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ESTABLISHED JTJ3STE 10 , 1871. OMA1LA , TJIUBSDAY TQi i ITEHIITJAIIY 25 , 18 T. SINGLE COPY FIVE CENTS.
CLUBBED TO DEATH
Horrible Pate of Ruiz in Prison Hole at
Havana. *
UNFORTUNATE MAN DRIVEN STARK MAD
Ho is Then Bcatsn Till Dead Because Ho
Made a Noise.
LEE APPEALS TO WASHINGTON IN VAIN
Authorities of State Department Fay no
Attention to His Demands ,
'
ILLEGAL TREATMENT OF AMERICANS
JSliimliirilM Sintlt : HOC-HUM * ( In ; Uiilteil
Mutes UoeN > ot I'roloot UN Cltl-
SUIIH .Sltiiiitlnn nt Havana
U fjrllienl.
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HAVANA , Cuba , Fob. 21. ( New York
World Cablegram Special Tclciram. ) The
state department refuses to answer General
Leo's cabled question whether or not It will
sustain , wl'h a man of war , his demand
that Spanish outrages upon American * ! ceasi
and that lives , liberty and treaty rights ol
citizens of the United States bo respected bj
the Spanish authorities.
Rlcardo Ruiz , an Amtrlcan citizen of edu
cation , has ] ust been murdered In prison am :
Cliarle W. Seott. another American citizen
has been kept fourteen days In solitary con
finement with nothing to sleep on but a wci
slono Iloor. Ruiz was kept Ineomnnmlcadc
thirteen days before he was killed. To pre
vent Scott .from being murdered General Lcc
demanded of General Ahumada on Frldaj
that Scott bo brought out ot close confine
incut and allowed to fe * friends. This was
not done by Saturday and General Leo cablei
lo Secretary Olnoy tbo facts , asking hov
many warahliis were on the Florida coaa
and If ono would be sent here In case It be
came necessary to enforce a demand. No
ono word In reply to these questions hai
came from Washington up to this ( Wcdnes
day ) moniing four days after the otato department
partmont had been asked by the Amoricai
consul general In an emergency If ho cai
rely upn his government fully sustalnlni
him In protecting the citizens ot his country
The emergency still exists. The Spanlsl :
authorities do not In the least respect tin
treaty stipulations that no American prle
onor muat be kept in solitary confinement
more than five days and must be ac
qiialnted with the charge against bin
within twenty-four hour * . No America !
prisoner ever was brought out ot solltar :
confinement In a dark cell within the timi
bpcclficd.
bpcclficd.RUIK CLunnrcn TO DEATH.
Dark cells terrible holes arc used a <
placco'of torture' to make prisoners con
fess. Ruiz went crazy In his and was
clubbed to death because he made a noise.
General Leo has protested so much agalna
puch Illegal treatment of Americans that hi
has become tired. He felt that he had m
chance of getting Scott out of Incommunl
cado unlcbs his dunand wcro backed up , am
not duslrliiR to have another American cltl
zcn murdered In jail , he asked the Slate dc
partme'nt If It would send him a war ship
If it were .needed. The silence of Washing
ton Is disheartening. He never drcamei
that the answer "war ship dispatched,1
would not come back as feat as llghtnlw
could carry It. The strong arm of thi
American nation Is needed. I.'ntll it is ex
tended , the situation will remain critical.
The American colony Is bordering on
panic. Now there IB no hope of protectloi
from the government at Washington. Un
less congresu commands the president to sen
n licet Immediately no American life Is safi
General Lee , deserted by the president wh
sent him hero to protect Americans , feel
humiliated and feels It keenly. He Is dls
credited at the palace. The Spaniards knot
tbo United States government has failed t
back him and taunt American correspond
ents with the fact. General Leo has sen
two messages , telling Mr. Olnoy plainly tha
If bo Is not fully sustained in Ills demand
tbo Americans will leave the island , N
notice was taken of them. Ho cannot sta ;
here In self respect. Congress should 1m
mediately call for all of General Lee's tele
grams , Mr. Olney's replies and the paper
In the Scott and Ruiz eases. The countr ;
will bu horrified and disgusted If the Slat
department sends them all.
UKCL1N13S TO ANSWKR.
Three questions Mr. Olney refuses to an
Hwer were asked by General Leo a week age
They \ycro as to what right the Spanish an
thorltles have to keep American citizen
In solitary confinement mote than five days
whether ho shall permit people In Amcr
lean vessels In Havana to bo searched am
whit tbo United Plates government propose
to .lo to put n stop to long confinement li
dark cclle.
If they had been answered promptly Rul
would now be olive. This was a ahooklni
case , No moro apology from Spain shouli
be allowed to atone for thu Inhuman out
rage. . ft was so horrible It made Genera
Lee resolve to tuku the HtroiiK stand ho ha
( iiKt'ii. He cabled the full particulars t
Mr. Olney , but they do not seem to hare uf
fectcd the secretary nor the president.
THOMAS G. ALVORO , JR.
i.uiw nin.is"vuT : TOO HAIMCAI
Consul armnilnt In Strlol Illinium ;
llli AiliiiliitNlriillon ,
' WASHINGTON , Feb. 24.-Notwllhslandliii
the repeated tlntt'inuntu from ouUldc is.Hirte
to the contrary , the State department oil !
tlals are linn hi the dunlal of the reportu
roilBiiutlon of I'nlted States Consul Genera
Leo ami the | mprcg lon Is given out tha
nny trouble that threatened between th
department and Iho consul general has beei
eomptumlxod and that there Is no longe
danger of'a rupture. It la known that the :
lias been some friction Kriwlng out o' th' '
oa ea of Americans arrested In Cuba , but thi
onicluls rcfueu In admit or deny this. I'rcn
u reliable source , however , the facts oppea
tu be aa fo'lotvs :
The consul general , while In Washlimto
last autumn , did not conceal his belief tha
much credit might be gained for the admin
Intratlon ubout to conclude Ha term by mak
Ing a bold stroke for Cuban freedom , at Icae
Kulni * to the length of leroBiilzIng the b'Jl
llEreieiicy of thu liiMiirguntH. He did not tak
UMUO openly with the * dmnlilratlun ! In It
policy , hut It nas realized here that his sym
pathy watt atiunnly withthe Cubans Pi' *
blhly feel In h' that ho vvae under suspicion ci
lack of tiiiipathy with the department'
policy , General Leo , upon hU return ta hi
poet , was particular to stick closely to In
( ructions and to Insist In every eafe con
earning an American capnva uiwn rxpllcl
Jrdera from ( he dt-partiiirtit. This final ) :
led ( o friction with I he department uliuuH
ierlOun In the HuU case. The consul geuern
knew of Ruiz's capture , and reported It tc
he department , but. It Is Intimated , stopped
at that and waited for further Instructions
The department felt that the general In
structlons In the consular regulations Im
posing upon a consular officer the duty ol
moving promptly for the tcllef of an Amer
lean citizen la such cases should have beet
sufficient to guide General Lee to a propei
course. However , without losing ny time
the department , upon bel'ig Informed of tht
facts , promptly referred the cao to the at
tcntldn of the authorities at Mailr.d.
"It can bo scarcely regarded as n cast
justifying an ultimatum at this point , ai
least tlie opinion being held that there IB f
reasonable doubt whether or not Ruiz lost
his American citizenship by voluntarily
staying In Cuba for sixteen years In the pur
suit of his buslncFB and without keeping HI
hln registration regularly. Of course , tlu
depattment has not yet conceded this point
but the fact that such a contention has beer
made la fiiindtnt to show that It Is a case
rejulrlng deliberate treatment.
Following the death of Ruiz In Jail , Gen
eral Leo recommended that n demand b <
mdo on the Spanish authorities for the
release of all American prisoners held It
Cuban prisons. This , It was felt , was a stci
too radical to bo taken out of hand. Tlu
safety of the prisoner ? , assumed to be the
object of such a demand. It Is said. In man }
cases would be jeopardized by the verj
means taken to fccurc their release. Hi !
demand would have to be put In the fern :
of ono for an Immediate trial of the prison
ers ortheir release. In case the Spanlsl
officials elected to adopt the first namci
course , some of the prisoners would have los
their lives , for they were taken with arm * li
hand and so arc subject to the extremi
penalty that may be Imposed by a mllltan
court mnrtl.il. For such prisoners the hopi
of their lives lies In the trial being dolaye ,
as long as possible , taking the chance tha' '
In the meantime general amnesty would hi
proclaimed and they thereby would bo saved
AIM\ I > IMA.MS : IIATTM > : SIIIPN
\clirnslui Seiintor Wliiiln AVnr VcxHcli
DlNiuiti'licil to Culm.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 24. In the senati
today Mr. Allen , populist of Nebraska , .of
fered the folowlng resolution :
llcHolved. That It Is the POIIPO of th
Honutfi that the president should speeilll ;
nml effectually protect the lives and liber
ties of peaceful American citizens rosldlni
or sojourning in Cuba , nnd thnt he shouli
promptly Insist th.it Spain In her wa
against her colon'ca ' In Unit Island shouli
conduct the same on principles of clvllliioi
warfare , eliminating nil unusual and umvc
ossary cruelty ami barbarity ami for tb
enforcements of those just requirement
United Stales battleships should bo s-en
w'ir.uut delay to Cuban waters.
Mr. Gary , democrat of Delaware , and Mr
Quay suggested that the resolution shouli
go over until tomorrow and this order wa
mado.
Mr. Hill , democrat of New York , offcrci
the following resolution , which was agrcei
to without comment :
Resolved. That tin- secretary of state b
and hereby Is requested to transmit to th
senate , either In open or sii-ret session n
lie may prefer , nil the correspondence nn <
rep.irtp of the consul ijenoral of the U.ilui
States ; nt Havana relating to all America :
citizens now In prlfum In the Island of Cubi
not previously reported.
With the adoption of this resolution , Ml
Morgan took the Iloor nnd presented fron
the committee on foreign relations the foi
lowing suggestions :
That Hit-government of the United State
demands the Immediate and inicondltlonii
nurrcmlcr of Julio Siingullly. a citizen of th
United State ? , from Imprisonment under th
charges that are pending and that are belli
prosecutcod against him In the military"un
civil courts of Cuba , for alleged acts o
icbelllon and kidnaping , contrary to th
treaty rights of each of the .said govern
mr-nts and In violation of the l.iwa of tb
said nations ; nnd the president of th
United States Is requested to comunlcat
Ill's resolution to the government of Sp.il
am ! to demand of that Kovernmunt sue !
compensation as he shall deem Just for tli
Imprisonment and sufforliiBS of Julio San
gullly.
The reading of the resolution was foi
lowed with the closest attention by senator
and Mr. Morgan said ho would call it u
tomorow with a view to securing action.
Ill : IS A JIKMOfllAT AMI A I'ATUIO'I
I'l-eslilent lletiiiieourt of Cohan He
liulillc IH ii 1.1)jnlVorUtr. .
HKADQUARTURS OF GKNKRAL GOME5
EL RAGAMAL , SANTA CLARA PROVINCE
CUUA , Jan. 27. ( By Courier to Itavana-
New York World Cablegram Special Tele
gram. ) Salvador Cinerca y Hetancourt , tb
president ot the republic of Cuba , Li t
years old , but looks younger. Puerto Prh ;
clpe City l hiri birthplace. He Is Inured t
the loll and hardships of the campaign HI
he loads now , having lived out of deere th
most of hla time , am ! ) ho Is an expert horsi
man. HU fathei wee a Cuban. His gran
unelo was the marquis of Santa Lucia. Lori
before blf time the families of Clsneroa on
B-otancourt wcro entitled to be consldere
among those of the oldest nobility of Spall
The preutdent of the Cuban republic gav
up the title when he took a leading part I
tlio revolution of 1&C8. Ho Is a man of dome
( ratio Ideas and n thorough patriot. Tlioug
It may not bo said that ho has an "xtraoi
dlimry Intellect , ho lias remarkable comaio
BCIlliC.
When the present government of the re
public was elected , September 2S , 1S ! > 3 , am
the constitution was proclaimed at the assembly
sombly of representatives at Jlmagnaylc
the nomination of Salvldore Clsnoros fo
the presidency was strongly supported b ;
Gome"I cannot understand , " said Presl
dent Clsncros to me , "how Mr. Clcvelam
could say in hln mc-asago to congress tha
there Is no government In Cuba. Wo som
letters from here to every part of tin
world. We have established all over tin
Island schools for boys and girls , where the ;
learn the principles of freedom and rccclv
a literary education. "
General Gomez informs me that the gov
eminent collects taxes with great regularity
Ho Is well eatUficd with the state of thi
war and believes ihe ultimate triumph o
the revolution la certain.
SYLVKSTER SCOVEL.
SI'Al.V OIIDHIIS A I.TI.IJ
1C II. li/ \\'I\H \ Murdered UH | Sluyor
Are (41 ( lit * Properly rniilxluMl.
( ( " . ( . nyrlglil , IfJi' . > > y rrc'h rublltlilrg Company.
MADRID , Spain , Fcb. 24 , ( Now Yor
World Cablegram Special Telegram. ) Th
Sp.inwh authorities doubt the legality c
Ruiz's American cltlnoiiMiilp. Neverthcler
they have ordered un immediate official In
qulry with a view to punlMiIng eovoroly nl
coiii'tfinod In the affair , U It IH proved tha
they failed in their dutle.s. Some tlmo mue
elapse before th * mutter can be sifted. Tli
only cablegram t)0 ) Roveninu'nt Jiero has re
cfflvcd TJ fur from the colonial uuthorltlc
In Havana li , rcuponrc to its Inquiry r ninth
to the Ruiz f.ifir repot t that ho wax ar
i ted lor complicity In the detention of
railway train by the rebel chief Arungurri
and that he died of congestion of the broil
in the prison nt Unau&baroa on the nlgli
of Frtbruary 17. Tlm next day , the Uisuatcl
says , Consul Lee , m-companl'd by a surgeon
w8 ullo'vod to ( > io and examine the body
but not until Fcbruuiy 21 did be lodge
formal complaint that he had noticed cnn
ttit-lonei on Dr. ItuU'a lieiul , possibly arlsln ,
from blows and causing death by conscu
tlon. ARTHUR E. H
for Weyler.
HAVANA , Feb. 24. The local newspaper
print a matomcnt to the effect that tin
Spanliih mInUtcr at Washington , Srno
Dupuy de Lome , lias cabled hero , saying tin
ftiniMy of Sylvester Scovel , the CJl-retpoiul
cut nf the New York World , who IB riwaltlm
trial at Cnnta Cluru , have oxprcsio.l thel
th.inks to Captain Genera ! Weyler for th
good trt'ntmant the prisoner has rpccivci
whllo In the ciutody nf the .Spaniards
Charlei ! Franklin Scott will bo tried befon
r civil court , according to treaty , on thi
charge c ! conspiracy.
> lorc ruliiiiiM Shot ,
HAA'ANA Feb. 24 Manuel Romero lla
mun Al > reu and Parable Ilorn&ndra Rubli
were shot yesterday at Sugua U Grr.tiOe.
ENGLISH PEOPLE AROOSEH
Highly Displeased with the Qovernmont'i
Policy Toward Crete ,
DISCONTENT GROWS AMONG THE MASSES
Are KurloiiH milt Their Nt-rvn
IIIIIILTM Iliiuinlly llorntc tlic CJov-
criiiuent The PlrniMiN .Mny
Yet He UlouUnilvil.
LONDON , Feb. 24. Discontent Is rapldl ;
growing1 among the masses In respect to th
policy of the government toward Crete. Th >
liberals are furious and their nowepapcrs an
making violent appeals to the passions of tin
people.
The Dally Chronicle strongly ui-gcs th
masses to agitate at all lengths against th
government , and Jerome K. Jerome's paper
Today , says that the .marquis . of Sallsbur ;
la no Englishman ; that he Is' doing the bid
ding of that "pompous blackguard , " Empero
William , and accuses the conservative pa
pcrs of- being owned "body nnd soul" b ;
capitalists and Indulges In other languag
toward them which Is almost unprintable
showing that some English papers can eb
In this respect more deeply than the Amcr
lean newspapers they so frequently taun
with the offense. The concluding sentence
of the article In Today are :
"If the concert of Europe must bo broke :
up to have done with this devil's work , li
the name of God , let It go down aud b
drowned In Its own blood. Better war fron
the Rhine to the Urals than that this In
famy should continue. There has been j
concert of nothing but the shrieks of th
dying and the tortured. "
COLOGNE , Fcb. 24. The Cologne Gazett
publishes a dispatch from Ucrlln saying tha
ull the powers have agreed In tha event o
Greece not yielding promptly to moral prei' '
sure , that the propcsal to blockade th
Piraeus will be adopted.
ATHENS , Fob. 24. According to the ol
flclal figures , 400 Turks were killed , wounde
or mlealng In the recent fight In Crete , ani
101 were taken prisoners.
I.VCKMIIARV IflUK AT CAM3A
Do nrcnt I ) ll nm KO AiuoiifT tin
Arulilvt'H In Crete * * City.
CANEA , Island of Crete , Feb. 24. Tin
governor's palace , with all the archives , wa
destroyed by fire today , and ns fires brok <
out elsewhere In the town at the same time
It Is supposed that Incendiaries have bee :
at work. Tbo situation Is most grave
Armed and excited Mussulmans are parad
ing the streeto , full of Indignation at th
news from Sellnos , where Mussulmans ar
besieged.
The Denghast Arabs threaten to burn th
whole of Canea. While the palace wa
burning a strong box containing 7,000 fel
Into the ruins and broke open , wbereupoi
there was a wild rush of Turkish soldier
and Mussulmans to secure the treasure. Th
foreign marlues were obliged to fire blanl
cartridges to restrain them , and for a tlm
a serious conflict between the Turk
and Europeans was threatened. Th
adnrlrals arc about to Issue ;
proclamation In all the towns and village :
explaining the reason tor the presence o
the foreign fleets In Cretan waters an
exhorting tranquillity. Tlio 'view Is spread
Ing that the population Is so divided in Inveterate
veterato hatred that schemes for reforms ar
futile. The best plan , It Is argued. Is t
permit the Greek troops to occupy th
country and escort the besieged Mussul
mans abroad , for the Mussulmans cannc
remain In Crete.
The suggestion of the Greeks that a for
elgn force be landed at Sellnos In order t
cover the retreat of the beleaguered Mussul
mans has not been adopted , owing to th
available number of marines being InsulT
clent. In view of the large force of th ? In
surgcnta the admirals have decided to cor
flno Ihnlr action to the dispatch of war ship
to Sellnos. . The attacks of Insurgents con
tlnue at various points. The Insurgents 1m *
retired into the plains beyond the conven
of Chrysophaghl and have set fire to MUE
Eiilman houses.
Sri.TAN .MOItllI/.KS IMS ARM !
Two Iliimlrril TlioiiNitnil Men Ar
HI-IK ! } to TaK-o ( InI'll111. .
LONDON , Feb. 24. Special dispatches in
dlcate little change In the Cretan eltuatlor
The foreign squadrons nrs still practlcall
blockading the Island by preventing an
communication with the camp of Col OIK
Vassos at I'latanla. All of the Cretan chlel
talr.a of the provinces of Apokorona , AgU
Vasal 11 nnd Sphakla have sent proclamation
to the foreign consuls declaring their tk
termination to unite with Greece. The kin
of Greece has published a message enjolnln
hla people to remain calm and dignified an
repose confidence In the government. Thl
message became necessary on account of th
growing excitement since the bombardmenl
It Is reported on gjod authority that th
sultan has ordered seventeen divisions o
the army mobilized for the purpose of n
abllng him , with the regulars , to put 200,00
men In the field , 80,000 each iigalust Grecc
and Bulgaria , the remainder as a rercrve
Th& work of mobilizing Is proceeding nior
smoothly than was expected , the mane ;
forthcoming , it Is believed , from the sultan' ,
private purse , The miltaii has no Idea o
carrying on an aggresslvs war.
TO IlKOl'HN i'Aliioc'illAn SCHOOLS
AiVliliiNlioii I.iinufVln Dt-clilfM II I :
tin * Only ItotMiiirNc.
WINNIPEG , Man. , Feb. 24. Archblshor
Ixmgevln , head of the Roman Catholh cnurcf
In this country , announces that In view 01
tho.terms of settlement ot the parochla.
school question entered Into between the
Manitoba and Dominion government , ho can
not hold out further hopeto the Romai ;
Catholics ot obtaining justice from govern
ment sourcss. Ho has therefore decided ai
once to reorganize the Homan Catholic
school board abolished by the Manitoba
school act and to reopen tha parochial
schools In all districts. The archbishof
hopes to maintain Hainan Catholic school !
by voluntary contributions here and It
cattern Canada. An assessment will h (
levied on all Homan Catholic clergy am
brothers.
KM'HIICN from Culm ,
NEW YOUK , Feb. 24. Among the pas
cngers arriving today by the Ward llm
steamer Seguranca , from Havana , was t
Cuban refugee , trawling under the name o
John White. Ho was not a regular passen
gr. having fatored himself aboard th <
steamer , and making his first nppearanc <
after she was three or four hours on hei
voyage. Ho said ho had held a position Ir
a Havana bank , with a salary of $200 i
month , and was denounced for being i
patriot and In sympathy with the cause o
the Cubans. Thu basis Of the charge nuiili
WCR that fcnven of his relatives wcro mom
hers of Donu-r/e army. Ho said that tin
military police were about to arrest hln
uiul ho hid himself. Donning a suit ol
workman's clothes , he went aboard a llghtci
loaded with a cargo for the Seguninca one
then mancued to got aboard thn stcamei
and hid. When found he offered to pay hit
f < tiv and told hU story. He left his wlf (
aid six children In Havana.
KMIO | | OII nt lj iiiiiulli' WorUN.
PAISLEY. Feb. 24. An exrlo lon of nltro
gbrcrine ha * taken plarc at NobelH' dyna' '
mltc wiirkd , Ayrshire. Six percoiu were
killed and re\orul were injured The ex
p1o l3n was henrd hero llft.'cn mllea fron
the works , aiid thn toiK'us lon ext nuUhet !
the gua ! omt i at KlUvlunlne , three mile ;
STIMi COXKI.M3H TO TlllS IIOL'SK
Mi-ICItiloy Not Ititprorjnsr Hn Itniilill :
an'n * Hxi eH Ml.
CANTON , 0. , Feb. 24. The preliaent-elec
did not pats as comfortable1 aMay ns yester
day. At 9:30 : o'clock tonlght r. Phillips re
ported that Major McKlnley did not ImVi
the slightest trace of fe er from the grip
Ho took n drive this nttWnoon and also i
short walk. Major McKlnlcy thlnkn ho wll
bo perfectly Well In a dnf ! or two , olthougl
the headache and Isasltudc of the grip cling
to him.
The newspaper correspondents who havi
been In Canton during the pact your wer
tendered a banquet tonlgh | at the Hurfori
house. Responding to an Invitation to bi
present , Mr. McKlnlcy wrote :
CANTON , O. , Feb. Zl.-CK'nUehicn of th
Prosss Your kind Invitation to be presen
at your farewell dinner ImS been received
but It Is Impossible for ine , for once , ti
comply with your wishes. Accept my cor
dlnl regards nml earnest ctrslio for you
present nnd future hnpplrifcja , prosperlt ;
nnd health. Whatever hnv * been your cm
bitrriissments of the year , during tbo cam
palgn or after , since tlrst our * ncqunlntnnc
and associations ucmin , 1 'cheerfully boa
witness to your uniform courtesy nnd con
Rldcrntlon. nnd cpH > clnlty to "your groa
Industry In the work ilovolvinp upon you
The life of the newspaper mnn Is alwny
busy nnd I know you will .make U usefu
n ml elevating , so far ns In you lies. Wish
Ing you a pleasant evening and bnllevlni
you will carry to your homes many klni
re-collections of Canton and 'her bospltnbl
people , I am , very truly .ybtiri ,
SIA.XA * 1IIM.S VASS IX "THU
.Smith Dnlcoln I.t-Klxlnlnrc .
I'ronn-NN frlllt MliiofvMrnNiireM.
PIERRE , S. D. , Feb. 2lI.-SpocIal ( Tele
gram. ) The tenatc dovot'd . .the day to con
sldcratlon of committee reports and eccon
reading of bills , amonR thq latter the bll
to return the Mcllett ? homestead to Mrt
Mellette.
In the house there was a , long- fight ovc
the favorable report of the committee 01
'
the bill for nonlntcrrst-bearlng warrant * )
which report was finally adopted. Ullls t
prevent tha Issue of passes' by railroads ante
to regulate common carrldrp wore killed li
committee , whllo blllo to prohibit the solid
tatlon of passes by officials a'nd1 allowing rail
roads to operate disconnected lines wer
favorably reported. Motion's to reconsldc
bills for the creation of an nillco of Insurant
commissioner nnd the appointment of a sift
Ing committee were carried. nillo wer
passed for oil Inspection ; for storage of wate
of running streams ; to prohibit the wearln
of hats In public mcctlngu and requlrln ;
bends of utate Institutions ' to report thel
estimates for appropriations , " not later tha :
the tenth day of any Icglslltlve session.
IDAHO AVA.VTS A "Tt'lfi KMIIIII'I
PrvNlilcnl AVnttli-H * 1'iir'ly
I lltllllNlllNIII nt llulHV.
UOISE , Idaho , Feb. 21. ( Sp'eclal Telegram.
The Omaha Expcsltlon party , headed b ;
President Wattles , arrived . .here'this morn
Ing In their private car "gij'v r City. " The ;
wcro met at the depot by "a camm'ittee ' o
the two houses of the 'legislature. ' Mayo
Pierce and other citizens. The afternoon wn
devoted to looking over tHe city. In th
evening a Joint session of the Icglslatur
was held for the purpose of giving the com
mltteo an opportunity ta present the expos !
tlou subject in all its bearfngs ; The- meet
Ing was addressed 1)y President "Wattles , G
M. Hitchcock. W. S. Poppleton'and John L
Webster. ' The members , of tbo Icglslalur
were much Interested In tljo' project. Ther
Is a strong sentiment amKthem forjoiak
ing an appropriation for a , - atet exhibit
The " party' will leavo'tnpi.Trow for Olym
pla"Wasb. Mr. Webstur iv i' former resl
dent of Idaho , having lived lii Salmon Clt ;
In 1SG7 , where bo was engaged In the news
paper business. j
The members of the committee cxprcs
themselves as being well ( Satisfied with th
result of their trip so far ,
It Is understood n hill making provlsloi
for an appropriation will , lie presented In th
legislature In a short tljho. ; The bill wll
have some Influential backing : All the lead
Ing papers In the state ttve 'irglng that th
state bo well represented at the great ex
position. _ _
'
STKKI , IXUUSTHY LOOKING JJI' '
ItclK-lUN of I.nrV | < - Silica of ItilllN Ar
Alri-ndy .MiiiilfoiU- ; .
CHICAGO , Feb. 24. Tlie "Industrial Worl
tomorrow will say : The 'expected benefit
of the enormous sales of steel rallo hav
come. Steel billets have /advanced fron
$17.DO to $18- per ton , sfeal rails have rteei
from $23 to $24. The western steel market I
stronger In tone than It has' been for thro
months. There Is n revived Inquiry to
all kinds of steel products , Wire , bars , sheets
platen , structural shapoi , etc. Sales hav
been more numerous and .prices all nlon
the line arc firmer In la. l . . In pig Iroi
there has been no further decline. Man ;
consumers are asking' fc-r 'prices. Loca
foundry No. 2 Is still quotc'l at $11.
. . . _
M. u l I *
s.vou * IM.OW inii\s ; AT riFititi < :
Mmiy TrnvflcrH liuiirlHoncil by Illoclc
nili'N on Soutli Dakota ItonilN.
PIERRE , S. D. , Fcb , 24VSpecIal ( Tele
gram. ) The Northwcstorn's rotary plow " ! ) '
which came in hero lasV flight , caught fin
In the yards this morning , and was s :
badly damaged that It will have to go Inti
the shops before It can hq , used , Comlnj
'
just at this time the loss 'IB a severe one
Many bundles of mall and a large nu'mhci
of passengers are waiting fo $ a train to go
awny from here.
Iliillronil I'ayH Itx'TnxrN.
'
HURON , S. D. , Feb. 25. ( Special. ) Tin
Chicago , Milwaukee & . 'St. J'aul railroad list
paid Its I'eadle county taxes for 189C , a nount
ing to nearly $3,000.
\o Iiiipnrtniit { 'it'NfM , for Trial.
HURON , S , D. , Feb. 24. ( Special. ) Judg <
A. W. Campbell will begin , a tsrm of clrcul
court hero on March 2. . Thti'docket Is miml
and carrlca no cases beyonfl flocal Interest ,
t'yeloiif in
ATHENS , On. . Feb , 24.r-A dostructlvi
cyclone beat down upon Athens last night
The damage to the bulldlngs'wlll ' amount ti
Boveral thousand dollary. II < ndergon'H ware
hoiiHe Is ii wreck and thr' ' 1-uc.y Cobb Kc
male iiiKtltuto Is unroocil. ( Tlie youni
ladlPH were badly frlRhtttafd and a pnnli
almost eiiHiiod. On the roili-ge groundri thi
llbrnry building , 1'hl Kapjjit hall and tin
Yahoo building were uiiroWed. In Eat )
Athens u number of houses worn blow !
down. No los-s of life or Injuries to per
Bonu la reported ,
\iuuc for tlit * Iliii-rlnoii lliilij' .
INDIANAPOLIS , Feb. 2l.r-Tho Hurrlsoi
baby hart been named I lfaaticth. This i :
Mrs. Harrison's mother's name. "yes , "
wo huvo ( lecldetl on the' | inVy'g name , " sail
Cionernl HarrlKon , "but 1fio ohrlstcnlni
will not lake place for nomee tlmo prob
ably. The baby la ftm' , " ' ho acbUil , li
niiBwtr to a question , . "and Mrs. Hnrrlsoi
Is now doing very wolli" '
g > i
( \ililr.lu Hurt HriMircx IliuiilM.
PHILADELPHIA , Feb.-24.-Captaln Join
U. Hart , owner of the Luunulu , who wm
convicted yc-stc-nhiy lu the United Statoi
district court of IlllbuaUrlat ; iind who win
remanded to prison In default of $7,000 ball
Hucccriloil In securing bondsmen at -l :
p , ip. today and wu ro | anvil from Jail
Pour bondsmen quullled | In the sum 01
J42.UOO. _
( inn KlllH Olf ir-\VliolV Knmlly.
'MINNBAIOLIS. Feb. 24.'A special U
the Journal from Lake Prtajon , B. D. , snys
Mrs. August Hanson and four children art
dead from gas from jumrnw-biimlntf hnit
IriK stove , white Han an hlmMcIf la dying
Only out ) of the family , n young boy , IK re
COVlTlllfi. t
Sciuitoi1IiiH < inJ Him
UltMONl-Hy-THB-SKA. Pla. . Fob. 21.-
I'l.ltul States 8 nuier Mtis n of II li.ols . Is
much Improved In hcut \ and In rn-ri-lnt
to start for C'hliatHiHe e-iip vJn to k-uv *
fur there with Ills fHtnl'y ' Muti ,
iflNU
No Funds Turnscl in to Ecuucc tha Shortagi
Hoportcd.
REASONS FOR BARTLEY'S TROUBLES
llolon Into AVIitcli the Money of tin
l' * iiit < * Hun DlNiitiriiriMl | 1'cf-
iniiiiuiit Inx-HllK'iHiiK : C'om-
inlttcu IH 1'roiuiNvd ,
LINCOLN , Fcb. 24. ( Special Telogram.- )
The state treasury situation remains appar
ently unchanged , although more facta abou
It are coming to the surface dally. SInci
the statement of Treasurer Miscrve , Incor
porated Into the governor's special message
no moro money has been paid In by the out
going official , so that the deficit on tin
books Is still $537,000. While Ex-Trcasurci
Hartley has all along Instated that the mis
sing money Is on deposit In good banks , whlcl
will pay It In If only given a little time
no ono In the state house has ever been ap
prlseJ of Just which banks they are. 1
Hartley has a memorandum showing when
his money Is , Treasurer Mescrve has ucvei
seen It. Neither has Governor Holcomb. li
fact , the belief Is rapidly gaining groum
that Mr. Hartley's little talk about havlm
his money all In good banks that are aun
to pay out If given tlmo Is nothing but i
gallery play made up of whole cloth am
only part of a clever scheme to spar foi
wind.
Speculation as to the whereabouts of tin
missing cash assigns several resting plncea
U 'la ' conceded thnt a part ot this mont-y b
In banks of doubtful otablllty , as alleged bj
Hartley , and that moat of this will be sccurct
eventually. Among those who profess to bi
Informed no one places the total whlcl
comes under this category above ? 300.00 (
and many put It at a much lower figure.
SOME OF THE HOLES.
The srcond reason why this money Is un
available and beyond the reach of the ox
treasurer Is that n goodly sum Is representoi
by claims on broken hanks. It Is knowi
that Hartley was caught for about $ ir > ,000 li
the Lincoln Savings bank wreck and he li
supposed to have had something In the GT
man Savings of Omaha when that went up
In fact hardly a bank has failed In Ncbrnsk :
during the last two or three years tin
has not carried with it some of the etali
money farmed out by the ex-treasurer. Tin
excess beyond what Is covered by the dc
ponltory bond In the late Alma bank Is sup
posed to bo part of the school fund whlcl
Hartley said ho could deposit at pleasure.
Another hole Included In Hartley's shortage
ago Is Eatd to be his Inheritance from hi
predecessors and their predecessors all alom
the line. He accepted without questloi
everything In the shape of assets turned eve ;
by Treasurer Hill and In this cor.glomcra
tlon of securities , certificates of dopceits am
I. 0. U's. there must have been no llttli
dead weight. Nobody professes to have an ;
definite infoimatlon on this point , but It li
harped on a great deal by those who wouli
have the people believe that Hartley ha :
been the Innocent victim of a vicious treas
ury fystcm handed down from year to yea :
and that he had a right to expect to be abh
to unload upon the man who came afte ;
him.
him.Tho final reason for the failure of Hartle ;
to turn over must not be overlooked. It I
that ho would turn over. If ho could , bu
simply has not tbo money to turn over. I
Is notorious that Hartley speculated In varl
ous directions and was associated In bus !
ness with men actively engaged In specula
tlon and there is no question that he 1m :
suffered heavy losses In numerous ventures
Guesses at the actual treasury shortagi
that wilt bo found when all the securltlc ;
held by Hartley have been realized on var :
greatly , but it may be safely put down In th :
neighborhood of $150,100. Hartley's bonds
men will ultimately be called on to maki
this good and It may have to be collected b ;
another long-drawn legal process.
WANT A PERMANENT COMMITTEE.
The special committee to which the gov
crnor's message relating to the state treas
ury , reported to the house this aftcrnooi
recommending a permanent investlgatlni
committee , consisting of two members of tli
senate and three of the bouse , to oxamln
the books of all state otllclals. Accompany
Ing the report was two bills , ono nrovldlni
for the Investigation and the other appro
prlallng $10,000 to carry on the invcstlga
tlon. The report Is :
Wo , your committee , to whom was referred
ferred the special message of his excel
lency , the governor , also the report o
your rpcclnl committee appointed to In
quire into the condition of the Rtati
ofllcos , beg leave to report thnt w. .
have had the same under oonshle'a
tlon and base our findings entire ! ;
thereon and we find that there In mifllclcn
evidence ns to the liad condition of on
Rtattotllres and state Institutions to jiiHtlf'
a full .mil complete Investigation of tin
same.
Wo , therefore , would recommend that i
permanent committee nf Investigation bi
appointed , consisting of live members , threi
to lie appointed by the rpenker of the housi
and two to bo aprtointod by tbo prcshjen
of the senate , and said committee to bi
given full power to Fend for persons nm
Wipers , to hlro experts to examine ; tin
books of the various stnto olllees and stat <
Institutions , tind to do whatever ol e llioj
may find needful to a full anil complete In
vcsllgallon.
HILL TO COVER EXPENSE.
Following the report of the committee ,
Hull of Harlan Introduced the following bill
and joint resolution :
.Section 1. That the sum of $10,000 bo am
the Biimi' In hereby appropriated out of an-
funds In the treasury of this state no
otherwise appropriated , and that the sami
1)0 placed under the control and direction o
the governor of this ntn\r. to ) > p used lij
him or so much thereof as ho mav doen
lioceHWiry to defray thu expenses of an In
vostlgatlon of the accounts In tbo dlfforen
executive ofllcos In thli state , and the ox
IHMIFOS of Investigating the several stat (
Institutions under the control of paid ex
ecutive otllcos , and for the purpose o :
prosecuting any and all criminal and clvl
eases whoroln the stnte has bpnn dofrnndoi
by Its pllloors. employes , or those dealltu
with any of the state Institutions , or donl
Ing with or having In their custody posses
Hon or control any money ? , funds , prop
ortv or effects of or belonging to thu state
mid necosBary expenses connected there
with , or In commencing or prosecuting nn >
civil action or 'ictlons or proceeding !
against any olllcer. person or corporation )
Indebted to tbo stain on account of ail )
monoyB , funds or efforts received by hln
or thorn for or on behalf of thn state , 01
belonging to It , or upon iinv nlllclal lioiiil
or upon any contract or obligation , for thr
payment or safe keeping or disposal of an )
such monovs or funds or effects.
Sec. 2. Tlio governor slmll keep a Jusl
nnd correct account of the money so i-X'
ponded by him , and shall report the paim
to the next term of the legislature of tnb
state , statlmr In what i-asea said mono >
has been paid out , the amount paid , run
what for , and the nature of the crime
charged.
Sec 3. It belntj n case of emerpe-icv ilt .
mandlng the speedy enactment of all tin
provisions nf this act , this act shall t kt
effect nnd bo In force from nnd after tin
passage and approval of the same.
JOINT HESOLUTION.
Section 1. That a committee of flvo mom-
hers of the leg'siatura be appointed In the
folowlng manner , that Is to say : Throe
members of tlm house of representatives
to bo appointed by the speaker thereol
anil two members of the senate , to be ap
pointed by the lieutenant governor , for the
IHirrnsH of Investigating1 the accounts In
the different executive olllces In the slate
and for the purpose of Investigating-
KC vent I state- Institutions under their con
trol.
trol.Heo. . 2. It Is hereby made the duty of said
committed to make nuld examination n
HCOII as practicable and to report tho.li
llndlnp * In writing to both houses of the
legislature , If the samebo In session , other-
wlfo to furnish n full nnd complete copy
of their tlndlntrs to the governor of the
state.
Toe. 3. Said committee shall have powet
to mibpoi-na witnesses und to compel the
nttcndancn of the Htimo. and to compel thi :
production of books , ri-conlH , vouchers amj
otlirr documentary evidence.
Sec 4. Bald committee uhull have powui
to etn.iloy expert nctjJuBiiit ! ! . If
to I\S < | M them In tuHBrformiincc of th
duties hereby cnjolrfcwpon them.
The report of tl Kubeommlttec wa
adopted and the comUVo discharged.
1:1 CUM : Mooinl * viKitHIUSI :
i\-Aitilltor : of ' ' ( IK' A coo nil ( M Holt
for lO
LINCOLN , Neb. , B 24.-Special Tele
gram. ) Ex-Atidltor B'ne Moore Is itndc :
arrest charged wlth Kczftlcmrnt and thcf
of public moneys uJJJr.ime Into his hand :
during the last two years of his term o
office. The papers were made out at the at
torney general's office ycsterdny , but won
not fcrnmtly filed with the Lancaster count ;
authorities until thl.i afternoon nt 2 o'clock
Mr. Moore bed been notified And nt 3 o'clocl
wn'kcd ' Into the office of the county attorne :
and accepted service of the warrant. Con
sequently no formal nrrcst was made. Hi
wr.s accompanied by his attorneys.
After a conference extending over severn
houri' , Jndgj Cochtatio finally sot the hear
Ing for March l.t , and released Mr. Moor
on a bond for $10,000. with L. F. Hllllngylo ;
and Dr. Hoover of Lincoln , J. R. Suthrrlam
of Tcknmah , J. 11. Culver of Mllford and C
A. McCloud of York as sureties.
The first count ot the Information agnlns
Moore alleges that on January 3 , ISUfi. Moor
unlawfully and feloniously did fraudulent ! ;
convo.it to his own us ? and embe/.zle of th
public money $ tl,7S$5. The second conn
Is practically the same thing , with n fev
technical changes In the phraseology. Th
third count sets up the same date am
amount , but charges Moore with havlni
stolen tln > money. The fourth count allege
thnt on January 7 , 1807 , Moore unlawful ! ;
and feloniously did fraudlently convert to hi
own use and embezzle of the public mono ;
$27,208.05. Thu fifth count Is a repetition
with sonic change In the wording , and tli
sixth count charges him with having stol ? :
the money. Tbo seventh count alleges tha
on June 17 , 189ii , Moore unlawfully ain
feloniously did fraudulently convert to th
use ot some pctiion or prisons utiknowi
to the affiant , and emb zzto of the publl
money $2GOir..ri5. The eighth count allegd
that on February 23 , 1SD7 , Moore failed an
refused to turn over to hU' nuccesaor In o (
ficc the sum of Sl3,20 ! < .oi , which was In hi
poshosilon belonging to t"io state , aft ?
propar notice had been j-erved upon him t- -
do no. The ninth count covered the ram
charco In a different legal form , with th
dat ? changed to January 7. IS'.i" .
It ls Mr. Moore's Intention to devote hi :
time to on effort to arrange his buslnesi
nutters. If possible , so that he can make t
settlement In full with the state. In i
brief Interview with a representative of Tin
Hoe Imitated that he fully recognized tin
position In which ho had been placed b ;
bis own actions. Ho stated that lie wai
making no oITort to escape from his just oh
llgatlons and that as soon ns he can arrangi
matters he will pay Into the treasury ever ;
dollar duo the state regardless of any do
fcnse his bondsmen may make In the clvl
action to be commenced by the attorno ;
general. All his means are , tied up in mill
Ing property In Colorado. In which he owm
an absolute one-third Interest. 'This minim
property , ho asserts. Is being octlvelj
worked , extensive Improvements being nuiili
at the present time. While much sym
pathy is expressed for Mr. Moore hero li
Lincoln tonight the consensus of opinion i :
unanimously behind the htato authorities li
commencing action against Iho ex-auditor
The republicans in the house and scnati
both Insist upon a rigid invchtlR.itlon am
prompt action by the state authorities , tin
resolution Introduced In the senate yester
day and signed by tbo seven republlcai
senators voicing the sentiments of tha
party In the matter.
iA\in i-'iuni ri.oun is TAST
it-X ' irly All 1'olnt
\Vilt * r SnliHltlliif ?
In tin * Ohio Vnllf.v.
CINCINNATI , Fcb. 21. At ! l o'clock to
night the river hero was fifty-eight feet am
rising steadily I'/t- Inches an hour. Every
where In the Ohio valley above here thi
weather is clear and cool. Above Wheeling
the Ohio river is falling at all points. Ii
the region of the sources of the flood tin
rtreams have been going down for twelvi
hours and the danger is past. Not Ic :3 : thai
a million dollars loss and damages to lumber
men and farmers I ? a rough estimate 1 :
the Monotigaliel.a valley
Along the Ohio there was more or less ! oa
and damage to railroads all the way down t
Portsmouth. More or less damage to pcir ,
business houses was suffered In Steubenvlllc
Parkoraburg. Gallipolls , HunUngton , Call
lettEburg. Ironton , Hanging Rock , Ports
mouth. Aberdeen. Maysvillc and bcveia
smaller towns , ilther In actual loss or th
inconvenience of moving goods. Tonight li
Portsmouth alone over t.flOO pontons hav
been driven from tlit-lr homes. Much th
same sort of suffering i-xf-ts In the othe
cities and towns muntlon''d. ' hut Portsmoutl
Is thn greatest sufferer. Rjliool bouses , towi
halls , churches and all other available build
Inga arc used for lodging these Fiiffe.rers am
public charity feeds them. At Newport , Ky.
opposite here , IfiO poor families are drlvoi
from their home ? , but tjK-y are well shel
torcj. In East Cincinnati abi.ut an cqua
number of families have been tcmporaril ;
driven from their dwclllugs.
Conny Islund , an uprlveimimmer resort
Is under water deep enough to float tbi
largest river steamer. In Ludlow , Ky.
Uolow Covlnclon. the Htreota arc deep unde
water. At Portsmouth wanhouts havi
stopped the use of two railroad * , the Nor
folk ti Western and the Cincinnati , Ports
month & Virginia. All roads here In Cln
elnmttl are ruining from their depots cxcep
these using the Grand Central , and the :
now start from Eighth street. . U Is be
llevod now the rise here will not go mucl
over sixty feet.
THISI ; iv.i.vrVOUK , XOT CHAIIITV
I'ni'iniilo.vcil Olijorl lo tin * Mi'dunls o
St. I'll u I Aiitliorllli-N.
ST. PAUL , Feb. 21. There was nlmcst i
riot at a maes meeting of the unemployed a :
Market hall last night. The city conncl
recently appropilatcd $10,000 lo bo used It
relief work , and thn meeting last night v > ai
In protest of the way the- sum was helnp
expended. Rev. S. G. Smith , who has beei
prominent In tbo relief work was hooted am
yelled at In Ills attempt at explaining tin
syhlcm of distributing the relief. After mucl
excitement resolutions wern passed declarlnt
that the unemployed wanted work and no
charity. It was further ,
"Resolved , Thill wo will do our utmost In
Iho next municipal election to rotlro ti
private llfn the mayor and members nf tin
council who have delegated to a chnrllnblf
organization a duty tlu-y are puld by tlu
city to perform. "
Another resolution called for a committee
of five to call on the loglelnturo next Frlda *
afternoon with all the unempldyed who could
bo Induced to accompany It a.i : ' uak the legls.
laturc to do something for those out of work
\ViiKfoii Imill of IViipliKilled. .
CHATTANOOGA. Volt. 21. An incoming
train on thn Southern railway ran Into t
wagon tilled with people at Sherman heights
a suburb of this eity. Suven persons an
dead. Special trains huvo left for the fivuni
of the accident.
Yoilllir Illllllfr NIlODlH HIlllHI'lf.
NAIIKA , Kun. . Feb , i' | . ( Special Tele *
Krani. ) Cluudo ( lnn , n young mun 18 yean
of ago , living near tills placo. accidental ! )
shot himself while hunting this evonliu ;
dylnij Instantly.
.Move m en IN of Oreiui Vi-KuHn , | < Vi ) , lit
At New York Arrived Spnarndum. fiorr
Holterd.im ; Patrla , from Marseille * * ; KIIIH
from Genoa. Hulled HI Paul , for South
ampton ; Axiutlo , for Liverpool.
A SouthamptonArrlvd St. Louis , fiorr
New York. Hailed Aller , from liremen , foi
New York.
At Btettln Arrived liecla from New
York.
At aiangow Arrived - Furncsslu , froir
NIIW York.
At Itottordam - BalledWorktmdnm , foi
No-.v York.
At Italtlmore Arrived - J'airla , frnrr
Hamburg via New York
At Liverpool Sailed- Indiana , for Phlla-
delphlu ; M.'ijeztlc , for New York.
HUNDRED THOUSAND
Nebraska to Have That Much in the Trans-
mississippl Exposition ,
BILL PASSES THE HOUSE AFTER A FIGHT
Work on the Measure Not Completed Till
After Midnight.
WOOSTER LEADER OF THE OPPOSITION
( Speaker Gafim Ohampious the Bill from the
Iloor of the House.
LIE PASSED FROM HORNER TO WOOSTER
Coiliinitfri- the Whole , AfU-r Coiu-
plctlnu' the Illll , KlMON ami Or-
clul'M It ISliuroxHCil for tile
Thlr.l lU-a.lhlK.
LINCOLN , Fob. 25. ( Special Telegram. )
At 12:30 : this morning the house1 of rcprn-
scnlatlvcs , In committee of tlio whole , voted
to rise with the recommendation that the
Tronsmlsslsslppl Exposition bill , which lins
been under consideration nil ilny , bo ordered
engrossed for a tlilrd reading.
The bill , as agree. ! upon , carries an ap
propriation of $100,000 , half the amount In
the measure as originally Introduced. An
amendment wan adopted that no money
should bo paid until at least $250iOOO had
been paid in by Omaha stockholders.
Tht.ro was a contlntie.1 fight led by Woos-
ter to defeat the measure. At cwio time ,
late In Iho cvonliig , llorner gave the llo to
Woosler , and the house was In an uproar.
At 12:15 : the house adjourned.
Only sixty-three members answered to roll
call this morning , and there were many
yawning -.oats. There wcro not enough pres
ent to suspend the rending of the journal
nnd , although the hour set for further con
sideration nt the exposition bill , 10:15 : had
arrived , fully fifteen minuter wcro wasted
on the house Journal.
Jenkins objected to tlio record of the
journal because It showed that no motion
had been made yesterday to go Into commit
ted of the whole , but that the speaker had
icsolvcd the house Into committee on his
own motion.
Clark of Richardson attempted to smooth
matters over by a motion that the house
now go Into committee of the whole to con
sider house roll No. 93 , the exposition bill.
1'ollard of Cass askeJ unanimous consent
to send In a petition for an appropriation to
tlio exposition.Voastcr of Mert'lck objected ,
and the petition was not read. Clark wlth-
drcnv his motion temporarily on the point of
order that the nonce journal had not been
approved. This was done and Clark renewed
his motto ! ] , a.l hiS to be excused tfom talcing
the chair. Felker of' riouglaa sent up a
resolution that the opponents of the expo
sition bill be given ono hour and the friends
of the measure twenty minutes In which to
dlscims HID question. Keillor's resolution re
ceived no second , nnd the chairman an
nounced consideration of house roll No. 93
In order.
WAS NEWS TO EASTMAN.
Eastman of Custer broke theIce. . Ilia
remarks were In the nature of rising to a
question nf privilege , nnd he reid from the
World-Herald a statement from his own
county to the effect ( hat luo fluster County
Agricultural society had voted to endorse a
liberal appropriation for the exposition.
Tills , be Bfild , was news to him. lie then
made a very bitter , though rambling speech
against tbo bill ,
Snyrter of Sherman spoke In favor of an
appropriation , but ill. ! not favor the maxi
mum amount. Ho thought that $100,000
would be a sufficient sum for an appropria
tion.
tion.Loomls
Loomls of Duller was of the opinion that
something radical was necessary for the
benefit of the state. The condition of the
state treasury was deplorable. Individually
and collectively we arc In debt. "Grant , "
ho paid , "that the exposition Is held. Grant
that Nebraska Is unrepresented. What of
It ? Would not eastern financiers bellpvo In
thi ) honrsty of thu Rtate ? True. It would bo
i radical move to refuse this appropriation ,
but something radical was needed. "
Sheldon of Dawea said that there was but
one question before the house this morning.
Should the hill ho killed or should It not ?
Ho wished to say at the outset that ho was
more In favor of tbo committee's hill , for
$150.000 , than ho was for the substitute of
fered bv Speaker Gnllln. for $200,000. lint
the main question was , Should wo vote a
dollar ? Ho said bo had gone somewhat Into
the mathematics of the question and had
discovered that whenever such expositions
bad broil held the nt.itro that bold them had
been materially benefited. A reasonable ap
propriation Miiild not fail to advance the
prosperity of Nebraska. Hut lie wanted
proper safeguards thrown around the dis
pensing of any Mini that might ho voted.
The exposition was not to be a hippodrome
but an enterprise of Inntlng benefit to the
ttate.
Elghmy of Ilrmvn was ndt willing to vote
$200.000. The wards of the Hate nhould
( \\-3t \ bo taken en re of. llo. himself , nuniospd
to vote for the i ( 'trillion of the Soldiers'
aid SalliiiN1 home at Mllford. This was In
tlio face of the report nf th ? committee but
ho would stand there If ho stood alone on
thn Iloor of the house.
Clark of Lancaster moved that tlio com-
mltteo rise , report pragma and ask leave to
Rlt again this afternoon , and the motion
prevailed. The committee roso. reported ,
the report was adopted and the house took
a iccess until 2 p. m.
At 2:15 : p. m. the house convened nnd the
Htibcommltten , Hull , Denied and llnrkntt ,
appointed by the speaker to Investigate the
affairs of thn stntu treasury , reported ,
A'fter thu report of the pubrommlttee. had
been adopted and thecomnilttcn discharged
1'ollard of Cass moved that tbo house now
KO Into committee of the whole to consider
housct roll No. 9,1. the exposition bill , which
bad been made llm spu-lal order of the Ony.
Speaker O.illin asked for u luling of the
chair na to whether or not. thu motion for
Indefinite pOHtporicniont of the bill , made
yesterday , still Jit-Id good from cnnunltteo
to committee. Chairman lliirkctt ruled that
each committee wa * a body by Itself and
that all motions died with It.
Speaker ( iafl'.n then moved that the sub-
stituUi for the bill , appropriating $200,000
to the exposition , ho taken up and ills-
cum-d section by section. Wliwlaw nf ( ios-
[ > er moved an amendment that when the
committee rlso It report tlm bill fop Indef
inite postponement. The question thus went
to the bouse.
JENKINS ROASTS OMAHA.
Jenkins got the floor first. Ho said he
didn't object so much la the exposition as
lin did to the fact that Omaha wan going
to benefit so largely by It. Ho considered
the argument that Kansas City would so *
cure Iho exposition If Omaha failed to get It
u good one against the exposition. Jenkins
fulled to elucidate this point very clearly ,
lint ho did emphasize the fact that he had
U In fur Omaha.
Hill of Clay spoke for $100.000. Ho had
found that this was ubout thu sum his j > eo-
pin wanted him to vote for.
Stobblns of Lincoln opposed the motion
for Indefinite postponement. He had heard
too many members say that the ) wcra willIng -
Ing to give $100.000 to permit them to bo
lint down by a motion for Indefinite post-
nuueincnl. Such an arilou would not be
Fair to the coiucrvativo supporters cl tiift
