Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, November 24, 1886, Page 1

N THE OMAHA DAILY BEE SIXTEENTH YEAR. A SHOCKING MURDER STORY. Trial and Sentenco of a Danghter and Son For Matricide, IN A FIREPLACE BURNED UP Lady Colin Camphell Tells Her Side of a Great English Scandal-The Dilke Trial o Be Reopened, A Morrible Crime, LCopyright 1856 by James Gordon Bennett.) Panrs (via Havre), Nov. 2| New York Herald Cable—Special to the Bri|—The most revolting case of matricide—a mother burned alive by her four children—that has cowo be fore the French tribunals in many years is now before the court of assizes of Blois, Thousands of peonle from far and near aye flocking to the court room and the vpopula- tion are only prevented by the gen d'armes from lynching the alleged murderers THE CRIME, Mme. Lebon, an old widow of seventy, lived with her daughter and son-in-law, named Thomas, in the village of Lureau, The widow’s two sons, who lived some way off, and her daughter, had endeavored to get their mother into an asylum at Blois, but having failed in this, they decided to do away with the ol woman and divide the few hundred fraucs she had saved among them, When it was known in tye village on July 27 that Mme. Lebon wns dead a crime was at once suspected, and the gen d'armerle immediately visited her house. A horrible sight awaited them. 1n the fireplace were the charred rematns of the old woman, Nothing was left but the head, the two feet, one arm, and the thigh bones. “The right arm of the victim, shrivelled and twisted, was around the head. A LITTLE GIRL TELLS, Noxt day the evidence of the two sons, daughter, and son-in-law was found to be contradictory, and they began to accuse each other, ‘The declaration of the murdered woman’s grand-daughter, a little girl of seven, cleared up all doubts. She stated that her two uncles had come on a visit, and that while at dinner her mother had suddenly said: We must get rid of the old one,” and then her uncle Alex- andre ran to the bed and seized hold of his mother by the head, the other Son, Alexis, taking her by the fect, and between them they carried her to the fire, which the little girl’s father and mother ‘had in the mean- time prevared. ‘Lhe poor woman had at first called out, but her eries gradually be- camo Wi ‘The waman Thomas then took a handful of straw from the mattress and gave it to her husband to set fire to their victim’s ciothes. The black bonnet worn by the murdered woman, which was not burned, was found to have been sonked with petro- leum, There is, therefore, little doubt that the wretehes liad poured petroleum over her clothes to make them burn better, Her son- in-law shoved the body with his foot to pre- yent it from falling out of the fireplace. CONFESSED T0 A PRIEST. Before committing the erimc, the murderers liad sent for a priest to confess their mother, and immediately afterward Aloxis and Alex- andre Lebon confessed to the priest, their sister doing the same a little later on, “The accused are defended ably and elo- quently by Maigre Lacuerre, the young radical deputy. Georgette Lebon, the wife of “Thomas, is a dark, eross-cyed little peasant woman of twenty-five, but looks as if she were fifty. Thomas is a great, swagzering Tustic, with long, yellow mustache. Alexis Lebon 18 thirty-three years of age, thin, sal- low and malicious, and has a terribie wound in his face from the cornerof his mouth to his cheek so that when he speaks he has the appearance of trying to bite off his ear Alexandre Lebon is a great, tat boy, and cries all the time the trial is going on, THE TESTIMONY. Questioned by the judze, Georgétte Lebon refused to relate how the crime happened. “Ihe judge asked: “You sprinkled petroleum over her, didn’t you ¥ Georgette—"No,” she had a bottle of spir- its in her pocket that she used for cabalistic purposes. This bottle wmust have broken while she was In the fire, because the old womanat once burst out in a tremendous flame just a8 a newspaper does when thrown into the fire. “The §next witness bright little girl, who ¢ crime justas she had already done at the preliminary investigation, Judge—Who lighted the fire after your grandumother was placed in the fireplace? Eugenie—My mother lighted the_tire. Here there was a tremendous séhsation in the court room. Eugenie (continuing) —As s00n as grandma burst into a blaze papa told me 1o say, it any- body asked, that grandma had tumbled into the fire by accident, Judge—Is all that you have sald very true? Eugenie—0h, yes, monsienr, “This evidence made a protound impression and the child seemed evidently to be speak ing the truth, PLEA FOR ACQUITTAL, Maigre Laguerre this afternoon mado most eloquent speech for the defense, and with great tact tried 1o persnade the jury to attribute the crime 10 superstition, on’ the ground that the prisoners considered their mother to be a witch and that she had a labit of casting magie spells over then, THE SENTENCE, Laguorre for the defense cited all the weird cases of witeheratt that have oceurred in Blois in the last century, but the jury did not see it in that light, and the coumrt sen- tenced Georgette and her husband to death, Alexander Lebon to the galloys for life, and Alexis to the galleys for twenty years. ‘I'e news was received by the excited crowds in the court house and streets with shouts of sserved them right, the scoundrels.” was little Eugenie, a ted the story of the TH COLIN-CAMPBELL SCANDAL. Talk With the Beautiful Plainof About the Case. [Copyright 185 by James Gordon Bennelt.] Loxnos, Nov, 23— New York Herald Cabl —Special to the Brk.|—Lady Colin Camy bell’s broughaw stood in front of ler resi- dence in the Victoria mansions, Westwmin- ster, when 1 called there this morning by ap- pointment, George Lewis, her solieitor, and the handsomest if not the acutest and hardest working ot any man of his high rank at the bar, had just driven away toward the cham- bers of Attorney General Webster, Lord Campbell's leading counsel. 1 found her pre- paring to leave. She is a Celtic brunette and an adinitted beauty. About five feet nine in heicht, stately and with & frank face and lustrous eyes, must resemble Rose Eytinge of twenty years ago. She was wear- ing a ligh open-trout bonuet of dark straw, trimmed with dark velvet and jet algretts. A dolman of superb sable entirely covered her dress, LADY CAMPBELT TALKS, I have not the slighest objeetion to telling Awerieans, through the Herald,” she began, Swhat is likely to eccur during ‘my divorce suit, which begins on Friday, and that will, 1 aw assured, last at least a week, LParticn- “ Ny larly not. becanse the most ridiculous and in- correct statements have been printed in Am- erica about my case, some of which I have seen and much of which has been told me. For instance, read this from the New York Sun of October 31" and shie handed me a slip which ran thus: e Roval Admirer.—1s Mixed Up in the Colin SUN'S COMMENT, the Prince of ampbell Scan- Her Wa dal? Loxnoy, Det. 80,—The Sun's correspond- ent is able to confirm what has hitherto been whispered in cociety concerning the connec- tion of the Prince of Wales with the scandal attached to the marital relations of Lord and Lady Colin Campbell, Lord Colin had long suspected the prince of carrying on an inter- view with hiswife,and tinally becoming con- vineed of the correctness of these suspicions threatened to inelude the heir to the British throne among the numerous co-respondents, Last year, while in search of evidence acainst Lady Campbell and her alleged paramours, Lord Colin found in her ladyship's desk a package of letters, which had from time to time been addressed to her by the Prince of Wales. These letters were not couched in the orthodox language of a lover, but w sufliciently cordial in tone, and betrayed ample solicituae for the dy* happiness to justify the suspicion of her husband that the disereetly phrased notes really meant more than they expressed, Lord Campbell immediately di- vilged the fact and nature of his discovery to his tather, the Duke of Argyle, and the latter made haste to lay the matter before the queen, between whom and the duke there was held a long consultation, resulting in the summoning of the prinee into the royal pres- ‘ence. 1lis royal highness admitted without hesitation that he had written the letters, but protested his innocence of any mo- tive in writing them other than a feeling of friendly Interest in a bnlliant young Amnerican lady whom everybody pitied be- cause of her husband’s notorious neglect and rumor said, worse. Finally Lord Colin Campbell placed himselt and his case en- tirely in his tather's hands, and the duke, presumably in obedience to the royal com- mand, obtained the letters and forwarded them to the queen. 1t is understood that the letters have since been destroyed and the only tangible evidence of the prinece’s in- terest in the beautiful respondent thus passed forever out of sight. NOT A WORD OF TRUTH, Lady Campbell then added: “Now, there is not a suspicion of truth in any of this, It s wholly an invention, I do not believe there was ever one social whisper here on the subject. Then I have been represented, at the time of my marriage, as in this para- graph, as an American lady. 1 see no slur, but a compliment in that, but 1 am Irish, born in County, Clare, of which my father, Edmond Laghlin Blood, was once sheriff, 1 am his youngest daughter. Then I am rep- resented as defending Lord Colin’s suit. 1 am plaintiff, 1 am atready judically separ- ated from him for his cruelty. I now sue for a full divorce on the ground of his infidelity. I have made a certain honsemaid co-respon- dent. The evidence, my counsel agree, is indisputable. The details of my first suit have been published, for it was heard in Camera. Enough to say that my father was the principal witness to disclosures made to him by Lord Colin. These were corroborated by the fullest med- ical evidence as to his condition that led to my long illness, In the pending proceedings he answered by recriminations qguite as base- less as those about the prince. My friends believe they are made purely in revenge, To show how strong is Lord Colin’s motive in this respect, when I was at the Hotel Wind- sor in Parls, after the decree of separation, which, by the way, four tribunals upheld on his appeal from it, he obtained a wa t from the Paris authorities, which can be ob- tained on a mere statement, to commit me to int Lazare, the home of depraved women, I was in Paris with my parents, 1t is this trip on which originated the allegation that the Duke of Marlborough is my co-respond- ent. Bothheand 1areto be witnesses re- eardibg the absurdity of the charge. This warrant was intended to de- grade me. I was ignorant of it however, until Mr. Lewis recently discovered it. Ileft Paris the day after it was obtained and before Lord Colin could make itefTectual Dr. Bird Is made another co-respondent against me. The charge foliows on an at- tempt by the doctor to collect against Lora Colin a judgment for medical fees, During the hearing of my first case his advoeate, Dr. Deane, who again appears, distinctly told the judgethat there was no suspicion as to any infidelity on my part. Please obserye that all the cross charges are now alleged upon dates before that fivst trial and decree. [sit to be supposed that the astute lawyers of Lord Colin had not then made the most rigid in- quiry into my past life. 1 wish, therefore, that it may be distinetly understood that none of the rediculous charges hinge upon dates subsequent to my decree. Lord Colin might as well have made every male ae- quaintance I have co-respondents, as select Colonel Butler and Captain Shaw, T1iE EVIDENCE DEMANDED, An order for documents has of course,been lad, but there is noletter ar papors. whatso- ever tobe brought forward in alleged corrob- ation of Lord Colin's charges, These rest upon the evidence of discharged servants, one of whom will ‘arrive to-morrow from Ameriea, I hear—a former butler of Lord Colin’s who, I understand, has since been in the service of Mr, Jay Gould on his yacht, I'he whole of the charges will be, [ am told, heard together. Sir Richard Webster will open for me and my case can be heard in a day. ‘Then the defense of denial and re- crimination will be opened and the witnesses heard, ‘Their eros: amination is likely to be long. Finally Land all the co-respond- ents will be called,” Question—Then you have no fears as to the result? Answer—Not the slightest as to the legal result, but naturally, some as to the effeet of this throwing mud upon the winds of eredu lous, gossipy, evil-thinking people, Lady Colin Campbell's trank, ingenious, earnest manuer throughout fully corroborated this confidence, Later in the day 1 hapvened upon Lord Colin and one of his solicitors, passing near one of the law inns, He certainly hears no traces of being the great-grandson of one of the Miss Gunnings, the_famous beauties of London in the early vart of the reign of George the Third, THE COURT WILI rn. The case, coming on immediately atter the Sevright and Coleridge scandals, creates the greatest attention, We » court room, where the trial begins on Friday, as large as the Crystal palace, it would ain the crowds anxious to gain ! SIR CHA L Report That His S Be Keo, [Copyright 185 by James PPans, No —Special to the 1wih ordon Bounett.] New York Herald Cable BEg. ~The Figaro to-day publishes a very bright and amusing - inter- view with Sir Charles Dilke, who, with Lady Dilke, is passing a few days in Paris, shoy pinz and visiting the theatre Phe describes Sir Charles Dilke as the handsow- lar \ “/ est and most aristocratic looking man that can be imagined, and who would have made, physieally, a superb emperor of Russia, and speaks of Lady Dilke as one of the prettiest women of England, The I corre- spondent says that Sir Charles spoke at length about the late trial and with a dig- nity that won the decpest sympathy for the speaker. The interview ends as follows: AMAZING REVELATIONS, “Sir Charles begged me not to give as coming from him the information that [ pos- sess about the trial. T will conform to his desire, 1 will cnly say what I know, de sonree certaine,and what neither the press nor English society knows—namely, that in a few months the grand Crawford-Dilke case will reopen. This trial, the most scandalons of the century in England, is about to enter its third act. A number of Sir Charles’ friends, without his knowledge or initiat have made a most thorough investigation, with a result which the. public will soon learn with the greatest amazement. 1 aflirm that these friends of Sir Charles among whom are statesmen, lawyers, physi: clans and cabinet ministers—are on the trace of a conspiraey that will make the press of the entire world re-echo with excitement. ‘This third tria® will also abound and over- flow with the most revolting details, put it will give an opportunity to one of the ablest and most accomplished men of modern times to emerge with a high head and bold front from the blind alley of infamy ivto which he has been cast by a conspiracy and accusa- tions that hitherto he has not been le to rebut.” AN AFRICAN REVOLT. Thousands of Portuguese Slaughtered By Hostile Nativ, LoxDON, Nov. 2.—Advices from Durban, of November 3, state that a general and ap- parently successful revolt Is in progress among the natives against Portuguese au- thority in southeast Africa. An American missionary, Rev. Mr. Wilcox, arrived in Durban from a Portuguese settlement on the east coast above the Transvanl. He reports as follows: ‘“T'he natives at Inhambone, a Portugese port town 200 miles above Dela- goa bay, rose up against Portuguese taxation and murdered the collector, October 25 a battle was fought between 8,000 Portuguese and friendly natives on one side and 20,000 hostile natives on the other. The Portuguese were defeated and routed. The loss in Killed “on_ both sides is estimated at 9,000 men.” Wileox says the governor of Mozam- Dique has gone nfo the country to_ endeavor tosuppress the revolt and save the port of Inhambone from falling into the hands of the insurgents, The town was barricaded when the missionary last heard from it, and the women and children had been removed to Stupo. ‘The entire country around about the town has already been abandoned by the Portuguese und ngements been made to remove the population: of Inhambone out to seu if the hostile natives attacked the town 1n force. Affairs in Bulgaria, Pesth, Nov. 25.—It is stated that under pressure from German and Polish members ot the Austrian delegations, the budget com- mittee’s report has has been amended so as to contain censure of Kaulbars, and to make less emphatic the passage referring to the peaceful character of the relations between Austria and_Russi BERLIN, Nov. 20.—The entire press of Ger- many express delight over the report of the government's refusal to assume protection of Russians in Bulgaria _on the occasion of Kaulbaur’s departure. It is officially denied here that the German consul at Sofia refused to take the Russians remaining in _ Buigaria, after Kaulbars' departure, under German_protection when requested do so by the retiring agent. "The oflicial de- nial states what happened was this: The tussian government asked Germany if the [ ofticials who remained at Sofia_in charze of the Ru; al sity the German consul to sian subjects and Germany replied The Afghan Rebellion BoMBAY, Nov. 23.—A party of merchants who arrived here from GlLuzni report that the Glilzais have beaten the ameer of Afghanistan’s troops. They also say that the rebellion is still spreading under the influ- ence of religious fanaties, who lead the insur- wents. Many of the ameer’s troops are also joining the rebels, owlng to the honorable Teception given ' {0 the members of the British-Afghan boundary commission by the amcer, which gave rise to the suspicion that he intended to yield to British occupanc Delight of the German Press, BERLIN, Nov. 23, —The entire press of Ger- many express delight over the report of the government’s retusal to assume proteetion of Russians in Bulzaria on the oceasion of Kaulbars’ departure, It is oflicially denied here that the German consul at Sofia has re- 1u to take the Russians remaining in Bul- garia after Kaulbars’ departure under Ger- man protection when requested to do so by the retiring agent., chives might in case of neces protect Ru SYes, The Budget Report Amended. PrsTi, Nov. It is stated that under pressure from German and Polish members of the Austrian delegation the budget com- mittee’s report has been amended s0 a8 tv contain a censure of Kaulvars and 1o muke less emphatic the passage referring to the peacetul character of the relations between Austria and Russia, Scared But Not Hurt, LoxpoXN, Nov. eat scare caused throughout the West ter- noon by the firing o annon in St James park to celebrate the birth of the queen’s new grandehild. A dense fog was prevailing at the time, and for a while the detonations were belleved to be those of some dynamite attack. was A Squealing Battenberger. Loxt Nov. 2i.—Princess Beatrice, wife of Prince Henry of Battenburg, and young- ast daughter of Queen \' . toria, given birth toa son, Mother and son arc doing well. nch Political Sensation, Nov. 23.—The attitude of the cham- ber of deputies toward the zovernment in re- dueing certain expenditures has created a ts are current that several members of the cablnet are about to resizn and that four under-secretaries huve alr tendered their resignation, Compulsory Military Service, Brussers, Nov, 25.—The senate and chamber of representatives to-day agreed to consider the bill making it compulsory for citizens to enter the wilitary service at the age of twenty years, Distributing Socialistic Documents. Benrriy, Nov. 25, —In spite of the closest watch kept on the barracks at Berlin, Span- dauand Potsdam, thousands of copies of socialistic pamphlets have been found among the troops, The source of the pamphlets has been traced to men frequenting soldiers' beer houses. A number of wmen have been arrested, - 1t Would Satisfy Austria, Benrviy, Noy —The report that Cl Affairs Lee would be appointed United States minister at Vienna was received with general satisfaction in Austrian ofticial circles. peet to Arthur. SaxTIAGO, N( ~The tags of the di ferent legations were hoisted at half mast yesterday on receipt of ofticial notice of the death of ex-President Arthur, - Coopers on a Strike. Cixcixyary Nov. 23, —About 1,000 coop- ers ate out on a strike here, demanding an advance in the scale of wages from 10 to 25 ln'l“('ch(. The outlook promises a long loek- ou Showing Re OMAHA, WEDNESDAY | AREAL ESTATE JOB SPOILED The Washington Land Syndicate Knocked Out By the Police Scandal, APPROPRIATIONS TO BE CUT OFF A Bola Stroke of Reform in Naval Management Made By Secretary Whitney— Patents Issued ~Postal Changes, A Speculation Nipped. Wasmyaron, D, C., Nov. Telegram to the Brr.|—The “police scandal” of Washington to bear fruit of & very bitter char- acter for those who have been spec- ulating in real estate upon the strength of the president’s suburban vurchase, Since the Investigation began it has been dis- covered that the Massachusetts ayenue ex- tension project has been hateling for several years and that a’ number of prominent citi- zens, including men connected with the local government, have been quietly buying all the available land in the vieinity of the proposed street, at the endlof which lies the presiden summer place. The scheme, which has becn started, contemplates the 'expenditure of about £2,000,000 of the public money upon a handsonie boulevard which is to run througl \yhatis now excewdingly poor agricultural land, but which will naturally become hizhly valuable city property, vlated a small_appropriation this year and a larger one subsequently until the entire amount was secured, The scandalous con- duet of the local authorities has nipped this grand speculation in the bud and Ii is said that the appropriation conmitteo of the house has already decided not to ailow a dollar for the Massachusctts avenue extension until other portions of the city have been better vrovided for, REFORM IN TIIE NAVY DEPARTMENT, The recent order of Secretary Whit- ney consolidating the varfous purchasing agencies of the navy department under one head and providing for one weneral store- house for minor naval subplies, instead of eicht, will be beneficial to the service ana to the government, Hevetofore there have ex- isted no less than eight officials in each and every navy yard in the country, having the zhit to make purchases in tne_open market and without first advertising for proposals. "The result has been that from time to time more or less scandal has attached to one or the other bureaus, 1t was due to this com- plex purchasing system that the frauds and subsequent convictions in the bureau_ of medicine and surgery were possible a fow years ago. Under the new plan it is pro- posed that each navy yard and_station shall have ond general storé-houso instead of Six or seven, and that each department shail make requisitions upon the paymaster gen- eral’s local department for supplies when needed. IHe in turn will draw from the prin- cipal bureau hiere, where everything will be purchased by contract and after advertis ment. The “reform” has been recommended 10 congress by several of Whitney’s prede- cessors, but for some occult reason was not perfected. Whitney las simply taken the bull by the horns aiter having failed to in- duce coniress to act on his reiterated sugges- ion. AN INDIAN DEPREDATION CLATM, In the Indian depredation claim_case of William Matson, of Platte county, Nebraska, for $115, growine out of Pawnee troubles in 73, Secretary Lamar to-day decided that the evidence was insuflicient to establish the merit of the ca: PATENTS ISSUED, The following patents were issued to-day for Nebraska and lowainventors: Edward 8. Burbank, Dow City, Ia., velocipede; Wil- liam A. Carpenter, Sutton, Neb., float for transportation cars; Daniel C. Gillilland, Me- chanicsville, Ia,, marker for corn and Seed planters; Chiarles E. Kimball, Anamosa, Ia., valve gear; James K.. Sample, Hastings, Neb,, motor’; Samuel Shipman, assignor. of one-fourth to J. Robinson, Grand Island, Neb., sliding door lock ; Davis Tope, Geneva rtonic: Dewitt Van Evera, Maquo- keta, 1a., combined heating drum ana oven. POSTAL CIHANGE! The postoftice at” Lyman, Cass lowa, was discontinued to-day. Clinges havo boen ordored” in the time schedule of the Star muil route, extending from Fort Niobrara to Spring View, as fol- lows: Leave Fort Niobrara Mondays and Thursdays at 7, m.: arrive at Spring View by 6 p. m. Leave Sprinz View Tuesdays and Fridays at 7a. m.; arive at Fort Niobrara by 6 p. m, "Thomas C. Waod has been comunssioned postmaster at Payne, The postotlice " at Ia., has been d Kellerton, PERSONAT, MENTION., Byron N. Seevers, of Oskaloosa, In., has been appointed storekeeper and giager for the Second Towa internal revenue district Senator and Mrs. Manderson have turned to their former apartments Portland. First Sergeant George 1, Dykeman, Troop D, Second “cavalry, Fort Boise, Idalio, has been granted a two months’ furlougi. “This evening's Critic says tifat Lieutenant sdward R, Gilman, Fiith ~infantry, has placed himself alveady on the high road to fortune by a fortunate investwent at Miles City, Mont.,” which closely adjoins ~Fort Keogh, where he is stationed. Ten days ago the town was 1it for the first time, ana the first town in Montana to be so lighted, by electric are and incandescent lights, and Gil- man was the man who introduced them. [Special so called promises county, tiley, Ringgold county, ontinued. The mail goes 1o re- at the A Hard Place to Fill, WAsHINGTON, Nov, 23, —The president {s experiencing some culty in filling the oftice of United States distriet attorney for the eastern district of Wisconsin, A. K. Delaney, the former incumbent, resigned the office at the suguestion of the president in order to accept the democratic nomination to congress trom the Second distriet of Wis- onsin, now represented by General Brazg, I'he election resulted in bis defeat and h has since made formal application to - Attor- ney General Garland for reappointinent as United States distrjet attornev. Some time ago the president tendered the position to ieneral Brage, and after some delay re- ceived a letter from hiu sayving that it would be impossible for him to aceept. The oflice was then tendered to another prominent lawver of Wisconsin, and he, too, dechned with thanks. The National Bank Question. WASHINGTON, v, 28, —Inguiry at the treasury departuent shows that as the time for the assembling of congress approaches, public interest in the national bank question is vIsibly increasing, ‘The comptroller of the currency is now receiving letters from all parts of the country making suggestions as to & more permanent basis for national banks. Yhese letters come not only from persons in- terested in national banks, but from officers of state banks, private baukers, and from prowinent anufacturess: and wany mer- chants seem also to have directed their atten- tion to the maintenanes of the existing sys- tem. Comptroller Trenholm said to-day that hie was very much pleased to receive the sug- gestions, rended Naval Change. TON, Nov, 25,—Nearly all of 1 report of Commander W, T, Sampson, superintendent of the United States Naval academy, is devoted to an argu- ment in support of the proposed change in the academy course. ‘Pbat chanze, which he gives yarious reasons in favor of, Is that the cadets should be assiened to dillerent branches of the serviee at the end of tour years instead of six, abolishing the two years' eourse at sea betore graduation as Useless. Recor Wasim the annu Considering the President's Message. WASHINGTON, Nov, 28.—All the members of the cabinet were present at the meoting to-day except Secretary Manning, The ses- sion was devoted entirely to the eonsid ation of the president’s message. The docu went is nearly linished. 1t 1s understood that it will be mueh shorter than the oue sub- | witted W congress last year 'MORNING, NOVEMBER 24. ‘The plan_conteni-. 1886, HOXIE DEAD, The Great Railroad Manager Dies in New York, NEW Yonk, Nov. 2.—H. M. Hoxle, gen- eral manager of the Gould Southwestern system, died this morning at his rooms in the Metropolitan. The ecause of his death was exhaustion in consequence of an operation performed on him June last by removing stones from his blad- der. He hasalso suffered from kidney dis- ease for the last thirty-five years, He has been very weak for the last seven days, but the doctors had great hopes of his recovery "Thare will be no funeral services in ths city The pody will be embalmed and taken to Des Moines, Ia., to-motrow, and the funcral services will be' held on Saturday. Hoxie had a son who is buried in the family plot in the cometery at Des Moines, and_before he died he expressed the wish that ne should be buried by the side of his child. DEs MoINEs, In, Nov. 23.— [Special Telo- gram to the Bre. |—The news of the death of M. H. M. Hoxie was received hero to-day with very gencral regret. He came to this rly ace and lived In this vieinity the greater pait of his life. When a boy ho was adopted by “Thomas Mitehdll, the fist white settler in this part of the country, who started the village ofsMitchellyille, eiehteen miles from this city, and lived with him till grown to manhood. 1le was then elected clerk ot the courts for this county and came to this city to reside. He filled the position four years and, taking an active interest in polities, was made ehairman of the republican state zentral committee, conducting the cam paizn with remarkable sagacity and succes: At the ln-xlmlhl% of the war President Lin. coln appointed him United States marshal for Towa, He rendered very efficient ser- vice in this office durimg the war, and at the close of his term he engaged in railroad construction on the Union Pacific, and when the road was completed was, for A time, superintendent of one of the divis- ions, He went from there to ‘Texas, still continulng in ratlroad work, with headquar- ters at Hearne, Houston and later Palestine. After the organization of the southwestern systam of the Gould roads he was made gen- eral manager of the Missouri Pacitic and then he moved to St. Louis, Mr. Hoxie was known very intimately by the peonle of Des Moines, especially to the older citizens, with whom he was a great favorite. Ilis only child, Seward, who died in' early boyhood, was buried here and Mr. Hoxie will be buried in the family lot beside him. The remains are expected to arrive here by the Rock Island road on Friday at 12:55 p. m. There will be a briet and ‘simpie funeral service in St. Paul’s Episcopal chureh, in accordance with Mr. Hoxie's desire, after which the burial will take place in Woodlawn cemetery. THE LOYAL LEGION, Institution of a Commandery For lowa at Des Moines. Des Morxes, Ia., Nov, 23.—[Special Tele- gram {o the Bre.]—A large delegation of members of the Order of the Loyal Legion arrived in the city to-day to inaugurate an Iowa commandery. Representatives of the organization are present from Illinois, Min- nesota, Nebraska and Kansas. From the Intter state comes General A. J. Smith, com- mandant of the National Soldiers lome at Leavenworth, accompanied by several ofticers of the regular army stationed there. Among other visitors are Colonel John Con- over and General W, F. Devall, of Kans City; Captain John Contine, of Fort Nio- brara, Neb., and General Chetlain, of Chi- cago. The llhnois delegation came by a special car this afternoon. The bus ness of organizing the Iowa com- mandery occupied the greater part of the afternoon and evening. At 4 o'clock this afternoon a reception was ten dered the visitors at the residence of Majo Hoyt Sherman, brother of General W. T Sherman. A banquet,Zto which only mem- bers of tlie organization were Invited, closed the meeting. A number of prominent lowa soldiers are present, ineluding Congressmen Henderson, Conger, Tepburn and. Holmes and ex-Governors Sherman and Gear. Colonel Henderson was eleeted commander of the Iowa division and Major H. L. Swords, of Des Moines, senior vice com- mander. lowa makes the sixteenth state commandery that has been organized, The membership now numbers 5,000, with Gen- eral Phil Sheridan commander-in-chief, Fined for Violating an Injunction Sioux Ciry, la., Nov, @ al Tele- gram to the Brk.-The saloon contempt cases were called here to-day by Judge Lewis, on account of the impossibility of reaching Cherokee by reason of the snow blockade, Awmong the defendants are J. M. Simonson Charles Warlich, M. Desmond, P. Kappe J. Horrigan, F. Munchzath jr., W. H. Sex- ton, Cormeny & Brennan, andJ. Wiley Tom L. Brennan was this afternoon fined $1500 and sentenced to three months impris- onment in the county jail for violating the writ of injunction issued against Cormeny & Brennan. Several of the cases were contin- ued until the January term of court. It is needless to say the lieavy tine and long im- prisoniment fmposed upon Lrennan are matters of congratulation to prohibitionists, aud to an_ equal extent a_great disappoint- ment to saloonists, amounting, in fact, to entire demoralization, Towa State University. Drs MoiNgs, la,, Nov, 23, —[Special Tele. gram to the Brr.|—The board of regents of the state university met here to-day to look after the interests of the law, medieal and dental departments, ‘They restricted the work of Professor J. G, Gilchnist to surgical pathology and obstetries. Dr. W.'D, Middle- ton was selected temporarily to il the chair of theory and practice of medicine during the sickness of Professor Robertson. Dr, R, W, Hill was elected professor of physiology and mieroscopie anatomy. Charles S, Mazowan, cluss of "84, was elected assistant professor of engincering. Provision was made for an- otlier resident professor in the law depart- mient, but a selection was not made, Inguiring Into Labor Matters, D8 MoiNes, Nov, (Special Telegram to the Beg.|—Lucien H, Smith, of Minne- neapolis, special azent of the United States bureau of labor, is in the eity and will make it his headquarters during the next ten days, After looking into the local labor burean | will visit all the publie institutions in the state, the penitentiaries at Anamosa and Fort Madison and the schools at Eldora and Mitehellville, He will s re the informa- tion necessary to aid the nalional departuient in its complefion of labor &tatisties and to throw a little light on the convict labor sys tem, An Important Precedent. DUBUQUE, 18, Nov. 23.—[Special Tels- gram to the Bri]—United States Judge Shiras refused to surrender ex-Senator Graves to the custody of the United States marshal of Hlinois to be punished for con- tewpt of Judge Gresham's court, on the ground that the p eeding in which Gresh- am adjudged Graves in contempt was civil, therefore the Unifed States criminal law could not be appiled to secure the arrest of defendant in_ another state. ‘The decision establishes an Important precedent. Railepad Contract Cepalr Rarins, la, Nov. 24.—[Special Telegram to the Beg.|—The contract for grading the cutoff on the Chicago & North- western, three miles south, for fast freights avoiding the eity, has been let 1o Langton «& Co.. of Minneapojis. The work will cowm- wenee immediately Let. Killed by Falling Down Stair Dupvgue, la, Nov. ~[Special gram to the Bek, |--Joseph Leutke, an old resideut, fell down stairs this evening and fractured his skull, dyiug almost instantly, Adverse to L asing the Bal S1ovx Ciry. 1, Nov. 2i.— Special Tele- graw L0 the BEE|—Arensdor’s friends to-day eom grealy elated over the decivion of Judge Lewis, rendered last night, adverse to increasing the bail from $25,000 to 30,000, as petitioned for by the attorneys for the state. ‘The court however, was specific in the statement that the ruling had no signii- nee whatever in regard to the merits of the case, whether it wasa weak or a strong one, tailroad Travel Hindered, St. PAvi, Nov. %.—Ronds raning through the northern part of the state and in Dakota ere having some tronble to-day. In the northern part of the state, along the Manitoba line, there is not much snow, but a high wind, which has attained the velocity ofa gale, has interfered considerably with the running of trains, The Northern Pacitic is experiencing some trouble with the snow, which is drifting badly and delaying trains Throughout the Rea River valley the mer cury is down in the neighborhood of zero. It has been snowing nearly all day along the line of the-St, Paul & Pacific, but the fall is not hieavy enough to interfere with travel, The Milwaukee, Omaha and other roads rin- ning throughont the southern part of the state have had light flurries of snow all along their lines but no delay has be Nperis enced in the ranning of trains, The mer- ry ranges from 10 to 80 degrees above.| The Big Blizzard Ends, BismARCK, Dak., Nov, 23, — At noon to-day the snow stopped falling and the greatest blizzard ever experienced in morth Dakota was brought to an_end, ‘e wind is still strong but no snow is flying, and citizens are out in full force shoveline drifts and making roads. Scott, the stage driver between this city and Fort' Gates, has not been hoard from, He was due here at 7 o'clock last evening and thiere is much alarm among bis friends - Dakota's Product Moving. CnicAGo, Nov. 23, —The signal service re- ports a severe storm in Dakota along the line of the Northern Pacific railvoad. At Fargo and Jamestown a blizzard i§§n progress with the thermometer at zero. At various points throughout Towa it is snowing with the ther- mometer ranging from 17 to 83 degrees above zer0. R R The Base Ball League. DEeTROIT, Nov. 21.—Representatiyves of the American association arrived here this morn- ing to confer with the directors of the Detroit base ball club, The directors favored the association but having received private con- cesslons in regard to the percentage system from the leading league clubs it was uncere- moniously decided to remain in the league, CINCINNATI, Nov. 23, — Watkins representing the Detroit league club, came before the American Base Ball association at its session to-day and made a statement which simiplified the work of the association, 1le said that while the associa- tion had solicited bids for membership from the Detrolt club and while no reque. t for ad- mission had been made by that club, yet it isunderstood that eireumstances had made such event feasible, Now he de- sired to say that the Detroit club had received assurances from the league clubs that all concessions Dotroit had de- ,manded woula be made and therefore the eandidacy of his club for the Pittsburg v can need have no further consideration from fhe association. Watkins then retired after mutual assurances of respect and good will. The association now addresses itself to considering tho metits of the otheg two ap- plicants—Cleveland and Kansas City with indications that Cleveland will be chosen. At this afternoon’s session Kansas City’s offer of 7,000 for a franchise, and free trans- portation from St. Louis to Kan: City and ack to St. Louls tor all association teams was hardly considered. ‘The Cleyeland club was then formally admitted to the associ tion. "T'he finance committee will visit Cle land to examine into the financial backing of that club, No representatives of thal a- sociation are goingto Detroit. the league's concessions to that club havieg disposed of the possibility ot thatelub coming into the association. “The negotiations between the Detroit club and the American a%ociation were frank and wi pleasantly conducted Detroit was not asked to become a member of the association, which declined to have anything to do with the matter until a formal application had been made, s B Working For the Anarchists. CuicaGo, Nov. he Daily News’ Bloomington (1l.) special says: Application for a supersedeas in the ease of Spies, Par- sons, and their convieted fellow anarehists was made to Justice Scott, of the Illinois supreme court, here to-day, by Leonard Swet tand Captain Black, Their briet of 150 puges, and record of the trial consisting of 2000 'type written pages, were subinitted without oral argument. Justice Scott was not surprised, and received the attorneys with conside Messrs, nd -~ Swett confident the reeord of the 1 would receive careful consideration at the hands of Justice Scott, and that_the examination ot the e would convince him that supersedeas should be granted to the end that the detendants might haye the question of having a new trial passed upon by the supreme court. Justice Scott asked how long the attorneys would remain in- the city. ‘They said they would await the jus- fica'a plansiire, Whetounon. the. Justice sald he would make an immediate examination of the record. 1le gave no intimation of when he would grant or deny supersedeas, and Captair: Biack said he did not expect answer before to-morrow. The M NEW Youk, Nov MeQuade jury had not The rumor then was that tney stood eleven to one in favor of convietion, Another rumor had it that they stood seven to five for acquittal. At nhalf past b o'clock the jury canio inta. court and reported to the recorder that it had been impossible to agree upon a_ verdict, and ex- pressed the belief that further trial’ to do so was useless, The recorder lectured them on the importance of the duty befoce them and sent them back until 31 o'clock. 1tis under- stood that the panel has stood ten for convie tion and two for acquittal to-duy. At Y o'clock to-night the jury reported that they were unable to agree, They were then locked up for the night, e > The Tea Paisoning Uase, SPRINGFIELD, . Nov. 2Zi.—Three doe- tors were in attendance until 10 o'clock last night upon the members of the Perkins fam- ily who were poisoned by drinking téa containing “rough on rats,” which s supposed "was - plueed in it Somo - persoll who been iy charged from the silk wills of whieh D, 1L Perkins was superintendent. At that hour the physicians pronounced all the fam ily out of danger. The matter has created ereat excitement and two police oflicers have been detailed to work up tho cuse. No clig has yet heen discovered that is likely to lead to thie arrest of the perpetrators of the dast- ardly attempt at wholesile poisoning. - Edumnds and Civil NEW Youk, Nov, 25—[Special Telegram to the Brp.]—The Times' Washington special says: Senator Edmunds has been devoting some of his recent leisure hours to preparatiop of & speech in which he will at tack the administration tor its inforcement r non enforcement of the civil service law, he commissioners will be ready soon with a detailed and specitic history of the operations or the commission under the law since thie administration of Cleveland begun, “This Is the report demanded by Edmunds’ senate resolution adopted the " last session, and may be ready about the time of the re sembling of congress after the holiday re Edinunds has grown impatien®and lias made personal application for a part of the infor: wation dewanded by his resolution, - Virginia's Oflicial Vote, Ricuvoxn, Va, Nov. 25.—The ofticial canvass of the vote of the state by counties, with the exception of Buchanan county, returns from which have not yet been re- ceived, shows the following result of the popular vote: Dewmocratic, 1022213 opposi= tion, consisting of independent den ap gepublicans, ete., 15,0503 opposition i ity, 20,550, ‘In the zubernatorial election in 1855 the vote stood Lee, democrat, 1515447 Wise, republicans, 19,5163 democratic mijor: \u). 16,04, sService, NUMBER 150 AWIFE-NURDERER CONFESSES Ole Anderson Admits the Commission of & Terrible Orime, CLOSE CALL FOR A LYNCHING. Judge Gaalin Still Dealing Out Swify Justice ~Celebration at Beatrico Over the Completion of the Waterworks, A Wife Murdercr Confesses, Norrork, Neb.. Nev. .-[Special Teles £ram to the Bie,]—A passenger from Long Pine says Ole Anderson, arrested near Base sett for murdering his wite last Wednesday and throwing the remains in & well, has con- fossed the erime, He says he quarrelled with her because she would not consent (o the sale, of some clock to pav his debts, The prison: came near beini lynched by the mfmum‘li neighbors and only eseaped” the fate by the' alertness of the sherift of Brown county, who* lodged him in the Ainsworth jail. . Kearney County MINDEN, Neb., Noy, 23 —Judge Gaslin has ndded another wrekth to the crown of never failing Justice in this district. On the Sth of the present month, Constable William H Smith of thig eity, accompanied by A man rnamed Denham, went to the farm of Jolnm Shafer eight miles distant, to levy on cow to piy Judiment of €10 and’ costs,” When the con- Stable made known his mission and started to secure the cow, Shafer eame before him armed with a shoteun, ‘The constable’ ordercd Shafer to put up tho gun and behave himself. but instead of complying he took | deliberate aim and fired, shattoring Smith's { skull and causing mstant death. Denhnm hastily returned to town and_ notilied the authorities and friends of the deccased, Shafer was promptly arrested and hurried to Kearney to avoid mob law. The trial be- gan Saturday and was short and decisive, the jury returning a verdiet of murder in - the first degroe. The ver- dict gives general satisfaction, and contirms the widespread belief that eriminals! of every grade receive their just deserts in this district. Justic Waterwarks Celebration at Beatrice. BEATRICE, No [Special Telegraw to the Brr,|—Notwithstanding the cold day and rough strects, the celebration over the completion of the waterworks took place suceessfully to-day. Those who took part fne the parade were the DeWitt band, Company C. N, N. G, Rawlins post G. A. R., Volunteer Hose company, Kilpatrick Hose company, Blue Springs artillery, with cannon, visitors in carringes. Part of the visitors present were the mayor and council of Plaftsmouth, the mayor and council of Wymore, City En- zineer Rosewater, of Omaha, and prominent citizens of Hebron, DeWitt, Blue Springs, Liberty, Odell and’ Cortland. Thie raco. bo: tween” the Kilpatrick and Volunteer Hose companies resulted in a vietory tor the Vol- unteers. ‘Time 55 uds in ranning 400 fect over rough ground, making connection id getting water, The tinal test of the waterworks resulted in ten one-inch streams being thrown ninety fect high and one two- inch stream 126 fect. To-night all the visit- orsare furnished complimentary tiékets ny the city to the congert of the ampston students at the opera house. Church Corner-Stone Laying. SIDNEY, Neb., Nov. 23.—|Special Telogram to the BEr.]—Masons to-day luid the corner- stone of the new Episcopal chureh. J. Melntosh, . M., acted in the o grand master and performed the work in his usual style, ably assisted by the craft. Musle was furnished by the Twenty-first in- fantry band. Bishop Worthington delivered a short address and vrayer, ‘The edifice, when completed, will be the handsomest in this part of the state, Bishop Worthington to-night delivered a discourse at the Masonic temple, Irond Laborer . Neb,, Nov. 23.—(Special Tele- gramto the Ber.|—Auzust Withowske, a rallroad Iaborer, was killed this afternoon by the Nebraska City 18, & M. passenger train about two miles east of town. e was horri- bly mutilated. Ile was walking on the track and probaby did not hear the train, e leaves a wifc and five children. Lost in the Storm, Norrork, Neb, Nov, 2.—[Special Tele- fram to the Bee. ]—All hope of finding the re- mains of the seven-year-old son of Bungo, of Millersboro, Knox county, who was lost in astorm last week, has been aban- doned for the present. Two hundred men were engaged in the search fora while. It is Velieved e is buried in the snow drifts, 2L > The Express Rate War, CHICAGO, Nov. 2,—A cut in express rates of one dollar per hundred pounds is still in force between: Chicago and New York, but; the information is giver here that the war of Killed. I Tines to-day. At the oftices of the express, Baltimore & Oliio, Amerie other eompanics full rates for other poinrs are now eharged on matter th before the cut, - - Minister's Son 8 Exmroria, Kan,, Nov somof Rev. Robert Laird Collic r, now off Kansas City, formerly of Chicago, was shot; and instantly killed fast night by J. M. Yar- borough, whom he had employed to fill his place as material agent of the Santa Fe road during a temporary absence, The men had exchanged blows a short time ago and wera parated, Yarborough followed Collier to the residence of 5. V. Bundren where the latter had zone and ealling him out to the door, shot kim with a revolyer, - Ovime in ( CLEVELAND, Nov, ~T'his morning Judge Hutehison bound old man Wheeler overto the common pleas court without bail for the murder of his wife, Wheeler is eightys oneyears old and his wite eighty-seven, They Dad Tived here hall a contury, and were each worth 200,000, Mrs, Wheeler was strangled to death on the night of the 12th inst, and W heeler two robbers were the METACTeTs, Adams 1 and west and Il express ot and Kil u--1. D, Collier, and. Buddenselk's O tion Afieme ALpany, N. Y., Nov. 25.--The court ot appeals aficmed the judgment of the court below in th Budd wik, the New York builder, convicted of manslaughter, having been declared responsible for the death of the workien ¢ cd on a 10w of buildings which fell while in course of erees tion under his supervision - Arrested For Fou Dizrnorr, Nov, 25,—Dr. David H. Weir, of Oscoda, arested @t London, Ont., tos day for the niurder of a young woman in that place, and will be held for extiadition. Dr. Weir kept a drug store and priyate hospital. Miss Mabel Clark, aged twenty, was a pas tient in the hospital tor sowe time, but on November 4 she wanaced o inform friends that she hiad been subject to the grossest in= dignities. Lutens citement Was au by the story and Weir left town, Two ¢ three days later the girl died, and Weir was held to be resbonsible for her death. A re- ward of 2,000 had been offered for his arrest, - A Bishop's Mite. WASHINGTOSN, Noy I'he president aps pointed Bistop Gordon, ‘of Minnesota, to bt reeciver of public moneys wh ledwood Falls, Minnesota. cuse of Murder. was