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sponsible; If sho was Insane, then she can
not bo held for the crime. The theory of
the stuto la tlul sho was promploJ by
hatred and malice for Mrs. Morey and unless
tho state proves thut fact they have no case.
The question wns whether the Insane can
be held responsible for their nets.
He related how they had shown de
fendant's condition from childhood and
emphasUcd the testimony the expert wit
nesses Kavo In regard to the condition of
the defendant's mother shortly beforo tho
birth of ilefcndunt, telling how the mother
had attempted suicide and It was the
suicidal and homicidal Impulse that tho de
fendant had inherited. Tho girl's physical
condition was explained and how sho had
ioved Mr. Morcy.' She carried his picture
and carried n lock of his hair In n loikct
elbao o her heart. .Morey was her Idol, w.in
her Ood and H was Morey who had caused
her to fall and this caused' her to buy
arsenic, not to poison Mrs. Morey, but to
kill herself.
Court adjourned before Attorney Hasan
had finished his address to the Jury. ' Ho
will be followed In the morning by '.Will
Mutton for the slate,' Hatty and Stevens for
defendant, leaving State's Attorney Mc
creary to close.
I.iimI of Hie WUiiomx-a.
When court opened this morning .liidsc
Aibim,s asked If tho counsel for the defense
had mow witnesses and Attorney Ragan an
nounced that tho defense would rest.
Htate'B Attorney McCreary then began to
call up a long list of Hastings' prominent
business men' to testify as to tho sanity
of Viola Horlockor for tho purpoao of re
butting tho expert testimony offered by tho
defendant as to her Insanity.
A. C. Hull testified that ho had known
tho defendant during tho last fifteen yeais
and that most of tho time her conduct' was
good. Ho lived closo neighbors to the Hor
lockor family nnd It was his opinion that
Viola Horlocker Is sane. On being cross
examined he was asked If ho had ever had
any experiences with, Insano people, and he
replied that ho bad. not. Ho was Uien ex
cused. ' 'NV tiy ' ; , '
The testimony of Oj H. Spicer, who wna
ylcrk of Mho dhdrlcteourt far-four years
and In' the drug business for several" years,
was to tho effect that ho had known the
defendant ten -year and .ho considered her
sane, on or nbout the 10th day.oflast April. ,
JrtdRQ Gi H. Fleming had known the de
fendant ni,iout .ten yc-arsi -Ho bfcamo ac
quainted with her iwhen ho was county
tientturcr and fho was then assisting In tho
county Judge's office. It was his opinion
that1 Uw defendant was sano all tho time ho
had- known her. Counsel for the detente
asked Jf Mr. Fleming ever studied tho con
duct of an insano person. Ho replied that
ho had. not.
Snv Hit nt Sin-1 ill I'iiiii-IIoiih.
Lloyd Alexander had known the defendant
many years and had nttended social func
tions where sho wns six months before tho
crime was committed.
Tho testimony of Fred Konnes was to the
effect that for fifteen years he had known
the defendant and for two years prior to
last April ho had seen her nbout twlco a
week In tho ofileo of Tlbbcts & Morey. Ho
also testified ns to her sanity.
O. C. Zliin had observed the defendant In
Ills tftoro and on tho streets for several
years and ho thought her sane at all times.
drift Kvans had known the defendant
twenty years. Had met her frequently In
i business way and In singing circles. Ho
bod- nlso seen defondnnt on the day of the
poisoning about 2 o'clock In tho afternoon
md it was his opinion that jjIio wna sano
it that , time. Mr. Kvans had been In the
Irug. business many years and had studied
itcdlclne, but did not claim to be an expert
pi Uncus on insanity.
The testimony of Mrs. II. F. Ileall was to
Jio effect thut Mile hail seeu defendant In
Wiia With Eczema
Fire Could Not Havo Boon Moro
Painful.
After spcntllnjx two years in' tak
ing all kinds of uietliciiii'S that wuro
ugKcstcrt for cczomn, but without
avail, my mother was induced to tnku
Hood's Snrsnparitln. Tho result win
wonderfully gratifying. Her limbs
bad beon terribly lacerated by tho dis
ease, and there wore times when tiro
could not have been more painful.
Sho was, in fact, almost wild. Two
bottles of Hood's Sarsanarllla pom
plctoly cured her, and not a trace of
ccietna was left." K. W. Dkckkh,
Gardiner, N. Y.
Ent Woll, Sloop Well.
" Hood's Sarsaparilla has been n
great blessing to me. I was weak,
irritable, tired ami nervous; bnd no
anpctito and was always sad and des
pondent. One day 1 got hold of a
ltttlo book about Hood's Sursaparilla.
I looked it over and resolved to try u
bottle. 1 was better beforo it was
gone, so I kept on until 1 had taken
live bottles. 1 can now sleep woll,
feel cheerful and can do all my work,
Including plain sowing, and I can
wnlk two or three miles a day. I am
f)5 years old and now feel that ltfo is
worth living." Mns. Kmma Smith,
C8 K. Mitchell St.,' Oswego, X. Y
Critical Porlorl of Llfo.
I took Hood's Sarsaparilln during
tho critical period of my Hie, and now,
at tho ago of CO yoars, I am strong
rvid healthy. It Is a great ineiiiciuo
for tho blood. I lind Hood's to bo tho
best." Mus. H. Pohhoy, i."-' Lansing
Street, AUburn, N. V.
You can buy Hood's Parenparilla of
any druggist, llo suro to ask for Hood'n
and do not accept any substitute,
Bee, March 28, 1900.
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tocial clrclea and at her own home, and
had sung with her many tlmeo In the Mu
sical Cultuio club, of which organization the
defendant was president and dlrcctrem. Mrs.
licall also thought tho defendant perfectly
a a lie.
Mrs. John A. Logan met defendant two
yoais ago at tho Musical Culture club and
said she was thcro almost every evening
and during that time the defendant wa3 tho
leading member of tho organization, and
from her observations she thought the de
fendant sane.
I.Ioyd Lynn had known the defendant ten
or twelvo years nnd often met 1ior In a
business and In a social way. She always
appeared wane to him.
Defendant Looked 1'i-i-iilliu-.
Miss Mury lilgclow met tho defendant fre
quently ut her homo nnd qulto often nt tho
musical club. Tho witness said the de
fendant wan at tho last meeting of the
musical club before this alleged crime. She
also testified that tho defendant had looked
vory peculiar whllo singing In tho Presby
terian church choir the Sunday evening pre
vlous to the crime.
George E. Drown hnd known defendant
about seventeen years and hnd plenty of op
portiijiltlm to observe her movements. He
had seen and talked to defendant tho morn
ing after tho poisoning of Mrs. Morcy. Ho
thought her sane.
Ira Longaker mot defendant several times
in a social way during tho last three years
and she had always appeared sano to him.
Mrs. Hull was a neighbor for several yearn
to tho 1 lor lockers and during that tlmo she
had plenty of opportunities to study Viola's
conduct, at home, In social circles and at
church. The witneta thought tho defendant
perfectly sane.
.v I-. Uameron had lived In Hosting
nineteen years and had known defendant
since tha't time. The opportunities offend
him to study hep nature as to being sano
or insano led him to believe her sane.
F. C. Day had frequently met dofendant In
Ills store nud it was his opinion that sho
was sano. i ' t . s t
C. 15. Hlgglnbotham testified that ho had
known defendant eight or nlno years, meet
ing her frequently. Ho saw her In tho
middle of the afternoon on the day of tho
poisoning In tho law oflleo of Tlbbcts &
Morey. In conversing with her at that
tlmo ho gave her a check for the firm nnd
told her how to credit it Ho said that It
was his opinion that defendant was sane.
W. H. Dillon, proprietor of tho Bostwlck
hotel, whero Miss Horlockcr bad taken her
meals frequently up to tho tenth day of last
April, had had opportunity to sec her often
nnd it wns his opinion that sho was sane.
Took Hit to Unarm.
Tho testimony of Charles Adams was to
tho effect that bo had lived hero ten years
and had known defendant nearly all that
time. Ho met her quite often In n business
way and In a social way. Mr. Adams had
frequently acted nu her escort to dancing
parties and ho thought her perfectly sane,
Dr. Howard Bald sho h.id often met the
defendant at social functions and hnd met
Iofendant the same day of tlm poisoning.
She said It wns her opinion that tho de
fendant was perfectly sane nnd sho had
never known her to bo otuerwh?, On crops
examination tho doctor said sho would not
glvo tho opinion that defendant wns sano as
her medical opinion, but Just from obscrvn
Hon.
Dr. Charles Artz had known defendant
fivo years, during w"hich tlmo he had mot
her nt her home, in his oilico in a profes
sionnl way and nt .social functions. The
last tlmo ho had wen her was May 10, 1899
and It was his opinion that defendant was
sane,
A. H. Cramer testified that he had known
defendant about. twenty yearn, during which
time ho frequently met her In various ways
anil ho nlways considered her sane.
The testimony of Sheriff John Simmering
was to tho effect that he had known defend
nnt but threo years and that ho had chargo
of tho defendant last April when sho was
arrestee on tho chargo of having attempted
to poison Mrs. Charles A. Morey by sending
her poisoned candy. It was liln opinion that
tho defendant wag sane.
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l.nliur I'riililrnm.
CHICAGO, MnrchU According to Presi
dent James OTontioll of the International
Association of Machinists, who returned horo
from Clevoland today. It Is the Intention of
tho machlnlHts' union to begin a "campaign
of education" ou tho subject of labor union
ism. For this purpose a theatrical company
has been organized which will present n
melodrama dealing with labor problems.
The play was written by General Organizer
Stewart Held of the machinists' association,
nnd It Is proposed to wcuro dates in all the
principal manufacturing towns of the middle
west. Any profits will be devoted to tho
machinists' light. President O'Conncll, who
has been superintending the machinists'
strike In Cleveland, fa Id today that the
strike there practically had been won, as
eighteen firms had already signed the union
ngroement. Ho expressed confidence that
tho strike in Chicago would also be settled
wfthln a week or tan days by tho granting
of tho demands of tho machinists. No fur
ther nttempts at arbitration, howover. Presi
dent O'Connell said, would bo made.
tlxcniiril Crliuinnl llrouulit lliu-1.-.
OTvAV OHNTF.lt, Knn.. Mnreh 'Jl.-tSpo-rial
Telegram.) William I.ockett. who
broke Jail nt tills place Inst September
waM captured nt Hherninn, Tex., by Sheriff
Net'd of this county. lie refused to re
turn without requisition papers. Sheriff
Need got the same and brought htm back
lust nlsht. I.ockett nnd n man named
lloxi. who was In Jail. here for the mur
c'f of Sheriff Coleman of Washington
county, escaped by cutting the bars of the
Jail, lloxto U Htlll nt large. I.ockett Is n
smooth criminal and r.ns tracked to
Omaha, Kentucky and through the outh
beforo CHPturcd.
MACROS! RELATES.I11S STORY
Appears Beforo Houis (Jomrnitteo on Foreign
Affairs.
THINKS BRITISH HAD AMERICAN CIPHER
Stilton Code Hi- I Hi-it In Cnlilc for
l.i-iM of AliNUiice nml Siijh the
Dlnpiltl'll Wan Made Pull
He In .Mitul.
WASHINGTON, March 28. Charles E. Ma
crum of Hast Liverpool, O., the American
ex-consUl nt Pretoria, nppearcd before the
bouto foreign affalra committee today and
told of the alleged indignities he. suffered
at tho hands of tho Dritlsh during his In
cumbency. When ho gave out his statement
here aomo weeks ngo declaring that his oin
ctal mall had boon opened by llrltlsh offi
cials Representative Wheeler of Kentucky
introduced a resolution for an Investigation.
It was subsequently arranged that the for
eign a train committee should take the mat
ter up on Its own motion without any dlrec
Urn from tho house and Mr. Mac rum wns
summoned to testify.
There wcro many visitors In tho committee
room when Chairman Hlti called the com-mlttt-o
to order. Mr. Mncrum was asked by
Chalrmnn Hilt to make uuch statement as
ho saw lit icgnrdlng the opening of his mall
by tho Dritlsh censor. In opening, Mr. Mn
crum recalled the statement ho had tnado
some tlmo ngo to the Associated Press. That
statement, ho said, practically embodied all
he had to say. Ho explained when he asked
fcr a leave of absence lie desired to come
homo for private business reasons nnd be
cause ho desired to place beforo the United
States government certain facts which ho
deemed It essential should be known here.
Ho understood, ho said, that tho llrltlsh
had possession of our cablo cipher. He was
not certain cf this, but ho had since had In
formation which convinced him that his sus
picions were correct. Ho also desired In
formation ns to his course when the settle
ment enmu nt tho end of the war. Further,
he had n petition from somo American resl-
lents in tho Transvaal asking that tho
United States maintain absoluto neutrality
which ho wi.nted to present to tho State de
partment. Tho petition he read to tho com
mittee. It wns signed by Gordon, the con
sular agent nt Johannesburg.
Asked as to when ho wns first satisfied
that his mall was being tampered with he
said, war was declared October 12. He did
not receive nny mnll between that date and
the second week in Wovembcr. Ordinarily
ho had n box of mall every week.
Did other people rccclvo wall during
that period?" asked Mr. Williams of Mis
sissippi. "Not that I know of," replied
Mr. Mncrum.
Pressed for specific information ns to how
he got the Intimation that the British wcro
opening and delaying his mcSl he replied
that when his mall did not arrive he tele
graphed our consul nt T.ourenzo Mnrquez,
requesting him to Inquire of Capetown why
It was being delayed
I'roilm-CH Opt-ueil Kn v'1om-h.
Tho consul nt Lourenzo Marquoz lepllcd
that be also had received no mall. Mr.
Macrum said the delay of his mall created
a conviction in his mind that the lirltlsh
authorities were responsible. The first
actual evidence ho had wis the receipt of
two opened letters. He produced tho en
velopcs which ho enld contained those let
tcrs. One was from n private citizen ad
dressed to tho United States consul at Pre
torla, nnd the other was to him by name,
from Consul Stowo nt Capetown,
Mr. William Aldcn Smith of Michigan in
terrogated the witness sharply on tho ren
sons for stating his belief that the Dritlsh
authorities had possession of the State de
partment's cipher.
Mr. Macrum said ho could not affirm tbjt
fact from actual knowledge, but there were
certain facts which convinced him that bucIj
was the cose. He explained that on No
vember 6 ho had cabled the State depart
ment In cipher asking for a leave of ab
sence, mat message nan gone mrougn
Durban. The next day November 7 he
said ho hnd been Informed a newspaper nt
Durban printed the fact that ho had asked
for leavo of nbsence.
'Mr. Smith wns proceeding to Interrogate
Mr. Macrum an to the character of the code
used by him in this dispatch, especially as
to whether ho had usjd what was known as
tho Slater code, a common code purchasablo
anywhere. Mr. Hltt thought It Improper to
touch the matter of tho codes employed by
tho government, but it was finally agreed
that no harm could come from a direct reply
as to whether tho Slater codo was used.
"Tho mctsnge, " said Mr. Macrum, "was
sent In tho Stnto department cipher of the
Slater code."
"And you claim tho substance of that ills
patch was mado public?" asked Mr. Smith.
"I do." .
"Whero?"
"In Natal,"
"Was it nn accurate publication?"
"I do not know."
Mr. Macrum said ho had nover seen tho
publication. He had only been Informed
that tho fact that he had asked leavo of
absence had been printed. Ho afilrrned
that no one knew of this fact savo himself,
At this point Mr. Howard of Georgia Inter'
posed to question tho utility of tho ex
amination of Mr. Mncrum.
"It looks to me," said he, "llko an effort
to concoct a sensntlon out of nothing."
Dut tho commltteo decided to proceed and
In reply to somo questions from Mr. Durle
son Mr. Macrum stated that ho had been
granted leavo of absenco by Secretary Hay
on November lo,
Ollu-r CoiihiiIh Suffer.
Ho rend to the committee a message from
tho, cablo company saying a cipher cable
sent by him to tho secretary of state on No
vembor IB bad been held up by the military
censor until December 2. Asked If other
consuls had suffered any Inconvenience In
the matter of , communicating with their
home governments Mr. Macrum said they
had. Tho lSelglan and Gorman consuls both
told him that no cipher telegrams wero
allowed to go through.
"Did you report to the Stato depnrtmen
that your mall had been opened?" asked Mr,
Derry of Kentucky.
"I did not."
"Did you mentlou it upon your arrival In
Washington?"
"I did not."
"Why?"
"I would prefer not to answer that ques
Hon." This reply raUwl a general laugh In
the commltteo room.
Mr. Adams of Pennsylvania then proceeded
to cross-question Mr. Macrum rather
vcrely upou the duty cf a consul to remain
at his post during complications.
Mr Macrum described an alleged meeting
between President Steyn of the Orange Freo
Stato nnd Consul Stowo of Capetown, at
which ho wua present, In which bo sold
Steyn was very anxious that Stowo should
do something to settle the difficulty which
was brewing. Ho said that President Steyn
suggested an appeal to the president of the
United States and Mr. Stowe had replied that
he would bo glad If somo such thing could
bo done.
"And f havo reawon to believe that the
question was submitted to the president of
the United States," added Mr. Macrum, "and
that ho returned an unfavorable roply."
"What makes you say that?" Inquired Mr.
HUt.
"I was told so by Colonel Stowe."
"Was that statement In writing?"
"It was."
"Have you the letter?"
"No, It Is In the flies of tho Pretoria con
sulate." , After further quettlonlng Mr. Macrum eatd
ho might have a copy of the letter; he could
not say positively. Subsequently he said
ho thought he could produce It In a short
time.
Mr Macrum went over tho exchange ot
telegrams with the Stato department rela
tive to his leave, but a these wero In the
cipher of the department the commltteo did
not call for them. He stated that his reason
for not making n report to the State depart
ment on tho conditions In South Africa was
that when ho called on Assistant Secretary
Hill ho said to Mr. Hll that ho onderstood
that ho had been relieved. Mr. Hill re
sponded that this was true. Under such cir
cumstances Mr. Macrum said he had no re
port to make to tho department. He- en
deavored, however, to seo the secretary of
state, but was told that Mr. Hoy was out
After hearing Mr. Macrum the committee
went Into executive session. Chairman Hltt
presonted a letter from Secretary Hay glv-
Ing in detail the department's view of the
subject and this wns subsequently made pub- ,
llo. The. commltteo took no nctlon nt. to , u"ll,"uu'i'' i Px "J e neirs of the om
mnklng n report! and It wns stated by mem-1 cer fnd enlisted men of the regular army,
hers that thero wns nothing to bo done be.
ond taking the testimony. Secretary Hay's
letter giving tho official view of the caso Is
follows:
Mecrelnry lln' l.otlrr.
'WASHINGTON, March 21, 1000 Hon. It.
It. Hltt, Chairman Committee on Foreign
AfTnlrt). House of Representatives Sir: in
response to your Inquiries of this morning
i nave tno nonor to repori mat up iu mm of the civil service. The amendment was
dato Mr. Macrum, late consul of the United adopted.
Stntes nt Pretoria, has mado no representa-1 Ash of Wisconsin, on behalf of the com
tlona to this department In regard to the , mlttee. offered an nmendment to tedurn
opening of his mall by the llrltlsh authorl- j
ties.
"Although without any Information ex
cept tho allegations of Mr. Macrum, to
which a roferonce was made In n resolution
f tho houso of representatives mnklng cer-
aln Inquiries of this department, I men
loned tho matter to the Dritlsh nmbassador.
who made Inquiry In ygard to It of Che
llrltlsh government, and was lnforme.1 In
return that tho llrltlsh government was not
aware of nny such Incident having taken
place, but if nnythlng of the sort hnd oc
curred it woe contrary to the Instruction
of that government.
"I received no further Information In
regard lo tho matter until the 21st of this
month, when this government was Informed
by a dispatch from Mr. J. O. Stowe, consul
general of the United States nt Capetown,
that:
Two letters from this consulate, one
to Pretoria and one to Lourenzo Marquez,
wero opened by tho censor nt Durban. Upon
nottco of this I called upon the high com
missioner, who wired Durban, nnd n very
satisfactory apology was returned.'
"I Ma Is all . tho information possessnd
by this department In regard to tho Inci
dent."
In rcferenco to certain allegations ns to
our consuls in South Africa having been ap
proached with suggestions of mediation, I
havo tho honor to reply that In a dispatch of
tho 3d of October, receive! at this depart
ment .on the Cth of November, and tho only
ono on our file relating to this matter, Mr.
Stowo reported as follows:
'Under tho dato of September 26 I re
ceived from tho United Stntes consular
agent at Uloemfonteln, O. F. S., a letter
which reads as follows: "1 saw President
Steyn this afternoon, by his request, nnd ho
would like to havo you find out at once If
your (my)- government will consent for you
to act as arbitrator, and if you can nlso
find out If tho 'high commissioner would also
consent. Tho president nppears to think
whatever Is done should be dono at once, and
wishes to know if you can give him this
information."
I replied by wlro ns follows: I -will
reply by wlro to your letter of tho 26th this
afternoon'
"After gWlnfc tho' nbovo request careful
ccu&tderntlti1 I called 'upon the high com
'mlssloner"thej Wm'o dale, rind In the course,
of conversation said: 'When i dined with'
you tho other May you stated your govern
ment wonld nover nonmt to arbitration by
outside powers or representatives, nnd your
publis'hed dispatches so state. Are you of
tho same opinion?' nnd ho replied: 'What
I might llko to do I cannot do now, as ray
hands ro tied.' Then I told him in nub-
stanco what r had been asked by tho presi
dent of tho Orange Freo State and tho high
commissioner said: 'Plcaso stato the fol
lowing as your reply,' which ho dictated and
which appears In tho following copy of my
telegraphic dispatch to tho United Btateo
consular agent nt Uloemfonteln, In tho words
underlined, to which I add?l the first five
words not underlined:
Cannot ask government myself. Havo
seen the party requested nnd though per
sonally favorable to further negotiations
thinks ho cannot move on the line propooed.'
Relieving It a courtesy duo to United
States Consul Macrum at Pretoria I sent tho
following dispatch, same date: 'Was asked
by tho Freo Slate to ask our government
If it would consent for me to arbitrate
nnd to seo tho hlgh commissioner, and rc
pllod: 'Hero follows the above dispatch. Dis
patches sent In code.'
"I nlso deemed It right to nest Consul
Macrum as above, not only tor tho reason
that tho Ornngo Free Stnto l In his Juris
diction, but for tho further reason that bo
bad said In a communication to mo of the
dato: 'Nothing can bo done hero for peace
unless matters aro settled at your end. Over
1,000 men sent to border last night! It any
thing Is dono It must bo quickly done; tho
high commissioner should do something tor
peace).'
"It wan a question in my mind If I ought
to tako any nctlon at all on tho request of
the Orango Freo Stnto president, but tho
high commissioner afterward said to mo
that I had acted right and that he was grate
ful at ray nctlon.
"Ab you also inquired n regard to tho
departuro of Mr. Macrum from his post at
Pretoria I have the honor to Inform you that
on tho 7tb of November Mr. Macrum telo
cranhed requesting leave, 'Permission
visit America. Absolutely Imperative, pri
vate and official business. Atlebury, Amer
ican, takes chargo. Cablo quickly.'
To thlo I replied: 'Your presence at Tro
torla Is of utmost Importanco to public In
terests.' Ho then, on tho 11th of Novem
ber, cabled: 'No reply. Department will ap
prove leave on explanation. Imperative.
Cablo Immediately.'
"Tho next day ho cabled again: 'Cable re
ceived. Everything qulot. Atlebury capable,
experienced. My presence home absolutely
necessary.'
"On tho 18th he cabled once more: 'Three
cables requesting leave unanswered. Sub
stitute sufficient here, but not nt home.
Please cable acquiescence quick. Ship Hail
ing soon.'
"In reply to this, on the 20th of November,
I nnoworcd: 'Your presence at Pretoria Is
Important to public Intercvsta.'
"On the 1st of December Mr. Macrum
once more cabled me: 'No reply. Depart
ment will approvo leave on explanation, Im
perative. Cable immediately.'
"And again same date: 'If can't leavo
without permission will forfeit pest If
department don't approve on explanation,
pleaso reply.'
Mncrum In Itellevrd.
"Upon thl, Inferring from these dis
patches that Mr. Macrum was In a state of
tal ml which would make his sorvlces In
I Pretoria useless, I answered on the 2d of
1 December: 'You may como home. Put Atle
bury temporarily In charge. Department
will send a man from here.'
"Soon after this I received several news
paper arflcjes and letters' from responsible
persons assorting that Atlebury, whom Ma
crum wished to place temporarily In charge
of tbo consulate, was a person of disputable
character nnd a fugitive from justice, 1
therefore directed Mr. Hollls, consul at
Lourenzo Marquez, to
proceed at once to
Pretoria and take temporary chargo of tho
consulate until the arrival of Mr. A. S. Hay,
Who had been appointed consul. I nm, sir,
very truly, your obodient servant,
"JOHN HAY."
DEMOCRATS HARD TO PLEASE
Crlllelp the (in vi-riiiuen t .Vow for
SpciKllnir Too Murli JIiiiipj oil
Trnimport.
WASHINGTON, March 28. Consideration
of tho army appropriation bill was resumed
by the house today, When the para
graph appropriating $150,000 for building
military telegraph lints In Alaska was
reached Moody of Massachusetts offered
nn amendment, winch was adopted, requiring
nat all commercial receipts over the lines
bould bo accounted for and covered Into
the treasury.
'"Rcram of Massachusetts offered an
who havo died In tho service since January
1. 1898, two months' extra pay. Tho amend
ment went out on n point of order.
Mahon of Pennsylvania moved to strike
out from tho provision empowering the sec
retary of war to employ nnd assign the
clerks nnd messengers (158 In mumber) In
his department tho words "employ nnd."
Tho purpose was to prevent the secretary
rom employing clerks from without tho palo
tho appropriation for travel allowance to
enlisted men on discharge from 13,000.000
to $2,000,000 nnd provide for the commutn
tlon of mileage nt the rate of 4 cents a mile.
Ash said that (Uncharge mlleago wns now
computed under an old statute, passed In
1812, by which, for Instance, a colonel would
be allowed $2,308 to travel from San Fran
cisco to Washington, whereas his railroad
faro would be but $77. Marsh made a point
or order against tho nmendment, which was
sustained.
Speaking to a pro forma nmendment
Drlggs of New York called attention to a
newspaper article describing the luxurious
fittings of tho transport Sumner, which ho
said was remodeled nt nn enormous cost.
Drlggs said the enormity of tho extrava-
ganco In fitting tho ship wns beyond cre
dence. A $7,000 silver service had been
placed In It, he said, with cut glass
tumblers which cost 75 cents n piece. Tho
palatial furnishings or the Sumner were
such as could be .found nowhere except on a
millionaire's yacht. Ho contrasted the con
dition of this yacht with those employed by
tho government when the soldlcrB were
being sent out to fight their country's
battles during the Spanish war. Drlggs
said he intended to Introduce a resolution
to Investigate tho extravagance In fitting
up tho Sumner.
Hull snld the other side wns occupying a
strange position. During tho wnr their
complaint was that the transports were not
good enough. Now the complaint was th'it
our soldiers wero to be treated too well.
Hull eulogized our transport system, which
ho said was tho best In the world. If thero
was reckless extrnvaganco In fitting out
the transports Hull said thin Information
could bo obtained nt the War department.
But he predicted it the information was
called for it would be found thnt while tho
troopships had been fitted up splendidly
there had been no recklessness In the ex
penditures.'
Drlggs said his only desire was to crltl
else unjustifiable extravagance. Cannon
(Ills.) contributed to the debate n eulogy
of tho quartermaster general of tho nrmy,
who he was convinced would not bo guilty
of undue extravagance,
Lentz offered an amendment providing
that no part of tho money appropriated for
the pay of tho army should bo paid to tho
son of any member of congress who bad se
cured his appointment since tbo destruction
of tho battleship Maine, It was ruled out
on a point of order.
Recurring to tho newspaper nrtlclo read
by Drlggs Wheeler of Kentucky delivered
an appeal against extravagance. If it wns
unpatriotic to protest against that be said
ho was witling to take tbo responsibility of
being unpatriotic. Cochran also inveighed
ngalnst profligacy In expenditures.
Without completing consideration of tho
bill the conference reports on tho urgent
deficiency and pension appropriation bill
were agreed to and the house adjourned.
VOTE TO BE TAKEN TUESDAY
Hrnstr Will Act ou I'orto Jtlco Tnrlff
and Gorenniieiitnl Meaanres
on thnt Day.
WASHINGTON, March 28. Tbo senato
today agreed to vote on tho Porto Hlco gov
ernmental and tariff bill Tuesday after
noon at 4 o'clock.
An lmportnnt utterance was mado later
In tho day on the bill by Davis of Minnesota,
who advocated froo trade 'between tho
United States and Porto Rico. His speech
was comparatively brief, but his reasoning
was so closo and cogent thnt ho crowded
Into small space an Immense amount of
woll-dlgested information and caroful
thought. HIb principal proposition was that
the necessary money to be raised by taxa
Hon should not be raised by a duty levied
upon Porto Mean products, but by an In
ternal revenue tax levied on rum nnd
tobacco produced ou the Island. This syi
tern, In his opinion, would bettor suit tho
people of the United States and thoso of
Porto Rico than tho proposed tariff and
would be Just, equitable and constitutional.
Tho amendment offered by Carter to the
Alaska civil code bill allowing mining for
gold undor tho waters of Capo Nome under
certain restrictions, -was ngreed to, but no
further progress was made with the mcun
uro.
Nelson resigned from tn committee on
Indian affairs and was succeeded by Hard
of California.
Consideration of tho Porto Rlcp hill waa
resumed, tho pending question being upon
the freo silver coinage amendment offered
by 'Morgan. Tho amendment was defeated
15 to 33.
Davis waB recognized for a speech.
"I am so desirous of an early vote upon
this bill," said Davis, "that I havo thought
It better to address tho senate this after
noon much more "briefly than I otherwise
would have done. This will cause mo to
omit somo discussion of constitutional que
Hons and many other matters auxiliary aud
collateral to tho main subject."
While bo deemed tho question very Im
portant ho regarded It ns entirely non
partisan and felt that It ought to be so con
Bldercd. His remarks, be Bald, would be
directed to the bouse bill which bad become
a part of tbo senate measure. He enld that
It could not he denied that from tho tlmo
tbo mcasuro was reported to the houso until
today there had beou a rising tldo of pro
test against It and that protest had cul
minated in righteous Indlgnntlon. It had
come from cvory part of the country and
from people In ovory walk of llfo nnd It was
based upon the principle that Porto Rico,
In nil tho circumstances, should have freo
trndo with the United States.
Upon the question presented, be said,
thero was an Infinite variety of opinion.
After explaining briefly nn amendment ho
bad offered earlier In tho day Davis main
tained that a tariff could not be levied as
between Porto Rico nnd the United States,
although It was perfectly competent for
congress to provldo for tho collection of In
ternal revenue taxes on the Island.
Aini-mlnim t to llir 1I1II.
WASHINGTON, March 28. Senators
Davis and Nelson Introduced amendments
to the Porto Rico bill today. Senator
Davis' amendment Is a modification of his
previous amendment and provides for a
diitv on tobacco and rum when brought Into
J the Unltel States from Porto Rico. Senator
HYPNOTISM
Don't Forget My Lecture on Hypnotism This Evening.
THURSDAY, MARCH 29,
Creigliton Hall - 8:30 O'clock
I Intend to tench you In that one levture Just what Hypnotism Is, and
show yon how It Is applied. 1 will tench ou
How to Hypnotize
Don't suppose that this Is to bo a funny show or nnythlng of that kind.
I am not here to ainuso you.
JPrice of Admission, - $1
and to each person attending this lecturo I glvo free choice of one of the fol
lowing four book-prcralums, to-wlt:
l'ltr.iiii Ms i'iii'.ii,
1 Course, of Instruction In Personal Magnetism $2 00
2 Course of Instruction In Mind Heading . $2 00
3 Course of Instruction in Absent Ilenllng $2.00
i Journal of Suggestive Therapeutics $300
i;t'.it.i.vri:i:.
If nnyono Is dissatisfied with Lecturo or Premium, nnd does not think he
has received his money's worth, I will, upon demand nt the Paxtoii Hotel,
refund his dollar. (Signed)
Sydney Flower, LL. D.
Nelson's amendment is a substitute for sec
tion 0 of tho bill nnd Is ns follows
"Section !). That on nnd after the passage
of this act all articles lmnorted Into the
United States from Porto Rico and nil arti
cles Imported Into Porto Rico from the
United States shall bo exempt from duty,
provided, however, that articles of Porto
Rlcan manufacture coming into tho United
States shall, before 'being withdrnwn for
consumption or sate, bo subject to tho pay
ment of a tax equnl to the Internal revenuo
tax Imposed In the United States upon the
like articles of domestic manufacture; such
tax to bo paid by Internal revenue stamp, or
stamps to bo purchased and provided by the
commissioner of Internal revenue, nnd to be
procured from tho collector of Internal rev
enue at, or most convenient to, the port of
entry of said nrtlclcs in the United Stntes
and to bo affixed undor such regulations as
tho commissioner of internal revenue, with
tho npproval of tho secretary of tho treas
ury, shall prescribe."
POSTMASTERS FOR NEBRASKA
I'renldrnt Mciidn NomliinlluiiM lo Sen
ate for Viirloiin 1'cilernl
OUIlMTd.
WASHINGTON, March 28. Tho president
today scut tho following nominations to the
senato:
Postmasters Nebrnskn: G. W. Randall,
Nowman Grove; William Roycr, Seward;
Bernard Mounich, Hooper. Texas: C. P.
Zlegcnbnls, Uastrop; J. I. Carter, Arling
ton. Colorado: J. L. Moore-head, Uoulder.
California: Km ma Hapgood, Marysvllle; J.
W. Harvey, Monrovia.
Vnr For promotion In the volunteer army
of tho United States: Socond Lieutenant
13. Mclntyre, Thlrty-sovcnth Infantry, to hi
first lieutenant.
Navy To be a captain: Commander II.
W. Lyon, To bo nontenant commanders:
Lieutenants J. M. Orchard, J. N. Jordan
and Augustus F. Fletcher. To be an as
sistant paymaster: Christian J. Peoples of
California.
iNcitr.Asn ii.v wmows' pknsion.s.
lunar- Co in ml Her Kiivorx 3lorc Aid In
OIIIcitk' lti-IlctB.
WASHINGTON, ilarch 28. Tho houso
commltteo on pensions today recommended
an Incrcaso to $40 a mouth In tho pension of
tho widow of Colonel Kgbert, killed in tho
Phllippineo; J10 to tho widow of Colonel
Haskell, Who died from wounds received In
Cuba; J35 to tbo widow of Colonel J. J.
Van Horn, who died during the Spanish war;
J30 to tho widow of Captain C. W. Howell,
killed In Cuba; J3S to tho -widow of Com
mnndar Horace Blme'r of tho navy, and J30
to tho widow of Commodore C. C. Hadger of
tho navy.
Representative Levy of Now York today
Introduced n bill to transfer troop ships and
trniisports to tho Navy department, tho botv-
Ico to bo conducted by a bureau or transports
of tho Navv dennrtment. tho vessels to bo
manned and officered from the navy and the
bureau to bn under the direction or a naval
officer not ibolow tho rank of commander.
Senator Foraker today Introduced a bill
Increasing to tho extent of 23 per cent tho
salaries of oil mialo employes of the gov
ernment printing office, where tho salaries
aro now less thnn J I ier day. '
Kleberg of Teotas today Introduced a bill
to prevent the organization of trusts and
monopolies and tho granting of charters to
the same, and Fitzgerald of MnssachunottH
pnwentcd a mensuro providing that clergy
men of nny denomination shall bo admitted
to army posts at any tlmo when de-sired by
officers or enlisted men.
I'F.XHIONS FOR WI'.STIUIN VIITI'.HANS.
Survivor of Hie Civil Wnr Ilnnetn
lierrd li- tlir- iovr rnini-iil.
WASHINGTON, March 28. (Spoclal.)
Tho following western pensions havo been
granted:
Iniio of March 12:
Nebraska: Increase William A. Free
man. Fremont. Jfi to iS. Reissue Robert
Dew, Tccumseh, J10,
Iowa: Additional James P. Johnson,
Norwuy. $8 to 112. Restoration nnd reissue
Sooclal nccrued, March 14 (spcclul act),
Andrew S. Kvans, deceased, Searsboro, J33.
Increnso Dominie W. Lair, MnrHhnlltown,
18 to 12; John Staffetibeal, Hartwlck, JO to
J8; Nels Paulsen, Davenport, if to $12;
George V. Illckson, Calamus, J8 to Jin.
Reissue Fred 8. Whltine. Des Moines, J17.
Reissue and increase John Fltzglbbnn.
Hlotix City, J to $12. Original widows, i-le.
Rachel Hleklcj, Hamilton, J8; (special uc
erued, Murch II). Klvlra K. Pnlne, Mn
renco, J8; Jnnn K. HvatiH, Hearsboro, J8.
South Dakota: Increase Julius O. Ter
rlll, Hrldgewator, J10 to J12.
IlViium Still Not Confirmed.
WASHINGTON, March 28. Tbo (Benato
today failed to confirm tho nomination of
W. D. Ilynum ns general nppralser of tho
port of New York, bccniiHo of tho absence
of n quorum. The nomination was dobatcd
nt somo length ond was attacked by Sena
tors Jones of Arknnsns, Herry nnd Money,
whllo Senators Fairbanks and Spooner spoko
In Rynum's behair. Tno opponents or con
1 flrmatlon based their opposition on tho
1 cround that Ilynum Is not a democrat, al-
1 though nominated as such and that ha had
worked against Rryan, A vote was called
for nnd tho democrats refrained from vot
ing, thus breaking the quorum and forcing
an adjournment.
To IJl'iid I'neiiiiwitlo Tuhr Nervier,
WASHINGTON, March 28. Tho question
of oxtendlng the pneumatic tube sorvlco to
a number of poetoffices throughout the toun
try was considered at a special meeting of
tho house committee ou postofflces today anil
an agreement was reached to Insert J726,00'J
AMI SUM IIVI'S.
CRCICHTM
i 'iMiiioii mat.
to.mijht Miin.
K A'l'll It V.V O.STKIUI IN A CO.
In "The Kdltor "
KMI'IHK t'OMKIIV I'OIIIl.
I.KIIOV und OI.AVI'ON.
Hl.NSON nnd WAI.I.AflJ.
l-r.Altl.K S1.HTIHI.S I.
III.AKi: mid 1. Allium.
TUT. (illlMT A.MIlllll AX IIIIICIIAPII.
ixt lll Ainiitfin- Mhhv l-'rltluy
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Ill Souvenir .VI nil hit Sntiirdiiy, .llnr.
111. I'M no tailored l'lintourm uro of
lifiiiillful Knlliryn OBtrriintii nlvrn
fri-p (o i-vcry liuly unit Ki-iitli-niuii
atleiidliiK.
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FIUIIAY NKillT SATI IIDAV 31 T.
JAMES O'NEILL in
"THE MUSKETEERS."
sat. Nipnt "MONTE CRISTO"
PmCKS-Jl.M. Jl.fW. 75c. DOc. 15c. Mnti-ncc-$1.0O.
75c, Wo, 25e.
VIN MA 111 AN I
MarhiniW'liie World l'inioiis Tonic
lint'TOII.V OlMMO.NSl
''.Mils digestion and nsklmllatioii, re
moves fatigue nud Improves tile appe
tite." "Sustains life 'or n long period nnd
nourishes without nny other food or
dilnk."
All Druggists. Refuse Substitutes.
In the postoftlco appropriation bill for tliu
development and extension of this service.
This Is u consldcrnblo IncrcoHo over previous
appropriations, which havo been sufficient
only for experimental service in a few cities.
Moinlii-rx of Nuvy I'n.r.-y Hoard.
WASHINGTON, March 28.-Sccretary
Long today completed thn personnel of tho
navy policy bourd by appointing as members
Captain Roblcy I). ICvntin, at prehent at
tached to the lighthoiisu board; Captain
Henry C, Taylor, commanding the Vermont,
Captnln Charles K. Clnrk, commander of
tho Lcnguo Island navy ynrd; Captain
French H. Chadwlck, now on waiting orders,
nnd Colonel Gcorgo C. Re'ld, nt marlno head
quarters hero. (Tho other members of tho
board aro Admiral De,wry, president; Rear
Admiral A. S. Crownlnshlcld of tho naviga
tion bureau; Captnln Charles 1). SJgsbeo,
chief Intelligence officer; Captain Charles
II, Stockton, president of tho War college,
and Captain Asa Walker, assistant chief of
the War college, and tho assistant chief In
telligence officer.
l'ri-ni-li CrofiH lli-i-i-i-nxlnn.
WASHINGTON, March 28. Consul Atiwcll
at Roubalx has reported to the Stato de
partment upon tho condition uf tho wheut
nnd winter ryo crops In Franco, showing that
this yoar's acreage of wheat sown amounted
to lC.8G9,r09 acres, uu against 17,097,937 acres
lust year.
Tho production Is estimated to ho over
311,000,900 hushuls this year, as compared to
308,000,000 in JS99. The acreage of winter
ryo sown Is ubout 3,fi00,000 acres, a little
less than tho amount last year, nud present
pronpects Indicate a production of nbout
Cl.OOO.OOO hushel.1, against iifarly 70.000,000
hushelM last season, ( j !
.In i ii ii I'ri-fi-iK to Kiiiliy .In pniii-Hr.
WASHINGTON, March 28 Consul Gen
eral Ooowey at Yokohama had tranwnlttcd
to tho Stato department n copy of his reply
to Inquiries from Americans as to oppor
tunities for employment til Japan. He rec
ommends that Americans shall not como to
that country seeking employment, as each
year finds an increasing number of young
Japanese, who havo been educated abroad,
coming homo and the natural policy in
official circles Is to dlHjhargo foreigners as
fast as their places can ho filled by tho re
turning natlvcu.
Ilrnr Admiral lln- llrllri-n,
WASHINGTON' March 28.Rear Admiral
Benjamin F. Day has voluntarily applied
for retirement from tho uctlve list of tho
navy and his Tiamo will bo placed on tho
retired list today. Ho has not been to sea
slnco February. 1S9G, and was thoroforn
compelled to tako the noxt vacant command
afloat, for which he was Incapacitated by
falling down .nn elevator shaft oovoral
months ngo.
Sll- for ONUiilooan llnlfillnu.
WASHINGTON. March 28 Tho secretary
of tho treasury has accepted the proposi
tion of thn qwuers of a tract 5f land on
tho northeast, dornor of North Market and
Avenue A, Oskaloosa, la., for U site for
a public building. Tho prlca was $6, COO.
Soldier' Dintli In Culm.
WASHINGTON, March 28. General Wood
at Havana hns notified tbo War department
of the death on the 25 th Instant at IMnir
del Rio, from meningitis, of William Tlm
mlns, First Infantry,