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WICHITA, KANSAS, PBIDAT MORNING, FEBRUARY 14, 1S90.
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The Only Gteat Bona Fide Sale" continues. We lioped we might
tell you something each day of all the novelties for dress or of the
new things for personal and domestic uses as they came rapidly
along this spring, but It is too much for us. We opened ten cases
yesterday.
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Hundreds of Keen Sharp Buyers taking ad
vantage of this great sacrifice sale.
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$5 overcoats going at $3 50.
$12 and $14 overcoats going at $8.
$15 overcoats going at $10.
$iS overcoats going at $12.
$20 Chinchilla overcoats going at $11.
$25 overcoats going at Si 7.
$30 overcoats going at $20.
ill Children's Overcoats at One-Half Former Pric
The above will give you a slight idea of the
immense cut we have made on our overcoats.
We have selected out a lot of fine imported
worsted suits, ranging in price from $18 to
30, and will s:ive yon choice of the lot for 15.
Also cassimere suits, worth from $1S to
$30, choice for $15.
These bargains are going fast, you will
have to come soon to geu best selections.
COLE & JONB
The One Price Clothiers,
08, 210 and 212 DOUGLAS AVENUE. 'WICHITA, KANSAS.
ARCADE.
Remnant Sale
TODAY.
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ARCADE.
CORSET SALE
TODAY. -
Corsets You-Gairfr Break Down
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Main Street.
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JONES!
CUTS!
THE FLOUR OUTPUT.
Mixxkapolis, Minn., Feb. 13. Tho
Northwestern Miller says: There was a
gain in the flour output last week, the
figures being 115,StO barrels against 103.1S0
barrels the week before ami 00,-dS3 for the
corresponding time in 1S). 1'he mills
are running one of the strongrPt weeks.
There were .sixteen mills in motion yester
day, producing at the rate of i.',000 barrels
per twenty-four hours. Some of these,
however, will not tor iu a full week's
work and the average wiil dqubtless fall
below the figures named. There is no im
provement to report iu the Hour market.
Very few orders are coming iu and u good
de.il of the current production has to go
into store. Prices are about the same
though not verv stronc. The export trade
is very light with a gradual sinking.
A VERY NARROW ESCAPE.
Kansas City, Mo., Feb. 13. Ben II.
Jeter, a saloon keeper, fired three shots
from a pistol at John Bethel, ex-ninrket
master, in a saloon about o o'clock this
morning. But two of the bullets took
effect. Ono passed through tho fleshy
part of the forearm and tho other entered
the head just back of the ear aud ranged
downward to the tieck. It was extracted.
1 The police surgeon says that not once in :t
tuouaanu time- could a millet urea troin :
revolver at such short range enter a man's j
ueau at such a place and fail to penetrate
his skull, which would, of course, cause
death.
j-MUSlCAL CONSERVATORY BURNED.
Kax.-as ClTV, Mo., Feb. 13 A special
from Macon, Mo., siys; The Macou con
servatory of music, located in the building
owned by T.I. Thompson, was destroyed
by fire this morning. Mr. Thompson's
leu
fitWO. which amount their musical in
strnments were worth. They were insured
for SOVO.
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3. P. For, of Fox & Son, is now
in New York assisting our resi
dent buyer in the purchase of the
finest stock of goods ever
brought to Wichita.
All the present stock will he
closed at about half price. New
goods now arriving.
Look out for Special Day for
Eengal Gloriossa Silk at 49c
Something new.
150 North Main St.
STOP IN AND SEK IT.
Fresh roartort nnd crushed coffee a fpeclaltv.
Mall and telephone orders nttcnaud to, htsiic nirerits
wanted, a I. FULLEU, 202 Doujlns A e., "Wichita.
Kansas.
A IAIE BALLOT WANTED.
General Chalmers Asks for a Federal
Election Law in Mississippi.!
Washington, Feb. 13. Hon. J. It. Chal
mers, of Mississippi, mado an argument
in favor of a federal election law in Missis
sippi. General Chalmers favored tho bill intro
duced by Representative Kelley, of Kan
sas, with some modifications, as a measure
that would tend o meet the needs which
he insisted existed in Mississippi for "a
fair ballot." This bill, with the
changes suggested by Genrral Chal
mtis, provides that whenever, in any con
gressional voters of a state, ten "voters
trorn.eacb county, or ten voters from eacli
voting preciuct where the concressioual
district is ono county or less, .diall make
an affidavit that they believe that on ac
count of the race piejudice the election will
be unfair if held by tho state officers, and
shall by petition in writing to the judge of
the United States district court ask that
registration of voters be made and the
eloction ba held, returned and certified bv
United States officials, the court hlmll be
open as now provided by law for the ap
pointment ot United States supervisors of
elections, and the court shall make all
necessary orders to oury out the spirit of
the petition, and shall appoint all neces
sary ofiiens to execute thu same. When
too petition has been filed the clerk of
court shall publish notice that the next
conrijslonal election in the district
HK-clfied shall ba held by United
rTcitei officials appointed by the
court and eacii candidate for
coYiRiVs", or the chairman of the congres
sional distiict of each party in the district
having a candidate for congress may
recommend oue suitable person for com
missioner, who shall then be appointed by
the c mrt. Tho bill then provides in detail
tor the holding of elections and the an
nouncements of the results. No certificate
ot election shall bo icsued unless the ma
jority of the qualified voters of the district
have exercised their privilege.
NATIONAL BANK CIRCULATION.
"Washington", Feb. 13. Mr. Lacy, comp
troller of the currency, gave his views
upon the financial situation of the house
committee on banking and currency this
morning, ilo favored the passing of a
bill to allow national banks to issue cir
culating notes to the full amount of the
United States bonds deposited by them
with the treasurer. Mr. Lncey said that
national banks made no profit on circu
lation, which, under existing conditions,
was a burden to them. The passing of a
bill to allow issue of circulation to the
full amount ot deposited bonds would
simply relieve the banks ot loss and make
the "issue of circulation neither a profit nor
a loss, but. an even tiling. Computing in-terc-t
at 7 per cent Mr. Lncey made calcu
lations which showed that a brink baring
$50,000 capital would lose annually 544 ou
circulation.
THE COPYRIGHT BILL.
"Washington, Feb. 13. Tho houso com
mittee on patents today by a unanimous
vote instructed the chairman of the sub
committee to make a favorable report on
house bill 3 014, known as the international
copyright bill. The bill allows foreign
authors to take out a copyright in the
L lilted fctates upon tuc same looting as
American authors providing the type set
ting, printing and binding is done within
the United btatws. A bill identical with
the one now before the committee on
n.itents was some days aoielerred to tte
judiciary committee of the house. It is
understood tn.it this committeo lias
ordered a, favorable report of the bill.
TRE CHEROKEE STRIP CASE.
Washington, Feb. 13. The Cherokee
envoys to tho seat of Uncle Sam's govern
ment have prepared a petition to the sen
ate of tLe United States which will be pre
sented lr Senator Butler tomorrow. It
sets forth that Secretary Iobio has in
divers aud sundry ways threatened to de
prive them of their lnds and they ask the
senate to ie:er their petitions tne judiciary
committee with instruction to renort to
the senate what right aud title the Chero
kees have to the lands they claim. The
petition is siguad by Basbyhead and Adair.
THE DEEP WATER MATTER.
"WASHINGTON, Fok 13. The senate com
mittee on commerce today further consid
ered the bill to make 11 Reep water harbor
at Galveston aud decided to take a vote
upon the measure at the nest meeting.
DORCHESTER CONFIRMED.
WasuixoTOX, jteb. J3. At the executive
session this ntteruoon tne senate confirmed
the nomination of Daniel Dorchester to be
superintendent of Indian schools.
WALTON TRACED TO CANADA.
Sr. Lous. IVIo., Feb. 1& Superintend
ent Fuller, of tiis Pacific Kspress com
pany, has received a letter notifying bitn '
that F. A. Walton, the money clerk who 1
stole $m,ua p: tne comoaays moaev at
Dallas. Ter.. some da ago has been
traced to loronto, t-anads. superintend
ent Fuller 5iys that if it can be proved
that Walton carried any part of the stolen
money into Canada he can be tried there
for grand larceny and ba punished.
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THE BILL FOR OKLAHOMA'S TERRI
TORIAL GOVERNMENT,
Mr. Plumb's Amendment Including
No Man's Land in the Meas
ure Adopted.
Ho Power, to Vote Bonds in Aid of
Railroad Corporations Granted
the Territory.
Art Amendment to Embrace the Cherokee
Strip Under the Same Govern
ment Defeated.
The Title of the Oheroiees to tho Lands
and the Future Negotiations Dis
cussed at Some Length The
House Amends the Proposed
Cede of Eules Western
Matters at -the
Capital, Etc
WASHINGTON", Feb. 13. Among the bills
reported from tho committee and placed
on tho calendar were the following:
Two for tho establishment and main
tenance of Indian industrial schools in
Michigan and South Dakota.
On motion of Mr. Dolpb, the senate bill
appropriating J500.000 for a public build
ing in Portland, Ore., was taken from the
calendar and passed.
The senate resumed the consideration of
the bill to provide n temporary govern
ment for the territory of Oklahoma, the
pending nuestion being Mr. Plumb's
amendment to comprise No Man's Land
within the new territory.
Mr. Test again spoke in favor of the
amendment. While he agreed with Mr.
Ingnlls as to tho improved coudition of
of the five civilized tribes, senators ought,
he said, as practical legislators, to look de
liberately to the inevitable and to what
was taught by past experience in relation
to the region lying west of the Indian ter
ritory.
LAW NEEDED AT ALL EVENTS.
He had never said, as Mr. Ingalls inti
mated, that No Man's Land was a refuge
for outlaws, but he said now that so far as
rights of property was concerned, No
Man's Land was in an anomalous and sad
condition. So indeed was the whole In
dian territory, which had baen character
ized by tho supreme court as an "inde
pendent dependency," whatever that
might mean. Without injustice to the
Indians, without any proposition to
despoil them, with full intention to pay
them a fair price for the Cherokee outlet,
he thought that the best thing that could
bo dono was to add No Man's Land to the
territory of Oklahoma. He favored the
appointment of a new commission, the
removal of the limitation of S1.'.Jj an acre
and authorizing of commission to negoti
ate with the Indians and to pay them a
fair price for No Man's Land, and the
Cherokee strip or outlet should be added
to the territory of Oklahoma and then it
would be a state (for it would bo a state)
with fair dimensions.
y.r. Ueagan j.tated some considerations
which iuduced him to favor the amend
ment. A QUALIFIED FEE TITLE.
Mr. Plumb advocated tho amendment
and said that tho condition in which No
Man's Land was left was a scandal ou the
legislation of the couutry. He txpressed
his amazement that the committee on
territories had set itself so strenuously and
totally without reason against his proposi
tion of inclusion. Referring to the state
ment mside iu the discussion that the title
ot the ludians to thee lands was the same
us the titles of any man to nis homestead,
Air. Plumb declared that any man who
said so was entirely mistaKen.
"Then," said Mr. Teller, "the supreme
court is mistaken."
Mr. Piumb went on to say that any title
to laud which limited its sale to one party
(as the Indians were limited, being con
fined to a disposal ot it to the United
States) was not such a title as men usual
ly had to their property.
NO MAN'S LAND INCLUDED.
Finally the discussion on tho amend
ment was closed aud a vote was taken on
it. The vote resulted, yun 27, nays 1(5, so
the amendment to include No Man's Land
within the territory of Oklahoma was
agreed to.
Mr. Plumb also offered an amendment
declaring that all that u-irt of the Indian
territory west of the ninety-sixth degree
of longitude, known as the Cherokee out
let, shall be attached to tho territory of
Oklahoma for judicial purposes: but that
the law und the proceed are shall lie the
same as obtained in the remainder of the
Indian territory.
Mr. Spoouer, commenting on the re
marks of Mr. Dawes tome days ago as to
the reported threat,-, of the commission
ers appointed to negotiate with the Chero
kees, defended tho commissioners and
declared hi belief that the failure of the
negotiations was not dua to any fault of
theirs, or the manner in which they iiad
executed their delicate and difficult duty.
He believed it to be true, however, that
ttie commissioners hart only felt at liberty
to submit to the Indians the 1.2, per acre (
proposition, but lie was not prepared to
believe that was the real ground of failure. .
He believed that the real cause was the f
offer by the cattle syndicate of 1.5o0,0JO
for a fifteen yeara' lease of the Chtrokee
outlet.
After further discussion Mr. Plumb's
amendment was reject.
I5SCE OF BUNDS P.ESTP.ICTED.
Mr. Vest offered an amendment prohib
iting the legislative assembly from au
thorizing tho issue of any bonds, scrip or
evidence of deb; by the territory or by any
county, city, town or township for
any purpose except certificates for services
rendered. He explained the object of the
arm-ndment to be the prevention of frauds j
in the iue of railroad and other bonds by I
cit3 or county operations. Arguments I
against the amendment were made by j
Senators Piatt, Jones of Arkansas and Iu- '
galls on the ground, first that there was !
general law limiting the rates of indebted- I
ness in territories, and second, that such a '
prohibition would retard or prevnt im-
Drcvements in the shape ot roads, bridges, j
court nouses and school houses.
Mr. Itfitgan rnoyed an amendment to
Mr. Yest- amendment by aflding thereto
tne following: "Except for necessary smte
and county public buildings, roads and
"bridge. And for that purpo no tax
shall ba levied and collected fcr more than
25 cents on the $100 for state improvements,
or for more than 50 cents on the S1GU for
county improvements."
Mr. Snooaftr suggested to Mr. Test that
he should limit the prohibition to bonds in I
Aid of railroads and .Mr. Vest accepted j
the suggestion and modified hi amend- ;
meat accordingly. j
Mr. Reagan then Trithdrevr his amend-1
j--, .Hegffi.Sg!?' ' V -tjtgy3t.irai'.-fiv ?vai-iatJftaja
ment and that offered by Mr. Vest "was
agreed to.
THE BILL PASSED.
Some further amendments -were agreed
to and the bill was passed, after remarks
by Mr. McPherson that he would advise
the Indians that they ought to raise their
price for the land; ought to double it, or
quadruple it if necessary, because on both
sides of the Cherokee outlet the land was
worth $10 per acre more than it was before
adoption of the No Man's Land amend
ment. As the government could take these
lands from the Indians by force or fraud
he ought to be able to get a good price for
it.
After an executive session the senate ad
journed till tomorrow.
THE ETJLE3 DISOUSSSD.
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Several Amendments to the Code Accepted
by the House.
"Washington, Feb. 13. As usual the
Democrat objected to the approval of the
journal; as usual a roll call was needed; as
usual the speaker counted a quorum and
declared the journal approved by a vote of
yeas 141, nays 1 (Mr. Buckalew.)
On motion of Mr. Hitt, of Illinois, the
senate joint resolution was passed unani
mously congratulating the people of the
United States of Brazil on the adoption of
a republican form of government.
The consideration of the code of rules
was then proceeded with.
Mr. Cannon reported an amendment to
rule 15, relating to roll calls, so as to pro
vide that after Toll call the speaker shall
not entertain a request to aecord a vote
or auuonnce a pair, unless a member's
name has been noted under clause 3 of this
rule. Clause 3 is amended so as to read :
"On the demand of any member or at the
suggestion of the speaker tho names of
members sufficient to make a full quorum
of the oall of the house who do not vote
shall ba noted by tho clerk and recorded
in the journal and reported to the speaker
with the names of the members voting
and be counted and annouueed in deter
mining tho presence of a quorum to do
business." The amendment was adopted.
Mr. Cannon also reported an amendment
providing that senate bills may be referred
to tho proper committees without action
by the house. After a brief Democratic
protest the amendment was adopted,
Mr. Crisp, of Georgia, offered an amend
ment to the rule providing that no dila
tory motion shall bo entertained by the
speaker, adding the word-., "But a demand
for the yeas and nays shall not be consid
ered dilatory."
Mr. Struble, of Iowa, said while he fol
lowed as well as he could the leader of his
side of the house, and while ho looked
with suspicion upon any amendment
coming from tho Democratic side, he
thought the Republicans would do wisely
to adopt Mr. Cn&n's amendment.
Mj. Buyne, of Pennsylvania, expressed
his amazement that any Republican
should vote for this amendment and thus
vote a vraut of confidence iu the speaker of
the house.
Mr. Struble, of Iowa, deuied that his po
sition implied any want of confidence in
the speaker. He had endorsed the speaker
iu his able administration of general par
liamentary law and ho would continue to
do so, but when he recognized among
trifling and unwise propositions coming
from tho other side ono which was wise ho
would give it his support.
Mr. Crisp's ameudment was rejected
yeas 119. nays 14'J.
Mr. Crisp then offered an amendment
providing that the speaker shall not in any
case refuse to entertain an appeal from his
decision. The amend ineut was lost yeas
113, nays 140.
Feuding further action the houso took a
recess until tomorrow at 11 o'clock.
WESTERN MATTERS AT THE CAPITAL
Washington, Feb. 13. The president
appointed the following postmasters to
day: Iudiau territory Robert MI Gilmore,
Muskogee.
Missouri Ambrose Dunham. Mound
City; James B. Campbell, Lee's Summit;
Harry W. Koch, Palmyra.
Kansas John H. 13all, Caldwell; James
M. Simpson, McPherson; Mrs. Anna M
Moore. Dightdn.
Fourth-class postmasters were ap
pointed for Kansas as follow: Cas
tleton, Reno county, G. T. Fall,
vico E. Wallace, ros'gncd; Lydia,
Wichita county, Mrs. M. R. Nacher, vice
Flora B. Stanton, resigned; Medora, Reno
county, William Poulton, vice 11. C. Bear,
resigned; Udall, Cowley countey, J". B.
Cook, vice W. H. Horuaday, resigned;
Zenobin, Scott county, G. B. McElvaiu,
vico Mrs. JIattie Merritt, resigned.
The following veterans and dependents
in Kansas were awarded pension certifi
cates: Original invalid: William P.
Jaques, Wichita; Stephen D. Barrett. Ca
pioma. Restoration: John J. Mo;s, War
wick. Increase: Chares II Hatch.
Kincsley: Washington P. Harris, New
port; Heber Sims, Rantoul; Mills Voris,
Parsons.
FBALTD III TLOELDA.
Documents Making Plain the, Illegal
IXeans Used at Elections.
Washington, Feb. 13. Attorney Gener
al Miller's response to a senate resolution
asking for information concerning the
operations of the circuit court of the
northern district of Florida was laid before
the senate today. It consists mainly of
letters from the officials of the courts
setting forth that It is impossible to en
force any process of the United States
court in connection with election cases as
deputies are abused, the prisoners rescued
and witnesses terrorized.
United States Attorney Stripling advises
the government to station a military com
p my ia Madison to assist tho mar-thai in
his work. In another letter Stripling in
forms the attorney general that S. C.
Panller, supervisor of registration of
electors in Alachua county, bad pleadtu
guilty to two indictments charging him
with refnpsl to register persons entitled to
rezistratlon. His violations of tho law,
the district attorney Fays, were very fla
crant. but in view of his confession of
guilt, the promise of himself tnd friends
tbat there should be no repetition of the
offense, some prominent Republicans, Mr.
Stripling say, importuned him not to
press judgment against brdler until De
cember. Ik-9, in the meantime the defend
ant to be released on $3,0X had. The pur
pose of this, the district attorney says, is
ultimately to have final judgement feu
peaded. "He recommends thnt armnire
menr be carried oat. Phillip Waller, chief
supervisor of registration, reports tho fact
of Sardlers plea of euiltrtothe attorney
general and adds: "I merely send you
these (the indictments to ibow you the
stHte of affairs in this state and I can as
sure you 1 put it mild when I inform you
that over IG.ttJO Republican vote were
thrown out altr they were cast; that in a
little upward of 700 precincts in this ttate
at least ten persons In every precinct were
kept off the registration lUz and thereby
deorived of their rteht to vote."
In answer to District Attorney Strip
ling's letter recommending taat hardier lie
not fcentenced, Attorney General Miller
wrote that be did not approve of the plan
to allow Sardler to e-cape punisnment.
Tne president, he sild. concurred in that
vievr and tboazht Sardlrr should be &na
Isbed to the fall extent of the law.
FOR RELIEF OF INDIANS
Washington, Feb. ML The president
has authorized the expenditure of 23,0
for the relief of the present needs of tha
Devil's Lake Indians ia North Dakota. A
rnrasnrc is pending m congress appropri
ating S5.C0O additional tor the subsistence
of tht Indians.
CHARGES DISPROVED.
EE3ULT OF THE PAR5ELL COM
MISSION'S INQUIRY.
Tlie Leader and Associates Ab
solved from Almost Every
Charge Made.
Somo of the Allegations Supported in
Part Upon Conclusions Drawa
by the Judgea
Parnell Believed Innocent of Abetting the
Phoanix Park Murderers An Equivo
cal Decision Upon the Charge of
Conspiring for Ireland's Inde
pendenceThe Boycott
Strongly Condemned.
London. Feb. 13. The report of the
Parnell commission is dated today and is
signed by all three of the judges. It ex
tends to 121 closely printed pages aud
gives details of the mode ot procedeure
adopted. The court recites the charges,di
viding them into nine categories. Tho
greatest interest centers in the final con
clusions, which aro as follows, seriatim:
"First We find that the respondents,
members of parliament, were not members
of a conspiracy having for its object to es
tablish the absolute independence of Ire
laud, but we find botno of them, to
gether with Mr. Davitt, estab
lished and joined in tho land
league organization with the intention
by its means to bring about the absolute
independence of Ireland as a separate na
tion. The nnmes of these respondents are
Michael Davitt, M. Harris. John Dillon,
William O'Brien, WT. Redmond, J. O'Cou
nor, James Condon, J. J. O'Kelley.
Second We find that the respondents
did enter into a conspiracy by a system of
coercion and intimidation to promote an
agrarian agitation against the payment of
agricultural rents for thu purpose of Im
poverishing and expelling from the coun
try the Irish landlords, who wero styled
"the Eng'ish garrison."
Third We find the chnrgo that when on
certain occasious they thought it politic
to denounce and did denounce certain
crimes in public, they afterward led tiie
supporters to believe that such denuncia
tion was not sincere, is not established.
We entirely acquit Mr. l.irnoll and thu
other respondents of tho chnrgo of in
sincerity in their denunciation of tho
Phoenix park murders and we find that
the fac simile letter upon which thin
charco is based as against Mr. Parnell is a
forgery.
Fourth Wo find that these respondents
did disseminate tho Irish World and other
newspapers tending to incite sedition aud
tho commission of other crimes.
lifth We find that the respondents did
not directly incite any person to the com
mission of crirao other than intimidation,
but that they did incite to intimidation,
and that the consequence of tho incite
ment w.ih that crimes and outrages were
committed by the persons so incited, but
we find that it has not been proved that
the respondents made payments for tho
purpose of inciting persona to commit
crime.
Sixth We find as to tho allegation that
the respondents did not attempt to pre
vent crmie.and that they expressed no bona
fide disapproval of crime; that Home of tho
respondents in particular Michael Davitt
diil express a botia fide itiapDroval of
crime aud outrages, but that tho respond
ents did not denounce the system of intim
idation which led to tho commission of
crime and outrage, but persisted in this
abstention from denunciation with tho
knowledge of its effect.
Seventh We find tho respondents did
defend persons charged with agrarian
crimes and supported their families, but
that, it has not lee:i proved they subscrib
ed to the testimonials for or were inti
mately associated with notorious crimin
als, or that they mado payments to pro
cure the escape of such criuiiuals from jus
tice. Eighth We find as to the allegation that
tho respondents made payments to com
pensate persons who had been injured in
the commission cf crime, that they did
make sucli payments.
Ninth As to tlte allegations that re
spondents invited the co-ooerntion of and
accepted subscriptions of money from
known advocates of crime and use of dyna
mite, vr find that respondents did invite
the uvsi&tauco and co-operation and ac
cepted subscriptions ot money from Pat
rick Ford. Known n an advocate of crime
aud the use of dynamite, but it has not
been proved that tho respondent, or any
of them, knew that the Qan-na-Gael con
trolled the laud league or was collecting
money for a parliamentary fund, but it
has been proved that tha respondents in
vited and obtained the atMstance and
co-operation of the physical force purtv in
America, including the Clau-na-Oael, and
in order to obt&iu that assistance abstain
ed from repudiating or condemning the
action of that party.
Dcides these ti-ere remain three specific
charges egainst Mr. Parnell personally,
namely:
"A" That at tho time of tbeKilmainham
negotiation Mr. Pa ro el I knew that fcben
dan and Boytoti had bten orcani.ing out
rages and therefore wished to um; them to
put down outrages. We find this charge
not proved.
"13" That Mr. Parnell was intimnte
with the leading invinctbles: tbut be prob
ably learned from them what thpy were
about wh-n he wan released on parole in
April. 1SSJ, and that he recognized the
Phonix park murders as their hand work:
we 'nd that mere U no foundation for
this charge and that the invincible were
wero not a branch "f the land league.
'C" That Mr. Parnell on January 23,
1SS3. by an opportune remittance rnabled
F. Byrne to :aipe from justice to France,
Ave find Mr. Paruell did not make any re
mittance to enable Byrne to escape from
JBUC.
Regarding the two special cbtrce
HcaiustMr Davitt that Je w n. Framn
and associated in the formation of tbe
land league with money oonrribntod for
the purpoM! of outrage; thw vrn.t not. how
ever, for the formation of the land lswgne
itself but for the promotion of the agita
tion leading up to it; it ha b-n ihiiwn
thatilr. Davitt returned the money from
ha own resource. Wr find al-a that be,
in saeh clovs and J a ti in Ate aodnttoti
with the p-riy of violence ia America. wa
the man mainly Js..trnm"nil in bringing
about tbe alliance rbterrM to.
fieftrnog to the boycotting by tfc
tan.1 league tbe report declare ibnt the
int-moe adduced IWore tbe cotntnt&stoa
proved that It con stuated system of in
timidation of toe B?ot Hrrrre and crxxtl
cliaracter. This borcott combination wm
Uk-gal, both in iw objects aud the m"-n
adopted to carry it oat It vr& nn ctoor
ate, nil pervading tyranny, aiming to IE
jure the landlords as fa nxid to drlv
tbem oat of the country. Tbi action of
tbe leigce far exceeded the limit of tbe
ju.t form of public opinion and errd a
well grounded terror in the raiods cf ibovj
suffering under it. Tfccocan3lioo ooojm
to the cunelntios that xh w lae inten
tion of thoodeTlilngaod cirryiagottt tbo
sTsteni.
"la our jacsnsst tha leaden ol the
'3p5r.gJ tekl-J ia,fis,. -fti.-
league thus combining to carry out tha
boycott -were siuilty of criminal conspir
acy. We consider this charge established
against Messrs. Parnell, Dillon. Biggar.
Saxton, L. P. O'Connor. Matthew HmtU,
Matthew O'Brien, T. D. Sullivan, T. JL
Healey, T. Harrington, E. Harrington. A.
O'Connor, J. E. Kenney. W. Redmond. J.
E. Redmond, Justin McCarthv, J. O'Con
nor, T. J. Condon, J. J. O'Keily, Cummins
Cox, P. O'Shea. J. D. Sheehan, J. Leahey.
E. Leahy. J. Barrv. C. K. Tanner. Mar
rice Healey. T. Qulnn. Daiel O'RSlh y,
Jlenry Campbell. P. J.Foley. J.J. Cl;
cey. J. F. K. O'Brien, R. Lalor. S. T.
Mann, J. Dearv. J. C. Flynn. J. JonI m,
W. J. Lane. D.'Sneehy, D. Sullivan, G. 2i.
Buris and MichaelDavitt.
"The statistics of crime for 1SS0. 11
and 1S32 strongly corroborated the.Ui
mentthat outrages followed tha establish
ment of the land league, and agrarian
crime raged in Ireland when the If nguo
agitation was at its height The coinci
dent decrease of crime with the inactivity
of tbe league was equally conspicuous
"When the league was suppressed
in 1SS1, crime dropped from 4,449 cases lu
1SS1 to S70 cajes in 1SSL As to the sugges
tion that crime was caused oy secret soci
eties actiug in antagonism, Mr. Parnell
stated in the house of commons in Janu
ary. 18S1, that secret societies had ceased
to exist. In our judgment Mr. Parnell
ipnko accurately when he made that s.tate
uicnt. Matthew Harris also stated In his
evidence that no secret societies except tho
Feuiaus then existed. Wo find no trace of
evidence of any of the leaders of the leagua
showing that cr me was tho act of audi
societies. Proof has been made that thu
league systematically defrayed the ex
penses of the defense of persons
chnrced with agrariau crime. While
supplying means for the defense of prison-'
sn is ia tho abstract justifiable wo enter
tain no doubt that knowledge tlmt sucli
assistance will in all cases be offered must
have the effect to encourage persons so dis
posed to commit outrage. Tho sama
observation applies to tho tiupport of their
families."
lu this connection and in tho abpencc of
the league accounts, tho report declares
that it is imposKiblo to arrivo at figures
with any certainty.
"Xumerons books and documents which
if prodnced might have thrown light upon
the league's proceedlug were not pro
duced. Generally wo have uot re
ceived from Mr. Parnell nnd tha
officers of the Inud league the usjdstanco
we were entitled to expect-in investigating
the league accounts.
"Touching the contradictory evidence ot
Lo Caron and Mr. Parnell. over tho Inter
view in the corridor of the house of com-'
mons iu IfcSl, the brlauce of the probabili
ties was iu favor of Lo Caron. Mr. Par
noil deuies that he ever told Lo Caron ho
hud loug since ceased to believo in. any
thing but the force of arms to relievo Ire
lund. He based faU denial upon the fact
that ho .lover thought so. It is uot impos
sible that convondug with it supposed rev
olutionist, Mr. Parnell expressed himself
so as to leave the impresMou that he agreed
with aud favored revolution.
"Touching the tenth convention of tho
Clan-na-Gael, at which Sullivan presided,
the proceedings proved tho dynamite pol
icy had been definitely adopted vln- tho
Chicago convention of 1SS1. at whfcli T.
P. O'Connor was a delegate from Mr. Par
uell." The Washington convention in 1SS3. tho
Astor house meeting and the Philadelphia,
convention in 1SS3 "are successively quoteil
ns proviug the Identity and sympathy of tho
sentiments of the Irish leuguen with tho
American physical force party. It was
this Clan-na-Gael whoso loaders, cloely
associated with the Irish leaders, flually
obtained in April, 18S3, control of the en
tire movement iu America and hencefor
ward retained its effect. Masses of evl
denco prove that the Irisii leoaue In
America has been since directed by the
Clun-na-Gaelniid has been actively en
gaged in promoting tho upo of dynmulto
for destruction of life and property in
England. It further proven that
while tho Clan-na-Gael controlled tho
league in America "'these organizations
concurrently collected sums amounting to
over 1300.000 for a fund wherefrorn pay
ment should be made to Irish members of
tho house of commons. It baa not, how
ever, been proved that Mr. Parnell knew
the position ot the Clim-na-Gatl. The cir
cular of that body besides tho evidence of
Le Cnrou showing its operations, wuro
kept secret.
LARGE STORES BURNED OUT.
ClllCAUO, 111., Feb. 13. The laro brick
and stone building nt the corner of Adntnt
and Market streets, owned by tho dry
goods bouse of J. V. Fnrwcll ic Co , caught
fire early this morning, nnd before tho
flames could besubdud the southern half
of it was gutted. Thin portion of tho
building was occupied by Taylor Brtm.,
dealers in hats and cays, and ork Urox,
denier In clothing and uniforms. A
heavy fire wnll which runs through tho
middle of too structure prevented th
spread of the flames to the northern half
of the building, welch is filial with n.
heavy wholesale stock of dry goods of
Messrs. Furwell. A careful rtnuate of
the lo.'S made after th firo wax under con
trol, plact-H thi total damng-H at f475,0('0,
of which Mr. Work lo f323.t00, Taylor
Bros. 8M.U00 nnd Farwfl! A: Co. on th
building 100 000. One llfo will probably
be lost und several other firemen are wrl
ously injured. Wlillam Sallnndrr, whlln
on it thirty-six foot ladder on tho sootn.
wall, was knockrd from his footing and
fell to thf stone pavement bflow. Ha
struck on hi head and was plck-d np un
conkdoux. His skull wn fractured and
bo was Internally Injured. John Meyers
fell with th crumbing in of the third Moor
and vrnn dragged ont more ded tbnn allva
by his comraoes. It i not thought, how
ever, tbAt he Is fatally hurt. Three otnsr
mn were cut about tho face, head and
hands by flying gl.
A BOY'S HORRIBLE CRIME.
Bcttk. Mont., Feb. 13. Ytaterday tha
neighbors of Mrs. Bryant, vrbo Uvea In
Burlington, a short distance from here,
heard alarming noise and pistol shots Is
suing from her houMJ. On entering th
house they saw her dead lo!y on tbe floor,
and questioned br little 2-year-old
daughter, who vr tbe only wltnrs to thi
shooting as to the caus Tbd child ld
that her brother Thooias Lad shot tb:Ir
mother Sn a quarrel. He then fied tbj
bou A dozsn turn started In parult
bat failed to apprrhend hltn. He return
erf yesterday eTt uing awl gara blolf rip
and was put in jail. When searched hi
had 223) on fa pcron which it laprxl
he took with hltn when h left tbe fcounc.
The mother bad r?d ?3 which u Xa
tAk ner o b-r busbaod, who was In Anw
traha. The lor is but 10 jrars old. Hi
apparently had no Idt "f tts terrible
enormity of tht ollm? sort told a roi
btioir story to account for hU mother'
death. .
TREASONABLE SPEECHES CHARGED.
Los&osf. Feb. 13. Tbe report of tbe s&r
cial 8ornralsoa appointed to Investigate
the charges made by lbs Time agxitth
Paraeilitis nusmbcfflof the b&neof cots
mon was Ukl apon tbe table In the boaw
xrAar by Right Hon. U'nrr Mtbr, re-n-xary
f state tvt homo affair. Yh
comrniion fin: th-tt tbs fpftvhvi I3da
by rafcy ot the I'ar-l!i?e saernb-r wtrn
In !-rded to bring about a praikm of
Ireland from Eoglaod and that prbwi of
crtiier. lo vlw of the stat of Htm country,
nerecalcolatwi to foment clmt, the
gpeakers xnot have xsxavtn.
CARNEGIE'S RAILWAY INTERESTS
PrrXsSCJW, Pa., Feb, LI Tbe Chronicle
Telegraph UtI today that Asdrenr Car
segie. having M-corcd abtolalo costrcl ot
the PJtUbarg & Western wfiroid, ha
turntri Jt otr to the BaJtitaore : Ohm
company. This !U give tbe il!tlnor? i:
Oblo bortr mote Cltvelaad a Cht
cagn. It t bo tmdersfscl that Mr. CUr
ntgie becomes largely lawrcattd ia lbs)
U&liiaore is Ohio curitk.
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