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MRS. CULVER TALKS.
She Says Her Husband Cannot Be
Swerved by Anybody.

SWerved by Anybody.
EVANSTON, ILL.,, Dec. IA repre-.
sentative of the Associated Press
called to night at 519 Chicago avenue in
Evanston, the home of John Culver, the
supposed obiecting juror In the Cronin
case, and had long interview with his
wife, Mrs. Mary j. Culver, who was
charged with having had some secret
and presumably improper conversation
with her husband just before the jury
retired. He found the family in great
state of agitation over all the
reports in the morning papers.
The youngest child on its moth
er's knee was constantly repeating
'sWhat has father done?" "What has
father dOne?" 'Why don't he come
home?" Mrs. Culver, in the presence
of her family, spoke of her actions Fri
day, as follows: "In the morning /
sent down my eldest son, John, to tell
Bailiff Santa, whom / know well. that
would not take dinner with Mr.. Culver,
as / had been accustomed to do at noon
i'll the court room. / started to tell Mr..
Santa the same thing. when he called
my husband over. There was a wire
railing between us and we were at least
five feet apart all the while. said,
L J
day, but will come to the hotel after
court to-day Mr.. Culver said: Yes,
John told me this morning. My son
had seen him in the morning
at the hotel as well as Bailiff
Santa. The entire conversation was in
the presence OF the bailiff, and have
given the exact words as nearly as
can recollect them. l do not think a
private conversation would have been
allowed. l should have expected to
have been arrested If had done it."
Mrs. Culver, you know that these
Supposed conversations are based on the
belief that your husband had been
bribed. What shal say about that?"
TT is that which troubles US most.
have never spoken to any agent of the
defense. have never heard any
proposition looking to the payment of
any money. l have never had any
conversation with my husband which |
should hesitate to make absolutely pub
lie. l have never had any connection
with any person. / never made any
agreement with reference to Mr.. Culver
or his duties as juror. / do not be-
lieve there is man on earth who
could bribe him, and do
not think our friends or neigh
bors here could or would think differ
emily. DO not know MI. CulVer'S pO-
sition in the case. do know that my
son and my husbands partner met
Judge Longenecker tonight and that the
Judge expressed himself as confident
of my husbands integrity. Mr.. Culver
is a very determined man. If he be-
leved he was right he would stick it out
in spite of the whole world. This is
characteristic of his which everybody
knows. If any one attempts to bully
him or browbeat him or insult him it
will only make him more determined.
He has been already poisoned with to-
bacco smoke, which he hates, from the
others, and / am afraid his health will
be ruined, but no fear of sickness or
even death would make him swervea
bit from his notions of what was right"
Mrs. Culver has prepared a letter,
over her own signature, and sent it to
the Chicago papers for publication.
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Elmer E. Erwin, Son Of a
Prominent Sioux City
Man, Murdered.
He Is Cut Down With a
Butcher Knife in q Cow
ington, Neb., Saloon.
"Montana Jim," a Cook, the
Man Who Committed the
Awful Deed.
Prompt Arrival Of Officers
Prevents an Impromptu
Lynching Bee.
Special to the Globe.

Special to the Globe.
SIOUX CITY, To-, Dec. Bloomington,
little hamlet just across the river, in
Nebraska, has added another foul crime
to the long list of dark deeds that have
been ehronicled since the town was
built up by driving out the saloons and
bawdy houses from Sioux City. The
victim was Elmer E. Erwin, aged twen-
ty-nine years, son of A. W. Erwin. q
prominent business man, and president
of the school board of this city. The
murderer was James Toohey, better
known as "Montana Jim, "whO has been
employed for some time as cook in
Leaders restaurant. Young Erwin has
been going to the bad for some time,
and recently has been an almost ron-
slant visitor of the Covington gambling
houses. About 3 O'clock this morning
he approached the restaurant bar and
asked for a drink. ToOhey was stand
ing near and asked Erwin to treat him.
This, Erwin refused to do, and hot
words followed. during which Erwin
struck Toohey in the face. Toohey
then went into the kitchen and came
back
WITH A KNIFE,
by this time being white with rage. By
standers were expecting something, and
at once took the knife from him. Then
he quieted down, although he remained
in the house. After a time he went to
the kitchen unobserved and got big
butcher knife, which he slipped up his
sleeve. Returning to the restaurant he
found Erwin standing with his back to
the bar, his elbows on the counter. and
his chest thrown well forward. Toohey
walked past, and, turning quickly, ut
tered an oath and plunged the long
knife into Erwin's neck, just glancing
the collar bone, and then gave it a
vicious twist. A man standing near
grabbed Toohey and threw him back
wards, and as he fell he drew the.
bloody knife from the dying mans
throat. Erwin exclaimed. ''I'm stuck"
and fell to the floor, expiring in ten
minutes. Erwin's friends at once sur
rounded the murderer. and would prob
ably have killed him but for the prompt
arrival of officers, who hustled him to
jail at Dakota City. The dead man lay
on the sawdust floor until z o'clock,
when the coroner arrived and held an
inquest. The body was then br ought
to his parents home in this city.
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PURCHASED LEGISLATORS.
How the Dressed Beef Combine
Works i'm Missouri.


Sr. LOUIS, Dec. 15.-The Post-Dis-
patch of this morning prints under
flaming headlines five-cOlumn expose
of alleged legislative corruption at JEFF
fersOn City, Mo. 1t claims that the live
stock inspection bill introduced by the
St. Louis Butchers union In the last
legislature was defeated by the absolute
purchase of state senators. 1t is admit
ted by the friends of the measure that a
fund of 5000 was raised to be expended
In support of the bill. but that the
money was to be used in the bOodling of
legislators is denied. 1t is claimed,
however, that Legislators sold out to
the butchers and then increased their
infamy by deserting their employers
when the vote came on; that they met
the agents of the dressed beef monOp-
oily and in bogus games of poker pre-
tended to win what was really bribe
tiated for senatorial votes and disclosed
that they were ready to vote for which
ever side would pay them the most;
that one senator offered to guarantee
the vote of combine if he were given
81, 200 for one of the trio, but he was too
high and the votes were cast
for tho dressed beef interest. 1t
is further claimed that the
dressed beef combine distributed
S25. 600 in bOodling, and that the money
was handled by two young men from
Kansas City; that members of the house
of representatives received money and
voted accordingly, but some senators
received and voted the other way.
Finally the bold charge is made that
''the dressed-beef monopoly secured the
defeat of the bill 10y spending more
money than the butchers had, and they
spent It OH senators who voted against
the measure" The bill was one which
provided that no beef should be sold in
the state of Missouri unless it had been
inspected on the hOof. 1t was fight
between the butchers and dressed
beef combine, and the latter won.
The Post-Dispatcn then prints num-
ber of interviews with parties who
were interested in the passage of the
live stock inspection bill, all of whom
admit that money was used, and many
of whom assert that they were notified
Just how much money the dressed beef
combine proposed to use In defeating
the measure, and the amount was five
times as much as the butchers could
raise. Three of the state senators whose
names are mixed up in the scandal were
interviewed, but all denied that there
was any foundation to the Doodle story.
The result of the expose will doubtless
be an investigation, and sensational
developments are looked for.
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COMFORT AND CONTENT
To Be Secured by Working Eight
Hours a Day.

LONDON, Dec. 15.-Mr. Gladstone de-
clines to accept the invitation to initiate
an agitation looking to the establish
ment of working day of eight hours.
He says that his time must be largely
devoted to the settlement of the Irish
question, and that for this reason, as
well as on account of the infirmlties of
age, he must abstain from taking
leading part in the movement. He
promiser dispassionately to consider
the subject when the proposed eight
hour bill is presented in par
lament Lord Randolph Churchill,
in his letter on the eight
hour movement, says that eight hours
of labor, eight hours for sleep and eight
hours for recreation seems to be the
ideal at which democratic legislation
may wisely and profitable aim. A work
ing day of eight hours would diminish
the number of the unemployed, and it
would also lesson the profits of the capt.
talist. If the latter result were dis
advantage it would be largely out
weighed by the increased comfort and
content of the labOrerS.
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WAR OF DIFFERENTIATION.
That Is What Is Going on in North
Dakota.

Special to the GloDe.
BISMARCK, N. D., Dec. 15.-GOy. Ord
way did not arrive here to-day as was
expected. but it Is confidently expected
that he will be here tomorrow, and
that he will demand of the senate the
right to reply to the attack upon him by
Senator Jud LaMoure, in which he is
accused of being bribe taker and
bribe giver. In an interview in Fargo
last night he made general denial of
the charges, but it is believed that he
will demand proof of LaMoure's charges.
Since the sensational attack on Ordway
the United States senatorial fight is the.
main topic of conversation, and
numerous charges OF corruption are
OrdWay claim that when he gets the
floor Of the senate he will make it lively
for his enemies, and from conversation
with members it is safe to predict that
the floor will not be denied him. The
members of the legislature are now
talking seriously of demanding the ap-
pearance of NJ. N. Johnson. the man
who claims to have been offered con-
sLlship and $4,000 In cash. Some of
the legislators have openly declared
that they would demand
A COMPLETE INVESTIGATION,
as they could not afford to pass such
charges in silence. This will stir up
the animals In North Dakota as they
have never been stirred up before. To-
night there are rumors of Doodle in all
directions, and affecting nearly all fac
tions. Men go so far as to name some
of the lieutenants who handled the
money, and it will indeed be
strange il an investigation is not
called for. Wild times are ex-
pected upon Ordway's return, and no
one will be surprised if the meeting be-
tween him and LaMOure results i'm
challenge or a more serious climax.
LaMoure went East last night, for
what reason no one seems to know. 1t
is intimated that, anticipating a de-
mand of proof,from Ordway,he has gone
after evidence with which to fortify
himself. All who are intimate with
him are confident that he will return to-
morrow. Ordway's friends express con-
fidence i'm his ability to refute the
charges and emerge from the battle a
victor. Never before has such poIit-
ical crisis been experienced in Dakota,
North OF South, and the opposing clans.
have enlisted in war of determination.
DENIED By ORDwAY.
Special to the Globe.
FARGO. N. d., Dec. 15.-Gov. Ordway
has an interview in the Argus, in which
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the jury room, he declared the court adj
journed until 10 o'clock tomorrow MORN
ing. Groups of people hung around the
three sides of the criminal court build
ing throughout the day and evening,
and indulged in some talk concerning
Culver, threats of lynching in case
he hung the jury being freely
made. Out in the aristocratic suburb
of Evanston, where he resides, the eX-
element was intense during the day.
The churches had less than their usual
complement of worshipers, and the
suburbanites gathered IN groups on
the street or visited at each others
houses to denounce the peculiar actions
of their neighbor. All sorts of rumors
concerning the motive for Culver's po-
sition are current, and it is broadly in
sin uated in more than one of the morn
ing papers that he has been "6xed" in
a financial sense. Culver Is a strict
church member and rabid prohibition
ist, and put in all his spare time during
the trial, both in the court room and at
the hotel, in reading the New Testa-
ment, a copy Of which he always car
ried with him. just as he was leav-
ing the court room Friday after
noon his wife. through the uegli-
gence of the baiIiffs, managed to reach
his side, and the two indulged in
whispered conversation lasting two or
three minutes. An Associated Press
representative called upon Judge Nc
Connell at his residence this afternoon,
and questioned him regarding the re-
ported status of the jury.
Il have had no intimation," said his
honor. ''that the jury thinks it will be
unable to agree, and am of the opinion
that verdict will be ultimately
reached. did not expect that any ver-
dict, even if agreed upon, would be
turned in to day. 1t is in fact doubtful
whether the jury Is considering the
case at all to-day. Most of the men,
bers are religious men, members of
some church. and it is altogether likely
that if any particular man demurred at
considering the matter to-day, the Jury
would at once acquiesce in his scruples
and POSTPONE further deliberations until
/ tomorrow"
"You do not then share in the gen.
eral belief that there will be disagree
ment?"
II do not. feel quite confident that
the jury will agree in time. There is
no good reason for this hasty conclu-
sion of disagreement. There are thou
sands of instances where iuries have
been out much longer than this and yet
finally agreed upon verdict"
"YOu anticipate sort of compromise
verdict, theH?"
"All verdicts are naturally 'compro-
mise verdicts, as you term them. If
they were not, it would mean that the
opinions of each of the twelve men
were identical upon the question of
guilt Immediately upon retiring. As
matter of fact. that is rarely, if ever, the
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CHARGES TREACHERY.
Prime Minister Preto Talks on
Brazilian Affairs.

Brazilian Affairs.
LISBON, Dec. 15.-The Viscount de
Ouro Preto. the Brazilian imperial
prime minister, has issued a manifesto
to the people of Brazil. He deals first
with the position of affairs on the eve of
the revolution in Brazil, and the iDfor-
nation which the government pos
sessed concerning the movement. He
says it was impossible to crush the
plotters. as the government could not
rely upon either officers or soldiers, and
was betrayed by the leaders of the
army and navy, including the minister
of war. Maracaju. The ministry con-
atty from various military officers.
who thus sought to mask the
conspiracy against the throne.
"Maracaju,' says Preto. ''acted
Throughout the part of traitor to his
colleagues. He even went so far as,
under the guise of official business. to
conduct me to the place where [ was ar
rested" PretO proceeds to describe the
treatment he received in prison. ne
declares that a platoon of soldiers was
kept in readiness to shoot him if his
friends offered an armed resistance. In
conclusion, the eX-prime minister ap-
peals to the people to exercise their
freedom of choice at the coming e,ec-
tlons. He counsels his supporters 1ot
to surrender, but to vote for all of his
friends who may become candidates.
The Count and Countess d Eu have
postponed their visit to Seville, owing
to the illness of their son, Prince Luiz.
The British channel squadron will be
present on Dec. 2S on the occasion of
the ceremony of acclaiming Don Carlos
kinp Of POrtupal
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LOOK OUT, CONGRESS.
Farmers at Work for Genera,
River improvements.

II 0S w Oih Oh
River improvements.
ST. LOUIS, Dec. 15.-The recent
farmers conventions in this city, which
res ulted in the organization of the Ma
tional Farmers Alliance and Industrial
union and the coop ration with the
KIM ghts of Labor will, it is said, result
through committee work, in bringing
stronger influences to bear on congress
in favor of general river improvements
than has ever yet been felt. Several
prominent members of the alliance.
notably r. f. Kolb, commissioner of
agriculture of Alabama; Ii. q. Mccall.
of Montgomery, Ala, and Leonard
Matthews, have opened correspond
ence on the subject, with a view to
crystallizing the opinionsDf the indus
trial world aud bringing about united
action. This action will be exerted
through the legislative items of the fed
Grated organization and the improve
ment of rivers generally, beginning
with the Mississippi, to the extent, if
necessary. OF the government borrowing
money to do the work. and the retain
ing of the tax on tobacco will be strongly
and persistently advocated.
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Charged " 18th Forgery.

CpCC1d1 10 UIUDSs
FARGO, N. d., Dec. 15.-Sheriff Veg
mass, OF Traill county. arrested ID. w.
Kennedy in this city last night. charged
with forging checks ON the 'rraill COun-
ty Creamery company. Kennedy has
been manager of the company just TWO
years. 1t had money in bank which
they allowed Kennedy to check against
in certain cases. Kennedy drew a mum
Der OF checks and devoted them to his
personal use, then skipped. He was
taken to Mayville this morning.
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FoRFEITs GA AMPloNsHiP.
And Will Fight Carroll for a
Purse and Bet.

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 15.-On Thurs
day last, President Fulda, of the Cali
fornia Athletic club, telegraphed to
Jack McAuliffe, the lightweight cham
pion of America, that Jimmy Carroll.
the clubs boxing instructor, was ready
to sign articles for fight for the cham
.pionsflip at 1873 pounds, or if McAuliffe
would forfeit the championship, he
{CarroiD would fight McAulitfe at 137
pounds for a purse. and side bet of
5000. To-day President Fulda received
dispatch stating that McA uliffe would
accept Carroll's proposition to fight at
1877 pounds. Carroll states that he will
therefore CLAIM the lightweight cham
tpionship. The fight will take place in
the California club rooms, probably i'll
February. The date for the Dempsey
Mccarthy fight has been fixed at Jan.
30. 1t is now stated that the fight be-
tween Ike Weir and Billy Murphy, for
the feather-weight championship will
have to be declared off. as Weir acci-
dentally shot himself through the hand
recently, and the wound has not begun
to heal.
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Searpa Pinto's Doings.

LISBON, Dec. 15.-All the newspapers
here, in commenting upon the latest ad-
vices from Zanzibar. express astOnish-
ment of their destruction of the real
facts of Searpa Pinto's doings In Moko-
Ioland. The papers all declare that
there Is no chance of quarrel with
England if Lord Salisbury deals justly
with the subject.
1t is declared in political circles that
Serpa Pinto was only prospecting for a
railway; that the country has belonged
to Portugal for centuries, and that the
capture of English flags was not an in
suit, because they were elnblems of a
native rebellion.
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BYLANCE RETURNS.
The Slandered Preacher Again in
His Old Pulpit.

NEW YORK, Dec. ia good deal Of
expectancy existed among the congrega-
ton of st. Marks Protestant Episcopal
church to-day when Rev. DR.. Rylance
occupied the pulpit for the first time IN
five or six months. he having recently
returned from Europe. A suit which
he has brought against some of the
trustees for slanderis still pending. and
it was asserted that, as many of the con-
gregation believed the charges made
against DR.. Rylance were true. they
would leave the church as soon as DR..
Rylance entered the pulpit. He
preached to-day, though, as if rothing
had happened, and, although there was
large congregation, no demonstration
Of any kind was made.
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round figures. 1t is believed that the
worst experience is passed,
Great Elevator Burned.

BUFFALO, n. Y, Dec. 15.-The Ex-
change elevator, with capacity of $780,
600 bushels, the property of Greene &
Bloomer. together with 25O.000 bushels
of barley, was totolly destroyed by fire
at about O'clock this morning. The
elevator was the most ellgibly located,
and the best equipped OF any in Buffalo.
The barley was valued at Sl25,0 and
the elevator at 100000. The amount Of
insurance is as yet unkncWn.
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satoll, Reports Favorably.

LONDON, Dec. 16.-The Chronicles
Rome correspondent says: Mgr. Satolli
in a long interview with the pope gave
an account of the reception accorded
him in America. He said he found the
civil authorities willing to grant full
liberty to Catholicism, and expressed
his belief that the Washington govern
ment is favorable to accrediting dip
omatic representative to the Vatican.
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If shipiey should Die.

: DIES MONIES, To-, Dec. 15.-Repre-
sentative Shipley. of Guthrie county,
who was badly injured in fight few
weeks ago. is seriously sick with pneu-
snonia. If he should die the Repub-
Iicans would be in minority in the
heuse at the opening of the Legislature.
and the Democrats would elect the
sneaker.
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he says every charge enumerated by La
M0ure, up to the present senatorial con-
test.had been Investigated by the courts
In 1881, 1882 and 1888, and every one dis
missed; that the charges were investi-
gated at his own request, and that At
torney General Brewster had exoner-
ated him entirely In his report to Presi-
dent Arthur at the time. During the
senatorial campaign La Moure had
promised him his support, but enemies
in South Dakota had changed him.
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ACRES UNDER WATER.
Great Damage by a Flood in Cali
fOrnia.

MARYsvILLE, CAL, Dec. 15.-In the
southwest part of Sutter county, the
flooded territory has been materially in
creased by subsequent rise of water
from the Sacramento river. This morn
ing, by the breaking OF the johnson
leyee. the Sutter County Land COM
pany's possessions and several thousand
acres of of less valuable lands were
flooded. During Friday night and this
morning the food of water in the TuIes
made rise Of nearly two feet and
flowed out over the land that had never
been touched before by river water.
The loss to the grain corps in water
covered sections Is estimated by Deputy
Assessor Gladdon, Of Sutter county, at
about quarter Of million dollars in
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KILLED CRONIN.
The Jury Reaches the Conelu-
sion That All the Prison
ers Are Guilty.
Whether They Will Hang or
Go to Prison to Be An
nouneed This Morning.
John Culver the Juryman
Who Prevented an Ear
liep Verdict.
His Wife DenominateS Him
One of the Most 0bSti-
nate Of Men, -
But Prouounees the Story Of
His Being Fixed False and
Malicious.
Judge Mcconnell Submits to
a Long Interview on the
Subject,
And Speaks at Some Length
on Deliberate and Coer.
Give VepdietS.
Special 10 the Globe.

Special 10 the Globe.
CHICAGO, Dec. 16. a. m.-This
mornings Herald says: THE jur-
ors in the Cronin case have at
last come to an agreement They
are now a unit for the conviction
of the FIVE prisoners. but the punish
ment has not yet been assessed. A YER
dict may be expected at the opening Of
court this morning."