
flooded with tariff and labor documents and
' . ' 0,000 copies ol need's record on the rules
were distributed in his district alone. A
vast number of Dunnoll'a speech on tbo
tariff and the farmer are being put out and
also of Owen's ' speech oa pensions. Senator
McMillan has ordered 10,000 copies of the
latter speech , to bo distributed in Michigan.
fKAXIC JUTTON CONVALESCENT.
Mr. Frank Hatton , who has been so ill with
rhcuinatio fcvor for several weeks , is now
becoming convalescent , ana althouch bo U
notvetstronpenoughio sHup , ho liallowed
to see his friends for n moment every day
aad his physician feels nisurcd of his early
recovery.
UK 31 At COXffSS.
One oT the Cotton BeHTrnlii "Wreckers
nt Texarknnn AVcnlcenlng ,
TEXAIUUXA , Ark. , Sept , 23. All of the al
leged Spur Switch "Cotton Belt" train rob
bers are ngnln la the ] all hero. They are
John Williams , John Brawloy and Napoleon
MoUanlcls. It will bo remembered that soon
after their nrrcjt in May the fear of lynching
nnd n ilcslro to keep them safely Induced
Sheriff Edwnrcls to rocluco the prisoners to
the Jail nt Bonharn , where they have re
mained since , excepting \Vllliams \ , who was
returned to Jail here about a month ago ,
after being refused ball by the district court.
The court Is now in session hero and the
prisoners have been duly.Indlctcd , and they
will probably bo placed oa trial the coming
week unless they securea continuance or
change of venue. The latter will probably
bo prayed for , though this is not post lively
known , Williams , the leader of the gang , wns
interviewed by n reporter this afternoon and
said he could not speak for his companions ,
but that so far as ho was concerned ttio
change of venue could RO to "sheol , " as ho
was perfectly willing to b6 tried here.
A report was current this morning that one
of the prisoners had concluded to mnko n
confession and turn stnto'A ' evidence. AVhcn
this was mentioned to YViIlianu , ho said : "I
do'.m't believe it. I have no confession to
niako and think any of th'o others would bo
infernal fools to sqiio.il ovOn though guilty. "
It is regarded as pretty certain that Brnwloy
has consented and will at the progertimo
make a full confession to s'avohis own neclr.
lie was taken from the cell vhoro all were
confined , last night and placed In a separate
apartment. This Is regarded as significant ,
but the ofllccrs are reticent nnd Br.iwley de
clines to make any statement to newspaper
men.
men.The wrecking nnd robbery of the train
charged against the prisoner took place early
in May nnd was clearly the work of demons ,
who placed obstructions on the track for the
purposoof wrecking a south-bound passenger
train , with , every probability of killing n
score or hundred people , I As chance had It ,
however , only ono man , was killed , though
several were Injured , nnd , while the excite
ment was greatest during' the robber's work ,
they became excited nndTponcd llro on each
other. Ono of their uuinbor named Ualcliff
was mortally wounded , but lived long enough
to give the clue which resulted In the arrest
of the others. The testimony subsequently
obtained from ! Mrs. Halcliffand reduced to
writing is considered conclusive , nnd is sup
ported by a seemingly complete chain of cir-
cumstnnciul evidence. The case attracts
wide attention. :
THE WM-T-tVl It jTJt.4 GEU1' ,
'Ilio Coroner's Inquest
a PosHiblo.CIIiic.
CiiGTEXN-n , Wyo. , Scptj'S. : } [ Special Tele
gram to Tim Br.c. ] Spmo light may pos
sibly be thrown upon the.mystery surround
ing the death of ITishbaufjii' Emerson by
the discovery of the fact.ttirit n tr.unp rode
Into town on the samajtram on which the
men arrived , Ho got off the train In the
Cheyenne yards and was" ' scon later in a
gambling house playing t\iu ' poker , where ho
lost a bout $8. - ( , >
In the coroner's jury investigation today
ono of the brakcmen wnajcxamined and rec
ollected that n tramp wag aboard the train.
Ho wns not , however , ifi.tljo same car. One
thing only connects 'thitamp ; In any way
with the two unforturidtOT onnp mcu. When
the bodies wcro" dlscov6f da"sinall piece of
soiled linen , wrapped as though it had en
closed a sore finger , was noticed lying on the
heap of railroad tics. This , at the time , at
tracted no particular attention , but when the
presence of a tramp on'bonrd the train was
mentioned nt the investigation today , it was
remembered that the tramp who was seen
playing cards the night before had a clean
rag wrapped around ono of his fingers. In
this circumstance may possibly bo found a
clue. Tuo police are now searching for tbo
tramp. The Investigation was not concluded
today ,
The bodies of the two unfortunate young
men were shipped today to their homes at St.
Joseph for Interment.
K &OKJK.
Dallas' City Marshal Shot Demi While
Ills Pixtol Was Useless.
DAII.AS , Tex. , Snpt. 2S.-At 10:35 : tonight
City Marshal Tom Nolanwas shot and in
stantly killed by Jason Eubauln. The difil-
culty arose over a Joko. . "Word was sent to
Nolan that Eubauln was shot in the foot.
To keep Nolan from shooting anybody hla
friends got his pistols , dicw the balls of the
cartridges and put 'tho shells back.
Nolan ran to the .place where the
shooting was supposed to have occurred.
After he found It was a joke ho got mad and
a dispute arose. Nolan told Eu banks ho
would not have played that trick on anyone ,
much less a man Vv'hotp'ho considered rils
friend. After a few moro words wcro passed
Eubanks drew his pistol nndahot Nolan once ,
while he was on his horsp , and then shot him
after ho fell. Either shot would have proved
instantly fatal. The coroner's inquest , which
will bo held tomorrow , may dcvelopo some
thing not yet obtainable. Nolan leaves five
children , tbo oldest not over twelve years of
ago. Tnoy have no mother. Eubanks gave
himself up to the authorities.
THE XEWJKHT SlffXDJLE.
A Slick Individual Who Is IJolnK Up
the Undertakers.
LEXINGTON' , Ky. , Sept. 28. The newest
thing In swindling came to light hero last
night. A man givinghlb name as IsnaoVyc -
kotT went to UndcrtnkorMDoiiahy and sorrow
fully stated that his wife was dead. Ho
bought a $23 coflln for her , telling the under
taker to send it out to bib homo la the country
on the Muysvillo pike. A presented a cheek
on the Second National bunk signed M.
W. Gruntcs , and said if Donahy would give
him f 15 to buy a suit or ; clothes in which to
appear at his wife's funcra .he would got the
remaining $10 the next morning. Donahy
gave him the money asked , but the check was
found to bo worthless , Itui now learned that
WyckolT served a term iii , the Ohio peniten
tiary and that a warrant is out against blm
for stealing tools froia stonemason for
whom ho worked hero , 'llo never had a wife
in this state. ' <
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A Woman with Kjlit | Htislxuulfl.
'WiLKKSHAnue , Pa , , Sep'C23. There was a
sensational sccno in the court room hero yes
terday morning when , at 9 o'clock , tlio case
of Lavlnlo Molenbrook v HarryMolenbrook ,
against whom sno had qnlorcd suit for nonsupport -
support , was called. When court opened the
prosecuting witness was not present , nor
could she ho found. This , counsel for the defense -
fonso explained by making thostartllng state
ment that the woman had good rcasoa to re
main away , as at that moment there wcro m
the court room seven living husbands of hers ,
exclusive of Molenbrook. 'Jhls announce
ment created a big sensation , but proved ab
solutely true , and tbo court dismissed the
case.
case.Mrs. . Morcnbrook Is u woman about thirty-
eight years of npo and not 'good looking.
She Is vivacious , however , nnd her many
husbands say tnera is something taking
about her. She is tbo dr.ughtcr of a wheel
wright. She married her last nusband , an
Industrious carpenter , In Shlckshlnny. They
lived together for six months. Her hobby
seems to bo to catch a husband who is rich
nnd can give her a homo of luxury. Hereto
fore the woman has berne a good name , as
she always managed to hldo her identity.
She would not wary the men in the same
town , but would leave her husband and go to
another town ,
FATAL FREIGHT COLLISION ,
Nine Men Killed in n "Wreck on the Dalti-
moro & Ohio ,
DUE TO AN OPERATOR'S ' FORGETFULNESS.
IMnnt of the AiiBlo-Amer
ican Packing Comiinny Diun-
to the Extent of
, OOO.
. , Sept , 28. About 1 o'eloclt
thismornltnr a uisastrous frclRht wreck oc
curred on the llaltlnioro & Ohio , near Pleasant -
ant Valley , a short distance vest of this city ,
Orders were given for the cast nnd west
bound freights to pass at Black Hand , but
the operator at this place failed to deliver the
order to the cast-bound train , Later ho saw
hla mistake nnd tclcRrnphcd the operator
hero that there would bo a wreckjprotty soon
and left his post. Ho ig n inero boy. Hotb
engines and a number of cars Illled with oats ,
coke and merchandise -were piled up In great
confusion. Iv'lno men were killed , as follows !
JOHN BUCKINGHAM , engineer.
\VILJJAM \ FIHKSTONE , Ilroraan.
FHEKMAN 1C KULAK , bakcnian.
JOHN COCHLANB.
DBN SMAHT.
C5L.EN BASH.
G13OHGE . STONEDUKNEB.
TOM M'CHAHY. '
ONE UNKNOWN.
Kiigiiieer John Kemp had n leg cut off nnd
Fireman Wilson -was badly hurt.
Those not employed on the train were boat
ing their way from Columbus.
The trains mot on nshnrp curve and the
west-bound train had Just emerged from n
piece of woods , so that neither was cheeked
in its speed , rho cntiiio3 crashed together
with great force , nnd tbo freight cars , to the
number of twenty-live , were piled up to u
height of twenty-live or thirty feet.
There was also a collision on Harnesvillo
Hill on the Baltimore & Ohio , between an
express and a passenger train. The railway
officials state that no ono was huit , but both
engines and an. express car wcro ruined.
Leaped 11 Trestle.
OAIIION' , Pa. , Sept. 23. A south-bound
freight train on the Pittsburfj& "Western
railroad leaped a trestle at Shcpporvillo this
uiornin ? , killing Fireman Elder and lira ho-
man Schreclccngost nnd probably fatally in
juring Engineer Frank Wood.
A MtIG C'UIVAGO HZ.IXE.
Destructive Fire in the Anglo-Ameri
can I'ai'Tvlnn Hotisc.
CmcAflo , Sept. 23. The Anglo-American
packingcompany's establishment at the stock
yards was damugcJ by lire early this morn
ing to the extent of SWM.OOO.
The lire was one of the worst the depart-
incn.t over hail to deal with. The alarm was
turned In just before 2 o'clock , when flames
wcro seen in the packing room. When the
first engines arrived this room was in flames.
"Water had little effect on the grease-soaked
floors and the fire soon reached n room where
thirty-two tanks of lard wcro located.
These exploded ono after another
and tho- melted lard added fresh
fuel to the flames. The heat was so intense ,
that the firemen were forced back and compelled - ,
pellod to work from a dlstrtico. The flames
then spread to thp cooling room , where the
carcasses of nearly seven hundred hozs wcro
stored. TEey burned like oil. The water
seemed useless and the twenty engine
companies nt work mudo little headway.
Jloro engines were summoned , hut two hours
after the lire started the roof fell In and luo
flames seemed to spread more rapidly. Over
ono hundred streams of water were being
poured on the fire , but they appeared to have
no effect.
About this time the flames reached a lot of
saltpeter and the flninw from this stilled the
firemen , overcoming several. The lire inar-
slmlls directed all efforts to preventing a
spread of the llnmcs. Within a short distance
of the establishment are several other largo
packing houses , and for a tlmo it was feared
that the Humes would reach them. The fire
men succeeded , however , in controlling it.
At C o'clock this morning It was seen to bo
Impossible to extinguish the burning pork
and water wns thrown on it to keep the lire
down as much as possible. It will have to
burn out and it will probably bo a day or two
before it is entirely extinguished. Thollro
department succeeded in saving the other
portions of the Anglo-American plant from
serious damage.
The loss is entirely covered by Insurance.
Recently , however , a new company was
formed , known as the Fowler Brothsrs ( lim
ited ) , Incorporated in England with a capital
of $750,000 , with a proposal to acquire the
business of fowler Brothers ( limited ) of
Liverpool , Fowler Brothers of New York ,
the Anderson-Fowler company of New York ,
the Anglo-American refrigerator car com
pany , the Anglo-American packing- company
of Chicago ana the Omaha packing company
of Omaha , Nob.
< Y I'oorin Church Runted.
I'roiiiA , 111. , Sept. 28. Grace Presbyterian
church burned today during the morning ser
vice. Thoflro caught from a defective fur
nace iluo and caused a stampede of the con-
uui nuuuuy wua nun. .LIUSS ,
J12,000 ; insurance , $7,700.
Accident ( o tin Omaha Nlinrod.
"WATr.ui.oo , Neb. , Sept. 23. [ Special to
Tun BIB. : ] Fritz Nowgoer of Twentieth nnd
Spring streets , Omaha , and two others came
out bunting this morning. After the morn
ing sport they sat down to lunch and were
hardly well seated hcforo a flock of ducks
went by. Fritz reached out hU hand , caught
his gun by the muzzle ana was pulling it
toward him when the trigger caught in some
weeds , causing an accidental discharge ,
which carried away the Index linger of his
left hand and lacerated the second so badly
that It will have to bo amputated. Ho was
taken to the hospital at Omaha.
Connor's Successor.
DES MOIXES , la. , Sept , 23. [ Special Tele-
ram to Tun BKU.l The appointment of
Major Conger to bo minister to llrazll will
necessitate the election of n successor in this
district to (111 ( the unoxplrcd portion of his
term In congress. Ex-Lieutenant Uovernor
Hull will bo the republican nornlneo for both
the short and tbo long term , while the op
position nro iixlng up a scheme to run Sena
tor Durnctt , the farmers nlllnuco candidate ,
for the short term and have him got out of
the way of II. 0. Garls , the democratic can
didate for the long term.
Independent Con vent Ion.
VAMINTIXB , Neb. , Sept. 2S.-Spcclal [ Tele
gram to Tin : Ilni : . ] The independents of the
Fifty-second representative district , compris
ing Cherry and Kcya Patm counties , met in
convention ntNordon yesterday , each county
having seven delegates and a candidate
apiece , llnliotlng was kept up for some time ,
Cuerrv " presenting P. ' ! ' lilaek and ICoya
Puha" Gould. Finally J. "W. Steele , union
labor , of this place was accepted ns "compro
mise candidate. " It is now thought that
Gould will bo nominated by the democrats ,
Jloricy flel'iiHCs to Tnlt.
Loxnox , Sept. 23 , John IMorloy , who has
returned to England from a tour of Investi
gation In Ireland , was aslcea yesterday to
give an account of the affair in Tippcrary
nnd dcscnbo his experience la Ireland. lie
declined , however , to say atijthlnj ; about the
trip , Klving as ft reason his lntcn\ \ ,
to mnko n speech Monday night
St. Helens , \vhcn ho will tell the -whole slo.
of the condition of afTnlrs in Tlupcniry. A ,
Morley would say In the meantmo ! was Hut
ho had been consulting on Irish mutters with
Gladstone nnd would return to Hmvnrricn to
assist at the conferences between the lenders
of the liberal party , wlilcii will bo held the
coming weolf ,
TJIK WUtK OfCUMJgtKSti ,
Home of tlio Important. Mills I'mscd
liy the rifiyFirst.
WASIIISOTOX , Scit. | Sj. In two or thrco
ilujs the long session of the HttjMlrst
congress will come to nil end. It ha * bom al
most the longest ever held. Although tha
first session of the Fifty-first congress lasted
until October 20 , the present fcsslon , by
reason of longer dally sessions , hns far ex
ceeded In working time , ami the amount of
legislative work nccoinpllshcdhns been extra
ordinary , viewed in the light of previous
congresses. The record so far 1st Hills
nnd Joint resolutions Introduced In the
house , W.-lfttj senate , 450j total , 10,052 , ;
against l."iriOHho llrst session of the lost
congress , which in this matter f\\t \ \ excelled
all previous records. Keports made House ,
, 'J15 ; senate 1S17 , ; ( no account bcinpr taken
in the senate of other than written reports. )
Bills passed by the house , 1,593 , of which the
scnato has passed SH > . All , except n few of
these Sl'J huvo bcromu laws or nil nro await
ing the president's approval. By the senate
1,100 , of which SO we resent to the president ,
making the total number about IV ! : >
nets or laws , against 1TOO , for the
whole of last congress. Of these
'
acts , GOfi house 'and 25 senate
bills wcro pensions to Indivldunli. hi the
completed work of the session , asutofrom
the tariff bill , the following are some of the
many Important measures enacted Into laws i
Sliver bill ; customs administrative bills dependent -
pendent and disability pension bills ; antitrust
bill bill world's ' fair bill
trust ; nntl-lottury ; ;
admission of Idaho and Wyoming : nic.it in
spection bill ; land grant forfeiture bill ;
original package bills additions to navy ;
also bills repealing the net of 1SSS , which
withdrew practically all western p.ub-
Ho lands from settlement nnd provid
ing that hereafter only actual reservoir
lands shall bo withdrawn and that , no one
person shall enter moi'O tlmu iWO acres ; relief
of the Mississipnl valley flood sufferers ;
Portage Inltoand Hcnncpln cannl and Gnl-
veston harbor projects ; fora largo nddition
to the clerical force of tlio pension olllco to
adjudicate cases under new nets ; providing
for the classification of worsted cloth as
woolens ; that no person In tlrao of peace
shall bo tried for desertion after the hu.no of
two years ; to prevent desertions la the army
by enabling recruits to buy out ; extending
the act for the relief of railroad land set
tlers ; several bill * concerning Indian reser
vations ; for a censm of farm mortgages ,
etc. . also a census of the Chinese ; Increasing
the pension for total helplessness ; for an as
sistant secretary each of the war and navy
departments.
There vvero eighteen contested election
cases baforo the house , nnd seven of the re
publican contestants have been seated. Tbo
senate seated republican senators from Man ;
tana. Seven bilh have been vetoed by the
president , three of them public building bills ,
two bills authorizing an increase of the in
debtedness of certain cities or counties , ono
changing the boundarioi of the UnconipaliKro
Indian reservation , nml the other extending
the thno for the payment of hinds purchased
from the Omaha tribe of Indiana. Among
the bills which passed the house , but wcro
not passed by the senate , nrotho federal elec
tion bill , national bankruptcy bill , the bill for
the relief of the supreme court , (1io compound
lard bill , the bill to prevent the nllstmont of
aliens In the Ur.itcd States nnviu service , to
prevent the product of convict labor being
furnished upon public buildings or worlts ,
the elht hour back pay bill , to repeal the
timber culture laws'and the eight-hour day
bill. Among the scnato bills whicn have not
passed tlio house nro the .shipping nnd sub
sidy bills , the bill granting California
5 per cent oC the proceeds of the sales
of public lands , to enlarge the Vcllowstouo
park , to grout aright of way tliroueb public
lands for irrigation purposes , for the com
pulsory education of Indian children , for tlio
inspection of live cattle and beef products
for export , the Blair educational bill and the
International copyright bill. Many other
bills have not yet been acted upon by either
house.
A DJiTEJtJlfXKD CWJ1F&.1CT.
Wisconsin IIoincKtRtidcrs nnd
lOngnKoin a Ijively linttlc.
MILWAUKEE , Wis. , Sept. 28. A dispatch
from Florence , U'is. , gives information of a
battle between employes of the Metropolitan
lumber company and homesteaders , In which
a nuinberof shots wcro exchanged , resulting
In the wounding of several of the participants
and the hilling of several horses , driven by
the employes of the corporation. Thorn Is
imminent danger of another encounter , aad
should It occur , there will ho loss of life , as
the loggers are determined ! to continue
their operations upon the lands claimed
by the homesteaders , while the
settlers are desperate , and liavo
armed themselves with Winchesters to defend -
fend thesr rights. Trou bio has been brewing
In that locality for'somo time. ' Many home
steaders have taken up land and buili homes
thereon , while , owing to a dispute as to the
title of the property , the Metropolitan com
pany claims ownership of the property. The
lauds are heavily timbered , nnd the Metro
politan company has sent crews into the
woods to begin lodging. The homesteaders
notilicd the men they wcro trespassing , but
acting under the Instructions of agents of the
company , thoy-continned to push operations.
The settlers thereupon notlUcd the loggers
that further encroachments on private land
would bo met with armed resistance. 'Ilio
llrst conflict occurred yesterday , according to
reports brought in by homesteaders coming
for supplies. Men in the employ of the
Metropolitan company were met by
homesteaders who Avcro armed with
rillcs and who ordered the poachers to retire.
The loggers refused to do so , whereupon ,
after repeating the warning , they opened lire
on the crow. It is certain the settlers did
notscohto talio human life , as none of the
men iu the logging party were hit by the
bullets , but the shots wcro aimed at the
hones used In hauling. Several of tlio
animals were shot down , Tlio determined
stand mndo by the homesteaders forced the
other party to withdraw temporarily , but it
is certain the Metropolitan company will not
relinquish its claim to the timber , and will
undoubtedly malco further attempt to com-
plcto Its operation there. 1C It does , blood is
to bo shed. Among Florence people public
opinion Is with the hard-working home
steaders.
Com Ing AVrclc In Congress.
AVasiiixoTox , Sept. 28 , IIoiv much tlmo
the senate will consume In discussion of the
conference rcuort on the tnrifT cannot bo
stnjcd , hut the lenders on lioth sides think a
vote can bo reached Tuesday. Final adjourn
ment will como the day after the rnport is
disposed of. In addition to the tariff bill the
general deficiency bill Is the only other
measure likely to receive the attention of the
senate. That Is now pending In tholionso ,
With the exception of the conference re
port on the general ( loflclcnc.v hill the house
hni completed Its labors nnu waits upon the
senate. While waiting some measures may
bo taken from the calendar nnd pusnod. An
effort may bo made to pass the t\\08hlpilii | ( ;
bills sentovcrby the senate , but this will bo
resisted by tlio democrats , and unless special
provision is made for their consideration the
effort will likely fall.
Woolen.Mill Ifi.llurc.
JACKSON' , Tenn. , Sept , 28. The Jackson
woolen mills assigned. Liabilities , $100,000 ;
assets , not yet ascertained. The failure grow
out of the recent failure of the Jackson bank.
An liipcdltion AgaltiHt Dnhoiiiey.
I'AHiSept , , 28. The French government
is preparing an extensive expedition against
IJahomoy with the object of compelling the
king to iubuilt to French authority ,
I HE BLEW ODT HIS BRAINS ,
Honious Homilius , n Oigarmaktr , Sends
Ballet Through Ills Head.
"NO KNOWN CAUSE FOR THE DCED ,
Tlir SuloIUos 'Viro anil 1'nmllj tJn
nulo to llirov Ilio Ijonst i'artl-
oloor Million tlio
.Affair.
The body of Clemen * Itomilliis , n , ( icrmtiA
clgnmmlcer , lies nt IhMfey & Hrafey's
umlertiililnir establishment , nml a ghastly
ballot hole Just above the right temple bonn
silent testimony iis to the nmnnor in which
death was Inllli'tod ' by his own hand.
.About three miles from the central portion
of the city , ntnlncaily three-fourths of a inllo
south of ( tlbiou , on a line with South Sls
tccnth street anil just nt a point whew
Dominion street makes the southern oily
limits , nllttlo pointer bluff extends out over
the bottom , and ntlho extreme end of thai
blutt was the sconoof the tragedy.
No human cyo witnessed tiio awful ilocd ,
and It remained for two women residing In
that locality to malic the appalling discovery.
Tlicso two women , Mrs. Alfred Xorton , re
siding nt Tenth and Miller streets , nnd Mrs.
G. 0. Carlson , who lives at Miller and ICixvnu ,
were driving homo their rowsaboiitfio'clock
Inst evening , when they unexpectedly hnp-
pened upon tbo body of a dead man. Tlicy
hurried homo and no titled their husbands ,
who sent word to the police station. Owing
to the long distance from headquarters , word
was not received at the station until nearly
7 : ! W , when the patrol wiigon Avas Ulsputuheil
to the spot , the report Indicating tnat a liiur-
der had been committed.
The body of the dead inin was found lying
on the brow of the bluff , about forty feet
above the level of the bottoms , and about 130
yards vest of the 31. & . 1 , track. U'ho ' posi
tions in which the body and revolver lay In
dicated that the suicide bit stood civet whca
hollrcdtho fatnl shot , the vcanon fidllni :
from his grasp and partially under his body
as ho full.
It wiisdnrlnvhca the onicers reached Ino
spot , save fortho light cast upon thosccnoby
thomooa. Tlio spectacle was n gmoaomb
one. The corpse lay upon Its bauU , with the
fiico turned heavenward , showhnr white and
cliastlvln the cold moonlight that Hooded the
scene.
The Flittering rclleetlon from the polished
weapon of death hut added to the gruo > oin6-
iiess , nnd the dark , Irregular marlt running
downward from the sllo"6f tlio head , ami
vlilch a closer inspection disclosed to have
been caused by the ebbing lifo llnid , only lu-
tenslllcd the horror of the scene.
NoboJy knew when the deed was done , nnd
itwassomo time before any onoeouldbo
found who had over seen the ucecawd. "VVIIl-
iani Vlclds , foreman nt Hunt fc McCaio's
hriuhyard on South Tenth street , VIM uiiiong
those who viewed the remains , nml ho stated
that ho had seen the man pass the brick *
yard between 2 and ! ) o'clock in the afternoon.
The houses in tlio vlcitltyuro fccaltcilnp ,
nnd although some of them tire distant but u
few hundred foot from whei-o the body was
found , nonoof the neighbors coiildtell nny-
thliifc about the fatal shot. .Hunters frequent
the locality ; nnd 10 much shcotliiK Is lictird.
that no attention Is paid to the shots.
L. Downing lives but a few rods : from the
sccuo of the tragedy , andhcjald that , ho was
in his barn botwon 3 and. ' ) o'clock and ho
tlioupht ho heard a pistol shot in Unit direc
tion , but paid no attention toll.
As the coroner could not bo fbunil , the un-
dcrtaltcr wns directed to rotnovc the body to
the morgue , and the spot wns i-arofully
marked so that iteould bo pointed out to tha
coroner's ' jury.
Nothing in the dead man's ' pockets gnva
nny clue to his identity , but In his hut wns
found a small printed address , sucli as is used
la mailing newspapers , and Itwaa M follows" :
'Clotnens ' Homilius , Onuiha , Neb , , No. 1111
South Ten th street. "
That waa all , and the patrol wagon with Its
load ofoHleers nnd ronortei-a drovonn tnthct
above address to break the sad news to the
landlady or family of the deceased , as the
case might bo.
On a little tin shoot tacit oil bos hlo the door
was tlio sljrn , "Clemens Homillui , Cigar-
manor , Factory No. 8-1 , First District. " Al
most before the wagon stopped the door was
opened and tbo recently widowed wife , In
stinctively divining what had happened ,
looked beseechingly Into the eyes of the of
ficers , ns shosiidin : broken Knglishand with ,
tremulous accent " bus-
, "IMy husbund-iiiy -
hand. Where is hot"
RcallzhiKthat no information could ho ob
tained from the poor woman It she know the
whole , sad truth. . Itwas momentarily with
held , and both she nnd her oldest child , an
unusually bright little girl of ton summers ,
told what they l < now of thodlsappoiraiicooc
the husband and father. Ho had eaten his
dinner at 2 o'clock and then started away
after kissing his wife. Ho passed the corner
of Eloventhand Center streets shortly after
ward. Tlio children had gene them to Sun
day school , hut wro outside , school
not having opened when ho passed.
Ho called them to him ana lilsscd them twlco
and then hurried south to carry Into execu
tion the terrible pu rposo which ho had evi
dently resolved upon boforoloavinghorno.
The poor woman said that her husband had
not comnlalncd of his business and had
worked steadily. She said ho had a revolver
ver , but always kept It on his bunch , and she
was very much surprised when she went to
( jot it ana found It Kono. Wlion the truth ,
was broken to her iMgciilly as possible stio
was completely overcome nnd begged plto-
ously to have the body brought homo. Sbo
could not fully comprehend what hud liap-
poiieu and could hardlv bo restrained from
Botthi ) ; out for the undertaker's.
She said that her tiusbund had not been
despondent and was not addicted to the uao
of intoxicants.
The latter statement , however , wns dis
puted by the neighbors who say that Jloinil-
ius drank to mo and they lliouprlit ho must
have been under the Inllucnco of liquor whcii
ho ended hU life ,
Tlio little homo , with the cigar factory in
the front room , showed si ns of poverty , but
was as neat as the curoful housewife could
keen It.
There wis considerable stock on hand , both
rawaud manufactured , andthorowas norcu-
son apparent for the rasli action of the sui
cide , That may possibly develop at the inquest -
quest , which will be hold this inornliiK.
The deceased was thlrty'Seveu years of ago ,
Ttf'MXT IMI'K , tSO IVUJtE.
Ilo Clioso tlio Ijatlor and Ilasoly Io >
Hurled llln Wile ,
Cmcuno , Sept , 28-iSiiceIal 'felcgram to
TunniK.-Mw. ] Wllllutn M. irotchkiss , wlfo
of the son of the Inventor of the Ilotchklss
Kun , Is lyliiff , sick and broken-hearted , In
Mount Vcrnon , having been deserted by her
husband. She Is a beautiful woman and wns
a teacher In Nc\v \ llnvon , her futlcr , nclcrpy-
man , having died whim she was young ,
ITotchktss bcfjficil her to marry him nnd she
refused on the ground that Ills family would
not ulvo consent , and she wont to Germany
to her father's relatives. IlotchliUs followed
her and she married him on his assurance
that the marriage would Iw agrceablo to hU
mother , who then llvod In Now Haven ,
After their wedding trip they lived for at I mo
in ( icrinany ; after that her husband Ictt her
to como to thh country , and while hero his
mother told him ho must cheese between his
mothnr , who Is worth $ . ' 0,000,000 , and hli
wifo. tier arfciimonis wcro too powerful and
ho weakly dcseitcd his wife. Bho caino to
th is country to flnd him , but her search hiu
proved unavailing. She was It'll pcnnllesi.
butafterward oimncd a school and nianaccu
to duppoit lioi-si'lf , ull the tlmo tryltiKto tind
some trnco of her husband , licffiilly she
broke down. Hotcliklsu U thought to VK
soincwhcroln the forwent ,