Nebraska Newspapers

    THE OMAHA DAILY BEE.
.ESTABLISH ED JUK12 10 , 1S71. OIMAIIA , MONDAY ilx , OCTOHER 23 , 181)7. ) SINGLE OOP ! .FIVE CENTS.
SLIDES INTO RIVER
New York Oentral Track Gives Way and
Train Goes Into the Hudson.
ENGINE AND TWO CARS ARE SUBMERGED
Hurled from the flails and Sunk in Fiftj
Feet of Water.
TWENTY-EIGHT LIVES ARE LOST
Eight Ohinamon Who Were in the Smoker
Are Among iho lead.
SEVERAL BODIES NOT YET RECOVtRED
Title UIIK Ill-fit Illnln-r Itrccntly unit n
JIvlnliiliiK Wall rollniiHCH I niU-r
the UclKlit of flic Itiiplill-
Vlovlntv Trnln.
OAnniSON , N. Y. , Oct. 24. Juit OB day
was breaking' this morning a Now York
Ontral express train from Huffalo to Now
Yoik vvn thrown from the track Into the
Hudson river , throe miles below this sta
tion Twenty-eight lives were lost , Includ-
liii ? eight Chinamen.
It Is known that It was a trifle foggy and
that the tracl- was not visible , but If there
was any bleak In the lines of steel It must
nave bun of very recent happening , for
onlj nr hour bo'ore there had passed over It
u hrav > passenger tiain , laden with hui.nn
lielmit Neither Is an cxplaratlon rea.y
All is c-ijccturo Thu section of load was
supposed to be the veiy best on the entire
rilvtblon 'I..ere wus a heavy retaining wall
.t'l along the bank and while the tide vas
hlgu jcs'erdny It was not unprecedented.
What irema to havs Inppcned was that
underneath thf tracks and ties the heavy
7.ill had given away and when the great
weight of the engine struck the unsupported
iracks It A cut crashing through the rest ot
the wall ind toppled over into the river As
the train plunged over the embinkmcnt the
coupling that held the last three of the six
sleepers broke and they miraculously re-
iialncl on the broken track. In that vvaj
some sl\ty lives were saved.
NA.MIS OF TIU : DIAD
IjtiBinucr Koyleand Fheman Torr-phlns went
down with the engine , and It Is believed th it
A 0 Me Kay , private secretary to Geneuil
Manager Van niton , was also In the cab
when the wreck occurred. Following is a
list ( > ' the du.d so far an known at mld-
nlyht
THOMAS HHILLY , St. Louis.
SCVL'N CHINAMnN , unldentmed.
" \VONO GIM , a Chinaman.
U. A OKKRN , Chicago.
W II 0 .MYEUS. Tremont , N. Y.
WOMAN , unidentified.
MAN , unldintlfied.
OUISSIl'n PADUANO , NowYork. .
\V. S HiCKnri , Newark , N. J.
UNKNOWN MAN , died while being res
cued.
cued.A
A Cl M'KAY , body supposed to be In
w reck.
JOHN KOYLH , engineer , Kast Alban >
body not recovered.
JOHN Q TOMI'KINS , fireman , East Al-
ban > , Indy not recovered.
The total number of known dead Is nine
teen , e limited number of dead , tweutj-
elcht
The injured are :
Conductoi 13. O. Parish , New York ,
knocked unconscious , sevetely bruised
Chlraman , bad scalp wound and bodj
bruited , In hospital at Pecksklll.
Chinaman , face cut and legs sprained ; In
hospital at Peeksltlll.
KianTi J Dogan , New York , body bruised
and face cut.
Chinaman , Tong Lee , badly bruised and
Eilffeil.ig fiom shock ; in hospital at 1'ecko-
klll
Herman Acker of Peeksklll , baggageman ,
bruised and heid cut ,
Shaw , e\picsb agent , New York ,
slight bruises.
John 12 Kjin , 294 llirtow street , Jer oj
City , bad > lacerated arm and leg ; In hos
pital at Peeksgill.
Clarence Moigan , Aurora , N Y. , broken
Ehoulder ; In hospital at Peeksklll.
W S. Langfoid , Hiyomie , N. J. , bid'y
biulsed
ChailcH Buchan , John Smith and John
Flood were taken to New York City. A
number of others wore Injured , but at a late
hoar tonight the list Is Incomplete.
THAIN AND ITS OCCUPANTS.
The wieckcd tialn was known as the state
c\pio- . ? It left Huffalo at 7 o'clock last night
nnd was duo In New Yotk , it 7 o'clock this
moi nlng The train was hauled b > engine
87. and consisted of one American IJxpress
car , one combination baggage and smoking
car , one da > coach and sl\ sleepers
1'oughkiH'pslo was the last stopping place u
the train before the disaster , at 5 10 a. m
At this time there were In the tmokor. In
addition to the Uiggago man , Herman Acker
of Poeksklll , who was In his compartment
right Chinamen enroute from the Canadian
border to New York , and a middle agei :
man , supposed to ho Thomas Hellly of 280 ( !
WIsco'iHn avenue , St Louis All of these ,
excepting the baggageman , perished
The diy coach contained eighteen to
twcnt ) passengers , many or whom were
women and ehllifren. How many of these
escaped Is not known , but at least twelvi
were diownod 01 killed In this car. JJehlm
the coach were six sleepers , with about slxtv-
Hvo cwsengcrs The eargo of human frclgh
( onslsied of something over luO people
Most of the passengers were asleep , those ii
the sleepers bdng In their be ths , while the
occupants of th'1 coach and smokci were for
the nust part doubled up In their seats.
Just how tiio lulu met Its awful fate wil
never bo full ) known Conductor I'atlsh
vvho was In charge of the train and who was
making up his report In uno of the cars
when the crash lame , was rendeied uncon-
eclous by a blow on the hcxul. When ho re
covered he was UUCP bcatH ahead of the one
In which he had been sluing.
\vmm : IT HAPPINID.
The place wheie the wrrck occurred l
rather Isolated. It la just at the onttancc
of hit I la known as Kings Cut , three miles
Bonth of Harrison' * and live miles norih of
J'cfksklll Two i > tlu > r express trains weto
following close behind the Ill-fated btato e\-
jirosa and tlui ongiiio of one of them was
sent to ( i-mlson's for Ucnerat Manager J
C Toucoy , who lives theie. whlli- the othei
iMiRino hurried to Peeksklll for medical aid
.Mr Toncc ) was the firm ofllclal of the rail-
load on the scene teaching there at 7 30
H , m. The engine which brought him there
steamed to Cold Spring and returned with
Dr. Wlnslow , Dr. KHUlirowu nd Dr , Mur-
lock. In the meantime Dr. Charles Maeon
Dr. I'crley Maron , Dr. J M. Tlldcn. Dr. 1' .
C. Snowden and Dr. K I ) . Ljnn hnd nr-
rived end all the doctors were soon at wcrk
among the Injured.
At 8 o'c ock one of the express trains left
ho scene with the man vvho had died In the
track and about twenty-live Injured persons.
The dead man and five Injured were takfn
to the Helping Hand hospital while the train
proceeded to New York with the rest of the
injured.
CAUsn OP Tin : \VHHCK.
Ocneral Manager Toucey gave the following
statement on the cause of tti3 disaster to
the representative of the Assochted Preps :
"Tho accident was caused by the bed of
the railroad boliwashcl out lit some Inex
plicable manner. In this undermined condi
tion the track sank .is soon as the weight
of the train was put on It and the embank
ment giving way the train was , of course ,
precipitated Into the river. Such conditions
wo have novcr looked for. Trains have been
tunning over this1 spot for jears and yearn
without accident or difficulty of any kind ,
and this pieceot track was considered as
good as any ot the road. Net only was the
roadbed the hardest kind of an embankment ,
but It was strengthened bv a retaining water
wall of solid masonr > three feet thick "
Other railroad men were of the opinion
that the quicksand found below the w ter
line was tcspanslble for the sinking of the
toadbcd.
\VUICKS ONrun CUIJAT
Srii-rnl VfNxi-lM Mod DlmtsliTM In PCIKH
anil MoriiiM.
CHICAGO , Oct , 21. Dense fogs and hcavj
teas all over the Great Lakes brought disas
ter to several vcsaa'.s today , night men
from the JV. . Glfford reached Chicago to
night after a terrible experience , leaving
their vftjol OB It sa'ik out of sight In Lake
Michigan. Four vessels ran on locks and
banks and one suffered from a collision In
the fcj.
The steamer Ttscarora of the Lchlgh Val-
lo > line from Huffalo to Chicago , mlbsed hot
course and ran far on the tockw on llmrdor
llaj island , smashlmifio steel pbtcs and
frames along half the length of the vecsel
No lives were lost , but the damage to the
big steamer is considerable
This la the list of accidents-
J.V Clifford , schooner , foundered In Lake
Mlchlgin , crow picked up and brought to
ChlMgo
Tuscaroia , schooner of the Lehlgh Valley
line , inn iground on Thunder Day Island ,
liilf the length of the vessel , and badly dam
aged
Cadillac , steamer , ran on a rock ut the
entrance to harbor at Martiuotto , Mich , and
badly damaged its bow.
Sheldon , steamer stiuck b > tug Iloscobel
at Toledo , O. , sUnchoons and rail being
broken.
A D Thomson , whaleback steamer , went
on the Lime Kiln banks near Amherstburg
Ont , It ; a hoa\j fog , one of Us tows { coal
laden barge , also wont on the bank , steamer
released , hut the consort Is still on
ATLANTIC CITY , N J , Oct. 24 A sre-
\eio northojst storm pre\al's here and along
the Immodlatii coast Up to a late hour
tonight the life crow and maritime exchange
stations here had received no word of dis
asters or wrecks. The high tide on the
Meadows somewhat delovod Incoming trains
The wind has kept up a forty-one mile ve
locity since 8 o'clock.
muni : m-iiN TO unTII iA norm. .
PI re lln-iiU * Out In I lie MKliI anil Hs-
ciuxIN UnifUI > Cut ( lit.
OIL CITY , Pa , Oct. 2 . Three persons
vrfTo burned to death and eevcn more were
scveiely Injured In a flro that destroyed the
Hotel Ilrooklyn at Kellettville , twentv-flvc
miles southeast of Oil Cltj , on Sunday mornIng -
Ing at an early hour The building vva > a
three-story one , roughly built of double
boards , and burned like tinder At 2 o'clock
this morning when the firemen ( list dis
covered It there were seventeen persons
pslecp In the hotel The lire , which had
originated on the second floor of the build
ing , shut off all retreat from the rooms on
the floors above. Six men on the second
door and five on the third sived themselves
by jumping fiom the windows to the ground
below , but none of these cscaned vvkhout
hovoro burns or hurts. Tiose killed are
PHOF TUCKER , aged about (15 ( jears , who
traveled about the country giving stereoptl-
con exhibitions , and Is huppered to have
come fiom Sowlckley , near I'lttsburg.
ANDHHW SALSGIVnil Tioncsta. a mail
carrier aged 21 , and partially paralj/cd
MISS KATO MILLER , Kellettville , aged 10
Miss Hma. Kiser , a teacher in the Kel
lettville schools , was so badlj burred about
the face and body and so severely injured
by jumping fiom the second story of the
hotel that she rna > die
What remained of the bodies of Tucker
and Sa.sglver were gatheied together and
were not enough to fill an ordinary cigar
box The flro Is supposed to have originated
by Prof. Tuckei knocking over a lamp In
It's bedroom , as he had had the toothache
and used the lamp for making hot applica
tions.
Tit iNsuississiiM'i i\rosiTin\ .
CoillllllllCICollHlllOrH tillUlK'Nllo" of
st. i.duiN i\iiiiiits : ,
ST. LOUIS , Oct 21. The committee on
commcrcu and inumificturei of the lluslness
Men's lexi ue met In the Security building
jestcrdav afternoon for the purpose of con
sidering the removal ot vai'ous ' bush ss cn-
teipnseb to St. Louis nnd tal Ing steps to te
em o a creditable exhibit of the city's prod-
ttcts at the Transmlssisslppl I3\posi ion next
jcar. Mr William Illllott presented his cre-
duntlils as rommUsioner to Missouri from
tint exposition , and gave eomo interesting
ilt ails as to the arrangement and the dls-
plajs alreadj airanged for There- was a
difference of upinioi , at the me-cting as to
whether St Louis should have a collective
i xhlblt or whether locil firms should be
urged to make Individual exhibits In theli
icspcctivo Ll.uf.-eM or buildings Mi 1'lllott
ropoited that so far the tentiment of firms
liu hnd met olncc ariivlng in St Louis fa
vored the latter plan , but added that if St
I oiils wished to have a collective exhibit
spaeo would be furnished for it
I'ho question will be Jlsi listed at a sub
sequent mooting .ifti'i the deslies of probable -
able exnlbltors have been thoroughly ascei-
tilnuil In the meintlmo Major Xie enheln
will co-opeiate with the league In an effort
to ECU mo u good showing for St Louis ai
Omaha , and Mr.Klllott will luve the as
sistance of the organl/atlon and iu > olllctrs
in iui , vits HUM A IIIMC.
INC l ) > iiiiinllf anil lift Six 'riiiiiiNiinil
III MM'lll-IIIl-N ,
WKIISl'KH CITY , la , Oil 21. Three
masked burglars robbed the State tank of
Hlalisburg this morning at 3 o'clock The )
lued dimmltc and the explosion slmtteicd
the largo plato glaea window and badly
wtcekod the bank building. They bccurcd
ffi 000 worth of bccuiltltt. and a umall amount
of cash.
When the Hist explosion occurred It awoke
half the town James Conner's jells fright
ened the burglais and although the ) had
prepared the dvnamllo for the eecond ex-
plu.lon the ) leaped from the back window.
In jutblng the corni'i they stw Ildward ( lllll-
coln who was ono of their pa's , advancing
towaid them It was dark and In the ex
citement the ) mlbtook him for an olllcer and
shot him twice One bullet entered his chest
and the other his abdomin. Ho was captured
and Is not expected to live. The other two
tucapt'd.
Hull llfililiMl for Siin > iMrli ! .lull ,
SI'lUNnriULD. O. u. > L'lThotc Is e n-
ultkrable excitutKiit I.ere tonUht ispo Illy
at the countj tmi 0\r u r | i n thai n mob
! formliiB at Xenlu to come heio i > n gut to
Ijnch WllHum C'aitir the tuKro I.I\MICI
now In Jail here Oovernor Duslinell has
uutlioiizeiJ the sheriff to notify him at once
it u mob reaches her * .
REFORM IS TO BE GRADUAL
Mractary Commission Finns to Avoid Any
Radical Changes.
PROPOSES AN IDEAL CUIOCY SYSTEM
Mi'tiilu-ri t'liilrclilril llctvvciMi T\vo lin-
ini'illiiti * CniirNi'x , liul Viirccil
Knll.v on tli < * ( iciicritl Illi-
jcc ( to HiVtliitticil. .
WASHINGTON. Oct. 21 The monetary
commission has hern steadily at work slneo
| It reconvened at the Arlington hotel on
Oct bir 11 Hach of the sub-committees
i has made considerable progress In the Invcs-
I tlijatton of the subject assigned to It Par-
I till rcpoits from these sub-committees have
'been ' submitted to the whole commission and
ccnorally discussed. Were the work of the
ccmmlsslon simply to determine what would
bo an Ideal currency and banking sjstem Its
tank wouU be much simpler , hut It Is one
tblnij to form a measure that one man or u
number of men believe to be jurt right , an 1
anotherthing to form a measure that will
go through congress and meet with general
popular support. Upon this subject there has
been considerable discussion In the com
mission as to whether It sh-iild co'illne
lUelf to the recommendation of such a meas
ure or measuies as It believes congress will
pass at Its session or devise whit It believe"
to he an Ideal svstcm of currencj and bink-
It i wMch shall serve as a ba ls for not
onlj such legislation as congressIs willing
to enact at present , but for nil futuie legis
lation upon the subject.
One thing that has been made perfectlj
clear bj the discussions up to date Is that
the commission will not recommend that
congress undertake any radical changes Ii. .
the monetan sjstcm of the country that
would be llkelv to pro.nct > lluctuatio i of
prices or uncertainties as to the future
Whatever 'changes .ire recommended will
bo of a character SD gradual that the
changes will not create any disturlnnco in
ilnarcial or commercial affairs Such
changes can be made the more rcai'llv ' be
cause under the present prosperous condi
tions with the balance of trade In our favor ,
there scuns no likelihood of a financial
stringency or commcrcltl disturbance for
some jears to come , and there Is no Imme
diate need of a radical change This condi
tion , of things makes It possible to adopt
such measures a > > will provide against pos
sible dangers in the future such as the
countrj has recently passed through , and
Institute gradual reforms , with ample time
lo carry them out during the period of pros
perity
IN TOUCH WITH THE COUNTRY.
The wisdom of the commission's plan of
sitting at Washington and there receiving
sugg < stlous and taking testimony. Instead
of tiav cling about the country , has been
demonstrated. The necessity or a traveling
commission was vo y largel ) obviated by the
geographical distribution ot the membership.
Every section of the country Is rcoresented
on the commission , and represented by the
men most thoroughly in touch with the busi
ness affairs of their own territory , and most
familiar with its conditions and needs. The
suggci'tlons and apjeals that have reached
the commission by mall have come from
every state In the union and from all classes
ot people Farmers , business men , bankers
and students have written calling attention
to this or that need , or making suggestions
that they believe would be of value. The
newspapers throughout the country have
also , as a general thing , expressed themselves
ve .y freely on the subject , reflecting In a
largo measure the opinions of their con
stituency. And In this way the members of
the commission feel that they have gained
a very fair index of popular opinion upon the
various phases of the currency and banking
questions before them.
"Ciauk letters" have been very few. The
great mass of the suggestions have been from
men vvho have evidently given much caicful
study and Intelligent thought to the currency
question The suggestions range over every
possible nhisc of the subjeH , and almost
every writer has some suggestion to make as
to the place that silver should hold In the
currency of the countiy A number of riien
sii-jgcst the acceptance of silver In unlimited
quantities , with the 'csuance of certificates
at market rates "or the bullion , with redemp
tion of these certificates when presented at
ruling mai'.iet rates nut the p'aln effect of
this plan would be to make the silver cer
tificates nothing moie noi loss than a ware-
hou e receipt with the gove miient acting
as tl.o warehouseman
Others suggest that no paper money of
less than $10 denomination be Issued In any
form , thus requiring a Iirger circulation of
silver dollars and subsidiary coins Hut the
experience of the bankers has been tint the
small note-s have an enormous p pu'a'lty
Soveul men suggest the coinage of a mone
tary unit composed of a combination of golJ
Bill silver , and others suggest simply the
issuance of certificates representing gold and
silver ingots This vvo"hl contemplate a gold
Ingot unit end a silver ingot unit and ,
whether the government simply Issued a cer
tificate or coined the metal. Its only connec
tion with the currency would be to gua anteo
the weight and fineness of the metal Such
a plan as this would , of couiso , cause on
onounous amount of confusion In the future
settlement of existing contracts
KEEP THE GREENIHCK3.
The conimltFion askel a number of ijucs-
tloi's of a number of financial experts .in 1
men of laigo experience In financial affairs
Thu lemr of the icpll s received is con
servative and demolishes the nUhcr vvllo-
p-ead notion that there Is a dc irc among
men of this class for the withdrawn ! of
giicnl'acks and treasury notes Ono of the
best known financiers of the countty. who
recently submitted his views to the commis
sion on ipciuoit , said to tl'essociatcd press
representative' . In dlscuE.ilng the work of
the comm'Eslon'
"I think tbo revenue and finance depart
ments of the government should be com-
pln'oly sepa-atcd Revenue Is ono question
and the problem of currency and banking
Is piiothei , and In their details they have no
proper connection I should like to see our
VPIlegated paper currency unified Into two
LccMons , coin certificates and silver ccr-
tlfkatui the coin ccrtlfliutrs to bo confined
to denominations of $10 and ovei and the
silver certificates to (5 , $2 and $1 bills ,
gia.lually withdrawing all silver certificates
of denominations hlghei than $5 The
troasurj should hold a gold icsorve equal
to 25 per cent of the coin certificates and the
secretary of the treasury should bo author-
Ucd lo cancel all coin certificates when paid
In go'd Ho should have authority to main
tain the gold reserve at all times by pur
chasing gold with surplus cash In treasury
and hhort tlmo obligations of the govcin-
mont. Tariff laws should bo i-o adjusted as
to insure a small surp'.us revenue and when
they do not , the secretary of the treasur )
should be authorized to borrow enough upon
short time obligations to cover any de
ficiency In the levonuo The national banks
should bo permitted to issue notes to the
par value of the government bonds held by
them Canada has a falrh good sjutcm
for the regulation of bank clrcu'ation and
It might bo audlcd with profit I do not
bellevo the American proplo are prepared for
the withdrawal of the greenbacks or treas
ury notes , nor will they be until a banking
act rtitab'lshes ' an absolutely safe banknote
clreu'ntlon and the people come to recopnUe
It as such Such a bank currenc ) immt bo
national In character It would bo Idle to
talk of a btato bank Issue. This countrj
has had bitter experience In that direction
and the people understand Its evils "
\riv for Ilio Vrm > .
WASHINGTON. Oct -Special ( Tele-
Brain ) The f Mowing transfers have bco-i
made Twtuti Hfth mfautrj Seio.jd Lieu
tenant Henri I. Kimiibon from companj I )
to co-np-iny I Seeou ! Lieutenant William
B Cochran , from company I to company II
Tenth Infantry First Lieutenant William
Kcops , from company II to company 0 ,
I'lrst Lieutenant Jam s Da j ) IPS from com
pany G to company H. Sccoml artillery
First Lieutenant Hermnr Cv Sthumm , from
1IKV t battery 'P ' to battery DKlrst Lieuten
ant Isaac N Low Is from battery V ) to bat
tery M. First Lieutenant Mosei C Zillnskt ,
ftom li ; ht battery F to batter ) O.
Llcuterant Colonel Charles Smart deputy
surgeon general , and iCaptiilnVllllam H
Arthur , assistant surgcm , . have been de
tailed to represent the medical department
at the meeting of the \merican Public
Health association Philadelphia.
Pest Chaplain David H Shlcldn has been
ordered IT Port Thomas , Kentucky , fcr duty.
Lravis ot absrnce Lieutenant WUIUm H.
Hr. n , Seconl cavalry , extended one month ;
Major Philip F Ilarvey nurReon three
week ? . Lieutenant Charles Miller , Sixteenth
Infantry , cxttnJcd onp month Lieutenant
Truinnn O Murphy , Tenth Infantry , extended
one month. Post Chaplain I New tin Hlttner ,
extended six tnon'hE ; Mijor William C.
Elnnnon , surgeon oxtcnd-d six months ;
Lieutenant Fine W Smith , Twelfth Infantry ,
seventy-five days
IIVVM'mtlM ) 7l\ I , \fK Of PI M ) .
Work on VMV Slilin for tinIMJ l
t nil v < ii < Iiilil > Oi-ltij oil.
WASHINGTON , Oct. 21 Ir. his annual
report to the recrotary of ths navy , Philip
Hlchborn , chief constructor of the mvy ,
says the strength of the navy October 1 was
111 vessels nil told , Including the ships of
botl. old end new navies
It Is stated that durliiR the last few
months of the last flrca ) , year a considerable
amount of work upon vessels that had been
authorized by congress had to be suspended
civlng to lack of funds This ciuscd a
heavy dralii upon the new appropriations at
the beginning of the present fircal jeai nnd
makes the exhaustion of those appropria
tions before the first ot next July alinc-st an
a smeil fact CUul Hlchboru says this Is
n discouraging stite of affairs as the exhius-
tlon means a wholePale reduction ot the
navy yard forces and the discharge c.f com
petent and trained men He paints to the
advantage and economy of hiving at least
ono vessel building at each Important navy
yard. Prolobly the most desirable tvpe ot
vertel for the purpose lntcndt.1 , partleulirly
In \ low of the present state of the armoi
question , would be tint of a pheathed tiul or
of comparative light dratt and great endur
ance with qnaitcrs for fiaj ? olllcers
Attention Is called to the urgent need of
Improving the navy yard plints In the In-
teiest of the economical execution of vvrarlc
and est'nntes aie submlKe-d for each yaid
The plants at New York , Noifolk and Mare
In and require adlltlons , alterations and 10-
yalrs to keep them up to a p oper stuto ol
cfilclency , while the vaids at Hoston. Ports
mouth and Lfaguo Is'andj though not ac
tively ei'gaged , should bo put In a condition
trit would enable them to work advintqgo-
ously at short notlc should occasion requiie
A plant at Pugct Sound Is said to bo neces
sary During the last year the government ac
cepted finally four ships , the Mis acliusett
Oiegon , Ericsson and Hrooklyn , while eleven
vessels have been accepted iitcllmlnat ilj and
sjbjcct to final test , viz. Iowa Nishvillc ,
Wilmington , Helena Annapolis , Vlcksbuig ,
Newport , Wheeling , Marietta , Po.ter and
Foote.
Particular attention is Invited to the good
results attending the construction ot the
Iowa It is shown that this efficient vessel
Is able to carry 212 tons more than was cal
culated for Its designed draft. Changes In
Its pase cost only about 2 per cent of the
contract price ,
Of the gunboats the report.Kas their first
cost was remarkably low , .aggregating about
? 2,000,000 for the nine , or-not moio than the
cost of ft first-class armored cmlser. The
cost of theli maintenance- particularly with
cctjper bottoms and considerable sail power ,
should be a minimum.
The chief constructor , who Is charged with
the duty of docking ships'makes an urgent
plea for more and better docks , stating that
the navy has been at a serlrus Inconvenience
during the past six months for lack ot
proper facilities for docking battleship" The
bureau believes that the necessity for an
additional dock is most urgent at Mare
Island and on the Atlantic at Portsmouth
and Doston , while a larger dock at Nor
folk and League Island would bo a decided
advantage further consideration is also
urge ! of the merits of Algiers , La , as a
dry dock site and It Js urged that all the
docks should bo ready in two years
Chief Hichborn , under the head of armoi
renews his suggestion that the government
sh u Ul no longer nuke separate contracts for
ships and their armor , but should pe"mlt
the shipbuilder to supply the armor.
'
pnitiivs IIISPvim OI-A VICTOIIV.
Didn't Send tlir Sc'iittiiUoiiNortlH
Vliont > ! < < Inn' tlc | KnoiiM.
Now comes again the iconoclastic hand of
historical fact and at a swoop knocks the
underpinning from beneath what has come
to be one of the dearest possessions of Amer
icans Washington's llttlo hatchet , Israel
Putnam's ride , Hen Franklin's epigram about
banging these and a host of others have
withered and died beneath Iho biting breath
of frcycn facts , and now they are joined by
' Wo have mot the enemy and they are
curs " Commodore Oliver Ha/ard Perry
didn't send that dispatch. It's a very terse
American sentiment and has been treasured
as Indicative of the business-like method of
the man who won that memorable victor )
on the waters of Lake Bile. Hut The lice-
has tic following letter from General T II
Ptanton , which sho-vs that the gallant coin-
man'or had an abiding respect for the forms
required by courtesy In the concspondencp
between a high officer of the navy nnd the
honorable sccictary
WASHINGTON , D. C. Oct. 21 , ISOT-To
the Eilltoi of The Hee. History IIUH a mo
en rcietitlni ; rommodoie I erry's fnnn us d * -
putt It "Wo hnve met the cne-iny and they
urn cuts" announcing his victory on t.'ike
Erie , until It bun boLoine- handhold word
Now , the fact Is that there Is no sueh dls-
p.itoli In the iecon'a of the Navj deput-
inpiit and nothing to show th it theseeie -
tary of the nnvy ever icitHveil n < ll ° pntch to
vvoided If it WPS ever fent It w is pruli-
ubly to tome friend , iind.imolliil.iilv I en
close you un exact copvi of the dispatch
announcing the vlttory , T. H. STAN I UN.
U. S Hrlg Nlng-im cff the WiHt in Sn ,
Head of I-ake Kilo , Sept 10th. TV !
I p in.
Sir-
SirIt luiH plcn'sod the Almighty to give to the
tiling of tho. United Stntiis a plginil vlctotv
over their c-nemiia on thl Iike The Ililt-
| pb Squadion conslfitlnp fit two Ships , two
Hrlpn , one Schooner mil oyio Sloop have this
moment xurrt-nileit-il to the force undei my
command , nfter n sharp conflict.
1 Imvp the honcr to be
Sir , Veiy Ih-speMfully ,
Your Obilt'HPIVI.
,011. , PERRY.
The Honble William Join's
Secretary of tm > Navy
iiii'ii 'rioN I'on nit , > \NSI\ .
( ii-oirnihli-iil | Soi-li-l > Will Clti- Him n
llrnrtyVclvoini - .
WASHING-TON , Oct 21 , Preparations are
being made to give a very handsome recep
tion to Dr. Nansen at tno national capital
Tuesday evening under the auspices of the
National Geograrhlc society , of which ho Is
in honorary member fne honorary recep
tion committee consists of Vice { 'resident
Hobart , the sec-rotary of Htate , the sccre-
tni ) and ass'stant Ecetetary o/ the navy , the
charge d' affaires of the legation of Sweden
and Noiwa ) , the pre ldbnts of Johns Iloji-
HIIB , Columbia , Methodist and Catholic uni
versities Admiral Walkei General John M
Wilson , chief of engineers of the aimy ;
Captain Schley. the leader of the Greeley
relief expedition ; Englneer-ln-Chlcf Mel-
vlllu of the Jcannetto expedition , ex-Secre-
taiy Fouler J Addlson Porter , secretary to
President McKlnley , and MorrLi K Jessup
of New York The parlors of the Arlington
hotel will be decoialrd for the occasion and
Mags flower and music will add to the
brilliancy of the reception Dr Nansen hat
agreed to make a few remarks
Dl-lltllN Of II lll > .
POMONA I'al Oct 21 William H Ijoli-
jiifsuliiit of iho 1'tople'a iMiik of PumuiM
and of he Sin Antonio Llgnt ami Povvt-r
company and a reputed millionaire , is
dead.
PLANS FOR CUBAN AUTONOMY
Minister of the Colonies Proaouts Them iu
Outline.
ISLAND TO HWE LOCAL GOVERNMENT
\\lll Continue to Il < - ltt'iri * rti ( Ml In
tilt * SIIIIIMI | | | Curd's li > senator *
anil -iiiitli'N CII-OIHTII-
tlon IN i\ii'i-tcl. |
, tSI ? ti > I'res. I'nlillnhlnn Cotwnm. )
MAPIUD , Oct 24. ( New York World
Cablegram Special Telegram ) The minis
ter of the colonies ttxlay assured tno lie
believes lo can count upon the co-operation
not only of the autonomists In Cuba and
their rt'prcseiitathea In Spain but also upon
the autonomists resident In Europe alii
states that the Ko\ernmcnl proposes to carry
out their program and the advice Cleveland
and Olney vainly gave Canovas last year ,
consequently Cuba \\111 ba\e local govern
ment like any American state , unlvcisil suf-
ftage tor municipal and provincial councils
and an Insular parliament that will be ( list
elected this \\lnter The Insular chamber
will be composed of t\\o houses having cn-
ttic control of tariffs and taxitlon. The 10-
spo.islble gov eminent \vlll be presided over
by the govoinor genual , but he will have no
light cr veto.
Cuba , as was contemplated In Gladstone's
I'ome inle schcmo for Ireland , will continue
to bo n presented In the Spanish Coitez bj
senators and deputies. The Impel.ul govern
ment and the Cortez will retain coutiol of
the army , the navj , foreign affairs nnd the
Judiciary of the colonv , which will defray
the expenseoE thso depittments
rho Insular parllitncnt will bo entirely
clcclod b > universal suffrage In can1 of
disagreement between the houses and the
icsporslolo locil government there will bo
! > light of appeal to the tountrj , like the
Swiss tofercmlum , but for Important nnttcrs
only. The government Is confident fiat all
tlio Cuban panics will co-uperato In the
carry Inc. out of this policy and expects much
flom tbo coolness and concillaloiy spirit of
Man.ua ! Hlinco
Senor Moiet counts especially upon fie
support not only of the autonomists In' ' Cuba
and their icprcsentatlvcB in Spain but also
of the autonomists resident elsewhere In
Kutope. AUTHOR n I10UGH1ON.
spvivs Mnssvun is ui\i > v.
Noli- I'l'iilcilliiKKiiliist rilllinstorliiH
\lllllll III I'l-t-Sl'Iltt-ll. .
.MADRID , Oct. 21 A government note
against filibustering will be hiniled to United
States .Minister Woodfoul tomorrow.
Accoidlng to a din .itch from Havana
Lieutenant General Wcyler has oido ol the
abandonment of demonstrations tint woie
prcpa.lng in his favor.
.Mrs Woodfoullfe of the minister , hab
ailived hero General Woodford has not jot
taken an ollicial residence , but will continue
to occupy apartments at an hotel.
LONDON , OH 23. The M Jilt Id conespond-
ent of the Dally Mall says "The Spinlsh
press unanimously supports the attitude of
the government , which It calls eminently
sober and dignified , but the impression is
that the controversy with the United Slates
has reached a ciitical stage , which may be a
prelude to a rupture. I spoke with thl e
numbers of the cabinet today ( Sunday ) who
In almost Identical words contended that
V > aIn Ins the light , alter Us tremendous
sacrifices In Cuba , to demand the observance
of International treaties by other govcin-
mcnts One of them bald 'The gordlan knot
Is the United States , without whoso help the
lebclllon would have long ago ceised.'e
do not want war , but every Euiopcun nation
will arnrovo of our defense of our Inter-
i.ational lights. '
"The Spanish naval forces In the Carlb-
bein sea will bo stlcngthened en the pro-
tt\t for Increased vigilance on the CuLan
co-st.
"Wcylcr has cabled a dcnlil of the re
port that Mr. Hughes , the coi respondent of
lllack and White , was robbed He said
Ilughcn died of syncope and appeals to the
tcbtimony of the lirltish consul at Havana
for proof of his statements "
The Madrid coi respondent of the Standard
S2vs A membei of the cabinet assures me
that the government Intends , to give Cuba
complete local government , with universal
suffrage to o'cct municipal and provlncia1
council * and an Insular parliament The
latter will be composed of upper a.id lowci'
chambers , having entire control of tariff
and revenue The responsible government
will bo composed of five ministers , which
body will be presided over by the goveinor
general Senators and deputies for Cuba
will continue to tit In the Spanish couit ,
and the Impel ial jiovcruinorit will control
the army , navj , pollie tribunals and foreign
policy of the country exactly as the Cubins
demanded. The government lias received
rromlfes of their Fiipport of both autono
mists in Cuba and of those residing In
Franco and the United States and expects
no opposition from the othei colonial par
ties The same minister siys ho docs not
believe the note v.lll cause filction with the
Urlted States because It Ir * couched In a
friendly tone and virtually shows that Spain
Is doing what the United States has ad
vised.
DivivMl : > MISSION \itms' itr.rui , .
Tnrl.lNli Cot i-i-iinti-nt SIIJH Tlu-j ' . \i-i-
1IKI > to I'oitK'iit Trim bio.
LONDON' , 0t 24 A dispatch to the
Dally -Mall fiom Constantinople fajs The
1'oito has demanded the recall of two Amir-
Ican inissionailea fiom the piovInco of
Aleppo on the piotexl that their mission for
the distribution of roller is likely to citi-e
disturbances. The United States legation has
Ignored the demand and will continue to dose
so until definite charges are made
A dl.sp.Ucli to the Times fiom Constanti
nople with reference to the same Incident
E.IJS merely The I'orto complained and the
legation replied that there was no reason
to expect mischief from the action of the
missionaries
niMjsITII
ItiiNktiiii lniit'ioiunil iniiri'KN ( JiirxiH
ill llurunl Dill. c of HNN < * .
HEKLIN , Oct 2) ) A dispatch from Darm
stadt t > avs that Kmperor Nicholas and the
empress who are giiesm of the grand duke
of Hcfcsc , received and dined with the Prince
mid I'rlncess von Hohenlono todaj The
Carlsruho Ofilclal Giuctto announces In Its
court news Items that the grand duke and
duchess of Hc's e had Intended to go to
Darmstadt yesterday to visit the c/ar and
the c/.srlna , but received a mcs ago from
Dannrtadt In response to a telegram that
his majesty had made arrangements covering
every day until the date of his depaitme
and would bo unable , therefore , to receive
tl'Clll ,
SI-I-IOIIH riooilM In Illllj ,
, LONDON , Qct 21 The river Toronto , In
central Italy , which enteis the Adriatic east
of Ascotl , has overflowed , flooding the plain
of ABCOII At Chlaravlllo a bridge has been
hwrpt away Several pcrnons weio drowned
at 1'orllii and niai Mendota u house col
lapsed , but ) Ing nine persons In the ruins
Flcjods aio toporUd In various other locall *
ties
> loI'ltirntx of ( li't-iin \ I'Nki'lki ( li'l , -I ,
At New York Arrived La C'h.imp.isiip.
frum ll.iva , Vci nilarii , ftom KotKnUiii ,
.Massllii from llntnbuiK
At liruneiiAirlid Haibarossa , fiom
N < w Voik , vli Houlli impton
At HIV 1 1 Ariivnl I . .t Untdrfiu' , fiom
Ni H Yui k
\t i u. i iiHi Mii ri > ' d L i arui frum
Lvcriuu fur Nnv urK
At J'hiliideljhla-Arr -\\ai laiid , from
Liverpool.
vtvir.it wivTiiin.
Had calendars and almanacs been unheard
of yefterday's weather might easily have
been mistaken for a day In June. The day-
was clear and blight and warm roilly un
comfortably warm after the cool diy of the
month The maximum tcmperaturo was S4
degrees , a point reached but once before In
twenty-eeven years during the last ten days
of October.
NninivsKVN nine I-MUMI I > V\\MI\ .
Sum Ilonr > THIIII-H Dovt 11 on tin *
sti-nnu-r Pnrriilon ,
SEATTLE , Wash , Oct 24 The steamer
Farralon arrived from Talya and SUagway
at 1 30 p. m , bringing 125 pisscngers , twelve
of wlnm arc from IHwson City. The party
In ought gold not exceeding In amount
$20,000. The last party out fiom Iwson )
left there In September and was headed by
H A Stewart of Sheboygan , Mich. With
him were J. C Wool'ov of Ticoma and
Sam Ilcnrv of Llnc-olii , Neb The party ar
rived at Halncs Ml < wlnn , at Chllcat Inlet ,
thirty-two dajs nfter Stirling They had
a pack train of twelve horses and 180 piunds
of provisions. They come out on a small
river steamer from Daw "on to the Polly-
river Thence poled to Fixe fltu'rrs ami
finished their Journey over the Dillon mil
and snftorod gr-eat hardihlps Nearly all
the n-'tauiants are closed at Dawson on ac
count of the food phot lagc Prices ot pro-
vlslons are not advanced over rrgulir prices ,
but the companies aio refusing to tike
01 dels iMore than half of Iho food In the
wuH'lioi"jpo Ins been sold but the compiny
refuses to distribute it , although It is paid for ,
until It Is learned f r certain whether more
prov Kions w 111 be brought up the I Ivor In
cnsc no more aulve the entire stock will
bo retained among the losldents to prevent ,
If possible , privation Theie li- " been no
staivatlon yet , but thete will surely be a
shortage. People nio leaving dallv Up to
September IHO had started tor the Yvkon
to tiv U get down the rhoi to CIM > City
and thence by stoimer to the I'nlted Stiles
No now stilkes have been made at Hiwsoii
and only those owners that have fool for
their men will ho able lo do much vvotlc this
winter. The Stewart patty met ten 01
twelve boats a day going down the liver lo
Dawson. All of these traveleis had enough
ptovlslons to last them through the vv Intel.
crrv cuous it\i > imi.
VII n I-M Stop u < the Month of MlniioU
< r < M-k mill start 1'rosiii-i-tliiK.
POUT TOWNSEND. Wash , Oct 24 The
schooner Fl'cher Hrothers has arrived aftci
a remarkably rough trip fiom St Michaels ,
her only passenger being W. D Gaylord of
lluffalo , N Y Gaylord reached St. Michaels
eirly In Angus' and started for Dawson City
on the steamer Hamilton , which went
aground a few miles above the mouth of
Mlnook creek Gaylord and several othcia
ot the Hamilton's passengers returned to
the mouth of the creek to camp and It was
there that the flemishing town called Ham-
part City was started.
Many claims have been staked off adjacent
to Itampait City , some having given Indica
tions of wealth , but the weather for the
pist few months has been so stormy as to
preclude successful prospecting The popu
lation of Rampart City , despite the warnings
that have gone out of the Imp sslbillty of
Rotting on to Diwson City , Is constantly on
the Increase , every Incoming steamer , to siy
nothing of ball and row boats , being loaded
to its full capacity.
Giylord says the government's determina
tion to make a military reserve ot St
Michaels and the country within a radius of
100 miles will bo a matter ot gieat satisfac
tion to the better class.
'I OVA NSI'IV IIOOMEHS AT T\1Y\ .
Viitliint | < 'il UtiNli Or tinClitlKool
Puns llrliiKN 11 ItiiHli ol l'i-oilc.
TA1YA , Alaska Oct Hi ( V'a StcMiuor
Fanalon , Seattle Wash , Oct 21 ) Townslto
boomers have struck Talja In force A town-
site was reccntlj surveyed and the location
of lots began Immeliately Lots vveie being
located and jumped all Tuesday and sever il
tragedies we e nanowly averted The nai-
row valley between the Talja water fron' ,
cleai alnvo Heily anJ Wllsm trading post ,
a mile distant is filial with tents and shield !
of all descriptions.
The cause of this activity is the anticipated
rush over the Chllkoot passthis winter and
next spring A wharf Is being constructed
at Talya , the- interested ( initlcs , It Is under
stood , being Chicago capitalists. In addition
to this It Is expected that a cable will be
constructed over the summit of the Chllkoot
lass. The dlstan'o will be over two mllcj
The wire for the tramway Is now at finno-
gan'h Point and Sheep Camp It Is stated
that goods will be traimp'ntcd fiom Tjlj.i to
Lake Llndemann at a iate that will not ex
ceed 12 cents a round.
M\V \ \ ITMSSISt. : : . \i > sr itosco.
Slate Iiili-nilne- SOMII * Ti'Ml linen j \nl
Illtlii-i lo Hi-aril.
M UlYVILLE , Mo , Oil 21 ( Special )
The state is making a much stronger cane
against II Hosco , the 17-ear-old boy vvho
Is now on trial the third time foi the mur
der of Mrs Koto Hatimlp , neir Arkos , a ) car
ago than It Iia0 made befoie.
\esteiday six witnesses who had never
testified he faro swoio that the boy told them
ho committed the crime They aioMrs. .
Hugh Lyle of Washington D. C , who was
visiting in Notlaway county at the time of
the murder and to whom ho Ulkul while
being taken on the tialn to St Joseph the
diy following his arrest ; Thomas Ilnwdcn of
Skldmoro. to whom ho confessed while con
fined In the Huchan.in county jail ; Miss
Ma-id Motheny anil Hlrch Hull of Qultman ,
to whom ho toll the story of tho" cilmo In
the Nodavvay county jail November 4 ,
Charlev , Huskell , a reporter for the Kl Jo
seph Urulil , who claims the boy confessed
to him the day aftci his aircut , and Hany
Mirs of HopMns , to whom the boy told
thestor ) of the crime while confined In the
Hue Itanan county jail This makes I hit Ken
confcfmons the state has pi oven Itosco to
have made and the Biipcifltltlously Inclined
jro disposed to rcgaid It as a bad omen for
him.
him.As
As was the case at the last trial , cverj-
thlng appears to bo going agalnM the de-
fcnso and that llosco tan one-ape conviction
seems Impossible The hearing of the ovl-
denco will be completed early next week.
CONSI'IUtn 'III uTTTl. MVIITIV
Mlni'i-M Sunninruii HIMon tin-
SIMM-Ill ul U Ill.i-Hlinrif.
WILKESIMHHE Pa . Otti 23 - An alleged
co-ispliac ) to mur'er Shu lit Martin who led
the deputies who fired upon and killed u score
of strikers at l.pttlmer Septombei 20 , has
been discovered by the aircst of Ji 1m gcp-
lak , who was wounded In the dot The com
plainant was the iheilfl's son William , who
says he ovciheard the man threaten to kill
hi * father On Heplak was found a ra/or
and a pnpei which called "for vengeance "
I'llm the conference overheard the man Is
one of n committee of fifteen appointed by
the forelgncu in kill the sheriff
Sonic saturilii > \iioliiliiii-iilx | | ,
WASHINGTON , Oet 24 ( Special Tele-
giain ) Dt . H U Noble and John M Duff
have been appointed pim > ! < ii examining mi-
, gtoiit ut Mullaonc b , and Dr l > 0 Hen
IIOII at e till KB . - D
.lauiib 'i K Uito u > f Set uska has been
I ' reinitiated a lugger in the. Hurcau ul Am
| mal ludustry at { 720 per annum ,
IIOLCOMB'S EVIDENCE
Testimony Given by the Governor on the
Stntul iu Omaha *
REPORT OF THE COU3T STENOGRAPHER
Executive Tolls of His Approval of Hartley's
Official Po-al
TOOK THE TREASURER'S ' WORD FOR ALL
Admits Ho Accepted Ttnlomonts of Which
Ho Ilntl No Proof ,
CALLS THE LAW A "FARCE AND A SHAM"
icnt that Tri-nsnri-r Mu t
l'i-otln < M' Cash for Ul Mom * ) H .Not
In Slate Ili-iiiHltorli | > N bo
| CliuriH-tcrlml. ,
The offer of the attorneys for the Hartley
bondsmen In open court to prove tint
Goveinor Holcomh was cognizant of a treas
ury shortage of $150,000 at the tlmo ho ap
proved Hartley's j-eoond teim bond and the
lengthy defense1 which has been given out
by the governor In an attempt to frco him
self from the chaigo of joint lesponslblllty
for a laige part of the defalcation , give spe
cial Interest to the version ot the bond
ttansactlon as tksi-ilbul bv the governor
under oath on the witness stand The prin
cipal part of the sworn testimony of Governor
llolcomb In the Hut tie ) lionl ease. HH taken
ilcvvn vorbitlm by the ulllil.il court steno
grapher is as follows
Silas A. llolcomb called and swoin. Direct
elimination by Mi C J Smyth.
Quo tlori State your n line' Anawer
Sllfls A Holcomb
(3 What ollicial position do vou hold In
this state' A Grveruor of Nebraska
Q When did you become goveinor ot the
state ? A. 'My ' first lorm began January 3 ,
1S9HQ
Q And you hive been go einor slneo that
timiA Yes , sir
Q Do you know Mi Hartley , ono of Iho
defendants In this action7 A I do
Q State whether or not you were pres
ent In the tieasury of the state with Mr.
Hartley on or about the Sth day ot January ,
18.1" ) A Yes , sir , 1 was 1 was under the
impression that It was the ( jth 1 may bo
mistaken the ugh , and It was the Sth
CJ State whether m not at that time Mr.
Hartley accounted to you for the entire
amount of money chargeable to him as state
treasurer on the books of the treasury of the
st.ito of Nebraska on the 2d day
of Jimini ) , 1M)5 ) and If so. how ?
Mr Cow In- I object to the forepart ot
that as incompetent , It is the facts wo want
to have and not his conclusion
The court You may state what was done.
A I went Into the treasurer's ofllce after
suggesting to Mr. Hartley that 1 conceived
It < o bo my duty to ascertain the condition ,
of the treasury , and we took the books
Mr. Cow In Is this the Sth ?
NATURE OF THE FUNDS.
A. Yes , oh , that Is what I refer to to
ascertain the balances that wore against
him in the scvcial fuitds , and took up the
state depositories , where the current funds
were all deposited , 01 practically all. Wo
took up other bank ci edits , almoi. < t ex
clusively certificates ot deposit , or cduca-
tlonil funds , vvhlc'i ' could not bo deposited
In state ilepo-Kot Ics , and took the cash that
ho had on hand In the treasury vaults , and
from these different Items reached the con
clusion or result of his accounting for all
the funds which ho was charged with accordIng -
Ing to hlf records The credits In the de
pository banks , the certificates of other
banks certificates of deprslts I should soj-
and the cai-'h on hand , with I think ono open
account is all 1 have any lemcmbcranco of
now , equaling the amount of money ho was
ehaiged with at that time
Q At whit time' A At the close of his
to m , the 2d or 'id
Q. Where was that open account , gov
ernor , that is , with what bank ? A. The
First National bank of Lincoln
Q Did you see Mi Hartley on or about
the 3d on the 3d of Jinuaiy , 1805 , In ) our
olllce' A Yes , sir.
Q About whit tlmo did the Inauguration
ceremonies conclude on that day ? A. About
f > p m.
Q What Is the fact as to whether or
not the othei state officers gathered In
jour olllco tlut diy' A Some of them did.
Q. Do you icmcmbcr who vvoro there ?
A Well , I would not bo quito positive.
I think the land commissioner , the attoincy
general , the secretary of i-tate ; whether there
wore any otheis I wlil not be able to state
Q Mr Hartley was tiioio ? A. Yes , sir ;
Mr Hartley
( ) What tlmo In the day was It that they
gathciod tlicro In your onico' A. About
half past [ i as near u I am judge
Q State whether m not at that tlmo Mr
Hartley did present bin bondA. . Ho did
dining the evening
Q About wlat time , governor ? A. My
recollection Is between d and 7. I am not
peifectly cle-ar as to the exa t time.
Q Who was pre. out , if you i ( 'member , at
tliot time ? A. I am mt cleai that any one
WIH
WHAT HE TOLD HARTLEY.
Q What , If anything , did you say to Mr.
Hartley with lospou to the bond at that
time. A I told Mi. Hartley dining the evcn-
Ing that It would be utteily impossible for mate
to.unlnc and approve his bond dining that
cven'ng ; that then1 wire a large number of
others that weio befoie me , all of the stuto
olllcers , is I now rcmcinbci , falling to get
theli bonds approved un'll after my Induc
tion Into office , and that I was going to try
ti approve all the otier boniks before his , It
being ho Important I fc-lt it was absolutely
necessary I should havea llttlo tlmo to inaKo
inquiries and tecure I Diminution regarding
the sufficiency of the sureties , anj that It
would ho Impossible fm me to do tlut short
of some-tiling like twi-nty-foiii hours.
Q What , If anv thing , did ho aiy , gov
ernor' ' A. Ho acqulcTod.
Q 'What wan doiwith the bond then ,
ROVITIIOI ? A 'I no bind was then , or had
jus' prior to ( hit tlmo been filed In < ho
sotiotary of state's office , and It was deliv
ered to mo and I had possession of It for at
least twenty-four hour * lonslderlng It
Q What Ishe fan as to whether or not
you returned the bond to Mr Haitloy at that
time and ho took It out of the executive of-
lieu with him ? A - That Is not the case The
bond was not rctuinol to Mr. Hartley after
I had taken It , but was kept in my posses
sion.
Thereupon the ilrfondant's counsel was
about to cross-i xnmlni1 the witness when tlio
wltn'ss made the frllowlng statement ;
The Witness I think 1 should qualify wy
remark.
Mr. Cow In I object to that.
The Court Ho may Mate.
A. I do not wish to bo understood as nay-
Ing that I kept It al'iMOther In my ponses-
slon until the other bondsmen were added ,
because I I'tturnod It lo Mr lluitlc ) on Fri
day or Saturday follow Ing and he bi ought It
hero lo Om.ina
ON CHOSS-EX AM [ NATION.
CriBs-cxamliutlon. Questions by Mr J.
C Cow In.
( ) Governor , I supposp jou went Into the
treasuier's office for the- purpose of thccklni :
up the account of the t-easuicr on provided
by section 17 of the chapter of the
statutes on official bonds piovldlng that when
the Imumbint of tin ofll o la it-elected or-
re-appointed , and U.is hud public funds or
I ri'i/frty in his loii'tol ln bond irhall not
bo approved unn. In Urn inoducod and fully ,
aiLuu.uc.-a fur tmUi fuuas aiU uropcity ? A