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ESTABLISHED JUNE 19 , 1871. OMAHA , SATURDAY MOOTING , DECEMBER 23 , 1893. SINGLE COPY FIVE CENTS
MRS. FOY'S ' STORY
Toatimoay of a Wife Against a Husbana and
His Friends.
SHE TELLS IT IN THE COUGHLIN TRIAL
Sensational Evidence Against the Prisoner
Accused of Cronin's ' Murder.
IT CAUSED EXCITEMENT IN THE CO'JRT
Heard the Detective BecSto the Lusk He
Had Hiding the Doctor's Eody.
HE GUARANTEED SHE'D BE PROTECTED
Alexander Sulllv.in Would Tnkc Cnro of Her
MIC M'n * Sure Dr. Crnnlti Would
Do Coiiulilln Moro Harm Head
Thun Al.re.
CHICAGO , Dec. 22. Mrs. Andrew Poy. pale
and nervous , and guarded by a police officer ,
f.ppearcd in coirt : _ _ today to testify In
the Coughlln case. TPho letter which she is
reported to have received warning her
not to testify and containing dire ,
though guarded threats , had ap
parently added to her fears for her
personal safety. Her husnand. she said , did
not appear at her homo last night , and
guarded by a detail of policemen she had
been undisturbed. For fear that she wonlJ
be intercepted on her wjy to the scene of the
trial she appeared In the courtroom long be
fore the hour for the convening of court , and
patiently waited to be called to the witness
stand.
The warning letter received by Mrs. Fey
was , It Is said , in substance , as follows :
Don't bu a traitor. I.ook out for yourself
and llttlo family und rcmbvjr the fate of .Indus ,
TIO went out nnd hunt ; himself and who-c
body hurst open nnd let his bonulh bo scat
tered on the ground.
Mrs. Fey is the wife of Andrew Fey , who ,
it is said , was the first man to openly de
nounce Cronin as : i spy after Croniti disap
peared. It was at Foy's house , it is claimed ,
that the alleged conspiracy against the doc
tor was hatched , and it was the story of the
meetings of the conspirators implicating
Coughlln as the leader that ( the prosecution
had been anxious for Mrs. Fey to give.
Cro\rilg linger to Hear .Mrs. Toy ,
The court room was crowded today and
olllcers had difficulty in keening hack the
crowds which surged through the corridors
und attempted to gain admission to the
room.
After a longconsideratlon of the objections
of the defense , chiefly that a wife could not
testify where her testimony would implicate
her husband as out of the conspirators.
Judge Tuthill said quietly :
"I - havodecided the matter. Call Mrs.
Foy. The objection of the defense Is over
ruled. "
Judge Tuthill listened to attorney Iiotum.
"You understand , " said hoHhat ibis testi
mony is greatly restricted. Mrs. Fo.V oan
testify-only to what she saw and to what
she said tnjiny of the conspirators. "
When Mrs. Fey was called the spectators
leaned forward in their scats , and the attor
neys crowded toward the witness stand ,
eager to hear her every word.
Dctlllln of the Cononlrney ,
During the examination the defense inter
posed objections to almost every ( | ucslon
pui by thu state and her story proceeded
slowly. She stated that she knewCo'iirfjlln ' ,
Martin Hurlce and Patrick Cooney , all o
them having been at her homo. Coughlin ,
shs said , tlrst appeared there in Marcher
April , 1SS9 , several times. Coughlin had
visited her husband and the two talked in
whispers. On one visit , Mrs. Fey stated ,
she-surprised her husband and the pris
oner while reading a letter. Cough-
lin was reading aloud. As she cn-
tcivd from another room she caught
the words"Hemovo him at all hazards , but use
your own discretion. " Coughlin had stayed
two hours that night and then went away
without speaking to her. Mrs. Fey then
told of two visits of Cooney , at which he
and her husband had held conversations in
low tones , al'.vay with the door closed.
Tbe witness was .iskmt if Martin Burke
had visited her husband. She replied in
the afllriuailvn , leUini ; of a visit before May
4 , at which Hurkc hud talked with her hus
band in the front room and In the hall. The
next appearance of Martin Burkeat her
house was on thu nlu-lit of Ma v U. IbS'.i. '
As tlio witness made this statement
Judge \\lcgobjcctcd. It was the blttcrlv
fouuht point of vcstorduy. The court said :
"I have decided to admit that evidence ,
but 1 instruct iho jury to regard all acts of
Martin Burke after May 4 as tending to show
conspiracy nnd not bearing upon the guilt of
Daniel Coturblln. "
( oiiKhllli'H "IgiillleaMt Word * .
The witness said that on the uH lit of May
12 , sotno time after Cronin's disappearance ,
rouuhllncalu-dal her house and iisuod for her
husband. She told Coughlin she was afraid
her husband had been arrested , and ho ie-
piled :
"Oh" There is no proof against Andy.
Ho's all right. "
"I said , " continued Mrs Fey :
' "Coughlin , this is an awful thing you
hav done. '
"Ilo laughed and said I need not worry.
There Is no danger , but you will bo taken
care of , anyway. Don't worn'.1
'I ask ml him who was to tao ! care of me
nnd my little children.
" 'Oh. don't mind. Alexander Sullivan U
n good friend of your husband and of mine ,
und ho will take euro of you. ' "
The de.ep silence In court at this point was
broken by the prosecuting attorney resum
ing the examination , and thru a buzz of
comment among the spectators , a number of
whom t-xcltcdly declared the woman a
"trained" witness.
"foughlin came once before that time , "
rontlnupd Mrs. Fey , "and told my husband
what luck hu had had in fooling Captain
Hehaaru and Captain Schuttler about Dr.
Cronin's body and where they had put it. "
The witness gald that several times Cough-
Hn hud assured her thai there was no dan
cer of her husband holng arrested , and told
her that if she would lu-rp ijuli'l shu would
bo well ta ucn care of. This ended hfrdlrct
t-iatnlimion.
Mil-led llcrtelfcainit AitHrk.
"When did you last see Mrs. T. T , Conk-
lint" was the first question Judge Wing of
the counsel for the defense launched at the
witness.
A marked change came over the oxprcs.
lou of Mi's. Foy. To all pf the prosecuting
attorney's questions shu had answered
pleasantly and fully. Now her llrst words ,
"Last night , " cauio out with an extraordl-
nary abruptness. Mrs , Fey seemed to bo
steeling herself against the attack of the dc-
feu so. Her face hardened visibly and ho
went on with an effort.
The attorney for the defense questioned
the wltr.ebs mercilessly upon all her rela
tion * with Mrs. Coukliu , the wife of ttio
liquor dealer with whom Dr. Cronln
boarded. The number of tiuivt the women
had met niid how recently were pone Into
in detail. It was dux-eloped that the two
women were In the habit of vlMtine to-
ether regularly and had been together just
before she had come to court the previous
day.
Wlnif Callril Down hjtlin Court.
When pressed closely to clve the cause of
this intimacy. Mrs. Fey declared : "She was
the only friend I had. "
For a hall hour the attorney
continued cross examining her ,
and was nt last reprimanded
by the court. Judire Tullill' declaring that
Mrs. Fey was being troatr-d differently from
other witnesses and she was not receiving
common courtesy. The court added : "I
wish this performance ended. "
"I object to the remarks of the court , "
hotly replied Judge Wing for the defense.
"There is nothing discourteous in my man
ner , nnd I am examining the witness
fairly. "
Mrs. Fey was closely piled with questions
upon every side of her testimony , but her
story was not broken down , nor any new
features of importance brouchl out. When
cross-examined ns lo the letter from which
she beard Couu'hlln read to her husband the
words. "Hcmoveat all hazards , butusoyour
own discretion , " she replied : -'My husband
told mo the letter was from Alexander
Toban. " The niuwcr , however , was
stricken out. as it was not what the woman
knew of her own Knowledge.
Mrs. Foy's cross-examination will bo con
tinued .Monday.
Coughlin would not discuss her testimony
further than lo ct.tcr a general denial of her
allegations.
It Is rumored thrtt the defense will intro
duce danlagimr testimony to impeach Mrs.
Foy's story.
Jii.un\
ShoelUinr Accident nt Knoxvltle , Tcnne-sce ,
Ye tenliy. !
KSOXVIU.K , Dec. 22. A most shocking
accident occurred at noon today. The boiler
of the lun.ber mill of the Alexandria Lutnbcr
company exploded , killing four persons out
right and seriously injuring three others.
The dead arc :
J. M. WHITTLE.
I.OITIS I'AI.MKIl.
HIF.KUOI ) Dfl'K/ .
The injured are :
TOM BI.AIII.
SOLOMON HKNKY.
JOSHUA MASSHV.
Henry will probably dio.
The explosion came with terrific force ,
blowing the building to atoms. The re
mains of the killed were terribly mangled
and found a long distance away. Caldwcll's
body has not been found , and may never bo.
This mill stood on the Dank of the river , and
the body was doubtless torn into atoms and
blown into the stream. Huge fragments of
the boiler were hurled 100 feet away , one of
them Ltriktng and breaking the timbers of
the Marietta & North Virginia railtoad
brldce. The accident casts a gloom over The
entire community.
rourlecii Miner * Killed.
PlTTsiiuuo , Dec. 23. A disastrous cave-In
has occurred In a mine near Homestead.
Fourteen are so far known to h-xvo been
killed.
FOIUI ) 2111 : itjit'.tKits.
Unsuccessful Attempt to Hold Up u M. , K.
< fc T. Train ut KeMo , I. T. V
CITV Dec. - 2 A special to the
Times from Vlnlta , I. T. , says : Au unsuc
cessful attempt was made this evening at
Kelso , four miles north of here , to hold up
Missouri , Kansas & Texas train , No. 3. A
switch was opened and the train ran upon
the siclicg. This alarmed the engineer , and
ttnowlng there was a spring switch nt the
other end , ho applied full steam and plunged
through. Fir.dinir they were foiled , the rob
bers , four in number , opened fire with their
runs. The fireman , Charles Milne , was shot
in the fare and his lower jaw torn off , the
wound bring a serious one. The robbers
then mounted their horses and rode away.
OHlcers are in pursuit.
. ( , : ir.in MX xiw MEXICO.
Americans and Mexlraiu right a Dpipcr-
nto Haiti.- .
Dr.Nvcn. Dec. 22. A special to the News
from Ccrrilos , N. M. , s'iys : "News has just
reached here that at Laguna del Galla ,
Lincoln county , N. M. , u race war broke out
yesterday , and five Americans and nineteen
Mexicans were killed. The trovernor had
ordered troops to recover a herd of sheep
but before this could bo consummated , the
trouble began. The scene of action is
inland. Much feeling is expressed by the
herders and more trouble is expected.
run : TJ nuns Mirmtr.n.
lien Nnlior Chnppril to 1'leees with nn Axe
and Cremated In Ills ( ) \vn Home.
DfHANT. Miss. , Dsc. 22. The burning of
Ben Nabor's residence last Monday , in which
ho was supposed to have perished In the
ll.imes , turns out to have been a foul murder
and the house appears to have been burned
to conceal the evidence of the crime. Three
negroes entered NaOor's house and literally
chopped him to pieces with nn axe. Their
motive was robbery. Two of the negroes
are under arrest and there is talk of burn
ing them al the stake.
.Sentence on I'lenry , the Sti 1'niil Hunk
WrecKer , Prniininie.'il Thin .Morniuc.
ST. I'Ai-i. , Dec. 12. Judge Kelley this
morning sentenced Floury , the 2,000 bank
robber , to ten years in the penitentiary and
his accomplice , Higgs , to eight years. The
other rases como on for trial next week. It
is believed the others will plead guilty.
That S | > eelnlin.lon. .
Dnsvnu , Dec. 22. The committee op-
pointed by the business men's convention
yesterday labored with Governor Waite
several hours this afternoon to Induce him
.to reconsider Ins decision to call a special
session of the logUlaiure. Ho doubted the
committee's assertion that a majority of the
people were opposed to having a special
session , and , in order to got an expression of
their views , the committee tonight issued a
call for muss meetings throughout thu stale ,
Thursday. December 23. The governor
would not say whether he would wait to
hear from thcso meeting or not.
I'olloxvliig Tht-lr rather' * I'ntitstrps.
Onxvm , Dec. 22. Probably the youngest
expert burglars in the wesl were arrested
hero today. 'I hey wet o Frank and Johnny
Uarvlnp , aged 0 and 7 respectively.
When taucn into custody they confessed
they had been burglarizing houses In this
city for over a year aud directed the officers
to a place whcro was found an Immenbo
quantity of Jewelry. The father of the Iwys ,
Charles Ciarving , is nn old-time crook now
serving a long term in the Canon City peni
tentiary.
Child Caught Uy uu I'liglf.
SKLMI , Ala. , Dec. 2J. The body of a 3-
ycar-o'.tt child of Henry-Smith , colored , was
found yesterday on a rocky cliff bv a part.\
of searchers who have been looking for it
for a week. The child had been loft alone
and when an older child returned he saw an
eagle with what appeared to bo a child In its
talons. The body was recognized by bits ol
clothing , thu Hesh being eaten from the
bones. Numerous skeletons of animals were
found al the same place.
Woolen Slunufucturtri Aiiprchendre.
BOSTON , Deo. 23.--Tho regular semi-annua
meeting of- the MMno woolen manufacturers
held here discussed at length the Wilson
tariff bill. Almost without exception the
members expressed the belief that it would
injure Amtrkau ladiitrlc * .
AFTER THE BALL IS OVER
Matters That Deserve Attention and Got But
Mighty Little.
WORK LEFF UNDONE WHEN CONGRESS QUIT
.Many Nomination * Still I'millng. Including
borne of Huprrine Importance Tnlk of
ItevlTlnc the Torcy llnnkrnptcjr
11III Other Capital Gossip.
WASIIINOTOX. Dec. 22. Ot the 403 nomlna
t'ons sent to the senate by the president
during the time the senate has been in regu
lar session 105 were unacted uix > n when the
senate took n recess for the Christinas holi
days. These nominations do not expire lit
this tlmo , however , as they would In ease of
an adjournment , and will be considered after
congress shall reconvene on the Hd of Janu
ary just as if they had not been sent In until
that time. A largo majority of the nomina
tions which go over are those of postmasters
in small towns. There are some nominations
loft over , however , which arc not included
in this clans , und among thcso arc the nom
ination of Judge Hornblower for justice of
supreme court and of Uobert E. Preston for
director of the mint , which have been In dis
pute almost over since thu beginning ot the
extra session.
Others on the I.ltt.
The list also includes the names of J. Scott
Harrison , brother of ex-President Harrison ,
for surveyor of customs at Kansas City ,
Mo. : of Walter II. Bunn. appraiser of
merchandise ; William X. Hailman. superin
tendent of Indian schools , and of A. J.
\rnold , postmaster at Topoka. Those of
saaoV. . \Voolf of Now Jersey , for agent
of the Indians at Nevada Agency in Novida ,
and of ICope limas. for collector of customs
n North Carolina , both of which were op-
> osed , again suffer temporary defisat. Among
other nominations not acted upon were the
'ollowing. Charles Parlangc , United States
district judge , Louisiana : J. "W. Mizc , cjl-
cctor internal revenue , First district. Illi
nois ; Charles SpreK. collector internal
revenue. First d'striet. Missouri : Webster
Withers , collector internal revenue , j-dxth
district , Missouri ; David G. Browne , col-
eptor internal revenue. Montana and Idaho ;
Wilson S. Baldwin , collector customs , Erie ,
Pa. : J. W. \ \ alkcr , murbhal , western dis
trict. Pennsylvania.
Coiicernhii ; the ItnCuml System.
Neither Secretary Carlisle nor his assist
ants were wlllin ; to talk for publication con
cerning their future action In regard to the
loose refund system that now exists , but it is
evident that they contemplate a thorough
investigation Into the whole system which
it is said has been In vogue under the tariff
act of IS * ! . The principle enunciated by the
court in the case of the United States
against Schesslnger is that under which to
bacco refunds have been made and which it
is assorted have been departed from. In
this case too court decided that the decision
of the secretary of the treasury on appeal
from the collector of customs as the rate
and amount of duties is not Jinal ana conclu
sive , except in the cases which are a protest
and appeal , a pavmont of duties is made in
order to obtain possession of poods and then
a suit is not brought to recover the duties
within the time nnd under the limitations
proscribed. Such suit is noHinal in a suit
brought by the United States against an im
porter where , on entering the goods , he paid
the estimated duties aiul the goods were de
livered to him and on the roliquidalion of
the entry further duties were assessed and
be duly protested and annealed to the secre
tary to sustain the action of the collector
on suit bein < - brought to recover such further
duties. In such suit tnc defendants show as
defense that the ordered duties were illegally
assessed.
Will ftcvtvo the Torcy Illll.
Senator Mitchell of Oregon is inccresting
himself in a revival of the Torrey bankrupt
cy bill and is quite sanguine of success , not
withstanding the defeat of the bill in the
house. In referring tO'tho subject he said :
'I am told that the action of the house will
only prove an inconvenient delay , that action
was taken in the absence of a sufticienl num
ber of our friends to have passed the bill.
Kcpresentativc Gates has Introduced it with
a fuw good amendments and anticipates its
passage. I shall without delay urge action
uy our Judiciary committee and upon obtain
ing a report shull secure its consideration by
the senate ss soon as possible.1
Speaking of the probability of success ,
Senator Mitchell said : ' 'The fact that a
temporary defeat in the house was followed
Immediately by the introduction of a bill by
the leader of the opposition and of its being
reported to the house the day following
seems to indicate an appreciation in the
House of a general demand throughout the
conntr.v for legislation upon this subject.
Wo still , have most of the long and all the
short Session of the present congress in
which to secure action.Ve think that the
only issue is between the two bills. Wo arc
confident that om-s is best and therefore be
lieve it will bo passed. "
l-'or I'rliilliig 1'ottagc .Stump * .
The question of awarding the contract for
printing | > ostagc scamps to the bureau of en
graving and printing or to outside bidders
will be determined within a few days. It is
expected that a conference between the
postmaster general , the secretary of the
treasury , the Charles P. Stell company of
New York , the lowest bidder , nnd the Amer
ican Bank Note company of New York , the
next lowest bidder , will be held within 'two
or three days to discuss the matter. The
exact limp for the conference will probably
bo decided by Postmaster General lilsscll
and Secretary Carlisle today. The depart
ment oftleials expect n decision within a
wcok.
Dr. Dabney , the now assistant secretary
of agriculture , Is in the city and will leave
Saturday for his homo in Tennessee. Ho
will return to Washington immediately after
Now Year's day to relieve Mr. U'illits , who
remains in the city until Dr. Dabney takes
the oath of oltlco.
rilNMOSS.
Legal ItlKht of the Cumniltfilniier Helng
Tested in I li Courts ,
WASHINGTON , Dec. 21. The first attempt to
get a judicial determination of the legal
right of the commissioner of pensions to sus
pend a pensioner from the rolls catno up
today before Justice Bradley of the supreme
court of the District of Columbia. It Is
brought in the form of an application by
Churles 1) . tang , a justice of the su-
wrcmo court of Michigan , for a man
damus to compel Commissioner lx > ch-
rcn to restore him to his full rating at
$72 per month. Justice Bradley issued an
order on tlio commissioner to show cause
why the mandamus should not Usuo and the
writ be returnable today. The matter was
argued by counsel. Commissioner Lochren
and ex-Commissioner Tunncr and a legal
array , including Mr. E. B , vVhitney , assist
ant attorney peneral , representing the gov
ernment and Mrs. Thomas Hopkins of
Washington and Mr. F. A. Baker of Detroit
representing Judge Ixmg.
Signed by thu l'rc ldent.
WASHINGTON' , Dec. 22. The president has
signed the bills granting the right of way
for the construction of a railroad through
the Hot Sprlnes reservation , Ark. , also the
bill granting tiie. right ot way to the Kansas ,
Oklahoma & Western Hallway company
through Indian and Oklahoma Territories.
Nut Talk Turin-
WASHINGTON , Dec. 22. "It will mean a
death sentence if any ono talks tariff before
January 1 , ' sald Mr. BrecklnrlJgo of tbo
ways and means committee this morning ,
"The committee has adjourucd for a week ,
nnd there will bo nothlnir to say and nothing
will be done during that time. The subcom
mittee on internal revenue will probably
continue at work , and will have a bill ready
to submit when the commlttoc meets again. "
1 HAY.
Vice. Preslilmt Stevfnion'n Speech nt Its
( 'elrhrallun In WnnlilnKton.
WAPIIINOTON , Doc. 82. Vice President
Stevenson was the leading orator at Ihe
banquet held hero tonight to commemorate
Forefathers' Day. He responded lo the
toast , "Sons of the Pilgrims in the Nation. "
He spoke in part ns follows :
' Thit the Pllerlmslwero men of deep
religious convictions of a living faith Is
attested by the churches , charitable institu
tions , seminaries and' ' great universities
which have followed ithe path of New
Kngland emigration to the western limits of
the continent. In thoi mart , at tlio bar , In
pulpit * nnd in the halls of legislation , the
Influeni-oof the Puritan has been all-power
ful. How In the vast area stretching west
ward from the Allcghnnics to the oceans ,
their hands have aided in carving out
new states , in establishing upon perma
nent foundatijns tbo public defenses , in
developing the great natural resources and
causing , as if by'magiccities to spring Into
being can be told oi'ly by the historian.
Lying in the future pathway of our republic
may bo perils ns great as any that have In
the past menaced our free Institutions. May
woiiol abide in the belief that whatever
dangers the future may dijcloso Inspired
by the memories of tKe vast , nerved by the
faith that no tic or clrdumstanccs can nb.tto
the men with whonj Plymouth Hock is the
shibboleth will stand the bulwark of all wo
hold most dear , in our government , Us insti
tutions nnd its laws.1
Other sneakers were Justice Brewer , who
presided , and made a fovv Introductory re
marks ; Justice Harlnn , who responded to
the toast , "Tho Public Schools The Gift of
the Pilprims to the Nation. ' ' nnd Senator
Hawley of Connecticut to the toast , "The
Puritans Believed in Something.1
The banquet was given by the Congrega
tional club of Washington.
SHNT THKKATr.VIXU I.t.TTI'HS.
Washington O.'llcluls Miulo Utio.iay li ) the
I.otters of a Crank.
WASHINGTON , Dec. 22. A c-anU who
signed himself Joseph Don Jain of 73 Pas-
sale street , Newark , N. . J. , is wanted by the
government secret service for writing
threatening letters to a number of promi
nent officials of the government. Vice Presi
dent .Stevenson is the man to whom he sends
most of his epistles. During the long silver
fight the vice president's mail contained
many threatening letters , but the cranks
were mostly of the spasmodic order. Don
Jam , howovpr , was persistent , and nearly
every day wrote letters threatening
vengeance. The letters- were generally
thrown away until at a' dinner nne evening
Secretary Carlisle informed Mr. Stevenson
that he hud received.suveral threatening
letters from Don Jam and that Senators
Sherman and Mi'ls had also been objects of
attention on the part of the cranlt. The
matter was thereupon turned over to Chief
Drummond of the secret service , who dis
covered thai Don Jam actually lived at the
address given and was a Polish anarchist.
It was said ho had gone to Washington.
An unavailing search was made for him
and then the matter was dropped until yes
terday when , ution rcceiotof another threat
ening letter to Vtcu President Stevenson
demanding SI5 and saying-that ho was ston-
pinsr at 12T luta\v ; streoVUaflimorc : n tele-
drain was sent to the chief of police in Balti
more advising Don Jam'sTarrest. NoNanswcr
hns yet been received , t
Senator Mills of Tcxas.lwas among those
who received threutynln ? letters , and , as a
precaution , Charles II. Mills , the senator's
BOII , today obtained permission from tlic
local courts to c.irry a pistol for defense.
NO NI\VS raoM HAWAII.
Minister Willis Dili Not Send Anything by
the .llitnpojH Washington .Sjtes.
WASHINGTON , Dec. 22 , Nothing has been
received at the State department from Min
ister Willis by the steamer Mariposa. which
arrived at San Francisco yesterday. It is
supposed at the department that the rev
enue cutter Corwm Is now on her way hack
from Honolulj , and It is expected she will
bring the reply of Minister Willis to the in-
btruciions sent him by the Co'win.
The i-ruiscr Columbia has been accepted
preliminarily by the Na y deoartmcut as a
result of the prcliminar trial.
The senate committee on foreign relations
will immediately begin ho work of investi-
gailn ? the irregularit , of the diplomatic
relitions between this country und Hawaii ,
as authorized by the resolution nf Senator
Morgan , chairman ot that committee. The
i-esolution. as it was prepared , authorizes
the committee to send for'persons and pa
pers , und it is the purpose to investigate the
subject as fully asIs possible under the
scope of the resolution and as the regular
duties of the committee will permit.
Secretary Carllsle'Jias accepted the resig
nation of W. II. Alexander , surveyor of cus
toms tit Omaha ,
( UtKiTI.\fi J-V'W.W TUB GU.IXlt .V.I.S7// ; .
lion , IliiKli SlcCurdy'i Auniml Addrcxii to
tlio Kiilc'i" Templar.
ConrxNt , Mich. , Dec. 22. Hon. Hugh Me-
Curdy , grand ma&tcr , m his annual ad
dress extends a Christmas greeting t ) the
100.000 ICnlghtsTempJar of the United States.
Ho rcturnf'thanks to the heavenly Pjthor
for the privilege of af-aln having the pleas
ure of addressing them ;
"Christmas , the day of days , the birthday
of Him whoso coming jravo a now meaning
to the words of your Christmas greeting-
peace , health and hapjilncss. Of each of
these- and of every wort } dear to man's heart
His lift ) forever stands an the trtio exponent.
He dotined words by living them. To know
His detinlilons and to live them aloao is life
this iilona is Templaristn. "
To tno true Tcmpiar > be said : "The In
carnation Is Uiaccntor anil heart of all wor
ship , obodlcnco and , morality. Thus
Knights Templar must ; ever give to Christ
mas day , with Its sous of peace and good
will to men , a sovereign place. "
Ho then adds ; "It Is the life men live
that gives value to thor | wishes and words.
In this good wish for tap It is not I you hear
speak , it is the manger o.t'Bcthlehom speak
ing of lif e larger , noUlor , more divine of
character kingly of 'servlco filled with Its
gifts of gold , frankintiinsoand myrrh. A
good wish has value only as it crnoodies the
principles wrapped In the manger. It has
thus its highest vuluu when coming from
men who , in their earthly pilgrimage are
guided by the Star la the Kast ns wore the
wise men of the Orient , bringing their best
offerings to thu Chnst Child. A llfo of
peace , health and happiness is the best wish
that man can offer for his brother man.
Such a llfo Is continual Ohristmas greeting.
Such a hfo it Is theaim , ol every Knight
Templar to live. ThaVthls 's ' l'our a'ul ' > 'r '
Knlzhts , Is to me .TCKU- best wish for mi
mcrrv Christmas , pcure , health and happi
ness. " 9
Itecrlver for tlie olTiniii Ilnmr.
NEW YOHK , Deo. 2i [ . Edward U Stokes
'
has been appointed ree'i Ivor of the Hoffman
house and other propcj .y belonging to the
estato.whlch includes ho cafe at Beavci
street , New street , Ixchange Place and
Klvcrslde Drive. Tin action was by the
Partners Ix > an ami , rtsago company to
foreclose a morlf-ppo ol $500,000. ,
rrfspntaMiiu to olicrt Ilonner.
New i'OKK , Dec. 22.- t a banquet given
in tils honor lait nigh llobert Bonner was
presented with a sllvci statue of the trotter
Suuol attached to a .ilky nnd driven bj
Marvin. The stauo U it 10 incnei and made
of silver dollars except the base. Tbo testl
inonial was in contribu ] Ions from the lesdlnj
breeders of trottiuu ho ! * ei.
HOPE FOR MRS , JIAYBRICK
Evidence that May Cause the Ordering of
Her Retrial.
TESTIMONY OF HER HUSBAND'S FRIEND
I'ncU He-cnr-cl I tic MM Haulm He Wn n
Continued Arsenic 1'ntcr Tlio .Story
oT the Ciiptiiln of a fenlilni ;
Vcmel.
IXINDO.V , Dec. 22. The bareness von
toques , mother of Mrs. Maybrick , has ob-
allied a solicitor to reopen the famous
KUsonlng case.
In an Interview the solicitor said-that
rcsh and sensational evidence had been dis-
ovcrcd lit favor of Mrs. Maybrick , anil that
urgent means were oclng taken to Induce
It. Hon. Henry Asquitb , secretary of state
or home affairs , to open an independent In-
lulry Into the circumstances of the case un-
cr Its new developments.
The newly discovered evidence comes
rom the captain of Halifax , N S. . ship ,
vho has been away at sea and who Is only
low aole to give his testimony. The cap-
aln was intimate with Mr. Maybrick , the
Icceased husband of the American lady now
mdergolntr sentence of imprisonment for
ife after being convicted of his murder.
Vccordlng to the captain , the latter oltcn
says the deceased put a white powder into
the food which ho was cooking on an oil
stove at his onico in Halifax. The captain
thought that the powder was a peculiar kind
of pepper and questioned the deceased about
t , but the latter said that it was arsenic.
Thereupon the captain says that ho ex
claimed : "Ciood God ! \\liy , that is deadly
loison. ' '
To this. Mr. Maybrick is said to have an
swered : "You must have something to keep
voursclf up. I don't take enough to kill
you. "
The solicitor of the Baroness refuses at
iresent to reveal tiie name of the sea can-
lain who has furnished this apparently very
niportaut testimony.
MUNdOX ACOUITTUD.
Verdict ot the , lury In the Celebrated
Murder CIIAC *
Ems-union , Dec. 22. This , the last day
of the trial of Alfred J. Monson , charged
with the murder of Lieutenant Hambrough
it ArJlamont , opened with the usual cere-
nouies. Counsel for the prisoner were the
irst to arrive in court and they were soon
'ollowcd by the jury and by the prisoner
who retained the same remarkable air of
coolness and self-possession which has
characterized him through the trial. The
ord Justice clerk took his seat half an hour
earlier than usual in order that the trial
night bo finished today.
Mr. Thompson began. In clear and con
fident tones , the address on behalf of the
urisoner. Counsel said ihat the case for
the crown was founded only upon motive
mil circumstantial evidence , and ho claimed
, t was not supported by direct testimony.
The motive , Mr. Thompson added , was not
sufficient to condemn aud it was scarcely
allowable that this wcalc case should be
Ijolsteroa up by the presence of the ' imag
inary active mercenary motive.- . .
Coming dowu.lo details , _ MrThompson
said that thn bulk of the evidence showed
that so Ions as Lieutenant Himbrough
lived Monson could live in comparative
comfort.
Counsel contended that "Scott's1 absence
was a distinct disadvantage to Monson , in
whose favor he might have testified. Lower
ing his voice , aud amid the silence of the
court , counsel said impressively that this
was the greatest calamity which
could have befallen Monson that this
man "Scott" is unable to testify.
Mr. Thompson proceeded to argue that the
idea of scuttlln ? the boat in order to drown
young Hambrough was absurd , when Mon
son could easily have tippea the lieutenant
over the side of the boat. In the conclud
ing part of his speech counsel reviewed the
evidence dealing with the actual death , de
claring that the shot experiments showed
that if the gun was ilrcd at the distance the
prosecution alleged it could not have caused
the wound in Hauibrouirh's head.
Counsel for the defense closed his address
with an eloquent warning to the jury not to
condemn an innocent man , and Dirturinir
their feelings in the event the affair was
afterwards unraveled.
Tito court then adjourned for lunch , after
which the judge commenced summing up.
Ho dwelt upon the fact that us the case was
one of purely circumstantial evidence every
link should be sound aud thoroughly welded
into the next. The vnrdlci was "non
proven , " which is equivalent to an acquitta
of Mr , Monson.
The judge's summing up was generally
thought to bo in favor of Monson. The Jury
retired at 3:02 : p. m. and Monson was taken
througn the trap door to the cells. At
about 4:45 : p. m. , the jury was again seated
In its place and the prisoner reappeared ,
looking calm as over. The judge cut the
usual question to the Jury , after which the
foreman arose and suid in a clear voice :
"Not proven on b3th issues. "
There was some applause in court , and it
was caught up outside the building when
the news spread that the prisoner had not
boon tound guilty , nnd a moment later throe
rousing cheers were heard from those who
had attended the last day of the trial. Tlio
judge then dismissed the Jury , and Monson ,
after having cordially shaken hands with his
lawyers , once more decended to his cell ,
through the much noticed trap door , in order
to collect the papers he had left there.
Upon ibis Journey , however. Mouson was
not escorted by the two pollcomon , and ho
soon afterwards left the buildmby a back
way , to avoid the crowd , driving away In a
hansom cab.
ANAItCHI'sriC
Safe In London , Trench Ited * llireuten the
I'eucn of thn Kf public ,
PAIIIS , Doc. 22. Tlio Associated pros' " ) has
obtained a copy of a violent manifesto which
the French anarchists of I < ondon have se
cretly prepared for distribution in Pat is ,
The manifesto is headed : "Tho Dyna
mitardb to the Panama Crow. " The mani-
fcsto says :
ThU first dynamite- explosion will not bo the
last for you wretches. Mnca 1871. when you
converted 1'iirN Into a chariu < l IIOII-.Q and nuis-
hiicrcil 35.000 proluturlutti. tha republic bus
bemi turned Into H dun of thlew , directed
huccosilvoly by the fcoundrnl Tillers , the
brute McM-ihoii , thu thk-f ( irevy and thu
iiiiinnlkoii Curnotvhllo the poor hound ?
helow were condumnod to whituxlavery or to
( llu of bturvatlon In the htreuts. Do you think
Mich a Mate of things can miduro'.No ! Kovo-
liitlon will devour you. We whom you out-
lawvd ulllcoimi toihc tasciioof the starving
und duped poor , who cunnot wait patiently
HUe the labor deputies , bo-uullud , becuu > o
they hud nu uurk.
Tlie u Idiotic u.id renegade deputies declared
recently Unit } ou uould havu ihuiii shot like
tats , but thuy drvllnu to ho blown up with you.
Don't hold thu mUerahlo socialists '
blu for the dy naiulti ! dunionst rutlon ! > i they only
want to cnilcU themselves like you.
After further denouncement of the social
ists the manifesto proceeds to dcscribs the
bourgeois class , saying :
They are worse thun duns , and wo warn
tho'o who are demanding the death penalty of
Yulllant.
J < ( x > k out for your bklns. That was merely a
foretaste. Vou Inwardly prefer surrender to
belli ; blown lulu shreds and Into tbo air. All ,
even lliu most despotic realtnes , have ended
by yielding to thu involt of slavery when too
lute. Ml. o Louis XVI and I'hurlcs XI , who
lost their huuds , und Louis I'hllllpe , who nus
behfudud. you , the klnzs of tint republic , will
Imvu to yield when thoio U nolhlim to fcavo
you , nnd certainly the tocinlUts him II huvo
not mccfcded you. Vivo la revolution sociulu !
Vlvelu auurchlel
tlont Were short Lived.
IJONUON , Dee , JSJ.-The Glebe says that
after the debate on the navi , on Tuesday in
the House of Commons , all the lords of the
admiralty resigned und that it was only the
day titter Sir William Vcrnon Harcourt ,
chancellor of the exchequer , hud explained
to the lords of the admiralty that the gov
ernment intended to maintain the British
navy' * supremacy that the resignations were
withdrawn. _
roi.u'i : ACTIVI * .
Anarrhlntd Mnlil In Ho ( letting
but A I raid to Art.
I'AIUS , Dec. 22. The police authorities
nro stilt on the nlert atramst anarchists , and
the latter continue sending threatening
messages to various ofllclals and announce
that further outrages may bo anticipated.
In addition , the police arc in receipt of
suspicious packages , and supposed internal
machines continue to bo found in the1 streets
and elsewhere. Though no actual feeling of
jianic exists there is no doubt that nobody
hero will bo astonished at the news of a
fresh outrage on the part of the tinarchlits.
The repressive incasuios taken ngainst
anarchists throughout Prance hnvc served to
onr.ice the anarchists and to make many of
them desperate and anxious to demonstrate
that tlio pollc o are not so powerful ns the
government Imagines them to bo. This docs
not .liter the fact , however , that the linn
attitude of the authorities is having a whole
some effect upon all classes of society , some
what rcstorltnr confidence among the bour
geoisie and putting a decided curb upon the
obnoxious vajwrin-'s of enemies of society.
A luckacc was discovered earlv this morn
ing on a window sill of the uialrio of the
thirteenth nrondiiSLMttent. A burned-out
fuse xvas attached to the package und upon
the latter cre the words , "Death to the
burccoisie. " The packacu , 'i | > oii being exam
ined by the police , was found to contain
blasting ] K > wder and revolver cartridges.
KOUTii : > rill ; DUKVISIIKS.
I'lerco Itntllo He ) ween the ItnlliliiR mill
Nlltlvi'4 111 MltKMMUlll.
CAIHO , Dec. 22. Advices from Massowah ,
Kgypt , say that the Italian forces have
been again confronted by a large force of
Dervishes. The latter arrived there at 6
o'clock the evening of December 2. There
were ! ) .C * 0 of the tribesmen armed with
clubs and 4.000 more were armed witli
spears. In order to forestall a night attack.
Colonel Airimondi , in command of thu gal
lant troops , took the offensive. After a
pitched battle , which lasted two hours , the
Dervishes were routed and driven across the
Barrea river , leaving hundreds of dead upon
the Held. Among the killed was Mohammed
Ali and nearly all the emirs who followed
his standard. The It.illans captured sixty
Hags nnd a machine irun.
The Italians lost a captain , two lieuten
ants , a sergeant and about 100 men , mostly
natives. Two Italian lieutenants were
wounded.
The Italian force amounted to 1,500 men.
Colonel Airimondi at last accounts was in
pursuit of the enemy with a view to further
punishing them. It is said the Dervisnes had
1,000 men killed. Mohammed Ali. their
leader , who wa among the slain , was the
Dervish commander who fought the Abyssin-
lans at Metcmnehan and killed the negus.
- SlA-sSACIll'D.
.Major Forbes * Advance Ciimrd Uscnpod the
CAVD TOWN , Dec. 22. A dispatch has been
received from Major Forbes announcing the
safety of his column , aud adding that he has
had several brushes with the enemy nnd
that the latter have been beaten in every
case.
case.Natives
Natives who arrived at Bulaw.iyo report
"that" Captain Wilson -and thirty-live men ,
who have bjcn missing for several days and
who were thought to have been massacred
after tailing into a Matabclo amhusn , de
feated King I > obenula's ! forces beyond the
Shanghai river on December 4. It is added
that King Lobcngula fled 05 horseback.
Premier Uhodcs announces 'that' the na
tives are yielding guns and assegais in-large
numbers , and that the Matabcle nrc most
submissively settling in small kralls. The
i.Uives also report that Major Forbes has
defeated the enemy each time a collision has
occurred and that he scattered the Matabelo
varriors in all directions.
FAMOUS \VlliratTICIUKS.
W. r. Paul , the Ainiitiuir Uoaclumin , Kills
Illluscir with I'ruiMc' Acid ,
LONDON , Dao. 22.V. . P. Paul , the well
mown "whip , " who won a prize at the
World's fair at Chicago.committed suicide at
i fashionable Piccadilly hotel by taking
i'russic acid , Mr. Paul died Wednesday
ast , but the facts have only Just come to
ignt. It is reported that Mr. Paul was in
financial difilculties. On Wednesday ho
drove the "Old Times coach'1 irom the Hotel
Victoria to Oakland park and back. Ho
then appeared to be in his usual health and
spirits ,
In the It.iltiin r.irlmncnr.
HO5IE , Dec. 22. The Senate Dy a vote of
102 to 10 has appointed a coinmisslpji of live
to investigate whether any of the Fcnators
are compromised in the bank scandals.
In the Chamber of Deputies today General
Moccnni , minister of war , announced an o.ll -
clal confirmation of the news received irom
Massowah , adding that , owing to thu furious
character of the lighting , the Italian troops
tiad suffered losses , concerning which no
precise details had yet been received.
The Chamber of Deputies then approved
the order of the day. Including the provi
sional treaties with Spain and Bulgaria , and
adjourned until January 25.
Couipcllliii ; IViiro.
CAI-ETOWN , Dec. 22. All the native ports
from Ilulowuyo concur In the statement that
Captain Wilson , after remaining on the de
fensive a few days , ordered tin advance
made. Hy a determined attack he com-
plut ly defeated the enemy.
Ixjbencula's brother , Moonta. ; yielded to the
pursuing party with all the arms of his fol
lowers and all their cattle.
Major Hhodes reports the pacification of
the country Is proceeding with success.
l u I'nltiMl Milieu Naviil ( Illlvrr.
Nirn. Dec. 22. Lieutenant Fitch of the
United States flagship Chicago , at Villo
Francho. on Decembers , was attacked by
four drunken men and badly handled while
they tried to rob him. The atrgressors wore
eventually arrested and at their trial today
Lieutenant Fitcti tcstlllcd that nothing had
been stolen from him ami that ho did not
wish to proceed aii.iinst the prisoners. The
court thereupon sentenced them , for the as
sault , to a line of 25 francs each.
DUereillluil liy Me.n oncn.
NEW YOHK , Dec. 22. Minister Mendonca ,
who Is In this city , said today. "I havu re
ceived telegrams from Hlo this morning , but
have no advices to confirm the report of
' . "
Mello's triumph.
Mr. Mcndonca's secretary stated the min
ister did not believe the report.
May Accept thu lluiiciiid * .
MADitin , Dae. 22 Tin Spanish govern
ment has received news from Tungiers that
the cruiser lie Lusor. lias 'taken to Mclilla
the instructions of the foreign minister of
Morocco. Muley Araaf , empowering him to
accept General Martinez Cumpos , demands.
IIiii II cur ( I l'nouili ot ruiininn.
LONDON , Doc. 22. A Parh dispatch says
that Franco Intends to abandon her demand
for the extradition of Dr. Her/ , who Is still
lying- dangerously ill tit Bournemouth , because -
cause she is avcreo to reviving the Panama
scandal.
_
Military .Sturea Ilitrnrd.
WAnsAW , Dec. 22. The military commis
sariat stores were burned today. The losb
l heavy- The fire is bellnved to have uceu
of an Inrcdlary origin.
l.eolll llmouniT An.in-liUin.
Losings , Do21 -A dispatch from llomd
to the C'lironMo savi that Popa Leo a
Christmas addrvia will bo a dcuuscMtiou of
anarchism.
RIO HAS FALLEN
Rebels Said to Have Gained a Decisive Vic
tory Over the Government ,
STARTLING RUMOR FROM PERNAMBUCO
After Two Days Desultory Fighting the
Insurgents Captured the Oity. *
COMPLETE SUCCESS OF THE REVOLUTION
Poisoto Said to Bo a Prisoner in th
Hands of Admiral Mello.
MINISTER MENDONCA IS IN NEW YORK
There Have Not Itren Any Oalilecrann MCII
Him ( roni llr.ir.ll Mneu llu Left \Vaili-
il .No Credence Ul\en
the Itepott.
PKHNAvnrco , Dec. 22. The most startling
and sensational rumors are in circulation
hero , and as they cotno from various sources
and directions it would ssoin that the report
which is causing so much commotion is wide
spread.
According to this report , which reached
here from Hlo do Janeiro today , the insur
gent licet , after two days of desultory light
ing with the government troops , has inado
a determined and successful attack upon
Hto de Janeiro , which has resulted in the
capture of the city.
It Is added that President Peixoto has re
signed the presidency in favor of Admiral
dc Mcllo an'.i that Proslucul Pelxoto is iv
prisoner in the hands of his enemies.
These are the facts as they have reached
us here , but it is right to add that the au-
horities of Pcrnambuco , who have been
lucstloncd on the subject , doubt the truth
of the startling ncsvs which is In general
circulation here.
The Associated pn'ss correspondent is do
ing his utmost to get a : the real facts in the
case , but he is unable to obtain any reply to
lis Inquiries sent south. Messages from the
Associated press correspondent at Hlo have
apparently been intercepted , which would
, * ive color to the report mat something or an.
extraordinary nature has occurred.
A Dattlc between the rebels aud the gov
ernment forces Is reported to have taken
ulaco yesterday in the interior. Fifty of the
government troops arc said to have bectv ,
Jilled.
Four Hundred Killed.
UUENO Avitns , Dec. 23. A severe engage-
nciu between the Urazilian insurgents and
government troops is reported to nave taken
ilace at Hajahy , north of Dcstcrro. Tha
lumber of killed is said to be 400 and in ad
dition a very large number is said to havq
icon wounded.
The government forces are said to have
captured the warship Modor.
NOT Ol.rIllii ) AT WASHINGTON.
Authorities Thrro ll.ivn No Nrwh of tha
Overthrow ot I'clx.ito.
WAPIIINOTON , Dec. 22. The Associated
; iress has investigated every possible avenua
of information in Washington as to ihu
rumors m Pcrnambuco ihalHto had fallen and
that President Peixoto had resigned and was
i prisoner. But neither in ofllcial- nor diplo
matic circles has liny word been received
which confirms the rumors. Tnls failure d
all departments and interested legations
to receive information , much less notifica
tion , of such an Important subject Is BO uni
form as leads ofllclals and diplomats to the
conclusion that the rumors current In Per-
nambuco arc nrematuiv , at any rate.
At the Navy department no word of any
such startling movement has been received
from Captain Picking , commanding the
United Slates naval forces at Brazil. Ho la
directed to report promptly on any im
portant chances of tlio situation ami has
thus far done so. The suppression of dis
patches by the Peixoto authorities does not
oMonu to omciai uispaicnes irom navni anu
diplomatic officers. The conclusion in naval
circles is almost irresistible that thu
failure to heat from Captain Picking moans
that the Pcrnamhui-o rumors arc not true as
yet , at any rale , partlctilarlv as Picking Is
al the Bccnu of action , while tint Pcrnum-
huco pauploaro many miles removed from.
Hio.
Hio.At the State department no word what
ever from Minister Thompson or any ona
else In ISrazll IIUH been received nnd the de-
partmeni officials can hardly believe that
they would Do kept in i-'nor.incj of the over
throw of a government and the capture of a
president.
Mr. Mendonca of Hra/il nnd his son and
bccrctar.v have been absent In Now Vor'.c
fcinco Wednesday night. Hut all official
cables from lira ? 11 to ttio minister continua
to como tyAhe Ifg.itlon during his absence ,
from where they are repeated to Now York.
No cable hns been received since the minis
ter left. It is stated that It was the opinion
of a Hra/ilian unofficially connected wltlftim
legation thai thu report ol Poixoto's resig
nation could not bo true.
IN n .si > trn.
ltnioitr | < l Snee.ri.icii uf the lleliel 1/uid
I'orreK In vima Catliarlna.
Nr.iv YOHK , Dec 22 Tlio Herald's MOD to-
video special says : News has been received
of a tight whirh began Wednesday between
the rebels and the government forces from
Santa ( ' . -uhuriim. General Saralva's men
had joined with thcsn under Salgado , male *
Ing a total of fc.OOO. The lighting took placa
In Hajahy.
According to the latest roiwrts received
hero , the rebels Irid lost -JO'J men , out hail
thot-'overntnent troops so badly penned in
that surrender seemed Inevitable. The He.
publlua is taking on coal and in again ready
to suit. It is rumored she ia coming to
Montevideo to light PnUoto's sijuadrou
gathering there.
One of Mcllo's btcamers , the Metcoro , li
reported tibhoro at Harra-Itapaby. Whia !
she was reconnoiterlng the harbor cntranca
she ran aground and the government force * *
artillery there , which has forty guns , opened
fire UJKDU her aud kept up tlio cannonading
until her crow was killed ,
i
IIiii filuri lu llroolilyn.
N , Hoo. 22. Masked burflnrs en-
teredCordmojer's house at Maspcther o arly
thin morning and &Mo property o ( an nil *
mated value of (5,000. (