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KENTUCKY BOODLERS
HUNTER AND CONGRESS
MAN WILSON ACCUSED.
I'he Urmid Jury find Indictment AruImM
the llpynlillcnn t'luiriu Nominee for Sen
atorFire Tliotiannd Knrh Offered for
I"onr Uririocrtlo Vote.
Fiiankpoiit, Ky., April 11. Indict
ments charging bribery and consplr
ncy to bribe havo boon prepnred by
the Frnnklln ' county grand jury
ngnlnst three of the most noted Re
publicans In the state, and true bills
may ulso bo returned against ex-Con-grosstnun
V. Godfrey Hunter of tho
Third district, Republican uomlnco for
the 1'nitcd States Senate; Congress
man J. 11. Wilson of the Seventh dis
trict, one of Dr. Hunter's closest ad
visors, and 15. T. Franks, one of the
leading Republican politicians of the
'ccond district.
The Indictments were prepared
upon tho testlinonoy of Captain Noel
(laines, Captain Thomas Tanner, his
brothor-tn-luw, nitd Fred (lordon, all
of this city.
The charges are indignantly denied
by l)r Hunter, Mr. Wilson and Mr.
l-'riml.H till of whom nay they will
proserotu for criminal libel all who
hare testified before the grand jury.
Thoy all claim that It Is the last des
perate effort of tho Hlaclcburu Demo
crat to prevent Dr. Huntcr'H election.
Tho following authorized Interview
was given out this morning by Captain
Thomas Tanner, one of the accusing
witnesses: "I was llrst called to the
Capitol hotel on April 1, and took Dr.
Hunter to Captain Guinea's house.
I thcro heard the conversation
which followed betweon Dr. Hunter
and Haines. I was in an adjoining
room. My principal connection with
tho case was- through Wilson and
Franks. On various occaslous I was
called to consult with them and urged
to take a hand lu buying votes. They
Insisted thoy must havo three or four
Democratic votes, and singled out Rep
resenfatives GossonTa, Clarke, Johns
and Lykons, whom thoy said wo
(Gaines and myself) must get, al
though any Democratic votes would
be acceptable. I wns called to tho Cap
ital hotel Monday night and had a
conference with Wilson in room 21.
Wilson had n big roll of bills ho said
there were 33,000 In the package, and
from all appearances there wcro.
There wore four such packages, or
820,000, and he said this would bo paid
for four votes for Dr. Hunter. He
iihowcd mo the money us an evidence
of good faith. Ho scorned to bo tho
man who handled nil tho money. I
had several conferences with Frnnks
in the same room. I wns last called
there Thursday morning, when thoy
seemed to think that s6tno members of
the legislature had offered to succumb
for SI 0,000, but they thought this too
high. Franks was lu the plan nnd
talked about buying votes, but he
novor directly offered mo inojiey with
which to buy them."
Captain Gaines' statement directly
chargos Hunter with offering him
$15,000 with which to secure three
Democratic votes, and relates with
specific particulars all the details of
the attempted bribery.
Tho greatest excitement prevailed
luring the first ballot for United
Stales senator at noon. Tho call of
the roll showed no quorum present,
but a vote was taken which gave
Hunter 67 and lloylo 1. Sixty an
swered to their names.
A motion to adjourn brought out
tho absentees and tho vote stood J.8 to
AS, but President Worthlngtou voted
to continue balloting and tho second
ballot was ordered. In this there was
no change.
i TRUST EAT TRUST.
Ohio Clrcnlt Conrt Iterates to Interfere
la the Arbuckle-8titrr Trait Fight.
Toledo, Ohio, April 11. In tho Ar-bucklc-Woolsou
injunction suit the
circuit court overruled plaintiff's mo
tion for a now trial and granted fifty
days in which to file a bill of excep
tions. Tho common pleas court some
time slnco dissolved tho injunction
to restrain defense from cutting
prices of coffeo. Tho court rovlewed
the facts and found that, in all proba
bility, the American Sugar Refining
company, or sugar trust, bought tho
took of tho Woolson company for tho
Surposo of retaliating against the Ar
uckles for attempting to enter tho
sugar business. Tho court nlso finds
that tho company is Iwlng run In tho
interest of the sugar trust, and not
for tho benefit of the Woolson
company; that tho declines In
coffeo were mode for the purpose
of forcing losses on Arhuekle Rros.
and driving them out of the sugar
buslucss. Hut the court holds that the
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f ...... .... m.v wv iMuatt;iivitl)( UIU UM3U
n good faith for tho Interest of tho
Woolson Splco company, hut to protect
tholr greater interest as Arhuekle
Rros., coffeo roasters, and, therefore,
though nn ordinary stockholder might
havo relief, the plaintiff cannot.
To Succeed W. It. Morrlinn.
Wabiiinotox, April 11. Captain W.
W. Pcabody, vice president and gen
eral manager of tho Rnltlmore & Ohio
Southwestern railway, with headquar
ters at Cincinnati, has been tendered
by tho president tho position of inter
state commerce commissioner to bo va
cated by ronson of tho expiration of
tho term of Hon. W, 11. Morrison of
Illinois, at present the chairman of
tho commission.
l'ullerton' lloiljr I Found.
Washington, April 11. A dispatch
received by the Haltlraoro & Ohio offi
cials hero from Oakland says that tho
body of General Joseph S, Fullertnu
of Washington has been found in the
river eight miles below the scene of
tho Oakland wrock, in which ho was
killed.
General ltler la Havana.
Havana, April 11. Genoral Ruls
Iliveru, iiccompanlod by Co'onel Ilac.il
loo, arrived by troln at Kegla yester
day. Thev were transferred to a tug
boat and couveyed to Cabana fortress.
Both acemod in excellent anlriU,
DANIEL VOORHEES DEAD
Indiana' Kx-Benstor Murcumlm Suddenly
Twenty Venn a Senator.
Waphwotox. Anrll 11. Daniel
Woolsoy Voorhccs, United States son-
ntor from Indiana for twenty years
prior to March 4 last, died of rheuma
tism of tho heart at 6 o'clock this
morning at his homo hero.
Mr. Voorhccs had been in poor
health for soveral years and for over
two years had taken llttlo part in tho
proceedings of tho Senate. Ho had
been n constant sufferer from rheuma
tism of tho heart and his friends had
come to cxpsct that thoy might hear
DANIKL W. VOOUUKKS.
of his death suddenly. Tho last re
ports of him, however, were favorable,
and his death, while not entirely un
expected, wns n shock.
Up to tho tlmo of his retirement,
March 1, tho "tall sycamore of tho
Wabash," as ho had been nicknamed
yeuvs ago, had been tho ranking Dem
ocrat of the Senate flnnnco commlttco
for years and, by virtue of this po
sition, had been the nominal leader at
least of his party on the floor of the
Senate on tariff and financial ques
tions. Mr. Voorheon' I.ang Uncord.
Mr. Voorhccs was 70 years of ago
last September and prior to his retire
ment from public Ufa on March 4 last,
had been for many years ono of tho
most picturesque figures in the Senate.
He was born in Liberty township,
RtiiTalo county, Ohio, and In his early
infancy was carried by his parents to
their pioneer home In tho Wabash val
ley of Indiana. In 1810 he gradu
ated from the Indiana Asbury (now
Depauw) university, nnd nfter "study
ing law begun its praetlco In 1851.
His first public office was entered
upon In 185S, when hu was appointed
United States district attorney of
Indiana. In 1801 ho entered Congress
nnd served in the House of the Thirty
seventh, Thirty-eighth, Thirty-ninth,
Forty-first and Forty-second Con
gresses He was defeated for re-election
to the Forty-third by reason of
the nomination of Horace Greeley by
the Democrats for 1'iesldent, He wns
appointed United States Senator to
succeed Oliver P. Morton, and took
his seat November 12, 1877. Ho was
usslgncd to the commlttco on flnnnco
and remained a member of that com
mittee until ho retired March 4. In
1H78 ho bent ex-President llcnjn
mlu Harrison for tho Semite, hav
ing made tho enmpnign on tho
freo silver issuo purely. In 1885 ho
was rc-oleeted over e.x-Govornor Por
ter und In 1801 over ex-Govornor A. P.
llovey. March 1 ho was succeeded by
Charles W. Fairbanks, Republican.
During tho Inst campaign, for tho first
tlmo since the war, ho failed to tuko a
leading part In tho work in Indiana,
and it was then known, despite stren
uous denials, that ho was in precar
ious health.
Ono of tho Incidents of Mr. Voorhccs'
Senatorial career was his dispute with
Senator Ingalls. Mr. Ingulls was
speaking, whon Mr. Voorhees entered
the Senate chamber and interrupted
tho Knnsan. This indirectly caused
Mr. Ingalls to attack him in tho bit
terest language recalling his war rec
ord In detail. Tho thorough manner
in which tho Knnsan treated the story
of Mr. Voorhees' Ilfo caused many to
think that ho had prepared himself
for such an occasion and gladly taken
advautagu of the opportunity.
SILVER SENATORS FUSE.
A Coalition for All Leslilntlvo Work
Formed by I.eadon of Kaeh Vtietlon.
Washington, April 11. Tho final
agreement among Democrats, silver
Republicans and Populists ln tho Son
ate, looking to a permanent coalition,
was renchod at a meeting of repre
sentatives of those parties In Mr. Gor
man's cominittco room nt tho capltol
to-day.
Thero wero prosont at tho mooting:
Democrats, Gorman, Coekroll, Walt
hall, Jones of Arkansas, and Murphy;
Silver Republicans, Cannon nnd Man
tle; Pouultsts, Allen and Pettlgrew.
Tho Tatrlarchi DlnlnuuL
Nkw Yoiik, April 11. At a meetlnc
of tho Patriarchs last night it was do
elded that the association bo dissolved.
lhe Patriarchs comprisod somo of tho
leading citizens of New York nnd its
balls, of which there wore Bevoral this
year, have always been among tho
chief incidents of the social season.
G. G. Haven, tho secretary, said that
thero was no significance In tho disso
lution, that tho members had simply
decided that It was not desirable to
givo anv iiiorcballs.
Legislature Fliilshei Its Work.
Lincoln, Nob., April 11. Tho No-
urasica legislature adjourned yester
day afternoon, after a session extend
ing fifteen days beyond its allotted
time, Tho last bill passed was tho
initiative and referendum, which went
through tho Senato just bo fore clos
llf. Peru 8uiends Silver Coinage.
Lima, Peru, April 11. ThoPoruvlan
government has suspended tho coinage
of silver at tho government mint und
has issued a prohibition against the
importation of silver coins after the
10th of May next
LOUISIANA FLOOD BATTLE
Thousand of Men are (liiardfYig Invent
At Work liny nnd Night.
Nkw Qm.itANs, Ln., April 11. Every
where tho river Is rising and tho Hood
Is bearing harder on tho levees.
Twenty thousand men arc at work
strengthening tho' barriers. Any tiny
rlvulot trickling through tho broad
embankments Is cnuso for a signal of
alarm, and rapidly a relief train re
sponds to tho call, hurriedly a lumber
bulwark Is built nnd earth-flllcd sacks
packed in bohlnd. So far each effort
Is mot with success, but tho water la
growing greater in volume and might
ier In force and the alarms coming
with more frequency and It is doubtful
if tho system can prevail against the
strain which has Just begun nnd will
contlnuo for nt least a week.
Tho flood Is already grcator than
over known beforo, but each day's rec
ord will bo broken for at least n. .!,
and tho levees nro being built higher
to stand tho water that is suro to
come. Hero In tho city, dcsplto tho
carefully built nnd solid wall around
It, the cnglneors havo advised increas
ing tho bulwarks and Mayor Flower
has ordered all the city forces to be In
readiness to aid tho lovco board in case1
of emergency.
Million I,ot on Cotton.
St. Louis, Mo., April 11. The Post
Disputch to-day. In a lending artlcld
on tho flood throughout the cotton
bolt, says: "St. Louis factors say
enormous damago has been dono td
cotton plnntlng interests in the'
South as a result of tho flood
In Arkansas, Mississippi, Loulslann
and a portion of Southeastern Mis
souri. It Is estimated on a con
servative basis that tho inunl
dated territory along tho Mississippi
river produces an annual avorago of
1,500,000 bales of tho highest grado
cotton. From present indications tho
nvcrago output will be materially dc
creased by tho ravages of tho waters;
In fuct, in many localities, it Is doubt
ful if nny crop at all will bo raised,
while in others will bo a sickly yield.
A million and a half bales of cotton.
even at tho ordinary prlco, aggregates
prooaoiy ?ou,uuo,uuu, ana a conserva
tive estimate places tho damage to cot
ton alone nt about this figure, not to
take into consideration other losses In-
cldent to tho flood."
LIVES LOST.
Nino
Ilodle nacovered and Many Mist
ing lu the Northneit.
Sioux Citv, Iowa, April 11. Many
lives havo been lost In tho floods ln
South Dakota, Iowa and Nebraska.
Three havo been reported drowned on
the Dig Sioux, two in tho Missouri and
two on the Coon, all in this immediate
vicinity. Cases of a blmilar character
are being reported every day from
points farther away and a sharp watch
Is being kept by tho local authorities
for floaters.
Many pcoplo nro missing, of whose
deaths their friends have no positive
Information. The bodies of two moro
victims were brought Into Sioux City
last
evening IJiiuford Magco and
Harry Fnvill who woro drowned
while attempting to ford the Klkhorn
river ln Nebraska. There has been a
general fall in all streams in tho lo
cality. LOSS MAY BE $823,000.
University of Illinois Deeply Involved In
tho Chicago Hunk Failure.
Ciiicaoo, April 11. C. E. Churchill,
cashier of tho suspended Globe Savings
bank, for whoso arrest a warrant on a
chnrgo of embezzlement was sworn out
yesterday, surrendered himself to-day
and furnished bondo for his appear
ance. Vlco President Avorlll surren
dered himself nnd wns Immediately re
leased on bonds. President Spalding
Is not in tho city, but In a lottor writ
ten to a frlond ho says he will roturn
Monday. In tho meantime, officers
aro looking for him.
Developments havo brought out tho
fact that a far grcator amount of Uni
versity of Illinois funds aro involved
in tho suspension of tho bank than has
been supposed. Two years ago tho
state loglslaturo appropriated 8 123,000,
of which, according to tho state laws,
enough was to bo drawn out monthly
to moot tho current expenses of the
university. It appears, however, that,
in consmornuon oi yjtf per cent Inter
est on tho funds, the university trus
tees allowed Treasurer Soaldlng to
withdraw tho wholo sum from tho
treasury. This is admitted by mem
bers of the bourd. Thus not only aro
8400,000 worth of school bonds miss
ing, but 8123,000 in ciibh is tied up, a
total of 8323,000.
A MAD MOTHER'S ACT.
Two Children Thrown Into the Hlver,
Hut Itescuod Kulclda Follows.
St. Louis, Mo., April i: An un
known woman, evidently Insano. throw
her two llttlo children, a boy and a
girl, into tho river this foronoon from
tho ferryboat, Dr. Hill, and then
plunged after them. Tho children
wore rescued by Michael lirudley,
u iinuuriiuwi, out me woman was
(irowncil. Tho only clow to her iden
tity was a note inside her hat band,
which read: "Send to Mrs. Hertha
.lost, 2537 North Market street" She
was about 40 years old, heavily built,
dark skinned nnd well dressed. The
chlldreu wero noatly clothed and very
attractive
Ashland Wllkos llrlngs 7,800.
Lkxinoton, Ky., April 11. At the
horse sale to-day Ashland Wilkes, a
famous trotting stallion, 15 years old,
and slro of John It. Gentry (?:03K),waa
sold to Itrook Curry, Lexington, for
87,500. Ho Bold at a private sale 8
year ago for $5,000.
Turks Mar Invade Greece.
Constantinople, April 11. Edhem
Pasha, eomraandor-ln-chlof of the
Turkish army in Macedonia, has been
ordered to cross the frontier of Greece
with his forces, should It be proved
that Greek regular troops are among
the Invaders
WERE NOT ENOUGH
FINDINGS
VASS
OF THE RECAN.
COMMISSION
Legislative Ilrcotint Comtnltteo Mnkrs II
Iteport to tnn Joint Hesslon Amend
ment Declared Not Adopted Tabulated
Itesults of tho Findings.
Tho closing sec no of the reennvass of
tho vote for tho constitutional amend
ment was enacted Tuebday. Tho joint
session of the legislature declared tho
amendment had not recolved tho votes
necessary for its adoption.
As rccanvasscd, tho amendment
lacked 17,754 votes of receiving a ma
jority of tho total vote cast at the elec
tion, tho necessary constitutional ma
jority. Tho board reported that 201,375
votes wero east for senator nnd 203,552
votes for representatives; that there
wero 07.044 votes for tho amendment
and 37,029 against it, nnd that tho total
vote oi me state was 230,301. Tnking
tho voto on senators for a basis for a
majority, und tho amendment lacked
3,014. Taking the voto on representa
tives and it lucked 4,133. Taking the
total voto of tho stato ns reported by
tho commission, and tho amendment
lacked 17,537. According to the ofilcinl
vote, as returned to tho slato canvas
sing board, the amendment received
84,570, lacking nearly 31,000 of carry
ing. Tho nggregnto Increase for tho
amendment as found by the rccanvass
ing board was 13,005.
Tho joint convention wns called to
ordor at 4 o'clock, with Lieutenant
Governor Harris in the chnlr. There
wero thirty-two senntors and eighty
three representatives present. Lieutenant-Governor
Harrlsstuted that the
convention bad met pursuant to an act
authorizing tho reennvass of the voto
on tho constitutional umondment.
Chairman Loomlsof the rccanvusslng
board handed up tho committee report,
which contained tho voto by counties
as i canvassed. Tho report contained
tho voto on senntors and representa
tives, tho voto for and against the
amendment, and tho total vote cast at
tho election.
Iteport of tho Iloard.
The report wns in this form:
"Lincoln, Nob., April il, 1807.
"To tho Legislature of tho Statu of
Nebraska: We, the joint committee
appointed by the senato and house of
representatives of tho state of Nebras
ka, under authority of an act to pro
vide for tho recount of the ballots cast
November 3, 1800, on tho constitutional
amendment relating to judges of the
supremo court, und approved March 25,
1807, have completed the work assigned
us nnd horcwlth submit our findings:"
(To this report has been appended in
tho last thrco columns tho official vote
is canvassed on tho amendment by tho
itnto canvassing board. It is not n
part of tho report of tho commission.)
VOTC A3 HECANVASSED OfriCIAI. VOTE
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COUNTIES. S S - I
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Aililtns S'J33 303 UW, TOO-4010 13S8 Cm 4009
Aniolnpo 201? It00 100O 407 2153 071 438 2W
llillinur 3'- 2, li3 17 ;il8 147 IU 318
lllallie IM 131 107 13 53 S7 17 111)
lloono 2310 2101 llffi 3 u)j 1120 42t) 2608
llox MuttU "TV H7I DCS 130 U0 M2 1M WO
lloyil H3f 1118 75:. Itf 1200 Oil 133 12M
Ill-own D71 3M) 100 731 331 03 731
lltlirulo SOU 1113 2M3 737 4o 1010 732 ttii)
Hurt -1" !!K!0 ll!7 461) ift)l 1039 491 3011
iiutiur 331 3ira ir.ro not oto iim boi otxj
Cast ft02l 4011 2011 071 r,330 1701 MM KIM
cviiur -'- saw loan 1o 2w 75 470
Clmso 4l!0 4M) 201 3d 539 171 M C30
Cherry HOI 1101 iitv. 31 mo M2 310 1110
civvcnuv wu h;i mo 117 100s mi i:w iixh
("lay 33.U 3014 ll N)l 3000 130! 613 HflOil
roinix sow sail nn 401 2323 k 373 ass
filming ; -" '-71 13-0 726 32V3 H33 7Vf7 8MEI
f'llstcr ll '-' M9 703 4U-U 1704 (513 4207
Dakota "'0 HI3 470 SON 1C4I' W7 201 1011
llnves '""I 1714 1010 202 20u. f2 201 IMS
D.IVf.on 2IW 2303 JUKI 423 2700 1W 307 87IJ5
noiicl .' Ml All 3S3 03 012 2l 73 012
Dixon 200s 20S3 K10 &37 237B BIO 433 2373
IlOilKO WI2 1U20 2131 TtW 4f2fl 1003 007 4(0
Douiflas 220WI 23231 U0 .1114 oJUSSl 13106 3I3J 23435
Dundy .'. MJ MS 331 KM " 6S7 30S 104 687
l-'lllmoro Mut 3.01 15i2 313 !IU 1320 310 .W.O
Franklin J 1700 KM) 300 2017 30 300 2017
Frontier I'5" 1711 010 .133 1S03 730 423 1800
Furnus 2111 2470 700 012 2722 030 011 2722
Onge WH 8113 1Hv3 1631 0074 1732 1440 WW
OarilCld V. 3S0 332 150 137 381 130 881
(losper liV I' 073 150 1100 023 164 1109
Grant " 100 60 84 200 38 83 200
Oroell-y '? 1091 831 81 1214 Til 90 1214
Hall -JJJJJ 3173 1078 BOO 3910 1380 662 8978
Hamilton 238' 2097 UHI 698 3081 700 730 3062
Harlan 'Ju 1000 103S 334 8092 870 315 2092
Hayes Jp-1 BW K 02 oil 307 132 023
Hitchcock Wl KS3 393 291 C40 W 270 938
Hull 22 0 2170 UK 483 2440 W8 403 2448
Hooker . 45 39 2 52 ! 1 62
Howard W2 1033 776 651 8108 705 659 2108
Jefferson ?" 2070 KSl 60S 3323 835 -MS 8823
Johnson "-'-g 2778 017 1021 2788 639 90S 2788
Kcamoy 'J 2020 723 012 y209 &M 630 2W8
Keith -"J 420 403 38 400 287 05 460
Keynl'aha 459 361 25 535 109 .107 BIS
Ktmlmll ' 145 H9 7 100 114 9 109
Knox ,H8 2508 1273 334 2821 ,03l 895 2818
Lancustor l,11 11506 4703 2304 12000 25 260J 12G0I
Lincoln - 2201 H50 are 2000 io 204 2000
f.oan ,' I0O 100 12 Ot 109 87 206
Loup -. 211 233 102 62 207 W 63 207
Madison 29W 3XJ 1007 370 3750 1' 301 3766
Mcl'herson , , W Tl 25 17 87 J 17 87
Merrick J"' 173 707 207 8110 W2 230 2110
Nauco J 1030 1006 234 1813 29 274 1813
Nemaha JlflJ 3017 715 630 3595 831 730 8505
Nuckolls 232 2131 1018 440 2010 W2 418 2610
OlOO v J;"! 42SI 1013 (010 6012 1300 045 6278
llvnco 2332 jsju 7ij 490 273-J 0" 640 270S
1'orkllW .f. 373 207 71 420 252 70 428
lhells... I?,-'! 2107 018 679 2270 618 481 8270
1'lerco J1'" UK 499 117 ItVW 471 109 1609
l'latto f0 3181 1009 654 3738 1020 511 3700
l'olk SI"" 2122 1031 5.M 2(3 W0 482 2133
Kfti WIllQW l! 1814 1109 317 2071 1086 328 2071
lllchardson lg 1578 1280 077 50H) 1158 054 6140
Hock M .674 477 30 003 420 45 605
SilllllO IM1 3037 1301 007 42S3 1150 002 4283
Sarpy "- 1323 CIO 285 1080 506 279 1080
Saunders 'i" 42hl , 1511 031 6091 1B07 00,1 6112
SeotU HluR i 303 18 493 162 03 495
Suward 3309 31HO 1200 915 3031 1117 809 8091
Shorldim '2'1' UH 677 331 1517 631 343 1515
Sherman I33 1197 880 280 1349 010 291 1345
SIOUX W 410 234 100 480 236 102 4f0
Sluntnn 122.' I3U0 466 334 1583 436 318 1585
Thayer 2020 2760 1816 SS3 3059 1867 471 3069
Thomas OS 103 60 7 110 80 13 119
Thurston H?9 lOUO 496 7 1322 236 107 1322
Vulll'V 1497 1633 780 26 1741 747 232 1669
WUKhllUfton 0)7 2793 1100 508 3183 909 639 3187
WayilO U39 1980 901 141 2170 670 840 2185
Webster 2271 2330 1187 400 2005 953 379 2606
Wheeler , iOJ 849 139 20 277 161 82 276
Vork 328A 3481 2340 163 3841 1282 683 3841
Total , 201375 803532 07014 37029 2i030l 84579 37896 230705
The report was signed by the recan
vasslutf hoard comprising Senators
Canuday, SvUes. Ileapy, Representa
tives Loomls, Fernow, Dobsou and
denies, who directed the recount and
employed a lurR number of legisla
tive employes to do most of the work.
A motion for the adoption of the re
port of tho recauvasshi(? board, prop
erly made and seconded, was put and
declared carried by Lieutenant-Governor
Harris.
Senator MuU of Keva I'aha arose
and said he had a question to nslc, but
as the report had been adopted he
1 would not sk it.
Senator Conaway of York inquired
If thcro wero anv conclusions appended
to the report.
Ltoulcnnnt - Governor Harris re
marked that it was not in the province
of the board or the legislature to ar
rive at conclusions.
Scnntor Murphy of Gngo wanted to
know what was meant by tho "grand
total" mentioned lu the report. Rep
resentative Loomlssald it wastho totul
taken from poll books nnd represented
tho number of persons voting nt tho
election. Senator Murphy suggested
that the report ought to be niudoto
correspond with tho statement made
by Representative Loomls; that it
ought to bo made more specific.
Senator Conaway of York said that if
it was not indelicate or out of order ho
would like to have the board's report
on York county read to tho convention.
In view of tho charge that tho York
county vote on the amendment had
been doubled by frauds committed by
persons unknown, this request at
tracted attention. It was granted.
Tho vote wasi For senator, 3,283; rep
resentative, 3,131; for tho amendment,
2,310; against tho amendment, 103;
total voto cast, 3,841. This gives an
lncreaso for the amendment of 1,058
over the ofilcinl canvass for York
county.
Senator Talbot of Lancaster moved
that from the report of the reennvass-
Ing commission the joint convention
deeluro the amendment not carried. I
Representative Hull of Harlan nroso1
to a point of order. He asked If it was'
within tho province of the board or leg
islature to declare the result of tho re
canvass. He understood thnt the com
mission was appointed to submit find
ings nnd this convention was to meet
to henr the report.
Representative Jenkins of Jefferson
said he believed the act passed meant
that the report was to be submitted to
tho convention for action, otherwise
the bill ought not to have been pre
pared and the people s money ox-,
pended.
Lioutcnnnt-Govcrnor Harris declined
to pass on tho point of ordor relating
to tho power of the legislature or tho
recuuvasslng board to declare the re
sult of the rccanvass, but In his re
marks ho wnndercd to the question of
constitutional majority. Ho said it
was unkind of anyone to ask him to
rule on a point on which he believed
the legal minds of tho state wcro in
doubt. Ho said even tho court had
not passed with uniformity on tho
meaning of the section of tho constitu
tion In question
Senator Ransom of Douglnssald there
was no law for the rccanvusslng of the
vote on constitutional amendments.
Tho legislature hud passed a law and
decided to count tho bnllots and it
would be folly not to declare tho result
of that count. It was evident, he tnid.
that tho amendment hud not received
a majority of the voto for senators and
representatives, and tho convention
ought to declare the result.
Senator Ransom offered the follow
ing resolution:
IlcsoLVED, Hy this Joint convention, that
the proposed amendment to the constitu
tion relating to tho number of Judges of the
supremo court und ilxtnu their terms o(
onlco, submitted at tho last general election,
was not uuupvuu u mu uiuviuru uv sum elec
tion. Senator Talbot withdrew his motion
and uccepti'd tho resolution in lieu
thereof, It was adopted. A light voto
was given, but not a dissoutlug' voice
was i. card. ,
At thu suggestion of Senator Ran
som the convention gave a voto oi
thanUs to the rccanvasslng commission
"for working day and uight." The
joint convention then adjourned.
KANSAS BOODLE STORIES.
LewelllnK nnd Otlier Mom IlcHinlrcln-d
Hrnsittlonnl Developments.
Topkka, Kan., April 10. Tho com
mlttco appointed by the late Legisla
ture to Investigate the charges of brib
ery and other misconduct ngnlnst cer
tain nombors of the Senate arl House
and certain lobbyists yesterday caused
thrco big sensations and a llttlo one.
Iteputsblo witnesses accused Repre
sentative Frank II. Smith of Sherman
county and -Representative Dave
Hanna of Gm .m county of attempted
bribery, and Senator L. D. Lowclllng
of proposing a schemo for tho stato to
uuy some additional coal lands at
Lansing which had "825,000 in It"
These wero tho big sensations. The
llttlo ono wns an Insinuation that
Stato Superintendent William Stryker
"know something" about t'ho anony
mous letter campaign against the
book trust carried on when tho book
bill was pending.
Representative Wesley M. Motzlerof
Sllcrlllnn cmintv fneHflml nntlnr nnth
that Hanna offered him 8100 and after
ward 81.10 to voto against the Hack
ney amendment to the Sonato railroad
bill ln thn Itmicn
Roprcsontutivo Joseph W. Clark of
Thomas county testified that Ropro
sentatlvo Smith offered htm 8250 to
voto against tho Rrown maximum
froight rale bill In tho House.
Warden Harry Landls of tho ponl
tentiary told tho story on Lowolllng
and Representative Clem Falrchlld
made tho insinuation about Stryker
and tho anonymous letters.
The commlttco was making great
progress and likely would havo in
creased tho list of sensations, but it
suddenly struck a stump. Represen
tative Clark, who had "peached" on
Smith, refused to give tho name of a
personal friend who also had ap
proached him on tho subject of rail
road legislation. The committee in
sisted, but Clark was Jlrm and did not
answer the question asked.
"Gentlemen," he said, "it Is no use
for you to wasto tlmo trying to coax.
I shall not answer the question. '
Finally the commlttco announced an
adjournment till this morning at 0
o'clock. Meanwhile tho committee
will consult tho nttornoy genoral In ro
gard to Its powor to punish for con
tempt. Money Offered to Spcakor Street.
When tho commlttco met this morn
ing Attorney General Uoyle stated
that ho had not yet decided as to
whether tho commlttoo had power to
compel Clark to testify, but that the
Investigation should go on and he
would glvo a decision inter.
Speaker Street was put on tho staud.
The important part of his testimony
was that he wns invited to cat oysters
with some friends nnd af tcrwards was
invited to go to room 10 in tho Vcale
block, whero Harry Wilson, agent of
the American Rook company, offered
him 81,000 if ho would apply tho two
thirds rulo on tho voto on tho text
book bill Having made this proposi
tion, Wilson went Into nn adjoining
room nnd roturncd with a 8100 bill,
which ho lnld on his (street's) lap, and
renewed tho offer. Street declined
tho proposition, refused to accept the
8100 and loft. Afterward Wilson sent
him a number of notes. Ho mndo nc
reply until ho finally wroto on the
bottom of ono of tho notes that he
could bo of no service to Mr. Wilson.
Senator Titus sworo that Senator
Lowclllng took him In a room in the
National hotel and bald that thero was
"something in it for both of them" it
thoy could got a substltuto adopted
for tho original text book bill.
Representative Dingus of Linn coun
ty sworo that Representative Doyle ol
Republic county had offered him 825C
if ho would cease his light for tho text
book bill and that the money would be
placed on his desk the following morn
ing. Afterward Doyle said that since
tho stories of bribery in tho Senate,
tho men who wore handling money
woro afraid to uso it frcoly. Dingus
said ho gave Doyle no encouragement
They sat together during the session.
Dr. Frank II. Smith, representative
from Sherman county, appeared and
demanded to bo sworn that he might
testify in reply to the statements made
by Representative Clark. He said the
statements by Clark wero utterly
false. The only conversation he had
had with Clark touching railroad mat
ters was about Clark's Missouri Pacific
railroad pass. Clark had lent his pass
to a friend and tho conductor had
taken it up. lie wanted him (Smith)
to use his intlucnco in getting it re
issued. At tho same tlmo Clark said to
him that he was in need of 8300 and
asked him when ho could get it.
This statement was made in reply to
a question raado by Mr. Grimes, who
asked why Clark had flxed on 8300 in
his testimony.
"Did ho got the money?"
"I don't know. I havo heard that
ho did. A member of tho legislature
gets S3 a day and pays his own board.
You can flguro it out yourself and see
whero ho got It During tho session
ho wns spondlng money freely, out a
good deal nights and taking flyers on
the board ot trade. At his own home
ho is throwing boquets at himself
through the newspapers, but ho Is not
gottlng nny from any other source
Mr. Clark probably could enlighten
tho committee ln regard to his vote on
the oleomargarine bill."
Mrs. N. liecnett, a house clerk on en
grossed bills (Dr. Smith's committee),
testified that she was present at aeon
versatiou between Dr. Smith and Mr
Clark In the committee room. Clark
was leaving the room. She sat at a
table Clark said thero might to be
something lu that railroad bill: that
he needed 3 '00 or 8J00, and asked Dr
Smith If he thought there was any
thing in it. Smith said ho did not
know. Clark nlso saldaomothlng about
a pass. After Clark wont out Smith
said to witness that Clark was one of
the men Rrown of Pratt waa counting
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