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VOLUME XL. NO. 131.
TUESDAY.
KANSAS CITY, OCTOBER 19, 1897.
TUESDAY.
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LITTLE GIRL FOUXD MURDERED
WAS CECILE I. WISE.
A MOTHER'S IDENTIFICATION.
sms. lavixe mows the clothixg
SHE HAD MADE.
LAVINE SUSPECTED MURDERER.
IWARXAVTS " T OP niSI-
SELF, MOTHER. AXD STEPFATHER.
air. I.avlne, Who nnd Separated
From Her Husband and Left Her
Little Girl "With Its Grand
mother, Visits Slorgue
Arrests Expected
To-day.
The body of the little girl which was
cast Into the river with a great stone bound
upon its chest, and which was uncovered
bj- the receding waters at the mouth of
the Blue Sunday, revealing a most cruel
and shocking murder, has been identified
as that of Cecile Lavlne. She was nearly
3 years old. The mother, Mrs. Lavlne, is
emplojed in this city. The father, who is
suspected of the crime upon whom guilt
seems surely fixed, in fact lives some fif
teen miles up the Blue valley. He will bo
arrested this morning if located by deputy
marshals, who left for his home at 11
o'clock last night. They were also armed
with warrants for the arrest of the grand
mother and step-grandfather of tho mur
dered child, with whom she was supposed
hy her mother to be safely housed.
The murder was one of tho most heartless
and appalling crimes in tho whole history
of Jackson county. It was causeless and
diabolical in its character. Testerday'B
post mortem shows that the little one was
probably bound and thrown into the
river alive. Little Cecile was one
of tho brightest and winsomest of
children. She was loved devotedly by her
mother, and the father, too, sometimes ex
hibited a passionate affection for her. Mr.
and Mrs. Lavino could not get along to
gether and separated some months ago.
Lavine refused to support her, 6he found
lhlng with his mother and step-father un
pleasant and impossible, and so she recent
ly came to this city to make a living for
herself and child. Cecilo was left in the
care of her grandmother and step-grandfather.
Lavlne, says his wife, had sworn
it tho little one could not live with him it
bhould not live with her.
Yesterday Mrs. Lavino read in The Jour
nal the story of the finding of a little girl's
body at the mouth of the Blue, of the cruel
wound in the head, of the stone roped upon
its breast, of Its clothing, and the heavy
warm coat covering all. The description of
the clothing and the color of the child's
hair aroused in her mind the fearful fear
that It might bo her own little girl whose
disfigured body was ljing in the morgue.
She read the article again and again. The
threat of her husband was recalled. Then
ehe summoned up her courage and went to
the police.
Two offlccra, Ennls and Boyle, were de
tailed to accompany the woman to tho
morgue. She is a plain looking woman
and her face bears traces of toll and suf
fering. Over the front of her coarse brown
dress she wore a checked gingham apron.
Upon her head was a summer straw hat.
At Stewart's undertaking rooms she was
taken through the portieres into an in
ner room, where the slip, cloak, skirt,
shoes, stockings and other clothing re
moved from the tiny body of tho dead
im,i iinn nlnppd on a table. One look
was cnoush.
"Oh, my baby! my baby!" cried Mrs.
Lavlne. as she fell upon her knees be
side the table and began tenderly caress
ing the soiled and sand marked clothing.
Tears fell upon the garments as she ten
derly lifted them one by one.
"My God, jes!" she cried. "It was Cecile.
See, I made this skirt mjself. And here,
look! I remember well the day I sewed on
that button."
She had pointed out a peculiar button,
unlike any of the others, on the little band.
The woman's grief was pitiful. It came
from the very depths of her heart, and
her words were choked and broken. Sho
pressed the clothing of her dead babe to
her lips and stroked it with inlinito ten
derness in her strong hand. Most of the
articles she had made herself. There could
he no mistaking them. It was her little
girl's body which was on a slab In the next
room, and which she was not permitted to
tee.
This cloak." said Mrs. Lailne, "was the
one my little girl wore the last time 1
saw her.
mystery from reaching the public. This, is
will be seen, was not wholly a success.
As told in The Journal jesterdaj-, a
sudden shift In the channel of the Missouri
rher near the mouth of the Blue left ex
posed on the sand the body of a little girl.
2U or 3 j ears old. The body was found
Sunday by three hunters. The skull was
apparently split, as with an adze or
hatchet. Upon the breast of the child a
flat stone, weighing about six pounds, had
been securely bound with a clothesline.
The child had red hair of heavy growth
and about an inch ami a half In length.
Sand had drifted Into the clothing and
tho body was partly burled in the sand,
with tho little bloated, distorted face
turned toward the sky.
At a post mortem yesterday afternoon
It was decided that the child had probably
been thrown into the water alle and that
the wounds on the head might have been
caused by striking on stones in the rier.
This will be fully determined to-day. If
the theory of the coroner is correct that
the little girl was bound, weighted and
thrown Into the river alle it makes the
crime even more Inhuman and fiendish.
The body was found in the sand at the
very mouth of tne Blue. The Impression
was that it had come down the Missouri,
but last night's developments show that
when gases had generated sufficiently to
raise tho body despite tho weight bound
upon It, it was the Blue river which had
the ghastly burden in charge. It had just
reached the Missouri when tho channel
shifted and revealed the crime so near a
solution. The body may have been in tho
river a fortnight or longer. Mrs. Lavlne
hail not seen her babv for several weeks.
It Is the fact that the little girl must hae
been missing for some time without a woid
being said that tends to rnnnect Laine's
mother and stepfather with the atrocious
crime.
The body was completely clothed when
found. The underwalst was of white and
tho skirt of red flannel. The shoes and
stockings were almost new ard the for
mer had been bought at J. C. Altman's, in
this city, by Mrs Laine. The mull 'lip
was daintily finished. A knitted- cap had
been upon the little girl's head. The coat
was a warm one of heavy dark brown
goods, enveloping the entire body.
So dressed, as If for a visit somewhere,
this innocent little child was bound with
arms to side and a heavy stone upon her
breast, and cast Iclo the muddv waters of
the Blue river. It was an awful tragedy.
It has had a quick solution, so far, and it
is to.be hoped the feet of justice may in
this case be doubly swift.
MYSTERIOJJS DISEASE.
It Is Playing- Ha-roc With the Herds
of Farmer Rust, of Ray
Connty.
Attorney Joseph Rust received a message
yesterday from his brother, Robert Rust, a
prominent farmer of Ray county, Mo., that
he had lost a large number of fine cattle
from a mysterious disease unlike anything
which ever affected the cattle of that -vicinity
before. Mr. Rust sajs that the cattle
lose their appetite for no apparent reason.
They are soon attacked with an uncontroll
able itch about the mouth and face and
rub tho hair and even the flesh from their
faces In their desperate efforts to relieve
the itching.
This lasts only two or three days, and
then death ends the sufferings of the ani
mals. Farmers in the vicinity of Mr. Rust's
farm are becoming alarmed, though Mr.
Rust's cattle are the only ones so far af
flicted. He has telegraphed the state veter
inarian asking him to make an examina
tion of the disease at once.
Attorney Rust consulted Veterinary Sur
geon Allen, of this city, at the request of
his brother. Dr. Allen diagnosed the dis
ease as impaction, caused by a clogging of
the food In the stomach on account of, the
dry weather." Thue being an insufficient
amount of moisture In the food. It is not
easily digested and forms into a hnrd lump
in the stomach. Dr. Allen nreserlhed ilnspo
of salts and ginger, one pound of silts being
mixeu mm an ounce oi essence oi ginger,
and given twice a day.
GREAT DEMAND FOR LEAD.
Argentine Smelter Doing the Itlggest
Business In the Refined Prod
uct In Its History.
The Argentine smelter is doing the larg
est business In exporting refined lead in
its history. Saturday and jesterday it
entered for export to Manchester, England,
thirty cars of tho product, all of which
will start from tho city this morning for
New York, thence via steamer. Ther
has been a wonderful demand for lead
abroad and the product furnished by the
Argentine smelter has enjoyed great proml
nenceTiTthe markets. Shipments are much
larger than at any previous time in the
history of the plant. The smelter Is run
ning full time and is emplojlng a very
large force.
Showers Promised for To-day,
Colonel Connor, tho weather clerk, said
last evening that the indications were for
showers this morning with little variation
In the temperature. The weather jester
day was changeable and there were fre
quent sprinkles of rain. The maximum
temperature was 72. the minimum was EC.
The temperature by hours was:
8 a. m
9 a. m....;
10 a. m
11 a. m
12 m
1 p. m
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3 D. m
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5 p. m
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Warship Scat to Guatemala.
Washington, Oct. IS The state depart
ment has received a cablegram from the
United States charge d'affaires at Gaute
mala City, stating that, owing to the revo
lution. American interests aro endangered,
and the presence of a warshln is desir.alile
Accordingly, the secretary of the navy has
sent orders to the United States ship De
troit, now In Florida, to proceed at once to
Livingstone, on the Gulf coast of Gaute-
maia.
rnneral of Chnrlen A. Dana.
New York. Oct.lS. The funeral of Charles
A. Dana will take place at Dooris, his
late nome, on v eanesqay next. The ser
vice will be read in St. Paul's Episcopal
church In Glencove, L I., nnd the Inter
ment will take place at the cemetery ad
joining that church.
DRIEF HITS OF XDWS.
The Kansas state council of the Improved
Older of Red Men con-vened at Pittsburg,
Monday. About 200 delegates were pres
ent. General FItzhugh Lee. consul general to
Cuba, was robbed of $110 In cash .and nn.
gotiable notes while getting on a street
Her grandmother gae it to ur al iuni."iu, va.. oaiuiuaj- nignt.
DR. BERGEB MURDER.
JOHX SCHLEGEL'S THIAIj BEGUX IX
THE CRIMIXAL COURT.
JURY PANEL IS EXHAUSTED.
MEX TO BE CALLED FROM ALL OVER
THE COUMRY.
Taking; of Testimony Will Xot Be
Reached Before To-morrow Aft
ernoon Schlegel Appears
Wholly Stolid and Indifferent.
John Schlegel, slayer of Dr. L. A. Berger,
stolid. Indifferent, to all outward appear
ances, at In the criminal courtroom all
day yesterday and with lusterless eyes
gazed sleepily upon tho sceno that was
passing before him. In his mind the words
of his counsel may have been echoed, and
ho may have been keenly alive to all that
was going on, but there was no outward
expression that he realized the significance
of the questions that were being pro
pounded to the men who might be called to
sit In judgment on his cae. He looked as
he has alwajs looked since the crack of his
revolver dragged him from the obscurity
of his East Eighteenth street grocery store.
JOHN SCHLEGEL.
As He Appears. In Court.
There was tho same listless expression up
on his face that has characterized him
most of the time since the officers of the
law caught him while he held the smoking
reolver in his hand at Twelfth and Wal
nut streets on July S last and while the life
blood of his victim was seeping from two
ragged holes in nls oacKT" ScnhlJel did not
evince the interest of a spectator; ho sim
ply sat and held his hands and gazed "Va
cantly at the men In the jury box. When
odd little incidents cropped out in the ex
amination of prospective jurors and at
tornej s and onlookers were com ulsed with
laughter, the expression on tho face of
the accused did not change. He did not
even look bored. He simply sat and waited.
It was tho clearing of the deck for action.
Tho scenery was being placed in position
for tho second act of the tragedy that be
gan with a murder. When the theme is
murder and the law is crjing for venge
ance human interest Is always wrought to
Its highest pitch. So tho gloomy old court
room was crowded with men and women
when the work of selecting a jury was be
gun esterday. All of the seats were taken
and many stood In the aisle. A number
of cases were called before the Schlegel
case was reached, but the crowd craned Its
neck and leaned expectantly forward to
catch every word of the attornejs as they
mumbled their requests for continuances.
At about 10 o'clock the murder case was
reached. The state announced that It was
ready to go to trial, and after a short con
ference between Attorneys Woodson and
Silverman, counsel for the defendant, the
defense said it was ready to proceed.
Tho clerk called twelve talesmen to the
jury box and the prosecutor stated the
nature of the indictment and asked each
man If he had conscientious scruples
against the infliction of the death penalty
when tho law and the evidence proved a
vesterday with the official records in the
cae of United States Senator Daniel E.
Sickles, who shot and killed United States
District Attorney Philip Barton Key. in
Washington. D. C, In l'CiD. "Whispered
stories of his wife's Infidelity had been car
ried to Sickles and he accused his wife, a
beautiful woman, ami she fell on her knees
and confessed her sin, but protested that
her downfall had been wrought by Kej.
who had criminally assaulted her. Two
da-vs later Sickles shot Key to death.
Sickles' attornejs pleaded emotional insan
ity, and the court ruled that all of the cir
cumstances leading up to the cause of the
Insanity were admissible. Mrs. Sickles told
her story on the witness stand and her
husband was aequltted. The state will try
to diseredit the story of Mrs. Schlegel and
will introduee witnesses to prove that no
struggle took place In Dr. Bcrger's office
on the elay she sajs she was wronged
there.
Fourteen lurnrs aro jet to be secured
in the panel of forty-seven, after which the
defense has twentv-four hours in which to
make Its twentv challenges. The state has
fifteen challenges. An effort will be made
to begin the introduction of testimony toT
moirovv afternoon.
SUCH JSFAME.
A Knnsns City Man of r5 In Donht If
He E er Heard of Major Will
iam Warner.
Major William Warner jesterday learned
anew that a prophet is not without honor,
sac in his own countrj or, in this case,
countj-. Major Blake L. Woodson was ex
amining the prospective jurors in the
Schlegel case. One of the questions he
asked each talesman was:
"Are jou acquainted with Major War
ner?" The answers had been in the affirmative
up to the time the question was propounded
to R. P. Dixon, of 202t! Holmes street, a man
probably 55 j ears old, who looked for all the
world like a prosperous business man.
"Do ou know Major Warner?" asked
Major Woodson.
"What is the name?"
"Major Warner Major William Warner."
"No, sir;,I do not. I believe I have heard
of him, but I do not know him."
"There he sits," said Major Woodson,
pointing to Major Warner, who was regard
ing the witness with more than ordinarj- in
terest. The witness glanced casually at the major
and then shook his head.
"I don't believe," said Juror Dixon slow
ly, "that I ever saw Major Warner be
fore." Major Warner joined In the merriment at
his own expense.
HAD A GOOD EXCUSE.
Appeal of One Jaror Touched the Sen
timents of Even a. Conple of
Young-Old Codgers.
While the panel of forty-seven jurors
from which the twelve talesmen are to be
chosen to trj- John Schlegel was being
examined by Prosecutor Lowe In the crim
inal court jesterday, the question was
asl.cd:
"Do anj- of jou know of any reason why
jou should not sit In this case?"
Several of the jurors replied that they
had formed and expressed opinions as to
the guilt or Innocence of the accused, but
one of the jurors, J. H. McGuire. left the
box and whispered for a few moments
with Judge Wofford. The judge smiled
and nodded his head and McGuire started
to leave the room.
"This man Is going to get married to
morrow." said Judge Wofford. "and I don't
want him to get hung up on this jury, so
I hap excused him., A m ought to hae
some privileges in this world. '
"That's what he ought," chimed In Ma
jor Warner. "Although we have passed
tne marrjing age, judge, our svmpathle
are still as strong as ever. Don't j-ou
think so?"
"I most assuredly do," replied the judge.
NO QUAKERS NEED APPLY.
One Clnss of Men Quite Exempt From
Serving; as Jurors in Cap
ital Cases.
"Hold up your hand and be sworn," said
Clerk McCIamhan In the criminal court
j-esterday while a jury to try the Schlegel
murder case was being chosen.
"I cannot swear," replied Francis A.
Wright, "but I will affirm."
"Why do j-ou object to taking the oath?"
asked Judge Wofford.
"Because I belong to the Society of
Friends."
"You do not believe In the death pen
altv either, do jou?' t
"No, sir."
Verj- well; jou are excused from service
In this case."
A jrteased look passed over the face of
the Quaker as he left the courtroom.
SOONERS THREATEN MISCHIEF.
Sny They Will Fill the "Wichita Conn
try if It Is Xot Opened to
Settlement.
Wichita, Kas., Oct. 18. (Special.) Cap
tain J. C. Price has just returned from a
three months' trip through the Wichita
countrj-. Ho had a special permit from
the secretarj- of the interior to go t'irough
the countrj- with live armed men. He said
to-day that the sooners along tho border
had made a quantltj' of turpentine balls,
man's guilt. The jurors said tiiey had ' "" t"at If congress did not open the coun
try iu "-ciiifiiiuiiL uiuy imenuea to set liro
to the balls at different places In the ter
ritorj and burn all the grass and timber
In it. The treatv of the allied trilis
deneo to cause tnem to change their minus, t pireu last aunuay ana tne lease may possl
not. Next the prosecutor asked them If
thej- had formed or expressed nn opinion
as to the guilt or Innocence of the accused.
Tivo men said thej- had; It would take evl-
her" Then her tears broke out afresh.
A rntton cloth had been found tied
nround the right leg of the little body i
aboe the knee. Mrs. LaIno said that
her child had a sore so located when she
last -visited her.
Mrs. Lavino was shown a lock of the
babj-'s hair. "Yes. It Is Ceclle's," she cried.
When Mrs. Lavine had grown calmer
W. E. Bessey, a prominent Toronto phv
1 slclan. was arrested j-esterdaj, charged
v Ilh causing the death of Mrs. Thomas a
widow-, aged 31 j-ears, bj- abortion. The
arrest caused a great sensation.
The queen regent has confirmed Senor
Leon Castillo as Spanish ambassador to
Fiance. It was recently announced that
Senor Castillo had been reca'l'vl. and that
the Duke of Mandas was to ir place him.
Mrs. Lily Langtrj-, owing to the death of
T!.lti .! T ntiitrt tx Yin rilswl 1 it 'Pi.Lln..
she went over the clothing -veir carefully niKht, while confined in the asjlum for the
rgaln, at the request of the detectives, in Insane, at Chester, England, has withdrawn
older that there might be no possible mis- for the present, all her horses from tho
take as to the Identification. The worn in turf.
was absolutely sati-iied that there could The fine saddle mare. Mls Bartle. owned
be nc mistake. Water-soaked as It had bj Colonel John T. Hughes, which ap
been and soiled as It was, she knew every peared at the Kansas City Horse show.
btitch In it. The peculiar button alone, ,i,t(i at pariSl Kj-.. last week. She had
which she sewed on before coming to Ivan- iunc fcxor ,Ti,en brought home from a tour
sas Cltj-, would have coirvinced her 0f the fairs
as to whose clothes they were, over which gt; note1 0UtI was scn.
she was so grief-stricken. tenced to tpn ears In the nenltentlnrv
l7iii,KJva,nnnfc.rVih?innoSK J?r " murder "of Deputy MaVshal Flovd
arrest nlm some
go. It Is estimated that Starr has
life.
blv be renewed. To prevent It. th hunm.
crs threaten to fire the ccuntrj-.
WEBSTER DAVIS' REPORT.
Summary of the WorU of Appeal In
Pension and Bounty Land
Cases.
They were excused.
Then the attorncj s for the defense began
to ask questions. Tho jurors were asked
their ages, their occupations, whether they
were married or single, if married how
many children thej- had, what lodges thej
belonged to, what their present addresses,
where they had lived before thej- came to
Jackson countj. Some witnesses were
asked where thej- were born. Major Wood-
i rn n r1. nil rtrtn T IrtlfiCC If lift Vin.l a ai l.ruvn
married more than ""once. The reply was Washington, Oct. IS. The annual report
In the affirmative. The next question was ' of Assistant Secretarj- of tho Interior Web-
"Have j-ou any children? Again the replv 5ter Dais, after reIawlng the leading pen
was in tho amrmathe Then came. "How ,on cas0, dccIaed during the present nd
roaunrysbeLn0d?"'Ali otfthe JlZTZX niu.strat.on and the decisions "liberalizing
asked if thev had ever had any business the adjudication of the claims, summarizes
relations with Major Warner. One w it-' th" work of appeals in pensions and bountj
ness said he thought he had heard of Major i3I),i cases during tho last fiscal j-ear as
Warner he was not sure but he had never I follows:
seen him. .,,.,, Decisions sustaining the pension office.
It was a tedious process the selection of !; reversing the pension offiee, K9: casts
the fortj-seven men from which the twelve ieeonsldered by the pension office pending
who are to try Schlegel are to be chosen, appeal. .S27: appeals dismissed, 474: appeals
Eighty men were examined during the daj, pending on July 1. 1,742. Of original ap-thirtj-seven
of whom had formed and ex- i peals alone there were filed in Jmj-, 7"4: Au
presscd opinions regarding the guilt or in- . i-ust. 410: September (and up to uate). SS4.
panel had been exhausted. Deputj- mar
shals were sent out into the town to bring
prospective jurors into court. The jurj box
was filled by the deputies and emptied bv
the questions of the attornejs. At 4 o'clock
Judge Wofford exclaimed:
"It Is no use. Jurors can't be found In
Kansas Cltj-. Eerjbodj seems to hae
formed or expressed an opinion. I will ad
journ court until 9 o'clock to-morrow morn
ing. In the meantimp. I want the deputies
to go to Independence. Leeds. Lee's Sum
mit and Westport and subpoena men to
serve upon this jurj-."
A elenutv marshal laid his hand lichtlv
upon tho shoulder of Schlpgcl and he arose
SCOTTISH RITE MASONS.
Supreme Conncll in nicnnlnl Session
in Washington, "With a I.nrge
Attendance.
Washington, Oct. IS The supremo coun
cil of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish
Rite of Free Masonrj- for the Southern
jurisdiction of the United States, including
all states west of the Mississippi river,
opt ned its regular biennial session In this
. .lm Thntuno TTllhllfltvl Poctt'nll r
and walked without a word toward the jail . o'an rrane"i"sco, grand commander, presided
department. As he passed alone Proseentnr tr"j t..i i.s oiiAtinn Wnrt ,,., Vo,.iin
1 Lowe held out his hand and -warmly shook of the 'statutes will begin to-monow. The
quarters, where, to Inspector Ilalpln. she tf'llso'n 'ho a tempTed to
tr.1.1 the storv of the trouble with her hus- ,lvi"n' ,0,lll,lem.,lJ
band and revealed tho motive he eould kuied a elozen men in his 1
t t .1 ln ntit-.liHrf- Ills nvin nfTsiirln.. "; .fc uuacii men m in- n
Coroner Bedford was sent for, and to him -,?""'. Elizabeth Callahan, living near
ihn rpiieTteTl her story. Waterburj-. Conn., has been in a trance
were satisfied that Mrs. LaUne could ,rB rr Ja3 s-, Her appearance is that of
not be mistaken in her Identification of the ?"eh1'?,Lblenif:?S0.me ?"? ?
clothing, nnd that tne crime restcu at the ," ,,";"' "" ", 'iU""'A fH Wu.itiZi
door of LaUne. with his mother and step- Ti'c,"m? are r,'ld ?nd ,the ,nI.' m ot
father as possible accessories. AVarrants fe is the com ulslve heading of the breast
were accordingly issued and placed in the " '"'crvais.
hands of Deputj- Marshals Kenny and Kansas Citv people at the New York
Majes, who at once started in a buggj- for hotels jesterdav were: W. J. Berkowltz.
the home of Luvlne and his mother. at the Albert. W. R. Hereford, at the Im-
Mrs. Lalno was placed In charge of Po- perlal; Miss Foster, at the Continental; J.
lice Matron Lee for the night and every W. Swain, at the Holland; J. A. Ebert at
possible precaution was taken bj- the police the Hoffman: J. W. McMillan, at the Union
to present the news of the identification of Square; E. Sass, at the St. Denis, and G.
the body and tho probable clearing of the 1 Stephens, at the Morton.
the hand of the accused.
I "How aro jou, Mr. Schlegel?" said Mr.
Lowe.
"I'm prettj- well," replied Schlegel. "How
are i on?"
I Mrs. Schlecel was not in the court room
yesterdaj. She was attending to the lit
tle store where the Schlegels have worked
i for so manv jears accumulating their little
I fortune. She will probablj not be in court
thlrtj -third degree will be conferred Friday
niKht The attendance of active and hon
oiary members of tho supreme council Is
quite large.
Says Thompson Will He Xnmed.
Guthrie. O. T.. Oct. 18 (Special.) Secre--,-..
f TerHtnrv W. M. Jenkins, returned
from w.nshlnirton to-daj-. He states posl-
. until to-morrow, when the taking of testl- ti ely that C. H. Tnompson. oi n.mu. win
i testimonj- the attornejs for the defense ' that the appointment of judges will fol-
fOLCOTT'S FAILURE.
IT IS ATTRIBUTED TO nAXKERS AXD
TO THE LONDON TIMES.
COMMISSION TO COME HOME.
LOOK FOR XO FLIITHER EFFORT
FOR MAXV YEARS TO COME.
Xo Ofliclal Information Received Con
cernlntr the British Cabinet's Ac
tion, but It Is Conceded
That the 1'roposals
AVere Rejected.
Ihae decided to plead emotional lnsanitv on
I the part of the defendnnt.and as the causes
I that led up to the killing will be essential
to the case. Mrs. Schlegel will be allowed to
i go upon he stand and retell the storj-
which It Is claimed, drove her husband to
commit murder.
In anticipation of resistance bj the state
I to the introduction of Mrs. Schlegel's testl
i monj-. Major Woodson showed up in court
low shortlj-.
Missouri Postmasters.
Washington, Oct. 18. The following Mis
souri appointments of presidential post
masters were announced to-night: Frank
L. Wilson, Bowling Green; R. P. Under
wood, Greenfield; Samuel J. George, Hu-mansvllle.
London, Oct. IS The United States
monetary commissioners hae received no
official Information regarding the action
taken bj- the British cabinet on Saturday
last. Private advices, howecr, coavlnce
them that the cabinet has dealt the death
blow to their mission. It Is expected the
commissioners will shortly be informed
that her majestj's government regrets be
ing unable to accede to their proposals,
but Is willing to listen to anj- other plan
thej- maj- suggest. But both parties to the
conference know that no other practical
scheme can be advanced.
In the event of the expected replj- being
received, the United States commissioners
will return to tho United States. The
commissioners believe their failure means
that no further effort In Dehalf of bimet
allism will, be made for manj- j-ears to
come. They attribute their failure to the
opposition of the bankers and of the Lon
don Times. Until these forces were
aroused, all signs pointed to the co-operation
of the British government.
The afternoon papers to-daj- echo the
opinions of the morning newspapers In
congratulating the government upon "fin
ally disposing of the bimetallic scare," and
expressing regret that it should "even have
seemed to receive support in high quar
ters." Hugh C. Smith, governor of the Bank of
England, said to-day to a representative ot
the Associated Press: "The bank Is a pri
vate companj-, without anj- government
control, and is not responsible to the go
ernment except in the terms of its chartc r.
Tho government cannot issue anj- orders
relative to the bank's reserves. At the
same time, the government is tho bank's
best customer, and, the court of governors
being composed of law abiding citizens,
w henever the gov ernment makes a request,
w e do our best to complj-. The government
must be presumed to know what is best
for the countrj-.
"The press has been filled with misstate
ments. The go-v ernment were asking if the
bank was willing to renew its offer made at
the Paris monetarj- conference In ISM re
garding its reserve. I replied in the same
te'.or as the memorandum, which the
larks told the conference, though moio
guardedlj-. That Is all that happened. The
statement that the bank has been coquct
tlrg with the American commissioners Is
It-ie rubbish. Excepting wjjat I have, read
In the papers, I'have never heard of these
gentlemen."
MRS. NYE'S MISFORTUNES.
Humorist's Fortune Has Dwindled Un
til the Income Is Only fSOO
n. Year.
AshevIIIe, N. C. Oct. jS. The disasters
which have come thick and fast upon Mrs.
Clara F. Nye. widow of tho late E. W.
Nj'o (Bill Nj'ej, the great humorist, since
his death on February 22, 1S9C, have re
duced her income until it does not exceed
$500 a j ear. Everj- dollar of readj- money
she had In tho world, amounting to $7,000.
was lost in the First National bank of
Asheville, which closed its doors on July
31. last. Mrs. Nj-e nnd her famllj- of five
children were In Europe when the blow
fell, and but for the kindness of Chicago
relatives, who learned of her condition and
sent her means, Mrs. Nje told a reporter
to-daj- that she has no idea how she would
have got home.
"Buck Shoals," her home, is for sale to-daj-,
without a buyer In sight. Twentj--five
thousand dollars of Bill Nje's monej- is
there. Mrs. Nve said that her heaviest
loss was that of $30,000 on property In New
York, bought as an investment bj- Mr.
Nj-e. five j-ears before his death. It was
worth $45,000, but a mortgage of $27,000
was UDon it. It was held bj- the Lorll
lard's. of New York. In January she was
notified that paj-ments must be promptly
made or foreclosure would follow. She
could not paj- and It was sacrificed, and
every dollar In it lost. Mrs. Nye will next
j ear publish a book of memoirs of Mr.
Nie. Mrs. Nye's rojaltles come exclu
sively from tho Lipplncott's. of Phila
delphia, and do not exceed $400 a j-ear
ARCHBISHOPS TO MEET.
Establishment of a Catholic Xewspn-
pcr One of the Subjects to
Be Discussed.
Washington, Oct. IS, The annual meet
ing of the Catholic Archbishops of Amer
ica will be held here on next Wednesdaj-,
the first daj- being given to the affairs ot
the Catholic unlversitj-, and the next to tho
general affairs of the church. Among the
subjects to be considered are the estab
lishment of a Catholic dallj- newspaper.
All ot the archbishops are expected to be
here, with the exception of Archbishop
Kane, who Is at present at Rome. Arch
bishop Kcane will attend, for the first time
since he assumed his duties at Rome, and,
on the daj- following the close of the meet
ing, will sail for Rome. As an incident
of the meeting. Dr. Conatj-. rector of the
unlversitj-. is to be invested with the title
and dlgnitv of monsignor. which honor
lately has been conferred upon him bj- the
pope.
THREE NEWJT0RK LEPERS.
Escnped From Xorth Brother Island
Recently, bat Were Cnptnred
Y'esterdny.
New York, Oct. 18 Three lepers, who
escaped from North Brother island last
week, have been rounded up and are to
right In the contagious disease tent within
the grounds of Bellevue hospital. The city
health authorities, having decided that
lcprosj- is not contagious, have decided to
take charge ot the men or send them back
to the island on which, for a j ear or more,
thej- were virtually held as prisoners. Tho
trio afflicted with the disease are Lin Jug.
a Chinaman. 27 jears old; Pnlllp Svdnej-,
colored. 24 jears, and Frederick Fleming,
40 jears of age.
YALE TO BE SUED FOR $460,000
Xew Haven Will Mnlie an Effort to
Collect Taxes Alleged to
He Due.
New Haven, Conn.. Oct. IS. There is
good authority for the statement that a
suit for about S4G0.000 is to be brought
against Yale college during the month of
November by the town of New Haven for
the collection of taxes. It has been ru
mored for some time that the ma.tter
would be subjected to arbitration, but It
Is now understood that both parties intend
to fight it out, nnd the matter will prob
ably come up before the superior court
during the succeeding month.
WOULD LASH CRIMINALS.
Bishop Potter Argues for the He
estahlishment of the Whip
ping Post.
New York, Oct. IS Bishop Potter's book,
"The Scholar and the State." is attracting
considerable attention bj- reason of some
of the views It sets forth. Among other
things the bishop protests against pension
abuses and scathlnglj- rebukes political
machines and the spoils sjstem. while In
the following paragraph he apparently
recommends the revival of the whipping
post as a means of punishment for certain
crimes. He thinks it more merciful nnd
more effectual than some less denounced
modern methods. He saj-s:
"But meantime a church which repre
sents the moral force in society has a plain
vocation to saj- to the state: 'You shall
rot so handle these pests of society, in your
so-called punitive dealings with them, as
to make them pest breeders.' Do jour
punishments punish? Do j-our penalties
deter? You have banished the scourge and
the lash; do you realize that jou h ive thus
thrown awaj- the one weapon that can
deter multitudes from vlee? The question
Is not one which is anj- longer open to
serious discussion. When, a few jears
ago, a respectable person could hardly
walk through the London parks at night
without the peril of being garroted. the
authorities, alter having tried In vain to
restrict this barbarism bj- other means. Im
posed a few sentences of whipping, the
thing operated almost with the suddenness
of magic. In thlrtj- daj-s the crime had
vlrtuallj- disappeared, and so long as the
penaltj- stands over against It, It Is safe to
say that it will not be heard ot again."
STOCKHOLDERS' LIABILITY.
Judge Rings Renders a Decision of
Importance on the Question
at Gnrnctt.
Garnett, Kas.. Oct. IS. (Special.) Judge
Riggs, in the district court, to-daj-. ren
dered a decision of more than ordinary in
terest. In the case of the Bank ot Gar
nett, which failed two j-ears since, the
assets of the bank and the additional
stockholders' liability have been Insuffi
cient to pay the Indebtedness, and credit
ors began to pursue individual stockhold
ers, when a creditor began proceedings In
equltj- to marshal assets and restrain suits
bj- creditors. In his opinion. Judge Riggs
held that that statutorj- remedy is not ex
clusive, and that a court has power. In its
equity jurisdiction, to require receivers to
collect liability from solvent stockholders
and distribute the same among creditors.
He therefore issued a sweeping injunction
restraining all actions bv creditors, and
will appoint a referee to determine the
liability of the several stockholders, and
when that Is done will direct the receiver
heretofore appointed to proceed against
stockholders. Stockholders who have al-readj-
paid their liability will be protected.
This decision in the first In this state upon
this point, and, it sustained, will prevent
multiplicity- of actions and waste of assets.
MONROE DOCTRINE CRITICIZED.
Prince Bismnrclc Calls It "Uncommon
Insolence Townrd the Rest of
the World."
Berlin, Oct. IS. The Neueste Nachrlch
ten, of Lelpslc, publishes a report of a
conversation which Prince Bismarck is
said to have had with a recent visitor,
during the course of which the ex-chancellor
Is quoted as saving ihat the Monroe
doctrine is "uncommon insolence toward?
the rest of the world, and does violence
to the other American and European
states with American Interests."
It would be analogous, the prince is said
to have added, if Russia and Trance com
bined to disallow frontier changes In Eu
rope, or the prepondering powers In Asia,
Russia and Great Britain, arrogated the
right not to change the political status
without their consent. Continuing. Prince
Bismarck Is reported to have remarked:
"Their great wealth, due to the soil of
America, has led the American legislators
to overestimate their own rights and un
derestimate the rights of the other Ameri
can and the European states."
THE ARM0URSL0SE A POINT.
Xew Y'orfc Supreme Court Decides
Against Them in the Ills Oleo
margarine Salt.
Albanj-, N. Y"., Oct. IS. The appellate
division of tho supreme court has decided
In favor of tho state in the action brought
ngalnst Armour & Co. and the Armour
Packing Company for alleged violation of
the oleomargarine and butterine law. The
claim Is for $1,700,000 in penalties, and the
decision to-daj- was for an order to show
cr.use why seven orders obtained bj- the
state, directing railroad olliclnU to pro
duce their books before a referee, should
not be vacated.
The state claimed that the books of the
four blc railroad corporations of this state
, shows shipments of butterine and other
1-IC13 Vllli;il UIU dIC 111IX1UU3 IU gCL ai.
The court. In sustaining them, aids in the
prosecution of the original action.
LORD SALISBjJRY DENIES IT.
Sajs There Is Xo Truth in the Story
That He Is Anxious to
Retire.
London, Oct. IS The Dallj- Telegraph
this morning gives an unqualified denial,
on authorltj-, to tho rumor put In circula
tion bj- the Dallj- Chronicle, that Lord
Salisbury contemplated retirement from the
premiership and the foreign office. It sajs:
I "Lord Sallsburj- Is stronger and feeling
I better than for manj- jears; while Ladj-Salisburj-
has almost completers- recovered
I her health."
The Marquis of Salisbury telegraphs to
the Associated Press from Hatfield house.
Hertford, sajing that there is absolutelj
no truth in the storj- published bj- the
Dallj- Chronicle of this cltj- to-daj-, saying
the premier Is anxious to retire.
MINES TO REMAIN IDLE.
Flooded Lcndi Hie Worklnprs Xot to Be
Pumped Out Until Silver
Goes Up.
Denver, Col , Oct. IS. The flooded mlnej
of Leadvllle will not be pumped out. Eben
Smith, chairman of the eommittee appoint
ed bj- the miners to secure funds to buj
and operate the necessary pumps, said to
day the pumps would not be started as
long as silver remained at the present low
pr.ee. In addition to $50.0u0 contributed for
the purpose of unw-aterlng the mines, it
was found that $25,000 more was needed,
and it is impossible to secure It, as DivlJ
H. Moffatt. one of the principal mine own
ers, has llatlj- refused to give another
dollar.
Hotel Victoria Flrst-Clnn,
I But not exorbitant. O. B. Stanton. Prop.
MASSACHUSETTS KL0NDIKERS.
I'nrty of Sixteen Sets Out From
Gloucester With Two Ycnrs
Provisions.
Gloucester, Mass., Oct. IS. A party of
sixteen prospective gold hunters, under the
leadership of Howard Blackburn, of this
cltj-, set out for the Yukon to-night In the
schooner Hattie E. Phillips. The Phillips
Is 96.4G tons burden and was built at Essex
In 1S85. Provisions for the party for twen-tj--two
months w ere taken on board, as well
as a steam launch, which is made in sec
tions, and is stored in the hold. Four other
miners will join the party at San Francisco.
Count Tolstoi Severely III.
Berlin. Oct. IS. The Lokal Anzelger says
that Count Ljot Tolstoi, the Russian au
thor and social reformer. Is suffering from
an illness which will necessitate the per
formance of a serious ODeratlon.
IS HE FOR CEQRCE?
nRYAX QUOTED AS FAVORI'NG THE
SINGLE TAICn.
AVERS HE HAS NEVER SAID SO.
GEORGE'S MAXAGERS, HOWEVER,
DECLARE HE IS WITH THEJI.
MAYOR HARRISON COGITATING.
HAS XOT DECIDED WHETHER. HE
WILL HELP TA3IMAX X OR XOT.
Swiss Democratic Club Iadarses the
Tammany Ticket Executive Com
mittee of Xatlonal Munici
pal League Issues an
Appeal for Low.
New York. Oct. IS. The campaign com
mittee of the Jefferson Democracy is out
to-daj- with a statement that William Jen
nings Brian is In favor of Henry George
for the first maj-or of Greater New York.
They base their statement upon an Inter
view which appeared In the Evansvilla
(Ind.) Courier on October S, and which
was onlj- discovered to-day.
On October 7, Mr. Bryan delivered an ad
dress in Evansville and afterwards he was
interviewed on the situation in New York
cltj-. According to the paper mentioned,
this is one ot the questions asked and the
replj- made:
"Do you think Henry George will bo
elected maj-or of Greater New York?"
"I think he has a splendid chance of
being the next maj-or of New York. He
is well known to the people of New York
cltj-. The masses believe in him. and will
support him at the polls. I do not think
national issues wTTl cut much figure in the
New York election."
No letters or telegrams have been re
ceived from Mr. Bryan by any of the
George managers that would tend to cor
roborate the above statement, and so far
as known he has not been asked for his
opinion on the situation here.
Word was received at Tammany hall to-daj-
that the Swiss-American Democratic)
Club, w Ith a membership of nearly 400. has
adopted resolutions denouncing the Raines
law and Indorsing the Tammany ticket.
Philadelphia, Oct. IS. The executive com
mittee of the National Municipal League
has issued an address to "Friends of Good
Government Throughout the United
States." the burden of which is a denunci
ation of Tammany hall and a plea for the
election of Seth Low as maj-or of Greater
New York.
Dozens of meetings were held to-night
in the boroughsmaking-up the new city, of
New Yajfc. GeneraV3racy?the Republican
candidate for major, was the principal
speaker at the Clermont avenue rink.
Brooklyn, to-night. He dwelt on the inter
est and importance of the campaign, than
which none greater had ever come before
the people of this countrj-.
General Tracj- referred to his personal
friendship for Mr. Low, which he hoped
would continue. All he charged him with
was a mistake of judgment and want of
political wisdom, that was all.
"If." said General Tracy, "I thought it
necessarj- to antagonize the partj- In order
to secure good government, I would sooner
thrust my hand into the burning flame
than proclaim mj-selt a Republican."
There was a large and verj- lenthuslastic
crowd at a Henrj- George meeting, which
was held at tho Lexington Avenue opera
house. Mr. George made a speech introduc
ing ex-Postmaster Dayton, who was
cheered.
After stating that he stood on the prin
ciples or Thomas Jefferson. Mr. George
said that he had asked no allegiance from
Mr. Daj-ton. Thej- were both opposed to
one man rule and thought that the reign
of the Earl of Y'ork was over.
Mr. Daj ton made a long address, attack
ing Tammany Hall and "Crokerism."
Seth Low spoke to-night at Masonic tem
ple, Brooklyn. He said, in the course of
his remarks:
"We have senators from Nebraska.
Louisiana and Ohio, and I don't know what
other states, coming here to tell us whom
we. people of New York, should vote for.
telling us we ought to elect our major
and other officers because of some effect
It is going to have out in Louisiana or Ne
braska, or in Ohio. Is that home rule? It
does not seem to me that It Is."
Chicago. Oct. IS. Referring to the belief
expressed bj- the followers of Henrj- George
that recent utterances of William Jennings
Brjan Indicated hla support of the GeorSo
ticket in the Greater New Y'ork camDaijrn
Mr. Brjan wired the following to the As
sociated Press to-night:
"Norfolk, Neb, Oct. 1S.-I have not ex
pressed any opinion In regard to the New
York majoralty campaign, and do not caro
to express any opinion in regard to it.
Chicago, Oct. IS. Maj-or" Harrison "may
not go to New York October 2S to speak:
in the interests of Judge Van AVjck In
accordance with his agreement with Rich
ard Croker. Many or the major's advisers
believe it would be unwise, from a political
point of view, for him to go to New York
and mix up in the four-cornered majoraltv
flght now in progress there, and have urged
him not to plaj- In Tnmmanj's back jard
at the present time. The major has not
decided just what he will do In the matter
but it is considered highly probable thnt
he maj- decline the Invitation to go East
A committee from the Cook Countj- March
ing Club called on the major to-day and
offered to escort him on his contemplated
journey East. One hundred and fifty of
the famous Silk Hat brigade have signified
their intentions of going.
WEBSTER DAVIS IN OHIO.
Made His First Speech In the Buckeye
Campnlsn at Xorwulk Last
Xlnht.
Norwalk. O., Oct. IS. (Special.) Hon.
Webster Davis, assistant secretary ot the
Interior, opened his engagement with the
state central committee for the Ohio cam
paign here to-night. The opera house was
crowded to overflowing to hear him. He
was here a j-ear ago and mnde a wonder
ful Impression. His speech wa3 one of the
most eloquent and powerful addresses cv er
delivered here. His appeal for Governor
Bushnell and Senator llanna was remark-ablj-
effective, and his tribute to President
McKInlej- and his administration was a
gem of oratory and created tremendous
enthusiasm. The old citizens who heard
him say that he Is another Tom Corwln.
At the close of the speech Mr. Davis w as
tendered an ovation. He leaves here for
Lima.
Washington. Oct. IS. The Itinerary for
Webster Davis' first work in Ohio is as
follows: October 18. Norwalk; October 19.
Lima: October 20. Cardington; October 21.
Bellefontalne; October 22. Mount Vernon;
October 23. Fredericktown. Secretary
i Davis will wind up the campaign in Cin
cinnati, anu nopes to maKe one speech in
Covington. Ky.
Sherman, Tex., Bank Fnlls,
Houston. Tex.. Oct. IS The City bank ot
Sherman failed to open Its doors this morn
ing. Cashier Hall saj-s tho bank's indebt
edness is sw.uuu. ana assets ww.wo. A petl
j tioii for a receiver has been Hied by E. C.
I VaLaaji. a stockholder.