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10 CENTS A WEEK, NIGHT EDITION. TOPEKA, KANSAS. SAT Ult DAY EVENING, JULY 21, 1894.
TWENTY-SECOND YE A I.
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ASKED TO RESIG
Dr. JlcCasey of the Insane
Asylum Is at Last
Invited to Step Down and Out
as Superintendent.
HE REFUSES TO DO SO
And the Board at Once Today
Proceeds To
Knock Him Out by Preferring
Formal Charges.
CLEMENS IS EMPLOYED
To Defend the Incompetent
Superintendent.
An Emporia Man Gets an
Appointment.
Superintendent McCasey of the state
insane asylum at Topeka is at last in the
toils. The state board of charities convinc
ed that he ought be removed, gave him an
opportunity to step down as gracefully as
the circumstanced would permit by ask
ing him to resigj. This was done during
the las: few hcurs. McCasey declined
to take advantage of the- request and
the bourd at once proceeded to pre
fer formal charges for defamation of
character and general incompetency.
This was done this morning, and today
was set for the hearing. Dr. McCasey
employed G. C. Clemens to defend him.
Attorney General Little will conduct the
case for the board.
The board is ii sebsion this afternoon
but finally deeiced to defer the begin
ning of the investigation till Monday.
All the officers of the asylum were
arked to resign. All agreed to comply
wth the requoat except Dr. McCasey.
Willi the exception of the superintendent
it is understood the request was made to
give the board epportuuity to elect new
officers. It is said that a number of the
o.d officers will be re-elected.
An Oauwatoinle Appointment.
The board tcday appointed Dr. C. II.
Wetmore of Krnporia, to be superinten
dent of the state insane asylum
at ( )sawatomie, to succeed Dr. L.
T. "Wentworth, the -Republican, whose
term expired this month. Dr. Went
worth waa formerly assistant superinten
d3ut of the Topeka asylum. A change
was also mado ia the office of steward,
W. II. Wilson of Cherokee county be
ing named to succeed T. J. Hays.
SOU Til EUXr A C IFIC OPEN.
Tha Kiilrnad trouble In California AU
Cleared l p Sar Officials.
Sachmknto, July 21. In an inter
view General (Superintendent Fillmore
of the Southern Pacific said:
"All trains ara moving on the entire
Pacific system through and local, be
tween Og leu a id Portland and El 1'aso.
Agents have oeen notified at all poiuts
to receive all freight ollered for ship
ment. One huu lred and ninety-four cars
of freight moved out of Sacramento yes
terday. There is not a pound of freight
left over here f jr shipment to the east,
all having been cleared up.
Kamas FaelflrV WautK 91I.OOO.OOO.
-kw York, .luly 21. The Kansas Pa
cilic bondholders' cummittee of which
bilas 1. Dutcher is chairman, has enter
ed suit in the I'nited btntes circuit court
of New York, in the name of John Quin
cy Adams, againrt Russell bage and the
estate of Jay Gould to recover ifll.OJO,
00'), being the proceeds of securities al
leged to have been taken from the trust.
Vigilant Win Kare.
Kingston, Dublin Bay, July 21. This
was the Vigilant' day to win a three
times victory over the Britannia. She
finished the hf:y mile cruise in 3 minutes,
;;9 seconds ahead, not reckoning time al
lowance, which will reduce it about one
minute 10 seconds. '1 he prize competed
for was 30 J oJered by the Royal St.
George Yacht club, and the cruise was
the same as that sailed yesterday.
War Hot ween China null Japan.
London, July 21. A dispatch receiv
ed this afternoon from Shanghai Eays
that a rumor is in circulation there that
war has beeu declared between China
and J apan.
l'nllman Workmen Gosrdcd by Polire
Chicago, Ji ly 21. A mob of strikers
collected in Ptllman today and attempted
to intercept t airty Hollanders w ho were
ou their way to work in the Pullman
shops. A det lil of police escorted the
wornmen through the crowd and no vio
lence occurred., although the officers had
considerable difficulty in keepiug the
crowd in checi. A body of police was
kept on guard at the works all day.
X Jury Trials For Anarrhim,
Pauis, July 21. The chamber of dep
uties has adopted the second clause of
the anti-anarchist bill, providing that
anarchist trials shall be before a correc
tional tribunal, composed of judges, in
etead of being tried by juries.
Bi lialn in Illinois.
Sphingfieid, 111., July 21. The heav
iest rain since April 18, fell here last
night, precipi:ating 1.35 inches of rain.
Reports to the weather bureau show rain
all over the state from Chicago to Cairo.
The rain will do great good to crops, it
being badly needed.
A sensation il divorce case was filed ia
the district court late this afternoon.
After three tml a half months of mar
ried lile, Retecca A. Hatcher asks for a
divorce from James V. Hatcher, a
wealthy farmer. She alleges that the
defendant has threatened to kill her and
Laukcs numerous other charges.
A SAVAGE ASSAULT
On the A rlilorruc y of America -Male by
a Minister at Chatauqua.
Chautauqua, July 21. Rev. Thomas
G. Hill of Germantown ej rang the sea
gation of the day in a fierce attack upon
the rich, in a lecture entitled The Rock
mores of Germantown." This aristo
cratic family of Frank Stockton's "Squir
rel Inn," was shown up in its various sel
fish traits to great length by the speaker
and taken as a synonym for all the
wealthy families of the country.
"IV hat a large part in the national
life," said Mr. liiil, "this class is begin
ning to play. How silently there has
arisen within the last half century an
American aristocracy, with a rule quite
as autocratic as any king ridden country
of the Old World can complain or
boast of.
"As yet this tendency toward a pluto
cracy is still comparatively in its infancy,
though it ia a Hercules in its possibility
of peril to our republican institutions.
The peril of the American common
wealth of tomorrow lies not in the foul
seething political corruption being every
day unmasked, not in the labor question,
not in the rising tide of popular dissipa
tion that threatens to engulf our youth.
We shall find the peril in a new order of
society ia the formation of an American
aristocracy.
"A single half century has taught us
to bend the supple hinges of the knee to
wealth. In this half century the birth
right purchased for us by oir fathers in
the Revolution has been thrown away,
and just as England is preparing to dis
place the house of lords we are making
ready to give them room. W ho can deny
that the times have changed, and that we
today have an aristocracy which molds
manners to the detriment of our entire
social system."
The rest of the lecture was given up to
an elaborate explanation of government
ownership of all large industries and
many minor ones, which wai held by the
lecturer to be the key to tha undoing
of "the Rockmeres," the American aris
tocracy. LETTERS FKOjI CRANKS
Which Threaten the Coafitrrees on the
Turlff Hill
Washington, July 21. The conferrees
on the tariff bill are not only required to
meet dissension in their own ranks, but
it appears, are also compelled to receive
threats of personal violence from persons
outside. '1 hese threats so far have come
by mail and are generally anonymous.
Senator Jones says that he has received
at least a dozen letters of this character,
of which the following is a fair speci
men: Xsw York, July 9, 1894
To the Congressional Committee on the Tariff
Bill:
If you pass the bill with the income
tax don't forget to order your coiIins;you
will need them all of you s.s soon as you
leave Washington.
(Signed) A Democrat.
"So help you God."
Most of the letters bear evidence on
their face of the illiteracy of their au
thors and indicate very plainly that they
are irresponsible cranks. The members
of the committee pay no attention to the j
letters as a rule, and generally consign i
them to the waste basket without loss of
time.
REPUBLIC OF HAWAII.
It Was Formally Katablished on the
fourth of July.
Honolulu, July 13. The provisional
government is no more, and the republic
of Hawaii holds the reins of power. It
is but a change of name as the same peo
ple are in power, and the avowed pur
pose of the government is the same to
obtain annexation with the United Sates;
The new constitution, which was fin
ished on the third, was promulgated on
the fourth of July from the front steps
of the former palace. A large crowd
was present. When President Dole ap
peared, he was greeted by a inighty
cheer. Surrounded by his cabinet, oth
cers of the military and the members of
the late constitutional convention, he
read the proclamation of the new re
publics. C0XEY CONFIDENT.
The Fopallsts to Carry Minnesota and Il
linois, He ay.
New Yobk, July 21. J. S. Coxey
reached New York last night from Wash
ington to attend the Populist r icnic at
Ridgewood park tomorrow. "I have been
through the northwest," said he, "there
is no use of talking, the Populists will
win the west and northwest next Novem
ber. Minnesota is as good as carried, and
the strike assures us Illinois.
"This labor trouble on the top of in
dustrial depression w,is all that was
needed for our success."
"How about your army of the common
weal, general, has that collapsed?"
"Oil. no. )nly the other day 650
crossed fromDuluth to Buffalo bound for
Washington, under Jeffries."
GETTING TOGETHER.
Capital and Labor to Have a Great Con
ference In Chicago.
Chicago, July 21. President Lyman
J. Gage of the civic federation has ap
pointed the following committee to ar
range plans for the proposed labor con
ference in this city:
A. C. Birtlett, 11 G. Keith, Mri Potter
Palmer, Marvin Hughitt. M. J. Carroll,
Geo. R. Peck, J. J. Ryan and A. W. Tru
del. The committee includes bankers,
wholesale merchants, railroad officials
and labor leaders. Telegrams have been
received from labor leaders and large
employes endorsing the meeting.
Heady to Write, More Strkasni.''
Washington, July 21. Secretary Mor
ton has returned to the city from a visit
to his home in Nebraska and other
places in the west and has resumed his
duties at the agricultural department.
The Weekly Hank statement.
New Yoke, July 21. The weekly bank
statement shows the following changes:
Reserve, increase, $172,225: loans, de
crease. $tJ7,BO0; specie decrease, $-09,-SW;
legal tenders, decrease, $743,500;
deposits decrease. $423,700; circulation,
decrease, $138,200. The tanks now
hold -"$74, HG.tiuO in excess of the require
ments of the 25 per cent rule.
BY A DjRECT VOTE.
Resolution to Elect Senators by
Direct Vote,
Was Passed by the House a
Its Session Today.
WERE TOTES TO SPARE.
Vote Was One Hundred and
Thirty-seven to Fourteen.
This Was Thirteen More Than
Two-thirds.
Washington, July 21. There was a
very slim attendance of members when
the speaker called the house to order
today.
Mr. Bowers demanded the regular or
der, which was the resolution proposing
an amendment to the constitution pro
viding that senators shall be elected by
direct vote of the people.
Although atwo-third3 votes is required
for measures amending the constitution,
the pending resolution was passed, 137
to 49 thirteen votes to spare.
The announcement of the result was
received with Democratic applause.
The house disagreed to the senate
amendments on the Indian appropria
tion bill, and Messrs. llolmau, Allen and
Wilson (Washington) were appointed
conferrees.
DRUNK ON LEMON EXTRACT
A. Man Strikes a "Dry" Town and Drink
forty-eight Bottles.
Webster Citt, Ia.,July 21 George W.
Ellsworth, of Eldora, drank forty-eight
bottles of lemon extract in this city in a
period of time covering three days, and
the only result that ia noticeable from it
is a serious headache.
A few weeks ago an effort was made
in this county to take advantage of the
Martin mulct law and secure the neces
sary 05 per cent of the voters to open
legalized saloons. The effort failed, and
it was immediately followed by a vigor
ous campaign inaugurated by the tem
perance people, which resulted in the
closing of all the liquor places in the
city.
Three days ago a well dressed man ar
rived and registered at the leading hotel
as W. J. Carl, of New Y'ork. Immedi
ately after his arrival he started out to
see the sights and rinding all the resorts
closed, he visited a number of grocery
stores and laid in a supply of common
bottled lemon extract. By diluting this
with pop he was able to make an intoxi
cating drink that took the place of other
stimulants.
For three days he was in a state of in
toxication, and it wound up in delirium
tremens, and he was in the hands of offi
cers. Papers on his person proved that
his name was Ellsworth, and he was a
leading citizen of Eldora. His room
was searched and forty-eight lemon ex
tract bottles were found that had been
drained of their contents.
The affair caused a commotion, and a
chemical analysis of the lemon extract
sold by grocerymen in all the grocery
stores of the city disclosed the fact that
ninety-three per cent of the contents of
the bottles was alcohol.
The grocery men, fearing they will be
assessed the $00i) under the Martin mulct
law, have placed their lemon extract on
a back 6helf, and it is impossible to buy
any at present
MIGHT GO COXEYING.
All That Is Left for the Albaqutrqst
Mechanics to Io.
Albuquerque, N. M., July 21. The
big shops of the Atlantic & Pacific road
at this point were closed for an indefinite
length of time. About 400 men are
thrown out of work inconsequence. The
order closing the shops Btates that the
financial depression making this step
necessary is the direct result of the A.
R. U. strike.
Tarsnev Will Appear This Time.
Denver, Col., July 21. Adjutant Gen
eral Tarsney has been subpoenaed before
the grand jury at Colorado Springs since
he wrote to Judge Campbell declining
to appear and testify concerning the out
rage committed upon him there four
weeks ago. The general is now ill, but
he will comply with the subpoena as
soon as he is able.
HE CAUGHT THE TRAIN.
A Lively Knee lietween a Locomotive
and Its Flrrmio.
There was a scene of great scrambling
in the Rock Island vicinity last evening
when the vestibuled express prepared to
leave for Kansas City. The fireman had
run across a long lost friend and was
deeply engaged in talking over old times
with him on the platform, and did not
notice that the train was all ready to go
and time was up. The engineer wasn't
doing the fireman's thinking for him,
and supposing he was somewhere
about the engine, proceeded to pull down
to the Y". The train was almost there
before the fireman caught onto the fact
that something -was wrong and made a
bee line for the North Topeka depot. It
was a pretty race and a red-hot snap for
the 6treet guys, who continued to yell
mean things at the poor lireman as he
galloped wildly over the bridge without
any regard for people who might be ia
the way. He was a good sprinter, and
caught his engine all right, though the
boys do say the engineer had to divide
his time between his own duties and the
fireman's besides that of shoveling breath
into the latter for the first few miles.
Justice Brewer Here.
Mr. Justice David J. Brewer of the
United States supreme court arrived in
Topeka on the Rock Island this noon
from Washington. He is a guest at the
home of his daughter. Mrs. Aaron P. Jet
more in Potwin. Justice Brewer intends
to take absolute rest so far as possible,
and will probably be ia Topeka for two
weeks.
A MILLION DOLLAR FIRE.
The Largest Hotel In the South Burned at
Birmingham.
Birmingham, Ala., July 21. At 1
o'clock this morning fire broke out in
Stower's furniture store, corner First av
enue and Twenty-second street. Owing
to the lack of the water pressure the
firemen were unable to control the flames
which soon crossed Twenty-second street
and consumed the C. B. Caldwell hotel,
the finest structure of the kind in the
Bonth. The fire spread to adjoining
buildings. The loss is $700,000. Insur
ance $300,000.
The Caldwell hotel was built in 13S3,
at a cost of ?450,003. The fire broke
cut in the second story of the Stowers
furniture store in the Johnson building.
Just across the street stood the Caldwell
hotel and a little down ou First avenue
were the Hawkins building, the Berry
Mason Shoe company's store and other
smaller institutions and some residences.
Trie cause of the fire is a mystery but
it probably was caused by a spark
from an arc light in the Stowers
furniture store igniting shavings
and newly varnished furniture.
When the fire department arrived at
the fire this building was practically
gone, its live stories melting in the
flames. Its east wall fell, breaking every
window in the west wall of the Caldwell
and the woodwork about them, already
aflame, soon made a furnace of the in
terior. Manager E. B. Freeman, of the
hotel, however, had succeeded in warn
ing all the guests and every one escaped,
one man being badly scorched about the
hands.
The hotel was completely destroyed.
It was the property of the Caldwell Ho
tel company. Dr. II. M. Caldwell of the
Elyton Land company holding two-thirds
of the stock. From the hotel the flames
spread to the other buildings on First
avenue "and practically spent themselves,
the fire department being handicapped
in handling the high buildings by lack
of pressure.
Caldwell hotel was entirely destroyed,
loss 450,000. Insurance on building,
$ 150,000; on furniture, $18,250; on guests
effects, $5,000. The other losses will
bring the total close up to a million dol
lars. WERE AFRAID TO WORK.
Take Shore Men Kefute to Work Without
Protection of the Troop.
Chicago, July 21. The removal of the
troops from the Lake Shore road yards
la3t night was made cause of refusal to
work today on the part of the
men employed there. The only
condition on which they would continue
woik was the return of the troops, as
they declared they would not risk per
sonal violence and could not trust the
police. President Newell secured tha
return of Company C, second regiment,
and the men resumed work.
A number of strikers returned to work
in the packing houses today.
A SHARP TRICK PLAYED.
Slow St. Louis Strikers Tried to Entrap
the Missouri 1'acilic
St. Louib, July 21. The supposed
boycotting of the American Railway
union by the Missouri Pacific road was
shown today to be the result of some
thing of a sharp trick by a striker who
failed to be reinstated. This striker with
a number of others also let out, pre
sented to Yard Superintendent Jones
"clearances" or certificates of competency
which they wished him to sign to enable
them to get work elsewhere.
All the certificates but the one in ques
tion bore no reference to the A. IC I".
They were all signed, the exceptional
one not being read by Mr. Jones, who
i supposed them all alike. When signed
an effort was lmtnediatoly made to take
advantage of the occurrence but prompt
disavowal has prevented the invoking of
the law as the strikers threatened.
TO TAX IMMIGRANTS.
MeiaTr jahn's Bill l'uts a Tax on Incom
ing Foreigners of $lUO.
Washington, July 21. Representa
tive Meiklejohn, speaking in regard to
his bill providing for a tax of $ H)0 on
each alien immigrant, said today: "When
the population of this nation increases
by more than a half million of foreign
immigrants annually, the limitation of
foreign immigration has become a ques
tion of national importance.
"We have developed our natural re
sources and sustained the standard of
American wages through the levying a
duty on manufactures of foreign labor.
"Wages are subject to the law of sup
ply and demand; waye earners are as
much interested in preserving our Held
of labor for the American wage worker
as the protection of the products of his
labor from foreign competition, and the
incomparable scale of wages in this na
tion for our wage earners, in iny judg
mentcan Ooly be maintained by extend
ing the samo beneficent policy to the im
migration of foreign laborers.
Pension Attorney Oiiharrpil.
Washington, July 21. The disbar
ment of Pension Attorney Thomas Cald
well of Chetopa, Kaui, frora practice
before the interior department for viola
tions of the pension laws was ordered by
Secretary Smith today. The main charge
is acceptance of illegal fees from claim
ants. Lovkins for ealel Ilottles.
Dulutii, Minn., July 21. .Mark W.
Harrington, chief of the weather bureau
at Washington, is here and will
make a trip along the shore
of Lake Superior, looking for
sealed bottles, which have been furnished
lake capiaiua to caat overboard in difler-
Kill parts Ul tUf Id&c. A .i iulouuui at
which these bottles are picked up when
compared with those at which they were
thrown, will, it is believed, give some
idea of the lake currents.
met tor July !.
Lawrence, July 21. In the hearing
of the libel case brought aga":nt City
Attorney Tillotson, of Topeka, the case
was this afternoon posponed till July ISO.
The argument ia the sewer case i? still
before the eourt
The State Journal's Want and Mis
cellaneous columns reach each working
day in the week more than twice as
many Topeka people as can be reached
through any other paper. Thia ia a fact.
CALLS, BY IIAME
Senator Allen Makes a Report
on Sugar In vestirxation.
Xo Doubt That Surar Trust
Gave Campaign Money.
TRUST WAS CARED FOR
He Names Senators Quay and
MeFherson Explicitly.
Senator JonesIIo we verlleClaims
Was Innocent of Wrong.
Washington, July 21. Senator Allen,
of Nebraska, who was a member of the
sugar investigating committee, has made
an additional report to the senate, sup
plementing that of the committee. He
says:
"In view of the fact that the report of
Senators Gray and Lindsay, in which I
concur, does not set forth th facts in
this case as fully as I think they should
be stated, I have deemed it perfectly
proper to file a separate and additional
report. i i
"The testimony shows to my mind
quite conclusively that contributions
were made by the sugar trust to both the
Republican and Democratic parties for
campain purposes. The testimony of
Henry O. and Theodore Havemeyer and
John K. Searles loaves no doubt of the
fact that the sugar trust in the state of
New York in 1802 contributed money to
the Democratic party for campaign pur
poses, and at the same time and for the
same purpose contributed money to the
Republican party in the state of Massa
chusetts. It is true that these witnesses
testified that their contributions were
made for local and etate purposes, but
there is no doubt in my mind that, the
money went into the general campaign
fund of these states, and was used as
much for national as state and local pur
poses. "I think the American Sugar Refining
company, popularly and more properly
know as the American Sugar Trust, has
been in the habit of contributing money
to the national campaign funds of both
the Democratic and Republican parties
through its president, with the expecta
tion, if not the implied promise, that
whichever party succeeded to power the
interests of the company should be 'cared
for' by it. This deduction is fully war
ranted by the testimony taken by us.
"A wisely drawn and judicious law
looking to a prompt and etlicient remedy
for this growing evil should be passed
by congress and approved by tho presi
dent. Nanios McFhcraon and Ouar.
"The testimony shows that two sena
tors, John R. McPherson, of New Jer
sey, and Matthew S. (uay, of Pennsyl
vania, did engage in speculating in what
are known as sugar stock or certificates
during the pendancy of the present tariff
bill beforo the senate. As their testi
mony accompanies this report and is
self-explanatory, I will do no more than
to say that I think it fully discloses the
necessity for a law prohibiting this prac
tice. "It is a delicate matter for me to speak
upon this subject, but a sense of public
duty requires mo to condemn the prac
tice as unwise and fraught with danger,
and as one which, if indulged in to any
considerable extent by senators and rep
resentatives, will inevitably lead to the
defeat of needed reform in legislation.
"The evidence does not show that tho
sugar trust had any direct influence in
procuring the presentation to the senate
of the committee amendment to the su
gar schedule, although I think that
schedule in so far as it prescribes an ad
valorem system of taxation is entirely
satisfactory to the trust. There is noth
ing in the evidence to show that Secre
tary Carlisle had any improper inter
views with any representative of the
trust, or that any advice he may have
given or assistance he may have render
ed tho finance committee was at all im
proper or out of place.
"i am well convinced that in what
Senator Jones did in the premises he was
actuated by honorable motives, and had
no desire to unduly favor the sugar trust
in any respect.
"1 believe it to be due to all of these
officers to say that the evidence does not
cast a suspicion upon their conduct.
"I am thoroughly convinced, however,
that no senator or representative should
ever permit himself to be approached
upon any subject connected with legisla
tion by those representing private or
special interests, except ou such occas
ions when such persons may be heard by
the committee of which he is a member,
exactly as they would be heard in a court
of justice in a case there pending and to
be determined.
Contumacious -Vitnesne.
"It is proper to call attention to the
reckless and open defiance of the
authority of the senate to require wit
nesses to answer questions that may bo
put to them, or make disclosures germane
to the subject matter of investigation.
The defiance of our authority by wit
nesses, demonstrates to me that if the
senate ever expects to arrive at the truth
of any m.ttter under investigation by a
committee appointed by it, it must
promptly take contumacious witnesses in
hand and deal with them without delay,
as they would be dealt with in a court of
justice under like circumstances.
"But so long as partisan politics enters
into the discussion and consideration of
investigations of this character the peo
ple can expect such witnesses to escape
unpunished and no one knows this truth
better than the witnesses themselves."
In conclusion Senator Allen urges the
passage of a law prohibiting speculation
by senators and representat.ves and a
law to require witnesses before investi
gating committees to answer questions.
will defeat thk tariff hill.
ir Senators Can't tiava Their Way They
Wilt Have None Says Itumor.
Washington, Jul;-21. There haa been
a persistent rumor about the cfipit ,!
day that the conservative Deiaoi-ra
senators have been in confreiu " s
that they adopted a plan und -r wh
steps were to be taken to defeat the 1 1
bill if by 5 p. m. Monday the penate
not definitely instruct the tari!T i-mif
ference to stand by th senate 1 ill.
Senator Brvan, who is regards 1 in t
leader of this element, pronounce J i
story as without foundation. J!'.; i
furthermore that so far a- he
concerned he had decided to support
Vilas in his effort to have the ngr
ferential stricken out of the bill.
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added that the sugar schedule being u
administration measure, ho saw im r - t
son why the administration should if.t
have its own way about it now.
SCO Alt IXVISSIIOATINO COMMIT!! I.
It I at It OKI Work of l lu.llot "
Nothing,
Washington, July 21. The eotib'-
sugar investigating committee require- :
its work today in the old time tuami-vr.
Only Senators 4 J ray, Lindsay and D iv i
of the committee were present, but tl.w
had several witnesses before them a;i i
announced a determination to pi ji -i
with tho work so long as there wm uy
way possible of securing wituoe-i v. K i
would furnish any testimony.
The moat important witness of the sl tv
was Harry Root, the New lurk 1 ! i . i
reporter who wrote the artic lei in th si.
paper on which the present branch of tie)
inquiry is based.
It was impossible to (secure tho il't.iN
of the testimony. When Senator ; m
was asked for a statement an to the j ru
ceedings, ho repl ied that he could , y
nothing, and that it was the intention ,f
the committee not to give out any infor
mation, ad to the testimony until the rec
ent branch of tho inquiry was com pi '
The reason giveu lor taking this ; -!
tiou is that the publication of the i n
elicited would interfere with the jd.m s
of the committee and prevent a-t i -ru -plete
an inquiry as they desiro to in.!,-.
Today's wimesses therefore, were ali
warned that they were ou tho ' --.
plane as witnesses before a grand jury
and were warned aguinst revealing nuy
thing.
Mr. Wheeler of New York state-. I t ,
the committee that he had njt placed
orders for senators for sugar ht,ck an 1
was unable to give any information.
A Itojnh i'.x ploil m1 tt Hat hi
Rome, July 21. A bomb was exploded
this morning near the Hnti-sh enda--...
No damage was doue.
IS KT T I N iTEVKN WIT IS lil!
llunii Allege That Hick lian i.
Arier 1 1 1 .
It now seems that Warden Dick i : - - -
of the state penitentiary, has found
caaion to get even with one of the 11,11.
who are making the light on hi;n.
The man is A,i liuuu, who vaW t
merly tho superintendent of the (..
tentiary mine.
lie fore hunn took the- position uf
penitentiary he was employed i v
Santa Fe as a mining engineer in fi
rado.
When he lot his place at the pei.d.c
tiary, he says ho went to Super h, u-:e e ...
Devlin of the Santa Fu fuel depart. le-,.1.
and wits' assured a position on Jciy 1
"I went to see Mr. Devlin the otLe r 1 . t
said Hunn, "and found that Cha-e nr. i
Governor Lewelling had uce:eded
heading me off, and tiny t , i
me they could not use me. Dm in c i n
miners strike J wrote a personal letf-r t
Governor Dewelling teiliug him that 1
thought it a good political move tir
duce the output of the mino no that v.."
strikers might consider u fiiereiiy.
The governor turned u copy of this 1 '
ter over to Chase and with the h tier !
convinced the Santa Fo oiliciai tht 1
was lighting them, and so they d. 1 n I
want me.
"They also tell mo that General Mao
ager Frey has ordered my tran.-poriat i-ei
taken up.
"I do not intend to give up the 2', ! ",
however, and we will appear l et ie lar
board of directors next Monday at J.e,n
enworth, and if the board wtai-v.-.i - u
Chase, we will have him arretted h r em -bezzlemeut."
"WHY TH E V WEHE LET ;t.
It Wa It.
I. Sloat Who (.ul the. Jt I,
Clly Striker Our.
The release of tho nix alleged tram a
tackers from Dodge City on their uv.
recognizance by Judge Fo-ter wa -cured
through the eiforts of R. .1. '
who interested himself in the c;-. -,
the six men. He nought Judge i -n -'
and made a strong appeal. Juh"
ter became interested m the ca-e a;, !
quired not only into their probable g
but of their personalities. Tie' ju
finally ordered the release; of the i ,
Cityites on their own recognizance
the observation that if Un-y I '
themselves they would prohatdy
come to trial.
Judge Foster of the I'nited States
trict court today made an order jjr tt.
the receivers of the Santa i-V hi n";
in which to examine all contra -is u
between corporations and in in i 1
and the railroad company het a.
company went into the hands of t(.
ceivers.
jira lalaUntoiit- ami itlH . '-. u i..
The late premier drove l" ti." i-u
one afternoon, and he notic-d be v..
through London that a fog wua i it s
iDg. This was not unusual :it H e t::.
of the year, and it mado no ii;i pre,. ,,,
the mind of Mr. Ci ladstone. Wie.-ni
entered the house and hat oo-.v:; l ...
Sir William Ilarcourt, he t-nvl u ti
gentleman:
"Tho fog outside appears to he '.;n
thicker." Sir William looked ai 1 ua
surprise and replied:
"There was no fog outiide hen 1
in."
"See how it has penetrated h-.h ti
house!" Mr. Gladstone replied, j-.ir V, :
Ham looked around him. The le i; - v, ,
as clear of fog us it ev er is, and i 1
the old liiati as gently as po-.-il !-' 1 :
such was the case. This wj.i ti." '
intimation that Mr. (1 laeist a, had t!.
his eyesight was failing him. i-tr
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