Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, July 19, 1892, Page 1

e——— WENTY—SECOND YEAR. CHARGED THENWITH MURDER Informations Filed Against the Leaders of the Men at Homsst.ad THEY WILL ALL GIVE THEMSELVES UP Against the f tho Oarnegle Company— to Find the Counter Charges to e Made Ofriclals Constables Falled Accused Pirrenvna, Pa., duly 18.—Ths afternoon Kecretary i.ovejoy of the Carnegie Steel company appearca before Alderman Me- Masters and made informations agaiost seven of the Homestoad strikers, whose ar- rest on tho charge of murder has becn threatened for somo days. Tno information, although noc entirely unexpected, caused considerablo surprise and cxcitement, and was tho subject of conversation on thestreets all the afternoon and evening. They were made against Hugh O'Donneiy, the _eader of the strikers; John McLuckie, burgess of Homestead; Sylvester Critichow. Anthony Flaherty, Samuel Burdett, James Flau nigan and Hugh Ross. who are collectively charged with the wurder of T. J. Counors ana Silas Wague, on the worning of July b, curing the riot, David Patterson and John S, Roberts, two of the best criminal lawyers in this country huve been securod to conduct the cases fo the Carnegies. Mebuckie's hearing has been sct for next Friday. Connors was a Pinkerton man, 30 years of age, and lived in New York. He was struck «n the back of the nead with a dynamite boinb and had his right arm crushed. Wayne was u young single man, who lived with s parents in Homestend. Ho had his nend shot off with a eannon ball fired from the opposite side of the river, while standing with his brother in the steel yard. —Ther are two separato informations against the defendants, and only vary 1n the names of the victims. The iuformaticns were drawn up by Knox & Reed, the company’s attor- neys. Alderman McMasters immediately issued warrants for the arrest ot the uccused, and Constablos Weber, Morris and P once for Homestead to serve them. Ovintons of the Strikers. Gossip about the latest move of the com- pany run wild. A fow prenounced the move us well founded, backed up by the legai ud- vice of the firm’s couusel. However, a preat number said it was a shrewd move to get the leaders in the sirike ott of the way at a time when the company exveets to begin operations, as the remainaer of the wori men would be deprived of the advice ana leadership of the meu in whom they have had coufidence ever since the trouble began, Stitl others churged See _ratary Lovejoy with precipitatinz the infor wation at a time when Mr. O'Douncll, tho principal aefendant, is absent from the' eitv, £0 it covld bo suid that he had heard of the intormations and had tried to_escupe arrest. Bt his fricnds say be will uot shriuk to face hesituation and the news of tLe arrest of his fellow-workmen will, if anything, bring him back soouer than he would otherwise havo come. To «how that the workmen had ro fear about the rosults of the case, Buriess Me Luckie, 8s soon #s the news reacned him, sent word to Alderman MceMasters that he would come to the city this evening and sur. render himself. « 1es M A report was started that counter infor- mations are to be mado sgawst H, U, I'rick and Secretary Lovejoy and the general im pressiou is that it is only the beginuing of the legal struggle about Homestead. Ther was considerble conjecture us to whether any of these defendants would have to emain tu juil or uot until the graud jury sits in September. An atiorucy su the court could release them on bail, the amount of which woula be determined by the evidence as 1o the character of the offcnse und the culpabibily of tho delfendunts. In case Messrs. Ifrick, Lovejoy and Peters aro ar. rested they will ba compelicd to go to Jail or be refeased in the same way. Alderman McMasters suid tonight that he expected nformations o bo made uguiust the managers. Wil ALl Surren; The gloomiest nizht in Homestead since the Pinkertons ran the gauntlet came with sundown thir evening. 1t was not until after dark thut it became generally known that seven of the men conspicuous in the strikers’ ranks bad warrants for murder banglug over their heads. The most con- spicuous of the strikers, Hugh O'Lonuell, had ot veen searchiea for in Homestead by ofticers of the luw, owing to bis departurc on @ secret mission last uight, All the others were trutled by threo representatives of the judicial arm of tho state, who stepped into Homestead during the aftervoon. ‘I'ie quest was unsuccessful, noae of the men wanted being where they could be put under arres! AU 7:12 p.m., a8 if by magic, all tue se- cused except O'Donnell, who was said 10 be out of the state, and John McLuckie, who was understood o have already given kim self up at Pittsburg, assemoled at the rail way station 10 Homestead, intending, unac companicd by ofticers, to voluntarily proceed to Pittsburg 10 tace the charges axuinst them. After the departure of tho Pittsburg ofticers tho information was quietly conveyea to the accused men by Thomas Williamson, a meinber of the advisory board, and few out- side of the accased themselves knew what tne little group of a dozen or more leaders guthered 4L the depot meant and the depart- uro was stopped almost at tho last moment. The indications are that the advisory board had an antimation as carly as noon to uot boforo, of whut was co It rumored at first that o kuowledge of tho warrants was the explanation of Hugh ©O'Donvell’s sudden and curious departure just uight, but this was vehemently denied wad is scarcoly credited, Guve Himselt Up. The constavles returued from Homestead this evering ewply nunded, ‘Uney were unable 1o find any of the accused men and will go up aguin tomorrow. A short time later Burgess yicluckie appearca at Alder- man MeMaster's oflice and unnounved that e was roady 10 answer the charge of murder G ferrea against him. The alderman theu ad o commitment issued and he was placed o jail. Tomorrow nis attorneys will go beforo the court and ask for his release on Dail. Before going to juil, Mr. McLuckio smid be courted a thorough investigation, The other defendants, he said, bud not left the city to escape urrest and that sl but O'Donnell would boou naud tomorrow. Burdett, he said, was a colored driver and was sicic 1u bed on the day of 1he riot and was not prosest at ouy tine duriug the fight, Critichow is o Butler county furmer, who formerly worked in the mill, but was at home on July 6, *We propose, said he, o give Mr, Frick a doso of ks own medicine 4ud informations ayuinst tho officials of the company are now beiug prepared,” gers to be Arrested, L THELR WORDS, Al of the Beaver Falls Workmen Join the Strikor Pirrsurno, Pa, July 15.—~The Fulls employes of Carnegle ket their thr aud did aot go Lo work this mg quently the mill aid uot whing is quict avout tue mill, Iho most important move of the day was tho action of the muchinists, repaivers, yurd orakemen und laborers in deelding 10 stand oy tho strikers, This action was the result of w meeting held yosterday and was o sur prise to the Curnigio officials, All tue men Iu the depurtment huve been working every day, and when thoy quit for the weei last Baturday 0 Wi 10 intimation of their intention 10 joilu the strikers toauy, The BeWs Was voceived at the headquarters of ho striiers with intense satisfaction aud the Jeaders were 1a a hopeful wood. Atbovgh the Lowa s quict 1he strikers ave Boavor at Jing, conse. resume. Ever - doing more than appearances indicate. At headquarters the advisory committeo is well reprosented and the members aro well in- formed. A sharp lookout is being kept for nonunion workmen, who are expected to arrive at any time, and tho union men ars ucting as guards along the railvoad. With one exception no attempt has been mado by the strikers to trespass on the company’s proparty, A man was found near the gon- eral office and was ordered away by Superin- tendent Wrigley, o man obeved, but uot until he denounced the official, using strong 1f not eloguent language Property Will Not Be Destroyed. he company need not fear any destruc- tion of property,” swid one of the advisory committee, “‘for our men have agresd not to go near the mill grounds. But 1l Superin- tondent Wrigley thinks his foree of watch- men is not suflicient our organization will detail men to guard the mill." All the furnaces were fired this morning in anticipation of some of tho men returaing, but none applied for work and tho fires were extinguished. Toe assistant superintendent stated tonight that a number of rollers who nad been discharged from Clark's mili dur- iug tho last sirike and bad boen unable to secure Jobs were anxious to go to work. They would be given the responsivls posi- tions, he said, and new labor would be intro- duced, He oxpected, however, that at least half of the old men would rotura in 8 few ay AFFECTING OTHER TRADES, Wire and Nall Works Close Down e~ cnuse of the Homestead Troubles. Piitsnina, Pa., July 18.—The Homestead stecl workers' atriko has inairectiy caused the indefinite suspension of the Braddock Wire works plant ut Rankin station and 630 men are out of work. The miils, nail, rod, barbed wire und wire drawing departments have ull ciosed down, owing to a lack of steol villets to make wire rods, ete. The company will take the present opportunity to make importaut unprovements at the plant and eight new barbed wire machines will be put in, which means thirty additional men whon the plant starts up. The company does not know when the mills wiil start. A stockholder of tne Piusburg Copper company’s works along tho Moucngabela river stated to the reporter that unless a change for the better was made by tho mills making villets and using wire roas this week, they will have to shut down their plant next, as they have no stock of material to run oa longer. He said, however, that if the Beaver Ialls mills stopped they could use the steel billets from the sourca the: formerly got them and probavly coutinue operations. About 430 men are employed ther If the mill does not close down the new wire drawing mill will be started this week, which will give $)0 more men employ- ment. Appoaling for Ald. The circular received by the Central Labor uion of New York cailing for ad for the locked-out men at Homestead was gonuine, President Weyhe of the Amalgamated unic said that sublodzes lad failed to notify him until today of the action. Appeal is issued on bebalf of the men at the Homestead works who are not membars of the Amalgi- mated association. ‘Iiese men are receiving an aliowance of $4a week from the gencral association. Mr. Weyho cxplained bis denial of the story by stating thathe had not known officiatly of the action at the time he mede the denial. Tho appeal for aid 1s already receiving replies, Many private citizens in tnese two citics have responded liberally. A telegram from Steubenville, Ohto, says: “I'rainmen here report that ten men beariig grivsacks boarded the cars here yesterduy bound for Homestead. They got off the train just outsile Pictsburg. One of them said as ho boarded the car: ‘Now boys, sce that your guus ave all right,’ WORKING THE STRIKERS, Bums and L rs Inaugurate a Petty S, tem of Blackmail, Pirrsnunc, Pa., July 18.—Homestead is fitled with detcctives n the employ of the Curnegio ompany. 'Their mission seems to be 1o wateh the men and bring influcnco to bear on those composing the rauk aud fllo of the locked-out laborer mechanics. It can be said the detectives are not succeeding to any poticenble degree. ‘The leaders say they do u Low y detectives the company may cmploy to wateh them, The town is also fitling uv with nonunion workmen. ‘lo deny this would be to deny the truth, Every train brings uuprincipled fellows into this place. Tue men come for no othe: purpose than to “work’ the strikers fora $5 or $10 bill aud free tickets to eastera cities. Homestead is certainly becoming the Mecea for trawps, who repr.- seut themselves s nonunion workmen, but are willing to get out of town again if the striters will give them a litile cash aua free railrond tickets; but there is auother class driftine in here, They sre being sent in by the Curncgies. Two' strangers caught up with on Eighth aveaue admitted they had signed ugreemwents 10 go 10 work in the mill, They loft towr: this afteruoon, A gentleman who arrived today from Pitts- burg said: “The teain [ came on brought a lotof nonunion men to Homestead. They were in charge of & Caroegie agent and he supplied them with tickets, Just before reachiue Homestead this agent told the men to separate Just as soon as they left the train, but to meet him tuis afterucon at & place ugreed upon, In the party were several col- ored men.” and DID NOT START UP, Supertntendent Ditlon Tells Why the Union Mills DIt Not Start, Pirtenung, Pa, July 15, Speuking of the foiluro to resume operations today G :nerai Superintendent Dillon of the Upper and Lower Union mills, said: “Wo dia not stert this morning bocause we were not veady toresume. Wuen weure ready we will start the mills. Nouo of ths mon cams back today, but for all that wa do not antici pate any trouble at all iu resuming.” It is supposed the company will endeavor to procurc wen from some of the surrouna- ing mills to start with, tho inducement be- ing to give them better psitions than they have now., Whea they will start is uot known. Nobody exvects a decisive move on cither sido until about Wedncsday. As the issuo stands today the matter is at a staud- still. The compuny has attempted to get some of the vld wen back to work but has not been successful, Ihe men bave orgau- ized thoroughly aud feel more confident than er. Toere 15, however, a feeling of uneasi- ness prevalent 4mong the workruen which is only uatural considering tho fact that if the company is successful in starting its works tho men lose their positions. They aro confl dent, howover, that the works canuot be run by any but experienced bands, which cluss they say canot be procured. Both sides have issued their ultimatum sud 1o that shape the matter stands, PREPARING FOR A CONFLIC Another Outbreak May ¢ ment ut the Home HosesteAD, Pa., July named MeConnell, glishwmen, who worked as foremen in the Homestead mills, bave not beea seen for threo weeks, and the lockedout men believe they have gone to Eagland to engage nonunion men to take pluces in the will. One of the Carnegic foremen spoken 1o ubout the matter treated it with ridicule, suying there wera plenty of nonunion wen in this country and that a part of tho works would be sturted by this afternoon. e teusion between tho strikers and'mili v isncreasiug. There are macy irrespou- sible, reckioss men in town, mostly with s0mo sort of arms, and any untcward event might precipitate & coutliet. Tue mulitary, whbile not expectiog such an outcome, are evidently preparing for It. Large additionsl wmounts of ammunition have been received from Frankfort, There are at least 250,000 ur at Any tend Mills, 15.—~Two brotners Mo- ICONTINUVEL ON SLOOND FAGR. ) 1T 1S AN EXPENSIVE STREAN ! Report of the Mississippi River Commis- sion to the Secratary of War, MORE MONEY NEEDED FOR THE LEVEES Report of the Minority on vestigation —Yesteray's P pate and the Raum In coedings in Honse—~For Better n Notes. Wasmixaroy, D.C., July 18.—The Mis- sissippi River commission has submitted its report o the secratary of war, giviug a de- talied statoraent of the work accomplished in the 1mprovement of the river during the past year und the plan of work laid out for the prosent year. The present high water has caused twoucw broaksin the river near Memphis, which will be repaired duringthe coming season. Near Vicksburg the bauk continues to cave slowly, and the revetment will bave to be ext:nded i the future, It seems that the maximum strain hus been placed upon the levees, and that they will be ablo to bear this year; that littic, if anv, further dumage wiil e suffeced by the re- cent floods. The levees require an ex- ponditure of several millivn dollars to put them in siate of reusonable security aguinst great floods, Iu referring to the improvement of tho river chanuel the commission condemns all devices which rely exciusively upou the cur- reut for carrying away the excavated mate rial and is consideriug the propriety of build- ing a dredgo of capacity suflicient to remove the material bodily. The obstructions dur- ing the low wuter season wero greatestavove Cairo. The balance on huud Monday, May 81, 1802, was §056, 35, distriouted as follow: Levees, $i8,115; chunuel works, $314,8073 harbors aud ‘bank protection, 381,11 and Atchafalaya rivers su 57,04, uud plunt and miscellaueous,§16: PENSION OFVFICE INQUIRY, Report of the Minority of the Committee of Investigation—Washington Notes. Wasiixeroy, D. C., July 18.—Mr. Lind of Minnesota, ou behalf of the committee ap- pointed to investigato the administration of the pension oftice, today submitted the views of the minority of the house. [he report finds nothiog for which the commissioner can be criticised unless it bo that ne ap- pointed bis son appointment clerk of the bureau. It agrees with the majority i their suggestion in regard to tho exposo by the members of cougress of the so-called “con- gressional privileges.”” The report asserts that the majority of the committee scemed determined to fasten crime and corruption upon tho commissioner, but having utterly failed 0 do so by evidence it at last at tempted to do so by iutereace. The report, afier puying a glowing tiibute to the efi- ciency of the mauagoment and business methods and reforms perfectea in the pon- sion oftice under Commissioner RRaum, states that wuile the minority concurs in some of the rocommendations of the wmajorits, thero arc others that it might have consented to in moditied form if the miuority hud had an opportunity for a comparison of views with the majority before its rzpost found its way into the public pre: The report of the minority recommends, i lieu of a resolution adopted by the majority, a substitute te the effect that the record in this case supporica by the committeo shows ao eflicient and econvmical administration of the business of the pensioa office by the present commissioner, and asks that thé commtteo be discharged from further in- vestigation of the subject. Want Better Highy islation in the interest of good roads received n greal impetus today. At the hearing before the senate committee on 1n- terstate commerce, Colonel Burdette, pres- idout of the Loague of Wheelmen, —and Niessrs. Sheridan and Gerald of Ilinois and other leaders wade addresses in favor of the national bighway commission bill. General Ray Stoue of New York, author of the bill, explained its reatures, and urged tho adoption of tuo simplified bill, which was taday introduced by Congressman Post of Illinois. Tne wheclmen uro taking great interest in the mattor and are prossing its immeuiate passags upon the mewmbers of the seuate and house. Sunday Oponing. Five of the organizations that are opposing Sunday opening of the Worid's fair, and which are, through their officers, now work- 1ng to this end in Washington, have united in issuing an appeal on the subject to the nouse of representatives and to the public. Fiiteen roasuus are given why the organiza- tious oppose the oveniug of the fair ou Sun- day and they includo tho following: vor islature that bas ucted on the sub- ject has voted in favor of not opening its own exnibit; because petitions opposing the opeuing represeuting 49,000,000 people have been received by congress und because all - ternational fairs under the auspices of ku iish people have maintained the unmiform cus- tom of no Sunday opening. Mrs. Plumb Would Not Accept It, When the deficiency bill was undsr consid- eration In the senate today, Mr. Perkins asked unanimous consent to have struck from tue bill tue item of €,000 for the widow of the late Seaator Pluwb of Kunsas, and he read a letter from Mr., Plumb's son, stating that the itom had been inserted with out his mother's knowledge and ageinst what she believed would be bis father's wish, No objection being made, the item was stricken out. Want Them Treated as Pir, Among the papers laid before the senate toduy by 1ts presiaing oficer (Mr. Mander- s0n) were resolutions of district assembul No. 4. Knights of Labor, New York, stat- ing that the recent iubor troubles at Howe- stead are the outcowme of the wage system and demauding that the Pinkerton forcas and their employers bo treated and dealt with as pirstes and that they be indicted, tried, sentenced and executed as national malofactors. Keferred to the committee on educntion and labor. Commissioners Appointed, Secretary Noble today appointed Elbert D. Wood, i'red H. Foster ana Fellows D, Pease, all of Mootuus, 10 by commissioners 1o negotiate with the Crow Indians for the moditication of tue agreemont concluded with these Indian December 25, 1801, Tao vresident arrived in the city this afternoon at #:15 from Cape May, tes, CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS, Senators Resort to Obstruction—Suspen Duy In the House, Wasmixaroy, D, C., July 18.—There w warked and very unusual deviation from the ordinary smooth course of legislatfon in the senate today and & resort to the mode of op- position kuown at this end of tne capitol us “obstruction.” After the deficiency bill hau passed the senate the auti-option bill was, on motion of Mr. Washburn, taken up and thus became the regutar order. The oppo- nents of thut measure then intorposed a se- vios of motions, which bad the character of dilatory motious, and which were also de signnd Lo oust the auti-option from its vosition of precedence. Tho friends of the weasurn wero strong enouzh, however, Lo re sistall the edorts, and wueu the senute ad journed the anti-option bill was the unfin- ished business to come up at2 ¢'clock to- morrow. s 0 In the House, WasmiNaroy, D, C., July 18.—This was suspension day in the house, but unlike its predecessor of & fortnight go, no great purty meusures were brought forward, Nevertne- loss, thero wero foatures of interest. Kor lustauce, the celebrated McGarraban bil) | which has been a bill and never an act for tho last quarter of A century. was at lnst passed by tho house as it came from the sonate, Aud 80 goes to the pro-ddent for his signatur The bill refors the claim to tne court of private land claims. A bill of great valuo to focal architects was also passed. 1t opens t) competition the dedgn aud construction of public bulldings. Mr. Camiiett tried to secure the passnge of his bill creating the Califoraia debris com- mission, The bill to increase the efficiency of the militia recoived % sot-oack, but ouly because it came irrogulariy Hefore tho house. The senate joint resolution was passed authorizing the commttee on labor to muke an investigation 1uto the slums of tho cities, The tiouse then tok o rocess, tne evening to bo fof gencral dabate on the orld’s fair fenturgs of the sundry civil ap propriation bill. ventng Session, There were only shirty members present atthe evening session, but nearly every one had something to s Mr. Patterson of Tennessee spoke 1n op- position to the foreo bill, Mr. Dingley of Maine advocated the ap- propriation for the. World's cxposition, on the condition that no intoxicating liquors shall be sold on the grounas, and that the fair shall not be opeh on Sundays. Mr. Oates of Alabama madoe a constitu- tioual argument against governmont aid for the fair. Mr. Newberry of Illinois spoke in favor of the aporopriation of §,000,000. Mr. Wrignt of Pennsylvania favored the approvriation. He Wought the Suuday pro- visions should proy Mr. Brosius of $’ennsylvania advocated the appropriation with a nou-liquor proviso. Mr. Bavbitt of Wisconsin made an eloquent tempetance speech, Mr. McKeighan of Nebraska spoke in favor ‘ee coinage of silver, Mr. Ray of New York was in favor of ap- propriation, although he belieyed 1 keepiug the Sabbath day hoiy. Mr. Butler of Iewa was opposcd to any appropriation for the World’s faiv except such us was absolutely necessary for the government exhibit. Ho was espocially op- Poscd on coustitutionsl grounds to any pr viso which would close the fair on Sunaays or would prevent tde sale of liquor on the tuir grounds, Adjourned, WAYS AND 5 vk for the Wasnixaroy, D. €., July 18.—At aajourn- meut 1t was said tha the meeting today aboul completes the work of the ways and means committes for the session. There has been no renewed discussion with reference to addi- tional tariff bills, and the policy on the part of some of the democratic members favor- able to postponementoef further attempts at iff rovision bas pravented action on the sugar, salt, lumver, iron ore and other pro- posed bills, and the probability ot adjourn- inent at an early data' makes their position almost impregnable, 10 improbability of any additional tarift bills emerging frotu the wuys and means commitee is increased by ¢he fact that the republican mombers of the committeo aro not disposed to assist the democrats on the ittco to secure o quorum. Worl was by the democratic memuers that their regublican members would not attend any session of the committes oxcept for con- sideration * the adjournment resolution re- ported toway. A number of the democratic memocers are absent, aod tue effect of this retusal on the part of the republican mein- bers makes 1t imposssble for the committue 1o do anything. Tbis refusal, if persisted i, besides preventing theveport of additional tarf¥ bills, will renderfimpossible an advers report on the subireusary bills, which the alliauce memvers of (he house aro fighting to have reported in shape, and also on Mr. Dal- zell’s resolution of fw,uley wiih referance to losses sustained tnrough national and turough state bynks. Ariny Promoations, Wasinxatoy, D. C., July 15.—The follow- ing confjrmations are announcza: Lieuton- ant Colaiol Oliver D. Green and Assistant Adjutant Genoral Andrew 8, Burt, Seventh infantry, to be coloueis; Major M. V. Sheri- dan and Assistant Adjutunt Goueral Daniel W. Benham, Seventh infantry, to be leuten- ant colonets. ~ All of the nominations of tho graduates of iast spring from tho military academy to be second lieutenants and adai- tional sccoad lieutenauts in the arumy were contirmed. For Good Rowds, Wasityaros, D, C., July 18.—Mr. Durbo- row of Iilinois has introduced a biil in th house appropriating §100,000 for the construc- tion of a buildwg on the World's fair grounds for a cotprebiensive exhivit of rouds, their construction and maintenance. L, sy COLLIDED ON A BRIDGE. Fatal Accldent on tae wiy Near St Catherines, Onr. ST. CatErINEs, Ont., July 18, —The steam- boat express from Buffalo collided witn a local traiu tor Port Colborae, ou the Grand ‘Trunk, bewween St. Catherines and Merit ton, this morning. Four persons are re. vorted killed. The acciaent took Dplace a short distance wast of tho Merriton station. A short wood- en bridge crossos the waler power raceway. The engine of the hont train had just crossed the structure when the collision occurred. “Tho first two coaches of the boat_train were thrown from tho track and over the embank- ment, plunging into the race stroam, while the engines were compietely demolished nod were thrown across the track 1o the opposite bank. Up to noon three bodies had been rescued from the wreck. ‘They were recognized as the remuius of Engineer Chapmau ol the wail traing David Huut, fireman of the boat train, und ' passenger numed Vansiyke of Butfalo. I'he 1njured aro: Conductor Boyle, who is soverely cut and brmsed; Brakeman Peter Walsh, internaily injured, and Baggageman Thomas Spratt. Fireman Pattison s kunown to be missing, and @ passenger on the boat train says thero were about ten passengers in oue of 'he coachies that were wrecked. Of these only nix havo ueon aucounted for, and it is fearod that they were killed, sud owing to the posi tion of the wreck f is imnossible to tell whetber these people are among the dead or not. rand Tronk R; — DANIEL FAIRVBATHER'S BEQUENTS. Death of His Widow Million to Fablie institutions, New Yous, July B.-Lucy Fairweatber, wigow of the millionaire leather wearchant, Duniel Fairweather, died on Saturday night 10 Rutland, Vi Sbewill bs burisd in Wood- lawn tomorrow. ier death recalls a will coutest which''became a ocolobratod case. Mrs. Fairweather's death will result in di- Viding the half milllen do.lars from which ber income of 825,000 & yoar was derived amon six final lesutees named in the deed gift, 08 follows: Yale, Harvavd, Princeton and’ Columbia cotleges, and ' the Pres- byteriun hospital, #0000 oeach; the Woman's hospital, §250,000. This raises tho tenwfaction 1o ths Womag's hospital 1o £160,000, while Yale gets 55000000 altogether, Har'vara, $150,000; Princeton, §5),000, avd the Presbyterian bospital §100,000. Al tuis provided that the kesidue is adequate Lo pay the gifts in tull, piher Halt D nix of Ocenn sten Arzived Move QUoensLows York. Bultimore-, A trom Lordon, AL New York -Arrived—State 1 from Glasgow. At Lizard=sssed—Pennsylvauia from Philadelphia. At Antwerp—Asrived July 17—Waesland from New York. At Hull—Arrived—Galileo York. At York, s, At Arizona from ew Al wed—British Queen of Cali- fol from New outhampion —Arrived—Eibe from New TOUTLINING THEIR COURSE | Libaral Membars of Parlisment Talk of the Proposed Program. HERBERT GLADSTONE ON HOME RULE Consld, One v Wil g thon of 1t Will Bo Postponed for e Wher out New Parliame the Satishury Gove Gossip About the Loxvoy, July The Assorjatea Pross correspondent, in interviews today with sev- eral prominent liberals, fovnd a general con currence of opinion tuat the course of events would be as predicted in these dispatches last event Somae liberals venture to for cust the exact dates of the different cvents. I'bius, the momentous division on the amend- ment ousting the government is set down for tho 19th of August, the resignation of Lord Salisbury for August 20 ana the adjournmorrt of patliament for August 22, a period vt ono mouih being occupiod in the re-election of ministers anl the formation of tho cabinet, the reassem- 18, house formally bling at the end of September and tho real work beginning about the eud of Januury. Even this, it is thought, will_absolutely de- pend on the prudence of tho Irish members. f they iusist upon_ the immeaiato pressing of the home rule bill they will piay into the | hands of the conservatives, who want the carliost possible appeal 1o the country, having full eonfidence that they will attain better results in a re-contest. If tho Irish support the general liveral program of Mr. Gladstone the new government can rely upon two sessious of office before being oliged to dissolve pariiament What Wil Be with Home Hervert Gladstone, speaking at Buxton, foreshadows us the best courso a policy ox- actly stmilar to that referred to 1t these dis patches of Friaay, namely: ‘Ihat home rulo be postponed for'a year and that the one man voto bill be proceeded with. The sum of tonight's predictions is that the It 15 mean to v for two or three sessions bufore dissolving pariiament and will not rush the home rule bill. Mr. Glad- will movo a simple “no conference’’ rendment to the address insiead of oue al- loging specific reasons ana _ will thus be en abled to limit the scope of tho acclaration of bis own policy. A most striking indication of the resurgent power of Sir Charles Dilke was seen in the manuer of his roception at a demozstratic of 15,000 miners at Derby today. A number of members of tho House of Commons were on the platform. 'Phe parsce community of Bombay, chiefly Bombay merchuats, hus sent £2,50) sterl member-elect for the c ry division of London, as a defena of Iudiu’s wterest in parliament. Done te., ENGLISH ELECTION RETU Conelusions Oute Loxnox, July Denwa by Newspapers on the 1o of the Pollings. 18.—Tho Times, in an odi- torial on the electisn. says: *“The clection of Mr. Claney by more thaa 1000 votes over Lis sacerdotal competitor comvletes the rout the clericals in Archhishop Walsh's county, The Irish there bave shown plainly that they are not clericals acd will not be rulea by clerizals, Saturday was o cay full of encouragement for the unionists, Had the resusit'hen obtatined becn gathered earlier in the struggle we would probubly bave had a different account to giveol tho issue of the entire campaign.” The Chronicle savs: It would bo useless adstone to go before the country on rule bill before he has done sowe. g ot only to improve the voling ma- chinery by registration reform and 4 one-man- one-vote bill, but also 1o convinee the worlk- 1ng class ana the middle ciass that itis worth their while to use it in the liveral interast Mr. Gladstone reed not hurry to try a fall with the House of Lords. He can fill the in- torvals between the eurly and later stages of tie home 1 botween 1ts first rojoc- tion by tho Liouse of Lords and its rencwed teuder by the House of Commons, with fiscal Lonaon aud rural reforms. For the liberal Party to go to the country with emty hands is 10 ecree either 1ts doom or vital moditica- tion of 1ts entire orgunism.” The Dundee Courior publishes a rumor to the effect that the sum of £100,000 was re- cently subseribed to th adstonian funds ou the condition that Mr. Gladstone should uot pledgo himself to introduce an eight-our bill, At 3 this afternoon the returns show the clection of 311 supporters of Lne government aud 347 members of the opposition. It is ofticially entounced as the result of a visit of Salisbury to the queen yesterday that the conservative government will muet Parlia ment August 4. BISMARCK REMINISCEN chearses n Few More Facts L to His Dismissal, Benwiy, July 18.—An article is published is whici Colonel Westerp rocounts an iuter- view be recently bad with Prince Bismarck. Referring to the meoting ot the czar ana the cmperor, Prince Bismarck said ho was glad when sucli incidentavere over. Referri to his own dismissal he remarked : “Wauen the kaiser ascended tho throne, one of my coileagues who hoped to be my suc- ssor, said: *You mujesty, if F'roderick the Gireat iad had on bis ascension minister of tbe zreatness of Bismarck, and bad kept him in oftice, ho would never have acquired tho tite of *groat.’ 1 do not kuow whut was tho immediate cause of my dismissal. A misfor. tune of our time 1s the fact of leadiug minis- ters not being in the right places, enera) von Caprivi should have been minister of war, siuce the army has confidence in bim,’ Alluding to Emperor William, Prince Bis murck suid: 1t was a ple to see him Tor him I would have dor ything—oven been his vaiat.” Loxnoy, July 18.—1'he Berlin correspoud entof the Times telegraphs to his paper as follows in regard to tho Bismarck contro- versy: “L'ne Iismarck organs aro beginuing 10 recognize that the tight on the gov ment has fallen flat. The Deutsch Blienbat, n 1is. narck paper, sums up a loug appeal for good will with un ‘allusion to the right of clemeucy as the noblest oraament of the crown. Whoa Bismarck, who has always asserted that he has done no wrong and has notting to re gretor withdvaw, is clussed by his own friends among those for whom the mece of the crown must be invoial, it may bo s sumed tuat the worst of tho fight is over.” He f Whi, Sprend of the Oholer ST PETERSBUKG v 18.-~1 Lthe dangor of & repetition of tb in Astrakbap, it is proposed 1o establish o tem- porary dictatorsiip in the cholera-affected districts similar to that establishad during the provalence of the plague aftor the Hu Turkish war Bix cases of cnolera had ar- rived at Kazah by steamer upto July 4,aud of | the six pationts five aied. There huve veen | forty-cight cuses nod eighteen deaths at Suritoof, Loxooy, July 18.~The Standard’s Vienna correspondent says thal & woman has disd of 4 suspicious disease in Trieste aud that the | docters wore unuble to decide whethe twas | Asiatic cholora or a mild form of tho disense tnat killed her. Several cases resvwbliog cholern bave occurred in s Koumanian vi lage cenr the Servian frontier, The Russian war minister has issued in- | structions to the commandants of Kussian garrisons thut in case of a riot similar to that at Astrakhau, the troops must iuterveue and must use firearms if necessary., Paus, July 15, —Ten deaths from cholera occurred bieve yesteiday. of riot view recent Another Rovolt Agaiuat Germans, BenLiy, July 15.—A dispatch to the Tage- olutt from Zunzibar reports that the natives of Uuysuymbe bave revolted and threatoned Loy Gerwau lursr Pl rumor 1s of agrious ) | da raport, as in caso of = avolt the important ion of Laboria y in danger, ‘Uhe report is partly confir. by the dispatch re- ceived by the German *i-Slave company that the united troops the expoditions under Count Sweintiz + Captain Spring recontly attacked and ca »d the fortiied tuwn of Qui Koro, belongi > Chief Sikkl, after a havd strugele, in which thros Ger mans wero kitlod and ‘eight wounded, amon z the latter being Count Sweinitz. WL Thank the Leo's Officers, St. Pereranvits, July 15, —The oficors the steamer Lo, which arrived hero last Thursday from New York with a cargo of provisions for the Russian famine sufferers, will be received at the town hall tomorrow by the municipal authorities of St, DPaters- burg. An address of thanks will bo pre sented to the ofticers, of Three Hundrea Killed in Battle. Panis, July 18,—A dispateh from Melilla, 1 Moroceo, says that 1n a recent battle e tween partisans of the Arab chief, Mohatar, and the Mezequita Kaybles, 300 of the com- batants were killed. WESTERN -~ CROP REPORT. Conditions in Ncbhrasks, Towa and South Dakotn Quito Wasmizaroy, D, ., July 18, —[Speeil Telegram to Tne: Bee. | —The foilowing from this mouth's cron report, just out at tho Ag- ricultural dopartment, shows tho condition of growiug corn and other crops in Nebraska, Towa and South Dakota: Nebraska—Tho corn acreage for tho castern part of the state 18 reduced. Much of the early planted had to be replanted, the sced rotting in the ground by reason of the cold, wet weathor. Conditions were more favorable in the western portion, heneo the showing of the erop for the cutire state, which as & rule is late, fully two wecks behind ususl season: 1t looks well, is growing, and with proper caro aud un average season from now on all may bo callod promising. The hay crop, both native and cultivated grasses, wero never more promising at this date. The apple prospeets, which p toJune 1 was most favoravie to n good yield, has undercone a radical change and now approaches near to un utter fatturo. "Grapes bid fair for an averago vield lowa ~Ths acreage of corn was diminished on account of continued raintall and the planting was late. The stand is light. nearly ‘all low ground caltivation has been retarded by rain urd there aro many weody fiolds. Some early planted fielas on upland, rolling ground ure nearly up to the normal condition, but these constitute but a small percentage of tue crop. The condition of wheat has improved auring the month, but sowe fields are beginning to loaze una signs of rust are apparent. Oats have been promising from the start. Beans aro noarly up to normal condition. The yield of sovghum is backward. Wool shows considerabloe in- crease in produet, due to i © in numver and sizo of flocks: also increase in average weights of fiecee, Clover has made a very rank and heavy growth and is now belng barvested mainly 1 good condition. Timothy 15 unusually good aud a beavy cropof hay and seed will be produced. Pastures havo beer in fiue con- dizon since sprinz. Ihe apple crop was greatly injured by continuous rains during time of bloom. South Dakota—On account of the lateness of the season both the acroage and condition of corn are materinily lower thau last year. “The practice of “stubble sowing'* wheat has proved unsatisfactory, the present season | | wany correspondents” reporting that this has tne condition of spring New Yonx, July 18.—Messrs. Dan Tal- mage’s Sons in & bulletin _on the rice crop state: Seeding Is cowpleted; the early planting well advauced @i the major part of the late crop up and doing well. Though the season was late and unaesiravio in some givon localitics, yet during the first halt present month intense heat temperea by fr quent daily showers have more than made up for previous aeficiencies, developing the plant with a rapidity of a forcing bed. The Carolivas and Georgia report good progress; [iorida, Alabama, Mississippi, Texas ang Arkansas geueraily satistactory conditions, but with some aiscouraging ieatures among those who have undertaken the crop for the first time, Loutsiana as bitherto anvised 1s the banner stute: phenomenal increase of acreage and marvelous advanco iu tho stand ard of culture. Tts crons will ba the largest, cheapest and cleanest ever made: the latter duo 10 the abnndance of water which kept the grass in check 5o that at least the first or main growth will be almost absolutely free of secd. Our provious estimates have been chal- lengcd, the more conservative deeming them excossive, the wore sanguine in the midst of some highly favored locality considering them far balow vrobable outcome, but dili geutly sought information in every direction fully contirms us in the belief that they will bo found 1o closcly approximate the actual | ronlization in every given state. We wisn also tonote that such are premised on a con- tinuance of present happy coujunction of sunshine and shower followed by the dry harvest weather, I'he cronisin, but not maude until the summor is passed aad the harvest ended. Prospered to the close, tho outcome will be treble amount grown prior 10 and double that of any year since tue war, of such quantity and quality us will com mand aliention and patronags in the markets of the world. The Crop Outlook, Reports received the past few days from counties in the north, west aod south are unaunimous in the opinion that crops are in excellent condition, and with anything like friendly weather will show up big when th frost comes. ‘'he swall prain is particularly well ad /an id the winter wheat in the southern tier of countics shows a Lurger vield than ever before. While corn 15 lute the season hus been propitious, id with a lato fall there will be "o menso yield in that cereal. Elgin Butter Markot. Eras, 1L, July 18.-Butter active, 18c, - X MADE 4 RICH ILAUL, Cedar Raplds 1 Use Chlo With Great suceess, Crpar Ravios, Ta, July 18.—|Special Telogram to Tur Bee, | —Burglars broke into the home of D, L., Borry uight for tho second time in less than a year and stole §30 in cash, $100 w_ city orders and #,000 in s, Loth Mr. and Mrs. Berry were chioroformed. There is no ciue the tuieves, rghirs o last [ Wyekolt Dentes 1y Guilt, Crestoy, 18, July 18— Special to Tuk Brk|—Hurvey Wyckoff charged witk abducting Laura 0 from ber home 1 this city, was In today und out in tonight's with a letter containing the most cuursos against Mr. Peunington relating to Uie young girl, wio 1L seems is but o stop ghter Wryekoff clulms thar he simply assistea eirl to e ay from a bestial step-fattier, and that he proposes Lo find her @ hon I'elogram the man Creston Guzette startiog the WO COUNTERFETTERS ¢ Sherlft Tullock of Holt Co Arvested b Dendwood Deanwoon, 8. D, Ju speeil Tele gram to Tue B 5 ek and a companion named Wright wero urrest today by & deputy United I, aud are now in jail walting examination ou a cnarge of passing counterfeit money, I'Ley ned succeeded in passing wbout elghity spurious dollurs aud "had efehit more in their possession when arrested. T'ho silver dol counterfeits are excellont aud but for their welzht wight deceiye even au_exvert, The | 1wen came L Dendwood froia Nebraska o duy or two ago. ‘Pullock wus formerly a promipent politician of Nebraska, huviug been deputy sneriff of Holt county, ibat sLuto, 1or & uupber of yeurs, PIURED, Ex-Deputy Nob., MLOS arsk NUMBER 81 TRIAL OF ALICE MITCHELL Commencement 0 of a Celebrated Murder aso at Memphis, INTENSE INTEREST BEING MANIFESTED Testimony of the Tells of the Attu tor ¥ Murde et of s Ward—rl the De «s' Father-Te Aughtor u ot Mestens, Teno,, July 18,—On January 28 last Alico Mitehell killed Freda Ward, the dotails of which wero most shocking, and were gloated over by the unseomly and dis- cussed by the psychological student. Today tier cass was brought up in court befors Judge Dubose, it being the purpose to prove or disprovo hev tnsanity. De Callondar, an expert on fusinity cases, who was called upon to tostify fn the Charles Guiteau caso after he slew Prosident Gardeid, 15 expected 10 bo the mainstay of the dotense, ho having during the past few wmonths made a most searching examination of Miss Mitcnell's case. He did not, howover, testify today. Tho ouly wituess 'who testified today was Mr. George Mitchell, father of the accused. The jury sclosted 18 undoubtediy ono of the most intelligent over gathered in Tonuessoe, Mr. Mitehell on the Stand, Mr. Mitehell being placed on the stand, suid ho was the father of the defendant, and said she was 19 vears old. He testified as to the insanity of the mother of Alice yvenrs Ago, Ho snid that Alico had manitested some very noticeable peculiarities recently. She would want to stay oy horself uli tho time. She would o 1o her room and vemain thers for hours. ~ When there were young men around the houso Miss Alice would not stay near them. She did not seem to heve any use for men and would never stay around them. She had always been more like a boy than @ girl and often played mavbles, She would shoot a target riflé and adopted other boyish bubits. He knew thero was an _affactionate feeling between Miss Alice and Freda Ward. Sho signed tho name Freda Ward to receipts for coal last September, and whon na asked her about it sho said she was thinking about I'reda Wuard fo much that she just signed her name to it He hind noticed a peculiar brightness abovc hier eves about this time which he had never observed vefore, He missed a razor in No- vember, aud after the killing of Freda Ward Alice told him that sho had taken it. He aid Alice told bim that she had thrown the razor away after the killing. He did not know Alieo bad killed Freda Ward until a weelk and a balf after the occurvence. She told him that she had killod I'reda Ward because she loved her, < Freda Had “Freda, she said, had gone back coutinued the witness, 10 be warried about killing ¥ Ward's pictur weirs anken Her, on hor,” Ihiey wero engaged She was very fond of talking cda Ward, She has Freda in the case of the watch she She nover talks as if Freda Ward wero dend. Sheusos the present tense in speaking of Freda and does not seem to know sho is arad. ‘The next day after the kiling sh was told that Freda would be buried, \\'_ln'n sho said that she wanted to see her. When told that she could vot she cried. 1t was the fivst timo L had seon her cry. She has pasied ull of tho newspaper pictures on tho wall in her room. She had never taken any interest in herown trial or her fate.)) | ‘The witness was turned over to Attorney Generul Poters. [u auswer 10 & question the witness said there had uever been a perceptible disturbance of the minds of an; of his caildren but Alice and the oldest chllc{ ‘The witness said 1n answer to questions that Alice was not exceptionally bright at school, Sho could play_almost any sort of u musical instrument, She did not read much. She did not care much avbout books. He had heard s ce tho tragedy that she had corree spoaded with men who were parfect strangers to her. She frequently went out riding with Miss Lillio Johnson. He nevee kuew of auy estrungement betweon Freda Ward aud his daugnier, and botwoon Alice andother members of the Ward fawily, It was 1 o'clock when Mr. Mitehiell concluded and the court adjourned until 5:30 o’clock tomors row moraing. NINE DROWNED ON SUNDAY. Sad Aceidents Which Befell Bath, Boating Parties. Prixcess ANNe, Md, July 18.—Mr. Christopher C. Ball. o furmer living about one mile and a-balf from horeon the Monokin viver, yosterday morning was the happy father of nine children—six boys and tbres girls, Yesterday evemmng his four oldest Loys were drowned while swimming in the river back of his farm. The names of the victims are Willie, sged 16; Lewis, 15{ ‘I'homas, 12, and John, 10. These, with their beother George, aged 11, went in swimming. George was the last to go in. hen e began to wade out he saw that his brothers wore in trouble and he hesitated, He then suw bis four brothers drown, ong after another, within twenty feet of him, and he wi 510 assist them. The cur= rent was runuing very strong acd the water very deop. Tho ouly person to witness tha sad accident bosides the boy was a colored man on 4 hill some aistaice £way, but he wis t00 far off to give assistaoce. ‘Tha voaies of the boys were recovered during the uight. GLOUCESTED. Murray, his rs and N. J, July 15.—Matthew wite, Mary E. Gallagher and Willism 5. Martin, all’ of Philadetphia, startea for & row on the Dulaware river, A passing steamer frightoued Mrs. Murray and she sprange to ber feet aud losing hor balance feliover, Th was running swiftly and shie was ravidly borno away from the boat. e men beeame confised wnd lost control of the boat, waich drifted away from the strug- glng woman, Piadiog that o could not WwAKo any progross with the osrs, Musray jumped iuto the water and swam toward bis wife, Beforo ho reached her, however, 5 and was drowned. Murray was by 1 boat from thoe shore, LoNDoN, July 18.—A boat containing & nutaber of spectators ot the Dublin regatta vestorday capsized and four of the o.cue piinis wero drowned - THE FIRE RE of the Cleveland, Yards—Other Blazos, CLevenasn, O, July 15, —~Fire broke ouy in the Cieveland stock yards about 3 o'clock this afternoon and spread with groat rapids ity. The yards are located at Clarke and Gordon avenues, near the Big Four track T'he rapid spread of the flames made any attempt st oxunguishing thom almost uses Iho building in the was the shed, & struo neaely 1,000 feet in length and costing #40,000. The firo rusheda through this &t u great rate and in a short tim that s loft was @ long line of embers, hundred bead of hogs were burned. They were owned by Frick Hrotbers & Shar and Bower & Hall, both of which firms ha of 1 the yards, Betweoen )0 wnd 304 tous of hay urd severul curs of corn were des stroyod. In an hour ufter the fire started the surds were swept clean of building The 0ss 15 §13,000 80 he insursuce §25,0000 ouri Braci, N O, July 15.—1he stables the Monmouth club house burned lasy ght. Sia botsos owned by W, . Beadles U norished, and five carriages wore des oved. Tne loss is 850,005 partly insured. iviosy, Va, July 15 ~The Richmond clevator caught fire touight and wi dd with contents, Loss, abo fully iusurod ORD, estructic 0., Stook less yaras priveipal miiy ture ot $100,0% Mo July 18- Naw York detectives ¢ urrested Henry Bianche sud Charles nevans, charged with the murder of g youug poddler numod Marke b \be wo tuius of Penzsylvania 1AL