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THE OMAH DAILY BEE. ELEVENTH YEAR. OMAHA , K.R1DAY CORNING , STOV13MB till 1,8 H81 , NO. THE PfiOSECUTION OP Col , OorkMU Hakes a Spit Opening Afldrass for tin Prosecution , Ho Tolls of Quitoau'a Pov out / implication , to Gar Hold for OSlco. .And Ho-w , BoiaR Constu Refused , Ho Coucoivot the Terrible Crime. Action Before Shootinc these of ti Perfectly Sane Person. Guiteau Again Becomoa K to Which Judge Porter ter Objects. y f , Con's Throat to Ron Him Has tka Bffdct o Keeping Him Quiet. Secretary Blaine the ] Witness for the Prose cution. .He DotorlliOB the Shooting u. Baltimore & Potomno 'Depot. ' National Associated 1'rcoi. WASHINOTOX , November 17.- I 'oflicers , counsel and friends wwr tributed the same. Guituau I J calmer than usual , as if hu had I up his mind to watch and wait. ' waa aoinu delay in the opening c court. In thu interval Mr. Scovillo lo deny thu report that ill feolin isted between the counsel ol accused. Ho and Mr. Rpbertsoi said , wore ou perfectly friendly t The assassin's ' brother cunflden explained to the writer that Hob had agreed to take a , back seat. Contrary to general oxpectatio -generally published report that si spiracy had just been discovert t * Chicago in connection with the a ( I JK ing of President Garfield , die ! * V cause much excitement in c Col. Corkhill denied , to all inqu that ho had any knowledge o matter except what ho read iu the t ing papers. The report that h boon communicated with in rogt the Chicago arrest , ho said , wo true. Ho had no auch coinnn tion , and thought the whole must be a hoax. The crowd it court room this morning was mm sumo as yesterday , both in nil and in character. The prisoner a back seat , and let Scovillo rui case. When Mr. Scoville concl -Guiteau jumped upand. tookoxcc to what Mr. Scovillo had said , said there was ill feeling butwuei counsels , llo was his own coi and ho did not want Mr. Robi If Mr. Robinson was a man of H ho would withdraw. Robinson Scoville and an officer iu < Guiteau to sit down , but ho ju up in a moment and said : "Fui I want it understood that I am representing the Duicy. " The settled himself in his chair , and up a paper. Presently Corkhi i toied witli Secretary Blaine , toll by Mr. Walker Blainu and hisyoi brother. The secretary was gi scab with counsel , and Colonel < hill presented the casu to the While Col. Corkhill was rpadii uddrcss Guitoau watched him t to read a letter now and then. 1 hia letter to the president and tary Blaine were being read ho tu -approval and disapproval of the trict attorney's accent and ump Hu seemed particularly anxious his letter warning Garfield to gc of Blainu was read , and when it followed by that to Blaine appr Garlield's choice of him as prumii turned to his brother , smiled said , ' -That's right. " When Co umphasixed to the jury the in threat to Garfield that if ho dii got rid of Blaine "ruin would co him , " the prisoner interrupted , litical ruin , if you please. " Upon this , Judi/u Porter arosi addressed the court for the first Speaking plainly and slowly , ho "Tito administration of justic criminal justice , should never 1 otructed by the clamoring of the oner. " Judge Cox remarked : " 1 ihinl in my power to order the prison bu removed and havu the trial cued without him. " " " " * Then Guitoau said , "I'll not i again , your honor. I'll try to cc niysulf. 1 feul very deeply intei in the matter. " Ho remained quiet during tin elusion of tliu addivss. AH Col. i hill drew near the end tears cai the eyes of Mra. S'covillu , and ho cloaud.sho wasovercomo with i ing. The assassin was unmoved ihu district attorney sat kown was a full round of applauso. oruM.vo or TIII : i'iio.iioimo : The following ia the nulutan the address of Col. Coikliill , die attorney , opening the cacu 'foi prouecutioii : Thu prisoner at tli stands bt-foro you , charged will murder of Jainc.i A. Gaifluld. t ordinary circumstances tjieru n grava and responsible obligation every ono who is called upon ii -discharge of his duty under th to render a decision upon whicl ponds Iho lifo of a feJlow crea and it in true that the offense clu in the present case is no greai legal gr-vvily and consequences t prisoner than if , by his net , lit taken the Ufa of the most humlili obscurocltir.cn of the republic , it is iinpptsiblu to overlook the Unit thu einineiit chnracterof the whose lifo was taken , his oftici position , and the shivtHng ctl'i the commission of the crime , n the case otic of uuuauiil import ; It in the second time in our hi that one of our ciliv.uua , chosen b people of thu United States tn charge the high and responsible tiua of president , him fallen a v to a lawless ns assin during ( ho p of his incumbency of the ollico. in the former case wo wore emerging from a long and bloody The country had hueu rocked by ( notions ami scared , by civil f Throughout the lotigih and braul the land nearly every h hold mourned tliu loss BO mo one blain on the I fields of the republic. It v danger thnt the thoughtful had a palod. It was a calamity that pa had feared and when it rauu * , wr dread coiuicqucnccs it was neve loss accepted UH olio of the rusul the then disordered and disco : condition of public affairs. Hu had passed from tlio arena of win sword had been beaten into a ] shonnaml the spear into a pri hooks The countiy was united peace \eigntd : at luunu and alt There' were no local discus There were no internal strifes. durr.y > t.ho startling fact was procla tliroiigliOut thn land nd nrounc entire world that the president c United States had fallen a viol the assassin's bullet in tlio capit the nation. Sir. Corkhill thei furred to. this trial aa r. reinarkal lustration of the genmn and B ! our government. Al hough our ruler was murdered , although th fecta of his death were felt in station of life , in every avenue ol ines ? , in every department in so < yet his murderer stands before y day entitled to the same rights ; privileges protected by the guarantees ) of thu constitution he had killed the lowest mumbi this community. Had this < been .committed in any other co or under any other form of go inunt , Jong era this the prisoner \ have paid the penalty of Ha con sion by a punishment as swift rapid as it could have ouecte < doubt whether in the world's ' hii there ca i bo found another insl like the present. In no form of eminent has there been such su the United States have berne 1 Defended by eminent cou demanding of right the benefit of every prov of law , and the protection of < guarantee of the constitution , the power ovjorciscd carefully t < that the jury selected nro unb and free from prejudice , every rij extended to the prisoner that v bo granted to a criminal charged the most insignificant offense , although this was as great a c.i was over presented to a court of tico , yet under the simplicity o forms under which the United government i acJminUtorcd tlio \ dtiterMflnaUon 01 the ( { uest ion o guilt or inno-'once of thu p charged with the murder of the \ dent of the United States ia loft jury selected from the body ol people , just as would have beui : case if the humblest citizen had murdered. Colonel Corkhillthen entered an elaborate review of the histoi the great crime rofuring to tlio that Guiteau had , according t ( own confession , mostly , made most elaborate preparation for tl : saa.sination. Then ho rehearsed story of Guituau goint' to the I more it Potoimiu depot on the n ing of July 2nd , of his eng.igi hack to take him to the viciniiy < jail and of his then entering the ing room to watch for his vi Colonel Corkhill said all uncons of this preparation for his nui President Giiriield , in company Secretary Bluino , arrived at the d White the asfuiuin stood wntchiu a favorable opportunity for the petnttion of the deed , the pres and secretary of ntato aliu from the carriage entered the depot. Ho1 had gem a few stcpa when the assassin stc up behind him , and pointing hia tel with deliberate aim , lirei' ' : back. The first ohot was no d doing its fatal work. Mr. Coi contended that woru there nol more against the accused than th eurrencc of July 2 , the oviduiu IUB crime would bo authorixod to cludo that the prisoner folonio wilfully and with malice afoiothi. did kill James A. Garlield. Tlio trict attorney then proceeded tote to the enormity of this oilens showing itH origin , its coiioup and thu plan adopted its execution. Ho read a letter written by Guiteau ox-Secretary Evarts on Novei Jl , 1880 , in which he intimated he expected a diplomatic appoint : from the now administration. O 8th of March lie wrote to the ) dent and called his attention to fact of his deairo to bo appoints the Paris consulate. On March ho wrote to' Secretary Hlaino urged his claims. Ho urged his c at the state dui > urliiuiit and at th ccutivo mansion. Weaned by hi ; portunity ho waa denied inturv with the Bccri'lary of stato. Fi it buuamu necessary in order to i IIJH presumptive intrusion to hibit hiu entrance into white house. Soured and indiy at lii.s trciitmunt , disappointed am ni' oil , on the U3d of May ho v Presidfeiit fSiii field a letter , which , " said Mr. Corkhill , "ii light of the fearful tragedy that lowed it , neodud a dmcurning oy detect the thread of murder. " in the lir < it promoiiitioii of thu coi tion of the crime. This letter wu first indication that disappoint had turned IUH heart to mulicc that he had determined on ruvun commit the crime with whicl Httmd.i churgud , Col , Corkhill .1. tailed the circumstance of Guil ptcpavation to commit the crime. SKOUF.T.UIV tlI..VIXt''s TKST15ION Tlio defense reserved their up until the prosecution pivsonted case. Secretary Hlaino tonic the a llo w.is duly sworn and j .ivohm moiiy Btamling. llu looked r pale , but was collected as usual answer to a question , ho said : iiamu is Jas. G. IMaiiio. 1 ai prL'sent secretary < > f ntato for United States. Know ! attics A , tiehl ( rout ISIill until the momoi his death.Vits by his side wlu was shot.1 Col. Corkhill asked him I" pii to tell the jury the narativo o ! knowledge of the shooting , began at the beginning , ho mot tlio president , tit house , previous to guine to thotl where ho was killrd. Hia stori not vary maturially from that tu him so many times hei-otoforo , said that when the president ati tonpoakto the ollU-er at the < their arms were disengaged , shots WITO howl in quick MICCOE llo thought thuru AMIH some tr > in the depot not connected with and was about hurrying thu pros out of pnnsiblo danuer , when the idenb exclaimed , ' 'My God , wh thisfs" llo then found that the ] dent was shot , llu saw a man ning uway. parsing him on the and reconniv.ud him a Chan. Gui On a plan of the depot nhowii in Secretary Ulaiuo showed to thu thu position of himself , Gunoral ticlrt and nHjiussin ( iuitoaii , Thu eminent handed the witness ov the dufemo. At the request of Jtobinson Sccruti.ry Jlluiuo rep his testimony aa to thu live positions at the time of the a ing indicating the samu iigaii tlio diagram. Mr. Scovillo then tinned him as to his acqiiain with Guiteau. Thu soerutaiy ha seen him to know him before 1 plied for ollice. ] lad heard of hi his persistent application by luttt work during the campaign. Hi tors could not bo produced , debris of a campaign generally ji into thu waste basket or fire. Si rulu was necessary because a 01111 speaker that waa worth haviii ; worth Reeking mid want to be so Guiteau tirat introduced himse him and came without backing. GURUS were not unusual If hu seen but onu oflicueukor this might have seemed ocrangu , bu had seen several. They Boomed : alike. Ho told Guiteau that hu h chancu for the Paris consulate , be ho did not think ho was the right of u man. He applied on accou his campaign success. This wat an uiiuau il thing , bub ib was no rule. Appohitinouts were not | uway to mun who had political vices alone to back them. Mun ; portant plaue abroad were fillet men who had no political record. Scoville "How about thecolh shipl" " 1 am not in the treasury di mont , and I nuver appointed a luctor. " Mr. Scovillo then asked him i gurd to the troubles in thu repul party last spring. Ho tried t Mr. Hlaino to tell him hin own of the mutter , but the secretary < little cross-uxaminution on his part , and tried to induce Mr. Se < to indicate more definitely what ho wanted answered. Hu adn that there WJI.H dijgunHinii in tl publirun ranks because thn pros appointed Judge RoboitHon : is lector of the port of York. The dcnatora from state resigned Hu could i a political speech on thu aubjeci hoiini and a h tlf long , or if tliu < BO ! would put direct qucstioni would answer plainly. As tc luugili of thu Dtriigglu in tlio York legislature ho was not auro thu president was hot. Tlio seen H lid ho thought hu paid af little u tion to political mattuiH as any ru thu country. When asked to thu origin of thu namu ' wart , " Secretary Bluiiio said : ' term originated with him years Ib was generally applied to close lower * of ( Jen. Grant. Thu stah worked wull for Garliold becaunu were republicans. In thu Now contest G.irlield was referred to "half-brood. " Hu believed Sui Colliding to have been a fital Thu prosecution did not eu thu of this style of questioning. Scovillo duumud it necessary llioir caiu to show that bitter pol dissension existed in thu paity a time rufurred to , and ho thought Blaine know all about it Mr. Blaine said ho had told a knew aiid was dismissed from stand. Tliu Bucretnry'a answers ei coiiaiderablo amusuiiuint. At J2i ; ( ) ji. in. thu court took ecus for half an hour. Thu first witness called aftui rocutH was Air. Comuchut , mil ; from Yunu/ueki. Jlunpoko in hr Knglitiili , and said hu wau in the c al time of thu nhootiug , Hu lo around when ho iicurd the first and i > aw Guiteiiu fire the second On cross-examination ho uaid Guiteau woru at the time a ill hat partly over IUB eyes. Scovillo linked Guiteau to put < hat , which ho did. "Wnn it that ? " asked Scoyillu. "More over his oycs than t was the reply. "That'H fiihe , " exclaimed Gui readjusting his hat. "I always my hut this way , with my fneu 1 don't go sneaking about , i do tl on the Miiarc. | " The prisoner uithdifllciilty , ( tuieted , andOoine continuing , saiil ho did nut huu prisoner nay anything when IK arrested. Jl Boomul principal ! { . a'ed in taking care of luii Puojilo were crying ' 'lyncli 1 WituubH did not kuov/ when Gu was tiikun from the depot , us h < inoro interested in the wounded Did not notice liow the asBaasii dressed , except that ho worn clothes. The prisoner was very i frightened , and that factcould in mistaken. Scovillo tried to got the wilno describe nioro 'exactly the c ; Guituau woru and witnc s ruplici "I niysi'lf , amn lawjiT and said nil that 1 'think Invirs 01 case. " Ho wnn thou ovcused. Mrs. Sarah \1 While , matr. . the liulicn' wailiiy roniu at thn ii then told her story : "txuv r\ tiru the secondsluit. Tlu piv ii legs gave way anil ho sank dnwi falling lengthwise , aw (5uiter ( the depot Imlf > an lnmr bof.in prcjidout cnluro . On cn-i-t-oxa tion witnuH nnidithnt ( iuitcau w up and down a lt > ug lukn tin llemou'R r om anlViilwavs luokoi the ladies' room whenever ho p , Seemed tu bu waiting fcr mnu Woru the samu slouclicd hut as v his head a fmv minutes ao. " ( ! i then put the h'tt oh tlu way ho us were it. Witness mud"That1 way"and Guitoau nodded IUH hi immit. Witness looked curefu Guiteau and said she iliil nut good look at Guiteau until nft < tired the llwl shot'nud plainly RU tire the Becond. Bid nut lu-ar miy anything. Hoard imtlnun ' ' \ cry , "Catch him ! Cjiteh him : " " ' ] tliu man ! " Wltnosn luuuttd on rolativu po iiioun rtf the pivjiilen lunassin by thu aidj f a diagrnm. Thu iiu.\t , witmisnVIM : Uoliui Parks , tiokut ngpiit. \N hilu wan testifying Secretary Hun tored : tud WUH givonjv Ho.tt bcsit judgo. Parka trutilicd to haviii altunlioti called to'thu ' pi-isciu'rl noisif the lirntshot. Dintiucll Guiteau firoiliQRecqhd shot and s tlii-n handi'd hima , lutteiwliii aiiidia for Hiimu. | ; eiioial. Wi with vho aisistancDj of two oil stoppud the assassin in his I Witness , ouv : thu president's ley him and saw him fall forward gluaconud then devoted his utte to slopi in ? tvo * asFasaiii. Guiteau face to face at the dee twoun tlio ladies waiting roou main wait tug room. , On cross-o nation ho paid t iiotliiug have nrcvcntod Guiteau from i ing by thu luck street door if In attempted but ho seamed to i going tin ) other vioyl duiteau put on thu hat and ' .ho had pul down near hm uyus , at Parks rci thu latter 8'iid Mi.it was the wi were it , Witness could not roc the niiino of thu general Guituau said thu letter for. The nssiifMii , being ex spoke indistinctly at thu tiiu witness heard him siiy notliin except that ho w.mtcd to gu to Witness kept a hold mi Guiteau Ollicer Kearney took hold of hi main waiting room. itnesa \ lui soon Guitoau beioru the second was fired. Judson W. Wheeler was the witness. Ho testified ( hat the hot was fired within n fuw iiicl hia face. Saw the shooting am curtain it was the prisoner. Guiteau advance a 'ep ' or twi fired the second shot and that lu the president fall. The first shot was ao close to the fixco of thu w that hu swallowed HOIUU smoke , puning , as ho Maid , to make an ii lion just at that time. In cross examination of UK .witness Scovillo ? M > ked car as to how the prisoner looku acted , how the pistol arm waa which way ho r.ui , who cixughl how ho was taken hold of , and and where. Wheeler said ho m nothing peculiar about the USH except that he was very much e : and was very anxious to got i door. Did not know what bocai him after his aiTU.it. Goo. W. Adams' , president o Evoking Star company , of Was ton , next told what ho Haw ol shooting. It was a short story eluding the entry of tlio presid party to the depot , the firing < > l .second H > iot and the ( light of th sassiu. In thu croBH-examinatid witness said that hu did not thin assassin suumod vury anxioim away. Did not hoar him 8a > thing except "It's all right. " aid that nuvural times hu HUUIIU ti-iy his lo keep the people > Did not appear uxcited. Saw n tel or letter in Giiituau's hand. Jacob P. Smith , janitor of Hi pot , lustiliud that hu saw thu pi ! standing nuar thu door of the w. room beforu thu president cam Saw Guituau firu thu second slid was the lir.tt olio at the preuii sidu after ho full. The pre.siden nothing. Witness thought ho unconscious. Distinctly saw Gi a tart toward the ntvuot door , turned afuir ho saw Ollicur Ke thore. lluard the prisoner mal < remark. Noticed that hu wat excited and anxious to gut away , did not notice anything nioro pc about him. ilp Huomud quite pri that the president neither t round or bugui to fall uriti thus shob had huitn liicid. Did no Secretary Blaine by the presii sidu when hu reached him. J wont out of the door to wan ticket ollico SIH the witness outer thu otliur. At 'J:50 : thu cruKB-cxaminatR Smith was coiicludud and thu adjourned until to-morrow moi Thu court-room has buun so ore that it was HOIUU time bufnru it bu uhmrud. Mcanwhilu , Guituai kept in the niunilial'n room. At HOI ) jiuoplu gathered lieforo tliu when the prison van vtnt op Walking nervously between twci ohalH thu jiriiioii-r ran the gtiintl hootH and hisHus , and as thu closed with a luna the crowd Hut yell that cuntinuud until thu va appenrud. Tliis feature of day is the moot tiyiug onu t pruonor. llm face , as ho w through the crowd , was livid fear , and hu i heartily glad safu within tlio van. This HUUII intunsilied to-day , pertiapHon ac of Gnitcitu'H having statud in an moment in thu court that hu ' make a row buforothu trial was Such a row would not bo tiuuxji by a good many , for thuru are a bur of punplo who cnmo to thu room daily expecting to HCU Gui uhol , IlIiKIKl ) . The reported urruat , of an a conspirator wit i Guiteauas denied early this morning , Uoi refused to siy whether ho had cotrespondeiico with Chicago p < m tlio subject , but did nay tint story as published was all no\ him and that ho did not lu-liovou of it. This oveniug ho mid ho in stood that the whulofttuy was a 1 which was about what ln tin in the first ulaco. department of justice had no infi tion whatever in record to tlu lecod coiisnracj- ] , and have not p sulfu-iont credcneo upon the repn have it investigated. Win. A ' states that such a conspiracy , in ( ipiiiion , is not impossible , liu the dupartnient of justice was al linioqiiito BUVO tint t hero was a one , and HOIUU little money necessarily expended in mnkiiu vestigatioiis. The uxiouscs | wer fnxyod out of the appropriation courts , an they alwaya are iu par lar iuventigations ordered by tin partment. I'OREION NMIotiM AsrochiUM Vttff , ANIiTIU'.U VtlTOKV I'OU I.Ollll.l.M l.oNlioN , November 1" . Thu for i ho Ijiingliam plate , at Shrews euuraii to-day , wan won by l.oiill P.issriie , with Aliir aec .ml and ooims third. IUUIM ; iioiir.iiiv. Tlio niost daring burglary and beiy him just been committed at ton Garden branch poslolllco , pirtperly valued at .L0,000 * ! linn carried oil' . I ho brilliant uxee' ' of the robbery shows thnt ic have been planned bv men of xkill and auilaeity. ilntton Gan iu ( lie vury heart of the northern of thu city and thu center of thu\v nalu diamond market of Lot Shortly after ! o'clock thin aftui when the pnstollico clerks had liuiidied scaling thu bags of vegiH luttuiM that wuro to go out bj niirlit'H mail from thu postollisu thiuves entered thu otlicu , sudi blew out ihu gas , soiled the rcgis lultor bnjrfl and escaped , Thu contained property woith aboub 000. No uluu to thu tliioven ha been discovered. ( ir.iniAX niriniixi , VAUM.VMKN Hr.iii.i.s , Novouibor 17. Tliu impuiial parliamunt upunud ti Thu umpuror , yielding to thu i seiitatioiia of thu physicians , wa : prjsunl and the spuech fron tlinmu was road by Princu Bisn Upon cntorini : the chamber ii nbsurvud that Priucu Bismarck h palo and caruwnrn , but advauci his post on the dais in front o throne with his usual firm stup haughty bearing. Bismarck is i good reader or elocutionist am reading of thu speech was a soini icdiHi' ( ) and labored ollbrt. spuuchviw in the name of the ei or and begins by saying thn majusly looked forwaid with duiicu to the continued peace of many whoso rulations with all powers ave most friendly and seems to bu no mason to tear tl currouco of any rupture. The cial budget shown gratifying ref of the policy which waa inaugun year ago and which has boon fni ly ami wisely carried out. TJ ncvoluiit fouling of thu umporo ward his puoplo , whom ho regard hin children , had bid him Htutly i to still furthur amuloriiitu their c tion. Hu laid great stress tlio necefsily of thu statu ing : iiiilo | provirtioim for wants of invalid workmen ' . would bu a scliumu fur this pu laid bcforu parliament. Rnllrond MTar Eudod. Nntlonal Anwclatoil 1'riiH.i , NBW YOHK , Xovombur 17.- , lay Gould and Mr. 0. P. Hun ton havu uoneliided to end their 11 ern ruilroad war by a coni ] > ro An agreement is to bu uxpcclcc' day. The Iliiiitiiigton roads all' by the agreement nro the Cu Pacific and Southurn Pacific , ( jould roads aru the Tuxas P ( thu Now Orleans Pacific , thu Mi * Pacific , St. Louis , Iron Mountaii Southern , thu Missouri , Kanr Texas , and the old Intornalio Great Northern. Thu bitturei fights has been carried butwuun UICHU intercxts conq as thu road do at important pi bub by thu turms of Ihu aurcc jusb reached all punding liligatii 10 bu thu mio on all conllicting turs. Thu contract provides thn IVxas Pacific shall stop coiiHtru at t.hu present point ot junction thu Southern Pacific about e inik'H from l'luso. | ) TJio road but this junction is inado subject tc [ lui'initiial joint nsu of each part the contract , the cost of miii" ancu to repairs , otc , buiic. , ' e , ly divided between the interests. Iliiiitiiigton acij the right to intersect Missouri Pacific , eighty or one drud miles from New Orleans thiiH Hucuru ii perpetual joint rig usu lo Nuw Orleans on lurms the as accorded to Gould on the < combination. Ib is set forth i contract that all rouh ; ; ifluutud b , cimtract shall constitute ono cou oim line with a pro rate miloagu divinion ot iiariiiiigH. Thu buy hutwuun Nuw Orleans and Galvi IB to bu divided bubwuiinthu conipii . * > A lilg Suit In Pimped. N.itlnnnl AH iiUttil l'nn > , CINITNKATI , November 17. i citiKeiisof Aladixon , 1ml. , ai'o ] u ing a null lo inforco bills in tv.'ti ti > ns of land on which thu cil Willianiiiporl , Pa. , is built , b Hugurs came from Iruliind and 11,1 tliu land , lluiuuvu.l wont wi selling and Ihu city cprung up. S tors took possession , and fioin the present ownurti hold it fron MaUiconiaiis , who claim thai the heirs of Rogers. FU11S ! FUUS ! FUHS ! LA in KM * ANII GKNTK' PINK ru KVKIIY DKHOIIIITION AT UKJIITKU , FMU Fixrnluun utrcut. novlt GENERAL MEWS , Mooting of all the Distillei the Western States in Oil oago Yoatorflay , Oontudorablo Important 1 uesa Trnnsnclod RosO' lutlous Adopted. Mooting of the National Li Congress txt Pittsbnrp Yostorday. The Day Mainly Dovotud tc Adoption of n Oonati- tution. Trial of Addison Buck at cage for Incest With The Arrofit of the Myatoi Strati ( ? or r.t ICoumufjto Consldprod a Hoax. AM. . AutTomnit Avrnignoil ni Cnuniy. Null. , for tlio Muni of S. I- \Voatnrti Nntlonul Assoolatt'il I'rfKn. Ouu'Aito , Novombrr 17. Al distillers iu the westurn HtaluH , u three , wore represented to-day organization and first meuting n Western o.xpoit nssociation. 'J'li ritoryvost of thu Ohio oxportu year 15,000,000 gallons of n | This great crop and high prici grain , and thu largo crop of be Franco and potatoes in Gen make tin1 product cheaper lo bo ufucturud in Kimipo than it c in ado huro ami exported and duli theru , tlio capacity of thu U Status being HO largu that thu d tic crop cannot bo taken earo of. only safuty of thu distillers is porb Ihu Hiirplun out of the coi This meeting of dintillurs is to uivo of thif Mirjilus. Thu meeting was callud to ord Phil Xull , of I'eorin , Edwin SU of Cincinnati , Suorutary. 1 stated that thu object of thu mi wan lo taku into considuratio points of an agreement to contro production. This agreement wa posed at u rucunt mooting at C nati mid the outliuus wuru draw thurc. They were luft , howev bu parfuctud and olaburatud 11 pruflunt meuting. In brief the i mont is iw follows ; All distillers limit thuir production to on their actual capacity and in m shall over three mashes no run. distillers may mash in excess of one-half cimacity by paying to tlio funds of thu amot five couto " " for oygry . 1 in oxcusa of thuir onu.-li.ilf i capacity. Distillers mushing lesi their onu-half capacity are to n live cunts pur bushel under for buahul ndur their one-onu-half t capacity. Theru is also a provisi agreement for arranging cxpor paying from thu general aesuc : fund a certain bous pur gallon t tillers who export. A resolution WIIH adopted tlia capuuitienof thu Cincinnati and 1 distiliurius an agreed upon by f Hulves bu accepted as Rutisfaclo ; thu pool. A motion panued accoptifijj capacities of thu Chicago diHlillci ngruud upon by thu distillum o city among tlunisclven. Thu o tivu committuu wim uiujiowcrud thu cajiitieH of the distilleries in ready fixed A resolution was adopted tr effect that Ihu executive cumi decidu what unural a Huisniiuib bu nnidu on all diatilluriu-iaiid (1 ( BuBHinuin : nlinll lo made on al capacity run , Hut , in additid UUH , fivu cunts | ) ur bushel ah paid MII all capacity ever liftj cunt , allowud any distiller. A. rcHolution was adopted t < ufl'ect that noiiMseHHiiiunb bu luvit uujib for thu purposu of uxpi alcohol and paying the oxpuiiuutii aNHocialiou , and paying for cnj k'Ha than fifty pur cent. A ruBolution WIIH adopted whit forth that the uxucutivu coinmitt iiutliori/.ud to fix a price twice month on all alcohol oxpnrtci IJHH ! to bo umdu on thu day the JH fixed , and that each member < pool bo notified. Thu election of oflicurs rcsulti followH : President , H. B. Mill Chicago ; truiisuror , W. N. Hobn Cincinnati ; executive committi Abel , of Chicago ; C. S. Clarl Phillip /-oil , of Puoria ; .lohn J of Turru Haiitu ; lidwin Stuyuiit U , II. Kullogg , of Cincinnati ; a lluvis , of St. Adjourned. utloml A bnclat 0 t'n-M. Pirrsiiuud , November 17.- nutionulnMf \ \ uongiuHH rucon tlii inoi'ding , The committeuoi niaueiib organisation KiibmitB a n ily and minority report. This i lively light whicli opud a prutty compromihed by electing .larru thin city , proMiloiit of the ainali > ed asHouiaU'in , pnriiiuncut , P Crawford , of St. Louis , and Ituntrou h , of PitUburg , wci'o o HUiuuluiicH. Ynrioim plaiiH were mitiud whereby thu ainulganiati all thu labor orgini/.atioi H bu accompli&hud. The truck H and convict labor wuro denoi and advocating thu bunding to of the diliurent tnului' uniona , CliineHu cuiuu in for u full tdmru iHinciution , and a law prut tradcK * unionn and providing f * > i incorporation was favored , Tl lowing resolutions wuru offered ; this congruHS doiuund thu repeal law known as thu "conspiracy net , " so far as it relates to labor organizations to rogulnto their own ImsincfK. Wo demand the abolition of the evil BS turn of ( Minvicb , labor ; flut all articles made in prison under tliu con tract RyMum is in compe tition with honent toil , and wo protest againnt thu putchasu and aiilu of tliu same ; for Iho ubulition of the truck system ; the reduction of the number of working hours , and the enforcement of nil laws relating to mining and ininen. A rcsolutiiMi do- tiouncing the wholesale importioji of cheap foreign labor , and asking thu statu legislatures to enact laws re quiring stationary enuineors to bo licensed , and for establishing a bureau of labor statistics ; asking tln t congress bo required to levy a lax on all labor imported for contract purposes , The congress ) adjourned until to morrow. That Whtiky Pool. N'utloiml Ansoclatwl 1'roM. Ciitcixio , November J7. A special from Ciucinnali snyn that thu present movement of xvhittky dealcw in the west seems to havu buun inisuudcr- aloud theru. At thu present price of coin there can bo no export of alcohol from Nuw York to Kmimo. Hxport- ev. < ciinuot compete with foreign mar- kut.s in that article. Thu piirpmiu of Iho compact ivn.i about purfcctod huro and is to bo ratified lit the conven tion at Chicago , which h to vaiau u , fund of SI-00 daily by proata assosa- iiiunts on all high wine distiller * and use the proceeds us n subsidy to bo paid exporters of alcohols to Europe by such a boium per galliin as will oi - aiilu them thum to u.xixirt alchuhol anil compolu with European pro ducers. Thu nsscH3inunt agreed upon in two cunts on each bushel mashed daily. Thu signers of thu papora represent maniifacturern an follows : Kentucky 15 , Ohio 11 , Indiana . Illinois 2J , Missouri It , SViwconsin 2 , Iowa and Nubraska 1. Thesu forty- Ruvuu distillericH represent half of Ihu untiro productive capacity of Iho whole country in high wines. Thu compiiut limits thorn to a daily consumption of18,000 bushel ; * of corn , milking a little loss than 5,000 barrels of high wines. Any inembov of Ihu association may produce in ux- cuta of his pro rate by paying to the a&Mociatiiiu livu ceuta for every bualiol in exee.au mushud , Thu subsidy or bonus fund provides for the exporta tion of half a million pallons of 187 proof of alcohol during December , and about a third of a million [ -nHons monthly thereafter during the season , which unds Juno next. Cnui.uio , November 17. The dis- tillurn' convention convened this morning at thu Grand Pacific Hotel , Phillips /ell of Peoria in thu chair. About -JO delegate ! ) were present , mining them 0. S. ChirkV. . 11 , Hush , P. Hell , .1. P. Greenwood and \V. A. Corning , of Peoria ; E. L Martin , of Kaimim City ; 0. Fairbanks , of Terre Uauto ; .lohn Uiggs , of Shelbyvillo , TndV. ; . Poabrow , of Nuwport , Ky. , 0. U. Dukworth , II. > V. Smith and Edwin Stevens , representing eight Cincinnati linns. Tlio convention is. called with many objects in viuw thft principal onu buing tomaku provisionu to export surplus products. After , forming an orcnniitatioii the conven tion took a rocoea till 2 o'clock. Murder Trial. Bprvlal DlvVkli'li ] tn TinIke. . CI.AY OKNTKH , Novembnr 17. In the district court , .Tudgo Weaver pre- mding , A. M , Andoraonjlms been ar raigned for thu murder of S. I. John- HOH by poisoning with arson ic. TJiu trial is now in progress which promises to bo vury interesting. Judge .Morris , of Groto , in prosecuting attorney and Bomm attorney mr defendant. Tlio Arrest nt Kniiilngton * National Awtoclatcd 1'riws Cnii'Ado , November 17. A morn ing paper publishes a very sensational utory regarding the arrest at Kensing ton , a small miburb tlurte.cn miluH Houth of this city , of an unknown man about ! . ' ( > years old , ulaiiiiing to bo a Canadian , on whoso puraon is claimed to have buun found a number of letters - tors written by Cha ? . J. Guiteau , ro- furriug to the murder of the liipt President Garfield. It is further mxid that the man luul upon him other uvidencu of his full knowledge of the crime prior to its having been com mitted , The policu are reticent over the subject. The story in not gener ally believed but in being investigated KiNHiSUTON. 111. , November 17. It appears to bo imposdhlo to learn anything positive concerning the ar rest of a suspicious person having papers rulativu'to the assa muation of pers Prcmiionb Garfield. Statements of thu matter dill'or yroatly. The belief is prevalent that the unicorH have madu an important capture , but are misrepresenting the facts to obtain notoriety. Thu ollicers are evidently concealing nome important facts iu regard to thu arreat , but that tlm prinonur uvor had any connection witli Guiteau is given no credence here , The Pugllliits. .National At oviatu < l rrw > * . llOHKAi.o , N. Y , , November 17. Thu rear guard of thu pmo iightora reauhud this city last night. Among thu number was Wm. E. Harding , o Now York , who represented thu final fttakuholder in thu Holdun-Whito light. Shortly after hi arrival at Dunkirk hu found nn ollleer from Atsh- tubnla comity , .Ohio , ready to arrest him and hu blipped on to thu next train to this city. Soon aftur his arrival huro ho was ar rested by an ofllcer from Ohio and the latter was about to return with him to C..nneaut , but Harding Irinpcil the ollicer uiicl escaped Finding the out going trains wuro watched hu luft for Canada and will ruturn to Now York via Niagara Falls. Tlio pu ulisU blame Harding for their arrest , claiming - ing that ho had no right to name the Htato line of Ohio and Pennsylvania for the battle ground , Ho has reached Clifton , Canada , and IH unfo BO fat from thu authorities.