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HOW CRONIN WAS SLAIN.
BAND-BAGS AND CLUBS USED AS
HE ENTERED THE COTTAGE.
According to the Story of the Winni
peg Prisoners the Doctor Never
Spoke After He Crossed tbe Thresh
old, but Was Felled Insensible In
stantly His Face Pounded After
Death so as to be Unrecognizable.
Chicago, 111., Not. 2.—A special dis
patch from Winnipeg this morning says:
“Assistant State’s Baker of
Chicago had a long interview with Bob
Heffer yesterday, and from him received a
corroboration of many of the details con
nected with the butohery of Dr. Cronin,
which Gillette recounted Thursday.
Burke, according to Gillette, took quite a
fancy to Heffer at first, and was very com
municative with him, telling him many
details about the crime. He told Heffer
that Coughlin was the main actor in the
tragedy, and bad engaged both him and
Cooney to participate in the orime.
HOW HE WAS KILLED.
“He told Heffer that sand-bags were used
by two of the assassins, while a third wielded
a common base ball bat. Burke was under
the impression that Dr. Oronin was being
decoyed to the cottage under the pretext
that "he was going to attend the woman
mentioned in yesterday’s dispatches. Four
men were waiting in the cottage for him.
They listened for the sound of the wheels.
At last the carriage drove up, and an in
stant later Dr. Cronin hurried up to the
door.
FELLED AS HE ENTERED.
“He knocked loudly as he realized that his
presence was urgently required. Two of
tko assassins stood behind the door ready to
strike, while one of the others from an inner
room called out in a loud voice, “Come in.”
The door was quickly opened and Dr.
Cronin strode in. The instant he was in one
of the assassins slammed the door, while
the other struck the physiciau a terrible
blow with the sand bag. The doctor fell
heayily to the floor.
DEALER OF THE FIRST BLOW.
“Burke always declined to say who struok
the first blow, and this fact, Baker says,
makes it quite clear that it was Burke
himself, else he would have mentioned the
name. He always spoke about the four
taking part in the crime and pounding the
doctor at the same time. The moment the
doctor was down the whole four rushed
on him, and with sand-hags and
clubs pounded the life out of him.
The poor man struggled and moaned
awfully. Blood poured from his mouth,
and nose and eyes. Nearly twenty minutes
elapsed before ne ceased to gasp. Then the
fiends stripped the blood-stained clothing
off him, and one of them pounded his face,
so as to make it impossible to recognize the
body.
CRAMMED INTO THE TRUNK.
“Coughlin then hauled the trunk over
and the body was crammed into it. One of
the quartette went out and brought an ex
press wagon which had been left in a con
venient place. When they went to carry
the trunk out the blood was dripping from
it, and it ran on the floor and some of
their boots. The trunk was sot down
and these leaks stopped with cotton
lotting, which was found in the doctor’s
iLstrument case. The trunk and its con
tents w ere then taken to the lake, Coughlin
driving the horse. There was no boat at
the point expected, and they tried to shove
the trunk out into the water, but it would
not work. Anxious to get rid of the body
iu some way, Burke suggested that it be
thrown into the catch basin, and the sug
gestion was adopted.”
LONGNECKER THINKS IT FISHY.
Btate’s Attorney Longnecker and Chief
of Police Hubbard hold divergent opinions
in regard to Burke’s alleged confession of
complicity in the murder of Dr. Cronin as
told by Gillette, the Winnipeg convict.
The former says that during the proceed
ings for the extradition of Burke ho had a
private detective at work in Winnipeg; that
that detective secured written statements
from both Gillette and Mills, which the
state now has, and that neither of them
gives any hint of a confession by Burke.
Therefore, he considers this last story very
"fishy.”
CHIEF HUBBARD LESS SKEPTICAL.
Chief Hubbard, on .the other hand, points
out that Gillette could have no apparent
motive m making up the story, and that he
had no means of securing the facts on which
he bases it except from Burke, because the
prisoners in Winnipeg are not allowed to
read the newspapers.
Ihe state’s attorney points out that some
of tne points given by Gillette are inconsist
ent with the kno u facts, such, for instance,
as that Burke exchanged clothing with Gil
lette before they came out of Winnipeg jail
be identified by Expressman Martison;
that Gillette stood next to Burko iu the line,
and that Burke spoke to him while there.
the facts were, says the state’s attorney,
that Burke wore his own clothes; that Gil
lette was the sixth man from him, and that
the reporter who stood next to Burke in
hue did not hear Burke speak a word.
gillette’b new facts.
Chief Hubbard, on the other hand, points
out that Gillette’s story covers points not
heretofore mentioned. Among these is
that of the womau with whom Burke was
intimate. The ohief says it is a fact that
nurko was intimate with a woman named
Kettler, formerly Lizzie Dinkier,
And he believes she is the woman who was
to act the part of Burke’s sister at the Carl
sun cottage, and that the original intention
was to have Dr. Cronin called to attend
her, as related by Gillette, but that this
pian was subsequently changed, and that
the contract to attend to O’duilivan’s men
followed.
murdered a bab\.
0“ this point Chief Hubbard says:
i tree years ago Burke was boarding with
Mrs. Lyvena H. Griffin at No. 138 State
treet. While he was there the .Kettler
"Oman applied for a room, and Burke was
instrumental in securing it for her. Mrs.
Dritiin, attracted to the room one dav by an
uusual noise, found Burke and Mrs. Ket
a*so a newly bom babe. Mrs.
v , nn aaw the finger marks around the
jT b Y g throat, but she never learned whether
urke or Mrs. Kettler had strangled it.
ms naturally gave Mrs. Griffin the im
hrm Sl ? u Burke was an exceptionally
and ferocious man, and when his
- hnection with the Crouin murder became
own she voluntarily offered herself as a
tness for the state in regard to Burke’s
Past career.”
burning paper says that the woman is
trul, ., 8 , n * or aome weeks in charge of a
officer, ready to be put on the
’anted* 1 * * witnes * * or tbe state when
CARLSONS ON THE STAND.
® tQ ry of the Renting of the Cot
tags Continued.
hicago, Nov. 2.—Charles J. Carlson, a
% n °* owner of the Carlson cottage,
J* the first witness In the Cronin case this
SSE* o *. He testified os follows: “I was
£ With my wife and my father in the
H!)c JHofning Ifeto#.
house in the rear of Wo. 1,871 Ashland ave
nue in the forenoon some time about
March 30 last, when there was a
knock at the door, amt a gentleman
came In and said he wanted to rent a house,
and my father went to the house with him
and showed him around, and he came in
again and I made out a receipt for a
montn’s rent in advance. The stranger said
that be expected some brothers and a sister
from Baltimore to come and keep bouse
with him. He said he would move in
in a week or so, when his sister
would come from Baltimore. He gave his
name as Prank Williams. Subsequently he
brought furniture in the evening about 7:30
o'clock. Williams came again April 20 to
pay the second month’s rent. I never saw
Williams again until I saw him in Winni
peg.” The witness was here shown a piece
of carpet and identified it as one he had
seen on the parlor floor of the cottage.
WILLIAMS WAS BURKE,
Q—Can you point out Prank Williams in
the court room?
A—Yes, sir.
Q—Point him out, please?
A—The second one there. [Pointing to
Burke.] The witness then proceeded with
his testimony, saying that after receiving a
letter from Williams relinquishing the
cottage, he entered it through a window on
May 19. The carpet was gone off the floor
and it looked as if they had poured some
paint on the floor as if they were trying to
oover it. It had not been* brushed oyer in
certain places.
LOOKED LIKE BLOOD.
He found stains on the bqpe-board that
looked like blood. There was another large
stain toward near the wall and at the cen
ter of the floor. Ho also found one arm of
a rocker broken and loose and the dresser,
and wash stand in the center of the room.
The floor was painted only iu the center of
the room and on the north side. Towards
the south wall there was no paint at all
in certain places. He saw several stains
on the wall. There were stains all along
on the paper and along the south base
board in various places, that seemed to be
blood. There were places on the floor that
were not covered with paint, where there
were stains still showing.
FOOTPRINTS OF STOCKINGS
He saw foot-prints, as if had stock
ing feet—as if they had painted iu stocking
feet in the hallway and in the house. (The
reference to stocking feot was ordered
stricken out by the court.) The witness
then indicated on a diagram the location of
the stains. Knnze was pointed out to him
by tne counsel for the state, but
the witness could not identify him as any
one he had ever seen before. During all of
the time for which rent was paid the cot
tage was unoccupied. The witness was
subjected to a long cross-examination,
which did not seem to develop any new
facts.
MRS. CARLSON'S STORT.
He was followed by Johanna Carlson, his
mother. Mrs. Carlson testified that on the
Sunday following May i, when she first
went out, she notioed spots on the steps, and
that both the steps and walk of the cottage
showed that there had been much tramping
up and down, and also that the footsteps
showed that the persons who made
them had been walking in sand.
She thought that Frank Williams
and his sister had at last moved in,
and that the spots on the steps were only
something that had beeu broken in moving.
She then described the interior of the cot
tage, the paint, the stains on the wall, fur
niture, etc. Theu at the request of the
state’s attorney that she poiut out the man
known to her under the name of Frank
Williams, if in the court, she pointed to
Burke and said: “That's him, next to the
fellow on the pillow.” The cross-examina
tion was then begun,
Charles J. Carlson was recalled, and
testified that the stains in the cottage were
not there before Burke rented it.
THE HAULING OF THE FURNITURE.
Hal&au Martinson, an expressman, who
carted the furniture from No, 117 Clark
street to the Carlson cottage, testified t hat
the job was done in the latter part of
March; that the man who hired him aud
another man brought the furniture down
from No. 117 Clark street, aud
he loaded it on a wagon. It con
sisted of the furniture already
described, and a large trunk, which was
then empty. The bloody trunk was brought
into the court room, and the witness said it
resembled the one which he hauled. It was
strapped with a broad, heavy strap. The
witness then hauled the furniture to the
Carlson cottage, and, after waiting about
an hour, the man who hired him aud another
man came in a buggy, and the furniture
was taken into the cottage.
BURKE HIRED HIM.
The witness then pointed out Martin
Burke as the man who hired him to move
the furniture. He said he had seen Burke
in Winnipeg on June 21 last, and bad there
identified him in the jail yard. After a
long cross-examination, in which the facts
were brought out that tho witness had
received sls or S2O at one time and $25 at
another time from the ohief of police, and
that he is now in the employ of the city
taking care of horses, the court adjourned
until Monday.
A LAWYER WITHDRAWS.
It was announced this afternoon that
Senator Kennedy, the Wisconsin lawyer,
who lias been of the counsel for Burke, had
withdrawn from the case. It was said that
he is dissatisfied with the position assigned
him in the case.
Edward Spellman of Peoria, district offi
cer of the Ci in-na-Gael, sent a telegram to
Sheriff Matson to-day saying that he would
arrive here prepared to testify in the case
Monday morning.
VIRGINIA’S CAMPAIGN,
Rejected Applicants Not to be Regla
istered in Henrico County.
Richmond, Va., Nov. 2. —Application
was made by Judge Waddill, of the Mahone
party, to the judge of the circuit court to
day to compel the registrars of Henrico
county to enter the names of all rejected
applicants for registration and to replace
the cam os of those stricken off. The de
fense demurred to the application on the
ground that it was signed collectively by
190 odd petitioners, Instead of each pe
titioner signing for himself, with a state
ment of his case. After elaborate argument.
Judge Wellford sustained the demurrer ana
dismissed the oase.
A REGISTRAR ARRESTED.
Danville, Va., Nov. 2.— United States
District Attorney Craig arrived here to
day. T. A. Fox, registrar at the presiden
tial election, was arrested, charged with
improperly erasing from tho registration
books the names of republican voters. The
case was heard before United States Com
missioner Tinsley, and at the beginning of
the trial several exciting scenes occurred,
though no violence was done, and Fox
was finally sent to the grand Jury for in
dictment. Tho democrats here are highly
indignant, and tho whole city has been in a
state of feverish excitement all day over
what the democrats construe as unwar
ranted interference of United States offi
cers with citizens just off the eve of a state
election.
SAVANNAH, GA., SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 1889-TEN PAGES.
A GUEST OF THE SULTAN.
THH ARBJVAL OF THE KAIBKB AT
CONSTANTINOPLE.
A Continuous Salute from the Ports
and War Ships as the Emperor
Passed Through the Dardanelles—A
Cordial Greeting from the Turkish
Potentate—l be Coming Conference.
Copyrighted 1889 try the h'ew York Ateeciated
Press.
Berlin, Not. 2. —Emperor William tele
graphed to Prince Bismarck to-day as fol
lows:
Yildiz Kiosk, Nov. 2,11 a. m.
Have just arrived here. Fine weather. View
beautiful beyond description.
Other official dispatches give a detailed
account of the meeting between the Turkish
fleet and the German ship* Kaiser and
Hohenzollern at the entrance to the Darda
nelles. It was a striking spectacle. The
passage through the straits was made nnder
a continuous roll of salutes from the forts.
THE FIRST WELCOME.
On entering the sea of Marmora, Said
Pasha, minister of foreign affairs; Edhem
Pasha, formerly grand vizier, and Herr
Von Radowitz, the German ambassador
left the sultan’s Izgedin and were received
by the emperor on the Kaiser. Lunch
was served on board the German
warship. The empress was invisible,
as she was again suffering from sea
sickness, although the passage had beeu
calm. The vessels proceeded and were
sighted off the entrance to the Bosphorus at
10 o’clock. A large number of vessels, gaily
decorated, followed the German ships to the
Dolmabaktche palace, where the Sultan,
attended by his ministers and principal
court officials, awaited the ooming of the
emperor.
GREETED By THE SULTAN.
Upon his arrival Emperor William was
cordially greeted by the sultan. After par
taking of refreshments the two monarch s
drove to the Yildi palace in carriages, under
the escort of a squadron of cavalry. The
sultan and empress sat on one side and Em
peror William and Prince Henry on the
other. The sultan exchauged a few phrases
in French with each of the guests and then
relapsed into absolute sileuce. Herr Von
Radowitz, acting under instructions from
Prince Bismarck, will attend, with Baid
Pasha, the business interviews between the
monarch*. The semi-official press of Berlin
no longer denies the political importance of
the visit.
FRESII GUARANTEES OF PEACE.
The North German Gazette of to-night
states that if the intentions of the emperor
are realized the conferences at Constanti
nople will create fresh guarantees of peace
bused upon the general principles of Prince
Bismarck’s policy, and will strengthen the
dreibuud and further assure the well-being
and prosperity of the fatherland, adding to
Germany’s debt of gratitude to the Kaiser.
Other papers oompare the present meeting
with the emperor’s visit to the Osborne
house, drawing the inference that the result
will be a simlar entente cordiale.
BAD NEWS FROM RUSSIA.
The frankness of these admissions of in
spired organs is partly due to official
advices from St. Petersburg that the czar
has relapsed under pan-slavist influences;
that the changes that were in progress to
eliminate the war advocates from the czar’s
council and entourage have been counter
manded; that the German-hating press has
resumed its former hostile attitude, and
that everything is the same as before bho
czar’s meetiug with Prince Bismarck. The
czar’s ill humor causes no disappointment
here.
TO COUNTERACT THE EFFECT.
Athens, Nov. 2. —The czarowitz has
beeu instructed to return to St. Petersburg
bv way of Odessa. The object of taking
this route is to afford an excuse for visiting
the Turkish capital with a view to counter
acting the effect of the visit of Emperor
William.
A VISIT TO THE HAREM.
The Empress of Germany to Go In
Royal Style.
Copyright, 1889, by the N. Y. Associated Press.
Berlin, Nov. 2.—The incidents attending
the vibit of the Empress of Germany to the
royal barem are awaited with interest.
The daughter of the Turkish minister at
Rome and the daughter of Mushir Astin
Pasha, both of whom speak French, will
attoud the empress throughout her
s.ay in the Turkish capital. A
gorgeous barge, propelled by ten oarsmen,
will convey her to the entrance to the
harem. The walls of the cabin of the
barge are covered with mirrors. The fur
niture is finished in blue velvet and gold.
SUITS OF THE OARSMEN.
The oarsmen will wear garments of white
silk, with gold embroideries. The sultan,
attended by Kislaraga, chief of the eunuchs,
will receive the empress on disembark
ing, and conduct her to the entrance
of the seraglio, where he will
leave her. After introducing his mother,
Hultana Valide, the seven recognized wives
of the sultan, all mothers of princes, at
tended by Odalisque suites, will receive the
empress in the grand saloon. The other
women of the harem will be excluded.
The visit will last three hours. A musical
entertainment will be given, during which
coffee wiU be served, and the empress will
then make a tour of the apartments and
grounds.
RECEIVED LIKE A KING.
The Visit of the Prince of Wales to
Egypt Full of Significance.
Paris, Nov. 2.—The Soliel says that the
Prince of Wales has been received in Egypt
as a veritable sovereign. His visit, the
paper says, is intended to increase England’s
prestige on the Nile and reaffirm her right
of protectorate over Egypt. France can
not afford to ignore the Importance of the
visit.
A Meeting of Boulangists.
London, Nov. 2.—A meeting of Bou
langist leaders was held at Gen. Boulanger’s
residence on the island of Jersey, Thursday,
to decide upon the course to be followed by
the members of that party In the French
Chamber of Deputies.
Scotland’s Falling Wall.
Glasgow, Nov. 2. — Twenty-nine bodies
have been recovered from the ruins of a
portion of Templeton’s carpet factory,
whioh was crushed bv a falling wall yester
day. It is now definitely ascertained that
the total number of killed is thirty.
Antwerp Dock Laborers' Strike.
Antwerp. Nov. 2.—The dock laborers
went on a strike to-day. They formed in a
procession and marched through the city.
No overt act was committed.
• ■
Salvationists Suppressed.
Bern’s, Nov. 2.— The government has
prohibited the holding of meetings by the
Salvation Army, and has closed the halls
occupied by the Salvationist*.
BAD FOB THE BROTHSBHOOD.
No Doubt Butthe Members Could Be
Enjoined from Playing.
New York, Nov. 2. —There was a lively
meeting at the office of the Sporting Times
to-day between the directors of the New
York club and J. W Spaulding, represent
ing Chicago. The moneyed men of base
ball are happy, and say that the nail has
been driven iuto the brotherhood’s
coffin. John B. Day, president of the
New York club, has l-sued a card
“to the press.” He says; “Soon after the
announcement In the public press that the
brotherhood of ball players contemplated
severing its connection with the national
league, the New York club received a com -
munication from John I. Rogers, oounselto
the league, to the effect that the league
clubs held an option on the services of suoh
players as would be reserved for the season
next ensuing.
THE OPINION CONFIRMED.
“Desiring confirmation of this opinion,
the club applied to J. F. C. Blackb urn, wbo
drafted the contract adopted, and now in
use between the league and the irotber
hood, and upon which Rogers t.tsed his
opinion. Mr. Blackburn rendered an opin
ion fully supporting Mr. Rogers’ position.
Quite recently an alleged opinion ad
verse to that of Mr. Regers appeared.
Realizing that the interests of both
dabs and players would tie best conserved
by a thorough understanding of the situa
tion, and wishing to set at rest once for all
time the legal questions involved, we in
structed our counsel to lay the whole
matter before the eminent law firm of
Evarts, Choate & Beaman and secure their
opinion.
A DESIRE FOR HARMONY.
“It is the earnest wish of every officer of
tbe New York base ball club that the very
pleasant relations now existing between the
club and players may continue, and the
club will heartily join its players in an
effort to heal the breach now existing be
tween the League aud Brotherhood with a
firm conviction that such an effort will re
sult successfully.
IN THE SAME LIGHT AS ACTORS.
Evarts, Choate St Beaman, in their opin
ion, say: “The principles of law which, in
our opinion, should govern courts in de
ciding the rights of parties under this con
tract are the same as those which have
been applied by the courts in deter
mining the obligations of actors
under thoir contracts with managers
of theaters, for a hose ball club stands iu the
same relation to the base ball players em
ployed by it, that a manager of a theater
stands to actors employed by him, and
there are many casos, as you may know, in
our Now York courts, whore actors and
actresses while under contract with one
manager, have been enjoined from playing
elsewhere.
COULD BE ENJOINED.
“ ‘lf the base ball players reserved for
the season of 1890 by the New York Base
Ball Club, under its contract with them,
should organize themselves into anew club
and play as members of that,-club, it would
be a violation of thoir contraot with the
New York club just as much as if they
contracted to play with roine club now ex
isting, and, in either case, we think that
the courts ought to enjoin them from play-
any club except the Now York
PAN-AMERICAN PILGRIMS.
The Party fleets with a Royal Wel
come at Louisville.
Louisville, Ky., Nov. 2.—A band sta
tioned in the rotunda of the Galt house
this morning played that dreamy Spanish
air “La Paloma,” and thus were the all-
Americas excursionists awakened to begin
a round of hospitalities in this city.
After breakfast the party were wel
comed at the board of trade. Hon. Harvey
Watterson, gray-haired, 76 years old, yet
erect and sturdy of voice aud band-grip,
sat with Gov. Buckner and ex-Gov. Mc-
Creary, and with them received the vis.
itors.
GREETED IN SPANISH.
President Cornwall of the board of trade,
after a brief greeting, presented Mr. Wat
terson as one who fifty years ago was our
minister to the Argentine Confederation.
The aged southerner was cheered as he stood
on his feet, and as he began speaking the
face of every Spanish-Amt-rican brightened
with gratification. For the first time since
the journey began the men of the south
were listening to words of greeting in their
own tongue,
EX-GOV. m'creart introduced.
Ex-Gov. McCreary of Kentucky, the
present congressman who introduced the
bill providing for the international oon
gress, next spoke, and Delegate Calderon of
olombia spoke for the visitors.
The visitors were next driven to the
tobacco brakes, where the opening of
tobacco and transactions in that staple are
effected, and thence to and through the
plow works of Avery & Cos., and the Kelly
ax factory
AT A BIG DISTILLERY.
The Kentucky distillery was then visited,
and the visitors saw 14,000 barrels of whisky
worth $56 a barrel, stored up, and were
told that the government exacted, three
times as much from the distillers as the
original cost of the manufacture. Lunch
was served, and the party were taken up
the Ohio river by boat to the Glenview
stock farm, where blooded horses were
seen grazing the blue grass of Kentucky,
Proctor Knott being among those seen.
Supper was served at the club house upon
the farm, where Gov. Buckner welcomed
the visitors in warm torms.
At 11 o’clock to-night the travelers
started for Mammoth Cave, where they
will spend Sunday.
ADMISSION OF THE DAKOTAS.
Secretary Blaine Notifies the Two
Governments.
Washington, Nov. 2.— The following
dispatch was sent from the executive man-*
sion at 4 o’clock this afternoon by Secretary
Blaine to Govs. Wllletteand Miller of North
and South Dakota:
The last act In the admission of the two Da
kotas as states in the Union was completed this
afternoon at the executive mansion at 3:40
o'clock by the President signing at tliat mo
ment the proclamation required by law for the
admission of the two states.
The article on prohibition submitted sepa
rately in each state was adopted in both.
The article providing for minority representa
tion in South Dakota was reiteted by the peo
ple. This Is the first Instance In the history of
the national government, of twin states (North
and South Dakota) entering the union at the
same moment. James U. Blaine.
The proclamations declaring North aud
South Dakota states in the union are iden
tical in terms. Each recites the provisions
of the law under which the states were or
ganized, and that compliance therewith has
been duly certified to him. The President
then declares and proclaims the
tact that the conditions imposed
by congress on the states of Nortu and
South Dakota to entitle these states to ad
mission to the union have been ratified aud
accepted, and tbat the admission of said
(late* into the union is sow complete,
CLOUDS BLOWN AWAY.
EUROPE’S PIAUE SEEMS MOUB SE
CURE THAN EVER.
Count Kalnoky’a Visit to Prince Ble
rnarck Apt to Result iu a Modifica
tion of the Antt-Rusalan Tendency
of Austria’s Policy The Kaiser's
Work in Turkey.
Berlin, Nov. 2. —Count Kalnoky arrived
at Freiderichsruhe at noon to-day. Herr
Brauer, counsellor of the Austro-Hunga
rian legation at Berlin, received him at the
railway station. The chancellor also met
him at the station and shook him heartily
by the hand. A number of persous who
had gathered at the station saluted the
statesmen with crie* of “Hooh,” to which
theyfbowed in response. They then entered
a carriage and were driven to the castle.
Oount Kalnoky will remain at Fried
erichsruke until Monday.
may BE FAVORABLE TO RUSSIA.
St. Petersburg, Nov. 2,— lt is believed
in political circle* here that the interview
between Count Kalnoky, the Austro-
Hungarian prime minister, and Prince
Bismarok, at Frlederichsruhe, will result
in a modification of the anti-Russian tend
ency of Austrian policy, but that the
effects of the conference will not be suffici
ently speedy and positive to induce Russia
to abandon her present waiting policy.
TO STRENGTHEN EUROPE’S PEACE.
Cologne, Nov. O.— A semi-official dis
patch from Berlin to tho Cologne Gazette
says that the visit of Count Kalnoky to
Prince Bismarck, and Emperor William’s
visit to Italy, are intended to strengthen
the peace of Europe. The sultan, the dis
patch says, will have an
opportunity to convince himself that
in receiving Emperor William he will
receive a triend who cherishes unselfish
wishes for the welfare of Turkey aud who
is determined to maintain all treaties look
ing to European peace. All attempts to
induce Turkey to join the triple alliance,
or to enter into political alliauce, are pre
cluded, but the emperor’s visit will en
courage the sultan to peacefully develop
the economic forces of Turkey, and to
further avail himself of Germany’s com
mercial force* to attain that object.
RUSSIA AND BULGARIA.
Copyright 1889, by the New York Associated
Press.
Berlin, Nov. 2. — Count Kaluoky before
leaving Vienna had a long conversation
with Prince liobanoff, the Russian am
bassador, through whom he learned that
the czar bad resumed his policy of opposi
tion to any form of settlement in Bulgaria
which excludes Russia’s claim to a right to
select the head of the government. Prince
Lobanoff’s communication amounted to
a veto from the czar to Count
Kalncky's project for recognition
of Prince Ferdinand as ruler of Bulgaria,
and implied also difinitlvn rejection of
Prince Bismarck’s scheme. Kan
In official circles here the conviction pre -
vails that the chancellor will henceforth
abandon all efforts to conciliate tho czar.
AN AUSTRO-GERMAN union.
Apart from political matters concerning
the dreibund, Count Kaluoky’s mission re
lates to the formation of a union between
the German and Austro-Hungarian empires.
The existing commercial treaties with
Austria expire in 1892. The treaty of
Frankfort, In which Germany granted
France, in perpetuity, tho most fuvored na
tion treatment, appears to be in the way of
on Austro-German zollverelu. Count Kal
'noky’s scheme overrides the Frankfort
treaty iu favor of differential tariffs be
tween the dreibund powers.
POLITICS AND A MARRIAGE.
The marriage of Prince Ferdinand to
Princess Louise of Orleana, daughter of
Dnc d'Alecon, depends upon tho result of
tile Frioderichsruhe conference. 'The mother
of Princess Louise, "the Bavarian Princess
Sophie, is a sister of the Empress of Aus
tria. Emperor Francis Joseph withholds
bis approval of the marriage until Count
Kalnoky reports the results of his Interview
with Prince Bismarck.
GERMANY’S SOCIALISTS.
The New BUI Must Be Modified to
Assure Adoption.
{.Copyright, 1889, by New York Associated Press,]
Berlin, Nov. 2.—The socialist bill will
not receive the report of a majority of the
Reichstag, unless subjected to modification.
The national liberals dislike the proposed
tribunal of appeal, and demand that power
to decide appeals be vested in the supreme
court at Leipsie. Tills the government will
concede. The national liberals further de
mand that an appeal shall have a suspensive
effect in the case of the suppression of jour
nals, and that such suppression shall be un
forced only after an appeal has beeu
rejected.
EXPULSION OF PERSONS.
They also object to the clause forbidding
persons expelled under a minor state of
siege to return after the siege
has been raised without the assent
of the police. The effect of this
clause will be to enable the police to
banish forever socialists and suspects from
places where a siego has beeu declared for
a single day. Although this clause will
permit of outrage aud persecution, the gov
ernment is likely toiusist upon its adoption.
Tbo bill will give rise to prolonged and ex
cited debates, in which Prince Bismarok
will participate. The Center party, at a
meeting to-day, unanimously decided to
oppose the measure.
INCOMPETENT FOR HIS OFFICE.
Tbe withdrawal from office of Herr von
Maltzahu, secretary of state for tbo Impe
rial treasury, is imminent. The budget de
bates disclosed his obvious 1 incompetence for
the pest. Ho spoke with embarrassment
and repeated stoppages.
The bill prepared by Treasury Director
Ashenborn at the suggestion of Herr von
Bennlgeen, for the creation of an imperial
financial secretary, to have dominant influ
ence over tbe flnanoe ministers of the fed
erated states, has the approval of Prince
Bismarck
GERMANY AND AFRIOA.
Salisbury Protests Against a Teutonic
Protectorate.
Copyrighted 1889, by the New York Associated
Press.
Berlin,* Nov. 2.— Lord Salisbury has
made an emphatic protest agaiastthe decla
ration of a German protectorate on tbe
east coast of Africa, between the northern
boundary of Vitu and tbe southern frontier
of Kitmayu. Tbe Heichsanzeiyer state*
that the protectorate is subject to tbe rights
of third parties. Lord Salisbury map aius
that the British East Africa Company has
acquired rights of Littoral.
.Six of Howard’s Gang Slain.
Pineville, Ark., Nov. 2.— Reports from
Harlan county received yesterday verify
tbe story telegraphed Thursday, that Judge
Lewis aud bis posse shot to death six of the
Howard faction. Wilson Howard and Will
Jennings, his lieutenant, escaped unscathed
into Virginia
WEST VIRGINIA'S FEUD.
Four Men Killed end Feveral Wounded
in a Night F.glit.
Chicago, 111., Nov. 2.— A special dis
patch from Miltou, W. Va., says: “Ke-
I>orU of another battle between the Hat
fields and MoCoys have readied here.
Friday uight a party of about thirtv of the
McCoys cauie across the Rlumttald camp
in the woods, about six imlei irom Green
Shoals. Roth bands were bound for the
headquarters of their respective factions,
and were heavily armed. Wheu the
McCoys discovered their enemies they seut
out scouts, and discovered that there
were about a score in the camp. They
crawled up through the dense undor-bush
and poured in a volley on their sleeping
foea In au distant it was returned, and
the Hatfields, although taken by surprise,
were so much better armed than the Mo-
Coys, having repeating rifles, that they
soon put them to flight
many woundbd and four killed.
“One volley, fired by the McCoys, did
terriole execution. Half a do/.eu men
were wounded and two were slain. John
Blumtleld, one of the leaders of his faction,
was instantly killed. By his side lay
E lwiu Brown, the son of the woman who
was shot in her farm house at Fudgy’t
creek. Two bullets bad gone through his
body, one piercing his heart. Six other
men were wounded, one of them, whose
name is unknown, being fatally hurt
LOSSES or THE M’OOYS.
“After dawn the Hatfields found two
more dead men, aud four desperately
wounded wore captured. Borne of the
wounded MoCoys must have been carried
off by their friends, for tne trail of their
retreat through the woods was marked by
blood stains. The prisoners cap
tured are Charles Lamkln, John Cain
aud fete McCoy. The names of the dead
are unknown. Cain, whose first name was
not learned, was so badly wounded that his
captors left him to die where he lay, but
the other three were compelled to march to
the Hatfield headquarters, which they
reached about noon yesterday.
▲ court-martial.
“As soon os the story of the attack and
capture was told a sort of eourt-niartial
was held. The prisoners were not alio wed
to speak in their own defense, and after
short deliberation a vote on their life or
death was taken by the entire Hatfield
party. The result was unanimous, and the
three men will be tied to trees aud
shot to-duy. Notbiug can save them
unless the McCoys can defeat the
eutira Hatfield party and effect a rescue.
This is not likely, as they are out outnum
bered two to one, and the Hattlelds are bet
armed. The courier who brought this
nows was sliut at twice from ambush while
riding through Lincoln county.”
A WOMAN IN MAN'S CLOTHES.
She Committed Several Burglaries
and Passed as a Fast Youth.
Atlanta, Nov. 2. —There was a sensation
here to-uight in police circles. Several
houses on Wheat street were robbed last
night, aud to-day detectives were put on
the case. This afternoon they escorted to the
station it fashionably dress -d, good looking
young mail, who was a boarder at one of
the plundered houses, aud was urrosted
there on suspicion. He gave bis name as
Clarence Davis. When the customary
search was about to be made the young
man resisted aud the resistance developed
the fact that he was a young woman
Bhe was given quarters iu an office up
stairs, where she is spending the night.
WHO SUB is.
Bo far as can be learned to-night Clarence
Davis Is Clara Davis, and she carne here
several weeks ago from Columbus, O.
Bhe was then in male attire,
and secured a clerkship at Ryan’s
store, where she remained only a few days.
Bhe has figured around since as a fast
youth and is said to have cut quite a swell.
It is further reported that Clarence is en
gaged to a lady clerk in one of the mill! -
uery establishments of the city, whom she
followed here from Ohio. It is understood
that her people In Ohio telegraphed to her
to-day to come home. Very sensational
developments are expected upon further
investigation.
KILLED BY PRISONERS.
Three Men Turned Upon by Bight
Apaches and a Mexican.
Florence, Ari., Nov. 2. —Sheriff Hey
nolds, W. A. Holmes and Eugene Middle
ton, while taking eight Apache Indians
and one Mexican to the Y uiua penitentiary
this morning, were killed by their prisoners
four miles from Riverside. It happened
about 5 o’clock nud before daylight. The
prisoners were beiug walked up a heavy
sand wash, and one of them grabbed
a pistol from Holmes and shot
the whites. The Indians then robbed
the killed, took their arms and ammuni
tion and started south. Tbe_ Mexican con
vict was captured later. Eugene Middle
ton, the owner of a stage line, was driving
at the time, and was shot in the right side
of the face, the ball doming out near the
top of his head. Another shot took effect
in his cheek. He walked back to Riverside
to give tho alarm. At last accounts he was
nearly dead. A jtosso has gone to Florence
in pursuit of the fugitives.
ENGLEWOOD'S TRAIN WitEOK.
The Engineer and Conductor Indicted
for Murder.
Chicago, 111., Nov. 2.—Engineer Seth
Twombley and Conductor Charles Buford
were indicted to-day, charged with the
murder of the seven victims of the Rock
Island railroad disaster at Englewood. The
Sand jury did not indict either Master
echauiu Twombley or Fireman Cloehs,
who were he'd by the cor one."’a jury be
cause they believed that the master mechan
ic’s responsibility for the disaster in reap
pointing bis son an engineer after he had been
discharged for drunkenness was too remote
to hang an indictment ou, and because the
iiremau was a subordinate actiug under
orders from his engineer, which he was
bound to obey, and so could not be held re
sponsible. The engineer and conductor are
held in bonds of $175,000 each.
French Exposition Decorations.
Parib, Nov. 2.—The following deco
rations have been conferred upon Ameri
cans connected with the exposition:
Officers of the Legion of Honor —Rush C.
Hawkius, J. Walker Thompson, Somerville
Pinckney Tuck and Mr. Blanchard.
Chevaliers Heury Cochrane, David
Kalo, William Sellors, William Darne, Ed
ward Moore and John La Fargo.
Officers of Public instruction—C. W.
Parks, Harris Buckingham, Harrison Hast
ings and Spencer Newberry.
A Dynamite Depot Explodes.
Berlin, Nov. 2. —A dynamite depot at
Friedarichshntte, near Berthen, Silesia, ex
ploded to-day. Twenty persons were killed
and injured.
Albany's Calaboose Burned.
Albany, Ga., Nov. 2. Albany’s cala
boose was fired by a negro iumateyesterday
morning and burned. The inmates were
rescued.
, DAILY, tw A YEAR. I
) B CENTS \ OOPY. >
j WEEKLY, Sl.iß A YEAR, f
CECIL OABBIXTS PLANS,
THB GENERAL MANAGER INTIS*
VIEWED AT COLUMBUS.
The Central Bystem to b Made On*
of the Beet Equipped and Beet Op
erated in the Country Only the
Beet of Labor to be Employed.
Columbus, o a., Nov. 2.— Cecil Gabbett,
the new general manager of the Central
system, made his first official visit to
Columbus this afternoon. He is now on m
general inspociion tour of the various
branches of the Central, but bis presence
hero is especially due to the fact that he
wants to make a full and searching invea
tigation into the causes of the late numer
ous wrecks on the Columbns and Western
division of the system. The News oor
respondent called on Mr. Gabbett thle
af ter noon for the purpose of interviewing
him on the general situation. He said;
“I returned from a trip to New York on,
W ednesday, where I had been in consulta
tion with the authorities of the Atiantaand.’
West Point railway and the Western Kail
wav of Alabama. 1 have resigned the gen- -
eral managership of these roads, but it has
not yet gone iuto effect, nor it will not until
I can find a suitable successor to Capt. ;
Tyler, who has been appointed to succeed
me.
INSPECTOR) Tn* HO ADA
‘1 Inspected the road* on Thursday and
stopped that night at Montgomery. I lefb
the next morning for Eufaula to meet th*
Alabama railway oommiaaioners for the
purpose of discussing terminal facilities at
that point, which they claim are inadequate
for the business there. From Eufaula I
name this morning by Union Springs to
look after our business here, and confer
with Mr. MoClintook about matters
earning hUdivision. 1 am also here to look
into the present arrangftnents of the depot,
which I am informed through the news
paper* are totally Inadequate to the publio
ueede. I will closely examine Into thia
matter and sec that all drawback* are
remedied.
1118 RETURN HOVE.
"I will remain hero to-night on this gen
eral investigation and leave Columbus to
morrow morning for Savannah via Macon,
aud I will examine the track between here
and Macon very closely in oompany *with
Bupt. Starr. From Macon to Havannah t
will also minutely inspect the track with
Hupt,. Hege. From what I have seen of
the Central railway I find many point*
where material Improvements can bo mad*
and they will be made, hut the main draw
back that I have come across is the lack of',
rolling stock, which is causing considerable
dissatisfaction throughout that section of
- country through which the Central
railroad ruua
HOW IT IS OVERCOME.
“To overcome this trouble, which is thor-.j
oughly appreciated by the director* of the -
system, they have, through our presidents
authorized me to purctiaie 1,000 freight cars, j
u large number of passenger coach ■*, and*
also to rent 1,000 freight cars. The pur-i
chases and contracts have been made, andJ
this large amount of rolling stock will b*]
supplied within two mouths. Together*
with the above stock, we are expecting*'
within thirty days thirteen new looomo- <
tives, which will be distributed over th**
divisions needing them.
CAUSE or RECENT ACCIDENTS.
“I am satisfied that the casualties and de-'
lays of trains which have occurred on the
Central railroad for the past thirty day*
were caused by an insufficient supply of
locomotives to handle the increased busi
ness this year over last. There was no pos
sibility to lay over the engines for the nec
essary overhauling by the machinists. Iu
other words they were on a continual run
until they broke down. Some of these acci
dents were also caused bv calling new men
into service on account of the heavy freight!
aud passenger traffic. The men were un
acquainted with the roads over which they
ran.
THE COLUMBUS AND WESTERN.
The Columbus and Western division suf*
fered more in this rospoct than any of the
other divisions from the fact that the por
tion of the track lying between Columbus
and Birmingham is of a character neediug
tho most skilled labor that can be obtained
ou account of heavy grades and sharp cur
ve turns. This trouble can be only remedied
by tho engagement of the best and most
reliable employes in the train service.
Time and great care in the seleo*
tiuu of train hands wilt cancel these
troubles aud nothing else. The necessity of
of this policy beiug adopted by those it*
charge of this division hoe been fully d*f
moustrated by mo to the company. I trust
my advice in this matter will have benefi
cial results. It is my fixed intention to en
deavor to procure for tho Central railroad
the serviced of the best men that tho coun
tryman afford, and I will not cease in my
endeavors to this ead until I secure entirely
competent men.
TO MAKE THEM FEEL AT HOME.
“I will associate tbeui“thoroughiy with
our company and make them feel Uiat the
Central railroad is their home, and that we
will do for them as well as any other cor
poration can do. By this policy the Central
railroad ought to become the strongest,
financial corporation In the state. The road?
runs through the richest portion of Georgia
aud Alabama, the products of w hich terri
tory are increasing daily with the rapid in*
create of population. I arn assured by tbdf
owners of this vast property, the CentralL
that I can command their support, and tL *5
the requirements of the business will bo'
furnished as rapidly as needed.
THE BTEAMSHIF LINE.
“The Ocean Hteamship line, owned and
operated by the Central, is now taxed to its
utmost to handle the business, but as the
requirements demand additional ships will
be provided. Our terminal facilities at 8a
vaunah have grown insufficient during the
past few years, and they will be at once en
tirely remodeled and enlarged, plans for
which have already been gotten. Upwards
of bOO men are at work daily in the moving
of freights to and from the rail*
road cars and steamships. The wharves
present the appearance of a city to those
unacquainted with the business, and for
anyone to realize the magnitude of the
work it should be seen.
“I have not yet inspected the Carolina
division of the Central, having been en
gaged during the past thirty days in en
deavoring to reorganize the management
aud place it in tbe shape that I believe it
ought to be in to make its operation suc
cessful. This latter is of vital importance.
GOOD SERVICE PROMISED.
“Having taken charge of this company’s
property at this particular time during its
busiest season, it has made it doubly
difficult for me to shape the business
according to my ideas. Therefore I trust
the general public will have patience with
the shortcomings of the Central until
matters are properly shaped. I will spare
no pains to give the people a safe, exact and
rapid service. lam here to investigate the
causes of the recent wrecks around Colum
bus, and to apply a prompt, substantial and
lasting remedy.
“I know Montgomery welL She is •
thriving and prosperous city, aud has
abuudant and excellent terminal facilities.
Any improvements needed in our depart
ment will be made inmi*aliatoij.”
