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4. HE ESTABLISHED JUXE TO , 1ST ! OMAHA , TUESDAY . , IS , ISDfl-TWELA'E PAGES. SIXGLE COPY .FIVE CEXTS. Developments in Mazat Inquiry Become More Serions for Him. REFUSES TO ANSWER CERTAIN QUESTIONS Tammany Ohicftain an5f \ > | | | froll May Answer to Higher HIS SALLIES BECOME WARMLY Disclosures of the Infamous Practices of the Broadway Garden. WARD MEN DIVIDE STEALINGS OF WOMEN I'ny hr "Hrrlrrn" for I'rnliTlliin nnd l'roirlf > torn of Ilv ' Are X l T T- IlllttCCl til 1)11 llnMlll'HN IJIllCNM Tliry "Divvy. " NEW YORK , April IT. In the session ot the Mazet legislative Investigating commit tee today Ult-hard Crokcr wns again the principal object of Mr. Moss' exatnlnatkn , and the most Important development was the probAbllity that the Tammany rhleftnin nnd John F. Carroll will be the subject of contempt proceedings before the state legislature shall adjourn. An adjournment of the committee was taken this afternoon until next Friday morn ing nnd Mr. Croker was subpoenaed to ro- nppcar before the session on next Monday morning. Ily the initiative of Mr. Moss' many questions , which Mr. Crokor rcpeat- rdly refuHed to answer nnd with whom he hnd several sallies that came very near be ing personal , the chairman of the commit tee took such action as would leave Mr. Crokcr In technical contempt. U was stated tonight that when Mr. Fal lows of the committee left this afternoon for Albany ho hnd instructions to prepare pnpers ndjudglng Mr. Croker and John F. Carroll In contempt. When the committee began its Inquiry today about the first thing brought up was u resort known ns the IJ J4 dway garden. which had flourished in the upper Broad way district for some time. In this plnco the alleged rcbbery of the former mayor of Trenton , Frank Magownn , took place. Itrondwny CSnrdcn I'rnrtlccs. Simon Buttner. the former proprietor ff the garden , made some startling charges against Captain Price nnd his waiters cor roborated In part his testimony. Assemblyman Hoffman offered n resolu tion to have certain prominent men sum moned 'before ' the committee , because of a rumor thnt a certain law firm , "by nnd with the assistance of other persons , by cor rupt methods , secured the passage through the assembly of the Astoria gas franchise , Avhose real purpose was to enable the Con solidated Gas company to force a consolida tion of all the gas Interests In the city to the end that the supply of gas might be controlled and the price regulated by th < o-4 ailed wccaso'lda lou , . " - - * Mr. Hoffman wanted to rubpoena the law firm of Tracy , Boardraan & Platt , Ellhu Hoot , the Incorporators of the Astoria Heat , Light and Power company ; Thomas C. Platt , Benjamin B. O'Dell , Lemuel Ely Qulgg nnd John D. Crlmmlns. The resolution was defeated , however , five republicans oppos ing it and two democrats favoring it. \ \ Charles Stephans , formerly a waiter In the Bioadway garden , was the first witness ex amined. He was In the Broadway garden at the time Frank Magownn , ex-mayor of Trenton , claimed to have been robbed there. Stepbans did not believe robbery had been committed and so testified when Simon Buttner , the proprietor of the place , was arrested. Afterwards witness was ap- proache'l by n man named Singer , who told him that money could be made by swearing that Magowan was robbed. Witness told Singer that he had already sworn to the contrary. At n subsequent Interview with Singer , Frank Fnrrcll , a pool room keeper , iind Henry .Sehultz , a restaurant keeper. being alee present , the last named man gave witness $10 when witness said he wns willing to swear that IMagowan was robbed In Buttner'K place. Witness was promised J , " > 00 and steady employment. HnyliiK IP WitiirHNCN. Witness told Buttner of the plot and was Eent by him to Moss , who told him to say nothing about the matter to anybody. Stephana then said he would like to work In u pool room. He won $14 on the races und gnt $ .1 for "looking " .fter pickpockets. " That was the work which ho was told to do. Wit ness knew no pickpockets. At the InstlRa- lon of those In the plot witness found n mvond tnnn for the "perjury job , " Oeorgo Tuolilg. Fnrrcll talked with Tuohlg and mild he was "all right. " The day before th falne ntllduvit was to be drawn up Tuo- hig buckud out nnd said he would not do It. "I told Singer about It and ho wus angry , " Bald Stephans. "Ho started out to find Tnohlg. We went 10 his house , but ho WUB not there. . Thu next day 1 was subpoenaed to court. 1 met Si'hultz anil he told me to wait until ho went to hee Police Captain Price nnd nsk him what ho should do. I told Sohultz 1 did not want to go on the witness stand and ho said all right. 1 could go to Phlliidclphla If I wanted to. " Sicilians bald that Schultr sent a mnn wnh him to the train who wont as far us Niwark. They got off there and Stephans WUK told to go to the Lafayette hotel and wait fnr a message. No message arrived nnd Stephana returned to Jersey City. Utittner testified that Price told him ho would h < uve to pay him J100 n month to in- puir the protection of the resort which ho started and that If anybody wus robbed he ( Price ) wn . to get half , "and I have done business with him for quite n while , " said niittiuir. IJuttner testified thnt It was in Isyo-Sl that he paid the money to Price. At that time Buttner sold he was simply running an ordinary saloon. Iluttncr said bie Broadway garden had been fluently examined by police ( illlrrrE nnd declared to be ull right. Everything had gone v.ell until fuptaln Price came to the precinct. Then Buttmir said It was u case of "hands up. " Buttner swore that the flrwt thing Price dU wan to threaten to rinse the Broadway garden unless hit received $150 and half cil any robbery that was accomplished In it. lie objected and told Price he was running u straightforward game and letting out no rooms , but according to the witness Price leplled : "I don't care a d - If you let out IOC rouniB a night. I want J150 a month. " price was not a inun to urguc a point in a gentlemanly way , B.uttner Bald , und EC be ( BuitnerJ agkud with whom be should do business. He wag told to etui Bob N'el- F 'n. ' a ual&oa k p r. Wilu * S (4) ) J ( toted tc SvlBou and Price began to nwkn'arroctB IF the gurdeu. Uuttuer went to e XelMin. but t hough he rullud a dnzt n tiiutu > he wai iw..ys unable t < > * re Mtn Then Buttnf f ' 1 I'f wis iidviseit * n po to see Al Main" ! ( C n-'iaucl en ? "Tl rage ) STATE CONCLUDES ITS SIDE Inf liiiiitloii Hint Mr . ( ieorce * * Cotin- * el AVI1I Itely I turn Kniotliinnl liiMinlty In Help Her Out. CANTON , O. . April li. The state con cluded its direct testimony against Mrs. Heorge at 3:25 : o'clock this afternoon ami ( he defense v.lll now have its Inning. There was a strong Intimation today that the lines of defense will be temporary tn- nanlty emotional insanity. This came from the bench in a decision admitting tes- ilmon > bearing on the relations between the accused and Saxton , dating back us far the Vis. The Judge announced tfiat relations were admissible If Insanity bo the defense or If Insanity is to n any degree relied upon a * part of defense. They were further admissible , hf said , on the grounds of premeditation or deliberation , and also because the state has shown some of the relations between Saxton , Mrs. George and Mrs. Althouse. This decision also practically opens the doors for all of what has heretofore been regarded as doubtful testimony. The de fense is now permitted to show all of the relations between Saxtcn and Mrs. George and this will involve the litigation In which Sample C. George , the former husband , Is concerned. It Is further Inferred that the ruling will permit the state In rebuttal to go Into sim ilar testimony regarding the former life of the accused , and the effect will be , as now viewed , to materially lengthen the pro ceedings. GERMAN-AMERICANS A UNIT ( ; rn < MIISM llrvflliK nt Clilrnco ! > < - cliires lit KIM or of Aiitiitro AiiKlo-Ainrrlrnii I'nct. CHICAGO , April 17. Chicago Is to be the center of a great union of organizations composed of German-Americans who are antagonistic to any plan that would bring about nny alliance batwt-on ithe United Stntes and any foreign power. This was the enthusiastic declaration of two German societies 'tonight at Schiller j hall. Offers of hearty co-operation were re- | celvcd from half a dozen cities scattered i 'throughout tlie country and promises made i that If the Initiative were undertnken by Chicago against an Anglo-American pact or nny other agreement that would embar- j rass the nation the German-Americans of i other cities would speedily follow the cx- ' ample. i A permanent organization resulted di rectly from the gathering. Thirty delegates were appointed on a general committee to j superintend the details of forming the I society. | Resolutions were adopted denouncing In I vigorous language any attempt to interfere j with the good relations existing between the United States and other nations by singling out any one power ns an ally. iNINE FIREMEN ARE INJURED I i\plosloii n ( PlntKeli On * "VVcirU * . Denver , Iliiriix Several I _ | DENVER. April 17. While the fire de- j ' i partment was working to extinguish a fire i nt the PIntsBh gne works \Vewattn \ and ! ! I Eighteenth. 3tgcetsmrthigJ.nftejroojil an vexr , | "ploslon 7 > r'ga3 occurred insfo'tr the building , Injuring nine men ; all connected with the I fire department. I The Injured : , Captain Sourwash. i Captain Moore. i Captain "WhUaker. ) R. C. Davidson. | Nnt Seibert. i Ous Bargemaker. , ' John Haley. , John Kelly. Several of the men were severely burned , but none , it is thought , fatally. ! - STIRS UP A HORNET'S NEST , foniklderiitioii of A iitt-TniNt Hill In Te.\iiN I , < - ulNliitiireVnelied ; liy Iliu- Ke t l.oltli } liver nt Aimtlii. ' AUSTIN , Tex. , April 17. Dozens of fire 1 insurance men in the legislative lobby to day and the receipt of thousands of telu- ' grams from every section of the state by i members of the legislature demonstrated | that the introduction of the Arkansas antl- 1 trust bill In the Texas legislature has stirred up n hornet's nest. The senators have an nounced that they Intend to try to take action on the bill tomorrow nnd as a ro- [ suit nn enormous number of telegrams have ! been pouring In on them today from every ' section cf the state , from business firms asking that the bill be not passed. The ' consideration of the bill by the legislature 1 will be attended by the largest lobby ever j assembled here on any legislative measure. ITHREE MEMBERS ARE ABSENT Purreney Iteforin Coin nil Itee Coin * nieneeN UN SesNloiiN lit Al- Inntle City. ATLANTIC CITY , N. J. . April 17. j Rcprwntnllvo Henderson of Iowa , chair- i man of the currency reform committee , ap pointed by the caucus of republicans of j the house of representatives , nrrlved hers | today. Only three members of the com- i mitten are now absent nnd they nro ex- i pected tomorrow. | There was nn Informal meeting of the j committee this afternoon for the purpose , of organization but no business wns trnns- ! ncted. It was decided to meet tomorrow | nnd continue in dally session until u mane- | tary measure has been perfected for con- slderutitm nt the next meeting of cougresh FAMOUS INDIAN FIGHTERS T\\ < -nt.v-riri > ( liiliinlr ) Milln from Sun I'riinelNeo on the llnneoek for l'lilllipliir | . SAN FRANCISCO. April 17. The Twenty- Diet Infantry , the famous Indian fighting regiments of earlier days , nnd later vciy actlvo participants in the Cuban campaign , arrived in thle city tcday and sailed tonight for the Philippine * on the transport Han cock. Batteries L nnd M of the Sixth t'nlted States artillery also arrived here today and frur more bntterlea are expected o arrive here tonight. The Sixth has been orderp.1 to the Phlllpplntu and will probably sail on the transport Warren tomorrow. WEATHER INJURES WHEAT Criii In AVeiilerii roiinlrlcx , it U lie- liorledVIII Not AteriiKC Over . ' event } 1'er Cent. _ Jm _ SPRINGFIELD. III. , April 17. Reports received - ceived by the Stale Hoard of Agriculture from the wheat-growing countrie * under date of April 11 show taut the continued i-i'ld ' weather up in April 10 has been very ' , injurious 10 the plant. It is believed the 1 Ti-p ll < nv airrage o r 7' jicr f t ut not tn ir'i f r hime ( .onfurojj'iuu and seeding . iu the r.-.atc. XIXE IN A PLOT OF BRIBERY Pcnntylvania Legislative CcmmiUee Recom mends Criminal Proceedings , UNSAVORY PRACTICES OF QUAY HENCHMEN Hold Attempt * 11 Ith Money Are Made In Sollrlt Vote * for Sennltir und for the MeCiirrell .Inrj 1)111. ) HARRISBURG , Pa. , April 17. Majority nnd minority reports were presented to tht- house this evening from the committee which has for several weeks past been In vestigating the charges of attempted brib ery In connection with the balloting fet United States senator and the considers lion "in the house of the McCarrell Jury bill The latter bill , which wns eventually de feated , was said to have been Introdurea to uld Senator Quay In his then approncn- Ing trial In the Philadelphia courts. The majority report recites at consid erable length the testimony tnken by tht- committee nnd says the evidence disclosed clearly that undue means were taken by many persons to corruptly Solicit members of the house , both for the purpose of In fluencing their official action in reference to the McCarrell Jury bill and In reference to their official action as to the election ot a United States senator. This corrupt solicitation , the report says , consisted of offers of money , position , ad vantage nnd political preferment. The report charges that In furtherance of an unlawful conspiracy to carry out the scheme rooms were maintained nt tTie Lochiel hotel in Harrisburg for the purpose of having members of ttio house brought there that they might be approached In reference to the subject matter referred to. Make Corrniit Approaches. Those who maintained those rooms and corruptly anproached certain members , the ronort continues , were John J. Coyle , Carles B. Spatz , Thomas B. Meriles , Mich ael J. Crstello and Martin Lawler. Other persons are named ns having been i engaged in efforts to corruptly solicit mem- 1 j bers. Some of these are passed over as I j merely deserving censure , but in the con- j i eluding paragraph of the report nine persons - ! j sons are named against whom the commit ment recommends that legal action be brought. This paragraph is ns follows : In conclusion , your committee respectfully reports that there is , in Its opinion , suf ficient evidence ngalnst Charles B. Spatz , i John H. Byrne. Parker Titus , Frank B. Jones , Monroe H. Kulp , Thcmas M. Moyles , Robert ! Evans , John J. Coyle and M. J. Costello lor this house to direct that criminal proceed- 1 ings be brought against them in the courts of quarter sessions of Dauphin county , and It is recommended that these proceed ings be immediately commenced and vigorously - ously prosecuted by the authority of this house. Who the AecMiNed Arc- . Spatz is at present a member of the house from Berks county. Kulp was a member of the Filty-fourth and Fifty-fifth congresses from the Seventeenth Pennsylvania - vania district and is a republican. Coyle , CoBtello. Byrne nnd Moyles were formerly In the legislature. Some are democrats and rpmenre _ republicans , ftii. _ , -4. - - ' 'ThejnajorltyT pcrt is' signed by live ot the nine members , Messrs. Few , chairman ; Dlxbu. democrats , nnd Koonze , Randall ana . The minority Young , anti-Quay republicans. ity report Is signed by Tlghe , democrat , ana McClain , Krebs and Voorhees , Quay re publicans. The report reaches substantially the eame conclusions ns the majority report. It , liowever , relieves from censure some of the persons who were named for rebuke by the majority report and it recommends "that the testimony ngalnst Messrs. Coyle , Costello. Spatz. Evans , Moyles , Kulp , Byrne. Titus nnd Jones be referred to the. proper tribunal for determlntion. " IWHAT THE FIGURES TELL I HxiitTt lii Hie Qmiy Trtnl Siilmilt * i Mcnifleimt Fuel * In 1'eojile'n i ItniiU BooUi. I PHILADELPHIA , April 17. Meyer Gold smith , th < > commonwealth's expert accountant - , ant , was on the stand all day In the trial , of Senator Quay , making statements of fact that are apparently damaging to the de fendant's side of the case. Goldsmith is 1 the main witness for the prosecution , and , it is through him that all the documentary rvidenee Is to be presented. This witness | has examined the bank's books thoroughly , nnd he came Into court this morning with a number of typewritten sheets containing j figures that he gathered from the various books relating mainly to the deposit of the , state treasurer and the account of Senator | Quay. He swore to the correctness of his ! work and then the district attorney formally offered the paper in evidence. This was objected to iby the defense on the ground that such a paper Is not testi mony. It wns Insisted that the books themselves - selves should bo placed 'before the witness and his statements given from what he saw entered In them. The Judge decided In favor of the defense , thus giving that side the first piece of comfort It has expericnceJ since the trial began. Although the defense has apparently gained this point , the paper was practically in evidence. Witness Goldsmith using Its j contents In framing his answer to the dis trict attorney's questions. When the Quay I lawyers olijected to this they were met by the Judge's explanation that while the paper could not bo used as sworn evidence the witnees might use it to refresh his memory. ! One effect of all this wns to make it cer tain that the case will now go to the Jury , there having been some doubt upon this ppint up to the decision to admit all that Goldamith might have to say. Some Tri > fImiiHj Itnrred Out li > Time. Just "before " the close of the day's pro ceedings there wua another ruling by Judge Hiddle in favor of the defense which may have an important bearing on the future of the case. The statute of limitations has been pleaded time nnd again by Senator Quay's lawyers BE n liar to much of the testimony given by the vommonwealth. Mr. Quay was indicted on November 17 , 1S9S ; the two years allowed by the utatute for prosecution would extend back only to No vember 17 , 1&96. On this basis Mr. Watson has frequently urged Judge Diddle to ex clude mention of transactions dating back to 1SSC , when 'Mr. ' Quay WHS state treasurer. The court has uniformly held. In effect , that the statute of limitations does not affect the evidence , but dots affect the crime. The district attorney pointed out that he alleges the defendant's guilt during the two years the law confines him to , and to prove this the corroborative evidence of the previous years should certainly be ad mitted. Judge Blddlo decided against the commonwealth nnd the Quay lawyers were very happy. He ruled that the evidence ibould be confined to the conspiracy alleged and not relate to some other conspiracy- It U interesting to nctr that there v.as every indication that the judge was inclhu-J to rule agains' Mr yuai hcn MWituon , who has a tuave pe'suassvc. e'yje go ) ui i lC j juuel on S'-ana I'age ) ' MEAT BILL IN THREICHSTAG Lnrfce I'ni-l lin l > el Slint It I Tim l.lliersil I'rlrlii'isi-M to 1'orelK" Coiiiinc'ror- . BERLIN. lAprll 17. The Reichstag today bcitan the conslderstlan of tVe meat Inspec tion bill with a small attendance. Surprise was expressed t the tact tbtii the minister of the Interior , Count I'o dowBklWoner , who alone represented the gOTcrnment. contrary to custom , dW nut make an Ituro- duetory speech. Herr Gerstenberger , centrist , who opened the debate , opposed the 1)111 on the ground j that It did not meet the requirements of | the case. He said the government < tight | not to be Influenced by four of reprisals , addj j Ing thnt If German meats could no : be treated on tin equal fontlng wl.h foreign imports - ' ports the latter should be excluded. He then moved to refer the Ml ) to a committee. Count von Klanlckewstroem. c n ervatlvo , also contended that foreign meats should be subjected to the same conditions as German . meats , adding that his pn'rty absolutely doi i mandcd a double Inspection of Lome and for- , elgn meats. It was Impossible , the speaker , claimed , to give the Bunjlesrath full power ! | to entirely exempt American firms from the regulations and he asked the government to give definite assurance that no concessions to foreign meats were contemplated. The statements of Count von Klanlckew- stroem were applauded by the agrarians , cs- . pecially when he declared that in this ques- tlon the agrarian interest * in the cast , west ' I and south were Identical , and also his us- j sertion that the real authi-rg of the bill were | not the officials of the i'lnlstry of the In- i j ' terlor and of agriculture , hat those of the foreign office. When he quoted American papers in support of his contention that American packers had not scrupled to poi son the American army , and , therefore , would have much lesi scruple in poisoning ! Germans , there was much applause , even from the galleries. | The impression prevallR thnt the Reichstag I bill In its present shape will not prove ac ! ceptable , as It is looked 'upon aa favoring foreigners. The bill will be debated to morrow and will then go to the committee , where the real fight will begin. It is ques tionable whether the government will ac cept the bill if it is greatly amended. The German Agricultural council today j I i presented a petition to the government pointIng - j Ing out that several features of the bill were i Injurious to the interest of agriculturists and demanding its withdrawal. POLICY LF ) PEACE DELEGATES I'urt'ljI2nroicnii II.KIH-H Will He Avoided nlul Old Content Ion * AVill He Rt-ricwd. BERLIN , April 17. Al'hough the United States ambassador , Andrew D. W.nite , has not received formal instructions on the sub ject. the officials of the embassy suppose the American commission which will rep resent the United States at The Hague peace conference will carefully abstain from mixing in purely European questions , but will take an earnest part In the discussion of the application of ar ) itration and Im provements In tlie Genevd rules for the pro tection of field hospitals , and that they will urge the principles tha United Sta'tes ad vanced ut the Paris onforence of 1S36 , coupling unnnimity a \a .toJllKerent non . , seas with 'a pledge to attain from priva teering. This the powers then refused to adopt , but they may now be willing to con sider it. ll2Mi/r OF SPAAISH Seiior SnirnMn In Returned l > y n Small .Itnjiirlty. MADRID , April 17. Judging from the re turns thus far received the government may expect to get 50 out of 410 seats. Two hun dred and forty-three ministerialists have been elected , including ISO Sllvelists , thirty- three Polavlejists and thirty Pldalists. The opposition returns include eighty-elx lib erals , thirty Gamacists , eighteen Tetuanists , fifteen republicans , five Romerists and live Carlists. In Madrid five conservatives and three liberals have been elected. Senor Sagasta has been returned by a small majority for his birthplace , Legrone , capital of the province of that name , after a sharp contest with a republican. The republicans elected include Prof. Snl- meron Ply , Senor Margal , Senor Azscarate and Senor Ortega. For the first time since 180S Romero y Robledo failed to get a seat. Senor Emilio Castellar , the distinguished republican statesman , was defeated ut Mur- cia. He is badly disappointed at the nonsuccess - success of the republican candidates as a party. The socialists have been defeated , i but they polled an increabed vote. ! CHINA TO OPHV SAX-MTX HAY. CoiitriniilnteM I'orcMlnll lilt Further DemnmlN from Hilly. SAN FRANCISCO. April 17. Late advices from China and Japan were received tonight by the steamer Coptic. China contemplates opening San-Mun bay and Shlpoo , In Che-Klang province , to trade , thus foicstalllng nny further dwnands from Italy. LI Hung Chang is finld to be conferring with ilarqnis Ito of Japan regarding the trouble with Italy. The plague Bllll prevails on the Island of Formosa and is causing the death cf hundreds of persons. Thu Singapore nu- thurltics have declared Hong Kong to be infected with thu disease and have estab lished a quarantine on vessels from that port. iu : < "nox iiiori.vt ; ix IIIMIAO , Tu-en ySICilleiif. . of Vnleiieln Wounded nl Hie I'ollr * . MADRID , April 17. During the election rlote at Bilbao twenty-six persons were wounded. Popular feeling runs high in Valencia and the surrounding districts. There was a serious affair in the town of Portos , province of Tarragona , where , the official candidate being beaten , the mu nicipal oillcisU flired guns at ihe crowd , in juring a number of persons. The socialists lire preparing to roakp n demonstration at Bilbao ns a protest against the defeat of their candidate , which they allege was due to the "Fcjindulmn conduct of police provocateurs in instigating disorder. " ItiNNitn | | Students Scut Iliiine , ST. PETERSDl'RO , April 17. Another large batch of ( students belonging to the Technological Institute were expelled yester day and were conducted to the railroad station in a body by a detachment of police. They were followed by other students , In cluding many women , who then engaged in an orderly demonstration cm the Newsky- Prospekt , but were stopped by detachment ! ) of loot and mounted police. The latter charged the student * . dUpergad them and made several arrests. Itiililil Toleirraitliy. ( Copyright. 1SS9. by Pr s Publishing Co. ) VIENNA , April 17. ( New York World Cablegram 45pet-i l Telegram. ) An engi neer named Polkik has m de a discovery rendering it possible to telegraph l.OM words un hnur on a ungle wire The a ] riaratus un ! is quiupmi ; > | p Pa'ruiy bav. bei n 8 ° in1 t"- < . . . Win h n .T i , ) i > g n'-tr-rj ! r f ' -bo : . ! t i L r j . - , ncil Ai-tri n p B - PJes. . 'FAffCETT FIXES MAYOR EXSOR South Onr-lia's Chief Executive Must Pay Two Hundred Dollars. OfFiCER HYOOCK IS IN THE SAME BOAT Until Held dillty ( if Contempt ntul Peilnllr.ed fli < njeclltiK IM .lohli- Ntttii from 11 ItcKlitra tion llOOllli Thnt the mandates of the court arc Issued to ho obeyed even In South Omaha was the text of n vigorous arraignment of Mayor Bnsor and his supporters , administered by judge Fnwcett last night in declaring the mayor and Officer Hydock guilty of contempt of court In ejecting Ed Johnston from the registration booth in the Fourth ward April ] . In the face of n restraining order. In conclusion Mayor Knsor and Hydork were fined $200 each , the limit of the law. nnd ordered committed until the f'no ' and costs fire paid. Cliief of Police Carroll and Officer Morrlsey , who were In cluded In the Information , were discharged , as the court found that they were not parties to the violation of the restraining order. The order of commitment wns sus pended for twenty-four home in order to give the defendants an opportunity to se cure n supersedens bond. The evidence In the contempt proceed- Ings" was heard last week nnd last evening was occupied by the argument and the de cision of the court. City Attorney Mont gomery of South Omaha spoke very briefly In behalf of the mayor. He ad mitted that Officer Hydock was undoubtedly - edly guilty , but urged that he Is not famll- iar with the rules of the court and that this should mitigate his punishment. lie insisted that the evidence had failed to show that Mayor Eusor had violated the Injunction , as he liad written nn order di recting the police officers to observe the restraining order as soon ns ho knew that it was Issued. Attorney Nolan Indulged in a more ex tended argument In the course of which he alluded in virulent language to alleged tyranny and defiance of law on the part of Mayor Ensor. He Insisted that If It should appear that the mayor was bigger than the court , as he assumed < o bo bigger tlian the law of the state. It would be time for nil decent people to move out of town. He reviewed the evidence nt length to bhow that the mayor knew that the re straining order was being violated and that he was equally guilty with the officers who had ejected Johnson from the booth. IMeii of iKiiorntiee Invalid. In aunouncinc his decision Judee Faw- cett declared that there could be no ques tion of the guilt of Officer Hydock. Neither could the plea of ignorance be accepted in mitigation of his conduct. He was a police officer , accustomed to serving writs , and he must have known that the copy of the re straining order that was served on him came from the district court and that he refused to obey it ut his peril. i Continuing , the court declared that he | ' believed that Hydock was but a tool 'in the hands of others. There seemed to have been | [ a determination on the part of the municipal ] I authorities-c-SouthOmahai.to-tamper < ' something that they had no right to tamper i i with. That was the registration of voters. | ! There is altogether too much tampering ' ' i with registrations and elections nnd when ! the courts get an opportunity to put the , stamp of their disapproval on such prac tices they do not hesitate to do it. In this connection thu court criticised the action of Mayor Ensor earlier in the day in going into the booth and endeavoring to dictate how the registiatlon should be conducted. Judge Fawceu then declared that John ston had a right , as the official challenger in that ward , to remain In the booth even without a restraining order. His ejection j | was a wanton and outrageous violation of j | every principle of law. It would be impos sible to have .free elections If Kiich pro ceedings were countenanced. Referring to his action after the restraining order was served , Judge Fawcett asserted that he was j j fully satisfied that when Captain Allie went | j to the telephone he communicated with ! Mayor Ensor and the mayor then knew what was going on. In passing sentence on Officer Hydock the court declared that if he thought Hydock would have to pay the fine himself he would be more lenient. But he was convinced that the whole thing was the performance of n ring in South Omaha that Is not organized j for any laudable purpose and of which Mayor Eusor is the brad. This ring would j undoubtedly pay the fine nnd he therefore ' | j I fixed the penalty at JiiOO in each case. | Incidentally Judge Fawcett remarked that j IJ he had Captain Allle Itefore him he would ! ' have no doubt as to what to do with him. j i He had Deemed to be unconscious of everything - ! ; thing on earth except his mission on that j I occasion , which seemed to be to keep Ed j Johnston out of the place of registration. ' ; Attorney Nolan then suggested that he j would file an Information against Allle if j it wns desired , but Judge Fawoelt said he would decide that matter 'it another lime. CANNOT REPAY GEN. GOMEZ MllllHry Aiitliorltlex Feel Ileeil.i | Hie Worth of ilu > I'ntrlolV Axsli-t- nnee l''lre ' nt Snntn Clnrii. HAVANA , April 17. The military admin istration would like to compliment General Gomez in Mime substantial way. His j services have been and are exceptionally I useful to the Americans. No miltabli- | official position is visible even if ho would i accept one , neither does it appear feasible to make him a present of money. The gen * | oral la understood to have only a slender I ii.corae from his interests in San Domingo. The organization of the rural police wlh he hastened , although the military authori ties are Incredulous regarding the alleged Incursions of bandits and the reports of itie lulling cf Cuban soldiers and civilians at Cattnuilo. Nevertheless the tiewspaperb say that two persons who were killed were j burled yesterday and that a third IB nvm dcr.th us u roeult of brigand violence. An armed party rode Into Santo Dornlngi- , 1 -ovlnte of Sar.ta < lam , last night , and i set lire to the panUh club house , retiring . when the crowd Kaihernd. The flre was ex- i tlngulshod but the Spaniards were thor- ougUly alarmed. LONG CRUISE OF THE CHICAGO fii'l * Snll Todny on VojiiKe of T venl > - Tuo TlionNIInil Mile * , to KnMi-ni Afrlean t'oiiht. NEW YORK , April 17. The cruiser Chl- rage , which bats 'been ' undergoing repairs at the Brooklyn navy yard for months , will j sail tomorrow morning en its ilr t Important j voyage in nearly four yeam. A cruise of t 22.0M ) miles ie to be made under command ' of Captain Conk , acting under orders from Riardmintl 'HowUon The "in m i : ! ! po fli ! i , the \zurct 1 i . . i f. t > nt ! ar where u f p iCD rtnj : t ' n ad- 'Ji-n c Uir u-b 'be M"1" < t . > < jo to ilu < a uiu 10 t a i i 'be CONDITION OF THE WEATHER Torerast for XebrnMca Fnir. Cooler ; Northwest \Vliu1s Teiniirrnlure nt ( linnltn jenterdiiM | ! will pass through the Suez canal down th # pastern coast cf Africa to Johannesburg and Capo Town. A stop will be made at St. Helena. It Is expected that the Chicago will return to the t'nlted States next Oc tober. DEPEND UPON THE CLIMATE rillplno- lion * ! It AVI1I Kill 3l r - of AtiM'flonii Mt1dltr * Tlinii the .NnlH < . NEW YORK , April 17. A Hong Kong letter to the World says : "We are weak and you are strong , " sold Dr. Galllcauo Aplclble , the head of the Filipino Junta here , "but wo have nn ally and you have nono. "We have 70.000 stands of arms and 50,000 troops in the field and sufficient material to I make cartridges to supply our troops for | four years to come. "Our ally is the climate of the Philip- j pines. Your bullets cannot kill one tit our } j men where disease will kill twenty ot yours 1 once you begin your advance Into the In j terior. We will harass your advance at the ] same time that we welcome It. j I I "We cannot fight pitched buttles with you ! , nnd we do not need to. You can no more j ! catch us or conquer us than you can the wind , " Youth seems to 'be ' the invariable first requirement of leadership among the Klll- pincs. Only the younger generation of half- ! breeds have hnd the advantage of cducaj | j tlon. Dr. Aplclble and Dr. Santos are under ' 25 nnd l > oth have received the degree of j j ! doctor of laws In Spain. Between them and the numerous young men who are their ns- | I soclates nnd the mass of Filipinos there Is , about as much resemblance ns between n quadroon and a full-blooded negro. They were led to organize the rebellion by a priest ; priests educated them and by the irony of fate they now hold hundreds of j friars as prisoners. I | CHANGES CUBAN COMMANDS : . Xiinilier of Military Depiirtineiitfc He- dneed from Seven to Fle l y Seeretnry ofnr , j WASHINGTON. April 17. The secretory of war today issued orders for the reorgan- i izatlon of the military departments in Cuba , | , in accordance with the changed conditions > resulting from the demobilization of the vol unteer troops on the Island. The number of departments is reduced from seven to five , the two eliminated being the Department of Plnnr del Rio , com manded by Brigadier Geernl Hasbrouck , and the Department of Matauzas , commanded by Drigadlcr General Bates. The Department ot Plnar del Rio is consolidated with the Department of the Province of Havana , and 'Bflgdtller ( Soneral-Lee , now commanfilnK * latter department , IB assigned to the command - mand of the two combined departments. The Department of Matanzas is consolidated with the Department of Santa Clara , and ! i Brigadier General Wilson , now In command j | of the last named department , is assigned ] to the command of the new department. No other changes in commands are made. XewN of Hie HfiiiUft. WASHINGTON , April 17. ( Special Tele- gram. ) Comptroller Dnwes lias been ad vised of the following changes in national banks : South Dakota The First National bank of Aberdeen , J. A. Schlueter , cashier , in- Biead of J. Schlueter. Iowa The First National bunk of Ester- ville , R. n. Soper , president , in place of F. E. Allen , deceased. The First National bank , St. Paul , wns today npproved as reserve agent for the First National bank of Aberdeen. S. D. ; nlfco the Flour City National bank of Min neapolis for the Sioux Falls , S. D. , National bank. Pcstmastors appointed : Nebraska John McKee at Bellmont , Dnwes county , vice M. rSl' MeKec. dead. Iowa Charles C. Barry , at Barryvllle. Delaware , county , and C. E. Walston at Hnle , Jones county. T en < y Per i'ent Hi Ail In Serlee. . WASHINGTON , April 17. The payment of 20 per cent extra pay to the American troops In the Philippines has been extended to In- elude all our soldiers now in service and will continue until hostilities in the Phlllp- plncfl renne. The troops In the Philippines , both officers nnd men. will be given the two months' extra pay when mustered out. 'I'd Ilnlld ( lie I'nco I'nuo ( 'mil Sliedw. WASHINGTON , April 17. Civil Knglm r Chnnil > " .rs. who will mperintcm ] the con struction of the wharf and coal Bheds nt Page Page , today rvcplvpcl bis final Instruc tions at the Navy department. He will cull i from San Francinpo May 17 for Samoa. THIRD NEBRASKAATSAVANNAH IteKlnienl Ileleiixed from < llin ran (1 ( lie mill llended for AiiKiixtn for .tinnier Out. SAVANNAH. Ga. , April 17. The transport Thomas has nrrlved at quarantine with the Thirty-first Michigan infantry regiment nd one battalion of the Third United States engineers from Clenfuegos on board. The transport Havana nlsa arrived with two battalions each of the Third and Second end engineers from Havana nnd Matanzaa , after gnlng thrrugh quarantine. The Third Nebraska regiment will ar rive tomorrow from quarantine and go to Augusta to be mustered out. CHICAGO TO BE INVESTIGATED l.i-KMt CoiiiiiiKlee Hold * . I'rellinlnnr } .Meeting to Adopt I'liui nnd .Seojie of the CHICAGO , April 17. A preliminary meet ing of the Lcxow commiuee which Is to Investigate the city administration WQ jield hero today and general plans for the work and the scope it would take uero discussed. While many matters were decided upon as dfinittly as possible , ncne of the senators cared to talk plainly until the matters had been laid before the entire committee. Thu first general meeting of the body will not lie hild under two weeks. Street I'luhl to Hie Illoody ISnd. CLARKSVILLR , Tenn. , April 17. AH a re- .ull of a street fight with pistols Bud JilK- e.ins lies mortally wounded and Otis M > ody't chanre to live is alarmingly slim. They r both men of fine standing and the fight U the outcome f an < Id business trouble. Surl.nlrxU to 1'liij nllli ( letelnnd. Cl.KVri AM' ' A in ! 17 S k.i\p ie li'Uan SHM : i , w > Ha * th , > .1 with tt . n iv I t\ r i > t m r < . fj' If ; Ufj\ < - U fc. r us n , v/ s n'l A. ' " l -i , ISTILL A MYSTERY Whereabouts of Miss Horlocker Puizlo Many People at Hastings , YOUNG WOMAN FAILS TO APPEAR IN COURT Attorneys Sny They Onmiot Proiluo * Their Client Bifore Witlnesday. GIVE IT OUT 1HAT SHE MISSED HER TRAIN Public is Growing P.estk-ss Under the Slow Processes of the Law. UGLY RUMORS FLOATING AROUND TOWN County Attorney and Sherlfl Co ( o incnlii ! nail It In lleiorled Hint I'licy Are- After IteiiuUI- tloll Pullers. HASTINGS , Neb. . April 17. ( Special Teh- gram. ) The whereabouts of Mls Viola Her locker are as much of u mystery tonight as they over were. When Sheriff Simmer Ing made his appearance at the court hout-u this morning with the expectation of aerv- Ing the warrant on 'Miss Horlocker he np- peared to be greatly put out bemuse the attorneys for the accused failed to hn\e the girl present , as they had promised t > . do. The attorneys simply Informed the shiTlfi that Miss Horlocker had missed her train nnd thnt it would he impassible 10 produce the girl before Wednesday after noon at 2 o'clock. This part of the story Is not believed by many , not even by the sherilt , who has not overexerted himself in trying to place the ncctisod usdor arrest. A cab was t-een to drive up to the Hayes residence about 9 o'clock last night and a woman got out and entered the house , but It is Impossible to say who It was. It is rumored thu : r was Mrs. Horlockor , mother of the nccused County Attorney McCrenry nnd Sheriff Simmering went to Lincoln this morning. It is said they went for the purpose of get- ting out requisition papers. The sentiment which prevails here Is turr Ing fast nnd furious against the course the law has taken in this case so far and ugly rumors art ? afloat. If Miss Viola Horlockor is guilty of the crime which she Is accusi-d she certainly has almost nil the liberties of a free and Innocent person. This may be caused by the fact that her attorneys have most successfully succeeded in hoodwinking the officers of the law and It may be caused by the indifference of the law , but regnrd- less of the reason the public demands Jus tice ami insists upon the prompt arrest of the accused. I'oliilcd CrHtclNiiiN t'ttcrecl. George \V. Kirby , fnther of the J-OUUR woman whose card accompanied the box of poisonous candles , is muon irritated over the turn of affairs and says he is willlnK to stand part of the expense to see thnr the guilty person IB speedily brought to Justine . Other , nrominent citizens have ex pressed their desire of 'assisting ' In brlug- Inc about this result Jf necessary. Whenever the manner In which this cnno is being conducted is mentioned the atmoc- phere Immediately becomes HO blue nnd foul that all \\EJO come in contact with it me nlmost lifted from their feet. The county attorney , who had the warrant sworn out for Miss Horlocker , nnd the sheriff , who holds the warrant nnd the sack , gave It out to the public thnt the warrant would be served on the accused Monday morning , but it wns not , and the public Is cousia- crably worked up over this part of thn legal program. It is said ttint when Mr. McCreary Issued the warrant for Miss Hoi-locker's arrest he gave It to the sheriff , saying : "Arrest the girl If you hove to spend $10,000 to gnt her. " H IK further said that when the warrant was taken to the house that afternoon the sherilf wns informed thnt Mr. Hayes wiflu-d to have a brief talk with Attnrngys Tlli- betts before the girl was produced. Thin was consented to , and a consultation wan held by Mr. HayeH , Attorney Tlbbetts. anO County Attorney McCreary , after which the sheriff was seen nnd through nn under standing that MIsH Horlocker wns to be on hand Monday morning to have the warrnm served on her the sheriff fulled to serve the warrant thnt night and the firm < ) aKi- ' going train the following morning carnei ! tbo accused bnfely out of the city and out I of the reach of the law. This Is what t fHUHing the public to express Itself no fieely upon the matter , as theio semes to b no reasonable OXCUBO for letting the accused leave tlie city. Atorn ' .vn I'ri'ti-iil Ili-liij- . Uvoryono seems to look upon the affa'r ' as u well-planned sehemu by the nttornt'jB for the defense to get the girl out of this i part of the country and the present delay ! Is to give her ample time to make good l her cacnpe. i The general feeling Is that for the bene fit of the people and the community at largo them should not he a day lost In huntn g I down and prosecuting the perpetrator of the I crime. I The legal advisers for the accused gave , H uiit today that Miss Viola Hot-looker | would return to Hastings Wcdnefidny of this j week and would go to the county Judgi- | office tlie same afternoon and furnish Bulll- i cjent bon'ls for her appearance at the pn- ] Jirnlnary hearing. | The homo mining of Miss Xora filud.B I Horlocker , Bister of the necueod , confute 1 ' the public nnd caused the report to go etui i that Miss Viola HorlocKer hnd returned. It j U clulmel that .Mm. Hall , one of the mam I witnesses for tb prosecution , left town u- i day for O'Ntill. Mrs. Hall has been living , in the flat that Mr. and Mrs. Morey omipv ; iiud a i iid Bhe accidentally looked over i the banister and enw .Miss HorlouHer plm - I a neatly wrapped 'box at Mr * . Morey's Mu ii . j door during thu noon hour of last MOIKU. i Mrs. Mortiy IB improving rapidly , but Mi i Oasiln Is re > j.orled to ttfotllng a In 10 | worse than ycnerda * . TRY KILLING OI-F A PLAGUE IndliuiN llelleie Tlienixeli , en lie ttllched In Indliin Territory He- I'linne H n u j Are 1)1. ) ANTJ < ! 3RB , 1. T. . April 17. Deputy mar. filial * brought eight Ch.-otaws here today and put them in the Antlers j ll , chained with lining acccgearleii of .Solomon Hateiua. in the Killing of three pertum * and Bound ing of another on Friday near Cold Springs , eight mtlue watt of drum. A great deal of blduiuee cf a peculiar type hag prevailed in the nijighlr'rlifird for several moutbe ad it was believed tti. ' 'he purnani killed Friday hud ikewiirlu i the Indians aufi thai by killing them the would ! K' rt in , td liiftuidtt Ii > eiaili'l in ' . * ' . > rh mi i , r \ri- \ < t ur ( Jjj-- t 'lie ' , . f ' i TV ' Jf' it' I'.i ' 1C it | ii ri'S'v'lJ I u > i a l > < i 6 i f bu f