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The San Francisco call., 1896-04-11
CONFESSION OF HOLMES
He Admits Himself to Be the
Author of Twenty-Seven
Murders.
Says That He Was Under the Spell
Of the Damned, and Is
Lost.

PHILADELPHIA, Pa, April 1O.-A
local paper will print tomorrow what pur-
ports to be sentences from the confession
alleged to have been made by Murderer
H. Fl. Holmes.
In prefacing the confession, which COW
ers in full nearly three newspaper pages,
written in Holmes own writing, detailing
with minuteness that is simply at times
revolving, the arch mutilator and author
of twenty-seven murders, as he admits
himself to be. states, with something like
pathos, that he does so simply that he
may obtain enough money to educate
his boy.
Regret is never for moment express ed,
and he comes out boldly and without
compunction on his very opening with the
statement, II was born with the very
devil in me-"
He believes he is fully under the spell
OF the damned, and, despite the assertions
TO the contrary that he is receiving the at
tentions of a minister OF God and is grad
ually becoming imbued with the spirit of
forgiveness and religion, he feels he is lost
hopelessly.
81 couldn't help the fact that I was a
the inspiration to song, nor the ambition
of an intellectual man to be great" he
continues. II was born with the evil one
standing as my sponsor beside the bed
where was ushered into the world and he
has been with me since
THE inclination to murder came to me
as naturally as the inspiration to do righ
comes to the majority of persons. Where
others hearts were touched with pity mine
were filled with cruelty, and W here
in others the feeling was to save
life / revefed in the thought oil
destroying it. Not only that, / was not
satisfied in taking it in the ordinary way.
/ sought devices strange, fantastical and
even grotesque. 1t gave me Joy TO work
my murderous will. and 1 reveled in it
with the enthusiasm of an alchemist who
is hot on the trail of the philosopher
stone."
The San Francisco call., 1896-04-11
MURDERED IN HAVANA,
Rumor Is Current That Consul.
General Williams Has Been
Killed.
It Is Also Reported That HIS Body
Was Dragged Through the
Streets.

NEW YORK, N. Y, April 10-A spe-
cial cable to the Herald from Madrid says
Rumor is current here in the cafes and
streets that Consul-General Williams has
been murdered in Havana and his BODY
dragged through the streets. Excitement
prevails throughout the city in conse-
quence of this report, but the authorities
have no knowledge of any such event.
1t is also rumored that Maceo is dead.
and that in the battle yesterday the rebels
lost 500 men. No confirmation of these re.
ports can be obtained here.
The San Francisco call., 1896-04-11
Was One of the Best Known
and Most Successful of
Newspaper Men.
DECORATED BY THE MIKADo.
AS an Editor and Correspondent He
Had Few Equals in the
United States.

CAIRO. EGYPT, April 10-Colonel John
A. Cockerill, the well-known American
newspaper editor and correspondent, died
suddenly at Shepherds Hotel to-day
Death was caused by spoplexy. Colonel
Cockerill recently arrived here from Japan
where he had spent some time as the cor
respondent of the New York Herald. He
was representing the same paper in Cairo
John A. Cockerill was one of the most
successful and widely known newspaper
men in the United States. He entered the
profession when mere boy, and, except
for the period when drummer at the
front in the Civil War, he continued in it,
rising even higher to positions Of greater
authority and wider usefulness.
Colonel Cockerill has been at different
times editor of the Washington Post, the
Baltimore Gazette, the St. Louis Post Dis
patch, the New York World and CONNER
cial Advertiser.
In February, 1889, he went to Japan as
correspondent OF the New York Herald,
and his work there attracted world wide
attention. Colonel Cockerill left japan
only few weeks ago. after the Mikado
had bestowed upon him one of the most
coveted decorations. that of the Sacred
Treasure. Hewas resting in Cairo for a
while studying the Anglo-Egyptian cam
paign before leaving for home, when he
was suddenly stricken.
ST. LOUIS, Mo-, April 1O.-Colonel John
A. CockerIll, whose sudden death is an
nounced from Cairo, was for a number of
years managing editor of the Evening
Post Dispatch of this city. His vigorous
attacks upon Colonel j. O.. Broadhead and
Alonzo w. Slayback prominentpolitician
The San Francisco call., 1896-04-11
MANY AMERICANS SLAIN.
Story of Portland Man Who Vas
Driren From Havana.

Story of Portland Man Who HAS
Drirefa From Havana.
PORTLAND, Or, April 10.-William NJ.
Poser, who for a long time was q we'll
known salesman with Murphy. Grant &
Co., before that firm went out of business
here, returned to this city Wednesday
morning, after an absence of a number of
years. For the past three years he has
been resident of Havana, Cuba, engaged
in the commission business, but last Feb
ruary he was compelled to fee from the
country.
''Press cablegrams to this country as to
the state of affairs in the Island of Cuba
are fearfully garbled in the interests of the
Spaniards,' said Poser to-day, because
the censor eliminates any Objectionable
matter from them, be they private or de-
signed for the newspapers. This auto
cratic functionary has also interdicted the
transmission of all cipher cables SO as to
be able to supervise all the intelligence
going abroad from that source. The sane
tity of the mails has been violated by the
Spanish Government in the island, to the
extent that its postal spies have absolute
authority to intercept and open any and
all letters supposed to be conveying abroad
con traband information, or in other words
giving publicity to the outside world of
the atrocities and injustices practiced by
the Havana Government. / am person.
ally acquainted with the Cuban cor
respondents of three of the most infiuen-
tial papers in this country. and they dare
not picture the situation in its natural
colors for fear of imprisonment, which is
almost tantamount to slow and cruel as
sassi nation.
''Since the Cuban resolutions in Congress
have fired the Spanish heart with resent
ment the lives of nearly all Americans on
the island, and especially in Havana, have
been rendered insecure and extremely un-
pleasant. hese facts have been very
lightly touched upon by the newspaper
correspondents; but, as l intend never to
return to Cuba, am perfectly safe in dis
cussing some things / personally know,
and which have never been printed in the
American newspapers.
Havana. as we'll as some of the other
The San Francisco call., 1896-04-11
SAYS PHELAN rs A COWARD.
Page. Who Accepted the Challenge to Fight
in Place of Linton. Crows
Wrnfhv

BUTTE Mont. April lot has just been
made public that when Congressman Lin
ton declined to accept the challenge of
Captain Thomas Phelan of Kansas City it
was accepted in his behalf by Cyrus E.
Page, well-known old-timer of Butte.
Page selected rifles at seventy-five yards,
but Phelan claimed he was now the chal-
lenged party and wanted to use rifles at
ten PAGES. Page said to-day that he be-
lieved Phelan coward and blowhard
and claims he is the challenged party,
having simply accepted the challenge for
Linton.
The San Francisco call., 1896-04-11
4 Rescaler Perishes.

BUTTE, Mont, April 10-Another life
was sacrificed to-day in an endeavor to
rescue the seven men entombed in the
Hope Mine at Basin. Albert Boulware,
one of party of men who attempted to go
down the shaft to rescue the men, was
overcome by foul air and expired before he
could be taken out. Superintendent Bach
says it is not probable that the bodies can
be reached in two weeks
The San Francisco call., 1896-04-11
ORGANIZATION or ANARCHISTS.
In South Germany the Police Claim to
Have Made Important Dis
c0veryeS

BERLIN, GERMANY, April 10 The
Herald Bureau circulates the report that
the police have discovered in South Ger
many the existence of secret anarchist
organization of wide ramifcations. The
police pursuing this discovery searched
the houses of the well-known anarchists,
Lindemann and Huber. in Munich, where
they seized 1900 collection tickets. de-
signed to be issued for the solicitation of
funds, together with large number of
copies of leading socialist newspaper.
The San Francisco call., 1896-04-11
THREE CYCLONES PREDICTED.
''Dutch Charlie" Makes n Rather Start.
IiHI Prophecy.

WICHITA, KANs., April 1o.-"Dutch
Charlie the eccentric "Seer of Bolton"
living in Cowley County, Kans., has created
panic among the denizens of the Arkan-
sas Valley by the announcement that
three cyclones. each succeeding one more
destructive than its predecessor, will sweep
the valley this summer. The first is to
come in June, the second in July and the
third in September. The last. he predicts
will be very destructive to life as well as
prOpertY.
The San Francisco call., 1896-04-11
QUITE "ONSARTINo INDEED.
Coils p. Huntington Recites an Ancient
Cam paign Poem.

UcVf'
WASHINGTON, D. c., April 10.-C. P.
Huntington is still in Washington. He
has been here most of the winter, at the
Normandie Hotel, where he engages his
apartments by the year. There he has his
Office and receives reports from his corps
of lobbyists.
Huntington was asked tonight what
would be the fate of his refunding bill.
He replied by quoting some poetry.
"In 1s40," said he, 81 took part in the
Presidential campaign. Martin Van
Buren, and William Henry Harrison were
the opposing candidates. 1t was cam
paign of songs, and I remember very well
one that they sang at the close of that
year:
Late events have proved to Martin
That doubtful things are quite ''onsartin.'
The San Francisco call., 1896-04-11
Kruger TAINTED In London.

LONDON, ENG, April 1o.-The Times
will tomorrow publish dispatch from
Pretoria saying that the Right Hon.
Joseph Cham berlain, British Colonial Sec
retary, has again telegraphed to President
Kruger, complaining of his delay in de-
invitation to visit London to discuss mat
ters pertaining to the Transvaal.
The San Francisco call., 1896-04-11
AL Officially Denied.

CONSTANTINOPLE,T TURKEY, April 10.
The reports that the Rev. DR.. Knapp,
the American missionary who was ex-
pelled from Bitlis, is imprisoned at
Diarbekir; that the Sultan intends to ex-
pei all missionaries from the Turkish do
minions. and that there is panic at
The San Francisco call., 1896-04-11
ExPELLED BIZ THE CLUB.
RatUs0n Too lAn1iots to Have the Prince
of WdIes q Member.


of WdIes Member.
NEW YORK, N. Y, April 1O.-The
board of managers of the XIII Club held
special meeting tonight at the Hotel
Richelieu and expelled A. L. Rawson of
Woodcliff, N. j., from membership. The
charges are that on or between the 18th
day of February, 1885, and the 18th day of
March, 1896, Rawson garbled and altered
letter received by him on behalf of the
club from Sir Richard Nollys so as 10
make it appear that his Royal Highness,
the Prince of Wales, accepted honorary
membe bership in the XIII Club, when, in
fact, he declined the same, and that Raw
son sent the club what purported to be a
true copy of the letter from Sir Richard
Nollys, when, in fact, it was the copy of a
garbled letter.
The San Francisco call., 1896-04-11
Alliance With Derri.hes.

ROME, ITALY, April 10.-It is affirmed
that King Menelek has hastily sent an
envoy into the Begomeder proTince as
bearer of a large quantity OF coffee and
other presents, with instructions to treat
for an alliance with the dervishes.
The San Francisco call., 1896-04-11
Inspected Fort Sherida,,.

CHICAGO. ILL, April 10. = Marquis
Yamagata, Field Marshal of Japan, and
suite arrived here this morning. The
party will remain until tomorrow, when
they will leave for the East. General Mer-
ritt and staff formally called on the Wis
itors this morning. This afternoon Field
Marshal Yamagata, accompanied by Gen
eral Merritt and stsff, inspected Fort
Sheridan
The San Francisco call., 1896-04-11
Suddenly Abandoned.

NEW YORK, N. Y, April 10-A special
cable dispatch to the Herald from Cairo,
Egypt, says: From indications here
to day it is thought that the plan of push
ing the Anglo Egyptian army direct to
Dongola has been suddenly abandoned
The purchase OF camels and horses has
been stopped.
The San Francisco call., 1896-04-11
Manitoba school Question.

OTTOWA, ONT, April 10.-The House
of Commons in committee of the whole is
still wrestling with, the motion that the
committee rise and report progress on the
at 2:30 o'clock this morning. The House
has been in continuous session 102 hours.
The San Francisco call., 1896-04-11
Explosion of Fireda mn.

MADRID, SPAIN, April 10.-An e1plo-
sion of firedamp occurred in coal mine
at Wallanuva to-day. -Four persons were
killed and number in jured
The San Francisco call., 1896-04-11
Death of Ladu charlotte.

LONDON, ENGLAND, April TO- = Lady
Charlotte Mount Stephen, wife of Baron
Mount Stephen, formerly president of the
Canadian Pacihc Railway, died at her
residence at 25 st. James place, this city,
to. day.
The San Francisco call., 1896-04-11

of National fame, led to personal en-
counter IN the Office of the Post.Dispatch
on October 13, 1882, between Cockerill and
Slayback. The latter was shot and killed.
Cockerili was exonerated upon prelimin-
ary examination. This shadow ultimately
forced him to leave st. Louis for New
York.
The San Francisco call., 1896-04-11
Man pt..otrs the Chamber.

LONDON, ENGLAND, April 10. - The
Daily News will have tomorrow dis
patch from Paris saying that the Cabinet
is seriously considering the question of
dissolving the Chamber.
The San Francisco call., 1896-04-11
OfHcinlIu De,aied.

ROME ITALY, April 10.-Officia. denial
is made here of all the rumors which have
been in circulation regarding the abandon
ment OF Kassala.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1896-01-21
THE KENTUCKY LEGISLATURE.
What Is Being Done in the sena
torial Muddle.

The almost even division, on joint
ballot of the two houses Of the
General Assembly, between Demo
Gratis and Republicans has been
cause for much political trigger
setting at Frankfort the past week.
Each party has been doing its ut
most to catch the other mapping,
The Democrats have nominated
for u. 5. Senator to succeed himself,
Hon. 10. G. 5. Blackburn, but he
did not receive the full vote of his
party in the caucus and it is doubt
full if, under any circumstances, he
can secure that vote. The Repnbli-
can caucus nominated Hon.
w. Godfrey Hunter, but it
is significant fact that he
was not able to get his full
party vote Neither of the gentle
men named, even IL he could secure
the united support of his party
members in the General Assembly,
could be elected without the aid of
the Populists, who hold two seats
in the lower house. To still fur
Their complicate matters, Mr.. Will
son( Democrat Representative from
Nelson county died. The Republi-
can Speaker, Blanford, issued the
writ of election SO that the success
or Of Mr.. Wilson could not be seat
ed till several days after the Legis-
lature was to meet in joint session
for the purpose of clecting a u. S.
Senator. The Republicans went fur
ther and threatened to unseat sew
eral Democrats in the Lower House.
The Democrats promptly went to
work in the Senate to make pre-
partitions to unseat certain State
Senators. They further introduc-
ed and passed such rules in the
Senate as makes it possible for
them to get rid of Senator at
notice.
More than this they have so be-
'uddied the presiding officer Lieu
5enant- Governor Worthington J that
lie is made to appear to agree to
he somewhat notorious, if not
amous, Rule S." which allows
he Senrte to take immediate and
Elective action on an Objectionable
case without any sort of
Lelay.
The joint session to take a ballot
) set for to-day.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1896-01-21

Hon. John p. Salyer has introduced
Senate Bill No in the Senate the title
of which is IAN act concerning land
titles and the registration thereof :"
The object of this act is to set at rest
doubtful titles in Kentucky; stop end
less litigation, and restore to land
purchasers confidence in land titles,
thereby inviting capital to our State.
SuchSan act is the part of wisdom and
would be of great worth to the Com
AS titles now are when
a purchases lands, in many sections it
Is with the belief that law suit goes
with it. Let us have perfect titles.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1896-01-21

The citizens Of Mt. Sterling
{ would be proud of good, conven-
: lent and slightly city building with
a spacious council chamber and
court room, with "A safe place for
the city and court records. Such
quarters are necessary. Of course
the city should have an eye to bus
mess in the construction of such a
building. Mt. Sterling is city
with proportions that would sup
port market house, and if the
first floor was given to such space
and stalls were offered at price so
the country people could afford to
occupy them twoor three times per
week with their products, the in
vestment could be made to realize
"A revenue; but to consider the con-
struction of building with the
nrst room as a place to keep the
fire engines, in face of the fact that
the city will shortly have water
works, would be worse Than fool
ishness, and the committee in max
aug their report should consider
the future OF the city as well as the
present.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1896-01-21

The Davis resolution affirming the
Monroe doctrine was TO be reported by
the Committee on Foreign Relations
to the Senate yesterday. Ii is expec-
ted that there viii be considerable
debate over that part of the resolution
which makes the United States the
judge of the validity OF any arbitra-
ton or agreement in settlement of a
boundary dispute between foreign
Government and Government on
the American continent.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1896-01-21
RumOrs of War.

The Cincinnati Enquirer of vester-
day prints dispatches from Florida
that say the State troops uf that State
and of some others have been ordered
to hold themselves i'm readiness to be
called into the field. The story in
circulation is that Great Britain is
about to purchase Cuba and that your
Ii is said the destination of England's
much talked of flying squadron is
the American waters. Uncle Samuel
will put in an objection. There is
likely little truth in the rumors.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1896-01-21

The Government could afford tc
pay ten millions of dollars as the
best investment it ever made for
sound money, sound finance and
sound ideas generally, to place tic
new issue of $l00,0O0,000 in bonds
in the hands of 100000 people in
all parts of the country. 1t is the
conservatism of the masses, not
the selfshness Of the classes, that
is the mainstay of popular govern
York World.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1896-01-21

Mr, Watterson while in New
York last week, took occasion to
say that there was no doubt swhat-
ever in his mind that there had
been a conspiracy to force the
Government to sell it's bonds far
below their value, and that ,the
headers in the plot had some very
influential friends.
Mr.. Watterson expressed his in
tense satisfaction that the con-
spiracy had been detected and foil
ed, and he paid high tribute to
The World for smashing the gold
ring. lie pointed out to The
World correspondents informant
that there was great discrepancy
between and Mr.. Morgan's fare
well TO the ring. 1t was evident,
according to Mr.. Watterson, that
all the facts had not yet been made
clear. Mr.. Watterson thought that
further explanations were very de-
sirable.-N. Y. World.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1896-01-21

Speaker Reed is said to have in
aormed the Chairman of the Commit
tee on Territories that he does not
wish favorable report at this session
on the bill TO admit Arizona, New
Mexico and Oklahoma into the Uuion.
lie does not want the Republican
party held responsible for any increase
rof silver men in Congress.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1896-01-21

The Republican State Executive
Committee Of Alabama has been called
TO meet at Birmingham Thursday, the
date of the meeting Of the POpulist
Committee. 1t il expected that the
two committees will agree TO call con-
ventions at the same time and place
and name Joint State ticket. The
Mckinley people do not like the call,
and say Mr.. Reeds supporters are at
temping TO take advantage of them.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1896-01-21

The Spanish Government has APP
pointed Gen. Valdriano Weyler to
take charge of affairs in Cuba. He is
expected TO arrive at Havana shortly
60 assume the duties OF Governor Cen
eral. The Cubans in this country be-
lievc that Gen. WeyIer's appointment
mes. IS reign Of terror.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1896-01-21

On the ground that another day of
the session could not be lost The Vir-
ginia House of Delegates voted down
resolution to adjourn in honor of Gen.
Robert Il. Lees birthday, which falls
on Sunday, but was to be observed The
following dav.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1896-01-21

England's sober second thought
~on the Venezuelan affair, like our
own, is wholly commendable. 1t
has got the ships, it has got the
men, and got the money too, but it
as getting ready to arbitrate.-N.
Y. World.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1896-01-21

louisville lost its Democratic May
or b. reason OF death the past week.
The Democratic Sheriff neglected to
renew his bond In the time prescribed
by law and therefore lost his office
The Republicans have almost all the
offices in jefferson county Ia their
hands.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1896-01-21

The advocates of making pension
a "vested right" will bring in sepa-
rate bill to that effect, having been
prevented from adding such an amend
ment to the Pension Appropriation
Bill
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1896-01-21
NgOClTE PUBLISHING COMPANY.
ruesday. JanuarY q, leee.

TX President Ilarrisee las coniirn-
Cd the reports Eat he ard Mrs. Dim-
anick are 70 be married The wedding
will not take place until after Lent.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1896-01-21

The Treasury lost $4,000 in gold
bars and coin, Saturday which leaves
the gold reserve al $53, 6i2, 1853.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1896-01-21

l will on Eel. 3, next, at Court
House, Frenchburg, sell 1900 acres
timber. See bills II. MARSHALL,
zo-zt Com'r.