THE OMAHA DAILY BEE.
ESTABLISHED JTJINE 10 , 1S7J. OMAHA , THURSDAY MOUNTS G , JTJBBHUAllY 17 , 1808 TWELVE PAGES. SINGLE OOl'V ITIVE OI3NTP ,
TII5 FIELD OF ELECTRICITY
Marvelous Development of Trolley Roads
in Ten Years.
LIFE IN CITIES IS REVOLUTIDMZD
I.iiiK DlNtniirc , lllwli Sii'c | l IMrotrlc
iijM CoiiMlilrri * ) ! tniiirncll-
- r.lr.rl ( < 'll > lit Uir Klon-
People arc opt to forget as they enter a
largo and comfortable street car dnd glldo
swiftly and smoothly over several miles be-
twetti their residences and place ? of business
that the trolley In a practical sense bin
lust completed Its first decade. The flret
trolley road. In thp commercial form was
opened at Richmond , Va. . February 3 , 1888 ,
Has * the St. Louis Globe-Uemocrat. It wan a
crude affair , largely experimental , with twelve
miles of poorly constructed track Many
were Ita troubles and disappointments , but
through them all , In Hplto of sharp cuives
and heavy grades , the current nsseited Its
power and adaptability. The harne s and
truck were poor , but the motoi worked.
Those who built and opetnted the Richmond
road were compelled to find und overcomu
new dimcultles with each successive step , and
that they possessed uomt thing akin to guiilua
Is proved by the fact that quite a number of
their Ider.s havu become standaid. Occa-
mnaly ! what were called "the Instruments "
meaning four powerful mules , were sent for ,
but three monthri after the tilal trip thirty
electric cars were In regulir operatlo.i , ami
Hit- trolley took Its p'aco as a grcit business
certainty.
Since that jcar the trolley has spread In
n manner almost nugle.il. In the ten joars
It has been applied to 1,000 street lullwavs
v.lth 11000 miles of track Ten jcars ago
2'i 000 horbe cars were In U30. Now but 4,000
lemaln. Their plnco has been taken by
40,000 troilcy earn The trolley has not con
fined Itself to city stieets. In some parts of
t 'o country It spans distance ; of 100 miles ,
and 11 Is salil wl 1 soon be continuous between
Portland. Me. and I'lovldence , R I. 222
miles. Onlv a few links are missing be
tween New York and Philadelphia , there are
IC'i ml'es of rural lines In Michigan and 401
miles projected , ono to be n'net > miles long
Thu fruit region In western NBW York Is
leached by a farm trolley road , and the trol
ley has been called In to help the argonauts
aerops a mountain pass In Alaska Its utili
ties are varied , Increas ng In number , and
singularly Important.
It Is no exaggeration to say that the
trolley has rove utlnnlrrd the co-idltlcas of
11 o In cities A homo elx or eight miles out
is rcacheil more qultklj and comfortably by
clec'rlc line's than la one two miles distant
by horse car. The area of cities has been
correspondingly enlarged. Then the trollev
making la ! way Into the country , and a
we 1-lnformcJ authority sajs. "Tho very
lightness of the tro lev system promtoea to
irako It In the lung lun rather an ally than
a foe ot the main existing tiunk lines of
ialh\ay , serving as feeders , and reaching
sections that have hitherto lml to depend
en dirt roads and the farm wngcci. " As a
rapid creator of wealth by enhancing valuta
the trolley has scarcely on equal Ito rise
baa virtually been shaped ta the United
States , and It has given this countrj nn un
disputed leadership In all matters of electric
transportation i\rn Londcn call * , for
American electric equipments. All this Is
tip work of ten years , and an Impressive
! PI Unco of the- vital energy of our Inventors ,
artisans and capitalists.
ELECTRIC TRACTION.
MMuch has been said and vvrlttfn upon
long-dlstiince , high-speed e-lectrlc railways , "
writes F. J. Sprnguo In the Knglnceilng
Magazine ; " "but a line could not bo built ,
say from New York to Chicago , devoted ex
clusively to passenger service , with existing
possibilities of passenger traffic , and return
an Intercut on the Investment no matter
what thu rate of speed determined upon ,
nor how attractive it could be made.
"At all times , JB an offset to any saving
In transportation account and cost o ? power ,
there muet bo considered the Increased In
vestment. While fewer electric locomotives
pould safely do the work of a given number
of steam locomotives , still , considering all
clanies ot equipment , It may be safely as-
Burned that toe cost of the power equip
ment supplied tu the rolling stock will be
fully as much for any electric system as for
steam. It follows that eve'y dollar spent
In ccntral latlons , whether for water-power
or steam engine's , turbines , dynamos , or con-
vcitors , and whatever the system of dis
tribution , Is an excess charge against the
electric railway , and Is warranted only
when the saving In fuel. In transportation
wages , and In depreciation , or the Increase
of business , will Insure n material dlvllend
on the Increase of Investment.
"It Is unfortunate that for many years the
progrcts of the storage battery was prac
tically stopped by vexatious litigation , arid
by an entire misconception of ono of Its
highest llehls of usefulness , which Is , In
general. tPivtco as u regulator or for short-
jicrled heavy discharge , rather than for
iMig-tlmu storage and slow discharge. Thla
fluid of the battery Is now more clearly
eeen , and , for the purpose of these remarks ,
-batteries may divided Into storage- and regu-
latlnK type- ? , the latter being constructed
with special reference to quick charge and
very rapid discharge , with reasonable
storage capacity The Improvements made
recently havu greatly Improved the battery ,
Increased III storage capacity , and
immensely Increased lt safe dis
charge rate. These results , which
will bo undoubtedly bettered , and
with reduced cost , will have u far greater
Inlluenco on the application of electricity to
lieavy traction than all the water power In
the world for many years , anil until the
cost of fuel la radically Increased. In fact ,
oxccpt Irj cases where power Is easily avail
able , and cout of fuel prohibitory , the func
tion of watcr-Bunply Ii limited. "
nnncTiuciTY IN THE KLONDIKE.
Rlcctrlcal engineers are deeply Interested
In the Invasion of the now gold territory
Telegraph and telephone lines are already
penetrating the region and various electric
llffit and power enterprises are on foot ,
while ono scheme even contemplates the IMO
of a steady electric holt for thawing out the
Icy mcM of mud , rock and sand In which
thu gold lies burled , The problem uppermost
In the waking thoughts cud the dreams of
tens of thouiands ot people Is how to get to
tlif region where gold Just now Is mote
plentiful than bread. Of the four overland
routes willed offer themselves after the bleak
AlaiVan shorn has been reached that of the
Chllkoot pass remains the mail popular. It
Is not long since o wlro rope tramway , which
It was proposed to erect and operate over
thu pass , nas described In the newspapers
The complete equipment of thli plant Ii now
Installed. It comprises ono forty-live kllo-
vatt two-phase alti-rri'itor , one thlrty-hon'o
vower and ono fllteen-hor e power motor ,
two twenty-five kilowatt raising transform
ers and four ten kilowatt step-down trans
formers. Owing to the Icebound nature of
the region Bliam will be the prime power ,
but fls there U plenty of coal on the coist
the coat of operation should bo light. The
distance of tnuumlrts'on ' In thirteen miles.
' r ' There atu two tramv.cjci , One will be driven
l > y the thirty-homo power motor twelve tnllc *
from the generator and the other one mile
further by 1110 flltrrn-horao power motor.
Hereafter any one willing to pay the fare
ran bo iwung briskly and safely along ths
electrically aptcated wire rope tramway over
tlio dreaded pau , which lias hitherto exacted
euch terrible dues of lufferlng and life from
throe who would force UK guard of the
treasures of the Klondike.
nLKCTIUQ IJALLOON SIGNALING.
Klectrlo balloon signaling Ii showing
much progress In the facility and certainty
of KB methods. Signaling from th'3 car of
tn ordinary captive balloon requires the ute
of A balloon cf considerable size , and also
piesupposcs calm weather , hut when the
Elgnalo are made by clzctrlc flashes the
operator can remain oiiwthc ground with
the apparatus , and the balloon Is portable
and can "be " quickly Inflated. Hrlc S. IHuce
has Invented a Bystem which Is Independent
of tb"J " configuration of the country. In
stead of the Morse key contacts , which
would not withstand the heavy currents
necessary for lighting , he uses a specially
Improved key worked by cailbon contact ?
For military purposco ho ndvlres th'i ' opera
tion ot balloons ot varulshed cambric , RUch ,
In fact , an now arc used by Great Drltaln ,
Italy and'Belgium , GoldbiOtcrs1 skin also
Is a material much In vc&uc. Jt Is to light
that an clghtcen-lnch balloon constructed
of It and filled with coal gas wilt lift Itself.
On th'i ' other hand , It would require a cam
bric balloon seven feet In diameter to lift
Itself. Mr. Urucu tocllcves that electric txil-
loon s'gnallng sion will bo extensively ap
plied to scfcntlflc exploration In Arctic and
Antarctic expeditions For that purpcao
he recommends a balloon ECVOH feet In
diameter , which would lift 500 feet of
i cable , with a cubic capacity of 160 feet ,
The filling of this would necessitate the
taking out of a steel tube of compressed
hydrogen aftout eight feet long. Ho finds
It gcod practice to put the lamps Inside the
balloon. This causes a loaf of Illuminating
I I pow-.r , but makes the slqnallng clearer.
i When Incandescent lamps are dualled the
I filament retrains hot for a moment. In the
open this Is vlsSblo and connects the
flashes , whereas with the lamps lnsld'3 ' the
, lialloon , the afterglow lo not seen. In
fcggy weather , the lamps , cf course , have
to be outside , but then the fog acts as would
' the Gok'ib'ater akin envelope and obviates
the confusion caused by the afterglow
AUTOMATIC FIRE ALARM.
Much has been drne to mlllgato the dan
gers of accidental fires by the introduction
of various electrical devices Into the In
terior of buildings Thu latest ot thi-se Is
radical In chaiacter. but admlrabl ) simple
and effective In action. It la pracMcal ! > a
wire vvMeh glvis its own alarm of ( Ire or
burglary aa twvi ns It la Interfered with ,
either bj abnormal heat or the cutting tool
of the burglar The wire Is a solid copper
conductor , coated with a metal which fusca
at the low temperature of 374 degrees This
metal , ki turn , Is overlaid with proper ln-
sulat ng material On the outer side of the
Insulation , a second , third and fourth con
ductor are SD placed as to bo Insulated from
cich other bv alml'ar Insulating material.
The whole- are them protected by a heavy
outer covering of Insulation , which , whllo
ornamental , waterproof , or dampproof , la
sullicici tly stiong to withstand considerable
median cal Injury. Should any part of thu
i conductor be subjectcM to the ( lame of an
| ordinarj match or dangerous heat , the alarm
will be Immediately sounded , the precise
location ot the ( Ire being simultaneously an-
nourced tn an i.dlcator , or on several Indicators
caters In different parts of the bui.dlng.
The problem solved In this Invention 'e the
making of all electric wires emplojcd In
every Interior electrical Installation , J for
whatever purpose , capable of discovering
Inclpie-t fire from every point of its length
and glv.ng uarn'ag thereof , locally or cen
tral In other words , every inch of the
conductor becomes a sensitive thermostat
and an automatic notlfjlng station ; It strvea
as nn omnipresent watchman , alwajs alert
ceid prompt In action , for no exqcaslve he.it
can exist In Its vlcrlty for more than a
few seconds without uanding In an alarm.
If a burglar should tamper with the window
or door alarms , or other safety devices , as
ho cuts the wire , the disturbance Is recorded
on. the dial. The wire can be run within
the cornice , above the shelves of a sto.eor
! n any dlrectUii. In coal bunkers , or the
hold of a ship , where It Is Intended for
giving warning of spontaneous combustion ,
the conductor H laid In pipes , which pro
tect it from rough usage , but leave It sub
ject to the action of heat.
CAUSE OF DDATH BY ELECTRIC SHOCK.
The cause of death by electric shocks has
been experimentally Invrstlgatcd by Prof.
T. Oliver and Dr. R. A. Dolam , who describe
their methods and results | n the British
MedloU Journal. The Increasing employ
ment of electricity within the last few jears
has demonstrated , by the accidents to work
men engaged In Its generation and distribu
tion , that danger Is Involved Two opin
ions are held as to the cause of death In such
cases , viz (1) ( ) th'.t ' death Is due to failure
of the respiratory center ( d'Arsonval ) ; (2) ( )
that It is due to sudden arrest of the heart's
action. From the appearancn presented by
the Internal organs after death , some physiologists
elegists have m1 Intalned that death Is due
to asphyxia. Hut other evidence suggests
that death Is not due to failure of the rc-
spliatory center. In the experiments carried
out by Prof. Oliver and Dr. Uoli m , an al
ternating current was used , and do.th ap
pears to have resulted from heart rather
Ijian respiratory failure. Whilst In some of
the experiments death seemed to 'bo ' due to
contemporaneous cessation of the respiration
and ho.rt'a action , yet In moat there was
ample demonstration that the organ first
to be arrested was the heart , for breathing
was observed to continue rhythmatlcally for
a brief period , and then Irregularly und
feebly before stopping There Is reason to
believe that only In case of very high vol
tages with currents considerably above the
potential usually required to kill the ani
mal Is there simultaneous stoppage of ho rt
and respiration. Primary cessation ot the
heart's beat Is. without doubt , the general
rule , while- under no circumstances did < ihe
authors succeed In causing primary arreat
of icjpli'.tlon followed by failure of the
heart. It follows from this that resusci
tation In apparent death from electric shock
Is made much more difficult than If the fatal
result wcro brought about by respiratory
failure. With reference to these experi
ments Dr. Lewis Jouea calls attention , In
thu Rlcctrlcal Review , to a similar Investi
gation carried out by him In 1S95 , using a
continuous current.
ELDCTRIC DELIVERY WAGONS.
It la assumed that some one had Interested
reasons for starting the story , which IDS
turned out to bo untrue from beglnn'ug to
end , of the erratic behavior of a New York
motor cab , which carried as a fate a bridal
couple. The New York electric cab service
has proved uniformly reliable and Is
deservedly popular. In addition lo the motor
cabs , a large number ot electrl : delivery
wagons , made for the most imrt In Chicago ,
aru vlylng In the streets of the city , Thu
dry goods housed find them to be a good In
vestment as au advertisement alone , as ,
especially when oqu'oped with Illuminated
signs , they alwavs draw the attention of ttio
public , The eavlng they effect In the de
livery service Is material , Each wagnn will
run thirty-seven miles a day The teaming
companies calculate lliat delivery wagons run
by horses require elx horses each to make
thlrt ) miles a day ; therefore , to make thlrty-
seven miles a day no less than eight harses
would be needed. Even where power Lt
high these vehlclcn can bo run for much less
than the expense of feeding , housing , shoeing
and renewing eight horses In a large city ,
The rate for charging current icay tie put ,
under average conditions , at Jl a day , and as
the tattery Is maintained for a vear for $50 ,
the co t of each wagon for 310 working ( Joys
will bo only $330 , Whllo thin de-en not Include
attendance during hours of charging and gen
eral leittlrs , It must be borne In mind , mak
ing a coirparlion of the two sjbtoms , that
hctses require more attendance than the elec
trical apparatus.
T MOT MACHIM ; OI'KIIATOIIS.
> < > Information * l'iiili > r tht > Sat < -
I.III > B Arc Kllt-il.
New Informations under the state 1 > w have
hern Usi'cd In police court against Edward
Petcrs-n nr.d Charles Nordcnberg , who were
arrc8te.il come time ago for operating slot
machines. The original compla'nts ' were Is
sued under the laws provided b ) the city
ordlnarcea , but as it in : * bcen , amertcd that
both Nordcnberg and Peterson were assured
tint they would not be prosecuted on these
Informations. It became necessary to flic
new ones. The complaints"were v\orn to
by John Oluen , the comnlalpant In the former
ca3w. The ircn are charged with promoting
a lottery , and n hearing has beta set lei
Thursday afternoon.
n/ivrvn IHT np iiT iM ppnon
BONDSMhN BLGIN DfcMNSE
Iv.tlencoto Oflfot the State's Allocations
Being OfTjrod.
TRY TO PROVE BARTL'Y'S ' IRRESPONSIBILITY
Attack the Validity of tlio Itoiiil from
( lie Point of It * Not
llccn Filed nt Once oil
Dellv er > - .
The bondsmen of Joseph S. Hartley , who
aro. being sued before Judge Powell for the
amount of the shortage that existed In the
state tru sury when the defaulting ox-state
treasurer left his office , have begun to put
the court and Jury In possession of their
defense. The state has rested Its case In
j the belief that It has fully established the
j defalcation and the liability of the bonds
men ; the bondsmen are now engaged In tearIng -
Ing down this f > .brlc. The trial ls proving
to te without any great public Interest , but
.very few spectators listening to the pro-
| ccedlngs. It la something of an attraction
I for the attorneys of the city , however , a
large number of them having dropped Into
thu court room since the trial began.
When court convened yesterday morning
Attorney General Smjth withdrew his rest
while he recalled Caahlcr William Wallacc-
to the stand. The witness was called to
testify that Hai ( ley's check of $201,884.05 In
, pajmcnt of the warrant was paid out of the
funds to the eredlt of Hartley us treasurer
In thu Omaha National bank
I , the account
being reduced that amount. The check was
i dated Jatiuiry 2. 1SD7. nj was paid two
dajs after It was Issued. Objection to this
testimony wu.s irudo bv the defense on the
gromul that the warrant was void and
should never have bfen paid. The objection
was overruled.
FIRST roil .
The defcnso called G. M. Hartlett , who
served us deputy treasurer under Hartley , as
Its first witness. He testified to his bug
experience In the '
treasurer's ofllca and was
then askel how much money Hartley had
on deposit In depository banks nt the close
of his first term. As Bartlett had secured
his figures during the first trial fiom the
books and records of the treasurer's ofllce
und as these books wcro not In court for
the examination ot the state the witness
was excused until these beaks could he
seemed.
The bondsmen now act out to prove that
Hartleys bond was not filed with the secie-
tary of state on the first day of his term ,
January 3 , 1S95 , ns required by law. The
( lefenho holds that
it was absolutely essen-
t ml that the bond should have been filed on
that duto to bo a legal and binding docu
ment. The bond on Its face shows that It
was filed on that day , but It Is maintained
that the figure 3 was afterward substituted
for the figure 9. the bond really being filed
on January 9. The
certificate Is as follo\\b.
Stnte of Nebr.iHka , Lancaster County , ca. :
IleceKcd ami filed for record this 3rd djy
of January , A. D. . ISl" , nnd recorded Jun-
uury 9 , A. D , ISOj , In record book C at
page 4Sij.
4Sij.J J- P,1,11 ? ' Secretary of State.
J. 13.
EVANS , Deputy.
To refute the evidence- filing J. E. Ev
ans , the ex-deputy secretary of state , was
called to the stand. The attorney general
vigorously fought the testimony of the wit
ness , objecting to almost every question and
being frequently sustained. The witness was
first aakcd whether the bond was not really
received for filing on January D.
Attorney General Smyth objected to the
question. He said that it attempted to have
the witness violate his oath ot ofilc. The
filing of the bond had been placed In the
archives under the solemnity of his oath
and had been rolled upon. It did not lie In
his mouth to come Into court and say that
what ho then said In the record was , ' In fact
untrue. The question Involved a matter of
public policy , Inasmuch as It called Into
doubt the reliability of every public record.
The state relied on the record and the wit
ness could not now contradict his own rec
ord.
CONCERNING THE CERTIFICATE.
Attorney Ransom , who conducted the ex
amination' ' In the absence of General Cow in ,
said that ho would show by the witness that
he did not sign the certificate filing on
January 3 , 1893 , and that at the time he
did sign it the certificate was not to Is. (
present condition. The court , however , cus-
talned the objection of the state.
The witness was allowed to say that he
did not know whether the certificate waa In
the same condition ut the time ho signed
It as It Is at prcaent. Ho could not say
whether the figure 3 was ' 11 the certificate ,
but thought It was not. He was not cer
tain about that. Ho was confident , however.
that the document was brought to him for
filing purixwcs on January 9. Benton Maret ,
eecrctary of Governor Holcomb , brought the
Instrument Into the office on that day. The
endorsement was written by Ncls McDowell ,
the bookkeeper , and was later signed by
Evans.
The ex-deputy swore positively , however ,
that the figure 3 Is not in the handwriting
ot Ncls McDowell. That caused him to
think that It was not In the certificate at
tlio time ho signed It.
The defense then undertook to show that
the bond was not brought Into the office cf
the secretary of state on January 3. Evans
said that , except for a few minutes for
lunch , he was In the office from the time the
state officers wcro Inaugurated until 11
o'clock at night , he closing thu olllce. A
dozen questloons were put by Attorney Ran
som In his efforts to bring out the fact that
Evans stayed In the olllco for the purpose
of receiving the bonds of state officers and
that Hartley's was not brought In. Nona of
thmo questions were allowed
ATTACK ON HIS TESTIMONY.
Upon cross-examination Evans said that
he would not have signed the certificate.
whlh he did on January 9 , 18115 , If It had
stated that It was filed on January 3 , 18D5 ,
Attorney General Smyth then put the wit
ness through a series of questions to break
down hU testimony ,
"Did you not know that the bond was not
copied and recorded at the tlmo It was
brought to you , although the certificate con
tained n statement tliat It had been recorded
on January 9 ? " ho asked ,
"Yea , sir , " was the answer ,
"Although you know that It was not
recorded , vou slgued a certificate that It waa
recorded ? "
"Well , It was recorded on January 9 , "
"Hut when jou signed It , It had not been
recorded ? "
"No. "
"Then jou signed a certificate which did
not state the truth ? "
"Well , the certificate did not say 'had
been recorded on January 9 , ' but 'recorded
on January 9. ' "
"You stated that If the certificate con
talned the statement that It had been filed
January 3 , you would not have signed It , be
came It did not state afacl ? "
"Yes. "
"Yot jou did sign It when It contained a
ctatemest that It wa > recorded , although
that did not state a fact at the t me ? "
WHEN IT WAS nnquanT IN
The defense objected en the ground at
the question had been antwered before , ti.d
was su > < ialned. Wltne e Evar.s al o ted the
attorney general that ho did not know
whether the bond bad bee ? b.rought to hU
cfllce oo January 3. Oa redirect examlna-
tlcn , however , -the defense- led him to say
sgsln that he was lu hU office all the tinny
leaving the presumption that he would buy
known If the bond had been brought In.
"Whenou signed the certificate that thb
bond had beeti filed oa January 'J ou nev.
It was to be recorded that day ? " aiaa asked
Attc ney Raneom.
"It waa an Important document , and I
knew U was to be recorded at once. " Evjnu
answered.
This completed Evans' examination , but
tiufore bo left the stand Attorney Ransom
made a showing , not la the hearing ot the
Jury , ot what he had expected to prove
through the questions 09 ! permitted by the
court. He said tic dc riid to show that
Evans had retrained In bU office continu
ously on January 3 until It o'clock for the
purpose ot receiving the 'bond ' ot Hartley
nnd tint It was not received ; also that Evans
had Inadvertently of olhemlae signed the
certificate showing that' ' It bad been filed on
January 3 , the fact being that it was not
tecclved and filed until January 9 ,
ON A SPECIAt DHFENSE.
At the afternoon session none of the witnesses -
nesses In the- main cose wcro present and
the ppeclal defense of Mary Fitzgerald , one
ot the signers of the bond , was taken up.
( Mrs. Fitzgerald alleges that at the tlmo she
signed the bond she was mentally unbal
anced on account of the1 death ot her hus
band and Illness ot other members ot her
family and that she was therefore. In such
condition that she was not legally com
petent to sign the bond. She attached her
signature within ono hour after returning
from her husband's funeral.
The first witness called was Dr. R. E.
Glffcn ot Lincoln , the family , physician ot the
Fltzgoralds. Ho testified that he had vis
ited the household several hundred times
during the last six months ot 1S95. Mrs.
.Fitzgerald was attending a couple ot the
members of her family In illness , ono of
them being her husband. She was under a
great mental and physical strain during all
the while. On Docembcrt I she commenced
to break down and In the nilddlo of the
month she was prostrated completely. 1'rom
that tlmo until January IE following she
was In a state of mental lethargy. During
thlo tlmo her husband died and she was
grief stricken over this. Slic also worried
over the disappearance of her son nnd her
financial condition , Her husband died on
December 30 , 1894 , and from that tlmo un
til the funeral , on January 3 , she was In
the worst condition. On the latter day she
paid no attention to what was said to her
and she recognized no otic. Her condition
was much the same until January 9. The
witness testified that during this pcrlcd
Mrs. Fitzgerald was insane.
Attorney General Smyth , assisted by a
couple of medical books , cross-examined the
witness at considerable length upon Insanity
of that form with which ho testified that
Mrs. Fitzgerald was aflllcted.
GETS AFTER THD DOCTOR.
The attorney general first , had the witness
say that Kellogg Is one of the highest med
ical authorities. Following this he asked a
question ito which the witness answered that
the woman had no mind during her aflllc-
tlon. Ho then proceeded to show that Kel
logg sajs that a poison suffering from the
mental malady with which Mrs. Fitzgerald
was afflicted docs possess a mind , although
thought Is laborious. 'Attorney Gen
eral Sm > Hi also went over the
acts of Mrs Fitzgerald upon which
ho has based his opinion of her men
tal condition , such as IIC.T failure to respond
to questions , non-recogniUoji of friends and
aimless wandering , his object being to show-
that her conduct was natural , for a woman
who had lost a husland. The witness In
sisted f'at I'er conduct was unnatural. In
the course of hte questioning Attoiney Gen
eral Simth asked : '
"Doctor , you have attended many funerals
In vour lifetime , hive jou not ? "
"No , sir , " answered thet witness with such
emphasis that a laugh went around the
court room. ,
It was also brought out that the witness
Is the surgeon general , la the National
Guard. Attorncv General Smyih inquired-
"Your tendered jour services to thn *
Insurgents , did you not ? "
"Nc , sir ; to the Greeks , " was the answer.
"Your services wcro not accepted , were
they ? "
"No , sir. " , .
Adjournment was taken 'to 0 o'clock In
the morning , a half hour earlier than ijsual.
The recess was taken at 4 o'clock because
the defense had no other witnesses on hand.
II. IICVM1 WOOTSCV OTil IIVI , .
ClmrtTtMl Ml th Kfirnrliuc Ordcl-H for
NuIincrliitloiiN ( o HiiHtern "UnK'tirliivn.
The trial of H. Bennett Wootsen , wanted
In this city for fo-glng orders for various
eastern magazines and collecting money on
the same , occupied the greater portion of
Judge Gordon's tlmo yesterday. Wootsen
has positively been Identified by a largo
number of people whom ho has swindled.
N. F. Tunnlcllff , local agent of the Cosmo
politan magazine , who was ono of the wit
nesses examined , offered In evidence a score
of forged orders , which were Issued by Wool ,
sen in Omaha , Cedar Rapids , Poorla , 111. ,
Council Bluffs and other places. The signa
tures of the half dozen aliases used by Woot
sen nro disguised , but certain peculiarities
are common to them all , D. F. Hi-j'-d and
Chief of Detectives Cox were each on the
stand , and It Is probable that a largo number
of other witnesses In the case will also bo
examined , Wootscn's wife occupied a posi
tion close to her hustand during the entire
hearing.
After the evidence was In , late jcstcrday
afternoon , a decision was rendered binding
Wootseo over to the dlstrlt court under
two counts. The bonds wcro eet at $800
and { 500.
TIII.MCS AVni.I , ( IK T1I10 P.V1IILV.
Widow of Tiii-fnifiii Illicitly MiirrlfM
Ills Ill-other.
CHICAGO , Feb. 1C. A new chapter has
been opened In the romantic life history of
Martha Djrne-Mackln-Ruddy , who Ja the
widow of t ! o well I.nown turfman , Watnon
Ruddy , and la also the w idow of tbo mil |
1'cnalre ' contractor , "Tom" Mackln. It Is
announced today that Ehe haa now quietly
married James Ruddy , brother of her last
former husband. This U her third marriage
In five jcara , In 1892 "Tom" Mackln In
v siting the scencn of his boyhood In Ireland
met tul fell In love with Martha Hjrnei
then a rosy cheeked tavcra keeper , and In
the spring of 1S93 Mtaj Ujrno came to
America , where Mackln mafrled her. A few
months after the wedd'ug Mackln died
Much litigation followed , Mm. Mackln final y
getting $250,000 as her share of the es'ate
Seven months after MacHln's death Mrn ,
Mock'n married the vvelj' Known turfman
Wafson Ruddy. Watson" Ruddy died loiU
Juno , gome time after hlsjdeaUi , MM. Ruddy
began lo rcccl\c attentionrom ] ( her brother.
In-law , which have now culminated In mar
riage. t t
MAY WIIKVT TOUCIIlUi | ( ! MAHIC.
I J
I'rliicliml CIIIHC I.ftU'fr'H. Complete
Control ot Jlurltyt.
CHICAGO , Feb. 10. Ofay'wheat ' sold up a
few minutes before the closing today to
$1.03 % and closed excltej ) at1 $1.03' ' { , an ad
vance of 3 % cents ever yeserday. | July ,
which has been almost stagnant for some
time , was heavily traded in ( , especially dur
ing the last hour of business , and was sent
up to 89 % cents , the advance In that delivery
being equal to the gain inMay. . On the curb ,
a few minutes after clo fng , < $ } ,03 % was bid
for Mav , while call prices Wre at $1,10 > 4
The prices fjr May today lire the hlslust
that have ruled for that option since 1891.
There appeared to be bu.t one factor In the
market , the almst complete control tlmt
Joseph Letter has ot May. Jt was a struggle
of sheets all day to cover with very little
wheat offering , end that from the outside ,
though ( hero was some local rolling against
pilyl'.ege.s ' , the shorts who had hitherto held
out being driven to cover by ih heavy calls
fcr margins. Cutan news addcl to the un
certainty of the sltuatUn , but had llttlu
more apparent effect than other outside mat
ter * .
ItiiM.cll Hail n Holt.
nugcno nusseil , a negro tjlmreed with promoting
meting n lottery nt 120 North Twelfth
htrc-et , was arrested hint Plslit. W.hen his
Jjond was tet at JKO by the pnptaln In
c areo Hvissell startled thu loungers about
the station by puillng n ril ) of bills from
hlH hip poeket amounting to botwren too )
and $ GOJ. Curefullv selecting a I1UO bill from
the roll lluesell walked out or the place
with his bead in the uir.
DETECTIVES ON THE STAND
Second Daj's Testimony in the Trial of
August Kastner ,
SLEUTHS TELL WHAT THEY FOUND OUT
Ux-Clilcf 110111111111) ; IitciitlflCN Hi Jolt
I/Ot llf Slll'kX , ItllllC'N ) lilt * Of
Cord , Unix , Con In nml
Oilier llrlr-it-llrnc.
The Kastncr case on trial before Judge
Slabaugh of the criminal court continues to
bo the drawing card , the room being crowded
to suffocation , with many women being pres
ent. With the exception of the testimony of
Officer Glover , up to this tlmo all of the
evidence has been circumstantial , none of It
connecting any of the Kastncrs with the
murder of Officer Tledeman on the morning
of Juno 9 , 1S97.
August Kastnar , the young man who U on
trial , watches the case very closely , now and
then whispering to his attorncjs and sug
gesting questions to be propounded to the
witnesses.
It Is questionable when the case will bo
submitted to the Jurjas there arc a horde
of witnesses yet to be examined. So far
the testimony of no particular witness has
boon lengthy. There have ! been numerous
objections to the introduction of testimony ,
hut the prompt ruling of the court has shut
off argument , and has had much to do in
hastening the progress ot the trial.
OrriCER MDALS' EVIDENCE.
Officer Meals testified that on the mornIng -
Ing of Juno 9 last ho was called to Nelson's
ealocn , going there at about 3 o'clock with
Sergeant Mitchell. There was no perrson
In the saloon at the time , but Immediately
thereafter witness , In company with E. D.
Pratt nnd Nelson , visited the place and en
tered , Nelson unlocking the door. The wit
ness said that he did not notice an ) thing on
the bar , the front bar , though on the back
bar there was n beer glass The Interior of
the saloon was Inspected , after which wit
ness went out Into the back jard and found
two racks tilled with bottles of liquor and
boxes of cigars. Five Jugs of liquor and a
half barrel were found beside nnd near the
saloon , apparently having been taken
through n window of the saloon which had
been found open.
Sacks , to which were attached bits of
rope , were produced , shown to the wltneos
and Identified as being those relative to
which testimony had been given. Thcso
sacks were of the kind usually used for
gra'n. ' In the corners corncobs were In
serted cod strings tied about them to hold
them In place.
Each of the sacks had tags attached stat
ing where end when they were found. The
attorney for the defendant objected to the
tags being offered In evidence. The ob
jection was suslalned , the court holding that
If the tags were not with the sack i when
found they could not be considered by the.
Jury.
Jury.Again
Again the attorney for the defendant ob
jected to the tags remaining on the ex
hibits. The court sus'alneJ the objection
and held that all tags should be removed
before the Jury Inspected the exhibits.
After witness found the sacks , Nelscn Iden
tified the goods they contained , and they
were taken into the saloon. The ropes on
the sacks were not removed , Jnit nil re
maining intact , were turned'over to'SergTant
Mitchell and taken to the police atatlca.
On cross-examination Officer Meala said
none of the sacks contained bread , meat end
bologna sausage. These articles , however ,
be said , were on a plate that vvca In the
alley near the window of the saloon.
Regarding the eatables , Ne'enn , the owner
of the saloon , testified that they wcio
wrapped In a paper and wore. Ivlng by the
sacks that contained the cigars and llquora
Sergeant Mitchell , formerly a member of
the Omaha police force , said that at about
3.30 o'clock on the morning of Juno 9 last
he was called to Nelson's saloon. After
arranging for the removal of Officers Tlede
man and Glover to the Clarkson hospital , ho
entered the ralocn , but did not see any
glasses on the bar. Later on he saw some
sacks that had been brought Into the saloon.
They were filled with bottles of liquor nnd
boxes nf cigars. The sacks were tied with
ropes. There were also four Jugs , tied In
pairs with ropes. The sacks heretofore of
fered In evidence were handed to the witness
and Identified by him as the ones seen in the
saloon
Witness Bald that he removed the sacks
from Nelson's saloon and ordered them taken
to the police station , turning them over to
Ezra H , Hemming , who was then chief of
detectives. The same disposition wao made
of the ropes that were attached to the sacks.
On cross-examination the witness said that
the sacks and ropes wcco never In his poses-
slon after they were taken from the saloon ,
VISIT TO KASTNER HOME.
Ezra H. Hemming , ex-chief of detectives ,
testified that at about 10 o'clock on the
morning of Juno 9 , In company with other
officerc , ho visile. ! the Kastner homo ut 3224
Emmatt street , sonio six blocks southwest
of Nelson's saloon. Louis Kastner and some
women were there. The premises were
searched and on the Inside of the bari wit
ness found , rope , cords , a cap , a Jacket , two
overcoats , a small crowbar and a trunk full
of goods , which were taken away.
Witness mid that ho found fiomo grain
sacks in the barn , Thcso were produced
and offered In evidence. In style and tcx-
turo these sicks resemble those found at
Nelson's saloon , and which contained liquor
and cigars.
Attorneys for the defense objected to the
offer of the sacks , faying that they had no
connection with the case and consequently
were Immuteilal , The objection was over
ruled and tbo Jurors examined the Backs.
Continuing his testimony , Hemming iden
tified a lot of rope , a dozen or more pieces.
Some of the pieces were similar to those on
the Elicits found at Nelson's saloon , while-
others bore no resemblance. The ropes , wit
ness said , /secured at the Kastner barn on
'ho morning of Juno 9 lost They weie
offered In evidence over the objections of
the attorneys for the defendant , who main
tained that rope was a very common article
and that the pieces produced differed In no
way from rope that could bo bought at any
store In the city
The wltnees Identified a cap taken from the
Kastner barn. When found in the barn , the
cap was qulto wet , an was a woolen Jacket
found at the same time and place , and which
was offe.'pd In evidence. These articles , the
witness said , were hanging on a peg fastened
to the wall of the barn The walls and doors
on the Inside of the barn were dry. Indicat
ing that the articles had not been wet by
water passing through the roof or the walls ,
Other aitlclca that wore hanging on pugs ,
or bine on the floor of the barn , were per
fectly dry.
Two overcoats , hanging on the went wall
nf thn barn , were wet , while everything
about them was dry , Indicating that tbo gar
ments had not been wet by water passing
through the roof or walls of the structure ,
said the witness ,
The wlilto hat , heretofore Introduced In
evidence as a hat worn by ono of the men
at Nelson's saloon , figured again It wau
shown to tbo witness , who said that when
he first saw It It was on the head of Lous !
Kastner on the morning of June 9 , At that
tlmo the hat was dry. Witness said that
In the barn he found a short crowbar. The
article was produced and thown to the wit-
nera , wao said that ho had hcen It beforo.
In searching the house the witness said that
ho saw a rlflo and a shotgun On the second
floor ef the barn there werct bar bottles and
{ lasses concealed Insldo of stovepipe ,
CONVERSATION WITH KASTNDH ,
"Mr. Hemming , what conversation did
you liavo with August Kastner after his ar-
re H ? " asked the county1 attorney.
"At the tlmo of the- arrest August Kast-
nor said that bo had been out gathering
rags. The evening after the arcrst. which
was inado during the afternoon , Kastncr
snld ( hat ho and his fattier went from
Clifton Hill to the State fair giounda. Ho
denied owning or having had revolver and
had not had n shotgun prior to July , 1S96 , "
answered Hemming.
"On the night of the shooting the pris
oner went to bed at about S o'clock , " con
tinued the witness. "He isald that the cap
found in the barn belonged to him , but had
not been worn since the previous w.Inter.
Ono of the overcoats , August Kattncr raid ,
belonged to his father but had not been
worn elnco the previous winter.
"At another time I talked with August
Kastner and told him that his father had
told mo n different story about their going
to the fair grounds. He still maintained
tliat ho and his father did go to the fair
grounds the morning nftcr the shooting at
Kelson's saloon. Kastncr said that he had a
shotgun , but that It was worthlera , It hav
ing exploded during the summer ot the pro-
cedlne ; year. "
Thus ended the direct examination ot the
ox-detective , who was then turned over < o
the defense for cross-examination. Attorney
Ritchie. In interrogating thu wltneas , as
certained that Hemming first heard of the
commission of the crlmo at about 7 30
o'clock on the morning of Juno 9 and that
ho then proceeded to the police station ,
vvhcro ho laid his plan ? for working on thu
case A consultation of the officers was held ,
nftcr which Sergeant Her wenfl to the Kast
ncr premises with n search warrant , which
directed him to search for stolen property ,
The witness saw Louis Kastncr nt the barn
and thought that'ho was sober.
NOTHING FROM NELSON'S H'LACE.
"Did you flnd any property that was taken
from Nclsxm's saloon ? "
"I don't know what was taken from the
saloon , " answered Hemming.
"How many times did you search the
Kastner premises ? "
"Threo or four times. "
'Ut any tlmo did jou find anything- that
came from Nelson's saloon ? "
The witness answered that ho found noth
ing that was said to have beeci stolen or
taken from tliosaloon. .
Witness said that ropes were taken from
the Kastner premises , but the ) were not
brought Into court. These rofics wcro
exam'i.cd and were found nut to bo like the
ropes on the sacks found at the Nelson
saloon. Regarding the sncl-s which the wit-
mivci look from the Kastncr barn , be thought
that thcj were like thousands of other sacks
used for coffee or sugar.
The Kastncrs returned from the west nt
about 3 o'clock In the afternoon of June ! l
Theywcro / told that the captain wanted tcl
GCC them at the police station.
Attornej Ritchie offered to show by the
witness that numerous partico had beui ar
rested on suspicion of having committed
the crime and also that the w line's , as
chief of detectives , had followed many tra'ls
in looking for men who might be charged
with the murder of Officer Tlcdemnn.
The county nttorne ) objected to this line
of tcatlmei 5 The objection was siktanol.
Asked If tlicio was not a window In thu
Knottier barn , near vvhcro the coats wcro
hanglni ; , witness did not know , as lie could
not remember.
The crowbar , heretofore referred to , w It-
ness said was standing outside of the barn
and In full view , no attempt having been
made to conceal It.
Witness hold that ho told August Kastner
that ho was arrested for robbing Nelson's
saloon and murdering Officer Tiedeman , to
which Kaatnei replied that he knew nothing
about the matter. Witness denied that he
told young Kastner that It was his father ,
Louis Kastnor , and not him , whom the po-
llco wanted.
OTHERS WHO WERE SUSPECTED.
"Did you not arrest the Cramer boys and
charge them with this crime ? " asked Attorney -
ney Rttchicr-- - - , - - - " " " '
"Don't you answer that , " commanded "the"
county attorney. Then Attorney Ualdrigo
objected , urging that ho had not referred to
this matter in his direct examination. The
objection was sustained.
"Did you not say to Officer Hudson , re
ferring to the Cramer bojs , 'thche are not
the men wo want. Wo want to stick the
Kastncvrs ? ' "
"Don't ) ou answer that , " again com
manded the county attorney , who again In
sisted that ho did not go Into this matter on
the direct examination.
Hemming dented having had the talk with
Hudson and also denied having made the
statement referred to In the question.
Asked If there were any openings In the
west end of the burn where the Kastner
clothes were hanging , wltnesa could not
remember without referring to some drawIngs -
Ings made of the barn at the time when It
was searched. The drawings were produced ,
but from them the witness could not tell
whether or not there were openings.
Hero Attorney Ritchie , for the defense ,
showed Hemming a photograph of the barn ,
showing an opening In the west end of the
structure.
"How long were you n detective ? " asked
the attorney for the defense.
"About two months , " answered the wit
ness.
On redirect examination Hemming was al
lowed to Identify ro es and moro ropca
ropes from the s'ze ' of shoestrings up to
clotheslines. Ho paid that they all came
from either Nelson's saloon or the Kastner
prem'fcs. '
Captain Henry P Haze of the police force
testified that on Juno 9 , 1897 , he saw th
three Kajtners , August , the- prisoner , liU
father and brother. There they all talked
about guns , saying that there had been no
guns In the house within a jcar past. The
conversation was at the city Jail ,
The defense did not euro to croja-oxamlno.
BRINGS UP THE GUNS.
Hello Hicks , residing at Thirty-second and
Srauldlng streets. In testifying said that
ahc- had been acquainted with August KcrU-
ner for about n year. She knew August ,
Kastncr's father , but mly by sight. Last
summer she resided In the Druid Hill depot
and frequently saw them walk past her
house. On to mo of these occaslona she cald
that she saw them carrying guns.
Attorney Rltchlo demtnded that County
Attorney Baldrlgo produce the guns In court.
The guns were not at the court house , but
the county attorney said that bo would send
for them.
The u liners was excused uitll the guru
could bu brought In and Identified.
Detective Savage testified that he called
at the Kastner residence 'n ' February , 1897 ,
and saw a double-ban clled shotgun and a
revolver.
The witness told the attorney for the do-
fonsu that the shotgun was hanging on the
wall. At this tlmo the Kaslnera wuro living
at Thirty-fourth and Boyd etreeta. The
tlmo was either September , 189C , or Feb
ruary. 1897.
Dctrctlvo Henry Dunn testified that ho
worked on the case against the Kastncrs
Hu fiud known the Kastners for aboat two
yeecii Cti September 1C , 1896 , witness was
In Kastncr's house and naw a double-barrel ,
mu/zle-loadlng shotgun , a revolver and an
other gun , but what kind It wai he could
not say On June 10 , 1897 , the witness was
at Kastner'B premises , looking for evidence
against the prkoncre.
Go'ng ' to another subject , Dunn located
the point In the potato patch where Officer
Tledeman was nhot. At this place Dunn
raid tlat he found a plecu of Tledcir.an's
watch chain , somu buttons from his uni
form and a plecu of tow tlmt smelled of gun
powder \VltncMa rroduced a plat , on which
lie located the Nelson saloon , the place
vvhcro Officer Tledeman was shot and also
where Officer Glover was found and picked
up on the morning of the nhootlng.
On Juno 12 , wltneea again visited the
potato patch and thla tlrno found
Homo tow wads that hu thoupht had come
from a shotgun ,
On Juno 9 , wltnras visited the Kastner
houee and searched the premises , finding the.
same articles testified to by Hemming. Ho
also testified that all of the thing * In the
barn , excepting the clothing , nod dry , The
clothing was damp qulto wet. '
IniroiiHtIn lliirlliiKtoii Dividend.
NEW YORK , Feb. 16. The directors of the
Clilcafo , Burlington A Qulncy have declared
i quarterly dividend of I'A per cent , payable
March 1C. Thin Increases the annual rate
from 4 to 6 per cent.
ROBBED AND HEAD BROKEN
James Myers from Avow Picked Up in
Damaged Condition ,
IOWA FAFIO'S ' LIVELY EXPERIENCE
Kn lite Third U'nril mill ( let * lnl
Trouble it Ifli an iniili | > > oC
( inlilHinllli'N Snlooii The
Antnriil Outcome ,
Shortly utter 3 o'clock ycsterdiy morning i
couple ot policemen standing on the corner
of Thirteenth and D.dgo streets encountered
n man running westward. He was hatlesi
and blood was streaming from a largo wound
In his head.Vheit Intercepted It was no
ticed that be was slight ! ) under the Influ
ence of liquor , but when questioned gMVo
an Intelligible account of himself ,
The stranger snlil his ninip wan Jamr *
Myers and that he was a farmer living near
Avnc.i , In. He arrived hero Tuesday evenIng -
Ing i \ \ \ after getting supper wandered iluvvn
Into the- bad lands. He went Into Gold
smith's saloon nt Ninth and Capitol avenue
shoitly before midnight and fell In with a
luck driver whose name he dIJ not know.
The two had several drinks for which Myers
paid anJ thru left the plrec about 1 o'clocl.
M.vnrs si.js lie ha 1 about $13 with him ami
he thinks the hack dilvor knew this Ho
said they had not proceeded far \vhen hla
> iev found filcnd as'iultrd him and then
toik his m-no ) , leaving him about $10
The police , after taking \l\crs to the sti-
tlon and having his wounds dressed , wliifh
were qulto serious , visited Goldsmith's IIOURO
and obtained n description of the man who
was with Mjcis. They found liln name win
Lot Carter , and that ho wao omplojed by
GoldBinlth About an hour later Carter VMS
arrested and tnk n to the station He ad
mitted having assaulted the farmer , but de
nied robbing him. Ho said that after leav
ing the saloon he and Mors walked over lo
Douglas street , and that while standing ut
the west end ot the DougliH street brldgo
the farmer got ahrslve and struck him Hi >
knocked Mjers down and then wont honf.
Carter was locked up on a charge of ass-iult
and battery , pending an Investigation of tint
cage.
cage.This morning Mjcrs was Mill considerable
befuddled as a result of the liquor hu had
drank , and from the blows on his head , an 1
was still urallu to give a clc-ar account ot
the affair lie said he l"id coislderabl <
money upon his poison at the time but Is
now unublo to remember rt-iclly how much
It WEB He Is of the oplnl-n that It vvaa
between $20 and $10 The barkec-per nt tlu
saloon asserts that Mjers spent Ji or $1
In thu place , but the rest Is still unaccounted
to.- .
nun \KiiiTKit i'M ' > iii TIM : KMKI : .
I'rlKhirtil ) | < MIMT1 1 > > Mollior at
Coliiinliln , Ilo.
COLUMBIA. Mo. Teb. 1C. \ tragic sccno
was enacted here tonight In the dissecting
room o' the Missouri university , where a
dozen stuilcnts were operating upon a body
said to have been bought at the county poor
fam. The students were Interrupted by a
loud pounding upon the door A mome it
later an excited woni'.n burst Into the room
' " *
'and pushed her way"up to the dissecting ta
ble She took one glance at the. body und
slnlehod : "That's her , that's her. Good
GoJ , I would know the poor child anywhere '
The v > omun was Mis. Anna Emerson , and
the body was th1 t of her 17earold daimh-
ter , Hattlp. Dcfore shu could bo taken from
the room Mrs. Emerson was seemingly be
reft of reason. At a late hour she lied not
recovered from the shock anil was raving.
One of the students was overcome by the
scene and was taken away by frlendc violently
lently 111 The students have promised to
hury the body at once.
S\\V OI'VIIV MSVAII'V ' < SO IJO\V\ .
DcHCTlln-M Afc'ldcnt lo the
Steamer
VICTORIA , I ) . C. . Feb. 1C. The steamer
Islander haa arrived , bringing further de
tails of the loss of the steamer Clara Nevada.
The news was conveyed to Juneau shortly
before the Islander sailed by Capta'n Latham
of the steamer Co'cman. ' He says the Clara
Nevada foundered with all oa board opposite
Seaward City , In Derner's bay , where It was
running for shelter. George Heck , a resi
dent of Seaward City , wao an cy nltnc.a of
the dltastcr Ho waa standing on the beach
when ho saw a small steamer battling with
the wind. Suddenly there waa a flash and
the etcumer burst lito llamea , foundering
In a few seconds. The Clara Nevada hail
on board twenty-five passengers and crew.
Some of the passengers who went north In
the Clara Nevada , and who returned on tlio
Islander say the steamer waa undoubtedly
wrecked by the boilers hurst'ng. The
Rustler of Juneau Ima gene to look for tlu
survivors.
Trial ofrr < > > < > l , > iK'liiTH.
MEXICO CITY , Feb. 10. The hearing of
the appeal In the case of the lynchers ot
A.-niilfo Arroyo will begin In the superior
court tomorrow , Flvo lawyers will represent
tlio prisoners , who will not attend the pen
sion of court except the former assistant
chief detective , Cabrera. The other prison-
era fear they will bo assaulted * by the populace -
lace while going to and from the palace of
justice.
> oiiilnn < loiiN l > > Hie I'rcNliImt.
WASHINGTON , Feb. 16. The president
today sent to the senate the following nomi
nations *
Treasury E. L. Dorsoy of Indiana to ho
supervising Inspector cf steam vessels of the
Sixth district.
Interior James M. Glcavcs , surveyor gen
eral of California.
IMIIHAI , OOMIT > OTIS.
Yesterday Wr. Latenscr showed a party
of Omaha Medical college ntudentfl , accom
panied by Dr. Mllroy , through the new
federal building and fully explained the
automatic u > stem of vontllatlca , <
Deputy United Slates Marshal Homan
returned from Lincoln with Ralph Holmes ,
and , having obtained permlfHloo from Judge
Minger to remove the prisoner to South
Dakota , started with him far Yunktui yes
terday. Mr. Homan thinks the rumor that
HohiHO has done time In the Lincoln peni
tentiary Is partially corroborated by the fact
that Holmes seemed to bo acquainted
with all the Lincoln hackmun. Many
Inland postolllccs In South Dakota have been
robbed recently , and Holmm Is the only
suspect who lias been taken Into cuitody
no far.
Postmaster Martin desire * that all box-
holders call at thu olllce Immediately and
have boxes assigned to them at the now
olllce.
> Mlroni .Not Concerned.
Kdvwird Ni-WHtroni , ( irrt'Ktcd a few days
ago by a couple of dc-tec'llves , who sus
pected him of nttfrnptlng to hold up Mru.
Nellie Jluihman , .it * ic > r realdenco , 1718 Nlfh-
oliiH HtrtPt , WIIH illbcli.iric-d In police court
ytntfnluy for luck of prosecution.
On the evening of February 10 Mm. liuHh-
nuiii WIIH piieRlng Into the hallway of her
flat , when u coiiplo of men run Into her
und onu or them aturnptrd to unuteh her
purxo. Hu fnllcd , and t c two then escaped ,
Nevvntrom WIIH urrmlcd und taken to Mru.
minimum for Ilin purpouc of Identllli'iitlon ,
but Hliu Htnttd he W.IH not HIP person
uuntcil. Thu police , howcvur , limlHtcd that
he WUH only ruleaHed luttr on bonda. Now *
ittrom'u arrest vvtu n ,