Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, August 10, 1889, Page 1

THE OMAHA DAILY o BEE. s Rod SRS _————— NINETEENTH YEAR. OMAHA, SATURDAY MORNING, AUGUST 10, 1889. NUMBER 52, THE EXCITEMENT SUBSIDING Publioc Opinion Regarding the May- brick Oase Dying Out. SIGNATURES TO THE PETITION. Threatoning Letters Sent to the Fore- man of the Jury—A Rumor That Parnell Will Visit India Shortly. Public Opinion Subsiding. paright 1889 by James Gordon Bennett.| 'vERPooL, August 9. —[New York Herald Cable—Special to Tuz Bes.]—There has been considerable subsidence of public ex- citement over the Maybrick verdict, asis shown by the quict state of affairs outside of the assize court. Mra. Maybrick is still pros- trated, though somewhat better than yester- day. She was able to get up this forenoon 1o eat some breakfast, but still remains very weak, She was visited by the chaplain and doctor, but had no visitors from the outside. At the jail matters have resumed their normal serenity, the only visitors to-day ‘being those on business. The bar memorial fora reprieve has been signed by over fifty members of the northern circuit, and the petition on 'change received some eight hun- dred signatures to-day. Before leaving the assize courts this even ing Mr. Justice Stephens said that two let- ters addressed to the foreman of the May- brick jury had been hunded to him. It was, his lordship said, s very Indecent thing to make an attack upon those who had been obliged against their will to perform the most ungracious and thankless kind of office, and he could only say that those letters ‘would not e delivered, because he thought it his duty to open them. They had evi- dently been addressed to that gentleman be- cause of his connection with the trial. If any more were written the persons writing them would waste their labor. The foreman of the jury says the verdict ‘was not decided ugpu until the whole of the case had been gone through, Another juror tells how they treated the case every night when they went to their hotel. The points, as thay occurred each day, were threshed out and each juryman gave his opinion. Every manon tho jury ‘was agreed to find a verdict of guilty. Every point was tested to discover a doubt so that the unhappy woman could have tho benefit of it, but everything was so plain and conclu- sive that the jury had no chance, and there- fore could mnot give her any benefit of it. He hoped Mrs. Maybrick would not be hanged, because he was opposed to capital punishment, but the jury had nothing to do with that question. They only had to say whether she was guilty of murder or not, and they were of the opinion that it was a cold-blooded and cruel murder. On 'change and in the city generally a much calmer and less impassioned tone pre- vails to-aay, As is well known,the costs of thetrial have been very heavy, and it is stated that Brier- ley, who had undertaken to find tho means for defense, has already paid out £4,000. e Parnell to Visit India, [Copyright 1889 by James Gordon Bennett.] LoxXpoN, August 9.—[New York Herald Cable—Special to Tur Bek.)--Thers is tulk of Parnell paying a visit to India. It is cer- tain that he will take so long a holiday that be will be absent when parlioment reassem- blea next year. During the present session he has almost deserted the house in order to attend the Parnell commission. His absence has weakened his hold on his party, in which there are nota few grumblers, Some of O’Brien’s section say that an effective leader could have lessened Balfour's success. The fact Is that Parnell’s health is again a source of anxiety to his friends. He is no longer a vegotarian, but takes a little wnimal food, but is subject to frequent attacks of cold, which leaves him weak and depressed. el A Blackmailing Scheme, [Copyright 1689 by James Gordon Bennett. | LoxpoN, August 9.—[New York Herald Cable—Special to Tne Ber.]—A popular practice of abandoned Whitechapel women 18t0 demand money, and, upon refusal, to charge the man who refused to be stood up 08 Jack the Ripper. A day scldom passes that some unfortunate fellow is not sub- jected to imprisonment in this way. One was arrested to-day who had been arrested twice before on a similar charge. He was discharged after an examination, L ————— A Tribute From the Queen. Copyright 1889 by James Gordon. Bennett.] Tosk1, August 9.—|New York Herald Ca- ble—Special to Tue Bee.]—The queen has sent a most gracious note to General Gren- fell and his command, which was received ‘with much enthusiasm by all the troops. i —— BOULANGER'S TRI1AL. The Procurcur General Brings Scri- _ous Charges Aguinst Him, Pamis, August 9. ~The trial of General Boulanger before the high court of the sen- ate was resumed to-day. The procureur geveral, continuing bis address, charged that Boulanger had held a veritable political court at Clermont. Ferrand, when he was in command of the troops there. He had orig- inated secret intrigues, electoral agitation and o system of corrupting officials. The procureur general declared there were docu- ments before the court which clonr{g marked the downward path of Goneral Boulanger from insubordination to intrigue, falsehood and conspiracy. The government also had evidence to show that he had tried to have conveyed w Prince Bismarck the informa- tlon that he (Boulanger) only desived Lo be wfinm consul for life, @ procureur general described the pro- ceedings of the League of Patriots at Rocha- fort aund the initial steps of the attempt against the state which commenced with the scene at the Lyons depot when Boulanger for Clermont Ferrane, and continued started until the lnnachlmm roview, when Bou- langer was hiding in Paris awaiting the re- sult of his manifesto, The procureur's :rmh- ot“:d } mw::)o wm'.’ rg‘x;‘ny ml‘:fmn" ‘‘adjourn urn, he tr Bnally adjournca. i Mrs. Brown Almost Insane, BostoN, August 9.—The wife of G, P, Brown, of Brown, Steese & Clark, wool dealers, lately [failed, is almost insane, resulting from tho suspense caused by the continued absence of her husband, who has m been heard of siuce last Tuesday, A ther of the missing man expresses the g]:ln that the business affairs of the firm ve driven him crazy; that he has either committed suicide or has absconded to Eu- rope or Canada, or ¢lse s wandering about the country in a demented condition. Qijects e Remedy, VIENNA, August §,—The Austrian goveru- ment, iu reply to Greece's 2ote on the Cre- tan question admits the dificulties of the sit- &uhn. but objects to the action proposed by reece. Killea By Lightning. VERMILION, Dak., August 9.—George Pratt was struck by lightning und killed last Bighy, BOMBARDING PORT-AU-PRINOE. Hippolyte Blazing Away at the Hy- phenated Oity. New Yorg, August 9.—Purser Squire, of the steamer Alvo; of the Atlas line, which arrived from Hayti last night, brings Hay- tien news. The evening of July 26, when the Alvo arrived €t Port-au-Prince, the noise of Hippolyte's cannons could be dis- tinctly heard firing at the town. The attack- ing force was at the west of the place, about two miles away, With the aid of a powerful glass Hippolyte's forces could be seen. In the harbor there was the tugboat Panama, of about one hundred and twenty tons bur- den. She carried a few heavy guns and was in Legitime's service. During the afternoon of July 26, the Panama was ordered to at- tack Hippolytc’s bombarding party. As soon as the little tug got within_firing distance she began to blaze away. She kept it up until darkness setin. The bombarding by Hippolyte's forces wae kept up all night. The Alvo left next morning. Legitime lost two men during the flercest of the fight. Hippolyte's losses can be reckoned in the hundreds, it is said. Another Traltor Discovered. WasnixaToN, Augustd.—Information from Hayti under date of July 5 says everything is quiet at Port-au-Prince, and that the delay in attempting to capture the city is giving the inhabitants renewed confidence and hurting the cause of the northern party. The near approach of the rainy season is dis- advantageous to Hippolyte and it is thought he will have dificulty in keeping his forces in the fleld without large defections. Fre- Twm. firing was kept up, it is said, by the orts on the northern side of the city and Hippolyte's advance forces could be seen from the decks of vessels in the harbor. The commander of La Coupe had been bribed to give up the place for $10,000. A Krenchman dining with General Albert Salnone at his canip learned of the scheme, and on his re- turn to Port-au-Prince divuiged it to the authorities, who, with a few troops and gatling guns, easily repulsed the advancing columns of Salnone. It was said if this scheme had been successful Legitime would have accepted Hippolyte's offer of a pension and left the island. For Detaining the Ozama. WasurxaroN, August 9.—A lettor has been received at the navy department from Ad- miral Gherardi, of the flag ship Kearsuge, Port-au-Prince, Hayt), saying Legitime's governuent has_delivered to the United Statos minister 7,508 as compensation for the seizure and detention of the steamer Ozama. The monoy is mow aboard the Kearsage. st Logdan A TEN PER CENT REDUCTION. The Barsh Demand of the Northern linois Coal Operators. Jorier, Il., August 9.—After a lengthy session the conl operators and maners con- ference with the board of arbittators came to an end at a late hour last might without any results looking toward a settlement of the northern Illinois coal miners' strilo. The miners agreed to meet the operators half way and accept 75 cents at Streator, 85 cents at La Salle and 90 cents at Braidwood. This concession the operators refused to ac- cedo to, insisting on a 10 per cent reduction. Before the meeting broke up tho operators agreed to meet again in this city on Monday. The miners hold a socret meeting and agreed to return here Monday. The men seem cager to end the strike, but us the operators insist on a 10 per cent reduction there is little nove the moeting of Monday will be productive of a settlement. Hopes for the Best. Cnrcago. August 9.--Fred Wines, who, with Judge Gould, of Moline, has been in- vestigating the coal strike, is av the Grand Pucific hotel, where he arrived yesterday from Joliet, the scene of the recent confer- ence, He was asked what he thought tha outlook for a peaceful settlement was, and he replied that he had strong hoves the re- sult would be acceptable to both sides. 'On what do you found your hope?’ ho was asked. ‘s it true,” he replied, “tnat the joint meeting of the operators and miners at Joliet adjourned without coming to any agreement, but it only took a recess until Monday. 'Thisis to allow the operators to conter with some of the principal operators who were not present. I base my hope on the good sense and good feeling manifested by both sides at their private conference on Thursday and on the fact that the discussion showed such a remarkable ugreement of opinion as to the main features of the present situation, Scott's Reply to Lawler, Ens, Pa, Augost 9—The following is Hon. W, L. Scott’s reply to Hon. Frank Lawler’'s telegram of last night, relative to the mining troubles: “Your telegram received. Am I to under- stand that the miners at Spring Valley have requested you and the Chicago relief commit- tee to take up the price of mining to be paid ‘there. If they have done 8o [ can see no ob- jection to considering the subject with you and the committee, not, however, in the way of arbitration, We ure as desirous that the men should resume work as your committee can possibly be, and we have always been, and are now willing to pay a rate for mining that is equivalent to the rates paid by tho operators in other sections of the state with Wwhose coal we have to compete in the mar-- kets of the northwost. But you can readily understand thet we can not successfully run our mines and pay our men from 30 to 100 per cent more for mining at Spring Vulley than is paid elsewhere in the state, and find & market for our coal.” Drunken Strikers on a Raid. PITTsBURG, August 9.—Private dispatches from the Connellsville coke regions report a gang of 400 drunken Hungarian coke work- erson a raid. They do not seem to under- stand that the strike wuas settled in their favor, and this morning started out to ciose up the works in operation. They first marched to Morewood and drove the men out and then went to the Alice works, where they ulso forced the men to quit work. ‘When last, hoard from the Hungarisns were on their way to the Bessemer works, Con~ siderable dzmage was doune at the Morewood and Alice, but no one was seriously hurt, The Hungarian rioters proceeded 10 Besse- mer, and on the way met Joun M. Daglon, who was riding in a bugg; He tried to per- suade them to stop and return to. work, but the infuriated mob overturned his buggy and beat and cut him 80 badly that his life is de- spaired of. The Huus reached Bessemer and went to the house of an old man named Gilhooly to look for amine boss. Failing to find him the old man wus beaten and the windows broken, A man named Love was 8lso caught and treated in the same manner, They next made a descent upon the store, and after breaking the windows and doors in it carried off all the bread and bologna they could find on the premises, By this time Secretary Watchom arrived in company with James Keegan, anotber of the leaders, Watchom addressed them and finally suc- ceeded in making them understand that the strike was over and decidod in their favor. The Huns then retired to their homes. 3 ————— Experimenting With the Elixir, Kaxsas Ciry, Avgust 0.—Drs, L. A.Berger and C. W. Adams have for three weeks past been conducting @ series of experiments with the Brown-Sequard elixir at the home for the aged. Experiments were made upon two inmates of the home aged fifty-nine and seventy-one years respectively. The elixir was hypodermically 1njected twice a week, the patients being ignorant of the nature of the elixir. The effoct has been quite satis- factory and the vilality of the men seems to have lwproved considerably. Dr. Berger thinks & mixwre of opium, cocaine and braudy will have the same effect as the elixir, He will try it on two others of the inwates and wako cowparisous, MARTIN BURKE ARRAIGNED. A Sudden Ohaage in the Programme By Longenecker. IT SURPRISED MR. KENNEDY. The Accused Pleads Not Guilty to Both the Indictmenta—The BSus- pect's Hunted Look—Every=- body Eagor to See Him. Tho First Day in Conrt, Cnicaao, August 9. —[Special Telegram to Tus Ben. |—Senator Kennedy was this morning notified by the state's attorney that Burke would be brought into court this afternoon to plead to his indictment. Tho news was something of o surprise to the ‘Wisconsin attorney. who had been led to be- lieve that the suspect would not again see the inside of a court room until the 26th in- stant, the date set for the trial. Hesignified his satisfaction, however, ana said he would be present. It was ten minutes after 2 o'clock when the state’s attorney entered Judge Baker's room. Senator Kenunedy, a dozen reporters and a handful of spectators were already there. The judage immediately Il'_(::‘(! and addressed the state’s attorney with: “Well, do you want anybody brought in1" “lbla.d’"n Burke,” Mr. Longenecker tersely replied, Rbo judge so ordered Deputy Sherift Carney, and after a wait of five minutes the celebrated prisoner entered the court from the iron corridor, with Deputy Caroey in the lead and Jailer Folz and Deputy Cool following. Burke was led before the judge, where Clerk Lee handed him copies of the two indictments, and then, picking up the first, said: *'On tne 19th of June you were indicted for murder. Are you guilty or not guilty?" “Not guilty,” the prisoner replied, with a l\ufiwsllon of a brogue. As he spoke he looked up at the ceiling, then at the report- ers in front of him, shifted uneasily and fixed his gaze on the clerk, who had picked up indictment No, 2. *On the 20th of June you were indicted for murder jointly with Beggs, Cooney, O'Sulli~ van, Woodruff, Kunze, Coughlin and _others. Are you guilty or not guilty 1" “Not guilty,”” the suspect again replied, He then handed the covies of his indictments to Senator Kennedy, and in response to a tap on his shoulder from Jailer Koiz he followed Carney back to the jail with Folz and Cool behind him, During his brief stay in the court roonf Burke was ill at ease. He struggled hard to appear calm and unconcerned, but he failed sigually. His eyes roamed through all parts of the room, and there was in them the scared look of @& frightened man apprehendiug a sudden blow from some unknown quarter. When he spoke his immense lower jaw fell slightly to allow his words to escape, and when he had finished e closed it with a snap, and then folding his lower lip over the upper, let it slip slowly down and then compressed them tightly to- gether, as if fearful lest some unnecessary syllable should elude him. His countenance is & peculiar one, the most marked feature being the chin, which from the lips inclines sharply inwards, as if a_ piece had been slashed off with a knife. His expression 18 not particularly forbidding, yet there is a look of dogged determiuation about it sug- gestive of ferocious daring, if occasion should require. Every eye in the court room was fixed on him, the judge’s being no exception, and no one quit looking at him till he left the room. e A Big Wheat Crop. MiNNEAPOLIS, August 9.—“The wheat crop in Minnesota and Dakota will reach 85,000, 000 bushels, and I think will go to 90,000,000, ‘was the annouancement of the market record this morning, ‘It will be the best crop har- vested in six years,” said Manager Robbins, of tho Northwestern Elevator company. There is confidence on every hand, and the above are sentiments of grain men generally. Two weeks ago a few made predictions of 80,000,000 bushels, and the majority smd the claim was too high. Now the increase of 5,000,000 bushels above that figure is not re- garded as unreasonable. Samples of wheat shown by the various elevator lines from houses wide apart show an_almost uniform excellence, 1t is expected that with no storms the crop in Miunesota will be har- vested in ten days,and in Dakota fifteen days. ——— A Deadly Storm. LACRossE, Wis., August 9.—The reports of damage from the storm of Wednesday night and yesterday morning are just coming in from the country. Henry Schmiz's twelve-year-old daughter, while running from the house to the barn, was struck by lightning and instantly killed. A Mrs, Jus- tin suffered paralysis’ of her lower limbs from the effects of the thunderbolt. Chris Mueller’s barn was destroyed, together with twenty-five sheep, fifty tons of hay and- other property, A horse was struck and hus shoes ripped off from all four feet and the horse left uninjured. A large number of buildings were struck e Business T: oubles, BosToN, August 9.—George W. Hollis, of the Hollis Dressed Beef and Wool company, has made an assignment for the benefit of his creditors. His embarrassment is caused by the failure of Brown, Steese & Clark, It is stated at the oftice of the Hollis company that Hollis' embarrassment will not affect the company. Provipexce, R. I, August 9.—The Massa~ chusetts Iron & Trust numpnn{ Fluccd an at- tachment for §200,000 on the Riverside mill to-day. This makes $312,000 in attachments on the propoerty here. Nothing i knowu of the whereabouts of Brown, the treasurer, - More Brown-Seqaard Experiments, CINCINNATI, August 0.--Dr. Longfollow, who experimented yesterday on twelve persons with the Brown-Sequard elixir of lito, says that one of them, an elderly ‘woman, reported excellent results this morn- ing. An old man afflicted with rheumatism, says his ailment is about gone, No particu- lar result was reported by the other ten, who were young and vigorous. To-day he experiumented on eight people ranging in age {rom twenty-eight to sixty years. It is yet 100 early to report the r ey e Collom Goes to Jail MiNNEAPOLIS, August §,—The fourth com~ plaint was entered against Frank Collom to- day contalaing seven different counts, charg- ing bim with the forgery of notes aggre- Rating $220,000. His bail was fixed at $10,000 mn each case. Collom was remanded into custoay in default of $110,000 bail for exami- nation next luesday, e The Engineer Was Asleep. Sourn BretnLeuey, Pa., August 9.—An engive dashed into a caboose which was stauding on a siding of the Lehigh Valley railroad at Pen Haven Junction anrl{ this morning, completely wrecking it and killing William Garren and fatally injuring Brake- man Christman. The engineer was asleep and failed to notice the signals, —————— Diopped Dead in a Dining Room, MixxeAPoLIS, August 9.—Benjamin M- Lean, of Kansas City, dropped dead in the dining room of the Hotel 8t. Louls, at Minne- tonka this afternoon from apoplexy. McLeun has resided in Kansas City ever since the war, and for twenty-five vears was engaged in the wool and hide business, —r——e An Engineer Badly Scalded. HovLyoke, Col., August 9.—[Special Tele- gram to Tae Bee. |—Pat McDermott, eugi- neer at theround house, was scalded severely about the head and face last ¢venlog by CAceplOg ploka fioip bis eoglag, FATAL GAS WEALL KXPLOSION. L Two Men Killed|and About Fifteen 0 Prrrsnvre, Pa,August 0. —This afternoon, while a thirty-jneh natural gas main was being tested, a lead cap on the end of a pipe blew out, scattering the debris in every di- rection. Several hundred workmen em- ployed in the irom mills near by were just returning home and a number of them had stopped along the trench to watch the ex- periment. They were struck by the debris and flying missiles. Tho pipe was braced with heavy timbers and these were hurled into the crowd with terrific force. The workmen and spectators were thrown down by the force of the explosion, und one man wiis hurled against & brick housa and his neck broken. A general stampede followed the explosion and a scene of the wildest ex- citement ensued. The cries of the injured could be heard for several squares. Investigation showed that two men had been killed outright and about fifteen othars injured, two of them fatally. The dead were conveyed to their homes and the injured who were unable to walk were taken to the hospital. The killed aro: John Miller, single, aged twenty-three years; John O'Connor, single, aged twenty-five years, ‘The seriously injured are: John Grelner, married, terribly cut and bruised, injured internally, will die; Henry Reich, a boy, skull fractured and inlurcn internally, may de; Johu_Braney, millwright, internally in- jured and head cut severely: William Green, budly cut and bruised, thought to have received internal injuries; James Hyn- drick, of St. Louis oth legs broken, THE CONVENTIONS, The Committes -on Irrigation Make Speeches at Helena. HELENA, Mont., Aungust 9.—The United States senate committes on irrigation ar- rived here this morning. The senators re- ceived formal invitation from the constitu- tional committee, and Senators Stewart, Plumb and Reagan spoke. The importance of irrigation was dwelt upon at some length, and many other interests of the west, includ- ing the remonetization of silver, on which topic Senator Stewart spoke fully, and Sen- ators Plumb and Reagan briefly, but warmly, all advocating the restoration of the white metal to its former position as a money. The body of the committee then held a session for taking testimony bearing on the subject of irrigation. Mauy prominent gentlemen were examined, and all agreed that the in- terests of Montana would be benefitted al- most beyond compututiop by a proper utiliza- ticn of the water lyingid its lakes and rush- ing through its river, ‘The opponents of Heclena tried to force the capital question, but her friends carried the motion to adjourn till Monday. At Olympia. OrLymPIA, Wash., August 9.—The legis Iative report has finally'béen adopted. Aliens are forbidden to hold lapnds unless acquired by inheritance or mortgage. They can, how- eyer, own mines of mineral, coal or fire clay. The penalty against legislative bribery, said to have been formed ‘b¥‘Jeremish Black, was ndopted. All special legislation is forbidden. The committee on hygiene recommended an article establisning a bureau of vital statistics, and regulating the practice of medicine, ‘The employment of children under fifteen years of age in mines is forbidden. The democratic cohh: to-day Jssued a at Ellensburg on call for a state convent Monday, September 9. ere are 1o be 118 delegates. The repubifcans haVe changed their convention from Spokane Falls to Walla Walla ci e Connubial Cussedness. INDIANAPOLIS, August 9.—As George C. Bradbury, general' mapager of the Lake Erie & Western railropd, entered his office this morning, he was coufronted by his wife, who is now living in Chigago, and with whom he has nov been living ,for some time. A scuffie stopped by the appedrance .of a police officer: who discovered Bradbary with a revolver in his hand. The office¥ refused to arrest either party, although *‘Mrs. Bradbury de- manded the arrest of her hus- band. Mrs, Bradbury went at once to the station and swore out & warrant chayging Bradbury with Lhrenwnin.‘l ber life. Bradbury's story is that when he reached his office he found ~ his wise stundiug behind ghe door with a pistol in her hand, threatening to shoot him. He wrested the pistol from her, and her screams brought the officers. Mrs, Bradbury’s story is that Bradbury attempted to shoot her. At the trial this afternoon sensational charges against each other of Infidelity were made by both parties, —_— The President’s Trip. Bar HARBOR, Me,, August 9.—President Harrison rose early this morning, and after a hearty breakfast and s cigar, received visits from Hon. John R. Thomas, of Illinois, Baron Rosen, the Russian minister, and others. Most of the morning was spent by the president resting. Later a arive was tuken by the party, In the early afternoon the carriuge party arrived at Major Aulick Palmer’s cottage, at Otter Bluff, where a number of prominent cottagers had been in- vited to meet them at luncheon in the open air. The event was really agarden party and was entirely informal, AL A Small walian Rebellion. 8N FRANCISCO, August 9.—The steamer Australia, from Honolulu, brings news that on July 8 two half white Hawaiians named Robert W. Wilson and Robert Boyd, with the aid of 150 natives, made an armed at: tempt to overthrow the government, The palace grounds and the government house were taken possession of by the rioters. The Honolulu rifles were called out and a skir- mish ensued 1o which seven Hawailans were killed and twelve wobnded. The rioters were at lust compelled tp surrender. —————— Marsh Writth a Book. MippLeTowy, N. Y,, August 9.—|Special Telegram to Tue Bee.]—Luther K. Marsh, the eminent New York tawyer, whose deal- ings with the spirit medium, Mme. Edith A. Diss Debarr, gave him an unpleasant no toriety, Is now reading the ovrinters' roofs of an elaborste work from is pen, HS) rI&-l: in which he deals with the sul tin the main from the liberal standpol arguing that the modern so-called spiritanl manifestations are co-related to the mirkeles recorded by the holy writ, and are eéquslly well authenti- cated, r. Marsh's book will be published in October. The Prosser Moto# Broke Him. Sr. PavL, August 9.—Colonel J. Ham Davidson, executor of the estate of the late Commodore Davidson, of this city, assigned last night. His liabilitles are said to amount to $100,000, and the assets, consisting largely of St. Puul real estate, will realize over that amount. Colonel D failure 18 due to the collapse of thie Prosser motor, The We cast, For Omaha and vicinity—Fair weather., For Nebraska—Fair, warmer winds, shift- ing to southeasterly, For Dakota—Fair, generaly warmer, vari- able winds. Generally fair, warmer in temperature in south- PoRTLAND, Ore., ;August §,—Chee Gong, » Chinaman, was hanged to-day for the mur- der ot Lee Gick two years ago. He mades long sbeech, protesting his iunocence, and declaring his conviction was the result of a cQBspiracy. immediately ensued which was, A FORMAL COMPLAINT FILED Kansas Oity Roads Make Charges Against the Alton. A LEGAL BATTLE TO FOLLOW. The Inter-State Commerce Commis- sion to Decide a Point of Inter- est to the Entire Rail- way World, A Rallway Sorap On, Cn1c AGo, August 0, —[Special Telegram o Tur Bee.]—The filing of a formal complaint in Washington is the first step in what bids fair to be a desverate fight betweon the Alton and the other Kansas City roads. The com- plaint's points are of course familiar to every railroad and financial man, It marks the irrepressible conflict between opposing poli- cies. The lines built west of Kansas City by the Rock Island and Burlington are turning over a valuable businees to their' main lines. The Atchison has built its Santa Fe exten- sion to Chicago and naturally turns over to 1t all the controllable business. The Alton is being bottled up. The St. Paul, Wabash, and Chicago, St. Paul & Kansas City are in exactly the same plight, but they are mem- bers of the Iuter-State Commerco Railway association and will go with the majority in fighting the outsider, the Alton. As shown in these dispatches, the Alton ofiicials freely acknowledge the constant curtailment of territory from which they have obtained traf- fie. The only reason their shipments have not decreased 18 that the population has increased in the reduced territory whence they derive business, A time would surely come when their tariff from west of Kansas City would be little or nothing. There were but two things to be done—either to ¢wn or control a western extension from Kansas City or to get part of the business brought into Kansas City by the Chicago lines having western ex- tensions. Although it is believed the Alton will lease or buy the Kansas Pacific or Mis- souri, Kausas & Texas, the other horn of the dilemma was also stated, and the Alton gave notice that it would, on Kansas City west- bound roads with which it had no pro rating arrangements, pay local rates to Kansas City and then accept as its rate to Chicago an amount which, added to the reduction of the local, would equal tha through rate quoted by the original line, This is the gist of the whole complaint against the Alton— whether 1t is legal to thus make a nolens volens trafc arrangement with its competi- tors and charge a less rate to the western man for the Kansas City-Chicago haul than it would oh a City man, has this right. , except the Chicago, St. Paul & Kansas City, claim it has not. The inter-state comwmerce commis- sion must decide whether traffic brought in from west of Kansas City and destined for the east is to be considered as through or local business in Kansas City, 1f taken out ?y‘n road other than the road which brought t in. The whole railroad world is interested in the decision, a8 it effects over{‘lina In re- gard to the other charges in the complaint, Vice President. McMullin said: “We leased 400 atock cars to the American Live Stock Commission company and had a perfect right Y were our own property, and the k Island 1tself got an ‘association ruling that there was no objection to a road leasing its cars. We can’t gain any undue adyvantage from the lease, as they are nearly all in use west of Kansas City. Of the few which come east the Wabash, Rock Islandand Santa F'e have as many as wé do. The only other charge made against us, except the one of reducing our local rate from Kansas City to make the same through rate charged by other lines, is that we have reduced rates logally. Of course we reduced the rates, but we did 1t, as we said at the time, to meet manipulated rates, In regard 10 the ouly serious charge—that of shrinking our local to make a through rate—we think we are right, and, moreover, think we can show it to the Inter-state Commerce commis~ sion or any other intelligent body of men. In that case wa simply meet the rate made by roads with branches west of Kansas City. The Duluth & Winnipeg. Dururh, Minn., August 9.—The Duluth & Winnipeg railroad was one of the chief points of contention in the state legislature last winter, ite friends desiring the extension of land grants which seemed slipplng away from the corporation because of its delay in building tracks. The contractors haye at last been selected, the contracts signed and work will be commenced at once in the ex- sion to' the Mississippi river, which will be struck at Itasca. Fifteen hundred men will be put to work on the road in & few days and work rushed. Iv is an important road to the northera portion of the state, Another New Road. CHAMBERLAIN, 8. D., Augus The Black Hills, Chamberlain, Huron & Duluth rail- way company has been organized here with a capital stoci of $1,000, It is proposed to commence laying iron as soon s the right of way is secured. The opening of the res- ervation will render this line an ubsolute necessity and will be secured at any cost. et PLUNKETT NOT DEAD. A Hartford Defauiter Said to Be Liv- ing in Mexico. Sax Praxcrsco, August 9.—The Chronicle claims to have discovered that Thomas J, Plunkett, who mysteriously disappeared from Hartford in August, 1888, and whose supposed death In Mexico was telegraphed over the country from Hartford last April, 18 to-day alive and & resident of the City of Mexico. At the time of his disappearance Plunkett was president of the Hartford Silk Manufacturing company and a later investi- gation showed he was a defaulter to the sum of about $300,000, R A Rem le Oase. ‘WASHINGTON, August 9—Maurice Adler, who was shot in the neck on the night of June 18 last by Frank Ward, still lives and to-day an operation was performed on him, It is & most remarkable case. Although bis body has been almost comvletely paralyzed ever since the shooting and he has been spoken of as the man with a live head on a dead body, he has lingered tor more than elght wecks aud seems to be no neurer death now thaa the day after the shooting. To- day the patient was placed under the influ- ence of chloroform and an incision about three inches long was made down to the vertebrae over the course of the wound, which was found to be actually healed. On cutting down upon the spine it was found that the spinous process of the fourth cerevical vertebrae was fractured and had been driven against the spinal cord, which it 'was pressing upon and had lacerated to the extent of three-fourths of an inch. The spinous process und the lamunae were re- moved and the pressure was thus taken off the cord, ‘The patieut was much easier after the oper R The Happy Sloux Commission, 81, Pavr, August 9.—The Sioux commis- sion arrived in the city last night after see- ing the completion of their work of securing the signatures of & majority of the Indiaus to the treaty opening 11,000,000 acres of land of their big reservation in Dakota for set- tlement. aturally they are very much elated over the successful termination of their labors. e For Killing His Mistress. BouLvew, Mont., August 9.—George D. Bryson was executed here to-day for killing Wbm Aunle Lipdstrom, lv Helous, in K s PITY FOR MRS. MAYBRIOK. Petitions Being Signed Everywhere, Even Parliament s Interested, New York, August 0.—A cable special from London says in addition to the memo- rial to the government in benalf of Mrs. Maybrick, signed by most of the barristers of the Liverpool circuit, a petition has been circulated among the merchants and brok- ers, and in parliament itself. A number of members of the house of commons have de- cided to make n combined appeal to the home for a repriove. R‘h«ir nctign is based not on on the confus- ton in the medical testimony taken, but also on the peculiar behavior of the judge which has excived a ferment of indignation throughout the country. Theforeman of the ury has been interviewed and he showed imself, by his answers and comments on the case, to bo possessed of only a one-sided no- tion of the evidence which had been pre- sented in court. He admitted he would not besorry if a reprieve were granted, not- withstandiug his voice was in favor of the verdict for murder. 'I'he general impression left by the interview is that the jurors ul- lowed themselves to be swayed and biased by the one-sided summing up of the judge, and gave a hasty verdict without giving the evidence any personal consideration. Regarding the chances of interterence with the sentence on the part of the home secre- tary, Mr. Macklin said: “They have a curious law in England, providing that whero an adverse decision is renderod in any but a murder case appoal can be takon to & higher court and from that to the houss of lords, but when the case is murder, the de- cision rendered by jury is final, and the cases where a judge’s sentence has boen overruled by the home secretary are very rare indeed. Still, I hope we can do something.” Anotner Hope. NEw YoRk, August 9.—Roo & Macklin, counsel for Mrs. Maybrick in this country, have cabled b »r London solicitors asking if Home Secret..y Matthews will consider new evidence if furnished immediately. Mr. Macklin says they have congiderable evi- dence to submit corroboratiig Mrs. May- brick’s testimony, and_also testimony as to her standing ana character socially in this country. —_—— INDIGNANT INDIANS, They Threaten to Extermirate Land Grabbing Settlers. Tnree River FaLrs, Minn., August 9, [Special Telegram to Tur Bes.|—The an- nouncement that the Red Lake reservation would soon be opened for settlement has caused large numbers of people from Wis- consin, Dakota and the adjoining Minnesota counties to squat upon the valuable lana on the reservation. The Indians have become incensed at the settlers and have been drink- ing heavily for several days, Last night thoy held s war dance and threatened to make @ raid upon the camnps unless the whites left the reservation. Three River Falls is seven miles from a raillway station, and its 250 inhabitants bave become so alarmed at the outlook that they have asked that a company of troops be sent here to guard the town and to remove the ‘'too pre- vious'’ settlers. The reservation can not legally be entered for homestead or pre- emption for many months. ——————— PERISHED IN THE FUAMES, Suspicious Ciroumstances Surround the Death of John McLeod, DeApwoop, B. D., August 9,—[Speciai Telegram to Tng Bre.]—Last night the |- farm residence of John McLeod was brned and MoLeod perished in the flames. The only person present was John Wood, & young man employed .on the ranch, Mrs. McLeod and children were away on & visit. Nothing was saved from the building. Mc- Leod’s remains were burnt beyond recogni- tlon. Suspicion of foul play entertained by the neighbors caused the arrest of Wood and Mrs, McLeod, and they are in custody pend- ing the coroner's inquest. McLeod was seventy-four years oid, and was married to Mrs, Searight about two weeks ago, the present Mrs. McLeod. McLeod, who was a well-to-do rancher, had, since his marriage, been prevailed upon to deed all his property to his wife, Searight's former hus- band left her about three years ago on &c— count of her infldelity with young Wood at that time, It is on account of these relations that suspicion was aroused, and if the in- quest should strongly voint to Wood's guilt hus hanging is threatened, —— A Scarcity of Food in Samoa. WasmiNaToN, August 9.—Under date of July 11, Rear Admiral Kimberly reperts to the navy department from Apia, Samoa, that the father of the Catholic mission there had requested help from hini to relieve a pressing want of food then existing, Upon his return from Pago Pago, in a small vessel chartered for the trip, he brought back with him from the Mor.ongahela biscuit, rice and corn meal and other provisions, which he turned over to the Catholic mission for distribution among the distressed Samoans. The admiral writes that there is undoubtedly a greut scarcity of food at present, but does not ap- prehend any loss of life from famine, except possibly among the old and feeble, as thore are cocoanuts sufficient to exist on now, and this will oon be helped out by the spproach ing harvest of bresd fruit and later by bananas, ———— Nebraska and Ilowa Penalons, WASHINGTON, August 9.—[Special Tele- gram to Tne Ber.]—Pensions granted to Nebraskans: Increase—Thomas C. Bennett, Jacob Moyer, Robert T. Hamilton, Stephen Gilbert, Jacob B, Eakman, John N. Mc- Henry, Henry L. Leaman, Original widows, g{f.-—Robcn 8., father of Anderson D. per, ensions allowed Iowans: Original invalia —William H. Sprague, Western 8. Zicke- 1006, Crosby Frick, Georgo N. Kleck, Wil- tiam T. Ballard, Henry D, Wagner, Increase —William Hardin, General S. Moore, Jos, W. Spencer, Horace B. Clement, Michael Nugent, Henry B, Jordan, Wilbam ‘€. Reid, Wifillm lu&nnldl, John Bivons, Christian Eokroate, William Armstrong, Jeremiah R. Hewdeshell, Martin Deni- and increase—Calvin W. Mortison. Mexican widows—Laura E., widow of William H. Loper. —_— Austro-Hungary's Wheat Crop, ‘WasuiNeToN, August 9.—In his report to the state department Consul General Gold- schmidt, of Vienna, says Austria proper will have an average orop of wheat, about 50,000,- 000 bushels. Hungary is at least 85 per cent below the average, about 90,000,000 bushels, which will give the Austro-Hungarian mon; archy 76Jler cent of an average crop. The estimated home consumption in Austro- Hungary is 155,000,000 bushels, hence there will be little or no export. As to other grains, rye, barley and oats yield & weak average orop, and muize is promising. Wine alone 18 very promising. ‘The vines present an unusually promising appearance, 8o the largest expectations are entertained, Asurann, Wis,, August 9, —L. night the fine new round house of the Wisconsin Cen- tral railway caught fire from spontaneous combustion in the o1l room. Instantly the flames spead and four engines fuside the building and half the building were de- stroyed. ‘The loss is about $40,000. The great danger of an explosion made the work of the firemen very danger AP nger Train Derailed. CLARION, August 9.—While a passen- ger train on the Pittsburg & Western rail- road was rounding a curve near Edeusburg this afternoon the air brake gave out and the whole train, with the exception of the engine, left the track and the cars turned over. Most of \hie passengers were more Or less iujured, bpt Bone seriously, HAS IT GOBBLED GARLAND? Reported That He isto Represent the U. P, in Washington. TWENTY-FIVE THOUSAND A YEAR. The Glittering Inducement the Grea® Road is Supposed to Be Offer- ing Him—The Sloux Reservation, 518 FOURTEENTH STRERT, Wasninaroy, D, C., August 9, Several attempts were made by nowspaper men to-day to see some one in authority so a8 to ascertain whether the report that ex« Attorney General Garland has beon tendered the position of special counsel for oue of the great Pacific railway companles is true or not, but the rumor could not be run down. It is learned, however, that the Union Pa~ cific has for some time exhibited symptoms of dissatisfaction with its representation in this city and that several months agoa change was decided upon. Ex-Attorney General Garland, the story goes, has boen offered this position at a salary of 825,000 & year. He will be, if he accepts, located in Washington, and his business will be that of a railroad attorney, whose vrincipal duty is to prevent untavorable legislation towards the road employing him. The current opinion here among the attorney general's friends is. that the story that he has been offered the place is true, THE 8I0UX RESERVATION. There seems to be & general misunder~ standing as to the opening of the Sioux res- ervation, The statement has been made that the reservatien would be opened as soon as the commission reported and the president issues his proclamation. This, however, is an error, There were two bills passed by congress on the same day relative to the opening of the reservation, oue of which provided for the cession of lands and how it should be done, and the other rrovided for the appointment of a commission and the ex- penses thereof. It was further provided in the latter bill that the report of the commis- sion must be submitted to the kifty-first congress and be ratified by that body befora the president's proclamotion can be issued. THE DERING SEA CONTROVERSY, Nothing further has yet been received from the commander of the Rush or from any one else who knows anything about the -ulaect of the escape of the Black Diamond to Victoria. The whole subject is flat and dead here for the present, and it is not thought in the departments that suything more will come of the affair unul the return of Secretary Blaine and the presidemt. If President Harrison should return before Mr. Blaine, it is not likely that he will act in the absence of his secretary of state, and, in fact, the current opinion around the state department to-day is that nothing_whatever will be done until Sir Juhan Pauncefote agan makes his appearance in Washington, when 1t is expected that he will come armed with the information and authority whicn will enable him to enter into some definite arrangement with the United States for a permanent and feasible settlement of the whole Behring sea controversy. THE ENGINEER CORPS' FUEL SUPPLY, derlfi‘seeund Comptroller McMahon has rendel decision in. relation to the. pur- chase o1 fuel officers of the engineor corps that is likely to create considerable of & stir in that favored branch of the military service. Asis well known, the army regu- Iations provide that officers shall be supplied with wood for domestic purposes at the rate of 83 per cord. It isalso provided that the wood shall be purchased through the quar- termaster’s department. It seems that for years past members of the engineer corps have made it the practice to ignore the regulations to a certain extent and to pur- chase wood for the officers of that corps out of the appropriations made for rivers and harbors. It is not clear what reasons can be assigned for the practize, but it is irregu- lar and will have to be discontinued, It has been suggested thatthe officers who inaulged 1n the practice may claim that they were so statiouned that it was impossible for them to draw their wood allowanoe from the quartor- master, and, therefore they were compelled to use the most convenient meuns to nupp!{ themselves with fuel. On the other hand, Mr, McMahon holds that under no circum- stances have the engineer ofticors the right to expend the money appropriated for rivers and harbors for the vurpose above named. He holds that congress provided methods by which officers of the army are to be lupulms with fuel, and itis a violation of law for them to do otherwise. Such practice, if con- tinued, might sap away all the appropria- tions made for the improvementof certain streams, 1Inthe future the engineer corps will have to draw their allowance of wood through the regular channels of the service, the quartermaster's department. NEW I0WA POSTMASTERS, Buck Creek, Bremer county, A. J. Pare sous; Cushing, Woodbury county, C. B. Danlels; Danbury, Woedbury county, V. Da Lyons; Mallack, Sioux county, C. T, Smacks Maurice, Sroux county, Biansom Sherman, MISOELLANEOUS. Secretory Noble, accompanied by Mrs, Noble and his private secretary, loft Wash- ington this afternoon for Richfield Spring, N. Y., where he will spend a short vacation, He expects to return to Washington about September 1. During his absence First As- lllul.lmce Socretary Chandler will act in his place. Colonel James Curry, U. S. A., retired, died suddenly at his residence in Monroe, Va., last night. A'special meeting of the naval advisory. board has been ordered for the 23d inst, This is the board appointed to suggest to Secretary Tracy the outlines of & plan for e completion of the navy. B'The comptroller of the currency to-day re- ceived a telegram from the presidents of the six national banlks of Spokane Falls, Wash., recently swept by fire, saying the banks ha survived the disaster and were doing busi~ ness as usual, and adding that the safes were all right. Among the cadets appointed to the mills tary acadomy are George Thomas Pattorson, North Platte, Neb., and Walter H, Pilles bury, Oskalooss, Ia. R RUSSIAN CREDIT RISING. WasniNaToN Bunreav, Tne Osana Brs, } European Capitalists Anxions to Buy Muscovite SBecurities, WASHINGTON, August 9.—Consul General Charlton Way, at St. Petersburg, writes to the state department that an enormous issua of Russian bonds bearing 5 per cent interest has been converted into 4 per cent bonds on most favorable terms. Not only is it in the power of the minister to convert the entire debt of Russia into lower interests bearing bonds, but forcign capitalists are eager Lo invest in & security which Lwo years g0 was the football of the foreign bourses. He add P -aph relating to the forests of Russia th significant. *‘Notwithstanding the enormous arca of forests, particularly in the northern zone, the government has realized the fact that the elimination of trees produces atmospherig chauges and converts what were once fertile plains into deserts. Already it is observed that the Caspian Sea is receding, owing to the destruction of forests at the head of the g:m’ll. rivers which flow into it, while it is lieved that from the same causes the of Aral (now fast sinking) will dlupw.l'“l: 8 gentury. Steps ure being tuken to remedy 8. TH A Treaty Between Russia and Japan, WAsHINGTON, August 9.—A telegram re= ceived at the Japanese legation to-day brings the intelligence that a treaty with Russis has been concluded and was signed at Tokio yesterday. It is similar to treaties recea! concluded between Japau snd the Unif States and Japan and Germany,