The Omaha, Daily Bee.
ESTABLISHED JUKJ3 1J), 1871.
OMAHA, TL'ESDAY MOUSING, APRIL
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REED'S TRIAL BEGINS
Manila. Dopot Commitiarj'i Alleged
Swindling Geti an Airing in Court.
OBJECTIONS OF THE DErcNSE OVERRULED
Perfunctory Frellminariei ,,( Wit
laues Placid on Stand av ' .
CIGAR FACTORY MANAGER FIRST CALu
Ea;i E Gar Reed $1,050 U Htlp "Make
Up" DaTia' Deficieioj.
INSPECTOR GARLINGTON ALSO HEARD
Tentlflra Mint Aretmcd Mnn I'rlvntely
Admitted HnvliiK Secured Money
mm Aliened, Itnl Only for II In
IrcilcccKor'ii .ced.
MANILA, April 2?. Tho trial of Captain
James C. Heed, former depot commissary at
Manila, who was arrested about a fortnight
ngo for nlleged participation In tho com
missary frauds, was begun here today and
bids fair to develop Into a celebrated case.
Captain Heed Is charged with soliciting and
receiving brlbus and with other ofllclal mis
conduct. At tho beginning of the trial, counsel for
tho defensu objected to the Jurisdiction of
tho court, alleging that under an act pro
mulgated In 1901, ofllcerH of thu regular es
tablishment uro lnollglblo aa members of a
courtmartlal to try an olllcor of volunteers.
Tho defonso further denied that n state
of war existed In Manila today, and alleged
that tho provost marshul, General Ocorgo
W. Dnvlx, Is unauthorized to convene a gen
eral courtmartlal, and Intimating that as
General MacArlhur virtually preferred tho
charges against Captain Itecd, tho orders
directing his trial by courtmartlal should
come from Washington. Tho defense fur
ther objected to the tact that several mem
bers of tho court were of Inferior rank to
Captain Reed. All theso objections wero
overruled and the hearing of testimony was
begun.
Mr. Schlndlcr, manager of the Alhambra
cigar factory, testified that In November
Captain Itecd had told him that Major
George B. DavlB, who was the depot com
missary beforo Captain Heed, but who was
aent to the United States on sick leave and
whoso namo appears upon the books of
Evans & Co., government contractors at
Manila, as tho recipient of $1,000, was $2,000
Bhort In his accounts. Continuing, Mr.
Bchlndlcr gave Captain Iteed $1,050, which
was 2H per cunt commission on tho cigars
Hold to tho commlssnry dopartmcna during
Ihe tlino Major Davis was depot commissary
at Manila.
An ofllccr named Franklin, who was as
sistant commissary, testified that on March
18 nnd following the direction of a superior
omcer, ho obtained $1,000 from Major Davis
and paid this money over to Schlndlcr.
tUvc Iteed'a Admlaajon.
Inspector "Gcucral Darlington testified
that during tho preliminary Investigation
of tho commissary scandals, Captain Itecd
admitted to him recovering money from
Bchlndlcr nnd others, and gave 88 nn ex
cuse that tho money so recovered was In
tended to cover Major Davis' beef shortage.
Lieutenant Illchard II. Townley of the
navy, at pres'ent superintendent of tho Ma
nila nautical school, testified that as a
rcHult of a conference with Cnptnln Heed
ho went to see Castlo Ilros,, contractors,
who supply tho commissary department
with vegetables, etc., and wnntrd them to
glvo Certain Heed $2,000nnd 10 por cent
commission on all sales. Castlo Ilros. de
murred to this proposition. Lieutenant
Townley again went to Castle Ilros. and
this time only asked them for $2,000. Castle
Jlros. wero reluctant to hand over this sum
nnd Lieutenant Townley explained that
Captain Reed was In n position to ndvanco
tho Interest) of the firm and that It would
bo advantageous to Castle Ilros. to oblige
him. Lieutenant Townley testified that ho
further explained to Castle Ilros. that Cap
tain Itecd might allow them tho use of gov
ernment lighters mid possibly be less rigid
In tha Inspection, of goods purchased. Lieu
tenant Townley said that ho thought Cap
tain Reed was doing n noble thing lu at
tempting to protect tho character of a
brother officer. He also said that such
transactions were not customary In tho
navy. When cross-questioned Lleutennnt
Townley until, rather sheepishly, that ho
"whr not so sure he was doing right In
taking the witness chair.
Colonel Charles A. Woodruff, chief of the
ubslstenco department In Manila, ex
plained the circumstances of Captain
Heed's f.ppolntracnt and described tho du
ties of the depot commissary, not knowing
whether tho accounts of Major Davis wore
correct or not. Colonel Woodruff explained
that on December 30 Castle Dros. aroused
his suspicion by Intimating that money was
being collected by nn officer of the com
missary department. Later Colonel Wood
ruff aent fur Captain Reed, who admitted
receiving rebates for the purpose of cover
ing the delinquencies of Major Davis. The
testimony of Colonel Woodruff Is unfinished
nnd other witnesses are awaiting examina
tion. Lieutenant John W. Hnuserraann of the
Thlrty-tourth Infantry Is Judge advocate of
the court Hnd Major Thomas L. Ilnrtlgnn
of the Thirtieth Infantry and Captain
Charles II. Marple of tho Fortieth Infantry
are tho attorneya for tho defendants.
WHAT MANILA PAPERS SAY
Confirm Itrporta I'rrvlonaly C'nliled
HeKKi'iHiiK Inveatliiatinii In Coin
mlaanry Department.
WASHINGTON. April 29. Copies of Ma
alia papers a month old have been received
at tho War department containing stories
of the discoveries of Irregularities In the
matter of commissary stores. It appears
from these accounts that Major West, who
was sent to Manila to bo commissary,
would not havo charge of the department
until tha stores wera cither shown upon
Invoice or accounted for. This led to In
vestigation and somo of the enlisted men
and civilians employed about tho commis
sary storo houses were arrested. Then tho
Manila police mado the rounds of the city
ana rouna quite a largo amount of commls
ary supplies in different places.
Much of this could ba accounted for by
the sale of savings on rations, but this
aavlng It appears could not be disposed
o to general buyers, for au order In force
1b the Philippines directs the return to the
commissary department of stores uf sav
lngs, which will bo paid for at the rate of
cost to the government. This would be a
much less profit than could bo obtained by
aeallng with merchants nnd contractors
The papers received here simply enlarge
upon tha cable reports.
MINE GAS KILLS FIVE
Uxiilnslon nt Aldcrnnn. I, T.. AITccti
l)o.cn I)Ikth HU
in t ro ml .
SOUTH M'ALESTKlt, I. T.. April 29.-An
explosion of gas occurred In the mine of
the McAlester Coal company at Aldcreou
this morning, by which five men lost their
lives, mveti were Injured and another Is
reported missing. Tho kilted are:
E.MANUEL TAYLOR, colored.
WILKY CLARK AND RROTHER, col
ored. ANDREW PESCOL.
DOMINICO WESOLUTY.
Injured are;
' , , Andrews, colored, burned.
' At Woods, burned, not seriously.
I'aul Sotnk, burned, seriously.
Mose Garret, colored, arm broken.
A man who lives with Joo 1'etrovltch
and u mf.n who lives with Ocorgo Darling,
were burned, the latter severely. Joe I'e
trovltch Is missing. It was not known nt
toh time tho reporter visited tho mine
whether ho was killed or had come out and
gone home. Two others were temporarily
overcomo by tiro damp, but recovered soon
after being brought out. ,
The explosion occurred at (1:45 a. m. at
about tho entry between shaft 6 and slope
i, which lead to tho same inlnp. About 12j
men were ot work In tho m!nu at tho time.
It Is not definitely known how the gas Ig
nited, but It seems probablo that some of
tho men fired a shot that the shot flrcrs had
not tired.
The shot flrers enter the mine In the
evening after tho miners leave and tire all
tha shots or blasts that they havo pre
pared. Sometimes shots nro not well pre
pared nnd the shot tlrers refuse to fire them.
Ocenslomllv In those cstus the men after
ward tiro the ihjts tliet.nsfllvi , iillhouh
this Is ngulnut the r ib's of ;lie mine, 't
Is thought that was dono this morning by
somo of tho mm who wero .itterw.isd killed
or Injured by tlio explosion. Tho dead
wero nil aspyxlntcd. Tho explosion was
not severe, as others working In other pnrts
of tho mine did not hear It, and the engi
neer nt tho shaft mouth heard no nolso, but
suw smoke arise. No damage was done to
thu mine.
SOUTH DAKOTA MAN RAISED
Chnrlcn McCoy llrvomea Assistant
Superintendent of Xrvr York
Free Delivery.
WASHINGTON, April 2D. Tho plan of
reorganization of tho free delivery postal
system, Including both the city and rural
service, as authorized In general terms by
congress last session, wns adopted today,
to take effect July 1. Under the reorgan
ization system, August W. Machen ot Ohld
will continue na general superintendent of
tho free delivery system with general
chargo of both city and rural service.
Charles Hedges of Texas, now assistant su
perintendent, with headquarters in New
York, is appointed superintendent of tho
frco delivery service In the cities. Tho
senior assistant superintendent of tho free
delivery service, William G. Kdcns of Chi
cago, preferred to remain In that city on
account of personal nnd political Interests
there.
Charles McCoy ot South Dakota, now nn
assistant superintendent at large, Is de
tailed to New York as assistant superintendent-
In .charge of that division; ,J. W.
Irwin continues as nsslstant superintendent
of the Pacific coast division nnd San Fran
cisco. II. Conquest Clarke remains as spe
cial agent of tho rural free delivery service.
Miss Ina S. Llcbhardt, who has mado a high
record as secretary to the general super
intendent, Is to bo appointed certificate
clerk of that office.
WASHINGTON, April 29. In tho United
States supreme court a motion was filed
today for t writ of certiorari In tho case
of tho city of Pierre, S. D., against Godfrey
Dunscourt and Frank E. Jennlson. The caso
Involves the validity of certain bonds that
city Issued In 1890.
RAILROADS INTO NEW YORK
l'eiiiin lvimlii to Spend Many Million,
for BrlilKF Over the
.North Itlver.
NEW YORK, April 29.J-Tho Mall and
Express today has the following: The
Mall and Express Is authorized to state
that tho Pennsylvania railroad Is behind
tho North River lirldgo company, which
proposes to build a bridge across the Hud
son between Twenty-third street and the
New Jersey shore. Under the Pennsyl
vania company's decision arrangements are
being made with banking firms in this city
to float the millions of dollars' worth ot
bonds necessary for tho construction of
tho bridge. Actual work upon the struc
ture Is expected to bo begun within eighteen
months.
The scheme contemplates tho construc
tion of a brldgo for passenger traffic only
nt Twenty-third street. The terminal on
tho New York side will havo n capacity
for accommodating passengers for all of
tho railroads which now terminate on the
New Jersey shore from Communlpnw to
Wochawken. Tho cost of tho terminals In
this city and New Jersey will be greater
than tho hrldgo Itself. It Is estimated thnt
the brldgo will cost $2.1,000,000, while the
land for railroad yards, tho erection of
the stations and additional tracks will
reach $40,000,000.
BLOCK PORT ARTHUR DEAL
Holland Stockholder- In I. nnd Com
pany Petition for Injunction
AltnliiRt the Projected Sale.
KANSAS CITY, April 29. A special from
Beaumont, Tex., says: The Holland stock
holders in the Port Arthur Land company
today filed a petition here, asking an In
junction against the salo of on uadlvlded
halt interest In 28,000 ncres of land around
Ileaumont to J. S. Culllnan & Co., and
John Searlfs,
Tho sale was negotiated In Kansas City
by E. L. Martin, Arthur E. Stllwell nnd
J. McD. Trimble, trustees of tho land
company, and the purchase waB supposed
to have been mado In tha Interest of tho
Standard Oil company.
SHORTEN MILWAUKEE LINE
Thirty VI 1 1 ex to He Hllinliintrd He.
twren ChlcnKO iinil Uunaaa
City.
CHICAGO, April 29. It has been decided
by the Milwaukee & St. Paul railway to
shorten Its lino between Chicago and Kan
sas City thirty miles, reducing the dis
tance between .he two cities via this route
to 600 miles. This Is to be accomplished
by building sixty miles of new road from
either Museatlne or Columbus Junction, la.,
to ottumwn. In tho sams state.
Arreata tor WrntiR Dliiuonala.
ST. JOSEPH. Mo.. Anril ?ritv Vhvnl
clan Tvgurt today caused the urrest of two
Physician for treating what ho claims to
ba smallpox cases and falling to report them
for quarantine. Thu offending physicians
are J C. Atelier unci T. (I. Ilnllnxk -Ph-v
nronounced the canca "Cutaiii itch." nm.ili.
j pgx is rapiuiy on mo increune.
GENERALS AND MINISTERS
Fasiive nod Belligerent Forcts at Pekii in
Controvert.
MILITARY ALL READY TO WITHDRAW
Commnndrra Sny They Will Ilnck Out
Whenever tin; Mlulxtera An
nounce Indemnity'" l'u
mcnt Antiiircd.
PEKIN, April 29. Tho generals of tho
powers held a conference this morning to
consider the question of the withdrawal of
the troops and decided to address a note
to the ministers Informing them that when
tho ministers arc able to nnnounco the lump
sum demanded as Indemnity, nnd the Chi-
nese havo agreed to the principle of pay
ment, arrangements will be made for with
drawal.
Tho other matters discussed wore the
handing over of the udmlnlstrntlon of Pckln
to native officials and tho plan tor the
command ot the legation guards, as to
whether this command should bo centered
In ono officer o.- each detachment should
be Independent. Regarding the government
of Pckln It was decided to allow tho Chi
nese gradually to nssumo more control un
til tho civil government was entirely In
their hands, tho military only exercising
passive supervision.
Somo time was spent In considering tho
reply of tho ministers to views recently
enunciated by tho generals regarding other
questions of a purely military character.
Tho ministers agree with tho generals ns
to the razing ot tho forts and also as to
tho points to bo occupied between Pekln
nnd tho sea, but they deslro tho generals
to specify the numbers of the different
nationalities nt Tien Tsln nnd Shan Hnl
Kwan. So far as concerns the garrison of
4,000 men, which Ik to remain provisionally
at Tien Tsln during tho period of actual
occupation. It will be necessary that ench
nation's strength shall bo determined.
Tho ministers believe that the provisional
government nt Tien Tsln should bo nbol
Ishcd as Boon as tho situation permits. Thuy
agreo that tho forces In China should bo
under one commander-in-chief, hut they
contend that tho generals should under
Bland that tho legation guards are entirely
outside such forces and under their re
spective ministers.
To I'ollee l'ckln.
The ministers suggested that It would bo
necessary for tho generals to consider tho
advisability of entrusting tho Mollco ad
ministration of Pekln to Chlncso officials
about ono month before the evacuation: but
In considering this question, they urged
that tho fact must bo recalled that thero
had never been military administration of
a permanent military organization in Pckln.
Concerning tho question of military
evacuations, tho ministers Informed tho
goncrals that a proposition so conceived
had been submitted unanimously by tho
representatives of tho poworn to their gov-'
ernments, that a partial reduction of troops
was already possible, but that evacuation
proper could not commence before the Chi
nese government had fulfilled articles II
and x of tho Joint note, and not before
China had accepted the general conditions
for the payment of indemnities.
The Oormnns wr vlrtuatly cJtdiht In a
trap near tho Ku Kwan pass. A detach
ment of eighty had forty-nve casualties,
whllo thu Chlneso losses ars said to have
been nominal. Tho German expedition Is
returning, leaving the country greatly dls-
nffectod. nn account ot tho hardships In
flicted upon tho population. Altogether the
expedition appears to have produced a very
bad effect. Tho current Chlneso gossip is
that tho Germans wero driven back with
heavy losses, and this Is Implicitly believed
by tho bulk of the people.
BRITISH ENLIST CHINESE
Armed Native ClirlatluiiM nnil French
Soldier Create Tronlilo In
Slinn HI l'rovliire.
PEKIN, April 29. LI Hung Chang han
received a dispatch from tho governor of
tho provlnco of Shan SI asserting that 300
French boldlcrs, accompanied by 2,000 armed
native Christians, are within tho borders
of Shan Si and hnve caused great distress
and troublo wherever they have passed.
Tho l)rtish havo enlisted a number of
Chlneso nt Tien Tsln for tho Wei Hnl Wcl
regiment.
Liu Kun Yi ho3 asked the throne for
permission to Inaugurate a subscription
fund In order to assist tho government In
paying tho Chinese soldiers.
Numerous reports havo been In circula
tion to inc effect that the derailing of tho
train between LI Fa and Yang Taun was
not tho result of an accident, but tho work
of the Chinese. These, bowover, aro en
tirely without foundation, as n thorough
Investigation proves that the wreck was due
to a defcctlvo culvert.
JAPAN PREPARING FOR FIGHT
llnrbnr OppoKitn Itnmilnii Port of
Vladlvoatork Converted Into
. aval Ilaiic.
BERLIN, April 29. The St. Petersburg
correspondent of the Cologne Gazette says
It Is announced from Toklo that tho harbor
of Matsumal, capital of the Island of
Yesso, opposite Vladlvostock, Is being
transformed Into a naval port. Tho work
Is being carried out with all speed and is
already almost completed.
VICTORY FOR THF WETS
Ulatrlet .Indue llnzen Derides TopeUu
Mnyorulty Content In favor
of PnrUcr.
TOPEKA, Kan., April 29. Judgo Hazeu
In tho district court today decided tho
mandamus proceedings In the Parker
Hughes mayoralty contest case In favor
of Parker, the democratic candidate. On
the faco of tho returns Parker recolvod a
majority of elevca, but the council found
an error iu tho tally sheets, which gave
Hughes a majority of nine, and It gave
him a certificate of election. Hughes
asked for a new trial, but Judgo Hazeu
overruled the motion. The attorneys for
Colonel Hughes will (lie a bill of excep
tion. They asked for copies of the poll
books, to go to tho supremo court, nnd
Judgo Hazeu said the poll books could bo
photographed. Colonel Hughes was tho
candidate of the law and order league,
and the decision of Judge Hazen Is a vic
tory for the "wots."
CRUSHED BY STREET CAR
Churlft Knsleuuilr, foreman In Hur
llliKton Shop id St. Joe Meet
ArnldeiitHl Heuth.
ST. JOSEPH. Mo.. April .29,-Charles En
glemalr, for twenty years foreman of the
Burlington shops In this city, was crushed
to death today while attempting to alien
from a street car near the ontrance to tho
enops. He was 57 years old.
FOREST FIRES CAUSE ALARM
HIkIi Wind I'rrvnllft nnd l,nrm
Amount of I'nrni Property In
Imminent Dnnncr.
CHIPPEWA FALLsTwis., April 29.
Forest fires are raging near this city and
peoplo ore becoming alarmed. The wind Is
blowing forty mile an hour nnd unless rain
comes n large amount of farm property
will be destroyed. Tho woods south of the
city have been burning for several days
aud the fire department has been kept
busy answering alarms.
Specials from Tony and Appolonla, Wis.,
report fires near thoso places and thnt the
villages arc shrouded In smoke.
Ilenvy I, on Threatened In Mlchlunn.
TRAVERS CITY. Mich., April 29. Bad
forest fires aro raging at Fouche, eighteen
miles from here, and the depot Is In danger
of destruction. A large tract of vnluablu
timber Is on Are, the woods on both sides
of tho tract nnd about Carp Lnkn resort
being ablaze. Thero has been no rain for
some time and tho woods are very dry. Tho
Manistee &. Northwestern railroad sent two
gangs of sectlonmen this afternoon from
both directions along Its line to tight the
tires nnd farmers unci lumbermen In that
vicinity nro insisting.
HAVE TO CHARGE jFOUR BITS
I'aii-Amerleaii lllrretpro Dlxeover
.VcccKnlty of ItnlnlliK Huiidiiy
AilmlNHlon IeAKnln,
BUFFALO, April 29. The board of direc
tors of the Pan-American exposition have
reconsidered their nctlon of Saturday In re
ducing the prlco of admission to 23 cents on
Sundays. The attention of the board was
culled to the fact that thn agreement under
which tho exposition first mortgage bonds
were Issued wns based upon the under
standing that the price of ndmlsslou tickets
to tho exposition should be GO cents for
adults nnd 25 cents for children under It
years of age. A meeting of the board wn'J
called and It was decided to make tho prlco
of admission the namo for Sunday as that
for tho other days of tho week,
Ramon Pandn, son of President Pnndo of
Bolivia, nnd special commissioner to the
Pnn-Amerlcnn exposition, arrived hem this
evening. Fernando E. Guachalla, Bolivian
minister to Washington, accompanied him.
FINDS A HIDDEN WATERFALL
W)oiiiliir dime Warden Dlncnvcr
Another Wonder Ift Vellovv
ntone .Nat lonaKPnrU.
- ;
ST. PAUI Minn.. April'. 29. Word has
Just been received hero of 'tho discovery
of another natural wonder In tho Yellow
Mono National park by - James Leather
man, deputy game warden for Wyoming,
who found a waterfall 300 feet high, which
ho named "Lost Falls." The falls aro In
Box canyon, two and .a half miles north
west of Hells Hnlfacre. A person can go
within 100 yards of them nnd never bo
aware of their presence. Tho wnter
plunges from a comparative level to a sheer
depth of IIOO feet or more ,A dense growth
of timber overshadows thnjaheet of falling
water ntid n person can vvalk to the very
brink without realizing his? danger, except
for tho warning thunder of tho tumbling
waters.
.Mr. Irfvttherraan t.'.iy trail can bu
easily cut to the place nndbcllovcs It will
hecorao moto popular than Yellowstone
falls owing to Its attractive surroundings.
BLOODED CATTLE SELL HIGH
llreedem from .Mliinrxoln, llllnnlx,
town, nnd Mlanourl Cet Cnod
Prleen for Mock.
KANSAS CITY. April 29. A combination
sain of Aberdeen-Angus cattlo began nt
'tho stock yards In this city today. Tho
offerings aro from tho herds of tho follow
ing breeders:
W. S. Knrnaghan, Clnrlnda. In.; A. P.
Grout, Winchester. 111.; A. S. Melvin.
Greenfield, III.; Tyhon & Co., Redwood
Falls, Minn.; John Harvey, Bloomflcld. la.,
J. M. Duff, Chestnut. 111.; Haley Bros.,
Harris, Mo., and W. J. Turpln, Carrollton,
Mo.
Tho cattlo sold today brought nn average
of $2.",0 a head. Among tho Kales wero:
Golden Flora. 38749, cow, owned by Haley
Bros., Harris, Mo sold to Watson
Bros., Judson, Mo., for $600; Euphemla III,
22177, cow, owned by Haley Bros., sold to
Judson Bros, for $700.
CIGARS IN CONSOLIDATION
.Sixty Milllona Capital for Scheme to
Control the Itollliifr of
Tolmccn.
CHICAGO. April 29. Tho Chronlclo to
morrow will say: A gigantic consolidation
of cigar manufacturing Interests will be
announces! Wednesday. The American
Cigar company, itself a consolidation of
many factories and closely allied with tho
so-called tobacco trust, Is at tho head of
tho scheme. At least seven other firms,
now united under the name of tho Havann
Amerlran company, aro to bo absorbed
and, In addition. It Is reported five or six
other largo factories have already been
bought.
Tho total capital lu tho comblno will
represent upward of $50,000,000.
SHIPBUILDING TRUST NEXT
CnpltalUntli.n of Mily Million (l
Apportion the Work of
CniiHtriictloii.
NEW YORK. April 29.-Tbn Journal and
Advertiser will say tomorrow: Owners of
shipbuilding yards mot In tho offices of
Henry W. Poor & Co. today to begin pre
liminary work toward forming a combina
tion of shipbuilding Interests. A capitaliza
tion of $60,000,000 has been spoken of for
the new trust. A part of the plans Is said
to be to divide tho work of construction
bo that each plant can conflno Itself to a
particular class of work.
0'NEIL HAS KIPLEYS PLACE
Cnptaln of Hie ChleiiKO I'ollee De
partment Nik-occiId (he ItcftlKlied
Chief In Command.
CHICAGO, April 29. Mayor Harrison to
night sent to the city council for confirma
tion the name of Captain Frank O'Nell as
chief of pollu to succeed Chief Joseph
Klplcy, resigned. The namo met with much
favor and was confirmed without opposi
tion. Captain O'Nell has 'been a member of the
police force for many years and has an
excellent record.
'olhliiK for Itepnrlrm.
TOLKDO. O,, April 29 -When the case
of Charles Foster, under Indictment for
the murder of W. t Johnson, tho celery
king, was called In common pleas court
Judgo Boston G. Young entered tho fol
lowing btngulur order ugalnst tho press:
'"thn court Is moved to make an order
restraining uny person from sending out
for publication nny of tho evidence given
In tho trial nt fharles Foster or anything
purporting to bo evidence given In tho trial
of &ald case."
MORGAN BUYS STEAMSHIPS
Hit Company Maku Deptiit on Purchase
of Leyland Lino.
IMMENSE CONSOLIDATION IN PROSPECT
Vnle Mnrlm I'lmt Step In Work of
Ciiinlilnlnic Trnnnii t liintli; shipping
InterenlH Into Comiiniiy of t n.
rivalled MnKnl ttulc.
LONDON, April 29. The first step In tho
dlrectlou of the consolidation ot some of
tho biggest transatlantic shipping Interests
has been accomplished by the purchase by
J. P. Morgan & Co. of tho Leyland line of
steamers. A deposit on tho purchase
money has been made.
The officials of the Leyland lino,
In confirming the sale, told a re
presentative of tho Associated Press
that an ofllclal statement will bo Issued
from the head offlco of tho lino at Liver
pool tomorrow. It Is understood thnt tho
shareholders will receive 14 10 shillings
for ench 10 share.
Tho Leyland line, who3c fleets will thus
pass Into tho control of Americans, Is one
of Great Brltlan's greatest shipping In
stitutions far exceeding tho Peninsular
and Oriental Steam Navigation company
In tonnago and Importance.
When somo months ngo It wns suggested
that the line wns likely to pass Into tho
hands of the Atlantic transport people
much comment followed lu regard to tho
effect It would have on other British lines,
as it was generally felt In shipping circles
that nny Biich wide-reaching shipping
amalgamation In closo touch with Ameri
can railroads WOllld Imvn Mnrlllllil cinan.
quences for lines outsldo the combination.
, representative of tho Associated Press
learned Hint the nnrt.li lien nt tit li'lnn.1
lino Is tantamount to its consolidation
wttti mo Atlantic Transport line. For tho
present tho Leylund will retain Its nntiw
and bo under tho sumo management.
tnougii changes In the directorate nro
likely io occur shortly.
President Baker of tho Atlantic Trans
port lino hald to tho representative of tho
Associated Press:
"Although tho Leylund lino has been pur
chaned by tho Morgans, I am not yet nt
liberty, nor. Indeed, fnllv l n u rtnalllnti In
discuss tho arrangements projected. B-
jonu mo purennso nothing will bo settled
until 1 return from thn Hnlintt sininn in
June." Mr. Baker sails Saturday.
l.nrKcxt TonniiKe of Any Company.
Tho result of tho projected consolidation
will ho n steamship company with tho
largest tonua EG of nnv onmnnnv tn tYtn
world. The report of tho Leyland lino for
iiwu, jimi tssuca. says tho purchase of the
West Indian & Pacific Strnmshln rnmnnnv
has been completed. Tho company now
ons upwnrns oi sni por cent of tho capital
of Mho WIIsol' and tho Furncss-Lcyland
llncF.
Steamers of tho value of JC 1,000,000 were
recently added to tho tnlnt twin. Tim ,n.
rectors dcclnred n dividend of 6 per rent
on onunnry snares nnd set aside 370,000
to tho account of the reserve fund.
President Baker, who Is going back to
tho United States In order to bo present
at thn weddln? hf. hiaxii.n.' nMi
to deny or dontiltely conrtrm tho report of
mo consoiinntion or tno Atlantic Trans
port lino with tho Leyland line, pointed out
to tho representative of tho Associated.
Press tho advantages which would accruo
to both tho COmimnles "hv n nlnanr nnm.
munlty of Interests between the Lcylands
nnd ourselves." Ho Bald:
"Especially Is this ilnrlnr- thn ni,,tn-
months when tho transatlantic lines aro all
nounu, tiirougn stress of competition, to
keep up a full scrvico for thn hcneiii nt a
handful of passengers, who do not securp
i-rupcr nucniion owing to tho fact that
It In necessary for tho eomnanle in out
penses down to tho lowest margin. With
mo view ot somctning or tnis sort tho con
tinental arraneemont was mnd. hut thi
did not work very satisfactorily. For some
ume in-jro nas neon a movement on foot
to Improve tho cxlstlne rnmlltlnnn hnth
from our standpoint and from that of tho
travelers.
.ot Ihe rirnl Attempt.
Whllo the subsidy bill was pending, tho
representative of tho Associated Press
learned, tho White Star line, tho Central
lino and other English concerns wero ap
proached with the view of entering Into
a combination which should transfer a
certain amount of tonnago to tho American
corporation, so as to secure for It the ben
efits of tho projected law. Theso efforts,
however, havo been desisted In since tho
bill was defeated.
W. G. Wolff, M. P.. ot tho Belfast Ship
building firm of Harlnnd & Wolff. In nn In
terview with ii representative of tho as
soclated Press, nald: "I do not co any
harm done. Certainly It is not likely to
hurt the shipbuilding Industry."
Sir Chrlstophor Furness, former owner1 of
tho Furnesn lino, took an opposite view. He
said: "I am opposed to consolidation bo-
causo I bcllcvo It kills competition. Mr.
Morgan Is a friend of mine, but I bolleve
ho would bo wiser If ho would stop piling
up burdens In tho Bhapo of millions for
his children. I do not bcllcvo that the
great concentration of wealth In the United
States can bo fot tho country's good. The
Cunard and White Star lines are not nt
nil likely to Join In nny further combina
tions that may possibly be contemplated."
Mr. Baker received notice today that the
American hospital ship Maine, which ho
hns been supporting nt his own expense
since January for the benefit of tho British
sick and wounded, will be returned to hlra
In July. Ho has refused to sell tho vessel
to tho government.
NATIVES HEDGE THEM IN
Two Hundred nnd Fifty Member of
lleneker'K Expedition In a
TlKht I'lliee.
LONDON, April 29. Information received
hero from Uroml, West Africa, and dated
March 25. is to the effect that tha punitive
expedition under Major Hencker, egmposed
of 250 men and which had penetrated to
the northeast ot Benin City and thero
seized an Important town, was being at
tacked In force. The natlvea wero collect
ing from all parts of tho country. Up to
tho date of tho report Major Hcneker's
command had thirty-two casualties. Lieu
tenant Carstalrs of the Canadian militia
has been slightly wounded. Ho was tho
only whlto officer wounded.
ADOPTS BUDGET RESOLUTIONS
Heavy Majorities for All Hicent Caul
Tin, Which Will Come
l p Today.
LONDON, April 29, The House of Com
mons' this evening adopted by largo major
ities all the budget resolutions In tho re
port fctage, with the exception of the coal
tax resolution, which will be taken up. tomorrow.
CONDITION OF THE WEATHER
Forecast for Nebraska: Partly Cloudy
'I ue.duy and Wednesday; Probably Cooler
Jediieduy In Western Portion; southerly
Winds.
Trmpc ru tnrr nt Umnlni Ycitenlnyi
Hour. Ileu;. Hour. ,. Ick.
i . in tin t p. in m:i
I Ill til M p. ill Hi
7 n. m...... till it p. m , mi
N n. Ill IIS .1 p. in ..... . S.t
II a. ti Tl n p. in SI
HI ii. 1 77 II p. n hu
M a. in 711 7 p. in Ml
I--' HI M S p. Ill 7.1
tl p. ill 7li
PREVENT DOUBLE LYNCHING
Men Aeeiiied nf Mululnu; (Imiihii Mnn
Put t inier Ntronu Gtinrd
lu County .In II.
HOT SPRINGS, Ark.. April 29.-(SpccUI
Tolegrnm.) The city ntllclala havo becu
forced to remove James and Etu, the men
charged with throwing J. T. Wilson of
Orunhtt under tho train hero Saturday night,
from the city Jail to the county Jail, which
Is now heavily guarded. Moro than 5u0
citizens nnd visitors gnthered about the
city Jnll ami showed a disposition to take
tho men forcibly from the officers. Jailer
Spcer could not have possibly kept them nt
bay nnd but tor tho fact of tho removal
there probably would havo been two men
found hanging to u limb tn Borne convenient
spot In tho morning.
Wilson Is better after tho operation of
removing the leg und will recover. He was
In the employ of a Chicago house and trav
elled through Nehraskn selling farm Imple
ments. Ho belonged to tho Masons, Odd
Follows, Red Men and Woodmen' lodges
and tho members of the several orders nro
taking un nctlvo Interest In seeing Justice
done.
CARRY THE NEWS TO CARRIE
llimliimd of the Kiiiimiim lleforiiier
Acquired Kiperlenee In I tl -it
ill ii it nlnnn.
INDIANAPOLIS. Ind., April 29. A special
to the Sentinel from Marlon. Ind., says:
David Nation, husband of Carrlo Nation,
tho Kansas reformer, was robbed of $78 in
rash, some Jewelry, and his return rnllroid
ticket to Wichita today. Mr. Nation Is vis
iting his sister, Mrs. John Mills of South
Marlon, and attended a dog and pony Bhow
In Marlon this aftornoon. It Is said ho
visited a Baloon after leaving the circus
nnd It Is nlleged thnt It was In this placo
that ho was robbed.
EXCHANGE BREAKS RECORD
Snlcn nf Stock hy Fur the LnrKCNt
In lllntory of InMI.
tntloii.
NEW YORK. April 29. Transactions on
tho New York Stock exchange today wero
by far tho largest In the history of that
Instituted, tho total being estimated at
2,7(10,000 shares. Transactions wero no
largo and tho market so nctlvo that It was
Impossible for the reportcra to Bccurn a
record of all the sales, and It Is probablo
that oven the largo total mentioned may
bo B.000 shares short of the market.
Tho largest transactions wero In United
Stutcs Steel, IfW.fiOO nhnrcs of which ehanqed
hands at from 4914 to M.closlng at 51.
One hundred nnd seventy'two thousand five
hundred shares of United States Stool pre
ferred wero sold nt prices ranging from
97 & to 99.
The activity In Union Pacific throughout
tho day was great, tho total sales In that
stock being 392,000 shares, at prices ranging
from 109 to 120. Tho stock closed at
118, an advance of 11 points ns compared
with last Friday's close.
The dealings In bonds was also tre
mendous. DAVID B. HILL'S OPINION
In Denying: Humor of Wmlern Trli
He Itcprovc Curly SiiKBent loim
of CniidldMleH,
ALBANY. N. Y.. April 29.-Ex-Governor
David B. Hill today gavo out tbo following
statement:
"My attention has been called to tho
fitory which Is going tho rounds of tho
press that I nm expecting to mako a politi
cal trip through tho West and south either
this year or next.
"I deslro to state that I do not contem
plate any such trip.
"When recemly advised that an Invita
tion was being prepared in tho state of
Washington and clRewherc requesting me to
make such a visit 1 Immediately replied
that It would ne Impossible and requested
tho abandonment of the proposed Invita
tion. '
"I will state further that I am not n
candidato for the democratic presidential
nomination In 1904. I am neither seeking
tho nomlnn'.lon nor expecting It. I regard
all (suggestions of randMntoa nt .1,1., .i.-..
ns premature and Inadvisable. No ono can
now ion wnat can or ought to bo dono In
1901."
WOULD MOB POLICEMAN
.lolnt Keeper Seek Vennennce for
KIIIIiik of One of Their
'u in Iter.
TOPEKA. Kan., April 29. Patrolman S.
M. Hall, who Is In tho county Jail charged
with killing a drunken man named Georgo
Head on Friday night, has beon In dauger
of mob violence nil night. Hull was ar
rested today and placed In Jail. Tonight
Joint keepers and their sympathizers have
been trying to organlzo a mob to lynch
Hall, It could not bo recruited to a sat
isfactory number to make tho attempt on
tbo Jail and tho attempt has been aban
doned for tonight.
Head was a Joint keeper and was ar
rested Friday night by Hall for disturbing
n rollglous meeting. Tho prisoner resist'
Ing, Hall struck him on tho head with his
club, making a wound from wheh ho died
Bcvon hours later. Tho policeman says his
action tnquletlng tho prisoner was neces
sary, hut that ho did not Intend to hurt
him severely
BEET SUGAR FACTORY SURE
Town MceHnir nt South Sioux City
UiicmiriiHefl Omaha lln
terpiine, SIOUX CITY, April 29,-(Speclal Telo
gram.) Tho people of South Sioux City,
Neb., tonight held the biggest town meet
ing In the history of the placo to con
sider the matter of tho establishment of
a beec sugar factory there. It was deter
mined that the required amount of acreage
had been pledged, which practically assures
that the plant will be erected. William C.
Peterson of Omaha, who is at the head of
tho enterprise, through u misunderstanding
failed to attend tho meeting, but will have
a conference with South Sioux City men
In the morning. Ho said If tho required
amount of acreago had been pledged work
on tho plant would b begun about Juue 1.
WILT. HOLD CALLAHAN
Additional Ohargsi Agalntt Iliin Likilj to
Ee Puibid to Trial.
PROSECUTION WILL TRY ONCE MORE
Effort to Eeonr Coatictloi on One of Two
Othtr Crimes,
DEFENSE WILL ASK FOR HIS RELEASE
AtUrneja Prepare a Motion Etquisting
Discharge of Prisoner.
JUDGE BAKER EXPRESSES AN OPINION
Aimnern n Tel ru lam from the Haul
hy Snyhm Ihe Cime Will .Not
lie A tialldonrit liy the
Stntc.
Whatever of satisfaction James Callahan
may dcrlvo from tho verdict of the Jury,
which decided him not guilty of robbery,
will likely bo enjoyed by him In Jail.
Judgo Baker hns given out as hi Inten
tion a stattment that ho will Insist on the
county attorney prosecuting Callahan on
tho charges of crlmo which arc, not In
cluded In the one on which ho hns Just
been acquitted. Theso nro grand larceny
und falso Imprisonment. Tho county at
torney has said be 13 willing to proceed
with tho cnsc'8, holding an opposite view
to that expressed by General Cowln, al
though It Is uncertain as to when tho next
trial will bo hud. Callahan's attorneys will
offer a motion for the release nf their
client, nnil the arguments on this will
probably determlno tho com so that will
bo pursued by the prosecution.
Tho reward of $f,0PO offered by tho city
for tho apprehension of Pat Crowe, dead
or alive, has been withdrawn, but thn
25,000 offered by Edward A. Cudahy for
tho arrest and conviction of tho kidnapers,
and tho similar sum offered by tho city
for the samo purpose, will stand. Th
specific roward for Pat Crowo was taken
down nt the instauco of Chief ot Police
Donahue
Interest in tho verdict Is general, not
only In Omnha but elsowhcre, nnd only
surprise is expressed. As an Instance of
how it struck tho peoplo outside of Omaha
tills telegram recolvcd yesterday by Judgo
Baker Is printed:
PITTSBimc, Pa., April 29.-To Judge.
Baker. Omalm: No child In America Is
nfo If Callahan goes unpunished. Can he
not bo tried on othei Indictments with a
now Jury7 ClODFItEY L. CABOT.
To this mcssago Judgo Baker replied as
follows:
OMA;tA. April 29.-Clodfrey L. Cabot,
Pittsburg, Pu. Verdict vicious and la
mentable. Will direct prosecuting attorney
to prosecute on crimes not Included In ono
tried. it. s. 11AK1CH.
ASKS CALLAHAN'S RELEASE
Attorney Holler la I'repnrliiK a Tien
tn Bur for thn I'rli-
oner.
Charles W. llallcr, ono of Callahah's
lawyers, said yesterday that he was pre
paring a plea In bar for the relcaso of Cal
lahan. Tho plea will Btato that Callahan
ha already been tried and acquitted dn tho
offense nlleged In tho remaining Informa
tions on file against him nnd Is entitled to
his relcaso on tho constitutional provision
thnt a man'a liberty cannot be put In Jeop
ardy twlco for tho same offense.
Tho hearing on this plea will probably no
tho next move In open court In tha Callahan
caso. It Ib doubtful that the state wilt un
dertake to hold Callahan on the remnlnlng
Informations, but nn attempt may be mado
to hold htm on a chargo of perjury.
J. M. Mncfarland, of counsel for the de
fense, said: "Tho verdict Is a popular one
among tho working classes." When asked
what thero was in tho caso to dlvido the
working clnsses from other citizens Mr.
Mncfarland had nothing further to say.
SHIELDS WILL PUSH CASES
County Attorney Doe Not Auree tvIUi
Cenerul Coivln im tn Calln
hiiii'i. II el ease.
County Attorney Shields docs not agreo
with General Cowln In tho btntoment that
Callahan cannot be hold for trial on the
charges of grand larceny and falso Impris
onment. Ho says:
"When Callahan's lawyers put in tholr
pica for hlM release on the ground that ho
has already been tried and acquitted on tho
offense charged In all three Informations,
tho state will oppose tho plea. Wo believe
his acquittal on tho charge of robbery does
not dlaposo of tbo tbrcn cases against him.
He Is in tho samo position as a man who
In charged with both assault and robbery
would bo If ho wero acquitted on ono or
the other of tho charges. He hns been
charged with having committed tbreo sep
arata and distinct crimes, and the fact thu t
he has beep acquitted In ono caso does not
affect tho othtr 'wo.
"I havo not yot decided to file a com
plaint or perjury against Callahan, but I
am considering the proposition. Wo could
glvo him fourteen years for perjury It a
conviction could bo secured."
JUROR FULLER TELLS STORY
Mnn 'Who Favored Conviction He.
count lOxpcrlenec In the
Jury llooin.
"If I bad It to do over again I would
,hang thnt Jury if I bad to stay out until
doomsday," declared W. B. Fuller yesterday
morulng.
Mr. Fuller wns oue of tho threo men to
voto for tho conviction of James Callahan
on tbo first Informal ballot after tho Jury
retired, and ho was tho Inst man to give
in to the will of the majority. He said:
"I think tho verdict Is an outrage and
I'm heartily ashamed of It. When we re
tired at 8;30 Saturday night wo took an
Informal ballot Immediately, und It was
nine for acquittal uud three for conviction.
I was never bo surprised In my life as I
was over tho result of tbut ballot. I
couldn't see how It wuh posslblo for meu
of Intelligence to hear tho ovldenco In that
caso and vote for acquittal. Although
tho ballot was a secret one, I believe the
two men who voted with me at first were
Bell and Hldner. On the ilrst formal bal
lot ono of these men went over to thn
other side, and from then on until about
midnight tho -voto was. ten to two. Finally
I was left alone on tho side for conviction.
"The young men on the Jury nbused mo
most shamefully, calling inn a fool and
other names, while tho older and moro
fcenslblo men argued with me courteously.
They claimed that Callahan had established
n complete alibi, and somo of them went
so fur ub to uusert that Mr. Cudahy'' and
Pat McUratb lied wheu ihov tuitlQcd that