Nebraska Newspapers

    ]i]E APRIL 1STH.
trial quickly over
ruled.
(h»pim»n Fron ounces the Death
l p»" Hnrrr Hill, the Mnrder
,lf Farmer Akcson—Nothing to
g^remmenil Mercy to HU Hehnlf-Em
h>,„ placed Upon the Brutality of
* crime—No Caueo f or n New Action. I
Ihf tr,l‘
ll;n mom Answer for HU Crime.
m iTI>m<htii, Neb.. Dec. 29.—Harry
! ,; ,|,f. evicted.murderer of Mat
\keM)ii, was brought into the
urtroeinat 10:30 yesterday morning,
(' , ‘t.(.r a motion for a new trial had
?“ j* presented by his attorney and
‘n|l,t't0 the court, which wasprompt
S ‘ va the prisoner was asked to
r '• j Up. The court then asked if he j
i S ;invthing to say. Hill had perfect
f ‘ nt!o! of himself and showed not the
i tremor as he responded as
W‘ !iniv that I feel pained and sad to
believe that 1 have not had a
mi impartial trial at the hands of
,,',.s county authorities, from the
; jVjj|• the prevailing sentiment
.ra ns't us has been bitter. 1 also be
Li. if the ease had been tried out of
I'v" * . 11 1 1, n .1 n
i this coanuj -* . - -
f aii'l impartial trial.
in,l„e i haprnan then, in an tmpress
I, ’ vor; <. addressing himself to the
‘ i^ner. sentenced him as follows:
, ••you nave had a fair and impartial
t’Til before an intelligent and impar
jm v selected with the utmost care,
ivt'i-v facility warranted by the law
j ti'lt. land was extended to you to
„ m, 0r to establish in the minds of
,i,e iiirv at least, a doubt of your
moral and legal responsibility • at the
time vou, with your eompanipn in
crime, took the life of Matthew Ake
son The evidence in this ease is un
i.disputed. You and yonr accomplice
have both admitted upon the witness
stand your presence and participation
in tin- murder of a worthy and re
spected •citizen,*.while y«m were en
gaged in an attempt t« rob him.
6 The evidence must satisfy any ration
al human being that you not only
murdered the old man, but that you
both attempted-the murder of his en
tire family, and that the escape of the
! remaining members of that peaceful
home was almost miraculous. That
the robbery was deliberately planned
bv both of you is beyond the shadow,
of a doubt. That you were both
■ equally guilty I don't entertain the
slightest doubt of, nor do I helieve
anyone listening to the horrible de
tails of that cruel crime can entertain
a rational doubt that you both plan
ned and meditated on the robbery with
the intention of committing murder, if
it was neccssary.in order to accomplish
rour ends. indeed, the facts show
that you were both swift to take life,
nut hesitating at an attempt upon the
life of the old mother of that house
hold.
• It is no wonder then that the jury
In this case after careful deliberation
was unable to return anything but the
severest punishment imposed by the
law for such a crime. Your own story
of your life is a sad and painful history,
with nothing in it to recommend you
to the mercy of the jury. Idleness,
vicious habits, criminal association
have, from your own admission, been
your constant companions.
■‘To prey upon your fellow man, to
indulge your appetite for vice, to disre
gard the rights and property of others,
has unquestionably been your practice
until now you wind up your career
with a wilful and vicious murder. It is
a sad ending, but the certain result of
natural law that you are to reap that
which vou have sown.
“As painful as was that duty to the
jury which deliberated upon your case,
and as painful as it is to me, there is no
alternative. I am compelled to pro
nounce the sentence of the law- That
your case may go home to the under
standing of the young men of this com
munity who have listened to this trial
and be a lesson to them; that there is
no safe pathway through life except
that of honest toil; that there is no
safety along the walks of life except in
the company of law-abiding classes, is
mv earnest wish. I pity you in your
extremity. £o does all thecommunitv.
hut the preservation of society- and
human life demands the prompt and
speedy punishment of men who reck
lessly and wickedly take human life,
and you oan now blame no one but
yourself for your untimely’ ending.
"The sentence of the court is that
you be taken hence by the sheriff of
this county and that yon be safely kept
!n some secure place of confinement
until the 13th day ”of April, 1804, and
'hat said sheriff, on said day, between
•he hours of 10 o’clock in the forenoon
and :: o'clock in the afternoon of said
uav. at the county jail in Cass county,
hang you by the neck until yon are
dead, and that yon pay the costs of this
prosecution.” ,
After sentence the prisoner was
taken back to the county jail. His de
meanor was as cool and indifferent as
»uoiva at any time during the trial,
the last act of the judicial tribunal
"“'eh winds np the two memorable
xases of Hill and Benwell, so far as the
Jtial is concerned, was witnessed by
uodreds of people who crowded anx
ously into the courtroom.
Congressional Program.
"AgniNGToy, Pec. C8 —The pro
Sr»mme upon which the tariff debate
1 be deducted, as outlined by a
ember of the ways and means com
.1 lee t*oes not include fixing a time
r taking’ a vote as soon as the bill'
ernes before the housed It is the
Present intention to allow the debate
“run for some time, and if it then
r apparent no vote can be
cbeo or that tho bill can not be
,j, onabl.V considered by paragraphs,
to ct’0Ill'P‘ttee on rules will be asked
tho « a l'“e *or consideration under
j,. n'e'm>nute rule and a final vote,
her! , alleTed by the Democrat mem
j that when there is a general un
bo i ?n< 'n®f that the final vote is to
tho? . until th* last of January,
bu he "ll) h® no difficulty in ^bearing
sides'°te ^ an agreement on both
anrf . la:iff commission, permanent,
itolirS *ar as possible removed from
'or 1! , . b*aa> is the latest senate plan
to .I®1'*’“if the Wilson bill acceptable
t»P;» house ot lords. The idea of a
■ h'ommisslpn is not new,bnt it
bro“&1,t forward at this
Mn»e becaus e/ thedemand wblchhas
the entire country to have
the torifl question, so far as possible*
Kr"1 ieU>ed- There^are nS
Jess than seven Democratic senators
wirsonntir^Karnd—i° i° th«
far .{? •• Whether they will go so
far in their opposition as to vote
thn n!!4 the bi,U in its Present form, if
iw ^"ocratic. majority insists upon
passage, without amendment is
CTL* ,ua“er of speculation T We
thl n addltions here and there to
the Democratic senatorial list of
until friends of the bill admit
that an overhauling of the measure
may be forced. The proposed tariff
0n, presPnt8 I" nil alluring
form the dangers which he»et the
the INCOME Tax problem.
A Decision by Ways and Means Demo
crat* Expected shortly.
Washington, Dec. 28 —When the
majority members of the ways and
means committee come together again
it is said that a decision will be
reached as to what kind of an income
tax will be ugreed upon.
The committee will have to decide
upon the two rccorts submitted by the
sub-committee on internal revenue—
one by Messrs. McMillin and liryanin
favor of a tux on all incomes includ
ing individual, and the other by Mr.
Montgomery in favor of a tax on cor
porate investments. Until this is de
cided there will nothing done about
the rate of taxation, although it is
proposed by the McMiltin-Bryan plan
to make it two per cent upon incomes
of 94,000 a year and upwards, yielding
an estimated revenue of 980.000,000.
There is yet some disagreement
over the rate of tax to be levied upon
inheritances, but the differences can
be easily adjusted. The inheritance
tax will be extended onlv to personal
property, as it has been found im
practicable to have real estate in
cluded. A revenue of 910,00 ).<i00, It is
estimated, will be derived from this
source. The tax of 91.30 per thousand
on cigarettes and six cents a pack on
playing cards it is thought w'" viold
95,000,000 more.
SPEAKER CRISP TALKS*
Uli Cplnlou on the Tariff and Hawaiian
Matter.
New Yobk, Dec. 28.—Speaker Crisp,
who is here on a visit, said -last night
that the tariff bill would probably be
taken up in the house for discussion
nest Tuesday or Wednesday. ‘‘I don't
fancy it will be a long drawn out
light,” he said. “It will probably
take as long to argue the matter out
as it did in the case of the McKinley
bill.”
The speaker, asked if Mr. Reed's
figure — $72,000,003 — would represent
the deficiency caused by the new tariff
bill without an Income tax. replied:
“I don’t know. Mr. Reed's figures are
purely speculative. The present de
ficiency is the result of the Repub
lican administration's reckless, . ex
travagant pension legislation. It in
creased the I’idy-first congress’ pen
sion fund of $98,000,000 to $105,000,000,
making almost doubly great that
which, as every year goes by, ought
to become less.’’
Mr. Crisp laughed down the idea
that the- Southern- States, as West
Virginia and Alabama, were raising
an uproar because coal and iron had
been put on the free list.
In connection with the Hawaiian
question. Mr. Crisp said that the reso
lution condemning Minister Stevens'
interference in Hawaiian matters
would come up next Friday week.
He gave it as his opinion as a private
citizen that the resolution would be
adopted. ■ - _
IN THE TREASURY VAULTS.
Over •750,00(1,000 In the Washington
Coffers.
Washington, Dec. 2 8. —There is
probably no.more interesting place
in the treasury department than in
the immense vaults in the treasurer's
office where the gold, silver and
United States securities are stored. In
order to readily answer visitors’
questions the office has prepared a
brief printed statement showing that
there is stored in the eight vaults a
total of 8742,193.000, part consisting of
coin weighing about 5,009 tons, as fol
lows: Standard silver dollars, 149,860,
000; gold coin, $11,500,010; fractional
silver, $333,009. National bank notes
received for redemption aggregate
$3,500,000; mixed money received daily
for redemption, $1,000,000; mixed
moneys for da’ly use, $1,000,000; bonds
held as security for national bank cir
culation, $210,000,030; bonds held as a
reserve to replace worn and mutilated
notes "nfit for circulation *3?5.O30,-,
000. ___
DIVORCE COURT SENSATION.
Evidence of a Plot to Murder au Iowa
Hanker Introduced.
Chicago, Dec. 28.— At the hearing'
of tho divorce suit of Belle
Hicks Uassett against her husband
William E. to-day, Mrs. Nellie
Stone Slocum, wife of a banker of
Nashua, Iowa, being named as co-re
spondent, in letters placed in evidence
It was intimated that attempts were
to be made to dispose of Mr. Slocum.
In ono endearing epistle to Hassett
attributed to the mo-respondent it
was said that SlocunT would visit the
world's fair. “He will be there ten
days, the letter continued, ;hnd if he
does not vanish in that time you are
no good."
Plans for securing the , banker s
money in the event of his death were
also revealed in the correspondence.
Mrs. Hassett says that returning un
expectedly from a visit to Hamilton,
U., last summer she found her hus
band and Mrs. Slocum installed in her
home, “"sset*- *t »» said, has flo-i to
Mexico. ______
THIRTY WHITE MEN KILLED.
Cannibals or Pentecost Island Murder a
Crew.
London, Dec. 2 8.—An officer of the
British gunboat Boomerang, engaged
in the protection of the floating trade
in the Australasian waters, writing
from Sidney, N. 8 W.. under date of
November 8, gives a graphic account
of the punishment of the cannibals of
Pentecost island for the massacre of
the crew of the American schooner
Don Henri.
At Pentecost island alone over thirty
white men have been mass icred and
robbed, and large quantities of human
bones were found.
TARIFF REFORM BILL
many stumblinq blocks in
THE PATH./ ( //
Opposition to tho'Mooaoro la tha Haas*
Too Bctitterod to Accomplish Anjrihlsf
Effectual—An Vncertainty lo the Sod*
8onio of tho Sonotoro Bold to Bo
Ready to Knlfo tho Measara Unless
Radical Changes Arc Inaugurated—
Miscellaneous Washington Hatton. >-•
Tho Wilson Tariff BIU.
Washisgtoji, Deo. 3 8-On all aides
1 it is conceded that the house will, af
ter reasonable discussion, pass the Wil
son tariff re jrm bill practically as
the ways and means committee re
ported it. There may 'be changes in
phraseology, and eveu some in the
schedules, but the chances are that
the latter, if effected, will be for the
most part in the nature of further re-..
(1 actions. _
Opposition to the bill in tho house
is too scattered to accomplish nny thing
effectual. Even if on the Dctnocratlcy
side it were concentrated, nothing
could be done without Republican aid,
and the Republicans have definitely
announced their intention not to com
bine with any faction for the purpose
of aiding any specific industry, unless •
such factions will in turn vote with
them as to all other paragraphs and
schedules.
The third party representatives do
not like the bill at ail, but have not
y»-i ueierminea oninelr line of action.
At one time Lafe Pence says he will
vote lor it, at another that he will
vote against it. Simpson says that it
is stuffed full of protection and Davis
turns up his noso at it. These are
but their individual expressions of
opinion. The third party men mean
to hold a caucus next week and agree
upon a line of action.
In the senate, should > Peffer and
Kyle adopt the probable tactics of
their party associates in the house,
the apparent revision majority would
be very considerably reduced. Then
there ia the defection of Irby to be
taken in ' account. During the sil
ver debate he deliberately announced,
reading from'carefully prepared man
uscript, that if the purchasing clause
of the Sherman law should ba re
pealed the administration would not
be permitted to pass a tariff act.
Then comes McPherson of New
Jersey, almost an avowed protection
ist, and strongly beset with anti-re
form appeals. As it stands he has
scarcely one chance in twenty of re
election. There will be a holdover
Republican state senate against him
and there is a Republican legislature
to redistrict the state, owing to the
fact that the supreme court declared
the Democratic gerrymander illegal.
That there is a Democratic governor
counts for but little In a state where
a two-tliirds vote is not required to
ride down a veto. These dangerous
conditions added to his natural pro
tectionist proclivities make McPherson
one whom Western reformers will do
well to watch.
Then come the Louisiana senators
demanding consideration for sugar in
the shape of continuing bounty or a
tax. Other senators of the South are
preparing to demand that at least
fifty cents a ton shall be placed on
coal and that if the old duty is to go
some middle ground shall be found
between it and the free list. Indeed,
it appears that the test fight in the
senate is to be made on coal, and noth
ing seems more cortain than that if a
concession can be wrung from the re
visers as to one interest others will
profit thereby and the ver y framework
of the bill be shattered.
That the bill will ultimately be
thrown into conference seems certain;
that the house will stand steadfast
seems equally so, and that then the
tug of war will begin, with no telling
in wha* «hape the measure -'ll' dually
pass. ___
GOOD TEMPLARS AROUSED.
Leagues to Be Formed to Kuforeo the
Prohibitory Lew in Kansas.'
Emporia, Kan., Dec. 38.—At the
meeting of the officers and execu
tive committee of the Grand Lodge of
Good Templars of Kansas, this morn
ing, a law enforcement league was
created, which, it is intended, shall
hereafter play a prominent part in
temperance matters. Subordinate
leagues will be organized in ea'ch
county seat and town to collect evi
dence and assist county attorneys in
prosecuting joint-keepers, to look i
after the enforcement of the prohibi
tory law and to report each case of
non-prosecution.
The Rev. A. N. Lee of Salina, the
Rev. C. M. Johns of Kansas City, Kan.,
Judge J. F. Culver of Emporia and
Major Bateman of California, repre
senting the supreme lodge Good
Templars of the world, will immedi
ately begin a canvass of the state,
organizing leagues and putting other
organizers in the field. They say they
have been driven to this step by th e
poor way the prohibitory law has
been enforced throughout the state
and that hereafter it will be enforced
to the letter.
FAMILY MEN PREFERRED.
Governor Levelling Band* Another cir
cular to ttaa Pollea CommUalonars.
Topeka, Kan., Dec. 28.—Governor
Lewelling has issued the following
circular to the police commissioners of
the nix metropolitan cities of the
state:
To the police commissioners: In view of the
present llnanctal strlnsenoy and possible
suffering of our people. I would respectfully
suggest that you give employment to the
heads of families in preference to single men,
as far as practicable 1 do not urge the Im
mediate discharge of single men without re
gard to circumstances, but when changes are
made I think it advisable that you should keep
this end in view. It Is possible there may be
Instances where It would be wise to make re
movals in order to provide for deserving
heads of families Yours very truly,
I. I> Lkwki.lino, Governor.
Lovers 11 In Together.
Dallas, Texas, Dec. 28.—A Dan
gerfield special says: Lee Willis shot
and killed Miss -'Mityiie Moore and
thep (jommitted suicide by shooting
hffriself. They were cousins and" en
gaged to marry, but their parents ob
jected. They had a misunderstand
ing while out riding. On returning
he put his arms around her and fired,
then shot himself twice. They were
prominent and well connected.
A new MEW KINKS.
Bfcmltta ■ Compel ■ Tnlumi to Bit*
. Open an £ipreu Car With Dyaumlto.
Sam Francisco, Doe. 27.—Interflows
with trainmen and passengers who
were on board the train which was
held np near Los Angelos, elioit the
following facts regarding the robbery:
The train left Los Angeles In change
of Kngineer Stewart, “Rooky Blit”
SteWart as he is known by the train* ■
men, and Conductor Simpson, Near
Rosco, a little station this side of Bur*
bank, the engineer was shot at from
the tender and told to .stop thu train.
He stopped lb A lively fusilade fol
lowed to intimidate any one who at
tempted to interfere with their plana
The engineer and fireman wore
iftodo prisoners and oompelled to light
the fuse of a bomb, placed against the
door of the express car, three separate
limes. The first two attempts failed.
At the third he was told to stay by
the fuse, till it fizzled and to run
afterwards. He obeyed. The express
car door was burst open and Express
Messengor Potts was thrown from the
cot where he was aslocp The express
messenger held up his hands and got
out of the car. Just what happened
after that is a mystery, for Express
Messenger Potts has. been cautioned
not to speak about it by the officers
of the express company.
After the robbers left the express
car they made the engineer, fireman
and oxpress messenger walk up the
track a quarter of a mile, fired off a
fusilade aud let them walk back to
the train. Prior to bursting in the
door of the express car with a bomb,
the robbers hud terrorized every head
which showed from a car window by
taking a shot, and the San Fernando
constable,^ who attempted to reason
with them and assert his rights as an
officer, wus driven back into his coach
with some pretty strong language and
a pistol shot.
A shot was taken at a baggageman
and others were told to stay in and
keep quiet It is reported that the
robbers did not get over HO in booty,
but the mystery of thu affair, outside
of the identity of the robbers, is what
they did to the safe, which the officials
of Wells, Fargo & Co. will not, for the
present at least, exnlain.
FIGHTING THE TARIFF BILL.
Affected - Interuti Will Concentrate
Thclc Varan Ou lb* Renata.
Washington, Dec. 37. — Tho pros
pects arc that tho e persons who are
opposing (free raw material clauses
of the Wilson hill will concentrate
their efforts on the senate to secure
changes. Delegations representing
these vavious interests will be here
during the coming week to begin
their work. Democrats, as far as
possible, are being delegated to make
these protests. John Ilf. Durke of
Idaho, the advance guard of the lead
men, is here and will be joined in
a few days by others representing
ihe states of Montana, Wyoming,
Nevada and the territory of
Utah. Mr. Durke says that free lead
ore will absolutely paralyze the min
ing industry of tlic states and terri
tories named. Mr. Durke was the
Democratic cundidate for governor of
Idilio in the last campaign. If the
duty bn lead ore can not be retained
in part, at least, by the WilBon bill
the'e lead miners will ask for the re
tention of the duty bf 3 cents on pig
lead, reduced by the Wilson bill to 1
cent. An effort will be made on the
part of the representatives of tho sev
eral interests to combine so as to se
cure concerted action, but whether a
combination can be effected is very
uncertain.
THE BALANCE VERY LOW.
Av4llatila Cash In the Treasury Hay
llaach Its Lowest Hark This Week.
Washington, Djc. 3".—The pros
pects are that during the present
week the available cash balance of the
treasury will reach a figure lower
than has ever been recorded in its his
tory. At tho closo of business Satur
day the balance, as stated on the
books of the treasury, was 800,487,388,
and it is generally expected that it
will fall below 890,000,000 during this
week. The total balance on Decem
ber 1 was $9.1,199,816. The loss has
fallen move largely upon the currency
balance than upon the' gold reserve.
The marked excess of expenditures
over receipts, it is now believed, will
show a deficient? iit'.Jhe revenues at
the close of the calendar year, of ap
proximately $37, Out), 000.
RACE WAR IN FLORIDA. __
Naff roe* Shoot Two Whlto Sion nod
Threaten the Town of Wildwood.
Wildwood, Fla, Dec. 37.—A dif
ficulty between a white man and a ne
gro yesterday morning culminated in
a riot last night in which two white
men were shot by negroes, one seri
ously. The negroes congregated some
distance from town and the white men
were shot from ambush.
- Armed negroes then surrounded the
town. Forty armed whitea .have ar
rived from Leesburg.
Arreated ms tfaa Altar. ■
Bkxtoxvim.e, Ark., Dec. 27.—Our
city was thrown into excitement yes
terday by the arrest of Mr. Lewis,
who is well connected and stands high
here, just as he was entering the
house of liis intended bride for the
purpose of being married. The charge
was larceny, for stealing a gold watch
at Exeter, Mo., where he lias been
living recen tly.
Mr. Brack larlde* Will Not Settle.
Waspisotox, Dee. 37.—The rumor
that the suit of Madeline V. Pollard
against R-»r-;VeUtative Breckenridge
'of Kentucky for 350,003 for breach of
promise, would be compromised out
side of court, is not credited in this
city. Enoch Totten, one of Mr. Breck
inridge's attorneys, said yesterday: “I
saw Mr. Breckenridge day before yes
terday and he said nothing to me of
any settlement, or indeed any proposi
tion on his part or Biat of Miss Pol
lard, respecting a settlement.”
Am Ulu g «r<a«r'a e.itaalo 4'rlm*.
Hayes Cijv, Kas, Dec. 27.—11. D.
Parmenter, living in northwest Ellis
county, yesterday shot his grandson
and then himself The boy is still
living. Temporary insanity* was tha
cause. _
It ia believed that Chinese will gen
erally comply with the new registra
tion law.
THE LATEST HOLDUP.
POUR MEN WERE CONCERNED
IN THE JOB.
i f i
Th* Scan. of tho Robbery—
■ad Watches of tho Passengers and
Trainmen Worn Takes—Tho Troaiafo
Received Not Oro.t-Olflel.il of tho
Road Claim to Han tho Namoo Of
Tho Who Participated lo tho' Robbery.
Tho Rata Railroad Robbery. .
Litti.k Rock. Arlc., Doc. 3.7—'Tho
Erst accurate details of the Kansas
and Arkansas Valley holdup at Semi
nole, Ind. Ter.. Sunday evening,
reached Little Rock at 3:15 yesterday
afternoon, whoa the robbed train ar
rived.
Seminole, tho scene of the robbery,
Is uine miles south of Coffey vllle, Kas.
There Is no town there, and nothing
to mark tho spot save a side truck and
a small platform.
Train Ko. 333 reached Seminole
Sunday shortly after dark. The
twitch had been turned, throwing the
train on the siding. The switch Is on
a heavy upgrade, and the train soon
came to a standstill. There were no
cars upon the track as reported.
When the train stopped throe men
sprang upon the engine and began by
robbing Engineer Rush Harris of his
watch and 940 in cash.
They then proceeded to the mallear
and rifled the mail pouches. Mail
Clerk U. II. Pinckney, who was in
charge, was forced to deliver up the
registered packages After abstract
ing tho cash the letters were hanacd
back to the clerk. Pinckney was re
lieved of his watch and eighty-five
cents in change, twenty-Uve conts of
which was returned to him to buy a
lujioh.
An entrance to me express car tvus
(rained without resistance on the part
of the express messenger, as there
was nothing of value on board. The
robbers commanded Messenger Ford >
to open up tlie safe, from which they
took two small packages, value un
known, and 8100 in money.
Finishing their work in the expross
enr, the robbers turned their atten
tion to the coaches. Two men went
through the cars while the othor two
maintained a constant firing on the
outside. So much time had been con
sumed in robbing the mail and ex
press cars that the passengers had
ample opportunities to secret their
valuables, and very little of value
was obtained In the coaches. The
robbers appropriated all the overcoats
and watches in the cars, but the sum
total of the cash they secured was
less than 8500. Several passengers
saved large suras by hiding their
purses under the car seats.
Both the men who went through
the coaches were young men, neither
being over 23, and had the appearance
of being unsophisticated country
youths. When they went through
the sleepers they displayed an utter
ignorance qf sleeping cars. The rob
bers did not use any abusive language
to the passengers and offered no
violenco. None of the passengers
were ai mod and there were no acts
of heroism or unusual incidents. The
train was held one hour and twenty
minutes.
is stated positively • that the rail
road officials here have the names of
the four robbers, and it is believed
their capture is .only a question of a
few data
Santa Fe Receivers In Fill Charge.
Topeka, Kan., l>ec. 37.—The re
ceivers of the Santa Fe railroad sys
tem to-day issued the following gen
eral orders, dated Chicago,but printed
in Topeka yesterday on the company's
new letterheads:
Chicago, Dec. 23, 1883.
To sll Offleers, A' enls and Employes:
The undersigned having been appointed re
ceivers of the Atchison, Topeka and Sants Fe
railroad company by the United States circuit
court for the district of Kansns, hereby take
possession of the rullrosd and all assets,
books, papers, moneys, accounts and other
effects All offleers. agents mnd employes will
remain In their present petitions until further
orders J. W. Ukirhaht.
Johx J McCook.
Joseph C. Wilsox,
'• Receivers,
^ Chicago, Pee. J*. 1883 ’
To all offleers and emmoves: Dt B. Robinson,
first vice president oKhe Atchison, Topeka
and Santa Fe Railroad company, Is hereby ap
pointed general agent of the receivers of said
company Rts orders as snch general a.ent
will bo obeyed and respected accordingly.
J. W. KSINHAKT.
John J. McCook,
Joseph C. Wilsox.
Receivers.
The duties of Mr. Robinson as gen
eral agent will be abont the same as
they were under President Reinhart’s
management- Then he was first vice
president and agent of the president
with headquarters at Chicago.
Receiver Joseph C. Wilson opened
an office in the directors’ room of the
Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe’s gen
eral office building this morning and
formally assumed control of affairs
west of the Missouri river. ilis first
duty will be to get a general idea of
the company's business and especially
what is known as the “floating debt,”
including the amount of wages due
the employees To this end he has
been in consultation with General
Manager Frey the greater part of the
day and will continue to advise with
him until be goes to New York in a
few days to consult with his associate
receivers, J. W. Reinhart and John J.
McCook.
How long the receivership will last
is not known. The creditors of the
company may get together snd agree
upon a basis of reorganization, or it
may require tl^e usual grind in the
courts. In order .that the work may
be commenced at once Judge Caldwell
yesterday appointed J. B. Johnson of
Topeka and R. II. Reynolds of St Louis
to be special masters in chancery and
take the evidence in the Buits in
foreclosure which have been filed.
Mr. Johnsou’s jurisdiction will include
the whole system, except the St Louis
and San Francisco division Mr. Rey
nolds will take charge of the St Louis
and San Francisco. The reason for
this division of the work is that the
St Louis and San Francisco may be
operated independently of the parent
aystem, the Santa Fe's only interest
in it being that of a stockholder. All
other lines and branches of the system
are Santa Fe property.
There is a good deal of guessing
among the lawyers and railroad men
ns to the compensation the court will
allow the receiver*. A* Mr. Relabel
In his capacity of president of th
road held a contract,o? ISO.oqj a year ,
nnd Mr. MoCook 0» general con nest
ono for 955,000 at least It is reasons
Ido to expect that the conn will
consider the market .value of their:;’
services *nd allow them unusually lib
eral compensation, the same amount
of course being allowed to their asso>
elate, Mr. Wilson. It Is believed that
the allowance will not be tese than '
955,000 a year each., This part of tn« .
»<1 judication will be attended to by
Judge C. a. Foster if ho is well
enough when the question of compen
sation comes up as receivership lttiga-: i:
tlon Is distasteful to Judge Caldwell
nnd ho will shift the esse upon soma
other judge as soon as he can.
Another liberal slice cf profit will
be allowed to Rosaington, Smith A
Dallas of Topeka, who subscribed ten
the petitions In foreclosure. Railroad -
mortgage* all stipulate for lawyers*
fees in the event of foreclosure or
other litigation and fees are of coursO
regulated by the amount Involved.
It was only a short time ago that
Judge Caldwell allowed Rosstngton,
Smith & Dallas 933,000 for' appearing'
against the Kansas City,. Wyandotte
and Northwestern, a little road of less
than 300 miles in length and with only
a moderate indebtedness. At this
ratio a faint idea may be gained of
the enormous sum the fees will be In
the suits on mortgage bonds of several
hundred million dollars covering over
0,000 miles of road. Of course the
Western railways always have to di
vide with Kaatern attorneys associated >
with them, nnd in this ease Rosstng
ton, Smith At Dal Isa will have to aharo
With Alexander & Oreunof New York,
but the fees will be liberal enough,^
even at a division, to. make the. West-- *
ern lawyer* rank as rich men pare lb |
Kansan . . . .. > .< . - ■ f
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ASYLUM FOR CRIMINALS.
Cor. riahbaek or ArKanu Writ a* lb* fS
President Indian Totrl.,
torr. vv^fl
Ltm.r, Rook, Ark., Dec. 37.—0ov»
ernor FUhback has written a letter tt» : ’v
President Cleveland complaining of
the fact that the Indian Territory ta an \1
asylum for dangerous criminals of all
low*: T . kg, .
During the past twelve months there
hare been issued on the stsies of' .
Arkansas, Texas, Kansas and Okla* -
horns territory aixty-onc requisitions
upon the Indian territory authorities .:H
for fugitives while w# have reason to ,
believe that as many more are hiding ■
among their comrades in erime in this
asylum of criminals Criminals who
find a refuge in this territory ara
rapidly converting the Indian ter*
rltory Into a school of crime. Tha
Federal jail at Fort Smith is at all '
seasons nearly full of prisoners from
this territory, and the federal court
liolds sessions continuously through ''
nearly every month in the year. Thia
state of semi-chaos, and the farces of ;
government which exist in this terrl- :4’
tory suggests the very serious ques
tion whether the time has not arrived
for the federal government to assert ;«
its right of eminent domain over thia.
part of the national domain and to
change its political relations with tha '1
United States. Not only the public
good but tfie public safety as well aa i
the highest Interest of the Indian him* ,*
seif demands the change. Respect* ,
fully, M. M. Fishback. ' ji
Governor. • f•
A CHUDQE WIPED OUT. i* V:
Ceorge Bernard shot to Doatk at
Dance In Illinois.
ELiZAnKTBXiwir, • IU., D?c. 37. —At *
a dance at Rock Creek last nigntT
Davo Evans and John Ho welt appeared
for the purpose, as they said, of rais‘d
log a disturbance and “doing np**
George Barnard. They found Bar* ;1
nara and drew their revolvers, but
Barnard was too quick for Evans, tha
spokesman, aud sent n ball crashing
through,his moutli.
Barnard's.revolver only contained
two cartridges, and after firing tha £
second shot he was at the mercy of "
his assailants, who emptied tbelr
revolvers at him. Howell followed
him up and shooting him until he fell rii
dead. Frank Ledbetter, a bystander,
was shot in the tblgb. Four butleta .
took effect in Barnard's body. How* |
ell gave himself up and Evans walked '4$
to a house near by, where be lies in a ;
critical condition. An old grudge ia
at the bottom of the affair, occasioned' v
by trouble over a woman.
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Governor Watt* lames ■ Call Oe«vsttla|
the Legislature la tilra Seselee*
Denvkb, Col., Dec. 27.— GovernorI
Waite last night issued the long talked %
about call fqr a special session of the
legislature to meet Wednesday Janu
ary 10, 1894. The vail consists of ' ;.f
about 5,000 words and mentions over %
thirty subjects on which legislative ,
action should be taken, in the gov f
eruor's opinion. The governor jus- -'4
tides his proclamation by declaring,
"the mining interests of the state are }
been unjustly and unconstitutionally
attacked by congress and the present
administration; that the panic has so
reduced values and increased the bur- .
dens of taxation that agriculturalists, ,f
fruit growers and stock raisers are '
obliged to sell their products beloW
the cost of production, and that the ;
extraordinary remedies now granted
to creditors In Colorado should be re-.'-'"S;
pealed. Appealing to the Almighty. '•
God for the rectitude of my intention, -
and willing to assume the entire re
sponsibility of the act," the governor,
solemnly declares, "I do issue this,my* ,
proclamation.” '?vi
A PRIZE FOR SCIENTISTS.
Twenty Thousand Dollars Far the First,?;’,:
Massage gross a Calastial Body.
Paris, Dee. 27.—A indy some than ;
ngo left $20,001* as a prize for the In- .
■titute of France to be given to the
first person who shall within ten yearn
communicate with a celestial body and
receive an answer. It Is quite possible
that the council of state may decide '.
that it is unable to accept the legacy f
In which case it will be offered to the
Institute of Milan, first, and upon the
inability of the latter institution ta
accept it to other iustitutes. *
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The New York and Cuba Mail com- .'
pany’s steamship Seneca was scuttled
in Havana harbor to save her from '.
fire. The company has been exceed
ingly unfortunate “with its vessels; so /;
much so, in fact, that a conspiracy in ;•
suspected. '#