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    L \ THE OMAHA DAILY BEE.
ESTABLISHED JUINE 19 , 1871. OMAHA , PB1DAY JUNE 18 , 1SU7. SINGLE COLT 1IVB CENTS.
TEXT OF THE TREATY
Provisions of the Hawaiian Agreement are
Made Public.
TERMS OF ADMISSION OF REPUBLIC
Bix Brief Articles Comprise the Whole
Important Document ,
fSLAND GOVERNMENT CEDES EVERYTHING
All Eights of Sovereignty and All Public
Lands Turned Over ,
UNITED STATES IN ABSOLUTE CONTROL
AlirotintcM All KxUlliiK Tri-ntlrx mill
frN tin ; Public Ill-lit or the
Jliiuallmi lU'pulillc lu
u I.u in li.
WASHINGTON , June n. The following is
thu full text of the Hawaiian treaty sent to
the tx'iiate jcsterday :
In vlp.v of the natural dependence of the
Hawaiian IslniuN upon tut- United States ,
of their geographical proximity tne-reto , 01
thu preponderant share acquired by the
Vnlted States and Its citizens in the In-
iliiitile.'i and trade of paid Islands and of
the. expressed des.re of the government of
the republic of Hawaii that thos-y IB unds
should lie , -rporated Into the United States *
n an Integral part thereof , und under Its
rovei-elKiit > have determined to accomplish
liy trt'ulv an object no Important to their
mutual inn ] permanent welfare. To this end
the iiipli t-unlructlnK parties have confencd
full power and authority upon their re-
tjK'ctlvily appointed plenipotentiaries , to-
iv.I : Hy the president of the United States ,
John Sncrmnn. sceietary of stiite , for the
Tnlti'd Statcc ; bv the president of the re-
Iiiblle of Hawaii , Francis Muri-h Hatch ,
, crrln A. Thnrston and Wll lam A. Klnncy.
Article 1. The republic of Hawaii hereby
oeue-s nbwlulely and without reserve to the
1'nlted BtiittH of Amcrlra all rights of
BOverelKHty of whatsoever kind In nnd over
the Hawaiian Islands anil their dependencies ,
nnil It Is agreed th.it nil the territory of am :
appertaining to the rcpub'.lo of Hawaii I. "
IIITI by annexed to the United States ol
-Amerirn. under the mime of the Territory of
Hawaii.
CICDICS PUBLIC LANDS.
Article II. The republic of Hawaii nlo
reden and hereby transfers to the Unltet
States the absolute fee and own rhll > of a'
iiublle , government orown lundc , public
iiu.ldlnKs or edIIKes , ports , harbors , military
ciiulpiiionts and nl' other public propeity of
every kind nnd description belonging to tilt
Kovernment of the Hnwnllan Island ? , togetlui
with every rlaht and appurtenance there
unto nppprlalnlns.
The ptl.stliiK laws of the United States
relative to public lanrls shall not apply to
Hilelt linuls In the Hawaiian Islands ; the
C" > nsro's of the United States shall enacl
ppeelul laws for their management and
disposition. Provided : That nil revenue
from or proceeds of the same , exi-cpt a
regards such part thereof as may be uscil
or occupied for the civil , military or navai
purposes of the United States or may be
nssltfnod for the use of the Incal govern
ment , Hhnll be used solely for the bene.llt
of the Inhabitants of the Hawaiian Inlands
for educational and other publicpurporpp
Article HI- Until congress shall provide
for the KPvernincnt of said Island * , all the
civil. Judicial nnd military powers exer
cised by the otlleers of the existing govern
ment In wild Islands fhnll be vested in
such person or persons nnd shall bo exer
cised In such manner ns the president ol
the United States shall direct nnd the presi
dent BliHlI have power to remove said
officers and fill the varancl s so occasioned.
TKUMINATKS EXISTING TREATIES.
The existing treaties of the Hawaiian Is
lands with foreign nations sluill forthwith
cease and determine , being replaced bj
such treaties ns may exist , or ns may be
hereafter concluded between the United
States nnd sneli forelqn nations. The mu
nicipal legislation of the Hawaiian Is
lands , not enacted for the fulfillment of the
treaties so extinguished , mid not Incon
Blstent with this treaty , nor contrary to
the constitution of the United Slates , nor
to any existing treaty of the United States
shall remain In force until the" cotiRress o
the United Htntes shall otherwise deter
mlno. Until legislation shall bo enacted
extending the Vnlted States customs laws
nnd retaliations to the Hawaiian Islands
the existing customs relations of the
Hawaiian islands with the- United States' '
nnd other countries shall remain 1111
changed.
Article IV. The nubile- debt of the rcpublli
of Hawaii , lawfully existing at the date o
the pxohance of -atifloatlons of thl
ti-in'y. " Including the amounts due to de
posltors In the Hawaiian Postal Saving
liaiilc , Is hereby assumed by the covcrnmen
of the T'nltcd Stsite.-i. hut the Uabl'lty of tin
Vnltcd Stntes In thin repord shall In n <
case exceed $ I.OOQ. ( > . So long , however , a :
the existing government nnd the iresien
commercial r latloii' of the Ila/wallnn Iflandf
r.re continued , us hereinbefore provided. siU :
government MiaP cai.tlnue to i > uy the In
It-rest on fald debt.
NO MOIUS CH1NUSR
Article V. There shall be no further em !
pration of Phlr.eHC Into the Hawaiian Is'nnd
except upon such conditions ns are now o
mny heii'nftor be allowed by the laws o
the United States , and the Chinese by reasoi
of anything herein contained shall not b
nllowuii lo enter the United States fron
Ilnwnll
Article VI. The president ulinll appoint flv
comm ! > sloners , at least two of whom 9l.nl
lo residents of the Hawaiian IsInr.Up. wh
plinll. ns t-oon ns sensontildy i.rr.rtleable
jcnm.nieml to rongi-ess surli IcRl.ilntlon > n
ce-rnliiK the Territory of Hawaii as they thil
tic-cm neci'h'nrv or proper.
Article VII. This In-iity shall be ratlfle
liy the president of the United Slates , 1 >
anil with the advice and consent of the
M'liato on the one part , nnd by the presldcn
of the loptiblio of Hawaii , by and with tin
advice * and consent of the senate , In no
cordnnrc with the constitution of the tmli
republic on the other ; and the ratification
hereof shall bo exchanged at Washington
as soon as possible.
In wltnens whereof , the respective plenl
pot en I lories have signed the above article
and have hereunto alllxed their seals.
Done In duplicate at the City ofiash
liiKton , this Mxtccnlh day of Juno , on
thousand , eight hundred and ninety-feven.
MISS.\I : : Accom'A.\vf\fi TIIHATI
llcliitliniN of Ilimiill mill ( lit * I'nltr
.Stiili'N llivltncil.
WASHINGTON. June 17. The following U
the full text ot tht > message cent to the sen
ate yesterday by President McKlnley to ac
company the Hawaiian treaty :
I transmit herewith to the senate. It
order that after duo
consideration , the con
Htltullona ! function of advice and consen
may be exercised by that body , a trentj
for the annexation of the Ilcpubllc o
Hawaii to the United States , sinned In thl
capltol by the plenipotentiaries of Hi
parties on the ICth of June. Instant.
For the better understanding of the nib
Jfd I transmit In addition n icport of th
secretary of Mate , briefly reviewing th
negotiations which led to tlita Imjiortant re
null. The Incnrporntlen of the Hawalln
islands Into the body politic of the Unite' '
Ktates is a necessary and titling sequel t
the chain of events which from a vcr
rurly period of our history has controlle
the Intercourse and prescribed the uesocia
( Ian of the United States and the Hawnlla
JpluiKls. The. predominance of American In
ttrcsU In that neighboring territory wa
llrst asserted In H''O by sending to th
l landg a representative agent of the Unite
Htutes. It found further expression by th
idgnuture of n treaty of friendship , com
merce nnd navigation with the king I
ISM , the first International compact neuo
tlated by Hawaii , U WHS signally an
nounced In 1S13 , when the Intervention o
the. United States caused the Drltltih go\
ernment lo disavow the iseirjre of th
H.indwlcli Islands by a IJrltUh naval com
inandcr , and to recognize them by treiitj
on an Independent state , renouncing forevc
any purpose of annexing the Islands or ex
crlliu ; a protectorate over them.
FIUST FOIUIAL OFFKIl ,
In 1S51 the cession of the Hawaiian king
dom to the United States was formal !
offered , and although not then accepto <
thin government proclaimed Us duty to pre
Kerve alike the honor und dignity of th
United States and the safety of the govern-
incut of the Hawaiian Ulands. From this
( Continued on Fifth
VTiiijiicoxi'nitKxci : AIUOUU.VS.
> cl < * Kntcn I'lnlMli t'i IltixInonH nnil
Mnrl fur Home.
MANSFUJLU , O. , June 17. The general
Lutheran synod completed Its work In the
ftcrnosn sesrlon and formally adjourned In
he evening.
A resolution wes adopted that the eynod
correspond with the American lllble society
and rcquert that In countries where the
jiithcran church Is tstoblUihc'l , a.i In Ger
many and Sweden , It shall have a voice In
he distribution ot bibles.
The report of the committee on ecclrnl&ti-
teal concessions showed tint clo'c fraternal
elatlons exist between the general sjntd
nd nearly all other Christian dcnomlna-
President Hamrua appointed Rev. Dm. G.
\t. Fran , Tlero , 0. . J. A. Klutz , Atchlson.
( an. , tnd G. M. Gllbou , Harris-burg , Pa. , a
onunlttec from the general synod to Join
linllar committees from the general council
mil the united eynod of the south , consumi
ng n board of arbitration to which all mat
ers ot doctrinal discussion chall be rc-
'crred. '
York , Pa. , was selected as t e place of
neetlng for the general jynoJ.
llev. I ) . It. Ilausdln presented the rcpoit
ot the committee on the appeal of St. M.irk'e
congregation ef Lincoln , Nth. The tommli-
tee iccommended that the action of the
oard In withholding the aid sought by St.
Maik's church be sustained by the synod.
It was ordered that ibe hymn hook | ib-
Ishlng committee he autaorlzt-d to print n
German translation of Cie gencril synod
ca'.echlpm , that the profits of the fairof cs
nany catechisms as are used ! n the Nc-
) rrjki and Wrsthurg synods be devoted to
he homo mission work of the ' .wa synods.
The report of the board of dlrictorj ot the
ological seminary at Gettysburg. Pa. , wai
submitted by Secretary A. U. Stock. There
were sixty-nine students cnrdlel durlr.g tnu
ast seminary year. The real "sinte nf the
institution Is valued at SIM.GOO. The. un
cial endowment fund anumn'e to $ ! SC.541
and tl.o scholarship endowment to il."j.l40.
The library numbers 12)00i ) volumes.
The following standing committees were
api-ointed :
Statistical secretary , Rev. W. S. 1 Unman ;
Isltor to Woman's home and Foreign Mis
sionary convention , Hcv. Dr. W. Z. Freas ;
Tanspcrtatlon. Hev. Dr. SD. . llarnltz and
Jenry S. lloner : Sunday school ? . Item. R. W.
Simon , S. G. Dornblazer , Charles n. Keller.
! Ienry W. Harter , C. F. Stlfel ; common oerv-
lee. Itevs. G. U. Wcnner , F. W. Conrad , B.
J. Wolf. S. A. Ort , C. S. Albert. J. A.
Slngmaster , D. S. UaueMn ; hymn book pub
Ishlng committee. Messrs. William J. Miller ,
Teho H. Smith , W. E. Stoevcr , A. R. Dewey ,
J. M. Kcssler ; trustees of Pastors' Fund
society , Revs. L. E. Albert. W. M. IJaum ,
M. H. Valentine , Messrs , William J. Miller.
John T. Monroe ; Geiman hymn books , Revo.
J. J. Young , William Roeenstengel , E. J.
Klchter , G. F. Dchrlnger , H. G. L. Linker ;
to secure prees reports of general synod ,
llev. Albert H. Studcbakcr ; representatives
ofthe general synod In the Board of Pub
lication , Revs. S. A. Holman. L. E. Albert
fraternal conference with other Lutheran
bodies. Revs. M. W. Hannna , William M
Haum. F. Ph. Ilonnlghaufcn , S. W. O.wen
I ) . S. Ilauslln ; executive committee of parent
education society. Revs. E. J. Wolf , M.JVal-
cntlne. H. W. McKnight , H. L. Baugher , P.
M. nikle , E. S. Ureliienhaugh. A. R. Steck
to codify by-lawn and standing resolution's
Revs. William S. Freas , S. W. Owen , W. S
Hlnnian ; Joint committee for revision of the
book of worship , first of hymns , Revs. W. E ,
Parson , H. L. Baugher. D. M. Gilbert. H.
B. Wile. E. H. Delk ; second , ot tunes. Revs ,
F. H. Fenncr , William S. Treas. William E ,
Fisher , E. W. Simon. W. E. Stabler ; llterarj
nd theological Institutions. Revs. Dr. Gran ,
J. M. Buttorauf , Frank Hartman , J. M.
Gromer , P. C. Croll , J. A. .Metsger , Messrs ,
M. C. Ro's , A. J. Nellis , Arthur King , Prof.
Phillip Fagdcr ; foreign correspondence ,
Rovn. E. J. Wolf. J. D. Severlnghaus , T. T.
Everett , T. D. Altman , W. H. Dunbar.
Anniversary services of the deaconees heart
were held In the evening. Rev. G. U. Wenner
president , presiding. After the services the
synod formally adjourned sine die.
( JIVE FHKI1I3IIS IllSPUESnXTATIOX ,
Divide Ofllooii with Tin-It-
DETROIT , June 17. The convention of the
International Pressmen's union got Into a
tangle today over a question as to whether
amendments to the constitution which hail
been adopted n year ago and printed In pam
phlet forri were actualy a part of the con
stitution. The question arcse during I
making ot nominations of officers and the
main point at Issue was whether the mem
hers of the feeders' and helpers' branch o
the union could bo nominated as vice presi
dents. The cenventlon finally voted to work
under the orlg'nal constitution except in cv
whare It conflicted with subsequent amend
ments and the feeders and helpers were
given recognition and the candidates
The nominees who will he voted on tomor
row are as follows : For president , Jesst
Johnson Nashville , and Joseph J. Binning
ham , Washington ; first vice president , John
A. Warden , Plltsburg. and John W. Williams
Toronto ; second vice president , Frank H
Hamputicli , St. Paul ; third vice president
Robert M. Kelly. Boston , William J. HIntz ,
Buffalo ; and William Dunn , Minneapolis ; sec
retary-treasurer , William G. Loonils Detroit
James H. Bowler , Chicago , and James Gelsan
Cleveland , the present secretary. Delegates
to the American Federation Joseph Wall
Boston ; Joe Klelnhelnst , Philadelphia ; James
O'Day , Now York.
The mcst of ths afternoon session wan
taken up with propositions to amend and
rovlsa the constitution. A lively debate
arose on an amendment to allow the larger
unions to charge tbe difference between
their Initiation fees and those of the smaller
unions when members ot the latter seek
to deposit their cards in the former. It was
finally tabled. 'Another spirited discussion
came upon a protest from New York Help
crs' union , No , 23 , against the action of
union No. 51 In refusing to allow helpers
and feeders to work on presses. The pro
test was laid on the table Indefinitely.
A resolution was adopted favoring the re
peal of the civil service law so far as it ap
plies to mechanical trades In the depart
ments at Washington , and censuring the
Washington union for favoring an extension
of that law ; also a resolution calling upon
congress to put a specific duty on Imported
English printed materials , inanniuch , under
ad valorem duty , such matter had , been fre
quently undervalued by appraise . A ban
quet was served tonight at Iho Grlswolc
house to tin ! members of the convention.
KANSAS ItnPUllI.lOA.Y CM IIS M runAbout -
About n ThoiiNiinil UrlfKiilcx Pri-Ncii
nt tlu * Convention.
TOPBICA. Juno 17. When President Ed
ward Madison addressed tbe republican state
league at Its opening session at Hamilton
hall hero today ho faced an audience ol
nearly 1,000 , half of whom were In their
ehlrt sleeves and still perspiring from the
excessive heat. Mr. Madison praised the
national administration and charged the pop.
ullat state administration with Incompelancy
He said there were CSC republican leagues
In Kansas with a membership of 60,000 ,
Pending the appointment of committees ,
Ellsworth Ingalls , ton of the ex-senator anc
vice president of the league , was called to
the chair. Speeche-u were made by ex-Con
gressman Calderhead and by Charles F
Scott of Iota. Scott was appointed chairman
of the commute on resolutions , the other
members being John Seaton ot Atcblson
Ewlng Herbert of Hiawatha , W. Y. Morgan
ot Hutchlnson.
The convention adjourned until 1:30 : this
afternoon. The election of E. F. Caldwel
of Lawrence as president U generally con
ceded ,
Sa > n SlioollmrVn Accldvntul.
CINCINNATI , June 17.-Tlm Rlordan , a
yaloon Keeper wa arrested last nigh
charged Wt | | , 11,0 murder of Thomas Kin
sella. The latter \vus found bleeding In
Ulordan'4 saloon , dying l.ittr , Itlordan nays
he shot Klnsella. that lie wn scuttling
with his own brother whin the pistol wen
off und shot Klnsella , who was hilling a
u table. . .
TRAIN RUNS INTO A RIVER
Peculiar Accident on the Milwaukee Boat !
at Chicago.
OPEN DRAWBRIDGE DOES THE BUSINESS
Six .lieu lire Hurt , Hut .Vonr of The in
1) Ir WireCntuntrooli
Averted liy Low llutc
, uf Speed.
CHICAGO , June 17. A northbound Klnzle
street suburban train on the Chicago , Mil-
vaukce & St. Paul road ran Into the Chicago
river tonight at Klnzle street. Six men
were hurt , hut It Is not expected that any
ot them will die. Following Is a list of the
njured :
DLMER GOSIIERN , brakeman ; hurt about
side nnd arms.
FRANK G. CLEVELAND , engineer ; hole
torn In right leg.
WILLIAM E. STEVENS , foreman ; hurt In
rtldo nnd anr. i.
GEORGE CPCHURCH , passenger ; bruised
In side.
J. M. MERKLY ; bruised about chest.
UNKNOWN MAX , hurt in duet and
slightly Injure 1.
The train , which consisted of the engine
and two cars , the first being a , combination
smoking and baggage car and the second a
regular passenger coach , left the depot at
9:50 : and live minutes later the engine c/
first car were under the surface of the Cnl-
cage river.
The railroad erecees the river at Klnzle
street , which Is not over a quarter of a rail *
north of the depot , and the train wcii consequently
quently moving slow. But for this fact the
entire tialn must have gone Into the river
and the loss of life have been heavy , r.s the
passenger coach , which did not go in , con
tained about thirty passengers. The trains
always stop an instant before going upon
the bridge and tonight Engineer Cleveland
came to n stop about 200 feet south of the
bridge. The llghtu were all right , signaling
tfilat the draw was1 closed , and he started
up again. In a minute he saw through the
datknotxi the shapa of the bridge standing
open and made a desperate effort to stop the
train. It was too late , however , and the
engine plunged Into the open draw , drag
ging with It the first car.
The accident , according to James Harring
ton , the bridge tender , was due entirely
to the arrangement of the lights on the
bridge. A large hexagon light la used , one-
half the lights being red. one-half white.
Harrington said he had opened the bridge
for the passage of a tug with a mud scow
and was Just svslnglng the bridge shut when
the train came on. He claimed that the
engineer had caught an oblique glance at the
light Instead of a look full at its face and
eald that In either case the lights would ,
from the track on which the engine was com
ing , show white. He easily proved his case
by swinging the bridge Into the position
It occupied wh"n the train ran over the
edge , and the accident seems to have been
caused entirely by the llghis.
The tracks are not more than four feet
above- the surface of the water and ths fall
was not great. About flftesn people , Includ
ing the trainmen , were carried -Into the
water , but all were rc-scued without dim-
cully.
TRAIN < WIIECKEK ! > AIIE I'OII.EIl
Fall to Put tt llaltliiuirc .t Oliln Train
In the Illtfh.
ST. LOUIS , June 16. E. P. Garner , car
accountant of the Wab-ash railroad , with of
fices In East 6t. Louis , brought to this city
today details of an attempt to wreck and
rob a Baltimore & Ohio southwestern pas -3n-
ger train on a culvert , between Odin and
Salem , 111. , about sixty-five miles east of St.
Louis. Mr. Garner Is a brother of A. C.
Garner , ex-city marshal of Salem , who was
Sheriff names' lieutenant In thwarting the
wreckers' plans. Mr. Garner said there were
three men Involved In Iho attempted wreck
ing and that two of them were caught , one
being fatally shot. The would-be robbers are
residents of Salem and were known about the
village as bad characters. Abe Tweed , the
robber who was shot , was out on parol from
the Chester , 111. , penitentiary. Thomas Schu-
macker , the other man captured , Is an ex-
convlct from the Indiana penitentiary on his
own confesslou.
These two men the one who escaped , and
a fourth , banded together not Icug ago to do
a general buainiss In the criminal line. They
were to deal in everything from petty lar
ceny to train robbery. After they had
planned to hold up the New York cxpreru
on the Baltimore & Ohio Southwestern the
men had a difference and the plans were
broken up.
One of them told Sheriff Barnes , upon the
sheriff's promise to protect him and not
divulge his name , of the plan to wreck and
loot the train , but said he did not know the
date and place selected. Ho promised to
find out and report these particulars , and he
kept his word. Returning to ha ! former pal *
he sal'l he was sorry he had left them , and
begged to be let in on the fat thins they
were about to pull off. Tin rogues retented ,
took back Into their fold the dczerter. and
then proceeded to lay bare the plut. The
night New York exprees , they said , was the
train likely to yield the best haul. ard tlie
Scbcnnafelt culvert , midway between Odin
and Salem , was picked out as the heft and
c.afest spot.
All day Wednesday the three men hauled
railroad ties to the trestle. About 4 o'clock
In the afternoon the man who peached
who by some pretext was excused
from the day's work , reported the situation
to Sheriff Barnes. The sheriff collected a
posse of six men and started from Salem
along the trick. About 10:30 : , when they
came near Schennafclt culvert , the three rob-
here could be seen , and almost In the center
of the trestle was a high pile of ties thrown
across the track. The wreckers were gath
ered together on one side of the embankment
In convenient position to Jump aboard the
cars as soon as the train came to a stand
still.
still.Sheriff
Sheriff Barnes and his paste got within
thirty yards of the wreckers before they
were discovered. When they saw they were
caught the wreckern ran down the side of
the embankment. The express train was
now due In about twenty minutes. Sending
back two of his men to ( lag the train , the
thcriff. Mr. Garner and two others went
after the fugitives.
"Halt ! " called out Mr. Barnes , and one ot
the wreckers , who turned o'lt to be Shu-
maker , surrendered. The other two con
tinued lo run and Garner fired. A man , who
proved to be Tweed , fell and Garner sent
two more bulletc after his fleeing partner.
Neither shot took effect and the man es
caped.
The prisoners were taken to the Salem jail
and locked up. Tweed eanaot live. They ad
mitted that they Intended to rob the train ,
but denied that they wished to derail ths
engine or to touch any of the money In the
express car. They eald they had designs
only on the occupants of the six or seven
sleeping cars , and placed the ties on tracks
only to force the engineer to come to a
stop. Then they were to board the fcleepers ,
lock the conductor anil porters In the toilet
rooms and hold up the passengers. It Is
eald that the train which left St. Louis
Wednesday evening carrie-J more than $100-
000 In the exprers car. The trainmen are
confident that , If the engine had run Into
the pile of ties , It. with several cars would
undoubtedly have been derailed and thrown
down the embankment , entailing a great loss
of life ,
Soil * of Uriiel Ailjoiimeil.
CHICAGO , June 17. The grand ledge of
the Free Soua of Israel adjourned today to
me t In 1902 at Boston. The only business
traniaclcd today was the Installation of the
new omcere for tbe next five years. Judge
Slain ot Chicago was the luitalllug officer.
WATKIl CfllE ADVOCATU DIE- ! . '
Founder of firont Oorrnnn'Snnltnrlnm
I'nxNCN Atvny nt n lllp * < Olil An * .
MUNICH , June 17. Rer. Father Knelpp ,
known throughout the woTld for his water
(
cure , who has been suffering for sometime
past , died at Woerlsnoelen.
Father Sebastian Knelpp vr8 born In the _
Bavarian village ot Ott&bcurn about 75 yearn
ago. He was the son otawearer. . He Wio
educated at the Cathollc-hcepltal In Augutl-
bors , where he attracted , the attention of the
bishop of AugusthorR. who obtained per
mission to educate him to the priesthood.
When 16 years old he was attacked with
nervous prostration and returned to the hos
pital. Tnere in an old , book he- read an
article on the efficacy of c ld water as a cure
for disease , and began experimenting in hi *
own CESC , eventually effecting a cure.
When 25 years of age hejenteed : the prleotj j
hood and was sent-to the 'jSurcn of Ms native j
town , where he remained niiie years , and lu
addition to attending to hla priestly duties
practiced the water euro and met with con
siderable success. Some forty-two yeara ago
he was transferred from Ottobcurn to
Wocrlphoefcn , near Munich , where he con
tinued to heal the sick by cold water cures
and attracted much attention. In ISbD he
wrote a book de-telling his theory , and since
that time hla name and ructhode have become
familiar throughout the world. By permis
sion of his bishop he gave up hlo duties
at ) a prlcat , and , with the toeslslance of three
other priests , devoted all his time to heal
ing the sick. No charK a were made end
the voluntary contributions of those who'
had been benefited paid for the construction
of a sanitarium at Woerlfihofcn In 1S90 ,
capable of accommodating .bout COO children ,
In the following year a e f-ond and a third
building were erected , la ge enough to acid -
commodate 1,200 priests a id sillers for the
church. In 1S94 accommodations for ? .00
lepers and 1,000 general patients were added.
By this time the revenUcaLof the sanitarium
had so Increased that they enriched the
church and also greatly J benefited Woer s
hocfcn. The town was provided with electric
lights , a splendid syctcrU'of-watcr woks : and
many other modern Improrcratnta.
Father Knelpp has tre ted many distin
guished patients. Including the emperor of
Austria , Archduke Joscpli'of Austria. Arch
duke Augustln of Austr.f ! , several members
of the Rothschild family find the pope.
Last year It Is estimated about 30.000
people were treated by ITathcr Knelpp nnd
his assistants. ' ,
HOLLAND , Mich. , June 17. Word was
received here this inornVnK that Henry P.
Scott , eldest son of the 'late Dr. Charles
Scott , prcflldent of HopeJ college , died last
night at Colorado Springs , Colo. He was
43 years old. He was. a prominent corre
spondent for the New YorkiWorld and other
caatern paper ? , and spcntf some years In
Washington , D. C. , as correspondent 'for
prominent eastern papers.
WASHINGTON , June 17.-M3enJamn ! P.
Snyilcr , president of the National Deposit
Savlng.i and Trust company , -died here Isot
night after a brief Illness."He was 62 year ?
eld. His relations wi'.h. President Lincoln
and Secretary Stanton were "Intimate dur
ing the late war. Dur'cK.-lhat ' period he
wca precis censor awl custodian of the
telcqrauhlc ecrvrbe of the War department.
NEBRASKA CITY. June 17. ( Special. )
A. A. Sargent died todayaBed-77 years , after
a brlet Illness. Ho was one" of the pioneer
residents of the city , having'located here In
the early GO'S.
HUMBOLDT. Neb. , Juno 17. ( Special. )
Mlsj Laura flickers died 'last night after
a lingering Illness of consumption. The fu-
reral services will be held tomorrow from
the Presbyterian churchjo
-o- : -
TWO COLSIXS OK ILUIJTEY H.vnXATO.
MIsNi'il n Chniifi' to'CJo to Snutli Africa
-With Illni.
BOS.TON , Juno 17. Two men In Boston
eay they arc first couslas to Barney Barnato.
They are BarneU Meyers and Wolf Meyers ,
clgarmakera at the north end. Barney
Barnato's right name "was Barnett Isaacs.
"His father and our mother were brother and
sister , " said Barnett Meyers. "We- grew up
together In London anil my tirotner and my-
sclf came here with our parentc about forty
yeara ago. A short tune before we started
for America I met Barnutt Isaacs on the
street. We were bolh uamed Barnett after
our uncle , Barnett Isaacs. He > houted across
the street to me : 'How do you do Barney ? '
And I shouted back : 'How'dy do Barney.1
" 'What are you going to America for ? ' he
asked. 'You can't get ahead , over there. '
" 'Oh , I want to go to. America. I think
there is .1 good show there , ' said I.
" 'Better come to SouthAfrica with me , '
sakl Barney. 'There's lots of money to be
made there. '
" 'No , I choose America , " I replied.
"Barney was poor then and he was a beg
gar. I called at one ofhlo ofllces In London
three or four years ago , ind when I came
away he gave me JUS. I never asked him
for money. There are cttier relatives , but
not so many. Some are .tf-ealthy. There U
his eldest brother , Henry Isaacs , worth $80-
000,000. There la Kitty , "his sister-in-law.
She Is worth several millions' . I suppcee they
will get a gco.l share of tne'property. We ex
pect to get a little something when the thing
! s settled up. "
III3AVY LOSS O.V COI.MJRI3 IIL'IUMXG.
llllnolH Viilvi-rxUy Natural lllxtory
Hull Struck by I.lKhlutiiHr.
CHAMPAIGN , 111. , Juuo 17. AI 1 o'clock
this morning the natural history building
at the Unlvprolty of Illinois was struck
by lightning , resulting ! n damage to the
uullJlnK , furniture , apppratus and library
of probably $75,000 : The building Itself Is
damaged to the extent of $5,500 , and the
loss on the contents .cannot bo accurately
ascertained for seVcral days. Everything
in the building was watersaakcd. Tbo
building was erected In 1S91 at a cost of
$ S2,000 , and the value'of the furniture and
apparatus was over $12fi,000. The building
Is occupied by the departments ot botany ,
zoology , physiology , mineralogy and geology.
It also contained the office and equipment
of the Male laboratory of natural history
and of the state entomologist , and tbe
oulcc and library- the ugrlcultural experi
ment station.
WAHNKI ) AGAIXST VHITE LAWYI3US.
( MiIlusiCniiHiiI UrKe-t , HI * Cuuntrynii * "
to Olii-y the L.DM'x.
SAN FRANCISCO , Uune17. . The new
CbInert ) con.nil general baa 'Issued a procla
mation , copies of whch'-he | ' ta sending to
hla countrymen throu tiout the United
States , urging there ? to ceare their fends
and to respect the , laws of this country.
He warns them against becoming entangled
with unite lawyera , who , .he says , will do
hlu people no goodl If aii era of peace
and uprightness U duallytUijlislied ! by tbe
Chinese In this country , 'the consul general
Fays he believes he can 'obtain a modifica
tion of some of the restrictions now In force
against immigration.
HfllfH of i > . Hotrl Fire.
ALBANY , N.'Y , , Juno 11.-While clearing
away the ruins of the De'evan houe , which
was burnc-d on December 31 , 1SS8 , workmen
today found the remains of three bodies.
The remains were on\y \ u half burned tkull ,
parts of the "pelvis bones of three i > e-rp ° n . a
thigh bone , pome yertabruo and numerous
tsmull bone ? . They ivere Identified as the
boneti of Mary Carey. , Bridget ntz lbbona
and Thomas Gannon. They were hotel serv
ants and occulted roomx under thu roof In
the corner of the' bulldlnir , Of the fourteen
persons \\ho lost their lives in the lire all
have now bacn accounted for except Nogi-nta
a servant.
Mnvt'iiM-iitx f Ocraii Vrl , Jiini17. .
At Liverpool Arrived Belntnland , from
Philadelphia.
At Queenstown Sailed Pennland , for Phil.
ade ! | > hia. '
At Genoa Sailed Werra. for Jf w York.
At Bremen Arrived Dresden , from Balti
more ,
At Mane-ires Sailed Manilla , for New-
York.
At Naples Sailed Elvtla. for New York.
At Ixindon Belled Manitoba , for New
York.
At New York Sillf ! Aufuita Victoria ,
for Hamburg , Campania , tut Liverpool ;
Koenlgen , for Bremen.
urTfl lAl
Spanish Government Admits Responsibility
for Ruiz's Death ,
ANXIOUS y THAT NO FORMAL CLAIM BE MADE
to Till * P.rtVot In lli1-
CM-IVOI ! In .Mnilrlit With Much lit-
Truth Aliout Culm
Knomi.
1S97 , hy- Tress 1'ubllJhlnB Company. )
MADIUU , Spain , Juot 17. ( New York
Worid Cablegram Special Telegram. ) Pro-
j tnler Canovas li willing to pay the widow ot
Dr. Hulz $ .000 if the United States gov
ernment will not presy an olllclal claim. The
announcement ot this fact hs aroused vehe
ment public opinion which the Madrid prees
It inflaming. The norspapcrs blame the
govetnment for allowing Dr. Hulz to be
killed , but ccnaure It more for acknowl
edging It. They say Spain Is "under the
Iron heelo ot the Yankees. " The Imperial
bitterly declare , ? that : "Neither Cuba nnr
I a hundred Cubro would be worth the sad
.
| ' humiliation to which , in the name of the na-
i tlon , the Canovai' cabluit subjects uo with
I dcplorjblo frequency. Recognition of thcclalm
, puts Spain as a nation beneath the Mocv.n ,
i ! because this denttrt for whcuo aeath hiicn
J
I . an enormous sum will have to be paid ,
| wca not killed In a Sp-nMh prison by un
disciplined natives and scmt-savageti. hut by
functionaries of her Catholic majesty's gov
ernment. "
The preuent Spanish demand ot the truth
about Cuba , already met by a fearless state
ment that the ml.itary situation there la
hopelct.Is answered now by the first
dbiinitc admission ot cruelty. The Spanish
: olllcers' actbns are not so much deplored no
j their being discovered , while It Is their be
ing acknowledged that causes anguish.
Unless the p res attacks on America
moderate soon the United States cmbac > y
is likely to be stoned again. The Spar.kih
gcvernment. always careful to gushl against
euch a demonstration. Is more watchful than
ever. Minister Taylor Is In no preoent
danger , as the civil guard detail at the em
bassy hss been trebled. Mr. Taylor looks
for trouble over the case.
Senor Sllvcla. the leader of n considerable
section of the Spanish conservative party
hostile to Premier Ciuovas , who strongly
endorse : . ' the war policy In Cuba , has Just
paid : "If It Is true the Cuban war I ? one e.f
conquest In order to sur lue a people united
against Spain It constituted an insoluble
problem and the Island should have beta
given up a year ago. " Such a statement
would have ciuscd the speaker to be pub
licly stoned If made In the streets ot Madrid ,
but It was received with prolonged and
cnthus-ici'tlc cheering from a high class au
dience of coiiE'C-rvattves , packing a theater
from pit to rcof , end wcs warmly com
mended In the liberal and Independent
press , and only perfumtorlly criticised by
conservative orgjnrs.
TRUTH WILL OUT.
At last the truth about Cuba is coming to
the care of the people. When it comes In
all Its completeness the end of the Cuban
war will shortly follow. The liberal paper ,
El Glebe , criticises , wwler's tactics truth
fully and vigorously. It says ! "Weyler al
ready has had seventeen out of twenty-four
months in which he promised to finish the
war by the severe measures he learped to
use In the ten years' struggle. " Wcyler'n
Marlcl trocha Is called a "horrible burial
ditch for thousands , " Its military efficacy Is
declared to be such that It was tranquilly
crossed by Maceo , who only met Ills death
by falling into Glrujeda's hands. Weyler's
endeavor to surround Gomez Is characterized
as "a four months' flourish , during which the
rebels have never left a t-mall circle near the
Jucaro trocha , and the pacified provinces arc
admitted to be so only In name. "
Hegardlng the present plan to invade the
eastern part of Cuba El Glebe quotes from
the report of General Celano that during the
rainy wesson three battalions of SOO men
were reduced to 350 and 400 by yellow fever ,
cholcta and dysentery , adding : "Dally
marches , each costing 10 per. cent , the dis
abled requiring a further loss of eight
soldiers to each stretcher , are made In pur
suit of an Invisible enemy , never opan to
attack , on enemy that Is never surprised.
for the countiy watches for them ; an enemy
whose plan of campaign is to decimate the
trocps by the mortality In the marches and
camp < 3 and the rigor ot the climate. "
Weyler's campaign generally Is character
ized as an expenditure of many months and
immense resourc-s In trying to destroy what
In Cuba Is Indestructible. This remarkably
frank statement of the truth Is generally ac
cepted and commended. Indeed , everybody
here knows and almciU every one admits
that Spain is fighting a united people and
is unable to conquer tbe Cubans , and that
Spain must either negotiate for peace or con
tinue the expenditure of millions of money
and a tremendous mortality through another
rainy season. Public opinion here Is decid
edly not to allow the latter.
As Spain cannot treat directly with the
rebels on a basis of autonomy , she can only
oMaiu peace through the good olflces of
the United States government. The Ameri
can people undoubtedly have the power to
force the Cubans to accept guaranteed au
tonomy under the Spanish flag by wlthhold-
holdlng money and sincerely aiding the gov
ernment In an actual blockade against fili
busters. SYLVESTER 'SCOVEL.
COMMOXUHS TO ATTI5XI1 CIIUICJI.
ItClllllOMlt OllfN.H | HlO Motion , ! > ! ! <
Without HuVol.
LONDON , June 17. The House of Com
mons today resumed Its sittings after the
Whitsuntide holidays with a sparse attend
ance. Mr. Balfour , first lord of the treasury ,
moved that the House attend the Church
of St. Margarets , Westminster , on Sunday ,
in order to celebrate thu accession of Queen
Victoria to thfa throne. William ItciVnon ,
Parnelllte , In behalf of his coiiutituenli. and
he believed In be'nalf of the majority of
the Irish people , opposed the motion , lu so
doing , ho said tbe Irish could not Join In
the ceremony for , although Great Britain
lias reaped great benefits from the queen's
reign , It was entirely the reverse with
Ireland , Therefore , he protested against the
"
"motion , which , however , was carried with
out a division , nobody rising to support
Mr. Hedmond'o motion ,
i Arrlvt-N lit WlmlHor.
WINDSOH. Eng. , June 17. Queen Vic-
torla arrrlved here , from Balmoral at 0
o'clock. Thousands of people lined the route
from the railroad ( station lo the castle. Her
majesty looked the picture of health and re
peatedly bowed to the cheerljg of her sub
jects.
.SlIUIllNh I.IINKfM III l'lllll | > | llllfH.
MADRID , Juno 17. An official telegram
from Manila announces a desperate combat
In the Philippine Islands against the rebel
general , Agulldo. The Spanish losses were
over 100 killed and wounded. The neus has
caused a profoundly painful Impreralon.
Fatal KlKht llrtn-reii Workmen.
PARIS , June 17. In a fight between
Italian and Trench workmen at Barcarln ,
near St. I ouls. Rhone , yesterday , two French.
men were killed , The district Is Intecncly
excited , and the police are taking eteps to
quell further dteturbances.
f III ( ieriuaii .Mlulntry.
BERLIN. June 17. It Is ofllclally an
nounced that Admiral von Hollmann has re
signed the post of chief of the Navy de
partment and that Admiral von Tlrpetz has
been appointed to succeed him.
riiiulirlilprf lloiiorx I.uurli-r.
LONDON , June 17. Cambridge university
has conferred an honorary degree on HOD.
Wilfred Laurler , premier of Canada ,
Clt.UlTKlt CASKS (50 OVKU TIM. l-'VI.I.
.StiiirciiU' Court Adjourn- Without
Milking : n Dot-Mini.
LINCOLN' , June 17. ( Special Telegram )
The supreme court of Nebraska adjourned
today for the summer vacation without passIng -
Ing on the Omaha charter cases. TMs will
send the esses over until Septembfr , as the
court docs not sit In July nor August. These
cases were argued and submitted at the
last Pitting of the court for May , and It
was expected that a decision would be handeJ
down at the session Just ended.
u.vn r.i.r.rntic STOUM IN OHIO.
SIM cnil IVrsoii * KillIM ! lij I.
unit Much I'mprrljDiinin
DEKIANCK , O. . June 17. liurln. .
rifle thunder ttnrm last night Jac
a fanner near Ayercvllle , this c
struck hy lightning wht'c ' In his
Instantly kilted. The barn was
Llgtr.nlng struck the Cltlzcm ) ' ,
In ths ! city while the High
cl-se was rehearsing , and C
and Kred Haller , members
were- knocked sctipeUsa. Gar ;
dcred blind and deaf for . _
At Wap.ikoneta , Pe'er Td fff farmer ,
was killed by lightning In hto"mTn-se. which
wan consumed by fire. His wife and chil
dren were rcrlously injured by the stin-sk.
The Methodist church at New Hampshire ,
this county , was struck by lightning a nil
badly damiged.
At Canal Dover , the- electric light wires
were burned cut , during the electrical storm ,
leaving the city In darkness.
The big reservoir at Mt-Arthur gave way ,
flooding the Aiirrouudlng lands and demol
ishing the crops.
In Dclawire county the storm ruined grow
ing crops by the acre.
CINCINNATI , O. , June 17. Bain storms ,
accompanied by electrical phenomena , are
reported throughout the Ohio valley last
night anil again tonight. Three ernes of
sunstroke are at the hospital here tnnlght.
Much damage In rcporte.1 to the crops.
Storms are reported everywhere and the elec
trical effects at Springfield , GalllpolU and
many other places arc such as to make some
believe there was an earthquake.
At North Manchester , 1ml. , two were
drowned In the flood and at West Union , O. ,
a family of three narrowly escaped drown
ing.At
At Spsncervllle , O. . Daniel Miller and his
team were killed by lightning while working
In the field.
Near Wilmington , George Seaman's stock
barn was demolished by lightning and valu
able stock lost. Henry McGoverny lot many
fine cattle by lightning. A fishing camp
narrowly escaped from lightning and after
ward from Hoods.
Near McArthur , O. , several bridges were
swept away , including the trestle on the
Columbus , Hocking Valley & Toledo railway.
The reservoir was broken.
The storm caused a landslide near Din-
gess , W. Va. , which took a train of twenty
freight cars with It and killed two tramps.
VKW CHILI ) OF K. V. HEMS' MIIAIX
'
"Sneliil lU'iiioeriicy of America. "
Springs Into Kxlxtnico.
CHICAGO , Juno 17. The American Rail
way union was today formally adjudged by
E. V. Debs and Us followers to be a corpse
and the Social Democracy or America. Is the
name of the organization which U to take
its place. This was quickly t-ettled at the
meeting of the American Railway union
delegates today , but when Itcame to the
declaration of principles under which the
social democracy Is to exist there was trouble
from the start.Six hours of wordy warfare -
faro terminated , however , in the adoption
of the platform on which the social demcc-
ncy Is to stand. The document starta as
follows :
"Labor , manuel and mental , being the
only creator of wealth and civilization , it
rightfully follows that all those who per
form all labor and creatz all wealth should
enjoy the results of their efforts , but this
Is rendered Impossible by the modern fcy
tern of production. "
It Is declared that thou.-ands ot men wont
In chops co-operating to tbe most efficient
division ot labor , but the fruits of this co
operative labor arc In a measure appro
priated by the owners of the means ot pro
ductlcn. The present economic system of
the country is coiii'iclercJ and condemned nt
some length and the declaration of princi
ple closed with the following catl for re
cruits :
"We call upon all honest citizens to enllat
under the banner of the Social Democracy of
America , so that we may be ready to con
quer capitalism by making use of our
political liberty and by taking possession of
public power , so that we may put au end
to the present barbarous struggle by the
abolition of capitalism , by the restoration of
land and of all of the means of production ,
transportation and distribution to the people
an a collective body and the eulvitltutlon of a
co-operative commonwealth for the present
state of planless production , Industrial war
fare and social disorder.
"A commonwealth which , although It will
not make all men equal physically , or men
tally , will glvo to every worker 'the ? fre
exercise and full benefit of his faculties ,
multiplied by all the modern factors of clvlll.
zatlon and ultimately Inaugurate the unl
vcrsal brotherhood of man.
"For such purposes one of the states of
the union , to be hereafter determined , shall
bo selected for the concentration of our sup
porters , gradually extending the sphere of
operatiota until the national co-operative
commonwealth shall be established. "
Tomorrow the ways and means of settling
and tbe state to be chosen will be consld
ered.
_ _
Would Not Knee III vn < Iprntlon.
SAN FUANCISCO. June 17. Isaac Norton ,
cashier of the United States Internal revenue
olllco In thin city , committed suicide yestcr
day afternoon. In the morning he hud been
notlllcd by Itevenuc Collector Wllburn that
his accounts were to be experted In con-
Kuiuence of the succession of Captain
Tlirather aft ppeclat agent of the department ,
Norton replied that he would be In attend
ance , and went on iwlth hl.s work. At lunch
time ho purchased a vial of carbolic acid ,
rented a room In the unnex to the Baldwin
hotel , and took the polpon with fatal re-
HultH. Hu had given a bond for $20,000 with
the National Surety company of KiuiHn ? . and
the collector sayn that If there In any short
age It cannot amount to more tlmn io.OOO or
Jti'000'
' '
Siiilr Ari > IloliiK Wi-ll ,
SAN FRANCISCO , June 17. The latest
news from the sealers on the Japanese coast
la better than that whicli WUH received a
f < > w wce-ks ape , The Jiipaneso schooner
Knrwa Muru arrived at Ilakadote , May 21 ,
with M7 skins and reported other catches an
follows : BchoonfrF. ppoken May t , I'mhrlnu ,
f.C Bkliin ; Had It Tuprel , Ml skins ; Canco , 746.
The Mermaid had I'M on Mav 12 and the
Horealls on May 10 had " 2i. The Mennulil
1'as since been reported with SOU Bklns. Law
rence. of the pghooncr St. Lawrence , which
had .VIS fklnH. reports as fo'lowx : Amies Mac-
Donald. 400 ; Nera , 3oO ; A. B , Paint , CM ) ;
Uolden Fleece , 410 ; Fleece , 450.
IniporliTH ItiiNliliiKT III Ten.
TACOMAi WuKli. . June 17. More tea Is
now ulloat on the Pacific ocean than ever
before at ono time , The Importers of New
York and other eastern cltleft have made
large purchas In China ami Japan for Im
mediate delivery and are havmi ; It hurrleil
across the I'judllc In orflcr to enter it before
the DltiKley bill goes Into effect. A thousand
tons of new crop tea have been landed hero
und 12,000,000 founds are on the oreun be
tween Yokohuma and this port. Tlila com-
prlse-it the cargoes of the steamers Broemer
( due today ) MOKU ! , Tacoina and Victoria.
The Canadian line Is also bringing heavy
shipments ,
_ _
I.iioutt * u llrfuillliT.
1IINNKAPOLIS , June 17. The where
abouta of I.OUH | F. Menase , thu levanting
president of the defunct Northwestern
Guaranty Loan company , have again br-en
disclosed , Hu Is new living with his family
in the C'lty of Mexico under hlx own name.
The Indictment against him here In Kup-
I > oted to be ftlll In force , although found
several yearn ugo , but the county olflclale
are making no effort to secure his return.
The dlscloHUre of his wln-reulioutH by lila
friends la upio cd to be Hie prelude of an
effort for his return.
JUGGLES THE FUNDS
Money Transferred from Ono Bunk to An
other anil Then Back Again.
BARTLEY'S ' HANDLING OF STATE MONEY
Ordered to Purchase Oleo and Eftnnders
County Bonds.
CHECKS ARE INTRODUCE IN EVIDENCE
Defense Maintains Payment Was from
Private Account.
BOOKS SHOW DIFFER.NF STATE OF FACTS
hurKi * Mmli * thai There WIIM Xo Em
hvr.xtcmi'iit , DIscrciniHO' III Ae
cotiiitM llelnu Hue to I'nlio He-
liortn .Miulc to Auditor. ,
The opening session of the ninth day of
the Hartley trial was marked by the Intro
duction In evidence hy the defence of the
$164,000 of county bonds which It allege *
were bought hy Hartley with hla own money ,
and also the Introduction of chocks which
were drawn In payment for n port u of
these lictnls. Ono of three chocks was for
$50,000 and the contention of the defence I *
that it represents tlwit much of the $180-
101.75 realized from the sale of the warrant ,
the claim being that It shov\u that Hartley
used that much of this money to buy bonds
for the elate.
The record of the Hoard of Educational
Lands and Funds , which was Introduced lu
evidence , chows that May 13 , 1S90 , over a
year after the warrant In controversy was
sold. Hartley wen ordered to Invest a part
of the permanent school fund In the bonds of
Otoe and Sauiulers counties. The contention
of the defense is that Hartley U8cd his per
sonal funds in the purchase of these bonds ,
but the reports made hy Hartley to the state
auditor chow that the b.tlancb lu the perma
nent school fund , for the month whoa this
pure-hate was made , was reduced In an
amount corresponding to the amount paid
for the bonds. What was done with this
portion of the permanent school funds had
not yet developed. The questions propounded
to witnesses hy the defense Indicate that
the claim is that the money of the school
fund was not used at nil and that the re
ports made to the auditor were not correct.
The defense meets the charge of falsifying
reports by eaylng that the monthly reporta
to the auditor are not required by law and
that the treasurer is rot hound by them.
Th feature of the afternoon serulon of the
court \\-iu the examination of N. S. Har-
wood , president of the First National bank
of Lincoln , and one of Hartley's bondsmen.
His testimony disclosed a few of the Intri
cacies of banking In the capital city when
It is desired to avoid the provisions of the
state depository law. It wan shown that
the First National bank of Lincoln Issued
"special" certificates of deposit to Hartley ,
of which no ' recordwiskcpt ( _ _ In the bank , and
the cqrllflc'atts theavsehcs werd carefully
burned after being paid. Instead of keeping
them among the lilts of the bank , aa vro *
dcno with all other certificates.
BOND PURCHASE APPROVED.
When court opened yesterday the de
fense offered In evidence the record of the
proceedings of the Hoard of Educational
Lands and Funds , showing that on May 13 ,
1S3G , Hartley was ordered to purchase 185,000
of Otcc county bonds , ihc contention being
that this purchase accounts for that much
of the lflSO.101.75.
The state objected to the admission of
this record for the reason that the record
showed that the funili which were referred
to in the record were tbe permanent sctiool
fund and not any part of the proceeds of
the warrant.
Judge Haker taid he wanted to make a
broad rule , and If the defense could show
that Hartley bad swelled the ixhool fund
from his own funds he would allow that to
bo done. He held that this would have to
be done before tbo record would be ad
missible. The court s.ild that otherwise
any record showing that the board had au
thorized the investment of the permanent
school fund might be introduced , whereas
there appeared to be no connection with the
money In dispute.
Attorney General Smyth protested agalnat
the court .proceeding on the theory of the
"bald absurdity" advanced hy the defense ,
Ho demanded Information as to whut had
been done with the $ S5COO of the permanent
echool fund If the Hartley money had been ,
used to buy the bonds. He dubbed the
whole proceeding as "buncombe" and In-
Bitted that all such Irrelevant matter bo ex
cluded.
Judge Holier said he was satisfied that
technically the proceeding was wrong , but If
the defense showed that Hartley had pur
chased $85,000 of Otoc county bonds with his
own money and had presented them to the
Btate , the defense could go ahead and do It ,
but If the record was Introduced the defense
would be bound by what It showed.
The state withdrew Its objections In order
to save time , and the record was admitted ,
and read to the Jury by Mr. Whcdon. The
record showed that the board approved the
purchase of the bonds on June 'J. 1800.
Mr. Whedon also offered In evidence that
portion of the record showing that January 4 ,
1807 , the boon ! authorized the treasurer to
purchase $100.000 of SaunderH county bonds
with money In the permanent school fund.
Treasurer Meserve was called and produced
the $85,000 of Otoc county bonds
anil the 1100,000 of Sounders county
bonds , which he eald had been turned over
to him by Deputy Treasurer Hrtlett when
the ofllrc was turned over to the v , Itncss.
HOUOHT WITH PUHLIC MONEY.
The treasurer Identified the bonds and on
cross-examination , the attorney general
called the attention of the witness to the
words placed on the face of the Otoo county
bonds with a rubber stamp : "These bonds
belong to the permanent tschnnl fund of Iho
state of Nebraska and arc not negotiable. "
The witness said these words were htampcd
on the bonds before they were delivered to
htm.
htm.The Otoe county bonds were offered In evi
dence , but wr-ro not read , the state admit
ting that the bonds were what they purported
to bo.
The Baundrrs county bonds were then of
fered In evidence and the stamp on the face ,
being the same as In tin ; cane of the Qtoa
county bonds , was stated by the wltnetH to
have been on the bonds when ho received
them. No objection was raited to the ad
mission of llioto bonds In evidence.
Ex-Deputy Treasurer Hartlett was then
called by the defense , The witness wan
shown a draft upon Hartley as state treas
urer for the payment of the Qtoo county
bonds and a heated argument ensued over the
admUslblllty of this paper , the state con
tending that there was nothing to thow It
was ever paid , and even If It was It could
not be construed to be a support of the theory
that Hartley paid for the bonds from hlH
private funds , because the draft was drawn
on him as etato treasurer. The draft waa
ruled out.
The witness was Interrogated regarding the
{ 100,000 of Saundera county bonds , Ho
bald these bonds were not all paid for lu
the same manner. One bunch of 121,000 wcro
< lmply exchanged for a similar amount of
the bond ; of the tame county , being re
funded. Another bunch , he ( aid , contained.
$76,000 of the bonds and he Identttled two
check * , one for { 50.000 and the other for
i2U.OO < ) , which , he Hald , were drawn by hlin-
eelf aii'l signed by Hartley In payment for
the bond * . I'btfef * wtre offered la evidence