Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, August 6, 1889, Page 1

e e e e [—_C = THE OMAHA DAILY NINETEENTH YEAR. “OMAHA. TUESDAY MORNING, AUGUST 6. 1889, END OF THE MAYBRICK CASE ! The Defendant Makes a Statement to the Court. NOT ADMITTED AS TESTIMONY. The Falr Prisoner Makes an Expla- nation of How Her Husband Got the Arsenic—Many Moved to Tears, The Groat Poisoning Case Olosed. [Copuright 1889 by James Gorden Bennett,) Livewroor, August 5. —[New York Herald Cable—Special to Tue Bee.] —Florenco Maybrick will learn to-morrow, probably, tho jury’s opinion of her guilt or innocence of her husband’'s murder. The case termi- nared suddenly to-day. The day’s session onened with some un- important testimony. Then came Mrs. Maybrick’s statement, which the court said on Saturday she might make, though not as sworn testimony. Her face was wan and drawn when she rose to speak. Her knoes bent under her and she seemed about to faint. A glass of water revived her. Sev- eral times she hesitated in speech and cried bitterly. Some of her emotion may have been forced, but it did not seem so. Fear of the result could account for it. In spite of charucter of her defense her much effect on the crowd in the court room} Her statement was as follows: My lord, I wish to make a statcment as well as [ can about a few facts in connection ‘with this terrible ana crushing charge that s made aganst me—namely, wilifully and deliberately poisoning my husband, father of my dear children. I wish principally to refer to the use of fly pauper and beef arsenic. The fly papers I bought with the in- tention of using it as a cosmetic. Before my marriage and since for many years 1 have been in the habit of using a face wash pre- scribed for mo by Dr. Griggs, of Brooklyn. 1t consisted, I believe, principally of arsenic, tincture of benzine, elder flower, water and some other indigrents, applied by a handker- chief well soaked in the solution beforehand. I usea the fly papers in the same manner, but to avold evaporation of the scent it was necessary to put a plate over the fly vapers and then a towel over it. My mother has been aware fora great many years that [ have used arsenic cosmetics in a solution, My lord, I now wish to refer to the bottle of beef essence. One Thursday uight, 1n the wmonth of May, after the nurse had given my husband beef juice, I went and sat on the bed beside him. He complained to me of being very sick, very weak and very de- pressed. He then imploved me to give him this powder, which he had referred to earlier in the evening, and which I had declined to give him. 1 was overwrougnt, terribly anxious, miserably unhappy; and his evident distress unnerved me. As he told me that the powder wonid not harm him, and 1 could put it in his food, I consented. My lord, I had not one trae or houest friend in thehouse. I had no one to consult, mo one to advise. 1 was deposed from my position as mistress of my own house, de- posed from my position ag attendunt on my husband, and notwithstanding that, by tho evidence of the nurses and servants, he Ywished them to leave me with him; that he missed me when I went out of the room. Four days before ho died, my lord, I was not allowed to give him anything without its being taken out of my hand. When I found powder 1 took it into the mner room with the beef juice. Pushing in the door, I upset the bottle, and in order tomake up the quantity of food spilled, I added coasidera- ble water. Ireiurned to the room and found my husband asleep, and I placed the botule on the table by the window. When he woke he had a choking sensation in the throat and vomited, Aftor that he appearcd a little better, and, as he did not ask for the powder again, and I was not anxious to give it to him, I rehoved the bottle from the small table, where it would have attracted his at- vention, to the washstand, where he couid not see it. There I left it, my lord, until Michael Maybrick took possession of it. Un- til Tuesday, the 14th of May, the Tuesday after my husband’s death, until a few moments before this terrible charge was made against me, no oune bad told me that a post-mortem examination had taken place or that there was any reason to believe my husband hac died from other than a natural cause. It ‘was not until Mrs. Briggs alluded to the presence of the arsenic in the beef tea that I 'was made aware of the nature of the pow- der that my husband had asked me to give him. Ithenattempted to make an explana- tion to Mrs. Briggs, such as I nave stated to your lordship, when the police interrupted theconversation and stopped it. In conclu- sion, my lord, I wish to add that, for the sake of our children and for their future, a perfect reconciliation bad taken place between us and that on the day before my husband’s death I made him a full and free confession und received his en- tire forgiveness for the wilful wrong I done.” There were a number of wet eyes among the women when Mrs. Maybrick concluded sud dropped in her chair, Sir Churles Russell then attempted to prove that his client had made the above statement to several witnesses before she was put on trial. This he was not permitted. and he at once went to the jury with his final argument, Counsel for the crown fol- Jowed. The judge will charge tho jury in the morning. Good Crops in Scotland, [Copyright 1889 by James Gordo n Bennett. | Loxvox, August b.—[New York Herald Cablo—Special to Tur Bes.|—Scotoh agri- culturists have smiling faces, According to the reports from nearly all of the thirty- three counties of Scotlaud the harvest prom- 1ises to bo -early und abundant. There has boen marked progress in the last four weeks, Ram was wanted, and it fell just At the right time. \Wheat bids fair to be a fine crop, but only 50,000 acres are sown. Barley looks well, butitis consigered a risky cropin such a changeablo climute. A million acres are #0WnD 1n oats, which are not up to the mark. Ohere are 20,000 ucres of peas and beans, which promise to be remunerative crops. The potuto crop is almost certain to be abundant and healthy, A haif million mcres are planted in turuips, which promises much better than usual. This has been a good hay and poor clover year. On the whole the harvest expectations i Scotland rux high. Prince of Wales Has the Gout. [Copyright 1559 by James Gordon Bennett') Loxnoy, August 5.—[New York Herald Cable—Special to Tue Bre.]—The condition of the princo of Wules is attracting much sttention. On Sunday he was compelled o rest while the emperor of Germany con- tinued his private inspection of the fleet. It Y is now understood that he may not take | an active part in the inspection of tho manceuvres at Aldershot on Wednes- day. To ret him out of the predicament as skillfully as possible Sir Oscar Clayton has stated that he does not approve of the prince undergoing the fatigue indispensible from a day in the saddle. The prince is troubled with a gouty affection of the eye and with a recurrence of the venous flammation of the leg which he has had more or less since the attack of typhoid fever in the winter of 1871, privliuir~ibe Passengers on the Etruria. [Copyright 1889 by James Gordon Bennet.) Lospox, August 5.—[New York Herald Cable—Special to Tue Bee.]--Among the passengers on the Etruria for New York are Abram Hewitt and family, Colonel and Mrs. Sinn, and Oscar Strauss, late minister to Turkey, SI0UX COMMISS ON SUCOESSKUL. Enough Signatures Secured to Insure the Opening of the Keservation. Piznne, S. D., August 5.—|Special Tele- gram to Tum Bee. |—Pierre is in big excite- ment to-day over dispatches from Standing Rock announcing the succesa of the Sioux comimission in getting enough Indian signa- tures to insura the siiccess of the reservation opening. The last dispatch announces that 498 names have been received, which is more than enough. Late news from Cheyenne states that 650 were received there. ———— A VALUABLE MYSTERY. A Nebraska Farmer Digs Up a Petri- fisd Hand Oontaining Di onds, KeanNey, Neb, August 5.—|Special to Tne Bee.]—J. R. Mote, a farmer hving in Phelps county, about twelve miles from Kearney,is in possession of a curiosity which 18 a valuable relic of prehistoric times in this part of the continent. Some time ago, while excavating for a cave, he exhumed a large brown stone welghing over tweuty pounds. When the clay was removed from it a large fossil, represonting o clenched human hand, was revealed. 'The specimen had been broken from the mammoth arm just above the wrist and the imprint of a coarse cloth or some woven mutel was plainly out- lined on the back of the hand. At the time of the discovery nothing was said of it, as Mr. Mote does not belong to the curious cluss of people, For sev- eral months the specimen had lain about the house, and no one who saw it had any idea of the great amount of wealth held firmly m the grasp of the stony flngers. A small boy in the family, whose faculty of smashing things is just beginning to develop, concewved the idea of opening the hand. When broken, to his astonishment, there rolled out eleven brilliant transparent stones. The discovery of these beauties was not made public until yesterday, when Mr. Mote showed them to a jeweler who pronounced them genuine first water diamonds without a speck or flaw to mar their beauty. The bieces ave nearly uniform in shape, and ure about the size of lima beans. They have appearauce of being water worn, The sor of this valuable find will dispose of nonds, and will at once dig up his farm in search of the otherpart of the giant's antique anatowy. The y of the broken hand is one of perplexing interest. How long has it been there? To what race of giants did itsowner belong? ~ Was the subject un ancient miser who died, grasping his most precious posses- sions? To these, and a hundied more ques- tions, the modern historian has no answer. s HIPPOLYTE REPULSED. An Attack on Port-au-Prince Results ina Rout. New Youk, August 5.--The Haytien con- sulate firves out the following: The Haytien consulate general is in reccipt of news under date of July 2, from Port-uu-Prince, per steamer Athos, that the rebel chiefs Hip- polyte and Jean Jumeau, with their com- bined forces, made a concerted uttack on Port-au-Prince, which resulted in the gen- eral rout of the uttacking forces, which at last_reports were retreating towara St. Marie, —————— Disastrous to the Dervishes. Ca1nro, August 5.—General Grenfell, com- mander of the Egyptian troops, who defeated the dervishes Saturday, telegraphed that he has made a reconnaisance und found that the battle has completely broken the dervish army. Outof a force of 8,000 men which Wad-el-Jumi took into battie Saturday only a few remain. These are being pursued by the Egyptian cavalry, and a column under the command of Colonel Wodehouse has gone to Abu-Sibel to head off the retreating deverishes. [very emir in the dervish army save one was killed, The bodies of several hundred dervishes and a large number of wounded, making @ thousand in all, have been brought into Toski. Refugees are arriving in what town. The Egyptian loss in the battle 1s seventeen killed and 180 wound- ed. Three British soldiers were wounded. S s has been occupied by the British ptizns. Two thousand of Wad-El- Jumi's” followers submitted to-day. The troops returi to Cairo immediately. bl Wilheim Reviews the English Flget. PoxrsMouri, August 15.—The review of the fleet took place at 4 o'clock this after- noon, The weather was clear and a high wind was blowing. As the emperor ap- proached the fleet in the yacht Hohonzollern tho German standard was displayed at the main mast of each irop-clad, a salute was fired by the combined fleet and the yards were manned. The review was a brilliant success. Upon its conclusion Emperor Will- iam received the admirals commanding the British fleet on board the yacht Hohenzollern and congratulated them, An Epistle to Panl, WasmNGTON, Augnst 5.-A letter was made public at the postofice department to- day from the posimaster-general to Postmas- ter Paul, of Milwaukee, The reccipt of the latter’s resignation was acknowledged and -the postmuster-general suys upon the reports of the civil service commssion and @ post- office inspector Mr. Paul's removal from office had been determined upon, but as pending action ho hus tendered bia resiguation it will be accepted to take effect upon the ap- pointment and qualificatioh of his successor. — - Tho Weatner Forecast, For Omata and vicinity—Fair weather, followed by rain. Nebraska—Fair, followed in the western portion by showers, siightly warmer, south - erly winds. lowa—Fair, warmer in southeast portion, stationary temperature in northwest portion, southerly winds. Dakota—Fair, followed by local showers, warmer in soutueast, cooler in northwest portion, southerly winds, shifting to westerly. s A Forest Oity Victim Honored, Lirrie Rock, Ark., August 5—A Wash- ington dispateh this afternoon announced the appointment of Americns M. Neoly, of For- est City, as receiver of public money at Little Rock, Neely was a vietim of the Forest C riot which occurred some months ago. He''ind been recommendad to the position of receiver by the state republican executive committeo, and his application Leing on file the appointment was mude, a2 Will Be King of Abyssinia. LoNDOY, Augnstb. —Dispatohies from Abys- sinia say Massaval and the whole of Abys- sinia excepting the province of Sigie have ubmitted to King Menelek, who will be wied in Septemver. In' the following mouth the king will invade the proviuce of Tigre, LICKED UP BY THE FLAMES. Only One Bueiness Building Left in Spokane Falls, WATERWORKS OUT OF ORDER. The Handicapped Firemen Could Do Nothing to Stop the Work of Destruction—Provisions Badly Needed. Worse Than Seattln's Fate, SporaNe Favrs, W. T., August 5.—The entire business portion of the city was de- stroyed last night. Twenty-five blocks were reducod to ashes, The estimated loss is $14,000,000, The fire started at 7 p. m. in a lodging house on Railroad avenue. The fire depart- ment was on the scene quickly, but owing to the lack of water the fire quickly spread to the adjoining frame buildings, and was soon beyond control. The flames jumped across the street to the Russ house and Pacific hotel. By this time & strone wind sprang up, and it was evident the city was doomed, The fire spread with fearful rapidity, and the firemen were powerless. Attempts were maae to check it by blowing up the buildings in ita path, but it was uscless, From the Pacific hotel the fire jumped across First strect to the frame buildings on the next street. Soon it reached the neart of the city. A Dblock of two-story brick buildines on River Side avenue next went. From here the fire was communicated to the magnificent Hyde block, a four-story building, taking in the whole block between Mill und Howard strects, on the River Side. It then leaped across Howard streel, and in a few minutes the block between Howard and Stevens streets was reduced to ashes. The next to succumb was the large Hull block and the solid block of four-story bricks, in- cluding the postofiice, between Stevens and ‘Washington streets, Here the fire burned out from lack of material, From the point of beginning the fire took another direction, leaping across Sprague street to the opera house block. From there tbe flames leaped across River Side avenue to Brown's bank, then both sides of the avenue were in flames. 'he block between Post and Mill streets was quickly licked up, including the Grand hotel. From here it was communicated to the adjoining block on the right.” Here was the ¥rankfort block, the largest building in the city, costing $250, 000. It withstood the fire some time, but finally succumbed. The Arlington hotel was the next to go. The building was envelopea in flames when a man was seen to jump from the second story. Hearose and started down Howard street when he was overcome by the heat and fell. Several people rushed to his assistance and carried hiw to a place of safety. He was a puiable sight. being literally roasted, his skin peeling off all over his body. His name is Charles Davis, of Billings, Mont. He died about noon. From the Arlington the fire travel ed north and consumed the block between Howard, Main, Front and Stevens streets, burning cast as far as the latter street, where a vacant lot checked its further progress in that d: tion. Everything in a northerly direction, including the Northern Pacific ex- press, Union block and the MWindsor hotel, was s00n 8 mass of flames. The river pre- vented the fire doing further dumage and was the means of saving the big tlouring and lumber mlls. By this time, in the short space of three hours, the fire had consumed everything in its path, reducing to ashes the entire business portion of tiie once beautiful city. ‘I'be only business block left standing is the Crescent building, which was saved by tearing down the intervening buildings, Owing to the rapidity with which the flames spread, scarcely anything was saved. Pro- visions are scarce and will last only a short time. The city council met this morning and appointod a relief committee. Provis- ions will be sent for and vhe needy supplied freo. The city superintendent of the waterworks was soundly censured by the council for ne- glecting his duty, being uway at the time of the fire. The big pumps were pot con- nectod, and at the time of the fire there was scarcely any pressure; had there been the fire would have been easily gotten under control. The militia 1s out in force and any person without & passis forbidden to enter the burnt district. Five out of the seven banks are doing b usiness in the Crescent block. Everybody bears their loss bravely. Many business men already signify their intention to rebuild. Spokane Falls was one of the most promi- nent of the many new cities in the infant state of Washington, situated on the line of the Northern Pacific railroad, close to the Cour d’Alene mining region, ‘Che city has been the site for many large industrial es- tablishments, such as swelters and kindred enterprises. pensive public edifices had also been erected, and the population was easily supporting two prosperous daily pa- pers, ! ‘The business district of Spokane was in a strip between the Northern Pacific railroad tracks and the Spokane river. -This strip was five squares across and extended about seven squares in length. It was solidly built up with brick and stone structures, the cost of which varied from $25,000 to $125,000, ‘Ten bauking houses, five hotels, an opera house and many wholesale estaplishments do @ business estimated at half a million of dol- lars. Each were situated within the district described. The present population of the city of Spokano Falls is 20,000. The city possessed excellent waterworks, modeled after the Holly system, with a capacity of 9,000,000 gallons daily, There were no fire engines, The fire department was entirely & vol- unteer one. As to insurance, the best infor- mation here is that no large amounts were carried. Huildings that cost $30,000 to $40,- 000 are known to have had but $3,000 to $10,- 000 insurance, ‘This disaster is twice as great as that which overtook Seattle, both on ‘account of its great extent and the more substantial na- ture of the burned buildings. No account of the losses has been received. The Western Union office was burned out and all the in- struments, except one, which the operator is now working on a Llr.vlfom!l box just outside tne city. Nothing could be sent out last night because the forest fires in the Cascades had cut down all the wires. The fire exhausted itself for lack of material. All the flour and lumber mills were saved. BAN F'RANCISCO, August 5.—The property loss by the Spokane Falls fire last night is estimated at $5,000,000 by the Coast Review, The Insurance Journal, published in this y, estimutes the total insurance at $2,000,- Helena Sends Succor. HrLeNA, August 5.—At a mass meeting of citizens to-night §1,000 was subscribed for the relief of Spokane Falls, Fifteen tons of blankets. clothing and provisions leave here for there to-morrow. e he Visible Supply. Cnicaco, August 5.—The wisible supply for the week ending Avgust 3, &8 com- piled by the secretary of the Chicago board of trade, is as follows: Bushels 12,685,000 6,988,000 8.604,000 797,000 THE CONVERNTIONS, An Unpleasant Scehs in the Bis- marck g Biswanck, N. D, Atgust 5.—The Sat- urday night session of the consiitutional con- vention was passed in the discussion of the proposition giving the legslature power to fix passenger and freight rates, and to regu- late charges in siceping car, express, telo- phone and telegraph rates. The committee of the whote adopted the proposition. Before the convention' finally adopts the article an- other strong effort will be made to amend it. The only tisines transacted this afternoon was the meeting of the senate commission on the irrigation and reclamation of arid lands. The convention was addressed by Senator Stewart, of Nevads, who, at the close of his remarks on irrigation, took occa- 8100 to got in his best licks on tho silver quostion. He was followed by Senator Rea- gan, of Texas, aud Major Powell, of the United States geological survey. An unpleasant sensation was occasioned by Delegate Johnson, of Nelson county. Dur- ing tho remarks of Senators Reagan and Stewart on the silver question they referred to the war debt. Johnson arose at the close of Reagan’s speech and said if he had read history right the senator from Texas was in Jeft Davis' cabinet twhen the war debt was being made, At this point Delegate Purcell arose to iuguire whether or not Johnson intended to insult Senator Reagan. Immediately following this query, Matthews, of Grand Forks, moved to adjourn, which motion prevailed by a unanimous vote, and the convention adjourned while Johnson was still on his feet. Will Vote on Prohibition. = OLympiA, Wash,, August 5.—The com- mittee on amendments to-day presented a report that the amendment to the constitu- tion shall be adopted, when passed by a two- thirds vote of the legislature and ratified by a majority voteof the peovle. The article on prohibition was passed, which is to be sub- mitted to a vote of the people as a separate proposition. It forbids the manutacture or sale of liquor except for medicinal, scientific or sacramental pur- poses. ‘The vote on it was 51 to 11, The re- port of the committee on revenue limitsstate taxation to 3 mills on the dollar. The mort- gage on property is to be deducted from its assessed value. The reportof the legislative committeo provides a lower -house to have not less than sixty-three nor more than ninety-nine mewmbers and a sen- ate to have from a third 0 half that number. The first legislature will have thirtv-five senators and seventy members. Aliens are forbidden to hold any property, and munes and corporations, the majority of whose stock is held by aliens, come under the same prascription. "Convict labor, except on public ‘Wworks, is forbidden after January, 1800. In the afternoon the article establishing a railroad commission was defeated mlthough power was given to the legislature to create one if desired. The 'seétion was adopted forbidding unf' railroad company giv- Ing greater privileges to one telegraph com- pany than to another or refusing to grant right of way for the construction of tele- graph lines along their roads and also oblig- ing telegraph companies to receive business offered by another company, the same as other public carricrs. Monopolies or trusts are defined and strictly forbidden. Helena Maitters. HEeLENA, August 5.—In the convention to- day the proposition recommended by the financial committee allowing cities to incur debts for water supplié8 Was passed. The article on miscelluneots,: subjects came up for «final consideratiotty,..Another attempt was mado_to defeat.the senatorial repre- sentation by counties,” but the effort was soon abandoned. Boise Oty Kvents. Boise Ciry, Tdaho, August 5—The con- vention is about torough with business, It adopted a strong resolution asking the presi- dent to take steps to prevent the free impor- tation of Mexican lead Sioux Falls Last Session. Stoux Farws, 8. D., August 5.—The South Dakota constitutional convention metat 1 o'clock to-day for its last session. The only work done was the auditing of the expenscs of the convention and the signing of the constitution, Seventy-twoof the seventy- five members were present and appended their signatures to the document. The work of the couvention meets with universal ap- proval. e TWELVE THOUSAND OVENS IDLE. The Connellsville Strike Assuming Large Proportions. ScorTnaLe, Pa., August 5.—The strike in the Counellsville coke region has assumed large proportions. Of the 14,000 ovens in the region not less than 12,000 are idle, and the managers of the strike ugsert that over a thousand of the remaining ovens wiil be shut down to-morrow. The National Prosres- sive Miners’ association and the Knights of Labor are working together in harmony for the first time in years. The men here are quiet and peaceable, and it is believed they will win the strike, Strikers from Lonnelly and Stoneville went o Morewood at day- breai this morning and succeeded in induc- ing the men there 10 quit work, but 1t is re- ported that as s00n as the visitors left some of them went back to work. e NOT DAMAGED MUCH. The Cruiser Boston Sails Unassisted For New York. WABHINGTON, August 5.—Captain O'Kane, in his report to the navy department of the accident to the steamer Boston Saturday, re- ceived this morning, does not say that the injury is at all serious. Sailed For New York. Newport, R. L, August 5.—The cruiser Boston sailed this morning for New York to o on the dry dock, Shé is not injured badly n{mugh to need assistance, as she went out alone, Arrived at New York. New Yonrk, August 5.—The United States cruiser Boston reached Brooklyn navy yard this evening after an uneventful run from New York. The officers and men were ex- tremely reticont concerping the accident. ‘The Boston will go into dock.at once for repairs. On her arrival some excitement was caused by a collision between the moni- tor Puritan and the receiving ship Vermout. Na one was hurt and the damage was slight. —— e Steamship Aerivals. At New York—The State of Alabama, from Hamburg: the Eibe, from Bremen, Au_Southampton—The Erus, from New York, for Bremen, At Dover—The Gréece, from New York, for London. At Glasgow—The State of Indiana, from New York, At Havre—La Normandie, York. At Antwerp—The Illinois, York. e (AU Liverpool—The Bostonian, from Bos- n. At Moville—The Ethiopia, from New York. from New from New —_— Wrecked By a Wiid Engine, PiLaDeLriia, Pa., August 5.—A pas- senger train on the North Peousylvauia brauch of the Reading railroad was run into by a “wild” locamotive this morning and several “passengers were slightly njured. Postmaster Geueral Wauamaker was in the rear car of the Lraln and was -ngnwd in con- versation with a friend, Both gcntlewen were thrown out of their seats and shaken up, but sustained noinjury. Theengineer of the “'wild” locomotive states that the valves and throttle of bis eugine would ot work and be was powerless Lo wvert the collision, WORKING UNDER A CLOAK. The Police Playing Possum in the Cronin Oase. COONEY PROBABLY IN CUSTODY Their Object s to Throw the Con- spirators Off Their Guard—The Ohloago Suspects Al Plead Not Guiity. A Clever Subterfuge. Crroaco, August 5.—[Special Telogram to Tip Ber.]—The developments in the Cronin case have been very small, few and far be- twoen of late, so far as outward indications 0, and the authorities have appeared to be doing nothing in the matter, but a good sized belief is going the rounds that this apparent inactivity bas been but the cloak to cover up certain important movements which the po- lice desire to keep to themselves. One of the movements is said to havo been nothing less than the arrest of Cooney. The police deny it, but there is a vigor in their denial sugges- tive of a hidden purpose, and not at all like the denial of a man surrounded by continued discouragement. A gentleman connected with the prosecu- tion manifested the extont of his desire to impress the public with the idea that noth- ing had been done by requesting a reporter to publish a statement that the police were getting very much discouraged at their want of success in searching for Cooney. The ob- ject in denying the capture of Cooney is to allay feelings of insecurity on the part of the conspirators and in hopes that by keeping him from his friends he may be induced to squeal, The Cronin case is set down for trial in Judge McConuell's court tor Monday, August 206. Judge Horton avoided the necessity of de- ciding the points raised by States Attorney Longenecker against his granting O'Sulli- van's motion for a change of venue by trans- ferring the case to the other branch, and tue final outcome of the proceedings there was 10 pass it to the last Monday in the term on motion of the state. When Judge Horton took his seat shortly after 10 o’clock the attorneys in the case were ull present and the dofendants were sent for. Messrs. Donahoe and David pre- sented to tho court their bill of exceptions to his taking their motion for a change of ven- ue under advisement until to-day, leave to tile, which was given them by Judge McCon- nel Saturday. Judge Horton signed them, and the statutory right of the defendants to demand trial in the July term was pre- served. ‘‘Now, as to the motions to quash,” said the judge, “*no objections to the indictment haye been presented to meand I think the indictment is good. The motion is over- ruled. ‘The motion, it will be remembered, was made by the defendants, Beggs, Cough® lin, Woodruff and Kunze.” Mr Ames immediately excepted to the rul- ing on behalf of the defendaut Beges. “Now let the defendants plead,” said the court. *On behalf of the defendant Coughlin,” spoke Mr. Carter, I enter a piea of not guilty.” *L think the defendants might plead for themselves "’ objected Judge Longenecker, That is not necessary,” said Mr. Carter. The defendants are here,” said the court, ‘‘and can just as well plead for themselves. Mr. Coughlin, what is your pleat The ex-detective arose deliberately and then remarked, ‘‘not guilty.” “Mr. Beggs?" “‘Not guilty,” said the ex-chief of the Clan- na-Gael, without taking the trouble to rise from his seat at all. “*Mr, Woodrnff, what plea do you desire to enter?” “Not guilty.” *And you, Mr. Kunze{" “Not guilty.” “Now,” said Judge Horton, “that disposes, I think, of everytbing except O'Sullivan's motion 'for a change of venue. There has been a petition filed in this case by the de- fendant, Patrick O'Sullivan, for a change of venue from Judges Horton and Hawes. Itis ordered that such case be transferred to branch number two of the criminai court.” Mr. Brown excepted to the order. So did Mr. David, on the ground that it was incon- sistent to the petition and should have been simply an order of change of venue from Judges Horton and Huwes. Mr. Carter ob- jectad, because it was practically a change of venue for Coughlin, and he was not in court when it was argued. Mr. Ames ob- jected because everybody else did, and Judge Horton ordered that all vthe excoptions be entered and added one for Kunze. The discussion then returned to the question of trial or countinuance. Coughlin and Woodruff, through their attorneys, con- sented to & continuance, but the otner de- fendants would not, and Judge Longenecker indulged in » litt'e bluff: “All right, the state is ready for trial, let a jury be cailed. Tam not anxious to_try the case, nor to keep the court here during the vacation month, but [ don’t wantto be put in the position of demanding & continuance. It might be set to-morrow. Ono of the defendants, Burko, is not here now, but heis hurrying to get here, 1 understand, and will arrive at o'clock to-nignt.” “If he has to be here this month,"” said the court, ‘‘of course I'il have to stay here.”” This touched Judge Longenecker's mag- nanimity. After he had protested against an immediate trial on account of Mr. Forrest's absence, the state's attorney said: “Let it be passed to the 26th, then, the last Monday in the month, by agreement."’ ““We agree to nothing,” said Mr. Donahue, and Mr. Amcs said so also. *“Then I ask that it be passed to the 26th,” said Judge Longenecker, *and have it en- tered in the recora thav Coughlin and Wood- ruff cousent.” “I don’t consent that it be set for trial on that day,” said Carter. “They consent that it be passed,” said Lolnimneckur, and I ask that it be set for trial.” The prisoners were then remanded, Although Judge Longenecker had the case set for trial this term on his own motion, the attorneys for the defendants admit that he will not be expected to try it until the Sep- tember term, if he chooses on the 26tk to let it go over. Longenecker came out ahead in his fight against O'Sullivan’s motion, to the extent that it was granted in such a way that none of the defendants can make it & lever for a separate trial, Rushing Burke to Ohicago. S1. PAuL, August 5,—Burke, the Cronin suspect, arrived in this city in charge of Chief Hubbard, of Chicago, at 6:556a. m, to-day over the Manitoba road. After the rest of the passengers had alighted the train was run back into the yard and the Burke party quickly transferred to the Milwaukee train which pulled out at 7:15. Burke was very carefully guarded, and no one was per- mitted to interview him or even see him, ‘Tne report that he was chained to the floor of the car is generally regarded as a canard, Burke Arrives in Chicago, Cmicaco, August 5.—Martin Burke, the Cronin suspect, arrived in the city this even- ing about 10 o'clock. He was taken from the train before the depot was reached and hurriedly transported to the Harrison street station, much to the disappointment of the large crowd which had gathered av the depot. It is understood he is in the “sweat- box” ana being subjected to a vigorous ex- emination, Chief Hubbard refused emphat- ically to allow reporters or suyone else to see his interesting charge. Hurke's attor- nay, Kenoedy, of Appleton, Wis., is in the city e A German Novelist Dead, Loxpoy, August b.—Faony Ewald, Gorman novelist, is dead, the | | spP OF Th a May Wilcox Will be Married in October. New York, August 5.—[Special Telegram to Tur Bme|--Among the passengers on the French steamer La Bretagne, which arrived here yesterday, was Mrs. Charles Wilcox and her daughter, Ida May Wilcox. They leave for Minneapolis to-day. Three big trunks contain Miss Wilcox's trousseau, She is to be married in October at her father's home in Minneapolis. The bride- groom-to-be, as reported by the family, is Heury J. Mylieus, of Milan, Italy. The scandal in which young Miss Wilcox was named last January has never been known very clearly to the publie, The friends and relatives of Miss Wilcox contend there was no reason for a sensation atall; that her con- duct was simply thatof a foolish girl who had a row with her mother and made a goose of herself. One day the girl had a check cashed for her mother for §1,750, ana that evening she and a doctor and the doctor’s son all left Mentone, whither Mrs. Wilcox bhad removed in the hope of escaping the doctor, and set off for Paris, Mrs. Wilcox went to the American consul, Mr. Hatha- way, in consequence of which the Paris po- lice were instructed to arrest the girl and her companions. A friend of Wilcox said to-day that the scandal was caused by malic- fous people and had no foundetion in truth. -~ BIG GAMBLERS IN TROUBLE. Phil Daly's Long Branch Club May be Closed Up. Loxa Braxcn, N, J., August 5.—[Special Telegram o Tk Bre.]—A gambling scandal of international interest has broken out here. It is of interest to all who have ever been to Long Branch, for it may result in the closing upof Phil Daly's celebrated Ponnsylvania club house. Baron de Pardonuet, a woll- known lawyer attached to the Frénch and Belgian legations, claims _that he has been virtually robbed of £,700. Ho has lost 84,700, but according to his Story got back $1,000. He suys that about £00 or 500 was lost at roulette honestly und fuirly, 8o that his losses due to unfaie methods are between $3,000and £,300. The keepers of the club house, Messrs. Marks & Jolly, say that tho baron has not lost 800, and they claim that heowes thew $1,000 on checks und notes they hold against him. _The baron has made complaint to M. Louls Vassion, Franch consul, and Dr. Charles Sajons, the ‘Belgian consul at Phila- delphia, that he hus boen swindled. The consuls have laid the matter before Secre- tary Blaine, and he has sent complaint to Goveruor Greene, of Now Jersey, and to the United States marshal of this district. Browvgo o THE HARLEM TRAIN ROBBERY. Suspicion Points to “Black Bart" as the Moving Spirit. S1. Louts, Mo., August 5.—It is given out on the authority of the postofiice inspector in this city that the famous bandit aud train robber, *Black Bart,” was in St. Louis for ten days prior to last Friday, and it 1s sus- pected that he had something to do with, if he did not direct in person, the train robbing near Kansas City 1ast night. Bart took his meals at_the Fotel Brunswick restaurant while in thecity. He ordercd a large lunch Friday evening and said he intended to leave tho city by train, since when he has not been seen, It is not known in what direction he went, but there 18 & strong disposition to con- nect him with the robbery. An Alien Labor Law Problem. BavuTiMOoRre, August 5.—[t is stated that notwithstanding the recent deeision of Solic- itor Hepburn adverse to the importation of five foreign professors engaged for the Cath- olic university at Washington, the professors will come to this country and assume their duties. Attorney General Miller declined to take up a hypothetical case, and said he would give no opiion until the question arose by the arrival of the educators. It is now stated by a gentieman of high govern- mental position that the profossors will be permitted to land without question, but if objections are raised a decision will bo made according with the construction of the law excluding foreign laborers under contract, but said that the law was never meant to apply to the class represented by the profes- sors in question, — Nebraska and lowa Pensions. WASHINGTON, August 5.—|Special Tele- gram toTne Brr.|—Pensions granted Ne- braskans: Original invalid—Roger Thomp- son. Increase—Charles F. Came, Hiram Schoonover. Pensious aliowed Towans: Original inva- lid—James K. Mowery, Peter Wilson, John Finley, Joseph Firestine. Increase—Hart- well M. Fitzgerald, Henry Stabl, Charies W. Taylor, Hiram Jones, Aaron Hobson, George H. Irish, Peter H. Bailiff, Krederick . Sco- ville, George D. Bean, 'Frederici Taylor, James A. Snyder. Widows of 1812—Char- lotte, widow of Thomas Burnett. R BSciar Repnbiican Outlook in Louisiana. FRANKLIN, La., August 5.--[Special Tele- gram to e Bre.]—The republicans of the Third district to-night nominated H. C. Miner, & planter of Terre Boune parish, for cougress, to fill tho vacancy caused by the death of Hon. E.J. Gay, democrat, The dis- trict is republicar: and 1t is claimed they will, with the aid of the administration, carry it this time for Miner, who will be able to carry with him many democratic votes. If he is elected 1t will give Louisiana two re- publican congressmen. el (e S Drowned in the Monongahela. Pirtspure, Pa, August 5.--Henry Smons, aged twenty-four years, and uwo boys, Willie Smons and Eddie Dopler, aged respectively twelve and nine years, wero drowned 1n the Monongahela this afternoon. Thoy were in & wagon that coutained a load of refuse which they took to dump in the river. While they ~were unloading the wagon the horse backed into tho river, tho wagon was upset and all_threo above nimed were drowned. Two other young men in the wagon had B narrow escape, L A Terribie Chinese Riot. SAN Fraxoisco, August 5.—The Japan Gazette, received by steamer yesterday, con- tains an account of a terrible riot between two factions of Chinese coolies at Bangkok, Sinm. About five thousand men were en- gaged in 1t and a great number were killed, The coolies were more or less under the in- fluence of drink and fought like demons. The Siumese troops finally charged the rioters and after bayonetting a number quellad the disturbance Mircngrr, Ind, —Yosterday'n storm in this section was most disastrous to life and property. A spring wagon contain- ing & family of five, the father, nother and three small children, w blown from the roadside into Black creek, and ull weie drowned. Scores of houses were unroofed and several were demolished. The storm was geuoral throughout southwestern Indiana, e -—— The Cotton Print Cloth Trust. New Yok, August 5.—Vice-President Sherman of the Central ‘Trust company, be- ing interviewed by an Associated Pross re- porter to day in regard to the alleged cotton print cloth trust, said he had been in consul- tation with several capitalists last week re- garding the cotton print cloth trust, and his company cousented to act as trustee of the trust after papers Lad been submitted to and approved by the company’s lawyer. Dropped Dead, Bavmione, Auzust 5.—Captain James H, Rigley, nged fifty-five, commander of thy famous First Maryland artillery, United States Army, known as “Rigley’s Battery" in the late wur, dropped dead from heary disease Lo-day at bis howe nere, —— — NUMBER 48. iWASHlN(.TUN MUCH AMUSED, The Reocapture of the Black Diae mond Causes no Frowns. NO OFFICIAL OPINION YET. The State Department Officers arg Non-Communicative and No- body Has a Olear 1dea of the Situation. WASHINGTON Buirav, Tre OMATA Ben, 513 FOURTRENTI STRERT, Wasmixaroy, D, C., August 5, } Instead of an outburst of popular indignas tion over the action of the skipper of the Black Diamond in recapturing his ship from the American prize crew of one man, the ute most amusement was oreated in all the de- partments at Washington by the report from Victoria this morning. There was no one who seemed to have a cloar idea as to what the probable outcome will be. Very natu- rally, the state department officials were ab- solutely non-communicative. They had no official information of the Black Diamond's capture and were therefore not propared to express any opinion. The revenuo marine service to which the Rush belongs is under the control of the treasury department, and the treasury department people find them. selves with a new preblem on hand and were mot preparad to render judgment. The bureau of navigation is still under the control of President Cleve« land’s commissioner, Mr. Morton. The gen. tleman was asked whether, in his opinion, the mere fact of seizure on the part of the ofticers of the Rush of the Black Diamond transtorred the ownership of that vessel to the American government. He was not pre- pared with a reply. Mr. Barnett, chief of the revenue marine division of the treasury department, was usked the same question, He said that he could not answer it. Asked further whether it was customary for a rev- enue cutter to place one man as a prize crew in charge of a captured vessel, ho said that be didu’t know whether there had been one man or a thousand put on the Black Diamond by the officers of the Rush, No ofticial information had been received in regard to this matter other than the dispatch ‘which announced the seizure on the ilth of July, “‘The Rush had a regular complement of about forty oficers and men,” said Mr. Bar- nett, “and was armed with four guns. I don’t know whether they were 8} inch rifle cannon or howitzers.” ‘“1s the captain of the Black Diamond chargeablo with grand larceny or piracy in recapturing his own vessel " was asked. ““T'hat is u question to bo decided by inter- national lawyers,” said Mr. Barnett, *and I am not an mternational lawyer.”” At the state department a similar.question waus met with that it was not possible for the department to give judgment in a hypotheti- cal case, and this was hypothetical in that tho department does not kuow officially that such an affair as the recapture of the seized vessol has takeu place. At the navy depart- ment the ofticers and officials did not hesitate to express themselves very freely on the coursce of action by the Rush’s commander, They say he could not excuse himself for placing “ong” man in chargo of the captured vessel and that the Britisher had shrewdly brought tho whole controversy to a pomt where a decision must-be rendered at once. ‘The United States may claim the ownership of the Black Diamond and wm pre- fer charges of kidnapping an lar- ceny against her commander, but this would open up the whole question as to the right of the United Stutes to assume exclusive control over Behring sea and would perhaps lead to the settlement of the troublesome question as to whether Behring is a closed sea. Nobody here beheves that the United States can again take the Black Diamond peacefully, She will have to be aptured red-handed in order that this count may maintamn a case against her, and if negotia- tions for the settlement of ke various dis- putes between Canada and the United States ure speedily entered into it will be necessary for this government to enter into proceed=- ings before some nternational tribunal to test the right to demand from the authorities of British Columbia the restoration of the vessel to the custody of the United States This would have to be done, of course, through the British foreign office, and it is not hikely under the existing state of feeling in Britisn Columbia that the citizens of that province would submit to the claims of this government without a vigorous protest. It is rather strange that nowhere was the slightest feel- ing of animosity expressed toward the cap- tain of the Black Diamond for his action, On the contrary,he was universally looked npon to-day as a bright and enterprising sort of a skipper, and the whole affair was regarded with the utmost amusement in each and all of the departments of the government. TIREE NEBRASKA APPOINTMENTS, Senator Paddock left this morning for New York, where ne will spend a d. or two. From there he will go to Atlantio City, where his family are, and accompan, them home. Soon after the senator boardes the vrain the president announced from the white house the first batch of appointments for the day. It has been predicted in these dispatches that there would be an carly change in the Omaha and Winnebago agency oun account of the protests against the retention in offico of the present incumbent which have been filed with the sccretary of the interior, and this change was made to-day. Mr. Robert Ashley, who had the indorsement of both the senators, secured the appointment, ‘The other two Nebraska changes were in the offices of the register and receiver of the land offico at Chadron, where William H. McCann and T, H, Powers were respectively appointed. These gentlemen bave been on the slate for some time, and their appoiutment is in re- sponse to the indorsement of Messrs, Pad- dock and Manderson, JUDGE GROPF CALLS ON HARRISO Judge Groff, of Omaha, who is the candi« date of the two Nebraska senators for the United States inter-state commerce commis. sion, arrived here at a late hour last night, and was met by Senator Paddock, who took him to the white house and introduced him to the president. Judge Groff bad a very pleasant conversation with the chief magis- trate, but he lef the president without hay= ing received any ussurances as to his inten< tion in regurd to the vacancy in the board of inter-state commerce commissione Tos morrow he will visit Secretary Noble, und will then at once leave for the west, The president has as yet given out no intimation s to his probable course in filling this va. cancy, and the chunces are that it will not be filled untit after he returns from Barx Harbor, ARMY NEWS, The leave of absence grauted Captain Paul Roewer, Fifth artillery, is extended ten days, MISCELLANEOUS, Dr. A. W. Bowman was to-day appointed g member of the pension board for Daven= port, T, Andrew J. Whitaker, of Illinois, has been appointed deputy fourth suditor of the U rotury of the treasury has ap- ames L. Dattery as gauger and storekeeper in the Fifth district of Illinois, D The Chippewa Negotiations, WasiINGTON, August 5.—The commission appointed by the president to negotiate with the Chippewa Indisns in Minnesola for the relinquishment to the government of & park of their reservations report that more than ds of the Indiuns on the White Earth Lake reservations have signed arti oncession. The consentof the Leeot lake Indisas yot remain 10 be obtained, R Roy | Geants Bill Passes. August 5—"he royal grants bill Cd by e comwous this niternoome N