Nebraska Newspapers

    / nnvHE OMAHA DAILY BEE
ESTABLISHED JUNE 19 , 1871. OMAHA , THURSDAY , APllIL 8 , 1897. IVE CENTS.
GAMBLING BILL MESS
Eco Lota Some Light Shino. in on
the Senatorial Scandal.
RANSOM'S ' EFFORTS TO PREVENT INQUIRY
Opposes the Investigation After Ho Gets
Himself on Oommittco.
DOODLE COMBINE'S ' MOVEMENTS EXPOSED
Cunning Echsme to Turn the Tiger Loose in
Omaha Unmasked.
TEXT OF THE TESTIMONY AS TAKEN
I'll 1 1 Report of ( lie SHHnim of the
Committee to luiiilre Into the
lllhtory uf Semite
Kile "so. : tu. :
The Bee ot March 24 called attention to
the fact that the bill known aa senate file
No. 331 , designed to legalize gambling by
reducing the penalties for keeping gambling
rcuorts from that of felony to misdemeanor ,
had been railroaded through the senate on
the preceding Monday an a part of a boodle
rchcmo concocted by Omaha and South
Omaha gamblciH. As a result of Its ex
posure of the scandal attaching to thlo mcatv
uro the gambling bill waa recalled and prac
tically killed , but the senate Ignored the
serious charges that had bcrn made in con
nection with Its passage. The ii.dlM.ns- !
tlon of the senate to Inquire Into the facts
becoming manifest. The Bee repented the
charges editorially and demanded a full
and searching Investigation Into Uio meth
ods by which the Introduction and pursige
of the gambling bill was procured.
On Saturday , March 27 , on motion of
Senator Murphy of Gags county , a resolution
finally amended to read as folows was
adopted after some noisy opposition :
Wlieren , Thc Omaha Dally Hoc of today
editorially charges thut senate tile No. 311 ,
known UH the gambling bill , was passed
through the bcnnte by the Intlucnce of
boodle , unil Unit the editor of The Ueq la
In poHscsslou of positive Inform Uion that
a large sum of money vvn raised by the
gamblers of Om ih.a niul South Om ih.i to
St'i lire the passage of this bill , and Unit a
pirt of such money vvns paid for that pur-
' "
"where.ii , The origin and authorship of
btld bill Is wrapped In mjitery .ind was
rnllromled through the tcnnte with such
uniluih ilnste that It casts n suspicion on
themr.iHurc : therefore , be it
Ucholvcd , by the senate , That a commlt-
tto bo nivolnted by the president of the
senate to lnvestinn.tu such charges of
bribery nnd corruption rcllcctlnr on the
honor of members of ths body with full
power to collect evidence Und report In full
to the senate the result of such invcstigu-
Aiid If the editor of The Bee i-hnll not
furnish tne committee the evidence men
tioned In said editorial , then this senate
shall censure said paper for making such
grave charges against the members of thla
Thut' the committee bo instructed that
it require aii' . Kosewatcr to submit to It
specific sworn charges as a basis of its
Investigation before any evldcncn Is taken.
FIGHT AGAINST INVESTIGATION.
A number of senators tried vigorously to
choke off the Investigation. As part of
this program Senator Ransom offered the
following as an mnondment , which was de
feated , only Senators Ransom , Howell ,
Mutz , Graham and McGann voting for It ;
And Hint the committee be and Is hereby
Instructed to heai no evidence unless upa-
cltlc charges nro Hied In writing , naming
the hcnntor or senators against whom such
evidence Is to be Introduced.
Thu lieutenant governor appointed the In
vestigating committee to consist of Senator
Murphy , chalirnan , end Senators Osborue
nnd Ritchie , before whom Victor Rosovvatcr
appeared Monday morning , March 29. He
explained his readiness to proceed with the
investigation under the resolution on con
dition that the members of the committee
assure him of their eainestncss ot purpose
and co-operation. In response the committee
adopted the following rules of procedure :
Ho It resolved , by tlie senate committee
npiKilnteil to Investigate the charges made
lit The Omnlm Dally Hcu of the employ
ment of boodle to Influence the action of
the senate iclativcto senate file No. 331.
That this committee use all Its endeavors
to sift thoroughly tbo said charges , regard
less of the person or persons who may ap
pear to be implicated , and to co-operate
-In every reasonable way with the party
pteftrrlng said charges in his efforts to
substantiate the same. , , , . .
To this end bo It further resolved. That
the following rules of procedure bo ob-
seived In this Investigation :
1. Tlio session of the committee when
lieuilnir testimony shall IKS behind closed
doors , at the option of the , committee.
2. All employis engaged In the work of
this committee shall bu sworn not to re
veal the names of the witnesses subpoe-
niw.il or any of the testimony taken before
It until the committee shall have reported
or lomoved the Injunction of secrecy.
3 Tbo committee shall compel tbo nt-
tPiulnncc and testimony of such witnesses
ns the ikirty preferring the charges shall
4 The party preferring the clmrges shnll
first fimfltlon said witnesses , who shall
afterwards bo turned over to the members
of the committee for questioning1.
C. All testimony shall bo taken down and
transcribed by n competent and reliable
CHARGES rORMALLY PRESENTED.
Victor RoFewater thereupon subtcilbed
and swore to the charge ! cs follotva :
Victor Hose-water , of livvful ago nnd n
rltlzui of Nebraska , being Ilrst duly sworn.
Ueposis uinl says as follows :
Vlmt as man iglntj editor nnd editor In
chaise liu tlld wrllo nml rnue to bo pub-
llsheil the editorial article which appeared
In The Omnlm Dally lice of March 27 , 1SU7 ,
under the caption , "Will It Shield thu
UoodloraV" containing charges , to Investi
gate the truth or falsity of which this
coinmlttea has been appointed.
That the charges tlieieln contained are :
1. That s.nato file No. 331 , a bill designed
to legalize gambling nnd the keeping of
gambling resorts In the state of Nebraska ,
was passed by the senate by the Intlucncu
of boodle , . . . .
2 That u large sum of money , said to be
J3OX > was subt-erlbi'd by certain Omaha
nnd Houth Omnlm tfumblpra to bucuro the
rnnctnu'iit of legislation favorable to theli
IntCKHtH. , ,
3. That n , part , nt least , of the money sub
scribed was paid by them.
That these charges are true to the beat
of his liiiowlPilKO anil belief.
Tlml he stands ready to substantiate the
snmo by evidence before any coniK > tcnt
legislative committee appointed with full
power to Investigate thtso charges that
vvlll co-opernto In cvciy reasonable way
with him in bis efforts to thut end.
Subpoenas were ordered Issued for two
witnesses and the committee adjourned sub
ject to the rail of the chairman.
In the Interval , on motion of Senator Me-
Gntm , the crrumlttee was enlarged by vote
t of the senate by the addition of Senators
"
S" Ransom and Talbot.
The enlarged committee reconvened Mon
day evening , with the full membership pres
ent.
RANSOM OIUECTB TO RULES.
The rules were read by Chairman Murphy ,
Mr , Ransom I move to amend the rulwi
o aa to read that wo alt with open doors.
There are several gent'emen down stalru
that want to come up here. I do nut nee
why there ehould bo a secret meeting.
Senator Murphy Wouldn't It militate
against the discovery of the truth ?
Senator R.iimom Why would It ?
Senator Murph ) For whatever would be
aid here vould bo told , and other vvltneiwea
who would be called would piobably cor
roborate It , and we would lose the effect of
the want of corrobortlon In the evidence ,
Senator Ransom I am opposed to any ttar-
chamber meeting ; I want the meeting to bo
L
open to the public ns far as I am concerned.
Senator Murphy If there Is a. conspiracy
It Id a 01 very difficult way to find the truth
about It If we have nn open pension , and
that Is what we thought thin morning , lur
ihct consplratom eou'il get together and com
pare * notra , or could get together and tell
what ono swore and then fall right In with
that , which would destroy the very purpose
for which this Investigation was being held.
That waa our Idea. Of course you gentle
men are free to express your opinions.
Senator Ritchie I think at the present
time , until the charges arc brought out In
better ehapo than what they are , It Is neces-
ciry wo should have secrecy.
Senator Ransom What are the- charges ?
The charges were re-read.
Victor Rcsewater I would like to moke a
tniggeetlon. I think I explained the situa
tion fully to the membcia ot the committee
this morning and they Heemcd to be heartily
In accord with my objects and purpo n , and
for that reason they agreed to theyj rules
us a condition precedent to my signing the
sworn charges. And It was with personal
assurance ! ) of each of the members of fie
committee that 1 did BO. When I flrrt
proposed those rules the t > econd one , rs I
remember , read that all "pprwons" engaged
In this Investigation should be s.vorn n t
to reveal the names of the wltncsfVa sub
poenaed or the testimony taken. Now , the
purpopo of thlti was explained , I think , thli
morning , and was cxplilncd again this evenIng -
Ing ; that this testimony should not be ppread
broadcast In order that men might patch
up their stories and defeat the purpose of
thla Investigation. After the committee had
agreed to this and I signed the articles In
good faith It seems that a conspiracy was
hatched up , and before the ecnatc was fully
convened , or before halt of the senate was
present , certain member.Inp'stcd ' on putting
two more members upn this cmmlltt > c.
Now , without any dlsrc pect to the com
mittee , especially Mr. Talhot , In whom I
have full confidence , I agreed to this , and I
agred to this because I had confidence that
the members of this commltttc would not
rovcal anything that they ought not to re
veal. I will eay that one member "us teen
added to this committee * Invhum I luvo no
such confidence , and thai member tma been
forced onto this committee for the express
purpoy ? of keeping trark ol this Investiga
tion and reporting it on the outside
Senator Ransom You .ire a very nnall
man and you dcn't want to etart any per-
uonal matters now. Now , v\t will nut TJVO
any bulldozing here , nn 1 > ou are not > mi
ning The Bee here , and whatever happens
hero I will feel at liberty to toll.
Victor Rcscvvatcr There Is no doubt al rut
that. You have shown your hand eulll-
clently.
Senator Ransom This Is a committee you
are not going to run at all-
Victor Hosewatcr No doubt about that , too.
Senator Hanaom So far cs V am con
cerned this will be no star chamber com
mittee , and e o far a the people are con
cerned , I know they don't want It to be.
Victor Ro&evvater No , I gucra not your
people.
OTHERS WILLING TO WORK.
Senator Talbot I do not tee at the present
time that It makes much difference whether
these proceedings are behind closed deere or
not , there decs not seem to bo any ono that
wants to break In hero on us. I think we
might Just ai well go to work.
Senator Murphy Well , I will entertain a
motion to approve the rule > > of the com
mittee.
Victor Roaewater I Insist on the original
rule being retained. It Is evident right from
the rornurk of Mr. Ransom It should bo re
tained. I refer to the rule that every one
hero should bo sworn.
Senator Murphy What ! do you mean ?
Victor Ropewater To keep the eeciecy of
the testimony he-re obtained until the In
junction la removed by a vote of the com
mittee.
Senator Osborne Ao I told you today , 1
have taken one oath ot ofllco and that Is
mough. . . - - j"X. . * . , yv'c - . ;
Victor Rosewater It is simply a sugges
tion.
tion.Senator
Senator Hansom So far as reporting testi
mony to anybody Is conecrned , I don't care
anything about that. As to holding a star-
chamber meeting here , I am opposed to It
tnd I am going to ins > 'st on this , that any
wltnc/33 called here has got to be respectful
to the members of this committee , too , I niu
no Ing to Insist on that.
Senator Murphv Oh , yc , that will be
enforced.
Senator Ransom I Ins'st ' In the first place
that Mr. Rosewatcr begins to ehow respect
to ono member of the committee namely ,
myself. I was forcc-1 on here I wasn't
forced on , tut when It was- > proposed to
Increase this committee I suggested the
nimea of three other men to put on this
committee , and did not want to go on this
committee.
Senator Talbot Of couise , so far as I am
concerned , I didn't know anything about It
until I was sent for down in the counting
room , where they were counting the balloto ,
and I was looking nn , and a note \\oa sent
down to mo for mo to report at once to the
-icnato clumber , and that I had been ap
pointed on this committee. That was the
first notice I had that there waa to bo any
Increase of the committee.
Senator Ransom The men that did thl-
came to mo anl said that they were going
to do It and they eatd that they were going
to put mo on. I told them not to end named
tin eo other senators.
Senator Talbot I would like to be re-
1'oved from the committee right now.
Senator Murphy I think this this Is my
own personal vlowl of It 1 do not enter Into
either side of the controversy , but I think If
this Investigation its to bo n success and wo
are to find out as much as may bo of the
truth of the charges , or the falsity of them ,
that It would be very largely defeated If
what should happen hero fihoulj go forth ;
that la my view ; I have already expressed
that , that lo my own personal view In the
premises , but I do not purpose to reflect
tlio views of the committee 1n saying what
I do , but that 1 my view of It , that If we
go to work here and ox.imlne wltnenrc. ? In
this Investigation and It Is reported what
the witnesses have sworn to or what has
occurred here porliaps It would defeat the
very purpeao of tlio Investigation. That
would bo ray view of It.
RANSOM WANTS TO QUIT.
Senator Ransom I do not object to that
I art of It ; what I object to IB anybody com
ing down hero and filing such slip-shod
charges as those. There Is no charge again ft
auy senator there. The understanding was
that this committee was called to Investi
gate Its own members , that Is the members
of the senate , we cannot Investigate any
body else. Now I Ineln there
Is no charge made hero against
any senator , none whatever , and I
do not think wo ought to go ahead and In
vestigate upon Biich charges as that ; they
are Indefinite , uncertain , against no one at
all. not oven against any outsider.
Senator Murph ) Well , what Is the sense
of the committee as to whether or not an
oath Is to be administered ? What Is the
conviction of the committee as to whether
the proceedings hero should be preserved
as a secret and not related or told to nuy
ono ouUlilo of the committee ?
Senator Talbot I think It should be. I
think the reporter ehould swear inery wit
ness who testifies. Ho Is n court reporter
and authorized to administer oaths and take
the testimony down. Of touiop I do not
thlnlc It Is necessary to Bay to tha members
of thla committee that they are not to give
It to the newspapers.
Senator Raiifom It Is only necessary for
this flippant editor to come down here and
say that. I do not object to swearing the
witnesses to secrecy.
Victor Rosrnater I will waive that point ,
or suggestion , I made and proceed under the
rulea.
Senator Ransom I do not think jou have
any right to waive an > thing hcie You
haven't anthing to do about It. Before
the e charges arc Investigated I protest
that they bo made more definite and cer
tain , and that the senatora be named who
received the money , or were to receive It.
Victor llosewa'tr I am ready to ptocecd
tinder the rules adopted.
Senator Ransom I move- there bo no
further proceeding ! uulecn the r.amo ot the
senator or eenMoru are given that was to
receive the money or did reoUve It.
Senator Murphy Is there a oeconJ to
that motion ?
Receiving no second to the motion Senator
( Continued on Sixth Page. )
FIGHTING OCCURS IN CRETE
Clash at Candid in Which the Turks Lese
Two Killed
INSURGENTS THE AGGRESSIVE PARTY
CrcluiiN Nrnr KlNxntiio I'rrpnrlnn to
Attack the Tort lit that 1'lncc
TurUlfili ( inrrlxoii Cttllft
for A
CANEA , Crete , April 7. Drl&'c fighting
lock place to lay outs'de of Candla. The In
surgents In corslderablo strength advanced
from four polnto and attacked the Turkish
outpcsts. The latter maintained their poal-
tlonu with the Ices ot two men killed and
eleven wounded.
The Insurgents ot the vicinity of KU xuno ,
at the western end of the leland , have writ
ten to the foreign admirals , giving notice
that they are projecting an attack upon the
fort nt Ktauimo. The Turkish garrison
there has csked for afalttance. Two thou
sand Insurgents have crowded around Sltla ,
at the cai'tcrn end of the Island , and a frcyh
war ship hat ) landed five guns In anticipation
of nn attack from that place.
Rear Admiral R. H. Harris of the British
fleet was shot at by a Jloslcm Irregular while
crcsslng a field near Suda. The bullet
plowed the grass at his feet. Th a la hla
second escape. There wore canlllcts In varl-
ouu parts of the Island vxaterday. In every
Inu.anco the Insurgents were the aggrcs oro.
They have captured pevsral cannon at Kl -
iximo.
LARISSA , April 7. The war feeling
grows herouteadlly. All day the troTs have
waited anxiously for news as to the declolon
of the government. The feeling among ottl-
cors and men Is ono ot extreme tend on.
LONDON , April 7. The Paris correspond
ent of the Times tujs the eultan hsa ad-
dresxjd an autograph letter to tlie czar , ex
pressing h'a extreme catl'sfactlon at the en
ergy which the czar hati dkplayc-d In getting
the povveis to adopt the principle of the In
tegrity of Turkey. The sultan hopes that
neither Russia nor the other powers will
abandon that attitude. He solemnly afilrmii
hla profound deference xo Europe and ha !
extreme desire to ecu firm to Its wishes and
counsels , and adds that he conddera the ex
pression of desire on the part of tlie powcia
cs legitimate and dictated by a sentiment
of genuine friendship for the Ottoman people -
plo and their sovereign cmplie.
The Larlssa corresponJent of the Times
will tuy tomorrow :
After visiting the frontier posts I am con
vinced that the Greeks are showing plenty
of strategical skill In disposing of their army
and overcoming difficulties on the frontier.
It la now clear thut they aic relying upon
rapid movements In the field , particularly
artillery movements. T.iey seem to disre
gard the moral value of strongly Intrenched
positions , which the Ottomans lay treat
stiesa upon. If they are once paused Thee-
saly will be at the mercy of the invading
Turkish forces. All hangs for Greece on
the possibility that a rising In Macedonia
will occupy the attention of the Turk ? The
Hellenic emlicarica have neglected no op
portunity to arm the peasantry.
CIIICEHS I'OH l iVG GHOIIGU.
IntciiHe EntUnHliiHiii KelKim Throngli-
out the Grecian Canital.
ATHENS , April hrouBnpatlasUeven- - .
Constantine were ablaze with lights end the
city was ablaze with celebrations of the
Greek Independence In 1812. The displays of
fireworks were numerous and In all parts of
Athens there were patriotic assemblages , at
which warlike orations were delivered , the
speakers being groated with cheers for the
king and for war.
During the evening there was a grand mil
itary tattoo , In which ull the bands In tin )
city , at their full strength , took part. Tat
whole population thronged the streets , cheer
ing everybody and everything with entliu-
slasin , and at this hour the crowds are still
parading , singing patrlolc songs and cheering
for war with the TurXs. Out In spite of this
probably unprecedented demoretrntlon of loy
alty and patriotism , there were no dls-
turbancjs worth noting. The utmost good
humor prevailed and the duties ot the police
consisted mainly in attempting to restrain
the patriotic ardor of the dense masses of
people who pressed around the palaces The
square In front ot the king's palace was
packed with people until a late hour , all
clamoring to see his majesty and shouting
for war.
During the day nine civilians and two po
licemen were injured In accidents arising
from the crushes which continued all day.
General Corcneos , a retired military man , led
the biggest crowd which marched to the
king's palace. It was evident from the ex
cltement which prevailed that the people are
bent on war at any cost , unless all the de
mands of Greece are acceded to by the
pow era.
The cabinet ministers assembled last even
ing and were engaged until a late hour In
discussing the identical notes which each
of the representatives of the powers had
handed yesterday to M. Skouses , the Greek
minister for foreign affairs. It Is believed
that M. Skouses will deliver the reply of
Greece to the representative * of the powers
today.
In the meanwhile It Is rumored her ? that
Russia has , Jn addition , made a separate
proposal to the effect that , if Greece will
consent to withdraw Its troops from the
Island of Crete , Russia will agree to obtain
from Turkey the withdrawal of the Turkish
troops from Crete so soon as the Greek
evacuation lo completed , and that Rucsla
will further promise that I'rtnce George of
Greece shall bo sent as a Greek prince to
organise the Cretan gendarmes. Greece , ac
cording to report , promptly rejected these
propositions.
There waa Intense excitement yesterday at
Larnaca , Island of Cyprus , where the Greek
Independence day was duly celebrated by the
Greeks and others. In the evening there
was a torchlight prorctslon to the Greek con
sulate and t'peeclies In favor of the consoli
dation of Crete and Cyprus with Greece were
delivered. The Turks were greatly Irritated
at this pro-Greek demonstration and a con
flict between the procceslonists and the Mus-
sulmars was with difficulty averted.
At I/lassena , tbo Turkish hcadquarteiu in
Macedonia , the troops were kept under arm's
from long before * sunrise. Tha greatest ten
sion prevailed during the morning , but this
feeling gradually wore off as thu hours passed
without any aggressive movement upon ths
part of the Greeks. Doth eldce are continu
ing their war preparations , erecting earth ,
worko and other defenses and Mrengthcnlng
their position in the paters.
Tlio demand made by Admiral Cancvaro ,
the Italian officer In command of the inter
national fleet in Cretan waters , to bo re
lieved of his command \ eald here to bo
due to Ills opposition , to the plans drawn up
for the blockade of the Piraeus.
It Is bo'Jcvod that eomo decided change
In the political ( situation must takn place
before long , aa the Turkish government has
plainly Intimate J to the powers that the
existing conditions cannot bo allowcd to pre
vail much longeKvory day of delay now
be IIP flu Greece , which countiy waa not d
well prepaie-3 as Turkey for war. The Ger
man officers on the stair of Kdhein I'a Ua ,
the Turkish commander-ln-chlef , are not
blind to the fact and are understood to have
made itrong representations en the subject.
However , the powers Interested In preserv
ing peace are ctlll working steadily In that
direction and a'l ' kinds of pre&suie U being
brought to bear upon both Turkey and
Greece In older to prevent claah of arm on
the frontier , In the face of the possibility
ot a blockade of the I'lracua and other Greek
port * ( lie work of oendlng war material ,
ammunition and stores has been so actively
pushed night und day ilnce the threat wan
ftrat made that very little now remain * to bo
shipped to the ( rout , fie that the ostensible
object of the blockndo cannot \ > o attained.
For a month past urmp and rfmtrfunltlon have
been arriving hero and clcucfrlicVp from dif
ferent foreign countries and 'all such con
signments have elnco been tent where they
were most required , _
itiniouui ) iiActcnowN or nur.ncn.
Uiioonflrmcil Ileporl Which Contrn
from rrlinle Sonrcpd.
Nn\V YORK , April 7. A dispatch to the
Herald from St. I'ctrrsburr says : A report
reaches hereIn a telegram received by a
banker that the Greeks fiayo given way to
the powers. Nothing , however , has been
oITlclally announced In comlrmatlon of this
rumor.
_ _ _ _
Atlinm Qnli-tM I ) own.
ATHENS , April 7. The Identical notes of
warn'ng delivered ycatenUy by the repre
sentatives of the power * to M. Skou.ie8 , the
Greek mlnlrtcr for forclsn affairs , have had
very llttlo appreciable effect. The newspapers - 1
papers today declare that they are really of
no practical value In rendering the Issueo
moro certain , because Gretce la well aw nro
that the agreement betwefcn the powers Is
qulto factitious. A complete calm charac
terizes the whole clly today , although pla
cards have been jicstcrt In many placca
strongly advocating war. This evening mili
tary patroH have paraded the principal
streets. The evening newspapers call for
war. "
_
AilmlriilH Will Hit , li > I'lTNon.
LONDON , April 7. The correspondent of
the Dally News at Cancn < ayg the admirals
at the oral request of Sir Alfred Ullllottl , the
Urltlsh consul in Crete , have agreed to travel
throughout the Island and personally make
known to the Cretins HiO'tcrms of a new
proclamation announcing that the blockade
will continue only so long as Colonel Vassos
and the Greek expeditionary force remain In
Crete.
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Italian Admiral Will Hrmulit.
ROMD , April 7. The report Is naml-offl-
clally denied that Admiral Canevnro has
icslgnrd , or has been recalled from com
mand of the International squadron In Cretan
waters.
uiionn ISI < UM > is
Ciiiullilnlo for Oo\ernor Kloetoil hy n
I'lnrnllty of 11WH > .
PROVIDENCE , R. I. , April 7. The state
election today was the dullest on record.
The republicans were obspliitely sure of a
walk-over , and had there been the usual
response on the part of the electors , Cllsha
Dyer's majority would have been one of the
largest ever given a gubernatorial can
didate. As It was ho lias ; the largest pro
portionals plurality ever rcoc'lved for n can
didate for governor in Rhode Island , esti
mated tonight at 14.000. , The republicans
have generally elected ihelr candidates to
the assembly. In Westerly , there WES a
fusion between the Independents , pro
hibitionists and democrats , but the repub
licans carried the city by , 200. The attempt
to defeat Speaker E. W , R. Allen ot East
Greenwich , while not successful , resulted In
a close vote , the speaker squeezing In by
eight plurality.
The license vote In tfie state was gen
erally In. favor of granting ; licenses. In this
city Colonel R. II. tStoddard , who headed
the reform "ticket , was , elected by 1,000.
A majority of the republican candidates for
the assembly were also fleeted.
imii.MA.vr iiAi/rninitii WEDDING.
lla iprlitrr of I'ONtmaitiT ticneral Garj
Woilrf FrnnclH KjlwnriX-TeKrriim. /
BALTIMORE , Md. , AnHlj-Thebrllllant
social event of the seas'on ' ! nihls citywas
-1
f
daughter of the postmaster general , to Fran
cis Cdward Pegram , which took place here
this afternoon. The bride la1 Mr. Gary's fifth
daughter and the fourth td wed. The un
married sisters acted as bridesmaids. The
ceremony was performed at firown Memorial
church by Rev. Maltby JD. Babcock , who
used the Episcopal sen Ice , In all Its ar
rangements the vveddlng'wcs one of the most
beautiful and best planned that has ever
taken place In Baltimore. The bride entered
the church w 1th her father , by whom she
was given away at the chancel. Among
those present were : Vice President and Mrs
Hobart , Secretary of State Sherman , Sccic-
tary of the Treasury and Mrs. Gage , Secre
tary of War and Mrs. Algcr and Miss Alger ,
Secretary of Agriculture Wilson , Attorney
General McKcnna and Governor and Mrs.
Lowndes. _ ,
HOAD HACUS U.M1RR I. . A. IV. UUI.HS.
Chairman Molt Soiiiln Oat nil Impor
tant Or dor.
BALTIMORE , April 7. Chairman Albert
Molt of the League ot American Wheelmen
racing board made nn Important ruling to
day In com crtlon with road racing , which
virtually brings that class of cycle events
under the control of thd League of American
Wheelmen , which now ha ? an agreement
with the Century Road club looking to the
better macagen.cnt of the sport. The
ruling was brought out by the road race
which the Clifton wheelmen of this city had
proposed to hold on Easter'-Monday. Among
the entries were six professionals , a man
under suspension for two years , and a score
of amateurs. Upon seejng tbo list Mr. Molt
vvroto to the club saying that the suspended
man and the professionals must be excluded
or else the amateurs would Incur the penaltv
provided foi racing against professionals.
This t > amo ruling , Mr. Mott declares , will
hold good In concoction with all road races.
DeiithN of n Day.
OAKLAND , Neb. , April 7. ( Special ) J ,
P. Llndblad , CO years old , a pioneer In Oak
land , Neb , arose from hU bed In usual
health Tuesday morning. In a few minutes
ho complained of not- feeling well and lay
acrces the bed and died immeJIato'y of heart
failure.
IJXDTOR , Neb. , April 7. ( Special , ) An
other pioneer citizen pnieed away Saturday
evening. O. P. Chapman had been a resi
dent of Fillmore county upwards of twenty-
eight yean * , locating on a. farm two miles
south of town. Tour years ago last fall he
lial a serious tussjo with an enraged bull on
3. neighbor's farm. In .vVMeh he vvca ( seriously
Injured in the eplno , which' resulted the fol
lowing Christmas In para.'ya's ' of tlio spine ,
which rendered him entirely helpless forever
over four years. But lor.hui Iron constitu
tion , ho could not have survived the terrible
affliction but a short lime. Ho was almost
79 yean ; old at the tlmd of lite death. Tlio
funeral services werujheld'ot the residence
Monday , Rev. C. H. Htuejis conducting them.
tip nt IO > II'H < IH City.
KANSAS CITY. Mo. , April 7. The recent
legislative Investigation of. the Kansas City
pollco department bore fruit tonight , when
tlio now board of polco | conlinlsslonerH took
the ilrst Hen touanl a toorough reorgan
isation of the force. The resit-nation of
Henry 8 , Julian us chief of police vvaa re
ceived and accepted. In hla ylace the com
missioners appoint Thomas N. Valllns , at
present Bupcilntendent of the local branch
of the Plnkcrton service. The new chief has
been in Kansas City less than four nionthH
h.tvlni , * been sent here from , Chicago by the
Plnkertoiia la January Inut , The commis
sioners also promoted Detective John Hayes
to the position of Inxpcclor of detectives.
ThomaH I' , riahlve. Who pus held that posi
tion , VVUB reduced to the ranks of sergeant ,
or roundsman. Many oilier changes are ex
pected to follow.
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Kentucky 1'onuIUtii.
LOUISVILLE , Ky. , April 7. The populist
atato convention mot here today and reaf
firmed the St. Louis end Omaha platforms
and drew the party linen taut , declaring
against fusion. Joseph A , Parkers of Louis
ville was nominated for clerk of the court
of appeals and all populists were called on
to support him ,
rinii to Ilebullil the Uoniiltnl.
CHBVENNK , Wyo. , AprlJ 7. ( Special. )
The Wyoming State Board of Charities and
deform appointed J , S , Matthews , an archi
tect of this city , to go to Rock Spring * to
inspect the walla ot the elate general hos
pital , which burned a few moults ago , and
prepare plans for rebuilding the Institution ,
BATTLESHIP IOWA IS FAST
Averages Seventeen Knots an Hour on Its
Trial Trip ,
NOW THE QUEEN OF Till AMERICAN NAVY
Win * the Smifr Premium of lf2OtOO (
for Cramp V. .Hoii ( Ilulldrrn
Wontlicr IN Superb for
| the Trial. ,
BOSTON , April 7. The battleohlp Iowa
the last of the prcmlum-bullt battle
ships of the navy , earned today for Its build-
era. Me srs. William Cramp & Son of Phila
delphia $200,000 by making an average of
seventeen even knots an hour over the
regular government course off the Massa
chusetts coEBt , In the four hour's speed trial
required by the government under the con
tract.
The Iowa , by Its grand work , proved Itself
to bo the superior of cither the Indiana or
the Massachusetts by a considerable frac
tion of n knot , and Is today the acknowl
edged queen of the American navy , If not
the mcst formidable battleship afloat.
The weather could not have been sur-
parstd. A light northerly air shifting to
northeast just as the trial began , helpc <
the forced draught considerably , and as It
shifted around still further to the cast on
the run back It did not hamper tbo work of
the big blowers.
The trial board came- down from the city
about 8 o'clock , and with them were some
hundred guests of the builders. Many nava
officers stationed In and about Boston were
Included , The chip got under way almost
Immediately , heading straight for the twin
llghtu of Capo Ann , and after a run of over
an hour , the first mark boat , the crnck-a-
Jack , the Porter , was sighted with signals
niackhury floating , denoting the thlrtj-threc
knot course. Like a race horse not quits
prepared for Its great effoit , the Iowa scored
twice , running up to within a mile of the
line , and then shjlng off out to sea In order
to bottle up a lot more steam and develop a
few hundred moro horse poncr.
At the very outset of the trial It was evi
dent that every one of the picked crow was
In deaU earnest. The wako left straight
out catern showed that the steadiest ol
pilots , Low Chambers , was at the helm ,
while the regular rumble of the engines ol
the twin screws denoted that another mas
ter hand , hidden from sight , was directing
the ponderous machinery.
There was not the lighten deviation In the
course ES the ship rushed by the second mark
boat , making the leg in 1C 80 , which was
very satisfactory.
SHOWS ITS METTLE.
In the very ncn.t leg of the course tbo ship
bsgon to khovv what was In It , for It topped
the seventeen-knets-an-hour record by aver
aging , a tenth over. This was still further
increased on the next leg to 17.41 but on the
fouitlt there was a falling off , which was de-
ctde-J in the laet , the speed running flown
to 1C S5s It wts proven , however , that the
list leg of the course was somewhat long.
While the ehlp was preparing for the run
back , the ready reckoners on board figured
that on the run down to Dobri Island , the
Iowa had averaged exactly 16 87 knots per
hour. The time was so well up to the
builders' expectation that In order to con
sume the allotted four hours , the thlp was
spun around tw ice bcforo starting back .
-'For lhlrly > nUnutes.and forty-five seconds
It J-cpt. r > .lfjJo ( ! 5ln ? sjia hetnMh&l d for
the line again , passing the last'mark boat
at 12.39:25 : On this leg there was an ave-ago
of 16 42 knots an hour , a gratifying increase
over the last time In this leg.
For over an hour after passing the fifth
mark boat the speed of the battleship did
not apparently vary ai hundredth part of a.
knot , supposing of course that the buojs were
In the right positions. The fourth , third and
cecond legs of the course .were all made In
exactly the same time , 22 tn'mitos and 42
seconds , ao that when the second mark boat
was passed the ship was onlj six nautical
miles from the finish anl glorj , and the
reckoners had figured that barring accidents ,
it would make something over seventeen
knots. But before the ship was the handi
cap ot the coursa , the shallow water , a fact
which had already held back its slater ships
cutting down their premiums In irore than
one Instance. Knowing this every effort was
made to get every pound of steam on and
everj inch of power.
The seconds ticked off steadily ai > It hurled
Itself on , the mark heat and finish In eight ,
but t'tlll ml'ca away. The margin over the
twelve Knoto became smaller and CB the ship
ivsheil on It became a serious question
whether It would got to the line in time.
Fifty thousand dollars depended on the
speed cf the lest fifty feet ; a delay of ono
second might cut It off. The Iowa Jwt did
It and that wan all. In fact , GO near was the
margin that the reckoners had to carry out
their figures to the fourth decimal point In
order to make the pp ej for the whole course
average seventeen knots an hour.
It came out all right In the end , how
ever , and with a boom on Its fighting top
the queen of the American navy , after two
or thrco half circles to show Just what II
could do In quick maneuvering , Blackened
speed and headed for Rcston.
Throughout the trial the boat behaved ad
mirably. The heavy turrets , placed well
above the water line , gave It a much greater
ioil than the Indiana or the Massachusetts ,
but except for this It waa much steadier
than the other battleships.
The tidal corrections will not cut the
seventeen knots ? , but , on the other hand , will
probably Increceo It to pome slight extent.
. The Iowa anchoret ! off Ucston light at 4
'o'clock and will remain there all night , leav
ing at 5 o'clock tomorrow morning for Phil
adelphia.
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OVI3UCO1IE 11V CJA.S IN A T UN.MCI , .
Tvvo of tinVli'tlniN Drnil anil the
OIliiTH In n Critical'ConilKlon.
COLORADO SPRINGS , , April 7. Seven
men were overcome by smoke and gas at the
Strlckler tunnel on the west slope ot Pike's
peak , nnil two are dead , while the others are
In a critical condition. The dead are :
GEORGE GORDON.
MIKE LEW. Both are single.
Hall\MiH OiiriU'il After Snow Storm.
CHEYENNE , Wyo. , April 7. ( Special. )
The snow blockade on the Cheycnno & North
ern , which has tied up the line for a week ,
was raised yesterday , when regular passen
ger service was again commenced. Superin
tendent KHzpatrick commenced the work of
opening the line as soon as the storm abatul
In violence on Thursday last. Ho put a large
force of shovclcrs at work In , the cuts and
had several snow plows at work. Twice the
snow plows broke down and on Sunday ro
tary plows from the Union Pacific and Elk-
horu lines were sent out on the line. The
line of the Chevenno & Northern for Its en
tire length of ICO miles was the storm center
of the blizzard in Its progress from the
north southward. The line of the Elkuoru
from Harrison , Neb. , to Casper , in central
Wyoming , wan opened yesterday , the first
regular trains going over the line today ,
I'rc-iMirinj , ' to Work Oil Writ * .
CASPEH , Wyo , April 7 , ( Special. ) As
BOOM as the effects of the recent storm are
removed the oil business of this region will
become active. Five teams of from twelve
to sixteen horses each have been ordered on
the road to haul oil from the Salt Creek
wells to the refinery In this city. Drilling
outfits tro on tbo way for use of the Hawk-
o > o and Washington companies , both ot
which will commence drilling on their Salt
Creek properties as soon as the heavy enow
disappears.
I'rnupretlte I < yncliliif In OUIuliouiu.
WICHITA , April 7. A special to the
Deacon from Newklrk , 0. T. , eays a negro
porter named CoJdwell fit Ponea City as
saulted a 13-year-old white girl and a lynch
ing li feared.
LOOK roil I'ACiriCATIO.Y OP
Madrid 1'aprr * Pull of IlnmnrHJj
AiironrliliiK | Si-ttli'iiicntJ'
( Copjrlsht. 1W , ty Vtcet I'uMlshlns Ot |
MADRID , April 7. ( New Yorkf
Cablegram Special Telegram. ) The
papers are full of rumors concern ]
approaching piclflcntlon of Cuba ;
Iblo decay of the Insurrection ,
tnent lot the Cuban insurgents ntui their
friends In Cuba and the United iStatra , the
growing lack of supplies of all sorts , even
money , ammunition , horses and provisions
In the rebel lines. In the same strain mod
pn ( > ci8 plainly awert the existence of nego
tiations bcth In Cuba and -the United States
to secure the early submltolcn. of the Inmir-
Rents , ami the ministerial pipers and friends
of thb government do not very stoutly d ny
thtno cstcrllons , while they frequently In-
elnuato surprises ntul decisive events of n
favorable turn for Spanish rule are auro to
haipon very si ortly. The government nat
urally denies it Is negotiating and declares
no foreign mediation even behind the scenes
cnn bo tolerated. The Insurgents must first
dulimlt or be overcome by force of arms ,
and then Spain could nfford to bo generous
and go even further thaw first announced 4n
the home rule policy. Cuban autonomlsto In
tbb Island and Spanish diplomats here are
parlojlng to close this war llfce the last
Cuban war. ARTHUR n. HOUGHTON.
Siirreniloi-N
JACKSONVILLE. Flo. . April 7. General
Julio Sangullly and Colonel Lachuga , hear
ing that warrants had been lioucd for their
apprehension on the charge of aiding and
abetting a Cuban expedition , surrendered
themselves this afternoon to the United
States officers. They were taken boforj
UnlleJ Statts Commissioner ngan , and their
hearing continued until Saturdiy morning.
Thb Information was furn'sh d by Senor
Potous , Spanish vice comvll for Jacksonville ,
and the affidavit states no time or plac ? ait
which the alleged offense vvaa committed.
Ho hi raid to have sworn to the Information
at tbo direction of Minister do Lome ol
Washington. The prisoners were remanded
to the cire of J. M. Birrs , who became surety
for their appearance on Saturday.
rupture an IiiHiirjiiMit Stronnrlitilil.
"MADRID , April 7. An otnclal dlopatch
fiom Manila , capital of the Philippine
If lands , received hero , announces that the
Spanish troops jostorday captured San
Francisco and Malabong. where the ma
jority of the armed Irstirgents had sought
refuge , after a fierce conflict. The Insur
gents , It ID further RtateJ , wer ° routed with
enormous Iccocn. Seven hundred houses
have been destroyed at Touvo by a flro which
waa accidentally startel.
It neil AnnliiNt I'ltrluiriil.
LONDON , April 7. Dispatches from Pre
toria and Deligoa bay eay that the whole of
Gazaland Is In open revolt. Twenty-five
thout'snd natives have rebelled against the
Portuguese government. The principal ris
ing Is only about fort } miles fiom the Trnns-
vail border. Tlio Portugueao troopo are
mobilizing rapidly and the situation Is re-
gardeJ as mcst serious
H < ! r a ml H n ii to lie Trleil.
PRETORIA. April 7. President Krugcr
ban ordered that hie grandson , Lieutenant
Eloff , e'lall bo placed on trial before a special
court for the offcrslvo language recently
used by him In a public refeienco to Queen
Victoria at Johannesburg.
RcleliNtiiK PUKNC * Importation 1)111.
BERLIN , April 7. The Reichstag today
unanimously passed the commercial code en
bloc amid cheers from those present.
Roumanian Cabinet
" " " - ' 'T. ThefjRoUmanlan
"BUCIfAlUISTApril .
"
cabinet has resigned.
WHEAT I'KICCS TAKE A TUWIILE.
Ilrcnk of Throe CentN lit tlie May
Option at Chicago.
CHICAGO , April 7. The downward move
ment which has prevailed in the wheat pit
for the past three or four weeks culminated
today In a drop of 3 % cents in the May
option , which closed at C5 & cents , and a
3-cent loss In July , which closed nt 05 %
cents. The close was within U cent of
the lowest prices of the day. The
bottom had apparently dropped out of the
market. Bulls had evidently given up their
Icng struggle to maintain prices , for line
after line of wheat , which had been held In
n forlom hope of a favorable tuin , was
dumped onto the market to prevent further
lot-sea , already heavy enough. The trouble
was started yeelcrday , Bradstr ° et's report
of a b'g Increase In the world's visible sup
ply was not only a painful surprise to local
bulls , but also to foreign tradcra , and a con
sequent sharp brca'i In Liverpool cables
added to the demoralized condition of the
home market. Heavy liquidation was kept
up without cessation to the last minute of
the sc t'lon.
NEW YORK. April 7. There was a big
iim-ash In wheat prices today , accompanied
by an outpouring of London holdings , the
like of which has not been aeen In many
months. The May option suffercj chlcfly.-ns
the long interest in that month had' swelled
to largo proportions , through months of ac
cumulation. rrom lest night's close prices
diopped 3 % coitn , May at the lowest point
touching 71 % centy , which IH the record since
last September. In addition to liquidation ?
the market was cUio Influenced by a sharp
break In Liverpool cables and foreign ac
counts. Sales for the day aggregated 13-
715,000 Inwlit'la , which la far In cxccfs of
any single day's trnilo In a long while.
Closing prices were 2'/4@3 ' cents lower than
last night. Coarse grain market ? , flour and
provitions were affected by the demoraliza
tion In wheat.
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START UP WITH XOV-UXIO.V MEN.
SdlKlnir I'liildliTH Mnlce .No Attempt to
Interfere * with Workmen.
PITTSnURG , April 7. Seventeen of the
twenty-eight puddling furnacen at A. M.
Dyers' rolling mill , which have been closed
down by a strike of the puddlcrs against n
reduction of 50 cents per ton in the puddling
rate , were started this morning with non
union men. A large crowd of strikers col
lected about the mills , but beyond Jeering
the new workmen when they entered there
was no attempt at interference. Oliver Bros' ,
plant , where a reduction wa- * also mad ? , IK
still closed down.
Later In thc > day the rush for places ho ;
cama so great that the ptrlkers were fright
ened and declared the strike off at both
mills The old men will bo taken back and
work rc umcd In full tomorrow at a reduc
tion. President Garland of the Amalgamated
association sajo that by reducing the rain
ot $1 per ton Hyera & Co. violated their
contract and under the rulea of the organ
ization the men can Institute suits against
thu firm for damages.
Health Oflleer .SiiHpenileil.
CINCINNATI , April 7.-Henlth Officer J.
W. Prcndergast was tod.iy suspended by
the board of administration pending an in
vestigation Into the chargcx against the
beiilth olllcer in connection with his ofllclnl
transictlons with the Pratier Triturate Tab
let company of Now York , whose medicine *
nro used for the city poor. The evidence
upon which the board iieted vvns presented
by Btuto Food Commissioner Blackburn
and the prebldent of the Fraser Tablet
company. The board gave the health offi
cer the option of resuming or acctntlng
suupnHlon , Ho chose the hitter ana de
nied the truth of the charges.
Strllte Declared Off ,
MARION , Ind. . April 7 , The strike at
the factory of the United Btatea Gloss com
pany nt Glass City has been declared off
after a struggle lasting over three years ,
Tlila In a victory for the glass company.
It IB estimated thut the maintenance of the
Idle workmen nan exist the national Flint
Gloss Workera' union not leas than JM.OOO. .
Movement * of Oeean Ve rln , April T.
At New York Sailed Ohio , for Houttump-
on ; Majestic , for Liverpool ; Nordland , for
Southampton.
MOORES MAKES REPLY
Answers the Calumnies Which Have Boon
Circulated Against Him.
CHARGES MADE FOR CAMPAIGN PURPOSES
Resurrected as Often ns Ilia Nameis
Mentioned for Political Honor ,
STANDS READY TO PAY ANY JUST CLAIM
Offer to Submit Differences to Arbitrators
Refused by His Tradnoora.
HIS OLD COMRADES HEAR HIS VERSION
Ilciiiihllcnn Cnmlliliitc far Mayor
MuUi'N III * rimt Public llcfvrcnco
to llln SlumlercrH llvfore Vot-
criiiin < > t ( he War.
The veterans of the civil war had their
first opportunity to ratify the nomination ot
tliclr comrade , Prank E , Moorss , for mayor
last \onltig. and they eagerly embraced It.
Upwards ot 200 assembled In the Grand
Army hall of tlio Continental block and en
thusiastically resolved to support not only
the republican candidate for mayor but the
jntlro republican city ticket ao well.
The occasion was the meeting of the Union
Veterans' Republican club , of which organ
ization Frank E. Moorcs has been the presi
dent for Bomo time. The ftrat speaker of
the evening was Leo Estello , and ho deliv
ered a most stirring address. UK commended
the republican candidate for mayor to hla
fellow veterans In most enthusiastic terms.
Ho declared that he had been n gallant eol-
dJcr during the war , had boon a faithful
and de\ote < l friend of the old soldiers stnco
the closeof the war , and had over be ° none
ono of Omaha's foreman citizens. He de
nounced the attack on the candidate by
a county officeholder and a local newspaper ,
and eald the record of the county showed
that Moorcs' honesty could not bo questioned.
RECEIVES AN OVATION.
Ho then Introduced to the soldiers ono
whom ho termed "Omaha's next mayor ,
Prank 13 Moorcs " The Introduction was a
sign for a tumultuous reception. TlM ovation
over , the mayoralty candidate addressed hla
comrrdcs In a most happy vein. He Raid :
"It Is duo to the rank and nio of re
publicans , and especially to my comrades ,
whose friendship I cherish and whoso loyal
support I appreciate , that the aspersions
upon my Integrity , by which malicious tra
duces and political opponents seek to preju
dice public opinion against mo in order to
bring about my defeat In the present cam ?
pr.lgn , bo repelled and the accusations of
defalcation and fraud be refuted. Although
the charges of official misconduct \vcro
trumped up against mo in the fall of 1895
by parties who desired to prevent niy re-
nomlnatlon , and these charges were
promptly irct by me , a preposition to eottla
all claims that might bo decided against
mo through arbitration by two judges of the
district court has not yet been accepted
by my persecutors.
"After my failure to recclvu the nomina
tion the parties who had Instigated the at
tack subsided and ( ho matter was at rest
until a few weeks ago , when It became evi
dent that my friends were- pressing -my
claims for nomination to the mayorallty ,
when another : novo was made to head mo
oIT by an application for mandamus to com
pel the county commlsslonera to force mete
to pay over an alleged balance duo the
county , when In fact the county Is Indebted
to me moro than ? 20,000.
"But I am putting the cart buforo the
horse. Let mo tell my story and then let
the people of Omaha jttdgo for themselves
whether or not I am entitled to their con
fidence and trust.
HE FOLLOWED PRECEDENT.
"I wont out of the railway business which ,
I had followed most of my life and entered
the oflice of clerk of the district court a per
fect novice In the matters of detail of such
office. I had to depend upon my predeces
sor's deputy , whom I employed and kept un
til ho died , and the same fees that were taxed
by George Armstrong and William II. Ijams
as the records will show , were taxed by mo
and my clerk. WL n I took po : crslon of the
olllce In 18S8 my predecessor , Captain Ijains ,
handed over the books and papers and such ,
balances as ho then had on hand. In hla
casa , as In my own catxj , and for that matter
the case of hl predecessor , there were thous
ands of dollars In claims for fees and costs
uncollectcd. I have collected and turned
over quite an amount due for many years
to Captain Ancnlrong and Mr. Ijams waa
compelled to wait for a good deal of the
money due him until the last few mouths.
"Remember that the clerk of the district
court pa > s for all of his own help , deputies ,
stenographers and t > po\vrltprs , and Is en
tirely dependent upon fees fixed by law.
Whenever any overcharge Is made any law
yer may have It knocked off by simply ap
plying to ono of the judges and an over
charge li just as liable to happen an an un
dercharge where such a largo force of dorks
Is cmplojeil and the work Is done nt all hour *
of the day and night. This work had multi
plied enormously by the end of my first term.
"RAPID INCKBASE IN BUSINESS.
"When I came Into the ofllco , tbe-ro were
three Judges of the district court , By 1893
we had seven Judges , Then the great busl-
new depression biought on a vast number ot
suits of foreclosure , assignments , shcrirf'u
sales and master commissioner sales The
court house became too small for the trans
action of the business and two of the courts
had to bo moved Into another building , My
ov\n rooms were crowded day and night by
law > era and people who were ransacking ths
records and books constantly. Do you won
der that there should ta some Irregularities
and discrepancies ? Do you think it wai
possible for any man alone to bundle all the
documents , measure up all the typewriter
work , and answer all the requisitions of the
different courts and judges , empanel juries ,
settle with jurors and witness , take tbo
acknowledgements and UEUO naturalization
parorn and so forth ? I may ha\o made a
mistake In not employing two or thrco sep
arate caeblcrs to make clc * > er calculations ,
but that of course Is now a matter of regret
and has turned out to bo moro my loin than
anybody's else.
"During tbo eight years I was In ofllco I
handled and disbursed nearly $3,000,000. My
clerk hire alonu cost mo from ? 1,200 to $1-
COO on an average per month , and during
the last Elx months I was In olflce I paid out
over 12,000 for clerk hire ovcry month , I
am now at an expunuo of 1325 a month for
clerks who are at tbo court house to collect
my back claims and adjust account ! with
people with whom I have had to deal ,
"DuriiiB my term quite a number of law
yers were borrowing money from mo all the
way from $25 to | 200 each. Porno of them
: iave repaid these loans , Others , and they
are not few , and mostly those who are most
malignant in their assaults on me , left their
uncollcctable 'I. O. U.V in my hands. If I
were to exhibit these due bills and notes to
you and publish tbo names of the men I
could create a great sensation.
"When I left the office I turned over < 30- , .
100 to my successor and I still have un
claimed witness fees , trial fees , advance
tee * , etc. , amounting to some | 5,000 or } 8- ,
> 00 , The most of these I have reported to
.ho county commissioners and the reason 1
lave not turned the money Into the county
renury li because I have duo me from tbf
county of Douglas B'X ' years' fete In a tat *
and county cases which will aggregate In th
great ) from $30,000 to J55,000 , The