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2. LATE NEWS BY WIRE. The New Jersey Que Warranto Pro- ceedings. i aes ARGUING BEFORE THE SUPREME COURT Democrats Claim That It Has Ju- risdiction. REPUBLICANS DENY THIS ponte ava eee TRENTON, N. J.. March 8—The argu- ment in the quo warranto proceedings in the senate muddle began before tie full bench of the supreme court this morning. ‘There was a large crowd in the court room. Chief Justice Beasley presided. R. V. Lindabury opened the argument cn the part of the governor as relator. He said that the witnesses practically agreed upon the essentia! facts in the case. He then Stated at length the facts as brought out | in che testimony and took up nearly his en- tire time in discussing the jurisdiction of the court to entertain the proceedings. Lindabury heid that the court couid in fome way or other pass upon the constitu- tonal existence of any body setting itself up as the law-making power. When two such bodies existed the courts must of ne- cessity decide between them. It undoubt- edly had juvisdiction in such a case. Cases | tm Wisconsin, Maine and Massachusetts | were quoted. } He admitted that the court cannot In-! Quire into the qualifications, election or | returns of the members of the Senate, but denied that it is necessary for it to do so in order to determine this controversy. The simple question to be considered was who constituted the Senate at the esl ning of a session, and it was folly to claim that in solving it the court would be re- quired to pass upon the election qualifica- tions or returns of any member of the sen- ate. Mr. Lindabury closed with a description of what might happen in the way of blood- shed should tne governor attempt to settle this question from a partisan view and Without evidence. Cortland Parker followed Mr. Lindabury | on the part of Mr. Rogers of the republi- can senate. He called attention to the fact that the members of the senate were judges of the election and qualitications of their own members. Mr. Rogers was} elected by a majority of the votes of the senate, and the court in interfering with = matter was going beyond its jurisdic-_ mn. ——>__. WASHINGTON TRAIN WRECKED. Engineer Killed and a Fireman Se-| verely Injured. | ROANOKE, Va., March 8.—The vestibuled train on the Norfolk and Western vetween ‘Washington and Chattanooga was wrecked at 6:49 this morning by a landslide, forty- five miles north of this city. Engineer Jake Hardy of this city, was killed. Fireman Kroftsinger was thrown into the James river as the engine rolled down the embankment. He swam out, but | is severely injured. No passengers were hurt. ——~ _—_ RETURN OF THE INDIANA. The Builders Much Pleased With the Big Ship. PHILADELPHIA. March 8.—The new tat- tleship Indiana arrived at her wharf at Cramps’ at 2:20 this afternoon, after a most | successful bu‘lders’ trial trip. The builders | are highly pleased over the behavior of the big and they feel confident that she | = @ good-sized premium on her official —_—~—__. OFFICIAL BRUTALITY CHARGED. ROCHESTER, Y., March 8.—James| Maxville of Geneva died yesterday at the) Ontario county jail at Canandaigua. The cause of death was given as typhoid fever, but it is alleged that it is indirectly due to brutality of the Geneva officials. Last week Maxville was forcibly removed from & sick bed at his home and taken in a hack to the police station, where he was kept until Saturday and then taken by train to the county jail. The crime charged against him ts an al-| leged violation of the election laws, it being claimed that he voted in the wrong ward. | The matter will probably be investigated. ——<—— BECAME A COWBOY’S BRIDE. \ Return of Gertrude Rosen, the Chi-| cage Runaway. | CHICAGO, March §.—Gertrude Rosen, the | faughter of A. R. Rosen, who disappeared | from her home Monday night. returned to Chicago last night as the wife of Andy Gromley, the cowboy, formerly connecied with Buffalo Bill's show. She was accum- Panied by her husband, who was at once Placei under arrest for abduction. The yeung bride is at the house of her hus- band’s friends on the West Side. Gromley states that he never Intended to harm Mr. Rosen, but he loved the daugh- ter ever Since he tirst met her at the World's fair, and that it w«> only a matter of time when he should ‘+ able to make her his wife. He t:kez his arrest very coolly. They were marrieé by a Milwau- kee justice of the peace last Tuesday. a A VETERANS DAY FUND. EKecommendation to the Baltimore | Conference. Breeiat Dispas oz FREDERICK, Md., March 8. of the Baltimore M. E. conference today was devoted to reperts of the presiding elders of the Fast and West Daltimore districts, the conference colleges, the hers’ aif committee and the special | committee on conference claimants. All| the reports show a favorable condition of @ffairs in all the lines of church work. | The report of the committee on confer- ence claims recommends that each church set aside a Sunday to be called veterans’ . when a collzction shall be take the report of confere! rlaimants. funds are to be created to be called the annuity and the convention fund, and to each member uf the conference not annuated wi! contribute $5 a year. report ealled forth much discussion f&nd some opposition, and a special session fo consider it will be held tomorrow. PS RS THE SADDEST PART OF 17. Mes. MeKane, Kept in Ignorance, Keeps Asking for Her Husband. NEW YORK, Mare M John Y. Mc- Kane is not ted to live. The d. of the trial and the conviction of band have been Kept from bh aware, how that a wa issued for his arrest on cx ings three months aso, and since then si has been confi to her reom suffering {som nervous prostration sent she is not aware t in Sing Sing p: sentence. Mr. McKan last night that ntempt proceed- | ad son his mother’s No one had the the real years” George sa‘ condition was alarming. courage to tell he: fairs, and as a result most intense suspense. cessantly asks why her husbs come h and if that is impossi! he does not wri The attendant is of the opinen that if she were made aware of the real truth death would scon follow. Mrs. — } Gen. Miles’ Visit. Nelson A. Mi commaniing the rtment of the Missu is in the city for a few days as the guest of Senator Sker-} was at the War Department to- fay had a long conference with Secre-| tary Lamont in regard to militazy affairs. Arctic Explorer Stein Resigns. Robert Stein of Maryland, who is making Preparations for an arctic voyage, tendered his resignation as a clerk and translator} in the United States geological surv-y THE EVENING STAR, THURSDAY, MARCH 6, 1894-TWELVE PAGES, | GREAT CHANCE FOR BARGAINS. Selling Abandoned Exhibits of the Chicago Fair. CHICAGO, March 8.—Sale by auction of abandoned world's fair exhibits is in prog- ress in Jackson Park. It is being conducted by Collector of Customs Clark for the pur- pose of realizing the value of the duties on the goods. Eight rooms in the building were filled with as miscellaneous 2 lot of stuff as was ever gotten together. Wines from France, bamboo from Java, fish from Norway, statuary from Italy, sedan chairs from Turkey, with any amount of miscel- | laneous articles, the entire lot valued at $3,500, were offered for sale. The oppor- tunity to secure bargains and souvenics | of the fair attracts large crowds. All the unsold admission tickets to the fair, about 3,500,000 in all, have been sold to_u local speculator for about $11,000. There are about eleven different styles of tickets, including the souvenirs for Chicago and Manhattan days and the children’s | souvenir tickets. | ‘The greater proportion, however, is of the four regular series of tickets, with tae | vignettes of Columbus, Washington, Lin- |eoln and “Lo” the Indian. “While the price paid is a fair one,” said Treasurer | Seeberg, “1 think the purchaser will be | able to make a good thing of his invest ment. The tickets are very fine specimens | of steel engravings and cost the exposition | company $2.66 2-3 per 1,000, so that we just abcut get our money back on what are left over.” | — SLAUGHTER'S FRIENDS ALERT. | Taey Are Looking for the Men Who Lynched Him. ST. LOUIS, Mo., March 8.—A special to the Republic from Richmond, Va., says: News has just been recetved that seventy- five of the friends of Slaughter, the man who was lynched a fortnight ago at Sparta, N. C., are looking for the fifteen men who executed him. ‘The men who lynched Slaughter are dodg- ing about in the county to avoid the ven- | geance of the thoroughly aroused friends of i the vietim. If the men who composed the mob are caught they are almost sure to be riddled with bullets or, possibly, strung up to a tree. Slaughter was lynched for shoot- ing down in cold blood a man gf a wedding. The bride, interfering to save the man, was herself slightly injured. ee WORKING HOOSIER FARMERS. Success of a Pair of Swindlers ip In- diana. PORTLAND, Ind., March 8.--A pair of swindlers have worked several farmers alcng the state line within the last few days. The game is the lightning rod scheme, with a new addition. Garret Ho- man, a German, was induced to sign a contract to have rods placed on his barn. The contract was sealed in an envelope by | one of the agents, who wrote his name on it and handed it to Homan to keep until called for. Homan’s family became suspi- cious and opened the envelope. The day following the agents returned, and, finding the envelope opened, told Homan that he had violated the postal laws, but they would compromise for $280. A note was promptly given, and four other farmers were caught in the same way for from $100 to $500. - “HANDY” WITH HER FISTS. ” Wife tagoulst. DENVER, Col., March 8.—Jack McAuliffe, champion light weight of the world, arrived in Denver yesterday and spent the day in convivial enjoyment in company with Ed Smith and other sports in Smith’s saloon. Mrs. Smith, who thought they had taken a drop too much, began pelting them with beer glasses. McQuaid of Providence, R. L., a friend of McAuliffe, attempted to pacify the enraged woman, when she proceeded to pummel him in the most approved fashion. The police quelled the disturbance, but made no arrests. eS eee WOULD PAY THEM IN SILVER. “Denver Si No M An- ter Sovereign On Hond Iaxve. NASHVILLE, Tenn., March 8—Ueneral Master Workman Sovereign of the Knights of Labor addressed a large meeting in this city last night. Many prominent business men were among the audience. The main part of his address was devoted to finance, showing that the injunction asked at Wash- ington against the bond issue by Secretary Carlisle was intended as a fight upon the precedent thereby established. He stated that the reserve was at the mercy of Lom- bard and Wall streets, and any time the money power of the country could within twenty-four hours cause such a shrinkage in the reserve as to furnish an excuse for the issuance of more bonds. He declared that before the bonds were due the work- ing people would be in control of the gov- ernment, and that those who purchased them would be forced to take silver or noth- ing in payment for their redemption. General AT EAGLE. QUIET AGAT Affairs Settled in the West Virgi Mining District. CHARLESTON, W. Va., March 8—By request of a committee from the United Mine Laborers, the organization to which all the strikers belong, a conference was neld at Eagle today between representa- tives of the strikers and the military and civil authorities. The miners will probably resume. The operators all say that resumption must be at a reduction. Several members of the miners’ labor organization say that the committee that met with the authorities would issue a statement denouncing all connected with the riot. Company K from this city returned to- day. Affairs are now regarded as settled so far as riots are concerned. The prelim- inary trial of the strikers is in progress at Fayetteville, and will consume several days. The inquest over the body of Tom Ad- kins wi not be concluded till the wit- nesses now in attendance at the prelimi- nary hearing at Fayetteville can be present at the coroner’s investigation. + TO TRAIN IMPERIAL TROTTERS. A California Horseman Engaged by the Czar. SAN FRANCISCO, March 8.—The reason why Thomas Murphy, the well-known Cali- fornia horseman, will soon leave for Rus- sia to take charge of the royal Russign stables, is that the czar is anxfous to bring his famous Orloff trotters to a greater ce- sree of perfection, and has, through an agent, engaged the services of Murphy to put them in condition and drive them in Taces. not yet however, been announced. li is rumored, hat he is to receive $2,500 a year and 10 per cent of all purses he succeeds in winning. Mr. Overholzer of Petuluma, a well-known horseman, is to go with him as | his assistant. — WILLARD'S CONDITION. MR. He Has Sinking Spells of an Alarming Character. Mr. Joseph C. Willard’s condition contin- ues critical. He has sinking spells of alarming character. Last night the doctors were in constant attendance and once, at least, they thought that the end was near. The condition of the patient was easier today. But shortly before 1 o'clock it was thought by those at his bedside that he was dying. He, however, rallied, and while he is still in a weak condition, he was re- » this afternoon to be somewhat oo A Borglar Arrested. This afternoon the eighth precinct officers arrested for the detectives a colored man named Thomas Hunter as the burglar with whom Mr. Holland had an altercation in his house this morning and who got away with about $i00 worth of plunder. He was fully identified by Mr. and Mrs. Holland. ————— The Police Pension Fand. A committee representing the police pen- sioners called at police headquarters today to see Maj. Moore and confer with him re- garding the condition of the pension fund. It is the intention of the pensioners to co- operate with Major Moore to secure legisla- tion, which will put the fund on a solid basis. Major Moore was not in his office when the committee called, and he will meet them tomorrow. What Murphy's salary will be has| COUGHLIN JURY OUT Charge of Judge Tuthill This Morning. | The History of the Famous Mur- der Case. ———— STORY OF THE TRAGEDY ee CHICAGO, Ill, March 8.—An cager, cu- rious crowd thronged Judge Tuthill’s court room and rushed through the corridors with- out the door today, anxious to witness the closing scenes of the famous trial of Dan Coughiin for complicity in Dr. Cronin's murder. As Judge futhill entered the court room a murmur of expectation ran through the room. Judge Tuthill's Charge. Judge Tuthill then arose to read his in- structions, which were quite jong, filling nearly twenty-five pages of closely type- written pages. The instructions were for the most part of a general nature, very few of the specified directions handed in by the counsel being used. The court in- structed the jury that it was not incumbent upon the defense to introduce any evi- dence tending to prove the innocence of Burke, Conney or Sullivan, jointly in- dicted with Coughiin, on the charge of conspiracy, and that the absence of such evidence must not be construed as evidence of their guilt, and inference drawn thereby of the guilt of Coughlin. He reminded them that the latter was alone upon trial, and that evidence touching his innocence or guilt was alone to be considered in the formaticn of a verdict. The court then went on: “The jury are instructed that it is not claimed by the state that there is evidence tending to show that the defendant, Daniel Coughlin, ctly took the life of Dr. Cronin. It is claimed that a conspiracy to kill Cronin existed, and that this defend- ant and the other defendants named and other persons designated in the indictment as ‘unknown,’ were parties to such con- spiracy,and that the purpose of this conspir- acy was actually accomplished on the night of May 4, 188%. The court further instructs you that if the evidence in this case fails to show any motive, or a sufficient motive, on the part of the defendant to commit the crime, then this is a circumstance in favor of his innocence which the jury vugit to consider in connection with ali the other evidence in arriving at a verdict.” The following part of the instructions re- ferred to Mrs. Hoertel, whose veracity was savagely attacked: “If the jury believe from the evidence that any witness has willfully sworn falsely then the jury are at liberty to disregard his or her entire testimony, except in so far as it has beep corrobated by other and credit- able evidence, or by facts and circum- stances proved on the trial. The law allows the impeachment of a witness by the in- troduction of evidence that the witness is @ person of such general bad reputation for truth in the neighborhood in which he or she resides as that he or she is unworthy of credit.” The following referred to medical experts who demanded pay for their evidence: “If the jury believe that any witness or witnesses who testified in this case de- manded a reward for suppressing alleged knowledge of anything testified to then the jury should consider the testimony of such witnesses or witness with the gravest caution, and should take into consideration such fact, together with all of the evidence in the case, in determining the weight, !f any, which should be given to the testimony of such witness or witnesses.” The court then continued: “You are instructed that the credit of a witness may be impeached by proof that he or she has made a statement or stat>- ments out of court contrary to the testi- mony given on the trial. If the jury be- leve that any witness who has testified in the case had made a Statement or state- ments upon a material fact in the case cut of court, contrary to the statement or state- ments made by such witness on the trial, then these contradictory statements would tend to impeach such witness, and you would be justified in rejecting the testimony of such witness if, from all the evidence, you believe it to be untrue.” Instructions as to the form and manner of bringing in a verdict closed the judge's charge. 10:30 the judge finished and the Jury re- tired. A Noteworthy Tit The Coughlin trial has been one of the most noteworthy in the criminal annals of the country. Like the former Cronin trial, it has been replete with sensations, and of remarkable duration, Daniel Coughlin, an ex-city detective, was charged with compiicity in the murder of Dr. P. H. Cronin, a prominent Irish physi- sian. Cronin was well known in one faction of the clan-na-gael, and it was to members of an opposing faction that his murder was charged at the former trial and Coughlin, Martin Burke and Patrick O'Sullivan were convicted of the murder and sentenced to life imprisonment. The two latter died in prison and the present defendant secured a new trial. Dr. Cronin disappeared on the evening of | May 4, 1889. After a protracted search, his body, mutilated and decomposed, was found in a catch basin in the northern’ part of the city. In the same section of the city stands the little Carlson cottage, where the theory of the prosecution places the murder. In the present trial, after five weeks’ work, the jury was accepted on December 5 last. Before the jury was completed sev- eral sensations were sprung in the shape of charges against jurymen, and three men who had been accepted were excused from service. On December 11 the case was opened with the following jury: George P. Shay, Oscar P. Brooks, C. Holsman, Frank B. Lusk, O. S. Weinberger, Fredk. G. Lane, Clark Bruce, Hiram Wadleigh, John F. Larson, Michael Condon, Alfred’ F. Wood- ward and Oscar Benson. Assistant Prosecuting Attorneys Bottum and Kickum Scanlan conducted the case for the state, with ex-Judge Wing and At- torney Donahoe for the defense. Mrs, Foy's Story. One of the most important witnesses to | appear for the prosecution was Mrs. An- drew Foy, wife of a bricklayer. Mrs. Foy told of being present at numerous confer- ences between the defendant and her hus- band, and claimed to have heard numerous conversations between them and other men, which pointed to a conspiracy to mur- der Dr. Cronin. Her story was sensational in the extreme, but the defense introduced testimony to show that Mrs. Foy had writ- ten to a former attorney for the defense threatening to tell a damaging story un- less she was liberally rewarded. Her san- ity was also called into question, and her intense hatred to her husband, ‘to whom [her testimony was most damaging, was shown. Her evidence wa: | perhaps, the strongest of any presented by the state, as she told | a complete story of the killing. Her testi- mony was that Martin Burke, now dead, ; and the missing Cooney did the actual kill- jing, while Iceman O’Sulli stood in the yard and a policeman guarded the door. ; Coughlin, she said, arrived at the Carlson cottage shortly after the deed was done. In attempted corroboration of Mrs. Foy’s story Mrs. Susie Horton was called and testified that she saw Foy and Coughlin to- gether on May 12, 1889, near the Carlson cottage. The defense, however, introduced testimony to show that on the day in ques- tion Mrs. Horton was sadly intoxicated. Bardeen’s Testimony. A new and sensational witness was intro- duced by the state in the person of Frank Bardeen, an electrical engineer. In May, 1889, he was employed at the Edgewater } electric Nght plant, past_which the wagon | bearing the remains of Dr. Cronin was as- sumed by the prosecution to have gone. Bardeen said that it was about 2 o'clock on the morning of May 5 he heard a wagon passing. He turned on an electric search light which was fixed above the door, and in the glare he saw, he said, a wagon in which was a large chest or trunk. Behind the wagon walked two men, he claimed, one of whom he identified as Coughlin. Bardeen’s testimony was savagely assault- ed by the defense. It was shown that no train ran at the hour he said he left Edgewater the morn- ing after he saw the wagon, and evidence was introduced to show that no moon was visible on the night in question, althongh he swore positively that he first saw the wagon and men by moonlight. Three witnesses swore to having seen Coughlin during the evening when he was supposed to have been engaged in the kill- ing and their testimony was unshaken. Several days were consumed by the state in rebuttal evidence, and lengthy speeches were made by counsel. Throughout the long trial the most intense {nterest has been manifested and the court room has daily been th: wed by spectators. EXCITEMENT IN ROME Explosion Near the Chamber of Depa ties, The Lez! Been the Objects Aimed at by Ai archiste—All Sorts of Rumors. ROME March 8.—A terrible expiosion, said to be the work of anarchists, occurred ere at 8 o'clock this evening. The explosion took place on the Piazza Di Monte Citorio, near which stands the chamber of deputies. A sitting of the chamber had just been concluded, and it is believed that the bomb or infernal ma- chine was exploded almost in front of the chamber of deputies, but the police, being in complete possession of the Piazza Di Monte Citorio, full particulars are unat- tainable as this dispatch is sent. The explosion shattered all the windows in its neighborhood and at least two people were wounded. A deafening report was heard immediate- ly after the explosion and it attracted large crowds of people, filling all the streets lead- ing to the Plaza Di Monte Citorio. The police, immediately after the explo- sion, swarmed to the spot in large num- bers and, it is sald, succeeded in making several important arrests. Rome this evening is in a state of great excitement and all sorts of rumors are in circulation, among them being the report that an attempt was made to blow up the chamber of deputies. It is also said that the police have ob- tained valuable information from one of the men taken into custedy and that the au- thorities are in possession of evidence which would seem to point to a widespread con- spiracy to cause explosions in Rome. aca THE STREET CAR FENDER. The Problem Discussed Before t District Commissioners, There was a full discussion of the street car fender problem this afternoon in the board room of the Commissioners’ office. During the early part of the week invita- tions were sent to the representatives of the vartous street railroad companies in the city to be present this afternoon for the purpose of discussing car fenders. Representatives of four railroad companies were present. Messrs. Dunlop and Carll were present in the Interests of the Wash- ington and Georgetown Railroad Company, Messrs. Cummings «nd Williams spoke for the Brightwood railroad, Mr. Claud for the Rock Creek company and Mr. Schoepf for the Eckington and Soldiers’ Home railroad and the Belt line road. Capt. Powell introduced the subject. He stated that the Commissioners had called upon the railroad companies to confer with them for the purpose of deciding a problem that was of Vast interest to the people of Washington. For months the problem of selecting a suitable fender for street cars had been uppermost in the minds of the Commissioners. The public also was deeply interested, and he believed it was to the interests of both the peopfe and the rail- roads that some device for protecting hu- man life and limb be selected. The propo- ion of the Commissioners, he explained, to have the several railroads select from the patents granted for devices of this character one which they thought would answer all requirements. If each railroad company will try a different fender, he be- lieved one would be found that would an- swer the purpose. He exhibited copies of all patents granted on devices of this char- ter. President Dunlop of the Washington and Georgetown Railroad Company said if the Commissioners would find a fender that was better than the one row in use on the road the company would be glad to adopt it. In fact, the company was willing to comply with any order of the Commissioners. It is believed, however, that the fender now in use was the very best known, but if the Commissioners wished to take the respon- sibility and order a different fender the company would not object. Capt. Powell said of course the Commis- sioners could do nothing of the sort. All they could do was to select a fender which they believed answered the purpose and rec- ommend that the company adopt it. An- other thing which the companies needed, especially those of the rapid transit variety, was an automatic brake. He referred to one which was operated by the fender. As soon as the fender was touched it released a clutch, which engaged cog wheels on the axle and brought the car to a quick stop. President Dunlop contended that it would be impossible to operate a brake of that character. It would throw the passengers down when applied. He thought the sub- ject of fenders had been unnecessarily worked in the newspapers. When the Washington and Georgetown Raliroad Com- pany was being constructed a committee was appointed to select the best fender known for the cars. The records for last year show that the cable road had killed three people, while the horse cars the year before had killed nine. President Cummings of the Brightwood railroad suggested that the inventors be communicated with. If they had any faith in thelr fender they would come to Wash- ington and assist in a practical test. The hearing was still in progress when The Star’s report closed. —— GRAPPLED WITH A BURGLAR. Mr. M. M. Holland’s Early Morning Expertence at His Home. At 445 o'clock this morning Mr. M. M. Holland, living at the corner of 5th and Colfax streets northwest, in the county, had a desperate encounter with a colored bur- glar. About that time Mr. Holland, hear- ing some movement in the bed room, got up and encountered the thief in the act of putting away a bank book and papers, and grappled with him, seizing him by the coat, and they fell on the floor. Mrs, Holland ran down to her husband's assistance, but the thief broke loose, and took with him about $100 worth of clothing, jewelry, &c. It was found that he had made an en- trance by cutting the slats of the front window and raising the fastening. This morning some of the clothing was found near the reservoir. It had been cut in pieces. It is thought that the party was the same who had, about 2:30 o'clock, at- tempted to enter the house of Col. D. W. Cc. Sprague, 1107 Harvard avenue. ye Vs Gata A DELICATE QUESTION. The British Landing at Bluefields May Cause Trouble. So far the Department of State has made no request upon the Navy Department to send a man-of-war to Bluefields, and, in- deed, such a request would prove to be very embarrassing to the naval authorities, for there is no ship available since the Kear- sarge was wrecked on her way to this very port. It is unfortunate that the wreck should have occurred at this time, for the | .| presence of the Kearsarge might have had a restraining effect upon the British vessel. To get a warship to Bluefields it will be necessary for the department to break into | the fleet now at Rio, or wait for several weeks until the Atlanta or the Montgomery | shall be tn condition to be put in commis- sion. The Ranger, it is true, is in Guate- malan waters, but she is on the west coast. It is a question that must be handled with great delicacy, else the United States may be | involved in trouble as extensive as that growing out of our assertion of suprenicy over the waters of Bering sea. Everything turns on the construction that shall be given to the treaty negotiated between Great Britain and Nicaragua in 1860, by which the former relinquished the protectorate which she had asserted, but without our acknowledgment, over the Mosquito coast. In a measure the present incident threat- ens to revive the old and at one time dan- gerous controversy between the United States and Great Britain which was sup- posed to have been terminated by the Clay- ton-Bulwer treaty. Therefore it is prob- able that Secretary Gresham will move with deliberation in the matter and will examine the treaties and previous correspondence on the subject to satisfy himself as to the ex- act authority of the British landing before he makes any move in the matter. oe The Case Continued, The appeal of the government in the quo warranto proceedings against the Met- ropolitan Railroad Company for a forfeiture of the charter of the company was to have been heard by the Court of Appeals today, but owing to the engagement elsewhere of District Attorney Birney, the case was con- tinued until the April term of the court. tors Believed to Have! | of Congress. THE BLAND SEIGNIORAGE BILL Taken Up in the Senate as Un- finished Business. MR. SHERMAN AGAINST IT a The Vice President this morning laid be- fore the Senate the letter of Senator White Supreme Court, announcing his resignation as a Senator, to take effect on the 11th in- stant. The Senate then passed a bill to pension Hannah Lyons, ninety-five years old, the daughter of a revolutionary soldier, at $12 per month. Mr. Cockrell, from the committee on mili- | tary affairs, favorably reported the Senate joint resolution for the appointment of a commission for the adjustment of certain claims of the United States against the state of Tennessee and of counter claims of the state of Tennessee against the United States. Senator Peffer’s Denial. Another denial of a newspaper article was made this morning by Senator Peffer. He complained that he and the Senator from | Scuth Dakota (Mr. Kyle) were reported as having complained of unfair treatment at the hands of the finance committee. Mr. Peffer declared the report incorrect. The finance committee had had no chance to treat him discourteousiy, for, realizing that it had enough on its hands in dealing with the discontented element in the demo- cratic party, he had refrained from intrud- ing himself. When the bill was reported to the Senate he would oppose any feature which did not meet with his approval. The only way in which he had indicated any antagonism to the bill was by saying that if wool and sugar were put on the free list while manufactured articles were put on the dutiable list, he would feel compelled to oppose its passage. The Senate passed the bill for the sale of unsold portions of the Ut tilla Indian res- ervation in Oregon; also“< bill granting a pension to the widow of Gen. Daniel Mc- Cook and to the widow of Gen. Ethan Allen Hitchcock. The McGarrahan bill was taken from the calendar for consideration, but, under objection from Mr. Morrill, it went over, without losing its position—first place—on the calendar, The Senate then took up the calendar and pas, in regular order, several private 8. Some Bills Passed. Among the bills passed were the bill granting a pension to Julia E. Lock, for- merly widow of Gen. Daniel McCook; bills granting pensions to Mary A. Wise, Har- rison De F. Young and Martha R. Hitch- cock, widow of Gen. Ethan Allen Hitch- cock, who was granted a pension of $30 @ month. The bill to open certain parts of the Fort Jupiter military reservation in Flor- ida to entry under the homestead law developed such an irreconcilable differ- ence of opinion between the two Senators from Florida and seems likely to lead to such prolonged discussion that it was passed over on objection by Senator Man- derson. The Senate then took up and passed bills granting the following pen- sions: Thomas Rebecca H. Chambers, Evalyn N. Van Vliet, Mary Brown an relief of Chester B. Sweet, John Palmer, John Little and Hobart Williams and others. The Senate has agreed to the House amendment to the bill for the appoint- ment of a commission to the Antwerp international exposition. The Bi Bil. At 2 o'clock the Bland seigniorage bill came up as the unfinished business, the pending question being the motion of Sena- tor Allison to reconsider the vote by which the bill passed the third reading. Senator Sherman hoped that motion would preva! | in order that the bill might be amended. Senator Harris announced that the bill had obtained its present place in regular order, and it should not be changed without a vote of the Senate. Senator Sherman then began @ speech on the bill. THE HOUSE. The President transmitted some addi- tional Hawaiian correspondence to the | House this morning. The Senate bill to amend the act to establish the Smithson- ian Institution on motion of Mr. Wolver- ton (Fa.) was passed. Mr. Pigott (Conn.) asked unanimous con- sent for the consideration of the Senate bill to continue in force the act of 1885 for the protection of fish in the Potomac river. The act of 188 lapsed in 18, The bill revived it for ten years. There was no objection and the bill was passed. On motion of Mr. Mercer (Neb.) a bill to remove the charge of desertion standing against John W. Walker was passed. Mr. Kyle (Miss.) secured unanimous ¢on- sent for passage of a bill to grant an addi- tional township (2,343 acres) of the public land for seminary purposes to Mississippi. Mr. Doolittle (Wash.) secured unanimous to the husband of Catherine P. Culver $825 for the transiation of a German work on finance in 1878. The conference report on the urgency de- | ficiency bill was presented by Mr. Sayers and agreed to. A resolution of inquiry calling on the Secretary of the Treasury for a report of all unsettled claims up to date against the Southern and Central Pa- | cific railroads and their branches for trans- portation service was adopted. To Abolish the Customs Bureau. Mr. Richardson (Me.), from the joint com- mission on expenditures in the executive departments, called up the bill to reform the method of accounting and auditing in the customs department of the treasury. The bill, among other things, abolished the offices of commissioner and assistant com- | missioner of customs. Mr. Baker (N. H.) defended the present methods of accounting, which, he said, were | established by Hamilton. Mr. Henderson (Iowa) said, in his opin- | ion, this bill would remove the double check | now in operation in the customs account and was a dangerous innovation. Mr. Ding- ley (Me.), who ts a member of the commis- sion, in reply stated that while it abolishes an officer who acted as an additional check, the double system was continued by this bill In another form through the controller. While this bill was being considered Mr. | Blanchard, who was yesterday appointed to the Senate by the governor of Louisiana to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Senator White, entered the hall and was immediately surrounded and warmly con- | gratulated by his friends. | The District Appropriation Bill Up. ‘The House has taken up the District of Columbla appropriation bill. ee MR. BLANCHARD HERE. The New Senator From Louisiana Ex- | pects to @ 'y Monday. | Newton C. Blanchard, appointed by Gov. Foster to succeed Stephen D. White as a | Senator from Louisiana, arrived in Wash- | ington at a late hour last night. He started from Louisiana last Tuesday and rezelved | the news of his appointment by means of a | telegram delivered on the train at Wythe- | ville, Va., yesterday. Mr. Blanchard will | send in his resignation of his seat in the | House as soon as his credentials as Senator j Teach Washington, and he expects to quall- ty and take the oath of office as a Senator | next Monday. He hopes to secure the com- | mittee assignments now filled by Senator | white, and especially the plage on the com- | merce committee, so that he can profit by | his experience in river and harbor matters in the House, and act in conjunction -vith Mr. Catchings, who will be chairman of the House committee cn rivers and harbors, in | the interest of Mississippi valley tmprove- ments. His appointment by Gov. Foster also completes a remarkable record of up- | pointments, probably never equaled by any | governor, as he will now have to his credit | two sitting United States Senators, a chief | justice and two assoclate justices of the ' Louisiana supreme court. ‘HOUSE AND SENATE! Routine Business in Both Branches | (La.), recently appointed a justice of the — others. Also for an increase | of pension ‘to Wells Johnson and for the consent for the passage of a bill to pay | GUARDING THE TESTIMONY. tions Taken in the Pollard- Breckinridge Case. While there have been quite a number of depositions taken on both sides in the Pol- lard-Breckinridge case, it is said that there ere not as many as has been generally sup- posed. It has been reported that not less than one hundred have been taken at «il ent points in Kentucky and Ohio, but one of Miss Pollard’s ccunsel stated to a Star ; Teborter this afternoon that he thought that | the depositions taken on both sides would not reach half that number. On behalf of the defendant there were filed today with the clerk of the court the depositions of Sisters Hyacentia and Agnes Aloysia, Wm. Robertson, Dr. DeCourzy 2ud 0. G. Brown, taken, it is said, by Matt. Day at Cincinnati, Ohio. On Tuesday the | depositions of Sister Augustine and « Mrs. Schmidt, taken in Boyce county, Ky., were also filed on behalf of the defendant. The same day a number taken in the same county, it is understood, were filed on be- | half of the plaintiff, who had also filed a | Rumber on the 16th of last month. The depositions which were objected to today by the defense are said to have | been taken yesterday, but it cannot be learned who made them. They were ob- jected to because it was alleged that the | defendant had received no notice that they | Would be taken. Counsel for the plaintiff | state, however, that when they are re- jcelved it will be found that they were | legally taken and are otherwise unobjec- uonable. Now Carefully Guarded. | Although there was considerable publicity given the depositions at the places where taken, they have ever since their receipt by the clerk of the District Supreme Court been secretly guarded from the eve of |every one, being placed in the strong box jbehind the massive doors of the clerk's great safe. They were, of course, securely sealed by the commissioners before whom they were taken, and recetved in that con. | dition by the clerk of the court here. | The seals were then broken and the dep- jositions filed away. Certainly, depositions |are open to inspection, but it is said that Judge Bradley in the present case eariy {directed that they should be inspected only by the parties directly interested. At any, | Tate no one has been permitted to see tho |but counsel in the case, and the state- | ments they really contain will not be defi- initely known until they are read in court jduring the course of the trial Many of them, it is believed, will not be permitted |to go before the jury, because of imma- _teriality and other reasons. JU! wd E DELAYED. Lack of Fands Will Keep Wm. Jam: son From Present Trial. The case of Attorney William Jameson of Port Townshend, Wash., charged with stealing deeds to property in that state valued at $900,000 from files of the general land office, will not be called for trial in the United States district court for sev- eral weeks. The delay is due to ithe strain- ed condition of the funds of the district attorney's office, from which the expenses incurred in bringing foreign witnesses would have to be paid. United States Dis- trict Attorney Birney said today that a considerable time would elapse before the trial would be held. Five indictments have | been returned against Jameson, end in some of them he is jointly indicted with Littlejohn, a fellow townsman. The case grew out of the deeding of five tracts of land in the state to the government by James T. Elder of Whatcom Island, Wash., who was asked that they be opened to settlement by meritorious eastern emi grants. He had three relatives, all of threatened insanity ings agairst Elder unless the land was recov- ered. Return of the deeds was requested, but refused. Then, it is alleged, arrange- ments were made to have the papers ab- | stracted from the office files and replace | them by forged documents, thus enabling | Elder to plead that the deeds to the gov- | ernment were forgeries and therefore of no value. This scheme, it is charged, was carried cut four or five years ago. In- formation of the acts, however, reached the office and negotiations quietly carried out resulted in Jameson’s arrest on ex- tradition papers in Canada. He was brought to this city several weeks ago. e+ BETTING AT RACE TRACKS. President Ross Speaks of the Plans of the Jockey Club. Speaking of the bill introduced in the House of Representatives a few days ago by Mr. Heard of Missouri, permitting any racing club or association in the District to conduct betting on their tracks, provided the race meetings were held between the Ist day of March and the 15th day of De- cember, and provided, further,that no meet- ing exceeded eighteen days, President Saml. Ross of the Washington Jockey Club stated to a Star reporter this afternoon that, so far as his club was concerned, it had no intention of conducting winter racing. He thought that, as a general rule, the climate here would permit racing as early as the Ist of March and as late as the 15th of Decem- ber. Should the bill become a law it was the intention of the club to conduct an- nually a meeting tn the spring and one in the fall, as had been the past custom of the club, and he was confident that the spring meeting would occur each year some time in April and the fall meeting the latter part of October or the first part of November. Mr. Ross stated that the Washington Jockey Club was opposed to winter racing, and not only would not attempt it them- selves, but would also do all in their power to prevent it being conducted by any other organization in the District. He had reason to believe that the bill referred to would be- come a law, and he had given assurances to the effect that no attempt would be made in the event of its passage to run any meet- ing of the club in weather unsuitable for |racing. Those assurances would be faith- fully lived up to, and the people of the Dis- trict might rest assured that the future meetings of the club,if they were permitted, would be examples of clean, honest racing— such meetings as he felt sure every one would admit had been heretofore conducted by the club. Stock Exchange. Sales—regular call—12 o'clock m.—National Safe Deposit, 3 at 135, Government Bonds.—United States 4s, registerod, 1907, 112% bid. 114 asked. United’ States 4s, eee 114% bid, 115 asked. United states istrict of Columbia Ronds.-.20-year F 107 bid. 80-year Funding @s, cold, 115 stock currency 7s, 1901, 115 bid. Water steck cur- rency 7s, 1908, 120 bid. 8.638, Funding currency, id. Bigs, reg. 2-108, 100 bid. Miscellaneous Washing town Railroad conv. 1. TS bid 146 asked. "Metropol Raiiroad Copy. x i od . tak te tire conv. Btkugton allroad 6a, 100 asked. "W ington 100 asked. Washington Gus Company Gs, series A, 116 bid. Washington Gas Company @s, series B, 117 bid. Washington Gas Company cony. Gs, 128" bid. United States Electric Light conv. Se, 124% id, 12644 asked. and Potouae "Telepbone Wid: Washington 1 st Gx, 102° bid. Washington Light Infantry 100 bid Natfonal Bank Stocks.—Bank of Washington, 300 | Wid. Bank of Republic, 230 bid, 245 asked. Metro. | politan, 270 bid. Central, 280° bid. Farmers’ and jechanies’. 190 bid. . 140 bid, 150 asked. tizens’, 120 bid, 140 asked. Columbia, i2h bid. 114 bid. “West End, 101% bid. 104: sked +. 101 bid. Lincoln, "100 asked. Ohio, 100 axked. Safe Deposit and Trust Companies. Safe Deposit and ‘Trust Company, 133 asked. Washington Loan and Trust, asked. American Security and Trust. i231, ‘on Safe Deposit, 1 Washington and ‘Geo 2024 asked. Metropolitan, 83 bid. mbia. GO bid, TS asked. Belt, 19 bid Eckington, 18 bi Gas and Electric Light Stoc Washington Gas, 48 bid. 29 asked. Georgetown Gas, 48 bd. United 2 ed. es Electric Light, 128% bid, 125 surance Stocks. Firemen’s,” 40 Ki 45 "bid. Metropolitan, 70 Wid: Corcoran, Hoku Potomac, 75 bid, $5 asked. Arlington, 139 | 162 asked. German American, 180° bid. Net y 16 asked. Columbia, vid, | Tancotn tba ane ona | ineoln, 7 bid, § dsked.” Commer 15% bid, 6 asked. serie pelts, Insurance Stocks. aga! Estate Title, 112 20 asked. Colum! tle, 6h bid, 7 we lumba 2 Wid, Ty asked. Penny’ oma 48 asked, t dtp bid, 50 asked ed. Pew: is 120" ia.” Bull ’ 5 i Lincoln Hall, 80 ta, 100 Inter-Ocean Building, 100 asked. — int 5 es Tee, Run Panovama, 15 bid. | asked. The Street Car Resolution Passed. The Senate this afternoon passed the resolution introduced by Senator MeMil- jlan on Tuesday calling on the District |Commissioners for information in regard to need of new street car lines in the city [of Washington. o- Range of the Thermometer. The following were the readir thermometer at the weather bi p.m., 61; maxim FINANCE AND TRADE Washington Advices Controlled the Speculation. SUGAR MEX WERE DISAPPOINTED The Tariff Report Not Entirely to Their Liking. GENERAL MARKET REPORTS. einen laneee Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. NEW YORK, March 8.—Duliness and ir- regularity were conspicuous features at the opening of today’s stock market, and at no time during the session was there harmony in trading. Sugar again led the list in point of activity and early devel- oped a marked tendency toward weakness, which before the noon hour had depressed the price 4 1-2 per cent to 89 1-4. Realizing and some selling by brokers, usually in the employ of inside interests, started the de- cline, and the room, with its usual prompt- ness, assisted the movement. ‘The schedule as agreed upon by the Sen- ate committee is not as satisfactory as was |anticipated, owing to the omission of the color test, which, by the way, is the only thing the trust asked for that was refused. The denial of this request is now regard- ed as being decidedly adverse to the trust's interests and precipitated today’s decline. The best information, however, seems to be that legislation more direct rigorous than this will be suai ne easooty far pair the earning capacity of such a com- plete monopoly as the sugar people now en- Joy. National Lead was fairly active » out the day and with varied nana early trading a gain of 1 1-8 per cent was recerded and subsequently the price sold down to opening figures, due to realizing ; | Phila. and Readi trond Se, 94 asked. | on stock bought at the beginning of the rise several days ago. The short interest in Distillers developed sudden nervousness on the announcement that 2 tax of $1.10 per galion would be imposed on importea spirits and in the effort to cover the price was run up 2 per $-8. The short interest in this still large and it is a significant fact that the larger operators showed no signs of weakening at today’s advance. In the regular list some important ad- vances were made, the most noticeable of which was a gain of 5 per cent for Con- solidated Gas on good buying for local ac- count. Delaware and Hudson gained 2 per cent to 187 1-2 and New Jersey Cen- tral geined 1 3-4 per cent to 117 3-4. The Grangers reacted during the morning, with the exception of Rock Island, which held well around 70. St. Paul was sold off dur- ing the morning by traders, but rallied later op a renewal of the rumor that the next dividend would be paid at the old rate. The market for sterling and continental bills opened firm with @ slightly easier tone for long sterling. Rumors of gold shipments by next Saturday's steamer, aggregating froni three to five millions, were circulated during the afternoon, but could not be veri- fied. Money continues in abundant supply at I per cent for call and 21-2 to 31-2 per cent for time loans. lation of sugar continued throughout the hour, during which time the bowest prices of the day were recorded. The usual inside stock Jobbing process is now fairly under way and it impossible to predict what the next move will be. Eventually, however, the of this property will be quoted at far in advance of those now prevailing. ‘The reg- ular list was but little affected by the day’s trading, concessions being only frac- tional. later trading lacked character and was confined mostly to the room. St. Paul directors declared the regular semi-annual dividend of 2 per cent on the common and 31-2 per cent on the preferred stock, but the price of neither was improved by the ennouncement. The market closed dull and irreguiar, with prices generally lower. —»——— Chicage Wheat Market. CHICAGO, March &—Wheat values were firm at the opening of ‘change, but weaker somewhat later. Local bull speculators were watching each other closely for fear that somebody would sell out. There was goof buying by Kennett, Hopkins and Co. and by Wadhams, but there was liberal selling by Baldwin and Farnum, Brosseau and Mitchell. May wheat opened 1-8 higher 60 5-8, sold to 60 1-2 and off to 603-8. comeeemttpigeemeee FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL. The following are the opening, the highest and the lowest and the closieg prices of the New York Stock market today, 48 rep by Corson & Macartnes. members New York stock exchange. jents Messrs. Moore & Schley, No. $9 nde Dis. and Cattle Feedin General Ihnois Central Lake Shore. | _ eieeeener | Louisville and Nashville. Long Island 2 ; L. N. A. and Chi Manhattan Eleva Michigan Ceutrai Missouri Pacific. Pacttic Mall | Pullman P. Richmond Southern Pacitic Tex.s Pacific Tenn. Coal and Trou. Reyurted iy Silsby de Co, lanbers and brvkers, Metro OL ae ie eT TEAGO, March %, 1804. open. High. Low, Close, Wheat—Mar. Ss = &..8 Ma ad ae wor = 3 # = By Pa Cora—Mar se os" im nt cn | Oats—Mar. etd ted BI Bit Fi eh noe re Pork— ibe af S ie 16 11 11.65 18S 16% 6% 7.00 7.0 exe 6M eu2 aw est 6 ew 6 607 6.07 65 oT 6.07 602 ‘is. $15.00. Sugar unchanged. Rutter dufl—tancy imitation, "7 : do. indie, Nat’ Tare. store’ pocked, “Iai3- “itgge wiesdy these