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VOL. XVIII. LOUP CITY, SHERMAN COUNTY. NEBRASKA, FRIDAY, .MAY 3. 1!)01. NUMBER 25.
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ACQUIT J1MJALLAHAN
Jurors in Kidnaping Case Spring Surprise
Party or. tho Court*
THE RESULT CAUSES A SENSATION
Night In Retirement Ilrliig* About »
Remarkable ConelUAlon—Judge linker
Rebuke* the Jtirora^*Di«mlsse« 1 hem
With a Stern Reprimand.
OMAHA, April 29.—James Callahan
Is not guilty of complicity in the kid
naping of Edward Cudahy, jr.
t-'u< h was the verdict of the jury
which, for nearly a week in Judge
Baker’s court, had been hearing evi
dence in this noted case. The verdict
was a surprise to a majority of those
who have followed the testimony
closely, as it was generally believed
that the defendant would be convict
ed. Judge Baker was deeply incens
ed. He roundly censured the jury,
seying he could not conceive how
twelve intelligent men, after hearing
tn>» evidence, could not reach a con
clusion.
Callhan was discharged as to the
charge of robbery, but was immedi
ately real rested on two other counts—
these of grand larceny and false im
piisonment. An attempt will be made
to convict him on one or both of these
charges with substantially the same
evidence as was adduced iu the case
just closed.
The jury was discharged “without
the compliments of the court.”
Today Chief of Police Donahue will
recommend that the reward of $5,000
for the arrest of Pat Crowe be with
drawn. In his opinion the fact of a
reward hanging over the head of Cal
lahan was largely responsible for his
a'quittal, as it left room to doubt the
sincerity of those who had been in
strumental in his capture.
The reading of the verdict, which
was received in absolute silence, was
followed by a pause during which the
judge studied die written words on
the sheet. Heseemed to have doubt
ed his ears and to need the concur
rence of fhe sense of sight before he
could fully realize what had happen
ed. Then, facing the twelve tales
men, he said sternly:
“Gentlemen of the Jury: This is cer
tainly a most remarkable verdict in
the- light of the evidence that has
been disclosed in this ease. You prob
ably understand, but I cannot con
ceive of twelve intelligent men listen
ing to the evidence in this case, with
out a broken link, and return a ver
dict of this kind. Such verdicts as
these place a prize upon crimes and
"i iminals. It makes the ingenious
and notorious criminal a hero instead
of a felon. Juries are for the purpose
of protecting people and society; not
for the purpose of making heroes of
men who j>rey upon people and upon
their property. I cannot <onceive how
this man could have selected twelve
men that would serve him better than
this jury has served him, nor can I
conceive how a community could se
lect twelve men that could injure them
more than the twelve have in this
case. The defendant is discharged, so
lar as the case is concerned, to go
forth, I presume, to commit more
ciime; and this jury is discharged
from further service and I trust that
joi' will never be called upon to serve
as jurors in a like case in this court.
You are discharged without the com
pliments of the court.”
The majority of the jury sat through
this castigation witli stoical indiffer
ence. One or two shifted uneasily in
tl.eir seats and looked 3hame-faced,
but for the most part they seemed to
imperfectly understand the purport of
the judge’s words.
After the court had concluded Cal
lahan arose, approached the bench
and said: “If your honor please, my
lawyers are not here, and I would
like to say a word on my own account
ard thank these jurors.”
“Sit down, Mr. Callahan,” com
manded the judge sternly. "The jury
does not deserve thanks.”
This closed the scene in the court
room. The jury left the box and
sauntered out into the hall, followed
by Callahan, where ensued the inci
dent of hand-sliking and mumbled
thanks, an awkward and embarrassed
rile, as it was observed under the
contemptuous eyes of the officers and
Other late witnesses for the state.
Old Tflu>r»|ihfr'ii “Thirty.”
NEW YORK, April 29.— James
Douglass Reid, known to telegraphers
throughout the country as “the fath
er of the telegraph," died at his resi
dence in this city. He had been ill
foi many weeks.
THEY TRY ATOTMER COUP.
Twenty-1 irst Infantrymen Surprise On©
More iDMurgent ilenenU’M ( amp.
MANILA, April 28.—Capt. Wilson
Chase, with a detachment of the
i Twenty-first infantry, on April 20.
surprised the camp of the insurgent
general, Cailles, at Dugot-Dugot, sit
uated nine miles northeast of Cavinti,
in the province of Laguana. Cailles
was at his camp at the time of the
America! attack, but manage* to os
capo. Captain Chase’s force captured
his adjutant general, five others of his
staff officers, fourteen men, twenty
rifles, a large amount of ammunition
and stores, and all the papers and
personal effects of the Filipino gen
eial. The insurgent major, Velo, was
killed during the engagement, as were
Corporal McGill and Private Tipps,
both belonging to Company A of the
Twenty-first. Several columns of the
American troops continue vigorously
to pursue General Cailles.
General Cailles recently offered a
reward of $10,000 for the head of Capt.
Edward N. Jones, Jr., of the Eighth
infantry. For more than a year past
Cailles has commanded the insurgent
forces operating to the east of Bay
Lake, not far from Manila. He is
said to be a French half caste. He
lias a reputation for vindictiveness
and cruelty and is one of the two or
three Filipino leaders still In the
field who have clearly ignored the
observances of honorable warfare.
The society of Mando-Duoats, whoso
practice it was to assassinate and
bury alive those of their countrymen
who accepted American sovereignty
whenever the latter fell into their
hands, operated with the cognizance,
if not the support, of General Cailles.
If Cailles were captured it is doubtful
if he could claim Immunity for past
atcions under the terms of the am
nesty. In January of this year Cailles
offered a reward of $10 a piece for
the heads of all Amerh ans brought to
him.
WHAT DONAHUE PROPOSES.
Will Auk That A1I Brnarda He Taken
Down for Kidnaper!*.
OMAHA, April 29.—Chief Donahue
was very much chagrined at the ver
dict in the Callahan case, and al
though reticent in expressing an opin
ion on the matter, the fact that he
believes Callahan to be guilty in spite
of the jury's verdict is plainly evi
dent.
The chief of police had spent so
much time in securing the evidence
against Callahan that his acquittal
cn this charge was a pretty severe
blow and he does not hesitate in
saying as much. When seen by a
reporter in regard to what he pro
posed to do, Chief Donahue said:
"I am going right on with the case
as I have figured it out and will not
let up until I have secured the con
viction of the parties. The first
thing I intend to do is to send a re
quest. to the city council and to Mr.
Cudahy as well that the offer of re
wards be rescinded, and especially the
reward for the arrest of Pat Crowe.
Then I believe when w'e make an ar
rest of any one we believe to be
guilty there will be no inducement to
any witness to stretch his testimony
in the hope that he will be in on thd
reward.”
ARREST AT THE WHITE HOUSE.
Harry FinkelHteln, Alias Harry Stone,
Acts Insane.
WASHINGTON, April 29.—Harry
Finkelstein, a well dressed man, about
2+ years old, who says his home is
in Cleveland, O., is locked up at the
police station here on suspicion of be
ing insane. Finkelstein went to the
vicinity of the White House this
morning and said he wanted to see
the president on urgent business of a
piivate nature. He became rather ex
cited when refused admission. Kink
elstein was then arrested.
He has a number of letters of rec
ommendation from well known sport
ing men in San Francisco and Den
ver recommending him under the
name of Harry Stone. The name he
assumed, he says, because of family
Doubles.
Horned Texan* Coming.
DENVER, April 29.—Stockmen are
much interested in the probable heavy
movement of cattle from the south
to the ranges of the northwest, which
will commence within a few days. Dur
ing the past few days a number of
big buyers have passed through here,
headed for Texas to buy cattle.
ISoer* Ive.p Kitchener ISimy.
LONDON, April 29.—Lord Kitchener
continues the processor wearing down
the Boers, who are very active Ip the
Krooustad district.
Chinese Empress Appoints a Commission
♦ r> Pwist ilin Pt^KIlA fe* Tlrtl*
MW kUu A UVttW tUi •— V * •
SHE IS MOT SO ARBITRARY MOW.
New Plan Seems to Indicate Lean Inclina
tion to Kim Things Herself—The News
as Received In Washington Regarded
as Most Important.
WASHINGTON, April 27.—'The fol
lowing cablegram has been received at
the State department from Mr. Squi
rt rs, the United States charge at Pe
kin, dated today:
"The empress dowager has appoint
ee! a hoard of national administration
to relieve her of her public functions.
They embrace three members of the
cabinet now with the empress at, Sian
Fu and Prince Ching, Viceroy Li and
Prince Hung, who are now in Pekin.”
This news is regarded as of impor
tance, indicating as it docs the relin
quishment by the empress dowager
of the arbitrary powers she heretofore
has exercised. It also is apparent that
she has placed herself in a position
io avoid direct responsibility to the
foreigners for whatever may happen
In the future and tho hoard will have
to bear the brunt of any complaint.
It is felt that the appointment of this
board will make it much e-.sier for the
foreign ministers to transact business
with the Chinese government. The
three members of the Chinese cabinet
now at Sian Fu include the notorious
Jung Lu, who was one of the most
active in the outbreak against the
foreigners last summer. One or the
other members of this council is 70
years old and is said to be greatly
debilitated. The third member has
been at least lukewarm toward foreign
interests. The choice of these three
is looked upon as likely to complicate
the good which id Hung Chang and
the others may accomplish.
The foreign establishments here are
receiving a number of important dis
patches relative to the question of in
demnity and how it shall be guaran
teed. by a Chinese loan or to each of
the powers individually.
One of the dispatches coming
through an European foreign office
says that Sir Robert Hart has con
cluded that China can pay a total of
$100,000,000, and the impression is con
veyed that this will he the amount
agreed upon, the various claims be
ing scaled down to this limit. An
other dispatch comes from one of th**
most prominent Chinese officials and
from a plenipotentiary in the peace
negotiations. He makes a suggestion
that when the amount of indemnity
if agreed upon it will be greatly to
the interests of China as well as to
the powers if the amount payable to
each power can he made by Install
ments and not by a gross payment
outright. In that case China would
not be compelled'to negotiate a large
loan. The view prevails among offi
cials that while this proposition is fair
it is not practicable and there is lit
tle idea that it will be favorably en
tertained.
Other dispatches which have pass
ed within the last few days revive
the idea of having The Hague tri
bunal administer the indemnities af
ter the total is once agreed upon.
GRASPS BEAUMONT EIEED.
Standard Oil Company Han New TexnA
Fields Nailed In
BEAUMONT. Tex., April 27.—The
Beaumont Oil exchange today posted
the statement that the Standard Oil
company had purchased the railroad
terminals, wharves and shipping fa
cilities at Port Arthur and 90,000 acres
of land surrounding the port. The
price was not given.
Port Arthur is the nearest deep
water port to the Beaumont oil field,
and by controlling this outlet the
Standard Oil company can control ev
ery barrel of oil taken from the Beau
mont field. The railroads cannot
compete in freight rates with pipe line
and ship via Port Arthur to New Or
leans and Galveston. Thus owning
Port Arthur, the Standard Oil com
pany will control even the domestic
trade in crude oil.
Cannot Attend the Funeral.
WASHINGTON, D. C.. April 26.—
News of the death of Mrs. Saxton
was received at the White House this
afternoon. Mrs. McKinley was much
attached to her aunt, but will be un
able to attend the funerai, which oc
curs Saturday, owing to the depart
ure of the presidential party for the
western trip on Monday.
COMGtR REACHES ’fRISCO.
Minuter, Wife, I)nuj;hter niitl MU* I’terc*
Are Stiffly Over.
SAN FRANCISCO. April 26.—Edwin
11. Conger, United States minister to
t tuna, accompanied by his wife,
daughter and Miss Pierce, arrived
from China this afternoon on the
steamer Nippon Maru.
Asked in regard to his future plans
Mr. Conger said h<' would remain in
this city until Saturday morning,
when he would leave for his home in
J)es Moines, la. At the expiration of
his sixty days’ leave of absence lie
intended to return to China. He
would go back sooner if anything im
portant should come up.
When told that it. was planned by
the citizens of Des Moines to give him
a public reception he said that al
tlumgh he did not care for public
Demonstrations he would accept a re
ception at Des Moines, ell belonged
to the people of Des Moines. In fact,
the entire people of Iowa had always
been kind to him, giving him every
thing that he asked for, refusing him
nothing. In return he had been com
pelled often to refuse the people of
Iowa favors.
Owing to quarantine regulations and
the necessity for giving personal su
pervision to the landing of his bag
gage, Mr, Conger did not reach his
hotel until 6 o'clock in the evening.
Mr. Conger's arrival was awaited with
considerable interest, not only on ac
count of iiis connection with events
in China, but from a political stand
point. There was a great desire to
know what position Mr. Conger would
assume with regard to the coming
gubernatorial nomination in Iowa.
WILL CULTIVATE SUGAR BEET.
•dx Million Dollar Company Huy. I.argr
Tract of Colorado I,and.
CHICAGO, April 26.—The Tribune
tomorrow will say
Negotiations have been completed in
Chicago for the formation of the larg
est beet sugar concern in the: world.
A company has been organized with
r. capital stock of $0,000,000. to be
known as the Arkansas Valley Beet
and Irrigation Land company. The
plant of the new' company is to be
located in Prowers county, Colorado,
in the famous Rocky Ford fruit dis
trict.
A number of New York capitalists,
including the Oxnards, the Cuttings,
the Hamiltons, the Lawsons and the
Richards of the Mercantile Trust com
pany are interested. The new concern
has purchased the holdings of the
Great Plains Water company, which
comprises about 125,000 acres along
the Arkansas river in southeastern
Colorado. Colonization ot the land
with farmers will be undertaken by
the company. Over $2,000,000 will be
expended this year on improvement*.
HeiiAtorn Dine With the President.
WASHINGTON, April 26—Tonight
Senators Millard and Dietrich had
their first taste of official life, hav
ing been guests of the president at a
dinner given by the chief executive
to the Cuban commission. Senator
Dietrich had determined to go home
this afternoon, hut in view of the in
vitation from the president, he de
cided to avail himself of the oppor
tunity and delayed his return to Ne
braska until tomorrow. Senator Mil
lard will leave tomorrow night for
New York with Miss Millard en route
west.
Ou the Hunt for Iluil Rutter.
DES MOINES, la.. April 27.—Dep
uty Dairy Commissioner Wright re
turned from Afton Junction, where
he went the first of the week in search
of oleomargarine. It had been report
ed that a substitute for butter was
being used in the railroad camps along
the line of the “Q," where 500 men
are employed in straightening track.
Mr. Wright had a search warrant for
one of the camps and examined sev
eral others, but could find no oleomar
garine, although the butter used was
of the poorest order.
Shingle King Buy* a Mine.
PRESCOTT, A. T., April 25—E. W.
Wells and W. C. Parsons of Prescott
and Hugh McCrum of San Francisco
have sold the McCable mine to a syn
dicate of Chicago capitalists, headed
by Frank Jager, the shingle king of
that city. The price is said to be
about $600,000.
On Verse of n Cnllapae.
CHICAGO, April 26.—A special to
the Record-Herald from Honolulu,
April 19, says Governor Dole is a
very sick man. He has been confin
ed to his house for several days and
only the most intimate friends have
been allowed t/» see him.
CUDAHY ILLS STORY
Father of Kidnaped Boy Gives Testimony
iu Criminal Court.
REITERATES EORMI R STATE MINTS
The Trial of the Allegnl Kidnaper Drawn
a Great Throng—The Youthful Victim
Taken the Stand and Delated Hid ex
perience.
OMAHA, Neb., April 25.—-Edward A.
Cudahy, sr., and Edward A. Cudahy,
jr., father and son, testilied at the
trial of James Callahan yesterday.
The story of the kidnaping and the
subsequent payment of the $23,000
ransom, as related by Mr. Cudahy, sr.,
was a repetition of the reports of the
affair as published at tho time in the
news columns of the Lice. The tes
timony of the boy, giving the details
of his abduction and imprisonment,
also tallied with the reports hereto
fore published in this newspaper. In
no detail did the evidence given by
Mr. Cudahy and his son differ with
file authentic and exclusive stories o£
tlie crime printed.
Yesterday forenoon was utken up
with the opening statements of coun
sel and a visit by the jury to the
scene of the crime, and in the after*
noon the taking of testimony began.
Young Cudahy was placed on the
witness stand at 4 o’clock and when
court adjourned at 5:30 o’clock liis
evidence had not reached that point
where tie is expected to positively
identify Callahan ns one of the kid
napers. It is apparent that the pros
ecution is leading up to an identifica
tion, for the boy was made to relate
in detail the numerous conversations
ho had with li is guard during the
twenty.eight hours lie was confined in
the Melrose Hill house. It is the in
tention. evidently, to show that young
Cudahy had become sufficiently famil
iar with the voice and the peculiari
ties in speech of his captor and guard
to recognize the same when heard by
him at some future time. As previ
ously published, after Callahan was
arrested the Cudahy boy was given an
opportunity to hear a conversation be
tween him and Chief Donahue in the
latter’s office, after which he declared
that Callahan’s voice and peculiarities
of speech were the same as those of
his former guard. It is tin refore pre
dicted that the prosecution will today
ask young Cudahy to identify Calla
han by his voice and articulation.
So far as given the boy’s testi
mony describes his captor and guard
as a dark man with a stubby black
moustache and black hair. This de
scription may be fitted to Callahan, al
though it is extremely meager and
Callahan’s moustache at this time is
long enough to support a small curl
at each end.
When the trial was resumed in the
morning the court room was crowded
with spectators, public interest having
been revived by the announcement
that the jury had been completed and
and the relation of the story of the
kidnaping would begin. Edward A.
Cudahy and the son for whose release
he paid the $25,000 ransom were in
court, occupying seats directly behind
those of County Attorney Shields and
General Cowin. Callahan appeared as
blight and cheerful as he was the day
before and displayed keen interest in
all the proceedings.
PLACED IN MARBLE CRYPT.
ttmialiiii nf I.lnrolii uml Other Member,
of Hi. Family Moved.
SPRINGFIELD, 111., April 25.—Un
ostentatiously and without any cere
mony, the remains of Abraham Lin
coln and the other members of his
family, which, since March 10, 1000,
when the work of rebuilding the Lin
coln monument commenced have been
reposing in a temporary stone crypt
in the monument which lias been re
built by the state of Illinois at a cost
of $100,00(1, were removed to the newly
erected marble sarcophagus in the
crypt of the monument.
Monquito I'lppt at Cavite.
WASHINGTON, D. C„ April 23.—
A cablegram received at the navy de
partment today announced the arrival
of the Mosquito fleet at Cavite, Phil
ippine islands. The four vessels of
this little fleet will be utilized in pa
trolling the coasts of Luzon and the
lower islands of the Philippine group.
Women May Vote.
ALBANY, N. Y., April 25.—Gover
nor Odell today signed the bill au
thorizing women taxpayers in villages
and towns to vote on propositions
to expend money tor public purposes.
WILL ASSLRE PROTLCIION.
CkluM* I'lenlpntput Uric* Are Willing to
Uive (iunraiity.
WASHINGTON. April 24.—It It un
derstood here I hilt th*» ('hinese nU>ni
potentaries at. Pekin, Hen Ching and
Li Hung Chang, are prepared to give
a guaranty to the powers for the pro
tection of all foreigners in China, it
the foreign troops now stationed there
are withdrawn. Thus far the reten
tion of the foreign forces has been
urged as necessary in order to pre
serve order and protect foreigners, but
tile Chinese authorities say that or
der lias been so far re-established that
the imperial government is fully able
to direct the Chinese troops in such
a way as to secure complete safety to
the interests of all foreigners. This
is understood to he the basis of the
withdrawal of 10,000 French troops
and it is earnestly hoped among Chi
nese officials that this will he followed
hv a similar movement on the part
of the other foreign forces in China.
PRISON LOR TWfNTY YEARS.
Sentence of l»r. Uml.lard, Wlio Shot
■lacknon A III mini.
KANSAS CITY, April 24.—A special
to the Star from Jefferson City, Mo.,
says: The supreme court today af
firmed tne twenty-year sentence of
the lower court against Ur. Jefferson
D. Goddard of Kansas City for the
murder in 1897 of F. J. Jackson, a
well-to-do laundryman. Jackson, who
was partially blind, accused Goddard
of being intimate with Mrs. Jacksou.
The men quarreled at the Woodland
hotel, where the Jacksons lived, and
Goddard shot and killed Jackson. Jack
son's daughter took the stand in the
defense of Goddard, who had been tfe
family physician. Goddard was tried
three times, the first trial resulting in
a hung jury; on the second he was
given sixteen years, lint a new trial
was granted on a technicality. Jack
son was formerly in business iu Chi
cago.
CALLS DOWN LI IUM CHANG.
Kiu|>erer Holds Him Krnponfiild* for Ad
vance of the (Icrumnii.
LONDON, April 24.—A dispatch from
Pekin says that Li Hung Chang has
been censured severely in a special
edict because, after the French and
Chinese had agreed upon boundaries,
the Gerpians, who have no concern
with this matter, marched west and
threatened the Chinese. The edict, it
is said, orders Li Hung Chang to pre
vent the expedition and says that If
he fails the responsibility for the con
sequences will rest on him.
The emperor, in the edict, says that
Viceroys Liu Kun Yi and Chang Chih
Tung were appointed Joint negotia
tors with Li Hung Chang and Prince
Ching, but that Li Hung Chang spurns
their opinions. Hereafter, it is added,
Li Hung Chang must consult with
them on all important matters.
BREAKS RECORD IN KANSAS.
Union Pacific Flic* Paper* for Hundred
Million Increa*e.
TOPEKA, Kan., April 23—The state
charter board today had presented to
it the largest charter proposition in
tis history when A. L. Williams, gen
eral attorney of the Union Pacific
Railroad company, came with an ap
plication to increase the capital stock
of the Union Pacific $100,000,000. The
l nion Pacific capital stock at present
is $196,000,000. The $100,000,000 addi
tional about to be issued, bringing
the total capital stock up to $296,000,
000, is to pay for the interests bought
up in the big deals that have been
made on the Southern Pacific, a large
part of which is represented by the
purchase of the Crocker interest in
the Southern Pacifls, giving the Union
Pacific the control of the Southern
Pacific.
Npe»k ut Floyd Dedication.
SIOUX CITY. April 24.—John A.
Kasson, of Des Moines, has accepted
an invitation to deliver the address at
the dedication of the monument erect
ed in this city to the memory of Ser
geant Charles Floyd, a member of the
Lewis and Clark expedition, who died
near here and was buried at Sioux
City on a bluff overlooking the Mis
souri river. The dedication will be on
May 30.
Elect Ion In Alabama.
MONTGOMERY, Ala., April 24.—At
midnight it appears that the con
stitutional convention movement car
ried by 3,000 majority. In several
counties where the negro vote predom
inated the negroes aligned themselves
with the populists and defeated the
democratic nominees for delegates.
The city of Mobile went against the
convention, but it is expected the dem
ocratic candidates have been elected.
