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

SEARLE CHAMPION SCULLER. The American Champlon Badly Beaten by the Australian. IMMENSE CROWDS PRESENT., A Plainly FEvident Lack of “Get There" Quality Noticeable in the Work of O'Connor—The Bookmakers Win. O'Connor Outrowed. [ Copyright 1859 by James Gorton Bennett.1 Loxnox, Sept. 9.—(New York Herald Cable—Special to Tur Bee. |—Henry Ernest Searles is still the chamvion sculler of the world, He gained the title by defeating Peter Kemp on October 27, 1888, and in De- cember following clinched his rignt to the title by winning the Australian sweepstakes <At Brisbane, mn whicn he had for competitors Beach, Kemp, Matterson and others. In his boat Searle looks a champion wonder. On land there is nothing particularly striking about him. Heis simply a fine looking fellow with a face not a bit older than his years, which are twenty-three. That Searle is fit to be the champion sculler of the world none who saw lim defeat William O'Connor, the champion of America, to-day, will deny. Searle not only defeated O'Counnor, but he also demonstrated in the most painful manner to O'Connor's frienas that there ‘was either something out of joint with the American championship, or O'Connor bas crept into a class in which he does not be- long. The race tells 1ts story, but the fact was 80 patent that it is but proper to give it place. After Craver Steps had been passed ©O'Connor, barring accidents, was not in it. There has, perhaps, never been a race rowed over the Thames championship course in which the public was so much interested and at the same time so wuch abroad regard- ing the result. The public is generally gov- erncd by the betting on all events to which suspicion of unfairness does not attach. Professional events in all lines of sport are 1 these days of hard common sense scanned with searching scrutiny. At no stage of the procecdings has any person of standing for a moment doubted that the race for the scullng championship of the world and £500 a side between Searle and O'Connor was a bona fide test of strength and skill. On the surface certainly cvervthing was fair and aboveboard, and now that the ce is overand O'Connor has been beated, not even the men who l0st their money on him—and some lost thousands of pounds--insinuate that he did not do his best, all things con- sidered, to win, To Putney boat racing will never grow tame or old-fashioned. At 1 o'clock to-day one-quarter of Putney was afloat, and the other three-quarters ashore, but certainly Putney could not in its palmiest day lay claim to onetenth of the people who were yesterday at this particular hour within its borders, or, rather, its river front. There were crowds on both banks of the river, but the differenco between them was that while with patience aud perseverence it was possible to count the crowd on the Mid- dlesex shore, no account of perseverence and paticuce ana several other similar qualities, could enable anyone possessed of n smgle scintille of modesty to even estimuate the crowd on the Surrey side. The shore seemed to be paved with heads unil half of the pavement was in constant mo- tion. An urmy of people faced the river ana was only prevented from falling into it and blocking it up by an iron railing that was not visible simply because it was enveloped in waistconts and other wearing apparel. The railing had simply been driven into the front rank of the army by pressure from the rour. Behind this stationary army was another that was not stationary, It moved up and down the road as if practicing for a start. It was, indeed, practicing for a start, It was at Putney to see & start, and its intention, huving seen the oarsmen go, to gather up its loins and start on a run at a six-minute gait, cut across the common and strike the Thames again above Hammersmith bridge. There is only one aquatic course in the world where this feat could be performed, and this course is from Putney to Mortlake, for, although this course by water is four 2nd a half miles long, by land v is about two miles shorter 1f a straight course is pursued. Had the water been perfect in its way as was the sun, Searle and O'Connor would havehad nothing more to desire excepta straighter course. ‘I'he water, however, looked uneasy, prob- ably becauso a fresh southwest wind per- sisted in rufiling its surface to an extent kuown as lumpy. Americans, who knew all apout O'Connor's record, looked at the water and grew suddenly doubtful, They remembered that he never rowed in tide water and that a lumpish surface was fashionuble in neither the United States nor Cunada, but their doubts were forgotten when O'Connor's bucker and a swall but sturdy and light-hearted contingency of Cannucks came aboard the umpire’s steamer and took several offers of even money. They felt much easier. too, when John O'Conaner,; his brothed, walked up to Joe Thompson, the big Australian bookmaker, and luid an even couple of hun- dred that Searle would bo beaten. Good betters were these Canadiuns, with the chances against them, As those who were in their coufidence know, they sent their own to the post @& favor - e at 100 to 80, This result was not reached without an expenditure of some cash, for when the Canadians came aboard the Fuchsia at Putney the betting was even, 1t was forced up to 11 to 10 and finally 100 to 80 on O'Couuor. Suddenly the mighty wultitude took a full breath und then us suddenly Jet © it loose. All eyes were instantly turned upon the river wod toward the Surrey shore, Shooting down the stream, the sunlight glistening upon the dripping blades, was O'Conner’s cutter crew. It was a cuttercrow to be proud of. Twelve men, each of thew an expert with the oar, sat in that beautiful invention of mun—a racing shell—and almost lifted it out of his elewent as they beut to their oars, In the bow sat Charles Gibson, the man who was to take O'Counorup, Wallace Ross, a splendid branze color, was stroke. Lichind him sat Bubear, East, Tom Lees and Gibson and six others, all good Len, one ucting as coxswaio, There was another hoarse cry from the thousands ashore. It was nine minutes past 1 o'clock. *Tis Searle,” cried hundreds, ©O'Conuor,” cried other hundreds, It was O'Connor, He shot from the boat house to midstream before he began pacd ling down the river tothe starting point, just above Putney bridge. This rig contained the American colors L—"d white and blue, Around ks NINETEENTH YEAR. head was wound a red silk hanakerchief. On his body he wore a white jersey. His tronks were blue. His.beautiful shell glided through the water as if it, too, had trained for the contest, and salvos of cheers groeted the American champion. As he passed the crowded steamer and approached the crowded bridge he nodded his head quietly to several friends whom he recognized on the Fuchsia. O'Connor looked too fine, and the woras of one of his closest friends, spoken on last Thursday, “He ought to be four or five pounds heavier,” came back to the writer, but he looked full of grit and as if all his senses wore on the alert. Auotlier roar goes up from the maultitude shore. This time it is Searle. His boat, like O'Connor's, is of that reddish orange tints, which@varnish gives to cedar. As the Australian rowed to the startine point there was little to choose between him and O'Connor in style. Both rowed a long, sweeping, clean-cut stroke that drove the boat forward without ruffling the water. Searle's skin looked as fair al- most as A woman's 1n comparison with 0'Con- nor's, The Canadian is black-haired and brown-eyed. The Avstralian is blond from head to foot. His head was bare. His jer- sey was blue and white. Meanwhile tho bookmakers yelled, hundred to eighty on Searle.” *A hundred to fifty on O'Connor|" an enthusiast. A cold-5looded Australian grabbed the bet as if he were afraid it would get away from him, and he grabbed it none to soon. Five scconds from the start O'Connor looked like a sure winner. Ten scconds from the start he looked like & winner. Thirty seconds from the start he looked like an almost certain winner. Two minutes and thirty seconds from the start he looked, to those who had seen him row be- fore, a beaten man. Not for a moment did Searle lose his head. O’Connor started with a stroke of thirty-six to the min- ute, but ne hardly maintained it for wore than a moment, dropping to thirty-two and thirth-three. Searle, rowing a stroke a trifie slower, pulled up on hm slowly but surely. Themen had not gone less than half amile before it was patent to tifose who knew them that Searle was the winner, and it was _ just as patent to those who had seen O'Connor in other sculling marches that he was not in championship form. from the a loog, every The the “A yelled start both men were pulling steady, clear stroke, but at stroko Scarle gained a few inches. expression on Searle's face told he is still ahoy. Even while he was behind his fa was as composed as it the race had been rowed days ago and he had been o winner. He did his work like a machine perfect in all its parts and with a capacity that haa not yet been tested. He kept his eyes on Georze Perkins, the man who was to take him up. Perkins knelt in the bow of the twelve oared boat and right on the left, as he desired the sculler to go. Mere than once, however, earle failed to pay close attention to the signals of s guide, but this did not happen until he had takea the lead and probably felt he was a sure winner, Just as O'Connor was approaching a point opposite Waldron’s wharf he made a misstroke with his right. Lhis was followed by a stroke that wa almost as bad. He was ahead when this ca- tastrophe occurred. When he had laid down to his work again Searle was ahead, and, once ahead, stayed there. “It's no race!” cried an Englishman aboard the umpire’s boat. He was correct in one sense, but a trifle abead of time in the opinion of those who had money on O'Con- nor. ‘There was ground for the complaint, however, when the crab tree was reached, for O'Connor seemed to be simply exercising, His scull swept through the water gracefully and his style was quite as finished us his most ardent admirers could have wished, but his boat did not glide through the water as if there wus life in the sculler. There wus an evident luck of *'get there” about O'Conno. s0 evident, indecd, that about the time the ab tree was passed the bovkmakers on the chia begun shouting, ‘hirty to twenty on Searle!” The Canadian contingent made no more bets, They began to lovk a bit anxious, but managed to smile when asked if their man was in difiicuities. Mr. Rogers knew when the men shot from Waldron’s wharf toward the soap works that the money laid on O’Connor was no longer his. At the scap works Searle was almost two lengths ahead, rowing about thirty strokes to the minute, O’Connor was rowing about the same nvmber, but was gradually fallng more to the rear. Tiwenty to 5 on Searle was offered as the men passed the soap works. The odds now told the true story. It was thought for a while that O'Conner was lying back in order to rig the market, but before the race was half finished 1t was scen that there was something wrong with him, although what that was it was dificult to imagine, as his stroke in the last four miles of the race underwent scarcely any change. Hammersmith bridge was a sight worth Roing u long distauce to see. Evergbody in and about Hamwersmith was not on the bridge, simply because the bridge was too small to accommodate them, The Surrey bank of the river was planted with peo- plo from the water's edge to the point at which the river was invisibla, Farther back even than this point there was an army busily engaged in making a forced march from Putney to Mortlake, The peo- ple on the bridge and on the Surrey bank cheered until the lumps in the water were driven out of sight by the din. They were cheering Searle, who shot by the bridve more than two lengths ahead. “Fifty to five on Searle!” roared “Chippy Norton" on the umpire’'s boat, There were no takers. Searle's time to Hammersmith was 8 m, 38 s, 0'Counor’s was 8 m. 445, One and three- quarter wiles had been covered. O'Connor looked tired enough to drop his sculls, but did nothing of the kind. He kept up his stoady suroke of thirty, dropping ocoasionally o twenty-eight, but showing no sign of giv- ing up until the race was rowed. Atthe Doves, two miles from the start, Searle was three boat lengths abead. “One hundred to ten on Searle!” roared Bookmaker Jarvey. Searle passed Chisswick oliurch in 15 m. 58 3s, pullinga long, powerful stroke. At Bullshead Searle was & woeful distance ahead and bad only a mile to go. It occurred to bim that he might as well fluish in good time, avd he quickened his stroke, shooting under Barnes bridge in 10 m 3 » Then he pointed his boat for the fnish as per- feetly a8 the course of the Thawes would permit, and when the gun was fired, denoting that be bad finished the race and had won the championship of the world and a few other little things, the watch showed that be hud made the journey in 22 w. 4 s, Whes O'Conuor crossed the line s guu was fired also, O'Conuer’s tiwe was 33w, 28, Three hundred yards | FAITHORY'S MISSION VALY, | The Hastern Roads Refuse to Pro Rate With Northwaestera Lines. WHAT WILL PROBABLY FOLLOW. The Logical Outcome an All 'Round Fiftcen Cent Rato From Chie cago to St. Paul—Man- vel Installed. A Railroad Ditemma. Cmicaco, Sept. 9.—[Special Telegram to Tug Bze, |—~The trunk lines and the execu- tive committee of the Central Trafic asso- ciation have both bsen heard from and both positively refuse to pro-rate with the north- western lines on through busine: There was a faint hooe on the part of the northwestorn lines that the decision would be otherwise, but as it was a very faiat one, the decision is no surprise. Clhairman Faith- orn read both decisions on the assembling of the Western Freight association this morn- ing. The members are confronted with ex- actly the same situation which resuited a month ago in the 17 cent rate to St. Paul. The logical outcome of the present situation is consequently a 15 cent all around rats from Chicago to St. Paul, both throuzh and local. It seems incredible that this rato should be made, as it is a reduction of 75 par cent. The Burlington & Northern still insists on com- peting for through business, aud this mesns a 15 cent rate or lower. The Burlington & Northern still hopes the eastern lines can be induced to publish the 15 cent rateas @ proportion of a through rate from New York to St. Paul, and by this means keep up the local rate to the present 60 cent basis, Two thinzs show this to be a vain delusion. Interviews with o half dozen eastern trafic men show that they have no objection to prorating if the rates to intermediate points are proportion- ately reduced. Chairman Cooley's recent decision cannot be disregarded. It did not refer exactly to the discrepancies between the proportion of al through rates and local rates, but its :nt undoubtedly was that t here could be great difference. No one thinks that with a 15 cent proportion of a_through rate that a higher local rate than 16 or 17 cents will be tolerated. The Burlingtou & Northern must consequently taie hold of both horns of the dilemma and make an all around reduction in rates of 73 per cent, or go out of the tarough businoss, Here again ro choico is left, as it will have to et through business pay operating expenses, Its local trafiic is insignificant. ‘The Chicago, St. Paul & Kansas City is watching operations keenly and while not OMAHA, TUESDA disposed to lower rates will meet any reduc- tion made by any line, No action whatever looking to a settle- mvnlt of the dificulty could be agreed upon ay. rhé Burlington & Northern created a de- cided sensation by a notice that it would re- duce the grain and flour rate from St. Paul and Minneapolis to Chicago to 5 ceuts from esent 7'¢ cent rate. 'he notice was a smooth way.of gaining another ob- ject. It was successful, too, und Traftic Manager Hamblin informed your represen- tative to-day that the 73§ cent rate wonid not be disturbed. ‘The réduction in the soft coal rate from Illinois points to St. Puul, from $2.25 to $L.75 a ton, will, however, be made. Mr. Hamblin, said President Manvel to- day officially assumed charge of the Atchi- son system. There wero 1n_conference at the transfer, ex-President Robinson, Vice President Goddard, General Superintendeut ids and President Winlow Judson, of the t. Louis & Santa Fe. General Solicitor eorge R. Peck was also present, but no legal formalities were necessary. President Mauvel could say nothing more of his policy than has been quoted in the dispatches, There is no question, however, tuat Mr Manvel will give his carly atteotion to the Atchison membership in the Interstate Com- merce Railway association. It comes froma perfectly reliabie source that the old man- agement and directors are satisfied that their mbership in that association has cost the membership dearly. The Atchison undouby edly kept the agrecment honestly, and by so doing made themselves the victims of "the other rouds, which they claim broke the agreement und the national law every day. It is believed in the Atchison offices that the road will withdraw before the middle of Oc- tober. nd (‘or Abbott, Cnicaco, Sept. 9,—The Wiscousin Cen- tral road to-day gave notice of its coinciding with the view taken by the Rock Islund avd the St. Paul & Kansas City roade protesting against the action of the Western States Passenger association in putting the secre- tary in temporary charge of Chairman Ab- bott's oftice. ] —— A CHICAGO STREETD CAR STRIKH ‘Ihe Conductors and Drivers Said to Be Dissacisfie Cuicago, Septs 9.—[Special Telegram o Tue Bee]-It looks as though Chicago, just at tne opening of the fall trade, is to be plunged into the periodical street car strike which stagnates trade and encourages law- lessness. The west division conductors and drivers, as the result of a secret meeting, have decided, it is said, to preseut certain de- mands to tie compaaies, which, 1f not ac- ceded to, will result in a generai strike, Mapager John R. Parsons, in an interview to-day, attempts W reassuro the public mud by insisting that the roads anticipate no trouble, but inquiry among the employes of the road eticited the fact that a strike might be declared and U it hua already boen talkea of to a considerable exteat. One con- ductor on an Indiana street car said that he kad attended the meoting and knew all about the strike, which would Likely be declared. *Qur reasons,” said he, ‘‘are sufticient to warrant such @ step, and the grievances we complain of are those which the company ut- terly refuso to puy any attention to, ['can- not tell vur grounds of complaint to the pub- lic, however.” Joes not the trouble come from the fact that some of the men have been discharged without suficient reasons{” asked the re porter. *'Well, yes, it does to a certain extent, but that's not our entire case by any wmeans.” It @ strike is decided upon when will it bogini” *'Avout that I don't koow. On Saturday night the matter was discussed to a consid- erable extent, and finally was referred to the executive committee, which will wmeet on Wednesduy night, Nothing will be known or done ubout it until the committee has wet, and the action of the men will depeud upou tho decision of that meeting.” - All the other men wno were at the Satur- day night meeting said in substance the samé thing, but regarding the reasons for a strike they were all reticent. It is said, Low- ever, the question of long hours is Bt the leust of Lhe points in controversy, —— Presidential Appointment, WASHINGTON, Sept. 9.—The president to- night made the following appointments: George W. Lyon, of New York, to be sur- veyor of customs for the port of New York; Theodore B, Willis, of Brooklyn, to be naval officer of customs in the district of New York; Erost Nathan, to be collector of in- ternal revenue for the First district of New York, ——e Divorce Ends in Death, Los Axgeues, Cal, Sept. 9.—J6hn Me- Gumie shot and killed his divorced wife at San Pairo yesterday and then mortally wounded himself, Tne refusal of the wite to live with McGufe was the reasou for the shooting. — | EPTEMBER BEEF INVESTIGATION, Gov. Glick Gives Interesting Testi- mony Before the Sendte Committee. Kaxsas Ciry, Mo., Sept. 9.—[Spocial Tele- gram to Tre Bee]—Senntors Vest, Plumb and Coke, the special committes on trans- portation and sale of meat products, com- menced its adjourned session at the Midiand hotel in this city, Many witnesses have been subpaned from among the cattle raisers and sellers, as well as from the ewzht pack- ing houses here. The rest of the committeo is expected this evening, The examination of George W. Glick, of Atchison, ex-governor of Kansas, and Clarles Durst, “of Atchison, ocoupied the morning. Both were stockmen, ~ Glick tes- tified he had been in the cattle raising busi- ness for thirty years, during which time the prices of cattle had dopreciated 30 or 40 per cent, ‘The cause of this, the witness said was the establishment in Kansas City of great packing interests, which had doveloped at first great competition among sellers of cattle, and afterwards the combination among the packers, which was soon so pow- erful that its members could buy cattle av their own prices. “Have you any direct knowledge of tho \‘vnrl(luul of the combinel” asked Senator ost, “Yes. T havo shipped catule to Kansas City and have vlaced them on the market at the market price. The packers’ buyers pro- tested that the price was too high, and as- sured me that if I did not want to sell at their price 1 could reship my cattle and send them to Chicago. I did that sevoral times, and found each timo that the Armour-Swift. Morris combination controlled that end of the route, too. I'was forced in the end to sell at their prices.” Witness, testifying further, asserted that the effect of the depreciation in the prices of cattle nad been to drive many of tho cattle raisers of Kansas out 0f the business alto- gether. The packers also controlled the rates on railroads to an extent, and the pack- ers of Kansas City had almost ruined the butchers’ business of Atchison and would have done 8o entirely had not the city coun- cil passed and enforced an ordinance requir- ing tho inspection of beef on the hoof, Charles Durst, a butcher, corroborated the testimony of ex-Governor' Glick. A rocess was then taken until 2:30 this afternoon. In the ufternoon ex-Governor Glick, of Kansas, was recalled and asked regarding the sanitary rezulations of the Kansas City stock yards. He said 8o far as he knew there was practically no sanitary supervision of the yards, Jonn J. Roe, of Saline couniy, that pricos of cattlo had depreciutea ful: or $4 per hundred weight withiu the past live years. This had been caused, he said, by the lack of competition, which he believes is due to a combination botween a select few of the packers who determined the price to bo ud for cattle. Before this combination was formed the competition was good. Michael Lynch, of Saline county, said this vear he had not sold cattle at suiticient ad- vance over the purchase price to pay for tho corn ho had fed them, In relating his ex- perience on the Chicago market, he said two men came to him at the same time and made bids exactly alice. He'was told they were agents of the “Big Four.” He could find no other bidders, and had to 8sll to these men at their prices or ship his cattle homoa. Several other witnesses tostitied to practically the same effect, somo of them asserting that the ailronds favorel the packers, and that the peices of boet to the consumer are just as high as ever. A. J. Morrs, of the packing firm of Morcis, Buits & Co., asserted that the dressed beef business was going to the dogs quite as fast as the cattle busmess. There was too much competition in it. None gf the packers were making money, $ Mr. Plumb asked if tho packers are not at. tempting to drive slaughtering butcn of the business, and_ the witness reluctantly admitted that his dustomers had r d threatening letters from one of the packors in the combine. The witness’ firm was not in the combination. ~ He had personal knowledge of a comvination be Ar- mour, Swift aud Hawimond, by \ the territory east of the Mississippi was divided amoug them in such a manner thut neit her wouid encrouch on the territory of the others, ——— TED A ~ENSATION. Bishop Newman's Address Much Dis- cussed in Ohicazo, Cuicaco, Sept. 9.—[Special Telezram to Tup Bee|—Quite a sonsation was creatad to-day by the address of Bishop Newman, of Omaha, 1o the Methodist miaisters ut their meeting in the Methodist church olock on the subject of the race problem in the south, and the woes of tho Methodist churcn in solving it. The speaker, whose address is much com. meuted upon by the Chicago papers, told of his late trip trough the country and gave several graphic illustrations of his experi- ence. Igonorance and fanaticism are to blame for much of the iil-feching,he said, but cral behef, the igaorance and w8 much on ono side as on the otuer. The colleges for the colored peo- ple wero doing a wonderful amount of good, anda promicent soutuern statistican ad- mitted that there were now more 1lliterate people aonz the whites than wmong the colored people. This was largely due to the efforts of the Methodist church is pushing education among the negroes, The sp aker said he called on the goveraor of South Carotina and nad a long talk with him, He discovered for the first tine that the Methouists were not working for social cquaiity for the ne- groes, but for full political recognition. *‘Ho complained,” said 15ishop Newmuu, Hof the terrible striin of tho conflict engendered by the race prejudice, 1 told him tiat he bad a comparatively easy problom. ‘You of the soutn,” 1 said, ‘nave only your native born peonle to contend with, while wo in the north have all Europe.’ "I would rather o thousand timas be a southener avd bave the race problem to grapple with than to be nere in Chicago and the north and be confrouted by the vast hordes of iguorant, uneducated foreigners, who are swarming over Lo take possession. 1 look forward to the time, and I hope it is not far distant, when we can stand up and firmly say, ‘No forcizm born citizen shall hencefori. vo a place in the legisiative condactof the country.’ Bishop Newman's remarks ware received with applause, but ware aov discussed. — A DAKOTA SALD FIND, CRE Valuable Beds Suppos:d to Exist In the Viginicy of Bismarck, Bismanck, N. D., Sopt. 9.—[Special Tele- graw to ng Bee, ] — ke discovery of a bed of rouk sult in this county, made to-day, hus occasioned no little excitement, and pros- pectors are quietly preparing for an early start toward tie fleld where the discove: supposed to have been made. The bed found by Charles Chamberlain, who noticed a white substance on thu gruss in the vicivity of a small bill, At first he thought ho had struck an alkali bed, but upon tasting a large pigco of very heavy sub- stance hie was satisfled that it was salt.” The piece which he found weighed thirte pounds, and he has iv here on exuibition Chamberlain will not give the location of his find, but says it1s ia this county, within tweuty iiles of Bismarck. The salt 18 of a superior quality, and Chawmberlain declares that the supply 1s inexhaustible, Al ol g Oaliforniins Celebrate Statehoo BaN FraNcisco, Sept. 9.—The thirty-ninth auniversary of the adaission of California into the union is being celebrated to-day. The day is @ legal holiday, and the banks, exchauges, and 4 Jarge number of comuwer clal houses are cloded, The Weather Forecast, Nebraska aud lowa—Light rain, stationary temperature, except in southern Nebraska, slight cooler southwester'y winds. akota—Light rain, warmer, easterly to southerly winds. was a farmer, THE CARLSON COTTAGE FIND. Events Which Led to the Discovery of the Blood Staina. THE TRUE STORY TOLD AT LAST. Policeman Robinson Rolates the De- talls and How Ho Was Snubbed By Superior OMcors—Tho Cronin Trial Dragging. A New Story. Curcaco, Sept, 0.—It seems that although o great deal of matter has been published on the Cronin murder, the true story of the discovery of the evidence at the Carison cot~ tage is now told for the first time. It 18 also singular that the reporters who were working on the case never discovered “that on the mght of May 7 two men, now sup- posed to be Kunze and Cooney, were ar- rested, taken to Lake View station and dis- charged in the morning by Captain Wing. A local paper stated recently there was a certain Irish officer upon the Lake View po- lice force suspected of direct implica- tion in the case. Other similar state- ments were subsequently printed and the officer flnally determined to tell his story. The officer 1s A. A, C. Robinson. He has been on the Lake View police force several years and has alwgys borne a good roputation. He was not a member of any Irish secret socioty. At differcnt times be- fore the murder Robingon noticed men going in and out of the Carlson cottage and asked Carlson about it. Carlson tild him he had rented the place to two men who expected to move in. One night,;May 8, Robinson saw a man crawling out of the basement of the cot- tage, whom he now believes to have been Burke. Inreply to the oflcer's queries he id be was one of the renters and had becn looking in the basemeont with a view to stor- ing furniture, Robinson was not satisfied but had no authority to arrest the man, The next night he came upon two men talking to- gether in front of a little real cstate office south of the Carlson cottage. They had the door of tho office open and we'e talking about hiding something undor the floor. Onc of them, who spoke in broken English with a German accent, told the officer they had lost their way and wanted to get down town. He said they were printers and lived on the t Side. Robinson asked them some questions. The other man, who spoke with an Irish accent, answered evasively. Robin- son determined to arrest theim, and as he started for the patrol box a wan came from tho direction of Sullivan’s barn and demanded to know what he was dving. Robitson recoy- nized this person a the man he had sen crawling from the basement of tho Carlson cotage and answored sharply that if the strauger said much he woula take hun along too, The man suid 1o more und Robmson took his priaters to jail, where they repeated their story. In the morning they were released on Captain Wing's order, that officer saying to Robinson: ““What use is there in_souding them to the Bridewell tocostthe city 25 cents a day." The two men thus discharged, it is now be- lioved by OMcer Robiuson, were Kunze ana Cooney. Their description answers that of the two suspects very closely, At the time of their arrest it was not generally believed Dr. Cronin had been murdered. Two nights later Robinson said he saw one of the men he had arrested coming out of the cottuge after midn‘ght, He did not accost him be- cause he considered he had been rebuked by Captain Wing wiien the prisoners were dis charged. Robinson talked with the neigh- bors about the matter, and concluded there must hava bean a crime commit- tod in the cottage. He told Curlson, and young Carlson went into the cottage and saw the blood stains. The thought that Cro- nin had probably been killed in the place suggested itself to Kobinson, and he told Captain Wing of his suspicions. The cantain listened to the story, but Aid nothing. Three times in succession the ofticer claims to have told Wing of his belicf that Cronm was killed in the cottage, but nothing was done unti' a week after Cronin’s body was found, when_ Licutenant Schuttler, who was s from Lake View, heard of Robinson’s sus- picions and investigated the matter, and tho cottage siory was wade public, Another officer at the station at Lake View says he knows Kunze and that he was not one of the two prisoncrs Robinson brougiit in on tue night of May 13. He also says the prisoners were released by a patrol sergeant, and not by Captain Wing. Forrest Got the Gore. CHICAGO, Sept, 9.—There was a sensational affair at the Carlson cottoge, the supposed scene of the Cronin murder, w-night. Jaw- yer Forrest, of the defense, drove up to the cottage eurly iu the evening and, paying the usual admission fee, entered. Mr. and Mrs, Lindgren, the son-n-law and daughter of the old Curison couple, were the only other persons in the cottage at the time. “I'hoy gave the visitors the usual de- scription of the suppositious incidents of the murder, pointing out the blood stains. The latter are enclosed by a wooden railing to keep relic buuters out, Forrest asked Lindgr where the house of Ice Man O'sullivan was and Lindgren accommodat- ingly cscorted him toa window and described the locality. While thus engaged Forrest’s companions jumped over a railing and with sharp tools proceeded to remove from the floor and _wall pieces containing the blood- stains. Lindgren, aftor vainly trying to make them desist, shouted for assistance. old Man Carlson came running m with a cocked revolver, but Forrest’s companions seizad and disirmed him. ‘They then re-entered their carriage, carrying with them the coveted trophies of the expoedition, Forrest has been endeavoring for some time to secure possession of these specimens from the cottage, presumably to use us an exhibit in the trial, but the "Carlsons have persistently refused to let hun have them, and Judge McConnell has declined to issue an order compelling them to do so, The O om Cricaco, Sept. 9.—The work of finding a jury for the Cronia trial was resumed before Judge McCounell this moraing, and from the ruling soon after the examination of tales men had commenced it would appear thay the court is disposed to accalerate the work. Henry Sweet, a farmer from Olenwood, was examined aad cross-examined at length, and finaily Forrest, for the defense, challenged the juror for cause, giving as reasons that he had formed an opinion as to the existence of aconspiracy to kill Cronin and also as to whether or not some of these defendants were members of the conspiracy, and that Crouin was killed in pursuance of the action of a supposed trial committee appointed by a camp of the so-called Cian-na-Gael society. The court asked the juror if, notwithstand- iog ovinious formed upon these mat- ters, he could give the prison- ers @ fair and impartial trial, to which the juror answered he could. The challenge was then overruled by the court, Forrest took exception to the ruling of the court, and challenged the juror peremptorily, The same process was followed with the next candidate, at the end of whose exami- nation Porrest challenged the juryman for cuuse, on the ground that he bad formed an opinion which he considered pretty firm, aud which he had expressed. The 1urflr, on being asked by the court asto whether he slieved the men guilty, said he merely stated that it looks that way. The court theu overruled the challenge, but the juror was peremptorily challenged by the defense, At this rate thaperemptory challenges will soon be exhausted, After the court had overruled the chal- lenges for cause in several other cases, in which the circumstances were similar, and the talesmen had boen peremptorily oxcased, Judge MeConnell said: T want to say a word to the gentlemen on both sides in referenco to these challenges. As I understand the law, and I think I have taken it from very high authority, and from rules of practice, well approved, in tho impaneling of a jury in a case which has becn 8o very much discussed and 8o very much published in the newspapers as this hias, and concerning which sheriffs bave gone to nearly all paris of the country and sum- moned nearly all classes and conditions of ociety, if it becomes apparent that an ideal or perfect jury cannot bo secured; that is, a jury which has no impressions upon the mat- ter, then the court must take the next best jury it can got, so long as it is a legal jury. €0, whilo great lberality will be permitted, such this court has permitted in the case in the early empaneling of the jury, nevessarily, tho court Becomes convinced that it can not b e so liberal; that if it were to continue that course no jury could be empaneled; that liberality must be limited. 8o, whatever mizht bo the ordinary rules of law which govern the em- paneling of a jury in an_ordinary case, they must bend to the exigences of a case of mora public concorn, otherwise the result wonld necessarily follow that, in certain cases, no jury could even be empaneled. Now, T mean to say by that, that where 1 find that ~ those opiniony are simply founded upon mewspaper reading, and men coman here in whose inteiligence and character the court is bound to come to the conclusion that, from what they say, they can fairly and impartially try the case on the law and evidence, I shall ‘not be so lib- eral as I have been. 'We have already con. sumed nine days in endeavoring to empanel ajury.” In all about twenty-five talesmen were ex- amined duriug the day, and all of them were cused, either for cause or by peremptory challenyes. A new venire was ordered for to-morrow. st ey THE PUBLIC DEBT. as The Apparent so Explained By Secretary Windom. WasniNGTON, Sept, 9.—Referring to cer- tain newspaper statements that during the months of July und Augustof this year the public debt had been ncreased over 7,000,000, while during the smme months in 1888 the debt had been decreased over $11,- 000,000, Secretary Windom to-day said: “Those statements convey an entirely erro- neous impression, The fuct is, as shown by the books of the treasury, that on the 80th of June, 1889, the total amount of the public wcluding bonds of all kinds, was 3,087, and on the 31sv day of August it was only $375,478,807, showing reduction of $20,410.180 during these two montls. ‘The redu ction during the same months ot last year was ouly about one third of that amount, viz: §05,170. The reduction of the annual interest chirge on the public debt during the months of July and Au 1885, was only 0130110, whi the ' reduction of the annual interest charge during the same months this year was $075,036, being more thun three times as great a reduction as that of last year. In fact the reduction of interest on the public debt in the last two months has been cqualied by only a few periods in the countr; tory. The erroneous newspaper conclusion above referred to arose doubtless from the peculiar form of the monthly statement of the special debt issued by this department, in which the amount of the debt 15 given less the cash in the treas- ury. By this form any iucrease of ‘cash in the treasury snows an apparent decrease of the debt, and disbursements for any purpose, other than the purchase of bouds at par value, siow un appurent in- crease equal to the amount of such disbur: ments, During the lust two months, though the actual reduction of the debt was $20,910,- 180, the debt statement showed the appurent ease of §7,004.003. I'he increase of disbursements in July and August of this year, over July and Au- gust of last year,is accounted for by the fact that most of the appropriation bills were not passed 1n 1885 until September and Oc- tober, and money was not available, except to such limited amounts us were permitted by the continuance resolutions of congress, while in 1858 the appropriations for the on- tire year were available on July L. “Ihe ly increased purchi of bonds for the sinking fund during the last two months over the correspouding month of last year, show an increase in the premium paid of §2,515,020.43. All tnese things figure in last debt statement as an increase in the pub lic debt, while in reality they have nothing to do with it.” A VERDICT AGAINST A PRIEST, A Worcest. r Physician Secures Dam- ages For Defamation of ¢ . WoRCESTER, Mass., Sept. 9.—[Spacial Tel- egram to Tue Bek |—In the superior court v the jury returned a verdict against Rev. Mgr. E, Ely Brochne, a Catholic priest of Southbridge, in the sum of 1,500, with interest, amounting 1 all to $1,720.25. This was the suit of Dr. Lanes O. Marasse, 4 practicing physician of the same town. Dr. Morasse was a member of the Catholic church, und was divorced from his wife. He con- tinued to attend services at the Catholic church, and later was married to auother woman, his first wife being at the time still living. He was some time after that ¢ communicated from the church, because, as the plaiotiff alleges, the marriage ceremony was performed by @ minister not of the Roman Cutholic order. ther alleged that the defc o did injure him in his professional business and social relations by falsely and malic- iously accusing him of the crune of foruication, and of saying Lo his people from the pulpit and confessional that they need not send for him in case of sickness or for ahy cause if Dr. Morasse wus present, for he would not be under the same roof with him, The accusations and declarations were uttered in the Krench language, and to the congregations generally, thereby injuring him in his business o the extent, as is claimed, of $18,000. The defendant’s answer 10 this was thit he did so with no malice, but as the pastor of his flock, and they were Jjustifiable and privileged. He was censured in accordance with the rule of the caurch, to whicn the plaiotiff, as a member, had bo- come amenable. In vhe evideuce it transpired that the doc- tor's wife left Southbridge and wus later hoard of In Michigan. . Ho sont his counsol to procure a divorce, and it was granted on Avril 22, 1856, In the meantime it was told in evidence that the doctor was paying at- tention to avother young lady: that he was engaged in January aud married Muy 8, of the same year. 1t was not untl February 27, 1887, that Father Brochne, after his re- turn from an extended trip, made the state- ment for which he is held responsivle. e il Btone Omaha City Hal, Drivrn, Mion, Sept. 9.—[Special Tele- gram to Tug Bee. |—Four bundrcd tons of brown stoue for the Omuha city ball var. rowly escaped being wrecked on Lake Su- perior lust night during a storm, but finally reached port safel Some of the stones ure magnificent specimens and weigh thirty tons euch, Engineer Rosewater and wife arrived here to-day, the former to examine into and sug- gest plans for an extended sewerage system here, e Fooled With a Dynamite Cartridge. Fammoxt, W, Va., Sept. 9.—An explosion of 8 dynamite cartridge on the new railroad between here and Clarksburg, lust night, killed two unknown Italians and wounded two others, ‘Lhe men were not at work, but were loafing about the road when they found the cartridge snd began haundling it care- lessly. The explosion was the result. \ e e Naval Cadets Adinitted. AxNapoL1s, Md,, Sept. 0.—The following additional candidates have beea admitted us cadets to the United States naval academy C. E. Fitwh, of Lliuois; A, A, Pratt, of llii- nois, NUMBER 83, WILL WORK FOR FORAKER. Sherman Preparing to Take the Stump in the Ohio Campaign. IT SURPRISES THE DEMOCRATS, Ben Butlor Chargod With Balldozing and Korgery By a Former Olient— Sunsot Cox's Sickness~lm- patient Ofice Seekors, WasHINGTON BUREAU, Trin OMARA Bie, } 518 FounTeENTa STRRRY, WasniNatos, D. €, Sept. 0, Democrats and mugwumps who have been cronking about Senator Sherman's determis nation to romain abroad and refuse to entor the Ohio campaign in behalt of Governor Foraker were almost startled to read this evening a list of committeemen designated to receive the senator on his return beve on next Friday evening and having charge of the grand reception to be tendered at the Sherman residence on K street. Sonator Sherman will go on the stump in Ohio ag soon as he recovers from the fatigue of his wip from Europe. DEN BUTLER CTARGED WITIL FORGERY. Phero was a fur flying scenc in tno eauity court this morning, m which General Benjae min I, Butler figured. HButler has for years been the attorney of Samuel Strong, who has a large claim against the governmenty An award of $17,00 was roconuly given Strong on his claim, and Butler filed suit for £50,000 of the amount as his share of money advanced, and as part of nis fees, He pro- duced a contract signed by Strong, allowing him that sum. Strong said Butler had locked him up in a room and forced him to sign the contract, which he pronounced a forgery. Strong's attorney also produced the contract signed by Butler, and the lutter instantly pronounced his own name a forgery. The running comments between the attorneys foy Strong und General Butler were caustic and seusational. With tears in his eyes Butler's attorney pleaded for un alteration of tho rd which would not show the charge of forgery ugainst him. He grew pathetio, then bie denouuced Strong in- bitter terms, Lranding him as a forger, and declaring that he ought to be behind the bars of a prison. Stronie's atto said that the gates of the penitentiary would open for Benjamin But- ler if he had s dues, Sixty days' time was finally given for thy production of the desired testimony on the caurge of forgery brought by both sides, AN ANECDOTE OF COX, Great surprise was shown 1u every quarter of the national capital when the information came from New York late this afternoon that Congressman Samucl S, Cox wus dying. Ho was hoce less than two weeks ago, and ro- waled his friends with bear and fish storics which he got while ou his recent tour of the Pucific northwest. He was in apparently fiue health and spirits for a man sixty-five years of age, who has scen almost a third of W contury 10 cougrees, and who has spent. nearly a'balf century catering to the tastes of the public as an orator or writer. I'hose who have kuown Mr. Cox best have obe served that during the t four years there has been u gradual -ebbing of the effervess cence which has made him a remarkably bright, witty, mteresting and active man. e nimsclf knew that his heaith was failing, and 1t was to restore his wauing vitality that he resigned his seat in the house and went as minister to Constantinoplo. He took @ great interest in the arrangement of his new home here a yeur ago last spring. For several duys at one time he was sbseut from the house of represeatatives, looking ufter his domestic houschold. When he roap- peared on the fl. or of the house oue morning a brother member exclaimed: *iello, Suns set; where have you been that we should vou 50 lon married a suug pile of money with his ife, and he has never made uny effors 0 conceal the enjoyment tns financial inde- pendence afforded him. His was “I have been up to my home at work. I m fixing up a new house. 1 have recentl, come to the conclusion that I would maké my wife comfortable 1 1 had to spend all of lier money o do it.”’ He has for many years been the most versatile and_ cffeetive all around debater on the democratic side of the house. His large fund of good nature and popularity will be missed very much by everyone here, INMPATIENT OFFICESERKERS, A meeting of republicans representing the various state organizations in the districy will be hield ut Grand Army hall on Wedness day night for the purposs of protesting agiiust what they term “tho slowness with which oftices ure being dispensed by the ade ministration. ‘The movement was insti= tuted by the Pennsylvania iRepublican usso- cuation. It is understood that when con= gress convenes each republican member of thut body will be given the nawes und par- icaiars coacerning the men serving under the administration from their respective dise tricts. NEBHASKA AND I0WA POSTMASTERS, Nebrasku—Ashton, Sherman couaty, B, or; Minature, Scotts Biuff county, William D, Swindell: Orafivo, Frontier Wilson; IPeru, Nemiba county, ulew, Richurdson county, iatah, Dawes county, Lowis lowa—I"rederica, Bremer county, B, B. Dan Etoa, Adams county, D. er City, Mills county, D, C, .Gl H. Fell; K. Mote. Juckson, MISCELLANEOUS. John Hyde, of Omaha, is here, Ex-Governor Charles Foster, of Ohio, s here in consultation with Secretary Noble in relation to the opening of the Sioux Indian resgivation in Nebraska and Dakota. Nothy 1@ ean bo dono till congresn onaets furthol slation. ‘The opening, it is believod, will 2 place in the early spring. Meanwhile the boomers arc to Le kept out, Peney 8. Heari, - A YOUNG GIRL MURDERED, Her Throat Cut Kro n Ear to Bar—A Nearo Arrested, CAMDEN, J.,, Sept. 9.—A brutal and borrible murder was committed this morning at Leconey’s mill, two miles beyond Mere chantville, Annie Leconey, twenty-eight yeurs old, the nicce and housekeeper of Charley Leconey, the miller, had her throat cut from ear to ear by a brute who first at= tempted to outrage her, and after the murder added robbery to his crime Leconey and & colored farm kand named Murray, oarly this morning, went oul into the ficld to gather melons for the market. The niece remained wlone in the farm house waiting for another colored farm hand named Frank Lingo to come 1o breskfast, Au hour later Lizz )'Donnel, a girl resid- ing on u neighboring farm, came 0 Lecos ney’s house and found Annie's corpso welters ing in blood on the floor. She ran ito the field and summoned Leconey and burray, Lingo was arrested this afteruoon while works on farm o mile from the scene of the murder. He is marricd aud has o family, He left his home 6 0'clock this worning to get to work on the farm, and claims that he arrived at 6:10 and bad not left until are rested, ‘The oficers think Lingo is na, guilty. R Steamship Arrivals, Passed the Lizard—The steamer Servis, from New York for Hamburg. At Havre--La Gascogne, from New York, At Hong Kong—1The City of Pekiug, from Ban Francisco, At New York—The Furoessia, from Glags"* gow: the Werra, from Bremen. At Gueenstown—The British Prioce, from ilacelphia, for Liverpool, At Glasgow—1The State of Indiana, from New ton-~The Fuida, from New HeL, 1