Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, March 9, 1890, Page 1

cine o ————— - — o e ’\ "THE OMAHA OMAHA, SU A PARIS MURDER MYSTERY, The Supposed Murderer of Widow Jean Acquitted. THE POLICE ARE BAFFLED, They do not Know Where to Look For Another Clue—Father dLaminotte Receives an Ovation, Who Rilled the Widow Jean? [Copyright 1890 by James Gordon Bennett.) + Panis, March 8.—[New York Herald Cable—Special to Tur Bee]—When Laminette took his seat in tho aock at the Beine assize court yesterdsy morning mur- murs of astonishment arose from the aud- fen; The prisoner was no longer the benign, patriarchal-looking old gentvleman upon whom all eyes were turned the pre- vious evening when the trial began. His long locks had been shorn, and the flowing beard cut and trimmed 1n the style affected at the time of the Widow Jean’s murder. ‘Phe first witness called was M. Brener, a son-in-law of Mme, Jean, and s evidence was to the effect that the widow would never have opened her doors after nightfall to any visitor she did not know as well as Lamin- ette, and with whom she had not appointed a moeting. He spoke of tho parsimonious character of the old lady, and believed it very probable that she hada large sum with ber in the house at the time of the murder. < A thrill ran through the court as Mme. Lawminette was called. Her evidence had beeu somewhat in contradiction with the re- plies of her husband, and the spectators awaited with lively curiosity her opening words, They were: *My husband 1s innocent. can say." After this Mme, Laminotte obstinately re- stricted herself to repvlying to the majority of the questions usked her by saying she did not remember, Once the prisoner replied for his wife, emphatically repeating he had not left his house on the eveniug of the crime. A pathetic incident occurred in the course of the examination of the next witness, the twelve-year-old girl of the accused. The child gave her evidence with the composure of a grown person, and though the judge en- deavored to frighten ber by hinting at the trouble into which she might get herself, and assuming his most browbeating manner, the girl stood firm, *“I'nen you say your father did not leave the Louse on the evening of the 13th, the date of the murder?” “No, monsieur.” “What! don’t you see you are contradict- ing your mother and father, who both ac- kuowlego that the prisoner left the nouse for a few minutes?” * “fie dld not leave the house.” “Remember, now, you, yourself told the judge of instruction ne did.” 1 did 80 through fear.” *You had better tell the truth. It is better to be truthful than clever, and 1v succeeds best in the end. Now own that your father left the house." “He did uot,” was the response that came from the child in toues in which there was not a quiver, There wus a feeling of relief as the child was succeeded by her elder sister, Irma, twenty-three years of age. The opinion was generally expressed that the prosecution might have dispensed with the evidence of the younger daughter at least. Irma Lum- inette’s tostimony wus a contirmation of her sidter's, For some time neither witnesses nor evi- dence excited interost. When young August Pfeffer, a thorough type of the Parisian gamin, appeared in the box and cast a glance of his piercing oyes around tho court and repeated the oath, there was a revival of attention. August explained thaton the night of the murder his father sent him for wine, and that ashe passed the Widow Jean's house he had eeen the door opened and & man eonter. Then the door was closed and Pfeffer heard a mnoise, a kiud of scream. He was afraid and ran home, T'he witness coutinuing said: “Next morning 1 was told that Mme. Jean had oeen killed and I said to my mother it was the man I saw. The man was dressed in black, with & »oft cap and & little bit of beard.” “Do you know that man?” said the judge, pointing to Laminette. August had been casting side glances at the prisoner while giving the preceding part of his evidence. He now faced him and scrutinized him froin head tw foot. The youngster seemed to be conscious of the anxicty with which his response was awaited, for he took sovoral minu® s ere he said he did not recognize the prisoaer, As tho negative 167t the boy’s lips, Lamin- o'te’'s chest gave a great heave and he hid face 1n his hands. ‘'he fudge, in accordance with the role assigned him by I'rench legal procedure, refused to be thus easily satistied, “Was the board of the man you saw like the priscner's?” he asked. “No,? was AUgUSUS answer; ‘it was blacker, and L am quite sure,” he added in re- ply to a second question, “The prisoner's beard may have grown lighter since November 13, the judge was beginning, when murmers of protest from the spectators caused him to desist. He scowled at tho court as if would like to sen- tence the occupants en masse to prison or tho guillotine und continued his cross-ques- tioning. Time atter time Auguste declared that Laminette was not the man he saw go into the house, and time after time the mag- istrate swubbornly returned to the charge. He twisted the youngster's words, frowned at him and brusquely interrupted hiwm. He also read the boy's evidence before the judge instruction when Auguste, he said, de- clared Lamioette was the man he saw go into tnhe widow's house. But all ia vain, Auguste Pfoffer could not be bronght to say That is all 1 yes or no, Several times the publio protested in far as it dared at tho obsti- nacy with which the president tried to ex- tort from the boy witness an admission sgainst the prisoner. Oue indignant specta- tor evon went so far as to whisper w0 a .re- porter: *‘Is the judge to get o reward if he has Laminette found guilty 1" When Pfefter left the dock it was felt that hie had saved the prisoner’s head, and the presumptive evidence for the prosecution af- terward adducea fell fi It turned on the fact of Laminette having bought the house shortly after the widow's death, but there W§s o material evidence to disprove his as- sertion that the house in question had been purchased out of his own saviogs, Laminette Acquitted, [Copuright 1890 by Jamss Gordon Bennstt, ] Paxis, March 8.—|Now York Herald Cable—Special to Tus Beg |—After the break up in the evidence for the prosecution on Friday it was expected that the advocate Jury returncd a verdict of not guilty. general would not press for the conviction of Laminette when the trial was resumed at | the Seive assizes today. On the contrary, the requisitoire was of tho most emphatic and even virulent character, The chief ar~ wument wes toat Laminette was assuredly the murderer . of the widow Jean because the crime showed evidence of haviog been committed by an inexperienced hand, which the prisoner was, Counsel for the defense, Maitre: Decori had no trouble in demolishing the rickety structure erected by the advocate general, and after a foew minutes’ deliberation the The man was treated to an ovation as he left the palace do justice, Several Paris journals ke the police severely to task for begin- ning the prosecution on such slender proofs as they had against Laminette, s Cagpei i ! BURCHELL'S / DENTS. Some DMore Lignt on tha Niagara Falls Murder. (Copyright 1590 by James Gordon Bennett.) AccrixaroN, England, March 8.—[New York Herald Cable—Speciai to Tne Bee.]— The details of the Burchell case published by the Herald have been copied in the Lan- cashire evening papers and caused quite & sensation in Fast Lancashire, where the Burchell family is well known and hignly re- spocted, Further inquiries were mado today with a view ascertaining whether or not the man under arrest really belongs to the Church and Lancashire Birchall family, but with- out success, The Church police have heard nothsing about the matter save what has ap- peared in the Herald, and an inquiry at the local postofice has confirmed the informa- tion published in the Herald that the Birch- alls at Church were the rector and his fam- {1 The man in custody, it is hoped, is not Reginald Birchall, although the belief is pretty general that the surmise is a correct one of his relatives. “ A Lancashire clergyman in an interview today said he did not know anything as to the whereabouts of Reginald. When he last beard from him, about two months ago, he was in London. The town of Waldon 1s thrown into a state of exceptional excitewent by the announce- ment that young Pelley, son of the vicar, has so narrowly escaped the fate of Ben- well, I have had an interview with Rev. Ray- mond P, Pelley, the father. The reverend gentleman expressed deep sympathy with the family of the murdered man, whom he satd his son. was unacquainted with. When usked how to explain how his son became acquainted with Burcoell he said: “For some time my son had been secking employment und seeing the advertisement in the paper ho answered itand received an answor from an agency and was introduced by Burchell.” *‘What was said by him as to his prospects m Canada?” “‘Well, T understand that Birchall repre- sented to my son that ho was the owner of two or three farms near Niagara Falls, but that his chief occupation was the supplyiug of Canadian lines of railway with horses and dealing in horses generally. After car- rying on a correspondence for some days my son was invited to visit Burchell, who was stayjog at the -house of his father-in-law at Norwood. From whav he saw there and heard from other sources he was induced to believe that Burchell, who told him that he was a Harrow and Oxford man, was act- ing ina perfectly straightforward way, and he therefore agreed to accompany him for a year to Canada, to help him in his business, and to have a share of the profits,” “Was your son a friend of young Ben- welli” “No; until a few days before they left Euvgland be had never heard of him, nor was he ull then certain thav he was going with them. Burchell introduced him as a young man who wanted to travel with them, hav- ing been committed to his charge, I wish particularly to add that my son had never been in Canada before, and that what has appeared in some papers about his possible identity with a man of the name of Dudley is not corect, My son is woll known at Cambridge, of which university he is a graduste, He was recently promoted to the rank of Majorof the Third Essex volunteers. Stories having been circulated that the London police were cognizant of the exis- tence of a gang of desperadoes whose object is to inveigle young Englishmen of means to Canada and there murder them for their money, and that Scotland Yard authorities had determined to dispatch an officer to Can- ada with the object of gleaning information, causod a Herald correspondent to call at the headquarters of the London police and en- quire as to the authority of these reports, He was informed by Mr. Macunaghten, one of tho heads of the department of crimina) investigation, that there was ‘ot a particle of truth in the statements.” “The fact is,” ne smd, ‘‘in the ordinary course of things we have nothing to do with sueh aMairs as this Canadian murder. Of course if Canadian police make inquiries as to the antecedents of Eoglish- men they have in custody and apply to us, we give them all the knowled our power, but in the case in question, I do tot anticipate we shall bear from them at all. It is not as if Benwell disappeared between this country and Canada. That would be different. But when a man 18 truced to ar other country, where he lives for some time and is afterwards found murdered, our con- nection with the matter is quite at an en; 1 do not even know if tuis Burcnell 1s an Englishman, If not, the probability of our having anything to do with the case is re- moter still. “So far you have received no communi- cation at all on the subject from the Dominian police!” one whatever. All T know about the murder is what I have seen in the Herald.” *“The statement goes on to say that within the Inst nine months two cases of mysterious disappearance were reported to Scotlana yords from Canada, one of a voung man from Cheshire and the other that of a farm- or's 8on living near Shrowsbury.” “Is that so! I have heard nothingof them. In fact I can say positively no one here hasr heard anything about them and the ofice who is to leave London tonight for Canada is purely mythical. He does uot exist.” e Another Greenhorn Mi sing. Woonstock, Ount, March 8, —New and sensational developments are cropping up in connection with the Henwell tragedy and the question now is whether there has uot been at least two victims, Two or three years 8ago & youog Enghshman, Neville H. Picktball, came here, purchased a farm aix miles south, and about fourteen mouths ago married the daughter of the minister. On February 10 Picktball raised $10,000 by o mortgago on his farm and left here, saying wo his wife: “I am going to double this money before I come back." He was ssen at Niagara Falls that pight | and said he was xolnf to New York to meet l bis sister. The testimony in the Burchell examination showed that he reached New York and there met Burchell. Since then 1o traco of him has been found and no word received.from him. The theory now is that he was enticed to Now York by Burchell with the expectation of making a large sum of money and was put out of the way for the money he carried with him. Verdict of the Corpor's Jury. Prixceroy, Ont., March «Ihe coroner's jury has rondered a verdiet finding Benwell came to his death by the Hauds of Regi- nald Burchell, and they implicate his wife as haviog @ euilty knowledge of the crime after its commission. There was little difference of opinion Ly the jurors as to the question of guilt, the only question being whether or not a verdict should be given in the absence of the pris- oners. That portion of the verdict filnding Mrs. Burchell an accessory after the fact is eriti- cised. Under the law of Canada a wife can- not be punished for shielding a busband and it 18 asserted therefore that Mrs. Burchell cannot be made accessory after the fact in the general sense of the term, Coielh itk A QUESTION OF DKESS, It Takes Up Most of the Timo in the Chamber of Deputios. [Coy yright 1890 by James Gordon Bennett.] Panis, March 8.—|New York Herald Cable—Special to Tue Bee.|—'‘To wear the biouse or not to wear the blouse,” that was the question which came up at the chamber this afternoon. Other subjects were dis- cussed also in the courso of the, sitting, such as the Dahomey complications, the budget and the sale of explosives, but the unique featuro of the occasion was whether or not it was allowable for one of the horny-handed toilers of this ropublic to enter narlismentary precinets clad in th homely garb in which heis wont to earn his daily bread. M. Baudry Dasson, a sturdy huntsman aod staunch conservative, 80 1n anger and declared that an insult had been offered to the sacred right of the people, and then proceeded to dilate upon the following incident: It appears that some days ago there ar- rived in Paris from the wilds of historic Vendee a gentieman who, 1 the course of his peaceful pastoral existence, had never come to an appreciation of the moral and material of a boiled shirt, starched collar, or orthodox coat, He had gone through life thus far arrayed in that blue night shirt style of Germans, known in France asa biouse. TLis has always been good enough for the finest Vendean society, aund the stranger did not see why it should shock Paris, or even the chamber of deputies. So with the tals ef his blouse flying freely in the breeze, he applied on Thursday to the Palais Bourbon, but applied i vain, Sauntering up to the big doors with the assurance of a latter-day repub- lican, he informed the gold and red-liveried doorkeeper that he had come to hear the interpellation, At twis the man in livery voluntered the information that interpella- tions were not for people in btouses. The citizer of Vendee kot angry, and the door- keeper prudently sent for an ofticer, who Had the persistent geatleman put out, ‘Dlouse and all, in spite of the fact that he bore on his person a card of admission signed by the deputy of his department, M. Baudry Dasson, M. Baudry Das- son therefore thought it his duty to ' protest agamst vms arbitrary act in the name of the might and majesty of universal suffrage. He did protest, while the chamber laughed until its sides ached. ‘The speuker expressed profound regret that he nad not thought of changing clothes with his friend, as there was already n tho chamber one deputy (Thurier) who always wore & blouse. He supposed that the same privilege in the matter of wearing apparel would be accorded to him as a colleague. Besides, he did notsee why the garment should be allowed on parliamentary benches and forbidden in the galleries, After some further discussion it was de- cided to refer the question of dress to the bureau de questions, 5 The general opinion in the lobby was that just as evening dross was prescribed at balls and opera, 8o was it right and proper that a becoming attire should be de rigenr in the national assembly, Tho quostion of clothes djsposed of, the discussion turned upon the situation of the French troops in Dahomey. The govern- ment was asked what measures it proposed taking to protect the national dignity. M. Etienne, under secretary of state, replied that while it was not the intention of vhe government to undertake the conquest of Dahomey, they, proposed asking for an ap- propriation sufficient to take energetic measures against tiie enemy, and to teach him a lesson which would make him less aggressive in the future e THE PASSIC PLAY., New Role in Which Sarah Bernhardt Will Appear. Copyright 189 by James Gordon Bennett,) Pamis, March 8.—|New York Herald Cable—Special to Tne Bes.|—Pere Mon- sabre has been interviewed in Paris on the subject of the passion play in which Sarah Bernhardt proposes w appear. ‘The famous Dominican preacher said thau even were Rome to approve of the produc- tion of M, Haran Court's drama, Catholics would be greatly pained by it. He con- trasted the condition under which the mys- tery plays of tho middle sges were acted and the conditions of modern theatrical per- formances, and congluded by hinting that the ecclasiasvical authorities would forbid the faithful to see M, Haran Court's play. A Herald correspoudent was told yester- day at Porte St. Martin that the play had been given up entirely, after which our correspondent culled upon Surah Bernhardt and asked her if the report was true. “Who told you that?” said Sarah. ‘It is not s0. The play has not been given up, but it is probable that the first performance will be either in London or Brussels. There 1s some dificulty about it being played in cos- tumes in Paris. The priests do not object so much, bot there seems to be some difficulty among the authorities. I shall know more deflnitely in a few days what the decision will be,” “Will you have the virgins costumes!" “Yes; the first one will be all white and the second will be black anda white. In any event,” continued the artist, “‘the play will not be produced at Porte St. Martio,” The N Stoamahin Arrivals At New York—La Bretagne, from Havre: the City of Chicago, from Liverpool; the Othello, from London; the Catedonia, from Mediterrancan ports. At Bremerhaven—The Saale, York. At Quecnstown—The Adriatic and Wyo- wing, trom New York for Liverpool. - ©Charged With His Brother's Death. ALrRED, Me, March 8,—The verdict of the coroner’s jury in the Sawtelle murder case is that Hiram ¥, Sawtelle came to his death February 5 by pistol sfiot by the hand of isano Sawtelle. from New MORNIN e RCH 9, 1800, EMPEROR WILLI T An Anti-Anarchist flv His Newest lnlpirnflgm. ONLY A CHANGE IN THE NAME. AR It Is Almost Identical with the A Socialist Sratute — Bismarck's Pl for Keeping His Grip. A Capricious'Monarch, Bentiy, March 8.—~{By the New York Herald Associated Press|—The gover- ment hus decided to open the business of the reichstag with projects prepared by the coun- cil of state, foremost of which are bills reg- ulating work on Sunday and restricting the hours of women and children, The more complex measures relating to the hours of male adults and miners' work day will be reserved until the autumn session. A bill also will be presented miming to control strikes and an anti-anarchist measure de: signed to replace the anti-socialist law. It is impossible to foresee how the hetro- genous elcments of the reichatag will group themselves upon the goverument's broposals, The official expectance Is that the projects of the council of state will be quietly dis- cussed and accepted, but the army credits and the anti-anarchist law will test the po- sition of the goveromént toward the ma- jority. i . The Freisininge organs say that if the centrists throw|their vote against the govern- ment a dissolution will be immediately pro- nounced, Bismarck golng to the conntry on the broad, simple platform of maimtenance of the efficiency, of the army. The moderation of the tone of the contract perhaps indicates the intention to form an alliance with Prince Bismarck if the only remaining disabilities of the Catholicsare re- moved. The Germaniaspredicts the forma- tion of & majority which will assist the gov- ernment in sacial reforms on a Christian basis, the mainten- ance of protectionist . duties, the defense of » the rights of monarchy und the strengthening of the federal churacter of the empire. If this wereull the clerical party desired a coalition of tha conservatives and’ centriste would be assured, but behind this smooth home programme the Catholic lead- ers conceal a design ' try to coerce the chancelior into a startling chauge of foreign policy affecting the relations of Italy and the vatican. Although the clerical press is reserved on the subject, suggestive allusions constantly recur to the resolutions atopted at the re- cent Catholic congresses in favor of foreign intervention at Rome, The first terms asked will be educational coneessions, When these shall have been granted' whatever pressure the centrists can exercise they will concentrate upon an effolt to effect a rupture of the existing compact with ltaly. ‘The anti-anarchist bill' is the emperor’s inspiration and was to by Bismarck, It is the anti-socialist la® inder & new npme, 1t is understood that thé@sxpulsion clause of <he anti-socialist law &s piittid, 'and that the bill permits wider freedém of discussion in the press and on the platform, and enacts severer penalties against assailants of the crown and the governmeat, The emperor's speech at Brandenburg Wednesday coutinues to excite the greatest public interest. The official version in the North German Gazette instead of modifying, intensifies the emperor’s declaration of absolutism. In a most remarkable ‘passage he said: o “I see in the people and the land intrusted to me by God & talent which, as the bible says, itis my duty to increat I mean with all my strength to 80 trade with my talent that I will be enabled to add many another thereto. Those who heip me I heartily wel- come; those who oppose me I dash to pieces.” All classes of papers are commenting on this according to their political views. The Pomeranian Reichspost urges the emporer to establish a dictatorship, other papers advise the supression of umiversal suffrage ‘and the suspension of the sittings of the reichstag if the opposition become violent. The conservative Post hails the speech as consonant with the spirit - that has always animated the kings of Prubsia, Other con- servative papers commend it as the promise of a vigorous rule, leading to a stpong home and foreign policy that will save Germany from the impotence of parhamentry govern- ments like that of France, The liberals value the speech as placing under a white light tho character of a mon- arch who deems himaelf the sole arbiter of the nation’s destinies, ignoring the fact that the various parties in the reichstag want to carry out their own ideas and not his, and who is foolish enough to threaten to dash the people to pieces on the ave of the meeting of a parliament in which the government will face a hostile majority. The imperial threats find an echo among the ultra con- servatives, The Rhineische Westphalische Zeituug, a Bismarckian organ, asserts that the chan- cellor, freely criticising the result of the elections, said: *“We shall leave the new reichstag to k in its own juice,” The soctalists, Krause and Bieckman, have been sentenced to eightodn months’ impris- onment at hard labor forcommitting perjury at the recent socialist trial at Elberfield. Gemmer, another socialist, received a sen- tence of one year at hard labor for a similar offense. Tomorrow will be the samversary of Em- peror William I aco the QAV will be observed by the consecration of the imperial mauso- leum at Charlottenburg ju the presence of the emperor and his family. The bodies of William and Augusta have hoen placed in the new vault. ———— A BATTLE OF FLOWERS, Brilliant and Beawtiful Oarnival at Monaco. [Copyright 189 by Jdmes Gordon Bennstt,} Moxaco, March 8.—[New York Herald Cuble—Special v Tur Bug.]—For the first time in the history of the principality, a *'ba- taulle des fleurs” took place here today and from the beginning to the end proved a thor- ough success, largely owineto the ethusiasm and go throwa into the prooeedings both by visitors and the locul authorities and all praise 1s due to thegoveranor of the prinoipal- ity for the admirable way in which every- thing was organized. The battle commeaged at 2 o'clock sharp and a parade was made on the promenade soon after the proceedings commenced. A hum of excitement was raised on the appear- ance of the handsowe - four-in-hand coach, the whole, even to the costumes of the la- dies, being of pink aud violet. The ladies and gentlemen wore bounets and hats en suite and the ladies carried violet parasols. Thousands of yards of piok and violet rib- bons cowpletely covered the gesch, while the roins and splinter bars were covered with pink satin. The flowers used were Parma violets and pink carnations and orchids. Mr. Marmaduke Wood drove and on the | coach wore Mr. Maybrick Bank, Mr. Heine, the brother of the princess of Monaco, Mr. Surtees and Miss Oliver, lady-in-waiting to the princess of Monaco, Mrs. Barthopp and Colonel Surkes. Immediately aftor, amid roars of applause, came that well known coaching man and prince of good fellows, Carleton Blythe, with another coach completely made up of white and red flowers, The principality body coach was covered with white and red cloth and flowers were moat beautifully and gracefully arranged all around in festoons, beside which the top of the coach was covs ared with huge bouquets of wnite liliacs and red carnations. The wheels were covered with white and red cloth, overlaid with flowers. Carleton Blythe wore a large white hat cove ered with red and white carnations and a cockade of the same. Next to the whip sat the Countess Olga Caraceels, in a red hat wreathed with red and white carnations. As the coach bassed it simply ramed or hailed flowers, but not flowers alone, for one of the party received a lomon in tho eye. They were an active party on the Blythe coach and the battle raged fast and furious i1l at 1ast the governor of the principality handea Carleton Blythe a banner of honor for the best decorated couch, and then the cheering was renewed as was also the showers of flowers. A mauve and pink coach also got a banner of honor and another was given toa lady in o victoria filled and decorated with neapoli- tan violets. k. After the battle was over Carleton Blythe, brim full of honors and glory, rattled his coach up hill home to the Hotel de Paris, where he held a recention and received con gratulations from a crowd of friends, THE e My MAIDVEN" OF DEATH, Two French Murderers Executed in raris, [Copyright 1890 by James Gordon Bennet®) Pany March 8.—|New York Herald Cable—Special to Tae Bre.|—In the gray dawn this morning the guillotime did its ter- rible work in the Place de la Rouquette, The execution was a double one, Roboat and Jean Troute, the murderers of Conclerge in the Rue Bonaparte, both paying the penalty of their crime. The details of the murdar will yet be fresh in the memory of the Herald readers and do not need more than the bricfest re- capitulation. On the afterncon of July 15, 1889, W enie Kuhn wus strangled in her room. For nearly a week the police were at @ loss, but finally they were put on the track of three young men named Roboat, Jean Troute and Pillet, by the indicatevr, who succeeded in nducing the precocious rascais to recount their crime to him. Ro- boat, the oldest of the band, was only twen- ty-one years old, and his accomplices but seventeen years of age. Roboat and Jean Troute were found guilty and condemned to death, while Pillet escaped with a sentence of ten yeurs' imprisonment, Despite the youth of the condemned pair M. Carnot had been advised not to exercise his prerogative of reprieve, ‘with a view to striking terror into the hearts of the criminals who infest the capital. R The execution of Jean Troute 1s, I believe, the only instance of the death sentence being carried out in the case of a youth of seven- teen tince the revo.ution, As usual the newsof the executionsspread like Greek fire among the refuseof the capital last evenng, and the Place dela Roquette was from midnight wvaded by choice selections of the criminal classes of the population. Shortly before 2 a. m. the “deiblo’'s” assistants made their exits from the prison gate with the “‘boys de justice,’ which was speedily stood up against the leaden sky, a subject for the coarse jests of the crowd to which it should have been a warning. Meanwhile the soldiers and volice had cleared the square and drawn cordons across the streets converging thereto. Just as day broke the prison gates were thrown open a second time and the procession headed and closed by soldiers and consisting of government officials, the chaplain, the condemned youths and the ex- cutfoner moved slowly to the guillotine. The younger of the two was the first to bow his neck beneath the fatal knife and within what scarcely seemed a few seconds his companions head had fallen 1nto the bas- ket. Then the throbbing corpses were placea in the van and driven off. Water and spenges were emvloyed to efface the blood stains. The bistoric guillotine was taken down and the crowd slowly aispersed. *'It 18 not possivle that ordérs will be ziven to exccute me,” said Jeantroux, the younger of the two prisoners, to the jailors last even- mg. “The president will never allow a young man of seventeen to be guwillotined. I shall be eent to New Caledonia at hard labor and 1 shall be able to get along all serene.” The young reprobate dropped off to sleep av about 8 o’clock, probably to dream of an euchantress in New Caledomia. He was awakened at ten wminutes past six this morn~ ing by the wovernor of the prison, who ap- prised him of the forthcoming execcution and bade him prepare to die with courage. “I am not afraid,” rephed Jaun- troux, though his . trembling limbs belied his words., After drinking a glass of rum he asked to be u!'2wed to smoke his pipe, and ‘o bid farewell to Kibot, both of which requests were refused nym. So it was with = Ribot, who asked the governor if his accomplice was also to die. Not receving an answer he begged to be allowed to see him. ‘*Not possivle,” he repeated after the gov- ernor, *I do not ses why my request should be refused. I can’tsee Jeantroux before my neck is cut?” he added. Jeantroux was, as stated, the first to be placed under the fatal knife. As he made his exit from the prison gates he was trembling like a leaf and his limbs seemed scarce able to support him. Beside the scaffold f effu- sivoly embraced the prison chaplain, Abbe Fauere, and twice pressed his lips against the crucifix, *“'Good-by to my mother,” he suid to the abbe, whose cheoks were wet With tears. Ribot aied wore gamely than his youngor accomplice, As he walked to the Ruilotine he even tried to smile, but the effort only resulted in hor- rible contractions of his features, He was ablo to control the physical repugnance which had stiffened his predecessor’s frawe and neck under the pressure of the execu- tioners, and bent himself forward over the frame work on which the body. rests, —-— National Car Service Association. CuicaGo, March 8,—[Special Telegram to ‘'me Bee. | —From swall beginnings a year or two ago the National Association of Car Service managers has just becn organized with & membership of twenty-three state and city sssociations. The objeot of the national association 1s for the interchange of views amoong the members of local associa- tions, which are organized for expediting the loading snd unloading of cars, Ferty a8 the limit purposes eight hours has been decidec of time“cars can be used for and the increased earnings to railroads are alroady estimated at millic f dollars from this source alono. Maflager E. L. Moore was elected president of the National association, with A. M. Simwmons of Cleve- land vice president and . E. Hill of Denver secretary, The three gentlemon were then elected as the ofticial directory for 1800, — - THEY PLANNED WE Cunning Schemes of Fxpress Robbers That Failea, SAN Fraxcisco, March 8. corge W. G regory and John R. Ewing were arrested this afternoon for robbing the Wells Fargo box on an Oakland boat a couple of months ago. They confessed to a plan for an exten- sive system of robberies. Gregory was for- merly a messenger for the Wells Fargo com- pany, but resigned in Decembor after secur- ing the koy with which to uniock the troas- ure boxes and another for express cars, Ho took Ewing into partnership, and on Jan- uary b robbed the box on the ferry boat be- tween here and Oakland, Gregory ind also learned the combinations of the safes in many country offices, and they next triedto rob severai of those. Unfortunately for their schemes, the combinations were changed after Gregory resigned. They then planned to Lold up the express messonger on the overland train, but while they hesitated through lack of courage were nabbed by de- tectives, Rl EAGER BOOMERSs, The Cherokee Strip Covered With Claim Hunters. Sr. Lous, March 8.—The latest advices from Oklahoma territory are to the effect that not only scores but hundreds of prairie schooners filled with boomers hunting for choice claims are moving over the Cherokee strip in all directions, and singlo men and parties with guns on their shoulders who claim to be hunters, but who are really se: lecting land, are encountered aaily. More than half a dozen boomers' organizations have been formed in Kausas ana Oklahoma, and the boom is on in dead earnest, and it is belleved the government will find it very dif- ficult to suppress or even control it. Boom- ers are also collecting on the Iowa reserva- tion, east of Oklahoma, and south of the strip in great numbers, It is belicved the Indian police who are uudor orders fromn Chief Mays to clear the strip, will be totally unequal to the task. A report is in circula- tion that the colonists have made an agree- ment for a concerted movement to invade the strip on April 2 EEN e MOTHEIUS SO H ROW, The Thought That Unnerved Cashier Perri Asnraxn, Wis., March 8.—Perrin's testi- mony was the feature of tho day in the Hufley vank robbery trial. He told the threadbare story of the discovery of the rob- bery in a vlain, straightforward manuver without giving any new facts. On cross-examination he said he had no direct knowledge that the stolen money was in the bank the night of the robbery. Per- rin broke down and shed tears when the at- torney asked him why he wis so agitated when informed of the robbery. He said that he had felt iostinctively that he would be singled out for arrest and the thought of his mother's sorrow completely unnerved hun. Apache Murderers Captured. GLoBE, Ariz., March 8.—The five renegade Apaches who murdered George Herbert, a freighter, a weel ago, were overtaken yes- terday on Salt river, thirty miles north of Globe, by a detachment of troops under the command of Lieutenant \Watson, ‘Tenth cavalry, and Lieutenant Clarke. The troops had a sharp fight with the Inaians, resulting in the killing of two of the renegades and the capture of the other three, one of whom was wounded. The troops had traveled over three hundred miles of the roughest country in the territory, ana in the skirmish with the Indians escaped without a scratch, The wer? Luried wheretney fell aud the prisoners were brought here today. They will be turned over to the authorities of Graham county for trial. —-— Coal on the Sionx Resorvat on, CRAMBERLAIY, S. D, March 8.—[Spacial Telegram to Tk BEk.|—There is now o doubt that coal exists on the Sioux resarva | tion in endless quantities. Sneriff Van- lorn and other prominent citizens huve just returned from a prospecting tour along the White river in the Sioux reservation, They brought back with them about 300 pounds of a good quality of coal which they found near the mouth of the White river. Tae samples found were sticking out of the biufls, and owing to the exposed position they are ruther dry and light in weight. The pros- pecters will at once secure muchinery with which to develov the vein, und are confident that the farther they sink into the bluff the harder the conl will be. This discovery is batled with delight by all in this section, a8 it means cheap fuel. a Thief: Kan, March 8.—|Special Telegram to Tur Bes.]—Henry Philins was arrested hero tonight for robbing a jewelry store. A quantity of dynamite and burglars' tools were found on his porsou, Ho is beleived to be implicated in the recent gun store robbery i Omuhia, as ho hada new Coit's 45-calibro double action revolver similar to those advertised as stolen, - - Thought to Be an On LEAVENWORTH, M e Malignant Meningitis. NasuviLLe, Tenn., March 8-—There Is great excitement in the vieinity of Fountain Head, Sumner county, this state, over the appearance of spotted fover or malignant meningitis. In all there has been seven deaths and there are soveral new cases, ‘Those who tuke it live only a very short time, Pt The Dry Goods Treade, New Youk, March 8.—|Special Telegram to Tk Bee.)—Business in dry goods wis of the usual decrensed proportions of Saturday, both orders by mail and transactions on tho spot being lighter than on the other days of the week. There were no now devel op- mentsand the situation at both first and sec ond hand was vuchanged, - ghteen ¥Yoars and w Heavy Fino. CINCINNATI, March 8.—At Lebanon today Al Graham, former county auditor, was sen- tenced on the plea of guilty to an indictment charging bim with embezziing the funds of the county to the amount of $3211. The court sentenced him to the penitentiary for eightoen yeaps witis a flne of $126,422, pad Vs 2l . Over a Hundred and Twonty. LouisviLie, Ky., March 8,--Matilda Ruby died at Faywick, Ky., yostorday, sged 124 years. 'Therecord of her age is authen:, ticated iu a family bible in her possession, The Weatner Forecast For Omaha and viclnity—Fair weath For lows, Nebraska and South Dakota— Fair, warmer, southeasterly win PAGES 18, |y N lfMBbl'th‘z.':S.: . el | WHAT PARISIANS ARE DOING, Events of Intorest in Fashionab Litorary and Art Oirolea. MUNKACSY'S LATEST PICTUREN The Newest Thing in Drosses—Misl Sanderson,’ the American Prima Donna, Receives Quite an Ovation, In the Erench Qapital, [Conyripht 1890 by James Gordon Bewnett, | Pams, March 8. w York Heral Cable—Special to Tn IRe|--The Gascoigny sailed today, huving among her pa s n erq General William Cutting, Count Kesslery Misses Dinsmore and Tracey, M. Depacl Manup, tho well known Russisn planisy, ||||§ M, A. Bridgeman, the America | ur:m1 who returns to America for thy flist tims in ten years, Mr. Bridgeman sailed yesterdayy When asked if be were not goiug to exnibif in the saloons he said: *'No, I shall not send to either ono thil vear. As regards my proference, 1 prefor :3 remain neutral. I am poing to Awerica to! exhibit at Orteger’s gallery, New York, from March 20 to April 18, &nd beginning the 1s of May in Chicago, will exhibit for twa weelks at the Art [ustitute. 1 ehall have all my exhibition pictures and studies, ubous three hundred and fifty in all, including tha paintings on whicli I huve beon at work for suveral years, 1expect to return to Pari@ by the end of May.” i Mr. and Mrs, Lonis Manasse of Chicag are also passengers on the Gascoigne. g% I h marriage of their daughter, Miss Dora Maé nasse, to Mr. Alfred Gladstone took place’ on Thursday at Trinity church in Par After the coremony & sumptuous breakfnsf was served at the Hotel Continental. Mrs and Mrs. Gladstone left on the evening traig for their honeymoon on the Reviera. Quite a surpriso awaited threo of oup’ prominent Awerican painters yesterday at @ meeting of the Societe Nationale, the new salon, when \V. I, Dunnot, Aloxander Hare rison and John Sargeant wero selected as members of the jury for the coming salon 18 the Champs de Mars. This liberal act on the part of the Erench members is mukei upor among American artists hore as u mos generous and unprojudiced arrangcment. fapropos of art notes, Mr. Wal i s00n to sail for New York and C. Roinhare leaves April 1 for a permanent residence 1 New York. Al Puris has eithor been or is woing tq sce M. Munkacsy's new work for the ceily . ing of the Vienna Art Muscum. This apothesis of the Italian ronaissuuce colossal in its proportions, covering an M. Munkac! nhas been at work “.: on it tor the last two yveard, of 100 metres square. 1t rearcsents a sort of a temple of glory in which the great masters of the age of ‘I itian Paul Veronese, Leonardo Devinel, Raphael and Michael Angelo are gathered eithey working at their casels or surroundoed by their pupils. M. Munkacsy told a reporter yesterday that he had endeavored to change his stylq and that he believod he had succeedod. Thal he has is evident at first sight. A painting for which the great artist hag received 100,) 000 francs will be the feature of Palace de L'Inousric salon, Paris shops and streets are beginning t4 brighten up with tho retarn of the pleasure seekers from tho Riviera and the arrivals from America. Among the latest are: Mrs, A. H. Dannall and® W. T. ‘Dannall from Monte Carlo, Lord and Lady Lyton trom Cannos, Mrs. Parkinson Shape from Lond don, atthe Hotel Vendome, whare also are Mr. Stanley Mortuner and his bride an | Mr, and Mrs. Charles Heuderson of New Yorl, Baron und Baroness Openheim, nec Misg Hutchins, return from Spain on Tuesday, Mr. Walter Potter of Hoston has arrived here at Chatham, Mr. and Mrs. F. H. Prince of Boston are passengers on the City of Pavis for New York. Mr. and Mrs, Healy havo issued invitations for a dance next Tuesday. Mr. D. C. Corbin of New York is entertaining Lady Abinger and someé of London. The Kev. S. W. Danna of Philas delphia have arrived at the Hotel Normaulie, Mrs. Swone and Miss Komaine Stone lef! yesterduy for Cannes, Lady Ranaoiph Churchill is stopping at the Continentul & few days. ‘The latest sensation for a visitinz dress is a Joan of Arc costume, of which the Parls edition of the Herald prints a remarkably bezutiiul fashion design tomorrow. 1v g made of cloth embroidered with fleur de Iys, exactly after the model of Sarah Berns hardts costumes, only having for an undere shirt a plain silk petticoat in place of the tignts which Sarah wear “I'he Cerclo de | Union Artistique gave successful musicalo on Monday evening, The vprogrammo consisted of four more ceaux rendered by Miss Sybyl Sanderson, the popular America prima donna, and twa orchesival seloctions, Miss Sanderson was in excellent voice and received an ovation from the large and fashionablo gathering of club members and their friends, especially when she sang the “Will de la Reiue, de lg Nuit” of Mozart's Magic Flute in its orizinal key, solething which no cantatrice hag done since Mme. Christine Nilsson, . Misg Sanderson’s other selections were the prine cipal air in M. Massanet's “‘Esclarmonde,” a minute by the samo composer, and walts air i M. Gounod’s “Mireille,” During the months of and May betwe:n o'clock tea thore s @ gap in the existenca of the Parisian and the Parisienne, who don’t know what to do with the intervening time, M. Bodimicr of the Theater de Applicas tion has hit upon the idea of organizine & series of bi-weekly ‘*‘causeries” at whick actors and actresses, journalists, poots and literateurs will treat of some subject in @& sense especially o themselves., Thus Saralh Bernhardt will study the character of the Muid of Orloans, Mue, Keichewberg wil} discourse brightly on ingenues, and Mme, Bartel will crystalize the subject of ““Jeures Premiorss,” M. Got will treat of workings wen voets ana M, Worth of the wmale chare acters of M. Dumas Fils. In another branch March, broukfast Aprl] and 8§ of art M. Hrouuetiore will swdy ‘“Le Naturalisme Contemporaine.” Other cunforenciers will be M. Sarcey, M. Deneye, Rouquier, the deputy, M. Jules Lomaitre, M. Francers Coppes and M. Dean Richpin, Mme. Carnot has given hew patronage to theso matinees, which wil begin on March 13 and continuss eve Wedueaday ana Saturday up to March 24, Bond Offurings. WasiINGTON, March 8.—[Special Tel ‘Today's bonds ..nufl ings ageregated 203,500 as follows: IRegisy tered 4s $200.000, $2,200, $700; coupon 4s, $45,000, $14,500, #5,000, at $1.28; registered Abgn. 85,100, $20,000, at §1,081¢; 48, coupon §208,000, §10,000, v $L8. All offers copred gram to Tus Bee.|