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SOT AN IMPROVEMENT
As Far as Distress to the Nerves of
Spectators Is Concerned,
REPORTERS ALLOWED TO SEE IT.
1 Divided in Their Opinions as to the Cruelty
of the Operation.
An Assemblyman Says It "Was So Un
natural That He Will Move to Have
the Law Eepealed Unconsciousness
Comes at the First Shock Death in
Half a Minute A Second "Whirl
Necessary The Flesh Shriveled and
Boasted Details of the Manner in
"Which Charles MpElvaine Died for a
J Murder Witnesses Present Under
the New Law The Murderer Quickly
. Loses Nerve A Theory of Edison's
Knocked Out.
rFPECIAL TELERRAJI TO TnK DISPATCH. 1
New York, Feb. 8. The State execu
'tioners killed Charles McElvaine, mur
derer, at Sing Sing prison this morning, in
the presence of twelve lay 'witnesses, eight
of whom were representatives of newspapers
or of news associations. "Warden Brown,
Dr. Carlos F. McDonald, Dr. Samuel B.
Ward. Prof. Landy, of Columbia College,
and Electrician Davis conducted the',Lilling,
assisted by seven other physicians.
Of the reporter witnesses four agreed
that the killing was more merciful than
hanging. The other four thought it was
brutal, but not so bad as the killing of
Kemmler at Auburn. Of the other invited
witnesses, Warden P. J. Dorle, of Brook
lyn, said that the means of death was quick
and merciful.
Assemblyman Meyer J. Stein said: "I
do not know whether death was instanta
neous or not. I only know it was horrible
and I shall do all in my power to have the
law repealed. The sight was cruel and un
natural, and it made mfsick." Mr. Court
ney and Mr. Adrian Kissam, of Newburg,
. expressed no opinion.
Unconscious at the First Shock.
The executioners and the medical wit
nesses agreed that unconsciousness came to
the murderer at the first shock of the elec
tric current. They all admitted that -ani-
mal life existed when the current of 1,000
volts was turned off, after hamg been sent
into his body continuously for 50 seconds,
and that his'nulse could be felt, but after an
intermission of 43 seconds, and a second
continuous current of 3G seconds, animal
life was extinct, the heart had stopped
beating and there was no pulse.
Two doctors, T. S. Robertson, an insanity
expert of this city, and .T.Mavill, of Pougli
keepMe, Sid not agree that the death was
merciful. Dr. Robertson was especially
bitter. He said he had witnessed nine
hangings two executions by guillotine and
. two by shooting and that this method of
killing was the most brutal of alL It was
brualizing to everybody connected with it
In addition to the agreement of the doc
tors that animal life was not. extinct alter
the first current had been turned off, sev
eral of them, including Prof. Landy,
thought that animal life might have con
tinued upward of three hours if the murderer
had been taken from the chair and efforts
had been made to resnseitate him, but that
he could not possibly have survived nor
, wonld he have become conscious or suffered
any pain.
The Body Scarred and Blistered.
In the process of killing the murderer's
body was blistered and scarred where the
electrodes were applied. To the laymen's
eves the flesh looked shriveled and roasted.
The professional men. except Dr. Robert
son, agreed that the blisters and scars were
not actual bums but were superficial scald
ings, due to the rapid evaporation of water
that leaked from the electrodes. Dr.
Robertson said that the flesh was burned
fc and that a smell of burning flesh pervaded
t the room.
The unanimity of witnesses that was de
sired by the executioners and fanatics of
this mode of killing was lacking. The one
scientific fact which the physicians said had
been demonstrated by the execution was
that the electric enrrent is less deadly when
the electrode is applied to the hands than
when it is applied to the head. Mr. Edison
and other electricians have held the op
posite view.
The experts went to the execution room
and spent an hour testing the machinery.
The chair was anew one, made smaller than
the old one, so that the condemned man
would be less able to move about in it.
.About 11 o'clock Warden Brown came to
the office in the front of the prison, and in
vited the witnesses into the room. There
;were stools in a row close to the walls for
them to sit on.
' Warden Brown'a Explicit Warning.
5 The doctors, except Dr. McDonald, were
near the Switchboard, and the reporters sat
facing the chair. Dr. Ward held a stop
watch in hand, and another doctor stood by
"him with paper and pencil. Warden
Brown stepped to the center of the room
J and said:
Kow. gentlemen, this execution istn the
,hands of two of tlie doctors, who are here in
j the interest or tlie State, and of twoelec
ftrlcians, who are employed by thV State.
JYou've cot nothing to do with it. T.ou aro
. simply liere as witnesses, and don't a man
jofonsaya word or make any suggestion.
If there's anything to be said these officials
twill say it. The man who dares to disobey
Hhese orders will go out of the door quickly.
Yon understand.
$ There were no comments on the Warden's
Ispeech. The little iron door opened again
iand the Warden disappeared behind it. Dr.
McDonald took his place in the center of
'the room. He said:
!In the killing or McElvaine a new method
or appljing electricity Mill bo tried. Con
tact will be made through the hands, which
will bn immersed In thee-e cells containing a
I solution of salt and water. This was sus
! gested after the first execution in Auburn
but for reasons was not tiled. Eminent
J electricians Mr. Edison in particular have
'publicly expressed their opinion that
-contact should be made through
the hands, and the experiment
, will be made. e know how
Swell the application of thecunents to the
other parts of the body and to the forehead,
i the seat of consciousness, works. Arrange
ments have been made by snitches, which
t-nriii a.iVi1a iis In case either ntmHenHnrw'
Isnould fall, the other could be used. Now I'
Twanttosavto mo puysicians mat it is ao--
sirable to have eacn pnymcian present to
Jinnke a separate examination or" the body,
ana wncn iue cuuew. a an uu cuch win
step up In turn and express his opinion, if
flie lias one to express, before the official an
jnoimceruent or death is made.
Preparations for the Killing.
These speeches were made while McEl-
I-ainwas being prepared for death in his
fr.ll. T)r. McDonald stepped back br the
lAor,ivliere her could look straight across
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into the faces of Dr. Ward and Prof. Landy.
Two very long minutes passed. The iron
door opened. The AVordeu, his face flushed,
stepped out. After him came Principal
Keeper Connaughton and Keeper Mullins,
and between them the man to be killed.
The right leg of his trousers had
been ripped up to the thigh and the
pieces foldeO up tightlv to the thigh, leav
ing the leg bare. Patent leather slippers
covered his feet. He wore' a suit of blue
and n black necktie. His face was sallow.
His eves twitched. He winked rapidly.
He held a small brass crucifix in his hand
and continually repeated in a monotone,
keeping his eyes fixed on the crucifix:
Oh. Jesn, belli me!
Oh, Christ, liolp me!
Oh, Jesos, forglvo me and help me, poor
and lonely!
"Oh, Jesus, help me.
Behind him were the priests, Father
Crecden and Father Smith. They each had
a prayer book and read rapidlv from them.
The murderer stepped quickly. He was
pushed down into the chair by a guard and
by State Detective Jackson. He continued
praying in tlie sime monotone. His voice
now and then faltered. Finally he stopped
and looked around the room. His eyes
rested on Warden Brown. He bowed so
low to him that "his face was hid. The
priests prompted him impatiently. " 'Oh,
my God. I am truly sorry for all the sins I
have committed. Forgive me, Oh, God.'
Say, ay it," said one.
The Mnrderer T.oscs His Xcrve.
The murderer repeated the words. His
nerves were gUing out. His voice trembled.
He spoke rapidly, repeating again:
Oh, Jesus, help me!
Oh, in (5od, help me and save me!
Oh, Christ, help me!
His legs were pinioned to the legs of the
chair. One electrode was fastened tightly
to the bared leg near the knee. Jackson
took hold of the crucifix. The murderer
held it tightly, his voice becoming
lower and more tremulous. Jack
son seized tlie crucifix again. This
time he wrenched it from the fingers,
plunged the hand that held it into
water and buckled the cuff abont the wrist.
The leather harness containing the head
electrode was clapped down over the head.
The murderer's voice again died out. "Oh,
merciful Jesus, help me, spare me!"
prompted Father Smith. The murderer re
peated the words twice, his voice dying
again until it was inaudible.
The witnesses were leaning forward on
their stools, watching every movement with
intense interest. Prof. Landv's hand
seized one of the switches. Warden Brown
and Dr. McDonald only were cool. The
last strap was buckled." The praying lips
had been stilled perhaps five seconds. The
silence was painful. Tlie bared leg could
be seen to tremble. The guard was just
stepping back from the chair.
Suddenly the lips parted again. In a
voice loud and unnatural, half appealing,
half bravado, plainly containing the last
spark of energy that was left, the murderer
cried: "Let 'er go!"
A Most Complete Breakdown.
The nervous strain had told. The man
had broken down completely. The sound
of the -voice, the nature of the expression
after the prayers of a moment before,
startled the little company. The word "go"
had hardly left his lios when Dr. McDonald
sienaled to Prof. Landv. The lever the
professor held was pulled down, Another
lever inside the box, and which was oper
ated bv a convict, followed it. This let
loose the current.
There was a shiver, perceptible only to
the quickest eve. The body shot up an
inch. The leather barriers creaked. The
body stiffened. Then for a second there
was not a tremor. The lips parted slowly.
Water came from the mouth and stained
the leather. It looked like blood. The
mouth remained half open. The little skin
of the face that could be seen
turned darker. The lips and chin
seemed set and stiff Vapor
or smoke rose from each water box. To the
witness it seemed ten minutes that the cur
rent held the body thus. It was really less
than a minute. "Close," Eaid Dr.- "Mc
Donald. - Prof. Landy pulled an
other lever. The body sank back, limp all
but the arms. They were rigid. The lips
closed slowlv, as they had opened. "
'A11 ofl?", asked Dr. Ward.
'A11 off,'' answered Prof. Landy.
T)f. Ward stepped quickly to "the chair
and seized one wrist to find the pulse. Then
he pushed his hand up under the harness to
feel the artery in the neck. Dr. McDonald
took a wrist and then ran his hand up under
Dr. Ward's.
Death In Hair a Minute.
Thirty-five seconds had gone since the
current was turned off, and there had not
been a motion of jthe body. One of the
witnesses whispered: "He's dead wonder
ful!" He was cut short bv a strange
sound coming from the man's throat, a half
sigh, that sounded loud in the stillness of
the death house. Saliva seemed to be
forced from between the lips, and then
came another half moan, half sigh.
An exclamation was on the lip of every
man's tongue. The doctors stepped quickly
back.
"Repeat," exclaimed Dr. McDonald.
"No, hold," said Dr. Ward, seizing a
rubber tube that hung from a bag of water
over the chair, and pressing a stop that let
down a stream of water into the leg and
head electrodes. It had been previously
arranged that should a second shock be
necessary it should be given bv these
electrodes instead of those on the side boxes
through the hands.
Eight seconds only had elapsed from the
time of the first sign of life, or whatever it
was, when again the body stiffened and
shot upward, the straps creaked, the flesh
hardened, the lips remained tightly closed.
Smoke or steam arose from both electrodes.
The Doctors Announce the Death.
"The flesh is not burning," said Dr. Mc
Donald. "Stop," said he a moment later.
The enrrent was turned off and the body
fell back again. Dr. Ward examined first
the pulse, then the throat. Then the cloth
ing was opened. A cloth was thrown over
the bare skin. The doctor held his ear
down close against it.
"I cannot tiear the heart beat," he said.
"Hie man is dead."
The autopsy was made at once by Dr.
Von Giesscn, assisted by two of the other
doctors. All the organs were in a normal
condition. The brain was normal. From a
scientific point of view the autopsy showed
no more than had been discovered in the
other cases where autopsies were made.
MB. CHAHBEELAIN IS CHOSEN.
The wly-Elected Leader of the Dissidents
In tlio Commons 'till a Liberal.
London; Feb. 8. A meeting was held
to-day at Devonshire Honse, the residence
of the Duke of Devonshire, to elect a suc
cessor to Lord Hartington, now Duke of
Devonshire, as Liberal Unionist leader in
the House of Commons. Joseph Chamber
lain, M. P. for Birmingham,, who has long
been talked of as successor of Lord Harting
ton as Parliamentary leader, vas formally
elected. r
When Mr. Chamberlain arose he was
greeted with cheers. He :ald the Duke of
Devonshire would ttill direct the policy of
the party. He maintained his position was
that of a" Liberal All the opinions he hnd
expressed throughout tho fight for the
maintenance Qt the union he still firmly ad
hered to.
A FRIGHTFUL EOILEE EXPLOSION.
It Killed Topr Men and Demolishes an
Arkansas pin Houe.
Little Rock, Auk., 'Feb. 8. Saturday
morning, while customers waiting at Sal
ton's mill at Bethel, five miles south of
Pragould, to get their grain ground, the
boiler exploded and killed four persons outright-
The killed are: Thomas Woods,
James Woods and son, and B. Waugh.
A gin house adjoining was demolished.
The bodies-of the killed were horribly man
gled and -'pattered, one of them being cut in
two. The boiler was enrried 130 yards from
the milk No other person was near.
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TITLES COME HIGH
To American Women Who Seek Bliss
in Their Glamour,
A EICH GOTHAM GIRL'S STORY
In a Divorce Court Shows That All Barons
Are Not Gentlemen.
A DRAMATIC KlClTAfi OP WE0NGS
Sroux Falls, S. D., Feb. a To-day has
been a sort of culmination in the divorce
interests in this city. The event was the
trial of the suit of Madame De Steurs for
divorce from her husband, Alphonse Eugene
Lambert De Steurs, Minister for the Nether
lands in Paris. The plaintiff is represented
by Herbert A. Shipman, of New York, and
Captain W. II. Stoddard, of this city. The
Baron is represented by J. L. Glover and
A. F. Orr, two young lawyers who propose
to make their mark in the trial of the case.
The plaintiff is a daughter of the late John
Carey of New York, and a cousin of the
late John Jacob Astor, her mother having
been a daughter of William Beskhome
Astor. The plaintiff is credited with a
fortune ot ?1,000,000.
In the summer of 1891 the Baroness ap-
Iieared in Sioux Falls in the company of a
landsome young man, who was known as
William Elliott, but who has turned out to
be William Elliott Zborowski. of New
York. His mother belonged to an old
wealthy New York family and part of the
estate which the count inherited is the site
now occupied by the Broadwav theater,
New Yorkj in which Zborowski has an in
terest. His income is said by New York
friends to be in the vicinity of 580,000 a
year.
Cruelty Its Chief Charce. .
There have been some 20 depositions filed
,in the case. The charge of unfaithfulness
has been ruled out bv Judge Aiken and the
decision will be. reached upon the charges
by the Baroness that she has been cruelly
treated, and an attempt was made to in
carcerate her in an insane asylum. The de
fendant denies those charges, and says his
wife is subject to nervous disease which
gives her a distorted view of everything
which amounts to insanity.
Court opened at 9 o'clock, and Mrs. De
Stuers was at once called to the stand. She
went over the case made out in her petition,
all facts in which Ime been published.
"What was your husband's treatment of
you in London?"
"He was very unkind to me. He would
scold me before people. He said that I was
a savage American and a baby and that I
didn't'know how to behave myself before
peop'e."
She said his conduct in Paris was similar,
as also at Madrid. "Yon say he made
scenes. What do you mean by that?" asked
Captain Stoddard.
"He was unmanlv. For instance, one
.day at dinner we had present some eight or
ten guests. I made some remark which he
did not like. He jumped right up from the
table, screamed at me, spat in my face and
said, 'I wish to God I had not married yon.
I left the table weeping and was very ill at
night."
Dramatic, but Satisfactory.
The Baroness went on to tell of other in
cidents which were cruel, including undue
punishment of their children. The Baron
ess was dramatic throughout her testimony,
and tolti her storv with better effect than an
attorney could do. The "Church" story
was particularly effective. She said,
"One time when I was in Berlin
I received a telegram from . my
husband, who said he was coming to see me.
I met him at the depot. He looked like a
mnrderer. I asked him what was the
matter. He saul he would tell me later.
When we got to onr hotel he charged me
with being unfaithful to him some
fen or - twelve c months previously.)
I - was so 'astonished that for a
time I could sav nothing. Then
I told hira his charge was
false and insulting. He finally told me if
I would go to the church to swear I had
been faithful he would be satisfied. I went
and did so. He then said Lhad perjured
myself, but later said he believed me. He
went back to France, bnt soon aftr came
again and made the same charges. I finally
convinced him that his suspicions were un
founded." .
She also said: "Once in Madrid my hus
band was negotiating a delicate commercial
treaty and he was unable to carry it through
without the assistance of the Minister "of
Commerce. My husband asked me to in
vite the Minister to the house and to play
all my blandishments upon him. 'In short,
to make him fall in love with you. You
know how.'. I told hira I was not doing
such work ami I refused flatly to thus place
mv womanhood at the service of the State.
Tliat was in 1883."
Tried to Put Her in an Asylnm.
After detailing other minor incidents the
witness gave a very vivid and touching ac
count of the effort made by her husband to
have her locked up in a retreat. The doc
tors did not find her insane, bnt said she
was unbalanced. The defendant then said
that the children should be taken from
her. That evening the children were
spirited away, the daughter being placed jn
a convent and the boy in a boarding school.
The witness has never seen either child
since. She told this portion of her story in
tremulous voice, and the audience bv "this
time was large and greatly afiected by it.
She has ' since then received only a few
letters from the children one since her ar
rival in Sioux Falls. This completed the
examination of the witnesses.
Defense attempted in cross-examination
to locate Elliott fn the deal, but were
stopped by the judge. The defense asked:
"Did you consult an attorney in New York
before" coming here about coming to Sioux
Falls for a divorce?"
"I most distinctly say that I did not, I
have looked up the statutes myself, for I
thought it was well that I should have
some information. In that way I learned
of the South Dakota law. I entertained
"the possibility of getting a divorce when I
came here. I procured the book of Mr.
Hall, of Paris."
During cross-examination Madame De
Steurs testified that she is worth $1,000,000,
all in New York property. She also said
she was in mortal terror of her husband.1"
Madame De Steurs' maid gave support
ing testimony. At the evening session of
the Court, the attorneys read depositions
and made arguments, when the case was
turned over to the Judge with the under
standing that depositions now on the way
will be received. Numerous exceptions to
the Court's rnlings were made and in case a
divorce is granted an appeal will be taken.
WILLING TO COMPROMISE.
Governor McEnery Anxious to Harmonize
tho Factions In His f arty. '
Nr.w Orleans, Feb. 8. Special The
regular Democratic Executive Committee,
ot which S. D. McEnery isihe nominee for
Governor, to-day suggeited to the anti
lotlcry Democratic Committee, which nomi
nated M. F. J. Foster for the same office,
that in order to harmonize the Democratic
Earty and prevent the State falling into the
ands of the Republicans, both factions
takedown their candidates and hold a third
State convention, in which all the Demo
cratic voters take part, to nominate a pew
ticket No answer has yet been returned to'
the proposition of compromise.
CATJGHT BY A KINE FIBE.
Two Men Lost In a Disaster Near the Recent
Krebi Horror.
LnitlGH, I. T., Feb. 8. Fire started from
some unknown cause early this morning In
the stable of the Lehigh mine at the-entry'
to the slope. There were five night timber
men in 'the mine when the fire was dis-,
covered m-.The -first, intimation to these
above ground! that anything was wrong
below was the signal to lift the cage. When
the cage came op John O'Brien was the
only man in it. He told how he, Bob
Thompson and Jim Smith discovered the
fire and started to make their escape. Be
fore reaching the cage Thompson and Smith
were overcome by the smoke. O'Brien
assisted, them until he became nearly ex
hausted, and finally was obliged to abandon
them in order to save his own life. The
oiher fwo timbcrmen escaped by an old
shaft
Every effort was made to rescue the two,
men whom O'Brien had been unable to
save, but to no avail. At C o'clock this
dvening the fire is under control apparently,
but until the debris is cleared away it will
be impossible to recover ihe bodies of the
two unfortunate men. There is no possi
bility of their having survived. The mine
is owned by the Osage Coal and Mining
Company, which, also owns the mine at
Krebs, in which the recent terrible disaster
occurred.
LOOKS BAD FOR SAM'L.
THETESTIMONT OF A 1ADY W1TNF.SS
TO GRANT'S MURDER.
Other Testimony Against Actor CnrtUNot
Very Strong Mamie Holden Sees the
Shooting and the Flight or the Fugitive
Xo Third Man Nearby.
Sax Francisco, Feb. 8. Tho trial of
M. B. Curtis, actor, for the murder of
Policeman Grant, was resumed to-day. A
number of witnesses testified to being in
the vicinity at the time of the killing and
hearing shots fired, and James Creighton,
barkeeper; -Joseph Dehny, extra man in the
fire department, and George Hentz, com
positor, testified to seeing a man run away
from the spot where Grant was killed. The
night was dark, however, and while they
obtained a general description of the fugi
tie they stated on the witness stand to-day
that they couldtiot positively identify Cur
tis as the man.
One of the most important witnesses to
day was Mamie Holden, aged 11, who lives
just across the treet from where Grant was
killed. She testified that she had been
sitting up with her sister entertaining
company. She said: "
I heard two men-talking loudly and then
sciiffllne.I then heard shots and saw
flashes. One seemed to be on a level,
tlie second flash nas pointed downward and
the last flash was upward In the air. I lid
not notice the relative sizes of the two men.
There was no one over on that side of the
stieet except the two men who weie scuf
fling. One of tho men van away after the
shooting. I could not see where he fled to.
At the time of the shooting I saw some
thing bright in the hand of the man who
ran away. He was standing near the fence.
I did not notice how he was drossed, I saw
two oftlceiscome out of tho Folsom street
station. They went after the man who was
running.
TWO POLITICAL PAETIE8 HEEDED.
The Republican Nominee for Governor of
Louisiana Enlarges on the Theory.
New Orleans, Feb. 8. The letter of
acceptance of A. H. Leonard, the Bepub
lican nominee for the Governorship of
Louisiana, was made public to-day. He
warns his supporters that the present
schism in the Democratic ranks is only
temporary, and that the two factions are
not parties in the proper sense of the
word. Continuing, he says:
The relations between such parties and
freedom are so close that it Is difficult to de
termine which is the cause and which the
effect. Where the pooplo are free opposing
nohtical narties are invariably found: where
such parties exist the people are invariably
free. It follows that whoio such parties do
not exist the people aie not free. In 1887
the Democratic party took forcible posses
sion of the Stnto government and has ever
since maintained its absolute power by
violent and fiaudulent means. The Repub
lican party ot theState.though notdestroyed
(as recent events show) has been crnshed,
and for all practical purposes the Democratic
party has been, since 1877, tho only political
party in tho State. For 15 years tho
people of Louisiana nave not had a govern
ment snch as is guarouteeckto therafby the
Constitution of tuo United States, a govern
ment or tho people, by tho pooplo apd for
the people Is Impossible unless the people
are divided Into political parties.
Following this line of reasoning, Mr.
Leonard inveighs against the bulldozing
methods of the dominant party, appealing
for a free ballot and a fair count.
MUEDEEES ALLEE ON TEIAL.
The Man Who Killed a Texas Editor Tf ho
Made War on Stock Thieves.
Austin, Tfx., Feb. 8. The trial of
A. Y. Alice for the murder of Editor W. C
Bowen, of the Colulla, Tex., paper, began
here to-day. Tins is the murder which at
the time created great excitement not only
in Texas but in the North as well. Bowen
carried on a newspaper war on the cattle
thugs and horse thieves of his section, and
also denounced Allee as one of them.
As a result Allee and a pal boarded a
train at Pearsel, Tex., knowing Bowen was
aboard, and, walking up him in the
presence of many passengers, including
ladies and children, shot Bowen dead,
though the latter made not a single effort to
detend himself. This is the case in which
George Hogg took such decisive action to
secure the punishment of the criminals.
To-day was occupied by preliminary pro
ceedings. F0BCED TO 8H0W HIS HAHD.
A Habeas Corpus Wanted by Counsel for
Alice Mitchell's Companion.
Memphis. Feb. 8. Special Counsel
for Lillie Johnson, held as accessory in the
murder of Freda Ward by Alice Mitchell,
sued out a writ of habeas corpus to-day be
fore Judge Dubosc The writ was made re
turnable next Friday, and the prosecuting
attorney will be forced to show his hand to
the extent of showing sufficient grounds for
holding her without bail until the regular
trial ot the two girls.
It transpired to-day that the State has a
witness wno heard Lillie say to Alice, as
she ran up the hill after committing the
awful deed "hurry np." This, with Alice's
words before she left the buggy, "You wait
here, I'll go and fix her," and as she got
back, "I've done it," are all links in the
chain which argues Lillie Johnson's fore
knowledge of her companion's murderous
designs.
BUFFALO BILL'S STJPBEME EFFOET.
He Lands In New York and Will Prepare
for the World's Fair.
New Yqek, Feb. 8. Colonel William F,
Cody (Buffalo Bill) was a passenger this
morning on.the Cunard's Umbria. He said
he is here for a brief visit, the chief object
of which is to make arrangements for his
show at the World's Fair.
The Colonel proposes to make this show
the supreme effort of his life, after which,
he says, he may give up all professional en
gagements. ANOTHER STEP FORWARD.
The CENT-A-WORD rate has been in
force for fire months now. .Actual count,
made February 1, gives tho following re
sults: Adleltfor 5 month ending January QQ 7QI
Similar period theyear previous 20,163
Increase due to cent-a-wora) in FJCO
No more eonvlnelnc testimony conld be
adduced to show the ever-growing ponu
arlty or THE DISPATCH adlets.
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B0TD SNUBS THAYER.
The New Governor of Nebraska Ig
nores tlio Band of His Riyal as
HE ASSUMES THE REINS OF POWER
Xo Heads Left in the Executive Offices to
' Ee Severed ly Dim.
FORMER APPOINTEES AT THEIR POSTS
Omaha, Feb. a When Governor James
H Boyd arose this morninsr he looked out
upon a morning as clear and cloudless as his
title to the Gubernatorial chair of Nebraska
and his right to be called a citizen of the
United States. The Governor at once began
preparations to go to Lincoln, but it was to
again take up what is best compared to a
marriage without a honeymoon. He was
never formally inaugurated. He took the
oath of office, hut a Granger Legislature
had not considered his incoming worthy
any demonstration.
So to-day there was no flaunting of
flafs or sounding of trumpets, and no
one would have supposed from Governor
Boyd's appearance that the occasion was
anything but the most commonplace. Ills
bearing was unaltered, his expression the
same as that which always characterized
him. Everything at the State House had
been put in readiness for the reception of
Governor B6yd. In the Governor's office
the clerks were busy sorting over paper',
cleaning out desks, making inventories.
No fiends eft for Boyd to Sever.
Governor Thayer accepted the reignation
of Labor Commissioner Luddeu and Chief
Clerk Down. The resignation of.evcry ap
pointive officer who. has rooms at the State
House has been accepted, and Governor
Boyd found no heads waiting to fall into
the basket. His first official act will proba
bly be the reappointment of the officials re
moved by Governor Thayer last spring.
Governor Boyd arrived at Lincoln at
noon and proceeded to his hotel. He regis
tered first from Omaha, but, immediately
realizing that for the remainder of the year
his residence was to be at Lincoln, he
crossed out the wdrd "Omaha" and wrote
the word "Lincoln." No especial demon
stration was manifested at the depot when
the Governor and party arrived, but the
corridors of the hotel were well filled with
Democratic admirers of the reinstated Ex
ecutive. A crowd of several hundred people assem
bledinthe coridors of the State House
after dinner to await the coming of Gover
nor Boyd. Promptly at 2 o'clock Governor
Boyd, accompanied by his party, arrived at
the floor of the executive chambers. The
meeting of ex-Governor Thayer and Gover
nor Boyd was somewhat dramatic
The New Governor Annonncetl.
General Yifquain threw open the door
and announced, "Gentlemeu, Governor
Boyd, of Nebraska."
General Thayer advanced and extended
his hand remarking: "How do you do,
Governor." Governor Boyd bowed, but
ignored the outstretched member.
Thayer flushed slightly, asked if he could
be of any assistance, and receiving a nega
tive reply, left the room. Governor Boyd
then passed into his private office, where
he informally received the hundreds who
filed through to shake hands with him.
Since arriving in Lincoln Governor Boyd
has received a letter from ex-Attorney Gen
eral Garland, stating that the Supreme
Court of the United States had decided by
a majority of five to three that Governor
Boyd was a citizen of the United States two
years prior to the last general election, by
reason of the admission of Nebraska into
the Union. Governor Boyd stated that he
had nothing to say to the press. Ho will
aot in no haste in making appointments.
Boyd' Old Appointees Reinmc,
The State officers called in a body and
naid their respects to tjovernor iioycl. Dur
ing the afternoon Governor Boyd's chief ap
pointees of last spring resumed their duties
where they had left off when Governor
Thayer so unceremoniously took charge of
the office on a writ of ouster. No new names
are added to the State's blue book, but it is
quite likely that some will be before lonir.
When Governor Boyd was interrupted fn
his office he was considering names in con
nection with a number of important ap
pointive offices which have since been filled
by Governor Thayer. Resignations from
roost of these appointees will, it is under
stood, be placed at Governor Boyd's dis
posal at once.
Democrats all over Nebraska are prepar
ing for the great demonstration to be in
dulged in at Lincoln next Monday. Many
distinguished visitors are expected. Gover
nor Boies, of Iowa, has already accepted an
invitation.
CARNEGIE LUSTILY CHEERED
When He Gave 85,000 to New Tork's Music
Hall His Speech Received With Nearly
as Hearty Applause A Cornerstone
Laying; Dinner In tho House.
New York, Feb. a Special. In place
of laying the corner-stone of the neighbor
ing building of the Fine Arts Society, ex
posed to the nipping air of Febru
ary, the founders celebrated the event
this evening by giving a dinner
in the comfortable and beautiful
recital room of Music Hall. Each -of the
300 artists, literary, nrchitects, and their
guests who were present, left his card in a
convenient receptacle, and the cards will be
inclosed in the corner stone when it is put
in place by the masons.
Those ot the 300 who were at the chief
table were: Henry G. Marquand, Sir Edwin
Arnold, Seth Low, Joseph H. Choat, H. R.
Butler, Parke Goodwin, Andrew Carnegie,
Daniel Huntington, George W, Vanderbilt,
W. E. Dodge, Henry Villard and Howard
Russell Butler, who was the tBastmaster.
Mr. Marquand explained the objects of the
occasion. Andrew Carnegie made an ad
dress on "The Musio Hall and the Fine
Arts Building." He was received with
great enthusiasm and was interrupted from
time to time in the course of his speech
with tremendous applause.
The speaker proceeded-to show the need
of the plastic arts of sculpture and painting,
and ot a structure which should be their
home in the sense in which Music
Hall was intended to be the home
of American music. As a proof
of his interest in the new buildin? Mr. Car
negie offered to present 55,000 to the new
institution. The oner was enthusiastically
accepted, and the title of "founder" was
confeired on the donor.
KREBS HINEES ON 8TBIKE.
The Contest Being Fought at the Recent
Scene of the Dllne Horror.
McAllister, I. T., Feb. a Friday last
all the Osage Coal Company's miners at
Krebs went on strike to secure more pay
for the Bheet firers of a shaft, where the re
cent horrible disaster occurred, and after a
conference the men decided to return to
work at the old terms.
Then an order was given that all coal
would hereafter have to lie mined clear,' and
the men are out again. The company is
firm. If the strikers continue firm 1,000
men will be thrown out of work.
A PUBI0US CHICAGO HUBBY
Kills His Wire, Shoots Himself and Scatters
Honsehold Goods.
Chicago, Feb. 8. Andrew Anderson,
ex-foreman of a butterine factory, ' shot his
wife this afternoon, and thtn, to escape,
jumped off the roof of his home, a distance
of SO feet, to the ground to be cornered'im
itnediately in & cellar by a police captain.
Anderson shot himself in. the 'breast and
fifed twice at Captain Koch. Both shots
missed and the captain quickly knocked
down and disarmed his infuriated antago
nist, Anderson, as a prelude to the extraordin
ary episode, had smashed all the furniture
in his home and thrown his wife's dishes
and flower pots out of the Windows. He is a
drinking man, and his wife had applied for
a divorce. Last night, through fear of him,
she remained from the house and was
returning under the unavailing protection
of two constables when the shooting took
place. Anderson will recover. The wife's
wounds are fatal.
A $1,000,000 FIRE AT MEMPHIS
Wipes Ont Another I.rse BaIness Section
or That Thrice-A filleted City A Splen
did Hotel and Many Mercantile Houses
Earned No Lives Lost.
Memphis, Feb. a Special. Tlie worst
fire that Memphis ever experienced is raging
at this writing. It started between
9 and 10 o'clock in the Bruce
Beine Hat Company's store, and, with
a strong south wind, quickly spread to
Levy's trunk factory and from there to
Leuhrmann's Hotel and saloon, on the cor
ner Main and Monroe streets. There the
wind changed and blew stiffly from the
north.
The fire then spread along the entire
block south from the Bruce-Beine Com
pany, and in succession took in the Lang
staffHanlware Company, Rosin & Hurst,
auctioneers; Lemon & Gale, wholesale dry
goods; the H. Wetten Manufacturing Com
pany, wholesale stoves; William Jack Ss
Co., wholesale and retail queensware,
and the Gotthelf Jewelry Company.
West from Leurmann's it was communi
cated to Charles Meyer's saloon and the
Ruby aloon on Monroe street. West from
Welters' it jumped an alley and spread to
Jones, Hann & Co. 's printing house, and
has just enveloped the Lilly Carriage Com
pany. All of these buildings except the last
named are entirely gone, and Main street is
a mass of debris. The fire spread to Second
and Union streets and reached the Manu
facturing Company's place, but was kept
under there. Peabody Hotel and arail
road office and the Armstrong furniture
Companv's store were saved only by the
falling of the walls of the Lenhrmann Ho
tel was one of the best equipped hotels for
men onlv in the South, and the loss on it is
over 5100,000.
The block was in the heart of the
city, extending from Monroe to Union
streets, and was occupied only by
first-class houses. The total loss
mav reach 51,000,000. The telephone, elec
tric light and street railroad companies have
lost heavilv. At this hour, 12 o'clock, the
wind ha died down and the fire is probably
under control. No lives were lost.
It is impossible to give an accurate list
of losses or insurance, owing to the late
ness of the hour, but thefnllowingestimates
are given by a prominent insurance agency:
Hotel Lenhrmnn, loss $100,010, Jnsnranco
$GO,0O0; Levy Trunk Company, loss S20.0CO,
insurance unknown; loss on buildings $10,
C0O; Reine Hat Company, stock,
$35,000: building owned by Mar
garet Hoist, loss $4T,000, insured for $25,000;
LnngstatT Hai d aro Company's stock, $120,
000, insurance. $100,000: building, loss $35,000,
insurance, $25,000. Roiin & Hurst, auction
eers in the Bruce Belne'stoie, loss $20,000, in
surance $10 COO; Ujmon & Gately, drygoods
stock, loss $:00,000, insurance $U0,0D0.
HO MORE REBATE CERTIFICATES
For the Retail Tobacco Dealers Who Sell
Lots of Cigarettes.
New Yoek, Feb. a Special. When
the wholesale tobacco dealers of the city
went to their tilaces of business this morn
ing, they found under the door a telegram
informing them tliat alter mis aaie an re
i,ofo nn nirrnretteq to fobbers and retailers
would be discontinued, and instructing
them to issue no more certincates 01 any
kind on sales after to-day. The telegram
was signed by the -American Tobacco Com
pany, and was sent to 2,600 or more jobbers
in all parts of the country.
Thp American Tobacco Comnanv includes
yiU the leading cigarette manufacturing
houses in tne country, w nen wie company
was formed, the popular brand of C cent
cigarettes were selling for 53 50 a thousand.
The American Tobacco Company raised the
price to $3 80 a thousand, but granted a re
bate of,15 cents at the end of six months
and another rebate of 15 cents at the end of
12 months. Last October the company
raided the price of cigarettes to 54 a thou
sand, granting to jobbers the same rebate
as before, and to the retailer 25
cents at the end of six months and another
25 cents at the end of 12 months. There
will therefore be due to the American To
bacco Company's patrons on April 1 re
bates for the past six months amounting to
hundreds of thousands of dollars. The
words of the telegram, "rebates which may
be allowed on previous purchases," created
considerahle.flnrry. It was at first thought
the companv meant to cancel some or all of
these rebate's. At the office of the com
pany it was stated, however, that the com
pany had no snch intention.
A Business Collepe Victimized.
Harrisbtjro, Feb. a Prof. H. O. Earn
hardt, proprietor of the Keystone Business
College here and the branch at Lancaster,
is mourning the loss of oyer 51,000 through
the disappearance of two of his agents, R.
J. Lee and S. E. Hoisington, who had
charge of the business end of the institu
tion. Both men are from Michigan, and it
is supposed they have fled ."jstward. v
AT LATIMER'S.
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There are many Carpet opportunities for careful buyers.
EXTRAORDINARY
INDUCEMENTS
Will be offered those who see us this week. Stock-taking'
has left many full rolls and short lengths that are
offered at prices never seen before and not likely to be
seen again.
' We will save you money on CURTAINS and
OIL CLOTHS.
T. M. LATIMER,
138 and 140 Federal St., 45 and 46 S. Diamond
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LAWS FOR THE TURF
To Be Considered by the Great Na
tional Trottin? Association.
A 1I07E AGAINST KITE TRACKS
That Promises lo Work a Reform in Tlieso'
Kew Devices.
IMPORTANT CASES OX THE DOCKET
(SPECIAL TELEGRAM TO TnE DISPATCH.!
Nkw York, Feb. aYesterday was a
busy time for tho Rule Committee of the
National Trotting Association, and the
same body will be hard at it to-day, going
over the existing laws of the National
Trotting Association, and preparing such
amendments and additions as seem advisable.
The chairman, H. M. Whitehead, of this
city, is well versed in tnrf law, and his co
laborers are David Bonner, the Hon. M.'G.
Bulkeley, of Hartford; C. J. Hamlin, of
Buffalo; Wm. Edwards, of Cleveland; C. H.
Page, of Philadelphia and Ed. A. Tip ten, ot
Lexington. Major P. P. Johnston,
President of the National Association, ar
rived from Lexington and advised with the
committee, while M. C Blake, of Cedar
Rapids, la., came in during the day. When
the biennial congress meets to-morrow
in the southeast parlor of
the Murray Hill everything will be
ready for its action, and many
important modifications in the existing
rules will be suggested. The licensing of
drivers is not likely to go throuch, though
there is a petition before the committee
favoring this move.
A Blow at Kite-Shaped Tracks.
A letter from driver Crit Davis, ofUar
rodburg, Ky., called attention to the un
fair advantages possessed by the kite-shaped
track, where the hore conld be kept closer
to the pole than on the regulation
courses. He thought this could be offset
by allowing the "elliptical tracks to-be
measured five feet from the pole, and kept
the kite courses at three feet, the- present
limit
This made a favoiable impression on sev
eral members, Mr. Edwards, President of
the Cleveland Driving Clnb, being greatly
taken with the idea. Five feet
was thought rather excessive, and
it is likely that four and a half
feet will be recommended by the committee
There Is a decided opposition to the kite
shaped tracks among those who have the
oval ones, and such a provision as that sug
gested would be almost a death blow to
them.
At the special session of the Board of Ap
peals this morning at 11 o'clock the Noble
case is likely to come up, and tho Kentucky
Trotting Horse Breeders' Asociation has
also given notice that it will move for re
opening the case of L. A. Davies, of Chi
cago, who was fined 51,000 at Lexington for
alleged dropping of heats with his pacer,
Roy Wilkes.
Wants Time Becord Abolished.
Davies refused to pay the fine, and the
winnings of his pacer were held by the
Kentncky Association and turned over to
the N. T. A. in part payment Since then
Davies has bronght suit for the amount, and
the case is pending in the Chicago courts.
The question is as to whether it was right to
hold back the premium to pay the fine.
Delegates and members will arrive to-day
from all parts of the country, and the Con
gress will be ready for business to
morrow. C J. Hamlin, the Buf
falo breeder, wants records .against
time abolished, and will present a
resolution to the Rule Committee to-morrow
distinguishing them from race records
by calling them "public performances."
and the veteran tuTfraan 13 very much in
earnest, as he takes special pride in breed
ing trotters that can go any number of
heats, particularly the get ot his favorite,
Mambrino King.
COALERS OH THE QUI VIVE.
Tlie Result of the Conference of the An
thracite Itoadt Still Unknown.
PlilliADELPHIA, Feb. 8. The ledger, in
its financial article to-morrow, will say:
The anxiety to learn what is going on
among the coal companies was increased
yesterday, but the people who were sup
posed to know continued to keep their own
counsel, while, at the same time, thbso who
aro closely connected with tho coal com
panies continue to.be buyers of their
favorite stocks. Tne negotiations, we under
stand, are not yet concluded, and when they
arethercsnlt.it Is expected, will be given
to the pnlilic, the object sought to bo ob
tained being the placing of the anthracite
coal trade npon a basis that will make It a
better paying business for all parties con
cerned. . . .
The coal presidents are consulting about a
proposed plan, and are hopeful of a success
ful outcome. Among the reports confidently
circulated yesterday afternoon was one
from New York that the How York Central
Railroad Is to lease the-Lehleh Valley Rail
road at a 0 ner cent per annum guaranteed
dividend, the Reading and New Jersey Cen
tral Railroad beln interested In the ar
rangement. Lehigh Valley shares are nnnsn
ally active, 15,121 selling in this city and buy
ers taking all that were offered.
Cremated In Dr Hovel.
Reading, Feb. 8. A miserable hovel
near Schuylkill, occupied by Jane Redeay,.
aged 57, took fire from an unknown cause
last night The body was found in the
ruins. Nothing remains but the trunk.
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