Evening Star Newspaper, March 28, 1894, Page 2

a LATE NEWS BY WIRE. Miss Brewster of New York Becomes a Countess. FEW PERSONS WITNESS THE CEREMONY Miss Thompson Married to Mr. Preston. NOTABLE SOCIAL EVENTS NEW YORK, March 28.—Miss Annie Sea- bury Brewster was married to Count Henri De Frankenstein at 11:30 o’clock this morn- ing, at St. Patrick’s Cathedral. Unlike the majority of foreign marriages, very few persons attended the ceremony. ‘This was due to the fact that Mr. Brewster, the bride’s father, had announced that the marriage would be held at his own house, at 24 East 65th street. Archbishop Corrigan officiated at the ceremony, assist- ad by Fathers Connolly,Newey and Lavelle. A low mass was celebrated before the Immediate marriage ceremony. Father Daly was the celebrant. The wedding party came from the bride’s home to the cathedral. They went up the tathedral aisle to the music of Lohengrin’s wedding march. Then came the mass, and after it the ceremony was performed. The ushers were Edward B. Adriance and J. R. Osborne, jr. Acting Russian Consul Gen- ¢@ral Hanson was best man. The bridesmaids were Miss Rockefeller, Miss Robinson, Miss Godfrey and Miss Fink. The bride was attired in white satin &gnd the bridesmaids were in pink. As the Weddin g party left the church Mendelssohn's wedding march was played. During th {mass selections from Guilmant, Dubuys, Bragamin, and Wagner were played. The Brewster family is Protestant. It is said that the bride changed her faith before the Wedding. Miss Brewster is the daughter of = and Mrs. Wm. Cullen Brewster, She @ fortune of $1,000,000 in her own right. Bhe is of petite figure and a decided blonde. St. Bartholomew's Protestant Episcopal Chureb, Madison avenue and 4ith street, ‘was crowded today at high noon with folks ‘of social prominence from Washington, Bal- tmore, Boston and other cities, inclding — members of the diplomatic corps at ‘ashington, at the marriage of Miss Eliza- Deth Thompson to Mr. Ralph Julius Pres- ‘The bride is the only daughter of Col. Wm. H. Thompson. She is of charming personality, and has @ large fortune of her The groom, who is at present residing tp New York, was for several years one of of the American legation in — boptybe member of many ceo and one 0: 1e@ most ular dij ts in the French capital. = ae — ceremony was today performed by 3 Dn David H. Greer, rector of the —e—__ DISMANTLING THE KEARSARGE. ‘Wreckers Stripped the Old Warshir of Everything Valuable, BALTIMORE, Md, March 28.—A letter from the master of the schooner Frank M. Noyes, dated Bluefields, Nicaragua, March 19, says: The Noyes passed the wreck of the U.S.S. Kearsarge on Roncador reef March 6. The warship was high and dry. ‘There were five schooners around the reef— wreckers—stripping the ship. The foremast of the Kearsarge was gone, but the main and mizzen masts were still standing. The mainyard was hanging by the trusses, cock- billed, and the smokestack was still stand- . The Noyes passed within three miles of the wreck and saw everything going on. ‘There was some fighting going on at Blue- “fields on the date of the letter. BOSTON, Mass., March 23.—At the offices of the Boston Towboat Company today mothing is known of the Kearsarge wreck- ing expedition beyond the information con- tained in last t's press dispatches. The Orion will remain at Havana an& load a cargo of sugar for this port. The wreckers here are at the news that the ved noting from the wreck. They that the Kearsarge’s composition pro- standard are worth not less than could not have been taken by the Batives on account of its massive propor- F ———_.___ DISASTROUS MIDNIGHT FIRE. SOUTH FRAMINGHAM, Mass., March $8—The most disastrous fire that has vis- this town for years started in Nobscot at 12:55 this morning. The block is business structure in the town, owned by Dr. Rice, who occupted one three stores on the ground floor. was not extinguished until nearly the entire block being gutted. It estimated that the total loss will be about 000, fully covered by insurance. The fire is red to be of incendiary origin. ——>—_— RICHMOND, Va., March 28.—Judge B. ‘R. Wellford today decided not to allow Mrs. Belva A. Lockwood to qualify to practice law in the circuit court, in which tribunal she appeared yesterday and asked to be admitted to the bar. According to all pre- eedents, the judge says, women cannot be allowed to practice law in the Virginia courts. The judge’s first act after the opening ef the circuit court was io inform the ap- Plicant that his further consiigration of the matter, since yesterday, satisfied him that he had no authority to admit her to practice. “If the settled policy of the state - this matter is to be amended,” the . added, “it must be done by the leg- The judge assured Mrs. Lockwood that she would be accorded every privilege pos- sible, er, in attending to the business she has in court, and she will remain here a few days longer in conference with Mr. Cohen, who represents the brothers and sis- ter of her client in the suit pending. ——.__ GONE BACK TO P. M. ‘The Panama Railroad Renews Its Old Contracts. SAN FRANCISCO, March 28—It is earned from an officer of the North Ameri- ean Navigation Company that the Progress bad made her last run under their flag, and that her destination will not be Panama when she next leaves this port. ‘There are, however, unfilled freight con- tracts, which will require at least two voy- @ges more, and the Saturn, which left here several weeks ago to load coffee for Ham- burg, will fli out the Progress’ unexpired contracts. The North American Naviga- tion Company will probably then be a thing of the past. F. Crocker said the Panama rail- goad will renew its old contract with the Pacific Mail Steamship Company within the next thirty days. ———._—_ GOV. OFERRALL COMING. The Executive of the Old Dominion Left Richmond at Noon. Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. RICHMOND, Va., March 28.—Gov. O’Fer- fall and party left here at noon today in a Private parlor car for Washington to at- tend the ball to be given in that city to- might by the Ladies’ Auxiliary of the Con- federate Veterans’ Association of the na- tional capital. The party consisted of Gov. and Mrs. O’Ferrall, Miss Adele Archarer, Mrs. John S. Harwood, Miss Ottie Fleming, Mrs. C. C. McPhail, Mr. and Mrs. James Armstrong Welsh, Capt. E.’ M. Crutch- field and Lieut. T. M. Wortham of Maj. Simons’ staff; Col. and Mrs. G. Percy Hawes, Col. Jo. Lane Stern, Lieut. Paxton, U. S. A., and the personal staff of the Kpv- ernor, Col. C. B. Cowardin, chief of staff, Col. Louis C. Barley, commissary gener: of subsistence; Col. John S. Harwood, chief of ordnance; C red. Pleasants, chief of rifle practice; Col. O. W. Dudley, aid-de- ¢gamp, and Col. Henry W. Berkins. Col. Wingo and Mr. E. R. Chestman, private Secretary; Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Barbour Thompson and Miss Emma Barksdale are members of the party, but went in Mr. Thompson's private car. The Richmond visitors expect to leave Washington on their return Thursday after- Boom at 3:46. THE EVENING STAR, WEDNESDAY, MAROH 28, 1894—TWELVE PAGES. THE SUBURBAN ROADS|THE BLAND BILL|A SHORT-LIVED LOVE Hearing Before House Committee on Ex- tension of Time, Objections From the Columbia Read— Mr. Davis Gives His Side-Under- ground Wires Mentioned. The House District committee gave a hearing this morning to the District of Co- lumbia Suburban Railway Company upon its Proposition to amend its charter by author- izing a change of route. Judge Davis, rep- Tesenting the suburban company, said the purpose of the proposed change is to sim- plity the route and throw both tracks on one street. This involves a change of eight Squares. Instead of turning into H street at Sth street northeast, and using the Co- lumbia track, it is desired to continue on G street to 15th northeast and abandon the Proposed line on B street. The Commissioners have recommended that the road use the Eckington tracks on G street from 5th to 9th northwest, and then use the Metropolitan tracks down 9th Street to the market house. President Stevenson of the Metropolitan company objected to the use of the Metro- politan tracks on ¥th street. There are al- ready three companies using those tracks, he said, and at times the traffic is so con- gested that it is difficultto move the Metro- politan cars. Mr. Nathaniel Wilson tn behalf of the Columbia railway opposed the extension of time for building the suburban road. The time expires next July. This road proposes to parallel the Columbia road within one block of it. Moreover, there is another road, the Eckington, also paralleling the line. There is no necessity for another line, and the public interests do not require it. Judge Davis replied that the necessity for the new line is that it would terminate in the center of the city—the business center— while the Columbia line is diverted into New York avenue. As a proof of this ss- sertion he cited the fact that the herdics now parallel the Columbia road, but termi- nate in the business center, and they ure doing @ good business. Mr. Wilson referred to the fact that the Suburban Company has been incorporated for two years, tut has done nothing yet toward construction. Jwire Davis replied that the severe win- - Sete ge ta fer prise work. and the nani lepression of jast spring also © —— SO vane at ‘i r. Wilson said the Columbia Company ts willing to co-operate with the Suburban Company by making a one-fare arrange- ment for passengers over the suburban portion of the Suburban Company’s road. Mr. Daniels said this proposition is merely to give the Suburban Company the tall of the dog. No suburban road can opera’ successfully without direct entrance to the eity and some city business. Mr. Richardson asked if the motive power of the proposed road had been considered, to which Mr. Daniels replied that the under- ground electric motor seems to be working very well. Judge Davis said the Suburban Company is not anxious to come down 9th , If the Metropolf- company is willing to coming down to 9th —+_— PUBLIC HEALTH BUREAU. A Bill Advocated by the National Quarantine = The medical profession wam well repre- sented at the hearing today before the House committee on interstate and foreign commerce upon the bill establishing a bu- reau of public health within the Department of Interior. The bill was prepared by the national quarantine commission of the New York Academy of Medicine, and at today’s hearing members of the commission as well as other medical gentlemen were present. ‘They included Dr. Girdner of New York, the secretary of the National Quarantine Association; Dr, R. H. Derby, secretary of ff Medicine; Dr. W. H. Thompson of New York, Dr, Wm. H.Welch of Baltimore, Dr. H. P. Walcott of Massa- chusetts, Dr. Chas. F. Roe of Maryland, Dr. Geo, F. Shrady of New York, Dr, T. M. Pruden and Dr. Wyman of the Marine Hospital service. The proposed bureau is to consist of a commissioner of public health and an ad- visory council. The duties of the bureau are to collect and diffuse information upon matters affecting the public health; the collection of information, with to the prevalence of con! lous and epidemic disease in this pr rp er Sa recun and @ preparation oi les an lations for securing the best sanitary condition of vessels from foreign ports, and for the Prevention of the introduction and spread of infectious diseases in the United States. The advisory council ts to consist of one member from each state. The bill is a very elaborate one, containing twenty- three sections, and provides in detail for the accomplishment of the objects sought to be attained. The Bill Explained. Nearly all the above named gentlemen spoke to the committee in favor of the bill. A statement by Dr. T. G. Thomas of New York on the general purposes of such a bureau as contemplated in the bill was read by Dr. Derby. Dr. Thomson followed with a statement bearing on the scientific aspects of hygiene and sanitation, especially with relation to the United States. Dr. Welch submitted @ statement of what other countries had accomplished in the lines indicated by the pending bill. The doctor was closely ques- tioned by members of the committee and explained the various provisions of the Proposed measure. *| Dr. Walcott spoke of nationa] quarantine matters in connection with the proposed bureau and suggested an addition to the Harris bill pending in the Senate on the same subject. Dr. Pruden also made anal- ysis of the bill, and Dr. Shrady, as editor of a medical journal, spoke in its favor. He had watched with much interest the movement for the establishment of the was familiar ae one seyganirnapd in the pending bill and felt that such a bureau would be of great benefit to the whole country. ————_-e-——__ DEMOCRATIO RECEPTION. A Large Gathering Antic! ted at the Wormley Tonight. The rooms of the democratic congression- al committee are in the hands of the deco- rators, preparing for the reception of the committee tonight. Invitations have been accepted by all the members of the cabinet at present in the city, and by the heads of bureaus, perhaps making it one of the lar- gest political gatherings of prominent men ever held in this city. ‘The committee to receive the guests will consist of the representatives of the three organizations in the democratic party,Sena- tor Charles J. Faulkner as chairman of the congressional committee, assisted by Mr. W. F. Harrity, as chairman of the national committee (Mr. Harrity will arrive in the city this evening at 8 o'clock); Governor Chauncey F. Black of Pennsylvania, rep- resenting the National Association of Demo- cratic Clubs, and Mr. Lawrence Gardner. The southern relief committee have in- vited the members of the congressional committee to attend a reception to be held this evening. Governor O’Ferrall of Virginia and his staff have been invited to be present at the reception of the congressional committee. —_—>—__ CAPITOL TOPICS. The Berliner Patents. Attorney General Olney has sent a letter to Representative Covert, chairman of the House committee on patents, advising against recent propositions that Congress drect the commissioner of patents to in- vestigate the Berliner telephone patents. The Attorney General states: desire to call your attention to the fact that precisely this Investigation ts now going on, and is nearly completed in the suit of the United States against the American Bell Telephone Company. It is proceeding with the ad- vantage which a judicial inquiry affords for making an investigation thorough and complete. It is clear to my mind that the proposed investigation by the commissioner of patents will not assist the government's suit, while in its practical effect it may operate to obstruct and delay it.” Mr. Ol- ney gives as his belief that the case will come up for hearing as early as the lst of May next. a Bank Organized. The controller of the currency has author- ized the National Live Stock Bank of Fort Worth, Tex., to bein business; capital, Pressure For and Against Its Ap- proval Increasing, SILVER MEN AT THE WHITE HOUSE The Belief in the Ultimate Veto Still Prevails. THE PRESIDENT’S POWERS There will be no veto of the seigniorage bill sent to Congress today. Whether the delay is significant no one can tell, since it is the custom of Mr. Cleveland to delay such matters to the last moment. The President is being tortured and many are in doubt as to whether or not he can be cempelled to recant and abjure his pro- fessed faith. As the time within which he must act narrows down to a few hours the pressure from those who insist upon his signing the bill is being made almost as irresistible as a cotton compress. A large | delegation of Congressmen were at the White House today saying everything they could conjure up to induce him to sign the bill, and the statement has been made to him from unexpected quarters that if he vetoes this bill he will have to take free coinage or no tariff legislation. The radical free coinage men are keeping perfectly quiet and awaiting results ,with com- Placency, better pleased at the prospect of @ veto than anything else, while the ad- ministration men, with a few exceptions, are almost weeping in their prayerful en- treaties for the signing of the bill. A Desperate Situation. The situation is a desperate one, and Cleveland fully understands it. Whether at the last moment the pressure will be suffi- cient to make him abandon the idea of ve- toing the bill is a matter of mere conjec- ture; yet it is true that men of more than ordinarily good judgment, who have here- tofore had no doubt of a veto, state that the bill may possibly yet become a law. It is a matter of universal report and belief that a veto message has already been written, but the fact that a message vetoing the oleo- margarine bill was written by Mr. Cleve- jand, and the bi}] then permitted to become a law, the message being sent in afterward as reasons why he did not sign it, suggests the idea to a good many that he may do the same thing in this case. It is much more in keeping with his disposition, how- ever, to follow a very different course in this case. Silver Men at the White Héuse. The silver men were at the White House in full force today, in the fond hope of be- ing able finally to convince the President of the wisdom of their arguments in support of the measure. The President’s callers in- cluded nearly all the principal advocates of the bill on the floor of the House, chief among whom was Mr. Bynum of Indiana. It is not believed that they received any very cheering assurances, or that anything was said by the President to change the general belief that the bill is to be vetoed. The only information on the subject that was given the newspaper men, who calied in great numbers, was that the President would send no communication of any char- acter to either house of Corgress today. ‘That was satisfactcry to the extent that it showed that action adverse to the bill would not be taken before tomorrow or Friday. It did not show that the bill would not be signed today, but that possibility did not disturb the newspaper men very much, as they seem to have concluded that contrary action is certain. The President’s Powers. In view of the possibility that the Pres- ident may delay action on the bill until Friday, and the further likelihood of legal complications arising therefrom, it is in- teresting to note what the Constitution says as to the President's duties and powers on the subject. The question is covered by section 7 of the Constitution, which provides as follows: “Every bill which shall have passed the Houre of Representatives and the Senate shall, before it become a law, be presented to the President of the United States; if he approve, he shall sign it, but if not, he shall return it with his objections to that House in which it shall have originated, who shall enter the objections at large on their journal and proceed to reconsider it. If any bili shall not be returned by the President within ten days (Sundays except- ed) after it shall have been presenied to him, the same shall be a law in like man- ner as if he had signed it, unless the Con- gress by their adjournment prevent its re- turn, in which case it shall not be a law.” A Decision Expected Tomorrow. ‘The Bland bill reached the White House at 4 o'clock on Monday, the 19th instant, but as the President was out driving at the time it was not actually presented to him for several hours afterward. But taking its re- ceipt as the time of its presentation, and allowing ten full legal days of twenty-four hours each, as within the meaning of the Constitution, the President has up to 4 o'clock Friday afternoon in which to return the bill to Congress without his approval. It is not known why the President has de- layed action on the bill, if, as reported, he | has decided to veto it, unless it be that he wants additional time to reconsider his ac- tion. In the event that he wants to submit the question to his cabinet again there will be further delay until Friday, as that is the day of meeting. The impression is general, however, that the matter will be finally dis- posed of tomorrow. —_——_+ e+—_____ FIRE AT THE CAPITOL. A Conflagration Which Caused Much Smoke, but Little Alarm. The paper in the waste room in the ter- race of the Senate end of the Capitol caught fire at 2:50 o'clock teday and filled the corridors and the Senate chamber with dense smoke, creating more or less excite- ment until the extent of the fire was as- certained. The fire department was ordered out and arrived at the Capitol at 3:06 p.m. The smoke was then pouring into the Sen- ate chamber and caused some comment among Senators, but did not disturb them, as they were informed as to the slight con- sequence of the fire. -+--+—____—— INVITED TO WASHINGTON. The Next Baltimore Conference of the Southern Methodist Church. Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. FREDERICKSBURG, Va., March The 110th session of the Baltimore confer- ence of the M. E. Church South was open- ed this morning, Bishop John C. Granbury of Ashland, Va., presiding. After devo- tional exercises by the bishop, the roll was called, rearly all the ministers and lay delegates being present. Routine work com- menced at once by the appointment of var- fous boards and committee: On the boards were named, among others, J. E. Alexander and George R. Hill of Alex- andria, Capt..J. H. H. Figgett of Virgini: E. B. Puttyman of Baltimore, Rev. lL. W. | Canter of Washington and Dr. 5. K. Cox of Virginia. Prominent among the visiting ministers are Dr. Morton of Louisville, K Dr. George G. Smith of Georgia and Dr. A. G. Brown of the Virginia confereac: The president of the board of church ex- tension, Dr. David Morton, made a very encouraging report. The report from the publishing house was very good, showing a business of nearly $100 for the year. Rev. I. W. Canter, pastor of Mt. Vernon, car- ries from his official board a unanimous invitation for the conference to meet next year at Mt. Vernon, Washington. The session adjourned at 12:30 o'clock. a Pensions in Nebraska, Secretary Morton kas received a letter from a man in Nebreska, said to be a prominent citizen and a veteran of the late war, stating that the writer had a list of si.ty-one names of men who enlisted in one Nebraska ccmpary, reither one of whom fired a gun or saw an enemy during their eleven months of service. These men, Says the Secretary's correspondent, are drawing pensions from $j to $24 per month. No one of these pe sicrers, it is said, con- tracted any disability in the service. Sev- eral specific cases are cited. It is thought that the matter will be turned over to the pension officials for investigation. The Spenker’s Portrait. Speaker Crisp’s portrait, with his auto- graph subscribed, was presented to the Na- tional Capital Press Club today. (Continued from First Page.) tion” the case was an altogether different one. In answer to @ question from Mr. Wilson, suggested by the gentleman at his right who had the doubtful letter in his hand, Mr. Hay wrote the letter “I” on the blackboard, making it with a twirl, as is the case in the Wessie Brown letter, and said that if a per- son had the habit of making it that way the chances ‘e he would not make a tall angular “I,” such as appeared in the letter whose genuineness is in question. Mr. Hay then made a careful study of the shading of the loops in the different letters and gave the jury the benefit of his werk, saying that in the Wessie Brown letter some were shaded and some were not, while in the doubtful letter he also found that some were shaded and some were not. After some further questions on minor details of hand- writing, Mr. Hay was excused. William Worthington a Witness. William Worthington was then called to the stand and examined by Mr. Shelby. Mr. Worthington, who is twenty-five years of age, said Lexington was his home, but he had been here since last December, em- Ployed as clerk to Mr. Breckinridge. Be- fore that, since December, 1890, he had been employed in Lexington in the office of Breckinridge & Shelby as stenographer. Witness was shown the letter in dispute, and was asked when and how he first saw it. He said Mr. Breckinridge wrote to Mr. Shelby in September last, when Mr. Shelby Was absent at Louisville, and witness opened the letter. In pursuance of what was in that letter witness searched through the office for letters from Mss Pollard to Mr. Breckinridge. There are-four rooms in the office, and witness finally found the letter in the room occupied by himself. Where the Disputed Letter Was Found It was on top of a desk which had been used by Mr. Breckinridge, in a sort of file made of cardboard, containing letters from Persons whose names began with “P.” Mr. Breckinridge had not occupied the desk there, but in the old offices from which they had removed. There was a good deal of correspondence there—part of it the firm's and part of it Mr. Breckinridge’s. The file Was tied up and had the appearance of hav- ing been there a good while. It was dirty and dusty. That was the only letter wit- ness found that purported to be from Miss Pollard. Witness thought it was the first or second week in September. Mr. J3reck- inridge was then in Washington, having come here early in August to attend the special session of Congress. Mr. Breckin- ridge returned to Lexington about October 10. Witness gave the letter to Mr. Shelby. Cross-Examination, On cross-examination by Mr. Wilson, Mr. Worthington said the firm had moved their offices about a week after he went into its employ. They had moved about half a Square. The package in which he found the letter contained also other letters. The file was designated, he thought, as a file of 1884. There was a string tied around the file. There was quite a bunch of letters in the package. Witness made search for other letters from Miss Pollard, but did not find any others. This was the only one. The witness’ impression was that this was a package containing only Mr. Breckinridge's correspondence. His recollection was that it was no particular kind of correspondence, but business letters and others from persons whose names began with “P.” His impres- sion was that the year 1884 was written on the back of the file. On redirect examina- tion the witness said that Mr. Breckinridge Was not at home when the offices were re- moved, in September, 1893, Rankin R. Rozell’s Evidence. Rankin R. Rozell was then called to the stand. He testified that he was thirty-four years old, and was at present a common school teacher in Nicholas county, Ky. He was elected superintendent of schools at the last county election. He was a Mason {and master of Orient “Lodge, No. 500, in Nicholas county. He had, in connection with his school duties, been for the last six years deputy county clerk. In the fall of 1883 witness was in Cincinnati with a wholesale and retail dry goods company as clerk. He went there in March, 1581, and left in March, 1884. From there he went to Chicago, where he remained until July or August of the same year, and then went back to Cincinnati. He remained there un- til January, 1585, and then returned home, where he had remained ever since. When He First Met Miss Pollard. Witness knew Madeline Pollard. In Oc- tober or November, 1883, a lady came to the store in Cincinnati and inquired for the wit- ness. Witness was then on the fifth floor, and a messenger came and told him a lady wished to see him. Witness went out and saw the lady, who introduced herself as Madeline Pollard of Frankfort, Ky., and that she had heard of him so often she ought to know him. She said she was alone in the city and desired to go to the Wesley- |an College. She asked witness to go with her, and witness did. Miss Pollard told him she had heard his cousin, Miss Nellie Alden, speak of him, and that was the way she knew of him. When they went to the Wesleyan College they were received ir the office or library. Witness did not krow Dr. Brown, but_he introduced Miss Pcllard to him. Miss Pol- lard stated that she desired to enter the school, and that she had a guardian, Mr. | Rodes, who would come next day to com- plete the arrangement. She told Dr. Brown that witness was a perscral friend of hers, and asked that he (witness) should have the privilege of calling on her, and Dr. Brown corsented. Witness had no recol- lection that anything was said by Miss | Pollard to Dr. Brown about her mother. A Regular Caller at the College. Witness thought he next saw Miss Pol- |lard two or three days later, when he call- ed at the college to see her. From that time urtil he left Circit nati in the follow- ing March witness called on her at the col- lege very regularly, s metimes once a week, sometimes twice and sometimes three times. When he saw her tkere he saw her most frequertly alone, thovgh sometimes other | Young ladies would ccme down and remain with her a while. Witress’ calls on Miss Pollard led to the fermation of an attach- ment. “At first,” he said, “I had a great admira- tion for Miss Pollard. My admiration went to love, and love led to an engagement.’ ‘When did you become engaged?” asked Mr. Shelby. When He Became Engaged to Her. “I think,” said the witness, “it was the 23d day of December. It was a day or two before Christmas cr thereabouts.” The plaintiff said witness first told him Mr. Rodes was her guardian; afterward she stated that, desiring to receive an edu- cation and having no one to help her, she had consented to become Mr. Rodes’ wite |if he would educate her. She told witness frequently that she had not intended from the start to mai Rodes, and would not marry him. time of his engagement until he left Cin- cinnati, in March, he saw Miss Pollard | frequently at the college in the reception rcom or in some other apartment. He saw jher generally alone, His ealls were made in the evening from 8 to 10. |toward him after they became engaged jonate. Witness frequently | kissed and S her. Miss Pollard, | when they first became friends, would sit | beside him; as their friendship increased jand they became intimate, she had sat in | witness” lap time and time again, Miss Pollard at this point showed much agitation and anger, and seemed about to | speak, but Mr. Carlisle spoke to her and she remained quiet. Demonstrations of Affection. There were, he said, demonstrations of affection between them. “Of course, I would put my arms around her and kiss said the witness. “You would do the same.” The witness said he had met Mr. Rodes at the college on one occasion. Miss Pol- lard had told him Mr. Rodes had heard of (his (witness’) calling at the college to see her, and had told him if he came any even- ing and found Mr. Rodes there witness must pretend not to know her. When he called one evening he was told at the door that Mr. Rodes was there, and when he went in he was introduced to Mr. Rodes and also to Miss Pollard, and they met as strangers. During the evening one of Miss Pollard’s friends and witness were sitting diagonally across from Miss Pollard and Mr. Rodes. | She called across the room to witness, “Oh, Rank! This attracted Mr. Rodes’ atten- tion as curious, since they had just been in- troduced, but she induced him to believe that she was addressing the young lady. Wanted to Go to Chicago With Him. When witness was about to leave for Chicago he saw Miss Pollard at the col- liege. She expressed her regrets that he was to go, ard showed a desire to go with him. Witness told her tf she was in earnest to go to get ready and go. Miss Pollard then went to her room and returned with her things on ready to go. Witness there- upon told her he did not think it best that they should go together then. It was not convenient to him. He had not believed During the period from the | Her manner | she was in earnest about going when she | first proposed it. She eaid she had her) trunk packed. | Witness said Miss Pollard represented herself to him as three years his junior. He was born in 1860, and she said she was born in 1863. ‘Witness had given her two plain one, and one with a setting. Before he went to Chicago witness had her picture | taken. His recollection was that Miss Pol- lard and a friend were at a store. Some | reference was made to haviug pictures taken, and witness proposed to her that he | would go down to the gallery with them, | so they all three went together. A Tintype Produced. Mr. Shelby here produced a tintype, and | witness said it was a picture of Miss Pol- lard, taken at that time Another tintype was also shown, which he identified as one | taken at the same time. Another picture | was shown of Miss Pollard and another | young woman,and this the witness said was | a picture of Miss Pollard and a Miss Bar- | nett of Pittsburg, which Miss Pollard sent him when he was in Chicago. Another tin- type was shown, which witness said was taken at the time of the first two. It was a picture of himself, Miss Pollard and Miss | Campbell of Misssuri, the young lady who was with them. A hat that appeared on the} chair in the first picture witness identified as her hat, and a ring appearing on her finger he identified as one he had given her. Mr. Shelby then offered the tintypes in grience and they were inspected by the jury. Not in the Habit of Drinking. The witness was asked by Mr. Shelby whether, during the time he had been talk- ing of, he had been in the habit of “swill- ing firewater.” He said he was not. He had never been in the habit, he said, of drinking Mquor and Miss Pollard had never seen him under the influence of liquor. He did not remember of Miss Pollard’s ever mentioning Alex. Julian to him but once. She was speaking of past events in her life and mentioned a mock marriage ceremony which had taken place between herself and Julian at some Christmas gathering. She did not mention any of the details of the ceremony. Miss Pollard gave witness a small, plain gold ring, which witness gave back to her. Miss Pollard told him it was a treasure which she prized very highly. After leaving Cincinnati and going to Chi- cago witness wrote her and received one Jetter from her. He thought that was all) he ever received from her. Witness had | none of the letters now. The engagement between them was never consummated by marrage. It was allowed to drop. “What were the reasons on your part that it. was allowed to drop?” asked Mr. Shelby. “T object,” said Mr. Wilson. “Objection sustained,” said the court. Why the Engagement Dropped. The witness was asked why the engage- ment was not carried out, and said he lost confidence in her because of the manner she allowed him to kiss and hug her after they were engaged. “I lost confidence in the woman,” he said, “as the woman whom I would desire to have as my wife, and my love ceased.” He thought he next saw her in Lexington | in February or March, 1885. He saw her! at Mrs. Ketchum’s. Witness said he asked | her for the rings he had given her, and she| said they were at her mother’s, and she_ would get them. He wrote her about a month afterwards for the rings, and in reply she wrote that her mother’s property had been destroyed by fire, and the rings with other of her treasures had been de- stroyed. Witness said he saw Miss Pollard in the sitting room of Miss Pollard’s house. There was no one else in the sitting room. He did not know how any one else could be concealed in the room at the time. He could think it was not likely. At this point the usual midday recess was taken. After Recess. The fact that the plaintiff would be again Present in court this afterrcon created a great pressure on Marshal Wilson and his deputies for admission to the court room, and before the trial was resumed after re- ce3s every seat in the room and about all of the available standing room was occu- pied. As usual, Col. Breckinridge was the first of the interested parties to enter the court room, and was not long afterward fol- lowed by Miss Pollard, escorted by Mrs. Ellis, from the House of Mercy, and her counsel. Both the plaintiff and the de- fendant quietly took their customary Places, and appeared wholly oblivious of bare eae Cie other, uring the mcrring session of the court, Miss Pollard paid the closest atten- tion to the testimony of Mr. Rossell, her former admirer, and frequently made notes of what he said, handing them to Mr. Car- lisle, who, in turn, harded them over to Mr. Wilson, who made use of them in his cross-examination of the witness. Although she gave him the closest attention, the Plaintiff? seldom glanced at the witness, sitting with downcast eyes and hands fold- ed_on her lap when not making notes. Col. Breckinridge also closely attended to what was said by the witness, especially while Mr. Wilson was plying Mr. Rozell with questions during the cross-examini tion. Now and then, however, the defend- ant turned his eyes toward the plaintiff? and was seemingly much interested in the writ- ten suggestions to her counsel. He was ap- parently not a little surprised at the brevity of Mr. Wilson's cross-examination of Mr. Rozell. : After recess Mr. Rozell resumed his upon the witness stand and took Augen Story at the point reached at adjournment. A Woman, Not a Young Gir. He was asked whether Miss Pollara seemed to him to be a mature woman when he knew her, but the question was objected to on the ground that it was a matter of opinion. The objection was sustained. In answer to further questions he said that her appearance was that of a woman, not a young girl. Mr. Rozell said he was a mar- ried man, having been married six years ago last January. He said that while he was visiting the school he had no relations at all with Mr. Brown, principal of the school. asked as to the point in Miss Pollard’s t timony that he was an applicant for a po- sition in the revenue service and he said that he did have an application for the place of gauger, but had since withdrawn it. Did | not know Mr. Breckinridge then nor did he! live in Mr. Breckinridge’s congressional dis- trict. He withdrew his application prior to giving his deposition in this case. | | When He Withdrew His Application. | | | Cross-examination by Mr. Wilson taken up here now developed the fact that he withdrew his papers on the very day he made his deposition, and that he had the papers in his pocket when he was making his deposition. As to the character of the Wesleyan Col-| lege, the witness said he knew it stood in | the best repute in the community, but he | | | did not know that the late Mrs. Hayes and | Mrs. Wm. M. Springer were educated there. | At Mr. Wilson’s request he described the parlor and reception room, and said that there were folding doors between the rooms | | and these doors were always open when he | |was there. The library was on the right | hand side of the hall, but the meetings with Miss Pollard were always in the par. | lor or the reception room, which were prac- | Ucally one room, on account of the wide | doors between them. 20 you not know the fact that the rules of this institution forbade the reception of | visitors excepting on one evening in the | week?" asked Mr. Wilson. The witness had testified that he usually called two or three times a week, “I did not know ness. it,” answered the wit- Sitting on His Lap. “Do you mean to say that Miss Pollard would sit on your lap in this public room for one hour and a half at a time with young women all about the building, and | this several evenings in the week?” “That's what I say, and positively.” The witness said that the first time he told anyone of this fact was last fall he told a man, named O'Mahoney, who had probably learned something of his connection with the case from reading the Wessie Brown letter. “Are you sure Miss Pollard told you of a mock-marriage with a man named Alex. Julian?” “Yes, sir.” “She never told you that she was mar- ried to Gwen Tinsley in this mock cere- mony?” No, sir, I never heard that name.” “You are sure she told it to you in this way?” “Yes, sir, quite sure.” The witness said that he lived about thirty miles from Lexington, where his deposition was taken. Went there the day before. Saw Mr. Breckinridge the day after his interview with O'Mahoney and talked the matter over with him. Mr. Breckirridge then showed him a picture of Miss Pollard, which was secured through the medium of the mail carrier from wit- ness, and he gave it to Miss Todd, po: mistress, a relative of Mr. Breckinridge. The witness stated that it was at no sug- gestion from anyone else that he withdrew his application for a federal office. Had not discussed the matter at all with Mr. Breckinridge. At the time Miss Pollard was preparing to go to Chicago with wit- ness she was gone upstairs for about fif- teen minutes and in that time she had dressed and packed her trunk. | gave a There was ho redirect examination of the witness, and he was excused. Hiram Kaufman's Deposition, Mr. Stoll then announced that he would read the deposition of Hiram Kaufman of Lexington, Ky., a butcher. Deponent said he had been a butcher for twenty yeers and knew the plaintiff, having met her at a Miss Singleton’s in Lexington, who kept a house of ill repute. He was in- troduced by Jim Rodes. This was in 1883, and deponent said he saw her in all about eleven or twelve times in a space of about six weeks. Deponent knew John Brand, and had also seen him at Lena Singieton’s. ‘The only two women there, were Miss Pol- | lard and a light-haired girl. Jim Rodes took deponent to the house to meet “his girl,” and he saw Rodes hold Miss Pollard on hi lap. This deposition was one of those that Judge Bradley referred to as decidedly ob- jJectionable. It spoke, in detail, of the char- acter of the house and the occupants, an the relations which existed between this Miss Pollard and men named. Cross-Examination. On cross-examination the deponent told of his first meeting with Rodes and the relations existing between them. First met Miss Pollard through Rodes, but after-| wards saw her a number of times by him- self. The other girl, the yellow-haired one, was known as Little Lena. Miss Pollard was generally known as “Jim Rodes’ girl,” and he had lent Rodes money to give her. He thoughtMiss Pollard was about eighteen years old, but she looked younger. When they went to the house, Jim said to him “Mr. Kaufman, let me introduce you to my girl, Miss Pollard.” It was evident to de- ponent then that there were improper re- lations existing between Rodes and this young woman. This was the substance of the deposition, which was quite long, but | not at all proper for publication. Old Man Billy. Kaufman seid he did not know how the flefense came to know about his connection | with Miss Pollard. The first said to him Was by “old man Billy.” “Old man Bil'y who?” “Old man Breckinridge.” Continuing, the deponent said: “I met the old man one day. It was just after Mrs. Blackburn had told her story and I said to him, ‘It looks pretty bad for you, colonel.’ He told me to wait till the truth was out and then I would see that Mrs. Blackburn knew the girl three years before he did. I told him that I had a letter that would help his case if I could find it, but I thought it | had been burned up. Then I spoke to Desha about it, and afterward to Doc. O'Mahoney. One day Col. Breckinridge came to me and said he heard I used to know a good deal about Rodes, and I said I did, and in that | way I came to be connected with the case.” Bad Conduct of the Plaintiff. The deponent was asked why he left the asylum, but he objected, and the commi: sioner did not require him to answer. The) deponent described the Singleton woman as one about forty years old, large and fleshy. He stated that after he had seen Miss Pol- lard and Brand out driving he received a warm reception when he visited the house. She, he said, was very angry with him, and, with an indecent remark, told him that if he ever came around there again she would kick him out. He stated that he had heard her use profane language toward him, and had seen her in the Singleton house so drunk that she could not stand or sit up. (Continued on Sixth Page.) —_—_. Dr. Paxton’s Concealment. NEW YORK, March 28.—The New York board of health will today consider the ad- | visability of having the law changed so as | to make it a misdemeanor to fail to file | within a specified period all certificates of marriage performed by ministers, etc. The | reason for this ts the failure on the part of Dr. Paxton to file the certificate of mar- riage of Col. Breckinridge to Mrs. Wing. The doctor's letter is dated Alleghany City, Pa. He says that he withheld the filing of | the certificate at the request of Col. Breck- inridge, who did not want the made public just then. The reverend gentleman also makes the excuse that he was ill at the time. He says further that he did not know it was con- trary to law not to file the certificate. President Wilson of the health board says he has no power to punish Dr. Paxton, as he is outside the jurisdiction of the state a i. BROKE HIS NECK. An Old Man Meets His Sudden Death This Morning. Another sad example of the evils of in- temperance was called to the attention of Coroner Woodward today. Day before yes- terday and yesterday each turned up a suicide, and today another unfortunate man’s death was accidental, but it resulted from the use of strong drink. Today's victim was John Sanford, an aged man, whose reputation for honesty and upright- ness was excellent, but he would drink liquor. Sanford was sixty-five years old. He came here some years ago from near Currioman, Westmoreland county, Va., where he had earned his Iving following the water. During the time he has been here he worked about the river front, being well Rnown among the oystermen and fish- ermen. Being so old, he was not able to properly provide for himself. He was penniless and apparently friend- less when, about three months ago, he went to the house of Mr. D. W. Carpenter, No. 507 H street. Mr. Carpenter is mate on the steamer Macalester. Having Spare room, for which he had no use, he gave the old man permission to occupy it. In this he had a bed and some other pieces of furniture, and also a small stove, on which he occasionally did some cooking for himself. Mrs. Carpenter was always kind to the old man, and never a day passed that rhe did not invite him to eat at her table. He was never permitted to have a key to the front door, although when Mr. and Mrs. Carpenter left the house at the same time the key was always left where he could get it. But Sanford would go off on periodical sprees and remain anay from the house a day or two at a time. He had been drink- ing recently, and no later than yesterday morning he promised Mrs. Carpente> that |he would make an effort to break himself of the habit. The habit, however, had such a strong hold on him that he could not re- sist the temptation to drink, and so off he went. Last nighc he did not return home, and this morning when Mrs. Carpenter Went. out of the house she left the key where he could get it. Soon after she went cut to attend to some Teligious duties rd returned to his more than comfortable home. He opened the dcor and went in. Then he started up the back steps, but how far up them he got no one will ever know, for he fell to the bottom of them and broke his neck. When Mrs. Carpenter returned home, about 12 o'clock, she was shocked at the sight of the man’s dead body on the floor. In the dead man’s pocket was found an empty whisky bottle, which was not broken in the fall. Coroner Woodward viewed the body, and ‘tificate of death. ased had no relatives here, and it The dec is thought that his body will be buried in potter's field. ———__ timore Markets. Wheat strong ‘and Bl Maly: Nore med, G8t, 11.550. bushel <. 161.000 bushe Com 78 bushels: ‘sales, 8.000 bushels—southerm Cora » 42243: do. on grade, 42%a43\. steady 2 white west 38 asked receipts, 29,000 bushels; stock, 80.577 bushels. Rye a4 niet—No. 2, .54 receipts, 921 bushels: stock, 742 bushels. Hay steady—good to chotce ths, $14.50a815.00. Grain freights quiet and unchat ear weak and unchanged. Butter firm—faney creamery, 22n28; Go. imitation, 18920: do. ladie, 14016: good Tadle. 13; st 4c 3 Eggs Weak—fresh, 11a12. Cheese unchhaged’ Chicago Gra’ Reported by, Silsby Metropolitan Bank bu & tdi CHICAGO, March Open. High. we 4 Wheat—Mar. Ma: Range of the Thermometer. ‘The following were the readings of the thermometer at the weather bureau today: 8 a.m., 39; 2 p.m., 41; maximum, 42; mini- mum, 21. a. } FINANCE AND TRADE Wall Street Facing the Future With Confidence. 'HIGH HOPES FOR BETTER VALUES Effect of the Delay on the Bland Bill. GENERAL MARKET REPORTS. Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. NEW YORK, March 28—Londoa buying was again a pronounced feature in the local trading, and tmitial figures all along the line were improved in consequence. Early cables reflected an improvement | varying from 1-4 to 1-2 per cent, and a de- | cidedly strong speculative tone. Arbitrage | houses are éxecuting more orders for for- |¢'sm account than at any previous time during the year and are confident of in- | creased activity. || The market was not altogether satisfac- | tory, owing to its narrow and professional ,ci » but prices hel the @ultncen id well in spite of the market an additional incentive to activity. One of the most Significant feat- ures in the present situation is the fact that the industrials are not permitted to | monopolize all the business. Stocks in the j Tessier list are daily Participating in the | market’ the pessimistic |hredictions of the bear contingent, divi- |dends have been paid as usual. It is true | that these disbursements have in some in- |stances been at the of almost a complete annihilation of surph but the money thus distributed was part ments of speculation will be favorable to & | complete restoration of an! values. | Union Pacifie was conspicuous features of the day and 11-8 per shorts have invariably ware and Hudson gained 188 8-4 on moderate trading Reading was inclined during the noms. 9) 2 2 5 ” g 8 os 3 | Rouncement that certain cations will be made of reorganization. Sugar was fairly active losing a point on ing it during the afternoon. National Lead continued property, and marked up the or foreign reaction of 1-2 The market barely steady, with little terial increase in the supply of clal bills, but the drawings against purchases are sufficiently abundant to clude the possibility of dull, with pri . generally jul jces tional gains for the day. i fey 83: ae Chic. and a "oa Pau ey ck. and W. Delaware and Hudson. ——s — se and Cattle Feeding. General Electric o " tional Cordage New Jersey Cent ew York C * Hs 7 6 .& & % oy be eK IK GK CIR 2S Ey WN By Wi a 1 x 16 ee oo West Dt bt mene ‘nion “ Pears sf Peeced Sasi ‘Silver. eee oo oeeee * Bx. Div. openemiiibe a Washington Stock Exchange. Sales— Jumbia Se oe ae 117. Washington Government 000 at 113%; 50 $1,000 at Setanta Did, 140 asked. | Gs, 10134 bid, 106 asked. Relt Ratlroad 90 asked. Eckington Railroad Ga, asked. Washington Gas Company 4 nat eae Seat les 5 Company ‘conv. 6s, 125 bid. United Blectrte bt copy. Sa, 121% bid, 124 asked. Chesapeake « Pot ‘Telephone bs, O44 bid, WS neked. ‘American Secarity and Trast Sa 1906, F. & a. Ooi et Soe See tee Gs, 105 bid, 112 asked. Washington Market Company imp. 68, 105 bid, 115 asked. Market Company ext. 6s, 1 Masoule Hall Association Ss, uu et Tatar Jet Ge, 200 bid. Wi try 20 7 "i National Bank Stocks.—Bank of Washington, 310 bid, 260 a Vid. Citizens’, 130 bid. 130 sid. “Capi- tat tip wa! West End, 107 110 askee Traders’, 104) bid, 120, asked. Limestn, 91% Wid, 95_ asked. D it 7: tional: sate Depeslt and ‘Trust. 181 016. 1h0 asked "Wane ington Loan 122 bid, 125 asked. Ameri- can Security and Trost, 133° bid, 186% asked. Witlitad” stocks. Westlington and tiorgrtonn, i : oan 305 asked. Metropolitan, °85 fe oinmbia, 6 bid. 75 asked: Belt, 24 bid, . Be 30 "bid. asked. Eckington, nd Electric Light Stocks. —Wi G 45 bia. 40 asked. Georgetown Gas, 47 bid Waited s piremen! wd, 45 Electric Ligut jocks. ~D “118 bid, 122 asked. "8, 40 Tie Ieeurence Btocke.—Res} Betate Tite, 3 Title "Insurance —f bid, 120 asked. Colombia Title, bid, TH asked. Washington — at ae Telephone Stocks.—Penneylvan! asked. Chesa peake ‘and Potomme, 47 bid, 50 asked. “Amerinen Graphophowe, 3 vid, 5 asked. Pneumatic Gun Car riage, .25 asked. Miscellaneous Stocks. — Wi bid, 15 asked. Great Falls Ice. Ball Run ton Steamboat, |. Lincoln Inter-Ocenn Building, 100 asked, *Ex. Dividend. 1 ma, 17 bid. Norfolk and 90 bid. Hall, ‘so. ba