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TWENTIETH YEAE. OI\IAHA \ SUNDAY MOKNltf&.l DECEMBER 23 , 1S90-TWENTY PAGES. NUMBER IPO.
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ONLY A SHADOW OF HIMSELF ,
How an Old-Time Admirer Speaks of the
Uncrowned King.
PARNELL WAVES HIS OWN HEADGEAR ,
HoSeeiiiH to Act in n Doze-Some of
HlH AntloiiN Tanner's Awful
s Ilenloy's
Arrows.
flenn'U.1
KUKBXNV , Doc. 130. [ Now York Herald
Cable [ Special to TUB Bnu. ] Parncll is n
changed man.
To understand the transformation which
has taken place ono must follow him as I have
done in the lust week or ten days.
Last night I mot a man who had not seen
Parnoll for years. "So that Is Parncll , " bo
said.
"BvcrBcen him boforol" 1 Inquired.
"Often , " was the answer , "but not for five
years until tonight. "
"Well , you recognize him , I suppose ! "
"Yes , " was the reply , "but had ho been
pointed out In the street as Parncll I should
not have recognized him. Why , the Parncll
I remember was tall and strong , with powcr-
face , character and voice. This
Parncll Is the shadow of the Parncll I knew ,
Ho Is hovering on the verge of the grave or
something olso. "
Whatever may bo the cause , Parncll is not
himself. Hols thin in bodyhaggard in fuco ,
his board is unkempt , hls'hair is straggling ,
his voice husky and almost gone. This is not
to bo wondered at , for ho has worked hard of
late. Moro snrious is the fact that bis
stoctt of nerve force seems gone also.
Purnoll no longQr makes speeches ; faces
meetings either from wagonette , platform ,
planks , barrels or window. Ills appearance
is the signal for seine ono to say : "Three
cheers for Parnolll" They nro always given ,
but who waves hat or cap most wildly in
favor of PnrnclU Wny Parnoll himself.
Whenever ho rises to tall : and is cheered
ho uncovers and swings his headgear around
his head. Whenever ho finishes and wants
to do so with eclat ho takes off his cap and
swings it In the air. When any of his par
liamentary followers , in speaking , refer to
"tho leader" ho takes oil his cap and
whirls it. When a speaker proclaims
that there is but one leader of the
Irish rnco and no Parncll , * you
might expect Parnell to bow. Not at all. He
says 'hear , hear , ' himself , and says It loud
enough to bo heard by everyone within five
yards. All these things ho docs in a curious ,
mechanical way , which reminds ono of these
complicated German toys which , upon being
wound up , go through a performance.
"Parnell may bo looking straight at you
when ho says 'hear , hear , ' la praise of hlm-
self , but ho does not see you , at least , that Is
the impression ho gives. Ho seems to see
without seeing. It is Impossible , too , thnt ho
Is in a condition to appreciate the effect of
seine of his statements. Think of this once
dignified man describing his late followers as
cocksparrows and scurm and at Costlo
Coiner on Tuesday 1 Why , if a bomb had
suddenly exploded it wouldn't have
caused more surprise than Parnell's
exclamation : "To hell with Hong ICeng , " and
I was within a few yards of him at the lime
Fit : gcrald was speaking , and when ho * re
ferred Hennessey as au English oftloial , Par
nell took off his cap , swung it around his
head and shouted , "Down with Hong Kong
and Knglish dictation. " Then ho put h.'s cap
oil 2oojtlng downward as If In search of some
particular paving stone aud shouted , "To
hell with Hong Kong. "
"IIo must have boon drinking , " said n
gentleman who stood near mo. Drunk or
out of his inlnO seemed to bo the general con
clusion. I have heard him say , "Hear ,
hoar , " when Harrison said they did not stoop
to drag names of ladles Into the contest
"ladles" of course meant Mrs * . O'Shea.
Every hour of ttio day ho hears himself and
his companions dubbed Klttyltcs.
Ono side is ns ferocious as the other In In
centive , hut seine patriots talto a lower plai :
than their opponents. Tanner by long oildj
is the most emphatic. Some of his expressions
are simply too shocking to repeat and must
bo nn aw fill thorn in the side of men like Hcarj
and Davitt. Neither of these arc too carofu
in what they say , but are far above Tanner
Hcaly Is placidly ferocious in manner. So
composed Is his flow of language and so over
that his invective cuts like ono of these ar
rows that once in the flesh they cannot b <
pulled out , but must bo cut away. Ho Is
PariiPll's boto nolr , clover , cool , witty.knowa
the people and what they want In the way ol
speech. When Healy has finished a speed :
lie has said a number of things bis hearer !
i "nt forgot , which nro not beneficial to the
.jo of Parnell. Healy Is nn organizer , too
und I might as well say hero that for n mm :
who always has been rcputoil to bo a won
dcrful organizer Pnrncll has done nothim
hereto enhance his reputation fororgnniza
tlon. His opponents are perfect , have booi
perfect for weeks. In this campaign Parnol
has been what la the United States would b
called a rainbow chaser.
Monday will bo a day long to bo rcmon :
bored in Ireland. Both parties to the struggl
should now fully appreciate the effect of th
election , but do they ? For Messrs. McCni
thy , Hcaly , Doasy. Davitt , Sexton and thd
companions I can say they do , No mo
could bo moro earnest In their work , mori
confident of the result. They discuss the sli
untlon in thoughtful language , though nc
without ground for enmity. They nro 11 lie
with pity for Parnell. liy comparison the
nro with each passing day advancing In tli
good opinion of the best citizens of In
land. Moro than once I have roferre
to the tactics of Parncll as equivalent to tl
discharge of a blank caitrld o nt the cncm ;
Ho has been steadily growing more thcatr
cal. Ho and his party hold a meeting at Kl
kcnny today. Ho and others spoke from tl
hotel window. John Hodmond collected
crowd of unemployed and then told them i
cheer. Thov did so.
In their midst was a dial with a fUUii
polo , on which hung a skeleton and a horrin
This was supposed to represent Henncssc
as his place hunter. They could not get
plnco and so they used the herring ,
marked the day and BO many peep
from the country wcro hero. Still
few of the country people botho'.i
the meeting. Among the first speakers wi
Father Kyan of Bagnalstown. His heart
not to bo led astray by the voice of tl
charmer , the latter being the clergy. Th
was 1101 bad , considering that ho Is a prlc :
Ills heart is a vote for Scully nud ho aski
them to remember that the priests bad i
right to dictate lu n matter of this kind. I
made ono good point in saying that if tl
nntl-Pnrnoll faction won this election tl
English non-conformists would conclude th
If homo rule was over given to Ireland
menu Homo rule. Still the speech w
thrown away , as no electors wcro amoi
llio crowd. *
. That has bcea Paraoll's mistake durl :
the campain , IIo has wasted powder , Par-
neil spoke , too. He appeared at the hotel
window with n white bandage covering hulf
of his face. This is amusing to these who
understand the gag. His speech was discon
nected and totally lacking any now points
except that ho said it he had fallen no hud
fallen to a temptation no man could resist.
Ho appealed to his hearers not to submit to
English dictation , because if they did and
Ireland got n parliament England would con
tinue to make demands on her which Ireland
as an Independent nation could not grant.
John Redmond tapped him oil the shoulder
and said : "Dctter stop Parncll , there's a
funeral coming , " and Just at that moment a
funeral appeared in frcnt of the hotel. Tbo
people mndo a passage for It , many lifting
their hats. Parncll shouted : "There goes
Hennessey. There goes Hennessey nnd Eng
lish dictation to their doom. "
This extraordinary outburst drove
many of the crowd away. Then
Parucll made another extraordinary
statement , IIo said that Justin McCarthy
had announced his coming to Kilkenny by
telegram to the effect that ho wanted n glass
of hot whisky and water nnd a mustard bath.
"Now tfyou want to see him you will find
him with whisky and water in his hand and
his feet in n mustard bath. " These who
know Justin McCarthy cannot imngino any
thing moro ridiculous and untrue thuu this
picture ,
But whllo this was occurring what was the
other side dolngl They in North Kilkenny
were canvassing. Among the canvassers
wcro Justin McCarthy , Hcaloy , Davitt ,
Sully , Deasy , McCorlans , Clancy anil Jordan
nnd each man toolc a different district and
each man took a copy of tbo cablegram re
ccived this morning from Dillon anel T. P.
O'Connor which \ uddrcssed to the electors
of North Kilkenny nnd assured them that In
standing by Hennessey they had Irish Amer
ica nt their buck ,
Tomorrow at every mass In North Kilkenny
members of the Irish parliamentary party
will attend and after mass each mem
ber will address the people. In every case
the member will bo supported by a priest.
Every house In the district lias been can
vassed and the Parnellltos are confident.
IJavitt said to mo tonight : "If you were ns
confident as I am you would tell the Herald
who would win. " I had the following talk
with Healy tonight :
"There are eight polling districts in North
Kilkinncy and the vote Is put down nt 5,700.
As it has long been nationalist tliero has
been no reversion so that you may disallow
1,000 voters for doubt , on entries , emigration ,
deaths and abstentions. According to
the present list Ballyraggcd has 010
voter. I will give Pnruell 150 ;
Johnstown has 5SI voters , I will
give Parncll 200 , or 50 moro than ho will
get ; Frcshford hits 022 , I will give Parnell
half which Is liberal ; Old Castle has -KM ,
I will give Parnell 150 ; Kilnannh has 449,1
will give Parnell UOO ; Grange has 530 , I will
give Parnell half ; Gowran has 1,203 , , I will
give Parnoll half ; Castle Comer has laoi , , I
will give Parnell 100 , or CO moro tLan ho will
have , Now according to these figures nnd I
have given Parncll the benefit of the doubt
In each case , wo will hnvo a majority against
him of 700. I believe wo will have four
figures , but ask the other side and then
Judge for yourself. "
I did not ask the other siile , but they are not
giving figures , und their ostensible reason for
not doing so Is that it is impossible to give
figures on account of the influence of the
priests. Some might think this lacking In
confidence.
The city is covered with bills denouncing.
Hennessey nnd Scully. There is a rumor cur
rent that Parnell will Invade the enemy's
territory tomorrow supported by b'rlgados
from Dublin nnd Cork. The other side Is
prepared. Perhaps It Is not a bad indication ,
but betting Is 3 to 1 on Hennessey. Messrs.
McCarthy , Sexton nnd Condon have gene to
Antwerp to meet William O'Brien on Tues
day.
A Sermon to Prlpsts.
DUIILIN , Dec. 20. [ Special Cablegram to
Tin : BEE. ] The Freeman's Journal says the
priests who v > ere present at the Castle Comer
gathering nt which Parncll was assaulted ,
say it was not limo that was thrown into Pnr-
nell's ' nud asks "How do
eyes , : they know
that ! It is not creditable , " says the Journal ,
"for them to bo mixed up In outrages of this
kind , but slnco It Is notorious that they were
connected with the affair , they ought either
to have examined the stuff taken from Par-
nell's eyes or to have respected the Ucclu ra
tion of his doctors as to what the substance
was. "
Harrington Given an Ovation.
Qur.nxsTow.v , Dec. 20. Harrington , the
only ono of the six Irish envoys who wont tc
America who espouses the cause of Parnell ,
arrived today on the Auranls. Ho came
' ashore hero nnd received a great ovation fron
t the crowd gathered at the dock.
It Was
Kii.Kr.XNV , Dee. 20. Parnoll's physician :
have issued a formal statement declaring the
substance thrown into Parnoll's eyes was
limo nnd that the danger of permanent injury
to his sight is not yet over.
A SCHAMllI.i : fOIt
\Vntor Rcflorvo Ijunds In "Wisoonsli
Ucsturcil totlio 1'ubllo Domain.
WAUS.VU , Wis. , Dec. 20. When the Unltet
States land ofllco opened at 9 o'clock thii
o morning the couit house square was crowdci
with people , but the local militia company
drawn up before Uio land ofllco with llxoi
bayonets , protected the men In line In the !
right to make the first filings. This after
noon when the ofllco closed elghty-llvi
entries had been made. There were stil
remnants of the original lines wnltini
and these holding places express a deter
initiation to wait till 9 o'clock Monday morn
Ing , when the ofllco will bo opened for busl
ness again. All claims of any particula
value have alroadv been entered. People an
hero from Nebraska and oven moro distant
led by false stories of the fabulous value o
the water reserve lands restored to the inibll
domain. The most valuable claim of all ha
U'OJO,000 feet of standing plno upon it. I
was entered by [ .outs Gotch , the first mm
in the line and n resident of this county. I
is woith from $10,000 to § 15,000. Tliero nro
number ol squatters on the host claims am
when the ontrymon try to dislodge thoi
there may ba trouble. At teau Claire toda
there was almost n riot. The windows of th
lui d olllco wore smashed , but the olllccrs sue
ceodcd in quelling the disturbance. Mis
Mnmlo Hlih'irdson , daughter of Ucner :
Ulchardson of Chlppowa Falls , fought hen
Ically , and when she rcachod the desk he
hit \\as gene ana her hairdlshcvelod , but sb
got n tract worth jO.OOO.
IS
Is Fatal Fight on a Steamer.
KVANSVII.LU , Ind. , Dec. 20. A serious flgl
10 OMurred on the steamer Big Sandy th
Is
aftorncon. They wcro taking the crew <
the wieckod steamer Ohio to Cincinnati au
some follows made a raid on the cook
no quarters. A general row followed. The coo
lo di own revolver and fired into the crowi
lia killing two and fatally wouudlng a rous
about.
lie - *
at Julin Devlin DniiKormiNly III.
It ST. At'ousTiM ; , Flu. , Dee CO. John Devil
as of Detroit , n leading member of the execi
tlvo board of the Knights of Labor , is hci
dnngcrou , ly ill with pneumonia. His wi :
ng has been iclcgnplicJ for.
THE GERMS COMMUNAL BILL
A Eoriou3 Orhis Threatened by the Dispute
Over It ,
THE SANDTAG LIABLE TO BE DISSOLVED ,
A Vigorous Denial Mndo That the
Emperor is Mnnneliilly lim-
bnrrasscd IH'uaitHo of IIIs
llcoont Journeys.
LCo ) > yHoit ? 1830 , liiVeto ] I'otlt Atsnlatcil
BKUUX , Dec. 20. The desputo over the
government's ' communal bill threatens a so-
slous crisis. Minister of the Interior Herd-
furth , nndlng a majority of tLo committee
bent upon amendments preserving several
feudal privileges which the bill aimed to
abolish , conferred with his colleagues , who
authorized him to Inform tbo committee that
if the landing supported the amendments , it
would bo immediately dissolved. A sharp
dispute followed , the conservative members
of the committee declaring that the govern
ment was taking a line ruinous to the aris
tocracy , which , they hold , was the backbone
of the monarchy. The committee adjourned
until January 1 and several of the members
will consult Bismarck on the crisis and ask
him to appear and lead the opposition.
The Post , conservative , warns its party
that dissolution on such a question would re
sult In a liberal majority.
The progressists rejoice at the prospect of
dissolution , but It is not thought the conservatives
vatives will risk a general election.
Prlnco William of Nassau , heir to the
throne of Luxemburg , and the richest among
European princes after the cznrowitch , it is
reported will bo betrothed to Princess Mur-
garotho , sister of the emperor. The mar
riage would bo a step toward the ultimate
absorption of Luxemburg by Germany.
Though the confinement of ttio empress
was premature , she Is recovcrlnc rapidlyand
the condition of her child Is satisfactory.
A prompt denial is madoof the rumors that
the emperor is financially embarrassed
through expenses incurred on his Journeys to
European courts. " The report thnt his civil
list is to bo Increased to meet the costs of the
Journeys is also denied , although the em
peror holds that the list is not sufficient to
meet the expenses attendant upon the de
velopment of the imperial position.
The emperor has promised to make a pro
longed visit to London in IbOl If the German
exhibition is worthy of attention. IIo has
ordered Count Eulenborg to report upon tbo
prospects of the exhibition.
The number of American physicians who
have been waiting hero trying to get the
Koch lymph is rapidly diminishing. Prof.
Gcrhardt has now treated sevcnty-ntno pa
tients. Four suffering from advanced
phthislsa died , three left the \iospltul
much improved and twenty-four are pro
gressing favorably. Gorhardt. . expresses sat
isfaction with the remedy and confirms
Koch's experlenco that it Is the
most useful in the initial stage
of the disease. Dr. Gutman has
four cases that have been absolutely cured
of pulmonary phthisis , having beeu taken at
an early stage. . Erof..Loydcn reports that of ,
127 patients treated at vho charity hospital
the general results are promising and there
has been no mishap in any instance. In
contrast to this the Cologne Gazette records
the death of n patient conlldcd to the care of
Dr. Llbbcrtz by Loch and who received the
Jlrst injection from ICuch. Prof. Loyden ad
monished the doctors to use the utmost
caution ; that Injections affect the heart
strongly. All deaths lol'.owing Injections
have been caused by the heart being affected.
William Degan , the American who came to
Berlin in charge of Dr. William A. Taltavall ,
a New Pork physician , and whoso case has
acquired prominence on account of his being
the first American to visit Berlin for treat
ment , received the first Injection on
Monday last. IIo is under the treat
ment of Prof. Ewald. The first dose
was only one-half of a milligramme.
Prof. Ewald fearing to use any more on ac
count of the weak condition of the patient.
A slight reaction sot in tight hours after
wards. The patient's temperature rose
gradually until it reached 100 degrees. It
then declined and within slxnours became
normal. Larger doses have bcea injected
shico Degan's cough is easier aud during the
night ho rests hotter , Ttioro are other symp
toms of an amelioration of his condition , prof ,
Ewald exhibited Degna to a largo number of
foreign physicians as a typical case of the
temporary improvement resulting from the
treatment , though ho expressed doubt as to
his ultimate euro considering his condition.
The Betllu doctors , apart from those who
practice in the hospitals and these belonging
to Prof. Koch's entourage , Join the American
physicians in their bitter comulrJ.nl that they
cannot procure the lymph.
JA' AJIEKMVAX VAVIl.
It Would no Hailed with Ioll ! tt hy
the Yankees In London.
ICopyrtuM ISWby Jama Gordon Hcmwlf. !
LONDOV , Dec. 20. [ Now York Herald
Cable Special to Tim Bi'.c.l It Is years
slnco London has seen such gloom and deso
lation and known such abominable wenthei
as during the past wcclt. Tons of snow have
fallen and changed into mud and traQlo IE
almost Impossible , Trains nro late and haa
soms are at a premium. Everybody Is pro <
fauo. Doctors alone are complacent. The
sun has not been seen on the strand for sov'
eral weeks. Fop , saow and mud are every ,
where.
A number of Americans are forming t
club in London , to bo composed only ol
Americans.
There Is American cooking , whisky cock
tails , cigars , and I ao not see why the Idea
may not bo carried to a successful issue.
Fully 1,000 clubablo Yankees are in London
all the year around and would hal
with delight an institution aftordl (
them shelter other than the smoking room ;
London clubs , to which they can iioveraccus
torn themselves.
The execution of Mrs. Pcarcy , which wa :
to have taken place on Tuesday next , ha :
bcea postponed by order of the homo secretary
tary to allow an Investigation of the prison
ors' sanity , evidence being furnished show
ing that on four occasions the woman hai
attempted sulcido , and that she is subject U
fits of epilepsy. Dr. Forbes Wlnslow , win
it
has studied the case , Is convinced that i
'a. ' Mrs. Pcarcy did commit the murder she \va
not responsible at the tlmo for the action
The woman's uamo is la everybody's mouth
It creates qulto as much sensation ns th
Maybrlck murder.
The Jdarks case received the trcncral nr
proval of Londoners who see the 'death blo\
to what is known as financial Jounmllsn
ln otherwise characterized as financial Jobblsn
Marks U sold to have declared that ho woul
ro retire to private life if an aavcrso decisio
was rendered. It remains to bo seen if h
will do so. A gentleman told me that Mark
had actually mndo over about 100,000 to
various members of hlsJnmUy.
Only for thejt'plloc.
[ Copi/rioht 1810 b\i \ Jtime ( Jonlnn IltnncU.\ \
LONDON , Dee , CO. ( Npw York Herald
Cable Special to Tila BnE.l Slavin ,
Mitchell and a crowd of prize fighters
mid loafers caino near having a free flpht at
the Criterion bar room tonight. The argu
ment started over the merits of the various
sluggers , and when it looked serious pollco
reserves were called out , who stood outsldo
waiting development1 } . Meantime on the inside -
side Slavin and Mltchclf put up their fists
and hats wcro knocked off , bat when the
pollco presence was nwafotho gang left fop
a sporting resort on the &trand , where mat
ters were settled. Great crowds stood oa
Piccadilly awaiting the result.
I'.t itisiAciHsmr. .
The Seine Killed with Ice Ilnron
Hlrsoh's Horao Sale.
\Cflii/rtgMcil \ ) 1SOO fciJiimn Oonlnn Ucnnttt.l
P.inis , Dec. 20. | New York Cable Spo-
claltoTnc BII : : ] , EarlyJ this week rumors
were started that the Seine was frozen over
and In a short tlmo the bridges were crowded.
The report was nearly true. Hugo Hoes of
Ice wcro floating down stream , rnpldly freez
ing together , forming a grand sight as they
rushed ac.dnst the stone buttresses of the
bridge. In the thick of the excitement two
big washing boats got adrift and were soon
broadside along the bndgo below Notre
Datno. Tugs wcro speedily soul for but their
efforts to got them away , were unsuccessful.
Meanwhile the Hoes of ICQ precipitated upon
them were banked up almost as high as the
roofs of the boats. The brldgo was so
crowded that the police had to organize a cir
culation service. It looked for awhile as
though nothing could savjj the boats. Tugs
wcro sent at top speed Cashing through the
Ice. At the same timoyiUtbo ; wires were let
down bo suddenly thaV. the river acauircd
such n current that thowico swept down violently
lently toward the sea.The situatloa was
saved but for seine titao nil trnfllo was
stopped. iSomo barges lying in the river wcro
well nigh burled in th Ico. Behind the
Islands the river was completely frozen and
the Ice was strong enough lor these who felt
venturesome to cross the channel , and of
fered splendid skating tor those wanted n
long distance course. . *
The arrest of La Bruycyo having assisted
the escape of Padlewlskl was an event , but
slnco then letters have b'dcn received by the
nihilists hero from the assassin. The London
pollco assert tUnt La Bru ere is thn victim of
a hoax , or clso deliberately Invented the
story. § $ ,
Last Wednesday BnrotlMo lllrsch sent up
tweuty-tlirco of his horsey for sale at the
Chcris auction yard. ThC'total receipts wcro
75,000 francs , but trio salq was a bad ono for
the baron. The baron Isjj olng to give up
living In Paris , some people said when tney
saw him selling his horsos. | On the contrary ,
'
ho Is buying more horses' to bring over hero.
I'ARXJELVS JfAGXET.
Hopes That it Will Btf Strong Hnonsh
to Draw Him to I'nrlH.
ICofiyrlgU IBOObu Jatnn Gordon Uennetl. }
LONDONDec. . 20. [ Nev York Herald Cable
Special to THE Buc.r-Ono of the anti-
Parucllitcs assured mo' < > iay that William
O'Brien was coming backrylth the intention
of making towns.withi xinfll almoat-at'-any.
price.
"Ho will first of all try the effect of recon
ciliation " said friend * 'but that
, my , , as you
know , Is Impossible. O'Brien does not care
how wide the chasm Is. Fire and water are
not moro antagonistic than we are now. Sexton -
ton is right about it. Wo would rather get
out of parliament altogether than como to
any arrangement with the mau who first
betrayed us and thea called us traitors , miser
able scum nnd gutter sparrows. "
"But think of Hcaly aud Tanner , " 1
mildly suggested.
"D , you can never hold them In , but Par
ncll weighs all his words and knows what ho
Is about. IIo has denounced us to the Irish
people as having sold ourselves for English
gold wo , who have done all the work while
ho has got all the credit. Ho has treated us
like slaves nad now beam the foulest calum
nies upon us , Do you Imagine wo are ever
going to servo under him as a leader again ? "
"O'Brieu ' you think will go over to him ) " I
asked.
"Yes , when he finds this out to bo ono of
the littio quarrels that can bo patched. Dillon
will stand fast with us. I hope O'Connor
must bo about sick of pplltics altogether and
should not bo surprised If ho took this oppor
tunity of skipping out. If wo nro beaten nt
Kllkcnnoy Monday I admit that wo shall bo
about dono. "
"In any case , how mo you going to smash
Parncll with his thirty followers in the
house ! "
' Ah , that's the puyzler ; " said the colleague ,
shrugging his shoulders , "but I rather fancy
ho will give in , after a bit The magnet that
drew him to Eltlmm will perhaps bo strong
enough to draw him to Paris. If ho sticks to
the fight hero it will go on till homo rule Is
ns dead as Ctesar. "
That is the growing opinion also of leading
Gladstonlans , though they would not llko to
put names to It. I met.horn , on the stops of
the reform club today. In splto of the snow
storm , wo dxchanged a few words. Ho is a
v > ell known motnbor of parliament and de
voted to the old man.
"Things look bad , very bad , " ho
admitted , "Wo shall never get the
people to bollovo In homo rule again.
Once bit ; twlco shy. ( This Is nn awful
row. Ireland staggers us all. Look at thn
bitter speeches Parnclltls making against
England. Wo are English wolves It seems. "
"Not qulto la hnrmcny with the union of
hearts , " I suggested. '
"Bother the union' pf hearts , " cried the
liberal follow-raemDor Imoatlontly , "what I
am thinking of Is how In the dcuco shall wo
save ourselves if wo give up homo rule ,
What a lot of fools wo $ hall look if wo don't ' ,
Wo shall look still more foolish nftot
the next general electlon. [ Ilcsidcs Gladstone
Is firm and will stick to this question now.1
"Not if ho sees it will Ijcat him , " I respect
fully suggested. . i >
"Well , ho won't see tljat until it Is too Into.
As for Chamberlain refusing to como back ,
it is all bosb. No ono 'asked him , unless
Athcrly-Jonos. No otiOj has written him ,
Chamberlain would give his cars to got safely
back to our party. Ho knows he Is In a false
position now. His loud protests before anyone
ono has tempted him are llko pro
testations of virtue which wo some
times hear from old offenders In
the police courts. Tbo s ° ntlcman is willing
enough If the other party will take him , but
ho is a bail lot and they don't ' moan to have
him at any price and ho knows it. Harting.
ton wo could easily forglvo and James w (
care nothing about but wo have done \\M ,
Joe forever. Mark my words. IlocndChurhc
ill can go hang themselves togo'.hcr.1
With this Christmas bcucOlction , my frlcm !
disappeared ,
The Chess Tournament.
New YOIIK , Dee , 2. * titch.itt Win today's '
chess gnmo. The scare now stands : Htcinit ;
2 , Guusberjj 2 , drawn" ! .
WAITING FOR DEVELOPMENTS ,
No'Material Change in tbo Situation nt
Pine Ridge.
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IIOSTILES AS OBSTINATE AS EVER ,
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Ono Moro KITort tn Ito Miulo by ( lie
Military Authorities nt a 1'cauc *
able Settlement of llio
DillloiiltloH.
Pisr. Umon AOCNCT , S , D. ( via Rushvlllc ,
Neb. ) , Dec. 20. ( Special Telegram to Tut :
DUE. ] The work of rustling up four or live
hundred friendly Indians to make another
effort at a peaceable settlement with the bad
lands crowd Is still golnq on. Whether the
necessary number will bo obtained ovoa
General Brooke at this writing does not him
self know. The general told mo this morn
ing that Llttlo V/ound , Two Strike , Ucd
Cloud and others of the chiefs now hero at
the agency wcro very queer people , and thnt
ho did not understand them. On one oc
casion they talk this and on another they talk
that.
that.Members
Members of the Clmdron board of trade , to
the number of fourteen , nro hero In the in
terests of securing a removal of the reserva
tion dunot from Hushvlllo to Chadron. They
boso their efforts on statements to the effect
that Chadrou has better I rail way facilities ,
better means for handling the largo quantities
ef goods , and that there are better wagon
roads from Chadron than from Hushvlllo.
Agent Hoyer reserves Ins opinion on tbo
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matter.
Lieutenants Taylor and Uonhain arc dome
magnificent work drilling new Indian
scouts and pollco. Having to glvo instruc
tion entirely through an Interpreter , save
what can bo done in pautominc , the
oftii'ors deserve the highest credit for the
lapiulty with which they are working their
semi-civilized pupils into soldiers. The In
dians catch on very readily and seem to thor
oughly enjoy tholr two hours a day with
Lieutenants Taylor and Benhain.
One of the Indian police doing picket duty
last night arrested and marched cloven white
soldiers to the guard houso. lie had caught
them climbing through a wire fence in order
to make a short cut to their tents. I hup-
icned to bo talking to the guard house
ecpcr when they wcro matched up. The
Ituatlon was simply side-splitting. There
hey came , cloven old United States regulars ,
,11 with a record for bravery In fighting In-
lans , and all with big Colt's revolvers and
nlvcs In their belts , but not daring to raise
linger , completely under the power ot ono
oor , small , shivering Indian. When
\gent Koyer , the arbiter of the rcscrva-
.ion , was sent for the situation
icarly sent him Into spasms. I never heard
. man laugh so uproariously in all my life.
lo allowed the cloven prisoners to depart in
pcaco , and after raining a flood of coinmonda-
lon on tbo head of the Indian officer forprov-
ng so faithful to his trust , ho sent him back
.o his duty with instructions to repeat the
act Just as often as necessary.
It is a very significant fact that the Indians
, vho , of their own accord , have headed the
.bands sent out to the bad lands by the
mtliOrlHe3"'Tioro'to"'trcat withthohostllcs' '
during all this strife , have been of the num
ber whom certain fanatics In the east have
been demoralized by having been taken to
luropo by Buffalo Bill. Captain Pratt , who
i nt the head of the Carlisle , Pn. , Indian
school , Is , I am reliably informed , totally
wrong in holding Colonel Cody responsible
for any remarks derogatory to the Carlisle
students. The colonel has always been a con
sistent and earnest advocate of educating the
Indians , both young and old , Had ho , how
ever , been looking for Carlisle students
among the hostllcs ho could have found them
right la the council room with General
Brooke hero a few days ngo , to my personal
knowledge.
Another of the hostilcs , Crow Dog , who
has succeeded in getting away from the hostiles -
tiles , has put In nn appearance at the agency.
Ho Is the man who killed Spotted Tail in a
private quarrel in 1882 by knifing him. Crow
Dog brings a piece of news. Ho says that
while ho was with the hostllcs in the bad
lands a party of them out stealing cattle
found that ono of their number , a young man
namodWhlto Horse , ono the Carlisle students ,
was missing. After the raid the party
wont back and found that Whlto Horse had
received nis death wounds at the hands of
the white ranohwoman whom they had
robbed. While yet struggling In his death
agony Whlto Horse , with thonervo for which
his race Is so renowned , had started what by
that titno had proven a great pralno fire.
Crow Dog says that Whlto llorso exclaimed ,
"Education does not wipe out the wrongs of
the white man to my race. "
The Washington dispatches In yesterday's
BKE , received this noon , to the effect that
congress wanted and would uphold the wip
ing out of the hostilcs by the military , made
a great impression hero throughout both the
agency and camp , paiticularly the latter.
"What moro is needed for the military to go
to the bad lands and end this now almost
farcoJ" is the questioa upon nearly every
tonguo.
Sitting null's Ghost Apncnra.
PiKunn , S. D , , Dee , 20. A ranchman In tc
day .from up the Bad river reports that the
hitherto peaceable semi-civilized tribe of Twc
Kettle Sioux have begun a wild ghost dance ,
Night before last some of the bucks , when
returning home , claimed to have scon a white
figure oa top of n blulT. Ono of thorn said It
was Sitting Bull. The alleged phantom
motioned them to follow , nm ]
glided from hill to hill in
the direction of the bad lands. The ranch ,
man says the Indians accepted this as prool
that Sitting Bull Is the Messiah , and that lu
was beckoning them to Join his followers ,
The ghost dance Is the conscqucnco , and the
ranchman says the Indians as far down us
Willow creek arc affected. If the story Is
correct it is a serious affair.
A Discredited Humor.
PiEiitin , S. D. , Dec. 20. George Lnplnni
came In today with the rumor that Indian ;
had raided the town of Midland , In No wilt
county , night before last , and that a brisl
skirmish ensued , tha Indians afterwards os
caplng to the bad lands. The report is dls
credited hero.
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Minnesota's Constitution Amended
ST. PAUL , Minn. , Deo. 20. Governor Mor
rlam has decided to Issue a proclamation do
Glaring the adoption by the people of the con
stltutiounl amendment making a verdict bj
five-sixths of a Jury In civil action valid
This decision has been reached on the
ulvlco of the attorney general tha
under tbo supreme court opinion of 1670 i
"majority of these proscntaud voting , " when
it occurs in the state constitution , means no
n majority of thcso voting in nn election bu
a majority of thoao voting on the pending
amendment. Many lawyers bcllevo tin
amendment will DO overthrown as soon as i
test case is taken.
A Mihslshlppl Dehpernild'H Work.
WOODVIM.B , Miss. , Deo. 20. Dee Brad
ford , a well Known criminal , this aftornooi
removed a rail on the Louisville , Nov
Orleans fc Texas ronil near hero and wrecked
tha pay train. Ho then came out and at
tempted to opoa the safe , The crow of the
train were not seriously Injured and qulcklv
came to the rescue , overpowering Bradford.
Ho will probably bo lynched tonight. * *
i\Mt.lVl ) COMUUIXIilt Tt ItKATlt.
Close of the Famous Pronoli Murder
Trial In 1'iuK
PAIUS , Dsc , 20. In the Kyraud trial today
the public prosecutor denounced the theories
of hypnotlnors anil urged thnt experiments
showed that a person who was hypnotized re
tained sufllclentvlll power to resist the op
erator's skill. The theories of the Nitnoy
school were nothing less than tno old story
of the "evil eye. " and wcro oa a par with
fortune telling with cards. Hcg.irditig Mile.
Bompard , the public prosecutor said the
woman's Intellect wai not weak , hut de
praved. Uoth prisoners were equally guilty.
The evidence showed that everything was
prepared for the hnnutng of Gouffo , and It
was idle to assert to the contrary. Ho de
manded the extreme sentence of the law upon
Kyraud , In the case of Mile. Bompard the
Jury must consider her age , defective educa
tion and her condition of lifo mid dccido
whether there were extenuating circum
stances ,
M. Decor ! spoke In behalf of Eyraud. who ,
ho contended , was n meio puppet under the
evil influence of Mllo. Hompard. Ho road a
letter written by her to nor first lover to
show her character. During the reading
Oabrielle burst Into a fit of wcoptng und
restoratives had to bo applied. Decoti In
sisted that she and not Kyraud conceived
the crime. The original intention of both
was not to murder Unuffo , but to o\tort
money from him.
Al. Hobert spoke In behalf of Mllo. Bom
pard , maintaining that Kyraud him enticed
her into participation in the crime. Husnhl
the story of the crime as recited hy her to
Dr. Volsln while she was under the hypnotlo
Influence was that It hail been agreed thnt
she was to throw her girdle over Gouffo's
cck , but just as she was about to do so she
v s seized with a nervous attack which ren-
cred her helpless , and Kyraud , seeing her
nablo to perform her part , rushed upon the
Ictim ami strangled him to death ,
The trial was concluded this evening.
Syruud was convicted und condemned to
"eath. Gabrielle Bompard was also con-
ioted , but sentenced to twenty years' 1m-
risoiiiiicnt nt hard labor.
Gabrielle , upon hearing the sentence , np-
icarcd utterly overcome and fell back into
, ho arms of her doctor. Kyraud showed no
motion.
Wltilo being conducted to his cell Eyraud
nccssantly muttered , "Condemned to death
, t last , but I expected It. " Kvraud refused
o taste his dinner. He expressed the hope
, hat howould bo granted a reprieve. Mllo.
Bompard Is also hopeful that hci sentence
, vlll bo reduced.
Till ! Xi.XT JL'Ol'JE.
rnnco Hns Sonic Favorite Candi
dates to Succeed IJGO.
PAIUS , Dee 20. The tariff committee is
: iard nt work. .Nearly every alteration on-
lances the duties in the proposed bill.
A continuance of the modus vivendl con
cerning Newfoundland has been definitely
arranged with England under the distinct
stipulation that the English government
shall settle the difliculty during the interval
, vith or without the assent of the Newfound-
and parliament.
The question of the suppression of Cardi
nal Lavigcric's salary on the ground that ho
md occupied himself with politics , was dis
cussed today by the senate. The minister of
JUBtlco defended the cardinal , and his remarks
showed a strong deslro for the establishment
uf un entente with the Vatican. The dubnto
was purposely rilsod to ascertain the
itrcngth'of tho'polioy of reappronohnicnt.
The next election of a pope appears an early
probability and the whole influence of Franco
will bo directed to the selection of n cardinal
favorable to the republic. The most satisfac
tory candidates are Lavigorio , Ziglliir.i , Haf-
faelo Monaco , Lavallctta , and Gibbons of
America. Gibbons' impartial treatment of
opublican countries makes him the favorite
candidate after Lavlgorio.
SVCVl COJII'LETKS HIS FAST.
IIo Goes Frfrty-Flvo Dnys Without
Anything to l.'at ,
NEW YOIIK , Dec. 20. Giovanni Succl's fast
of forty-five days terminated at 8:15 : this
evening In the presence of au audience of 100.
The worst attack of gastrlo trouble he had
during tbo fast was at fi o'clock today , dur-
ug which his pain was so acute that it was
feared ho would collapse , buthlsindomlnablo
will carried him through. From that
tlmo until 8:10 : o'clock the pains
constantly recurred , his distress being
shown by the contortions of his face
nnd the nervous movement of his body.
When cocoa was prepared shortly after 8
o'clock Succl arose from the lounge and stag
gered to the table , looking moro llko a skele
ton than a man. When ho first sipped the
cocoa there was a burst of applause from the
spectntors. It was doubtful whether ho
would bo nblo to retain nourishment , but
the uncertainty soon passed away
nnd Succl gradually resumed his
former buoyancy , This morning Succi
weighed lOIJf pounds. When ho began his
fast ho weighed 147 . During the fast ho
drank twcnty-ono quarts of alkaline water
and nlno nnd one-half quarts of cretin water ,
besides a little of his elixir , which chemists
say contains no nourishment. Tomorrow
afternoon ho will take his first dinner. The
fast has undoubtedly been au honest cue.
The Preacher "Was Frnll.
COI.UMIIUH , Ind. , Dec , 20. [ Special Tele
gram to-TiiB Bii.l : The jury in the case ol
the state of Indiana against Hov. James M.
Campbell , a Methodist preacher , charged
with committing nn abortion on Annlo Hunts
man , after oeing out fifteen hours , decided
that Campbell's punishment should bo a fine
of & 0 and thrco yours imprisonment in the
state prison at Jellersonvillo. Much Interest
has boon taken In this case , owing to the
prominence of both parties. The court room
was crowded each day during the trial to Its
utmost capacity. Eminent counsel were cm.
ployed , The prosecuting witness was a fall
maiden of seventeen summers.
Surplus IjnndH Ordctcd Ilrstnred.
WASHINGTON , Doe , 20. Secretary Noble
has withdrawn the orders suspending the ap
proval of the final adjustment of land grant ;
in favor of the Chicago , St. Paul , Mlnncapo
Us & OmMia railroad company and the Wis
conblu Central railroad company. A surplus
of some two hundred thousand acres of lam'
is left with the withdrawals heretofore inadi
for the Omaha road. This surplus tha secre
tary orders restored to the publio domain ,
and , after ninety days public notice will lx
Hubjcct to settlement and entry under the
general land laws nnd certain rules no\\
proscribed. These lands are located In the
northern part of Wisconsin and are bald to bi
valuable.
I'at Klllcn's InjiirlcN.
ST. PAUI , Minn. , Dec. 20. [ Special Telegram
gram to TUB BBB. ] Pat Klllon , winner o
last night's heavy-weight fight , Hoi dnneor
ously 111 at his homo on Iglchart street , tin
result of injuries received in the contest
When Kofcreo Moore awarded the light t <
Killon in tlio second round on a foul Shceh :
flow at his niitauonlst like n wild boast am
throw him , biting him twice , ono wouiu
being made In the left breast and the other h
the calf of the right log. The patlontisun
dcr a doctor's care ; The wounds are niucl
inllan.cd and serious results are feared fron
bloodpolsoulng ,
An I3x-ltnnk President Arrested.
NEW YOIIK , Doo. 20. Nathaniel Nlloj , ox
president of the Tradesmen's National bank
was arrested today on an order issued tn i
suit by Kllzabeth Parrel to recover tW,00
cash and chattels of which she claims ho dc
frauded her ,
A VERY PERPLEXING PROBLEM.
Mm iffioiiltica SurronnJ tbo Republican
? OftUous Financial Bill.
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A W . ' DIFFERENCE IN OPINIONS ,
"n of Homo Kind on the
uf ( ho Utmost Import-
anoo lo the Country nt tliu
1'lTHCIll Time.
WASHINGTONntrw.itr TUB OMUTA Unit , )
511) ) VOUIITCKNTII STititKT , >
\VASIUXOTOX , D. 0. , Deo. 'JO. )
It Is hardly likely Unit tliero over w.w n
iniNisuro ot the utmost importance to the
country nt largo which waa surrounded by
so many perplexities ns these which now con
front the republican caucus llnaudnl bill.
Although the bill which Is assigned for lha
relief of the existing financial strain was
adopted toy the republican caucus with prac
tical uimnlinlty t Its last meeting , and In
splto of the fact jtlmt it was yesterday ro-
poi ted from the fuinnca commlttoo back to
the scnnto , this measure hns hy no means the
cntlro support of the republican iiionibors oC
the finance committee. The dlvcrt-ity oS
opinion as to the host method of financial
legislation Is as varied In the senate ns it has
over been on the subject. Some of tit" nioni-
bors of the Ilnauco coininlttco arc determined
that no bill short of free coinage shall pass.
Others bellovo that no coinage measure oilier
than that which lus alro.uly boon cnacteil
should go through the scnnto at all this
session. Still others think that tha
president should bo authorized to
declare frco colimgo by proclamation
Just ns soon as ho shall bo assured
that the other commercial nations of lha
world liavo adopted a bi-mctiillic standard.
There Is yet another elonieat , anil this bo-
lloves that the way out of the difficulty now
confronting the country lies In the purchase !
of all the silver bullion in the United Statea
which Is in sight luul winch may bo brought
to the surface la the future There uro othoff
members of the senatorial commit tto on
bianco or the ilnnnciul sub-committee of the
MUCUS coininlttco who believe that the silver
ssucs should not bo taken into consideration.
n the treatment of the lluanclal situation at )
, hls tttna and that the separation of n flmiu *
: ial measure the question of silver should
lot bo touched upon in any degree. It seems
, hat the argument entered intuiit the recent
jaucus for the adoption of the cloture rula
, vns contingent upon certain concessions to
ID made the silver men , and some of thcsa
.leelnro that until their wants are provided
"or no rule to limit debate shall go
lirongh the senate. Further than this it
s stated that there aro.nieaibcrs of the com *
nlttco on rules who declare that until tha
committee on tlnanco bus acceded tu their do *
11:111 : ds respecting silver the cloture rosolu-
lon shall not uo reported to the senate. Al-
ogcthcr , It will bo seen there is n very
illg lit chance for the present passage of lha
republican financial schcino or any othoC
lluunclal proposition In view of the wldo dl-
rergcneo In opinions of the men who practi
cally have control of procedure in the senate.
Senator Jones , who is a member of the
ilimnco committee as well as the committed
in rules , will remain absent for some tltno.
Senator Ingalls leaves tonight for a ten days'
ncatlon , und ho Is ulbu a member of both.
ucio committees.
LEai3iM-ioK ; THAT is unccssotr.
.In the scnatQ this morning Senator Pad *
dock rose and protested against the great
consumption of time In the discussion of the
federal election bill to the exclusion of logls-
ation needed by the people. Ho said that
without making any assault on the bill ha
should feel It his duty at any cmly day to
ash , If necessary , that the election bill bo laid
aside and the pure food and Conger lard bills
bo considered by the senate. Each bill was
stronglv demanded by the farming classes.
Thousands of petitions hod como in for each
auu many protests against both. He .should
demand for them a hearing and that the sou-
ate should take the question of food udultora *
tlon Into serious consideration.
A COIXCIDCNCB.
At the very moment the bravo Indian po-
ice were shooting down Sitting Hull tha
other day and raiding his bloodthirsty fol
lowers in North Dakota Mrs. Ouster , tha
willow of General Custcr , who was slain la
the Black Hills fourteen years ago oy Indi
ans under the command of Sitting Bull , wai
in tbo capital asking the house committee )
on Invalid pensions to increase the pension
proposed for her from ? < JOO to $1,2X ( ) a year.
The coincidence was only discovered today ,
and It Is safe to predict that the termination
of Sitting Bull's career at this time will not
militate to the advantage of Mrs. Cnstcr la
her efforts to secure a icspoetablo allowance.
from the government.
AUSIV MATTKKS.
By direction of the secretary of war Prl
vuto John Johnson , company 1J , Thlid In
fantry , now at , Fort Mcado , S. D. , is trans.
fcrrcd to trio hospital corps as a private. la
the case of Knymond H.iilgoloy , private , com
pany F , First Infantry , believed to bo nt
camp near Fort Niobrarn , the unexecuted
part of the sentence published in general
court-martial orders September 15 , IbUO , Is by
direction of the president roinitteil. Also
Chnrles Kccler , private , company V , First
infantry , and Daniel McKenna , piivato , com
pany B , First Infantry , believed to bo at camp
near Fort Niobrara.
M16CfiM.tNr.OUS.
The comptroller of the currency has au
thorized the Huron National bank of Huron ,
S. D. , which recently suspended p.iymont ,
to resume business , the comptroller having
been convinced that the directors hnvo mndo
satisfactory arrangements to Insure the pay
ment in full to nil depositors.
Senator Washburn and his colleague ot
Minnesota Introduced duplicate resolutions
today from the St. I'unl board of trnJa
In favor of artesian well irrigation In
North and Soutli Dakota. Tim petition
asked congress to bo liberal in Its appropria
tions for tills purpose. The impression la
growing thnt congress never did very much
good in the direction of assisting litigation
projects on the arid domain , and that this
worlt will never bo pushed to n successful
point until the lauds have boon turned OVOB
to the various states and territories in which
they are located. Only a small portion oC
congress has iuw practical idea of the methods
to make the arid plains productive and but a
am dl propoitlon of this mliiorl'y care
whether the government renders uny assist-
unco or not.
In the house today Mr. Reed called up and
secured the adoption of the bill
dividing the northern judicial district
of Iowa and creating a now ono to bo known
as the Cedar Haplds district. A synopsis oC
this bill was given in a Ui'.i ; special the other
day. An amendment was inudo to the meas
ure which eliminates from thu new district
the counties of Duller , Bromur and Black :
Hawk.
Judge A. J. Edgorton of the federal bench
in South Dakota dined with the president
this evening , Judge Kdgcrton Is on tils way
to Now York , where ho will visit relatives.
IIo is very much encouraged over the outlooht
fur republican success In South Dakota.
8. O. Truosdoll of Falrbury , Neb. , Is at }
the Arlington.
J. SV. Balloy , the Sioux Palls ( S. D. )
banker , is at the Uiggs and Charles Howard
of Anola at thu Commercial ,
PEIIUY S.
Murder iiiul Huloldo.
RsrRii , O. , Deo. 20. Bert Cad
walladcr shot and killed Jasper Inzuro today
in a quarrel over money. IIo then lied , pur
sued by a largo crowd. Find Ing that ha
could not escape ho suicided.
The Wontlu'i- Forecast ,
Tor Omaha and vicinity Fair ; colder ,
For Nebraska , Iowa and South DukotaW
Collier ; fair ; northwesterly winds ;
.Monday.