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A RADICAL CONSPIRACY.
VOORHEES CHARGES HARRISON
WITH IMPLICATION.
Colonization of Negro Voters in
Indiana, West Virginia and Con
necticut Its Object—Documentary-
Evidence in Proof of the Charge—
H ggins Speaks in Support of the
BiU.
Washington, Dec. 23.—Discussion of the
election bill *w resumed in the Senate this
afternoon, Mr. Higgins taking the floor. The
pending measure, he said, went but sligh:ly
beyond the one now on the statute books.
It did not in any way taka the control of
elections from the state authorities. The
whole subject of elections was left by the
pending bill to the states; and all declama
tion against it as to its interfering with
elections in the states was groundless and
resulted in nothing but bald misrepresenta
tion.
PRESENT MANAGEMENT OF ELECTIONS.
Mr. Higgins went on to discuss at length
the present management of elections iu the
various states (.including Delaware) in or
der to show the necessity existing for such
reform as is propose! in the pending
measure. If he could reach the iniquity of
such election frauds by a federal election
law, ho would like to do it. Why, he asked,
should the purity of elections be secured for
a city, and denied for a county and state.
NEGRO DOMINATION.
As to the claim of the southern senators
that they feared, and could not endure
negro domination, .Mr. Higgins asserted his
belief that there was never a day when the
ton them white leaders could not have had
the hearty support of the black men of
the south for the asking of it.
He had always considered that one
great service which the Democratic party
had rendered was its ooralling and bringing
into its fold all people who from nativity
and other circumstances were the least
fitted to discharge the functions of Ameri
can citizens; and why, he asked, had not
the southern white democrats done the same
with the blacks!
REAGAN’S EXPLANATION.
The reason was, Mr. Reagan replied, that
in the reconstruction period the f'reedman’s
bureau and carpetbaggers had made the
blacks believe that the whites wers their
enemies, and had arrayed the blacks in an
oath-bound league to vote the repnbllcan
ticket.
Mr. Gray replied to Mr. Higgins’ strict
ures upon the state of Delaware and said
that he had never beforo kuown a senator
to take advantage of bis position in order
to traduce and vilify the people who had
honored him with a seat in the Senate; but
he (Mr. Gray) wonld uot admit that there
was a particle of justification for what his
colleague had said.
VOORHEES ARRAIGNS HARRISON.
Mr. Voorhees addressed the Senate. The
opening of tils speech consisted of a criticism
of President Harrison for that portion of
his message to congress urging the passage
of the election bill. If President Harrison,
he said, should undertake to put on the
stage “a school for hypocrisy” he could not
do better than dramatize that portion of his
message that related to fair aud honest
elections. The rank corruption of the elec
tion of 1888 was resting, folded away in
“blocks of five,” and was still fresh and
carefully preserved in the minds of the
American people.
COLONIZATION ON VOTEKS.
Mr. Voorhees charged that within sixty
days after the incoming of the present ad
ministration an extensive, powerful and
corrupt conspiracy was formed to import a
certain class of voters from distant parts of
the country into Indiana, West Virginia
and Connecticut in order to secure
a majority in those states for
the republican ticket in 1893.
Proof of it had been published in the New
\ork World on Oct. 4 last, including a
letter from Mr. Huston, treasurer of the
United States, to Mr. Lindsay, the author
of the plan, "declaring himself heartily in
fivor of the scheme,” and saying that he
would speak to the President about it.
A PAINFUL REFLECTION,
it was painful, Mr. Voorhees said, to re
flect that the man who knew Ben Harrison
better than any other man in public life
knew him, who hod carried him and his
fortunes through the stormy and corrupt
campaign of 1888 in Indiana, who had
studied him and his political methods at
clc.se range, felt himseif warranted in
submitting for his consideration and ap
proval a corrupt overthrow of honest resi
dent majorities by shameless importation
and colonization of black voters from the
south. And yet that man (Huston) retaiued
his high office; had met with no rebuke and
continued to bask in the executive favor
and confidence.
DUDLEY AND QUAY.
The names of Dudley and Senator Quay
having been introduced in connection with
this scheme for colonizing negro voters in
Indiana, Mr. Voorhees said that he took no
pleasure in commenting on the names of
the men connected with that conspiracy;
but he would not remain silent when even
the most exalted dignitaries of the govern
ment were found conspiring, plotting and
burrowing amid filth and corruption in
order to overthrow the rightful majorities
m Indiana, to deprive her people of the
first principles of self-government, and to
Place them under the rule of the lowest and
jnost venal negro element that could be
bought and imparted from the south.
APPROVAL OF THE PLAN.
Mr. Voorhees went on to read letters from
senator Quay and some republican repre
sentatives from Indiana approving of the
colomzatiod plan, as well as correspondence
between Mr. Lindsay and his co-worker in
the enterprise, Mr. Whitehead of North
Carolina, giving some of the points of the
plan and suggesting that some 5,000 negroes
irom North Carolina must be placed in the
state of Indiana.
an historic bit of advice.
In one of the earliest epistles of Mr. Lind
aay to his confederate the following rich
and historic morsel of advice and Instruct"
tiou,said Mr. Voorhees, was given: “Now,
juy dear friend, read this letter, which, I
nepe, will p U t you in better spirits.
And then, in the language of one of our
Kfeotest statemoo, ‘burn this letter.’ D) uot
tear it up, but burn it.” [Laughter.]
. Mr. Voorhees continued, Mr. White
nead liad burned Mr. Lindsay’s letters, or
“apt sober, as he was enjoined to do, toe
vurld Would have lost one lesson at least in
me art of securing republican majorities in
democratic states.
the thrust to use Font'E.
f*** Idll now before the tyiuate, he said,
, which was made an administration
a-sMuro, would take control, by force it
'wessary, of the elections of every stet-.
t w.,uid do so in the northern and western
•au. us well us iu the southern states. It
~ a**'lined in its provisions that the
_ lerioau people, without regard to
, "ere not sutßoieutiy iutelll
f“• flttuou* or honest to lis In.
irii • i Wl **' I |eU and eternal
luJT’ 1 * , H* koine rule—-self government.
i Harrison, he said, had recorded
i' y* tr '*** the people of all states: and
• people, on their part, in nearly every
§o|)c JHofmnfl ffrtog.
commonwealth of the union, had, with un
paralleled unauimity, recorded their dis
trust of him and of his administration.
A SPIRIT OF DESPOTIBM.
The spirit of despotism in the bill wa- as
perversive of the whole country and as
dangeroui to constitutional liDarty every
where os was die force bill which paisid
the House twenty years ago. He appealed
to the great stalwart states of the north on
the issue—to those states which had never
bowed tuelr proud heads to federal dicta
tion or domination. Why should the north
consent that such a stigma of disgrace,
such a hrand of dishonor, should be branded
upon them by the enactment of the pending
measure!
deliverance of dixie.
After recalling the plundering of the
south during the reconstruction period Mr.
Voornees said that as the Lord had deliv
ered Daniel from the den of the lions, so he
bad delivered the people of the south trom
the den of th-eves, and had placed their feet
on a more solid and secure foundation of
prosperity than ever before. He appealed
to the just-minded men and women
of the north to extend to the
people of the south an open, full and fra
ternal confidence; to give them fair play
and to treat them as kindred, in blood,
heart, hope, thought, purpose and design.
He appealed to them to greet their breth
ren of the south, not in the spirit of the force
bill, not in a spirit of accusation and dis
trust, but in the generous, proper aud lofty
spirit which the Savior taught for the re
conciliation of brothers to each other.
CONDITION OF THE NEGROES.
Referring to the condition of the colored
men at tho south, Mr. Voorhoes read ex
tracts from testimony taken before the con
gressional committee in North Carolina,
showing positively that there was no dis
crimination made against the colored men
in that slate; that many of them were pros
perous land owners; that they had the same
school advantages as the whites, and that
they were never interfered with at
elections, but voted the republi
can ticket without interference. He
also read the testimony of
colored republicans in Mississippi to the
samo effect; and asserted that in ev ry one
of the southern states the negroes bad re
ceived more aud higher political honors
than in all the northern states put together;
and that, in the ownership of real estate, in
the acquirement of property of every de
scription, and in tho possession of ready
money, the colored people of the south
have, man for man in comparison with the
colored people of the north, beaten their
northern brethren ten times over in the
great struggle of life.
MORTON’S OBSERVATIONS.
He also quoted with high compliment to
Vico President Morton, a rooent newspaper
interview with that gentleman after a trip
to the south. The development of the south
Mr. Voorhees said, rested on moral force,
upright purposes, and those principles and
habits of justice which in all
ages characterized good government, and
won the favor of God. Within ten years
of the close of the nineteenth century the
farmers of the south were in a condition,
by their industry and good government, to
rescue interests of the entire
country from impending and overwhelm
ing disaster. W hen the twentieth cen
tury opened it was bis prayer and
his belief that the farmers of
the north and of the south, and of all sec
tions of the country would have so united
and fraternized in their councils and policy
that the3 T would bo in control of the gov
ernment for the establishment of justioe
and equality and for the overthrow of class
supremacy and malignant sectionalism.
A RECESS MOVED.
Mr. Hoar, at 6 o’clock, moved that the
Senate take a recess until 8 o’clock.
Mr. Harris —On that I call for the yeas
and nays.
Mr. Hoar made another effort to obtain
from the democratic side an utterance of
seme kind indicating the date upon which a
vote upon the bill might be taken, but, as
on all former occasions, he got no satisfac
tion.
The vote was taken and resulted: Yeas
20, nays s—no quorum.
Mr. Hoar—l notice that a large number
of senators have left the other side of the
chamber since the motion was made, and
that there is a considerable number present
who do not vote. It is undoubtedly im
possible t) get a quorum present, and I
therefore movo that the Senate do now ad
journ.
The motion was agreed to, and the Sen
ate, at 6:20 o’clock adjourned until to
morrow morning.
SKIRMISHING FOR A QUORUM.
Many Vacant teats on the Floor When
the Senate Met.
Washington, Dec. 23. — A small attend
ance of senators this morning attracted the
attention of the democrats, aud Mr. Harris
demanded a call of the roll. Thirty-two
senators responded to the call, twelve less
than a quorum. The sergeant-at-arms was
directed, cn motion of Mr. Hoar, to request
the presence of the absent senators. In the
course of half an hour a quorum made its
appearance.
Mr. Cockrell from the committee on mili
tary affairs reported,aud the Senate passed,
the bill to establish a record and pension
office of the war department.
Mr. Dawes presented, and the Senate
adopted, the conference report on the Sioux
reservation bill.
PUBLIC BUILDING BILLS.
Mr. Spooner having submitted various
conference reports on public building meas
ures, Mr. Gormau criticized the policy of
congress in making no appropriation for
the erection of edifices, although a limita
tion was placed upon the cost. Under such
policy it was impossibls that there
could be economy in the public exDendi
tures. The reports were agreed to. The
hills authorize the construction of public
buildings at Norfolk, V 0.,; Sioux City
Iowa: Kansas City Mo.; Taunton, Mass.;
Stockton, Cal., Newburg, N. Y., and Paw
tucket, R. I. As agreed upon in confer
ence the bills are left as they came from
the House, which strucK out the clauses
making appropriations.
The House amendment to the Senate
amendment to t he urgent deficiency appro
priation bill striking out the appropriation
for the par of the clerk* of the senators was
uon-coucurred iu.
CRY DOCK OF THE GULF.
A Now Officer Detailed to the Com
mission.
Washington, Dec. 23.—8 y the direction
of the President Maj. Henry C. Hasbrouck,
Fourth artillery, has been detailed as a
i ,ember of the ccmtnlsslon appointed for
tne purpose of selecting a site forjadry dock
ut some point on the shores of tb Gulf of
Mexico or the waters connected therewith,
etc., vice Oil Cyrus B. Comstock of the
corps of engineers, relieved.
import* of Gold
New York, Dec. 22. —The steamer J.t
Bourgogne winch arrived here to-day
brought #344,out* Iu French gold. Tae
Hpree brought aOI.UOU sterling gold.
TU to’.#! gold luii it 4 sines Dee. 17 is
5,i
SAVANNAH, GA., TUESDAY. DECEMBER 23, 1890.
SITTING BULLS DEATH.
TWO CONGRESSMEN ASK FOR AN
INVESTIGATION.
Representative Blanchard Insinuates
That It Was Not Justiflable-The
Tjxt of Agent McLaughlin’3 Report
to the Commissi ;ner of Indian Af
fhirs-The News from the Front
Washington, Dec. 32. Gen. Schofield
has received a telegram from Gen. Miles
dated Rapid City, Dak., Dec. 22, os follows;
“1 believe that all or very Dearly all of the
followers of Sitting Bull have been cap
tured. CoL Sumner reports to-day the
capture of Big Foot’s band of Sioux, num
bering 159. He has been the most defiant
and threatening. The result* so far have
been satisfactory.”
an investigation called for.
In the House to-day Mr. Blanchard of
Louisiana offered for reference the follow
ing preamble and resolutions:
W serf,as. The recent killing of the Indian
chief. Sitting Bull, appears to have been accom
plished under circumstances recognized neither
as the laws of war nor by those of peace.
Resolved, That a committee consisting of
five members of this House who are memls-rs
elect to the House of Representatives of the
Fitly second congress, to be appointed by the
speaker of the present House, is directed to ia
quire into and investigate the killing of the
said Indian chief. Sitting Bull, aud the immedi
ate causes leading thereto, ana wnether a state
ol war existed which justified his summary
taking off; and if not, what justification, if
any, there was. for bis violent death at the
hands of the Indian police iu the eaiploy of the
government.
Result ed, That the ooramittee is charged with
the duty or investigating the threatened Indian
outbreak in the west, and the cause thereof,
whether neglect by the government of its treaty
obligations with tue Indians, or tardy or inade
quate fulfillment of such obligations on the
part of the government, had anything to do with
the turbulent state of affairs existing among
the Indians.
Resolved, That the committee shall have tho
power to appoint sub-committees and to travel
from point to point as may be necessary, und
in doing so it is authorized to use the govern
ment conveyances and means of transporta
tion.
Resolved, That the committee may sit during
the present session and afier the final adjourn
ment of the present congress, and shall i ake
a report by Dec. 1 next to the Fifty-second con
gress.
M’ADOO ALSO ASKS ENLIGHTENMENT.
Mr. McAdoo of New Jersey also offered
for reference a resolution reciting that it
is charged in the public press (to the involv
ing of the national honor) that certain In
dian reservation police officers, acting under
the authority of the civil and military
powers of the United States, did un
justifiably kill tho Sioux chief, Sit
ting Bull, and afterward barbarously
mutilate bis remains; aud calling on the
Secretaries of War and of the Interior for
all the official correspondence relating to
the matter; and more especially for tire re
ports of l hose officers and agents directly
concerned in the ordering or effecting of
the arrest of Sitting bull.
AGENT M’LAUGHLIN’S REPORT.
Toe commissioner of Indian affairs has
received from Indian Agent McLaughlin
a r.-port dated Fort Yates, Standing Rock
Agency, Deo. 18, of a fight between the In
dian police and the followers of Sitting Bull
on the Dec. 18. Agent McLaughlin says:
“The troops left Fort Yates at midnight on
the 14th for Grand river with Louis Pri
rneau as guide, and my Indian police, who
were then at Grand river or enjroute, were
instructed to arrest Sitting Bull when tne
troops wero sufficiently near to afford them
protection in case of resistance to arrest.
THE ARREST.
"At daybreak Monday morning, Dec. 15,
the police went to Sitting Bull’s camp, di
rect to his house aud surrounded the bouse.
A detail was sent into the house where Sit
ting Bull was sleeping on the floor, the
remainder staying outside. They aroused
him and announced their purpose, at the
same time raising him to a sitting position,
and be at first seemed inclined to offer no
resistance, and they allowed him to dress,
during which time he changed his mind and
they took him forcibly from the house. By
this time the police were surrounded by
Sitting Bull’s followers, members Jof the
ghost dance.
THE FIRST SHOT.
“The shot was fired by “Catoh-tbe-Bear, ”
one of the hostile?, and a lieutenant of
police, Bull Hoad, was struck. The fighting
then became general, in fact it was a hand
to hand fight. Sitting Bull was killed, shot
though the body and head in the early part
of the fight by Bull Head and Red Toma
hawk, each of whom shot at
him. Four policemen were killed out
right and three wounded, one of
the latter dying at tho agency
hospital this morning after his removal
there. Bull Head, ihe lieutenant of police,
is dangerously woundod, but may recover.
(He has since died). The hostiies lost eight
killed and several woundod, aDfl were driven
from the field by the police. They fled up
the Grand river, leaving their wives and
families and all their property aud dead
behind them.
ARRIVAL OF THE CAVALRY.
“Two troops of United States cavalry
(100 men) arrived on the ground immedi
ately after the fight, which had occupied
less than half an hour, and took possession
of the camp, its inhabitants, property and
dead. The military did not pursue the
fleeing hostiies, and the latter will no
doubt fall into the hands of some
one of the commands moving at different
points west or south of the reservation. The
police returned about 3 o’clock this after
noon, accompanied by a cavalry detach
ment, having in charge the remains of the
four dead policemen and Sittiug Bull, and
also two prisoners, “Henrv Growler,” Bit
ting Bull’s nephew. 31 years old, and “Mid
dle," son of Little Assinaboine, 21 years old.
Sitting Bull’s remains are m possession of
the military at Fort Yates.
CASUALTIES OF THE FIGHT.
“The casualties of the fight aro as fol
lows:
“Police Force—Bull Head in command,
dangerously wounded (four wounds): Shave
Head, first sergeant, mortally wounded
(since dead); Little Eagle, fourtn sergeant,
killed; Middle, private, painfully wound and;
Afraid-of-Soldier, private, killed; John
Armstrong, special police, killed; Hawk
Men. special police, killed.
*.icstiles Killed Outright—Sitting Bull,
1 lack Bird. Catch-the-Bear, Little Astana
borne, Craw Foot* Sitting B ill’s son, 17
years old. The affbve are designated as
very bad men.
"SDotted Horn Bull, a chief; Brave
Thunder, a chief, and Cues?, were wounded.
Several were badly wounded hut wore
earned off by their friends. ”
BRAVERY OF THE POLICE.
Agont Mo laugblin speaks in tho vsry
highest terms of the judgment and bravery
of the Indian police and he strongly urge*
tlio goveruoi'-ut to give them some sub
stantial reward for their service*. 11a also
urgi that ga-ierou* allowance t e made for
the families of those woo are dead.
Siting Bull's arrest was undertaken in
obedience to the following telegram from
Gen. Huger, dated H. Paul, Dec. 12,
IMM.
To th* I’dtMSMkss l-r, fort Vatu,
Ti.e division eowuiaudsr be* directed He*
you in site it yew special duty to secure the per-
son of Sitting Bu'l Oall on the Indian agent
to co-operate aud render such assistance as
will best promote the purposes in view.
A TEACHER’S CO-CPKKATION.
It appears that John M. Cariguan, teacher
of the Grand river day school, located near
Bitting Bull’s hnusa, had kept Agent Mc-
Laughlin well informal as to the move
meats of Sating Bull anil his followers. At
3 o'clock in the morning of Dec. U ho
went over to Bull Head’s house,
aud there learned that Sitting
Bull had written the agent for
permission to go to Pine Ridge. He bad
received au urgent call fr av hL friouds
there to join them, and that God was to
appe ir to them. Bull Head said that Hittiug
Bull had made up his mind to go vntu or
without the agent's permission, and ho asked
Mr. Carignau to advise the authorities to
arre t Sittiug Bull at once. Upon this in
formation, which was oonvayed to the
military beadquarteis. order? for his arrest
were issued. Accompany iug the report is a
rough sketch of the battlefield aud sur
rounding country.
SHORT BULL WANTS PROMISES.
Pike Ridge, S. D., Deo. 22. Bhort Bull
oatne In from the Bad Lands yesterday and
had a talk with Gen. Brooke. It was the
same old story that there were men in his
camp who would come m providing
promises woro kept and pledge given that
no one should be arrested and sent to prison.
What Gon. Brooke said is
not known, but from what was said yester
day by Gen. Miles no govern. nout olileer or
other officer can make any promises with
the ussurance that the government will car
ry them out. To bring on these Indians
under the pledges that they ask, and then
to attempt to arrest or disarm them, would
precipitate a massacre at Pine Ridge.
By telegraph it is learned 1 at Rapid City
that (Jol. Stanton found some of Bitting
Bull's fugitives and some Cherry Creole
Indians crossing tho Bad Lands toward
Kickiug Bear’s camp. Blanton chased
them into the Bad Lauds near White river,
opposite the mouth of Wounded Knee
creek. No soldiers were hurt, and probably
no Indians.
A DULL DAY IN THE HOUSE.
Blount Opens the Day by Doubting
the Presence of a Quorum.
Washington, Dec. 22.—1n the House
this morning, in order to test the question
as to the presence of a quorum, Mr. Blount
of Georgia objected to the approval of the
journal. It was approved by a vote off
170 yeas to no nays.
The floor was accorded to tiro committee
on the District of Columbia. Three or four
measures of a purely local and pergonal
nature were deposed of, and then extended
discussion arose upon the bill incorporating
the Georgetown and Arlington Railroad
Company which was finally re-committed.
Tho House then adjourned.
NEW HAMPSHIRE’S HOUSE.
Petitions to Enjoin the Putting Names
on the 8011.
Concord, N. H., Dec. 22.—1n tho office
of the clerk of the superior court for Bel
knap county, at Laconia this afternoon,
Harry Bingham of Littleton, and others,
representing the democrats in the state
House of Representatives, filed a petition
for an injunction enjoining Stephen S.
Jewett, clerk of said House, from placing
upon the roll of membership of the House
of 1891 for its organization the names of
certain additional conditional “if entitled”
representatives, and for such other further
or different relief as to the court seems just
aud necessary iu tho premises.
TWO OTHER PETITIONS.
Two petitions were also filed by persons
who claim to have been legally elected
members of the next legislature, praying
for a mandamus commanding Clerk Jewett
to place upon the roll of the House of 1891
for its organization their names, and
names of the representative! elected
in the towns speoificaily enumer
ated and specified in the statutes,
and for sued other relief as to the court mav
seam just and necessary in the premises.
Copies of the above were also delivered to
to Clerk Jewett, who was further notified
that application would bo made to Chief
Justice Doe at Dover at 1 o’clock to-morrow
afternoou to fix upon a time for the hear
ing.
A BROKER’3 BAD BREAK.
He Presents Three Worthless Checks
and Gets Them Cashed.
Toledo, 0., Dec. 23. —Eetwoen the hours
of 2 and 3 o’clock this afternoon one of
Toledo’s prominent young brokers, Edwara
H. Spear, successfully worked three banks
for $3,000. The First National, Mer
chants’ National and Ketcham
National each lest SI,OOO by
bis manipulations. In each bank he
deposited $250, saying he was tired of the
Northern National and wished to transfer
his account. At 2:30 o’clock he drew three
checks for SI,OOO each on the Northern Na
tional, and each of the other three banks
cashed them promptly, as Spear has done
business for years and was generally
trusted. He had no money in the Northern
National, and the fraud was discovered
at the clearing house. Every avenue as
guarded at once, bat Spear made no effort
to escape. At 7 o’clock he was captured by
Detective Manley and is now in prison. He
stoutly refuses to give any information as
to the whereabouts of tho money.
It now develops that immediately after 3
o’clock Spear took the money obtained from
the other bankß to a savings bank and lifted
a loan of his mother’s. He has sacrificed
his reputation for his mother’s credit.
GRANTED AN EXTENSION.
Wharton Barker & Co.’s Creditors
Lenient.
Philadelphia, Pa., Deo. 22.—1 tis an
nounced that all tho creditors of the bank
ing firm of Wharton Barber & Cos., whioh
recently mado an assignment, have agreed
to an extension, and the firm will go into
court aud ask to ba allowed to resume busi
ness. A committee of three creditors have
lieon selected to look out for the interests of
the creditors in reference to the disposition
of the securities now held by the firm.
FAILURE OF THE MEYERS.
The Firm Asks Its Creditors to Grant
an Extension.
New Orleans, Doc. 23.—The creditors of
V. A A. Moyer hold a meeting this after
noon. The firm made a statement showing
that the assets of the New Orleans arid New
\ ork houses, which are virtually the same,
amount to $2,756,984, end tho liabilities to
$1,896.0*43. They asked for one, two
and tlinii year*’ extension, promising to
pay in full. A committee of the creditors
was aop* luted to investigate and report to
•uodjotirurd muting to-morrow evening.
More Clearing House Certificates
New York, Dec, 22. -clearing bouse cr
titlesue e moil nil g to $4.10,(ju0 were nuwl
t -day, and $39,0G0 In caftifioats* were mu
re lied The total now outstanding IS f 15,-
15b,(M1.
KILKENNY AT THE POLLS.
THE EXCITEMENT GREAT AND
THE RESULT IN DOUBT.
A Dispatch to London Claims the
Election of Eenneaay-Terlous Con
flict* Between the Rival Factions
Averted The Parnellites Threaten
to Contest on Account of the Inter
ference of the Priests.
Kilkenny, Doc. 32.—Timothy Harring
ton’s manifesto, as it is called heie, declar
ing that the citizen* of the United Btates
and the Irish in America would never sub
mit to deposing Mr. Parnell, formed one of
the promiueot feature* of the last stage* of
the electoral campaign iu this section of the
country, undoubtedly having considerable
effect on both sides, and possibly benefiting
the adherents of Mr. Parnell.
Polling opened briskly this morning,
everybody looking forward to a most excit
ing day. The presence of military and a
large police force scattered throughout
North Kilkenny seemed to be a guarantee
against any serious breach of tlie peace.
Mr. Pari-ell and his candidate, Vincent
Scully, arrived upon the scene at an early
hour. The town was occupied by a body
of police and a company of fifty soldiers.
ON TO CASTLE COME A
Strong and enthusiastic contingent* of
the supporters of both sides arrived early at
C.aetia Comer, which point others besides
Mr. Henly apparently regarded as the key
of the country. A rumor which caused
considerable excitement was circulated
during the morning. It was to the effect
that a large number of persons had been
confined iu a coal pit in order
to prevent tlieir voting. Wild throats
were made by both sides, and it
was announced that the miners would be
released at any cost. An investigation,
however, showed the story to be nothing
more alarming than a “campaign he," and
howls of deidsion were exchanged between
the opposing parties when it became known
that the miners referred to would, later in
the day, march in a body to tho polls.
bPOIUNU FOR A FIGHT.
Asa rule, leading members of both the
Parnellites and McCarthy ites met ami
troated each other in a courteous manner,
but the same cannot be said of the rank
and file. The latter were boiling up
to the point where they would
have liked nothing better than a rattling
free fight. As the morning advanced the
harmonious state of affairs was somewhat
olouded by an altercation which took place
between Mr. Harnngton ami a number of
priest?. This wordy war was occasioned by
what Mr. Harrington termed the interfer
ence of the priest* with voters. Hot words
were exchanged on this subject aud in
spite of Mr. Harrington'* protests the
priests continued their work of influencing
voters who were thought to be leaning
toward Mr. Darnell. The priests later
marched to the polls amid cheers and coun
ter chnora nt the head of a body of voters.
The action of the priests caused many of
tho l’nrnell'tes to indulge iu considerable
talk of petitioning agaiust the validity of
the election iu North Kilkenny should Mr.
Heuily bo defeated.
WILD EXCITEMENT AT JOHNSTOWN.
Advices from Johnstown slate that Mr.
Honuessy’s supporters, headed by a number
of enthusiastic priests, marched through
the streets, causing a scoue of wild ex
citement. The procession was cheered
by Mr. Heunessy’s friends and greeted
with groans by his enemies. It was with
difficulty that tho polios prevented aseriou*
collision. Jaunting cars from all parts
were driven into town loaded with Heu
nessy men, but in spite of this the Parnell
ites claim a majority in Johnstown.
SCULLY ENTERS A PROTEST.
The election excitement existing in this
town was increased when It became known
that Mr. Bcnily, tho Parnellite candidate,
had entered a formal pretest before the
returning officer against the laxity of the
regulations in regard to the admittance of
strangers to tiie polling stations. He and
his friends asserted that the presence was
apparent in the polling piaoos of many
priests whc wore known to be supporters of
Mr. Heunessy. This they claim is irregu
lar aud contrary to law. Voting in this
section proceeded slowly and there was not
to much excitement as was expected about
the polls.
HARRINGTON DOWN ON THE PRIESTS.
Timothy Harrington says that priestly
coercion was rampant throughout north
Kilkenny to-day, and that the Parnellltes
have good grounds to petition against the
validity of Mr. Hennessy's election should
toe latter he shown to have defeated Mr.
Scully. The polling passed off quiotl y.
There was no ais urbanoe here and no dis
order worthy of mention is reported in any
of the other towns in the district.
Messrs. Redmond aud O’Kelly havo loft
town on their way to Paris, where they ex
pect to meet Mr. O’Brien.
KILKENNY’S REGISTRATION.
Jt is stated that out of 5,701 persons en
titled to vote at to-day’s election 4,500 cast
their ballots. Those who abstained from
voting are said to have been mostly union
ists.
In an interview Mr. Parnell said he ex
pseted that the majority would be small
whichever party won. He hoped that the
bitterness of language that marked the con
test would be forgotten and, in fact, con
sidering all things, he thought the
battle had been fought w.th
little ill-feeling on either side. Mr.
Parnell said that his oyes were much bet
ter. He will go to Avomtale to-morrow
and will remain there a day, proceeding
thence to Paris. He will not resume bis
campaign In Ireland until January.
Mr. Darltt in an interview this evening,
said lie was confident that Mr. Hennnsay
hud won by a majority of about 1,000.
THE RESULT IN DOUBT.
The town is intensely excited to-night,
hut no disorder has occurred. The streets
are full of people eagerly discus ing the
day’s election. Opinions vary widely as to
the result of tho poll, and nothing definite
can be learned from any source.
PAPERS DESTROYED IN PHOENIX PARK.
Two carters employed by the Insupprenrt
ble newspaper tell a peculiar story. They
assort that while driving tbrjugh the
streets, with wagon loads of papers, they
wto attacked by a number of masked men,
who compelled them to drive to Phoenix
park, where tho papers were torn In pieces
und scattered.
A FIGHT AT CARUICK.
Dublin, Dec. 22.— At Garrick-on-the-
Suir, Tipperary, to-night, a crowd of Par*
nallites attempt* and to make a bonfire of a
pile of oi riie- of .Mr. Duvitt’s paper, the
Jythor World, whereupon they were at
tacked by a party of Mr. Davltt's sympa
thizers and a sharp scrimmage ensued. The
fight ended in the rout of tho ParuelUtee,
several of whom were wounded.
BALFOUR TO VISIT ULSTER.
It is unuouuoud here that Mr. Balfour,
Chu r secretary for Ireland, wifi visit Lister
in January for tbs purpose of making a
< f liddieeu* in that oouety. It m
ywtuw i that his uiaui efforts wifi be
■ i r.i I upon tbeeityof Belfast.
la Mr (iALwer’a iauhi for farwrij..
At a ooaveuUoa of league d*b*aM at
East Galway to-day it waa resolved to sun
port Mr. Parnell.
LEAGUE OFFICIALS NOT NEEDED.
London, Dec, 22.—A circular letter just
issued informs the Br.tixb branches of the
Irish National League that the services of
most of tho officials connected with such
branches will not bo needed ia the future,
owing to the present financial position of
the league.
PROVISIONS FOR GALWAY.
H. M. 8. Magnet left Portsmouth to-day
for the cc a?t of Galway loaded with meal
and potatoes, together with a quantity if
government stores of all descriptions. This
cargo is one of a > cries sent ami to be sent
by the government to rolieve the
distress of the famishing inhabitant*
of certain sections of Ireland. Three other
British gunboats, the Sea Home, Brito
merte and Urappler, which have beeu en
gaged in simiiur work for somo time past,
have been ordered to continue this duty for
three months longer, when, it is hoped.there
will be no further necessity for rendering
assistance along the coast.
HENNEBHY’a ELECTION CLAIMED.
London, Dec. 22. —A dispatch from Kil
kenny to the Daily .Yste.v says that there is
not tho slightest doubt that, Sir John Pope
Heunessy is elected by a majority of at
least 50J.
SCOTLAND’.* STRIKERS.
Traffic Nearly Suspended and the
Strikers Hard at Work.
Glasgow, Dec. 32.—The railway strikers
have so far succeeded in paralyzing traffic
throughout the district. Very few trains
are running. Piokets of the Strikers are
stationed at many point*, try lag to induoe
the few engine drivers remaining at work
to Join the ranks of the strikers. In several
instances the persuasions of the pickets
wore strong enough to win over additions
to tho number of tnen already on strike.
The Lanarkshire striker* are conducting
their operation* with much vigor. Their
picket* are doing good work. All of the
mineral and most of the passenger traffic
has already stopped, and there does not
seem to bo any prospeot of an early settle
ment of the matter in dispute.
EXPRESS TRAINS LATE.
11l consequence of the strike all nxpresa
trains are coming In late, arriving on on
average about four hours behind time. The
managers of the railway oompauite threaten
to prosecute the strikers for breach of con
tract, olaimhig the men failed to give thair
employers proper notice before going out.
The confusion resulting from the strike
is affecting collieries, furnace* and large
interests of various kinds. The Singer
Sewing Machine Works have ehut down
and wifi remain closed until the strike is
settled.
The Greenock men have joined the strike
movement, but the Edinburgh and Perth
men have refused to go out.
AU the North British trains between
Aberdeen aud Edinburgh, including the
London express, have ceased running.
FREIGHT TRAFFIC AT A STANDSTILL.
The strike has oaused an almost total sus
pension of freight traffic oa the raihoad*.
but passenger trains are being moved,
though irregularly. Crews to work these
train* are only secured by the employment
of station masters and superior of
ficers of the road and by the engine
drivers and flremeu lent by pri
vate firms who possess engines. The
latest report 1? to the effect that the strike
is extending. The men are remaining firm
and are inducing others to leave work. Mr.
Fillott, a labor leader, to-day addressed the
strikers nt Dundee. One Instance is re
ported of a locomotive being derailed, it is
supposed by strikers. Thestriko has stopped
much traffic but tho poat&l service ia still
uninterrupted. The stoppage of operation*
at tho Hhnger sewing machine works throws
4,000 persons out of employment.
FORTY-FIVK HUNDRED MEN OUT.
At a meeting of railway strikers held in
this city today the announcement was
made that 4,500 men had quit work. This
li umber includes the men of the
Caledonian, North British and Houth
west companies. There is un absolute
cessation of freight traffio, and only a few
passenger traius are running. Tho railway
managers are making a firm stand against
the strikers. They have given tho men a
day’s notice to return to work and assert
that they are quite aide to get new men to
fill the places of the strikers.
A FORTUNE FOR KOCH.
The German Government to Give Him
1,000,000 Marks for His Lymph.
Berlin, Dec. 22. —The statement Is made
that the German government will grant
Prof. Koch 1,000,006 marks and his assist
ants 500,000 marks for tho privilege of
manufacturing Prof. Koch's lymph, rrof.
Koch and his associates are also to have a
largo share of the profits accruing from the
manufacture of the lymph.
deoan’h second injection.
William Began, the American consump
tive who came to this city in charge of Dr.
William A. Taltavall of New York. ha| re
ceived the second injection under the Koch
system. Tho dose was one milligramme.
Nine hours afterward symptoms of a re
action commenced to be noticed, but they
wore not marked. After the lapse of fours
hours the patient fullered from
a slight hemorrhage of the lungs,
which causal him considerable
alarm. The doctors In attendance
were soon able to control the hemorrhage
and to restore the patient to a tranquil
state of mind.
AN AMERICAN DIES.
Another consumptive man named Lang,
hailing from Philadelnhia, died from hem
orrhage of the lungs at the Augusta hos
pital after two weeks treatment, during
which he received six injections. At first
ho seemed to lie rapidly improving aud he
expected to he noon dismissed as cured.
APPEALS TO THE LEGATION.
Already over two hundred personal ap
plications upon the part of consumptive
patient? of doctors have been mode at tho
American legation in this city. Tho firmer
ask the legation’s assistance cr advice as
to obtaining treatment under the
Koch system, and the latter are anxious
to he enabled to procure private supplies of
Dr. Koch's lymph. Acting under *he ad
vice of the legation, a number of consump
tive patients have already returned to the
south of Eun pe or to their home*,and other*
ar# expected to follow their example shortly.
Others aro atill being treated at the hos
pitals,and a few are receiving private treat
ment.
KOCH’S HEALTH.
I'rof. Koch desires to con iradict the ru
mors circulated to tils effect that ho Is not
In good healih. He says that on the con
trary ho enjoys excellent health, and is
fully able to continue bis studies iu the
path which be has mapped out for himsalf.
RUSSIA'S FL Bit ING JAWS.
Thirty Thousand to Baee ‘through
Hamburg for Brattli
Beklib. Dec. 22.-Newspapers of this
city report that Hu.iMl Russian Jews are **-
pec tel to arrive at Hamburg sons, aud that
trrsi
I. ut-.. •• mow being tormedlb Hamburg to
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I DAIt.TJIO A YEAR.
< J CENTS A COPY.
< WEEKLY, sl.i A YEAR.
NEW CONFIDENCE GAME.
SENATORS ASKED TO GIVE TO
MYTHICAL NAMESAKES.
Over a Score of Letters Sent on by *
Baltimore Man—Silver Spoons and
Cups and Dollars Sent on by the Un
suspecting Senators— Mandereon Ex
poses the Scheme.
Washington, Bee, 22. The funniest
confidence g& i e of the year wag unearthed
to-day in the United States Sonata The
operator waa a Baltimore man calling him
self William Duval. The victims were at
least one dozen, and perhaps a score of sena
tor*. The (oheme won to notify the individ
ual senator that anew born Duval had
been named for him, and that hi* father
was poor, had a broken leg aud needed as
sistance. The icbemo worked in nlmoet
every case. Vice President Morton and
Senator Kvarts sent sliver cups, Sen
ator Morrill sent a silver spoon,
while others, like Senator Carlisle, seat $5
or $lO. The letters have been coming
for three weeks. Duval will probably ee
rape prosecution now that the pleasure of
the contributing senators has been turned
into chagrin.
MANDERSON DISOOVER9 THE FRAUD.
Senator Mandereon discovered the truth.
He received a copy of the Duval notifications
this morning. It read;
Baltimore, M 0.,. Dm. *2, 1990;
Hon. I la sirs K Maude,'son;
Dear Sm—Enelosed you will find the bap
tismal certificate of my little son, Gharles Man
derson Duval, whom I named in honor of you.
How 1 oatne to name him after you was that kj
wanted to uaut Him after som* prominent r*J
publican, and abuse yon because you are train
my native elute 1 have seen you on several
oceosloriH and always have been an admirer or
you. LlttlaCharles is getting aloug Oral rate,
■nd 1 hope he may live and he as upright anil
honest as tho man after whom he is natnnd.
He is our first-born, and as soon as we
have Ills picture taken I wilt send vote
one. Alko inclosed you will find five-,
tickets for an eatertfclnment which Is riven for;
my liensnt. I would not have troubled row
with them, only last week 1 had my leg broken
While at work anil my frends ore giving this*
for my benefit. All the income l had was whatf
wan derived from my dally labor and I hope
you will taka I hem to aid me. If you do nohl
wish them you can return taesn. My wife Stull
little Charles are well aud I hopo this will find:
you the same. Please answer by return mail
and let me know if you received the certificates
all right Hoping this will find you well, and
wishing you a merry Xmas and a happy New
Year, I remain, jrours respectfully,
Wiujam Duval.
HUB K, Baltimore street. Baltimore, Md.
Answer by return mafl, as 1 will be anxiously
awaiting a reply from you.
THE TICKETS.
The tickets, which were inclosed, bod oa
their piuk surface the printed announce
ment:
Uruud enlcrtalomimt. for benefit of William
Duval, to be held at tlyrnes’ Hall, Wednesday,
Dec. 81, WHO. Tickets sl.
WHY MANDERSON KMnLLED A RAT.
It so happened that a few days ago Sen
ator Mandsreon bad teen a similar certifi
cate iu which the name of this first born
child wa* declared to he Justin Morrill
Duval, aud be likewise kqew that the ven
erable senator from Vermont had sent a sil
ver spoon to the suffering father. C inviuosd
that if Mrs. Duval could be the mother of
the two first-born children she might have
given birth to a few mere at she sumo time.
Senator Maimarson began to investigate
the matter, ami the result of his Inquiries
caused the laughter, which, ill the Senate
to-day, was ‘‘frequent and painful and,
fiee.”
A NUMEROUS PROGENY.
According to tbe certificates which have
been uncovered there are now in existence.
Levi Morton Duval, Joseph Dolph Duval,
William Everts Duval, Anthony Higgins
Duval, John Griffin Carlisle Duval, Alger*
non I'addiok Duval, Watsoa Bqulfe Duval,
Edward Wolcott Duval, George Edmund*
Duval, Wilbur Bandars Duval, Richard
Pettigrew Duval, Thomas Power Duval,
Leland Stanford Duval, Philetua Sawyer
Duval, FrancD Stockbrldgo Duval, Henry
Blair Duval, George Hoar Duval, Eugene
Hale Duval, William Washburn 1) .val,
George Vest Duvnl and Frank lliscock-
Duviil, tossy nothing of Charles Mnuder
son Duval, nil first-born children of thl*
wonderful William Duval aud his extraor
dinary wife, Mary F, Duval.
ALL BORN WITHIN A MONTH.
Incidentally tbess children have all boeis
brought into tho world wlthla the past three
weeks. There are those around tbe Senate
who say that there are several other newly
horn Duvals, among them John Sherman
Duval, Mathew Stanley Duval and Arthur
Gorham Duval, but the gentlemen thus
honored insist that they have not been
called ou for eltiver silver mugs or money.
They are, however, regarded with sus
picion.
A OLBHOYMAN’S DOWNFALL.
Tha Sheriff Refused to Allow Him to
Attend Hie Child's Funeral.
Columbus, IKD., Dec. 22,—Rt. Junes
Campbell, who on Saturday was found
guilty of criminal malpractice, and whose
Infant child, a boy 7 mouths old, died while
be was on trial, was yesterday refused the
privilege) of attending his funeral. The
judge of me circuit court made aa entry
allowing the (lefe"daut this nrivilege, but
the sheriff refilled to carry out the wishes
of the court Her. Campbell offered to go
iu chains, bound hands and feet.
PANAMA'S CANAL.
The Agreement for an extension of
the Concession Approved.
Panama, Deo. 22.— The agreement for
the extension of tbe Panama canal conces
sion, which was signed some days sgo, was
approved by oougress and legalized on
Dec. 20. Lieut. Wyse will arrive here
Jan. 5 to reorganize the office and to make
preparations for a renewal of tbe work ou
tbe new ceual.
A Catholic War on fcoclallem.
Deis lin, Dec. 22.—1 tis reported that tba
(ierrnan Catholic clergy have been secretly
iostructed to begin a vigorous warfare
against socialism, and will io the future, by
sermons and lectures, endeavor to prevent
the spread of tbe socialist propaganda.
Wage* of Iron Worksrsto be Cut.
London, Dec. 22.—The Iron masters in
tbe Cleveland district have given notice to
their men that the condition of trade will
compel them U> tusks a large reduction in
wages at tbe begluuiug of the year,
A Plot at buenos Ay ran.
p vitro* Aran*, Dee. 22. —A rumor is
current iters that a p ot to over throw tbe
Use government bes Useu discovered, Hev
vnal parson* are s#4d bee* errseUd
(or company in (be
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