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A NEWSY MELANGE. 1DOINOS OF OUR NEIGHBORS AT HOME AND ABROAD. )tmt« of bttrut and Importuw to Every Quarter of tit* Globe--Religion* ; taleiUgwwe -- Crime* and Casualties-- fadutrial Note* Personal MMMH, \ k\*'& ww wlaindcalM 1. VAN SUICC, E«tw M Ml PvMMltr. McHKNRY, > mLiNoia >• •' r k it xk* B •As:-. WHAT THE FARMERS WANT. Sesolatlons Adopts by the NatJdnal AssM- bly at Sprlnxfleld. : THE resolutions agreed upon by the Rational Convention of the Farmers' Mutual Benefit Association at Spring- j |eld, 111.-- ' • flcnounoo the monopoly created by the patent, laws and demand such revision as Will eliminate all monopolistic tendencies •' /•'•Virom them and at the same time stvuro a J? liberal reward to the inventor; attack the j' present system of Issuing coir, and cur- fmcy, and favor a system by which the ational (iovcrnm ni alono shall receive •U the proflts resulting fr.mi the coining if1 and Issuing of money: iii'inmid the abolition V Of the national bankin? system, the coin to !?>*' %o issued by the Government to be gold, < Copper and United States Treasury notes, all • ?«ther kinds to be abolished; deprecate dte- V;* crimination by Government aarcnts between ; gold and silver coin: favor the loaning of . , tooney by tho National Government to eltl- i-U liens in sums not exceeding 81.OHO to any one >•' - Citizen at interest not to exceed 4 per cent. -,-®er annum; favor.the issue and sale at par ; wy the Government of United .States bonds ' denominations of $10, 8S0. $50 and $100, ^bearing 2 per cent, interest and redeemable ?\^t the option of the holder and the Govern- _v; ".fncnt. The resolutions also demand that the _ ; government use its influence to restore sil- :* ver coinage in European countries to its -former standard. They favor the regula- tion by law of all corporations for. trans­ it 6 ;-porting persons and property, transmitting laews. or insuring life or property, so as to Vf prevent abuses such as watering stock, ex- f-PS'<>rbit;:'it charges for services, etc. They ' •} • ' also favor rtie election of President, Vice :?l'resident, and United States Sena- ,•f _ • tors by popular vote, oppose the civil V. ' Ciiervice laws, and fix the tenure in office of United States Judges at a period not to ex- , .j eeed nine yvcars. The following demands ' r • are also made by the resolutions: A sys- / ' lem of pensions to soldiers and sailors, .J *eclamation of lands granted in aid of rail- • w' '"ways where the terms are not complied '• * With, a revision of Government officials' "'Salaries, the removal or reduction f taxes vV , articles of necessity, convenience, and * > Comfort, opposition to alien ownership of ,lt land, discouragement of foreign immlgra- lpy. tion, and prevention of food adulteration. I PETTIT KILLED HIS WIFE. flat Is the Verdict of the "Twelve Good Men >•and True." • o THE great trial at Crawfordsville, |nd., where the Rev. Wm. F. Pettit has ibeen on trial, charged with poisoning his 'Wife, is ended. Pettit is sentenced to Hhe penitentiary for life. Fully 1,000 Jwere admitted into the court-room to kear the verdict. The prisoner was ^ c» brought in, walking with his usual light <etep, his head erect, and the same Iiaughty smile that is so familiar to every • • #ne who has seen him during the trial. • i ~f;-r .'The Judge then asked the jury if they kad agreed upon a verdict The fore- wan of the jury then stepped forward h"' *nd answered, "We have," and handed • a sealed envelope to the clerk. The ver- • H Hict was then read in loud tones as fol- r "i 'lows: "We th jury find the defendant ^Ifuilty of murder in the first degree, and fix his punishment at imprisonment in , . ; 1 Ihe penitentiary for life." The verdict "•-'vt •."'•v'.?ras a great surprise to many. Fully eighty per cent, of the people who heard ••v'the evidence felt that he was guilty, yet . \ jthey thought the defense had so blocked J.he case in so" many way? thai; it was ~ | Y'* . likely that the jury would disagree. Now ' >i*,N / "comes the question whether Mrs. Whitc- p- ;• • "liead will be rearrested as an accomplice ? 5; In the case. Rumor has it that Mrs. v '* Whitehead's money figured largely in the I' fase just closed, for the acquittal of Pettit L .. Would leave her on the safe side. Mrs. • j' f . mitehead is known to be worth 830,000, • While Pettit is worth nothing. K - FOOTWEAR TO BE DEARER. ^ WM - -- ^ »:«lt Has Been Decided to Giva the Screws a F«w More Tarns ^ « • ' i T h e m e m b c r s o ' * h e N a t i o n a l S h o o .Manufacturers' Association met in Bos- \ , , |on to consider the business situation in ^ • their industry. The questions of ad- , *yances in the prices of goods as a result • ' / / of the higher cost of leather and the - k guaranteeing of goods were discussed. v; ii^i^'.The increase was decided necessary and , - the usual guarantee is to be withdrawn. • William B. Rice, of Rice & Hutchins, .i io-'ered resolutions to the effec t that, I wiiereas the capacity for mannfact- " "Wring boots and shoes in New England ^ ?9 greater than the demand, and that I". the facilities for producing an increase In the supply are greater than the facili- C"v "'es f°r disposing of the stock, therefore £$. *he prosperity of tho business demands fc • • that something should be done in the pf" way of increasing the markets: and that' jj;.; , 'to this end reciprocity with neighboring foreign countries would be for the ben- ¥. ̂ efit of the boot and shoe trade. A com- ; mittee was appointed to secure the re- . diH-tion of the duty on patent leather to i*' t'4 ' former rate and to secure a thorough "-organization of the boot and shoe trade. i Besolntlons of th^ National Grang\ ' ' TIIE National Grange has just closed ten days' session at Atlanta, Ga. Resolutions have been passed favoring >" _ the Conger lard bill, the Paddock pure- food bill, and the meat inspection bill, favoring the opening of the markets of the world to American agriculture; fs .deprecating socialism and agrarianism, ^favoring tho Australian ballot svstem; \ 1 , urging the necessity of closely watching |p.V? ^the interstate commerce bill to prevent $?„{its being annulledi urging the Govern- ;-V ment to foreclose its mortgage on tho fi; .. . Pacific railroads; urging the relief of cotton producers from the G per cent, e*. » < tax, and favoring tho Government loan- .',ing money to people upon lands or other v good security. The grange adjourned to |if ,' * meet in Springfield, Ohio, nexl year. V Objects to the tzir'a Policy. ••|jr PRINCE VOLKOUSKI, the Assistant Mln- later of Public Instruction In Russia, has ^ j* ( resigned because he cannot agree with the reactionary policy of the Cabinet in connection with the persecution of the Jews, the abrogation of popular, rights in ^ ^ Finland, et®. Gen. Booth's Plan. • P; " GEN. Booth, of the Salvation Army, ^as b«8un a stumping tour of England &•£" In advocacy of his scheme for the relief of tlie poverty-stricken massos oC Kn- t gland.- , h', 10 o'clock the next, morning he drank four ounces of water and twenty;two ounces of Kaiser water. Mixed with the water was thirty-two drops in all his elixir. Succl (likes the elixir constantly now, as he is beginning to feel the strain on his Stomach, and claims tho elixir alone per­ mits him to evade the stomach pains. "I'm not hungry," ho said as he lay in bed. Ho was not in vigorous trim, how­ ever, as h<3 felt no desire to indulge in his customary sword practice. Over 2,000 people Visit Succi every day, and he says that tho excitement of seeing visitors Is better than food. THE steamer Normandle which has jnst reached New York, Is detained at quarantine, owing to the prevalence of small-pox among the 430 steerage pas­ sengers she brought over. THK Rev. Father Grimes was called to police headquarters at Syracuse, N. Y., to listen to tho story of young woman claiming to be the wife of a prisoner who has given tho police of that city no little trouble. The chargo against him was the theft of two coats. She says that his name is Alphonso Bcrryman and that he stole the coats to keep her from starvation. He was sent to prison for one year. WESTERN HAPPENINGS. MAX SITESSKIND, of Chicago, wits shot and fatally wounded in that /ity by Emma Hoffman, a discarded sweetheart. OBDERS have been issued to companies A, B, C, and D of the Second Infantry at Fort Omaka to preparo for marching into the Indian country at once, while tho other four companies were notified to bo ready to move on short notice. The marching column will be in comifiand of Maj. Butler. Troops at Fort McKinney have been ordered out also and left for Douglas, Wya, with Col. Guy V. Henry in command. Tho march is about 125 miles. The troops at Forts Niobrara and Robinson, which are not far from the scene of difficulty, aro also called out Private advices from Val­ entine givo a different origin than the "messiah craze" to the Indian uneasiness. Since August the Indians of Rosebud have been restless, claiming that the agent was not giving them a square deal on supplies. The Government has been informed that un­ less the Indians are kept out of Mandan there will be trouble. The date will bo fixed by a committee of citizens, after which any Indians found there without passes issued by tho Indian Agent will be shot on sight. The population is thoroughly aroused, and unless th© Gov­ ernment does something conservative people will bo unable to hold back those who have been burned out by fires started by the Indians. Gov. FRAXCIS, of Missouri, has issued a unique Thanksgiving proclamation, in which ho virtually asks the people to give thanks for the recent Democratic victory. He said there was an additional reason for the people of Missouri render­ ing thanks "for the continued boon of free government and its perpetuity for their children." THE National Assembly F. M. B. A., in session at Springfield, 111., elected tho following officers: President, W. J. Still- well, of Fort Branch, Ind.; Vice Presi­ dent, D. 9. Marklcy, of Burlington, Kan.; Secretary, P. Stelle, of Mt. Ver­ non, 111.; Treasurer, T. W. Haynes, of Morganfield, Ky.; Board of Trustees, W. M. Reed, of Marion, 111.; E. M. Poe, of Egypt Mills, Mo.; J. T. Butts, of In­ diana; and S. W. Dans, of Iowa. H. H. Moore, of Mt. Erie, 111., the retiring President, declined a re-election. A res­ olution was adopted favoring the confed­ eration of tho F. M. B. A., Patrons of Husbandry, Farmers' Alliance, and Knights of Labor as an industrial or­ ganization for the mutual advantage of ti^eso organizations. Indianapolis was selected as the place of meeting of the National Assembly next year. Ax Omaha distiller has been sued by an Ottumwa (Iowa) saloonkeeper for $30,000 for money paid for liquor. Un­ der the Iowa law when liquor is sold to be used fo'r illegal purposes the pur­ chaser, though havipg paid for it, is en­ titled to recover the amount paid. fM: V 'F" &ASTERN OCCURRENCES. I ' M • FASTER SUCCI, of New York, felt bet- ter on the twelfth day of his fast than at any time since the fourth day of his % abstinence. His good condition was ^ largely due to a sound and refreshing j|v^ sleep lasting from forty minutes past 12 ' until ten minutes past 8 the next morn- < •' ing. He was so sleepy that he went to § sleep again, not waking until after 9. - V < His grip pressure in the dynamometer was less than at night, being only forty : | .against sixty kilos. His pulse was sixty* 3a iomr and his temperature ninety-eev^n. jDiUim 3'o'clock tn the afternoon im SOUTHERN INCIDENTS* A TAILOR shop and a grocery store were burned at the University of Vir­ ginia, at Charlottesville. Edward O'Hara, a tailor and an agent of Wan- amaker of Philadelphia, was burned to death. B. M. KETG of Obion County, Tennes­ see, who last week made application for a writ of habeas corpus before Judge E. S. Hammond of the Federal Court, has been released from confinement.7 King is a citizen of Obion, living near Union City, and is a member of the society known as the Seventh Day Adventists. He is a farmer by occupation, and was arrested on a charge of violating the Sabbath day by plowing in his field one Sunday. He was tried in the Circuit Court and,convicted. From the decision King appealed to the State Supreme Court This court sustained the decision of the lower court and King was sent to jail. His attorney then applied for a writ of habeas corpus and it was granted by Judge Hammond as above stated. The writ is returnable on the fourth Monday in November, at which time the case will be given a hearing at Jackson by Judge Hammond. This is a case of national interest and importance, and the decision of the court will bo awaited with interest by the religious sect of which Mr. King is a member all over tho United States. Don M. Dick­ inson has been retained as counsel by the order of tho General Society of Ad- ventists of tho United States. It is a numerous body and embraces over 1,000,000. The Society of Seventh Day Adventists do not recognize the Chris­ tian Sabbath, but observo Saturday as a day of rest, and insist upon working or seeking amusement as they may soe fit upon the Christian Sabbath. FOREIGN GOSSIP. Two FRENCH explorers, MM. Danelly and Plisson, who were making a geo­ graphical tour around Lako Van, aro re­ ported to have beon murdered. THE Turkish Government has sent 3,000 troops to Tripoli and is increasing the armaments of the forts. These pre­ cautions are due to fears concerning the designs of Italy upon Tripoli. PUBLIC opinion in England is hourly growing more and more adverse to Par- nell, his retirement from the leadership of the Irish party being called for by Gladstonian as well as Unionist papers. Parnell himself is disposed to stand fast, but he does not appear to see the decis­ ion docs not rest with him. Ho cannot fight against tho ridicule and opprobri­ um of tho long course of deception practiced in the O'Shea household. "Mr. Fox" flying down the fire- escape, protesting his innocence, of­ fers too many marks for tho shafts of the enemy. The Conservatives are not at all anxious for him to retire, believing he would be far less dangerous in his present damaged condition than a new leader like Dillon. Nobody in London attempts to take tip tho cry of the Chi­ cago priest that O'Shea was bribed by the British Government to bring suit. That involves the bribery of Parnell to allow the judgment to go against him by default It is not true that Parnell told any of hfs friends the real facts of the case. He led them to believe be had a complete answer to the charfre. If he attempts to go on as if nothing had happened, his own party will be terribly injured. A leading Gladstonian re­ marked: "Parnell must go or we are smashed. The whole affair could be used with crushing effect against us at a general election. Giadstono will not go on with such an ally." These views are shared by all tho foremost men in the Gladstonian party, though they wish to keep silence on the subject as long as possible. THE addresses delivered by Mr. Glad­ stone during his recent tour in Scotland have beon printed in pamphlet form as a liberal campaign document. The placo of honor is given to his address at Dun­ dee, in which he dealt almost exclusively with the American tariff question and to a much more elaborate extent than was given in the cable dispatches,. In one portion of this address Mr. "drodstono admitted that tho*McKinley bill i was a formidable affair, so formidable in fact that he would recommend the institution of chairs in tho American universities for the erection of tho study of the tariff into one of the new sciences. While it would not bo policy on the part of the English people to exaggerate their share in the operation of tho tariff, yet ho thought it undesirable that England should lay too much stress on her con­ cern in the measure. No doubt the im­ mediate effect of the act would be to re­ strict English trade with America, but the standard of prices would eventually be raised in that country, and this meant a diminished power of exportation and less ability to cope with England in the other markets of the world. At any rate, the English people had to deal, not with a nation, but with mankind, and they should not, under any circumstan­ ces or for any consideration be led into the suicidal folly either of talking or dreaming of retaliation. M. FERDINAND DE LESSEPS has just celebrated his eighty-fifth birthday, but there were none of the popular demon­ strations which a»few years ago greeted one of the greatest financiers of France upon^each recurrent birthday. Instead he spent the day quietly in the bosom of his family, a broken-down old man, financially, socially and physically. It is very doubtful whether he will live to seo another birthday. WORD comes from India that wolves are causing terrible devastation in the central provinces. One pack tof eight wolves killed and devoured forty persons who were engaged in watching cattle. The victims were mostly children. The wolves ate them, but did not touch the cattle. THE famous prison of Millbank, Lon­ don, was vacated on Sunday. Four years ago it ceased to be used as a convict establishment and it has since been used as a place of temporary commitment. It is now vacant altogether. Roupell, tho forger, the Tichborno claimant and other noted criminals have been inmates of Millbank._ FRESH AND NEWSY. THE reported finding of rich gold prospects in the Carisso Mountains of New Mexico is a matter of so much im­ portance that measures will be taken in the coming spring to ascertain its truth or falsity. The mountains are in the northern part of New Mexico, about forty miles from the Colorado line. THE chartcr of the American Harvest­ er Company has been filed at Springfield,- 111. This new corporation is one of the largest in the country, and comprises twenty-five mower and reaper factories, all the cutter-bar factories in tho coun­ try, and many twine and cordage works. Its capital stock is §35,000,000, and It will do the mower and reaper bnsiness of the world. Tho principal office of the com­ pany will be at Chicago. The following are the concerns interested: McOormlck Harvesting Machine Company, •William Dcerlng & Co., Chicago; Piano Manufacturing Company, Rockford, 111.;. Minneapolis liarvester Works; Milwaukee Harvester Company; George Esterly &Co., Whitewater, Wis,; Amos, Whitely & Co., Springfield, Ohio; Aultman, Miller & Co., Whitman & Barnes Manufacturing Com­ pany, and Empire Mower and Reaper Works, Akron, Ohio; the Walter A. Wood Mower and Reaper Company, Hoosick Falls. N. Y.; C.- Aultman & Co., Canton, Ohio; Johnstown Harvester Company, Batavla, N. Y.; D. 8. Morgan & Co., Brock- port, N. Y.; Adriance, Piatt & Co., Poughkeejfeie, N. Y.; the Richardson Manufacturing Company, Worcester, Mass.; Seiberling, Miller & Co., Doylestown, Ohio; and Hoover & Gamble, Miamisburg, Ohio. This, It is claimed, is an actual consolida­ tion and not a trust, every concern losing Its Identity and working under a corporate head known as the American Harvester Company. The country will bo divided In­ to three grand divisions, with a manager for each. The output or capacity of the new corporation will be about 150,000 mow­ ers and binders annually. It will employ an army of 50,000 men, and will have 10,000 agents. Colonel Conger said: «I have beep engaged for twenty-five years la manufacturing and selling sickles, knives, and cutting apparatus to the harvester man­ ufacturers, and have had opportunity to observe the present demoralization of the business. I can recall over eighty different companies which have failed, entailing a loss uponfarmera, laboring-men, manufacturers, bankers and others of nearly $40,000,000. The general business Is In such condition that changes have become necessary to give the farmers better machines at lower prices, if possible, and without disaster to the man­ ufacturers. The only way to accomplish this is by the formation of a new company. We have not decided upon all the officers, but It Is understood that Mr. McCormick Is to be President; Mr. Wood, Vice-President; and Mr. Deerlng, Chairman of the Board of Directors. UABKKT REPORTS. ^ CHICAGO. CATKLS--Common to Prime.... ,$ 8.95 (9 G.TS Hoos--Shipping Grade* 3.5C 4.00 8Heep 8.00 @ 5.00 WHEAT--NO. 2 Bed .92 <*} .98 COBN--No. 2 51 @0 .Si OATB--No. 2 .42 IA .53 RTE--No. 2 FITI T,A M BUTTEB--Choice Creamery 3HEE.SK--Fall Cream, flats...... Eoos--Fresh POTATOES--Western, per ba.... INDIAN APOLI& CATTLE--^SHIPPI ng Hoos--Choice Liyht SHEEP--• ommou to Prime...... WHEAT--No. 2 Hod COBN--No. I Whita .i..., OATS--NO. it White BT. LOUIS. CATTL* Hoos WHEAT-NO. 8 Bed COBN--No. 2... OATS--No. 2 BYE--No. 2 CINCINNATI. CATTLE.... Hoos SHEEP WHEAT--No. S Bed... ......... COBN--No. 2 OATS--No. 2 Mixed MILWAUKEE. WHEAT--No. 2 Spring, . COBN--No. 3 OATS--No. 2 White RYE-No. X BABLET--NO. 2 DKTROIT. CATTLE..... ,,... Hoos..... SHEEP WHEAT--No. 2 Red COBN-- No. 2 Yellow OATS--No. 2 White TOLEDO. WHEAT COBN--Cash OATS--No. 2 White BUFFALO. CATTLE--Good to Prime Hoos--Medium and Heavy.,,... WHEAT--No. 1 Hard. COBN--No 2 ; EABT LIBEBTT. CATTLE--Common to Prime HOGB--Light SHEKP--Medium to Good LAMBS NEW YOBK. CATTLE........... How SHEEP. WHEAT--No. 2 Bed.........'J.!ill COBW--No. 2 OATS--Mixed Western PAllNELt FOUND GUILTY THE JURY'S VERDICT AGAINST HIM AND MRS.0'8HBA. .08'$ a> .71*60 Othtr Course Left to the Twelve 11m la Vl«w of the Evidence and the Judge'* Chart®-It ia Thought Parnell Will Ba Yoreett to Give Up the leadership of the X*Uh Party. [London cablegram.] The great suit In which Oapt. O'Shea, ex- mem be r of Parliament, asked for a divorce fr.»m his wife, naming as the co-respondent Charles Stewart Parnell, the Irish leader, is ended, und Mr. Parnell la disgraced for­ ever. Capt, O'Shea has won his verdict against Parnell almost entirely on tho testimony of the servants whom Parnell was In the habit of tipping liberally. These witnesses rattled off their recollections of names and dates so glibly that one juryman offered a feeble protest and said that he would like to hear them cross-examined before ho could de­ termine whether or not O'Shea connived at the adultery of his wife. Justice Butt an­ swered that however desirable that this might be It was not possible because tliero was no one In court with power to er.ws- examine for Parnell or Mrs. O'Shea. Tho result was the jury not only declared Par­ nell guilty of adultery with Mrs. O'Shea, but acquitted Capt. O'Shea ot connivance at bis wife's dishonor. In summing up, Justice Butt said tbat the Jury was placed in some difficulty by reason of the appearance of only one side. Neither resrondent uor co-respondent had thought lit to appear. Tho first question the jury had to consider was whether Mis. O'Shea and Parnell had been guilty of adultery. Upon that question there was a great mass of evidence which ho did no* think neces­ sary to call attention to in detail, because unless they were prepared for some reason or another to say that almost every ono of the witnesses called had been telling false stories there could be no doubt of adultery. In fact the eVldence was so strong he did not propose to occupy the time of the jury In any further observations upon it. The question of condonation and con­ nivance (the words meant pretty much tho same thing) would, however, prevent the granting of the decree If such charges Were established. The petitioner had sworn on his oath tlitre was not the slightest pretense for tho charges. There was no evidence to the contrary. It was a serious responsibil­ ity for tho jury to take upon themselves to disbelieve uncontradicted evidence unless there was some very strong reason for as­ suming that the petitioner was guilty of perjury. He could no'., help thinking that the matter dkl not rest upon the evidence of Capt. O'Shea himself. There was a mass of documentary evidence which showed that the petitioner was not guilty of being accessory to his wife's adultery. Why should Parnell have assumed names of Fox, Preston, Stanhope and a number of others? Furthermore, when the husband came to tho door of ono of the houses at Brighton, why did Parnell, who was with Mrs. O'Shea, escape by way of the window and then como round to the door as if nothing had hap­ pened? There was an absolute answer in favor of Capt. O'Shea. On the question of connivance he would point out to tho jury that if the husband had been really an accessory, Parnell, not­ withstanding his adultery, could stand in a better position. It was immoral. Improper, and reprehensible to indulge in tjo great intimacy with a married woman, whether the husband was a party to It or not, but the man would not be quite so guilty if tho husband were to give him opportunities to debauch his wife. To bring such charges against. Captain O'Shea were simply shock­ ing. He would ask the jury to And that adultery had been committed and to decide whether there had been any connivance of adultery on the part of tho husband. The jurymen did not leave their seats. Without a moment's delay the foreman de­ clared they were agreed. "Do you find the respondent guilty of adultery with th© co-respondent?" he was as':;d. '•Yes.* , . * . "Do y.ra find tlie Co-respondent guilty of adultefy with the respondent?" "Yes." "Do you find there was any connivance on tho part of tho husband?" Several of the jurymen vigorously ex­ claimed "No!" There was slight applause In court. "A , | Capt. O'Shea smiled triumphantly, and Clarke was at once on his legs to ask abont the custody of the children and the coats. Lo?kwood suggested that the Judge should reserve his decision as to the custody of tho younger children. McCall asked for Mrs. Steele's costs. Justico Butt made an order for costs against Parnell and reserved his decision with respect to tho respondent un­ til it had been ascertained whether the wife had a separate estate. The Judge also r ;- served his decision as to the custody of the childrsn, although saying ordinarily they would bo intrusted 11 the father. Decree of nisi was then pronounced. The excited people In court hurried out to tell and talk about the verdict. So ended the celebrated case. , Many strong believers in Parnell clung to the hope to the very last that he would come forward and deny O'Shea's charge, but if the woman in such a case refuses to make any contradiction, what can tho man do but follow suit? The truth Is that Mrs. O'Shea has made up her mind a marriage shall follow the divorce suit after the usual interval. That being so, Parnell could not venture Klnto court to deny anything. But his complete surrender has been a terrible shock to the stricter sect of the Gladstonian party, espe­ cially to the venerable leader, who has no toleration for offenses of this description. Parnell may resolve not to givo up. but cir­ cumstances will be too strong for him. The invasion of O'Shea's home under the dis- guiso of friendship, the son's protest, the long course of deception, the masquerading in the nair.o-> of Smith, Fox, and Preston are calculated to injuro a man occupying a foremost position. No political leader in England lias ever survived such an expos­ ure. In tho case of. Lord Melbourne and Mrs. Norton both parties asserted their Innocence :ind the jury found a verdict In their favor. It wi 1 be just as impossible In the long run for Parnell to lead his party in Parlia­ ment as it was for Sir Charles Dllke to pur­ sue his public career. Attention, therefore, is centered on the question: "Who will suc­ ceed Parnell?" Ho far as I can judge there is a strong feeling In favor of Dillon, a man of blameless character, of great parlia­ mentary skill, a brilliant speaker, a devoted and zealous friend of Ireland. Every man who has been brought into personal contact with him is as much impressed by his earnestness and sincerity as by his abili­ ties. William O'Brien is also mentioned, but ho lacks the c<x>lness and self-coni- mand requisite for tho difficult work to be done in Parliament, The Irish party gen­ erally will for a time stoutly deny that any change is pending, but it must come. Glad­ stone will not go on with anally stained with tho dirt of a divorce court. Dillon would bring renewed energy into the Irish campaign and arouse fresh enthusiasm. The linger of destiny points to him as, the coming man. It Is reported that the followersof Parnell do not desire him to ret ire unless of his own volition, in which event the leadership of tho Irish party will be vested in a commis­ sion of which Mr. Justin McCarthy will bo President. .48 Personals. * EX-PRESIDENT ftks prom­ ised to attend anotuer political banquet at Springfield, Ohio, early In February. WILLIE SCIJAEFFKK, a Cincinnati boy, is 7 years old and tips the beam at 19(1 pounds. His brother Robert is 14 and weighs 230 pounds. CAPT. J. M. HOLMES, of Mystic, Conn., Captain aad principal owner of the ship Charmer, ha* rounded Cape Horn in his vessel sixty-one times and has just started on his sixty-second voy­ age. BISHOP McQuxm, of tho Roman Cath­ olic diocese of Rochester, N. Y., has gone into business exclusively as a wine man­ ufacturer. It is stated that he will press 15,000 gallons this season; The product is to be for church purposes only. MME. I>E LATOTJB, the well-known writer, defends the use of tobacco by her sex, alleging that if it is grood form for men it cannot be hurtful to women, and altogether the madam writes very much like a .person who is about to «sk fdr % chew. INDIANS SHED BLOOD. A BLOODY BATTLE REPORTED TO HAVE TAKEN PLACE. A Messenger Brings to Fine Blver Ageney the News mt m Fight Between Whites end HalT-Breeds on One Side ud In­ dian* on the Other, In Which Sfnp Peoj»le Are Bald te Have Been Killed or Wounded. * [St. Paul dispatch.] A messenger has just reached Pine River Agency, S. D., bringing news of a serious encounter with the Indians. A party of whites and half-breeds attempt­ ed to break up a ghost dance. The in­ furiated Indians turned upon them and a bloody battle followed, in which sixty^ people were killed or wounded. Tho messenger did not know how many of these were Indians and how many white men. His report is generally believed to have been greatly exaggerated, but it seems evident that a fight of some kind has occurred and probably more disturb­ ances will follow. It is reported from Mandan that Sitting Bull has been ar­ rested and placed in irons. A dispatch from RushvHle, Nob., says: As soon as the troops began arriving hero to-dayj couriers rushed with the news to Pine Ridge Agency. Word has been received from this agency that the bad Indians under Red Cloud and Little Wound declare that they will meet the troop? in battle to-morrow. Agent Royer was interviewed. He and his Indian police were powerless, he said. One of thera, Thunder Bear, arrested a bad In­ dian last Saturday, but was overpowered by others, and the prisoner was released. Several other prisoners were released, and the rebels threatened to burn the agency buildings. Royer has been send* ing his reports recently to the War De­ partment, and tho Indians wete not aware of the coming of tho troops antil to-day. He relates that Monday he was ap­ proached from behind by a bad Indian, who drew a knife and threatened to kill him. Royer was unarmed and at tho Indian's mercy, Tho latter for some reason desisted. Royer tried to get him arrested, but could not. The Indians at Pine Ridge Agency are about equally divided among good and bad. Red Cloud and Little Wound have been fer­ menting trouble for several weeks, while American Horse and Young Man Afraid of His Horses have tried to pacify the warriors. The latest dispatch from Pine River Agency says: There are 1,200 Iijdians at this reser­ vation and 500 at the Roseland Agency. United they would be dangerous, but there is little fear of that now. A band or two may break away from the reser­ vation on tho approach of the soldiers, and, roving toward the north, loave a path of pillage and death in their wake before they could be overtaken or sur­ rounded. And if they succeeded, in joining forces with Sitting Bull's braves from Standing Rock Agency they would be able to give battle to a respectable force of soldiers. They lack generalship, however. No Water, who has been the leader among the followers of the messiah at this agency, is not an experienced warrior. Nor is it knpwn that either 'he or any of his braves favor a war of extermination against the whites. The latter are to be overcome by divine agency, according to tho teachings of tho disciples of tho new messiah. But the hot-headed young braves, whose fathers proudly show to their en­ vious eyes carbines and other weapons captured at tho historic Custer massa­ cre, are much inclined to assist the mes­ siah in his high mission, and are impa­ tiently sharpening their scalping-knives for the approaching feast of death. There is no doubting the fact that they are well armed. The settlers in the vi­ cinity have been freely selling them arms and ammunition for months, contrary to law. And these are tho settlers who are the worst frightened, and are flocking Into tho towns for safety. The news that Buifalo Bill's braves are on their way home was received with ap­ parent satisfaction. But their two years' absence has greatly lessened their pres­ tige, and it is doubtful whether any ef­ forts they may make in the way of quielf ing the religious excitement will bJ efficacious. From Pierre, S. D., comes the follow­ ing: While there is a perfect sense of security existing in this city and no dan­ ger in tho remotest is apprehended over the messiah craze which is turning the heads of the Sioux Indians living across the river, there is no use in denying the fact that tho Sioux aro at present uncon­ trollable through their religious craze, and it is unsafo for white persons to go among them. Tho refugees already in this city are being daily added to by ranchmen and half-breed Sioux and squaw men, some of whom have lived among the Indians all their lives, but are not recognized now and do not havo tho friendship of the Indians. Some of them will not tell their fears while others are free to state that it is as much as their life is worth to re­ main longer where they might be at the mercy of the crazed redskins. Tho re­ ligious orgies and ghost dances aro in­ creasing rather than diminishing, and the outcome is precarious if the weather does not soon become too cold for them to keep up their exercises. Inhabitants of Midland and Nowlin City, two towns in the center of Nowlin County, seventy-live miles west, have arrived, and report difficulties already having taken place with several Indians, though nothing serious. Several of the latter rode into the villages shouting and shooting, and went through tho houses on their ponies, but were soon driven out by armed settlers. Tho latter have pre­ pared themselves by organizing a com­ pany of about fifty men. Tho troops at Forts Sully and Bennett aro in readiness to proceed at a moment's notico toward any point where au organized demon­ stration is reported. Valentine, Neb.: Settlers from the West are coming into town for safety. There are five families who left their homes botween Valentine and Cody to como to Valentino last night. Cody is thirty-eight miles west of here and about three miles from the reservation. These settlers say that Dr. Do Boll, ono of the post traders at Rosebud, warned them that it was unsafo to remain outside the settlements. The people of Cody have prepared a petition asking the command­ ing officer# at Fort Niobrara to supply the citizens with arms. There aro about 100 residents in Cody. The Indians have been coming into Cody since yesterday trying to buy ammunition. No violence is reported. There are perhaps thirty families in the city from the outside now, and others aro coming in hourly. Chamberlain, S. D.: Dobose, a Yank- town Reservation Indian, was in the city to-day on his way to Lower Brule Agency. A party of fifteen or twenty teams with his peoplo accompanied him. These Indians are quite civilized, and it has been thought th'at they would not be led away by tho messiah craze. But a talk with them shows that they also be- lievo in the coming of tho Indian mes­ siah, and that ho will Vripo the whites from tho face of the earth. They are gradually being worked into a stato of extreme excitement by the now craze. Emissaries of the messiah are now Working among tho Sioux at Lower Brule, notwithstanding tho vigiTfenco of the agency authorities. An effort will be made to capture the disturbers. The utmost watchfulne«$'i« «*lng exerctped by the authorities. IP YOU THINK OF MARRIAGE Hearken to Oscar Wilde's Atfviee on Etiquette, Ail etiquette writer in Oscar Wilde's Woman's World, observing the unanim­ ity of error regarding certain funda­ mental principles on which social cere­ monies and functions are founded, and the similarity of queries arising from puzzled correspondents in all parts of the world, sets forth some generalities likely to satisfy the anxiety of the great­ est number. Among these the perplexed bride­ groom is assured that he has not been expected for at least thirty years to provide carriages for the bridesmaids or guests, and that the only equipage for wnich he is responsible is that in which he takes his bride frora the church to the house and afterward to the railway station. Aiso that the bride should walk up to the altar on the right side of her father or guardian, and come down again on the left arm of the bridegroom, and that the order of precedence of the guests after the ceremony, except in royal weddings, is that the wedded pair go first, followed by the bridesmaids and guests, while the mother hurries home by the quickest routs in order to arrive before her guests, thai she may receive them. The bride is no longer expeoted to furnish the household linen, this pretty custom, which dates from the days when the maiden spun and wove her linen, having lost its pretty significance and been abandoned. The world also seems full of puzzled "best men," with very hazy ideas con­ cerning their rather thaukless duties, and they are assured that they are not expected to pay the bridegroom's fees, but simply to call for him, accompany him to the church, remind him of the wedding ring, before the ceremony, and see that he doesn't forget his hat after it. He stands at the right and a little back of the bridegroom during the ceremony, proceeds to the house in whatever manner he thinks best, though usually he finds a place in the last car­ riage of all after he has assisted all the ladies to their places and attended to all the details of the ceremony. The Duke of Portland established a haj)j>y precedent at his wedding oi going down with his best man, while awaiting the coming of his bride, to chat wibh the people in the front rows instead of waiting in solemn agony at the altar rail. Groomsmen in England are extinct, though in America they still exist under the name of ushers. The proper uso of the visiting card is a constant source of confusion to the uninitiated. A widower with unmar­ ried daughters should use a card the sized of a lady's visiting card, with his daughters' names printed beneath his own. It is^quite immaterial which corner of the visiting card is turned down, and the fashion of turning one side com­ pletely down is only a foreign version of the same custom. Wedding cards should not be re­ turned by the visiting cards of the re­ cipients sent through the mails, and brides should not put their "At Home" day on their wedding cards. "The Kock ot Chickamauga." Gen. George H. Thomas is about as well known by his soubriquet of "The Rock of Chickamauga" as "Stonewall" Jackson is by the one that clings to him. No doubt most persons under- staud that "The Bock of Chickamauga" as applied to Gen.* Thomas refers to his moral qualities, his immovable firmness as a soldier, etc. But it seems some have given it a literal interpretation. Some time ago Miss Bansom, the artist, painted an elaborate pioture of Gen. Thomas, intending to sell it to the Government.. She represented Gen. Thomas at the battle of Chickamauga. When tho painting was finished the lady invited &veral officers who served under the General to visit her studio and give their judgment. The aston­ ishment of the visitors was great when they found that the lady perched the General upon a big boulder. In a gen­ tle way they tried to explain to Miss Bansom that she had misunderstood the reference to "The Rock of Chicka­ mauga." They told her that Gen. Thomas did not stand upon a rock. But the lady insisted that she was right. She said she had been to the brfttlelield of Chickamauga and had seen the- identical rock which the General had stood upon, and which she had painted in the picture. Gen. Wilder, an In­ diana man, who commanded a brigade in the battle of Chickamauga, is about to locate 'a rock of Chickamauga in memory of his old commander. Gen. Wilder is now interested in a railroad between Lookout Mountain and Craw­ fish Springs. He has arranged to trans­ port from Lookout the biggest boulder which he can carry on car-trucks. This boulder is to be sat up at the spot where Gen. Thomas stood while the successive charges of the Confederates were beaten back from Snodgrass Hill. Upon the boulder will be inscribed these words only: "George H. Thomas, the Rock of Chickamauga." -- Indianapolis Journal. Turned to White Mnrblew A. petrified human body--a body which has turned from flesh to white marble as hard and firm as the Btone it­ self. This is the very strange and ex­ ceptional sight in the undertaking es­ tablishment of F. X»Bliley, at G2 South Pryor street, says the Atlanta Journal. It is a case which will be spoken of and treatises written upon ia future storks on embalming. The body is that of Edward Sound- strong, formerly the chemist of the Atlanta Perfumery Company. Forty- five days Mr. Soundstrong died and his remains were taken to Mr. Biilev's office to be embalmed. The dead chem­ ist's wife was in Sweden, his native home,* and t>he requested that his body be embalmed, so that she could come across the ocean and look upon his face again. * The body was embalmed by Mr. Bli- ley himself. Some days ago he noticed that the flesh was crystalizing. The fluids used in embalming are exceed­ ingly poisonous, and, as Mr. Sound- strong had died from mercurial poison, Mr. Bliley believed tho action of one poison upon the other was producing the strange result. Gradually the face of -the dead man became whiter and whiter, harder and harder, until now it is nothing but white stone, as white and firm as marlxle. Mr. Bliley is an undertaker aud embalmer of long ex­ perience, but never in his life, he says, has he either heard of or seen such an instance as this one. The bereaved wife of the dead chem- ist has reached Atlanta, alter her long trip from Sweden, and has looked upon the stone face of her husband. Her grief was pitiful to see. Next week the body wll be taken back to Sweden, where it will rest under the ao4 native laud. ' » ~ < . UNCLE SAM IN CRYINQ IN THIS DIRECTION. •ecretety Prootor Set* Forth Hi# le Bis Ammel jfceyert-Nnmber of Oe-, serUons IWhb the Arm? Daring the Past. Year--Promotion* and Expenditures. [Washington dispatch.] The annual report of the Secretary of War is made public. It is, in substance, < as follows: No great civilized nation t<v<l«y has mote lust* aauRe than ours to look well to the condition of' Its coRBfc defenses, and none, since the civil war has so wholly neglected them. Modern Invenl lions in the use of electricity, high explosives »nd in riflod mortars have resulted strongly in [avor of the comparative) resisting strength or land fortifications as against a naval force. As the sole object of harbor fortificat ion* is de­ fense, its construction should at least keep pace irlth, if not precede, every other prepara­ tion ; for it has been well said that "while we may afford to be deficient in means of ! offense, -we cannot afford to be defense- less." Under tho fortification act of last aes-- slon positions for forty-eight mortars m three- Kroups of sixteen each and for three of the new long-range guns will be prepared in New York " harbor; for one group of mortars and one guu : in Boston harbor; and Tor one group of mor­ tars and two guns in f-'ati Francisco. As this is a matter in which makeshifts from year to year are both expensive and destructive of the object to bo attained, I trust that a fixed policy may be adopted in th© line of a reasonable yearly ap­ propriation for the completion of tho work on which the nation is but just entering. Witt such a policy manufacturers could safely put ia the necessary plants and be able to furnisk» material at a cheaper rate. With an annual ap- ' propriatiou of ci»ht or ten millions--only» little more than that of th© proscat year--th& construction and emplacement of Btnm au<S:' mortars, works of torpedo defense fortl o whole, coast can be carried on. and in ten years our'J principal harbors and cities rendered reasonably secure. ; In the matter of armament a fair and promising beginning has been made. The pun factory at Watervliet Arsenal has alveadv turned out com-;, Dieted steel guns of 8.2, 3.6, 8 and 10 inches call- = ber .which have been entirely satisfactory so far < as their tests have proceeded. The 3.2-incb" breech loading field-gun meets with general ap- ' proval in service, and the firing tnpts of the 8 ' *2.inch type £unB manufactured at Water­ vliet have given excellent results, both as re-' gards accuracy and range, aud have satisfactori­ ly demonstrated the capability of the gun fac­ tory to turn out modern high-power rifled steel guns equal to the very best. Under the present contract about thirteen twelve-inch cast-iron mortars hooped with steel can be furnished per annum, and as thero are other plants in the country besides that of the prosent contractors ' which are capable of turning out these mor­ tars it is only necessary that sufficient sums, be appropriated for the manufacture of about fifty mortars a year, and tho production of mortars will keep pace with that of guns and the construction of emplacements. No fear-- need bo entertained that tne plant for this wort will not be in existence when needed. The Iran- ' ufacture of the forgings for eight-inch, ten- inch, and twelve-inch breech--oading guns by the Bethlehem Iron Works, under the appro-r priation of SI,500,000 mad^ in the act of Sept.. 22, If-88, is proceeding satisfactorily, and it ia> > expected the contract will be completed by No­ vember, 1893. The sum appropriated will pro­ cure about sixty-one guns of the calibers men­ tioned. In short, the art of modern gunmak- mg is now well Inaugurated in this country. .The number of desertions from tho army for the twelve months ending Sept. 3) was 2,0»J, a a. against 2,751 for the same period last year, a.' decrease of 24 per cent. The result is due to ; such improvements in the service as could be - accomplished under existing legislation. Al­ though desertions are already greatly reduced, so long as they continue in tujy considerable numbers they must have a bad UTeet upon the " morale of the army and entail a larye and need- . loss expense. The practical solution of thia somewhat vexed question assumes three phases : First, how to make the service more desirable ; , second, how to remove tho artificial restraints which, by binding a man inflexibly to a long servicn which has become distasteful to him, naturally drives him to desperate means ; third, how to make thi punishment for the crime of desertion so certain that if more worthy motives „ fail men may be warned by its fear. As to the second and third there is now legislation enough, at least with our present experience. With re­ spect to the first there is, I think, need of more. My experience so far confirms an observation which I made one year aco that "the pith of tha- whole question is to make the service worth • seeking, and then enough good men will ssek it and be glad to stay in it." The pay of the Sec- ! ond Lieutenant is S110.G7 per month, that of a ; First Kergoant only 822, and unfortunately thia difference in pay largely regulates the actual distance between their relative positions. It would be a step in the right direction to increase Bomewhat the pay of the non-commissioned, officers, that overy man who enters the Eery-ice- may find in it the possibility of a modest future. ; With a view to the same end I would recom- "" mend a change in tho law relative to the selec- $•! tion of enlisted meu for appointment to the* ^ grade of Second Lieutenant. Practically, it is ? now possibls for company commanders to give- these valuable appointments to young men who- have enlisted for that sole purpose. In order to Insure exact justice to all, and give full effect to the beneficent purpose of Congress, the initiato­ ry step should be with the men themselves. Any enlisted man of two years' service, who ia a. citizen of the United States, should, under cer­ tain fixed rnleg, be permitted to compete for a. commission. By the act ot Oct. 1, 1890, promotions below the rank of a general officer are hereafter to be made lineally throughout each arm of the ser- •ice. That measure provides for a system of examinations for all officers of the army below the rank of Maior, and makes their right to pro­ motion conditional on them. The new law- makes no change in tho rule of promotion by seniority, and the examinations are in no sense- competitive, but they do requiro an officer to- show affirmatively his fitness for the advance­ ment to which, if qualified, the law entitles him. It is believed that its tendency must be to in­ crease the zeal and industry of young officers. The number of officers now awaiting retire­ ment is about sixty. These men are perform­ ing no service whatever, but receive full pay, while junior officers doing '.heir duties for tnem are unjustly deprived of both tho pay and the- rank which the law Intends to attach to the po­ sitions they are filling. The incongruity of the- present lav is illustrated by the fact that where an officer is disabled in the line of duty, inBtend of opening the way for the promotion of juniors* it may and does often actually retard it. An officer put upon tho limited retired list remains there BO long as he lives, even if he survives the ago of 04 by many vearp, thereby preventing the- retirement of another officer and the consequent promotion of juniors. If he had been retired : for age in regular course this could not occur., f The limit row established is proper enough if a the law were so amended that thia limit could ' be construed according to tho reasonable in- ; tent of its purpose. An amendment providing v for the transfer of officers from the limited to the unliruit.d list when they reach the age of 64 ; would still permit only 400 retirements other than those who could bo retire 1 for forty years' service or by virtue of the 04 years provision. The expoiidilure3 of appropitiUons under th©- direction of tho Secretary of \\ ar for the fiscal year ended .Tune 30, 1893. were as follows : Salaries and contingent expenses $1,940,700 Military establishment, support of the Army and Military Academy.... 23,961,309' Public works, including river and liar- ' bor improvements 15,382,785- Miscellaneous objects 6,072,960 Total. $17,357,765- The appropriations for the present fiscal year, June 30, 18;tl, are as follows: Salaries and contingent expenses $2,137,782' Military establishment, support of the Army and Military Academy 24,543,590- Public work, including river and har­ bor improvements 30.874,185- Mlscellaneous objects 2,244,131 Total #62,799.69S Tho estimates of thU department for the next fiscal year, ending June SO, 1802, are a» • follows: Salaries and contingent expenses (3,074,430 Military establishment support ot the Army and Military Academy 26,160,991 Public works 10,70'.),288- : Miscellaneous objects 4,805,226 '-i •J Sri® •• ^ Total.... . .fe*3,740,des TABLE TALK. , \ BEAUTY, devoid of GRACE, 1# %" hook without a bait. - PRUDENCE in a woman should be an instinct, not a virtue. A COURT is an assemblage of noble and distinguished beggars. THE imagination of men is often thft- refuge of their prejudices. LOVE is a reality which is born !a tho fairy regions of romance. CERTAIN* acts may be rendered legal, but can never be made legitimate. WHAT I havo been taught I have for* gotten; what I know I have guessed. THE love of glory can only create a» hero; the contempt of it creates a great man. THEOLOGIANS resemble dogs, that gnaw large bones for the sake of very littlo meat. Too MUCH sensibility creates unhap* piness; too much Insensibility create* . crime. WE must learn to submit with grace- to commit the follies which depend opoo> character. THE mind of the Dae de Laval is like % dark Ian thorn, only capable of lighting ̂ kit own path. sssiSi; • > J* - % _ A."' _ l • T i . ] % ! / . {.AW