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MOVED TO IMPEACH BAYARD
Representative Barrett Stirs Up a Lively
Time in the House ,
DISCUSSION TOOK UP MOST OF THE DAY
Hoeent A < lilre N of the AitiltaxKitilor
"o KiiKland Ilixiiiillr Ilenonnecil
liy the Iteiitilillenii Memliern
Crlnii LeailH lit HufetiHe.
WASHINGTON , Dec. 10. Reprcssntatlve
William H , Barrett of Massachusetts enjoys
the distinction of being the author cf the
most thrilling Incident In the present hou of
representatives. Ho threw a bombttull In
that body coon after It convened , by offering
a resolution Impeaching Thomas F , Bayard ,
ex-secretary of state , and now United States
ambassador to the court of St. James , for
high crimes nnd misdemeanors. The grounds
advanced were utterances of Mr. Bayard , de
livered before the Edinburgh , Scotland , Philo
sophical Institute , November 7. In this
speech , Mr. Bayard spoke of "protection" as
n form of "state socialism , " ami said It had
done moreto "foster class legislation , " "breed
" " " ' 'lower the
Iniquity , "corrupt public life ,
tone of national representation , " "divorce the
ethics from politics" than any other i < lngle
caur ? . Such reflections on the government
policy by a United States ambassador bsfore
i foreign audience , the resolutl n ice tel , we-e
In fcrlous disregard of ins proprieties ami
obligations , nnd calculated to Injure our na
tional reputation. It concluded by Instructing
the foreign affaire commltUe , which was em
powered to sand for persons and papers , to re
port "by Impeachment or olhcrwlje. "
Mr. BarrUt's resolution had been prsceded
by one by Mr. McCall of Massachusetts In
n milder tone. Mr. McCall's resolution went
down bcfoYe an objection , and then it wns
that Mr. Barrett sprang his Impeachment resolution
elution as ono constituting n question of
privilege.
Ths- following ore the McCall resolutions :
M'CALL'S HESOLUTIONS.-
Whcrenn , ThomiiH F. ILiynnl. the nmbnt- ?
xnilor of the United States to Great Britain ,
Is reported by the London Times , a news-
jinper , to have paid In n public speech , deliv
ered in Boston , Knglaml- the 1M day of
August , IS'Jj. "The president stood In the
tnlilHt of a strong , pelf-confident nnd often
times violent people , mun who nought n real
man to govern the people of the United
Stiitcs , " nnd
WhcrcnH , Said Bayard , is further reported
l > y the press or this country to have said in
u public speech , delivered In Edinburgh ,
Scotland , on the 7th tiny of November , 1&W ,
"In my country , I have witnessed the In-
patlabln growth of n form of 8pc.iallin ,
htyled piotectlon , whlcli bus" done 'more to
corrupt public llfo , to banish men of Inile-
pendent mind from public councils and to
lower the tone of national repressntatlon
than any other single ennse < Protection ,
now controlling the sovereign power of tax
ation , has been perverted from Its proper
function gf creating revenue to support
the government to an engine of selfish profit ,
allied with combination ! * , called trusts. II
tbUH IUIH sapped the popular conscience by
Hiving- corrupting largess to special claFSu ? ,
and jt throws legislation Into the political
inatkut , where Jobbers and chafTerurs take
the place of statesmen. . ' ! anil ,
Whereas , u Is not ono of the functions of
an ambassador to Insult , In the country to
which he Is accredited , the people no la
Kiippo'-ed to represent , und It consistent
neither with the character of the olllce. nor
with tbo dignity and Independence of the
people of the United States , that their am
bassadors abroad should make violent parti-
Han Fpeeches on questions rclatlnir to our
domestic policy upon foreign soil. There
fore , IKS il
Resolved , That the president bo and he Is
hereby requested to Inform the houpe of
representatives , If not Incompatible with
the public Interests , what steps , If any , hu
lias taken to ascertain whether said Bayard
mndo mid ppceches , nnd If be has ascer
tained that be did make salt ] speeches , what
Hlcps , If any , he hbs taken to recall' ' or
censure said Ilayjircl.
MR. BARRETT'S BOMB SHELL.
Mr. Barrett's resolution Is as follows :
I 'do Imncucli Thomas F. Hnvard , United
State ? , ambassador to Great Britain , of high
crime * and misdemeanor ? , on the following
Ki omuls :
Whureni , The following report of a tpeech
delivered before tbo Edinburgh Phlllsophlcal
Institution by lion. Themes F. Bayard , am
bassador of the United States of America
nt tbo court of Great Britain , Is published
in the London News , under date or Novem
ber 8 , 1M5.
Ho then quotes the Assocla'ed prc-ss dis
patch containing the report of the ppesch
and the comment , and closes as follows :
And , Whereas , Such reflections on the
Hovornmonj , policy and people of the United
States by"an ambassador of the United
Btatcs In a foreign country , nnd before n
foreign audience. Is manifestly In serious
dlnreftiinl of the propilctles anil obligations
which should bo observed by nn official rep
resentative of the United States abroad and
calculated to Injure our national reputation ,
bo it
HpHolved , By the house ot representatives ,
That the committee on foreign affairs be
directed to ascertain whether Bueh state
ments liavo Iwen publlc'.y made , and , If
co , to report to tbo house such notion , by
impeachment or otherwise , as shall bo
proper In the premises. For the purpose of
this Inquiry the committee IB authorized to
send for persons nnd papers.
DEBATED FOR THREE HOURS ,
Mr. Critp , me leaner or tne minority , maue
nn unavailing attempt to contest the privi
leged nature of the resolution. Speak.'r ReeJ
overruled Mi point of order and the resolution
was thrown Into the arena of debate , where
It remained three hours. Th ? republicans
trek the position that Mr. Bayard's speech
roi.&tltuted an offense against the country
that calloi ) for a stern rebuke , If not his
recall. The democrats took the position that
Mr , Bayard's utterances did not by any
stritch o | the Imagination constitute grounds
for Impeachment. Mr. Turner of Georgia ap
plauded them , asserting that they were not
even n breach of propriety ,
The democrats took the position that the
resolution was largely "buncombe , " to give
the republicans an opportunity to air tlislr
protection views. Those who 'took part In
tha debate wfro : Mesurti. Barrett of Muraa-
chn ; tts , DhiKley of Maine , Grow of Penn
sylvania , Illtt of Illinois , Cannon of Illinois ,
republicans , and Messr * . Crirp of Gorgla ,
McCreary of Kentucky. Money of Mississippi ,
and Turner ot Georgia , democrats.
Mr. Illtt , who will be chairman ot for-
rlgn affairs , advised Mr. Barrett to amend
thu resolution by striking out Iho words In-
utructlng the committee to "report by Im
pediment or otherwise" and thin was finally
done.
done.Mr
Mr , Crisp moved to refer the resolution
to the judiciary committee , which , being
voted down by a strict party vote , 90 to 207 ,
( hp democrat ! contented themselves with
simply voting vivo voce against the resolu
tion , whlcli wfis adopted without a division.
Mr. McCreary. democrat of Kentucky , Im
mediately objected , when Mr , McCall's col
league , Mr. Barrett , republican of Mossa-
chutrttt- , came forward to a qirstlon of privi
lege , and , tending to ( he cleric , had read a
n olutlon for the Impeachment of Mr.
Bayard.
Both resolution ! complained of Mr , Bayard's
reflections un America' * protective system as
"fist ) Doclallsm , " and of his reference to
tbo United Slates needing a "real man like
Clf-vclnncl" to govern "a strong , self-confident
anil often time * violent people. "
Thu Barrett resolution declared Iheso niter-
aijces were , In manifest disregard of the
prcprlftlrs and calculate to Injure our national
reputation , and It directed the foreign affairs
committee to examine the- utterances In that
fpotch nnd to draft nnd report articles of
Impeachment to the linuic.
Mr , Crisp was on his feet as teen an the
reading ol the resolution wan concluded anil
r.ilid ( he point nf order that the resolution
did not commute a question ot privilege.
Mr. Barrett made reply ,
BAYARD AND VAN BOREN COMPARED.
Speaker Reed overruled the point ot order
and Mr. Barrett took the floor to inako his
argument In favor ot thu adoption of his
resolution. A bush ( ell upon the house. It
was the first exciting Incident of the ses
sion. Mr. Barrett spoke clearly and forcibly
but calmly. H < ) contentful that Mr , Bayard's
utterance from a public servant reflected upon
our domestic policy and vert intendtd to
aggrandize hla party , not his country. He
Irew a striking parallel between the caupe
of Mr. Bayard and that of Martin Van
iliiren , whose nomination was rejected by ( he
icnatc , because as a secretary ot state he
liad given to our minister to Great Brltlan
secret Instructions to deal with the- British
foreign office In a manner calculated to In
crease the prestige of his party In this coun
try.Mr.
Mr. Barrett quoted the strong words * of
Daniel Webster denouncing Van Iturcn's con
duct an that occasion for being "the repre
sentative of his party Instead of his country , "
Mr. Barrett was given several rounds of
Applause by the1 republicans.
"H Is true that Martin Van Bnren's nom
ination was rejected by the ssnate , " slid Mr.
Cooper of Florida , Interrupting the Massa
chusetts reprcscnta'lvc , "but Is It not also
true that In 183G the people ot the United
States vindicated Mr. Von Buren by electing
him president of the United States ? ( Ap
plause from the democratic side. ) And I
give you notice , " IIP added , shaking his finger
ot the republican side , "that Mr. Bayard maybe
bo vindicated In the same manner. "
The republicans were amuved at this pre
diction of Mr. Cooper regarding the possible
future vindication of Mr. Bayard and broke
Into a cheer when Mr. Barrett called Mr.
Cooper's attention to the fact thnt four years
after Mr. Van Buren's vindication In 1810
"ho was burled so deep that he was never
heard of afterward. "
SPEAKER CRISP TO THE -RESCUE.
Ex-Speaker Crisp replied to Mr. Barrett In
rather an Ironical tone. The purpose of the
resolution , ho said , was evidently to give the
gentlemen on the other side something on
which to air their views on protection. He
did not think that any gentleman elected tea
a scat on the floor of the house believed this
resolution contained grounds for Impeach
ment.
"If you Impeach Mr. Bayard for those
words , " said the ex-speaker , "you must Im
peach a majority of the American people. "
The republicans Jeered at this , but Mr.
Crisp proceeded to recall the overwhelming
republican defeat that followed the enact
ment ot the McKlnley protective measure.
Ho added that now , It the republicans bs-
llevcd so heartily In high protection , they
Bhould bo bravo enough to frame and pas a
bill ; It was the only way they could Justify
their position.
Mr. McCall followed Mr. Crisp , and eald Mr.
Bayard made a violent partisan speech , ob
viously ono of Impropriety. Mr. Bayard , he
said , had misrepresented the American people
by saying they needed a strong master. The
people of the United States have no master.
The president was their servant. He moved
to amend hi > resolution so as to Include In It
the extract from Mr. Bayard's Boston ( Eng
land ) speech , Incorporated In Mr. McCall's
resolution.
Mr. Dlnglsy of Maine followed Mr. McCall
and took the ground that Mr. Iftiyard was an
ambassador of the United States and the
question whether he should so far forget his
duties as to denounc ? the policy of one-half
of the people , of the United States.
"Has the ambassador of this country the
right to go upon a platform In a foreign
country and denounce one-half ot the people
In the terms used by Mr. Bayard ? "
Mr. Crisp : "Any citizen , no matter who
ho. may be , or what position he. occupies , has
the right to say what he thinks upon economic
questions. "
TIME TO TEACH A LESSON.
In reply to a question by Mr. Crisp , Mr.
Dlnglcy declared nmld applause on the re
publican side that his personal opinion was
that the offense of Mr. Bayard was Impench-
able by the house. Whether It was policy for
the house to Impeach was another question.
"I am very glad to get the gentleman's
opinion , " ssld Mr. Crisp.
"I believe , " concluded Mr. Dlngley , "that
-example should b ? made ot some of these
gentlemen who are constantly violating the
principles .and propriety of official life. Mr.
Bayard should bo publicly condemned. "
Mr. Wlwoler of Alabama atked why the
republicans , It they were so solicitous of tlic
conduct of cur representatives abrcad , had
not recalled Robert C. Schenck , the United
States minister to Great Britain , who had
been guilty of cheating the English with
worthies. ] mining stocks.
The republicans smiled , but no on ? deigned
to make a reply.
Mr. Cummlngs of New York , who got thc-
floor at this point and Injected some humor
Into the debate , said he did not knqw whether
the pndlng resolution had been brought Into
tlu house under false pretenses , but he did
know that the resolution was based upon a
newspaper spleen ; that It was brought In by
a newspaper oJltor ( Mr. Barrett ) and backed
by another editor ( Mr. Dlngley ) . He himself
was n newspaper man and he congratulate. !
th ? newspaper men of the country that they
at last spoke from the flc-or or the house.
( Laughter. )
Mr. Cannon of Illinois thought that the res
olutlon should go to thei Judiciary and net
the foreign affairs committee. 'He ' might ha
doubtful as to the propriety of Impeaching Mr ,
Bayard , but he- did believe that the Edinburgh
speech should be condemned and that It was
the duty of the house of representatives to
express Its disapproval by adopting a resolu
tion of censure.
Mr. Turner of Georgia too-k the-position that
Mr. Bayard's utteiance , If correctly re-
prted , did not oven constitute an Impropriety.
Mr. Johnson of Indiana , speaking to th :
resolution , denounced In unmeasured terms
the course of Mr. Bayard , who' , he said , not
only disparaged a civil policy of the United
States , but Impugned the honesty and In
tegrity of those who advocated that policy.
MODIFIED THE RESOLUTION.
After some further debate by Messrs. Mc
Creary of Kentucky , Grow of Pennsylvania ,
Money of Mississippi , and McGuIre of Cal
ifornia , Mr. Barrett , on the suggestion of Mr.
Illtt. requested unanimous consent that his
resolution be so modified that that portion
of the resolution making It mandatory upon
the committee to "report by Impeachment ,
or otherwise" should be stricken out.
There was some parliamentary sparring
over the point as to whether the striking
out of those words would not divest the reso
lution of its privileged nature , which the
speaker decided In the negative , whereupon
Mr. Crisp objected , Faying that he wanted
the other sldo to go on record as voting for
impeachment ,
Mr. Barrett then closed the debate In a
brief speech , In which ho said he would not
have- Introduced 'the resolution had not twms
one objected to the resolution of Mr. McCall.
This subject WUB one near to the hearts of
the American people and should bediscussed. .
When the previous question was demanded
Mr. Crisp moved 10 refer the resolution to
the judiciary committee. This was lost on
a rising vote of SO to 20fi ,
Mr. Crisp demanded a yea and nay vote ,
which was taken , resulting 90 to 207.
Mr. Cannon moved to strike out the words
"by Impeachment or otherwise" and his mo
tion waa agnvd to.
As amended the resolution was adopted
without a division.
Mr. Fisher of New York offered for Im
mediate consideration a resolution to Instruc'
the commltUo on naval affairs , when ap
pointed. to Investigate the reporln that the
battleship Texas was faulty In construction
and also to report upon the plans , construc
tion , cust and seaworthiness of the ship. Mr.
Crisp objected ,
The following committee on accounts was
announced : Aldrlch of Illinois , chairman ;
Odell of New Vork , McCall of Tennessse ,
Traccy of Mlscourl , Long ot Kansas , Rusk
of Missouri , Price of Louisiana.
Then , at 3:35 : p. m , , the house , on Mr.
Dlngley'g motion , adjourned until Thursday.
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COLON , Colombln. Dee. 10 ( New York
World Cablegram Special Telegram. ) A
parly of sovfn American unveclarlan mission
aries are passing through the Isthmus , on
lhlr way lo Crutral Ametlci , Among them
Is llev. Ml Arthui act ) hlu wife. They have
agricultural implements and other equip
ments with them and 'intend lo nuke tha
missions which thry rp about to establish
self-supporting. Fearing that others may
compete with them In this enterprise , they
refuse lo say much about tlif-lr plans or their
exact destination. U Is rnppoujil that they
cxpict to obtain coueldrrublu tracts of land
cr other concessions ut x very moderate tost.
MEETS AT ST , LOUIS IN JUNE
Republican National Convention Located
on the Fifth Ballot.
SAN FRANCISCO LED AT THE START
COIIMt City l-V -ll > lH-ll ItN I'llll
StrctiKth on ttir Klrxt llnllnt Plre
Cltlrn 1'rpHont Their ClnlniH
anil AttriiutloiiN.
WASHINGTON , Dec. 10. The republican
convention will be held at St. Louis on June
1C next. That was tlit decision reached by
the ircpubllcan national committee , today ,
after spirited balloting lasting two hours.
The successive ballots arc shown as follows :
The morning was spent In hearing speeches
In behalf of the contending cities , the doors
being open to the various contesting dele
gations. This concluded , the committee
began Its afternoon session behind closed
doors. An cngcr crowd choked up the corridors
riders leading to the committee room and
awaited the announcement of results. The
first Important question of the afternoon was
the fixing of the date of the convention. The
executive committee reported a resolution
favoring June 16. This was amended by
Commltreeman Lannan of Utah in favor of
August 18. There was sharp debate nnd Mr.
Do Young of California finally proposed a
compromise between June and August , viz :
July. The De Young and Lannan amend
ments were both defeated , nnd then , by n
practically unanimous vote , the date was
fixed at June 1G.
Then came the main contest between the
cities. There was much excitement ns the
ballots proceeded , the. commltteemen from
the interested sections hurrying nnd seeking
to effect combinations. At the outset San
Francisco secured one more than the nineteen
claimed from the first. The announcement
of Its lead was greeted with enthusiasm
when It reached the outer corridors. The
strength of St. Louis was somewhat grsater
than had been expected , while neither Pitts-
burg nor Chicago made the showing antic
ipated. St. Louis gained steadily on each
ballot. San Francisco sought to meat this
by drawing the votes of Chicago , but with
out avail. The first ssrlous break occurred
when David Martin of Pennsylvania led the
Plttsburg forces toward St. Louis. In the
last ballot San Francisco forces broke for the
first tlmo , Michigan , Wyoming and Connec
ticut going to St. Louis. That settled It
and gave St. Louis the convention. The
choice was made unanimous on motion of
Mr. De Young of San Francisco.
It was half-past 10 o'clock when Chair
man Carter rapped the meeting to order nnd
the roll of commltteemen was called. There
was no response when several states were
called , the absentees being Alabama , Cali
fornia ' , Delaware , District of Columbia , Ken-
tuck'y , Mississippi , Missouri , New York ,
North Dakota and "Wyoming , but It was said
there were commltteemen or proxies for most
of these states in the city. Alaska had a
representative.
CONGRATULATED GOVERNOR BRADLEY.
Mr. Hahn of Ohio read the telegram of
congratulation sent to Governor Bradley of
Kentucky by a special committee , of which
ho was chairman.
To Hon. William O. Bradley , Governor of
Kentucky , Frankfort , Ky.S The republican
national committee now In session extend
their cordial congratulations on this , the
day of your Inauguration as governor , upon
the splendid repubican : victory which hns
been achieved In Kentucky under your able
and gallant leadership. As colleagues and
friends during many years we have learned
to appreciate nnd rcs-pect your devotion to
the republican cause , which IB ever.-'the
cause of the people , nnd It now affords UB
especial pleasure to note your election to
the executive clmlr of your native state
We wlhli for your administration the great
success which we believe you are sure to
achieve , You have redeemed the home of
Henry Clay , and Kentucky , under your
leadership , will be as It wns under the great
commoner , for protection.
W. , M. HA N of Ohio ,
Chairman of Committee.
Chairman Carter asked the delegates to
agree to a half-hour limit for presenting the
claims of their cities.
Powell Clayton of Arkansas moved that
delegations be heard In alphabetical order by
states. His motion was carried.
At this point Chairman Carter impres
sively addressed the meeting In on unex
pected direction. He said he was not ac
customed to notice the "
many "silly , un
founded and malicious stories" put afloat
at times with a purpose to arouse prejudice
and excite 111 feeling , but a reflection had
been made on the members of the national
committee and they had been placed before
the country In an unenviable position.
"Under such circumstances , " sold Mr. Car
ter emphatically , "I desire to state in be
half of this committee that at no time , under
no circumstances , directly or Indirectly , hao
any person or persons urged that the good
graces of this committee Bhould be Influenced
There was a ripple of applause at the an
nouncement. Mr. Carter proceeded to state
that geographical considerations largely In
fluenced the feelings of the committee. And ,
he went on , aside from this the only pur
pose of the committee was to consult the
purposes nnd requirements of n greater gath
ering and to make a choice based wholly on
fitness.
OPENED THE FLOODGATES.
The preliminaries over the oratory began
and General N. P. Chlpman of California
was Introduced by M. H. DeYoung to pre
sent the Golden Gate's claims. '
Gorge E , Knight and M. II. De Young of
California also presented San Francltco'e
claims. Samuel Allerton and Mayor Swift did
the came for Chicago. St. Louie was urged
by Mayor Walbrldge , ex-Congressman Frank
and S. M. Kennajd ; , and then Now York's at
tractions were set forth by General Daniel
Butterfleld and Murat Halstead. Then Pltt ! -
burg , thtlart of the big four , had her case
urged by Representative Dalzoll.
The cpecchmaklng closed by Representa
tive W. A , Stone seconding Dulzoll's pres
entation of Pittsburgh claim , and then
the committee adjourned until 2 p. m. , when
balloting was begun.
On the announcement of the decisive bal
lot there was a. rush for the St. Louis head
quarters , where all the delegates from that
city gathered with Missouri congressmen and
politicians at large. There was a great hand-
ehaklng and popping of corks for a few
minutes , with occasional cheers , until Clark
H. Sampson was lifted to a table In reply to
calls for a speech. While , he was talking
the room was filling up and Congressmen
Joy , Bartold and Cobb soon appeared , and
then the Plttsburg and California delegations
pushed In to congratulate their rival ,
' The appetite of the crowd for speechmaking -
making was remarkable , and many of the
delegates were called upon to mount the
Impromptu rostrum. Ex-Congressman War
ner , Mayor Walbrldge , Chauncey I , Fllley ,
Seth W. Cobb , democratic congressman from
St. Louis ; Knight of California , Richard C.
Kerens , Harry Ford of Plttsburg , Congress
man W , A , Stone , Nathan Frank and several
others were called upon tq talk. All cf the
visitors claimed St. LouU had been their
second choice , and took defeat with good
nature.
After concluding the ballot the committee
took up the question of territorial delegatea
and recommended that New Mexico , Arizona ,
Utah and Oklahoma each select four dele
gates In addition to the two heretofore- '
choien , <
A hearing was accorded Mrs. J. Ellen Fos
ter of Iowa , who spoke of woman's ' Influence
In behalf of ( he party.
At G o'clock the committee had completed
Its luborj and adjourned. The executive com
mittee Ilicii held a brief session to arrange
the details of the convention In accordance
with the determination of the full commit
tee.
tee.The
The executive committee , at a secret melt
ing during the Afternoon ; appointed a sub
committee of seven memberr ana delegated
to It full powers to mak $ the-nrranpsments
for the notional convention nt'St. Louis. The
subcommittee (9 ( ; Messrs. Manley' of Maine ,
chairman ; Carter of Montani } Clarkson of
Icwa , Kahn ot Ohio , CUytlm of Arkansas ,
Campbell of Illinois and Kerens ot St. Louis.
The St. Louis people are a happy set to
night nnd everywhere are -belns congratu
lated. Tonight they held a Jollification meet
ing at their headquarters. *
San I'rnnt'liHco Glnil , Anyway.
SAN FRANCISCO. Dec. 10. Local politi
cians and Callfornlans In general express the
opinion that San Francisco may Justly fcol
gratified over the fight It has mndo to Bictirc
the national republican convention regardlois
of the action the national csmmltlcemen
shall take. Money has been subscribed liber
ally and a plucky fight made and It IB be
lieved that even it another city was chosen
San Francisco was only defeated because of
Its relative geographical position rather than
on account of a failure to fcxcrt any effort
that might have produced the desired result.
Throughout the contest Ban FianclPco has had
the active support of J. II. Mdnley of Maine
and other prominent leaders whoso champion
ship has done much to dlrpl the belief pre
vailing In the east that a national convention
could not b ? held west of ' the Hocky moun
tains. l ,
I.XSlIlUJKVrS AIU3 COXtBXTKATIXC.
Heport that Thuy Iii/eiul / StnUlnur
Their Vortimen on a I'ltehv < l Untile.
HAVANA , Dec. 10. According to trust
worthy Information Just received hero by the
correspondent ot the Associated press , the In
surgents have been making' rapid progress
through the province of Santl > Clara since the
defeat of Colonel Saguro ab Iguara. The
forces commanded by Oomcr. Maceo , Roloff ,
Sanchez , Carrilll , Guerra , Diaz nnd other In
surgent leaders have united nnd are now en
camped nt Vajaca , about fifteen miles from
Placetns , an Important town on the road to
Santa Clara , nnd a point ol great , strategic
value In Its relation to tho1 seaport of Cal-
beron. From the fact that so many ot the In
surgent leaders have concentrated thtlr forces ,
It Is believed that Gomez and Maceo have de
termined to risk n pitched battle with the
Spanish troops. " The concentration of the In
surgent forces , however , la exactly what Gen
eral Campos Is said to have , been praying for ,
and with the coming of therrclnforcwnents or
troops from Spain , It now Seems certain that
they will be able to strike a decisive blow.
The Barbastro and Mcrlda battalions , which
arrived here yester day from Spain , left
Havana today for San Quontln , and the Cas-
tlll.i battalion departs tomorrow' for Santa
Clara. In addition to 20,000 troops , which
arc expected here toward the end of the
month and the beginning of January , the
Spanish government Is already completlng the
work of dispatching 40,000' more troops to
Cuba. " *
Gerie.ral Luis -Pando , who arrived from
Spain yesterday In command Of a division of
the reinforcement of troops , gave'his Impres
sions of the situation today. , Ho'sald : "I be
lieve that .the war will soon -finished. . If
this isnot accomplished within six months , I
will return to Spain , confessingour impotonc ?
to repress the rebellion. I do not'believe ' that
the United States would galnf anything by
annexing Cuba , because It'.would be the oc
casion of heavy expense tOjthe United States.
Cuba , as ah Independentpower , would also be
a troublesome neighbor for < the Yankees. But
Cuba under Spain's rule , aftof the opening of
the Nicaragua canal , wo'uld bo the world's
warehouse and would derive'great.advantages
from being on-good terms1 with th'e United
States. " .
ITALY' DKFI3AT.IS ACKJV'OWtEUCBli , !
Heavy Reinforcement * . "tV-lll-tnt Once
Go to Al > y llln ;
ROME , Dec. 10. It la , b'fflclally , , announceJ
tttst at the battle of AmbalagT , Major Tosolfl'r
column o'f flve companies ft' ' native troops ,
numbering 1(200- ( men , commanded by twenty
officers and forty nonconimUsloned officers , In
addition to a mounted tatter ? ; of artillery ,
.was defeated , The fighting lasted six houra
"Tha troops wcro surrounded by about 25,000
natives , and when they were'overwhelmed by
vast numbers , they retired , ' But such was
the desperate resistance of the'Itallnna agalnrt
these great odds that Is Is estimated that at
least 2,000 or 3,000 of the lenemy were killed
or wounded. The Italian1 loss U ) not known ,
but of the force mentioned , Major Toselll ,
seventeen officers and 900 of the native troops
are missing. General Arlmonai Is said to oc
cupy an Impregnable position at Makalb and
to have provisions for thrte months. It Is
understood that at the cabinet' council held
last nlgbt It was decided to iend reinforce
ments to the number of 6,000/men / to Mastw-
wah In order to enable General Baratlerl to
crush the Abysslnlans. .t
Moxloo'N m-lntloiin ivttli'Hlie Holy Sec.
( Copyright , 1895 , by Pie IHiblt-hlnit Company. )
MEXICO "CITY , Dec. 0 , ( New York
World T leprara. ) H IS reported that
the federal government Is about to ap
point a diplomatic representative to tils' luly
see In reciprocation of the'nomination of Mgr.
Nicole Averardl , at present apa&tollc nuncio
to France , who Is said to have > ben Instructed
to pioceed to Mixlco to reprint the. ln'cr sti
of the Vatican. Certain of the. newspapers of
this capital assert that Mexico will not send
a minister to the pope , ap such a mission
would necessitate a change In tha nalloral
constitution ,
Have Only TliciiiMolvcti to Illume.
BERLIN , Dec. lO.-In the IlelchEtag today
the chancellor , Von Hohcniojie , denied that
Hie resignation of Boron yon Koeller , late
minister for the Interior , was connected with
the Koclal democratic agitation. The
chancellor also declared the government did
not Intend to Introduce pp'eclal anti-socialist
legislation , but , he added , the government
would administer the existing laws so as
to protect the state anil society. In con
clusion , Prince Hohenlohe said that If the
social democrats complained of the action
cf the government , they only liad themselves
to blame. _
Crexiio'M Xcw ( 'nltliiH.
( CupyrlKlit , 1S33. by I'rexg TuUlHhliiK Company. )
CARACAS , Venezuela , Decv 10. ( New York
World Cablegram SpeclaJ 'Telegram.'Presl ) -
dent Cresrio has appointed * new cabinet.
Juan Franduo Castillo becomes minister of
tlu Interior , Pedro Ezequlel Rojas minister of
foreign affairs , Enriqug refck minister of
finance , Brugal Serra , p THa' works ; Tosta
Garcia , agriculture ; FedericolChlrlnoy , edu
cation ; Ramon Guerra , warfVYbarra Herrera ,
governor of the federal' district , and Jose
Ramon Nunez , secretary 'Ip tiepresident. [ .
Sleet ,
PARIS , Dec. 10. The.conference of the
bimetallic leagues of Great 'Britain ' , France
and Germany opened lie'f'e .today. L. Loubet ,
president of the French Bimetallic league ,
piesldcd. The object yt Ihi 'Conference-
to draft a resolution regarding bimetallism ,
winch will be submitted to. Ihe parliaments
of the three countries , The 'terms of the
reaolutlon as drafted will * b 'submitted ftr
tlu consideration of the delegates tomorrow ,
President Faur'e will receive Uie > delegates on
Friday. _ *
Tupper Will lie I'rentlfr'ofniiaila. .
LONDON , Dec. 10. Thi Globe this after
noon siys It Is rumored t nil/Sir Charles Tup-
per will not return to London after his visit
to Canada to make ( lie jVnal arrangements
far the projected fast transatlantic steamship
line. In addition , the Globe rays It Is be
lieved that Hon. Mackemtl ? Bonell will re
sign the premiership of ' (1)0 ) Dominion and
that Sir Charles T upper will assume the
clMce.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
I'M ii ii ut lleaeli AuiliiiMHailor Ilayaril ,
( Copyrltlil , isai. liy I'n-cs I'ublln line Company. )
LONDON , Dec. 10. ( N w York World
[ Jabligram Special -legriin. . ) Amba jador
Bayard Is not In tle | city. Ho has gone to a
. cniots country place and cannot be reuche.l
tonight.
llrltUli Fleet for VeneiiU'la.
HAVANA , Dec , 10. Au officer , ol a coast
trading tlilp that arrived today Kiya that on
Friday he caw a British ( Hel In the Bahama
channel , off Key Lobo , sailing eastward. It
Is bellmd Venezuela l the destination of
the ships.
FAVORS THE NEBRASKA PLAN
War Department Ideas on the Disposition
of Fort Omaha's ' Site.
MILITARY SCHOOL FOR STATE USES
Secretary 1union ! Think * It All
nnil ( liinrlcritiiixtcr < -
oral llntelielilef t.UoN III *
IJiuituilllleit Approval.
WASHINGTON , Dec. 10. ( Special Tele-
gram. ) There wns good politics In Congress
man Mercer's statement that he proposed f > .
ask congress to establish n't Fcrt Omaha
upon the. completion of Fort Crook , n wootcrn
West Point. It served to draw the flre ot
army officers opposed to Bitch n scheme , who
ale wedded to the famous New York Insti
tution , and , It Is thought , secures for the
present plan to establish a military school
for the youth of Nebraska the hearty co
operation of Quartermaster General II. N.
tiatcheldcr. Congressman Mercer has had
an Interview with that gentleman , In which
the quartermaster general expressed a most
friendly Interest In the proposed bill ceding
the fort to the state of Nebraska for mil
itary purposes.
Mr. Hosewoter , editor of The Bee , for him
self , called Upon Secretary Lament today to
ascertain that official's feelings In the matter
of the proposed school , and was referred to
Quartermaster General Batchelder , through
whose department the matter would first
have to go. Secretary Lament said to Mr.
Host-water that he could not commit himself
without further Investigation He asked the
value of the land , which Mr. Hosewater
thought wns worth between JSO.OOO and
1100,000. The West 1'olnt Idea , said the
secretary of war , was not to be entertained ,
but for a military school for the youth of
Nebraska there was considerable to be said
In favor. He reserved judgment , however , in
the matter until the quartermaster general
shall have an opportunity to pass an opinion.
With a friendly disposition toward the bill
on the part of General Batchelder , It Is now
thought the bill can bo passed.
MORE SUBSTATIONS FOR OMAHA.
Efforts are being made to have two addi
tional subposlofflces added to Omaha , Second
Assistant Postmsstsr General NelHon being
auhtrloy for Jftie statement that efficiency
of subofllces to relieve congestion in the main
office depends entirely upon the number of
subonices In large cities. The subofflce at
Twenty-fourth and Lake streets has made
money for the department , but the oneIn the
potithwest has fallen somewhat behind sub
station B , but no BO much as to warrant Its
discontinuance. Postmaster Euclid Martin
has not looked with a great deal of favor upon
the Idea of adding two additional subofflces ,
but It Is thought his objection will be over
come and two ofllccs added , ens at Clifton
Hill and the othe- ron Vlnton street. The
efficiency of subofTices depntl upon mall clerkf
going out on railroads flf'y or t < 2venty-flve
miles and "throwing" mall for subofflces. It
Is understood that Mr. Martin urges an In
adequate force as the reason for opposing the
addition of the two new substations.
IN A GENERAL WAY.
Acting Secretary of the Interior Reynolds
today affirmed the decision of the commis
sioner In the case of Caleb Cummins against
eGorg'e C. Whattaker , from the Chambsrlaln
land district. South Dakota. The defenil-
hpfP-'homestead application Is heW for. the
cancellation. In thecap's Qf A. G. Brodk'arb'
against John C , Eaklns , from the Mitchell
district , the commissioner's decision is also
affirmed and defendant's timber culture entry
Is' , lo.b ? cancelled for failure to comply with
tbo law.
Miss * Dorcas Moore has been appointed
assistant teacher of the school at the Omaha
and Winriebago Indian agency.
J. E. Blyhte of Mason City , la. , Is stopping
at the Arlington.
N. P. Greely , ons of 'the leading sheep and
wool men of the northwest , hailing from
oGary , S. D. , participated very actively In
Iho recent wpol growers' convention.
B. Howell was named today as fourth-class
postmaster at Iowa Lake , Emmett county , la. ,
vice M. 'II. Follett , resigned.
The following army orders are Issued :
First Lieutenant Frederick Woolcy , Tenth
Infantry , leave of absence for 'tliree months.
Second Lieutenant William G. Fitzgerald ,
Seventh cavalry , Department of Colorado , one
months' leave.
E. Rosewater left tonight for New York to
attend the meeting of the Associated press.
EIJHOI'KA.V APFAIKS.
Senator Call Introduces an Armenian
IlcHnltitliui In CoiiBrt'MN.
WASHINGTON , Dec. 10. Senator Call of
Florida today Introduced a concurrent resolu
tion for the prevention of "the misuse and
cruelty of the Armenian subjects of Tur
key. "
The resolution resiles : "The humanity and
religion , and the principles on which all
civilization reste , demand that tha civilized
governments shall , by peaceful negotiations ,
or. If necessary , by the force of arms , pre
vent and suppress the cruelties and massa
cres Inflicted on the Armenian subjects of
Turkey by establishing a government of
their own people , with such guarantees by
the civilized powers of its authority and per
manence as shall bo adequate to that end. "
Senator Platt Introduced the following joint
resolution :
"That the condition of the Indian terri
tory ap regards population , occupation of
land , and the. absence of adequate govern
ment for the security of life and property ,
has so changed since the making of treaties
with the five civilized tribes that the United
States If no longer under cither legal or
moral obligations to guarantee or permit
tribal Indian government in said territory ,
nnd should at once take such steps as may
be necessary to protect the rights and liber
ties of all the inhabitants of said territory. "
DI2MOCUATS IIAV13 XO OllJKCTJON.
HfimlillcaiiH Can IteorKiuiIxe the Sen
ate if The > - WiMli ,
WASHINGTON , Dec. 10. The democratic
steering committee of the senate today In
formally discussed the question of the n or
ganization of tli ? senate by the republican ? ,
After the meeting Senators Mitchell-of Oregon
gen and Gorman , as the chairman of the re
publican and democratic caucus committees
reepsctlvely , had a conference today , and It
Is understood that Mr. Mitchell was assured
that the democrats would Interpose no oppo
sition to the- republican organizing the com
mittees , In view of the attitude of the popu
list tcnatcrs.
IteroiiuiienilM Illll'N INIIINHII | | | .
WASHINGTON , Dec. 10 , Postmaster Gen
eral Wilson hag forwarded to A 'ornsy Gen
eral Harmon an official notice of the removal
of Assistant Supsrlntendent Hill of the free
delivery system , for "conspiracy" and prac-
t'cally ' suggesting that the fads warrjnt Me
dlimlfgal as conmilsslonsr to Investigate' the
o\crtlme claims of letter carriers. The mat
ter Is now uuder consideration by Mr , Har
mon.
Some Anxiety In Mnilriil.
MADRID , Dec , 10. Dispatches iccelved
here from Havana announce the arrival there
of six transports with reinforcements of Span
ish Hoops for tervlce In Cuba. Qenernli Mar
tin and Pando were also on board. The re
cent movements of the Insurgents In advanc
ing Into the province of Santa Clara have
created considerable anxiety here. The com
mittee which organized yesterday's demon
stration against the municipal council , mem
bers of which are accused of grotg abuses ,
list cabled to Captain General Martinez do
Campos assuring him that he has the sypipa *
tbles of the population of this city In his
efforts to suppress the Insurrection In Cuba.
S AVAHl ) UKMAIXS IMltl-TKHKVr.
ltli Tli * e Arniiml Illm Con-
riilnir III * Aiir | inelilnir Hiiil ,
EAPOL1S , Dec. 11 Bulletin : Hays -
s hanged at 2:05 : n. in ,
1APOL1S , Dec. 10. Before- noon to-
_ larry Hayward will be. hang ? * ! nt
the jail In this city tor the murder uf Cath
erine Glng. Before dark tonight morbid
crowds had assembled In the vicinity ot the
Jail. There was tvcthlng to see cxc pt the
gray walls , and Hi ? occasional opening if the
heavy doors to admit some oftlclnl , yft they
linger d In the vicinity , wai'lng for the tragic
event. At midnight the throng numb.red niv-
cinl hundred , Hayward's swell dinner , the
"last suppsr , " as he proflnMy expressed It ,
was servtd , according to his deslrr , shortly
after 10 o'clock , nnd hr partcok of it with ap
parent relish. Rev. Father Timothy arrived
shortly after not upon the summons of the
condemned man. but In case that at th ? JIM
moment a desire should be expressed by the
hitherto unrepentant man for n spiritual ad
viser.
During the evening Haj-wnrd held i lngthy
oor.veisallon with his atten.l.ints and laughed
nid : jolte.l on his nppr-achlng execution. As
Cni.KIn Sandb rg was covering the windows
of tlu Jail looking Into the alley Harry no
ticed him and shouted :
"That's right , block nut the ganlng crowd.
People wishing to see melll 'i.ive to ijall nl
the morgue , as ? I Intend to cliang ? my qucr-
tors , " and he laughed as he tald It.
To a newspaper man he paid : "I would
like to see the account nf how tills thing
came off and about my actions on the scaf
fold , " and again ho languid as If he were
going to a picnic , Instead of l > ) hU death.
DKMOCIIATS AGAIN IN COXTHOI , .
Carry the City of lloRtoii l y n Very
Si.mil . Plurality.
BOSTON , Dec. 10. The republican admin
istration which has been In control of muni
cipal nffnlrs for the past eleven months was
overthrown at the polls today , after one of
the most spirited and hotly contested cam
paigns In the history of local polities , and
Bcston once more returns to Its old position
In the democratic column. The republican
mayor , Edwin Upton Curtis , was defeated
by170 plurality nnd all branches of the city
government arc democratic , the republicans
long ! control of the board of aldermen and
school committee. Hon. Joslah Qulncy , the
successful democratic mayoralty candidate ,
shewed greater strength than even his own
party expected , and made heavy gains In
nearly every section of the city. Over 75,000
voters went to the polls , the largsst number
over recorded In an election In Boston and
representing over live-sixths of the total
registration. The campaign was fought on
straight party line ? , the democrats making
every effort to redeem last year's defeat , and
their opponents seeking an endorsement of
the reforms enacted by them during the
year.
year.Hon. . Joslah Qulncy , the mayor-elect wrved
as assistant secretary cf state during Mr.
Cleveland's present term and has also served
as a membsr of the democratic national com
mittee. The city declared In favor of licenbe
by over 15,000 majority.
Annual municipal elections were held In
ten cities of the commonwealth today. The
contests In hCelsea , Lynn , Lowell and Wor
cester were hard fought and In each case the
A. P. A. figured largely.
FAMILY rorxn .MLitiiitin.
Iliinil uf IlrlK'ttiuHAl > uulifN Sn | ) | > oiei1
toiinilier Thirty-Five.
DEMING.-N. M. , Dep. 10. Another mur-
dsr of a family is reported from the S.t. Sl-v
men valley. In Arizona , by the renegade
band of Indians from the Son Carloa-reMr-
vatton ; but details cannot bo had. The
father , mother and three children were slain
on Thursday , following the killing of Merrill
end daughter. They were Germans , who had
recently com ? to this ssctlon from , the east
for the purpose of taking up a hqniestcnd
The killing Is reported to have occurred near
Fcrt Bowie , recently abandoned by ths
United States troops. The Indians were seen
by some cowboys about the time of the Mer
rill minder , and their number Is estimated
at thirty-five. Nothing can bo learned ol
the movements of the boldlers and cowboy
posses. A detachment cf the First cavalry
from Fort Bayard Is stationed at Stein's Pass
to prevent the escape of the band into Old
Mexico over the old Geronlmo troll.
FAHMKHS 'I'MIE OF HIGH TA.VI-JS.
Demand the ItexlKiiatloii of All the
County Olllverx.
WICHITA , Kan. , Dec. 10. A dlbpatch from
Slmwnee , Okl. , says that a great deal of
excitement Is prevailing among the settlers
of Lincoln county , and that a committee of
farmers Is In the court house Investigating
the books t oascertain the cause of high taxes-
and seeming extravagance. Saturday last , ac
cording to agreement , 400 farmers went to
the court house In a body and demanded the
resignation of the county officers. The treas
urer , It Is alleged , responded bitterly to their
request and the farmers became so violent
that the cool heads had all they could do to
restrain the others from vengeance. Lincoln
Is an interior county and news Is hard to get
from there.
OK.VKHAL IIAHHISO.V AVI I.I , NOT TALK
ItefnHeH to Alllriii or Heiiy IIIx He-
portetl Miirrluitf.
INDIANAPOLIS , Dec. 10. A reporter
called at General Harrison's residence to
ask as to the truth , of the report connecting
his name with that of Mrs. Dlmmock. Prl-
vats Secretary Tlbbott said the general wao
lying down and could not be disturbed.
"He will not answer your questions , " said
Mr. Tlbbott , "nor express himself In any
way on the subject. His name has been
connected In a like manner In tlu < last year
with those ot a half dozeiv different women ,
among them Mrs. Stanford and a woman at
Vlncennes. He would not say anything In
any way In answer to those rumors , and he
will not say anything now In answer to this
noe. "
AtlileteN Will Not ( Jo to ( ireeee.
NEW YOIUC , Dec. 10. The Woilil today
says : Speaking of the proposed Olympic
ganuH to bo held at Athens next year , that
it Is learned on good authority tliu
New York Athletic clul will fend no team
to curry the "winged foot" to victory on
Grecian noil. The men now In power do not
deem such n move practicable. They sny
the games are to bo held nt n bail tlmu
of the year for ArncilcntiH. In the oases of
the athletes who might bo brought together
under the direction of the Now York Ath-
letlo club. It muy bo mild Hint many of them
would find It Impossible ) to get away from
business , nnd particularly from col It-go , ut
tha time set.
Shot a Colored I'rlze. Flirlifer ,
ST. LOUIS , Dec. 10 , Henry Massey , the
colored prlzo tighter , , \vua shot and Instantly
killed this afternoon by Ni'non ! Casey , a
driver of a garbage wagon. The tragedy oc
curred at a tenement houh'o where both men
llvo with their nfmllles. Casey , \\ho clalmx
that bo shot Mavsuy In defense of hlb wife ,
went to the Four Courts and give himself up ,
Jake Homers and Cascy'avlfo > urn also In
custody , _
MlNNonrl .Stale Poultry Hliotv.
ST. LOUIS , Dec , 10. TUe annual exhibition
of tkr Missouri State Poultry association tvafi
formally o.nsncil tula cvrnln at the Exposition
building with SJ.OQO of tan finest birds ever
placed on exhibition. Mont of the entrle * .
Hhlch conulBt of nil klndH of poultry , come
from Missouri , b'it ' many have been received
from Illinois , Kaitsan and otuc I adjoining
mate * . _
Saw .Mill HyJI - < r jxoliiiK a.
GP.ni3NVILLB , Pa. , lK-c > 10. By the ex
plosion of n liolk-r In the VavVnllUoI Etra
Post , tor. mlU-H from Jivro this evening , En
gineer Fiank Pertiiiu and Solomon Hastings
ucro liibtantly killed , anil fUcphMi White and
Curtlc Johnson fatally hurt , .
.MofciiielilM of Ofciiii Vr.i > l , Due. 10 ,
At NI-.V YarU-'Auiv < 1" ' 'ullv'n ' , "Jrqm
Trieste
BASIS 01 ( THE 1SH DLfflSE
Solomon's Sensational Story Servos to Sup
port a Startling Superstructure ,
BALEFUL INFLUENCE OF THE DEAD MAM
Snlil to IImo Siiiilenirtite < l
HIM ll > imollc 1'oner 111 Hi the Kf-
feelx of a Deadly Oruir In IIU
Career ,
The work of Impaneling a Jury In the tsh
murder case will bo commenced In Judge *
Keysor's court this morning. Up to this tlmo
nothing hns been made public that would
to any satisfactory degree Indicate the line of
defcnso that will bo presented by Mr. lsh'
attorneys. The story of Dr. J. J. Solomcn will
probably throw some light on this subject.
Dr. Solomon claims to have been well ac
quainted with Chnpple , nnd to Imvo had many
dealing ! ) with him , nnd to have evidence that
Chapplo was a hypnotist nnd used drugs for
the purpose of gaining an (11111161100 ( and con
trol over women. According to his story
Chappie Introduced Mrs. Isli as his sister and
had her sign a note with him for $1,000 , pay
able to Dr. Solomon , In a deal for some Mis
souri land which he sold to Cliapplc. Accept
ing Dr. Solomon's story , and ho has a num
ber of documents that , on their face at least ,
bear out his assertions , Mrs. Ish was a vic
tim of Chnpplo's strange hypnotic power nnd
was compelled to do his bidding and pleasure *
ns other women had done before.
"It was In December , I think , " said Dr.
Solomon , "or about a year ago at any rate
that Chappie conic to my nlllco In South
Omaha and Introduced himself. Ho snlil 1m
had been told that I was a Spaniard nnd had.
lived In Mexico. 1 told htm such was the
case , and bo showed me a box containing a
yellow powder , and nskcd mo If I knew whut
It was. I roplled that I did not , and he said
I ought to If I had lived In Mexico. He then
went on to say that If he gave a womnn any
of thru powder he would have absolute con
trol over her. I then said that It must bo
the loco blossom , nnd 1m replied that It was.
I am familiar with the drug and know ot Its
effects when used.
NEGOTIATING A TRADE.
"Chapplo visited me frequently nfter that
and we came to be on very good terms. Ho
was a great hand to trade and we made a
number of dickers. He told me about his love
affairs and said he had a number of women
who were In love with him , nnd wore bother
ing the life out of him , and refused to leav *
him when he had tired of them. Along in
the spring. In April , I showed Chappie u deed
to n section of land which I owned in Barry
comity , Missouri , and ho at once wanted to
trade for It. After some dickering he agreed
to give mo a note for $1,000 , due on July 10 ,
In payment for the land. I asked him whom
he would get to sign the note with him , and
ho replied that he would get Me sister , Mrs.
Ish. I said I would sec * about it. I came up
to Omaha nnd made some Inquiries nnd found
that Mrs. Ish owned a large amount of real
estate and was considered quite wealthy. I
supposed nt the time that she was the slstc-r
In question , but I found out afterward that
the owner of the property wns Mrs. Ish , the
mother of James Ish. At any rate , I told
Chappiethat the note signed by him and Mrs.
Ish would bo acceptable In exchange for the
land , and In n few days Chapplo came to my
office with this note. "
Here the coder nrcacnted a note for 11.000.
dated at South Omaha on April 10 , and made
"payable to the ordfr of'J. J. Salomon at the
cutli Omaha National bank on july 10. The
ncte was one of th : printed forms used by1
he bank ? and was In proper form. It waa
'Igned by "Wllllnm H. Chappie" and by "Mrs.
James C. Ish. " The signature of Mrs. Ish IB
very similar to the writing that Is alleged
! o have born made by Mrs. Ish In the agree
ment sign d with Chappie. The letter "M"
Is but Ulghtly different from the same letter
In the former note , and the letter "I" Is a
perfect counterpart and duplicate of the "I"
In the notts found oji Chappie's pirson and ,
illeged to have been written by Mrs. Ish. Ac
companying the note IB an nflldavlt of Isaiah
Miller , a resident of Iowa. Us swears that i
he was In Dr. Solomon's otllce when Chappl *
came In and eald "Htre , dcctcr , Is that note ,
signed by myself nnd Mrs. Ish. " Dr. Solo
mon t > ald "All right , " took the note to his
private room and returned with a deed , which
ho gave to Chappie. This affidavit of Mr.
Miller was sworn to befors A. II. Murdock , *
notary public at South Omaha , on July 20.
VISITED AN OMAHA VICTIM.
Continuing his statement Dr. Solombn sold :
"That was the last I raw of Chapplo until
the evening of June I , when he came to mjr
olllcs In South Omaha. It was In the evenIng -
Ing , about 8 o'clock. A woman came Into the
olllce first and t-poko to me. Him was Imme
diately followed by Chapplo , who Introduced
her as his sister , Mrs. Isli. I then shook
hands with her and raid 'You are the lady
who signed the note with Mr. Chappie , ' and
she replied that she was. After a few min
utes' talk she eald Him wanted mo to go Ip
Omaha and see a patient. I wpnt with litr
and Chappie. They had a cab and they drovs
mo to a flat on Thlrte-inth street , where I
found a young woman ( differing from an oper
ation that had been performed upon her. I
attended her professionally anil Inlil dm
woman whom Chappie had Introduced as Mrs.
Isli to come to my office the next day and get
some medicine. The ne > t day 1 rjcelved thw
following note from the woman. "
Here the doctor presented a note , written
on a piece of yellow paper , such OH IK useil
In the court hous ; and the city olllces , with
a lead pencil. The note wan as follows : "Mr.
Solotnon , I cannot coino down for the medi
cine this morning , but If you will give It to
my brother It will be all right , and oblige , M.
E. I. "
If the note found on the dead body ot
William H. Chappie and signed "M. B. I. "
was written by Mrs. James C. Ish , ( hero can
be no question but that stic wrote the note
In question. The handwritings on the two
documents are Identical In every respect.
Dr. Solomon says that Chappla called dur
ing the day and secured the medicine for
the sick girl In the Thirteenth street flat.
AFFIDAVIT. OF TUB SUFFERER.
And hero comes another scncatlbnal and
peculiar feature of thecnee. . Thd Identity of
the sick girl WUB Olscovcied and flic proven
to have been another of Chappie's victims.
She was Mary Jones , an unmarried woman ,
17 years of age , and she has made nn alll-
dnvlt In tire case , which Is In Dr. Solomon'H
possession , In her affidavit Mlsg Joneg etatea
that she \vas Introduced to W. H , Chappla
by a woman whom nlie supposed was Mrs ,
Sweeney , In the employment bureau cf Mm.
Sweeney , on N street , In Sonlli Omaha , on
March 17 last. Rue Bays Chapplo was repre
sented to her ag a mini In good circum
stances who wanted to employ her , fitio
went Into u room wltli him and spent sotns
time In a pleasant conversation , during
which ha gave her an orange which she ate.
Frcm that moment shrb.iys slio was In hi *
power. She felt an Indefinable spoil coma
over her , and i\\o \ \ was compelled to do Chan-
| ile'n bidding completely. Sheeny * that lia
hated the mfii , but was completely In till
power and sustained Inlliiiato relations with
him up to the time of Ills ilecth. She went
to Dr. Solomon , who told her that she had ,
lxen drugged and hypnotized by Chappie , and
was not legally or morally responsible for ,
her unfortunate condition. Her affidavit
concludes as follows ;
When I Informed Chappie what my pliysU
olun bad said , tie m-cmcd sony and HUlU ho
would lit Ip me out of my tiouble. At the
eamo time t&klne out of Ills pocket a prpni-
luflmy note nlgnri ] by Mrr , Ish for ilOuO , hu
snIJ : "Mary , you see I am not broke. Thl *
hoconiev due on July 10. and we will thtn b *
In tliHuo to leave for Ohio , " I did not vua
Dr. Holoiuon from Muy 2(3 ( until June 1 , when
lid w a called to uttrnd me professionally ,
\ilch | ho continued to do until I left
Oiiinlia.
Thin affidavit was sworn to and signed by |
rII s Mary Jones beforeJ , F. Itansoin. N
Jiullce of the peace at Florence , on July 26 , '
TALKS WITH CI1A1IMINO CANDOR.
Dr. Solomon nan no Impediment In hl
gpeccli and h * ( urniilifd n great many de-
tallb , icme ot them lurid , lr , the rectUl ot