Evening Star Newspaper, June 7, 1893, Page 6

THE EVENING STAR: WASHINGTON, D. C, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 7, 1893—TEN PAGES. 2d = Ts Wirz At I writes # gentleman who formerly Went, bat whe now taides ars past have tee! Ayer Case. LOSS OF KRIGHTS CF PYTHUAS, wry 4 Arkansas Bank Robbers Run Down and Surrounded. i iaduced her to uss Ayer’s Hat: mn itmotonly checked any forther produved an entirely new zrowth. uacriant aud glossy t ‘this preparation to ail 6 very | ‘on meet of & KeaGine ber restorer.” ; ss fe AYER i VIGOR, OTHER TELEGRAPHIC NEWS. Prepaced by i ee a a re nee een ee Lizzie KEGAINS COMPOSURE. She Has Rallied Wonderfuliy Since Yester- day’s Fainting Fit. Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. New Bepvorp, June 7.—The state began to put in its case in the Borden trial today with _ | the assurance that the jury, having visited the scene of the murder, would understand the | Grizt of the testimony. sao Allein: | [twas just one minute of 9 o'clock when maT 13 | Lizzie Borden entered the court room. She scems to have rallied wonderfully from the PEPTONE. |cttects of her partial collapse yesterday. In- | deed, when she left the court room she looked Zood fo- use i= exe-¥ | a6 if a permanent breaitiown might be coming. Sure | But that is not the feet. all;itis| After her ordeal most women would have stomaca will | gone straight to their rooms and cried or laid Ghonich with the contate: buowiadge tat iret! nace | down to recover their equipoise. She aid oSlood and nouris the patient. Liquid | beither, but stopped half anhour in the warden’s iw used in every cake of typhuld feve: r office and talked Huglish literature with fever and ia eve-y caseof him. She skimmed over everything from Sill mace | Shakespeare to the Victorias era with him, and y | showed how weil a life suck as hers was at Fall | iver can develop a mind m one direction. ‘There was plenty of time to read and think in the Borden family. As Lizzie slowly entered the court room this morning she was pale, with almost waxen com- plexton snd but very slight color. She tightly grasped her smelting salts in her left hand, and held a closed biack fan in her ight. ‘The only change in outward adornment was the substi- tution of the familiar old-fashioned child's face, |so well know: at Fall River, for the pansy @ | flower worn yesterday. Lizaie leaned her head back against the rail and, upon the opening of the coart, became absorbed in the presentation of the evidence, no words of which escaped ber. her eyes being steadily fixed on the witness. The first witness called was Civil Engineer Kieran, He was questioned as to the position 2 | of Mra, Borden's body m the chamber over the on the second floor. From his testi- it appenred that if the body was under or partially under the bed idzzie might have {come from her room and gone down stairs without seeing it, Photographer Waish of Fall r then pro- duced the gruesome pieture of the bodies, which he said were taken on the day of the homicide. e photographer gave place to Uncle John Vinnicum Morse. Unele Jobn had been rer stive down stairs where the other witne: re. He wanted to get up where inis mece Liz- was, {| Tall, erect “and” «turd. “the oid” | Walked steadily to the wWaess stand and with | perfect coolness faced im inquisition. He 2] showed much less nervocsness than at Fall Raver. It has become an old story to Uncle John. He stood wt ease with elbow lightly esting ou the barand haads half clasped, the humbs crossed. ¢ said he waea brothe: of Mrs. Borden, thi Lizzie was thirty S| den forty-one years old, On Wednesday. Aug | 3 last he went “to the Borden house. He had | been a visitor there sevarai weeks before. ‘The Q | last time he saw Lizzie before that visit he | could not p!xce. He arrived at the Borden | house at 1:30 on Wednenday, the day before the ‘ marders, | Mr. Morse testified taat he slept Wednesd | night at the Borden hous, imt heard no pecu- liar noives during the night, The much-abused | | i a0). ‘bman and it wasn't so bad after all. Lizzie’s door was clowd when he went to bed, | and wher ke arose in the morning he did not see his niece before bes left the house the morn- ng of the crime. He beard Mrs. Borden tell z iget Suilivan to wesh the windows that morning. He did wot return until after the | murder. Z| Mr. diorse isa gavermment witness, but as he | will bo called by the defense he was cross- examined lightly by ex-Ciov. Robinson. 2 | He said the blood wpots near where Mr. Bor- | den lay were not washed off until Sunday, and eeemption of Testimony in the Borden breakiast impro md under bis testimony | except Reporters Manning, Stevens and Cald- well. Messrs. Back, Jubb and Holmes and those summoned for expert evidence were ordered excluded from the room. ‘Mr. Morse testified that he was a brother of | ‘Mrs. Borden the first. He was cross-examined by ex-Gov. Bin- EDITION.| THE BORDEN MURDER os | |son. Ax bearing on position of an ott- [sider being in tho house, the fact wus brought ouf that during the evening before the murder there was no light in the sitting room, and that unless the front door was shut hard | the spring !ock would not catch and turning the knob outside would open the door. THE GOVERNMENT CONTRADICTED. Morse swore that on reaching the Borden house after the murder he saw no officers in | the yard, that the barn door was closed and he heard no one inside. This contradicts the government's claims that officers by immediate examination of the bern ascertained that the prisoner could not | have been there at the time of the murder. | Witnesses calied after Mr. Morse’s examina- Uon fixed the time when Mr. Borden was last seen, Cross-examination developed nothing but slight confusion and uncertainty as to the exact fime, “Mis Borden yawned aud looked on list- y. BRIDGET SULLIVAN TESTIFIES. A buzz of excitement went around the room at 12:30, when Mr. Moxey called “Bridget Sullivan.” She was dressed in amaroon-colored fashionably made dress and wore a large hat with a large feather and biack kid gloves. She Ieaned to the left side against the rail, looked straight at Mr. Moody and «poke so low that he had to tell her to spenk iouder, ‘The prisoner ined leaning back in the seat, but changed posture so as to see witness plainly and watch Bridget steadily with large eyes, wide open. Allthe judges watched Bridget carefully while she testified to bolting the cellar door on the inside two days before the murder, to! | hooking the screen door, to sickness of’ the Bordens Wednesday and to her own conduct, and the condition of the doors. on Wednesday | night and Thuraday morning, before the mur- der. A RECESS, ‘The court took a recess from 1 to 2:15 | The only imporiant witnesses examined this | Morning were Mr. Morse and Bridget Sullivan, Seeger CHICAGO LUMBER DEALERS ASSIGN. Debts Without Doubt. Curcaco, June 7.—Joseph Rathbone & Co., lumber dealers, made a voluntary assignment this morning. Assets are scheduled nt $500,000 and liabilities at £250,000. Robert F. Shank- in, the assignee, is now in possession of the | company’s property. ‘The firm is composed of | Joseph Rathbone and Morton Butler. Inability to realize on commercial paper is given as the canse of the assignment. For several days past tho firm bss en- deavored to avoid going into liquidation, but | it was impossible to meet incoming demands | and an assignment was made necessary to pro- tect ali cred of commercial g to the panicky con- et at the present time j it was found impossible to realize to any cou- siderable extent upon this paper. ‘The assignees’ attorney claims that creditors | will not suffer from the assignment and de- | clares that the firm has enough assets to pay $2 iF $1 of Liabiliti athbone & Company have extensive inter- ests in the pineries of norta Michigan and also in the lumber s of the soutir. > BANK ROBBERS COREALED. The Arkansas Bandits in Down and Sar- rounded by @ Marshal's Posse. Besroxvinte, Anx., June 7.—Farmer Stone, | who was wounded in the engagement with the bank robbers here Mondsy, is still alive, but no hopes are entertained of bis recovery. After the three engagements with the robbers, h the sheriff's posse was worsted, the ing party returned home. The pursing jos: five horses killed in the second fight i six others wounde named Grimesly, members of the posse, continued the pursuit and came pon the dead body of one of the bamilits jast across the line m the nation, | He was about thirty years of nge and was | stripped of all marks of ideatity. The bandits thought to be the remnant of the old Starr | g. United Staics Marchal Copeland, with a strong posse of deputies. intercepted ‘the rob- bers after they got into the nation,and an effort | is being made to exterminate the entire gang. ‘Thev were corralec ina clump of bushes at nightfall last night and there is no escape for } them. ‘The bank, thongh crippled, is ax sound as a dollar aud will make ail accounts good. The stockhoiders have offered $1,000 reward for the |capture of the robbers together with 50 per ‘ cent of the money recovered. ‘The robbers secured £12,000. ——— Will Be Expelted. Ispraxaporis, Ixp., June 7.—Stansbury J. Willey of Wilmington, Del., supreme master‘ot | Stanspary J. | 0 jnonths, has recov= eeerm bis datiss at the de- Nara’ Lieut. Congo-nder C. H. West has been erdered to ‘dnty as assistant to the in- spector of thimt i trict, Ass? Surgeon to duty at 2 .¢ Nava’ Hosp-ite!, Mare Island, Cal, Teiieving ¥ argeon DP. 0. Lewis, who is retained on duty af ¢ Mi. Moore kas been vlw ed on sick ic i ant Engy .eer J. M. Pick: mond af J ordered + Passed nt Engineer KT itimore to the Mianionormoh, Halstead, ‘om the a. Assistant Eaginee> 3} good deal of the tim». ously ill with | uat Lizcie and the callers were im the room a ; the exchequer of the Knights of Pythias, is to | de expeiled from the order and proceedings, |The prisoner wetched Morse closely andj both civil and criminal, are to be begun | listened most attentively to every answer ds | against him. e had cared io pay no attention to | ‘The order bas lost $80,000 all told, through ise, but her face brightened just per- | his operations, and there is little chance of | as the who is raid to have looked | getting it back. Supreme Chaucellor W. W. i ‘ori.e niece gave his testimony. | Biakewell of Henderson, Ky., and W. D. followed just before the noon | Kennedy, inspector general of the uniformed adjournment by Bridget Sullivan, the servant are in the city attending the Indiana! in the Borden family. Grand Lodge. She told the story of her movements daring | They go from here to Chicago where a mect- he morming and what Lizzie said and did as | ing of the supreme officers has been called for she knew. She willbe on all day aad | Seturday to take action in Willey’s cxse. They ossibly a part of tomorrow. | have just come from Wilmington where the e is the main reliance of the state, and the | wers engaged in an unsuccesful effort to re- Ht of her cross-examination is awaited with | cover the money. terest. | ‘The only other witness of anything like equal | importance is Miss Russell, the friend of Lizzie, whose lapses of memory ‘at tho preliminary hearmg at Fall River were only equaled by her | j d f oa ee Convention of Traveling Men. Ponts, Inx., June 7.—The traveling men’s | Meonvention met at 10 o’civck this morning. | | | Civil Engineer Kiernan Continues ‘His De- | Wil! be indalged in, scription of the Vinuse. New Beproup, Mass., JunesT.—Atrthe open- | ing of the third day of the Borden murder | 4... committed hoco Friday evening bas jue trial this morning the morbit curiosity of the | yon made public, ‘The jewels were i rites female portion of the comrauity was eatered | 2). of Mrx Paul’ and daughter, wife of a | —_ Their Trunk Openet and Diamonds Stolen. Fraxxvont, Ixp., dune 7.—A diamond rob: the Yorktown to the | £? seat. Joba E. Roller has been ordered to | concerned and fresh as any one possibly could rinbdu:y at the New York navy yard: Liew'. | vider such trying ciranmstances. Sreap bas been detached from the : Paltimare: par ie ~ = Chicago: Chap- After she took her geat Mr. Jennings had a Iain SD. Goorom from the Minnesota and | five minutes’ conversation with her and she orderedto the San Fi A. | appeared very much interested and animated, Barry, om auty at haan asmile breaking out occasionally as the taik ordered-to-tie San Fr pen. | eccented. W.-Smith, who is granted three months’ tw 5. 8 ‘MM. KIERNAN ON THE STAND. leave. : ee —— Mr. Kiernan, the civil engineer who was on In Charge of the Proving Grounds. _| yesterday, was recalled for the Srst witness, The orders detaching Lieut. N. E. Mason | When witness was making measurements of from duty in the bureau of orduance, Navy | the lower floor of the Borden house his atten- Department, and making him mspector of ord- | tion was called to the closet in the front nance in charge of the naval proving grounds, | hall. He was asked if his attention was called Indian Head, Mid, were issued by the to the fact that one could go in there and be Department toda} mn with the door conypleiely shuz. seribed it by saying aman we: shit the dcor on him. ‘ no difficulty in closing the door. Whi the man was in there the door was leftajar and the man in the closet could not be” seen by witness, Witness was six feet from the closet shee eee ee Kear Admiral Harmony’s Retirement. Rear Admiral Harmony will be relieved from command of the Asiatic station early this! month by Rear Admiral Irwin and will be placed on the retired list at his owr request. | ‘He will be examined as soon as he returns to | Washington, His retirement will promoie | Commodore Weaver to be a rear admiral and | Capt. Kirkland to be a commodore. a from the front of the house. When witness was near the-parlor-door his had time to verify whether be could see him or Ordered to Chieazo. | not he moved tot é Second Lieut. Geo. O. Squier, third artillery, | je did see — pe rebgees eer has been ordered to Chicago to attend the ses- Witness had made experiments as to what sions of the international electrical congress | could be seer: of objects from August 15 to September 1, after which he | uest room from the stairs. His assistant had Will rejoin hie battery. | Inia down on the floor; then he (witness) went a | down stairs and samo ap in the ordinary way. eon id witness: “I saw the man ‘To Command the Concord. the floor from the stairs, and the pores teen Commander C. F. Goodrich has been ordered | which I first saw him wus the center of ono of to command the gunboat Coreord on the 20th | the stairs which brought my eye just ou the i, willing inder Edwin White, | levei with the floor, A short distance above I ‘who has been placed on waiting orders. could not see hii. aioopotapoaasatass | MB. MORSE ON THE STAND. ‘Towel Washing Contract Awarded. | The surveyors’ and photographers’ evidence ‘The Secretary of the Navy today awarded the being concluded at 10:10 Jobn V. Morse took contract for washing towels for the use of the | the stand. At first the prisoner watched him Nav: oso for the next fiscal year to | carefully, with apparent anxiety, then looked Sance W. Cotton off Alesendris at his bil af 1 | om with the same indifference as heretofore. cents a bandred, At 10:30, on motion of; defense, all witnesses | Miss Borden entered the room, looking as un- | oor at the time and about the same distance | attention was called to the man, but before he | on the door of the} toand neazly one-half of the spectatars were } fo, isnapolis lumberman. ‘The ladies women. Their necky were eraued one way as hi Frankfort several weeks visiting with the family of H. A. Langton, Friday evening the family, with Mrs. Paul and daughe | ter, went ont driving, leaving ‘tho diamonds, valzed 500, lock-d in a renk, When they returned the trunk had been broken open and | the stones take: | ——— Destructive Cyclone at Bristol, Va. New Yorx, June 7.—A special from Bristol, | Va., says: Adestructive cyclone visited this town Iast Monday night, damage to prop: injuring two men. The mea are H. Clintwood, a publican. and J. P. Roder, Bristol eity council. Tramage to property is estinatedvat from | 060 to $100,009 doing considerable | prominent re- | member of the \@ a Keward for Pinkney Increased. | Special Dispa:ch to The Evening | “Marzgono', Mp., June | missioners have offered £500 | fer the capt | new in the case. county:eom- | zonal reward | ug uy of the Standard Bank | of Australia, which suspended Avril 98, At the | e of suspension it was said that the instita-, tion would be reconstructed, but any effort in this direction has apparently faited.” ‘The au-| thorized capital of the bank was £1,900,000, of | which about one-half iad been subseribed and one-quarter paid iu. The court his niko granted ‘orders for the winding up of the City of Mel- | bourne Bank (limited) and of the National | | Bank of Australia, ee ee French Troops in Dahomey/Tepulsed, Paris, June 7.—The Figaro states today, re- garding the situation in Dahomoy, that negoti- ations with King Behranzin were dropped about the end of April Behrawzin then began }a guerrilla warfare and had asevere contlict with the French forces at Totfo on May 2. | ‘The battle was a very hot one and the fighting | lasted with great fucy for six hours. Bohranzin | repulsed the French, Capt. Mangin, Lieut. etand two European sokiiers being severely *| Wounded, | eyes of Europe | already taken that 's | MR. BOOTH’S FUNERAL The Services to Be Held on Friday Morning, ANTETRUST CONVENTION ADJOURN. A Speech That Has Disturbed Germany. asce over Germany's head. | thet Austria and Russia would form an alli- | The Hamburger Nachrichten saya that Ger- that Austria 1s the leader. Semi-oficial journals are discreetty silent o1 the subject. LIKE CHOLERA, A Fatal Disease in France That is Very Snepicious. choleraie nature occurred today capital of the department of Gard, where a case of death from disease of a choleraic nature was also reported on May 29. - VIOLENT STORMS IN JAPAN. Hail Btones as Biz as Small Plums Demol- ished Seventeen Houses. Sax Fraxctsco, Jane7.—The steamor Gaclic, from Hong Kong May 9and from Yokohama May 18, brings the following advices: Suowstorms and severe frost throughout Japan have damaged the mulberry trees enor- mousiy. The leaves of tho trees have turned black and are y unfit for food for the «i worms, Sericuiturists will sustain a loss esti- mated at $5,000,000, Violent storms raged in Kyshu district recently, agricultural prodacts suffering ext ve damage. No less than 190 juuks were dis- abled or missing at latest accounts. In Kochi hail stones the size of small plums fell and seventeen houses were entirely demol- ished. A storm was also experienced at Taka- mutsu. Several iives wore lost, a number of boats were capsized and the occupants drowned. THE BERING SEA CASE.! EDWIN BOOTH’! FUNERAL, Services to Be Held on Friday Morning in Dr. Houghton’s Church. New Yous, June 7.—Edwin Booth’s body will be buried about 5:30 o'clock Friday after noon in Mount Auburn cemetery, near Boston. Funeral services will be heid in this city at 9:30 a.m. in the Church of the Transfiguration—the “Little Church Around the Corner. Bishop Potter will officiate, assisted by the Rev. Dr. Houghton, rector of’ the church, and by Rev. Bispham of Washington, D. C. "The pillbenrers will bo Joseph Jefferson,” A. 3 Imer, ex-Judge Charles P. Daly, Parke Good win, Eastman Johnson. Horace Howard Pur- nest and William Bispham, treasurer of th Piayers’ Ciub, and one of Mr. Booth’s moet in: timate frienda. No one will be admitted to the church with- outa card. The chief mourners will be Mr. and Mrs, Ignatius Groseman and their two children, Mr. and Mra. Wm. Bispham, Mr. Grossman's brother and sister and Mr. Jobn FUNDS OF IRON HALL, Supreme Justice McIntosh Keeping an Eve on the Money. Ixpraxapouts, Ixp., June 7.—H. H, MeIn- tosh, who was elected supreme justice of the Henry Magonigie and his wife. Iron Hall by a faction which met at Iminediately after the service the faneral Philadelphia, is here in an effort to cortege will move to the Grand Central depot | provent the funda from being turned and be placed on board a train which starts for | ere tg the “taotion whale chested Boston at 11 a.m. There the faco may be exposed for » while. for the benefit of a few old friends, who cannot ofticers here. He says that the part of the or- der he represents is much in favor of winding 2 the affiars and i tempt come on here, at the residence of Mfr. and Aire, [a7 (ReAiars ead mot making any attempt Grossman, iabnies 000. re A cast of the dead man’s faco wae taken by | the “trot “that 3070-200. Pisa John Walthausen, who has taken the masks of many famous ‘personages after death, in- cluding Barrett, Agnew and Sherman. He said that Mr. Booth’s face was life-likein ex- pression and looked Just as natural an when he lnst seen the great actor on the stage. ‘The body will be buriedina massive, plain oak casket, bearing this simple inscription on a silver plate: born'Sur Vhs Died duns 7. 80” No flowers willbe taken to the church nor pltced upon the coin. except a wreath of urel from his daughter, Mra. Grossman. It isexpected that a large ‘number of the dead actor's friends will accompany the body to Boston, A plaster bust of Mr. Booth willbe made by the artist and scultor, August St. Gandens, from east taken this morning to be placed in the Players’ Club. 2a eee OPPOSE TRUSTS AND “COMBINES.” been made for ten months, and th. are increasing at the rats of €300,000 a month. cular setting forth these views and sug- gesting the closing up of the order will soon Le sent to the members, ag IN WALL STREET TODAY, Various Vague Rumors Cause a Break in Cordage. New Yors, June 7%—The stock market Dbocame wenk soon after the opening owing to Cordage and General Electric The outside conditions, such as tho re- dnetion in sterling ' exchange, the announcement that Baring Magoun & Co. will not ship the £300,000 gold arranged for yesterday and a subsidence of the excitement in Chicago, were all favorable to better prices, but the ease with which the bears depressed the stocks named more than counteracted their in- fluences. tional Cordage broke 33¢ to 12 and General Electric 3 to 683{. Richmond Termi- ual was alto sold freely aud touched 13g. ‘The reaction ia the general list was 3 to 3¢ per cent At 11 a, m. tho, market was steadior in tone at a fractional recdve The market relapsed inio dulln 11. =m. The genoral list —_ral- lied fractionally, while National Cordage moved up 2 to 14 and General Electric 13s to 70. ‘The break in National Cordage jearly in the day was due to vague rumors that an assessment on the stock was contem- plated. At noon the market was dull and barely stendy. oney on call is firm at 5a6. Prime mer- cantile per, 6a3 per cent. Sterling exchange is weak with actual business in bank- Various Propositions Discussed by the Con- vention at Chicago. Curcaco, June 7.—At yesterday's session of tho unti-trust convention B. L. Lloyd read a Statement of the evil effect of the coal combina- tion in Pennsylvania, declaring that coal was 50 cents. ton higher in 1893 than when the com- mission first inquired into coal combinations, J.B. Corey of Pennsvivania acknowledged that he was a coat operator xnd aroused a storm of adverse comment by making tareastic re- marks on the statements concerning his state, He said he did not know of any trust in Penn- sylvania. Mr. Rosewater of Omaha made a speech de- fen the resolutions adopted by the com- | ers bills at 861{a86'4 for sixty days and 4833/0 mittee. in which he said that taxation meant | 4823¢ for demund. Posted rates 487489°,. confiscation, and that if coal lands were to be | Commercial bilis, 4843/a4873¢. The clearing rchased bonds would have to be issued. This could not be done unless the people had faith in the legislature. Mr. Lioyd’s motion proposing that the gov- ernment should buy bituminous coal lands was putand lost and Mr. Donnelly’s motion pro- posing the purchase of coal lands by right of house statement for today is as follows: Ex- changes, $104,229,136; balances, $6,338,711. ‘The sub treayury was debtor at the clearing house today 2428,958, Bar silver, 88. Gov- ernment bonds have been firmer; state bonds have been dull; railroad bonds have been weaker. eminent domain was defeated. _ oT ti Mr. en ily hen ed one of the reso- EINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL ‘utions, calling upon the Attorney General to — do his duty, was like whistling against the | 2'tcoWfori™ger mg oneung ait, closing peices of north wind. Delegate Allen offered a substitute, which was adopted, recommending the legislatures of the respective states that they enact such ie Intion as will make it unlawful for any corpora- tion to entor into any trust detrimental to trade and commerce and denying foreign or non- resident corporations comity between states, J. M. Quinn of Montana, offered a resolution which was adopted, demanding a return to bi- metallism. | wire to Corson & Macartney, 1419 || street, Jo. Nan. own. igat conference of the convention the | radicals successfu! ed resolutions to their ) liking, as they i no opposition. Almost | every one had some resolution, and each one | was discussed and passed. | Gen. Weaver was chairman of the meeting and Dr. McClellan, Kansas, secretary. About thirty ‘persons represented Kansas, Illinois, Colorado, Minnesota, Massachusetts, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Utah, Michigan, Wisconsin and Tennessee. 1 Among the resolutions adopted were those | demanding that the government take possession of the anthra and bituminous @oal fields and the railways, demanding the free and unlimited coinage of gold and silver at the rate of six- teen to one; that coal, metal and forest lands be held by the government or states for the use and benefit of the people, and urging upon Congvess to condemn and seize all the property of trusta. ington Stock Exchange, Sales—iegular call-—12 o'clock m.: U. 8. Elec. Light Conv. 58, $600 at 127; $600 at 125. Great Fails ice, Sat 120. American Security and Trust, 30 ut we Government Bonds—U. 8. 4s. registered, 1907, wy bid. 11 asked. S 4, coupons. 1907, WLS bid, 118 asked. District of Columbia Bonds—20-year tuna, 5s, 189%, gold, 103 bid, — asked. Water stock, 76, currency, 1901, 115 bid, — asked. 2-year fund, 68, gold, 190%, 110" bid, — asked. Waier stock, 18, 1903, curreney, 117 bid. — asked. 3.658, 1924, fund, cur- Teney, 10) bid. 110 aaked 2 Teg. lO, 18%5- Ks 902. Loo ta, a . g Bonds—Washington and George- SIR RICHARD CONCLUDES. ter at, 180 Lae 50 naked. Weak ——— eorgetown R. KR. Conv. és, 208, — bid. Mr. Robinson of Canada Follows Him Be- Masonic Hall Association 5s, — bid. | Ti asked. Washington jnfantry lat mor! remarkable recolieetive powers before tha | Several letters of regret were read, after which | cpvistieny esisn ant ae eg | gaze" ae 2806 TO, ae Wenn grand jury at Taunton. a address was mado by Jacob Firth of St. | PARI, June 7%—Ex-Attorney General Sir! Gas Co.” Converiible Gs, ive 129 bid, 140 asked, | She is about Lizzie’s age. a fellow church | Louis. ‘the report of ths secretary and weas- | Richard Webster concluded his address before | nea or co conto a won oy — | member. tali and angular, and*was a school | urer were read. after which the convention ad- | the Boring sea tribunal of arbitration today in | Kekingwon Hallroad @x <= bid 100 saued- Oneness | teacher for many years. | journed. | 1:36 this afternoon an excursion | behalf of the British case. He expressed sur-| Peake and Potomac Telep! is, — bid, 10 | —_-_—> will be given the members of the convencion £9 | priso at the statement made yesterday by Mr. | MC, Capitol and North O Street ‘allroad, iat MISS BORDEN'S TRIAL. Tiber, where @ lunch .and promenade concert | E J- Phelps of the American counsel to the | 1s. asked, U.S. effect that the validity of the seizures made or to be made in Bering sea was not submitted to the tribunal under the treaty of arbitration. | 5s, 1903. eurity and Mr. C. Robinson of the Canadian bar fol- | lowed Sir Ricburd Webster in bebaif of Great | Britain, kot the Republi 3 bid. Mr. Robinson declared that it was | Did. 060 ask: ie to place the American claims on any | egal basin. cae . , KALNOKY’S INDISCREET SPEECH. | est End, — bid. 119 asked. Columbia, — vid, allroad Stocks—Washingion and Georgetown, 825 bid, —askeL Metropolltan, 9 bid, 101 asked. Capitol aaa Norta O Street, 35 id. 30 asked. Rock Creek, — bid, — asked. Columbia, 65 bid, soaskeu. Insurance Stocks—Firemen’s. — bid. — asked. Fraakhiuy — bid, 60 asked. Metropolitan, — bid, His Optimism on the Peace Outlook Stirs Up a Muss in Germany. Bens, June 7,—The speech of Count Kal- noky, the Austro-Hungarian minister of foreign affairs and of the imperial house for the whole " onal Uni —_bid, 19 asked. Ar- monarchy, to the Hungarian delegation on | jingion, — bid, 1:5 asked. Coreoram, 10. bid, — Saturday Inst, in which Count Kainoky took an | Columbla 16 "ond. 35 ake” escaes. optimistic view of the prospecta of | Oi TN cad ean terstal deed aaa peace, and placed emphasis on the improve- | ie, — asked. i j ment of the relations between Austria and | , ‘itle Lusuraucs Stvcks-Cotumbia Tithe, 64 Did, Russia, has caused much irritation and | “Gas and kiectric Ligit Stocks—U. & Blectric even exasperation in many quarters in Ger- many. The National Zeitung does not conceal its , Ligit. 135 bid, 148 waked.“ Wasaington Gas, 45 bid, 49 asked, ‘Telephone Stocks — American Graphophone. 14 wig Chesapeake and Potary 33 Did annoyance at the character of Count Kalnoks’s | 6 take! Fonnay van sem utterances, and hints that the military question | , Mlscellan = - would be much. simplided if Germany could | bids 12 asked, he eg apr take the Austro-Hungarian premier at his word | See tet Se aaah: ree and leave him to complete the relations with | 9 bid, 100 asked. Pheu Russia of which he speaks, thereby enabling | rTiage, -40 bid, 0 asked. Germany to discard the contingency of having ‘Trust, Companies— American | to carcy on @ war on two frozte, - 126 bid, 127 asked. ie ington ‘Loan and ‘frst, Save Deposit and ‘rr: bi 145 asked. National Vhe Kreuz Zeitung regards what it ealls bid, 140 asked. Count Kalnoky’s attempt to throw dust in the asign of Austria's incurable weakness, and laments the reluctance of Austr: to share the military burden of the tnple a! The Kreuz asks the question whother Ger- mauy may not be required to seek aid in other directions. The influential political organ, the Neuste Nachrichten of Munich, in commenting on Count Kalnoky's statements, expresses a pre- sumption that Austria is about to change over to a Russian policy, unless, indeed, Austria haz ». and that the Austria government finds the triple alliance barde some, and is making itself secure with Hussia against the expiration of the triple alliance. ‘With this presumed state of adairs asa text, the Neneste Natchen preaches the necessity of Germany being prepared to depend upon her- self for defense against ber enemies. ‘The opponents of the military bill, on the other hand, jubilantly seized tho obvious in- ference from the optimistic utterances of the Austro-Hungarian premier. The Haminrger Nachrichten perceives in these utterances an indirect proof of the sound- ness of Prince Bismarck’s often-expressed fear v7 busnel; at bY i Atty; Tune ce Yellow corn by sample, 49. No. 2 white western, 425242: N mixed western, 365,48 4,000 bagshe els; stock, 76,871 _ bt 72 Whisky unchanged. Peanuts unchanged. BALTIMORE, June 7. — Baltimore and Ohio stock, 71278; Northern Central stock, @9; Balti more and Ohio Southwestern first incomes, 1 do. third incomes, 8: Consolidated gas bonds, 1118113; do. stocks, 55 asked. i many no ionger leads the triple alliance, but | Panis, May 7.—A death from disease of «| Nismes, | THE RUPPERT WILL.| | More Witnesses Testify tothe Mental Condition of the Deceased, NOT EASILY INFLUENCED. They Consider That He Was a Man of Strong Will Power, a Shrewd Business 3fan and Fully Competent to Determine What He Wanted to Do, a i Mr. Graff resumed the stand this morning, } iu the trial of the issues in the Ruppert will case, and stated that he met Mz. Ruppert sev- eral tirzes at the Scheutzen Park, in the spring of 1891, Witness last saw him at Mr. Rup- per’s house five or six days betore his death. At the park Mr, Ruppert won!d spend bis money asliberally as any one else, During 1891, up to the time of his death, witness considered Mr. Ruppert of « sound and disposing mind. He was aman of firm mind. ‘To Mr. Worthingvon Mr. Graff eaid he bad been associated with the German Orphan Asylum eight or nine years. The asylum was | erected im 1889, it being occupied about Christ- mas time. There were about 30 acres in the asylum grounds. ‘The buildings occupied about 1!¢ acres. About half of tho land was cultivated in 1891. Witness did not know that any of the land had been offered for saie, Mr. Simon Wolf had been a director of the asylum for about eight or ten years,and he had acted as attorncy for the asvium. Witness had played cards with Mr. Ruppert at the park in 1891, “sixty-mx” and “euchre.” ‘They played for drinks and cigars, the expense generally being abont a dollar apiece. Daring the last eight months of Mr. Ruppert’s life witness noticed no change in his -al condition. t. Carlisle the witness sata he, M: Tuppert and others had gone together upon | several excursions, and Mr. Ruppert was as free in the uso of his money as others of the ty. Prin ennwer to aa taquicy by Mx, Worthington tho witness explained that each one of the party paid his own expenses. MERMAN REITZENSTEIX, Mr. Herman Reitzenstein testified that he had been well acquainted with Mr. Ruppert, and had seen him often in 1891, but noticed no cbangeinhim. He seemed all right to wit- ness, In 1591 saw him almost every day. Witness believed him to be of sound and dis- posing mind. He was a man of strong mind and not easily influenced. To Mr. Worthingtan witness said Mr. Ruy pert was confined to his home by sickness in ibe winter of 1891, Noticed no physical change in him, ALEXANDER EBERT. Mr. Alexander Ebert stated that be had known Mr. Ruppert about twelve years pro- ceding his death. Witness was proprietor of the Scbeutzen Park and paid his rent to Mr. Ruppert, who was the treasurer and « habit visitor to the park. Mr. Rup- pert visited the park until a short time before jis death, playing tenpins and cards, Witness never saw anything wreng in bis mental con- dition. “He was always tho same, of « sound mini On cross-examination witness said he Mr. Ruppert the rent semi-annually, the last time in January, 1891, Witness observed no physical or mental change in Mr. Ruppert's condition. | | MR. ANTON RBERIY, Mr. Anton Everly said be had known Mr. Ruppert thirty-six years. He was a man of good sense, an excellent business man, Wit- ness noticed no change in him after the fire in December, 1890. About threo weeks pre- Vious to, his death witness played, cards with Mr. Ruppert and othors at the Schuetzen Park. Mr. Huppert then appeared ailing, but was cheerful. During all the years be had known Mr. Rupport witness never doubted that he was perfectly competent to trans act all businoss, ‘to Mr. We 4 the witness said that Mr. Ruppert at the park | in July just before hig death was weak and seemed “not long for thie world.” Witness had been adirector in 1891 of the German Orphan Asylum. A WITNESS TO THE CODICIL. Mr. John L, Vogt testified that he had known Mr. Ruppert about thirty-six years. Witness identified his signature to the codicil to Mr. Ruppert’s will, made August 4, 1891. On that day was sent for to witness the codi- cil. Went to Mr. Ruppert’s house and found him in bed. Mr. Simon Wolf, Mr. Rup- | port's wife and a number of others were in the | room. Witness asked Mr. Ruppert if he knew what he was about to do in making the codicil, and when he replied that he did, witness witnessed his signature to it and left. Next day went to bid Mr. Ruppert good-bye, but was informed that he was too sick to be seen, and witness never saw him again. After the fire witness noticed no change in his habits or condition, Mr. Ruppert had contributed liberally to charitable institutions, subscribing at one time $500 to the orphan asyium, and the same amount in May, 1891, to the Concordia Church. He was as liberal as any one else. In 1891 Mr. Luppert freauently visited the Scheutzen Park. Saw him there about three weeke pre- vious to his death. Witness always con- sidered him a shrewd business man and very correct in his dealings, and in witness’ opinion was always of a sound and disposing mind, Mr. Ruppert once told witness that Mrs. Weigman had saved hie (Ruppert's) life by good nursing, and that he had sent her to Atlantic City for recreation, He was a man hard to influence. WHO WERE PRESENT. To Mr. Worthington the witness said that Mr. Wolf, Mr. Senfferle and Mr. Appe were very intimate friends of Mr. Ruppert. When witness went to witness the codicil Mr. Cohen met him at the door and told him | what was wanted — with _hit In the room was Mr. Wolf, Mr. Hellen, Mra, Weigmav, Mrs, Chris. Ruppert, Mra. Gustavo Ruppert and a niece of Mr. Ruppert. None of them went out of the room. Mr. Ruppert said he was “bad off.” He signed two papers. Mr, Hellen stood beside the and Mr. Wolf sat beside Mrs. Chris. Ruppert ona sofa in the room. When witness retired he left all the others ia the room, He could not remember who handed Mr. Ruppert the paper or pen. For years Mr. Ruppert has suf- [fered fvom a heavy cough. “It seemed that there was nothing in him.” Once wituess told | him that instead of patting pills in him he “had better put xomething to eat in him.” ‘Mr. Worthington—Did you not mean that he was too mean to buy enough to eat? Mr. Vozt—Weil, not exactiy that, Mr. Worthington—Wasn’t he mean and eo. . Vogt—Well, yes; he was a little stingy sometil mes. Continting, Mr. Vogt stated that Mr. aud Mra. Ruppert had their quarreia, He would get excited at the store and say things. He took hia | wife out to various things. Mrs. Weizman did | not prevent him from seeing Mr. Ruppert the | morning after the codicil was signed. A SHREWD BUSINESS MAX. Mr. Helmus stated that he bad known Mr. Ruppert since 1865, and met him often. Al- ways found him » shrewd business man, Al- ways thought him capable of executing a valid deed or contract. { Mr. J, J. Appich said that he kad known Mr. Ruppert in a business and social way for fifteen ears, He was a clear-headed man, almost in- capable of being influenced. Witness eaw him about a week or ten daysat hishome prior to his death. He was then in bed and stated that he thought that his time had come. He said | he wanted to dispose of hi« stock and that Mr. Wolf had gone to New York about the mutter. After the fire witness noticed no mental change in him, and believed him to be of a sound and disposing mind. MR. HENRY ADLER, Mr. Henry Adler testified shat he had known Mr. Ruppert ina business wav for a great many years, After the fire witness closed out the stock for him. ‘That took about three weeks, and he saw Mr. Ruppert often then, His mind was per- fectly clear. Mr. Ruppert bad an inventory prepared by Mr. Upperman and given io witness. With the exception of being a very high-priced one, _ it appeared to be ail right. Saw Mr. Ruppert often after that, and’ never ob- ‘- | served anything to cause him to believe that he j was of other than a sound and dicporing mind, To Mr, Yobriner the witness stated thet Mr. Ruppert expiained that he bad beon recom: mended to him as a good mn to close out the stock. but did not’ state wi bad made the recommendation. JUDGE COLE & wITXESS, Iudge C. C. Cole was the next witness of the caveatees, and testified that he had inown Mr. | mainly in a business way. At times he ssw him _ frequently, but then | sgain months would without him seeing Ruppert for about seventeen years, him. In the fall of 1890 saw him several times oa legal matters—three cases, Mr. Ruppert of decided character, never from his convictions. Once he refased to agree to a compromise of a suit against him when wit- ness, bis counse!, advised him to compromise. A second trial of ‘the suit resulted in a verdict against him of aon amount about nag a ee =. the sum upon by in ae di ay Witness noticed no change in his mental condition at any time. Hie never saw anything to indicate that Mr. Ruppert was not of @ sound and disposing mind. To Mir. Worthington Judge Cole said that after he and Mr. Wm. A. Cook dissolved partnership in 1881 Mr.Cook transacted a great deal of confidential business for Mr. Ruppert Mr. Ruppert was an unumally close and care- ful business man as to dollars and cents, Wit- ness noticed a physica! change in Mr. Ruppert in 1890 and 1891, He then complained a great deal of feeling badly and was much more nervous than before. His mind, however, seemed about the same. MR. ANDREW RITCHIE. Mr. Andrew Ritchie, of New York, wholesale SE INSTANTLY KILLED. Strack by a Train and His Skall Terribly Crashed. WILLIAM JOHNSON, ONE OF A GANG OF LAROR- ERS AT WORK NEAR PENNING, MEETS a SUDDEN DEATH—HIS MANGLED REMAINS TAKEN To THE MORGUE. This morning about 11:30 o'clock « fatal ao» cident occurred on the Baltimore and Poto- mac railroad near Benning. A gang of laborers were st work on .% ¢ track and one of them, a colored man, raid to be named William Joluson,was strack by train No, 27 and instantly killed. His head was strock by the engine or one of the cars and his skall terribly crashed, while his body wns tarowa beneath the train and both legs broken. ‘The dead body was brought into the city on a train. It was stated by the workmen that de- ceased lived at No, 1356 G street northeast and the driver of the dead wagon went to that neighborhood, only to find that there was no such number as stated. ailing to find the de- ceased’s residence the body was inken to the morgue and the coroner nowtied, CHOLERA AND YELLOW FEVER. dealer in dry goods, testified that after the fire 4m December, 1890, he visited Washington toap- praise the stock witha Air. Weidman, They were furnished with an inventory (shown and identi- | fied) and madea verification of it. The witness explained the mode of making the inven- tory, that they made first a verification | of the inventory, and then, independentiy, | assessed the damages, More than one day was | consumed in their work. Comparing their | ndings, a wide difference between the two was iscovered, r. ‘eidman's rT greatly in excess of those of witness. "However, he and witness tinaliy agreed upon $16,287.99 as a fair and reasonable assesement of the dam- ages sustained through the fire. ‘The residue of the stock was worth about | $35,000 or £40,000. A Mr. Biock had visited im in New York to get his testimony, Mr. Tobriner had aiso consulted him yesterday. | ‘To Mr. Worthiugton the witness said that he | did not know who Landed him the inventory. | Tt purported tobe an inventory of the stock in the store at the time of the fire. He did not examine the invoice book tu sce what had been bought before or after the fire, As to that witness was told by some one in the store. ‘The fire was confined to the flour. Both the witness and Mr, Weldtean tarted out upon the assumption that the stock was valued at about $53,000. He saw Mr. ‘Tobriner yesterday; but did not tell him that he had given away to the amount of €5,000 in order to close the affair at Mr. Ruppert's, MRS, WEIGMAN ON THE STAND. Mrs. Luey Weigman testified that she was veventy-two years of age; went to live at Mr. Ruppert's in 1887; went there with the agree- ment of Mrs. Ruppert, he being sick at the time; remained im the house when Mr. Ruppert went to Georgia for his health and re- mained five weeks, but his health was not re- stored. She wanted so Mere, bas = uppert persuace to stay. Ruppert gave her a gold wateh. She lived there till March 1 last, when Mra. Ruppert died. She wanted to leave im about a week, but they persuaded her} her to remain. Mrs. Ruppert was sick four and five times end witness attended her. Mr. Ruppert was sick about the same number of times, and the was alto mck there in 1891 for five weeks, She then wentto Atlantic Cityand remained | | to Alexandria, | it OfMfcial Reports of Where These Diseases Have Appeared. Surgeon General Wyman of the marine hos- pitalservice on Tuesday cabled the American mininister at Constantinople, Turkey, for an afirmation or denial of the report that cholera existed in that country, and today received the following reply: “Pra. June 7.—Firet ease appeared May 20 at Bagdad. Spreading among Arab setudements, Also numerous eases reported and t deaths per diem at Bassorali, peared at Red rea ports. iy Signed) Newnrany, Cherge d’Affaires, Devwyman docs not cnticipste amy denger from the disease uniess it shouid work ite way on the Red sea. Shou’ reach Alexandria, great precaations would be necessary to prevent ite admission into European countries, — Dr. ‘Wyman has received a cablegram from Ham- burg stating that no cholera existed there aud ‘that the hea! of the city was good. YELLOW FEVER REPORTED IX COSTA RICA. ‘The marine hospital service has received @ telegram, transmitted through the Depart- meat of State from the United States consul at San Jose, Coste Rice, stating that = yellow fever epidemic prevail ima, Costa Mica, The surgeon general at once notified by tel oficers at Savannad, ‘Mobile, Charleston, New Orleans and Jackso: ville, Fla., and the officer in charge of the quarantine station. ——___-e-—____ THE POWER OF REMOVAL, What Attorney General Olney Says of Mr, Parsons’ Contention. In regard to the alleged intention of United States District Attorney Parsons of Alabama to resist removal Attorney General Oiney said this morning that while he had heard nothing direct from Mr. Parsons, from other sources he had the intimation that Mr. Parsons contended that the President could not remove him until his commission expired at the end of four years, Itis understood that Mr. Parsons bases his contention upon certain sections of the tenure of office act, which sections were repealed eight years ago. three or | Attorney General Onley, while not exprese- four woeks, Ar. Ruppert came di herstay, | ing an official opinion in the matter, says he has bat came to her bearding house fat once: aiakeies information that the He told her that he bad made his will, and said | President has the right of removal at any time. it was a good one that no one could break. He! President Harrison exercised this right did not state what was in the will, nor did she | throughout his entire sdministration without ask bim, question, and when be desired an incumbent's -_—e THEY MUST WORK. AsaResult the Sanitary Condition of the ‘Buttaing te Improved. ‘The corridors and rooms of the Post Office Department building bave been thoroughly cleaned, and it is the intention of the chief clerk, Maj. Howard, to keep them in that con- dition, He has a kind of civil service system in task of keeping the buili easier than if tho force of women were allabove manual labor, apt to be the case when politics alone governs such appointments. ee ———— WILL BE DEOPPED. ‘Naval Cadets Who Have Failed to Pass the Examination. Army Orders, Leave of absence for four months is gramted Post Chaplain Mainor C. Blaine, U. 8. A. Sp pien poe S. Burbank, tenth infantry. we of ubsence for four mouths is granted Maj. William M. , sixth infantry. Capt. Daniel T. Wells,’eighth infantry, will be relieved a ig igen re est, and will to regiment. ‘VThs extension of lonve of sbeence granted Capt. Wm. L. Pitcher, eighth infantry, is still further extended three months, Capt. Wm. H. Corbusier, assistant surgeon, is relieved from temporary’ duty at Columbus barracks, Obio, and will return to bis proper station, Fort Wayne, Mich. Leave of absence for ten days is granted Cap: Wm. H. Kell, twenty-second infantry, recruiting officer. earkasesas: tind SR REE Fire This Afternoon. ‘The alarm shortly after 3 o'clock this after- noon was caused by fire in house No. 502 Mary- land avenue, occupied by Mr. George ; Muller and family. The fire originated in the kitchen and caused ‘® loss of about $600. The fire department responded prompily. Rete ‘The Court of Appeals. In the Court of Appeals today the following cases were dismissed: John Trainor agt. Anna Schram, H. P. Gilbert agt. T. P. Morgan et al., J. D. W. Moore agt. Barney McQuaide, Fannie MeDaniel agt. Robert McDaniel, Don A. Sanford agt. W. F. Byan and United States agt. Cooper Rock creek). The following were continued: john Glenn agt. G. M. Sothoron et al, J. Hoff- man Smith agt. Chris. Ruppert and C. agt. Smith (B.'s death ~uggested), Columbus Bush Co, agt District. Johnson, use of, &c., agt. B. and P. R. R. Co, judgmout reversed. ‘The assignment for tomorrow were: Cases 27 to 30, 22, 33, $5, 36, 39 and 40. ————_— Surrender of s Charter, ‘The Franklin Mutual Relief Association filed ‘a statement in the recorder of deeds office sur- rendering their charter and reciting the propo- tion of the Jewelers’ and ‘Tradesmen’s Life insurance Company to accept the members without examination. ee Government Receipts Today. Internal revenne, $436,319; customs, $584,982, — — Surg. Gen. Tryou’s Plan Approved. Secretary Herbert has approved Surg. Gen. Tryon’s plan - for the establishment of a post graduate course for Junior members of the medical depariinent the naval laboratory, New York, and a ciseules afteracon, to that effect was issued this tind sate temtiewts Divorces Granted. In the Equity Court Chief Justice Bingham today made a decree divorcing Jane A. Messer from the bonds of matrimony with Andrew Messer. ‘They were married April 30, 1883, and she charged desertion December 2, 1839. W. ‘Twombiy appeared for potitinese” Justice Haguer made a decree for complain: fred Et Growta See tae nan ee "d H. Crowe. Dill was filed by N. HL fore absolutely unmailable. Postmasters are instructed to see that no «uch things are allowed entry into the “mails, This ‘action’ has been taken in consequence of publication medical journals of propositions by eminent physicians to make ees of such matters if sent to them tightly sealed through the maila —_——e- Millions of Envelopes. A committee consisting of C. W Schneider, James H. Clear and J. B, Marvin will tomorrow open bids for supplying the Interior Depart- ‘The ‘Why White Was Removed. As explained by Secretary Gresham the sub- stitution of Mr. Webster for Richard Mansfield White as a member of the national commission of the worid’s fair was » macter entirely within the province of the territorial officers of New Mexico. The commission when in session im Chicago adopted s resolution informing the governor of New Mexico that White was an im- — surrectionist; was in the way and was the territorial exhibit. Therefore the commie, sion asked for bis removal. On the strength, that recommendation the governor sent in the nomination of Mr, Webster to succeed ME Waite aud the President made the according to the lay —— ee ——__——_ Bank Receiver in Dakots. John D. Benton of Pargo has beon appoiated receiver of the failed National Bank of Nort Dakota at Fargo, N. D. 1 Range of the Thermomerer. ‘The following were the temperatares office of the weather buroaa today: 8 ashy 9% (2p.m, 7; maximum, 76; minimum, 66