Nebraska Newspapers

    o TTII3 OMAHA DAILY BEE : SATTTmAV , AP17IL 1 > , 1809.
Ttlcphoneo 61J-63J. " " " . Apr I 11. H09
Tailor Made Suits
If you anticipate purchasing a
suit this season now is the time to
make your selection , as the choicest
things will soon be gone , Our
suits are made of good materials ,
such as will give absolute satisfac
tion and wear. A visit Saturday will be
found well worth your time.
LADIES' UN'DEHSKIUTS
Ladles' Underskirts IB n great business with tis , an wo handle only the most reli
able goods manufactured. We carry n n assortment of these goods Inrgo enough to
suit the most fastidious Ideas.
SHIHT WAISTS
Wo nro dally receiving new additions to our stock In new Wnlsts , In nil the new
est designs and fabrics , nnd Saturday's showing will bo one of the best of the
icnaon.
AOIWTS FOn FOSTKIl KID OI.OVES AND MeCAtI/S PATTHnNS.
Till : ONLY tXCLLSIVt DRY GOODS HOUSE IN OMAHA.
V. M. O. A. HUIL.UINQ , COIL 10TII AX1J DOUGLAS STh.
OLD WOODEN BUILDING BURNS
I'oriiu-r HOIIK : of Crrlnliloii Mr < 11onl
rolli'Ki * IN lctti-o > cd | iy Klre
Shortly After
The huge two-story frnme building at the
corner of Twelfth and Mason street ,
formerly occupied by the Crelghton Med
ical''college , was burned to the ground
shortly before 1 o'clock this morning. The
Blriicturo for liioro than n year had been
vacant. It stood on the top of n high bluft ,
the ( drools on three sides having been cut
through the hill sixty feet below.
How the flro originated Is not known.
When llrst discovered Ilames wore Issuing
from the roof and the northwest windows
of the upper lloor.
In laying lines of hose to the bttrlng buildIng -
Ing the firemen encountered many dlfllcul-
tlrfl. The hose tiad to bo hauled up n steep
bank at Its lowest part twelve feet high ,
nnd dragged up a further Incline nearly
forty feet higher , EO that when everything
was In readiness nnd the water turned oil
the pressure was hardly sulllclent to throw
a stream the height of the building.
The flames spread with llghtnlng-IIke
rapidity nnd ten minutes after the alarm
ilro and smoke were pouring from every
window , lighting the city for blocks nronml.
Sparks nnd burning brands shot Into the ntr
and were carried along by the wind , after
falling on the roofs ofneighboring build
ings. AH the conflagration made such head
way that the firemen were powerless to
check It , they directed -their efforts to pre
venting the flnmea spreading to other
houses.
Streams of water were thrown on the
Omaha Medical college , the Dental school
nnd a number of small frame dwellings
and the flro was left to burn Itself out.
At 11:40 : o'clock the two northeast walls
of the old college toppled and fell with a j
crash to the street below , making a pyrotechnical - i '
technical display that rivaled those of the '
exposition. Clouds of sparks and colored ; , '
smoke enveloped the. flro and hid It from ,
view for n fewseconds and--when , the air |
cleared all that remained standing" were I
smoking chimneys.- „ |
The neighbors believe the fire was started
by mischievous boys playing with matches.
The structure was owned by the Sisters
of Mercy and prior to being occupied by
the medical 9Ollego In 1892 It was used as
a hospital , having been the old St. Joseph's
hospital for cloven years. The loss Is es
timated at about $2,000 and Is covered by
Insurance.
EXAMINED FOR PROMOTION
Captain HnfclicNoii HUH llcon Ap-
lioliitctl .Inilue Advocntc of the lc-
IMirtnient of the MlMwourl.
Captain Groto Hutcheson , who has been
acting assistant adjutant general ot the De
partment ot the Missouri , has been mus
tered out as captain of voluntfers and has
been appointed adjutant general of this de
partment with the rank of captain , 'Ho ' Is
now at Fort I.eavenworth taking the exami
nation for promotion , and It Is expected that
his promotion as'captain In the regular
service will follow shortly. The new ap
pointment took effect Thursday. Captain
Hutcheson rather hoped for the position
which has just been given him , nnd his ap
pointment will evidently be the source of
much satisfaction'
First Lieutenant . M. Swalno , who for
several weeks has been stationed nt Fort
Irt-avenworth mustering out the Twenty-
third Kansas volunteers , hue returned to
Omaha , He took his examination for pro
motion whllo away , and It Is believed ho
will bo made a captain before many weeks
paxs nway ,
Onn of the clerks at army headquarters
was formerly a member of the Twenty-first
Infantry nnd served with the regiment nine
years. Eleven years ago ho came to Omaha
and took a place at headquarters. When
his old regiment wont through the city
Thursday nfternoon he wont down to meet
old friends. He found just ten out of the
1,400 whom ho knew. These wcro entirely
commissioned and non-commlbslonod olllcers.
Over 900 of the men In the regiment as It
passed through this city were recruits.
TO ri in : \ inD i > O.M : HAY
Take Laxative Brome Quinine Tablets. All
druggists refund the money if U fails to eyre.
25c. The- genuine has L. B. Q. on each tablet.
\iiliinlile < 'arno IN ( 'apil/cil ,
LOUISVILLE , Ky. . April 14 The barge
Vld.illa of Plttsburi ; , while attempting t' ' go
over the falls today , became unmanageable
and stiuck against the pier near the Indiana
tide of the I.oulKVllln bridge. Tha force of
impact was so terrlllc th.it the boat turned
completely over , emptying Its cargo , conslst-
Inn of fine Russian Iron valued at $100,000 ,
Into fifteen feet of water. The boat was
valued at J7.000 and the loss will bo total ,
as tiir lion Is worthless when immersed. No
ono vab Injured.
DRASTIC MEASURE IN TEXAS
Hill to Drive Out Corporation * In In-
troilneeil Into ( InTIVIIN Semite ,
1'ollou IllK ArliiinmiM IIMV.
AUSTIN , Tex. , April 14. The anti-pool ,
trust , or corporation trust bill was Intro-
i duced In the Texas senate this morning by
Senator Davidson. The bill follows the
Arkansas anti-trust law closely and will
Undoubtedly be passed by the present legls-
i lature. The bill la considered the most dras
tic ever Introduced Into a Texas legislature ,
but coming at the time It does it will re
ceive the very heartiest support.
NEW NATIONAL PARK CREATED
1'renlilent SotM Apart l.arne True \cnr
IaUe Tnliot for u Forestry
WASHINGTON , April 14. The president
has prepared a proclamation setting apart
130,000 ncres of land on the south sldo of
Lake Tahoe , California , as a forestry reserve
and public park.
Work llc-Klii" oil NIMV Honil.
CHEYENNE , Wyo. , April 14. ( Special. )
Burlington railway officials here state that
the filing of the Nebraska , Wyoming &
Western Railway company's articles of In
corporation here means that the line Is to
bo speedily built. The Burlington has largo
cool land Interests near Elk mountain In
Carbon county Which It has , been desirous
to reach with Its ow.n line for several years.
The company also projected a line to the
Hartvlllo Iron fields five years ago , but
abandoned the project temporarily on nc-
count ot the panic. Both of these Holds will
be reached by the. proposed new line which
will-extcaLfrom Alliance , > . Nab. , across
Wyomlng ? Torce of surveyora Is now In
the fieldand it lspreaieted that active -work
ot construction will bo In progress before
the close of the year.
Fnlnl Outcome of n Quurri-I.
RICHMOND , Ky. , April 14. As the result
of n plslo ; shot by Dr. R. B. Combs , Charles
Wllloughby died at College Hill todny.
Combs nnd Wllloughby had been bitter enj-
mles. The men met In a store and Wll-
Inughby struck Combs with an ax handle ,
almost braining him. Combs shot his as
sailant. They quarreled about a woman.
LOCAL BREVITIES.
William Spratt , 925 South Twenty-fifth
street , an employe of the Omaha Messenger
Hxpress , was removed to the Methodist hos
pital yesterday afternoon. He Is suffering
fiom a severe attack of typhoid fever.
Fannie Wheeler wns arrested Friday after-
ni'on on the complaint of Annie Slosburg ,
209 North Sixteenth street , who accused her
of stealing n cape from Crelghton hall while
both were attending a dance the other night.
Sparks from a chimney set flro to thereof
roof of the homo of Edward North , 1123
Park avenue , yesterday at 11:30. : The roof
was burned so It will require nn expenditure
of $100 to repair It. ' Several trunks stored
In the garret were destroyed. The damage
to contents Is estimated at $50.
Permits have been Issued to C. A. ITompcl
to erect three one-story frame cottagss oa
North Twenty-fourth stteet between Ford
and Fowler avenues , to cost $700 each.
Simon Bloom has taken out n per nit to
build a two-story frame dwelling nsar
Twcuty-llfth and Jonen fctreets , to cost $2.'o " ) .
There will bo a mass meeting held at Lln-
C'lln today for the purpose of formulat
ing some plan to secure the discharge nnd
return of the Nebraska soldiers who are In
the Philippine Islands. A number of the
friends and relatives of the boys of Company
L , FI.-Br Nol raska Infantry , will attend the
nicotine. It will bo held In the senate cham
ber of tl'.e state house ,
The case of car burplary , In which Frank
Dean , Fred Wagner , .Joseph .Hawkins and
George Woatherford were accused < ? ( ' having
stolen several bales of hay belonglna'to Ed
ward A. Knapp , was disposed of Friday nft-
ornoon by the discharge of all the , boys.
There was no evidence to show that they
had broken the car open and the utatp majo
no objection to the granting of n motion to
dismiss.
The lost meeting o [ the Young Men's His
tory club far the spring was held last even
ing at the Castellar Presbyterian church.
Both sexes were admitted to this lecture and
a good audience listened to the stirring debate -
bate between Ilev. Hubert C. Herring , pastor
of the First Congregational church , nnd Rev.
Jolyi Williams , rector of St. Barnabas' Epis
copal church. Their bubject was , "Should
the English Episcopal Church bo Disestab
lished ? "
'
Anheuser-Busch Brewing Ass'n
Makes a specialty of bottled
tled Beers for family use.
The materials used for
their brews are the very
best obtainable both in
this country and abroad.
CORN , which is so generally used by other brewers , does not
enter into the products of the
ANHEUSER-BUSCH BREWING ASS'N ,
'
motto , "Not How Cheap , but How Good. "
"the Grcafat of Tonics. " Invigorates ,
rejuvenates and prolongs life.
( . ( MISSION IS INS 1 Rill LI )
Will Leave San Francisco April 25 for
Scene of the Trouble ,
ANNOUNCEMENT MADE TO THAT EFFECT
llfiiljl l niuiMiuorril to llniultc Hit *
Situation Wlml Ii lnn < * Mil" !
He llittlflril liy llu * I'mt-
WASHINGTON , April 14. After henrlnR
this morning from the Ilrltlah nntl Gorman
embassies , the Stnlo department wns enabled
to announce positively and finally that the
three pnrtlcs to the Berlin treaty had
agreed upon the Instructions to bo Riven
their Snnioan commissioners and that It was
certain that the commission would leave San
Francisco April 25 for Samoa on the Badger.
The Instructions to the commissioners are
Identical , the thieo governments having ac
cepted n form which compromises the differ
ences which hnvo existed up to this point.
The commission will be empowered to deal
with the Bltuntlon as It lliuls It In the
Sainoan Islands upon Its arrival. This np-
pllcs to acts necessary to place the affairs
of the Islands In a peaceful and satisfactory
condition for the time being , anil whatever
the commission does In this direction Is
imderslcod to be of n temporary character
nnd subject to the approval of the three
powers.
As to the merits of the hitter controversy
between the representatives of the powers
on the Islands which led up to the unfortun
ate outbreak of April 1 , the commissioners
are expected to make n thorough , Impartial
Investigation and report the results to their
respective governments. The latter will , by
ordinary diplomatic exchange , npply any
corrections that may seem to bo necessary.
The commissioners will have no power to
alter the treaty of Uerlln. They may make
recommendations to that end , and where
they are unanimous It Is probable that the
recommendations will bo accepted for
changes in the treaty.
dililiict DlNi'iiMHOM Situation.
WASHINGTON. April 14. The cabinet
meeting todny , which lasted longer than
usual , was devoted principally to the dis
cussion of the Samoan situation and the In
structions to the American commissioners
to the char's disarmament conference at The
Hague.
A complete written report concerning the
preliminaries leading up to the hostilities
which was made to the secretary of the navy
by Admiral Kautz was read to the cabinet
by Secretary Long. It throws some addi
tional light upon the complications prior to
the admiral's arrival , the most important
fact brought out being that the three con
suls , American , Drltish and German , at the
tlmo of the admiral's arrival nt Apia , lud
j recognized the revolutionists under Mataafa.
The Mataafa uprising , after Chief Justice
Chambers' decision In favor of Malletoa
Tanu , the admiral Indicates , was fomented
largely by the German consul , who Insisted
upon recrgnizlng Mataafa as king. Chaos
was threatened and the American and Brit
ish residents considered themselves In peril
of their lives. A massacre was feared and
under these circumstances the American and
British consuls joined with the Germans in
recognizing the provisional government
under Mataafa.
To Admiral Kautz upon his arrival , how
ever , the British nnd American consuls ex
plained that th'oy had been forced to this
action by the duress of the situation. The
admiral , at the conference aboard the Phila
delphia , having satislled himself that Chief
Justice /Chambers' decision was In accord
ance with the Berlin treaty. Informed the
consuls that they had no power to violate'
Its provisions , and with the full acquiescence
of the British and American consuls he Is
sued his manifesto dissolving the provis
ional government and Malletoa was crowned
king. The counter-proclamation of tbo Ger
man Consul nnd the shelling of the native
villages , as recounted In the press dispatches ,
followed.
lU-Iily of Foreign Secretary.
LONDON , Apjll H.-i-TJie parliamentary
secretary of foreign affairs , Ut. Hon. St. John
Broderick , replying In the House of Com
mons to questions today , said Information
had reached the foreign ofllce that fighting
had been proceeding between rival parties
in Samoa nnd that the British and American
authorities had found It necessary to In
terfere to restore order. Arrangements
he added , had been made by the three
governments to send a commission with
full powers to net for the restoration of
order and to take steps for the future gov
ernment of the Islands.
Mr. Broderick also snld the commission
would leave for Samoa as early as possible.
SAMOA IN THE REICHSTAG
Von llncloiv HciillcN to Iiiterpellu-
tloiiN IIH to the ( iovcriiiiicnt'M
I'oHltlnn ,
BBRLIN , April II. The government was
Interpellated on Samoa In the Reichstag to
day and although the proceeding was looked
upon as a fiasco by partisans it brought
out n lengthy statement of the govern
ment's policy from Minister of Foreign Af
fairs Baron von Uuelow. The Interpellation
was presented by Dr. Lehr , an extremist
pan-German.
Baron von Buolow justified the acts of
Rose , German consul at Apia , made the
rather aggressive statement that the gov
ernment would not nllow nny of Its treaty
rights to bo curtailed and assumed that
j the government's representatives had main
tained a neutral attitude In the recent
troubles.
In the 'course ' of his remarks the min
ister of foreign affairs said :
Regarding the history of the complications
In Samoa , I have made n statement of the
budget committee and have patrlcularly
pointed out how , since the coming Into force
of the act , disturbances nnd frictions be
tween the representatives of the powers hnvo
not been larking. Our attitude regarding
the complication may bo summed up In a
Hlmplo sentence adherence to the legal
status created by the act , so long ns the act
Is not modified by the unanimous decision of
the powers , |
So long as the Samon net exists It must be i
loyally observed by all concerned. The lot- '
tcr nnd spirit of the act require that final
declslf n bo only affected by the unnlmous
resolutions or the three governments Wo
could not permit n decision regarding Samoa '
to bo taken contrary to the treaty rights and !
without , or even against , us.
This principle of necessary unanimity '
which H set up and defended by us was nc-
cnmpllshcd by America , and then nls > by
Great Britain.
Another lending point of view for us waste
to hold aloof from the disputes of the native
chiefs.
Wo were confronted by several candidates
for the throne rf Sanra , but wo have not
taken sides. But the provisional government
of Mataafa having been rccognliicd by the
throe consuls , It must have appeared to our
consul as the legal status quo until a new
chief was established. ,
\eutrnl Attitude , ,
For the very reason that wo have taken up
a neutral attitude In regard to the internal
nffdlra of Samoa , \vo have neither partici
pated In , nor approved the action of. British
war ships and American war ships In these
conflicts.
Respecting the conflicts , wo have only mU.
tllatcd and defective telegrams from our
consul and more or less trustworthy reports
from foreign telegraphic agencies , so that
it Is not yet possible for us to pass flnnl
judgment on the affairs. Nothing , however ,
Is known to UH concerning the reported con
flict between the American admiral and the
commander of the Falko.
I agree with the secretary of the navy that
'
the report of stifh a conflict Is entirely tin-
founded nnd 1 am comlmed that the con
duct , sense , honor , tact and s > elf-rontrol of
our na\al oniocm were beyond praise , na wns
the discipline of the men.
Hoarding the German subjort nrreitrd In
Snmon , he wni evidently the director ot the
plnntntlon of Vnllele. Herr IltiffnnRle. % Vo
Immediately called the serious intention of
the British government to the matter nnd
expressed our confident oxpectntlon that no
harm would como to our countryman , If , na
wo certainly believe , ho Is Innocent.
The flnnl settlement cannot be prejudiced
by the events in Snmon. This settlement will
not tnke plnce on the spot. It can only bo
the result of an agreement between the three
cabinets.
In order to bring nbout such n rendjust-
mcnt we have proposed to dispatch a special
commission , hnve demanded unanimity In Its
decisions nnd have carried this point nfter
overcoming considerable dlfllcuIUcs.
( Cheers. )
I am happy to state that the British gov
ernment has now officially declared to mo
through Its ambassador that It accepted the
proposals of Germany regarding the mode
of operation nnd functions of the commis
sion , whose functions nnd powers may bo
summed up ns follows :
The commission appointed by Iho three
signatory powers to the Samoa act will take
over the provisional government of the
Islands. To this end the commission will
exercise the highest powers. All personages
will have to obey the laws ot Iho commis
sioners and the three powers will Instruct
their constilnr nnd nnvnl reprcscntntlvo to
lend them their support. No monsuro taken
by the cominlsBloiiers In conformity with
the foregoing olllclnl powers will bo legnl
unless all three commissioners nssent
thereto.
Ono of the tnsks of the commission will bo
to consider whnt provisions It regards ns
necessary for the future government of the
country , or the modification of the Berlin
act , or to report to the government the con
clusion to which It finally arrives.
.AliiNt .Not I'rcjiidlci * lieriiiiin Interest * .
We hope the commission will be able to
effect a decision acceptable to nil parties.
Wo will accept only a decision ns docs not
piejudlce our Interests In Samoa.
A portion of the foreign picas 1ms called
attention to the fact that the value of Samoa
Is not In proportion to the Importance gnlned
In International relations. We believe that
it would be In the highest degree reprehen
sible If wnr wore kindled by the three great
civilized Christian nations on account of n
group of Islands In the remote South sea In
habited by 30,000 savages , among whom 11 vo
scarcely GOO Europeans , with a total trade
of hardly 3,000,000 marks.
I am convinced of and advised that It
j should not bo forgotten that In foreign policy
It Is of the first Importance not to nllow
one'a right judgment to bo prejudiced. Two
things , however , must not be forgotten :
First Our duty to protect the trade , bus
iness and property of our countrymen In
Samoa.
Second Wo possess treaty rights In
Samoa , the maintenance ot which nro re.
garded by the German nation as a point of
honor. ( Cheers nnd cries of "that's right. " )
The minister of foreign affairs added :
Wo desire In Samoa no more than what
belongs to us by treaty , but we cannot , nnd
will not , allow these treaty rights of ours to
be curtailed.
BULLETS OF DIFFERENT SIZE
I3vlflpn.ec Unit Mrx. KwliiK I/'NCI !
Ilevolvorn In Killlim Her
MARYVILLE , JIo. , April 11. ( Special
Telegram. ) In the Ewlng murder trial to
day the state Introduced as rebuttal tes
timony two bullets that were taken from
the head ot the deceased Mrs. Lizzie Ew
lng. W. S. Frayne , an expert witness , tes
tified that In his opinion one ball had been
n 32-cnllber and the other n 3S , and that
ono had been fired from a center-fire car
tridge and thcj , 'other from a rlmflre car
tridge. Mrs. .Q eorge Ewlng , the defendant ,
swore that sjio iis'ed only ono pistol , the
former , and gred , It twice and that Mrs.
'
Lizzie Ewlng aft'emptod to use the larger
one.
Judge Craig addressed the jury In the
Ewlug case tonight. Under the court's In
structions the Jury may return a verdict
either ot murder In the first degree , which
would be a sentence of death , or murder
In the second degree , with a sentence of
not less than ten years' Imprisonment , or
manslaughter , with a penalty of not more
than two years' Imprisonment or less than
$500 fine. Ho Instructed the jurymen also
that It they find reasonable ground for the
belief that she was In great danger of bodily
ily harm at the hnnds of the deceased they
shall acquit her.
If you have piles , euro them. No use-
undergoing horrible operations that simply
remove the results of the disease without
disturbing the disease Itself. Place your con-
fldence In DeWHt's Witch Hnzol Salve. It
has never failed to cure others ; It will not
fall to euro you.
SOUTH DAKOTA NEWS.
KarinerN Are Kill I of IIUHlncHN.
HURON , S. D. , April 14. ( Special. )
Seeding operations In this locality are well
under way. High ground Is In go d condi
tion and farmers are pushing the work of
soodlng as rapidly as possible. The back
ward season may lessen the wheat acreage
somewhat , though the aggregate in this Im
mediate vicinity will bo equal to that of last
year If the weather continues favorable. So
many farmers are giving attention to cattle
and other stock that very llttlo now ground
will be put to crops of any kind.
Last season's splendid corn crop will
prompt all to give more attention to that
crop this year , and the corn acreage bids fair
to largely exceed that of the last or any
previous year. In the Jim river valley the
acreage to corn alone promises to bo from
10 to 20 per cent greater than heretofore.
Another Indian on Trial.
SIOUX FALLS , S , D. , April II. ( Special
Telegram. ) The time of the federal court
wns occupied today with the trial of Bed
I31k for shooting and killing Kills Back ,
an Indian policeman. The case Is not likely
to go to the jury before .Monday. S. B ,
Vnn Buskirk , ox-nsslstnnt United States at
torney for South Dakota , was appointed by
Judge Carland to defend Bad Hlk. The defense - I '
fenso will doubtlebs bo that Bed Klk wns
i
In fear < f his life when the three policemen -
men called to nrrcbt him and shot Kllla i
Back In self-defense.
,
Slverlus Brlcker , Grant county , todny i 1
pleaded guilty t < i gelling liquor to Indians.
Judge Cailand sentenced him to sixty days
In the Mil bank Jail and fined him ? 100. i [
Ti'Ht for Veiling IM-iiKKUfH , '
ABKRDHUN. S. D. , April II ( Special. ) '
The State Board of I'hnrmacy la In hesslon
here for the examination of applicants f < r
registration. The folk wing persons BIB tak
ing the examination- , K. Miller of
M Inn , R. L. W-od of Doland. W. A. '
Dalzlel of Wak nda. S. R. Montague of
Carthage , R. W. Baltey of MIllbanK. F. O.
Llnbord of Alccstcr , D. ( J. K Mllior of
Verdun and Dr. Charles P. lllssell of Harris-
burg. The next regular mooting of the
board will bo held at Mitchell. July 12.
The fourteen' ! annual meeting of the State
Pharmaceutical association will be held at
WnU-rtown August S , 9 nnd 10.
NiicccMMfu ] Thlnkerx.
Study the cause of their own l > odlly
troubles , and when they find the subtle drug
of coffee Is acting 1 > ailly on the curious anil
delicate nervous system , they have common
sense enough to stop. Many famous brain
workers use I'ostum Cereal Fc od C ( Tee. n
delicious morning cup when properly
billed , to bring out the principles whlr.i
It contains for rebuilding the none centers
and bodily structure.
Furnished by grocers , 10 and 20 cent * .
'PROSECUTION ' HAS ITS WAY
Some Damaging Testimony is Admitted in
the Quay Trial ,
RED BOOK COVERS BANK TRANSACTIONS
Slntc'n Cn H n HI * I Ainu lit 1'roto > o
Hint CiiNlilcr HoiiUliiN ( . 'iitniiiitcil
Intercut on Wtntc Cumin mill ! > < -
Itimltcil It to lmi'n Credit.
IMIItADBLPHIA , April U. Persistent ,
brilliant nnd keen argument by District At
torney Hothermel on one sldo and Messis.
Watson , Shnpley nnd Shields on the other ,
I upon the admission of testimony which
may go a long way to establish the al
leged guilt of ox-United States Senator
Quay , was the feature ot today's trial of
that distinguished defendant and It culmi
nated In n decided victory for the prosecu
tion.
tion.Tho
The "red book" found In Cashier Hop
kins' desk after his suicide and upon the
j admission of which the commonwtalth SD
i largely rests Us case was the shaft the dis
trict attorney nltned at the defense.
To pave the way for the flnnl effort to
Introduce the book Itself ho succeeded ,
, after frequent clashes with opposing coun
sel sometimes bitter and personal In pre
senting expert testimony to prove that the
book was necessarily a book ot the bank ,
ns accounts In the bonks admitted under
the court's ruling would be made Intelligible
by the red book.
lleforo starting his examination Mr. Hoth
ermel read to the court a statement of what
ho Intended to prove. The expert , ho said ,
had made a thorough examination of all
the hooks In the case. Ho found that
previous to April 30 , 1M)1 ) , the People's bank
paid Interest on the state deposit to the
state treasurer and that records of such
payments weic kept In a regular way on
the books of the bank. After April 30 , ISfll ,
when Mr. Hopkins appeared on the scene ,
n new system was adopted. This entailed
the addition of another book , now known
as the "red book , " to the books hereto
fore kept by the bank.
r\piM-t : mi Stnml Four Hour * .
Meyer Goldsmith , an expert accountant ,
wns the witness upon whom the common
wealth depended to accomplish Its conten
tion. During the whole course of the ex
pert's examination objection after objection
wns made by the defendants nnd ns fre
quently overruled by Judge Diddle , while
the district nttorney In logical sequence
drew from the witness conclusions ns to the
book , based on a comparison of what wns
written on He pages with what appeared In
the other books. There were four hours
cross-examination Interspersed
of examination and -
spersed by argument and much was sworn
to by the witness.
Two accounts out of upwards of 1,000 In
the regular books were Incomplete and In
accurate unless explained by entries In the
red book. One was an Hem for $1C1'J en
tered In the Individual ledger to the credit
of the person who received It. The witness
was not permitted to designate the persons
by name. He found this Hem on the stub
of the cashier's check book , but what It rep
resented he could not say until ho had ex
amined the calculations In the red book.
Hero he found the amount entered and the
Indications that It had been paid by the
ca hler's check November 4. 1897.
Another Hem of $5,352,50 he found In the
book dated May 24 , 1S94 , and found the
same Hem In the red book dated October
30 , 1894. He stated there were other entries
In the red book , which explained transac
tions In the regular book , but the two in
stances specified were the only ones In
which he had reached accurate conclusions
as to their nature and purpose.
Itcil Iloolc Cover * Itmik Truiimiot Ion * .
Mr. Goldsmith said that when ho first
opened the red book he did not consider It
a book of the bank , but when he compared
the calculations entered on Its pages with
transactions In the other books he was
forced to consider It a book of the bank. Ho
explained this by saying that prior to 1891
calculations such as appeared In the red
book were regularly entered In the ledger ,
but since then the red book had been sub
stituted and fulfilled the same result.
During the cross-examination of this wit
ness , which was conducted by Mr. Shields ,
he testified to a page which was missing.
The defense repeatedly endeavored to get
from him the statement that there might
have been figures and words on that page
which would clearly explain the entries on
the other pages and that the book ns It now
stands Is unreliable. This was ruled out ,
following an objection by the district attor
ney , This would seem to indicate that when
the flnnl effort to present the book In evi
dence comus tomorrow the defense will
in a ko another determined opposition to it
on that ground , even if the court should
decide that with relation to the transactions
testified to It Is a book of the bank. j
During all the examination touching on
the book , with the exception of the two
Items mentioned , no Intimation of the
amounts or names was allowed to reach the
Jury. The prosecution all along , however ,
has alleged that this book will show that
Cashier Hopkins computed Interest on state
funds and deposited the money to Senator
Quay's credit ,
The day's proceedings opened wild the
continued examination of William B , Hagct , ,
the handwriting expert. David T , Wntson ,
who argues the legnl points for the defrnae ,
entered court with nn armful of books nnn
import ! , and It became apparent that at nl-
mot any stage of today's proceedings would
como the battle over the admission of tht >
"red book , "
Mr. Ilagen , resuming his testimony , Identi
fied the handwriting of Cashier Hopkins In
n letter. No mention of the contents or
their purport was made , The defense did
not cross-examine.
State Treasurer J. 8. Ilcacom , who has been
In ofllco since May last , was called to Identify
the signature on a letter of II. C , Rrcenwalt ,
clnrk In the treasurer's office. The cross- |
examination was by Mr. Shields : I
"All of the state treasurers slncn the |
world began have been charged In the bill ;
it Indictment with entering Into conapliacy |
with Senator Quay. Did you over eiuor Into (
a c 'nsplrncy with Mr. Quay ? " ,
Mr. Bcacom answered laughingly : "No , |
sir. " ,
The district attorney at this fmln > fonna'lv |
offered In ovldencti all of the bouku of the
bank Identified by clerks excopi tha 'u-d ;
book , " stating , however , that ho pr poded
to i Ifcr that Interesting v.lumo iinme liateli. <
The lawyers for Iho defense at unrs gel (
their heads , together fur an earnest confer- ,
ence. i '
After recess Goldsmith In reply to a ijuesi i
tluu by the district ntloinoy as to whether (
the "red b < ok" was In Ills opinion n book of i
the bank wild : "It IB und < ultedl ) n b ok i
f the bank. " Mr. Shields biouKht fr 'in ' the
witness the admlbilon that apparently n
page Is missing from the "red book" ' which
would seem to have an Important bearing °
on tdu figures und entries under discussion. } '
Goldsmith was ell 1 1 on the stand when court . ,
adjourned until t morri w.
f
\i-all K.M.I .No Account. '
SAN FHANOISCO , April 14rTho Nenll
court-martial continued today , most of the
testimony going to show that Lieutenant j
Noall during hlu term nf olllco as treasurer I
of the rrcMdlo club failed to keep account
books and neglected to pay the just bills , of
the club. The court adjuurned until next
Monday.
lloMUKer DnitKi-rouxl ) ' III.
SAN FRANCISCO , April 14 Honolulu
advices of April 5 soy The ex-Queen Dow
ager Kaploianl \ seriously ill She had
"One Swallow Does
a spring.
it is the myriads of birds that
announce the opening of bright days.
They bring us promise of renewed health
and strength. They teach us a lesson ,
which is to set cur human house in
order by thoroughly cleansing our blood ,
in fact , making it new , pure and bright.
There is only one real specific with
which to accomplish this , and that is
Hood's Sarsaparilla , America's Greatest
Spring Medicine , which never disappoints.
As a purifier , its work is thorough , and
good health is sure to follow.
Don't Need Doctor "Wo tin not Scrofula "M.V boy RUTared ( with
need n physician while wo can get Hord's scrofula when young. Two bottles of
Sarsaparilla. It Is the best blond purifier j Hood's Sarsaparilla cured him. He In now
and tonic obtainable. " Hsther M. Thomas , > ten. Our ph > slelan advised Its use. V.'o
Vox. 171 , Frederlcksburg , Vn. alwa > s recommend It. " Mrs. 12. C. Clipper ,
SI Kldder Street , Philadelphia , 0.
Tired All Day-"No tlrcti ft-llns , '
'Hruiitions HDpoifPil
such ns I used to have morning and night , Eruptions
' on our little girl's skin , large bolls and
slueo Hood's Sarsapnrilla cured It ; It nlso
' . " cilists forming. We were completely dln-
cured pain In my little girl's stomach.
. . . . couraged until Hood's Sarsaparilla completely
Mrs. Jas. T. Mann , Ilubbardston , Mass.
pletely cured her. " Charles Slhlcr , 150 An-
Liver Troubles "My wife nnd I tletam St. , Detroit , iMIch.
are advanced In years and have derived Sour Stomach "I suffered for
great benefit from Hood's Sarsaparilla for .
years w'th ' sour stomach. Took several bottles
liver and stomach. Wo do not think of tles Hood's Sarsaparilla as a 'blood ' medicine ,
being without It and Hood's Pills. " Hiram and now am thankful for my wonderful
Hcrve , Dlissflcld , Mich. cure. " Mrs. D. H. Shelly , 338 yeoman St. ,
Sleeplessness "I sulTored from loua , Mich.
filceplessncfs and palm In the head nnd Impure Blood "I nm pleased to
pains In the head and back , hut Hood's ropjnimend Hood's Sarsaparilla as a spring
Sarsaparilla 1ms given me new life. Hood's medicine. It has cured our family of Im
I'llls after dinner have no equal " Mrs. J. pure blcod. " Miss Neillo Hilldcbraut , 8
AV. Zell , 177 Walnut Street , Columbia , 1'n. Bly Street , Rochester , X. Y.
Hood's cure liver ills ; the non-irritating and
only cathartic to take with Hood's Sarsaparilla.
another stroke of apoplexy nbout n week
since , and in place of becoming better , she
failed from day to day. Not even her most
Inllmtlo friends nro nlloweil to see her.
Prince Cupid Knlanlanolo returned from
Kona on the steamer Mauna Loa on April
4 , having been summoned to hasten to the
bedside of his aunt. The physicians arc
hopeful , but the case is u desperate one.
INFRINGES 6 > i "UNEEDA"
Illinois JiiiHvi' UeciilcK Unit "I'
In I'rnutlcully the Same nn Ap
plied to 'I'rmleniarlt.
CHICAGO , April 14. Is "Uwanta" the
same In effect as "Uneeda ? " This question
was 'before ' the United States district court
for the northern district of Illinois today ,
the parties to the suit being two manufac
turers. ' The presiding judge was evidently
of the opinion that the two words were
Identical , as he Issued an order restraining
Thomas & Clark from marketing packages
under the name of "Uwanta" biscuit. > The
action wag brought by the Notional Biscuit
company , which claimed Infringement on the
"Uueeda" biscuit.
FIRE RECORD.
ItocU Count ) V I'ralrle PI re.
BASSETT , Nub. , April 11. ( Special Tele
gram. ) t-Thj ( territory burned over by the
pralrlo flro In Roak county Is about tweniy-
flvo miles long and from eight to twenty
miles wide. Considerable damage was done
to hay , ranges and groves. Henry Ilaba-
kaust , a larmer living eight miles south
east of Bassett , lost all his buildings. John
Mauck lost his ( .tables and three head ot
valuable work horses. Dick Bnllcngcr lost
all his buildings except his house and quite
a number of persons l < f > t their hay. Con
sidering the area wJilch * vas burned over
It Is remarkable that so little property was
destroyed and thlb fact is attributable to
the effective efforts Of the citizens. The
Ilro was the most extensive which this
county has OVIT experienced , but not the
fiercest. It commenced Sunday nnd has
continued over since , but Is now under
control , There have been no reports of any
fatalities or Injuries to people ,
Laundry nl Mlnilcn ,
MINDEN , Neb. , April 11. ( Special. ) This
moinjng at about 10 o'cl ck lire broke out
In Henderson's Htcam laun-lry. The Inside
of the building was entirely destro > ea and
there was no Insuiance. The loss was al
most total.
HYMENEAL.
GRAFTON , N. b , Apill 1 1. ( Fpeohl. ) W ,
H. Halnoy nnl Mlfs M.'iry n MffalJf > no
mnirlod at 'the f > f i-.i'lonjl ' ' ihuich tmii ! .
Rov. J , II. And ! > ( lilt Liilng. The pro m
Is n son ft W. C li.'jiiy , i li-iulln , ' mer
chant. Oenrpo F. Hurt'u tfd us. gion-nu-
man and Miss M IKK" ll.tltiey us lirldra-
innld. Afier ft rceip'l n rft 'he ' ml < lencc nt
the brldo's parent Mr. ami Mrs.
loft for Lincoln t- > nj ul neural
Mil I'll l JO ! ( .
CKNTRAL fITV,1 Set. . , \prtl II , (8p ( -
flul. ) At PliHr-i's ihiirch In * hU elly hnt
i-vnlng lleber tlord nni Ml , Btlle H i-ge
ere mil fieri. Jlrv. A. K .V.ir ) < b i > HIHatin
file llnral tributes vvor elabuifttu. Afii
hi * coromrny ab'Wt l"'i ' friends wenu -
; pivtri ut the homo ft ihf b lit'thetf AJ *
i number of friend * ntM luluthea fi m a
lUtanco In
I'llillvlinl for Itiihliin Malls.
OL'THItin , OKI. , A.ill | 11 The lUbiiieon
mil Kaw-'X jtiiiK ( jf di.i't ' > * < ies was c > n-
Ii 'ed ) n tint' .lied States < urt at Arujuho
oday. Five < > f the g.njR wi. given t'in o
eaia In the penltentlAi ? UUCP were fined
mil no swill to the rffnnn tei.ool. The
iillpilts wcro f und guldof ro' blng the
nails between l'\ \ Reno and Arupnhoe.
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