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ESTABLISHED J.TJiTE 19 , 1871. OMAHA , 3TEIDAY MOHSXN'GITEBllUAllY 5 , 1897 COl'Y FIVE CENTS.
TRAGEDY OF THE REBELLION
Executions at Cabanas Fortress of Mei
Convicted by Epain ,
PATRIOT SOLDIERS SHOT IN THE BACI
TnUrn from Ilnnpreoufi mul Killed
Willie the Sound ( if the Death
Volley IN Tlu-lr Friend * '
OnlNotice. . ,
VCopyrlght , 1WT , by ! ' PublUhlnR Company ,
HAVANA , Cuba ( via Key West ) , Fcb. 4.-
( Ncw York World Cablegram Special Tele
gram. ) The sharp ring ot rlflo shots fror
the gray walls ot Cabanas fortress Is hear
dally at 7 o'clock with unfailing regularity
It Is the hour ot execution. When th
echo of the volley dies away over the sc
w common remark Is : "It Is just past '
And another rebel has been sent to hi
doom. "
This morning program was varied Mon
day by a double execution , with an addc
chapter of cruelty and horror. The con
dcmncd were Enrique Holders Osma , a la
of 10 years , and Anlonlo Perdomo Guzmar
They were charged with rebellion and In
ccndlarlsm. Admittedly they were rebels
but the charge of Incendiarism was stotitl
denied , Osma , a verllc handsome youtl
carried the true patriot's heart. In an cr
gagcmcnt the horse of his chief , Povcz , wa
fthot. Osma , quick as a thought , but barel
In time , gave his own horse to Pevez an
the 'chief escaped. The lad , by dcspcrat
chances , also escaped. A few weeks aftci
ward he and Guzman were captured In
rebel camp. They were asleep and had n
warning of the Spanish approach.
An execution Is a semi-public show an
pcoplo who cross the bay to witness ar
permitted to gather on the outer walls c
the fortress. On Monday they saw again th
usual careless and even Jaunty prelltnl
narlcs of death. A band playing a llvel
air , inarched cheerily Into the cnclosun
Six hundred troops followed , and with th
Inner wall as ono of the sides formed
hollow square. night soldiers separate
from the ranks and took a utand on a moun
forming a slight elevation In the squart
They had drawn the short straws the nigh
before and were to be the executioners. SI
priests appeared In double lino. Betwee
them wore joung Osma and his fello'w prlt
oner , with hands tied behind their back !
They stumbled and would have fallen bu
for the assistance of the priests. They knel
to the ground with their faces to the wa !
and tholr backs to the executioners. Th
band ceased playing. A priest stepped foi
ward and , gently stroking the boy's chccl1
whispered a few words of hope and retire
to the lines.
TWO MORE DIE.
The executioners moved ten feet forwarc
The rifles were raised , the command wa
given. Six shots rang out and two bodle
fell forward tct the ground. But the 'boy ' wa
not dead. Ills left arm twitched and vl
bratod. .Even the -soldiers , accustomed t
Bccrfes of execution , turned their heads and
groan ot horror went up from the spectator
huddled along the edge of the great wal
above. It was a gruesome , 'IjlooJ-chlllln
Bight , but' It was only for a momenl
Another command was given , ami the flrlm
party who were held to give "mercy shots' '
stepped forward. Ono placed his rtflo almos
at the boy's back and fired. It was oven a
last. The bands played a. cheerful tune , th
epcctators choked 'back ' the horror of th
scene , the soldiers marched past the deai
bodies and out of the fortress.
The spectators returned to the city barel :
in time to see a crowd about n crying , hys
tcrloal young woman. Mingling with th
strains of music were walls of despair ani
CTlef from Guzman's wife. The shots wer
btlll ringing In her ears when she read th
nonio of her husband In the awful dally bul
letln "cncapllla , " which means "In th <
chapel. " It Is published In the evening pa
pcrs , and Is a list of those who are to b
executed the next morning. This grief
stricken woman had not seen the list untl
the sound of the- shots told her that anothc
order of death had been carried out. T\v
llttlo children , Ignorant of the cause of he
grief , were at their mother's side when th
ciowd moved about and asked the meanlni
of her wild , Incoherent erica. A few minute
later a prleit was delivering a letter t' '
an aged , white-haired old woman. It wa
datc-d the night before , and began ? "Dearca
Mother Tomorrow I die , a patriot for th
freedom of Cuba. " The old woman , th
lad's mother , fainted without rcadlni
further , for It was her first Informatlo :
that her son was to be put to death.
SPAIN CJllAXTS 1IUKOUMH IX CUIS.1
, SpaiitHh ( ovrriiiiioiit ActN for Itw AVex
Indian le | > en < leney.
( Copyright. IM'7 ' , by the Associated 1'rcftj. )
MADRID , Feb. 4. The queen-regent toda ;
signed thn plan for the reforms In the Islam
of Cuba. The text of the document wll
bo published Saturday. The scheme In
cinder numerous and elaborate decrees am
will occupy several pages of the Olilcla
Gazette. U Is understood that the reform
consist chiefly in the creation ot an asscm
bly to bo called the Council ot Admlnlstra
tlon. composed of tlilrty-fiva members , o
whom twenty-one are to bo elected by th (
pcoplo and six by different corporations. Tin
remainder will bo ono magistrate , ono unl
vcrslty professor , one archbishop and fivi
former senators or deputies. The Councl
of Administration la empowered , firstly , ti
prepare a budget ; second , to examine Inti
the fitness of officials appointed ; thirdly , ti
make a tariff subject to the condition o
Spanish Imports having an advantage ovei
the general tariff. The governor genera
will represent the home general govornmcn
and will nominate officers , who shall bi
Spaniards or Cubans who have resided twi
years In Cuba , Nevertheless , he may frccl ;
nominate high functionaries , such as mag <
Istratea , prefects , etc.
Other decrees concern the organization o
the provisional municipalities , which ante
to bo liberally representative , The munici
pal councils general will he empowered tc
elect their president and will have exclusive
control of public education.
According to another decree , the govcrn <
inent reserves to Itself extraordinary powert
in the event of any disturbance of public
order , and Cuba will continue to send sen
ators and deputies to the Cortes as al
present. Altogether , the reforms are mud
broader than tlioso granted to Porto Illcn
The powers of the governor general arc
much extended , whllo the council ls fairlj
representative of all parties and Interests ,
The Spanish government will continue tc
vote budgets and treaties for the colony ,
The Spanish products , according to the re
form scheme , will bo allowed a rebate of 40
per cent ot the Cuban tariff , compared with
other Imports.
SiianlariU Ar > > Aliiriueil.
CINCINNATI. O , Ftb , 4. A special from
Key West , Flu. , sayc : It U rumored In
Havana tonight that General Weyler will
-i.
return to Havana soon , ut. the frequent raldi
jtudo In Havana province have alarmed him.
It Is no secret In Havana that tbo Spanish
olllclals are uneasy over the appearance of
Genera ] Rivera In thai province , and the
possibility of Ills mrlklnj ; a blow at the
capital Itself has greatly alarmed tliem all ,
Marquis Ahumada has consequently been In
cloao touch with Woyler , General Rivers
tiad n skirmish with a troop of Colonel DC
LOIIIO'H cavalry fifty mill's northwest of Ha
vana Tuesday and defeated the Spaniards
No details have bren allowed to escape , and
< ho roiuornhlp has been Increased the pat
fortnight.
M Jluriieil.
GLASGOW , Feb. 4. Tlia shipyards nt tbi
airfield Shipbuilding company at Goveii
s
near here , have been almost completely dc'
stroyed by fire. The damage done la estl
mated to amount to $250,000. Four thou&am
persons have been thrown out of employ
inent.
Aim IMIASHI > WITH TIUJ THKATY
VcncxnrlntiN Kxprexn ( Irntltmlc to the
t.'nlteil State * .
( Copyright , 1S97 , by I'rcffi Publishing Company.l
CARACAS , Venezuela. Feb. 4. ( New Yorl
World Cablegram Special Telegram. ) Tin
World correspondent had a personal Inter
view today with Scnor TI. Ezequlel Rojas
Venezuela's minister of foreign affairs.
Senor Rojas fays the government Is pleasei
with the revise- ; ! treaty of boundary arbltra
tlon with England and desires to expresi
gratitude to the United States. The Venc
zuelans are fully satisfied with the olterei
treaty.
ST. LOUIS , Feb. 4. A special to the Re
public from Caracas , Venezuela , 'says : Tin
signing ot the Guiana boundary treaty It
Washington by Minister Andrade of Vene
zuela has provoked bitter comments In tni
Caracas press. The papers declare that
means a United States protectorate and al
most unanimously declare against the torn
In which the treaty Is progressing ? towan
ratification. It is not doubted , li ° wo r.l"J ;
President Crcspb eventually will bo able t-
make the national leglilature do his blddlnf
< i\ the matter of acceptance.
MI3KTS MTTI.n IJXCOUUAGKMBVr
Frpiidi OlIIHnlM TnlU nnrilcilly it
Senator WolcoU.
PARIS , Feb. 4. Senator C. 0. Wolcntt o
Colorado , who Is visiting Europe In the In
tcrest of bimetallism , had an Interview yes
terday with M. Mellne. The corrcspondcn
ot the Associated press learns on authorlt ;
that the Interviews he has so far had havi
been without the result hoped for by tin
senator. The Interview with President Fauri
on Sunday was short and formal and nftordci
no encouragement to look for a tangible re
suit. M. Loubct , president of the Senate , Ii
his Interview with Senator Wolcott. Is under
stood to have expressed himself cnthusl
astlcally on the subject of bimetallism , but
on the other baud , Premier Mellne wcs vor ;
guarded In his expressions nt yesterday'
conference. He Is reported to have said Urn
hovi-uvcr favorable Franco might be to tin
object sought , nothing could bo done unlcs
the consent of England and Germany wa :
previously obtained. In ofllclal quarter
llttlo ronflilcnce Is felt In the ultimate sue
cess of Senator Wolcott , although ho seem
to ho sanguine of France taking part In thi
bimetallic movement.
AVOUM ) MI2A.V A ( JHXHIIAI. MASHACHI
KiiMNlaii Opinion of Itemilln of War 01
Turkey.
NEW YORK , Feb. 4. A dispatch to tin
Herald from St. Petersburg says : Tin
Novostl says : "It Is foolish to Imagine ilia
the sultan can be held responsible for thl
recent events In Turkey. It Is the Mussul
man population whom he has to consider , am
that population can only be conquered bi
war , which ccot Russia so dear In 1878. I
England or any other country were to hegit
to bombard any Turkish town. It would bi
the signal for a general Chlrstlau niassacn
and war. "
AS TO TUB BASTIHtX QUBSTIO.X
AmhnNNiiilorN of the Power * Coiteluili
Their lellhe.i-atlon * .
CONSTANTINOPLE , Feb. 4. The ambas
sadors of the powers have concluded theli
deliberations on the eastern question am
will submit their recommendations to thcli
respective governments tomorrow.
AT .Joir.Y.wnsnuiu ;
SorloiiM Trouble Reported nt tin
Transvaal Capital. -
LONDON , Feb. 4. The Globe this after
noon savs a rumor Is current In this cltj
that serious disturbances have taken plaei
at Johannesburg.
Steamer 11 Month Ovenlne.
_ HALIFAX , N. S. , Feb. 4. The
foaling steamer Nimrod Is still In
the Ice off the Newfoundland coast
searching for traces of the missIng -
Ing State of Georgia , but the last message
did not Indicate that any traces of the miss
ing liner have been found. The State ot
Georgia is now over a month overdue from
Now Falrwatcr In the Baltic to Halifax ,
freight laden , and Insured for 8,000. It
carried a crow of thlrty-ona men , nearly all
of whom belonged In Aberdeen.
I/nily llei-i-Nforil Hax a Sen.
LONDON , Feb. .4. Lady William Beres-
ford , formerly duchess of Marlbarouj ; ! ! , ani
previously Mrs. Louis Hammersley of New
York , has been delivered of a fcon. Mothei
and child are doing well.
Five ThoiiHiiiiil CIINCH of th < > Pln ae
BOMBAY , Feb. 4 , According to the ofllcla :
return ? , there have been to date 5,000 casei
of the plague and 3,841 deaths.
Iteiliieeil tinDlNeount Hate.
LONDON , Fob. 4. The Bank of Englani
has reduced Its rate of discount from 3'-
per cent to 3 per cent.
si.iiiits' IIO.MI : INVBSTIUATIO.Y
Iefeii e CloKi-H anil Chairman Warnei
I.eavi'N AVnxIiliiKtoii ,
LEAVENWORTH , Kan , , Feb. 4. The de
fense occupied the entire tlmo today In the
soldiers' homo Investigation. The Inquiry
ended this afternoon and Chairman Warner
left for Washington tonight. Eight mcmbre
of the home police flatly contradicted the
testimony of Mlcrs Powell before the com
mittee at Washington that the pollco were
brutal ; not a single charge of Powell's was
sustained. Captain McDowell , clerk at head
quarters , and II. C. Wheeler , private secre
tary to Governor Smith , * also testified ,
Wheeler producing the original application
of Powers for admission to the home , In
which ho swore ho was a widower. Be
fore the commltteo Powell ( ratified that hla
wife was living , but ho abandoned her be
cause of her Infidelity.
Governor Smith was the last witness ex
amined. Governor Smith testified that he
had not drank In ISDJ. though ho kept wine ,
whisky and champagne In his house. He
denied that ho had ever iimilted members
of the Topeka Grand Army of the Republic ,
Ha co.ieldcrcd the use of the straight jacket
necessary In punishing old veterans. Gov
ernor Smith's demeanor on the stand was
dramatic In the extreme and llirou lioiit he
showed much uneasiness , Irritation and
temper. _
In KIIIINIIN City.
KANSAS CITY , Mo. . Fcb. 4. Detective
John Hayes , testifying for the defense In
the pollco Investigation , today proved a val
uable witness for the state. Answering a
question , Hayes said that on the Instruc
tions of Chief Irwln ho had notified half n
dozen gambling houses to cloao during car
nival week. They had been running right
along up to that time. Handy Edwards ran
during carnival week , notwithstanding In-
BtntctloiiB , and , In fact , said Hayes , "He's
always running.Pollco commissioners , at
torneys and the committee bent forward
eagerly as Hayes said this and a suppressed
sensation was caused a inornc-n later when
ho added : "Yea , they are probably running
now , " _
MoveiaontN of Oeenn VeHcelx , Kelt.J. .
At New York Arrived MnjeHtlc , from
Liverpool , Sailed- Rotterdam , for Rotter
dam ,
At Liverpool -An Ived Wiifslarid. from
Philadelphia.
Al LondouArrlvtdMohiuvk from New
YoiK
rAt Bremen Arrived Karleruh. from New
'
At Naples Arrived Kmt r from Now
At from
Quecngtown-Rtlietl-aeumiiilc ,
Livt'inool for New York.
At CJenon-Salleil Kaiser Welhelm II. for
Nun York.
At Rotterdam-Arrived Obdum , from
New York.
At Hamburg-- Sailed -Palesla , for New
York
At Antwerp Arrived I'cnnsyUv.nla. from
Philadelphia.
OMAHA'S ' CHARTER TAKEN DI
Senator Howell'i Committee Holds It
First Open Keating.
PARK COMMISSION OBJECTS TO DYIN (
SccnrrH nn Attorney < Amuc
tlic Proponed Aliulltlnii f the
Hoard UN Conntlttiteil
lit 1'rewent. |
LINCOLN , Feb. 4. ( Special Telegram.- )
The senate commltteo on municipal affair
met In the judiciary room of the slat
capital at 4 o'clock this afternoon to con
tlder the Omaha charter. In addition to th
commltteo there were present some fort
or fifty citizens of Omaha , prominent amen
them being A. P. Tukey , Andrew Rose
water , Ferdinand Strcltz , Judge Duffy , E. J
Cornish , I' . W. Blrkhausor- Churchill Parker
Dr. J. J. Savllle , A. C. Harte , Elmer Thomai
John Jcffcoat and others.
In calling the meeting to order Senate
Howell ot Omaha , chairman of the commll
tee , made a brief statement to the cffec
that lie had Introduced the. charter In goo- -
faith ; that It had been printed and nearl
600 copies distribute. ! In Omaha ; that th
senate committee on municipal affairs ha
as yet held no meeting and had not take
up the proposed new charter for consldora
tlon. Ho asked for suggestions from thot
present , but added that In behalf of th
committee he would Insist that all propose
amendments to the charter be handed In 1
writing.
Ferdinand Streltz asked Chairman Howe !
to read a letter brought down from Omah
this morning. Chairman Howell thereupo
read the letter , saying : "This letter wa
brought to .me . by Mr. Streltz this mornlns
It Is written on a printed letterhead of th
First National bank. " The letter Is as fol
lows :
Hon. Ed E. Hero-oil , Chnlrmnn of th
Senate Committee oti Municipal Corpora
lions. Lincoln , Neb. : Dcur Sir We , th
undersigned citizens nii'J ' taxpayers o
Oiniihn , hereby respectfully request you
commltttcc to adjourn the neurlhgr on th
question of the Oinnlui city charter , np
pointed for Thursday , February 4 , to som
day next week. Our reason for mnkln
this request Is that wo were not mad
nware of the proposed meeting of you
committee until this afternoon and the
It Is impossible for us , especially In view u
the short time iwe have hail In which t
look over senate file No. in , to formulat
our objections. Hut fuw of our taxpayer
have ns yet had a copy of said senate fll
No. 15.
This Is signed by C. W. Lyman , P. E. Her
W. S. Poppleton , Ferdinand Streltz , H. W
Yatcs , Lewis S. Ilced , James Crelghton , J
A. Crolghton , J. B. Kitchen , Charles Tur
ner and II. Kountzo.
Attached to the letter was a cllpplni
from a recent Issue of The Omaha Dee call
Ins attention to the fact that "tho tax
shirkers and contractors and franchise !
corporations and taxcaters may bo rello
on to bo fully represented at the hcarlni
on the Howell charter at Lincoln. Th
mass of taxpayers and small property own
crs and ordinary citizens who have rcall ;
the greatest Interest In good city govern
ment have not the time or money to g
down to the legislative committee. " Afte
reading the letter Senator Howell remarked
"I want to call the attention of the com
mltteo to the fact that of the eleven name
signed to the letter nlno were bankers. " Th <
chairman then asked for suggestions anen
the charter.
DROUGHT OUT AN ARGUMENT.
A. P. Tukoy said while ho did not wlsl
to make any argument ho would llko to enter
ter a protest against the proposition ti
abolish the park commission. 1C the enl ;
object was to reduce expenses , he would bi
willing to consent that the salaries bi
abolished. Ho asked the committee to llstei
to a brief argument from E. J. Cornish.
Mr. Cornish stated that lie was opposei
to the proposition to abolish the park com
mission as it Is at present constituted am
hoped that the law would be permitted t <
remain as It Is at present. He bellcvei
that the present park commissioners wouli
bo willing to servo wltho'ut pay. He op
posed the plan of having a park board madi
up of under city officials , appointed by tin
mayor. He believed that If the proposei
system is adopted someof the parks wouli
of necessity bo discriminated against. T <
vest the park government in the hands o
men appointed by the mayor would bo t (
place the parks under the control of politics
If any change was necessary , he would sug
gcst that the city bo divided into park ills
trlcts and a board to supervise each dlstrlc
elected by the people In that district.
At the suggestion of Senator Howell , Mr
Cornish agreed to submit his Ideas as ai
amendment to sect ion 100.
Rev. T. J. Mackay asked permission t <
fllo an objection against any provlslor
which will make the mayor a member o
the Flro and Pollco commission. He statei
that ho and the people he represented hai
nothing to say In regard to who sliouli
appoint the Fire and Police commissioners
Ho did not care whether the power wai
vested In the governor alone or In a boari
of state officials.
Senator Gondrtng , ono of the memben
of the committee , moved that when adjourn
mcnt was taken it bo until next Tticsdaj
evening , when another session would bi
held at room 1D2 In the Llndell hotel.
Andrew Rosewatcr explained the severa
provisions of the proposed now charter ai
considerable length , and the meeting ad-
journed.
PROTECTION FOR DEPOSITORS.
No bill In the senate up to the preson
tlmo has attracted moro attention or mon
opposition than the one which has beer
under consideration for the past two dayi
and which proposes to levy a tax upon ni :
state and private banking Institutions In Ne
braska for the protection of the depositor *
In Insolvent banks. It Is conceded that onci
through the senate the bill would pass th !
houao without serious opposition. Trto hla-
lory of the banking business In the dis
tressing years since the spring of 1893 lias
been a record of disasters. The year 189 ;
commenced with 613 ftate and private banks
umler the control of the State Banking
board. On November 5 , 1892 , thesa bankt
held deposits to the amount of $24,891,113
On March C , 1893 , the deposits In the state
and private banks reached high water mark ,
On that date , with 622 banks , the general
deposits amounted to $27,39G,620 , This wan
on the eve cf the financial panic whleli
swept over the entire state In the summer
of that year. In the period of six months
which followed the remarkably favorable
financial exhibit of March 0 , Nebraska lost
fifteen banks and the general deposits had
shrunk to $18,446,105 a shrinkage of nearly
HO.000,000 in lorses and withdrawals. Be
tween September 15. 1893 , and December 10
of the same year the deposits In the state
3nil private banks had ( sustained a still
further shrinkage of over a million dollars.
The years 1S94 and 1895 were almost eijually
unfavorable. On December 29 , 1894 , there
ivera but 482 banks under the supervlilon of
111 * ) State Banking board , and the general
leposits amounted to $18,074,832 ; but a year
later , on December 31 , 1895 , the number of
banks had declined to 4C5 , while the deposits
liad settled to $14,200,775. The Ian ofllclal
ilguies at hand for the year 189C are found In
i statement on file with tbo State Banking
board showing that there were on September
50 , 189C , 423 banks with general deposits
unouiitliiK to $11,792,348. In 1694 the eight
iiifolvent banking Institution * under the con
trol of the' banking board tied up dcpoilti
10 the amount of $197.283. In 1895 theiv
were sixteen Insolvent banks , with deposits
nnountlUK to $581.655. Tbo figures for 1SQC
ire not yet compiled.
The bill has for Its object the protection
> f the depositors , propose * to tax all state
ind private banks doing business under the
aws of Nebraika. Senator Johnson of Clay
11 the author of the bill. It U favored by
nany of the senators. On the other hand
! he fight against the bill has been led by
jtrr.tors Qondrlng of Platte and Murphy or
3age , Tbeie senators assert that they air
willing lo vote for the bill If It can be
imendcd to suit them. Tbo friends ot the
bill were vehement tbli aftifnoon In thcl ;
assertions that the amendments proposct
by the two senators woxild'tflriilnhte- tai
provision from the bill am ) thv.e make It en
tlrcly useless. At the conclusion bf n length ]
discussion the senate at 4 o'clock rose wilt
the recommendation that the Bill pa. s.
ANTMNSUHANCE COMPACT.
H. 0. 11 catty ot Omaha Is at the stati
capltol today to oppose Immediate action 01
Senator Halter's anti-Insurance compact law
This bill was Introduced on January 11 am
was the second bill read In the senate. Oi
the following day It was ) referred to tin
committee on miscellaneous corporations , o
which Senator Fritz is chal.rman. Toda ;
Senator Haller asked the cbalrmsn ot tin
miscellaneous corporations.rammlttec to re
port the bill at once- , with come kind ot t
recommendation. Mr. Fritz agreed to re
port the bill Eomo tlmo after the week's re
CMS which the legislature hopes to taki
after the Douglas county Contest and tin
constitutional amendment recount bill arc
disposed of. The antl-conipHet bill contain !
the following general provisions :
Any combination or agrcfrocnt made 01
entered Into by or betwwii two or mon
fire insurance companies transacting buslncsi
within the state , or between the officers
agents or employes ot any uiich companies
relating to the rates to be charged for In
Burancc , the amounts of commissions to bi
allowed agents for procuring Insurance , 01
the manner of transacting 'the business o
fire Insurance' within this state , Is dcclarei
to bo unlawful , and any such company , ofn
ccr , or agent violating Ihl * provision filial
bo guilty of a misdemeanor flhd on convlctloi
In any court having jurisdiction shall pa ]
a penalty ot not less than $100 nor mon
than $500 , to be recovered , for use of tin
permanent school fund ot the state.
The senate today passed Senator Ran
som's "public defender" bill , and It hai
now gene to the house , where It Is llkelj
to be received with some favor. The pro
posed new law Is ono of considerable In
torcst to the people of Douglas and , Lancas
tcr counties , but does not affect any othei
county In the state. Tho'la wprovides , thai
In Douglas and Lancaster counties tin
judges of the' district court shall on tin
first day of each term ot court dcslgnati
on attorney to defend all persons chargce
with a penitentiary offense. Not more that
$ COO shall be paid to Mich defender for hi :
services in nny one term nbV ehall the tota
amount paid for these services exceed $1,20 (
In ono year. The public defender Is roqulrei
to carry all cases to the supreme court will
no further compensation than a rcasonabli
allowance for printing the" brief. In raiir
dor cases , however. If tho'accused is con
victed he is required to carry the case ti
the supreme court , and for , this service h
Is to be entitled to $100 additional com
pensatlon. In addition , the public defender
In homicidal cases. Is to be entitled to tin
assistance of additional couijsel , and sucl
additional counsel shall 'b"i > ; entltled to noi
more than $250 for compensation.
COMMITTEES ON INSPECTION.
The CO31H I.tsc3 rn flqan3c.Vey3 sni means ,
claims and benevolent ; Institutions , this
afternoon paid visits to th fLlhcoln Home
for the Friendless and alsoSttho state farm.
They were entertained atj thV homo by the
board of managers and gaVeTths Institution
quite a close inspection. 'They expressed
themselves as very much ijlcascd with the
general management , but USls quite likely
they will recommend that the-.Tiome to placed
In charge of the Board , of Public Lands and
Buildings , as ore all the other-state Institu
tions , with the exception oft.'the Girls' In
dustrial School at Mllford. .The committees
made quite an extended visit at the state
farm , and Inquired closclyTMnto the needs
ot this department of tjio'f University of
Nebraska. Infills report of tlhe'farm to the
governor , Chancellor MatLan-vS3s : reconv
mendeiT an appropriation fnr the erection of
another building. The , coUinilttcohas not
'
yet decided oni their' ' repor < ' * hirega'rd : to the ,
farm. . - - j * ' * i < ' "
' ( Rainmaker" Wright exploited his theories
of artificial precipitation b'yi means of at
mospheric concussion to a small audience
tonight In thn hall of representatives. This
lecture was In support of his ralnmaktng
bill , In which ho asks an appropriation of
$10.000 for the purpose of experiments.
INCREASING LIABILITY TO EMPLOYES ,
The house committee on .railroads , Zim
merman , chairman , held a meeting today
and considered four bills. The only one
acted upon was house ro'H No. 152 , by
Loomls. The provisions of this measure are
Included in ono section , -as follows : "Every
railroad company shall be liable for all
damages sustained by any agent or servant
thereof , by reason of the negligence of any
other agent or servant thereof , without con
tributory negligence on his part , when Huch
damages are sustained In this state , or when
s'uch agent or servant H a , resident of , and
his contract of employment was made In
this state , and no contract ; rule or regu
lation between any sucli Tompany and any
agent or servant shall Impair or diminish
such liability. " The commltteo will report
this bill with a recommendation that It do
pass.
pass.Houso roll No. 235 , by'Speaker ' Gaflln ,
provides for the punishment of foot ball
players. On conviction thoVplayer shall be
fined not less than $20 nol * more than $100 ,
and bo Imprisoned in the 'county jail for
not less than ten days nor more than three
months. One-half of the flue goes to the
Informer. Provision Is made for the punish
ment of backers , umpires , ' assistants , re
porters and all attendants on the game , who
are made liable to a fine of hot less than $5
nor moro than $25. One half of this fine
also goes to the Informer. The bill makes
It the duty of all mayors and pollco officers
to use duo diligence lii preventing people
from participating in games of foot ball.
Walto of Lancaster today Introduced a
bill , house roll No. 398 , which flatly repeals
section 117 of the criminal code of the Com
piled Statutes of 1S95. This IB the law
against horse stealing , making It a felony
and punishable by Imprisonment In the
penitentiary. So much opposition has been
manifested by the populists against bills
for the punishment . ot bicycle , hog and
chicken thieves that the republican element
desires to get them on record either for or
against horse stealing. ,
IIUHV WITH ira IIOUTIM3 AVOUIC.
, . {
Semite I'iU In ( lie l : iy ; < in Committee
Ite | > i > rH inn ] DlMeuxHliiK IllllN.
LINCOLN , Feb. 4. ( Special. ) The senate
today gave Itself up .almost entirely to the
consideration of Senator .Johnson's bill for
the protection of depoultoi-g In state and
private banks. The only matter considered ,
aside from this bill and tfio usual routine
*
work , was the following rt oliitton offcicil
by Senator Dundas , but' laid over under the
rules : ' \
Whereas , One of * ihe most needed re
forms In the state of1 Ni-lupukii Is the pres
ent By.stem of the usai'saijiuit of property
for taxation : and , I
Whcri-nH , Numerous efforts to correct or
better the system , Imve , proven failures ;
and , , .
Whereas , The present low and unequal
valuation cornea from efforts on the part
of assessors to list property Jit so low n
valuation that the tuxpiiircrit of their re
spective countjes shall nnt be required to
Ijenr more tliun their proportion of taxa
tion ; therefore , be It '
Itcuolvcd , That a committee of three sen
ators bo appointed to drnft'ml submit a
tlll for an uct on tht-j llnu rwlth a schedule
of prices given similar to , though moro
elaborate , tliun the stphcdiile adopted each
rimr In the several ccuniu's of fie state
> y the H-'Vcrnl assessors' of the counties ,
to the end that one schedule of prlrex be
idhered to throughout the state und thut
different grades of property shall be us-
Bested ut Its real value , pr a certain per
centage thereof.
After the journal had been read Mr. Han
som , from the committee- constitutional
imendments , reported joint resolution No.
' . with the recommendation that It bo
lasscd. This Is a joint resolution offered
L > y Howell in the Interests of the Trans-
lulssleslppl Exposltloe. It requests the gov-
: rnor to announce by' proclamation that the
exposition Is to" be held at Omaha between
luno 1 and. Novc-mber 1 , 1898 , and to ex-
end to the people o/ the several states and
crrltorles a cordial'Invitation on the part
> f tbo state of Nebraska to participate. The
; ovcrnor Is also requested to extend , through
m secretary ot st-Ue gf the United States ,
in invitation to all foreign governments to
participate. _ The rtsclutlpn was Introduced
( ContlnuciTon Second Page. )
LIVELY IN LOYAL LEGIOS
Sensational Incident Occurs at a Meeting
in Now York.
ALTERCATION BETWEEN TWO MEMBERS
Clou. Curtis Ilciiortcil < i > Have Cnllci
A. A. Amen n "Counvtl , l.Iur
mill Cur" Curtlx Denlen
( he Clinrfte. ,
NEW YORK , Feb. 4. The battle ot For
Fisher , which was fought on January 15 ,
1800 , was the occasion ot an exceedingly
acrimonious discussion at the banquet ot the
Now York commandcry of the Military
Order ot the Loyal Legion last night. A.
A. Ames ot Lowell , Mass. , was the guest
of honor and ho read a paper on the capture
of Fort Fisher.
In the discussion which followed Gen
eral N , M , Curtis , member ot congtcss from
the Ogdcnsburg district , , and who i atlcl-
paled In the battle In question , took Issue
with the statements by General Ames. Ho
asked the privilege of defending lilmrcll
against what ho called aspersions on hie
military record and ended up , It Is said
by calling General Ames a "craven-hearted
coward. "
General Wngcr Swayno restored peace for
the tlmo being by suggesting that General
Curtis prepare a paper giving his side of
the question , to be read at a future meet
ing.
General Horace Porter , who presided , de
nied today that General Curtis had applied
the terms quoted "to General Ames , but he
admitted that there was a lively time at
the banquet.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 4. General N. M.
Curth , member of congress ftom the Twenty.
second district of Now York , tonight .em
phatically denied that ho had , at the ban
quet of the Now York commandcry of the
Military Order of the Loyal Lei'on ' In Ni-w
York last night used the wordh "coward ,
liar or cur , " which have been attribute1 ! to
him In some newspaper reports , when he
made a reply to statements contained In a
paper read by General Ames of Lowell ,
Mass. . on the capture ot Fort Fisher dur
ing the late war.
Asked for a detailed statement of the
affair , General Curtis said In substance/
"General Ames' paper contained very ic-
vcro strictures upon General Terry , who
commanded the successful expedition against
Fort Fisher , and some statements very un
complimentary In relation to the part per
formed by him ( Curtis ) . These statements
of General Ames were so unwelcome to
the members of the commandcry that bev-
eral times during the reading of the paper
his ( Curtis' ) name was cheered by the com-
mandery generally. At the close of the
statement the demand \yas general for him
( Curtis ) to respond , and he was recognized
by the commander. General Porter , to make
a statement. This statement was made In
plain and direct terms , disputing sonic of
the assertions which had been made by
General Ames concerning General Terry and
himself ( Curtis ) . Here General Curtis
added that ho did not make use of the words
"coward , liar or cur. "
General Curtis further said that he did
not ask to defend himself , but distinctly
stated that ho would take care of himself
and his reputation when the proper time
came , jhat ho disputed In plain and distinct
terms tbo unjustifiable assault on the mem
ory of General Terry and also several refer
ences made by Ames to himself ( Curtis ) .
The Incident closed with an invitation for
Curtis to prepare and read a. paper before
the society on the capture of Fort Fisher ,
and this , General Curtis says , ho intends
to do.
CAXAMIAXS AVAXT IlKOIPUOCITV.
from the Dominion Make *
II VlHlt tO AVllHlllllKfutl.
WASHINGTON , Feb. 4. Sir Richard J.
Cartwright , minister of trade and commerce
ot the Dominion of Canada , and L. II. Davles ,
minister of marine and fisheries , the com
mission sent by the liberal government of
Canada to Washington to sound the repub
lican leaders on the subject of reciprocity.
arrived In the city tonight. The two com
missioners promptly retired to their rooms
and declined to see visitors during the even
ing. Their object in Washington Is set
forth In the following statement. Issued by
the commissioners :
"Our object In coming , In the first place.
Is to see Sir Julian P.iuncefote , the British
ombaFsador , and to confer with him on sev
eral Important matters affecting Canada and
the United States. Whllo hero wo propose
to take advantage of the opportunity to
ece as many of the public men as possible
and discuss the trade relations between Can
ada and the UnlteJ States. The liberal
party , which came Into power In Canada
last June , has always favored the freest
possible trade relations 'between ' the two
countries , consistent , of course , with their
own Independence , and therefore Introduc
ing their tariff. We desire to ascer
tain , as far OH possible , the views
of the American people , through their
representatives with respect to these trudo
relations. Wo propose to dlscues the matter
with them frankly and very fully , because
wo believe it Is a business matter which
should bo approached and disposed of in the
best way. Wo see no reason why the diffi
culties which stood In the way should not
tie overcome , nor why the discussion should
not embrace such questions ns the coast
trade and Canadian fisheries. "
The commissioners expect to remain In
[ ho city for a week , and during that tlmo
will endeavor to see many of the republican
leaders , from .whom they hope a favorable
ittltudo on the subjects which will bo dis
missed. The Canadian Parliament will meet
; arly In March , almost simultaneously with
ho extra session of ( he American congress
.vhlch . Mr. McKlnlcy will call.
'ruoimi.i ? ix OKLAHOMA.
Iteiiorteil ( o Have Italileil an
Indian A eney.
KANSAS CITY , Fcb , 4. A special to th3
itar from Guthrle , Okl. , says :
"It is reported hero from Shawnee that
in attempt to raid the Pao and Fox agency
vas made yesterday. Three men are re
torted killed In a battle , and It Is said that
lencral Thomas , the government agent , was
ater murdered by the raiders. No partlcu-
ars or confirmation ot the story can bo ob-
alned. "
WASHINGTON , Fob , 4. The Indian btl-
eau has no Information concerning the out-
) rcak at the Sae and Fox agency.
ST. LOUIS , Feb. 4. A special to the Rc-
iiiblle from Enfaula , I , T , , says : Israel
; arr , a young Creek Indian , was killed yes-
crday at his ranch west of hero by one of
ils tenants named Wheeler. A young In-
llan named John Tyler was killed at a
lance near hero last night , A man named
ioa\\ , who was drunk , shot him whllo ho
vas acting as peacemaker. Noah has not
icen arrested. These two stories are ro-
ponslblo for the sensational stories sent
rom Guthrle , Okl , , yesterday.
Ileiliiionil KelnriiM ( o Ireland ,
NEW YORK , Feb. 4. John E. Redmond.
1 , P. , who has just concluded a lecture tour
f ( U * country , was ono of the
in 1'jy ' Britannic for Queenstown.
Another \ejrro -iielieil. .
HOWLING QUEEN , Ky. , Feb. 4.-Ilobcrt
ilorjon , a negro 21 yea 171 of age , was
ynchctl List nlgnt at Ilockfield , ten mllff
rorn hero. The churee > ngalnst Morton
nin Um' ho. had written an Insulting note
o Miss Toinmlo John.non , u popular young
fhltc woman. The body watt not cut dawn
mill 9 o'clock this inorttliib' .
IU SHMCI.I. WIIX .NOT XAMK 1IAX.VA
Information Come * from that fSrullc-
inaii'H Intimate Frleml.
CLEVELAND , Fcb. 4. Careful Inquiry
among the more InttmfVSflllcnds and po
litical advisers of M. AlcBina today de
veloped the fact that tnje-v R ° ° d ground
for the reports In clrcuMSH the last few
days to the effect that juflhtlonal chair
man will not bo appolntll Bfill the place
ot Senator John ShcrmlKV the United
States senate. In fact , ItklBbo stated on
unquestionable authority ( HB Mr. Hanna
has practically abandonca Hhopc ot se
curing the appointment , t HRtlenmn who
stands as close to Mr. Hi Bns any per
son In Cleveland said todrf H't there was
now no doubt that Goverml Wincll would
appoint Lieutenant GovcrtlPWtnes to fill
the unexplrcd term of Senator Sherman and
that at the next session ot the legislature ,
which convenes In January , 1898 , Governor
Bushncll would himself bo a candidate for
the full term. It Is further stated on the
same authority that the lieutenant governor
has agreed not to be a candidate for a
full term in opposition to lUislincll and the
fight will then bo between Bushncll and
Hanna.
The report that Mr. Hanna Is being
strongly urged to accept the postmaster
generalship In President McKlnlcy's cabi
net Is also verified , but thus far , It Is stated ,
ho has steadily declined to enter the cabi
net In any capacity.
COLUMBUS. 0. , Fob. 4. Lieutenant Gov
ernor Jones today had a conference with
Senator Foraker at Cincinnati and with
Governor Bushncll here , but would neither
affirm nor deny the senatorial story.
VIM \VM A X IS UlUittn TOV I TI III It AAV.
Kyle Still T.i'itilH the I'oixillHt HONN In
the Senatorial I'luht.
PIERRE. S. D. , Feb. 4. ( Special Tele
gram. ) The senatorial ballot today was :
Plckler , Cl ; Kyle , 20 ; Goodykoontz , 23 ; Plow
man , 10 ; Weeks , C ; Palmer , Kellar and Bnrk-
holder , each 1. Strong efforts are being
made to have Plowman withdraw from the
rae ° , but tin to the present ho declines.
Clarence Tabor of Gettysburg , who was a
candidate for public examiner , is now pos
ing as a dark horse candidate for senator
and hoping for a flash of lightning.
H , C. Jones of Kansas Is en his way hereunder
under orders from the democratic national
commltteo to attempt to consolidate the
democratic vote. They have bacn flopping
about and If they were centralized would
hold the balance of power. It Is hoped they
can be got together and the national com
mittee will work to that end.
TCie business of the senate today was en
tirely with committee reports. A favorable
report on n bill to charge grain warehouses
an annual license of $10 per year each was
adcptcd and a report on a state depository
bill made a special order for next Wednes
day.
Commltjteea In the house reported unfavor
ably on bills for appropriations for the
Transmlsslsslppl Exposition and favorably
on an equal suffrage amendment.
The pure food bill : a memorial to congress
for taxation of Indian lands and several
mlnqr measures were passed.
An adjournment from tomorrow to Tues
day Is probable.
CAI.I.UHS OX MAJOR M'ICIM.KY.
I'orry Heath VlntiM Canton mid IK
fJlvi-u n. Gooil 1'ONltloii.
CANTON , Fcb. 4. Among President-elect
McKlnley's guests tcday were Perry S.
Heath of Muncle. Ind. , and Mrs. Heath.
Their visit Is upon the Invitation of Major
McKlnlcy. After a prolonged conversation
tills afternoon , .during which many political
subjects were discussed , the announcement
was made that the president-elect had ten
dered to Mr. Heath a position of prominence
anO Influence and that It would bo accepted.
The position Is one which Mr. Heath asked
for some time ago , and Which ho coveted
above all others. Governor McKlnloy and
Mr. Heath have been warm personal friends
for years.
Bralnard T. Skinner of Battle Creek , a
prominent manufacturer of Michigan , was
among the callers on the president-elect to
day. N , Burce Martin and Dr. J. M. Ripple
of Waynesburg , Pa. ; E. J. Miller , membe'r of
the Inaugural committee , Calumbus , O. , and
J. 1C. Pollard , steward for the deaf at Colum
bus , 0. , also called. Their visit had to do
with the Inauguration.
General Russcl A. Alger talked freely here
today regarding the reports In the east of
opposition to him , claiming that ho had been
absent from the army at the Bhcnamlculi
Valley In 1S04. Ho cald he had answered in
a Boston paper over his own signature the
Issues ralaed , giving a statement ot General
Sheridan , Custer anil President Lincoln.
TIIATCIIKIt MAY MAICB A COXTKST.
MKelto He an IiitereNtlnu' Time In
Utah.
SALT LAKE , Utah , Feb. 4. Moses
riiatchei' was asked today for further In-
rormatlon about the statement that he- would
contest the election of J. L. Rawllns in the
United States senate. He said there wan a
petition being signed by members ot the
legislature with that object In view , but
that It was withdrawn becauss the wording
3f the document did not properly eovrr the
tacts. He ays ho has no personal knowl-
eJgo of what' Is being done , but will maka
the contest if his friends no desire and If
the twenty-nine members who voted for
tilm Elgn a petition Hotting forth sufficient
facts to form the basis of the contest. Ho
idded that a contest which might cause a
vacancy In the senate for two year.i and
thereby deprive that body of ono vote in the
Interest of silver , Is something that hta
friends should consider veil before taking
ictlon.
Hunter WinifN tn HiSenator. .
WASHINGTON , Feb. 4. Representative
Hunter of Kentucky returned from Canton
today. In an Interview he said : "The story
that I was to bo offered the position of In
ternal revenue commissioner , or any other
position , to remove me from the senatorial
[ ight In Kentucky , Is absolutely falso. Prffll-
lent-eloct McKlnlcy Is well aware , and was
iware , before I went to Canton , that I did
not want any poslllon , and am a candidate
for senator from Kentucky. I expect to re
main a candidate until an election 1s had. "
mmnioitini miTiiu KIII-.S COOL.
He Will Turn < lneen'H Kvlileiiet-
mill .Save IIIaiNelf.
SAN FRANCISCO , Fcb. 4. Murderer But-
or maintains his equanimity jyid told a
'ormcr associate today that as eoon as he
cached Australia ho would secure his ro-
caee by turning queen's evidence and es-
abllshlng an alibi for himself regarding
. .eo Welter's murder. He says nothing as
o the charges of murdering Preston , Lccah ,
lartvood ot al. The statement that five
cars ago Butler was fireman In a local
aundry , whore he was known as Asbe ,
vas confirmed today by an employe of the
lame laundry , who vUlted the city pilson
ind at once Identified Butler as Ashe , The
ccognltlon between the two was mutual ,
LONDON , Feb. 4. Mr. DonaldtoD , late
lartner In the taw firm whose name was
in the valise of Frank Butler , the Aus-
rallan murderer , arrestt-d on Tuesday morn-
ng on board the British ship Swanhllda , at
ian Francisco , has received a letter from
-ce Wcller , ono of the men Butler Is charged
vlth killing , dated November 20 , 1890 , and
laying that ho was going prospecting to
icro Is written Glenbrook , and "then to
. .Hhgow" In a different handwriting. Mr
Donaldson sayo lie has no doubt the wonls
n quotation marks were Inserted by Butler
Ilravy .Smuv Hlorm lit KIIIINIIN ,
KANSAS CITY , Feb. 4. Star specials In-
llcato that a heavy snow storm , In some
> laccs the most severe In yenis , hns ? rc-
ralled In tlin notithwcKt .slnoe yesterday
rhe deepest Know for three years rovers the
rrouin ) In central .Missouri , and Wlchl'n ,
Can. , reports Hvo Inches on the level wit ,
itreet curs tied up. Trnln , particularly In
< nnsas , urn delayed , hut not ferlously. At
juthrlp , Okl. . ( ind vicinity the heaviest
aln storm of yearn litu been In progress
ilnco last night. i
GAMBLING GOES ON
Action on Your Money Can Bo Had Without
Trouble.
"REFORM" FAILS TO STOP THE GAMES
There Are Still a Great Many Hooms Easy
of Access.
SUCKERS SKINNED BEHIND CLOSED DOORS
Inside Information Afforded Keepers of
Notorious Dons.
RAIDS BY POLICE THAT ARE ONLY BLUFFS
Tip * FnrnlNheil In Time ti > Prevent
Anyone II < In NT CniiKltt When
1 Hie UIIIccrN Stvmiit Down. *
on the ItuuiiiN.
If the misguided ministerial petitioner *
were lacking In proof of efficiency of the
police force when tlicy signed that testimonial
menial to the "reform" policy they have
certainly been furnished an abundance ot
proof of police Inefficiency since. As was
stated when The Hce first began to uneovcr
Iho rottenness of the present police admin
istration , It would tnlfo many columns to
tell the whole story. A long chain of facts
suiting forth this manner In which the
saloons , dens , dives and disreputable char-
icier a are overriding the laws and ordinances
lias already been published. The ministerial
petitioners and the "citizen-Judge" are now
given a true word picture ot the manner
'
In which the police enforce the law In re-
iard to gambling.
Gambling Is aow carried on In many places
In Omaha. At no time during the eighteen
months the present "reform" pollco board
lins been In power has gambling been en
tirely suppressed. At the present time ,
while thcro are no wide-open gambling
liouses , there Is almost as much gambling as
it any other time In the history of the city.
These gambling establishmants , as now con
ducted , arc just as harmful as the open
gambling house , for gambling , like other
ylces , propcrs behind closed doors , so long
is It Is protected from police Interference.
There are gambling dens In Omaha right at
this tlmo and some of them are conducted
ilmost as openly as In the most wide-open
: own In the country.
ONK THAT ALWAYS ESCAPES.
It Is no secret to Uic public or the police
that the establishment conducted by Tom
Foley on Douglas street between Fourteenth
and Fifteenth streets IF no more a saloon
than It Is a. . gambling joint. night behind
th6 bar , down stairs , ho has "doctored" dice
ind a .smooth box which Is used on
unsuspecting victims. Upstairs ho keeps
upon house , and poker games and other
games are going on day and night.
Foley stands In with tlio pollco and la a.
particular friend of Captain Haze , and , Vih'jlo
Ills place has been raided several times , ho
ilways gets the "tip" sn that ho may have
avorylhlng out of the way when the mock
raid Is made. This Jo'nt ' was raided one *
night last week , but nothing was found ,
ind for Iho simple reason that Folvjy was
slvcn the "tip" that a raid was to l > e inadq
long before It was marto. Had the raid
been made the night before and the "tip1'
not given the pollco would have made a
; oed haul , for several panics are going on
most of the night , Including a poker game
where marked cards were being used to
swindle a prominent and wealthy contractor
) f Beatrice. Not only Is gambling carried ,
jn at this place , but bunco steering. It
: ho victim evinces a disinclination to repair
lo the "blue room" over the saloon , ho la
lured to South Omaha , swindled of his
noney and Foley or his representative ia
of the winning ,
; lven a certain percentage
.usually 50 per cent. The reputation of the
; > lace Is known to the police , but no honest
ittompt lias ever been inado'to rectify mat
ers.
ACROSS FROM THE POSTOFFICE.
Another well known gambling resort Is
in establishment conducted by a man named
: . .ovl , opposite the postofflco on Fifteenth
itreet. Lovl conducts a cigar store
istcnsiuly , but a gambling house In reality.
lOines of poker and crap games are openly
ilayed hero throughout the day and often
ate at night. It Is due to Levl's crap game
hat Welnberg Is now In jail. Wolnberg Is
i watch repairer , but has a penchant -for
hooting craps and Luvl's piano afforded him
uch a splendid opportunity to gratify Iil4'
lesire that ho pawned the watches loft with/
ilm for repair mid lust the money on Lovi's' '
; amlng tables. Welnberg Is in Jail for ,
lawnlng property not belonging to him , but' '
, cvl continues to run his. games without
lollco interft-rence.
Nato Hrown's pnloon , Twelfth and Capitol
ivenue. Is another place where gambling la
ipenly carried on. It IE the hoidquartern for
rap shooters , and at almost any time , day
ir night , a game Is In progrras. This la
mown to the police , but no effort has ever
lecn made to put a Etop to It.
HAIIU TIMES CLOSEri ONE.
Until recently there was a gambling lions *
iver the caloon kept by John Wright , Twelfth
mil Dodge fctrcets. This place was con-
luctcd as a gambling resort for more than a
, -ear , and closed only three weeka ago , not
; ccauso of pollco Interference , but bccaueo
if hard times and no patronage. For moro
han a year the pollco hid knowledge that a
; ambllng house was run at this place , but
ho games went on and neither the patrons
lor the proprietor ! ) were Interfered with.
Stump Garth and 1)111 Husband make no
iccret of the tact that they run ft ( 'ambling
olnt on the second floor of a block on Four *
eeiiUi street , between Douglas and Dodge ,
"olter and craps and other games are played
tero at all hours of the day and night.
Vbove , on the next floo'- , the colored pcoplo
ittcnd divine- worship , and on Sunday , whllu
ho good minister la expounding tbo gospel
o his parishioners , the patrons of the
[ ambling den are shouting In rapturous
'iithuslatm , "Como seben ; como cluben , "
ium'ay Is the big day for Stump and bis
lartner , and whllo the church patrons have
omplalned of the prt'tmuptuousnesH of vice )
n daring to outer Into to cloee competition
; nd affinity with virtue , the gambling apart-
ncnts are still open for business. Husband ,
die. is Garth' * partner , Is janitor at tha
iollco station. Thin place has been con-
tided as a gambling retort for a long time ,
nit has never been molested by the police.
A Fifteenth ( trcet clfar store , near Far *
tain , has lomo reputation a * a place ta
\ulch \ gambling In tarried on , Quito fro-
I'jently there have been poker games there.
VMit Is alto played. The games are car *