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VOL. XXVIII—NO.
COU’MM’S. OKOliOIA: TUESDAY MoKX!NO. MAY
YESTERDAY'S PROCEEDINGS OF THE
HOUSE AND SENATE.
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Hi.' Veto I’owcr Airulll Airiiiti-.* I’llirion Hills,
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Washington, May 24.—Dingley, of
Maine, from the shipping commiltt.ee, re-
p lir ted hack the shipping bill with recom
mendation that a certain senate amend
ment he concurred in, and others non-con-
curred in. The recommendation of the
committee was agreed to. Among the
amendments noil-concurred in is that
known o-s the Frye amendment.
The speaker announced the appointment
of Blount, Riggs and Bingham as conferees
of the postomee appropriation bill.
After the call of state bills were intro
duced and referred as follows :
Bv Breckenridge of Arkansas, to con-
solidate the customs dristricts.
By Bland, of Missouri, to revive the in
come lax, the proceeds to be applied to
the payment of pensions.
By lionnet-t, of North Carolina, to divide
the surplus money In the treasury on June
1st. 188H, among the several states and ter
ritories for educational purposes.
Tucker, from the committee on judiciary,
reported a joint resolution proposing a
constitutional amendment on the subject
of polygamy. House calender.
Then a struggle for priority of considera
tion arose between special orders. Cobb,
of Indiana, was on his feet demanding that
the house should consider the land for
feiture bills.
Hutch, of Missouri, brought forward the
oleomargarine bill with a motion to go
into a committee of the whole for its dis
cussion.
Miller, of Texas, pressed the claims of
the banking and currency committee, to
whom the business hud been assigned.
Bragg, of Wisconsin, asserted the right
of the committee on military affairs to a
portion of the dav, and Co::, of North Car
olina, culled up the report of the civil ser
vice reform committee ou the Jefferson
ville levee matter.
This last named being a question of privi
lege, Hatch raised against it the question
of consideration and the house stood by
him, deciding by a vote oi 122 to 45 not to
consider privileged business.
Hatch then scored another victory and
on his motion, by a vote of 160 to 84, the
house went into a committee of the whole
on the general revenue hills. The first,
measure of this character on the
calendar was the Morrison tarifF
bill which was passed over without
objection, but a contest was made over set
ting aside the next revenue bill, being one
to reduce the number of internal revenue
officers. The matter was submitted to the
house for its determination and that body
having decided, 138 to 88, to pass over the
internal revenue bill, the committee re
sumed its session and the oleomargarine
bill was taken up.
Scott, of Pennsylvania, approved the
bill. Some legislation of that character
was absolutely necessary, if one ofthe chief
industries of the count ry was to be spared
from the doom which now threatened it.
The bill did no injustice to manufacturers
ofthe imitation, but it simply raised the
farmer to a plane of fair and honest com
petition. Discussing the constitutional
features of the measure, he argued that
under the general welfare clause of the
constitution it was perfectly competent
and proper for congress to legislate upon
the subject.
Hopkins said the manufacture of bogus
butter was ns destructive to public morals
as the counterfeiting of money, and he
hoped that congress would lay a heavy
hand on this greatest of all modern decep
tions. He trusted that before the sun went
down to-morrow the glad news would be
sent to the farmers and dairymen in all
parts ofthe country that this bill had been
passed by the house.
Hammond argued that the bill as a
measure to suppress the manufacture of
oleomargarine was unconstitutional. It
was protection run mad. It was a bill to
popularize the internal revenue system.
Everyone would be hereafter coming to
congress asking for protection from
competition.' The whole time of congress
will he taken up in an attempt to catch
up with American rascality a tiling that
was impossible. The farmers were more
interested in retaining the American form
of government in its purity than in sup
pressing the manufacture of oleomarga
rine.
Reagan said that it was very plain, botii
from the language of the bill and from the
arguments made in its support, that the
purpose of the bill was not' revenue, but
exclusion. It was legislation in favor of
people who made butter and against those
who made oleomargarine. It was the
manifest object, of the proposition to de
stroy the manufacture of imitation butter,
and there was nothing in the constitution to
justify it. It was not in the power of
congress to outlaw manufacture. The
“tiles had the power to regulate, hul not
the genera! government. He dcpi'ier' al
the constant violation of the constitution,
and said that if things went rm as they
had been going on this session, he would
not be surprised to see a mail cornu here
and claim damages from the government
it a -torin blew a tree down anil broke
his fence.
Strnhlictz, of Iowa, suggested that the
constitution had been violated by demo
cratic voters.
Reagan admitted this fact and expressed
his.ihaiiK at having to admit i r . Hi. did
no! pretend to excuse it. 'Republicans
might tie excused, because they did not be
lieve there was any constitution.
_Hiscock earnestly dwelt upon the mag
nitude anil importance of the subject upon
which the house was called to legislate,
flu dairy interests ofthe country were be
ing disastrously Directed by tlm
manufacture of imitations, com
pounds which were vile in their con
stituent parts, and which carried with
tocni the germs of disease. This vile,
dirty compound, freighted with disease,
was palmed off as a-healthy product, and
barged for it. Something must
Tlie committee then rose, and the house
at 5 o’clock adjourned.
st: MATH.
After the routine morning business in the
senate to-day, a motion made by Sawyer
to proceed to the consideration of private
pension cases was agreed to, and such hills
were taken up in their order on the calen
dar.
Cockrell insisted on having reports read
in a number of eases and had some of the
bills that he considered of doubtful pro
priety postponed. Ill u short debate 0,1
one of the bills covering a case that had
been rejected by the pension office, Cock
rell said the chief of the division in that
office who had rejected so plain and well-
proven a ease ought, to be discharged from
the sen ice ofthe United States.
A number of pension hills having been
disposed of, the bankruptcy bill was laid
before the senate and laid aside informally
in favor of the District of Columbia appro
priation bill. That hill in turn was allowed
to stand over in order to permit Gibson to
address the senate on the subject of Platt s
resolution regarding open executive ses
sions.
Gibson reviewed broadly the historic
phases ofthe element of secrecy as a factor
in the government from the time when the
ISnglish parliament prohibited the publi
cation of debates to the present time When
the United States senate discusses treaties
with closed doors and conducts secret in
quisitions info the character of persons
nominated for office. Gibson denied that
any nccessii v now existed for the discus
sion of treaties in secret. However desira
ble secrecy might have been in the early
history oi 1 our republic, it was no longer
desirable. No public interest required
that anv of the proceedings of the senate
should be kept secret from the people. The
secret session was as much out of place
and date at this time as the sword that
John Adams wore when presiding "over
the senate would lie if worn by the present
] presiding officer.
Teller, Hoar and Platt also spoke briefly
upon the same subject.
Morrell said lie expected to speak against
open execu ive sessions and enquired when
the matter was to be, discussed.
Platt said he would move to take his
resolution up immediately after the dis
posal oi the bankruptcy bill.
The matter of executive sessions was
bore dropped and t lie senate took up the
bankruptcy bill.
Plumb opposed the bill as being in the
interest of great cities like New York and
Boston, and against the interests of the
smaller cities throughout the country. He
regarded it as a most vieiotit bill.
Hoar defended the bill, differing entirely
with Plumb as to its effect, and contending
that it was decidedly in the interest of
small trailers, many of whom without sueli
a bankruptcy law, if overtaken by misfor
tune, must go through life as paupers,
dragging at each remove a lengthening
chain.
After further debate the senate ad
journed.
Mr. Miiiiiilinr st Church.
Washington, May 24.—Secretary Man
ning continues to improve slowly. Ho at
tended service at St. Joliu’s church yester
day for the first time since his illness. It is
thought that be will resume his official
| duties ut the treasury department in the
autumn. Assistant Secretary Fairchild lias
accordingly arranged to continue the per
formance of tlie duties as acting secretary
during the entire summer.
Kiiur Miiri* Vetotal,
Washington, May 21.—The president
| lias vetoed four more private, pension bills.
He gives liis reasons at length in respect to
i each case, but makes no general observa
tions of interest such as were embodied in
his two recent vetoes on similar bills.
Tin* HIM PhhnciI,
Washington, May 24.—The District of
1 Columbia appropriation bill was passed
1 by the senate to-day substantially as re
ported by the senate committee on appro-
( priations. |
On Tim mil 1 .
Nkw York, May24.—Saturday night tlie
feeling on the street was almost universally
in favor of higher prices, although there
' was a large party which believed the up
ward movement would he short lived, mid
to-day’s market gives color to their opin
ion. There was less business than usual
the last few days and the upward move
ment, except in grangers, was sluggish.
1 Early dealings, in fact, showed considera
ble heaviness in u great many stocks. The
market opened steady, mid after a
slight decline, some stocks be
came strong throughout and material
advances were made in the first hour.
These, were generally, however, lost before
! noon, after which the market remained
comparatively steady until toward the
close, when tlie quotations again yielded
and the market closed heavy. Almost
everything on the active list is lower to
night, though only for fractional amounts,
line, however, is • higher. Buies 249,800
THE TROUBLE BETWEEN GREECE
AND TURKEY.
The Hreeks Kcunln Ctmlni PrepuriillonN ftir
Peace t Town af Hnlnela Hestrnjeil hy I Ire—
The Ipieea’s Hlrthilu) ( lehraleil the Cathallr
Priests anil (lie Irish II aae Hale Hill.
London, May 24.—To-.la.i, he ng the‘ITtli
anniversary of the queen's hirllulav, was
celebrated with the usual ceremonies. The
weather was miserable. The prince und
princess of Wales went to Windsor castle
to congratulate her majesty.
THE IRISH IHPIIOPS ANI1 HOME RULE.
Archbishop Walsh, of Dublin, lias been
in this city for a week. The object of Ms
visit is to try to influence the followers of
Purnell to consent to a retention of Irish
members at Westminster in connection
with the ri i home rule measure, it Ls
understood Hint Cardinal Manning, having
become alnrnicd at the prospect ofthe
withdrawal of the Catholic home rule
members from the British parliament, lias
urged the college ofthe propaganda to ex-
i ereisc pressure upon Irish bishops with a
view of having them exert their influence
upon Parnell in favor of a retention.uf
the Irish members. The ground taken by
the cardinal is that the removal of the
Irish members would lie injurious to the
cause of the Catholic denominational edu
cation in Great Britain, lie points out
that Irish Protestant members of I lie house
of commons who are dwarfed in
London would hecomi; a vigorous
und prominent minority in the
Dublin parliament again! Extreme
, nationalists who in recent years have de-
j pH veil the priesthood of control of the
: national movement would lie likely to ad
vocate socialist principles in preference to
Catholic principles. Therefore, lie consid
ers the federal system of home rule prefer-
\ able. Tlie propaganda has succeeded in in
ducing the bishops to exert their influence
upon Parnell’s free blowers with the object
of securifig the latter’s consent to a rentenj
1 tiou ofthe full Irish representation at Lon-
i don. Several Parnelite members of the
j house of commons had a conference re-
! cently at the instance of Cardinal Manning
and hope was expressed that Parnell would
yield the point at issue.
<«nM*n* itiid Turk**).
THE GREEKS REGAIN CONTRA.
Athens, May 24.—The Greeks have re
gained Contra by a turning movement.
The Turks have oeen repulsed at Critzoe.
Many were killed. Greek General Laris
was mortally wounded. Eyoub Pasha and
General Sapounzaki, Turkish and Greek
commanders respectively, completed an
agreement for an armistice at an interview
to-day. The Greeks accuse the Turks of
capturing Contra by treachery. They say
that while the Turkish ’ofliccers with a
flag of truce were parleying with the Greek
commander, the Turkish troops stealthily
surrounded and captured two Greek com
panies.
PREPARING FOR PEACE.
Athens, May 24.—An order was issued
this evening, ordering that soldiers entitled
to exemption from service in time of peace
be disbanded forthwith; that two classes of
reserve be disbanded immediately, and
three other classes eight days hence, and
that volunteer soldiers be liberated. The
Greek commanders at Larussa. Trikala and
Arta have been ordered to withdraw their
forces into the interior. Preparations are
being made to disband the army corps.
(•liiitriu.
A TOWN DESTROYED BY FIRE.
Vienna, May 24.—The town of Baligrod,
in Austrian Galacia, has been destroyed by
fire.
THE DISTURBED ELEMENTS.
IVhat the Strikers and Dissatisfied Workmen Are
Doing.
ija.il, und the detectives are looking fur
others. It is alleged tn.it a resolution was
ottered in iho union to burn down tin* hat
* factori* s. The arrest caused a great si n na
tion. Tile tlnishers of over half th hat
fac tories in this town are still on a strike.
Tin* .MpuijiiiU (itis I*iulit.
: Memphis. May 2*. The proposition of a
new company here to furnish cheaper gas,
provided it is granted a charter, has he**n
for some lime under consideration by tIn
council. The old compun\ lias made two
: propositions. Tin* first In slippy gas to
citizen consumers at no; to excet d <2 per
1 1000 feet during the unexpired time of the
company's charte r, which is about sixty-
four years, and .i!! earnings over and above
i 7 percent, on tie* capital slock to r* vert to
, the treasury of tin city. The second prop
osition in effect is that all public lights, h -
eluding street, park, public landing and
! office lamps, will be lighted free of charge
' to the city to the extent of .‘>00,000 cubic
i feet per annum, the supply to la increased
pro rata wit h population or consumpii >n
! of gits, find the company will agree at no
I time to advance the price of gas beyond >'2
| per 1000 to consumers. Tin* new company
i proposes to furnish gas at £1.50, and l he
I council has the propositions under advi.se-
j ment.
Refs Si v Mont lift.
■ New York, May 21. John M ’honey,
one ofthe strikers on tlie road, was sent to
THE POSITIVE IDENTIFICATION OF
0. A. PdELLER'S CORPSE.
DiMM’iisiMl Itl"oi|\ i iiih’rt’lothin.r 1*i*«m1 or*»*l From
MllW’ll S I’liHM'SNi III Sci»**id ill I 11 li’slimoiM
liiii-l H**t'*»n* tin* .Inn M'lMihii: fid from His
I'.u.h \ t'tcr Pi-:dli.
saulting mm-
Tin* ll«rn<’fts 'Ellens' Driiiiiinl.
ClNciNNTi, May 2fi. -About »*00 harness
makers struck to-day for an advance in
wages. They bad been working eight
hours a dav, but are not satisfied with the
wages. They demand an increase from 16
to 20 cents. Volt Hiatt is gradually, tilling
up its cases left In the stinkers hist wtek.
Some of the st rikers have returned, but
the proprietors will not receive those' who
carried guns in the socialist meeting a lew
weeks ago.
TO THE WATER'S EDGE.
The Kh»Hiin*r Dohii Arinins Bartini id >1 cm pit is.
Memphis, May 24. -At 12:45 o’clock this
morning an oil lamp exploded in the bar
ber shop of the steamer Dean Adams. The
flames spread rapidly, and although the
night watchman promptly gave the alarm,
the crew barely escaped with their lives.
The boat was steered to the shore and
burned to the waters edge. The steamers
Rene McCready and Gayoso were just be
low the Dean Adams and were cut loose
from their moorings and taken in tow by
a number of tugs. The Kate Adams,
which was lying just above
the burning steamer, was in
great danger, as a stiff up-stream breeze
was blowing. The fire department turned
their attention principally to saving her,
and they succeeded. The Dean Adams
was built in October, 1880, and cost $37,000.
She was intended for the Arkansas City
and Vicksburg trade. Tn 1883 she was pur
chased by the Lee line for the Memphis
aAd Osceola, Ark., trade. They recently
efipended £14,000 in repairs. She was in
sured for $15,000. She arrived late Satur
day night from Osceola with 20 bales of
cotton, 000 sacks of corn, 800 sacks of cot
ton seed and some miscellaneous freight,
which was all destroyed.
WOODROWS THEORY.
Million
full
be done to save the farmers from the nr,.*s-
JT 1 ruinous competition with cheap iinita-
Jions of butter, and to protect the people at
large lrom the dangerous effects consequent
the coiisumntion of a vile compound.
1 his compound should be made to pay a
tax. and this could lie done, he maintained,
vrit.lout any violation of the constitution.
. h'-royyas a long line of precedents for the
imposition of such a tax. The power to
f 3 iil vas n °t- limited alone to the necessities
m Lie government for tlie amount of reve
nue derived. The power to tax being con-
cedr>d ; there was no limitation to its
exercise, except the discretion of congres.
Democratic conventions had declared for
taxation for revenue with incidental pro-
° 5 ° n * . The principle underlying that
a ration carried with it the power on
part of congress to enact this law. This
Ipesiion, he contended, which must
ral gc
ck
th
was
considered bv tin
in res
Df t
tin
pon.su to the demands of the pe*
«e States who had petitioned ‘Jut
•should be taken.
Ai'gtsta. Ga, May 21. The i
! discussion occupied to-day in tie
tcrian general assembly. Dr. G. 1). Arm
strong advocated the committei report in
a logical speech. He said this church
should remain close to her anchor of form
ulated creed. ! h r standard of 1 »♦ *1 i**f was
not to In- Attend with prLuU or
personal interpret aliens. He condemned
Woodrow's theory os dangerous. II" d*
elan d that the Presbyterian church al
lowed wide liberty, lait would not In] rate
a mischievous error like this. Dr. Arm
strong said he believed the book of Geiiisis
was the historical account, of tin* creation,
and that the garden of Jvden had a distinct
guogranhi.ul l»witi.«n.
Dr. Woodrow replied t his alterno->n in a
two-hours’ speech, lie begged tlie ehmv!’
not to make any positive deliverance
upon the story of the creation of man.
Tin* church had generally erred when it
preached upon the reservation of scient
ists. Was the church never to learn
anything? Dr. Woodrow declared that
tim script tires did not pn tend to leach his
tory, geography or science. Dr. Arm
strong’s committee could not say that
man’s creation was an immediate at t
without animal parentage.
'The debate continues to-night.
Frat“rnal greetings were exchanged to
day with the northern Presbyterian assem
bly now in 'i.ssional Mime ipolis. and in
vitations were received to join in tie cele
bration of tlie centennial of tin establish
ment of the church in America in Phila
delphia in 1888.
Wim! no! Ihiiu.
Danville, Ixd., May 21.—A terrible
wind and rain storm passed over this Hien-
dricks- county yesterday afternoon, doing
great damage. Many cattle and horses
Were killed by falling trees. Hail stones
fell measuring two inches in diameter to a
dentil of six inches. Many houses had all
tlie windows torn out by the hail. Tim
greatest damage is to the growing wheat
crop, now full bead, and wholly destioyed
along the track of the stornn No lives
v r 1 •-» as far as known, but-even]
Chicago, May 24.—Nearly all the sash,
door and blind factories resumed work on
I the ten-hour plan this morning. A maior-
I ity of the men returned to work. Two
: factories are still working on the eight-
i hour plan, bin are expected to return to
| the ten-hour system in a ft w days.
Hope HhiimIiiii***).
i Chicago, May 21.—All hopes of the*re
covery of Officer McNulty, one of the
I bomb victims, are abandoned.
Tlie INilifc Wit lid rat* ii.
New York, May 24.—The police have
been withdrawn entirely from ears run
ning on Third \venue, between the depot
and the city ball, but one otlieer is stii!
kept on each car on the oilier lines of the
road.
Tin- Mliiutinn in < iiit-.i::n.
i Chicago, May 21. ’Pin employes in
Nelson. Morris A Co. s establishment at
the stock yards, protest against going l<»
work at 7 o’clock, preferring an hour later.
Friday evening tlie employe* joined the
kiiighis of labor, and Saturday appointed a
1 committee vi.Lb waited on ; lie .-.up* rin-
ter.clent und made known tie- workmen's
wishes. The superintendent old the com
mittee that lie ex pc el*d the men !«• go t »
Work wlieiiev* r 'I was iicecssa.iy, and that
it was impossible to slaughter cattle in
tlie heat of’ ihe day. They w* re working
eight hours a:;d would be paid for over
time. The superintendent said yesterday
that 1 he < o . my was losing money at the
rate of-; , i \» k mid. r t u new .seale of
hours and wages an<« if the old scale was
not nsiihu t < a-* Would be closed.
The freig' . u rmi* r- held a meeting yes
terday afternom. • b an all* ndance of
more Hian 5<K) i.n A latge nmnbei
joint d i he org ini/.ali'Ui. It \va.-, < t.neludi d
that there waj lit tie propped of si curing
THE METHODIST CONFERENCE.
M'-nilirrs of tin 1 Churrli Who Dnd In l.i«|nor to
lie Dealt'Willi.
Richmond, Va. , May 24.- -The Methodist
Episcopal conference to-day passed a reso
lution Hint the book agent pay to the
bishops and to bishops’ widows the
amounts designated to be paid them annu-
I allv, aggregating $31,000.
j A resolution was adopted that United
I States Senators Harris, Whithorne and
Morgan be requested to look after the pub-
I fishing house claim before congress.
The committee on mission work reports
i ed, approving co-operation with the
1 Wonmms Missionary Society.
A resolution was adopted praying the at
tention of tlie president of the United
States to the international treaty with
China, the disregard of which threatens
violence to tlie missionaries of the church
in that country.
The coin mil tee on temperance submitted
a very lengthy report expressing opposi
tion to the manufacture and sale of intoxi
cating liquors, except for medicinal and
mechanical purposes. The committee’s
report recommend that church muubcrs
engag' d in t he honor truffle Ik, treated as
in eases of imp ament conduct.
Dr. ('amller, * if Georgia, moved toDiuend
the di'Uplinc by inserting tin word im
moral in phi'-c nl' imprudent.
The introduction of libs amendment
elieit"»l a lengthy and animated disci
Sr. Lons, May 21.—Maxwell received no
favors, such as bouquets and oranges, w lien
he came ambling into the court room from
his cell tiiis morning, but be saw that the
triple row of seats, where yesterday two
score of women sat watching him, had
been increased by another row. He ap
peared not at all embarrassed. He stood
beside the* big sheriff, glancing about so
that it might have been i bought hi was
one ol t in* young men who dance frequent
attendant e on t he snerilf. He looked from
one w oeiau to another like a young lecturer
about to address his class. Dresses of the
cheaper grade abounded this morning, and
there were no kid gloves on any woman’s
hand; but this afternoon the humbler fe
male spectators of the morning had given
way tn those who bad the advantage in
costly apparel.
maxwell’s little bv flay.
No person accused of murder could be
moic. obliging to the men who are striving
to convict him th in Maxwell is. Once,
when one ofthe witnesses who was testi
fying to Maxwell’s alleged curious action
nil the San Francisco trains, and lie was
part iciilarly observant of the piis<*ner at
that time, because Maxwell carried a
huge guta-perelm tobacco pouch, instantly
Maxwell pulled the pouch from liis pocket
and lit Id it up. That was tlie pouch.
Another witness, who was to testify to
Maxwell’s nervousness and bragadoeio on
the same train, spoke of an immense
traveling cloak which Maxwell then
wore, and as strikingly noticeable, because
it seemed ton big for such a little man.
The cloak was produced and identified by
the witness. District Attorney McDonald
looked around the court room fora little
fellow about Maxwell’s size that In* might
show the jury how such a big clunk looked
on such a little man. Maxwell at once
arose and offered to put it on himself, und
he did so. Nothing could be seen but his
head and shoes. “No wonder you thought
him a funny object.” said one of Maxwell’s
counsel. Yet this cloak was a costly heavy
traveling cloak which Preller had brought
from England, and which the State alleges
Maxwell stole after tlie murder. Ag.un,
as yesterday, when a nearsighted witness
could not identify him from the distance
at which he sat away, Maxwell arose and
walked calmly to the witness and thrust
his face as close as though lit! was about to
kiss tlie witness. Then, when he was
identified, lie turned away with a funny
little smile. The conduct is not bragado-
cio or bluff. He is simply obeying his
counsel when he docs these things, and
the byplay is part of their method of in
fluencing the jury.
INTEREST IN THE TRIAL
grows daily as the evidence grows sensa
tional, and the number of ladies in attend
ance in the court room increase in propor
tion. The two most important witnesses
yet called by the prosecution testified to
day. The first of these was John Arthur
Frazer, an artist and sculptor, from Toron
to, Canada, to positively identify the body
found in the trunk as that of Preller. The
other was Detective Tracey, who followed
Brooks, the accused, to Auckland, arrested
him and brought nim back to New Zea
land.
A POSITIVE IDENTIFICATION.
| The testimony of Mr Frazer was at times
intesely dramatic, while at tlie same time
it was clear, positive and concise, lie enr-
! ried to the stand what looked like a com
mercial traveler’s sample ease. The pre-
I liminaries having been concluded, be said
• he first met Preller it* Toronto a year ago
i last February, and when asked to describe
| his personal appearance the witness stood
i up and gave nis description graphically:
i “Mr. Preller was a little taller than I am,
• with dark eyes and hair, and seemed to be
I of Jewish descent. His features wore
Semitic, he was of medium weight, and
while the light shown on his hair it
changed color. His face was kindly a id
pleasant.”
: “What wns his manner?”
“His manner was gentle thafnfan Km.-
fish gentleman.”
“Have you a pictun of Mr. Preller?”
“Yes, sir.”
The vil ness here brought nut the sanit.l •
ease, which opened, disclosing a
lining, and gill frame, in wh.< h was ;i
painting in oil of a g *od looking yo;u, .•
man. It was sii.iwn to t he jury. Sir. Fi
zor said it had been pronounced en
iMiicL kivk cents
prrw'tve ofthe ooloninl authorities.
Iv.'cry one in the crowded court room
lifil'lottiird tin: point of identification,
and Muxwc'l, iriviiitf liis chair a hitch for
ward thrust ids head hot ween his attor
neys sind scrutinized each object tvs he lis-
lened intently to the detective’s answers,
which were distinct and convincing. Ccr-
j dn letters found mining Preller’s effects
in room 385 were also identified, and Mr.
Blslni)i (juicily put them aside, os lie said
in an omimnis lone that they would liere-
tc’Ted to hereafter.
Tracy then told how Maxwell clung to
the name Theodore Cecil d’Anquicrand
tried to talk broken Knglish, using “ze”
for "tlie" and ‘wiz’’ lor "with,’’and how
he was cornered at different times by
Frenchmen who endeavored to converse
with him.
TUB HLOODY rNIlKttr’l.nTHING DISPLAYED.
But the thrill ol excitement came with
the opening of a queer little bundle that
was left for the Inst. This contained the
Southern Hotel towels, a pair of drawers
i turned inside out with a portion of u sus
pender fastened to ore side, all undershirt,
i it while sldrt and n pair of surgeon’s curved
scissors. The underclothing was Preller’s
mid had been cut from the body after
1 death. There was a cut up the front of
! t lie shirts and cuts the entire length ofe.aeh
| sleeve. They were spread out and the
i letters “C. A. IV loomed u^i big. Tracy
j swore lie found this bundle ill Max well s
I trunk, just ns it whs produced in court. All
eyes were lient on the prisoner to see how
l he would take this exhibition of evidence,
but he never flinched and was apparently
the least interested personlin the room.
\ llrii'rlive Tells u Seiissllonul Shir, of itoiv
Miixnell t'oiifesseit Alt to lihn.
Bt. Louis, May 24.—In the Maxwell trial
to-day some sensational evidence wies given
hy J. F. McCullough, the detective who,
under direction of Detective Fnrlon, Dis
trict Attorney Clover and his assistant Mc
Donald, forged the check on an eastern
house and presented it at one of the city
hanks. He was arrested and placed in jail
and assigned to the cell adjoining that of
Maxwell, lie testified that immediately
after his Incarceration he Introduced him
self to Maxwell and worked himself into
liis confidence, and about ten days after
ward lie became engaged in conversation
with Maxwell about, the murder case,
i During the conversation the defendant
l told the witness that tlie only point in his
l ease about wtiich he felt uncertain and
I uneasy was that concerning tlie money.
; Ho said that if he could only prove that lie
had plenty of money when Preller came to
Bt. Louis he would have no doubts about
a speedy acquittal. Witness offered to fix
that all right,, but told defendant that ho
must know nil about the ease or he eould
do nothing. Maxwell then made a
free and full confession of all tho
particulars of the case, beginning with his
first acquaintance with Preller. On ship-
hoard he noticed that Preller had in his
possession a large amount of money, how
that they separated in Boston, Preller go
ing to Philadelphia and Maxwell coming
to St. Louis. Defendant in his confession
sniil that on Friday night after Preller
joined him in this city he told him (Max
well) that it would tie impossible for him
to pay defendant’s way to Auckland,
whither they had arranged to go
together. .This, said defendant to witness,
angered him greatly, and he determined
then to '“fix” him for his meanness. On
j the following night he and Preller were
i silting in the former’s room, when the lat-
! ter complained of severe pains in his side,
i Maxwell said:
I “Oh! I can (lx that all right. I have
treated such cases before.”
1 lie then injected hypodermically into
j bis friend's urni a sufficient amount of
1 morphine to render him unconscious. Af-
I ter he had been in this condition for some
1 time lie bound a cloth completely satu
rated with chloroform about his friend’s
! head, and this he confessed to witness end-
j ed the. business, lie then secured all of
Prellor’s money, about #>>809 in all, besides
most of liis vuluable personal effects and
| planned his escape, tlie details of which
i a r e so well known.
READY POR WORK.
It* I'l.Miniii ( uiiL-rcviloiinl ('HiiqMiirn Ci
mil tec 1 Hfci-ft h IfntiNp.
)N. M iv 28. The republican
(•jimp.-tii'M committee lias
hoi:. • on Fifteenth street,
of rh.minerfin's and other
•■lies. Heretofore the cam-
in so lectin;; quarters,
with a suite mi rooms.
sr.id tl!is( ’
**t her • <• • 111
■ill
■i I "niti<
»pplli**\ an
(1 \\ lu ll I >rl*-i*:'ti 1 In
!** i * I likcmss.
ami pointed
h
,U(lo
I’ll.
quo!*
rrmjf (>■
!\.ilic rein
si not sjt i
ism *ou bum Is,'
burst of lau^htoi
I >r. Blank well.
Jim less b’LOslali
morals tin- bi tt< i
r l lo reoonl-rl
jinmmlment n s<
pel-,*.
t'loli 1
then
It.'l
:<l in ti
H-I.
fin/; that
ats in tho
i been al-
in conso
rt! q ue nt ly been
i*o will now have
-*> the member
from spies and
on, tin able and
c eommiltee, is
fbe. committee
i on rat ions have
iNsemimitinn *>f
'■immiit.ee hope
•>ut of the dciu-
tarifi v hen Mr.
111 t in mean -
aifrjn com m it too
t be direr; ion of
The report was then adopt* <1 asuwliob.
Tim c<mf< r« m •• u -ll lo-nn.rr.-w d'-eid*
on I be IM \t place of me. I in-. 'I’lie a!l< r-
IIODII scssiDii Wih niMMl filed ill the discus
sion ofthe report of I I. . noil t*-e oil re-
x isals, ii'poiiiiiip:; !i • • . . n* \*-r : ial changes
in t lie ril uul of ic.p'ism i lie repoil was
adopt* o.
I URr NEWS.
I In I.Huioillr .In* lo > I ltd. I!
Ijorisvii.u;, Ma\ 24. Weal In r m r
.Tin, the Hack pood a!id lie- att< nd. nc
.-inly wait un-
d si a 11 before
ed t*
blltl
ill
w but mei
boars. lo
t Ii y m
Hut i
lookit.e
as i lint
\v« r*
'! I.
snorter days.
Late .Saturday ni^bt. a m* etiiiK of the
sash, door and blind matmfactur* r wnx
held. I’be sill*jer-t under nasi* n \wih the*
present standard >! vapms. and w hether
Chicago linns could mainLdn tln-m and
compete with other ci:ies. Fn«* w hole mat
ter was thoroughly discussed and the e,in
clusion reached that the old scale
of work and wa^cs would either
have to be n turned to or tin*, mills
closed. Accordingly it was resol v<-d
to make in < fibrt to day !•> ko ba* I; to the
old syst« m, and that failing, to shut down
idiom I In r. This resolution was discuss d
at tilt-ine' tine of tlie wood carvers and
machine hands’ union yesterday, and a
vote on the question called. B.v tills ii was
decided that should trie mumilaet m er- de
cide to go back to tile old standard to-day,
the entire force would strike.
\m slim! lie Strikers.
Reading. Fa..May 21. - Detectives swore
out warrants to-day against six hat finish-
t : s. nienioers <*f the hatters’ union, w ho
arc now on n strike, on th»* eharpo* of br
ing t he parties who burned down < .’.oldren’s
bat factory al Ad tinstown, in\ol\ in^ a los**
of F'DjOOfi. John Downing, formerly «d'
Yonkers, N. Y.,was arrested and jdaeed in
F'-arl JenniiiR's won, Katrina 2d, Iwjin^i-
IiIK ::d. Till..- I 1 1.
n id; i 1 inn (mound om-ei^htli mile;
Mum* ! piece w < 11. Boaz 2d. dim Cray fid.
i'Iiiid I'iii " 'J'bre*-(juarters of a mil* ;
TilneLIai. IK1 ’ ' ’ "" ' l ‘
FoiiMh race Mil*- b**ats; Iii-li Jt♦ won,
John A. 2d, Cheat ielh.w -'.d. '! inic l:i';,
Seeond In at d(d.n A. won. Irish I'at 2d.
( heal t< - .. w fid. r i in.. 1:11 .
Third beat Irish Fat warn. John A. 2d.
'I’iiue 1.15.
roolft III..I Bel i InL* I orln.I.I. M.
New York. .May 21. Foote and betting
wa re forbidd(-n at IL*• Br.vhton R* aeli
races t.i day. F’-tead, howe\er, member
ship tickets W' re sold at t j eaeli and the
limn*.y subscribed to a pure*. Aft*r the
races a dividend was declared. Alt- r the
first race the following was wriMen upon
tlit* I man I, over which was print* *1 i he pre
miums : “Amended owner's iiorse. To
owners, train* r.s, hi*ot«hrs, ri*!< im.-m*
similar not i*«; w as p*.-.!«•*i aft* r eaeii race.
\ iClll't Ids*- ill Vlllin-S.
'flu* valuation of property in R msas b is
increased from *fi21.*'/KidMKj in 1 sVJ L«j *550,-
1.500,0*ID in 188.5.
li/.r til. 11*1*1 v
.r of H
vt liiim
!n vm^ lot’
i ■••ndie
*mm!*
[.all*
•nt t*
li.lt ion, but :;ii
witim .ss <a' in
! DL.N'J 1
i ING
I)<*t**tive Jan
h nidi* d tlie cm
laxw* 11 to >k Im
• mb nt* were re
ml ill. nt:lied as
Wlll’l
sworn,
\v 1
w I
identified everythin:' F
•b
with him. J ts
ill*- court room
■ Maxwell had in
.. arrested. II*
filer's collars.
A REPUfH.iCAN PANIC.
Vv\vSH'\<;tt\ May 2.1. The re j mblicans
-ir* v< r\ 1 " • i■ ■ 1 ’ «i ■ ‘‘ • d < 1 • ■ i" t bi provision
•»f tl.f i’.: *xeenti*e ami judicial
bill winch w ns j * ;.m|-|« *1 I>y t be <*«>»ii inittco
*'ii *»pp!**; .* 4'Imv are im lined to
t!.<- i»|•:F ! 11» ! II w ill scrbiuHy aMivt those
ol' 11n ii’ i a’’ty n**w holding ollici- in the
d‘ par' I”' ..t and wiii »**■ t be means of
p!.e in;: i n •*« ii !. rtmr percentage of dem-
*.' ruts in posit i ms. The democrats have
In!! '! mi i> i «• ■ : I m rvic*- t omniissjoners
Ire' n* eii-, 1 * f T" »•! i.-sily t h« I5u t \aminers
of I'*-" i 'M <!• •'):• rtin< ut and subject
ti < II to - x m.iuai hill, ami in s.- dninjr had
pi e C«! at « ' r 'id . .11 ms; rnetioh lipnn tlie
I.Tie i.pininn !,.**; km-prevailed that
tic y would fie appi-iutfil by tin I’cretary
nf t be in! d-ior on the reeomincnrlat ion of
tin* commissioner ol pensions, which the
ta w Id' pmvid*.- J *i - . The rep. *rt of the
* oimnit! '•*• I' i- * "• ated -oiiu wlint *>f a
panic amnio; * lm r publicans in the <lepart-
m* ms and all 'lav hun; del* Rations were
abnii! tim eapito! i.11p«»rtiniitlieir party
Ii iends in dn al! in i heir power toward de-
!<*:•»in.; it. If i' piss,-; jt will, ofenurse,
ereatt.* an avenue through which many
denmcraii* appni.itmeiitscan be made that
al i; din
nl F
ml.
rum
I**.. .May 24. -A freight trai:
•• • Mini Alton railway whil
this city yi'sterday morning
i *lr*)ve ofcattb , killing thre
im engine wus thrown otf th
■ • * ’ - < !* • i!: \. The tirema
•.•*•1. The engineer an
