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Newspaper Page TextpS7"y -sgr- p e9"n!rii- '"5F,",,"'vj 'Wvjiif'yiJKirssni" fjrt -v wt'TPW' ?r,:T"r THE MOKNING OKEGONIAN, FEIDAT, FEBRUARY 16, 1900. -w T"grfewsw'c",w9 OFFERED BIG BRIBES Highly Sensational Testimony at the Cterk Hearing. TEMPTED SUPREME COURT JUDGES One ntrgk His Family PfcyjhGlan, the lr Tkreagh ike Sen ator's LaTiTer. WASHINOTOK. Feb. K, Hightly sen sational testfawny was devetoaed today in the investigation r the senate com mittee on privilege ana elections of the election of W. A. Clark to the senate from Montana. Justice Hunt, a republican member of the Montana supreme court, testified that Ms family physician, Dr. Tracej , had Made what he (the Juetieel regarded as attempts to have him con sider a $M8.tt bribe to favor Lawyer "Wellcome, one of Clark's attorneys In thf debarment proceedings against WeH eorrt The witness did not. directly, at least, connect Clark with this bribery proposition, so the latter s counsel, Bx Senator Faulkner, moved to strike the who.c testimonr from the record, but did not succeed. The witness testified that the same day that one of the attempts to br be him had been made, simitar efforts had been put forth to reach Justice Plg gott, another of the justices of the su preme court of Montana. Counsel for Mr, Clark cross-questioned Justice Hunt ctuiU sharply as to why be had not pros ecuted the doctor or made a statement at the time concerning the matter, the rep'.y in substance being that the witness felt too much humiliated over .he proposition, and also believed Dr Tracey did not real ize the enormity of his offense. The committee held a night session, at which Justice Plggott testified concerning remarks made to him on days when Dr. Tracey had interviews with Justice Hunt Justice Piggott's statement was that Mr. Clark s leading counsel had come to him, and while apparently under great excite ment said he had just been advised by Mr Nelll, of Helena, that the supreme court coult be unduly influenced in the Wellcome disbarment proceedIngs wanted to know if it were true, and spoke of denouncing any such attempt. -ne witness had Informed counsel that he would never hear of such attempt from him (Plggott), for he would kill any one coming to him with a bribe offer. The first witness of the day was Bd ward B. Coyne judge of the county court of Livingston county, New York, who testified conccn mg a conversation he had in New York city last October with Mark Hewitt, witness for the prosecution In this case. He said Mr. Hewitt had spoken of the Wellcome disbarment case, and in response to an Inquiry he said that Weil come did not stand & ghost of a chance, and would be disbarred. He said that it did not make any difference whether 'Well come was guilty of the offense charged, as Daly owned the court, and the case was being conducted with a view to getting tes timony In the Clark case that was to come before the United States senate. The Da y people were, Hewitt was represented to have said, "determined to defeat Clark, and would not stop at anything to aoeora T'li.sh the result." The witness also had x pressed the opinion that Daly had put up the $M.M used by Mr. Whiteside in Ins exposure. On cross-examination Mr. Coyne said -th.it he had known Mr Wellcome socially. I-t fore his examination was concluded Judge Coyne was excused temporarily in order to permit the justices of the Mon tana supreme court to testify in order not to detain titent. Justice Hunt's Testimony. Justice Hunt's testimony created a pro found impression. He detailed four dif ferent conversations he had had with his iami y physician. Dr. William Tracey. of H ena, in two of which he believed tbs doctor had attempted to lay before him a t roposition to bribe him in the Well come disbarment case, which was at that 1'ntc before the court, of which witness wi'S a member. The first of these con - creations had occurred August 6 last, in Dr Tracey's office. The court had then hud that It had jurisdiction in the dis barment proceedings, and he went to Dr. Trarej s office at the invitation of the latter AN hen I went to his office," said the "- itness. "Dr. Tracey invited me to a back io-iji He said' I have a funny kind of proposition which has come up for you." " The doctor then went on to tell, accord ing to Justice Hunt's statement, that he t he doctor) was taking an interest in the W. .come case, which, he said, he under wood was not like ordinary cases in court. Fe had been told, he said, that It was IbtmIj. a matter in tht discretion of the rr rrbers of the court, continuing that he urrtenstood the dlsbanrmt proceedings to "N a. political fight largely, and adding that while he did not know Mi. Wellcome, he ui derstood that he was a decent fellow. Judge Hunt said that he had replied to all tn , to the effect that while there was a i eriain amount of legal discretion permit ted, the ce would have to take its course just as uay other case. He hhneelf felt th.it it was a painful duty, because he knw Mr. WeUcome's reputation, and al ii p other he would gladly avoid It if he could Dr. Tracer then said to him. ac i .rrting to the witness: "I don't suppose, tl en, there Is any use to lay my propo e lion before. roV Without, however, w l ting for any formal reply, the witness sai ' the doctor had proceeded as follows: 1 here is a part- here w ho has got f ,xx and who wants to put it up It rut a-e can be thrown out of court. Jum.x Hunt said that he was not cer 1 i i hether Dr. Tracey had used the nl.T or the plural pronoun in speak I of the party "not sure whether he ir Ji j ' Juvi-e Hunt saM that he had replied Pr Tracey thai "not all the money in teti ted States and the Anaconda mines 1 - vh. r with ever' dollar that Daly and ' 'k ire both worth, and that there is 1 'i banks, wonui Induce me to sacrifice r nscience bo the extent of granting i i i t onnl time in this or any other case. I1' W e'loome case must go forward just as vr other case would." Ji v' ' Hunt said he had then gone to his home, and that In the afternoon Dr. T-ace had come to his house, and sought an ther interview, saying that he under p ' 5 that one of the supreme court jus t s hid been secured In favor of the iM.juv-itlon which had. previously been n V To this Justice Hunt said he had i! 5 that he did not believe this to be tn e .is he cons dered both the chief jus t o and the associate justice, 3ar. Pig ott men beyond reproach. After this Dr Tracey had taken a mem or. rdum-book from m pocket, and ap-pt-red to read from It a memorandum tt i:ng that he (the doctor) had ander s out that Mr Daly had assured the re e ection of the Justice. To this Justice Hu-t said he had replied that Mr. Daly ha iuer assured him of anything. He fiv.r'od that Mr. Daly had opposed his orig in election, and that the only reason for sui posing that he and Daly were now on g d terms was found In the fact that so: ie of their children were very intimate, A'er this Dr Tracey had continued by pav'-g that "all they want Is a fair shiw ' "I told him." confined the wit-ne.-v that, under any circumstances, they could count u?oa that." Awcier Attempt. ' ' -tioe Hunt said that after this Dr. ""-.cej had made an appeal to him to get " the bench on account of his health, he ' irg beer threatened with lung trouble: 1 it the dr or had told him if he eon t i'"wi he u v sure to break down as the ps'"or was very kvbecioea. Ife he would aoe-TD the propos'tlon he could take a -epf go abroad visit the Paris exposition, hue po thing to worry about, and thus ln 5ef nJieJj prp'ons bis life. Justice Hunt said that he had replied that, he much ap preciated what the doctor said about get ting off the bench, but he could not see his way clear to accept the proposition. The doctor then went away, saying that be would not have Justice Hunt do any thing which he did not think was right. The matter did not come up between them again until November 14, when he met Dr. Tracey on the street, and the lat ter had asked him if no change had come over his mind. Justice Hunt said that he had replied in the negative, saying that he had supposed that their last conversation had ended the matter between them, ai he would not swerve from his position, "to save my own life or the lives of my chil dren." The doctor then said he was glad that this was the decision of the judge, and nothing had been said concerning the sub ject until Sunday nlgbt, February L At that time Dr. Tracey had asked him to come to his (the doctor's) office late that evening. He went there and Dr. Traces showed him what was apparently a copy of a telegram which Informed the doctor that some one had told the senate com mittee in Washington that the justice would testify before the committee and line of metaphysical examination was do ing the defense no good. Mr. Campbell asked oniy one question, which brought out the fact that Justice Hunt is a republican, as is also Justice Brantley, who has been summoned to ap pear before the committee. Justice Hunt was then excused, and the committee ad journed until 7:30 P. M. Another Justice Testified. At the night session. Justice William T. Plggott, another member of the bench IECKHAM ISSUES PARDON lend myself to such a scheme, I think I ought to be entitled to JIO&.OGO." The doctor said he thought the sum rea sonable. Later, on the same occasion, after he had come to think the doctor serious Mr. Nolan said he had told the HOXoltBD 3Y PruSON OFFICIALS AT, doctor to go back to Clark and tell him that if his body were a skeleton and filled! FRANKFORT, with gold It would not be sufficient to buy j ' him. At the third interview, Mr. Nolan . satQ ne naa torn ur. Tracey uuu ne nau j. stm Ref18e to RecoSuic Thai iui&cu euuuii. "The time has come," he said he told of the Montana suDreme court, was heard. He was questioned by Senator the doctor, "to put up or shut up." Chandler. His testimony was related In i "Do you mean It?" the- doctor asked. a slow.and Impressive manner. It was on I "I do,." was the reply. different lines from that of Justice Hunt, but received equally close attention. Mr. PIggott's statement covered an Interview with Frank E. Corbett, of Butte, who la Mr. Clark's principal Western counsel, which had occurred August 5 last, the same day as Dr. Tracey's first two inter views with Justice Hunt. He said he met Mr. Corbett on the street, and the latter told him that ha had come from Helena in a special train to see him, and requested a private in terview. He had taken Mr. Corbett to Granted hy Taylor Another Injunction Salt. "Then." the doctor said, "come to mv office at 4 o'clock.today and arrangements FRANKFORT, Ky., Feb. 16. The clash will be made for you to get your money."' between the democratic and republican Then the witness said he told Dr. Tracey branches of the state government was again that Mr. Clark did not have money emphasized tonight by the prison official enough to buy him, and he had had no releasing John Seals, a Louisville convict, further conversation with him. on a pardon issued by Governor Beckham. Mr. Nolan said that, while he had re- Deputy Warden Punch was acting warden sented the approach as an insult he did tonight, and when the pardon papers were not b'.ame Dr. Tracey, much as he blamed presented to him he ordered 'Seals released those behind him, and that he still em- and the latter left the city tonight, ployed him as his family physician. Douglas Hays, a-Knott county convict General Nolan admitted that he had nev- recently pardoned by Governor Taylor, Is to the part taken by the federal .troops under his csraamnd In the suppreeeton of the labor riots fat the Coeur d Alone min ing district in Idaho test spring. o ' RATIFICATIONS BY CABLE. " BJORNEBORGARNES MARSCH," OLD FINNISH NATIONAL HYMN. PUT UNDER THE BAN BY RUSSIA. (The "Words Given With the 3Inslc Arc In the Svredlslx Language.) Bjornerjorgarnes Marsch. 3ErOEEE: -5- Sd oer af ctt folk soa blodt pa Nar vas h,ed. pa Polens sand, pS BorUbort hvi!a. rasl centred! En storm arlo8,detljungareld.ocb -0-: '9 a fi i SElzxi -k-r-t-rY 'luFb-f "ira i 1 & i Kv j, r 5 u U - . . -. -0. - Al , la.. ,j.& . -'Iqkackt fratnit! HOr 8r. v&r nekel-gam-la frlhela ... . 15 i i t fe I fi&fc t7T - B aM 2: zsc srd An har. Finlandekraft ej dott. FramiW. fram fit led vid led' An PA Leipzig slater LuUeoskullar foil ka ncf ncneaska ru,flar' . J s f. jv f cU6-na etrat' Lyo. du fa oar ljyo,dufarna. 60 gfr sail. so gereall - Lyu bogt du sp'. - gor cal la fa ha. -Q-S" S g S -..- f., ,. ., .flfl uP'? fi'0- V-v p i i i "- r 1 1 r-r--1 ' kao med ovans blodettfaltbarfArgasrodt. Ad -la stomal osa tappre man ee tappre faders aodar ced I ;-,f, . i L jj ' eli- Pram, J 3fZ -xnr fram vnrt ad la aivt- - g --fi snrJJ& , . yzzi 2Z3a: -?: y "V vt- 0 J-2- la. ' ill1 s i ten at otri-der eo'AenforntidsdarJraKi.fratfivartad I i-i.J-t 13 eli-lcn at atri-der 5."X5 ee'n en forntids dar, t ram, fram vart ad la. -rr $-?-tat-nrz32 -c ft- st ezzszin ' -y-r: -Jtdz 3: :fine --- -&- w?tm -bst clitcn af stridor cen en granad forntids dar, , J 1 6r vin kar pa v&r bana bUarptflr vartetal.ocn bloda ax v&r va-Q& vin kar p& var ba oa. s- n . -F-t -J , m . j. '. 1-, , teL. N vln-kar pa kar pa var vana. bloda & mimBlm v-'-f 'U U U hltr -ja-du staudar! An finnscnfiikaf Finlandsgamla fnrger ftvar. n "BJorueborsarnes Martxrft," or "March pf the Men of BJomeborp." Is the title of the old Finnish national march, the plalng or singing of which publicly recently was prohibited by the Russian goernment, along with other patriotic airs calculated to arouse the people. The march, whose composer Is not known, has been the national march of Finland from time im memorial. It was written originally for orchestra, -and not until Finland lost lte Independ ence to Russia was It arranged for chorus and were- words written for it by Johan Ludwig Runeberg.'a patriotic Finlanaer. , The words reflect the patriotic sentiments of the Finland era, whose flery cplrlt still is emolderlng under the Tehee, in spite of what the Finns call "the most tyrannical suppression" by the Russian government. A prose translation, furnished by John R. Ortengren, the director of the Chicago Swedish Glee Club, is as foilo-ns: . "O, ye sons of a race that has bled on the heather of Narva, on the sands of Poland, tn the battlefield of Lelpsic, and on the heights of Luetzen! The strength of Finland is not yet dead, and It may jet stain a battlefield red With the blood of the enemy. "Away, away with rest, pleasure and peace! A storm is brewing, the lightning flasheo, and the roar of the cannon rolls! Jorjvard, forward, side by side! The ppirjts of brave fathers -look down upon brave men. "" , . ,1 ,, "The noblest aim. beckons to us at the end of cur path!, Our steel 13 o'jarp. and to bleed Is our wont. All, all, courageously forward! This is our freedom's ancient path. "Fly, high, thou victorious banner! Torn by fierce battles in ancient times! Forward, our noble, tattered standard there still is left a shred of Finland's eld banner!" Mnch Time Will Be Saved in Dis posing of the Saracan Treaties. NBW YORK, Feb. IS. A special to the Tribune from Washington says: An Innovation In the formality in ex changing treaty ratifications has been adopted by the United States, Great Brit ain and Germany in order to secure the partition of Samoa with the least possible delay, and for the first time the subma rine cable is to be called into serv'ce to obtain results within as many hours as under the customary way would have taken weeks, yet without the sacrifice of the dignity or solemnity of the ceremony. When the German emperor is empow ered by the constitutional legislative au thority tp ratify the treaty of December 2, which will probably he in the next day or two, the president of the United States, having already the consent of the senate, and Queen Victoria, having exclu sive powers, its provisions may be made binding and operative within one hour or two. To this end an arrangement has been made by which the ratifications will be simultaneously exchanged in Berlin, Washington and London. Ordinarily these ratifications would have been exchanged in Washington, as the treaty was signed here; but in view of the unsettled state of affairs in Samoa, which so Idng as the tripartite agreement lasted might at any moment cause fur ther complications, It was determined to put the treaty Into effect as soon as pos sible, with the object of leaving Germany free in the exercise of sovereignty and the suppression of any disorder in Upc4a, Savaii and the western islands of the group, while the United States would as sume responsibility for Tutulia and the eastern islands, Great Britain ceasing to have a hand in the archipelago. Great Britain and Germany also had another treaty on the subject, in which the United States had no part, and it was desirable that that convention should become effective at precisely the moment when the Washington treaty of December 2 went into force. The novel arrange ment which has been devised In this in stance will probably be adopted generally In treaty exchanges hereafter. The usual time-consuming method pursued is to send the official documents back and forth across the ocean by mail, and after both parties have ratified, 10 days or two weeks must pass before proclamations and de crees can give the provisions the force of a statute. Already the three copies of the Samoan treaty are in the possession of the three governments. The exchange copies are ready for the signatures of the three executives and for delivery to the accredited representatives of the remain ing governments. When the cable dispatch comes from Berlin announcing Germany's readiness to ratify, an hour will be fixed, and at that hour in Washington Secretary Hay will give to Lord Pauncefote and to Dr. von Holleben warrants of President McKin Iey, ratifying the treaty. In Berlin at the same moment Count von Bulow will deliver the emperor's warrants to Dr. White and to Sir Frank C. Lascelles, and In London the queen's warrants will be handed to Mr. Choate and Prince Hatz feldt by Lord Salisbury. Immediately In Washington the president will issue a proclamation publishing the treaty, and imperial decrees will be made in London and Berlin to the same end. If no German vessel Is at Auckland, the United States collier Abarenda will take the news to Apia in four days, the kingdom of Samoa will disappear, the United States will be absolved from an Irksome entanglement, and have indis putable title to the only good harbor in the South Pacific. e LETTER FROM PHILIPPINES Johnny Dunnhran was .Y. r l fJnr a few says. bt is all right i "At present, wo are do.ng a--ioks My. There are three companies ' be Thirty fifth and two- troops of the Fourth cavalry here. We eajsy onnelves at night by gathering rwn and talking of the folks and scenes at how and plani'ng what we will do when we are there again. Time passes very quickly with us. "We can't set a fight out of the black devils, the awmy. worth speaking about. The only wiy I out wih ""n party of or , and then, if they can master a Band of a or 300 they will attaek us at a distance of 1000 of 2006 yards. K we try to get any closer they retreat, and ! to a hurry too. They stand not upon tho order of their go'ng The poor davUa are afraid to put the butts of their gn to tlefr shoulders, because their dirty, ancared-for pieces kick so hard. Instead, they Pt the guns under their arms and Wane away If firing on the advance party, their aim Is usually . . & -- - - Vaa jlA.&t a. so high wax wy ww w., ., -. heads, and If thoy hit any one it will ho seme anlaeky rthw in the reserve or rear guard." , Flaear Claim. ORSQON CXTT. Feb. li-(To the Idi tor.) 1. Haw large a claim ls allowed to one person lor placer raining? 2. In case the land the claim Is to he located on has never been surveyed, can the claim he staked ant ad libitum? 3. And. otharwiae. is it necessary ta follow the srvayrs lines' 4. Is there any law regulating the use of water in ease It Is desired to utilise a stream by averting it fvom its natural course? A person js allowed to take up 20 acres for a pia.er mining entim, and la required to pay J2 S oar acre for it. He can take it in almost any shape he desires, and can have It sarveyed afterward by applying to the surveyor-general. Of course, there- are laws regulating the use of water, to protect the person who first taps a stream. Fall information on such subjects will he found in a pamphlet of mining lews to he had at almost any sta tioner's. t e Cornett-Jefferies Fiht. NEW YOKK, Feb. 15. The date of the fight between J. J. Jeffries and J. J. Cor bett has been fixed at May 14. George F. ConsMine and W. A. Brady, managers of the men, met Tom O'Bourke, manager of the Seaside Athletic Club, today, and for mally accepted the offer of the Coney Island Club for the fight. that Dr. Tracey had offered him a bribe of $100,000 in the Wellcome case. The doc tor then said to him: "You know I never offered you a bribe, and that I was only joking In our conver sations concerning the Wellcome case. You know I had no $100,000 with which to bribe you. and I am not one of that kind of fellows." Justice Hunt said he had replied to Dr. Tracey that he wished he could believe that he was only joking, but that he could not put that construction on his proposition. He did not, however, believe that Dr. Tracey meant to actually bribe him, but simply to lay the proposition before him. In answer to questions from the mem bers of the committee. Justice Hunt said he thought Dr. Tracey had mentioned Senator Clark's name in the first conver Jpatlon, when he had spoken of the Well come case, as merely a political fight be tween Mr. Clark and Mr. Daly. He had first related the fact of the proposition being made to him on the night of Au gust S, when his associate Justice, Plg gott, had come to h!s house and related that he had been approached on the camo day. At the close of the direct examination, which had been conducted almost entirely by Chairman Chandler. Mr. Faulkner, on behalf of Senator Clark, made a formal motion to strike out the testimony of Justice Hunt from the record, because it had failed to connect the name of Mr. Clark with the proceedings and was en tirely collateral. The motion was over ruled and the cross-examination pro ceeded. Justice Hunt said that before Dr. Tracey had made the proposition to him. he had considered him a man of pre-eminently good character. He did not believe the doctor had stopped to think of the enor mity of the proposition, and he still re garded him as a good man. The witness said he had first told his story to Judge Plggott, next to Judge Brantley and af terwards to Judge Dewitt, never to Attorney-General Nolan. He understood Judge Plggott had told Attorney-General Nolan. Plggott, so far as he knew, had no affiliation with Daly. Why He Did Xot rrosecute. Asked why he did not bring the matter to the attention of the public prosecutor. Judge Hunt replied that he was so hu miliated that he preferred not to disclose it. "You preferred to allow the attempt to perpetrate such a crime to go unpun ished?" "It would have been embarrassing to me as a judge." "It was a contempt of court?" "I did not take notice of It." The witness said Judge Plggott felt the same way about it. He had Immediately notified his brother judges after the in terview s of August 5, and after the inter view of November 14 he had immediately gone to the court and notified the-chief justice. "Did you inform your associates that It had been a serious proposition?" "It never occurred to me that it could nave been a Jocular Interview until It was suggested to me by Dr. Tracey, later." "Dr. Tracey alluded to no one?" "No one." "Dr. Tracey asked only for justice?" T believe ho thought there would be Justice." At this point Senator Hoar created a laugh by recalling the fact that Lord Bacen said he ' only accepted bribes to do Justice. "But that." he added, "was not the view the house of commons took o; it." Continuing, the witness said he under stood that Dr. Tracey wanted a dismissal of the case. "But this was after the demurrer had been overruled." said Senator Faulkner. "How could the case then be dismissed?" "That occurred to me, but Dr. Tracey was not a lawyer" Chairman Chandler suggested that this his rooms at the capltol, when Corbett had told him that S. J. M. Nelll, of Hel ena, had telephoned to Butte that the su preme court might be influenced in the Wellcome disbarment case. Detailing the conversation, Mr. Plggott said Mr. Gor bett apparently was very much excited; his lips were trembling, and his mannei was very nervous. "Sitting opposite me," said the witness, "he said he did not want me to get angry at what he was about to tell me. He then told me of the receipt of the tele phonic message from Mr. Nelll, which had been as follows: 'We can do business with the supreme court.' He said he had spent two or three hours with Mr. Nelll, and that the latter had said to him, "We can get the supreme court. They will come high and the scheme will have to be capital zed for about 15,000 000. He then proceeded to say that he had applied vari ous opprobrious epithets to Mr. Nelll for such a presumption, saying that he had secured a special train and come from Butte 'for the purpose of heading off any effort in the line of such an outrageous proceeding and to assure you that if any thing of the k'nd was undertaken we have had nothing to do with it. If he under takes to do that I will myself get up in the supreme court and tell what I know about the proceedings. I have a m'nd to do that anyway,' Mr. Corbett added. "I replied," continued the witness, " 'you can rest assured that If Nelll approaches me In the way you suggest, you will never know it. nor will the fact become ptfbllc, for I consider such an attack upon a man's official integrity more serious than an attack on his life, and I believe that a man making such an attack should be killed by the man to whom he had made the proposition. I will endeavor to do that If so approached. I would never have a man arrested for such proceedings, for I would not want the publicity nor would I want to bring a court into disre pute. " Justice Plggott said that after this In terview Mr. Corbett left him, saying he had to hurry to the tra'n, but that more man half an hour afterwards he had seen that gentleman and two others leav ing ior tne train. Justice Plggott said that in the evening after th's interview he had called upon Justice Hunt and related what had oc curred between himself and Corbett, when Justice Hunt had related his experience of the same day with Dr. Tracey. On cross-examination. Mr. Plggott said that at the time of Mr. Corbett's visit he had no reason to suspect that Mr. Corbett's motives were not of the high est. They had been friends for years. Senator Faulkner Insisted upon know ing whether the justice had since formed any doubts as to Mr. Corbett's motives, and If so, why? To this he replied: "I had no dbubts until Justice Hunt told me what had happened between him and Dr. Tracey on the same day. I put this and that together, and then concluded that Mr. Corbett and Dr. Tracey had con spired to make an assault upon the su preme court with their $100,000; that they had made their attack upon Justice Hunt and had failed, and that Mr. Corbett, knowing Justice Hunt would tell me of It, had come to prepare me against re ceiving his verrlbn of the Interview." He declined to say whether he now be lieved Mr. Corbett had lied, but said he wanted to leave the facts speak for them selves. Attorney-General Cornelius B. Nolan, of Montana, testified that he had also an experience with Dr. Tracey. He had con ducted the prosecution in the Wellcome disbarment case, and while the case was In progress, Dr. Tracey, who was also his family physician, had come to him, he said, at three different times suggest ing that he (Nolan) could get money out of the case from Clark. The witness said that he had chatted with Dr. Tracey on the occasion of the first meeting until the latter had asked hjm how much he thought would be required. "I replied," said the witness, "if I should er reported Dr. Tracey's conduct to the prosecuting attorney, largely because of his personal friendship for him. He con sidered it his duty to vindicate the law. "Who violated the, law more than Dr Tracey?" asked Mr. Faulkner. "He was not the arch criminal," was the reply. Mr. Nolan said that he was not here as counsel in the case, but that he would expect Mr. Campbell to pay his expenses. Then committee then, at 10:30 o'clock, adjourned until tomorrow. SALE OF BONNER'S HORSES Snnol Auctioned Off for Four Thou sand Dollars. NBW YORK, Feb. 15. The crowd that thronged Madison-Square garden about the time the Bonner horses were to be put on sale was enormous. Maud S the turf queen, was sent around the track on exhibition. She was greeted with cheers. Pray Tell was the first of the consign ment to be sold. The bidding was start ed at $1000 and raised by thousands to $5000. The bids from then until the sell ing price, $61C0, was reached, climbed by hundreds. When Robert Bonner pur chased Pray Tell he paid $5100 for him. The bidding on Sunol was slower than that on the gelding. Two thousand five hundred was bid, and she stood at that figure for some time. It was finally raised to $2900 by degrees, and another balk came. Mr. Shults the nbld $4000 and got the mare. She cost Robert Bonner $41,000. THE RUNNING RACES. Yesterday's "Winners at Tanfornc and New Orlenni. SAN FRANCISCO. Feb. 15. The weath er was fine at Tanforan Park, and the track fast. The results were: . Five furlongs Ella Boland won, Isalinc second, Mountebank third: time, 1:01. Three and a half furlongs, selling M. F. Tarpey won, Intrepldo second, Scotch Belle third; time, 0:42. Six furlongs, selling Harry Thoburn won, Peace second, Mocorito third; time, 1:13. Handicap, mile and an eighth Pctente won, Zoroaster second, Chimura third; time. 1:53. Seven furlongs Geyser won. Yellow Tall second, Jenni6 Reid third; time, 1:25. Seven furlongs, selling Storm King won, Miss Soak second, Dr. Marks third; time, 1:28. Races rtt New Orlcnna. NBW ORLEANS, Fob. 15. The results today were: Selling, one mile Blitheful won, Swords man second, Ben Frost third: time, 1:104. Selling, six furlongs Tim Kinsley won, Lucky Monday second, Lord Neville third; time, 1:19. Two-year-olds, four furlongs Adnoor won, Zak Ford second, Moses third; timQ, 0:52. Handicap. 13-16 mile Ed Gartland II won. Torn Collins second. Silver Coin third: time, 1:26. Selling, six furlongs Jamaica won. Fly Lotta second, Fleeting Moments third; time, 1:19. Seven furlongs Tinkler won, Jennie F. second, Domlnis third; time, 1:34. The Six-Day Race. ST. LOUIS, Feb. 15. The sx-day go-as-you-please race at the natatorium Is draw ing to a close, and the contest has nar rowed down to a three-cornered fight be tween Cox, Barnes and Day. The score at 11 o'clock follows: Cox, 4S0.12; Barnes, 457.9; Day, 454.10; Campana, 419.14; Hegel man, 377; Graham, 372.3; Dean, 372.1; Hart, 352.4; Gllck. 351.4. i o Will positively cure sick headache and prevent its return. This Is not talk, but truth. Carter's Little Liver Pills. One J pill a dose. Try them. still in confinement, the prison officials re fusing to recognize Taylor as governor. Attorneys for contestees and contestants today signed the following agreement as to the conduct of the contests of minor state officers: "We, the undersigned attorneys for con testants and contestees, agree that all the testimony taken in .the contest for gov ernor and lieutenant-governor in the city of Frankfort, so far as the same may be competent and relevant, may be read as evidence In the contest for the minor state officers, now pending before the state board of election commissioners, now sitting as a contest board; and It 's further agreed that the said contests shall be submitted to said board without argu ment, the counsel for neither side nor any other person to be present during the trial, and the contestees expressly reserving all rights to except or object or demur to the evidence or other proceeding which they may have under the law; and, fur ther, that the said contestees do not, by the agreement, waive or relinquish any objection to the jurisdiction of the board, and this agreement is to take effect after the board shall have acted on the pre liminary motions and affidavits heretofore filed before said board by the said con testees, and all of them, which shall be shown by the records, and in the event said motions, supplemented by the said affidavits, shall be overruled by the board, this agreement is to be effective and bind ing at once, this Februury 15, 1900." The contest board met at 3 o'clock, when the reading of testimony was begun. The hou&e and senate met at 11, and at once adjourned to the same hour tomorrow. Montgomery Handicap. MEMPHIS, Tenn. Feb. 15. The weights for .he Montgomery handicap, the first of the big spring events, are announced by Secretary MacF&rland. The Montgomery will be run on the opening day of the Memphis spring meeting. Declarations are due on or before March 1- Rcpeal of the Herten Irtt. ALBANY, N. Y.. Feb. IfK-A.bill repeal ing the so-called Horton law, 'which per mits boxing matches In the state, was passed in the assembly today, the vote standing 98 yeas to 38 nays. The hill has now gone to the senate. RHEUMATISM AND SC1ATIA 1GE&J; COPYK1CHTZO 4S S ANOTHER INJUNCTION SUIT. Filed by the nepnlillcnn Lieutenant Governor of Kentucky. LOUISVILLE. Ky., Feb. 15. Following the lead of Governor Taylor, who yester day brought suit for an Injunction against Governor Beckham, claiming to be gov ernor of Kentucky, and General John B. Castleman, claiming to be adjutant-general of Kentucky, Lieutenant-Governor John Marshall this afternoon filed suit for an injunction against Governor Beckham and against Lillard H. Carter, president pro tem. of the senate now meeting In this city. The suit Is similar In Its general averments to that of Governor Taylor. No application has as yet been made for a restraining order In either case. Appeal From Taft's Decision. CINCINNATI, Feb. 15. This afternoon. Attorney Macey, with ex-Governor Brad ley and other attorneys interested in the Kentucky elect'on contest case, appeared before United States Circuit Judge Taft, in chambers, and filed notice of an appeal from the decision rendered by the latter Wednesday afternoon. The appeal will be taken direct to the United States supreme court. Colfax Boy In the Tliirty-flftli Writes of Conditions There. COLFAX, Wash., Feb. 15. W. B. Blach Jey has received from his son Frank, a member of company C, Thirty-fifth United States infantry, now in the Philippines, a letter, in which he speaks of a numoer of the soldier boys who enlisted at Colfax. The letter is written frcm Norsagray and dated New Year's dav. In it the deep grief felt by the command at the death of General Lawton is expressed. "When your letters and papers arrived," ne writes, tne papers created a great j sensation among the company: every man ' Jack of the lads wanted one of those pa pers, and stripped me of them, so I did not get to read a single one until the next day. "You ask for a description of the isl ands. It is rather haru for me to give, for the reason that wt have seen little of the rainy season; but I will say that I have been very much surpr.sed. The val- I etc., do nothing to cure the disease ley we are now m is l&o to aw miles long. relief is onay afforded at Dest. It Is low, and would be swampy but for j r . r, , n Ji the drainage ditches. In the rainy season I If SanflPnA HPPtTif nPIT the flats on both sides of the rivers art Ui JaUUtll 3 LIXLll N, UtIL inundated from the overflow of the Is infallible in such cases, often re streams. All the low land is a continued moving' every trace of the disease in a rlco field, from one end of the island to short space of time by equalizing the the other. The mountains are full of all circulation and enabling- the excretory kinds of fruits and woods of great value, i and secretory ducts to perform their "People talk about this being a worthless natural function. Thousands have land. It Is a regular paradise, and any ' been cured of rheumatism, sciatica and other painful diseases by means of this Rheumatism, sciatica, neuralgia, etc , are caused by imperfect action of the kidneys, Mver and skin, and their in ability to throw off poisonous sub stances uric acid, etc., from the blood. The consequences are disorders both local and constitutional, affecting the joints, muscles and membranes, and characterised by pain and swelling more or less Intense. It is well known by every sufferer that the various "medicines," "liniments," "reueis. one who has been around over it as much as I have will tell the same story. We have been nearly all over the Island of Luzon; and this one island alone te worth twice what the war has cost the United States government. "A tall, gigantic range of mountains rise On either side of the valley. To these the Insurgents have taken for refuge from the advancing Americans. "The death of General Lawton was aDDlianee. 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J to L Fnsicnser Train Held Vp, DENVER, Feb. 15. A special to the News from Benson, Ariz., says: The New Mexico & Arizona, passenger train, which left Benscr for Nogales, was held up by masked robbers at Fairbanks, 20 miles below Benson, tonight. . Express Messenger Milton was shot several times. Milton had just delivered his packages for Fairbanks, and was going back into his car when he was commanded to open hts safe. Instead of complying with the re quest he grabbed his Winchester and made a brave fight. He succeeded in holding them at bay until help reached him, and the robbers were driven off. The rob bets did not secure any booty. a General Mcrrlam in Washington. WASHINGTON. Feb. 15. Brigadier General H. C. 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