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T THE OMAHA DAILY TWENTIETH YEAR. OMAHA , TUESDAY MORNING , DECEMBER 30 , 1890. NTOIBEE 185. \ A BLOODY BATTLE. The Seventh Oavalry Encounters the Indians on Porcupine Greek , BRAVE CAPT. WALLACE AMONG THE SLAIN. Tomahawked la the Forehead by a Treach erous Red Assailant , A LONG LIST OF KILLED AND WOUNDED. Big Foot's Entire Band Almost Extermin ated by tbo Soldiers , EXCITING SCENES AT PINE RIDGE AGENCV. Details Given liy The lice's Corrc- Rpondciit , Who Was on the Field of Buttle Iic men ant Kin- zlo Wounded. fry CAJIP ox WOUNDED Ksr.n Ciinr.u , S. D. , Dec.UO ( via Ilushvillc , Neb.-Special ) [ Tele gram to THE But. ] The remaining four troops of the Seventh cavalry arrived from Pine Ktdgo ngcnoy at 0 o'clock last night. At 8 this morning General Forsytho issued HUT A. COOK , I troop , PIUVATE ADAM ? , 1C troop , Co roKA.NEWCM , , U troop. This is only a partial list. There nro ahout n dozen more. Ono is reported to have been scon lying as if dead , hut no more ofllccrs arc hilled , while nvnxir-rivBoii Moiir. AHK WOUNDED. Many of the wounded will ale. Captain Wallace was tomahawked squarely In the forehead , Lieutenant Kliwlo received but a slight wound In the cord nf his nnkle. Army nuriuon > , Captain Iloff , Lieutenant Kcnna anil Captain Kwlng are caring for the wounded. C. II. CIIBSS y. AT VISE ltll > til ! . Pnnilciiiuiiliini Urcnlcs I oosc Among tlio Five 'IhoiiMnnit Imllnns Then ; . PINT lliuoi : , S. D. , ( via Uusnvlllo , Nob. ) Dec. 29. [ Special Telegram to TUB BEi.l : When the news of the fight and its result reached the agency , pandemonium hroko loose amongst the 5,000 , Indians gathered thcro and a largo number of these broke away. Loyal friendly Itidlani , incluillnp lied Cloud , Jolnea the urmy forces under General llroolto and look their stations he- hlnil our ramparts. At sunaowu lighting had commenced within three miles of the agency buildings and a determined effort was being made by the rebels to reach aud nuns THE AOE.VCT. An Indian village of frlendllcs , in plain soldiers were killed. Mcutcnnnt OarllnRton nnd llftccn men wcro wounded. Tlioliullans nro being hunted up in all directions. None ore known to have gotten to the ponies. General Brooke also reports that many young warriors thnt wcro going out from the camp iu the bad lands to the agency have gone toward Forsytuo. All Iho troops linvo been notified. " A later dispatch says ! "General Brooke reports thnt two shots were fired near the agency , Pine KIij'e ! , by some ono later in the day , nnd several were fired In return. Quite a latgo number of Two Strike's band ran away nnd all at the agency are generally ox- cltcd. All this makes matters look more serious. " 'I ho NCWH nt Washington. WASHINGTON , Doc. 20. General Schofleld , tonight , deeply regretting the occurrence , was not greatly surprised when he learned of the treachery displayed by the Indians In the llcht. Ho had bcon on the lookout for treachery nil the tlmo. It was almost in evitable. So fur as ho could BOO Just now , there appeared to bo no further diniKcr at hand , except It bo feared from the dliarmlng of the band of Indians thut Is stilt out , though the excitement fol lowing the light of today might bo the means of leading to further trouble. Secretary Proctor also expressed regret nt the occurrence , M ho had hoped for a settle- incut of the trouble without further blood shed. IIo supposed that , inasmuch as Big Foot was connected with Sitting Bull's band , this was a case when tlio Indians wanted rc- vengu for the killing of their friend , JlOl'KIXit llu StiirlH Tor tlio Had I/amis Again by Another Way , Albert C. Hopkins , the man who imagines himself to bo Cnrist and the veritable Indian messlah , is uu old schoolfellow of II. II. Mnp of the Scone of the Battle. The Fight Probably Occurred Near the Butte , Between "Wounded Knee nnd Porcupine Creek. onlers to have the 150 male Indians who hail been tnltcn prisoners called from their tepees , saying bo wanted to talk to them. They otmycd slowly nnd sullenly and ranged In a semi-circle in front of the tcntwnoro Big Foot , their chief , lay sick with pneumonia. By twenties they wcro oiuiiui : ) TO atvx UP TIIEIH AII.MS. Tlio first twenty went to Ihelr tents nnd cnmo back with only two 'guns. " " " This Irritated Major Whitcsido who was superintending this part of the work. After n hnsty consultation with General Forsytho ho gave the order for the cavalrymen who wcro all dismounted ami formed in almost a squai-o about twenty-live paces back , to close iiT\ They did so and took a stand within twenty feet of the Indians now in their cen ter. When this was done a detachment of cavalrymen afoot was SnXTTO 8EAHCH TIIETnrEES. Ahout sixty guns wcro found , but whllo this work was going on the warriors held au incantation pew-vow. The tepees having bcon gone through nn order was given to search the warriors. All thought of any trouble was evidently Wholly out ofmlml with thcsoldlcrs. About n dozon'of the warriors had been searched when , llko a flash , nil the rest of thorn Jerked guns from under their blankets nnd began roumxo iitiixnTS INTO rnn HANKS of the soldiers who , a few minutes be fore , had moved up within almost gun length. These Indians who had no guns rushed on the sol- diet's wltlf tomahawk In ouohnnd and scalp ing knife in the other , IT WAS A nuaiiTruii ncsn. With General Forsytho nnd Major Whitcsldo , I stood , when tbo firing started , within touching distance of the treacherous ilcvlls , The only thing that saved all three of us from death was that the Indians had 4. their backs turned towards us when they began 11 rlnp. Their Jlrst volley was almost as ono mnn , to that they must bavo vntiniA iiu.NDunn SHOTS before the soldiers fired one. But how they were slaughtered after their m-st volley I Some , however , succeeded in getting through the lines and away to the small hills to the southwest. The llrlng lasted half an hour and oven as I write these words I hear that llotchkhs I'OUIII.S'O SHOTS INTO 11112 GUI.l.UlS to tbo north , whore a few of the rods have taken refuge. The list of Jdllod nnd wounded soldiers , so far ns wo can now ascertain , is as follows : Kii.i.r.D. CAPTAIN WALLACE , cotmnanilcr of 1C troop. PIUVATE COOK , B troop. WOUNDED , FATiiKiiCnArrs , Catholic priest ( mortally ) . PIIIVATI : FIIANK Lewis , II troop. PIUVATE SIO.NI : and PIUVATE SCJJ.IVAN , K troop. S. F. Ssusir , 1C troon. CouvoiuL CLIFTO.V , 1C troop. DAVIS. HAZEUVOOI > . TOOIIEV , LlEUTBXiNT C UIUXOTOX. BEKGRAXT Lou > . iNTcni'iiETEiiI' . F. Wma. LlCtlTEXANT IClNZIE. Tiiuiii'ETKU JAMES CIIOEHUNSOX tnortally. ) SEUOUANT CiiiEi.r , TniVATE ZETTBII , A troop , BiiiumxT Dvru HODU.NCAN , f.koiiGE KI.I.IOTT , 1C troop , Wiitn , B troop , HOTCIIKIS ? , K troop ( mortally ) , sight of the agency , was seen to go un in flames Just before dark. Special dlsnatchcs have been sent to warn the settlers c cry where to bo on guard. The captain of tbo Itushvillo homo guards was given oftlelal notice from the agency this afternoon to malco every possible prepar ation for defending the town , and to see that adjacent settlers nro notified. Already terri- fleil people are arriving , uud before midulght Rushvillo will bo crowded. It is thought by all cooler heads that no danger , however , or nt least no-Immediate danger , threatens the railroad towns. A Skirmish ut the Agency. PINK KIUOE Anc.Ncv , S. D. ( via Rushvillo , Neb. ) , Ec. 29.Special [ Telegram to Tuc Br.E. ] Ono of Colonel Forsytbo's troops of tbo Seventh cavalry was llrcd OH today by some Indians who went out from Iho Uoso- bud camp near Pine Ridge agency , and on their return llred into the agency. This caused a skirmish in which two soldiers wcro wounded. The Indians who were camped near where this skirmish took place moved west to a crook near the agency. Some nnnoyauce may occur from this till the cavalry returns. 'Jho ISYWH at Headquarters. The news received at headquarters caused a great deal of excitement and regret. It had been fondly hoped by all the departmental ofllcers thnt the difficulty would bo averted witboutbloodsbed , especially as the campaign seemed to boon thoovoof closing. The man ner In which the Indians acted , however , as described in yesterday's ' telegrams caused some of the Indian flghtera to feel that treach ery would bo practiced when the troops came to the actual work of disarming them. Tlioso fears have boon but too sai liy realized in the death of at least ono gallant ofllcer and several gallant men , though it cannot bo said that Iho number of victims will bo confined to these already mentioned. The Seventh cavalry Is tbo regiment , the contingent of which died around Ouster in 1STO , nnd the fate of some of its members now will hnvo nn effect upon the survivors which will not bo at all friendly toward tha bostilcs. Captain George D. Wallace was born m South Carolina , Juno 29,1S-19. Ilo graduated from the military academy nt West Point in the class of 1ST : ! . IIo became second lieu tenant of the Seventh cavalry Juno U , 1S72 , and first lieutenant Juno 25 , 1870 , nnd captain Scploiubcr 23 , 1853. IIo served as adjutant of the Seventh cavalry from Juno 25,1S7G , to Juno , 1S77. Captain Wallace was stationed at Fort Kiloy , ICnn. Tlio captain was a bravo man and well known in this city nnd two years ago attended the cavalry rlllo competition In this city , He was iu com mand of 1C troop of his regiment. oniolnlly Confirmed. WASHINGTON , Dec. 29. Official dispatches from ( iencral Miles , dated Rapid City , S. D. , were received tonlirht by General Scbofleld , telling of n light In the bud lauds today , The Ilrst was : U'hitcsido had four troops of cavalry and , held the Indians until Forsytho reached him with four more troops last night. At 8:30 : this morning , while disarm ing tko Indians , n light commenced. I think very few Indians have escaped. I think wo will bavo this matter In band as soon as all are In position. There-was no precaution omitted. The light occurred near the head of Wounded Knco creek. I have just sccu many of tbo Indians who went out towards Forsytho this morning coma back , " Tbo next dispatch says : "General Brooke tolcRnipus that Forsytho reports that whllo disarming Dig Foot's band this morning a fight occurred. Captain Wallace and five Hake , and stopped over to take dinner with the latter on Wednesday , says the Norfolk News. Ho had been uncorcmonoaslv "llrod" from Pine Illdgo agency by the military nu- authorities nndv& on his way lo the bad lands by way of Chamberlain and the Brulo agency , hoping to bo received with more crcilulltv at the latter place than ut Pine UlllKO. AVhllo Intelligent on a great many sub jects , Hopkins is evidently n crank on the Savior business aud as to the pansy us a na tional flower. IIo stoutly maintains that ho us the Christ , the messiah of the Indians , Ills coming has nothlnc to do with the white people , but lie snys he came to destroy thnt race , bring the buffalo , deer and wild turkey back to their native habitation and restore the Indian to dominion over the land that rightfully belongs to him. Ho is going to do all this without bloodshed , but Just how ho Is going to accomplish vho work ho fnllefl to vc- vor.l. "Knowing mo ns you do , " no said to Mr. Ilnkc , "perhaps you will not believe - liovo it , but it is true thnt I nm called of God to do this ? rcat work. " It being suggested to him thnt ho would tinvo some difllculty in being allowed logo to the bad laiuls , ho replied , "Yes , 1 know , Utirist was persecuted , nnd 1 expect to be , but I have faith that I shall bo given stroneth to accomplish the great work I nm sent to per form. No more mere cartbly opposition can have power to prevent mo. " Hopkins left in the afternoon for Sioux City , nnd expected to reach Brulo agency on Saturday , From there ho expected to go to the bad lands nnd enter upon a fast of forty days , "For , " said no , "Christ lasted forty days in tbo wilderness , aud I must do even as ho did. " o TAItJE ISSVE WITH ir.lJV.lJT.lK.EK. Civil Service Commissioners Address n Letter to the I'rcHldciit. WASHINGTON , Dec. 29. The civil service commission has addressed a lencthy letter to the president regarding the annual report of Postmaster General Wanamaker , in which the latter said that the civil service examina tion , particularly as regards postoflleo-.em ployes , ought to bo improved. The commis sioners say that they have asked high ofll- cials of the postoftico department many times for suggestions , but this annual report Is the Ilrst intimation that they have received that the department had anything to suggest. The statement that from onc-lourth to one- third of the men furnished by the commission through tbo railway mail service examination have not proved satisfactory is denied by the commission In the letter , which shows "that more than nine-tenths of these men nro still kept In the service , nnd the commissioners express surprise that their work Is not satis factory. Thus , the commissioners say , the figures also show that of the postolllco Inspectors specters furnished from the commission's list moro than TO per cent have been re tained. Thcro Is no class of employes , the commissioners say , which it Is mcro Uesir.i- blo to keep from political patronage than postofllcc Inspectors. Tlireo Mnrdrrnd hy a Hnninrinn. WH.KESIIAHUI : , Pa , , Dec. 20. A terrible tragedy occurred today ut the little mining hamlet of Broderick's Patch. As near as can be learned John Firello , a Hungarianon - tcred the saloou of Mai-shall Curlcy , nni after quarreling shot down Cnrloy and I s wife nnd a Hungarian named Michael Hodck IIo then fled anil has not yet been captured Tlio only other person In the room ut the time was the 5-year-old daugutor of the Cut-leys and she can not make nn Intelligent state mcnt. His ; Failure iu Dublin. Dt-iiLix , Dec. 20. The failure of T. E Dubcdot & Son , stock brokers of this city was announced today , the firm being doclaret defaulters , and Mr. Copelnnil , vice chairman has succeeded to the presidency of the ex change. The Mull estimates tbo losses nt over JL"iV,000. ) Anotbes estimate places the liabilities nt i'00,000. Dubcdot could not uo found. Tuo announcement of the failure for a tlmo completely demoralized everything on the stock exchange. Going to Get WASHINGTON- 29. The army nnd navy ofilcers detailed as Columbian exposition com missloncrs to Central nnd South America will leave Washington New Years day for Chicago to make acquaintance with the dlrec tor general und other ofllcera of the exposition nnd fnmillari/.o themselves with the affairs and plans of tha exposition pcoplu bcforo starting upon their mission. They all inteni to leave for their posts in company , The Dentil ( toll. PAIIIS , Dec , ! 39.-CMavo Fcrnllot , the well known French novelist uud dramatist , is dead. lilwaukco Officials Talccn Aback atBciug Debarred from'the Omaha Bridget WHAT PRESIDENT MILLER HAS TO SAY , 4 lo TlilnUn the Con tract Can Ho Mndo to Stick Tlio Trnnblo May Shatter I he Now Prosl- dciit's CntCAOo , 111. , Dec. 20. The nctlon of the Jnion Pacific In Debarring the Chicago , Mil waukee & St. Paul from cntiMticolato Omnhn over the Unton'Pncllc | brldgo was n coinpleto urpriscto the Ht. Paul officials. For seine .lino they have been advertising that , bogln- ilng yesterday , they would run passenger trains through to Orr.nhn , but the first ono under the new schedule was stopped by th& Jnlon I'actQo people at the brldgo. In un Interview this evening President Miller of the St. Paul road said : "Last May our company entered Into an arrangement with the Rock Island road by which wo wcro to build a bridge across the Missouri river nt Omaha fov our Joint use. As soon as the Union Pacific people heard of this and I refer particularly to Sidney Dillon , who Is now president , nnd Uenernl Dodge , wbo is a director they sought a conference with us and told us there would be no need of our building a bridge , ns they would bo Kind to let us use their bridge for a consideration , Subsequently ncontruct was drawn up by which our road and the Hock Island were to run trains into the Union Pncltlc depot at Oinnlia over the Union Pneillc bridge. This company was to pay $ , " > 0.000 ' a year and Us * proportion of tho' Joint expenses. Ttio contract was approved by President Adams nnd the board of directors of the Union Pa cific , and tlicro can bo no question as to Its validity , So far us. our freight business is concerned , wo have been operating under thnt contract since July 1 , but soon ns wo gave notice thnt wo would begin to run pas senger trams wo wcro shut out without nn explanation. The contract is legally binding , and I don't see how the Union Pacific can sot It aside. " The Uock Island contract was similar to that of the St. Paul Except that it embraces the Joint use of the tracltsS'roin Omaha to Lincoln , On the strength of it ihn Hock Island has built llfty-two miles of road be tween Lincoln nnd Beatrice , connecting with Its main lino. The ) Union Pncltlcwiis thus to obtain a southern outlet through the In dian territory and 'become n competitor for trafllc to and from the southwest. Presidents Jlllleir nnd Cable had a confer ence today , but both declared that they have not decided iipon , any definite course of action. They wcro firmly or the opinion , hotvo\cr , thnt they could not bo deprived of the rights accorded them by the contract even though thcro had been a chnngo In the management of the Union Pacific. The opinion wAs expressed hero today thnt the hand of Jay Gould could be scon In all of this. Ho owns the Missouri Pacllle , and that part of the contract which ulvos. the Union Pacific a line into Missouri Pacitlc ter ritory Is not to hls.tr.stb. Thcro is n feelitlif in railway circles that this affair m y provo the death blow to the presidents' agreement. President Mittersiad ; In an Interview : "If that contract eanno't W.inado to stnna there is no use fooling uwdy time with trafilc agreements. " \ IJcadu-oo'el'wGrciit .lubilcc. DnADWOon , S. O. , Dec. 29. [ Special Tele gram to Tin : Bin.J : Fully 2,000 of the C,000 , people In Dcadwood were nt the Fremont , Klkhorn & Missouri Valley depot this inom- Ing to receive the first passenger train over u standard gauge railroad to enter the city limits. The day was a perfect ono , the sun shining 03 brightly nnd warmly as in May. The programme adopted by the Deadwood club was adhered to , nnd at 8:30 : the pro cession , led by the reception committee- carriages , followed by tbo Metropolitan nnd Taravello bands , Knights of Pyth- ins nnd llro , department in full uniform , nnd by largo numbers of citizens , marched to the depot. The train steamed In nt 9:30 : a. m. and the reception committee , conslsllngof Setn Bullock , Porter Warner , William Sclhle , D. A. McPhcrson , \V. I. . . McLaughlln , Gcorgo C. Hickok , John Trobor , Paul Hewman , J. P. Edmonds , J. It. Wilson , Urn Bacr and Harris Franklin , entered the general manager's private car nnd In the numo of the people of Deadwood welcomed tho. railroad and its oftleinls , In the car were General Manager Burt. Superintendent C. O. Hughes , General Freight Agent 1C. C. fllorohouse , General Passenger Agent J. H. Buchanan , Townslto Agent P.Vhltncy , Superintendent of Bridges and. Buildings F. M. Marsh , und Master Mechanic S. A. Teal of the Fremont , , Elkhorn & Missouri Valley ; M. Berncs , civil engineer of tlio Northwestern , and 11. B. Schneider , presi dent of the Nyo-Schnolder warehouse com pany of Fremont. Amid the detonation of giant powder , to thqstrnms of martial music , the blast of trumpets.and tlio shouts of thou- H.uuls of people , the dlslinguished. gncsls were driven through Main street , where , from every building , the stars and stripes flouted. A banquet was given nttho Deadwood club rooms at 4 o'cloclc this afternoon. Ueadwood Is giving vent to tbo enthusiasm pent whllo waiting fourteen years fora railroaa. Tlio Hrldjro May Interfere. CIIICAOO , Dec. 29. [ Special Telegram to Tin : BRH.J Prcsldnnt MUloi- the Chicago , Milwaukee & St. Paul railway said this morning that ho had called a meeting of the now consolidation association of western roads to bo held in New York January C. Ho intended to bo present , but the complica tion with the Union Pacific about the Omaha bridifo matter might Interfere with it. Full Conclitli.iui to Appear. Nnw Yomr , Dec. 29. [ Special Telegram to Tun BKI : . ) It lias been agreed by the trunk lines that , taking effect January 1 , 1801 , the full conditions of the uniform bill o ! lading ahull niipear In/-all dray tickets am shipping receipts for westbound shipments. UKSTi'rvri : v. v. L.inostuiis. Xcnriy Ono TIlaiTisnntl at Portland with Uiii-iMloonnibln Tlmo Check * . POHTJ..VXII , Oro. , Dec. 29. Tlio situation of the laborers forced Into Idleness liy reason ol the cessation of work on the Sound extension of the Union Pacific is unchanged. This afternoon the mayor of thla city scut the fol lowing telegram : ' Tp S. II , H. Clurke , vice president and con- oral manager of the Union Pacific , Omaha : Nearly ono thousand discharged and uupalt employes of your construction department nro in Portland ' in various states of destitution. Several hundred ro being fed and lodged dally b > the city and by pIvnta charity. All these men hold unredeemable tlmo checks , which the contractors hayo no means to pay , having exhausted their own resources and being nn- able to obtain froquraur company my portion of the gino.uoo nowTduo them on the contract. I submit thut the ( Jnion Pacific company Is directly rcsponslblo for the condition In which these men nro loft by the sudden abandonment of tha contracts , and is bouni in common honor nnd decency to tnko In stant steps forthcrollof of their destitution until the wages duo thorn bo paid in full. Wnhnsh Trainmen Desire n Itnlno. ST. L'IUIC , Ucc. 2d. General Manager Hays of the WabasU ronil and Superintendent ftlo ( Jeo were today waited upon by a committee of trainmen from Springfield , 111. , who sub- nlttod n new schedule formulated at the Uo- Tiuber meeting nnd other matters upon vhlch the trnlnmbu desired action. The com mittee was assured that its claims would bo U'cn careful consideration. WIIlItM O'llltfEX , lo line Nothing to Say nt 1'rcsont to HH | American Frlumls. PAHIS , Doc. 29. In tin Interview with nn Associated press reporter today William O'Urlcivsald ho had llttlo to say to his friends n America , yet when the proper time comes 10 and others will bo rcAily to give all possi- ilo Information , and ho hopes that will bo oon. Ilowos unnblo to speak in regard to ils proposed meeting with Parnoll. Kcgard- UK the statement attributed to Hugh O'Don- ell that the funds of the Irish party held a Paris are In such shnpo that neither tbo 'urncllltos nor nntl-Parnellltcs can touch hem O'llricn declined to give n direct answer , saying no nationalist \vho knows O'Uonncll attached the slightest importance o anything hosnys iii the subject. Kegard- UK the funds subscribed In the United States recently , O'Brien said that no man on cither ildo In the present conflict has the smallest 'ear that there will be any misdirection of latlnnal funds. The fund now "In Paris was iubscribcd for general political purposes and oinulnr In suspense pending a soUlonient of the differences in the party. As to the American funds Justsubseribed , they nro to bo orwardcd to the Joint treasurers , \Vobb mid Kenney , in Dublin , nnd will bo expended solely for the purpose for which they were subscribed the support of evicted tenants , Not the slightest dlfllculty can arise in regard to the disposition of those funds. AVTKR ElI,3Slt I.I It Ml.I r.S. Tlio Independent Party In Ireland He- FUSCH to Submit to Dictation. DmtMN' , Dec. 20. Athlono , Koscommon nnu Westmeath nro excited over a proclama tion placarded In all prominent places. It states that true Irishmen have resolved to support their Independence and thnt the Kil- Itouny reverse is n "trumpet call for you to close your ranks nnd make the last supreme Ight for the cause. " The proclamation con- inulng asks the peoples to sus- Lain the tried policy of the Independent party in parliament , adding that the ueoplo of Ire land and America are behind It. It should sustain the leader who made that policy and led them to victory till now. The Issue be tween the independent party was as to whether tlio Irish people should choose their own leader nnd party , or as to whether they should becoino merely part of the English liberals , and accept a leader dictated by the English liberals. Scully on Parncll. Dec. 29. [ Special Cablegram to Tin : BKI : . ] Vincent Scullyrecently defeated t y Ilennossy In the contest for u seat in par liament , has written a letter to the Frcqmans Journal in which ho says the attt- tudo of the Irish bishops before and during the election referred to only shows that Parncll committed a private vice and allowed Judgment by default to bo delivered against him , nnd therefore ho has been pronounced to bo no longer eligible to a position of public trust. Continuing ho says that the Irish struggle Is essentially a politi cal and not ft moral one , n , struggle for leave for the Irish lo manage Irish affairs after their own fashion. The struggle , " ho says , "Is ono of pounds , ahllllugs and < pcneo and not of sacraments. That .vould not be homo rule. Wo want real home"rulo : the homo rule for which Emmett and other patriots gave their noble llvos. Wo are advancing to.vlotory under a good leader. Support him and. the gruud. cause , forever. God save Ireland. " I'ltriicll niul O'nrlon Con Tor. Dum.ijf , Dec. 29. The Freeman's Journal today announces that n conference between Parnelland William O'Brien will take place tomorrow at Boulogno-sur-Mer. It adds that lessrs. .lohn Redmond , ICcnney nnd Clancy and perhaps Campbell , members of parliament , will bo present nt the nicotine , ' . The mayor , mayor-elect and five previous mayors have written to O'Brien that it is the opinion of the people of Cork that English statesmen in conjunction with Gladstone , have attacked Parnell's position and that much as they appreciate Ulndstono's services and deeply feel the obligations duo the liberals , they deny their right to dictate to tlio Irishmen a ; to who should or should not bo their leader. O'flrlcn nuil tlio TIIIIL-H. Loxnox , Dec. 20. [ Special Cablegram to Tnu Bii.J : O'Brien la denying in his dis patch from Paris that ho over wrote u Hue lor the Irish World as stated' by the London Times adds that ho has caught the London Times at Its "old Pigottry trlclcs" and that ho will not allow that newspaper to sail away with its quibbling , dishonest reply penned to a false , malicious libel. FLRXTY OF FVMHi. The Huron National Ha nit to lleopcn In Ociiid Condition. Hunox , S. D , , Doc. 29. [ Spoclal Telegram toTitnBr.E. ] Hon. J. M. Unlloy , Jr. , the Sioux Falls banker nnd millionaire , with II. L. Greene , esq. , were hero this evening con sulting with Hazen & Fowler of the Huron national bank , which suspended ten days since , relative to reopening the bunk for business. Mr. Balloy savs arrangements are now under way which will bo pcrfec' d in a few days whereby the bank will resume Jjusl- iiess. Ho reports Its affairs in splendid con dition , and had its correspondents been ad vised that money was needed plenty would readily have been forwarded to meet all de mands. When it reopens thcro will bo no lack of funds. HnHVrrlc Ho fur o Illiii. KANSAS CITY , Mo. , Doc. 29. The Star this evening says : Chairman Uiehinun of the Kansas republican state central committee said today that the great work bcforo the friends of Ingnlla Is to prevent If possible the alliance men from caucusing. "If they RO Into caucus , " ho Biud/'tho man they nominate will bo elected on the Jlrst ballot. " A dispatch from Topeka , however , says a caucus nns been called for the evening before - fore the assembling of the legislature. In- galls has arrived at Topeka and is managing lib own campaign. Sloivnrt Will Talk on I'lnance" . WASHINGTONDec. , . 'J' ) . Stewart's notlco glv.e'i in the senate that lie would tomorrow call up the financial bill gave rise to some speculation as to tha effect of his action upon the programme arranged. It appears , bow ever , that Stewart U desirous of malting a speech upon the financial subject and that 1(10110 ( i8 no serious Intention of taking the financial bill up for action tomorrow or In fact any day thU week. After tlio l.hfuugn Ons Trust. CHICAGO , Dec. 20. The city attorney was Instructed tonight by a vote of the nldcrmci to toke steps toward ijuo warranto proceed Ings against the suvenilvcoini : inlc.s that have gone Into the Chicago gu trust. The order empowers him to act with the attorney gen crnl of the state. Tlio Vi'ontlior ParruiiHt. For Omaha and vicinity Pair ; warmer. For Nebraska Pair ; westerly winds warmer In eastern , colder in western portloa For Iowa Fair ; wanner ; routherly winds For South Dakota Fair ; westerly winds warmer in eastern , colder in western portion To Help Aliinif llculnronlt v. WASHIMOTOX , Dec. 20.-Carllslo toJuy In troduccd a Joint resolution authorizing the ircsldentto apnolnt three commissioners nnil nvlto Canada to appoint the same number to xmsluorall questions affecting commercial relations under the existing treaties and roc- ommcndto the respective governments such . "cclprocal legislation in will settle differ- SUMS nnd best ten to promote the growth of , rado and commerce tjotweoti the two gov- irninents. _ _ It Hi XlUEl\nVJlLISGTOX. Two Hundred Thousand Dollars' Worth ol * I'rnpprty Dowtroycd. t'iiMXciTOS , In. , Dee. 2' ) ' . -A llro tonight which started in Wyman At Kami's ' furniture use completely gutted the building , and also damaged the stock of Ivivlohhaum ft Dflweln adjoining. The losses will aggregate WOOGOO ; about half insured. Several persons wcro Injured by falling walls , but none seri ously. with Kraud. In. , Doc. 'J'J. Special Tele gram toTin : BKI : . | Sheriff Mugner returned Lids morning from Wlndoin , Minn. , with Ncls Pcturson , who Is charged with defraud ing A. T. Larson of this city out of ? 'V > 00 worth of property by fnlso representations. There has been considerable ! dlftlculty ex perienced In getting illegal hold on Peterson , Uounty Attorney BovIiiKton has visited Wnilom several times on the matter , nnd about a month ago went thcro lo arpiio the question of a requisition before the attorney general of Minnesota. The latter took the matter under advisement and recently rec ommended to the governor thnt ho grnnt n requisition for Peterson. This cose is ono of the many Hint have been the result of the wholesale frauds practiced on hundreds of people throughout the country by the now defunct linn of Frcdcricltson & Co. of Chi cago. Seine tlmo last year Ncls Peterson entered Into negotiations with Mr. Larson , wishing to trade land. In Cottonwood county , Minn. , for a lot of horses and nnd mules. I\lr \ , Peterson was acting ns agent for Frederick- son it Co. , and after some llttlo delay the trade was made nnd Peterson secured posses sion of the property , which was placed on board the cars' at this place. In return Larson received a contract fora deed for the land and ho went to Chicago to se cure the papers. j\t thli time the great fraud was exposed , a ml Larson with hun dreds of others , found thut his deeds wuro not worth the paper they \ verowritten on , ns Frederlckson it Co. had no title to the Inmls they had been trailing. Peterson and a man named Olson wcro indicted by the grand jury of this county. Peterson Is accompanied by his attorney , nnd arrangements are being made to secure bail for Peterson , Piiloldo of a Jewelry Tlilcf. HAWAN , la. , Dec. 29. [ Special Telegram to Tim BIE , ] Thomas Wood , n young mail twenty-oiio years of ago , broke into the post- oflicc and Jewelry store of F. 0. Mucklerat IClrkman on Saturday night nnd stole $3 In cash und a quantity of Jowclry. As ho was preparing to leave this morning an attempt was made to arrest him , whoa ho started across the country on a run , discarding his surplus clothing as he ran. When his pursu ers approached him nnd demanded his sur render ha drew a a'-calllbcr revolver and shut himself in the head. At. last reports ho was still olive , but cannot recover. Ills homo was iu the eastern part of this state. Mntchcil ( o TlgM nt Oimthi. BuiitiNOTOX , la , , Uee. 29. [ Special Tele gram to Tin : 13 KG. ] A number of prominent Bportlng mcii from southern anil eastern cities are In this city perfecting tlio details of a pugilistic encounter between Jack "Welch of 1'carla , JH. , nnd John T.inso of Icmpbls , Tenn. , for 51 , 000 a slilo and gate iiionoy. It is believed , from what a reporter could learn , that the light will take place within a short time nt or near Omaha. The two men are evenly miitcticd , anil a great battle Is pro- dieted. The greatest Interest is being taken In the nffnlr , _ A Grand Army Kntrrtninuicnr. FAIIIIACUT , la. , Dec. 29. [ Special TclQBram to Tin : Bui : . ] Hansom Grand Army of the Kcpubllc post , No. 379 , gave ono of the most successful and pleasing entertainments and receptions over given in this place. The principal attraction was Major It. II. llcu- dorshott , this drummer boy of thcHappa- haniioclc , and Ida son , who fairly sot the largo audience wild with enthusiasm with their wonderful music. Jleatli of.Jiidno .Mitchell. DCS MOIXKS , la. , Dec. 29. Judge John Mitchell died today of pneumonia. Ho has been n resident of this city since 1S. " > 0. Ho was Judge of the circuit court for twelve years , beginning in 1SIVJ , and also llllccl other ofilces. Jl'CllUSX'KV'li FKillT. lie Will Mnlco fl'roublo for Vctulcrs or Dlsenspil Meat. CHICAGO , Dec. 29. [ Special Telegram to TUB IUE.J Dr. Hiram McChesney of the state board of live stock commissioners leaves for Springfield , tonight to keep a promise made to the craiid jury that List week Investigated the slaughter and sale of lumpy-Jawed cattle for the Chicago nnd foreign trade. " 1 had nn Intimation from the grand Jury , " said ho , "that they could not got the evidence they wanted in proper shape and I told them that 1 thought It my duty to take up tlio in vestigation and that 1 would do so , nnd would give the otTenilun the butt c'lid of Illinois law , if I could catch them , I leave for Springfield tonight to ask for the co-operation of Governor Fifer and my two confreres on the slate board. If I have then-consent 1 shall come back hero at once nnd begin some prosecutions. 1 will have Inspector Mat l.amb in-rested , charged with malfeasance In oilier- , drunkenness on duty and allowing diseased mc.it to go on the market. This will glvo mo the opportunity I \yant to prove the vlllinnius that have been going on tit the stockyards by the connivance by himself und his fellow city Inspectors. 1 shall also prosecute Nelson Morris for selling diseased meat. It was hard for mo to hcliovo thai a man lll < o Nelson Morris , having the trade In canned meat , and dressed meat that ho bos , could afford to well diseased meat , and I would not believe it In the case lately before the grand Jury If I had not proved the thing on him. Hois not too good to doit nnd in answer lo the abusing that I get for bringing dlsroputo on the Chicago cage market by exposing such practices I will only say that if the packers can nrtord to sell diseased meat I can afford to expose it. " "Have you any evidence ngalnst Morris ? " "Certainly I havo. Ho never brought these lorty-two head of diseased cattle that came in hero on November 110 from Carlylc , Tex. I loused a through hill of lading that came with other cattle from Carlyle and transferred them at Pcorla , Jll. , leaving the Texas cattle thorn to Do fattened on distillery swill and replacing them with the sumo number of lumpy jaw cattle from that distillery. Thuro Is no doubt about liH having .knowingly brought lumpy jaw cattle In here and put them on the market , IIo has justified him self by cLdmlng to mo that the incut from lumpy jaw stock was ns healthy ns nny and perfectly li.irinlcs..i , but the laws of the btato , the laws of the city and tha laws of other states and foreign countilcr. iiru au'nlnst it aud he has no right to un opinion m the mat ter. Xow that the light Is well ut' un , was commenced without , my nsslnanco , 1 think wo might Just as well make U a light to a llnlsh and then wo will bo in Khnpo to pro ceed with the building of Chicago's mcnt market m the world. 1 can eco far enough ahead lo discern thut it cannot bo done except by rnuintalng the best market in the world , Mark my prediction , thlt is going to bo a light to the finish nnd homebody Is going to got , hurt. You will hear from mo in u day or two. " ' JiiNtioo Arillor'M SiioeoHKor Confirmed , WASHINGTON , Doo. 29. The senate 1ms confirmed the nomination of Henry 1) ) , Brown iu associate justice of the supreme ) court. A DARING PIECE OF WORK , 10 Toughs Rol ) tlio doromnclal Excliaag * Bank at South Chicago , < \0TURED \ AFTER AN EXCITING CHASE , Tlir Abstain Cnshlcr Knnolceil lrvn ) , * jru tally llentcn , Thrown Into the Vault nttd the Door I < iiUcd. CHICAGO , III. , Dec. 20. Ono of the moil daring robberies known In Chiengo was perpetrated today by three stock yards toughs , undoubtedly the nnmovlio recently robbed the enslilor of Allorton's packing lionso. iV lev- minutes past noon tlireo men rntoroit tlio Merchants' Kxchnniro bank , oil Coinmcr * clnl avcnuo , South Chicago. Cashier Wilder and llookkcepcr Willis lind gone to liuieli , nnil the only person loft lit the bank was Frank Lynn , nsslstnnt cashier. Two of tlio men went to windows In tlm hnnk railing , pointed revolvers at Lynn anil ordered liliu to open the iloor nt. tlio roar nnd lot the tlilnl nmn In. Lynn did this , \vhon the robber knocked him down niul Iclckod him In tha stomach until the younir nmn was hclplow Then the roboor entered the vault , took from thn snfo thrco JSOO packages of bllli , seine chan go nnd a box containing deeds niul inoit- pnges. Then hopicucd up Lynn , throw him Into tlio viuilt niul locked the door on him. Tno burglars then put their spoils Into a stick nnd taking n binrey ihwo down the street. Hooukcopcr Wills passed the men lit the entrance ) to the bank , mill on getting Insldo was surprised to llnil tlio vuult locked nnd no ono present. Ho hurriedly opened the vault , whcnyounc Lynn fell out , bloody nnd proauing tlint the bunk had been robbed. Willis rushed , ontslilo inul innt Pollea Lieutenant Jenkins nnd Scrgoint 1'owers. A patrol wagon was called out and started In not pursuit of the robbers , whom they could sco a inllo abend. The lush wan idled merci lessly nnd the police were gaining rapidly when the horses began to glvo out. The lieu tenant ordered tlio ofllcerM to mo shot puns ns soon ns tliey could pot within range , whllo ho jumped out to order niiothorngou. . /b the corner of South Chicago nnd CottHRO ( 'rovcnvcnucs the robbers doorted thobuggy , potting Into the covered incut wnion of Chnrlos JIulllii , ovKlontly with tlio Idea Hint they would thus clttilo the vlgllenco of the police. but tlio mirsuersvcro too close and a volley from the shotguns soon caused them to desert the wngcn. When it wai eauplit up with Mutlln was placed under arrest , although protesting thnt ho know nothing about the matter , while the ortlcers continued tlio olinso of the others. Ono of them , .lohn Corbctt , soon surrendered , anil after a long hunt tlio others were found In ti barn. They opened fire on bolnp discov ered and I'atrick O'llrlC'ii , n watchman \vitU tlio pollca was shot in the thigh , The sight of thoauoticuns too niurh for them , how ever , and thr > \ - teen gave up , Kiirronderingnll the spoils. They gave their nnnica as Frank Dennett nnd Henry Foathei-Htono. The hit ter Is known to the pollco by several names. MAY 2'JlOrii < tIAVSK VKltEllltK , Tha Killing of the lloimhll'tiin Post master nt Gnrrolltnii , MiNS. WASiiiNflTON , Dec. 20. The Star says : ' 'Tho killing of John Pront'ss Matthews , postmaster at Cvrollton , Miss. , by young McBrldo will probably turn out to ho a onuso colcbre. A Star reporter yesterday sa\v J. M. Matthews of Mississippi , who was the republican - publican candidate for congress ngnlnst ( Jcn- cral Hooker at the last election and who la also a brother of the dead man. Matthews hnd just received the following telegram fromCirrollton : : 'John was murdered by a mob. Ho hud been notiJlod by a dozen inoti that n mob was going to kill him thut day. Ho saw the men with guns and got n rifle. When ho did this the sheriff arrested him nnd placed him under bonds. John pointed three men out to the shcrlll nnd nshoil him to arrest them and protect Ins llfo. Tha sheriff refused. It was a plot ) and all worn In it. When ho wont to n hotel for dinner McBrldo , who was stilt in the drugstore - store , shot him down with a shot gun , killing- him Instantly. Not satisfied with this , Mc- Hrido fl rail live shots nt him from n revolver after bo wasdend. The mob then bofran dancing nnd shouting around the body with the most Vila abuse and curses. John had received several anonymous loiters tolling him ho must leave town. The inurdcroe goes free , nnc all because they must nave tlio postofllco. " 'My brother,1' said Matthews , "was only twenty-ono years old. Ho was the ilrst re publican postmaster to take the Carrollton ottlco for iniuiy years , and it was said that no republican should hold thoolllce. " ARK fifllSiriUJ.ISTS IXtj.lXEf \ Qucatiim to Ho Doolilotl by Sotnn tlitilicitil Authority Very Soon , AIu.w.AfKRi * , Wis , , Doc. 20. [ Special Tele gram to Tin : Hii'.l : Whether or not spiritu alism Is nn oviilcnco of insanity Is a knotty point thnt Judge "tVlnslnw , who Is todiiy sit ting as special Judge in the circuit court , la called upon to determine. Tlio question arises In connection with the contest of the will of the hito Joseph Colby , during his Hfo time a well Known resident of this city. Ho was n spiritualist , and so prolltiiblo were his seances that ho was enabled to leave nn o.s- Into of nearly $10,000 , nil of which was wlllod away from his fnmily It Is alleged by the contestants tlial ho was of unsound mind at thetlmolio made the will. Three limes during his llfo ono of his daughters Instituted pro ceedings for the purpose of having him de clared insane and n guardian appointed , hut in each case the court , decided In tavor of the old man. The course of thu proGato court admitting the will wnn sustained on npjiral by Judge Mann , and against this decision thu contestants have taken nnothcrappcal , which Judge Wnslow is called upon to determine' . I r they nro again defeated the case will betaken taken to thu r.uproinu court , nnd the chances are that llttlo of tlio estntovlll bo loft \vliou thohlghest legal tribunal of the state Ims linally decided whethur n belief In the doc trine * of spiritualism Is pruna facia proof of Insanity. They Clnlni the Hoiinty. CHICAGO , Dec , 29. [ Special Telegram to Tin : llEK.l "Tho' ' sugar planters of tha Sandwich Islands nro determined to have the benefit of the bounty which , under the lusi bosslon of congress , was ordered for tlio American pluutura , " aald Henry H. I'Yoe- man of Honolulu , this afternoon. "For this reason when the law admitting frcotho Biigur of-lho world Into the United States was passed , the Sandwich Islands were under nn unoxpired treaty already enjoying that priv ilege iu return ft > r Kiinllar favors to the United States , Thin tmttlng of our com petitors upon nn equal fojting with us doui us a viist amount of injury. In fact , Just an iniu'li ns It would have uonulf to tlm planters of the United KtatuH had no bounty been cranUul , Thcroforo wo claim a right to cumo In under the bounty clause , and this \vo think your coiiKrcss will sec. II not , why wo nhull restore the duty on American Im ports nnd treat with some other nation , " Air. Freeman left for 'Washington to-day tour u this meaauro upon tlio treasury de partment. , IllllH Iluport tl Knvornhly. WASHIXOTON' , fleo. 2'J. Senator Kryo , from the committee on commerce , has reported favorably the various hllh embodying tha recommendations of the recent Intornntlurial I niarlno conferoncu rulutlvo to ttiu nn ivlmnti j innrliio. , Benator I'uddoek , from thee inntleo 0:1 : agriculture , today repotted the pure UxrJ ' bill. i ,
