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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (May 25, 1898)
THE OMAHA DAILY BEE \ ESTABLISHED JUNE 19 , 1871. OMAHA , WEDNESDAY MORNING , MAY 25 , 1898. SINGLE COPY FIVE CENTS. PROGRESS OF RASTNER TRIAL nblic Evinces Little Interest in the Pro ceedings in Court. CASE BEING HURRIED TO ITS CLOSE 'Attorney * for Itnth Side * Anxlon * to Ilrliiu the Matter to nil End Knrly an INnmlltlr Kvl- dence Going lu. 'At the last term of court , during the trial of August Kostner , who was convicted of thu murder of Officer Dnn Tledcman and the wounding of Otnccr Al Glover , the big court room was filled to overflowing every day , from morning to night. So far as public Interest Is concerned , the case now on trial before Judge Slabaugh , wherein the other defendants , Joseph and Louis Kastncr are charged with the commission of the same crime , jointly with August Kastncr , is Just the reverse. Aside from the witnesses and the Jurors , there are not a dozen spectators listening to the evidence. The Indications now seem to point to an early disposition of the case against the two Knstners. The trial of August Kastncr consumed almost four weeks , but the present JrS&l Is being pushed along vcrv rapidly , both sides being anxious to finish. The most of the evidence of the state Is In and If the statements of the attorneys are cor rect , the case will undoubtedly go to the Jury not latter than thn beginning of next week , with a bare possibility that it may be submitted Friday afternoon of the pres ent week. The material testimony Is sub- tantlally thu same as that adduced at the trial of August Kastncr , though It Is being cut short In many respects. The attorneys know Just what the witnesses will testify to and when this evidence has been brought , they stop. With the reconvening of court ex-Detec tive Hemming was called on cross-examina tion ami was questioned concerning the clothing found In the Knstner barn a few hours after the murder. He reiterated his statement that garments found hanging upon hooka were wet , while other articles of clothing hanging over them were dry. Joseph 1'olcar , n newspaper reporter , de tailed his visit to the Kastner barn on the morning of June 9 , a short time after Of ficer Tlcdeman had been shot. He cor- rorborated the evidence of Hemming as to the condition of the clothing found in the barn. Detectives Dunn and Dempsey of the po- llco told of their work upon the case and detailed their search of the Kastner prem ises , describing what they saw and found. They both testified to the condition of the clothing In the barn , saying that several of the garments were wet , though they were hanging In places where other articles about thm were- perfectly dry. i When the olllccrs first visited the Kast ncr promises the defendants were not at home , but Instead were out gathering rags. Upon their return they were placed under arrest. At the afternoon session of court the state rested nml the defense called Its first wit ness , Colonel E. D. Pratt , who resided In one of the houses a few feet from the Nel- ton saloon. Pratt was ono of the first men to reach alovcr after he was shot. In de scribing the condition of the night , he 3ald that It was very dark and that ho could not distinguish objects a few feet away. Ills testimony was substantially the same aa given at the trial of August Kastner. AC1A1XST SOUTH OMAHA Ci.VMllLKHS. I lea r I ii K of the CUMCH Itextiinrd Before County JuilKe llntter. The preliminary hearings In Ihe cases ngnlnsl Fouth Omaha parties charged with keeping gambling rooms and Belling up gambling devices are on before Counly Judge Baxter. The ca&c against George. Guthardt was the first one called , and the entire morning was taken up by the state In In troducing Its testimony to show thai In Ihe rooms which Iho defendant occupied gam bling appliances were kept and were In oper ation. There are several cases , all of which come from South Omaha , and lu each gambling charges are filed against the defendants. In Eome of the cases the defendants arc ll charged with keeping gambling fixtures and In others there are charges of setting up the gaming fixtures. After the disposition of tbe case on trial , the one against Swanson - son & Papez will bo called. During the afternoon the Introduction of testimony was concluded , but the argu ments were postponed until this morning. After the completion of the arguments , County Judge Baxter will hand down his decision Instead of taking the case under mdvlsemeut. Kxpreminien Get nn Injunction. John Berklns and W. A. Gordon have secured a temporary restraining order Inn * n case wherein the Transmlsslsslppl and In ternational Exposition association , the Mer chants' Express company , Johnson Brothers' Transfer company nnd Walter S. Jardlne are the defendants. Arguments on the ap plication to make tbo order permanent will bo heard before Judge Scolt Wednesday morn Inc. In Iho petition filed by Berklns and Gor don In their Injunction case against the ex position nnd others they allege an unjust and unfair dlscrlralnallon , saying thai they arc proented from hauling freight from the cars to Iho exposition grounds , though they are regularly licensed carriers within the city limits. Will Nine 1'iilrernlty Parfc. Frank Crawford and other members of the University club propose to prevent the city from removing the high board fence that surrounds a plat of ground lu the vi cinity of Twentieth and Miami streets , and with this end In view they have secured a temporary restraining order from Judge Scott. A hearing will be had on the issues involved on Thursday , at which time tha plaintiffs will ask thai Ihe order be made permanent..The plaintiffs allege that the grounds are used for legitimate purposes nnd thai Ihls place is the only spot In the , city whurp'toot ball games can bo succcss- ' tully played during Inn coming fall. Sheriff flojd'H HoiiiUinon Win. In Ihe case of William Klnsella agalnsl " " J. C * . Sharp , executor of the estate of J. F. Coyd , deceased and.his bondsmen , the Jury In Judge Keysor's court has returned a yerdlft , finding for the defendants. When John'F.-Boyd was sheriff of Douglas county be levied on j\ brick yard owned by the plaintiff , and In the duo course of time the property was sold In satisfaction of the claim. Laler on Klnsella sued for the sum of 110.000 , alleging damages In this amount. Concerning Crelwhtou Theater. In the case of the Penn Mutual Life Insurunco company against the Crelgh- ton Theater Ilulldlng company , the plain tiff has filed an objection to the answer of the defendant , requesting a postponrnent of the sale of the theater building , which Is ordered to be sold on June 7 , to satisfy claims aggregating something like $75.000. In Us answer the defendant objected to the report ! tbe appnUMn. Now the pUlntia contends that the plaintiff. U too late in filing Its objections and therefore has lost any right * that It might formerly have posiessed. Canned hr Change of Grade. Fred Hartech has sued the Chicago , Bur lington & Qulncy railroad company In an action to recover the sum of | 1,500 , alleged damages. The plaintiff avers that he Is the owner of property at a point where the tracks of Ihe defendant cross Popplelon avenue. Wlthoul his consent be says that the railroad people changed their grade , destroying his view , his garden and other wise reducing the value of his lot. n Frn.lt Stand. J. A. Fuller & Co. have applied to Ihe court and have secured a temporary order restraining John Surro from maintaining a fruit stand on tbe east sldo of their store at Fourteenth and Douglas streets. Now they ask lhat the Injunction be made per manent. They allege that the fruit stand In question occupies a portion of the side walk and that Its location Is Injurious to their business. Notice of O'llrloii'M Dentil. At the afternoon' srsslon of court the fact of the death of AU6rney George M. O'llrlcn was called to Iho attention of Judge Sla- baugh , whereupon he'appointed W. F. Our- [ i ley , C. II. Marplc , T. J. Mahoncy , J. B. I Sheean and H. H. Ualdrlge as a committee 'to prepare suitable resolutions , which will j I bo reported al a bar mecllng to be held In i tha criminal court room one week from next latunUy. Noted of the Court. In the divorce case of Anna Harmer against Harvey D. Harmer n decree has jeen granted on the grounds of desertion. The hearing In the case wherein the streets of Cairo people seeek an Injunction o prevent the Streets of All Nations people Tom exhibiting camels and donkeys In their parades comes on before Judge Scotl Wednesday morning. ENERAL MERRITT GOES WEST Mail Who In to Cn-Oiicrnte ivlth U M\U > - 111 ( lit ! Philippine * Forward. General Wesley A.Merrill , U. S. A. , passed through Omaha yesterday at 8Gd : a. in. Ho was greeted by a number ol prominent citizens. He declined to be In- ervlowed , but to his friends ho confided thai he was feeling In thu best of health , was supremely happy over his engagement , which has recently been announced , and expected the mosl successful Issues rcsult- ni ; from the expedition to the Philippine Islands under his command. General Merrill occupied the private car of Presldenl Burl of the Union Pacific , car No. 010 , which was attached to the west- aound "Overland Limited" train of the Northwestern and Union Pacific railroads He left Chicago on Monday evening at G o'clock , and came directly through to Omaha. He slept late on Tuesday morning and did not arise until several distinguish citizens of Omaha presented themselves at ils car , ten minutes before 9 o'clock He hastily slipped on his trousers over his robe do null and received Genera Manager Dickinson of the Union Pacific and Major Crowder of the Department of the Missouri , U. S. A. They spent about five minutes with the distinguished general who Is to lead the expedition to the Philippine Islands , and withdrew just before the long train pulled out for San Francisco. As sistant Superintendent Sutherland of the Union Pacific accompanied the train to see that everything was all right , and Superin tendent McConnell of the department of mo ttve power and machinery took a look over the train before It left. It was announced at the headquarters o tha Department of the Missouri , U S. A. , that the second heglment o the Iowa volunteers would start from Camp William McKlnloy , Des Molncs , on Satur day for Chlckamauga Park , Ga. Orders have been Issued for the immediate prepara tton and equipment of this regiment fo the southern trip. The railroads that wll haul the regiment are as follows : Burling ton , Des Molncs to Chicago , one battalion Chicago Great Western , DCS Molues to Chicago cage , one battalion ; Milwaukee , DCS Molnes to Chicago , ono battalion and reglmenta headquarters. Major Enoch Crow tier , who accompanlec General John J. Copplnger to Mobile , has returned to Omaha and Is now at the head quarters of the Department of the Missouri U. S. A. He will leave Wednesday to join General Merrill's staff In the Philippine ex pedltlon. IMPROVING THE HOSPITAL Grotnd nroken for a New Operating Annex to St. Jo eiih' * , to CoHt flOlMU. Ground has been broken for an operating annex to St. Joseph's hospital which wll complete the equipment of that Institution for thu care of the sick and Injured. The annex , which will be a brick and stone struc lure costing $10,000 , will be especially nilap ted as a lecture ball.for the students of tbe Crelghton Medical college. At present the facilities of the hospital will not allow o operations or lectureslln the presence of Ihe ztudenl body. The auditorium of the new structure will have' ) n seating capacity o 150 and will be' furbished with all modern Improvements for'h ' building of Its character The plans as prfiared ) by J. E. Dletrlck show that the building will bo two stories In height and Its , dimensions SCxGC feet. I will form the ca t central ulng on the cour with a connection with the main building On the ground floor , besides Ihe auditorium space , there will be sterilizing and dressing rooms , an ocullsl's room , a septic operating room , a bath room , and an apartment fo Instruments and appliances. The space on the second floor will be used for private op eratlng rooms and Ibose suited for othe special uses. The auditorium will be llghlei from a large fskyllghl and the floors am walls of thu whole building 'will , be In tile The Franciscan Sisterhood Is In charge o tty < construction and the general contrac has recently been let lo Shane & Jackson HOLD UP A SANTA FE TRAIN Thronith Rxpremi Safe Illowu Opel with Diiamltu and tin Contents Taken. ALBUQUERQUB. N. M. , May 24. 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Smyth , have adopted resolutions em phatically condemning tbe suggested alliance between the United States and Great Britain. The resolutions denounce the alliance as uncalled for and nationally de grading , at variance with American tradi tions and the sentiments of a majority of the American people who are not of British birth or ancestry. II declared that such an alliance would result In an European com bination against us and would make us partners in the crimes of the British empire against weak states and defenseless peoples. The resolutions "call upon the American government , executive and legislative , to re pudiate a policy so suicidal , that could not fall to fill with disgust millions of loyal American citizens. " The principal speaker , John F. Finerty , said : "We will fight this alliance on the platform and al Ibe polls. Wo are willing and eager lo flghl for America , bul we will never fire a shot or lose a single drop of blood for England. " CAIHPLUCT MAY IIAVn SAILED. Xo XevT Allowed to He Sent Out of tlmt I'ort. LONDON. May 24. A dispatch to the Evening News from Madrid , published this afternoon , says : No news Is allowed oul of Cadiz , and although It Is announced today that Admiral Caraara starts hence tomorrow to rejoin the fleet , It would not be surprising lo learn that Iho squadron has already left and that Ihe presence of Admiral Camara , as well as Ihe announcements ancnt the lleet soon sailing westward , have been a blind to cover its departure. There is some anxiety hero as to whether Admiral Cer- vcra's squadron has been able to unite , ln Cuban waters. If Ihe ministers are aware of the precise whereabouts of Admiral Cervcru they are keeping It quiet. According to published news here , Ad miral Camara , the commander of the Cadiz squadron has been fully Instructed to return tonight. IS CKHVEHA STIL.I. AT SANTIAGO r Ilfliort to that KITret Sent Out from Key Went. NEW YORK , May 24. A Key West corre spondent telegraphs to tbe Evening World that ho has Information from an unimpeach able authority that tbe Spanish fleet Is still at Santiago. MADRID , May 24. It Is officially an nounced that the squadron of Admiral Cervera was Btlll at Santiago de Cuba yes terday. ( Copyright , 1 8S. by Associated Press. ) PORT AU PRINCE , Haytl. May 24. Ac cording to current rumor hero the Spanish Cape Verde squadron , commanded by Ad miral Cervera , which arrived recently at Santiago de Cuba , subsequently called from that port , destination unknown. EXPRESS AFFAIR COME UP President Butt's' Visit to New York Has Immediate Significance. VA FATE OF THE PACIFIC ABOUT SETTLED Oumhn ExpreaN OHlfe'lnU Ilelleve nil Alllniive with the' American in to He Urou tit About Thin Tliue , ' f- The presenl visit of Horace G. Burl , presl- denl of Ihe Union Pacifier railroad and acllng presldenl of Ihe Pacifie Express company , lo New York , Is cxcltlVig a greal deal of curiosity among railroad and express cir cles. It Is believed help by the beat posted express men thai Ihe present trip of Presi dent Burl has more to ; do with the express business than with railroad matters. A reorganization of tie Pacific Express company is uniformly tellevcd lo be near al hand. U Is predicted that. President Burt will leave New York City this week with the problem of Ithc reorganization of the express company fully solved. A well known express otllclal of Omaha stakes his reputation on the assertion that President , Burt is at present negotiating with the American Express company for closer tr.ifllc relations with the Pacific Express company. Ho predicts that the complete reorganiza tion of the Pacific Express company will be effected within thirty days. It Is a well known Tact tbat the present officers of the Pacific Express company are merely temporarily actlug in Ihelr poslllons. President Hurt has always Insisted that he was only the "acting president of the express | company , " am\ General Manager Stebblns expects to be superseded by a permanent olflj j cial most any time. The delay In appointing permanent officers Is believed to be due to the fact that the future policy of the com pany has not yel be n fully determined upon. . Regarding the Investigation Into the al- ) legcd shortages. It Is sal $ that they will not J bring forth such Information as will send j anyone to Jail. The expert accountants are still al work on the bo ks of Ibe company , bul ihey find bul little * criminal evidence against any of 'the old employes. A Pinkerton - ton detective utlll loiters About the express headquarters and Andrew J. Hunt is at work with the others upon-the bocks , but It Is now regarded as a foregone conclusion thai nothing will ever come oat In court. Fred llutherford llom to St. Fnul. The passenger men of the Omaha terminal lines have learned with regret that Fred erick P. Rutherford , city passenger and ticket agent of the Chicago , Rock Island & , Pacific ut Lincoln , , Neb. , ita going to leave this territory on June \ to accept the posi tion of city passenger -arid ticket agenl of Ibe Minneapolis & St. L0ls at St. Paul , Minn. He U one of the best known and moit favorably known passenger men In tW .territory , and white all the passenger men are well pleased to learn of his promo tion they are sorry to see him leave hero. He has been stationed at Lincoln for two years and a half , and has brought up Iho Rock Island lo a high grade while there. Previous lo his coming to this state he was traveling passenger agent for tbo Minne apolis & St. Louts In the west , and before thai was traveling passenger agent of the Union Pacific at Halley , Idaho. Before com ing west he was stationed at Niagara Falls for the Grand Trunk , succeeding his elder brother , Charles A. Rutherford , now general agent of the passenger dcpartmenl of the Rock Island In Omaha , In Ibat capacity. It Is a notable thing thai the appointee has followed his brother In a number of rail way positions during the last fifteen years. Only One Ilonil In. None of the railroads except the Burling ton nnd the Northwcelcrn have pul In the 10-cent rate on live stack from the South Omaha markel lo Chicago. The Northwest ern has placed such a rate In effect only In conjunction with the Elkhorn. The Rock Island and the Milwaukee roads are holding off lo see the effect of the reductions upon the business. It Is the belief of well Infonnc'd freight officials that the live stock rstcs will go much lower than JO cent1) per 100 pounds , and that the Santa Fc road will be crying Tor mercy before the end of the rate war Is reached. It would surprise no freight official In Omaha should a rate of 7 or 8 cents per 100 pounds on live stock from the Missouri river to Chicago bo de clared this week. I'nUninti Company SUCH ( InCity. . A suit Involving JGO.COO was Instituted this morning by the Pullman Palace Car com pany against the city of Omaha. The con tention Is that taxes to the amounl of $20,000 per year were Illegally colleclcd dur ing Iho years 1SSC , 1SS7 ind } SS8. The preliminary briefs have been filed before Judge Munger. Itnllronil Nut nnd IV General Manager George F. Bldwell of the Elkhorn , and party returned yesterday from a few days' outing at Hot Springs , S. I ) . Harry D. Clark , In charge of ono of Ihe leading hotels of Ihe Black Hills , is in Iho city , and was a caller at the Elkhorn head quarters during Ihe morning. J. O. Phllllppl , assistant general freight and passenger agent of the Missouri Pacific , has relurncd from Atchlson , Kan. , where he attended Ihe foreclosure sale of the Central Branch of the Union Pacific. Ebcn MacLeod , assistant general passen ger agent of tbe Rock Island system , Is In the city from Topcka , Kan. Ho reports bus iness along tbe lines of that system easl of tbo Missouri river as decidedly good. There will bo n meeting of the Western Passenger association in Chicago on Wednesday to discuss excursion rates to summer meetlifgs. General Passenger Agent Buchanan of the Elkborn railroad will bu In attendance. Thomas W. Lee , woo will act as Joint agent for all tbe Omaha terminal lines during thu Tranimiislsslppl Exposition , ha * arrltcd here , and opened headquarters at 1319 Farnnm street. In order thai Ibe stamping of stopover tickets may be expe- dltlouily carried on. Joint Agent Leo has had built a long counter , capable of allowing ten assistant clerks to stamp tickets at the same time. R. S. Hare , traveling passenger agent of the Lake Michigan & Lake Superior Transit company , IH In thu city soliciting summer excursion business for the great lake ? . He Is pleasantly remembered among the rail road fraternity hero as Ihe former general passenger agent of the Chicago & North western railway. FOOD IS SCARCE IN MANILA Hpniilxti Volunteer * Demand Food and Government Hefuncn to till e It. NEW YORK. May 24. A copyrighted dls- palch lo the World from Hong Kong , dated May 24 , says : The situation al Manila is desperate. Food is scarce and meat is ex hausted , while all the canned sluff Is nearly gone. Two weeks will exhaust the available supply. The volunteers demanded food , but the Spanish government authorities refused to give it , and riots arc threatened. A delegation Is said to be preparing to wait on United States Consul Wlldman , as the citizens fear an outbreak. The Insur gents control the surrounding country , and Chief Aguinalda , sent by Consul Wildman from here , has arrived , and with his staff is organizing the rebels. j Foreign residents are moving from Cavlte. ! Spanish reports say thai MO wcro killed and 700 wounded In Ihe bombardment by Ad miral Dcwey. All classes are walling anx iously Ihe arrival of our Iroops. There Is no sickness on our ships. War Slilpn Dencrt Key Went. NEW YORK , May 24. A special from Key Wesl lo Ihe Commercial Advertiser says : Key West has not been so deserted by warships for weeks as It Is this morning. It will never be complained that vessels wcro kept Inactive when there was a pros pect of a fight. Everything awaits Samp son's and Scblcy's movements. Xnrnl Mllltlu Ordered to the Fleet. ST. LOUIS. May 24. Lieutenant H. V. Grossman , commanding the Third division , second battalion , naval mllltla of Illinois , at Alton , has received a telegram notifying him to be ready by Thursday to furnish 100 men , the full strength of the command , for service with Sampson's Heel. GASOLINE TANK EXPLODES Twenty Tropic Injured , One of Them Kutully , at Granite City , III. , Steel Work * . ST. LOUIS , May 24. A telephone rocs- sage from Granite City , 111. , a few miles from East St. Louis , announces that twenly people were Injured by an explosion at the steel mill there today. A gasoline tank In Ihe American Steel foundry blew up , burnIng - Ing the employes about II. Of Ihe twenty Injuns ! , Kuebns , the company's chemist , la fatally hurt , The others are badly burned. The explosion caused a fire which .burned down the smelter and part of the molding department. Lota cttlinatcd at 176,009. . DIES FOR LOVE OF HOCAN Jessie Eoberts of Nebraska City Takes a Fatal Dose of Morphine , SUICIDE AT THE KLONDIKE HOTEL Man for Whom She Took Her I > lf Spent the Mulit lth Her fo Heport Her Death In the Mornliiir. A man nnd woman registered as T. Hard- Ing and wife Monday night al the Klondike hotel and were assigned to a room. Yesterday , morning tbo man came down to the hotel office nnd told the clerk thai Hie woman was dead , and lhal she was not his wife. The body was removed to the coroner's office and an Inquest Has held. The wo man's true name Is Jessie Roberts and her homo Is at Nebraska City. The man's name Is Thomas Hogan and he has been ac quainted ntth Ihe dead woman for eighteen months. He testified that the woman was addicted to the morphine habit nnd that she had attempted to take her life several times before. Ho spent yesterday evening In her company nnd she acted so strangely , thai ho asked her If she had been drinking , to which she replied that she had taken some morphine. He did not sec her take ' any morphine and did nol know lhat there was anything the matter wllh her until ho awakened this morning and found her dead. On her person come powders , sup posed to bo morphine , were found and also a note In which she slated thai her love for Hogan was so grcal that she had decided to kill herself. She also requested In Iho nola lhat her remains bo shipped lo Nebraska City. City.After After a short consideration of the testi mony Iho Jury broughl In a verdict of death caused by an overdose of morphine admin istered with suicidal Intent. Coroner Swanson received a telegram from Nebraska City requesting thai Ihe body be sent there at once and It was sent yesterday afternoon. NEBRASKA CITY , May 24. ( Special Telegram. ) Jessie Roberts Is the daughter of Joslah Roberts of this f lty. She waj born here and was 20 years cJf age. For the last five or six ycart' her reputatlou has been questionable , the being an In- male al different times of houses of 111 repute In Ibis city. She went to Omah elgblccn months ago. Her parents are liv ing hero In poor circumstance ! , but ar * accounted respectable people. She has a grown Bister and n brolhcr younger than herself. Mr * . I.enlle Carter Injured. NEW YORK , May 24. Goodfrlcnd , Davl4 Ilelasco's representative In this country , to day received a message from London say ing Mrs. Leslie Carter was severely In * Jured last evening while playluj , at tb * Adclphl theater. .