Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, September 4, 1893, Page 1

Gl <~ e g [ ~—— BEFORE THE HICHEST COURT 'Dr. T, Thatoher Graves Passes Boyond the Pale of Human Authority, HE IS FOUND LYING DEAD IN HIS CELL Mystery Surrounding the Death of Mrs. Barnaby's Alleged Siayer—His Last Wiltten Words—Tragio Ending of & Uelebrated Case. Dexver, Colo.,, Sent. 3.—~The famous mur- der case of D, T. Thatchar Graves, formerly of Providence, R. I, has at last been settled. The doctor was found dead in his cell at the county Jail about 9 o'clock this morning, where ho was awaiting a rehearing on the charge of having voisoned Mrs. Josephine Barnaby, a wealthy widow, also of Provi- aence. The poisoning is said to have been done to cover up Dr. Graves' alleged defalca tions as manager of Mvs. Barnaby's estate, Although no autopsy has yot been held on his body, it is known that the doctor took his own life, using morphine to effect this end, A satchel was found in the doctor's cell containing five lotters, the first being dated on Angnst U last, showing that his suicide had been contemplated since then, The fol- lowing 18 the first letter opened: “Died from Persccution.” “Dexver, Aug. 9, 1803.—To the Coroner of Denver, Colo.—Dear Sir: Please do not hold an autopsy on my remains, The cause of death may be rendered as follows: ‘Died from persecution. Worn out. Exhausted.’ Yours truly, ST, Tuatener Graves, M. The next letter is directed to Cap Crews, the Jaler of the Jail, and is Tull of bitterness against County Attorney I. N. Stevens, who secured Dr. Graves' con- wviction in the first trial and has been work- ing hard to again have the doctor convicted. It is as follows: “August 25, 189, busy to follow Ste 1t would keep o man and _answer the lies which he unblushingly peddles out to the papers. One or two, however, nced atten- ion ana they are easily proven (o be lies. 1 wiis a member of the Massachusetts State Medical society, also the Connecticut State Island State Medical society for admission. “My Inwyers have the full receipts, show- ing that 1 nover wronged the estato of Mrs. Barnaby and the estale now owes me out- side of the legacy by will. The public see wi ILave to expect from the villainous, cowardly falschoods of Stevens. I cannot expend more money fighiing him. 1 must take the only means to save it for my wife and dear, honored, aged mother. ST, THACKER GRAVES.” Notwithstanding tne above letter, Captain Crows, in an interview, indignantly denies thag Dr. Graves committed suicide. F thut the docior died of a broken hea s to use the captain’s word’s, *was murderod by the attorneys for the state, who have harrassed the old man to death.” The three other letters were to Mrs. Graves, the county commissioners and a lengthy oue addressed to the public. The ones addressed to Mrs, Graves and the commissioners have not yet been given out. The one to the public is quite lengthy and is as follows: His Lotter to the Pablic, “County JaiL, DENVER, Colo., Aug. 6.— To the Public: In the spring of 1891 I made a trip to Denver, actuated by a desire to appear before the grand jury to do all in my 0wer to assist in solving the Barnaby mur- or mystery. *Arriving in Denver, my lawyers refused to allow me to go before the grand jury. I soon found myself indicted for murdes Sur- prised, astonished, I said to my lawyers: ‘Of course it cannot amount to anything, for truly I had nothing to do with the death of Mrs. Barnaby.' “I little dreamed what was in stove for me. 1 did not kunow what can be accomplished by political influence, with money and a man to ‘-{.my the prince’ with his wife's money. The istrict attorney, at that time D. K. Stevons, a young, leading politician, ambitious, full of devilis hemes and cunning, a man who never has hesitated to do any kind of dirty work to udvance himself and who was sur- rounded by the vilest men the west, as his tools. At the trinl which followed we found everything completely and absolutely under his control, tho reporters, the bailiffs, the court officials (except the clerk of the court), the deputies, the ‘honorable’ judge and the jury. Since the trial we have lerrned thit No man was put on tho jury un- less he had first agreed to favor Stevens, Puld off an Old Seure. “Promises of political preferment and value received. were freely offered and taken. *Forty years ago o man named Perrin, in Connecticut and my father had some trouble over some land. The son worked himself onto the jury and paid the old debt in full after the usual manner of such men. This ‘we did not know until long after the trial. Tam informed that since the t some of the jurors have received political appoint- ments from Stevens, and sbme arve profos- slonal jurors, getting on the tho jury on cases where he always wins his case. These things are well known in Denver. “What possible chance did a stranger stand aganst Stevens, backed by such o Judge and purchasable jury? Conrad boasted that he expended §65,000 among detectives, witnesses, judge and jury, Ho always omitted to remark that the'money belonged to his wife, and that he was playing for a $160.000 stake, The supreme court of Colorado in the most _emphatic, scathing and bitter words ronounced the trial unfair, unjust wnd llegal, and ordered a new trial. My law- ers have proot, found since the trial, that ‘J 500 was paid out to only one witness. hey have the afidavits of numerous men that they were ‘sounded” as to whether, in case of their being summoned on the jury, they would favor Stevens, and this was aone by Stevens' bailiffs, Has Not Told Half, ““Tue jury were under charge of one of the worst villuins on earth: boarded at a hotel kept by one of the jury, went to the theater and around town pretty much as - they leased. For months and wonthe 1 have nnguished in juil clamoring for a trial, untii T have, little by little, learned of all the vil- lainous things which appertained to the former trial, and I have told not hatf, “'Stevens in the meantime had advanced to be ncknuwledfod 18 the supreme political buss, aud controls today most of tho judge ’J'Iler‘ dare not decide against him, and so my motion for a new trial was deferred and im- possible bail demanded, which the hard tmes rendered impossible to furnish, and [ have been forced to remain in jailall through this hot, sultry summer, until [ must con- fess that niy spirit is broken down. L.*'A new district attorney has, meanwhile, been appointed, but he " does not count. Stevens rules the more, and the new one bous up screnely as he is ordered, the same s the judge. The people are indignaut, but ‘what ean they do with this octopust At the preseat writlog Stevens has gone east to coach one of the commissioners and hoodwink him. He will return to Denver with a trunk full of lies, after having prop- erly worked the pavers. He will then cn)ura and deceive the commissioners, and proba- bly induce them to furnish him funds to commence again his nefarious prosecution Tired of i1l Trials, Now, I am tired of this whole business They have exhausted me. Is it strange that I think it useless to continue the fightt “Ifivovasa fair stand-up, legal fight, I should have some chance, and would stand up toit. But it s not fair. It is as foul g‘l;.d dir 0 affair as ever disgraced a court. e whole gows: of the courts is in the of Btovens, and his nature never him tloal fairly, Ho 1t un under- andNsnosijand al wprks by methods « +Which gentlémen abhoag despise. “1aw inforwed thut tho‘\case may be con- v.'\‘ £ . ./ tinued for an indefinite period, that T may be dragged through mud and_mire, tossed here and there among the lawyers. who keey it up for the newspaper notoriety which they crave. Now I am tired of it. 1 have freely ox- pended a forvune in fighting them. But the courts will compel me to expend more. But I do not propose to give them any more, What [ have laft will go to my noble little wife and my poor, suffering mother. There is one way that Ican stop the expendit Aliow me to which 1 ways said, publ ately: ‘Uros My SOLEMN MASONIC OATH, I, hatcher Graves, did not have anything to do in any way, shave, manner nov deed with the death of Mrs. Barnaby, 1 writo this knowing what the future will soon have in store for me." ““The people will believe, pity and syn thize with me. They will know that even the strongest man can be boaten down by a cyclone of filth, mud and persecution. “Lleave little Tkey Stovens to the people of Colorado. Please take care of him, L naves, M. T “Harvard University. Learns of Her Nusband's Death. Mrs. Graves was informed of her husband's death shortly before noon and for a time was almost crazed with grief. \Whon she re- gained her composure she went to the county Jail, but the dead body had been removed to the coroner’s office, The sight of the cell so agitated her that the friends of Mrs. Graves decided it wouia not be best for her to view the doctor’s re- mains at present. She then returned to he home and is now veing cared for by sympa- thizing friends. Notwithstanding Dr. Graves' request that no autopsy be held upon his body a rigid in- vestigation into the cause of his death will take place tonight. As is well known, Dr. Graves was 1n prison awaiting his sevoud trial for the alleged murder of Mrs, Josephine Barnaby of Provi- dence, who, at the time of her death was Vvisiting friends in Denver. She died April 18, 1891, On April 9 she drank from a bottle of whisky that bad come by mail from Bos- Mrs, Graves ton and which was labeled, “Wish you a happy New Year., Please sept this fine old whisky from your friends in the woods.” The whisky contained a solution of arsenic. Dr, Graves was nocused of sending the bottle. Aft one of the most famous trials in the criminal annals of the countr, Dr* Graves was convicted of murder in tiie first degree and was sentenced to be hange The supreme court granted him a new trial, which was to huve begun the latier part of this month, Had Securod New Evidence. On August 9 of this year Commissioner Twombly and County Attorney Stevens vis- ited Rhode Island and other places in search of new evidence, the county of Arapahoe having objectea to paying the expenses of a new trial in the doctor's case unless stronger add moro direct testimony could be produced to show that Dr. Grives was guilty. Messrs. Twombly and Stevens re- turned a short time ago, and although it is not known At thy discovered on their stern trip, it is a significant fact that at a meeting of the county board yesterday $3,000 was appropriated to prosecute the doctor again on the charge of murder. Dr. Graves, before his death, said that he wus penniless and thought it no more than right that if the county paid the costs of his prosecution it should ulso be willing to ap- propriate enough to enable him to defead himself. He haa not, however, made any such request and of course it cannot now be said how it would have been answered by the commissioners. Yesterday’s decision of the county board to prosecute him undoubtedly prompted the dead man to put into effect his idea of sui- cide, which it is plain he had been con- templating for some time, Hon. Thomas M. Macon, the attorney who defended Dr. Graves during his trial, and has stood by him since, 18 out of the city and no interview can be hau with him tonighs. — AN A BLAZE OF CULOR, Indianapolls Profasely Decorated in Honor of the Old Vetera INDIANAPOLIS, Sept. 8.—Indianapolis is in holiday attire to welcomo the veterans of the Grand Army of the Republic and the friends. For the past three weeks tho citi- zens’ executive committeo hus been actively at work muking arrangements for tho great- est event in the history of the city. The completion of these arrangements shows the city to be by far the best prepared city in which the natioual encampment has ever been held. “Ihe decorations are the finest ever pre pared by an encampment city, and old tray- elers, who have attended encampments ever since they were started, say that they have never seen anything nearly approaching this in liberalit; The business portion of the city is one mass of color. and the residences onall the princival streets are festooned with splendid disp) of the uational col The soldiers’ and ilors' monument an some of the business houses have utilized electricity in decoration to an extent seldom attempted. At tho capitol grounds there will be striking displays of natural gas every evening during the week. Today has been very quiet, with the ex- ception of the stray arrivals, who have been straggliog in ol day, Kansus seat in twenty-two posts, but others fr that state Lave straggled in'bofore. The large exc sions (rom all over tho country are expected during the night and early tomorrow. The naval veterans passed the day looking over the city and attending special religious services prepared in their honor at the Tab- ernacle, Presbyterian church and at the First Baptist church in the evening, To- morrow they hold their annual election of ofticers and transuct the other routine busi- ness. “The officers of the Woman's Relief corps are in the city and actively cngaged n prep- arations for the coming convention of the order, The president stated today that the attendance would bo much lavger than usul and that the outlook for tho association was exceptiopally favorable, Commander-in-Chief Weissert will arrive from Milwaukee in the morning. BEDy, AN EDITOR, Lehigh, Ia., Offers Inducements to the Right Kind of & Man. Forr Dovag, la., Sept 8. — [Special Tele- gram to Lue Bee. ]—The little town of Le- high is without a mayor and minus a new; paper. Until a few days ago C. C. Chase filled the position of mayor of the city and editor of u weekly paper. There was more glory than money in both affair Previous to his clection as mayor, Mr, Chase had operated a barber shop in con- nection with his printing office and manuged to make both ends meet. As may he de cided that the tonsorial business was u dignified and closed his shop. After that his debits grow steadily greater and his eredits loss. In despair he tried to sell his news- paper, but could not unlond, his creditors b came pressing and bankrup! WAs im- minent. His honor could not bear the dis- grace, s0 one evening he took a west-bound train and never came back. The citizens of Lehigh are now lookiug for sone one who will'run & barber shop, edit & newspaper and accept the office of mayor, ——— Boycotted the Aruours. Kaxsas Ciry, Sopt. 8.—The Industrial council, composed of delegates from all organized labor bodies in the two Kansas Cities, representing some 15,000 men, toduy declared a boycott against all products turned out from the Armour establishment. This is a result of the strike of forty-five butchers of the Armour packing house, who quit ~ work rather than ‘accept & 10 per gent reduction in wages. The situation was aggravated by & remark said to have been made by Supe intendent Tourtellotte, to the effect that his company was not forced to reduce wages, but suubly took advantago of the hard times to reduce pay. Mr. Tourtellotte denies having made auy such statement. ‘The Industrial council hus asked all similar bodies through- out the country to declare & boycott aguiust the Armours, - 0O MAHA, MONDAY MC JRNING, SEPTEMI SER 4, 1593 WILL FIX UP" THE FINANCES [ Congress Oertain to Do Something to Improve the Money Supply. | VOORHEES' BILL IS BOOKED FOR PASSAGE Natlonal Banks to Be Allowed to Increase Thele Cireniation to the Amount ot Bouds deposited—TaniT to Come in ove or. 513 FounteesTit STREED, WasniNatoN. Sept. 8 It now seems almost certain that soon after the silver purchasing law s vepealed some imporiant financial legislavion will be enacted by congress. ‘T'he house committee on banking and currency will, during the noxt two weeks, spend most of its time in the work of devising a plan for an enlarge- ment of the volume of currency which will moet the increase of population. It willalso try to adopt an amendment to the bill of Mr. Johnson of Ohio, which provides for an issue of £00,000,000 of 21§ per cent bonds, exchangeable for currency at any time, so that the holders of c¢he bonds cannot drain the government's gold supply. The amendment, which will likely be adopted, will provide that the money borrowed from the government may be paid to the bor~ rower in coin or treasury notes or any cur- mey based upon the government's credit. hus the government can never be forced to repudiate its pledges or become embar- rassed. The bill 15 regarded us having a most excellent suggestion, being intended to avert a repetition of recent events in bank- ing circles when currensy is at a promium, It is roferved to us an “anti-panic measure,” and its oporation would be against a strin- gency in the money market under any condi- tons, WasuiatoN Bureav or Tue Bee, } Voorhees' Circulation Bill, As soon as tho senate passes the repeal bill Chairman Voorhees says he will call up his bill giving national banks par value of circulation upon boads deposited, ard 1t will likely pass without amendment. The temper of the house has been largely aguinst this proposition for many years, but after the sil- ver ped away and there 1s nothing to take its place it is conceded even by its enemi t the bank circulation bill can be passed. There is u dread fear that the re peal of the silver law will have the ultimate effect of shrinking »alues unless something is done to muke more money, and the bank bill appears to bo the swiftest and most al. airman Springer, speaking for the ma- Jority, and Mr. Johnson of Indiana, for the min of the committee on banking and currency, express the opinion that the prop- osition to repeal the state bank tax canuot getout of their commttee, and if it come: up in the form of an amendment to un other measure it will be voted down on the floor of the house. It is couceded on ever hand n the senate that it cannot pass t! body. Tariff 811l In November, While the senate is workinz with the re- peal bill and the bank circulation measure, the house committeo on ways and means will be perfecting the tariff bill, which will not be reported till November. This will give the house und its banking committee ample opportunity to devisea measure to supply a constantly increasing currency, and pasa upon the Johnson bond bill ina perfected form. Noone now thinks of ac- complishing anything wiih silver, the re- Gont voto 1 the howse. having mads any silyer legisiation impossible. May Muke It a Na lonal Hollday, TLabor duy comes tomorrow without pres- tige of a national holiday, although the labor organizations have long been endeavoring to have congress nationalize their day of cele: bration. ~If it had ot been for the ficancial question, which has absorced the attontion of this congress, Mr. McGann of Chicago, chairmun of the house committee on labor, would have pushed to its passago a bill making Labor day a national holiday. Such a bill has alveady been introduced in the senate. A similar bill would have been in- ed by Mr. McGann, but he knew that nothing could bo done in either brauch of congress us long as the financial question re- maioed unsettled. The Nebraska delegation all favor the Labor day measure. It was petitioned for by most of the Nebraska labor organizations and is popular, Western Pensions, following pensions granted are re- 5 Reissue: William Munrod ligh, Antelope; Daniel S, Williams, K: Fillinore, Original, widows, ete. Bohaunon, Omaha, Douglas. Iowa—Original: Brainard B, Harrington, deceased, Alron, Plymouth; Henry M. Pep- per, Marshalltown, ~Marshall. Increasc: John Chase, Maynard, Fayette. Orginal, widows, ete.: Mary H. Andrews, Kalo, Web. ster; Emaline Dorman, Perry, Dallas: Charles M. Short, Sutherland, O'Brien, In. George Day, Oak Springs, Davis; Hayden A. Gregg, Lake Mills, Winnebago; Fairfleld, Hiram 8. Augstead, John Sanders, Montez tian Goohering, Ne Reissue—Wosloy M. Rodgors, Greenfieid, Adair; Ed ‘A Canning, Albla, Monroc Francs M. Lucas, Stockport, Van Buven George H. Thrasher, deceased, Codar Rapids, Liun. South Dakota: Inct Miteholl, Davison. Re chard, Pukwana, Brule. Home Rule Disregarded, Although there will be opposition, it is now known that the nomwnations of J. A. Smith of Mississippi to be agent of the Yunlkton Indians in South Dakota, and Cap- tain J. J. 8. Hassler of South Dakota to be recoiver of public moneys and Enid, OKI, will bo confirmed. The democratic senators have all determined to stand together and disregurd the “home rule” plank in their last platform. Pexity S. Hearu, Jefferson . c—Isaac E, Kintigh, sue—Matthew Bir- AFTER JOHN 1. DAV PORT, Democratic Members of Congross Anxious fur His Sonlp, WasniNGro%, Sept. 8.—Oue of the firsy efforts of the democratic congress will be directed to secure the repeal of the federal clections law under which John I Daven- port of New York hus made such a reputa- tion as & supervisor of elections. Senator Hill of New York has taken the initiative in this matter in the senate and General Black, ex-commissioner of pensions, and now a wember of copgress, has prepared a bill to the same purport for introduction in the house. Senator Hill has made such substan- tiul progress thut he hus secured the consid- eration of his bill by the senate committeo on judiciary, and a day or two ago the mat- ter was ordered to be reported to the senate with a recommenaation that it puss. Son- ator Hill's bill is very brief and is as follows: That title 26 of the Revised Statutes of tho United States (belng soctions 2002 to 2031, entitled therein, “T'he Elective " und gen: wn as the fed- erul elections luw, s Nereby revealed; but this repeal shall not affect any proceeding or prosecution now peading for uiy offonse under the said sections or either of tham, General Black's Bill, The bill prepared by General Bla nois is practically iu the same words and totally abolishes federal supervision of elee- tions, incidently abolishing the office of federal supervisor of elections uud thus throwing John I Davenport of New York out of & vocation. The democrats in their fight to secure the repeal of this law do not expect 10 encounter serious opposition either in the hgui! or senato; and they appear to be ussured that the, measure is one which will secure the immediate approval of President Cloveland. On last Junuary o select committee 1o in. ]qmru o the admiaisiration of election k of Illi- laws in New York Oty presented a roport containing the following meny: With the power of the ramant benind him nd With Uhe morey oF se Kovernment 1 Javenport has wanaged for yonrs & de- Ive buroau, by moans of which he hus sought to get NEEOL of the efimes which he I med oxisted in the city of Now o, tn hie dest capacity na a do- o he had obtained such proof as he wished to use, he-then, in his second caps ity as a publig prosecutor, issued warrants for the a#rest of the alleged crimi nals. Sometimes e gave these werrants to the United States maeshal to be executed, and sometimes in a third éapacity, as sheriir, ho e nve made the rrest of the accusod purties through his owndepatios. Thon in hiy fourth capacity, as & United Statos commis- sloner, sitting as o _magistrato, « hoard hisown charkos agatast the prisonors which were prosented to himself as judge by himsolf s . prosecuting = attorncy, = awd has acclded " himself upon their guilt or innocence. Your cammittee, after a very elul study of thé operations of tho federal ctions lawbofore eloction and on clection day in the city of New York. Is of the opinion thitt ail of these laws hve entirely falled to produce any good resaits {n the dircction of the purity of clections or thie protection of the Dallot box, und have besw productive of such serious aud dangerous resuits that they ought atonco to be repealedy, Encournged by the Admintetration. Senator Hill, Gedefal Black and the other democratic leadors who ire proparing 10 so- cure a promnt repealof this election law are receiving very substantial encouragement from the administration. Under direction of Secretary of the ‘Trensury Carlisle, the postmaster of the éity of New York has just ejected Supervisor Davenport from his oftice in the postoftice building and has barred the door in such a_manner as to prevent the federal supervisor or his ussistants ever again securing entvance. It 18 belioved that Davenport will appeal to the courts to decide the right of the admin- istration to eject him froni the ofiices hereto- fore occupied, but v'.Em democrats think be- fore he can' pos Jy secure uny avorable action in the conrts, e bill will have passed both houses of congress and have been signed by the president, repealing, in toto, the section of the law croating a fedoral supervisor of clections and under which Mr. Davenport has operated for many years. All the Different Partles Getting Ready for the Coming Campaign. Des Morxes, In., Sept. 3.—|Special Tele- eram to Tue Bee.]—The coming week will be an exceedingly lively one 10 Des Moines, ‘The state fair will be in session all week and wiil attract many thotsands of visitors from ull parts of the state, both on account of the excellence of the exhibits and aleo by reason of the one-fare railway rates on all roads. ‘The immense spectacular drama of the “Last Days of Pompeil” is alspa drawing card. The populist state convehtion will be held here on Tuesday, as will also a meeting of the advocates of the naw alleged citizens’ movement, which has for its _object the say- ing of prohibition, though they are a little queer in going about 1t - The county conven- tions so far held and the delegates so far chosen are composed of ackmowlodzed parti - sun prohibitionists, democrats and populists, with a very slight spriukling of republicans, who claim they have laft the party ou ac: count of the témperance plank. Wiil Be Poorly Represented. Not nearly all the counties in the state will be represented in the conveution, but those counties who do choose delegates will send large oves, 80 that the mecting will malke a respectable showing as to numbers. Rev. Dr. Emory Miller has been selected as temporary chairman of the convention, and Rov. Dr. Howard A, Johuson, who delivered the prayer for the derocratic state conven- tion, will act as chaplain, 8. Polk, a dem- ocratio probibitionist of this city, bas ac- cepted an invitatior ito Juliver an address at a mass meeting Tue¥Thy o veniug asd closing' for the convention.’, There will be a strugglo over the question of nominating a state ticket, and it is probable that none will be chosen, except possibly & candidate for goy- ernor to fill the vacancy existing on the par- tisun prohibition ticket already in the field, The populists will nominate a full state ticket, but the candidates, so far as known to the public, have not been discussed. ‘There has been some talk of a possible fu- sion between the citizens prohibition con- vention and the populists, but this is hardly probablo, us the popullsta will likely adopt o free silver plat in order to catch the frec coinage democrats. and they could not do this with u prohibition platform. It is also said thero will be & conference on Tues- day of leading Iree silver democrats, who aro disgusted with the platform of their own state couvention, and also with the action of cougress on the silver question. It is pos- sibie some sort of fusion may be fixed up between them and the pepuists. Plans of the Kepublicans, The republican campaign will be organ- ized to commence {mwediately after the state fuir. The siate central committee will challenge Boies to meet Juckson in joint debate. " If the challenge 18 accepted Jdack- son will devote as much time as he can to the governor and also to making an inde- pendent campuign. The central committee has decided to make this a great speakivg campaign, and the state will be thoroughly covered by republicart orators. Ten of lowa's best campaignars are vied up in con- gress, but there is plenty of material left for the committee to draw on aud the people will be given a great-campaign this year, Juckson will speak in nearly every county in the state. He is young und vigorous and ready for a hard cawpaign. On_ the other hand Governor Boies is in poor fiealth and will not be able to make any where near as good & canvass us he did last fall. The goy- ernor is 05 yeurs old and he is beginning to feel his age. Not much is expected from Bestow, domo- cratio candidate for licutenant governor, who is past 70 yeurs old, aud was nevera campaigner in his best days, There is no secret, however, in the fact that should the democrats be successful, Governor Boies will go to the United States senate to suc- ceed Wilson, and Bestow will step iuto the governor's oftice. Ou the other hand, the republican candidate forlieutenant governor, Dugan, is o good campaigner and has already entered upon a canvass of the state, Governor Boies will apen the democratic campaign nexu Hutunlux at Grundy Centre, Fromnow on_the politidal pot will” boil at o great rate until the election decides the fate of the several partles. (AL present the re- publicans seem to have' the best chance of success, DEXTER (COLLEGE, xr—p- It Enters Upon Its Sisteenth Year Under Favorable r.-mn-. Dexren, Ia., Sept. &—[Special to Tus Bk |—Dexter Nomnal gollege entered upon its sixteenth year of wolkk August 30. The opening attendance in the Normal depart- ment is fully up tovhat of the past year, while the numper of sthdents regisiered in the other departments—the commercial, classical, scigntilic, musieal and art—have surpassed by far the mest sunguine expecta- tions of President Barr and his corps of in- structors. In spite of ‘the present financia! stringency every evidemee is given of Lexter Normul college experieneing a more success- ful year than it hus evar experienced in its history. Nearly all the Imstructors of last year have been retained and those who have been absent on pleasure trips or engaged in teachers’ iustitute work have returned and are once wore at their posts of duty. The enthusiasm in college athletics which was exhibited by the students on field day of last commencement is still alive and is #radually warming up as the time approaches for the instructor n athletics to urrive at the college. J. 8. Roddy, A.B., a recent #raduate of Princeton colloge has been en- @aged to give instructions in athletics and is exvected by the students to be on hand the second week in September. is un athlote of &lmost worid- tion aud the students feel very much grati- fled at being ableto secure his services. While incollege he was the captain of the Princeton. University Athletic team, and is the possessor of necords of both American and Buropean eountries. Within the sum- wer of 1891 at Paris, be won the champion- ship of the world for the 1,500 melres race. He 1s the possessor of wbout 800 prizes, uostly gold and silver medals, ALEXANDER GETS 1IN LINE Hostile Demonstrations of Germany and Ttaly Answered by Russia. FRANCE AT LAST HAS A POWERFUL ALLY Fleet of the Czar Wil Enter Toulon the Day the K; ~Surpri set's Army Enters Metz & Mesults of the Baliotage Eleotions, [Copyrighted 1893 by Jamss Gorton Bennstt.| Pans Sept. 8.—[Now York Herald Cable ~Special to Tie Bee.|—The great excite- ment caused by the French *ballotage" elec tions has becn broken into by an internation eveut of greatimportance. The czar has plied to the presence of the kaiser at Motz, accompanied by the son of the king of Italy, by sending a Russian fleet to Toulon and he has selected.in order to officially announce his decision, the same day that the enemies of France had fixed on for their hostile manifestations at Motz, The Russian fieet will arrive at Toulon on October 13. President Carnot will go to Tonlon to receive it and the officers of whe Russian squadron will come to Paris, where thoy will have an enthusiastic reception. It's a Formal Notloe. The decision of the czar is of great impor- tance as it proves to Europe that the Franco- Russian nlliance is an accomplished fact, and that the reason why the muneuvers of the Russin flcet thus follow the manouvers of the Germun and Italian armies is because all the arrangements are now completed in order that the Russian army may be uble to Join hands and march with the French avmy when war is declared, an eventuality which, while it is uov exactly imminent, is one of the possibilities of the neav future to which European diplomatists cannot shut their eyes. Progress of the Election, Paris presents a very animated appesr- ance, and at several points in the city laige crowds have been drawn togevher by the election. The results here, so far as known, show strong republican and socialistic gains, M. Charles Floquet has been defeated. His succes8or is a candidate of the working- man’s party. M. Goblet, the prime minister who was nominated on a radical-socialist ticket, is elected. M. Pichon, a friend of Clemenceau’s, is not elected, and Barres, the Boulangi writer, has also been defeated and the same fate has overtaken M. Laguerre, the Bou- langist leader. All of theso have been ve- placed in the Chamber by candidates repre- senting the workingman’s part; On the other hand the Opera, Odeon and Champs Eiysees quarters have elected the candidates of the consorvatives—rallied.” Witching Clemencenu’s Cas All in the interest in the elections of ‘to- day was concentrated in the results in the Var district, the dewils of which were only received in Paris by driblets of 100 votes, ac- cording to which wo were led to. believe now that Clemehcéai’was defeated and now that he had been elected. Even the ministry of the interior did not know the final results of tho contest until half- past 11 o'clock tonmight, when it became evident that Clemonceau had been defeated by Jourdan, the Marseilles lawyer, who had secured & majority of 1,000 votes. This result is the dominant voteof the ballotage ~ elections. Clemenceau having disappeared from the political sccne, the radical party loses its chief and conse- quently its importance. M. Clemenceau 1s a great orator and his defeat is a great loss for ['rench oratory in the Chamber, in which it will be seriously felt, Galns for the Soc Ists, he other result of the “hallotage” elec- tions shows that soclalist ideas have madc great progress. The results from the proy- inces are coming in slowly, and it will be impossible to have & fair conception of the encral results before 6 o'clock in the morn- ing. JACQUES St. Cung, RECELVED AT METZ, Willlam Rides Through the City at the Hend of His Troops. BewuIN, Sept. 8. —Emperor William and the crown prince of Italy arrived at Metz at 11 o'clock this morning to attend the army maneuvers. They were met at the station by.the grand duke of Baden. Princo Oliver of Prussia, Princo Leopold of Bavaria and Chancellor Caprivi we; also at the station After the imperial party had attended church there was a parade of the troops. ‘The emperor rode at the head of the lineas it marched through the city. The spectacle wasan inspiring and the utmost enthusi- asm was shown. During the progress of the procession church bells rang, school chil- dren and members of various soclot hymns, and thero was a constant che and waving of flags, The houses of the city are lavishly decorated and the city fs crowded wiih peole. sung The mancuvers will begin tomorrow. They will be on a far larger scale than usual Four entire army corps will be in thesfield and engage in a mimic battle, Motz will t the point of attack of the hostile army whic! will advance from Tuneville, and will cons of two of the four corps. The endeavor of the two opposing corps will be to reach Metz before the foe does. A great battle without bloodshed) is expected on Wednes- ay. ‘The importance of the bicycle corps will be put to a practical test at outpost dut, during the maneuvers and a balloon batal- lion will also be employed. ‘The emperor tomorvow will review the Sixteenth ul'm{v corps and & cavalry division consisting of six regiments. ‘The emperor on arriving at Metz today made a speech in reply to an address of wel- come delivercd by the mayorof the city, He said that Metz and its army corps formed the corner stone of the military power of Germany, and was destined to be the safe- guard of the peace of Germany and the whole of Europe. It was his firm purpose, he said, 1o maintain this peace. ‘The emperor went to Courcelles this after- noon and from there drove to Merville, where he has o new couatry residence. The streets were thronged with residents and his majesty was greeted with the greatest enthusiasm, He was also presented with an address of welcome from the Lor- raine Diet, expressing the feelings ofsthe i habitants of the province for his majesty. ‘I'be king of Saxony and Prince Ludwig of Bavaria arrived at Metz this moruing. for Rejoloing, Pans, ‘The French press hail with delight the visit of the Russian squad- ron to France, which is expected. They con- sider the fact that as the announcemeat of wie squadron’s coming was made similltaneously with the aunounce- meny of the visit of the prince of Naples to Motz it is of politidal ,m)mrhmm and an aaditional vroof of the cordiality of the Fr Rusgo eutente. President Carnot will go w Toulon to wel- come the admiral and oficers of the visiting | fleet, Still Able to Keep Calm. Panis, Sept. 8.—The newspapers of Paris continue to indulge in bitter comments upon the presence of the crown prince of Ilaly ab Motz They say German army maneu that a nation like but it will not make attitude of calmnes [ Republiouns Make ey, ond Hait Pans, Sept. 8.—The cot.ay 18 1 a stato of excitement today over tho second ballots attendavce at the is one of those acts > doos not forget, depart feom her Fi CLONS, \ins on the Soc- taken for members of the “hamber of Deputics. The eampaign, which been under way for two weeks, became more active and has resul d 1nadditional violence with each succoeding day. In this city the excitement culminated ‘this evening when dense crowds assembled on the boulevards and iu front of the newspaper offices to learn the results of the voting. The throngs were n a boisterous mood, and there were dis- orderly scenes at various points, which tho polico” promptly suppressed and scattered the participints. There were 164 second ballots taken. At 12:30 A, m. returns showed 109 republicans, six consorvatives and seven ralhed rights candidates elected. The republicans gain sixtoen seats. Floquet, formerly president of the Chamber of Deputies, was defeatea by the socialists, his connection with the Panama canal scandal proving fatal. Much oxcitement was caused by the announcement. that Clemenceau was also defeated. prastitions-exirioiy RECEPTION TO DR. DVORAK. Bohemiuns of Omuha Show Appreciation of the Eminent Composer's ¥ An important reception was tendered Dr. Antonin Dvorak, Mrs. Dvorak and Prof. Joseph Kovarlk by the Bohemians of this city at Nutional hall on South Thirteenth stroet yosterday afteraoon. Although a quiet affair, at which the at- cendance was limited by invitations. it indi- cated the high appreciation in which the great composer 1s held by bis couatrymen. The welconie accorded him on this sion was a hearty one and the unex national pride of Bohemians was depicted npon the happy faces of all present ‘The hall was neatly decorated with Amer- s and plants of many varieties, At 4 0'clock the distinguished guest and i ty including his host and Mr. Edward Rosewater, aftera drive through the city, entered the hall where tables were spread for . luncheon, An interesting program was fullowod. “irst was a polonuise, zuished gues by Prof. Dvor: one of the distin- own compositions, rende ak, the well known music hiemian church choir next sang “Where is My Homo?" The c.ainent com- poser was then formally introduced by “Thomas Capek. J. Vranek read a poem especially dedi- cated to Dr. Dyorak, The assemblage listened attentively to a piano solo by Prof. Dvorzak, which was fol- lowed by another song by the Boheiiun church choir. Mr. J. Svoboda and Miss M. Mach followed with a duet on fiute aud piano, The three cras of *Bohemis written by Jablonsky, was given by Jol Rosicky Father J. Vianek followed tion. The address by Mr. water received close attention referred to the fact that the genius of one ot Bohemia's talented sons had received prop and universal recognition. lnglavd had conferred the degree of doctor of music on Antonin Dvorak. America had adopted hiu now us one of her own sons and recognized his musical talents by placing him at the head .of the profession as_director of the National conservalory of music where he was ina position to de- ~Amer music, the music of the future. Mr. Rosewater congratuluted Omaha on baving the doctor within the gutes and cxoressed the Lops that this ity would have the honor to welcome the coni- poser again at some future time when he might be enabled to give a concert here. Then Americans, as well as Bohemuns, would learn to appreciate the master of music more fully. QThe address ‘was_cordially recoived and responded to by Dr. Dvorak, who stated that he was agreeably surprised at the splendid reception accorded him. He had not entertained the idea of visiting Omaha 50 s00n, but on meeting Mr. Rosewater in New York the latter had invited him to this western metropolis. Ho had concluded to follow the invitation, as his time permitted. He expressed his thanks for the honor shown him. A tonst to the guest by Futher Vranek was the next thing on the program, and the rendition of more music by Prof. Dyorak, The poem read by Father Vranok, dedi- ted to the guest, was especially well ived as it dealt with music, that which tend to touch the Bohemian heart in perity and adversity. Thomas Cupe also made some happy remarks which found responsive chords in the hearts of his listen- ors. Prof. Joseph Kovarik rendered a violin solo, accompanied by Dr. Dvorak, and v is needless to say that local Bohemians never were more deeply thurilled thanon this oc- casion. Dr. Dvorak abhors ostentation and is a very unassuming gentleman, He expressed hunself as delighted with the manner in which he had boen reccived here, Wwith a re Edward Ros Tho speaker L CAUGHT FROM A LAMP, Two Houses Burned This Morning—Loss all in Fgures after 1 o'clock this morning d the residence at 1802 A fire shortly entirely dostroy North Fiftcenth street, and damaged almost beyond vepair the adjoining boarding house at 1510 Ohio street, ns well us slightly damaging the next house on the west. There was considerable delay be- fore the department responded, the party turning in the alarm pulling the police in- stead of the fire alarm box. Through this blunder the five gained great headway. It originated from a lamp in ono of the upper rooms of the first house, which was occupied by two sons of Thomas Steward, tho feed store wan on Sixtoenth streot, who rents tho nouse, As near as could be ascer- tained the lamp was left standing close to a curtain and from there the blaze was communicated to the wood work, Mr. Steward’s household goods were partly gotten out and were insured in the sum o 800, Deducting the salva, his vrobable loss is $250, The houso which is owned by a Mr. Smith, it was stated was also insurod, he b on the premises which was filled with hay was totally destroyed, but all the animals in it ut the time were saved The Secord house was oceupi Hambright and is owned by . Bates. The contents of this were mostly saved ‘There was no insurance on ther. Whether this house was insured could not be learned. DERAILED ON A BRIDGE. d by L, Fatal Accldent n the Illinois Valley & Northern Rallrond, StrEAToR, 111, Sopt. 8.—A freight train on the Lilinois Valley & Northern rond was de- railed a bridge oyer the Vermillion river, thrown from track sud smashed ata late hour last night. Of twenty passengers in the caboose seven were seriously injured as follows: Geonoe McCLUNG, brakeman, of Gales- burg, injured internally, Tom Cavaxavau of Reddick. right leg brokeu and left foot nearly cut off, Joux Woons, Kangley, injured internally; still unconscio Mus. K1 Wittiams, Kangley, body barned and injured by the stove fulling on her. LEwis Bakeu, Kangloy, noso split and left hand crushed Jony Moxoiuio, Kangley, badly burned about the legs and hurt nteroally. Coxnueroi Boves of Galesburg, shoulder hurt and hody badly bruised. Two MEN who were stealing a ride on the cars contaidiug won were killed, the bodies being wutilated beyond recognition The injured ave being cared for at the hos pital here. “oout $10,000. ‘The loss 10 the company will be | PLUNDERED THE PASSENGERS Another Daring Hold-Up on the 'Frisoe Road in Kansas, MURDER OF THE EXPRESS MESSENGER Shot Down In Cold the Ban- dits -Women as Well as Mon Re: Noved of Their Valuables— Escapo of the Robbers, SrrivarieLn, Mo, & Near the 1hle stution of Mound Valle; 0., at 4 o'clock this morning, three desporate men, who un- derstood their business, hold up the 'Krisco passenger train, due to arrive in this oity at 5 o'clock this morning. Express Messen- ger Chapian was shot ana killed. "ailing to secure money from the express car the bandits robbed the passengers in & manner much after the style of tho James- Younger gang in their palmicst days. The work was conducted with the cool deliberation of typical outlawry. Is is estimatod that_ the amount of booty secured will fall not far short of 5,000, Watches, diamonds and other valuables wera taken along with the cash, Women were not exemptod by the plunderers bocause of their sex. Everything in sight was taken. One passenger was made to give up a quar of whisky. The exact manner in which the express messenger lost his lite is not known, but he fell o vietim to a bullet from one of the out- law’s deadly Winchesters and his story is teft untold. Only ‘Two Shots Fired. The train, in charge of Conductor Mills, ived in this city at 11 o'clock this morn- ing, nearly two hours late. Throughout the robbery only two shots were fired and they were the ones that blotted out the life of the ©express messenger, Rufus Cone, chief of police of Wichita, was a passenger on the train, The train crew Wwho went through the holdup, with the oxception of Baggageman Leitwein, resides Monott and did not come through to this city. Amoug all the sengors and train- men only two pistols could be found. The men who had them were Chisf Cone and the colored porter. The train crew as well as the passengers were robbed. The only ones unmolested were those who were traveling in the sleoper. The bandits escaped. They K v ‘Thelr Business. The work was performed with coolest de- liberation. The robbers boarded the engine at Mound Valley, a small station sixteon miles west of Oswego, Kan., armed with Winchesters. The engincer was ordered to pull out and keep moving until ordered to stop. About a mile and a half from thoe station the leader called to tho engineer tostop. Then the trainmen were: robbed and the passengers in the smoking and chair cars were relieved of watches, jewelry and everything of value. Women were not spared. Chief Cone and the porter had taken up a position so they were shielded, but could see the door and waited for battle, but the robbers gave that car the go-by and escaped in the darkuess, When the train reached ©swego a sher- ifl’s posse was organized and started in pur- suit of the bandics. How Chnapman Was Killed. By killing of the express messenger, C. A. Chapman, at Mound Valley, the robbers shut themselves cut of the Wells-Fargo safe. When the train halted at that little station Chapman left the car to go finto the smoker. The express was “blind,” no door at the end, and the messenger got off the side to go to the rear. The robbers, who were on the engine, thought he was going to give an alarm and opened fire on him. He was shot through the head ana killed. The train was forced to move on and leave him lying on the plattorm. After the banaits had abandoned the train it was backed to the dead man. Chapman was 24 years old and lived at Joplin and leaves a wife to whom he was recently mar- ried. R ol L S RODE 10 THEIR DEATH, Frightful Experlence of Passengers on a Runaway Cincinnati Strect Car, CINCINNATI, Sept. 8.—Tonight at 6 o'clock on al electric railway from Avondale to Cin. cinnate all the brakes on an incoming traln of two cars gave way simultaneously. Fora mile and a quarter the road is down grade, It makes a long curve before intersecting with Broadway, which street it enters at right angles. The grade for 400 yards be- fore entering Broadway is five or six fees to the hundred. The motorman, when® the brakes failed tried to reverse the wheels, but the wires were burned off and the motorman, conductor and forty-five passengers were left at the mercy of the wild train, Faster and faster it spea. Now and then a passenger dropped on the stony street. At s half a mile from the starting point the speed was thirt; miles an hour. Swifter and swifter spe: the two fated ; louder and move desper- ate grew the screams, Around a great bend the train shot at fifty miles an hour with thespeed acoeloratis every second. Into Broadway It dashed af soventy miles an hour, tearing across the street it struck a vig cedar telegraph pole, cutting it in two, after cutting through the pole the car went on and struck a huge fron door post in the building at the corner, spiis it, and thrust half the length of the car into building. Over this mai of pulverized ruin, the rear car leaped to destruction, All around in this heap of con- fusion were scattered and dying human flesh. So far as canbe learned, not a soul in the car escaped. One is already known to be dead, eighteen are in the hospital, and scarchers are out all along the fatal mile and a auarter trying to learn the fate of those strewn along the road. ‘I'ha killed numbar one, fatally fnjured six, dangerously hurt eleven and slightly injured eleven, Sixteen are not hesrd from and it is thought their injuries are slight. Al belong in Cincinnati. ——— Movements of Ocenn Steamers Nept. 8. At New York—Arrived—Werrs, from Genoa. At Southampton — Arrived — Ems, . from New York. At Havre—Arrived—La Touraine, from New York Loxpox, Sept. 8.—The Allan steamer Sar- uia, which was picked up io midoceun by the Midia and towed to Queenstown, arrived at Liverpool toduy. The vessel will be dockea. The new Cunarder Lucania made the dis- tance from Liverpool to Queenstown today in ten hours and forty-seven minutes, mak- lng an average speed of twenty-one and three-tenths miles. The highest rate a tained was twenty-three miles in one hour, Killed for His Money, Br. Pavi,Mion., Sept. §.—A Ploneer Press special from Mankato, Minn., sa; Ab half past 1 this morning Harry W, Wal- raven, proprietor of a saloon and restaurant, was shot and killed in his front yard by an unkhown man, whose object secms to have been robbery, although he was frightened away without securing nnr of the large sum of money Walraven had. A man named Charles White has been zrrested on sus- picion, but evidence againet him s small,