THE OMAHA DAILY BEEMOJSDAY. . MAHCII 21. 1898.
WONDER AT COURT'S ' ORDER
People Cannot Understand Whj Jo3 Hartley
Gets a Rehearing.
MANY DISCUSS RECENT ANNOUNCEMENT
Itrpnhllcnn * Freely KxpreH * Opinion *
Concvrnlnir tinOlntltr nml It *
, I'rolmlilr ttlTect It itvtv
Trlul U Uriiutcdi
HASTINGS , Neb. , March 20. ( Special. )
Republicans here as eltewlicro In tbo slate
vfcro greatly surprised at the announcement
of a rehearing In the Hartley case by the
BUprcnio court. Some of them have cx-
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'jjregsed themselves us follown :
M. A. Hartlgan : I uave read carefully
the opinion of Judge Norval. Paragraph xlll
of the syllabus uses this language : "The
'ovldcnco ' In the case 1 sufficient to sustain
a conviction of the embezzlement of the
money of tlio state , " and the last six lines
of the decision contained In the Northwest
lleportcr , Vol. 73 , pngb 7C1 , uses this lan
guage : "We have scrutinized this record
and given the questions thereby presented
the most careful Investigation at our com
mand and the conclusion Is Irresistible that
no reversible error Is disclosed ; the Judg
ment Is accordingly affirmed. " The lawyer ,
pojrlbly much more than the laymen , heal-
tatea 'to criticise the decision of any court
In which ho may be called noon to appear.
I read Judge NorvaPs decision , every line ,
end In fact between the lines , for a lawyer
tometlmuH finds more to attract his attcn-
tlrtn and cxclto hla crltlclMii In that part
at an ortlnlon than he docs whore the court
commit * lU-elf to paper , and I must tny that
I consider It uu unusually able decision.
Thcro stem's to he nothing left of the many
objections that were urged In thn defense
that were not nnflwcred , and of course from
uhat I know of the record I should at this
tlmo Jcclure that thcro was no goad reason
for u ichcarlng and above all that there was
no reason for the reversal of Its own opinion
'liy ' the supreme court of Nebraska. It is to
fje seriously rcgrettoJ that during the list
Kevcn years tlie supreme court of Nebraska
seems to have fallen Into the disposition
end habit of reversing lt own decisions to
that extent nd degree that Iraa materially
Ictractcd from the credit due It at horns
and the retpect that It should receive from
abroad. Thcro Is a nliarp contrast In that
particular between the dcc.'nlons of the supreme
premo court of Nebiaslu within the time
named and the decisions of tin- courts fay
of Wisconsin and Michigan for the ramo
period of time. The decisions of the supreme
court generally result In the eKabllanment of
legal principles , In tbo settlement of prop
erty rights and the bullJIng or tearing down
of legal reputation , In the creation of con-
lldaico and lorpcct or of mistrust and tome-
times contempt that should be In every In-
titan'-o avoided. It IB my earnest hope that ,
"while the itiprerne court may have granted
a lelicarlng. they will find nothing In
the decision of Judge Norval ( It teems to
Lave bccrj approved by JuJgos Post and
Harrison ) that would Justify a reversal or
.modification . of that deelrlon. I might add
that this Is my own opinion as a citizen of
Nebraska.
Hon. F. P.
Olrnstead : Tlio granting of a
rehearing In the Hartley case on the ic-
< iuci't of Judge Sullivan Is very much of a
'damnoncr" on the populist howl that went
forth when the court handed down its ue-
clslon in the 'G-ne 'Moore case , that all She
Judged ave one rendered aarttaan de
cision rather thiin a Judicial one and thereby
envcil Moore from ths penitentiary , and also
predicted that the eametionibinatltou would
tindoubtealy relieve 'Barney's ' bandsmen of
liability 'and In the end turn Hartley looac.
But like most of populist propositions tlio
oppoilte has resulted. A 'Jury brought in a
verdict la favor "of the bondsmen against
the Inclructlona of a republican Judge prac
tically Instructing that the defendants were
liable ; and aa to Hartley , tlio only man that
ds standing now between him and the peni
tentiary Is the
frce-dcmo-pop-stolen-from-
TcmpMn Judge , who wrote the dissenting
opinion In the 'Geno Mcoro case. This dem
onstrates how lllmoy arul groundless are the
n'.trcotyped charges of fraud and partisan
ship made by the populist party against tlie
fcuprcmo court ofthe atatc In Its deohlonu.
Such charges are unbecoming a citizen of
any party or state. 1 am one of these who
liellevo that the generality of men are hon-
. < -at. and especially men In Judicial posl-
tlon , and that tbo supreme court of Ne-
Jiratfta 33 to Its personnel from I to organ
ization to the present time U made up of
men with tco much pride , honesty and prin
ciple to bo biased by party or Interest In ltd
decisions. I believe
that Judge Sulllvun re
quested a rehearing of the case nolely be
cause ho wished to be better Informed In
the caie before pissing upon It. This wao
hla duty and right and I reaped him for It.
W. II. McCreary : I think It has greatly
elevated Justice Sullivan In the minds of
the profession In t'hls ' state as shoeing him
to be n lawyer of ability , who always has
the courage of hla convictions , and one who
4n an .emergency Uses above the clamor of
polltlclaca and political parties to the plane
of oven-handed Justice. Hy ordering a re-
; 3ieirlng the superior court does not say t > ' 3t
fMr. Hartley should not go to penitentiary ,
but simply If ho goes there it must be win ,
a clear tltlo to 'hla ' possessions. In oThpr
"ttorrt , ' ) , h < 7 must have been convicted accoid-
Ing to law , or he Is entitled to a new trial.
H has been suggested that Mr. Sullivan's
political parties have liislntcd that he should
urge a rehearing and perhaps a reversal of
l.iu case so t'liat ' a republican Mipieme court ,
should ono other member agree with him ,
c'oul'l be said to be responsible for not aenil-
Ing Bartiey to the penitentiary. ! do not bc-
llevo tills , but If It be so the responsibility
jnust rest with Mr. Sullivan , assuming of
course that ho Is
tlio member requesting a
rehearing. I thlr.k we arc all warranted in
"believing " that the purpose of our court Is to
Hjo governed by the law of ( ho case , and this
pliould prevail until the contrary appears.
Our supreme court Is the balance wheel ol
our clvllUjtlon , and Is too often criticize
as being paitUnn and mercenary.
Jac b Bally : I am not a little surprise !
lliat the Bupremo court has granted a rehear
ing In the Hartley case. From the opinion
of ( he court now on file It would seem thai
the court was satisfied at the close of the
former hearing that the conviction shoulc
bo nustalncd. I have not aeon the record.
Jiowevcr , and did not hear the argumentH
of counsel , and am not prepared therefore
to give a ueflnltc opinion In regard to t'li ?
matter. In a general way , 'however , I am
of the opinion that the confidence of the
people In the Justlco and utility of our courts
would bo very much greater If the con
elusions of the courts when once reachoi
Wf ru more likely than they now are to stanc
without variableness or ahadow of turning
The crying demand today with respect to
our lawn U for greater certainty as to wha
Is the 'law , and for greater nubility on the
part of these whoso duty It 1s to declare th
law.
law.NORFOLK. . Neb. , March 20. ( Special. )
A number of prominent republicans In thl
city were Interviewed by The Bee corre
apondtnt and asked their opinion on the
ichearlug given Bartiey by the supreme
court. These eccu exprcsied themselves as
Hon. John n. Hays ; The court has an un
doubtcul right to gram a rehearing in any
case on proper showing. However. I r.oa
surprised that a rehearing was granted In
tltli ease , because It seems to have beei
carefully considered , as indicated by th
Jcngth of the opinion , and because It ta sale
'in the opinion that "wo have carefully aru
t'nlrcd this record and glvpti the questions
thereby presented the most careful inveatl
Katloa at our command and the conclusloi
IA Irresistible that no reversible crier I :
dUelosod. "
Judge J. B. Barnes ; In my opinion It doc :
not mean anything moro than that the cour
In will. ug to hrar further argument am
Are much In little ; al -y <
warty , efficient , sntlMac-
Pills
fry | ) > reveut cold or fever.
ciiro * 11 llrar 111 * , tick tieaU-
die , Jaundice , coii tl | > t'aa ' , ttr. Vrlco u ccuti
n only nil * to Ultt lta Uoodl Huuptrtli * .
does not necessarily mean a reversal. In
most cases where a rehearing 1 * had the
court adheres to Its former ruling.
Captiln E. H. TTK"y : Words fall to ex-
iress my surprise and It ho geta oft on amore
moro technicality It's a travesty on Jus
tice.
tice.Hon.
Hon. W. M. Rc/bertson : I Imvo the utmost
confidence in and respect for our supreme
: ourt and when It announces that a rehear
ing Is proper In a glrtn tote U seems tome
mo It Is beat for ua to await the final de
cision in the case before expressing an
opinion. A rehearing dota not of Itself Im
ply a reversal. It means that the case
wilt bo argued again and determined upon
Its mcrMfl. Such 1 * my faith In the Integ
rity and ability of our supreme court that
[ do not deem It proper at this time to
express any opinion In the matter of the
Hartley wee. The court will do what U
right. .
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Opinion , of Pi-tor JIMIMCII.
"The granting of a rehearing by the supreme
preme- court to Bartiey Is bound to result
o the detriment of the republican party , "
aid I'otor Jensen of Jcnsr.n last night. "Tlio
arnaqc will bo unjust , because the membem
f the republican rarty have been trying
o clean out men of bad odor , but the fact
hat Hartley In a convicted thief and has
icon given another ohanco will leave a
> ad Imprevslcfl. In other respects I do not
> elleve that the republican party was ever
n better condition than It Is now , Thcro
H cvcrywhcro a determination that the man
hall no longer reek the office , but that the
office must seek the man. As a result I looker
or exceptionally strong candidates to bo
sclecteJ by republican conventions In the
coming campaigns. To my mind the Indi
cations are good that Nebraska will be tium-
lered In the republican party again very
oon. "
SOIIKMI.M ; von STUOBE'S IMCR. .
Urimlillciiu.x Who Arc Willing to >
( < > CoiiKri'HM.
LINCOLN , 'March 20. ( Special. ) Follow
ing the announcement that Judge Strode
will not be a candidate for re-election to
congrew comes the news of Increased activ
ity among republicans who are ambitious to
represent the First district of Nebraska In
the lower houpo at Washington. Lancaster
county has -tho larger number of candidates
and each of them believes tfcat Strode's of
ficial ahoss will Just fit him. Probably the
loremcst of these la E. J. Burkett. who in
the last few years has taken a prominent
part In the politics of the county and who
served very creditably as n member of the
liotiao in the last legislature. Burkett Is
young man of pleasing appearance and
ia a forcible speaker. He has the faculty
of making friends on ohort acquaintance and
his supporters believe that this faculty
would stand him In good stead In making
a campaign through the district and that lie
would bo very popular among the young
men.
Judge C. L. Hall , now serving on the dis
trict bench of Lancaster county , Is looking
toward the congressional nomination with
lousing eyes and has many friends who
think he la the most available man for the
place. They say Judge Hall has made a
clein record as a Judge and hU active poli
tical work during the presidential campaign
hns biought him into much favor over tne
district.
The names of Allen W. Field and G. M.
Lambcrtson are often heard mentioned In
connection with the congressional nomina
tion , but It Is not known that cither Is a
candidate. It is said that should the next
loslslature have a republican majority each
of theoo gentlemen will pre i claims to an
election to succeed Smiator Allen.
In Pawnee county the name most often
mentioned Is that of H. C. Llndcay , who
was a member of the state senate In 1S93.
Llndhiiy Is also a young man and a pleading
speaker. It is pointed out that as a candi
date for the state senate ho got a larger
majority In Richardson county , which Is In
cluded wl.h Pawnee In the First senatorial
district , than has ever been before or elnce
given to' a republican CM lull da to In th'at
county. This largo popular vote was said
to have 'been ' duo to hlo personal work and
acqualnthnce among the' younger data of
voters In the county.
Judge" Hayward of Nebraska City has been
oftan mentioned ' for congressional honors ,
although his friends Insist that he will be a
candidate for governor and for governor only.
"
I'lCKl.M ! niUrVICUIAl. ' .YXDIDATRS.
of I.oriil CIIIICIIMCH nml Con-
vcntlmiM tni Nebraska TtMvns ,
WAHOO , Neb. , Mardi 20. ( Special. ) The
silver forces of this city .met last evening
and nominated the following municipal
ticket : For mayor , II. K. White , democrat ;
clerk , Claude Cornell , populist ; treasurer ,
Jacob Ort , republican ; police Judge , E. S.
Rand , populUt ; ccuncilmen , First ward , Ed
ward Lehmkuhl , democrat ; Second ward ,
James O'Donncll , populist ; Third ward ,
George Frush , democrat ; for members of the
Board of Education. Dr. J. E. Lamb , rcpubll-
can ; F. P. Anderson , populist.
COLUMBUS. Neb. , uMarch 20. ( Special. )
The democrats In convention last evening
put Hie following city ticket In nomination :
For mayor , John G. Gondrlng ; city treasurer ,
John G. Uecher ; city clerk , William Becker ;
police Judge , II. J. Hudson ; city engineer. R.
L. .Rosslter ; members of the school board ,
J. C. Echola and Paul Hagel.
FREMONT , Neb. , March 20. ( Special. )
The democratic city convention for the nomi
nation of candidates for the school board
was held last evening and was In session
only a few minutes. 13. F. Gray and George
L. Looails were placed In nomination by ac
clamation.
SUTTON , iNeb. , March 20. ( Special. ) At
the citizens' caucus held last night the fol
lowing were placed In nomination : Mayor ,
J. lUcndar treasurer , A. H. Clark ; school
directors , , J. M , Qlrkncr , AV. H. Thompson ;
city c'.erk. 'W. E. Thompson ; councllmcn.
First ward- . J. Otner ; Second ward , Wil
liam Renter ; city engineer , A. .A. Scott.
WEEPING WATER , Neb. . March 20.
( Special. ) At the republican primaries the
councllmen nominated were : First ward , A.
L. Upham ; 'Second ward , D. Woodard ; Third
ward , O. D. Smith. In convention the follow
ing city ticket was ptit up : .For mayor , J.
1 ] . Douglas ; treasurer , Gcorgo Adams ; clerk ,
Hiram Peck ; police Judge , A , . L. Tlnblln ; for
members of the school board" , Q. N. Woodford
and C. A. Baldwin.
ORF3TE. Nei > . . March 20. ( Special. ) At
tlio republican city caucus last night the-
following city ticket was nominated : Major ,
J. 0. Goodwin ; treasurer , Herman Wlcsscn-
bury ; clerk , L. N. Dredla ; engineer , Charles
J. llowlby , Jr. ; for the school board , J. L.
Tldball ami S. T. Drake , Ellslia Johnson to
fill vacancy. The democratic caucus will
bo held Monday evenln ; . Nominations for
councllmen are deferred until then.
Lincoln Local \otet4.
LINCOLN. March 20. ( Special. ) The
board of directors of the Lancaster County
Fair association met yesterday for the pur
pose of revising the premium list. It was
doclJed to offer' more premiums than were
given last year , the Increase to bo about
$300. The date for holding the fair was set
for Gcpteniber 27 to 30 Inclusive. O. W.
Webster , IM. C. Young. E. F. Fassett and
I. W. Chappsll constitute art executive com-
mltteo to have general supervision over the
fair management.
"Good citizenship" meetings were held at
many of the churches today. Addresses on
the llfo and work of both Ncal Dow and
Frances Wlllard were made and appropriate
mueic rendered.
The two Grand Army of the Republic
pests of thU city have Just accepted an In
vltatlon from the members of St. Theresa's
pro-cathedral tu unite with them In memo
rUl servlcca on May 29. On suggestion of
Father Nugent the collection will be turned
over to the Relief corps for charitable pur
poses.
Thief In Jail.
DAKOTA CITY , Neb. , March 20. ( Special
Telegram. ) A stranger was today lodged In
Jail by Sheriff dlorowsky , charged with
burglarliln ? the hardware store of Brust-
kcrn , Krlotle & 'Dahl ' of Emcrjon en the
nlftht of the 19th. The stolen goods were
found In a haystack near Emerson and tt.e
man was In the act last night of getting
them out when arrested. Ho rcs'ated ar
rest and was given a fight before being
subdued.
I'ollccJudKe ArrcKteil.
GRAND J5LAND. Neb. , March 20. ( Spe-
clal. ) George Colby and William Dunphy
were arrceted'here yecterday for drunken-
nt-aa and each glvea a sentence of fifteen
by County Judge G rlow. At the uino
time Po'.lce Judge Glllctt WOA arrested on a
similar charge and pleaded not guilty. HIn
case will bo beard Monday. Colby and
Dunphy were making trouble at the theater ,
a difference having nrlJen over admission , It
being charged that they wore trying to se
cure entrance on the same ticket. One nelzcd
the proprietor by the throat , when a specta
tor Interfered and called the police. With
the officers came Judge Olllett , who Is said ,
with the two , to have tried to gain admis
sion , but the three were placed under arrest ,
Serious charge * are made agalnit Glllett In
cornectlon with the treatment of prlsonera
In his court. He ti alleged to have shown
favors to evildoers , amcng others to the two
young men who were arrested with him.
CHKATK.S IHSTtmil.YJtCtT AT A HALL.
John KiiKle In lilt Ovrr Ilif llrn < ! with
n llcor flliiMN ,
PLATTSMOUTH , Neb. , March 20. ( Spe-
clal. ) At a dance given last night by the
German ledge of Ancient Order of United
Workmen John Engle created more or less
dloturbanco and wound up by striking a
beer glass out of the- hinds of John Dolk-
wcln , the leader of the orchestra. The latter
picked up the glass aivl struck Englo sov-
o.Ml times over the head with It , cutting
a gash over the eye and another In the
scalp. Engle was taken homo and Is now
under a physician's care , although his
wounds are not considered serious.
Bud Hawk , formerly of this city , but
working In Omaha as a stonemason , cume
to I'lattsniauth today as the representative
of a labor union to arrange for the funeral
of John Barhuag , who died here ypsterady.
During the day he became Involved In n
iJIrpute with Mike Price. The latter was
carrying a Jug In a sack and In the course
of the quarrel he used this as a weapon
and struck Hawk over the head with U ,
knocking j him down. Both parties were
placed under arrest , but Price was released
till morning , when ho will have a hearing.
VnlliurnlHu Itciim.
VALPARAISO , Neb. , March 20. ( Special. )
A. B. Chamberlain , who recently sold his
merchandise and store building to John
Aeschgcr , U about locating In Lincoln.
Memorial services In memory of Miss
Frances Wlllard were held today at
the Christian church , under the auspices of
the Woman's Christian Temperance unlcci.
B. R. B. Weber , superintendent of the
Gemva Industrial school , spent Friday and
pavt of Saturday here , accompanied by his
wife and daughter.
Caucuses were held Saturday evening by
the antl-llcemse and license parties to place
In nomination tickets to be voted on at the
coming e'.ectlcni to elect a board of town
trustees.
William Nelsort pf Omaha spent a part of
Friday hero looking for ageats to sell west
ern Irrigated land.
DlMiiNti-iiui I'rnli-lo Flrp.
O'NEILL , Neb. . Murch 20. ( Special. ) A
prairie fire raged In the southern ? iart of the
county two dajs last week. It started uea ?
Chain lake , southwest of Swan lake , near
Cedar creek , about 10 o'clock Tuesday morn
ing and nearly devastated a country fifty
miles long by thirty mllw wide. Mr. Hur
ley , living five miles south of Chambers ,
lest everything except his house ; Mr. Hardy
and Mr. Emily , living five miles southeast
of Chambers , lost their houses , barns , hay
and everything ; Gcorgo Leonard , living on
the Wlnn place , lest everything but hla
house. The total loss will run up Into the
thousands of dollars. All the farmers of the
Jouth country were out fighting the fire ,
which spent Its force a few miles south of
Ewlng.
Court nt Alum.
ALMA , Neb. , March 20. ( Special. ) DU-
trlct court adjourned hero Thursday , after
disposing of a number of equity cases. Court
will reconvene Monday morning and the first
case to be called Is that of the State of Ne
braska against Thomas Ford. Ford Is the
man who was recently reported In the State
Journal oa having murdered six men nt
Mascot. He Is charged with assault with
attempt to murder on the persea of Jamea
Quliiii. The docket shciws 153 casts for trial ,
thirty-eight of which are > -mortgage fore
closures , and thirteen foreclosures of tax
Itecs.
C. S. Musielman Is erecting two larcn
brick storerooms In Alma , which will be
occupied after May 1 by a grocery and a dry
goodd and clothing firm.
Three Tlukt-tn nt I'lntlHinonth.
PLATTSMOUTH. Neb. , March 20. ( Spe
cial. ) The city primaries for the three po-
lltlcal parties were held here last night and
as the populists and democrats failed to
fuse there are three city tickets In the field.
The tickets nominated arc : Republican
For mayor. F. M. Rlchey ; treasurer , Dr. E.
W. Cook ; clerk , D. K. Kcrr ; police Judge ,
Oswald Guthman. Democratic Mayor , J. A.
jutche ; treasurer , Henry Goring ; clerk , Fred
Lehnhoff ; police Judge , M. Archer. Popu
list Mayor , Dr. B. D. Cummins ; treasurer ,
John D. Tutt ; police Judge , W. D. Short.
The populists nominated no one for clerk
and the Impression Is that the democratic
candidate will be supported.
II I re OopnrtiiKMit Ufllccrs.
GRAND JSLAND , Neb. , March 20. ( Spe
cial. ) The Grand Island flro department has
selected 'tho ' following officers for the ensu
ing year. R. A. Kelso , chief ; W. R. Mc-
AHUter , president ; Frank Wlndolph , assist
ant chief ; A. F , I3ucchler , secretary ; John
Alexander , treasurer. The department Is a
volunteer , has 1G7 members and the record
of flro looses during the last year amounts
to $3.095 , covered by Insurance to the amount
of $1C75.
Itrmx.
EMERSON , Neb. , March 20. ( Special. ) E.
H. Monroe. & Co. are Invoicing preparatory
to selling their stock of merchandise to Har
rington Brothers of Wayne and Tckamah.
Mr. Scott of the firm of Mcnroe & Co , will
remain la Emerson and engage In the Im
plement buslneaa.
The hardware store of Kreltlo , Brustkern
& Ball was entered last night and revolvers ,
shotguns , razors and knives to the value of
about $75 taken.
Siittnn IteniM.
SUTTON. Neb. , March 20. ( Special. ) The
Rag Tag Mining and Milling company has
been formed by several of Button's prom'nent
business men , with A. C. Burllngaine1 , presi
dent ; W. E. Bemls , vice president ; J. M.
Gray , secretary. It Is Incorporated
under the laws cf Colorado and has In pro
cess of development several valuable claims
In Ward district , Boulder county , Colorado.
Ci-l < 'lrnitv nn Anniversary.
FAIRMONT. Neb. , March 20. ( Special. )
The Women's Relief corps celebrated Its
tenth anniversary here last night. Invita
tions were extended to all old soldiers and
their famlllea. After a program consisting
of music and speaking , supper was served
to about 200 guests.
riiii-r CoiiHollilntril.
ALBION. Neb. , March 20. ( Special. ) The
Albion Argus , the old democratic piper of
this county , and the Boone County Blade ,
populist , have been purchased by D. J.
Poynter and J. F. Balrd , populists , and the
papers will 'bo consolidated and run as the
Albion Argus.
Drclniiiurtnrv Content.
SUTTON. Neb. , March 20. ( Special. ) A
declamatory contest was held Isat night to
select a representative for the district con
test to bo held at Kearney and Mls.3 Avis
Grlce was awarded first honors , with Miss
Maud Lewis second.
linker Ailjonrnn Court.
TEKAMAH , Ne-b. , March 20. ( Special. )
Judge Baker , who has occupied the bench
In the district court , which has been In ses
sion la this city during the last week , ad-
Jouvnod court here last night.
To Hi' Trlcil for limnully.
CALHOUN , Neb. , March 20. ( Special. )
Theodora Krutznunn was taken to Blair to
day by the county sheriff's son and deputy
sheriff to bo tried before the coiumlwlouers
of Insanity.
Hcialrn oil 11 llotrl ,
FREMONT , Neb. , March 20. ( Special. )
Extensive repairs are being made on the
Eno house property to put It In ehapo EO
It can be again opened to tbo public.
TO CtlllE COLD I.V 0\U DAT
Take Laxative Brome Qu.nlna Tabled. All
druggist * refund tbe money U it falls to cure.
SSc. TUB genulno has L. 0. Q. on each tablet.
FIXING TIjftCOAST DEFENSES
*
Government Bnaj in Fortifying Vulnerable
Points ,
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SECRETARY I LFJDHN ON SITUATION
*
\o JSfvr Uovvt < > i > > nctitM Which lie Keels
at Libert - ' * " lllBclimerlitn
to I rob In the Uxno-
" ' ' Vltluu.
Assistant Secretary of War Melklejohn ,
who carne to Omaha to attend Mrs. Thurs-
oil's funeral , rays there are no now develop.
U'cnts In the trouble with Spain which ho
s at liberty to make public anJ that the
report of the board of Inquiry Is necessary
jeforo any action can be taken In the mat
er. The appropriation of 12,975,000 made
'or the coast Ueftosm will bo used In fortlfy-
ng vulnerable points and will afford the
seaport cities much better protection In case
of any trouble.
Relative to the moving of the headquar-
tera of the Department of the Missouri ,
formerly Department of the I'latte , Mr.
Melklejcrn says that a recommendation was
made for -the removal to St. Louts. Kansas
City and ticxivenworth were also contestants
for the location , but the secretary of war
considered these cltlro and decided In favor
of Omaha. His chief reason for this de
cision was Omaha'a advantageous location
on transcontinental railroads. TJie new di
vision of the army makes the Department
of the Missouri much moro Important than
the old Department of the Platte , St. Louis
sclng thrown under this command and the
number of men In the department being In
creased to 2,000.
The day that Mr. Molklejolm left Wash
ington -tho use of the unlcnsel buildings on
the Omaha reservation was granted to the
Transmlsilsslppl Exposition In addition to
the license to use the grounds , which has
been already ecxcjited and delivered. It Is
expected that those grounds will be used
as a camping place for troops In attendance
ipon the exposition. The War department
vas recommendeJ that the military forces
under the command of the Department of
: ha Missouri bo permitted to attend the
Transmlsslsstppl Exposition mid in all prob
ability -the recommendation of Department
Commander General Coiiplnger will bo con
curred In In this matter. In addition to
these forces Mr. Melklejolm Bays ho will
leave no stone unturned to secure for the
exposition n summer encampment of cadets
from the United States Military academy.
The effort of Congressman Mercer to se
cure a visit of newspaper corresponJcnts
from all over the United States at the time
of the opening of the exposition Is , la Mr.
Mellilejohn's opinion , a movement of great
Importance to the success of the exposition
lie thinks that the presence of these no\vs-
[ > aper men would give greater publicity to
the magnificent condition of the grounds
and the phenamqnal success of the man
agement than C/uTd bo secured In any other
way. Mr. Mercer's , plan is meeting with
favor and promiseswhich have been made
him assure that .tho scheme will bo carried
through. < '
It was Mr. Melklejehn's intention to re
turn to Washington Sunday night , but ho
received a message from Secretary Alger
granting him another day's leave1 In order
that lie might Vccqtopaiiy Senator Thurston
on his return Id Washington tonight. They
v/lll Icovo on the Burlington limited. Mr.
Melklejolm 'Will spand the day In visiting
the ox ] > : eltlcn In company with President
Wattles , Judge Munfecr. United States Mar
shal Thummcl and , General Clarkson.
MlM Ut MATTEUS.
i > ,
In general ordersiNo. . 1 , headquarters Department -
partmont of fho'WTsSourf,1 General Copplnger
assumes coranmtj.S of. the 'department , which ,
under the now arrangement , contains the
states of Iowa , Nebraska , Missouri , Kansas
and Arkansaa and the Indian and Oklahoma
territories. The orders of the old Depart
ment of the I'latte will gavern Forts Crook ,
Nlobrara and Robinson. As to the troops
formerly Included Intho old Department of
the Missouri , the orders cf that department
will remain in force until further Instruc
tions.
General Copplnger has announced In gen
eral orders No. 2 the following staff ap
pointments : Personal staff First Lieuten
ant Groto Hutcheson , Ninth cavalry , aid ;
Lieutenant Alexander- . Perry , Ninth cav
alry , aid. Department staff Major Enoch
H. Crowder , Judge advocate ; Lieutenant
Coloiiol James M. Marshall , deputy quarter
master general , chief quartermaster ; Major
Frank E. Nye , commissary of subsistence ,
chief commissary and purchasing commis
sary ; Captain James E. Pllcher. assistant
surgeon , temporarily In charge of the office
of chief surgeon ; Major Albert S. Towar ,
paymaster , chief paymaster.
General A , W. Greely , commander of the
algnal corps of the army , Is now engaged
In making telegraphic
and telephonic con
fections between all the garrisons on the
Atlantic ccEst and the headquarters of the
army , In Washington. A few days ago Gen
eral Greely called lnek attention of Secre
tary Alger to the fact that many of the
fortifications Which are now being garrisoned
'
we're shut off front immediate communication
with land. General Greely estimates that It
will cost $20.000 for cables tn connect elec
trically the fortifications in the harbors of
New York , Boston and Philadelphia.
In the work of preparing for an emergency
many of the fortifications or > the Atlantic
coast , which have been constructed within
the- last few yoarc > , but never garrisoned , are
being provided with batteries , mortars and
men so that should war como nearly every
nlet of any Importance on the whole coast
1 no will bo protected. Secretary Alger has
decided to make Fort Mctlonry , Md. , which
Is near Unltlmore , the headquarters of the
Sixth artillery and Fort Slocum , N. Y. , oear
New Kochcllo , the headquartcra of the
Seventh artillery. These two regiments are
the ones recently created by congress and
men are being recruited for them now.
Lieutenant J , C. Ollmore , Jr. , of the
Fourth artillery has a souvenir of which ho
Is quite proud. It Is the pen with which
President McKlnley signed the bill providing
for the two additional regiments or artillery.
Lieutenant Gllmore worked hard tor the pa -
nagc of the measure and the president , ap
preciating hs ! zeal , presented him with the
pen which made the bill a law. The holder
Is of silver and the pen Is of the ordinary
stub kind used by the president.
The nppotalmnnt of Captain George An
drews , Twenty-fifth Infantry , to be assistant
adjutant general promotes First Lieutenant
liaton A , Edwards to bo captain. The head
quarters of the Twenty-fifth Infantry are at
Fort MIssotila , Mont. , end both oillccra are
known hi Omaha.
The quartermaster's department will In a
few days open bids for steel knives and forks ,
for the use of the army. The Intention Is to
substitute this make Instead of the pla'tcd
ware uhtch , It Is understood , has proved
very unsatisfactory.
Colonel A. E. Dates , recently appointed
military attache of the United States am-
bc 3y , London , England , has sailed for bin
new post of duty.
Private Jcsso F. Perkins , company G ,
Twelfth Infantry , has been tried by court-
martial at Fort Nlobrara and found guilty of
violating the sixty-second article of war. Ho
has been sentenced to confinement at hard
labor for a period of six months.
The Army and Navy Register reprints the
following from the Philadelphia Public
Ledger :
" \Vo don't want to fight , " but the Jlgurcs
of Adjutant General Breck's report show
that we can If > vo must. In the live states
of New York. New Jersey , Pennsylvania ,
Maryland and Delaware , forming a very
small section of the- union , he finds a totnl
of 2,233 , tf men available for military duty.
Comparatively few of these nre trained In
military tactics , but most of them are fa-
mlllnr with arms and Intelligent enough to
me them properly without much drilling.
In thla connection it la well to remember
that of the larpe number of foreigners In
cluded In the icport by far the greater part
rcr-eived a thorough military drill at home
before coming to this country nml nre , in
reality , trained soldiers. Should they tnke
up arms in defense of their adopted coun
try they would of themselves be a formid
able lighting force.
"
SIIJI'S AT 1IAM1MX.
MovoiiiontH nt Till * Tliiui.ro Uiicx-
lieoIfd by Tliflr Ollli-lnls.
HALIFAX , N. S. , March 20. The swift
torpedo boat dcstrojer Rocket has Just been
ordered to this station from England and
will arrive hero shortly. The announcement
of Its coming lisa caused much comment In
naval circles.
The crulcer Indefatigable Is also expected
to arrive here soon , coming from the Went
Indies at least two months ahead of the
iato ! on which the British North American
squadron returns from Its winter cruise.
It Is said the Indefatigable Is coming In
order to arrange the war ships' moorings In
the harbor and put down new ones , but that
Is work that could bo performed without
Itii presence here.
The naval authorities In Halifax seem to
expect unusual activity on this station very
soon. Sotno regard it as due to the mod
ern ideas of Admiral St. John1 FUher , while
othcra think that the crisis In the situation
between the United States and Spain may
have something to do with the prcselit move
ments.
BOSTON , March 20. General Montgomery
.Moore , commander-ln-chlef of the British
troops In North America , accompanied by
Mrs. Moore , Miss Moore and his aide-de-
camp , Captain Colburn , arrived In Boston
today from Halifax.
General Moore Raid to a reporter. "I amen
'
on my 'way to Washington to pay a visit
to the Brltls-h ambassador. There Is no po
litical' significance In my visit. It may
teem strange that I should visit the nm-
bacsador at this time , when the shadow of
war seems to bo over the United States ,
but It la only a coincidence. "
WOXTnEAI. THUHATUXCI ) 1IY WATER
St. Tjiiwroucc TonclifN the Record
Point ami IN Still HUliiKT.
MONTREAL , March 20. Today Montreal
stands In Imminent danger of a repetition
of the disastrous flood of 1SSC , when hun
dreds of thousands of dollars worth of damage -
ago was done.
For some days past the water In the St.
Lawrence river has been rising steadily
until tonight It has touched the record
point. Along Commissioner street a huge
stone wall shuts out the water. On top of
thU la a wooden dyke , and the water is
now half way up the dyke. It Is a com
paratively flimsy structure and should It go
all the cellars In the lower part of the city
would 'to flooded.
The river In front of the harbor Is cov
ered with floating ice. If the jam in the
river below the city gives way all danger
will bo over , but at present there Is llttlo
liopo of this taking place and a disastrous
overflow Is generally looked for.
Hail 'At'clilrlit IH Avprtnl.
CORK , March 20. On the Cork , Bandon & .
South Coast railway , wliere a strike Is In j
progress , the line patrol discovered this
evening that the rails had been torn up at
the approach to a viaduct seventy feet high ,
n few miles from Cork. The patrol was Just
able to stop the express.
Will I. ulc for Anilroe.
DERLIN , March 20. Theodore Ledncr ,
with an cxpeJltlon aided from state and
private sources , will start on the steamer
Heligoland next May In search of Herr
Andree , the missing aeronaut , and to prosecute -
cute scientific investigations.
UNDER THE ACADEMY WALLS
Martin Gannon Held Up at Eighteenth and
. Oass Streets.
FOOTPADS GET LESS THAN A DOLLAR
Kurly Kvcnlnfr OiiernlloiiH Itenitlt In n
Very Unlit Hunt for the TTVO
Itoliliern Who Cutultivtvil
the Affnlr.
Renewed operatlora were begun by high
waymen Saturday night after an Intermis
sion of several days. The scene of tlio oc
currence was the location of the robbery of
Uarl Houth , earlier In the week , Eighteenth
street between Cass and California. The vic
tim this time Was 'Martin Cannon of 220C
Spencer street , who was on his way down
town about 8:30 : o'clock.
Cannon left homo after auppcr provided
with $1 to rnako eomo purchases down town.
Ho left the car near Crelghton college ,
where ho spent a few minutes , and con
tinued hla way down town on foot. He
walked down California street and turned
south on Eighteenth. He had reached the
alley -when lie was suddenly confronted by
two men who had been hidden In the shadow
of the wall of St. Catherine's acad
emy. A revolver was thrust In Ills
face and do was conmxuided to
throw up his hands. lie followed direc
tions and ono robber examined Ills pockets
while Mo companion stood guard. Nlnofy-
flvo cents was appropriated and the small-
ncas of the sum was an evident disappoint
ment to the man conducting the search.
When the Job was done ono of the men
pointed to the alley running east and asked
Cannon If ho saw It. Cannon responded that
ho did , and ho was directed to | enter It and
not to look back. Ho ran through the alley
to Sixteenth street where he came upon a
policeman and gave an account of his ex
perience. Detectives were assigned to the
caao and an arrest was made bhortly after
midnight which answered tn some points a
description given by Cannon. The man was
Harry Lcttuni and he waa secured In nn
alley near Sixteenth and California streets.
Cannon called at the police station yester
day , but was unablei to Identify him as one
of the men who robbed him.
Cannon says the robbers were well drctsod ,
ono of them wearing a light spring over
coat. They were no matlts , trusting to the
darkness or their vlUlm's fright for their
disguise. He Is not sure regarding their
heights , but Is of the opinion that one waa
considerably the taller. Cannon Is 19 years
old and tu employed aa a clerk.
An effort was made to keep the above In
formation from the knowledge of the pub
lic. When Inquiries were made of police
olllclals Saturday night they said that no
occurrence of the sort had come to their
knowledge.
\vu.i , IIASTUX TIIIJATY.
UN fiiivornnient Aiidiorl/OH Him tu
Millie Alt'CiiiiecMsiuiis I'otHlhle.
LONDON. March 21. The Madrid corre
spondent of the Standard cajii : Senor Polo
y Bernabc , the Spanish minister at Washing ,
ton , fcoa been authorized to make all the
concessions possible In order to cbtaln Hit.
speedy conclusion of a fair reciprocity treaty
By America's expressed desire this will ano !
Include the Philippine lalinds. Both the
Cuban and Spanish cabinets are anxious to
expedite the negotiations to the utmost.
Scnor Polo y Bernabo wires that he has
found the American State department vcrj
fivoralily disposed on this point , but that
moio reserve than ever Is shown on the
International question , pending the settle
ment of the Maine affair.
TrmiNVnul l'rNM for Wnrr.
JOHANNESBURG. March 20 The Stand-
ami Diggers' News , In a seemingly Inspired
article , says : "War Is almost Inevitable un
less England abandons lla claim to Suzer
ainty. "
Severe Storm In Monlimn.
KALISPEU-i , Mont. , March 20. The most
sovcro snowstorm of the season Is prevail-
rcg iti this section. At 1 o'clock this mornIng -
Ing It began snowing and at C o'clock this
evening eighteen Inches of snow had fallen
and at that.hour the wind changciJ to the
north ciid the enow Is drifting badly.
Trains are delayed and street trulllc had
to bo abandoned entirely. The storm is
even moro severe in the mountains and cuts
and ravines ore almost completely Impassa
ble , making railroading very difficult.
SIllllH Uollcf for ClIillHMS.
KANSAS CITY , March 20. .V relief fund
of $9,033 and twenty-one carloads of provi
sions and clothing , collected In Missouri.
Kansas nnd Oklahoma for the starving Cu
bans of Matanzaa , were forwarded' ' south
from Kansas City today. This relief Is be
ing carried frco on a special tialn over the
Memr/hln ronil to Memphis , thcnc-o over the
Illinois Central to New Orleans. The United
States government has guaranteed the trans
portation from New Orleans 'o MaUnj.is
The principal articles of food sent are
wheat flour , cornmcnl , rlec. potatoes , rolled
oats , condensed milk nnd soup oxtrnctH.
The contributions of clothlnB Include n
great number of calico drcs ea for women
imil children , mostly of the "mother liul > -
uard" p'lttern , made by various church
sewing circles.
HIM IliuiKlitPr IH Ineori-litlhle.
John Holstcln of Mlndcn. Neb. , arrived
In tlio city yesterday In search of mi erring
daughter , who had run away from home.
The girl was located In n liouso near Ninth
and Douglas streets and her father will
return home with ht-r tod.iy. The girl , who
Is 17 years old. mO' * ! bu will not remain at
home nml will foil any effort made to re
form her.
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