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ESTABLISHED JUXE 1J ) , 3871. OMAHA , TUESDAY MOUNTS , DECEMBER J7 , 185)5. ) SINGLE COPY FIVE CENTS.
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CARLISLLS DliLAiLD RLPOR1
Ycnr's ' Operations of the Treasury Depart
ment Reviewed at Length.
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ESTIMATES A DEFICIT FOR THIS YEAR
Bt-i'ri-tnry of Hie Trcnmiry Million nti
Kxtcnili-il ArKtinifiit til t'lMor
' of ( llclll'fliicnt of < hc
tnIcil ( Sliitcn - '
WASHINGTON , Dsc. 10. Secretary Car-
flulo's report on tlio statement of finances
was sent to congrm today. It phnws that
the revenues of the government from all
foiircci during tlio ( Heal year amounted to
$ 98,373,203. The expenditures during the
tame period aggregated $133,178,120 , leaving
a deficit for the year of $ l2,80r.,223. As
compared \\lth the fiscal year , 1S94 , tlio
receipts for 1895 Increased $17,070,705 , and
there was a decrease of $11,329,081 In tlio
ordinary expenditures , which Is largely ac
counted for by a reduction of $11,131,035 on
fciiKflr bounties * . Tin revenues for the cur-
ruil fiscal year arc estimated upon the basis
( if cxU'tliiK lawi at $131,907,107 , and the
expenditures at $148,907,407 , which will leave
n deficit of $17,000,000.
Tor the coming fiscal year , ending Juno
30 , 1S97 , the Eocrjtary estimates the re
ceipts at $4CJ,793,120 , and the expenditures
at $157,881,193 , or an estimated surplus of
$ C)08.927. )
The secretary states briefly the facts con
cerning the Issues of bonds during the yc-ir ,
the particulars of which have already b-en
reported to congress.
The secretary devotes a large share of
his report to a discussion of the condition
of the treasury and currency , In the course
of which he makes an cxhaiwtlra argument
In fnvor of the retirement of the greenbacks
OPERATIONS OF TUB THEASUUY.
"Iho cash balance In the treasury on the
Ibt day of December , 1895 , " ho says , "was
tl77,400,380 , being 598,072,420 In oxcssa of
tlio actual gold reserve on tint day , and
$77,400S7C In excess of any sum that It
% trilild ho necessary to USD for replenishing
that fund In cass the secretary should at
any time ho able to exchange currency for
gold. There IH , therefore , no reason to tloubi
the ability of the governmint to discharge
all Its current obligations during the pres
ent fiscal year , and havr * a largo ca"h bal
ance at Its close , without Imposing additional
taxation In any form upon the people ; but
I adhere to the opinion , heretofore ex
pressed , that the secretary of the treasury
ought always to have authority to Issue or
H va In the payment of expenses short time
bonds bearing a low rate of Interest to supply
casual deficiencies In the revenue.
"With a complete return to the normal
business conditions of the country and a
proper legislate p and executive supirvlslon
over expenditures the revenue laws now In
force will , In my opinion , yield ample means
for the support of the public servlc ? upon
the bisls now established , and upon the as
sumption which seems to bo Justified that the I
p ogress now being made toward the restora
tion of our usual state of prosperity will
continue , without yerlouH interruption , It Is
estimated that there will ho a surplus of
nearly $7,000,000 during the fiscal year 1897.
During the flycal years 1891 and 1895 the
ordinary expenditures of the government have
besn deciecsed $27,282,05020 as compared
with the fiscal year 1893 , and It Is believed
that , with the co-operation of congress , fur
ther reductions can be made In the future
without Impairing the efllclency of the public
Kftrvlniv * '
WITHDRAWALS OK GOLD.
Continuing , he says : "The larg ? with
drawals of geM In December , 1891 , and In
January and the early part of February , 1893 ,
wo.u duo almost entirely to a feeling of ap-
preheablon In tlio public mind , which In
creased in Intensity from day to day until It
nearly reached , the proportions of a panic ,
and It was evident to all who were familiar
with the situation that unless effectual stcpy
were piomjitly taken to check the growing
distrust tno government would bu compelled
within a few days to stop gold payments
and drop to a depreciated tilver and papo-
standard. .More than $43,000,000 of the
amount withdrawn during the brief period
last mentioned was not demanded for ex
port , but was taken out by people who had
I ccomu alarmed on account of the critical
condition nf the treasury In Its relations to
the currency of the country. The purchase
of : : , r,00,000 ounces of gold followed , It bslng
In the contract that not less than one-half
of the gold was to he- procured abroad , but
after a largo part of the gold had been fur
nished from abroad the secretary , In older
to prevent disturbance In the- rates of foreign
exchange at a critical period and to avoid a
condition which would force gold exports
nud consequent withdrawals from the treas
ury , acquiesced In a departure from the llt-
* Sal terms of the contract that one-half of
the coin should bo procured abroad , and ac
cepted deposits of gold then held In this
count ) y to complete' the delivery. Ordinary
prudence demanded that the success of the
plan to protect the treasury agalnct with
drawals should not bo endangered by In-
sls-tlng upon a strict compliance with all the
details of the contract , especially as the gov-
eminent count sustain no loss aim tno wnsie
Riucunt of gold stipulate 1 for v.-as oecured.
SAYS HE HESTOUEO CONFIDENCE.
"Tho amount of bonds Issued under this
contract was $02,315,400 and the amount of
KOld received was $05,110,241,02. "
The benellclal eltrcta of this transaction ,
the seoicUry says , vvtro felt Immediately ,
not only In this couutiy but In every othei
having commercial relations with us. "Con
fidence in our securities , " ho continues ,
"was at once restored and these encourag
ing Indications of Increasing prosperity still
continue n ml It Is reasonably cortalti that ,
1C our progress IK not checked by a repeti
tion of latB" demands upon our resourceo , or
by n failure tn meet the Just expectations of
the people In rospict to the reformation of
mir flst'sl system , we are entering upon an
era of nnterlnl growth and development not
surpassed In our history ,
"Tlio batety of the existing situation , Is ,
however , constantly menaced and our further
progress toward a complete restoration of
ronlldenco mid prospeilty Is seriously Im
peded by the defect In our cunency laws
and the doubt and uncertainty still prevail
ing In the public mind , and especially abroad ,
concerning the future monetary policy of the
government. I'nttl these defects In our laws
arc remedied and these doubts arc removed ,
there ean be no satisfactory assurance of
immunity fiom periodical dlstuibihceti growIng -
Ing out of the obligations which tlje govern
ment Im's boon compelled to assume In re
lation to the currency. Our past experience
with the I'nltod ' States notes and the treas
ury notes has clearly shown that the policy
nf attempting to retain these obligations of the
government permanently as a part of our
circulating medium , and to redeem them In
cnhj oij nresfiitatton and. ( elssiio them
after redemption , must Co abandoned , or
that such menus must be nt once provided
ai will havea tendency to facilitate the ef
forts of the trcasuiy to maintain a coin re
serve sulllelent In amount to Keep the public
ft > nst ntly assuicd of the Mobility of our
entlro volume of cunency : uul of out ability
t nil jlinos U pieecrvc equality In the ex-
Thaiiseablo Mifue ot Its various parts.
UELiEF SHOULD un PEUMANENT.
"The latter altcinative which In '
, , my op'n-
lou , If adopted , could only afford tempotary
id.of In tin * existing bttuatlon , neVossjill )
Involves tueh large Increases of the Intel cm
hAarlnc public debt from time to time , and
would Impose poimanently upon the govern-
men' ' buch onerous and Inipproprlale duties
lu relation to the paper currency of the
country , that It ought not to be favorab ! )
nntertalntd , except as a last resort In the
itrupgle for the maintenance of the public
faith ard the preservation of the Inviola
bility nf private contracts , "
"The IsMiof bonds , " ho said , "to proemc
c-n | for the resent ) , which U the only ef
fectual method now available under the livv ,
will unless condition ! ) which have already
be n developed by the present policy arc rad
ically changed , ultimately result In the crea
tion of n public debt much larger than would
ba requited to retire and cancel oil the notes ,
and tli2 annual Interest charge would be much
greater than It would be necessary to Incur
on a new Issue of bonds adapted to the pres
ent circumstances ot the government and the
w II known preferences of Investors If ,
however , an attempt IB to be made to keep
the United States notes and treasury notes
permanently In circulation by ri-lssit s after
redemption and the government Is to be
permanently charged with the duty of sus
taining the value of all our currency , pap r
and coin alike , the conclusion cannot bo
avoldeJ that the policy of Issuing bonds for
the accomplishment of this purpose must else
become permanent and such additional pow
ers must be conferre-d upon the ecretory
as will enable lum to execute the laws re
lating to those subjects with the least pos
sible disturbance cf the business affairs
of Hi' people and th lentt possible charge
upon th treasury.
oitEENiiACics MUST GO.
"I um thoroughly convinced that th's ' policy
ought not to be continued , but that the
United Stales notes and treasury notes
should he retired from circulation at the
carll Et pract cabin day , and that ths govern
ment should be wholly lullevcd from the re
sponsibility of prov'dlng n credit currency
far His people.
'
"It would be difficult , If not Impossibly
to dovlsj a more Inconvenient , oxpenslvo
or dangerous system than the one now In
opeiatlon under the laws providing for the
I'sue , redemption and re-Issue of legal tend -
d r norcs by the government.
"There has 'never ' been a tlmo since the
cluso of the war , " the secretary says , "when
the gradual retirement and cancellation of
the United States notes would not have been
a benefit to the country , nor has there ever
been a tlmo when the Issue of additional
notes of the same character would not have
been Injurious to the country.
"If otti legal tender notes were retired
there Is abundant reason to believe thdt a
very large amount of gold which has b cn
excluded from the country by the excessive
use of silver and paper In our circulation
would promptly return to take Its place In
our currency and constitute a p'rmancnt part
of our medium of exchange. A country hav
ing such extensive trade relations with
other nations as we now enjoy cannot be de
prived ot Its proper shore of the world's
stock of money , and If It adopts and ad
here * to a sound and stable currency sys
tem at home , It will get the best money the
world has because no other kind Is ever
used In In'ernatlonal transactions. As long
as the government leaves our people reason
ably free to trade abroad and does not make
any kind of paper legal tender lu the pay
ment of the debts , It cannot materially or
Injuriously contract the currency by the
withdrawal of Its own notes.
WOULD NOT HE CONTRACTION.
"The retirement and cancellation of legal
tender notes would not necessarily produce
any contraction of the circulation ; and If
such a result should follow and continue for
any cansdeiable period , It would be a dem
onstration of the fact that the volume of
currency previously existing was not needed
In the business of the people , for whenever
the volume Is reduced below the actual re
quirements of trade , the deficiency will be
supplied either from abroad In exchange for
our products and securities , or by the banks
at home , or both.
"Tho United States no'es and the treasury
notes issued In pajment for silver bullion ,
together amounting at the beginning to
$502,012,018 , have been uied and are still
bel'ig ' used to withdraw gold from the gov
ernment whenever our own people or
the government or peoples of other
countries see proper to demand
for any purpose , and under the laws
now existing the secretary uf the treasury hao
no means of complying with these demands
except bj the Issue and sale of Interest-bear
ing bonds under the act of January II , 1875 ,
or by the purchase of gold coin with bonds
cr notes of the United States under Rpoflnn
3,700 of the revised statutes. Against these
demands the treasury has no available means
ot defense except at the uacriflce of the
public credit and the Immediate depreciation
of the entire volume of our currency.
OUR CREDIT UNDERMINED.
"Lomj adherence to a false sjstem has to a
great extent undermined our national credit
so fai as It Is related to the maintenance of
a sound currency , and It must be recon
structed , not merely propped up by frail and
temporary supports. No surplus revenue ,
however large , co'ild extricate us from our
present dlllicultles , on give assurance of
safety In the future unless It should be re
quired to be paid In gold under a system
which would exempt the government from the
obligations to fuinlsh the gold when de
manded to be u ed In marking the payments ;
and It Is scarcely necessary to suggest that
such a sjstem Is Impossible as long as the
United States notes and treasury notes arc
kept In circulation and are redeemable In
gold bj the government Itself on presentation.
"The opinion seema to prevail to some ex
tent that the mere possession of a surplus In
the treasury would prevent withdrawals of
gold and thus render the Issue of bonds for
the ( irotect'on ' of the reserve unnecessary ,
but this view ot the subject Is founded , In
my Judgment , upon < in entile misconception
of the causes that have produejd the with
drawals. Unless I am wholly mistaken they
have very little , If any , relation to the
amount of money held by the government or
to ths amount of money the government has
ability to raise by taxation or otherwise , but
they relate primarily and almost exclusively
to tlio character of money that It might be
able to sunnlv and keen In eirnnlatlnn. Tn
other words , It was apprehension as to the
kind of money to be used , and not as to thp
amount of money on hand , that brought our
secuiltles back from abroad for sale , caused
foreign Investors to withdraw their capital
and foreign creditors to collect th lr debts
and compelled our own people to suspend or
contract their business operations and thus
diminish the Incomes cf emplo > ers and
greatly reduce or entirely htop the wages of
labor.
SIMPLY WANTED GOLD.
"Large withdrawals have seen made dur
ing the last three years blmply because gold
was wanted , and the desire to secur ? gold
vas due to a growing dlftiust of the o'hsr
kinds of currency In circulation , and not
U all to any apprehension that the govern
ment would not be able to dlscharg > all its
obligations In borne kind of paper or coin
Wl.en the icc.'ipts for cubtoms consisted
> eryt largely of geM , as was the caw > prior
to July 1 , 1892 , before the r-sults of our de
fective cunency had besn fully developed ,
a sin plus levciiue enabled the tr asury to
pav out sold without disturbing the reserve"
and , besIdJB , there was at that time no gieat
d iiiaml for cold b > the presentation of notes
for lelemptlon , and theia would , therefore
have been no dllllculty In maintaining ths
res.rve , .oven If th're had been no surplus
In the treasury , but the ccnd tloiii have
entliely changed and an entirely different
lollcy Is d mantled to meet the situation
now exist ng. With or without n suiplus
avenue , the goveinment can now procure
gild on ! > by negotiating loans or by mak
ing purchases under the statute , and this
btato of affairs , which Is the natural rctul *
of cans s st'll ' operative , Is almost certain
to continue- until the causes themsehes ar ?
ren oxed. "
ONLY ONE WAY OUT.
"There Is but one safe and effectml v\jy \ , "
the s rrJtaiy sa > s , "to piolcct our Iroasuiy
against theeo demands , and that Is to retire
and cane : ! the notes which constitute the
only means through which the withdrawals
can bo made. Many pirll.il and temporary
iMvudles may be suggested and urged wllh
more or Icsa plauelblllt } , but this IK the only
one that will ceilalnly remove the leal
ocute of our tr.-ubles and give assurance
of pcimnnent prot eilcn against this it-'cur-
ieno.fi1 In the i"uie ,
' JliU Can bo most successfully and tea-
romically ncroinplliiird by authorizing the
sccisury of the treasury to Issue from tlmt
to lime bunds payable In gold , bearing In
terest .11 a rate not .xcccdlng 3 per timt per
2111:11:11 : ur4 having > long time to run , nnd
la exchange Iho bond * for United States uotcs
andlioapury nMet upon such termt as na ,
be most advantngtoiu to the government , or
to sell them abroad fir gold whenever In hi *
Judgment It U advlstble to do to , and uc.
tlie xolil thnij obtained In redeeming the out
stamllne note < . Under the operation of furl >
a pho It Juillriou ly cxopjjtfd , thPiu could It
( Continued or. Stcor.J Page. )
ru \ n PPTO ninnn HA T\P
GLAR GETS PACIHC ROADS
Chairmanship of the Important OommStteo
Goes to the Iowa Senator ,
DAVE MERCER MAY BE HONORED YET
Chance for Hint to Ni-onrc tin- Head nf
the lliitiHc Ctiiiiiiilttt'i' mi
I'ulillc HtillilliiKN mill
( iriiiinilN.
"WASHINGTON , Dec. 1C. ( Special Tele
gram. ) Senators who desire to make the
Union Pacific a continuous line from Omahi
to the Pacific ocein , have been successful
with tli2 formation of the commutes on
1'aclflo roads In so far as the chairman of the
committee Is concerned , today's disclosures
placing John H. Gear of Iowa , at the head
ot the commltttee. The selection of Mr. Gear
Is acceptable to a grJat majority of western
t'jnators , but the turning down of Warren
and Clarke , one of whom hoped to be on
this committee , Is something ot a disappoint
ment.
Secretary Carllsh In his annual report sajs
under the head of Pacific1 railroads : "Since
my last report bonds for $2JG2,000 Issaed to
the Central Pacific and $610,000 Issued to the
Kansas Pacific have maturad and been paid
by the United States ; and on the 1st day of
January , IS9G , more bonds will mature , viz. ;
$1,000,000 Issued to the Central Pacific , $1,410-
OCO Issued to the Kansas Pacific and $ G40,000
I'suo dto the Union Jaclflc. The total amount
due and to become due on or before the1 1st
diy of January , 1S9G , Is $ G4,623,512 , exclusive
cf Interest , and It Is evident that unless some
adju'tmcnt Is made under authority of an
net of congress payment of this large sum
with accruing Intelest must be provided for
within that time mined. If property of com
panies should unfortunately be forced to
sale under foreclosure proceedings by further
provision and made by congress to protect
the Interest of the government by Increasing
Its security or otherwise , no public official ,
with the limited authority now conferred by
law , will be able to save any considerable part
of this large claim. Congress alone Sias
power to determine the manner In which
this Important subject shall bs disposed of ,
and It Is hoped that such legislation as It
may dcm necessary and proper will be en
acted at an early day. "
WHAT MERCER MAY GET.
While the s eer'ng commlttca of the senate
Is having trouble In pleasing the republicans ,
Speaker Reed Is lying awake nights trying
to solve the problem as to how best to take
care of his Mains frlenls. DIngley , Doutelle
Mllliken , all of whom are entitled to chalr-
mansh'ps A member who ly very close to
Reed said today that Speaker Reed had about
decided to give DIngley ways and means ,
Bout'lle and Mllliken yielding to their col
league , thereby clearing the speakers sky
very cons'derably. ' With this arrangement
perfected. It Is thought Mercer will come infer
for chairmanship of public buildings and
grounds , Mllliken being ths senior hold-over
republican now on the committee. From
a doz'n sources Mercer's name way beard
.mentioned today for this place.
The State department today recslved information
mation that one of the McCarty gang In
Sarpy county had attempted violence upon
the person of a British subject , the Information
mation bsing lodged with the State derart-
in3iit by the British ambassador. Sir Julian
Pauncefote.
The Nebraska delegation has been impor-
tured lately to aid In passing the bill extend
ing tlms of assessment work on oil and min
eral lands , a number of Omaha citizens being
Il.terested In havinc such n measure nlace.i
on the statute books In view of the fact
that committees in neither senate nor houe
have ben appointed and house committees
will probably not be reported before Triday
legislation looking to an extension of time
will not be possible before January 1 , when
amounts due will have to be paid. This will
work a hardship on a numb'r of western
people on account of hard times , but there
seems to bo no redress at this time.
UATCHELDER OBJECTS TO THE BILL
From a talk had with Quartermaster Gen
eral Batchelder Saturday Congressman Mer
cer states that It will be Impossible to pass
the Port Omaha military school bill , General
Batchelder objecting to th ° bill as It gives
no assurance tint the state of Nebraska will
maintain the school after the title is vested
In the state. In view of this Mr. Morccr
will Introduce a now bill ceding the Tort
Omaha reservation to the city of Omaha for
a publ c park , museum and "zoo" garden
This , bill , It Is thought , can be passed early
this season In time to take effect July 1 next.
Senator Allen Introduced a bill granting
to owners of lands of Sac and Pox Indians
In ths btates of Kansas and Nebraska the
right to sell rights , of ways to ths Atchlson
& Nebraska lallway and the Chicago , Bur
lington & Quincy , Its lessee , 100 feet wide
at $25 per acre , the land now w anted bo'ng
In Richardson county , Nebraska. The bill
provides for encroachment of the Missouri
and Gieat Nemaha rivers and will enable
the railroad to remove Its tracks from the
present trend of these streams.
Senator Thurston Introduced In the senate
today a number of bills Introduced by Con
gressmen Halner and Mercer In the house ,
and also a bill for the retirement of John
Tempany , benior veterinary surgeon Ninth
cavalry , at Fort Robinson ,
Congressman Halner Introduced a bill call
ing upon the government to issue orJnanco
stores and equipment to the Elite cf Ne
braska In lieu of like stores destroyed at
Mllford In 1S91.
Attorney ueneral ( Jliurclilll appeared befoio
the supreme court and presented Ms motion
to advance the maximum freight rate case.
The mot'on was printed and no argumsnt
was made. The decision will be Innded
don next Man Jay.
The following transfers In the Third cav
alry are oidersdTlrst Lieutenant Joseph
T. Dlckman , from troop C to troor L ; FIjst
Lieutenant Alexander L. Dade , from troop
L to troop C.
Leave of abicnco for
six months with per-
irlsfilon to go beyond the sea Is Granted Plrat
Lieutenant Trcclwcll W. .Moore , Twenty-s.c-
cnci Infantry ,
The comptroller of the currency his ap
prove ! the Northwestern Nat'onnl ' bank a'
Chicago as n reaorvo agent for tha Klrat
National bink of Lyons end the National
Bank of the Republic of New York as a u -
scrve agent for ths First Nation : ! bank cf
Storm Like , la.
Di-titliM of n Day.
WARRENSBURG , Mo , Dec. 1C. John B.
Wheeler , aged 40 jc rfa , a retired merchant of
this city , dropped dead In the Methodist
Episcopal church during services. Ills
death was caused by heart disease.
WASHINGTON , Dec. 10. Major John
Scott Pa ) no , retired ofllcsr of the regular
aiiny , and member of the Board of Pension
Appeals , died loday , aged 51 years , Inter
ment "III take place tomorrow at Warrenton.
Va , Major J'ayno graduated from West
Point In 1SGC , served In the army until 18CS ,
when he resigned and became associate
editor of HID Knoxvllle , Tcnn. , Dally Whig.
Having been appointed to the army In 18JJ ,
ho ( etved In n number of expeditions against
the IJl 'P8' ' Including Jhs memorable , and
dlsas'rous action * and Belg'a at Milk Creek ,
Colo. , September and October , 1879 , In Jthe
Ute campaign. For his action In this cam
paign ho v\as brevett'd major ,
o
Pardoned n .Sorlnllh.1
IIEULIN , Uec , 16. The Reichstag today
nuspcnded sentence In the case of Hcrr Lut-
Krnau , Hie eoc'all t leader , who was re-
tinned to tlio Reichstag after a rtballot In
( he district of Dortmund , Westphalia , and
who waa sentenced to five- months Imprison *
ni.r.t on tli ? ctiaige of treason for repro-
In his newspaper , the Aibelter
p ; on article headed , "Another cf
Imperial Spvcliei. " At the time Ilorr
iauas \ returned the Vocrwarts organ
rt 'ho ' erc'allst party , said : "flila It ) ( he
ciuwer to Emperor William's up-
r-r.l f r uil'-n ' against the. fcociallsts and to
uitl-socalUt : ! measures. "
M.ui.nn TUO iMcntttAn MACIIIM : < .
Ono AVnM .Xililrranri ? to V. ri. Armour
n ml Aiiolln-r ( n CrnrKP M , IMillinan.
CHICAGO , Dec. 1C. A compli-acy to as
sassinate George M. Pullman and Philip D.
Armour has just come lo light , and every
effort Is being made to apprehend the perpe
trators of the plot. This morning two pack
ages wire received at Postal Station L , cf
which William H , Hanlon Is superintendent ,
directed lo P , D. Armour and George M.
Pullman respectively , and the packages were
finally turned over to Postofilce inspector
Stuart for Inspection. They * provsd to be
Infernal machines' ' , which , had they reached
their declination and been opanod without
tnsplclon by the men for whom they were
Intended , wtuld have blown thfm Into eter
nity. The package.i were Inkon up by Col
lector Philip Klrkwood of Station L One ot
them ho found on the mall box at Wabash
avenue and Fourteenth street and the other
at Wabash avsmie and Twenty-first "street.
The second machine was placed on the box
Just as Klrkwood approached It to make his
collection. Ho saw a man cf rough appear-
once lay a package on the box and walk
away. When he reached the mall box he
found the package to 1 > ? similar to the one
he had picked up at Fourteenth street , and
addressed In the eamo handwriting.
The postal authorities were already on ths
lookout for suspicious packages for Armour ,
as a stranger had told attaches cf his ofllc *
that an Infernal machine vvns on Its way
to Mr. Armour through the mall. A sim
ilar visit was paid Mr. lullman ] Sunday
night , presumably the same parsons who
took the trouble to Inform Mr. Armour's
people. Mr. Pullman ha'd already retired
and did not see the wltn"sy , who nppsared
very much anxious and worried to see the
millionaire lu pcrton. He delivered his mcs-
sage , howevpr , v.'lthcut seeing' Mr. Pullman.
The man who gava the warning Is said to
bo a metal polisher named Owens , but this
has not yet been entirely continued. This
aiteinoon Mr. Pullman made an effort to
locate the owner of the card ) but In this he
\\asi unsuccessful. He dispatched a conflden-1
tlal agent to the pine ? of business specified
on the card , but was told tle | person whose
name It showed was absent , being an out-1
side man and fcldom at the headquarters of I
the firm. Mr. Armour Is now on his way
to Jacksonville , Da. , having left tli ? city on '
Sunday.
The dangerous character , of the packages
has been established bejond' a doubt.
A trial test of their contents was made
and this proved that the packages ccntalricd
an e\ploslv % In force akin to dynamite. The ,
I
packages were about eight Inches long with '
three-Inch cmle. Thty wore wooden boxes ,
each containing a drawer. Matches were sa | '
arranced Inside as to b lanlted bv the fric
tion with sandpaper , \\lilcli was glued to the
box above the drawer , when the latter was
pulled out. The boxes were' well provided
with the explosive , but In thi bottom was
placed a plec ? of lead pipe * several Indies
long.Tho
The arrest of Albert Reaser was made on
the strength cf the statements made by Col
lector Klrkwood , v\ho said that the man
whm he saw place the package on the box
resembled a man who had been arrested last
su-nmer for throwing Etonei at Mr. Pull
man's windows. He was undjr the Impres-
u'on that the men were cue and the same
and Reaser , who was the stone thrower , was
at once brought in. He denl ° s In the strong
est manner that he tent awaj the packages.
TOO MUCH von MHS. iiiAii\n.
llrokf Down III the Conr * Itooiii mill
Soliltt'il 1I > stcrlciilly.
BOWLING GREEN , Mo. , Dec. 16. The
feature of the Hcarns murdertrlal today was
the collapse of Mrs. Hearne , who , unable to
longer maintain the remarkable self-ccntrol
which she had shown thro'ughout the trial ,
covered her face and sabbcd hysterically. The
first Indication ot Mrs. Hearne's breakdown
came as Witness John Stlllwell , nephew of
the murdered man , was picturing to the Jury
the ghastly wound In his uncle's head , and
the climax was reached when the witness
said Dr. Hearne had told him that the mur
der could be explained In two w.ays "It was
el'her ' donr > by a burglar , " Dr. H'arne had
said , "or Mrs. Stlllwell knows all about It. "
At this point Mrs He'rns's self-control
gave wa > and she moinej between her sob's ,
"Oh , I don't want to her that ; I don't want
to hear that. "
While on the stand , during ths dlr-ct ex-
imlnatlon , Mr. Stlllwell was cool and col
lected. His testimony was at flist directed
to describing events nt the Mungcr party.
The witness was then called upon to dPEC"lb3
the position of the body of his uncle and
"ho " condition of the room In which It lay
m the night of the murder/ agreed to
the story already told by R elnrd Stlllwell ,
ven to the smallest details. .
Nev and Important testimony was elic
ited from several witnesses.\vhen Dr. Ver-
netto of Hannibal was placed on the stand.
On December 29 , 18SS , he was In St. Louis.
He reached Hannibal about ] a. m. on the
morning of December 30 and went to his
office. On the way he saw Dr. Hearne com
ing from the direction of therStlllwell house.
The time was about 1:15 : The witness thought
Dr. Ilearno raw him , but they did not speak.
A story sensational In the extreme , yet
with an origin that throws dfscredlt upon it ,
gained some circulation here.today. It IB
so unreasonable , In fact , that little or no
confidence Is placed In It. 'It Is the story
of a n'gro servant girl , who claims that MM.
Hcaine rought to Induce her to bribe a Juror.
The woman Is a waitress lit the Emerson
hotel named Roxle Turpln. Mr. Uunnell , pro
prietor cf the hotel , and Ills daughter. Pearl ,
both declare they do no * ( ftke much stock In
the btory of Roxle , becausa she Is a notorious
liar. The girl Insists It Is true.
CIIISPI I > IPIM > S THE OOVRHN.MI.NT.
DciilcM Hint I In- War lit Africa \\'IIH
lli'oiiKlit on liy Ititlji.
ROME , Dec. 16 In the chamber of De
puties today Premier Crls.pl spoke on the
African situation as It affects Italian In
terests , defending himself against the charges
inaJe by Deputies Imbrlanl and C.ivalottl
yesterday , as heonnouncid ho would do.
Ho denied Italy had brought on the war
in Abyssinia , and ho stated the Italian forces
had only acud on thedetfntlve , but had
bicn forced to action for , strategic reasons
The government , he said , * would do Its ut
most to prevent a repetition , of the recent
Incident , referring to the > dfnat and death
of Major To&elll and 700 or more of his force ,
and to br ng peace. Meanwhile Geuj l
Barallerl , who IH In commnnU of the Italian
foices In Africa , had bectii reinforced and
would secure the Italian j > oi.tlon ( ,
Deputy Gastuil attacked Premier Crisp ! In a
speech and declared him a [ republican. He
was called to order upon tjn ! | , but persisted
In this asset tlon , and the ; president of the
Chamber ) suspended the sitting. It was
later resumed , hut after ft Ehoit sesi > ! on
way adjourned , The nevysiupcrs here rts-
clare that the government will demand a
credit of 15,000.000 francs f < r the campaign
In Abysslnn , The Italae wy ; 15,000 men will
b ? sent.
PAYS HlhVIAMCll A VISIT.
, I
iviiaiiccllor : ; Mel Illint nt ( InTialn
n ml l > | . | irlril Him to ) Uu * t'lixtlc.
FRIEDRICHSRUH , Dec. 16. Emperor
William arrived here from Hamburg tliU
afternoon at C. Prince ijltmarck In itio
uniform of the Cuiassiera at the Guard , ac
companied by Count VoiRa'nUua ) , his son-in-
law , and by Dr. Schwealnger , met his
majesty as ho alighted from llio train. After
thanking the empeior for tot honor of his
visit , I'rlnco Blivnarck accompanied him to
the castle , where 111 , royal tiaveler was
hospitably enteratlned by tha ex-chancellor.
The cmpo'or left Fredrtchci'ui | ' ! for Berlin
and Pctidam at 7:15 : ,
Situation SiTtoiiH nl Pi-Hi * .
SYRIA , Dec. 1C The situation in the Itl-
and of Crete in terlous. In the attack upon
1'unday lust by a Urong TurkUh force on
the positions occupied by 'Urn Christians at
Vryje , twen y-four Turks wera killed and
thirty-six wounded. The Qhrlctlani had five
k lied and eight wounded. At Allcampo the
Turks massacred three iiit'ii , two nomen and
five children ,
LOCKED OUT THE TAILORS
Employers Break the Agreement Made with
the Men Last Spring ,
FIFTEEN THOUSAND MEN ARE INVOLVED
i1 Thousand lloro Ma > Join the
tiinltN of the I'lK'iiintov ril nt
An } Time Ni > iItiilcM I'ONtoit
l > > ( IIIItOMSL'N. .
NEW YORK , Dec. 1C. Tonight about
15,000 tailors In this city , Brooklyn and
Jcryey City are locked out. There arc 195
shops In the Emplavcrs' association , and of
this number eighty-three have posted the
new card and the rest are expected to fol
low within a tew dajs. Twenty thousand
workmen may bo Involved , for that Is the
number controlled by the Brotherhood of
Tallcrs In the three cities named. The vary
ing stories of the two opposing factions relate -
late both to the cause and meaning of the
stand made by the contractors. The strikers
Insist that the move of the contractors Is an
attempt to return to the old task system.
This , they claim , means that the contractor
bcccm"s virtually the Judge as , to what con
stitutes a day's work , lie gives an em
I
ploye , for example , ten garments to do per
j day , and he has to do them in order to get
I | credit for a day's work , regardless ut the
time It may take him. The contract which
the employers signed last summer provided
, that tlis hands should work ten hours a day ;
that they should have their own chairman
| who really acted chlelly as a time keeper
In each shop , and that n delegate of the
union should have the privilege of examining
Into the condition of each shop each month ,
he being allowed fifteen minutes for the
work. For the faithful compliance with
these conditions , the contiactors gave bonds
In the bum of $100 for each machine.
The sudden action of the bosses in locking
out their employes Is said by the latter to
be utterly unwarran'ed , and , In fact , a great
surprise to them. They have kept to the
agreement strictly , they tay , and only dcslro
new to be given an opportunity to continue
to do so The contractors admit the signing
of the agreement , but say It was a one-sided
] of It. Others try to make the point that
, they have first broken the agreement be
cause It piovides that In case of rush times
the union shall see that each > hop gets all
the extra men required. This , they assort ,
I the brotherhood has not done.
. Benjabln Wllkosky , the secretary of the
I Employers' organization , Insists , however ,
that the agreement has nothing to do with
the case. "It simply me-uis , " he said , "that
we are going to run our own shops. Under
the present system we cannot dl&charge an
Incompetent man without having the union
down on us , and we have resolved to put an
end to that sort ot thing. " Mr. Wllkosky
denied that there was any Intention to return
| to the task system or that there was any
lockout even.
"We simply put our rules up In our shops.
Those who want to work undei them may. "
The new rules , so-called , are printed with
both English and Hebrew version on each
card. Ths conditions they propose are these
literally :
Tills shop Is open for such "mploves that
will suit our work. No shop chairman 01
walking1 delegate admitted here. Workins
hours nro from 7 to 12 and from 1 to 6 p. m
daily. All employes. mu--t be nt theli ro
utes lat shnll not work before a quarter
of n day. All hands hliort bv the day only.
Payment made each Monday. The pro
prietor Is the only bo s of this shop , nml
the management of it Is undei his control
only.
Both the employes and the employers held
meetings this afternoon.
STIIKKT CAH MLIN OKDEH A S'l llftv ill i
\ll tinMolorm.ii In Plillnn > lilia | In
tilt * Mov riiH'llf.
PHILADELPHIA , Dec. 1C Every street
car line in the ci y Is to be tied up by a
utrike that will be inaugurated at 4 o'clock
tomorrow morning' . The conductors and motormen -
tormen are waging war for better wages ,
bhorler hours and the privilege of belonging
to the Amalgamated Association ot Street
Railway Employes. Following the recent
consolidation of all the city lines Into one
company the Union Traction there were
numerous discharges from the company's
service of men belonging to the Amal
gamated association. Since that time com
mittees of the union have repeatedly asked
for conferences wllh the officials of the com
pany , but all their overtures have been re
jected by President Welsh.
The beginning of the crisis came last
vveek , when F. D. Mahon , president of the
national organization , came here and took
charge of the affairs of the union. The re
sult was an ultimatum sent by the union
thlo morning to President Welsh , Mr. Welsh
Informed the bearer of the message that
there would be no answer , and that no per
son connected with any labor organization
would be recognized. Then a number of
subcommittees were appointed by the offi
cers of the union , and foi several hours today
those committees were out on the various
lines ascertaining the sentiment nf ths com
pany's employes. Their report was tlitt the
motormen and conductors were almost unan
imously In favor of a strike.
Tonight the employes of the company held
a big meeting at Harmonic- hall , and tlieie
the strike wa3 formally ordered. .H was
agreed to take out no cars tomorrow morning.
A delegation of cltbens headed
, by ex-Gov
ernor Pattlson , appeared at the hall and
asked for a privateconfeitnce. . They wcio
admitted , and , It Is reported , urged the men
not to preclpltatei a strike. Though they
were respectfully listened to , their warnings
did not seem to cool t'i ? enthusiasm of the
men , who weio bent upon a trial of strength
with the big corpoiatlon.
Before the meeting adjourned , at a late
hour tonight , Preiident Mahon delivered a
long address to the men , warning them
against all acts of violence , and particularly
to Keep away fiom the mm shops. At a later
hour tcnght the union's executive committee
Issued a proclamation to the people of Phila
delphia , setting forth ttielr grlevancse.
The demand that ton consecutive houis
shall constitute a day'u work , with not leas
than thirty inlimtfH for meals , and that $2
shall be the wages for a day's labor , In ad
dition they demand recognition of the union
and tlii' adjustment of several minor griev
ances.
President Mahon stated tonight that the
union members number close to 4COO men
and tli at with the others over 0,000 , men will
stop work at the appointed hour.
KH'iiT AMI I\PIIUSS COMinn.
I'lvc I'c'i'NiiiiN lli'iiorti-il Klllc'd anil
rirtct-n Injiircil.
LIMA , O , , Dec. 1C. A bad wreck on the
Cincinnati , Hamilton & Dayton railroad was
reported lieie ilils evening. The fast express ,
north bound , which left hero at 5 p. m. ,
crashed Into a local freight on a siding
at Milton , forty miles north of here , and It
Is said ttiat five persona were killed and
fifteen badly Injured. A train with six
surgeons left here shortly after 7 o'clock ,
but it la doubtful If particulars of the wreck
will bo rcc ived hero tonight , as tlieje | s
no telegraph ofllce at Milton. The passenger
train was In charge of Conductor Jolm Ohn-
cy and Engines ! Clark Ho > t and Fireman
James Osman or this city. It Is reported
that Hoyt and Of-itian were badly hurt. It
Is believed the crew of the local fre'fsht. '
who were In the cabonse , were killed and
Hut a numb r ot pas langfrb on the express
were klleJ , The fr lpht had pulled on one
end of the vMIng , but the switch was not
close ! , The engine of the expre-j ploughed
through the caboose and a dozen or more
freight cars ,
. . . 1M1 Til 12 Clt.VI'TS
KA tl" " if I.nlior TuUi-x Aollon on
V > Kil Pi-iloral l.alior t'lilonx ,
Nlj HraUK. Dec. 16. Contrary to the
Ccn | Pi > cct.itlon , the Federation of Libor
did not conclude its work up to the time
of adjournment tonight and a session will
be held tomorrow at which several matters
of minor interest will b ? disposed of. Today
the principal work of .the convention wai
the selection of a city at which to hold the
next meeting. When the matter was put
to n vote , Cincinnati and Nashville were the
only contestants The Ohio city won on n
vote of 1,700 to 3S1.
Prevalent McBrldo occupied the chair at
today's session of the "convention. Secret.vy
Barnes of the law committee made a leport
on the following r solution by 110 had mul
restaurant employes' national alliance :
"No union shall be recognized as a bona
fide union which Is not alllllated with the
national or International body of Its trade , If
thcie bo one , with the American Federation
of Labor.
"No union aniMating with the American
Federation of Libor bhall Jie permitted to
alllllato with any central labor body In which
no alllllated unions a * described above are
rtpresented. "
This leport brought on an argument Dele
gate Pomcroy objected to the phraseology of
the first section and wanted Inserted , "pro-
jvlded there be one connected with the
American Federation of Labor. "
Delegate Lennou wanted the second section
stiuck out entirely.
I After a general discussion Delegate 1'omo-
j roy's amendment was carried. A motion to
adopt the report was defeated.
The committee reported adversely on a
resolution presented by the Bakers Intel na
tional union to remove the headquarters of
the federation to Chicago.
Delegate Pomeroy said the resolution was
an attempt to remove the hcadqiiartcis to
New York. He was In favor of the head
quarters remaining where they now are , at
Indianapolis. DalogaU Wolssmin , who pre
sented the resolution , slid he was In favor
of the offices remaining In Indianapolis and
the report vvns votol down ,
A resolution that "No certificate of afillla-
tlon be hereaft = r granted by n federal la
bor union In whole or In part composed of
members of existing trades unions" was In
troduced.
Iho federal labor unions are composed of
both men and women and Samuel Gompcrs ,
president-elect , objected to the phrase "or In
part , " because It might strike at the women
wags cainero who form with men to help
organi/ed labor. After a heated discus
sion Delegate Pomeroy olTcr.d the
following resolution as a substitute
j unions shall be chartered in any one city ,
and no federal labor union shall be iccog-
nlzed as a'llllatcil If Its membership consists
of a majority of active trade unlonls s "
The resolution wab adopted. The naming
of the placs for the holding of the next con
vention was set down for a sp clal older at
3 o'clock.
MACHINISTS CHARTER REVOKED.
After the afternoon semlon the committee
on organl/atlon repotted favorably fcr the ap
propriation of a turn not exceeding J500 for
the organlration of ths textile writers In the
Fcutli , and one man from , the south and one
from the north to look after the work. The
i evolution making the appicpriatlon was
adopted.
Delegate O'Connell , third vice piesldent-
elcct , spoke vigorously against dual organiza
tions and spoke against the International Ma
chinists im'on He represents the Interna
tional Association of Machinists with over
ISO lodges. Mr. O'Connell desires the Fed
eration to withdraw the charter of the dual
oiganl/atlon. The International association
does not want anytli'iig but machinists , of
whom there are 25,000 , while the oilier or
ganization takes In all klnd of workmen In
Mm inanhhilfit'H trnilp.
Mr. Pahle of the International Machinists
unlcn had made the statement that his or
ganization would withdraw from the Feder
ation and afill ate with the socialist organiza
tion.
tion.Mr.
Mr. O'Connell said he would double the
numbers of his orginba'ion if the charter
of the other association was withdrawn.
Delegate Barney spol.o agaiiibt the wlth-
diawal cf the charter.
President McBride ppoke In f.noi of the
International Mach'nlsts union. He said the
other body had a membership of 8,800 , wh'lo
the one he favored had only 500 , but It was
the original organization and he believed the
other should affiliate with It. The new or
ganization had compelled the other one to
withdraw the color line.
"In my op nlon , " said the president , "the
International Association of Machinists should
cease to exist and should affiliate with the
machinists union and this body fiom now
on. "
After much argument on the question of
the machinist's ) trades and troubles , the mat
ter was finally settled by agreeing to revoke
the charter of the International Machinists
union.
WILL MEET AT CINCINNATI.
The special ord r of the day , the naming
of the next convention place , was then taken
up and Cincinnati was chosen.
George Francis Train made a brief address
on labor topics and was followed by Mi ) .
Charlotte Smith of Boston , president of the
Women's Rescue league , who told of the
position In the Industrial world of women
Because of the unall money paid for labor ,
many of them begin a llfu of shame. This
should bo remedied and moic money paid
them.
The committee appointed last week to con
fer with the managers of the American To
bacco company mode a report through Dele
gate While , The conference was held , but
Piesldcnt Duke would not listen to the piop-
osltlon to have the employes become union
men. The commlttca recommended that ths
boycott levied a month ago bo continue ? and
the matter was referred to the committee
on labels and boycott.
The committee on resolutions repoited fa
vorably on a i evolution amending the pro
visions of the alien laud , making it a penalty
for an emigrant to swell faUely about his
mission to this country.
The committee on resolutions prerenteil a
roralutlon the subbtance nf which provided
that tliie should bn more voting outslilo nf
party lines and that labor demands labor
measures In preference to party lines , and
therefore allow more Independence at the
ballot box This matter was being discussed
at the hour of adjournment and will be taken
up again tomorrow ,
CIIMNS HIIIVI : MOIU : UMII'MTION
i\lirilltlon liiiulN on ( In- Inland nJtli
Much .Nci'dril SIIIII-N. | | | |
( C'opyrlKht , IW3. by J'HSS piiMlHiifhe < * umpin > . )
HAVANA , Cuba , Dec. 1C. ( New York
World Cablegium Special Telegram , ) The
expedition under Martlncr and Pujols has
landed near Maiiranlllo , It brought aims and
ammunition , phe American artillerymen , In
ci largo of a rapld-'irltig cannon , arci reported
to b with this party.
Fort Quays , near Man/anlllo , was attacked ,
but the gaiilgon defrmlol It successfully ,
General Uazan has patched up a peace with
General Cuinpos and been Ordered to Santiago
City.Generals
Generals Gomez and JIaceo marched sev-
onty-tliVce miles In two days during their
movement west from Pueito Pilnclpe. Quiii-
tin Bandera , coming In a more direct line ,
also inarched quickly , considering the country
traversed ,
General Oliver's encounter was wltli the
rear guard ut the IniurgciUf , at the entrance
to the Siguanca valley , Darknepf , was just
falling and piuventcd a further engagement.
The Spanish loss was twenty-five In both
killed and wounded , There have bt-cu a
number of Bklrmlahes lately In Santa Clara
province1 , and unless signs fall this we'll will
wllnets Important results , 'Hie military hos
pital at Havana If ; In the unhcalthlext part of
th& city , Jt will be moved to Principe castle ,
ouUlde , on the nelKhtn.
WLLTAM SHAW BOWI2N.
ti-r n 'riioiiNiinii tron.
ZANZIBAR , Dec. 1 A caravan cim-
prising 1,200 men , which were enroute from
Eldonia , was attacked by Chief Massai's fol
lowers while patting the latter' * karats on
the night of Novfmb r 20. Over 1,000 of the
men with the caravan were killed ,
IS1I OS THE WITNESS STAND
Ho Tolls How Do Onmo to Kill William
Ohnpplo.
HAD RUINED HIS WIFE AND HOME
DrnlcM that Any CoiiRilra | . A\'a
rornifit ( o ( < ( Cha | > | > l ( > lo the .
ItoiiMt * on ( ho Uti'tiliiK ; of
tlio TraKfilj.
Jimmy Ish told the story of the hilling of
William H. Chappie before-a Jury In Judge
Keysor's court yesterday.
When the court adjourned list Saturday
Mr. Ilengcn was on the witness stand and
the defense was seeking to ptovo by him the
character of Chappie and the threats that
Chapplo had undo Against the life ot Ish nml
his wife. The admission of the ovldcnco
was In dispute * and an adjournment was
taken to allow the court time to examine the
authorities which had been cited by the at
torneys.
Yesterday , when court convened , Hen-
gen was net called. The attorneys for the
defense announced that ho would bo with
drawn for the present and that the examina
tion of Mrs. Green would be taken up. Mrs.
Green was not present In the- court room ,
and at the order of the- court , "Call your
next witness , " the defendant , James 0. Ish ,
handed his little daughter with whom he had ,
been playing , to his mother and took the
witness stand In his own defciue.
The calling1 of Ish was not expected ami
created something of a surprise. The audi
ence , which crowded the court room , snt In
painful Ell ° nco during the two hours that ho
was on the. stand , I elating the Ktory of his
wife's Inlldcllty and his own part In the hill
ing of the man who had , ho said , delnuchcd
hl < ; wife and ruined his home , William H.
Chappie.
ISH UPON 11IE STAND.
Mr. Ish spoke In n low tone of vo'co and
wis apparently self-pos'sesse ' 1. As ho pro
gressed , however , In his recital and began
telling about the confc"jlon of Ills wife and
cf hei Intimacy with Chappl , lo was visibly
affected and finally broke down almost com
pletely He was encouraged by hlb attorneys
and after a time , regained his composite and
presslvo manner.
Aftei the preliminary questions the de
fendant told of liln life In Omaha , his mar
riage and the birth of his baby. In responss
to a question by Attorney Bradley , Ish said :
"I know W. II. Clmpple "
"When did yen meet him llrst ? "
" 1 first met him swine llmo early In May ,
when ho came to Omalm to gnt me to s'gn '
a note for a sewing machine that we hud
bought. "
The prhoirr said he had hoird the ovldenco
of Susie Green , In which she alleged to have
heard , or ove-henrd , the conversation be-
twipn himself nml Slrj I-h 'MI SUurday morn
ing , in which he ludaid. . "Why did you do
H ? " and had pworn at his wife Then ho
proceeded to tell the rest ot the conversation.
It vvn'i the rooming that Mrs Ish had con-
foj'ed to him of her relations with Chappie.
"My wlfo was telling m about Irr icla-
tlons with Chappie , " tald the defond-int.
"After brenkfast that morning I stepped from
the house a few minutes and whzn I returned
I found my wife crying. 1 ask d the cause
and she told me the rtory of her experience
With" Chappie. Sha told me how ha bail taken
advantage of her ; how he hid ruined her ;
how he had taken money from her ; how ho
hid abused her ; how he liad given her wine ;
how he 'mil ' tr'cd to pet $1,000 from her ; how
he lud tifiUenel to kill mo on account of
his Intimacy with my wife She told mo
that on repeated occasions Chappie hid vlulled
the house and had refused to icavo when eh
wanicl him to do eo She filil Chappie had
lurcked her down In the house whin she hail
icfiised to give li'm ' mon'y. Slip told tno that
Clnpplo had told her that If she did not
suomit to all of Ms demands and desires ho
would kill her and would kill me. She said
that tlmo and Jgaln ho hud forced her to
leave th * house with him , under fear that
If s-he did not some evil would come to her
r to me through Chappie.
TOLD ALL TO HER HUSBAND.
"My wife told mo tlmt Chappie first got
control of her through drugs , she wis now
convinced She said that Clmpple had
visited the house one nlpht while I was at
the lodge. They sat and talkel awhile and
then Clmpple tried to pull dev n the window
curtains. My wlfo objected to this and ha
finally sat down. My v\lf started after a
drink of water and Chapplo said lie would
get It. Chappie , she said , went and got two
glasses of watci and stood by the door with
them for a moment. He then gave her a
glass and she drank It. Almost Immediately
she was taken toiloiisly 111 , She became
dl77y and faint. Chappie aeked her to go
cut for a walk and she went. She said she
did not know where she was going. She
demanded that ho take her home. She be
came so dlriy that she did not reallzo where
she was and remembers coming out of thB
woods near the avenue where he had tnlcon
advantage of her. She- said that everything
was In a whirl and that she hardly knew
what was going on. She finally told Chappla
that FK ! > wax so sick that she must go home.
She said he thicatencd ( o kill her If she told
mo what he had done , and nbe was too ill
and too badly scared to tell about It.
"I remembered that night ° ry well ,
When I got homo fiom the lode ( ; I found my
wife very blck , She was vomiting and I
had lo bit up with her nearly all night. Blio
was sick for a couple of daye find the baby ,
uhlph she was ) nursing , was blck with the
same symptoms shown by my wife. "
Ish , In rciponto to ( | uestlons by his counsel ,
entered upon n iccltJl of some of the Inci
dents that occurred just prior to the killing
of Chapplo.
"My wlfo told me on Saturday morning , "
said Mr. Ifh. "that the nig ! t befoie Chappla
had been to the house In ! expense to lily
demands and threats my wlfo had gone for a
walk with him. She told me tlmt she waa
wheeling the baby carilagc. She said they
walked to Park avciiuo and Leavenworth
streets , that Chapjdo had wanted money and
hid demanded that she sign certain papers
which he had. Hn said he mutl have $1,000
and that she should not go homo until she
signed the paper She toll me that they
walked as far as Thirtieth ttnet and that
Chappie said * 'If you don't blgn this paper
I will Bhool your hunbind down like a dog ;
I will go to your home and w lt until ha
cornea homo and then I'll ahcnt him and nuy
shoot you , '
"Sho told me- that Chapplo had knockrit
her down twice. Ho wanted her to leavi *
mo and the baby and go with him , Chap
plo , uhn said , followed het almost tn the.
door and refused to no auay until she sinned
the nariers , She finally t.ulcl , 'For Gi'd'o
sake , Chappie , go away ami m iign any
thing , ' She told me that C'lupple then toclt
seine papers from his pocket and that uh
signed them with her Initials , M E. I ,
CHAPPLE ALWAYS WANTED MONEY.
"My wlfo told me that Chupplc was al-
vvayf demanding money and Jewelry , Ho
wu n I I'd her to give him a diamond rliitf , but
she refus d. He took one rlnt' which he found
In > h house and wented hr-i to give him all
her Jew'lry , She told ma that Chappie hud
at one tlmo taken a ) evolve ) from his
pocket and had told her tlut If elm did not
get the money and I'ave mo utid go with
him , lu woyM 1.11) ) her and would kill ma
also ,
"Mabel wus very much c veiled during the
tlmo I was sitting on I IIP bed and wai
holding her In my aims rilin told how
Chappl ; had llm heroine acquainted with
her , how he had flatt led tier , had tried to
get her to go out with Mm and w on until
he had given her the. drug In n glass oj
water and had secuuil control over bei * .
Slnctf thin , shu ald , btu h" < l urcn afraid ot
Chappie and feared that hur would kill her
and would kill me If khe told uf ner relation !
wllh him.
"Chappie , EO my wife t Id me , av | yt
wanted nioniy. She laid she ijavo htn | yjp