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TIIK OMAHA DAILY HEE : FRIDAY. OCTOBER 13.
* pni\tol rnln forty-eight senators answerIng -
Ing to their names.
Dnjllcbt Arntupil Them.
H.V thl % tlmo the day had blotted out the
garish yellow light that Illuminated iho
chamber , Vice President .Stevenson had
returned to the chair refreshed by his long
rest , the senators had rend the morning
papers , worn chatting with a fair degree of
sprlchttincss and the sennte seemed once
moro thoroughly nwako. The ( lowers on the
desk of Senator Miirlin of Kansas , who wns
to follow Mr. Allen , remained where they
lind been placed twelve hours before , droop
ing , It Is true , but adding n tone of freshness -
ness to the rennlmnto chunbjr. The 1-'J.V :
who nnd snt throughout the night In the
gallery was reinforced by four othore-who
came In nt daybreik. :
The silver men were not ns sevens on their
opiiononts ns It was thought they would be ,
for it was uelloved and oxpoelwl that the
silver men would insist that the advocates
of rope.ii should continuously maintain a
qnoruni within the senate chamber. This
thov did not , and after over > roll rail tin-
quorum Immediately disappeared and often
nn hour elnpsed before tlm demand for the
presence of senators in the chambers was
mndo. Thus they were enabled lo obtain
consldernblc sleep during the niirht.
At 2 10 Mr. Allen had held the floor nine
hour ? nnd wns rending extracts from John
Siunri Mills. Five minutes later Mr. Daniel
made the point of no quorum and the call
developed the prcscneoof Dfty-two sunntora.
At 2-Jfi : Mr. deary of California , who
assailed the president In iho house yestorp
day , ttime In , accompanied by his collcacuo ,
Itenton Mc.Mlllln of Tennessee , to see what
progress was being made in the sennte , nnd
n little later Kenaior fJallmgor got Into n
hot nltereation with Senator Allen over the
cause of agricultural depression in New ICngy
land.
Aii-15a. : : in. Mr. Dnbols ngaln mndo iho
poin.tof no quorum. On this roll call Mr.
Wolcott appeared in the chamber for the
llrst time during the night , but with the
olhur free silver ropuolicatis refrained from
ninwering. Fifty-four senators responded.
Chairman Voorhees , who was snatching a
few moments' rest on a lounge in the cloak
room , was not disturbed.
At-ttlfi John Allen , the wit of the house ,
trudged In with his big slouch hat under
his arm and Immediately became the center
of nn Interested group. Allen' * Jokes were
hailed with delight by those Who were tryIng -
Ing to keep awake.
At 4'U ; ) Senator Woleott made the point of
no quorum and forl.v-eighi senators answered
tub call. At-laVi Mr. Kyle demanded ivroll
call ngaln. . The temporary rest gave the
senator from Nebraska an opportunity to
tnko a sip of coffee. Forty-seven senators
having nnswered Mr. Allen continued his
wonderful effort.
At 6:10 : Mr. Faulkner yielded the chair to
'
Mr. lllnekb'urn of Kentucky , and in another
half hour Senator Voorhees returned to the
sonnto nml relieved Mr. McPhersou , who
had been en guard during his absence.
At flsW ) Mr. Dubols' watchful eye again
disclosed the absence of n quorum. Fo-ty-
flvc senators responded to the call.
Silver .Men Oliduriite.
An effort was made between 0 and 7 o'clock
to reach nn agreement lo lake a recess from
Hint hour until 11. The proposition-was
made to the silver men , who decided to re
ject it. They biiid thai Iho repeal senators
had forced theconllnuous session and would
bo obliged to suffer the consequences. Tlio
silver men would not aid in any effort to
tnito a recess or adjourn until some settle
ment of the question had been reached.
Senator Allen's powers of endurance were
simply amaxlng. His wonderful stand made
every ono who had watched him go on hour
after hour , sustained by his indomitable en
ergies , wonder how long ho would last.
About 7 o'clock Mr. Palmer interrupted
him while speaking of the poverty and dis
tress of the people to remark rather snecr-
ingly that the Nobrasknn seemed able to
glvo only wordsho ; wanted to give them
actunl relief. Mr. AMen turned savagely
upon Mr. Palmer and declared that ho had
given to the poor of his menus , given until
ho had kept himself Poor and ho did not
wanl Ib bo ehided on that score. The alter
cation that ensued led Mr. Palmer ut that
point to say that ho would glvo JlllX ) lo some
charily.vherou | > on Wr. Allen declared that
although Mr. Palmer wns four times us
wealthy as ho , ho ( Allen ) would give n like
n mount.
IVIint CnnstltutpH u Oiiiiruin.
F ftecn minutes later Mr. Shoup made the
point of no quorum. Only forty.senators
appeared , three short of a quorum. Tho.
quorum hail broken down for the llrst timo.
On the motion of Mr. Faulkner , Scrgcnnt-
at-Arms Uriuht was directed to bring in
absentees. Within two minutes three more
senators hml come in and answered to their
nnmcs. The vice president announced that
a quorum was present.
Mr. Wolcott suddenly sprang lo his fool
and made the point that a quorum was not
n majority of members chosen to the senate ,
Idaho. Wyoming nnd Washington being only
partially represented , but a majority of the
number entitled to be chosen. 'Ho asked the
riilimr of the chair.
The vice president had the rule read to
the effect thnt n majority of the senators
chosen and sworn .shall constitute n quorum.
Mr. Mander.son explained thai the consti
tution requited a majority of all senators
entitled lo bo elected , And that this rule
obtained in the house. The present nln |
was adopted under the stress of citvimi-
stances in IStVI , when the thirteen southern
states wore unrepresented , lie contended
thnt now , however , the necessity no longer
existed for the rule , which wns In c ntradic-
- tlon of the constitution.
Mr. Palmer , Mr. MePhorson nml Mr. Halo
contended that forty-three was a quorum if
the senate was duly constituted.
Vice President Stovenso.i ruled Hint the
senate , n.i constituted , was composed of
eighty-live scnntors , and that forty-lhrco
was n quorum.
Mr. Wolcott appealed from the decision.
Mr. ( tale moved to lay the appeal on the
table , and the appeal wns tabled , 'W to 5.
Messrs. Allen , Manderson , Martin , Poffer
and Morgan voted in the negative. To ob
tain a quorum on this vote il was necessary
for several democralle senators to break
their pairs.
Wolcdtt iilU4C ; It I.llll | | ,
The quorum question was disposed of a
few minutes before 8 o'clock , and Mr. Allen
rose , apparently as fresh and vigorous as
when ho bciran fourteen houra before.
While ho talked about Shyloek nnd the
Trojan horse , told of the voyngo and landing
of thoPilgilm fathers on Now ICnglaml's '
shore , pictured tlm woes of the Arcadian
peasants , sketched the events leading up to
the revolutionary war and told how tlmt
conflict was fought nnd won , the senators
changed their Heats nnd the galleries took
opportunity lo change shifts. Those who
had remained nil night , inovrd out , but new
watchnrs came in to take tlielr place.
There were at this hour alwut fifty people 3.d 3.n
the galleries , and the number increased
gradually ,
Senator Allen grow eloquent In his perora
tion , which devoted iIV
was tn showing how
Knglnml hnd gone on for centuries innklng
her encroachments , When ho was In the
middle of ono of his best sentences Mr. Wol-
cell interrupted him to ask from what I10
wns reading. " 1 " 10r.
was reading , replied Mr.
Allen , "from a alight proiluctlonof my own. "
' In the midst of n hurst of laughter , such ns
ono would hardly have expected at the hour
and under such clrcnnistancr ! ' , Mr. Wolcott
stild : "I Ilko U extremely , and 1 had sup
posed the sentuor was quoting from some
distinguished author. "
ri.ijml Out ut I.ut.
At Sir : > Mr , Allen concluded his long
speech by saying thai he yielded iho lloor to
Mr. Martin of Kansas.
. To this proccutlng
Mr. Voorhecs took exception , and asked Mr.
Allen If hu proposed to farm nut the lioor.
Mr , Allen declared Jm had nosuch Intention ,
Instead of permitting Mr.- Martin to go on
Mr , Voorheos moved to lay the Poffor free
coinage amendment to the repeal bill on the
yibte. Senator Aldrlch called for the yens
.and nays. There was considerable anaiTing
during the taking of tlm vote , ami when the
r result won announced It showed that'Iho
senate was short of n quorum by two votes.
t This was occasioned by iho unnumu'fcmcnt
I of pairs , and by the refusal of some of heat
sllvei men present to vole ,
Aiiotlicr I'liuit of Ord r.
Mr. Vilas made the ixilnt of order that
when a senator \\as present tin was coin.
Itelled to vote uilletis excused by the bomitt * .
After u ml ) call , which showed u quorum
present , and n second oll'orl to sccuro I u
quorum vote on the amendment , which
showed only forty-one hcnator * present and
voting. Mr. Vilns renewed ht ! > point of or
der.
der.Senator
Senator DuboU being the first senator on
the- list who had nut voted nf iho.se present ,
Mr Vilas addressed hu rrmark * to tint
s ? vtr Yho choir uMind liib"'a ) lo .itx
plain his refusal. This ho did , saying thnt
ho considered the amendment too Important
to ho passed upon without debate.
On n motion to excuse Mr. Dubols the
ayes nnd nays were called nnd the vote re
sulted , 21 avcs and ! ? ) nays.
Mr. Dubols' nnmo wns then called , and
notwithstanding iho vote of the senate , ho
did not respond to the roll call.
Hero followed a discussion as to whether
Senator Dubols could bo compelled to vote ,
and the mechnnlcnl parliamentary questions
which were Involved , but the point was
quickly dropped.
Mr. Dubols sat In tils sent all the time ,
uut his name did not appear In the list of
the voters who voted. Neither did the
names of several other senators on the silver
side who were present all the tlmo ,
While this discussion was In progress the
hands on the old senate clock were moving
mi ( , and the hour of II o'clock saw several sen
ators \ present who uad not boon It the
chamber for several hours. Some of
them not at all during the night. Many of
them voted on the motion to lay the Peffcr
amendment on the table. The result of the
second vote on this motion had not been an-
tiounccd at the time nnd when , therefore ,
at 11:15 : , tlio vote was announced , the result
showed that there were fifty senators voting ,
seven more than a quorum. The vote In de
tail was as follows :
Yeas Cnffrey , Cnmden , Carey , Chandler ,
Cullnrn. Davis , Dixon , Dolph , Faulkner ,
Frve. Gallinuor. Gordon , Gray , Halo.
Hawlcy , Hill. Ho if. Lindsay , McMillan , Me-
Pherson. Mills. Mitchell of Wisconsin ,
Plntt , Proctor , Quay. Hansom , Sherman ,
Smith , Squire. Voorhecs , Washburn , White
of Ixjulsann XI.
Nays-Nate , Berry. IJitickburn , IJutlcr ,
Call , Cameron , Coke , Daniel , George , Hun-
ton. < Irby. Martin , Morgan , Peffcr , Vest ,
Wnllhall-17.
When the chair had ( announced tlio vote
nnd staled lhal iho PotTer amendment had
been laid ttjKMi tlio table , Mr. Voorhees was
recogni/.od. Ho slated that the Pcffer
amendment , to the Voorhees bill wns the
only ono pending except that offered by the
commllleo , on finance , which Is the Wilson
bill , or house bill No. 1. Ho said , however ,
there were other amendments which had
been proposed by senators but had not as. yet
been offered , but these would bo In
order when offered by their aulhors. Ho
added thnt tlio ilnnnco commltles's amend
ment was now hoforo iho .senate , and asked
Hint Mr. Martin of Kansas bo recognized to
discuss tills question.
Martin llt-ld tlio l-'ort.
Mr. Martin of Kansas took the floor at
! > : ! ! 0 and began a plea for the free coinage of
silver.
At frequent Intervals ho was Interrupted
by roll calls and delays necessitated by the
absence of a quorum. During one of the In
tervals Mr. Slewarl read a lotler warning
him lo deslsl In "obstructing legislation" or
ho might bo blown up with a dynamite
bomb. There was some laughter at Iho let
ter , which no one took seriously.
Mr. Martin then resumed , making an'at
tack on the eastern bankers , whom he
called slave drivers and shyloeks. At 1:80 :
Mr. Martin was still speakimr.
The program of tlio silver senators is to
have Teller or Jones follow Martin , and
Slowart to follow them. Stewart , Jones ,
Morgan , Pugh , and other of the older silver
men'who remained away from the senalo
last night , came in during the
morning prepared to lake up Iho
work whenever necessary and Teller ,
Wolcott , Dnbois and others who had been in
tlio chamber all night , went away to , if pos
sible , secure rest/Tho silver men assert
that they are In condition to go on indelin-
itoly , nnd say thai now Hint the physical
endurance test has begun , it shall be carried
to its legitimate conclusion.
Continuing iiis speech Mr. Martin de
clared that if the presidon t had , during the
recent campaign , written such a letler as ho
recently wrote Governor Northen of
Georgia , or if democrat senators had made
such speeches to Iho people as they had
made in the senate on the llnaucinl question ,
the democratic party in the parlance of the
day would not have been in it. ( Laughter. )
Mr. Jones of Nevada expressed doubt as to
the presence of u quorum. Dut thirty-seven
senators answered to their names. Senator
Jones , after the suggestion of the absence of
u quorum , did not announce his presence
when his name was called. In .fact , none of
iho senators from what are , called tlio silver
slateii responded on any of iho recent roll
calls.
An Incomplete canvas of the ssnate at 3
o'clock indicated a general opinion thai the
continuous session will last nt least through
a second night. Some say they will not re
main longer than thnt time. Tliero Is much
of this talk nn the republican side.
Senator Voorhees denounces in unqualified
terms the story sent out last night lo a Now
York paper to the effect that Secretary Cnr-
lisle and Senator Gorman had agreed upon a
compromise measure and that it was to bo
placed in the hands of Voorhees to be put
through the senate. Ho declares th.it no
such measure hnd been given to him and
that the administration is not. seeking u
compromise.
Voorheos Tnlcnij ; ICvery Ailv.iiitnco.
Mr. Voorhoes is taking advantage of every
opportunity offered to secure rest so as to
conserve his powers as far as possible.
There 1ms been some comment upon the
fact , that ho was absent tit two or three roll
calls last night , and it was asserted that ho
had made an agreement with iho silver men
nee to attempt to reach ti vote during the
night. With Mr. Allen constantly in the
chamber them would have been no chance
to got a vole if ho had been present all tlio
timo. It also appears that the attendants
at the senator's room , when they found him
there , mullled Iho call bell and thus pre
vented his being disturbed. At noon
there was no perceptible change In
the senate. As the steam whistles nnd
huge bolls scattered over the city
nnnotmcod the hour of midday. Senator
Martin still had the lloor , and of the forty-
seven senators who responded to the call at
11:10 : ! but eight were present. In tlio gal
leries the night audience had disappeared
and fresh faces greeted the senators. The
chamber bore evidence of the nnutunml
struggle In its disordered stale , and instead
of the spick nud spun condition which con
fronts the senators ordinarily at this hour ,
the lloor was literally covered with paper
and the senatorial desks presented an un
tidy appearance.
When a quorum was secured Mr. Harris
of Tennessee moved that the order made
after n prior call dlrecliiiR iho sergcant-at-
arms to request the attendance of senators
bo rescinded. The presiding ofllcor , Mr.
Faulkner , being In the chair , on putting the
question inadvertently referred to Mr. Har
ris as the "senator from Massachusetts , "
Did Not l.lko ttio Su
' From where ! " asked Mr. Harris , Indlg-
nnntly.
From Tennessee , " apologetically said the
chair and tbo occ.up.ints of the gallery joined
in the laughter which the incident provoUed
among the senators.
Mr. Martin then resumed hU speech , dl-
reeling himself to a critical analysis of the
democratic platform on tlio financial qties-
lion.
lion.There
There was another call of the senate at
12:50 : and forty-four senators responded.
Mr. Martin resumed. After the lapse of ox-
uetly thirty minutes Mr. 1'owor , repnbll-
can. of Montana , apparently tired of sug.
gosling the absence of a quorum ,
simply said : "Call the roll. "
When iho result was announced ,
forty-ihreo senalors having answered , Mr.
Voorhees arose and said : "Mr. President ,
H Is obvious that ihorn is to be a call of the
bcnnlo every llf teen or twenty minutes or , at
the most , thirty minutes , with the notable
absence of certain notables opposed lo llin
bill and thenobji < et doubtless being to compel -
pel an attendance on Die part of the friends
of the hill all " day , while they are sleeping at
night. Now" I give notice that on every call
for a quorum of the senate from this tlmo on
1 shall Insist on having the names of nb.sen-
tees called nml to compel Ihidrallemlanco.
If 1 were to nit here all the tune , subject to
n call every fifteen minutes , they should do
Ihe same , as far us It la In their power to
sccuro It , "
Terror for Uepaal Op.ioneuU ,
Mr. Martin then continued hU speech.
Mr , Voerhecs'
statement apparently had no
terror for Urn opiKi.nenw bf reiea | ! .
< \t iROi. : | m. Mr. Joues of Nevada called
attention to ( ho lack of a quorum , The sen
ators from the silver states did not answer
to their names , A quorum was secured.
nevertheless , nnd Mr. JUartln .proceeded
Vith his speech. '
There was another cull of the enatu at
2:15 : and forty-live senators responded ,
Mr. Martin declared hi * belief thai if the
question of unconditional repeal of the Sher
man law were submitted to the people of the
United States' there would bo u majority
against. It. He apologized for having al
lowed himself to bo diverted from the
loyicul imtcr of hi * argument for an hour or I
so and hu would now return to it and pro
ceed In n quiet way for the next few hours.
[ I/uightor. ]
Another call wns had nt riir : , forty-five
scnntors nnswerlng.
Mr. Martin continued. At 4:0 : , " ) p. m. ho
said ho would close his speech for the pres
ent witli the hope thnt ho might continue ) the
discussion nt some future time , as there
wore many Important phases of the question
to which ho had not alluded.
Onvn .Notice of an Anirndiiiont.
Mr. Morgan , democrat , of Alabama fnvo
notice of an amendment to the repent bill ,
prepared , ho snld , by the representative of
his state , Mr. Pughi The amendment pro
vides for the coinage of silver dollars of
2 ! grains , which , together with nil silver
dollars of Ilko weight and llr.encss , are
mndo legal tenders , except where otherwise
expressly stipulated. The secretary of the
treasury is directed to purchase silver bullion
nt the market price ( to bo paid for In silver
dollars ) and tohave It coined into silver
standard dollars to an equal amount monthly
and yearly wllh the gold dollars coined. Mr.
Morgan said that the only provision of the
amendment , which did not have his ap
proval was lhal excepting Iho legal tender
quality In cases where otherwise stipulated.
Mr. Teller , republican , of Colorado then
took the lloor nnd resumed his speech
ngninst the bill , began lasl week. At 0:20 :
Mr. Teller said he had an Important appoint
ment whch | ho wns desirous of keeping ,
and , If ngrccnhlo to the seimte , ho would
now yield the lloor wllh Iho understanding
lhal ho could resume tomorrow. To this
there was no objection , and Mi. Stewart ,
republican , of Nevada \yus recognized.
Another Unit Call.
IJoforo ho proceeded , however , Air.
Dubols , republican , of Idaho suggested the
absence of a quorum. The roll was called
nnd forty-six senators responded. Mr.
Stewart then proceeded" with his speech ,
lie said In tils own experience lie could re
call several important questions which have
been rend in the senate , which , if they had
neon decided hastily unuor Iho previous
question , would have brought untold misery
upon the country.
At 70 : Mr , Power Interrupted Mr. Stewart -
art lo call attention to the lack of a quorum ,
there being but two scnaiors on Iho demo
cratic side and not moro than six on the re
publican side. When the roll was called
forty-two senators answered.
The repeal forces were about to carry out
ihoir program announced bv Mr. Voorhees
earlier in the day , of having iho names of
the absentees read preparatory lo compell
ing their attendance , but several senators
appeared immediately after tno vice presi
dent announced the result of the call , and
Mr. Faulkner did not press a request ho had
made that the names of the absentees bo re
ported.
Mr. Stewart had but expressed his regret
nt the lack of conception on Iho part of Iho
administration and administration senators
as to what bimetallism was and how to
maintain the parity of the two metnls when
Mr. Shnup , republican , of Idaho interposed
with the usual suggestion of the lack of a
quorum. The presence of forty-lhree senators -
tors was temporarily secured through the
Instrumentality of the lately much-Invoked
roll call , and Mr. Stewart resumed his
speech. Ho asked to have rend a newspaper
article , because It hau some of iho American
spiril about it. "Jt may notbo from the
higher class , " said Mr. Stewart , "because It
Is not fashionable to bo an American. "
Mr. Stewart sjwke from Senator Colquitl's
scat , the llrst in the front row on Iho demo
cratic side. Beside turn sat his clerk , who
every now and then furnished the senator
with ammunition in the way of newspaper
articles and books.
IlrlplojNiirsa of iho Senate.
Xo more perfect demonstration of help
lessness of Iho senate under iho present
syslem ol rules has been given limn by the
event that followed Mr. Voorhecs'inquiry :
"Mr. President , my inquiry is whether
there is any limit or restraint on the rule
permitting senators to make the point of no
quorum. "
"In the terms of the rule , " said Mr. Frye ,
who was presiding , "there is no limitation ,
and the chair knows of no power in Iho pre
siding ofllcer to put a limitation. "
'
Mr. 'Voorhecs sank back in his scat angry ,
but with po further word of'protest. Tmi
roll call brought 'forly-fbur unwilling vie *
Urns in'o ' tlio chamber.
As soon ns iho announcement was made
Mr. Quay of Pennsylvania got to his feet
and suggested the ansoneo of a quorum. Ho
said because the decision of the chair put it
absolutely in the power of any ono senator
to block legislation , for as rapidly us a cum
pulalion was made a senator ceuld suggest
tlio absence of a quorum and the roll would
have lo bo called.
"The United Statessenale , " said Mr. Fryo
slowly , and with a gravity that caused the
galleries to titter , "is the. most diguiiied
body ( In the world , " hero he paused , "and , "
ho proceeded , "the framcrs of Us rules did
nol suppose any senator would violate Iho
proprieties or tlio decencies of the senate.
Therefore Hie rule is made without any lim
ilnlion upon a senator except his own sense
of right. "
"Tho theory of constitution. " said Mr.
Quay disgustedly , "may bo stated by the
chair , but our recent experience has shown
thai/ the senate is very differently consti
tilted. "
Ho then withdraw his suggestion of the
fact of a quorum not being present , when , to
the astonishment of nil , Mr. Carey of
Wyoming , wno evidently 'desired to anon
the country exactly how powerless the senate
was , repeated it. The chair hud the rule
read. It provides lhal If nt any time an ;
senator raises a quesiion ns lo Iho presence
of a quorum iho presiding ofllcer shall forth
with direct the roll to bo called.
SuirsesU-il n Itoll Call.
At 0:15 : Mr. Dubois blandly suggested that
only seventeen senators were present. Forty
six senators appeared.
Mr. Wolcott allowed his opponents Jus
half an hour's respite before ho announced
"Thero is a conspicuous absence of u quo
rum , " and nuked for a roll call , Thirty-nim
senators responded , nnd , upon'the request of
Mr. Voerhees , tno names of absentees were
rend.
rend.Upon motion of various senators , Messrs.
George and Wnlthall of Mississippi , Gibson
of Maryland , Stoekbridgo of Michigan. Col-
qulttof Georgia , Dolph of Oregon and Vance
of North Carolina were excused from attend
ance on account of Illness and fatigue.
Those who did not answer the call were :
Aldrlch , Allen , IJerry , Blackburn , Butler ,
Call , Cameron , Carey , Chandler , Cockroll ,
Coke , Oaniel-i. Dubois , Hansbrotiph , Irby ,
Jones of Nevada. Jones of Arkansas , Kyle ,
Martin. Mills , Mitchell of Oregon , Mori-Ill ,
Palmer. PoiTor , Perkins , Pottliji-ew , i'owcr ,
Puirh , Hansom. Roach. Sherman , Shoup ,
Teller , Vest , Vllas , While , Wilson and Wol
cott.
; ol I hi. Knil.
Tlm loss of n quorum for this length of
lime was generally believed to bo the begin
ning of the end. The quorum was broken by
the refusal of certain silver democrats lo
vole. Another call at 11:1.1 : p. m. only
brought tour senators to the chamber. An
other hour passed und still tno senate was
without a quorum.
Mr. ( iiilllngor ihon arose and stated that
ho hud been continuously in nttcndanuo
since Wednesday morning without obnining
any sleep , ho now found the Bonnie without
n quorum nnd without the likelihood of getting -
ting one. lie asked Mr. Voorhees what Iho
outlook was ,
Mr. VoorliccH replied at length. explain-
In e that ho was awnre of the ttuffcrinir , but
thought a quorum would appear. Ho was
willing to lake a recess , but did nol wish to
break tliu continuous session by adjournment.
At l:0i : ! a. in. Mr. Blackburn came In and
completed the quorum , and the venerable
senator from Nuvnna resumed his speech.
At 1Mr. 1 ; . Wolcott umdo the point of no
quorum ,
At I : 'M the scnuto lacked live of a quorum ,
and iho silver men say that unoihcr quorum
cannot be lobtnlncd tonight. They declare
that nolhln1. is now left but adjournment.
Agreed to an Adjourn incut.
At 1 ; 45 ii , m , the scrgcant-nt-arms re
ported that two were absent from the city ,
twelve had been excused , four answered to
the statement Hint they were ill , mfto in ibu
capital made no answer ami sixteen roDorted
as absent from their residences nnd could
nol be found.
' Mr. Voorhecs Immediately arose and said :
' Mr. President , I ( eel that I have done my
duty In thii matter and without comment 1
now move that the senate uujourn. "
The motion was unanimously agreed to
nnd In an Instant tlio senate chamber was
deserted after a continuous session ° ' thirty-
eight hour * and forty minutes.
Sweet breath , swccl stomach , sweet mo'-
| > orf Then use DeWill's 1-IliloKurly UUers.
FROM
fcoxTisuun client rntst PAOB.I
[ I ; [
aid I , " 1 linvo nmflo up my mind Hist I run
Tilling nml will turn Koott over to ntiy innn
lolhFil with 11 prupnr warrant , who would ro-
eolpl mo forHcolt , first rmylnic thuj-ownrd iuil :
my expenses dircrtw'rfy the county. " Akin
aid that was vorylr aH > rtablo ! tlutt ho did not
cxpi'Ct logntSeolljitry.pllior way ! that ho was
i frloml of - ? % " , Hint li did not
vnnt to sco mo llm ( on-out of the reward !
lint ho had believed niun fiilr limn , and all ho
asked In the matter wns to gel fcoll tiirncil
ivcr to him Tier paying niu the rnwnrd. Said
IP , "Mr. CuiHilncliiiiM/titnv much reward ( In
oil K"t ! " "Two ir-hculsand dollars. " said I.
and my p.tpensos. , " I'Aron't you mistaken ? "
mid ho. ' ' .No , sir. J'hhvo a contract with II.
I. Murphy , who roproipnt.M himself to ho the
ouiity attorney of the county of Holt , by
vhleh ho njjreedto p.iy mo J'J.OOO and my ox-
ien e. , and before I will tnkunny loss I will
allow Scott to go M-ot. free In Mexico. " "Volt
vlll remember , Mr , Cunningham , thai I told
on the other ovenlng while In your
IHJIII that Murphy represented a gam ;
> f seoundtols and popull-d.s In U'Nolll
ind they liavo , to my knowlodKO , voted
"J.OOO In county warrants for the pur-
wso of cottlm : Scott back to their midst and
hero por.soi'iuo him ? Now , sir , " said he , "Holt
county wan-ants are worth about 45 cents on
ho dnllili ; the gang that I have been talking
loyoti about , has voted & 2iuiO In Warranti ,
Now , If you deal with Murphy you understand
ibout how much you tire Ui getl" Said I : " .Mr ,
Akin , , 1 say to you , sir , as t would siiy to Mr.
Murplij If ho wi'ro.hoi-o talking to us now , Mr.
Murphy cannot Kol his man , nolthnr can you
nor any other man In Holt county , so hniR as 1
lave anything to do with him , until tlm con
tti : raet which I have entered Into with Murphy
las i nt least liecn carried out to the letter ,
which I have never hud reason to hcllovo
would bo forfeited by him. Mr. Murphy has
' ilwiiy.s ; scorned , fnini his correspondence , a
most sanguine mun In this matter ,
mtlnus ! to got Scott i-oturned to
U'Nulll , thoio to unswor his Indictment.
Anxious to ( iot Scott Oil" .
"Xortoubt , " said Akin , "Murphy has been
nnd Is Mill now making himself ( idlto olllclous
In this matter , trylim to persecute this man
< eott. I am a friend Of Scott's , " said Akin ,
"and ' I doslro to deal direct with you , whorohy
S'cott may bo nblo to return with me. " "Said
I : Mr. Akin , you can't deal with mo by ilaylni ;
mo on" $2,000 at 45 cunts , on the dollar , nor do
I bellovo that Is the Intention of Murphy. "
"How much reward do you want , Mr. L'unnlnu-
liiiinr said Akin. "I am not prepared alibi ?
tlmo , " said I , "to toll you Just how much my
expenses will be , but as an estimate , soinothlnir
Ukoifj.tmo. " "rive thousand dollar/ " said
he. "Yes , " said I. "I'nii you stand It ? " "Can
1100 Scott"siild ho. "No , " wild I , "you can't.1
"Woll'then , " said ho , "I cannot answer you
until I have seen Scott. " "Has Scott cot any
money with him ? " said 1 , " 1 think lit ) has , "
said lie. "Has ho jrot the money that , ho
stands accused of Mealing } " said I. "I don't
know , " said ho. "Well , don't ' you have any
Idea as to about how much money Srott bus
wlllililmV" "No , " wild he , "I haven't been
living In O'Neill forsomo tlmo and ilun't know
much about Scott's alTnlrs. " "Well , " said I ,
"it.seums to me. .Mr. Akin , vou arc taking a
very great Interest In this matter not to know
anything about ScoU'-s affairs. " Said ho , "I
mean Scott's affairs llminelally. " "How am
you Inturcstod In this CILSO , Akin ? " said I. " 1
am a frlond of Scott's , " said ho. " 1 am aUo
ono of Scolt'.s bondsmen. "
? scott'rt ISoiidHiiicn Secure * *
"Isn't II a fact , Akin , t lint you fellows have
mutters M > arranged that you an ) not liable
for any of this money that , Scott has stolen ?
L mean Scott's bondsmen. " Akin smiled and
said It was generally understood Scott's
bondsmen would not bo troubled. "I'll .seo you
later , " Mild I. At 5:15 : on the last named date ,
I stepped In a hack to bo driven to the depot
for the purpose of KIMIIK eighteen jnllestoa
stutlon with tliovhiwof meeting Murphy. To
my surpi-No Akln'fitoitjtpd into the hack , and
from all liidleatumV .4 > emcd to bo about
to leave , having .With htm a small sntchol ,
which 1 had notlhocl jlu his hand when
ho arrived. Wo VHriV. driven to the train. .
Nothing was said : ibon.t , mutters In iUostlon |
until wo had traveled about nlno mlles , or
about half the dlstalicu which 1 calculated
traveling. Akin uruJu from the rear end of
the car and \valke < fhp'tb whom 1 was sitting
down , and again bejrnn.tlio conversation.
"Havo you madu < up { your mind , Cunning
ham , what you ciuulo li thls matter ? " "Ves , "
said I , "I am willing 10 turuticott over to any
man who will give nib iX receipt for him anil
pay mo a reward wlflch has been agreed upon
by Unit county AM' myself. " "Whoro It
Scott , " Mild Aklnit "uiuf can I see him. "
"Doesn't make any.djirerctice. " said I , "that 1
know of , to you whpi-o Scott Is , and you can't
SOU IlllU i. Vou will bear hi Illimi. Akin ,
that you are a.strangut'fo me , and that I have
this fellow as a prlMiner charged with robbery ,
and am going to hmd'hlm until 1 am settled
with according to 1 agreement with Holt
county. " Wheroaro-you going , Cunningham1'-
said ho. "I am going-down to Lamy , " Mild f.
"How far is ItV" said ho. "About eighteen
miles from Santa I'o. " . - > ad ) 1. "Whoro are you
going , Akin ? " said I. "To Kl I'IIMJ , " said ho.
"You might just as well stay away from Kl
I'aso , " .said 1. "Why ? " said he. "Vou will
never have the permission of .seeing Scott
down there , " said I. "I have ordered money
sent then ; , " said he , "and must go them In
order to get It. " "About tins time the train
reached l.amy , which Is hilimtud on I ho main
line of the AlchUon , Topeka & Santa
I'D railroad , a distance of eighteen
miles'from Santa Ko in Santa I'o county.
Trying to Hulk .Murphy.
"Hero wo met Murphy.'Oa/.lng at each other
for several moments. Murphy .says , "Hello ,
long have you buen down hero ? " said Murphy
to Akin. "Several days" said Akin. "When
are you gohu : liaek'f said Murphy. "Don't ,
know"said Akin. "Where are vou going ? "
said Akin , "doing up to Santa Ke , " said Mur
phy. Aboutthat tlmo Aklnshtimli'd for mo to
comoon , "I'tinnlngham , " said Akin , "there is
the fellow I have Ueen talking to you about.
Can't you see that ho don't know anything ?
Xow , lam going to Kl I'aso tonight , and I
don't want you to hnvo any dealings with
Murphy , and I would Ilko to know
where Hcolt Is. " "Scott's In jail In
t'hlhiiahiiu. " said I. "Whero Is that ? " said
Akin. "In Old Mexico. " said I , "and you can't
get to see him , cither , Akin. " "Will you glvo
moan order to the jailer , that 1 may get to
talk with Scott null arrange matters so that
wo can pay you your rowan ! and take him
homo with us ? " said Akin. "I cauhcnd you an
order , " said I. "All right , " said he. ' 'Don't
you ( leal with Murphy , for I and Scott's friends
will do better by vou than Murphy will ; you'll
tlnd out what I have told you U true , said
Akin. "All right , Akin. " Wo shook hands-
aim I joined Murphy * o antu I'o , Aklncalled
to mo as 1 stalled off and .say.s , "Cunningham ,
you will hearfrom mo tomorrow. " "All right , "
They M < " I" Kl ! ' < >
Tuesday , September 12 , 1 rccolvecd the fol
lowing message , dated Kl I'aso , Te.\ . , Sep
tember ' - , 1HI3V. ! | . I' ( Jniiulngliam , sherlll
Santo I'o county , Now Muxlco , Santa I'o :
Can't deal with you until I r > eo Scott. Del
Akin. " Which message I never replied to , and
never aw Akin after that until the Ulsi
day of September , I HUH , on my arrival at K
I'aso. 1 mot Akin at tlmendomo hotel.
"Hello. Cunningham ! " said Akin , "How an
you , Akin ? " said I. "How are you getting
along , Akin ? " said I. " 1'lrst rate , " said he.
"llavu you succeeded in getting Scott out1
said I. "No , but I think I will. " wild ho
"How are you gohiK to doll , Akin ? " said I
" .My lawyers toll mo that I ciin heat tin
oxtradltlon , " said he. "Vour lawyers are
blowing you In , " sulil I to Akin.
"When did you como downr" said Akin ,
" .lust arrived"said , I. "Whatattorneys have
you gotumploycd In this case , Aklu'r said I.
"A man by the name of rountuln"sald Akin ,
"And no tells vou that ho can defeat the
extradition ? " "Without doubt , " said Akin.
"All rUlit , " dultl I. "Akin , go In ; wo'll light
you to a llnNli , " As soon as I ate my dinner I
called on my : igenl , Frank II. SimmonnhorllV
of Kl I'aso county , to learn precisely what was
going on. llogavo mo posltlvi ) evidence and
Infill mod mo of the following named lawyers
who had begn employed py Akin for the purpose
of defeating oxlnidiil ) l-papor ( , which at , that
time I was InfnrmoYl.liy ' ! who from Isaac I1.
( Jray. general cons "Jo , Mexico , that Presi
dent Din/.hud founnVMtrtlclunt evidence In tliu
paper * for extradition on the 10th day ot Sop-
lumber , returning tin' Papers to , go\ -
ernor of L'hlliuuhu f/hls approval.
Whim AluulWtn .irritated.
tliu1st of Soptomt/er / 1 /ecojvud a message , as
follows : "O'.Nolll , Jfiiti. ; Huiiti'iilliur 21. 1B03.
W. I' Cuiililnghaiu. , sherlll' , Siintu Ku.
N. M. rorwardeiLfrym ; Santii Fit. N. A ! . ,
to W. 1' . Cunnrtliliam , sheiltr. Kl I'aso ,
Tu.\ . : Warrant in my , ihand for Dell Akin.
Arrest and hold him iimH rcmiMtlou papers
can bo procured. "Vfgned , II. i. McKvony.
II. K. Miniiliyjcyunty attorney. " 1
currti'd this order' uoill tho'JSd day of Sep
tember. 1H9H , wherl"f ) uid : I could get no
more Information from Akin , and that ho hud
but ono purpose , which was toolefoat the ox
iradlllonor lluirett Scott froni Mexico , when
1 , In company with K , H. hlmmoiis , cuiihi'il hl.s
itricbt mid placed him In the county jail at
Kl J'u'so , Tov. , whlch'Vii'i the last tlmo f huyo
seen Mr. Akin. W.1' . CII.NKIMIIUM.
Subscribed In my piH > si-nco and sworn to hc-
fore mu this Dili tiny of ( Jctobur , A. I ) . , lb'J3.
l.'u K. ( MI.I.AOIIKII ,
f8B r..l . Notary I'ubllc.
My coiniiiU loii fiph-os May 0 , IHUti ,
. \liout Tlii-lr l.lfo In .lull.
Hoth Scott uud Akin rehcarso with no
nigna ot wpanucss titles of ihu ludiKnity ,
brutality Uijd ubuso persistently visited
UK | > n thutu > vhlo | iucarc-pnucu in the Jails of
Mexico and Texas , and ttioy ( ire bo promptly
denied by both.SliLTillHC'unnliiKliam uniKSim-
inons tliat It U currently Relieved tliat a great
deal of this talk is indulged In for the
nurposuof o\c-itini , ' ayinpathy for the ac
cused Scott insists that ScriiT ! :
lium inadu a publiu exhibition of him , and
refuses to bo jiuriUU'Jcd that | iu wua not a
ihnmofftlly nhtiRcd Individual , \vhllo Ctm-
iltichnni repeatedly doclnrcd Hint the tie.
atiltcr wns well treated and was shown as
rmny courtesies as any prisoner had a right
to cxpoct.
Ho admitted that ho halt no respect fora
rlmlnnl , nnd that other thltiKs belni ; c < iual ,
to should always consult his own con-
venlenco rather than the wishes or a
> rlsonor. Ho brought Scott Into town In
roim , hut said that Scott had no ono but
ilmsolf to blnmo for It , , as ho had told his
captor that his friends would tnlto | > osscsslnu
if him us soon ns ho got to O'NoII. Cunning-
mm undo up his mliut that they would not
ako Scott until he got ready to glvo him
IP , and ironed him accordliigly.
Itnth rrlMHiorn nt l.urcr.
Since Ills return , Scott has been In the cits-
ody of the sheriff , hut has not been in Jail.
lo goes where ho pleases , accompanied by a
ieputy sheriff , ar.d a strancor would not , for
nn Instant , suppose tlmt hu wns oven under
uirvclllanec.
Akin wns vlrlunlly turned loose by Matt
Dntigbcrty , as soon us they readied this
i-ity , Untigherty going up to the hotel In an
omnibus , mill Aulu walking up town with a
lumber of friends. D.iiiffliorty slept nt the
lotcl. nnd Ahln wentniono to Scott's rcsl-
tence , wliero ho spoilt the uleht. Akin was
iot arrested by Sheriff McKvouy , who had a
warrant for his ttrrcst tinder indlctmont , and
10 was allowed to como nnd go without
nturforonco or surveillance , although not
under bond ,
Inasmuch as It has been charged that
Scott had been "persecuted11 by the county
commissioners , tt may not ho out of plnco to
Blvo the history of Scott's "persecution. "
lllstury of the "I'mroutlnti , "
The trouble began In .Tnnunry , 1SW , nt the
close of Scott's llrst term , when ho wns
asked to allow the commissioners to see the
cash that his books showed to bo In his
Imnds. This domain ! was largely the result
of the Rniicml knowledge that Scott lind
spent a large sum of money In his campaign
for re-election miring the preceding fall , and
It WHS current talk that county Itmtis had
been rsed for tlio purpose.
Scott did not have the money on hand ,
there being but ST.IMS in the vnuU when the
commissioners nnido their llrst visit. They
then gave Scott ten days In which to make
. the showing , and money was secured from
Omnhn for the purpose. The matter wns
arranged byI. It. Thoinac , pre.ildent of the
State Dank of O'Neill , who visited Omaha
and arranged with ,1. H. Mllhmi for the use
of MO,0W ( for ono day. The money was
shipped up by express , and on the same
train went Stuto Treasurer . ) . S. Hartley ,
who Is one of Scott's bondsmen nnd who
witnessed the count oy the special commit
tee of the commissioners in the vault of the
treasurer. The hooks called for STII.OOO and
the balance was niado up bv tliu banks of
O'Neill ' and others of Scott's friends.
.Sttirtod tlm .Sturm.
When the borrowed money was shipped
out the next day , and the bo.ml leu rin.nl of
it and that 7ii was paid for the use of It and
exprcssage. an investigation was started ,
and it was ascertained from the testimony
ol the local bankers under oath that Scott
had told them that if they would let him
take the money to inalto the showing they
need not bid for the county deposits , as
provided by the luw that had Jiut
tone into effect , ns ho would
that they pot the deposits
anyway for the payment of less interest
than they would bo compelled by the county
board to bid. Several of the bankers ab
sented themselves In order to avoid having
to testify , but .sufllcient testimony was Intro
duced to satisfy the commissioners of the
existence of a conspiracy between Scott and
the bankers for the puri > ese of defrauding
the county , and ho was removed from ofllco
on a complaint Hied by J. II. Hopkins , u tax
payer of the county.
The ouster case wns tnkcti to the district
court , wliero it was reversed by .ludgo liar-
tow on error. Thence it went to the supreme
court , whore it was advanced on the docket ,
and was taken under advisement m Septem
ber , 18tt ! , but is still hanging tire. There is
good authority for the stalcniont that the
case was decided and given to one of the
justices to write the opinion , but the opinion
tins not been forthcoming.
Ills Itimd ( iot Weak.
It was ascertained .by the commissioners
iuJmmof that year , some Umo after the
bcginninc of the litigation , that a number
of the sureties on Scott's bond were trans
ferring their property , nnd ho was notified
thnt ho must secure additional bond' . He had
two names added to the list , out they were
not approved by the board on the ground
thnt they were "straw" men , and added
nothing to the strength of the bond. And
right here it may bo stated that the addi
tion of thuso two names to the bond has
been sei/.ed upon by Scott ami his attorneys ,
who claim that this action lias invalidated
the whole bond , and that none of the - sureties
ties can be held.
Acting on the failure of Scott to furnish a
satisfactory bond , the board agnm declared
thcoflicc vacant , and appointed K. ,1. Hayes ,
a republican , lo the plneo in June , IS',12.
Scott , refused so surrender , and Hayes began
mandamus proceedings to got possession of
the oftlcc , bul the case went to the dis
trict court , where it was hung up for a year ,
awaiting the decision of the supreme court
in the case started a few months before , nnd
It was not delinitoly acted on until after
Scott had skipped to Mexico , when Judge
Marshall ot the Fremont district was
invited by Judge Kincald to pass upon It ,
and he declared Scott removed from olllco ,
practically conllrmlnf ? the voluntary abdica
tion of the defaulter.
Out on Hull When | I .Skipped.
But that Is anticipating the story somewhat -
what , as another mandamus case was
started lust Junuary , when Scott refused
point blank to make ills annual settlement
with the board and show the cash , and ha
was arrested on n clmrce of embox/.lement
preferred in the county court , charging the
embe/xlcment of * t.'J,0X . ( ) . The mandamus
writ to force the settlement was refused by
.hid o Kmcnid because of a defect In the pe
tition of iho plaintiff. Scott waived a pre
liminary examination in the county court , and
was released on a ? lf > , ( KK ) bond , which the
court declared forfeited when Scott skipped
to Mexico , but the bondsmen and their
attorneys claimed that the bond had been
released before that time by the failure of
the county attorney to cause it to bo renewed -
nowed at the term of court to which Scott
was originally hound over , hut at wliich ho
was not tried. At any rate several of the
bondsmen began unloading their property
when no skipped , although a number of them
have once more enrolled their mimes on the
bond which is now required in the indict
ment case.
Kcliufd In Si-ttlo In .Inly.
Last July the commissioners made another
demand for the somi-r.miiml settlement aim
again they were refused. At this tlmo ho
was collecting taxes , hut refused to pay out
the money on warrants that were presented ,
compelling the county to pay interest on the
warrants while there was cash in his pos
session with which to pay them. Two
more mandamus canes were started to force
him to pay out the money , nnd after several
continuances the hearing was sot for the
1'Viday morning on which ho skipped. An
other continuance was taken until ( he fol-
louing Monday , July 111 , when Ills attorneys
sala ho would ho had ; froiij Sioux City , but
ho failed to appear and the writ was issued
us prayed fur. Then came the decision In
the ouster case , Hayes- being given posses
sion August IT.
This , together with the work done to
bring Scott back from Texas to answer to
the charge of embezzlement , comprises the
"political persecution" of which he hail been
the victim.
Money In the Itniiccn liiink.
When the Holt County haul : failed on July
2 , Scott claimed that there was about O.IHXI
of the county funds tied up there , bul after
statements were nnido by the bank nnlcials
ho gradually modi tied the statement to f.U- !
( XKI. The statements of the bank ox-
amlncr and receiver are to the effect
that the sum was but $ H,0 ( > 0 , and of this I
amount fT.IXKJ WHS dc | > o.sUed by Scott to his j 1
private account. H was undoubtedly county
money , but the examiner look it , as the
books showed , and applied it to the satis
faction of private lie-counts of the hank
against Scott , using It to offaot Scott's In
debtedness to the bank on personal notes
and yther papers , so thnt the hooks of the
concern show but $7X'J ) of comity funds tied
up In the Institution.
Cltmuoil I | > II H llanU .IccounU.
A month before Scott's departure , he hnu
&iV& : of county money deposited In the
Stuart State Imnlc , and tM In the State
Dunk of O'Neill , nnd tills was nil ho had on
deposit In the banks of the count } with the
exception of the ubavo named amount in the
Holt County bank. Ilcfore le.ivtng ho drew
out nil this money , and it disappeared s
completely as If the earth hud swallowed It
up , Just ns did the collodions of the month ,
ut the same time that Scott took his depar
ture.
It U In evidence thnt ho drew out the
money thnt was in the Stunrt State bank n
week before ho fled , It had been deposited
In his own name , nnd ho redeposltod it In
the nnmo of George H. Howerlng , the
cashier of the Institution , nnd took the cor-
titlcato of deposit In Hovterlng's nnnie. The
bank has been served with a notice not to
payout the money.
On arriving nt Sioux City Scott looked up
a tax sale purchaser by the name of Thomp
son , who had Invested nt the Iml sale of
property for dolliiuent ( ] taxes , ami turned
over to him $8,000 worth of tax certlllcutes ,
receiving the money therofor. Ho Induced
1 hompson to make the payment then on the
ground thnt ho needed the money to make
n settlement with the commissioners , nnd
now Mr. Thompson linds that the commis
sioners have canceled the cortlllcates on
the gro'ind that the payment was Illegal , ns
It was made out ol the state , nnd not nt the
treasurer's proper place of business , mid
the money was never in the possession or
within the conllues of the county. It vlll
menu a lot of expensive litigation In the Ne
braska coifrts.
Squandered the Melionl I'lliliU.
One of the most serious phases of the
shortnge is the condition In which It leaves
the district school < of the county , ns it is
certain that they will not bo able to have
the terms of schoal voted ut the annual elec
tion unless especial measures can be devised.
It has been suggested that the teachers
conld tnko warrants to bo p.ild at some fu
ture time , hut it has caused a largo number
of the best teachers In these schools to go to
ICnox nnd other counties to teach.
The school district of O'Neill suffers to
the extent of $10,01X1 and It Is stated that the
term will be shortened here. The vacation
will.probably como Is midwinter , when the
saving of fuel is an item thill has been con
sidered. School bond funds hnvo also
suffered , ns the general grab caught them
nil and the school district will not recover
from the raid for at least two years , accord
ing to Superintendent Dudley.
Where Did the .iionpy < ! < > ' . '
What has become of the stolen money is n
problem thnt all are trying to solve. It is
not believed by any ono that Scott get awav
with it all , and It is also conceded by every
ono that n great deal of it Is In the bauds of
various parties nil over the county ,
to whom It was loaned by Scott. A
good-sized amount is undoubtedly out In
small sums , ranging from ? . " > to f00. ami
there Is no question but that some of the
parties who received il never intended to
pay it back. It is the general belief that a
certain few , however , who constitute the
ring that controls the political machine ,
have the hulk of this loaned money , and It is
further believed that this Is Iho main reason
why they were so anxious to kcepjiim away
from Holt county , thnt they inlghl never bo
culled upon to dlsirorgo.
It is ourrehlly reported that Scott lost
considerable money over iho gaming Inblc ,
and ho is reported lo have lost $1.SOO on one
occasion on "Crazy-Horse's" table at Nori
folk , and at another lime $ -1,101) ) at Fremont ,
while bo Is also said to have played largely
in Omaha.
.Somo or ills sid >
It Is positively known thai ho gambled In
Ibis cily , although no heavy winnings or
losings are reported. Scott dipped into a
number of speculations , and tlio _ greater
part of them .resulted disastrously. fie is
credited with putting quite an amount of
money into the purchase of ninety acres
south of town , which were plaited as
Hnzclot's addition. In Ibis he was associated
wllh Cheovo Hazelet , ox-county cleric ,
and it was not a winning speculation. He
next tried to make something by starting a
brick nnd lilo concern , but it
proved a costly experiment. Ho
was next inierestcd in the Holt
County Catllo company , which absorbed
several Ihrtisand dollars. Ho was asso-
da led in that with Dell Akin , Dr. W. D.
Matthons , McHoberts , Sample and others.
The loss was heavy and It is openly talked
that Scon paid Akln's share. This company
was subscquenlly reorgnni/.ed and Mall
Daughorty ana Akin have boon doing busi
ness tin tlio ruins of the other concern. Il
has been supposed' for some time that they
were doing 'business ' on Holt comity funds ,
as Akin"was ri'dt surpassingly Well supplied
with tills world's , goods before his associa
tion in a business'way with Scott , who is
his brother-in-law.
llrtivcuii Hunk u n ( I
Dave Parr , ex-cashier of the defunct Holt
County bank , is another brother-in-law of
Scott , and that fact is popularly regarded as
having hud something to do with the close
relations between Scott nnd the bank. Darr
is now running n roller Hour mill here , .ind
that concern is pointed to as another monument
ment to the gonhoadativencss of Scott with
the county money.
Still another concern in which ho is be
lieved to be interested is the chicory mill ,
wliich is ostensibly the property of llazolet
& Diekson , but in which Scott , has always
evinced a great deal of Interest. This , to
gether with his known Intimate relations
with the men named , elves. , rise to
the belief that the mill is another
receptacle of the hard-earned dollars of the
people of this county. The chicory mill has
net paid ns yet , and is getting no belter at n
rate that docs not promise well in the way
of ultimate returns , while the ( louring mill
investment was , of course , in such a condi
tion lhal the. full amount could not be im
mediately realized when Scotl found the
ground slipping from under him.
Tlio failure of the Holt County ( bank wns
dro to the grossest mismanagement , us "Hills
Receivable" were tound short $4.0W.U4 , and
it was fora long time impossible to locate
them , bul they hnvo now turned up in the
Qiiinry State bunk of Quinuy , III. , where
they were deposited ns collateral for the
private Indebtedness of President Adams ,
Iliiw riomo I , onus Wore -Made ,
A large porcentnge of the bills receivable
found in the bank represent loans made in
the most reckless manner and utterly regardless -
gardloss of the interests of the depositors of
the bank , One ease in point w. s that of the
note of C. A. Peterson , wliich had the nc-
comiiK > dation endorsement of the bank and
Is held bv the Citizens National bank of Nor
folk and was further socurea by collateral
taken from the assets of the Holt County
bank. Another note of the same amount
was found nt tho'samo place , and II was se
cured by ccrtllicato of deposit No. 111,107 for
$ , ' ,000. which was marked "spoiled" on the
eertillcate register ami not on the
books of the bank. There were a number of
these cases , nnd It was ascertained tlmt
President Adams had been in the habit of
marking spaces in tlm cortllicato register
"spoiled , " and then tilling out the eerlili-
cntcs for various sums , ono of them running ;
ns high na fit ! . IKK ) , and then using them to
secure manors having no connection what
ever with the bunk. It is therofnre impos
sible to toll how many of these corllllcatos
are still out , or to what extent the bank is
involved in this manner in addition to tlio
regular liabilities.
It is also known tlmt Adams obligated the
bank even further than this by oftlciallv en
dorsing paper that had no connection wth (
the nank , and il is practically certain that
tlio county will suffer an almost absolute loss
of whatever money it hud in the institution ,
either to it own credit or lo tlmt of Us
treasurer. Tlm grand Jury investigated the
mutter , and it is almusi certain lhal Adams
will bo brought back to answer to ono or
mure indictments , If he can bo found.
MIIIIC ( In in pa IK n'hccim. .
Wonder tins often been expressed ns to
what Interest State Treasurer Hartley has
In the mutter. A number of checks found
in the iroasurer'H ofllco marked. "J. S.
Hartley , Campaign , " may furnish some ex
planation. It Is certain thai when Hurtley
was making his campaign for the clllco
which he now holds his bank nt
Atkinson was the dohosltory of a lot
of the counly money , and It is the
talk of a number of people in this
counly that the money was distrlbtod by
Hartley where U would do the mosl good"
was cash from the treasurer's ollice. The
marked checks Indicate thnt Hartley and
the county treasurer's nllice campaigned to-
( , ethcr. Hartley vvr.s ut the time ono of
hcott'a bondsmen.
Sliorlugu in lh Hunk' * I'mid * .
The following U the shortage In the varl
ous funds as shown by the report of the ex
pert :
( ienural fund . J1I.K07.-IO
llrldge . ! V. . .7H
Head . & " & !
I'limllm : hdiid levy. . . . ' . . -3.031.00
lidiool lionil fund . , . 'J7.J7U.iiO
llMrlct school tax luvy . Hi,47li.r > l )
Vlllago fund . . . .
( ' ( filler precinct court house i > nmU si)3.ij (
Advertising fund . . . . . . 1.120,71
Judgment fund .
Township fund
Soldluu inlU'f fund
( Irnttnn rnllrnnd bond * 2,101.OB
O'Neill mil road bonds l.-l.MUU
fjwclM lovlo.v Tft.80
VIllnRo special fund 241.23
St.-ito apportionment school fund 15,507.55
llnlnnro $91,007.05
rnnuaiy r > to Almost 17,1893. W. K.
Stilt , total amount duo on second
IftM . . . .J83.031.29
I rrdlt by ciitli to It ,1. llnyos 29.63
, . . . $8Hmi2.70
.
l.rrors In settlement of first term. . . . f > , r.04,2U
Total balance due .J'J407.05
Helming n lunder.
'I'lyj honc.it , law-abiding citizens ot O'Neill
uid He t county have been donon gross In-
lustlco by smno of iho reports tlmt have been
'Ireiilated In connection with this mutter. U
ins been heralded to the world that after
Scott hail robbed the comity blind nnd
skipped to another country , on being
liroiight bacic here by n Texas sheriff ,
-hut ofllcer was compelled to remain
Indoors at night for fontof personal
violence nml wns bunged ami burned In
eilluy on the public stivots. Such a state
immt Is u foul attack on the honcstv nnd
integrity of our people , ns well ns n
moot malicious misrepresentation ot Hie
facts. The people of this counly are not so
nfatuatcd with the methods of Scott as to
loud to niiy such demonstration , nnd Instead
of being compelled to keep out of sight It
Is u fact thai Sheriff Cunningham was
on the streets nnd In the public places pf the
city on the evenimr In question nnd no ono
thnuKht of molesting him. The clllgy pro-
ijrniii was engineered nt the dead hour of
midnight by hut two or three of Scott's sym
pathizers and benellclaries. who hud not'tho
courage toattempi anything of the kind
while the better class of resident' * of this
city were abroad.
The people of O'Neill protest against beIng -
Ing slandered in niiy such manner , and insist
that if the followers of Scott desire to either
luud him or express their opposition to the
work of bringing him to Jusilco they do It ns
individuals nnd not stand In iho background
nnd endeavor to have HID Impression con-
yeyo-.l to the outside world that the people
hero , ns a whole , nre disposed to condone
olllcinl crookedness and overlook corruption ,
I'lt.t VIMI nut iri.v/j.
Dniiinvon mill Ilia SMppnr I.oilinglor
.Morn tlmn u .Knit Hull Itri-czn Tnilny.
Niw : YOIIK , Oct. IL1. If all the signs do
not fail the Vigilant and Valkyrie will have
plenty of wind and sea nml rain for their
race tomorrow.
At the signal onico it Is said that n storm
is coming from the south nnd that it will
roach hero before the start of iho race.
Thot'O will lifl I'ntn i.nnlm * tntini.it.ntnt. . . ti.ttl *
wind llfteon to sixteen knots nn hour and
possibly t stronger. I 'o matter how the
weather , however , both yachts are ready
for i it.
Captain Cranllcld said today that ho
would take whatever the Lord Almighty
chooses to solid nnd make tlio best of it. Ilo
would prefer n good , stiff wind , but not too
much wind , as ho wanted to know what hU
cutter could do.
That Lord Dunravcn has not abandoned
nil \ hope wns shown this morning by the fact
that about , u ton of lead was put aboard the
Valkyrie nml stowed away in her hold. This
was done in the hope of getting her back
to t the weight she had before she came
over.
In n conversation with Designer Watson ,
that gentleman said : "The Valkyrie's sail
plan is specified one-tenth of her possible
sail area to avoid measurement taxation.
That tenth would about come up to the Vig-
ilanl's sail plim urea. The Valkyrie could
have boon made a parllclo heavier and then
stood the extrji thousand square feet
easily. She could carry the sail , per
haps , now , but her lightened power ,
in comparison with the ordinary keel typo
made mo fearful , and I gave the Valkyrie's
sails the spread which 1 thought her hull
could carry surely and safely. Hoth tlio
Vigilant and the Valkyrie are more or loss
racing machines , although the Vnlicyno bus
ample accommodations for her crew of
thirty-six , und ten of these men are surplus.
The Valkyrie's craw Is numerous enough ,
and what the Vigilant needs of a crew so
much larger is n mystery. The Valkyrie is
something of n cruiser , nnd her model might
have been improved at Iho cost of cruising
( lualilies. "
The i-ule ot measurement of Iho Valkyrie
after the additional ballast was put In makes
her load water line 85.1H1 feet and reduces
her lime allowance to ono mii.uto thirty-
live seconds.
Will .loin the I'VdonitInn.
Ci.nvni.tNi ) , Oct. 1'J. The Amalgamated
Association of Street Itailway Employes decided -
cidod yesterday to Join the American Feder
ation of Labor.
THE OLD-FASHIONED STYLE
of pill gives yon a
fooling of horror
wbeu you see it nnd
when you feel it. Like
the "blunderbuss" of a
former decade it is big
and clumsy , but not ef
fective. In this canlnry
of enlightenment you
have Dr. Pierco's Pleasant
Pollute , which euro nil liver
troubles in the most effective
way. They're not easily BCOH for
they're small as grains of mus
tard sood. but the olfeet is InU-
injr and the euro complete. For
IndigestionConstipntion , Billoni
Attnckn , Rick and Bilious Head-
ncho. nothing has Ixvn found to
o < ] iml these pills of Dr. Picrco'n
invention. They glvo such conipleto relief
that their mnkors promise that thuy'll give
satisfaction or your money will bo returned.
A plain statement of fact mndo by the pro
prietors of Ur. Hngo'ri Catnrrh Homedy is
this : "If wo can't euro your Cntnrrh , no
mutter how bad your ciiso , wo'll pay you $500
in cnsh. "
AMUBISMKNTS.
NEW
THEATER ISM
Flri'IYour Druiinil Klcor. Kurlil HxllH ,
lay , 1'rlilay ' , Saturday & Sunday
Oct. 12 , 13. 14 and 15.
M.itlm-e .Saturday nml Siuulav.
Kll U. VANCK'S MnrviiIuilH H.-allHllo
Comedy-Drama.
Tlii'hc.ivli-Ht iilavfviT pniiliiefd. Totm of mil *
i'liliieryh milfni winery ami lii'onii ( > iin elTwtH
arnnwil In rverjacM. .
tlox hlin-iH open WVdiK'siniy mornbii ; at Ilia
immil prices
Wednesday Evening , Oct. 10.
Lecture by the Noted Or.itnr ,
ROBT. G.
TNQE1RSOLL !
SUH.IKCT :
MIRACLE.
llo.MIOOIH Open Tiiusil.iy Mnriilnz at tlio
I'o lotrlti' ' 1'ncoui 1'li-hl I'limr. il.liO ; Il.ilc.-ony ,
7jio ; ( Jullory , 50o ,
I5 h f REET f HEflTER
TOMGHT AND SATURDAY MATINEE.
UKCOf.N J OAUTKH'H
_ Mammoth Scenic Production :
The Tornado.
Mulliii o Saturday. Any oat In iho house -la
"lib .Miitlncu Hundiiy.
With , the TrlREST JRICES
UtlLIU ! HEATliR
Onw siiirtlni ; rinn 'iiy Xliiht , October 13 ,
the l-'uiuo Comedy t-en iillon ,
A Hnilrond Tlokot.
I iiiii | < JiUoiutbiy tlio l-'i Kirf ; > Coined/
l-'ver I'r
Mutnce ! < Wcduutiduy an