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ESTABLISHED JUNE 10 , 1871. OMAHA , SATURDAY MOBNUTG , jStAHCII 20 , 1807 TWELVE PAGES. SINGLE COPY JGTVE CENTS.
HEMP AWAITS THEM
Jackson and Walling Must Both Die on the
Gallows Todaji
GOV , BRADLEY DECLINES TO INTERFERE
Kentucky's Executive Decides to Let the
Law Take Its Course.
PRISONERS' ' LAST APPEAL OF NO EFFECT
Murderers of Fearl Bryan Must Expiate
Their Fiendish Grime.
MILITIA AT THE SCENE OF EXECUTION
Prlciiils of Dr. AVnuncr , Inii > llcnl < ' < I In
the Cntift'NMloii , Ulnlin ( it He
Able < i > Prove Hie
Innocence.
NEWPORT. Ky. , March 19. All efforts
having failed for Interference tomorrow
with the execution ot Scott Jackbon nnd
Alonzo Walling for the murder of Pearl
Bryan , thcro Is much excitement hero to
night over the coming event. Ever since tha
arrival of the prisoners this afternoon from
the Jail at Alexandria , the jail has been sur
rounded by largo crowds. Many are coming
Into the city tonight , and enormous crowds
nro expected In the morning. Jackson and
Walling concede that they have appealed
to the court * of last resort In vain nnd their
doom Is sealed , But they nro as defiant and
Indifferent as ever. Both of the men re
tired after darkness and were .reported to
bo spending the night with their death watch
and the guards In their usual manner. They
were not at all concerned about the large
crowds that surrounded the Jail. The ml
lltla arrived tonight and Is on duty. Sher
iff Plummer will not announce the hour ol
execution , but It Is thought the men will
bo hanged together tomorrow morning early.
FRANKFORT , Ky. , March 19. Governor
Bradley has Issued an olllclal statement of
about 700 words , refusing any further execu
tive action In the case of Jackson or WallIng -
Ing , who will hang at Newport , Ky. , tomor
row. The friends of Dr. Wagner were among
those who asked for a respite , In order to glvo
Dr. Wagner an opportunity to prove that be
had no knowcldgo of the crime.
The riot alarm sounded , calling the militia
together at 2 o'clock this afternoon , and be
fore thorn the governor gave his final refusal
to Interfere IP the Jackson and . Wnlllng
cases. The soldiers left at 3 o'clock , carryIng -
Ing with them the decision of the governor ,
which said in so many words , that the exe
cution must go on tomorrow. The militia
marching through the streets was the first
Intimation local people had that the fate of
Jackson and Walling was forever sealed.
GOVERNOR BRADLEY'S MESSAGE ,
The following Is the full text of Governor
Dradley's refusal to respite JackVon and
Walling :
Thb common law concerning the crime
Admitted In the confessions to have been
committed IB in force In this state. The
confession shornB tlmt Pearl Brynn was
killed by drugs ndmlnlstered to produce ,
abortion. If this bo true , she being quick
with child , ns shown , by the evidence , the
child was killed also. Her death was canned
by drugs deliberately administered , the ef
fect of which clearly manifests an utter
disregard for human life. Tlm agency em
ployed was not only one from which death
or great Injury would probably result , but
from which , considering Its rapid operation ,
death .would neciwnrlly.suit. . Either the
physician who administered the drug knew ,
or had every reason to suppose. It would
cause death , or should have known It.
Under either state ot the case he was guilty
of murder and Jackson nnd Walling went
nnd nni equally guilty under the statute of
Kentucky. All this must be conceded If
the confessions are true.
The confessions , however , are Inconslit
ent nnd contradictory , utterly at war with
every statement that each of the defendants
innrto on the witiinsa stand. It H urged
tlmt this should bo overlooked , because
they were then swearing for Kielr lives.
Conceding that their fnlso statements weio
made to escape dnnper then pending It may
well bo asked how mueh gcatcr Is the dan
cer thnt now confronts them when they
plnnd in the shadow of thu callows. If
they nro excusable for false swearing then ,
how muttti more me they excusable nna now
much more Is It likely that they would
speak falsely now.
Ono of them says thnt the body was taken
jvwuy In a cub : the other tlmt It was taken
In a wagon. Thlf. conflict would be quite
Immaterial but for the fact tlmt Jackson
nays they got Inside the cab , while Dr. Wag
ner drove. The contradiction , therefore ,
becomes material. Walling says thnt Wacr-
ncr nnd Jackson removed the head , whllo
JnckKin says that Wagner did It. Tlm re
moval of the corsetH might have taken place
to distribute the blood more generally
through the system , or they may Imvo been
loosened when the injection wnn ndmlnls-
tercd and fallen when the girl wns being
convoyed to the place whcro she was found.
The whole confession bears a striking slm-
llnrlty to the testimony of Georpo Jack-
BOII , for It IP now ndmlttcd that the body
wns removed by both Jaekson and Walling
and both were present w.irn the elrl was
decapitated , thus destroying the defensive
theory on tlm trial that the tracks were
ninilo by others. The uoto or letter said
bv Waiting to Imvo been received from Dr.
Wngner , asking that the clothing of Pearl
Hryan be sent to him and Htntlug thnt she
wns under his care , Is not produced , nor
UH absenee In nny wny accounted for.
Not only Is the confession n commutation
of the evidence of both defendants , but
n flat rontrnillctlon of thu letter of Wnll
lng , sent me only n few days Blneo nnd
claimed to hnvo been written by him under
u sense nf rapidly approaching nnd Im
pending death. These men hnvo not only
trifled with human life , but hnvo tiiflcd
with the courts , trifled with the executive ,
nnd set nt dellnnco the laws of Cod nnd
man , If It be eslnbllshert that one crim
inal , nfter such conduct us till" , can by n
more pretended confession obtain n respite ,
then every other criminal Is entitled to
Ilka treatment , nnd this would result In
frustrating justice nnd bringing the exe
cution of laws Into contempt. Tlm wounded
Imnd of Penrl llrynn solemnly nnd surely
points to the fact tlmt she was nut dead
when beheaded. Thnt wound could hnvo
been Inflicted only when , dm Ing the terri
ble nirony of her decapitation , she raised
It In order to ward oft the cruel knife.
lir. Wagner Is In the asylum nnd Is the
man , of all others , by reason of his con
dition , at whose door the defendants would
moHt naturally luy this horilble crime.
To grant n respite In order thnt the de
fendants might bo UKCil ns witnesses to
procure his conviction would result In n
delay of at lenfat n ycnr. nx experience In
the trial ot the defendants has demon-
ctrnted , In view of thri various conflicts In
defendants' statements , no Jury would , or
could , believe nny statement that either of
them might make , nnd consequently Wag
ner would not bo convicted , Such uel.iy
would only ndd fuel to the llnnios nnd
furnish n further Incentive 10 mob violence
In this state.
The claim tlmt Wnlllng wns under the
Influence of Jnckson nnd therefore deserves
clemency rannot bo considered , He shows
himself the willing ami rendy nsslstunt ,
Each of them have clearly exhibited n
reckless disregard for human life. Their
confessions , tnkun In connection with the
facts nnd clrciiiimtnnro proven In the ease.
Bhow thnt they comrnlucrt nn atrocious
crime , 1.1 fo is precious t them , but no
more BO than lfwns to their vletlm.
Their poor motliera nre entitled to sym
pathy , but no moro tbnn the mother of
I'enrl Bryun , The. law lias been set at de-
Jlanco nnd the fnlr name of Kentucky
Blnlned with another blooay murder.
Twelve men have passed upon the guilt
of each. 'Hie circuit Judge and nppcllal *
judges have nlllrmed their nctlon. My I
" " th Isi that "I will see tnnt the laws nre
fnltUnlly executed1
The Jury fixed the penally. I have ni
plnln duty to perform. It Is not my prov
Incc to mnko laws , but to enforce them
Neither Is It my duty to fix the dentt
penalty , nor la It proper tnnt I should in
tervcno to prevent Ita Inntctlon , when the
law and the uvldcnco authorize. Respite
refustd. WILLIAM O. HUA1JL13V ,
Governor.
CONDEMNED MEN ARE COOL , .
CINCINNATI , March 19. Sheriff Hum
mer , with ono deputy and the four guards
of Jackson and Wnlllng , left Alexandria
today shortly before noon to make the Jour
ney to the Newport Jail. The conveyance
used was the open omnibus In which they
were convoyed to Alexandria. Jackson and
Walling were each handcuffed to a Guard.
Shortly before reaching the road leading to
Fort Thomas , Jackson pointed to that road ,
saying : "That Is whcro we turned off. " If
that waa true , they must have reached the
Locke farm by a circuitous route. As thoj
passed the Locke farm they saw. Farmer
Locke and some members standing ntTtho
spot where. Pearl Bryan's body waa found.
Sheriff Plummcr atked Jackson If he rec
ognized the place. Jackson looked around
coolly and answered : "I do not recognize
the spot. " When the party reached Newport -
port a crowd estimated at several thousand
had gathered near the Jail to get a sight of
the prisoners. Jackson and Walling were
evidently frightened , and the fchcrirt had
real dtfllculty In getting through the mass
to the Jail entrance , Imt there were no dem
onstrations on the part of the spectators
Inside the cell Walling was told that the
last hope had gone. Ho made no common
on the news , but asked a reporter to como
and see him soon. Jackson also heard the
fateful news In silence.
COPYRIGHTED CONFESSION.
CINCINNATI , March 19. lioth the En
qulrer and Commercial-Tribune print thl
morning confessions by Scott Jackson anc
Alonzo II. Walling , signed respectively by
their authors. The text of these confession
Is ccyyrlghtcd. Jackson lays the blame to
the condition of Pearl Bryan on William
P. Wood , who , he says , solicited him by
letter to give her relief from disgrace for hi
sake. Ho alleges that Itwas all Will Wood'
notion to send her here and that out o
friendship to Wood ho undertook the tasl
of concealing her shame. Up to Wednesday
night. January 29. the story does not dlffc
greatly from that already related In thl
case. Ho said ho engaged Walling to find
some ono who would perform the operation ;
that on Wednesday Wnlllng told him that
ho had sent Miss Bryan to a doctor.
On Thursday Walling received word to
como out to Dr. Wagner's at Bclleviio , Ky.
near Newport. He and Walling both wen
out , but did not go In. They arranged , however
over , to be tnere again on Friday night
January 31. They both went there. Wagner
sent him to a Fort Meyers drug store foi
some ergot and he went and obtained It
When ho returned all were excited , the glr
was unconscious and It was determined to
take her away. Wagner obtained the wagon
and the body was carried out the back waj
and put Into It , and all three got In the
wagon , Wagner driving. Arriving at the
p.lace on the Alexandria pike between Mr
Lock's and Mr. Stone's farms , they storpci
and carried the body in to where It was
afterward found. Wagner thought her dead
and told Jackson to hold her head , whlcl
ho did. Then Wagner severed the heai
from the body and wrapped It up In the girl's
cloak. Walling carried the cloak to the
wagon. Jackson says that when he let go
of the body the head was at the top of the
bank , but fell forward. Wagner let them on
at Newport bridge * . Ho and Walling wen
to Cincinnati and parted , Availing going to
Hendcr's hotel and Jackson to his room with
the girl's valise , which contained the clothIng -
Ing which he threw Into the river. The
blood Insids the valise came from a sack
worn by the girl , which was put In it
Wagner took the head with him.
WALLING'S STATEMENT.
Alonzo Waiting's statement la that Jackson
asked him to help a girl out of trouble Into
which she had been brought by Will Woof
.
trouble to Pearl Brynn some time in Novem
ber , 1893 , but was not asked to assist until
after JuchEon returned from Greencastle
early In January. He agreed to find some
one who would perform the operation. Ac
cordingly on January 27 he wrote to ono of
his friends , May Smith , asking her for such
Information. On January 28 he received a
letter from her advising him to ECO Dr.
Wagner of Bellevue and saying that she hail
written Wagner to call at the college. The
same day Wagner called at the college and
Inquired for Walling , agreed to perform the
operation and gave his address. On that
afternoon Walling met Pearl Bryan on the
corner of Fourth and Race streets and
directed her how to go to Dr. Wagner. On
the next day , January 30 , Wngncr asked him
by mall to bring Pearl's clothes out to him ,
saying she was under his care. Ho anil
Jackson took the clothes , nut did not go
InslJe. Next evening , Friday , January 31 ,
ho and Jackson went out to Wagner's. Here
Walling tells the same story as Jackson
about Jackson's \lMt to the drug store ,
Pearl's unconsciousness and the trip to the
country , ending with the decapitation. He
says ho was too much excited to remember
particularly , but ho knows that Jackson and
Wagner removed the head. Ho stayed that
night at Hender's restaurant in Cincinnati.
DISCREDITS THE STORY.
The Enquirer this morning contains a
t iecial from Nlcholasvllle , Ky. , stating that
Dr. Wagner , who Is Implicated by the Jack
son and Walling confessions , formerly lived
at Nlchola&vlllc and Is the son-in-law of
William Hendien , a wealthy farmer of that
county. Wagner then waa a minister of the
Reformed church at Sulphur Well. About
the middle of January. ] S98 , Mrs. Wagner
wrote to her brother , Walter Hendron , that
her husband was losing his mind and asked
him to i como to Bollevue. Hendron went
and says that on January 23 ho took Dr.
Wagner with him to Nlcholasvllle , or about
two miles from that town , to the house of
William Hcndren , where he remained until
February .1. This corresponds with the state.
mont of the family when thf > "Hellevue
clow" was first t rung near the time of
the trial and which caused Its collapse
On January 22 , 1S9C , Walter Hendren , then
at Uellovuo , wrote n postal card to his
father , near Nlcholasvllle. saying that ho
would leave on the 23d for Nlcholasvillo
with Dr. Wagner. It Is said that Miss Maud
Wagner , daughter of the doctor , 1ms a copy
of this postal card , with a Ilellovuo date , ad
dressed to William Hcndren , his father at
Nlcholasvlllo. Furthermore It Is said that a
telegram Is 01 , flic In the Western Union
offlco at Nlcholasvllle , dated February 3
IS'JO , addressed to Mrs , Wagner at Bellevue
and signed by Walter Hondrcn , saylug that
Dr. Wagner would leave tlicro on the J030 ;
train that morning. No doubt the Wagnjr
family and friends will clear up the matter
by this means today If the allegations are not
true.
CARD FROM HBNDREN.
A special from Nlcholasvlllo , Ky. , says :
When Walter Hendren was waked this mornIng -
Ing and told the full meaning of Jackson's
confession he wao much surprised. He Is
satisfied that the whole statement Impli
cating Dr. Wagner la malicious , Walter
Hendren himself first told Dr. Wagner of the
Pearl Jlryun murder white the doctor was
visiting hero n day or two after the crime.
Hcndren la thoroughly reliable and he has tbo
lespuct of this town. Tlie following tele
gram from Mr. Hendren has been received :
"NICIIOLASVILLB. Ky. , March 19 , While
It is a rather dllucult matter fo > any one to
go back a year and establish the exact dates
of a visitor's Journey , I think wo will have
no trouble In establishing that Dr. George
Wagner , my brother-in-law , was at ths home
of my father , William Hendren , near town ,
at the time the Pearl Bryan murder was
committed. As nearly as I can remember ,
Dr. Wagner waa hero from January 23 to
February 3 , 1S96."WALTER
"WALTER HENDREN. "
ALEXANDRIA , Ky. . .March 19. Judge
Helm has Just glvsn orders to keep the pris
oners separated. It la known the confes
sions were written while together , and the
story shows the men agreed on trig main
points , evidently that they could rats ? *
question that would cause a stay of exccu
Jon at least , Hut their plan Is apparently
too transparent , and now , on their last day ,
while It Is said an opportunity will be af
forded for them to tell the truth , no ono In
permitted to < so them today without an
order from Judge Helm. Walling la In the
upper room of the Jail. The men are unabla
.o Jrecrlbe Dr. Wagner or his house or even
; lie cab or wagon In which they said the
; > ody waa born ? away.
HALF A HUNDRED DROWNED
Qrcat Fatality Attends the Floods on th
Lower Mississippi ,
ALARMING REPORTS COME FROM MEMPHIS
Itccclrcil for
Stcniuern to KCKCIIC People
Government llontn Hen- |
, i , ilcrlnw Altl. i , i I
MEMPHIS , March 19. Uumora of n scnsa
tlonal nature nit ) afloat today as to the
breaking of the levees above and below thl
city , In consequence causing serious damage
to property and stock : So far these report :
have not been verified In full , but sufflclcn
Is known to warrant the statement that be
fore nightfall an additional 00 square mile
of territory will bo submerged. The point
where the levees are alleged to have fallei
are remote from telegraph stations , making
it Impossible to get Information , In the
territory covered by the relief steamers unde
the supervision of the citizens' relief com
mltce of Memphis , appalling facts came t
light this morning. Drowning negroes , men
women and children , are reported until the
list now numbers halt a hundred.
The relief committee thus far has ample
funds to feed nnd clothe all the needy , bu
the necessity Is Increasing because ot tin
difficulty In controlling the Ignorant refugee ;
anJ preventing them from spreading ovc
the city and soliciting alms of Individuals.
Telegrams from points sixty-five mllcv
south ot this place ask for steamers to rescue
people left by last trip boats. Two steamer
were dispatched cast and west and are ex
pected to return at midnight with seven
hundred persons and a lot of stock , If th
time can be spared to rescue the latter. Th
government Is aiding the city in the rcscu- -
work. A dispatch from Washington author
Ized the government engineers to lend men
and service to further the protection of llf <
and prcyerty. The gauge this morning read
37.1 , a rise of .3 of an Inch In eighteen hours
A family of s ix found a water grave by the
capsizing of a dugout while making for hlgl
land. Two of the family were Infants In
arms. .
The Memphis levee Is a sight wonderful to
behold. For a distance of half a mile there
Is a congregation of negroes standing , sit
ting and reclining , awaiting Individual ! )
turns for relief. No one Is refused.
The government weather bureau says : It
Is probable that the river will rise slowly
Jurl < ig the next twenty-four hours.
TWO XUGHOI2S 1IKOAV..Y IX FLOOD. .
IxKlsslppI Continues to HNC mill y
COVCTH mi IiiimiMi.se Territory.
u MEMPHIS , Tenn. , March IS. Two negroes
lost their lives today ns a result of the great
flood which engulfs hundreds of acres of
land In the 'Arkansas bottoms. The two men
were drowned in Fifteen Mile bayou , near
Marion , Ark.
There Is no cessation in the rise of the
river nnd tonight the gauge registers 37.2 , a
rise of one-tenth since the morning report.
Cairo reports 50.4 feet , a rise of four-tenths
of n foot in twenty-four hours since yester
day. Heavy rains coutlnued last night
throughout the entire region of the Ohio
valley , the drainage from which swells the
upper Mississippi. At Marked Tree , Ark. ,
on the St. Francis river , there has been a
rlso of ono foot In the twenty-four hours
endln thlsmornlng. V-A.J- , xvvWfc/'WKs- '
* * " > ' '
rThroughoiltArItaTas"aa ntfd1Tennesseo'hcavy'
rainfalls were the rule during the pant
twenty-four hours , as during the preceding.
At Helena the rainfall was immense , meas
uring 3.G5 Inches. In Memphis It was 1.8G
Inches , with 1.21 Inches at Nashville , and
Chattanooga. Helena , Vicksburg and points
below report n steady rise.
The first ray of sunshine In five days to
day penetrated the gloom which hangs over
the overflowed country.
A telegram from Modoc , where the levee
was reported to have broken , calls for mate
rials for strengthening the levee at this
point. The levee is Intact yet , though a
break Is fcareJ. Arrangements have been
made to send the necessary assistance.
The railroads are heavy sufferers from the
high water. The Iron Mountain road la the
only ono available from the west. The Mis
sissippi Valley road had to abandon the sale
of tickets over Its line on account of a
washout near Lakoviow. The Memphis &
Charleston trains have beim forced to stop
running for the same reason.
The gloomiest feature of the distressing
conditions is tbo fact that there Is little erne
no hope of the abatement of the high water
within the near future , because of floods re
ported in the upper valleys.
Today the imost alarming reports concern
Ing the condition of the levees above and
below Memphis have been In circulation In
Memphis. The levees are In meat places
built to extend three or four feet above the
.ilqhest water mark In the locality where they
are constructed. It seems now that this
illowanco of altitude has also been consumed
by the rising water. „
The United States engineering force for
the districts south of this city has been doIng -
Ing everything possible to relieve the suf
ferers and protect the levees. The Missis
sippi Hlver commission , complying with
urgent requests , has transferred some $10r
000" from the fund at Its disposal to bo used
In the protection of those districts during
the high water. There is very reliable In
formation to the effect that at Modpc. Avenue -
nue , Hugheys and other points below Helena ,
the water has gone over the levee , and the
levees being In such a mushy condition from
the rains , It Is not thought possible to pro
tect them much longer from the ever-rising
flood.
The government steamer Abbott has car
ried a largo number of sacks of sand to the
Modoc locality and to points below. At that
place- the government has only recently
spout many thousands of dollars In complet
ing the strengthening of the levees.
Thcro Is positive information that the
levee constructed under the direction of the
3t. Francis Levee board near Carutheravllle ,
Mo. , has been cut , and the belief Is preva
lent In that locality that the work was done
by persons living on the Tennessee side ,
who hoped , by making an opening for the
flood In thn Arkansas side , to decrease the
( lood and thus nave the property on the
Tennessee side ,
The reported break In the levee at Olen-
daln cannot bo confirmed , and It Is thought
[ o bo premature.
Hundreds of refugees were landed hero by
the relief steamers today nnd tonight , and
are being cared for by the relief commit
tees ,
Tonight a report Is current that the levee
ms broken at Hlllhouse , Miss. , flooding the
Ino farms In that locality. A steamer , with
men and eand , has been dispatched to the
scene of the reported break.
:
) ' nt KIIIIHMH City.
KANSAS CITY , March 19. While the Mis
souri river at this point Is still low for the
reason. It Is gradually rising and fears of a
flood are expressed by river authorities. The
river has risen about a foot u day for tbrco
or four days and today that mark was
fllghtly Increased , aided by heavy rains
lorth of here. All points between here and
) maha report heavy rainfalls and It Is feared
hat when the accumulated waters reach
lero damage will result. So far as known
he river has not yet overrun Its banks nt
any point within 100 miles of here. Thn
Missouri hero U flve feet above Ipw water
mark , .
Southern Jtlverv Still H
WASHINGTON. March 19. The Weather
mreau reports show the following rises In
Ivera In Inches : Cairo , 0,4 ; Naslivllle , 1,0 ;
Memphis , 0.3 ; Helena , Ark. , 1,0 , They arc
above the danger line and rising at Cairo ,
0.4 ; Nashville , 5.5 ; Memphis , 4.1 ; Helena ,
Ark , , 10,7. Reports are missing from Shrevo.
> ort , Vicksburg and Arkansas City. The fot-
owing heavy precipitation In Inches wag
reported : Knoxvlllo , 1,42 ; Louisville. 1.3S
Nauhvllle , 1,34 ; ChaltanooRa , 1,24 ; Palestine
1 ; Cairo , 1.16 ; Memphis , ISC ; FOrt Smith
1.10. ;
The heavy rains of the past forty-dull
hours In the central vaHoJrg will cause n
continued rise In the Tonnsssee , Cumber
land , lower Ohio and Mississippi rivers am
Intensify the threatened flood conditions
previously announced. It Is probable tha
the floods In the lower Mississippi valley dur
Ing the next ten days or two weeks will In
many places equal otf exceed In height nny
previous year. Additional warning Is given
to residents of the threatened districts In
Louisiana , Arkansas nnd western Mlsslsslpp
to remove from the region of the danger.
WISCONSIN U1VHUS VKIIV HIGH
Scrlonn DntutiKp to Unltroniln lit Sonic
IMnurx.
MILWAUKEE , March 10. Reports to the
offices of the St. Paul railway say that all
the rivers and small streams through the
western part ot the stnto. arc In a threaten
Ing condition. The Ice In nearly nil ol
them Is going out very rapidly , nnd ns a re
sult of warm weather nnd hcavv rains con
siderable damage Is liable to result to rail
road and other property on the lowlands
The first real washout ot the season on the
St. Paul road occurred this morning near
Wausaukec , about twenty miles cast o !
Pralrlo du Chlcn. About eighteen feet of
n high bank was washed away to a depth
of about six feet , causing n delay to trains
ot two hours. The trouble w-as temporarily
overcome by the roadbed" being cribbed Up
with timbers so as to permit the passage of
trains until complete repairs can be made
The rcpprts at tUo general offices of the
Wisconsin Central are to the effect that the
water Is exceedingly high and In some places
threatening , but no damage to railroad
tracks has bcsn done.
A special to the Wisconsin from Rlchlaml
Centre. Wls. , says : The worst flood In years
prevails here. Water Is running through
the streets , cellars are flooded and sowera
oversowed. Teams and men are at work
banking up the river , which Is rising fast
Mills and lumber yards are In great dan
ger.
ger.A special from Black River Falls says
Dlack river Is rising rapidly , and collars am
low lands arc flooded. Should the ice move
in the present flooded conditions a great
disaster would result.
SOUTIIEIIN TELEGUAI'H LINES DOWN
Flood Supposed to lie the CIIUNC of
tlic StoniKiKc.
MEMPHIS , March 19. All telegraphic com
mur.lcatlon with New Orleans was cut oft
today. The lines south on both sides of the
Mississippi river were Interrupted , the wires
from St. Louis nnd Memphis being lost al
most simultaneously. Nushvlllo soon after
ward reported the circuits from that city to
New Orleans also brought , to a standstill
and no vcnuo left Into the Crescent City
The floods were assumed lo'be the cause of
the stoppage.
ICKEPS AVIT1I1N , ITS HANKS
Alarm Felt Here n Ft-w Unj-M ABTO
Ilelnn Grnilunlly DlNxInntcil.
Omahans who have feared tor several days
past that -they would come downstairs some
morning this week only to find their cel
lars flooded and household utensils floating
around In an annoying inanncr , may bid their
fears adieu. It is tolerably certain , as cer
tain as anything , can .bo without actually
happening , that wTicn Jhe Ice comes down
the Big Muddy , no damage will be done In
Omaha. Thursday things- did look a trifle
threatening , but the wtttcrr1 ot the. Missouri
are going down faster.'thatijtqrbett'q1 reputn.-r'
tlon nnd tho' Ice In thi' rlifir Ts asslng off
as nlcely-na besNoynjla tiefc&wias&ciat.A , . ,
* i ysstorday/s ousVrVaTWn.sShoW.that' the
water of the river Is falling again and in a
very orderly manner.Thursday , morning
It had risen three or four feet higher than it
had been , on the morning before. That day
and night , however ; It fall continually.
Yeyterday It wna three feet lower than
Thursday morning and It Is still falling. Up
about Florence , where the observations are
being taken , the water Is about a foot above
the normal stage.
This condition exists all the way up to
Blair , where an Ice bridge still bpans the
river. As soon as this breaks up there
will be a rise , but It Is predicted that It will
do no damage hereabouts or to the south ,
for the reason that the river Is clear of solid
Ice. The floating tco is passing this point
without anything like a demonstration of
trouble.
Some concern was felt about the smelters ,
the lumber yards , the car yards and the
offlcea cast of Ninth street Thursday , lest
the waters of the Missouri should rise up
In their might , like thfiy did several yejrs
ago , and overflow the lower end of town.
Even the Janitors of the Union Pacific head
quarters and uomtv of the clerks on the first
floor became restive yesterday as they
beard others tell of the floods that came
up that way a few years ago.
, Local officers of the railroads are watchIng -
Ing their tracks and bridges on the outside
lines very closely today. Yesterday no
serious accidents due to the- floods had been
reported. The Northwestern had a wcsh-
out at Crescent , la. , In the morning , which
delayed train service between Missouri Val
ley and Omaha for a , few hours. The train
from Sioux City , due here at S1C ; a. in. , was
three hours late on account of this wash
out. The damage waa repaired during thn
morning , and at noon train service was re
sumed and continued without further In
terruption.
The Union Pacific yesterday reported
that the danger at the points along Its lines
that were threatened had passed. Assistant
General Superintendent Sutherland has been
out on the lines watching at North Bend
and Columbus. It wao reported yesterday
that the Ice had gone out ot the Platte
and the Loup and the water was falling
rapidly at those points , Thursday night
it was feared that the company might los ?
considerable track nnd n bridge or two , but
yesterday It was bellovcd that all the woiry
on this score was at an end.
Traffic on the Omaha road was inter
rupted yesterday by three slight washouts
on three of the branch lines of the load ,
The washouts occurred early jesterday
morning. They were at these points : Con
cord on 1ho Hortlngton branch , Ponca on
the Newcastle branch and Randolph on the
flloomfleld branch. Gangs of .workmen . ivero
sent out yesterday by Superintendent Jayncs
nnd the damage to ) the tracks ' was speedily
repaired. Traffic will b'p resumed on all
thrco of the branch lines this morning ,
The Elkhorn officials watched their line
pretty closely yesterday for ' /ear of trouble
trora the Elkhorn river. } In Stanton , Madi
son , Antelope and Holt counties tbo line of
the Elkhorn follows the ; Elkborn river very
closely. At Norfolk there Is danger of con
siderable damage should tbo river get at all
wild , No damage to the line , lias yet been
reported , but all the bridges and the line
lese to the river are being watched day
ind night. *
The Milwaukee road bad a ; email washout
yesterday morning near Sioux City. No no-
lco of any blockade or interruption to
traffic was received by the local ofllco yes
terday , so It Is presumed .that the damage
is such as can bo repaired quickly. The
bvashout was on the Sioux City division and
lid not Interfere with the traffic of the main
line or other lines of the-Milwaukee.
The local weather ofllce reported last night
lhat the river was full of Ice yceterday mornIng -
Ing which moved out slowly"but that It was
practically clear In the afternoon. The river
was reported to have been swollen to a con
siderable degree In the earlier part of the
lay , but falling In the evening. The water
ilso contained a largo amount of froth which
ivas taken to Indicate that , the raging tor
rents ot the upper rivers jwerc finding an
jutlet Into the Mlraourl. <
llilxliit'MH Tronblftt .of u liny.
ST. LOUIS , March 19-W. E. Stephens &
2o , , lithographers , assigned today for the
benefit of creditors. Thgrc U no preference
nhown , the property being turned over to
Assignee Isaac J , Orr to be liquidated and
llvided according to the claims. The lia
bilities are about $35,000 and the assets are
estimated nt J < 5JOO. Assignee Orr sayu
creditors will receive 100 cents on the del
lar.
RAW FALLS IN TORRENTS
Report of a Serious Flood West o
Davenport , la.
MISSISSIPPI RIVER IS RISING RAPIDLY
Inrprc I'nrt of the Stntc ot lown 1
Imitiilntcit niiil All the
Illvcru Arc nu n
IlninniiKc. i
BU11LINOTON , la. , March 19. It Is re
ported here that a hugo waterspout burs
about 7 o'clok this evening twenty-five
miles wrsi of Davenport , Particulars unob
talnahlo tonight.
A rumor gained circulation that a cloud
burst had occurred at Durango , In. , thl
evening , attended by heavy loss of life anc
property , the reports being unconfirmed , how
over. The village was visited by a down
pour of rain , but no extensive damage was re
ported up to a late hour.
UUBUQUE , In. . March 19. The Missis
slppl river Is gorged with Ice four mllen
from here , and damage will result on the
low lands unless the blockade gives way
Immediately.
KEOKUK , la. , March 19. The Mlsslsslpp
river la rising rapidly hero tonight. The
DCS Molucs river Is booming above here
The greatest danger to the low lands behind
the levees will bo duo to the high water li
the Dos Molnes ilvcr. The levees , however
can stand n rise o' six feet or more In the
Mississippi.
SIOUX CITY , March 19. ( Special Tele
gram. ) But for n heavy rainfall , which oc
curred early this morning , there would have
been little apprehension of danger fron
flooda In Sioux City , but with the rivers al
ready overflowing It was certain that the
rain would cause trouble. In this city the
Fled had endangered all the bridges near
the stock yards , but they were saved bj
the use of dynamite to blow up the Ice
gorges. Reports from up the Floyd Indicate
that the river Is rising and the worst Is to
come yet. It Is considered probable that al
the bridges will go out before morning , bul
there will bo no lives lost , us the people
have been ge'tlng ready for the flood.
The Sioux river Is causing trouble to the
Milwaukee railroad. The Ice Is breaking
between here and Hawardcn at several
places and heavy gorges arc being formed
At one placa the water of the Sioux has
been turned across the country toward the
Missouri river and the railroad tracks ore
under \vater. The bridge at Hlversldc across
the Sioux Is In danger of going out at any
moment.
News from up the Missouri Indicates thai
the-"Ice is breaking at several points , nni
as it Is still Intact hero there Is sure 'n ' be
gorges. A great many acres of land have
been flooded , but the farmers along all the
rivers have moved their stock and house
hold goods.
ALONG THE LITTLE ISIOUX.
CHEUOKEE , la. , March 19. ( Special Tel
egram. ) The river has been rising all day
owing to the rain last night , and today sev
eral of the houses on the low ground are
surrounded by water and the approach to the
new Iron bridge Is gone , with good pros
pects of the bridge following. A great manj'
families In the flood district have vacated
their houses and taken refuge on high
ground. Others are preparing to move , and
If .the river keeps "on , rising every- house on
the bottom will be vacated before morning.
Tho4cp.Korse"s4we rpitbroken < byusing.dyi'
iulte. HoHs&sare"beIrig-1lashedTtci3Ji6sWte ;
trees In order to hold them in case a deluge
comes , Trains on the Illinois Central rail
road have been delayed on account of wash
outs at different places. The Sioux Folia
express , duo hero twenty-four hours ago ,
has not arrived yet , and an extra working
crow has been sent to the washout , which
is near Matlock , to relieve the men that
went up last night. The temperature Is
lower tonight and the river Is not rising so
fast , but shows no signs of lowering. Largo
crowds are out with boats and lantcrno
anxiously watching the water.
MASON CITY , la. . March 19. ( Special
Telegram. ) Streams In this locality nre all
out of their banks and rising rapidly. Hall-
roads are fearing the floods. The Chicago ,
Milwaukee & St. Paul is catching It on the
west end. Between Spencer and Everly the
Little Sioux has submerged the track and
trains can run no farther west. A bridge
Is out at Rock Valley. On the Sioux City
& Dakota division much dimago is reported.
DE3 MOINUS , March 19. ( Special Tele
gram. ) The state of Iowa is flooded as i.
lias not been slnco tbo spring of 1892. The
Des Molnes , Iloone , Raccoon , Cedar and
other largo streams ere out of their banks
In many places and doing much damage ,
fho trains of the Chicago , St. Paul , Minne
apolis & Omaha road are running by way
of Elmorc , Minn. , Webster City aud Ames ,
la. , to get from Minneapolis to Omaha , In
stead ot over the regular route through
Sioux City. At Lehlgh today the largo
irldgo across the DCS Molnes was swept
away this afternoon and the river Is rising
at the rate of a foot an hour. The entire
northern half of the state Is covered with
snow , In many sections three feet deep , and
t 'a going off rapidly. The DCS Molnes nt
.his point has been rising all day , and the
gorges above the city having broken and an
mmenbo body of water Is coming down. A
gorge at the dam In the middle of the city
caused the flooding nf a largo part of the
Bottom luuds In thu upper part of the city ,
and many families have been driven from
their homes.
WEBSTIJH CITY , la. , March 19. ( Special
Telegram. ) Two lives were sacrificed to the
flood In thlo vicinity this afternoon , While
attempting to ford the Boone river two miles
west of Dagle Grove , Dr. TravU nnd Mr.
ICerkbcrger nnd their team were swept down
the stream and they were both drowned.
Their bodies have not been recovered. The
Chicago , St. Paul , Minneapolis & Omaha
road commenced tonay running pas
senger trains over the Chicago & North
western road to and from Omaha through
.his city , forty miles from Its line. It
las been forced to abandon HH track.
Northwestern train No. C Is abandoned to
night on account of n washout near Alton.
General Manager Sanborn of this system to-
lay Issued Instructions to run no trains
after dark In the flooded district. Reports
reached hero from Lehlgh this afternoon that
ho big bridge at that place over the
3es Molnes river bad been moved by the
lood , and fears are entertained that It will
10 swept away. The Boone river Is higher
ban It has been for two years. The Ice
s going out , and the waters are gradually
rising , and are sura to reach a much higher
lolnt before receding. During the past few
days a rise of seven feet has been noticed
and this afternoon the record was for a
line a foot an hour.
PEOPLE FLEE IN TIME ,
PENDER. Neb. , March 19. ( Special Tele
gram. ) The frrehet of last evening , together
\ltli the going of Ice and temperate weather ,
las Increased the volume of the water of
ho Logan and Rattlesnake at this place
so that the streams are overflowed and the
ow spots In south and west Pendcr are
loaded with water , which Is rising at a
rapid rato. Previous experience has warned
people residing In these low lands BO that
11 are safe and generally quartered with
rlends outside of the flooded district. Dam-
go to property will necessarily follow , ns In
a few Instances the water has reached above
ho first floor ot the buildings. A report
las reached town ot the perilous situation ot
tock on ranches near town. The city
aarshal and a largo number of citizens are
n the alert for any emergency.
FREMONT. March 19 , ( Special. ) There
were light showers hero last night which
mvo drawn tbo frost out of the ground ,
'ho country roads are heavy. Tbo Platte
Iver Is still out of Its banks and the cur-
ent letting strongly toward the Dodge
ounty aide. In this Immediate nelgbbor-
teed no cerlous damage U reported.
PIERCE , Neb. , March 19. ( Special. ) The
ast and north portions of the town are
Hooded with water from the Elkhorn river.
THE BEE BULLETIN.
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Show-cm ! Colder ! Northerly \VlnJf.
[ 11111 ! .Iiicknou Hung Toiliiy.
[ mnei ! In Oun Cittnclyflm ,
loirn unit .South O.iluitri.
' . > : > ! c tha lllggnitViirr.tnt ,
ConimlMlon Muddle.
'InTi-4 Iti I.cgUlntUo Vigilance ,
ir Slilpt Iteriillcd.
inn ! Comment.
> u to Cnptntn Itrrk.
( Ind Dnwn to llnnlncoK.
H nt tuts on Turin ,
lliirfi l.ornl "Mutters ,
llllt to Prohibit 1'rlzo right Pictures.
7. Commercial anil riniinclnl Nn\v .
H. In the rieUl of IMertrlelty.
1'lny Hot Poker for High Stakes.
0. Activity In IllncU Illlln .lllnrs.
Ittiiny Mllr < of K'.itlronil 1'rojectcil.
I'erKonnel of the Pollen Cnmmlnftlun.
Active Work on the Kxposltlon.
10 , lilts of Foinliiliia ( loKtlp.
NotcH on Current I.lteruturo ,
11. On Till ) < TC'ulo U In Cat tin.
lllomllii nnd Slinio of 1IU l'eit : .
13. "Drunislicushltiiysu Wedding Present. "
The river had been rising all day , causcil
by the molting of Ice ami snow In Its tribu
taries. About 1 o'clock this morning It
commenced tn rain hard and the river over
flowed Us banks. In some portions the
water has risen four feet and is still ris
ing. In the lowest parts the water has
reached the first floors and the occupants
of the houses nro leaving the best way they
can some by horses and others by rafts.
The water has risen quite high nt the mill ,
which shut down last night. The mill yards
arc under aboiit n foot of yntcr and a boat
has to bo uwd to get from the office to tha
mill or from the olllce to the town. Willow
creek , south nnd west ot town , Is on the
rampage and Is washing away the farmers'
haystacks.
RANDOLPH , Neb. , March 19. ( Spccl.V
Telegram. ) A hccvy rain nnd warmer
weather during the night caused the already
swollen streams In this county to overflow
Several county bridges nro reported to have
been washed out. The Pacific Short Line
bridge between hero and Osmond and two 01
three bridges between here and Dlxon sus
tained damage. The castbound express on
that line has been tied up hero since noon
The Omaha line bridge , ono mile north ol
town. Is damaged , and pllo drivers are now al
work repairing. The regular train Is l\e\ \
up at Bloomficld. The water Is the highest
ever known. Rain is threatening again to
night. Wagon roads are Impassable.
TORRENTS OF THE RAGING JIM.
YANKTON. S. D. , March 19. ( Special
Telegram. ) Melting snow and heavy rains
caused a suspension of traffic on the three
railroads entering Yank ton and have caused
a general suspension of business throughout
the southern part of the state. Bridges and
culverts have been washed away and tracks
are Inundated. Between Yankton and Ver
million water covers the tracks of the Mil
waukee & St. Paul and the Great Northern
roada. The Northwestern track Is all right ,
but was considered unsafe and the trains
were abandoned today. The Ice In tbo
James and Missouri rivers still holds firm ,
although covered by ten feet of water. The
Mllwaukcs train from Aberdeen was aban
doned at Mitchell , because of a derailed
freight train and washed-out culverts.
CANTON , S. D. , March 19. ( Special Tele
gram. ) The highest water known for years
In ttie Sioux river was recorded today. All
bridges are In danger and railroad traflle Is at
a standstill.
WOON30CKET , S. 'D. , March 19 ( Special
Tolegram.-T7Tho ) floods have ' begun here , al-
track for a long distance. Roadmastcr Bren-
nan says the water Is flowing across the
southern Minnesota division tracks at three
different places between here and Jackson ,
Minn. Washouts between hero and Siou\
City have cut off communication south. All
bridges on the James river are expected to be
taken out soon.
VnUMILLION. S. D. , March 19. ( Special
Telegram. ) Nearly every person moved
from the bottom lands to the hill tonight.
The Missouri river is still rising , with the
Ice solid. All the bridges on the Vcrmll-
llon are more or less damaged. Vermllllon
bottom lands north of the city nre
under four to six feet of water. In places
; ho river can be crossed by teams. One Ne
braska farmer came across this morning
with a heavy load. All sorts of reports arc
coming down from the country above , which
tend to make the settlers on the bottom land
liero greatly apprehensive of nn overflow.
Word was received lact night from Ainnour
that a half mlloi of track on the Milwaukee
was under a foot of water from n creek
near the Missouri. Another sensation wns
created by a message received by people In
thl I city from relatives living on the James
river , fifty miles north of Yankton , that the
water had swept away all their grain stacks
ind the family was compelled to leave the
louse for the hills. Conflicting rumors are
icard on all sides. The weather still re-
nalns warm and a steady rain has set in
tonight.
IMDUCAII SUHHOUMM51) IIY AV AT 13 II.
I'lioiiNniiilH of DoIInrH I ) inn n pro Done ,
lint .Vo IJvi-H Io t.
PADUCAH , Ky. , March 19. Paducah 1(3
joth surrounded and Invaded by water.
Every Inch of lowland In McCracken Is
covered , Every stream In west Kentucky
s out of Its banks. Streets are flooded ,
jrldgea swamped , houres wrecked , fences
swept away and roads rendered IrnpasEnble.
No lives have yet been lost , but every hour
may bring news of drownlngs and fatal dis
asters. The loss to property within n radius
of five miles around this flood-ridden town
already amounts to thousands , and Mill the
f-klea are overcast and the raindrops come
down to inala the high tide of the torrent
climb higher. The river now elands nearly
slxty-nlno feet on the gauge end Is rising
apldly.
K Sli--iiHIy nt I'ltt
PirrSIJURG , March 19. It Is mining hero
and at all head wpter points. It has been
raining hero Intermlttlngly for twenty-four
lours and 'ho Indications are for a steady
rain all day. Up to S o'clock this morning
ho fall was ,35 of on Inch , The rivers are
rising slowly with eight and one-half feet
on the Davis Island gauge. Rain Is re-
> orted at all polntn between Plttsburg and
ho head waters ot both the Mouongahela
aud Alleghany rivers.
I > IlCASiS AVVOMI.Vfi HIM'iniMGAXS.
SiitlMfiu-tlnii Ovrr ( Appointment of
, lililK < * Vim Decanter ,
CHEYENNE. Wyo. , March 19. ( Special
Telegram , ) The appointment of Judge Wll-
b Van Devantor of this city to bo aMlstaiit
attorney general for the Interior department
gives great satisfaction to republicans of
Vyomlng. Judge Van Devanter left here for
Vashlngton Friday last and met Attorney
Je-ncral McKenna on Tuesday for the first
ime.
Judge Van Devanter Is 33 ycaro old and has
I veil In Wyoming thirteen years. Ho wae
hlcf justice o ( the state supreme court at
ho ago of 80 , resigning In 1&91 , slnco which
line ho has been the leader of the Wyoming
> ar. Judga Van Devanter waa chairman of
ho republican elate committee In the 1892
and 1S1M campaigns and Is now a member
of thu republican national committee for
Vyomlng.
On ( he Itonil ti Ileeoycry.
NEW YORK , March 19.-Tho condition of
: aptaln Herri , one of the survivors of the
Villa do St. Nazairc , wna said to be much
mprovcd at the Hotel Martin today. He IB
able to bu ubout his room and hus taken
ome liquid refreshment , Thu condition of
Dr. Malro und Engineer St. AutH wna also
aid to bo greatly Improved. Dr. Alburcz ,
vho la In attendance upon Joan Ulos de Te-
eda , said that hist patlent'a liunds and feet
vere swollen from long exposure to the eold
and salt water und that his fever wan high ,
tut recovery wan probable.
TAKEN BY MRTLEY
Mystery in Connection with the Missing
Money Clearing Up.
EMBEZZLES SINKING FUND WARRANT
Two Hundred Thousand Dollars Stolen at a
Single Swoop ,
DETAILED ACCOUNT OF THE TRANSACTION
Deliberate Haste of the Ex-Troosuror to
Lay His Hands on the Oash , .
DEFRAUDS STATE IN COMPUTING INTEREST
iKiiort-N it Plain I.IMV ami IncrcnxcK
tlu Sinn Tolnl if HIM Tlii-ft by ,
Tno I'cr Cent ou the
Principal.
LINCOLN , March 19. ( Spsclal. ) Slnca
Governor Holcomb sent his ppoclal mrssago
to the legislature on the treasury shortage ,
people In and out of the statehouse Imvo
been puzzling their heads over the where
abouts of the $537,000 for which ex-Treas
urer Hartley has failed to account. The
disappearance of the $336,000 of permansnt
school money Is easily explained , because
Hartley had undisputed possession of the
school funds and always Insisted that It
was his prerogative to do with them as ho
pleased. The ? :01.000 represented by the
hole In the sinking fund , however , has thus
far been practically a mystery. The pay
ment of this money from the general fund )
Into the sinking fund should have been ,
merely a formal transfer on the books , anil
If n warrant was drawn It should have been ;
drawn to the state and at once turned Into
the [ linking fund. Under no posslblo theory
could the treasurer assume the right to
take such a warrant In his Individual capacity ,
much less to dispose of It to other parties
and convert the proceeds tj his own use.
So far as the books in the treasurer's
offlco are concerned , they show simply that
the money for this appropriation was drawn
out of the general fund , but was never
credited to the sinking fund nor turned
back to the treasury. It now transpires that
the warrant In question was Illegally ,
drawn , as well as that the Interest paid
upon It was computed In direct violation of
the law. ,
ACCOUNT OF THE TRANSACTION.
The act under which the sinking fund waa
to bo reimbursed was one ot the general
appropriation acts pafecd by the legislature
of 1803 and called for the payment out ot
the general fund of $180,101.75 to reim
burse the sinking fund for that amount of
money which had been lost through the
collapsa of the failed Capital National bank.
The warrant was drawn by TJIr. Hartley ,
upon the 10th day of April , 1S95 , and regls-
-&tub
No. 83241. $1SO101.7K ; ,
Lincoln , Neb. , April 10 , 1803.
State Treasurer pay to
J. S. Bartley ,
or order ! ' | . , * 1
For To reimburse state i '
sinking1 fir..d.
The warrant which was attached to this
stub is in the hands of Statu Treasurer Mc-
scrvo , who hns declined to rhow it to The
Heo representative , except upon order of the
attorney general. The warrant was held
from April 10 until January 2 , when it. V/JH
paid , together with Interest at 7 per cent.
amounting to $21,782.30 , or a total of $201-
SS1.03. The call under which this warrant
wan paid was issued by Treasurer Hartley
about a wt-ck before the expiration of hi3
term nnd provided that Interest on the war-
ants In question should cease January 9.
As a matter of fact , thcicforo , the warrant
was paid seven days before It was legally
duo under the call.
WHEN TUB WARRANT WAS SOLD.
The books show further that on the day
the $201,000 warrant wao paid , the state de
posit In the Omaha National bank was de
creased ' by that num. According to in
formation that comes from. J. IF. Mlllnrd ,
ircsldent of the Omaha N y'Ual bank , Hart-
oy notified that Institution In April , IS05 ,
shortly after the appropriation had been ,
uado by the legislature , that ho had n rcg-
stcred s'.ato wan-ant for ? lfO,101.75 which.
ic wanted to dispose of and the Omaha
National negotiated the sale of It to the
Chemical National bank of Now York City.
rho warrant was held by the Chemical Na-
lonal until shortly before the election last
November , when It was forwarded to the
Omaha Nat.cnal for collection. When presned
'or payment , Hartley , notwithstanding tlio
act that ho had over $1,600.000 of cash on
land In the general fund , pleaded lack ot
ncans and kept putting It off on ono pretext
or another. In the interval the deposit ot
stuto money which ho kept with the
Omaha National was , according to President
Millard , gradually Increased , till finally on
fanuury 2 , 1S07 , Treasurer Hartley remitted
i check upon the Omaha National to take
up the warrant , and the warrant was re
turned to the atato treasury. The ? 201,000
iald out In January , 1897 , therefore went to
nako good with Interest to the Chemical
S'atlona ! bank of New York what It had
advanced In April , 1895 , on the $180,000 utatu
warrant. What Mr. Hartley did with the
noney realized from the sale uf the warrant
n April la not clear. He must have used It
or hlti own purposes , because he has left no
record of Its disposition In the treasurer's
ofllce , How bis appropriation of thlu warrant
nnd Its proceeds can be viewed as anything
nit bold theft la not comprehended by thosa
vho have knowledge of the facts ,
STOLE TWO I'KH CENT INTEREST.
This te not all , however. In computing
ho Interest on this warrant at 7 per cent foe
ho twenty months that It was outstanding
Treasurer Hartley committed another flagranC
violation of the law , State warrants bad
been drawing 7 per cent Interest up to 1895 ,
when the legislature passej two acts reiluc-
ng the rate of Interest to 5 per cent , Tha
Irst act , which became a law April 4 , 1895V
VOH without tbo emergency clause and waa
followed by another act , with tlm emergency !
clause , which became a law on the lOtli day ;
of April , 1895 , The appropriation undes
vbich the $201,000 warrant was drawn was by ,
virtue of an act wlvlch also became law1 ,
on the 10th day of April , The recorda In
ho governor's office , however , show plainly ,
bat tbo law reducing tbo rate of Interest to
5 per cent went Into effect before tUo law
authorizing the reimbursement of the a In li
ng fund ,
The record shows that house roll No. 31 ,
reducing the rate of Interest from 7 percent
o t per cent , was approved by the governor
on April 10 , 1S95 , and received by the ecro