HE EE
, ISO ! ) TWKLV K VAC US. SINGLE OOl'V FIVE CENTS.
ESTAHLISIllSD .TtTNJD 10 , 1871. OMAHA , THURSDAY MOKXTNG , APHIL 20
T\r\T P ATVP 1t TVrPTP
DOLL OUT DAIS IE
Twentj-Fite Bnll Oarta Oarry Joy to N
braskans in the Field.
OVERDUE GIFTS ARE LESS SWEE
Two Months' ' Tardiness
Easily Forgiven
UNDAUNTED SPIRIT OF QUARTERMAS
Parcels Delivered to Soldiers Ssittered Alor
the Firing Line.
CARAVAN IS CHEERED ALONG THE ROU1
.Imli-d I'nlntrx nnd Tlinfcd Mmltn Il <
Ili-ti-d ! > > ' Home-Cool. < 'il .Mornrln
nnd llninc-IloiiKlit I.lticn AI'
tunded li.i 'tinny finoil AVlNln-x.
CAMP SANTA MHBA , near Manila , Mar
1 ! ) . ( Special Porrcapondenco of The lice. )
There was much joy In the regiment a coui :
of weeks ago while It was nt the pumpli
Btntlon , cnusod by the arrival of the lei
looked for Chrlstimia boewhich had be
delayed In San Francisco. The boxes n
rived on the Scandla nnd Llcutcnnnt M
Laughlln , the regimental quartermaster ,
once delivered them to the companies. Tt
vvn not very easily done on account of t
( ompanUs being an scattered along the lit
But nothing daunted Lieutenant McLaug
lln secured twenty-Ilvo bull cartu , on vvhl
were loaded the big boxes of homo cook
food , and slatted the long train for t
front under thu guidance of lU'glmenl
CJuartermaBtcr Ryan. It was an Insplrl
sight to see the long cirnvan piled 111 ,
with boxes coining over the hill of t
pumping elation. As the train rolled
each company Its portion was dropped <
amid the cheers of the men.
The boya for n while were as checrf
ns though they wcio on a picnic excuralo
thouf.d there was n fnr-uway look on mm
n lad's face as IIP carcfuVly picked out prc
cut after present Hint had been packed 1
the band ot someone at homo. One boy o
traded from his package a do/en whlt tt
which he fe-aiod ho would not be able
u o to proper advantage- the field But
a rule ever } aitlelo was of use'to ' the me
and no better taste could have been us
In Iho selection of the gifts For t\vo
three dajs t'leio was a gland feast Call
candy and all oorts of good things we
plentiful In celebration of the Nebras :
boys' second Christmas after a two montl
Interval. a. B SCRAMBLING.
SHOUT HKST KOK > UIHAStvf\
HcKlnicnt ItcciiiirrnlcH In IIU < or
lllocUlioiiNi-N Afrr i\crlloiiM. :
CAMP SANTA MESA. Near Mcnl
March 10 ( Special Correspondence of T
, Bee. ) The First Nebraska and tl c Fli
Colorado hnvo exchanged positions on t
firing line , the Colorado troopa relievl
the Ncbrpskans at the water works. Color
. . . - * t < " '
lilm"re lnftrcemenis ) or- relief \as hla m
wore In need of n chance to rest , havl
Tiecn almost continuously on the move sin
Februaiy I.
The regiment not only had cleaied t
country of Inaurgenta from San Juan i
Monte ' , to the Maraqulna valley , but h
held Ita positions by .continued Ilghtli
forcing back the Insurgents In their i
prated attempts tO | rccaptuic the pumpl
station. In accomplishing this the regime
f had to use the greatest vigilance. It w
necessary to call upon the men every oth
night nnd sometimes every night for gun
nnd outpost duty. Owing to the nmount
territory wo vvero protecting It cnllod I
a largo number of posts. Taking this
conjunction with the other hardships whi
are bound to appear In the field of nctlc
I
the men needed a chance to recupeni
( ioiioi.il Halo thus ordered the change i
the Nebraska bojs' benefit.
The Nebrnskans nro now stationed
blockhouses Nos. 5 , C and 7. The bio , .
houses nro situated close to the old N
braskn camp , Santa Mesa , and about thi
miles from Manila. It will be remember
that the fight with the Insurgent an
started fiom these blockhouses The I
Biirgents In blockhouse No. 7 fired up
our outpost after wo hud killed ono of thi
sentries who had refused to halt at t
( command on the night of February I Blot
houses Nos. ( i nnd 7 were captured by t
Ncbrnskans the follow Ing moinlng. T
headquarters ale stationed at Camp Sar
Mean and nil the business of the regime
Is transacted fiom that point.
( 'iiiniini'Hl l > < ( liilc-l I'rrtnllN.
Theie IB llttlo firing done on this pi
of the lines , for nearly nil of the Insurgei
hnvo been driven to the noith for a numl
of miles. The boya now have an oppi
tunlty to sleep with both rvca shut , not r
pee-tlng ovcij moment to be louted out
n call to aims , or ordered to fall In i-vi
tlino np Inauigcnt la seen , aa was the c ,
nt the pumping station , where n shot coi
, bo heard , as It seemed , ovciy live inlnul
which might have been a signal of batt
But UK soon UB the boju are again recupi
at cd they vv.ll bo restless for a chance
a aln get Into action.
The re-glmont la anxious to get Into t
inovo which Is to bo mndn on Maloloa , all ,
twuntytlvemiles distant , fiAm Maul
Mnlolos la the atronHhold and headquarti
of ARiilmildo and thu e-aptuio of the pit
Is expected to break the last hold of t
Insurgents. Whether the First Ncrunaki
lucky enough to bo a part of this gia
attack remains to be. Been. Major Snyde
report shows that the wounded nnd si
men In the hospital are progressing spb
dldly. With careful attention and gr
treatment a number of them will soon
able to report to their company for duty
G 11 IKMIAMBLING
JUNTA TELLS GLOWING TALE
Allcufd Mi'NHiiKc from ( ii-m-rnl l.n
< il\ -N Afconnl of Ilrllllnnl l < lxt
Of MICCI-NNfN.
LONDON , April 19 The Filipino Eu
pean junta claims lo have received a cab
eiam from General Luna , "commanding i
Manila district , " direct fiom Manila
Friday , dec-luring thnt General Law I
"whoseobJcHt was to proceed to ilaler r
e'ffcct n Junction with the Yorktown , " v
Inveigled by the Filipino tactics I
"perilously extending his line with the
suit that a column , consisting of 110 oltlc
and me-n , on reaching a place cal
JiliiutiRonan , was amlnislml by n la :
Filipino force , communication with the m
force was severed and thu entire coin
was captured , "
Tlio Filipino advices further assert t :
General Law ton , who was at Laguna de B
on hearing the news , "retired to Man
slating thnt ho had been recalled by Ma
General Otis on the ground that a nat
rising lu Manila was Imminent. "
The fere-going U said to be a separate afl
from thf disappearance of thn hint's ere
tf the Yorktown In the vicinity of llaler
The Filipino * also claim that they hn\
occupied the town of Hambonngn , In tt
southern part of the Island of Mlndana
whlih waa recently evacuated by tl
Spaniards , only a few of the Inttcr rcmnlt
Ing to band over the plnco to the Amer
cans The Filipinos are also slid to bnv
captured 7,000 Matter rllles , all the an
munition and several Spanish gunboat
whi h thn rebels say they have navigate
up the Rio firnndo and out of reach of tl
Amf-rli an * .
WASHINGTON , April in The War At
jpcnt does not credit the Filipino ns
IIni contained In the dispatch , bsoaus
believed Ocncrnl Otis would have cr
my such disaster. It U further state
M u Ixiwton could not possibly have bnd I
mind a Junction with the Yorktown , as thsi
Is an Impassable range of mountains hi
ovvccn i he points ho traversed and the sen.
MORE ABOUT THE YORKTOWI
Vilnilinl ! ) < < > Si-nilH u > i-u III'
Unit-It ron < M > riliK ( I tic Vinlinsli
of ( illinoiMnnd .Men ,
WASHINGTON , April 19. The Navy At
pirtme-nt , having requested a conectlon i
the portions of Admiral Dowey'a dispatch i
yesterday which were not decipherable , vvi
today able to furnish the full te-xt of the dl :
pitch , whleh U as follows.
MANILA , April 18. Secretary of tli
Navj , Washington The Yorktown visile
llale-r , Liurn , east coast of Luron , P. 1
Apt 11 12 , for the purpose ot rescuing an
bringing away the Spanish forces , consist ! ! !
of eighty soldiers , three ollleers and tw
priests , who weie sill rounded by 400 Ir
surge-ills. Some of the Insurgents wei
armed with Mauser rllles , aa reported by tl
natives. Lieutenant J C. Gllmore , whi :
making an examination of the mouth of tl
iher In an aimed boat , wns ambushed , nit
upon and captured Fate unknown , aa It
burgenta refused to communicate afterwari
The following are missing The otlker pr <
vlously re-fened to , Chief Quartermaster V
Walton , Coxswain J. Kllsworth , Gunner
Mate H J. Hygard , Sallmakera Male Vem
git , Seamen W H. Ujndera and C W. Wooi
burj. Apprentices D. W. A. Vein tlio and ,
Peterson , Ordinary Seamen F. Urisolt-se ai
O. IJ. McDonald. Landsmen L. T. Edwaid
Anderson , J. Dillon and C. A. ilorrlssoy.
DI\VCY.
MANILA , April 19. 4.33 p. m. Admir
Dewey has been notified of the strange dl
appeainuce of J. C. Gllmore and fourtei
members of the cr-u of the United Stat
gunboat Yorktown. On Batutday last tl
Yorktown anchored olt Baler , on the c.i
coast ot the Island of Luzon , and about 2
miles fron. here , where there was a Spanl :
g.urison of about fifty men , which had bei
defending Itself againot e.eveial hundn
Filipinos for months past.
Lieutenant Gllmore , Ensign W. H. Slam
ley and n boat'a crew were sent up the rlv
fiom lialur bay to communicate with tl
Spaniards , the town of Hilcr being situati
some distance inland Knslgn Standley , w )
landed at the mouth of the iher , repor
that he beard three volleys , a bugle cs
and cheeis fiom up the river , but that tl
automatic gun which was part of the equl ]
ment of the boat was not heard llrln
Standley later paddled to the Yorklown
: i canoe. A search was made for the Yorl
town's boat and its crew , but no trace
them waa found and the Yorktowu salb
for Hello , from which place Its command
cabled to Admiral Dewey his theories , th
thi , FyjPirtfs 4ld.captures oravpk , tj
'b3alrbmhat''flie Spaniardshad rescue'il tl
American 'party.
A scouting party of American troops ti
day found a rebel skirmish line more thr
a mile long east of Malolos. A sharp fuslllat
followed but no losses weie suatalncd
Brigadier Gencial Charles King , who hi
been taken suddenly ill , and who la unab
to continue In command of his brigade , h :
been i el loved of further duty and has be (
ordered to return to the United States <
the Hist transport sailing fiom here fi
home.
( oed Trrildnrnl In I2\iiccd-il.
The officials of the Navy department a
confident that sueh of the men of the Yoi
town as escaped being killed outilght In tl
first ambuscade will be well treated by tl
Insurgents Some time ago the War depar
incut made Inquiry as to the number
\merlcnn prisoners held by the Flllplnr
In reply General Otis referred to the
soldiers nnd said that they were being fair
tieated by the Insurgents , he supply ! )
funds to defray the cost of their food. Tl
reports made to the Navy department 1
Paj master Wllcox of Dewoy's officers , wl
made a trip across the Island of Luon fro
Manila to the noith coast , described tl
condition of the Spanish officials who we
the prisoners of the Insurgents ns ve
comfortable.
In many cases , he said , the officials we
only nominally in confinement , being
lowed the liberty of the towns. The ollicln
are hopeful that Gllmoro and his men w !
survived the ambuscade will some day r
gain their llbeity.
The department has sent no Instructlo
to Admlial Dewey as to the course ho sh.
puisne , believing that he Is fully compete
to deal with the situation nnd icstli
secureIn the assurance that he will spa
no effoit to rescue Gllmuie and his men
they .no alive.
ENEMY'S ' FORCE SHATTERE
rilliilnoNrc Si-niti'i-i'd and llcly c
Hopeof Aini-i-lcniiM Ica\-
lif iNlnnd ,
WASHINGTON' April 19 The followll
cable ) has Just been received from Gencr
Otis :
MANILA , April 19. Adjutant Oenen
Washington Liwton returned fiom Lai
country April 17 , bringing captuied vessel
IiiBUigents much scattered , rclicat befo
our forces , await opportunity to attack d
tachments Better cliisa of people tired
war , doalro pence
Knemy build hope on ictuin ot our troni
to United State's. Its army much demon )
lcd and IOSB by drsertlonH and death la IK
Will probably prosecute gucirllla warfai
U < oi ing and burning country which It o
iupled , health and splrlta of troops good.
Volunteers' i tuiii will eommi-nco nbo
May 6. Will lender willing service urn
return transports available. Embarkatk
will continue through Juno and July.
Repoita from Yisayau Islands rontlm
very encouragingIntcrlslund comme-r
hcavv , customs receipts Increasing.
OTIS.
Inipi t'
1UROKLONA. April 19 El Dlarlo , eul
Kl/lng the Spanish garrison , conslatlng
a captain , two lieutenants , n doctor a
foil-eight men , who hid been defend !
Baler against the nilpluos , aiys
"General Ulna recently sent Captain C
medo to order the garrison to , evacuate ,
Baler no longer belonged to Spain Olmer
after great dlfllcultlos , got within III
metres of the house lu which the Spanlar
we-ro fortified HP managed , however ,
deliver his instructions , but the Karris
simply continued to flie from Its fortlll
quarters and Captain Olmedo was compell
to return to Manila without a reply.
Iiit-ri-riM- WIIKFN to 'J.dlHI MI-II.
LOUI8VLLE. April 19 The American C
nnd Foundry company at Jvffcrsonvtllo a
nounced an Increase of wages to its ei
ploji-s toda ) to go Into ettft nt dice Tl
i Increase U understood to tie 10 per cent.
J affects 2i/QO emplo ) ea
Pn t i T p I'lin vrvfN / | i n i t'TA
1'EilALL ' HlIhNDS 01 ( SAXFO
Bones in Canton's Dark Olosete Sot Shakir
by Evidcnco in George Trinh
MURDERESS1 RIVAL IS WIDOW ALTHOU !
.lln ( ptntMitn of Xccdxril ( in Putul
! ) ( ( > thnt ( 'rendDuiititH of
Her ( Itillt.
CANTON' , O. . April in. The defense
the trial of Mrs. George today attempt !
to Introduce other women Into the case ai
to show Snxton's relations to them by pro'
Ing their presence In his block nnd at h
office. The court barred out nil such te
tlmony , except In regard to Mra. Althous
sajlnt ? that Snxton's relations to oth
women were not competent In this dcfena
This , It Is believed , will have n tclideni
to shorten the trial , ns It kcejo out the tr
tlmony which a number of witnesses ha'
been called to present.
Prosecuting Attorney Pomcrene cann
find In the court records of the dcposltloi
of Mrs. George < and of two women
Hanoverton which were taken for Samp
( ' . George's case against Saxtou for dan
ages for the alienation of the affections
the former's wife He claims Attorno ;
Sterling and Welly , for the defense , ha1
them and he baa appealed to the court
have the papers brought Into the com
claiming that they arc a part of the offlcl
court records. Seventeen mbro witness
were called today , Including the conn
commissioners , who are wanted to testl
on the question of a reward for the flndli
of the levolver.
Mrs. Huth was cross-examined In regal
to the delay to the street car on whli
Mrs. George rode the night of the tragcd
Jacob Adams testified to passing a mi
oh" Lincoln nvcnuo near the Althoueo les
dcnco shoitly before the shooting. Fu
ther south ho'pnssed Saxton nnd bpoko
htm.
htm.Adams
Adams on cross-examination was som
what confused on the time of Incidents 1
related , but explained this awny by the dl
ferenco between sun and standard Urn
Ho also said ho had talked about a dori
times with Andrew Wleland about tils test
mony. Wleland la a pilvate detective.
Former Major Ilex tfbtlfled to observ
tlona allowing that a cherry tree Intcrfer
with the line of vision between the wlndr
where Mrs. Cckroat claims she saw t'
shooting and the Allhouse hteps.
Kd Bomberger testified to the same effei
George Fox testified legardlng the aar
observations nnd measurements.
Frank Hlldenbrandt said he was the fit
to reach Saxton's body. He said the nig
was daik and misty. An electric globe sh
light on the upper part of the steps , b
none on the body. He said people cou
not be recognized.
Upton Shutz testified to the darkness
the night. He said the foliage on the tre
was heavy and that btmlock burs were n
merous along a vacant lot In West Tu
carawaa street.
Former Constable Adam Jackson said :
had been asked to put Mra. George out
Saxton's block and also that ho was preae
during ono of the conversations when wl
nesses .for the-sstnte atd-tbreatrti were uu >
and that no threata were made.
Jackson told of replevlnlng goods In Sa
Ion's block claimed by Mis. George , ai
Saxton'a objection to her entering the roe
to Identify her goods. Seeking to show
disposition on the part of the defendant
annoy and harass Saxton , the state ask
Constable Jackson If the replevin aults f
Mrs Georgo'b goods In the Saxton bulldii
were not eommenccd the very day th
President McKInlcy came home. This 1
qulry was excluded
limltor of Sn\toii mock.
Thomas Shepard , colored , was Janitor
the Saxton block some time previous
18ifi ! He saw Mrs. George In the Saxti
block a number of times and once win
Saxton was away opened his office door f
her. She emptied the paper basket into
newspaper and carried the contents awi
with her. In cross-examination he to
about Mrs. George hanging around Saxtor
office , forenoon , afternoon and evening f
alor eight days before the Injunction w
Issued against her visiting that place.
Dr. Douglas SehwarU testified that t :
night of Saxton's death was so dark th
he had trouble In recognizing the house
which ho was called
Charles Summers , colored , was Janitor
the Saxton block from 1S'G ) to 1SOS. He sa
he often saw Mrs. Althouse there at Sa
ton'a olllce as often as three or four tim
a day and at all hours of the day , and HOI
times late at night. He saw her In Sa
ton's room and ofllce and said she aomotlm
went there and remained from Saturd ,
night till Monday morning , when ho won
remove the dishes and bottles In the rooi
Ho was not allowed to tell about oth
women he had seen there.
Mrs. Lena Llndeman had taken care
Sa\ton's room for Rome time before 1 :
death and was familiar with all of its a
polntmcnts , but the court would not allc
her to tell anything about the woapo
there unless the defence would say th
they expected to follow the testimony wl
Homo theory of gelf-ilefcnse or accident
shooting. Otherwise , Saxton's possession
a revolver would not count for any thin
Mia. Llndeman also testified that Ml
George often visited her and that on t
day of the murder she was at her hou
from early In the afternoon until B:30
the evening. During thnt time she h
trimmed tidies. The witness did the was
Ing for Saxton. Mrs. George told her s
loved Saxton and expected to marry hi
within a few days She was In good splrl
and heemed to be happy always , aa s
talked about Saxton. The witness said Mi
George had called her attention to t
dress she wore , which had been made ov
and which Mrs. Geoigo bald she was goli
to give to the witness as soon as she ma
rled Saxton. The witness examined t
dress closely , feeling of the material a :
how closely It fit Mrs George , the examin
tton being such that had there been a r
volver about it she must have found It.
( ! ( ' < N HiirrN on ll ( > r Dri-nx.
She also said that Mrs. ( jcorgo went In
the back yard several times while the
and that the back > ard was full of Spanl
needles and burdock hurra. In crosa-e
amlnatlon she Insisted upon the same stoi
even Including the hour of c SO for leavl
the house , which la over two miles frc
the scene of the tragedy and over a in :
from where other people testified they EI
Mrs. George between 6 35 and 6 o'clock
the night of the tragedy
She had not noticed In her oxamlnatlc
she said , that Mra. George u&cd fore I
matter to Improve her form , but said ill
oven If she had missed such material , b
know she could not have miased any j
volver had It been there.
J. 0. Moore , an Insurance agent nnd cc
lector , testified to having called at t
Llndeman hotel the day of thu tragedy n :
of having seen Mrs George there' .
Jacob Llndeman a brother-in-law , tea
fled to the presence of burrs In ihelr ba
yard
Charles H Trazer told of the night be ) :
so dark that whrn hlz hit fHl off he hate
to gel on his hands and knees to find
nnd also that Mr . Kokreat , the r > f-w"
ncr3 , had consulted with him about takln
a cure for the morphine habit
CATCH BIG COUNTERFEITER
ItlimlciuliTK ( if tiniiuiu ( tint Mnl.c
ritinoiin tonriiillciul lluudrril
Dollar I cHIUcntc Arrt-Mlcil.
WASH1NUTO.N. April 19. Probably tl
most Important capture In the history (
the secret service was made yesterday I
Philadelphia bv Chief John K. Wllklo an
his agentK when they arrested Arthur Taj
lor and Unldwln S. Uitdcll. the maltoi
of the fninous counterfeit "Monroe head
$100 silver certlflcnte Those arrests Vtei
followed todnb > the capture In Lnneaste ;
Pa. , of William M Jacobs nndVllllnm I
Kendlg , two prominent clgAr.mauufaeturori
and Jnmes Hums , who \UH in Jacobs' em
ploy There were nho capt'ired the orlglm
plate from which tbo silver certlllcates woi
printed , a now $100 counlrtfelt plate nnd
new JtiO plate and also thrae sets of plait
for the printing ot counterfeit rovonti
titnmps , rolls , other paraphernalia and uhoi
IIvo tons of paper ami a largo amount (
counterfeit stamps. f
The "Monroe head" plalo nnd also th
stamp plates and the otheir materials wet
found In Lancaster , whor < 5 the printing wa
done The plates for the now $100 nete an
the $ , iO note were found In Phlladelphli
The officials have taken possession of th
factories of the clgarinalo'Ts and have nls
attached their bank acco int Taylor nn
llrcdell , It Is nald , were Odptnred while nc
tually nt work on the mv plates. Thu
are voung men who w.'re employed 1
Philadelphia by different flrnm , but sou ;
time ago started In business for themsulve
They are aald to bo o\pnt engravers nn
never before have been under suspicion.
They nro said to have confused lodaj th ,
less than $10,000 ot the famous noli
were put Into circulation. The silver ce :
Uflcate , which w first discovered a jer
ago last fall , by an otllcinl of the subtreai
ury at Philadelphia , wan probably the ma
dangerous counterfeit ever put In cliculatlc
and even the export of tUo government fi
a le-ng time was undecided whether the no
was genuine or counterfeit. After a mo ;
careful < -earch. however , a dlstlngulahli :
mark was discovered which decided tl
qur.tion and enabled the officials readily i
distinguish the genuine from the apurlou
Secretary Gage recognized the veiy gre ,
danger of this new note and at once cnllc
In the entire IPSUO of many millions of do
lars. At the same time ho sent warnlnt
to all parts of the country fully dracrlblr
the note. This prompt action balked tl
counterfeltcrn at the very beginning. A
though le 3 than 100 notes wore Issued on !
about twenty-six have been dhcoverei
Plans were set on foot to apprehend tl
counterfeiter * ) nnd , actlnc on the advice i
Assistant Secretaiy Vandorllp , John C. Wl
klc , a newspaper man of Chicago , who wt
known to have done sorco Tery clever d (
teeth owork , was sent for arid placed I
charge of the Secret Service Bureau. li
Immediately laid his plans and on Februai
1 , 1'9S , found the clew 'Which resulted ]
jesterday's and today's Important capture
From the very first appealanco of the noti
Secretory Gage and Assistant Secretary Vai
derlip have taken a gri .j , Interest In tl
capture of the "culprits , 1 during the la :
fourteen uionUia hav-fc Ifei ttc close touc
w 1th. every move that has been made ar
have materially assisted Chief \Vllkle In h
long hunt.
PHILADELPHIA , April 19. A senaatloni
arrobt was made In this city tonight In coi
nectlon with the capture of the counterfpl
Ing gang. Harvey K. Newltt , who was n :
ststant United States district attorney In th
city during the administration of Preftldei
Harrison , was taken Into custody by seen
service men on a warrant sworn out 1
Chief Wllklo. clnrglng him with bribing Di
teethe McMnnus of the Philadelphia otlic
Ho was given a private hcailng bcfoi
United States Commissioner Edmonds ar
held in $ lfi,000 bail , which was furnished 1
a wealthy friend. It was shown that at tl
hearing on aiarch 6 Newltt gave McMam
$50 as a bribe and on March 2S $ ,100 mnr
This money was turned over to Mr. Wilk
ns soon as it was received.
It Is stated here tonight that enoug
counteifelt stamps -were captured by the d <
tectlvcs in Lancaster to cover 110,000,01
clgais As nearly ns can too learned abet
$110,000 woith of bogus stamps have bee
iibcd on clgarr > thus far bent out fie
Lancaster.
RECEIVERSHIP IS TO STAN' '
-i'lv < T Trimble nnd llv-l'rrsliloi
Mllu.'ll of ( InK. . ' . , I * . .V , ( i.
Jt'ii } .Moro HcportN.
KANSAS CITY , April 19. J. McD. Trlir
ble , ono of the recehera of the Kansi
City , PIttsburK & Gulf railroad , and A. 1
Stllwi'll ex-president of the road , roturnc
fiom tlio e ast today. Both said they woi
hlghi'y pleased with the outlook and declaic
that If the vvlbbea of the majority of - , (
bondho'deis ' are granted that the presei
rtccivcisblp will remain undisturbed.
A Ne v York special declaring that tl
rumored compromise ) iK-twccn the New Yoi
and western Interests would bo effected 1
tlio letliement of Robert Glllhnm as manat
ing lectlvcr and the appointment of V
P. Itoblnson , Jr , to the vacancy , was denlt
both by the receiver and Mr. Stilwcll , .M
Robinson is manager of the Grand Islai
railroad. Ho la now In Now York and Is sal
to bo the cliolco of those of the bondholdei
not In ajmpathy with the old management
In relation to n atatcmeret bald to ha\
been made by Seciotaiy Krreh of the reoi
ganlzatlon committee In New York that ni
duly oiganl/ed committed appointed to ta ]
a hand In the re-organl/atlon of the jiroprrl
would lx ) In ni-Lord with tlio rcpresentathi
of the Now York holding a high olllelnl i
the Plttsburg A. Gulf lailroad , whoso heui
quaitera ur < - In Philadelphia , said today
"The Dutch bondholders have pledge
themselves to co-oporato with the Phils
dolphla protective committee. "
WADE REPORT TO BE BRIE
I'rohiilillllli-N viilluil n l.'InilliiK tin
III * Hl-III'lM-d ll > ( III- ( | ONC Of
( lie \VocU.
WASHINGTON , April IU The Wade cou
of Inquiry waa engaged steadily today
going thiough the testimony which has n
cumulated as the leault of the three month
investigation ami In the preparation of tl
report of Its findings. The re-port will 1
comparatively brief , but the work of ce
lecting the esacmlal facts Js a task of i
small magnitude and will icriulro tove-r
dajs' time. There Is nn unanimous dele
mlnntlon on the pait of the members of tl
court to dispose of the subject with tl
greatest possible dispatch and the itat
ment was made today that U wan posalb
a finding might be reached before the clo ;
of the week.
Colonel Davis , recorder of the court , si
today that more witnesses might be cnlli
and their examination would delay the fin
conclusion , but be hoped this would not 1
dife-ned to any great extent There are son
upuria cull to be read but these will 1
taken up when < hc ) will nut consume uiui
of [ ho court s time.
"OLD MIW RAPIDLY RISIN
Turbulent Strenm Goes on Iti Anntnl Ran
page in Its Uppsr Course
DWELLERS ON THE LOWLANDS MOVE OU
Motit < "l lln-c
So mo Collnr * ( >
nil Inlliix of Wntrr Unllrond
TracU WiinliPil tint In
South Dnltoln.
SIOUX C1TV , April 10. ( Special Tcl (
gram. ) Tfio Hond of the Missouri tlvi
lines not seem to bo abating , but Is gottln
woi si ? . It Is the highest over known i
Sioux City , nslde tram the- flood of 1S8
which was caused by an Ice gorge brenklni
Vhls ono Is fiom naturttl cnuues , snow moll
ins and tributary streams. Some liasi
111011(8 ( In Sioux City hnvo been flooded 1 ;
buck water.
At Meckllng , S. D. . the water Is with !
fitly feet ot the principal business slice
Several miles of the tiack of Iho Chlcagi
MlhvmiKou & St. 1'aul lallwuv liavo bee
washed out on the YnnUton line.
Two feet ot water Is on the lowlniu'
about Vetmlllon and farmers nro removln
goods lu boats.
At Elk IV tut water surtounds the towi
but no Immediate danger I1 * npprohende. .
The river Is full of lloatlng debris nnd mar
dead cattlu and hogs uro In the water.
The greatest loss IHlth tbo fnimorp o
the lowlands , many ofliom will lose a
this > car's crop owing to the nllt beltlln
nn the Inuds N'o Ice Is running or moi
damage would be done.
Se\eial of tbo olhei rivers In this vlclr
Ity which empty Into the Missouri hav
nvcrllowed their banks , doing a Rreat del
of damugo to fnrmcis.
IMERRE , S. r > . . Aptll 10. ( Special Tcl <
Kram ) The river showed a. rise of fl\ (
tenths last nlfiht and Is stationary toda ;
The steamer Jim heighten went down ilvi
fifteen miles this evening and took Wlllla ;
Alrhait and his stock off an Island on whlc
there was several feet of water.
MOnUAHA , Nob. , April 1 ! ) . ( Specll
Telegram ) The rher at this poUit Is stl
Using and continues to do damage. All 11
settlers on the bottoms liavo been taken o
In boats , some losing all their possesslot
and a few ( laving narrow escapes , fioi
drowning. With more water coming dow
from the north the stage of water In tl
liver at this point threatens to reach tl
point of the great Hood of 1S81.
ST. JOSEPH , Mo. , Api II It. The Ml !
scuil rher IB rising rapidly at this poln
The rise last night was Buvcn-tenths of
foot. Families are moving out of the low
lands opposite St. Joseph , feailng a repot
Hot. of the Hood of 1881.
LEAVEN-WORTH. Kan , Apiii in TI
Missouri .it tills point baa ilsen two fei
since last night. Today the cm rent vv < ;
so strong that n barge loaded with lock hate
to be cut loose from the governmei
steamer Hugo to save the Menmev. Tl :
barge later struck the teimlnal bridge I
the middle of the channel , wrecking tl
baigo and tearing a three-ton piece of coi
ing from the pier.
The stage of water at Omaha has m
reached tbo dimmer 'jt\o ' \ 3el , ultbpugh tl
river has i Iscn quite rapidly during tbo la :
twenty-four hours. Loss than three fei
now remain to be overcome before the dar
gcr point ' reached. Whether the In
menso Hood coming down from the noit
will be sufficient to cause trouble hero
an open question , but present Indlcatloi
seem to point to a pretty high stage i
water before the flood passes. The currci
under the Douglas street bridge is vei
swltt and strong and rushes by a turbulcn
swolle-i mass of coffee-colored liquid. Tl
leport tf'at the Illinois Cential grading o
the Iowa side abo\o Council liluns Is i
iJ.mgei hah not been full ) substantiated , a
though a rise of two or three feet woul
undoubtedly do much damage to the worl
The local lain of last night was not su
liciently heavy to cause anv rise. Ilea\
rain is reported in the tllack Hills region (
Fouth Dakota.
FORCE OF QUEENSLAND STORF
four lliliulrcil Colored Tli'li Drovvllci
MllllJ \ CNFlclK I.ONl II Oil StOIK'H IIII-
lirddi-d In Trrt-N li.i Wind.
VANcorvnu , B. c , APIII n Mali R <
vk-es fiom Australia give full pnrtlcula
of the teiilblo hunlcano which &wept tl
northeast const of Queensland early I
Match nnd in which four white and aboi
100 colored men were diowned.
Eighty luggers and six schoonera wo
wrecked. The damage Is estimated
? 2.r,0,000. The Channel Island lightship m
four men weio lost nt Douglas spit. A co
nrcd man reached shorn with two womi
after swimming four dtivs. Many pcrpois
were found at tlio height of fifty feet. Tin
were thrown up by the sea.
Stones were Imbeded In tires to the dep
of six Inches and rocks weighing tona we
tin own up. Two colored women swam f
ten hours vv'th ' their children loaded t
tholr backs , but the children wore do ,
when they landed.
The height of the storm seems to ha1
been experienced on Pllndeis nnd Mclvll
Islands , whcio the Sagltu , Sllvciy Wave ni
Admiral weie nil lost , onlv ono llfo bell
saved. A huge number of boillcn have bei
found and burled. The full extent of tl
Ions will never bo known. The force of tl
gale must have been awful , as all ( re
v\eio cropped of leaves and branches Lnr ,
fishes and a number of boats were tbrov
up on the dlffa many feet high The beai
la strewn with dead ( lab and birds
LEAK IN ST. LOUIS TREASUR
lnrn < - CoriiornOoiiN Alli-Koit to ( i
Pr - ( ! In binder of flt TIIXI-N , in- :
tnllliiu l.nruc I.ONN.
JEFFRRSON CITY , Mo. . April 19. Tl
majority repot t of the Major Invostlgatli
committee of the Missouri state seimt
which recently looked Into affairs of sta
and municipal oflleca In St. Louis , was mai
today. It criticises the methods in vogue
some of the municipal ofllecs nnd recnn
menda that tbo Investigation be contlnui
to nil departments.
The most startling finding of the rcpo
was thnt the city and state annually lo
$ JC9ono through the cstapo from taxatli
of Btroet car pioperty tilono nnd that <
rr-al estate and personal property the lo
aggregated $1,130,760. The report tins n
endcrtcd by the two republican membe
Of the committee.
It was found that more ihan half of t :
manufacturers pay no state or school tn
that there Is a loss to the city of $320,0
annually through the department pormlttli
short returns to be made by merchants ai
manufacturers , and that $20,000 more Is la
thibiiKh the noupajincut of annual llcens
en street cars
Ric.imnieridatIons are made by which t
lummitiio snjt , the state ieve-uuo derlv
frm saloon license's may bo imreased $4.
000 a ) car Tha commitico advises that t
I
CONDITION OF THE WEATHE
Fore-oast for N lin Ua -
Fn-i. Colder. Northwest Wind
Uonrd of Kngliipcrs be abolished nnd en
surcs It for granting 11 onses to Incomp
tout engineers.
THIRD NEBRASKA AT AUGUST ,
Colonel \ ir < | iiiiln nnd | | llo.io Vi
rt ( < nt < ; ri > rnln'w ( 'upUiil nnd
< ( Into ( 'nnii. |
AUGUSTA , Ga. . April 10 ( Special Teli
gram. ) Colonel Victor Vlfqualn with h
Cuban Ill-roes arrived at Camp Mackcn/
todaj and the Third Nebraska Is encamp *
at tbo place forme ) ly occupied by the Fir
Maryland. The men left the quarantine st
tlon vvbere they had a hard time In tl
pouting lain vesti'idav mornlt'g going \
to Savannah anil taking three sections i
cnisr for Augusta
t'pon leaching here they were tiansferrc
to the Georgia load and eairlcd out lht
miles to n station near camp. They icaolu
the station at 10 n. in. , having to HP ovi
hero seveial hours. Wagons were In wal
Ing and eairlcd them up to the camp whoi
tents with iloors , mess halls and cvorythlr
needed weie awaiting them. The health i
the regiment Is excellent , enl > two me
being left blck behind , Lieutenant Gun
mlng of Company F and Lieutenant Tu :
ron of Company H.
The leglment has a splendid treat Ion thr <
miles fiom the clt > and SOO feet above I
Thevars run within 300 > ards of the cam
The commander of the post called th
afternoon and preparations for muster-oi
will commence at once. If the books are !
good condition the icglment should be mu
teicd out by Maj 12 The men are dellghti
to return to Ameilca. Colonel Vifqualn
w\irlng the diamond ling presented to hi
b > the enlisted men of the legiment.
NEW PLANS OF SPEAKER REE
Vniioiim-i-iiiciil ( lull lie Will .loi
.NtMVorU luh' I I'm nnd Hi-slRii
.StMlt III
NOW YORK. April li. It is announce
heio t tint Speaker Thomns B. Heed has m
copied the offer to become a member of tl
law firm of Simpson , Timelier & Barnu
In this city. It Is undeiatood thnt M
Ueed will resign his seat In congress ar
icmovc to New York The statement h ;
been made that Mr. Heed Is guaranteed
> caily Income of $30,000. Before settlln
down heio Mr Heed will make a protracte
visit to Kurope
The Mall and Kxprcss says that M
Barnuin of the law firm said that Mr. lice
had already piactlcally become a inembi
of the firm , but would not enter active
upon his new duties until after he lit
taken n brief vacation In Europe. The flu
eleclslon was not made by Mr. Ueed unt
all the details ot his nricer'apce ' ot the
ofter'vvere arranged. Air. " barnum could ni
bay e-xactly when the speaker would lea'
for his European sojouin or Just bow lei
ho would remain. He was to have sall <
with his family today on the Paris , but h
stay here will not be much prolonged. 1
all likelihood , his friends say , he will rema
on the other side during the summer
UTICA , N. Y. . Api II l'i Congressmi
James S Sheiman was told today th
Speaker Heed had enteied a New York la
firm. Ho heard tbo newa with evlde
pleasure.
"If that is true , " ho said , "I am a cai
dldate foi the bpeakershlp "
FOUR IN THIRTY-TWU PAS
Miilt of I2\nni I mil lora nt Port l.rm
- iiorlli for Second l.lrnli-iinn-
< - | < * N In Iti-Kiilur A nil.i.
LnAVBNWOHTH. Kan , Api 11 19 Tl
examination at Foit Leaven noith of tl
class of applicants for llcutenantles In tl
icgulnr army has been pi net-ally ! completi
and It Is known thnt at least four of t
tblity-two applicants have passed. They a
aald to be Charles Dostcr , son of the chl
justice of Kansas ; H. M. Chamblas of Sclm
Ala. , R. H. Westcott of Shnwnno , Wls. , ai
Corporal Norvlll , Fourth cavnliy , son
Colonel Norvlll , retired. Both Doster ni
Chamblss had been schooled at West Pol
and both held commissions during t
Spanish wnr. Only thirteen of the origin
thlrt-two appointees remain to tnko t
full mental and physical examinations.
CHAPLAIN OF IOWA TO IWARR
rili-rlrU P. llrimn nnd MINN Mill
12n < oii ( n ! > < AVnlih'il .Sltlurdliy
In Trlriro.
SAN rilA.VCISCO , April 19 The Evenli
Post saya that Chaplain Fiedeile-k F. Broi
of the Iowa la to be married In this1
on Saturdn ) next to Mlsa Millie Eat > n
Mlddlcborough , Masa , and that rhapla
Brown baa gone to Pasadena to niettl I
bride-elect , who Is visiting iclatlvea thei
The voung couple will remain In tl
city until the Iowa Is ordered clscwhei
Chaplain Brown going with his ship a
his wife to New York.
KANSAS WHEAT A FAILUR
Tunl > -Sl\ ! ' ( ! Ci'lit of I'riilort | l <
Sown Mill He IMoM.-d I n nnd
Oilier CroiiN I'lanli'il ,
TOI'BKA. Kan. . April 11 Secretary C
burn of the State Board of Agrlcultuio ted
Issued bis Ilret icpirt on the condition
winter wheat In Kansas.
The report shows that for the state
per cent of the proportion sown , on Ing
the soveio winter , the protracted spring a
other causes , now beems a fnlluie- , und
likely to be plowed up and devoted to oth
causes
'I'll ICI'NIllllllll ( 'II HItO ( illlllll .IIT >
NKW YORK , April l'i The Indletmu
chaiglng Itdland It. Mollneaux with t
muidt-r of Mrs. Kate J Adama was ted
formally dismissed by Justice Wllllnnm
the supreme court. The order provides f
the subn.liisluii of Iho C.IHO again to the grn
Jur > , but dois not provide for the dlsehnr
of Mollneau\ from prison
I HKM > clloo Tnx on Ili-i-r.
JEITERHON CITY , Mo. April 19 T
Missouri house today piHt > i'd the senate b
levying an Inspection tax of 1 cunt i
g'tllon and - cents foi c-ath package of be
aold In the state The bill passed by a f Jr
vet of sevontv-ono to llfty-ono after a Ji
light No e-huige la made for Innpettlng be
shipped from the state
llr , Soir ( i > Hidl on vliirliiiNii.
SAN \Nrisro. . April lit -Dr Bolf. w
la to Biitce-ed HenROHC as German eons
at Apia Humua It buuke-d to aall on t
ateurner Maiiposu , Hihe-dulcd to sail fr
here for the Anipods | by wa > of llonola' '
The Mnrlposa should arrive at Apia In abu
two weeks ,
VIOLA WILL RETURN
Miss Horlookcr is Due to Arrive in Hasting !
Today or Tomorrow !
SHERIFF SIMMERING IS AT SHELDON
Young Woman May Go with Him Without
Requisition Pnpera.
WILL BE ARRAIGNED WHEN SHE RETURNS
Her Attorneys Say Her Bond Will Bo at
Qood as is Obtainable.
SHERIFF AND COUNTY ATTORNEY IN A ROW
nilTci-cni-o AI-INCH ( Ivor fluMullind o |
AmHt of < lu Vim u R AVninnii
Attorney Mcrrcnry Mnli-a
UN Cnto.
SHELDON , In . April 19 ( Special Tele-
giam. ) At S 30 this moinliiK Sheriff Hudson
recehed n telegram from Shcillt Slmmcrtnq
at Sioux Olty stating that ho would bo bora
at midnight afar Miss Viola Hoi locker. Tha
joung woman IB lead-- and willing to gi
and sa > s that aho came bore tbroUKh thu
advice of her nttoine\s nt Hastings nnd
much agalust her own will , lly having her
come heio they huvo made her a fuglilv
fiom Justice and made a bail matter worao ,
and it will not surprise the S'joldon pec pl < i
and her friends If Mlas HorlocUer doesu t
inaKo some of the Hastings bloods hard to
catch The girl snja llttlo and U la tha
opinion hero that she should have the sym
pathy ot all good people when they nro fully
Informed on the wnv the case has been con
ducted fiom the \ciy start. After being
pulled down and around for two weeks II
Is wondciful thnt she Ihes todty. Thirty-
sK tiouia ha\o passed slnco Simmering
Knew she was here nnd Sheiitf Hudson still
stands guard at the expense of Xubraska.
Miss llorloeher will not be In condition to
leave hero before tomorrow evening am ]
Dr. Dilley will go with her , as Hho Iseiy
111 and not able to travel without a doc
tor Sbt > sas
"Oh , If they had not MM ( In me l nvo Has
tings I would ha\p been better oft. "
Advices from ll
HASTINGS , Neb. , April 11) ) . ( Special Tele
gram. ) Thcio la no longer iny doubt In 10-
gaid to Miss Viola Horloekor being brought
back to Hastings , foi It Is only a question ol
twenty-four or forty-eight boura whem bhu
will nirho in this citv blierllt Simmering
arrived in She'Moti , la. thla afternoon and it
lequlsltiou papers are not neccssaiy ho will
return tomonow morning with his prisoner ,
otheiwlso ho cannot leturn to Hastings before -
fore Filday morning.
The Ueo coi respondent Is reliably in
formed th t as soon us the accused uirlvoa
In Hastings cho will bo taken bcvfore. County
Judge How en nnel glvo bond for her pre
liminary hearlliR , which will bo bet foq Itio
flret ot nejtt Tfvj'rtjr ; in isc hw ftHnrboja
should change iln.tr 'piafts end wnlvo eif-
ainlnatton she will be bound ovtir to the May
term of the district court. Jiut It la not
genenlly believed they will do this , as It
Is said tliej rely upon evidence to acquit
her. Tlio attorneys of the accused say the
bond that will be furnlthed foi SII a Hoi -
rocker will bo absolutely safe , ns It will bo
bignod by some of the very wealthiest and
most respectable people In Adams county.
Shei'ilt Simmering suid last night that
County Attorney McCieary roasted him to a
finish n\cr the telephone because the anest
had been made without having first ctti-
btiltcd the county attorney In rignrd to Iho
nuftei. The sheriff informed Mr. McCreaiy
that he had stood by his agreement in not
aitvlng tlio wanant before Monday , when It
was promised the gltlould beIn Hastings ,
but , 's the attoine\s had not Ihed up to
theii agiwinent ho proposed to do his duiy
Immrdialelj and tncrefoie no had Mlna Hoi -
locker .11 rested in Sheldon , la. The sheriff
fialU . lr. McCrtary repllexl that ho would
keep him jumping for what lie had done and
llnlhlicu by accusing thu sheriff of having
nad the ghl nnested In Iowa simply to get
u good-sl/cxl fee out of It.
I'ulilli * rumors the ShcrllV.
The public takes sides with the sheiiff
In rcg.ud to this mutter , but criticises him
quito seveiely for not havliiR made any
effoit to secure the glr ) and hene the w.u-
laut as soon ai the papers weio put In
hla hands. The pcoplo upbraid him for
having let the girl lea\o the city and censure -
sure him for not giving Immediate chahu
when he bowline apprised of her sudden do-
parttuo It la thought that the haul fnil-
Ings that , ire bound to glow out of thla
matter are Habitto bo the cause of some
unlooKcd for o\oaure. | The attorneys for
the accused say the enl > iniifion why MHs
Horl ckor was not bioii/'ht / buck to Hast
Ings Monday , as had hron promised , w.iu
because Mr. Hayes , brother-in-law of tin
acouseil , overslejit himself Sunday mornlntj
and did not get out of Hastings until 10 30
Sunday , when ho should have taken the
early morning ti.iln that loaves at 1 11.
Mr. Hayes was to lmo accompanied MIBS
Horlncker nnd her mother h.irk to this c-ltj
Monday mornliifi. This Is the only > xcut
otfeieil for the non-urrlval of the girl al
the time agreed upon.
County Attorney JRCrcary was Inter.
\lewrd this afternoon by The Heo < orro-
spondent and In npcaklng of the sheriff In
terfering with bin jil.ins he Mid :
"Tho stops that Sheriff Simmering ! oU
yesterday In having the girl arrested in
terfered with my plans to this extent , thai
It delaya her homecoming just ono day. mi I
was ontlruly iinneeussniy , bccauso the girl
would ha\n been hero thli mornlny as
agreed. A3 1 am the resp imlblo jiarty In
tills casa I must bo allowed to manage i
completely. [ IR the people hold mo rp-tpim
siblo for the conviction of the guilty pi rauii
In this case ,
> IIIH ( HIM it III * ( MmVii } .
"When the Bt.Uo goes to law with a
criminal It bus got to ga fully piepaitil f r
It , before It goua before tweho men who
do not know a slnglo thing about theaa \ ,
and ono In my position la often cnmpulinl
to do thlnu * which may not please tie
public , but ut the H.uno tliuo intiHt b < > > ) < i.a
In oide-r to secuio a firm chain of cv.-
denco , which la generally cotton by pii o-
meal. I Inslbt that as I am tlio um a
prosecute tlio caeo 1 must bo allow i I o
exerclso my own JmlKinent In icgaid 10
how and when ti pioceeil. I will duoie
(
all my time and ability to punh tins i mete
to tbo very pud. 1 ntn positive I lm\t
sulllclcnt nrldoncu to hend Viola Hurlurhpi
to the penitentiary and 1 Intend to foul
the law. "
The chemist of the Stutu university Inn
flnUhod his analysis of the candy and n > e
county attorney brought the proof and t | > g
rf.uiilu home with him luat night Mr M -
1'rnary suyw tht analywis proved the < m > /
( uiitatp < d u uulfUiL-nt itinount of ttrKi'iuc IxiC
ho derllmd to naj liuw nuuh or iu what
way It was mixed nub thu
