PART t OMAHA SUNDAY BEE PAGES 1 TO 8.
ESTABLISHED JUNE 19 , 1873. OMAIIA , SUNDAY MOKtfING.Afl9jL 18i 1897 TWENTY PAGES. SINGLE COPY JFtVB CENTS.
HOSTILITIES BEGIN
Turkey Offibmlly Declares that a State of
War Exists.
CIRCULAR TO REPRESENTATIVES ABROAD
Recalls Events of Week and Refers to Latest
Invasion.
PARTICIPATED IN BY GREEK REGULARS
Turkey Denies that it Has Any Desire for
Conquest.
GIVES PSOOF OF PACIFIC SENTIMENT
OlTcrH loVl lnlritiv Trno | M from
Froiilli-r ProvlilliiK UrrroeVI1I
Follow Hull Tlit-re anil
Alno lit Urclc.
CONSTANTINOPLE , April 17. The coun
cil of ministers , after a session at the palace
today , declared that war had broken out on
the frontier , owing to the Incursion by the
Greeks on Turkish territory , and Edhem
1'nfiha , the Turkish military commander , was
ordered to assume the offensive.
If ji The announcement of the actual existence
of a state of war on the frontier was at first
misunderstood , reports that the council of
ministers had declared war upon Greece be
ing widely circulated. It was albo reported
thnt the council of ministers had decided to
recall Aselm Bey , the Turkish minister at
Athens , and had given passports to 1'rlnce
JIalirocordato , the Gicek minister at Con-
ttantlnoplc. These repoits of the severance
of all diplomatic relations between Turkey
and Greece have been denied.
The situation Is summed up In a detailed
circular sent this evening to the Turkish rep
resentatives abroad. This circular recalls
the week's lr.\aslon ot Turkish territory and
states that the newest Incursion was par
ticipated In by Greek troops , thereby estab
lishing war. The circular expresses the hope
that the powers , In a spirit of justice , will
agree that the entire responsibility for the
war falls on Greece. Turkey has no idea of
conquest , the circular adds , and as a fresh
pi oof of pccific sentiments the sublime porte
offers to retire the Tuiklsh trooru on the
frontier1 If Greece will retire her forces from
the frontier and from Crete.
FIGHTING CONTINUES.
ATHENS , Api II 18. 2:40 : a. m. Firing Is
reported along the whole line of the fron
tier In Thcssaly.
1 a. m. An official dispatch from Larlssa
dated at 9 o'clock last night ( Saturday ) says
the Turks , under cover of darkness , are as
saulting the Gieek forceat Mount Ana-
Ilpsls with great fierceness. The Greek re-
slstcncc , so far , has been magnificent and
spirited. The Greeks otlll maintain their
positions. The firing began at Crltsovall ,
with'an attempt of the Turks to occupy a
strategic position In the neutral zone. The
Turks continue to abandon their advance
posts , a general movement apparently tak
ing place. Filing Is reported from Moluna
and from Lai lesa the flashing of guns can
he scon. In yestciday's fight at Mount
AnallpslH the Oi celts lost forty wounded and
tbroo killed.
Orders have been sent to the Greek
troops to keep strictly on the defensive , butte
to maintain tholr positions at all cost.
The cabinet has decided to protest to the
powers against the aggressive action of
Turkoy. An Invasion by Edhem Pashu , the
Turkish commander , Is expected , and the
Greek army has taken up positions for the
purpose of bring In readiness to repel the
advance.
LONDON , April 17. The Gracco-Turklsli
situation Is undcistond here to be substan
tially as follows : War has not oillclally been
declared between Tuiltoy and Greece , but It
has been declared officially to "havo broken
out. " The Turkish cabinet has decided to
never diplomatic relations with Greece , and
has ordered Edhem Pasha , the commander
of the Turkish forces , ta take the offensive.
It I * said In London that war between Tur
key and Gicece hns actually begun , the
Turkibh declarations that war has "broken
out" being merely for the purpose of dip
lomatically putting the onus of the war upon
the kingdom of Giecce.
IIOIIT Till : TIIIIKS WITH I1YXAMITH.
Oroi'K'H AxNcrl tinOHoniuiiN Were * the
AttKi'i'NMoi-H tn tlu * AITrrty.
( Copyright , 1S07 , ! > > tile Ancclalri ! 1'recs. )
LARISSA , Headquarters of the Greek Army
In Thwaly , April 17. Details of the fighting
between the- Greeks nml Turks at Nezeros ,
just within th Greek frontier line , In Thee-
etly , and due south of Mount Olympus , have
been received here , The fighting originate. ! ,
according to the Greek troops , In an attempt
on the pirt of the Turklih foicca to occupy
an abandoned post of the Greeks. The mo\o-
mont was opposed by the Greek forces , whcic-
upon the Turks opened fire and a sharp en
gagement , lasting four hours , ensued. Thu
Greeks eventually ictrentcd. Their losses are
not known. This engagement accused yes.
teiday.
At B o'clock this morning heavy firing be
tween the Turks and the Giccks near Nezo.
ros wan rruumed. ' The Greeks In the mean ,
while had bet'n reinforced with artillery
which they brought Into play on the Turkish
pout at Kolronl , The latter was eventually
destroyed with dynamite.
It Is reported as this dispatch Is sent that
the Greeks have captured throe Turkish sta
tions , and that t'io Turks are treating.
Grown 1'rlnco ConataiUlno , the Greek
Commander-in-chief , and General Maoris
were up all night dUpatchlng orders to the
front ,
The correspondent of the Aceoclatcd press
lias Just heard that the engagement hab extended -
tended ta the Greek posts to the left o :
Nezeios , but , according to the ofllclal state
ment inado to the correspondent , the firing
hnsceased. .
The correspondent of the Associated press
yesterday was enabled to rldo to Mnlnuna
Pass , and Inspected the cup volley , north-
cast of which Is Klnesona , whcra the Turk
lull headquarters me situated , To all ap
pearances the valley Is almost dt-ruded of
troops. The correspondent saw only three
gquadrons of ca\alry , three battrrlcx of field
artillery and" few battalions of Infantry.
There was no hemblance of a big rnmp ,
\\hereas three weeks ago , according to ob
servation on the frontier and the reports
of correspondents with the Turklth army ,
there wrro. some 25,000 troops In position at
Classona , The Indications arc that either
the Turkish troops have been withdrawn be
hind the rtcltjf-B surrounding El.u&uiia , for
concealment , or they tiavo been woveJel , -
ward to some other point on the frontier , In
Imitation of similar movements upon the part
of the Greek army. There la great military
activity on both sides of the frontier.
IIHOICI\
Turkey HUH -timll > llcciille.l All Itx
AKOiitx III ( irrcro.
WASHINGTON , April IS. The Turklsl
minister here has recclveM n cablegram fron
the Turkish minister of foreign affairs a
Constantinople confirming the Associate !
presa dlspatchfs that Turkey lias broken off
all diplomatic relations with Greece , and ban
Instituted the Turkish commander-tn-chle
to protect the. Turkish Interests on the fron
tier. When seen nt the legation nt 2:30 :
this ( Sunday ) morning , the minister , In re
ply to a question , made the following reply
"The Greek ttoops , having , contrary to
the rights of nations , crossed the
boundaries nt several points and opened
hostilities without any provocation , and the
relations between the two countries being
thus broken , the commandcr-ln-chlef on the
frontier has been ordered to toke all neces
sary steps for the defense of the Ottoman
government and her territory. The Turkish
minister nt Athens and all of the Ottoman
agents In Greece have been recalled. The
representative of Greco at Constantinople
and all the Greek consuls In Turkey have
been requested lo withdraw. "
The protection of Turkish subjects In
Athens hns been Intrusted to the German
minister.
I'MTHI ' ) STATUS TO 1113 NKt'TUAI. '
KvprcNNlniiN to dial niTcot Are Vulcri
nt WiiHlilMKlon.
WASHINGTON , April 17. The news of th
crisis In the Cretan situation was the ab
sorblng topic In official circles here tonight
The expressions were gene-mi that the Units *
States could not be drawn Into the conlllc
and that the course of this country wa
plain In preserving strict neutrality. It wa
felt on all hands among officials that th
real gravity of the announcement was. In th
prospect that It would serve as the spark t
start the conflagration through nil Europe
Secretary Sherman said :
Recent events have seemed to make wn
Inevitable , and I hnve exi-ected that lesul
to come. Fortunately , tlit- scene of the re
ported conflict Is far from us , and th
United States has little or no concern will
the \\ar. We will , of course , observe th
stiletoat neutrality as between the parties
Our commercial Interests with Cireece nm
Turkey me very small , so there Is no
ground for dlwtui banco In that connection
Mr. Sherman's attention was called to re
ports some time since that the United States
war ehlp Bancroft might be guard ship to
the United States minister , Mr. Terrell , a
Constantinople , and the secretary was askct
If the war was likely to renew the occasloi
for a war ship In the Golden Horn.
"Thero has been no talk of that of late , '
said he , "and I see no occasion for any
change In affairs. "
Senator Davis , chairman of the senate com
mltfeo on foreign relations , said : "Tho at
titude of the United States will , of course
be one of neutrality and a strict observance
of treaties. The war can have little dlrcc
effect on us , as our Interests are so sinal
In that part of the world. Out It Is of pro
found importance to Europe , and I fear that
It la but the first step to a conflict involving
all Europe. "
IIOPl-J AVAIl Wll.I ; 1115 AV
lo Ilinl KITect IK l > ri-filciit li
Ilrltl-ili Capital.
( CopjrlB'.it , 1M17 , by the Associated Piesi. )
LONDON , April 17. Easter being the
great festival of the Greek church , It was
hoped that actual hostilities since the re
ported failure of the raid of the Insurgents
Into Macedonia , would be postponed unti
next week , especially ao the concert of the
powcis , having failed In everything else
succeeded beyond all hope In holding back
Turkey from plunging Into war , while prov
ing to Greece that Turkey Is still able to
mobilize an cnormoiib and efficient army
Whether this Is a good omen for Europe
and for civilisation , it has certainly had the
effect of making Greece hesitate , but trade
Is nt a standstill In both countries and the
people arc already suffering. Greece Is
spending about $100,000 dally In the support
of her army and Turkey Is probably spend
ing three times that amount. It Is Impos
sible for this state of thlugs to continue mucl
longer , and the news received today from
Nezeros of fighting , appaiently between the
regular troops of Greece and Turkey , appears
to Indicate that a crisis has already been
reached.
The Homan Catholics of. Greece and Crete
are- trying , through their prletts to induce
the pope to Intervene between Turkey 'and
Greece , seeing that the powcis have failed
In order to prevent war. Hut It la said his
holiness is not Inclined to Interfere.
The prlnco of Wales , from Copenhagen , Is
making arrangements to have nurtcs pent
from London to the frontier of Greece.
CI.ADSTOMJ TO rUHTVX IK.DIMS. .
llc-wrolx Hi n I Kiinlniu ! IN CniT > inu Out
AVInln-N of Two Viiiitliful Di'MiolN.
LONDON. Api II 17. Mr. Gladstone , has
written a letter to the Macedonian leader.
Captain Hampsez , In which he "ays : " 1'nder
the present deplorable hi IK mo all the Britten
cove mm cut has the right to do seemingly
Is to plead Its opinions before n tribunal of
two youthful despots , the empciorg of Ger
many and Russia. and to abide l > y their
lielp to execute tliclr final determinations.
Dur disgraceful ofllce teems to bo to place
ihlps , guns , soldlcrw and Millars nt their din-
i > ounl for the purpose of keeping down the
movement for the liberty of Crete and of
, ecurlng to those young dekpnts , who hnve In
10 wlso earned the confidence of Kuropo , the
lower of deciding questions which rightfully
: > eong ! to the Cretans. "
J'tu-lih 1 1 n IT j Injj Tro < iirt to ( IIIMoulc -
iii-KHii Proiillc-r.
SALONICA , April 17. A bnttHlloti of Al-
Ijanlann , stationed at UsKub Ir. readiness to
itart for the deck frcntlor lu-e been sent
In haste to Verona , on the Montenegrin
frontier , and nnnth r battalion , now In course
if formation , \\tll follow at vnon as possible ,
This unexpected mommi-nt of Turkish troops'
o \\.ird ( he Montenegrin frontier lias given
rtan to the report that eerlouh dungt'r Is ap-
In that direction ,
.Mori- Troop * lur ( 'it-It * .
KOMIi , April 17 , It It , officially announced
hat tun additional battalions of Infantry and
> . mountain buttery are going t Crete
a
lln ; ciiifiilk of OOIMIII VfNdflH , April 17 ,
At New . -
York-ArrUeil-C.-impanlu. from
Liverpool ; Fredeilek do ( Irobse. Sailed-
-i Normaudle , fpr Havre ; Worm , for MeiU
lernineaii portn ; MaatdHin , for Hotterdnm.
At Hiivrj. Sulletl-La Qutffogiii' , for Kir.v
I'ork : ChrlBll.uia. for Nc w York.
At HuuthiimptonSllea : \ iscrlln , for Now
fork.
At Liverpool Arrived llovlc. from New-
fork.
At Hamburg .VrrlvoU Fuer.it ninmarclt
ram N . \ York
\i .MurtC'lllen Sailed -Alesla , for New
fork.
At NapIcs-SaUed-Jialla , tor Xtvt York.
IIOIIEEOIIE RESIGNS
Germany's ' Imperial Chancellor Vacates Hi
Place in the Cabinet.
SENDS HIS RESIGNATION TO EMPEROR
Opposition by the Minister of the Intorio
Oavna of the Movo.
P.10BA3LE . EFFECT ON GERMAN AFFAIRS
Ohango of Chancellors an Unfortunate
Occurrence at Present.
SOME FRICTION WITH EMPEROR WILLIAM
Crltlunl Kllnnllon In Kurope
Kto UnHlcrn CuinpllciidoiiM ,
y ICinlmrriiNM .Atnttorn to
Hciine
( CnpyrlpJit , 1807 , by the Apfoclated Prcfu. )
UEHLIN , April 17. Prince Hohcnlohe , th
Imperial chancellor , In a letter dated fron
Haden , April 13 , forwarded his resignation
to Emperor William. A brisk exchange o
telegraphic messages followed. His majesty
Insisted upon the chancellor retaining olllc
for the prcEcnt , In spite of the cogent rca
sons recited In Prince Hohcnlolic's letter
urging that his resignation at this junctur
would most seriously embarrass the em
peror.
Prince Hohenloho again and again Inststci
that apart from other serious reasons , hi
health Just now Is of the worst. Then , th
prlnco suddenly went to Paris , where hi
wife had preceded him. As icasons anlmat
Ing him to resign , Prlnco Hohcnlohe urge
hie Inability to carry out his solemn promls
to submit to the Ilclchstag and to the Die
two bills , one placing the Prussian law reg
ulatlng political meetings upon a more lib
cral and modern basis and the other reform
Ing the procedure of military trials.
The prince's Inability to carry out hi
promise Is said to b = duo to the cxtrem
reactionary attitude of Daron von De
Keeker von Dcrhorat , the Prussian mlniste
for the Interior. At this moment It Is 1m
possible to say how the crisis will end ; bu
In vlow of the critical situation of Europ
a change of chancellors would now be mos
unfortunate. The difficulty of including 1
the associations bill the means of glvln
greater fieedom of political meetings and a
the fame time providing measures to sup
press socialism , which the emperor desires
Is bellsvcd to be the real crux of the sltua
tlon.
UNITED STATES TARIFF DILL.
The United States tariff bill Is Just now
the favorite theme of the German press
with the exception of the Agrarian press
and e pcclnlly the Kreuz Zeltung ant
Deutsche Tagesh Zeitung. The temper of
these articles , however , has cooled and a
tariff war Is being strongly discouraged by
the entire liberal and commercial press
The Kleins Journal and the Tageblatt say
that German Industries would suffer more
through a tariff war than they have already
done. The Docrsen Courier contends the
United States Is perfectly right to fix a
tariff as It pleases , adding , "the Agrarlano
cannot deny this. "
The National Zeltung thinks Germany Is
not wise to select German sugar Interests
as a handle to exert pressure on America ,
as sugar is only a twentieth part of Ger
man exports to America.
The National Zoltung also strongly dep
recates a tariff war. The Socialist Vor-
waerts calls attention to Germany's bail
faith In the past tariff dealings with
America and says :
"We pretended American products were
frauds , denounced American pork and oxen
as diseased , and forced American Insurance
companies out of the country. Since 1S90 ,
while reducing our tariff , wo have Increased
the duties on American products , such as
coltonrocd oil and fats. German workmen
do not want a tariff war with America. "
The United States embassy , contrary to
the published statements , has received no
Instructions from Washington relating to
Gorman and American tariff Interests.
NATUKALIBED AMERICANS.
The Prussian minister of the Inteilor has
Issued a new decree permitting only a brief
stay here of any Geimans , naturalized In
America , who return to thla country. They
\\pro formely nllowed to remain hero per
manently , ptovlded no questions of military
dm diction upon their part were Involved.
Thu liberal press points out that this
decree amounts .o the nullification of the
tieaty stipulations of 1SCS , whereby the per
manent return of naturalized German
Americans was specially guaranteed. The
liberal leaders , llpncn Illclitcr and Rlckcrt
und otheis will qucs-tlon the government on
the subject In the Reichstag , and that body
will thoroughly dlsciics the decree.
The uaval authorities have Just concluded
>
experiments undertaken with the view of
discovering the color bftt suited to render
iiun-cf-wnr Inconspicuous , and have decided
to follow the American example and paint
their vessels , ollvo gieen ,
The emperor and thn Imperial family will
roiuovo to the no palace at Potsdam at the
beginning of Mai. Gieat dissatisfaction has
been given to bouth Geimany liy'the decision
uf the empu-ss to hpend the summer at
I'egeiiibco with the children. The pmpcror on
Tuesday purchased a number of line Ameri
can etchings licio Whllu viewing them , his
majesty lemarked. " ( licit fellows , these
i\mei leans. They arc the coming great
artUts of thu uoilJ. "
IHSMARCK RECOVERS.
Prince Illsmarck has completely recovered
'toiii his iccent IndUpoti'tlon ' , He has been
taking long carriage drhcs.
The ( strange death of the grand duke of
\fecklenberg.Schwerln at Cannes on Satur
day lact bah caused a gicat discussion. Dr.
Langfcld was vent to Cannes by the minis-
let of Justice of Meikler.berg with Instruc-
Hour to liuiulii ) Info the circumstances. He
reporte there Is no doubt the grand duke's
Icatli was duo to an accident In falling o\er
i parapet of a bridge , from thu ground * of
i ! retldvnce at Cannon. According to per
sonal leports mode jo the emperor by Uaron
ron ICaphclr of the grand duke's suite , th
iraml duke tuffeivd horribly during tue lat (
ioui of uls life from a fiurtuie { of tlir
iplne , Ksultlng from the fall. He'beggm
ils phjtildin to relieve hla mUeiy by a'd-
nlnbtcrliiK quick po ! < > on to him. Hit
uaJeMy wjw greatly shocked and ordereu
ho worst details to be withheld from tlir
iew paper .
The betrothal Is announced of the Princes ?
darle Dorothea of Saxe-Coburg-fiotha , to
) uko GuntLer of Schleawlc-Hohteln.
IM > OKSIMK.VI' OK MOOHP.S. '
OMAHA , April 17i hTo the Voters of the City of Omaha : I deslto to say that In my
judgment the Issue ofj paramount Importance for decision at the coming city election
Is not the character oft either Wr. Jtoorcs or 'Mr. Howcll. The funlonlsts have In
augurated a campaign oft criminal chargca against Mr. Moorcs and the republicans have
replied by nsrcrtlng that Mr. Howcll should first deny and disprove the serious and
apparently well founded charges of drinking and gambling made against him before he
nskfl for votes on account of Mr. Moorcs' alleged delinquencies. It certainly teems SB
If one ought not to be accused of a penitentiary offense until he Is proven guilty
recording to law , or at least until the county hns checked his books sufficiently to know
whether or not anything Is due. The charges against both may be unfounded , but until
proven so It does not , become one any more than the other to nsk for nn election cu
the ground of moral fltneis.
It Is undloputcd HintiMr. Howcll voted to unseat Senator J. II. Evans , who was
honestly and fairly clectrd. In doing this Mr. IIowcll struck a blow at representative
government and robbed all of us who voted for Senator Evans of our representation In
the legislature. Anything * which undermines the true representation of the people and
destroys the Integrity of , thc Individual ballot Is moro subversive of our rights and
liberty than the otcnllng of hny amount of public funds. If Mr. Moorcs has embezzled
money ho can bo and ought to be nnd will bo punished according to law. Hut how can
Mr. How ell be punished ? What penalty 13 there for his high-handed act ? Only by
defeating , htm In no uncertain terms when ho asks us to trust him again. And I
sincerely hope that the .voters of all parties will teach him , nnd alt who Joined with
him In that political crime , that such things will not be tolerated In this state , no
matter by what political party or person perpetrated.
I have known Mr. Moorcs for years and do not believe him guilty of the grave ac
cusations made against him. For more than five years I have been honored by the pco-
plo of this district with , a place on the district court bench , and In that time , to the best
of my recollection , only two motions to relax costs -were called oip before me , and they
wei'o promptly settled , U Mr. Moorcs has overcharged litigants I do not know It , for I
have not examined his booU , nor Is It my duty to do so unless upon n motion properly
filed to relax costs. It seems very strange that no one complained , If Mr. Moorcs were
robbing people In the wholesale manner charged. Can any one believe the absurd allega
tion that ho has stolen J300.000 , as stated In ono of our papers ? This would be at'the
rate of about $35,000 per , year , or more than ttio cntlro estimated receipts of the ofllce.
Irrespective of the Charges against cither of the leading candidates , I am for the
republican ticket , and foi Mr. Moores ; bee-auto as tt man and a citizen of Omaha , I bc-
llcvo that It Is of Infinite Importance that wo declare that our votes shall be respected ,
that our officers shall.servo , the terms for which they were duly elected , that our city
election ihall not be constantly changed for political purposes , and that wo shall be repre
sented In our Hoard of. BJucat on , ID our city council , and In the legislature by the men
wo lawfully nnd fairly .elect. WILLIAM W. KEYSOR.
junr.n IAWCETT S sruiscu o.v MOOHUS' CAXDIDACV.
It Is claimed by fiomo that a Judge of the district court ought not lo mix up In poll ,
tics. To a certain extent this Is true. I do not think that one holding that high office
should take part In cau'cuaes or try to control primaries and conventions , but further
than that I nm not willing to bo bound. There Is no office within the gift of the people ,
nor any position In any profession or business sufficiently lucrative to tempt me for n
single moment of tlmo'io surrender my American citizenship. First , comes my allegl-
anco to God ; next my citizenship , and then other matters In their proper order.
When this campaign orfcncd I did not think It would be necessary for me to take
any part In it , and If It Had been conducted by the opposition In n fair and honorable
manner my volco would not have been heard during this campaign ; but the campaign
has assumed such a phase that It seems to me no self-respecting citizen can longer remain
silent. To my mind the ; Issues to be settled In the election next Tuesday are of greater
Importance than those of any city election slnco I have been a resident of Omaha. We
are bending all of our energies and our hualness men nro pouring out their money like
water In support of tho. Trn.nBmlsslsslppl Exposition to be held next year. We will be
visited by citizens Ironij all "over the country and , wo fondly hope , from all over the civ
ilized , world , and wo cannot afford to make any mlsta\e In the selection of the men who
shall manage our municipal affairs , and particularly In the selection , of the man' who
will bo the recognized hpnd qf our city government during the last half of 1898. I
ehall not take time to discuss the reasons why this election Is precipitated upon us at
this time. The citizensot Omahn arc familiar with the treachery and open enmity to
Omaha manifested uy thfl majority who dominated the lost legislature , led , I regret to
say.-i by men > of our ojvu city , who Jiad been elected to that body under solemn pledges
that they would do everything they could to further the Interests of the exposition. We
are all familiar with U > c fact that everything was made secondary tothe passing of the
new charter for-the express ; purpcso , as every Intelligent citizen believes , of providing
places for the member ! ct the fusion party. Knowing that the Incongruous collection of
people of all classes un T/Vlews who composed that party In the election last fall could
not longborlielfl togetHgrJ ieySaw that It was. Important to have an election at once or
disintegration would set In and there would bo no possibility of their being able to
dupe the people next ifoll. The prosperity which the republican party promised the
people Is already beginning to dawn and before the time for holding an election next
fall arrives there willnot'be enough fuslonlsts left to hold a convention ,
'
r HIS EXPERIENCE WITH MOORES.
These facts , I sayare so familiar to all that I will not spend time dlscurslng
them th'B evening. I sHall devote my attention especially to the head of the republican
ticket to that open-hearted , royal prjnce pf fellows , Colonel Frank E. Moores. When
I came to Omaha , In October , 1S87. the campaign was then In progress for the election
at which Mr. Moorcs j/rta , first elected to the offleo of clerk of the district court of
Douglas county. At , that time Sir. Jloqre-s was a stranger to me. Prior to cro'slng
the Missouri rjver I did "pot even know that such a man as ho waa In existence. I
cnteied upon the pra9lce { of my profession In Omaha about thn time he entered upon
his duties as clerk. ,1 continued to practice in that court during all of the eight
years that he was c erk , going upon the bench myself the same day that lie turned
over the offloo to his successor. Daring those eight years I was fortunate enough to bo
employed In a great Jrtany casea Iq the district court. I was not fortunate enough to
win all of my cascs.'and1 hence I was compelled on a great many occasions In behalf
of my clients to pav the , $ os.ts ot the cases I had been litigating. In doing so I
almcflt Invariably called for Itemized fee bills. I scrutinized them carefully , and I
say to you tonight liV allcandor ( _ that I have yet to find the first Illegal charge made by
Mr. Moores In any fee bill which I have ever examined.
When this campaign opened and the oppcsltlon began circulating BO many stories of
corruption against Wr. Moores , It naturally Eet mo to thinking , and it now seems to
me , as I look over the situation , that Mr. Moorcs has been the victim of systematic
persecution. When 1 ( became known that ho would be a candidate for re-election as
clerk of the court In ISOu every means possible was resorted to to defeat him. It Is
well known to membera of the bar that a grand Jury was called almost for the special
purpojp of considering the ? charges made against Mr. Moorea. That grand jury met.
heard the evidence p/e eutcd ex parte by his opponents , and without any opportunity
on the part of Mr. Moore ; to present his side of the case those gentlemen , called from
all the various parts'.pt the- county , gave Mr. .Moores n clean bill.
Then charges were , preferred with the county commissioners and an attempt made to
expel him from his ompo. * ; The case- wan given a careful hearing , day after day was
spent in examining witnesses , the attorneys were given full opportunity to make their
arguments , nnd the count- commissioners , some of whom were ( Mr. Moorcs' personal
enemtco , aho gave MVMoorcs a clean bill. The matter was then dropped and noth
ing moro was heard about .Mr. Moorcs' alleged Indebtedness to the county until It be
came known that Mr.irMii/rts ! would bo a candidate for mayor. Then his enemies again
came to the front and Instituted the present proceedings for mandamus now pending
before Judge Slabaugh. lit strikes me , and I believe It will strike every falr-mlmlfd
citizen , that all of tfiejoj. ' attempts at prosecution have been systematic cases of perse
cution , f
Very few people In Omaha know the voinino of business transacted In the ofllce of the
clerk of the district _ cpiirt of this county and few people realize how the olflco has
grown within the last'clgjit or nln ; years. "When Mr , Moores entered upon his duties n
clerk there were 1.2C& cases upon the docket. This was at the February term , 1888 , At
the May term , 1891 , only little over three years later , the business of the office had
grown so that there were pearly 2COO cases on the docket. As Just stated , there were'
1,208 ccses on the docket jvlicn Mr , Mcorcs became clerk. 'During the eight years ho hold
that ofllce 18,800 nqw'ca es were commenced , making 20,008 cases that Mr. Moores had
to handle to a greater or lisa extent during his eight years as clerk. It will he seen from
this that It would be , necessary for tbo cleik to have quite an army of assistants , which ,
ns everyone knows , wc the /act. It Is also well knoyvn to every nttorney practicing at the
bar that the office , norcr wao and never can bo better managed than It was by Mr.
Moores. The business , wan kept up and anyone who went Into that offleo to ascertain
the condition of any cniej'coiild nlwnjfl nnd It at onco. The office Is not a ealari ° d office ,
but the clerk receives \bo \ lees of the ofllce as his compensation and out of these
fees he must pay alljlifcj. ulp. There are many Items In tlin fee bill which are suscept
ible of two constructions anjlilt U npt to be wondered at that differences of opinion may
liavo occasionally arisen ( ta.lo whether or not the clerk was entitled to charge all of ths
Items , entered up In specific , capes. If the decision of the clerk as to the taxation of
costs wai final , then It.uight be urged that It would bo the duty of the clerk to glvo the
litigant In each case tb < < benefit of the doubt. Hut the decision of the clerk Is not
final. If lie presents at tfto bill to a litigant and the party to whom It Is presented
considers any Hera Illegal all he had to do Is to file the simplest pleading known to prac
tice a mere mctlon to re > iax costs and ths matter then goes before one of the Judges ,
and the Judgs decides wjidlljer the charge Is legal or Illegal , So that no litigant need over
ba robbed out of a centby the clerk of the district court.
When Mr. Moores < mtefed ! upon the duties of liU office ho succeeded Major IJams , and
Major IJams In turn succeeded Mr. George. W. Armstrong. I have never heard It charged
that either of those nyen M corrupt , and yet It Is a fact which can bo demonstrated by
"
an examination of tlio "bpuUs that Mr. Moorcs 1ms kept the books In precisely the same
manner they were k'fept.liy'l ; ) ' > predecessors. During the first two years of his Incum
bency his accounts were audited and settled In the same manner that the commissioners
IiaJ settled with hl predecessors , but finally tome gentlemen became members of the
Hoard of County Cdmralteloiiers who seemed to think that they knew moro than any of
their predecessors had ever known , and who , from their actions , It would seem had the
cplnlon that they knew'more than anybody or even everybody else. The trouble then be
gan , and when Mr , Moore * went out of ofllce , there was an Irreconcilable dUputo between
him and the county coinmluloncr * , Mr. Moorcs Insisting that he wai entitled to certain
fees and the commliilonerf Insisting that-he was not.
Neither party wai able to tell without carefully auditing the books covering the
20,000 cases above referred to Just what wan the exact condition of the account of Mr ,
Moorea with the county ; eo each sMo has employed expert accountants , who have been
going through the book.docket by docket , ever ilnco Mr. Moores went out of offleo. That
work U now nearly completed by both ldea , and when It IB completed , and not till
then , It can bo determined whether Mr , Moorcs U Indebted to the county or the county to
him , And from my kr.awleiljje of the condition of the. office , I venture the assertion that
when the examination U. completed It will be found that Instead of Mr. Moorei being In
debted to the county , the county will be Indebted to him In a great many thousand dol-
( Contlnued on Second Page. )
THE BEE DDL
Wenthtr rorecntt for NelirnQ
( lencri/f /
1'nge.
1. Turkny Say * War U
Clmiircllor llotu-nlol
Stirring Appeal * to I
Mo.irrs' Ace HIT * SIM
. rinlonlit * Until '
: i. I.Drill l-'loo.t O.l-i
I.imUluim t.rtno I1
Wnlm Dopm't l.lkn '
4. I.it t Won't In O.iiiliii Six-l iT Clrelfi ,
A. Sii4iprlnl | MunlTiir ArriMti-il.
l'r.itritiii for Kcp.xlttn.i Opening II ly.
< ! . Council ICutTi l.ai-iil 31 itti'r < .
father of ItiiRRed Top HUH I'ultli.
T. Tioopn for tlir Kx-iltlon. |
Srcrotury Wllinn's lluttrr Kxporlmcnt ,
In n ICRtHlnto About Tlirougli ,
H , Grand ilury Indlclk llnnler.
10. Woiiiiint Her WIIJH und llor Worlil.
11. Kutpr Hpr\lctM In .Irnivilo n.
1 ! ! . Killtorlnl mid Comment.
1.1 , .More on I lie r.tile ! of Siilrlilo ,
? Iii le l Mutters of Onmlm Interest.
Ulironnlogy of tlui D.'iul Woa'.c.
Atiiiiicinc.it Notnt anil OOM | | > ,
1 1 , AVlirut Tultes u rotir-Ci-iit iluuip ,
15. Vommcrclnl und I''lnnnrl.tl News ,
10. "Tlirnn I'lirtlirrn. "
IT. Wlirro I'liM Arn tl uln unit 'Mounted.
IK. Kiiater I'.ign for lloH und Girl * .
10. Anioni ; AVIieels anil Wheelmen.
Todny In .tinny Climes ,
O. Weekly ( irlut of Sporting GouMp.
\vii.i , wni.co.Mi : CKOII > UIIODKS.
I'ri-pnrndoiiH Arc * llelnp : Mmle li
< > nii > Ton u ! n Ills Honor.
( Oop > right , 1S97 , by I'rcra I'ubllslilnj ; Company.
CAPE TOWN. April 17. ( New York Worli !
Cablegram Special Telegram. ) Cecl
Rhodes Is expected to arrive here next Tues
day. Great preparations are being mode fo
demonstrations ID Ms honor , and for ipublli
rejoicing over his return. lie will take a
seat In the colonial Parliament again.
Thu Diltlsh squadron , which Is assembling
at Durban , the chief town of the colony o
Natal on the southeast coast. Is under scalci
orders , anil nobody knows why It Is called
together or what It Is to do. It Is supposed
to be going to Dclagoa bay to make a dcm
onstratlon of British paramountcy in Soutl
Africa. Nine war vessels have arrived at
Durban already , the first-class cruiser St
George , Admiral Ransom's flag ship , the
third-class battleship Monarch , the cruisers
Fov , Raccoon , Astroca , Scylla , Brisk and
Philomel and the gunboat Magpie. Three
men-of-war are expected , making a fleet o !
twelve formidable fighting ships.
KIIAXCIIISC FOR ITITI.AXnKllS
I'l-fMlilcnt ICruner , It IN Kt > | u > rc < l
( riitttM the CoiuM'NsIoii.
LONDON , April 17. It U rumored thai
President Knigcr has Intimated his Intentloi
to grant the franchise to ultlandcrs after
four yearo residence In the Transvaal and to
grant them partial franchise at the expira
tion of two years residence.
The National Observer demands that the
government tell the country plainly whether
It posses8.e uas , It seems to him. the proofs
of German"deslgns ° "aTi'd -aggresslon-lu-Soutl ;
Africa , . . "
n - _ v "i
T
The Saturday 'Review * thlnk'thegovcrnj' ! ( '
ment Is Ill-advised to try to bluff or force
President Kruger , adding that It would be
better to approach him amicably.
The Spectator Implores ! the secretary of
state for the colonies , Mr. Chamberlain , not
to bo led Into war with the Transvaal.
In the Soudan.
LONDON. April 17. The next advance of
the Anglo-Egyptian forces In the Soudan
will be made as soon as there Is watci
enough for the steamers to pass the fourth
cataract of the Nile , probably In July or
August. The first object of the troops will
bo the capture of Abul Hamld , where there
lo a small garrison. There the railroad will
bo pushed from Wady Haifa , to Abul Hamld.
When the road Is finished the gunboats now
In course of construction will be sent by
rMlroad In sections , to Abul Hamid , whence
there Is open water to Berber and Khartoum.
Tbo Khalifa Is concentrating bis forces at
Amdurman , the camp near Khartoum , and
Ir not expscted to offer much resistance else
where.
of Oreit.
LONDON , April 17. A column article In
the Times points to the perils In prospect for
the British Iron and steel industries. The
article , which Is based on the duke of Devon
shire's address at the annual meeting of a
etcel company at Barrcc-ln-Fourncss , dilates
en the statement that for the first time In
the history of Iron the scarcity of ores Is felt.
Defeat of Woman
ADELAIDE , South Australia , April 17 ,
The federation conventlrn , by n vote of 23
to 12 , has. rejected an amendment to allow
women to vote for members of the bouse of
representatives. _
KIHST TIIAI.V TO UICACII YAXICTON.
XortlMi extern CIcni-H UN Truck mill
Will Illlllilli.Mil eh IV.-lKht.
YANKTON , S. D. , April 17 , ( Special Tele
gram , ) The Northwestern has been vigor
ously pushing the work oit UN track , and ex
pects a construction train through from Ccn
tcrvllle tonight. U will ho the first train
from the cast over the flooded district , Mon
day a regular train service Is promised on
this road. The eastern freight for Yankton
nnd points west that has accumulated for the
past two weeks Is very great , and the North
western will handle n large amount of It ,
having the first train through ,
The Great Northern expects a train Tues
day night. This road it waa thought would
have the first train In , but as the water
recedes , It Is found that the track will re
quire moro work than at first estimated ,
GHAXT'H IIOI1V IN ITS XI\V TO.1III.
Hciuoveil from Ti-iiiiornrv |
I'lllIM' IlllO till * .llllllNlllflllll ,
NEW YORK. April 18 , The body of Gen
eral Grant was removed yesterday afternoon
from the temporary tomb which has shel
tered It for nearly twelve yea re to the mauco.
Icum , which Is designed to be Its permanent
resting place. There was no ceremonial and
beyond ( ho attendance of a guard of honor ,
the removal was accompllahyj without spe
cial Incident. The Interest of the public In
the event was attested by the presence of
several thousand people although the hour
for removal had not been previously an
nounced.
Agreement I'rovfH SntlNfnutnry.
ST , LOUIS , April 17. The special commit
tee of western llnea general passenger agents
having In hand the revision of the proponed
new passenger t radio agreement met In this
city with the general passenger ageoU of tbo
southwestern ltr.cn. Very few changes In
the draft of the agreement were vuggeuted
> > y the St. Louis lines and the document will
bo submitted , for adoption at a general con-
'erenco. ' of the western line * lo Chicago next
Wednesday , ,
iS ALL DELAY
Moorcs Springs n Surprise Upon the
Who Are Trndnciug Him.
ME URGES AN INVESTIGATION OF CHARGE ?
Political Mudslingers Compelled to She *
Their Hands.
PLEADINGS OF COVELL ARE DEFECTS
Attorneys for Mooros Waive All of th
Irregularities.
DEMAND THAT THE PROPER WRIT ISSUE
CHUN Turned tlion ( InPnrlle.M Wlia
lln\e llci-ii SlniiilcrhiK the Hu
ll u hi I run ( 'llllllllllltO
for Mil ) or.
The Ignorarcc of the attorney for the Board
of Education In the case ngatnst the county
commissioners , which la designed solely and
simply for the purpose of manufacturing
political mud for tisu In the present cam
paign , wcti strongly In evidence In Judge
Slabaugh's court yesterday.
The case was set for yesterday , hn\lnR
been postponed Wednesday after Attorney
Covcll for the board had caused further delay
by asking leave to amend the papers filed ;
by him In the case. It was evident Wednes
day that Covell saw that he was defeated on
account of legal Inaccuracies In the paper
ho had filed. Yesterday Judge Slabaugli
stated In open court that the papers filed by
Covcll were not regular and that the suit
had not been commenced In the proper man
ner , according to the rules of practice In
the courts of this Ute. Covell had filed aa
affidavit alleging that Mnores owed the school
fund certain moneys , alleged to have beeu
collected by Moorcs and Illegally retained ,
and on this showing he l acl asked for an
order to show cause , end expected a
peremptory writ to lasue on thla order.
The court E-ald that In this state thu rule )
was to apply for an alternative writ , thus
allowing the Irenes to ho joined or a
demurrer filed , and the case could then
proceed In a regular manner. The court
Intimated that the- only proper procedure
under the circumstances would be for the
pleading ; * to be made to confirm to the
rules of the court.
This ruling simply mojnt that under the
rules of the courts the proceedings would
be delayed for over a month. In this
dilemma Covell was rescued by the vciy
parties that he was doing his best to drlva
nto a corner. Attorney Baldrlgo for th *
county commissioners and Attorney J , C.
Wharton for Frank Ei Moorcs Jolrjed the al-
torney for the Board of Education In asking
that the court at once Ifesuo an alternative
wfjt of .rnaifdamus' * to'bo hear'd at onceK.und
'
the county to at once cofnmerrccf''b5ul igaln'st "
Moores for the money alleged to bo duo from
htm to the school fund. Thlo solved the
ilddlc which Covcll had been unable to solve
and accomplished exactly whut ho had been
pretending all along ho wanted , a suit
started asalnat Moorcs.
Geol lawjers who were present said that
the papers drawn up by Cos all bjiowcd very
plainly on their face that Covell had either
drawn the papers in such haste thnt ho mada
many mlyUikos or that he was woefully ,
Ignorant of the ordinary iulcs of practice.
COVELL'S -MANY BLUNDERS.
When It appealed that the case was about
to go over until a later date on account ot
Covell's blunders , Attorney Wharton , rep
resenting Moores , asked permission to maito
i statement. lie spoke as follows :
Theio Is an application hero for n per
emptory writ of mandamus to Isuim against
the county commissioners of Douglas
county , as I umloiBtiuid It , leiiulrlng them
that they bring Hull iignlnsd Kiunlt E.
Moores , clerk of the district court of Duug-
lan county. I have not appeared with the
attorneys on cither Bide of the case , but ;
this morning I appeal- Here for Friinlc H.
Moorea nnd desire lo Join the attorney for
thu Hoard of Education in thu ri > rjue t that
n i/cremptory writ issue forthwith und at
once.
I Ciavo followed this gaso through the ro-
[ > orts of the papers and I supposed that Inst
Wednesday n decision would be had In the
LMKC ; that there would bo no further argu
ment , demurrern or motions for postpone
ment , when I lonincd In the forenoon of
Wednesday that again the attoiney for the
Bcliool boaul hud united for another post
ponement.
Mr. Covell-I did not uslt for any post
ponement. .
Mr. Whnrlon 1 was HO informed , nnd I
saw my client and said , "H looks to mo 113
If this from Its Inception up to this 'hour '
litiH been nothing but u political trick and
i political dodge , " and I wnnt to ay to the
. ourt tlilH morning and to the attorney for
the Board of Kdncn'lon ami to the gentle
man rcpieuentlng the ilop.iitinent of Jus-
llco that I appear in thl cmo for Frank
i : . Moorea to ask thfl attorney rrprettcntlni ;
the county not to demur to thn petition ,
lint to join with Frank M. .Moorc-ii nnd tlui
ittorney for the Board of Kdueatlon to
isk that this writ Issue nnd Hint a. suit bu
lirought at once. And on behalf of Frank
R , Moorcs I way to the court nnd to the
jentlomcn that we court the fullest , the
Tiost complete and thn most explicit nnd
ipeclflc examination of nil of hit ) acts and
ill the. money that ho bus collected.
I waa present at the meeting of the
Joard of Uducnllon when thla resolution
, va a Introduced. I talked with the uttor-
u y for the board ( lining the evening pre
vious to the Introduction of the rexolu-
lon , I bald to him nt that time that If Air.
HooroH hud ono dollar of money In lilu pos >
tension that belonged to the Board of
education that he was ready nnd willing to
urn It over , but that ho had not yet been
ililo to effect a xettlemcnt with tbo county
o know mhero he did stand. I ttald that
ho county owed Mr. Moores somewhere
rorn J25.000 to tSS.ono ,
COVKLL DID NOT KNOW.
The claim of the attorney foe the Board
if Education at that tlmo was that
his WUH a question of lines and wit-
iees fees. I said to him : "JIuVo
ou examined the statute lo see whether or
ot the law which forfeits the witness fees
nd provides thnt It shall lo
urncd Into tiho ncliool board U conntltu-
lonul , and you can deprive witnesses of
heir property und of their fees simply by
n act of the legislature In HUCI u matter ? "
He raid to mo frunkly then , na I doubt-
: M think he will tmy now , that ho did not
now himself that that law was constltu-
lonal , but that outside of that question
hey claimed 11,200 to Sl.OOO. I said , "Aa
eon as we can get this statement made wa
re ready at any time , und at all times , to
jrn over every dollar that Frank IS. Moorea
wen to the tcliool fund or lo tlui county of
) ougluH ; " but that as a matter of fact , I
aa convinced from my examination of the
ooks , and from what the experts who
ave been examining the books thought.