Evening Star Newspaper, March 8, 1894, Page 1

EE = ee THE EVENING STAR. eee PUBLISHED DAILY EXCEPT SUNDAY. H AT THE STAR BUILDINGS, 1101 Pennsylvania Avenue, Cor. 11th Street, by The Evening Star Newspaper Company, & KAUFFMANN, Pres’t. New York Office, 88 Potter Building, peaberris fn Sete Tae EvExtxa STAR is served to aubsoribers in the efty by carriers, on their own account, at 10 cents | per week. or month. Copi. ie coun > 2s ‘at t] Zcenis each.” By mail—aay where in the Unined tee oF Canada—postage prepaid—30 cents ver mn AT BDAY QUINTUPLE SHEET STAR, $).00 per year; With forcien postaze added. 85,09. © OOPers (Entered at the Post Office at Washington, D. C. @s second-class mail matter.) €2,8 mall subscriptions must be paid in advance. tes o: advertising made kmown on application. Che £vening Star. Vor 84, No. 20,827 WASHINGTON, D. 0., THURSDAY, MARCH 8, 1894A—TWELVE PAGES. A JURY TO TRY IT That is as Far as the Pollard-Breck- | fnridge Trial Has ‘BUSINESS 10 BEGIN TOMORROW Gcenes in the Court When the Case Was Taken Up. Gone, THE ARRAY OF LAWYERS The rumors circulated yesterday that the puit brought by Miss Madeline V. Pollard Representative Wm. C. P. Brecxin- Against fidge of Kentucky, claiming $50,000 dam- | @ges for breach of promise cf marriage and eduction, had been compromised proved to be unfounded today. The case was called court and proceedings were commenced | due form, progressing so far as the se- lection of a jury, when Judge Bradley con- ited to a postponement of the trial until tomorrow, mainly because ex-Representa- tive Ben Butterworth, who has entered the Usts as one of the counsel for Mr. Breckin- had just come into the case and need- few hours to find out what it is. So as indications went today the trial will earnest tomorrow, ‘the contents of Package of depositions filed with be poured out upon the jury distinguished lawyers engaged on side will begin a legal battle royal. It expected the trial will last about ten Some skirmishing was done to- 3 Rr iF ehy d it H Judge Bradley. Gay in the brief hour given to the case over the question of admitting in evidence the many depositions taken on both sides. It ‘was made apparent that every foot of the Way will be contested sharply. As ore of mod ——_ expressed in a phrase — ut not strictly legal, it will ? ‘Sght to the finish.” The Court Room. The trial is held in what 13s known as the old Criminal Court room, in the east wing cf the city hall. It is a dingy old room in the ld part of the building, and just reeks with memories of famous cases. It was here that Daniel E> Sickles was tricd and acquitted for shooting Philip Bartoa Key. Ut was in this room that John Surratt was tried for conspiracy. Here Guiteau, the essassin of Garfield, was the chief figure in @ remarkable trial, and he weat forth from this court room under sentence of death, fhysterically cursing judge and jury and Prosecutors. Het too, the first star route trial was held, an@ many other celebrated eases have been argued. The walls of the old room have echoed the eloquence of many of the most famous lawyers of the time. But probably no case for many years has attracted, and will attract, so wide at- tention as that which the jury chosen to- day is to decide. The distinguished position of the defendant and the spice of scandal the case add an interest to it which is felt wherever human nature has not been @o exalted as to have lost a relish for ecandal. Crowds at the Doors. That there are a good many who make Mo pretensions to such an exalted state ‘was evident by the crowds who sought ad- mission to the court room this morning. Whe central portico, from which there is @n entrance into the court room, was Dlocked with people and the entrances to the court room from the east side, reserved for members of the bar and witnesses, Mere besieged with applicants for admis- Among them were half a dozen en, but only two of these finally got to the court room, ene of them being member of the bar. Marshal Wilson had @nticipated a crowd at the doors and had | decided not to let the court room be pleasantly crowded, so his officers at the Col. Breckinridge Arrives. | ree only admitted those connected with e case, the members of the Circuit Court fe + half a score or more newspaper men \d artists and members of the bar, just enough to fill the seats in the court room. The room had been arranged for the oc- casion. There was a long table in front of the clerk's desk for counsel and on the north side of the court room desks and tables had been arranged In rows for the mewspaper men. There was no doubt of the interest taken in the case by the news- = George Alfred Towasend, O. 0. » Fred. Mussey and other well- known correspondents were there in the improvised “press gallery,’ representatives of the press association: and the local papers detailed to follow the case. ‘The Parties to the Suit. ‘Miss Pollard was not there. Every time ® woman appeared in the corridors people turned, expecting to see Miss Pollard, but they did not see her. Of course, if she had come she would have been the center of interest. Her dress, her manner, her gait, her height, the color of her eyes, every- thing would have been noted by the throng, but she did not come, so Mr. Breckinridge Monopolized all the interest. Miss Pollard, however, saw a good deal of it. She was in Mr. Carlisle's law office, in the tall building @cross the street, and if one knew where to look he might have seen her face peer- ing out of the window, at times looking wistfully and anxiously toward the court | house. She could see the people thronging the portico; she might even get a glimpse through the windows of the court room and get a view of the gathering inside, and might have recognized the silvery head of the man she asserts has ruined her life. @he remained there waiting for a message | tr “r lawyers to come to court, if the ymmenced, but it was post- 1 not come. se came into the court abou opened, with Mr. been one of his Mr. Breckinridge air was almost jau @ dark suit with a c who hi: last night. possessed. fis attired in Way coat and wore @ black cravat, He strolled about the court | 10 o'clock, just before the court | s | as to why these depositions were tz | terday, or what they were. room with hands in pocket, stopping now and then to answer the greeting of a friend. He seemed quite unconcerned. He bears his fifty-six years well. His figure is sturdy, his handsome face is ruddy, and the only sign of his years is the mass of silvery white hair that crowns his head and the snowy mustache and beard, trimmed some- what close, that covers his well formed jaw and chin. His blue eyes are fresh looking and altogether one cannot help thinking he would look like a man of thirty if his hair and beard were removed. The Lawyers. The lawyers in the care assembled very quickly. There is an array of them that promises a most interesting trial to those who love to follow all the turns through which acute lawyers may lead the case. ‘Then there is a promise, too, of some bril- Mant oratory before tre jury. On Mr. Breckinridge’s side, besides Mr. Butterworth Mr. Butterworth ; id Mr. Wilson Con- ler. are ex-Congressman Phil Thompson of Ken- tucky, Mr. Wm. A. McKenny of this city, Mr. John H. Stoll of Lexington, Ky., a tall smooth-feced typical Kentuckian, and Mr. John T. Shelby of Lexington, a law partner of Mr. Breckinridge. Mr.Wm. G. Mattingly of this city appeared also in the case today, as he said merely to assist in the prelimin- ary proceedings, owing to the continued ab- sence of Col. Enoch Totten, who ts on a journey looking for the fountain of health in Florida. On the other side are Calderon Carlisle, well known at the District bar, and Mr. Jere M. Wilson, ex-judge, ex-Con- gressman, and of national repute as a law- yer, and Mr. Wm. G. Johnston, Mr. r lisk law partner. There were others, too, who attracted attention. Mr. Desha Breck- inridge, son of the defendant, a good looking young man, with closely cropped black beard, sat in the jury box until he had to get out to make room for the jury. Repre- sentative C. R. Breckinridge of Kentucky was also there. When Judge Bradley took his seat on the bench a few minutes after 10 all the counsel were in their places and strung out in a long line before the judge from the place where Mr. Breckinridge and Mr. Butterworth sat at the judge's left to the seats of Mr, Wilson and Mr. Carlisle on the right. The Case. The case is well known to the reading public. Last August the suit was filed, a few days after the second marriage of Col. Breckinridge. Since then both parties to the suit have been engaged in taking tes- timoney in Kentucky and Cincinnati, the attorneys for Miss Pollard endeavoring to substantiate her assertions that Col. Ereck- inridge seduced her when a girl in a semi- nary at Cincinnati, was the father cf her three children, and had made repeated promises to marry her; while the statements secured by Mr. Breckinridge tend to blacken the character of the plaintiff. The plaintiff's claim will be set forth to the jury tomorrow morning, when Mr. Car- lisle will make the opening statement of the case. The Only Case on Assignment. “The case of Pollard and Breckinridge,” ; Said Justice Bradley, when the court was called to order, “appears to be the only case on the assignment for today. Are you ready for trial?" “The plaintiff is ready to proceed, your honor,” said Mr. Carlisle. The Defendant. No mse was made by the defendant, but Mr. Mattingly, rising, said: “If the court please, while I do not appear generally for the defendant in the case, I appear here as representing him in some preliminary mat- ters, his counsel being unfamiliar with the practice in our courts, and simply to aid him in that connection.” Proceeding, Mr. Mattingly said before the trial proceeds he wished to say he understood that two depo- sitions were taken on the part of the plain- tiff where the witness was withdrawn be- fore cross-examination. He desired to ob- ject to them. He did not know whether they had arrived. Will Offer the Living Witness. Mr. Carlisle said an inquiry at the clerk's Office discloses the fact that the depositions have not arrived. He expected, however, to offer the living witness in court, so that the objection Mr. Mattingly referred to would be unnecessary. Mr. Mattingly said it was the duty of the defendant to make any ob- jection to the depositions before the jury ‘was sworn. Mr. Carlisle said he was quite willing to waive any right the plaintiff might have as to the time of the objection. Mr. Mattingly said he was informed that | @ series of depositions were taken by the |plaintit? in Kentucky yesterday without Proper notice. He desired to object to the admissibility of those depositions. Mr. Wilson said that so far as those depo- sitions were concerned, as in the case of the others referred to, the plaintiff would waive all formality as to the time when the objections were made. Mr. Mattingly said that the court could see that depositions taken the day j Mr. Mattingly. | before trial and not returned to the court when the trial b 3 mn might require a re- sponse in testimony from the defendant. He thought this was a matter to be deter- | mined before the jury was sworn, | Mr. Wilson's Remarks. | Mr. Wilson said th | time to make any was not the proper tement to the When they (Continued on Sixth Page.) It is Again Described to the Manas- : sas Court. HIS COUNSEL VIGOROUSLY FIGHT A Number of Exciting Verbal En- counters. eee THE CASE NEARLY ENDED Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. MANASSAS, Va., March 8.—After The Star’s report of the trial of Ben. White, the negro charged with having criminally | assaulted Mrs. Elliott, near this place, on January 13 last, closed yesterday after- noon, Judge Lipscomb overruled the pend- ing motion of the defense that the jury be composed of men not residents of Prince William county. As the motions of the defense now seemed to be exhausted, empaneling a jury was the next step in order, and it would nave proven a decidedly tedious task had not counsel maintained a constant interchange of repartee, in examining the veniremen Judge J.ips- comb asked each one only two questions, ‘Have you formed or expressed an and “Have you made up your mind to hang the prisoner?” While the selection of jurymen was bein; made an interesting incident eccurred. A gentleman named Gardner was deci: by the court to be a competent juror. “Are you related to the Mr. Gardner already ac- cepted?” Attorney Green, one of White's counsel, asked. * “He is my father,’ was the reply. “Then, may it please the court,’ con- tinued Mr. “I submit that this gentleman cannot serve on the panel, for the reason that another member of his family is already on it.” This seemed to puzzle both the judge and the other counsel. Finally the court admitted that he was un- certain as to the law on that point, but to guard against the matter being ques- tioned hereafter Mr. Gardner No. 2 was excused from service. Without further delay a satisfactory jury was secured, and at 4:20 o'clock the clerk administered the oath. The panel is com- posed of white men, all evidently farmers, each of whom app2ared anxious to serve. The court having been sitting contin- uously for nearly six hours, a recess was at this point taken “in order to re‘resh our- selves," as Mr. Green expressed it. Jt was generally understood that Judge Lipscomb intended hoiling « nixht seen, but af-er recess, however, because of indisposition, ne adjourned the trial until ‘0 o'clock this morning. Adjourned Until Today. Audible sighs of relief from all portions of the crowded room greeted the announce- ment. White was taken to :hegjall, hand- cuffed to Robinson, and both were then marched to the Cannon House under escort of the Alexandria Light Infautry, where they were placed in a room on the top flocr and strongly guarded throughout the night. Just before adjournment Mr. Cainpbell stated that the defense would present no witnesses today, .nd that all it intended to do was to conduct a searching cross- e ination. No women have Lean present. at. the trial, but Mrs. Hefflim and Mrs. Kilio(t Were in the witness room all day yesterday wait- ing to testify. While the excitement has entirely subsided, the majo dents in this that mob viol e is sm™ply smelcering and will flame up ut the slightest action in favor of the aceused. Numerous groups about the court hous2 and the heteis, after discussing the situation. sre unanin.cusly of the opinion that had not the Alexandria Light Infantry been im aitendance Rotin- son and White would nave departed this life by strangulation long ago. The prisoner has been surrounded at ail times by at teast a score of bristling bayonets and loai:d rifles, Robinson and White present a most piti- ful appearance. ey both are cowed and trembling, and very seldom raise ‘heir heads. Why Robinson was also brouzht to Ma- nassas cannot be searned with any degree of certainty, Juize Lipscomb, when asked, hee “Why, isn’t this the proper place fur ‘im 2 apparently of the resi- In Court This Morning. Although the weather early this morning looked threatening, the usual large crowd was on hand, and at 10 o'clock the court Toom was literally jammed. The customary delay occurred this morn- | ing, it being 11 o’clock when Sheriff Leach- man opened court. The militia appeared unusually vigilant, as it was thought the appearance of the assaulted woman on the stand might incite the crowd to attempt the long expected violence. One sentry complained to the commonwealth’s attor- ney that too many spectators were permit- ted within the bar. “af they try anything we will have very little show,” he claimed. Counsel returned to the fray with a new supply of wit and the proceedings were opened by Attorney Campbell. Then Commonwealth Attorney Thornton began his opening address to the jury, but Lawyer Green objected at the start to near- ly every word spoken, and for a time both were talking at once. The court directed Mr. Green to remain quiet and Mr. Thornton went on to tell graphically the story of the crime. Mr. Green, however, persisted in his ob- jections until Judge Lipscomb and himself | were indulging in a decidedly lively con- | troversy, which continued until the court said: “I will tolerate this no longer.” In spite of the warning, the attorney ob- jected to that remark of the court and kept on objecting. No attention was paid to It. Mrs. Elliott on the Stand. For the first time during the hearing the proceedings at this point assumed an aspect of gravity. Amid a stir of expectancy Mrs. Elliott, the first witness, entered the room. She repeated, in an embarrassed manner, but in a firm tone, her story of the assault, as already published in The Star. During the recital the court room was almost pain- fully quiet. The jury listened with eager attention and White sat immovable, with his back toward Mrs. Elliott and his head sunk low on his chest. A lieutenant of the militia and forty soldiers guarded the miser- able wretch. Mrs. Elliott sustained searching cross- mination, Mr. Green endeavoring in very manner possible to impeach her veracity, but without success. Mrs. Hefflin was next called, her testi- mony being practically the same as that of her sister-in-law. The witness, with a | burst of tears, repeated the threats used by | the accused at the time of the assault,which jhad a visible effect on the jury ‘The next to testify was Mr. Mayhew, to whose house the women fled after the as- | sault. Mr. Green objected to nearly every state- |ment made by this witness and the com- monweulth’s attorney sarcastically agreed to throw out everything the other side ‘wanted out. Recess Taken. | At this point, the prosecution having closed its case and {t being 1 o'clock, a re- cess for one hour was taken. It is a foregone conclusion that White will be convicted and sentenced to death, and that result will in all probability be reached this afternoon. Nobody knows what is to be done with the prisoners. But Capt. Mushbach stated that he expects to | t them to Alexandria on the evening he exeltement has disappeared to a very great extent, probably because the death sentence is so certain to be pronounced, BEN WHITE’S CRIME! A The Anglo-Portuguese Engagement on the Zambesi. Dispute Over the Construction of a Telegraph Line—Cannon Used—No Loss of Life Reported. PORT NATAL, Africa, March 8.—Some Particulars in regard to the collision be- tween the British and the Portuguese have been received and show that the matter is much more serious than at first supposed. It appears that the collision was com- menced by the firing of two cannon shots from the Portuguese fort as a warning to the British party to stop work and leave the banks of the Zambest river. These sbots were fired after a long exchange of com- munications between the official in charge of the construction party and the Portu- guese authorities, the former claiining that he had a perfect right to continue the con- struction of the telegraph line through the Portuguese territory, as an understand- ing to that effect existed between Great Britain and Portugal. This is denied in substance by the Portu- guese officials, who insist that the tele- graph line will not be allowed to proceed any further until this matter is settled to the satisfaction of the Portuguese authori- ties. In spite of this notification the British Party continued work, whereupon the two shots were fired from the Portuguese fort, and a number of boats, loaded with Portu- guese native soldiers and police, under the command of Portuguese officers, shortly afterward put out from the shore, crossed the Zambesi river and uprooted the tele- graph poles erected by the Sritish. The construction party resisted this attack up- on their work, and some shots are said to have been exchanged, though ro loss of life is reported. The Line in Dispute. ‘The line in dispute was to have crossed the Zambesi river in the vicinity of Tete, capital of the Portuguese territory of Kili- mane. The officials of the British Telegraph Company resisted all such attempts and complained to the colonial secretary of Cape Colony, the Hon. P. S. Fauer, who placed the matter in the hands of the premier, the Hon, Cecil Rhodes. The premier seems to have assured the officers of the telegraph company that they would be supported in their protest against any unjust demands made by the Portuguese, and the comman: er of the Mosquito, as well as the com- manders of other British gunboats on the Zambesi river, were instructed to support the telegraph line construction party against oppression upon the part of the Portuguese. The Portuguese, failing in their attempts to obtain pecuniary benefit from the British ‘Telegraph Company, commenced a series of petty annoyances, which gave rise to a very bitter feeling between the British and the Portuguese. The latter commenced a sys- tem of boycotting the supplies of fuel and provisions intended for the constraction party and finally went so fa the supplies of fuel and provisions intended for the British gunboat Herald. The commander of the Herald, Lieut. Allen T. Hunt, protested vigorously against this boycott, and after succeeding in obtdin landing his sailors (the natives, by order of the Portuguese authorities, refusing to handle the wood end food intended for the British gunboat), made a formal complaint to the authorities of Cape Colony, who in turn sent a formal protest to the Portuguese government and also notified the home gov- ernment of the treatment the British gun- boat had been subjected to. It is understood that the British foreign office has the matter in hand, and that com- plaints as to boycotting on the Zambesi_ river have been communicated to the Portuguese government and are now the subject of an investigation. —_—-e+______ CAPT. THROCKMORTON RETIRED. Action Taken on His Case, Also on That of Capt. Lyon. ‘The President today scted on two cases of special interest to the army. One was that of Capt. Marcus W. Lyon of the ordnance department. He got into some trouble with the inspection department over his accounts as disbursing officer at the ordnance works at Providence, R. I. It resulted in his re- signing his commission in the army. Action on his resignation was suspended pending the consideration of the question of the officer's trial by court-martial. The matter was settled by the President, who aceept- ed Capt. Lyon’s resignation, to take effect immediately. The other case is that of Maj. Chas. B. Throckmorton, second artillery. He was court-martialed for financial irregularities and sentenced to dismissal. The sen‘ence was reduced to tive years’ suspension, and subsequently was reduced to three years. The term of suspension would expire March 26, 1895. Maj. Throckmorton recently ap- plied to the President for the remission of the unexpired portion of his sentence, and also for retirement under the thirty years’ service law. His purpose in retiring is to accept the position of assistant superin- tendent of street cleaning, New York city, a thing he could not do while he remained on the active list. The President granted both applications The officer's sentence was remitted and he was placed on the rm tired list today. His retirement will pro- mote Capt. Carle Woodruff to be major, | First. Lieut. A. D, Schenck to be cap-ain | and Second Lieut. H. C. Schamm to be first Heutenant. ~~ GOVERNMENT SUPPLIES. Bids Will Be Opened for All Depart- ments on the Same Day, At a meeting of representatives of all the executive departments and the District government at the Treasury Department yesterday afternoon the first Monday in May next was seiected as the date for the opening of proposals for furnishing supplies for the government. This action is taken under the new law, which requires the opening of such bids for supplies for all the departments on the same day and sub- mitted to a board composed of an assistant secretary of the treasury and of the in- terior and of an assistant postmaster gen- eral, + e+ __ Naval Movements. The cruiser Montgomery arrived at Nor- folk yesterday, and will complete her equip- ment for sea service. A telegram was received at the Navy De- partment today announcing the arrival of the U. 5. S. Ranger at San Jose de Guate- mala, on her way to San Francisco. +e --____ The Report Denied. The Secretary of the Navy has received communications from the governor and other officials of Alaska denying, in the most positive and unqualified terins, the re- cently published reports of scandalous con- duct on the part of the officers and men of the U. S. 8. Pinta, permanently stationed at Sitka, Alaska. They all praise the dis- cipline and good order of the ship. oe Peace Reign Senor Peralta, the minister from Costa Rica, has received advices from San Jose which shows that the recent uprising in his country has been completely put down, and that peace reigns throughout the iand. ee West Point Cadets Appointed. Cadet apointments to the West Point Academy have been made during the past week as follows: Irving A. Fisher, Rochester, N. Y.; Louis B. Shay (alternate), Brockport, N. Y.; Wm. Murphy, Buffalo, N. Y.; Wm. L. Murphy, | Council Bluffs, Iowa; Fielding L. Marshall, | Portsmouth, Va.; Littleton T. Walke (al- | ternate), Norfolk, Wa.; Malin Craig, Phila delphia, Pa. SERIOUS AFFAIRITHE TA ing the necessary fuel and provisions by | Reported to the Full Senate Com- mittee on Finance. THE MOST INTERESTING CRANGES Tax on Sugar, lron Ore, Coal and Whisky. FREE LIST CHANGES pee ig The tariff bill was reported to the full committee on finance this morning and was given to the public. The changes in the bill are comparatively few; nothing like as many as have been anticipated. The most interesting changes are those which all ore, lead and lead ore, coal and whisky. Sugar is taken from the free list and put upon the dutiable list at a rate of one cent per pound on all sugar not above eighty degrees; one cent and one-hundredth for all above eighty and not above ninety de- grees; Above ninety and not above ninety- six, one cent and two one-hundredth: Iron ore and coal are taken from the free list and put at forty cents per ton; lead ore and silver lead ore are taxed three- fourths of a cent per pound. Whisky Is taxed one dollar and ten cents per gallon and the bonded period is extended to eight years. The item of collars and cuffs, about which there was a hard fight in the House and which excited the New York Sena- tors to extraordinary efforts to secure an increase of duty, the rate is advanced from thirty-five to forty-five per cent, and all other wearing apparel composed wholiy or part of linen is left at thirty-five per cent as in the House bill. The bill is made to go into effect on the 30th of June, 1804. Some Small Changes. Here and there throughout the schedules of the bill there are small changes up or down, designed to put the duties at the rate calculated to be best for revenue purposes. There are very few changes in the earthen- were and china schedule, over which there has been considerable contention. The duty on bricks not glazed, enameled or decorated is increased from 20 to 25 per cent. China, porcelain, bisque, etc., plain white and not decorated in any manner, is increased from |85 per cent to 40 per cent. The same deco- jrated is increased from 40 per cent to 43 |per cent. On plain, green and colored glass jand flint glass, including bottles, demi- johns, etc., the duty is increased from 30 to |40 per cent. On cut glass, colored, stained jand decorated, silvered, not including plate |giass siivered or looking glass, the duty is \increased from 35 to 40 per cent. On cut | glass, bottles, , the duty is increased from 35 to 40. The Iron Schedale. In the iron schedule the duty on iron slabs, blooms, etc., advanced beyond the state of pig iron, the duty is increased from 22 1-2 to 25 per cent. Bar iron, rolled or | hammered in coils or rods, etc., from 25 to |28 per cent. Beams and girders from 30 to |35 per cent. Boiler or other plate iron or jSteei, except saw plates, not to be thinner than No. 10 wire gauge, increased from 25 to 30 per cent. Iron and steel forgings, in- creased from 25 to 30 per cent. Hoops and et cent. Steel rails from twenty to twenty-tw and one-half per cent. Boiler tubes red) from twenty-five to twenty per cent. Cast- iron pipes of all descriptions reduced from twenty-five to twenty per cent. Shears ard scissors are put in the forty-five per cent rating. Gold leaf is reduced from thirty- five to thirty per cent. As to Grain, The duty on barley is increased from twenty-five to thirty per cent and on barley malt from thirty-five to forty per cent. ‘Th duty on hay is changed from $2 per tou to twenty per cent ad valorem; on honey, from 10 cents per gallon to twenty por ad valorem; on hops, from § cents to twenty per cent ad valorem from 20 cents a bushel to twenty per ce ad valorem. An ad valorem duty of twenty per cent is put on pears and of thirty per cent on potatoes. Apples, green or ripe, and dried epples are taken from the free list Twenty per cent is placed on banana: Dates ‘and olives and pincappies are a placed at twenty per cent. Plums and prunes and figs at thirty per cent. Mresh beef,mutton and pork are piaced at twenty- five per cent. ‘The duty on cocoa is changed from 2 cents per pound to tive per cent ad valorem. On cocoa butter, to fitteen per cent ad valorem. Un dandelion roots, thirty per cent. h changed from 1 cent per pound to thirty per cent ad valorem. Mus- tard, from 10 cents per pound to twenty- five per cent ad valorem. Orchids, lilies of | the valiey, azaleas, ete., are placed at ten per cent ad valorem. Spices are rated at thirty per cent ad valorem. Vinegar at twenty per cent ad valorem. The Spirit Schedule. In the spirit schedule there is a new pro- vision that “upon all compounds or prep- arations containing alcohol there shall be levied a duty at the rate of $1.80 per proof gallon upon the distilled spirits contained therein in addition to the duty provided by the law upon other ingredients contained in such compound or preparation.” In the schedule of cotton manufactures there are no changes made. In the linen schedule the only changes are those relating to collars and cuffs given above; an increase in the duty on oil cloth from 30 to cent and on flax gill netting from 3 per cent. The duty ou woolen and cloths, shawls, knit fabrics and all fabrics made on knitting machines or frames, ete., wholly or part of wool, the duty is reduced |from 40 to 35 per cent; on linen and chil- dren's dress goods, from 40 to 35 per cent; jon ready-made clothing and articles of | wearing apparel, from 45 to 40 per cent; on webbing, suspenders, beltings, braids, ete., from 40 to 35 per cent; on silks, par- tially manufactured, not beyond the state of combed silk, the duty is reduced from 25 to 20 per cent, The duty on unsized paper and on paper for printing purposes is re- duced from 15 and 12 to 10 per cent. The duty on dice, chess men, billiard balls, etc., em. The duty on matches is reduced from 20 to 10 per cent ad valorem. The duty on hats for men, women and children, com- posed of fur, is increased from 30 to 33 per cent. The duty on pearls is reduced from 15 to 10 per cent, and on precious stones, cut, but not set, from 30 to 15 per cent, and on set from 35 to 30 per cent. On imitation precious stones a duty of 10 per cent ad valorem is fixed. Sole leather is increased from 5 to 10 per cent. Calf skins are in- creased from 15 to 20 per cent; bookbinders’ leather from 15 to 20, and pianoforte leather is reduced from 25 to 20 per cent. Lead pencils are increased from 35 to 40 per cent, and slate pencils from 25 to 30 per cent. Smokers’ pipes from 50 per cent to 40 per cent; common clay pipes to 10 per cent. Umbrellas, sun shades, etc., are re- duced from 35 per cent to 30 per cent. Wool and Manufactures of Wool. “On wool of the sheep, hair of the camel, goat, alpaca or other like animals, in the form of roving, roping or tops,” the Wilson bill is changed so as to make only one rate of 25 per cent ad valorem. A like change is made in the paragraph relating to woolen and worsted yarns made wholly or in part of wool, worsted, the hair of the camel, goat, alpaca or other animals, and the whole put at 30 per cent ad valor- em. On woolen or worsted cloths, shawls, fabrics, not specially provided for in act, 35 per cent ad valorem. Wilson 40 per cent. The paragraph relating to blankets, hats of wool and flannels for underwear and felts for papermakers’ use and printing ma- chines is changed so as to make only one tion where the valuation is more knit this bill, RIFF BILL! along have been discussed of sugar, iron | above ninety-six, one cent and four-tenths. | bands or coil iron or steel, from 25 to 30 “3 and placed at a duty of twenty per cent. | é is reduced from 50 to 30 per cent ad valor-, j than 30 cents per pound, and the duty for all is left at 30 per cent ad valorem. On women’s and children’s dress goods, coat linings, Italian cloth, bunting and goods of similar description, not specially provided for in this act, 35 per cent ad valorem. On clothing ready made and articles of wearing apparel of every description, felts not woven and plushes and other pile fa- brics and imitations of fur, forty per cent ad valorem. Wilson bill, forty-five per cent. The paragraph fixing a duty of forty-five per cent on cloaks, dolmans, ulsters, etc., is stricken out, as these articles are provided for in another paragraph. On webbings, gorings, suspenders, braces, beltings, bind- ings, braids,galloons,fringes,gimps, cords and tassels, dress trimmings, laces and embroid- eries, head nets, buttons, or barrel buttons, or buttons of other forms, for tassels or ornaments, made of wool or worsted, thirty- five per cent ad valorem. Wilson bill, forty per cent. The provision in the Wilson bill to the effect that “‘on all rates of duty in the woolen schedule, except on carpets, there shall be a zeduction of one per cent ad va- lorem, to take effect July 1, 1896, and there- after of a like amount on the first of July, 1897, oe 1899, 1900, respectively,” is strick- en ou Changes tn the Free Lisi The following changes are made in the free list: Stock straying over the border of a foreign country, or being driven there for pasturage, Is permitted to be returned free of duty. Apples and dried apples are taken from the free list. Beef, mutton and pork are taken from the free list. Straw for hats and trimmings for men’s and boys’ | hats, bindings, &c., are put on the free list. | Coke is taken off the free list and taxed 10 per cent. Diamonds and other precious | Stones, rough or uncut, are put on the free list. Straw matting is taken off the free |list and taxed 20 per cent. Dates, cocoa- nuts and Brazil nuts,salted nuts, orchids, &c., are taken off the free list. Provision is made for a duty on plows, reapers, &c., which are on the free list in all cases where an import duty is levied by a for- eign country .on similar articles imported form this country. The Income Tax Retained. ‘The income tax is retained in the bill, with some changes in the text. The inter- nal revenue tax on cigars and cigarettes welghing more than three pounds per thousand is increased from $1 to $5 per thousand; on cigarettes, unwrapped, and weighing not more than three pounds per thousand, the internal revenue tax is $1 per thousand, and on cigarettes wrapped in tobacco % cents per thousand. A provision is added to the income tax section that the tax shall apply to incomes “from any other source whatever,” in addi- tion to the enumerated sources of income | in the item. There are a number of verbal | changes throughout this section relating to the administration of the law. Provision is added that interest accruing from an- | nuities, &c., of charitable organizations | Shall not be taxed. | Changes Lexx Radical Than Expected. | The tariff bill is altogether too bulky and difficult of examination for the Senators to be able to know at once all its points of merit and its defects. The changes are far less numerous and less radical than were expected. The increases made here and there in the schedules, though not rumerots nor very greai, are the finger Frints of the kickers who demanded con- cessions before agreeing to vote for the bill. The bill is reported without securing the approval of the kickers in advance, but it is believed that, while they are by no means satisfied. the concessions are sufti- ciert to prevent any democrat from voting against the bill. The New York Senators are not satisfied with what was done with collars and cuffs, but what they have gain» something is in a measure gratifying, and their partisanship will probably lead them to accept the situation and vote for the bill. About the sume sentiment is enter- | tained by the sugar Senators and by those who, were insisting upon a duty on iron ‘“eoal. The earthen ware and glass ‘ware sche@ules show here and there small concessions made to Mr. McPherson, but there never has been any question of his voting for the bill. The increases in this cent, but on a comparatively few items has there been any change. The small conces- sions in the form of higher duties were un- expected. ‘The Sugar Concessions. The concessions made to the sugar men are extremely distasteful to a very large number of democrats in the Senate, will be opposed by most of the republicans, and it | is believed that the House will never agree to anything like as heavy a tax as imposed, if they consent to any at all. Members of the House say they will not yield more than three-quarters of a cent tax on any kind of sugar, and it is believed that the conf-rence will undo what the Senate committee has done in this schedule. It is not believed that there will be much of a fight ove- the whisky paragraph, and the coal and tron men will accept the forty per cent eque them, in spite of their contention “hat noch- ing less than fifty would do. In spite of all the kicking ana disca and the criticism which the b ern bill m: x the opinion of those best able eager te yang} that it will certainly pass the In fact, the party exigencies wi The New York Senators, Both Senator Hill and Senator Murphy expressed themselves as dissatisfied with the tariff bill, but they are reluctant to discuss the matter. They indicate merely @ determination to continue the fight tor changes, and give no intimation as to whether they will go to the extent of voting against the bill. Mr. Gorman said that he had not had a chance to examine the bill,and Was not familiar with its provisions, but intimated that he did not have any doupt jthat the measure would be sufficiently | Satisfactory to secure the votes of all -emo- crats. The duty of forty cents a ton on coal he spoke of as extremely low and in- | sufficient, but did not intimate by his manner or words any degree of dissatisfac- | tion that was threatening to the bill. Senator Caffrey. Senator Caffrey said that the sugar schea- ule was not satisfactory to either side: that | the producers did not get what they wanted, and the refiners appeared to be very much | dissatisfied. It was a complicated question, | he said, and difficult of solution. There might yet be some other adjustment of it. | But at all events the committee had done a j Sreat deal more than he had anticipated they would. That he newir expected them | to do as well as they had. He thougat the committee had been’ working earnestly to do the right thing, and while the sugar men were not satisfied with this provision, Le could not say that the dissatisfaction would amount to their voting against the bill. ; For himself, he said, it certainly would be a very dificult thing for him to vote azainst {the bill. He should hesitate a long while before taking any such step as that. Mr. MeMillan’s Comments. Representative McMillan, speaking of the tariff bill reported from the finance com- mittee, said that wherein the Senate com- mittee had made reductions it would be gratifying to the democrats of the House d to the country and would be gener- accepted as an improvement to the old wherein they had made increases it puld be regurded as a step backward and would not bo acceptable to the House. If a substantial reduction of the tariff should be defeated at this Conzress, he ; Said. it would only increase the popular | demand for further reductions and would ew at the next Congress to a very much heavier reduction than contemplated at this time. What Senator Brice Says. Senator Brice of Ohio said that he was | well pleased with the bill as reported by | the Senate finance committee. While in | many particulars the bill is not just what ; he would have it, he fs gratified that it is |as good as it is and he believed that it | would meet with the full democratic sup- | port. On the final passage, though, some | of the Senators would attempt to ‘secure | further amendments. Generally speaking. | Senator Brice said, the compromise oiTe had been such as’ to retain the bes | tures of the Wilson bill and at the same | time to satisfy most of the conservative | Mr. Brice said that he was sorry to sz | that the bill as reported today was by no means certain of passage, as powerful in- | fluences were endeavoring to keep the Mc- Kinley bill on the statute books. { | schedule have generally been about 5 per | ! | An index to advertise- ments will be found om Page 3. TWO CENTS. | ———————_ DRUNK OR CRAZY The Desperate Conduct of an Old Dutch Soldier. A WOMAN SLASHED WITH A RAZOR Attempts His Own Life With the Same Weapon. TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL Suicide is epidemic. Mrs. Crook started out in that line Tuesday, Miss Ke ended her life yesterday, and now toduy an attempt was made in the same direction by John Vangilder. a retired soldier. He, however, was not satisfied with trying to take his own life, but he made a bold effort to add murder to his crime. In thus en- deavoring to commit a double tragely he caused excitement in two households, and physical suffering in one of them. John is a retired soldier, and in addition to being afflicted with an unbalanced mind he addicted to the use of beer in large quan- tities. At times he appeared harmless and playful, and at other times he showed @ homicidal tendency. He was born in Rot- terdam, Holland, in 1835, and although he has served many years in the United States army as a musician, he could speak but little English, and during his several years’ residence here had made but few friends. He did not even know one street | from another, and about all he did, so his | acquaintances say, was to frequent saloons and “speak-easies” in the northeast section. Several years ago he spent some time as & boarder at the house of Frederick Kline, 108 L street northeast, only a few feet from the tracks of the Metropolitan branch of | the Baltimore and Ohio railroad. | Being an ex-soldier of good reputation an@ long service, he was entitled to a in Soldiers’ Home, and he took advantage of this and went there to live. But he was unable to get along there. He continued his dissipation to such an extent that his conduct became unbearable and he was warned that unless there was a change for | the better he would have to seek a home elsewhere. A Princely Air. Receiving his monthly allowance, as he did, from Uncle Sam, he assumed an air of independence that would have done justice |to a millionaire, and instead of showing signs of repentance, he packed his grip and |Sought a home at the residence of Mr. Kline. That was about September last, end | until the Christmas holidays he conducted | himself In a manner that caused no com- | plains, but afterward be renewed hiv old | habit to such an extent that he made him- | self disagreeable about the house. So bad | did his conduct become that Mr. Kline gave | him ~~ notice that he must seek @ home fom soon got worse again, and | ordered to leave. Y. day at the Kline house. c4 Leonard Norton, the watchman the L-street crossing, who a | house near where the Klines live & old man in as an act of charity, night he shared his bed with Mra. Kline Afraid of Vangilder arose this morning | breakfast and then went out, | to get some beer. About 10 0’ | turned to the neighborhood and Mrs. Kline's. When he walked yard the sight of him badl: Kline, who rushed to the it before he could enter. “Let me in,” he said to her, | but she said to him: “Go away. “All right,” he said, and then“! | out of the yard and stopped in | house. Mrs. Kline could not | the yard and so she ran out gate behind him. Vangilder, who had secreted the doorway, reached out and it Woman a stunning blow, as she supposed, | just below the left eye. She staggered fell against the house, and when covered her senses she saw razor which he held in his not until she saw the blood he had used the weapon on | a ng her left cheek open and her eyes were and her face bruised. a A neighbor soon | wound as best she could Lochboehler attended her, while the old soldier had Norton’s house. The colored there to greet him and he said going upstairs and rest myself. The Attempt Failed. The girl suspected something wrong She called Mr. Norton to the house. entered and went upstairs, only to witness a ghastly sight. Vangilder was occupying the bed and in his right hand he had the razor he had used on Mrs. Kline. He was drawing the sharp instrument across his throat and the blood from the wounds made the bedding a bright crimson. “What are you doing?” shouted who was somewhat excited. “Stop he cried. And then there was a between the men and the razor fell on the floor. A policeman was called in and the old man Was taken to the Emergency Hospital, where it was discovered that although a quantity of blood had been wound Was not a serious one. mal The case was reported to itary ficer Frank and Vangilder will in all iy ability be sent to the asylum. the doctors fail to declare him insane he will be tried in court for attempting murder, He has no relatives in this country. —_——__— HIS TWO POSITIONS, FeRye ries i Z & § fi EF it # : 4 a : : i i i i cule ae ist 3 EE E Justice White Has a Precedent for Mis Delay. The recent discussion of the question of the Propriety of the action of Senator White in retaining his seat in the Senate while he holds a commission as a member of the United States Supreme Court recalls the fact that no less a person than Judge Mar- shall held the offices and performed the du- ties of Chief Justice of the Supreme Court and of Secretary of State at one and the same time. It was during the closing months of President Adams’ administra- tion. Judge Marshall was Secretary of State, when he was appointed Chief Justice of the Supreme Court. He was confirmed January 27, 1801, was commissioned on the 3ist of the same month and tcok the oath of office February 4. It also appears that he actually presided over the deliberations of the couct from the 4th to the #th of Feb- ruary, 1801, during which period he was performing the official functions of Secre- tary of State, and that he continued to act in the latter capacity during the remainder of the Adams administration, waich expired | March 3, 1N01, from which date ne devoted y the consideration of The House today passed the Senate bill | continuing in force for ten years the law prohibiting the use of seine and gill nets in the spawning grounds of the Potomac iver. This law is to protect shad and her- ring from wholesale annihilation while spawning. Appointed inspector. Byron J. Holt of New York has been ap- pointed local inspector of hulls of steam Veesels for the district of Burlington, V&