OMAHA DAILY BEE.
ESTABLISHED JUNE 10 , 1871. OMAHA , SATURDAY MOHN1NGOCTOIJE1 ? 2 , 185)7 ) TWELVE PAGES. SINGKLE COPY JT1YE CENTS.
QUEEN SEEKS TRU'IIl
Bcgcnt of Spain Discusses the Political
"
Situation Thoroughly.
ANXIOUS FOR HER SON AND HIS THRONE
Counsels with Her Advisors as to Folio ; to
Bo Adopted.
GIVES AUDIENCE TO MARTINEZ CAMPOS
Her Majesty Expresses a Deairo to Hotain
the Recent Chambers.
SENOR SAGASTA MAY FORM NEW CABINET
I.llicrnl Lender IXprcMM-x III * Wlll-
litKttcNN to IJllilertllUc the TIIN |
that Oliln llay Ilo
Toilaj.
( Copyright , 1J97 , by Prcsi Publishing Company. )
MADRID ( via Bajonne , France ) , Oct. L
( New York World Cablegram Special Tele-
Gram. ) In all her consultations with
her generals and tba leaders of
the coiuervatlvo party the queen
regent has laid stress chiefly upon the t
qucotlon of relations with the United States
and thn bent means to avert the loss ot Cuba
through the prolongation of the war nnd
'American ' Intervention , which would terlously
compromise the popularity and stability ot
her son's throne , let alonu playing Into the
hands of the republicans and the Curllsis , CR- j I
pcclally , who have been so troublesome of
,
lato. The queen also Insisted strongly upon
dlscutuilng whether Spanish rule In the West
Indies would not bo Jeopardized by too ex
tensive a grant of autonomy , enabling the
separatists and autonomists to prcpaic grad
ually for their evolution toward Inde
pendence. The cuecn | earnestly asked the
statesmen If they really believed n. Uncial
government would bo stiong enough to make
n majority of the Spaniards accept an exten
sion ot homo i ule in the Islands , Involving
the sacrifice of Spanish material Interests In
the colonial markets ami a heavy burden for
Spanish finanicH , If saddled with part of the
Cuban debt.
The qiieTBi questioned v h tbcr Sagasti
felt equal to confront public opinion and the
press opposition with such concessions
to the colonlco under pressure of American
diplomacy and In vlituo of an understanding
more or less openly with the United , States.
The queen loomed deeply concerned to know
U micros 3 would crown so complete a
reversal ot Ihc policy followed for the last
two and a half years.
It seems that some If not all her loyal ad-
vlsers had the courage to tell the regent that
the alternative lay between a sincere trial
of a new policy and an understanding with
the United States or the greater perils of a
conflict with America , entailing the probible
loss ot all colonies.
ARTHUR E. I10UGI1TON.
8ARAST.V IM.VV IKOIUI A OAMIM.2T.
CrlxlN .lit Spain Vlny PoHslhly He
Solved Toilii.i.
MADRID , Oct. 1. Senor Sagasta says ho is
willing to undertake the construction of a
cabinet , and It Is hoped that the crisis will
bo solved tomoirow.
Marshal 'Martinez ' Campos was In confer
ence with the < iueen legcnt today for nn
hour nnd a half. He expressed the opinion
that a change of policy was poss'blo ' with the
present chamber if the majority supported
the new cabinet , new economic mcabiiies
nnd attitude toward the colonies. After the
[ if queen regent receives Senor Sagasta and
Kcnor Pldal , president of the chamber of
deputies , tomorrow , she will make her de
cision. Her majesty today expressed a desire
to retain , If possible , the recent chambers ,
believing that n general election would have
a disturbing eftept I'oi this tha-conservatlve
cabinet would bo necessary.
Noun of the llbcials are Inclined to ac
cept olllce , for they would only find them
selves nt he mercy of the conservative
chambcis. General Campos Is to Ing to effect
the arrangement whereby the chambers
might bo , retained In can ; the liberals weio
to take olllce , but so far ho has been unsuc
cessful. During the conference ot the mem
bers of the dissident conservatives with
the queen regent Senor Sllva declared that
In view of the difficulties In the way of dis
solution , It would bo best to ictaln the con
servatives In ofilco under the Iradcishlp of
L Campos , ar.d ho said In assumption that
the cabinet would iccolvo the "support of
oil elements ; a majority of his own sec
tion would give It enthusiastic support.
Tnii liberals are preparing to give
an ovation to Senor Sagastn , their
loader , upon his arrival hero tndaj' . It Is
. taken for gMntfd that ho will form n cabinet ,
"ot which probably Senor Gama/o will bo .min
ister for foreign affair * , Senor Moiet j Pren-
dergrait , minister for the colonies , and Gen
eral Corroa , minister for war , although Senor
Morel y Prendergrast has been mentioned for
appointment na Spanish minister at Wash
ington to succeed Senor Dupuy do Lome. It
4s now expected that the ciblnet crisis will
bo ended In less than a week.
"LONDON , Oct. 1. The Dally 'Mall ' Innn
article this mornmg on the Spanish situation
.
"The symptoms of Carllst agitation nre
every day becoming more- manifest and at
tracting the attention of the Spanish govern
ment. Cnrllst emlssarleb are visiting the
provinces of Navarro and CnBtPllon , where
the party has Its strongest supporters. There
la the best reason for believing that the
signal for rising will soon bo given. The
revolt will probably occur In Nnvarie or
Castellon , Tbo populitbn of Basque province
Is ready to rlau also.
"Tho Carllst press has changed Its tone
and now hints that Don Carlos may Intervene.
At the same time It Is asserted that a Car-
list company has entered Into a contract
with the republic of Amlorie. under .vhlch
the company Is granted the privilege o man-
xifacturlns arms and explosives within the
territory of tbo republic. The bishop of
Urgcl , ono of the siueialnes nf the lopubllc ,
Is reputed to bo n staunch CarllBt. '
ivoonrouips siKssuJii TO SPAIX.
filuiiily a Tviuli-r "f ICImlly OlllecN of
I'V ' Uiilteil .State * .
CHICAGO , Oct. 1. A Wellington tpcclal
to the Times-Herald ajs ; It Is now possible
for the Times-Herald to glvo , not the exact
text of the famous WooiUord eiote to Spain ,
tut a fair statement of Its substance.
This now celebrated and much discussed
documnnt t-lmply expresses on the pait of
< Ue United SUtes the bopo that tbo war
will bo brought to a close as speedily as
possible , but there Is no date fixed when the
consummation Is to be reached * and that the
I intercuts of Spain , no lcs than the Inter-
' eits of the United States , the Interetts of
humanity rod the lnterets ot the world at
largo ai e reasons why Iho war should bo
r ended with the leabt possible delay.
And with that In view , acting us a fr end
ot Spain , because of thu great stake which
tl'o United Swtes hai In Cuba , financial y
riid otherwise , because of tlt araoyance to
wMcti the United Slate * has been put by
maintaining n patrol over and preventing the
tailing of flllbuitorlng expeditions , and be-
eaute civilisation oppoaea war ; < he Ualtco
Ctttw Id I \ r to Spalu Ua gc Ml offices to act
as a friend between the mother country nnd
her rebellious colony In the hope that she
may bo able to effect a settlement and bring
the warfn.ro to a close.
Tills Is all there Is In the note. There Is
not the faintest suggestion of this govern
ment forclnig upon Spain her good offlces If
she does not care to voluntarily accept them ,
nor Is there an Intimation that the war must
bo brought to an end within a certain ) time ,
or that Spain must answer this note wltblu
a fixed tlmo.
\vnviiii itRinv TO in : ituiuvin.
lleport of HIM HrMlKiiatloti Confirmed
h > Havana ! > lf < | > iitelieN.
NIJW YORK , Oct. 1. A dispatch to the
Herald from Havana snj-s : The Herald cor
respondent Is Informed on high authority
that Captain General Wcylcr has sent his
resignation to Madrid , to take effect as soon
as practicable. General Wcyler's resigna
tion Is one of the results ot the resigna
tion of the Azcarragn ministry , and Is due
to his belief that a liberal cabinet will be
placed In power In Spain.
HAVANA , Oct. 1. The correspondent hereof
of the Associated Press has investigated the
report , printed In New York today from this
city , via Key West , saying that Captain
General Wcylcr has sent his resignation to
Madrid to tnko effect as soon as practicable ,
nnd has been Informed from the best sources
available that , up to the present moment , the
captain general of Cuba has not resigned.
< iiitii\\v : IIA.S ITS nvr.s ov SAMOI.
Press \Nerx ( Then * Hunt lit1 < t Clutimrc
lit Allalrs There ,
U12RL1N , Oct. 1. The officials of the
United States embassy and of the United
States consulate here t-ay there Is no truth
In the story contained In a dispatch from
i'Berlin ' to the London Dally Chronicle , saj1-
Ing that President McKlnlcy has Instructed
the new consul general at Berlin ( In tbo
absanca of Ambassador White , who has been
spending a fortnight at Hcrlngsdorf ) , to
give an opinion as to the alteration of the
Snmoan ticaty , nnd that It was bellovcd
that the United States Intended to Invite
In new conference on the subject. It wao
added that Germany was certain to object
btrenuoutly to any weakening of Its hold
on Samoa , and that the complete cession ot
the gioup of islandt * to Great Britain would
meet with far more support In n rlln thnn
would American occupation of the Islands.
Tlio Vosslsche Zcltung expresses the
opinion that Samoa ought to become Ger
man , as two-thirds of the land Is owned
by Germans. The Vofralsche Zeltung also
says"Tho existing treaty must be abolished
ished and order re-established " Other nows-
i.apors express similar views on the eub-
cct.
nv onmivNV.
( Hllclal ( ireelc Statement Coiiveralittv
I'eiK-e TernlH.
ATHHNS , Oct. 1 Hie contents ot the
White book presented to the Chamber are
now generally known. It confiuns the stale-
nent that Germany threatened to withdraw
iMii the concert ot the powers In the event
of Green ? not ucccytlng the peace conditions
nnd It nlho conlltms the statements made
rega'ding the warning to Greece which tbo
Drench minister for foreign affairs , M. Hano-
aux , Issued on Maj 30 , relative to the Intcr-
lal situation ot the countrj , declaring tlut
any attack upon the dynn ty would threaten
the very existence of Greece.
.soi.iTiox or CVIIIMVT CKISIS.
M. Kalinin , at Klimr ( .eorce' * IleiileHl ,
Will lie Lender.
ATHENS , Oct. 1. Klug George has In
vited M. Zalmls to form a cabinet. M Zal-
mls Is a member of the Delyannls force and
he hesitates to take the charge.
M. Zalmis has cciihcnted to from a cabinet
M. SKouloudls , nilnl&tcr of foreign aftalro In
the Ralll cabinet , will probably retata tbo
foreign portfolio. M. Dolyannls has Informed
the king that he will support no cabinet un
less lie Is premier , but there have been so
many defections from his ranks that the
threat Is Idle.
POPH snows CIIIAT WHAKXHSS.
Pc-ar lie Will Xot Hnll > front Ills
ProNent KxhaiiNtlon.
LONDON , Oct. 1 Thp Globe this afternoon
saj's It hears the pope's weakness Is < ucreas
ing .ind that the church dignitaries are afraid
ho will not rally from the extreme feeble
ness and exhaustion he now bctiajs.
Prov IwIoitN Iliiniiil to He Miort.
VICTORIA , B. C. , Oct. 1. William Ogll-
vlo. Dominion government siirvcjor In the
Yukon country , has airlvpd In Victoria
He says there are provisions enough at
Davvson for 4,000 people for the winter.
When ho left Daw son , July 15 , there were
8,000 there , but If. as represented , many
have left since then , the situation will not
bo bo bad as frared. Ho sajs thpre Is no
lisa In trjing to take In food with dog
trains. Mr. Ogllvlo will probably sail for
Skagway with Mr. Slfton , the minister who
leaves on the steamer Quadra.
I niiiin DIM IK llenelieN Iliiine.
LONDON , Oct. L Umma Davis , who was
rescued at Mndcrla , Cal. , from the llfo of
alleged slavery In the household of a fanillj
who. It Is asserted , wore foimcrly neighbors
of the Davis famllj" at Rock Terry , and who
was hiibkpquently sent home to England on
the steamer Biltannlc through thn Interven
tion of the British consul general nt Sai
Fr.inclr.co , has arrived at her home. The girl
who Ins been away about four jears , has f > o
changed that her parents we e hardly ablt
to iccognlro hci.
HerloiiM I.nlior IJlHinttP.
ST. PETERSBURG , Oct. 1. A serious labor
dispute i In progress at Leabioa , Poland
Tour thourand Iron workers have gone ou
on strike , and have stoned the soldiers sen
to quell the disturbance. During the dlsorde
list evening the soldiers fired on the striker *
killing three and Fi-rlously wounding four
The government his dispatched addltlona
troops to the HCcno
Won ! > ) ' an American fJIrl ,
LONDON , Oct. 1. The much-coveted music
( Mlzo , known as the Mendelssohn stlpendlum
has been won by Miss Lcnor.a Jackson , nn
American , The contest aroused the keenes
interest. Representatives of a score of coun
tries and from all part * of Go-many enterei
the lets. ! The prize Is l.SOO marks. Thl
Is tba first occasion when a stlpendlum wa
won by an American
llni > Hull * In Ainerlen ,
LONDON , Oct. 2.-U dispatch to the Time
from Melbourne says- The government o
Now South Wales assorts thst It has foum
such difficulty 'in placing In England an ordc
for 2,000 tons of etecl rails of high carbon
quality that It In compelled to place tlu > ordc
In America , where the manufacturers have
teadlly undertaken the contract at $25 pc
ton.
Mark Tun In Him the Gout.
LONDON , Oct. 2. A dispatch to the Dallj
Chronicle from Vienna says Mr. 'Samuel L
Clemens ( Mark Twain ) U confined to hi
bed with gout , but Is In excellent spirits.
AuNlrlitn
VIENNA , Oct. 1 , The budget for 1S9S wa
submitted to the Uelclurath today. It estl
mates the expenditures at 715.920,827 florin
Kid the revenue ct 719,000,292 florins ,
VIMUlnnil Appear * III It lie .Sen.
61NGAPORK , Oct. 7 , Earthqimkis are re
ported to bavo shaken many places on ( It
northeast count of Borneo and a new Is'anc
Uai been thrown up near Mempakul
DecoriiteH I.ouilou'H I.ortl .llujor.
LONDON , Oct. 1. The king of Slam ha
decorated tbo lord major ot London , SI
1 George Fuudel-riiilli's , with tiie Order ot tb
Whlto
: XPERT IS ALL TANGLED UP
luetgert's Ohicf Bono Man Gota Mixed
While on the Stand.
TATE'S ' ATTORNEY M'EWEN ' CONFUSES HIM
'clln Hint Hi * In Ton 1'ri-Kli , Whereat
the Court Inlerv eneN Mllill }
Another SiirprlHiSaltl to
I He lit More.
CHICAGO , Oct. 1. Tlio monotony of the
clciitlllu anil painfully technical proceedings j
> f the Luotgcrt murJcr trial today wcro rc-
ev ed by n hearty laiiKh at tlio expense of
) r. Allport , the chief osteologlcal expert of
'
lie defense , during the afternoon session.
) r. Allport had Idcntlllcd a piece of bone
a the temporal of a human being. Ho ob- .
cr\cd that the bouo would Indicate that |
ho person had been largo nnd strong. |
"Yes , I suppose he was , " observed Assist-
ill State's Attorney McEwcn. "Hevas a
orllla. " This announcement rather stng-
ered Lr. ) Allport , but he Joined In the gcn-
ral laugh among lawj-ois , experts and spec-
ators. There was a warm tilt between the \
vlttiess and Assistant State's Attorney Me-i
Jwoii during the afternoon. After answcr-
ng a question lr. Allport proceeded to give
little explanatory lecture digressing some- '
vhat from the subject under consideration , '
Vhen he paused Assistant State's Attorney
loCwen gazed at the witness a moment nuj
omarkcil. "You are a llttlo too fresh. " j
Ex-Judgo Vincent continued to demand '
lomcnt appealing for protection for the
\ltncss.
"A little rebuke like that Is good for sonic
cople , " remarked Assistant State's Attor- .
oy McEwcn. "Ono sinull head docs not '
ontaln all there Is to Know about bones. " |
Ex ! Judge Vincent continued to demand
hat hla chief anatomist bo protected by the ,
ourt. Judge Tuthlll put a atop to the dis- [
ute by leaning over his desk and remiil- I
! ig : "Gentlemen , proceed with the trial of
his case. "
WORKS HARD.
Mr. Allport never worked harder whllo
ell\crlng a lecture on deberlptlve ami coin-
aratlve anatomy before u class In the North-
vestcrn unlv entity than he did In his doocrlp-
l\o talk befoie the jury In the Luetgert
aso today. lie drew dligrams and pictures
f bones Including human sesamolds , tern- '
lorals , phalanges and others and described
hem. Then be diew more pictures of the
ame bonus In the lower animals and com-
lared them , pointing out the difference. Pew
n the crowded court room appreciated the
emarkb of the demonstrator. It was Greek j
o nearly all except the attornejs nnd the '
xpeits. The Jurois followed the descriptive I
alk dreamily. The hcvere cross-examination |
ook a consldeioblo degree of posltlvencss out
of the witness. The questions put to him
> y Assistant State's Attorney McEwcn , but
rained by I'rot. Dorsey , tested his Knowledge
f bones s > e\crclj. After falling Into several
leverlj laid pitfalls Dr. Allport became
vary. His answers were not to prompt ,
leclMvo and terse as at flrtst. He hesitated
nd explained and when the ordeal was over
he witness was much plea&cd.
The battle of the bones will continue to-
norrow. Prof. Eckley Is to be called to
ell the Jury what ho knows about bones ,
both human and lower animal. Thq experts
are not exnected to Jln'sh before the middle
of next week. When they get through
jiietgert Is expected to go on the stand.
\lready State's Attorney Dcneen la receiving
equests for pusses on "Luetgert day. "
CONFOUND THE DEFENSE.
The prosecution Is planning the
lollvery of a crushing blow to the
defense In the Luetgert murder trial.
When this blow reaches the solar plexls of
he case nil sesamoldg , phalanges , temper
als and other anatomical exhibits will be
{ necked out of consideration for the time
jolng. It Is now asserted that the prosecu-
lon will produce upon the witness stand
, hreo of the women whom witnesses have
dentifled as Mis Luetgert. One of these
a the woman who was seen b > half a dozen
101 sons lu ICcnotlin. WIs. , on May 4 and 5.
5ho Ib now In Uhlcag > and is being watched
constantly by a detective. This Is the wo
man who left one of her slippers In the
: Cenosh polka static ; . She was described
> y several wltue.ssss who saw her at the
Morthwestein station In Kcnosna and ut two
of the lending hotels of the town , and Idcn-
; llled bj means of a photograph as Mrs.
Luetgert. This woman will bo put on the
witness stand. She will relate all conver
sations she had with the police ofllclals'and
others in Kenosha , It la said. Tno woman
is asserted to be a. enaractcr well Known
In ceitaln districts of Chicago. Delettlvo
do Celle has traced the woman met on the
country road near Kenosha May 5 by Fred
Schebe and Identified as Mrs. Luetgert to
Jollet , where she Is no.v said to bo located.
She will be called to the witness stand. It
Is said , and will testify that she Is a local
evangelist and was In the vicinity of
Kenosha on the date mentioned In the In
terest of fcoruo religious work.
Chicago detectives are now In the vicinity
of Elgin , 111. , running down the stoiy of
Peddler Opdlko , who positively Identified
ono of two women who slept In a grove near
his wagon at Lake Urlch , near Elgin , on the
night of June 4 , as Mrs. Luetgort. It lias
been discovered. It Is said , that these women
were gypsies who belonged to a band of
nomads seen In the vicinity of Elgin during
the first two weeks of June. If this testi
mony Is Introduced and well supported , It
will have the effect of arouf-lns a doubt as
to the Identification of witnesses who be
lieve they saw Mrs. Luclgert soon after her
disappearance. The production of the wo
man who has been Identified as Mrs. Luet-
cert will follow the closing of rebuttal evi
dence.
Juror Fowler , whoso Illness some time ago
caused a recces of two days In the trial , U
111 again , having been attacked with a se
vere chill. It is not thought his Illness will
nrovo serious.
M'W I , tillOf MeaillNlllltM.
PHILADELPHIA , Oct. 1. The Press to
morrow will saj : Ncgotlatlono are In progress
among a number of capitalists In Philadel
phia , New York and Iloaton , which , If suc
cessfully carried out , will result In the sub
stitution of American-built steamship ] for
the large number of foreign-built craft now
ctigaged In the West India fruit trade. Tbu
new ships will bo built here by the Cramps ,
who are largely Interested In the undertake
Ing , and will bo speedy , first clsss vosbelb
In every particular , calculated to reduce to
the lowest time the passage between north
ern and West Indies fruit ports.
IiiJurli-H I'riMC ratal.
SAN FRANCISCO , Oct. 1. Alex McDon
ald , who fell fiom a northbound Portland
train near San Pablo Tuesday evening , sus
tained Injuries which have proved fatal.
Ho was on his way north to enjoy a vaca
tion ,
MoveiiiealH of Ocean Vt'NNuIx , Oof. 1
At New York Arrived Michigan , from
London ; Augusta Victoria , from Hamburg ;
Stuttgart , from llremen
At Copenhagen Arrived Slllcla , from
New York.
At Hamburg Arrived Normaimla , from
New York.
At Liverpool Arrived llrlttanlc , from
New York ,
At Movlllo-- Sailed Ethiopia , for New
YoiK.
At GcwuaAulvecl Werra , from New
York.
At Qucuitstown Sailed Catalrnla , for
Hasten ,
At Southampton Called Fucrst Illsmarck
for New " \orX.
At Naples Balled Era * , for New York ,
At Antwerp Sailed Notuerland , for Phil-
adelphla.
n vv or suicmns i.v MW vonic.
Xearly it 5 eorp of I'nfortiiiiiitrii Knit
Their liUt-H liy > loleiiee.
NEW YORK , Oct. 1. Nearly a score of
unfortunates met death In nnd about this
city today. U was suicide day. To some
death came In sleep , several suffered the
agonies that come with caustic poisons ,
shooting was found an easy way to rid
one ot the burdens of life , a convict cut his
throat with a piece ot glass. One , a worn in ,
brought her four children for a da > 's pleas
ure In the metropolis ; they are nil dead now ,
A physician of good standing who came
here lost night with A bildo of nn hour
leaped from the window lu his apartment
In A moment , his friends Bay , of frenzy.
No day within recent jeara h.s been so
replete with talcs of weak human nature.
Here ls the list :
Mrs. Carollnlc Hlvlnus of West Point , N.
Y , , nnd her children , Laura , 16 years old ; |
William , aged 11 joars ; Albert , 8 yeais , and
Elizabeth , 5 years , found dead. In the West
Shore hotel at Forty-second street and
Eleventh avenue , asphyxiated by gas ,
thought to bo murder and suicide.
Harmon S. Hurt of Norwich. Conn. , re
gistered at the Devonshire hotel , East j
rortj'-sccoml street , as E. W. Smith of
Providence , II. I. , found dead In bed from
poison.
A man registered as C. F. Uo > ce , San
Francisco , found dead at the Grand Union
hotel A tube through which gas was flowIng -
Ing from an open jet was In his mouth.
Nothing was found by which he might bo
Identified.
Dr. Robert W. Flagg , a prominent young
physician from Yonkcrs , who came to this
city with his bride , leaped fioni the window
of his apartments In the Murray Hill hotel
this morning. For what reason It Is not at
present known. Ho fractured his skull and
Injured himself otherwise so badly that ho
died late this afternoon.
Theodora Miller , out of work , Vlllcd him
self by shooting at .his bearding house on
Seventh avenue.
U. Knoch , out of work , took carbolic acid
and died an hour later.
At White Plains Edward L. Hafncr and
Frank C. Holly ot Nonvalk , Conn. , the
former a cigar merchant and the latter In
the employ ot a druggist supply companj ,
wcic found dead In their apartments asphyx
iated by gas.
At a i.lrnlc In the outskirts of Brooklyn
William Klynger killed John McNally by a
blow with hlh fist.
Mrs. Ucrllm MUmmcl died In the Scney hos
pital In Brooklyn from the effects of carbolic
acid , which she took whllo despondent thlo
mornlny.
Julia ditto of Brooklyn , worn out by family
trouulM , ended her life tonight with carbolic
ncld.
George Martin , serving a sentence for bur
glary In the Kings countv penitentialy , cut
Ills throat this afternoon with a piece of
glass , part nt a. broken lamp chimney , and
cannot recover.
Michael Walsh was found dead at the Ful
ton hotel from the effects. It Is believed , of
drugs.
GOVIiKMIIl'Ss Wire Ib OX Till VL.
llrs. AtUltisoit riinrKi'illih PorKluK
Her l" < > rniT llmilt.mil's Name.
WHEELING , W. Va. , Oct 1. The case of
Mrs Myra H. Atkinson , * ! fe of Governo"
George W. Atkinson , on the charge of forgery ,
n the circuit court of Gllmer county , was
begun today. The cae grows out of a long
standing dispute over the large estate of her
Irst huaband , Judge G. D. Camden. On his
death , the will , which left the estate to his
vlfe , was contested by tbo judge's g'andchll-
'
ron. The charge was then ma'de that she had
orged the will , but the coarts sustained the
vlll. Mrs. Camden , however , agreed'to a
compromise by which the contestants were
; rantcd a portion of the estate. The dl pute ,
lowever , has been kept up , and a few weeks
ago a Gllmer county .man , to whom Mrs
'amden gave receipts for payments In a bus-
ness matter , Indicted her for forging the
name of her husband to the receipts , Th's
ndlctmcnt was brought shortly before Mrs.
Camden's marriage to Governor Atkinson ,
almost on the eve of the wedding. Her
claim Is that the papers alleged to bo forged
arc not such. That the at the time was man
aging her Invalid husband's business , and
hat all receipts and other papers were signed
or him by her , pho slgnlnR his name "Per
Mrs. C. " She also alleged that the present
) iosecutlon Is a part of the effort of other
claimants to the estate to humiliate and persecute
se-cute her.
Mrs. Atkinson , who lips been under bender
or her appearance , as > pearcd In the court
luring the morning session , Accompanied by
ho governor and her attorney , Judge John
Jrannon. Judge Brannon entered a general
demurrer to the Indictment , which was at
once set for argument , and Judge Hrannon
opened for the defense. His argument was a
engthy dlscutslon ot legal technicalities , ad-
nlttlng the execution ot the jxipers on the
part of Mrs. Atkinson , but denying that they
ire In any sense , legal or otherwise , forgeries.
This evening R. G. Lynn argued for the
prosecution against the demurrer.
The dccUion of Judge Blizzard will be
rendered tomor-ow. It the demurrer Is over
ruled , the dial will begin at once. Both
sides arc fully lined up , and the case Is at
tracting wide attention.
.M' COM .MI , < JITS AWA.V.
Iliililirocostn MIIIIIIKVH in Safely
Hand In Sc-va Crui.
, NEW YORK , Oct. 1. A New York mer
chant , who has extensive Interests In Cuba
and who Is kept Informed of the progress
of the Insurrection by trustworthy corrc-
opondents In different parts of the Island ,
received word today that Colonel Baldoro
Atosta of the Insurgent army has safely
landeJ In Vera Cruz. Ho Is seriously
wounded. Ills wife Is with him , According
to the merchant's correspondent , the general
was allowed to escape with the conulvancl
of Spanish ofllcers.
A Spanish gunner , who had been with the
Insuigents In Tampa , Via. , turned out to be
a spy. He Informed the military authorities
of the location of the place where the Cu
bans had burled a twelve-pound Hotchklss
gun , which had been lauded In Plnar del
Rio about ten months before. It had. never
Leon dug up because In landing It had been
so Injured as to bo rendered useless. On the
finding of this abandoned gun was based thn
ofllclal report of the capture of the valuable
war munitions and mo American volunteers.
The correspondent concludes by sayln ?
that the Insurgents welo never stronger than
they are today from the cxtiemo east to the
extreme west.
Vice J'ri-NlilentN of Ma > rn' I.t-HK'U' .
COLUMBUS , 0. , Oct. a.i-Uuiler a provis
ion of tbo constitution adopted by the League
of American Municipalities > eaterday Pres
ident Mcvlcar has named the following vlco
presidents : New Jersey , Willing Slckel ,
major of Trenton , Virginia , Mayor W. K
Mayo , Norfolk ; Illinois , T. J Mcdlll , jr ,
major ot Rock Island ; Ohio , Samuel M.
Jones , mayor of Toledo ; .Alabama , F. V.
Evans , mayor ot Birmingham ; Georgia , S. B.
Price , major of Macon ; West Virginia ,
William F. Hlte , mayor of Huntliigton ;
Pennsylvania , Robert J. S ltsman , iriayor ot
Erlo ; New York , George E. Green , major of
Blngbamton ; Massachusetts , H. A , Collins ,
council , HoljoKe ; Rhode Island , R. H. Ryder ,
council , Paw tucket ; Connuctlcut , Frederick
II. Farnsworth , mayor of New Haven , In
diana , W. H. Alkcn , Jr. , mayor of Evans
vllle ; Kentucky , George D , Todd , mayor of
Louisville ; Michigan , W. C. Maybury. mayor
of Detroit ; Iowa , P. P. Pierce , major of
Marahalltown ; Colorado , T. S. McMurray ,
major of Denver : Minnesota , Frank B ,
Doran , major of St. Paul ; Maryland , W P.
MellliiRer , mayor of Cumberland ; North Da
kota , J , A. Johnson , major of Fargo ; North
Carolina , Silas P. Wright , mayor of Wll.
inlnston ; Florida , S. M. Branson , mayor of
Lalto Moltlaod ,
NltMlit IIIc'H lllir .Mum ,
NASHVILLE. Ttnn , , Oct. 1. Attendance at
the expojltlon today -was very good and yes
terday amounted to 17,740 , Tomorrow will bo
Inaugurated the first game of a series of foot
ball gamea to be played within the exposi
tion grounds. The game will be between Ten *
ncssee and University of Cincinnati teams ,
BANDITS HOLD UP A TRAIN
Road Agents Stop Book Island Passenger
Train in Indian Territory.
GO THROUGH PCCKETS OF MEN ON BOA D
ct'iinAlioitt Three lltnulrcil Dollar *
lit .Money anil CotiHtilcrnltli *
elrj rail to Illon Open Hxii
Coiittaii'H SlroiiRHOT. .
EL RENO , Okl. , Oct. 1. Hondlts robbed
the southbound Rock Island passenger train
nnd all Its passengers at 11 o'clock this fore
noon at siding No. 1 , about five miles south
of Mlno , In the .Indian Territory. The rail
road and express ofilclals .have feared a hold
up In that section for several weeks and
armed guards have been put aboird all
night trains at El Reno and carried through
to Chlcl.Msa > v. H had not been thought that
the outlaws were bold enough to .attack a
train In midday. This morning the train
men were completely surprised nnd they
were not prepared to offer any resistance
when five masked men came upon them at
thn lonely siding.
The place Is uninhabited and the only per
sons In the vicinity at the tlmo were four
section men. These section men flagged the
train , the robbers buying compelled them to
do so. 'ihc bandits were bidden at tlio
tlmo In a brush pile , and Jumped out as
soon as the paesciiger train had taken the
siding. Under the pressure of Winchesters
and ugly-looking slvshootcrs the trainmen ,
the express messenger and all of the score
or more ot passengers were made to climb
down from the train and stand In a line ,
hands up , on the pralrla along the railway ,
wh.Ho three of the robbers covered the badly
frightened crowd with their guns the
other two coolly and carefully robbed them ,
passing fiom one passenger to another down
tbo ll c. The bandits secured about $300
in ccsh and such other valuables In the
way of watches , pins and Jewelry as were
In sight.
WOMEN UNMOLESTED.
The few women passengers were not com
pelled to give up their valuables and Rev.
Mr. Roe , ono of the passengers , who was
sick , was not compelled to leave the eoich
Jim Wright ot Mlnco shotted a disposition
to resist when the bandits ordered "hands
up. " They shot one of his cars off , to provo
to his batlsfactlon that his bravery was Ill-
advised. Wright's hands then wtcit up. No
one eUe was Injured.
The passengers and trainmen having been
thoroughly plucked thico of the bandits
turned their attention to the express and
mall coaches , the others standing guard
over the helpless crowd on the prairie.
The rcglsteied mall pouches weio quickly
rifled but the through safe In the express
car resisted all the force and Ingenuity ot
the road agents. When the messenger had
convinced the bandits that ho could not
open the strong box they resorted to djna-
mite. Several heavy charges were exploded ,
but the safe proved band It-proof and though
It was badly battered , Its contents were
saved to the express company. Having
taken forcible possession of ovcrj thing that
they could carry away the bandits mounted
their horses and rode oft toward the west.
As soon as the trainmen could collect
their wits they got their scared passengers
aboard and hurried on to the next station
south , Chlckasaw , .from which point the
railroad ofiblals , v\cre notified of the hold
up. At Chlckasaw a posse of citizens was
hurriedly formed. These citizens set out
In pursuit of the gang and officers have been
dispatched from El Reno and other points
In this section. It Is hardly possible that
the bandits can bo ovei taken In the pr.Uilc
countiy , and they will probably bo able to
reach the Wichita mountains , to the west
ot the scene of the hold-up. OIBccrs hero
believe the gang to be the same ono that
held up Santa Fe trains at Edmunds twice
during last month.
DEPUTIES ON THE TRAIL.
AUDMORE , I. T. , Oct. 1. Ten deputy
Unitrd States marshals , under Chief Stowo ,
left hero tonight with the hope of captur
ing the bandits who hold up a Rock Island
passenger train this morning Just north of
Chlckasaw. They are acting upon the con
fession of a man Jailed hero last week for
supposed complicity in a icccnt Sante To
robbery ule is said to have revealed to
the olllcers the plans , as arranged In advance
' the Rock Island
vance for today's robbery on
land road. Ho states that they Intended
tiding east from the scene of today's rob
bery to Paoll , In the Chlckasaw' country ,
wheio they Intended to hold up and rob the
southbound passenger train on the Santo to
load duo there early tomorrow morning.
The olllcers expect to board the threatened
train at Pur elK
i'Assivanii CAR JUMPS -run TIIACI-
Thirty PITHOIIH Injured , Imt Xonc Arc
l.lkclj to Die.
LEDYARD , Mass. , Oct. 1. The Cenadian
cxpiess over the southern division of the
Boston AcT < ine : railroad , duo In Boston at
7 30 met with an accident at West Mcdford
whereby nearly thirty people were more or
less Injured , but none , It Is believed , fatally
hurt. There were eight cars In the train ,
which was running rapidly , and the three
rear coaches were derailed.
Those Injured most severely are as fol
lows : A. A. Serve , Somervllle , Mass , back
Injured ; Mrs. A. A. Allen , Chelsea , Mass. ,
serious Injury to sptae ; Mro. M. C. Flske ,
Cambridge , Mass. , general bruises ; George
linker , Montrose , Pa , left hand and fingers
crushed ; W. A. Bond , Lynn , Mass. , Injured
about the head and neck ; Mrs. John W. Pal
frey , Chelsea , Injured about back , hips and
Bide ; George E. Junklns , Whitman , Mass. ,
right leg broken ; Mrs Rowan Ely , Boston ,
anca sprained ; Miss Soughoutt , St. Johns , N
P , general shaking up ; Mrs , A. Anderson ,
St. Johns , badly shaken up.
As the train approached the West Mcdv
ford station car 807 Jumped the track , owing ,
It Is said , to a defective truck. The rear
truck turned completely around , throwing
the car partially on the sldo , while car No
427 was partially derailed and the sleeper
was thrown upon Its sldo.
\rrhltcrtN Hlrot OIHcorx.
DETROIT , Ott , 1. The American Institute
of Architects today endorsed the report of a
separate committee appointed to take action
regarding the conduct of the competition
over plans -fnr the Pennejlvanla state cap- !
tel at Harrlsburg. Thn action of ( ho Insti
tute In condemning tbo acts of the Pennsyl
vania Building commission In reopening the
competition was confirmed and the conduct
of the Board of Exports and of Governor
Hastings nnd the attorney general of Penn
sylvania In Insisting on the making of the
award according to the rules originally
adopted by the building commission was
commended The annual election resulted a
follows President , G , B. Host , New York ;
first vlco president , L. B , Jenny ; scrond
vlco president , C. Howard Walker , Boston ;
treasurer , B A. Treat , Chicago ; secretaiy ,
Alfred Stonde , Providence ; directors , Ed II.
Kendall , New York ; Cass Gilbert , St. Paul ;
J. S. Ilogeiti. Detroit ; W. G. Preston. Bos
ton ; G. AV. Ravp. Cincinnati ; E. W. Wheel
wright , Boston ; Glenn Brown , Washington ,
and G. A. Fredt'rlckf , Baltimore.
XCMTO Urolith In Kentucky *
CINCINNATI , Oct. 1. A special to the En
quirer from Louisville , Ky. , Bays- The pres
ent drouth In Kentucky Is 1hu worst In
twenty years. So great Is the ccartlty of
water that the Louisville & Nashville o Ul
cers are uneasy and fear they will not bo
able to supply their tanks along the r ad.
The damage done will reach up Into the
millions. Weather Forecast Official Durkc
said today "I am positive that the rainfall
out In the state for the entire mouth will
bo IMS < hau ono inch.1 '
THE BEE BULLETIN.
Wcntlitr Torccnit for NlirnUi
< l. i or-ll > Tnlr j Continued Warm.
Vngt.
, 1. Smln' | Unroll Kt-Ronl In n Qiutiiilnrj.
I.uctKrrt'n llonu t'.xpcrt TniiRlril I'l' ' .
ISniulltft Ilolit Up R Hock I luml Trnlu.
Dion ( Ipntttlliio's Ilrtit CiiUt-d Tor.
S. llnltlntornVlnn front WittltliiRtott.
Stnr Pointer' * IditrU Acliluvemi'tit.
3. Ditliliunit' Srltnmn for the Ilitllot.
Cnlilnct llnlils it I.OIIR Meeting.
4. IMItorlnl mill Comment.
K. Yellow I'evcr No Kr rctnr of Vrrmuis.
1'iipr teo'n I.nte t Knoj client.
0. Council lllurr < l.oenl Mutter * .
Client Detimml for limn Codo.
7. Commerdul unit riimnrlnl Nen * .
8. In tliu rtelil of iirctrlclty. :
October In thn Aiiml of vVcitther.
0. .Mtiiilelinl | On iicrihtp Not llmlnrAo ; ! Yet
linn- the ( Jtilney Line Wilt Conic In.
Jury Secured lit tint Hitrt'ey I'ime.
ChlriiKo .Men on Irrliiitloit Cnngrcsn.
ID. ItltN of rciiilnlno CiMilp.
It. "rorttinifl Ailrlfl. "
1 ! ! . Vcstcru Illntor } 111 nil Aii ir.tiii ,
cnoi , WAVI : cnrs SIDITUACICKD. :
Warm AVentlier Continue * to IInner
la Thin Vlelnltj.
Hour. Depr. Hour. lien.
lien.ss
ss
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Ml
NT
NTM
SO
7S
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It may have been nome cooler yesterday
than on Thursday , but It was not noticeable
to the general public. The maximum tem-
pcraluro was S9 degrees. There Is n crvi n
need for rain for general pnmfoii and health ,
and for cooler weather for Improvement of
business. Nolthcr of these benefits are pre
dicted for today On the other hand , warmer
weather Is promised.
cr.oiua : is Avur.n A AI\ .
.Nominated for Major liy the Demo
cratic Alliance.
NEW YORK , Oct 1 At the city nominat
ing convention of the Democratic Alliance
of Greater New York , held tonight. Henry
George was unanimously nominated for
major. The nominating speech wan made
by Charles Pianrls Adams. The nomination
was greeted with applaubo.
The platform In part Is as follows : "Tho
Democratic Alliance is a body of democrats
loyal to the pollcj" of the great democratic
partj- . Our aim and object was to find n
basis for united action of nil democrats In
the pending municipal contest , Wo deemed
It essential that the democratic party of
Greater New York should lealllrm the Chicago
cage platform , pledge Itself to the policy of
I municipal owncrbhip and operation of fran
chises nnd to the principles of direct employ
ment Instead of the contiact sjstem. The
action of the city convention of September
10 Is clear to all men. Tammany nnd her
allies hldo away the national banner ot
lemocracy and nre ashamed to march under
Is folds. The Benedict Arnold of last fall ,
who deserted to the enemy on the PVC of
Battle , Is to bp restored to places ot honor
and friendship''tbo franchlbo grabbers nre
o retain their clutch bn the city's highways ,
> y Tammany's connivance. Thus Tammany
nnd her followers separate themselves from
the great democratic party of the nation and
must bo looked upon as only unprincipled
ilace hunters , unfit to sit In the councils of
: ho partj' , whoso honor they belt ay. "
The platform also declares In favor of
municipal home rule , regulation of fran
chises 3-cent railroad fares , dollar gas an
eight-hour day , representation of laboi In
) ranchcs of the government and the opposi
tion of government by Injunction.
The Tammany county and borough conven
tions , which were called to order today by
cx-Pollco Commissioner Jamcn J. Martin ,
after completing permanent organization , ad
journed on Lender John C. Shechan's motion
to meet October 7.
Tlio city convention of the national demo
cratic partv of Greater New Yoik , which Is
led by William M. Grace , Francis M. Scott
and Maurice J. Power , was convened tonight
at Cooper Union. The Brooklyn delegation ,
which had heard that the leaders had made
a deal to endorse Van Wyck for maj-or and
the rest ot the Tammany ticket , was the dis
cordant clement at the convention. The dele
gates from across the Hist river were in
favor ot endorsing Seth Low. .According to
the "deal" Corporation Counsel Scott was to
get the regular democratic nomination for
Judge of the supreme court. At a caucus of
the lirookljn delegates Ju t prior to call
ing the meeting Percy Sturgls In a bltUr
speech suggested that the delegates from
Kings bolt the convention should It determine
to support Tammany and sustain the mandate
of the triumvirate. This was agreed to. Utter
a long wrangle an adjournment was taken to
October 7.
The democratic alliance , mndo up
of free silver organizations , will meet
tonight and nominate Henry George
for major. A letter from Mr. George
will be rrad , It Is announced , acceptlngv the
nomination. Representatives of the alliance
have Interviewed Mr. George nnd they say
ho pron-lsed them ho would accept At a
meeting of the populist leaders It was agreed
tu Indorse tins candidates of the alliance.
KIH'Il 'MKU'SAM ) KOIl A IIUSIIAM1.
St. I.oiilM Woman ftctx Cold Canh f oi
lier Helpmeet.
ST. LOUIS , Oct. 1. According to the Post-
Dispatch John A. Tiultt , a conductor on the
Northern Central electrical street car line ,
was sold today by his wlfo for $4,000 to a
woman who declares she loves the man more
than his wife docs. The deal wan the HP-
quel to the following remarkable statement
made to Mrs Tuiitt by a Mrs. Stephens , who
lives In this city with her father
"Mrs , Trultt , I love your husband and 1
want him. I have traveled the world over
and ho Is the first man I ever loved. I wl |
glvo you f 1,000 rash for him If you will glvo
him up. "
Trultt , who Is the father of four children
seems to agree to the deal.
It Is stated that last Tuesday Mrs , Trultt
knowing that her husband lovnd another
attempted to take her life by sw allow Ing a
big dose ot morphine.
Kxhlhlt of iSchool Itoiint Decoration
CHICAGO , Oct. L A unique exhibit 1m
been opened at the Art Institute here. To
tlio first tlmo In Chicago , and probably tht
first limp In any city , there In an cvootl
lion of Ideal schoolroom decorations. Three
women have brought this about Miss Jo
scphlno Locke , MLrs Ellen G. Starr and Mi's
T. N Sherwood , all three of whom have beei
for the last three years aselduoun In thtlr ef
foils In noautlfy the public school and famll
larlzo the children with fiocd works of art
Tlio exhibition In Intended to show parents
ttacheis and children what Is suitable am
beautiful for schoolroom deco-atlon and a
tbo tame tlmo to Inform them of the prlre
of tlio different pictures and where they cat
bo obtained ,
VCUM front the Klondike.
SEATTLE , Oct. 2. The steam nchoonc
North Fork passed hero tonight on Its way
to Tacoma from St. Michaels , Alaska. Fron
passengers who left the schooner at Per
Tonnncnd It Is learned that the North For !
brought down a number of passengers bu
no gold. It U also learned tlut none of th
river boats have jet succeeded lu reach
Ing nqwhon City with supplies.
Mill SlartH After YeiirV IdlcncxN.
FARNl'MSVILLE , Maifl , Oct. 1. The Far
nurasvlllo cotton mill will ( tart full tlm
on Monday , after a shutdown of one ywr
The mill Is tlio principal Industry In the vll
, tfvlag employment fa about 00 bands
SHOW UP GERALDIBE
Snporintomlout of Construction for tlio
Exposition Must Explain ,
HIS PECULIAR METHODS ARE MADE PUBLIC
Complaints of Long Standing Ilnvo at
List Como to a Foous ,
RESOLUTION DEMANDS HIS RESIGNATION
< &
Executive Committee Holds an Interesting
Session on This Topio ,
MANAGER ROSEWATER STARTS THE BALL
Ho CnllM for ( iernlillnc'N
ami I'ri'NciilH u .sort ON of Alunio-
ruiiilu ItiionVlilcli lie HUNCH
Jill UlMlNOllH.
The murmurs of dissatisfaction which have
been heard lei all ( juarters for the last three
r four months against the arbitrary methods
nd peculiar practices ot D. Gcraldlnc , supor-
ntcmleni of construction for the Department
t Dulld'ings and Grounds ot the exposition ,
roKe out at the regular mcetlnit of the ox-
nutlve cam in U too jcsterday afternoon when
icsolutlun was Introduced providing for the
ummnry Ulsclmigo ot Geraldlno for cause.
This lesolutlon was accompanied by a writ-
en memorandum setting forth at length a
ew of the icasons why Gcraldluo should bo
ct out at once. This resolution was made
he special order ot business at a special
looting of the executive committee to bo
eld at the exposition headquarters nt o-
'clock this evening , at which tlmo Geraldlno
\Ill bo given an oppoitunlty to bu heard It
o has any explanation to offer for the many
uostlonable tiattractions laid at tils door.
Iho lesolutlon In question wns Introduced
> y Manager Uoncvvatcr ot the Department of
'ubllcltj and Promotion and was laid bc-
ere the committee aftci the tegular business
f the meeting hail been disposed of. It was
s follows
"Hcbohed , That the services ot Dion Gcr-
Idlno as biipeilntemlt'iit of construction bq
Ispcnsed with from nnd after this date In
lie Interest of oecviomj and for cause , aa
hewn bj the memorandum herewith submlt-
ed. "
SOME CHARGES MADE.
Attached to this resolution was the follow-
ng written statement , which may bo re-
arded as charges and specifications on which
hn demand for Geraldlno's discharge was
iado
Early In July proposals for sheet piling
n the lagoun were advertised under plans
nd specifications prepared ly | Thomas Shaw ,
ormorly an assistant of the city engineer.
Hds were received under these plans anil
pcclflcatlons and opened by Mr. Gernldine ,
nit no bidder was present. 1'hcso bids were
11 rejected by lha executive committee. The
ay following their rejection ono of the bid-
eru , J. P. Conwaj- , called on Mr. Geraldlno
nd was Infoimed that his bid was altogether
oo high. Mr. Gcr.ildlno also asKcd Con-
vay to submit another bid , which was to
10 subdivided so as to mike pioposals for
he labor only , whllo the exposition would
mulsh alt the material. At the same tlmo
Ir. Conway was asked to submit proposals
or material and labor on a different plan ,
Iz. . Iimrad of dilvInK the sheet piling
wo and a half feet , as designed In the orlg-
nal plan , ho was allowed to dig a trench two
cet dcpp and diivc the piling six Inches.
Jonway bubmlttcd two bids , one for all
ho laboi and material on the latter propo-
Itlon , $7,100 , and ono for the labor only ,
2,100. Under the original plan his hid
vas for materials and labor J7.900. Under
he last proposal the bpoclllcatloiis wcro
erbal.
Oi > August IS a conliact for sheet piling
vas made with Creedon & . 'Mahoncy ' for the
um of $5,930 r,0. The last bid ot Conway
or $7.100 Included the pile driving. Cree
don & Mahouej's bid did not The value o
ho pllos , from Mr. Geraldlno's own estimate ,
\as $700. Added to the bid of Crccdon &
Mnhonev that would have inadO1 the cost
f the thpet piling $ CD3G 50. In tin roluctlon
of the size of lumber under the revised plan ,
vhich Creedon & Mahoney were allowed to
carry out , there was a saving of about 60.000
eel of lumber , which , at $14 per 1,000 feet
or yellow plno , would amount to $840 , mak-
ufctbe total cost on the revised plan equal
to ? 7S7fi r,0. as against $7,100 bid by Conway.
n addition to this there was omitted from
Crecdnn & Mahoney's woik all the Iron
work , worth at least $200 , making o total oj
J7,57C.50. In substituting j-cllow plno ol
second quality for vvhlto plno of first qual-
ty , there IB a difference of $1 per 1,000 feet ,
estimating the quantity of lumber used at
170,000 feet , this would make a rnyln c to
bo contrcctor of $ CSO , maklig In all $ ,25050
as against $7,000 as originally bid under the
first plans and specifications by Conway.
Instead of making the trench two foot
leop as was required of Conway under hlo
second bid. Creedon & Mahoney wcro allowed
to make this ditch only twelve Inches deep.
thus saving twclvo Indies or nigging anu
one foot of lumber all around the lagoon.
DONATION TO THE CONTRACTORS.
Another nnd vc-y extraordinary feature of
this contract was this ; Early In Juno the
expedition VMUJ Induced to contract with the
Cady Lumber company for an Invoice ot
yellow pine , lumber which In tbo aggregate
was to cost J3.000. H was represented by
Mr. Goraldlno that this purchase would save
the exposition sovcinl hundred dollars , as the
lumber was fm nibbed at a cut rate , much
below the prevailing market price. When
the contract to Crtidon & Mnhonoy was
awarded this Invoice was turned over to the
contractors at the Instance of Mr , Gernldlno ,
and thus Creedon & Mnhoncy were given the
advantage , as then represented , of about
$1.50 per 1,000 on the yellow plno which they
puichascd , equal to n donation of $250 , Mr.
Conway , who was competing with Creedon &
Maboiipy , had no such offer , and It Is doubt
ful whether any bidder besides Oroedoc"fr
Mahoney had the slighted Intimation that
ho "would have the privilege of taking this
lumber off the hands nf the exposition at tba
cut rate at which U was bought.
The ff.eclflcatlons of Crcednn & Muhonoy'B
contract provide that cement la to bo used
at each sheet piling , but may bo omitted at
the option of the exposition , The cement
was omitted , by order at the superintendent ,
but no allowance whatever was made by the
contractor for thij omission , Mr , Geraldlne.
when asked about this , stated that tbo coat
of cement Is no greater than the tamping of
the dirt.
Conwjy'i" bid under the eupplemcntary
HIM clllcalloiiB W.IK r. * . , . . , . . . . . . . . . ll.lOf
Dtnlurt from tlili difference In nunn-
tlly of lumber. GO.O'iO feet whllo plno
ut $18 Vcr LOW . H.JW
Ddluct fur Iron work . . . , . . . . . , .
DlffcrcncH In rn t of wlilto uml MlHnv
pine , W.CwO feet lit M I' < r J.OW . ttO
Cent ' of nhPit l'llln ' . . . . . . , . , . , , . . . , , . . . , 700 - -
Tulal dciluctloiui . . . . . . , , , , . , , , } 3.CM
llalnme , , fMW
The exposition paid Creedon & Mahoney
$5,930.50 , thUB laying $1,495.60 more than Jt
should have paid had tlio contract been
awarded on an honott competitive bid. This
Is not taking Into consideration the advan
tage ot not Icsi than $250 which was given
to Creedon & Mahoney by turning over to
them the lumber bought by the exposition at
cut rates. U also transpired that tlio wood-
woik on Iho lagoon fctlll remains ; unfinished
and will require a great deal more lumber
and raipcntry work.
KMI'LOYMUNT OP AN ASSISTANT.
On August 27 a request for the employ' *
mcnt of H. W. Taiuin as fisslstant euper *
luteudent ot construction * as made by Mr.
aeraldloo through I'roldcnt Wattlc , &t