Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, August 22, 1889, Page 1

NINETEENTH YEAR COMMUTATION ALMOST SURE Mrs, Maybrick Will Undoubtedly Escape the Death Penalty. THE EVIDENCE BEING WEIGHED, Home Secretary Matthews Oarofally Bifting All the Testimony and Gojng Over the Papers in the Case. Not Yet Reprieved. [Copyright 1859 by Jam s Gordm Bannst.) Loxpox, August 21.—|New York Herald Cable--Special to Tue Bee.| —At the heur write the decision of Mr. Matthews in the Maybrick case has not been made public. He Is waiting for some additional testimony of a scientific character, and I am not aware that ft has yet come to hand, bat you may take it for granted that the information I furmshed you on Sunday is correct and that every indication still points to a commutation of the capital sentence. Matthews nhas been almost constantly at work upon the great mass of testimony of various kinds, and it is most unjust to accuse him of needlessly prolonging the suspense of the unfortunate prisoner. It must be re- membered that while judge and jury remsin of the ocpinion that the wverdict found at the trial was a just one, and that nothiog has been revealed calculated to shuke it, it would be a v treme course for the home secretary to reverse their de- cision, but, if Tam correctly mformed, the learned judge has, to some extent, modified his opinion, and thercfore the reprieve of Mrs, Maybrick may be anticipated with a large degree of confidence. Some little stir has been occasioned by & report in & provineial paper that Mr. Maybrick before his death wrote a leuer to his brother to the effect that he was being poisoned and requesting that his body should be opened after his death, I sent you a notice of the letter a fortnight ago, and you will find another allusion to it in my dispatch of Sunday u week. Undoubtedly 1t is in istence, but it could not be produced in the trial because there wasa technical objection to it as evidence, but it was in Mr. Addison’s brief, and, for aught I know, he may be willing to give you a copy of it if by 80 doing he would not be violati professional etiquette, on which point I am Dot an authority. Auyhow, the letter was written by the late Mr. Maybrick, und it is certainly not consistent THE PRESIDE) His Reception at Cincinnati—Ovations at Oxford and Indianapolis. CrsorsNaTy, August 21, —Amid the boom- ing of cannon and cheers from the vast mul- titude gathered at.the central station, Presi dent Harrison arrived here at 10:15, over two hours and a half late, owing to an acci- dent to a trainin front of the express yester- day. The president, with the other members of the party, took an early breakfast this morning. The crowds at the central station cheerea when the train stopped, the president being, as usual, besiegdll by handshakers. Tho party consisted of President Harrison, Attorney General Miller, Private Secretary Halford, Secretary Rusk, Hon. John 13, Elam, Colonel John B. Black, General Thomas G, Morgan, commissioner of Indian affairs, and others. There was an almost continuous ovation accorded the president until he reached his carriage. Governor Foraker rods with the president and the other members of the party were assigned to carriages accompanied by members of the committee. The escort was made up of a battalion of police and two patrol wagous, the First regiment and Buttery B, of the Ohio National Guards. The latter fired a salute. The streets through which the pro- cession passed were packed with people, while the windows were alive with specta- tors, The president was almost constantl bowing his acknowledgments of enthusiustic greotings, Arriving at the Burnett house he was es- corted to the parlor, which was elaborately decorated with flowers, Mayor Mosby made a brief address of welcome, to which the president repiied as follows: “Mr. Mavor: [ thank you and the people of Ciucinnati, for whom vou speak, for this kindly welcotne. Tt would be pleasing to me to speak of recollections which your re- marks and this city recall, but there is neither time nor opportunity for that. The public reception began almost im. mediately, ‘The first callers after the com- mitteo had been presented wero mem- bers of the Ohio commandery of the Loyal Legion, of which the president is a member, and then followed the public. At the end of three-quarters of an hour the president was driven to the builders’ ex- change, where an address of welcome was made by President Allison of that bod) Here again there was a great press of peoplo to shuke the president's hund. The presidential party was joined at dinner by quite a number of Cincinnati gentlemen, and both the dinuer and the rest which fol- lowed it, when the president went to his room and received a few friends, were in pleasing contrast with the more exciting events that made up the programme for the first baif of che . At the chamber of commerce reception the stream passed at the rate of fifty people per minute. Long after the reception had ended crowds of peopie went in tc see where the president had been and to look at tho decorations, At 4:30 the pre i from the Burnett house was the occasion for remewed ap- plause. It was started by the spectators in I's TRI1 with the theory that he was poisoning him- self unless we proceed to suppose that he Xilled himself in order to get his wife into trouble. Among the many ingenious ex- planations of his death that have been of- fored, this, I belicve, has not been submit- ted. What new thing may have happened to-day I am not able to tell you, but the truth of tho scientific evidenco thus far has led Matthews to believe that he will b justified in saving the prisoner's life. At the same time it may possibly be another day vefore s decision is made known, He will not pronounce the last word until he is abso- Jutely sure that he has exhausted the wholo fleld of inquiry. Some there may be who will be disposed to blame him, but the silent body of the public who have taken no part in this agitation, but who have their own opinions about it, will, in the long run, de cideuly approve of his course, A MENBER 0F PARLIAMENT. A Circular By the LoNDON, August 22 —([Special Cablegram to Tur Bee. |—A dispatch to the Daily Now. from Tiflis says: *Ihe porte has sent a se- cret circular note to the governor general of all tho Armenian velayets ordering them to cnerish their privileges and avoid offenaing the Kurds, whose services might be needed in the event of war. It is fea the note wil] promote outrages upon chris tians.” The Daily News, commenting upon the dispatch, says it hopes that if Europe willjuot interfere to provent such atominable business, Russia will, and speedily, rre Mrs. Maybrick Sinking. LoxnoN, August 21.—Mrs, Maybrick is sinking. Her appearauce is so changed vhat her mother rdly knew her. Delay granting the expected reprieve has caus her friends to almost give up hope. Matthews Confers With Addisor LoxN0oN, August 21.—Home Secref Matthews has been in consultation with Jonn W, Addison, the leading counsel for the prosecution in the trial of Mrs. Maybrick, atalied o THE GLOVER-BATES FIGH' The Montanu Pagilist Knocked Out in the Fourth Rouna., ALr Lake, Utah, August 21 Telegram to Tue Bee.|—About 1 o'clock yesterday taorning u prize fight took place at Loke Park resort, the puuilists being Frank Glover, of Chicago, and Junmy Bates, of Butte, Mont. The fight was with four-ounce gloves. Bates drew first blood, but was knocked out in the fourth round. The contest wus witnessed by about 300 people, special trains leaving Salt Lake and Ogden for the sceno shortly before midnignt. No one knew where the encounter was to take place until the truivs stopped. The governor and Uuited States warshal heard of the affair, and, uring a spe cial engine, went the road and met the = retur crowd about ten milos from the When the marshal, overnor and posse boarded the train about fty of the sports escapod by jumping through the windows and spent the night in the sage brush, The names of the remuindor of the party wore securcd and all who could be found at dayhight were arrested. Bates was arrested at Ogden late in the day und Glover wus captured while attempting to escane from the city 1 a carriage, Among thoso arrested were C. J, Mulkey, special passenger agent of the Rio Grand Weste raihoad, and many prominent eiti ‘Their trials will take place to-morrow, affuir is creating cousiderable excitenient in the city. [Special up — - Another Cotton Mili Failuve, Provioexos, R, L, August 21, — The ‘Waukegon cotton goods mills to-day decided to snspend payiuent und allow their notes to RO to protest. I'he failure is connected with that of Lewis Brothers, though it is asserted not to be a direet result of it, the Waukegon being creditors of Lewis Brothers only to the extent ot about #1000, The mills were reported to by in with Manville & Staters to the awount of §1,000,00 aud creditors huye been coming down ou them. No statewent can bo lad s yet, but the liabilities ure be lieved to be hoavy, ‘The Waukegou company has two mills at present in operation, one at Waukegon near Plainflold, Conn., capitulized at $600,000, em- ploying 1,000 hands, und the Nottingham mills of this city, capitalized at '$300,000 and ewploving 60 hunds. Treasuror Taft, of the Waukegou mi ulso secretary and troasurer of the Pouemaugh wills, which bave a capital of §1,500,000, Bradstreets think that Taft's connection with this will way place it in danger, : -—————— The Oharleston Puts to Sea. AN FRANCISCO, August 21, Charleston put to sea this worning on e second trial trip. She will not return be- Lore Lo-morrow night, he cruiser | the corridor, who saw the president kiss a child in its mother’s arms as he was coming down the stairway. 'The president was ac- companied by the Indianapolis committee of invitation and by the members of the Cincin- nati committee. At5 o'clock the train started. moment the president appeared near the the platform and a shout arose, which con- tinuea until the train was out of sight. Among those aboard the train leaving Cincinnati were President Hurrison, Atto ney General Miller, Private S tary Hal- ford, Secretary Rush, General Morgan, com- missioner of Indian affairs; Hon. Dan M. Randell, marshal of the District of Colubia, and Captain Meredith, chief of the bureauof printing and engraving, ‘T'o tell the hearty and frank reception at one place on the rond is to tell thatat all laces. g At Hamilton cannon thundered forth vresidential salute as the train drew up. At Oxford, where Dr. Scott had been a professor at Miami university,and at another time head of a female college, the mayor said in behalf of the citizens We greet you. Here you received your college educa- tion and were married. Oxford has ever folt n deep imterest in your useful career. Oxford has watched your life. We rejoice in this opportunity of giving you a hearty welcome.” In reply the president said it gave him pleasure {0 stop even for a moment at Ox- ford, and tendered his most sincere thanks for the reception. Lhe magor, at Coliege Cornor, said; “We stand on the edge of two stutes to welcome you to your state. We have the wagon here in which your grandfather rode in 1840, and we will be glad to ride you on it to-duy.” The carriage was a very old lookin, all, to which a rope was attached be'drawn by the eager people. Harrison replic “Thank you. I prefer this hicle I am now riding on, and 1 am obliged to you and_this audience for this hearty greeting. It gives me pleasure to cross tho iine into my own state, which has been so hospital and kind to me ‘always, and it gives me pleasure to look into the faces of the happy and prosperous people here to-night. Governor Hovey stepped out on the car platform behind “the president and said: “Mr. President, as governor of the state of Indiana 1 take pleasure and have the honor to welcome you 1o your state us president, The state that has honored you heretofore is ready to do so hereafter,” President Harrison replied: *I thanlk you, governor, for this welcome extended on’ the partof the peonle of the wholo state. You have well said the people of Indiana have been kind to me, and if, when my public ca- reer 15 ended, [ can return to you the happy vossessor of your respect and good will, T shall not leave public office with regret.” At Liberty, in reply to an eloquent ad- dress, the president spoke wurmly, uthusistic receptions marked the stop- pages at Connersyille and Rushville. ‘Y he train pulled into the Union station at Indianapolis at 9 to-night. The president and party woere met at the train by a com- wittee from the Seventieth Indiana regiment und from the board of wrade. The station was packed with people, The president was escorted to a carridage and the procession sturted for the Dennison house, where the president will make his headquarters during his stay. At the hotel the president was received by the monument commission and committees representing tho G. A, . and state of In- diana, He was received with short speeches by President Tanner, of the board of tr wid General James K. Carnaban, welcoming him to the city and state. The president in reply, after expressing thauks for his re- ception, said: “It was not my expectation when I left In- dianapolis & fow months ugo that I would ro- turn again 8o soon to my howe, but this oc sion was one which 1 could not’ well be ab- sent feom, It is one that should enlist to a degree that nothing else can do our patriotic interests aud state pride. It is true, as Gen- eral Carnaban has said, that I took an_early iuterest in this movement. Ifelt until this mouument was built, uutil its top stone was Laid and its voice had been heard by the peo- plo of this stute in expressive speeci, we had not done that for our so dead which we | shoutd und that we had ueglected those who bad died for us. 1 am glud therefore, to be | prosent and see this mouument svarted, 1 reverently rejoice with you on this occusion and hail the work which these commissioners buve so wisely and magnifi- cently begun." At'the couclusion 6f his remarks, he ' 1 personully many of his frieads, then the president, Gooeral Rusk and Private Secretary Hulford ate a light lunch #nd the president retired. e, Corporal Tanner's Daughter Lot Out. New Youk, August 2L—A Washington al says: Ou account of a deficiency in the appropriations it becomes necessary to reduce the force of clerks at ull pension encies throughout the country, Several discharges were made at the agency here to-day, and the first nawe among the re- movals was that of Miss Tanner, tho eldest daughter of the corporul. She was appointed | over a year ago under Commissioner Black, | wud should not be wistaken for & younger daughter, who is the pension commissioner’s private sceretary, At that the carry- ready to President modern ve AMONG THE RANK AND FILE. Tired Troopers at Fort Robinson Taking & Rest. A BATTALION DRILL TO-DAY. Partial List of the Regiments Already in Camp and Their Command- ing OMcers—A Bustling Scene, An Anfmated Scene. Font RoniNsox, Neb., August 21,—|Spe- " OMAHA., THURSDAY cial Correspondence of Tne Bre)—Day broke cold and blustry, It was thought that the storm which had brought to a close yos terday evening would be renewed. But the wind died away about noon, the sua shone, and the genial warmth was appreciated by every mortal on the grovnds. Little effect had the temperature upon the sold of the department of the Platte, They had too long and wearily veen plodding along strange highways towards this Mecca of heroes to be prevented from attaining their journey’s end because of a little blow. As a consequence, and as if summoned by the same mysterions whistle with which Rhoderic Dhu called his retainers to his aid, columns of troops and wagon trains made their appearance on every hiliside and valley around the camp grounds. A more ani mated scene had never been witnessed even wheu these valleys and elevations re. | sounded with the shots and shouts of con- tending paleface and savage. In the dis- tance, the lines of the whita-covered wagons strotched almost to the horizon, slowly fol- lowing the marching forces, the arms of which reflected in long lines of light the early rays of the sun. From the southwest came thoe Sixteenth infantry, and simultane ously, from the southeast, the Seventeenth. Preceding them had arrived the Twen! first, its band playing us it marched through the fort. Then came the Kifth artillery; then tho Seventh infantry; then the Eighth, and finally the Second, which had walked from Hemingford, on the B. & M. line from Kearney, a distance of nearly thirty-eight miles, the march naving been made in two days. As mentioned in my telegram of yes- terday, death overtook one of the members of General Wheaton's command. The day, it scems, had been oppressively warm. The vietim, Private Clayton of company E, had suffered greatly from the heat. While pass- ing a hiil down which a stream of water flowed, he ran to the summit and there drank freely of the water, which was almost icy cold. He overtook the column, mounted one of the wagons, from which he soon after fell to the roadside and died almost immediately. His body was brought to this place in a Kea Cross ambulance and buried to-day, Companies D and H of the Ninth cavalry and K company of the Twenty-first infantry arrived Monday night and went 1nto camp immediately, as did the Robinson troops carly in tho morning of yesterday and to-day on their return from their operations against the evemy. When all these forces reached the camp- ing ground there was a scene such as can be witnessed only when an army takes the field. The long column of grizzled, browned and dusty soldiers broke iuto fragments as cuch couipany marched to the sight designod for its auarters. The cumbersome wagons followed them, Off flew the wh:tened cov- erings and out flew even whiter ones tied with many folds of rope. Following them, an indiscribable variety of shovels, spades, P mauls, tentpins, poles and amp furniture dropped to the ground. Like ants the blue coated soldiers busied themsclyes along the lines and in a scarcely aporeciable length of time the green hillside and plain was obhterated with a canvas town which shoue with dazzling whiteness in the sun. To realize the magnitude of this work one must imagine a plain consisting of about a mile square. F'rom east to west and for u width of several hundred fect is a massof tents, North of these stands the row for the for the officers’ quarters and north of them stands the division headquarters. In the northwest corner of the squure stands a littlo city separated from the rest. Hore General Brooke has established his headquarters and is surrounded vy his staff ofticers and clerks, In the southwest corner of the square, the cavalry and artillery are quartered, ‘and east of them stand hundreds of wagons which have just performed, like their human compunions, the toilsome duties of the march. 2 In this scene of beauty and impressiveness, handsome young officers, many of whom are just fresh’ from graduation, gray-haired heroes of many years aud battlos galiop upon spirited chargers which seem to drink in the inspiration of the time and place. A central figure among these is Geueral Brooke, who, with a dark blue cloak gracefully covering lis ample _proportions, rides with the grace of Ney. The general is a heavy man, buv there is no evidence of the fact in the grace with which both horse and driver cover the field, Scarcely less noticeable is the prosence of Inspector’ General Vroom, who also rides with case and dignity. Then there is Captain Richards, the quar- termaster, another large man, whose avoir- dupois does not prevent him frow attending to his varied duties i all parts of the camp. Another busy ofticer is Quartermaster Ta lor, of the Ninth cavalry, whose life these any days bas been in the saddie, making preparations for this great event. His work bas been a great one, but 1t has been ad- mirably performed, Fires now begin to burn, coils of light bluo wood smolke, the odor of which is not un- grateful, ascend above the tents, The soldiers are preparing their first meal, and lfe in Camp Crook has been begun in earnest. The regiments in camp, as nearly as could be ascertained, are commanded as follows: Twenty-first Infantry—A company, Licu- tenant Palmer; C, Captain Ebstemn; B, Cap- tain Duncan; G, Licutenant Williams: I, Lieutenant Bonesteel, These are commanded by Captain Ebstein. They consist of about one hundred and twenty men, and walked 120 miles from Sidney. They were harassed by Captain Worth, but escaped without damage. Sixteenth Infantry—Commander; Major Parke; K company, Captain Ward; B, Cap- tain Palmer; D, Captain Morrison; H, 'Lieu tenant Allen; I, Lieutenant Chandler; G Licutenant Wright, The command warched 110 wiles, from Bordeaux to the camp, having ridden from the fort to that point. The regiment received the complements of Col- ouel Merrium on the march yesterday, in the attempt to deprive it of its train or ad- vance guard Three of the former were captured, though the wagons ana thie rest of the line were admirably protected. In its at- tempt to get out of his way and, if possible, reach the camp before the colonel did, the ruglunuln walked yesterday twenty six miles, Seventeenth - Tnfuntry m cowmund; P Beonett; A, Captain Captain ' Henry Howell; B, Department, Charles H. Green; K, Captain Frank D! Garnity; K, Captain James M. Burns; 1, | irst Lieutenant G, H. Roach; D, First Lieutenant C. St. John Chuob; €, Second Licutenant Edgar S. Walker: G, Second Licutenant Janies L. Drujen. Eight of these companies walked 161 miles, from Fort Rus- sell. Two companies from Fort Bridger walked 106 miles. They were visited by rain | every night, There are 345 men in the regi- ment, Colonel H, C. Mer- — Major company, Casey Captain Vao' ' Horn; H, | Seventeenth Intantry riam in commard; I company, Captaip Quin- tou; I, Captain Burnett; C, Lieutenant Booth; 'B, Lieutenant Johnson; [, Licuten- ant HBufington; A, Lieutenant Lesseign, The regiment contains 220 wen and warched seventy-four miles, Eignth lufantry—Major Kellogg command- ing; K company, Captain W, S, Worth; C, Captain A, W, Corliss; 1, Licutenant Hay- MORNING, AUGUST 22, 1889 den; H, Captain Wells; E, in Savage; ¥, B, Wilhelm; G, Captain Mmm;,\, Sap- tain Whitney. ' This . command came ' from Fort Niobrara, and was nécompanied by troop G, Ninth cavalry, under commaod of Captain' Cusack; troop A f& commanded by Captain Garrard. ueneral Kautz arefved to-day and will as- sume command of ofie of the brigades, The roster of the Second infantry, as woll as that of scveral otlier - commands, Will ap- pear later. Weary Troops Resting Up. Fonr RopiysoN, Neb.,, August 31.—|Spo- clal Telegram to ‘Fnr Ber]—Thoro was nothing done in Camp Crook to-day, Gen- eral Brooke had decided to allow the men to rest and overcome the effect of their recent march. To-morrow four hours will be de- voted to battalion drill. 'HBeyond this feature no announcement regarding future move ments has been or will be made. General Brooke offers as a reason for this withhold- ing of the programme that military move- ments after the first one lose their interest when they become known too_far ahead of time, Captain Charies A, Dempsey, who was detained in Omaha by the Fletcher court-murtial, has arrived. Captain Ames, of 5 company of the Second, has returned from u leave of absence. Private Clayton, of the Second infantry, who.died av Heming= ford, was buried to-day with military honors. e g BIG OIL BLAZY IN ALLEGHENY. An Explosion | of Gasoline Destroys the Miller Reflne s PirrsnurG, August 21.—The last stroke of the 3o'clock vell hua hardly died away this morning when a sudden and brilliant glare spread over the lower portion of Pittsburg and Allegheny. It was followed by a dull, heavy boom, and then a column of smoke shot up from the Allegheny sidge of the Ohio river. Investigation showed that the large oil refinery of A. L. Miller wgs doomed to destruction. Perry Leuck, night watch- man of the refinery, was found lying in an injured and dazed condition on Wash- ington avenue, He was taken to a drug store and his injuries attended to. He could tell nothing of the explosion or Low he es caped, Thornton Miller, engincer of the es- tablishnent, was missing and it is thought he perished in the flames. In the meantime the devouring element was swoeping all before it. Starting from gasoline, which was the cause of the explo- sion, the flames spread in all directions, 25,000 barrels of oil being ablaze at once. Alarm after alarm was sent out and soon every en- gine in the city was at the fire and streams of water were pouring in from all divections, Within fifteen minutés, the eutire square, except a narrow strip along Preble av was one mass of flames, The roofs of nei boring residences were smoking and the oc- cupants, nany half clad, were standing around stupified with fear.” At 5:30 o'clock the fire was under control so far s confining the flames within the original limits was concerned, but the fire was still blazing at 9 o'clock this moraing. By playing on the houses most i danger the speed of the flames in that direction was avoided, und by hard work the lumber yard at one end of the property was saved. The destruction of the refinery is cally total, and the fire Is still taking up what iittle remains. No trace of Enginecr Miller has been secured, and there is no longer any doubt that he met his doom. The plant was valued at $225,000, and the insur- ance, if any, 18 light. e DARULATPOLITICS. practi- NORTH The Kepublican State Convention Meets at Fargo. #'ARGo, N. D., August 2I.—The first party state convention ever held in Nocth Dakota met in this oty to-day. Republican poli- ticians have been gathering several days and the city is crowdea with delegates, candi- dates and speculators, It is conceded by the democrats that unless there should bs some serious break in the work of the convention the persons nominated here will become the drst state officers of the new state. Previ- ous to the work of the convention, the re- publican clubs met yesterday and organized a state league under the rules of the national republican league. In the contest for nominations for state of- Mcers, General Allen, chairman of the state committee, has been generally counted as well in the lead, although_considerable de- pends on the action of the Farmers’ alliance, whose leading candidate is John Milier, ~ Much was thought to depend on choice for chairman, and the friends of the opposing candidates were on the lookout for the advantage. . A. Witliams was the choice of the Allen men, while Miller's strength was thought to be bacging Judge Cochrane, In the convention hall, for the use of the chairman, was a mewmorial token of General Grant, being the chair in which the great commander sat at Appamawtox when he sigued the papers for General Levs surren- der. This chair is the property of Gene Capehart, of tuis city, and was loaned for the occasion. As chairman of the state committee, Gen- eral Allen called the conyention to order this afternoon and made o short specch, coun- selling harmony and tho adoption of & broad platform. The convention wns an enthus astic one and greeted the remarks with cheers, A vote for chairman was taken by coun- tics, the two men before mentioned having been nominated and quickly seconded amid greut applause. Six counties in which thero were contending delegates were excluded from the voie, which resulted in favor of Judge Cochrane, who received 313 votes, to 90 cast for Williams, After electing tem- porary secretaries the convention adjourned 1ill 7:80 to-uight. '"HE M 3 14 Sco't Makes a EProposition Ignores the Union, SewiNa Varuey, I, August 21.—The first proposition made to the locked out miners will be made to-morrow over the signature of Charles J, Delvin, who says he has been directed by W.L. Scott, presidentof the com- pany, to make to the miners the proposition of 75 ceuts per ton for minlug in third veins from now until May 1, 1880, Men occupying company houses unwilling to work on these terms or who do not begin work on or before Monday, September £, must vacate the houses. No committee ‘pepresenting any union organization will be treated with in the future and each wan will have to seek employment for himsef fndividually. It is thought by many people the miners will de- cline this proposition om account of the clause revarding treating with the union. Many of the men, however, would like to ac- cept and it is the' presumpfion that work in the northern Ilhinois district will take place betore long. Which e B CHL CROPS IN THE DAKOTAS, Wheat Beiter Than Expected and of a High Grade. Hunow, S. D, August 21.—Reports from sixty towns in various parts of North and South Dakota, forwarded to 8, W. Glean, in charge of the United States signal ofico end manager of the Dakota crop and weather service in this ecity, indicate that for the week ending August 18, crops generally necded rain, Egrly planted corn in the southern countios’ is rapidiy curing, and 1o the north, where suowers have been quent, late corn and ylso fiax, grass and ront ovs wre greatly in need of rain, The ma- jority of the reports fndicate that the wheat yield is much bettepthan expeeted, and is of o high grade. Mugh of it 1s beglnning w0 find'its way w market, . Golng to Legislate for It. Ci10AGo, August 2L.—Mayor Cregier to- day addressed a formal letter to Governor Fifer, asking him to cali an the Hlinois legisluture 1o take aetion towards seeuring the location of the Worid's fair in Chicago in 1592, | THEMILWAUKEE WITHDRAWS It Will Not Meet the B. & N.’s Pro- portional Rate. THE COURSE TAKEN ILLEGAL. Very Little Probability of an Early Settlement ot the Trouble—Import- ant Union Paciffc Changos Contemplated. An Illegal Crrcaao, August 21.—~[Special Telegram to Tnr BEE.|—In this morning’s meeting of the Western Freight association the Chi- cago, Milwaukee & St. Paul road withdrew its notice that it would meet the 15-cent pro- portional rate of the Burlington & Northern, and which was met yesterday by the Wis- consin Central, the Chicago, St. Paul & Kan- sas City and the St. Paul. Several reasons urged the withdrawal. To begin with, the notice was illegal, as are those of the Wis- consin Central and Chicago, St. Paul Kansas City, in that the reason for iznoring the long and short haul clause of the inter- state commerce act was given as a_desire to meet the rate of the Burlington & Northern, a domestic road. The inter-stato commerce actspecifies distinetly that the long and short. hatl clause can only be ignored on account of foreign or water competition. Fhis was the reason given by the Burlington & North- ern, The convincing argument which in- duced the St. Paul to withdraw its notice was that the rate will hardly pay for the wear and tear on the consciences of the oftt cials, much less for axlo grease. A test vote was taken, showing that no vroposition for the settiement of the question would be ac- cepted. The association only considered rou- tine business during the rest of the day. An ofticial of a St. Paul road is authority for the statement that the Canadian Pacitic and *'So0” officials now in St. Paul are there for the purpose of making some kind of o settlement with the Chicawo-St. Paul roads, ‘The chances look more favorable for a settle- ment at that end than through the delibera- tions of the Western I'reight association. The western passenger men seem deter- mined that the freight men shail not have all the notoriety. In spite of stringent associn tion ruies, numerous roads are manipulating rat ‘The Alton charges the Rock lsland with repeated mavipulation, and General Passenger Agent Sebastian, of the | line, comes back to-day with a compl agoinst the Alton, alleging a cutof $2.5 on sixteen tickets from Bethany, Il Woodburn, Ore. The deal was uncovered by Assistant Passenger Agent S, T, Boyd, and u oy of thie cut rate contract forwarded to Mr. Sebastian. Chairman Abbott has been asked to take action in the watter, the pen- alty being $100 on each ticket if guilt is shown. It was also charged to-day that the Burlington hus been paying 32,50 commission on every ticket from west of the Missouri, and a demand for punishment has been mode. If found guilty the “Q" must pay $100 on every ticket over its line from west of the Missouri sold since June 1. ‘The notice of an advauce iu iron rates both ways between New York and Chicago has been temporarily suspended. Further no tice may be 1ssued kriday by the Central Traftin association, - osition. Prospective Union Pacific Changes. Suosnoxe, Idaho, August 21.—|Special Telegram to Tue Bek.]—A party of Union Pacific officials arrived herc this evenmg, consisting of President Adams, Vice Presi- dent Holcomb, Traftic Manager Meller G. M. Cummings, Vice President Holco! stated that G. M. Cummings, now assist general manager of the Union Pacific at Salt Lake, has been appointed general manager of the consolidated system, with headquar- ters at Salt Lake, the appoint- ment to take effect at once. The jurisdiction of E. Dickinson is extended to Ogden, No change will be made mn the official roster for the present, but the same will be recognized at a meeting of the board of directors, to be held in October. At this meeting the Jurisdiction of Trafiic Manager Mellen will be extended to cover all the tines, and he will report dircet to the vice dent. Itis also possible thav the de- meut'of general superintendent, will be revived and the title conferred upon Dickin- son. President Adams denied that he an- ticipated resigning his position. His mission over the road is for the purpose of preparing a speciul report, whioh will be presented to congress at its next session. He would not say that it wasto be in any way connected with the Outhwaite bill, but was of the opin- ion that an effort would be made to bring about action of congress on the il at the next session, Villard’s Plan Adopted. New Youk, August 21.—The board of directors of the Northern Pacific railroad has unanimously passed a resolution to submit the financial plan devised by Henry Villard, as chairman of ‘the finance committee, to the preferred stockholders, The salient point of Villard's plan is a consolidated mortgage of §160,000,000, which is to be used for the retirement of the outstanding first, second and third mortgage bonds and othe sceurities guaranteed by the Northern Pa- cific railroad company, and which is also to be applied to the financial needs, presentand fu- ture, of the company. It is nov intended to issue at the present more than £15,000,000 of the consolidated mortgage bonds, which will be used to provide for indispensible improve: ments, enlurgement of terminal facilities, permanent betterments and improvements on the main line, More Lowering of Rates, CH10AGO, August 21L.—At the mecting of the Western States Freight association to- day, the Chicago, St. Paul & Kansas road gave notice that it would apply the I5-cent scale of proportional rates on through trafile from the seaboard to all intermediato points on its hine, instead of confining them to St. Paul and Minneapols. “Tho lowa Central aiso filed notice of its intention to establish rates from Peoria to St. Paul and intermediate points on busi- ness originating at Buffalo and other west- ern termini of the trunk Jines on the same basis, This action cuts the rates to lowa points on through business from points_east of Chicago. No conclusion was reached by the association to-day. MORE SEALERS CAPTURED, Two Victoria Schooners Fall a Prey to the Rush VicTonia, August —News was received last evening of the capture of two more Vie- toria schooners in Behring sea. The vessels are the Pathfinder and Minui The news was brought by Captain Alger, who left his own schooner, the Annie Alger, in Neah bay aud came to Victoria in a canoe. At the time of the capture by the Rush the Path- finder had 500 skins. The American schooners Ariel and Terrsa ars also reported to have been boarded, but allowed to pro- ceed, altnough they bad seals on board, on condition that they atounce leave Behring sea, —— Stoamahip Arrivals. | pools At Loudon—Sighted: The Haltimore and Montana, from Haltimore, and the Stock- lolm, from Hoston, At New York—Tho Stato of Indiana, from asgow, and the Westernland, from Ant- werp, AU’ Phildelpbia—The Switzerland, from Altwerp. Al Balvmore—~The Peruviap, from Liver- MIKE M'DONALD ON MORALITY. fhe Gambler's Righteous Wrath Tow« ards the French Pricst. Cnicaco, August 21,—[Spoecial Telogram to Tur Ber, | ~Mike McDonald has received a letter from his runaway wife, who elope with tho French priest, Father Joseph Moy sant. There 18 neither sorrow nor contrition for her siu, nor a plea for forgivencss in the missive. @ot a letter from her August 19, said thoe deserted husband, as he sat in the mag. nificently furnished parlor of his Asbland avenue mansion this morning and talked to a reporter, “but sho is still infatuated with that beast of u priest. Nota word of re. pentance is sent: all the sorrow she ex- presses is the pivy she has for others in this house, those two little boy They went to Boston it seoms—av least the letter is dated there. She says she can not leave the man slie is with, I can not give you the letter,as 1 must save that for the courts, for there is going to bo u divorce in this family just as 00n a8 my lawyer gets back from his vaca- tion, which will be a week from to-d 1 have both pity and contempt for the woman whom I once coutd call wife, But she has sunk lower than the vilest woman on the earth, “Why," said McDonald, almost breath lessly, *look at the record of this man, which I liave unearth A_moral leper he has been, it seems, from the time he took his first vows in the priesthood. Everywhere 1 0 to find out something about him hideous stories of young women falling victims to him confront me. Ho preached the word of his Master in Dixon, this state, and a poor, ignorant widow, with six enildren, fell und his spel', and the result was that a vigilance committee of horrified Catholics was formed to lynch the fellow. He saved himself vy Kotling out of the town, then he came here. It wasn't long bofore he again bogan his life of crime acainst womanhiood, and I hear ies of his conduct that are almost beyond Several ladies of the West Side he eavored to conguer, and in some instances he succeeded. Yos, and he weat further than _ that, for some of the women who devote their lives to the church fell into his clutehes. Two years ugo my wifo brought that whelp up to my house and told we he was a poor and deserv- ing priest, and that she wanted to help him She said he was connected with the church of Notre Dame, which she_and the children attend. He was a ’mm'l\' dressed and not at all good appearing fellow and was seventeen years younger thau my wife. She said the man ought to be helped, and [ believe that she had no other motive - Lringing him to the house thau that she believed him worthy of stanc Because my wife liked him [ welcomed him and gave him a nice room up- stairs and the ran of the house. Why, the hypocrite actually went so far as to induce niy wife to have an altar erected in one of the upper rooms, und here he said wass all by himself, except when was with Nim._ 1 went to my wife on ““‘Mary, 1 believe it is against the laws of the church to huve mass said ata private house. How is that?' $'0h,’ she replied, ‘Father Moysant has obtained a- special dispensation from the bishop and cun hold mass here just as well as at church,’ and that deceiver suid, too, that the arrangement was far more satisfac- tory and convenient to him, and thut he could get right out of bed and say mass without any trouble. “Well, it went on and on, and I knew noth- ing about what was happening. The ser- vants knew of the intimacy between the two, but they seemed completely under her orders and sid ne @ word to me. There wasn't even u whisper of what' I was soon to find out. Well, on the 24th day of July my wife-came to me and said she wanted to visit_her mother in Tiftin, O. I supplied 1 with money and she left, taking all her jewelry, worth about 85,000 Ididn’t hear from her and then began an investigauon, which developed everything. Iiearned frof the mts of the impropor relations sustained by the two, found that my coachman, Hugh “Mullaney, was well aware of their guilt from the day that it was commenced, and that Mullaney carried notes from my wife to that cur. 'They met at the Grand Pacific notel and Palmer house. Three days after she left she came buck to the house disguised us a nun, 1 wasn’t here at the time, and sie got safely away and I haven't scen her since. She pawned her jewelry right nere i the city. Then they skipped. My wife was completely infatuated with the man. The fellow had a do; aliases, He went under the name of Gossman, Raymond, Charles Rafferty, Mason and others.” R AN RACERS. Great Interest Manitested in the Sail- ing of Four Big Vessels, New Yoik, August 21,—|Special Telegram to Tne Bee. ot within the memory of the oldest steamshin mon has so much interest veen taken in sailing as wus manifested when the fleet of four big steamnships left this port this afternoon. There certamly neyer Were so many passengers at an August suiling before. The big racers Teutonic, of the White Star line; City of New York, of the Inu saale, of tho North Ge man Lloyd, and the City of RRome, of the Anchor line, ull putout to sea. All had a fair number of swioon passengers and all were eagerly discussing the wmerits of the several vessels. Of course the Teutonie and City of New York were the favorites, for the great race eastward to_Queenstown lies between them, Numerous bets were made before their departure. The odds slightly favored the Teutonie. The City of New York, City of Rowme and Teutonic passea down' the river within half an hour of cach othier in the order nam OCE A Nebraska Woman Tries to Secure Possession of Her Adopte Rockronp, Iil, August 21, 1 gram to ‘I'mz Bee)--Mrs, C. H. Norton, wife of a large land owner of O'Neill, Neb., caused @ seene on the street last evening by throwing a shawl over the head of Robbio Vierbomm and attemuting to kiduap bim. She tried to drag him to a carriage, but he resisted so strongly that she could not accomplish her design, Some years ugo the boy's mother, who lives here gave Mrs, Norton the child und she lavished everything uvon him.. A few weeks ago the mother weut to O'Neill and stole the boy and brought bim to Rockford. Mrs. Norton started on a still bunt, and, having located him, made an attempt 10 seize him, She says the mother gave the child to ber, releasing all claims, and she will have hiw before she leaves here, — The Olympia Convention, Orymria, Wash,, August 21, article on school lands was adopted to-day providing that they are to be sold ag specified in the enabling act for not less than $10 an acre and 10 the highest bidder, There was a struggle all day over the tide land question, and two propositions were adopted and referred to the committes, one concerning the United States patents, covering in part tide lands, the other the sovercignity and ownership by the state of ull the lands. The committee was directed to separate them from the schedule, when they are to be voted on again. o ~ The Weathier Forecast, For Omaha and Vicinity—Fair weather, ebrasku—Fair, slignily warmer; variable winds. lowa—Faiwr weather in northeast, station- ary temperature in soulbiwest portion, west erly winds, Dakota—Fair, warmer, westerly, shifting 10 southerly wind e B Worsted Mills Collapso. Puovivexce, August 21.—The Thornton worsted mills went under to-day. Their trouble was caused by the fuilure of Brown, Bteese & Clark, S— NUMBER 64 THE SITUATION IN VIRGINIA. A Beliof That Mahone Will Be Nome inated For Governor. IT WILL BE A LIVELY BATTLE. The Ol Dominion to Be Treate the Warmest Campaiga Known in 1ts History —A New Mail Box Adopted. WaASHINGTON BUREAU, THE OMATA l!nn,% 518 FOURTRENTIL STREET, WasmiNaroy, D, O, August 21, 1t is generally believed from tho tone of the Norfolk dispatches to night that General Mahone will be the republican nominee for governor of the Old Dominion to-morrow. This nomination, if made, will prove the first zun in one of the liveliost campaigns ever known on the soil of Virginia. Mahone is feared moro by the democrats of Vieginia than any other man who couid be named, “Thie reason is that he is to.day the most able organizer in the whole conntry. There is no state in the union wuere the political organization is so thorough and complete as that maintained by Mahone in Vieginia, His plans follow the linesof wilitary preciseuess He knows absolutely the number of votes that can be secured in every county, town, hamlet and precinot n the entire state. His corporals report to sergeants, they to lieu- tenants, and so on up. General Mahone holds cach man porsonally respousible for the votes of the men over whom he 18 ex- veeted to look. There is not a voter in the commonwealth whose volitical preference is not known to the littie general. Conse- quently, when be says that he has & major- ity of the voting population with him ho knows whereof he speaks. He says this year the republicans will carry the state, but so far the opposition have had the ma- chinery in their hands, and they huve had control of the count. If General Mahone can get assuranco that there will be a fair count Virginia will have a republican gov- ernor as the result of the next election. Ma- lioue thiiks he has the necessary assurances. A NEW MAIL BOX. The equipment division of the postofiice department has for some time contemplated a material change 1 the form of the street letter boxes used in the free delivery service, and recently contracted with an inventor for box which does aw with many of the ious objections raised against the present The new box, of which samples have been received by the department, is very simple in construction ana it 1s believed overcomes all the objections of the affair now used. Pulling down a knob opens the slot to receive the letters and at the same tim tray witnin the box is raised, which divides it into two departments. A'l mail previously deposited is in the lower dopart- ment and the tray fits 80 Lightly that nothing can be inscrted through the slot tnat will reach to the bottom. A letter dropped into the box remuins on the tray until the knob is released by the manler, when 1t is dropped into the lower department und is there secure until the carrier comes around. The design accepted besides affording greater safery from thicves, prevents damage from storms. Itis one of 140 which were pre- sented to the department by various invents ors. [t is the intention of the department to have the box manufactured in three sizes in. stead of two, us is now the custom, the third being very much larger than either of the others. The present mail boxes will be allowed to remain until their usefulness is igone, or when they are broken or out of re- when they will be replaced by the new HOGUS SURVEYORS' CHECKS. Land oftice experts have been at work for some time past on a number of surve; checks paid under the last administra which are believed to be bogus. The amount of these checks unearthed 8o far amounts to nearly $50,000. The charges aro for alleged surveys of public lunds which have nevee been made. They were held up by the in- terior department as far back as Comms- joner McFarland’s time, but when the democrats came into power they were resur rected, passed through the hands of the ac- counting officers of the treasury department and cashed. Phose who have “been investi- gating the matter belzave a big fraud on the government has been perpetrated, atany rate, the official report which nas been written to Secretary Noble will require an explauation from all connmected with the r when 1t is made publi ARMY NEWE, By ‘direction of the acting secretary of war, the following changes in the stations and duties of officers in the subsistence de- partment are ordered : Captain Charles Hay, commissary of subsisteace, on the expiration of his present leave of absence, will proceed to Denver, Col., and relieve Major William H. Bell, commissary of suvsistence, as pur- chasing commissary of subsistence at Denver. , Major Bell, on being relieved by Captain Hay, will procced to Omaba, Neb., and report in person to the commanding goneral, department of the Platte, for duty as chief commissary of subsistence of that depart- ment, relieving Major John W. Barriger, commissary of subsistence, of that duty. Major Barriger will proceed from Omaha to St. Louis, und on October 1, 1859, relieve Colonel Amos Beckarth, assistant commis- sary general of subsistence, as purchasing and depot commissary of subsistence at St. Louis. Colonel N. A. M. Dudley, First cavalry, was yesterday placed on the retired list of the army on account of age. This will cause the following promotions : Lieutenant Colonel J. S. Brisbin, of the Ninth cavalry, b es colonel of the cavalry: Major David S. Gordon, ot the Second, licutenant colonel of the Ninth , 0f the Tenth, majc 1'irst Licutenart Charles ain of the Teuth cavalry. Sumuel D, Freeman first lieutenunt of the same S E*Nordstrom, Second Liout becouies o regiment, NEIRAGKA AND 10WA POSTMASTERS, Nebraska—Marlbank, Keya Paha county, C. L. Phelps, Towa—Aurora, Buchanan county, M. C. Parker; Coldwater, Corro rdo county, mouth county, 12, Counaughton; Hinton, Ply George W. Sheets; Lamont, Buchanan county, E. Hicknur. MISCELLANEOUS, Dr. H. G. Ristine, of Fort Dodge, Ia., is in the city on a visit, - A Cold Snap. Lean Ciry, S, Dak., August 21.-[Special to Tue Ber,|—The people of this section of the Hills to-day experienced s sudden cold snap. The thermometer yesterday reistered 90= in the shade at 10 a. m, Hetween the hours of 4 4. m, and 7 a. m. this morning the thermometer registered from 33 to 47 =, It 18 not coid enough Lo injure crops, but owing to the precediug heat the present weather i felt severely, Suow is expected, - dovers Resplred, August 2L—Willlam ¥, before Governor Hill this morning and made argument on his applicas tion for executive clemency for Charles Gio- biu, Jumes Nolan and John Lewis, three of the five murderers now awaitio ccution in New York, The governor said he would grant Gibbin a respite until October 23, Tne applications of botn Nolan aud Lewis were denied. One of Thre Arpaxy, N. Y. Howe appeared - Favorable to Gamble YANKTON, 8. D, August 21.—[Hpecial Tele- gram to Tue Bee |—Yankton couaty cop= vention to-duy elected delegutes to the Huron convention favorable to John R, Gamble fog dellette for goveruor, , and Mellette,