Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, August 11, 1889, Page 1

THE MAYBRICK CASE, A Revulsion of Feeling Sets in Againet the Condemned. BELIEVED TO BE A MURDERESS, Popular Opinion Now Sustains the Jury's Verdict. PROBABILITY OF A REPRIEVE, The Home Office Likely to Oom- mute the Sentence. SENTIMENT OF THE PRESS, The Provincial Papers With But One Exception Favor the Verdict— Labouchere Wonld Also Have Convicted Her. The One Topic of Discussion, [Copyright 1859 by James Gordon Bennett. | LoxpoN, August 10.—[New York Herald ecial to Tue Bre]—Here, as everywhere clse apparently, the great sub- ect of discussion, when wo are not actual under the speaker's eye, s the Meybr case, The jury has decided it, but it is still being tried by extra judicial tribunes all over the country. We have no court of apveal of crimnal cases, but have the press, which is always ready to perform the functions of such a court. Immediately after the recognized minister of the law had pronounced sentence the press set to work reviewing the entire proceedings, and soon reversed tho decision of the judge, 80 that to-day, if it were not for certain in- convenient formalities, Mrs. Maybrick would be free. All this is undoubtedly within the province of a free press, and there huve been and again may be accasions when the exer- cise of its powers is demanded by considera- tion, not only for an individual prisoner, but for the entire community. There is not much chance for either judges or juries in England being de- terred from doing what they believe 10 be their duty by dread of newspaper crit- cism, and while that is the case no one need object to the independent court of investiga- tion which tho press has now opened. I am obliged 1n candor to state that here in par- liament the current of opinion runs very slowly against Mrs. Maybrick. This may have its effect upon her fate, for there can be no doubt that a gemeral be- lief 1 her innocence would have a moral influence and would not be long in making itself manifest to the home secre- tary. As for the assertions that have ap- peared, to the effect that the chief law offl- cers of the crown disapprove of the verdict, you may take my word for 1t that there is no word of truth in them. Even if they en- tertalned any such opinions they would take good care not to express them at such a time as the present. The fact 1s, however, that it is held impossivle to reconcile the admitted facts with the innocence of the pris- omer. It is instructive as bearing upon the so-called privilege of allowing accused persons to make statements, inde- pendently of their counsol, that one of the things which is held to condemn Mrs. May- brick the most is her own narrative, given in court, in that she admitted that sho gave her husband arsenic, but without knowing ‘what it was, aud at his request, so that we have the picture before us of a man being mado violently ill by everything he swal- lowed, suffering agonies, and continually asking for more of the white powder which he must have known was killlug him, for it is not alleged that the dead man was ignorant of the fatal properties of arsenic. The contraction of his throat and distressing vomiting only in- duced him to keep on entreating his wife to Pput more asenic in his beef tea. ‘Cliat is con- sidered by some people to be utterly incred- ible. If Mrs, Maybrick herself had not solemnly detailed it to the jury no one would have ventured to put forward such a theory. She saw that the presence of so much arsenic in the house had to be ac- counted for, and this was her explanation. She did not know what the stuff was, but her husband did. He was greedy to bave it, and she gave it to him. Considering her previous relations with other persons, this remarkable story 15 unparalleled in romance or real life. It is doomed to tell as much against Mrs, May- brick as any evidence offered on the part of the prosecution. As you are well aware, the prerogative of mercy lies with the crown, which means with the home secretary. Is he likely to exercise it! The gen- eral opwion is here that he is not. Of course 1f the judge communicated to him his belief that the verdict of the jury was uot justified, Mr. Matthews would have the alternstive to order the uncondi- tional release of the prisoner, But there is pothing iu the summing up of Justice Ste- phen to warrant the impression that he takes the view that the prisoner is guiltiess. It is only in & very extreme cuse thut a judge is willing to incur the responsibility of setting aside the verdict of a jury. In this instance the jury did not find a verdict i opposition to the summing up, The judge led them to their conclusion. Unlike thew, however, he has now the power to go over all the evidence again, and he can consider whether there is anything in it which tells in favor of the prisoner and to which he omitted to call due sttention 1 court. If there is unything of the sort he can cause the prisoner to be set froe. We shall know all about that in tho course of a few days, or even hours, but, pending some such eveut, the home secretary, Matthews. stands firm, The truth is, he has had some very singular experience in refer- to tho alleged wrongful verdicts of a jury. He would be straugely constituted if they had not left a deep impression upon his mind. It was be who had to run the gaunt- let in the Lipski case. The man was ac- cused of a horrible murder, tried and found guilty forthwith, The tribunals were re- opened and the case was rotried vuder cir- eumstances very fayorable to the prisoner, for everything that told against him was eliminated from the process. There was & wemendous outery, Tue Pall Mull Gazette was in @ freusy. It gave up page after page, day after day, E\wlnx that Lipski was innocent, and that atthews was about tobecome his dehberate murderer. An innocent wan was about to be straugled to death by the will of the home secretary. Justice Stephens, who tried. this case, was declared to have been confirmed fo the beliet in the prisoner's innocence. Lapski was so gentle, and had 8o much nat- ural refinement that he could not possibly THE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE. commit murder. A memorial was gotten up and signed by seventy-eight members of par~ tinment. The Pall Mall Gazette decided the matter boldly. Lipski, it said, must not be hung. Lipski could not be hanged. The whole country was agitated. In the midst of all this hub-bub the convict most ungrate- fully went back on his editorial friend and made a freo and full confession of his crime, describing how he had varbarously killed the poor woman, who had done him no harm, The Pall Mall Gazette saw him exo- cuted with delight. *Ho has been hanged,” it wrote. “Few criminals ever went to the gallows who better de- sorved their fate” And this after the wildest denunciations of Matth and allhis consorts, of absolute proof that Lipski was innocent. But, although he might have murdered the woman, he need not have confessea it, and thus shaken the institution of trial by newspaper. Perhaps the Pall Mall Gazette, the seventy-eight members of parliament and all the rest of them forget this little incident. But we may pretty safely assume that the home secrctary has not done so. He might have yielded to popular clamor at the very moment Lipski was describing the incidents of tho murder. I am not suggesting any comparison between Lipski and Mrs. Muaybrick, but the home sccretary must remomber when precisely the same kind of pressure was brought to bear upon him as that which is beirg ap- plied now. He will be temotad to put his faith in the jury, who heard all the evidence, who marked the demeanor of the witnesses, and who weighed every word, rather than the student of that evidence, who, perhaps, ap- proch it with a feeling strongly wronght up in favor of the prisoner. It may be taken for granted, in a word, that if Justico Stephens does not interfere the law will take its course. In the case of Dr. Lawmson, also an Amer- ican, a determined effort was made to obtain aeversal of the sentence, and a respite was actually secured on the representation or at the request of the United States minister, but the further evidence in his favor that was promised came to nothing. Lamson was executed and no one now thinks his sen- tence was unjust. It may seem hard-hearted to recall these facts just now, but it is important that your readers shall understand that these are the very facts which must necessarily have some weight in reference to the new trial that is going on. At the same time, T believe, everybody would be secretly glad if any circumstance came to light which would have the offect of causing the release of Mrs. Maybrick. She spoke in her statemont of some evidence which bad been kept back. Where is that evidence? Would it not be more to her pur- pose for hor friends to produce it than to stand scolding the judge, jury and home secretary ! A MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT, PRESS COMMENT. The Sent'ment of Provincial Papers Against Mrs. Maybrick. [Copyright 1859 by James Gordin Bennstt.1 LoNDoN, August 10.—|New York Herald Cable--Special to Tug Bee.]--Florence May- vrick has had the satisfaction of knowing that her name is going into all lands as a murderess, and as a woman unjustly con- victed of Kkilling her husband and the father of her cnildren. In spite of the tremendous hue and cry raised by the metropolitan press, which willy-nilly followed the lead of the London edition of the Herald, there ara people who iusist upon the righteous- ness of the verdict. Such claim that af the conditions were reversed and Maybrick himself were in the widow's place not a voice would be raised 1n his behalf. They argue that the woman’s Ruilt {8 proven by ner statement, which wus made in the knowledge that she would not and could not be cross-examined. The fight grows hotter as the hours slip by. The Her- ald is flooded with letters from both sides. ‘The other papers publish columus of commu - nicatious regarding the case. Labouchere was asked feor his opinion. 'hat the woman is pretty I haven't the faintest doubt, I have followed the evidence pretuy closely and am quite satisfied that had [ been a juryman I should have concurred with the verdict.” In response to a request from the Herald, editors of several more prominent provincial apers telegraphed opinions us follows: Liverpool Courier: “In spite of all that has been published expressive of sympathy with Mrs. Maybrick, and of continved doubt as to her guilt, there are welcome indications that the excitement is cooling down and that sober reflection is reasserting itself in the position which had temporarily been usurped by vassionate fury. The agitation will no doubt go on, and fresh developments moy be expected. The monstrous as- sumption that the judge acted as a partisan bigot and that the jury were twelve meon in whom ignorance and inhumanity reigned su- preme, was bound to be discarded as untena- ble, and is already being repudiated. Sheflield Telegraph: ‘**Mrs, Maybrick is the latestidol of that class of people who went wild in their idolatry of Jessie Mac- Laughlin, who waxed frantic in their en- thusiasm for Impostor Orton, who sor- rowed over the conviction of Miscreant Lipski, and who would let loose upon so- clety if they could that pearl of innocence, Florence Maybrick, The Hindoos have a cerwin superstitious veneration for the man-cating tiger, some birds are believed to be held spell-bound by the eyes of certain sual and certain bipeds are cap- tured by s creature who is a tigeress and ser- pent in one.” Bristol Times and Mirror: “The result was not unexpected by those who had care- fully and dispassionately foilowed the course of the trial from day to day. Tie jury found the only verdict it was possible to find—that of guilty—and that decision was doubtless correct,” Nottinghum Guardian: *Different points in the evidence told terribly against the prisoner. Not one of them would have sus- tained the charge of murder, but all, taken together, were most damaging, and the jury, who were in a better position than anybody else to judge, regarded them as conclusive.” Dundee Advertiser; *We think the verdiet is just, but do not oppose the movement for & reprieve, We think, however, that the home secretary has no rationul alternative but to hang Mrs. Maybrick or set her av liberty,” Newcastle Chronicle: **The verdict should be condemned on the ground that the con- flict of scientific evideuce and the habits of the deceased raised doubts of which M Mavbrick should have had the benefit. The case shows very clearly the necessity for a court of eriminal appeal in this country.” Hull Mail: The case is a perplexing one. The point n favor of an acquittal was the alleged use of arsenioc by the deceased. The evidence was only circumstantial, The intercepted letter caused all the difficulty, The judge and jury deserve the sympathy of everyone. There 18 no doubt that a court of appeal in orimingl cases is required.” Aberdeen Journal: *Theguilt of Mrs, Maybrick is not conclusively demonstrated by the evidence. A Scoteh jury would prob- ably have returned a verdict of not proven,” Belfast News: “The memorial from tho bar and the medical profession and the gen- eral surprise with which the verdiot has boen received afford grave cause for further inquiry, To be satisfied of Mrs. Maybrick's innocence is fmpossible, but having regard to the doubts raised in the case it 18 almost cqually impossible to be satisfied of her guilt.” Cork Examiner: “No one can assert that an overwhelming case has been made out. The wholo case, indecd, shows once more the great desirability of a court of appeal in capital cases, A number of other opinions insist upon the necessity of a court of appeals. A few claim that the evidence was insufiicient to convict. None claim the woman to be nnocent. The Feeling at Liverpool. [ Copyright 1859 by Janes Gordon Bennett.) Liverroor, August 10.—| New York Herald Cable—Special to Tie Ber,]—There has been a wonderful abatement of excitement over the Maybrick verdict, due doubtiess 1n a measure to the impression that the home secretary will exercise his prerogative and commute the sentence. Mrs. Maybrick is somewhat better to-day, though she has by 1o moans recoverod from her prostration. The prisoner’s solicitors reccive shoals of lotters by ecvery post asking for forms of the petition. Several memosials are being signed in Liverpool, the latost and perhaps most fmportant being from the med- ical profession, many of the signers being among those who were present at the trials. A mass meeting has been called for Mon- day evening. A juror who has been interviewed says that three of them were in favor of a verdict of not guilty, until the prisoner wmade her statement. R YACHTING MATTERS. A Report Current That the Thistle is to Be Sold. [Coy yright 1589 by James Gordon Bennett.] Grascow, August 10.—[New York Herald Cable—Special to Tur Bee.]—This week it has been rumored in Greenock that Harry North, son of the nitrate king, is negotiating for the purchase of the Thistle, with a view of giving her another chance for the Americas cup. If the rumor proves correct North will have the call in the pick of Clyde racing men, as they are convinced that the Thistle was not seen at her best, and the Sandy Hook designerof the Thistle, Watson, has expressed the opinion that the Thistle's lines are perfect, and that all she wants is a center board. A little difficulty has arisen from the selling of Sir Richard Sutton’s Genesta. Those who make yachting a study have found out that there is a probability of a second international cup appearing. It will be remembered that the Genesta won in American waters two valuable cups—the Cape May challenge cup ana the Brenton Reef challenge cup. A condition was at- tached to the latter, which iansisted that should the winning yacht be sold the cup would require to be again competed for. As Lieutenant Betta Sayce has bought the Genesta, he will have to meet the chullenge. Close of the Southampton Regatta. (Copuright 1889 by James Gordon Bennett.) SouTmAMPTON, August 10.—|New York Herald Cable—Special to Tag Bee.|—Tho chief and concluding event of the Southamp- ton Royal Yacht club regatta was sailed to- day. The chief competitors were tho Val- kyrie, Yarana and Irex. A capital start was made, the Irex and Valdyrie crossing the line together. The Irex was in tho lead, when the Valkyrie went sground and was compelled to wait for the next tide, as all effortsto get her into deep water failed. The Irex won first prize, finishing in 2:28-18, the Yarana second in 2:43-17, Minister Egan Presented. VALPARAISO, Chili, August 10.—Minister Egan was presented to the president of Chili to-day. “Iam glad to know,” said Minister Egan to the president, ‘“that Chili has already de- cided to be represented at the commercial congress to assemble in Washingron city in October next. It will give to the people of South America an opportunity of becoming better acquainted with each other’s opinions, aspirations, productions and requirements, and by creating ana fostering closer commwer- cial relations must tend to ther mutual ad- vancement and serve the pest interests of both. Animated as our people are by the same indomitable spirit of progress and the same love of country there is one sentiment which will, I feel assured, find responsive echo in the hearts of every patriotic citizen of Chili as well as the United States the sentiment of America for Americans, not South America for North America, but the wealth, resources, prosperity progress nud honor of each one of our American pation- alities for its own people, all co-operating barmoniously for the advancement, greut- ness and glory of our American hemisphere.” e Railroad Men Fight a Duel. ATLANTA, Ga., August 10.—Pat Calhoun, general counsel for the West Point Terminal road, and J. D. Williamson, president of the Chattanooga, Rome & Carrollton road, fought a duel at Hore's Bluff, on the Coosa river, this evening, in which Williamson was wounded in the right arm, The trouble grew out of Williamson denouncing a state- ment made by Calboun before the legislature a8 false, Captain Harry Jackson, of At- lanta, was Calboun’s second, and Captain Jack King, of Rome, was Williamson’s second, e He Saw Brown. BostoN, August 10.—Isaac P. Hall, a well known wool dealer here, says he met G. P. Brown, the missing member of the firm of Brown, Steese & Clark, in Albany, N. Y., ot 6 a. m. Wednesday, August 7, on the train that left Boston Tuesday night. At the ime of the meeting Hall was not aware of the trouble at the Oswego mills, and when he reached his destination in Albany he learned for the first time of the attachment and at once concluded that Brown was on his way to Oswego. There was nothing strange about Brown’s actions, and he carried alarge handbug. ———— The Dakota Primaries., Deapwoon, Dak., August 10,-(Special Telegram to Tug Bee.]—The Lawrence county primaries took place to-day. Every precinet in the county except oue or two were carried by the supporters of Judge Moody for senator and Mellette for goy- ernor. The expected opposition from the country precincts did not materialize. The Meade county primaries also took place and friends were elected by a large ma- —— - Sunposed Murderers Surrender. Cu10460, August 10.—MeGath and Martin, the two young men supposed to be the mur- derers of Ofticer Fryer, walked into Deenig street this afternoon and gave themselves up. They protest emphatically that they kuow uothing whatever of the wmurder, They will ucdoubtedly receive a course of “sweat box treatment, F ’ PAGES 18, "OMAHA, SUNDAY MORNING, AUGUST 11, HOT TIMES IN HAWAL King Kalakaua's Subjects Attempt to Dethrone Him. THE AFFAIR PROVES A FAILURE. Rioters March on Honolulu and De- mand the Monaroh. THE LATTER MAKES HIS ESCAPE. Seven of the Malcontents Killed and Twelve Wounded, THE CAUSE OF THE OUTBREAK. A New Ruler and a New Constitution Demanded — Two Half Breed Students the Leaders of the Insurrection. Rebellion in Honoluln. SAN Fraxorsco, August 10.—The stenmer Alameda, that arrived last evening from Australia, brings news of a daring, although futile insurrection, that broke out in Hono- lulu Tuesday, July 80. Two half-breed Hawaiians named Rovert W. Wilcox and Robert Boyd, wno had been sent at govern- ment expense to be educated at the Italian military school, had been plotting an insur- rection for some time, but the rumors that were current were little heeded until the movement culminated in an armed band of about one hundred and thirty native Hawaiians marcling from Palama to Hono- lulu and securing an_entrance to the palace grounds jn Honolulu, The rebel rioters formed at Palama, and at 3 o'clock Tuesday morning marched from that suburb to the city, arriviong At the gate of the palace at 4 m, They demanded admittance, when, after somo parleying, they entered the grounds unopposed. The rebels upon the palace grounds numbered about 250. The king was absent from the palace at the time,and the alarm was sent him by tele- phone. The royal party then hastened to the king’s boathouse, where they remained during the day, guarded by a dozen of the household troops. ~ Meanwhile, the rebels summoned Lieutenant R. Parker to surren- der the palace, but that officer refused. A general alarm was spread throughout the city by means of the telephone, and the Honolulu Rifles were immediately ordered to report at their armory. There was a great deal of excitement, especially among the Portuguese and Chinese; Anumber of fami- lies fled to the top of the hill and a few ladies took refuge at the American legation, where a corps 0f marines from the United States steamship Adams was stationed. A cabinet counail was beld, the American, British, French aud'Portuguese commission- ers, and Captain Woodward, of the United States steamship Adams, being present. The cabinet decided to dempnd the surrender of Wilcox. The demahd was made, but Wilcox refused to surrender. Several shots had now been fired on both sides. By 11 o'clock the rioters had all taken shelter in a house situatea in the palace grounds, whilo the Honolulu Rifles had secured a splendid posi- tion commanding this point. Shots were fired from both sides a: intervals, and finally a corps of volunteers began hurling giant pow- dor bombs at the bungalow in which the rioters were. About this time thirty or more rioters sur- rendered, one of whom had been fatally shot. Early in the skirmish Robert Boyd was se- verely shot in two places. Itis stated that Wilcox shot two of his men whom he noticed were about to desert during the bombard- ment. The sharpshooters from the opera house kept up a continuous and furious fusil- ade until finally the rebels surrendered. A force of volunteers entered the grounds and took the whole party of rebels prisoners. Among those opposed to the rioters the only serious casualty was & wound in the shoulder received by Licutenant Parker. On the side of the rioters seven natives were killed and twelve wounded, several seriously. An armed patrol was organized to guard the city during the fight, composed of the Hono- lulu rifles, blue jackets and marines from the United States steamer Adams and citizen volunteers as special coustables, besides the whole police force. There were, however, no attempts at incendlarism, although this was the plan of Wilcox. One report had it that Wilcox intended to secure the person of King Kalakaus, icompel him to abdicate in favor of his sister, Lilinokalani, the heir apparent, and demand a new constitution and new cabinet. The opera house, palaces, government buildings and many private dwellings were more or less damaged by the bombs. An inquest was in progress on the bodies of those killed in the riot when the steamer Alameda left Honolulu August 2. A cabinet meeting was held, but the officials declined to state the result of their couference as regards the probable fate of the instigators of the up- rising. Letters were taken from Wilcox on his ar- rest which led to the urrest of several well- known people, It is said among them was H. E. Brown, editor of a Hawaiian newspa- per. It is also smd to be a well-known fact in Honolulu that Kalakava had been inform- ed there was to be an outbreak and had called upon the ministry to nip the msurrection in the bud, but they paid no heed to the warn- ing. 'The general ‘moression on the itlands is that the leaders of the riot will never be convicted, as they will demand a jury trial by natives and a majority of these were in sympathy with the moyement, which was to give them more privileges, It is thought also that Wilcox and his men had no inten- tion of killing anyone, but thought they could capture the town by the display of a few field pieces and discharges of musketry, — Kalrk iua Objects to Severance. SAN Fraxcisco, Augu 10.—A letter signed by a member of King Kalakaua's household has been received from Honoluly, which states that H. W. Severance arrived in Honolulu by the steamer Australia to assume the ofice cf United States consul general, His majesty, King Kalakaus, declined to &ive bim an interview; refused to accept him as consul general, and only yielded to his ministérs under protest, saying that the re- sponsibility must rest with them. The reason given by his majesty for this action is that Severance was dismissed from the ofiice of Hawaiian consul in San Francisco for cause., His majesty feels that the appoivt- ment of Severance shows a luck of courtesy on the part of the United States government. Notwithstanding this letter Severance has been duly recognized as United States con- sul general and ofticial notice to that effect 1889.-SIX FIVE HUNDRED MEN IDLE, Seven Balldings of the Hammond Packing Hounse Burned. COn1oaco, August 10.—|Special;Tolegram to Tur Bee.]—Seven of the large building: nected with Georgo H. Hammond Bros.' tensive packing house at Hammond, Ind., were burned to the ground tins morning, and the loss will reach £500,000. The structures that were consumed are two of the old ico houses, two of the old slaughter houses, the glue works, the oleomargarine factory and the engine house and boiler works. The blaze started in the basement of the oleo- margarine factory about 5 o'clock, and as the structure was soaked with grease, tho flames soon burned through the flooring to the first story and rapidly from there to the roof. The buildings on the company's grounds, which cover soveral acres, are cluse tered together,and the lames icaped from one house to another in rapid succession. The glue works were the fi to catch on fire, then the oleomargarine factory, and the ice houses were the next that the fire reached. There is no fire department at Hammond, and Chicago was notifled of the fire. Engine companies No. 1 and No. 17 wero sent to tho place, leaving the city on a special train, Marshal Musham was in charge of the fire companies, and when he reached the place the conflagration was raging at the fiercest. It looked as if the blaze would spread to the new buildings that have just been put up and that they certainly would be gathered in by the flames, and the marshal thought that nothing could @ the remainder of the plant. He stationed his men between the slaughter house and engine room.and the fire, and they went to work. Tho factories are situated on the bank of the Calumet river and there was a good water supply. The wind was also in favor of the firemen, and the plant southwest of the burnt buildings, valued at £750,000, was thus saved. Nearly all of the buildings containea tallow and grease, and when the engines com- menced to pump water into the burning structures the grease flowed into the river and a layer of the stuff fully three inches thick extended over two acres of the water, reaching across the river and almost to the Chicago & Alton railroad bridge, which is 850 feet away. The tallow and grease was ignited in several places by large pieces of burning timber blown from the roof of the ice house, which was onthe edgeof the stream, and a solid acre of the river was soon ablaze. The inflimmable material melted and soon floated beneath the rmlroad bridge, and the woodwork of the structure caught fire. Engine No. 17 turned its attention to the bridge, while Marsnal Musham went to work to see what could be done to prevent the grease from running down the river. He stretched a number of scows across the stream, and, while some of the 500 workmen that were employed at the works kept the boats soaked with water to prevent them from catching on §re, the oil and tallow near the bridge was still burning. They had some dificulty in keeping the material back with the scows, but as the tallow became hard- ened on reaching the water they succeeded, The 500 men and the two engine companies worked for hours to extinguish the fire, but it was noon before the flames were fully under control. The fire throws some five hundred men out of employment. The loss is $300,000. It will take some three months to repair the damage. R . VICTORS REIURN HOME. The Massachusetts Rifle Team Back ¥rom British Conquests. NEW YORg, August 10.—|Special Telegram to Tne Bee.|—The Massachuscetts volun- teer militia rifle team, whose victories over the Britishers are a matter of no small vride to American riflemen, arrived on the steamer City of Chicago, which reached quarantine at 8 o'olock yesterday and lay there last night. The steamer was covered with flags and bunting, and seven of the team’s champion pennants were flying from the rigging. Major Frost, financial editor of the Boston Globe, captain and organizer of the team, sald: “Our trip has been an unqualified success. I think we have learned much that will be of advantage to us in America. We were received everywhere with the greatest cordiality. The steamer was a day late in Liverpool and our first match was shot without practice. Some of the best men in KEngland were shooting against us on a familiar range, while our men still felt the roil of the ship and had to aim at targets dancing about in the most grotesque fashion. Still we won with a margin of fifty points. The weather was wretched and good scores out of the question. Considering that the English tar- et is four inches less in diameter than the American, our team did better shooting than whben we won the national championship at Creedmore in 1887. Our score of 1084 on an English target was equiv- alent to about 100 on the American target, The great match of the series was with the South London club, the senior rifle organiza- tion of the metropolis. The club is made up of crack shots from all sources. All of them bave national reputations. We won with a score of 1008 to 1025. Of individual recoras, Lieutenant Bumstead got 100 out of 105, the biggest score made in gland; Ser Doyle and Corporal Huddeson scored 97, and Major Hinman 96, I attribute our success or a large part of it to the fact that our men all knew each other intimately and had confi- dence in each other’s ability to defeut class shooting under all circumstances. The only prize was reputation and to us who had won in seven successive championship contests that meant everything. -~ — SUPPOSED TO BE TRAIN ROBBERS Two Desperadoes Engage in a Mur- derous Fight With Trainmen, Larrie Rock, Ark,, August 10.—News has reached here of a supposed attempt at train robbery made to-night on the Iron Mountain road one mile south of Newport, Ark. Two men got off the train thers in between the baggage and smoker, A fight ensued be- tween them and the baggageman, J. E. Gar- rity, ard the colored porter, Andy Crittenden, in which the latter was killed and the former wounded. One of the men jumped from the train and escaped, but the passengers and trainmen, among whom was a detective, cap tured the murderer and brought him to this city on the train, arriviog a lictle after mid- night. He gives his name as D, A. Waitfield, of Baxter county, this state. He is about twenty-one years old, He says he is a part- ner of Mike Mowlders, who escaped. They were out for some fun, and were only trying to beat their way when the fight occurred. Whitfield was beavily armed, aud bis very appearance shows the border desperado. Defauites Denny. EvaxsvitLe, Ind., August 10.—-The investi- gation of the accounts of W. E. Denny, the assistant postmaster at Hooneville, who is churged with embezzlement in nis ofiic, shows his shortage will amount to §6,000, and may reach more, Denny has uot yet been apprehended. 'EEN PAGES. Young Cox proposes to bring suit against Vice President Allen Manyil, of the Mani~ toba railroad, to gain possession of the town sito of Barnesville, of which -young Cox is alleged to be the ownor. Barnesville is a lively town of 1,000 inhabitants, and the claim embraces nearly all the land in the placo. The threatened suit has caused con- siderable excitement. - WARNER NOI' A DICTATOR. He Only Advised Comrades to Attend the Milwaukee Encamp nent. Cnicaco, August 10.—When Commander W. A. Warner, of the G. A. R. arrived in the city this morning with the returning Sioux Indian commission, he was at once visited by large numbors of the Grand Army, members who were anxious to ascer- tain his views regarding the national e campment at Milwaukee and his attitade in relation to the recent meeting of department commanders in this cit He says: “I have repeatedly stated that the railrond rates are unjust and inexcusable. The en- campment wiil be a large one, but of course the attendance will not be as large nearly, as it would have been. General Martin had a right to call a reunion of soldiers in this stato at such time and place as he deemed proper. 1 have not issued an order to com- rades o attend the encampment. All I have done is to adviso a large attendance, I have no authority to command comrades to at- tend the national encampment at Milwaukee, Certainly department commanders havo much, but no more authority in this matter than the commander-in-chief. I certainly concede to them the same honesty of purpose and desire for the good and welfare of the order that [ claim for myself. Some of the comrades have advised a change of the en- campment to some other place. Such action 1 deem impracticable. To what city could we go! None has extended an invitation, Mil- waukee has provided the money and per- formed the labor necessary to the enter- tainment of all the comrades who shall at- ond. No other city has intimated to me that itis ready to do what Milwaukee has done. There is and can be no feeling be- tween the department commanders, who have ordered their commands to stay at home, and myself.”” HIS MIND WAY. One of the Sioux Commission's Clerks Driven Insane by Excitoment. Cnicaco, I, August 10.—[Special to Tne Ber.]—The exciting scenes and danger to the Sioux commission, which Sitting Bull created in his efforts to prevent the signing of the treaty which has just been coneluded, drove one of the commission’s clorks into violent insanity. The young man is Everctt Corbin, a brother of Licutenant Colonel H. C. Corbin, attached to General Crook's headquarters in Chicago. He is now at large, baving escaped from Dr. Gray's sani- tarium in North Evanston. With the cun- ning of a madman he protended that he was quite well, and the attendant bemg thrown off his guard, left Corbin for a few minutes last Friday while the latter was playing on a piano. Corvin no sooner found himself alone than ho ran across the room and jumped from a second story window. Since that moment no trage of him can be found, although William Pinkerton has a large force of detectives on the search and all the postmasters and county ofticers, as well as the Chicago police have been notitled +0 look out for him. Corbin is very violent at times. The day before he escaped he struck an attendant a heavy blow with a_stick. It 1s feared that he will injure or kill soma one in his wander- ngs, or that he may commit suleide. Cor- bin had been attending Harvard college for two yeurs and had studied so hard tnat he had undermined his health. On the recom- mendation of a physician, Licutcnant Colonel Corbin took him to Cali- fornia, and in May last got him attached to the Sioux commission as a clerk. About six weeks ago, when the excitement was high from the menaces of Sitting Bull and his band, Corbin suddenly became a raving maniac. He was started for Chicago in charge of two men, escaping from them twice before reaching here. Corbin has been raving ever since his confinement of the glory and honor he could attain by joming the commission and returning home with them. This idea was uppermost in his mind, and it is thought he has started westward to the Sioux reservation. He is undoubtedly walking, as he has no mone; e PIG-HEADED HUNGARIANS, Still Rioting, Too Stupid to Know the Strike 18 Over. ConxpLLsviLLE, Pa, August 10.—The Hungarians made another raid this morning on the workmen at the Moyer coko plant aud drove them from work. 'Squire Duncan and Officers Franks and Shunn attempted to arrest fifteen of the rioters, when they were st upon by the mob. Duncan was terribly beaten and left for dead. The officers es- caped by running. Tho sheriff organized a posse this afternoon to arrest the riotingHuns and a skirmish ensued in which numorous shots were fired by both parties. Four Huns were arrested, but at Jast accounts the others were in outhouses armed and resisting arrest. s IR The McLead Muriler Case. Drapwoon, Dak., August 10. ~[Specinl Telegram to Tue Ber |—The coroner's jury in the McLead murder case failed to hold the suspects, for the reason that they thought there was not suflicient evidence to convict. The prosccuting attorney had wade complant, The parties will be ar- rested and the case go before the grand jury, now in session. Great excitement pr 1 the ueighborhood of the murder. body of McLead was burned beyond recog- nition. A butcher's knife was found under tie body. The fire was caused by the explo- sion of a coal oil can, and burned so rapidiy as to prevent assistance, - An U \ded Indian Scare. WasHINGTON, August 10,—Adjutant Gen- eral Killon hus received a te n from General Miles at San Francisco, informing him that Captain Lunn, Fourth infantry, sent with his company to Calispel, Washing ton territory, to icvestigate the reports of Indian outrages, reports under date of 7 that there were no hay stacks August 7 burned and no threats made by the Indians. over, but there is no Sowe land was burne reason to think that the fire was started by Indians, —— The Weatuer Forecast, For Omaha and vicinity—Fair. Nebraska—Local showers, preceded by fair weather in eastern portion, slightly warmer, stationary temperature, southeast- erly winds. Dakota—Showers in western portion, fair in eastern portion, stationary temperature, warmer in northeast, and cooler in north- west portions, southerly winds, —— Circuit Judge Williamson Dead. Ciigaao, August 10.—Circuit Judge Rol lin 8, Williamson dicd this afternoon at Lis bowe ut Palentine, =3 &mm’;’n KEEPING THE PEACE. Bismarck's Cunniug Scheme to Avoid Trouble With France. HE IS ENCIRCLING THE REPUBLIO, 53 Leagueing With Nations Hostile to the War of Revenge. THE COMING OF THE CZAR, Berlin Waiting for the Advent of the Russian. LISTLESS TO LESSER LIGHTS, Emperor Francis Visit Creates Joseph's Coming But Littlo Ine terest in the Minds of the Absorbe Germans, Jurope From Roerlin, [Copyright, 1559, by New York Assoclated Press.y BeruN, August 10.—-Among the firat fortunate fruits of England's attachment to the triple alliance the cessation of the Servo-Bulgarian war proparations and the simultaneous suspension of the Crotan rising, The swiftness of the combined diplomatio action of England, Germany, Austrin and Ttaly upon the Cretan question as pros pounded by the Greck note to the powers is the rasult of a previous understanding of the powers with Turkey on united action i the east. The Greek note, which threatened an intervention in Crete, inspired as it was by Russia, met with & decisive response from the four powers within two days, A semi-oficial article in the Journal de St. Petersburg admits the prompti- tude of the dccision of the powers has prevented the movement from assuming proe portions which would menace the peace of rope. These diplomatic successes inspire the foreign oftice here with brighter hopes of drawing Spain into the league. The Italian government has been cntrusted with care rying on negotiations at Madrid and sends Signor Cialdini as special envoy. 1f Signor aldini succeeds 1n perfecting an arrange- ment similar to that with England Prince Bismarck will have so ringea France with & circle of powers hostile to the war of re- venge as to guaraitee permaneat peace and @ probable reduction in European armas ments. Ewperor William and Prince Henry ar. rived at Withelmhaven this afternoon, and immediately proceeded by a special train to Berlin, Emperor Francis Joseph’s arrival is timed for Monday at 4 p. m. The ceremonial of the recepntion will be similar to that of King Humbert's, although he has asked on account of his recent aflliction a very quiet welcome. Popular curiosity is not excited over the visit, public interest being centered in the czar's coming, which is now fixed for the 26th inst. Itis doubtful if the czar will enter Berlin, although he will stay four days in Potsdam. The Kreuz Zeitung, referring to the state~ ment that General Boulanger had used the secret fund to buy the right to fnspect the papers of the military attaches of the Gere man legation, says Colonel Villaume, while attache at Pavis, caught a clerk in the act of copying such documents. Delegates from 163 mines met at Bochum to-day and decided to send representatives to the Silesian mines to arrange for con- certed action, The authorities disfavor the coalition, but the project promises to succeed. The chiefs of the Bavarian soclalists have called a general assembly at Nuremburg te orgunize for an electoral campaign, A TAIL-END COLLISION, An Orlcans. Neb., Man Killed and a Brakeman Injured. 8. Josern, Mo., August 10.—|Special Tele- gram to Tue Bee.|—This morning there was a serious tail-end collision on the Kansas City, St. Joe & Council Bluffs road just north of the F'rancis street depot, in this city. A Burlington & Missouri freight train loaded with corn, in two sections, was coming south, and the first section was stopped by a heavy erade, the second section running into it. One engine was completely demolished and thrown twelve feet from the.track. The way car was smashed to picces. A brake- man had a leg broken. J. C. Haskins, of Orleans, Neb., was killed mstantly. He had @ valise containing a kit of barbers’ tools, The sections contained forty cars each, Twenty-five of these were wrecked and the shelled corn scuttered along the track. The regnlar passenger trains between Kansas City and Omaha went around by way of Atchison and the “Burlington & Missouri roads. e DR, HAMMOND EXPLAINS, He Says the Elixir Was Never Claimed to Be But a Tonic. Barrisone, August 10.—A special from Washington gives an interview with Dr, Hammond relative to Dr. Browa-Sequard’'s elixir of ife. He declared that the sensa- tioual publications about this new prepara- tion were not authorized or justified in any way. ‘The doctor asserted that the new rem- edy was beueved to be in the nature of & tonic. which iv was thought would be bene- ficial to old people especiully. He denounced the foolish story thatt was something thav was going to prolong life indefinitely, or re- store uld people to youth. Neither he nor Dr. Brown-Sequard has ever callea it the elixir of lite, Dr. Havper's Experime nt, CiNoINNATI, August 10.—Dr. Harper, of the city infirmary, has tried the Dr. Brown- Sequard elixir ou five inmates of the infirm- ary, They were all infirm men over seventy years of age. except one, who was about forty, but was & rheumatic cripple. The doctor reports that only one observed any result whatever, and he said he felt like he had taken an aleoholic & | aulant, The doe- tor concludes that the rosults found else- where are the result of mental excite ment, e The English Potato Crop. (Copyright 1559 by James Gordon Bennstt.] LoNbox, August 10.—[New York Herald Cable—Speciul to Tue Bee |—The English potato crop, according to the Garaeners' Magazine, is in peril, as, although the reports from all parts of the country are favorable, continued bheavy rain, when potatacs are approaching maturity, have invariably been followed by serious damuge to the crop, England seldom has two dry spells in one scasou, Struc ay Dire. HasTiNGgs, Mina, August 10.—Willlam Sondermuny, & vrick manufacturer, having noticed the uppearance of gold in a kiln fof brick opened in his yard Thursday, had & sample of the sand analyzed by a St. Paul chemist with the resulting discovery of “‘pay dirt to the value of §3aton. The expense of work'ng the bed is compuratively uothing,