THE OMAHA i DAILY
ESTABLISHED JUNE 10 , 1873. OMAHA , FRIDAY d , APRIL 0 , 1897. SINGKLE COPY FIVE CENTS.
CENTERS ON SENATE
Interest in the Legislature Confined to tbo
Upper Honse.
APPROPRIAriON BILLS ALL WAIT THERE
Last Ono Completed and Bccommcndcd for
' tfassngo Last Evening ,
HOUSE ROLLS NOW HAVE RIGHT OF WAY
Measures that Have Gone Through Below
Get Their Turn ,
LAST LONG SIEGE IS WELL BEGUN
lloil CnllH on HOIIHC IIIIlN on Third
IlcnilltiR iXoiv Occupy Hie At
tention of the Senator *
1 ; J ISxeltiNlvcly. , |
LINCOLN , Neb. , April 8. ( Special. ) The
Interest In legislative proceedings today
naturally centered In the senate , where the
big appropriations and claim bills nro pend
ing ? The forenoon session was Inaugurated
with n wild scramble to advance bills to a
third reading. All hope of enacting any
more senate bills Into law has been
abandoned and now the senators confine their
efforts to house rolls In which either thcm
Bolves or their friends In the lower legisla
tive branch ore personally Interested. Many
members of the house now make their head
quarters in the senate chamber and while
they cannot , openly participate In the proceed
ings , they ore constantly on hand with
words of friendly suggestion to senatorial
friends.
Ono of the most persistent workers from
the house end of the capltol has been Yel-
Bcr of Douglas , who has camped on the trail
of his Initiative and referendum bill until
mentioned an 'In '
every tlmo Its number Is
cipient riot Is preclp'Ilated. Last night Yel-
eor got -the populist senators In a corner
and compelled them to vote to make the bill
a special order for consideration In the com
mittee of the whole this morning. The mo
tion was oppcscd vigorously by Ransom and
Talbot of Lancaster. Mr. Ransom ins sled
with vigor In his language that the senate
should take up the appropriation bills as
thcra was no tlmo to waste over such blllo
Initiative nnd referendum
ao the ono proposing an
endum law. Yelser Inolfted on a roll call
and ono was ordered. Mr. Rniu-om voted no ,
The motion lacked but one vote of being
carried ,
Another bill which has been persistently
pushed by a few members of the houao Is
the one known as the "scrip" bill , provid
ing for the Issue of scrip warrants and to
reduce the rate of Interest to 2 per cent ,
Senator Johnson of Cloy hcs been the es
pecial champion of this measure , and thla
morning moved that It bo advanced to third
reading. , There was a lively skirmishing
for vbtea for and against the motion to ad
vance , and ( in roll call the proportion was
defeated. It requiring a two-thirds vote. The
vote stood 17 to It.
ADVANCES THE CLAIMS BILL.
The first motion made In the senate this
morning come from Ransom , who moved
that house" roll No. C30 , ono of the claims
bills , bo advanced to third reading with
two amendments made by the senate com
mittee on claims. Ho stated that the twc
amendments referred to Increased the bill
by less than $ .500. The motion was agreed
to. The , bill appropriates about $75,000 for
miscellaneous claims against the state , In
cluding the expenses Incurred for printing
the proposed constitutional amendments.
There are 120 newspaper publishers Inter
ested In this bill. The bill also Includes
the dlalms of 'the railroad companies for
transportation of the Nebraska National
Guard , 'for the deficiencies for the Soldiers'
Homo at Mllford , for the Home for the
Frlcmllefa at Lincoln , and a large number
of mlsccllareous Items of Indebtedness ,
There are 4GO separate claims included In
the bill tm It came from the house.
Mr. Graham plunged Into the din of tur
moil and confusion and when ho emerged he
had secured -the advancement ot house roll
No. 241 , to amend the law defining a legal
newspaper. It requlrea that In order to be
eligible for legal advertising a newspaper
mut/t have a bona fide circulation of at least
200 copies 'weekly. ' The provision of the law
enacted two years ago , requiring that a
newspaper shall bo printed at least flfty-tuo
consecutive weeks , has been striken out.
After another cyclonic disturbance Mr.
Fritz succeeded In advancing luouee roll No.
C25 , a bill to prevent tha spread of hog
cholera and-oilier kindred diseases.
Mr. Watson took advantage of n temporary
lull In the tempest to advance house roll No.
C7 , a bill making chicken stealing a penal
offenui' 'Tli'o statement of the lieutenant
governor , made from the chair , that all the
widows and preachers of Lincoln vcro de
manding the passage of this bill was suffi
cient to hustle It to the front ,
Mr. Jcffcoat1 beat the record by securing
the advancement of a bill to third reading
which had not yet been read the second
time. It. waa houtio loll No. 448 , an act
for 'the ' protection of land from the overflow
and washing of rivers and watercourses , and
for the construction of dikes , dams and em
bankments to prevent such overflow , for rip-
rapping , the .banks . of such Btrcamtt and pro
viding fir the payment of such constructions ,
Mr. Lee moved and was accorded the ad
vancement of house roll No. 73 , to amend ths
Irrigation laws.
WORK ON TUB SALARY HILL.
The house bills read last evening for the
flrr.t < tlmo wcru read the uecond tlmo and
the senate then resumed consideration of the
Hilary appropriation bill. At noon reccas
was taken until 2 to'clock.
Immediately after' recess the appropriation
bill wan taken up again and Its consideration
was continued until the bill was completed
nnd recommended for passage. Pending the
consideration of the bill the senate chamber
was filled with state house employes , all per
sistently buttonholing members In on effort
to cither have their salaries raised or to
prevent them from being cut down. They
finally became so numerous that It WHO 1m-
"posslbln to proceed and Mr , Ransom , who was
In the chair , was finally compelled to order
all of them to cither take- seats In the rear
tot ilia luvlLior to leave the room. The ecr-
ceant-at-arms enforced the order of the
presiding officer and for nearly half an hour
the senate enjoyed the novelty of compara
tive quiet , the only noise being made by the
senators themselves.
The consideration of the bill was finally
completed and It was recommended for pas-
sago. The committee then took up the sec-
end-cf tbo-blg claims bill. There were C42
ic-par to cams | against the state treasury
'ai the blll'camd from the house. The senate
committee on claims added nearly 100 more.
Just before the bill was completed Mr.
Spcucer offered an amendment , providing for
tbo payment of the chicory bounty earned
by tbo American Chicory company , amount
ing to $17,000. The claim wan rejected with
sit uproarious "no" from the fusion majority.
Mr. Murphy had no better sucreia In bis
attempt to secure the Insertion ot the lieet
sugar bounty claims. Ho presented them
as followa. For the Grand Island factory
( or 1805 , the Bum of J15S71.65 ; for 1690 , the
urn of J31.327.BS ; for the Norfolk factory
for 189r . the eum of J31.195.60 ; for 1S96. the
cum of $42,638.75. The clnlirm were rejecter ]
by an equally decisive vote.
Mr. Mute stfttrd that a resolution would
be offered later providing for a committee'
to Investigate the validity ot the beet sugar
ud chicory bounty claims , and to uuUe Iti
i recommendations to the governor. This
statement was confirmed by Mr. Ransom ,
who said that the resolution would be the
result of a conference held at the office of
the governor.
The claims bill was recommended to pass
an amended , and the committee rose. All
of the appropriation bills were thus dis
posed of ,
LAST CALL FOR HOUSE BILLS.
The senate then commenced Its last long
nlege of the house bills on third reading.
There were Just forty house rolls ready for
final passage on the secretary's desk , and the
tedious process of reading and roll call was
commenced.
The senate met again at 8 o'clock. Two
resolutions were sent to the clerk's desk and
referred. One by the committee on expenses ,
allowing $1,600 for making up the senate
Journal ; the other by Senator Dundas allow
ing $ SOO for the same work. Doth went over
until tomorrow.
The senate went Into committee of the
whole on house roll No. 614 to make specific
amendments. Two salaries In the audltor'o
office had been raised , when Senator Hcnsoin
moved to recommend the bill for passage as
previously amended by the committed of the
whole. The motion carried and the committee
teearose. .
On third reading house roll No. 259 was
lost , the vote being 9 for and 18 against.
House roll No. 614 , the general appropria
tion bill , passed by unanimous vote.
House roll No. 333 received 22 votes and
was declared passed ,
Houao roll No. 134 passed with the emer
gency clause.
House roll No. 175 was passed wl.th the
emergency clause , Dundas alone voting In
the negative. i
House roll No. 625 wan passed with the
emergency clause.
House roll No. 241 was passed with the
emergency clause.
The Bcnato receded from Its amendments
to house roll No. 342.
House roll No. 029 was passed with the
emergency clause.
At 11 o'clock the senate adjourned to S
o'clock In the' morning.
iiou.su ChBAitiNc : tr run KIMCS.
Day Silent In | 'IIHNII - IIIIlM Sent from
tinStMintr. .
LINCOLN , April 8. ( Special. ) After the
opening exercises this morning a messenger
from the governor announced that the execu
tive had signed senate files NOB. 145 , 157 , 187
and house rolls Nos. 183 and 190.
Wheeler of Pumas gave notice that he
would ask for a reconsideration of the vole
whereby senate file No. 2 was passed yester
day. The bill Is the Haller bill , to prevent
combines between Insurance companies , and
Mr. Wheeler WEB recorded as voting for the
bill.
bill.Yelser
Yelser asked unanimous consent to offer a
resolution. Objections were raised. Soon
after Yolscr arose to make a motion and
started to read his resolution. This was de
clared out of order. In spite of the protests
of Yelser.
13111s on third reading were taken up and
put upon their passage.
Senate file No. 144 , by Talbot of Lancaster ,
to authorize the county judge In counties
having a population of over 25,000 Inhab
itants , and who has been authorized to em
ploy one or moro clerks , to designate and ap
point one of such clerks tobe clerk of the
county court , was passed without a dl&sent-
Ing vote.
Senate file No. 199 , by , Fellz of Keith , to
provide for the disposition of the property
of dismembered school districts , and the
closing up of the affairs of such districts ,
was passed by a vote of 89 to 1.
Dqrjng the progress of the roll call on
senate file No. 199 , Yelser sent In on ex
planation of his vote , and It was apparent
that It was the same resolution he had been
trying to get before the house.
Jenkins rose to a point' of order , , and tried
to explain his point at length , but was In
terrupted continually by Robertson , Shull
and Wlnslow , and for a time pandemonium
reigned.
Sheldon , who was In the speaker's chair ,
tried to protect the gentleman from Jeffcr-
80 ! > until be could finish his talk , but found
It Impossible to' quell the confusion. After
Mr. Jenkins had closed It was decided that
the reading of the explanation was In order ,
the house not being able to tell what was
contained In the explanation until after it
was read.
YEISBR GETS IN.
Clark of Lancaster Inquired If this was to
bo the ruling of the chair In regard to all
explanations. Ho was Informed that such
would bo the rule.
Yeleer'a explanation w.is read , and was as
follows :
Mr. Speaker : For thu reason that n great
many members refused to give unanimous
consent to having read the following short
but Important resolution , to-wlt :
"Whereas , Oneof the greatest objections
to represent ! ! ) ' * ' " government l.s bribery
and boodle ; and ,
"Whereas. It Is commonly believed by
American people that paid lobbyists and
boodlur.i attend all sessions of our legis
latures with the Intention of Improiterly
influencing votes ; nnd ,
"Whereas , If this belief IH well founded
such lobbyists would not attend our legis
lative sessions If they were never success
ful In Intluunclng votes ! and ,
"Whereas , It Is commonly reported that
lit every session of the let-MHl-ttiire. this ses
sion not excepted , bills are Introduced not
to bo passed In good faith , but for the
purpoBo of holding up corporations ; nnd ,
"Whereas , The Amurlcnn people and citi
zens of the state would uphold nn Invcstl-
r-iitlon of the methods nnd effects of tbo
lobby , appreciate the benefits of such In-
vnstlgiitlon , which would be felt upon
future legislation , nnd would grlvo their
highest approval of the prosecution and
conviction of any culprit found guilty of
bribery or attempted bribery ; there fan * ,
bo It
"Uesolvcd , That the governor Is requested
to appoint a committee of thieo iicTsoiib ,
not necessarily membeis of the lerfslatiu-'j.
who will Investigate the lobby which hns
attended this session , nnd If tiny brlbi-H
htivo been found to hnvo been glvon or
offered , directly or Indirectly to Influence
the vote of any member of this Icglsl.Uim' ,
said committee to present Iho evidence to
the proper authorities to conduct criminal
prosccutlonc.
"Ileiiolved , Tlmt all expense's In mioli
Investigation which shall be Incurred bv
said committee , not oxeccillriK' J 1W > 0 , anil
which shall bo itppiovcd by Hie tfowrnor ,
until ) be paid out of the money appropri
ated for the Incidental expenditures of the *
house.
"HcHolvcd , That said committee make u
full report to the Boycinor of their find-
IHKH , doings nnd reeoiniiienil.ilOI\H | liy the
1st day of Jnnuniy , JSM , to bo by him
transmitted to the. next Hessian of the leg
islature. "
I nm nevertheless irolng to votn "aye , "
although 1 urn somewhat , provoked.
Shull rose to point of order that the expla
nation had no bearing on the bill. He moved
to have It expunged from the record.
Clark of Lancatter rose to a point of order
that no motion could be entertained during
roll call.
The chair agree with Mr. Clark , and or
dered the ckrk to proceed with the roll call ,
Mills sent up an explanation of his vote.
It waa or ellp of paper pinned to a newspa
per. He desired to have 1he ullp and the
newspaper read an an explanation of his
vote.
vote.This
This was greeted with applause by the re
publican members , and Sheldon In' the chair
flushed flry red In hU embanuu > mnt over the
awkward situation caused by his recent rul
ing.
Confusion from another source came to the
rctciiu. A dozen members were on their
feet at once asking to 'have the newspaper
ruled out , while Mills atood up and Instated
that his explanation be given the tame treat
ment that was accorded that of Yelser.
Aft r the house had become quiet the clmlr
ruled tht < Mills explanation out of order , and
the roll eall proceeded , the bill passing by
a vote of 89 to 1.
Senate file 318 , to provide for the making
of contracts | Q writing between owners of
land and brokers or agents employed to sell
It , and making euoli contracts void ualew
In writing was passed by a vote of'S3 'Q ' 4.
Dobsou of Flllmore explained his vote aa
follows ; "After diligent rearch through the
city of Lincoln I have foiled to locate the
fool killer , wlilrhaccounts for Iho dela > e and
d'flUv.iltlcti ' In truntsctlng the business of
'bis body. I vote 'yea. ' "
A senate file No. 23 , by Mutz of Kej *
' ( Coutioued on 3ctoad
FIRE CONSUMES A MILLION
Flames Devastate the Bnsinoss Heart of
Knozvillo , Tenn ,
SEVERAL PERSONS BlUNEO TO DEATH
I.nt-KC Number of People llnrt tiy Kx-
jilfixlmi of Dyiiiiinlte Hotel
n Compelled , to
from Wlnil < tvrn
KNOXV1LLE , Tcnn. , April 8. Never In
the history of Knoxvlllo has the city suf
fered such a less by fire as It did today ) fol
lowing the breaking out of Dames , at an
early hour this morning , In a grocery atorc ,
adjoining the big Knox hotel. The hotel
and adjoining buildings were soon In names
and the very heart of the city , Including some
of the largest wholesale and retail busi
ness houses In the south , was destroyed.
The loss Is variously estimated from $1,000-
000 to $ 1,000,000 , with about CO per cent ot
Insurance.
The Icaa of life Is very uncertain , asxttfe !
register of the hotel , In which flty-sl. < oTn -
sons were sleeping , was burned. The > pro-
prletor of the hotel says that ho had five
or six guests who have not put In an ap
"
pearance.
A. E. Weeks , of Lockcny , drummer for a
Rochester stamping company , Is known to
have perished In the flames.
R. W. Hopkins , a St. Louis drummer , was
Ian cec.i In the burning building In a suf
focating cot dltlon.
A cabinet maker named P. C. Dyer fell
dead on the street from fright.
A man named Robinson , from PulaskI ,
Tenn. , Is supposed to be another victim.
He was registered In the hotel and has not
been found.
W. H. Keppart , ex-secretary of the Cham
ber of Commerce , saved the life of John
Bogle , an old farmer , by dragging him tea
a window and letting him out on the roof
of another building. Keppart jumped one
story and wcs Injured.
The list of the dead and Injured , so far as
reported , Is as followa :
DEAD :
A. E. WEEKS. Locke. N. Y.
R. W. HOPKINS , St. Louis. Mo.
ROBINSON , PulaskI , Tenn.
S. E. WILLIAMS , Springfield. Mass.
INJURED :
J. C. M. Bogle , Tennessee ; burned , and
will die.
D. M. Dean , Indianapolis ; ankle sprained.
Tom S. Peck , Morrlstown , Tenn , ; ankle cut
and sprained.
Lieutenant Hood , Knoxvlllo police ; cut on
face and head by glass from explosion.
Claude Harris , Knoxvllle ; cut In a dozen
placer ? .
Policeman Asqulth. burned and cut by fly
ing glass.
Policeman Duncan , badly burned and was
carried home.
Fire Chief Mclntcah , bruised from a fall.
W. H. Keppart , Knoxvllle ; Intenully hurt.
The last man 1o leave the burning hotel
says that he Is positive that five or six per
sons were burned. Ho ran over three or
four men In the hallways , who were suffo
cated.
U. ,1. Johnson , a railroad baRgagemastcr ,
came down from the fifth story of the hotel
hand over hand on the water pipe , and be
fore the fire engines arrived. Only one of
the guests saved any of his effects.
When tho' firemen thought all the Inmates
of ithc hotel had escaped a woman with an
Infant In her arms rushed to the rear windows
dews and screamed for help. A net was
quickly stretched and the woman was naked
to drop the child out , but , as the smoke
almost choked her , eho said that as some
one had to die , both would die. The woman
was finally rescued by the firemen.
HOWITZER BROUGHT INTO PLAY.
Prom the hotel building , which was five
stories high , the flre spread rapidly , a stiff
wind made the flames very ugly and the
flre department was Inadequate. In the
wholesale hardware house of W. W. Wood
ruff & Co. a large dynamite explosion oc
curred , and thousands of people were hurt
by flying brick and grass. U became
necessary at last to have the walls of the
building blown down ; by cannon to stop the
mad career of the flre. A mountain howitzer
of the Knoxvlllo Legion was called Into play
and a load of canister dli\ the work , at the
same time tearing up some residences In a
different portion of the clty.
The city authorities , realizing that the
flre department was unable to conquer the
flames , telegraphed to Chattanooga for as
sistance. An englno was placed aboard c
flat car and started the lun of 111 miles ,
which was made by Engineer Robblnx In
109 minutes , breaking the record. When
the engine arrived hero the flro waa about
under control , yet the Chattanooga boys did
some jrood work.
A largo force of men Is at work clearing
up the debris tonight and searching the
ruins. Street traffic 1s entirely tied up ,
Knoxvlllo arehltectb received orders today
for plaim for eleven buildings to take the
places of the ones burned. All the build
ings are to bo replaced at once.
LOSSES.
The principal losses , as given out tonight ,
are ns follows :
'MoNulty Grocery company , stock , $ ir , COO ;
on building. JI5.0W ; Hotel Knoxvllle , furni
ture and fixtures , } 12COOj Daniel nrlnco
Urns , it Co. , dry Koodn , stookn , $300,000 ; on
building. JIO.OOO : MoNulty & McGu-e build-
IIIKT , Slu.GOO ; S. I ! . Newman A ; Cp. , printer ? ,
$4.1,000 ; W. W. Woodruff * Co. , hardware
Htock , H2.COO ; Cullcn & Notvmun , qucen -
wnre. $10,000 ; J. C. Utillpii , building , flO.fiOO ;
Hpncgcr , Doyle & Arnold , clothing. $ SO.OO ) ;
M. D. Arnold hulldlntr , $ IB.CMj ) M. I , . Ross
& Cn. , Krooorlcfl. stock. $ cn,000 ; oru building ,
$15.000 ; W. W. Woodruff fCo. . . hardware
Htock. $100,000 ; on building , J12000 : Muiyhy
& IlobliiHon. bain. $2UOO : ; A. l . Lahr. dry
Roodx. ? l..000 ; n. S. Payne , building , $300.0 ;
Kterchl HIOM. , furniture. $ rTOO : C. H , Mc-
Clipo. bulldlmj WOO ; Punford. Chamberlain
& AluorH , driiKH , stock , $ .0,000 ; building ,
JlOOdO ; CtiHlrh , slubloH , $10C(0 ( ; E. E. Mc-
MIlHii. building , J13f/W.
In addition to the ilcotructlon of several
smaller bulldlngn and lotues to email dealera ,
heavy lipsm to plate glaso wera caused by
the Intonce heat and water.
SHIRLEY. Mans , Apill S--'lh.o Fredonla
mill of the Samson Cordage company was
destroyed by fire today. Thojiilll contained
a largo stock of rope and cordage material
and expensive machinery and the loss
amounts to fully $50,000.
ittiilnur In 'iiiinic ' C'IIKPH ,
ST. PAUL , April S. After litigation un
precedented In this state Judge liunno of
the district court lmn filed n decision In
the "bank cases. " Following the puspen-
sloti of the Hank of Minnesota the Uer-
manla nnd Allcmnnta banks muny depos
itors n Hilled for an order thnt thrlr money
nnd checks 1m returned to them. In the
case of the Dank of Minnesota Judge
Ilunnn examined tilt ) question of the Insol
vency of the Imnk pievlQUH to December
22. when It failed. Ho Hmiti thut the bank
had persistently violated the slate banking
lawn ; that the ofllcerx hod bwn receiving
deposits with the full knowledge of the
bank's Insolvency , nnd that the guilty'
knowledge gives to UH depositors the right
to get their money If tlioy can trnne It to
tliq receiver. With respect to each of tbo
classes of funds the court makes a dis
tinct order In the case of each bank. The
couit holdH Unit the title to the checks In
Hie other banks romnlim with the depos
itors , .but the cash deposits cannot be
traced , nnd therefore cannot be re'coVSrcd ,
y
Prt-Hldciil McKlule > - ' Oiillnir.
ANNAPOLIS , Md. , April 8.-PresIdent
McKlnley and party arrived here At d
o'clock this uftcrnoon on the Dolphin and ,
wwo received with ft president's' onlutrf
from the nnviil ncuderny. Superintendent
Cooper nnd party of oftlcers called on the
president and a number of documents and
newspapers were sent aboard.
IIMVU SnllM for riiltndcljihln ,
BOSTON. April 8. The battleship low it
( ailed today from Iti anchorage below Button
for Philadelphia. .
WITimilAW T1IB TUhlOSjrt TIIOOI'S.
Hart of Klnilicrlr AitvoVntoH ( lint
Course lit * n SiX bltt
LONDON , April 8. The otfrl ! ot Klmb rly ,
leader of the liberal jiarty in' ' ( the Houro ot
Lords , speaking at ri liberal i banquet this
evening In London , urged tho'lvlthdt'awai of
the Turkish troops aa-tthe fink , etc-p In the
pacification of Crete , : 'llt > eatd 'that ' the only
true nnd found pollen wia to come to a
prompt understanding fas to 'the form ft
government for the Isfund. Personally , ho
would like to see Crete- under the govern'
ment of Greece. He believed that It the
powers mnilo up their inlnds to adopt thnt
courao they would not njeel with any cerlouo
objection from Turkey. . 'Tho oppss.tlon , he
concluded , had done Itr. best to ascertain
the policy of the government , but had been
Invariably dlrappolntcd , arid now felt Itself
relieved of all further '
HUM' Tllli TURKS OUT Ol' 'r
Miirliicn AHNlHt Them to UtncMiiitc u
Ili-nlt-KiMl 'I'otvn.
CANEA , Crete , April 8. The foreign
admirals h&vo sent n war ship to Klrxamo ,
with Inductions to assist the Turks In
evacuating that place , the latter having
declared It to be impassible 16 resist the
Insurgents.
The flre which broke out yesterday near
the cathedral In Candla drutroycd the
residence of the bishop. The Greek quarter
'was saved by the Italian marines , who de
molished a number of Uulldlngs In order to
check the progress of inu conflagration.
f .V lrenlnrit liy ttic 1'ortc1. .
LONDON , April 8. A dispatch to th
TlmctT from Constantinople says that the
porto Ma afternoon "communicated to the
ambacaadors the ccntenja btihrec circulars
dispatched to the Ottoman representative ;
abroad. M * <
The first , dated April 6 , notlflcd th-j powero
that the portc If willing to withdraw the
Turkish garrison from Crete Immediately If
the Greeks previously withdraw and the
powers guarantee to pacify Jho Island. U
demands al3 that Qrecco should evacuate
1
Crete forthwith.
The second Is dated ApVll C , and pretests ,
In anticipation , against the appointment by
the powers of a European governor of the
Island.
Tno third , dated April T , protests against
the Injustice of disarming the Cretan Mo
hammedans , while the , Christiana are per
mitted to retain their arms.
Iiiilirliuil CrltlclNOM tltt * Government.
ROME , April 8. Considerable uproar at
tended the Interpellation Of the government
by Slgnor Imbrlana , , the aoclallst leader ,
In the Chamber of Deputles'today , who re
ferrcd to the "odlous pollcy ot leading free
Italy to commit Inconceivable acts of vlo-
lenco against Greece , and' to trample upon
the laws of nations. " t.ContinuIng , Slg. Im
brlana asserted that Italy was * playing the
ro'lo of a vasail to the drclbund , and he
eulogized the conduct of Griece. In so
doing the socialist deputy vigorously at
tacked the acts of Italy and the concert of
the powers , for which ho was frequently
called to order -the'president of the Cham
ber and was Icudly chpcred by hla followers.
\urm-H Stnrl1 fdr Crod > .
LONDON , April 8. A crowd of people
gathered at Charing Crors railroad station to
day to witness the departure ot Mrs. Ormls-
ton'Chantrflio 'Ebclal refprmer , " and the six
nurt'ds'who rife going wltrf her to the Island
of Greta. ' "liudy " Henry- Somerset , who , with
Mr. B. P. Keith of Boston , Is financing the
mission , presented Mrs. < Chant with a
splendid boqyet. of whlf6
' 'CONSTANTINOPljK"A riIv8. An extraor
dinary council of the ministers of Che em
pire was held at the palace ioday. H Is un
derstood as a result of It Hie. Turkish gov
ernment will reinforce 'the troopa at Salonl-
- of Redifs from
ca with thlrty-two-battallonf ;
Anatolia , making a total of 33,000.
lliiiulitrtH Spi-ocli.
ROME , April S. The Italian senate today
approved a reply to Hie speech from th °
throne , expressing the hopes that the gov
ernment would succeed In making Us pres
ent record with the othcjj powers and wcuM
insure peace by rendering Justice , to thi
peoples of Greece ar.d Cretei
No More I'lir
CANEA , April S. The admirals of the for
eign fleets and the consuls held a meeting
today at Suda. Tbo Qucailon dlucusaed war
whether the consuls should } renaw parleying
with the Insurgent , leaders. It waa decided
to do so.
TiirUn Silll , ' Fortify IIIK- .
ELASSONA , LMAcpd'onfA. April 8. The
Turkish army remalnsi camped In the positions
tions- which It occupledt-tm Tuesday last.
The Turks continue -strengthening the de
fenses of the , passes leading .from Greek terri
tory. 4
_ _
Ulxpateli of 'ronm | CVIINOH.
SALONICAAprli . - sj The dispatch of
Turhinh troops from this place to the frontier
of Macedonia ceased 'today , all preparations
having been made to inle ' ? any hcatllo act
upon the part of Greece. >
FUNDS OK UMVKHsiTV IXVOI/VKU.
, i , '
Ololio SnvlitKH 'Jin M U 'Failure n Hunt
llliMV for UIIV THJof IIIliiolH.
CHICAGO , April 8. Deyelopmtnts today
have strengthened the belief that the affalro
of the Globe Savl.nRSlank' , which closed Its
doors laat Monday , arc" In mucb v erse shape
than the directors are willing to admit. In
addition to $140,000 In caBbTbe-longlng to the
University of Illinois , which Is tied up In the
suspended Institution , endowment bonds to
the value of $200,000 , also the property of
the University of Illinois , 'are mlrelng. This
much Is admitted by President McKay of
the Board of Truste-58 , , of " the university.
These bonds were ehtruatrd to President
Spaldlng of the Glotje. Savings bank. A
mooting of the trustees was held today to
"
hear the report" ajuU-oraiuUtea appointed
yesterday to communicate1 with Mr. Spaldlng
to secure some dc/lnjte. / Information as to tbo
cash funds entrusted to bjm se treasurer of
the board and obtain asaurauce. If possible ,
that the endowmentborAld t In his keeping
were eafc. -J j"
President Spaldlngf canriot' ' bo found and
no ono , outside of tno trustees appears to
know where he Is. Trustte Armstrong said
at the close ot the meftlne that Mr. Spaldlng
pretended to be veryj lstofmiA had sent In a
doctor's certificate ( p thlt effect. Ho had
promised , however , Jo } meet " the directors
next Tuesday and would "then try to settle.
As Mr , Spaldlng U thV-iibooluto custodian
of the university's securlHeSf it Is not known
how the bonds could , even have passed from
his hands without Ula knowledge and con
sent. :
MASON CITY. la. , , April ' 8-Speclal ( Tsle-
gram. ) Stltson 'Bros , , ai clothing firm , of thla
city , failed today * - AmojJ age of $15,000
was given and under thU the store was
closed. Assets or- liabilities cannot be
learnsd. - ,
QUINOY , III. , April- . * The establishment
of the J. R. Dayton Tablet company was
closed today umler-cU H f mortgages , aggre
gating $48,000. The "total ( labilities are
placed at $85,000 , 'and 'the assets exceeded
$ .100.000. , i ' ;
MovementM of Ocrnn' Vetmelx , April N.
At Phlladelphla-Sallcd-Switzerland. for
Antwerp ,
At Qufenstownriaillcd Teutonic , for
New York. v \
At New Ycirk Arrived Chester , from
ItptUrdum ; Kaundmn , from Hottcnlnm.
Bulled Fuerst' Utsmarclc. for HuinbUr'K.
At Bremen Arilved Muncben , from Bal
timore.
At San Francisco Arrlwd Monownl ,
from Bydney and Honolulu. )
At Liverpool-flailed Ccpholontn , for Hoar
Ion.
Ion.At
At Rotterdam Sailed Obdam , for New
York.
At New York-Arrlyed-Havel. from
Bremen.
BRIBERY AND CORRUPTION
Kansas Startled by a Scnca of Sensational
Revelations.
CHARGES AGAINST PROMINENT PEOPLE
Kx-dnvernor I.tMvcllliiHT Mixed Ui In
"itlie Iliinliicxn Mcmlicrn of 1,1'Kln-
Intnri * Offered Money for
1 i Tliclr VotfH.
TOPEKA , Kan. . April 8. The special com
mittee appointed by the popullft majority of
the state legislature to Investigate charges
of bribery and corruption noised about dur
ing the" recent Bcsalon of the state's law
makers get down .to tnislncM today , and the
very first sitting of ths cominlttco develop * !
enough charges of bribery and wrongdoing
to set political circles throughout Kansas
agog.
Henry Landli , warden of the state peniten
tiary at Lansing , unSettled the first sensa
tion when ho stated that ho ihad been urged
by n member of the legislature to recommend
the purchaao of additional coal landu adja
cent to the penitentiary property , though he
was convinced that the state bad no use for
Euchlands. . Warden Landls had been told
that there would be " "
"J25.000 in It.
When prccsed for further particulars , Warden -
don Landls elated that he > bad this conver-
latlon with ex-Governor L. D. Levelling.
Ho Added , however , that Mr. Lowclllng had
not state * ! who was to bsnefit by the J25-
000 , whether the state or others , and he also
reminded the committee that a bill for the
purchcsc of euch lantte had been Introduced.
But this was only mild as to the sensation
which followed when Representative Metzler
of Sheridan county testified that he had been
offered $1GO to vote against the Hackney
amendment to the railroad bill. This amend
ment , had It become a law , would have es
tablished a maximum freight law In Kansas.
Mr. Motzler named D. J. Hanna of Graham
county as the man who had approached him.
The climax came wbtn Representative
Clark of Thomas county dragged the name
of a brother lawmaker Into the mos. He
tcutlfled that he had bean approached by
Representative Frank Smith ot Sherman
county' and offered $250 to oppose the Hack
ney amendment. Ho informed his tempter
that ho wan not 1n the legislature do that
sort of buslners , but later he promised
"to keep the matter quiet. "
A few days after he had so prom.'sed an
other member approached him , with what he
considered a corrupt proposal relating to the
same measure. When asked to name this
second member Representative Clark re
fused , elating that the man had been his
friend and that he would not give the testi
mony ( Jeslrad. The committee then went into
executive E-Esslon" , to' consider this refusal
to testify , but no definite action was agreed
upon as to a method of forcing the desired
Information.
Several other witnesses , testlfled as to ru-
'jtriors' nhrch 4they"'had tocurd , but thcre-nvivs
'
no other direct t3stimony.
II.V\VAlIA.\S WANT ANNEXATION.
1'roxlileiit DollAnimlntN CoiuinlN-
HloniT to Vlnlt AVitxIiliiKlon.
'
SAX FRANCISCO , April 8. The steam
ship Monovat arrived this evening from
Australia , via Apia and Honolulu , with the
following advices :
HONOLULU , April 1. President Dole gave
out the Information today that William A.
KInney , a local lawyer , had been selected
to go to Washington as an annexation com
missioner ; he is to leave here on the 7th
Inst. The moll on the 30th ult. brought thla
government some inside Information on the
annexation question , and It Is expected that
the Important matter will be brought be
fore the present session of congress. At
present Attorney General Smith and A. S.
Hartwell are In Wcohlngton In the inter
ests of a political union ; what they have ac
complished this government only knows , and
its officials decline to glvo out anything.
C. A. Spreckels , who controls the Spreckels-
villo plantation , has discharged every white
man on the place , with the exception of two ,
and has put orientals In the places of the
dismissed men. An attempt to reduce ex
penses Is given CR the reason.
POUTO IUCANS AHR IN IUSVOL.T.
.Sinnlitr < lH llnvi- More Trouble lit llic
Antilles -
NEW YORK. April 8. The Herald today
says : Dr. Julio Henna , president of the
revolutionary committee In this city , has re
ceived Information from the commission on
the Island of Porto Rico to the effect that
the country has taken up arms against the
Spanish government , the uprising having
taken place In Yauco and Adjuntas. Dr.
Henna , upon the receipt ot the ne s , at once
called together all the members of the com
mittee and held a conference with them at
his home. No persons except members of the
committee were allowed to take part in the
meeting. The news of the uprising , It was
reported by a member , has also been re
ceived In this city by a well known banking
firm In Wall street with close business con
nections with ono of tbo leading banking
houses In Porto Rico.
One of the members of the committee sold :
"The movement in Porto Rico has started
rather earlier than was expected and agreed
upon , but no doubt circumstances of which
wo know nothing must have compelled our
brethren In Porto Rico to take the step
at once , "
Referring to the chances of success of ihe
revolution ho said : "The spirit of the people
In Porto Rico Is such at the present tlmo
that any movement to overthrow the Spanish
yoke Is almost sure to succeed. The Porto
Hlcans ara tired of Spanish misrule. All wo
want Is to raise an army of C.OOO men and'
with such an army wo can carry every place'
In the Island by assault.
"The reforms voted by the Spanish Cortes
on March 15 , 1895 , were not put In force
until recently , and their practical advantages
are alleged to be of little account. "
MADRID , April 8. An official denial lias
been Issued of the report that a revolt
against the Spanish government baa broken
out In tbo Island of Porto Hlco ,
Hie Tnluicoo Crop.
CITY OF MEXICO , April 8. A number of
tobacco plantations at Mlsalanta , state of
Vcra Cruz , have been invaded by a de
structive Insect which has devoured the crop.
The heat Is remarkably Intense on the
coast below Vera Cruz and the mercury
registers already summer temperature.
The exportation of sisal grass to the United
States In the month of March amounted to
37.177 bales.
All persons believed to bo implicated In
the escape of Harold Elmer have been held
for trial. Elmer , however , exonerated them.
Divorced from Kale VmiKliun.
LONDON , April 8. Colonel Frederick Ar
thur Wcllosley , formerly of tbo Coldstrcam
Guards , obtained a decree of divorce today
In the divorce division of the high court of
Juatlce , with costs , against his wife , Kate
Vaughan , the well known actress , on the
ground of her adultery with an actor named
Lorlmer. The latter played In the United
States under tbo name of Letbcourt , in "The
Henrietta. "
Dr. lyuejjvr He-I2lccleiI Iliiricomooler.
VIENNA , April 8. Dr. Lucger , the anti-
Semite leader , baa again been elected burgo-
mast r , ' tbta tlmo by three-fourths majority :
I ) IN ri.OIUDA.
Platform Cal l * nml Let * Htm Fall
y Keet.
ST. AUGUSTflpPFIa. , April 8. W. J.
Uryan was Injured here this afternoon by the
caving In of the piazza from which ho was
speaking. Nearly 400 men and women were
precipitated about twenty feet to the ground
and many of them -were Injured , but none
fatally. Mr. Bryan was picked up uncon
scious and removed to n physician's office ,
where nn examination revealed that he had
received no Injuries of a serious character.
It was deemed best , however , to abandon the
reception which was tcMiavo been given him
thle evening ,
Mr. Bryan arrived hero at 4:60 : p. m. and
was greeted nt the station by several hun
dred people. At 8:30 : he addressed fully
3,000 persons from the piazza of the San
Marco hotel. At the clone of his speech
hundreds of people flocked about him , and II
was then , so great was the strain , that ono
ecctlon of the piazza , forty feet square , fell
through ,
OIIIIINTIAN EDUCATIONAL WOIIK.
International Convention' of the Y.
W. C. A. MeetH nt Detroit.
DDTRO1T , Mich. , April 8. Many young
women , prominent In various lines of Chrls-
thnn educational work , are among the 200 odd
delegates to the sixth biennial convention of
the International lAssociatlon of Young
Women's Christian associations of the United
States and Canada , which met this afternoon
In the Woodward Avenue Baptist church.
After devotional exercises by ( Rev. James
McGray of Boston the nominating committee
reported the following officers , who were con
firmed : President. 'Mrs. L. I } . Wlshard , New
York ; vice presidents , Mrs. F. F. McCrcw ,
Indianapolis , and Mrs. John Harvey , Toronto ;
secretaries , .Misses Eva Severs and Thlrzn
Hall , Chicago.
Mrs. Wlshard took the chair and read the
report of the International committee , sub
mitted by the chairman , Mrs. 'F. ' T. West of
Chicago. It called attention to the separate
specializing of the city and college work for
the past two years and reported enlarged
fields of usefulness for the secretaries of the
departments. The committee asked for $15-
000 for work among the colleges and schools.
It reported 343 associations , during two
years , twenty-two associations having gone
out of the International association , four
joined and twenty-nine now associations were
formed ; 2S1 of the associations are college
and fifty-nine city organizations.
Mrs. John W. Dlckenson of Chicago , chair-1
man of the finance committee , read the re
port ot the treasurer , .Mrs. L. W. Messer. It
showed that subscriptions and collections
the past year were ? 13.715 ; expenses , $13,877 ,
and a small balance on hand.
Miss Effio K. Price , general secretary , re
viewed the work ot the secretaries for the
various departments for two years. A re
port was also read from Mrs. William Boyd
of the progress of the International ossocla-
tlon school In Chicago. The chairman ap
pointed standing committees , and several
state chairmen gave accounts ot their work In
their localities.
Tonight a large audience listened to an ad
dress Of welcome by Rev. Dr. McLaurln.
CSI3N. niVEHA WH.I * NOT HE SHOT.
Weyler I III * TVo lili-n of TiiIiliiK HIM'
PrlNoner'x Life.
"
WASHINGTON , April 8. Advices received
itytho. . Spanish minister hero _ state- that
General Lula Rivera , who Is lying wounded
near Havana , is not In a serious condition ,
and that his wounds are not likely to prove
fatal. Inquiry as to the status "of the pris
oner resulted today in a statement by the
minister to the effect that at no lime has
the Spanish government , nor General Weylcr ,
had any Idea of shooting itlvera.
It can hardly bo asj-tcd that General
Rivera's future Is absolutely assured. V.'bcn
questioned on this point , the minister In
clined to the belief that the man wouM not
bo shot , but showed that much dtpended
upon the conduct of Cuban sympathr/ers In
the United States' . He declined to say
Whether lite reference was Jo ihe conduot cf
General SanguIIly , who IP now under arrest
on suspicion of aiding another Whusforlng
expedition , or to the proceedings In the fen-
ate , which might bo regarded as tending to
Inflame "bad feeling. It war evident , ho'v-
ever , that Senor de Lome felt that Sangullly.
In breaking his parole , as he claimed , was
not strengthening the argument that the
Spanish forces In Cuba should be held to a
strict observance of the rules of war.
C5IVH CONTRACT TO AN AMI2IIICAN.
UxtenMve Ptilille Improvement ) * to lie
Mnile nt llaviiiiu.
HAVANA , April 8. Michael J. Dady of
Brooklyn , N. Y. , has secured an Important
contract to Improve the sanitary condition
of Havana. It Is said that the contract will
Involve an expenditure of about $15,000,000.
Work will brf begun next winter and it will
give Immediate employment to from 4,000
to 0,000 men on sewers , paving , etc. Ai the
prellmlnalres of tbo agreement have been
decided upon and It Is reported that Mr.
Dady has security bonds Issued by the City
of Havana to the amount of $12,000,000. Mr.
Dady Is hero now with his engineer , Mr.
Byrne , and the papers are to bo sent Im
mediately to Captain General Weyler for his
approval ,
lini'OUT THAT 1I1VI3R.V IS UESCUI3D.
Tral 11 on Which He WIIH IleliiK Tnlceii
to Havnmi AltiieKeil.
KEY WEST , Fla. , April 8. News was re
ceived here at a late hour last night that the
Cuban Insurgents had made an attack on
the train upon which General Rivera was
being taken from San Cristobal to Havana.
Reports say that the Insurgents were suc
cessful In. their attack and that General
Rivera was freed. It is Impossible tonight
to get a confirmation or denial of the re
port , but the Cuban sympathizers hero be-
llevo It to bo true and ore accordingly
Jubilant.
_ _ _ _ _
LAMONT AND NOHTIIUH.N PACIFIC.
J. I * . MorKim I'rofcNHCH Hntlro IKIIO-
raiiee on the Hnlijeet.
NEW YORK. April 8. ( Special Telegram. )
A rumor 'baa ' been current lately In New
York that the former secretary of war ,
Daniel S , Lamont. Is likely to bo made presi
dent of the Northern Pacific Railroad com
pany. Significance has attached to a report
that there ore gathered > ln London at this
tlmo J , P , Morgan , whoso firm reorganized
the Northern Pacific ; J. J. Hill , president of
the Great Northncrn railroad , and Dr. Sim
mons , of the Deutsche bank of Berlin ,
which concern Is the largest single 'holder of
Northern Pacific securities.
( CopyrlKlit , 1S37 , by Press Publishing Company. )
LONDON , April 8. ( Now York World
Cablegram Special Telegram. ) Entire- Ig
norance of the reported choice of Lament for
the presidency of the Northern Pacific -waa
professed at J. P. Morgan's today. Neither
Plerpont Morgan nor J. J. Hill ia at either
of the principal hotels , if In London.
Wlifteiiinii IN Aeiiillteil.
NEW YORK , April B.-Argumcnts In the
case of Alonzo J. Whltcman , formerly
mayor of Duhitb , Minn. , were concluded
today and Uie case was submitted to the
Jury. Whltemun Is charged with grand lur-
ceny In having fraudulently obtained $580
from a bank In thin city. The Jury re
turned at 11:20 : o'clock tonight with a ver
dict of not guilty.
Iteturn lo Work.
P'TTSUUna , April 8.-The strikers all
returned to work at Oliver's mill today ,
and the plant la In full operation. Dyers'
mill la running single turn , many of the
strikers refusing to KO back at the reduc
tion. The plant will bo operated ulngla
turn until the. old man decide to accept Ihe
reduced wng g. ,
SCHEME OF GAMBLERS
Slip a Law Through Legislature to
Legitimatize Their Calling ,
RAISE MONEY TO GREASE THE BILL'S WAY
Suspicious Actions of Some of Iho Soniitora
Toward the Measure.
RANSOM'S ' WRATH FINDS AN OUTLET
Sulphurous Profanity Affords an Escape for
His Eaging Passions ,
UNSEEMLY ZEAL TO PROTECT OTHERS
OlijectloiiN ! > > HIP llefnrm Senator
Prevent YVIIiieNN Clmrle * SU Illirst
from ItevenlltiK1 vrlth
Whom lie NeKotlntcil. |
Following la a continuation of the testi
mony of C. M. Illgg before the wnato oom-
mltteo appointed to Investigate the chargca
made by The Hco In connection with the
Introduction and passage * of Bcnato flic No.
331 , the gambling bill. It la A transcript
of the notes of the sworn stenographer ot
the committee : /
Q. Did you leave a note reading ns fol
lows : "I tried to eeo you today. I laid the
mutter before the 'gang1 and they said Uicy
wouldn't touch It until at least 20 per cent
\vns In my haiuls. I go to Lincoln this p. m.
Lot mo hear from you ? " A. Yes , sir , I
wrote that.
Q. You will now please explain what that
matter was. A. That matter wns a
gambling bill almost Identical with 331 , of
which I have no knowledge. Now , 1 will go
on and answer all your questions.
Q. Will you explain who composed the
"gang ? " A. I will say this , that no mem
ber of the senate or no member of the house
composed the gang.
Q. That Is not the question. A. Is It
necessary to go any further than that , Mr.
Chairman ?
Senator Murphy , Chairman Well , I sup
pose Mr. RoBCwatcr Is entitled to have an
answer.
Victor Rotcwater I Insist upon an answer.
The committee led me to believe they would
compel testimony from wltncascs whom I
had subpoenaed.
Senator Murphy , Chairman It Is not for
the chair to rule , It Is for the committee to
say.
Senator Ritchie I think It Is a proper ques
tion for Mr. Rlgg to answer. I da not BCD
how wo can proceed with the Investigation ,
unless It la answered ,
Senator Talbot Do the balance of the
commltteo tblnk It proper for tbo wltnesa
to answer the question ? Ot course I do not
Ih'lrik It IsMho'propor thing to glvo testi
mony hero against some .outside fellows that
'had no notlcelot this hearing. ,
Victor RoeewatcrThis question seeks to
develop that.
Senator Talbot The main thing I want to
know Is , whether anybody In the bousu or
senate liavo taken any boodle to Innuendo
their vote , that Is what I want to know.
I suppose there arc a lot of gamblers In thla
city probably , and other cities probably ,
that would Hko to Influence votes , but I am
not concerned In that.
Senator Osborn It Is not pertinent to the
question whether there was money raised or
not. Is It ?
Victor Rosewater I have brought this let
ter out that he admitted writing and the
question peeks to develop on that. A. If I
remember correctly those are the words I
used In that letter. It was a short note t
wrote there on the Oxford paper ; that Is It ,
Isn't It ?
Victor Rosewater I didn't say I had th
note. A. Well , I admitted It.
RANSOM EXCUSES THE LOBBYISTS.
Senator Ransom I do not see If these
fellows hired a lot of fellows to lobby around
hero to Influence senators and representa
tives but did not use the money with tlio
senators and representatives what that could
have to do with It. That Is done on every
bill. Every man that Is Interested In a bill
here hires people to come hero and It Is
generally understood to bo legitimate. You
can't get people to como hero and work for
nothing.
Senator Talbot Mr. Rosowatcr's charge !
are that certain moneys werg raised and cer
tain per cent of It paid.
RlgB I will say this , the parties that
apoko to mo were not parties that are eon-
ncctcd with the house or senate , either one ,
as an officer or member of either one.
Q. I asked you the name of the parties
referred to by you as the "gang ? " A , If
the committee says to answer I will answer
It. I do not want to answer anything that-
Is objectionable to the committee.
Senator Murphy , Chairman I am Inclined
to think It la pertinent If these lettcni are to
go In , aa they probably will , why their
meaning should be explained , that IB my ,
vlow of It. Of course wo cannot show all
by ono witness , you simply have to uhow a
part by each witness.
Victor Rosewater I think under the rule
I am entitled to have that question an
swered.
Senator Ransom Well , It Is something thai
I am not Interested In at all. ,
Victor Ru.iowaler You probably arc not ,
you probably know ,
SOME CHOICK EXPRESSIONS.
Senator Ransom Now I Insist that this
Investigation either stop o far as Rosewater
Is concerned , or thut hn ntop these el urn.
Now , I did not como hero voluntarily , I
came hero over a protwt , and while ho baa
got the right to run Ills , paper a > ho ecea
fit. ho ban not the right to Insult me In thin
committee , and by God I am not going to
stand It , I will tc'.l you that , by Jesus Christ ,
and If you don't run this thing right , byj
God , I will report It to the senate.
Senator Osborn Wo uliou'd ' be- entitled
to respect.
Senator Ultchlo I think thooo olura should
bo fitoppol ,
Victor Rosewater I will withhold my re *
mark outside of the question.
Senator Murphy , Chairman Yea , I tblnlt
the committee deslrea a respectful hearing
and a respectful treatment of the witness
and each member of the committee , and * '
think the committee will Insist upon that. '
Mr. Ulgg , Witness I am wafting to hear
what the committee says In regard to an-I
ewerlni : that question.
Senator Hansom I have given my vota
and ono of the other senators has his. t
Mr , Roscwoter I think this Investigation ,
Is largely In the nature , of a grand Jury In
vestigation , the parties charged are not
brought Into Uio grand jury room , '
Senator Talbot They som tlmen are , but ,
of COUTHO not very often , that la true , '
Senator Osborn I would Jlko to hcatf >
the name , If It Is a proper thing.
Senator Talbot I have no objection to It. |
Senator Murphy , Chairman , Then j pro-
Eume you should aniwcr him , Mr. Illec.
Senator Talbot I think this , that it
should bo kept R secret by the reporter *
Q. Mr. Rlgg , give ( ho names of the parties
referred 'to by you as the "gang ? " A. Lof I
Herdman ; that la all the party I had a. tallfe' '
with at that time. j
Q , Who did you refer to a the "gang.- ,
that Is the question ? A. Well , Leo Hi-fi.1
roan was the only one I referred to , becaiuej
ho was the only one I knexr In the matter ] '
there might have been others Implicated
with him that I know nothing ebout ,
Q. What was It you meant when you