FHE OMAHA DAILY
ESTABLISHED , JUXE I ! ) , 1S7J. OMAHA , WEDNESDAY IMOKNloNO , APHIL IS ) , 1S ! ) 'HVELV13 I'AUES. Xr.LH COPY IH YE CENTS.
CAPTURED BY REBELS ! !
Landing Party from Yorktown Falls Into
llunds of Natives ,
LIEUT. GILMOREANDFOURT
Fate of Prisoners Unknown as
Ecfnscs fo Communicato.
C. A. MORRISSEY OF NEBRASKA IN PARTY
Mission of the Gunboat is to Release
Spanish Garrison ,
AMBUSH OF INSURGENTS IS SUCCESSFUL
Vorlilotrn IN MnUliiKlleniit | to lrln
.Vun.v MuinlMli li'nrocn nt He-
leiiKiiereil llnlein When
hiirprNe U hn | IIIIK.
WASHINGTON , April IS. The Navy de
partment hns given out the following dis
patch from Admiral Devvcy :
"MANILA , April IS. Secretary of the
Navy. Washington : Vorktown visited
IJiilem. east coast of Lu/oii. April 12 , for the
purpose of rescuing and bringing away the j
Spanish forces , consisting of eighty soldiers , !
three officers nnd two orlcsts , whlrh whore
surrounded by 400 Insurgents Some of the
insurgents were armed with MnUHei lines , j
"Lieutenant J. C. Ollmore , while making j
* * ambushed were fired upon and cap- ,
lured. Knto unknown , as Insurgents refuted
to communicate afterward. The following i
are missing. The olllcer previously referred !
to. Chief Quartermaster W. Walton , Cox
swain J. nilsworth , OuniiprV Mate II. .1. I
Hygard , Sallniakor's Main Vondglt , Seamen i
W. If. Ilynders and C. W Woodbury. Ap-
Pientlcos U. W. A Vcnvllle. A. J. Peterson. I '
Ordinary Seamen P. IJrleolese , O. II. Me-
Donald , Landsmen L. T. IMwards , F. Ander
son , J. Dillon and C. A. Moilssey.
DL3WiY. "
The * 's denote portions of the dispatch
which could not bo deciphered. I
The dispatch from Admiral Dewey caused I
miich excitement In naval circles ns soon as
Its contontn became known. It was ic-
celved late In the day nnd consldeiablo de-
lny was occasioned by the blindness of some
of the cipher words. It was Impossible to
e impletoly decipher It and the asterisks In
dicate the unintelligible words.
'I'lioxc lii Ciiiitnroil I'arlj.
Lieutenant J C Gllmorc , the olllcer re
ferred to as captured , Is well known In
Washington , having been stationed here for
aorno time and his wife and family Ilvo here.
Ho was born In Philadelphia , July 10 , 1854 ,
and was appointed a naval cadet from Arl-
70im In September , 1871. Ho leached his
present grade of lieutenant In 1S91 His
main bcrvlco has been on the Monongnhela , ]
Marlon , Bancroft , Vesuvius and Machlas , besides - |
sides consideiablo service on the boards.
Just a year ago he reported to t'ho St. Paul ,
then commissioned as an auxiliary cruiser ,
Hurt served on that vrssel under Captain
Slgsbee throughout the war. On January
14 last ho was ordered to the hospital ship
Solace , which was about to sail for Manila ,
and on arrival there was assigned by Ad
miral Dewcy to the Yorktown.
The others mentioned In the admiral's
dlspitch arc shown by the naval records as
follows :
Charles Albert Morrlssey , landsman , en
listed Mnro Island , Cal ; born Columbus ,
Nob. ; next of kin , Mrs. J. 0. Morrlssey , Lin
coln , Nob.
William Walton , chief quartermaster , 011-
llBted Ghee Fee , China , born Mannheim ,
Germany ; no relatives.
John Ellsworth , coxswain , enlisted Mare
Island , Cal. ; born Poitsmouth , N. H. ; no
iclatlvus.
Lynmn Paul Edwaids , landsman , enlisted
at Mure Island , Cal. , born Peru , Ind. ; next
of kin , L. n. Edwards , father , Mexico , Ind.
John Dillon , landsman , enlisted at Honolulu
lulu , born Galway , Ireland , next of kin ,
Ck'orge Cavonr , Honolulu , Hawaii.
Paul Vandolt , sallmakor's mate , enlisted
it Mara Island , Cal. ; bom Franco , next of
Un , P. Vundolt , fathei , San Luis Oblspo ,
Jnl.
Oia U. McDonald , oidlnary seaman , enlisted -
listed at Muro Island , Cal. ; born Cammel
Valley , Cal. , next of kin , P. McDonald ,
fathei , Monterey , Cal.
William H. Uynders , coxswain , enlisted at
Maio Island , Cal , bom Amsterdam , Hol
land ; next of kin , Mrs. M. II. Nyhous , cousin ,
5 0 Connecticut street , San Francisco.
Sllvilo Drlsolcso , landsman , enlisted nt
San Francisco ; born San Franclwco , next of
kin , Nlclllo Drlsolcsc , father , 2217 Mission
ulrect , San Francisco.
Albert I'eto son , apprentice , third class ,
enlisted San Francisco , born Oakland , Cal. ,
next of kin , Louis Peterson , 1015 Third
sticet , Oakland , Cul.
Ot risen Welch Woodbury , seaman , en
listed Gloucester , Mass. ; born Lynn , Mass. ;
next of kin , John G Woodbury , father , H3
Maple Htroct , Lynn , Mass.
Dunnoll George Arthur Vcnvllle , appren
tice , second class , enlisted Murn Island , Cal. ;
born Dudley , Eng.j next of kin , E. Marsh ,
Scllwood , Ore.
Fred Anderson , landsman , enlisted New
York , born Duffalo , N. Y ; next of kin ,
Clulutlana Anderson , mother , 250 Bristol
street , lluffalo , N. Y
Edward J. Nygard , gunner's mate , third
clabs , enlisted at Now York : born Warsaw ,
Uusslan ; next of kin , Sophia Nygard , wife ,
ItiSl Atlantic avenue , Brooklyn , N. Y.
Netlnitik to Nut > I'rhle.
The of the '
capture Yorktown's men was
cllscubsed with much feeling In naval circles
The misfortune was felt with added keen
ness ns the navy has prided Itself thus far
on Immunity from reverses
The admiral's dispatch of today was the
first knowledge the dopaitnient had that
l he YorUowu had gone on thU special mis
sion to relieve the Spanish garrUon at
Dalom. That the capture should have -been
effected while the American forces weio on
a mission of mercy toward the Spaniards
lather thiin in the piosecution of a cam
r > .tlen , led to the belief that Spain would
Imvo no further ground for questioning ihe
peed faith with which the Americans wore
seeking to lellove the condition of the Span
ish prisoners.
Although the dispatch gave no Indication
that Lieutenant Gllmorc and his men had
lost their lives , yet great anxiety was felt
by the mystery surrounding their fate while
In the hands of an uncivilized enemy. This
ib the lira rapture of any Americans , mili
tary or naval , an that Is is unknown how the
Insurgents will treat our men If civlllzel
methods were pursued an cxchunuo could
be quickly effected , ns General Otis baa a
largo number of Filipino vrUoncrK , but the
limurgeuts have boc'ti averse thus far to ex-
clunglng SpauUb prisoners , and this raises
a question an to what they will do with the
YorU'.o\sn's men , The jjuryotu of officials i
her < > In to spare no effort to secure the
iprcdy release of our men.
FILIPINOS WORK FOR PEACE
Inlliioiltlntntltv * Will Tr Ill IlrlliK
Vliiillt dill iif lonltlot l > \ Arnil-
IIIK vvllli Aunlnnliln ,
M \ NILirll | ISC 15 p. m A numbvr
prominent and wealthy Filipinos are or-
, ? n romnilttpc to take steps to bring
, an undemanding between
iho Americans. Ono branch
rnllteo intends to nsk the United
llplilne commission to inako a
as tohnt terms will be offered
th obels If the Inner will surrender.
Viinthrr branch of the committee will np-
pna h Agtilmildo with the terms nml will
eti'kavor to persuade him to accept them.
It Is considered doubtful , however , If any
nn mbotB of the committee will-dare to per
sonally confer with the rebel leader. The
committee Includes social persons recently
condemned to death by Agulnaldo for peti
tioning him to cease lighting.
Majoi General Otis has appointed n board ,
headed by Colonel Crow dor , to deal with
war claims Many sui h cl ilms have been
flled , aggregating millions of dollars , par
ticularly as n result of the Hello fire. Major
General Otis , who has hitherto handled
these claims , Is tillable to dc\oto any of his
time to them now.
General Iiuton has ordered Colonel
Whnllcy of the Washington regiment , who
was a lieutenant In the regular army , to
command Oencral King's brigade during the
latter'H Illness
rn.ii'iNos Aim isoon n < iiiTiits.
Major Charles llot'line Sion1 > N iif UN
OIlllTMltlllllN III iHlllllll ,
WASHINGTON , April IS. Major Charles
McCluru arrived In Washington todav to
assume the duties in the olllco of tile Judge
advocate , to which lie has been assigned.
He was In Manila from August until March
10 , when he returned to this country. Ho
snys that the country through which Oen-
eial MacArthur's division lias been ope.-
atliiK i * > the very best In Luzon and tilghly
pioductlve. Cnvito Is nlso a veiy good
piovlnec Major McCluio speaks In the
highest terms of I lie lighting qualities or
the American troops and says thai the re
ports about the anxiety of the men to get
out'on the fighting line are true There
might have been some discontent about
ganlson duty , but when the firing began
the troops boomed voiy well satisfied , es
pecially If tliey could get Into the midst or
It.
He says that the Flllpnos arc not to be
sneered at as fighters. They put up aery
good resistance. They aio armed with
Mausers and Remingtons and when forced
back and obliged to run , swing the guns
over their shoulders and load and lire a >
they retreat , sometimes hitting a man In
tills waj. They are imitative and when
they saw the effect of volley firing , adopted
It , and with effect. They also Imitated ttie
bugle calls of the Americans. Being \ery
good musicians , they picked up the calls
quickly.
HnlTalo IlenelieN finer.
SUEZ , April IS. The United States
cruiser Buffalo , bearing a number of ofll-
cers rnrt men from Admiral Dowey'g licet
whose t'me ' hail expired , arrived here today
from Manila en route to New York.
SIGNATURE LAW IN FORCE
Cnllfornlii .lonrnnllNiii I2nerN Upon n
% < I2ru of nxolteineiit from
Today Ilcnecforlli.
SAN KRANCISCO , Gal. , April IS The
newspaper signature law as passed by the
recent California legislature goes Into effect
tomorrow and as many papers In the state ,
including all the San Francisco dailies , will
pay no attention to It , there will probably
bo some lively times for California journal
ism The law provides that all ai tides pubI I
llshed in newspapers and which reded on I
any person's character or tend to hold him
up to ridicule , or those refiectlng on the
memory of the dead , shall be signed.
The penalty for violation of this law is
$1,000 for each offense , $ . " 00 of the line going
to the person who brings action against 1
the offending newspaper. The newspaper ,
publishers hold that the law Is unconstitu
tional and will , fight It In the courts.
INJURED FROM THE X-RAYS
Pranl. V. llllllliiK'N Suit for $2 ; ; , < ) OO
UliiiuiKeN In l/oi'lil Inu l.i-HT Fracture
O'oniinenooH fit
rillC.vao , April 18 Per Injuries alleged
to have been sustained through application
of X-rays to an Injured foot for the purpose -
pose of definitely locating a fracture trial
of a suit for $2.1,000 damages was com
menced hero today.
The case Is that of Frank V Balling , a
wealthy lumbeiman. against tto Hoentgcn
JC-rny laboratory. The plaintltf alleges that
through the negllgenco of the defendants
In submitting the Injured log to too long ex
posure to the machine It was so severely
binned as to necessitate amputation of the
lower part of the limb in order to bavo
the icmaindoi
The operation was performed and then It
was iieeesFnry to perform two more , thereby
causing the plaintiff the loss of almost
the cntlro leg
SHEEP MAN LEAVES FORTURE
I'niiill ? of l.nurenco O'llrlen , I 11011
I'rntliiK Helntloiihlilii , tin ) < iot
! < : ! ( ,000 INInte.
CHICAGO. April 18 Tha poll o authori
ties hero received n letter today from Pat
rick Walsh of Columbus , Mont. , stating
that by proving the Identity of the mother ,
father nnd sister of Lnwionco O'Hrlon , n
woilthy ranch owner of Kvnnston , Wyo.
they will come into possession of nearly
$ I0OQO. !
O'llrlen died last April In n Hinall hut
In the wilds of the Yellowstone valley , Mon
tana , where ho was herding his vast Hocks
of sheep Nearly twenty years ago O'llrlen
left Chicago for Wyoming , where ho em
barked in the bheep latslng business nnd
giadually accumulated a fortune. O'llrlen
hud net communicated with his Chicago
relatives for many yonrs.
MERELY FORMALLY ARRESTED
\ lee ProMlilenl Mnrtlnilale of HoMinel
.National nt r.iuiiorla IN Coiniielleil
to tilie. llonilH.
i\lPORIA. Kan , April 18 Deputy Mar
shal Presmtt mot William Mnrtlnilale , vice
president of the defunct First National bank ,
at the ottlco of an attorney today und went
through the formality of nn arrest on
charges recently made against Martlnclalo in
connection with the failure of the bank
M.irtludalo't : bond was placed at $3,000 nnd
his bondsmen , who had been secured yes
terday , wore accepted When Die rim Na
tlonal failed last fall Charles Cross , a promi
nent breeder committed biilcide He left a
' -onfcsslon in which he cxcneraicd Martin-
dale and othcis connected uritb the bank.
1111 I 1MIMl i MP1M > IT1TTI1ITI'1
\\ILL \ \ MM ) CHAKGLS I'MRUli '
General Miles' Accusations of Chemically
Prepared Beef Not Sustained ,
COURT OF INQUIRY FRAMING ITS REPORT
llent III ( inoil Cnnilltlnn AVhon Solil lit
liin eminent ! lint Wax SIIIIM | | | | III
Tropical Cllninle OllluerN
to ! ) < Censured.
WASHINGTON. April IS The army court
of Inquiry has begun the framing of its re
port. While a few minor matters remain
for examination they are. not such as to
affect the main facts. It Is regarded ns cer
tain that the court will find that General
Miles' charges that embalmed or chemically
prepared btcf was sent to the army have
not been Rustalned.
The position of the court Is believed to ba
that the testimony Is conclusive that both
the refrigerated and the canned beef were
In good condition when dcllvcied to the
government and continued so until Issued to
the ttoops , except that portion damaged In
trancpottatlon or affected by tropical condi
tions , and to these causes of Injury and
these conditions the chief can o of trouble
will be attributed. It will be shown that
the icfrlgcrated beef after being taken from
the Ice In the tropical climate spoils quickly
unless well cared for and that the canned
beef after being opened , because of the great
heat , became lopulslve In appearance and
soon unpalatable. Hut the court will hold ,
as the result of chemical Investigation by
the exports , that the canned beef Is wholesome -
some and nutritious. Attention will bo
called to the fact that It was used through
out the war by our navy and is still used
by the fleet. It Is believed the court will
criticise those ofllcers who have testified
that they became nware that bad beef was
Issued to the troops and failed to report
their observations until after the war had
closed.
AVnilc Inquiry.
The Wade mint of Inquiry held three
sessions today , devoting the forenoon to an
executive meeting , the afternoon to hear
ing testimony and the evening to the lead
ing of reports of armv oinccrs. General
Weston lelalcd the provision made for
victualing tde soldiers during the war and
contended tliat beat on the hoot could not
have been landed at Siboney.
George L. Taylor , a sanitary engineer
mill chemist of Philadelphia , who went to
Pol to Hlco last July as a lieutenant of the
I'lrht volunteer cavalry , said ho had dis
covered the piesence of formaldehyde in
the refrigerator beef on the transport
Chester. Ho and many members of the
command had been attacked by gastritis
after eating the moat. This gas , he said ,
was the base of nearly all embalming fluids.
At the afternoon session Captain Irvine
was on the stand. After Captain Daly , he
was In command of the Panama on the trip
from Pence to the United States , when the
meat was thrown overboard. He said ho
lia'f asked for the board of survey which
i condemed the meat and said he had made
[
this i eqiiest because of the putrid smell
from the refilgerator They destroyed all
the fresh beef on the vessel 000 pounds.
This occurred on the third day out. Previ
ous 'to that time the officers and men bad
oaten the beef and found It good.
General Weston was ttien recalled.
"I believe , " ho said , "our meat ration Is
entirely too big and I am now ai ranging to
cut It down materially , adding vegetables
to supply the deficiency. The people In the
tropics do not eat much meat and our sol
diers do not require fo much. "
" 'Would the wealth or standing of any
nun justify any oflleer in making his In
spection of his meat less rigid ? " Major
Leo asked.
"No , sir , " General Weston replied em
phatically He then Mild that he had had
n good deal to do with the packing films
and he had found that they always deliv
ered food of as good quality as they had
bargained to supply.
Speaking of the canned roast beef , Gen
eral Weston said that when It was spoiled
it emitted n horrible odor. Ho told of one
Instance in which five entire carloads had
been rejected by one officer. He had found
only twenty spoiled cans. In fact the beef
canned for tlio army this year was the best
over furnished , but It had been put up hur
riedly.
Letter from Soldier' * Mother.
Between sixty and seventy reports from
army officers bearing upon the ration served
to the army in Cuba were read during the
night session of the court , which lasted un-
1 til nearly 10 30 o'clock. When the court conj -
j veiled Colonel Davis submitted the follow -
I Ing letter signed "A Soldier's Mother. "
CHICAGO , Aug. C , 1S.9S . President Mc-
Klnley Dear Sir A workman from one of
the packing bouses told my husband today
Mho stuff they weio packing up for the
I i army was awful. Now JH not that too bad ?
, We are living under a generous goveinment ,
with n kind good man at its head , willing
to glvt > the army the bo.il possible and yet
thieving conspirators will give the boy < s the
worfat. We sea in uio jMipcrs the soldleis
complain of the canned beef , home of It
'not ' fit to < ? at. Of course , dear president ,
i you cannot help all the wrongs done the
| uuny If you will only threaten the > on-
gcanco of the goveinment on the packets ,
the food may bo batter
This letter was referred to the War de
partment for Investigation and by the de
partment referred to Major 0. M , Smith ,
purchasing commissary at Chicago , Major
Smith retuined to the dcpaitment letters
In reply to It from Armour & Co , Llhby , Mc
Neil & Llbby , Cudahy and Hammond & Co.
These letters Colonel Davis put In evidence
They were a general denial of the charges
contained In the above letter and ono of
them offered nn explanation of the so-called
"sw oilers" among the canned roast beef
The reports read by Major Lee were along
the same lines as these hcietoforo submit
ted to the court. As a rule they were unani
mous in condemnation of the canned roast
beef and dlbcussed the general question of
food supplied to the army from the point of
view of their Individual experiences Colonel
nel Davis also lead a largo hatch of reports ,
among them ono from Major General Sum-
ncr. In which ho stated that to the best of
bis belief his command at no time had suf
fered for want of food during the Cuban
campaign.
AWtlTIMi Iinsil.TS ,
No ( oiiferenee lluiltt In leniert | to
rri'xli Voliinteei-H ,
WASHINOTON. April 18. The question
of calling for volunteers under the army
reorganization for service in the Philip
pines was not discussed In the cabinet meet
ing today The administration seems to be
awaiting developments The administra
tion's view was thus expressed by a cabinet
olllcer after the session today
"Certainly if the Filipinos continue to re
sist as they bave done more troops will be
necessary , but no anticipate a decided
change in the situation shortly. There are
two things , In my opinion , which will bring
it about
"First The Flllplnoa must realize soon
If they do not already that fighting the
Americans Is a very different proposition
from Hsutlng Spaniards. They must Lie that
we are aggressive nmt determined and that
to stand out much longer will entail n use
less sacrifice.
' Second They must be already beginning
to appreciate the difference between our
methods and intentions and those of the
Spaniards , whose yoKft hns been thrown off.
"Tho treitmcnt of ho prisoners cannot
but have Impressed them and snon they will
loallro that we hnvo nS Intention of crushIng -
Ing them and pmldlHIjMhem with a lot of
bloodsucking officials. Our purpose Is to
bring order out of chaos , to establish good
government. "
STRIKERS FINED JJY THE COURT
. .ItiNllcM.Itickfton Iell ei-M n l.rrturo
for I'nlille llchcllt from
lilt lliMioh.
WHEELING , W Va.ii\prll IS Interest In
the street cur strike tuguy centered In the
special term of the tjnUed States court ,
Justice Jackson oil UinYbciuh , considering
cases growing out ot violation of the
judge's Injunction.
Tour men were tried tin the charge of ob
structing the opeiatlonof the road and
cadi was given thirty days in Jail and to pay
a line of | 50. The meiUweie .lamoH llryne ,
John Hlxenbaugh , Charles neltcr mid Wav-
orly Pullz.
Before passing sentcn * oJudgo Jackson ad
dressed himself to this ) community gener
ally on the matter of labor strikes , In part ,
as follows : ,
The couit Is hero for the purpose of ad
ministering the law relutlng to this cause.
It Is not heio for the purjioho of administer
ing sympathy to either the street rallvvav
company or to these who have been em
ployed by that company , known now as
"strikers , " who are Intlstlng upon nn in
crease of wages for their bervlces.
In a free country llku ours competition In
every department of life is open to evciy
clttcn. Ho who by dllliiulit and continuous
elTort acquires not only a competency , but n
fortune , has a perfect light to bo piotcrted
' In it. On another tt labor r of the cunntiy
'who ' maintains and supports himself and
family by his dally toll lm nn equal light
to bo piptectcd. The trouble in this case
iUi.i > cais to be that thcio IH an ellort on
the patt of the employ m pf this street rail
way to foico the employer to advance their
wages without knowing that such action on
their part Is Justified In any icspect what
ever.
Suppose wo reverse the situation on this
occasion and the employer determine. ) to re
duce the wages of the employes In the
Borvico of the company. 1 he employer can
not compel his employe to beivo foi a reduced -
duced rate of wages , . If he can't Is it light
and proper that the employe , who bceks to
have his wages and compensation Increased ,
should take such steps as to coerce the em
ployer to comply with his request without
knowing whether or not the employ ei can
nlford to do so. Whenever there ts not .1
sufficient icmuneratlon on the part of the
employer for the service of the employe , let
the employe leave the service
ILLINOIS TOWN ELECTIONS
I.ocnl iHiueH III i Majority of the
CllNON SllKll IllMtllllHIIIl-'CS lit
I'mia AIIIOIIK 3II cr .
CHICAGO , April IS. Town and vlllago
elcctloi.n were held throughout Illinois to
day. In nearly all cases the Issues were
purely local.
At Paiin the mlnen > * strike embittered the
campaign and a double provost guard was
detailed from the militia on , duty there to
keep order. There vvero-tO < cral arrests for
Illegal voting , ( nut no vlij ve , occurred. A.
H. Gorman , d6mocr.it , wjs'frTectea : may'SAm'
a platform favoring union labor and oppce-
ing the Importation of negro miners.
At Peoria HenryW. Lynch , republican , was
elected mayor , but the other offices will be
filled by democrats. The republicans of 'Mat- '
teen elected all their ticket , except mayor ,
for which oillco Dr. C. n. Fry , demociat , was
chcsen
Invln n Price was re-elected mayor of
Elgin by 12,000 majority
Kepubl leans of Hloomington elected their
entire ticket , headed by Lewis B. Thomas
for mayor. lEx-Attorney General Moloney ,
democrat , headed the successful ticket at
Ottawa. The democrats were also victorious
at Decatur , Carml , Seneca , Streator and
Frecport. Nonpartlsan tickets were elected
at Cairo , Aurora , Harrington and 'Monmouth. '
A republican mayor and council were
chosen at Jacksonville KanKakee. Mtchflcld ,
Danville , Centrnlla , Champaign , Taylorvillo ,
Paris and Tuscola went republican. The
democrats curried Shelby , Effingham and
Lincoln.
Democratic tickets were elected at Alton ,
Carthage , llraldwood and Galena.
TO DEFER CONTEMPT CASE
( VoUer nml Ciirroll Will He tilieii n
Clianee to llu Some Jlore SiteurliiK
Ilelore .Mil/el Committee.
ALBANY. N. Y , April 18 The Mayet In
vestigating committee today decided to defer
action on the proposition to call Kichard
Croker and John F. Carroll before the bar of
the assembly In contempt proceedings for
the reason that both men are still witnesses
and the committee does not want to curtail
the rights of witnesses nor prevent them
from giving further tcstimoniby incarcer
ating them in Jail. Chairman Mazpt said-
"Wo want them to do some swearing. Wo
will give them plenty of limn to perjure
thenibelves. "
NEW YOUK. April 18. Frank Moss , chief
counsel to the Maret Investigating commit
tee , when asked today what course would ho
taken in regard to the refusal of Mr.
Croker and Mr. Carroll to answer ques
tions , said'
"Mr. Crokor could not bo criminally prose
cuted for evidence against himself , given by
himself that Is , the evidence could practic
ally not tie used against him. Ho Is pro
tected , not by a statute , but by n resolu
tion of the legislature That resolution
does not , of couise , protect any person
from the criminal consequences of perjury
before the committee I want to say In regard -
gard to the police pait of the Investigation ,
that the committee will not draw any politi
cal line , that It will not make n distinction
between republicans and democrats.
NEW WAY FOR EASY DEATH
l.emoii i\lrnol : III ( iliiuer All * KlllH
Tuo HlliiiloiiH "VomiK Men nt
Fill IN.
MINNEAPOLIS , April IS.A Fergus
Tails , Minn , special to the Tribune says
that a party of young men at Dallon put
lemon extract into the ginger ulo they wcr <
drinking and ns a result Duffy lllroGon nna
Martin Dahl are dead , while several others
were made seriously sick. A two-ounce
bottle of lemon extract was put Into each
bottle of ginger ale
SMOTHERED IN THE SMOKE
Three 1'eople I , one. Tlielr I.l\e In mi
Hurl ) MornliiK Illure In
LhleiiK < > <
CHICAGO. April 19. At 1 o'clock this
morning three people wrro smothered to
death by smoke In 3 small frame building at
012 Milwaukee avenue. The dead.
M \HY TWOHY years of age.
CHARLES MONAGHAN 10 years cf age
< - \MILTuN , a man , 40 years of aje ,
uiimo unknown.
Miss Viola Horlockcr Makes an Unsuccessful
Attempt nt Suicide.
DEED IS COMMITTED AT SHELDON , IOWA
Recovers nnd is Placad Under Arrest on
Orders fiom Hastings.
WILL RETURN WITHOUT A REQUISITION
Protests Her Innocence , But is Prostrated
Over Turn of Affairs.
PREPARING TO TAKE EASTBOUND TRAIN
lliiKUHKC nt Depot "VVIn-ii * > he Is TnUen
Into C'lisloilj HUH lleen nl
Mielilon tvllli Her Mother
blnee .Siinilnj.
SHILUON , la. , April IS. ( Special Tele
gram. ) Miss Viola Ilorlockor nnd her
mother arrived In Sheldon Krlday or Satur
day lust. Sunday moinlng they attended the
Congregational church and took seats well In
front. Miss Ilorlockor seemed very much in
terested In the sermon. Monday Dr. Dallcy
was called to Joseph Maiston's icsldenco and
found that Miss Horlockcr had taken arsenic ,
but It being an oveidose she was scon re
stored and is all right today. About 1:30 :
o'clock this afternoon Deputy Sheriff Hudson
placed her under nneat and as soon as the
shot Iff from Hastings arrives she will prob
ably be taken to Hastings for trial. When
Hudson made known the occasion of his
visit at the Marston home .Miss Horlocker
and her aunt , Mrs. Marslon , both fainted ,
but soon recovered and are being guarded
with great c.uc.
Miss Horlockcr Dignities her willingness , to
return to Nebraska without icqulsltlon pa
pers , but she stoutly protests her Innocence
of the ch.ugcs preferred against her. When
Miss Horlocker's anest occurred her big-
gngo was at the depot awaiting the arrival
of the eastbound train. Up to the tlmo of
today's occurrences she has appeared self-
possessed.
Mir r I IT Hoes to Sheldon.
HASTINGS. Neb. , April 18. ( Special Tele
gram. ) Sheriff Simulating Informed The
Uee correspondent tonight that he had today-
wired the bhciiit nt Sheldon , la , and had
Miss Viola Horlocker placed under arrest.
The sheriff is to leave on the early Burlington - I
ton train for Sheldon , where he will get
i
Miss Horlocker and bring her back to Hast- !
lugs Thursday morning. The sheriff nlso i
said that ho had Just icceivcd n telegram
from Sheldon stating that .Miss Horlockcr
Jiod-m.iJk.AJi itemniU la tominlt tiLiicIde.
Judge Ilagan was seen tonight when he
returned from Lincoln , and said there was
no doubt In regard to Miss Horlocker's ap
pearance tomoirow at the county judge's !
olllco , but when Uagan made this statement i '
he had not hcaid of the legal steps the i I I
sheriff had taken. j
'Ilie reuben why the sheriff had Miss Her
locker ai rested In Sheldon was because he '
had become tired of the way things were j !
dragging along , and was uneasy. It Is al- !
mobt certain that public sentiment was the |
direct cause , as the people were accusing I
him of not properly carrying out the law.
This hiidden change in the legal program
is a great surprise to all , as theio did not
seem to be the least doubt In the minds of
all these concerned in the Morey-Horlocker
affair but what Mlbs Viola Horlucker would
bo In Hastings tomorrow morning to face
the serious chaiges made against her. The
sherllf and all the attorneys had so an
nounced It and to strengthen the report
Sheriff Simmering today made a wager with
the district clcik to the effect that Miss Her
locker's attempt to commit suicide Is not a.
great surprlbo to these who know the girl ,
as they all feared she would sooner take
her own life than return to Hastings and
stand trial.
ItrlatlM'H I'riiHtrnteil.
Her relatives In this city were notified to
night of the attempt to take her own life
and are prostrated from grief.
Mr. Tibbetb , who was first to commence
woik to run the young woman down nnd
who fuinished all the evidence which caused
County Attorney McCicaiy to Issue the war
rant , says that while he was moially con
vinced that Miss Horlocker committed the
crime he did not possess enough proof In
his estimation to have the girl at rested on
Tuesday. Ho also said that as thu accused
had not taken ilight Tuesday night or
Wednesday morning nobody had any idea
that she would entertain the thought of
leaving the city.
This Is the mysterious part that purzles
the public nnd causes BO many bad rumors
to Heat around. Had them been any effort
made to detain the girl or head her off on
her journey there would not be cause for
so much sensational talk ns has been nnd
still is going around. In speaking of the
case County Attorney McCreary is quoted
as h&vlng said :
"So far as motive Is concerned I will Bay
that I nm oven more strongly convinced
than when I filed the complaint of the
correctness of It. If theio were any rcabons
for disbelieving that It was the deed of an
insane person 1 would have gene before the
Insanity commission rather than before n
magistrate. I am firmly convinced that this
woman Is guilty of a most heinous and
bloodthirsty attempt to murder and I shall
do every tiling within the line of my duty
to the state to send her to the penitentiary.
That is what our criminal laws are for. It
Is not EO much to punish the guilty as to
deter others and this can best bo accom
plished by the speedy punishment of crimes
rather than by the novelHy of the punish
ment. Tills Idea that a person can live In
a community for twenty-live years and never
bo subpectod of mental Irregularity until n
crime Is committed and then escape respon
sibility on the ground of insanity Is the
greatest of rot When there in absolutely
no other defense insanity U grasped as the
Ian rcbort I am not discussing the motive
that Impelled \iola Horlocker to da this
CONDITION OF THE WEATHER
I'm p < am for Nebraska
Po < lhl > Showers , with \nrlnhle Wlnd
'I entiiorntiirc ill Otiiiilui > eileriltn I
Hour. lieu. Hour. l o .
deed , but 1 do say that she was not Insatio
nt the time of Its commission. "
Moiej DonotiiiooN Interview.
In speaking of his Interview that was
published In the Wotld-Horald yesterday ,
Mr Mercy said that It contained a whole lot
of lot which ho did not say. He further
said that parts of It were colored to make
It appear that his affection for the girl was
entirely too strong. It was so worded as to
do him harm and not do him justice. Hu
admits that ho was very Intimate with the
girl but sayw II was only In a way which a
brother would be toward his own sister nnd
that everything ho did for Miss Hoilockei
was done In n .sympithetlu way and vvn- . for
her own good , as ho supposed , nverythlnp
done was made known to his wife and she
had no objection whntevoi , us HIO thor
oughly understood the ultuatlon.
Mr. TlbbctB said that the going away of
Mrs. Hall , the woman whom It Is claimed
saw Vloln Ilorlc-ckcr place a small box at
Mrs. Moroy's studio door , will not affecter
or delay the case any. Ho says they have
thi < H ) other witnesses who saw Miss Hor-
Icoker enter the stclrway that leads to
Mrs. Morey's home during the noon hour
on the fatal day and thcte witnesses nio
consldcicd to bo ot far gro.iter Impoi lance
than Mis. Hall.
AH yet nothing can be learned ot the ro-
suU of the analysis of the poisoned uandy
which the county attorney took to Lincoln
to hav'o ' analysed by a chemist of the State
university. Mi. McCreaiy rotuincd home to
night but could not bo seen.
H Is generally believed hero tonight that
Miss Hoi locker will never go on the witness
bland but will succeed in committing sul-
cldo before the time for tilnl arrives 01 else
die from nervous effects , as she Is not a |
very stiong girl and has not been enjoying
the best of health during the last year.
SHOT TO DEATH IN JAIL CAGE
.Murtler of HiiKh I'ntterNOii IK Axei
1) > n .Moll of ArUiuiNiiN C'ltl/ei
Wli < - " . 'IreU of I.ll" ' * Di-laj.
CLINTON , , April 18. Yesterday morn
ing between 32 und 1 ! o'clock was enacted the
final scene in the double 1'atteison tragedy ,
which took place on December 13 , 1S)7 ! ) , tn
which Hugh Patterson lost his life und sev-
oral other members of his family were berl-
ously wounded. A mob of cltlrcns took the
law into their own bauds and shot Will Har-
dln , ono of the 1'atteraon murderers , to
death in the cage nt the county jail.
Leo Mills , u prominent / ung mnn and
once a"deputy s'nerlff "of Van Huron county ,
and Will Hardln were arrested charged
with the Patterson murder. Sovcial at
tempts to lynch them were frustrated and
an attempt on the part of the friends to
liberate them from jail resulted In n Ouaid I
being killed. Mills was convicted on liar-
|
din's testimony and suffered the death penI I
ally several months auo. Hardln was con
victed at the September term of court and
the case was appealed to the supreme court ,
which granted a now trial. At the March
tcim he was again convicted and sentence. !
to hang May ' .i. No appeal was taken , but i
commutation was asked of the governor
and granted. I
When the people learned that executive |
clemency had been granted there was much
excitement. About fifty well armed masked i
men went to the Jailer , commanded him to
go and unlock the jail , which ho did under
cover of a shotgun. The Jailer and night i
guard were marched Inside the jail when j
ono of the mob , who had acted as spokes
man , emptied the contents of a double-bar- j
rcled shotgun Into Hardln'R head , cutting It i
almost entirely away. The mob then fast- |
encd the jailer and guard In the jail and
left as silently as they came. No domon-
stiatlon of any sort was made and It wan
some limp before the town know what had ,
occurred The coroner returned n voidlct
that Hnrdln came to his death by gunshot
wounds at thr hands of unknown parties.
THIRD NEBRASKA ATSAVANNAH
ArrtvoH lit the Cltj from Tump of De
tention mill Will lie MiiNloroil
Out lit AiiKHNln.
SAVANNAH , O.i. , April 18 ( Special Telo-
giam ) The Thliil Nebiuska leglment camu
up to the city from Daufuakle Island this
afternoon. The command spent live days in
the camp of detention , they hiving arrived
on the transport Ixigan llofori * touching
the quarantine station nnd having their ba -
gage undergo disinfection the ofiicoiii ; tn 1
men had morn hardships than fall to the lot
of troops ordinarily who como from Cubi ,
for thuy had been five days on the tianspott
before they were Inndocl. The Logan lay elf
Dry Toitugae two daya awaiting an oppor
tunity to land , but the sea wa too rough
The olllcors complained that their stay at
Daufuakle was by no means enjoyable Sev-
uitil of them weio allowed by Colonel Victor
Vlfijnaln , who was In command , to como up
to the city lust night from ( .onion wharf ,
vvhoro they were landed by the Santee , They
vjllo4 | the hotels and restaurants and enjoyed -
joyed the first good meal they had had In
many days.
That the Third Nebraska was to go to
Augusta to be mustered out of the borvlcc
was bad news that the officers anil imcn did
not like to hear and of which they knc'w
nothing until this afternoon They thought
they were to be discharges ! at Savannah ami
the prospect was pleasing to them , us they
mule many friends while hero before leav
ing for Cuba
GYPSIES TO HAVE CONVENTION
llmiil of Tliem on the Wii ) fiom
Indiana to Xeetlnu I'lnoe ,
( liloiiuo ,
TIJUIIK HAUTi : , Ind . April 18 A band
of seventy-five gypsies , which was escorted
out of the county today by the police , is
on Its way to Chicago , where , the chief
man of the small tribe btatod , a national
meeting la to bo held the latter part of
next month. It is oxpcctod that at le.-ut
-'O.OGO gypsies from all parts of the country
will bo in attendance The last national
meeting was held four years ugo in
California.
HIM-IT Tnte of llnllroiiil foiulnelor ,
lOLRno , O. April 18 M J ( Jregan nun
f the pldosl conductors on the Lake Shore
.va.i found dead on the tracks last night
hortly before his tram was to leave .Mui-
dir is suspected. |
TRIES TO HOB BAXK
Bandit Makes Unsuccessful Daylight Attempt
at Council Bluffe.
SHOOTS ASSISTANT CASHIER A , J , BROWN
Bullet Lodges in Banker's Right Ann ,
Making Painful Wound ,
HIGHWAYMAN FAILS TO GET ANY MONEY
Frightened Away Before Ho Accomplishes
His Unlawful Mission ,
ESCAPES CLUTCHES OF THE AUTHORITIES
llolil Devil IN Comiiiliteil In the Mlilitlo
ot the Afternoon Itolilier He-
lleveil to llu e 11 nil u
Confeilernte.
A despciatc and daring nltompt to rob
the State Savings bank on Hroailwoy , Coun
cil llluffs , was inndo In broad daylight yes
terday afternoon and A. J. llrown. the na-
slstnnl cashier , was shot In the right arm
while resisting the demand of the bandit
to fmid up his hands Tour nhots in all
wore fired hv the desperado ni
the cashier , but the fusillade coon
attracted a largo crowd to the scctir
and the would-bo robber was foiled In hli
attempt to secure any of the bank's cash
The man , whoso only disguise constated of
a white haudkorchtuf tied around the lower
pait of hH face , escaped through the back
door Into the alloy.
The attempt to rob the bank and tha
shooting ot Assistant Cnitilcr llrown OP.
curicd about 2SO : o'clock , when Mr llrown
was alone In the bank , John Hcnnctt , Ilia
cashier , having htcpped out for a few min
utes.
utes.Mr.
Mr. Ucnnott luid barely left the banlt
vvhen the robber , who dad evidently boon
watching his opportunity , entered , olculna
the door behind him. He stopped directly
up to the paying teller's window and thrust
ing n tovolvcr thioiigh the bars com
manded Mr. Brown to hold up his hands.
M. ' Hrown , who was sitting at a desk .1
few- feet away from the window , Instead
of complying with tlic demand seized n
stool that was standing near the counter
and raised It to protect himself , at the sama
tlmo commencing to shout " 1'ollcc ! "
Iliiiullt HeKtiiN to Slioof.
As soon no Mr Hrown commenced to call
for help the bandit began to shoot. The
first shot went wide of the mark , and an
Mr. IJrown jumped bacfc n pace or so the
n-an fired again , this tlmo with better aim ,
nt tbc bhot struck a rung of the stooi ,
hphnterlng it to pieces. The stool un
doubtedly caved If i. nrov.'n's 1'tV. '
Mr. Blown ( lien tried to get back of tha
door of the safe , which was standing open ,
and the man tired at him for the third
time.
This tlmo the shot stiuck Mr. llrown In
the right arm and he dropped the stool. Mr.
Hrown's cries for help and the nolso ot the
shots had attracted n crowd outside of the
bank , but It was several beconds before
anyone ventured to enter. As the desperado
was about to llio the fourth and last bhot
n. M , Sargent , whoso shoo store adjoins the
bank , kicked In the glass of a sldo
window , hoping by doing this to attract the
bandit's attention and prevent him from
shooting llrown.
The fourth shot , probably owing to the
man's attention being diverted by the break
ing of the window , failed to hit Drown but
went dangerously close , striking the side ot
the safe , from whence It glanced off and be
came embedded In a map rolled up that was
standing against the safe. Just as thu
crowd broke into the bank , the man ran to
the back door and out into the alloy and
made good his escape.
Ililil it Loiif eilerute ,
It Is believed that the mnn who entered
the bank had u partner who was stationed In
the alloy back of the building who was tu
have assisted In the contemplated robbery ,
but their plans were uphet by Mr. Brown's
resistance. They probably had expected
that llrown , being alone In the bank , would
have at once hold up his hands when ordcied
tu do so , and while the Ilrst man kept him
covered with his lovolvcr the second mau
was to have entered by the back door nud
carried off the cash.
Mr. Iliown never for a moment loat hU
presence of mind and nftor the desperado
had mude his escape was nblo to furnish the
police with an excellent description Thu
man was of medium height , well built and
wore a dark ( loth cap which ho had pulled
down over Ills nycs and either a long over
coat or mackintosh. The only dlsgulbo he
attempted wan a white handkerchief tied
around his neck , which on entering the baiib
ho pulled up HO as to cover the lower pail
of his face. Ho appeared to be a m u
about " 3 yearn of age
Mi Drown WUH removed to Ills home la
a can Inge and a physician summoned. i\- :
umlnath n of hid arm uhowed that the bui
ld had only made u painful Uosh wounn ,
not fctiIking the bone. The bullet entered
nt u point a little nhovn the nrlet and after
ploughing through the llcbhy part of tha
forearm came out near the olbaw 'I ITS
ntfulr civated the re.itt t excitement nn.l
an ImmcMibo crowd thronged the bank for
u couple of lours after.
Three ItnlletN 1'uiiiiil ,
Thrrn of the bullets Hied by the dri-
perado wore picked up on the Moor of tim
bank hhortly after the otcui renew. Ono wi
ftund imbedded In the roll of maps next
the safe , while another wax found under a
clinlr between the steve and Mr llrown H
desk. It had iivlilently struck the heavy-
casting of the stove , as ono end vva flat
tened. A third was found between the safe
and the counter und U thoutlit ' < > ) > o thu
ono that struck the htool , bicuklng the
rung
The man on Having the bank i.ui ihrougn
thu small yard lit the hack into Die alter
and from there Into the a1' > y between
l\iuith and Mutn strrcix It was thought
liu Imd tuken refuge In the "Ulur of aa -
unit building fronting cm I'ourth street , .