Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, August 9, 1889, Page 1

THE OMAHA DALy BE 1 e NINETEENTH YEAR. "OMAHA, FRIDAY MORNING, AUGUST 9. 1889, PETITION FOR COMMUTATION. Opposition to Capital Punishment in the Maybrick Case. EXECUTIVE CLEMENCY INVOKED. A Numerously Signed Paper Ad- dressed to the Home Office Pray- ing For a Modification of the Sentence. Sentiment Against Death Sentence. [Co yright 1880 by James Gordon Bennett. | Lavmiroor, August 8. —[New York Herald Cable—Special to Tus Bee.]—The fecl- ing with reference to the verdict m the Maybrick case runs very high in Liverpool, one section main- taining that the prisoner should have the benefit of the doubt set up by the conflict of medicul evidence of the cause of death, while others maiutain that the touching of the jury upon the evidence and the summing up left no other course open to them than that of finding the prisoner guilty, Two memorials have already been set on foot, one from the bar and the other from merchants and brokers. This afternoon Pickford, the junior counsel engaged with Sir Charles Russell in the defense of Mrs. Maybrick, placed the following petition in the bar- risters’ library in the St. Cnarles hall, where it was numerously signed : ©To the Right Hon. Henny Matthews, Q. C. M., hier majesty’s secretary of state for the home department—We, the undersigned, members of the bar of the northern circuit, having paid great attention to the evidence in the case of Florence Elizabeth Maybricl, humbly vray that you will recommend her majesty to commute the death sentence and grant a reprieve on the ground that such ov- iadence, in view of the great conflict of med- 1cal testimony as to the cause of death, leaves so much doubt that it is inexpedient and unsafe to carry out an irrevocuble sen- tence. The petition will be sent first to Man- chester and then to London, so thut members of the bar who have left Liverpool may have an opportunity of signing it. The merchants and brokers pray that the sentence of death may be respited with a view to & commutation or reprieve on the ground that there was no direct evidence of administration of arsenic by the prisoner to the deceased, that the case against the prisoner on general facts was unduly prejudiced by the evidence of motive, and that there is room for grave doubt whether the circumstantial evidence relied on by the prosecution was weighty enough to justify conviction. That there was a strong body of medical testi- mony on behalf of the defense; that death ‘was ascribed to natural causes; that there was not sufficient eviderce on the part of the prosecution; that it was not due to arsenical poisoning; that having regard to the conflicting nature of the medical evidence and the very widespread doubt as to the pro- priety of the verdict on general grounds, it would be in the highest degree unsafe to permit an irrevocable sentence to be carried out. Cleaver and Holder, Mrs. Maybrick’s so- licitors, have received letters from other towns asking for copies of the petition for signature, and thoy have drawn up s form for general use sunilur to thut of the mer- chants and brokers. Mrs. Maybrick was ma prostrated con- dition this morning and was attended by a doctor, who, however, states that her con- dition I8 not serious, but is due to a relapse after the great strain of the past week, She has again protested her innocence to the jail chaplain. This afternoon she had recovered her composure somewhat and was visited by her mother, Baroness Von Roque, who, since the commencement of the proceedings, has been living in the vicinity of the jail in order to be near her daughter. There was a large crowd cutside the juil, and the prevail- ing sentiment was one of pity for the pris- oner. The governor and officials of the Jail decline positively to give any information about the prisoner, and information on this bead has to be sought in other quarters. The interview between mother and daugh- ter, which was but brief, was painful and af- fecting, the prisoner being of the two the most agitated. She, however, expressed her appreciation of the kinduess of the ofticialy in allowing her mother to visit her, the visit having afforded her much consolation. Last night when she returned from court she walked to the condemned cell with a firm and elastic step, and as if she had realized tho terrible position she way 1. This morn- ing, however, a revulsion of feeling seems to have set in. ot ot il OPfPOBED TO HANGING HER. Many Intluential Feople Think Mrs. Maybrick Shouldn't Suffer Doath, [Copyright 1889 by James Gordon Bennstt.\ LoNDON, August 8.—[New York Herald Cable—Speciul to Tug Bee.]—There are peo- ple who do not velieve Florence Maybrick ‘will be hung aud there are many more wio do not believe she should be hung. Many of the latter class are influcntial persons and bave s0 expressed themselves to the London edition of the Herald, the only paper in Lon- dou whose comments on the verdict seemed w be in touch with the popular fecling. Among those from whom letters have been received is Alexuuder W. MucDougall, who ‘wus chairman of the public meetiug calied twelve yoars ago to “‘cousider the summing up of the judge and the verdict of the Jury” in a case in woich four persons were seutenced to death. Such an expres- ~sion of public opinion was elicited that Home Secretary Cross was led to call a meeting at the home oftico for the same purpose as ac- tuated the public meeting, and the result of the home ofMice meeting was tho uncoudi- tional reloase of Alice Rhodes und the re- mission of the capital punishment cases of her three companions, MacDougull sug- @ests the suwe actiou in the Maybrick case, #nd such a course will almost certaiuly be taken, A largo proportion of the public, like the Heruld, think the jury failed to con- sider the element of doubt, and that it was swayed by the cogent and exhanstive charge of Justice Stephens, B Stanley Coming Down the Coast, [Copyright 1689 by James Gordon Bennett.| ZANzibAK, August 8.—(New York Herald Cable—Special to Tuk Bre.] — Stanley is coming down to the const with Emin Puska, 9,000 men and women and & quantity of dvory. The exact dute of their arrival is un- ourtain, The Germans are doing their ut- most to create a disturbunce here, sand a Fiswng aguinst all Europeans s no ouly pos- sible but bighly probable. Bignor e S aviola Dead. [ Copyright 1859 by James Gordon Bennett.) RoMe, August 8.—|New York Herald Ca- ble -Special to Tur Bee. ] —Siguor Benedetto Caviola, the fuwous Italiun statesman and last survivor of & moest patriotic family, died WWuunmnyu villa of Capo 1 Norte, near Naples, which had been placed at his disposal by King Humbert. Signor Caviola was born at Crayello, near Pavia, on the 24 of January, 1820, ————— CHEERED ON HIS WAY. Thousands Greet President Harrison En Route to Bar Harbor. Bostoy, August 8.—A special train with President Harrison und party, President Lord, of the Boston & Maine railroad, Lieu- tonant Governor Brackett and members of the governor's staff, and a corps of news- paper men, pulled out of the Boston & Maine depot at § o'clock this morning en route to Bar Harbor. A large crowd witnessed the departure, which was mude to the accom- paniment of u salute by @ battery and the continued cheers of the crowd. The first great demonstration after the de- parture from Boston was wmade at South Lawrence, where the tramn stcpped. There the enormous crowd around the depot cheered as the train stopped, and guns thun- dered a salute. The president went to the rear of his car ns it entered the depot, and shook hands wits the hundreds of people gathered there. Governor Goodell, of New Hamp- shire, and staff joimed the train ut this point. When the train moved out the crowd cheered and cried “Long live the president.” At Haverhill the next stop was made, There n big arch was erected and a large crowd packed the denot und adjncent streets. As the train rolled into the depot u hearty welcome was given its occupants by the peo- ple. A handsome basket of Howers was pre- sented to the president on hehalf of the Brother Jonathan club of republican voters, and the recipient made a speech thankin, thein for their courtesy. As the train moved off the president remained on the rear piat- form of the car until the people were out of sight. Governor Brackett of Massachusetts and staff left the train at this point, and when the state line was crossed Governor Goodell of New Humpshire became the of- ficial escort. Harrison walked to the plat- car as Exeter was sighted. A crowd was gathered in the depot and there was much cheering. The president shook hands with many men, women and children who clambered up the steps. The train left a short time after. Governor Goodell > At Soutn sido of the river, & and staff left the car at Berwick, on the Maine stop was made to take on Adjutant General Sprague and a number of members of the governor's staff. At North Berwick Congressman Reed joined the party. At the place lust named und at Old Orchard there were enthusiustic throngs of people. The train reached Portland at noon, stp- ping only five minutes to change engines and then sped on to Brunswick and Gardner, where short stops were made. Congress- man Reed left the traia when it arrived in Augusta. it o Ty ‘Where Have the Fines Gone To. Dakora Ciry, Dak,, August 8.—[Special Telegram to Tne Bee.]—The trial of Mag Willis to-day before Justice Jay on the charge of keeping a house of ill repute in Covington, resulted in revealing a blackmail- ing scheme on the partof the trustees of considerable magnitude The bourd of trus- tees of Covington have collected monthly frow the §madams of the several houses in Covington $10 each, and the refusal of Madam Willis to pay the August assessment resulted in to-day’s trial, three of the board of trustees being the complaining witnesses. Where these special #ssessments have gone tois a_query, s no return of them as fines have ever been made to the county treasurer. 1t is only one of the many evidences of the rottennoss existjng at Covington, and to- day’s trial bus placed the county officials 1n possession of sufficient evidence with which to clear the place in shortorder. Madam Willis to-day swore vengeance ugainst the town, and will commence several criminal suits at once. S Tascott Caught Again. Ciiicaco, August 8.—A special from La- redo, Tex., Rives a description of the sup- posed Tascott, under arrest there. It tallies moro closely with that of the much sought fugitive than any previous capture. The prisoner’s appearance corresponds exactly with the discription contained in the circular issued by the relatives of Snell, the million- aire for whose murder Tascott 1s wanted. “The scars on Tascott's elbow und legs have counterparts on the Laredo man, und though there is no gold in_tho prisoner’s front teeth u cavity, which had once been filled, is there. His urrest grew out of the suspect knocking at the sherif’s residence and asking for something to eat. The_ sheriff noticed the similarity to Tascott’s description, and after questioning the young_man subsequently put him under arrest. The prisoner was in- duced to write a few words, and his writing strangoly resembled the fac si of Tascott's chirogruphy. The sheriff has forwarded & photograph of the prisoner to Chicagn. AP PR Nebraska and lowa Pensions. WasuixaroN, August 8.—[Special Tele- gram to Tig Brz.]—Pensions granted to Nebcaskans: Original nvalids—Frederick F. Foster, Benjamin Morris, Henry H. Paugh, Elmer E. Van Olinda, Joscph B, Crooks, Increase—William Freeman, Pensions allowed to Towans: Origial in- valids—Alex Powell, John Weaver, Francis M. Howard, Jonas S. Raynor, Charles B, Hyde, Cornelius Hoover. Increase—Thomas L. Young, Sumuel H. Baker, Justus Can- field, John W. Willis, William J. Moore, Martin P. Wickersham. Original widows, etc.—Anna C., widow of William A. Haw. B Surrendered at the Penitentiary. Sr. Louts, August 8—Darwin W, Pratt, who was the St. Louis agent for the McCor- wmick Harvester company, of Chicago, went to the state penitentiary at Jefferson City lust night and surrendered himself. Post, the bookkeeper, embezzled, and on his state- ment Pratt was indicted as an accomplice, aud was tried and seutenced to three years in the penitentiary., This was several years ago, and the supreme court has just afirmed the decision which sends Pratt to the peni- tentiary, It is believed he is innocent and will be pardoned by Governor Francis. Pratt's family here is highly respected and the case is a very sad one. P WilltPull it Down, Cmicaco, August 8.—Some time ago War- ren £, Leland, of the Leland hotel, sccured au injunction agaiust the managers of the ex- position building from extending the struc- ture, declaring that its_existence on the lake front, which has been decided to be a public park, to be forever free from buildings, is in violation of law. Since that time strenuous efforts have been wade to get Leland to with- draw his opposition, but without avail. Zo- day it is anuounced that the usual fall ex- hibition and fat stock show will be held, after which the building will be torn dowa. potiaabo B Broke tbe Three-Year-Od Rocord. DaxvirLe, Ky, August 8.—[Special Tele- graw to Tue Bee. |—Av the fair trots here Nancy Hanks trotted the second heat in the three-year-old stakos in 2:23), which beats the world's record for a three-year-old over @ half-mile track. She is & bay filly by Huppy Medium, dam by Dictator, and is owned by Hart 3oswell, formerly stato sen- ator from Fayette couuty. Horsemen re- gord hor us the best three-year-old iu Ken- tucky. . At Her Siste Bedside, NANTUCKET, Mass., August 8. —Mrs, Ben- jawin Harrison, wifo of the president, ar- rived here this morning in response to a tele- grau calling her to the bedside of hor sister, Mrs. Scott Lord, who is very i, William Gable Killed, CHAMUERSBURG, Pa., August 8,—William H. Gable, son of ex-Sheriff Gable, of this r‘lwe. was killed whils coupling cars at Mc- eesport, Pa., yesterday wmornivg. His re- wiuus were lnterred here, RETURNS T0 THE ENCOUNTER Green Takes Another Whack at ‘Wanamaker. POINTS OUT SOME MISTAKES, The Doctor Says the Western Unlon Tolegraph«Company Do:sn'c Own the Earth, But Ho Wishes That 1t Did. Another Epistolary Bout. New Yonk, August 8.—Dr. Norvin Green, president of the Western Uuion company, to-day sent to Postmaster General Wana- maker the following response: Hon, John Wanamaker, Postmaster Gen- eral—Dear Sir: Acknowledging the receipt of yourletter of August 2, I beg to say I much regret that the publication of my let- ters to you, to which you refer, was rendered necessary by the extraordinary statements (*‘on information furnished this,” your de- partment) contained in yovr lettor of July 13 und extensively printed in the newspapers on the following day. You again refer to the priviieges and benefits derived by this this company through the acts of congress, and especially the actof 1836, You say: “Under these grants the company has claimed the right to use without compensa- tion of any kind as a right-of-way all the highways of the country, on the ground of their being post roads. It is has broadeneda this claim to the extent that the streets of cities aud towns are also made post roads ani therefore opeu and free to its occupancy and use. The courts have sustained itin this claim.” Either you or we are very badly informed by our respective legal advisers as to what has been claimed by the telegraph company and held by the court in respect to the scope and authority of that grant. I have had oc- casion from time to time to go through the records in a great many cases, but I do not recall any instances in which such claim has been made and sustained by the courts. What we understand the government did Rive us in the act of 1866, was a franchise and right 0 do a telegraph business in all the states, and this franchise was given alike to all telegraph companies or other parties who might accept it, and subsequently by what was known us the Butler amendment it was especially extended to all railroad companies, but the act never assumed to give us and could never give us the right to plant our poles on land belong- ing to the governwment, and that right we have very rarely exercised excepi when the government wanted us to extend our lnes for the convenience of the government into ite nuvy yards or military posts or stations, or to its department quarters in the city of Washington. Had you carefully read the decision in the Pensacolu telegraph case, to which you refer, you would not have fell into such grievous error upon this point. Chief Justice Waite thus defin s the scope of the act of 1866 under conmderation: “No question arises as to the authority of congress to provide for the appropriation of private property to the uses of the telegraph, for no such attempt has been made. The use of pubhic property alone is granted. If private property is required it must, so far as the present legislation is concerned, obtamned by private arrangement with its owner, No compulsory proceedings aro authorized. State sovereignity under the constitution 18 not interfered with. Only natioual privileges are granted.” The decision in this case,therefore, was that the state of Florida could not prohibit West- ern Union Telegraph company from erecting and operating its lines of telegraph in that state after it had acquired a right of way for its plant from a railroad company of that state, but did not hold that it was exempt from the obligation to buy or condemn, under state statutes, the property necessary to build its lines. The railroads are post ronds, as well as some of the nighways, and if the government gives us tho right of way on post roads why should we have to pay rail road companios for it! We have to contract for, and obtain our rights of way from the parties who own them, whether railroad companies, turnpike companies or individual land owners, and in case of streets and highways we have to obtain a license from the city, county or state authorities, or famlcmn under the authority of the state's aws, I sincerely wish that your ideas of the law, that we are in fact occupying many thousaud miles of post roads and are priv- 1leged to all the highwaye 1nthe United States under the grants of that act, may prove sound in law, but we have not relied upon that grant und are satisfied the courts would not sustain your ews. Our occupancy of . streews is ways by license of tne local autborities of the state, and in the case ot the Elevated railroad company, in the city of New York, to which yoa refer, we pay the companies who own the structure for the right to string our wires thereupon. The act to which you refer gives the tele- graph companies accepting it the right to take stone and timber trom public lands and to pre-empt and enter not exceeding forty acres from each section. We have never needed any stone, and since the pussage of the act_the railroads across the continent have afforded ample facilities for transport- ing cedar for poles, which is more durable and economical than the native timber that might pe found accessible on unoccupied government lands, A8 to pre-empting forty acres of land for stations, we have found that wherever a telegraph staticn was nceded there were no unoccupied government lands, and if we were to estublish a station on any forty acres of unoccupied government land it would be in a locality that would yield no revenue, It is true, therefore, that we have never taken & stone or stick of timber nor appropriated a foot of public land uader that law. The franchise granted this company in common with other parties was Dot sup- posed to be solely for our benefit, but to se- cure convenient facilities to the public, The effect of establishing our right to do business in Pensacola was to wipe outa charge of $100 for &_ten-word message for & distance of forty-five miles, the Overland line claiming the exclusive franchise under the state laws—and the establishment of a branch office in the navy yard at that port, which to this day we are operating for the benefit of the government at a loss, the busi- ness of that oftice not being sufficient to pay the salary of the operator. Second, We seem to be getting near to- gether as to the power and the duty of the postmaster-general to name the tolls be pala on government mes- sages, 1 only claim this power and duty are limited by the constitution to & just compensation for the service re- quired, and that a just compensation must cover the actual cost of the service, with sowmetbing added for the use of the facilities necessary L0 perform it, und as you suy the government is willing to pay just rates we have come to quite an agreement on the principle that must govern the fixing of rates 10 be paid. Third. 1 still insist that the government is our most favored customer and that the rate for government service during the past five years, considering the character of the $2rvics, is lower than that given to any otber person. The goverument rate has been | cent per word for 1,000 miles or le ou may imake up a supposed message, With ad- dress and signature of unusual length and twenty words in the body, sent a short distance under our half rate contracts with certain transportation companies, and show that it is a little trifie less than the govern- ment rate, but you forget that to this half rate we get must be added the value of what those trausportation companies do for us. But when you apply even the strongest sup- posed case Lo & between New York and Chicago, or Washington sund St. Louis, ou will find that the government rate is the wer, Ther is B0 comparisgy belwesn ho ser- vice for newspapers (even the special rates to | one newspaper) and messages trana- mitted for _the vernment, A special of 1500 wo! would make fifty government messages of 30 words each, each message requiring a separato checking, backing, numbeting, routing, en- veloping and special delivery. We often have a special news report of 5,000 words or more, equal to over one hundred and sixty- six messages of thirty words each, whilst our commercial and social messages average but about seven words, including the address and signature, In my statement that for messages transmitted and delivered to a sin- gle address, the vernment _was the only customer that enjoyed & reauced ~ ratd, I distinctly exceptod the service for the newspapers, wrrange- ments with railroads and transportation companies and the distribution of comm cial news reports, It not true that this company gives the large papers of Now York, Chicago and other large cities a aay rate of 3§ cent per word and a night rate of i{ cent per word. That rate applies only between New York, Philadelphia and Wash- ington, Nor 18 it true that this company rives the large papers of the large cities any jower rate than it gives the small papers of the large cities or the small papers of the small cities, The which is based on rate, is the same to paper in the same city or town, great or small whother it does business to the extent of 81 per year or $100,000. It 18 not true that the gul.ronnn from the press is the most profitable we have. There is little or no profit on thie rexular service, us @ whole, and very little o _the special press service, and it would not add to our profit if the rate was made still lower. However, as it is based on our commercial rates, it necessarily 1s re- duced with it. The question of our press Pates bus been mich, giaassed ith the pross associations, who, having many lines leased which they operate t emselves, are quite as familiar with the cost of iike service in other cotnuries, and it was found and ad- mitted that the press rate of this country, considering distances, is the lowest of any country in the world and is the most liberal in its application. On the signal service reports since 1872, the rate has been reduced, as in the case of other government service by lengthened cir- cuits. Until about 1884, the circuit for sig- nal seryice paying three cents per word was counted as u practical working circuit, A compound circuit_requiring the use of re- peaters, as from New York to Milwaukee, with drops was charged and paid for as two circuits or at the rate of six cents per word. So also were circuita from New York to Eastport, Me., and from Cincinnati to New Orleans, whilst the circuit from Chicago to San Francisco was rated as four circaits, or 12 cents per word. San_Francisco to San Diego and San Franciscato Olympia, W. T., ere each rated and paid, for as three cir- cuits, or 0 cents. i The sum_of it all s that the government has given us nothing that was of any value to retain, If the government had paid us during the past several years the rates stipulated by contract with the Associated press on news dispatches bearing . oné address the aggre- gate revenue for goveragent service would have been larger than it was at the rates the government paid. 1 haye the honor to re- main very respectfully ygurs, NoxrvixXBReeN, President. SHEPARD'S REPORT. No Hope For Reporters Till Secretary ‘Windom Sees It WASHINGTON, August 8.—"It Is probable that Secretary Windom will return to Wash- ington to-morrow,” Acting Secretary Batcheller this afterngos, *“but he will cer- tainly be at the "department Saturday. Meanwhile I nave deemed it ndvisable to withhold the commynication made to the de- partment regarding the recent seizare of the sealer Black Diamond 1n Behring sea. ‘There are questions in the communication of a political nature which may require notice by the state department, and certainly Sec- retary Windom should be the first one to see the report and_decide wupon its reference. Captain Shepard makes a plain statement of the facts, substantially the sume as have been given by telegraph, without any at- tempt at making a state paper, but simply as & naval officer making his report of au occurrence,” _— THE CONVENTIONS, The Capital Deadlock Continues at Helena. HzLENA, Mont., August 8.—The deadlock in the convention over the capital question continued this morning without change. It is now apparent that the opposition to Hel- ena from the western delegations is earnest. Anything to beat Helena is the general cry. The following towns were voted on for the capital and ~defeated. Anaconds, Great Falls, Billings, Bozeman and Missoula. A motion to strike out the provision relating to the location of the capital was finally car- ried, and this leaves the capital at Helena for the present. At Bismarck. Bisyarck, N. D, August 8,—The conven- tion to-day adopted the report of the commit- tee on legisiative apportionments, The school land section was adopted. The con- vention will be prepared to submit every- thingto the committes on revision and ad- justment to-morrow, and it is expected to be taken up on Tucsday, when the committee will report and the constitution 1o its en- tirety will be adopted. ‘The constitution forthe state of Nortn Dakota is complete aud has gone to the com- mittee on revision and adjustment. At night's session the last business was consid- ered and the conventifn adjourned till Tues- day, when the committees will report and the delegates sign the constitution, which is considered a remarkably good document. Olympia's Day. Orympia, W, T., August 8.—It is reported that the property represented in tide lands 18 worth at least $40,000,000 to-day. No two members of the land committee have been able jto ugree throughout on any article to be recommended to the convention. The re- port of the committee oa public buildings was passed this morping. It provides that the question of locating the capital shali be submitted to the people &t the same time as the constitution, The Sommittee on civil rights reported to-day. Only fully natural- ized citizens and natiyes can vote. A resi: dence in the state of gne year, in the county three months and in the precinct thirty days is required before a voter is eligible. Woman suffrage at school eloctions 18 al- lowed and the suffrage guestion is left to the legislature except thdt at the November elec- tion w 1890 1t shall be submitted to the peo- ple. The first Jllllfll‘l will have thirty- five senators and seventy representatives, and after the first Monday in November the sessions are to be biennally add limited to sixty days. e A Modified Beduction, Cui0aGo, August 8,—I8 is understood that the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul road given notice of its intention to reduce the rate on cattle 8§ cents per 100 pounds from Kunsas City to Cnlcago when shipments are made in the common stock cars owned by the compaoy, maistaining the rate of 22 cents if the shipments are in patent cars con- trolled by the shippers. This notice will be considered at the meeting of the Western Freight usssociation next Tuesday, The Missour: Pacific has notified Chairman Midgely that it proposes to adopt the car loud rates on live stock from Kansas City to St. Lous, instead of billing by weight. This will have the effect of cutting the rate ne- tween Kansas City and Chicago. ——— Advised to Attend the Encampment, Kaxsas Ciry, August 8,—There was re- ceived at G. A. R. national ‘headquarters to- day a circular from Commander Hooth, of the departwent of Kansas, in which he stroogly urges all veterans to attend the natioual encampment at Milwaukee, HAS MARTIN BURKE PEACHED He Has and He Hasn't, He Wil ‘Will and He Won't, HE'LL BE HANGED IF HE DOESN'T. And He'll Be “Removed" If He Squeals—Statements That Don't Link Together Very Well—As- sertions and Denials. The Mail's Story. Cit1oaco, August 8.--[Special Telegram to Tur Bek.|—Has Burke confessed or has ho not! is the question which is agitating all n- torested in the Cronin case in Chicago to-day. The Times this morning made the positive announcement that Burke had told the whole story of the conspicacy and murder to the state's attorney, and the paper also gave much evidence in support of this claim. But the story is d:nied to-day, and with such particular vehemence, by the state’s attor- ney as to almost credit additional beliet in its truth, A reporter waited on Judge Longenecker for a confirmation or denial of this story. “Judge,” said the reporter, ‘‘what about that article i & morning paper saying that Burke had confessed everything to you{" “All a lie!” exclaimed the judge, raising his hands aloft despairingly. *s it true that you had an interview with Burkefi” ““Yes, [ and Chief of Police Hubbard spent. an hour with him yesterday about 5 o'clock.” d he make any confession " 'Not the slightest. He never had con- fessed auything to anybody about this mur- der. Istate that positively on my honor, because it is annoying to me to have peovle suppose that I have such important evidence when I haven't. If anyono says Burke has confessed anything he 1s, to the best of my knowledge and belief, a liar. Iam sure I don’t know anything about such a confession; moreover T will tell you this, that I have abandoned for the present all hope of get- ting any confession from him. Collins is going to bring him over to the jail to-day and everybody can see him and talk with him that wants to, so faras I am concerned.” “Then Burke has not discharged his at- torney, Kennedy ! “Not much. He said yesterday he was very anxious to see Kennedy." “Does Burke talk and act like a man who knows more than he will tell#"” “Exactly. It is very plain from his man- ner that he is between two fires. Heis afraid he will be hanged 1f he does not con- fess and thut he will be ‘removed’ if he dees.” “Do you still feel confident of convicting the indicted ment” “Entirely so. At least three of them will be convicted, and at least three of them will be hung.”” According to the Evening News the jail officers think Burke has made full confession or 13 about to do The Mail sa; Judge Longenecker had another interview with Burke this morning. It was at Burke's request. The conversa- tion between Burke and the state's attorney to-day was_apparently of a most friendiy nawre. The ~represeutative of the law placed his hand familiarly on the shoulder of the man who is to me the victim of the law’s vengeance, and they conversed in a low tone for a long time. “The conference was good natured on both sides. It was more than that. It was extremely friendly. Every action aud gesture of the prisoner and his questioner went 10 show that per- fect understunding had been arrived at be- tween them. “I know you are the best friend I have in the city,’” said Burke. “Tam and I will stand by you, and I want you to feel sure of that,” was the state's at- foraey’s reply. Then there was more talk in a low voice, und the judge said: “Now tell me who drove Cronin from his office to the Carlson cottage.” Burke hesitated. He looked down at the stone floor of the cell and then gave a side- long furtive glance at the state's attorney. Agamm he looked at the floor and shook his head once or twice. He staried asif to speak, but relapsed into silence. 4] can’t do it. Idaren’t. I'm afraid,” he said at length. The attorney came at him again. “I know all about it now,” said he. *I can_convict and hang you over and over again with the testimony I bave. Tell me the truth and you can save yourself and help have justice done for this murder. There is no reason why you should be hanged to save men who don’t care a snap about you.” This argument had a powerful effect on Burke. e scemed to weaken in all his sys- tem. He glanced around again in that fur- tive way and then put his mouth close to Judge Longenecker's ear. He whispered something into it. It was the name of the missing conspirator. Burke had seemed to be in mortal terror lest the men who planned Cronin’s assassination should learn that he was talking confidentially with the attor- neys. He is more than repentant for his part in the orime, and he seems willing to confess what yet remains untold of his story, but he is afraid. Corporation Counsel Hutchinson an- nounced in Judge Baker’s court this morn- ing that he had the receipt of Sheriff Mat- son, showing that the body of Martin Burke had been delivered to him and lodged in the county jail. That being the return made, Juage Baker said: It appearing from the return that John Collins, the messenger, having turned over the body of Burke to the sherift of Cook county, it is ordered that no further proceed- ings be taken in the case.”” The court then explained that the order was simply a technical one, as was before explained to the corporation counsel. The prospect of gettiog a look at Burke had at- tsacted a great crowa to Judge Baker's court room. It was announced that the prisoner would be brought in at 12 o'clock, and fully thirty minutes previous to that hour the ele- vators,running to the third floor were packed with the curious. A number of bailiffs were stationed at the court room doors, and none but lawyers und reporters were admitted. Senator Kennedy lounged in an arm chair, bending his head slightly forward to hear some words whispered by W. 8. Forest, Dan Coughlin’s attorney. udge Baker soon made his appearance and asked whether the prisoner was present. The bailiff replied that there was no sign of Mr. Burke. iter an- other delay the door opened and Chief of Police Hubbard and Hutchinson. followed by John Collins, entered without Martin Burke, The lawyer made the announcement thut Burke was no longer in Oficer Collins’ custody snd Lawyers Kennedy and Forest nastily withdrew. Burke was turned over 10 the sheriff just a few minutes before noon, the time when Collius was to appear with him before Judge Baker. He was driven over to the jail 1n an open patrol wagon, A Significant Denlal, MiNsEAPOLIS, August 8.—A Winniveg special says Chief of Police McRae denies the report that Martin tSurke made any con- fession to kim, but he admits that Chief Hubbard wants him in Chicago as & witness inthe case, This indicates that Burke made damagicg eadmissions while there. Chief Hubbard intimated that it wes Alexander Sullivan who had sent Lawyer Kennedy to Winnipeg with the view of closing Burke's mouth, e Steamship Acrivals. At New York—"he Harmonia, trom Ham- burg: The Pennland from Auntwerp. At Southampton—The Columbla, from New York, for Hamburg, arrived off the iizard at 8:45 a. m. to-day. At Queenstown-~The Wyowing, from New Yorlk, for Liverpool. ‘At GLasgow, tho Mauitobs, feom Dostou, A List of the Grand Army of the De- serters, Circaco, August 8.—(Special Telegram to Tur Ber.]—The forthcoming member of the Knights of Labor willsay: The geueral master workman has stated that the present membership of the Knights of Labor was about 216,000, In connection with that state- ment the following figures are interosting: The report of the Minneapolis convention shows that the total membership in good standing is 250,000, and that Distriot As- sembly No.1, of Philudelphis, had 2,314 members. It has since lapsod and returned its charter, District Assembly No. 2, of Camden, N. J,, hnd 275 members and has since lapsed. District Assembly No. 3, of Pittsburg, Pa., had a membership of 6,103, It has barely onethird of that number now, District Assembly No. 11. of Scottdale, Pa., had 1,702 members, It has gone out of existence, District assembly No. 13, of Youngstown, O., with 605 menm- bers, kas collapsed. District ussemby No. 15, of Elmira, N. Y., with 430 members, has collapsed. District nssembly No. 18 Mr. Powderly’s own district, has been reduced from 4,000 to less than 4,000, District assembly No. 17, of St. Louis, Mo., with a membership of 1,078, hus been nearly wiped out. District assembly No. 24, of Chicago, had 8,308, Tt now has less than 520, District assembly No. 25, of Cumberland, Md., had 501 members, It at present has no exist- ence. District assembly No. 45, tele- graphers, has quit_with a membership of 125. District assemibly No. 47, of Cleveland, O., hus been reduced from 2,460 to loss thin 1,500, District assembly No. 48, of Cin- cinnati. O., with w memborship of 4,537, has lost 2500 District Assembly No. 40, of New York, had 15,421, 1t is wiped out of ex- istence. District Asseumbly , of troit, had 1,350, 1t _has now_scarcely District Assembly No. 35, of Nowark, N has collapsed with 491 members, Assembly No. 53, of San_Irancisco, with a membos 20, hus also gone, ' District Assembly No. 55, of Muskegan, Mich only 78 members, but they have follow grand army of deserters, District Assem- es No. 60, 62, 64 and_ 65, located respec- tiea, N. Y., Bloomington, Tll., New York City ana Gloverville, N. Y., with a total membershiy of 1,150, have goiie out of existence, District Assembly No. 65, of rroy, N. Y. with & membership of 2730, has nothing left but its secretary, Joseph K. Munsion, who is still pursuing the Fuller & Warren boycdtt. District Assem- bly No, 70, of Philadelphia, with a memoor- ship of 228, turned in its charter some months ago. District Assembly No. 77, of Lynn, Maes., has collapsed with its 58 mom.- bers. 'District Assembly No. 88, of Bay Cit; Mich., remains in the order, us it aunounces, to watch the poverty palace to see that it s mot gobbled up Dy tho gen- eral officers. District Assmblies No. 103, of New Brunswick, N. J., 104, of Cohoos, N. Y., 106, of Indianapolis, 207, of Kansas City 113, of South Norwalk, Conn., and 14 of Munchester, N. H., with an aggregate mem- bership of 2,043, have all gone. District as- sombly, No. 147, of Albany, N. Y., became disgusted with the boycoit of Fuller & War- ren that was kept up at the instigation of Joe Mansion, and has lost more than half its members. District assembly, No. 186, of Kingston, N. Y., has practically quit with o membership of 3,146, There has been a falling off from tho vari- ous state assemblies of more than ¥5,000. Tllinois may send @ delegation to the next general assembly, but it is extremely doubt- ful, and if Kontuoky does he will represont nothing but w barren idealty. Insid formation will probably reveal the faot that the noble and holy order has to-day less than one hundrod thousand members 1 good standing. _Verily, the Knights of Labor Lus ceased to be a factor in the solution of the labor problem. ——————— COLLAM'S FORGERIKES, One Hundred and Twelve Notes Afloat \n Minneapolis. MINNEAPOLIS, August 8.—The stupendous series of forgerics committed by J. Frauk Collam is still the reigning sensation in Min- neapolis. Fresh developments are coming to light every hour, and to-night 1t is known hat upward of 112 forged notes are afloat in this city. In spite of vhe efforts of his crod- itors to give the impression that he not guilly of the gigantic forgeries with ich e is charged, Collam was arrested late this afternoon upon & warrant sworn out by F\. I, Davis, attorney for Mr. Blaisdell. If Blais- dell mever had any intention of forgiving young Collam the wrong he had done him, the old gentleman has given it up now that he has seen Collam’s willingness to lend him- self tothe schemes of his creditors to de- fraud Blusdell ————— JOHNSTOWN MATIERS, After the South Fork Fishing Club A Girl's Body Found. JomxsTowN, Pa., August 8.—A meeting of business men was held this evening to take steps towards determining the Liability of the} South Fork Fishing club for the great dis aster. Committees were appointed and funds will be raised to help make the suit of John Thomas & Son against the club a test one, The body of a fifteen-year-old girl was found near the business part of Main street this evening. It was covered with ground and remarkably well preserved. Boulanger's Trial Commen ces. Paws, August 8.—The trial of General Boulanger was begun to-day before the high court of the senate. The military guarded the court. M, Rochefort and Count Dillon were described by the procurcur general as accomplices of General Boulanger. Count Dillon, he said, had boen expelied from the army and was Worthy to participate i loyal plots, Immediately on the conc of the procureur general's aadross the right will question the competence of the high court to try the defendant. i ey Pat Killen Arrestod. SAN Fuaxcisco, August 8.—Pat Killen, who i8 800a to fight Joo MoAuliffe, was ar- rested at a variety theater last night while giving & sparring exhivition with Prof. An- derson, of Chicago. Anderson, Madden, Pope, Gooding and severul others were also arrested. They were released upon d :posit- ing 50 each. The chlef of police ordered the arrest of the party because Killen offered to knock any man out in four rounds or forfeit The Great Jupanese Flood, SaN FRANCIS00, August B—The Japan Gazette, received by the steamer Arabic, says sbout one hundred persons were drowned, 1,200 houses swept away, sud about twenty-five hundred acres of calti vated land seriously damaged m four of the seven cantons which suffered the most frow the overtlowing of the river Chikuco, in Fukuokoken, by the recent rains. Kelief funds have been sturted in various puris of the ewvire. e On the Trall of Train Robbers, Savur Lake, Utab, August S.-~Superintend- ent Bancroft, of the Rio Graude, hus re- cewved a dispatch from Deputy Marshal Franks, dated Thompsoa bprings, saying that the trail of the traic robbers bud been struck Ly the honnds snd their capture was certain. L'wo of the robhers are supposed to be Hagon und KE:morson, forwerly railroud hands of Denver. One of them has alrcady served & torm in the Colorado peuitentiary at Canon Civy, B Intrudeéys Must Keep Out, WasHINGToN, August 8.—Secretary Noble has requested the war department to take all necessary steps to keep intruders from the Bioux reservation. I'bis action was takeu in anticipation of the rush of sottlers, new that the sucoess of the Sloux commission is s sured, A SENSITIONAL DISPATCH, A Report That Dudloy Will Bs Are restod En Route to Milwaulkee, DENIED BY COMMANDER O'DELL, Tanner Will Not Be a OCandidate for Commander-in-Chief of the G, Has the Lead. o T STRERT. WasiiNaroy, 1. C., August 8, Ascnsationul dispatch appears In the papers to-night, having come from Indianapolis by way of Chicago, to the effect that an effort is to be mado to arrest Colonel Dudiey while he ison his way to attend the Grand Army encampent at Milwaukeo, Commander W, O'Dell, of the depurtment of the Potamao, Grand Army of the Republie, in speaking of this matter to-night, said: “Colonel Dudley will goto Milwaukoe as the guest of tho department of the Potomac. No attempt will ba made to molest him in tho state of Indiaoa, He will be accom- panied by Commissioner Tanuer and Secro- tary Rusk and other gentlemen, It is proba ble'thut he will nake a speech from the train at one or more places inside the state of Indisna. WasnmiNgrox Buneav, Tre Ovana Bee, } THE 6. A, R. ELECTION. at deal of interest is being taken here d Army circles over the forthcoming on to be held the annual encanp- ment of the Grand Arimy at Milwaukee, It was supposed for some time that Commis~ sioner Tanner would be a candidate for the post of commander-in but it is an- nounced on #ood authority now that the commissioner hus decided not to permit his name to be used, owing to his ofiicial posi= tion. While there is understood to be sev- eral candidates in the field for the honor, it is the current belief here that with ‘Cunner outof the way, ex-Governor Alger, of Michi gun, has the lead, and it is thought that his prospects for election are brighter than those of any other man, NEBRASKA AND T0WA POSTMASTERS, Nebraska—Alexandris, Thayer county, W. D. Whitney. Towa—Burt, Kossuth county, J. N. Eas- terly; Coloma, Marion county, F. M, Kerrs Eagle Center, Blackhawk county, Martha E. Wilson: Edna, Lyon county, C. I, Smock; Hartley, O'Brien couuty, Lemuel Miller: James, Plymouth county, Rannie K. Clanery Lakeview, Sioux couaty, Wiiliam Huwilton ; Plano, Avpanoose county, B. A. Griat; Rat- chiffe, n county, ~Alonzo Gurrisons Rock Valley, Sioux county, G. D, Harring- ton; Sutherland, O'Brien couunty, C. E. Ac- horn; Ute, Monona county, A. J. Patrick, WHY MUGWUMES DON'T LIKE HIM. One of the reasons why Commissioner Tanner is 80 obnoxious to the mugwuwps is that he has a direct straight forward way about doing busine He does not make it necessary to prove offensive partisunship i order to secure the removal of an incompe- tent man or of one who was appoiated by the last administration after the cold slaughter of an eficient republican, A sample of Mr. Tanner's method was given yesterday when & newspaper man called on him and the commissioner asked if he wanted to see the wheels go 'round. He re- plied that he did. Mr. Tan- ner called his stenographer over to him and dictated @ letter o the secretary of ~the interior in ‘which he recommended the dismissal of Cap- tain Willam Smith, principal examiner, and the appointment in his place of Mr, Christian Exel,of Minnesota. fxethad been chief of this division, and was removed on two weeks” notice under Mr. Black. Mr. Tauner sug- gested thut Smith be given two weeks' no- tice in the same way, and that Mr, Exel's ap- poinument take effect at the expiration of this period. The appointment will probably be made to-morrow. THE AKID LANDS CIRCULAR. The circular which has been expected for some time iu relation to the filings and set- tlements on arid lands in the regions where the government proposes to erect irtigating lakes, made its appearance to-day. Actin @®ommissioner Stone states that the act o last year gave the secrotary of the interior the right o reserve from settlement such lands us might be needed for this purpose. The acting commissioner says: *‘The ob- ject sought to be accomplished by the fore- Roing provision 18 unmistakable. The water sources and the arid lands that may be irri- Rgated by the system of nationai irrigation ure now reserved to be hereafter, when re- deemed to agriculture,transferred to the peo- ple of the territories in which they are situ- ated, for homesteads. The act of congress and common justice require that they should be faithfully preserved for these declured purposes. The statute provides that all ands which may hereafter be designated or selected by the geological survey as sites for reservoirs, ditches or canals for h‘rlifl . purposcs, and all lands made susceptible o rrigation by such reservoirs, ditches onecan} als are since the passage of suid act abso: utely reserved from saie as property of the United States and shall not be subject after the passage of the uct to entry, setile- ment or occupation until further provided for by law, or the president, by proclamae tion, may open said land to settlement, Neither individuals nor corporations have a right to make filings upon any lands thus re- served, nor can they be (mrmilwd to obtain control of the lakes aud streams that are susceptible for uses for irrigation purposes, You will therefore fmmediately cancel all filings maue sivce October 13, 1888, on such sites of reservoirs, ditches or canals for irris gating purposes and all land that may be made suscevtible of irrigation by such reser- voirs, ditches or canals, whether made by in- dividuals or corporations, and you will here- after receive no filings upon any such lands, This circular is of particular interest to the state of Nebraska und the territories of Montana, Iduho and Wyoming., The object 18 10 prevent filng upon all these lands at the head waters of the stream from which the irrigution supply 1s to be taken. A few weeks ago there was o report telegraphed from the west that such filings bad been made by the wholesule, the object being to prevent the governwent frow securing the necessary lands except by paying exorbitang prices, A g MISCELLAKEOUS, 0. J. Pemberton, of Jefferson county, Nobraska, who was 'recently appointed cial agent of the general land oftice, and who has been in tho city for the past weok, has been assigued to Portand, Ore. Mr, Pom- berton lenves the ity I'riday evening. After two days at home ho will proceed to_the const to enter ou his duties. Mr. Pember~ ton's assignment to the Paciflc places both the special agonts from Nebrasks on the coast, as Mr. A. B. Ball has slready started for Washington terriwry. The secretary of tle treasury has ap= pointed David "I Finch storekceper and «unger in the Fifth Tllinois district, Among the appointments made t that of Sumuel L. Ta division in tue pousio ‘The Wenther Forecast, For Omaha aud vicinity—Fair weather. For Nebraska—Showers in northeast, fafe 1o northwest portion, cooler in souteera warmer in uorthern portion, northerly windsy For Iown—Threatening weuther and snows 3 and variable winds, ‘or Dakota—I"air, except local showers in southern portion, slightly warmer, uortherly winds becowmiug variable, - A.Village Treasurer's Villainy, MANKATO, Minn,, August 8.—[Special Tele- gram to Iz Bre.).~Honry Kusel, the vils luge treasurer of Minnesota Lake, disap- peared July 2, and o exuwmination of his bouks to-duy shows that he is $2,000 short, Ho ls also guilty of & much more serious crime. When his wife was told to-day of his defaleation she burst into tears and said had run wway with her sister, Miss Miooie Cutlibert, & girl not yet sixteen years of age