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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was signed , only to bo withdrawn from the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 *