Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, November 4, 1887, Page 1

— THE OMAHA SEVENTEE TH YEAR. OMAHA, FRIDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 4, 1887, DALy BEE. NUMBER 139 STRONG POLICE PROTECTION | Two BExtra Companies of Officers Guarding the Anarchists. ARMED WITH WINCHESTERS. Mes. Parsons Ordered to Desist From Sclling Pamphlets on the Strect—Spies, Fielden and Schwab Ask Men Everything Quict. Cnicaco, Nov, [Special Telegram to the Ber.]—The scene around the criminal court building and county juil this morning was an exceedingly quiet and peaceful one, There was nothing in it to suggest to the casual ob- server that events of momentous interest relating to the taking away of the lives of seven human beings were going on within the dark, sombre walls, or that since yester- day afternoon, when the news of the refusal of the highest court in the land to interfere with the penalty which twelve of their fellow- citizens had fixed us the just punishment of their crime was res , measures of the most vigorous character hud been adopted and exccuted to prevent any interference with the carrying out of the law’s just sen- tence, should any be attempted, and preserve the peace under all circumstances. There was nothing on the surface to indicate that several wagon loads of rifles and other arms had been convey to and disposed of within the fail in such o wanner as to be most effee- tive should it ecver be required to uke them, or that the forco of police on the North Side had been greatly strengthened, the extra guards being stationed at points within easy reach of the juil so that they could reach it without loss of time and be on hand to quell any dis turbance that might be attempted either within or without the jail walls, Yet all this has been done, the quictness and and dispatch with which the work was exceuted testifying to its effectiveness, There was no appearance of extra force around the build- ing, wnd the patrolmen, detectives and dep- uty sheriffs who were on duty went their rounds in the most unostentatious manner possible as if anxious to attract no attention. They were there nevertheless, and their presence was accepted as & guarantee that every necessary precaution was being taken to avoid and prevent any untoward event. At B:30 o'clock, the hour, when the con- demned men are allowed out of their cells for morning exercise, they descended to the cage and d 1o receive any friends who might visit them. There was nothing in their demeanor this morning to indicate that they stood under the shadow of the gal low ‘The first visitor to arrive was Miss Engel. She immediately entered into conversation with her father and remained in e fab with him during the whole tin them for conference, Her many dued and solemn und the sad, g sion of her face showed that she real the full the gravity of the situation, Miss Engel was closely followed by Lois Lingg's sweetheart, who carried on with her betrothed an anin tion for over an hour, Ve rnest con- e allowed r was sub- manner partook even of gaicty, and during the conversation she had with ' her lover a ng laugh several times broke the current of her remarks. On bidding him good-by vore a pleasant smile and merrily of his fingers in turn as he p: igh the wire grating of the cage. Next cume Mrs. Schwab, accony her mother, Mrs. Schnaubelt, and_ her little children and Mrs. Fischer and he children. For the first time since 1 have been mcarcerated their littlo were refused adwmittance to the cage to-day Miss Vanu Zandt followed the other v in close order, She wore vet bonuet, with pheasant’s grey jacket und purple looked extremelyyale, and d*ving her entire conversation with Spies her handkerchic itly and hastily pussed across he u the time was up for her to go 1, keeping he s on him all the , and then, as b ced Up to him: “August, will I bring you any book: He repliey and you n > some foolscap Then he vanished within his cell, und i proxy wife sadly and slowly left the jail, howing and sadly swiling to'the turnkeys as she pussed out. But perhaps the person among all the vi ftors who felt the sit old Mrs, naubelt, ' law. After talking to he h band for some time he: pletel; overcame her and she r d to the outer jail office, where she occupied a chair by the win- dow and tried to hide the outbreak of her feelings in tho attention and caresses she heaped upon her two grandchildren, From Captain Shaack, of the Chicago ave- nue police station, it was learned that inside the jail he had two companies of twenty-five policemen cach, day and night, e them well dritled” and armed with rifles, bayonets and heavy calibre revolvers, Ou side the jail ke has one company of twenty- flve men armee in the usual way. Therc are eighteen men at the waterw armed with revolvers, also sover two 1 short skirt, She aud Western avenue stations, ““Within what time could you concen w large body of meu ut the juilt” Shauck was asked. *At fifteen minutes notice we could bring 000 men with muskets to the jail.” “Have you fixed all these precaution: measures because you huve discovered sc reason to apprehend a riot, or danger ! “Well, you sce these ' things come like thunder clouds. You never know when the lightning may break forth, and should shut up your house in time.” “Huve you hcard anything more abont householders flying from the neighborhood **No, that was all nonsenc comer, however, is accurately measured by our detectives, With whom the neighb swarms. They have canvassed ull the houses within soveral blocks of the juil in al) direc- tions.” ““Are you in possession of ar rumors of threatened dange: “I have heard stories that [ believe to be well founded, some of which 1 discovered, upon sewrching investigution, to be baseless, Some threats, however, 1 know to have been mude.” “‘How do you come by the knowledge!" “From my spies.” Who threatened anything " “Wall, I will say thut the men who made the threats are such men as might do harm.” ““I'hen you think that no considerabie body of persous can usscmble anywhere near with out your being easily able to disperse them " “1 mean to say that if anything so vash as areseue or riot s uttempted wli their plans would be knocked endwise at the first move, and should such a thing be ad bodies will strew the ¢ foll in the Haymarket. They w be knocked to pieces. ; Then none of these consplrators can p bly outwit yout” 2 They must be devilish do. 1 don't see how they ing all the imrr-\\‘rmvms‘ suggest, as luformation is guch mayor 'is consulted every day Ebersold and steps are takien i With the consultation,” Mrs. Parsons caused quite an excitement on Clark street about 1 o'clock 1o day, At that tiwe she stood on the raised cellar grat- ing in frout of the buiiding in which is the of the Western Newsman and offored salo copies of G al Trumbull's pum- ot "W It Fair Triall” In a fow win e v well founded 0d ones if they an. W i fore by Colonel utes she was surrounded by and boys, who blocked the sidewalk for fifty feet in each direction from where she stood and overflowed into the street. An officer soon appeared, and when he saw the gathe ing, telephoned to headquarters for inst tions. His orders in ly were not to a Mrs. Parsons unless she did or said som thing that would be a breach of the law, but to allow no crowds to congregate on the streets, and to prevent her from ob- structing the sidewalk by sell- ing books or in any other way. He then told Mrs. Parsons she would haveto move, as she was the cause of the crowd, which he could not disperse 8o long as she re- mained there, She went up to the office of the Western Newsman, where Editor Devine advised her to go to the postofiice square and establish herself on the government prop- erty, where the city authorities had no con- trol. She took his advice and went up Clark strect, followed by & throng that numbered hundreds. She crossed the vacant part of the terrace surrounding the postoffice, and, standing near the scaffolding at the north- west corner of the building, resumed busi- ness. Within five minutes the crowd filled that part of the government square and blocked up Clark street. Again the policeman ordered the crowd to disperse, but without avail. He then told Mrs. Parsons she would have to move on, She replied that she had permission from headquaurters to sell the book, but he was_inexorable and told her if she did not move he would have to lock her up. This threat settled it, and she started for Devine's office, followed ugain by tha mob that by this time was thousands.” She ‘went upstairs, while the wid stood in the street in front of the building and now and then a weak cheer would be attempted, but the sight of the policemen kept them quiet During Mrs. Parsons’ brief carecr as a strec vendershe was quite a success, having sold 800 copies of the book and could have sold many more if she could have handled the money fast enough. At the jail this morning a long conference was held between Captain Black, L. Oliver, of the Amnesty association, and thé 1 condemned men. After the conclusion conference Captain Black refused to public the matter under discussion. He said he expected to leave for Springfield with the petition for amnesty Monday night. To the inquiry whether he hoped for clemency replied: “I am always a hopeful man, ‘T 1 hope until there is no longer any ground for it.” It has been suggoested by several attorne that the defense, for the purpose of delay, i nothing else, could upply for a writ of luna- tico inquirendo to determine the mental con- dition of the cgudemned men. Captain Black d of this: “Tt might be done, but those ve fellows would never consent to it. I wouldn’t give it a second thought.” Late this afternoon several socialists who have been prominent in the endeavor to se- cure leniency for the condemned men visited the juil and %.nd a long conference with Spies, at the end of which he signed some pape which they had brought. He scemed reluc- tant and only signed after much persuasion. It has not yet been learned what the nature of the document was, Three Anarchists Ask For Mercy. Cnicaco, Nov. 8.—August Spies, Samuel Ficlden i Michael Schwab signed a peti- tion this afternoon humbly begging the gov- ernor to commute their sentences. These three have not written letters to the gov- ernor that they would not accept commuta- tion. ‘Che signatures of Fielden and Schwab were secured by Captain Black and L. S. Oliver in the morning conf but Spies was obdurate at that time and would not sign the paper. Late this afternoon, how- ever, he was called on by Dr. Schmidt, ex Alderman Frank Stauber und George Schil- ling, who labored with him until his signa- ture was sccured. The other four nothing could be done with, but a committee of fricnds will call on them agam to-morrow and endeavor to induce them to reconsider their determination not to ask for me An Arbeiter Zeitung Editoria Cuicao, Nov. 3.-~The Arbeiter Zeitung, the organ of the anarchists, has o long edi- torial in to-day’s issuc on the action of the supreme court, in which it says: “For a hundred years the United States enjoyed the reputation of being a free country, and up to a short time ago such o reputation was most justifiable. But lately a few possessors of the collateral riches produced by the common people, usurped a criminal power to pervert and misinterpre vs created by the fathers of this republic in good faith and a progressive spirit. They splatter with mud the name of the republic. Justice, which is being distributed under the auspices of Jay derbilt ot al wears not only a bantage over her eyes, but also a ord on her bréast, which reads: “The plic e damned.’ litorial further justices ¢ ving been led lesive of setting a horrible ex- umple to the working classes to keep them casicr in_submission. It warns the justices that he who sows the wind must rcap the whirlwind, and adds: “Our comrades will scal with their blood the truth that liberty and justice can havdly raise their heads in this countiy.” Couldn’t Hire a Hall. No man Oliver, of the Amnesty association, wore out his patience and a good horse to-day in an unavailing effort to secure a hall for Saturday night's mass mecting. No owners of places of public assemblage can be prevailed upon to rent for ceven one night for the purpose, Three Differ Cuic nt Petitions, Cit1caco, Nov. 3.—The objects of the visits of Messrs. Slater and Lloyd to the anarch- ists Wednesday developed to-day by the cir- culation of three different petitions among citizens asking the governor to save the an- archists. The of these contained the numes of all the seven men and was signed during the day by Judge Tully, Judge Booth, man Man nd others. The second loes not contuin the names of Engel, nd Lingg. The lu one has only of Fieldenand Sch b on it, these being singled out us the men most likely to be suved. Yells of Despair NEW Yonux, Nov. 3.—[Special Telegram to the Bee.)—The anarchists in this city heard with dismay the report from Washington, that the supreme court had refused to grant awrit of vror in the case of the condemned men at Ch ago. Many of the conservative socialists and labor leaders who haye hereto- fore been mild in their expressions have been suddenly turned into rampant anarchists, and it will require the “strongest exertion of reason to keep them from committing acts that will make them liable to punishment. Johann Most said: “T feel like going awuy some wilderness, where 1 never more will see o human face. 'There are ouly beasts in the world. Nevermore will T say timt there are good men in the world.” Justus Schwab was fearful of the violence that would follow the execution of the condemned. “I be- lieve,” he said, “that guerrillg warfare will be cavricd on. ' For every one of the seven en hanged, there will be seven capithlists led." Minister McLane und the Anarchists, Panis, Nov. 8 —Mr. McLane, United States minister, in a lettar acknowledging the re ation from Beroded, pre e left in the chamber of nor of Illinois, praying ¥ the condemned Chicago au- i Y1 have ceiptof a comm dent of the extr doputies, to the g for clemency archists, s informed you thut the death in the United States is limited to Taw erimes and that it is never exerci cal offenses. While fecling that it is ccessary 10 point o this distinction, I do not hesitate to say that I am interested in any stop to spare b life. I have cabled to the governor of Illinois calling uttention to your dispateh.,”! )l Denies, New York, Nov. 8.—Colonel R.. G, Inger- i ht the statement that e would intercede with tho governor of Illinois for clemency for the chists, He said he Lad been usliod severul timos to interest hin- elf in their bohalf. He uot in favor of anarchy and even if he desired to take up the case business would prevent,* Tnge SPOTTED FOR DESTRUCTION, The Supreme Court's Head Receives an Infernal Machine. ITS CONTENTS NOT MADE PUBLIC G al Harrison Considers the Pros- pects Very Slim For Dakota's Admission to Statehood— National Capital News. Waite's Scalp Wanted. Wasmixaros, Nov [Special Telegram to the BEe.]—Chief Justice Waite has been spotted for destruction by the sympathizers of Chicago’s condemned anarchists and an effort was made this evening to destroy him. Shortly after 6 o'clock, while the chief justice was at dinner, a special messenger from the city postoftice delivered to him & box contain- iug what is supposed to be an_infernal ma- chine. The box was about 8 inches long, 4 inches wide and 2 inches deep. It weighed less than a pound, was wrapped in brown aper and had a special delivery stamp upon it. The box was reccived and receipted for by a servant und it was sometime after din- ner before it was placed in the hands of the chief justico. He took it to his library and was on the point of opening it when he discovered its character. To your correspond- ent Justice Waite said to-night that he had received a suspicious package, but he refused to state its contents or whether it was of ex- plosives or intended to take his lite, He did not want to talk about it. One of the clerks at the postofiice says that o package was de- vered to him as described, but knows nothing contents and has no idea from whom it came. No special delivery stamps were sold at the postofiice for some time before the hour when the pa ed in the delive ascertained from the police and_Justice Wi 1d not suy whether he had reported the matter and the police officers are remarkably mysterious and reticent. Tt is not known that any of the condemned have friends here or that any have been here while the case was pending before the supreme court. No Hope For Dakota. WasniNGTos, Nov. 8.—(Special Telegram to the Ber.]—General Harrison, of Indiana, who was chairman of the committee on terri- tories in the last senate, is in the city. He was asked by your correspondent to-day what he thought of the prospeet of the ad- mission of Dakota into the union at the com- ing session of congress. The senator replied : “I don’t think that there is any prospect for the admission of any of the territories before the presidential election. Montana has, 1 think, u population sufficient to warrant her admission, and therc can be no doubt of the right of the people of Washington territory to ask to be admitted, but the democrats in the house are determined to control the gov- ernment at any cost, and they will not con- sent to the admission of a1y new territory which might by any probability cast an elec- toral vote for the republican ticket. It is another indication of the damnable method employed by the party now in power to main- tain control of the government. by the sup- pression of the colored vote in_the south and the Gorman method in Maryland. “They are enabled to keep things in their own hands, and it is probable that they will con- tinue to do so as long as they can.”” “Do you not think if the enabling acts were prepared, which should provide for the admission_after the presidential election, there might be a chunce. of favorablo uc: jon " “It is barely possible. But still T think that there is little hope for even that. Pre- vious to the election of 1884 1 prepared a bill for the admission of Dakota with a proviso that the constitutional convention should not be held until after the els year, I hoped that the provis to immediate admission, but it ,was in vain. The democrats would_not consent toadmis sion on any terms, and Idon’t think that the prospects ure very much better now. No, T don’t see that-there is any chance for at present, although it is, of course, possible there may be some change for the better in the outlook before the closc of the Fiftieth congress,” Nebraska and Towa Pensions. WasHINGTON, Nov. 8.—[Special Telegram to the Be.]—The following Nebraska pen- sions were granted to-day: Louisa, widow of John C. Enslow, Alexander; Eliza, mother harles W. Clute, Arapahoe. Increas George W. Doll, Valentine; Thomas Daily, Omaha; Almon W. Ensign, Lincoln. Towa pensions: Hannah_Pickler, mother of Dickerson French, Postville; Ruth, mother of Joseph M. Camp, New Sha- ron. Mexic Alexander_Falconer, Communia, Henry Muchmor Osceolu; Daniel 'W. Rettegrew, Seymou John Kuntz, Dubuque; Lewis B. Decke Underwood; Francis M. Mackey, Cedar Rap: ids; Josiah Young, Albia; Elijah C. Smith, Increase: Nelson W. Winters, liver P. Burnett, Allerton} ilkins, Des Moines; Woodson ce, Ottumwa? Zadok C. Delashmutt, Oslkaloosa; Isaac R. Gaddis, Bonaparte. Bland On the Telegraph. WASHINGTON, Nov. 8.—[Speciul Telegram to the BEk.|—Representative Bland of Mis- souri to-day, in speaking of the recent de opments in telegraph matters, said: *1 sup- pose the matter will reccive considerable at- tention from Congress. I don't see much difference between the government e trolling the telegraph and carrying the mails, Something must be done to break down the present monopoly. The most important ques- tion that will be before us this congress will be the tarift.” “Would Mr. Cleveland’s chs ination be impaired by a democratic defeat in New York this fall?”” Mr. Bland was asked. ST don't see why they should. There is one thing certain—if New York wants to name their candidato she must take Cleve- land, otherwise a western man will be nom- inated, But I don't care to express my opin- ion a8 to who the man would be.” nces of renom- Washington Laborers and Anarchists. WasHINGTON, Nov. 3.—[Special Telegram to the Bi ice the labor parade last night, in which were over 8,000 mechanics, much comment has been made by that class upon the decision of the supreme court in the anarchists' case. Laboring men at the na- tional capital express no sympathy with the condemned men gnd are putting forth efforts to have it known. They are, however, of the belief that Governor Oglesby ought to com- mute the sentence of those Who Lave nat pro- tested against having their sentences come muted and it is likely they will join in a pe- tition to that effect. ~There is a stronger feel- ing among the luboring men here than proba- bly uny other place against anarchy, although the strike and boycott is a popular’ and fre- quently employed weapon, Coast Defenses, Wasninaros, Nov. 3.--Brigadier General Benet, chief of ordnance, m his annual re, to Jphe secretury of war, says: total expenditures for the year were $1,508,000. It is believed to be a vital est of the whole country that such liberal appropriation be made by congress from year to year, until our present utter destitution a8 to modern guus be relieved as shall fur- nish' substantial encouragement and aid that our steel industry demunds, ~ As a step iu this dirgetion I have asked in my annual l, estimate for an appropriation of 1,500,000 for the procurement of f for eight and ten inch guns. Heavy e are @ necessity and must be provided, our unprotected coasts demand that be provided for speedily.” Pension Appeals. Wasmixatoy, Nov. 8.—Hawkins, assistant secretary of the interior, having charge of the board of pension appeals, in his report gives the following summarv of the opera- tions of the board from July 1, 1886, to No- vember 1, 1887: Appeals pending July 1, 1886, 8206; appeals filed since, 2.053: total cases disposed of, 5,280 a) decided by board Wherein the decision 6f the pension oftice was sustained, 5,320; royersed, 236; appeals wherein action was :mnahlcred by pension oftice and_ pensions allowed on notice that appeal had been takes, 1,181; appeals with- drawn, 34; appeals dismissed, 150; appeals pending November 1, 1887, 430, Army News, WasninaTox, Nov. 8.—(Special Telegram to the Ber.]—Chaplain Owmill J. Nave has been transferred from the Department of Texas to Omaha; Second Lieutenant William D. Wright, signal corps, from Woodshool to L ynn, Mass.: Colonel Henry L. Abbott, en- gineer corps, from New York to Newport. Corporal Austin Grady, Fourth artilry, has been placed on the redired list. Colonel Will- iam P, Carlin, Fourth infantry, has been granted four months leave, = 24 Tariff and Revenue Reformers. Wasnixarox, Nov. 8.—[Special Telegram to the Bee.]—General Browne, of Indiana, one of the oldest and most influential mem- bers of the house committee on ways and means, says a sufficient number of republi- cans will join the tariff and internal reform- ers at the session this winter to abolish the tax on tobacco and sugar. He does not be- lieve that anything like a gencral revision of the tariff is possible, or that the tax on whisky and distillations generally can be ef- fected by any strategy. Personal Gossip. WASHINGTON, 8.—[Special Telegram to the Bee.]—C. B. Soutter and Mrs. George Thompson and maid, of Cedar Rapids, Ia., arc here. Mrs, Cleveland now takes regular afternoon drives in her own one-horse turn- out, handling the reins herself, and the strangers who desire to see the first lady of the land are beginning to congregate on’ the line of her airing and are giving her encour- agement in her enterprise. Postal Changes. ‘Wasnixaroy, Nov. 8.—([Special Telegram to the Bee.]—Peter Cockrell was to-day appointed postmaster at South Ciuaha, Douglas county, vice W. G. Stone, resigned. Weilep in Office. Wasmixeros, Nov. 8—The president to- day appointed Edward C. Weilep, of Kansas United States consul at Sonncberg, Ge many. ‘WasHiNGToN, Nov. 8—Congressman W, L. Scott has decided to retire from the turf and sell his racing stable. e t - S THE CHOLERA SCOURGE. Advisabil of Asking Government Ald Being Considered. NEW YORK, Nov. 8.—President Bayles, of the board of Ith, wrote to-day in reletion to the cholera ships to Mayor Hewitt as to the advisability of requesting the national government to send,the vessel back. He says: ‘“So far as the ls now in port are concerned there secin be no occasion for an appeal by the mayof to the federal govern- ment to order their removal, The Alesia has already sailed and the Brittania is at present said to be free from disease. In the case of the Burgundia, which, I understand, is near- ing this port with & full cargo and pas- senger list from infected Mediterranean ports, it s probably too late for any effective action whether or not cholera may be found on board,” In the latter case Mr, Boyles says it would be an act of inhumanity to compel the return of her passengers. He says if the federal government can in any way interfere to check immigration from parts infected with coutagious diseascs it should be able to do so. Health Oficer William Smith gives the fol- lowing summary of facts in regard to cholera among the passengers of the steamships Alesia and Brittania: “The Alesia had six deaths from cholera on an averi sen and two of the o been in all among the Alesia's passengers thirty-five cases of cholera, ninetecn of which proved fatal, There have been wwo deaths from other causes. On the Brittania there have been only four cases since her arrival.” Dr. Smith added: “The health ofiicer and commissioners of quarantine have done and are doing ¢ thing possible for the safety of the public.” - Sale of the New York Graphic. Naw Yorx, Nov. 8.—Negotiations for the sale of the w York Graphic .have been concluded, and a syndicate of wealthy capi- talists in New York and Philadelphia has finally secured control of the paper. This ar- rangement will keep the. Graphic an inde- pendent democratic journal and a friend of the national and state administrations, Major Hinkley, former proprietor, retains a majority share of the stock. Edward Graff has been sclected as president of the new organization and Mr. E. C. Brown will be general manager, Colonel Frank A. Burr, of the Philadelphia Times, will be the editor. ST Joskri, Mo., gram to the Bee]—The Kausas City, St. Joseph & Council Bluffs railroad company has began the discharge of its passenger con- ductors, Yesterday three—Jauck Hewitt, Ed Kennedy and Al Hunt—received notice to quit and others are_expecting word to that effcct to-day. Kennedy has been with the ad for twenty years and Hunt and Hewitt over ten years each, No reason is assigned for this dismissal. A number of the old con- ductors haye signified their intention of re- signing before the blow comes. The man- agement declines to make any statement of the cause. —— St. Joe's Cable Road. Sr. Josern, Mo., Nov. 8.—[Special Tele- gram to the Bee.]—F. L. Lerned, of Plain- field, N. J., who has the contract for building the Wyatt Park Cable road, arrived in St. Joseph yesterday and filed his bond with the company for the completion of the work within nine months, t a meeting of the directors this afternoon the capitol stock was inereased to §500,000. Mr. Lerned stated this afternoon that the road would be completed by March 1, 1888. The cost of the road will be 08,000 a mile, und it is four and a half miles long. e Reported Escape of Crows. BisMARcK, Dak., Nov 8.—It is reported that 200 Crow Indians who escaped from the soldiers near Custer are now on the war-path and that the soldicrs in Montana are prepar- ing a3 best they can for defense. Sitting Bull is at Stunding Rock with over 6,000 Sioux and is said to be iy league with the Crows, > are anxious that Fort Lincoln, five south of here, be gitsu jore troops. R ik, Hattie Woolstein Held. s ANGELES, Cal., Nov. 8.—The prelimin ary examination of Hattie Woolstein, who ormerly lived neap Peor, 111, and who is charged with mur‘l ing Dr. Harlan, a den- tist and sporting man, und afterwards burn- ing the body, closed to-day and the girl was held to await the action of the grand jury, Coxconn, Ny H, .—The house this afternoon passed the senate bill authorizing the Boston & Maige railroad to purchase the property aud frandhises of the Eastern rail- road company in New Hamphshire, THE CHARITON GRAVE ROBBER ‘Young Dr. Gillespie Indicted By the Grand Jury. MUCH DAMAGING EVIDENCE. How the Body Was Stolen—A Hack- man Tells His Story-—-Miscegena« tion at Mason City—Ft. Madi- son Convicts Escape. Looks Dark For the Doctor. CDes Moixes, Tn,, Nov. 8.—[Special Tele- gram to the Ber.]—The grand jury at Chariton has just indicted Dr. J. A. Gillespio for grave robbery and bound him over to the district court, Public interest in the shocking case is in- creasing both there and here. A confirmatory circumstance occurred to-day when the hack- man called at the baggage rooms of the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy 'road and presented the check for the box in which the corpse was packed. He had been after the piece of baggage several times before, but the officials had put him off till now. Acting under advice they took his check and found it corresponded to the one on the box. The hackman says that he was at the train a8 usual when it arrived last Monday morning and the check was given to him by a stranger who told him to deliver the baggage for which it called at the foot of a stairway on East Sixth street. The stairway leads up to the physician's office in which young Gillespie is studying., The facts as they appear now show that last Sunday this young Doctor J. A. Gillespie, who had formerly:lived in Charitan went to a livery there, and hired a team saying he wished to g0 into the country to see his folks. He was gone but a short time and returned saying that he met his folks and did not go as far as he intended. So after he had bought his ticket to Des Moines and checked as his bag- gage this small box, 16x22 inches, and left immediately for Des Moines, reaching here about 4 o'clock Monday morning. When the box reached this city the baggage agent was attracted by the peculiar odor that e from it, and prying it open made the horrible discovery that it contained a human body doubled up and jammed into the small space. Inquiry at Chariton showed that the person checking the box was young Gillespie and he ‘was at once arrested and taken to Chariton, where he waived preliminary examinat and was taken at once before the grand jui which is now in session. When the new first reached Chariton public indignation ran %0 high that the officers did not dare take their prisoner into town by the usual way, but stopped the train in the outskirts of the suburbs and drove the rest of the way to the Juil. Almost the entire Yu]nllnl ion seemed to be at the depot, and could the crowd have gotten hold of " Gillespie then he would probably never have had any other trial than that ac- corded by Judge Lynch, but with time for flection and investigation, another side of the matter come out, which has changed the direction of public sentiment. The woman in the box was identified as Mrr. Jessie Cor- bett, who had died about a week before. The hotel keeper at Chariton says that last Friday night Gillespie and Mr. Corbett occupied woom together and in the morning Gillespie paid the bill for the two. From this an in- credible report is made implicating other par- ties in the deed, and Gillespie's friends are said to have declared at Chariton that he is not personally to blame for the robbery. Tt further appea that the cemetery in which the woman was buried vras about a mile out of Chariton and the grave some little distance from the road. Investigation shows that the woman's cloth- ing was thrown back into the coffin and the grave but partially filled, the whole job being done in a bungling manner. A hedge fence was i the way and an opening through it was discovered through which, it is sup- posed, the body was dragged. This explains the seratehes and abrasions npon it. Some other suggestive umstances also have come to light. Shortly after the corpse was brought to this city articles of incorpor- ation of a uew medical college for this city was filed and it is stated that oue of the incorporators was a particular friend of the Gillespies and he himself is supposed to be interred in it. Great inter s felt in the outcome of the case, and the excitement is not lessened by knowledge of the fu the woman died of typhoid fe and the transportation by a railroad of a body that had died of a contagious disease, is mude o serious offense by the Iowa statutes, Towa Dairymen. MaNcHesTER, Ta., Nov. 8.—In the dairy convention here to-day Colonel Henderson, of Dubuque, spoke on the olcomargarine question, warning the dairymen to be on the alert for the next session of congress, At its conclusion the forenoon was tuken up with talks on oleomargarine. Promptly at 2 o'clock the parade started and was witnessed by a very large number of people. Among the features were floats one representing a woolen mill and another a dairy with fifty pretty dairy maids making butter, At the hall Mr, Ward, of Wisconsin, delivered an address on the dairy cow. The state association elected the following officers : President, L. 8. Gates, of Delaware county; vice president, L. Trueblood, Warren county; treasurer, C. W. Sibley, Marshall; secretary, R. M. Littler, Scot The new officers of the national association are: P dent, Jonathan Bigelow, of Massachusetts; first vice president, E. G. Potter, Minnesota; retary, R. M. Littler. Towa. Iach state will select its own vice president hereafter, The national association adopted a resolution to provide for an attorney, also also a com- mittee to oppose the repeal of the oleom: garine law. William P. Quinn, of New York, was chosen as ' attorney for the association. The but committe ds are as follows First on creamery, C. W, Ward & Co., Man- chester, Moody B3ros., Nashua: sccond on creame Saline, Manchester, and nine others on dairy butter, Mrs, C. W. Lym ster; A Wellman, Mason- ville; L. ( P. ' Patten, Mancheste y John n, Manch te, Anamosa; W. .~ Second on dairy butte Dubois & Bros,, of Manchester. rt Madison Convic scape, Forr Mavisoy, Ia, Nov. Yesterda, morning at 5 o’clock John McElroy and Will- iam Clark, two convicts in the lowa state pen- itentiary located here, made their escape by means of a rope and a ladder, with which they scaled the high wall. Théy were night firemen in the electric light boiler room, and the foreman, who is ulso guard, had stepped out of the room for three minutes. McElroy is from Ottumwa and was filling a two yi sentence, with six months yet to run, Clark was from Burlington on a year's sentence and had nine month’s to s The House Fell On Him, S10vx Crry, Ia., Nov. 8.—[Special Telegram t0 the Bee.]—This morning John Todd and his force of men were engaged in moving a house from near the corner of Thirteenth and Virginia streets. The house was clevated several feet, being supported by timbers While the men were engaged in putting mor blocking une the house the timbers zave y and the building fell. Most of the men t from under all right, but Mr. Todd aught by the fatlivg timbers. His left leg was broken below the kneg und one of bis hips crushed and the other injiired, ———— A Young Farmer Goes Wrong. Crixtox, Ta, Nov. 8.—Henry J, Pease, a young and prominent farmer and stock buyer of Pease Grove and Dewitt, neay here, is missing. He recently disposed of his real estate, personal property, ctc., and pocketed the money, leaving his creditors in the lurch to the amount of $0,000. The German Savings' bank, of Davenport. and farmers and women whom he borrowed money of are the heaviest loscrs. He had the confidence ot a great number of people in two counties, with whom he had done business, A Sheriff"s Suit For Libel. Srovx City, Ia., Nov. 8.—[Special Telegram to the Bee. | —Papers were served on the pro- prietors of the Daily Times to.day, making them defendants in a $5,000libel suit brought by Sheriff McDonald, who 8 now running for re-clection for a third term. The Times recently published an article making serious churges against McDonald for misdemeanors in oMice and he feels himself injured to the extent of £,000, It is donbtful whether the case will ever be brought to trial. A Move For a Testimonial. Stovx Ciry, In, Nov. 8.—[Special Tele- gram to the Ber.)—A movement has been inaugurated here to got up a public testimo- nial for the men who were instrumental in getting up and carrying through to comple- tion the recent corn palace. i Eloped With a O Masox Ciry, Ia., Nov. 8.—Thomas Jeffer- son, a colored jockey in this city, and Miss Martha Farricr, a young white woman of re- spectable parentige, have eloped. They bought tickets for Minneapolis. The affair has created a sensation. The girl's parents say they will do nothing. Sfoux City's Increased Registration. Stovx Crry, In,, Nov. #.—[Special Tele- gram to the Bee.]—-The total registration this year is 3,837, or nearly 1,000 more thun last year, ——— On to Omaha. LoaAx, Ta., Nov. 8.—[Special to the BEr.) —The surveyors for the Duluth & St. Paul railroad arrived at this place shortly after noon yesterday, on their way to Omaha. They expect to reach Omaha by Saturday noon. et s i UNION PAC IGHTS. They Elect Officers and Denounce the Buchanan Clique. Dexven, Colo., Nov. 8.—[Speeial Telegram t0 the Ber.]—The annual session of district sembly No. 82, K. of. L., Union Pacific em- ployes, closed to-night. The following of- ficers were clected: District master work- man, Thomas Neasham, of Denver; worthy foreman, George C. Miller, of Ellis, Kan. recording secretary, J. M. Corbin, of Denver; financial sceretary, W. L. Carroll, of Denver; treasurer, W. H. Lynch. of Denver: statis tician, Joseph Granger of Cheyenne, assembly adopted the following res withont disscut: . , Cortain_persons claiming to be of the order of the Knights of Labor and believing in its principles, have, during the past year, attempted to bring the order into disrepute and have assailed the chiugacter of the goneral ofticers of the order; ang Whereas, The general assembly of the order in scssion at Minneapolis ‘the past month hus denounced these men and | our order on record as true to its princ and Whereas, This_clement, who were disap- pointed in not being able fo drag” the order nto their mire, have announced that they would secede from the order; therefore, be it Resolved, That we view with pleasure tho indications that we will not longer be cursed by them and that we endorse the full action of the general assembly. e A GIGANTIC STRIKE. Ten Thousand Plantation Laborers Walk Out. NEw OnLEANS, Nov. 8.—At the present time over ten thousand negro laborers arc on strikes. The white men working on the su- far plantations, holding that the demand was unjusi, refused to join them, As the negroes are in a large majority everywhere through- out the sugar district, and as they are de- termined neither to work themselves at the present prices, nor allow others to worlk, further trouble is looked for. Planters ard determined to introduce new labor, und for this purpose a large number of warrants liave been al_companies of state milit ating probably six hun- dred ‘men, are under arms at the principal poiuts throughout the district, and will go to the assistunce of the sheriff's officers if they sted when sorving winranis, Thie ion will begin to-da JEvaNsviLLe, Ind., Nov. 8 —William Cald- well, grocer, nssigned to-day. Liabilitics estimated g )00. . La., Nov. 8—The labor trou- o beginning to present a brighter Lappearances a_satisfactory tanding between the planters and la- rs will speedily be reached, hute to Jenny Lind. New Yorgk, No —[Special Telegram to the Bee.]—P. T. Barnum sent the following cable to Otto Goldschmidt, Jenny Lind’s husband: “I who knew the peerless Jenny Lind in private life, as well as in public, as a woman and an artiste, appreciate the t- ness of your loss, Adcept the symw'iy of your old friend.” Barnum says: “Jenny Lind gave ninety five concerts while in this country. The ag- gregate receipts were $7 0,85, averag- ing $7,490.43 cach, the net receipts amounted to #17 1lf of the receipts of the first two concerts, she devoted £0,000 to charity in New York, She afterward gave charity co i ous cities,” M = sver Bulletin, JAcksONVILLE, Fla., Nov. There were seven new cases of fgger at Tampa and two deaths during the twenty s ended last night. There is no state outside of Tampa. WasnixeroN, Nov. 8.-—Surge Hamilton received a tel Tampa saying that owing to the which prevailed for bone of the epidemic is now by were seven new cases and three the last repor unde bory Barnum's o Kansas City's Ball Players. KaNsAs Ci1v, Mo., Nov. 8.— [Special Tele- gram to the B usas City Base Ball assoctation Las signed the follow! eovs: Catehers, Iteynolds, Gunson and pitchers, Conwa; el and M- o st base, Cartw second hase, Ardner; short stop, Mannin, third baso, Johnson; rignt field Hasamwar, Wells is from New Orles o ght from the Southern leagu st were in the defunct Western'leaguc. SRBRS =2 The Northern Pacifi NEw Yonk, Nov. 3.—At a special ‘meeting of the preferred stockholders of the North- ern Pacific railfoad the proposition of the management to remove the restriction against issuing new bonds was accepted, und the di- rectors were authorized to issue new bonds, not ex ling §12, ng intercst of not wmore than 6 per Survivors of a Wreck. New Youk, Nov. 8.--The old Dominion steamer Wyanoke, which arrived here Tast evening, had on board four survivors of the schoouer B, B, Everson, which left W hawken Saturday last bound for Rigunond, Va., and which was wrecked. e Belted to Death. Dernorr, Nov. 8.—L. D. Ross, foreman in the Acme white lead works, v uglt in a belt this moraing, and before the machinery could bo stopped he was o muss of broken boues. e Business Troubles, Hayintoy, Ont., Noy. 8.—John and J. B, McQueston, proprictors of the Hespelor woolen millls, made an assignument for the benefit of creditors, Liabilities are placed at over §200,000, COLORADO TRAIN. ROBBERS. A Rio Grande Express Held Up Near Grand Junction. OBSTRUCTIONS ON THE TRACK, . Five Masked Men Rifie the Mail Cag’ But Fall to Get Anything From the Express Come 1y's Safe. Another Train Held Up, GUNNISoN, Colo,, Nov. 8.—[Special Teled gram to the Bee.|—The east-bound Denved & Rio Grande train was held wp by masked robbers at §:45 this morning five miles east of Grand Junction. At the point where the robbery occurred the road runs along the Gunnison river and a stecp bunk rises some 200 foet above. As the train ran under the bluft Engincer Maloy discovered obstructions! ahead and whistled brakes. As he slowed up' he saw five men on the track, and before hal could determine what was up the command,’ ““Get down out of there!" opened his eyes as! to the situation. Under the inspiring influg ence of a “gun” he and Fireman Slessingen’ lost mo time in stepping out of the cab and were stood with hande up und the bank. The nextl move of the robbers was to place & man on/ the opposite side of the mail and express car,| while the two remaining commenced poundé ing on the mail car door demanding admise sion. Mail Agent Grubb, who had dropped asleep after leaving Grand Junction, sapposd! ing the train was at a station, jumped up andf opened the door. He was confronted with/ the guns of the robbers, who demanded that! he throw up his hands, which he did and wag' escorted to where the engincer and firemany were standing. The robbers then returned to the car and rifled seventy-three registered letters and packages and moved on the ex= press car. Messenger Willioms, who had been aroused, had blown out the light and barred both doors. To their demands to “open the door,” he replied: *Go around to the other side. The trunks are piled up on this side.” “Move the trunks, and be quick about it,” they replicd. stending to comply he went to rolling und trunks around the car, ali tna time trying to get sight of the fellows to see' how many there were, and the chance of sue- cessful defense. Not being able in the dark- stermine the number, and knowing, 10 express matter of value whichs y could get, he concluded to open the After doing so the robbers jumped in and ordered him to open the safe. He told them he could ot do that us ho did not know! the combination. Not believing him they put a revolver to his head and gave him the ultimatum of opening the safe in two minutes or die. He told them thab' the safe was a strong one and the combing tion known only to the agents at the main office. The fellow with the revolver at tha, d of the messenger wanted to shoot, but complice prevented him. They 'then ssed Dblowing open the safe, which in fact contained a lurge umount of moncy. butf concluded it would take too long and would lift the car. 3 They then discussed the advisubility of going through the passenger curs, but con cluded not to do so, fearing resistance from the passengers, some of whom had started tos wards the front end of the train to ascertain the cause of the delay. These were turned k by several shots from the robbers. The xpress messenger and madlagent were then ordered into cars, and_taking the engineer. and fireman to the engine, the robbers themy selves removed the obstruction from thd “k, bade good night to Maloy and Slessin- and struck out into the mountains. The rain then resumed the journcy cust, after a v of something over an hour, y hen the train stopped, Conductor Coole/ started a brakeman buck to Grand Junction to give the alarm, und on arviving at Bridge= 't he wired the news b s, Oficers in pursuit of the robby The mmount o money tuaken from the mail is not known, - - AD LECHER, Mis Slayer Held For Trial Without Bail-Other Amours, Dovaras, Wyo.,, Nov. 8.—[Special Teles aram 1o the Ber.]- €. King, who shot n, the seduccr of his wife in this night, was given a preliminary hearing this afternoon and held without bail, His parents, who live at Morrison, IIL, and who are wealthy, have wired that they will assist him. Bowman's body is _still in the hands of the coroner waiting instructions from his relatives. An examination made of Bowman’s personal effeets this afternoon re- veals the fact that the wife of the man who shot bim is not the only victim of his lust. Bowman was a handsome fellow and letters from several women were found in his trunk which show him to have been an unserupulous and very successful liber- tine. Among them are a number from a young lady teacher in a Sunday school, and evidently in high standing in society and of more than averageculture and education. These, however, neither bear signature now address. In oné of them, dated October 10, she promises to meet him in Omaha_if prac ticuble. When Bowman came in from the oil country on Tucsday he was on his way to Pennsylvania to see his wifo and children, He intended, probably, to meet the girl ab the point named, but King's bullet prevented the assignation. -~ Steamship Arrivals. Bostoy, Nov. 8.—[Special Telogram to the Bre.]—Arrived—The Norseman, from Liverpool, SouTmaMPTON, Nov. 3. — Arrive Saale, from New York for Bremen NEw Yok, Nov. $.—Arrived—The F land, from Antwerp, LoxnoN, Noy Arrived Monarch, from New York for I Nova Scotian. from Baltimore eNsTOWYN, Nov. 8 —Arrived—Tho Adri- and Nevada, from New York. e A Club House Scorched. Cnieaco, No A firo this morning at 4 o'clock was discovered in the Chicago club on Monroe street, opposite tho Pulmer house, the fire started on the fifth floor in the kitchen, from a defective flue, It is supposed the loss is 25,000, which will cover the dum- age. About a dozen women employed in the club saved their lives by exit from the fifth floor to the roof to_ the udjoining buildings. The fire for some time caused a panic in the Clifton and Palmer houscs near by, e S Suits Against urance Companies. Cinieaao, Nov. 8.—Attorney General Hunt filed papers against the Mutual fire associe ation, the Couton Mutual fire insurance assoclation, the Muanufacturers Mu- tual five insurance compan, and the Lumberman’s Mutual firo insurance company in sums ranging from $1,000 to ness i violation of theie d—The snn- 'he Lydian pooly the naval oficers navvowly escuped death this afternoon by the premsture bursting of @ spar torpedo which was being vun out from a boat. ‘The bout wus budly shattered und twa men scverely wovided, the Tug. —There is no trace of the steam tug Dryberry, which plied upom Lakc-of-the-Woods, and it is reasonably cers tain she was lost in the recent stonu with all l thi nd passengerss . Mixxearons, Nov. 8