THE SEMI-WEEKLY TRIBUNE
IRA Ih BARE, Proprietor.
TERMS: H.2S IN ADVANCE).
NORTH PLATTE,
NEBRASKA.
THE NEWS IN BRIEF.
Dishop Turner of tho A. M. E.
church repeats his declaration In fa
vor of banishing colored criminals to
Africa.
Dr. James H. Woodburn, ono of tho
oldest physicians of Indianapolis, re
tired from practice, died suddenly In
a street car.
Secretary Hay and Lord Pauncefote,
British ambassador, have exchanged
ratifications of tho treaty ratified by
tho senate last session.
Advices received from Now Guiana
Ray that tho natives on Ply rlvor re
cently murdered Rev. James Chalmers
and Itov. Oliver Tamklns.
Tho reported blizzard at Nome, In
which 200 miners nro alleged to have
perished, Is discredited by arrivals
at Vancouver, R. C, from Dawson on
tho steamer Victorian.
According to reports from tho north
by tho steamer Cottngo City, arrived
at Port Townscnd, Wash., eight
cases of smallpox aro reported In the
Sltko Indian village.
Seven now cases of tho bubonic
plaguo havo been reported at Capo
town, thrco of them being Europeans.
There havo been but fow deaths, ono
of which was a European.
Mrs. L. Duckncr, tho oldest Inhabi
tant of Cnlro, 111., died at tho ago of
110 years, of pneumonln. Sho retain
ed her mentnl faculties until tho last,
but was qulto feeblo In body.
John W. Daly, lato general passen
ger agent of tho Jacksonville & St.
Louis road, has been appointed south
ern passpngor agent for tho Lnkc
Shoro &. Michigan Southern.
Lloyd Qrlscom, United States secre
tary of legation at Constantinople,
who Is now on lcavo In tills country,
has decided to return to Constantino
ple at tho oxplrntlon of his lcavo.
W. H. Dames, necrotary of tho Kan
ens State Horticultural society, says
tho recent frosts havo dono llttlo dam
ngo to fruit buds. Hero nnd there
low ground peach buds woro bitten.
FIro nt Plalnvlow, Nob., dectroyod
half tho business Bcctlon of tho town
and damaged several Tcsldonco9. Tito
total Iobs Is $35,000. Thoro being no
flro department tho cltlzons formed a
bucket brigade. The absence of wind
doubtless provontcd tho destruction of
tho entire town.
Following tho omporor's hint a fed
eration of tho German malo Blnglng
societies Is now being organized for
tho purpose of bolng ablo to offer
regular prizes to composers for melo
dies, deep feeling folk songs nnd to
fostor their mnstorly rendition. Ills
majesty has promised 30,000 marks to
ward tho fund.
Tho Insuranco department of Illinois
has filed tho official report of n thor
ough examination Just mndo of tho
nffalrs of tho Modorn Woodmen of
Amorlca. This Is tho largest llfo In
suranco organization In tho world,
having a totnl membership of moro
than 000,000. Tho accounts of nil
flnnnclal ofllcors woro found correct.
It has been decided not to delay
longor tho commencement of tho con
struction of tho now dopartmcnt of
Justlco building at Washington, for
which congress appropriated $1,000,
000. Former Attornoy General Griggs
was opposod to proceeding with tho
construction on account of tho limited
appropriation, and ropcatcd nttompta
woro raado to socuro an additional ap
propriation. W. W. Tripp, an old resident of
linker City, Oro., Is (load from nou
rnlgla of tho heart Ho was n noted
Indian scout and was at tho Llttlo Dig
Horn when Custer nnd his troops woro
slain In 1870, talcing an nctlvo part
In that moinornblo campaign.
Colonol Chill W. Hnzzard, editor and
proprlotor of tho Monongabola Repub
lican, and ono of tho moat forceful
cltlzons of western Pennsylvania, died
at his homo In Monogaholn, Pa., of
paralysis, aged 02.
John H. Wood was among tho Chi
cagoans who attended tho Hvo stock
meetings In tho northwest. Ho says
rain Is badly noodod. Tho cattlo pass
ed through n very favorable winter
and nro coming down on tho range
In good shnpo, as thoro was plenty of
feed to enrry thorn through.
Tho secretary of tho treasury lias
purchased $03,000 moro of Bhort torm
4 por cont bonds at $113.5739.
Tho Now York Btato tax rate for
tho now fiscal year ban been llxed
at 1.21 mills, tho lowest In forty
yenrs.
Tho Universal Gnzotto of Shanghai
prints an article giving details of
China's rovontio nnd oxpendlturo. Tho
figures show thnt tho nvorago annual
rovenuo has been 88,000.000 tncls,
while tho nvorago annual oxpendlturo
has been 101,000,000 taels.
Tho Dalles, Tex., oporn Iioubo burn
od. Loss, $00,000, fully Insured.
Tho nrrcst of Assistant Postmnstor
Charles H. Droxel nt Tarpon Springs,
Fin., Is roportod. Drexol Is churged
with bolng $1,000 Bhort in his nc
counts.
ONLY US IS LEFT
Last of Other Filipino Chiefs Dccido to
Abandon tho Insurrection.
GEN. TINI0 IMITATES ALEJANDRINO
Northern I.ur.on lender Will Deliver All
Men nml Gum tit Onco I.nwton' An
tagonist IJult Colonels Under Mai
vuti Jlnvo Surrendered.
WASHINGTON, May 1. Two Im
portant cablegrams were received nt
tho war department from Gcnernl Mac
Arthur at Manila. In the opinion of
tho officials tho news contained In
them marks tho almost complete col
lapse of tho organized rebellion In the
Philippines. The cablegrams nro as
follows:
General Tlno surrendered with his
command todny at Slnnlt. Ho will de
liver all men and guns In his command
as soon as they can bo gathered to
gether. TI1I3 completely pacifies tho
first department of northern Luzon,
for many months tho worst In Luzon.
Colonels Clprlano Callao and Grcg
orlo Kntlbac, Malvars' best officers,
surrendered to Colonel Jacob Kline at
Llpa April 28, with twenty-three offi
cers, 108 men and clghty-slx rifles.
Tlnlo is said hero to havo been with
Alejandrlno, ono of tho highest officers
In tho Insurrectionary force. Ho was
in command In northern Luzon during
tho famous chaso after Commandor
Gllmorc.
Malvars, whoso colonels surrendered
to Kline, was also ono of tho best
known Filipino lenders. Ho was Law-
ton's most formidable foo and com
manded tho lnsurrectos nt tho fight ta
Zapoto river, tho most serious battle
fought In tho Philippines. Ho hns con
fined his operations to southern Luzon,
which never has been completely sub
jugated and Llpa, where tho surrender
occurred, hns long, been ono of tho
principal Insurgent nrsennls.
It Is said at tho war department by
officers recently back from tho Philip
pines that thoro now rcmnlns in tho
field in Luzon only ono chief whom
they nro particularly desirous of catch
ing, namely, Calllcs, tho head hunter.
This man hns violated ovcry rulo of
warfare and it is not expected ho will
bo taken allvo.
Another cnblo mcssngo, dated Ma
nila, was received from Genoral Mac
Arthur announcing soveral other sur
renders. Juan nnd Dins Vlllamoro. lenders.
Abra, surrendered Dangued, April 27,
now engaged assembling scattered
commands, dollvcred arms. AliEimv.
ox-prlcst, leader Ilocos Norto province,
..uzon, surrendered nt Laong, April
!8.
NEW YORK, May 1. DriKadlor
Goncrnl Luthor R. Ilaro, who rescued
Captain Dovcrcnux Shields. U. S. A..
and Lloutonant Gllmorc, U. S. N In
tho Philippines, nnd was moro nctlvo
than nny othor Amorlcnn officer
ngnlnst tho Insurgent general, Tlnlo,
arrived hero today on tho Amorlcnn
liner Now York. Goncrnl Hare Is has
tening to his homo at Sherman, Toxas,
bccauBo a member of his family is
dying.
Tho gcnernl loft tho Philippines
on March -1, coming homo by way of
China, Japan nnd Suez. Genoral Ilaro
says: "I wns at Aden when told of
tho capturo of Agulnnldo. Tho war 1b
practically over, but a sort of mili
tary pollco will bo required to break
up tho bands of bandits. Tho cllmato
In tho Philippines Is very trvlnc on
Americans nnd all soldolrs sickening
on Held duty must bo Bont homo to
recupcrnto or elso they never will get
well."
TOLSTOI ROASTS THE CHURCH
Count Iteplle to tho Jtrnt Drcreo or
Kxoommunlratlon.
PARIS, May 1. Tho Tempts today
published a two-column reply of
Count Tolstoi to tho decrco of exeom
munlcntlon pronounced against him. It
Is dated Mobcow, April 13. Ho says
that as a result of tho decrco ho has
received lotters from Ignorant people
monnclng him with death. Ho char
acterizes tho decree aB Illegal or In
tentionally equivocal, arbitrary, unjus
tified nnd full of falsehoods. More
over, ho says, It constitutes an Insti
gation to evil contlmonts and deeds.
Count Tolstoi denounces tho practices
of tho church nnd snyB ho Is con
vinced thnt tho teaching of tho church,
thoorotlcnlly nstute, Is Injurious, is a
Ho ' In prnctlco, nnd Is a compound
of vulgar superstitions nnd sorcery,
undor which ontirely disappears tho
Bonso of Chrlsthn doctrine.
Fatal to Dude Kstertirnok,
MIDDLETOWN, N. Y.,May l.Thos.
Estorbrook, formerly of tho Now York
baso ball club, Jumped from tho win
dow of a train near Tuxedo this even
ing, whllo being conveyed to tho Mld
dlotown stnto hospital for tho Insane.
llo was brought to tho hospital hero,
whoro ho died later. Estorbrook, who
was known as "Dudo" Kstcrbroolc, was
with tho old Metropolitan club and
afterwards third bneomnn for tho Nn
tlnnnl leaguo club la Now York.
MANAGER BALDWIN TESTIFIES.
Money 1'nlri Captain .Jmncs O. Heed 'Wit.
for Shortiieo of llccf.
MANILA May 1. Tho trial of Cap
tain Jnmcs C. Reed, ex-depot commis
sary at Manila, charged with solicit
ing nnd receiving bribes nnd with
other official misconduct, which be
gan hero yesterday, was contlnoud to
dny and wns fiercely contested.
Thomas Harries, a bookkeopor of
tho firm of Robinson nnd Macbndrny,
testified that Mr. Robinson paid Cap
tain Reed $881. Tho firm's books con
tained entries to that effect.
Fred Macondray testified that he ar
ranged to glvo Captain Reed por cent
commission on tho sales of vegetables
furnished to troops.
Deforo testifying, Darry Baldwin,
formerly United States marshal for
California and now manager of the
Macondray company, shipping mer
chants, tendered a statement to the
court. Ho said attempts had been
mado to lntlmldato him nnd ho asked
for tho protection of tho court, bi't
tho lnttcr declined to rccclvo it nnd
returned It to Mr. Daldwln unread.
Mr. Daldwln testified to having a
$200,000 beef contract. Captain Recti
enmo to his olllco and claimed there
were slight shortages in the beef de
liveries on account of whMi Mr. Dald
wln gavo Captain Reed $345.
Adjutant General Arlington testified
thnt Captnln Reed snld Mnjor Servls
was short 1,500 pounds of beef. He
admitted receiving money from Mr.
Daldwln, but said tho sum ho 'receiv
ed would bo applied to tho beef short
ngo. HAVE TO CHARGE POUR BITS
l'aii-Ainorlrnn Director Discover Nvcci
Mlty of liaising Admission.
DUFFALO, May 1. Tho board of
directors of tho Pan-American expo
sition hnvo reconsidered their action
of Saturday In reducing the prlco of
ndmlsslon to 25 cents on Sundays. Tho
attention of tho board was called to
tho fact that tho agreement under
which tho exposition first mortgage
bonds wcro Issued was based upon the
understanding thnt tho price of admis
sion tickets to tho exposition should
bo GO cents for ndults and 25 cents
for children under 14 years of age.
A meeting of tho board wns called
and it wns decided to make tho prlco
of admission tho snmo for Sunday as
that for tho other days of tho weok.
Ramon Pando, son of President Pan
do of Dollvln, and spcclnl commis
sioner to tho Pan-American cxvosl-
tlon, nrrlved horo this evening. For,
rmndo E. Guachalla, Bolivian minister
to Wnshlngton, nccompanlcd him.
GERMAN FORCES FALL BACK.
Hollof Thero Will ll.i no Moro Kxpedl
I loin.
DERLIN, Mny 1. It Is stated by
officials hero that tho main German
expeditionary force In China Is now
withdrawing to Its former position,
leaving a garrison at tho pass at tho
great wall. Tho non-participation of
tho French In tho battlo was not duo
to orders received from Paris, but to
their failure to arrlvo In time.
Further expeditions nro not project
ed and will not bo undertaken unless
tho Chlneso mnko them necessary. In
official circles It Is believed that Gen
eral Liu nctcd upon his own lnltlntlvo
or perhaps at tho suggestion of somo
antl-forcign mnndnrln, officials not bo
llovlng that tho Chlneso government
ordered General Liu to resist the Ger-
mnns, since such nctlon Is plainly
nt .Inst tho government's Interests.
PUBLIC BECOMING TOO WISE.
Nn vii 1 llonrd or Construction Instruct-;
ItM .Member.
WASHINGTON, Mny l.Tho nnvttl
board of construction continued Its
discussion of tho now ships authorized
by congress nnd of general questions
of naval architecture. Somo of tho
members felt that tho public was
learning too much about what was go
ing on In tho board and a decisive
resolution wns adopted directing each
individual member to hold no commu
nication with tho press on tho sub
jects under discussion. Tho now
chief constructor wns present with
sketch plans of a number of tho ex
cellent ships designed by 1:1s predeces
sor. Tho matter f batteries Is still
receiving tho chief attention.
Cherokee Treaty Defeated.
MUSKOGEE, I. T., May 1. Indica
tions nro thnt tho Chcrokeo treaty has
been beaten by a largo majority. Chief
llulllngton's homo gavo 300 majority
against tho treaty, llulllngtotn led tho
fight agaliiBt tho treaty. Defeat menns
enforcement of tho Curtis law and
much litigation.
Apology rroni Venezuela,
NEW YORK, May 1. A dispatch to
tho Horald from Caracas oays: Tho In
cident rolntlvo to the nrrest of Ig-
naco II. Hnlz, United Statoa consul nt
Barcelona, was closed today. Consul
GoldBmlth at La Guayra rent to Mr
RubboII, tho Amorlcnn chnrgo d'nf
falrea hero, a lotter from tho Veno
zuolnn government expressing regret
for tho occurrence nnd oxplnlnlng that
Is was a caso of mistaken Identity.
Tho situation of affairs U now quiet
HEED'S TRIAL IS BEGUN
The Manila Depot Commissary's Alleged
Swindling Gots an Airing,
OBJECTIONS OF THE DEFENSE
Verfunctory l'rellmlnarlei Primed nnd
Witnesses I'lnecd on Stand nt Once
A Factory Manager fciay llo Gvo Iteod
l.OfiO to Help DavU' Deficiency.
MANILA, April 30. Tho trial of
Cnpt. James C. Reed, former depot
commissary at Manila, who was ar
rested about a fortnight ago for al
leged participation In tho commissary
frauds, wns begun hero today nnd bids
fair to develop Into a celebrated caso.
Captnln Reed Is charged with solicit
ing and receiving bribes nnd with
othor official misconduct.
At tho beginning of tho trial, coun
sel for tho defenso objected to tho
Jurisdiction of tho court, nlleglng that
uitucr an net promulgated In 1001.
officers of tho regular establishment
nro Inollglblo ns members of a court-
martial to try an officer of volun
teers. Tho defenso further denied
that a state of war existed In Manila
today, nnd nllegcd that tho provost
marshal, General Gcorgo W. Davis, Is
unauthorized to convene a ncneral
court-martial, and Intimating that as
General MacArthur virtually preferred
the charges against Captnln Reed, tho
crdcrs directing his trial by court
martial should como from Washing
ton. Tho defenso further objected to
the fact that sovoral members of the
court wore of Inferior rank to Cap
tain Reed. All theso objections wcro
overruled and tho hearing of testi
mony was begun.
Mr. Schlndlcr, manager of tho Al-
hambra cigar factory, testified that In
November Captnln Reed had told him
that Major Gcorgo D. Davis, who was
the depot commissary beforo Captain
Reed, but who was sent to tho United
States on sick leave and whoso namo
appears upon tho books of Evans &
Co., government contractors nt Ma
niln, ns tho recipient of $1,000, was
$2,000 short In his accounts. Con
tinuing, Mr. Schlndlcr gavo Captain
Reed $1,050, which was 2Va per cent
commission on tho cigars nold to tho
commissary department during tho
time Major Davis was depot commis
sary nt Manila.
An officer nnmed Franklin, who was
nutlstant commissary, testified that on
March 18 and following tho direction
o! a superior officer, ho obtained
?l,000 from Mnjor Davis and paid
this money over to Schlndlcr.
Inspector General Garllngton testi
fied thnt during tho preliminary Inves
tigation of tho commissary scandals,
Captain Reed admitted to him re
covering money from Schlndlcr nnd
others, and gavo ns an excuso that
tho money so lccovcrcd was lntondcd
to cover Major Davis' beef shortage
Lieut. Richard H. Townley of tho
navy, nt present superintendent of
tho Manila nautical school, testified
that as a result of tho conference with
Captain Reed ho went to sco Castle
Dros., contractors, who supply tho
commissary department with vegeta
bles, etc., nnd wanted them to give
Cnptaln Reed $2,000 nnd 10 per cent
commission on all sales. Cnstlo Dros.
demurred to this proposition.
Land Company In Trouble.
KANSAS CITY, Mo., April 30. A
special from Duaumont, Tex., says:
The Holland stockholders In tho Port
Arthur Land company today filed a
petition hero nsklng nn Injunction
ngalnst tho sale of an undivided half
lntorest In 28,000 ncrcs of land around
Dcnumont to J. S. Culllnnn & Co. nnd
John Searles. Tho sale was negotia
ted in Kansas City by E. L. Martin,
Arthur E. Stlltwoll nnd J. M. D. Trim
ble, trustees of the land company, and
tho purchase was supposed to have
been mndo In tho Interest of tho
Stnndnrd Oil company.
Uncle Ham Sue lovra Onirrr.
DES MOINES, In., April 30. Goo.
A. Reed, a lieutenant of the Fifty-first
lown, acting commissary at tho Pre
sidio in 1898 nnd 1899, hns been mndo
defendnnt in a suit for $22,492, for
which It Is alleged ho failed to ren
der a satisfactory accounting. Tho
nctlon was Instituted by Lewis Miles,
nttorney for tho southern district of
Iowa, and Is based on the report of
F. E. Rlttman, auditor of tho war de
partment. It la alleged cupplles val
ued at $211,117 passed through Reed's
hands.
Reed Is In tho harness business In
this city. Ho declares that a supple
mental a'ccountlng by him will explain
tho apparent shortngo.
Germain Ilavu a Hard Time.
DERLIN, April 30. Dispatches from
Pokln Bhow that tho Germans had a
difficult task In carrying tho passes
lending Into Shan SI province Tho
only approaches wcro steep mountain
tracks and tho Chlneso hold com
manding positions from which they
rolled hugo rocks down tho mountain
sldos on tho ndvanclng Germans. Ro
tldes many old guns eighteen qulck
flrvrs woro enptured. Tho German
Iqijcs were an officer and seven men.
PRESIDENT STARTS ON TRIP.
Trnln roll Ont of Washington Station
nn Time to tlm .Minute.
WASHINGTON, April 30. Tho
train which Is to carry President and
Mrs. McKInlcy and tholr party on
their long excursion across tho con
tinent and back mado Its start pre
cisely on schedulo tlmo over tho
Southern road.
Doforo 10 o'clock many pcoplo had
congregated about tho station, nnd
when tho president nnd Mj-s. McKIn
lcy arrived, about 10:20, tho building
was thronged and many persons wero
congregated on tho outside Thero
was a cheer a8 tho president's Immo
dlato party drovo up to tho station
and a general demonstration ns the
head of tho nation and his wife mndo
their way through tho crowd to tho
train. Mrs. McKInlcy leaned upon tho
arm of Dr. Rlxoy and both sho and
tho president smiled In response to
tho greetings which met them at ev
ery step. Thoy woro accompanied to
tho train by numerous friends and by
many persons distinguished In tho nf
falrs of tho nation.
Tho party Included Secretary Gage,
Secretary Root, Senator Hannn, Jus
tice McKonnn, General Miles, General
Corbln, General Sternberg, Secretary
Whlto of tho American embassy In
London, Commissioner of Pensions
Evans, Comptroller Dawes, General
Dates, Congressman Livingston and
many women of tho cabinet circle.
Mrs. McKInlcy found tho drawing
room of tho private coach which sho
and tho president nro to occupy beau
tifully decorated with roses and oth
er flowers. Sho spoko gratefully of
tho thoughtful caro of her friends, and
seating herself beside a window, fac
ing tho crowd, continued to smllo nnd
bow to acquaintances until tho train
moved out. Tho president took his
position on tho rear platform of tho
Olympla besido Secretary Hitchcock,
hat In hand, a brilliant cnrnatlon In
his buttonhole and a smile upon his
face.
Just as tho minute hand of tho big
clock in tho station touched tho 10:30
point tho train started upon its 10.-
000-mllo Journey. Tho crowd cheered
enthusiastically and waved a good
bye. Tho demonstration wns continu
ed until tho train left tho environs of
Wnshington, tho crowd extending well
to tho city limits.
WORSE FIGHT THAN REPORTED.
Kottlor Hays (Jenenil I.ul Und to Ho Well
Threshed llurnro ltctlrlnp;.
DERLIN, April 30. The report of
General Kcttoler, received hero from
Kuo Lu, differs from tho other re
ports concerning the German-French
expedition previously received. Gen
et al Kltteler's report shows that tho
Chlneso troops did not leavo tho prov
Inco till they were forced to do bo.
Tho ontlro brlgado commanded by
General Kcttoler met tho enemy on
April 23 and Inflicted Immense loss
upon them. The report docs not glvo
this loss. Tho Germans had ono
officer nnd thrco soldiers killed nnd
twenty-eight soldiers wounded. The
Chlneso wcro forced to leavo tho prov
Inco nnd wero fully demoralized. Tho
French authorities stated that tho
Chlneso had crossed tho border of tho
province on April 19, In which caso
thoy must have subsequently returned.
HENRY BOLLN A FREE MAN.
Is Fnrdoned by Governor Dcltrlch nnd
Will Iteturn to Omaha.
LINCOLN, Neb., April 30. Henry
Dolln Is now a frco man nnd will ro
turn to Omaha In compnny with Hon.
Hownrd Daldrlgo to Join his wlfo and
family.
Dolln wns convicted of being a de
faulter whllo acting ns treasurer of
tho city of Omaha and was sentenced
May 25, 1897, to servo nineteen years
In tho penitentiary. The term em
braced thrco sentences, one of four
yenrs, ono of flvo and ono of ten. Ho
has served tho four-yeur sentence, ono
year and thirteen days of tho five
year sentence. The governor Issued a
pardon for tho ton-year torm and
commuted tho remaining portion of
tho flvo-yenr term.
ENDEAVOR TO AVOID CLASH.
Wil Give. Assurance III. Government l
Doing All I'oMlhlo.
WASHINGTON, April 30. Tho Chl
neso minister Btated that all Informa
tion reaching him shows thnt tho
Imperial authorities aro doing their
utmost to avoid a claBh between tho
Chlneso forco nnd thoso under for
eign command. This applies not only
to tho provtneo of Po Chi Li, but nlso
to Manchurin and to tho Yang Tso
ri'glon, ns according to a recent report
nn uprising of Doxors Is being planned
for tho coming summer.
Tho thanks which LI Hung Chang
hab given to Mr. Rockhlll for tho
courso of tho United StatcB In tho In
demnity negotiations Is in lino with
similar thanks which Minister Wu has
oNprcssed to Secretary Hay, tho Chl
neso authorities also having taken
occasion several times of into to mako
known tholr appreciation of Amer
ican efforts to keep tho total In
demnity down to the sum which China
could reasonably meet.
mm hang
Governor Dietrich Commutes Hi3 Sentence
to Lifo Imprisonment.
THE CRIME FOR WHICH CONVICTED
Kxecutlvo Clemency Kxerclscd llecause
of Circumstantial Kvldcnce nnd the
Contradictory Talcs of a Womnn Ne
braska Matter In General.
LINCOLN, Neb., May 1. Governor
Dietrich has commuted tho death sen
tenco of Frank Dlnsraorc, who was
convicted of murder In Dawson coun
ty, to imprisonment for life Dlns
moro will bo brought to tho peniten
tiary at once
Tho attorneys who defended Dlns
moro In tho trial court and afterward
in tho supremo court appeared beforo
tho government nnd mado an argu
ment In favor of their application,
which was filed last woek. They pre
sented letters nnd communications
from persons who opposed tho death
penalty. One of theso was written by
Judgo Sulllvnn, a member of tho court
thnt affirmed tho sentence Tnklng up
tho evidence In tho case, tho attor
neys argued that It would bo estab
lishing a bad precedent to hnng a man
on clrcumstnntlnl evidence nnd allow
another person, ngalnst whom thoro Is
nlleged to bo ovldenco of guilt, to go
freo without being complained ngalnst.
Dlnsmoro was convicted on tho
chargo of murdering Fred Lauo at
Odessa. Mrs. Dlnsmoro, wlfo of tho
convicted man, was found dend In tho
same house when Lauo was killed,
but no ono was over prosecuted for
her murder.
Governor Dietrich said that ho was
moved to commute tho death penalty
to llfo imprisonment because on In
vcsltgatlon ho found that Dlnsmoro
had been convicted on circumstantial
ovldonce. Whllo tho testimony of
Mrs. Lauo was not circumstantial, yet
It was much less satisfactory. "I do
not believo In hanging a man on tho
testimony of a woman sueh ns Mrs.
Lauo pictured herself to be," said he
"Especially In view of tho fact that
sho first testified under oath nt the
coroner'B Inquest that sho saw her
husband shoot himself and afterward
Just as emphatically and certainly
sworo that Dlnsmoro shot him.
Something Induced her to change her
testimony. What It was I do not
know. Tho fact that no complaint
was filed ngalnst her charging her
with being oven nn ncccssory to tho
crlmo by tho county attornoy who
prosecuted Dlnsmoro, although tho
crlmo was committed In 1898, and said
county attorney was in office up to
January 3, 1901, suggests with great
forco tho suspicion that her testimony
was purchased by a promise of Immu
nity. I cannot consent to seo a man
hanged on such testimony. Desldos
that, tho trial Judgo who sentenced
Dlnsmoro to hang joined many others
in other reasons why I should com
muto tho sentence."
Nebraska nt Washington.
WASHINGTON. Mny 1. Tho comp
troller of tho currency hn3 authorized
tho Smith National bank of St. Ed
wards, Neb. to begin business with a
capital of $25,000.
Civil servlco examinations will bo
hold at Omaha Sioux City and Dur
ling ton on May 14 for position of cop
per plato engraver In tho geological
survey.
Rural freo delivery letters carriers
appointed: Harry J. Foote, at Gretna,
Nob.; Herbert Decker and George
Wnrd, at Alma, Neb.; Den Anvlll, nt
Storm Lake; Frank S. Avcrlll nnd
J. H. Peck, nt Wnterloo, la.
A to Itnllronil I'roperty.
LINCOLN, Neb., May 1. In a mo
tion for a rehearing in tho enso of the
Chicago, Durllngton & Qulncy Rail
road company et al against Richard
son county ct al, filed with tho cleric
of tho supremo court, tho appellants
vigorously attack tho constitutionality
of tho statutory provisions for assess
ing railroad property in Nebraska.
This will bring beforo tho supreme'
court for review nnd decision tho ques
tion raised, which make's of the mo
tion ono of tho most Importnnt over
submitted to tho court.
Life Mentenrn Commuted.
LINCOLN, Noo. May 1. Governor
Dlotrlch hns commuted tho llfo sen
tenco of Nlcholns Fox to Imprison
ment for fifteen yenrs. Fox wns con
victed In South Omaha for killing
his wlfo nnd wns brought to tho peni
tentiary July 1, 1892.
To Fast on Full Stomach.
DEATRICE, Neb., May 1. Henry
Cordes, tho Ileatrlco faster, broko his.
fast yesterdny In dead earnest nnd
consumed enough food for his dinner
to mako a squaro meal for three. Ho
said ho relished his meal very much.
Ho said further that ho still Intended
to fast, but not entirely. Ho says
tho Lord will punish him for breaking
his fast beforo tho end of forty days,
but that ho feels better and more ablo
to withstand tho punishment.