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T WENT V-i YEAR. OMAHA , SUNDAY MORNING , AUGUST 30 , 1S91-TWENTY PAGES. . NUMBER 7 ; * .
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/MT t YT/M 'PAT * i T T'P'P
CHANCE FOR A LItE.
Actwo Efforts to Eave Mn Maybrick , the
Alleged Poisoner ,
STORY OF THE SENSATIONAL AFFAIR.
Emphatic Demands Will Bo Made for the
Woman's Release.
WILL QUESTION THE QUEEN'S ' DECISION.
Procetclings in the Case Not Warranted by
English Law ,
SYMPATHETIC STRANGERS' ' KIND WORK.
IHOII New Evldrnuo Dnvclopod to In-
dti.'ntc That nil Innocent HnliiK Is
Bnrrcrinu In Her linpriHonincnf ,
lor Dentil.
[ Copyright ISOl by Jtimri Guidon ItcnntU. ]
LONDON. Aug. 29. [ Now York Herald
Cable Special to TUB BKK. ] Mrs. May-
bri"1 ; is to bo saved from lifelong Imprison
ment unless the plans of her friends mis
I carry. It is likely that within a few days an
application 'vlll bo made for a writ of habeas
corpus , upon which It is proposed to test
ono of the most extraordinary points over
raised In a British court of justice. The pre
rogative of the qucon In commuting the sen
tence of the alleged husband poisoner will bo
put upon trial lu a way which may startle the
public.
J No less a firm than Lumloy & Lum
' " ) loy , the great London solicitor ? , have
jl the matter now under consideration. In
her dim cell nt the Walton prison the frail
f llttlo American awaits death or inadnoss.
Her mother , Baroness Caroline Ucroquo , Is
at Rouen , Franco. Her cowardly paramour ,
Brierly , has abandoned the helpless prisoner
and goho to llvo across the seas. Her cbll-
, 'lcqn are too young to know anything or
"jfe-nnythlng. In the eyes of the law Mrs.
JVnjbrlck Is dead. She has no civil rights
nnd no moans of communicating with these
who might help her to freedom. The homo
secretary has closed the door and
will not open it. This woman
U an American. It is now in
the power of the American government
to help her by giving official countenance to
the effort to sot her free. Many of these who
xwcngngcd In tbo present work arestrnngors
to Mrs. Maybrick. They are acting out of a
pure conviction of her Innocence. Surely
the American government might show some
official In the case of a native born American
that has excited so much compassion in the
bosoms of strangers.
U li.it the Secretary Could Do.
Instructions from Mr. Blalno to Minister
Lincoln would enable the lawyers of the
Maybrick committee to see her nt least. The
committee bolne British , scarcely Knows
how to approach Mr. Blaino. But the case
is famous enough nnd the facts well enough
known to warrant the initiative stop being
taken by America. Tbo retirement from the
bench of Justice Stephen and the speech
in which ho virtually acknowledged tha pub-
llo suspicions of his mental capacity , is it
self deeply significant , but during the two
years silence that has followed the trial of
Mrs. Maybrlcic ono man has tolled steadily
to unravel the mystery surrounding her tor-
rlblo fato. This man has never seen hor.
She does not at this moment oven know
-OjjUnamo. Ho is Alex William MacUougal ,
j &orrlstcr of Lincoln's Inn who presided
tlio publlc mooting hold to protoat against
0'rnlscarrlago of lustlco which resulted in
the conviction. With the assistance of a
1 few public spirited men and women who
have taken Interest In Mr * . Maybrick ,
bo bad traced out stop by step the
remarkable series of events that led to her
downfall. Ho has written a largo volume on
_ _ tjja-cnso which has just boon published. In
this book Mr. MacDougull arraigns judge ,
t Jury and all who were Interested In convict
ing Mrs. Maybrick. Ho makes public now
evidence and private letters throw
itrong light upon this case ,
but It is upon a point of consti
tutional law that the now attempt to pluck
the prisoner from the cell Is to be mado. It
Is not an appeal for pardon , but a domcnd
for un unconditional discharge , based upon
the law.
, , A" " BunU of tlio Appeal ,
Tha lust Is to bo made upon the de
cision of Mr. Matthews , the homo
secretary , in advising the queen "to respite
tha capital sentence on Florence Muy
brlck and to commute the punishment of
penal servitude lor life , inasmuch as nil the
evidence loads clearly to the conclusion that
tbo prisoner administered and attempted to
administer arscnlu to her husbund with
intent to murder , yet it does not
wholly Include a reasonable doubt
whether his death was in fact caused by
the administration of arsenic. Tha homo
secretary came to this decision , "after taking
tha best medical and legal advice that could
bo obtained. " The counsel have examined
the laws of England back to the time of Ed
ward and bavo found without any exception
" - Ji.ibqjiowor of the sovereign to use tbo
luproino prerogative is strictly confined
to acts beneficial to a subject
and tba sovereign cannot use the royal pre
rogative to injure a subject. Mrs. Maybriok
yras indicted for murder nnd tried for mur
der. Shn was not called upon to answer any
other charge. The homo secretary has de
clared there Is a reasonable doubt that Mr.
Muybrlck died from arsenic poisoning.
He has declared It officially In most
explicit terns. It Is true , ho thinks , that
Mrs. MuybrlcK utuiestionably attempted to
poison bur husband , but that Is not tha
question. She was not tried for attempting.
" < vas against the law to try her on such a
. f * 'v x The grand Jury Indicted her for
"Saer and Mr , Justice Stephen
Jn charging the jury s. U' : "It Is
< essential to this charge that the man died of
olson nnd the poison biiguostcd Is arsenic ,
'his question you will bavo to consider and
t must bo ibo foundation of judgment un
favorable to the prisoner that be died of
I r enla" If Mrs. Maybrick was not guilty ot
murder , then the royal prorogntlvo Is being
unlawfully exercised In keeping her In prison
fc lor an offense of which she was not accused
lining to couinltt murder ,
vvttirr i oohiilonl lOxplunatloiiN.
i . tlio way Mr. MaoDougall puts It :
"If Mrs. Maybrlck Is guilty of tha crlmo laid
to her ohnrgo Mr. Mutthows committed a
breach of contract between tha
and tbo people by advising
be qurcn , at his mere will and caprice , to In-
' twfero with the course of justice , and Mrs.
Maybrick ought to have beou hanged August
VJ\ the day apnolutod for the execution , aud
hoc body ought now to bo lying burled
within the precincts of the U'allou
jail If Mrs. Maybrick Is , as the
Jury found by Its verdict , guilty
of the murdor. As there were no ox-
tcnuatlng circumstances which could Justify
the exercise by the qucon of the prerogative
of mercy , any Interference with tha sentence
of law \yf \ Mr , Matthews was u gross and
glaring attack upon the law. But If the
cause of death was not arsenic , James May-
brick was not murdered , and neither
Mrs. Muybrlck nor anybody also could
bavo boon tha murderer. 'I ho verdict of the
Jury which found ho had been murdered by
Mrf. Maybrick Is , by tbo very fact that ho
was not murdered , , a quashed verdict.
Any sentence pronounced on that verdict
Is an Invalid sentence and the crown cannot
lawfully carry out an Invalid lontonco.
"Mrs. Maybrick may bavo committed
every other crlmo In the decalogue
but If she did not commit the speclllu crlmo
of murder , for whloh she was Indicted and
tried and on which she was found guilty , and
sentenced to death , she Is , under the magua
chatta , entitled to her freedom , and the
qucon. by tbo coronation oath entered into
by contract with the people , must observe
the magna ctmrta , the thirty-ninth
article of which is that no freeman
shall bo seized or imprisoned or
dispossessed or outlawed or bai.lshcd or In
any other way destroyed , nor will wo sit In
Judgment upon him nor will wo pronounce
sentence upon him except , by the legal judg
ment of his peers and by the law of the
land. "
Theory of Her Attorneys.
That Is the case that Is to bo
piotented and Mr. Matthews says
there Is a responsible doubt
that Mr. Muybrlck died of arsenic , and Jus
tice Stephen declared from the bench that
unless Mr. Maybrick died from arsonlc there
was no case against the prisoner. It is a clear
point. The arrangements are now being
nmdo by Messrs Lumley & Lumloy. The
strongest available legal minds in England
nave been brought to benr on the caso.
Already ono of the most eminent men of
the government has privately glvon out a
favorable opinion in the matter. Still an
other gateway to freedom Is provided In the
suit brought by Mr. Cleaver , Mrs. May-
brick's solicitor , against the New York
Mutual Life Insurance company for ' . ' ,300
Insurance on tha life of Mr. MaybrlcK.
The policy is for JE-J.500. but JE'200 was rrnld
without protest , but the Insurance company
claimed it was not bound to pay In case the
tndrdcr was committed by a beneficiary. The
courts have decided If It was murder the
company is not obliged to pay , but Mr.
Cleaver challenges the insurance com
pany to prove the murder. The
verdict of tbo Llveruool jury will not Co
it. It Is not evidence in a civil action to avoid
paying the sum claimed on the policy ana the
company will bo forced to prove the crlmo by
witnesses iu court. That will glvo the defense -
fonse a chance to introduce a mass of nuwly
discovered evidence , the most important
thing of which Is that Mrs. Maybrick
can bo called and uworn as a wit
ness. She was not allowed to testify
in her own behalf in the Liverpool
trial. The court simply permitted her to
make a brief statement and refused to allow
proof of the same statement.
iroai-3 of the Company.
Tbo insurance company fearVto fight tbo
case and may succeed In backlog out by
effecting a compromlso with Mr.
Cleaver. The friends of Mrs. May-
brick feel confident they can establish
her innocence. The trouble is , Mrs. Muy
brlck Is not assigned her rights In the insur
ance policy by Mr. Cleaver and should the
company make an ofler to compromise tbo
case , it would bo In his power to deprive the
helpless woman of her opportunity by set
tling the matter outsldo thooourt.
It is a question whether with
Mr. Cleaver on ono sldo and the
Now York Mutual ou the other ,
olthor could afford to have the compromlso.
If the company declines to fight in the court
on the ground that It might lese 1,000 or
15,000 In costs , the dangerous precedent
will bo established. The chances are , though ,
that the question of murder will bo tried
again and the whole Maybrick case re-
oponed.
Ono of the most important things dis
covered since the trial is the
prescription for face wash contain
ing Fowler's solution of arsAnlo showIng -
Ing that when Mrs. Maybrlcic declared
In conn that she nsed arsenic In a face wash ,
oven before her ntarriugo , she told the truth.
The very chemist who disposed of this nr-
scnlo has been found. Mrs. Maybrick claimed
that such a proscription existed and
wrote to her mother from prison
saying as much. The Now York
prescription was made out on a blank from
Wouck's pharmacy , 120U Broadway , and It
gives the following- Solution arsenic ,
chlorate potash , aqua rosooro , and adds ,
"apply with a sponge twlco a day. " The
proscription Is signed "Bay OU , W. 23 st. "
iMucDougals' story of the finding of tbo
prescription explains why it could not bo
produced at the trial. .
Ho says : "Among the very few things
which MuybrtcU brothers , the legatees , al
lowed Mr. Cleaver to have out of the house
was a bible which had belonged to Mrs May-
brick's father. After the trial Mr. Cleaver
gave this book , together with a few other
little articles which had belonged to Mrs.
Maybrick , to her mother , the Buroncsi
Uoquu , who months afterwards happened
to turn over a loaf In tbo bible and cnmo
across a small piece of printed paper with a
New York chemist's label ou the back of It ,
which was tbo Now York doctor's written
proscription for an arsenical face wash. "
In dealing with tha events of tbo night bo-
foroMr. Maybrick died , when Mre.May. .
brick claims to have confessed her mis
conduct with Brierly to her husband
and obtained his full forgiveness , MacDoug-
all throws out many dark nlots as t the mo
tive for fosteulntr tbo crime upon Mrs. May-
brick. Ho says "on that Friday evening at
about 7 o'clock. Just before dinner was served ,
a rather remarkable thing occurred , which
was kept back at the trial , but which must
not bo kept back now and must bo thoroughly
investigated as alto the reasons for keeping
It back. I shall glvo a description of that
occurrence as has been supplied mo by two
servants , Elizabeth Humphries , cook , and
Mary Uadwallader , the parlor maid. The
alleo clerks , Thomas Lowroy anil George
Smith came up to tbo house to- got
some papers. Michael and Edwin Muy
brlck were tbora and took them up
to James Maybrick. After some time Jumcs
MaybrlcU began shouting at bis brothers tn
a loud voice- which could bo beard all over the
house. Ho cried , 'O , Lord , if I'm to dlo why
am I to bo worried -like this I Let mo a la
properly.1 Ho was'tery violent and shouted
out very loud.
ContcstliiK III * Will.
"Both Humphrey and Cadwnlluder saw
Edwin MaybrlcU como out of the bedroom
with tbo paper in his hand and say that Alice
Yupp , wuoo ) ttoy describe aj knowing ami
[ co.srj.su'tu ox SIXTH IMOE.J
WANT OUR WHEAT.
Increasing Demands That the Gorman Gov
ernment Shall Suspend Grain Duties.
MEMORIALS AND PETITIONS CIRCULATING ,
Emperor William , as a Temperance Re
former , Awakens Mnch Discussion ,
AN EX-UNITED STATES CONSUL DISGRACED
Becoming Short of. Funds Ho Raises the
Wind on a Bogus Draft.
WORLD'S ' FAIR ENVOYS SUCCESSFUL WORK
, Auntrln , Switzerland nnd the
Other European Governments Will
bo ItcprcBcntcd nt Chicago
Old World Gossip.
1SH1 , Ifew Ynrk Attoctatcd Ficts.1
Biiiii.i.v. AUJJ. 29. Orders have been Issued
by the government calling upon the agricul
tural district ofllolals to report as to the con
dition and probable yield of wheat and rye.
Tbcso raports are to bo made before Soptom
her 3. Further reports concerning the potato
tate crop are called for and tbeso must bo in
the hands of the government bcforo Septem
ber 20.
The governments of the other Qerman
states bavo also been directed by the imperial
authorities to oxpcdtato reports as to the con
dition and probable ylold of the crops in their
respective states. Numerous returns have
olroadv reached florr von Berlopsch , minis
ter of commerce , nnd tbo data derived from
them bavo boon submitted to the emperor.
Suspension Grain. Unties a Ncocaslty.
Judging from the altered tone of members
of the ofllclal circles , a suspension of the im
port duties on grain Is becoming a recognized
necessity. The ministers will not wait until
November to submit iho question to the
rolcbstag , but immediately upon the conclu
sion of tha digestion of the state statistics
will declare the duties suspended.
Tbo North German Gazette published an
article on the subject In which it avowed
that the main reason for tbo covernmout in
hitherto refusing to lesson or suspend tbo
duties was tno fear that the rotcbntag would ,
once they wore abolished or reduced , never
allow them to bo restored or raised again.
The statement raised a storm of protests , in
which the agrarian Journals ail Joined.
The notion that a suspension of the
dunes meant their permanent abolition Is
denounced as absurd , in view of the fact
that the releasing , which has yet three
years to live , has a clear protectionist ma
jority , ready to impose the duty when , the
government desires. In the meanwhile what
measures are possible will bo taken UUIghton
the hardships resulting from the dearncss of
rye. Market speculations are steinly dis
couraged. The prices of rye show a frac
tional diminution ; on Monday , when the
quotation for September delivery was 2-10
murks per 1,000 kilos , today the price was
230 marks.
The Reich bank has been authorized to
make advances up to two-thirds of the vnluo
of grain placed In depots. Importers have made
every exertion to supply the dopots. Until
yesterday , when the Russian prohibition
came Into force , the frontier railways did a
great carryinc trade. The mixing of rye
with wheat , has already been largelv resorted
to. and nothing but this mixture
Is now used for making bread
for the army. No precautions nro now
taken to arrest the popular agitation for
the suspension of the grain duties. Tomor
row public meetings will bo hold hero , in
Hamburg , and In other populous cantors. At
these meetings the progressionists and social
ists will unite lu preparing memorials to the
government expressing the great necessity of
taking Immediate action looking to a reduc
tion or suspension of the duties. The Berlin
.Grain exchange is awaiting eagerly the pro-
"coedings of the International grain market
which opens in Vienna on Monday.
For the Repression of Drunkenness.
The Frolsslnnlgo Zeltung has -decided to
oppose tbo main clauses of the government's
bill for the repression of drunkenness. The
ultimate futo of the raoasuio may bo pro-
dieted , as it is modeled after a bill of similar
Import , which was Introduced in thd rolchs-
tag in 1SS1 , and which was dropped in com
mittee. The leading ministerialists are the
only supporters of iho present bill and their
support is due simply to the fact that iho
emperor who is the father of the bill , is
in earnest In his efforts to sup
press the growing evils of Intemper
ance. Yet iho proposals contained In
this bill cannot "Strike foreigners , who are
accustomed to liquor legislation as being
sovoro. The mnasuro provides that retail
liquor dealers must supply food Besides
spirits and arc forbidden to sell liquor to
persons under 10 years of ago. They must
not servo a visibly drunken person or ono
who is known to bo a confirmed drunkard.
They must see that drunken persons are
guarded to their homes or protected by the
police , and they must not supply liquor on
crodlt. The most ilrastlo clauses of the bill
provide for the forcible committal of con
firmed Inebriates to an asylum , for the kcop-
ing of public houses closed until 8 o'clonk
In the mornlnf and fixing the minimum
quantity of spirits to bo sold at half a
lltro. It is not expected that the govern
ment will persist in passing the bill In Its
entirety. If the government can got a
measure of kindred nature to those accepted
by the countries whcro tboro are temperance
reforms it is known that there will bo satis
faction.
The revival of the Servia-Bulgarlan war
scare Is not echoed In ofllclal quarters here ,
The war ofllce is ready to face surprises
from any side. Acting in the interests of
pnaco , Chancellor Von Caprlvl and Count
Kalnoky , the Austro-Hungarlan prirao min
ister , have Joined in asking the Turkish gov
ernment to Intervene between these two
states. Advices received from Constanti
nople tonight are to the effect that the porto
has sent a note to Sorvla in regard to the
massing by that country of troops on tno
Bulgarian frontier , ostensibly for manoeuv
res , Tbo note calls upon the Servian gov
ernment to bold the manoeuvres in tbo inter
ior nnd not ou Iho border line of Bulgaria.
The intervention of Turkey in this mutter is
based upon her rights 03 suzerain to protect
Bulgaria.
Princess Bismarck made her first appear
ance In society ilnco her lllniiss at a dinner
given by Mr. William Walter I'helps , the
United States minister at Hamburg , last
night.
\ \ orld'H Pnir
Messrs. Handy , Peck and Butlnr , throe of
the foreign members of the Chicago Colum
bian exhibition , who bavo boon visiting vari
ous Russian cities , will shortly arrive in
Brussels. They have described their recep
tion by M. Do Gler , the Russian prime min
ister. as being of the most cordial nature. M.
Do ( ilr stated that ho regretted that the
o/.ar had just loft tbo capital prior to the ar
rival of the commissioner ! . His majesty , the
prime minister said , would have been pleased
to meet them. M , VUchlogradsky , the min
uter of II nan co , promised that ho would at an
early date appoint an imperial commissioner
to attend to all matters pertaining to a
proper representation of Russian art , In
dustry and manufacture , it is probable
that a war-ship will bo detailed to convey tbo
Russian exhibit to a point in the United
States. Mr. Handy , iu referring to the ex
perience of the commissioners in Austria ,
said that whatever opposition tboro had beou
in Vienna to lending exhibits to Chicago was
fast disappearing. The commission had suc
ceeded In disabusing the mlnHs of the manu
facturers who were prejudiced on account
of thoMcICInloy bill. * . ' .
The cloven days' tout'of Mckura. , Gnmenor
and Lindsay In Switzerland ! .covered every
Industrial center In tbo country , The last
place they vUltod was St. pall , the chief
seat of the great embroidery industry. Every
where they were told that they could rely
upon un nmplo representation of Swiss
products.
Percy TIghiman , who at on.o tlmo was
United State * consul in this city , but who
subsequently bocama notorious for bis swin
dling operation , boa been at his old tricks
again. Ho called upon the Landres bankers
attho Hague and stated thai ho was thr > | Amor-
irtan vlco consul at Shefllold , " England. Ho
negotiated u draft forp00 ? , dra\vn ou a house
In Washington. Tno Lnndro * know Tight-
man when ho was In the consular service nt
Rotterdam , and they therefore cashed his
draft , which subsequently rnrovcd to be
spurious. Thupollcoaro looking-for him. It
Is supposed that bo has goho on a trip up the
Rhino.
W. E. Hoyt of Now York , who was ar
rested at Cuxhavon at the requost.of the
American authorities on the charge ot em
bezzlement , has been released from custody
after having been ten weeks in prison. It
has boon decided that tbo offense with which
ho is charged is non-extradltlonal.
Mr. Moslor , the American : artist , has again
addressed a remonslrcnco'W ' Director Von
Werner against granting his pictures nt the
international art exhibition Only honorable
mention. Mr. Mosler has many sympathiz
ers hero on account of the Injudicious distri
bution of medals to exhibitors on that oc
casion.
The fall f President Balraacoda of Chill Is
received with general satisfaction hero. The
position of the now Balmnccdan war shit )
Presidonto Pinto , which is now at Kiel , is a
matter of discussion among naval officers ,
owing to the different circumstances which
now attaches to hor. Her commander ex
pects to remain at Kiel until ho can obtain
orders from the constitutional government at
Santiago Do Chill.
HIO3I I'lLLtlKXO I'OST ,
Snd Pnfo of a Party5 of' Emigrants
AVIio Sought Homes in America.
NF.W YOIIK , Aug. 29 , Thd Uusiian immi
grants who have not been allowed to laud , not
withstanding the efforts made In tbolr behalf
by Coroner Levy , will today start on their
dreaded homeward voyage ton tbo Hamburg
steamer Marsala. Writs ot habeas corpus
have boon issued in some cases and ten of
the band will remain prisoners at the barge
ofllco until their cases ard decided by the
courts. As for the loss fortunato'oncs , they
were yosterpay huddled together iu the
steerage of tbo steamer , dcspaii * plainly
pictured on their faces. Onp , woman pro
tested to a reporter that sbo ' bad eighteen
(
roubles loft and if permitted. to land would
take care of herself and llttlo ones.
A young mother of 21 , who'ls accomoauled
by her husband and two babies , said In a
calm , hopeless way : "Wo might as well
walk oft that plauk into tha water ; that's all
that is loft for us. "
The most touching case isf that of the
young woman who lies in bee jiorrow wooden
buok with her now born infant This child
is only four days old , havingfboon born since
the steamer reached this porLv It is , there
fore , an American clUzon.J The mother
prays that ho may dlo rat ' per than bo seat
back to Russia. ,
"This child , " said the parser of the Mar
sala , "is an American , and aasa , right to re
main in this country. It l\iv shame to send
this family back. " t
"What will bo the fate , oA hcso people
when they land in Hamburg// reporter
asked. 'JL s
"Thoy will not bo al ! < t jv ? < to stay in Ham
burg. 'Thoytwlll be sent by rall'nt once to
tbo place from'whonco they camo. "
"And then whatl"
"Ah , " snid the official , wlh a shrug of his
shoulders , "who knows ! They will simply
bo prisoners. They will not bo allowed to
remain In their native towns , but bo driven
from ono place to another as they have boon. "
"Will the Russian covornmont allow thorn
no homo In their country i"
"No ; except in Po'.Ish Russia. They may
bo allowed to stay thoro. "
There are among the party a number of
children of all ages. Tbo laws demand $1,000
bonds iu the case of each immigrant before
they will bo allowed to land. These bonds
mleht have been obtained hud not most of
the wealthy Hebrews boon out of the city at
this time.
General Ooorno of tha barge ofllco Is re
ported to have had a conference yesterday
with the acting secretary of tbo treasury nud
a representative of the Baron' Hlrscb fund.
This was construed to moaQtwU , , an applica
tion for permission for the immigrants to
land would bo made to tbo .authorities at
Washington. _
TJI/.V tiKtffXKD.
Exceptions Tnkcu l > y \ Wilkeslmrre ,
Pa. , Capitalist to a Minstrel's , lokc.
Wil.KESiiAiiHB , Pa. , Aug. 29. Billy West
of Primrose & West's minstrels was arrested
during the performance at .tho Muslo hall
last night by Sheriff-Robinson , charged with
slander by Arthur Frothlngbam , a capitalist
of Scranton. Mr. Frothlngham undertook to
build a mammoth arcade business block In
that city , but the building was
never finished and it has boon an eyesore
sere and a by-word. Last night Frank
Cushrnan , comedian , aald to the
middleman that ho had sold 350,000 bottles of
aye wash nt $1 a bottle , and when asked what
ho was going to do with the mony replied
that ho would glvo It to Frothlngham to fin
ish tbo arcade. The joke made the crowded
house roar and Frothlnghara , who was In
the audlonco , claims that West added "But
you will never got It back. " Ho had u war
rant Issued for West's arrest ana a wealthy
citizen became bondsman for West. Ho will
have Frothlngham arrested for false arrest.
West says ho never maflo the remark
charged. The sheriff Is searching for CUBU-
miin , and Frothlngham lla'i sworn out a
warrant for bis arrost.
FOUll KILLED ,
Trnlnn Collide with Fatal
ItCNIllttt
Si'iiKOFiii.i ) , Mo. , Aug. 29. Near Brush
Crook , on the St. LouU & San Francisco
road this morning two freight 'trains going
at full speed collided , kilting /our men and
domollsblnc both trains. Tuosq killed were :
GEOIldE HUSTON , cnglneo ? of train ICO ,
aeod 33. . t v
O. O. IIIUDEWELL , ouglnour , of train 163 ,
aced 27.
llAItltY M. JOHNSON , flrornan of train 200 ,
aged W. .
AUHAMNOHI.K , fireman oftraln IKUuod 23.
Two brakcmon whoso names .could not bo
learned were also Injured , but it is thought
not fatally , The man killed , wore all resi
dents of Springtleld and loavq families ,
Passenger trains were dotayou until late
tonight on account of tbo 'wreck. The cause
of the accident is not known , '
For Omaha and vicinity Fair , stationary
temperature.
For North and South Dakota Slightly
warmer , variable winds' And generally fair
Sunday and Monday. > >
For Iowa and Nebraska1 Generally fair
rind stationary temperature S.unday ; warmer
nnd fair Monday. i
For Kansas Continued ; > varm wcatbor ;
fair Sunday and Monday. * -
For Missouri Slightly warmer ; generally
fair Sunday and Monday ,
For Colorado Slightly warmer ; fair Sun-
lay und Monday. . *
Ktnnriialilp. Arrivals.
At Qiioenstown ; Alaska , from Now York.
'
At London Sigb'tcxl : Europe , from Balti
more ; Bourgognev from No\y York ,
At Philadelphia Montanrf. from London.
At New York Etrurla and Bothnia , from
Liverpool ; Wleland and Columb'a , from
Elamburg ,
DEFEATED BY DEATH.
Efforts to Hold England's Ministry To
gether of No Avail.
DEMISE OF POSTMASTER GENERAL RAIKES ,
Lord Salisbury Much Disturbed Over the
Unexpected Vacancy.
STORY OF THE PREMIER'S ' LONG FIGHT.
Cherished Hopes of Lord Randolph Ohurohill
Suddenly Crushed.
PRESENT POLITICAL COMPLICATIONS.
Active Preparations for n Campaign
Against Pnrncll Giving llUo to Vn-
rlous Humors Ambitious to
Succeed Hiilfour.
ICOpyrfuWISOlbii Jama Gordon IlenneM
LONDON , Aug. 29. fNow York Herald
Cable Special to THE BEE. ! For upwards
of fouryoara und a half Lord Salisbury has
contrived to hold the government together
without a single change or break. Just before
Christmas In I860 , Lord Randolph Churchill
thought to capsize the entire government
coach by resigning his ofllco as cnanceilor
of the exchequer but this grand coup did not
have tbo effect anticipated. His post was
speedily filled up and ho has been wandering
some what mournfully outside of the camp
over since. Lord Salisbury has been loft ab-
soluta master of the situation. Ono of tha
premier's chief alms has been to avoid any
shifting of ofllces until the last year or two.
A certain number of the conservatives were
ready to press Lord Randolph's return to the
ministry whenever an opening occurred.
Lord Salisbury has always tried to prevent -
vent , any ouch chance happening , hence Mr.
Smith has been almost forced to retain bis
position as leader of tbo bouso long after ho
wished to rotlro.
Frequently clamors for the homo and sec
retary's resignation have also oeen quietly
ignored , but death Is a messenger who will
take no denial , and ho has now created a gap
in tbo ministry which must bo filled up.
Late Postmaster General Mr. Ralkes
worked himself to death. Ho was an excel
lent man and a good deal abused by the press
because bo could not carry out impossibili
ties.
ties.I
I have often conversed with him on tbo
subjects of those attacks and though bo bore
himself bravol } under them it > was evident
that they told upon his spirits. It Is never
easy to submit to injustice and Mr. Ralkos
smarted severely under It.
Responsibilities of the Ollloo.
The work of bis department Is exceedingly
heavy , for virtually the postmaster general
here is responsible for the good management
of every postoftlco in the country , and almost
ior the good conduct of every postman. Ho
may bo frequently subjected to sovoro' ques
tioning and criticism in parliament for some
delay In delivering a letter in the remote
parts of Ireland or Scotland.
Mr.'Raikcs looked carefully Into every detail -
tail of his business and neglected nothing.
At tbo close of the last heavy session ho felt
that his end was not far off and prepared
himself for death , and after a brief Interval
was carried to his grave. The qucon , who
know what a faithful servant ho had boon ,
for nothing escaped her attention , sent a kind
message to his widow and a wreath lay upon
his coflln which was sent by nor majesty.
Lord Salisbury must cheese his successor ,
and that soon , and ho will bo drawn from tbo
ranks of the ministry. Probably the new
postmaster general will bo Sir John Gorst ,
now under secretary for India. His place lu
turn will bo filled up by George Cur
zen , who was for a short tlmo the private"
secretary of Lord Salisbury. Curzon attends
but llttlo in iho bouso of commons , but ho is
the son of Lord Scnrsdalo , consequently his
requisite luinlly influence will therefore got
him on.
Maybe Sir John Gorst has higher alms. I
hear ho is expecting to succeed Balfour when
that gentleman gives up the Irish secretary
ship and takes Smith's position. Sir John
has been rathorsnubbod and kept back In
the past , and now that ho U wanted ho mny
considerably ralso his terms. Whatever
may happen , no door will be opened for Lord
Churchill. That is ono thing certain. In
personal politics Loru Salisbury Is strong ,
and whlln ho does not covet power , will do
his best to hold tbo fort.
Irish Discord Inurunsing.
The Increasing dissensions In the Irish
ranks give him an enormous advantage.
Parnoll has lost the Freeman's Jo urn al and
announces his intention of providing himself
with a now organ in the Press. But where
Is the money to coma from ) Theio's the rub.
Timothy Healy has been making both Mr.
and Mrs , Parnoll the subjects of some very
coarao remarks. Timothy Harrington attacks
Dwyer Gray with great severity. William
O'Brien ' und John Dillon nro preparing for a
vigorous nntl-Parnolllte campaign , and alto
gether the once compact Irish party Is torn
with strife , anger and fierce divisions.
Scarcely anybody In it now has the least
hope of reconciliation , The war must bo
fought out to the bitter end. Tbo longer It
lasts the raoro will the torles gain.
Mr. Gladstone sees the danger , but ho Is
powerless to avert It. Many of his follow
ers bold that bo did wrong In writing his
famous letter calling upon Parnell to resign.
But for that the Irish party would never
bavo thrown Parnoll over. As matters stand ,
the wbolo Gladstoman army U In a state of
chaos. MCMHEK OF PAIIUAMU.NT.
ILIX CHOI' OUTIMOK ,
Now Assured that America Must Sup
ply u Hie Dollolonoy.
| Co ) > urtoM HOI n\i \ Jiiinti Uuiilm llcnnttl. ]
LONDON , Aug. 29. [ Now Yoric Herald
Cable Special to Tuu IlEK.J The lending
grain men of London say that this weak has
boon disappointing. With thusortof weather
wo have had wheat should bavo gouo up a
shilling nt least instead of which the
dealers got a bare three ponce. It is tbo
uncertainty about Russia that U keeping
things to dead. According to the best information
mation the quantity of breadstuff brought
Into England during the past week uni been
only moderate. A llttlo bos como from India ,
Ponia and New Zealand and tbo rest from
America.
One dealer Bald to mo today that America
has practically to supply the world. Ho
was surprised that Americans did not take
advantage of the opportunity of putting up
prlcoi. "Thoy are lu a-very lorry plight lu
German , " tald be , "for not only are they unable -
able to not their usual supply of rye from
Russia , but tbo potato crop U turning out
\ *
bad. Potatoes arc greatly us , food , nnj
the result Is that Germany hu\ } . \iy more
breadstuff's to make up the dci\ ' In tin
pototo crops. Reports recelv\ ! nt Oer
many speak equally as bad of th\ ' ; liougl
the German government trloj to\ al It
The outlook is dark. " y
The Herald's Liverpool corro. unl
says that the quantities of whoat\ ill
now alloivt destined for Great Brltaln,1
mated at tltllOOJ ! quarters , which , cot.ip.u-cil
with this time lust year , shows an Immense
falling off. The dlmlnultion is principal ) ;
in the California and Rtmian wheat. Stocks
in the closed warehouses In Liverpool conv
pare unfavorably with the same period last
year , the total In ernin storage being now
110OS4 qunrton against L'GO.Bb . ! . ' quarters In
1890.
Imports Into Ltveroool for four days ol
this week are it,7S7 : quarters of wheat ,
18,430 sacks of Hour , and the total since
August is IU)7,117 ) quarters of wheat nnd
Gfl-l" , sacks of Hour , which will not cover the
estimated weekly requirements which are SO-
OOOquartorsof wheat and 20,800 sacks of Hour.
Good judges consider that the wheat must
go up higher still. They boso their opinion
on the depleted state of tbo stocxs and tha
fact thnt of the 6,000,000 quarters alloat only
two-fifths belong to England.
inn jM//r.srr'.s iriiisKtns.
Koynl Sensation In Germany's Capital
on the .Subject.
( fopi/rfcM JS91 bi [ J < tnlontnn \ Itfilil' ' ! . 1
Loxnov , Aug. 29. [ Now York Herald
Cable Special to TUB BKE. ] The news
from Berlin Is that the Gorman emperor has
created n sensation by crowing a full board ,
It has changed the whole look of his face.
Ho begins now to resemble his Illustrious
father , the Emperor Frederick. The haughti
ness that characterized the young sovereign's
sharp cut countenance Is softened by the
light brown board with which his majesty
is delighting the court and people.
Ever slr.co the accession of William II. to
the throne , every young Gorman who could
grow a blonde moustache , has tried to look as
much lilto the emperor as possible. Now nil
It changed. The barbers have received hints
that "the Kaiser board U to bo fashionable ,
but what will the kalbcr beard bol"
The emperor's now enterprise has not yet
developed so much that its ultimate charac
ter can bo determined. Ho may divide his
beard and brush it apart , or ho may lot it
grow naturally. Ho may crop It closely or
may wear It parted. The general
opinion Is that a pointed beard
would bo too French for his
majesty. Among serious people the
now board is taken as a slmi that William
II. is weary of being referred to as the
"young emperor" and U anxious to do every
thing likely to add to his dignity as a man
and monarch. "Tno czar bos a beard , " says
the Gorman of philosophic mind , "and nhy
should not the kaiser bavo a beard 1"
UK WAS A Itor.tr. MVll > EltEll.
Kudolph , the Dead Austrian Crown
Prince , a Blurdi'ror.
Nr.w YOIIK , Aug. 29 , The World will pub
lish tomorrow , oxcluslvoly in America , ljut
In conjunction with the London Timeswhich
holds the original manuscript of the hitherto
suppressed pamphlet prepared by the family
of the late Baronno Morlovctzoora , who was
found sbot.tu death , with her lover , Kjaolpli ,
crown prince of Austria , at Mayorhng on
the 80th of January , 1889. The pamphlet
was to have boon published to the extent of
fifty copies to bo circulated among a few
friends in order to vindlcato the memory of
the unfortunate young lady. But the Aus
trian court , to whom it was distasteful to
have the crown prlnco go down to posterity
as a murderer or as a suicide , caused the
printed shoots of the pamphlet to bo seized
in the publishers hands but the origlimi
manuscript was secured from the family by
the London Times and Is now made public by
the World by special arrangement and sim
ultaneously with the London Times.
The pamphlet tells tbo whole story in so
circumstantial a manner , backed by auto
graph letters , as to Icavo no doubt as to its
value as an historic document. It gives a
concise narrative of the affair in so detailed
a way that Its accuracy apparently cannot bo
called into nucstion.
An Important feature , according to the
mother's story , is the Infamous part played
In the tragedy by no less a personage than
the nteco of the empress of Austria. This
disllnculshcd lady's actions are given witli
the fullest , of detail , and the pamphlet
accuses her of being not only the inter
mediary , but n blackmailer as well. Baroness
Mario's last loiters to her family are likewise
made public , and tnc story Is told how n fortune -
tune toiler was made to play a mysterious
part In the tragedy which deprived tbo Aus
trian emperor of his direct heir : md tbo
Votzora family of n favorite daughter.
Briolly summarized , nnd as told In the
young ulrl's loiters , the story is that Baren
ess Marie Votzern , then 17 years old , fell In
love at first sight with the crown prlnco , and
that she frequently mot him in the ordinary
social way. Finally she entrusted her secret
to Countess Larlsch , the empress of Aus
tria's nelco , nnd this ludy at once undertook
to act as a go-between , whllo taking advan
tage of tier knowledge of the state of affairs
to levy blackmail from iho prince.
At ono time the mother of the girl sus
pected that something was amis-s , but Countess -
oss LarUch was ready with some plausible
tale. The facts of all this nro given iu great
detail In the pamphlet.
At last thi > girl lied to Mayorling , by ar
rangement with thu prince and a few hours
later her death was known by the emperor ,
but not by the distracted mother , who In
vain implored the chief of police and Count
Taafo , the Austrian premier , to C.IUBO a
search to bo Instituted for her daughter. The
trutn of the double suicide , or murder and
suicide Is at lust definitely established by
tills publication.
The news of the death was broken
to tbo mother by the empress of
Austria. The pamphlet shows that
the prince's mind had long before
boon given to thoughts of suicide , but that
Mai la did her best to dissuade him from tills
fatal step. U was not until hope for boll ) of
thoinhad Mud thatHho roiolved to siiaro his
death. For the first tlmo is revealed the in
dignities olTercd to her dead body. How she
was carted awny in a sitting posture between
her two uncles , oven a collln being denied
her by her relatives when moving her , how
her mother was persecuted and vllllllod , bow
everything was done to lay the blatno on tha
girl , forms a harrowing story , as told by tbo
mother. The alleged falsehoods circulated
about her are exposed and the daughter's
dying messages are glvon.
S'l'KWKKS H'lTIl AI'iU'l.KXY.
Konutor lllnuklumi of Kentucky
Seriously III ,
LOUISVIM.K , Ky. , Aug. 29. It Is reported
hero that Senator Blackburn was yesterday
itrlckon with apoplexy at Now Custto , about
sixty miles from Loulivillo. Ills friends
bavo kept the matter secret to save him un.
noyance. Ho rallied rupMuly and U thought
now to have quito recovered , .
X.
After Southern Outlaw * .
MOIIII.E , Ala. , Aug. 89. Unjtod States
Marshal Walker , with a po.sso of forty
selected detectives from Alabama , MUal.v
blppl and Louisiana leave at 3 o'clock this
afternoon via special train for Buckaloma , on
thi ) Mobllo & Ohio road , taking hoi-gen , am
munition , camping outfits , otu. They go fur
the purpose of raiding stills mid breuului ; up
tbo Sims t > aug effectually ,
STORIES FROM CHILL
Some Reasons Why the War Broke Out A.
Balmscctkn Version ,
AN EXPERT OPINION BV A NAVAL OFFICER
Ho States That Fealty Among the Chilian !
is a Marketable Commodity.
BALMACEDA SURELY LONE FOR THIS TIME.
Dtsortod By His Troops , His Gouerals
Killed , His Ooursj is Hun.
FIERCE FIGHTING AND HEAVY LOSSES.
Troops on Itotli Sides I'ijlit IJrnvoly
Heroic Conduct of Ilnlniiiuodn'H
Olllccr i An Incident of
Iho AVnr.
WASHINGTON , D. C. , Aug. ' , ' 0. Since tbo
receipt of Consul McCrcory's ' cablegram last
night announcing the capture of Valparaiso ,
no furl tier official uutvs has como from the
seat of war.
Nuw YOIIK , Aug 29. William Kvans ,
counsel for the Chilian legation , makes nn
authorized statement concerning the Chilian
rebellion of which the following is a syn
opsis :
President Balmacodn was elected flvo
years ago by the liberal party , consisting of
n number of factions. In forinlnu the cabi
net all the faction could not bo pleased.
Nine different cabinets were formed
but still the party was dlssatlsllod.
They regarded Balmaceda as their crcaturo ,
but the president roluscd to bo dictated to.
Ho acquiesced , however , in the demands of
congress so long as it was possible to do so
conformably with the provisions of tlio con
stitution. The president has the power
under the constitution to remove and appoint
bis ministers at will. Still it has been the
custom of the president to remove hw minis
ters ouly 011 n votoof censure or want of confi
dence. Concross captiously and -from im
proper motives determined to avail Itself of
this extra constitutional custom for Iho pur-
peso of compelling the president to submit to
its dictation.
Congress had the power to Impeach the
ministers , but preferred to bulldoze the
president. The president submitted , until
lurther submission meant n virtual abdica
tion of ofllco. Then congress refused to pass
any of the appropriations. They then de
termined to remove Batmarodn. notwith
standing the constitutional provisions that a
president cannot bo Impeached until tha ox-
piratlon of his term of ofllco. Congress , how
ever , declared the office vacant. Then came
the open rebellion. The opposition majority
In congress declared Itself to bo the govern
ment and went on board u man-of-war with
mutinous ofllcors. Once tlio navy mutinied it
bccamo Imperatively necessary to maintain in
ternal order at any price. lUilmaccda made
a declaration of martial law and the suspen
sion of ordinary judicial writs In certain
classes of cnse.s. The rest of the history of
the revolution is of recent occurrence mid
familiar to all.
CiiiUAno , 111. . Aug. 29. Lieutenant Com
mander C. C. Todd , oxecuttvo officer
of the United States gun-boat Charles
ton , arrived today at tha Audi
torium direct from San Francisco.
The news of Balmaceda's defeat published in
todays papers ho road with some Incredulity.
"I know the exact condition of affairs so
well , " ho snid , "that I am in ell neil to wait
longer before fnllv believing that Hahrnccda
was actually overthrown. I know that his
forces outnumbered llioso of tbo congress
ional party two to ono. At the stuno tlmo I
know that there Is not n man In Chill that
could not bo bought , and a clmngo In tlio
relative stroiiL-tli of the armies need not
cause surprise. "
SAX Fm.NC'isco , Cnl. , Aug. 20. A corre
spondent from Santiago , under dnto of the
27th. saysTho : American minister hero
received much favorable mention for visiting
political prisoners and In many instances
alleviating distress. Through his enoriry
the life of the former president's son , Pinto ,
was saved and permission accorded him to
leave the country with Captain Frederick
and Pndro Dpmso. The wife of Austin Bd-
wnrds and his mother , with several other
ladies connected with heads of the
congressional party , have boon or
dered to Icavo Chill uy the next
stoamer. When nskod what would bo
dona If they refused to go , Balmnccda sent
word thnt n file of .soldiers will bo Kent to
enforce the order. So large a number of
arrests have been made since the departure of
ttio last steamer for Gallon , that In Santiago
and Valparaiso the .streets seem deserted of
citizens , nnd the place Is Ilka a foreign plnco.
Congress had been discussing the national
bank question. With sixty million dollars
capital guaranteed by the nitro beds of Tara-
paca , tha correspondent says the bill will
probably become nn act.
WASHINGTON , U C. , Aug. ' . ' 0. Senor Montt
tonight received the following cablegram !
iQL'iijUK. Aug.f ) . Doni 1'i'dro Moult , Wnsh-
Iniumi : The triumph In I'lnuldla has boon
complete. Cmmmindnnto Monti communi
cates that tlio troops of llalnniuoda numbered
U',000 iniin. Three thousand piisonois und all
Ills artillery has noun taken The torpedo
boats l.ynoH and Alilou nnd all the rest In our
power. Valparaiso , is oauupled without re-
Hthtanco. Vicuna , fio.loy , Ilaimiins ( minister
of tl.e Interior ) ami Viol , Intondciitu of Viilpa-
riilxn , have Hud tn furnlcii vessels In the har
bor , Our losses 1m vo not bcun heavy.
WASHINGTON , D. C. , Aug. 2 ! ) . At u late
hour tonight the congressional envoys In this
city received this dispatch from Iqutquo ,
dated August 81) ) , and signed Kerntuo/ : :
to .111 olllulal dlspaluh from Onm-
iniindnr Montt , of tin' congressional naval
forciiH , In llni hattlii of Cnncnn the miciny lost
I.60J moil and an iMiial | niimbui of prUunors
voro I'nptnrod. Two thousand rllliis
wore taken anil a number of Me d pieces.
Our loss was MW , und ainoiirf the killed wor
llvo oflluers. *
In the battle of I'laullla , tlio defeat of Hal-
mai'eda wns complete , llln two goru'riils ,
llarbosa nnd Alcm rocu , wuro Idlloil und many
ntlior oIllcorH. Vicuna , tlio prcHldunt-eluct ,
luih uxoupml on biiuril a fnruUn war vessel.
Tim whereabouts ot Iliilniacudii urn unknown ,
The Navy department also Is without any
word from Admiral Itrown today , though for
tbo absence of any news from him , the Navy
department ofllclal thinks thuro are good rea
sons. Ho has evidently , they say , been In
communication with ttio United Stales consul
at VuhmrnUo and muni have known that the
latter has tulographed to Washington tha re
sult of yesterday 'n ' battle.
Honor Labcano. tlio Chilian minister , de
nied himself to nil newspaper reporters today.
It Is not bollevc'l ' , however , that he received
anv dispatches bearing on the war.
Tlio battle of Concnn , the onvnyx say , was
fought on the first day tbo Insurgent army
lauded In the vicinity of Valparaiso. Tbo
baltlo of Placella was fought yesterday.
The State department has not received any
information today relative to tlio war in
Chili from Its representative in that country.
The non-receipt of IIOWB from Minister Kgun
nt Santiago Is believed to bo duo to tlio fact
thut cither that city Is still cut off from com
munication with Valparaiso , or olio there U
u censorship over the dispatches &ent from
there ,
PAIIIS , Aug. 89.The French consul nt
Valparaiso , In a cablegram to M. Ulbot , the
minister of foreign affairs , miys that after
two aangnlnary battles iho conquering forces
of the congrcsslonulUls have entered Val
paraiso In good order. Tha dispatch ntatei
that communl cation between Santiago and
Valparaiso has not yet been restored ,
liroko All I'rovloiiH Hccordn.
VANCOt-vmi , B. C. , Aue. 29. Tbo Cana
dian I'ncltlo steamer Krutnws of Japan ar
rived today from China and Japan , making
tbu run from Yokohama in ten days , break-
lag oil previous rccordi.
