Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, May 30, 1889, Page 1

e ——————————— ! EIGHTEENTH YEAR. THE OMAHA DALY BEE OMAHA THURSDAY MORNING MAY 30, 1889 SMITH AND COUGHLIN MEET. They Are Brought Face to Face by Ohief Hubbard. FAMILIAR GREETINGS PASSED. The Detective Positively Names Him as the Man For Whom He Hired the Rig the Night of the Murder. Pursuing the Investigation. Cnioa6o, May 20.—([Special Telegram to Tue Bee.] —While there has been nothing startlingly new in the Cronin case up to a late hour this evening, ic is noticeable that the police are moro secretive than at any time since the finding of the body, and the oficers at headquarters seem to be in a flut- ter of excitement. Detectives are constantly dashing in and out, reporting to their super- iors, and Chief Hubbard does not leave his office. Since the discovery by the Leads of the department yesterday that one of the friends of Cronin whom they had allowed to attend their conferences, had been giving all he knew to a local paper, the police have barred all outsiders from the inner circle with the exception of Attorney W. J. Hynes. The chief of police, and States Attorney Longenecker were very busy to-day telling the reporters that the published sen- sational report of the testimony before the grand jury yesterday was much exaggerated, 1 not wholly untrue. The state's attorney #aid this evening: “I only wish we had such evidence as was detailed. truth m the statoments that any of the Carl- son family testifled they lmd frequently seen the mysterous renters in conversation with the ice man, Sullivan.” “On what evidence, then, was Sullivan indicted?” asked the reporter. “Ican’t tell you, becauss I haven't the time or inclination,” laughed the lawyer. As near as the reporter could learn, ono reason that Sullivan was indicted was the fact of the very contradictory stories he told and circumstances that some of his ice tools —what kind could not be learned—were found in the Carisor cottage. It was also whispered that the police forced the indict- ments in order to hold the three prisoners and prevent habeas corpus proceedings. The Smith story got Coughlin into trouble, although i was not thoroughly established that Willard J. Smith, who is now under surveillance by the police, was the man who drove away with Dr. Crouin, Ivis understood that the police thought seriously yesterday of presenting Smith's nattie to the grand jury for indictment, but, on considering the matter, found their evi- dence against him 80 poor that they gave up tho idea. Smith professes great indignation at the mention of his name in intimate con- nection with the case, and this morning called on Chief Hubbard to see about it. The chief took him over to the county jail and Detective Coughlin was brought from his cell. When the latter person came out he immediately accosted Smith with, ‘“Hello, Will,” and the latter replied, “Hello, Dan.” In answer to Chief Hubbard's interroga- tories, Coughlin said positively that Smith was the man for whom ho hired the rig on that memorable night, and refused to talk further. ¥ It isunderstood that Chief Hubbard looks with suspicion upon_ the ' relations between the two men, and thinks 1t strange, since Smith suys Le met Coughlin a few weeks azo for the first time since they -were children, and only once since, that they should accost each other 8o familiurly at a glance. Smith was allowed to go, but'it 18 well understood that be is not at liberty to go out of the city. After he had loft Hubbard a reporter ac costed Smith and asked him if he would go and see Mrs, Conklin; that she might say whether or not he resembled the man who called for Dr. Cronin. Smith laughed ner- vously and refused to go, saying he feared the woman might think he "looked like the man whether he did or not. \ The police do not know what to make of Woodroof. When reporters asked h'm to- day f he had anything more to say in addi- tion to his story told last uight, hé said no. and that he was sorry he had talked so much atready. Captain hardly knows whether to believe his latest story ornot, but . it bears, he said, the imprint of “truth, and this conviction'is added to by the' very inumzate knowledge which Woodruff dis- played of ull the points of interest councction with the case. Some of Cronin’s friends, however, have evolved o new theory, which 1s that Woodruft is in the pay of conspirators for the purpose of mis- eading e police and keeping them off the right track, They say that so many privi- leges huve been granted Woodruff in talk- ing, that it was a very easy matter for him to concoct last mght's story as well as he did the flrst one, and that his plan of action may bave beeu mapped out for him before he got himself in the hunds of the poiice, A prominent private detective, in an inter- view to-night, condemned the city police for the mauner in which they have™ conducted the case. He thinks Woodruff is an impor- tant prisoner and should be so handled. In} stead of ullowing him to road the papers, live high and yynoke cigars since his arrest, the detective says the police should have taken him out to the Carlson cottage in the nigot, kept hiw there manacled in the dark and ap- plied the “sweut box” method. Had they done this they would have known by this time whether Woodruff was concocting: lies for his own benetit or what he really did know about the Chief of Police Hubbard said to-night that he could not tell anything new but assured the reporter that no arrests were coutem- plated immediatoly, He admitted, however, that between six and ten nen, against whom there js uo definite information, are under swveilance, und not at hberty to get out of tho city. . William J. Starkey is again figuring in the case, It hus become known that he left Toronto on May 5, the duy after Dr. Cronin was murdered, and went to New York city, where he remained some days. Al this time he was in tele- nrnfihlum nmunication by cipher messages with a friend in Toronto, and these ure sup- posed to have been the basis of the *faked” interviews with Cronin sent out from Tor- onto by IReporter Long. The latter admits that hé lica when he saia ha saw Croniu per- sonally, and claims that Starkey told bim that Crovin was at his houee, and guve him waterial for his story. Just what object Starkey could have had in doing this, unicss it was part of a couspiracy, is not known. T'he testiniony, as elicited before the nd jury, yesterday, -was mot only 'y importaut, but thorough, The chitf witness was Milkman Mertes. Ris tostimony in_beief was that he passed the cottugo atL 1672 Ashland avenue on the night of the murder that be saw a bug, ing two men und a white borse drive up to tho door; that & man jumped frow the buggy and ran ug the ~ stops; that be- he had time to kpock at the door it was opened, and the instant the uien stepped iuside the door the man in the buggy drove rapidly away. ‘Witness testiticd that ubout thirty-five min- utes later he returncd over the same road. ‘When he passod the cottage ho saw a light inside and heard nunmering. 1t was plwnly evident from the testimony that the man who ran II: vapidly up the stairway was Dr. ronin. Another importaut wiiness for the stute was young Curlsou, a son of the man who owned the cottage. He testified that Lie w st wheu two mon, i niselves unloaded '@ truck con- furniture. The tiwe s after the reuting of the cottave, March @2, itness sall he spoke Lo the driver of tue truck, who was 3 There is no .| Swede, and that the driver told him the furniture had been taken from 117 Clark stroet, The story of the men who rented the cottage having formerly roomed at 117 Clark street, where the furniture was taken by A. H. Revell & Co., is thus verified. The next, witness was young Mrs. Carlson. She stated that she visited her mother-in- law March 20. While at their home, the cottage in the rear of the fatal cottage, a man knocked at the door and entered. He came from the back part of the promises, in the vicinity of Sullivan’s barn or house. He said he desired to see the cottage, which was for rent. After inspecting it he said he would take the cottage and therewith paid the first month’s rent. He gave his name as Frank Williams. ‘While the receipt for the money was being written, Williams was __ asked what his business was, This, witness said, did not seem to suit Williains, who looked sullen and answered: “I am employed down town.” = Witness stated that when Williams departed he went over toward Sullivan's. The description given by Mr. Carlson tal- lies very closely with that given by Woodruft of the man ho called King and who, he said, gave him the trunk hauling job. Coroner Hertz adjourned the Cronin in- quest this morning to Tuesday morning. No evidence was heard. The adjornment was taken at the instance of States Attorney Longnecker, who was of the opinion that the taking of evidence in public might ham- |)I|)r the police in the work of investigating clues. 1t is stated w-nlfht, upon apparently good authority, that the present grand jury will not be asked again to give the Cronin case any further consideration. The serious char- acter of this announcement is best appreci- ated when it is remembored that a consider- ablo number of the members of the present rand jury are Irishmen or of Irish descent. While State's Attorney Longenecker is as voiceless as a sphinx as to reason for declin- g to coutinue the investigation under the present jury, those high in authority do not deny that the question of nationality has much to do with his decision. This evening Byron L. Smith, receiver of the defunct Traders' bank, in ‘which, it is said, some of the funds which Cronin had mysterionsly referred to in his pamphlet of the alleged stealings wero deposited, was closeted with Chief Hubbard for un hour or more, This would indicate that the author- ities have widened the scope of their inquiry beyond the responsibility of the perpetrators of the murder, and are acting on the inuen- does of the doctor's professed friends, who have been doing so much talking, The police were busy all day searching every conceivable spot in the vicinity of the Carlson cottage and the place where the body was found in an endeavor to find some trace of Cronius clothing and the case of Sergical mstruments, of which no trace has been fournd. The underclothing found by Widow Hamburgher’s children proves to be that of the dead man. Peter McGeehan, the Philadelphia sus- pect, talking this evening to a reporter, said that several days ago he was taken by a de- tective to see Mrs, Conklin. She first said that McGeehan was not the man who called for the doctor. Then her husband came in and the detective introduced McGehan in form. Immediately on hearing the uvame Mr. Conklin surveyed McGeehan again and declured positively that he was the main who had lured the doctor away. McGeehan said: “I believe that woman 18 capable of swearing a man’s life away. Conklin has added to her reckless judgment some stories about me that I shall call him to logal account for. Dinau, the liveryman, suys I do not answer the descripticn of the man wanted. The, police now know that I had nothing to do with tke case. I beheve that the plot, conspiracy, or whatever you please to call it, was purely a personal mat- ter, and that the right clue has not yet been strick, or, if found, has not been pub- lished.” e AT THE DRAWING-ROOM. Minfster Lincoln and Others Pre- sented to Her Britann’c Majesty. [Copyright 1°89 by James Gordon Bennett.] Loxvoy, May 20.—[New York Herald Cable—Special to Tug Bek.|—Fhe drawing- room, to-day, was certainly remarkable for the number of splendid costumes worn. True, the royalties were in mourning, but this served only to show'off the costumes of those who came to the throne to be pre- sented. A good deal of curiosity was expressed among the ladies to see the new American minister’s wife and daughters. They both came through the ordeal remarkably well, and the American presentations came out very strongly. Mrs. Lincoln wore a handsome jupe of black silk trimmed with black tulle and em- broidered with jet, a long train of black silk hung from the waist, for though it is optional to wear it from the shoulders, one feels the weight more when it is so placed; the low- cut corsage was of the same material, trimmed in the same manner. Her court plumes and lapells wera black. Mrs. Lin- coln wore a collarette of diamond stars, fas- tened on black velvet, and small diamond ear-rings. She carried a bouquet of purple flowers. Miss Lincoln, who was presented by her mother, looked very fresh and pretty in a charming debutante’s gown of white poulte de soie; the front of the jube was covered with tulle, hung with tiny silver pendants, which shimmered as she walked, and wero held in place by a chatelaine of daisies and grasses. The train was also white poule de soie; the corsage was trimmed with tulle, daisies and grasses. Her court plumes and lapelles were white. Pearls were ber solo ornaments, and her bouquet consisted of pure white exotics and maidenhair fern. Mrs. Robert McCormick, of Chicago, wife of the second secretury of legation, was also presented by Mrs. Lincoln, She wore black, nandsomely trimmed with jetted lace and tulle, with diamond ornaments, and carried a white boquet. Mis Joscphine Chamberlain wore to-day an empire dress of white satin, covered with white, o crape pelisse with an empire sash, a ohatelaine of pearls, and a white satin train lined and trimmed with ruchings of the crape. She carried a boquet of white roscs and carnstions. In the diplomatic circle Mr. Lincoln pre- sented Mr, McCormick, second . secretary of logation ; Major Post, of the United States army, military sttache, and Lieutenant Buckingham, of the United States army, military attache to legation. e alic il L Buffalo Bill Honored, | Copyriaht 1859 by James Gordm Bennett,| Panis, May 80.—[New York Herald Cable —Special to Tue Be. | —Vicomtesse Chandan de Bridilles gave a dejuner, yesterday, in | hounor of Buffalo Bill, After a very interest- ing wornmng the guests adjourned to the cam.p at Neuilly and occupied boxes at the after- noon exhibition of the Wild West. e — Made a Manager. Copyright 1859 by James Gordon Bennatt,\ Loxvox, May 80.—[New York Herald Cable—Specigl to Tue Bee |—Mr, Keller, formerly f Kessler & Ca., of New York, has been formerly appointed general muna- ger of the Anglo-Austridn bank, from Janu- ary 1 to date. ’ An Unfi RomE, May 20. to-day by au unfounded report of the death of the pope. The rumor reached the house of parbament and caused wuch excitement among the senutors and deputics, e Gone to the Spirit Land. CLEVELAND, O,, May 20.—H. Melyille Fay, tho woll-kuown spirit wediuw: and husband of KEva Fay, hus jusy died in the hospital Lere of cauver of the tougue. i AMBITIOUS DAKOTA FARMERS The Horny-Handed Sons of Toil Propose to Run Things. POLITICS IN THE NEW STATES. Possibilities Exist of Retiring All the Prominent Men and the Success of the New State—News and Notes. South Dakota Politio YaxgroN, Dak, May 20.—[Special to Tue Bee.]—The Farmers' Alliance gather- ing at Huron, on the 18th of June, will be the first organized effort to arrange a po- litical siate for South Dakota, for the Oc- tober elections. The old politicians, except such as have crept into the alliance camp, are all paralyzed as it were and all at sea, There are deadly hatreds in all the alliance wigwams against the old politicians and oftice-holders, and the alliance leaders are determined that all the legislature and exec- utive offices shall be filled by horny- handed sons of toil, if they can accomplish it. And hence many Dakotans are now trying to play farmer who never followed a plow or drove an ox team. “‘Senator”” Moody, of the Black Hills, is represented as the owner of 800 acres of the virgin soil of the foothills, which 1t is in- sisted, he not only personally superintends, but that he plows, and reaps and hoes in the flelds with his own legul and senatorial hanas. But Loucks, president of the al- liance, has been out there and of course will be able to tell all about it at Huron. Colonel Moody resided at Yankton many years and was' recognized n8 a good lawyor, but was never kmown as a farmer. Judge Edgerton had some broad acres in Yankton county, but has sold them; and since he re- tired from the bench and removed to Mitchell, has devoted himself to a large and increnshlx&yrm‘llcn as a lawyer, Gifford is a lawyer, and so is Mathews. * Hugh J. Camp- bell, though a good lawyer, has never at- tempted to play farmer, and while Pettigrew is accounted a successful real estate rustler, he has never followed the plow. So the rules and by-laws of the alliance will exclude all these, and the people may expect to hear new names presented for the high offices, under the new state, Mellette 1s a lawyer, and no farmer, but, as by common consent, he seems to bé the coming man for governor of the state, the alliance may take him in with Van Osdel for governor, to strengthen the chandes, There are shrewd political workers in ~ the alliance camp, and they will strive to make combinations to win. The Huron meeting will begin the work and it will be continued at Sioux Falls during the sitting of the convention,.and from then on the campaign will be an active one. 'The hottest fight will be over seats the legislature, and about every candidate’s vote will be pledged to some one for sen- ator, and the great fight will culminate in that struggle. If.the alliance men can or- ganize and develop strength enough to carry the legisluture they will have everything their own way, and all may be quiet and se- rene; but there will likely be aspirants among their number who will fight bitterly for the mastery. President Loucks has been speaking in the country precincts in Yank- ton county, but avoided the city, evidently intending to organize the farmers as against the professional men and politicians of the towns. Then the prohibition vote will most likely be cast with and for the alliance men, 80 that their chances for a successful cam- paign seem fairly good. The Hayslip Assault Case. DeApwoop, Dak., May 20.—[Spe eram to Tne Bee.|—The case agamst J. R. Hayslip, the Omaha traveling man, came up for hearmg in Justice Hall’s court, to-day, and on motion of the district attorney was dismissed. It now transpires that Hayslip was not intoxicated and that the assaul mado by Neal, who was drunk, was wholly with- out provocation. Hayslib received an ugly hit on the nose, but is attending to business. Lead City Block Burned. Leap Ciy, Dak., May 20.—[Special Tele- gram to Tue Bee.]—The Miller block, on the corner of Mill and Pine streets, in this city, was burned to-day. The fire was con- fined to one building, tho loss on which and the goods therein contamed will amount about §55,000; the insurance 18 held in the North American company to the amount of only £1,000. e BRI Firemen Going Visiting. Pireg, Dak., May 20.—[Special Telogram to Tie Ber|—The firemen of Pierre are making arrangements to charter the steam- boat Helena to take them and_several hun- dred peopie from Pierre to Yankton to the firemen’s tournament in June. The boat can be engaged for the week and the city will contribute liberally to the scheme. Supreme Court of Dakota. YANKTON, Dak., May 20.—[Special Tele- gram to Tue Bee]—All arguments in the supreme court were closed to-day, and the court will meet Friday for consultation; and decisions may be expected in & number ot cases on Friday, as the court will adjourn that night or Saturday. The Sisseton Indians, Pierne, Dak., May 20.—[Special Telogram to Tne Bee.]—Two dozen wagons of Sisse- ton Sioux Indians passed Pierro to-day, on the road to Pine Ridge agency, where ihey expect to meet and_make negotiations with the Sioux commiss| ——— COW RILLERS IN CONVENTION, Butchers Discuss the Question of An- nihilating the Beel' Combine. Derrorr, May 2).—The question among the butchers now in national convention in this city is how to resist the encroachments of the dressed beef combine, omas Ar- mour, of Chicago, speaks very plainly against the monopoly. Among other things Armour says: *“T'he monopoly is now branch- ing out into the small towns. They compel the small .retail butcher to buy Chicago dressed beef, If he does not the concern will put inasmall retail branch andsell meat 80 cheap that the poor putchers would be ruined. You can't teil some diseased weat when dressed. 1f the steer has lump- jaw or pneumonia, there is no sign of it in the dressed carcass, yet it is unhealthful food. ‘The remedy is for inspection on the purt of every state, which means practically that beef shall not come into the state ady dressed, This convention will take y strong stand in favor of more legisla- esident Mooney, of New York, mpetition with v, but still the could be the monopoly in New York influence of the Ch feolt and was growing. v, Ohio, May 20.—Mrs. Beechler mother of the notorious Libbie Beechler, who was recently acquitted of the charge of mur- dering Harry King in Omaha, endeavored to commit suicide last night. She made sev- eral ineffeciusl attempts o buy poison and tried to jump inlo the river, but was pre- vented from 8o doing by two boys. . Family :‘runhlun are saud to have mude her despon- ent. dation. &r. Lovis, May 20.—The rumor that the grain rates from this point were throatened with & break, was ascertained by & reporter of the Associatea press to be without foun- dation, WESTERN PACKING WNTERESTS, Hogs Moving to Maskes in Liberal Nombers. Crxorwsatr, May 2. —[Spacial Telogram to Tne Bee.]—To-morrow’s Price Current ‘will say: Hogs have mgved to market in liberal numbers tho past webk as was ex- pected, but the increase is unimportant. The westorn packing for the week is 240,000 against 240,000 for the vreceding week and 230,000 for the corresponding time last year. From March 1 the total is 9,460,000 against 2,180,000 o year ago. " Piace, 880, | v 705,000 413,000 gln 000 Milwaukes Codar Rapid; Cleveland Sloux City A BRUTAL MURDER. An Oid Man Killed in Bod and His House Ransacked. MoxTGoMERY, Ala., May 20,.—|Special Tel- egram to Tne Bee.]—Lowls Hugh, one of the oldest citizens of this region, was bru- tally murdered last night at his home in the southern part of the eounty. About mid- night several men broks into his bedroom. The old man’s wife diad two weeks ago, and the only person in the house with him was his little twelve-year-old grandson. They were occupying tho same bud. When the murderers entered the room the old man reached for a gun, but before hs could use it he was shot dead. The murderors then shot and wounded the little boy and left him for dead, but he afterward escaped to tell the story of the terrible crime, After the murderers shot the old man down, and the boy lay wounded on the floor, they entereds the room and carried away Hugh’s trunk, which contained considerable maney. They broke a‘!mu a chest and se- cured several thousand ollars in gold aud silver. ; The man was seventy-five years of age, and had been living in this county over fifty years, Three colored men living in the neighborhood have been acrosted on sus- picion, and there is strong circumstantial evidence against them. iR A CUTTING FREIGHT RATES. An Outside Road Lowers the Fig- ures From St. Panl. Cn10AGo, May 20.—[Special Telegram to Tie B —The Chicago, Burlington & Northern gave notice this morning of a re- duction on June 1 in rates between Chicago and St. Paul amounting 10 hearly 83 per cent on all classes of freight. The present rates on the six classes are 50¢, 45c. 85c, 20¢, 17¢ and 14c, The rates to be made are 34c, 8lc, 250, 14¢, 11}4c and 11c. The reduction is the largest ever made on & western road ex cept during a rate war. The Chieago, Burlington & Northern is not in the Inter-State Com- merce Railway association, and consequently is only bound by the iuter-state commerce act in giving notice of reduction. The reason given for the cut 1s that, corresponding rates have been made via the Canadian Pacific. Said a western freight agent in speaking of of the reduction: “I'he Chicago, Burlington & Northern must, of course, meet the Canadian Pacific rates, but it will have a disastrous effect on the other St. raul roads, which must meet the reduced rates. Nine-tenths of the Chi- cago, Burlington &® Noythern business is through business, amd ' consequently it will lose but little by its correspond- ingly low rates on . local trafc. It makes my hair stand up, though, to think of the losses to the St. Paul roads, which de- pend largely on local business. The Chi- cago, Burlington & Northern is a God-send, though, to Chicago eastbound roads, If it were not in existence the Canadian Pacifie would gobble practically all thoe traffic from the northwost. The Wisconsin Central and Chicago, St. Paul & Kansas City jmmediately gave no- tice that they would meet the reduction, of- ficials of the latter road, declaring the cut to be an outrage. It is expected that the St. Paul & Northwestern will give notice to- morrow. The Rock Island has not decided to meet the rate, their line to St. Paul being 150 miles longer than the sport line. Presi- dent Cable, of the Rock Island, had not con- sidered the question, but thought he would not meet the rate. Conflicting reports were flying around to- day concerning the contemplated cut of & cents in the grain rate from St. Louis. The Pennsylvania and ,Ohio & Mississippi re. ceived advices from St, Louis that rates were firm, and the Lake Shore heard that additional grain was being bought in the west, bused on a contemplated cut in rates. An Ex-Policem LeaveNwonth, Kan., May 20.—[Spec Tue Bee.]—The acquittal of ex-Policeman ‘W. H. Bedwell, for the killing of John For- ran at Oskaloosa, Jeffersou county, late last night, was a surprise here. This ends a case that has aroused great interest. Bedwell, who was a metropolitan policeman at the time, got into a dispute with John Forran, a prominent “joint-keepor,” about spotting around his place, when both men drew their pistols, Bedwoll boing the quicker shot Forran twice, and then hammered him over the head with the butt of his pistol until he died, The {friends of Iorran were 80 en- raged at the manner of his killing that they tried to lynch Bedwell, and would have done 80 had the sheriff not smuggled him away, and placed him in the Wyandotte county jal Two weeks ago he was brought back here, and let out of custody on $5,000 bail. At the same time Judge Crozier granted a change of venue in his case to Jefferson county, for fear he would not get a fair trial in this county. n's Acquittal — Nebraska snd lowa Pensions, WASHINGTON, May 20.—[Svecial Telegram to Tk Ber.|—Pensions granted Nebraskans Original invalid—Michae) D. Scannell. In- crease—Josiah C. Curry, John A, Boston, James Pierson, Joseph A. Street, Enoch Walker. Reissuc—Hubbard Brown, George K. Bullock. Pensions for Iowons: Original invalid— William C. Johnson, Gegrge Hardenbrook, John W. Miller, Hiram Murray (deceased), James H. Duncan. —William A. Compt nson, Dominick Hougeny, Frances Lathrog, Zenas S, Whaley. Reissue—Albert Joliffe, Rishard Marksbury. Reissue_and increase—Milton W. Joffr Henry C. Haryens. Opiglal widows, et Eilen Evuus, for widow of James M. Faw- cett; Mary A, widow nf Thomas Potter; minors of John Ross; Blming, widow of Jobn Wheeler, - Will Stand No-Faelishness. WasHINGTON, Mgy 20 —{Bpocial Telogram to Tur Bek|—Ministor Reld has beon in- structed to at once inquire thoroughly into the reported unjustified grrest of three Americau ladies traveling in France, aff ad- vise the state depirfment of the facts by cable. SecretaryHlgine says he will have the matter thoroughly sifted, und will iosist upon the punistimeat and dismissal from of- fice of the men whgengazed in such insult- ing conduct toward"American ladies. It is expected that the report will, be reccived from Munister Rexddn tho couise of a fow days, after which the state dopartment will be 10 @ position to uet in o decisive manner. s i dins Murier and *uicide. New Yowk, May 20.—This afternoon Bartha Schreier, aGerman marsied’ woman, twenty-fivé years oid, was shot four times by Johu Berken, and taken to the lwo[)llul n a dying condition. 'fhe murderer, after the ting, Wraed the rovolver o bimself and blew oughls braive. nolds to go over the machinery, SHE IS NOT A MURDERESS. Mrs. Aldrich Acquitted of the Charge of Killing Her Husband. STATE SENATOR POPE MARRIED. Ola Soldiers Invited tp the Crete OChautangqua—Waterworks Row— Dolings in the County Courts —Fairs and Games. Did Aldrich Kill Himselt? Hasrixas, Neb,, May ¥0.—[Spocial Tele- gram to Tur Be: The testimony in behalf of the dofendant in the Aldvich trial to-day was to the effect that the late husbandof the accused widow was aman of violent temper, and subject to frequent fits of - de- spondency, even expressing in some of his apoeches the thoughts of solf-destruction. Mrs. Aldrich, on the stand, denied the awful charge against her, and also thatof any undue intimacy with Dr. Naultens. The evi- denco on both sides has been taken, and Judge Gaslin has read his instructions to the jury, saying that poisoning admits of no de- Frecn of guilt, and the fact must be estab- ished beyond a reasonable doubt. The ar- gument before the jury was made this after- noon and evening, by Burton, Tanner and Dudrow, of Fremont, O., in behalf of de- fepdant; and Durgan, Casto and Batty for the state, A great crowd filled the court room and blocked the doorways, The jury, after being out twenty-five min- utes, returned a verdict of *not guilty.” The judge allowed no demonstration. Rallroad Extension. NionrarA, Neb., May 20.—|Special to Tue Bee.]—The Yankton, Norfolk & South- wostern Railroad company has called for a special session of the county commissioners to be held on the 31st, for the purpose of submitting bond propositions to Lincoln and Lindsay precincts, the two southeastern pre- cinots of Knox county. The Randolph & Wayne branch of tho Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha railroad has reached the country through which the Yankton & Norfolk line will pass. It is one of the finest sections of country in the northern part of the state, and the Omaha line will not let this country get away from it. It is the pur- pose of the Yankton Line to try and build a town on the old ranch formerly owned by John T. M. Pierce, the prime mover in this railroad scheme, but the Randolph line is said to be ready to make a junction in the same vicinity with their Ponca & Harting- ton lines and then make for Niobrara through a beautiful country, again connect- ing with the Niobrara branch of the Elkhorn Valley road, for a line up the Niovrara river through the Sioux reservation assoon as opened. The Crete Waterworks Feud. BeaTnIcE, Neb., May 20.—|Special to THE Bke. |—Last night’e council meeting was in circus. Councilmen Cole Dorsey and Walker took exceptioas to tha reports of the mayor and Frank Reynold, engineer from Omaha, which were published in Tue Bee about ten days ago. Said councilmen took the mayor to task for stepping in ahead of the water committee and employing Mr. Rey- when the ‘water committes had been apvointed to take charge of the work. They also characterized the published statement of the mayor as re- fleoting on their integrity and hon- esty, and introduced a resolution which carried, 5 to 2, censuring the mayor, for his action and declaring his published statement malicious and libelous. The mayor replied by saying that there were no reflec- tions meant on members of the council; that he had done his duty in causing the machin- ery to be examined just at that time, as the filter company was vefusing to run the fllters on the testwhich was going on, claiming that the unsteady action of the pumps would damage the filters. He wanted to know whether that was the trouble or whether the filter company were afraid their machmery would not fiiter the water, which was then very muddy. He said he spoke to_members of the council before he sent for Reynolds; that thers were mischief makers outside of the council who were stirring this atter up, and that the resolution introduced did him injustice. He wished to work harmoniously with the council, and thought they could do 50, and that it would be for the best interests of the city. —— The Gandy Case Again. PawNge Oiry, Neb, May 20.—[Special Telegram to Tue Bre.]—When the district court opened this morning Sheriff Shrunk had twenty-four talesmen in court. Judge Thomas, of Falls City, and Captain Hum- phrey, are attorneys for Gandy and Tucker. Falloon and Frank Martin, of Richardson county, prosecute. All the forenoon was taken up in empaneling a jury, and quite lu-* dicious at times was the attitudo of the de- fonse in trying to echase jurymen from the box, to get & man that suited better. At one timé the defense seemed disturbed by the Humboldt crowd, but Judge Brady soon growing tired of their insinuations, informed the defense that he is here for fair play. The general verdict is that the defense have given up and are deing their best to cause errors to.go before the supreme court with, having asked that the disturbauce and the talking of the attorneys be taken in the ex- coptions along with the judge's rulings, At noon a jury was found that would do, and the afternoon was taken up in examining witnesses, ——— State Senator Pope Married. Friexn, Neb,, May 20.—[Special Telegram —State Senator John D. Pope and Miss Lillian McDougall, daughter of the late Hon. Matthew McDougall, were married at the residence of the bride's mother in this city, at 8:30 this evening, Rev. E. H. Curtis, of Lincoln, officiating, Sena- tor Hoover and wife, of Blue Hill, T. A. Mageath and wife, of Omaha; Hon, H. M. Wells, of Crete, and other friends were pres- eut. The vows were tak under & huge bell canopy of flowers; Miss Hazel Mc- Dougall, Maud Kramer, Mabel Calahan and Jennie Ferguson acted as maids of honor, The bride's dress was light Henrietta, trimmed with Chinese silk; weath of flowers and veil en train. Lhe presents from triends in this county and elsewhere were numerous and costly. The newly married couple took the west bound train at 10:80 this evening for Denver and the mountains for a ten days’ wedding trip. Wahoo's Riga School, Wanoo, Neb., May 20.—[Special Telegram to 1'ne Bee.)—This evening the annual com- mencement exercises of the Wahoo high school were held ut the opera house. The exercises consisted of orations by all the graduates, presentation of the class by Su- perintendent Bradbury, and the presentation of' diplomas by J. A. Smith, president of the school board, to the graduates, The opera house was packed to overflowing, and the orations were all very fine productions, Fol- lowing is alist of the graduates: Misscs Maggie Blackney, tGirace Copp, Ebba Hager- strow, Lulu_Meeker, Cecil Ort, Jeanndatte Steen, Pearl Soule, Jes: Thayer, Mamie Thayer; Joseph Dolozal, Cla e H fnrd. M. X Phelps, W. G. Putnoy, Joseph Pestal and Edward Sto This is the largest num- ber of graduutes ever turned out at one time by the school. 4 SR Fair at Fairbury, Fairsuny, Neb., May 29.—[Special to Tue Bek.)—Great preparations are being made for a threo days' fai by the Russel post, G. A. R., to begin Thursday, May 80. Large of tickets will be entitled to draw such articles as town lots,‘cattle, sewing machines, farming utensils and general merchandise, The evenings will to enlivened by the ren- dition of a drama by home talent, a driil by a uniformed company of young ladios, and a variety porformance with vocal and instru- mental music. The post contomplates the erection of a hall, and the proceeds of this fair will be the first contribution. ——— The COrete Chau qua. Crere, Neob., May 20.—|Special Telegram to T Ber.]—President . I Foss, of the Chautauqua association, of this plaeo, has is- sued an invitation to the mombers of the G. A. R. and the old soldiers of the state of Ne- braska, 1n which ho says: I hereby tender to you an invitation to be present and spend the Fourth of July with us upon the Ne- braska Chautauqua assembly grounds, at Creto. For that day we have prepared a programme which we think will be of un- usual terest to you. The Fourth of July has always been known, and is known upon our assembly grounds, as G, A. R. and Old Soldiers’ day, and the cxercises of the day are largely miven up to them, The pro- gramme will be as follows: An address by ex-Governor Cumback, of *Indiana, also by Corporal Tanner, commissioner of pensions, at Washington. In the evening there will be exercises in the nature of a camp fire, in the pavillion, with short speeches of from five to ten minutes from six or eight of the best speakers in the country. There will also be a grand display of fire works. No soldier in the state will want to miss this op- portunity of giving to Corporal Tanner n warm and hearty welcome. Entering the army as he did, at the age of seventeeh, meeting with the misfortune which he did at the second battle of Bull Run, and having to undergo the amputation of both limbs at two different times, he has risen to the po- sition which he now occupies. His presence is an oration more powerful than words. Come and enjoy the Fourth with us. No ad- mission will be asked of G. A.R.orold soldiers. (This, however, does not apply to who will be charged the regu- foll L Fined and Still in Contempt. Avpiox, Neb., May 20.—[Special Telegram to Tne Bee.]—J. 8. Albert, a member of the bar of this county, was fined, to-day, $10 by Judge Tiffany, for contempt of court, and when the fine was assessed Mr. Albert ex- pressed himself that $10 was infinitely too small to measure his contempt for the court. The judge then ordered the sheriff to remove bim from the room. The affair seems to be the result of an old feud. The jury in attend- ance was desirous of paying the fine, but after weighing the matter refrained from doing so for the reason that it would not be compatible w:th their duty as jurymen, Court in Osceola. OscEOLA, Neb., May 20.—[Special to Tne Bee.]—Judge Norval can well be called *‘the one day and nover-sleep judge.” He came here and opened court at noon on the 27th, and held the session until 12 o’clock at night; started in again at 7 in the morning, and fin- ished up at 10 o’clock; then started overland for York, to commence a term in_the after- noon. Iifteen cases were put through the mill. 'this was nota very good term for parties wanting divorces; there were threo requests on the docket, but none were granted, and this was the first term of court held in the county at which some one was nod divorced. The Fair of Columbus. Corumpus, Neb.,, May 20.--[Special Tele- gram to Tne Bee.|—The Merchants’ carni- val, held in the opera house, this evening, for the benefit of the Episcopal church, was @ grand success, Beautiful women and clever men were seen on cvery hand. A grand march by-fAifty youne ladics, costumed to represent the business firms of the city, was an imrortant feature of the programme. The fair brigade of sixteen young and pretty girls, in costumes unique and rich, executed wilh precision the intricate military tactics, and_elicited shouts of applause from the audience. A Fremont Citizen Honored. Fremoxt, Neb,, May 20.—[Special Tele- gram to Tine Bee.| —A number of friends of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Fuhrman gave them a grand farewell reception and banquet to- night in honor of their departure next Satur- day for a summer’s absence at their old home in Germany. The affair proved to be one of the most magniticent testimoninls of high esteem ever paid citizens of Fremont. The banquet and reception took place in the re- ception parlors and public hall of the Ma- sonic temple. Ltedsl ty Memorial Day. Pawxee, Crry, May [Special Tele- gram to Tug Bk —J. W. Lansing, of Lin- coln, will deliver the Memorial address here to-morrow, and a big time is expected. Mrs, Lansing will give o - recitatioh. The exer- cises will be conducted in the opera house, and afterwards the ceremony of decorating the graves, by the G, A, R., will take place. Pawnee Futting Up a Veleph Crere, Neb, May 29. Bee.|—The material for the exten telephione line from hers to Haftings, has been arriving for the past few duys. ‘lo day the company commeaced the work of erect- ing the poles. 1t is the intention to push the work as fast as possible to completion. d Accidentally Poisoned. ATNVIEW, Neb., May Special to Tk Bee.|—A two-year-old child of Julius West- rom, living_near this blace, d ied last night from the effects of strychuine left carelessly within its rouch. Medical assistanco was summoned, but too lato to be of any assist- ance. elson Live 3 NeusoN, Neb., May 20.—[Special to Tue B, |—Fiftecn cars of cattle were shipped from this place yesterday for the Chi market. ‘Two car loads were also shipped frow Argus and some from Kdgar. Bit Off His Nennaska Ciry, Neb, May -[Special Telegram to Tur i3k William Youug rell out of a haymow to-day and bit off his tong: o ORDERED TO BEHRING § Three British Mea of War—Great Ex- citement at Victoria, B, O. CHICAGO, May 20.—A special from Vie- torla, B. C., says the vity is in groau excite- ment consequent upon orders received by the fleet to prepare to sail for Bebring Sea on June 15, ‘The flect consists of the [loet- sure, Amphion and Pefende Sai schooners are being assured th tection will be afforded them. boats are being fitted up for the protection of the harbor. The Colonist, speaking on the subject, praises the prompt action of the Hritish’ government Tn protecting her inter- ests and thinks a rupture betwe ngland and the United States is immin A - A'Missourl Bank Suspends, Sr. Joseri, Mo, May 20.—|Special Tele- gram to Tue Bee]—The Suvings Bank of Savannah, Andrew county, Missouri, made an assignment to-day to Gilbart. M. Daniels and Anderson Edwards. The bank bezan business in 1845, aud was chartered at $100,000, with real estate worth §25,000, T'ne deposits now are about 5,000, The direc- tors of the bank ure John McLean, Lafe Mc- Lean, A. B. Daily and two others. John McLean is president. Twe years ago he lost large sums of mouey in paying security ebts, and this was the cause of the suspen- n, The Burnes bank, in this city, had bodg its corvespondent, but give up the posi- tiomseveral wecks ug Mind Reader Bishop Died of Coma. New Yuuk, May 20.~The coroner's jury in the Bishop case flud that the cause of Ceath was doina, and that the coctors ucted in good faith, though hasuly, donations bave been wade, and the huldurnx were \Les disoharged, The doctors | arrived here to-night, a NUMBER 349 GEN. TUCKER'S WAR RECORD: Oharged With Being a Member of the Copperhead Fraternity. y * AN ANTI-MAHONE DELEGATION: Opponents of the General's Rule Oall on the President — Tanner Strikes a Hoavy Blow at the Surplus. WasmNarox Buneav, Tiae OManA Bre, ) 518 FOURTRENTH STRART, } WasniNatoN, D, C., May 20, There was a lively scramble around the war department and the congressional library, to-day, by those who were interested in looking up the war record of General Beverly Tucker, the Virginian whose name was withdrawn as a special envoy to Hayti. It is not probable that in the event thore 18 such a thing as a Haytien commission Me, Tucker will be a member of it. Besides his connection with the confederacy as a special agent to England during the war, his indict- ment on the charge of conspiracy in the as- sassination of Lincoln, and his indebtedness to the government as consul to Liverpool, which office he held a quarter of a century ago, it is stated that the records show that he was given the credit of affording assiste ance to the conspirators who came so near creating a revolution in Indiana immediately after tho war, and that he was a member of the copperhoad fraternity whiclt Governor Morton had so much trouble in breaking up in 1865. It was represented to Presidens Harrison that the fact that Tucker has been three times appointed under republican ad- ministrations to flil honorable positions, and if eithor his war or post-bellum record was not creditable the fact would have been dis- closed long ago. General Lew Wallace left Washington, this afternoon, for New York, with President Harrison, and after the decoration ceremoe nies, to-morrow, he will go to West Poin where he will be a member of the board of visitors appointed every year to inspect tha military school. His work will take about ten days, and then, it is stated, he will re- turn to his home in Indiana. This fact, to- gether w the intimation that advices have heen received at the state devartment to the effect that the revolution 10 Hayti was at an end, and the privileges for coaling stations and so forth, claimed by the United States wouid be accorded without dispute, hav made, it is said, an expedition to Hayti uns necessary, and it neced create no surprise if there is no such thing as a Haytien commise sion. THE ANTI-MAHONE DELEGATION. For a while to-day, politicians gave up the discussion of office-secking und talked about impression which would be created upon the president by the anti-Mahone delegation which visited the white house this morning, ‘There was a large crowd and they repre- sented the Brady-Wise and other elements opposed to General Mahone's rule in Vire ginia. A strong speech was made to the vresident in which it was set. forth that this faction did not desire to rule the republican party in the Old Dominion or to dictate the appointments, The only favor asked was that they should be treated as other repube licans in the distribution of federal oftices, and that the administration should use its influence in seeing that men selected from this wing of the party for representation in conventions inside and out of the stata, were recognized. President. Harrison heard “all that was said, but gave no ansywer. Mahone stood in the distance and saw the delegation go to and rety :muso and laughed heartily at the proceed- ngs, A OHUNE OF SURPLUS, Commissioner Tanner struck another heavy blow at the surplus when he granted a pen- sion to-day to Phillip Flood,of Elyria, who is totally blind, $72 a month, and §16,000 ar- rearages. Flood was a private in the Forty- second Ohio, which was a part of General Garfield's regiment. The commissioner 18 interpreting the law in cases of this kind so as to grant_universal retrocactive pensions, and his decisions are approved by the authority above him. He has set a sufficient number of precedents during the past two months to cover cases of almosy every character, DID ALL THEY COULD, Criticisms passed on the subject embraced in the act extending the northern boundary of Nebraska, seeming to reflect on the dele- gation here, cause those of the delegation here to retaliate. The fact appears to bs that the act of congress ceding the sirip, the eighteen townslips known as the old Pono reservation, was conditioned upon the state's acceptance of the decd of conditional cession to0 be rignified in a specified time by an act of the legislature. 'This, it is said, has been done, but another was that the ac. was not to become operative until the president is- sued his proclamation declaring the Indian title extinguished. The title was in the Ponca tribe, and until congress acted in some way the president had no uuthority to issue the proclamation. In the old Sioux reservation opening act that the Sioux refused a year or more 8go to ratify, Senator Manderson secured the in- sertion of a clavse providing for allotments to the Poncas of lands in this Ponca reservae tion, the balance not required by the Poncas to be thrown open to settiement if the Sioux ratified o cepted the uct. The Sioux, it 18 well known, refused, and so a more liberal act was passed last March, in wh! Manders son had incorporated the same provision cony tained in the aforesaid Sioux act. That also fell through, sa that if the Sioux accept the recent act, the president will announce thas fact by proclumation. Six months aftor this allotments are to be made to the Poncas, and then the proctamation issues, and all lund not alloted is thrown open to settlement, AlL has been done here by the delegation that could be done. The rest is an executive and aduinistrative act. : 10WA POSTMASTERS, 1. Beardsley, Barney, Madison county, vice J, W. Gatbraith, resigned; G. B. Ride Berwicl 1k county, vice H. resigned 5 s, Brushy, Webster connty, Powell, resigned; V. Rose, Dean, ppanoose county, vice [ Guinn, resigned; Alfred Falk, Hepbur Page county, vice A. J. Heady resigned; J. Oelberg, Lima, Fayette county, vice i, 1L ned, Charles W.Comstock, g vice F. M, i A. H. Grissell, Mento, ice R. 13, Shaver, resigne: Albin, Allamakee county, ¢ William Coleman, removed: L. H, Strond, Pacific Junction, Mills county, vica George W. Colburn, resigued; L A, MciKern, LKuy, AppAnoose county N. M. MeCioud, ad; Geol 1. Bathe, Tuskeega, Decas tur county, vice H, W, Bowman, resigned F. W. Miller, vice George L. Flora, Mg Commissions the following me ining bourds in lowa; Mount Pleasant, A. W. McClure’ and F. C. Meblerg Keosoqua, Drs. J. M. Randall und W. P, Hurris; Washigton, Drs. William Ott, 13, . J ins and J. R. Burroughs; i"airtield, Drs, D, W. Worthington, Eugene Campbel] and J. H. Huyden, Bishop John R. Newmau, of Omaha, is ay the Kiggs. Pruky 5, Hiatu. - - eatner Indioations, For Nevraska: Fair in eastern portio local showers in western portion, slightly warmer winds, shifting to southerly. Vor lowa—Iair, warmer, northerly winds, becoming variable, or Dakota— Warmer, portion, local showers i southern portion, wind shifting to soutnerly. er———— resident Harrison in New York, New Youk, May 20.—President Harrison He came to review the Lrooklyu parade to-morrow, signed. LANEOUS, | wnuner to-day appoiuted e ———— Rl 4 . Winslow, Blackhawk county, - nbers of the medical exanis | fale 1 northera |