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FHE OMAHA DAILY BEE. JUiNE 19 , 1S71. OMAHA , TI1VBSDAY MOENESTG , JUNE 10 , 1S)7. ! ) SINGLE COfV FIVE CENTS. TWO YEARS IN JAIL EeTere Sentence Administered for Attempted Corruption of Jurors. . JUSY BRIBER WRIGHT PLEADS GUILTY Bays He Worked Under Instructions of an Unknown Man. TRIAL OF JOE BARTLEY WELL UNDER WAY Jury Eecured and the Hearing Begins Before Baker. STATEMENTS OF CASE MADE BY ATTORNEYS Court Orel-mien Motion lleeiulrlnn Mnte to Klect on Which Count It Will 1'rciHecute Defnultlni ; Kx-Slntc Trennurer. A. P. TOY. Farmer. . . . Vnlon frtclnct J. V. SHIPLKV. Farmer. . .Florence Precinct G. TL C A''llODEnTS. Roifer. . . . IMS El'ney Street l-'RED C. ANrTHON Worker. . . . CHARLES TOMPSETT. The foregoing are the cames of twelve men who will try the case of Joseph S. Bartley. the ex-state treasurer , charged in the courts of this county with the embezzle ment of state funds. The second day of the trial ot Joseph S. Hartley saw the case well under way an ! demonstrated the fact that It will undoubt edly bo a long and very tedious trial. The Jury was secured shortly after 10 o'clock yesterday morning and after a slight delay occasioned by disposing of the c Fe of Jcslah S. Wright , the self-convlpted jury briber , who was sentenced to the county jail for two years , the case was opened in form and the Introduction of evl-lace was commenced. Objections were Interposed at every stage fcy the defense and much time was con sumed In arguing upon these objections. When the empaneling of the jury had been completed Joslah S. Wright , the man charged with offering $75 to Juror George R. Rath- bun , a an Inducement for hlra to get on the Bartley jury and vote for acquittal , was brought before the court. WRIGHT PLEADS GUILTY. Judge Baker asked him If he had anything to say in reply to the charge ot contempt of court filed against him by the county at torney. Wright was almost broken down end cried continually. Through his tears he exclaimed. "What can I say ? 1 am an old fool ! I am not Innocent ; but I didn't realize what I was doingI suppose I ought to be shot. Some man I never saw before came to me aad asked me to do this thing. He evi dently knew I was an old fool and he asked mo to see If I could see any of the jurors In this Bartley case and get them to vote for ths defendant. Times have been pretty close and I thought I could make quite a little money out of it and I told him. I would see Borne ot them. I nevtr taw a cent of his money and didn't have my to give Rathbun. -I thought I would see this fellow on the ztreet again , but didn't make any arrasge- srcat with him. Alter 1 saw Rsthbun I looked for the fellow again , but didn't see him. I don't know who he is. but think he Is a stranger here. I looked for him last night , but couldn't find him. I would know him again If I saw him. I know now that I did wrong , but didn't think then that It . would be wrong to eeak to a man before be liad beea sworn In the CUD. " Judge Baker gave Wright a most severe scoring. He characterized jury bribing as ibe most heinous crime on the calendar , saying It degraded Judicial procudinfrs tea a mere barter and rale , la which a verdict . was farmed out to the highest bidder. He Ball that no matter what the evidence of KU.U might be. such methods as this would prevent the conviction after tbe state had been put to enormous but useless expense. SENT t'P FOR TWO YEARS. At the conclusion of this scoring Judge Bakfr again asked Wright if he had any thing frrtber to say. Wright replied that there was nothing further he could say. The Judge then entered an order en the docket committing Wright to tbe county Jail for two years. Wright was brought Into court Tuesday afternoon by the sheriff. He is a well known character about town , having re sided in 0 in it a for tbe past thirty-one years. He gave his age as 66 years and tald he was formerly In the pb.no business la this city , but bad not been engaged in business during recent years. He served on the regular Jury panel tbe first three ; trccks of tbU term and had frequented the court bouse more or lets during the past tv.o or three years. When arraigned by the county uttorney he made no attempt to deny hli guilt , being clmcit overc-ome with emotion. He Insisted that the man who procured him to nx the jury was a total stranger and he 4ld not know h'ji name or residence. He asked to rfltoM-cd to go out on the street to look for the man and was allowed to do fo In tbe cus- toJy of B di puty sheriff. Alter a fruitless search Wright wa * placed In the eounty jail. He was seen there by a Bee repress ! totlve and persisted in bis state ments as to the identity of tae man who bad ot him Into trouble. Taking up the Bartley trial , the defens * cxrrriied its eighth aad last peremptory challenge' by removing W. F. Church , sten- ogri.pher for ( he Nebraska Nattaaal bank Fred C. Actbony , a eod worker , was eall d and accepted. Before exereitiag its third and last challenge the state questioned Mar tin TUbe regarding his oaturalteatUw paporj na tbtxi removed him by peremptory chal lenge. Hugo Wahler * . a farmer of Millard precinct , was celled. He wu aeceptal. Hy Instructleni of the court the Jury re tired while the case of J. S. Wright wes takf n up and disposed at BARTLEY CASE OPENS. Before tbe jury returned Mr. Mahooey raieed an objection , basal on tecbsical grounds , to the eudonesjeot of tbe came of Judge T. C. Norv l ot ( becupreaie court on theIbt of witnesses. Tbe objection wu sustained and tbe Dime , removed. Tbe jur. . - 4 tben brought Into court ad tb < tr. * . .wu ordered to proceed. Ths crecicg s'ttttaent vu made by V torncy General C. J. Smyth. He outlined to the jury tbe facts which tbe ctate expect" prove and on which a verdict ot ctmtlctton weald be expected. He first touched upon the election of Barttey in 1 ? > 4 and hla qualification is Kite treasurer In January. ISM. for his second term , and the paaMge by the legis lature. April 10. 1S 6 , of aa act appropri ating among other thine ? , J1S0.101 7 ; to re imburse the Making fund for tbe menry lest in tbe failure cf tbe Capital National bank. He said It would be thown that on the diy the law took effeit i warrant ws drawn for this sum. made oayable to "J. S. Bartlry" individually , and not as state treasurer , and that the money on this warrant wa deliv ered to Bartley. lit aW It wwald also be shown that tbls wxrraet was reglitered by Bartley and etataped "Not paid for want ot fan * * , " and at once comMMieed drawing in terest at the rate of T p r cent. He said It would be shewn that the cause far haste In drawing tbe mr-cey would be found In the fact that the same diy this money was drawn an act was signed by the governor by whlrh the rate of Interest was changed from 7 to 5 per cent , and It was attempted to rush the warrant through before this law took effect. It would bt turtbtr shown , he said , that as a matter of fact the law reduc ing ths rate of Interest took effect about fifty minutes before the money was paid. Afterward It would t * < hewn that Bartley opened negotiations with J. H. Millard of the Omaha National bank and the wirrant was sold either to Millard or to the Omaha Na tional bank and was afterward sold to the Chemical Natlonil bank ot New York. It would be shown that the money derived from the warrant was placed to Bartley's personal account In the. Omaha National bank by Bartley's express oroer. The state would further show that within a few weeks tHO.OOO of this money was cheeked out to a baak not a state depository , and within alx .weeks all but a few dollars was checkfd cut by Bartley to this eame bank for his own user. The attorney general continued that It would be proved that on January I , 1S35 , Bartley drew hb check as state treasurer against stats fund on deposit In the Omaha National and paid the warrant for J1S0.101.75 with elate funds with 7 pr cent interest , the total being something over JIOl.OOO. It would bo shown thit Bartley had never ac counted to the state for this mrney and that the sinking fund had never been reim bursed. Not only did the pinking fund never get the money , but no other fund re ceived it and the state lost the entire amount Upon this evidence the attorney general said the state would expect a con viction. STATEMENT OF BARTLEY'S ATTORNEY. The opening etatemert for the defense was made by Attorney T. J. Mahoney. He eald : "The law of criminal pro cedure provides that the prosecution will make a brief statement of his case at the opening and may state his evidence , an < 3 also makes tbe same provision regarding the attorneys for the defense , leaving It optional regarding stating the evidence. It Is nol the Intent of the law that an argument should be made at the opening of the case. and I shall not attempt to make an argument at this time. "Regarding the facts as to Mr. Bartley's election there will not be much contest , but as to ths charges of embezzlement , 11 will not be shown that he has embezzled any of the money of the state of Nebraska or that the state is out a dollar by the trans action. " Upon being ordered to proceed , Mr. Whedon again called up the motion , here tofore denied , to compel the state to elect upon which of the charges the case would ba prosecuted. He argued that the Information charges two distinct crimes the embezzle ment of the warrant in April , 1SS5. and the embezzlement of the money in January , 1S37. 1S37.The motion 'was overruled and tbe state ordered to call Its witnesses. W. SL Gedtfes was called and sworn. He said he WE clerk of the legislature , the 1S95 session , and Identified a copy of the house Journal containing a record showing the election ot Bartley and his qualification. This record was Introduced in evidence aad the attorney general read the long table showing the tabulctlon of the vote on state treasurer at the election In November , 1S34. shawing Bartley's election. William F. Porter , secretary of state , was the next witness. He produced the official bond and oath of office of Bartley from the files ot bis office aad these were also Intro duced la evidence. The defense objected a the introduction of thte evidence for the reisoa. among others , that the bocd aad oath had been filed alter the time within which the treas urer was required to qualify. Tte objec tions were overruled. EVGENE MOORE'S TESTIMONY. Eugene Moore , the ex auditor o : state , who is also on the detersive on a charge of em bezzlement of state funds , was the next wlt- nciss. He was asked regarding the hand writing and signature of Goveraor Holcomb as appearing on tbe bond ot Baaley , but his memory proved very deficient. He was ex tremely technical regarding his knowledge of the signatures of the governor and other state officers. He knew what "purported to be the signature" of the governor and of J. E. Evans , deputy secretary ot state under Piper , but tid never seen those officials slfin their names and could not swear they bad been stgsed by them. He admitted that official papers bearing what purported to be the signatures of ttese officers bad come into hli office aa auditor asd hid been accepted ad official aad correct. Before h.s examination tvaa completed the regular aoon reces * ws taken. When court reconvened In the after noon the direct examination of Eugene Moore was resumed. Kb Identified the signature of J. E. Evass. deputy rscrejary of state "to the best of my knowledge and belief" and against the objections of the defense. He also Identified the signature of P. O. Hed- lund. his own deputy , and tbe signature of J. S. Bartley In the same manner. All of these signatures appeared on the voucher for the withdrawal of the J1S0.101.7S. The- sig natures on tbe warrant for this same amount were ateo Identified ! n the came manner. The voucher and warrant were not intro duced. being held for further Identification. On cr < if -examination by Atrcrney Wbedan , Moore testified that he wan sufficiently fa miliar with the signature of J. E. Evans to be satisfied with It when attached to official documents , but not well ecouh acquainted with it to be positive cf It when standing alone. Eonttin Maret , Governor Holeomb'r private secretary , was the next witness. H : testified that before becoming the governor's secretary he waa in tbe hankies business icd was cc Customed ta identifying signatures. He Idea. lined the bxndwrltlag aad signature of Gov ernor Holcomb and tbe signature i of J. E. Evans end P. O. Hcdlund , aa appearing on tbe documents heretofore referred to. P. O. Hedlund , deputy auditor under Eugene Moore , was called and identified hh own signature as well as these of J. S , Bart ley and J. E. Evacs. as appearing on the voucher and warrant referred ta. On cross-examination he testified thai Moore was In the office when the witneci signed tbe warrant and voucher in the same of bis principal with his own name beneath. George M. Bartictt of Lincoln u-as celled. He testified that be wai deputy tute treas urer during about tweoty-turce * years , ! & eluding both tenr.s of J. S. Hartley , lie Gratified tbe eigcatures of Hartley a ap . pearing on the voueker far tfe * tla6l(1.7i ! add tke warrant for the same amount. H > e ww cot crces-examincd. The state then read the official boat of J S. Hartley as state trruurtr for bis sfcooi ( era aed bis official oath sworn to before to * chief justice of the supreme court * B4 approved by Govermor Hoicocb. Th&e- were introduced In evidence. Tbe cute followed this by offering tke se - laws of ISftS oentil i K the act uufctaj the appropr-atioi tinder wbleb tbe warrant la Uut WM drawn. VOUCHER IS IDENTIFIED. J b P. CortwU. etaf * u4uor. was the Mil witsesf. He 14 r.tU 4 tbe vcuchei heretofore referred to M being ; a part o ! .h retards of bU aJkce ani the document was offered in evidence and read ta th < jury It s ttu > n to \ > f a ioiKber drawn : -n the gneral fin-1 for flM > lt < l 75 to re- ( Continue ! oa Third Pige. ) SPEECHES ON THE TARIFF Senators Continue to VeatiUte tha Sams Old Subject , MAKE LITTLE PROGRESS ON THE BILL Mill * nnil Cnnnnn Air Their Vletm nt Length Iden * of the Texnn Arc Very Pon.lnili.tlc. WASHINGTON , June 9. The senate bail a period of tariff speeches today , and as a result , little progress was made on the bill. Mr. llawllns. Utah , and Mr. Mills , Texas , discussed the democratic attitude on the tariff from their respective attitudes. Mr. Rawllns war a member of the platform com mittee of the Chicago convention , and pro posed the tariff plank which was adopted. He held that the vote he and several other democratic senators bad cast for duties on cotton and other agricultural products was justified by that platform and by the tradi tions of the part } * . Mr. Mills severely arraigned the bill as class legislation designed to build a vast fund for the beneficiaries of the bill at the expense of the "forgotten man , " the taxpayer. He criticised those democratic senators who voted for the amendments to the bill putting a tax on cotton and other articles , contending that their course was a radical departure from the tenets of democracy. In the course of his speech Mr. Mills turned his attention to the daughters of millionaires "fatted like heif ers" and sent abroad in quest of titles. When the vast fortunes had been built up by unjust taxation , then , he said , these daughters were "put on the market , hawked and peddled , sold for princesses and duchesses and countesses and marchionesses and all other 'cesses , ' " and here was con gress legislating the money to pay for these trips abroad. If the American people accepted this condition then they were not worthy of self-government. Mr. Mills gave tables , showing the vast fortunes of a few Individuals , who , he said , were to receive the benefits of this bill. He closed with an ominous prediction that the abandonment of democratic simplicity would bring forth out of the dark some historian to write the chapter on the "decline and fall of the great American republic. " CANNON SPEAKS. Later In the day Mr. Cannon of Utah pro posed an amendment , placing an export bounty on agricultural products. He spoke for two hours on the need of giving the farmer a share of the benefits of the tariff. In the course of his speech , Mr. Cannon yielded the floor a moment to allow Mr. Thurston of Nebraska to present ivhat he termed "some evidences of returning pros- i perity" In the shape of some editorials from Nebraska newspapers , showing a general re vival of business. "Is not the Wilson tariff law still on the statute books T" asked Mr. Gray. "It Is ; but It Is the expectation of the passage of the pending measure. * " replied Mr. Thurston , "which Is causing this re vival. " "May I ask what Nebraska declared for at the last election ? " Interposed Mr. Cannon. "For all the heresies of the Chicago plat form. " replied Mr. Thurston , "but it is the first and last time my state will take that position. " "Has not the senator mistaken the cause of this returning prosperity. " Questioned Mr. Cannon , "and is it not lather due to the expectation of a majority of her people that he and his conferees will be disap pointed end that the majority will find actual prosperity In the triumph of what he terms heresies. In 1500 ? " "The people of my state do not look so far Into the future , " observed Mr. Thurston. In answer to a question by Mr. Allen , Mr. Cannon said the amount to be paid by the i government In export bounty under his amendment would be $47.914,550. He ar gued that the American farmer was obliged to sell his wheat and cotton at the low prices prevailing In free trade countries of the world , while he bought his supplies at the high rates of a protective market. Mr. Cannon was followed by Mr. Butler. North Carolina , who spoke against the heavy burdens the bill placed upon the farmer. Mr. Butler , North Carolina , also spoe in favor of giving the farmer equal bene fits with other classes under the bill. Only half a page of the bill , covering four brief and comparatively unimportant para graphs (229 ( to 233) ) were disposed of during : the day. The session will begin at 11 I o'clock tomorrow. PLACU FOR J-ER5OXS AXD TIXSLEY. South Dakota Stntexmen Ciireil for In the Ilrtiartmeulft nt Wn lilncf < in. WASHINGTON. June 9. ( Special Tele gram. ) The apioHtmenl or Robert S. Tenons of Howard , Miner county. S. D. , to be deputy auditor for < he Interior department , which was made by the president today , excited some comment. It was asserted that Mr. Persons' appointment meant that A. B. Tinsley of Sioux Falls , who was said to have be n slated for the place of deputy auditor for the Pcstoffice department , was thereby knocked our. When The Bee correspondent saw Senator Kyle la reference to this mat ter today that gentleman said : "Some time ago the president intimated his willingness j to give two of the treasury position to resi dents of South Dakota. It was thereupon decided that Tinsley ihould have one and Persons the other. Tinsley was an applicant 1 for ths position of register of the treasury , which pays M.MO a year. The place of J deputy auditor pays } : .M3. When I saw the president some time Ego he said that he de sired a man whs was thoroughly qualified to fill the position of deputy auditor for the 1'e.stoffice department , and Le himself sug- ges.ted Ticiley for this place. Mr. Tinsley , however , declared that he dl4 not care to leave South Dakota for a place that would pay him lees than | 3 500 or $1.030 a year . and ai bis request the appointment was held up. On the other band , backers of Mr. Per sons have been anxious that b'.s appoint ment should be made as < arly as poaiib'.e , acd they have been crowding for hlj spr-oint- nwnt. It Tiraley will have the deputy auditanhlp for the Ponoffice department It li bia at amr : any moment , notwithstand ing the appointment of Mr. Persons tliy. " U * . E. Andrews wts Inducted Into the office of first auditor of the Treasury depart ment today. Retiring Auditor lUldwln per forming the duty of introducing hi * successor ser to the chiefs of divisions and clerks. Fourth cUs pGun34ters appointed to-day : Iowa Afhtro. Oeceolt county , G. L. Jame- boo : Uayard. Gutbrie county , G. P. Ru trail ; Itlalrsburg. Hamilton county , J. P. Halt ; Uriitow. Butler county. C. L. Jones : Games. Sioux county. A. D. Partriiige ; Ca&ey , Guth- rle eounty. Patrick O'Laugilin ; Delhi. Dela ware county. R. H. Dowioan ; Duscombe , Webster county. E. E. _ Fcrd ; Bwart. I'owe- i ani k county. J. I ) . sweoy * ; Hamilton. Marion eounty. F. H MuBtell ; Lacelle. Clark county. W F. Walker ; Linn Grove. Buena Vista eounty. A. L. Carapbll : MarquUville. Peik count ) . G. Q. Grlmre ; Mllford. DUklo- maa county. R. F. Price ; Moorel&nd , Web ster county. F. G. Peterson ; Moville. Wood- burr c&unty. A. W. HO UJ ; New Albin. AI- lamakee county. G. A. Brieksan : Page. Page county. Frank Olive ; PesaatvUe. ! ! Marlon eounty. G. W. Huugau : Rockwell. Cerro oouaty , W. A. Grumioon ; Shady Grave , Uucbanan county. W. C. Kenncy Fh a > ! d. Franklin county. L. S. UullirJ ; Statuso. Montgomery county. A. F. XewquUt ; Thora- bur ? , Keokuk county L. A. Woods. Sutb Uakota Bryant , Hamilc eounty. E. A. De- van : ranastou. McCcoV county , J. M. Bay ard. FraEkport Splok county. J O. Brat- sea u lewra p < tmisirr rcmm lemoned Sticflelc1 P McNeil , G&rden Grovt. Orms ! G Hardy , Aaron F , B.ylan , Hubbsrd ; K. Ken Mathews , MedlapolU ; laaae E. HoJmee , Truro. The following pension exaslaieg surgeons were appointed today : Xbrs * a Drs. I. Bedell. T. H. Aehton and Cicero Jordan , at Nebraska City. Iowa Drs. W. H. Gable and B. F. Dough erty , at Charles City ; D * W. Detar and S. H. Noy . at Boone. CO.NSUI. iiirs UIJPOUT ox cun.v. .Mnte Detmrtmrnt l CXnnrlne < l nt It Premnt-nre Publication. WASHINGTON , June 9. The Department of State is in possession of two distinct re ports bearing on the Ruix ewe. They were brought to Washington by Mr. Flshback , the secretary to Mr. Calhoan. and handed to Assistant Secretary Day. One of these re port * was made by Consul-General Lee and has been fully set out In the newspapers. The other report wai a .Joint production signed by Caceul General Le and by Dr. CoagOTta , the Spanish consul at Phila delphia , who with General Lee constituted a special commission to Investigate the condi tions surrounding the death of Dr. Ruiz. In that report the two commissioners wnt as far as they could together , which neces irily con fined them to a mere statement of the facts that are not subject to controversy. Fallj Ing to agrei upon a statement of the causes which led to Ruiz's death , the commissioners signed the document at this point acd then by mutual agreement made supplemental re ports to their own governments. The pub lished report of General Lee was one of these supplemental reports , and It la probable that the Spanish government has one intended to controvert It made by Dr. Congceta. The' publication of the L e report la advance of its reception at the Stale department has given much annoyance to 'the department officials , and will be made the subject of Inquiry. Inasmuch as it is believed that the position of our government in the negotia tions that are sure to follow with Spain Is weakened by thus putting its case In posses sion of the other fide. Commissioner Calhoun had a , brief confer ence with the president today. He will have an Interview with Assistants-Secretary Day tomorrow. TCIIICEV MAY .XOT HEC13IVB AXGEL.L. Xo Ileplr Itccrlveil to the Explana tion * Mnile Conce.rnfii r Hint. WASHINGTON , June 9. Dr. Angell will be obliged to cancel his engagement to sc.ll for Europe on day after tomorrow. Up to this time the Turkish government has cot returned an opinion as to whether the ex planations offered as to the record of the minister are satisfactory , and It Is not deemed wise to make an Issue by allowing Mr. Angell to proceed to hid post at Con stantinople until it Is known , positively that he will be persona grata. The delay of the Turkish govcmcent in passing upon Dr. Angell's acceptability is causing some ] { dlscomfori at the State department , but the | officials have not yet changed their belief that in the end the minister will b received. I'llESIDEXT OFF FOB. JiA5II VILLE. AV111 Only Proceed nn Knr n Virginia Hot SprinRH Toilar. ' \VASKiNGTON. June > . Tile .special train conveying' Picsident McKlaley and his party \Vashlcgton for Nashvflle at noon today over the Chesapeake & Ohio railroad. The private car of President M. E. Ingalls , in which Mr. McKicley and hs ! immediate party traveled , was fragrant with gigantic pots ot ros 5 and other .flowers. 'There , were also- ficwera in the car occupied by the cabinet acd invited'guests. The'trati was in charge. of W. H. Gregory , general "si-ent of the pu- scager department of the road. There- was no change In the personael'cf thparty as published yesterday. They stopped tonight at the Virginia Hot Springs , and will resume their journey tomorrow. XATIOXALIZIXG THE .EXPOSITIOX. rteiolutloir to that Effect Pnissed for the Senate. WASHINGTON. June 9. In the Seaate to day a concurrent resolution oUered by Mr. I Allen ot Nebraska was agreed to natlonaliz- ij ing the Traarmicslsslppl Exposition to be held at Omaha ani requesting the president to request foreign nations , lo | participate. A joint resolution on tbe fame- subject was agreed to suspending the fmmigratioa aad j Chinese exclusion laws so as to permit for- I eiga labor to take charge of foreign exhibits at Tracsmississlppl Exposition Con firuint loan. WASHINGTON. June 9. Tfce senate today confirmed the following nominations : Hesry L. Wilson of Washington , minister to Chili ; John G. A. Lelshman of Pennsylvania , minis ter to Switzerland : Lawrence Towrsend of ! Pennsylvania , minister to Portugal ; Andrew ! D. Barlo ? of Missouri ' consul gen eral at the City ' " ° f Mexico. Pc-stinisters California , C.H. . Cornell , at Corona. Arkansas , T. R , Thomas , at Prcs- cott ; W. L. Paine , at Arstnta. Nebraska , W. H. Illlan. at Humphrey C. E. Hunter at Wakefield. Missouri. F. Js Hclnemaon. at Klrk-.vcvid. TecoccKe. G. W. Farmer , at I Martin. Also LieutenantCo'oael Joan I. , Rcgers , Second artillery , to be colcnel. Daily Tren ury Statement. WASHINGTON. June 9. Today's state ment of the treasury shows ; Available raih balance , J230,553,7S ; gold reserve , JUl.OM- ) 355. Armor Plant for tne Coait. SAN FRANCISCO. : June 9. Should the > government accept the proposition of the Union Iron works to provide diagonal armor | for the battleship Wisconsin , now in court e of construction. 'it Is thought that an armor plate plant will be u'tabUshed in this city. 1 Abbott Brown of Edinburgh. Scotland , known 1 all over tne world as anexpert In such 1 matters , and himself a lase manufacturer i of armor pUte , recently nrislted and In- j spected the Vnion Iron wrirks , acd it is I anserted that he reported favorably on the I project to pstablieh &a armor plate factory here. There IE reawa to ttlieve that he not only made estimated ot the cert of such works , but prepared working pan3 ! for their construction. , | Ilnrrnnt Will \ < il'IIann Tomorroir. SAN FP.ANCISCO , Juie 9.-U l naw prac- tlcaHy certain that Durrani will not be ' hanged on Friday. Warden Hale of San I Queatln prlron Jtays he wll i < ot proceed with | the execution unless npAvw4 by Attorney I General Fitzgerald. The Utttrhas not Riven ! hla final opinion In thecai * . Governor Budd 11 is in the Yosemile valley , and at the execu- j tlve office at Sacramento i ( was f lated to- nig.it that a telesraphte rinrSfiVt might come from the irovcrnor tomorrow. After n Jury for S | nnlillncr. CHICAGO , June 9. The work cf eecuring a Jury for the trial of ex-Bank President Charles W , Sraulding- the defunct Gk > be Saving ? bank , under inCU.ment under charges of embezzlement. ? tt-gun before Judee Bmlth tcwlay. Good progress was made and l > . fore adjournment four jurors bad Wen accepted. Th * tr > iU it not ex- p.cttd to last ovr A K- ' alter the jury U secured. - _ " _ Western Uulon Dlvlilend. NEW YORK. June 4. The director * ot the Western loion Talegraph company today declared tbe regular quartern * dividend of IVi per otnt In accordance pith the reoom- mendation of the executU'txcommittee yt- - terday. _ ) lureuieiit of Ocrua Vr * cl , June O. At S < aithampton 6ail 3 Trave , for Nfcw York. At New York Arrrved Noordland , from Antwerp ; Kateer "Wilntlm II. tram Genoa ; Teutonic , from Liverpool. Soiled Parit. for Sojutramp on : Gerroanlc. for Liverpool. At Baltimore Arrived Muncken , from Bremen. At Rotterdam EaKed Ametrdam. for New York. At Liverpool Arrived Catalonia , from Betun. At PIyrmutb Arrived Lahn. from New Ycrk , for Bremen. _ At Qutenttoun Sajltd Auranla. for New At Copenhagen Arrived - Bl'-iUa. fr m Mew Turk , rta Christiania , for Stettin , SULTAN FLIES INTO A RACE Dissatisfied with tha Atthada that the Ambassadors Take. CALLS SPECIAL SESSION OF COMMISSION 5peml All Ony Snntlny Telecrnphlnn the Pnrrern , hot Wtttiont Itenult Grand A'liler Tender * 111 * Ilcnlcnntlon. LONDON. June 10. The latwt advices from Constantinople deny that the powers are advocating direct negotiations between Turkey and Greece. In other respects , however , the aspect of affairs is ralher worse than better. It app - p ara that at Saturday's conference the am bassadors declined to accept either Asaera | Bey or Zla Bey as a Tu.'klih peace commis j sioner. Thi ? , together with their refusal to discuss the situation lit Thessaly. threw the sultan into such a rage that he forthwith summoned a cession of the special commis sion appointed to ccnslder the terms ot peace. All day Sunday he was in telegraphic communication with meat of the Europo-in j ' capitals , and In the evening he gave stringent orders to the grand , vliier. who Immediately resigned. The special commission sat until the small hours of tbe morning , accomplish ing nothing. The Turk * are > erj" angry at tbo alleged brusque declaration of Sir Philip Curric , the 'British ambassador , that England will never permit Christians to return to Turkish rule. MUST USE STRONG PRESSURE. CONSTANTINOPLE , June 9. It is ex pected thit strong prtsure will be needed to overcome the resistance of the Turkish government to the retrocession of Tbessaly. Reports that Great Britain Is opposing on religious grounds Turkey's retention of Thes saly are being circulated here with the view ot influencing existing Mussulman fanati cism. The powers contend that , as they guararileo the Integrity of Turkey , the latter must respect the integrity of others. In a memorandum submitted to the Turkish gov ernment the powers propose that the crests of the mountains on tbt Greek frontier be occupied by Turkish Instead of Greek troo1- * , and also that the Indemnity be ia proportion tion to the resources of Greece. It is fur ther proposed to modify the capitulations , or special privileges enjoyed" by Greek subjects In Turkey , witn the view of abolishing cer tain abuses which have been the subject cf complaint upon the part of the Turks. Toe two latter questions will be entrusted to a commission of experts and the delimiting of the frontier will be executed by an inter national m.litary cominUsioc. It now rests with the Turkish government as to whether pczcc will be concluded cpeed- lly or not. and it 5 believed the sultan will resist so locg zs possible. The dispatch of attaches of the British , Russian aod Italian embassies to Thessaly with instructions fo report upon , the situation there Is due to the reports in circulation that Turkish Irregulars have committed excesses In Thessaly. where many villages are said to have been destroyed by them. CRETANS DlisCVSSIXG AUTONOMY. Loolr Fwvomt > Ijan Prlnee Frnnci _ Jocih of Uattenliurg for Governor. CANEA . June 9. The Cretan , delegates will meet at Almyro today in order to dis cuss the proposed autonomous form of gov ernment for the islsnd. The delegates from the weucrn districts of Crete are willing to accept autonomy If the Turkish troops de part. part.The election ot Prince Francis Joseph ot Battenbarg. who was tecectly married to Princess Anna of Montenegro , to be governor of Crete , would be well received by the inhabitants of the island. The prince Is a great favorite ot Queta Victoria and the princess is a protege of the czar and cxarina. CO.VTI.VCE OBSTItCCTIOX TACTICS. Action of Germany Aronne * Indigna tion of Authiatar * . LONDON , June 9. A dispatch to the Chronicle from Constantinople says it is rumored that stormy scenes have taken place during the conference , and that the German obetructloo ! have provoked lively indignation among the majority of arnbaseadois. CVnMiii of the Iii urfren < . HAVANA ( via. Key West ) , June 9. After months psesed in compiling data , which ia confirmed by competent , well informed par- tie ? , the corresponded o" tie Associated prcsa Is able to announce that In the coun try comprised between Cape San Antonio , Pinar del Rio. and the Jucaro-Moron military line , province * of Puerto Principe , there are 8.000 insurgents well armed vrlth rlflos and subdivided late email bands. Tie latter live during the beat part of tbe year In the woods and mountains. Eceldts thece bands there are many thousands of Cuban natives In the insurgent camps , who are titter not armed or armed wita machetes. la the "concentrated" towns -there are only small numbers of men , tbe greater part of the In-1 habitants being T.-omen and children. 3Iay FlBht for Existence. LONDON , June 9. It Is said on good au thority that the pow-ers are now trying to Induce Turkey to sign general peace condi tions defining broad limit * wlthli whirti Turkey and Greece should afterward settle details by direct negotiations. This new U regarded at Athens with dismay , as a breach of faith on tbe part of the powera and as leaving Greece to the tender mercies of tbe sultan. It Is believed by many goal Judge * at Athens that Greece may yet have to fight for Its very existence. CAIIPKT MILLS ULX O.V FULL TIMU. Manufacture * Itefiort a Hopeful Out look for Trade. PHILADELPHfA. June . -9. At a meeting of the Ingrain Carpet Weavers Protective association last eight in Textile ball , reports were received from delegates representing tbe elxty-two mills in that Industry in Ken sington , PhUadelfhla , Ttey were to the effect that the feeling amossr the manu facturers wzj becoming decidedly cheerful. Nearly all tbe mills , it was reported , are gradually resu&jicg full time , one of tbe meet prcsnlnent being John Gay's Sons , which started on full time this week , giving employment to about 300 personi. Dornan Bros * , large plant , and that of Tbotsaa Cave's Sees , were also stated to be on ful. lime and full handed. David McDowell , who is running en full time , Informed bis em ployes that the prospects arc goad. Edward C. Reed's mill aed tbe large plant of John Hamilton are also on full time. John Beggs has all of his looms running and a number of smaller Crme are rapidly following his example. Reformed Cplncopal Council. NEW YORK. June 9 The general council of tbe Reformed Eplicopal Church of the Unite * " , States ard Canada oneiud here today. The council held c-twions three times a day for a week Thin morning's petaicn M&E purely devotional. There were present Ilith- op * Samuel Fallows aad Cheney of Chicago ] < : ' .liup tvecsi of South Carolina. Bishop Nicholson of Philaritlphla , UUhop CampUil of CtaaJa , and Bisltcp Latane of Baltimore. Thu .s 'he fifteenth central council of the charcb. er-4 i > ill.led to be one of the most .1 jwrtart f'.nc * tfce organization cf tne denomination twenty-four years ago. Hnd i'relcht Wreck. EXBTER. N. H. . June . -A freight wrack occurred on the Boston & Maine road early this raurnias and twenty car * are piled up oa the siding I ls reported tnat several cf the train hamls h vf been ttnously turt. > ne badly burr.t.l. one man taken from tbe .ver nearby ard one man rals/lng. re cot obUunab.e. TWO rnn.CHMinoiiT A ! } ItemnrU * Atinnt thr Chnr- Ity Itnxnr Klre. PARIS , Jane S. All Paris to talking tonight - night of a duel with swords fought tM afternoon between two 1tKfff ° ' 5ne O'J ' noctllty. Count Robert > 73.3BntesqoUi | and Hear ! de Regnlcr. at NofjaBvallcis. grow ing out of a remark mfJj WMlle. HereJia. tne sttttr-ln-law of taSj a f w days ago In the salor of thefl ps Alphon. e de Hott'cMld. Mile HfflSvho was with. her sb > ter. Mme. ReejBsflirn ] d the corT- verwitton to a hanJsntjgj B carried by the Count de Montreqoinljfl-f BtooJ Dear her , and remarked that > tR ? Kst tbe rort of a caae that might h velf/- K1 at the char ity bitar fire to b-at/jsfi Bies The count. who overheard th B. intprpretcil It as an Insinuation cf JHMRr conJuct on his part toward women ' at'Tfie fire. Imme diately withdrawing froa. the salon , he sent a challenge to M. de Rtsnler , who was cs- conlng bis wife and pU'.er-ln-law. and at midnight h seronds were appointed and pre liminaries for the duel were arranged. Oa cooideratlcn. the seconds of Dfc Regnler sub mitted to the count's seconds that the re mark was one of mere banter , upon which the count ought not to place so serious a construction , and urged that the matter be arbitrated. Tbe Coutit de Montesquoln thereup twitted De Regnltr with being afraid to mc-et him an > l branded him ) In the newspaper ? as a coward. This resulted In a challenge from De Reg- nl r , after three day ? spent in the dlscus"lon of conflicting Etatemects as to the preclte words xi' ed by Mile. Hercdla aad Mme. de Regnler. who his C'Chtxd her sister's rt- mark . The Count de Montesquoln Imme diately accepted the challenge. His seconds were the Count de Montepquoin and Maurice Dams , and M. de Ilegcler's were Henri Houaraye and Jean B reaud , The duel was fought in the presence ot Georges Hugo anil the artists. MM. Forln - : \ Caran d'Ache. The combatants attacked each other with the greatest vlgoi and for ten minutes fought to kill. In the third encounter - J | counter the ount de Montesouoln was se- i vcrely wounded In the back of the right . hand. The surgeons then Interfered and refused - i | i fused to allow the combat to proceed. The combatants then withdrawing declined even to bow to each other. The affair has made a tremendous tilk end It may prove the first incident In a' general boycott socially of a number of men who are persistently accused in certain quarters of having displayed the rankest cowardice at the charjty bazaar flre. JAPAV 3IOD1FIES ITS DEMANDS. Hnrvttll Accept * the Iroiio ed Iln l of Settlement. SAN FRANCISCO. June 9. Advices have just boea received from Honolulu , per steamship Australia , to the effect that Ja panese Minister Shlmarnura has changed his attitude to some extent since last advices from the Hawaiian capital. After the de parture ot the steamship Peru several con ferences were held between Ministers Cooper and Shimamura , with the result that tbe Japanese representative made proposals cf a much more reasonable nature than those which be flrst offered. He originally de manded indemnity for the total number ot immigrants turned away from the islands. Now , however , it is understood that he is willing to accept damages in cases where the immigrant was illegally rejected. TSis propo sition the Hawaiian government will accept. The original demand was for 320.60 yea for each man refused a landing. The Ha waiian government admits that ot a thousand or more immigrants a few errors may have been made , and If any such appear upon a thorough investigation , expresses its readi ness to pay for such mistakes upon the part of its officers. At the instance of R. P. Rlthel , a wealthy shop owner of San Francisco , tbe sugar planters of the island republic are consider ing several propositions tending toward in dependent action and throwing off tbe yoke of the trust. One , It is understood , is the establishment of a refinery at Vancouver. B. C. , ia case the reciprocity treaty is abro gated. The Canadian government Is willing to grant a concersicn to Hawaii in return for las business ; and the Canadian Pjcifis road will furnish epecial terms for transportation to the Atlantic seaboard should the scheme be carried out. In any event , however , the planters are resolved to fight the trust , aud .should the treaty not be interfered with , it is proposed to ship all the sugar raised in Hais-ail to New York or Philadelphia , where it will te raid in the open market to the highest "bidder. If the Hawaiian output is shioped around the Horn ths large sailing fleet now plying between the inlands and San Francisco will be with drawn and an opposition line of steamers , backed by Hawiiians. be substituted. It is understood thit the cause of the trouble between the planters end tbe Spreck. els combine Is the Increased rate demanded by the latter for hauling Hawaiian eugzr. namely , three-eighths of 1 ceat per pound. START I.V ON CAMPAIGN WORIv. Silver 3Ien Confident They llulil the Ilalance of Povrer. CHICAGO. June S. The naticnal commit tee of the new silver party did not hold a meeting today as intended , but decided to leave the election of the executive commit tee to Chairman Towne. Ex-Senator Fred J. : DuboSs of Idaho will be chairman of tbl * committee. The others have not yet been se lected. National headquarters will tt In charge of er-Congressman Towne and for the present will be at Duluth. The committee favored Immediate organization for the coa- grc-sslonal elections cf 1S95 and also for tbe campaign of 1690. and instructed Chairman Towne to push this work ts rapidly as pos sible. ChMrmau Towne said today the ccn- ference TMZ better attended than be expected and that he believed it indicated that tbe diver republicans would hold tbe balance of power In the congressional and presidential elections. VICE rilESlUKST FOR AVrOMlNC. Governor Richard * Shotv * 111 * InUTenI in the ExiMiollluii. * CHEYENNE. Wyo. , June 9. { Special. ) Governor Richards has appointed Dr. Frank Plcrrepont Graves , president of the Wyo ming unlvenlty , as vice president for Wyo ming for the Transrniss&p'.ppi Exposition at Omaha. Dr , Graves will endeavor to hare the counties cf the state arrange for credit able displays at tbe exposition , the state legislature having failed to make an appro priation for a state exhibit. Would Not Walt on the PRINCE33 ANNE. Md. . June 9. Andrews , colored , alias "Cuba , " was taken from the officers at the door of the court house acd killed by a mob. Andrews had been tn3. . convicted and sentenced to dejih for fi-lon.ously assaulting Mrs. Benjamin T. K'lty. near Marlon , on May S. JunKt Bage , wh > i-aMtci the death rentcnee. eu < leavoi ) to reason with tae eaclted crod , but in vain. Oat for Galiernntnrlal .Nomination. CANTON. June . -Hon. John C.Velty 'Ms morning formally annuuncd that he rti'.l be a candidate for the democratic nom ination for governor at the slate convention and that he will have the support of hi * hcme county. The decision was rrzched yet- terday , he says. , _ Sucur TruM Herlnret a Dlvlileuil. NEW YORK. JuceThe directors of the American Sugar Kenning company today de. ilared a regular quarterly dividend of 3 p r cent en common stock and 1 * * on preferred. Va ar Cruduule * a lilt ; Clu > * . POUOHKEEPSIK. X. T. . Jun . Th cli * * of } W7 , lomprieiag W young wormm , tbe laree t In the history of tbe college , graduated from Vasfir today. SI ( in * Street Itnllivnj HIM. RPRINGPIELU. 111. JUBGovernor Tstnotr signed tbe Alien street railway bill at M:4i - IB. today. Hirer for Kipnrt. NEW YORK. June S.-The am hip Paris will take out today ifO.OM ounces of ull- I ver. MURDER AN OFFICER Burglars Shoot Dan Tiedemia When Ho Attempts to Arrest Then ? . . * , v OFFICER GLOVIR SERIOUSLY WOUNDED" Crlma Ccmmitt d larly Yesterday Morning at Thirtieth aad Spdding. DESPERADOES ARMID WITH SHOTGUNS Ihey Escape b tha Darkness and Their Identity Still Unsolved. FOUR SUSPECTS PLACED UNDER ARREST Hnllrc Police Department Working ; on the Cn r. hut le > eloi .Votli- IliU liy Which to l.ucnto the CrlinlnnlH. Patrol Conductor Dan Tledeman acS Patrolman Albert N. Glover were shot shortly after 3:30 o'clock yesterday morning. whl'u ; attempting to place under arrest three burglars who were caught In the ecloon of Henry Nc ! on. on the southwest corner of ThirMeth end Spaulding streets. Tiedeman died at Uie Clarksan Memorial hospital at 1:30 o'clock In the aftcrncon. Glover la al the Kama hospital and will recover , although hla wounds are considered 6rious. About 3 o'clock a tlephone message wai received at the police etatton from Lieuten ant Vandervoort at Engine house No. 11 , on the corner cpporite the ealoon , stating that the lights in the ealoan had t > e < n extin guished and that something was wrong. In respocec to this report Captain King dis patched Offlccr Tit-deman la the patrol wagon to Investigate. On the way the latter picked up Officer Glover. When the wagon arrived at the saloon the two officers went oa opposite tides cf It. As Tledernaa approached a window on th ? east side he saw a man leap from it Two other men quickly followed. Tiedeman or dered them to halt. Instead of obeying , one of the men responded with an oath , leveled a shotgun and flred point blank at the of ficer. Tledtman returned the shot with four 'rom ' his own revolver and fell to the ; round. Hearing the rhots. Officer Glover rushed from the other side of the building. He met the three m < n. One of them fired at him with a revolver , the bullet srlklng him la the ncee. As the officer fell another of tha crooks discharged the contents of a shotgun in his hip. The three strangers then dis appeared in the darkneM and succeeded la getting aw y. although a cumber ot flreinea surrounded the building. The affair was quickly -sported to the po lice station and in response a eecond patrol wagon , this time loaded with a pquad of men , was dispatched to the scene of the af fray. The two wounded office-a were at oace removed to the Clarkson hospital. Tiedemai retained consciousness until he arrived there Then he bscame unconscious and remained In that condition until his death. LOOKING FOR THE MURDERERS. AH the available force of police and de tectives wts at once pu * . to work on the care. In the early part of thr day they hid but time to direct tielr efforts toward flndins the guilty patties. Two theories were and are Etlll being advanced. Ore is that the mar- derers are three men who are apparently fleeing northward In a wagon. The other S3 that the crime wrs commuted by three of five men. One ol thesr U at large. The other four are under arrest. They are Au- gcst Keetner. Jreepa Kestner. Louis Kes'.ner and Ralph Mereersmilh. TIEDEMAN'S SUSPICIONS. "I believe that the man who shot , me was Rilph Mtdsersmith. " said Dan Tledeman , after the shooting and shortly before he died. "He wore a light cult of clothes. " This waa the only clew that the patrol con ductor could give zs to the identity of the burglars. Glover's only evidence on thid poict ! that In the ftiil ? of the discharge of the bullet that struck hlz > in the face be noticed that th man wbo'flred the revolver waa dressed In a light or gray suit of clothes. Mefsersmlth , arrayed in light trousers and a dark coat. WJB arrested at nocn. He Is a young tough , hi/ : been arrested a number ot times , but U not eappcaed to have been one of the murdererc. But t young man , re- Eercbllzg Memrrmltb. dreroed In a light suit of clothing and apparently shot through the wrist , is fleeing westward from Debolt station and the police- are after him. Tha police say they knoir who he Is , but they will no : divulge b'js nsrae. From information furnished by Michael Zrller. a market gardener at 3CM Ida street , the whereabout * of this person were traced. Zeller stated that he was at work In hi * garden about 5 o'clock yesterday morning when be saw a man coruins up the tracks of tha Klkhorn road at a rapid gait. The ican had his left hand tied up la a. rag and came up to Zelltr. "How did you hurt your hand ? " aiked Zeller. "I got into a little f.gb : down below and got the worst of It. " replied the stranger. He evinced a desire to keep on bis way. and when Zeller asked him some other ques tions the stranger repllad : "U is none of your d d business. You want to knowtoo _ much. " Officers Sboup aad D vereese followed the trail of this person as far es Debolt sta tion , which is about eight milt ? distant from Omaha. They frequently t w persons who had met the man of whom they were in quest and the descriptions given tally very closely to that given by Tlederaan previous tohli _ death , viz. : That tie man who shot him wore a light suit of clothes and was. not over li years of age. One place was found along tha railroad track where tbe man bad crept into a culvert beneath the roadbed and bad there washed bis injured band In a small pool of water. Tiedeman aHO ftatfcd shortly after belns taken to tha hospitEl that be felt sure that be wounded one of bis usallants In the naail , and tbe perwu eeen by Zeller la thought to be this man. A minute descrip tion of the man in tbe light suit has boeo telegraphed by tbe police to all outlying t-Ules and toun * . ESTABLISHING A CHAIN. Tbr pot lee who are working on tbe theory that this nan ia oat of the murderers im plicate ( wo of tbe Kwtoers aa bin compan ions. Su [ > icion r tson tbtse because tha thrve caek * found In ( be saloon a.nd in which the tlolen liquor vai packed corresponded , wltJa similar saelcs that bave been foucd la i the potceMlaa of tb Kr4nrs wten they i were caught la criminal operations In tin