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THE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE. , - > n i V * NINETEENTH. YEAK OMAHA , SUNDAY MOENING , AUGUST 4 , 18S9.--TWELYE PAGES. NUMBER 40. A WICKED WOHAB , Moro Damaging Testimony In the Maybriok Caeo. SHE IS A FIEND INCARNATE If the Evidence of the Prosecution May Bo Bollovod. A MODERN LUCRETIA BORGIA. The Dofonoo Also Submits Its Side of the Oaso. A CHANCE FOR THE PRISONER. Tlio Court Grants Her Permission to ilnko a Btntumnnt , Which Will Probably JUo linn ( led in Monday. Tlio Atnyhrlak Poisoning On no. iroi/Huit | | ? WO till Juint * Oimlm Itennttl. LiVKiirooi. , August 8. [ Now York Herald Cable Special to TUB Bitc.1 The Moy- brlck trial to-day ended its stage of the case for the crown , the elaboration of whlcli lasted from 10 o'clock on Wednesday mornIng - Ing until almost adjournment to-day , nnd the defense ot the prisoner has been entered upon. Tno task which Sir Charless Uussoll has before him Is ono of difficulty and delicacy , ouch ns falls to the lot of few advocates. Hardy , oven In casei xvhoro poisoning , always an especially secret form of crime , lias been In the question , have the facts been ' so complicated as In the present instance , for ono of the main supports ut the defense , ns disclosed to-day by Itussoll , is the nlluga tlon that the deceased was in the habit of taking arsonlo. The appearance of the prisoner this morn ing showed that the trial has been tolling with terrible effect upon her health. As she entered tlio dock she looked fear fully haggard , her once plump cheeks bolng thin and worn. Her stop , too , has lost its elasticity , nnd it obviously demanded an effort to enable her to walk steadily to her seat. seat.Tho The morning's proceedings opened with the cross-examination of the nurse , Ellen Gore , who deposed to seeing Mrs. Maybrick stealthily take u bottle of Valentino's meat extract from a small table in the boil room of the deceased and carry it into the dressing room , whonro she returned two minutes af terwards and denosltcd the bottle on the tnblo In the same stealthy manner , remov ing it subsequently to the washstand. The nurse's testimony was not shaken on cross-examination , but she added thut noth ing of an obnoxious 'character could luivo been administered to the deceased whllo she was in charge. Margcrt Jane Gallery , another nurse , stated that the patient liked to hnvo Mrs. . Maybriok In the room , and that on Friday , as she was about to admlnistci medicine , ho suid to Mrs. Maybrick : "Don't give mo the wrong medicine. " Mrs. Maybrick replied : 11 What are you talking about ; you never hud tho.wrong medicine. " Susan Wilson , a third nurse , who rollovod Nurse Cnllery on Friday afternoon , nlsp hud a conversation between the deceased nnd his wlfo to relate. She stated that on Friday evening , May 10 , tbo patient said to Mrs. Maybrick : "Oh , Bunny , Bunny , how could you do it ? I did not think It of you. " This ho repeated thrco times. The prisoner replied - plied , "You silly old darling , don't trouble your head about things. " Alfred Schwlcss , who In March wnp head waiter at a private hotel nt No. ! & Hen rietta street , Cavandlsh square , deposed to the prisoner coming to the hotel on March 21 and occupying a bed and fitting room which eho had previously engaged by letter. A gentleman came about half-past G o'clock in the evening nnd went out with Mrs. May- brick. Witness did not see Mrs. Maybriok again until breakfast time on Friday , March 23 , when another gentleman was with her , but not the same he had seen ever night. That same day Mr. Brlerly , as Mr. May- brick , arrived ut the hotel , nt\d \ from Friday to Sunday occupied the same bedroom with Mrs , Maybrick. Whllo this evidence was being glvqn the prisoner preserved an attitude of complete Indifference. It was maintained , however , evidently by n studied effort. The last witness called for the prosecution was Dr. Thomas Stevenson , n lecturer in chemistry and forensic medicine nt Guy's hospital , n lexicologist of great cxDorlonco , to whom several Jars containing tlio viscera of the deceased had been sent for analysis. Stevenson's evidence greatly strengthened the case foi the crown , In addition to the details in his discoveries of arsenic in the liver nnd Intestines , ho declared that ho had no hesitation In assorting that the deceased died of arsonlc poisoning , und from no ether cause. This declaration , delivered with nil the conscious authority of a man high in his pro fession , mndo an evident impression upon al in court. Sir CMarlc.s Hussoll then rosn to begin hi : opening speech for the defense , In mcas urcd tones ho explained his sense of the weight of responsibility in defending against a charge of BO tremendous a character "tho friendless lady in the dock. ' The Icnrnod counsel , In pronouncing thcso words , displayed , for him , an unwnnloi degree of emotion , nud the prisoner , to whom ho dramatically pointed , wept violently , With n little further preface Kussoll suid thcro were two points for the Jury's cons Id eratlon. First. Was the death of James Maybrick duo to arsenical poisoning ! See oudly. If so , was the prisoner the poisoner Ho admitted the fact that arsenic was fount In the dead man's body , but ho challenged the hypothesis of the prosecution thut it was tlio cuuso of death. Ho declared , ninld a hush which showed by how strong un ex citement his auditors wcro Inspired , that ho should call witnesses who would etato thut the deceased hud for years been In the habit of taking arsonlc , that the habit had been begun as far back us 1877 Iu America , and that the deceased would bo slioivn to hayo taken arsonlo habitually down to a point In 1S$8. He commented upon the object with which the prisoner had pur chased fly paper * , which were the only Mtuirros of artonlo which she wt-e shown to have procured , nnd Uo further inserted that ho should call export evidence which would strongly negative the theory of urf or. . ical poisoning. Uo himself should bo dis posed to the consequences of the cxpoiurn at the Wirral ruces on April 27 , aggravate by errors of diet. He asked that the pris oner might no allowed to maVa n statement to the Jury which might be taken as evidence. HI * lordship hero interposed aid | said that 0 iUtcaout : might 'je recY.vevl nnd udmittcd _ sL. ns a voluntary statement , and upon the coun sel's application ho consented that , provided no ono was allowed access to the prisoner , she might bo allowed to wrlto It before Mon day. day.Sir Sir Charles concluded h s able and Imprcs- slvo address by beseeching the Jury not to ) ormlt the dark shadow which rested upon ; ho prisoner's conduct as a woman and wlfo to Intlucnco tholr Judgment In determining upon tholr vordtct. The first witness for the defense was Nlca- olns B. Batcsou , on American now living nt Memphis , Tonn. In 1877 ho was living at Norfolk , Va. , nnd thcro became acquainted with James Mnybnck , who , like himself , was a cotton broker , and with whom ho lived until the marriage of the deceased In 1831 , Ho stated that in the nutum of 1878 May- brick suffered from malarlnl fever , for which Dr. Ward , of No-folk , find ing qulnlno of no avail , prescribed arsonlc nnd strychnine. Ho complained then of numbness in his limbs , which the witness attributed to nervousness. Hlcliard Thompson , of No. 5 Chester street , Liverpool , a master mariner by profession , became acquainted with the deceased In 1880. Ono day , when the witness nnd the deceased were together , they wont Into a drug store , whcro the latter got his "desideratum , " which , on questioning the druggist's nsslst- ant'wo day's afterwards , the witness learned to bo n preparation of nrscnio. On this , Thompson being Intlmuto with tno deceased , ho remonstrated with him on the danger of the practice , when ho replied In nn Irritated manner and obliviously did not like speaking on the subject. Thomas Stnnsall , a colored man and waiter at the St. James hotel , Norfolk , Vn. , said thnt during 1878 , 1879 and 1880 ho acted ns a servant to Mnybrick and Mr. Untcson , and was thrco or rour times sent by Maybrlcit to put n small quantity of arsonto with n spoon Into beef tea , which ho then drank. Ho had noticed also that May- briclt had a great many medicines nnd was much In the habit of dolnc it himself. On cross-examination this witness seemed quite unnbla to give any reason why arsenic should have boon purchased by the deceased. It was not the doctor's prescription , nor was tie told to buy any particular quantity. May- brick Just gave him half a dollar and told him to buy arsenic. The druggist scorned to know what ho wanted and gave it to him. Edwin S. Heatou , n reliable druggist for merly carrying on business nt No. 17 Ex change street , East Liverpool , recognized a photograph of the deceased as that of a gen tleman whoso name ho did not Know , but who frequently called nt his shop on Ex change street , East Liverpool. He had known him as a customer for about ten years , his usual " V purchase being u "pick-mo-u Ono day tfns unknown brought a pro scriptlon for n "pick-me-up" with liquor added , and from thut time up to shortly before ho retired from business Mr. Hcaton constantly supplied this ursonicahzcd "pick mc-up" to the gentleman whoso name ho did not know. A curious sensation was caused by the way the witness guvo his evidence and his allu slon to the habits of gentlemen frequenting the exchange flats , sixteen or twenty of whom , ho said , would como into his shop for a ' 'pick-mo-un1' ' ono after another in the morning. Mauy of them , like the deceased , took the liquor nrscnlculizcd in their morning tonics , and the deceased had taken as many ns five times the amount of arsenic ns others had taken , say seven drops to a dose , and live doses would bo about one- third of a grain of white arsenic per day. The last witness called for ttio defense to-day was Dr. C. Moyncott Tidy , chemical lecturer at the London hospital , whoso ovi- deiire was obviously designed to counteract that of Dr. Stevenson us a toxicologIcal - Ical cjcuort. He. like Mr. Stevenson , stated that ho was retained by the homo ofllco in poisoning oases , of which ho had great experience. At great length and with great confidence of manner ho flatly nega tived the opinions of the medical men on the other slda that death was the result of arsenical poisoning. Ho considered that the symptoms , ns described , tended to exclude that theory , nnd ho considered that they were produced rather by lobster sausages or cheeso. Certain of the symptoms were , indeed , consistent with the arsenic theory , but several of the most important symptoms of arsenical poisoning wcro absent. On cross-examination , however , Dr. Tidy appeared to hnvo been but imperfectly in formed of the facts of the case , as he more than once said that the points involved in Mr. Addlson's question had not been brought to his knowledge , and he had to admit that In a largo number of cases of gastro enter ills , caused otherwise than by arsenic , which ho hud examined , no arsenic was found in the body. His examination in chief caused a sensa tion , ov 'ng to the positive way In which ho negatived the theory of the prosecution , but this impression was distinctly lessoned by the cross-examination , which betrayed the Inconsistencies of this witness. The evidence then closed for tlio day , It is understood that tlio prisoner's state ment will bo laid before the court Monday , TEMPM3 T1UU.MPHS. Tlic ChlcnRu Ilykcr Victorious on the AjlcHtou Track. ICnjii/rlutit ItJJi li'j Jamtt Giiilan nenii'U. } Lr.iCH&iUK , .Augusts. [ Now York Herald Cnblo Special to Tin ; BuK.l Halph Temple , of Chlrugo , won the great race here to-day , In securing the ten miles 'cycling champion ship of the Ayleston truck. The ether com- petltoitt wcro Howell , Robert , Hawker , Fred Wonzall , EuglHh , Alard , James and Leo. All the records were broken by the huge at- tondunco. The woalhor was line , although the wind wan much too froMi to admit ofjfast time. Temple lay fourth and fifth in the start , but Improved his position in the seventh mile. Ho raced up to second soon ufter and when the last inllo was cntoml the crowd cheered lUHtliy as the famous American , with Eng lish and Kobert cluarod the other * . English went awuy with a good lead in the last lap , butTomplo quickly deprived huuof tlio com- nmml nnd looked llko coming IP. alone. Kob ert , bov.'ovor , put on a great spurt und amid breathless oxoitcmnntollareil hie opponent. 'r iuplo , however , was not to ho beaten , and amid n perfect hurrlcnno of cheering the Chlr.aco man won after u drsporato finish by U Inches. English was third nnd Howell nowhere. Time , If ! minutes and li seconds. EnplUb lodged an object ion agulr.Ht Temple on the K'i'cunJ that the latter run him wide , but tlia Jiulfc-o refused to entertain it. lly J8S9 tiu Jamtt llonlon Otnnctl.l LONKOX , August a [ Now York Herald CuWc Special to TUB BCD. I Lillian Nor- dicn has boon engaged for Abbey' * operatic tour in America It is stated. The KnullDti Apple Crop. I0n ) > , vrftf' ' . * ISfltiuJiimuUonton HemietM LOVPOX , August 8. [ Now York Herald C.iblo--Spociu ! to TIIK BKB. ] lleports from various sections Indicate that tbo English | jpla crop will 1)4 nxr-l niAt poor m quality. THE HOVAlj 1 Hi VI 13 W 1'OSTPONKD Great Nnvnl Display I'ro- vonlcd liy Hnln. lCopi/rfoife ? < l lfS9t > u Jnmes Gonlun Itcnnttt. ] 1'oiiTSMOUTH , Augusts. [ Now York Hor- nldCablo Special to THE UBB. ] The day of the great naval review opened with the worst weather the moterologlcal of ficials of England or Germany could furnish. A. thick , floating mist filled the air at nil points of the compass , nnd elaborated itself nto showers nt intervals. Portsmouth itrcets had n covering of thick , watery mud , the dock yards were wastes of closed worshops , dripping pavements and illppcry planks. It was n day of oilskins and mnckentoshcs and anathemas. Ono liundrcd thousand excursionists wcro bitter ly dlsapiwlntcd , nnd In the vicinity of the lialaco , at Oa borne , there was u strongly marked royal tendency to stay nt homo. Tlio Impcriousncss of naval discipline makes no allowance for the weather , how ever , nnd the grand programme would have bocn gone through with In a gale , consequently quently all the steamers wcro at tholr plcra pursuant to regulations , and dripping cabs and sleek , wet horses wcro trotting , sliding and slipping In all directions. One of the earliest boats to put out was her majesty's ' steamer Sea Horse , which was destined to act as the police boat for the oc casion nnd to also curry the member * of the press , She slipped her moorings nt the Jetty nnd promptly at 13 o'clock started down the harbor , fearing a blow fro'm the southwest , which threatened rapidly to tnko on the full- rown proportions of a Bay of Biscay gale. The sky was a dull grey combination of full-soaked sponges , from which the rain dropped out without intermission. It fell front the clouds , but when the surface wind joined forces with It it blew on lateral lines. The waters , dull , green amj altogether dainu , tossed about In ratiior onury waves , which broke in clouds ever the ) > ows of the yachts and stoamors. The wind hummed and whistled nnd roared/through the rigging and caucht tip largo scoops of the drift to hurl stinging globules In the faces of the voyagers in rubber on the deck. The mainland and Hyde shore wcro straight lines faintly visible in the mist. The fleet lay nt anchor In thren long lines , the masts and smoke stacks nnd turrets rising In a grey and ghastly fashion through the haza. As the Sea Horse approached the line the little black and ugly torpedo boats were seen to bo tossing rather heavily , making It evi dent that a deep water trip In them is a luxury to bo studiously avoided. They were dripping with rain and spray and looked , with their variety of black top hamp ers , us if there was altogether too much complexity about them for serious service. There Is no prospect that ttoy will stand deep water any bettor In the coming man oeuvres than they did last year , and | what with breaking machinery , loosened Joints , leaking boiler tubes and other marine dis eases which affect them , the necessity for a lot of patent medicines to cure their complaints will inevitably bo necessary if they are continued as part of the navy. The coast defense ships Hlto the Hecate , Gordon and Cyclops also tossed very heavily In the light sea running , nnd their main decks , almost flush with the water , were constantly washed by the seas which broke over them. All the guus on all the ships were covered with yellow coats. None of the ships were yet dressed nnd the fleet looked wet and dingy. It was difllcult to conceive of gunpowder boins dangerous on such a day. The only flags flying were the blue signals calling for wator. This caused anxious Inquiry. Well , there was no review. It was not royal weather and tlio queen re mained under cover all day. Ad miral Commcrall was desirous of proceeding , rain or no rain , and so signalled. The queen considered for fifteen minutes , und then the signal that meant postponement was hoisted and every sailor know there would be no review before Monday. But the lords nnd commons , not being sailors , had n review all to themselves. They went up and down the lines and wcro soaked and tholr tickets wore called In , so thut if they appear nt Portsmouth Monday they will be compelled to stay ashoro. AFFAIRS IN HAMOA. The Germans Tnko Stops to Bring Uncle tlio Departed King. [ Copl/Hff/it / 1880 by AssocltttcH Press. ] AVIA , Samoa , July S3 , ( uer steamer Marl- posa , San Francisco , August 8. ) Political affairs in Samoa remain quiet. A German gunboat left hero Juno 27 for Marshall Island , to bring back the departed king , Mallotoa. aud three chiefs with him. The Germans say they are bringing him back of their own free will , and not as a result of the Ucrlln conference. They ulso say that they will do all in their power to restore the condition of affairs that existed hero prior to his deportation , and will favor him as king , and Tamaseso ns vice king. Considerable annoyance Is expressed hereon on account of a newspaper argument started in Sydney. The Roman Catholics in London and n missionary society , to which religious body the natives , who saved lives iu the recent hurricane , belong , are divided In their reliirlous belief , and it is feared that the do cislon may tend to Increase n bud fcoling which already exists among the natives , Some of the high chiefs fear that the re ligious differences mav bo carried into the election for king , which will bo held on Ma lietoa's return , nnd that a split may occur among the adherents of the Malictoa family , of which Mataafa is a member , and that thereby Tamasoso may ho elected king , In which event the Germans would have as much power as they hap two years ago. LIKE JKUSKY , MGIITMNG. Fntnl Qnnrrol Over n Bottle of Alc'd loiued Hitters. Mu.rs CITV , Mont , , August 3. [ Special Telegram to TUB Hun. | Hurry Brown Cook , of the "Seventy-six" outfit , was shot and killed by Albert Brazer , a horse wrangler , In the same outfit , near Powdcrvillo last night. The shooting grew out ot a quarrel ever a bottle of medicated bitters , the only Kind of liquor obtainable thereabouts , which had boon purchased by tnombars of the out fit , which Brown was drinking by himself. Brazer protested , when Hrown called him a foul name , whereupon Brazer turned and left. Brazor procured his revolver , returned , and shot Brown twice , the llrst ball grazing his head aud the second entering his huac Just above the eye , killing him instantly. Brazor Immediately inado his eswipo and has not been captured. Coroner Sllvurman , of Miles City , was notified and went to the place and hold Inquest on the body , A ver dict was returned In accordance with the above facts. The body was buried by the coroner. Both men were with the outllt but a short whllo. Killed an Italian Bailor. I.OXUDX , August 8. A sailor belonging to an Italian man-of-war has been snot by MusDoltncn at Cunea , Croto. The Turks have attacked aud dispersed the body of In surgents near Conog. A number on both Ides vroio killed and wounded. THE CZAR IS SULKY. Ho Bnroly Deigns to.-Aoknowlodgo Germany's Communication. * THE IRON CHANCELLOR FOILED. Afraid of Bismarck's Flnoaso the Russian Will Not Trust Him. * WILHELM'S VISIT TO ENGLAND. i An Occasion For Rhetorical Gush By the Soml-Offlolal Press. STATUS OF THE NAVAL SCANDAL. CoiiHtructlon Mnturlnl Surreptitiously Sold My tlic Officials Orent In terest In tlio Wlssnmii Ex pedition. The Cznr Spoil * tlio Mooting. opi/r/ulif / , It > * ,9 , tin Aif ) YnrK Associated BIIILIN : , August a Prince Bismarck's manoeuvres to bring about a meeting or the vhrco emperors has been foiled by the sullen reticence of the cznr , who has barely deigned to acknowledge the communication of Count SchousUloft , Informing him that Emperor Francis Joseph and Emperor William nro favorable to an lutervlqw. The language of the seml-oDlcial paper * pf St. Petersburg is studiously designed to divest the visit of any tendency to the restoration of amity. The czar la described us being too well exper ienced with Bismarck's ' flnosso to allow him self to again bo duped. With unspoken firm ness ho has refused to listen to the over tures unless preceded by a recognition of Russia's claims /rcodoui of action in the Balkan peninsular. The ominous out look on the Servo-Bulgarian frontier , whcro both governments nro massing troops , the rising in Crete and the concentration of Rus sians around Cars discourages the hope that the czar's Journey will1' bo anything but a formality which ho would avoid if possible. ' The foreign ofllco does not expect him to come to Berlin. Ho will'go direct from Stet tin to Potsdam , where ho will stay ono night , and then proceed to Copenhagen way of ' Kiel. , Among the pressing- questions to be di&- cusscd by Bismarck nhdf Count Kalnoky , the Austrian prime minister , during the stay of Emperor Francis Joseph is the position of the pope. It is believed Mgr. Galembortl has iulluenced the Austrian emperor to make an explicit promise to rupture the alli ance with Italy if' Italy ventures to occupy the Vatican , bhould the pope leave Rome. Signer Crlspi , resenting the hostile diplomacy of Austrja on the Italian policy regarding the Vatican ; comes again to confer witli Prlnco BismarcJc immediately after the departure of the Austrian emporor. The temper of the Italtap- . government toward Austria is dtspla/e.d JrSignor Crispl's re sponse to Priuco Bismarck's congratulations on the repression of thu irredentists commit- , tee. It was briefly : "Tho irredentists will continue to agitate until Austria romovos"tho cause. " Emperor William's nojourn in England is a prominent topic of press and society. The soml-oftlclalnewspapers indulge in rhetorical "gush" over English sympathy with the emperor's services in the interest of peace , the community ofr interests existing between the two nations , their great civiliz ing mission , etc. There is a more genuine rine in the tone of the utnoQlcial press. For instance , the Vossischo Zeitune dwells upon the hope thut the meeting will bo the sign of the ever-increasing strength of the bond uniting two kindred peoples , leading to more development along thopnth of liberty , and that both nations In , the forotront of the culture of the world will continue to stamp their views indelibly upon the progress of humanity. The Tagblatt holds that the emperor's presence at Osborne house gives the direct lie to the statements representing him as Inimical to England. The Boerson-Zeitung says : Emperor William grasps the moaning of his father's words , that Germauy and England were meant by nature to bo friends. Although England will enter into no formal treaty , the result of the visit will bo such an approxi mation to the triple alllanco as will exert a decisive Influence upon European politics. The Post , an occasional mouthpiece of Prlnco Bismarck , alfcO declares tbo political character of the visit , though it admits that It is Improbable that the issue- will be a defi nite alliance agalnit.U common onomy. After returning from England the em peror will meet the , regent of Bavaria at Bayreuth and will attend " the close of the Wognerian festival- Thence ho will go to Carlsruho and Strasburg on the 21st , to Mctz on the 22d and to Munster on tbo 23d. Ho is duo at Potsdam on the 25th to rocolvo tbo czar. I The Cologne Gnzotlo continues Its outcry against the English-African company The public is indifferent to the fate of Dr. I'oters , and centers Its anxiety on Captain Wlsmann's progress. J Ho has hitherto effected little. Buulurla' force has been In creased by the arrival of Arabs from the In terior armed with 'Remington rltlcs. The expedition is also besot by'coast fevers , and the mortality Is Increasing. Fifteen out of sixty non-commissioned odlcors are coming homo invalided. The National Zeltaog.states that the com mercial treaty with Japan goes into opera tion In February. The Germans will bo privileged to ponotmtp.tho country and trucla every where. SpocIa Germun consular juris diction will bo reqounoad. Count Waldcrsoo' will make a tour of Switzerland on his , holiday. Ho has paisod through Zurich , Lucerne , Berne and Fro- bourg to Geneva , Tbo route suggests a * strategic Inspection .associated with bis search for health. ' < The Kmln relief cpmmittce to-day issued an appeal to the natlqn for funds to aid the expedition. The apuOal won't work. The committee Ignored the fact that Dr. Peter's expedition sticks fat , n disorganized mob of Somahs clamoring for pay and Europeans sick and wanting doctors and medicine. Inquiry Into the Kiel navy frauds proves that corrupt practice * have been In opera tion since 1884. Th'd wood and iron sent to Kiel for construction purposes was duly signed for and then secretly sold in Eng- land. Chief Constructing Engineer Pan- nccko is the principal in the scheme. Bremen omciaht are also involved. The em peror insists upon the utmost secrecy und will allow only the sentences which nro Im posed to bo published. The pollco are suppressing all meetings of socialists convened to hour the reports from the delegates to tUo Paris congress. TUB O1V1NI3 PATH. ArrAtigontnnts Tor ilnr American Tour Complritoil. [ Cnpi/rftfht IBfOliy Jdint-t Gordon Htntult , ] LONDON , August 0. [ Now iTork Herald Sable Special to Tun BEE. ] Arrangements for Paul's next tour of the United States liavo been completed. Marcus Moycr , Abbey's agent , received n telegram from Rio yesterday , stating that the terms are satis factory , She will arrive hero on the 20th , nnd go to Crulg-y-nos , where she will remain until October 1. She will then glvo seven concerts In the provinces , and sail for NowYorli about the middle of November. She will make her first nppoaranco In the Chicago Auditorium on December 0. She will then go to Mexico and California , ap pearing In a number of cities on the way to Now York , where she will oloso April 18. In comuany with Pattl will bo AlbanI , Nndlno , Butlcaff , Gcntru , Valda , Clomentlno Dovoro , Guorrlna , Fobboy , Hortenso Syn- nlcborg , Motholdo , Uravoruiolst and Ida Valorgo , all sooranos , and the contralto Famngno , the reigning sensation. Koaolh Peru Jlnl , Vnnni and Blelctto will bo the tenors. As baritones Del Puento , Marcscalclu , Zords , and Carbono have been engaged. The buisos nro Marcasha , Novara , Castlomari , Migllara , Vaschettl nnd Lurlnl. There will bo n chorousof eighty , nn'orchcstrnof sixty , nnd twenty-four dansouscs , and a military band. Ardlt und Saplo will bo the musical directors and conductors. Meyer says that Pattl is ijuarantecd 300 a night and a shuru In the receipts. Ho says that Pattl will undoubtedly retire at the end of the trip. She likes singing , but can not stand traveling. Bornhardt will open In Now York under Abbey about the end of November or first of December. She will bo supported bv Damalo and Borton. Abbey has also secured the boy , Otto Hcgnor , who will appear In Now York on October 23 with the Boston Mcn- dolssohn Quartette ciub. Sarosato , thp violinist linist , and Alberts , the pianist , are under engagement to Abbey for 100 concerts in the United States and Mexico. Meyer thinks that Florence St. John in "Faust" will ea [ > - turo the Now Yorkers. There are seventy people In the company , nnd it will open in the Broadway theatre on December 0. Meyer satis for Now York on Wednesday. UNDU1S INFLUENCE. Two Pretty Children Used KfToctlvi'ly in n Divorce On.sc. CHICAGO , Augusts. [ Special Telegram to Tun BEE.J The two pretty children that Mrs. Ida Bowman took good care to display before the Jury which hoard her suit to bo divorced from Frank C. Bowman , the St. Louis lawyer , earned for tbo defendant this morning a now trial of the famous divorce ) caso. Judge Tuloy decided that if Bowman would pav the back alimonoy to his wife by October 1 ho would allow him a new trial , otherwise Mrs. Bowman would bo grunted her divorce. The Bowman divorce case was trlod n year ago and roigncd for some time as a subject of general Interest by reason of the fact that it was the llrst case on record where a divorce was nought on n common law marriage. Miss Ida clement didn't olalux to bo married to the lawyer by coromonlal form , She , Uvo4 with nlm ana borohim $ vfo children , ' ' declared In the presence of her mother : A'Ido , before God anxL.man' you nro my wife. " Upon this Miss Clements continued to Hvo with Bowman until ho mot a prettier and youngerj woman. Disregarding the com- iuon law marriage ho married this young lady in the regular way. Miss Clements promptly sued him for divorce. She was awarded temporary alimony , which Bow man , now living in New York with his legal wjfo , never paid. The Judge suspended pun ishment for this contempt , to allow him to defend In Ida's suit. Ho defended it vigqr- ously , but the Jury rendered a verdict finding there was a common law marriage and grant ing a divorce. By his attorneys , Bowman , without coming to Chicago , made a motion for a now trial which was argued nnd submitted to the court. Only Mrs. Bow man was In court when Judge Tulloy ren dered his decision this morning. Ho grants a now trial on two grounds. Ono was that Judge Grinnoll , when prosecuting attorney , was approached by Mrs. Bowman , who com plained to him that Bowman induced her to part with a certain deed to property ho had given her on a pretense to marry hor. The ether reason why a now triul was granted Is a more interesting ono. The Judge said : "Mrs. Bowman had two vary handsome and Interesting chtldron. They were allowed to run around the court room during the entire trial. The Jury SAW them and was naturally Influenced by them , when a plea was made that a verdict against the mother would make thorn illegit imate children. " Attorney Hogan regarded this ns a decis ion virtually in favor of Mrs. Bowman , who did not seem so Jubilant. "He'll " suld Mr. never pay up , Hogan , " nnd then we'll got our decree. Ho owes her $15 a week alimony nlnco February 14 , 1887 , and ? 500 solicitor's fees besides. " "I'll fight him next time without my child ren , " said the little woman as she loft the room. THE N1CAUAGUA OANAfc. Everything Moving Hinontlily Towards Its Speedy Completion. GiiRiTowN , Nicaragua , July 18. This hitherto dull little town , destined to bo the Atlantic port of th'o Nfcaraqua canal , is rapidly awakening into new Ufa and is already blossoming out as the scon o of con siderably activity. The terrible example set by the Panama fiasco has been a most use ful lesson andguldo for the American Canal company. All errors into which the French company foil have boon avoided by the American canal managers , and it may bo said every dollar squandered by the Do- Losseps syndicate has been a dollar saved to the American company. Sickness , star vation , dissipation und despair marked the route projected by the financiers of Paris , but health , plenty of good food , decency and quiet energy nro tlio characteristics of American engineers and tholr assistants. Everything possible to do for the health of the employes is being done , nnd still further efforts are being tnado In this direction. Portable buildings of all descriptions are being continually shipped from Now York to Gieytown , and the engineers und mechanics will soon bo practically as well housed fn Groytown as they would bo whllo at work In any part of the United States. Recognizing tbo fact that pure water Is the source of good health , the Groytown engineers of the Nicaragua Canal Construction company have Just received ardors to survey and Uy out the ground and plant for two largo water reservoirs. Fifteen miles of steel water piping will convoy an abundant supply of perfectly pure water from the Dcseado basin to Groytown. Thus , so soon as the Jetty and wharves are completed , ocean steamships will bo able to water at the company's docks. The town of Grcytown , otherwise Sail Juaii del Norte , will also receive ItsVator supply through the Canal company's pipes. It Is reported In Groytown that the CixnAl company Is figuring upon a line ot thrco American steamships which may t > a estab lished between Groytown and Now York and San Francisco nnd Hrlto , ono of these steamers to bo devoted to carrying stores and machinery for the company's use between San Francisco and Brlto , on the construction of the Pnclllo harbor of the canal , and the other two to perform a line service of the company between Now York and Groytown. The property about Groytown , Fort Car los and Brlto , and all along the line of the canal route , tn fact , is rapidly advancing In value. Some- contractors from Sail Fran cisco and Chicago nro announced to bo com ing this way ; several from Now York nro still figuring hero and It Is expected that by January the San Francisco construction party will bo "stirring up mud" at Llrlto , whllo Now York construction parties will bo digging tholr way toward lake Nicaragua from the Atlantic sulo , for It Is now said to bo the plan of the Nicaragua Canal company to attnck the Isthmuslan problem from both sides at once. If this plan Is actually decided upon the Nic aragua canal will bo open for navigation in n much shorter time than at first contem plated whllcsny Insldo of two yours and n bill f , the grand fresh water uasln of Nicaragua , draining a water shod of 8,000 nqu.iro miles , will bo thrown open to the world , and iu about twoaml u half years more , or in 1S9I- ( 05 , the whnlo ciuml will bo ready for busi ness. As u rendezvous for the American licet and as a coaling station am\ dock yard for American men-of-war , lake Nicaragua will form an Immensely advantageous addi tion to the United States , for n fleet there assembled could coal , provision and repair and swnop cast or west , strike north or south nnd have a safe refuge should such n safeguard bo needed. Thus It will be readily seen It must bo distinctly under stood at the start that the Nicaragua canal Is an American Institution nnd that the growth of the strength of our navy kccus pace with the growth of the Nicaragua canal , oven without increasing the number of ships. This conclusion Is arrived at from the fact that our Atlantic fleet , nt a few hours' notice , could reinforce the Pacific fleet , or vice versa , while oven n small squadron anchored in Lake Nicaragua would bo very useful from the fact that it could strike sud den and unexpected blows either in the Atlantic or Pacific ut a moment' ) notice. .UXl'KECKDKN rRI > STOHMS. Hnln Falling inorrcnts and Doinc Great Inmni ; < ; In Now YorK. Nnw Yoitic , August 8. Notwithstanding the fact that it has boon raining , almost stead ily for the past week there Is still no sign of clearing weather. About 8 this morning rain fell In torrents for about fitly minutes , nnd flooded the streets mill collars in this anil Brooklyn. The storm was accompanied by heavy thunder and lightning , and in less than an hour nearly two inches of water tell. Trains on all railroads were greatly delayed , and hud It not been for the fact that everything movable had already washed away great damage would have been done in the 'country districts. A dispatch from saysNthjJvst/jrmAvis"itod ( that ' * " ' ' ' wcro washed out , cellars flooded , streets gul lied und factories compelled to suspend. At 2 this afternoon the most severe storm of the season was raging at Nyuck. The streets were flooded and travel nnd business sus- poudcd. _ A Clout ! COITEKVILLB , Miss. , August 3. A gentle man Just returned from the neighborhood of Sparta Church , seventeen miles west of Grenada , Hays a cloud burst in that locality Monday night and completely destroyed the crops for miles around , both cotton and corn being torn from the ground and washed away. A Mr. Ininad's ' two-year-old child was drowned. Fntnl Bolt of THOT , N. Y. , August 8. During the storm nt Cambridge Center yesterday afternoon , lightning struck a farm house occupied by Edna Brownoll and family. Ills only daughter , aged ten , was instantly killed and elcht or nine other persons in the house wei o prostrated by the bolt. The liouso was badly shattered but did not take iiro. No Ponrs of Further NEW YOIIK , August 8. The damage by storm In Essex City Is estimated at not less than $50,000. , No fears of any further dam age are entertained as the water iu the river has subsided. _ Tlio Grain Ijifrt how. TOIIONTO , Ont. , August 8. Lnto last night and this morning a terrific rain storm passed over Ontario , accompanied by thunder and lightning. Many Darns were struck and burned. The storm also passed ever Quebec. The grain is laid low in the fields und In many places Is totally destroyed. NOT DUTIAKliK. Foreign Built Cars Gnu Coino nnd Go Without Paying. WASHINGTON , August 8. The secretary of the treasury this afternoon rendered a de cision on the question submitted by the col lector of customs at Detroit as to the dutia ble or non-dutlablo character of forolgn built railway cars coming Into the United States from Canada , laden or for the purpose of being laden with malls , passengers , etc. The decision f > ays in part , that cars engaged in such trade never have bcou regarded as Im portations subject to duty , but simply as vehicles of transportation for conducting an established and logali/cd trafllc. Tills princi ple has remained In force tnoro than twenty years , and in view of the lonfr settled rule the department dues not deem it conformable to public interest to disturb the decision de liberately reached and repeated Iv ufllrmed , and must hold that the question is co longer open to administrative construction , Clinilwlulc'ti Itopnrt on tlio Yorktowu. WASHINGTON , August 8. Secretary Tracy has received the following report from Com mander Clmdwlck , who accompanied the Yorktown under orders of the navy depart ment nt the rccouttwo days' trial at ca , In which be says : "Tho snip showed herself an admirable tea boat , and she has a perma nently steady gun platform. She steams well into a head oca , taking scarcely any water on board. She rolls easily , the ex treme rolls wcro twenty degrees to leeward and eighteen degrees to windward , Her wludwurd rolls were generally from two to five degrees less than to leeward. " Wnntliar Korccast. For Omaha nnd vicinity Fair weather. Iowa Fair , followed by local showers , slightly cooler In western portion ; station ary temperature la eastern portion ; variable winds. Dakota Fair , warmer In northern portion tion ; stationary temperature In southern portions , winds shifting southeasterly , NebrusUu Kolr , followed by local rain ; slight changes la temperature ; southerly Wlada. Egyptian Troops Gain Gomploto Victory Over Thorn. THE BATTLE A BLOODY ONE. A Wholesale Slaughter , Fifteen Hun dred Bohifir Ktllod. t ARMS AND AMMUNITION TAKEN. About All the Fltfhtlnp ; Mou of the Trlbo MootBoath. CORPSES STREW THE PLAIN. Tlic I'ruutical AmilliUutlmi of the Kcbols ISpcottMl ( o I'ut n Stop to the lOcidlcs * DlHiiflVctiou In Upper I The ItotiolH Koittrd. | f opi/rftfhf 111 Iiv Jnmrji fjuiilri lltnn't' . ' ] C.uno , Egypt , August 8. [ New York Her ald Cable Special to TUB Biu. : ] Very early this morning Grcitfoll sent nil the cav alry under his command including the Twen tieth Hussars , to nuiko a reeonnols.uico la force of the enemy's position. The cavalry speedily drew the dcrvishiM out , and as soon us the uonurat saw the position of ufTnirs ho brought up two infantry brigades and a , llorco encounter ensued. The result was the complete defeat of the dorvlahos and Wndol Nojuml , tholr loader , an. I nil the principal emirs who hint ncoom- Dauicd him were killed. The dervishes were slaughtered by the wholesale , at least 1,51)0 ) meeting their death. The rebels fought well , making miinv bold charges with , their usual impotiioslty , but they wcro not able to withstand the onslaught of the cav alry und lhj ( heavy fire from tlio Egyptian , troops. The cavalry captured many rifles and they also took ono brass gun and num bers of spears and 11 quantity of standards. The Egyptian loss Is not accurately known now. Lieutenant B. Cotton , of u Shrop shire regiment , is reported to bo dungorously wounded , whilst Major Hunter , of tlio Hoyal Lancaster regiment , Is wounded slightly. Their complete victory will put a stop to the endless disaffection now rife in upper Egypt and in Cairo. The Invest telegrams from the frout state that with the exception of about three hun dred men , all the fighting dorviahes nro killed. Numbers of women and children are now coming into our camp at Lonkl. Abdcl llulim , second commander , was killed. The result of the day's operations was most a uc- cessftil , us the dorvlah force Is practically annihilated. Only a few small parties are still northward of Loald. All the Egyptian troops returned to camp this ovoniug , and the remains of tlui enemy are scattered across the 'Jlalu for eight miles frdm the river going south. " " " * The UOWB of the victory was rocfflvod with the greatest enthusiasm , and at the theaters 4 the Icbediavul anthem was played. - A MXSTEhlOUS KXfhOSION. An rOxproBi Onr on rlit Grand Trunk Completely \ViTckud. MoxTiiKAii , August 8. When the train for Quebec , on the Grand Trunk railroad had passed St. Lamberts , after going over the Victoria bridge last night , an explosion oc curred in the express car by which a messen ger named Hogors was killed. The car was completely wrecked and the cypress matter destroyed. Rumors are afloat that it was an attempt to blow up the Victoria bridge and , was delayed too long. An Inquest will beheld held this afternoon. The train was on Its way to Quebec , Portland and Halifax , and , consisted of seven passenger coaches , a Pull man car. sleeping oar and smoking , baggaga i and express cars. The train was completely : \ filled with passengers , among them being- General Middleton and General Superintend ent Stephenson , of the Grand Trunk. When the report of the explosion was hoard a brukcmun rushed through the train to the burning car and uncoupled it with the tender and engine and let them dash up the road whcro the engineer ran tbcm into u siding. No cause can bo assigned for the accident. The express und railway people attach no importance to the assertion that an attempt was made to blow up the Victoria bridge. The Sonnto Irrigation Committee ) . HuitoN , S. D. , Argust 8. The United States senate committee on irrigation ar rived to-day und session was hold in which statements were submitted by a number ot gentlemen interested in Irrigation. The principal speaker was Prof. McLotith , pres ident of the South Dakota agricultural de partment ut Brookimrs. Thcro were hun dreds of nitcsiun wells , ho said , In the valley of the .Jumos river , each yielding a largo flow of water from an average depth of 1,000 feet. An inexhaustible supply of water and water power could oo had in this vulley by an In crease In thonumberof artesian wells. Some ) walls glvo out tlio enormous quantity of 4,000 gallons a minuio. If the yearly flow of those , welm could bo saved nnd stored In barrels so us to bo used fn the dry season , they would mid enormously to the development of agri culture und turn the entire James river val ley lu to a luxuriant garden. One thousand , such wells , Prof. MeLouth said , would add * 10,000,000 to the value of the land In that region , 8tciiiiHiii | Arrivals. At London Sighted , the Aurarla , from Now York. At Hamburg The Augusta Victoria and Wiolund , from Now York. AtQueeiibtown ThoCily of Chester , from New York. At Now Yoric The Stnto of Nevada , from Glubgow ; the L-ydian Monarch , from London , Tlio Km- KANSAS CITV , August . While nodoflnlto clew has been obtained to the thief who yes terday stole ? -OW worth of diamond earrings rings , the hack drivnr who assisted In his es cape believes the man to have boon Preston , alias "Windy Dlctt , " the notorious pick pocket. and Hrnkniiicn Htrllco. ' O. , Auguit a. Fifty freight conductors and brukcmun on tlio branch of the Lnko Shore railroad running between. Aslitabula und Youngstown , are on a Mrika for thrco brakomun to u train Instead ot two , > ' lliirkn In Ciimlni ; Hack. WiNKireo , August 3. A warrant arrived to-day from Ottawa , and Martin Burke was turned over to the Chicago officers this lifter * noon The party will louvo for Chicago to- ' i row ,