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corroborated the statement, and was
then dismissed.
This closed the prosecutions case.
THE DEFENSE OUTLINED.

Waldemar Van Cott made the opening
statement for the defense. He summed
up briefly the evidence that would be
introduced, referring to Laws state
ment to ex-Sheriff Turner that if the
contest We're going on in Idaho or Mon
tana, it would have been settled long
ago, and that McCune ought to get
down to business. He mentioned the
conversation between Law and Major
Stanton, when Law said he would put
stumbling block in McCune's path
way, and that with John Quillan and
Carl Hard, when he said he expected
TO spring a Montana sensation in Utah.
Mr.. Van Cott said that it would be
shown that Law and McCune were
never alone one second in McCune
headquarters; that at the Wasatch
drug store Law made a proposition to
sell his vote for $1,000 and that Mr..
McCune refused it; that Mr.. Nc
Cune got up and left; that
Law followed him across the street
and there they shook hands, Law eX
pressing the hope that their friendly re-
lations would not be sundered. He
would show, he said, that before the
conversation with Law had occurred,
Mr.. McCune had received assurances
that he would be elected that day with
Democratic votes and had already
asked one Republican who had prom
ised to vote for him not to do so. He
also expected tc prove that r. W. Sloan
had heard slanderous statements
about w. G.. Nebeker and had gone to
Nebeker as friend and told him that
these statements were being made
about him. In concluding ne said he
should show that Fisher Harris had
told E. G. WINS to go and see if Jack
son would vote for Mr.. McCune WINS
had said that he feared he might not
1Na hi - E.@I 1.
the cars had stopped and Harris had
said, Find him and make sure if we
are going to have his vote. Take
carriage, three carriages if necessary.
Damn the expense"
Fred Turner, eX-sheriff of Cache
county, was the first witness called for
the defense. He told of meeting Law
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quarters after Mr.. McCune returned
that Mr.. Law might vote with you'
was there not?'
Not particularly in regard to Mr..
Law. We knew that Mr.. Taylor would
probably vote with US, however"
''And that, of course, increased your
felicity?"
1T would have been impossible to
have increased our felicity" And again
the committee smiled.
In what room did you talk with Mr..
Ivirs?''
I'm the bathroom
That's where you take your annual
bath, suppose?" Mr.. Evans remark
ed, facetiously.
ooh. no." said Mr.. Harris, smiling
sweetly. He was laying for Mr.. Evans,
and in a second his chance came.
"But what's its purpose?" asked Ev-
ans.
.'The purpose of what?' Harris ask
ed. blandly "Of the bath?' This time
everyone roared, and Mr.. Evans blush
ed.
Just at the close of the examination
Representative Stewart asked Mr.. Har-
ris what he meant by his statement to
Wins about expense"
Il deny the construction placed upon
my words by Jackson" Harris reDlied.
II said to Mr.. WINS to get three car
riages if he needed them to find Jack
son, and I used the expression, Damn
the expense The construction placed
upon my words is entirely false"
This ended the examination, and the
committee adjourned until $3.50 t!-is
morning.
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LIST OF CASUALTIES.
Several Volunteers Wounded By
Insurgent Skarpshooters.

[A1<S0A A-A-etA Es7A4DOlI
Washington, Feb. 23.-GeneraI Otis
today cabled the war department as
follows:
Determined efforts TO burn the city
last night. Buildings We're fired in
three different sections Of the city.
Fires were controlled by the troops,
after severe labor. A considerable
number of incendiaries were shot and
a few soldiers wounded. Early this
morning a large body Of insurgents
made d demonstration of McArthur's
front, near Caloocan, and were re-
pulsed. The loss of property Dy fire
last night was probably half a million
dollars.
Casualties caused by insurgents
sharpshooters yesterday and today in
district of Tondo and BinOndO Amblo-
Thirteenth Minnesota. - Wounded:
Company c, Captain Noyes c. Robin
son, lip, moderately severe; Sergeant
George K. Shepard, leg, moderate; Pri-
vate Thomas c. Caldin, shoulder, Sc
we're; George c. WoOding, thigh, Sc
we're; company D. OrtOn C. GTinnell,
armpit, severe; Private Koch Davis,
company H, First Nebraska, shot in
hand, self-iniicted, accidental, severe;
Private Clyde a. McVay. company A,
South Dakota, doing well, fourth toe,
right, amputated.
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NO IMPROPER INFLUENCES.

Judge thurman.
mo, SIR with emphasis.
NO IMPROPER INFLUENCES.
Have you any personal knowledge,
Mr.. Harris, that any money has been
used or any promises made to pay
Il Jney, or any other thing of value, for
/ the corruption of any legislator in this
campaign?" Judge Thurman asked.
Mr.. Evans raised an immediate OBJ
jection, but on motion of Senator How
ell Mr.. Harris was allowed to answer.
mo, sir" he piled. IF l had l should
not be with Mr.. McCune now"
On cross-examination, Mr.. Evans
brought out all the details of the man
agement of the McCune campaign. Mr..
Harris said that he had kept no account
of the money he had expended, and that
he got what he needed from Mr.. Nc
Cune.
How does he know that you use all
the money he gives you?" Evans insin-
uated
MIR. McCune can tell you better than
T. replied Harris. Il have never ac-
counted to him and he has never asked
for an account
Mr.. Harris stated that he had no reg
ular payroll of employees.
Did you expect there would be an
election on Saturday last?" asked Mr..
Evans after he had sounded Mr.. Har-
ris on the subject of his campaign meth
DDS. without getting rise out of him.
81 did, yes
Would you mind telling us why YOU
expected it ?"
Not at all. We had received assur-
ances from Moses Thatcher that Sena-
tor Rideout and Representative Stew
art would vote for Mr.. McCune that
day. Judge Thurman promised us that
Representative Larsen would also come
to US, and Mr.. D. c. Dunbar had said
that Senator PeeFy would be with us
likewise. That would have given MF.
McCune thirty-two Democratic votes. I
was so certain of an election that day
that at $3.50 in the morning 1 telephoned
my wife that there would be an cleo
ton at noon, and / should be home that
evening for good"
ing out to see Mr.. Law that morning.
didn't you? Why did he go if you did
not need Laws vote?"
Mr.. McCune came into a rear room
where Moses Thatcher and / and sew
eral others were, and told us he had
had message from Law, asking an in
terview Mr.. McCune asked what we
thought about it, and we said that it
was unnecessary, but perhaps it would
be a courtesy to him to CO."
EVERYBODY WAS HAPPY.
you were felicitating yourselves on
the prospective election, l suDpose?"
You are mortifying me. SIR" Harris
said with a melancholy smile. 1--WE
were" Even the solemn committee
men had to smile at Mr.. Harris droll
manner of speaking.
There was rumor about the head
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con1agration at MuscOgee.

waggoner. I. T., Feb. 2S--A fire
which started at Muscogee. /. T. at
$3.50 O'Clock last night destroyed near
" one-half of that town. entalliilR d
loss sggregating nearly half a
nniIIion dollars. The fire be-
gan in a negro shanty near the court
house. 1t spread east, south and
north and destroyed the greater por-
tion of the business part of the town
and many private residences. There
was no loss of life or serious casual
ties. The greatest loss was the records
of the Union Indian agency. whlen
date back thirty-twO years me OF
fees of Agent Wisdom were destroyed
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RUDYARD KIPLING'S ILLNESS.
Physician Says He Is Now Thre9t-
ened With Pneumonia

New York, Feb. 2S.-The following
bulletin was issued at 1880 o'clock to-
night by the physicians attending
Rudyard Kipling:
Mr. Kiplins has had a fairly COM
fotable day, although in the late after
noon and early evening, as usually hap
pens, the symptoms have been as
they were last evening. but not worse.
Soon after the bulletin was posted.
DIR. Janeway was asked if Mr. Kip
ling's malady was not likely to turn
into pneumonia and he replied Prob
ably"
When further questioned as to
whether both lungs are now affected,
DIR. Janeway said the disease was only
IN its fourth day and intimated that
any positive diagnosis at the time YES
impOSSibll~
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Insurgents Attempt to Break
Through American Lines.
SHELLED BY WARSHIPS
AND UTTERLY ROUTED
Lieutenant French of Montana and
Other Volunteers Killed.

Simultaneous Attacks Made Upon
the Americans at Various Points
Natives Threatened to Burn the
Walled City of Manila-Troops
Clear the Streets and Take Pre-
cautions Against Further Trouble
TO Be an Aggressive Campaign
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IN the city ana county DullQlnS. he SAID
that Law told him he would vote for
McCune if Turner would give him a
logical reason for so doing. Turner
urged that he support McCune and Law
had then said that if the campaign
were being carried on in Idaho or Mon
tana it would have been settled long
ago and added the query why doesn't
McCune get down to business?''
On cross-examination Mr. Evans
brought out that Mr. Turner had gone
on Tuesday to Laws home to get wit
nesses as to his character. He also OBJ
tanned a statement from Turner to the
effect that Turner had never received
a cent of money from Mr.. McCune
Just at the close of the morning Mr.
Evans obtained a little bit of evidence
which he had not expected. He was
asking Sheriff Turner about Laws
character.
AN UNEXPECTED REPLY.
IT'S bad" replied Turner. "and you
ought to know it yourself, Dave. 1
want to cali your attention to the fact
that you yourself told me, while I was
sheriff of Cache county that political
meeting that you and Judge Hart were
holding in Paradise two years ago was
broken up by a hoodlum outfit led by
Law
Are you sure Mr.. Law was there"
asked Mr.. Evans, somewhat discon-
certed.
You told me he was" Sheriff Turner
replied.
At the afternoon session Judge Dick
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WEATHER TO-DAY.

Forecast for Salt Lake Today is:
Partly Cloudy, Stationary Temper
ature.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1899-04-28
ChaS. SchermerllOrn.

Some time ago the Advertiser stat
ed that Chas. Schermerhorn, WHO en-
listed with the First California when
they came through here on tie first
expedition to Manila, had received his
discharge on account of physical dis
ability. A letter received from Port
land by the Rio gives the additional
information that Mr.. Sc'sermerhorn is
badly afflicted with consumption and
that his life cannot be prolonged any
great length of time. This news will
be received with regret by the many
friends Of Schermerhora in this city.
He was a prominent figure in local
athletics. In football especially he
was first class player, having form
erly been a member of the Multnomah
Club, the most prominent athletic or
ganization of the North west.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1899-04-28
HAS A new name
y. S. A. Transport Scan
dia Here as the Warren.
tilierY for the Philippines
-GfficerS.

The United States army transport
Warren, formerly the Scandal, enroute
for Manila locked at Oceanic wharf at
II O'Clock yesterday morning from San
Francisco with eight batteries of the
Sixth Artillery, with band 947 men.
30 hospital men, and 1872 recruits for
other commands in the Philippines
The band played stirring airs while
the big transport was coming through
the channel and harbor
The expedition is in command of
Brigadier-Geperal E. B. Williston. The
other officers are as follows: Major
Vose; Captains: Todd, Foster, Deeman.
Millar, Homer, Sage, Ludlow; Lieuten-
ants: Larned, Pershing, Starbrd,
Menohar, Lloyd, Curtis, March, Nc
Masters, Davis, Mcintyre; Corporals:
Bottoms, Gilbert and Bishop; Doctors:
Major Edie and Lieutenants Person,
Hartnett and Calvert
Rev. J. l.. Smiley and Layreader w.
II. Wilson Of the Brotherhood of ST.
Andrew who go to Manila in the in
terests of the American Episcopal
Church are passengers on board.
Major S. A. Cloman is the quarter
master and is probably the most popu-
lar officer on board.
Captain Hart is still IN command of
the Warren. r.. Pfeiffer is now steward
and T. Madge second steward. Purser
f. M. Bucklin is another familiar face.
The soldiers were nearly adj given
liberty during the afternoon and a lot
of the soldiers were on the streets last |
night.
The Warren will remain in port about
three days cOaling.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1899-04-28
N'E,anF AND WAVE.

City of Peking from Yokohama to-
morrow.
A ship and bark were outside last
night bound in.
Nine transports sail from San Fran
cisco for Manila in May.
The w. C. Hall sails tomorrow for
Lahaina, Maalaea, Kona and Kau at
10 a. m.
The schooner Honolulu finished dis
charging yesterday and anchored in
the stream.
The Pacific Mail liner Rio arrived
yesterday morning from San Fran
cisco and locked at the company's
wharf. She will sail for Yokohama at
8 O'Clock this morning.
ST. MICHAELS, Azores, April H.
Br bark Kinfauns, from London,
March q, for Honolulu, has put in
here damaged by collision with the
Portuguese Government ship Pere AL
emquer.
The following island steamers sail
today: Steamer Kilohana, Thompson
Makaweli, y, aimea and hekeha, at
p. m; steamer Re Au Hou, Mosher, for
Lahaina and Kaanapai, at .. m;
steamer James Makee, Tullett, for Ka-
paa, at p. m.
Fourteen thousand bags of sugar ar
rived from Hawaii on the Helene yes
terday, which will be discharged into
the brig w. G. Irwin and bark S. G..
Allen today, completing their cargoes.
These vessels sail for San Francisco as
soon as loaded and a champagne sup
per at the Cliff House will be paid for
by the skipper getting there last.
The great advantage in buoyancy
which the steel ship has over one Of
wood is illustrated, says the Bath En-
terprise, by the fact that while the
giant four-master Arthur Sewall draws
scant eight feet while light, a wood
en- vessel of that size would draw at
least twelve. This difference, nearly
one-siXth of the loaded draft, indi-
Gates carrying power Of dead weight
one-sixth larger than that of the wood
en- ship of corresponding size, a fact
of vast significance in these days of
sharp competition.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1899-04-28
Difference in News.

There is a glazing inconsistency in
the Call-Herald dispatches OF April 70
and the special dispatches to the Ex-
aminer under the same date The
former states that ''there is to be no
cessation of hostiHties in the Philip
pines" On the other hand the Exam
liner confidently declares that "Presi-
dent Mckinley has endorsed a propo-
sition to suspend active field opera
lions againt the insurgents IL the
Philippines"
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1899-04-28
Police Court.

Two Chinese, opium in possession,
fined $50 and costs each.
The case of the Japanese rioters was
postponed until Tuesday at the request
Of Attorney Robertson.
Nine gamblers were fined 81 and
costs.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1899-04-28
For Sale.
A Fine Residence
ON BERETANIA STREET

Is offered for sale. Grounds nicely
cultivated.
Dwelling House has Double 2arlors,
Three Bedrooms, Dining Room, Pantry,
Kitchen, Bath, Store Room.
Outside: Stables, Carriage Room,
Servants Rooms, etc.
Size of lot Is # x 800 It.
Should the purchaser not care to oc
cupy the place for a residence a good
tenant will take the place for one or
two years at fair rental.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1899-05-13
TuE DIMENSIONS or
THE YACHT SHAMROCK
ono hundred and Thirty Feet over All
Win Water LIN, Ot % fFot-Hcr
Heavy Keel Ballast

SEW York, May IA dispatch 60
th, World from London says.
The Yachting World gives The measure
men, u Sir Thomas LipiunH cup rhal-
longer the Shamrock ns follows
Length over ul. 10 foot. water line
length. 0 fcc, extreme beam. "a feet
This shows the iulsi oycrhang Of the
Shamrock iH 81 feet
Tbr shaping aud nr,ng of ihr ManRau-
,-, plates has been tedious but has bren
almost completed.
The keel Vas cast in solid block OF
lead Weighing - ous This has 60 bee
boi,ad ,l the fram,r neccwitnting the
boring OF many hole, through ,nr i'm.
m.nsr block ~ lead from the top 20 the
bottom
Tho j0rnculy OF ,hi. operation can be
understood when u II stated that the
keel tapsr- ln depth from TWO feet two
Inches 10 four feet six inches
The great weight Of the immense mass
~ lead makes u impossible TO transport
Il o. proper boring machines
Another dirncuEy due 20 the nature
OF the metal ls that the lead has ten
dcucy to break on and choke the bit
This latter troubr mas ALREADY delayed
the work much longer than was antiri-
pa,cd
\ boring machine Of novel design
has recently been employed with salts
factory results and the work Is now
progressing more rapidly than before.
hut June will be- well advanced before
,hr Shamrock IL ready for the water.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1899-05-13
A sTIRHlNG GILMAN
donrfal John MrNuita'n ld"h 0f fhr
Mru who Oppose iho Fhlllp.
pine war

CuICAGD May " Of by the urir pl
men living among us ln pence ana un'
der the protection uf thie government
thia war TO- prolonged 20 mat my hos
/ nghtlng IN the front rank there Win
iAwiou. b. Killed thry have murdered
him Men Ike those VINO spoke A. the
nnu.ImpcrlAllst meeting ai Central mt
sla nan should b, hcn responsible fpt
be- death ~ every soldier who falls There
hy reason " their encouragement, and
every man who thus encourage an "h.
rmy lu time ~ war is a traitor
Tu,s was me stirring climax of Gen.
,ra john McNulths speech ~ the First
cong i,aaioual district meeting In OAK
land music hail last evening where
ntrps were taken fpr the organization of
Mctlnlry club 90 lhr district 90 i0s-
ter loyalty Among other speaker a.
the meeting were Major Frank ~ Don.
isln e.. \ a. William T. Williams, a.,
p,aiaut United slulrs TREASURER W. j.
ilyncp and Dr. Emit O llriach tn"
resolutions adopted conclude AZ follywr.
We cannot avoid OUT responsibilities
Wr would not ahlrk our 1uiics. Wc have
faiih 10 our government ana in our pco.
PIE va have fai,b 10 our president. and
~ earnestly aud faithfully support him
AMI lhr Fpycrnm. IN yhrsc pcrpl"S,ng
moments
The object Of The mr'llrg wns DO" or
ganlru.lon of loyalty yIubs ln all corgr,r-
rional districts and towns iu COOK
county
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1899-05-13
His Influence Dictates the Policy
Of the People Of the lslard
Of Cuba.
ANNEXATION ONLY REMEDY
BrIganiage 40 Bad NOW as II Was
Under Weyler Cuban Army
Breaking Up.

SEN YORK May y Tho Herald
pu0trs Otgpod welsh. cuban planter pi
% ycarF exp rleuco 10 saying;
"Th,rr b. no getting away from th'
F tact mat Gomez. and not General Brooke
,s the actual governor ~ cuba Th~
F Americana own and rule the ,.ties. but
ihr .ururg, ,nt KNOWS thls ana hin army
pnirrfs knpw it BflRandHge IN ~ bad
uaw a. li waa ai any time under We)-
Ior Th,y are shooting Drgauds al The
time Blt. ] believe. were shOi the gin'r
dty a. Santiago The American Deoplo
do nog kuow what lS going on, Decause
the Information De- kept from them.
American owners " plantations are
afraid 90 come out openly for annexation
because they fear the insurgents But
they are working under cover. A. the
Owner of one Of the largest plantations
nrnr C.ennrRos I am not afraid 90 iril
the truth n annexation does not COM"
pretty quickly this government is going
10 have more trouble than q, has ever
dreamed or
III d. stated " % WAS suggested. 'ihat
dinirulty IL more anticipated than real.
.s far A. the employment Of labor 4, con-
rrrnsd There H. scarcity Of cane ana
,atnr ln cuba th.r year Eyery thing
80. eaten up whcu ;bc Island was IN a
s..t. Of blockade I believe lher- are
m,u enough Co handle al 40" work ihrt-
3. 90 10 this year. and In yae future there
Ist la
work The plantations.
.'\y, need no, expect much help from
the insurgents IN that respect They 90
not wan, work. and they Will uo' WORK.
That .s not their idea Of ths victory ths
Americana have won for them. They
are looking Tor government positions
and f1r pIundrr Their army is breaking
up into bands OF brlgands The Span
afds know 'his and lhey know that ur-
dor cuban rule existence would be- made
a burden ip them. They are finding ii
out 10 il large extent already This T.
why ,o many OF them are leaving the
ISLAND
"n wa mistake 20 send down s. Ino.-
ru 10 pay on thu insurgcut army. Go
meg knows what be- Is abou, he ls
-hr,Nd mnu and ls waiting bits time. The
cuban troops do MOI hesitate of making
war upon the American troops ] qu,s-
ton whether they could ever really b.
com, good citizens even after annrAa-
uon. / believe the spaulards who care
90 remain ON the island Will Wealthy
spAu.ards who own property there want
that property protected. They would be
obydirui 60 the American government.
90 have 10 protected They know the
Cubans will never project IT.