Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, July 22, 1886, Page 1

L —— SIXNTEENTH YEAR. LIGHT I THE DARKNESS Justin McOarthy Bees Good Ooming Out of Home Rule's Defeat, IRELAND WILL YET TRIUMPH. Gladstone Does Not el Disconraged and the Prediction Made That He Will Lead the Forces to Victory—Foreign, Justin MeCarthy's Letter. [Copyrighted.) No. % CurySeE GARpeEN, TuAMes Ex- DANKMENT, CHELSEA, Loxnoy, July 21 [New York IHerald Cable—Special to the Bre.| leanwhile time flies and I feel that my triumphs are just begun.” These are the words in a poem ealled “The Party Leader,” a very old story paraphrased from Browning which appears in Punch to-day. ‘The poem describes the feelings of Gladstone, now that the struggle is over, and for the moment the battie is lost. 1 have good reason to believe that Punch 18 PERFECTLY CORRECT in its description the present feelings of the “good old man.” "I'ne poem of Brown- ing, which Puuch paraphrases is called the “Patriot,” an old story and tells now a great first in trivmph, next in owned with flowers, next PELTED WITI STONES on his way to the scaffold. *“I'he Patriot” is equal to other fortunes and contents himself with the faith that God will put all things right, that God will repay, Punch's para- @ is clever and well done, but somehow poemn itsolf seems to me better to ex- press the meaning of the whole situation. To come back to Gladstone. 1am happy to be able to s R LOOKED BETTER of late years, at least, than he looks now. He isnotin the least cast down, although un- questionably the result of the elections was a surprisc to him. Now he has entircly got over that shock of surprise and is well satis- fied with what he has done and full of eager- ness for the general conflict. . Why should he be cast down. He points out himself, to any one with whoni he has an opportunity of dis- ng the question, that in England, Scot- land and Wales 1,250,000 votes, in round num- bers, were given for home rule, whilo only 4,320,000 votes were given for the tories and secessionit-liberals. Now, add to this the fact that an overwhelming majority of votes In Ireland was given for home rule, and take into consideration also that the sect liberal votes were given, not agair rule, but only against one particular scheme of home rule, therefore we have IRELAND ALL FOR HOME RULE, and a very small majority in England, Scot- land and Wales pronouncing azainst one particular form of home rule. Only the con- servatives, and not by any means all of these, have voted against home rule, These are some of the facts on which Gladstone dwells with satisfaction, and they are indeed satis- factory when it is considered that five years ago the home rule party in the house of com- mons regarded it as a mere useless waste of time to bring up the furthgr di ion of the home rule question in parlinment. Wemust firstmake a great national party, must show that we speak with the voice and authority of the Irish people. When we have done that we shall find some minister and some party to fake up the home rule cause for us. Such was our view then. Now we have MADE GOOD OUR ANTICIPATION, have done our part, have found the English statesmen and party to take up the home rule cause for us, 1 well remember saying in aspeech in the house of commons six years ago that home rule would never become a ly great question in England until it had unseated the ministry. Now it has done so. Gladstone may well feel that his trinmph has Just began. 1 can tell you readers this is what he does feel. Advanced as he is in years there is zood hope that he will TO LEAD THE F to a successful end, 1 was talking yesterday to an influential member of Gladstone’s cabi- net—of the eabinet which is now virtually a thing of the past, He told me thatit was his viction that the only 1 n why Glad- stone did not carry his measure was that it came too quickly upon the English people, and the result was that many were afraid and hung back. *The process of education has only now but began,” he said. *The ques- tion will henceforth be discussed every day everywhere, and the conservatives will find that they must either bring in a home rule biil themselves or allow others to do it.” ‘Lhis statesman of whom L speak was per- feetly CHEERY AS TO THE PROSPECTS, “It is always the same thing,” he said, “It was 80 with every reform bill. A large pro- portion of the population are a little fright- ened at first at any manner of e¢hange, but as 500 as they begin to understand it, they will come delightedly in the end what they shrank from in the beginning. We will win next time,” were his words. LORD SALISBURY WILL TRY to get Hartington to join him in office. Hart- inzton will not consent. Then Salisbury will bring all the pressure he can on hen to induce him to become a member of a con- scrvative adwinistration, There does not secm much reason why Goschen should not, for he 'fis not & liberal in any sense of the word. Yet my own opinion is that Goschen will not consent. He Will probably stand out as Robert Lowe did Wwhen the conservative government was formed after G tane on the reform bill of 1866, Gladstone was defeated by a combina- tion of tories and secessionist liverals, just as he is now. Robert Lowe played in his own person the parts of Hartington, Goschen, Trevalyn, Chawberlain, and half a dozen others. The present Duke of Westminster, now attacking Gladstone on home rule, was then in the houso of comwons and made a part of THE CONSPIRACY AGAINST IIM on reform, Robert Lowe pressed him to take oftice in a tory administration, but he firmly refusoed on the ground that having turned against his own leader he must not do any- thing that might seew as though he had a personal object to serve. Gosohen will feel the samo way, Ido not doudbt. To do him Justice, he is nota self-seeking man in that sense. We shall have merely a conservative minister relying on the general or oceasional support of “tho secessionist-liberals, That will not last long, Justin McCanruy, DILKE DIKT, The Evidence Closes With Some Scandalous Testimony. Loxpoy, July 2L—{New York Herald Cable.~Special to ‘the Bre|—When the divoree court opened this worning American weather pervaded Loundon everywhere, ex- cept around the jury box, There its oe nts were surrounded with the fog created y the breath of contradictory witnesses, The fog, however, lifted a little when the foreman, with a misty look, asked: “Could Mrs, Crawford describe (he bed room of Dilke into which he swore, backed by all his servants, that she had never o tered, and which o witness had deseribed?” SUE UAD BEEN THERE, With the case and dexterity of aun artist, she instantly sketelied a plan of its size, fur- niture, exits, entrances and windows. The fog cleared away palvably when her sister, Mrs, Asliton Dilke, entered the box and con- tradicted the baronet as to his visiting the frail wife to ask a retraction and making threats if she injured him. ‘The jury fog be: gan to disappear rapidly when three old lodgers in a portion of Dilke's alleged private bagnio swore to seeing him frequently come there to meet A MYSTERIOUS LADY whom they could not identify, both always being let in or let out separately by the per- son who the allezed keepor of the bag- nio. Only a thin veil of fog was left after the niece of Fanny and Sarali, who was onee a housemaid for Dilke, swore that she inad- veitently one morning ENTERED IITS BEDROOM and sew a strange lady there, aud for her blunder was berated by her aunt. This cor- roborated the wite and contradicted Dilke, who was observed to faintly wince under this evidence. The foz wholly disappeared, and jurors seened to breathe freer when the bre r and son-in-law of the meddlesome Mis. Rozerson both sorrowfully swore, sup- ported by a British Museam expert in pen- manship, that the anonymous letters to the husband were in the handwriting of that lady. THE EVIDENCE CLOSED, This closed the evidence in the case. morrow the speech making begins, the ver- dict coming on Friday, Many barristers assured me they thought that collusion be- tween Mr and Mrs, Crawford was estab- lished. All the members of what may be called the dramatic company in the proctor's play of “Divoree” were on the stage together about noon. The most prominent before the cur- tain was Crawford, the heavy old man cut to the bone when his wife testified how uu- appy she had been with him. She, the lead- ing actress, was near him, now playing in- genue with her blue eyes, and then changing to therole of a Mrs. Holler when admitting that she had loved Dilke, even amid his harems, until the time came that he yoked her with Fann THE SECOND LOVER. Seated in the well of the court room was Captain Fouter, cast as *‘Second Lover,” en- deavoring to look mnoncharlent, although doubtless remembering the curtain lecture from his bride after she read yesterday’s tes- timony. Most conspicuous of all were Sir Charles, to whom many in the audience as- signed the role of heavy villian and other spectators that of a victim of conspiracy, and Lady Dilke, who, as the trustful wife of the play, often leaned against him, and with her daintily fitting Bernhardt gloves carelessly patted him, the latter A BIT OF STAGE BUSINESS sneeringly eyed by Mrs. Rogerson, whose thin lips and restless, black-kidded hands aided the interest of the occasion with true pantomime. The Lallier family of lodgers and the housemaid Mary Ann did an under- plot as low cowedians., Sir John Hannen was often obliged to prompt the performe and the queen’s counsel nicely shifted every scene. The plot in the Crawford-Dilke case has been, throughout iis act of tive da; A DRAMA WITH LICENSE ENOU to make the socially judicious grieve, whether they accept the Dilke theory of a cunning and collusive conspiracy, or the Crawford theory that the baronet enacted everywhere alovelac or a noisy monarch amusing him- self. I had the assurance this afternoon of an oflicial who has been attached to the divorce court for more than 3 quarter of @ century that “Never before have I known so many tubs, mangles and legal laundrymen engaged over the soiled linen of not one, but several, families.” He added: “The wonders of Utah, Chicago, Indiana and Boston divoree cases are all overshadowed by the revelations of this Dilke and Crawford cause celebre.” To- The Chess Tourney. Loxpox, July 2L,—[New York Herald Cable—Special to the Bek,]—The champions of the New York and Manhattan clubs each scored another victory to-day, and as Mac- kenzie, Blackburn and Gunsbers only secured drasws, it brings the scores nearer together and makes the general result yet more uncer- tain. Hanham won a fine guioco piono against Mortimer, Zukertort was victorious ina viennaopening with Sehallop, Bird scored his first victory in a scrateh gambit with Pol- lock, Lipschutz defeated Burns, who essayed nis favorite Ruy Lopez, while Mackenzie drew with Blackburn, and Mason made a draw against Gunsberg. Tanbenhaus did not play. The following is the summary of the score PLAYERS, Gunsberg . Mackenzie Blackburn Zukertort . Tabenhaus Burns. Lipschutz Schallop. Pollock. Hanham. Mortim WON. LOST, Coming of an LoxNpoy, July 21— Cable—Special to the Bre.]—1 interviewed Gus M. L. Sacks, of the Manhattan Athletic club to-day. He sai I sail to-morrow on the Alleu for New York. [ take with me the original papers in the Meyers-Cummings mateh, also one between Meyers and Harry Hutching at Putney, the latter to begin the last of September or early in October at Lillie- bridge, the others in the north of England, as may be sclected, the distances to be 40g, 440 and 500 yards, successively, $1,000 u side, best two out of three. The Meyers-Cummings races are to remain as I have hitherto given them, only the time is altered to spring.” Gladstone’s Resignution Accepted. Loxpox, July 2L--Gladstohe, at 9 o'clock this afternoon received from the queen her ucceptance of the resignations of himself and ministers, The marquis of Salisbury left chrpa to-day for London . Gladstone, as soon as his messenger re- turned from Osborne with the queen's ac- captance of the resignation of the ministry, notified his colleagues, Gladstone will not proceed to Osborne to personally surrender o the queen the 5 of office until her Ilmjexlfi' shall have appointed his successor. It 15 officially announced that the queen will summon Sallsbury to forw tne new cabinet, Rioting Royalty. Loxvox, July 21.—Royalist rioting at Mar- seilles continued yesterday and last night. ‘The military at wmidnight charged the mob, capturing two hundred rioters and turning thew over to the police. Ten persons were wounded during the eonflict, e A Sad Drowning. Moixes, Iowa, July 21.—[Special Telegraw to the Ber.]—Ellsworth C, Patton was drowned about a wile above this city in the Des Moines river while bathing last night. The body was not recovered till 6 o'clock this morning, Patten was & member of the lumber firm of Patten & Hill, aged twenty-two, and was an exemplary young wan. “'The remains will be taken to-night to Muscatine, where Patten's purents reside, for burial, i Nebraska and fowa Weather. For Nebraska and lowa: fair westher, sta- tionury temperatuve. OMAHA, THURSDAY A MILD NARKER FOR NURAT Logan Regales the Senate With an Attack on Editor Halstead. THE PAYNE CASE THE CAUSE. Black Jack Says he is a Oandidate For no Office and Will Wrong no Man For Popu- larity, The Senate's Proceedings. WasniNeToN, July 21, —The iate at noon proceeded to the consideration of the report on the matter of the eleciion of Sena- tor Payne, and was addressed by Mr. Pugh in advocacy of the position taken by himself, Messrs. Saulsbury, Vance and Eustis, Mr. Hoar addressed the Senate in support of the views ot himself and Mr. Frye, re- commending an mvestigation, Mr. Lozan took the floor In reply to the ar- gument of Mr. Hoar and to sustain the views expressed in the report signed by himself and Messrs, Teller and Evarts. He was as ready now as any senator, and ever had been, to ex- pel a member if he felt justified in so voting. But if, as in this case, the senate was ap- pealed to, on garbled statements, to do in- justice to a man or his reputation, he (Logan) was not the man to do it. There were many considerations in this matter. While might be appealed to on one side for the benefit of his party associations to de an act whieh, in his judgment, was not warranted by law or the , e was appealed to on the other hand by the kuowledge which he had of honored age, of lonesty of purpose, and fair character. Everypody knew Sena- tor Payne to have been as devoted to the government and to the country during the war as any man whose voice was heard within the senate chamber. When he was asked to deal wrongly with the rights of such a man his answer was that there was no powerin the land that could be brought to bear upon him, either from newspapers or political brawlers, to dosueh an injustice. “I have been threatened and warned, but I would rather be right than have all the oftices or compliments that could be bestowed on me. [Applause.] There is not an oflice in thecountry that would make me do wrong to aily man in the senate for political purpose Tam the wrong man to be used for any su purposes. ‘Llie first thing that was said after this decision was arrived at by the committee was telegrams to varions newspapers all over the country that Logan had requested to keep the vote secret. That went to a cer- tain character of papers in this country, Why was that said about me? Ihere is not a man on the face of God’s earth who ever heard me request secre in re- lation to any act of a public char: that I ever performed. The members of the com- mittee knew that that was a lie, and the chairman of i telegraphed through the assoc s that there was no foun the statcment, [ at statement was have suspicions cast upon me? 1t was done just as many things have been done since then. It seems to be thought that now is time to kill off republicans. God knows that I am too small a person for them to commence shooting at tirst. ' Why should 1 be killfll off? Lamnot in the way of any- body. Iam nota candidate in OLio for any oftice and I do not want to be a candidate for any oftice.” Referring to the attacks made upon-him by the Commercial-Gazette, Mr. Logan said: “The Cincinnati Gazette is a very influential avery powerful paper. Nobody dis- that. “Itis owned and edited, and has heen for a long time, by a man named Hal- stead. In the days of Abraham Lincoln tead thought that Lincoln’s head ought to be chucked ‘against a wall and his brains knocked out, or something like that. That was complimentary to Lincoln, [n 1853 Hal- stead thouzht that Grant was a dyunken old Ioafer, who ought to be kicked out ot society. ‘That was complimentary to Grant. I came to the senate here almost accidentally, and the first thing I knew when 1 wot 0 1 picked up the Cincinnati Commereial-Gazette one day and found five columns of that pape ging my_friend from Ohio, who res 50 honorably and fairly over this hody, with all sorts "of things, The next thing 1 found in the Cincinnati Commereinl was that James G, Blaine was a scoundrel and thief and villain who should be ex- ccuted at the nearest lamp post. 1 did not believe it about Blaine, I did not be- lieve it about Sherman. 1 did not believe it about Grant, and I did not believe 1t about Lincoln. 1 did uot think I was a big enough fellow ever to be attacked by the Cincinnati Commercial. I never. dreimed of such a thing. Butthe other day I pieked it upand tom{ utter astonishment I found my name menfioned in itin a complin connection with the names of ators who are greater men than myse; Mr, Logan here quoted from the Oineinnati 0 etioan_article against him- tors Iivarts and ‘Leller, and speaking of Evarts as the representative of the coal 0l in the senate, and that as to Tel- ler he wasn’t worth talking about, “The presidential boom,” the article continued, “of the two distinguished republican United States senators ean now be tenderly laid away to gtornal rest.” “That,” said Logan, addressing Evarts, “means yourself and the” senator from Obio (Sherman), Ic cannot allud to anybody i8 spoken of in that article who is an aspirant for an of- fice of that kind,” ighter|, His colleque on the presidential ticket had been subject of that paper’s fulminations every morning as thouzh Blaine had been a criininal and had been convicted of e crime in the decalogue. How was it no: Now eculogy was the orderof the day in that paper. He was glad of it. He was glad that they had come to the conclusion that they ™ were wrong andwere now willing to do justice to Blaine. But it only proved that if the three republican senators had submitted to dicta- tion they would have received About fthe time that James A. now dead and mourned by tws connt was talked of around Chicago, this man Hal stead was going tound hotels and other plm-Pnzmlnl ng Gariield’s character in darker colors than he had been painting theirs, In conclusion, Mr. Logan said he had not begn actuated in this matter by Im,-ulst‘, not being ufnuvod. not by attacks, but by a calin and deliberate examination of the téstimony and of the law in the case. He had done his duty and wounld stand by it, for his action was right and just and rmper. [Applause ou the fioor and in the gallery]|. My. Teller said he was not on trial. He had no defense to make, neither to the peo- ple of Ohio nor any other state. The com- mittee had kept steadily and truthfully in the line of precedents, There was not a single nllhlfg 0f that body that would justify the position taken by the minority. Mr. Teller was proceeding to analyze the testimony in the case, but gave way to a motion to ad- Jjourn, holding the floor to conclude his re- marks to-morrow, House. WAsHINGTON, July Mr. Morrison’s concurrent resolution providing for the ad- ouwrnment of congress July 25, was passed ¥ # vote of 145 1o 46, % The house then went into committee of the whole on the senate amendment to the river ang barbor bill. The amendment havin, been non-concurred in, the committe rose ani the bill was sent to conference, ‘Then a struggle arose for priority of con- sideration between the interstate commerce bill and northern pacifie forfeiture bill, which Was resolve -{ens, 142, nags. 90—in favor of the rormer. The senate bill was read at length together with the amendment reported !')‘y 'ke w:nw&e’:rafl‘wmmigm? w{m-l.l is fi rike out al e enacting clause, an Infisfl the house bill, 5 Pennsylvania, Dovis of d Hepburu of Iowa fayored House then 100k a reggss, Wbe eveujug ses- MORNING, sion to be for general debate only on the in- terstate commerce bill. EVENING SESSION, The general debateon the imter-state com- merce bill was comtinued until 11 o'clock and the house adjourned. i Halstead on Liogan's Speech, CINCINNATL, July 'he Commereial- Gazette in an edi to-morrow, called forth by Mr. Logan's speech in the senate to-day, will say: “General Logan's speech in the senate yesterday will surprise all but his old friends Those of us who have known nim so long, and been anxious for his sake many times, knew what was likely to happen if he should attempt to address the senate as a senator and gentleman. The consel ness of being a candidate for the presidency has not improved Logan and has caused an ess of emotion and may inpnir his - reserve forees,” The editorial says the Commercial-Gazette gave Logan the Jirst political boom by reporting Iis Carbondale speceli, and alway him from the charzes mady by ales Referring to the reading of the Chase lette in the senate, the cditorial says: “The writer of that letter does not plead youth or ignor- ance in its production, but ‘it was not as many years before its date as Logan is older illating liberality < flashed in defense v aw and declarations of 1 w1 s 1o aid in the enforce- ment of its luu\lquns." The editorial is signed M, LY — FIRE AT KEAKNEY. An Early Morning Blaze Works a Small Amount of Damage. KEARNEY, July 8L—[Special Telegram to the Br: t a few minutes before nine o’clock this morning a fire broke out in the oil room in the rear of Caroline Themons son’s wholesale and retail grocery store. In a few minutes after the fire was discovered the flames were leaping through the roof. By excellent management and hard work by the fire department the flames wer Other wood buildings were close by, but were saved. Loss about two thousand dol- lars, tully covered by insurance. A Camp Fire at Kimball. Knvnarr, Neb,, July 21,—[Special Tele- gram to the BEE.]—A G. A. R. post was or- ganized here last night. General Thayer,de- partment commander, and Colonel Levering- house, adjutant general, were present and made speeclies which were well reccived. A special train brought a large party from Sid- An oven camp fire and grand bean supper were prominent attractions. The Vi irst infantry band from Fort Sid- in attendance and sustained its tle finest music in western Thayer was at his best arful jokes around 1g plenty of rain and erops look tine. A Wife Beater Sentenced, Varranaiso, Neb., July 21.—Yesterday afternoon a man nawed Gieb tovk it upon himself to give his siok wife a brutal becating and then attacked his little girl. Before he could injure the latter to any extent he was arrested. He was wiea and sentenced to pay a fine of $25and costs and thirty days in the county jail at Walioo. He goes into his new quarters to-day. Some threats of lynching weire heard, but the excitement has auieted down. Deadly Drunken Rows. NoR<oLK, Neb, July, 2l.—{Special Tele- gram to the Bee.]—Fred Davidson, shot by J. L. Emmerson, in Stanton county, during a drunken row ‘Sunday night, died Monday night. Tha coroner’s inquest, concluded late last night, found according to the “a nd Emerson will have a preliminary examina- tion for murder Friday. Ed Staggs, under arrest for the murder of Ford Campbell, in Pierco county, will have a preliminary examination on the 25th, A Horse Thief Shoots Himself. Norkork, Nem., July 2L—[Speeial tele- gram to the Bee.|—Jumes Little, a farm hand, stole a horse in Pierce county and drove down to Madison, trading horses several times en route. He was confronted this afternoon near Madison by the owner of the horse and drew a revolyer and siot him- selt fatally In the breast, dying in a few minutes. Little’s home was in Iowa, A of a Tournament. NonroLk, NEB., July Special Tele- gram to the BEE.|—The sportsmen’s tourna- ment closed to-day with three contests, The champion gold medal was won by T. K. Ack- erman of Stanton by a score of thirteen out of a possibl fteen. The tournament was a complete success, larzely throngh the efforts of B F, Locko and ofliers, and {5 forerunners of othérs. Silver Wedding of a Priest, Corvynus, Neb [Special 'Tele- gram to the Bk, brated the twen ation in the pries to-day. her English, of E: Lynch, of North Platte, and- quite a large number of other members of the clergy were present to take part in the celebration. A Dry Picnic Party, Coruynus, Neb., July 2L—[Special Tele- gram tothe Brr]—The pienic party of about lifty returned this evening from Milford, re- porting & happy time. Some reported tho water so very dry that it had to be dampened before it could be drank. Victim of Carclessness. Covrunnus, Neb., July 21.—[Special Tele- gram to the Begl—Albert Gauehe, while fool- ing with a revolver, accidentally discharged it, tha ball going through his hand—*‘did not know it was loaded.” Opening Day of the §; MiLwAukeg, July 2L—Deligi s the opening day of the twenty-fourth of the North Am2rican Sangerbund. The city is full of strangers and trains are ar- riving hourly with lagge additions. It is es- timated that between ten and twelve thous- and people will agrive from Chicago and St. Louis to-day. The hotels are erowded and to-night cots with sloeping visitors will oo- cupy every avallable space in the various hostleries. Someenterprising landlords have rented large hallsand empty stores in their neighborhood amg ‘illed them with cots, Boarding house keepers have hired cots by the hundred, and every available corner has been utilized. Inaddition to the extra ac- commodations to be provided by the regular boarding and lodging houses, many private residences have srranged to care for a large number, The decorations are general and elaborate, By 5 o'clock this afternoon all of the par- ticlpating socleties, mumbering eighty-five, bad arrived, reporting a total membership of 2,435 singers. ~‘To-night the openlnf( concert of the fest took place at the Exposition build- qu. The jam was lmmense, many people belng compelled to swand and numbers bein turned away at the door. It Is estimated thal therg were 10,000 to 12,000 present. Governor Rusk spoke 'in laudation of the spirit of saenverfests. Louis Algewater, of Buffalo, formally presented the saengerfest banner to Henry ‘M. Mendel, of Milwaukee, president of the festival, who responded briefly. The concert thef 00k 'rlu:e. Miss Mariana Brandt and Lillie Leman and Joseph Vou Wittand Joseph Stavidge were sololsts, e Orphans' Home Destroyed. INDIANAPOLLS, (nd., July 2L—The main building of the soldiers’ orphans’ home at Knightstown was destroyed by fire this af noon. No loss of life_or injury to persons oceurred. Loss about $90,000, o1l which there 15 $25,000 incurae. 99 iy JULY 22, 1886, THE TALE OF HORROR TOLD An Anarchist Reveals the Dreadful Prepara- tions For Wholesale Slanghter. THE GALLOWS HEAVES IN SIGHT Testimony at the Chicago Trial Yes- terday Which Caunses ven the Most Hardened Bomb-Thrower to Turn Paie. Trial of the Anarchists, o, July 21—[Special Telogram to }—To-day has been the most sensa- tional since the beginning of the anarchists’ trial. Almost the entire day devoted to the examination of William Seliger, a car- penter by trade, and in whose house the dy- nawmite bombs were manufactured under the supervision of Louis Lingg, one of the de- fendants on trial. Seliger is, or was, an an- archist, a member ot a socialistic group and recording secretary of the Carpenter’s union. He s regarded as one of the leading wit- nesses for the prosecution, and the most in- tense interest was manifested in his revela- tions of the ararchist plots. 1lis testimony startled everyone. The judge was scrupu- lously attentive, State's Attorney Grinnell looked as if he had reached the land of corn and the counsel for the anarchists were remarkably silent, Mr. Zeisler only offering few frresolute objections. Cap Black and his colleagues, all of the prisoners, and even Mrs, Parsons, grew visibly older. Deep lines came In most of their counte- nances, Schwab's face had a putty-like hue. Spies seemed to have found something at last that required attention, and even pro- found consideration. Neebe simulated a graven image, but after an abortive effort to laugh in the beginning, relapsed into nnmistakeable gravity, and pretended to be taking notes. Fisher was visibly pale and never took his eyes off the witness once. Fielden looked nervous and troubled. Engel held his hand to his ear and appeared stolid but despairing. Parsons twirled his small mustache with the air of frightened conceit. Of the whole lot, Mrs. Parsons looked the saddest. Her complextion was about three shades paler than usual, and she gazed fix- edly and mechanically at the witne if she felt that hope had died out of her heart. The witness seemed frightened, and gave his tes- timony in a very low tone of volce. He spoke in German and an interpreter was used. In giving his testimony, Seliger sat uneasily, with his body inclined forward in a strained position, both hands elasped tightly about the arm rests on the witness chair. His face was pale, his eves never looked steadily in any one direction, but dropped, and from time to time his gaze wandered about the courtroom and he saw hundreds of faces gazing at him in amazement as the dreadtul story of the preparations for wholesale bloodshed were recounted. Seliger never looked at the an- archists. Seliger testified that he lived in Sedgwick, and Lingg and one of the defendants had boarded with him. Monday night before the massacre, witness attended a mecting of the pente union t Nefl’s lall. Three copies of the “revenge’ cireular were distributed. Tuesday, - at Lingg’s request. witness worked all morning with three othersloading bombs, .They made about forty or fifty of them. Lingg urged them to work dilligently, and said the bombs would be taken away that day. Lingg told him every working man should have dynamite and "know how to use it ‘There was zoing to be an ‘“agitation” and workingmen ought to learn the use of dyna- mite, - He said the bombs they were making would be good ‘“‘fodder” for the capita and the police, The bombs were t that night Lingg When the bombs were tinished carried them Neff hall stributed. '] ack of N witness s; alled the “Shanty of the Commun 3 Dmmunists, anarchists and socialists, all used to meet there. Wnen he left Nefl's saloon, Lingg, Thicllen and G tay Lehman were with him, and they w afterwads joined by two men of the Léhr and Wehr Verein, All had bombs, “Tell what you were going to do that anlll?" ‘A disturbance was to be made on the North side. That was arranzed previously. Other disturbances were to be made on the West side, to prevent the police from massing atany one point.” Lingg said the dis ances shonld be m. Ll over the North si to prevent the police from going to the W de. As they passed the Layrrabee street police Lingg d it would be a b thing to throw inacouple of bombs, From Larrabee street heand Lingg went up to Webster avenue station, A patro! wagon came up. Lingy said he was going to throw in a bomb; th; it was the pest time to do it. 1 said it not a good time; that it would be useless, Lingg’ became ‘excited and wanted me 6 give him some fire from my ecigar. I went into a hall and struck a as it L was going to give it to him, 'The | trol wagon passed before the mateh lighted, Lingg wanted to follow the wagon, He thought there was trouble on_the West side and wanted to know what it was, [ suaded him to go howme little before 11 o' Lingg asked me if 1 had seen the notice in the papers that_armed men were to hold a meeting on the ie. Heshowed mea copy of the Arl itang and pointed to the word *Ruhs he said, meant that e was to be a meeting and 'that every- thing was to be turned upside dowi The words, “Rule” was a signal for all armed men to assemble on the west side, The word word was selected to give men notice that there was to be tronble, *“Lingg and I went to Neff L where a number of others . Harman said to Lingg in a very angry ‘youare the cause of it all.” ‘Ien me one told of the Haymarket affair and suid the bomb had killed a great many. Lingg said nothing on their way home, Lingg said that even now he colded, jibed at for the work he had done, that his “brothers i the cause did not appreciate him. We our bombs under the sidewalk, 0 midnight when we reached home.” Witness identified a number of the implements used by them in the manufacture of their bombs and deseribed how the dynamite and_ other stuff was brought into the house, Witness knew Engle, and they belonged to the same socialistic group, Heé had often heard Engle make speeciies saying that every working- man should make bombs, Ingham here held up a piece of gas pipe and askeed: “Is this the way a bomb looks when it is ready to go off?"” The Court—"1s that loaded?” g your honor,” ““Lhis {3 no place for it,” said Judge Gary. The spectators were evidenily very neryous at the implements of socialistic warfare, and the women present looked \'er(v much alarmed, The prosecution assured the court that gm:{ were not dangerous and Inspector Bonfield offered to take them into the next room and take off the caps. But the cburt suid the next room was no place for such work, The bombs were takeén to the lake front for the operation. Witness resumed his story. During the car drivers’ strike last year delegales from differ- ent groups used to meet every week at the Arbeiter Zeitung office. Neebe, Schwab and Lingg were members of the ‘groups. North Side group had rifies and drilled w them, Witness identitied a copy of Herr Most’s book. ‘The defense moved to have the testimony ull stricken out on the ground of irrelevancy, This was overruled and the cross-examina- tion was begun, Witness said he had been made no promise by the states attorney or of- ficers, who mmpl‘y fold him he had better teil tee truth. He did not know tha mony or statements would prey © tried for murder. The cross-examination was severe and searching, but the witness’ testi- mony remained unshaken, aud at 1 o'clock a recess was taken, Not asingle dull moment elapsed durin, the afternoon. The jury, lawyers, judge and speetators were kept Tixedly, without the sl they ightest relaxation, afthe sajue high !.cu,hmJ to which they were raised when the day's ex- citing developments began in the early morning hoars. A determined attempt was made by the defense to show that the bombs manufactured the afternoon of the day on which the massacre occurred had no neces sary connection with the riot in the Haymar- Kkef. The witness was canght up and made answers more or less satisfactory to the de- fense till the court decided that” the attempt had proceeded far enough. A new line of querles was quickly substituted by Foster, the object being to fmpeach the credi bility of Selig and* vlace him in as odions a possible before the juy, as partly successtul, though without affecting the weight of his testimony materially, Seliger told * how, on being liberated by Captain Schaack, he and his wife went home together, Solomon, one of the attorneys for the defense, soon called on them, Sofomon endeavored to in- duce him not to testify azainst the defend- ants, and to tell Cayp Schaack that his previous statements could not ibe substan- tated in court. Mrs. Seliger was then placed upon the witness stand_and gave her testinony ina thin, treble voice Was very nervous and at tiles embarrassed, but displayved none of the cravenness that charact A her husband on the stand. Lingg, she said, came to board with them two weeks before Christmas, “Did_you ever see any bombs i your house?™ asded the state’s attorney. “Shortly before May | saw some as Linzg was about to hide them. There were about halt a dozen lying in his bed wnich he wanted to lide, “both long ones and round ones, and gas pipes and shells were there. She had no talk’ with him there about the bombs, Sne did not see more of them. On the night of the riot she heard people say that bombs had fallen at the Haymarket. That day there were sev- er men in - he house—: or cight, perhaps still more. Amonz t were Huebner, Huemann, Theil, Lingg and her ‘I'hey were in the house until to- coming and going all day. 1 upon the bombs. She pay particular attention, but remem- bered that Huemann was filing, Said Mr Seliger: I was in the kitchen, When sup- s was ready 1 went in where the men were. { Vi at 1 could throw them all out.’ ¥ indist, M " inter- attorney. No,” snapped the w! “Tlhey always cold me. 1 frequently lingg melting lead right on my stove. Twice Huemann was with him and once Thiel and my h band. Lingg would say to me, ‘Don’t foolishly, standing the oumight be doing something too,” " ness saw Lingg the day after the bomb wus thrown. e was at home in the forenoon. i SHave you ever seen this instrnment? said Grinnell, exhibiting an iron spoon into which the dynamite was fitted, “Yes,” was the reply, “Lingg was always casting with that.” Mrs. Sehiger was cross-examined for the by Foster, who bezan with a bland W B Seliger? been locked up on account of this bomb business, 1 believe, Mrs. Sel- es, T have been locked up on account of man Lingg,” answered the witness 1y, wyer d himsel ] 1§ W pite inge, Other questions were direeted n whether the Scligers were in sipt of money from the police, The fac: s brought ouf that since the riot Captain chaack had paid her and given her barely enough to seantily liv i “How old is your husband, Mrs. Seli 1ly asked Foster, I'hir 1ow old are you! he little woman wineced, then flushed to the roots of her hair, and said: “Iam forty.” Before Mrs, Seliger recov i from her con- fusion, the attorney propounded the follow- ng: “Lmmediately aiter the riot. did Dot you and Mrs, Thiel agrea that you would raise a purse of money for Lingg” and send himout of the couniry, and then lay the whote bomb making séheme on him?” Witness denied having even tlked of such a proposition. She had a conversation with . 'Thiel at the time refe. of the kind allezed was “The hour of adjournment had ar the long session ended by the state’s a v handing to the jury for i n an article ich several of th sived to see. [t irk, fashioned from a file, and taken from Fischer the day after the slaughter of the police in the Haymarket, - CORRECTIONS AND CHARITIES. Oflicers Elected and Omaha Decided on for the Next Meeting. S1. PAuL, Minn., July 21.—This is the last day of the sesslon of the Natio1al conference of chanties and eorrections. After the usual opening ses Mrs, Clara Bewick Colby, of Beatric , read a report on the causes of insanit Overwork and the monotonous ife among the rural districts is given as one cause. ‘I'he institution started by the woman and run by her for the cure of the insane is in a prosperous condition. Mrs, Helen M Woods, of 11linois, offered a resolution mak- ing the age of consent in female children fifteen y and calling on legislators to in- corporate it into a law, which wasreferred to the business committee, Dr. O, W, Archi- bald, of Dakota, read a report for that terri- tory. He is superintendent of the North Dakota hospital for the insane. He said the general policy of the institutiou was to treat the inmates as human beings, and not as criminals, A discussion as to the place for holding the next conference followed, and after a lively diseussion Omaha was chosen, A. 0. Wright, of Madison, Wis,, paper on the consfruction and manag of small asylums for the chronie in discussed the plans followed in ei buildings and hospitals separate for the sex Dr. Richardson, superintendent of the in- sane asylumn at Athens, O., read & paper on Minctlount Tusanity.” In the afternoon tiie committee on organi- zation reported the following ofiicers and commiti o ensuing year and the re- President, Hon, H. H. Wisconsin, Viee presidents, Rev, G spie, A, G, Biers, i L ien. Missour Minnesota; 0, Mis. 0. G Dinsioar, Ne ret, chusetts; Willium William How: Wisconsin, Loteliworth, New Y d Nepf, Ohio; 11, 11 € irman local committée, J. A+ Gillespie, Omaha. —Ollicial reporter and od- itor, Mrs, Isabel C. Barrows, Massuchusotts. Tha following are chairmen of the standin committees: On reports from states, Rev, ¥ L. Wines, Illinois; moral and industis education a3 preventive of crime and pauperisim, A Dana, Minnesota; or- ganization arity, s 1, Kellogg, New York; Schools for Defective Classes Rt Rev. Geo, D, Gillespic, Michigan; 8 ilizabeth 1. Fairbanks, | and Reformtory Tnstito: O." Wright, Wiscosin; In- Alen Hoyt, 0 H Duty to aces, Phillip €. Gar- tate Board of Charities, Massachusetts, Dewey, 1llinois; D. Ch John J. Patten; M Massachusett The Anti-Saloon Republicans. ONEW Yons, Ju Albert Griftin, chair- man of the organizing committes of anti-su- loon republicans has issued a eall for a ference to be hield in Chicago September 1t says each state is requested to elect four times as many delegates or alternates as it has senators and representatives in congress and the territorics can send as wany as they would boe entitled to if they were states. ‘I'ne promoters of this wovement, the eall says, believed that, as the de atic party has be- come the protector of the saloon “intérest, the republican party onght as a matter of right, become the avowed champion and defender of the home against the saloon, past two months arrangements have heen ade that insure delegations trom ni tes i Kansas, 1linois, Michig i . Vermont, Massachuseits, \ shize, Maine and Bhode Lsland. | to the |- Republican for $100,000 and will shortly re- Duriug the 1 — ER 29 COMMENTS ON THE COMBAT NUMB The Nobraska Slugger Statosman's Shrewd Device For Diverting Public Attention, | FROM PUBLIC LAND SWINDLER®} The Washington Post Implicates Laira Bad Practices. Though Using a Neutral Word - Other Washington Matters. Acquainted With Land Frauds. WASHINGTON, July 21, cctal Tolegram B, | This morning's Washingtoj Post editorially gives prominence to the fol lowing, under the caption of “Those Weste ern Lands Mr. Laird's assanlt on Cobl was perhaps the shrewdest method thal could have been by him desired to divert puby lic attention from the notorious lan swindles of the northwest, of which the Net braska pugilist is certainly cognizant, it he 18 not even more intimately acquainted with them than that neutral work would fmply,' Mr. Laird know as well as Mr. Sparks or Mr. Cobb does thata very latge proportion of entries of Nebraska farms are fraudules and for the enrichmont of no sident: and he thinks it is for his interest to hro beat and, if possible, diser who seriou attempts to expose the ine finite perjuries and forge by which hig constituents have covered their tracks. Mr Sparks had only two secret agents in Nebraska, but they discovered that these frandulent entries were porpetrated by the olesale, and In going up the valley of on‘ river they found no evidence of settlemen on the land which had been pre-empted und a law requiring consecutive occupancy and permanent buildings. Mr, Cobb Is entitied to much credit for the energy he has showm m exposing the tricks of the land swindler, and his persistence has made laud robbin, more difticult hercafter. 1In the personal collision he was struck by the Omaha sluggen when off his guard. But his conduct h been fearless and manly throughout, m....fifl ing no defense or vindication. He was right- fully regarded by his constituents as the man who did more than any other member to des fend the American patrimony from its mosg audacious and insoleni plunderers,” PICAYU ATPROPRIATIC FORTH If it were not for the heat late season there would be an dead-lock between the house and the question of rebuilding the navy. Mesars. Carlisle, Randall and Morrison, who control affairs in the house, are determined that the expenditures by this congress shall not be ine creased to any great extent by new vessels for the navy. While the senate is just as fixed | inits ¢ that there be at least two or three millions put into the beginning of a | new navy. ‘The prospects are that there will | be a compromise and that Secretary White ney will experiment a little in two or thre vessels. ‘The increase of appropriations ha dy quite frightened the majority in the VY. and the interesting enate on Critic says? ““Public Printer Kounds, as witl be sesn by our dispatch to-day. has purchased the Omahs sign his ofilcial position to take charge of the | bnsiness of that paper. His son-in-law, Mr, Rathaker. of the Hatchet, one of the keenest and brigh of American editors, will con: trol the editorial department, and the Repups lican, with its special column and its reading aced up, is bound to stans ry storm and mareh proud), ska sunshine,” 1 FOR AGH T The steering committee which has rele- ated to itself the control of the affairs In 1he' kot aset back to-day, and in spite of the efforf on” et al, Judge Roo- gan was enabled to call up the inter-state commerce bill for discussion, ulmoupgx he was not able to get a yote upon it. Mr, Cobb, of course, interposed his cuslomary objection by moving to take up the bill to Torfeit the Northern acine land grant, and thereby won the support of the Minnesota delegation for the Roogan bill, It now began to look there was little chance for an ay tween the two houses upon this for bill, and it is extremely improbable tf agréement will be reached if b ity the resolution which passed the Louse t diy to adjourn on the instant. should go info effect by t) of the sehate. it any possibils 5. Those oflice-seckers who have bean abouk Washington for some time, and those who have had their eyes and cars turned this way, awaiting the adjournment of congress 50 i dent would modify the eivi| ce rules to let them into l)hu‘t“ arg blye it pronunciamento on the sul ce reform. They say there %) 510 lope now that the rules willbe ime proved, and no hope that there will be more vid changes in the positions held by repibs 18, Somehow Pm president does nob tudy and cater to the wants of the profes- office seeker, and agood many dis- ) ing hints have been thrown out by him te. It now looks as though the changes in oflice would be e th er, CUTTIN “An effort is to be made to break up the running through congress during 3 X days of tho session a1l mannor o and jobs in bills,"” observed a weste ern demoeratic member to-day. *“From time fmmemorial,” e continued,” “men nouse have leld back measuros of a question- able character till the last six days of - the ses- sion of a congress, for the purpose of hayin, them passed inthe rash of tho excitemen for then the rules may be suspended at an time and a bill put upon its wze, It s in'upowll 10w to clear up the appropriation bills and fix a day for adjournment only. twenty-four or forty-cight hours ahead; ine stead of billing the date u weok or two ahead, 80 5 to give the slx days, By this arrange ment the date of adjournment will only be known a few lours in adyance,” **Do you think that is the real effect of th order of business committes?” inquires another member “Oh! yes,” “Not 50, sch [ business cous ol the consideras itting a day for led In advane You see wve anything considered kil all it wislies, then foree an only means t tion of business h; adjournment to be fi tho committee can itwants, and of the old member podded as he. ed: “Infamous!” b ¥ ON, AL M an Miles, ‘Twenty-first infantn dney, lias een granted a ey of ong wonth from August 1, The President Leaves Washington, WASIINGTON, July 21—TLe president, s companiod by Secretaries Bayard and White ney and Private ary Lamont left Washington this afternoon for Albany. The Surplus Resolution, Wasmina1oy, July 2L~Two mewmbers of the scuate finauce commitiee were absent from the meeting this worning, and for thag reason the surplus resolution was not consids ered. The committee adjowrned subject to the call of the chairman. An Offensive Partisan, Wasursaroy, July 21,—Senator appeared before the senate committee om postoflices to-duy to oppose the conlirmation of E. W, Kinawan, to be postmaster ag Jacksonville, 1linols, The commitice des cided 1o Feport (his case adversely, - i Cullom A vein of what appears to be first-cl burnt umber has been discovered ne Pa Iris twelve feet widg e deptis and catent,