ESTABLISHED JUNE 19 , 1871. OMAHA , THURSDAY MAY 2 , 1895. SINGLE COPY FIVE CENTS.
CORINTO TO BE EVACUATED
Bnarantoes Offered by Nicaragua Satisfac
tory to the English ,
MONEY READY TO MAKE THE PAYMENT
experience Ilni Itccn n Costly One to the
Houlliern Itcpubllc Kncllth Demon *
tnito They Are Nut After
Territorial Kxtcmlon.
LONDON , May L In iplle of the state
ment which emanated yesterday from the
foreign offlcs that there had been no change
In Ihe allllude of Great Britain toward
Nicaragua , It Is learned today that Great
Britain has agreed to the proposed settle
ment of her dispute with Nicaragua If the
payment of Indemnity Is guarantesd. In this
case the British fleet will Immediately be
withdrawn from Corlnto.
WASHINGTON , May 1. The guarantee
of the payment by Nicaragua of the Indem
nity as required by Great Britain will bs
made In the amplest manner possible , so that
there appears to be no further obstacle be
tween the two countries as to a final ad-
Justment. Th3 guaranlcc will bo In ono of
several forJra , as follows :
1. The promise of Iho Nlcaraguan govern-
menl , which , In view of Iho fact that the
government has never defaulted In Its ob-
llgallons , IB of llsclf regarded as a guar-
antte.
2. The Bank of Nicaragua , a nallonal In
stitution , with recognized standing In Lon
don , will , If need be , give the guarantee.
3. The republic of Guatemala , one of the
richest of Central American stales , stands
ready lo deposll 15,500 In a London bank If
Nicaragua desires the favor.
4. The Nicaragua Canal company , whose
word In London would bo accepted In the
highest financial circles , will give either a
guarantee or the cash , If need be.
Besides these guarantees , any one of which
Is available , and Is regarded as ample , the
Nlcaraguan authorities are said to have the
actual funds Immediately available , without
calling for outside help. A guarantee by
Iho Unlled Stalei Is not regarded as esien-
tlal under the foregoing circumstances.
TO EVACUATE AT ONCE.
The final proposition , as now concluded be
tween Nicaragua and Great Britain , will
therefore be as follows :
Great Britain Immediately agrees to evac
uate Corlnto and withdraw her fleet. Nica
ragua agrees to pay Ihe 15,600 In Lender
wilhln fifteen days from the sailing of th (
Heel from Corlnto. According lo Ihe3 (
lerms Ihe flfUen days does not begin to rur
until the actual sailing of the fteel. Tin
Jailer fealure was Insisted upon by Nlcaragu :
as a means of checking popular agitation am
as a step toward maintaining her dignity.
Dr. Guzman called at the Stale depart
ment nl 11 o'clock loday. Up to that tlm <
ho had not received official confirmation o :
Great Britain's acceptance , although the cor
redness of the unofficial advices was no :
questioned.
From the British standpoint the accept
ance of the compromise and the Immexllati
evacuation of Corlnto establishes the. gooc
tfalth of Great Britain In her declarator
that there was no purpose of occupying ter
rllory. From Ihe first the Brlllsh author
itles have assured Ambassador Bayard , am
the latter has so advised Secretary GreSham
lhat there was no purpose of aggression o
ot securing a foothold In Nicaragua. Tin
only purpose , Earl Klmbcrly has said , waite
to collect a debt by such force as was neces
sary and then depart. Nicaragua , nolwlth
standing Ihcse assurances , has rualnlalnei
the collection of $77,500 was merely a cover
means of occupying her terrllory. This vlev
has prevailed very widely here , even In som
official quarters , allhough Ihe policy of thi
government has been to accept the gooi
faith of Great Britain's repressntatlons.
The withdrawal of the troops from Corlnt
and Ihe departure of Ihe fleet not only end
all questions of Brillsh territorial cxlenslo :
In Nicaragua , but It also puts at resl Ih
fears entertained that Ihc control of Ih
Nicaragua canal route would be serious ) ;
affccled by the proximity of British forces.
EXPERIENCE HAS BEEN COSTLY.
The affair has cost Nicaragua more thai
the original $77,500. II was necessary I
ralso 3,000 extra troops , at a cost of $3,00
per day. The abandonment ot Corlnto as
customs port has also resulted In much loss
The disturbance to business and coir.tnerc
Is a loss which cannot bo nu-asurcd In del
tars and cents. If the present governmen
of Nicaragua falls It Is conlcnded lhat I
will not be possible to adjust th ? claims c
Great Britain , and that It would probab * .
. provoke an armed conflict.
LIICUTKN.VNT SHOT I'OK OOWAItlHCI
Culmu Authorities Alako nn Kxninnlo o
Ono Who Mirrcndcrml to the llcbaU.
HAVANA , { May 1. Lieutenant Gatlegi
who surrendered fifty Spanish soldiers to th
rebels and who was afterward arrested an
sentenced to be shot by a court martla
was shot today In Ihe forlress of Caban
here. Lieutenant Valentine Gallego shout
not bo confounded with Llcutenanl DenJ :
inln Gallego of Hi ? Peninsular reglmenl , wl
was recently tried by court martial and shi
at Santiago for allowing the rebels lo su :
prise him In a saloon at Juragua City.
Marshal do Campos has Issued a proch
motion In which he says It Is the first ttm
In Ihe history of his military life that he ha
known a Spanish officer to be execuled i
a coward. The captain general , in order I
Klvo work to thq unemployed and Ihus pr <
vent any discontented nnd Idle persons froi
joining Issue with the rebels , has orders
the commencement of a number of publ
works , which , It Is hoped , will result I
material benefits to the Island and to II
laboring classes. During the absence of I
Campos General Jose Ardercus will act i
captain general.
JAPAN .MUaT ANSWKII IN A ITEK
tiny ; 7 the inte 1'lxnit hy Itnoln for n It
p'y to Her Uemnniln.
NEW YORK , May 2. A special to th
World from Toklo says : Japan mutt gl\
her finaV answer to Russia by May 7 , Th
suspense and anxiety Is terrible. Nothlr
Is known , everything Is dreaded. Whe :
mediation by the United States was belr
discussed la it November by the authorlll
at Washlnglon and Toklo President Clev
land prophesied a league ot the Europen
powers to deprive Japan of the- fruits <
her victory would bo brought Into exlstenc
Thereafter the powers were carefully notlfU
of the JapaneseIntentions. . No opposition i
them was ever manifested. The blow w ,
reiervcd until the treaty of peace had be
tlgncd. Viscount Matsu , Ihc minister
foreign affairs , fs desperately 111.
OKIT1SI1 01'FlCiifJ .IX DANA
i ; Notei unit Mouiuremiri Doipll
i'rotesli from Nlcuricua ,
MANAGUA. Nicaragua , Msy 1. ( Via Ga
Veaton , Tex. ) Officers belonging to the Br !
ish fleet were aibore yesterday at San Ju :
del Sur , the small port near 'which the P
clfic entrance of Iho Nicaragua canal Is
be built. It was noticed that they were ma
Ing- measurement * and topographic sketch
of the land , and were also apparently makli
observations along the route to be follow
by the canal along the line from the Pad
to Lake Nicaragua , The officers also mu
tkotehci and took notti about Brlto , and i
though ordered , to dedit by the Nlcaragui
governor ( here , continued their work and i
fused to return on board thlp.
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HCAXr VnHEtll'AtiCK OF StAl' DAT
Utnnl Demonitrntloii * Lacking In Host
Knropenn Cltie * .
LONDON , May 1. There were few note-
worlhy May day features here today. There
was the usual cart horse parade. Other
wise London wore. Its normal aspect. The
social democrats and laborliU made a dem
onstration In Hyde park during Ihe aflcr-
noon. Reports received here from various
trade towns In different parts ot the conti
nent show that work proceeded as usual today
as a rule. There were a few small socialist
labor meetings , but Incidents of Importance
have been scarce ,
PARIS , May 1. The stores were open
here today , May day , and traffic through the
streets was as usual. Only a few factories
were closed.
LISBON , May 1. Work was at a com
plete standstill here owing to the fact thai
May day was generally celebrated. Crowds
of people witnessed the customary procession
In honor of the occasion.
MADRID , May L Work proceeded here
as usual and there was little or no attempt
lo observe May day.
VIENNA , May L The soclallsls of Ihls
city today held an enormous demonstration ,
but Iho proceedings were orderly. The pro
gram Included a march past the parliament
building. The paraders were two hours In
parsing , after which they proceeded lo enjoy
themselves In Ihe Praler , a park and forest
outside the city. It Is estimated 30,000 per
sons look part In Ihc demonstration.
Most of the private factories were clo'ed
loday In order lo allow theemployes to cele
brate May day , but the government work
shops were open. About 30,000 men attended
May day meetings here and In the neighbor
hood. The usual resolutions favoring eight
hours as a legal day's work , freedom of
speech and universal stiffrag ? were adopted.
In the Meldllng district a crowd of people
stoned the police and several arrests were
made.
LIEGE , Belgium , May 1. The clly was
today the scene of a disorderly demonstra-
llon In connection with the May day cele
bration. Ono of the participants In the dis
order was arrested. One of the pilsoners
struck and knocked down a policeman. The
latter sprang lo his feel and cut his assail
ant down wllh his sword.
DisAG ii.m.tT : : OP TIIK WILUI : JUK\
Cnso Holding Over to the Next Court
LONDON , Slay 1. In the Old Bailey court
loday Juet.ce Charles summed up Ihe case
against Oscar Wilde and Alfred Taylor. The
justice , In so doing , said that counsel for
the prosecution acted wisely In withdrawing
the charge of conspiracy against Wilde , as
hu , Justice Charles , would have ordered the
jury lo bring In a verdict of not guilty on
that specification. Ho admitted tiiat there
was no corroborallon of Iho witnesses , but
Ihe Jury , he added , would have to weigh
the characters of men llko Parker , Wood
and Atkins , whom Sir Edward Clarke , . In
the justice's opinion , properly described as
blackmailers. The justice also urged that
the Jury bo not Influenced by Wilde's writIngs -
Ings , saying thai many gentlemen had written -
ten Indecently.
The Jury rcllred at 1:30 : p. m. After luncli
the Jury resumed their deliberations ani
afterward returned and announced thai Inert
was no posslblllly of coming to nn agree
ment.
Counsel for the prisoners then made applj-
cation for ball , but It was refused and
fresh Jury will probably be summoned.
When the news of the dlsagreemenl
reached the outside of the court there wai
great excitement among the crowds In thi
streets , and the extra editions of the evenlnj
papers which were Issued within a few mln
Ulcs after the result of the trial were bough
up quickly. When Sir Edward Clarke , coun
scl for Wilde , asked for ball , Jus
tlco Charles said that the . appll
cation must be made In chain
bers. Wilde will bo tried again at the nexi
session ot the central criminal court
Throughout the proceedings today he wai
very _ pale , but lie did not show any signs c
elation when Ihe result of ths dellb3ratlon !
? of the Jury were made known. As Sir Ed
ward Clarke , counsel for -the prisoner , lof
the court he was heard to rcoiark : "Trutl
Is mighty and will prevail. "
There was a great.crowd outside the Oli
Bailey during the last slags' of Ihe famoui
0 for or against the prisoner upon the part o
the populace. In spite of this Wilde wai
kept In the prisoners' room of the court fo
an hour after the adjournment , or until th
crowds had dispersed , before being taken ti
the Holloway Jill.
Dulio of Opiums' i oiiilltKiu "erlou ,
5 LONDON , SIny 1. The physician In nt
j tendance upon the duke of Orleans , head o
the royal house of France , who fmcturei
his leg by a fall from his horse at Seville
Spain , on Friday last , has telegraphed t
the duke's relatives , snylne his condition I
serious. The Seville Herald pays the duk
Is growing worse nnd that his temperatnr
la over 102. The wedding of the sister o
the duke of Orleans , Princess Heiene , to th
iluke of Aosta. which was to have take :
place during the present month , has beei
indefinitely postponed , nnd the- countess o
Purls , mother of the duke of Orleans an
Princess Hclene , will start Immediately fo
Spain.
t lilmi HUB Not Vet Itiitllluit thn Treaty.
LONDON , Stay 1. A dispatch to th
Times from Peking says : No decision ha
yet been reached In regard to the rntlflca
lion of Ihe treaty of peace. LI Hun
Chang , Ihe senior Chinese peace envoy , hn
arrived In-Poking and been given an audl
ence by Ihe emperor , but what action wa
otto agreed upon. If any. Is a court secret. N
edict has yet been published conccrnln
the result of the deliberation.
Threaten to I'orro ,1apnn.
PARIS , Slay 1. The Gaulols today ar
nounces that Russia has Invlled Franco an
Germany to sign n Joint note statins thel
to objections to the treaty of peace arrange
at Shlmonosekl between the representative
ot China nnd Japan , and lhat the lattc
country bo notified that the fact of he
Ignoring this note will warrant armed Ir
terventlon on the part of. the three powei
which sign It.
It.r
r svitanoxs j.v untc.iao.
Work of the Orcimlzutlon Recounted h
rrcMitcnt Thorn or Toledo.
CHICAGO , Slay 1. The National Assoclt
tlon of Railway Surgeons began Its eight
annual convention In Chicago today. Sui
geons from every state In the union nn
from Mexico. Canada and Manitoba wei
present nt the first session In the Youn
ie Slen's Christian association building.
Dr. A. I. Uouflleur , the chairman of tt ;
committee on arrangements , presided. TI :
n nddresB of welcome was delivered by j
V. Walker , receiver for the Atchlson , Ti
peka & Santa Fe railway.
A response wns made by Dr. W. B. Ou
ten , chief surgeon of the Missouri Pacll
e- railroad.
em Dr. Samuel S. Thorn , chief surgeon of tr
Wheeling & Lake Erie railway , Toledo , tt
ofe. president of the association , read a length
e. address. After recounting the organlzatic
e.d of the association , he gave an exliausth
review of the worlt accomplished in tt
to establishment of good hospitals and tt
13 work done by the various members In casi
of accidents. He urged that the
en tlon be Incorporated.
of
Trilby Only In Nnmr.
WASHINGTON , Slay 1. Librarian Spo
ford said today that the old "Trilby
brought forward In the Denver Infrlng
ment suit , was unlike Du Slaurler's woi
In all nave the name. The old book hi
been on sale here for pome time ,
DENVER , Slay 1. When the suit .
Harper Bios , and A. SI. Palmer again
ana McKce Rankln and H. L. Wldner to ci
a- Join the production of "Trilby" ut the L :
ate ceum theater came up before Judge llulle
to In the federal court today the plaintiff
attorney niked for n further postponemcn
The defendants objected. Baying the plali
Ci
tiffs' purpose was to keep the case In cou
ng until one of Brady's companies could pit
ed "Trilby" In Denver , thus depriving them i
fie the profits to be reaped from an origin
de production. The court granted a contln
li ance until next Wednesday , but said th
meantime the Ljceum company could pit
"Trilby" and would not be required to rei
o- der any accounting whatever an the rest
cf the tult-
ROBBERS SEEKING REVENGE
listako an Employe for an Informer Who
Had Frustrated Their Plans.
ONE OF THE DESPERADOES FATALLY SHOT
Tholr Victim I.lkcly to Die nmt nn Officer
Who Went In 1'urinlt ( lot * a llutlet
Through the Arm One of the
Oaug In Custody.
ST. JOSEPH , May 1. Two men fatally
shot and one seriously Injured U the result
of a frustrated attempt to rob a Burlington
ton train coming Into this city. For some
days past a gang of rough men have been
lianglng around St. George , a suburb of this
city. Last evening information was brought
to the Burlington officials that the Omaha
express was to be held up. William Haag ,
the hotel man , furnished the Information
and the officers sent guards , who frustrated
the design. Late this evening while Illchard
Ran , an employe of Haag , was sitting In the
bar of Haag's place Thomas Farral , one of
the gang , stepped Insldo the door , while his
partner , who gives the name of Dan Howard ,
watched on the outside. Farral stepped up
to Ron and without a word shot him through
the stomach , Inflicting a fatal wound. As
Farral went out the door he yelled to his
partner : " 1 liavo shot the wrong man , " real
izing that he had failed to get Haag , who
had given the Information.
Several citizens who were near started In
pursuit of the two men , who ran north on
the railroad tracks toward the Kansas
bridge. A number of shots were fired by
both parties , but without effect. As the
fugitives neared the bridge ex-Sheriff Car
son and Officer Barry , who heard the firing ,
Jumped Into a buggy and gave chase , catchIng -
Ing up with the two Just as they were leav
ing the Kansas end of the bridge. Carson
covered Howard with his revolver and forced
him to surrender. Officer Barry attempted
to capture Farral , who whipped out two re
volvers and began firing , shooting the officer
through the arm. Then Farral dashed Into
the weeds , followed by Barry and two other
officers , Franz and Shea , who had arrived
by this time , and a battle ensued , during
which over forty shots were fired. Farrnl
was finally shot through the left breast , the
bullet passing through his lung , and he Is
In a dying condition. Farral Is supposed
to hall from St. Louis , while Howard's resi
dence Is so far unknown , as ho refuses to
talk.
SHOT TIIK VNUINKUU ANIJ I.SUAI'IiD
Coltl Illoodcil Murder Committed r.ltlmr by
Tnuupi or Would-Ito.ltohttors.
SPRINGFIELD , 111. , May 1. Night express
No. 3 , on the Chicago & Alton railway ,
northbound , was attacked about 12 o'clock ,
about two miles this side of Carllnvlllo , by
three masked men , who had cllmed upon the
platform of the blind baggage car , supposedly
at Carllnvllle. The men climbed over the
tender and ordered Engineer Frank Holmes
to stop the train , and Immediately began
firing. Holmes was killed at the first fire.
Fireman FrankTuggle cscaptlng. The as
sailants , after shooting the engineer , jumped
off the train and escaped. Fireman Tuggla
then ran the train back to Carllnvllle. It Is
not known whether robbery was Intended or
not. Engineer Holmes this morning , when
going south , at Carllnvllle compelled some
tramps to get off the train , and also ran
some tramps off that were burning cars on
a "Y , " and it Is thought that some of these
mon were hls > murderers. Holmes' home le
In Bloomlngton. The train lay here for sev
eral hours.
I OIAO.NK7 > ItY A TltAFKLlXO ItEXTItn
Olio of the Victim * l.lkclr to Dlo nnd hov-
rrnl Othnrn DnnccrotiHly 111.
FORT SCOTT , Kan. , May 1. At Illattvlllc ,
v small village near here , half a dozen people
ple arc In a dangerous condition as a re
mit of treatment administered by n hand
some , stylishly dressed woman , who cairn
lierc several days ngo and advertised as
Mrs. Dr. Alberta Verlln , claiming to be ti
ilentlst traveling from St. Louis. Many cit
izens visited her. In extracting teeth slit
applied some liquid to the gum of a num.
ber of her patients. Soon after the opera
tion they were invariably taken III , theli
faces nnd hands becoming discolored , theli
tongues swollen and their stomachs af.
fected. Amonpr those now In a dangerous
condition are Taylor 1'ncton. pastor of tin
Mothodlst church ; Miss Myrtle Wallace
Miss Nora Hortwell , Mrs. William ( Mart
and Lizzie Ltddell. Miss Llddell Is dylnf
tonlpht , and tome of the others may suc
cumb before morning1. When the symptom !
of some of the victims became serious loca
physicians were called In , but despite theli
efforts the victims grew steadily worse
When the local physicians declared theii
charges were sintering from pol on In
qiilry was made for the woman ilentlst , nm
It was discovered she hnd lied. The prose
cutlng attorney caused n. warrant to bi
Issued for her nrrcst , and telegrams foi
her apprehension aie being sent In all dl
rcctlons.
IXDUXS IIMKA inilTKS TO 1CKKP OF *
Sale of Land * on the 1'uynllnp Kescrvatloi
TroceeiU Unilrr I'rolrnt.
TACOMA , Wash. , May 1. The sale eland
a
land on the Puynllup Indian reservatloi
under the direction of the government wai
begun here today despite the protests of i
large number of Indians , who threaten t
make trouble if any of the purchasers o
the land attempt lo lake possession. Th
Indians are recognized by a decision of tli
United States circuit court as citizens , am
they exercise Ihe rights as such with th
single exception that the land of the reser
viitlon Is held In Irust for them by th
government. Great dissatisfaction exist
among them on that account , and when th
sale of lands began today a squad of red
skins announced publicly that the whiles hai
better not buy any of the land. John L
Claire , one of the chiefs , Bald : "The lam
belongs to us. These men come out her
to sell It when we don't want them to. W
want to be left alone. No man can Ink
the land If he buys. We give fair warntni
to white men when Ihey buy lo keep off th
lands and away from the reservation. "
JlUVOllT UP AT.r.TllK 11'JIE.IT1.titOll'
St. Loals Finn Tatics anil Pays for All tin
Contract Ormlo In thiUlovatom. .
ST. LOUIS , Slay 1. Nearly all the whea
In local public elevators was delivered toda ;
upon Slay contracts , In all about l.SOO.OC
bushels of No. 2 red , the contract grade :
400,000 bushels of It from the farmers an
terminal elevators , and the rest handled b
the United Elevator company. Block , Dea
& Co. , who represent the long Interest o
the Slay option , received most of the gral
nnd paid for It. The deal Involved eve
J1OX > , U > 0 , and none of It was pressed fo
sale , showing how well It was placet
Whether the firm represents a Paducal
Ky. . syndicate or a St. Louis combine Is nc
known. The enormous deal frightened th
May shorts , and they bid options up t
G6'4 cents , and then could purchase lltlli
The shorts were badly rattled , and a "coi
ner" Is uppermost In discussion.
f- U-oURht the Contractor * to Time.
BAN FRANCISCO. Slay 1. The dllllcult
between'the contractors for supplies and Ih
city of San Francisco has been adjustei
nnd the threatened famine In the Jails an
hospitals has been averted. The contrae
of tors have agreed to carry out their cor
stn tracts nnd furnish the city with suppllei
n- The auditors' threat to refuse to audit thel
ytt ny demands for last month , covering good
tt already furnished by them , has brougr
them to teuns.
it ,
nrt Suln Will Cancel the Inilrhleilnoti.
rty KANSAS CITY , May l.-The stock c
> y
ol the Lloyd , Latz & Thompson Dry Gooil
ola ! company , which passed Into the hands of
uat receiver yesterday , Is belnu Inventorle
at prior to Its nale In bulk. The entire vali
] of the stock U estimated at JIOJ.OOO. and
n Is expected that Its sale , even ut a sacr
nlit
lit lice , will cancel the entire Indebtedness t
the company , amounting to { 53,000.
TffO JWB.V IDKXTiriml
lloth H w Him with llUnohJ Imnont the
liny ol II r Ult | ipot nce.
SAN FRANCISCO , May l.-jtho Inquest on
the body of Blanche Lament occupied less
than three hours today , but the evidence de
veloped was considered convincing , and the
Jury returned a verdict charging Theodore
Durrani with the murder. Until today no
ono has been produced who saw Durrani In
the vicinity of EmanucI Baptist church with
the murdered-glrl on the aflcrnoon of April
3. This missing link , seemingly all that was
lacking to complete the chain of circum
stances fastening the terrible church crimes
on the medical student , was supplied at the
Inquest. Martin Qutnlan , an attorney , gave
direct and positive testimony'that he saw
Durrani and a girl , tallying exactly with the
description of Blanche Lamonl , walking to
ward the church and only a few yards dis
tant at 4:15 : o'clock on the afternoon she dis
appeared. Quintan explained that he was
waiting to keep an appointment with ono
Clark , who corroborated Qulnlan's statement.
These witnesses furnished the sensational
feature of the Inquest , but Durrani main
tained his stolid Indifference during the tes
timony. The police and dlMrlct ntlorney
are confident of a conviction , stating they
did not put In nearly all of their case at the
Inquest.
Mrs. C. G. Noble , aunt ot the murdered
girl , testified as to the frequency of Dur
rani's visits at her house , nnd his attentions
to her niece. Durrani had proposed mar
riage to Blanche last December , but had been
refused when the girl learned ho was en
gaged to another woman , -
C. G. Noble , undo of Blanche , testified
Durrani had suggested after tier disappear
ance that Blanche was probably In a house of
111 fame , and offered to search for her.
A street car conductor and three school
girls Indcntlfled Durrani as the man who es
corted Blanche from the school , laklng the
car lo Ihc polnl of transfer en route to her
home.
G. R. King , organist of Emanucl church ,
with evident efforts to shield Durrani , laid
the story of seeing him In Ihc church faint
and sick late on Ihe afternoon Blanche Lament -
mont disappeared.
Dr. J. S. Barret , who performed the nn-
lopsy , staled Blanche died of asphyxiation.
Ho said It was Impossible for her to have
been In a delicate condition. Seven of the
slranglcr's ftngernalf wounds were on ono
side of her neck and five on Iho olher.
Delccllvcs lold of Durra'nt's statemenls
concerning his whereabouts the day Blanche
disappeared , and of his seeming fear to ac
knowledge the extenl of his acquaintance
with her and the case went to the Jury.
AOT ALL THIS ATOK1VKT TOLD.
Investigation of tlio Death on Cruiser
Olymplit Kxnmlneil Into.
SAN FRANCISCO , May 11. The cruiser
Olympla , under orders , Is it Marc Island ,
where an Inquiry will ba commenced regard
ing the death ot Coxswain. John Johnson , who
was killed at San Diego by the recoil of a
5-inch gun during largct practice. The dead
man's brother , Frederick , Is'a ' Southern Pa
cific employe , and has been but on the road.
With the news by wire , cjf the brother's
death ho received a letler Which had been
written by Coxswain Johnsoh at Santa Bar
bara before his death. Ths | letter will cause
Frederick Johnson to make a demand for an
Investigation. This demand with a copy of
the letler will be sent to Washington. Fol
lowing arc extracls from the letter , which
Is dated Santa Barbara , 'April 20 :
"Our ship Is'-besieged with visitors and
every Inch of her Is as , , clean as a now pin.
She Is a pretty sight to one who comes on
board , but Fred , It Is h | lto l be ono of her
crew , As I have alread "told "you , our
troubles lie In our executive officer , who Is , as
the boys say , a 'sun dqwner. ' H S and the
captain are both .alike , hnd they are dctesled
by the crew * To give , you some Idea of our
trouble wo are poorly fed to begin with , nnd
are cooped up like a lot of convicts. If'we
go to the mast to make any complaint Lieu
tenant Sturdy our first luff treats us
shamefully. Ho punishes men for mere
trifles , and worsl of all , we are not per
mitted liberties given on other ships. The
men met on the berth deck the other day
and raised some money to put our case In
the hands of a lawyer as soon as wo get
back to Vallejo , as the Charleston crow did ,
"I don't want to desert , but God knows I
would rather serve three years In the brig
at the barracks than put In a crulbo on this
ship with Lieutenant Sturdy.
"Wo have told the captain how wo are
treated , but he will nol listen to us. If we
return to Vallejo , which you will see In the
papers , I want you to come down If you car
and I will tell you more , as It Is not good
policy to write everything In letters.
"To show you what It costs mo to keer
from being hungry , I have spent over $3C
Hlnco I have been on the Olympla for food
alone. "
*
ItKVKtl'TS * I.\E 'Mll.HO-V SllOlfl
Small Jncrcaso Over the ( 'arreiiiumllng
Titrlnil of List Year.
WASHINGTON , May 1. The monthly pub-
He debt stalcmcnt , Issued by the Trcasurj
department today , shows the debl of. lh (
Untied Slates , less cash In the treasury , Ube
bo $917,839,903 , an Increase for Ihc month o ;
$9,109,857. The cash balance In the treasurj
today Is $180,817,916 , a decrease during las
month ot $7,099,345. Th.c debt Is classified a ;
follows :
Interest bearing debts , $710,201,210 ; In
crease for the monlh , $2,349,050. Debt 01
which Interest has ceased since maturity
$1,7C4CCO ; decrease , $15M)0 ) ; debt bearing m
Interest , $380,701,219 ; decrease , $323.847.
The cash In the treasury Is classified as foi
lows : Gold , $139,998,153 ; silver , $510,813,574
paper , $119,833,579 ; disbursing officers' bal
ance , etc. , $16,797,027 ; making a total o
$787,442,335 , against which there are demam
liabilities oulstandlng amounting to { 506,624 ,
419 , leaving a cash balance of $180,817,916.
The treasury statement of receipts and ex
pendllures during Ihe month shows receipt
as follows : Customs , $12,453,056 , as agalns
$10,176,691 for the month of April , 1894 ; In
ternal revenue. $10QI8,9SO , as against $11 ,
363,144 for April , 1894 ; miscellaneous , $1,145 ,
869 , which does not differ materially from th
figures for April , 1894 ; the total receipts fo
the month were. $24,247,836 , an Increase o
$1,555,472. The disbursements ( or the montl
amounted to $32,990,076 , . leaving a deficit o
$8,742,840 for the month , ah.d for the flsca
year to date ot $45,299,369.
ritAitr Z.OAO of rein > KK FOK ecu.
Shippers Unwilling to State Whether It 1
for Imurcenti or the G iTcrntnent.
CINCINNATI , May 1 , TJje following 1
published In a late .edition here tonlghl
"Today two men , representing Ihe powde
mills at Goss station , near'-Xenla , came t
Cincinnati and entered Into negotiations will
y Iwo of the prominent railroads to take ;
train load ot powder from Xcnla to Norfolh
Va. They first visited the Baltimore & OhI
offices , and , after gelling a.rate , they trie
the Pennsylvania. They would not say any
thing about the consignment except that I
would be made up "entirely of powder an
would be taken from Norfolk to Cuba by
vessel. They refused to itato whether th
powder was for the Insurgents or tha Cuba
government. Up to. a late bour they had nc
succeeded In making a-rate , "
IfAXT 3lKMUlll.ll 1IA1' KUl'T
Laramle Women Will Proteit Ajalint i
Circus IVrfcirmn'nce on Hint Ucrnilon ,
LARAMIE , Wyo.v May l.-Speclal.-Th (
ladles' auxiliary of the Grand Army of th
Republic will protest to 'the city author !
ties against the performance of a clrcu
on Memorial day. They believe that th
day Is one set apart for patriotic. obser\
ance , and that It la simply desecration t
allow a circus performance to disturb th
solemnity of the Grand Army cervices.
Two Children llurneil to Dentil.
ATCHISON , Kan. . May l.-The horn
of Stanford Klmley In the country nea
here WUB burned today during the ab enc :
of .Mr , and Mrs. Klmley , and their tw
children , aged 3 years and ) ! > months n
snectlvily. wre cremated , .The origin t
the lire Is unkno-.w.
DESTROYED ALL IN ITS PATH
Country Near Ilalstead Visited by a Terrific
rificOyclono ,
ONE FAMILY WAS ALMOST EXTERMINATED
Severn ! Pntalltlei Reported In Other Portions
tions of the Community Teacher's
Forethought Prevents n Tcr-
rlbo ! Cnlamlly.
WICHITA , Kan. , Slay L A special from
Halstcatl , Kan. , says : About 4:30 : this after
noon a fearful cyclone devastated a strip
of country several hundred yards
wide and at least sixteen miles In
length , killing six persons outrlghl
and seriously Injuring several others ,
while many received slight Injuries. The cy
clone struck the house of Sirs. Fry , a widow
living about nine miles southwest of Hnlslcad ,
complelcly destroying It and slightly Injuring
Sirs. Fry , It picked up the house of John
Schultzback and scallcrcd It In every direc
tion. The house of Joseph Weir was swept
away , killing Mrs. Joseph Weir , Grace Weir ,
aged 11 , Herman Weir , age G , and a G-weeks-
old baby. Mr. Weir had previously left the
house , and when the cyclone struck was about
500 yards away. He clung to a tree , but
was badly Injured by flying debris and will
die. Joseph Weir , jr. , nnd his sister , Slaude
Weir , Iho only ones In the family who took
to the cellar , escaped with only slight bruises.
The home of E. C. Caldwcll , which was 100
yards from the Weir homo , was unroofed
and ono side was torn away. The family es
caped by taking lo Iho cellar.
The ncxl house In the palh of Ihc storm
was William Armslrong's , which was com-
plelely wiped from Ihe face of Ihe earlh.
Sir. Armstrong was killed , Sirs. Armstrong
seriously and perhaps fatally Injured and
Grandma Chapln , who-was sick In bed , was
killed.
About 100 yards cast of the Armstrong
house Ihe largo two-story residence of B. E.
Frlzzel was picked up , as was also a _ largo
two-slory house of J. F. Frlzzel , across the
road , and both , together with all Ibe out
buildings , were completely swept away , leav
ing only enough debris to show that a house
had slood there. The families of both Iho
Frlzzels escaped Injury , with the exception
of Sirs. J. R. Frlzzel , who was bruised about
the head.
head.AIR
AIR FILLED WITH HOUSES.
The next place visited was the home of
Captain William White , which was only
partly destroyed , one wing of the house
bIng torn away. Across the road from
White's the home of Cyrus Hlnkston was en
tirely carried away. Sir. Hlnkston received
painful , but not serious , Injuries. Spencer
Ross' house was In the line of the tornado
and was carried away , as were also the
homes of A. S. Powell , J. A. Comas , An
drew Thompson and Menno liege. SIlss
Daisy Ncff at Powell's house was badly In
jured , as was Sirs. J. A. Comas.
At the Hego district school the children
had Just been dismissed. Hege saw the
storm approaching and , fearing Its results ,
hurried the scholars to his cyclone cellar.
His forelhoughl prevented an awful disaster ,
for Just as the last child had besn safely
slowed In Ihe cellar Iho cyclone slruck Ihe
house over Ihem and demolished It. As It
was not one of them was even slightly In
jured.
The fury of Iho storm seems to have done
Its worst about five miles west of Ilalstead ,
where all six of the persons were killed.
Dead horses and cattle and hogs are scat-
lered all over the > wheat fields near the Frlz
zel home. Those who first saw the disaster
coming say It made very slow progress , not
traveling faster than a i > erson could run.
AT LEAST EIGHT WILL DIE.
The storm seemed to waver first In ono
direction nnd then In another , as far as heard
from covering a distance of sixteen miles
across the country from southwest lo north-
east. Twenty residences , nearly all of them
largo ones , were completely destroyed. The
loss will nol be less than $200,000 , besides the
six deaths and the Injured , two or three ol
whom will probably die. Physicians from
Wichita went to the relief of the Injured and
local assistance Is being given to the suffer
ing families. People In the track of the
storm lost everything o"nd outside aid will
probably have to be called for.
The storm crossed the Santa Fo rallroac
about three miles west of Ilalstead. Th (
engineer of a westbound through Pacific ex-
e press saw a twlsllng slorm coming from UK
r soulh and stopped his train -and backed out
This prompt action prevented a wreck , foi
the train would certainly have slruck Ihi
slorm had It proceeded.
The pathway Is strewn with the wreckage
of houses , barns and outbuildings , nmonf
which are the carcasses of hundreds of deai
horses and other animals. Trees In the patt
of the cyclone were stripped of foliage. Ii
the line of the cyclone telegraph poles am
wires were broken and twisted In every shopi
Imaginable , rendering telegraph communlca
tlon almost Impossible. The storm llftei
about three miles northeast of Burton and m
further damage was done , though pieces o
timber , clothing and other signs of the wrecl
can bo traced as far as thirty miles away
The path of Iho cyclone lies through a rlcl
farming district and most of the bultdlngi
destroyed were of a substantial character
There Is llttlo or no cyclone Insurance 01
any ot them and the loss will practically bi
lolal.
Killed bf Lightning.
BIOUX FALLS , S. D. , Slay l.-SpeclaI. (
A special received from Lake Preston say
I- that a young man named Henry Wachlmari
aged 18 years , was killed by lightning nea
- uicivr. His mother , who Is a sufferer fron ]
, heart trouble , will probably not recove
* from the shock of her son's sudden death
e
Ilolr to the Human Throne In Sight.
ST. PETERSBURG. Slay l.-The czarlm
expects to be confined In September next.
ire MoTemenU of Ocran htcamcm , Slay 1.
e At Philadelphia Indiana , from Llverpoo
0 via Queenatown.
At Southampton Arrived Lahn , froi
New York.
A'EIF TORS IS irATKIt TrO / TROOlit.Kl
( lolly Compiny Ask * tor Hecelter fur
Amerlcnn Water AVurkR t'oinimnjr.
CHICAGO , May 1. A receiver has been
appointed for the American Water 'Works
company of Illinois. The appointment was
made- upon the application of the Holly
Manufacturing company of Lockport , N. Y.
The Illinois corporation was organized In
1SS7 with a capital of $000,000 to c < iulp water
works In cities and towns and to deal In
stocks of other corporations. Afterwards
the capital stock was Increased to $5,000,000.
It acquired a large amount of property In
Douglas county , Nebraska , consisting of
water works , by which the cities of Omaha ,
South Omaha and Florence and the adjoin
ing country were supplied with water. The.
company Issued bonds to a large amount ,
which were secured by a mortgage on Its
property. The Illinois company also further
engaged In the business of building and Im
proving water works under contracts , In all
amounting to upwards of $200,000 , and made
largo profits , paying to Its stockholders $300-
000 In dividends.
AVhlle engaged In business , the court Is
told , the Illinois company became Indebted
to the complainant to a largo extent. In
April , 1S91 , It Is averred that the Illinois
company sold and transferred all Its property
to the American Water Works company of
Now Jersey , except a portion consisting
principally of negotiable mortgage bonds re-
colved by It amounting to $240,000 , face
value. The Illinois company also sold , It Is
claimed , to C. H. Vcnner & Co. , at SO cents
on the dollar , a large majority of Us stocks ,
.nit with the proceeds thereof the firm of
"enner & Co. agreed to pay an Indebtedness
f the Illinois company. Since Its transfer
o the New Jersey company , the court Is
old , the Illinois company had ceased to do
uslness or to own any property , leaving
ebts unpaid , particularly that of the com-
lalnant. The complainant avers that all the
apltal stock of the Illinois company Is now
wncd by the New Jersey company , and that
"le latter company Is liable for the unpaid
lortlon of the Illinois company stock.
in nttr
oo Carly Yet to Talk All mt Cnmlldnlrg
for the Presidency.
CLEVELAND , May 1. Hon. Chauncey M.
> cpew of New York was In the city today at-
; ndlng the annual meeting of the Lake Shore
.nil the Nickel Plate roads. Asked about
atlonal politics , Mr. Dcpew said : "Too early
o discuss national politics ; nothing has de-
eloped yet. "
"Whom do you favor for the prcs'dency ? "
"I am from New York state and we are
'or ' Governor Morton. "
"Ohio , you know , Is for Governor McKln-
ey. "
"Ohio ought to bo for Governor McKlnley ;
c Is an able man. "
How about ex-President Harrison's
ihances ? "
"As I said before , It Is altogether too early
dtsciiEH national politics. "
"But aside from personalities and candl-
lates' chances , what do you think will be the
ssues of the campaign ? "
"There will bo but one Issue. Hard times
nil good times. The republicans want uoth-
ng better. "
"What about the tariff and silver ? "
"Oh , the tariff and silver questions will no
oubt enter Into the campaign , but they will
inly be Incidental Issues. "
Speaking of the Indictment of President
luntlngton of the Southern Pacific by a Cal-
tornla grand Jury , Mr. Depew said : "That
. as certainly a contemptible proceeding and
s an offanso for which every railroad pres
ident In the country Is liable to prosecution.
There is certainly no danger that there will
bo many similar prosecutions , as there Is
inly one man In a million who would descend
, o such a level. "
t'Ol/.MT ItUXnS VOllt
Over Two Hundred Tliomnnd Dollun
IVorth Invntvixt In the DodUlnu.
DEADWOOD , May 1. ( Special Tele-
pram. ) In the circuit court of the Eighth
Judicial district today was decided a cace
of much Interest to holders of Lawrence
county bonds of date of 1SS9 , drawing-
per cent interest. The case ns originally
brought was for the purpose of compelling
Menilo county , which wris organized from
Lawrence , to pay Its proportion of Indebt
edness Incurred while It wna dill n portion
of Lawrence county , but Incidentally It In
volves the legality of the Issue of $300,000
worth of bonds , mostly held by eastern
parties. The decision declared that the Is
sue was made Illegally , the Issue having ex
ceeded the limit of Indebtedness fixed by
congress , and , although the territorial leg
islature of Dakota ut Its next succeeding
session passed a law authoilzlng Lawrence
county to use the money raised by the sale
of such bonds , the Judge holds that the
debt Is null and void , the legislature not
having authority to penult It. It Is nol
thought , however , that Lawrence county
will sctk to take advantage of this do-
Islon and repudiate n Just debt , there bo
ng but $200,000 of the bonds now outstand
ing. , _
HTltlKK.V AT. TMVIS
Thouminil Ilrlclcynril Workmen Ilciimm
More Wiigcs nml n Nino-Hour Diiy.
ST. LOUIS , May l.-One thousand brick ,
yard workmen , all employed In the city
went out on a strike at noon today for more
wages and a nine-hour work day. This
has resulted In the suspension of the brlclt
yards with enough orders on hand to keer
them busy for four weeks. At the Build
ers' exchange , at a conference of builders
It was generally agreed that the strike wa ;
of unusual Importance , taking nlacp during
the busiest season. It was decided tha' '
action must be taken at once. Urickluyen
who had hodcarrlers at work cannot pro
ceed to fill their contracts owing to thi
scarcity of brick. The brick companies , I
IH understood , have a very small supply or
hand , owing to the largo shipments cast. *
Soinn of the Ohio Mill ITS Out.
COLUMBUS , O. , May 1. A special fron
Nclsonvllle , O. , to the Dltpatch says ! Thi
coal miners throughout the Hocking vallei
are all out , having performed their las
work until the scale Is settled , It Is be
llcved the suspension will not contlnui
more than a week.
A similar state of affairs at Mnpslllon lin
been called u strike , but Information hen
IB to the effect that the men arc * only ou
awaiting a settlement as to what thel
wages are to be.
Under the new scale for U95-fi , to b <
adopted by the Ohio miners now In scssloi
here , the Ohio Miners' association auxll
llary to the United Mine Workers o
America met today with Pre.ildent Hatch
ford In the chair. The convention Is callci
"to deal with the price question. "
According to former agreements OhI
miners worked 9 cents below the I'lttsburi
district men. The Important question no\
Is shall this differential of 9 rents continue
The call , as read , shows further that tli
men who stopped work today In Ohio ill
so by recommendation of their organlzallo
olllclals until a scale Is arranged.
Ohio Miners Unit on Mny Day.
3IASSILLON , O. , May 1. In accordnnc
with the annual custom for May 1 , wor !
In all the union mines In Ohio was BUS
pcndcd last night and will not bo icsume
until the scale , now being made at th
Columbus convention , Is signed. This sue
pension Is not peculiar to the Masslllon ills
trlct , but It embraces the entire staK
Some doubt exists whether It can bo mad
complete , although It Is so In this vallej
If the unorganized miners fall to rcrpec
the aider of suspension It probably wl
be Ignored elsewhere. Thirty tliousan
miners are directly affected , and the OhI
convention Is of vital concern to WOW 1
other states. _
ICanllni * Mayor Appoint * Officer * ,
ItAWLINS. Wyo. , May l.-Spcclal.-A (
the city council meeting lant night ne <
trustees were sworn In , J. H. Clause wa
elected president of the board. Mayor Ru :
mussen's nominations for city ofllcers wer
confirmed us follows : Warren Qalvii
treasurer ; J , T Williams , clerk ; C. I
Hedge , attorney ; Dan Ilealy , jr. , mursha
Thomas Hanks , night policeman.
Queitlnn f 11x11 for Crocker.
CHEYENNE , May l.-Speclal.-Tr. ( ) .
Wyoming supreme court will hear ann
rnents May 25 to determine whether or IK
the district court can accept ball In tr
case of 12. 8. Crocker of Evannton , Indicts
for the murder of his partner , llarve
Booth. In the meantime Crocker will r
main in jail.
DID NOT TURN OVER CASH
Evidence in the Hill Oase Shows Little
Money Changed Ilnnda.
BIG BALANCE PAID IN CERTIFICATES
Trnnifcr from Trcmnrtrto Tre.iinrer Mntl *
InmiUency of the Cnitltul
Natlannt Hunk tit the Time
shown I'tnlnly.
LINCOLN , Slay 1. ( Special , ) In the cao
of the state against ex-Treasurer Hilt and
his bondsmen In the supreme court , the en
tire day was taken up In the Introduction ol
evidence. State Tieasurer Hartley was on
the stnad Hie grealcr portion ot the forenoon ,
An attempt by Ihe defense lo show lhat ths
Capital National bank hnd bcn made a state
depository was headed off by Judge Wakeley ,
who contended thai the point at Issue and
the only point was that the money of the
state had been Illegally deposited In bank * ,
and that the bondsmen were liable for Iho
whole amount , Including the $230,000 deficit.
But a great deal ot evidence was adduced
going to show the Insolvency of the Capital
National bank , and Implying that such In
solvency was known for some tlmo prior to
Us collapse.
Court adjourned yesterday with the state
attempting to connect Defendant Hill with
the nlficlal bond ns an actual signer. Wit
ness Allen had been prcised upon this point ,
but all his answers had been evasive. Ex
amination of Witnesses Bcnton , Harden and
Ttiuyer had been on the same lines , the
Btato desired to secure evidence showing a
recognition by other state officers of Hill as
treasurer. To a greater or loss degree the
state tiuccocdcd ,
HILL'S BOND PRODUCED.
This morning Lambcrtson produced Hill's
bond for $2,000,000. $ signed by Iho defendant
bondsmen. On this bond Mosher had Justi
fied for $300,000. Outcalt for $150.000 , John
Fitzgerald for $100.000 , C. T. Hoggs for
$100.000 , John E. Smith for $100.000 , Samuel
G. Smith for $100.000. John Ellis for $100,000.
N. S. Harwood for $100.000 , Frank Colpetrcr
$100.000 , 1) . C. Caldwell } 100.000 , Samuel E.
Rogers $200,000. John F. Coad $200.000. John
B. Wright $50,000. John StcFarlnnd $200,000.
John SlcClny $30.000 and I ) . E. Thompson
$150,000. Lambertson read the various
covenants of the sureties to the Jury.
John H. Alford was called lo the stand by
Judge Wakeley. Alford Is bookkeeper In the
state treasurer's ofllce , nnd was In January ,
1891. He had with him a day book or Jour
nal , and wns asked to show Ihe balance of
slate money on hand January 8 , 1891.
Sir. Wheedon objecled on the ground that
lie journal had nol been placed In evidence ,
udgo Wakeley offered it as evidence.
Witness was asked to point out Iho balance
f state money on hand January 8 , 1891.
Sir. Wheedon again objected on the ground
hat no foundation had been laid for the
estlmony , thai It was also Immaterial at
Ills tlmo. Judge Broady also objected on
ho ground that the testimony was Irrel-
vant.
The court sustained the objection , and ad-
Ised Judge Wakeley to more fully lay Ilia
roper foundation for Iho Introduction of the
estlmony , which was done , witness cxplaln-
ng the character of Ihe book ajul Its rela-
lon to Die office ot Ihe slate treasurer.
Wllness Ihen took the book and read the
ntrles , which showed receipts of $1,692,733 and
"Isburssmenls ot $161,014.57 , leaving a bal-
nco of $1,530,788.43.
General Cowln asked the court If the de-
enso could be permitted to object to evidence
n. general at any time , without lumbering up
ho record with continual objections to detail ,
'ho defense at this lime objected to the In- ,
reduction "of the book and all cvldciica con-
iccted with it.
H was held by the court thai objections
oulil b3 made by the defense at any time ,
udge Wakclry then announced thai the tes-
Imony for the state was practically all In.
General Cowln asked Witness Alford If
he journal was the book of original entries.
Vltncss said lhat It was.
"How long did this account run which
hews this balance of $1,530,788.43 ? "
"From November 30 , 1880. "
"Was this account made up of certificates
if deposit ? "
"I know nothing of certificates of deposit ,
ir cash. Thai Is oul of my province. "
"Then all you know Is thnt this record
s a showing of amounts received from county
reasurcrs and deposited In banks ? "
"Yes , sir. "
"In what shape are these amounts which
nake up this balance paid In ? " ,
"In cheeks , drafts , exchange and currency , J3
but with these In detail I have nothing to do. " . " , ]
On redirect examination Judge v3
Wakeley asked witness If there ' > ]
ivas any stalment made up from
he books at the tlmo a state treasurer uuc-
c'eded himself different from what It Is when
he treasurer Is succeeded by another man.
iVItncPs replied that there wns no differ
ence. The books were a continuous record
'rom day to day and year to year.
Resuming the cross-examination , General
Jowln Inquired It theio was a cash book kept
n Iho olllco of Ihe treasurer or any olher
xiok containing a similar showing. Witness
evaded this question by saying It was a mat
ter with which ho had nothing to do.
"But Is there not a cash book In the of
fice ? " persisted General Cowln.
'That I never touch , " replied the wltneu ,
and he was excused amid considerable morrl-
mcut.
TESTIMONY OF THE AUDITOR.
Stale Auditor Eugene Moore said that ha
assumed his ofllce Janaury 14 , 1893. Identi
fied his signature on a statement of the con
dition ot rtio stale's funds on lhat date , and
Iho documenl was placed In evidence by
Judge Wokclay. Bui he afterward corrected
himself and said ho desired to offer only a
portion of Iho statement. Judge Broady ob
jected to any of It going In as evidence un
less all of it be offered.
The court overruled the objection , saying
that If the defense wished to offer the bal
ance of Ihe documenl U nilgai , bill the court
held thai now was not the proper tlmo. Sir.
Wheedon began a cross-examination of Audi
tor Stoore prior lo the direct , but did not
long continue It.
Judge Wakeley offered In evidence another
document purporting to bo a statement of tha
state's financial condition from January 1 t" ,
30 , 1893. Witness Identified the signature ot
John E. Hill.
Sir. Wheedon drew from witness that ho
was not state auditor at'.the time this state
ment was filed , as his term of office began
subsequently. Found the stalcmcnt among
the official files of the office.
Ex-Slute Auditor Tom Bcnton was re
called. WItncrs said ho surrendered his of
fice on the 14th day of January , 189.1. Identi
fied his signature on the statement of settle
ment between Hill and Bartley. Described
In detail the nature of the document , Tha
statement had been made up from u report
of the state treasurer made to the auditor ,
January 5. Witness knew nothing of the re
liability ot the elalcment otherwise than tha
signature of Hill. There were three cop leu
made , ono for the auditor , ono for the In
coming treasurer , and one for the outgoing
treasurer.
Sir. Wheedon , on cross ] examination , asked
what luie hadlbeen made ot the paper. Beforft
witness could aiuwer Judge Wakeley objected
on Iho ground of Improper cross-examination
and wan sustained. But Mr. Wheedon drew
out that them were endorsements on the
back of the paper which had not been ( hero
when he went out of office.
Stale Treasurer Joseph S. Hartley said ho
had been furnlnhed a statement ot the finan
cial condition of the male when ho suc
ceeded Hill , and had Ihoughl It was In hla
desk , but had lately been unable to find It.
He then Identified the document In ovldenca
as the lost statement. Witness eald tha
greater portion of the stale funds had been
turned over In certificates of deposit on
'
various 'banks. Said that the certificates ot
deposit In the Capital National bank were
three , 1150,000 , $100,000 and $35,000. In
other bankt there were In First National ,
Lincoln , $200,000 ; Merchants National , Omaha ,
$69,000 ; Arrcrlcau Exchange , Lincoln , $81-
000 ; Columbia National , Lincoln , $ $0,000)
