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( THE MOENINO NEWS, )
J EfcTADIJSnK!) ISO. Incobpoiutkd 1888. V
I j. H. KSTILL, Prasidont. )
CRONIN TO BE AVENGED.
THE HAND OF THE LAW REACH
ING OUT FOR HIS SLAYERS.
Detective Coughlin,Patrick O. Sullivan
and Frank J. Black, Alias Woodruff,
Indicted by the Grand Jury—Rumors
That Sullivan Confessed Denied by
the Mayor of Lnkeview.
Chicago, May 2S. —The Times, in a late
edition, has the following: "Patrick O. Sul
livan has lifted the veil of the conspiracy.
He has made a full confession, ami has
given to the police the names of every one
he knew that was implicated in the murder
of Dr. Cronin. Sullivan wa3 neatly trapped.
Day after day he has been subjected to the
questioning of the officers.
falsehood’s rotten woof.
“Day after day he lied, but no liar lives
who, when questioned by different men at
different times, can weave the woof of false
hood so strongly as to make It appear to be
truth’s fabric. The ice man did not know
tbit on the very night that Cronin was
murdered the police took possession of the
blood-stained cottage at No. 1827 Ashland
avenue, but such was the case. Toe police
pumped Sullivan last Thursday. Ho con
tradicted himself frequently. Then they
told him their suspicion* and gave him
enough truth to show Cant they knew more
than he thought they did. The next and ly
Sullivan changed his tune. Mora c in radia
tions followed. This lying continued uutil
yesterday.
GAVE IN AT LAST.
"Then he decided to tell the truth and
by so doing save himself from the fata that
surely awaits tiio slayers of Dr. Cronin.
He notified Capt. Schaack of this resolu
tion, and at 11 o’clock yesterday morning
Fullivan was taken into Capt. Wing’s
private office. He was confronted by
Cant. Sehaack and Lieut. Schuttler. There
was no stenographer present. The officers
would not have one pres;lit, They did not
dare to trust to the discretion of a clerk.
Capt. Scimack and Lieut. Schuttler took
long-ha and notes of the confession. It took
many hours to tell the story. From 11:30
o’clock in the m lining until C o’clock in the
evening they talked.
EVERY AWFCL DETAIL DISCLOSED.
“But every awful de ail of the crime was
revealed. Finally the story was ended and
Sullivan fell back ii liis cuair exhausted.
Mayor Bolden week of Lnkeview, who k nows
iSuliivan and hud great influence with him,
v.as called in during the afternoon and
took part in the conference. Mayor Bolden
v. i'ck told Sullivan to make a Clean breast
of it. ‘lt will all be found out anyway,’
sai l the mayor, ‘and for God’s sake don’t
keep back a single thing.’ Sullivan took
lis friend’s advice. He confessed that lit
bad known Dan Coughlin for many years,
instead of having made his acquaintance
shortly after the murder.
A MEMBER OF THE CLAN-NA-GAIL.
"The ice man admitted that he was a
ir ember of the Cluu-ua-lTael in good stand
ing. He was present at Lincoln hail on the
right of March 22 vhen Dr. Cronin offi
ciated at the initiation of several new mam
b rs of the order. The prisoner said he
v as formerly a street car conductor, and
tl at Whalen, his brother-in-law, who lives
v th him, is a street car co.idnotor now.
Ciugblin is also an ex-street nr employe,
having been a driver. While in the employ
of the North Sido Street Car Company,
Sullivan naturally became acquainted
with many detectives and police
men, especially those on the North
side. This was one of the facts brought to
Hullivau’s notice to disprove liis statement
that he was unacquainted with any officers.
That caused him t ■ break down. Sullivan
Raid ho iiad worked in the iron mi les of
Northern Michigan and at Hancock, and
became acquainted with relatives of Detect
ive Coughlin. Sullivan rev aled the whole
plot, and the names of all those connected
with the great crime. Mayor Boldenweck
said last night that the statement was of a
startling nature, ‘lt implicates many, but
I must not talk.’ ”
DENIED BY LAKEVIEW’S MAYOR.
Mayor Boldenweck of Lakeview was
seen this morning by a reporter and w s
asked for confirmation of the published
Rtat meut to the effect that P. O. Wullivan
had made a full confession of the plot to
kill Dr. Cronin, and of t'uo manner in which
it was carried out. The mayor declared
that it was not true.
A FRIVATE DETECTIVE’S STORY.
The Daily Sews has the following: ‘‘De
tective Hubert Bruce, who has been con
ducting a private age: icy in thiscity, walked
into Lieut. Horace Elliott’s office this morn
ing, uinl sunt tbatseveral months ago Aider
man McCormick ottered him fl.luU to kill
Dr. Cronin. Detective Bruce, who has j ist
returned from n three months’ stay in Tex
as, says that Alderman McCormick paid him
$lOO in advance, and agreed to pay the re
maining fl,ooo when tho job wai done.
Detective Bruce declares that Alderman
McCormick told him to feign sickness in his
office, and then send for Dr. Cronin and
kill him. Detective Bruco says ho took the
$lOO, spent it for liquor ad never made a
ni wo toward carrying out tho contract.
Di c ciive Bruco t ears a rather unsavory
r, T union and the police do not place all
th- reliance in the world in his story. He
has been in numerous scrapes in this city.”
INDICTED BY THE GRAND JURY.
Detective Daniel Coughlin, Patrick O.
cu.iivan, the ice man, and Frank J. Black,
alias Woodruff, were indicted by tho grand
jury this evening for the murder of Dr.
Cronin. This result was reached after au
investigation which began at noou and
lasted seven hours, during which
a dozen witnesses were examined
®nd a mn-s of evidence con-
Mdered. The turee prisonei s were included
in one indictment, to which there were
three count-, one charging them with kill
lug Dr. Cronin with a blunt instrument;
tile second alleging the use of a sharp in
strument, and the third instruments and
means unknown. No evidence was intro
duced to prove conspiracy, and Dr. Cronin’s
l |,v iitr papers were not placed hi
fore the grand jury. The witnes-es
' l mrt til o whet* el rles
! ®ve been told, u general outline
if not in dtail in the press. Judge L mg
tiecker thought it dv,sable to tigbtou tli •
’’ is into which the throo prisoners had
niready been drawn ami fasten them with
indictments, pit/nably to prev e.t nnv n
- to secure the release of one or more
of them on bail.
"NLY ONE VOTE NECESSARY.
Hie grand Jury took o ily ouo v .t after
“"ting tho witnesses. n:ul that was
m annnous for indicting all throe
1 r Honors. Elates Attorney L utg
hecker mid to-ulgbt inai in nieuii n
1 an-nu-liaol affair* hod been made in
t • jury room. " I be cl.ai g > of conspiracy
W|- not investigated, ’ ! - added, "and Dr.
Li 'min's p , per-were not brought in. Th ..*>
ini.ti’ r, will i mo later, probably before
B,< other gram! j iry.”
***r lATKD liy A LEAGUE BRANCH.
New \ ork, May ‘2B. — At tho regular
, < tiij|C of tho municipal council n the
National Laagu to-night, Patrick
" made an address denouncing an
■ 'tempt of tb new paper* to rnis up th*
"au* ut Uie iu*b National League with
The Morning News.
the assassination of Dr. Cronin of Chicago.”
Mr. Gleason and other members thought
that the council should take some action on
the widespread reports, and the following
resolution was subsequently prepared and
adopt'd:
Resolved, That we, the New York municipal
council of the Irish National League, most
emphatically condemn the brutal murder of
Dr. P. H. Cronin. We repudiate the calumnies
that seek in any way to involve the Irish
National League, its funds or its policy, as in
the slightest degree connected with the assas
sination. Deploring this great crime, we ex
press our earnest hope that swift justice will
overtake all those responsible for his death.
THE JURY VISITS THE COTTAGE.
The coroner’s jury which is to investigate
the death of Dr. Cronin met in the coroner’s
office this morning at 10 o’clock. They
started from the county building and drove
to tho Carlson cottage, on Ashland avenue,
where the murder is supposed tA have been
committed. The jurors went.through all
the rooms in the c ittago and carefully ex
amined tae blood stains in the parlor. The
coroner explained liow • the murderers
painted the floor iu ordor to hide blood
stains, and how they painted it at night to
avoid being seen.
“How do you know they painted at
night?” asked Ju or Seifert.
“Because tliero are drops of yellow paint
spattered up in the lamp chimney.”
Tho lamp was produced from the pantry
shelf where it had bean hidden. It had a
blue glass globe and a white glass handle.
The globe, handle and chimney were
marked by little drops of yellow paint.
The jurors examined the splashes of blood
upon the wall paper and the hairs still
sticking in the cloths. The coroner showed
footsteps in the bedroom which were
ma ked upon the floor in yellow paint.
“The fellow wore stockings when ho
walked over this floor,” said Coroner Hertz,
“for I can see the marks made by the
yarn.”
Juror Sutter tried his foot on one of the
foot-steps a id found that it was the mark
of a much larger foot than his own.
“It must have b-eu a man strong enough
to handle a dozen Dr. Cronins.”
GOING TO THE CATCH BASIN.
The procession started from the cottage,
and followed Belmont avenue to Evanston
avenue, and Evanston avenue to Argvle
park. Lieut. Spangler pointed out a spot
near Sultzor street, vr ere a" bl >ody spot
was found, and an hour later the entire
party gathered around tho catch basin in
which Dr. Cronin’s body was found. The
coroner pried off the top, and the jurors
gazed at bits of fluffy cotton still sticking
to the boards.
“T is shows that Cronin’s body was car
ried in a trunk,” said the coroner, “for tho
cotton wo s”0 here Is like the cotton found
iu the trunk and in the cottage.”
On the way to the city the procession
stopped but once, at tho corner of Frederick
street and Cla k street. The police
lieutenant pointed out the spot where the
officer stood who saw three men, a horse,
wago i and trunk going north on the night
of the murder.
The lnqne-t was set for to-morrow morn
ing at U) o’clock, and will be held in the
coroner’s office.
CLAN-NA-OAKL RESOLUTIONS.
Two hundred delegates, representing
eleven local camps of tie Clan-na-Gael
met to-night at No. 148 Randolph street, to
take action regarding the mu dor of Dr.
Cronin. Luke Dillon of Philadelphia pre
sided. The following resolution was
adopted:
We, representatives of the Clan-na-Gael,
place on record our utter detestation of the
crime of assassination, and we eater our solemn
protest against the evident attempt of the
murderers of our brother to place the crime of
his death on our order. It is not the spirit, or
object of the Clan-na-Gael, and we repudiate it
and hereby pledge our best efforts to aid in
hunting down criminals and to vindicate law
and order.
MANY WARRANTS OUT.
Two warrants for Daniel Coughlin and
Patrick O. Sullivan are not the only ones
that have been issued iu the case. Eight
other warrants were pla od in the hands of
the detectives to-day and taken to different
parts of the city and Lakeview. Detec
tives immediately began to shadow different
suspects. The warrants are not inietidel
f r use save in such au emergency as would
arise from an attempt of the men to leave
the city. Tho mayor and chief of police
are greatly incensed nt the way the infor
mation gathered it the investigation has
been allowed to leak out. The mayor
learned to-day that J. J. Conkiin, a saloon
keeper, wit i whom Dr. Cronin lived, has
bee : paying regular visits to a newspaper
office. Conklin has been taken into almost
the’lull confidence of tho police, who relied on
his discretion, owing to ais great and con
stant clamor for the avengi .g of his friend’s
death. Nobody is any longer discussing
the possibility of prisoner Coughlin “squeal
ing.” The ex-detective has plainly defined
his platform. Upon being urged to tell all
ho kuow, ho replied in those worts: “I am
innocent, and know nothing. But if I were
guilty and did know anything, I would dio
before I would tell it.”
ANOTHER ALLEGED CONFESSION.
Frank Woodruff, alias Frank Black, has
been taken into camp bv Capt. Schaack,
and he has told tho whole story of his cdh
lii'ction w ith Dr. Cronin’s murder. Accord
ing to tho statement bo has made to the
captain ha was not directly connected with
tho murdar itself, but simply acted as driver
of the wagon winch disp .sed of
tho dead ma i’s body in the catcli
basin, where it was found. Woodruff
has been taken to tho scene of Dr. Cronin’s
murder, and also to the scene whom the
body was found and the nlace where toe
trunk was first seen. Woodruff himself
gave tho driving directions to the detective
who managed the r im, and in evwy ill
stance located the exact place where the
chief acts in the tragedy occurred. Ac
cording to his confession he was directed
by those who had charge of that part f tho
conspiracy, and whose names Capt. Schaack
reserves for reasons that are palpable, to
go to Dinan’s livery stable, where tie would
obtain a horse and wagon. He had already
been ills rucied to drive c ut to tile neigh
borhood of tho Carlson cottage, and he
also know for what purposo he was to go
thero.
AT THE COTTAGE.
Woodruff arrived at tho cottage about
twenty minutes before Dr. Cro dn was
driven up, and placed his horse and wagon
at a point near tne cotta ;o wuero h • could
keep his eyes on tho front steps. He saw
the white horse rig containing Dr. Cronin
and hi* conductor arrive, aud.three-quarters ■
of an hour thereafte a man who was known I
as Williams opened tno front do <r of the I
cottage and gave a signal bv stamping hw j
font oil the wooden porch. Wo sirulf at !
once drove up, and assisted by a third man, 1
the trunk wus Lade l into his wagon. The j
two men followed the tru k a .and directed
Woodruff, who continued as driver to j
drive eastward to tho laze to a certm i !
point which Woodruff has designated t ■ !
Capt. Hchaack. Ihe w gou le-adud to
111- lake, aild 11 Is depths the
trunk and its contents would have been an- i
posited li*! not an interruption lam.# Iroin
the Jnakuview police nun. This s uit lie i
toooiigitiai plan < J two men, and immedi
ate steps were tak*u hi get out the oltl
cer’ way. Tins was dmo by taking a cir
culions route whim agaiu brought them to
the Evanston road.
• A tusa Pit! VK.
They had now been driving for nearly an
hour with their ghastly load wneu oue of
Us men suggest si that a sewer stop was
SAVANNAH, GA., WEDNESDAY, MAY 29, 1880.
made nr Fifty-ninth street, at the i tors c
ti 'U of Evanston road. Tho top was taken
off of the manhole on the southeast corner
aud the trunk was lifted from the wagon.
It was then a r.ewand unexpected difficulty
presented its if. While it was possible to
drop the trunk witu the body into the lake,
it became a pin sical Impossibility to thus
dispose of the load in the manhole. It
was resolved to tako tha body out
of the trunk, drop it into the
catch basin and to return with the
trunk to the cottage and burn it. But
when the trunk was to bo unlocked it was
found that the key had been lost. Williams
said there was no time to be lost, and he
kicked in the lid ot tho trunk. The throe
lifted the body out and deposited it iu the
sewer as it was found. The trunk was
again placed on the wagon. It was in
tended to go south for a distance,to !rive
north to the cottage and thero deposit the
trunk. “Right here,” said Woodruff
to Capt. Schaack, pointing to tha
exact spot where the trunk was
found, “we tie rd the noise of wagon
wheels from the south mid two men, one of
whom had been sittiug on the trunk, picked
up the box and threw it on one
of the wagons. I was urged to whip no the
liorsa and dri vp west. When we reached
Fullerton avenue both men said pood night
to me and left the wagon." Tho remainder
of the confession is devoted to Woodruff’s
wanderings with tho horso aud wagon in
his attempt to sell them. He
also states in his confession
that there is nothing in the woman’s
story ho had told. The enormity of the
crime never dawno l upon him until ho had
taken part in it. VTrhon he was arrested Lo
know ho was in a had box. The names
King and Fairburn were those of two old
friends, and they came to him on the spur
of the moment. Tuey had nothing what
ever to do with the case.
A DISASTROUS WRECK.
Two Freight Trains Collide, Killing
Two and Wounding Others.
Bridgeport, Conn., May 28. A special
freight train from this city collided with
the regular Alba y freight, bound south on
the Housatonic railroad, abdut 4:80 o’clock
this morning, one mile from Bail station,
causing a disastrous wreck. Both trains
came together with a terrible crash, wreck
ing tho engines into a ffiaixffess mass, tele
scoping two freight cars on the up train,
smashing three cars of the down train and
derailing nine other cars.
Engineer Wii.iam B. Look of Greit
Barrington, Ma-s., who had charge of tho
engine of the up train, was crush and to
death. His remains were found buried iu
the coal of Ins tender.
Charles Olds, a brakomau on tho same
traiu, was terribly crushed, aud died in a
few moments after the collision.
John Lamonte of West Stockbridge, a
brakemun, jumped as the trams came to
gether. His left ankle was crushed and one
of his ribs was fractured.
Janies McDermott, the engineer of the
down train, jumped just before the collision.
His shoulder was disiocatod and ha was
otherwise bruised.
The two latter will recover. The cause
of the accident was due to disobodieuco <of
orders.
FLANNELS AT AUCTION.
The First Day's Sale at New York Gets
Rid of 7,000 Packages.
New York, May 28. —A big flannel sale
by Auctioneers Wilnierding, Morris &
Mitchell,by order of Faulkner, Rage & Cos.,
was opened to-day with the sale of about
7,00(1 packages. The remainder of the 12,000
packages will be sold to-morrow. The prices
received were from sto 7 per cent, better
than last year. I’lain scarlet flannels
brought from to 10 cents —those
of medium grade averaged a out 19 cents,
and the finer line 25X cents. Plain white
averaged lay,.' cents, and the upper grades
in proportion. White shaker flaunels
ranged from 8% cents to 40 cents, scariet
shakers from 22; a to 87j a cents, twill and
royal bluo brougut from 10 to 21 cents;
twilled medium blue from to SOjq
cents.
LAND3 OF THE 3IOUX.
The Indians Will Doubtless Bi sea the
Documents of Sale.
Chicago, May 28.—A dispatch from
Pierre, Dak., says: "John Grass of Stand
ing Rock, a leading chief of the Sioux
nation, and White Swan, the principal
chief at Cheyenne, were in Pierre yester
day. They conversed freely about ttie Sioux
bill, saying that it would ho ratified. O ily
one objection -as raised, bocaus ■ the hill
did not give the nation the south bank of
the Caeyenno river, but the Indians will
sign, as the hill provides for the p ivmerit of
cash, and they want money more than land.”
RHODE ISLAND’S OFFICERS.
The Legislature Chooses a Full Re
publican Contingent.
Newport, It. 1., Mav2B.—'The legislature
in joint assembly to-day counted the votes
cast nt the last election for state officers.
There was no election by the people except
for attorney general. Tiio nsiornbly then
chose tho following republican officers:
11. W. Ladd, governor; 1). H. Littlefield,
lieutenant governor; S. 11. Cros-, sec etary
of state, and Samuel Clark, treasurer, aud
all wore inaugurate 1 with and ie ceremony,
GOTHAM’S COTTON' EXCHANGE.
A Net Profit of $2,453 in Running the
Big New Building.
New York, May 28. —The annua! meet
ing of the Now York Cotton Exchange was
held to-day. Tho reports showed a net
profit in running the exchange building of
$14,841, with a surplu after paving all ex
penses of $2,4.78. The pm year is said to
i.ave been ono of ext- me dullness in the
speculntivejmarkets, hut the trade iu spot
cotton has shown an improvement.
CROSBY AND THE CALVINISTS.
An Explanation of tho Resolution on
Prohibition.
New York, May 28. —lu the Presby
terian general assembly to-day, Dr. Crosby
got a motion adopted explanatory of tho
vote ou tho prohibition question, which was
taken yesterday. This motion was to tho
effnet that while the vote fav rod prohibi
tion, it was not to bo look 1 upon as ex
pressing any p tilth:il sentiment whatever,
C’h cago'a Postolfloe Robbery.
Chicago, 28. •>. illiam C. Lully, a |
former p i-l lii:u ebr k, was urn- si Ik
night for ate.l ug eighty-llv- jnrkxge* of
registered mail from I'm vault of ti e Chi
cage | mi-1 ifil v. The amount of money in
volved wm | ihsLily ii< t is ge, but tie
number of park ages is the greatest aver
taken at otic time IU tins city.
Infected in Brazil.
Queiiei ■, 28. Tbs so'wagUi bark
Premier, ftom K o Janeiro, has bten de
tained at qu*’ so in*: ftr f iinigaii m. Two
of her crew dt >1 from )*U tw lover during
her tojragv, u<l were our tod at sea.
MRS. MAYBRICK’S POISON
SUSPICIOUS TAMPERING WITH THE
MEDICINE BOTTLS3.
Tho Brother of tha Dead Husband tho
First Witness at tho Inquest—A Sus
picious Letter Produced by the
Nurse of the Maybrlck Children—
Poison Among the Prisoner's Ef
fects.
Liverpool, May 28. —Tho inquest over
tho body of Mr. Uaybrick, wh iso death is
supposed to have boon caused t>y poison
administered by his wife, wd begun to-day.
Michael Mayhrick, brother of tho deceased,
testified that he had visited his brother
during his illness and had warned Mrs.
Mayhrick that he suspected his brother was
receiviug improper treatment. The wife
insisted upon her right to nurse her hus
band. The witness thereunou summoned
two doctors and n now He also
seized a bottle containing brandv and ex
tract of meat. At a later visit tho witness
fo'iui Mrs. May brick changing tho co
tents and labels of the medicine bottles. lie
remonstrated with her and asked her how
sho dare do such a thing.
A LAME EXCUSE.
Sho replied that there was sediment in the
bottles. The witness again mused a change
of nurse to he made. 'Notwuhdaiidiug hi-*
precautions, however, his brother grew
w orso aud died in a short time. He was de
lirious toward the end. After his death the
nurse gave the witness a parcel laoeled,
“Arsenic, Poison for Cats.” It contained
sevo: al bottles in which was a white lluid,
and from w ich the labels had been erased.
The witne-s placed the bottles under seal
and gave t hem to the police.
ONE OF MRS. MAYBRICK’S LETTERS.
Alice Japp, a nurse, who had charge of
the Maynri k children, was next examined.
Kbe produced a letter, which was addressed
to a man named Brierly, in Liverp >ol, and
which was given to the witness to post bv
Mrs. Mayhrick, the prisoner. While on hor
way to do this, the witness dripped the
letter in the mud. The envelope was soiled,
and the witness opened the letter with the
intenti m of placing it in another envelope,
in doing this she noticed th ttheletteron
tained a number of endearing words. The
following sentences particularly attracted
her attention: “Dearest, iny husband is
sick unto death. AH dep-nds up >u how
long his strength can'hold out. Darling,
relieve your mi id of all fear *>;'discovery
now or in the future. In any case do not
leave Engla and until I see you once again.”
The witness insce id of posting the letter
gave it to Edwin Mayhrick.
POISON POUND.
After Mr. Mayhrick died the witness
found iu a linen clok t a box rolled up th i
sheet. The b>x belonged to Mrs. Maybrick
and contained a package of powdor labeled
poison.
Ev.denca was given to tho effect that
Mr-. Maybrick bought a quaulityof arseni
cal flypapers, and that sho apparently tam
pered with tho patient’s food ami medi
cines. (In one occasion the deceased re
proached his wife, saying: “How could you
do it.”
Other witnesses testified to ilie wife’s
hatred of tho deceas and aud to her threaten
ing to give it to him hot for publicly up
braiding her.
IRISH LEAGUE BOOKS.
They Have Been in Possession of the
Ladi o9’ Branch.
London, May 28.—The Parnell commis
sion will adjourn on Friday until June 18.
Permission has i eon given to release mem
bers of parliament, Messrs. Condon and John
O’Connor, to come to London and testify
before the commission.
Mr. Itoid, of the counsel for Mr. Parnell,
produced before the commission to-day the
league books, which have been in possession
of Mrs. Maloney, treasurer of tin Ladies’
Land Longue in Dublin. Mr. Reid -lalod
that the Times has subpoenaed Mrs. Maloney,
aud eohid have procured the books before
if it had desired to.
A GOVERNMENT COMMISSION.
Dublin, May '2B. — The Irish Times (con
servative! says that a government commis
sion of experts, which will have no connec
tion with p lilies, will be appointed to i
quire into the existing system of local and
imperial government with a view to draft
ing an Irish local government bill.
Eight tenants of tho Luggncurran estate
were evicted to-day. Many English and
American visitors witnessed the work of
eviction.
The Marquis of Londonderry will retiro
from the viceroyship Aug. 5.
FEARFUL FIRE.
Six Hundred Houses Burned and Many
Lives Lost in Austria.
Vienna, May 28.—A conflagration in tho
town of Pod ajeo, Galicia, has destroyed
000 houses, a church and a synagogue, mid
caused the loss of many lives. Twelve
corpses Luve boen extricated from,'the ruins.
Both Beat the Valxyrio.
London, May 28.—Tt:ore was another
race to-d iv between tn yachts Valkyrie,
Irex and Yra a. The Valkyrie was beaten
by both < f the othar vessels. The course
was from Harwich t i {South E id. Tne
time of the three vuent* was as follows:
Irex 8:00:44; Yranaaß:2s:2B; Valkyrie
J :2b :22.
* THE CUP COMMITTEE.
New York, May 28.—The America’s cap
committee held a me ting today. It is
said that they are determined on adhering
to tho couditi as of bolding the cup, under
a ucel of gif', to vihic-b th - yacht squa li on
objects, an I there may', therefore, be no
race this sou >n.
Plotters Against tho Czar.
London, May 2- —A dispatch from St.
Petw-burg fav-* that the Itiisslan p dir-i
have div *vt'i i tin: existence of a i urn er
of societies, tho **hjc if which is tie as-
Bassiii'.t>o:i of the czar. B irch is h ung
iris'l'i for i iinilar organizations throughout
Europe. Euro; ono g iveriiiiientssre assist
ing the Ru si:m official) in their efforts to
uueurth the conspirators.
Whitehall's Mob.
London. Msv 8-. Ala riveting of the
Loudon council t * lay It ws proposed t.ist
a no lutioa be ai i;>t*i l expressing
nympatu with tho Prill' o an 1 Pi I icess of
Wales because of tho bulls v h r of the crowd
a* tbs Wbl'shall review on maiunJay.
H i id, the socialist member, STong y oti
j ci" Ito tie 11 >;>' sii, bo wave, and the
matter was dropp* 1.
Pope Lao and tho Monutnant.
Rome, Joy 2- The pp ha* ordered
that ou the day of the unveiling of the
tno lUtnctit of Giordano iirilno. who was
put lo il'-el i a i.-retie in ItiiU, all toe
peps) gun'4* and sc.s d'arthes t all kaap
within t ground* of th* vaunari. I bo*#
<MS tol ugh bar* Lam ordarad to re tutu
Roiu.dlatviv.
LYTTON AND THE FRENCH.
His Abson~o from tho Opening of tho
Ixposlti n E.xpl i ned.
London, May 28.—1n the House of Com
mons to-night Edmund Koher sou, member
for Ilundeo, moved a reduction of the
foreign office vote for tho p irposoof taking
the judgment of tho House on the absence
of Lord Lvtton, the British ambassador nt
Paris, on tho occasiou of tiio opeuitig of the
French exhibition.
Sir J ones Fergusson, under foreign seoro
tarv, denied that L <rJ Lyjton’s absence
'* duo to a prearranged understanding
between the European governments, it
was the opinion of the House that the co in
ry ought not to have anything to do with
t:;" celebration of a revolution regarding
wide i politi al parties in France remained
bitterly divided. [Conservative cheers. ]
WOULD BE AU, RIGHT IF UNANIMOUS.
When the nation was unanimous in its
rej Icings on the cento inry of a groat his
toric event, there could bo no impropriety
in the queen's representative being present
at tho ceremonies commnmor Ring such an
event. Thus Lord Beac-m<field authorized
the British minister at Washington t-> take
port, in t o ceremonies that aitemied ilm
centenary of American independence. The
French celebratiou was in no way annia
gous to that of tho United States.
Furthermore, the absence of Lord Lvtton
had aroused no dissatisfaction in France.
Mr. Gladstone acquitted the government
of haring acted in e moort with other pow
ers in other matters, but ho blamed the
ministry for an error of judgment. He
thought that Lord Lvtton should have been
present at tho opening of tho exhibition.
Iftor further debate Mr. Robertson's rno
tiou was rejected.
A MEMORIAL.
Tho memorial, drawn up by members of
parliament relative to the absence of Lord
Lytton from the oponi ig ceremonies of tho
Parts exhibition, has boen forwarded to
President Carnot. Tne memorial, which
expresses regret at tho absence of Lord
Lvtton on tho occasion referred to, is
sign :d by 203 members of tho llouso of
Commons.
M'LANE'B FAREWELL.
The Debt of tho United -states to Franco
Acknowledged.
Paris, May 28. —Mr. McLano, ex-United
.States nn i tor to Francs, iu a farewell
letter to President Carnot, in which ho in
closes a photograph of tiio statue of La-
Sailo, presented to tho city of Chicago by
Lambert Trees, says: “America remem
bers that sho owes France not only for mili
t-u-y as-i-tunca which assured her inde
pendence, but as well for moral support and
generous ideas, and nls > for the work
of tho m ssionury pioneers and ex
plorers who opened to civilization
the immense region of tho great west,
a region which in tending to become more
nd more the center of population and the
industrial, c m orcial aud intellectual ac
tivity of the United Stales. I have made a
point of recalling this debt ot gratitude at
the moment wneu France celebrates the
centenary of the grad principles of social
enfranchisement which renewed the whole
earth und whoso beneficent effects have
unde themselves f- lc ‘even in the most
mouarchial countries.’ ”
BELGRADE'S RIO TEK3.
A Gena d’Arme Killed and a Lieuten
ant Wounded.
Belgrade, May 28.—During the demon
stration against the progressists in this city
In-t night, ono gons d’armn wan killed, a
lieutenant was wounded, aud a colonel was
dragged from his horse and maltreated.
The troops were prevented from firing on
the crowd by the orders of their command
ing officers.
permanent discharge threatened.
Berlin, May 28.—The committee of coal
pit owners in the Essen district recommends
warning their men that unless they resume
work on Friday next they will be perma
nently di-clmrge i.
TROOPS ORDERED TO PILSEN.
Prague, May 28.—The strilcos at Piisen
have assumed a threatening attitude.
Troops havo been ordered there to preserve
order.
PRAGUE’S STRIKE ENDED,
Prague, May 28.—Tho strike of tho
tramway emoloyes has ended.
ANGRY DEMONSTRATIONS AT MARQUETTE.
Marquette, Mich., May 28. There is
no change in tho strike situation. Not a
pound of ore is moving on tho docks. There
is a In,ooo-ton fleet now here. Hundreds of
imported workmen havo just arrived bv a
sjn-cial train, which run right ou the docks.
The men wore put to w-rk, the strikers
jeering and shouting nt them, and officers
keeping the crow ! hack. Ti t*y believe nn
trouble will f flow. Tho streets were
packed for ft whole block iu the neighbor
hood of tho dock wlie o the men were at
work. Both sides remain firm.
Congo Tribal Wars (Joastng,
LONDON, May 28. — Reports fr .in tho
Congo it ito say t.hat th - local tribal w ars
are ceasing. Tne service of river stearne s
has b on greatly developed, and tho Aru
wliimi district is now under the direct i i
flunuca of the Cos .go state government.
The cmip at Aruwbiiui has been com
pleted.
Gladstone Dined.
London, May 28. —Hir Cnarles Russell
gave . dinner this evening to Mr. and Mrs.
Gladstone. Among the gu -sts were Mr.
Paruell, Lord Rand lph Churchill, tue
Earl of Aberdeen, Frederick Harrison,
Hume Jones, and u number of prominent
Glttdstoniaus.
Cottou Afiro on the Her via.
Liverpool, May 28, After tho arrival
of the C'unai and lm shiiner Her via nt -hi*
port yesterday fr .in Now Y ,rk, a slight
tire aa* di- v r.-d in her forward hold.
The darn -go to tne cargo win coniine 1 to
thre ha.es of cotvoa. Tne snip wis not in
jured.
Perrin Gets Four Month#.
Paris, May 28. and. Perrin, who f!rd a
blank oirtu ig at i’nwi lent Carn t on ihs
eve of tli“ o ni ig id the exhibition, lias
be n seuteuwT ' to four montus’imprison
ment. .
Emperor William's Journey.
London. May *2e.—Ktnp-ror William
will not siay In l<oiidon during ids visit to
England. The empress will remain in
lieiltu.
A Bishopric at Jerusalem.
Berlin, M y 28. Th* Krtut Zettunq
■cty* test the German Pr tei#nt btshnprio
of Jcrusul* i will soon bo founded.
Uarrieon # Trip to New York.
WasMIROTon, May 28.—The President
will ,*•-.. \\ti- iugt n to morrow after
n/on at .'Mi n’eiora on the cougrussto .si
limited esp.-ees t >r tbs p-irpos# of portici*
l*t.ug in Use M*mori*i day exsrcis-s in
BrwUfl oft May 99. He •* ports to ft t irn
Ut Weswagtob Tn-naday eventnj. He-ir*
Ury lr.it amf Private HemUw f Jleilwid
siils.^fU.rndm
BLAINE’H BAD BLUNDER
Harrison Very o ,vor the Tucker
Inc:dont.
Washington', May 28. Both Prnsidont
Harrison and Sacret iry Blaine aro in a
stun of irritation over the Haytian com
mission. 'Hie interview but it eon them this
morning might have heon somewhat heated
if it had not been that Secretary Blaine
Brought (Km. Low Wallace with him. Clou.
\\ nilaco had just been to teL 8 -oretury
Blame what he wa ted to tell too President
—that he did not want to go to Hayti; that
iio wanted to go on • West Poi tas a mem
ber of the b ard of visitors, wliicii was tno
business which brough him hero, an l unless
his presence on the Hayti commission was
considered indispensable, he must decline.
The President told him to wait until it
should b > finally determined whether uuy
commission should bo sent to Hayti.
TUCKER’S BAl) RECORD.
Thon the Presido t ask ) l Secretary
Blaine how ho came to rocouunnml such a
man ns Beverly I'ucker, whom iie had been
told was not o iy indicted for couspiracy in
c nnsetlou with the assnssi .a.iou of I resi
dent Lincoln and in connection with the
attempt to introduce yellow fever into
n rtlieru cities dll mg the war, and other
anti-union plots, his accounts as consul to
Liverpool before the war had never been
settled, because of a deficiency of $21,00.1.
ni.AINK’S Excuse.
Secretary Blaine is reported to have said
that lie was not aware that a y of these
charges nail been proved against Tucker,
ad llisf ii the absence of proof, he would
accept 1 uckor's dental, especially us Presi
dent (iraut idinsoif had Invlmd Tucker
back from Canada, President Hayes ha l
appointed him a Chine e commissioner and
President Garfield a visitor to the naval
academy, to say nothing of other appoint
incuts under republican administrations.
He said that Tucker had boon leco.amended
to him by ex-Sonator llenry (). Davis of
West Virginia, mid Stephen B. Elkl ,s, his
son-in-law, who had in on Tucker lino bus
iness relations, na uely, into the (Vest Vir
ginia Central railroad, of which Secretary
Blaine is also u dire ’tor.
A GREAT liMINDER.
The President told him frankly tlmt he
thought lie had made a great blunder.
Widen would harm his admiuistratio , be
cause no good explanation of it could bo
offered. The only thing to do now was to
try to repair it.. Hoerotary Blaine left the
white lmuw to go down the river with the
party invited u> meet Sn- Judin Paunce
lote m u much more melancholy mood
than when he went in. His guists could
not help commenting upon it. As for the
President he lias taixod of ilttlo else to-du,
tuun " That Exasperating Blunder,” as he
termed it.
SAMOAN CONFKKKNOES.
Another Hitch Tlmt is Llkoly to Delay
Final Adjournment.
Washington, May 28.—Admiral Kim
berly reports to the navy department,
under date of Auckland, May 7, ns follows:
■‘Samoan armies disbanding. Peace pre
vails.”
The Standard's Berlin correspondent,
referring to the Samoan conferouoo, savs:
“The resolves of the delegates aro altered
frequently by Miir governments. The
decision of the Wastiington gove runout on
the main question is still awaited,”
ANOTHER HITCH.
London, May 28—The Daily News'
Berlin correspondent savs tint a disagree
ment on nn important point, probably the
U rriian indemnity claim, Ims arisen be
tween the commissioners to the Samoa
conference, and that the prospects of an
early conclusion of the conference aro less
favorable.
CHANGES IN THE PURITAN.
They Will Not Coat More Than the
lOrlgmal Plana.
Washington, May 23.— I The beard of
naval bureau chiefs, which has been con
sidering the feasibility of changing the
plans for the completion of the monitor
Puritan, held another meeting to-day and
<li ridod to rec mime el tho adoptiou of the
plans proposed by the bureau of construc
tion. These look to toe substitution of
heavier guns In tho barbette for torrent
guns, anil general addition to the tiowert
of offsnso and defense of tho ve-eo-h It is
estimated t.h it the changes in the plans will
not c >st more to carry out then the original
plans. _____
AN ANTI-MAHONS CONFERENCE,
An Anxiety to Overthrow His In
fluence In Securing Appointments.
Washington, May 28. -There whs a con
ference of 100 anti-Mahono republicans of
Virginia, at tho Kbbitt House t is evening,
for the purti oo < f devising some converted
plan of action b which Gen. Muhuue’s in
fluence in securing appointments may bo
overt;irowu. and ue conference was called by
(It) . Groner, > x Guv. Camerou and ex
Congressman Brnd . There was a good
and al of bitter talk 'bout the way in which
(Jen. Mahone treated applca ions for' 111 •
sent to bun. A further conference will be
held to-morrow morni g.
EXCUR3IQN FOR PAUNCBFOTE.
A Select Party E joys a Sail Down tho
Potomac Rivor.
Washington, May 23. iha postponed
excursion given by Secretary lilaiue in
honor of Kir Julian I‘au icofute, tho no.r
British minister, took place to-day. By
invr ation a sel c cornpuiiv of Oibiuet
ofll " s, diplomatic rep nsentatives, high
ofll.-lals it- and a fair son kling of Washing
to if ty, h ar del the Dispatch at 12..30
oVlock this afterno <n aid sailed down the
Potomac n- far as Mount Vernon.
DRUM RETIRED.
The Adjutant Onneral 64 Yoars Old
and Goes Out of Service.
Washington, May 88. Adjt. Gen.
Drum, laving re iche I'lie age fOi years,
was to-day formally ro'tr 1 from active ser
vice In t o a my. Gan. k- Itou, •• ho hat be u
aes.slant adjutant go. n a , will net as adju
tant g- irral until a . appoint n-> . is male
to till t‘ie odl e. M 'iiuwld).', urm / cno.es
are stirrc i up to their doptu* respecting the
appointm nt pnm Rlou. that will foil iw if
one of the assistant adjutant gsuerals is ap
pointed. _ _____
Alabama's state Troops.
Wabiiinor >v, Mv 28 —(‘apt. J. D.
loafs of the Nineteenth infantry has been
order si to into C the First regi nit of
Alabama statu troops at thwr camp Dear
Moods Juos 10. _____
Fir* at KndiooL
Ki'AimoßO, (is,. May 28. Hharps A
-ow. Us tarpon tine distillery, loealal a
i. t, tltii. utiLsfl >ti) inis pi.v-s, was,
c and ui.i moyaieg about 11 o'lock. Tie
wo* taused y in* boUlOf ovr of the
K..**,al barrel* of rods and crude
twi> ehlUH* tf er out Minted, ala*
l DAILY. !J A YEAR, 1
< S I’KNTB A COPY. V
I WEEKLY, sl.2i A YEAR >
FREXCIDIEN IN A FLURRY
LAGUEHRE STIRB UP THE GOVERN
MENT ON BOULaNGEB.
Ho Wants to Know the Reason That
the Senate la So Slow In Reporting
-Pres'dont Moline Rules That tho
Question Would Bo luadmtesabla—
Then tho Fun Bogan.
Paris, Mn 23.-In the Chamber of
Deputies to-day M. Daguerre gave notice
that he would interpellate the government
in regard to the delay of tho Senate in
making a report in the case of Gen.
Boulanger.
Provident Molum replied, that whilo he
was desirous t > respect the libortv of the
tribune, it would ho imp ssiblo to allow M.
Liguerro to make such an interpellation.
Tho Senate, ho said, was entirely independ
ent in this matter, as the issue was of a
judicial character. The chamber had no
right or power to interfere.
DAGUERRE'S claim.
M. Laguerro referred to the recent inter
pellation made in tlie (J inmbor concerning
tho slow esg of certain judical action.
The pro ideut of tho Bo ate while
sitting in a ease like, that of
Doll. Bulan -or was similar to inoxuniining
judge, and tho government had a right to
inform him that the procedure was slow. If
no deba e wa-permitted on his interpella
tion, public oplm m w >ul i severely judge
pnrliamentai i.-in, and tho chamber would
exhibit fear of un val suifra .o.
IN AN UPROAR.
These remarks caused an uproar. Whon
it subsided M. do Caasag ac declared that
M. Melius had taken it upon hi nself to
assume the guar lianahlp of the majority.
Ho risked republicans to show some decency,
and denounced t ie president's action as an
ignoble mockery of justice.
RENEWAL OF TUB RUMPUS.
Here was a renewal of the uproar. M. de
Oassagnac. in conclusion, slid ,f the depu
ties retained any feeling of shame, con
or du y, they would vote to allow M.
Laguerro to proceed with his iulerpelia
tion.
The Chamber, after pissing a voto cen
suring M. do ('nssagnac, proce sled with the
order of tin- ilny by a v te of iliXl to 216.
BRAID WO -D’3 STRIKE.
Indications That the Italians aro Bent
on a Fight.
Braidwood, 111., May 28.—Eight com
panii-s of the Fourth Illinois National
Guard pitched tboir tents on the Chicago,
Wilmington and Vermillion coal lands at
the “J” shaft this nv rru g, and are now
scouting the Italian quarters. Twenty-five
miners hvo Leo i nrn s.ed. On their per
sons were found knives and revolvers, it
is u eried that, the Italia s are rallying at
God ley. Coal City, Clark City, (la finer and
lirakevillo for an tt u-k. Tim plan of Col
Bonnott is to attack t e Italian settlements
in detail before they can rally. Great
activity is noted in the Italian quarters and
c.owd-s are seen gathering to rescue their
arros ed brothers. The residents say Mint
the ll Minus moan flgut an I do not care for
their lives. Tho woistle in the “J" shaft
blow for work this morning, but no miners
reported.
Two companies of < Chicago militia which
loft that city f r Braid wood, where they
had been sent by G *v. Ftfer to proservo
the peace, had a close call at Gardner this
morning. The conduct >' of the train, oa
leaving Chicago last night, iiad received
orders to run slowly l>et oeu GV due and
Braidwood. it was woli that ibis warning
was icon, otherwise there would have been
a terrible disaster. Oa reaching Gardner
it, was f mid that somo miscreants hid
wedgod stones in the switches -o firm that
a wreck would surely have followed had
uot the obstructions boon discovered.
CITY FUNDI EMBEZZLED.
Two ex-Officialu of Newport, Ky., In
dicted by the Grand Jury.
Cincinnati, May 28.—Ex Treasurer
Louis C instans of Newport, K ~ was to
day indicted by the grand jury for em
bezzlement, tho amount being fixed at
$2.7,000. Ex-City C.erk K. M. MeClure was
also indicted on tho same c ixrge. His
shortage is fixed at less than #2,01X1. Great
surprise is felt in botn cases. Bntu men are
of nigh sla ding in tun community and
neither has been suspoc ed of auy inteu
tioiial wrong doing. Constans adm tied a
siiortage of near y fT.OUO. but semiei c in
fused w hen shown a short ge of $27,000 in
one omission from Ids cash book.
NO DRAIN AGS FOR NEW ORLEANS.
An Election Results In Defeat of tbs
'Taxation Proposition.
New Orleans, May 28.—Re urns from
the election held in this city to-day, with
two pro mts to hear from, show teas the
drainage ordinance lias been defeated by
IXIO to 1,000 votes. The last legislature au
thorized tee taxpayers of New Or'ea' s to
vote nlax nl three mills per an .uni for n.s
jiurii e) of drain! g and puvi g. The
election wus held to-dnv, and tho schema
was defeated.
A Cyclone Near Kansas City.
Kansas City, May 23.—A disastrous
cyclonepa-sed overCF msuts, Chasecounty,
thL afternoon. Capt. Brown an 1 aughter
were killed, his ife had a leg almost torn
off, and his son lmi an arm ail leg brokeu.
Is is reported mat six or seven ot u-r per
sons were killed, blit the wire, nrn all
down, and no information can lie obtained.
FRANCE'.-) HAYTIAN DEAL.
The Significance of the Meeting at
Pensacola
Pensacola, Fla., May 28.—Regarding
the sui misod object of the meeting at th s
I omt of the French minister, and tlie com
ma i .or of the French wai vessel It i! i id,
tnat it is in c* .inectiou with French-
H yt.n nfiirs, other sto ies thu i tlmt
wired ho N liWd last ingot have bee , all at.
It is Ii e iuti 'Uiiy tue well i.iio n siss
certain that the French a id tho L" :i uno
htv loom ii an und r tad
iug wtisrehy, ii consideration of liberal
c M ccsri is, the former is tied hir littsr
in its ellorts o su due Gen. HyppoUie and
it is nitn 1 .ieved that H,-cretary lilaum .ms
smelled ti mouse, and that the app luunei. t
of commissioners by t iu United •staj. s gov
er lUi'Utt) negotiate peace U'lwee l o
di pu.auts is a checkmate to the French
move.
MI.AINE'H I DEAR.
Hold a prommo.itge tieinan to-day in tha
hearing of t a News corros,. indent;
"Foreign Inter • ronoi* iu the affairs of ait
An .erica n o p ihhc ill never iw tolerated
bv t Lnr any oih‘ U ited .stales admtul*-
tration so h gas the danger of such an in
e.!. • •ins outliinst by Monroe iw k nit
iu *it, w. i is iu conformity with the
U n in cl mtriua that HacraUry Biaiue ae
• ■'ld. He ha* Unearthed the ya ne of
FT im with refersaisi to Hayti, ami ho will
t<* * k it peacefully if he am) , forc,*ij U he
utusa.