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f THE. OMAHA DAILY BEE. ESTABLISHED JUNE 10 , 1871. OMAHA , TI1UBSDAY MOKNXtfG , JUNE 17 , 1807. SINGLE COPY 3TI\rI3 C13NTS. TO LET HAWAII IN Island Hcpubllc May Bo Anncied to the United States. TREATY IS DULY SIGNED AND SEALED Eopresentatives of the United States and Islands Agree. SETS UP A TERRITORY IN THE PACIFIC Sandwich Islands May Bo Made an Integral Part of America. JAPAN PRESENTS A FORMAL PROTEST Olijcctliin IliiMCil oil Apiir.-ln'iixloii that ilifi-lnl Trcalli-M i\Utlnwr lie AITcvl'-il InjnrloiiHl ) H > Coinplvtu Annoxiitlou. WASHINGTON , Juno 1C. In the great diplomatic room of the State deportment , where four years and four months ago , In thu closing hours of the Harrison adminis tration , the first Hawaiian annexation treaty was signed , only to bo withdrawn from the ecnatc and thrown Into n pigeon hole , the representatives of the governments of the United States and Hawaii gathered tula morning ami signed a treaty by the terms of which , If ratified , the little republic will become part of the territory of the United States. Of the persons who stood In the room today three were present when the original tieaty was olgncd namely , Special Conimlhsloner Lorrin A. Thurston and Ah- Blstont Secretaries Artec and Crldler. The flrbl named perhaps took a more sincere personal plcasuid In the ceremony ot thN inotnlng than any of thu others , because of the stirring events of the last four years In which ho waw so directly conceincd. It Is n veiy unusml thing for a treaty of such Importance to ho signed early In the morning , hut In this case it was desired that thu convention be made uady eaily In ordei that It might be submitted to the bcnato 01 the day of its signature The document itself hail been prepared caiefully over night In fact It was practically completed ut the , close of oillclal hours ythtcrday , but It vvnu noccKcarv to make a < lo o comparison am the president wished another opportunity to go over the document , probably with a view to drawing up u message , with which It will bo accompanied to the1 senate THO3E.WHO WERE PIIESENT. Before 9 o'clock the persons who were con cerned In the picparatloii of th * treaty were at the Slate denttmci [ > t. Kor the United Status ( hero were Secretary Sherman , Afslbt- nnt Secretaries Day , Adeo and Cridler Private Seciotary Ilabcock and Assistant Private Sec retary Galtree. On the Hawaiian sldu were iMInlster Hatch , Lorrin A. Thuroton and W A..Klnnoy , all for this particular occasloi accredited as tpoclal commltsloners duly em powered to ncgotlitc a tie'aty of annexation After the formal greetings , thu ciedcntlals of the plenipotentiaries were scanned am recorded. Secietary Sherman alone repre sented the United States In the slcnutmo ot the convention and It was part of the cere mony to record Ills authoilzitton by the presi dent , just ns much as It was the credentials of the Hawaii ins fiom Pi evident Dole Then came the reidlng and compaii'-on of the treaty. Of this theiu were two drafts , , one to lc ) > held by each , later on to be exchanged litho the usual form. Altogether It was twenty minutes after 9 o'clock when all was icady for thslgnatuies Thu Hawaiian lepretentatlves had biough -with them a gold pen In a plain holder am nt their request this was iiicd for all of the elgnatuics. Secretarj Shciman clgned firs tin lopj Intended to beheld here vvnllo Mln Istrr Hatch tlgned flrtt the Hawaiian copv of the treaty , his fellow commissioners com Ing next In oidcr , Sir. Thuiston llrst , foi lowed by Ml. Klnpcy The treaties were sealed by Assistant Perretary Crldler with a jirlvato seal carilfd oil his watch chain , the copies were hinJcd ko their icspeetlvo ctis todlans and the tteaty was made in fat as the executive branch of the govcininent eouh effect It There was n general exchange of congratu latlons by the parties to the ceremony am after a photograph had been liken of the conimlsUoncrs tli3 ceremony was ended. JAPAN PROTESTS. Hefor * the final slgnatuie- the doctimen the secrutarv of elate was presented a forma protest by the Japanese government througl Its legation hue against the cansuiiimatloi ot the agreement 'I ho protest Is umlerstooi to be based on appivhenblon that the tpecla tootles now e'xlating between Japan an under which the Japanese enjoy advantages will bo affected Injuilously by complete an lirxatlon. The trea'.v provide- ? that the government of the Hawaiian Islands crdo to thu Unltei Slate. ! absolutely and forever all rights o fcoverelgnty In and ever the Hnwalina Isl- nndH and itt dependencies , and that theno Miyida ahull become an Integial part of the teriltory ot the United Stale- " The govern ment of Hawaii a'io ' cedes to the Unltei States all public lands , public building. ! am public propei ty of evirv description Con- Rieiu fchall eiucl i-peelal laws to govern the tUipailtlcn of the lands In the II.iuall.ii IriandB. All the revenue fiom these lands shall bo invil solely for the benefit of the Inhabitant ot the Hawaiian Ulamln for educational and other public purpn os The Jlawillan laluiulu shall lie admitted Into tlie union us a. territory of the United States lofal law to be passed by a local legislature but Hibjert to the appiovul cf the president Until congress hnll apply the laws of the United States to the Islands the present laws of Hawaii are to govern the IMamls The present ticatlrs and lawo governing Hawaii's commercial rt'latlnnn with foreign nations filial ! remain In force until congress shall take action. Tuither Immigration ot Chi- IK.so ( abaters l pinhlbltcM iitiulliiK congics- nloiul iicttan and the ; cutty of Chlnetv finm Hawaii Into the United States likewise ) Is prohibited Tin- United States atbiimet ) the public debt of Hawaii , but with a stipula te n that this liability < Uull not exceed $1000.000 Ihc treaty , hefoa * U hccomei effective t'hall be ratified by the propui aithorltk | of the United States and of Hawaii Nn mention Is tniido of any gra tuity to LUluokuInn ! or Kalulanl HEPUSE TO OISCl'SS PHOTEST Minister lloshl of Japan declined to he Been today about Japan'u piotetit and Sepre- tary Mutusu refUhed to dlseiisb the matter In nny way. but It 1 learned that the Japaiust protest was made In person to the State de partment yesterday afternoon by Mlulstei Jloiihl The news of the protest was a great rmrprtsa to the Hawaiian legation , ami ag noon as Intelligence of U was obtained Mln- Iftt'r Hatch stand out to Icurn the partliu- lars. The essential point as to the protest It Is said at the Hawaiian legation , Ic \\hether the protest Is against the annexa tion of Hawaii or Is merely a pretest reserv ing to Japan all Its rights under the exist ing tieaty with Hawaii , U Is tielleved It Is thu lattir , the Jupambu treaty wltli Hawaii wan made In 1S71 and piovltles thai natlvtti or citizens of one country shall have the unlntvriuptcd right to enter Into , re. uhlo and trade In tlunother country. uinl also shall have all the rights and privilege : enjoyed hy the people of any other couutrj under treaty stipulations with Japan Japan , under the treaty , conscqiifntly ha ; a perfect right to liavi ) Its linmlg ants rntii the Hawaiian islands Undei Internallona ! law the annexation of Hawaii to the United States would abrogate thU treaty Moreover a new treat ) betwten the Unltrd Staler ) au < Jipciv. madu fcoinu ( line ago , and to beronu effective lu 1S9U. provldcb that thu Unltei ! States jnay exclude Japabc9k * ( Htiwal n annexed the effect would he to permit the .Jnlted States to exclude the Japanese from lawall It Is taken for granted , therefore , hat the protest Is ono reserving Japan's rights under IU trcaly of 1871 with Hawaii. NOT UEOAUDED A PIIOTUST At the Japanese legation the document filed by the Japanese mlnistei ycntenhy Is not icgardcd at n protect agalnrt the lift- wallan treaty , but Is considered as a requcnt for olflclal Information There appears , lioucvcr , to be no doubt that as soon ca Japan Is notified officially ot Ihc signing of the convention that the government ot the United States will be Informed that Japan cxpectu and deinanCn the recognition of alt the rights and privileges which fhe now cnjoy under the existing treaties with Ha waii Wlilta peaceful tntie-xatlon of the- Ha waiian Islands would abrogate the existing treaties ct the country with foreign powers , Japan probably will contend that the United Statea must atsume ami respect Hawaii's obligation ! ) to foreign powerr It Is also a Jipanesc contention thai under the new tieaty to go Into effect In 18119 special legis lation cannot ho enacted to exclude Its cltl- retu , as 1ms been done to Chlues > e under the Chlncao exclusion act. TIUVTUIACIHS TIII : SKNVII : . StrniiK KITort Will III * Made to 1're- \rnt ItlillllcnOini. WASHINGTON , June 10 The treaty for the annexation of the Hawaiian Island : i cachet ! thu senate chamber at 5 o'clock today. The senate at once went Into executive ses sion , and ns soon ab the doors weie clo'ed the message of President McKlnley accom- iwnjlng the treaty and the treaty lt clf we-te' read to the senate. Thej were atten tively listened to. In one part of the chambe.1 there was a group of senators who will oppose - pose the ratification of the treaty. Among them were Senators Gtay , Mills , Pasco , \ \ hlte , Caffery , Pettlgrew and SIcEnery. As teen as the reading- thj documents was completed Senator Davis , chalnmn of the committee on foreign relations , moved that the message- and the treaty be made public. Senator Gray objected to a voton the mo tion and undei the rules a single objection catrlcd thu motion over until tomorrow. Sen- atoi Davla gave notice that at the next cx- ccutlvu session he would press the motion foi1 publication , as all the essential facts and almost verbatim copy of the treaty had been published In the pi ess of the country. There was fsoino discussion as to when the traaly mlglit be considered and Senator White asked It it was the Intention to push It at this session , and upon the reply being made that It was pouslble , the California bcnator said : ' 1 deiirc to announce that I am pupared to htay here all summer to prevent the latlfl- cation , which I consider a veiy Lad proposi tion. " "I'll join jou , " said Senator Pettlgrcw of South Dakota. Thu message of the president was not a very long document. H dealt with hlstoilcal facts concerning the Iblaml and showed that the United States and Hawaii jearfy grow more closely bound to each other. This was not i tally annexation , but a continuation of ex- Istlng relations with closer bonds between I eople closely iclated by blood and kindred ties Since 1S20 , said the president , the pre- domlncnco ot the United States had been known The sending of the first envoy theie brought tha Islands into closer relations with the United Statea and those relations had giovv 11 more111 in hyarucceeding events. At the time the tripartite agreement was made for the government of Samoa , hs said , Great Hi Haiti and Germany wanted to Include Hawaii In the group over which a protectorate was established , but thu sugge'tlou was re jected by the United States , because this government held thuie already existed rela tions between Hawaii and the United States which placed the Islands under the especial caio of this country , and this government could not allow any other country to Inter- fete lu the affairs ot Hawaii The annexa tion of the Islands , said the picsideut , and making them a part of the United States was In accordance with the eitabllnhed policy of this country. The tieaty proved to be a simple docu ment of tlx uitides bafed in Its essential details upon the treaty negotiated by John W. Fostci dining the ndmlnUtiatlon of I'rcaldent Hairlton. The Islandy are ceded piactlcally without condition , leaving the United State , ? to pursue its own course with lefuenco to their management. The flrsl aulcle reads as follows. "Tho gov eminent ot the Haw-ill in Islands heieby cedes from tin/ / date of the exchange of the unification of this tieaty aLaoltite and without lewjrve to the United States forever all rlghtf of sovereignty of whatsoever klnC in and over the. Hawaiian Islands and their dependencies , renouncing In favor of the United Plate , ! , every sovereign right of which , na un Indepcndei i nation , It Is now pcouused , and henceforth ta'd ' Hawaiian Islands . -hall become and be an integral part of the tcirltoij of the United Staid , . " The Hawulhn government cedes to the United Sta'es the aleoluto ownership of all " the public landf , public buildings" porw harbors , fcrtlllcatlons , military ami nova ; eiiulpmentu and all other government prop erty. It Is ppe-clflcally piovlded , however , that the existing land iaws of thu Unltec ! States shill not apply to the public lands of Hawaii , but that special laws rthall be made from time to time for their dUnjsltlon the * ptocceds of any tales of these- lands to be applied to educatlcinl purpo y In the Islands The Islands are for thu prcoent to coLuiltutc a tetrltory of the United State.3 , their loeal laws remaining in foico until new one. * arc- enacted A local legislature is pro vided foi , but the veto power is vesled en- llrely In the president of the United Statco A coinmkL'lnn of live persona , consisting ef thieo Americans and two Havvallans , to bo nominated by the pirol-.ent and confirmed by the senate , Is provided for the putpoa : of formulating the mode of government foi the Islands The titutles of the United States with other ccun'rlee uio tmbstltutod for the ticatlts of Hawaii with tlie tame countries In the contiolllug Intel national iclatlotui ol thu Islands rutthei' Immlgtatlon of Chinese laborer , * to the Island ? Is prohibited and the laws restricting Chinese Immigration to the United Stiles ure made to apply to the pre vention of the Chlne-fe. removing fiom Ha- , wall to thla country This country agrees I to iit-Miino thu debt of the Island republic to the extent of $4,000,000. RATIFICATION PUOIUHLE. Senator Kylu , who Is one of the most ze.il- ous of thn senatorial advocate ? of annexation , said today that a cam am of the senate Indi cated that theie vvei llfty-flvn votes certain for annexation TUo constitution requlics a l\vo-tlilids vote for the intlflcutloii of treaties , making sixty necesrary to ratify Senator Kyle f.iys theie are full)1 a dozen senatorb who are doubtful from whom to clrnu five votes necessary to Insurs confirma tion In thcli calculations the friends of thu tieaty count upon the solid kitpport of the republican senaUns en account of the fact that It will bo > T Hdmlnlsiratlon meuiure. 'liny also expec , to hav all t - popu i is and are hopeful of hivlnz all the tlltcr n- publlcans except Pettlgrov They also caw t upon a fair sprinkling of democrats ; There will be in effort to cure tht piompt icport of the treaty from the com mlttep on foreign relations , to which It will be rcteried 'lucre appears no doubt that a largo majority will be found favorable to the agiornu'nt Of the eleven members ol the1 committee , light Me sis Davis , Trye Culloiu. Ixidge , Clark , Foraker , .Morgan ami Turpleaie faicl to be tommltted to the treaty'rt buprort both In committee and In the senate Senator Di\ls. chairman of the st'iute commlttt'i ! on foreign relations. ls i veiy ardent anuexatlonUt , and the treaty In hU hands will be pushed with vigor Co u II rut u II mix WASHINGTON June 10 The senate to. day confirmed the follpwlng nomination ! John O'P. Scoh y to bo receiver of public inonoys at OlympU , Wash. ; Frank G Deck-a back , to be director of the land nfllce at Olytnph , Wu h , Dull ) Tri-iiNiir ) SlnlfiTH'iit , WAriMNGTON , Juno 1C Today's statement - mont of the condition of ( lalieatury UOUK , Net catli balauce , U'31-3'3 ' , 1 ; oia UU.391.47K , ' ROBBED BY AN OLD FRIEND 0. D. Collins of Tennessee Assaulted by Martin Ensloj , VICTIM IS BEATEN ALMOST TO DEATH llulli I'nrtliN Unto IIcon I'romlnciit In Siiulticrii lluxliiCHN mill Social I.tfv Two Mr \Vlliii-NH the Crime. ST. LOUIS. June 1C C. D. Collins , n wealthy Tcnneascnn , was lured to his prob able death TucsJay night by ft man lie hail Known since bojhood , and with whom ho hai been on terms of Intimate friendship for six years Ills areallant was Martin Kinsley of Memphis Cniley Induced his companion to visit Moramac Heights , a summer resort llftecn miles from lure On the pica of Ill- new he led him to a clump of bushes about seventy-five yards from the hotel. There , stepping behind his victim , he dealt him blow after blow on the head with a hammer which he had purchased , presumably for the purpose of committing the murder.Vlitn the pounding with the piece of steel had re duced Colllra to a slate of Insensibility , Ens- Itj stooped over the prostrate body and tore from a vest pocket a roll of bills that amounted to fC.OOO. He darted up the hill and passed the money to an accomplice , who Is believed to have escaped on a trolley car. Then the would-be murderer ran down the path leading to the Mtrainac rlvei Two men taw the assault and robbery and witnessed the transfer of the money and the iscape of he principal and his accom plice. Charles Pelter. a biker cmplojed a' ' the Inn , and n gardner who had been engaged about the ground ? for a fortnight , were th ° witncEwy They ran to the Inn and notified Night Watchmm Uusch and told him the story When Night Watchman Uusch reached the spot he found Colllrs l > ing flat on his face gr aning but unconscious Illood wa" flowing from ssvcial wounds on the Malp He war > removed to Klrkwood , where a phjblclan dressed his wounds. CONFEDERATE : IN WAITING. Hn ley , after leaving hlivictim , had run to the fence that skirts the Kltkvvood track and then pao ' 3d the monuj to his confed erate. Etu-lcy did not try to hoard the car Instead he ran along the fence and da , .ei. down the hill leading to the river. Anued there he follo.vcd ths stream for ntaiiv a mile until he reached a bhanty occupier1 bj a boatman.He pounded vigorously upon he door .ml when the old man opened 11 li- ex claimed : "I've been robbed and my friend has been murdered. Help ! Look , 1 * am coveted with blood. " The old man hastily dressed , and nnfcvvci- ing the stranger's appcnl for assistance he accompanied him up the river and then up the hill toward the Inn Ensley evidently expected to find the body wheie he had Iqft It and evinced great surprise when he saw people running around "Hero is a man you want to tell jour ut'iry to , " the old boitnmn said , as some one came up. The arilval was Night Watch man "lurch. To him Ensley repeated the story he had told on the river bank. "What's , your name' " "Martin Ensley , " was the reply. "You are the man I am looking for " said BuEch "I want you for murder , " and he seized his prisoner. Knsley protested his Innocence , but wan taken Into the Inn aiv1 nlacert under guard All this occurred aaout inidnlnht At 2 o'clock this morning two deputy sheriffs from Clajton , the county seat , arrived at Meramac Heights They searched the grounds for a weapon and discovered a new hammer , covered with blcod On Ensley was found $000 , what Mist was supposed to be part of the stolen money. IDENTIFIED BY HIS VICTIM. At dajbreak Ensley ivas driven over to Klikwood , and it was broad daylight when the prisoner wag takn to the room on the third floor of the North Side Inn and brought face to face with the wounded man , who wab tossing on the bed. "Is this the man \\ho struck you ? " askc 1 a deputy. "Collins looked nt him bteadlly. "Yes. " nald he. "Ensley , how could jou do It ? " he tuldcd. The prisoner looked down , muttered some thing about having been assaulted as well , and wo > > led away. He was then driven over to Clajton Collins , the wounded man , has a stable heri > at the fair grounds , , but ho runs the horbcs under an assume a name. Ho Ima ulwuyo had a penchant for thoroughbreds , but Ms parents , who are piomlnent In Nashville , objected to Ills owning race horses- , and so did his wife , who Is from Cleveland , O Thiti spring Collins decided to try hia luck on the track. He was offered a good price for a hotel he owned in Nashville $25,00 and closing tht > bargain made arrangements foi putting In a stable at one of the tracks. In older to be at perfect liberty , he sent his wifeto her relatives In Cleveland , and then unfolding his plans to Mai tin Unsley , his boon companion , and as > kIng - Ing him to accompany him , ho purchased two hones whlth had un at Memphis and which ho fancied ayu left with them for St. Louis. Ensloy accompanied him. Collns had $15,000 at his command and Ensley $1.000 erne no The arrangement entered Into at Nash- vlllo was that Ensley should figure in all business transactions- Collins did not wish Ills namu to appear. HIS FATHER WAS NOTED. Martin Enslcy's father was Colonel Enoch Enslej , a man of something more than na tional fame , and regarded until his death , three or four years ago , as the rche ) t In dividual In the south Colonel Enalcy waa a leidlng spirit in the development of the mineral leuources of the feouth. He was latgel ) Interested In the Tennessee Coal and Iron company , established the steel works at Heaiemer , Ala. , helped make Sheffield. Ala , a great mining place , founded several town ! ) , one of which bears hla name , owned Euveral big cotton plantations ami wan an Intimate friend of Andiow Carnegie He had two children , Martin , who is almost 3J , and n diughter , a year or two yeirs jounger , after whom later he named the Lady Enalcy mine one of the largfiit in Alabama , Martin occupied a high position In the so cial iliclca of Memphis , Nashville , Birming ham and other southern cities during his father's life Ho was married to Bottle E Selden daughter of M L Selden a wealthy Memphis man MltH Selden was regarded as Ibo handsomest woman In the state Whet Colonel Ensley died , It developed that his estate vtia encumbered eo heavily that It was doubtful If aujthing would he saved About two ycais ago southern Eoclety was fltartled by the announcement that Martin Ensley's wife1as suing him for dlvcio , nn the ground of non-support. Since the divorce , Martin has divided his time between Mem phis. Naflhvllle , Birmingham and other cities where his family had Interests lr I'lttmann , who attended Mr Collins , sald his vvounds , which are te-n In number , will not prove fatal unless blood-poisoning follow * > ENSLEY'S STOFIY Martin Ensley was locked up In the county jail at Clayton and soon after Prosecuting Attorne ) I" A. Heldorn listened to the prlsoner'b storj. The latter said "I came here two weeks ago fiom Memphis and went to the Southern hotel My busi ness has been of late racing and betting on races. I have lost and won I have lost $2,000 in two weeks , but have made enough more tl.nn that to have thin money ( the $600) ) in no posfetfclon Tor the past two or three days Mr. Col lins a Mi Guthrle of Lexington. Ky . and 1 havt * btcn tofether e great deal. Wo have been at Tore-el park and Forest Park high lands , and during the recent hot diB have taktu man ) t'rcet car rides Tuesday night Uuthile was not with us , hut Mr. Colllne pro posed about 8 15 In the evening that we ride out to Mercmao Highlands. We rode out tht-U' , "About 11 o'clock Collins said we ought to be going and. 1 awen cd. We kit the hotel nnd legan climbing the Steps that led up to tlie flectrli car loop pavlllon < When about hilt way up somebody ( truck Collins on thr > right side of the hcnd , 1 W B on Ms I .e eldc and he fell agalnat me. Then Another tnin came up and aimed a blow at me , but missed me I saw that the man who had struck Collins had nn Implement In his hand whlcli I afterwards found out to be n ham mer. \ MME A , FIGHT. "The man had a black * mustache , flannel shirt bhck trrmsers ami a common felt hat with no band After hitting Collins twice , the man dropped the hammer and clinched with Collins , t picked Up the hammer and began to lay about rne to defend Collins and myself it is pornlble that In the darkness ind confusion I ma ) , too , have struck Col lins 1 know I hit somebody a hard lick Then I felt a hand In my pocket and 1 dropped the hammer to seize the hand , but the him ! held my- watch , a valuable gold one , that 1 bought In Memphis. Quick ae a flash 1 wan struck In the face with the watch and nearly knocked senseless * I was dartd for n second or two , and when I recovered , 1 saw the men running around the hotel , and 1 took after them 1 was met by a lot of hotel servants , but I kept on after the two men , calling for help. "They escaped among the trees and ah rub ber } I searched for some time , hut could find no trace and then 1 began to realize the horror of the situation and " made tor the sheriff's officers I was so dared and excited that I don't recall -where I wandetul " for the next half hour. 1 know I tore my trousers getting through a barb wire fence. At last I found a house. There 1 was told how to flnd the hotel watchman , Uusch , and I gave mjbclf up to him. ' Knsley denied emphatically that he knew onj thing about Collins * fltiRnces and Insisted that It was Collins who proposed the ride to the Highlands "I could have no purpotc In robbing him , " said the prisoner. NOMINATE ! * in Till ! I'llKSinUVI' . stovviirt I , . AVooilfnril of > f \orlt Minister to Spain. WASHINGTON , June 16.-Tlie president has nominated Stewatt L. Woodford of New- York to be minister to fcpain. The- president also sent the following nominations to the senate1 State Julius Goldschmldt of Wiecon ln to bo consul general at Berlin , Germany. Treasury rratiU H Morris of Ohio to he auditor for the Navy department ; John It. Purcar. surveyor of customs for the poit of 1'-ducah. Kj ; Lev I M. Wlllcuts of Min nesota collector of cu toros for the district of Duluth ; Howard M. Kutchln of Cnll- fotnia to bo agent and .1 C. Boatman of California to be assistant agent at the salmon fisheries of Alaska ' War Colonel An'on Mills , Third cavaltj' , to be bilpndlcr gcneril ; Major John Slmp- ron qua'termaijtci to he lieutenant colonel and deputj quartermaster general ; Captain J. W Pope , assistant quartermaster , to be major and quartermaster ; Captain James Chester , Third artillery , tp be major ; Kl'nt Lieutenant T. J. Lewis , Second cavalry , to be captain ; Plrst Lieutenant J. D. C. Hoa- klns Third artillery , to be captain ; Second Lieutenant W. M. r Clarkj Seventh cavalrj to be first lieutenant ; Second Lieutenant Aichlbald Campbell , Third- artillery , to be first lleutei ant nnd Vlrst Lieutenant An diew G. O Quay , Third cavalry , to be cap tain and ass slant ( iuui tcrmastcr. ? JEW YORK , June 1C Stewart I. Wood- ford , ( he now Is nppolnted minister to Spiln was born In Ihli * olty September 3 , lV i , nnd Is descended from .unrly i-i-ttlen ; of Con necticut. He graduated from Colu-nbla collejru In I IJ He vvns admitted to the bir In 1" , " antl later become nlsmnt United Btatoi district attornej for . < e\v York. He feMmictl to , enter the nrmy ns nr Volun teer He whsmade captain nnd served In Vlrnlnlu , South Carolina , and the DhtiJct of Columbia. Ho was breveted brigadier Keneial for gnllnntrr In nctlon He re- ° lKned bis comml 'on In ISfij nnd resumed hl = - law prictlcc. In 1S"G he was eleotcd lieutenant governor on the ticket -with Gov- pinor Teuton , -Noungest'Ileutonant gov ernor up to that time. Colonel Woodford vvuq the unsuccessful r.tndl < late foi KOV- cmcr npaln = t John T Hoffmin , and in ISTfi lie was < andldat In the republican nntlornl convention forlce president , receiving i\tj' votes * Miit-cit 'io < : IT VMvrmm THV. llC ' I Will It < - < V > KMiflllU 10 * l M - Mil ? VdoiKInii of ( lit- Midi JJcsoliillliii. WASHINGTON , June 1C ( Special Tele gram ) Speaker Heed will recognize Uepre- ccntitlve Mercer tomorrow' , providing the question cf quorum Is jiot raided , on the joint icrtolution sxiopendHg the foielgn labor exclusion law In behalf of Jhe Trarum n-io- slppi Exposition. Mercer Ma/been active in securing concessions on the' part of demo crat" and populifite and It Ms expected nee o , rosltl n will be encountered. Nebra ka postmasters appointed todaj DlJion , Dlxon countv r. Gcbensr , vice W If Gibson , removed , Sllver-.Creoh , Merrlck count } , L L. Squler , vice J < B. Steven , re signed A po tofflco lies been established nt Walsh , App nooi3 countv , la. , with Carl Poison ns postmaster. ' P. ttmaiters commissioned today : Ne braska Andrew I ) Ba-'Iaj * , Dookvvalter ; Ilfnjaml'i r , Thornburg. ' Polter. Iowa William D Fleming. Morrison ; Ned L. Sut- ton. Canton ; Spencer Whorton , Malone. E 0. J. King of Omaha' is at Wlllards. Mi , and Mrs Itoscwj er and daughter leave tonight for New york , en route to Omaha. A reception to the PcetaL congress way given tonight by the Japanese minister , at tended by all the representatives of the congress remaining In the citjr. Iowa pension examining eurgeans ere ap pointed atfollows. . Drs , S C. Buck nnd F , rtCEinan , Crcpco ; F. A. ( Trulpon , H. S. Hoger.s and J. .A. J. Martin , Jted Oak ; It. L. Boon , II L. Crecnap and James It. Craig Keosauqua. sr/rn.i : o\ SciintiI'uNNrH on Ayrl IcnUiirnl I'roil- iictH , riHli mill PrullM. WASHINGTON , June JC.-rTh senate to day agreed to the rates on agclcultut.il prod ucts as fixed by the republican members of ' the finance committee , notwithstanding ef- j forts by ths democrats * * -have them reduced - > duced The ratfs on ftihytere also accepted. , On fiults the senat ? rejected an amendment - ' ment by Mr. Jones of ArkantJt ? , making the dutj on Xante curranto 20 per cent ad va lorem , and agreed to committee rates n follows lows- Figs , plums , prunes , tiiuni'lles , 2 cento per pound , rah Ins auil othqr dried grapes , ' y % cents ; dates ' centZante end other cur- i rants 2 cents ; olivesa25 cqnta per gallon ; olives In casks , 15 cents per rtllon , % i-MK for the AVraj. WASHINGTON , June 16,4-SpecIal ( Tele gram ) Leaves of abse-ncerM"ir t Llputenant William r. Flynn , Eluuth cavalry , two months ; Major Steven W. .Cjroecbeck , judge advocate * , extended one Inpnth ; Flrat Lieu- tpnant Robert C Van Vlct..Tenth ( Infantry , four luonlha , Second Lleule.tiant Herbert A. White , Sixth cavalry , fifty duju. Private John Mas ena , conSpany D , Tvven- i ty-s coiid infantrv , Fort * cVook , has been placed on the retired list. - * IT/ITliHiU'S l'HI\T5ItS ! STIIIICU. _ _ _ _ _ I HlH I'tTKoiiiil ( Irurnu III Slum I'liIlH 1'iillM lo I'll ) " NViiKi'H , SIOl'X FALLS , S , D. , June 16 ( Special Telegram. ) The union printers on the Sioux Falls Dally Press , the leading free silver and | populist paper of the tate , were locked out i last night for refusing to go * to work before I thrco weeks' back wage.i was paid. The , Press is Senator Pettlgrew' * personal brgan , , conductfd hv Ms personal frlenili. The ac tion cf the Board of Director * of the Prees . was a great surprise. Senator Pettlgrew can never earn his houu county without the sup port of organtieJ labor. He has been ap pealed to uy the local union , but refuses to r < ctiom ! The Sioux Falls Dally Union , a ( Vill > paper iisued unftff the ausplcii of the Sioux Falls Tipographtcal union , will mak Its flrrt appearance In. the morning The beat mechants in th ? city , Irreipectlve of politic ) , 1 stand by the printers , I'I'M Xfll l P IM'lAl'f" ' IIMICMM T > ( LN , MILLS LNJOiS HllISELt Says He's ffavint- Fine Time Touring European Countries. WILL BE ABSENT A FEW WEEKS LONGER ililM < lu > 1'rotlxo that MiouliI Ttierv llo War tilth Spain lie U until llurr ) Helm * Soon IIM I I'ONHltllO. ( Copsrlclit , 1S17. bs rreis l'uljll hlnB Company ) lyONDON. June 16. ( New York World Ca blegram Special Telegram ) " 1 have had an extremely Intciesilng time In Europe , " said General Nelson A. Miles today. "I have obtained much useful Information for the Ordnance department I have been devoting myself particularly to examining all the latest Improvements In high iiouor ordnance for coast defenses. " General Mllco arrived In London last night to participate In the jubilee celebration lu the representative of the United Slates army , llo seemed to be In the best of health and ( pints when I taw him this morning at his lodgitigs on Halfmoon street , 1'lccadllly. "Aiicr leaving Greece , " the genual con tinued , "wo viiltcd Naple , ? and made a c.irc- ful Inspection of the Armstrong gun worka there , vvhero all kinds of high-power guns are manufactured for the Italian , Spanish and Argentine government" . We then went to Vlenca , where wo alto visited the prin cipal mauufactoilea of guns and other Ini- plementii of war. "I had to huny over here , owing to the commission received from Washington to represent our army at Qtinn VlctiHa's Jubi lee1 , but 1 slnll return to the continent later It will be ucveial weeks before I complete mj mission , a& I Intend to make a lour ot Germany. I must sec the Krupp'n worl s , as well as the prlnclpil manufactures here In England and In Scotland. The only thing llhel > to cut short my visit In Europe Is If we were to go to war with Spain over Cuba I should have to get to the other side of the Atlantic In quick tlmo. Whether them will be a wui or not , 1 cannot Judge , but it seems to bo possible at anj time. If not probable. " "Havo vou receive I official notification of the nait jou are to play In the Jubilee ? " 1 Immlred. "No , " the general replied. "The program Is not published \et and won't be for a few dajb picuiblj not till Saturday meanwhile m > time Is pretty fully occupied with social cng-agcm nts I dined last night with United States Special Envov Held and am Just going off now to luncli with Ambassador Hay. " "With jour experience with the greit pub- lie and state displays , general , what do jou think of the primiyc ot thk jubilee celebration ? " the coneapomlent asked "Judging from what 1 have heard " the general answered , "I am Inclined to believe that It will be one of the mo < Jt Impressive and finest evei known The decorations In the stieetc are on a maguillceut Kale It will bfi a great sight. " HALLAIJD SMITH. uci-UN vmroiti v is NOT H-.IMJ. Olllflnl Denial of ( InIlciiorl IN Glicti ( III * . ( CopjrlRht If97 , ij Tress J'ubllshlne Compnnj. ) LONDON , Juno 10. ( New York World Ca- blegi'din Special 'Telegram ) "Tho report that Queen Victotla Is blind Is on absolute fabrication. " ' This was the reply given to my Inquiry on th- subject at Buckingham palace tonight by William J. Caivington , emierry to her majeotj. Colonel Carrington is a brother of Harl Carrlngton and a member of a fanulj especially liked bv the queen The colonel I" fie ofllclal choiged with all the arrange- mentu connected with the ( iiteen's own cai- ilap and escort in the Jubilee procession. Tlifi , canard about her being blind probablj Ind Its oiigln In the commcntu noted In my dispatch at the time , that when the queen drove through London btrects on her latest visit , she wore darkened bpectacles 01 goggles Her eyes are weak , as are those of meat people of her age , but she certainly Is not blind. At the kcjt drawing room she hald It wan a subject of remark that she was alert In recognising I-er friends In the court circle and on her leccnt visit to Sheffield It wan noted that tha singled out the aged fiarl I'"ltz William from a large deputation , beckoned him to 'top to her carriage and made a touching allusion to the- bereave ments bo'h have sustained Therae are facto within the- public knowledge , giving the lie to the story about her blindness , which etcry the court olilciala treat with Impatient disgust. BALLAHD SMITH. TURKS VIOI , VTi : THU AKMISTICU. I > i'ot IlattcrlcN In tlic Mountain 1'aNNfH llf TIll'NHItlj. LAMIA , Thessaly , Juno 16. The Turkish troops are posting guns an the Othrys heights , concealing them beneath branches of trees They have also placed aitlllery In the burned convent of Anabclltla and Turkish scouts have been seen during the night time on the neu tral ground between the two armies. This activity upon the pait ot the Turks has cre ated much distrust among the Greeks. I'lllil s < > \i > riil lloinl > N. PAH IS , June 1C. The Eclair this morning rays that foui bombs , or Infernal machines , have he-sit discovered In Paris during the past iiiotith and that during President Tauro'e Jojrneyingi several domiciles were marched In connection with the alleged attempt upon the llfo of President Kaure lasi Sunday , while 01. liiti way ta the races nt Long Champs , sev eral ai rests have t-cen made , but only one man was detained In custody. HOT A\.V\I : n.vnis TWO VICTIMS. iiH nnrclH of tinIlluli 'IVm- IiiTiilm t > In ClilniKi ) . CHICAGO , June 1C. The hot epcll , which began two days ago , 1 still on duty , al though the temperature had moderated tioinewhat. Last night was fully as warm as the night preceding atid the lowcrt point touched by the metcury was C5 at C a in. The lattci part of ( he morning several small clionera cooled the all somewhat , but the mercury ran up to 9J shortly after noon There were several piojtiatlons , two re- milting fatally , Dr. Alonzo G. Tugcrt , a prominent physician , and James Connoia dying from tunatroke. In the afternoon a thunder storm parsed over the city , during | which lightning struck In many placet , Tred ' Neiifebak was killed and a number of t'.nall flrea were started by the lightning The storm , or rather a euccewlon of stormo , lasted until long after midnight , SALT LAKE Utah , June 16 A special tc the Tribune from Pocatello , Idaho , bays "A severe cold wave swept over fouthwcvst- ern Idaho today. Three- Inched of enow fell at Soda .Spring ! ! tula morning. " SOIIH llf Ixrilfl C'llOOHO ( MIllMTK , CHICAGO , June 1C The Sons of Jsruel to day elected ofllcen > n follows : Grand muster , Jullim Jlnrlierger. New York ; first deputy praml muFtPr. Solomon Hffflmlincr. Js'e-vv Yrik , Brand treasurer , Ixjreiuo Kmnken- thal Xcvv York , grand tecretaiy , I Jj Gold- Kevv Voili. Mm I'liM'iitM i > l ( Icrnii VNHIN | , .In in1(1. . At Plymouth Arrived Havel , from New York for Hremen At Queen town Arrived He-lgenland , from Plill-ulu plil.i At Houlogno Arrived Obdam , fiom New I York. At NevYorkArrived Auranla , from Llv < | iool BulleU Pdtrla , for Marseilles ; St. i itul , for Southampton , Noonllund , for Antvverj ) At Southampton Arrived Paris , from N-v. York B.illed Lalin , from Jlrtmen , for New York. At Itottcrdum Arrived Oliilam. from New York \u Uuulugne. Sailed Werken- dum , for New York , .vi.runn AVSTIV nous IT .v ; uv I'ool I.niirpnto of KiiKliinil KxtolN Vlr- t lu-s of A lolurlu. NCW YORK , June 1CIn Its forthcoming Ksuo the Independent , under the headline , "Victoria the Great" will publish the fol lowing poem , written at paper by Al fred Austin poet 'atluB9P ' England The dovv vvni on thorekflfr Itivvn , Tnc rcifff tiloonu il A-fc ioilf > were green , " .Mien forth there inu.-Z tioih IIP dawn A niitldeii with mr/MSHiilen Th < v girt crown nllsjKr luovv , Tliev i Heed 11 feerHB"lher bnnil Ami loud rniiK out ifSr H' ' ' * vow , "Ooil gunnl the'tiw ' glhc land' " wVml now th fiuknypSW OMCO more , And onee ng.iln " "A MIO'-OK blow , And mound hci til * . ' ( wti people pour , llciiilllng elxt.v JL JHBKo And nil the gorKlflHI | between , tilory , torrcvv nnn inw and pain , Tinvvlfdv mother , widow oil qllcon , Tlie loftlf < t n the longe-st reign. Slio phnred her suhleet * ' bine anil b'l o , Wilroiiud thevvlce , the luse withstood , And tniiKht by her clinr life It Is ' 1 gre-UnesH to be good. Yet while for i > enee Phe wrought and prnycil Slu bore the trident , wore the1 helm , And inlttrt-iM of the main she niHilc An em pile of her lalntul teilin. So gnthprlng now from neai , from far , 1'iom rule where ne'erI't" the ilny , 1'min " .out lern nro < untl noithern stir , Her peel > ! e lift their lie'iut * nnd pray. Longer nnd longer miv she rclgii , And through a < ummer night erenc , WlH'iieo d ly dothnevi-i vvhollv wine , God pale and b ess our empress-queen. itnci'tvu IOHK orrr.its FOH iio-nis. lti > v. Dr. KiiIniH ofl Oiiinlin Ijiitln-rniiM inotlior I'm MANSP1ELI ) , 0 . Juno 1C. The committee of the Lutheran synod towhich was ic- ferred the offer ot Dr. H.V. . Killing of Omaha to donate thirteen lots , composing : i sqnnre1 In Omaha , for the rst.i'bllshmc'iit of an orphans' home , reported this morning that Senator Charles llogaidus of Pa\ton , 111 , had teleginphed an offer to locate the home in Paxton , and another telegrim with a Hmllar offer had been rerc'lvcd fiom f.e- dilla , Mo Dr. Killing secured the floor and said he had twenty ucrcs ot land lying eight miles out of Omaha which ho would donate for the founding of the home if the synod preferred a country site. The synod Instructed Prot Hamma to appoint a standing commltttec to conMdci all offers , foim plans for the charter of the Institution and icport at the next general Ejnod , two yeais hence. The committee ap pointed was IUv. : M. r. Troxell , Spring field , III , W. H Uunbar , Ilaltlmore ; C H King Allegheny , Pa , L P Ludden , Lincoln , Neb. ; Layman II. J Pcnfold , Omaha , A resolution was passed Instructing the Dcaconness board to look for a permanent location for the mother house anil report at the- next blsnnlum Itev. H. A. Halillcox of Abilene. Kan , sub- mlltc'd tln > report of the Board of Education Pho receipts of the board for the blennlum ending In 1S97 weie On apportionment $11 , . ' 150 ; from other sources , J4fi8' ) ; a tot il of $1(5,5311 ( , for the Irlcunlum. Just closed These have been used to aid In the support of Midland college , Carthage col lege , the Western Theological seminary and Hartwlck seminary. Dr. Pin son of Washington , chairman ot the committee on literary nnd theological In stitutions , submitted a report , from which it appears that all the Institutions'inler the care of the general synod weie in a flmirlbhliiR condition , tome of them having received largo bequests of money and real estate The afendar.ee has been steadily increasing , notably In the case of Wittenberg , which now had the largest number of students Thp joung women's seminaries were doing successful wcik for the church. Her. Dr. Parson reported on behalf of the National Lutheran Home for the Aged at Washington , D. C , that one building had been eroded , others were In contemplation , and tlie Indications were that within a few jeais a very considerable development would he made. The Indebtedness had been reduced duced ? 2,200. The apportionment asked for the next tvvo years was C cents per capita. A resolution was adopted providing that the annual appoitlonment of the Board of Education bo 10 cents per member. Trearuier II. P. Sayler's report ot the board shows the total receipts of the different synods on apportionment for the blennum were ? 17,22l ; disbursements , $16,572 The to tal amount of money received into the gcn- cial fund during the biennum was $ 20,631 ; disbursements , $19,715. Ha'amo on hand $315 $315The The committee to nominate a board of edu cation reported the following. Ileve M nhodes , St Louis ; S. B. Banitj , Des Molnes , H. C. IlalthcoxAbilene. . Kan. ; H W. Kulinr Omaha ; E A Wagner , Topek.v , Kan. ; Messrs II. I' . Sayler. St Louis ; Amo.i Miller , HIllH- bore 111. ; T. E Uevvey , Abilene , Kan. ; W W. Wllmer , Des Molnes. T.io itrort of Treasurer George H. Knol- lenherg. Richmond , Ind , showed the total receipts for the blennum amounted to $1,891 the disbursement of the same amount. There- remalno a dent ot $339 Tlio old hoard of directors wac reappolnted , with the exception of Ktv William Schulahe Springfield , III , , and W. L Grommlsch , Buffalo , N. Y. , being substituted for Hevs. J. L Ncvc and Wil liam Hoscnstanger. ItMKHTS OP IIOMUl KIMSII WOHK Ailjourii < o Mi' < - ( t " > YiiHliIiiKtnii 111 .III lie , 1SI1H. ST. LOUIS , June 1C. The session of the supreme lodge , Knights , of Honor , v\an brought to a close today by the adoption of the icport of the committee on cngrosicj bills , the paeaage of i ctjolutloiib of thanks Installation of onicert and appointment of btandlng committees. Upon assuming the chair Supicmi ! Dictator J , Warner Cohen madea brief addrcbs and announced the fol lowing committees- rimmce W. P Cole of Texas , L A. OruU of Kentucky , Frank N , Chutchlll of M Law H , A Savngo of Mnlno , O L Coiner of Alulriimi , Jurnes II Duke of MlH-'InslppI Appt-aH anil Orlevanceii Junies O I'lurcc of Silnnetotn. II H Prc-ntlw of Vlrglnlii , H I' Sholt of Ohio Oood of the Order W H. Bpooncr of Ne-w York. A. II cl'Alembert of Klorldii , C. J. Keyt < | of Now Jer > ' , Tlllman Smith ot Tux IF , James H Kelc , y of Connecticut , ' 1 ho mipiemo dlctatoi guvo notice of u ton- ferenee of the Hipromei nnd grand ntllcerH to be held at NiiBjivllle , 'I'i'nii , July 7 nnd de- c'ared the Hupicmo lodtju adjourned to meet nt Washington , D , C , on the second Tuesday of June , Ibta , t DcntliH of ii liny , noONO la. , June --Special ( Telegram ) Mlso Annie Herman , .laughter of one of the wealthiest citizens of lloonep J. M Her man. died today at the tanltailum at Hal- tic Creek , Mich , where the had gone frr tieatnunt for lung trouble She Is a sla ter of J II. Herman , cashier of tlio Fli t National bank , and J. I" . Herman , a leading hhoc deaUi. CHAMIIEHLAIN , S D , Juno 1C ( Special Telegram ) John Mrodlc , ono of the first Kcttleifj of this section , died at Pukwuna this eounty He filled many Important posi tions , county LommlrHloncr and pofitma&tei among them Ho loat every dollar he had In the fire at Pukwona lakt winter anil leivcH a widow , who Is helpless from In * Jurlin received then , The deceased was 72 yeata of age. NHUIIASKA CITY. Junp 16. ( Special. ) Word way received hero today to the effect that MUs Laura Marncll died very suddenly In Valparaiso , Ind , , where she had gone a few cla > a ago to Epcnd her vacation She has been pilnplpal of one of the ward nchools hero for many years and was a hlster of E , D Marnell of the Ntwi. The remains will be biouglit here for Interment SAN KUANCISCO , Junu 1C. George Bus. tace Darner , one of tlio oldest and meat widely known journalist * ol this eotat. died today of heart failure He was one of the foundeie of the Call , of which paper lu waa managing edltoi for many yeir.i Among other ttotablia on hla ( staff was Mark Twain. A Stnto's Attorneys Successfully Moot Every Point Raised by Defense , EVIDENCE IN THE TRIAL OF JOE BARTLEY Witnesses for tlu Dcfonsa Qiva Strong Testimony for State. PROSECUTION IS KNOCKING OUT THEORIES Books Show the Ex-Stato Treasurer's ' Account Wns Overdrawn , MONEY DRAWN AND STATE NOT CREDITED Uccoriln of the OIlliT full to Shot ? of ( li Miiiiltmlatluit of the VroeofiN of it IjirUMUH ) , I | AVarriint. , , , j Although the Uartlc } trial la proceeding very slowlj cvcrj Inch of ground Is being liotlj contested by both lde-s. The most convincing evidence against the defendant which has been developed dining the trial has been drawn from witnesses called by the defense Ita \ true tint they are the eamo witnesses who were called by the state , but the line of cximltuitlon adopted by the defense simply serves to open the wnj for the Introduction of evidence b > the state on cross-examination , which ufutis the thcoilcs advanced bj the defense1 As each point In the defeiibeIs developed the stile ptomptly knocks It out and almost cvpr > theory Indi cated b > the line of defense has Lien com- plctelj lefutcd as scon a < i made. Ono theory of the defense lias been tint llirtley checked back into the state funds a portion of the amount utllzul from the sale of the wanant and a check foi $50,000 was Introduced In suppoit of this theory , but the state promptl > < lionud that the pio- reeds of the wairant hail all bun checked out of his per&oual account long before the $50,000 In ( ] Uibtlcn was put Into the btato fund1 ; , and the Mate furnl hc'I ' a complete smprlso to the defence bj Allowing Unit this paillculai $50,000 waa put Into the state fundt , from Hartlov's prlv.ito account ns a iepa > mcnt of $50,000 which he had taken out of the state funds two montlm before , this whole transaction ociurrlng i jcar after the transactions biirrounrt-jg the war- lant In question It was also thouii that the books of the treasurer's office do not show any recoid whatever of the manipulation of this J50.000 of the state's money , and It was brought oyt. clearly that this transaction has no con nection with the conversion of the proceeds of the wairant. ENTUinS IN Tim LDDGni * . When court convener ! ycsteiday morning the defence continued the direct ex amination of n. p Llalch , aBelBtant cashier of the Omaha National bank , who was on the stand Tucfcday night , the line of questions being designed to support the theoiy of the defense that Uaitlcy checked out of his paihonnl account In the Omaha National Into other banks where the money was isnl for taking up war. rants The i tate objected to thU line of ttbtimonj for the reason that these banka Into which the mono was checked were not state depositories and hence It could make no difference whether liaitlej checked It Into these bunks or dlicctb Into hlu pocket. Judge Dakei uiled that If the defetsa could show that the monev was actually used for the Mate It wen entitled to do so The witnebs then testlfi'd regarding the entrlc ! ) In the bank ledgers , showing Hart ley's personal account which had been In troduced In evidence by the state He said the enttleh "Cook , cushlei , " showing checks of large amounts drawn to that Individual , Indlca'cd that the amounts named had been transferred to the Tlrst National bank of Lincoln of .which the pajee was usislstant cashier. HP aim stite-d that the entrlca Brow n , cashier , " refe-red to R. 13 Ilrovvn , cashier of the bame- bank sho.vlng that tlio amountb namfd had been tranbferrcd to that bank In cross-examination the witness was uskol by the a'tornej gpneral If 'hrr > 0 000 called for bv the check Identified ycsteiday by ex- Deputy Treasurer Hartlett an having bce-n mMlrd liy him to the Omaha National , traiu- ferrlng Ihp amount to the general fund , w'lich creek was dated June 4 , IS'lO , and signed by Hartley individually , wss not paid out of the money of the iwimanint bchool fund of the otate. The witness said he did not know any thing about the permanent school fund , o far as the Omaha National was concerned "Then for all jou Innw this money lu Hartley's personal account might have been a part of th permanent tehool fund ? " asked the attorney general "It might have been any kind of money ; I don't know an ) thing about It , " implied the . Is It not a fact that at the time this check wan received b > the Omaha National hank , Juno .1 , 189C , the $180,101 75 r celveil from the sale of the wairant had been checked out of the personal account of .Mr. Baitluy ? " asked Mi Rmth HARTLEY'S ACCOUNT OVERDRAWN. Mr Muhonuy objected strongly to this line of ( | iustlonlng , nnd a long < ugument fol io , ve > l , the ( iiieation flnal ! > tit Ing admitted. The ultiHt5n bald ho could not tell , and he was then atked to consult thu bnaks and dla- clos.0 the result of such o\aniln.itlyn. Afttr doing go , he was ackcd what the entiy of a balance In rrd ink under date ot Apt II 24 , 189G , in Hn tli-i's ' peiional account Indlcateil. The defense objected to this iiucutlon and It was withdrawn thu witness then being asked If It was not a fact that on April 24 , 1S9G , two montlm before the cheek In question wan diawn , llaltluy did not hiwu n cent lu his account but vvno overdrawn ? The defense also obJcUe. ! to this qiubtlon and over half n hour was spent In nigu- Ing tlko admlHslhlllty of thin line of evidence , Ho was llnally allowul to unMvcr , and stated that auch was tin fact The defense then undertook 13 hliovv by Mr Haled that further dcpraltarro made In Hartley's personal account hefoie the theck In ( jucHtion v as jirtfpntcd for pay ment , but the questions weru ruled out nn being Immaterial , for the * reason tint It V H evident that If the cluck was pilJ Ihcru must have been money there to meet It , but this could have no hearing on thu fact that the proceeds of the u an ant had been checked out previously , IJx-Deputy Treasurer Haitlett was recalled by the state for ftirthci crcus-exaniinutlon on the check for (50.00U , dated June 4 , 1S90 , payable to J. H Hartley , treasurer , out ei ( Hartley's pernonal ateount and ilgned "J. S Iartle ) > . " This check WBB Idrntmed Tues day by the witness as having been mailed by him to the Omaha National and had brcu Identified by Wltneta Hakh n having been credited to the Ktneral fuin of the btato and taken from Ilartley'e ' peiional aceouut. Uartlett was aekcd If the general fund ac count in the ttt'asurers olllro hid beui ered- Ittd with the amount of thin check , and ho replied that It did not show KUdi credit. Mr , ilahoncy argued ugalimt the admUslou of Much tentiiiioi ) ) , paying that to loug aa the bank'e books nhowed the credit It waa not neeiesary for the books In the treaHUrcr'u oftlco to show It , aa the money put Into the btato funds from Hartleys private fund * weru not fundu for whlth Hartley was accountable lei the ttato. The county attorne ) argued that It this monej was not KbownIn llto trejuurer'a of- flcv It hullii-.ltd that the money wag In tended to be drawn out Again and the istat *