Evening Star Newspaper, March 29, 1894, Page 2

oO a THE EVENING STAR, THURSDAY, MAROH 29, 1894—SIXTEEN PAGES. WHAT IS SAID OF IT Comments on the Veto Message on the Seigniorage Bill. SENATORS AND REPRESENTATIVES Give Their Views as to Its Probable Effect. SERIOUS DISTURBANCE The veto message of President Cleveland has caused the most intense feeling that can be imagined among the democrats in Congress. Though professedly anticipating the veto, most of those who were praying for the signing of the bill, entertained some faint hope that the veto might be avoided. Knowing this morning that the message was to be received, they were in such an excited state of mind that it was almost Impossible to proceed with the business of Congress, and on the receipt of the mes- gage, which came in the middle of the roll fall, the excitement was so great that mem- bers standing around the Speaker's desk failed to hear their names called, znd the roll call was almost a blark. A Serious Dister e. Leaving out the eastern men, nearly every democrat in the House fs either a silver man or has a silver constituency; therefore the veto is a most serious dis- turbance to ail of them outside of the east. There is so muo> of excitement and confu- Sion of mind o2 th» subject that it amounts Practically to ineamerency, and it is al- Most impossible to get a cool and rational expression of zpinion. The feeling of re- sentment on the part of the southern and pepe arog ee mpat ee the predic- ubie over t Congress is almost universal. Comae The cope a who voted for free least disturbed, 2 the Sherman law and against free coinage @re for the most part eager for a chance to Yote on a free coinage bill. The most co- herent and general opinion is that the veto will seriously affect the tariff legislation and that there will be a fight for free coin- age during this session in both houses of Congress. ‘Will Interfere With Tarift Least jon Representative Kilgore, who ts conserva- tive in finance and voted for the repeal of the Sherman law, said that he could not be quoted too strongly in opposition to the veto. “It will cause,” he said, “an immense @mount of trouble in Congress and will Seriously interfere with tariff legislation. The future is altogether too unsettled to look into, but it is certainly bad.” Mr. Bland’s Comments, Representative Bland, author of the Bland silver seigniorage bill vetoed today, authorized the following statement con- cerning the veto and its effect upon the future of silver: “The main point of the veto is that the President does not wish to infuse into the currency any more silver until he has more bonds and a greater gold reserve. He in- sists on the fight that has been in progress for the last year on the one hand by those who wish to increase the bonded debt in the interest of national banks by selling bonds for gold and for money to pay the current expenditures of the government, and om the other hand by the represerta- tives of the people who are opposed to bond issues and in favor of coining the silver bullion—the assets we have on kand—and using this money in the pay- ment of current expenditures. “The message criticises to some extent the larguage of the bill, but states that the veto is not based on that, but on the broad- er ground tkat the purposes of the bill, if earried out, would latgely inflate the sil- ver currency while providing no gold basis to preserve the parity. “The first section of the bill provides for the coinage of the bullion held under the Sherman act. That act provides that the bullion shall be coined into standard silver @ollars. The Sherman act 1s not repealed, and hence the President's observation that it Is not clear into what kinds of coins the bullion shall be struck {gs not lawyerlike, when a lawyer knows the bill is a mere supplement to the Sherman act, and leaves the bullion to be coined under that act. No friend of the bill in the House or the te has even considered it as wanting im certainty or requiring any amendment. criticisms of the bill itself were whol- ly unnecessary on the part of the President when he gives Congress to understand that Ro bill could possibly be drawn compelling the coinage of the silver bullion which Would meet his approval. “A President at all in ‘ympathy with the purposes of the bill would have signed it. College professors may criticise {ts lan- guage, but a man who sprung from the peo- ple like Abraham Lincoln, and representing not the money power, but the interests of the masses, would have signed the bill, al- though college professors might have stig- —atees mine as a rail-splitter.” ‘oncerning the future of the silver mov. ment, Mr. Bland said: “It 1s evident that under the single gold standard nothing can done on the currency question without consulting the few people who own the gold of the world. These of the veto of this bill. ee The fight from now on will be whether the people of this country shall control the currency by permitting gold and silver to come to the mints free. and thus supplying themselves with constitutional money, or whether we are to be mere slaves of the owners of gold in Lombard street and Wall street. The day ts fast approaching when the i. President will sign a coinage bill. intend to do everthing in my power to present to the President a free coinage bill and let him exercise his rules of Lindley Murray on that.” No More Bonds. Mr. Bryan of Nebraska said that the ¥eto would stimulate the cause of free silver. “The friends of silver.” he said, “who were deceived into voting for the repeal of the Sherman law will be anxious to put themselves right with the people. I believe that a free coinage bill will pass both houses of Congress.” = “What effect will the veto have on the “In the states which gave more than two- thirds of the electoral votes which elected Mr. Cleveland only six votes were cast in the House and Senate against the seign- forage bill. This is a significant fact. The question is which is democratic, the post- tion of the states electing Mr. Cleveland or the position of Mr. Cleveland, which 1s supported only by those states which gave their votes to Mr. Harrison? “Mr. Cleveland has raised a question which must cause trowble in the party until there fs an absolute and definite settlement. That is whether the government shall give the option to demand gold to the holders of Notes or whether that option shall be held by the government. As long as by the treasury construction the option is given to the holder of the note. no amount cf bonds will protect the gold reserve. As soon as the principle of bi-metalism !s restored and the option exercised by the govern- ment there will no longer be need of bonds.” “Do you think this Congress will author- fze the issue of bonds?” “No, sir, I do no Predicting Trouble. Mr. Oates of Alabama sald that he great- ly feared the consequence of the veto. “It means,” he said, “trouble, trouble, trouble, Tow, fow, endiess row, the outcome cf which no one can see.” Mr. Holman said that the political con- Sequences of the veto would be very serious in the south and west. “Instead of sub- siding,” he said, “silver is growing stro’ fm. A veto will be received with great dis favo Mr. Tucker of Virginia said that he provel of the veto, and that its effect on the party would ed that it would result nother attempt at fres coinage, but thought that it woul 1. In A de Mr. Cobb of Missouri said that he was en- tirely In accord with the President. He be- lieved that the coinage of the selgniorage without the proper protection of the gold Feserve would be very d: ous. He did not think that the veto would have any effect on legisiation relating to the silver tion. “The ve he said, “will greatly 1 a strengthen Mr. ¢ 's hold on the peo- levela ple. In less than three we e who are now criticising him wi ising him. I most heartily and gladly concur in his ection and believe with him throughout.” Free Coinage Amendment. Mr. Wise sa‘4 that the veto did‘ noc suit his people. “Most of the democrats in Con- gress,” he said, “I think will be compelled to break with Mr. Cleveland. I think the veto endangers the tariff bill in the Senate. There are a large number of men there who regard the silver question as the most im- portant, and with a majority so small as we have there it is entirely within the range of possibility that they might defeat t! tariff bill In trying to use {t as a means to secure silver legislation. I would not be surprised a@ free coinage amendment were added to the tariff bill.’ A Wide Division. Mr. Rayner said that there was a wide di- vision in the party on this question, and that he saw no way out of it unless there should be an international convention to fix the proper standard for silver. “One section of the party,” he said, “is in favor of the gold standard and of strengthening the gold r ve. The other faction ‘s in favor of the silver standard and of weaken- ing the gold reserve. 1 wish we could unite upon some common basis that would not endanger the finances of the eountry and depreciate {ts currency. I must confess, however, that I see no prospects or hopes in that directto He said, further, that he did not believe that the veto could affect the tariff bill. Amenable to Law. Mr. Burrows of Michigan said: “In view of the money record of the President I was not surprised at the veto. The grounds he assigns seem to me to justify him in with- holding his approval. Politically I think the veto will still further demoralize the democratic party. Were there any law in the District of Columbia prohibiting cruelty to animals, it seems to me that the veto message would make Mr. Cleveland clearly amenable to it.” Mr. Tracey’s Comment. Mr. Tracey of New York: “The veto indi- cates that the President's determination is not to approve any legislation, which, in his opinion, might result in driving gold to a premium. Some surprise will probably be felt that the President does not condemn the idea of coining the seigniorage before the seigniorage has been earned. He ap- pears not to consider this of great impor- tance, provided legislation 1s enacted to enable the Secretary of the Treasury to issue bonds bearing a low rate of interest.” Arouse Antagonism. Mr. Outhwaite of Ohio, one of the demo- cratic leaders, said: “If the President satisfied himself that the bill threatened the financial stability of the country and would seriously retard the revival of business prosperity he was justified in the veto. It became a question of right or wrong with him, I think his delay was due to a desire to hear all the arguments and to see if there was not some way to harmonize the conflicting elements in his party. I fear the effect of the veto will be to arouse a spirit of antagonism to the administration within the ranks cf the democratic party, which may seriously in- terfere with future legislation. his would be unfortunate. Those who differ with the President upon this question should con- cede to him as much of patriotism as they claim for themselves.” He is Sorry. Mr. Durborow of Iilinols: “I am sorry the President has seen fit to veto the selg- niorage bill, chiefly on account of the feel- ing that would be aroused in the democratic party. I voted for the measure after voting against the second section, which, I think, had much better been left out, but !f an at- tempt is made to pass the bill again over the President's veto I shail vote to sustain the President; and hope that the feeling at present existing among the Representa- tives from certain sections of our country will pass away.” Mr. MeGann's Position. Mr. McGann of Illinois did not think that there would be as much harm resulting from the veto as the general expression cf opinion seems to indicate. He rather thought that good might come of it. Mr. Cleveland did not agree with this action of Congress and was simply exercising the power that is his. “T believe in keeping the two metals on a par,” said he, “and not to make any discrimination in favor of sil- ver or gold. I am in favor of coining the seigniorage as a practical business propo- sition; but I voted against the second sec- tion of this bill, and will vote against any attempt to pass this bill over the Fresi- dent's veto. I am not in favor of Congress giving any authority for another fssue of bonds at this time. I do not think it is necessary.” In the Senate. The President’s veto message did not create any surprise in the Senate, where it was generally expected by both the friends and opponents of the bill, with a few exceptions among silver democrats, who had held on to the last to the hope that the action of Congress would be sus- Expressions were varied, and were, of course, in all cases colored by the pre- dilections of the Senators who spoke. - Senator Jones of Arkansas, a strong stl- ver man, and member of the finance com- mittee, expressed the opinion that the veto would give the democratic party a great deal of trouble, but that it would intensify the silver sentiment throughout the coun- try. He also said he thought the action of the President would result in the early in- troduction and passage of a free coinage bill in both houses, He Was Pleased. Senator Smith of New Jersey was, on the contrary, pleased with the message, and said, knowing the President's record as he did, he never apprehended any other action on his part. “The second section was very faulty,” said he, “and I never believed the Pres- ident could sign the bill with that provision included.” For Free Coinage. Senator Dubois, speaking from the silver republican standpoint, sald: “The para- graph recommending bonds is another evidence that It is tne intention of the ad- ministration to shape the policy of the government so as to make it necessary to issue guld bonds to pay the expenses of ths goveriment.” He said it would be the policy of the silver men now to pass a free coinage bil out and out, without attempt- ing to censult the ecnvenience of the Pres- ident. Senator Frye also observed the recom- mendation as to bonds, which he character- ized as “cunning.” He considered the veto the correct thing, and said the message was a strong one. Senator Martin of Kansas found cause for deep regret In the action of the President, and was sorry he had not seen his way clear to sign the bill. Marks the Line. Senator Stewart said: “The veto estab- Hshes the charge of the bimetaliists that the policy of the London and New York gold combination would be carried out by Mr. Cleveland. The only condition upon which Wall and Lombard streets will al- low the United States to utilize the silver in the vaults of the government is unlimit- ed authority to issue interest bearing gold bonds. The message ts bold and straight- forward. All the cant and subterfuge by which leaders of the democratic and repub- lean parties have obtained the votes of the people are swept aside and the policy of poms conab teers and bonded slavery is de- clared to be the unalterable policy of the administration. — «i “The bimetallists have charged that such a policy was intended by the gold combina- tion and that both of the old parties were under the control of that combination. The denial of that charge has maintained the gold party in power for twenty years under the aliases “Republican” and “Democratic.” if party lines are strong enough to bind the people of the United States to gold con- traction, increasing the national debt, fall- ing prices and hard times, the reign of the gold kings will be perpetual. I thank Gro- ver Cleveland for making the square tssue, so that the question can be tested whether the ties of party are stronger than the pangs of hunger.” Senator Mills of Texas said he did not care to express any opinion of the veto. A Good Message. Senator Washburn of Minnesota said: “It is a sood message. It is straight from the shoulder. There is no finesse or any- thing Ike quibbling or dodging. The Pres- it discusses the matter as he always 3 questions of this kind." Senator Berry Sorry. Senator Berry of Arkansas said: “I am very sorty that the President vetoed the bill. I can only say that I regret it very much indeed. I am sure that every south- ern demecratic Senator and member hoped that the President would sign the bill ex- cept Senator Caffery of Louisiana.” ——__+e+- Mr. MeAdoo to Lectare. Assistant Secretary McAdoo will 4eliver a lecture on “The Navy and the Nation" at the Grand Opera House, Boston, on the 15th proxtmo, for the benetit of the Church of the Sacred Heart, Roslyndale, Mass. He will be received with military honors by the Kearsarge Veterans’ Aesoviation, ac HIS - STORY BEGUN (Continued from First Page.) said, was a member of the city council. The witness was examined to show his famillarity with the neighborhood and then asked whether any person named Lena Singleton had lived there, occupied and run a house there, and, he said, no such per- son had lived there. He said he knew everybody in the neighborhood, and had never known @ woman named Singleton. Never Heard of Lena Singleton. On cross-examination Dunn said that he was a hard-working man and was by no means a “sporting character.” Had been in a number of these houses a number of times, though, on business, selling furniture, &c. He did not know everybody in all these houses, but he did know who kept them all in 1883. Witness said he had never heard of the name of Lena Singleton. The only Singleton he ever heard of was named Maria. He was confident that no such per- son kept a house in Upper street in 1883, though, of course, there might have been @ woman whose name was really Lena Singleton, who was known by some other name. Dunn said that he, too, was telegraphed for by Mr. Farrell, through Mr. Ellis, who kept a “grocery store, with a bar room in the rear.” This neighborhood used to be a bad one and there were a number of im- proper houses about. Taking a particular house, the witness gave the names of all the occupants from 1882 to 1888, when the grand jury cleaned out the neighborhood. Witness was one of those who signed the petition to the authorities asking that pro- ceedings be taken against these people. The principal reason for this moral awakening, he thought, was the proximity of the college lawn. “But isn’t it a fact,” asked Mr. Stoll, “that the college lawn has been there since 18207” “Yes; and for all I know, those women might have been there since 1820, too.” “Ah, that’s what 1 thought.” Speaking of another house, the witness spoke of it as an eating house, but the wit- ness has a heavy musta which made his voice sound a little thick. Mr. Stoll un- derstcod him to say that it not what you would call a meeting house.” “Now, wasn’t it really a mi where men and women meet Stoll. “I satd an eating house.” “AhI" ing house, asked Mr. witness then went on to give at length the character of the neighborhood, of the various houses and of the various occupants of the various houses along about 1sS3, but it made it all the more clear that the witness had never known of a woman named Singleton as hving in his neighbor- hood. Mrs. Wm. J. Miller's Deposition. Mr. Stoll announced at the conclusion of Dunn’s story that he would read the dep- osition of Mrs, Wm. J. Miller. “Allas Molly Schindlebaur,” Bradley. The deponent gave this as her maiden name, saying that she had been married five years, and was a resident of Memphis, ‘Tenn. She came from there to Lexingto! where here deposition was taken at the r quest of Mr. a reckivridge. Did not know Mr. Breckinridge, but did know Miss Pol- lard and her aunt, Mrs. Stout. She met Mrs. Stout In 1877 at the Capitol Hotel in Frankfort, and spent the following winter with Mrs. Stout at Pridgeport. It was that winter that she met Miss Pollard, who stayed with her aunt for two or three weeks. Miss Pollard was about sixteen or seventeen then, and deponent said Miss Pollard was older than she was. She her- self was born in_1N&, and was in short dresses, while Miss Pollard was in long and was more mature, Miss Pol- ceived visits from men, and used to go out with them, but she did not seem to have any particular favorite. These men Were not at all of upright moral char- acter. Not Competent Testimony. Mr. Wilson objected on the ground that this was not coMpetent testimony as to these people and their character. “We are known by the company we keep,” suggested Mr. Butterworth. es,” said Judge Bradley, “but there are certain rules of evidence for proving the character of people, as you know, Mr. But- terworth.” The objection was sustained and a num- ber of others were also to questions as to Miss Pollard’s bearing and manners at this tume. The question was asked of the deponent whether Miss Pollard used to go out bugsy riding. “I object to that,” sald Mr. Wilson, “as irrelevant. What if she did? Girls in the country often do go out in buggies, and do you mean to say that this is at all to their discredit?” “It is simply a point as to her age,” sug- gested Mr. Stoll. “Men don’t usually take jes out in a carriage.” ve often seen them do it,” remarked Judge Bradley, and everybody smiled. Then he sustained the objection, “Was she in the habit of staying out late at night with me Mr. Wilson—“We object.” ‘The court—“Objection sustained.” Judge Bradley sustaine! objections to a number of such questions, bearing upon Miss Pollard’s character and reputation, on account of their form, and the defense noted exceptions in almost every case. As to the Plaintif's Habits. The deponent testified that Miss Pollard used to go out a good deal of evenings, and also had company in the evening. Her aunt had very little control over her. At this time, deponent said, Miss Pollard was very slender, but quite: well developed, and, she should think, two or three years older than herself. Miss Pollard and her aunt did not ket along well together the last few days of her visit. Deponent saw Miss Pollard again in Frankfort a year'or more later, but not to speak to her, and had nbt scen her since. While living in Lexington deponent knew a Lena Singleton, who kept a house there. She herself was an inmate of the hou. for about ten da Saw Jim Rodes there a number of times, and always considered that Lena was his mistress. This was in 1880 and on 2d street. The lawyers for the plaintiff objected to all this, on the ground that it w: showing the relation existing between Rodes and Lena, without in any way con- necting them with Miss Pollard. Mr. Stoll said that it was to prove a relation between them in 1880, with the assumption that it was continued up to 1883, when they had endeavored to locate Miss Pollard as at the house. The objection was sustained, On cross-examination the deponent said she had gone to Lexington in 1878 and lived there under the name of Mollie Schin- glebauer in disreputable houses for a year and a half. She attempted her life with a Woman named Belle Brayson one time by taking poison. When asked why she at- tempted suicide, her answer was that she had no better sense. The deponent went from Lexington, Ky., to Chicago, where she had rooms with another girl, and re- mained there three weeks, until after the Knights of Pythias conclave, but did not there follow a life of shame. She went from Chicago to Memphis and lived there with a man for five years, and after that continued to live there, doing sewing ond other work. The witness stated that Miss Pollard was at her aunt's house at Bridge- port about Christmas and stayed two or three months. Having said that Miss Pol- lard sometimes received her male callers there in the front yard or at the gate and remained out there sometimes as late as 10 or 11 o'clock, the cross-examiner asked if it were not unusual for a young girl to entertain company at the front gate at that season. The deponent said a young girl, and especially Miss Pollard, would do an thing that she took a notion to do, and also that this was some time after Christma: The deponent was married in Memphis 1883, At the end of the cross-examination the usual recess was taken. After Recess, At the afternoon session of the trial the fact that Mr, Breckinridge would go upon the stand in his own defense, which had been noised about the court house, resulted in a large crowd being present, with even more outside try mission. There was a hum of e' about the court room when, at 1:20, Judge Bradley ascended the bench and an officer of the court rapped for order. Miss Pol- lard was not present when the trial wa said Judge resumed, though it was expected she would come in when Mr, Breckinridge went upon th stand. Stoll read the redirect examination . Miller, the point in her deposition ached when’ court adjourned. Mrs. Mil- ler stated that Lena Singleton had rather dark hair. While deponent was at Mrs. Stout's she knew a brother of Miss Pol- lard, Edward Pollard, about twenty-one rs of On one occasion he made n improper remark to deponent in the presence of his sister, who made no effort to reprove him for It. Since her marriage, deponent sald, her t had been all that tt should be, and i, she ¢ truthfully say, as that of anyone in the world. A Private Conferenes. This closed her testimony cné Mr, Sto held a few minutes’ consultation with his associates, and then announced that, as he had stated yesterday afternoon, the defense desired to submit some points as to Dr. Green's deposition, They desired to submit them privately. Judge Bradley granted his request that this should be done at this point. This deposition was one of those excluded by the court at the time of the argument last Saturday. Mr. Stoll and Mr. Carlisle walked up together to the bench and the former read a number of extracts from the deposition in a low tone to Judge Bradley, to prove that in view of the course the case has taken of late the deposition should properly be admitted. Mr. Carlisle argued against its admission. Whatever the decision of the court was, it Was not announced, but evidently did not differ from the one first made last Saturday, for the deposition was not read. It was then realized that the defense had brought its case down to the point where to be logi- cal and consistent the man who Is charged with having seduced a young girl and later failed to keep his promise of marriage, must go before the jury and tell his own side of the case. Breckinridge on the Stand. ‘The defendant, Mr. Breckinridge, was then called to the stand. He said, in answer to the usual preliminary questions, that he was the defendant in this case; he was born near Baltimore, August 28, 1837; he went to Kentucky with his father, Robt. J. Breck- inridge, in 1545, and had resided in Lexing- ton since 1847. He was prepared for college in Lexington, and graduated from Danville, Ky., in 1855, when he was eighteen years old. He began then the study of law. He took his degree from the law depart- ment of Louisville University in 1857. He entered the bar that year, and had prac- ticed law ever since. He studied law in the oftice of Maj. Madison C. Johnson of Lex- ington. Under the law of Kentucky he was not entitled to a lMcense until he was twenty-one years old, but a diploma from the law department of the Louisville Uni- versity was equivalent to a license, so he took that course. His First Marriage. He was married March 17, 1859, and his wife died in the following year in giving birth to a child. He entered the confeder- ate service and rose through different grades until he was colonel of the ninth Kentucky cavalry. He was married the second time September 19, 1861. He was married with the idea that he was going immediately into service, but the federal troops occupied the city that night and he did not go into the service for several months, when he eluded the sentries and joined Morgan. Had Had Five Children. He had had five children by his second marriage, of whom four were living. After the war he returned to the practice of law. He took up the course of the Harvard Law School at his own home, and resumed the practice of law in November, 1805. He be- gan first in partnership with Judge Benj. F. Buckner. In 1875 he formed a partner- ship with Mr. Shelby. Last June they took his son Desha into their partnership. He had served a number of years as a member of the school board of Lexington and also as a member of the council. He was elected to the Forty-ninth Con- gress from the Lexington district, and had served in Congress continuously ever since. He had been a professor In the law depart- ment of the Kentucky University, a mem- ber of the board of directors, and connected with that Institution in other ways. “When and where.” asked Mr. Butter- worth, “did you first meet the plaintiff?” When He First Met Miss Pollard. In the spring of 1884, Mr. Breckinridge said. He would say in the latter part of April—he met her on the train going from Lexington to Franklin. it was a cool morning; so cool that he had with him a light overcoat which he had left on his seat. For some reasun he had gone forward and as he returned to his seat the plaintiff addressed him. He said he did not know her, but at his time of Ife young people grew ‘up out of their recol- lection. She said, “I know you.” and then sald her name was “Madeline Breckinridge Pollard,” that her father w a great ad- mirer of John C. Breckinridge und had named her after him. They had some further conversation, in which she said her father was dead, and she was going to Frankfort to see her sis- ter, who was dying with consumption. When they neared Frankfort he left. her, and did not see where she went. : “When did you next he: from Ma Pollard?” asked Mr. Butterworth, age Recelved a Letter From Her. “I cannot fix the date,” said Mr, Breck- inridge, “but some weeks after I received a letter from her.” The defendant said he had been unable to find the letter. He could state substantial- ly tha® it contained a request for him to come to see her on a matter of business at the Wesleyan College. Witness, in reply, said substantially that it would be incon- venient for him to come to see her, and suggested that if she would state her busi- ness he would be glad to advise her. ‘State whether you received ano’ - ter from the plaintiff?” be “I did,” said Mr. Breckinridge. The Repudinted Letter. Mr. Butterworth here handed the witness a letter, the famous letter repudiated by Miss Pollard, and asked him to examine it and see if he recognized it. “It would be affectation for me to ex- amine it,” said Mr. Breckinridge, “I do recognize it.” Mr. Wilson objected to any testimony on the presumption that he received it from Miss Pollard. “How soon after you received that letter,” asked Mr. Butterworth, “did you meet the plaintiff, 1f at all?” “IT saw the plaintiff,” said Mr. Breckin- ridge, “on the Ist of August, and I received this letter the latter part of August.” He he had received the letter in the usual way in his mail, He had a conversation with Miss Pollard at the Wesleyan College on the subject matter of the letter. In this conversation she had used language similar to that in the letter, and made some re- mark about its being something worse than a divorce case. Offered in Testimony. Mr. Butterworth here offered the letter in testimony, arguing that sufficient ground had been laid for its introduction. Mr. Butterworth read a number of authorities. He urged that it was competent to give the letter to the jury that they might com- pare it with writings admittedly those of Miss Pollard. Mr. Wilson's Objection. Mr. Wilson, in replying, said that he was expecting that at the close of the testimony of the experts the letter would be offered in evidence and had prepared himself to meet the question. They were not, he said, dealing with a case where a suit had been brought upon an instrument, the authenticity of which was dented, where genuine writings might be compared with that in dispute. In such cases it was well settled that comparisons could be made by the court and jury. This was a case where an attempt was made to in- troduce into the case as evidence a paper of which the authenticity was disputed. The difference between the cases was a marked one. Mr. Wilson sald that in the present atti- tude of the case the paper would not be in- troduced, nor could {t be so introduced, un- til the court had passed upon it and de- clared It competent evidence. Mr. Wilson referred to the fact that the letter had been brought out in cross-examination of the plaintiff, and she had repudiated it. Then they brought on the exper Neither of them pretended ever having sean the plain- tiff write, but testitied merely on a compar- ison of writing. The question was whether their testimony, put against the plaintiff's positive denial, made such a case as to ren- der the letter competent testimony. As to Expert Testimony. Mr. Wilson then turned his attention to the subject of expert testimony on hand- writing, quoting first from an opinion by the late Chief Justice Cartter, stating that of all kinds of evidence this was the most unsatisfactory, weak and decrepit. He quoted other similar opinions, but Judge Bradley remarked that this had reference to the weight of the testimony and not to its competency. Mr, Wilson said that his point was this: ‘They had called on the plaintiff to testify as to this letter, and she sald she did not write it. These two experts thereupon testi- fied that in thelr opinion she did. The question was then whether that so estab- lished the letter as competent testimony as to permit ft to be given to a jury. In one of the opinions read by Mr. Wilson, the expert whose testimony was under con- sideration was E. B. Hay, who was one of the experts in this case. He argued that in this e: the expert testimony was so ut- terly weak and decrepit that it would not make a paper admissible in the face of the direct testimony of the plaintiff. The paper must be shown, he cla prima facte to be the writing of the p f (Continued on Sixth Page.) AGAINST MORE RAILROADS. Ex-Senator Edmunds Oppos Certain Residence Streets. Ex-Senator George F, Edmunds has writ- ten the following interesting letter to the | Commissioners concerning additional rail- | Toads in the city of Washington: “While in Washington last week I learn- ed that several projects for more street rail- roads in the northwest part of the city were being pressed for your approval, with a view of getting congressional authority for their construction. As you may remem- jber, I have practically resided in North- west Washington for twenty-five years and have been a house holder for nearly that | time. But I have never been an owner, jor in any way interested in any real es- tate, or real estate enterprises or specula- tion, further or other than to my own place, at No. 1411 Massachusetts avenue, and having sold that, my present place at 2111 Massachusetts avenue, nor have I been at any time interested in any street railway line. “I thus stand as one simple householder, and so my interests are the same as the great body of the residents of that part of | the city. I say this in order that you may know that I am under no particular bias. I believe it to be a fact beyond dispute that the house and land owners along the streets in which it is proposed to build these lines are in opposition. “What then is the reason for this continual urgency by the persons and corporations who are asking these privileges? It is, evi- dently, not for the common good of the in- habitants of that part of the city, unless the railroad companies consider themselves su- perior judges in the matter, and, as it were, guardians of the interests of the people, and would do good to them in spite of them- selves. I must admit that this idea is not very uncommon. I respectfully suggest that the city authorities ought not give any weight to such considerations. And I sug- gest also that it is not just or good govern- ment to injure the interest or !mpair the comfort of the people of one part of the District to benefit those who have lands to sell beyond the city limits. “If the city were already overcrowded with population there might be an excuse for spoiling the beauty of the avenues and streets in the northwest part of the city and diminishing the comfort and, to a de- gree, endangering the lives of the people there. But it is a fact of ocular demon. stration that the northwest part of the city, to say nothing of other sections, 1s. and wiil be for years to come, capable of containing Probably 1,000 or 2,000 more houses than now exist. “It is, I think, of vast importance to the future of our great and increasingly attrac- tive capital city—never, I hope, to be a city of great trade and traffic—that those parts of it already complete in its streets and walks, and settled by people wishing homes of quiet and safety, should be left untouch- ed by lines of monopolistic traffic, which in such a quarter are unnecessary, and whose chief reason to be is the making of profits for railway speculators and investors.” Using PUBLIC PRINTER. Indications of a Speedy Change in the Office. There are indications that a change will be made in the office of public printer within a very short time. That Mr. Pal- mer, the republican incumbent, has con- tinued in office so long in spite of the great political pressure that has been exerted for his removal is accepted by his friends as a high compliment to his administration of the affairs of the office. Other people say that the delay is due entirely to the Presi- dent's inability to decide among the host of democrats who are being pressed for the place. It fs said that he has finally con- cluded to reappoint his old friend, Mr. Benedict, who held the office during his last administration. Mr. Benedict was not a candidate for the office, but is said to have yielded to the President's solicitations in the matter. He is assistant secretary of the state of New York at the present time. If the report is true, the nomination will be sent to the Senate in a few days. eee THE STAMPED ENVELOPE CONTRACT It Will Not Be Announced for Some Time. It is thought at the Post Office Depart- ment that some time will elapse before the award of the stamped envelope contract will be announced. An inquiry as to the ability of James Purcell of Columbia coun- ty, N. ¥., the lowest bidder, to fulfill the provisions of the contract will be made, and it is barely possible that the nearness of amount of the other bids may result in advertisement for new bids. A special dispatch says that Purcell ts county clerk of Hudson county, N. Y., and for six years was chief clerk for the gov- ernment in charge of the postal card con- tracts in Castleton, New York, and Shel- ton, N. Y. He {s a young man with practi- cal experience in the business, and was ap- pointed chief clerk in President Cleveland's administration and retained by the Harri- son administration for marked ability. pacientes WEES GUILTY OF ASSAULT. ’ The Milton Chamberlain Jury Ren- ders Its Verdict This Afternoon. After being out about twenty-four hours, the jury in the case of Milton F. Chamber- lain, the boy charged with having assault- ed Misses Ough and Drury, two young girls, on the 19th and 21st of December last, respectively, on the New Cut road near Georgetown, with intent to commit rape, returned a verdict of guilty of assault only. Sentence was deferred until next Saturday. — SMALLPOX AT CHICAGO. The Pest Houses Full and New Cases Daily Reported. SPRINGFIELD, IL, March 29.—The state board of health is informed that there are | more cases of smallpox in Chicago than ever known before. ‘There were 221 cases reported from March 1 to March 25 in that city, eighteen new cases being reported yesterday. The pest houses are full, over 700 cases being in them. One case 1s reported at Alton and the disease is reported as having appeared at Hoopeston, Vermillion county. —_>—__ ALABAMA REPUBLICANS, Two Wings of the Party Holding Con- ferences. Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. BIRMINGHAM, Ala. March 29.—The two state republican comrmmittees are in ses- sion here today to decile upon what course that party shall pursue in the state cam- paign. The regular committee,- of which Dr. R. A. Mosely is chairman, oppose put- ting out a republican ticket, thinking {t best for republicans to keep their hands off, but to vote for Capt. Kolb, the populist caniidate for governor. The negro faction, led by W. J. Stevens, will call a state republican convention to nominate a ticket opposed to Kolb. E forts to reunite the two factions of the re- publican party were made, but failed. _ BETTER TIMES COMING. Wages Voluntarily Increased at One Philadelphia Establishment. PHILADELPHIA, March 29.—The em- ployes of the big worsted yarn mill of Westenholme, Harrigan and Clark, at Frankford, are compelled to work overtime in order to fill the urgent orders for goods. A member of the firm said trade nad greatly improved. Several other mills in putting their full force work. The business of Taylor & Co., shoe manu- facturers, at 413 Arch street, has increased to such an extent that they have voluniari- ly advanced the wages of their lasters 25 per cent. Kensington are of employes to ee DECIDED AT OMAHA, Against the Gulf Road in the Union Pacific Case. OMAHA, Neb., March 29.—Judges Celd- well and Sanborn of the United States court today decided the Union Pacific Gulf case against the Gulf road. —_> THE GREAT FALLS POWER CO. Unanimous Passage by the Maryland Senate of the Chartering Bill. Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. ANNAPOLIS, Md., to charter the Great Falls Electric Power Company passed the state senate today by | opposition in the house and will be passed | by that body without delay. esses ior sates cut his Interest in the Cincinnati Commer- ctal Gazette. March 2.—The bill | M |a unantmous vote. It will meet with no | IN CONGRESS TODAY Routine Business Principally Transacted in the Senate. Filibustering Again Resumed in the House —Lack of 2 Quorum. After the introduction and reference of several unimportant bills and joint reso- lutions Senator Lodge of Massachusetts in- troduced the following resolution, which was agreed to: “Resolved, That the Secretary of the Treasury be directed to furnish the Sen- ate with a statement of the cash value determined by the average price of the New York and London markets, of all imports, classified under different heads, from all countries having a depreciated paper currency since June 30, "93, and also @ table showing by months the rate of ex- change with those countries.” Senate took up the bill prescribing Mmita- tions of time for completion of title to cer- tain lands disposed of under the act of Congress commonly known as the “Dona- tion act,” and for the protection of pur- chasers and occupants of the lands which are situated in the states of Wyoming, Oregon and Idaho. Senator Turpie (Ind.) opposed the bill and demanded a@ roll call on the passage of the bill. ‘The bill was passed—40 to 7. A Vote Reconsidered. On motion of Senator Gorman (Md.) the Senate reconsidered the vote by which it yesterday agreed to the resolution offered by Mr. Frye, calling on the Secretary of War for information as to the employment and discharge of workmen employed on works of public improvement for political easons. No further action was taken on the resolution. Senator Gorman, in behalf of Senator Brice, reported from the committee on appropriations the House bill making ap- propriations for the payment of invalid and other pensions for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1895, and it was piaced on the calendar. The House joint resolution appropriating $10,000 additional to carry out the pro- visions of the Chinese exclusion act was passed on motion of Mr. Cockrell. * A bill to refund the cotton tax to pro- ducers was introduced by Mr. George (Miss.) and was referred to the judiciary committee. The MeGarrahan Bill. At 2 o'clock the McGarrahan bill was taken up and Senator Vilas (Wis.) spoke in opposition to the measure, although he sympathized with “the unobtrusive, gentle and kindly old man who 1s interestell in it” THE HOUSE. When the House met at noon today a feverish anxiety was manifested as to the fate of the Bland seigniorage bill, this be- ing the last day but one allowed the Presi- dent for its consideration. Although a veto message was expected, some of the democrats were still hoping that the universal prophecy of a veto would prove false. After the reading of the journal Mr. Dock- ery, from the joint commission to investi- gate the expenditures in the executive de- partments, formally imtroduced the bill prepared by the commission to improve the methods of accounting in the Treasury De- partment. On motion of Mr. Hall (Mlinn.) a bill authorizing the construction of a foot and wagon bridge morons the eneieet ve Ving, Minn., P i ati segs reitef of William B, Chap- man, George W. Street, John W. Hoes, Emmet C. Tuthill and Joseph H. Curtis was passed, as was also a bill to authorize the sale of a lot at Hot Springs, Ark., the proceeds to be used for school purposes. Filibustering Resumed. The regular order was demanded by Mr. Patterson, This cut off further business by unanimous consent. ‘The filibuster against the seating of Mr. O'Neil was resumed. The House was operating under a special order, the pending motion being Mr. Pat- terson’s motion to lay on the table Mr. Burrows’ motion to reconsider the vote by which the House yesterday adopted a reso- lution declaring Mr. Joy not entitled to his seat. The vote was taken by yeus and nays. The Veto Message Received. At 12:25, while the ro?l of the House was being called on the contested election case, Mr. Pruden, the President's executive clerk, appeared at the bar of the House and transmitted the President's special message vetoing the Bland seigniorage bill. As Mr. Pruden announced that he was directed to transmit a message in writing and the President's approval of sundry House bills for a moment the democrats believed that | possibly Mr, Cleveland had signed the Bland bill. Members rushed down the aisles from all | directions and crowded about the Speaker's desk. - Speaker Crisp himself broke the seal. One glance was enough. “It ts a veto,” said he, and the word was passed from lip to lp. The news was received with a mixture of joy and sorrow. A few of the eastern dem- ocrats plumed themselves on the accuracy of their predictions, but to the vast majority the news of the veto was a severe blow and their expressions of dissatisfaction in some cases wer? loud and emphatic. The republicans seemed to be greatly elated at the confusion and havoc created in the democratic camp by the message. Short of a Quorum. The vote on the pending motion was then taken and resulted 154-11, 14 short of a quorum. Of the eleven who voted against the motion (in effect against giving Mr. O'Neill the seat) ten were democrats, as follows: Messrs. De Armond, Everett, Grif- fin, Hall (Mo.), Morgan, Outhwaite, Ryan, Sibley, Harter and Warner. Mr. McKeighan (Neb.) cast the other negative vote. Mr. Reed made the point of no quorum; Mr. Patterson moved a call of the House, and Mr. Reed, leading the filibuster, forced the yeas and nays. The call of the House was ordered, 171—1, and it developed the presence of 220 mem- bers. Another Call. Mr. Reed forced another roll call on mo- tion to dispense with further proceedings urder the call. | the call were dispensed with—157-0—but as {no quorum was developed on this motion nothing remained but to repeat the per- formance, and another call of the House was ordered. | The call developed the presence of 256 |members. The last recourse to secure a | democratic quorum was then resorted to. Mr. Patterson offered a resolution to revoke | leaves of absence, and instructing the ser- | geant-at-arms to take absentees into cus- tody. The order, according to the resolu- tion, was to continue in force from day to | day’ until vacated. DISTRICT GOVERNMENT. Some Requests. A committee from the Northeast Citizens’ Association today requested the Commis- sioners, on the part of the association, to | require all steam cars, when moving at night, to show a bright light on the front | of the forward car, and to require all m ing trains, both day and night, to be drawn by a locomotive, rather than pushed by ene. —-- Chicago Grain and Proviston Markets. Ret ted by Silsby & Co., bankers and brok« etepainen Spank buildin, _ CHICAGO, March 29, 1894. Open. High. Close. Wheat--Mar. May. Sam. 41; 2 p.m., 40; maximum, 44; mini- jmum, 39. On motion of Senator Dolph (Ore) the| Further proceedings under | FINANCE AND TRADE Wall Street Dissatisfied With the President’s Message. (APPREHENSIVE OF THE SILVER MEN Speculators Inclined to Look for an Advance. GENERAL MARKET REPORTS. Special Dispatch to The Evening Stsr. NEW YORK, March 29.—The opening of today's market was slightly irregular, but im | the main strong. London was trading et | advances ranging from 1-8 to 1-2 per cent |and had a liberal supply of orders on this | side,both for stocks and bonds. The bulk of these orders were limited to prices a shade under our market, and consequently con- tributed little to the local speculation. The feeling abroad ts so decidedly in favor of @ boom in stock values that foreign houses incline to the belief that the impatience of London speculators will result in a bull campaign engineered from that side. Tra4- ers were inclined to work for a reaction during the first half of the session, and were assisted in their efforts by a liberal supply of floating stock pressing for sale. The veto message, while practically as- sured for several days past, was unsatis- factory, because the particular bill and not the principal involved was the subjact of the President's disapproval. It had been hoped that the administration woull #0 effectually condemn all attempts to infate the rational currency that the silver ele- ment in both houses would see the hope- lessness of future projects of this charac- ter. As it is, however, there can be little doubt that a modified bill covering the same subject will be introduced in Con- gress, and probably, under in sure, meet with better success than its predecessor. There is also some apprehension felt at the possibility of a clause be- ing grafted into the tariff bill, the fate of which would be ex Should the tariff bill be vetoed, as the only means of thwarting the silver party pledges would be broken, and political in- compatibility ensue. This, from a purely political standpoint, would not be a wise step, but stocks would immediately attest the value of such action by Mberal addi- tions to prevailing quotations. The in- dustrials would profit most by this latter action, and it is estimated that the silver ple can do them no greater favor than y insisting on oul Diggece edb carrying out of this e market rallied slightly from the low- est prices of the day and closed dull and irregular. ———. FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL. fol are ‘The owing the opening, the ~ weyers gl the closing prices of the New ‘ore st m: today, as Eeperses Corson Macartney, members New York x Correspondents Broadway: ‘Messrr. Moore & Schley, Non's) Chie: nd Chie. and oreketecsana. : Gas Delaware and Hudson. — and Rio Grande. — bis. and Cattle Feeding. 27 General Electric ihnois Central... ling Pullman P. Car oe. Richmond Terminal. Ic. Tenn. Coal and I Umon Pacitio. Wanash... Wabash, pta Wheeling & Lake Erie Wheeling & LE ptd. Western Union Tel.. Wisconsin Ceutral Silver. ....... Baltimore Markets. gDALTINORE, March 29.—Flour active at ready prices, unchanged—receipts, 34,916 barrels; shipments, 16,453 barrels; sales, S- 680 barrels. Wheat weak—spot and month, 80%G60%; May, G2sq024; July, 63ig asked: . 2 red, ST&Gi—receipts, 13,002 shipments, none; stock, 239,605 bushels; sales, 53,000 bushels; milling wheat by sample, 59@61%3. Corn firmer—spot and month, 424@48; April G43; May, 42%) 43%,; steamer mixed, 42 bid—receipts, 33,0% bushels; shipments, 102.857 bushels; stock, 517,881 bushels; sales, 31,000 bushels; south- ern corn by sample, 43; do.on grade, #G@4%g. Oats firm—No. 2 white western, 38 asked; 2 mixed western, 35ig asked—receipts, 000 bushels; shipments, none; stock, 76,807 bushels. Rye dull—No. 2, 54—receipts. 2 000 bushels; shipments, none; stock, 26,258 bushels. Hay dull and steady—good to choice timothy, 14.50@15. Grain freights weak—unchanged. Sugar unchanged. But- ter steady—fancy creamery, 22¢23; imi- tation, 17@18; do. ladle, 14@15; good lad 12@13; store packed, 10@11. fresh, 11@1?. Cheese un Sales—regui and Georgetown Ratlrond couv, 6s, tes Electric Light Ss, $300 * Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Wig. Washington Gas, 25 at $6; IT c's Fire Insurance, 69 at Sig. Lim nee, 100 ats Government Bonds.—United States 4s, registered, 113% bid, 114 asked. United States 4s, cou: . 1007, 114, bid. United States Ss, 117% bid. District’ of Columbia Bonds.—20-year 108 bid. 30-year Fundin 6s, 116 bid. Water stock vid. Water stock ; ui isa ree: Zim, 100 bd, 1 bid, 113 asked. Sis. ree. be 4 ' Wi on George- | town road conv. Gs, Ist, 125 bid, 137 asked. | Washington and Georgetown Railroad conv. @s, 2d, | 125 Wid, 137 asked. Metropolitan Railroad conv. #s, 101% bid, 106 asked. Telt Railroad Ss, 80 ua Eckington Ratlroad @s, 30 bid. w ‘Gas Company Gs, series A, 116 ton Gas” cous Light couy peake and Potoma Ss, 103 bid. Washington Light Infant 103 bid. Washington Light Jufauury ‘National Rank Stocks.—Bank of Washington. Did, 300 asked. Bunk of Rey eau Metre: ne West End, 105 id. Lincoln, 92 bid, and ‘Trost Frost, 133 & Compantes. National d, 185 asked. Wash- 125 asked. Al Rafe 1 Safe Depusit aunt a ‘Safe Deport, 1060 a ‘ashington aud Metropolitan, umbia, 6 bid, 75 asked. ask ‘kington 29 bid. Gas aud Electric y Light ton Gas, 42% bid, 461, asked. Georgetown Gas, 47 Did. United States Electric Light, My bid, 128 fl -_ ocks.—Firemen's, 40 Wid, 45 asked. id, 50 asked. Metropolitan, 75 bid. © Wid. asked. G om, 11% bid. 16 asked. Riggs, 6% bid, 4 anked. “Lincoln, ide Columbia, 19% icambia, 13 Sacked. Peoples? 7% Did, Sy Asked: Real Estate Title, 112 Title, "0% bid, Ti Saat Dos id, 48% a Ameri- 5 asked. Pneumatic Gun Se a asked Ruil Ran Pane ington Steamboat, { Inte