Evening Star Newspaper, April 3, 1894, Page 2

2 THE EVENING STAR, TUESDAY, APRIL 3, 1894-SIXTEEN PAGES. LATE NEWS BY WIRE. LETTERS TO LOUISE Governor Tillman Announces His Ultimatum. LAW 10 BE EXECUTED AT ANY (Continued from First Page.) to spring any surprise upon the defense and wanted to give the defendant every opportunity to cross-examine the witness. | Mr. Butterworth protested against the | case in chief being reopened. Mr. Cariisle followed Mr. Wilson in a disclaimer of all Knowledge of this witness and the story |ske might give until last Sunday. Judge Bradley considered the various |phases of the question, and said that it Would seem that the counsel desired to | argue as to the contents of the letter. This | perhaps ought not to be done in the pres- |ence of the jury. He quoted extensively | from legal authorities that he had examined |last night as to the admission of such evi- a |dence about writings which had not been DENOUNCES HIS OPPONENTS | produced in court. From such reading he An impassioned Declaration of His Position. iii ain Special to the Associated Press. COLUMBIA, S.C. April 3—The 350 soldiers, who have been kept in this city, were massed in front of the state capitol today to listen to a speech from Gov. Till- man. It was a startling climax to the grave situatioa in South Carolina. Hun- dreds of citizens crowded around the troops and about the grounds to hear the gov- ernor, who outlined his side of the affair in the strongest and most vehement terms and announced that beginning tomorrow be would take charge of the police through- out the state and that he would enforce the dispensary law at all hazards. Said he: “You are familiar with Currences of the past four days conflict between citizens and the of the law. You are aware of the tion made by those who are zes Jispensary law, that it is an invasion cf private libert that it is unconstitutional and that it shall not be enforced. The con- Nequences of the claim that private resi- dences shall not be searched simpliiies the dispensary law. If the claim w: ere well founded a man’s home could be turnel in- to a saloon. This law is on the statute books. I, as chief executive, have sworn that the laws of this state shall be res- pected, and until the di: pensary law is re- Pealed. so help me God, I will exert all the e-8 of my office t obeyed.” o see that the law is The Governor Cheered. Loud cheering from the troops and cries of “We will stand io your back,” after which the governor continued: “When the unfortunate collision occurred at Darlington the news flashed from one end of the land to the other than an armed mob of hundreds of men were mounted and in pursuit of the state officers. The con- stabulary had discharged their duty and had gone to the depot to leave town. They had — — to Gurticates because the six fonst=>les on the ground had been neari: mobbed before that, and when I ordered the chief constable there the mayor of the town had allowed the constables to be €ursed to tneir faces. An armed mob had broken into the armory and seized the arms of the state. I ordered out the local com- pany, and Capt. Thompson (who is a son of ex-Gov. Hugh S. Thompson) wired that he would obey, but not trusting him, I ordered the Sumter company to go there. “When the constables got to the two boys got into a fight and one of got whippe: forcements, the oc- of the officers conten- ting the depot them 4 and he ran back to get rein- and about fifty men came, arm- a to the teeth. They picked a quarrel with constables: a coilision occu: were killed. The ag bprteery Some of the military in the state have been 4m mutiny against the commander-in-chief and have refused to obey orders; but, thank | God, there are enough left to obey and to gee that no oligarchy shall ever rule again. ‘ou responded to the call and Uphold the law.” See eat oe (Loud cheers from the troops). a was some remark made by some @ hear the governor and he told th to hush his mouth. eee Co: inuing, the governor said: “The mayor, in his statement this morn- frg, tries to throw the blame elsewhere, end says that I am exercising power that | ho other officer has ever exercised. Those band-box troops who have refused to obey orders (laughter); th soldiers turned politicians and influenced by political ran- cor and frenzy, have, by their actions, forced me to call on and the men who have been sending telegrams from ail over the state offering assisiance to Darlington have convicted themselves in the estima- tion of the world as lynchers at heart. | The Governor's Coat of Mail. “Why did they not lynch the men they ¢laimed did the trouble? They have slan- dered themselves by saying they would lynch those who did not cause the trouble and then would not lynch the man who they say did cause it. The body politic is in a fever because the people of Charleston and Columbia have taken vipers to their bosom .in the shape of newspapers which @aily distill poison. They give me credit for nothing. They try to sting me person- ally by abuse and slander, but I wear a coat of mail that they can never pierce— an honest heart looing to the welfare of the whole state. “But the strained relations must cease. They can’t go on without precipitating civil war. We are not to blame. These men who oppose us must come to their senses and submit to the rule of the ma- jority. These two newspapers are thorns in the flesh, which continually fester. They will not let the wounds of others heal. They ur poison in them and are encouraged | y those who are forever blaming me with it. The people have been listening for the explosion of civil war. It will not come and cannot come, because the people are in the saddle and ‘intend to remain there (ap- plause). Those men would destroy the State in their bitterness and anger if they could destroy me thereby, and through me the rule of the majority. “It has been sent abroad that life has been daily threatened (2 cry from out of the soldiers, “They better not kill you’). One man told Mr. Yelldell here that he ame from Edgetield, my own county, with fault can never be placed. | | Was disposed to admit the testimony and the questions that had been propounded. | The matter of Miss Lowell being allowed | to go upon the stand at this time was ar- gued by Mr. Butterworth, who sald that he would like to delve into the authorities with the jury out of the room, and by Mr. Car- lisle, who took the ground that as It was newly discovered evidence, and In view pf the line taken by the defendant in deny- ing that there was any correspondence with the plaintiff iu 1886, it was evidence that might properly be interpoiated at this point. Mr. Wilson again said that their purpose in wishing to introduce this evi- dence here was that the defendant inight be cross-examined upon it, or else that it should go in as evidence’'in chief. Mr. Shel- by insisted that ff there had been any com- munication to the plaintiff she must have known of it. If the letter had not been re- ceived by her there was no communication and either way there was no ground for allowing her to reopen her case in chief. ‘The jury was not allowed to leave the court while all this argument was in prog- re ‘Mr. Shelby argued against the admissi- bility of the evidence at considerable length, reading copious extracts from law books to sustain his contention. Mr. Wilson closed the argument for the plaintiff, It was now after 11 o'clock. The Witness Admitted. Judge Bradley said that if the letter were actually produced the witness could, of course, be cro’s-examined upon it if its verity were admitted, and if it were de- nied, evidence in rebuttal could be pro- duced to sustain its genumeness. This case, however, now before the court was a novel | cne, but the authorities, Taylor on evidence | for one, assert that when a letter is lost \or its existence denied, evidence may be interjected in its support. The judge read the extract in quesuon from Taylor and then decided that it would be a proper method to pursue when the party cross- examining the witness did not possess the paper or the witness denied its existence to interject secondary evidence to support the paper and to lay a foundation for fur- ther cross-examination of the witness. If this was the ground for introducing the evidence he must decide that it was ad- missible. he defense noted an exception, and Mr. Wilson then called Miss Lowell to the stand. She said she had known Mr. Breck- inridge since February, 1886. She became acquainted with him at the House of Rep- resentatives. She had an office as stenogra- pher and typewriter during the short ses- sion of the Forty-eighth Congress, near the south door of the House. Afterward she was removed to a place near the room of the House committee on printing. She had done work for Mr. Breckinridge,-and was acquainted with his handwriting. Manuscript of a Letter to Copy. “I will ask you to state,” said Mr. Wilson, “whether he brought you the manuscript of any letter at the time you have indicated | for any purpose.” “He did,” said the witness. Sor what purpose?” “Did you copy it?” “I did.” “How? “On a typewriting machine.” “How was that letter addressed?” asked Mr. Wilson. “We object,” came in a chorus from all the lawyers of the defense. Mr. Butterworth said there was no proof that any such letter had ever been sent, or mailei, or received by any one. “Before going into that, then,” sald Mr. Wilson, turning to the witness, “I will ask you to state what you did with that manu- script and the copy.” “L returned them to Col. Breckinridge,” said the witness. “What else did you do for Col. Breckin- | ridge besides writing that letter?” | “krom the time 1 first did work for him, in February, 1886, until I left the Capitol, in 1890, I frequently did work for Col. | Breckin-idge, who would come to my des! | copying letters, addressing envelopes, etc. hat did you do with the manuscript copy?” always returned them. Eaveiopes Addressed to Miss Pollard. Witness said she had addressed some envelopes about the time she had copied the letter in question, and was asked what it was she had written on these envelopes. There was some objection, but the ques- tion was admitted, and witness, proceeding, said, “Miss Pollard, 66 North Upper Street, Lexington, Ky.” She said she kept a memorandum book of work done, and had a memorandum of that address on another book, a memorandum of her personal expenses. The witness pro- duced the memorandum book, and was asked to read the memozandum relating to these envelopes. She read the addres: “Miss Pollard, 56 North Upper Street, Le: i It was written on the fiy- cover of the book, she said, con- taining her personal expense accounts. “Why did vou make this memorandum?” asked Mr. Wilson. “Feeling sure,” said the witness, “that sooner or later. I would hear more of Miss Pollard, and not wishing to tr my memory, I made this memorandum.” “How many and what kind of envelopes and @ shot gun to kill me Friday night. IT will not mention his name. Threatened men | Yve long and I have never felt uneasy. | My life is not worth much to me, but it fs worth as much as that of any man to him, but rather than desert my post where | you have placed me I would have stuck | there until I had to go out as a corpse. | The men that are threatening to fire this | powder magazine are the bar room element | and those who are urging them on are the ulers of the old oligarchy. This riot is Political frenzy. The blood spilt is an Offering to the Moloch of whisk | “These fellows declare they will resume their iniquitous trade and repeal the dis- | ensary law. They say they can sell whisky om their residences. Shall this demon have any more victims? It has one negro | at Spartanburg, one white man at Welford | and three at Darlington. I don’t intend for him to have any more if I can help it, but as a statesman I shall not budge an inch from the stand that I have taken as the People’s governor. You may imagine from this that I am going to aggravate the trouble, but I am simply going to uphold the law. I could not have done what I have unless I controlled the railroad anil the tele- graph lines. revised statutes of the state give me still another swe of Damo- cies, and tomorrow I shall cut the thread | and use it. Will Not ender. ection 519 gives the governor power to take control of all the police in the cities. The mayors and the city council have re- fused to make the police do their duty. 1] fmtend to see that they do, or I will dis- harge every one of them. I will not sur- der to any mob or whisky element.From this day the constables shall watch the po- Heemen and report to me whether the eir duty, and if the orders, snd if the authorit operate with me, I shall ¢ together, and we will hav the power given the executive to remove those men and ap- Point others who will obey the lay At this point Mr. Early, a cousin of Mr. who was killel by state consta: d out, “Why don’t you obey the i commotion fn the crowd. One of the governor's sympathizers 3 1 and the crowd of both The governor calied im," s rushed ‘up out for and Chief of Police Radciiif Jumped off his horse and grabbel Early, commanded order and took Early av The governor, continuin: i that those ere opposing him must submit, add- they are opposed to it. I want y and peace. I have done nothing the situation and will not al- to say that I cannot en- force the T have thousands of good men who ready to respond, and those Who are ir rebellion and resistance must get out of the way, for the engine is on the track. I have got the throtth going in on time. So help m2, ¢ As the governor finished ack into hi . read to the troops, commanding them to return to their he and extend- {ne thanks to the gallant lotic sel- diers and citizens, who at a moment's notice dzopped their various vocations and pur- suits to respond to his call. did you address in this wa. On several occasions—two or three—he brought me a single envelope to have this address put on. On other occasions he brought me packages—perhaps not quite a dozen. They were smaii white envelopes, not such as are usually used in business, and were yellow with age.” On these she said she placed the address, and then returned the envelopes to Mr. Breckinridge when he called for them. Mr. Wilson desired then to know if the of the paper she had copied, but objection was made. Judge Bradley said that at this time Mr. Wlison could not go further than the date and the address. My Dear Sister Louise.” “How was this first communication brought to you addressed?” asked Mr. Wil- gon. ““My dear sister Louise,’” said the wit- ness. Mr. Wilson desired then to know if he could not go further and question the wit- hess as to the contents of this letter, for the purpose of cross-examining Mr. Breck- inridge. Judge Bradley thought the rule laid down by _T: or would not admit such testimon | was some more legal argument, re |and Judge Bradley still held that {t could net be proved at this time by this witness |what the letter contained. The examination then proceeded. The itress said that she found in her mem- 1cum book, containing record of work » covering the period of the long ses- |sion of the Forty-ninth Congress, the name jof Mr. Breckinridge fifteen or sixteen times, but this, she thought, did not show € |all the work she had done for Mr. Breck- inrid, Her recollection was that she did work—copying letters, ete.—for Mr. Breck- inridge nearly every week during that Con- gress. The witness preduced two of these memorandum books. | Cross-Examined by Mr. Butterworth. Miss Lowell was cross-examined by Mr. rth. She sald | Butterw: Capitol in 1886 was her first experience in 4 business in a public place. She had pre- | viously done work at her home, having come here from Maine in 1881, and lived in her brother's family. She began work as 4 stenographer in 1884. She was not a widow. The memorandum book she had produced, in which Miss Pollard’s address “ppeared, contained a record of her per- | sonal expenses. The address of Miss Pol- had written on the fly-leaf of the thought she did it when she the first envelope. The book, she suppose, was lying on the table before and she used it. She recollected it dis- because it kad made a deep im- pression on her mind. Witness had written the name of Miss Poliard in the book he self. She did not know Miss Pollard, and had never seen her urtil this morning. She kept in the book an account of the work she did. Ske put down merely the date and the amount of the work. She did not keep a record of the superseription or of the character of the work. She was asked to state whether any of her records disclosed the fact that she had wri letter for Mr. Breckinridge to Louise,” and she said they did not. only The record she had which showed any j address or the character of the work for her going to the! Mr. Breckinridge was that one address of Miss Pollard. If she had one piece of work that took her all day she would likely make a memorandum of it, but if she had a good many separate pieces of work in a day she would probably at night neglect to put down all. She usually was paid for the work when it was dore, and did not need | this memorandum in order to make out her bills. There was no record, she said, disclosing whether the work done for Mr. Breckin- ridge was writing a spesch or a letter. The witness was asked whether all the entries of Mr. Breckinridge indicated en- velopes addressed or letters copied. She said they did not. There were cnly two or three amounts set down which would in- dicate that they were addresses. Wanted to See the Book. Mr. Butterworth asked to see the memo- randum book and going to the witness’ stand looked over it with the witness. The memorandum simply would say “Breckinridge, 10 cents,’ amount, and did nct indicate the character of the work done. She said her memory of the character of the work was inde- Fendent of the book. She said that on two or three occasions she had addressed one envelope only, and after that a package and then other packages, containing about a dozen envelopes. Mr. Butterworth asked the witness to leave her memorardum book containing Miss Pollard’s name and was evidently about through with his cross-examination. Mr. Wilson thereupon took the book from the witness, saying he would take care of it and see that no improper use was made of the private entries in her expense ac- count. “I would like to take a peep at it,” said Mr. Phil Thompson. Mr. Wilson handed the book to Mr. Thompson and he and Mr. Desha Breck- inridge examined it for some time and evi- dently made a discovery, for they spoke to Mr. Butterworth and he went on with the cross-examination. She repeated, in response to his ques- tions, that she had written Miss Pollard’s name on the fly leaf of the book when Mr. Breckinridge first brought her the address. It was unusual work and had impressed or some other her memory. She was asked when she_ had first communicated the facts she had | testified to the lawyers. She said she had not communicated the facts to any one until the lawyers asked her on Sunday. She had never communicated the fact that she had this memorandum and did not know how they had ascertained the fact that she had written these letters. She had never communicated the exact facts concerning this case to anybody. She had on many occasions, when at the Capi- tol, been asked the character of the work she did, and she had made statements show. ing the variety of the work and the char- acter of the letters she had to write. She had stated that she had written letters for Mr? Breckinridge. The witness did not think she had ever purchased the book in which the memorandum of Miss Pollard’s name was made. A Question of Dates. It looked, she said, like the books given away at the drug stores. entries the memoranda in the book referred to as containing a record of her personal ex- penses ran through 'S7 and ‘88. Mr. Butterworth handed her the book and asked if there were any entries bearing the date of 1886, The witness examined the book and said she did not find any entry under that date. The first date put down in the book was January, 1887. The other memorandum book began with February, 1886. Her First Work for Mr. Breckinridge. On redirect examination by Mr. Wilson the witness said the first time she had ever | seen Mr. Breckinridge was when he came to her desk with some work. It was soon af- ter she went to the Capitol. in February, 1886. The first paper he brought her was the one addressed “My dear sister Louise.” She addressed the first envelopes after she had written two or three letters of the same nature. It was in March, she thought, two or three weeks after writing the first letter. Mr. Wilson then showed to the witness the memorandum book in which she had kept a record of work done, and asked her the date of che first charge she had made against Mr. Breckinridge. She said this was March 15, 1886. In response to a ques- tion by Mr. Butterworth she said she work- ed generally for Congressmen or any one who brought her work to do. Miss Lowell was then excused from the stand, and left the court with her companion. Mr. Wilson then, at 12:15 p. m., resumed the cross-examination of the defendant. Mr. Breckinridge Again Taken in Hand. “T will ask you,” he said, “whether you ever saw Miss Lowell before?” “I have,” said Mr. Breckinridge, “seen this person who just testified, though I never knew her name before, I have seen her at the Capitol and in the street cars.”” “Do you know what she was doing “She was a typewriter, I think, at the Capitol.” ‘Did she have a place screened off there?” “She was there in the corridor. I do not recollect exactly whether she was screened off or not.’ “Did you ever give her any work to do “Yes, I think so; sometimes when I was in a hurry to write a letter, I think I have dictated to her. “Did you ever take any manuscript to her to copy?” “Not that I recollect,” said the witness. “Do you deny that you did.” “I do not deny it, but I have no recollec- tion of such a thing.” “If you did give her a manuscript to copy, would such copy have been destroyed?” “If L ever gave her any manuscript or if any manuscript of mine ever passed through her hands it was undoubtedly destroyed.” A Positive Denial. “I will ask you if you did not along about February, 1886, give her a manuscript ad- dressed ‘My dear sister Louise?’ " “I did not,” said the witness emphatic- ally. “Do you deny it?” asked Mr. Wilson. “I do,” said the witness emphatically. “I will ask you if you did not in such a manuscript refer to the great disparity be- tween your age and the person addressed?” “I object,” said Mr. Butterworth. Mr. Butterworth said that they had not yet proved the existence of such a communica- tion or that it had ever been mailed. “How does Mr. Butterworth know,” said Mr. Wilson, “that I do not intend to ask him if he ever mailed such a letter or let- ters to Miss Pollard, and how does he know if the witness denies that, that I intend to produce such a letter?” “It was your duty,” said Mr. Butterworth, “to have done that first. If there was any such letter this plaintiff knew it when she was on the witness stand.” Mr. Wilson said that he would leave that point for the present, and examine some other witnesses on the point later. In the course of the argument he said it had been proven that Miss Pollard had received type- vritten letters from the defendant, but Mr. Thompson denied this. Going on with the examination, Mr. Breckinridge was asked if Miss Lowell did o ten work for him in 1885-86. The witness said she had done considerable for him; she was conve- nient. and he went to her. He had never, he said, in 1886, had her address envelopes to Miss Pellard. More Denials. Mr. Wilson asked if he had not, in 1886, written Miss Pollard and asked her to write back a postal card asking him to send her an agricultural report and sign her name “Mary Smith.” “TI did not,” said the defendant. Mr. Breckinridge denied again having, in 1886, given Miss Lowell envelopes to ad- dress to Miss Pollard. He thought he may during that year have written Miss Pollard about a civil service examination. He may have had Miss Lowell write it, but could not remember. He dented absolutely that any sucu uccurrence as Miss Lowell de- scribed respecting the envelopes had ever occurred. Mr. Wilson asked him particu- larly about the matter—the character of the envelopes, &c., and Mr. Breckinridge, in re- gard to each particular testified to by Miss Lowell, repeated his denial. At this point the usual recess was taken. After Recess. After the noon recess Mr. Carlisle an- nounced that Mr. Wilson desired to con- tinue his cross-examination of the defend- ant on the matter cf the letters. The plainti” had already testified that the let- ters she received from the defendant in 1886 and 1887 were in typewriting, and they d sired to place Miss Pollard upon the sta to testify more particularly as to the destruction of certain letters received from him. They desired to cross-examine Mr. Breckinridge on the matter, and so they asked for permission to put the plaintiff on the stand again on the same ground that they had called Miss Lowell, viz., to lay the foundation for a further serles of ques- tions, beyond the point where they had been shut off by the rulings of the judze. Mr. Butterworth not in the nature of newly discovered evi- dence. Mr. Carlisle responded that it was not their purpose to prove the contents of the letters, but only to prove their reception and destruction prior to continuing as to the contents of the letters. ‘The ques- tion was argued from a legal standpoint by According to the | insisted that this was the cross-examination of the defendant himself Mr. Butterworth and Mr. Carlisle, and Judge Bradley, after going over the reasons why Miss Lowell had been allowed to testi- fy this morning, ruled that Miss Pollard should also be permitted to testify, for the purpose only of building a foundation for further cross-examination. Mi Pollard Again a Witness. In answer to a question from Mr. Car- lisle, Miss Pollard said that during the ses- sion of '85-6 she corresponded with the de- fendant. She was then in Lexington at 56 North Upper street, and all the letters that she received from the defendant were ad- dressed in typewriting. She could identify a number of them by the beginnings. In many he addressed her as “My dear Sister Leuis in one he called her “My dear Spitfire." He often called her “My dear Sweetheart,” or by some other endearing title. She received letters addressed in typewriting up to July or August of 1886, or, at any rate, up to the close of the long session. During the session of ‘86-7 she also received letters addressed in this man- ner. She was asked what had become of all these letters, and answered that they were all destroyed and immediately upon reading them. She started to say that this was done at the request of Mr. Breckin- ridge, but this was forbidden by the court. Neither was the witness allowed to testify as to the contents of the letters. This was in line with the ruling of the court in the case of Miss Lowell this morning. On cross-examination Miss Pollard was asked whether she had ever received a let- place than Washington, but of this she was not certain, though she was under the im- pression that she had received such a letter from some place in Massachusetts. The letters were usually signed in lead pencil by the defendant. This closed her examination, and she re- sumed her seat beside Mr. Carlisle. Mr. Breckinridge Again Denies. Mr. Breckinridge then took the stand again and Mr. Wilson, referring to the let- ter addressed to “My dear Sister Louise, asked if he had not spoken of the great dis- parity of ages. Mr. Breckinridge replied that never having written any such manuscript he had naturally not made use of any such sentence; neither had he said that he was correspondent soon again. All these ques- tions were objected to by the defense. Continuing, Mr. Breckinridge denied that he had written a number of letters in which he expressed his desire to be with his cor- respondent, and railed at the delays which kept him in Washington He also denied that he had directed his correspondent to mail her letters from Lexington on such a train as to reach Washington in the morning, so that they would be delivered at the Capitol instead of at his house. He did not write a letter in which he ex- pressed the fear that she had not received his letters and told her that if she received that particular epistle to acknowledge its recelpt by sending him a postal card ask- ing for an agricultural report and signing “Mary Smith.” He further denied that he had ever writ- ten to her as “My dear Spitfire,” and de- nied that there was any letter in| which he expressed some dissatisfaction at her | and told her to stand up before the glass ;ard scald herself for him. Mr. Breckin- ridge was asked a number of questions like these as to the contents of the letters. He seemed to be quite a little nettled, and in an earnest manner insisted that inasmuch as he had never written any such letters he could not have made use of such ex- pressions, Resumption of Relations With Plain- tf, Leaving this line of cross-examination, Mr. Wilson then went back to Mr. Breckin- ridge’s return to Lexington after the ses- sion of Congress in 1886, and the resump- tion of his relations with Miss Pollard in 1887. It was in the spring of 1887, he said, that he had a room at Miss Hoyt's, taking his meals at the Phoenix Hotel. On April 1, ‘87, with his family, he took rooms a Square away from Miss Hoyt's, and in the bal during the vacation of Sayre In- stitute, they t moar y took a house opposite the In September, 1887, Pollard returned to himself did not come he continued, Miss Washington, but he on till October, wh he was here but two days and could Eo say where she was Staying. He came November 8 and left a day or two ance and finally came on the day before Con. gress met. After his arrival in Decemver he could not remember having geen Miss Pollard, but he had seen her in Washing. ton Circle on November ¥. He met her by appointment made in a letter from hee From there they walked to Lafayette Square, where they took a coupe and had a drive “about the city. He left her at the circle, as she said it was convenient to the place where she was staying—a Catholic institution where men were not made wel come. He left Washington for Lexington that night. There was no particular ob- Ject in their meeting at the circle. He knew she was in a delicate condition and desired to protect her financially and otherwise. and the meeting in a genera! way was with reference to their relations, Continuing His Story. Defendant said he was under the impres- sion that the institution where Miss Pol- lard had been was a lying-in hospital, and he was to make provision for supplying her with whatever she might need. He then went on to tell the route over which they rode on the occasion of their meeting and arrangements were made to send her money through the general delivery. He sent her letters with the money. He could not re- call any occasion when he simply inclosed money in an envelope without a letter. His recollection was that the letters were not typewritten, or signed by a_ typewriter. His impression was that he signed them as was his custom “B'dge,” a contraction for Breckinridge. He did not consider that this was an obscure signature, as it was a contraction he frequently used in indorsing papers, and it was well known to members of his family. Mr, Wilson asked if the letters were not couched in such language as to conceal the purposes for which the money was sent. Mr. Breckinridge thought the letters, without the money, would not have dis- closed anything of their relations, but with the money he thought any reader would have suspected their relations. The Next Meeting. He did not recall having seen her after that until the first half of the month of March, 1888. His recollection was that he then saw her in the library at the Capitol. The improrer relations between them were not resumed for a considerable period after that. His recollection and the facts, as he had since learned them, as to when she went to the Academy of the Holy Cross were at variance, ‘The facts were, he believed, that she went there in March, 1888, and remained there two years and six months. She obtained employment in the Agricultural Depart- ment, according to his recollection, about the Ist of June, 1889, During the period she was in government employment he did not think there was any diminution tn the amount of money he was furnishing her. This amount was irregular. He gave her money when she asked it. Mr.Wilson asked if he did not know that she became in- debted for her board at the academy. Mr. Breckinridge said she told him so afterward and that the money he was giving her was going in part to discharge that indebted- ness, Her Debts. Mr. Wilson asked if he did not know that the allegations made by Mrs.Filette had grown out of the fact of Miss Pollard’s in- debtedness at the Academy of the Holy Cross. He said that that was not as he understood entirely true, as Mrs. Filette said that that was one of the things. At that time the defendant was living at the Windsor Hotel. He moved subsequently to other houses, and finally, in 1890, to East Capitoi street. The plaintiff, he said, informed him of her indebtedness at the Academy of the Holy Cross in february, 1893, about the time of Mrs. Filette’s communication to Mrs. Blackburn. Mr. Wilson asked if the plaintiff had spoken to him of a friend who had made some money by speculation and asked if she might not in that way make some money to pay her indebtedness. Mr. Breckinridge said she had made such a proposition and the defendant had indorsed nm notes for her of $100 each and she sent these notes to the gentleman who was managing the speculation. Some time after she told him that the gentle- man had returned her the ten notes and a draft for $#, With this she said she was going to pay the indebtedness Mrs. Filette had. mentioned. She showed him subsequently the receipted bill. Mr. Wilson read from the receipt the date 15th of December, 1892, and Mr. Breckin- ridge said his recollection was that the re- ceipt had been dated back some weeks. indearing Notes. Mr. Wilson asked if at a later period she had not made other notes which he in- dorsed and which she signed “Madeline Breckinridge Pollard.” The defendant said he recollected the transaction. There were five notes, and the transaction was the same as the former one, except that the amount ‘was one-half. ter a@dressed in typewriting from any other | looking forward with pleasure to seeing this | A LIGHTER BLUE/ARRIVED AT SAN LUCIA Varies the Presbyterian Hue of the Washington Delegates. SESSION OF THE PRESBYTERY TODAY Echoes of the Briggs Case and Symptoms of the Smith. MANY MATTERS OF ROUTINE taking on coal and supplies and three day pat Sees SES There was a slight echo of the trial of Dr. Briggs heard at the session this morn- ing of the spring meeting of the presbytery |of Washington city in the chapel of the Church of the Covenant. There was also a rumbling premonition of the expected contest, which wiil take place at the meet- ing of the general assembly at Saratoga in May next, over the case of Rev. Preserve Smith. Neither the echo nor the premoni- | tory rumble attained any great proportions or diverted to any extent the time of the presbytery, but still the atmosphere was rather charged with these influences so that the attention of all was kept on the alert. In the midst of it all, however, there was the greatest harmony and good feeling manifested and the session seemed to be enjoyed by all the members. The echo or suggestion of the Briggs case was heard when the letter of dismissal of Rev. Howard Wilbur Ennis, the pastor- elect of the Western Church of this city, from the North Classis of Rhode Island of the Dutch Reformed Church to the pres- bytery in this city was presented. As Mr. Enris was a member of another denomina- tion it was suggested by Rev. Dr. Bittinger ; that the examination for his admission as | provided for in the rules be proceeded with. Rev. Dr. Hamlin made the point that when a minister came from a denomina- tion such as the Refcrmed Church an ex- amination was not necessary. Dr. Bittin- ger, however, contended that the rules would have to be complied with, and he was requested by Rey. Alvin Smith to read the rule referred to. While Mr. Bittinger was looking up the rule, this point having been waived by Mr. Ennis, Rev. Mr. Ramsdell, as chairman of ced committee, proceeded with the examin- ation. In response to questions, Rev. Mr. Ennis said that he was in entire sympathy with the doctrines of the Dutch Reformed Church, and added that when he was pre- paring for the examination before the classis he read up on the doctrines of the Presbyterian Church. Replying to fur- ther questions as to whether he believed in the inspiration of the Scriptures, he said that he accepted the Bible as the Word of God, and when Dr. Bittinger asked him whether the Lible was a perfect and in- fallible rule of faith and practice, he said that he believed that it was. He stated his belief in future punishment and also in the doctrine of vicarious atonement. Other Questions Answered. Rev. Mr. Ramsdell expressed his satis- faction with the answers given. In the opinion of Rey. Dr. Hamlin, this case illus- trated the point that he made, namely, that this was not a complete theological exami- nation, as the rules required, and he thought it was a farce to have a rule and not carry it out. Exception was taken to this opinion by Rev. Mr. Ramsdell and Rev. Dr. Hamlin'’s position was rather hyper- critical. However, Dr. Bittinger was further moved to ask Mr. E: ais if he agreed with the deliverances made by the last general assembly, and Mr. Ennis said that he did. The examination came to an end right there, and the call from the Western Church was presented by Elder Simpson and accepted by Mr. Ennis. Later in the session the attenticn of the presbytery became once more aroused over a discussion which was held preliminary to the election of delegates to represent the presbytery at the next meeting of the gen- eral assembly, which will be held in Sara- toga in May next. When this order of bus- iness came up, Rev. Mr. Alexander, the pastor of the West Street Church in George- town, and the successor in that pulpit of Rev. Dr. Fullerton, nominated Dr. Fuiller- ton as one of the clerical commissioners, explaining that he had done so without con- sultation with Dr. Fullerton. He expressed nis appreciation of the assistance which he had received from Dr, Fullerton, and said that he was glad for personal reasons to place his name in nomination. Dr. Fullerton’s Statement. Surprise’ was expressed by Dr. Fullerton that his name had been mentioned. He said that he would consider it an honor to represent the presbytery at the general as- sembly. He wished, however, to be very frank, for the reason that a judicial case | would probably come before the assembly in regard to which he would probably not be able to represent the sentiments of a majority of the presbytery. The popular idea was, he said, that this case, which was that of Dr. Smith, was simiiar to the Judicial case, namely, that of Dr. Lrigzs, which was before the last assembly. It was popularly opposed that these cases cov- ered the same ground, and if the general assembly reaches a different decision in the Smith case from that it did in the Briggs case then it will be generally supposed that the assembly is taking a tack step. Dr. Fullerton, however, said that he did not consider the two cases identical. Dr. Smith's views were never taught in a class room or preached from a pulpit. He did, however, state to personal friends his doubts about the doctrine of inerrancy. The Ministers’ Association of Cineinnati asked him to prepare a paper setting forth his views. A paper on the same subject was presented at the same time by Prof, Evans, and while the latter paper wa: criticised, yet he was granted letters of dismissal, but in the case of Mr. Smith his paper, as well as his letters to the Evangelist, were made the basis for charges. The case will come up before the next assembly on the single basis of the doctrine of inerrancy. The fact that it is so largely a personal case and also his dis- agreement with the assembly in deciding that this doctrine was fundamental led him to the conclusion that he could not properly represent the presbytery. He had no doubt of the right of the general assembly to de- cide as it did, but it is to be remembered that there is a distinction between a funda- mental and a non-essential doctrine. In his opinion, the general assembly declared the doctrine of inerrancy as fundamental,and he questioned the propriety of this decision, on the ground that {t is not so stated in the Confession of Faith. Dr. Hamlin and the Minority. Upon the conclusion of ‘Mr. Fullerton’s remarks, Rev. Mr. Van Wyck said that in the event that Dr. Fullerton withdrew his name, he would present the name of Rev. Mr. Ramsdelil. presbytery was entitled to two clerical and two lay delegates, and thereupon Mr. Van Wyck moved that Revs. Ramsdell and Full- erton be elected. The name of Rev. Dr. Sunderland was placed in nomination by Rev, Dr. Bittinger. He said he was un- willing to vote for any man who found himself in doubt on these doctrines. The present, he said, was no time for doubt. He, however, expressed kind personal feel- ings for Dr. Fullerton. ‘The opinion was stated by Dr. Hamlin that instead of Dr. Fullerton’s statement disqualifying him to act as delegate, it showed his eminent qualification. He would rely on his ability and candor to vote on these questions. He then urged the members of the presbytery to consider that there is in the church and also in this presbytery a minority on these questions and a minority that has some rights. “I belong to the minority,” he said, “and I don’t agree with Dr. Fullerton’s views.” He questioned the wisdom of the action of the last general assembly. He thought that it would be fair and proper if a small and faint streak of light blue might be tolerated in deference to the fact that there is a considerable, scholarly and respectable minority in the church which is loyal to the church and the Word of God as any one could be. He thought that the bretheren would be going a little tco far to take the position as indicated by the remarks of Dr. Bittinge:, and he thought it would be a sad day for the presbytery when it turned such a man as Dr. Fullerton down. Dr. Fullerton Inerrancy. In response to the reference to himself, Dr. Bittinger reiterated his feeling of high regard personally for Dr. Fullerton, and then said that since he expressed doubt whether he can fairly represent the senti- ments of the presbytery the obvious thing to do was to allcw him to withdraw his name. . It was explained that the) Dr. Bittinger, and the latter thought that | The San Francisco Has Been Delayed on Her Trip. The Biuefields Incident and Admiral Benham’s Future Plans—To ry. A telegram was received at the Navy De- partment this morning, saying the U. S. 8S. San Francisco arrived at San Lucia, W. L., yesterday and would reach Bluefields on the 9th instant. This will allow two days for | for the run to Bluefields. The San Francis- | co is not making as good time as was an- ticipated. A foul bottom resulting from her | long stay in tropical waters is probably the cause of her slow passage. Admiral Benham is a passenger on the | San Francisco. As he retires from active | duty on the 10th instant, it is not Miely | that he will accompany the ship to Blue-| fields. He would have but one day to| serve after reaching there. The Navy De- partment will leave the matter entirely to his discretion, so that he may come home FINANCE AND TRADE Renewed Purchases by Foreigners Expected Soon. PROFESSIONAL BELIEF IN ACTIVITY Inquiry Being Made for Bonds at Moderate Rates. GENERAL MARKET REPORTS Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. q NEW YORK, April 3.—The opening of toda; Stock market presented no new features and prices were about on a parity with closing figures, London was a trifle jower, but did not trade extensively on this side. The realizing by foreigners has about run its course and will shortly be followed by renewed purchases. The continued strength of the low-priced stocks indicates the way that suits him best. He is authorized to take the first avail- | able mail steamer for New York, leaving the San Francisco at the most convenient | point for that purpose. If he decides to go | that far, the San Francisco will stop at Colon for kis benefit. That would not de- | lay her reaching her destination more than half a day. He would bave to wait there, however, until the l4th instant for a steamer to New York, and it is possible he can make much better ements for) his return home by leaving the San Fran-_ cisco at San Lucia. It is likely that Admiral Stanton will be |ordered to Bluefields as soon as he can be excused from further attendance on the Kearsarge court-martial. Otherwise, Capt. | Watson, commanding the San Francisco, will be in command at Bluefields. Mr. B. B. Seat, United States consular agent at Bluevelis, and Mr. Samuei Weil, an American merchant of that port, are in the city to confer with Secretary Gresham | in regard to the situation in the Mosquito country. Mr. Scat had a conference with Secretary Gresham on the subject this morning. It is understood, however, that no action will be taken by the administra- tion until after the investigation to be made by Capt. Watson of the San Francisco. ee ASSEMBLING THE JURORS. Those Who Will Determine Cases in the Different Courts. The jurors for the courts were called this morning. In Criminal Court, division 1, Judge Me- Comas, of the grand jurors A. W. Abbott, W. B. Arendes and J. Arthur Adams were returned not found. F. J. McDonald, H. C. Sherman, E. E. Hastings and C. B. Bailey were excused. Of the petit jurors F. J. Carman and W. R. Bradford were returned not found, W J. Clements, J. W. Allbritton, James Will- iamson, P. V. Hough were excused and J. F. Alexander and R. H. Sands failed to answer. In the Criminal Court, division 2, W. B. Gurley, C. D. Smith, E. D. Cox, F. L. Davis, C. H. Heitmueller, Michael Barry and P. Maloney were excused, Harry Parke Was returned not found and J. C. Hawley failed to answer. In Circuit Court No. 2 the following were excused: B. L. C. Cumberland, Bernard Walls, C. E. Gross, F. P. Edio, John Cum- berland, Jas. P. Kirk, F. A. Wood and E._ N. Waters. There were the usual scenes in Circuit | Court, No. 1, before Judge Bradley, this morning, when the jurors drawn for the term were called. The scene was a littie more than usually interesting, as the pro- ceedings were gone through with before the plaintiff, the defendant and others engaged in the famous Pollard-Breckinridge case. One of the jurors claimed exemption be- cause he claimed to be a legal voter in) Pennsylvania. In response to Judge Brad- ley’s questions, however, it transpired that he resided in this city with his family, and was engaged in the insurance business here. Judge Bradley stated that he was qualified for jury service here. Others who desired | to be excused or claimed exemption for va- rious reasons were invited up to the bench, and preferred their cases in low conversa- tions with the judge. When this was over Judge Bradley said that it appeared that the names of five of those drawn were im- properly in the jury box. They were sai- aried officers of the government, two of them had been such for ten years and for five, and another for six years. There were others drawn who were exempt for other well-known reasons. “It is apparent,” he said, “thai the jury commissioners have been guilty of the grossest neglect, and it happens every month. It subjects the court to unnecessary delays, as others have to be drawn in the place of these names.” Mr. Hodges, the clerk, then announced that the following, who had been drawn, were excused for the term: John N. Dor- ster, Chas. E. Young, Cloyd Tavenner, Wm. H. Meyers. George M. Webster, Thomas M. Wherly, Andrew Clements and James B. Evans. The rest of the jurors drawn were excused until next Monday morning. sxconlnon somes WILL NOT BE CONFIRMED. The Feeling at the Cap to Taylor's Nominat The belief at the Capitol is very strong that Taylor will not be confirmed by the Senate as recorder of deeds for the District of Columbia. The expression of disapproval of this appointment is practically universal, but members and Senators are reluctant to have their names used in discussion of the matter. In fact, very few who talk with perfect freedom on the subject, expressing complete disapproval and passing severe criticism upon Mr. Cleveland for the ap- pointment, are willing to be quoted, for the reason, as they state it, that they have enough in their own districts to look after and enough to trouble them without volun- teering expressions of opinion concerning appointments in the District of Columbia, though they are perfectly willing, action is required of them, to take a posi- tion adverse to the administration. Unealled for and Bad F: The opinion expressed privately, almost without exception, and in about the same language by everybody, is that the appoint- in Regard ment of Taylor was uncalled for, unjust, | ungrateful and in bad faith. Of the whole number of members and Senators with | whom the representative of The Star spoke concerning the subject, there was not more than one who did not criticise the Presi- dent’s action, and this one was only acqui- escent. The feeling is that in making the appointment Mr. Cleveland merely showed his willingness to disregard all obligations | where not enforced by votes. One disting- uished member of the House speaking more fully on the subject and reflecting what is made apparent to be the almost universal sentiment, said that in this action Mr. Cleveland showed the utmost ingratitude and bad faith; that there was no excuse | whatever for going to Kansas to bring a negro politician here eo fill an office which properly belongs to a people, who while dis- franchised, were constant, steady, faithful and earnest workers for the party conirib- uting their money, their time and their in- telligence to the party interests. This oflice, he said, was peculiarly local, and properly belonged to the people of the District of Columbia, and the people here have not only claims based on the character of the | office, but this claim reinforced by the claim upon the party for services they had rendered. Many Have Refused Assista Me Necessarily, a large number of the men in Congress have be-n applied to by negroes in their districts for assistance in securing this office, and it is understcod that there has been a general refusal on the part of members and Senators to assist any can- didate from the outside. Not lonj Representative Caruth of Kentucky re- ceived a letter from a colored man in his district who, Mr. Caruth says, could fill the office very creditably. To this letter he re- plied that the oftice was one to which a District man should be appointed; that the democratic platform pledged home rule to the District, and that it would be use- less for an outsider to apply, and that he would not recommend the appointment of an outsider. Mr. Caruth said today that he regretted very much that Mr. Cleveland had disregarded the claims of the District of Columbia upon that office. ——__- = Dyott to Be Brought Here. The copy of the indictraent and requisi- tion for Samuel H. Dyott, the shoe clerk who eloped with Miss Clipper to Chicago, were sent to Chicago this morning by mail. The papers will reach Chicago tomorrow morning, and if there is no hitch in the proceedingy the prisoner will probably be turned over to the marshal and brought here Thursday. i where | @ professional confidence in speculative activity on an ascending scale. Specialists report considerable inquiry for odd amounts of all classes of dividend-paying stocks, indicating @ return of interest on the part of investment buyers. The bond market is being scoured by brokers in search of @ fair risk at a moderate rate of interest. The supply of good bonds is getting very low and the tice must soon turn to stocks, buyers having no other alternative. Yesterday's dcfauit on interest by Nor- the-n Pacific was not altogether unexpected and leads to a well-founded belief that June interest will share the same fate. Missouri Pacine was the most popular at- traction in the regular list and advanced Steadily under good buying for long @ Predictions of much higher prices < stock are heard on ail sides in an- ticipation of a prosperous season from now New England gained 1 per cent to 113-4 on buying induced by the belief in the suc- cess of tne reorganization plan. National Lead responds easily to the influence of the pool and was marked up for a gain of 11-8 per cent. Chicago Gas was strong at a 11-4 per cent advance. Traders are more sanguine of the success of the company’s quo warranto sult and anticipate a severe squeezing out of shorts should their h be realized. allowed to fall off 1-2 per cent tradings, but was immediately rallied on small transactions to opening figures. It is evidently not the purpose of inside interests to permit any activity in this property until the tariff question is disposed of. The market for sterling and continental | bills was firm and fractionally higher. The last hour's trading was productive of no new features, the market closing dull, |wigh slight gains for the more active | stocks. | | —>— | FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL. | ‘The following are the opening, the highest and | the lowest and the closig price: of the New York | stock market today, as reported oy Corson & | Macartney, members New York stock exchange. Corresyamdeuts Messrs, Moore & Schley, No. 5) | Broadway Stocks. American Sugar a 9% 89 | aN Americar Sugar, pfd.... 8% SSK Sa BSE American Tobacco. BK SK AB American Cotton Oil si 3 4 Atchison . Chicago Gi CM. and § . C.. M. and St_ Pani, pf (.. 8.1. and Pacific. Del., Lack. and W... | Delaware and Hudson Denver and Rio Grande. Dis. and Cattle Feeding. General Electric Wimois Central. Lake Shore. Louisvitie and N | Long iene N. A. and Chicago. Manhattan Elevated Michigan Centrai Missouri Pacific National Lead Co Nation C. and St. Louis, Northern Pace Northern Pacific, pid. North American Ont. .nd Western. Pacine Mail... Phila. and Reading Pullman P. Car Co. Richmond Terminai Soutnern Pace Texas Pacitic.... ‘enn. Coal and Iron. Union Paciie Wavasn Wabash, Wheeling & z Wheeling & LE pia. Western Union Tel. Wisconsin Ceutral. Sliver. Sales—regular call—12 o'ciock m.—United States Biectric oo gg merge a = rican Be- curity and ot a i 300. Beliug low Market eat. Gs, $2,000 at 105. Lincolu Fire In- surance, 100 at'T Goverument onds.—United States 4s, registered, 1807, lide, bid, 114 asked United States 4s, cou- pon, 1907, 113% bid. Luied States bs, 1) bid. District’ of Columia Londs.— 20-year Punding fa, 10s, bid. Sw-sear Funding Ge, gold, | 115% bid Water stock currency Zs, liwl, 117 bid. vater Stock currency Ts, 1K, “120 bid. 3.658, “Punding guirencs, Litt bid, 118 asked. Sigs, reg. 2-105; 10 Ssceilaneous Bonds.—Washington and Georges town Rallroad conv. Gs, Ist, 125 bid, 140 asked, Washington and Georgetown Raiiroad conv. 6s, 125 bid, 140 asked. Metropolitan Railroad cupy, 6s, 101 ‘bid, 106 asked. eit Kallroad Ss, 80 80 asked. Eckington Katlroad @, 80 bid, 100 Washington Gas Company ts, series A, 115 125 asked. Washington Gas Company ‘Gs, series B, 116 bid, 125 asked. Washingtos Gas © : couv. 6, 128 bid. United States Blectric conv. Ss, 121 bid, 124 asked. Chesapeake and towac Telephone Ss, 5 bid, 101 asked. Security and ‘Trust’ Se, 1905, F. & A., 100 American Security and Trust 5s, 1905," A. & 0. 109 bid. Washington Market Gompany ‘Ist 6s, bid. Washington Market Company imp. s 1 5 ashingwon Market _. ext. | bid. Masonic liall Association 103 bal. Wasb- ington Lignt Infantry Ist Gx, 108'bid) Wasbingtos tious! Bank ‘Stocks Sauk of Washington, onal Bank a Bauk of Republic, 220 vid. Metro 4 bid. Central, 280 "bid. Farmers’ aud Me. chanics’, i bid. Second, 140 bid. Citizen 130 bid, 140 asked. Columbia, 125 bid. Capital, 115 bid. West End, 106 bid, 110 asked. Trader’, 104 Did. Lincoln, 82 bid, 99 asked. Safe Deposit ‘and ‘Trost Companies.—National Safe Deposit and Trust, 130 bid, 154 asked Wash. ington Loan aud ‘Trost, 120 bid, 126 asked. Ameri. can Security and Trust, °188 bid, 134% asked Washington Safe Deposit, 100 asked. Ratlroad | Stocks.—Wasiington and | Georgetown, bid, 310 asked. Metropolitan, °98 Wid, Jao asked. Columbia, 63 bid, 68 asked. Belt, 20 bid, 30 asked. Gas and Electric Light Stocks.—Wasbinzton Gas, 46 bid, 47 asked. town Gas, 45 bid. United States’ Flectric Light, $117 wid, 121 asked. | Insurance Stocks.-Firemen's, 40 bid, 45 Franklin, 43 50 asked. Metropolitan, 70 bid. Corcoran, 60 bid. Potomac, 74 vid. Arlington, 154 bid, 162 asked. German American, 165 bid) Union, 11 bid. Columbia, 13% tid, 14 Gy bid, Ty asked’ People’s,” Big 7% vid, 8 meked. ‘Com Title “Insurance Stocks.—Real Estate Title, 112 bid, 120 asked. mivia Title, Oy bid, Ty exked. Wasbington Title, 7% asked. ‘ks.—Penusyivania, 47 asked. Chera- nae, 47% bid, 48 asked. American % bid. je Gun Carriage, 22 Bids 30 asked, Miscellaneous Stocks.—Washington Market, bid, 15 asked. Great Falls Ice, 1 Panorama, 15 bid. Lincola Hall Ocean Building, 100 asked. *Ex. Dividend. ot Paeumatt 13 bid. Bull Ron Luter. So bid. BALTIMORE, April 3.—Plour stea receipt G8 barrels; shipments, sales, S75 barrels. Wheat dull—spot, April, GO%aG0%: “May, 62e62i4: Jul steamer No. 2 red, Gs "bid—receipts, els; stock, 1,001,200 busbels; sales, 12,000 bushels — by sample, 60a80%. Corn steady — pril, 42n02%; May, 42qaq7%, 4 —receipts, 37.509 bushels: ‘bushels—southern ‘corn on grade, — and steady—-No. 2 white No. 2 mixed western, 35) “< 1.850 ‘bushel, inquiry fairis active choice timotiy, $i4.f0e 16.00. Grain freights quiet and uncuanged. Suga» dull and unchanged. Butter firm «creamery 23; do. imitation, 18220: do. indie, 15ai6; good packed, 18414. Kegs @ull— nchanged. New York Cotton, Reported by Silsby & Co. Metropolitan Bank building? Mouth. the Thermometer. The following were the readings of the thermometer at the weather bureau to- day: 8 am., 34; 2pm, 47. Maximum, 48; minimum, J0