Evening Star Newspaper, March 19, 1894, Page 2

2 THE EVENING STAR, MONDAY, MARCH 19, 1894-TWELVE PAGES. up recollections of her innocent school days, tears were crowding thick end fast in her veice. It was a curious fact that at the ttme Miss Pollard was almost on the verge 9f sobs only one juror looked at the wit- pees. The other eleven gaze? somewhat un- comfortabty in eleven different directions, but all away from Miss Pollard. A few minutes later the witness recovered and Went on firmly, and immediately the eyes of twelve jurors were fixed intently on the The Line of Defense. Undoubtedly the trial has reached the bad of being the most sensa- Nenal ca er reviewed in the District eourts. It possesses legal complications which sive it an interest aside from the gest imparted to it by the very large emoune of scandal which is bound up in iry-isokin< re: 2 of the case. by “hk iy much has been suggested about the plan of defense. At first it was hinted feat the defense would be a pucely legal one—on the technical ground that Mr. | Breekinrtige hat been privately married | April 2, and was incapable of entering} to a contract of ma-riage after that te. The defense, however, through various spokesmen, have disclaimed any mn of evading responsibility in this wo. As a matter of fa @ence of an agreement Pollard prior to April 2%, 1893, so the de-| ag! suggested in this connection would jot, It is claimed, meet the case. A state-| Ment, siven to the press seemingly by Stipe purports to indicate the line of} se. This ih brief, is that an effort will de made to sow that the piaintiff was not a aes thay she had had improper relations with oth Ta and had visited 4diszepu-/ fble houses. Depositions, it is said by the| same authority, will be offered to show this. Moreover, it will be maintained that there ts evi- to marry Miss Miss P twenty-one years old| whon first’ met _ her.| Burih friend of Mr.| represented as speak- | ain that or in- “ai the defense will ma’ “tual prom the plaintiff ki 7 dl Be would not mar-y her; that the defend ys ‘pose in taking her to Mrs. Black- | burn and in hav her so to New York} was of kindness to the nti, to} @mable her te ss from the scene quietly | and respectably. . Breckinridge, it is said this friend, will face the music, agd leoks for verdict favorable to him. con tuet ion the ground! that a was ngied, and was Going the could to straighten matters out. It is intimated, too, that the @efense will show some degree of duress, ow Wi Breck the plaint a, ot Moore indicating » Was apprehensive | would do something! that desperate. rworth Reads. nination of indiecaisd that the faith of the 2 purity of Lreckin- | if the defense | x tath of -fendant burn an affront en under the not be Sexch forgi Kentucky or any other code of honor. Fortnight. fense will be solv- ver, for it is the| i, to place Col. ess stand as the behalf. It is evi- » their princi- whic! will dent that his pal ref t been made known confidence. lant would ad three that the more ination another en ould | ions for the | closing ora- | More Explicit. expec} hat when the court Shene? the cros om of Miss Pol- Yard by Mr. Bu terrupted by the adjournment would be res Mr. Bytterworth h a brief qth M Wilson and Carlisle, p of was shown went ¢ stand, for k the witn ution nd took up ing about covered the examina “Miss ‘Px Mr. Carlisle, “have | Foy ever been married?” “Ne, sir.” “Who was the father of your first child?” “Mr. Breckinridge.” Mr. Wilson Objects. Bites Pollard went on t ty meg | tongue to fill her mind with fair p mense amoi then, do you ‘es, sir; or a gift from God.” Miss Pollard went on to say that her ear- ly desire was to train herself to become a teacher, and had never given up this »Jan until her life was so totally wreckel. The Values of Characte: “You understand the value of character, then, do you, Miss Pollard?” “Most certainly, Mr. Butterworth, and never to such a degree as now.’ Her early surroundings, she thea wen. cn to say, were of the most moral and whole- some sort. After leaving Pittsburg Miss Pollard went to Bridgeport, and then back home to live with her mother. Tutter- worth here read from the Wessy Brown let- ter that portion which referred to the visit of the phrenologist, who compl! ated ber mental powers at the expense, by esnpart- son, of her cousin, the daughter of the aunt with whom plaintiff was staviug. This comparison angered the aunt and hastened the departure of the plaintiff, so, at least, the letter said. Miss Pollard went 02 iv ¢x- plain that this aunt referred to in the ieiter Was not the Pittsburg aunt, but her “Aunt | who lived in Kentucky. Misa Poi- lard explained the point to the satisfaction of every one, and then asked Mr. Butter- worth to put some general question that would give her a chance to explain the er- cumstances under which this letter wes written and the inconsistencies I: contain- ed. This she did not have a chance ‘o do, however, but Mr. Butterworth read the let- ter slowly, and the witness pointed ou: a number of inaccuracies,especially the state- ment that Mr. Rhodes stay2d several days | at her aunt's house immediately after mak- ing the acquaintance of plainciff. Mi Polla Overcome by Emotion. At the conclusion of the reading of the letter Miss Pollard seemed to be consiler- ably overcome by emotion and it was with some difficulty that she answered the ques- tions about her visit to Bridgepo: She said that she had no recollection whatever of the Incident of the visit of the phrenolo- gist. She could not then say that it ever had occurred. “A bit of fancy play, then,” commented the lawyer. “You are saying that, Mr. Butterworth, not 1.” “You have pointed out all the inaccuracies in this letter?” “Not all of them.” ‘There were tears in her eyes and in her voice when Miss Pollard protested against the manner in which Mr. Butterworth was | laying such stress on the importance of this girlish letter. When this little incident was completed Miss Pollard said that she could hardly say she had pursued any par- ticular line of reading or study to prepare herseif for a literary life. She had access to many books, however, and was a general and considerable reader. She remembered that on the morning of her meeting with Mr. Breckinridge she had been reading ‘The Gates Ajar. Could say that she had, up to the time of meeting Mr. Vreckinridge, never read anything that could not properly | be put in the hands of any modest young | girl. j Mr. Wilson's Protest. At this point Mr. Wilson rose and in an earnest manner protested against the line | which the cross-examination was taking. | He said it was entirely irrelevant and had | nothing to do with the question in issue in | this case. i ‘All I have to say is this,” said Mr. But- terworth. “The matter of the character of the plaintiff is very much in evidence and is the proper subject for question. Through- | out her entire story this plaintiff has en- | deavored to surround herself with an at- mosphere of absolute purity—" “Has she?" asked Mr. Wilson, quietly and forcibly. ijutterworth responded that he had a perfect right to find out whether her early life and surroundings were such as to make it likely that she would withstand tempta- tion when it came. However, he had pur- sued this line as far as he wished, and he would let it drop. | ‘When you were at Wesleyan, Miss Pol- | lard, were you competent (> take care of | yourself?” of all-atound knowledge, object,” said Mr. Wilson, although the question had already been answered in the affirmative. “Even though she has an- swered this question, I desire to note an ob- jection right here to such a question. The question whether a girl is able to take care of herself and resist temptation depends largely upon the sort of people with whom thrown and the character and per- y of the man who comes with silver | romises."" Not Conducting a Show. This remark from Mr. Wilson elicited a murmur from the audience. There was some laughter and some show of approval. Judge Bradley thereupon checkel the noise, and said in a stern manner: “I want it un- derstood right here that we are not con- ducting a show. I am sorry so many peo- ple of Washington think it necessary to come here f attend this trial. When they do come here they must obey th2 rules of the court; and I will say right here if I hear any demonstrations of approval or disorder, of snickering laughter or anything of that sort, I will clear the room. I won't have it. Then a very marked silence fell upon the spectators, and the cross-examjnation pro- ceeted. Mr. Butterworth plied the plaintiff with a number of questions as to her acquaint- &nce with various people, most of whom she denied knowing or ever having seen. Sev- eral of these people, it is understood, are among those who have made depositions in behalf of Mr. Breckinridge by giving | testimony damaging to her character. The the mock marriage in which ard is aileged to have partictpated was touched upon, although no reference | had been made to this incident in the direct | mination. Mr. Wilson seemed to have | no objection to the story coming out at this | point. The Mock Marriage Denied. Miss Pollard admitted that she did know | this Alex. Julien, her partner in this al- leged mock marriage, and while she had a fondness for him he was fomd of her sis- | and,not of herself. He was the “blind Barnabas” of her school-girl letter. She | denied in a forcible manner that she had ever taken part in such a transaction. Squire Tinsley’s family were all present | that Christmas day when the mock mar- | riage is said to have taken place, and if | their depositions had not been objected to | by the defense, Miss Pollard said, it might | e been proved easily enough that no such performance had ever taken place, Squire Tinsley's. Christmas morning of 1884 she went to Squire Tinsley’s. Mr. Alex. Julien was stay- | ing there tor the Christmas holidays. ‘They | had ez3-nogg. There were present Squire | Tinsley, his wife and nine daughters, and plaintiff's Uncle George. There was not, she said, one thing about a mock marriage that evening that the plaintiff could recol- lect. Her recollection was that no such thing ever occurred. “Did Mr. Juiien,” asked Mr. Butterworth, “im his relations with you ever bear him- self as a lover? Did he caress you?” “Indeed, he did not,” said the witness, in- “he would never dare.” | Butterworth asked how long after Mr. this her friendship with Julien continued, and Miss Pollard replied, ‘Well, I thought I have no reason he is not. 1 utterworth walked to the witness 1 stood beside the witness while | nined a number of letters he handed | her in a kindly and " he went over the letters, which she identified as having writ- | hile the plaintiff's counsel were ex- amining the letters Mr. Butterworth asked who went with her from Pittsburg when she t fr tsbure bi to Kent She said her uncle went with her as far Cincinnat nd from t om as ere she went alone. Letters Read. Butterworth here read two . M letters identified by Miss Pollard. They were writ- ten in 1883 to Mr. Owen Robinson. They | e the letters cVidently of a sentimental = girl, were dated at Snickaway, where Pollard then lived, and| abounded in flowery language, sonorous sen- | es and quotations. The first, | March 14, 1883, ¢ 1 reference to some written her by wen, which she said | jow and cried her-| will to con-| in this to som » Owen Robinso! letter she had on St.Valentine’s Even if it was n inly very silly s forget the letter. She went on to writ her own thoughtle: y of speaking. } she was dying or pining away ach had “taken the woman The letter also went on to it was her sister Mamie, and not that He liked, and with some She was anxious, she | om him stating that he | that | him because Mr. of his choice.” say that If, said, for i was not St jome busy on, “tells me that when the gentle hyrs come you and some young lady ari ie the knot with your tongue which you ur teeth.” She urged bout it. “It is best st for you and best alled attenti urge ody, “the let him to teil her fr: for you to know lov: nm to} 1s in quota-! | supposed she wrote her middle name as | house of | his usual custom, tation marks. In closing she asked Owen to burn her letters. Another Sentimental Screed. The other letter was also dated at Snick- away. The date was written in with lead pencil, September 17, 1883. Miss Pollard said she had not written the date. She was not at that date in Snickaway. This letter was of a similar character as the first. She referred to the Snickaway lads and said it was preposterous to suppose she cared for any of them. She wouldn't, she said, give two pins for the whole lot. She referred to good times they had had to- gether in the summer of 1880, and, in senti- mental and highly figurative language, spoke of these early impressions as some- thing that could never be effaced from her mind. “We are good irieads, aren't we, Owen?’ That was the only phrase | approaching a term of endearment that } appeared in the letter, which was signed, “Your truest ami, Mattie Viviin Pollard.” As to a Lock of Hair. This letter had an enclosure, a piece of paper in which was a lock of hair. On the paper were the initials M. V. P. Miss Pollard said she did not recollect ever sending Mr. Robinson a lock of her hair. She dia not believe it was her hair, as it | did not look like it. She said her name was rot Madeline Vivian. She did not like her real name of Madeline Valeria and she Vivian because she had seen it in a story and liked it. “You wrote it because it was eupho- rious?” “Yes, I suppose so,” said Miss Pollard. Owen Robinson and his friend Henry, she said, were young men attending the Kentucky Military Institute near her aunt's house and used to call there. Her aunt liked them. There was no love affair between them and no engagement. It was just a cordial, warm friendship. Mr. Butterworth then read from Miss Poliard’s article in the New York World that has played such a part in the cross- examination to get some further facts con- cerning her departure from Pittsburg, but nothing particular was developed. A Letter Denied. Then he asked her whether she was the author of a certain letter he had shown her Friday, and which she had then disclaimed. She asked to see it, as she might recognize the contents, if not the handwriting, «nd after reading it over carefully, she stated | most emphatically that she had never writ- ten it nor anything like it, and if it pur- ported to be a letter from her it was a base forgery. “I never could have written such a let- ter,” M! Pollard said in slow, deliberate tones. “I never could have done so, and ro one knows it better than that man sittiag there—your client.” Mr. Butterworth said that he would put the letter in evidence, leaving the matter in abeyance for the time being, and bringing | further proof to support it later on. The_ contents of the letter were not disclosed. | Leaving this matter, Mr. Butterworth went back to the time she met Mr. Breck- inridge, when he came to the school to see her in response to the letter from her ask- ing what she should do with reference to} her contract with Mr. Rhodes. When she | was asked how well she knew Mr. Breck- inridge, Miss Pollard said that she did not think any one knew him as well then as they do now. When he came he told her that it was solely for the purpose of seeing her and not on any business matter at all. He refused to speak at that time of her | contract with Mr. Rhodes and its validity, but insisted on talking about herself. From that time, she said, began his influence over her. The Friday Night Drive. Miss Pollard told over again of that Fri-/ day evening when Mr. Breckinridge came to the school for he> and took her away to go to the concert. He changed his plans and suggested a drive. It was while they were in the country some distance that he | tried to take liberties with her person,which she “successfully resisted." Mr. B-eckin- | ridge told her that she was a silly little | girl, as he was old enough to be her father | and she should not object to his kissing | her. After he had made these advances he apologized most sincerely, and then | brought the conversation around to in- tellectual matters, and made himself most attractive and entertaining. He made no| further attempts at fo>wardness. Miss Pollard said she did not know where | they drove, but the drive lasted for a long | time, and it was after midnight when they got back to the school. Mr. Breckin- | ridge made himseif extremely agreeable, but she could hardly call it “lovemaking.” | He had made himself objectionable, but by wiles and blandishments succeeded in over- coming her scruples, and she said nothing to any one about his behavior. She met him again the next morning at | the public library, and he started to tell her about the Rhodes matter, but the rules of the library forbade conversation, and he suggested that they go to the house of a lady friend he had known in Louts- ville. This turned out to be the assigaa- tion house of Mrs. Rose. How long were you there, Miss Pollard?” asked Mr. Butterworth. A Question for the Defendant. “More than two hours, and possibly less than three—how long was it, Mr. Breckin- ridge?” This latter question was addressed by the young woman to Mr. Breckinridge, but he sat with bowed head, and he did rot look up for a moment. His face, however, flushed a deep red. This answer ereated no little hubbub in the court room, which was immediately suppressed. Miss Pollard said that at thé time she went to Mrs. Rose's she did not know the! character of the house; did mot know there | was anything such thing in the world as a that sort. They had orly been there a short time when Mr. Breckinridge 1 | | |resumed his efforts to get her under his power, and when he failed he locked her in. | Mrs. Rose urged her to accede to his | | wishes, assuring her that Mr. Breckinridge | was “such a sweet man.” She did rot un- | derstand the character of the house until) the next day at Sarah Guest's house, when, | Miss Pollard said, she learned that and | many other things in the conversation sad | the incidents that transpired. Mr. Rrec'in- | ridge finally induced her to go to Lesing- | ton, and he sent her a bogus telegram at the college. signed with the name of her | mother, telling her to come to Lexington. She got permission from the authorities of the school and went to Lexington in com- pany with Mr. Breckinridge. “But did you not think it wrong or dan- gerous to go off with a man who had twice endeavored to take liberties with you?” “Yes; but then, you know, there are some people whom it is next to Impossible to re- sist.” At this point in the trial the court took a recess until 1:15 o'clock. Afternoon Session, The fact that the cross-examination of Miss Pollard was to be continued caused a tremendous pressure for admission to the court room at the afternoon session, and the crowd in attendance was the larg- est by far yet seen at the trial during the afternoon sessions of the court. Following the defendant was the first of the interested parties to enter the court room, even preceding his counsel. | The plaintiff was a little late coming in, | with the ever-present sister from the House | of Mercy, just after court had reconvened. | She red to be somewhat fatigued, use of the ordeal she was pass: | ether br ing through or because of the close atmos- phere of the court room; but, as terworth resumed his inquiries sh: to pull herseif together with some a slight effort. Her fatigue seemed to cause | her to early become somewhat irritable, and her replies indicated clearly that her emarkable self-composure was weakening. This slight loss of composure was most noticeable in the, at times, angry replies of Miss Pollard. | The Defendant's Behavior. | After paying the closest attention to the testimony of the plaintiff for a while, the defendant seemingly dismissed her and her words from his mind, and gave himself up to his correspondence, with which he busted himself for some time. That finished, he again turned his attention to the woman on the stand, and settling himself well back in his chair, after drawing it close up to before him, he riveted his eyes on plaintiff, drinking in every word she uttered, while he nervously toyed with a rubber band. And as he watched the woman on the stand, he saw her break almost completely down, as she told Mr. Butterworth that rot until life became dark and hopeless, not | until it seemed that death itself would be | preferable to life, did she realize the dis- grace, dishonor and degradation resulting | from her acquiescence with the wishes of | the defendant. ‘Tears flowed unchecked | down her cheeks, her lips quivered, and she nervously clasped and unclasped her black- gloved hands as she struggled on with her answer. She soon recovered her composure and her replies came fast and fully. Miss Pollard resumed her place upon the stand ready to proceed with the trying or- deal to which she had already been subject- ed for a day and a half. composure and keeps herself in he manner that is amazing to all spectators. ' | these | go back to college, | Information | were As in the morning, Mr. gutterworth con- ducted the cross-examinati a. : “Aw to Mr. Rossel. Miss Pollard stated in answer to a ques- tion that Mr. Rossell accompanied her when she first went to the Wesleyan Col- lege early in December, 1884. She explain- ed how she came to know this young man, saying that this was the first time she ever met him, and he went with her as she did not know her way about Cincinnati at all. From this meeting an acquaintance grew and ripened into affection, ending in an engagement, though she did not remember when this came to pass. The details of her trip from the convent to tne college were gone into at some consideravle length. She had telegraphed Mr. Rhodes to meet her and this he did. It was about 6:30 in the morning when she left the convent for the sisters were at mass. As to her relations with Prof. Overmyer, she said that (here were none other than a feeling of respect for him for his devouon to her best friend to whom he was enpgag- ed. There was nothing tore than thai and as to the reference to him in her letter to Wessy Brown, Miss Pollard said the letter Was nothing but a silly, foolish schoolgirl letter, and in it she had made no effcrt to be exact. She had not supposed the letter would ever be brought up to . rove any- thing by. Meetings With Mr. Rossell. Speaking of the relations of Mr. Rossell to her and his bearing toward her Miss Pol- lard said that they were of the most re- strained sort. They always met in the college drawing room under the watchful eye of a teacher. Twice, when he was going away for a journey, he kissed her goodbye. These were the only demonstrations of af- fection on his part. Miss Pollard implied that what Mr. Rossell had deposed was not aitogether exact and made some reference to the internal revenue service. “What do you mean by internal revenue?” “You know, Mr. Butterworth.” “I can assure you I do not, Miss Pollard. I wish you would tell me.” “I mean that Mr. Rossell is an applicant hed @ position in Mr. Breckinridge’s dis- trict.” pe you mean that he has prevaricat- ‘I mean that he has 1-i-e-d.' This very slowly and solemnly. Then the lawyer took the witness back to the occasion of her trip to Lexington ond her first visit to Sarah Guest's. The fact Was elicited that the house was about three squares from Mr. Breckinridge’s own home. Mr. Breckinridge told her that she was too young to go to a hotel alone and it would be better for her to go to the house of a wo- man whom he knew. He went there with her and up to that time she did not know the character of the place and she herself had lived a pure and virtuous life. Hie re: mained a half hour and then went to his home and was gone a short time. In connection with the incidents of her going to Sarah Guest's house, Mr. Butter- worth read portions of the “inspired” article that was printed in the New York World, and she characterized it as true in the main, but containing a number of in- accuracies. He said he would read the whole article over and she could point cut mistakes as they occurred. Judge Bradley objected to this as an improper sort of c-oss-examination, and one that would take altogether too much time. ‘Then they went back to the mater of the visits to Sarah Guest's and to Mrs. Rose's house and the frequency with which they Then they went back to the matter of the visits Miss Pollard said she would which was then in summer session. Mr. Breckinridge Contributes to Her . Support. After she went to Lxington to live she tcok a room at Miss Hoyt’s house. Mr. Breckinridge contributed to her support, but not in a lavish manner, for it Was krown that she had no visibie means of support and did no work, so that if she had had much money it would have at- tracted unfavorable comment.It would have caused Mr. Rhodes to ask questions that could not be answered and any suspicions cf this sort would have led to certain ex- posure. Still, there were many things that she needed or enjoyed having and these she had through Mr. Rreckinridge’s genercsity. While living at Miss Hoyt's house Miss Pollard said she attended Sayre Institute and for the fi six months of her pregnancy she remained with Miss Hoyt, concealing her condition as best she could. At this point the World story contained the statement that at this period Mr. Breckinridge contributed nothing to- ward her support. This, Miss Pollard char- acterized this afternoon, as a misstate- ment, inasmuch as he did give her money. During this part of her residence in Lex- ington Miss Pollard said she occupied a room on the first floor of the how She had a few visits from Mr. Rhod whose behavior, she said, was such as to deserve her respect and“esteem, “Then I am to understand,” said Mr. Butterworth, “that while you were receiv- ing visits and letters from Mr. Rhodes, who had offered you marriage, you were aciually engaged to Mr. Rossell and being kept by Mr. Breckinridge?” “Yes, Mr. Butterworth, as bad as that sounds, that was the precise state of the (Continued on Third Page.) ee CUSTOMS FRAUDS, Reported That Tarif! Laws Have Been Largely Violated. It is reported that U. S. Consul Spence at Quebec has discovered that Quebec is the seat of operations of a gang of swin- ders that have undertaken to evade pay- ment of United States customs dues upon European imports in New York. More than sixty large packages address- ed to unknown parties in Quebec have been lying in the examining warehouse ot the Canadian customs department at Quebec for a long time, and suspicions having become aroused it was found when they were broken open that they contained rothing but a few bricks or other rubbish. It is said that the fraud is a counter- pert of that operated in Montreal and elsewhere in the name of a firm alleging to have offices in Paris and New York as to the operations of the, clique elsewhere is to the effect that the gocds arrived in New York in bond and apparently reshipped to Montreal and other Canadian points without pay- rient of any American customs duties. Confederates in Canada received by the cases in question an inferior class of goods altogether, the change of contents having been made in some cases while the goods were being conveyed from New York ware- houses to railway stations and at other times similar packing cases, bearing al- most identical marks, being substituted al- together en route for the imported cases with their valuable contenis. The smuggling into New York of the contents alone of the packages shipped to Quebec means a loss of many thousands of dollars to the American customs. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE. Chairman Bankhend's Efforts ta Get His Bill Considered. Chairman Bankhead of the House commit- tee on public buildings and grounds intends to make vigorous efforts to call up for con- sideration the bill reported by his commit- tee providing for the acquisition of a site and the erection of a suitable building for the government printing office. Mr. Bank- head asked unanimous consent of the House this morning to take up the bill after the sundry civil bill, which is now before the House, shall be disposed of. Mr. Burrows of Michigan objected to consent being given, ying that it would be time enough to make the request when the sundry civil bill is out of the w: The bill reported by Mr. Bankhead's com- mittee provides for a site in square 683, be tween D street, Delaware avenue, C street and North Capitol street. The government now owns a portion of this square, 20,858 feet, d the remainder of the square can be pure! Tt is estimated that by utilizing the parking around the site a basement area can be ch- tained of 170,000 feet. ‘The House committee is particularly favorable to this site be of its proximity to the Capitol, bei but one block, and the fact that it 1 to the railroad tracks, enabling a spur to be extended into the basement, thereby sav- ing $50,000 a ar, the committee estimates, in transportation. Mr. Bankhead will renew his efforis to get the bill up at an early date. — Cadets’ Examinations. An examination was held at the Treas- ury Department today ef candidates for appointment as cadets in the revenue ma- e. A similar examination of ap- was also held at San Francisco The young men having the highest averages at these examinations will recure the appointments. —$_—_+2.+_______ Cavalry Drill at Fort Myer. The regular cavalry drill at Fort Myer will take place this week on Thursday, frgm 10 to 11:30 o'clock, and not on Friday as heretofore. today. | | fc for $300,000, | LATE NEWS BY WIRE. War Between Railroads in New Jersey, WORKMEN READY 10 USE ARMS Threats Made to Employ Force | if Needed. ONLY COURTS RESPECTED WOODBINE, N. J, March 19.—The war between the South Jersey and West Jersey Railroad Companies has begun. The South Jersey railroad people today commenced | the work of laying their tracks at this Place. In three hours it was expected they would be at the point where they intended to cross the West Jersey railroad tracks. They said they would cross the tracks at all hazards. The West Jersey people were at the disputed point prepared to give the South Jersey people a warm reception when the latter tried to cross. The West Jersey and South Jersey people were armed, At 12 o’clock the South Jersey tracks had been laid as far as the improvised switch of the West Jersey road. A West Jersey official immediately tacked the foliowing rotice on one of the cars of pig iron stand- ing on the switch: “Notice.—All persons are forbidden tres- passing on the property of the West Jer- sey railroad grounds under penalty of the law. “By order of A. O. Dayton, Superinten- dent. “March 19, 1894." The South Jersey officials laughed at the notice, and said they would tear it down when they got ready to go through. “But suppose the West Jersey people hi an injunction?” ‘We can't fight an injunction here and will have to stop, but if there is no injunc- tion we will go through before night.” A large force of detectives, special offi- cers and section men were scattered along the West Jersey tracks. —.———— COMMODORE WHITING DEAD. The Venerable Naval Officer Passes Awny at New York. NEW YORK, March 19.—Commodore William D. Whiting, retired, of the United States navy, who was knocked down and run over by a cab on Broadway rine weeks ago, died at 7:35 o'clock this morning at 38 West 34th street. Commodore Whiting had beea bedridden ever since the accident. For more than a year previous he had been a 3ufferer fvom kidney trouble. To this the family now ascribe his frequent lapses of memory, which were first noticed last summer at the Tivoli, on the Hudson. He speat the sum- mer there with his family. The accident, which fractured his hip, greatly eggravated his condition and hurried the end. lie never recovered his senses since last rri- day, when he became unconscio.is. By his bedside when he died were bis three children—Mrs. J, S. Colt, Mrs. Der- ing and Mr. Wm. iting. Wis fourth child, the wife of Lieut. Bernadeau, is at present in Italy, where her husband is Sta- tioned. Soon after the death ihe body, ac- cording to the arrangements that had been made, was removed to the east portico of Trinity Chapel, on 25th street. The body now lies dressed in full uniform. The funeral services will be held ou Weda- nesday from the chapel and the interment will be in the family plot at Newarx. —_——. + PETER IS DISAPPOINTED. Says He Hoped to Meet Corbett in June. ST. LOUIS, Mo., March 19.—“T am disap- Pointed, of course, that Cogbett refuses to meet me in June,” said Peter Jackson last night,” but I will bide my time and en- deavor to get the match brought off as soon as possible.” “Yes,” said Parson Davies, “Peter has set his heart on meeting Corbett and he feels pretty badly over the fact that the fight has been postponed, and may be put off entirely, We had intended to close our season here, and Peter was to go into training at once.” > JERSEYS SENATE. Decision to Be Rendered Regardin: Jurisdiction Wednesday. TRENTON, N. J., March 19.—The justices of the supreme court held a conference in their private room for half an hour this morning, and when they emerged Chief Justice Beasey stated that the court would announce its views on the senatorial mat- ter on Wednesday morning at the opening of court. The chief justice has been dele- gated to write the opinion of the court. No intimation has been given as to what the court has decided upon, but it is sur- mised that they will accept jurisdiction by this announcement. NEW > DISTRICT IN CONGRESS. Great Falls Road. A favorable report was ordered by the House committee on military affairs today upon the bill granting the Potomac and Great Falls railway the right of way across the Arlington reservation. Reported Favorably. The House committee on military affairs today reported favoi granting the Washington, Alexandria and Mt. Ver- non Railway Company the right of way through the Arlington military reservation. The bill is amended to provide that the right of way shall be a space fifty feet wide and shall lie east of and contiguous to the River road, except a portion of the north- eastérn corner of the reservation, not to exceed ten rods south of the intersection of the River road with the north line of the reservation. The company {s required to keep in repair the roads, footways and bridges, and the road shall not cross or touch upon the cemetery ion and no material or trees shall taken from the Arlington reservation. reser) ADMIRAL BENEAWS TRIP. Secretary of the Navy Receives News of His Movement The Secretary of the Navy has received a cable message from Admiral Benham at Rio, saying that, in obedience to depart- ment'’s orders to proceed to Bluefields, Nica- ragua, he sailed yesterday from Rio on the flagship San Francisco for St. Lucia, W. L., where a short stop will be made for coal, after which he will proceed direct to the Mosquito country. His departure from, Rio leaves Capt. Phillips of the New York in command of the naval forces there, he be- ing the senior officer present. It will take the San Francisco about eighteen days to make the trip to Blueficlds, so that it will be about April 6 when she reaches there. As Admiral Benham retires April 10, he will have but four days’ active duty after * arrival. It is prebable that Commodore | Meade. will be ordered to relieve him at Bluefields on the day of his retirement, ae eee ee Cod ation of Pension Laws. Ex-Commissi er of Pensions W. W. Dud- ley has written a letter to Congress com- mending the bill now before the Senate and liouse committees for the codification of the pension laws, and dwelling vpon the necessity for such a classification. “As the laws stand toda: “they are seat- tered through all the pupiications giving the laws, and ‘t $s verv difficult to decile just what is the saw and whieh 3 ad is.’ hen the bill snall be be by ~umenim: n gests that mod its passage it be watehad ver: see that no awmenaments sali Le upon the floor ehaagues existing laws. ee ses No Fever There. The Navy Department is informed that the U.S. Ranger left San Jose de Guate- mala last Friday for Amapala, Honduras. The fact that this vessel continues on the Central American station is the best proof in the world that there is no fever aboard ° made her. The death of her medical « curred a month ago, urd he was replaced by the surgeon of the Kearsarge up to the time of the arrival of the lar relief. It is said at the departme fever on board the R ported in belated dispatche an Fra co, she would certainly have been ordered to a cvvl: er climate, t that if there was TOTAL APPROPRIATIONS. A Slight Incrense Over Those of the First Session of the Last Congress. The total appropriations of the present session of Congress be approximately | $270,000,000. This will exceed by a few {millions the appropriations of the first ses- sion of the last Congress, and will disap- | point those who had hoped that the low j condition of the treasury funds would re- | ; sult in a materjal reduction in appropria- | tions. No official summary has been made by Chairman Sayers or the members of the appropriation committee, but a com- parison of the bills already passed or re- ported, with those of the first session of the last Congress, shows that the total of the bills as they leave the House will be about $366,541,759. ‘The Senate usually increases the bills materiall: year securing in- creases reaching a total of $,4W),000, so that the aggregate for the present session is expected to touch $370,000,000, Bills Already Reported. have already been reported to the Hou: and three of them have been passed. total of these in thelr present $304,041,759. This is about $15,000,000 more than the same bills carried two years ago. The comparison is as follow: 1892-98. he Army, reported....... $24,308,499 Diplomatic and con- sular, reported...... 1,604,045 District of Columbia, passed Fortification Military Academy, reported . Pension, passed. Post office, reported. 80,331! Sundry civil,reported 27,665,076 Totals $289,127,412 $304,041, Those Yet to Come. Of the bills yet to be brought into the House no exact estimate is obtainable, owing to the care with which such bills are guarded. It is believed, however, that the following 81276 estimates approximate to the bills as they | will be reported: Eight of the great appropriation bills stage is | | FINANCE AND TRADE | Veto of the Bland Bill Predicted in Wall Street, EFFECT TARIFF LEGISLATION meecsintpaastneeane |Some Changes in the Sugar Schedule. —_—-.—__ ,GENERAL MARKET REPORTS. | —-+- Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. NEW YORK, March 19.—Phe epirit of Prophecy pervaded Wail street this morn- ing, and in consequence comin: events Were discounted and prices matevially im- Proved. Initial figures reflected goins vary- ing from 1-4 to 1 per cent, and additisnal advances were recorded as the morning | Progressed. There is a growing belief, | founded on good authority, that the Biand bill will be returned to Congress minus ihe mets autog-aph, and with a jong Une of | arguments in support of the presi- dential position. aad = "oe the assur- ances that the industrials will yet be well entrenched behind a profitable protective tariff and the incentive to today’s udvance is complete. It is a mooted question as to what the effect on the tariff bill woula be should the veto power be exercised in the manner indicated, Many shrew: opinion that ip eg peed fecisian will result in a combination of 1892-93. This Congress. ~— of the Agricultural $5,150,000 | arid allesianse SRE eventually party spirit Indian.. 750.00 | "The sugar schedule eet Legislative, &¢ 1.000 | lative standpoint Navy..... 00.4600 River and harbor. Total. 9,000,000, $42,500,000 $77,494,777 Deficiency bills are not included, are not among the appropriations for epe- cific government branches. of bills already passed or reported, and those estimated, the grand total of this session, as against two years ago, would be: 1892-93. This Congress. Passed or reported Estimated With the total Total.. . Should the Senate make no Increases, the total would be almost identical with that of two years ago, but with the usual Senate ingreases the total is likely to reach $37,- ‘000,000, ——___- e- —— ——_ CAPITOL TOPICS. The Cherokee Loan. The Senate committee on judiciary to- day decided to report adversely the joint resolution introduced by Senator Vilas to ascertain the respective rights of Edwin D. Chedick and R. T. Wilson & Co. to bor- | The row $6,640,000 of the Cherokee funds. decision of the committee is based upon the theory that it is expedient for the sovern- | ment to attempt to exercise supervision over the fiscal affairs of the Indians, Farther Consolidation. Senator Faulkner this afternoon secured consideration for Senate bill 445, which legally puts an end to the old city Georgetown, so that in all future legisla- tion reference to Washington shall be un- derstood to include voth cities, and that the nomenclature of the streets of Wash- ington shall be extended to those across the creek. To this Senator Alien objected when the bill came up in the Senate a few days ago, but since then he has examined the measure and has withdrawn his ob- jection. There was no opposition to the bill today, and it was passed. Representative Bry: Representative Bryan of Nebraska is back from an extensive tour of addresses in the west and is today celebrating his thirty-fourth birthday Oppose the Bil. Representative Burrows returned today from a week's visit to Florida. While there he delivered an address before the Southern Chatauqua on the tariff. He says that all the Florida folks he met are opposed to the tariff bill now pending. Back Aguin. Senator Sherman was in his seat today at the opening of the Senate, having re- turned from his brief trip to Asheville, Senator Smith of New Jersey introduced a bill for an amendment of the interstate commerce law which provides that a cor- poration which is a common carrier vio- lating the act may be prosecuted for mis- demeanor, and, upon conviction, shall be ject to a fine of $5, The bill also Specifies that the service of a writ or pro- cess upon any of the agents of such corpo- ration in such proceeding shall be construed as sertice upon the corporation when & agent resides within the jurisdiction of the court in which the proceeding takes place. Payment of Hold-Over Collectors. mitted to Congress a communication from the commissioner of customs urging chat provision be made for the payment of all officers of customs whose terms of office ex- pire before the appointment and qualifica tion of their successors and who continue to perform the duties of their offices nut- withstanding the expiration of tne term. These officers are appointed for a specie term of four years,and the department fads itself in a quandary as to their payment when they serve beyond this time. To Abolish the Const Mr. Enloe of Tennesse introtu House today a bill abolishing <he coast and geodetic survey and turning the duties of that office over to the Navy Departinent and Interior Department. it will be re- called that Mr. Enloe offerad this bill as an amendment to the sundry civil appro- prjation bill last week, but the amendiment was ruled out on a point of order. es Naval Movements. The flagship Chicago arrived at Beyreut yesterday. The U. S. S, Bennington arrived at Mon- tevideo today on her way to San Fran- cisco. — Chicago in and Proviston Markets. Reported by Silsby & Co., bankers and broke Metropolitan Bank butldir Corn Oats Pork— M Lard S.Ribs— Markets. Flour dull extra, 2.10a2.5 wheat, Jute March 19, do. west milling spot, dla 2 white 36% 027 ye kk, 18.06 timothy far cotton ids, 12 Liverpool, pe per 2+ $200,622,194 §300,811,759 | of N.C cago Gas To Amend the Interstate Commerce | (.,\. «nd St. ies GoM and St, The Secretary of the Treasury has trans-| on a more liberal ito 1 wl | After opening up at | Per cent, the price of the stock _ther improved 1 3-4 wes Sa~ jume of busivess’ + Pet cent on @ fair vol- | National Lead gained 1 prospects of a favorable the white lead schedule coming di an advance of 1 1-8 consideration of an mors idend. Chicago Gas, sained ‘3 of the rival company. General Electric was vance of 1 1-4 per cent. In the list the Grangers were the most ous and all recorded si: 70 3-4. Traders were in control of the mar- ket and the volume of Was con- sequently small. Railroad earnings reported today were not very encouraging, but stocks have ceased to reflect these reports in view of the fact that the improvement in trade circles war- | rants the. belief in increased traffic in the near future. The market for sterling and continental bills was firm, with rates well up to last week's average. The receipts from the ini- | terior were small, but the demand from | remitters had fallen off proportionately. Ar- bitrage houses are practically out of the market, owing to the small volume of busi- ness for foreign account The last hour's trading was characterized by an effort to depress prices, which was only partially successful. The undertone of | the market ts decidedly strong and cleariy | indicates a tendency toward improvement, | which the pessimistic element are daily com- | ing to respect. The closing was dull and irregulgr around opening figures. ———— FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL. The following are the opening, the and the lowest and the closing prices of the New York Stock market today, as revorted by Corson & Macartney, members New York stock exchange. Correspondents Messrs. Moore & Schiey, No. 80 Broadway: Stocks. American Sugar........ American Sugar, pfa@.. American Cotton Of, Atchison .. Canada Southern | Canada Pacitic.. Chesapeake and On! C. C.C. and 8t. Le. . - aud W. Delaware and Hudson... | Denver and Kio Grande Dis. and Cattle Feeding. Generai Electric 4 | Inmois Central | Lake | Ene . | Loulsy | Long Isi re york Central, . Y.and New kugiand ¥.. C. and St. Louis. rthern P . Teun. « Union Pacitic Wabash... Wabash, pid - Wheeling & Lake Brie Wheeling & 1 Westeri Cute 3 at 135\ Columbia Fire insuravee, Columbia ” at Bonds.United States 4s, registered, 11z\ bid, 1134 asked. United States 4s, . 1007, 113% bid. United States Se, 117 Ud. f Columbia Bonds.—20-year Pat year Pouding 6s, gol ‘ is, 14M, iat . 120 iid. B.A, Wasiington and George- ts, Ist, 125 bid, 143 asked. 2 Radlroad ‘cour Gs, 2d, politan Kailroud conv. Railroad Ss, 80 Wid, on Atailrood Os, 80 Wid. Wash- pany Gs, weries A, 116 bid, 125 Company 65, series Bi, 117 sax Company conv. cctrie Light conv. 5s, esapcake and Potomac American Security an@ + 100 bid. American Se- 100 bid. Wash- “| town Ratirond Washington 125 bid, 145 ext Masoute Hail 108 vid, Faxiington Lay Ist Gs, Washinet ight Intant wal Bank Stock f Washinton, 300 c, 285 bid. Metro. ptral. 255 Wid, 2uB . 10 bid Second, 1 Trust on Loan and Security and and Georgetown, in, SB bid. anked. . 28 bid, Light Stocks. Washington Gas, United States Blectric Light Firemen’s, 42% bid, 45 asked, ) asked. Corcoran, 69° Did. sked. Arlington, 160 Wid, 164 “ua, 169 Mid. National Union, 12% Wid. 144 asked. bid, ile’s, 5 bid, Sh asked, Thy bid, Sty axked. Commercial, 5 bid, rks.Real Extate Title, 11% mia Title, O% bid, Ty asked. asked 8 nia, 47 asked. Chesa- tomac, 47% bid, 50 asked. American bid, 5 asked. Pneumatic Gun Car- 35 asked. Stocks.— Washington Market, 32 sLophone - m wid, ellancous asked. Great Falls lee, 120 Did, 140 asked. | for Paneraint, 18 bid. Lincoln Hall, 80 bid, 100 asked. Tuter-Ocean Building, 100 asked. *Ex. Dividend. —_—_—_ Range of the Thermometer. The following were the readings of the thermot v at the weather bureau today: Sam. oS; 2 p.m., 82; maximum, 83; mial- mum, 53.