Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, April 29, 1891, Page 1

_ st " MURDERED HIS INAMORATA. Farmer Hutchinson Rettles His Family Troubles by Killing Mrs, Green, IN THE BACK WHILE RUNNING. SHOT Desperate P tim by derer rsuit of the i leeing Vies the e mined Mu He Becaped in the Darkness. Lixcory, Neb., April 28 —[Special Telo gram to Tie Brr.]—The imbroglio between Mrs. Jennie Greene and W, E. Hutchir & wealthy farmer of Saunders county, ended about 10 o'clock tonight in the probable murder of Mrs, Greene by Hutchinson. The old gentleman called sce charming grass widow early in evening in the flat over M store and the two sat in the parlor for some time, the eleven-year-old daughter of Ms, Greene being the only other person present. Suddenly the other mempers of the house- hold were startled by the reports of a number of pistol shots, and on rushing into the kitchen, Mrs Greene's brother saw Hutchinson pursuing the woman with a Iver. She crawled under the table, but Hutchinson continued firing, and while thus ¢ouching for the first time she was struck by one of the bullets, The missile pierced her back near the spinal column, and the cowardly murderer held the weapon almost against the woman's body. Mrs. Greene dropped helpless after the bul- let was fired. Hutchinson realized that he had committed a murder, and rushed out of the door and down the stairway, attempting to commit suicide by blowing his brains-out, but every chamber of his revolver had been emptied and he was unable to carry out his purpose. The brother gave chase, but the murderer dashed down the strcet and es- caped in che darkness, IPor several minutes the wildest excitement prevailed in the block, and 1t was some timo before the police were summoned. It was then too late to get any trace of the man, A number of physicians were called in and they probed in vain for the bullet. The leaden missile had severed the spinal cord, paralyzing the entire hody below that point, but the course of the bullet could not bo traced any further. It is believed that it has pierced some of the vital organs and that the woman cannot live, There is a story back of the case which is hard to get at. But as near as cau be learned , it is as follows: Hutchinson had become infatuated with the widow and has been making frequent calls on her. She finally got into the confidence of the old gen- tleman and managed to get hold of ‘about $,000 worth of papers belong- ing to him. This caused a great disturbance between Hutchinson and his grown-up sons, ana the wealthy old farmer ovidently came up today to try and get back tho papers which had been en- trusted to Mrs. Greene. Mrs. Greene has resided for some years in Lincoln, but formerly lived in Keya Paha county, where she owns some property. Later she lived in Omaha. She has been re- pated o be a female detective, but the rumor has never been confirmed. AWAY WITH 1'"E—E/JIIRA RGO, on, to the the Preparations for Putting the Meat 1 spection Law Into Operation. Wasnizaroy, April 28, —[Special Telegram to Tue Bee|-Germany and France will within a very few days no Jovger bave any excuse for maintaining an embargo American meat, for on Thursday or Friday Dr. E. D. Salmon, chief of the bureau of animal industry, will leave Chicago to super- Intend the beginning of operations under the new meat inspection law. He will take with him the microscopes, tags and seals which are to be used in inspecting meats, and will Yocate the inspectors at the various siaughter bouses and inaugurate the system which is to be carried on permanently. The expert veterinarians will be assigned to each slaughter house to do the ac- work of inspncting, and they will be assisted by men who will handle the meat and do the tagging. The entire force of veterinarians and assistauts will be under tho direction of a centrai ofticer. Most of those who are to be engaged 1n the inspec- tion work are already in the employ of the de- partment of agriculture, and such additional orce as will be necessary will bo engaged by Dr. Salmon when ba veiches Chicago, The doctor has taken an important part in the various steps of the meat inspecting system. The various voluminous rules and regula- tions which were issued under the namnc of Secretary Rusk wera fivst drafted by Dr. Salmon. "~ It bas been theough him, also, that cattle exporters huve mude their recent suc- cessful efforts to get American live stock ad- mitted to Germun ports without the former harrassing restrictions, As chiof of the bu- reau of auimal industry Dr. Salmon has bent all bis encrgies toward breaking down the foreign restrictions put upon our meats and live stock and his efforts have been re- markably successful. Dr. Salmon will stay wost long enough to get the inspection s tem working smoothly and then intends to go 10 Omaha, St. Louis,” Tndianapolis and other important shipping points. = Ho received today a number of the 500 microscopes which are being made by Bauch & Laumb of Buf- falo for the special purposes of meat inspec tion, and they will be used in this work, Land Decisions, Wasmisaroy, April 25, —[Special Telegram to Tur Bre. |--The assistant secretary of tho Interior today decided the following land contest cases Samuel G. Poters vs Ferdinand Reimor, homesteud entry of Reimer for the southwest quarter of section 141, township 6 north, range 34 west, McCook, Neb,, district. De- cision below afrmed, dismissing contest, Matthew Sloan vs Osear Kolloy, homestoad entry for the southwest quarter of the north- east quarter and the north half of the south- east quurter of section 21, township 6 north, range ) west, MeCook, Neb., distriot, Dy cision below atirmed und cash entry of e ley approved. nited States ex rel. George W. Downs contested) vs the state of lowa ex re ames Grant (claimaut), swamp land gr of s.-}»u»m\mr 35,1830, for the southeast qu ter of the southeast quarter of section 0, township 95 north, range 32 west, Palo Alto county. Des Moines, Ta., decision of the ge eral land office reversing the decision of land ofticers is afirmed by the otary and the clmm of the state of Towais rejected. 1n re. Wilham Morrison, commuted ~hom: stead entry for tho northwest quarter of sec- tiou 14, township 113, range 73, Huron, 8. D, district, Decision of commissioner revorsed, thus giving claimant pateut to the land de scribed, How it is Viewed in Washingto WasiINGTON, April 25, [Special Telegram to Tup Beej—The aunouucement from Poughkeepsio, N. Y., today to the eftect that Mz, Blane would not be u candidato for the presidential nomination next year, would not suffor the nse of bis name in connection with the nomination aud would scon say so over his name, while crevting no surprisc, was the subject of genoral comment 1 poiitical cir- cles this evening. Such a step on the part of Lthe secretary of state has been expected for ome tme, wnd proceedings lke whose &y the ! Ivnebing WEDN ESDAY MORNIN( week will announce Cincinnati league convention last only day when he will thit he could not accept the nomination. The ardor of his fricnds will vet prove the disa ter of their hopes, Ou every haud the ques- tion has b been asked during the past threo or four If, s ex-Governor For aker said, Mr. Blaine's administration is proving so satisfactory, why woull it not be wisdom to continue it for another four years Congressman Boutello of Maine and ex- Congressman Tom Bagne of Pittsburg, both most intimate friends of the se y of state, and who had charge of his campaigns in the last three national conventions, tave within the last month told their friends in private conversution that Mr. Blaine would not ouly not be a candidate for the nomina- tion, but that he would, if this agitation e tinued, Y S00N Announce ove his name that he could and would ot the nom- ination if it should be tendered to him. Mr. Blaine, it is weil known here, hooes that he will not be placed in the embarrassing condi- tion of malking Lis statementat this early day, but it may as well be stated now g with some positiveness, if not authority, that if the friends of Mr. Blaine do not ceuso this untimely agitation he will take himself out of the line of possibility before the campaign for the nomination fairly opens. FATAL WRECK ON THE B. & O, Two a Fireman and Postal Clerk Killed, Wasnixaroy, April The Cincinnati express on the Baltimore & Olio railroad this evening at Warning station ran into & freight train standing on the main track. Engineer Curtis Elllott of tho express, Eagineer Croff and Fireman Murphy of the freight and Postal Clerk C. Burdett wero killed. Postal Clerk Peacock and Foreman Miller were seriously injured. No passengers were dangerously hurt. The express came around a sharp curve at a high rate of speed and the engin- cer could not stop. A vostal car, baggage car and one conch of the express were buraed and the mails partially wove destroyed. Engineers, o CHINA OBJ ! CT It Notifics This Govern willingness to It WastiNGtoy, April 25, —The Chinese gov- ernment has notified the government of the United States of its unwillingness to receive Blair as our minister to China. Neither Secretary Blaine nov the Chinese minister would tallc on the subject tonight. The objection causes no excitement as the United States recognizes the vight of a for- cign power to express unwillingness to re- ceive o minister not entively scerptable, 10 BLALR, ent of Its Un- rive Him. Towa and South Dakota Pens ons. WasitiNGToN, April 25, —[Special Telegram to Tur Bep.| - Pensions were grunted to- day as follows: [owa- Original—Henry H. Fishor, Delamour Seymour, Philip S. Green, Christoper Lohrman, Henry Dickman, Heary Reed, Abralam J. Suyder, Thomas Moncrief, John Gage, Jasper Bonslaugh, James F. Beleher, William A. Work, William G. Gore, Delos S. Reagan, Burrit K. Pitman Henry E. Schaffer, John McCoy, Finley L. Wilson (deceased), Thomas J. Armstrong, Stephen Fitzgerald, Charles H. Coftin, Frank R. Snyder, Isaac_Laughridge, Merritt W, son, Abijah H. Hiatt, Sylvester Heudryx, George Given, Adam Lin, Gustav Poterson, James Smith, Silas Harters, Silas M. Camp: bell, Mile L. Hatch, John W. Gannon, Enoch Sedgwick, Richard Stewart, Watties W. Wolf, Janies Priestloy, Aaron Linn, Alex Hutchinson, John Orr, John Burke. ' Addi- tional—Anthony Mosor. Increase—James Mackoy, James Beacon, William H. Kreamer, Joseph Martell, Allen Robertson, John W. Elliot, William B. McKernson, Melchoir Fogl, dosoph P. Seaton, Johu Chamboriain. Kelssue—Orin A. Phillips, Original widows, ote.—Amanda, widow of John C. Parrish} Belinda, widow of Joseph Anderson; Bar- bara, widow of John M. Seiph. outh Dakota: Original—Albert D. Heath, Charles Jahuke, Levi Summay, Richard T. Robinson, Clement A, Davis, Andrew Feld- meyer, increase—James A. Paddock. Orig- inal widows —Florence B., widow of William J. Southmayd. Postmasters Appointed. WasiiNGTox April 23, —(Special Telagram to Tuk Brg. | —Postmastors were appointed to aay as follows: Nebraska—Bayard, Cheyenne county, J. Ohalleran, vice Thomas Winter, resigned; Cody, Cherry county, L. D. Barnes, vice A. D. Cole, resigned; Minatare, Scotts Bluff county, T. A, Twiss, vico W. B. Swindell, resigned, Towa-Ivy, Polk county, Willlam Har vico J. MeCoy, resigned; Soldier, county, H. 5. Scott, vice, R. aned, South Dakota ~Brayton, Sully county, L E. Suyder, vice H. W. Brayton, resigneds Farnsworth, Sanborn county, J. F. Drury, vice J. K. Lynd, rosigned. oy, Monroe Palmer, ro- 1he Charges Sustained. WasmiNaroyn, April 25, —|Special Telegram to Tue Bre,|—The presbytory of San Fran- clsco today sustained the charges against Rev. Johu W. Ellis, D.D., of appropriating 1o his own use 500 of the funds held by bim in trust, and of rendering false statements concerning the expenditures ot £3,500 of such funds, The vresbytery resolved that with the undorstanding that Rev. Dr. Ellis should faithfully meet his promise to make the de- ficiency ~ good, it would bo sufficient to severely censure his conduct in the matter, Manderson Not € Wasiminoroy, April 28.—[Special Tele- gram to T Bek,|—Did I understand you to say that an Omaha paper has announced that T am about to sail for Burope Senator Manderson today. The Nebraskan was assured that such a statement had been printed. “You will oblige me,” said the senator, by making public the fact that I am not going to Europe, but that 1 shall as soon as practicable roturn to Nebraska. [ nevor hud the slightest iuteution of cro the Atlantic this summer,” »ing to Eu-ope. Testing a Big Gun WasiiNGTON, April 28, —Special Telegram to Tue Ber.)—Ordnance officers completed at the proving ground at Indian Head, the final test of the third ten-inch, steel fled gun for the double turreted monitor Mianto- With 230 nounds of Dupout Brown powder and with fifteen tons pressure, the projectile obtained a muzzle velocity of 2,110 feot per second, probably the best result’ on record for this kind of & gun using Brown powder, Suicide of the Ripper. Loxvoy, April 25, —[Special Cablegram to Tur Bee.|-~It is reported that the unknown man who committed suicide at Wimbleton some threo weeks ago, by shooting himsclf, nas been ideutified as ‘“Jack the Ripper.” One of the means of the alleged identifica- tion was the finding in the pockets of the dead man’s clothes pers identical with that on which the varlous *Ripper warnings have been written, Insane Guardians in Session, Wasuisaron, April 28, --Tue fortv-fifth an- nual meeting of the association of medical superiutendents of American institutions for the insane began here this morning. Routine business ouly was transacted. Report on the Italian Lynching, Wasuingron, April 28.—The attorney gen- eral this afternoon received tle report of Dis- trict Attorney Graut at New Orleans or: the It will pot be made public for some day —— Big Forest F) Mintvinte, N. J., April 28, —The biggest forest fire this section has known for years is raging about six miles southwest of this city aud much valuable standing timber has been destroyed. The little hamlet of Bailey- town is completely surrounded and some snxiety is felty | The Threo Valparaiso Imitators of Jesse { the would-he bank robber who was ¢ CAPTURED THE BANK ROBBERS | James Safs in Jail, ONE OF THEM MAKES A CONFESSION, Being tn Need of Mone the Quickest Way it it Would Be by Robe bing a Bank. They Thought to Varraratso, Neb, gram to Tne Bre. | Bk obtained an interview with Jesse Ruby, ptured ertained the follow is cight miles south of he has beon farming for is unmarried and has & sister keeping house for him. He appears like an ignorant fellow, dressed in common working clothes and his hauds show that he is a hard working here yesterday, and as ing: Ruby’s home CGircenwood, where three years. He man, The othor two men him were captured at Gre D. M. Deane and D. W. Barnes, who left heve at 0:30 last night by rail, going around by Lincoln. A telegram this morning announced the capture and that the prisoners would ar- rive hore ut 1:20 p. m. The two are younger men than Ruby, who appears to be about thirty-five, and one of them, Frank Tobin, is the son of W. H. Tobin, living six or eight miles south- west of this place and has been working on a farm in Ruby’s neighborhood for the past year. The other, Elmer Nelson, also works with a brother in the same neighborhood. According to Ruby’s story Tobiu originated the scheme and ouly a few days past ar ranged the plan with the others, They it home yesterday morning and expected to get back last night, and had uo definite idea of what they would do if they got the money Tobin being acauainted with the surround- ings acted as leader. Ruby says he was not particutarly hard up but haa always been poor and had never been in such business before. The jail was guarded all night, but the crowd that gathered suceeeded ln muking the night hideous to the solitary inmate who ex- vected lynching sure. Today he scems per- fectly free to telk and it would have been'justice only had they shot him while he was resisting capture yesterday, who were with enwood, Neb., by The Robbers Plead Guilty. Varraraiso, Neb., April 28, —[Special Tele- gram to Tug Bee.)—When the train came up from Lincoln today a crowd of peaple had gathered around the depot to see the bank robbers who were capturea this morning. As soon as the tram stopped, the prisoners, who were in charge of D. M. Dean and D. W. Barues of this place, and Marshal Craig of Greenwood, were hustled off to the city hall where they were brought before Justice Hixson. Ruby was brought from the cooler, and the charges of shooting with intent to kill and of attempting to rob the bank were read to them. Al pleaded guilty to tne second count, and Tobin and Ruby pleaded guilty to the first. Ruby’s plea on this was made without fully understanding that it was only for the shooting of Mr. Johnson and not for the shooting done while he was being chased, as that seemed to be what he was thinking of. The men waived examination, and in less than twenty-four hours after the attempt on tie bank they were on their way to the county juit in charge of Sherif Ryan and Constables Grifin aud Taylor. Their bonds were fixed at $2,000 each. Nelson and Tobin think they will be able to give bonds, but it is very doubtful. Tobin is about twenty-five years old, dark skioned and has a stubborn, sullen look. His father and stepmother live about eight miles south of Valparaiso, and are considered re- spectable people. Mr. Tobin' was not at the preliminavy trial today. Young Tobin originated the plan of robbing the bank, as he was acquainted with the place and nourished a grudge against M Johnson, who he supposed still owned t bank. ' Nelson is rather tho bright- est and most intelligent one of the three, and appears to realize and feel his position more keenly than do the others, Mr. Craig, who has known him for two or three years, says he was considered of good character. Nelson is about twenty- four vears old. Ruby is a very illiterate fellow, dirty and slovenly in appéarance, and without any up- parent” distiuct ideas of right and wrong, ooking more like a genuie tramp than a re- spectable farmer. ‘The men do not seem to have wished to imitate Jesse James oranything of that kind, but being in need of money wok what the thought to be the quickest way to obtain it. The capture and jailing of this gang of crim- inals show that justice is not so slow if men act quickly and with some deriuite plan, No attempt was made to lynch Ruby last night, as some feared, but a racket was kept up $0'as to frighten him into a full confession, ol the poor fellow evidently had told all he kuew. Me: Dean and Barnet, who captured Tobin and Nelson, reached Greenwood about 1 o'clock this morning, and enlisting the services of City Marshal Craig, they pro- cured a carriage and proceeded to the farm where Nelson lives with a brother, who is married, Arriving at the placa about 3 o'clock, they quietly drove up, and while one hitched the horses the others made a search for the team and buggy, which they soon found put away as carefully as if the owners had just come wome from a short dvive. Then while De: and Barnes watched outside Mr. Craig rapped on the door, which was opened by the brother of the robber. He was ordered to carry the light and guide Mr. Craig to the bedroom of voung Nelson, where the latter s found in bed but awake, By hisside lay Tobin, and without any show of resist- ing they prepared to accompany the ofticers, * after their clothes had” been searched. The brother and his wife did not seem to be in the least surorised at the ar- rests, not even inquiring the nature of the charges. ‘The ride back to Valparaiso was without trouble, Mr. Johnson's wound is giving him some trouble but he goes about and attends to his business. The bullet grazed a cord in his neck and the vhysiciuus state that had the ball gone a sixtcenth of au inch to the right it would have ended his life. All agree that notone man 1 fifty would have had the nerve to step to the drawer for a re- volver as did Mr. Johuson while the muzzle of another gun was aimed at him, and within two feet of his head, by so_villidnous a looking man as Frank Tobin. Had Johu- sou's weapou been in order he would Wave bagged the whole gang us they litterly fell over each other in theiwhaste to get out of the bank door, Mr. Chamberlain was taken wholly un- awares by Ruby, who asked him for a loan of £300, and giving his name, Mr. Chamberlain wrote down the name and asked bim what se- curity he wanted to give, and when he looked up he.gazed into the muzzle of a 85 calibre revolyer. The only thing M. Chamberiaiu c8uld do was to drop off his nigh stool and dodge under the counter, crawl to the other end aud réach up to get his pistol, but he was to late too useit as the robbers had fled. Stock of Goods Attached. Nenraska City, Neb., April 28, —[Special Telegram to Tuk Bee.| — Deputy United States Marshal C. W, Tyson came down from Omaha today and attached the F. W, Hill stock of clothing which was being held by Sheriff William on assignment. This at- tachment was made on behalf of B, Kupen- heimer & Co. who haye a claim of #2.800, he stock was placed in the custody of De uty Sheriff Willman. Two other attac ments were filed in the distriet court, one by Kahn & Co, for #0773 and the other by Hersch, Leeson & Co. for $1,246.75. Both these are Chicago firms, Messiah® Hopking Arrested. Varextisg, Nob., April 25, —[Special Telo- gram to Tur Br.)—This afterncon the am- bulance from Rosebud drove up to the depot hero and Hopkins, the new *Mossiah" alighted. Ou inquiry it is learned that he was discovered yesterday at Rosebud. Major Earnest of the Bighth infautry, the military commander, immediately had him arrested, and this morning sent him here under escort with orders to the forwarding agent here to see that he moved on with the utmost possi- ble dispatch. On his arrival he made in- quiry for Chief Two-Strikes, who was here terday, but who had left. Quuestioncd cfly us the train was leaving, he said that his homo, like thatof the former Aessiah could not be swid to bo anywhere, but that h ed in Nashua, Iaj that he had com among the Indiaus to preach peace and the acceptance on their part of the treatment nc- corded by the government, and that there were good timos in store for them. When told that his presence would at once arouse the fears of the settlers near the reservation he disclaimed any intention of such a thing, sayiug that he had come to preach peace. He seemed o have plenty of money, bought a ticket for Sloux City and left on the afternoon train for Long Pine, As the train_pulled out he called out, “good bye, boys: I will be back to seo you again soon,” "His return would be the veritable “bad penny. As the excitement of & few raonths ago has entirely subsided this spring has been all that could be asked for seeding. The farm- ers are tuking advantage of it by putting in by far the largest acreage of small grain ever sown in the county, and anything that would tend to bring about the conditions of last fall would be a calamity. Death of an Old Settler. Nenraska Ciry, Neb, April 25, —[Special Telegram to Tk Brk.]—Nathan C. Fisk, an old and highly esteemed citizen, died at Syr cuso yesterday morning of caucer in the stomach and will by buried in the church yard at Helena, Fisk has resided in Otoo County for twenty-five years und came here trom Pike county, 1. Work of an Incen liary. WryokE, Neb,, April 23, —[Special Tele- gram to Tie Bee,|—Asmall dwelling house in the west part of town burned to the ground about 11 o'clock . tonight. The house was empty and the fire was clearly of incendiary origin, N A FATAL BLOW, Marshall Gunder Dies from Injurics Received in ‘a Quarrel. Lyoxs, Ia., April 28.—Marshall Gunder, a laborer, died last uight at Clinton from the effects of a blow on the head in a street quar- rel ten days ago. Will Hennegan, Dan Con- ley ana Bd Crooke areainder arrest charged with the crime. An Exhibitow of Art. CepAR RaviDs, Ir., April 25, —[Special Tel- egram to Tir Bk, | —THe Mikado garden and exposition, and exhibition of art, science, in- dustry and flowers, opened here today. It will continue three weeks and promises to be a graiid success, The ‘most attractive fea- ture of the exhibit is a ga)lection of 150 paint- ings by prominent, -xq?.& of Chicago and clsewhere. Excursion rains will be run on all the railroads a a crowds {rom sur- rounding towns are Evangelioal fonference. CepaR Rapins, Ia.: ol 98, —[Special Tel- egram to the Ber.)--The German Evan- golical Lutheran conference of the southern dustrict of Towa opened in this city this morn- ing with a large number in attendance. The district is o large one, ombracing o part of the German Evangelical Lutheran synod of Missouri. A very profitable time is antici- pated. Today was taken up by routine work, A New Wagon Bridge. x Ciry, Tn, April 28.—ISpecial Tele- gram to Tue Bee.|—Articles of incorpora- tion were filed in Chicago today by a com- pany of Chicago and Sioux City capitalists who will build a wagon and strect car bridgo across the Missouri here. Donald McLean is understood to be in tho company. Suicide of a Tailor. Cranixoa, o, Aprik: 25— [Special Tele- gram to Tk Bee]—Last evening G. P. Leavin, a tailor, was found dead in the rear voom of E. Mairis’ shop, havine shot himself in the head with a revolver. He has been iu a despoudent mood for some time, Saloons Were Closed, Denvque, Ta., April 28 —(Special Tele- gram to Tue Bee, | —Sheriff Pleiffner under- took to serve injunctfons against thirty sa- loons today, but found them closed, The pro- hibitionists charge collusion between the officers and saloonkeepars, e Unique Giftto Cleveland. Serixariern, Tk, April 25.—A unique gift was forwarded today to. ex-President Cleve- land. It was a copy of the “Senator's Woo- ing,” a poem describing for the first time in print the courtship and_marriage of Stephen A. Douglass. The book was sent by the author, Dr. J. H. Beidlar, of Moun: Pulaski, Iil,, and bound into the volume is an auto- graph letter from United States Senator-elect John M. Palmer. The binding is of heavy antique cherry woed, with a rieh oil painting representing ‘@ sunrise. The work is re- garded as of historic national interest. -— Interesting Land Decisic AsnpLasn, Wis,, April 25, —There is in- tense interest heve . the decision rendered today by the register and the receiver of the land oftice on a test case of land alleged to have been purchased by John H, Kuight of the Wisconsin Central rairoad, but which whas in the Omaba indemnity lauds vecently tored to the public doma Register Car- rington recognizes him as a bona fide settler, the receivor dissenting :The land in ques tion has been setued upon over a year and some of it is in the city Hmits. The case has been taken to the interlor department as a test, American Pharmaceatical Association New Oureans, La, April 28, —The Ameri can Pharmaceutical association committee re- ported in favor of the metric system asa basis of weights and measures and were au- thorized to present a memorial to congress fa voring its adoption. A, E. Finlay of Louisi- aun was clected pr sident Among the other oficers are W. H, Torber’, lowa, second vice president; L. T. Dunniug, South Dakota, third vice president. e a— ) More Gambling in Chicago. Cmcao, April 28.—Consternation was created among tho gawbling fraternity today when it was announced that the first offici act of Mayor Washburne had been to order the pohice to close all' gambling houses at ouce. Officers were hurriedly sent out with notifications to all the houses that they must be closed by nl fihllull or be pulled. The order was generally obeyed. - Postal Clerks Scared Out, Gosuey, Tnd., April 28, ~The receut terri- ble accident on the Lake Shore railroad, in which seven postal clerks lost their lives, has spread consternation amongthe clerks of this division, eleven of them having sent in their resiguations. The retirement of these to- gother with thosé killed in the recent acei- dent has badly erippled the service, - Compulsory Educat on, HarrisBURG, Pa., April 28.—The house to- day passed the compulsory education bill, re- quiring that all children between the ages of 8 and 12 must attend school at least sixteen weeks each year, 3, APRIL 29, DENVER'S MURDER MYSTERY; Dr. Graves Explains feveral Looking O.roumstances. 8 spoins BARNABY'S WHO IS MRS, MURDEREP, The Doctor Acknowledges That Actions Were Not What they Should Have Been, but Says He is Innocent. is Bostoy, Mass,, April 28, [Speciul tele- gram t Tur Bee.]—The Globe iuterviewed Dr. Graves in Providence this morning con- cerning the recent suspicious death of Mrs J. B, Barnaby in Denver. In the interview the doctor 15 mado to say he is satistied it was o premeditated murder, but that he knew nothing about the erime himself, cer- v he did not commit it, as it has been implied in the newspapers, He had every reason to with Mrs, Barnaby to live, since she paid himavery lberal salary. He left Providen for Denver, Lknow- ing Mrs. Barmaby was dead, con sidering it his duty, as her agent, but did not notify any of her relatives ov triends in Providenco, He went to Chicago, then down to Ster 1L, to visit an uncle he had not scen for thirty years, spent four bours with him, then went to Cedar Rapids, In,, to see another relative. In consequence he lost the fast train west and did not reach Deuver till Friday. Ho did not consider his visiting extraordinary at the ‘ime but ad- mitted that now it looks bad _for him. The doctor learned very little in Denver of what took place at “the inquest, being so overcome that he asked ' very few questions, Considerable information was voluntecred, but he had forgotten it He had never imagined the magnitude of his connection with the case uotil he read the local papers this morning. Yesterday he had promised Mrs, Conrad and Colonel Win- ship that he would positively make no use of certain imformation ho had, but this 15 now impossible, ho was forced to speak in order to protect himself. He then went on to say that Mrs, Barnaby's will he had deposited with her other papers, and he kuew not whether he had been left 1 cent or $100,000 by it. Murs. Barnaby told him that he had been remembered, but he asked 1o questions and never' looked at the will This will, together with Mrs. Barnaby's valuable papers aud every dollar of her woney, would be turnea over in ten minutes, as soon as an administrator is appointed. When asked as to his theory of the mur- der, the doctor said he believed the motive to be 'blackmail. He has reasons to believe Mrs. Barnaby has beon repeatedly black- mailed by people who first compromised her and forced money from her by threats of exposure. The doctor added: “I must admit it looks tearfully as if the murderer knew her habits intimately,” He also stated that he did_not personally know any man_who over blackmailed Mrs. Barnaby out of a_dollar, but it was his im- pression that she was_obliged to pay money to secure silence. She appeared fraid of something all the time, Regarding certain charges of unprofessional conduct on the part of Dr. Graves in _years past, as pub- lished in local papers, the doctor character- ized them as being full of inaccuracies and libels and aeclared that he should sue for libel if the opportunity offered. Mrs, Barnaby's Remains. PRrOVIDENCE, R. 1., April 28.—The body of Mrs. J. A. Barnaby arrived from Denver this morning. ‘Dr-P. Thatcher Graver, medical and confidential adviser of Mrs. Barnaby, refuses to make any statements concerning the case. e TORTURING A PRISONER, Utah Methods That Resemble of the Old Inquisition. Savr Lake Crry, Utah, April 28, —[Special Telegram to Tur .]—The facts of a ter- rible piece of busin at the county jail leaked out today and the town is an uproar. On Wednesday moruing last the interior of the Saly Lake county jail was transferred frow a bastile, where prisoners are kept, into a branch of the old Spanish ants do fo with Whitmore, the Swinaled Nephi banker, as chief inquisitor. Not only that, but he delib- erately held up the prisoner for £00, which he took from him and which amount is now under attachment at Provo. Prisoner Leon- ard was arrested, charged with having played the Mexican in the act where Whitmore, in striving to get #300,000 for 5,000 was made a vietim. He was arrested by Omcer Hills of Provo whileon a train coming to Salt Lake. Whitmore, by the way, was on the train at the time, Leonard is a jew- elry peddicr aud travels about selling low grade jewelry and watches to farmers. E was in Provo on the day that Banker Whit- more played the part of the greedy ruralist and by a singular complication of facts was 1 the neighborhood of the place where the bloated banger from Nephi parted with good money for some old junk. When the news of the deed reached Provoand it was learned that Whitemore had been played for a ver- dant green, the police at once bogan to keep a sharp lookout for strangers, Leonard was watched very closely. and when he left th town on the #:30 train for Salt Lake City Hills got on with him. Whitmore also got on the train, but there was no councetion be- tween them and each was acting independ- cutly of the other. On_the way up, Hills concluded that he would arrest Leonard and did €0 without any advice or suggestion from wWhitmore. Upoii bis arrival in this city he (Whitmore) became acquainted with the facts. Notwithstanding the fact that he had given the officers to understand that the Mexican was a smooth faced man and rather of middle age, while Leonard was about 60 years old and wore a heavy moustache, be conceived the idea that the man who bad robbed him was before him. His choler rose and by the aid of copious ulco. holic liquifications with which he proceeded to soak himself, he worked himself up to a zy. Between the hours of mid- htand 2 o'clock Wednesday morning, in company with Hills and Burbidee the night watchman at the Wahsatch building, Whit- more visited the jail. The object of the visit was to try and induce Leonard to confoss t erime, They succeeded but the meaus used would have disgraced the most bestinl priesy that ever officiatea in the palmy days of tho quisition. 1se it to the credit of one of the party (Hills) to say that his manhood prompted him to interfere, and but for the iron hars which caged the prisoners they would have made short work of the man that permitted himself in his soreness over the result of his own simplicity to maltreat the helpless being before him. After get- ting in the jail Whitmore put thongs of buckskin on ‘the prisoner’s thumbs and by means of an iron bolt twisted them ull blood burst from under the nails, The agonized man shricked for nelp, ana finally to save himself confessed and also gave up $500 which hehad sewed in the Jining of his coat. The district court hers will call the grand jury together to investigate the matter, The jailor was outside at the time of the occur- rence and did not learn of it till he found the man after the others had gone, Those Horrible Case of Cruelt Sa1T LaKE, Utab, April 23— (Special Teie gram to Tie Bre.|--One of the worst cases of cruelty ever heard of in this soction of the country comes from the county of Box flder, and the facts as stated ave enough to make the blood of the average man boil. Lastsum- mer a little girl named Caroline Hausen came here from Sweden with her gravdparents and went to live at Cottonwood, and con- tinued to reside there until the old people died. The little girl then went 10 live witha family nowed Rodden, who reside in the 4 who was found dead in bed Sunday. 1 Ninth ward 1% A short i and she W named Fernster 1he Sait Lako dé fow days ngo, wh and 2o somewherd, und not come back | the time that she must not «o near sheep herds or they would kil her, and with this fear in ber hoart the poor ehild started out to try and find ano home. After wandering about on the desert for three days and nigh sleaping in sago brush, she wis found by a sheep herder and when discovered begged piteously for her life, thinking that she was in danger of being killed. The herder had a bard time trying to quict her, and when he finally did he took her to his cabin and ministered to her wants, She was thoroughly exhausted and nearly starved, and it was no small task to get her back to a condition where it would bo sufe to give her ull that she wanted to eatand drink. The Job was finally accomplished, and thea he took her to Heber City, where he lives, and where sho found kind hearts and willing hauds to attend to her, The Fernstermakers have been arrested. city. After stayiug there | folks tired of her gent o fanily | at Box Elder, across Where she lived until a was told to get out did not care whoere, They told her at - WITH MILI{ARY W Services Over th Count Von Moltke. Brnuiy, April 28, -The funcral services over the remains of Count von Moltke took place this morning 1 the general staff build ing. Bmperor William, tho king of Saxony, the 1d dukes of Baden, Saxe-Welmar and Hesso, the principal members of the royal families of Germany, together with the leading German generals, were present. [ho services lasted forty-five minutes. The casket containing the dead field marshal's remains was then carricd to a hearse drawn by six horses. After passing through the strects lined with troops and packed with spectators the remains arrived at Lehrto station and wero pluced upon o railroad our-araped i black. During the ceremony 1 the general staft building the emperor was moved to tears. Bismarck sent an immenso wreath and the following telogram: *With profound sorrow I reccived the telegram aunouncing the irre parable loss sustamed by the Fatherland, I feol the loss more eeutcly owing to the fact that it had been vouchsafed to me to enjoy for several decades Von Moltke's glorious co operation and the invariable amiability he displayed in our elose friendly relations.” Bloody Battle in M pur. Simea, April 25.—~The British Saturday attacked a force of 1,000 Manipurs and a severe hand-to-hand fight followed. The enemy was completely routed, losing 200 men, One British ofticer was killed and four others wounded, Farther dispatehes from the British col umns advancing on Manipur confirm the port that tho regent of Manipur (tho Jabraj, or heir to the throue, who, with the senna pusty, or commanderin-chief, deposed their brother, the maharajali of Manipur) has fled to the hills, iu con with prominent chiefs who assisted him in the revolt. Great fire has been seen in the divection of tle capital, and a loud explosion, which took place during the conflagration, séems to indi- cate that the capital has been destroyed. Dispatches received hero yosterday st that the British troops were Within ten miles of Imphal, the capital of Manipur, and that Imphal was to bo taken 1f possible by assault at b o'clock this morning. The British col umn, which was recently at Silchar (also Kknown as Cachar) has engiged and _utterly routed the encmy at Bissenpur. It is not expected that there will be any further oppo- sition of a serious naturo offered to the ad- vance of the British forces. roue. Fune Remains of ated Murdered by Request. Bupa Prstn, April 28,—[Speclal Cable- gram to Tue Brr.]—Maresin Gilesean, o farm hand, has been arrestod for killing Josephine Kirsch, @ rich woman near here, Gile- sean confessed to killing the woman, but produced a letter from the woman in which she said she had desided to die on account of disappoiutment n love and other reasons, and besought him to kill her, us_on two provious oceasions ot attempts at suicide had failed, She said she would provide a quart of whisky with whicl e could nerve himself to the deed and_would placo 2 florins where he could get them ufter the work was done. He carried out tho instruction and choked the womun to death, after tying her bhands and feet as sho dircoted, Tlhere is no doubt of the genuinencss of the letter. Gilesean secms to be of weak mind. ot Satisfied. peciai Cablegram to serted that Marquis di Rudivi after several interviews with Baron di Fava, has decided upon the terms of his answer to Mr. Blaiue, which will be to this effect: Ttaly will uot rest satistied with the reasons given by the United States, ‘The question is one of public rights, and publi rights demand political protection for tho subjeets of friendly powers Rudini declaves that a civilized nation would fail in its duties it did not domand indemrities for tho fam ilies of the wurdered Italians and the arrest of the assussiu Ttaly Rome. April 25, Tug Bee.)—It is Coal Famine i Benury, April 28.—As a result of the coal strike a coal famine s impending. Iron foundries in the Sieg vailoy have been com- pelled to draw their fires and most of the steel works along the Rhine have shut down Attac d French Tariff Proposals, Panis, April 25.—In the deputies Tocrey made & strong attack upon the new tarif pro- posals, which, he said, would involve upon IPrance the risk of ccobomic wnd political iso- lation, DRAWING Germany. 10 4 CLOSE. Murderer Plen'y Horses ¥ Learn His Fate, Sioux Faits, S, D, April 28— [Special Telegram to Tue Brr.|—Tho trial of Plont Horses will be fiuished tomorrow, the do- fense resting it case this afteruoon, ana. the government aunounced that it had no rebut tal to make. Judge Shiras rendered his de- cision upon the question of the jurisaiction of the court in so as tho defense claimed that war i A, overruling the wotion. This decision s considered an im portant one as it upholds the proposition that the Indians have no right to go to war and that the courts recognizo them upou the sawe level ns un Auicrican citizen and not as a separate nation. The wdwmissability of evidence showing that there existed war at the time of the murder was granted by the court. The entire day was devoted by the defensc in producing testimouy upon this theory. He Do fof the Ogalla las, Livini Bear, father of Plenty Hovses, Beur That Lays Down and Phillip H. Wells, chicf of the government scouts, all tostitied to the existence of a belligerent attitude be- tween the troops and the Sioux Indians, J G. McDonough, correspondent of the New York World, who reported the events of the outbreak from the eround, was on the stand and detailed the events for the defense, as ho arded 1n establishing the war theory, Plenty Horses was put on tho stand, but was - with drawn ause the court would not allow the use of an interproter. The arguments will row and by eves reached. Soon rauch bo presented a verdict tomor- lng will be - ER FORECAST, Omaha and Viotnity—Fair; warm For Nelraska--Fair; stationary Lure; southerly winds. ‘or Jowa--Eair; warmer; southerly winds For~ South Dakota—Fair; westeily stationary temperature n eastern, weatern portion Wedne:diy night THE WEATH For tempera- winds; colder n The Death Roll, Cuicago, April 28 -Richard Guifiiths, founder of the knights of labor in Clicago, | and for & lung time worthy forewan of the | uatiousl organization, died today of the grip. | — ] NUMBER 309.0 BIG STRIKE DECLARED OFF, Miners' Cunlun\p]nte_nl_S(ngln for Eight Hours Will Not Take Placo, ADDRESS FROM THE EXECUTIVE BOARD. Not Deemed Advisable at the Present Time the Fight Being Waged in th Coke Reglons, Because ¢ Corramus, O, April 28 strike of miners May 1 claht hours was declared off today by the executive board of the United Mine Workers of America, The board, which been hearing statoments from the presidents of state oreaniaitions for several days, which were almost unanimously against the wovement at this time, issued & lengthy address to the members, in which roference is made to the great strike of the Pennsylvania coke workers, *“I'he battle waged by organized eapital against organ= ized labor,” says the address, “can only be termed a gory precursor of a secmingly ineve itable strife i a general and more compres hensive manner. While the men, women and children of that rogion have been vietims of sheriffs’ writs aud deputies’ Winchesters, and are now threatened with the still more cowardly methods of dastardiy [inkertons, it has been the duty of the United mine work- ers to render those peoplo all the finaucial assistanco possible and compatible with the laws of our organization. Therefore the funds which under other circumstances would have been available for our purposes on the first of May bave been very materially reduced. Furthermore, we learn that therd las been within the competitive district a dofectionion the part of disorganized miners of various séetions and, as custodians of the in- terest of the people, who placed us in the po- sition we occupy, we positively, though re- luctantly, rofuse with our eyes'open and a knowledge of thie situation, to those interests, and will not bo re- sponsiblo for the accompanying sufferings and sacrifices of a strike to our constituonts and theiv families, secing as we do the situa- tion and knowing that thousands of vampires and vultures are waiting for the fivst of May to feed, as it were, on the sacrifices of the cganized miners of the country Tho addross adds that the hoard realizes the disappointment to thousands of men, but ys discretion is the better part of valor, and they prefer an honoravle retreat rather than to have the maledictions of the peopla after they have suffered because tho truth was kept back. Therefore the following res- olution is submitted : Resolved, That the efght hour movement be deferred for the time beme and that the time for action be left in the hands of the natfonal executive board and the president of the various districts. o The board also makes an appeal to local assomblies for nid for the coke workers, whose battle, they say, must be fought to victory. A great universal for bias e . A Let Up in victions, Scorrpave, Pa,, April 28.—No evictions were forced today, the operators being cons teut to forcing resumption of thewr plants, The forces at all the works slightly increased. The report from the Columbus convertion that the eight hour move had been abandoned was received with a great deal of satisfac- tion, The miners’ hope now lies the abundauce of money, as suffecing is wide- spread among the strikers, Detroit Car Works & trike. Derroir, Mich., April 25.—Several hune dred strikers congrogated in the vicinity of the Michizan car shops this morning. The police immediately began clearing the streets. ho strikers, armed with sticks and stones, made some resistance. The volice fired somé shots into the ground ard one accidentally struck Charles Keintz in the thigh. Indiana Miners St Wasiixetoy, Ind., April 28, —[Spocial Tele- gram to Tur Bre|-Five hundred coal miners employed in the mines near this city are on a striko on account of the discharge of a driver. ke, Strike of Building Trades. NEsvILLE, O., April 28.--A striko of all building trades was made today. All build- ing work is stopped. AN OLD SOLDIER. At the Age of One Hundred and Three He Joins a Post. St Louts, Mo, April 28, —[Special Tele gram to Tur Bee)—Frank P. Blair post, Grand Army of the Republie, had an acces- sion to its renks last night of whom its mem- bers are quite proud. The hero of last night's initiation was Jack Haynes, a resident of this city who has roached the adyanced age of one hundred and three years and who is doubtiess the oldest member of the ord Has iy e Not Guilty of Murder, Bronixaiay, Ala, April 28, —[Special Tele egram to Tit Ber. | —The jury in the Martin wurder easo was out only a fow minutes this afterncon and ceturned a vordiet of not guilty. The town went wild, the people cheered and hats were passed ind on the ets and several thousand dolls were od for her. Mrs. Martin lives in Birming- ham, Ala., and is for tho preseut the guest ot the best people in the city. b SPARKS FROM THE WIRE By an explosion in a dynamite factory near Genoa, Italy, yesterday five girls were killed and fifty people injured. Fires are roging florcely fn the woods of Gladwin and Clare counties, Michigan, and much property is threatened. At West Brimfield, Mass., yesterday some school children built'a small firo. 1t got bes youd control and a high wind carvied it into the brush and timber. About four hundred ucres of land was burned ov Teopold Landauer, & well known Wall street broker, whose wife was granted a divorce in the suncrior court of New York last oveniug, shot himself at the Cooper Union hotel, inflicting probably fatal wounds, The commons yesterday—I82 to 11— adopted the liberal inot duciug the num- ber of taverns and gi local authori larger control of licenses, with the conserva. tivo amendment providing that publicans be compensated, ‘The Canadian Pacific steamer Empress of India arrived from Victoria, B. O, yestorday, having completed the voyage around from Liverpool. ‘Tho passengers will proceed to New York by rail and thence coinplete the circuit of the world by steamer to kingland, Lightbouse 'ender Violet found in the bay v Norfolks, Va., the wreck of the schooner ds of Somers Point, N, J., with the bodles two suilors, apparently foreiguors, badly bruised and lashed to tho rigging The Leeds capsized Saturday night andthe whole crew is supposed to be lost. Dispatches from Corfu give particulars of a serious outbreak of Greeks avainst the Jews, originating over the charge of murde: of a child, preferred first against one an then the other. A military cordon had to be placed ahout the Jowish gquarter to protect them from attacks. Many Jews were terrie bly beaten, A combiuation of granite producers was formed in Chicago vesterday by representas tives of almost all the largs companies ene gaged in that industry in the west, south ana north, The renson for the combine is not clearly stated, but it is intimated that labor difficulties ave at the bottom of the watter. 'The combine will bo known as th United States Grauite Producers’ ussoclae tion,