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VOL. XXVIII—NO. COU’MM’S. OKOliOIA: TUESDAY MoKX!NO. MAY YESTERDAY'S PROCEEDINGS OF THE HOUSE AND SENATE. * Splriti'il DImuhhIoii Alimit 01 <>oinurmirI»ii>—Si- S'sslmiH DUu'Uxwil in II"' Si'iuilo Scrri'lnri Mii'inlmr ('Oi'K to (Tiuirh—Til. I’li'olilciit l >n Hi.' Veto I’owcr Airulll Airiiiti-.* I’llirion Hills, Kti'. 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