The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-10-08
BURKE EWASCALLED BACK
DEPARTURE WOULD HAVE M
PHRILLED HIS INTERESTS.


Agents Urged Him TO Return to
London for Few Days at Least
The Ex-Treasurer Says Political AMI. /.
mosities Are Moving His Enemies.
LONDON, Oct. 7.-E. A. Burke. ex-treas-
uTer of Louisiana. who sailed from Liver
pool for New York on the steamer Teutonic.
but dlsembarked Upon the arrival of the
steamer at Queenstown and returned to
London, says that when he arrived at
Queenstown he found waiting him there a
number OF kilograms from NJ .tthew Rob
Dlns, his London agent, insisting that he
return to attend to negotiations relating To
his Central American and other properties.
which Mr.. Robbins said were impsrilled
through the haste in which he had taken
his departure.
ALSO ADVISED FRoK NEW YORK.
Mr. Burke says that he also received
cable dispatches from lis principal ia New
YORK, who likewise urged him to remain
ana complete his business in England, or to
put 1t in safe way for completion. Mr..
Burke sent his family on the Teutonic. and
says that he will expedite thu business con-
nected with his American trusts aud tr ms
Ter his powers OF attorney, etc. Both Mr..
are confident that they will complete ali
their arrangements and put everything in
order SO that Mr.. Burke can sail within a
week.
NEVER EMPLOYED sTANsBuRY.
Mr. Burke says he has not had a single
commune ton from the state officials -of
louisiana. Referring to the alleged con-
fession OF Reporter Stansbury t. the effect
that he pledged illegal bonds for him, Mr..
gaIH L. ffgp
ploying lad, a juni or employe on my paper.
as trusted confidant to raise cash
on invalid couponsn He never EMPLOYED
Mr. Stansbury In any confidential business.
Mr.. Burke says he trusts he will succeed
arter his return to the United States in dis-
oJvering how the illegal bonds got abroad,
ne dech les, meanw bile, t. make the slight
est suggestion directing suspicion toward
any one.
POLITICAL ANIMosTTY ALLEGED.
He declares that the attorney general Of
Louisiana and others directing the present
inquiry are animated by political animos-
lty, and he eagerly awaits the moment
when he will conf on him in New Dreams.
Time after time during che course of the
interview Mr.. Burke REQUIRED in excited
and energetic terms to his anxiety to face
his assailants at the earliest possible mo-
nent. He Is fretting under the disadyan-
tage entailed by his enforced. absence from
America.
LoUIsIANA's STOLEN BONDS,
NEW ORLEANS, La, Oct. THE grand
| jury to-day made the following rep rt:
Hon Il. II. Mar, Judge Of the Criminal Dis.
| trtct Court:
When the grand jurors assembled on last Sat-
| urday they reported to your honor their agrees
ment u meet at 1880 O'Clock In the evening and
at the end OF that session 1t was their purpose
TO adjourn over until Wednesday next.
Matters OF great public interest developing
themselves at that session, however X
was determined that an Adjournment
should be ordered for this morning at 1O.3O
O'Clock. We have the honor to report that the
following missing bonds known as constitu-
been turned over to the attorney general of the
state-to-wt: Two hundred and fifty-two one
thousand dollar bonds, numbers 249 to 800 S253-
600; 23O five hundred dollar bonds numb RS 81
to 30, and numbers 76 TO 300 1900:
l63 500 bonds, numbers 3S TO 200, 910. 600: cd
So bonds, numbers 1871 10 200, SlOO; total
amount recovered, 1888. 400
We have deemed IL our duty to make this an
nouncement TO your honor so that from an
official source information may roach the public
ana TO some extent tend to settle the condition
OF the financial affairs Of the state. Respects
fully. THOMAS j. WooDwARD, foreman
$4,000 WORTH STILL UNREoovERED
Attorney General w. II. Rogers states
that OF the stolen constitutional bonds there
are still out the folio ing: One 81 600
bond, No. 1919, $1,000; forty-nine 81 900
bonds, Nos. 201 to 248 inclusive, s49, 900:
forty $500 bonds, Nos 80 to rs, $2O.OOO''
Total constitutional bonds unrecovered.
$4,000 The impression now is that all the
stolen bonds will be recovered by the
authorities, most of them being held in this
city.