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    o OMAHA DAILY HUE : .SAT I'll HAY , APKIL 2U , 18U ! .
Us * . April 21 ,
Careful buyers of hosiery and un
derwear for women , men and children turn
confidently to our store when the best at the
lowest price is wanted- -Hints for Saturday's
selling
l.vlIcA' black cotton hole , extra quality Men's plain or ribbed balbtlggan shirts
virn , extra hlph spliced heals nnd and drawers , fine gauze , I'rcnch necks ,
douWe coliM. a regular SDc hose only KueuotpJ ilraMUM ! > 0e each ,
isc or .1 pilr for fiOo. l-adlcti' Jersey ribbed cotton union stills ,
MN f ' Mark -.Hit pliltrd ho e , plain. low neck , sleeveless , knee length , silk
8l7r 0 , C'/i , 7 , T'i ' only , regular 60c finished neck and arms , white or ecru ,
hoio redu ed to 2" > o per pair toe each
Infant s cashmere IICMP colors black , tan Ladles Swiss ribbed pints knee length ,
nnd whlip "Hh I eels mil tncs , o.xtra umbrella st > le , lace finished 23c per
\nluos 2'n ptr pair pair
ran FOSTKII inn m.ovrca AM ) MOCAM/S p.VTTnn'vs.
THE ONLY EXCLUSIVE DRY GOODS HOUSE IN OMAHA.
Y. II. C. A. IIUILIJI.NG , COH. 1UT11 A.ND DOUGLAS VI'S.
Insane or did not commit the fiendish crlmo
As Miss Horloiker has such an array of
legal talent to defend her , nnd County At
torney McCrenry Intends lo make this the
fight of his life , there promises to bo a
battle royal when the case does come up
for trial
REVIEWING THE TESTIMONY
IVnili- Court of lniiilr | > Hrniln Docii-
iiirnlnr.i ililciiiMmill I'oriiiu-
Illtt-N UN Iti'pnrt.
WASHINGTON , April 21 The Wale c.urt
of Inquiry devoted toda's session to re
viewing testimony and tonight held another
session for the purpose of reading reports ,
letteis , depositions and othei papers bear
ing upon Iho beef Investigation. The
moHt Interesting matter developed wns In
struction ? to the court of Inquiry which
were delivered to the members of the courl
on February 20 List. These Instructions
wore read b > Colonel Davis In order to make
them a part of the record and among them
wore the following :
The character and quality of the meat re
frigerated and canned furnished the army ,
how purchased , how shipped to the soldiers ,
If good when shipped , what wns cause of
Its deteriorating , If nn ) "
If the men' was doctored did the commis
sary general or any of his officers have
knowledge of It or not ?
Wns It the meat of commerce'
Was It Inspected by goveinmeut Inspectors
as provided by law ?
Was It a uitlon In the army ?
If good when purchased , what made it
bad'
bad'Was
Was It anybody's neglect or fault and If
BO , whose ?
Did the commanding officers in Santiago
or Porto Illco , or the major genoial com
manding , report during the war that cither
the lefilgerated or canned beef wns an unfit
ration ?
When were these reports first made nnd by
whom ?
. If the allegations of the major general
Lommandlng are based on facts , the cause ,
ipx the responsibility for the fact , that the
guilty may be properly punished.
If tlio officers of the Commissary depart
ment are guilt ) It must be known , if any
officer of the army is guilty It must bo
know n
Both Major Lee and Colonel Davis sub
mitted u number of reports and n mass of
correspondence. Among the documents read I
by Colonel Davis was a letter from the 1
Washington nttornes of Messrs. Armour
nnd Co , dated June 15 , Ib'JS ' , after the con
tract for beef had been let asking for n re
consideration of the subject In the interest
of theii clients nnd an answer by General
Eagan ns coinniUsary general opposing the
icquest In their letter they represented
thai Armours controlled the Powell process
for the treatment of ine.it and Unit thU fad
gave them such an advantage in the pres-
orvallon of fresh beef as to Justify the War
department In disregarding the distance nnd
uwiiidlng them the contract In his en
dorsement Geneial Hagan referred to the
letter of the attorneys as a "special plead
ing , ' and said them was no reason in tills' i '
p"a why the subject should be reopened , j
"Tho ti'sts made by Ainiour and Co. .110
not the only teats thai have been made , " ho I
said , "and there Is no doubt whatever In my i
mind but the beef can be furnished as
required " I
I
This document -was introduced by Colonel
Duvls to show that ( Iener.il Hagan had not
been Influenced by the representations con-
coinlng the Powell process.
Major Leo submitted a depcultlon by J. S.
Aunstiong , president of the Armstrong
Packing company of Dallas , Tex. , which ,
among other tlilngt , sot forth the substance
of a conversation with General nagiu. Mr. I i
Armstrong was one of the bidders for beef I
In block and said that while ho was hero
In Washington ho discussed with General
Kagnn the question of beef being kept for
seventy-two hourn after being taken from
the rofilgerntor .Mr. Armstrong said ho ex
pressed the opinion that It was Impossible ,
to which General iagan replied that Swift
nnd Compaii ) , and the Armours , both had
knowledge of a process b ) which heof could
bo kept for that length of time.
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N lu viH.mi | | lloimclm-y
I'rnpoNril 1,5 iiiiiiiin ,
WASHINGTON , April 21. An unexpected
delay has occuired In the negotiations toward -
ward an Alaskan boundary modus vlvendl ,
which makes the future of the modus qultd
problematical. Kxtended conferences on the
subject were held today , the result being
far from encouraging. The principal diffi
culty arises from do.illng with Ottawa as
well as London , this dual negotiation caus
ing gicat delay and complication. At the
outset the l'nt | d Slates proposed a modus
with a tompornr ) line along certain peaks.
The lliltlsh ambassador forwarded this lo
London and Ottawa. The Canadian officials
have now piopoaed changes In the line nnd
after ci nsldernblo delay the authorities In
London upptovo the changes proposed by
Canada. U Is not stated what the respective
lines me , but they uro sufficiently apart to
nniKo It qulto unlikely that any Immediate
agreement inn bo reached , oven of a tempo
rary natuie , as to the boandar ) .
\nn-rliMiii 'IVaolioiH In I'orlo Itlco ,
WASHINGTON. April 21 In a report to
the secretary of war Dr Victor S Clark ,
subdlrcotor of puML- Instruction In Porto
Ilico , f.i)3 that only $50 a month can bo
offered to American teachers with ho trans
portation to the Island Kngllsh'speaklng
supervisors are men and through them It
Is hoped to weed out abuses and develop
seine fjstcm of control Dr Clark has pre-
and that fidgety feeling relieved by
Horsford's Acid Phosphate ]
Take no Substitute.
pared n re\lsed course ot study , containing
only such subjects ns arc taught In Amcil-
can schools. About C2f > schools nrc icportcd
In the Island and a little over $300,000 Is
annually paid for their support. A great de-
biro Is manifested to learn Kngllsh.
roil WI3STIJIIN Viyi'lJIl
Snri Ivors of tlio Civil Wnr Itoiiioin-
iM-rril li > tiniincinl < i \ vriuiloiil.
WASHINGTON , April 21. ( Special. ) The
following western pensions have been
granted
Issue of April $
Nebraska Original. David N. Miller ,
Omaha , $ C. Increase : Hugh Hunter , Omaha ,
$8 to $12 , John P. Hrooks. Lincoln , $12 to $24.
Original widows , etc. : MIUJ J. Hodenbaugh ,
Alnsworth , $8 , Christina Plckett.v North
Plnlte , $ S
Iowa Original : Jeremiah Kitchen , Bur
lington , $ ( ! , James C McGlnoty. Tnlmadge ,
$5 , Michael McLaughlln , Montlcello. $6 , Fritz
Wndeklnd , Muscatlne , $12. Additional
I Charles Kerle , Red Oak , $ ( to $10. Uestora-
' lion and Increase Peter Hinds , deceased ,
Perry , $6 to $8. Increase Nicholas Kcoler ,
State Center , $ (1 ( to $8 , Herman W. Hem-
mort , Lake View , $10 to $12 , John Walls ,
Council muffs , $12 to $11 , William S. Mat
thews. Richmond , $10 to $12 , William A.
Coffman , Brighton , $10 to $12 ; George C
Sims , Dos Molncs , $ S to $12 , Samuel C
Clark , Webster City. $8 to $10 , William
Lailragan , Lyons , $17 to $30. Reissue
Kllas Wren , Charlton , $12. Original widows ,
etc. Margaret Hinds , Perry , $ S , Maria Til-
son , Falrflcld , $8 , .Mary L Blandln , DiibuqUe ,
$8 , Catharine Hambrccht , Dubuque , $8 ,
Sarah n. Arnold , Athelstan , $8.
South Dakota Reissue : IJdgnr C. Hunt ,
Hill City , $ C.
Montana Additional : Mathew H. Morand-
Big Timber , $8 to $12. v
Colorado Original. George W. Stevens ,
Idaho Springs , $8. Increase. Lemuel White ,
Woodland Park , $ fi to $8.
TO IMIOCIiAI.il Tim MJW TIIC.VTY.
Ili-i-onu-s KITcclltc So Soon UN I'rt-N-
Iill-lit .IliiltCN It Kilon n.
WASHINGTON , April 21. The president
within n fevv < itnya will Issue a proclama
tion giving cf/e'ct to the new extradition
treaty between the United States and Mexico
ice , President Diaz taking similar action
In Mexico.
The Mexican embassy has been advised
that the treaty between the United States
and Mexico was ratified b ) the Mexican
senate on April 12 last and already has been
ratified by the United Stales senate , so
that It will become effective as soon as pro
claimed by the presidents of the two coun
tries. The text of the treaty has never been
made known , but besides providing ex
tradition for all crimes not political Us
principal feature is in giving the treaty ret-
roactlva effect , so as to cover crimes com
mitted whllo no trcaly existed.
itniMiisivrTIVI : IIIMIOHN IIIIIIIRII
Ci-ri-inoiij IN AIc-niU-l li > 1'roniliioiit
OtllflnlN of tinNation. .
WASHINGTON , April 21 The funeral of
oK-Representntlvo Hllborn of California
took place this afternoon at the First Con-
gregatlonal church. The funeral was under
the auspices of the Masons , of whom Mr ,
Hllborn was a promlnenl member The
service was conducted by Dr. Newmann ,
the pastor ot the church. The music vvna
elaborate , Including nn organ prelude by
Dr. Blschoff , the blind organist of the church ,
nnd n solo by Mrs. Thqmas C. Noyes.
The honorary pall bearers were Secretary
John I ) Long , ex-Governor Sidney Porhani
of Maine , Hear Admiral Hlchbom , Associate
Justlco McKcnna of the United States su
preme court , Judge Lawrence Weldon of the
court of claims , and S. H. Kaufman of the
Washington IJvenlng Star ,
The Interment wns made temporarily In
the Noes vault at Oakhlll cemetery.
Lincoln Ni-llounl llnnKN.
WASHINGTON , April 21 ( Special Telegram -
gram ) A report of the condition of the
Lincoln National banks nt the close of busi
ness April l.r > was today made public. Loans
and discounts have Increased from February
G , the date of the previous report , $ l,4-Han ,
to $1,440,090. Gold holdings have dropped
from $1)0,018 ) In Fohiuary to $ SSSS5. Individ
ual deposits aggregate $ lfll3,050. a deollno of
more than $300,000 since Fobruar ) , Avcrago
leservo hold has decreased from 31 57 per
cent to 29 17 per cent.
An order was Issued today establishing a
posioffico station al 170S Vlnton street In
Omaha to bo known as station C.
James W. ndenbuni was today nppolnted
postmaster nt Sniina , Nuckolls county , Ne
braska , vlcoAV. A. Baker , resigned.
George A. French of Knoxvlllo , In. , and
Benjamin F. Little of Oelweln , In. , v\ero
today authorized to practlco before Iho Inlo-
rlor department.
'Iho contiact for suppllng the Council
lllults poitolllco with fuel for the next fiscal
) car was today awarded lo Nelson & Thompson -
son nt $1,242.
It.-liirn of HitlimuumH. .
WASHINGTON. April 21. Orders have
been Issued for the Ninth Immunos to re
turn to the United Slates by the steamer
Meade via New York fur nnuter oul al Camp
Meade. Pa. The Fifth Imrauncs are to re
turn to the United States by steamer
Thomas via Ninv York for muster out at
Camp Meadc , Pa. , April 21.
As boon us the Tenth cavalry arrives In
Santiago province transports will bo sent
to bring homo the Second nnd Fourth vol
unteer Immune regiments.
t'orroii to Cmifor vtllh 7oln > n.
WASHINGTON , April 21 Minister Cor-
rea cf Nicaragua Informed the Stnto de
partment today that ho would return to
Nicaragua on the 2'Jth Instant for u confer-
i once with President Zelaa on a number of i
subjects In which this country nnd Nica
ragua are mutuall ) Interested , Including the
canal question It Is expected also tint i
St-nor Correa will ueo his Influence to ter
minate an ) 111 effect which may remain
on account of the Bluefields incident.
TO ( M in : v nni ) IN DM : nvv
Take Laxative Brome Quinine Tablets All
druggists refund Hie money it It falls to cure.
' . ' , ' ( . - . The genuine has L. B. Q on each tablet. I
FREED MAX REFUSES TO REPLY
His Defiant Action Before Mas't Ooramlttco
Mr. Mcs ? ,
HANDS HIS STATEMENT TO THE REPORTERS
Aliriiliniit Illiuiiu-lu t-lprlil Won't Vn-
n or Itui-iiliiiiN on siniiil , lint Ti-li-i
lo linlor Into | ) | NOIINNOII inn ) IM
Hm-nrU-il Out or ( lie Hniini.
NiW : YORK , April 21 Two evening ses
sion ? of the Mazet Investigating committee
were hold today. A feature was the re
fusal of ihe witnesses lo glvo testimony.
Another feature was the defiant attliudu
of Andrew Froedtnan on the stand , and
still another feature , the ejection from thi <
committee room of Abraham tllmmelwlight
of the Hoobllng company , when ho InMstcl
upon making n statement after ho had re
fused to answer a great majority of ques
tions put to him by Mr. Moss , counsel for
the committee
The chief Interest centered In Andrew-
Freedman , who , within recent jcnrs'had1
been known as a warm personal friend ot
Mr. Crokor's and associated with him In a
business way Mr. Frcodman was more than
ordinarily forcible In his answers to some
of the questions , nnd many of the ques
tions ho refused lo answer at all. At other
times ho was rebuked by both Mr. Moss
ami Chairman Ma/et for what they toimcd
"Impertinence. "
After Mr. Froodman's examination had
progicsfcd to a certain point nnd the wit
ness had refused several times to nnswcr
a question which he deemed "a pcisunal
matter" Mr. Mosg excused him for the
, day.
HllllllN Sllltt'tnoilt III -HH-t-l | 1.
Ml. Frocdman then got down from thu
stand , nnd , tinning to the newspaper rcpre-
sentnllves , ho handed Ihom a paper bayIng -
Ing :
"Gentlemen of the press , hero Is a state
ment of the entile business of Mr. Plntt's
| companies nnd of all of the companies for
publication. " This was a paper iclatlng lethe
the business done by Hie United Stales
Fldelit ) and Guarantee company , In which
Mr. Freedman and Mr. Croker ate Inter
ested , and contained Information which Mr.
Moss had desiicd to get nt during the course
of the examination. Mr MOBS , therefore ,
was very Indignant nt Frcedmnn's action
and ho denounced thu witness vehemently
anil recalled him to the stand. The ques
tions which ho pul with regard to the
paper to Freedman wcio not answered , the
witness refusing absolutely to stale by whom
Ihe paper had been prepared.
Al this Juncture Mr. .Moss took occasion
to say that thobo witnesses who weio lu
c-intempt would bo dealt with later In a
regulai anil logical way.
When Mr. Cioker wns on the stand a few
iln > b ago he testified that he had lecolved
dividends from the company , while today
it developed that the company had not paid
dividends. Ml Freedman explained on the
stand. In icply to a series of questions ,
that Mr. Cioker is .1 stockholder In the com
pany and Is Interested in the business suc-
c'ess of the Metropolitan district , that ho ,
the witness , received a salary of $13,000 a
year as manager for this territoiy , and com
missions , and that he divided mono with
Mr. Crokor. Mr. Freedman , however , re
fused to name Ihe sum that he paid to
Croker and said further that ho thoughl
Mr. Croker might be under the Impression
'that the money paid him was In the way
of a dividend.
Nearly the entire examination of the wit
ness centered about his and , Mr. Crokor's
connection with the surety company , which
has dealings with a large number of city
officials.
The witness could not remember exactly
how this connection originated , but ho did
remember that there was no actual con
tract between Mr. CtOker and himself for
the payment of the money , Mr. Crokor re
lying on Mr. Freedmnn's word , as ho him
self put it
Abinham Hlmmelw right of the Iloobllng
company refused at the very outset o' his
examination to answer questions and en
tered Into n dlpcusslon at the slightest < > P-
poitunlty. After sovcial long wrangles the
witness Insisted upon making an explana
tion. He wns ordered down from the wit
ness stand by Chairman Mn et , hut refused
to leave the stand. Then Mr. Moss called
for the scrgeant-at-arms and Himmclwrlght
was escorted from the room.
KlusllillK CIIM Ciniuiiinj'M Altai .
Immediately after Mr. Mazet called
the committee to order this mornIng -
Ing a Mi. Henderson , vvho was among
the spectators , rose and addiesslng Mr.
Mn7Ct btnted that ho was n lawyer , and
deslrod the privilege to cross-examine cer
tain witnesses. Ho apparently represented
Police Captain Price , and was anxious to
show that the statements made against that
official by Butlner nt a previous hearing were
untrue. Mr Mazet said that Mr. Hender
son's request would he considered later.
Henry M McDonald , the nominee of the
Chicago platform democracy for governor at
the last state election , was Iho Ilrsl witness.
JIo stated that he was a hiwer and lesldcs
nt prcseut In MIneinl City , V.a Mr. Moss
asked the witness "You have some knowl
edge of the nlinlis connected with Ihe FlushIng -
Ing Gas company ? "
Mr. McDonald said ho had. Ho stated
that William 11 Uiirnett , a director of that
gas company , was a close associate of hid
and that from him ho had learned various
facts ,
Mr. McDonald said the gas company wns
reorganised In the beginning of 1898 and
that Henry J. Urakcr , a member of the
Democratic club and the present owner of
the Democratic club building , and another
man purchased the first mortgage bonds of
the company nnd wore made dliectors , Soon
after this. Mr. McDonald bald , the Flushing
company endeavored to obtain a contract
fiom New York City , under the administra
tion of Mayor Van Wyck , but was not suc
cessful.
Continuing , Mr. McDonald said. " .Finally
It wns arranged by Mi. Ilinkor with Mr.
Crokor that the stockholders of the company
should turn over to Andrew Fieodman 20
per cent of the stock of the company , to be
hold for the benefit of Ml. Croker and Mr.
Freedinan "
Mr. Hoffman ask d .If Mc-Donald was pres
ent when that arrangement was made The
witness said ho vvat > sljnply slating what ho
had boon told. Contlnuing'Mr.- McDonald
testified
"This atock was contributed by'the differ
ent stockholders pro lata and was Issued
to Mr. Fieedman. Thereupon Mr. Freed
man was elected n member of the biard of
directors. The agreement on the part of
Mr Croker nnd Mr Freedinan was that as
soon ns possible the company would re
ceive a contract for at least SOO additional
lights , possibly 1.000 additional lights. Now ,
as to whether Mr Croker had carried out
his contracl or not , 1 don't know. "
Attempt to liuiii'iioli WltiiONi ,
Mr. O'Sulllvan , who represents the city de
partments f.i'.ced Mr McDonald regarding' '
his locent urrest "for Itsulng bogus checks " i
Mr. Mcponald testifUd to Ms acquittal |
on that charge , | 1
Mr. O'Sulllvan. askodt "W.ere you not
found with Chairman Hackett of the re-
publican state committee In conference , i
making arrangements concerning the silver
wing of ihe democratic party ? "
"No , " said Mr Mcl > jnahl.
Mr. McDonald emphatically denied any
such treat her )
No financial aid had been given the Chicago
cage platform from an ) rcpubllran source
\\iine53 aunbutcJ hu arrest , a few dajs
i ORO on the ( har e of Riving che k * against
a hank In whkh he had no fund * n < n
(
attempt to prevent him from tcsllfjlna ; before -
fore this cnmmlttop and that the check * Ifi
question must have Wen stolen from his
office by some Tamilian ) men
Andrew rrfedinan was called He hell
stock In the I'luililng ( las company , but re
fused to stale i ho amount on the ground
that It was n pcroonnl matter. He denied
that after he'went Irtto the company 11viu
allowed to supplv more gn to light tnorg
lamps In riuihlttg.
"tt'o are. " said Iho w line's , "eupplvlnKJ
los now than prevloim to my going Into
the compaii ) ' ijir. Croker , he snld , knew
nothing whatsoever nbout his holding stock
In this company.lr. . rreedman said h °
was connected with the United Stairs Tl-
1 dellty nnd Guaranty compnn > Ho said ho
had nothing to do with politics. Mr. Crokor
had never asslsti-d him In getting stock In
' any corporation unless he hltreelf had paid
I for It Ho had paid for every dollar's worth
i of stock ho owned. Mr. Ctokcr had paid'
for the stock he owned In the Fidelity
nnd Guaranty company. Mr. Freedinan re
fused to answer whether this wns n late
war between lib company and the other
company , on the ground that the question
was not portlnetit to the Investigation.
Chairman Mnzet Insti noted him to nnswcr.
i but Mr , Freedmnn icfused. Mr. Freednun
testified that his bonding company had paid
no dividend. Mr Moss drew Mr Ficcdmnn's
attentlnn to the testimony of Mr Croker ,
who stated before the committee that he got
dividends regularly from the United States
Fidelity nnd Omranty company. Mr.
, rieedman said he could explain that very
I easily. As manager of the companv ho h.id
la | salary ami commission , beside owning
i stock. He divided his salary and commis
i sion with Mr. Croker , according to previous
ngioement. Thcie was no contract for such
an ai rangemeiit.
rrokrrS I'opulurlO mi Aiiot.
"Mr Crokor iclles upon my word , " said
Mr. Fieedman. The witness refused to tell
the exact nature of the agreement he had
j j made with Mr. Croker. Witness wan very
anxious to have Mr. Ciokei'a friendship and
I association In this company , "on account of
the lotion of friends that ho has got all
over this country. "
Mr. Fieedman admitted that It was not
advertised that Mr. Croker wns Interested
In the company "nut his friends knew It , "
ho explained. Mr. Frcedman said that he
iccehed $15,000 a jear and that he worked
"very hard for It. "
"Do you divide ) our commissions with
Mr. Cioker ? " asked the lawor.
"I will not say that I divide them , " said
Mr. Fieedman. "I will say that Mr. Crokei-
receives a proportion"
Mr. Fieedmnn said ho did not glvo Mr
Croker any part of his salary. Mr Ma/ct
directed the v.itnchs to state what propoi-
tlon of commissions ho paid to Mr. Croke- .
Mr. Freedinan refused to answer on tliu
giound that the agreement wns of "a per
sonal nature. " He said the commissions
paid to the Tammany loader did not amount
to $50,000 a jear , hut refused to say If they
amounted to $20,000. Mr. Fieedman saltl
there was no official record of ttie mono-
paid to Mr. Crokei. Mr. Freedman stated
that Mr. Crokerns not Interested In any
business propositions with him , exceptlnt ;
"n small Interest In the United States Fi
delity and Guaranty company. "
> iitm-i > itf CroKor'N Slmrc.
Mr Moss said. "I ask you if jou ever
told Mr. Croker or gave him to understand
that the nionejs paid him out of this bond
company are dividends. "
"Mr Croker might have understood that ,
and ho really did so understand It. " said
Mr. Freedman. "It really Is dividends on
the business that wns done ; It was not stock
dividends- , was a business dividend ; that
covers Mr. Croke'r/ ' '
"Any other stocitholdors receiving such
dlvldenfls'ns tfcltI'nskert the lawyer.
"Yes ; ram , " 'sairt'the' witness.
"Now , do you mean to ssy , Mr. Freedman ,
that jou told Mr. Crokor that this mone )
you were giving him was given him by the
company ? "
"I have replied to that , sir. Mr. Croker
might have believed that this was a stock
dividend. "
"But did you give him to understand that
It was a stock dividend ? "
"No , sir. "
"Do you believe that your leader , your
friend , the head of Tammany hall In this
city , " asked Mr. Moss , "In view of the
people of this city , v\ould stoop to the busi
ness of dividing jour commissions In the
bond company , that bonds the city em
ployee ? Do you bellcvo that' "
"Mr. Croker has not. Olr. Croker has
simply had n business arrangement with
me , the same as Mr. Platt'h son has with
his father , " replied Mr. Freedman some
what heatedly.
He added "It Is an old fight with Mr.
Platt and Mr Pintt's son nnd this company. "
Mr. Moas wormed out of Mr. Freedman
that the profits he divided with Mr. Croker
wcro "mostly from bonding. "
lll ! < * r < Mi < < i * In T\io MnrlcN.
Chalimnn Mnyet said : "Thoro Is a dis
crepancy between your testimony and Mr.
Croker's , If jou care to have the record
stand as It Is the committee is satisfied. "
( Mr. Freedman averied that It had been
"explained sufficiently"
'Mr. Mofs suspended Mr. Freedmnn's ex
amination for the day. Just ns he left the
chair Mr Freedman said "Now , gentle
men of the press , hero Is a statement of the
business of the Platt company nnd of the
business of our coirpany ; a statement of the
entire business. "
Mr. Moss claimed this to be flagrant con
tempt of the committee "I want to say
light here , " said he , "that wo propose to
look upon this contempt business In n reg
ular and logical nnd orderly way , and when
n sufficient number of gentlemen have put
themselves In contempt of this committee
wo will take cnio of them In a bunch "
Frank A. Dell , who is employed In the
Department of Taxes nnd Assessments and
wh. ) had brought with him the tax book of
the city of New York , nt the request of the
committee , was called to testify to the value
nf Itlchard Croker's house on Seventy-fourth
street , i\amlnatli n brought out the fact
that the valuation of Mr Crokei's house had
been decreased by the assessors $4,000 since
1SOS.
DEATH OF CHARLES C. HOUSEL
roriuor ( Jo criiiiiont Dlrortor of
I tiloii I'arilli- Oiniiliii Suri-miili *
to Hi-art IllHiMiNii.
CHICAGO , April 21 Chailea C , Housel ,
treasurer and member of the board of di
rectors nf the Merchants' National Insur
ance company , died hole toda ) of heart
dlhcasi ! . Mr. Housel came to Chicago eight
jrurd ago from Omaha , where ho served as a
government director In the management of
the Union Pacllic.
Mr. Houbel was one of the pioneers of
Omaha. In the e < irly da > s ho was con
nected with Missouri river transportation
and was agent for scars for many cf the
steamboats running between Fort Demon
nnd St. Louis , His office way on Thirteenth
street , south of the First National bank
building , where In later ) eurs ho erected a
four-story building now known as Iho Ilrusel
block. In connection with his river trans-
portatlon ho also carried on a largo commission -
mission business under the firm name of
C H Housel & Co , his partner for a long
period being Jacob Williams , who at one
time lived In Council Illurtu and Is now
In buslnvss lu this city on Howard sticet.
Mr. Housel owned considerable Omaha
property.
t tOllfOHNI'N Oil SlMlHlllll ,
SAN Qt'KNTIN Cal , April 21 Oeorgo
t1 Owens wns bunged hero todu ) He con
fessed his crime on the gallows and died
bra fly.
SENATOR QUAY IS ACOU1T1B
( Continued from Klr < t Paso
rcri to four of them nnd niotcd to qunsh the
fifth Judge rinlflter en December t de
cided nR-ilint the defendant Cotnmel then
I can led the case to the supreme court on the
plea , among other contention * , that the
prosecution was actuated by political tno-
| I thes , which would prevent an Impartial
I trial In this county The supreme court do-
'
rllned to interfere. The trial was set for
i Tobrunry 20 and waa postponed until the
2th , when It was again postponed until
Monday of last week.
j I WASHINGTON , April 21. Senator Quay
I ot I'cnnsjhnnla Is in the city stopping nt
his house on K street. Ho was mot nt the
| station nn his arrival today by n number
'
'of ' frleudi who congratulated him on the
1 outcome of his trial nnd appointment ns
1 senator. The senator declined to be Inter-
I t lowed Theio wore a number of callers fit
the house nnd many congratulatory tclo-
giams recclted.
GOVERNOR APPOINTS QUAY
\ Inillciitril i\-s.-iinlor : N Nnini-il li >
stone lo Serve t nlll Ai \ | .SOM-
slon ol l.fK
Pa. April 2l.-Sliortly
after noon Governor Stone nppolnted
Matthew Stanley Quay us scnitor to solve
until the next session of the legislature.
The appointment Is addiesscd to the pi evi
dent of the senate and It Is stated
In the letter to bo made under authority of
Clause 2 of Section S of Article' 1 ot the con
stitution of the t'nltod StnUs.
HAUHISllUUCi , Pa . Api II 21 Immedi
ate ! ) on receipt ot the news that Colonel
Quay was acquitted of the chaiges against
him , Go\onlor Stone appointed him United
States bcnator to fill thu vacant y until the
next legislature meets , .mil notified Vice
President Hobirt , ns follows.
Sli. Ity virtue ot the power vested In me
as executive of the state of Penns.vlvanla ,
undei article 1 clause 2. section : ! of the
constitution of the United States , I heioby
make temporal ) appclntmont of lion Mnt-
thew Stanley Qua ) to bo United Stales
senator from I'cnnsjlvnnl.i until the next
meeting of the Pennsylvania legislating , to
III ! the vncnncy now existing in this state.
Very ic-spcclfully ,
WILLIAM A. STONU.
Governor of Penii8)lvnnln
Governor Stone said that In appointing
Colonel Quay he fell that he had done the
lit and proper thing. He thought It would
inaku the lasue clear and Is bettor done
now than by waiting for weeks.
The authority cited by the governor sas
that the governor of any state may make
temporal ) appointment dining a recess to
hold until the next legislature meets.
TRIM. AfjKUVT IHSAI'IMH VI'MH
< lolni AViiiimniiKrr Coin incuts on V'cr-
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PHILADELPHIA. April 21. John Wnna-
mnker made the following statement rela
tive to the acquittal of ex-Senator Quay
and the latter's appointment by the gov
ernor as United States senator.
"The acquittal of Senator Quay will bo
a disappointment to every lover of justice
and every friend of good government
throughout the United States. It records
with emphasis the difficulty of convicting
potent political defendants , charged with
public crime , no matter how clear , convinc
ing nnd ovcrwhelming the evidence ma ) be.
The stoi ) of the corrupt use nnd specula
tion In public mono ) in Pennslvanla Is an
old one and has been a matter of notorious
accusation against a long line of state treas
urers and political bosses for many ) ears.
Mr. Quay himself has been again and again
accused of paiflcipatlon In treasury jobbing
by the newspapers of. this and other states
with clicumstautlal detail.
"Herelofore , however , the basis for these
accusations laigely consisted of oral testl-
nion ) and of allegations by political oppon
ents. The cabe which terminated toda ) , un
like previous accusations , was founded ex
clusively upon documentary proof lu hih own
handwiltlng and that of his friends and
confederates. The evidence of the guilt
did not depend upon the veracit ) of any
man or men , but was supported exclusively
by his own lettei and by written entiles
and statements recorded by big tiustcd
friends and supporters.
"From the day the prosecution against
him was instituted until the verdict was
recorded ho has sought by every device
to delay and obstruct the efforts of the com
monwealth's officers to procme the written
evidence of his misdoing and to bring him
to tilal for his offenses. The lemoval of the
case from the lower court on the eve of
the day when It was first dot down for trial
by nn cxtrnordlnaiy writ Issued by the su
preme court which that touit substantial ! )
dismissed was biitcessfully taking the
prosecution away fiom the management of
former District Attorney Graham , whose
ability , zeal and effectiveness as a prosecutor
cuter had hern demonstrated by eighteen
jears of service. The same effoits to pre
vent a full exposition of his acts as a public
official and his connection with the private
use of the public money , marked ever )
step in the c.xtiaoidlnai ) line of defense
which bin skillful nttoineys adopted during
his tiial In resisting the /calous and able
efforts of District Attorney Tlothermel to
Introduce all the Inculpating evidence In pos
session of the cninmonwcilth. Ily technical
objection ho excluded the evidence offered
to show that during his term as state treas
urer he wns i aid Interest on stnto deposits
nnd also the receipt of Interest b > subse
quent treasures ! charged In the bill of In
dictment as being conspirators with him In
crlmo and finally fulled to take the stand
In his own defense and submit himself to
cross-examination upon tlio charges made
The 'Hod Hook , ' kept by his trusted friend
Mr. Hopkins , nnd which set out the story
of treasury coiruptlons , was overwhelmingly
corroborated nnd Its veracity establlKhcd by
the trstlmon ) and admission of his friend ,
Mngee , and by the signature of his friend
and confidant , I ) . J. Hay wood. Notwith
standing all this proof , emanating exclu
sively from the lips and the pens nf him
self and his closest friends , nnd In the face
of his own silence nnd failure to testify to
his Innocence , ho wns acquitted.
"This Is a new chapter of shame for
rennsylvanla. a now record of failure In the
administration of Justlco that will do much
to encourage conuptlonlstH and public plun
derers generally throughout the country.
The first shout of defiant exultation over
his acquittal had proceeded from the gov
ernor of the commonwealth , who hail
promptly appointed him a United Stales sen
ator without authority , in violation of the
law , nnd in defiance of the will of the people
as expressed by the votes of the legislature
It Is fitting In every way that the capstone
should have thus been put upon the edifice
of boss rule nnd in.ichlno Jobbery by the
Quay representative In the governor's chair
"Quay has got his technical verdict , bill
Iho trial of corruption and plunderers will
still go on "
I'CMIOSi : S\\S IT'S ( illKlT VH'TOIIV.
Appointive I'm * IT of ( iot rrmir Iti'Nln
Oil I'll III I'llM'IMll'lll.
PHILADiLI'inprll 21 United States
Senator Uoles I'enrose ald
"Tho appointment of Senator Quay by the
governor k the losslcal result of the situa
tion. Mr Qua's leadership In the repub
lican party and hU candidacy for ro elcctlo'i I
as senator were made ISSUI-B In the gubor- '
natorlal campaign of last fall by the dem
ocratic party nnd that faction of ttiw re
publican party will h on election day
geneinll ) turned In for t'io demoira'lc
candidate The rei'Uhll' an candidate for
governor , after a campaign of unparalleled
"Every Cloud PI as )
a Silver Linin. "
Watch the clouds of Spring , and thai under
stand that like them the clouds of bad blood
j enveloping humanity have a silver lining in the
shape of a Specific to remove them. It is
Hood's Sat saparilla. This is Americas
Greatest Spring Medicine and it drives out all
impurities Jrom the blood , of either sex or any
age. It never dissappoints.
Disordered Stomach "Nowa
day- 1 rim oat : in\ tiling 1 wish licrauso
Hood's Sai'sapatllla Ki'i-jm my stoinuch
in imlor. II N the best spilng nii'dl
fine. " II. Stoiii1 , Sliotlmrn , Muss.
Crip "After 11 Severn attack of jjrlp.
my licaltli was poor. 1 cot no ivllof
tmtll 1 used Hood's Sai aiMilllti. vvhlih
. did what was ncctlci ! . iniilllrd mj
blood. " .M. M. Sti'Wiut , Oil/aim , Allss.
Languid "I was tlrod and languid.
At my irli'iids' ath lci I tool ; Hood's
Sai'sapaillla and s-oon foil bettor. Hood's
Pills omt ! my hoadaolu' . " IMIth oil/ ,
Itlmra. N. Y.
Scrofula Sores "I sufTcrod great
lialn for tlui'o .vwirs from MMVS on my
li' s and I iMMiltl not slci'i ) . Took tlnoo
bottles Hoods S.irsaparllla and tlio
oi-es dlsapjieaieil. .Mother laKes It for
her blood and says she oonhl not do
without It. " A. Hinet-l .lunes , IannU\v.
S. ( J.
J.New
New Life "Asa spring tonic and
blood pmiller. Hood's Sais.ipaillla o\or
( . omes that tiled tooling and hos onr
whole family new life. " Win. IMmjol.
8it ; nth AM- . , Pool la , 111.
Malaria Rheumatistn-"lui'in < r
the civil war I was t.iKun with malaria
and iheiimatism which tionbled mo for
M'.us. 1 took Hood's Sars.ip.ulll.i and
it sa\ed my life. " S. ( . ' . Aulier , tKt
Hammond Mieet , Ilungor , Mo ,
Hood's 'Pills care the non-irritating and
only cathartic to take with Hood's Sarsaparitta.
iiiisiepiesontntlon nnd vilification , was
elected by n Kreat plnr.illty nnd Mr Qnnj i
candldac.\ this issue having been forc"d
by the opposition was Indirectly sustained
by the people or the state. Up to a short
tune before the meeting of tlio caucus .Mr.
Quay was ceifnln of a largo majorltj lii
that "body and Ciad personal assurances that
nearly nil republican membeis would at
tend nnd abide by Its ilccUlon At the last
moment n minority of less than one-third
lofused to attend and the republican nom
inee of the caucus , although receiving over
two-thirds of his party vote , failed to rc-
cehe , i majoilty of all thu members of the
legislature us lequlred bj tlic act of con-
gros Tht ) m.ijoiity refused to jield ti ?
tlio dictation of the minority nnd , i failuie
to elect a sennloi was the result.
"As to Kio pouci of the govetnor t ( >
appoint , there has been sonic question
raised. The Muinar would not have made
the appointment had ho not been conviiuoa
of his authority by law nnd precedent Tin ?
precedents on this point in the senate lunc
heon sonibwhat conflicting The early pieio-
dents aie nil in fat or of this power , while
a few of Uie. later piecedents Jinvo np-
paiently been against it In the senate
aomo ot the ablest liw > eia In the body are
dhided on the qncfctlon. As n mailer of
fact , the seiiHte not being a Judicial both
li avowedly not bound by Its precedents
Cases of thin chaiactcr in the past have ?
bcL-ii decided largely on personal giomuls
and In compliance with the wishes nnd i > \ -
Igencles of the paity In the mnjorit ) Ml
Quay has icmnikablu personal slrongtn
with senators In bold parlies nnd the hen-
ale in republican by , i considerable major-
It ) . The democrats In the honate art-
gialoful to Mr Quay for hib aid In defeat
ing tl'e foice bill , while the ropubllcaim
will be glad to strengthen their majority
In I ho bodv I'nder these circumstances I
huvu no do.ibt that his credentials will be
ac ( eptcd nt the meeting of congrets next
fall. "
IN LEUNHAUSER'S BEHALF
MIIJOIionoinl Siiiiinor ' ! ' < < ( IIt's Melon
lonoiiil Mnrllnl ilmi Cuphilii
Only Dlil HlH lnl > .
ST. PAl'L , Minn. , ApHl 21. Majoi Oon-
eral Samuel Suinnei , who was ailing
corps cdmmander at the time of the out
break In the rifteenth Minnesota volun-
teeis at Augusta , < 5a , was a wilnCM bifon-
thu LeanluuHor couit of liiqulo today.
OcncTal Sunnier was asked to give his opin
ion of thu rifteenth oillceis and men.
"llest In the corps , " was the quick reply.
"I found the Flfltenth the best olllcured
and best disciplined and best drilled regi
ment In the whole corps. I was proud of it.
In my opinion thoio was never any icnson
for consul Ing General Loonhnubui and It
was certainly not done on my advice or j
with my sanction , "
'Iho witness continued ; "From my own
ln\estimation made in the day following thu
tioublu I heliuvu the olllcem of the regi
ment ii. Ud With reasonably good Judgment
nnd assuredly there has nut or been any sen.-
son for qucHtlonlng Colonel Lconhaiiser ,
whos b acting In strl.n dUchargo of his
duties at the time he left thu camp"
Mnjoi Strong , who nt thu llmo of tlio up
rising was adjutant of the division , testi
fied that ho had seen nothing that would detract -
tract from the good reputation of the olll-
cors of the Fifteenth regiment
Colonel Leonlmufcci thru much ) a hrlof
statement and the defciuo closed. Ho went
otcr thu ground that has been entered In
the testimony of other olllcers of the regi
ment.
( lenernl Young's Bldo of the case will bo
prcfented tomorrow.
Illlllll | > Illtll lilllKlf < Illlllll lOIIM ,
" \VAS1II.NOTON' , April 21 The InUiutrlnl
counnUelon today cxumlned Its last witness
for this month. JV. . Urlduwull , secrutriry
of the 1'cderatlon of Tr.idtH of Atlanta , ( < j
Ho tetitlfied partially a to Din ntattu of
organized labor In the south , but gave the
commission llttlo that hud not already been
covered by other wltnuisea The remain
der of this month .vill Ire Uktn up by the
lOinuiUslou In cullatlng tlie mall tcjtunon >
whl.li m bellii ? daily received lu
tuluine from II HUUMB
Impure Blood "I Imvo boon In
the best of lieallh slnoo taKlnjr Hood's
sarsnparllla for impnio blood and ton-
Ini ; tip m.s . stiMii. It Is tin- best and KM
effects nio ifood. " Tied Heor , tS ) Hetkl-
mor Stri'et. Albany , N. Y.
Dyspepsia "I bad dy pop-da and
ft.iitnio ot the luikhono. 1 ran ( inly
say Hood's S.irsapaillla sa\od my lllo.
The fraettno was healed o\\liij ) to pmo
lilood. It enroll my wife of lameness
and stomach tumble. " KHJah Mui'U ,
Saeo. Mo.
Ruunning Sores "Scarlet fo\or
lolt my ( laii.L.'hler with lunnliiK soios In
her head , which caused her moat pain ;
Hood's S-iis.iparlllii completely cnicd
bcr in a few months. " .lames ll. Colby ,
West Concoid , N. II.
Dizzy Spells "Snddon ill//.y ( -polls
would m.iko my bands and sldo numb
and I could not woiK. ' 1'ook Hood's
Sarsap.irllla and am a well man. "
Tied Y. Jlallodt , o\ ! ) l , South Kent ,
Disordered Stomach "Last
spline my stomach was in bad cnndl
lion , my lio.nl ached and 1 had a t'o ; > l
feeling , lloo I's S.iisapatlllti chanp-d
all that , hence I praise It. " Chillies
Jtovee , Cilon Falls , X. Y.
Heart and Lung Trouble "My
heait and Innjrs iiotiTiled me and I hud
a set ere i-on li. Hood's Sars.ipaillla
cntlicly icsloiod me to health. " Mis.
Chailes Hicla'i , T Hl.u'Knmr httcct ,
k , N. J.
"WORTH ITS WEI6HT IN GOLD , "
Hoxban , I. T. , Ocl 21 , 1S87 Dr Uadwny
& . Co , Now Yoik Gentlemen I send In
closed M O for which jou will pleana
send mo one dozen Rnduayh Htady Ho-
llof and one dozen Itadwaj s Pills Your
Heady Relief h considered lieieAbouts to
bo worth its v\elnht In gold Thin Is wljv
1 nm Induced to handle it 1 have handled
Oil for some time , but I consider tha
R R U far superior to thla. us It glvo
better satlsfncllon. J. M Alexander.
Rndvvuy's Ready Relief cures the worst
pains in from one to tvvtiitj minutes 1 or
Jleudaeho ( whether B ck or nervous ) ,
Toothache. Neuralgia , Rheumatism , Lum
bago , pains nnd vtuluicfB In the back ,
iplno of klilna > H , palnd around the liver ,
pleuiis ) . swelling of the Jolntn and [ mum
of nil Kinds the. application of Rurtway
Heady Rrllef will afford Immediate ease ,
and its continued use for a fuw dan effect
u permanent cure Sold hv diugtf.bls
IJI3 SUnC TO fiCT HAUWAY'S. '
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