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PART ONE. THE OMAHA BEE. PAGES TTO" 8 TWENTIETH YEAH , OMAHA SUNDAY MORNING , DECEMBER 7 ; 1800-BIXTEEN PAGES , NUMBER 172. HOSTILE CHIEFS ( ME IS. Under a Tlag of Trnco They Hold R Council with General Brooks. THEY WILL RETURN ON CONDITION. Xrnimportntlnn from tlio Ilnd I/nndn to 1'ino Illdgo Must He I'lir * nlshcd Tor the lintlro Outilt , Timor AoKNcr , S. D. , ( via Uushvlllo Neb. ) Dec. 0. ( Special Telegram to Tim Unn. ] Some of tlio hostile chiefs have kept their sworn pledge made to Father Jute in the bad lands to como in nnd see General Brooko. They came bearing u flag of truce nnd armed with Winchesters nnd Springfield rillcs. The entrance of the novel procession caused a flutter of excitement , the greatest that has boon known hero at the agency since the trouble began. First came the chiefs , Who were Turning Boar , Big Turkey , Hugh Pine , Big Bad Horse nnd Bull Dog , who wns ono of the leaders in the Custor mnssacro. Next came Two Strike , the heftid chlof , seated In n buggy with Father Juto. Surrounding those was a bodyguard of four oung warriors. All of the Indians were decorated with war paint and feathers , whllo mnny t ere ghost dance leggings and had the ghost dnnco shirt dangling at their saddles Bunches of oajtlo feathers were tied in the mimes and tales of most of the ponies , while tbo backs of the doctlo little animals were Btrcakcd with paint. The luridly warlike cavnlcado procccdeil nt once to General Brooke's headquarters In the ngcncy rcildonco. At a given signal nil leaped to the ground , hitched their ponies to the trees nnd guided by Father .Tuto , they entered the general's ' apartment , whore the council was held , lasting two hours. At the beginning of the pow wow General Brooke explained that the great father , through him , tiad asked them to como In and hnvo n talk regarding the situation. A great deal of misunderstanding and 'trouble hnd risen by the reports taken to and fro between tbo camps by Irresponsible parties , and It was therefore considered very necessary that they hnvo ( italk face to face. Through him , lie said , the great father wanted to toll thorn that If they would como in and live near the agency , xvhero ho ( General Brooke ) could see them of ton and not bo compelled to depend upon hearsay , ho would give them plenty to cat and would employ many of tbcit young men ns scouts , etc. Ho said ho hnd heard they were bostllo Indians , but ho did J not believe it. The soldiers did not come thcro to fight , but to protect Iho settlers and keep peace. Ho hoped that they ( the fir tlhins ) wcro nil in favor of peace , as the grcal lather did not want war. As to the change In the boundary line between Pine Hidgc nnd Kosobud agency , ho said thai nnd many other things woult Co settled sntlstnctjorlly after they hnd showt n disposition to corao in as Asked by the greai father. Wounded iCnco was suggested ns t place that would prove satisfactory to th < great father to hnvo them llvo. The representatives of the hostllcs listened with contracted brows , sidelong giancosjri 't > Mj wiotherf nrid lovr'grnnts WWtibiTtho gSn' oral had concluded his remarks Turning Bcai came forward nndspoko in reply. Hols th < Jlnest specimen of tha blanket wrapped In dlan that wo have soon since coming hereWith With n face that Is positively handsome , i iorm erect ns a flagstaff , nnd n void that would attract favorable common 5n legislative halls , ho proved a most inter cstmg person. Simmered down to a fo , ' worels , Turning Bear gave expression to tb following ideas : It would bo a bad thing for thorn to com * nearer the agency , because there was tn water or grass for their horses hero. Hi couldn't understand how their young mei could bo employed as scouts if there was m enemy to bo watched. They woulel bo glai to bo employed nnd get paid for it. The ; might come in , but as the old men and ol < women have no horses , nnd as tholr pcopl hnd nothing generally to null thel wagons , It would take them a Ion tlmo to como. If they did como they shoul wnnt the great father to send horses nn wagons out to the bad lands camp and brln In the prcnt quantities of beef , etc. , they ha there and take It anywhere to a now cam that might bo agreed on. In conclusion , tb speakers hoped that they would bo give something to eat before they started bad To this the f cncral replied thut ho Intondc before the council closed to tell them tlu they should bo given food. As for horses nn wagons being sent after the beef , the gcnen said that and many other things would I considered after they Und acceded to the grc : father's request to move into the ngonc ; Any reference whatever to the wholesale di vasuulon , depredations , thiovinc , burning o building , etc. , was studiously avoided on hot tides. After the pow wow was over the thlovlc gang was conducted to the quartermaster department and there given a big fat fcei Tlien the squaws living hero nt the agenc came out in gala day feathers and travc grand squaw dance. Before leaving the subject of tbo council nnvo only to ndd that General Broono seen to believe that the hostilcs will glvo up the designs of war within ono or two .days , whl the ogcucy officials and others think dlffc cntly. Before the bearers of the white rag lethe the agency n whlto man named Jot Sweeny , whoso place was among those plu derod , recognized Ills overcoat on tl back of ono of the hostllcs. Sweet Immediately reported the discovery to Gei cral Brooke , who sent Frank Garunrd , tl chlof scout , out to collar the war palnU "bravo. " At last accounts they "ha Ju'tbei ublo to find him , Special Agent Cooper recognized a Carlls Btudcnt among the visiting uostiles. and \vh ho wimt up and spoke to him the young rol actually looked ashamed , Asldo from Turning Bear , tlw entire for ! five wore the most brutal looking Indians i have over seen , a fact commented upon cvorycno who saw them. A fact that llvo the most Influoutlol of the young hostile chit who took an oath to como In nnd violated namely , Crow Log , High Hawk , Eaglel'l ] Bhort Bull and Kicking Bear , proves U voiy great extent how much dependence to bo placed upon tbo idea that inoro th possibly a hundred or so of the 2,000 , blo < thirsty fellows will lay down tholr arms bo BCO < II M the government has request them to do today. Agent Hoycr lias finally been successful securing the names of some of the prlncl Bufforors from tbo recent desperate ro jrmda by ( ho band of about two thousand ulaus who have defiantly located in the t lauds. The information obtained was fr William AlcGaa nnd John O'Hourko , v have owned and operated extensive t < ranches just beyond the north nndnorthw border of this reservation for yean , kiw present whoa thc gentlemen i pc-nrcd bcforo Agent Hoycr nnd made their report , nnd the occasion wns that of n pre sentation of wrongs that proved dramntlo In the extreme. Doth of them are intelligent frontiersmen , who n few days ngo were pos sessed of comfortable homes nnd largo Ucrds of catllo nnd horses , but today nro ill- most puupored ns a result of the devastation sweep which the marauding reds have made across this northern country. McGon acted as spokesman. Ho said that his ranch , which Is situated about forty miles northwest of hero on the Whlto river nnd nt the ! month of Porcuplno crook , wns found the picture of tire direst , most devil ishly wrought devastation iinngtnnblp. Two bund red and twenty-live lie-nd of cattle nnd sevcnty-llvo head of horses , including n stal lion for which ho paid $ TKW , had been taken. Allot bis winter's supply of corn , oats nnd hay hnd been carried away. Several sets of now harness nnd many old ones had cither been stolen or cut up Into llttlo bits. All tlio small ranch implements wcro gono. Of n two years' supply of annuity goods , consisting of blankets , etc. , not n thread was oft behind , livery stitch of clothing belonging to himself and family bad been carried awny. leaving them with none hut that upon their backs , when they lied for tholr lives , livery drawer in the house had been gutted of whatever might prove useful to the red devils. Every bit of furniture had been broken upnndmostof it cnrrlcd away to swell the supply at the hos tile camp in the bad lands. Beeves had been killed in the very doorway of the house and part of the carcasses loft bohlnei. Doors nnd windows had been broken In and lace cur tains , pictures , etc , , Jerked down and ground into the dirt. In n word , nothing but ruin remained. Even mnny of the small sheds had been torn down nnd carried away for fuel. fuel.Any effort whatever at word painting is unnecessary I Tlio plain , cold facts them selves Immediately form a picture , fearfully vivid , and which to tbo wronged would seem to bear but ono thought despair 1 No , there is another thought , a terrible extermination , a determination for rovcngp , revenge In such a form ns shall repay vandalism and homo- wrecking by nothing less than the spilling of blood. H was this last thought which evinced its presence by the moistened eye , the drawn lips , nnd the clenched lists of the mon to whom wo listened. . And then wo heard how Mr. O'Kourko had found his ranch homo In nn almost exactly similar state as Mr. McGaa's. O'Uourke's plaeo Is also ou White river at the mouth of the stream known as Wounded ICuco. Ho found nineteen of his horses gene and tno rest scattered to the four winds. Seventy-five head of cattle wcro gene and the remainder of the herd had boon tormented into a state of absolute madness and wcro dashing about in a bleeding condi tion. Ills nousc and barnes had boon treated Just as hael McGaa's. He was utterly home less and penniless , Other ranches In the same vicinity found in exactly the same condition were those of Dick Stlrks , William Valanzry , John Stcelo , Charles Cooncy , Widow Coonev , John D.iyiel- son , Henry ICoarns , Mrs. Fish , Baptisto Courier nnd John Dwyer. They also found that tno government ranch he.idquarters , store bouses , barns , etc , bad all been burnoel to the ground , ttio entires eov- eminent herd of nearly three thousand head of cattle having been driven off as mentioned in my dispatches two or thrco days ago. Messrs. McUaaand O'Burko came upon n portion of the hostlles Just ns the latter were returning from another wrecking and thiev ing raid. As they looked at the animals tlio Indians hid , McGaa discovered one of Uls horses hitched up with another nnd being driven along by the red devils. This was too much for him. Putting spurs to the only horse ho had left In the world McGac dashed after hls.proprrty with the resolve that he would Just as lluf die right then as any 'other time. As ho came up with the thieves bo drew his six shooter , demandot his horse , and springing elown proceeded to take it out of the harness. The hostile ! seemed thunderstruck at his display ol bravery and didn't offer the slightest resist "I now wish to Oed that I had emptied inj six shots Into the cursed devils , " salcl th < wronged man , ns tears glistened In his eyes ' But I shall get some of them yet , " ho added "for I Know the Indian that headed the raid Ills name Is Cedar. Wo now have a score t ( settlowlth those devilish reds that will novel bo ovcnoel up except by death , on ono sldo 01 the other. " Thcso men also snld they were told tha Two Strike , who has been leading the hos tiles nnd acting as tholr chief since Llttli Wound was scared into the agency , had nisi turned the white feather to a certain oxtcn and that the leaders now were Short Bull Hickory Bear and Conquering Bear , threi Inelians who have a reputation throughout th northwest as being the worst of rods. In conversation with some of tno hostile the latter said that nothing could tun thorn from their purpose to figh out tbo stand tboy had taken and that if they ever came to Pine Kldg agency again It would bo on horseback t clean out the whole business. McGaa am O'Hourko were also tola that they might gi back and tell Agent lloyer that they ( the hos tiles ) wcro having n bcof Issue every day al of their own , and that it was away ahead o anything the great Father had over done fo them. McGaa says ho heard a Joke from the hos tiles that did him lots of good. Ono of then rushed up to a bunch of ranch cattl In the night , and throwing out hi lasso , put spurs to bis horse , expect Ing to yank out a beef. Instead c having caught a bcof his lasso had droope about tbo neck of a brother Indian thief wh had rode up to the bunch of steers on a slm Inr errand. The other red was picked froi his pony and dragged a hundred yards Defer No. 1 discovered his mistake. As n rcsul the rod that was lassoed had both jaws , hi collar bono and right arm broken. It must not bo understood that the partle named above are the only ones who have su fored from the raids of these unruly rcdi They are but a few of those who have su fered the heaviest lo ses. Agejt Hoyor has long list of poorer persons who have lost the nil within the past few weeks. So far i reported even up to the present tlmo. ho saj that It will cost the government fully $25.01 to settle with those who have been raldci y while in addition to these losses the goven a ment Is out but 8,000 , head of cattle , togethi with the loss of all tbo government rane buildings which the Indians have burne To this add tha enormous cost of movins i much military around over the country , at : then you will get some Idea of how utter lo absurd it has beer for tbo newspapers to pa so much attention to this utterly groundta agitation about an Indian scare. C. H. C. ft AVIint General Brooteo Reports. WASHINGTON , Deo. 0. Secretary ProoK 10 this morning received two telegrams fro General Miles at Chicago. In ono ho quot General Brooke as saying that ono of tl main causes of the discontent among the ho tlio Indians Is that a certain band of Slot living on Pass Crook , at Kosobud agcnc has been ordered to move against tholr wi lo These Indians desired to bo transferred loel Pine Uldgo agency and have secured consoi el of tbo Indians now thoro. , Gcnct ely Brooke , asking for authority to p < y- mlt tno transfer , states that in 1 yi opinion this would still further aid In t disintegration of the hostllcs. General Mil telegraphed him in reply that ha baa nm [ of discretion in the matter , hut advised him n to make promises to tbo Indians , Ho ecu assuru them , however , that the govornmc had secured increased rations and more gc 10 , orai employment. General Miles adds that. i n his opinion the transfer can bo made pern is ncut hereafter If deemed advisable. nn In the other telegram General Miles sn Hi- that reports from General Brooke indicati Hior more favorable condition of affairs. Ilo sr or that in case the disintegration continues t odin threatened outbroke will bo prevented : this winter at least. The situation is s in grave iu his opinion , and will require extro watchfulness to satisfy the Indians and nv b'ostliitios until a prlng. Ids Inad Troops Mnklnc Uajiltl Progress. adam CHICAGO , Doc , ,0. General Miles said tl am b only news ho hnd for publication v ho that the troops now en route Iroin varli ck > military posts to Pine Hldgo agency w cat making rapid progress toward their desti tlon. The general U making preparations ip- Urt for the northwest Monday. PARNELL HOLDS THE FORT , Ho Repulses All Attack ? and Outmastcra His Opponents , VITUPERATION VERGING -VIOLENCE , An Encounter with McCarthy tlmt Almost Ciuno to Illows Xlio AntlB Prepare a manifesto. | Coj/Ho7it ] / ISM ) tin Jama Oonlon 7) ) < iniffl.1 > Loxnox , Dec. 0. [ New York Herald Cahlo Special to Tun BKE. ] There was terrillo fighting among the nationalists today. Atone time It nearly culminated in a per sonal encounter , The antl-Purnellltcs woke up this morning to the conviction that they had been grossly fooled during the week , es pecially In the bogus negotiations with Glael- stone , so naroltly sot on foot by Pnrnoll , consequently they wont to Uooin 15 In n highly boillgcrant spirit. They were re solved to make an end of Parnell's leadership nt ail costs. Parnell was prepared for ex tremities and , as events showed , ho outtnas- tcrcd bis opponents in daring and remains in possession of the ilcld , though with reduced forces. Sexton and Healy lost no time in opening hostilities. It wns known that Gladstone had declined even to nibble at the baits set for him , refusing to enter into any further nego tiations with the Irish party until Parnell had been formnllj deposed. In this course Gladstone is supported by Harcourt , Morley , Karl Spencer nnd tbo wholoof his party , many of whom thought he had gene too far already. Soxtou declared that before the day had closed Parnell should bo driven out. Thl ? provoked u violent storm which raged some minutes. Parncll's position as chair man gnvo him power to put any resolution to the meeting or to refuse. This kept all hU opponents ntbsiy. At last Abrahams brought up a resolution declaring Parncll's leadership nt an end. Then ensued a , tremendous scene. Justin McCarthy hold out his band to receive the resolution , Intending to put it to the meeting , Ignoring the chair man. Parnoll , suddenly reaching over , struck McCarthy's hand , seized tbo resolution and toro it up in the face of the meeting , whoso howls , cheers and groans resounded through the building. Justin Huntley McCarthy , who thus far has nctcd with Parnell , declared passionately against tbo chairman nnd accused him of .insulting his father and betraying his country , nnd wnnt over to tbo opposition camp amid the wildest excitement. Sexton , Ilcaly , McCarthy and the rest of the opposi tion to the number of sixty-flvo walked out of the room and held a meeting of their own , They passed a resolution of an abstract kind alllrming tliolr adhesion to the doc trines of , homo rule ns ratified by the Irish people , and proccodcd to write a manifesto which Is to bo issueel tomorrow. This sounds well , but it leaves Parnell's position materially unchanged. Ho claims to ' be the leader and ho will discharge the func tions of loader in tbo house as olsowhoro. Chi co or twlco today it seemed as if personal violence would bo used towards him , but DO .violent act was commUtoel.axcppt by hlmseU , Ho seemed carried away"bbyShd'"all powers ot restraint. Tonight ho laughed at the whole affair. Ho informed a friend that his opponents have now done their worst and have acted like a pack of Imbeciles. They might have formally deposed him wlthouj holding a meeting at all , simply by signing a declaration to taat effect , Ho says ho would not have recognized It , bu it would have been more rational than ttsh pantomlnoof the past week. Parnollltes are not Jubilant , They admit that they have encountered countered substantial defeat , Some of their tear that when both sides go to Ireland nnc renew their cnmpnign there it will lead t ( something close upon civil war. ! t Gladstone returns to Hawardcn next wool and professes to bollcvo home rule is saved , Some of Parnell's friends assure mo thoj consider their position stronger than over : that the renegades nro weak nnd divided that some are destined to bo drummed out ol the Irish party altogether , whllo others will como over to Parnell. It Is quite nbviou : that Ireland is doomcd-to pass through a win tcr unexampled since the closing years of th ( last century. THE PAKIS PVLSE. What Has Caused It to Palpitate the Past Week. [ Copj/rfflM ISM by Jewc * Gordon Uennett.1 PARIS , Deo. 0. [ New York Herald Cabli Special to TIIK Bcc. ] Just at the momcn' when the aristocratic Cerclo dos Postlnour du Bols do Boulogne was talking of hocko ; matches and tco carnivals , the keen , frosi which raised enthusiastic visions In the mind of the members gave way to a thaw 01 Wednesday. On that daynevertheless , th circle was morocrowdcd than over. The seen was a brilliant ono. Among the participant H were Mllo. do Preycinot , daughter of th minister ofwar , Miss Muio Rothschild , Prin cosse OnrousoffComtossodo , Noray , Mavqul do la Mlna , Vicomto do Janso , Comio A. do 1 ir Uochefoucould , Comtesse Hubert do Monte : quicu , and Baronno do Gunsebourg. Amen the articles picked up on the ic during the aay wcro prayer book and a lady's comb , found by a huisslcr of th clrclo wno strongly rejoices in tbo name o Gouffcs. Thursday Paris was a sea of slus and melting sleet which temporarily baffle the splendid street-cleaning organizatloi > r but next day Lutetiu was herself again. rm The Maznroz-Illballcr sale at the Hole 23 Drouot was not sensational. The total rea ! francs. A Lechoy entitled 10 ized was 53,000 canvas s- titled "Famlllo Kounlo 1' Entree d1 un Pare sIX brought 1,900 , francs. A "Portrait of Muu IXy Vlctorin , " by Joan Husus , a.iiOO francs , we 11. bought for the American market. The nos 11.to big sale is the collection of Mrao. Dolancej It which includes really good pictures by Coi 111 din , Corol , Gervox , Isaboy and Lomuro , an ir several marble statues nnd tapestries. . iris china sales takes place Wednesday next i 10 the G'llerlo Sldolmoyer. cs In the sporting world the tnlk Ift that Mai ilo rico nornhardt has at lost decided to sell h ot Id racers Saturday next at Choris' auction yar nt It is n poor lot and mot likely to fetch po < nIn prices. In At the skating lake near Lescar W. I Thorn described ilgures of most bowlldcrli ys brilliancy , exciting feelings of warmest em i a latlon In Hobort Boreol and William Lai ys renco , whilst Misses .Herbert , Foster fti Lo 'or Barham , Lady Nugent and Mr. Viet .ill Brooke glided about lu all directions. Go no has taken , fast hold of tbo players. jrt Tuesday a curious accident occurred Monte Curld. A middle-aged man wi twinkling eyes and a dark mustache , a Iti slan , was playing heavily and suddenly t < lat dead at iho roulette table. In a twlnkll , 'US the m mi and his 100 louts stakes were i ms movoU by tbo attendants and In n few ml jru . _ utes Ibo play was going on as usual. noI I WJ General Burd Grubb , the newly appoint minister to Spain , arrived hero with 1 family In tlio best ot health. They wcro accompanied by Mr.1) ) "and Mrs. Mnlero , and they will cinlliiuo their Journey to Madrid about' ' Christmas. Tlio minister Is very pleasecl * nt having secured - cured thn palnco of Count Iierwhnvls , on the Pases Cnstcllanra , which \vn/Jho residence of bis predecessor. > Governor Palmer wa < 9cc'n by the Herald respecting his mission. Hn-aalil his position forbade him to speak and moitly remarked that no secret negotiations were pending with a view to reciprocity In. commercial advan tages between both nations. .Laniourcux's popular concerts , which com menced this week nt the Elysco clrcusscorcd a success. The most interesting numbers In the selections were the Wagner prcludojo "Tristan nnd Isoldo" nnd the overture lo "KIcnzi , " which nrousod much enthusiasm. The people are now asking how it is that the National opera persistently exclude Wagner. Le Theatre Lyriquo wns to have opened with "Samson and Delilah" on Tuesday. At the last moment ticket holders lound a notice on Jtlici doors that their money would b6 returned and that the thontcr would ppott shortly. On the same night Do Gramont's rather lugubrious drana of "Liiclouno" was' produced nt the MCII..S Plaislr and scoroll a success. The story Is that of a young girl who is betrayed by the son nf her guardians. Ho deserts her to marry the daughter of 'a ilch speculator. ' Her child Is kidnapped by a ruffian. She shoots her quondam loverus tbo curtain falls. Madame forgo as the heroine was good , but too tragic. On Wednesday the now ppera of "Bonve- * nuto , " by Eugene L/loz , waq produced nttho OporCoimque. Ills rather weak nnd the inuslo is of Wagncrlan tendencies. ZOA'ZHKV TOMVS. Mooting oT Cordon" Manufacturers 'Borne Queer Storica About 1'nrnoll. ISSJbuJamyt OJrJmi rteni\'Jt.\ \ lep. ) 0. [ No\y York Herald Cable Special to TUB BnE.l Dr. Bedlo , the American consul to Amoy , China , is re covering from bis illness at the Langbnm hotel , . It has boon found unnecessary to am putate his foot , ns was fearod. Harry Lee , backed by , a syndicate , has Icasod the Avenue thsatro for ono year. George Edwards has placed several plays at bis command and ho will ojten the theatre In January with every prospect of success. There wns an Important mooting of the cordage manufacturers today. ) ThoMcKlnloy bill opens the American market to binding twine. There are only ihtrfy'-flvo cordage manufacturers in the United Kingdom , and thirty-three wcro at tbo iudctlng. They had a double object in view to ngreo upon a gen eral plan of campaign nnd discuss the advis ability of buying English patents. John Good , who has a largo , factory at Havens- wood , N. Y. , and .another hero , will soon build another in Italy. The meeting offered Good 100,000 fo"r his patents. Ho accepted and the bargain was clinched , Good says ho sold too cheap , but ho Is noy'cc ' known to sloop during business hours. The shouts and yells of the Irish party have greatly disturbed thn family of Speaker Pcol for several days. P ooJ lives In the par liament buildings. His \vif-i died yesterday. The nolso of the Irish meetings' was distinfctly heard In her apartments dinco the Farnoll- Gladstone disruption. Any number.of queer.nU-'Jw are afloatone S Jto'thd affect that.wncThP rnen'an'd'OlSdston'c wcro negotiating at\ alliance Mrs. O'Shea ' played a part. She and Gladstone took din ner at the Thomas hot l and the dinner is said to have had a favorable effect on the old man. Another story is Chat O'Shea was of fered 30,000 to leave the country before tbo divorce trial , but bo refused because be thought the money-was not forthcoming. Iu this bo was mistaken. A rtcmlnlsoont Suit for $1,200,000 , CLEVELAND , O , , Dec. 0. [ Special Tele gram to TUB BEE.I In 1881 the private bank ing house of Everett & Wcadol closed its doors. The failure was the sensation of the year in Cleveland , as Mr , Weddel was a mil lionaire. S. T. Everett , bad been connected with the biiik , bat Dr. A. Everett was the senior member of the firm.Today / Mr. Wed' doll sued Dr. Everett for $1,200,000 , , claiming that when ho entered the bank its real con dltlon was misrepresented W him by both tbe Everetts. The suit has caused almost ns much of a sensation as tbo failure did sis years ago. _ A Hard Man to Arrest. FOIIT WAYNE , Ind. , Dec , 0. A special fron Cheruhusco , Ind. , says Marvin Kuhns , t desperado wanted for many crimes , wo ! mortally wounded by Deputy Sheriff Wilkln son of Fort \Vayno tbls evening. An at tempt by thrco deputy sheriffs to arrcs ICubns and two of his gang resulted in t desperate light , in which Officer Kenned ] was badly wounded and Kuhns fatally in Jured. The Baltimore & Ohio Strike. Pmsnuim , Pa. , Dec. 0. The strike on th Baltimore & Ohio railroad continues. Th railroad company attempted to move freight but so far have succoodcd in .sending ou only two trains. Officials of the road sa ; they will bo nblo to raise the blockade wlthli the next twenty-four hours , Predicts n Cholera Epidemic. CHICAGO , Deo. 0. Dr. J. H. Raucho , SOCK tary of the Illinois state board of health , pr ( diets that unless rigid quarantine rogulc tlons are adopted and enforced there will b a serious cholera epidemic next year. Inoculating with Koch'8 Lymph. Nn\v HAVEN , Conn. , Poc. 0. A number o inoculations have been made by Dr. Fostc with the lympth received "from Prof , Kocli It is understood that on'or two of tb patients are greatly improved. The Wonthur - precast. . For Omaha anil Vicinity-jfalrj colder. For Nebraska nnd lo ajFnir ; northcrl winos : colder. ' For South Dakota Falrf winds shifting t easterly j warmer Monday , i Howard for TiiHO U'llanc\vod. ( CniCA.no , Dco.0. Mrs. Snoll , widow of tt the murdered millionaire. , ' rhos J. Snell , hi renewed her offer to nay 1.10,000 for the a rest of Tasuott and his detention until idci l n.1 M ' < Vii Epidemic of'lphtborla. ( CBOOKSTON , Minn. , Doc.p. An epidemic i diphtheria -reported at Lfssoa. Minn. , wll twenty cases and three death's so tar and tl disease spreading. Senator Ingnlla Denies. ig WASHINGTON- , Dee , fl. Senator Ingalls sa i- tonight that Turner's ' statement , mention ! if - in the Ocnla dispatch , Ms without found fid tlon. or Filed a Olinttct Mortgage. If DETIIOIT , Mich. , Doc. 0. The Wostci Knitting company today filed a chattel moi gngo of $30,000. , No statement of liabilities. Favor n llopubllonn Constitution , llio JANEIHO , Dea 0. The eommittco ho ing the matter Incharge reported In favor tbo draft nf a republican constitution. A PUliery Ifnljuro. jp ST. JOHNS , N , F. , Deo. 0. Waterman Co. , who did a largo llsbcry business in Twl Ingato , have failed for 1200,000 , SPLIT IN THE IRISH RMS , Forty-rivo Nationalists Dcaort Parnoll After an Exciting Meeting. HEALY' HEADS * THE SECESSIONISTS , I'nrncll G6ts Miul and Team Up n Hrsolutlim Offered by Justin Mc- Gnrtliy Declaring Him Deponed from ttio Ijcatlcr.shlp. Loxnox , Doc. ft. At 1 o'clock today the Irish members of tlio conimotis considering the advisability of retiring Parncll from tlio leadership of the nationalist party rcassem- bled. Ko reporters wcro permitted to bo present. Tlio first business was the reading of * Gladstone's letter in reply to the committee regarding the con trol of the Irish constabulary nnd the fccttle- montof the ngnirlun difficulty. Glmlstoiio lomains flrin in the dotcrmlnntlon to In no way recognize Pnrncll. His position wns emphasized In the loiter , in which ho offers to conduct negotiations with a now Irish leader on a footing of confidence equal to Unit which ho once afforded Parnoll. The reading was greeted with cheers by the section of the party opposing 1'nrnoll and ironical cries by his supporters. , A stormy dob.ito followed. Barry , Sexton and Hcnly made a determined attempt to bring about a ilnal settlement. They insisted there bo an Immediate division of the mem bers on the retirement of Pnrnell. Finally Sexton gnvo Parnoll his ultimatum to the ef fect that If the decision wns delayed by Purnell nftcrOo'cloelt this evening the majority would hold a meeting of their own and depose him. A scene of great excitement followed. At " :45 p. in. a recess was taken of half an hour. hour.When the meeting reassembled the report ot the conferring delegates was road. Mr. Abraham and John O'Connor rose from their seats simultaneously , when Parnell declared that the latter had the door. Abraham persisted In bis effort to raovo ji resolution , but could not amid the clamor. Ho then handed It to Justin McCarthy , who rose from his scat and was apnarently about to read It , when Parncll grasped the resolu tion from his hand , saying ho would not receive - coivo it. A tremendous uproar followed nnd when quiet wns restored Parncll snld that Until the party deposes him ho would remain chair man. man.Mr. . Barry retorted ! "You nro not chair man , " nnd added that Parnoll was a "dirty trickster , " which caused nnotber uproar. Arthur O'Connor appealed to his friends to show every possible respect to their late leader. McCarthy said ho had only risen to a point of order. Someone handed him a paper and the chairman struck It out of bis hand. Parnell said lie took It from McCarthy , but .tbo latter Insisted that the paper was struck from his hand. Hcnly moved that Abraham's motion bo heard , but Parnell refused. Johfi O'Connor then moved that the meet ing call the attention of the country to the fact that though the original resolution was altered to meet Gladstone's objection , ho still refuses to confer with tno party unlass Par- neil Is removed. This , ho said , proved Par- noil's contention that it was Impossible to got a direct answer from Gladstone. Ho thought that Ireland would resent this. Healy mused another tremendous , row by shouting , "Who is to be-mistress of the " . . party ! .j. .Crios of shame came from all parts of the cowardly little scoundrel who dared in an as sembly of Irishmen to Insult n woman , Abraham got the lloor nnd said that since Parnoll refused to resign , the members bo wanting In respect to themselves if they longer delayed in bringing matters to an Issue , the chairman having ignomlously treated and torn McCarthy's resolution. Parnoll That's untrue. Abraham declined to enter into an alterca tion , but repeated that It would bo shameful to allow the minority to continue maklncr the party a laughing stock. Ho proposed an amendment that Paruell's chairmanship bo terminated. Another squabble ensued nnd Parnoll do- clded that Abraham was out of order , where upon Healy shouted "Brnvo. " "Healy , " * said Parnell ; "I won't ' stand much more from you. The amendment Is only ndmtssablo ns a substitute motion. " Arthur O'Connor proceeded amid the up roar to argue that the time had arrived to cease talking and to put nn end to what was rapidly becoming a disagreeable farce. "I ask the majority of this party , " ho concluded , "at once to record their decision , If not hero , then elsewhere. " Parnoll You know it Is not an amend ment. Justin McCarthy took the floor , Ho hoped up to last night that Parncll would still help them out of their terrible dlfllculty , Ilo was disappointed , and it would bo a waste of tlmo to discuss further. Ho asked that al nggreclng with him withdraw. Justin Huntlj McCarthy followed the majority , saying he was sorry for thosdecislon , but must go wltl : them. Parnoll was loft in the room with John ant William Redmond , Loamy , O'Kclly , O'Brien Joseph Nolan , Magulre , Harrison , Dalton William McDonald , Conway , Qulnn , Clancy Mahoney , Wadon , Fitzgerald , Harrington Richard Power , Shell , Campbell , Join O'Connor ' , Dr. Kenney and McKcnna , one the mooting was resumed. Nolan argued that the Parnellltes wouli hold the key to tbo situation , and concludei by saying that whatever Parnoll's position in the next two or thrco years ho would bi ranked with O'Conncll as the greatest Irish man of the last thrco centuries. [ Cheers. ] Others having spoken , Parnell snld : "Th deserters , knowing wo wcro going to Irolam tomorrow , clamored for a decision becausi they dreaded the lightning of public oplnloi in Ireland. Gentlemen , we have won today Although our ranks nro reduced. I hold thii chair still. [ Cheers. ! Although many com rades have loft us , Ireland has tbo power t till their places and send us good mon am true for every ono of tljoso who have loft us and lllttlo know our callant country if I ai : mistaken that when she gc s an opportuntt ; she will freely exercise that power. The , stand In a most contemptible position thn of men who , having plunged themselves to b true to the party , to their leader and the ! country , have been false to it. [ Lou cheers. ) John O'Connor's resolution was then pu and carried by acclamation mid the mcetln The proceedings of the McCnrthy sectlo were conducted privately. lUItXEZit J1V8T 11K .MlKl'OSKl So IJeolnro the Homo Kulo Star an GlnilNtone. LONDON , Dec. 0. [ Special Cablegram I Tun BEK. ] In its lending article today tl Star ( home rule ) says that the situation lool bad. The nationalist party can bo saved e ono condition. Instead of the Irish membei of parliament talking of resigning In u bed , let them cashier Parucll. Gladstone receive the Irish delegates yesterday with touchhij fatherly kindness ana courtesy. His nnsw < will recall the party to the vital questU that homo rule must not bo prejudiced I ParncllM retention In the leadership. Gla stone told the delegates that as soon as now leader was appointed ho would bo pr pared to treat with them. The homo ru movement would then proceed ns if it hi ndvor received tno smallest shock. The press association says that Gladstone written reply In regard to the questions co vBf corning the Irish consUbulary'and the sett ] Bf montof tha Agrarian difficulty , which u indited nt the request of the committee the nationalist party which visited him ye tcrduy , Is less t ncUlatory than the comm1 fc. toe expected it would be. H Is reported th I In bis letter Gladstone refuses absolutely enter into any" negotiations regarding the two questions until Pnrnoll's retirement from the head of the Irish party Is an accomplished fact , _ A Comuci-MnuKVslo. Dum.iN' , Dec , n. ( Special Cablegram to TUB Br.B. ] The Freeman's Journal snys Gladstone's letter was received nt 10 o'clock last night , nnd that It wns considered by the committee for three hours. Tim document , the Journal says , went very much beyond tint question of granting nu interview , bclni ? something in the nnluru of a counter-mani festo. rtliy'H Fuutlim llnhis a IMortliii ; . LONDON , Dec. 0. Tlio opponents of I'arncll who will withdraw from the meeting held a meeting nml by unanimous vote elected Justin McCarthy chairman and proceeded to con sider the following resolution ! "To the Mem bers of the Irish Parliamentary Party i * Wo solemnly renew our adhesion to the princi ples , in dovotlon to which wo hnvo never wavered , that the Irish party U and always must remain Independent of all other parties. Further , wo declnro that wo will never on- tcrialn any proposal . for n settlement of the homo rulo'questlon except such ns satis lies the nsptiatlons of the Irish party and the Irish people. * ' The resolution , which was proposed by Ilcaloy and seconded by Suxton. was unani mously adopted. The result was Immediately communicated to Gladstone. Upon learning what had been douo ho said : "Thank God , homo rule is saved. " ISnvoj'Rllotiirn tc > New York. CHICAGO , Dec. 0. The Irish envoys left for New York this evening. Shortly before their departure Dillon , on behalf of himself and associates , said to an Associated Press representative : "Wo havoup to the present time maintained sllenco nnd abstained from inviting any expression of opinion on the sit uation nt homo out of respect for the delib erations of our c611eaiues. Wo hnvo today , however , received assurances that the par liamentary fund association of Now York , otherwise known as the Hoffman house ommitk-o , which raised flOO.OOOnnd turned It over to Parnell personally nt the time of the hist general flection , heartily endorses our action and tlmt the municipal council of the league in Now York also supports us. " In answer to telegrams from St. Louis , Columbus and other points , asking the dele gates to uomc , the following reply < was sent : " \Vo deeply regret that tlioro should bo any disappointment , but are solemnly convinced that the interests of the unity will bo best served by suspending public notion pending the decision of the Irish party. Wo hope to communicate with you again the moment wo receive decisive news from homo. " Comments of the French I'roRS. PA ins , Dec. 0. [ Special Cnblegrnm to Tim Bin : . The press of this citydovolos much attention to the crisis in the affairs of the Irish party. The balance of opinion is de cidedly averse to the retention ofMr. . Par ncll at the head of the nationalists. Tlio SIcclo says "Pnrnell's obstinacy tends to the Irretrievable ruin of the homo rule move ment nnd to throw Ireland hack into the rove lutlonnry condition from which ho himself had led her forth. " The Temps comments iu the same vein. The Hepuhllquo Francjlso holds that Gladstone ought to have accepted the propositions made by Parnell's sup porters , by this means saving the dignity of Parncll nnd preventing the disruption of the Irish party. The scandal , the Ilcpubliqtio says. recalls Instances of French politicians who have lost high positions because of their private immorality. Thus M. Hogcrs , minister of Justice under Louis Philippe , when caught in adulteryand threatened with exposure , blow his brains out , ntid'Jules Favro , who whita minister ol foreign affairs was convicted of living with n woman who had boon deserted byhoc < worthlo8s.husbUnd. resigned his posi tion and livWeomo tlmo'Itf rettrom6ntimd4 another notable example is the case of Victor Hugo , who wns detected In nllason with the wlfo of nn artist , which affair caused the passing by tlio houeo of peers , of which M. Hugo was a member , of a resolution to the effect that any peer of Franco convicted of adultery must vacate his seat. The cynical hone of some of the French dramas and ro. nmnces over a broach of the seventh com mandment , the Kepubllquo declares , docs not fairly represent the natjonnl sentiment. Gladstone to thn Nationalist * . LONDON , Deo. 0. Gladstone , in his letter to the nationalist meeting , acknowledges the receipt of the two resolutions adopted by the Irish caucus nnd says the main part , the question raised Dy the publication of his letj tcr to Morley , was the question of leadership , which Is separate nnd has no proper connec , tlon with homo rulo. "When the Irish party settles this question in such n manner as will enable mo to renew my former relations with the Irish party it will IKJ my desire to enter without preju dice into confidential communication , as occasion may servo , upon all amendments and suggestions of improvement in my plan for homo rule measures. 1 nssuro you that it is my desire to press forward at the first favorable opportunity a Just ana effective measure for homo rulo. I recognize und earnestly seek to uphold the Independence ol the Irish party no less tnan that of the liberal party , and acknowledge with satisfaction the harmony prevailing between the two parties since 188(5. When the present diniculty is removed I know no reason to anticipate its Interruption , I look forward with con. lidenco , as do my colleagues , to the formation nnd prosecution of a meus- uro which in all the Just claims of Ireland will likewise obtain the npprovu' of the people of Great Britain. Finally , J will remind you of my declaration that apart from personal confidence thcro is but one guarantee that can bo of roil value to Ire land. It Is that recently pointed out bj Harcourt , when ho called oiled attention te the unquestionable political fact that m party nor no lender could over hope to carrj n schema for homo rule that did not hnvo tin cordial concurrence and support of the Irlsl nation. " Why Railroad IHtlldliiK Will CenHe CHICAGO , Dec. fl. D. S. Gnrretson nnd D T. Hedges of Sioux City , who have been li Now York In connection -with Sioux City < S Pacific railroad affairs , were hero today. Ii an interview Garretson said that rallrom building , especially out westwould doubtlcs cease for at least two years , otvlng to th fact that bankers are JolningGould and othe railroad presidents to put the earning power of western roads on a hotter foundnll or This means that work on the Sioux City < ! Pacific , which has been built to O'Neill ' Neb. , will stop. Milan Is Sulky. PAWS , Deo. ( ! . [ Special Cablegram toTn BUK. ] Ex-King Milan has returned froi England. Ho is greatly enraged at the v < fusal of Queen Victoria , tiio prince of Wale und Lord Salisbury to receive him. Ho bn .hired a palace on the avcnuo Bols d o Boulogne and will settle hero and spend hi o annual allowance of JOUOO. n A Foni'ilo I'oUoiiur Convicted. s CHICAGO , Dec. 0. The Jury in the case e Mamlo Stan- , the poisoner of the Newlan family , tonight rendered a verdict guilty , 11 : ing tbo penalty at Imprisonment for life. O hearing the announcement the young wotna screamed and fainted away In court , rcmuli ing unconscious for some time. 1- IllH Niuno Didn't fe'nvo Hun , 1n 1a CiXciNNATf , O. , Dec. ( J. Grof , Morsback . a- Co. , saddlery dealers , caused the arrest of V ale O. Cleveland , ono of their clerks , who lu id embezzled M.OOG or $3,000. Ho confessed ar claims to bb related to cx-Prcsldcnt Clov 'sn land. n- na - To Amend the Interstate ais . . 0. Senator Sawyer t of day Introduced a bill to amend section 5 st - - the Interstate commerce law to provide th tat agreements for the apportionment of trufl to may ho entered into between common ca so rlers sub cct to the provisions of the act. "stJL ) REFORM IS CERJIANY. Ptwsl from Emperor William's ' Recent Speech ou the Subject. WHAT HE THINKS SHOULD BE TAUGHT. Native ImngnuKO nnd HlHtnry .Strongly In I'rol'orcnoe to ( iroolc and liiitln A Hard K\p nt Journalism , IKV l > il AVici'oilt \ , i oelt\ltil \ 1'icm. Dec. 0. The Hclchvinzelger give * passages from Kmperor William' * recent speech on school reform. One point the emperor - poror especially emphasises Is that tlmo is lost I n the higher public schools in cnunmliiK- youths with Latin nnd Greek Instead of thi German language and German history , especially the growth of Gorman institution ! ) nnd the Idea of national unity. Modern his tory , ho declared , If rightly tmiglit would be come Inllnltcty inoro * valuable than tlio chronicles of antiquity , "llow , " ho nsRs , "wcro so many younjc Germans seduced from the path of political virtue ! How was It Unit Germany produced reformers of society , so many men im 'lnp nt their own government , whllo commending the governments ol other nations ) It was simply Ignorance arising from defective edu cation on the irencsls of modern ( tormany. The higher schools must mcndthclrmethods. They must make their studies boar upon. practical life ; reduce the hoy's book worlc nnd glvo inoro tlmo for healthy recreation nnd training of the body. " The present system has tended toward the overproduction of highly educated peoplo. Journalists , hcsald , wcrohighsclioolproductn run to seed. Ho approved the saying of His-- nmrok , nncnt the proletariat , whom ho called "hunger candidates , " and irom whom the ranks of Journalism were largely recruited , forming u class dangerous to society. Finally , ho declared , ho would not license any inoro high schools until tliolr' methods wcro amended. The newspapers generally sharply resent the emperor's references to Journalists. The National Garotte says that Instead of tholr being hunger candidates many high state o'fllcials a i-o only too willing to exchange tholr positions on the press If they can get them. The latest developments In Koch's dis covery of n cure for diphtheria nnd tcUnus have been limited to test experiments with animals until yesterday , when the remedy was applied to several human subjects through the transfusion of blood from ani mals not susceptible to diphtheria bacillus or tetanus. It was found that the blood of rats and mice had a destructive effect on the virus of diphtheria , while tlio blood of rabbits , transfused , had n similar effect on tetanus. Before transfusion the blood must bo freed from coaguhim and otherwise nrcpnred. Profs. Zlemsseh and liaucr , lecturing before - fore thu Munich medical bocloty , expressed themselves opposed to the use Kocti's lymph In private practice until the chances of a euro were hotter"calculable. . A patient In a Vienna hospital , who was under treatment by the now motuod , died suddenly as soon ns the reaction following the inoculation set in , and a seventeen-year-old girl who wns inocu- died from paralysis ot the heart. The socialist , .Tainszowsltl , has been ex pelled from Berlin under a Prussian law , which provides that upon n certain number of convictions n person shall bo liable to ex pulsion. Jnlnszowskl opposed Prof. Vlrehow at tjo } last reichstng elections. The negotiations for a treaty of commerce between Austria-Hungary and Germany are making no progress , tlio conference in session nt Vienna having thus far been barren of re sults. The Wiener Tagoblatt says thcro is no strong hope that the conference will lend tn another Important decrease in tariffs. The lower house of the Prusian diet , after a two days debate , referred the elementary school bill to a committee. Dr. Wlmlthorst declared that the ccnter party could not ac cept the measure In view of the fact that U aimed at the suppression of the Catholic ) church and Involved u violation of the con stitution. Herr Von Gosslor , minister of public worship and instruction , denied that the bill In any way encroached upon the spiritual powers of the church. Emperor William has ordercel thut prayers be offered in the churches , beginning tomor row , for the safe accouchement of ICmpress Axjgusta , which event is expected to tuk place in January. A number of town councils , headed by the Berlin municipal authorities , hnvo sent a pe tition to the rolchstag In favor of decreased duties on grains , cattle and pigs. The ship owners of Hamburg are consider ing the advisability of forming a shipping federation similar to that of the English ship owners. _ _ llElWSEtt T1IK BI.lXltAyiVH. A. Decision Wliloli Knocked Out In- gallH in Kan sun. TOPHKA , Kan , , Deo. 0 , The supreme court this morning refused to grant the writ of mandamus applied for by ( J. E. Lobdclt. wno demanded a certificate of election for repre sentation from Lane county. Lobdell based his claims on a provision of the state consti tution which gives each organized county in the state casting JJ30 yotes a representative In the legislature. Tnoensowas ono of great importance , for if Lobdell had been admitted seventeen other republicans elected as dele gates would have been entitled to the snmo privilege. Most of them were Ingalls men and they would given IngnUs a majority of two on Joint ballott. The supreme court held that in no event could the memborshin of the lower house exceed 125 members until there was u change In the constitution. Kncountcrod n Terrific Gnlo. LKWKH , Dol. , Dec. 0. Tha British steamer Maryland , from Baltimore November ! i7 for London , arrived hcrti this afternoon. On the morning of December 1 , about six hun dred miles off shore , the ship encountered a torrlflo pnlo and the decks wcro swept by a tremendous sen , which killed Cap tain Luckhurst , the boatswain and second cook nnd severely Injured several others. Nearly everything movable was swept awa > . Including the bridge , three boats nnd much deck material. Of the 5CO cattle on honrd 00 wcro killed and many more injured so ns to bo worthless. The second ofllccr , who Is in charge now , fcays the storm was thu hardest ho ever experienced. The condition of the ship niter the wave struck her , the sufferings of the mangled men nnd the frantic cattle were terrible. United States mnrlno hospital surgeons have taken charge of the wounded men. Membership of the Next lions o. WASHINGTON , Dec. O.-ClerkMcPncrsonof the liouso of representatives has Just hud printed an unofticlal list of members-elect of thu next house , showing 88 republicans , 534 democrats nnd 8 tanners' alliance. On district , the Twonty-ulghth Now York , , is ot dowit as uncertain , and one , the ( Second t Utiodo Island , U marked vacant.