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V I. THE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE. 1-8. NINETEENTH YEAK. OMAHA. SUNDAY MORNINGj JUNE 23 , 1889.-SIXTEEN NUMBEK 5. HICK FOLEY LYNC1IED The Brutal Slayer of Mrs * . Clark Strung Up at Elgin. THE SHERIFF OVERPOWERED. The Prisoner Taken Prom Him Af tor a Desperate Struggle. A PERILOUS NIGHT JOURNEY. The Officer's Dotormlnoi Attempts to Evaclo the Mob. HANGED BY PARTIES UNKNOWN. Tlio Coroner's Jury Itr.tuniH a Verdict to That EHVot Burial of the Vic tim Air. Clark Expected to Recover. linst Act In the Klijln EI IK , Nob. , Juno 22. [ Special Telegram to THE Bnn.J-Yostorday Mrs. Pomeroy Clarke , the victim of Nicholas Foley , was in terred. 1 ho funeral wes an exceeding largo ono and the feeling , which tins been intense ngalnst the flonil who perpetrated the atro cious deed , was Increased tenfold. A largo number of.peonlo attended the services held at the church , and these who eould not got in wcro free to express their feelings as to the disposition of Folcy. It was known that ho had been captured at But-well , and was on his way to Nollgh. Shortly after the funeral services the pcoplo began to organize themselves for work , and about dark a. largo number of men dispersed In different directions , to circum vent the ofllclul who had Foley in charge. The authorities in Ncllgh led the people to bollovo that Foley would como in on the train from the cast , but the men refused to bcllovo that such would bo the caso. About 10 o'clock at night a messenger songor brought word that Foley was at Petersburg , in the hands of Deputy Sheriff Bcckwith , and that ho was going to leave in the night for Oattdalo. Scouts were Immedi ately sent In all directions , nud at midnight another horseman brought further Infornm tlon. tlon.About About 5 o'clock in the morning another messenger came with the news that Beck- wth | Blurted out on foot with Foley about 11 o'clock , and ho was located about four miles east of Elgin at ttio house of a personal friend of the sheriff named A. II. Palmer. Palmer promised to conceal him until the next night. They were placed in a room up stairs and tht prisoner immediately lay down on the floor and went to 'sleep. Though greatly exhausted , Bcckwith stood watch over his prisoner. Bcckwith was so tired out that the prisoner noticed It , , and several times suggested that they might as well turn in llrst as last , as the mob was euro to got him anyway. The two must have been followed from Petersburg or been observed on the route , for soon the crowd began to gather. Demands were made on the ofllcor for the prisoner , but were refused , and the crowd outside , while strong enough to prevent , an escape , did not fool like forcing an entrance , as Bockwlth Is a powerful man , and they all know htm to Imvo an unlimited amount of courage and determination. "By 0 o'clock In the forenoon the crowd outside numbered fully ono hundred and fifty. Four of their number were sent in to have a talk with Bcckwitn , who still refused to glvo up the prisoner. Ho warned them to keep back ana not como too near. Ono of them attracted the oflicer's attention for an Instant , and quicker than a flash four strong arms wcro upon him. Though a powerful man the odds were too great , and Bcckwith was ovoipoworoil and disarmed. Foley , who had hitherto Kept a bold front , now broke down , sobbing and pleading for mercy , but there was no mercy in that crowd. He was dragged downstairs , placed in a wagon and driven to a bridge about three hundred yards distant. A strong guard was placed over Bockwlth , who was forbidden to leave the houso. At the bridge Foloy's arms were pinioned , the rope , with a regulation hangman's knot , adjusted , and the prisoner compelled tn jump off the bridge. His neck was broken by the fall. A horrid expression settled upon the dead man's face , and a vlsago that In his lifetime bad boon anything but pleasant to look upon , now was repulsive. As soon as the crowd was assured that ho was dead they dispersed. The news spread rapidly and all day long people have been flocking to the scene and hundreds have vlovvod the body us it was swung to and fro by the wind. Foley still were the olUcer's hand-cuffs , and his hat remained upon his head. Ttio coroner did not nrrivo until about D o'cloqk , and until that tltno the body was let hanging where the avonpcrs had loft it. A Jury was empaneled and the following vor- dlct rendered : "Wo find that Nicholas Foley came to his aoath from hanging by parties unknown , " Foley was unmarried and had no relatives living arouud hero. Ha has a mother and brother In Wisconsin , where ho was raised. Ha could not not along with his parents , and came west to do for himself. Ho is wall ac quainted around hero , having lived hero tor several years. The deed ho did was a sur prise to ilid people. The details of his capture are as follows ; Just us soon as the discovery was made of the shooting Mr. Rlggs , the father of Mrs. Clarke , ran across to ono of the neighbor's , who immediately rpdo down to ttio telegraph oOlco at Elgin , Dispatches were sent In every direction mid nil points east , west , north and Boutli were covered. Among the first tola- grams that loft was ono for ErioHon , In Wheeler county. Shortly after noon a dis patch WAS received from that placa stating that a man answering the descrlptioa had passed throuch there a short tlmo before on lilt way to Ord , .Dispatches were Immed iately sent to Ord and also to Burwoll , and Ericson to send out a posse at ouco , as he was In that country. As soon as the ills- patch reached Krlcsou two men loft there armed with shotguns and between there and Durwoll overtook the fugitive and arrested him. Ha was taken to Burwoll and there kept until the arrival of Deputy Slierlfl Bcckwith , of Antelope county. Fron : the tlmo of the shooting up to bis arrest not juQio than sixteen hours olnpscd. Ho tool away with him ono of the fleetest horses ti this part of the country , and It he had go beyond the line of wires in the western portion tion of the ttato bis capture would Imvi been very uncertain , After the arrival o Sheriff UcoUwlth at Burwoll bo left sooi /liter with 1)1 * nan for Nullgh , uud us over ; point was so closely watched it was almoit impossible for the slier lit to jail his man without encountering ono of the numerous scouts who were out around , the country. Deputy Sheriff Bcckwith is now at his homo lu Oakdalo , completely exhausted by loss of sloop , continuous riding and cxclto- mont. Ho informed your correspondent that during the trip over , Foley did not have much to say about the ci .10 , further than to admit that ho committed it , but that ho in tended to kill Mrs. Clark's sister. Ho ex pected to bo hung , but did not appear to euro anything about that until ha found the end so near , when ho broke down completely. Ho said that when ho first borrowed the revolver - volvor ho intended to kill himself , but , on deliberation , concluded that would not worry the girl or her relatives , and ho concluded to kill them instead. Mr. Clark Is not so well to-day. Some signs of inflammation have been noticed , but it is stlh bcllovcd ho will recover. The Liciirltt Donhla Murder. Gnrsiuv , Neb , , Juno 22. [ Special Telegram - gram to Tun Bnn. ] There nro no now de velopments in the Lcavltt murder case. The special grand jury , at Seward , is likely to sit in the case for many days vet. A half dozen more witnesses wcro subpoenaed hero to-day and taken to Seward , the county scat , to ap pear before the questioning jurors. A brother of John Lcavltt , Mr. George Loavitt , of Lincoln , was in Grcsham to-day. Ho has the appearance of an intelligent gentleman , and tulKcd quite willingly to TUB Ben representa tive when approached on the subject : ' 'I first heard of the murder , " said ho , "on Tuesday evening through the newspapers. " "What Is your Idea of the affair ? " "Really , I do not know what to think. It is a sad affair , indeed. I came to Scward yesterday morning on the freight , and I found a great many people from the com munity in which my brother lives. 1 used to live within a half-milo of my brother's place , but a Httlo moro than a'ycar ago sold my farm and moved to Lincoln , and have never boon back hero until now. Yes , I understand that the parents nro susplclonod of having committed the murder , but every theory advanced toward throwing it onto liom has fallen to the ground. " "Is It true that John Lcavltt's wife has at .lines not had her right mindi" "Yes , I guess It Is. She has had a good eal of trouble. In the year 18SO the dlph- .heria . was bad In this community , and I lost , wo of my children with it. The same dls- aso took three children from my brother's 'amity , and loft Bessie , the oldest if the murdered girls , a criplo tor life. She ias never since had good use of either limb n the richt side. Out of fourteen children f which she Is the mother , there are only five now living. " Referring to the strange conduct of Mrs. olin Lcavitt , over the death of her children , and especially at the funeral , Gcorgo Loavitt aid : "My brother's wtfo has as deep an affeo- , ion for her children as any woman , but she s very peculiar. No one who has an ac- uatntunco with her would use that or any basis for suspicion that she murdered her wn children. I have no doubt at all but .hat the parents of these dead children will bo cleared , for there Is no foundation for an ndlctmont against them. There was no ground on which to arrest them after the coroner's jury had brought in the verdict .hat they did. They have been released and are uow in Seward only to tesyfy before the grand Jury , which Is trylne to obtain evi dence that may bring to light the real mur- dorcr. That's all I know ubout the case at present. GOJNG OVEtt , N1AGAUA. Graham to Sliooc tno Ilorso Slioo Falls in a Boat. NIAOviu FALI.S , N. Y. , Juno 23. [ Special Telegram to THE BEE.J About the last of this month Carlisle D. Graham , the hero of several trips through the whirlpool rapids , will go over the howe s.koo falls , which rush over a 200 foot precipice , with what little irotcution his now barrel boat can afford. The barrel boat is designed for a Ufa boat and its inventor says it is entirely different , except in name , from the craft in which ho went through the whirlpool and devil's rap ids. It Is H foot long , 40 inches In diameter , ooka a Httlo like n torpedo with n brealc amldshlp , and has sldo wheels , steering ap paratus and other appliances of n small fly ing machine for aquatlo use. The craft is cylindrical In shape and has throe compart ments , each of which is water tight. The center coinpartinont is 43 inches long and 40 inches in diameter. Two persons could bo squeezed into it on a pinch , but to work the sido-wliccls and ' satlsfau - stoci'Ing apparatus * torily there is hardly moro than room forono person. Each of the other two compart ments will easily carry two persons. The craft Is strongly built of well-soasonod oak and cedar stave , and is bound with twenty- four iron bands. In still water it would bo as good as any ordinary boat , except for lack of deck space. It can bo propelled by the side-wheels from the Inside , and the ma chinery is so arranged that it Is reversible. The boat Is sufficiently strong to withstand the ordinary shocks of a rough voyage ; but it is extremely doubtful if it can oscnpo being dashed to pieces either on the rocks at the foot of the falls or elsewhere in the gorge. _ AITFAIUB AT aOHNSTOWN. Tlioso Who EBcnpad D ixtli Now Threatened by llu Tax Collector. JOHNSTOWX , Juno 22. Twenty-four of the portable houses from Chicago were assigned to tlio same number of the most destitute families hero to-day. The county treasurer had notices posted to-day stating that ho would bo lioro July U for the purpose of col lecting taxes , But little of the property as- scsscQ can bo found and the taxpayers loft hero feel outraged at the positing of notices , many of which have been torn down and destroyed. Twenty bcdlos were recov ered to day , R. L. Johnston , judge of Cam bria county , to day issued an order closing all saloons and liquor places In Johnstotvn and surrounding boroughs and townships until otherwise ordered. Unless the order Is strictly obeyed the court says the licenses of violators will bo revoked. Wanted For Alnny CrlmrK , DiniUQUB , la. , Juno ii3. [ Special Telegram to Tin : BKB. ] For several months pastoftl < cors have been looking for a smooth young man named McDonald , who has been repre senting himself to bo a traveling passenger agent for tha Cincinnati , Wabash & Michi gan railroad , By this means ho has been forging annual passes and drafts on the com pany , and scoured * lu some instances thou sands of dollars. Ho turned up In Dubuqna to-day and tried to work the assistant ticket agent at the Illinois Central station. The lattcr'a suspicions wcro aroused and ho tola groptied to the headquarters of the company for Information , Word came back that Mo- Donald was n fraud , and requesting that h < bo arrested. But ho had Just started for St Paul. A , telegram stopped him at North M Grcgor , and ho was brought back and jailed hero to-night. He 1 * wanted for serera crime * . PROCESS OF SUPPLY. The Manner of Voting the British Government's Monoy. SOME PECULIAR PROCEEDINGS. How the House of Commons Acts on Financial Questions. GROSS ABUStS SNEEZED AT. Members In Favor of Reform Desig nated as Obstructionists. THE SIDE WORK OF THE WHIP. Certain Speeches Suppressed and Others Printed A Had Commen tary on the Methods or the English Press. Disposing of English Funds. [ Coiryrtulit IKK ) bu James Gonlon ltennrtt.1 LONDON , Juno 22. | Now York Herald Cable Special to TUB BEE. | The process of voting away the nation's money in the house , of commons Is of a very curious nature as placed upon paper by the government , to the cftect that "supply" will bo taken In ommlttce questions to a minister and pro- icdo all other business , and while they are icing put the house is probably fairly well Itled , perhaps crowded. There is always a ihanco for a scene , and anything of that kind Is acceptable as lending a little variety ; o the proceedings. In the hue and cry after , ho Irish secretary or some other minister , , t Is very likely that ono of the pursuers gets upset , the minister scores at his expense mid everybody is satisfied. It does not matter .vhich sldo wins so'long as a Httlo fun is pro idod. The house of commons is tno most tnpartial body in the world and , ives everybody fair ulay. The only ihlngs it will not stand is bumptiousness conceit , sldo or swagger sontlmontallsm , or obvious insincerity. The house of commons may have sotno humbug m it , but it will not bo humbugged Itself. Well , then , after the questions the real business of the day begins. The clerk calls out "supply,11 the speaker descends with dig nity from the chair , and Mr. Courtney , chair man of the commit too , takes' his seat at the table below. What happens next ? The ; reat body of members troops out of the house. They fly ns fast ns If the Prince of Wales' leper had suddenly taken his scat among thorn. While Courtney is reading the llrst vote on the list the house empties. When the rush is over there are perhaps fifteen or twenty members loft , including the secretary and under secretary , ono or both , who will bo required to defend the vote. There are probably the gravest reasons why the vote should not pass. Its discussion affords the only opportunity which can occur all through the session of bringing to light some gross abuse. There may bo very obvious mismanagement in some department of the government , or an official may have prayed himself totally incompetent for his post. When the money for that department or that official is to bo voted , then , and ttion only can lawful occasion bo supplied for bringing out all the facts. Somebody , wo will suppose , puts himself to the trouble of bringing them out. Ho has taken great pains to make himself acquainted with the circumstances. Ho explains them carefully to the rows of deserted benches. The min ister , conscious that his majority is waiting n ambush outside , gets up , pooh-poohs the whole case , seizes adroitly on the weakest link in the chain of evidence , and twists and worries that ; ridicules the idea that any thing can bo wrong in his department , and sits down with an indignant outburst against the wickedness of uttaclcing public servants who are not there to defend themselves. Official dementi is always blocked out on the same pattern , nnd what would bo the use of changing It when it answers its purposes so well , no matter who presents It or wljat party Is in power. Then comes the decision of the house , whl ch has not heard either sldo. The minister smiles , for ho knows that on the other sldo of the door stand two or three gentlemen known as "whips , " who will marshal their forces in the proper direction without explanation boig askcu or given. Perhaps some member may inquire , apologetically : "What Is this division nboutJ" "Oh , " replies the whip , "that fellow Brown , Jones or Robinson is moving an amendment to the supply. " "Confound the fellow's Impudence. What does ho want to obstruct like this for' What business has bo to criticise the government his own government ] The follow Is nothing but a beastly radical in disguise. " Poor Brown or Jones is speedily done for. In the early part of Frmay afternoon , last , Mr. Montague , member for the Whltechupol division , brought forward a motion on the war office vote for throwing open a certain part of the tower walk facing the river to the people. I do not outer into the merits of the question , but here is a fact Illustrative of the discussion in supply. While Montague was speaking I counted the housa. There were just twenty of us pres ent , including two members of the ministry , The bells rung for division In a few minutes , for the numbers were made up to 230 , nnd the whole body proceeded without question to pronounce judgment of Montague's appeal , though 200 of them had not listened to u sin gle word of it , "Aye , " say the ministers , but all discussion in supply Is useless. It is always a waste of public time and it never loaves public money. I deny these assertions that tlmo is never wasted. I will not , indeed , undertake to provo It. But I am ready to provo beyond all shadow of doubt that much money has re peatedly been saved by these discussions ; that many abuses have been exposed and corrected ; that many officials Imvo been brought to a proper sense of their duties. That Is the position which can bo most thor oughly 'established in the house or out of it , and m splto of the min ister ol the exchequer , who bud condemned all who discuss the supply as faddists and sentimentalists. The press takes up the cry. It is easy for any govern ment to guide the course of tbo press on all questions relating to the business of tbo houso. So the word is passed around to ridi cule these discussions in supply , "Don't ' re port them. Denounce the members who got them up. They are cither obstructlqnlsts or traitors. A traitor , in an official sense , is u man who will not always vote that black is white at the bidding of the ministry. " Ho baa no right to exorcise bis private judgment. Tbo newspapers do not call him a traltorbut they probably suppress his remarks lu the house and Kive the official reply to thorn in full , and send the presumptuous crltlo away with n flea In bis car. On Tuesday last wo pnssAd twonty-sovoa votes at ono sitting almost without inquiry or discussion. There had previously boon a vague nnd general talk about some of them , but no examination or analysis of the expen diture had boon attempted. The amount In volved in thcso twonty-'sovon votes was 17,143,300. There were only fifteen mem bers present , while some of thcso voters wcro whisked through. ElRht.of them wore passed in twenty mlnutos. Lot It bo remem bered that ono of the most ancient and ono of the highest constitutional privileges ofho hoUse of commons is to keep an absolute con trol over the expenditures of the country. Had that power always boon wisely nnd rig orously exorcised , you may depend upon It that wo should not now bo spending 90,000.- 000 a year and bo obliged every now ana then to veto away additional millions In n panto to patch up the navy or put rifles nnd bayonets in the hands of the army. The ministry calls last Tuesday's ' performance In every way satisfactory. I think the pub- Ho will take a different ylew of it when they como to understand it. The obsequious lackeys of the ministry rfo about saying that it la disgraceful to attack the estimates and that the government right bo loft with a f roe baud to deal with public money. Constit uencies will como to an opposlto conclusion. There is no hope of any reform in public ex penditures until the people themselves show that they have had cndutrh waste and ex travagance nnd "that they are fully deter mined to remove men qf cither party who help perpetrate thcso great and scandalous evils. A MEMIIBK or PVUUA.MCNT. AN JHSXHISTiq ACTRESS. Maud Harrison Grows Enthusiastic Over London's' Loveliness. ICoviirt'iM 1SX > by Jam Gnrdnn litiwit. ] LovnoN , Juno 22 , jNow York Herald Cable Special to Tun BCK. | Miss Ma < d Harrison , the popular cdmedlenno , Is enthus iastic over London. "Oh , I think London Is Just lovely , " ithn said yesterday. "Tho bustle of the streets. ' Why , I never saw anything like it boforo. And these great omnibuses 1 I think i is so nlco to rldo on top of them nnd see the sights. I would much rather Tide around in that democratic sort of. way than in n carriage. I'm just like a child here , going about witn my eyes wide open. There's so much to BOO that is now and strange to mo.1' This , and much moio like It , Miss Harri son said , and her manner and emphasis showed that she meant every word. Miss Harrison camn across on the City of Chester and has been m Londo'n only two or three aays. Her mother and brother's wife1 and Miss Green- wald accompanied her. Mrs. Harrison , her mother , has been In poor health for some time nnd is now quito 111. The party Is now very cozily located at No. ' 4 Princess street , Hanover square. In answer to numerous questions , Miss -Harrison said further : "This is my first vlslt'to this side of the Atlantic , and in fact U my first vacation since my debut under Mr ! A. M. Palmer that I have been free to enjoy myself , and judging from the beginning I have made 1 shall have ever so much of it. My plans } Well , I intend on starting to spend about a month in London , anothvrMtt'Paris ' , nnd then malto brief trips into Switzerland and along the Rhine. I am EO cbarmcd with London that I think I shall modify my 'pi ins some what , BO that I'can makd a longer stay here than I Intended. I must go homo about the end September , for I have a year's contract to fill yet with Mr. .Palmer. I have only begun- my sightseeing hero. Wo have visited the tower. What a very interesting place it is. I was so delighted that I am going again next Tuesday. 'l intend a visit to some of the gat- lories next week , and after that I shall go to Stratford on-Avon , and as many other places outside of London ns my tlmo will permit mete to sco. I know I shall enjoy myself every minute I am hero , and I've ' already resolved to come every summer hereafter if I possibly can. " ' "You tire hardly prepared to spsak of the * theatersl" "Oh , no. I've only seen one of them yet. Wo wont to the Lyceum last night. Irving kindly tendered mo a box. What n wonder ful production ho gives. I was Just en raptured. 'There is great pleasure n stora.for America when he goes there with It. The arrangement of the theater seemed strange to me , and the serv ing of refreshments seem so odd. It seemed so funny to BOO people eating ices and drink ing. In the matter of regulating lights , and in several other particulars , the theaters here surpass ours very much. I think at least what I saw at the Lyceum Impressed mo that such is the case. T was delighted to find so many Americins doing so well in the theaters horo. I nm. proud of them , as every American ought to bo. They deserve tbo populurlty they have , and I am moro than glad that the English people appreciate them. I am a'thorough American , and shall never bo wcarlo'l of being one. I know I could ciijoy n visit hero every year Im mensely , but I am sura I never could bo con tent with any homo but New York. " It Is rumored that Mr. Henry Wolcott , of Denver , brother of Senator Wolcott , of Col orado. is interested to the amount of 10,000 In backing Miss Marie Malnwrlght In her re ported project of taking a * theater in London , The fact that both Individuals are here lends color to the rumor. Miss Harrison , when asked concerning the matter , said : "I do not think there Is anything in that report. , I am quito sure that there is not. The James" family , into which Miss Wain- u'right married , Is quite ; . wealthy , and she docs not need any other , booking In any pro ject she may have , " Miss Harrison is loaidag extremely well. and has evidently lost none of her vivacity. Slio expressed herself surprised and greatly pleased at finding la London so many per Boual friends , PIKK AT VANCOUVER. Four Illncks Dcstroynil | Thought to ho Incjoiullurlcji' Work. PouiLiNi ) , Ore. , Juno 23. Four squares In the business portion of Vancouver , W. T.t wcro swept by a con'Uagrutlon to-day and about thirty bulldlngsidcctroyed , involving a luss of about ? 7Q,000. The buildings were mostly small frama structures , There were also two smaller fires In'Vancouvorlast ' night and it is thought that incendiaries are at work. The matter Is being rigidly Investi gated. During the progress of the fire this morning a great panio prevailed and many families moved their effects away from the vicinity of the burning1 district , thinking the town going. The losses mostly fall upon the poorer merchants and families , and tbcro will bo considerable destitution. An American nark Wrecked. BmaiuNc , Queensland , Juno 23. The American bark Brazes , Captain ICdgett , from Now Castle , N. S. W. , for Hone Kong , has been wrecked COO miles from Sandy Capo. Part of the crew were saved , but the re mainder are missing , i t-.giaftlr PARIS IN GAY ATTIRE. Tlio French Capital In the Midst of Summer Pastimes. FESTIVITIES AT THEIR HEIGHT. All Shades of Society Enjoying Themselves to the Utmost ENTERTAINING THE ENGINEERS. The American Members Hocalvo a Royal Welcome. FETED IN THE EIFFEL TOWER. ThoPnmmts Designer of That Structure - turo Banquets the Delegates l-'roiu the United States Personal Points. In Summer I ) res 9. Jamis fjonlou tlmnett. ' ] PAIIIB , Juno 22. [ Now York Herald Cable Special to Tun Bnn.l The weather m Paris continues line , n warm wind comes from the northeast nnd the thermometer va ries from 70 deijiees Fahrenheit nt noon to 00 dogiocs Fahrenheit at midnight. The Bois do Boulogne Is now In its brightest attlro from 0 o'clock in the morning until breakfast time. An English procession of fashion and bchcmianlsm from every capital in the world may bo seen on horseback and in carriages , flitting rapidly along the Avenue dls Acacias. The lawn tennis clubs on the islands of tbo Seine are now in full blast. Swimming , canoeing and boating have now takcu a firm hold upon Parisians , and the Seine nud Marno were yesterday afternoon filled with noisy youths of exuberant vitality In striped jerseys and boating costumes. The arrivals day by day are only of short dura tion , although these of yesterday include a number of prominent American tourists. Three hundred American engineers , many of them accompanied bv their wives nnd daughters , visited the exhibition jcsterdav , where they were formally received and banquettcd bv M. Eiffel nnd the Society of Civil Engineers of Prance. The aallant 300 marched to the Eiffel tower and ascended it nt half east 10. At half past 12 they came down again and sat down to a hearty breakfast at the restaurant Brcbant , on the premier stage of the tower. General Grant presided and on his right was Mr. Whitelaw Reid , United States minister. On his loft sat General Franulln , United States commissioner. Eiffel is a first rate after-dinner speaker. Ho has an ugrccablo voice , and what he says has a pleasant , convincing ring to it. Eiffel drank to the boalth of the American people , to President Harrison , and to Prosl dent Carnet , first as chief magistrate of the French republic , secondly in his capacity as civil engineer. Thcso toasts wcro received with hurrahs and bravos. Mr. Henry R. Townc , member of the Society of American. Engineers , responded very appropriately in French. M. Banderol ! , engineer of the Che- mln do "For du Nerd , proposed the health of the women of America , whom ; he said , were so Well represented in the Eiffel toiver. A curious incident of the banquet was the fact that a craphophono was placed near the speaker nnd recorded every word uttered. It will bo sent to New York , where it will repeat the speo ( lies in the rooms of the Society of Civil Engineers. This is paid to bo the first time that such a luat has been attempted , and the French exposition has thereby scored another sue cess. After breakfast the American en gineers divided into seven sections and were conducted by their French colleagues over the exhibition. There were immense throngs present , and the visitors attracted much at tentlnn. The American engineers intend re maining lu Paris about ten days , during which time they will visit every thing from the Louvre down to the sugar works at Gail. They then disperse - perso or transform themselves into Individual tourists , and pcuctrato as far as Russia. Others will return directly to America. They are distributed among some forty dif ferent hotels , and seem to enjoy themselves immensely , At the American legation the minister of the United States nnd Mrs. Whltolaw Reid gave a small dinner last evening in honor of Tilrs. "Morton , wife of the vice-president , the Gorman ambassador , Comtosso Marie , the Comtcsso do Hoyos , Comto nnd Comtcssa Leuron Haupt , Mr. Spuller , minister of for eign affairs , and a few others of the diplo matic corps being the principal guests. A fowtof Mrs. Morton's nnd Mr. Whitelaw Reid's personal friends came in afterwards to hoar Miss Earaes and Mr. Vergent sing. Mr. nnd Mrs. Henry E. Abbey have taken an apartment in Paris until the middle of July. July.Mrs. Mrs. James Brown Potter arrived at Parts on the Gascogno , but went immediately to Honncquovillu , on the Normandy coast , where Mr. and Mrs. Urquehart have taken a cottage. Dr. George B. Loring , United States min ister to Portugal , and Mrs. Loring are at the Hotel Mourice. Mrs. J. W. Palmer , wife of ttio United States minister to Spain , accompanied by Miss Bertha Brown , fiom Detroit , is at the Hotel Bmda , but leaves on Tuesday to join Minister Palmer at Madrid. Mrs. Bradley Martin , Mr. and. Mrs. Dudley - ley Ferguson , Mr. ana Mrs. Charles Upton , Mr. R. C. Munger and Miss L. M. Eustls arc among the departures from Paris to-day for America. A HlnndloflH Duel. Nnw OIU.EAN , Juno 23. An ofilcer this morning arrested H. S , Salvant , fifty-two years old , a clerk , and C. J. LoBroton , for- three years old , another clerk , for fighting a duel in the city park. Six others were ar rested as accessories. The principals ex changed three shots. No one was hurt. g § McKlnlcy Will Not Hun. CLEVELAND , O. , Juno 23. [ Special Tele gram to TUB BUB. ] Major William McKInley - ley , jr. , who bus been urged for some time to permit the use of bis name as candidate for governor of Ohio , to-day told a re porter that bo would under no circumstances accept the nomination if tendered , and posi tively refused to allow bis friends to use his namo. A Prominent Doiulwootl Man Dond. DEAIIUOOD , Dak , , Juno 23 , [ Special Tele gram to TUB BcB.i Stephen F. Mullitor , the well known assayer and uioterologlst , widely known in Montana and California , and a prominent resident of Deudwoou for the last ten years , died at the Mlnokatta hot sprint's at 4 o'clock this afteruoou. N IVS FROM MOIMIONDOM. Mnny Omnlin 1'ooplo Stopping ixt and I'n sltiK Through Snlt Iiako. SALT LjKiiCtTr , Juno 83. | Spoclal Tclo- RramtodmiUEB.J Mrs. A. S. ICnowlos , Molllo njtowlcs , Harry ICnowlos , Hazel It , u\V. Rose , S. Scinyor , 0. M. Hunt , K.flY. Hunt , jr. , and Bruce Johnson , of Omaha ; and Dr , H. T. Einors , of Carroll , nro in the clty % C. J. Dlngball , of Lincoln , a delegate1 to tbo American Pharmaceutical association , Is in the city. Judge C. F. Loufborow , formerly of Iowa , has been admitted to the bar , The sale of the Salt Lake street rail way , including all its tracks , property , franchise , etc. , Is bomg negotiated and will bo consum. mated speedily , us all the preliminaries bnvo been agreed to on both sides and nothing but details remains to arrange. The purchasers are tho' men who now control the Denver street railway. The public will rojolco at the change. The matter of a militia organization In Utah continues to occasion Interest nnd moro or less gossip. An ox-artlllcryman sajs that between now and February four sergeants of battery D , Fifth artillery , will have served out their terms and Intend remaining in Salt Lake. These men are anxious to take hold in a local buttery and make a success of It. Mr. and Mrs. Norman A , Kuhn passed through here to-day on route to San Fran cisco. THIS PAHNKIjti COMMISSION. Dnvltt Promises to Rlnkc Sonic Stnrt- ilnir DlHolosurcB. Los'iiox , Juno 22. JSpoclal Cablegram to TUB Bui : . ] > Mr. Tlmnthy Harrington , mem ber of patlmmcnt , nnd Mr. Thomas Sexton , ord mayor of Dublin , will testify before the Parncll commission next week. At the re quest of Mr. Parnoll , Mr. Michael Davttt will not glvo his testimony till the defense closes. Sir Charles Russell will ask the court to permit Mr. Davltt to make an ad dress In bis own behalf before ho gives his testimony. Mr. Davitt proposes to show that the government planned dynamite out rages and put thorn into effect. James Mc- Darmott , who is residing at Hamburg , has offered to appear before the commission and disclose Intrigues of government agents nnd give proofs of thpir connivance at outrages. Mr. Parnoll , however , Is averse to treating with McDermott. Counsel for the Times will recall Mr. Parnell and will also reexamine ine LcCaron in rebuttal. The closing speech for the defense has been assigned to Mr. As- quith. _ _ ltd ) NOSL'D fll IKE'S DOOM. Ho AVI1I Bo Hnnged Next Tuesday Morning. , Pa. , Juno 22. [ Special Telegram to THC Bcn.J Sheriff Search , of Luzerne county , m company with a few newspaper men , entered the cell of Michael Rizollo , alias "Rod Nosed Mike , " this after noon , and read to him tbo death warrant , by authority of which ho will bo hanged on Tuesday morning next. As the words of the warrant were read , tno murderer's eyes were fixed on the sheriff with a steady gaze , and ho never flinched. His only words after the reading of the document wore , ' 'All right , sir. " After the party had withdrawn from the cell , the murderer of McClure and Flanlgan throw himself upon bis cot and began to cry bitterly. A SUPPOSED Hamilton "Wilbcr Arrested Charged With Kllllntr Flvo People. HELENA , Mont. , Juno 22 Hamilton Wil- ber was anosted yesterday by the sheriff of Cascade county as the man who murdered five emigrants in Judith county. Wilbor is r.ow in Jail at Great Falls , and several per sons are on their way there to identify the team and wagon in his possession , which are supposed to have belonged to the murdered people. Wilbcr has a bud reputation , and if ho is identified he will probably bo lynched. The murdeivd family has almost been posi tively I'dontificd as Joseph Kurtz nnd wife nnd Ed Briggs and wife , well-to-do people of Helena , who were on a sight-seeing trip to northern Montana. Later Wilber committed sulcidq this morning by hanging himself with a towel in his coll. _ _ Mrs. Hayes Very Sick. FUKMONT , Juno 22. The physicians in at tcndanco upon Mrs. R. D. Hayes at 2 o'clock this afternoon repoct that her condition is unchanged. Her right sldo is entirely para- ly/cd , and she Is nearly unconscious. The physicians consider her recovery doubtful. "Tbo condition of Mrs. Hayes to-night is unchanged. She remains in the same semi conscious state as last night. " Dr , Hllbst , the attending physician , made the above an nouncement to-night. There is not much encouragement for her recovery. In speak ing of the health of Mrs. Hayes the general said last night that during the past winter both himself and wife bad enjoyed better health than for years. At the Now York centennial both were feeling excellent , and continued so for several weeks after , but within the past few weeks Mrs , H ayes has been feeling poorly , but no thoughts were entertained of serious Illness. All the children are nt the bedside of their mother , and everything Is being done that is possible The Glorious Fourth. Sioux FALLS , Dak. , Juno 2 3. [ Special Tel egram to 'IHB BEI : , ] 'iho committee on procrammo for the biggest Fourth of July celebration over known in Dakota has com pleted its work. Judge Moody , of Deadwood - wood , will bn the orator , and addresses will be delivered by Governor Mollotto and Gen eral Harrison Alton , of Fargo , The constitu tional convention meets on that day. and the prohibitionists have arranged for a big meet ing.A ball game , a balloon ascension and hoiso racing will bo entertaining fcutuies of thq occasion. Ouiicriil Cnmurnn'H Condition. LtNCAUiEit , Juno 22. General Cameron partially regained consciousness about noon , Ho can not speair , but scorns to rccofjnl/o his attendants. General Cameron's condition this evening Is about the hamo as during the day , Ho tnkesjio nourishment and is greatly troubled with phlegm in the throat which ho Is too weak to throw off , It is probable be will live through the night. Tlilrty-riiio Piioplu Poisoned. FiNDLAV , O , , Juno 2 ? . Thirty-one persons - sons vvuro poisoned to-day , bv eating corned beef. Half a dozen physicians were kept busy for Boveral hours and It is now thought all will recover. The persons poisoned were members of twenty different families and the meat was eaten for to-day's dinner , Ontiolliio Btovo Kxplouion. ST , PAUL , Juno SJ. To-day Kato Rynback and Kuto Rynsoza were terribly and perhaps fatally burned by the explosion of a gasoline stove ut the Gro * * hotel In this city , The AiiBtrallan Bytttom Adontml. HAIITFOIID , Conn , , Juno -Governor Bulkoloy sidled the new secret ballot bill to-day. TWO ROYAL LOVERS. Prlnoo Frederick Leopold to Marry Iioulso of Sohloawlff. THE WOHLQEMUTH AFFAIR. Switzerland Emories Prom the Con troversy Victorious. PUBLIC OPINION BOWED TO , Europe Sympathizes With the Little Republic. TRAVELING FOR HIS HEALTH , The Gorman Emperor Goes on s YnohtlnjTrlp Speculation on the MootittK of "l ° I'Jniporora LmUor Troubles. News From Berlin. lCf > i > yrfi/7it J8S9 Jij/ James ( lonlun liennttt.l BEUUX , Juno 23. [ Now York Herald Cable Special to Tun BEE. ] The festivi ties attending the wedding of 1'rinco Fred onck Leopold , brother of the duchess of Connnught , began to day. Princess Loutao , of Schlcsswig , the prince's fiance , arrived at Bellevue Castle at noon and was received by the emperor and empress , 1'rinco Frederick Leopold and members of Iho family. At 4 o'clock this afternoon the bridal pair made their state entry into Borlln In a splendid gilded coach. To Brandonburg. gate the route was lined with cavalry , and tlionco to the Sohloss with Infantry. The burgomaster anil magistracy welcomed tbo pair , and. the emperor formally received them nl the castlo. The signing of the marrlago con tract was followed by a family dinner. Tha king and queen of Saxony , the grand duke and grand duchess of Saxo-Wolmar and i largo uuimier of Prussian princes and Gor man sovereigns are oxpccted to arrive to morrow , to attend the wedding , which will bo conducted in great pomp and splendor. The bridegroom's gift to tbo brldo is a diamond diadem , the gems of which weigh 170 carats. The declarations of the Swiss bundcsratb. in relation to the Wohlgomuth affair are re garded hero as putting an end to the differ ences between Germany and Switzerland. The North Gorman Gazette to-day with draws all countenance from Wolilgomuth , whom it describes as surprisingly wanting in sagacity and indiscreetly confiding in his dealings with a political swindler who wai unknown to him. This unexpected ending ol the matter by the disavowal of Wohlcdmutlj is largely duo to Lord Salisbury's steady re- fusnl to address any remonstrance to Switzer land. It is also a concession to public opin ion , which strongly opposed the idea ol any reprisal against Switzerland as un worthy of Germany. Politicians are now mainly concerned with the question of the moating of the emperors. The czarowitch left St. Petersburg tbla morning and is expected here on Monday , onroula to Stuttgart to attend the Wur tomburs fetes. Jt Is believed that tlio visit will result in an arrangement in aeoordanco with which the czar will comqto Berlin. Emperor William's proposed visit to Alsaca has boon postponed on advice of his physi cians , who recommended a short porlod of- complcto rest before h's ' journoya to England nnd Greece. The doctor * wanted the empe ror to take salt water baths at some water ing place , but ho refused. It has therefore been arranged for him to take salt baths on the yacht Hohonzollern during his trip to Norway. Ho will generally sleep oa board the yacht , but when it Is necessary to stay ashore , a log cabin will bo run up for his ac- > commodation. Ho will amuse himself with fishing and shooting , and will make a short stay at the Lcfoden Islands , ono of the host fishing stations in Europe. A man-of-war will accompany the imperial yacht. i Fetes are being arranged to celebrate the twenty-fifth anniversary of the accession ol the king of Wurtcmburg. The Stuttgart Gazette ( official ) publishes a proclamation , in which the king expresses his joy that bo has boon permitted to discharge tlio duties of his high position during a momentous and troubled period , thanks * the pcoplo for their loyalty and devotion , which ho says la the best reward for his endeavors for tha welfare of Wurtomburg , and asks God'a blcssinc upon his house and people. 'Iho building contractors hero recently sought permission to Import foreign work men , The chief of pollco replied that no opposition would bo raised except to Russian workmen. The carpenters and masons havd resumed work both hero and at Frankfort , but at Dusscldorf nnd Nuremberg a General , strike has been declared. The election at Grofold for a member of the reichstag resulted in the defeat of tbo socialist , Hera * Grilleuborg , by tlio centrist candidate , Hcrr Bachcn , the latter having a majority of 8,404 votes. Count Do Bononmr , formerly Spanish em. bassador hcto , writes to the Post to contra dict various rumors set ofioat concerning him. Ho declares that tbo Spanish council of htato never had before It a single case of alleged breech of olllclal confidence on hla part nor has It resolved to arraign him in the courts of justice. Emperor William has commissioned Koch to paint a picture representing the scone at the momon > when bo leu tbo foot guards past his father ut Churlottcnbcrg on May 18 , 188S. This was the only occasion upon which Frederick inspected the troops as emperor. FOIL WHAT PIJHPOSISV The "Il'.undeiMr" Cubios For the I2vi- ( loiKJu In the Oronin Iniifry. Cii ( < ; uio , Juno 23 , A cablegram from the solicitor of the London Tunes , says the Dally News , w.is received at the oHUo : of Attorney Frank Collier this mornljig. It ryrjucHted him to procure , us soon as possible , u certi fied copy of the ovIJeneu taken by thu coroner ner in the Crnnln inquest. The evidence makes 1,100 pages In typewriter print , and the copy , which will bo made next week , will cost J50. For what purpose tlio Times want * the evidence is not known. Mr. Collier Is now on his way to Kngland. I0iii Kolil 11)4 ) HhnrUM , DUIII.IS , Juno 23. When Patrick Egan was appointed by Picsliient Harrison to bo United States minister to * Chili , ho trans- f erred to Mlchaol Davitt his shares In the newspaper United Ireland. Parnell and Davitt are now the sole owners of Uiq paper. TMi ) U'unthor Indlontloiw. Tor Nebraska , Dakota and lowui Fair weather , followed Sunday afternoon in Dakota by severe local ralus ; warmer wlud % tu'cauilrn' uoiitl.urlv.
