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* THE OMAHA -DAILY BEE V * \ TWENTIETH YEAB. OMAHA , MONDAY MORNING. DECEMBER 22 , 1890. * \ NUMBER 187. JUST BEFORE THE BATTLE , Wild Statomenta by Both Sides Reported from Kilkenny , PARNELL'S ' SAVAGE ATTACK ON DAVITT , It IB Not Ii'nvoritbly Ilccelved liy Ills Autllenoe Another Illoodloss Sun day Passed Knthor Walsh's \Vnrllko Advice. ittnnrttA KII.KKS.NV , Ilcc. 21. [ New York Herald Cable Special to Tun Dr.n.1 1'nrnell made u savngo nttnck on Davltt tonight and called him Jackdaw Uavltt. Ho had 500 listeners. Few laughed because Davltt has many friends oven lu this , Parnoll's ' stronghold. Parncllsaul Davltt had accused him of at tempting to put tlio men of Ireland npnlnst the might of England. Ho had never ap pealed to any section of the Iilsh race. His appeal was made to the whole Irish nation. Unlike Davltt , ho had not been n physical force man and deserted them. Patiick Ford was the man who had deserted him , nnd do- ncrtcd him by attempting to form a labor party. Ho had promised the young men of Ireland to obtain homo rule by constitutional menus. If ho found that impos sible ho would tell them so nnd consult with them upon the next step. The crowd cheered for 1'arncll. The mean ing was perfectly plum. His manner is most aggressive , as If ho wished to flro the crowd. Ho did not succeed , Thcro was no bloodshed today. Long John O'Connor Illiuio and ex-Mayor O'Hricn at tempted to nddresu a meeting on behalf of Pitrnell nt Crettyiird. They were surround ed and driven out of tha place. ' It Is difficult to imngino a moro infernal din than was made by the crowd. The women wcro simply frantic with rage nnd followed the retreat for nearly a mllo. Two of Parnell's supporters wont to Coono to nddiess a meeting. They met Father Walsh nua explained their ob ject. Ho advised them to move on , Instead they went to mass. Father Walsh told the congregation that two Pnrncll men were there and added : "You well know what to do with them when you gut them outside. " Parnell's followers did not address the meeting. They arc glad they are allvo. Parncll had a mooting ut John Swell's near Kilkenny. The city had a triumphal arch made for him and the stars and stripes en twined with flowers presented to thu leader. During the speaking a car clattered up and from It Jumped Timothy Harrington. Ho had como from Kiluenny where ho had arrived nt noon. Harrington seized Parnell's hand theatrically. Ho was then pushed to the front and said that while the political leaders who directed the Irish organizations In America and had been prominent in rais ing funds for Ireland were opposed to Par ncll still ho was authorized to say that the masses were with Pnrncll. No man Hbcro who suggested Parnell's permanent rc- tirctLcnt dared to face an American audience. Harrington then made the cxtraordlnnry statement that the men who "worked the cables" on this side wcro not favorable to Ireland , and added "I can say that if wo had not been led to believe by these cables that the Irish people were practically unanimous for Parnell's retirement Dillon nnd O'Brien would never have gene against him. " About a week ago Paruoll told mo that the result of this election would indicate the sentiment of Ireland. Slnco ho has been over rtlioground ho hns changed his mind. Today ho said that whether It went for or against him ho would canvass every elector In Ire land. Well , ho won't begin for some days , for nftor the poll Is declared ho will go to Avondale and remain there u day to recruit , then accompanied by John Kedmond , ho will go to Paris to meet O'Brien. A largo number of nicotines wcro held to day by the patriots. At Castle Comer Ar thur O'Connor snld that two or three years ago ftlegur told him bo intended to move vote of censure on Parncll and ask for his deposition hut Tom O'Connor ' dissuaded him. Blggar told him things which had been since proved In the divorce court. All is in readiness for the election. Two hundred troops nnd over five hundred coil' ' stabulary are scattered through the division The soldiers of the Eighty-fifth Infantry nro commanded by Colonel Knot and the police by Allan Cameron. Pnrncll says ho Is certain of voctory , bui gives no figures , neither do any of his liotcn ants. Davltt snld to mo tonight , ' 'If ' wo do not carry this election I will retire from Irisli politics forever , for I will beliov the Irish people nro liars. After deducting 80 per cent from promises our majority Is 15,000. The result of the poll will not bo knawn be fore noon Tuesday. By the way , Parncll I likely to have a libel suit on his hnuds. II - said tonight that Joseph Honun of Cork , whc brought him into prominence , was murderet by Dr. Tanner. Parncll has since asked thi correspondent to say "bungled" Instead o murdered. It seems the present Dr. Tanner' father was Konnu's physician , so Parnellvu mistaken oven In the man. iiiiM-rL AXD THE VUIKST. They Meet in \Vorily Ilnttlo nt th Town of Clare. KILKENNY , Dec. 21. Parncll nnd Scully the Parnclllto candidate for parliament , lofi horoatuooii for Clara They wcro acconi panted by long processions of cars filled wit1 Parnell's supporters. Upon arriving at Clnr the Parncllitcs found a meeting procccdln opposite the Cnthollo chapel , in support c Sir John Pope Ilcnncssy. When Panic reached the crowd the priest , Father Walsh addressing Parncll said : "These nro cuapej grounds , you must no . spjakhcro. " Local farmers hero Interposed , saying th < grounds did not belong to the chnpcl , and thn Pnrncll had a perfect right to speak there , Pnrncll snld arrangements had been made to hold u meeting in" the field nnd It must proceed. Father Walsh then requested everybody on his side to leave with him , and some few per sons followed the priest and Sir Thomas Esmoudo. who was also present. The meet ing was then organized and Parncll made nn address. Ho said that nlttiough his party did not have nil the clergy on his side hu had no harsh word for any one of them. After some further remarks Painell con cluded the speech , nnd leaving Cluro accom panied by Scully , drove six miles to John's well , whore another meeting wns held , Purucll reminded the electors that they had todcnl with English statecraft. which was watching to seize every ] > olnt of vantage pround that the Irishmen surren dered. It was not a big board of guardians for which Ireland contended ; It was a nar- llnmout that would fully satisfy the usp'ira tions of the people. To achieve this the pco- iilo mubl stand by their leader and not leave Ireland to Incapable persons who were Irving to step Into his shoes. The men opposing him weit ) not elected to sit In Judgment upon him , Until Ireland gave him his dismissal ho would regard hlmscll : is the commanding officer , carrying the national banner through thu ranks of the loo. Parncll returned to Kilkenny this 'even ing. _ Iietter U Young t'ccl. LONDON , Dec. 91. Mr. Gladstone In his letter to Sir Uobcrt Peel's grandson ( Speaker Peel's son ) , who Is the homo rule candidate In the Marylobono district , says : "For the first time slnco commencing In parliament tlio struggle under O'Connel the Irish party , bent on u constitutional and effective scheme of homo rule , Is looking to Oioat Urltr.ln to pro nounce Judgment In the contest between it anil a minority of the seccders under Pur- noil. The liberals of Great Usltnln , who themselves since 1SSO have nad to resist and overcome sci.'ossloii , will not doubt which side they nro to recognize with the name nnd true title , 'the Irish party , ' with Its honowblo tradition of resistance to wrong. Assuredly you enter tlio Held nt a moment of uxtrctno Interest , when the cmisa of wisdom , Justice and freedom has claims upon all who love it , enhanced beyond Uie ordinary fatandard. " HnrHiiutnn Arrives In Cork. . .iNDec. . CO. Timothy Harrington nr- rived last night In Cork in company with the mayor of th it city. Tlio Parnellltcs had In tciidccfto greet him when ho landed from the Aurnnla In Quccnstown nnd had organized n torchlight procession in his honor. They missed being present on the steamer's ar rival , but nevertheless made a demonstra tion. Finally a hoJv of antl-Parncllltos ' charged upon'the paradcrs aim routed them , throwing their torches Into the harbor , Sev eral people were hurt. Harrington holds that the majority of the Irish In America nro for Parncll , although ho says most of the dally newspapers and leading politicians are ngainst him , I'nrnoll A < idiVHnes His Supporters. Kii.KUNxr , Dec. 21. A mcetlngof Panicll- Itcs was held outside Parnell's ' hotel hero at 9 o'clock this evening. Parnell addressed the gathering. C.tLLUIt OUT .tXO SHOT. An Unknown Assassin Mnrtitlly Wounds n Former. M IRSIMT.T , , Mo. , Dec , 21. Last night about 10 o'clock Mr. John Gamble , a well known citizen of Lafayette county , living n mile north of Illgginsvlllc , was shot nnd mortally wounded nt his homo by an unknown man. Mr. Gamble retired about 9 o'clock and was awakened about 10 o'clock by seine ono knocking nt the front door. Ho Immediately went to tlio door , opened it , nnd found the visitor to bo a strange man who pretended that ho wanted to know thu direction to Mr. Young's farm. Mr. Gam bio stepped out of the house into the yard ana wns pointing out the direction when the assassin stepped be hind him , drew u revolver and 11 red , the ball entering the farmer's back near the right side and passing almost through the body. The lleud escaped in the darkness. The wounded man was alive this morning , but the physi cians say that he cannot recover. HIE IW.HU ! JUKT1' . It Leaves Pine Kid o to Negotiate with the Itatl Lands llos'ilcs , PIXK KIIKIK Aonxcv , S. D. ( via Rushvlllo , Nob. ) , Doc. 21. [ Special Telegram to THE DUE. ] A hundred and thirty-four Indians were sent from hero this morning ns a peoco party to the hostlles. An Indian scout who returned from the bad lands tonight says ho barely escaped with bis llfo. The hostlles say they wlll.rccelvo no moro peace parties nnd are determined to light. Carr's command is thcro skirmishing and waiting for Brooke. Going After Uie Font. Cur , S. D. , Dec. 21. [ Special Tele gram to TUB Br.K.l Captain -Ewers wires from Fort Bennett that forty of Sitting Bull's band now nt Cherry Creek are ready to como in , and that Lieutenant Hall , who loft this party in charge of Hump , will return to bring them In. Big Foot is still defiant at the camp on the Cheyenne , and Colonel Sumner - ner is advancing upon him. Colonel Merrlam left Fort Dennett today with four companies of the Seventh Infantry to support Colonel Sunnier , who. It Is thought , will have a lively struggle with Big foot. Twenty wagons filled with partisans of this chief left recently to Join the band. Two troops of General Carr's ' command wcro in camp last night. The rdninlnlng cr.vnlrymcn ore about the uad lands and guarding their northern npprachcs , General Miles said that the outlook was moro favorable for a peaceful settlement today , and that General Brooke expressed conll- dcnco in the success of the mission by the friendly Indians. The first settler or soldier is yet to bo killed , bub ttto Indian lighters wMo keep notched sticks say that twenty- three braves , young nnd old , have departed for the celestial buffalo ranges. Northwest Terr It 01 y Itullii . WIXXU-EO , Man. , Dec. 21. A Keglna , N. "W. T. , special says : A detachment of thirty Canadian mounted police left town this after noon nnd another tonight for Cider Plnpolls' roborvo in response to intelligence that a number of runners from across the border hud arrived thero. Ashed far Protection. ST. PAUL , Minn , , Dee , 21. A Bismarck special says that the Indian agent at Fort Berthold has asked the protection of troops. The Berthold Indians nro threatening the agency. _ A Itcmnrknblc 'Ihlof Captured. NVACK , Ni V. , Doc. 21. Detectives Zundt and Price of Brooklyn caught big g.imo at Nyack yesterday , arresting James Schoou- inaUcr , alias James L. Stone , the Brooklyn thief , for whom all the boU detectives of that city and Now York have been searching- since Juno , 181. At that time Stone , accom panied by two women , drove to tno four-story brown stono-front homo of Mrs. Helen Hob- ortson in Lexington avenue , Brooklyn , nnd leased the pluco for the summer at $100 per month , furnished , from Mrs. Hobortson. In August she returned homo nnd found Stone still there , nnd his supposed wlfo with him. The next day a neighbor , a real estate agent , said to her : ' Well , I see you have sold your house to Stone for SI 1,000. " ' 'I guess not , " Mrs , Roberts replied. The agent asked her to step into his olllco , and ho showed her the record of such a sale in the Heal Kstato Kecord. Word was sent nt once for Stone to como to the ofllco , nud ho said ho would Uo so. Instead , ho packed his grip nnd disappeared with his wife. They wcro tracked to Brazil nnd other South American countries , then unck to America , nnd finally to n farm owned by Stone's father nt West Nyack. Their mode of operation was ns follows : With his wife's sister , Claryi Ilrott. of Buf falo , they went to the law firm of Carpenter & Roddicks of Brooklyn and thcro inado the necessary affidavits as to the state of the property and had them duly filed with the county clerk. They then negothitcd a fT > ,000 , mortgage with Moran & Williams , 45 Broadway - way , New York , receiving cnsh belonging to Borne orphans and held for Investment by that firm. Their Ill-gotten gains took thorn to Bmril. Thu prisoner has a wlfo and family iu Kingston , 1th not icnown whether ho has married the woman who wns arrested with him. Stone nud his beautiful companion cauio to West Nyack In October. Illinois Central Itopalr Shops Hurnctl. CHICAGO , Dec. 21. The paint shop nnd repair shop of the Illinois Central railroad wns entirely destroyed by flro tonight. In the first building wcro sixteen passenger coaches worth 1.500 apiece , nnd in the re pair shop were four coaches nearly com pleted , also valued at Jf , > 00 apiece. The lire stopped Just before n building containing over tl.W.OOO worth of patterns wus reached. The totul loss Is estimated at (125,000. Tour rerun ns linrnod to Drntli , LONDON . Dec. 21 , A father and three chll- dri'ii lost their lives In n fire In a hum bio tcu'iucnt ou the tatrund today. MEETS WITH LITTLE FAVOR , Flower's ' Bill to Ixtend the Bonded Period Not Likely to Pass. A CESSATION OF EXTRA SESSSION TALK. An Intervlrw with Commissioner Morrison Itcirnrillng tlio New Schcinu for 1'oollntr Ainoii-j \VcNtcrn llnllronds. WASHINGTON BunnAOTiiBOMVnv But ? , 1 513 FOUIITECXTII ST'IKI'T , r WAIIIINOTOX , D. C. , Deo. SO. ) It Is not nt all likely that the bill proposed hy HepresentaUvo Flower of Now York , to oxtcd the bonded period of the McKluloy tariff act until next Juno or nny other time will bo passed hy cither house of congress. It Is opposed by very many senators and rep resentatives , who claim that the measure Is in the Interest of speculators. Thcro are probably § 30,000,010 worth of goods in bonded warehouses awaiting the payment of duMos by Importers. A largo proportion of this amount Is Sumatra tobacco wrappers , upon which there Is a profit of nearly 100 per cent , or will be ns soon as there Is the expected re action , Individual members of congress refuse - fuse to assist any movement of this charuc- tcr. Tiurno I-OOMXO AMOXO WCSTKUX HOADS. A call was made today on Colonel Morrison of the Interstate commerce commission with n view to ascertaining his ideas on the pres ent movement of prominent railway men to bring about a combination or poollngof trafllo arrangements mrong the western roads. At the meeting of railroad men held In New York last Tuesday night It was roiolvcd by the railroad presidents that as cutting of rates and railway wars on the lines west of Chicago and St. Louis , was draining the prollts , It wns necessary to form a combina tion to be mutually beneficial and defensive. The exact terms of that part of the resolution which relates to the combination Is as follows : "That the advisory board shall have power to establish and maintain uniform rates be tween competitive points and to decide all questions of common Interest between the members of the association. It shall also have entire charge , through properly consti tuted representatives of all outsldo agencies , for the securing of trafllo at competitive points. If any olllcer or representative of any company shall authorize or promise di rectly or indirectly unv > ari.itlon from es tablished tariffs ho shall bo discharged from the service , with the reason stated. " A copy of the foregoing was handed Colonel Morrison , and he was asked how ho thought it littcd in with the theory of the interstate law. Ho read the terms over carefully , It was tha first tlmo ho .had seen the resolution. "Of course , " said he , "I could not pass on such a thing without hav ing It como before the commission ofllcluliy. Wo hear of these steps which are being taken , but can take no olllcial cognizance of them , but any ono can Judge of how far the resolution and the law lit together by com paring them. " Hero the colonel took from his whirligig book case a pamphlet copy of the interstate law and turned over to section 5 , drawing a ring around the section to indi cate its application to the matter of pooling. It reads "That it shall bo unlawful for any common carrier subject to the provisions of this act to enter Into any contract , agreement or combination with any other common carrier or cnrriors for the pooling of freight of different and compotinc railroads , or to divide between them the ag gregate or net proceeds of the earnings of such railroads or any portion thereof , and in any case of an agreement for the pooling-of freights as aforesaid each day of its-continu ance shall bo deemed a scp.irato offense. " As Colonel Morrison said , ho would not pass an Informal opinion on the matter , but ho pointed out the law , which could bo read alongside tha action of the rallaoad presi dents. Senator Cullom , as chairman of the Inter state commerce commission , was asked his Interpretation of the resolu tion. Ho was not fully informed on the details of the agreement , but ns lar as ho understood it the plan was not so much for a pooling of freights , which the law for bids , as it was a maintaining of rates which would bo up to a ( air living point. Exactly wooro the line id between the ' -pooling of freights" nnd the maintaining of uniform freight rules is a nice question of interpreta tion. nXTHA. SESSION TALK CEASES. Talk about an extra session of the Fifty- second congress , to convene this spring , ns no Incident to the delay in neces sary legislation by democrats who are fighting the adoption of the election bill has ceased altogether. The democrats learned seine tlmo ago that they could not force the republicans to back down from any of their positions by fear of neces sity for "an extra session. It is possible that the election bill will not bo passed. There are many who believe It not at nil likely that any kind of a financial measure will bcnomo u law. The democrats may In tlmo defeat ul- tlmato action upon any of the Important gen eral measures pending , but they have long slnco learned that they cannot light tlio president or the republicans In either house Into backing down from the position they luivo all along oc cupied. Although the outlook tonight for an agreement upon a general financial measure is disheartening , tlio republican lenders in the senate believe it is likely that seine It 1ml of a compromise will bo affected whereby all legislative assistance possible for the relief of the financial distress will bo afforded before - fore March 4. DKOiiEtBE ix Dr.snitTioxs. The decrease In desertions from the army continues. In 1SSS the desertions for the month of November were 189. For the snmo month In ISS'J they were KH nnd for Novem ber , 1890 , they wcro 90. The percentage of desertions to the strength or the whole army 1ms been for the post year 8 per cent. CUSTOMS-llUlTNDS. Few of the current readers of the press ore aware that largo sums are every year appro- printed to refund to Importers customs which have Deen wrongfully collected. Congress has Just been asked by the secretary of the treasury to appropriate $111,570 for customs- refunds. The repayment or refund of these sums Is ono of the highest moral obligations of the government. When Imports nro received nt the custom houios of the country tha collec tors niako appraisements and levy duties according to their interpretation of the law. It very often occurs that thu Importer classi fies the goods so as to pay cither a lower-rate of duty or no duty at all. Some times the question arises whether thu articles nro dutiable at all whether they are not entitled to free admission under some cluuso of the tariff law. The np- pralsomcut may bo questioned , The Importer wants his goods to meet orders , for thu mar ket current , or desires their uso. lie pays the duty Imposed , but takes an appeal. The decision of the collector may bo confirmed by the secretary of the treasury , in which event the importer may appeal to the supreme court of the United States , on the construc tion of thu tariff law or borne ether question. If the decision below Is not sustained , or the government loses , the latter not only refunds the duty collected , but It nays the expenses of the suit or suits. Thu customs refunds for the fcictd year ending Juno.10 , 16TO , aggregated - gated KHU t ) , and the Interests and costs ,052 , malting a total of | I3I,37'J. This amount congress will provide. 1'HKJUDICK IS COXOIIFS3. It may bo stranpo , but it Is very true that a general prejudice defeats ninny good propositions in congress. There is a largo cltus of members of the house who would much prefer to see n panlo sweep the country of u vast majority of Its commercial institu tions than vote for a bill which would pre vent such a disaster if the remedy como through the national banks. They mo preju diced nculnst bankers. Another class of legislators would rather sco the shipping Interests o the country con ducted by foreigners nnd tljo United States kept nt the mercy of foreign notions In times oih war and peace th&n vole appropriations , however small , for the establishment of a merchant ; marine because" the. * lire prejudiced ntrainst subsidies. Yet these same men can see ' no Impropriety In a rity or community going down into Its pocket to secure the loca tion of n factory or other industry which would improve that locality. Many men there nro In tlio house who would rather see the Interests of the govern ment lay In the dust , or bankruptcy place her property on the auctioneer's block before nuttiorl/.liiir the Issue of a new series of bonds. They have heard tlio cry against the "bloated bond-holder. " They are , however , constantly advocating the Issuuof treasury note. ) or Hut money , with no basil of security other than the government's ' credit ) which is the only security for government , bonds. They nro prejudiced I ? against the security holder In any form. < , There will bo moro prejudices entertained hy } members of the next congress thnn nny known slnco the war , nnd thcro will bo the greatest latitude given wildcat schemes known In the history of the government. AII.MV .MUSIC ASM It. ! TllOtlni.KJ. 'Wo have been very careful nbout the work barracks band ? perform slnco the ro\v under President Cleveland , " said Adjutant General ICellon to your correspondent. "Under Mr. Cleveland wo permitted a mili tary band to play at a public entertainment , and came very near being boycotted by the musicians' union. They claimed that wtiero- ovcr nnd whenever the military bands went outside of their intended sphere nnd appeared nt a public ball or entertainment they caino Into L'ompetitlon with professional musicians , and therefore took bread out of the mouths of families of men who play for a business. "Thcro Is no objection to bands going out of the barracks nt any place to appear in po litical demonstrations to escort gov ernors , receive the president , cabinet ofllcers , attend loca | soldiers' re unions , nnd even to play at entertainments for publlo charity , " continued the general , "but wo must know that wherever they ap pear they do not possibly como Into competi tion with local or professional bands f rom n distance , and that the object for which they work Is charity , or therojs to bo no profit for any ono. This thing of controlling the mili tary bands is annoying. 'Tho publlo bellevo the bands are for thorn , and that they should bo given for nil publlo demonstrations , espe cially whore funds nro to bo raised for a pub lic benefaction ; but lu nine cases out or ten where a bund Is permitted to go out It Is shown , or the attempt is made to show , that a profit accrues for somebody , and a private baud might have got the employment , " FINANCIAL 1.K01BHTION. There has been ono very unusual feature In the financial legislation which this congress hns been called upon to enact. Heretofore ) congress has made laws for future tils in the financial kingdom. It husbcon called' upon to dlngnoso monetary ills wlrich had not ap peared upon the surface , land iu many In stances which never wouldhavo appeared. This congress has had to dqal with Imminent angel's. It has had a case in hand , as it vero. It hns not handled ; * a" theory , but n oudltion in fact. And It mny bo added that i theory is much easier to master than a con dition. Never were so many propositions made upon any subject as have bpcn mudo to alie nate the financial stringency through which vo have been passing for4hroo mouths ; and never were so many Impractical propositions mado. After all the affairs of tno govcrn- nent in many respects resemble these of an ndlvidual. So long us ( ho individual mem- > ers of congress bad seine unseen to deal with hey swam beautiful. Tliey could rcsolvo vith seeming statesmanship. Their ideas vera seldom known to bo Impracticable. Chey proposed to fathom' , the unknown and untried future. Now Mfo.hayejhad upon us a jondltlon a glaring present * ' all full of roar- ng rapids , precipitous imtAtaets and dangor- ms abysses. How to < M'e"i iBjbr bridge the dangers was the question. jBnk propositions nado were for instant , 'uso and' Immediate , effect. It made nil the difference in the world. JCho theorists were without occupation. The practical business man was the Individual 'or the hour. And only these who have demonstrated practicability by sorno success lave had weight. It has Indeed been a poor season for the loiterer or professional poll- tlcian. The dearth of practical bills upou the financial situation Is evi dence that thcro is n dearth of iractical men in congress ; or else the iroblem presented was toQ'aublimd ' , too deep , 'or a conglomerate bodj * to get together upon. Unquestionably conuros * could have como : o the relief of the country many weeks slnco and avoided all distress , but the question at once presented itself , will not there rlso up from the grave of the 'threatened panic n more serious spcctrol Inflation wns the thing most dreaded and at the same tlmo most mooted. It seems not _ to have been nn auspicious time for tried and aulo statesmen. There Is so much prejudlco , ngainst banks on the democratic side of congress that it would rather sea tnQ business in terests of the country smashed than saved through banks , which It hates. Like the patient who would rattier dlo than bo bled and saved , the democrats prefer bank ruptcy to salvation if by It the banking system - tom is to bo perpetuated.- * The muss of suggestions has como In the form of untried legislation. Ills has been the work of theorists , the Impracticable states men. And strnngo to say , nine-tenths of the legislation proposed to reach nn emergency anticipated something which might happen In the far future. The lesson of this all Is tjiat we need moro business men in congress men of practical Ideas , demonstrated business capacity and fewer theorists and politicians. Wo may bo confronted with other "calamities- the fut ure , calling for financiering , not politics. MISCRI.LANCOUS. Senator Allison has gone homo to Iowa on private business. Miss Kilbourne of Kookuk. In. , is spend ing the winter with Mrs , A. D , Andrews , daughter of General Seholkld , at 1-dl Con necticut aucnuo. They are at homo to their friends on Tuesdays. Congressman Hnnsboniugh of North Da kota left for homo yesterday. Ho will not return until nftor the holidays. Ho is push ing Senator Price very hard and the mends of the former suy ho may bo the next United States senator from thatstato. 1 PEIIUYS. HEATII. It Demands n Commififljoa from Ship pers to tlio CliluaRO'Atoolc YardH. CHICAGO , Doc. 21. [ Special Telegram to Tun Hue. ] Judge CJTUS J , Findloy , state president of the Farmers' -Mutual Benefit ns- sociation has inaugurated .a .warfare which promises to make lots of trojiblo for the Chicago cage live stock ckchunxo nnd Us members , The farmers are coinplainjuu energntlcally about the rule recently adopted by the live stock exchange prohibiting Its members from buying cattle from nny persona except mem bers of the oxqhango. Thn enforcement of this rule means that these who ship cattla to the stock yards must pay n commission of CO cents.a head to the members of the exchange for selling thu stock , The jiuyrncnt of thli commission Is objected to by tha members of the American live stock company , who have agents of their own and cai\ ell their cattle nt nn expense of " 0 cens it head as well ns by Individual farmers , who object to being com pelled to operate throuch particular commis sion men In order to effect sales , The farm ers are up In arms against the operation of the rule in question mid intend to test Its legality. Acting for Jhom Judgo. Findlcy yesterday submltteoUtho facts in the case to Attorney General Hunt with a view to hav ing the proper stops taken to test tba ques tion , and the understanding Is that proceed ings will soon bo commenced in behalf of the state cither to revoke the charter of the llvo utock exchange or to enjoin the enforcement of the objectionable rutot " * > Steamship Arrlvix'f. NEW Voiuc , Dec. SI , [ Special UJolegrum to THIS IlKK , ] Arrived Steamers | Ln Hour- eoyno from Havro and California Irotn Mod- itorrnnonn ports. At Prawl Point-Passed : Tup Hhneta , from New York for Hamburg , t \VIT1I \ MALICIOUS INTENT , A Jock Loft ou the Union Pacific Balls Results In Disaster , TWO MEN ARE SERIOUSLY INJURED. A YorK Crank nlsclinrnoH a Shotgun Into it Iliuid of Skat CM Pot o Joint- soil's IlrJof l-'roodoni l-'unuio I'atton Suicides. BIUTIUCP , Neb. , Dee. 21. | Snoclnl Telegram - gram to Tin : Iluis.l A disastrous wreck occuircd on the southbound Union PaclHo passciiRcr ' . , train a iiillo and a hall holow Holrnesvl'le ' , this county , about 10:20 : this mornliiR The accident was caused by an Iron track-lifting ' jack belni ? placed on the trade with evident malicious latent , The twin was going at full speed around tlio cnrvo when the obstruction wns encountered. The engine went off the track , as did the tender , nnd the mall car was toppled over. Enslncor D. S. Patton was badly scalded and otherwise injured. Bridge Inspector \V. II. Mercer , who was riding ou the engine , wo scalded nnd will dlo. The fireman jumped Just as the engine wus leav ing the twiclt and landed twenty feet nwnv from the wreck uninjured. No other casual ties occurrod. The engine is' n complete wreck , ns is the tender. The wreck will probably not bo removed before morning. The two Injured men wcro brought hero for surgical attention. I'lred Into tlicCt-owtl. YOHK , Nob. , Dec. 21. [ Special Telegram to TUB Br.n. | This morning n. party of boys were skating on the creel : south of the city and were ordered to stop by M. .T , Sh'acldo- rdwho lives close by. The boys paid no ttontlon to him but continued their skating , iid as they were not on Shackle ford's indthey told him ho had no right to order loin otr , whereupon ho wont to tbo house nd got a shotRiin and again ordered the oys to quit. They didn't ' comply and ho dc- .beratoly fired into the crowd. Tour boys cccived several No. 5 shot nud ono was ulto seriously wounded. A warrant was Issued this afternoon and hackloford was arrested on the charge of hoothiK with Intent to kill. Ho was brought icforo Judge Bates who told him that If ho ould give $3UO bonds to appear December 9 for trial ho would release him as ho did ot want to hold court on Sunday , which ho id. _ A Sncl MIV ; Kniled. Ni-nnASKA. CITV , Neb. , Dec. 21 , fSpedal Telegram to Tim Bni : . | Fannie Patton died n a house of ill-fame in tills city last night f heart disease. She was the dnigutcr of rorainent and wealthy parents In Louisville , Cy. , by the name of Hall , nnd cnmo to this ilfcy from Denver , where she was taken by a vorthless Husband who deserted her nftor loping with her from her home. Pete's Brief Freedom , YOHK , Noh. , Dec. 21. [ Special Telegram to THE BHB.I Pete Johnson , n colored youth , vho was sent to the penitentiary from this ity two years ago for forgery , returned tb ( Mv/n last niela on the midnight train and , vas immediately arrested and jailed. IIo , vlll bo held until thn authorities at Lincoln : an bo heard from , as it l < supposed that ho s wanted in that city. A laitlo Failure. NEnmsKCITV , Nob. , Dec. 121. [ Special Telegram to THE BEB.J The sheriff lost 3vcnlng toolc possession of the CJ. A. "Wllcox -arlcty store on an execution Issued in favor if the Nebraska City National hank for o,172. It is claimed the dlllluulty is only emporary and on account of the small holi day trade. _ A IJQllfjhtrul livening. CnnTE , Nob. , Deo. 31. [ Special to Tun BEE. ] A very pleasant reception was given ast Tuesday to W , A. Bridges and his bride by ilr. and Mrs. J , A. Johnstono nnd Mr. and Mrs , George Bridges at the residence of Mr. Johnstono , Two hundred guests were present and a most enjoyable evening was spent. OXGKESaiOXAZ I'JIOGHAJIME. \Vliat the lloiiflo nnd Senate Will I Hi the CmutiiRVcolr. . WASHINGTON , Dec , 21. It Is unlikely that any positive legislation will bo achieved by longross this week , nnd the failure to , take the usual holiday recess is not expected to result in any measurable advancement of publlo business. In the senate the elections bill will prob ably consume the flrst three days of the week. The possibilities of an interruption hlngo altogether upon the result of the negotiations now in progress among the re publican senators upon the subject of the caucus financial bill. If a harmonious under standing to support this measure is reached the elections bill may bo laid aside In Its favor and the discussion in the senate turn on financial matters until the day before Christmas , when it is expected that n iccoss will bo taken until Mend ly. It is probable that a successive adjourn ment for two or three days at a time will mark the course of Vie house during the Christmas bol.dny soa.on. No business of importance is cxoeotvJ to bo done , a * so ninny members liayj loft Washington for homo that a quorum can hardly ho secured. Monday Is District of Columbia day and the house will probably pass upon local legisla tion until seine measure 11 .proposed upon wnlehavotois demanded and the absence of n quorum thereby dlscloicii. Suuh other days in the week as the house is In session will probably bo devoted to comparatively unimpoitant measures , GJIAJX JTJWS CO They Will Sok to Have Many Griuv nnocs Itcmctllod. SiMiisui'iui.D , 111. , Dec , 21. The executive committee of the Illinois Grain Dealers' Pro tective association held a meeting hern las night to discuss matters relating to theli business and certain abuses from which , they suffer. Ono of them Is the liability of'deal ors for grain bought from tenants on which landlords hold n lien. A bill bearing on thi : subject and la the Interest of grain buyers wai Introduced in thu last legislature but failed to pass. Another attempt will probably bt mudo to secure the passage of such u bill thi : winter. The grain dealers also protcstngalns tlio recent advance in seaboard rates made b\ the railroads , They claim that largo quanti ties of grain , which had been bought upon very close margins , have been delayed In shipment hy tha failure of the rnllroau com panies to furnish cars , and that the advance ni intos means the loss of many thousands ol dollars to buyers , for lAldou the railroad cow panics are responsible. They favor u chnng < in the system of Inspection , bywhich railroai companies can bo hold responsible forlossc : by stcalnco , leakage and shrinkngo , which they claim , Is often caused by the neglect o tlio companies tu falling to move car piomptly. ISyraiul Appeals. PAIIIS , Doe. 21-Kyraud has appealed to the court ngainst the sentence ot death pro nounced upon him yesterday. Iloiiry AVattcrKOiiM Silver Wedding. Lofi.sviu.r , Ky , , Dee , 21 , Mr , nnd Mrs. I Henry Wattcrson celebrated their silver \veil- ding nt their Fouith avenue mansion In this city last nl ht , the recoptlo lasting from 8 to 1'J ' o'clock. There \vcro o < rnno thousand guests. The presents wcro nnm/.lug In their quantity and splendor , lllllng the entire room set apart for the purpose , Tholmppv couple received qullo two thousand congratulatory letters and telegrams from every part of America and many parts of KurojK' , Includ ing some of the most famous peoplo. Mr. nnd Mrs. Wnttcrson ( who is a daughter of the Into Hon. Andruw lowing of Tonncssoo ) were married in Nashville hi liiB. Prom the Hon. Harvey Wnttcrson , thofathurof Henry , to the child of Mr. Wntlorson'H son , Mr. KwlngVattu on , there were four genera tions of the family in the house tonight. JtEMAXHS UP SH'ITVil.lliX. IP Not Granted n Strike in the U'cst Is Talked > f. Cnm.voo , Dei' . 21. [ Special Telegram to TinHr.K.i : ( Hallroail managers nro alarmed lit the possibility of a serious strike among western switchmen. The western roads wcro to have glvon an answer yesterday to the de mands of the switchmen that all men wher ever employed bo paid according to the Chicago cage scale. At the request of railroad man agers the roads were given until Tuesday to consider , The switchmen say that an unswor must bo forthcoming on that date. There are rumors that If the demand h refused thcro will bo n strike of nil switchmen be tween Chicago and the Kocky mountains , The demand Is supported by the union , nnd Frank Sweeny chiof'of the switchmen's , largest or ganization Is In full sympathy with the men. Halhoad men say it la preposterous that the men should dcmnnd us much pay for switching in the small western towns ns Is paid for work In the Chicago yards. They say It costs more to llvo InChl- cagoand that thu work la the great Chicago yards is much moro dangerous than at the small country towns. It Is hardly probable that the demands of the switchmen will bo granted , but a compromise may bo effected. It is not considered probable , If n strike oc curs , that the Atchlson system will bo af fected , ns this company granted the Chicago scale to all Its switchmen several months since. * .l.V IJIl'XVUA'lOUS KIXV. ICnlnlcnnn n Financial Wreck and DC- on Small IJOIIIIB. Six FIHNCISCO , Cal. , Dec. 21. King Kalal kuun I Is con&Idcrablv cast down over the withdrawal of the Shormaii resolution. IIo had fondly anticipated that through some favorable legislation ho would bo enabled to restore the credit of his kingdom and mnlto a loan. There can bo no doubt of it that the potentate Is In a. bad way financially. H Is related that , when ho resolved to como to this city , nnd had accepted the Invitation to take passage on the cruhor Charleston as the guest of Admiral Ueorgo I3rown , ho found that ho was short of funds and was unable to mnko n borrow. In this financial crisis ho went to the royal treasury ana rilled it of Its entire contents , which aggregated $103.50 , a sum entiiely inadequate to the royul needs. But not to bodisappointed Inhisdosiro to come to San Francisco , he went , with his suite , aboard the Charlcstrn and set sail. The second day outn polcorgamowas inaugurated and among the players were the king. Ad miral Drown , the captain , the flag lieutenant and ono or two naval olllcors. In a few hours the contents of the royal treasury had found their way into the pockets of the naval offi cers , and the king was a financial wreck. Admiral Brown was importuned for n small loan of $3 ; the flag lieutenant a llttlo later contributed SJ.50 ; the captain paid a tribute of fl , and the result was that whoa the Qol- don Oato wns reached every officer aboard had In his possession from ono to three I. O. U.'s bearing the kingly-signature. So runs the talc , and it ia snld that oven the waiters at the hotel have contributed In the Way of small loans to meet the expenses of the roynl visit. Ionth of Father Ashflold's Slnycr. MEMPHIS , Tenn , , Dee. 21. Al Uoavos , the slayer of Father Ashlleld , is dead. Ho died a maniac In the county poorhouse of this county. Ills demise recalls ono of the foulest nnd most senaatlonul crimes ever committed in this city. Inn fit ot Insanity the maniac went to the rectory of St , Peter's armed with a deadly knife. Ho called for Father Ashllold , who had many times befriended him , nnd was ad milled to his private room. A few moments later a terrible shriek canio from the apartment. The attendants who rushed to the scene found the priest dyinc from wounds in his breast nnd his inurdorcr weeping over and caressing his victim. Heovoj wns arrested , placed in Jail mid ad judged Insane. He was sent to nn asylum , from which ho escaped and went to Phila delphia , where ho was found last summer , working us a drug cler * , nnd wns rcnrrestoa and brought back to Memphis again , Ho was tried and again adjudged Insiino nnd placed temporarily In the county asylum , 1'iom which place ho will be buried. Suuoi Kats n Rwnro IMcnl , Nivw YOHK , Dec. 21.Vhcu \ Signor Succl arose from sleep today after a long slumber , which ho fell into soon nftcr nls feat was ended last night , an elaborate meal was placed before him. Ha ate with extraordin ary relish chicken soup , fnod stnolU , fried calves brains , quail on toast , fruit , confec tions , ice cream , coffco Und n pint each of Bnrols extract nnd grand sec. Succl occu pied two hours in consuming the food. Ho never faltered , but ate with a vest that puz zles oven George. Francis Train , who was present. .Tullnn Huwthorno nnd the poet , Stephen Masbett , were also present when the faster dined. At the conclusion of the meal Sued was presented with n tmmlsoma tooth- j.lck and soon thereafter retired for a nap preparatory to a trip to Hoston , where ho goes to exhibit himself at a museum. liitcmpcrnncH GM.VKSTOV , Tex. , Dec. 21. Peter Fink , German , about fifty years oU , while laboring under a lit made a desperate attempt to com mit suicide at his homo , on Hast Strand street , this morning. Oflleor Richardson burst in the door nnd found Fink lying on a bed , with blood gushiiig from two ugly gashes in the left and right sides nnd from a horrible gash across the windpipe. The ucs- perato man was quickly disarmed , but pleaded to bo allowed to finish the Job as ho was of no uso. Ho wns convoyed to the hos pital for treatment , where physicians pro nounced his wounds fatal , Fink Is nn old citizen , nnd 1ms occupied many positions oC trust and conlidenco In loading commercial houses hero. Intemperance , however , got the better of him , and this and despondency caused him to commit , the act. A Hey Killx GOU.IXSVIU.I : , 111. , Doc. 31. Willie Simpson - son , aged sixteen years , son of W. A. Simpson - son , an employe of the Colllnsvlllozinc works , uas found today about5 ; o'clock sitting in uu unconscious state in a chair In the olllco at tached to J , II. Clark's livery stable with a bullet hole through his head. At his feet , In a pool of blood , wns found a 32-callber revolver ver with one chamber empty. Ho expired about an hour later. The shootlm ; was Inten tional , as ho had threatened several tunes this last week to commit suicide. No cause can bo assigned for the act. Sliowrd How to Kill n Chicken. PUOIIIA , III. , Dee , 21. James Hannon , while showing n funeral party how to Kill a chicken today , broke the neck of Patrick Lyons , a man sixty years of ago , The party wcro sitting in u saloon after the funeral and Hannon gave the old man's neck * n slight twist. The fact that the old man was dead did not develop until several hours later , when the party arose to fro home. The practical Illustration had broken his neck. Ono Ilund.rcU LlviiH llcportnil IJOHI , IH'EXOS AVIIKS Dec. 21. A disaster has occurred nt Cordova , where the canal hurst Its embankments and destroyed hundreds of houses. Ono hundred lives are reported lost. A CHILD BURNED TO DEATH , Horrible Accident nt n Village on the Ohl- cngo & Northwestern Roatl , HE WOULDN'T ' BURY A DUNKARD. AM Iva lUlnlMcr'n Object IJPRSOII on Toiiipornnoo A IHjr Kallrontl Hull to Do Commenced at SloMX City , , In. , Doc. 21. ( Special Telc- Kram to Tun BISK. ] A sickening accident occurred lioro today , A three-year-old son of Kdwnrd Lcmictt , a car repairer for the Chicago - cage it Northwestern railroad , \vm ulnylng lu the tool house where oil unit greasy \vasto wcro kept. In seine way tlio child set the wnsto on lire , destroying the tool house nnil burning himself to a crisp.Vlion the hotly was tiikun out of the ruin * the llosh dioppcil from his limbs. A 'Minister Creates u Sonnntloti , POUT Doonrvlu. , Dec. SI. [ Special Tele gram toTnn Ilii-Hov. : : ] I ? . S. Buonger of LoMnrs lias created a storm of Indignant comment hy refusing to rend the burial ser vice or In nnyvny talto part In the funeral services over the body of Volga Eldgen , a incinbur of his congregation , who died from the offectJ of whisky. I lev. Huengcr hns boon vigorously advocating total abstinence , uiul says that ho took this course to mom em- > phatlc.illy Impress upon his people his abhor- enee of strong drink uiul those who use It. A Thousand Acres In lilt Ignt Inn. Sioux CITV , la. , Dec. 21. [ Special Tclo- to Tin : Uii.J : : A question Involving the title oT about ono thousand acres of lautl on the Nebraska shore , where the town of faouth Sioux City stands , Is soon to coino up In 1 the courts. When the Sioux City it Pa- cltlc rend was built It obtained a grant of certain hnuls within ten milcn of the road on olthor side , and thh inulutles a liuxo tviu'L of land I iu and about South Sioux City When this grant was made the govern incut nollllvd thoofllclnls In the land olllccs to make no entries and fastio no patents to bottlers on the same , but In the course of tltno land ofllco oniclals changed and tlio Instructions wcro lost sight of and patents issued for not lions of the lands to settlers , who cither held or assigned their claims to others until they wcro purchased by the Short Line railroad company. After the Sioux City & I'aclllo secured the lands It assigned them to the Missouri Vnlloy land company , wlncli In turn deeded Its Interests to the Iowa railroad land company , which now claims leiral tltlo to the property and alleges that the Shoit line people plo have no right In the property as tiicii1 pnt- cuts to it arc prior. Much of this land was pure-tinted by the Short line company at from $ )0 ) to $10 an acre , and It the land company succeeds in perfecting its claims , this sum will bo lost to the railroad unless it cnn recover - cover on the deeds by which It holds the property , tlKKKS A M.V.I' * . Mexican Government OfTorlnji I'rlzs * to Honn Fide f-oltlerH. PITTSIIUIIO , Pn. , Dec. 21. A special from Lima , O. , says : D. C. Faurot , n well known banker of this city , and who Is also president of the Columbus , Lima & North.wo torn railroad and largely interested In railway en terprise In Mexico , roturncd homo from Now York this nftcrnoou nud announces the con summation of a deal with John W. Young , the eldest son of Brigtmm Ydung , wiiurnby the men come In possession of flXWKJ , ( ( ) acres of land which was grunted Faurot hy the Mexican government three years ago. The negotiations have been In progress for seine tltno nnd wcro tlnully closed in New York yesterday. The land la located In the northern part of Mexico. About three years ago Fnurot obtained a val uable grant from thu Mexican government , which Included these lauds , thu stipulation being the construction of u railway extend ing from Domini ? , N. M. , to Cashilnbompa bayou , on the Padllc coast. Tlio Mexican government In connection with this grant offers SliDO to every family and $ T)0 to every man who locates permanently on this land. Young has 10,000 people who will colonize on those lauds , and it Is understood that they are all Mormons , who now reside In Utah. IIolrH to hand Valued at MIMIo-is. SAX ANTONIO , Tex. , Dec. 21. A very Intrl- cato and romantic story involving a great deal of clever detective work In the inner life of its characters , and which may havi for Its ultimatum the restoration of n mag nificent property to the heirs of n family scattered widely In Texas , has Just ripened at the hands of Roberts. Summorlin of this city. The Immense amount of property In * volved iu the matter lends Interest t : > the Inhabitants of ono of the largest cltlos In the union. For more than a year Mr. Sumincrlln lias been at work in the mat ter of locating tlio descendants of a marrlago of nearly a hundred years nijo , and only yes terday was tba last link binding the chain of evidence completed. Thu story U a Ion ; ? one In detail , and many of the participants in it are Ian ; ; since hanufuls of dust , but the tlo between the present nnd the linlf-foixotton past has becn'trncnd out. Iu the year 1801 Fort Dearborn , on thn present site of Chicago cage , was founded by the military gov ernment of the United States. At this tlmo U was simply a trailing post , nsUlo from the garrison of soldiery , In coiniumd of tlio llrst troops to occupy the fort was Colonel lloliiday , of the United States army , At that time the Potlawattomlo tribe of Indians had possession of many square miles of territory surrounding the fort. About the year 1810 Colonel Holllday married the daughter of ono of the most pow erful chieftains of the tribe. From this union have sprung the heirs of todi > v , who uro now laying claim to n tract of land In and about the "Windy Qlty'1 which is valued at $30,000,000. They are Jlrano and Horatio Durst of Leon county , .lohn Durst of Tyler county , JV. . Iltako anil Huttlo Moss of Llmcstonii county , John S. Durst of Kimball county , Slnmn nnd Hllu Hatcnmn of Leon county , 13 , J , and A. Louis Hodgklns of IU1- 1ns cairn ty , and , lames Drlon. Mr. Sam Marlin - lin leaves lor Chicago on Christmas day to begin active mcnsuruson behalf of the claim * ants , nil of whom Uo represents. ICIIlod lllH Wlfo unit Cut I1U Throat. CHICAGO , Deo. 21. Henry ChrlHtintison , sixty-one years old , residing at 4100 Drexel avenue , last night choked his wife to death and then cut his throat. llo resided with his daughter and her husband , who wore ab sent untll-a late hour last night. This morn ing the discovery was mado. The old niuu was taken to the hospital , twelve miles dis tant , with his throat cut from onr to car. Ho cannot recover. It Is supposed that the old man was Jealous of hl.s wife on account of her generosity to the members of his family. Blaze In n JIiiHsnolinsottB Town. ATIIOI- , Mass , , Dec. 21. The moot dis astrous Uro over known In Atliol occurred to day. The Masonic and Central blocks were completely doitroyed , llvo merchants , the postollice , Masonlo rooms , etc. , being burned out. Five persona were seriously Injured. Loss , Shot mid Killed HM | Sweetheart. New OUMSASS , ' La. , Doc. 21. At Now Iberia , La , , last night Hpliriain Mcndaza shot and Instantly killed Mary Cruwson , bis sweetheart , while she was accompanied to a placu of amusement by another suitor. Lynching Is probable , ThuVcntlior ForroiiHt. For Omaha and vIclnlty--Fulrj stationary tempo rutur * . ForNobrnska , Iowa nnd South Dakota Warmer1 , fair ; southerly winds.