Evening Star Newspaper, April 5, 1894, Page 1

—— THE EVENING STAR. PUBLISHED DAILY EXCEPT sUNDAY, | THE STAR BUILDING: 101 Pennsylvania Avoune, Cor. Lith Sens 8H. Wow York Ofice, &8 Potter Building, Star is served to subscribers in the! Evening eity by carriers, on their own account, at 10 cents Meek, or 44¢. per mosth. Copies at the counier | cents each. By matl—anywhere in the United! States or Canada—postage prepald—50 cents per | ‘Bat Quintuple Sheet Star, $1.00 ear; with y added, Saog, Sh" POF Teer: Ofice at Washington, D. C., &s second-class mail matter) pan mail subscriptions must be paid in advan ates of advertising msde known on appli MYSTERY IN A NAME. The Note Pinned by Miss Pollard on a Baby's Clothing. ! REARING EVIDENCE IN REBUTTAL’ How the Testimony of Mollie Shin- dlebauer is Answered. CASE FOR DEFENSE CLOSED The defense closed its side in the Pollard- Breckinridge case this morning shortly be- fore noon, and the plaintiff at once began submitting evidence in rebuttal. The chief events of the morning were the effort of the defense tc disprove the testi- mony of the plaintiff as to the child she testified was born to her in February, 1888, and the testimony of Miss Pollard’s cousin that she resided continuously with his fam- ily in Pittsburg from 1876 to 1880, covering | the period when Movie Shindlebauer, witness for the d'ense, represented her Yeading an improp:r life in Lexington and elsewhere. The chief testimony regarding | the child was that of Mrs, Leidy, who was | matron of the Foundling Asylum on 15th street in 1883. She produced a record book, which was not admitted in evidence, but appeared, by the statements of the lawyers, to contain the record of the admission to the in- stitution on February 3, 1880, of an infant, to which was given the name of “Dietz Downing,” in accordance with a request made in a not pinned on the infant's clothing. Miss Pollard testified that she had pinned a note on the clothing of the babe she claimed was born to her Feb- Tuary 3, 1888, giving it the name of “Diest Carlyle." The defense announced their Purpose of showing or trying to show that she did not send the child to the asylum, their theory being that she had visited the institution, seen the name of “Dietz Down- ing.” and then incorporated that fact in- to her own story, but had not got the name right. When Judge Bradley ascended the bench this morning to commence another day of the famous breach of promise case against Representative Breckinridge. Mr. Shelby was the only one of the prominent actors in the drama who was present in the court oom, but in a few moments all the others came in, and everything was ready for the day to begin. Miss Pollard and Mr. Breck- inridge were both on hand, and followed elosely all the developments of the case. | Miss Pollard was placed upon the stand for | a few questions by the defense with refer- ence to the birth of her child in this city im February, 1SS8, and its immediate remov- al to a foundling asylum. | The audience that sat through the morn-| ing session was unusually small, and some | of the more familidr faces were noticeable | by their absence. It is impossible,. of | course, to say whether this was the result of the lecture Judge Bradley read to them yesteriay afternoon or because they thought that with the passing of the de-| fendant the chief interest of the case was | over from the spectators’ point of view. At) any rate, it was a blessed relief for all} those who have any actual ess in at-| tendance at the trtai—court officers, lawyers and Rewspaper men. When court adjourned more than an hou> earlier then usual yesterday afternoon, it was with a promise f:om the defense that | they would endeavor to make all possible | haste in the presentation of any further | evidence they might have in their posses-| sion. Notwithstanding this, the morning dragged to 4 conside-able extent, and to an| outsider's view very little that was ma-| terial to the issues of the case was de- veloped. The lawyers for the plaintiff made objection to the line of questions the | defense put, and so many of these were| Sustained by Judge Bradley that most of | the morning was consumed in arguments | between the lawyers. A few minutes before noon the defense closed its case, and Mr. Wilson called his first witness in rebuttal. This was a Dr.| Cowan of Pittsburg, a first cousin of the Plaintiff, who was called for the purpose | of testifying as to Miss Pollard’s where-| abouts at a time prior to her meeting with Mr. Breckinridge, when, according to Molly | Shindlebauer and other Kentucky wit- nesses, she was living a fast life in Lex- ington. This attempt on the part of the Plaintiff at once gave an inkling of the course her lawyers would pursue. They will endeavor to overthrow all these deposi- tions attacking Miss Pollard’s character. They will also try to !mpeach Rozell’s story | of what occurred at Wesleyan College. It 1s quite safe to say that some interesting | @evelopments may be looked for in the @ourse of the next few days. Miss Pollard Again a Witness. When the court opened Mr. Butterworth aaid he desired to ask the plaintiff a few questions, and Miss Pollard then took the stand. He called her attention to the state- ment that a child was born on the 3d of February,1888, at Mrs. McKenzie’s house. He asked her how long the child remained there with her. She said that the child was born at noon, and began to say “according to a promise to Mr. Breckinridge”—when both Mr. Wilson and Mr. Butterworth in- terrupted her and told. her to simply answer the question. She said that the child was taken from her after it had been in her arms two hours. It was taken by the old colored woman called “Aunt Mary” to the Protestant Orphan Asylum on 1ith near S street. She believed that was the location. She had named the child by pinning a note on its clothing with the name “Diest Car- lyle.” a name she had chosen from a book, because she desired and Mr. Breckinridge desired to select a name as far away from their own as possible. She had gone from Mrs. MeKenzie's to the convent on the Sth of March, and had visited the asylum and seen the child once there. She could not re- She Of course they , and they went | where all the babies call who admitted her to the asylum. went coul with Dr. Parson 1 not ask for her t the dormitory next saw the baby when it was dead Mr. Roberts’, the undertaker’s. That Son 1th or 12th street near O. That, th it. 4 of May. She un- Stood th nridge paid the funeral exy ckinridge had told her so. sons after hai een Dr. Par- »t remember 1 ney t a where the infant was buried. She had never seen the child but once at the as: lum. Mr. Bre: ould never forg her for going that her word not to go t did not. She 4 t whether the not® she h > clothing was written in her r whether | «she had dictated it. he had | written it herself, know | whether that name was given to thg child at the asylum or not told her that the to whom she had opened the note and read it unt Mar, the plaintiff said, would teil them all xb: that herself. farr” had | Mr. But sired to wo the tand. Mrs. P: . however, was not in| court, and there was some delay. \ udge Bradicy calle ntion to the| Street, The Evening Star Newspaper =v | Pres’t. Che Lvening Star. Vor 84. No. 20,851. WASHINGTON, D. C., THURSDAY, APRIL 5, 1894—SIXTEEN PAGES. TWO CENTS | ments will be found on Page 3. fact that the defense had asked an adjourn- ment early yesterday afternoon in order to save time. Mr. Shelby said that they had had a sum- | mons issued and done all they could to se- cure her attendance this morning. He de- sired to ask her some questions in cross-ex- amination as the basis for the introduction of some further testimony. Mr. Carlisle and Mr. Wilson objected to this as trregular. Mr. Wilson said they could make Mrs. Parsons their own witness. Mrs. Parsons, however, did not appear, and Judge Bradley said they would have to | go on with some other witness. Mrs. Susan H. Leidy. Mrs. Susan H. Leidy was then called to the stand by the defense. She testified that she had been a clerk in the census office since August 1, 1889; she had met the plain- tif! when she was employed in the census office. In the year 1888, up to the Ist of August, she was matron of the Foundling Asylum on 15th street above R. Her dutfes as matron required her to give general su- pervision of the whole establishment. She | Kept the record of admissions, and {denti- fied a book which Mr. Shelby showed her as the book in which such records were made. She identified an entry made on page 36 as in her own handwriting. Mr. Wilson thereupon took the book, and he and Miss Pollard looked over it for a minute or two, and Miss Pollard wl something to Mr. Wilson. panera The child referred to in the Particular entry was brought, the witness said, by a very black colored woman. There was a paper pinned on its clothing. There was a Paper pasted in the book, which, witness thought, was the original ‘paper, though it may have been a copy. At the time when the child was brought there she knew it was cold weather. ‘The witness put down in the record the name of the colored woman who | brought the child. Mr. Shelby then offered to read the record from the book. Mr. Wil- son objected. Then Mr. Shelby asked the witness if all the admissions into the asylum at that period were covered in the book, and she said they were. There was no other child brought there on or about the 8d of February, 1888, with a note pinned on its clothing. Objection to the Record Book. Mr. Wilson objected to the introduction of the record, as it was hearsay evidence, a record only of what some one had stated to the witness. There was, he maintained, no proof here that the paper pasted in the book was the slip pinned on the child's clothing. The statement of a person carry- ing an infant to an institution of that kind, Where the very purpose was to conceal the identity of the child, ought not to be re- ceived as evidence. Mr. Shelby said the transaction about which they were taking evidence was the delivery of the child to that institution. If} they could offer evidence as to what was done, he maintained that what was sald at the time, whether the statements made were true or not, became competent testi- mony. Judge Bradley sustained the objection of Mr. Wilson and an exception was noted. iMr. Shelby asked the witness if she could state whether the facts stated in the record were true, in other words whether it was a true entry. The witness said it was a true entry, and made by her that evening. There were no admissions to the asylum not recorded. Witness did not know Dr. Mary Parsons. From February 1 up to the time witness left the asylum Miss Pollard was not at the asylum so far as witness knew. There were certain visiting days, when visitors were admitted, and there was no rule as to who would admit them. There was no white | woman with the child and no one, but the negress mentioned, with the child when it was brought there. She did not remember when the child died, but she thought, with-) out looking at the record, that it lived three four months. ur. Shelby was then about to ask the witness to make a statement about the case after refreshing her recollection from the record. Mr. Wilson, however, interrupted and questioned the witness as to her independ- t lection. She said she remembered the case distinctly. She did not remember the date, but knew it was in cold weather. Mr. Shelby then proceeded with his exam- ination. Her Memory as to the Child. The witness said that after refreshing her recollection by the record, she remembered that an infant was brought there on the 3d of February, 1888. The child was a boy and a very fine baby. It was examined the next morning by one of the physicians, who said it was a newly born child. “Now what was the name given to that child at that time?” asked Mr. Shelby. “f object,” said Mr. Wilson. This started a new legal argument as to the competency of the testimony. Judge Bradley said there was some ques- tion as to the competency of the subject matter of the testimony—the paper pasted in the book—which the witness could not say was the original paper. The witness being questioned about this said that she believed the paper was the | original, because it was not in her hand- writin; ir. Wilson asked her if the entries were mae immediately, and she said that it was made that evening. Mr. Wilson said that could not be, as she said the doctor made the examination the next morning. The witness was about to explain ubout the rules of the institution, but Judge Bradley checked her. Mr. Wilson asked when the child was christened, and the witness said that was two weeks after. Mr. Wilson remarked then that the record could not have been made then until after the christening, as that fact was recorded. wrt witness said that that place was left jank. Judge Bradley asked how they could know that the child would live to be christened. ‘fhe witness repeated that the place for the christening was left blank, and the entry, she noticed, was not in her hand- writing. The Name of the Child. Mr. Shelby then asked what was the name given in the fnstitution to the child. Mr. Wilson objected, and asked the wit- ness ff she had any recollection independent of the record of the name given to the child. She said she had. She did not re- member the names of all the infants chris- tened there. Mr. Wilson again having urged objection to the testimony, the witness said that she would state that to the best of her knowl- edge and bellef and recollection the paper pasted In the book was the original paper pinned on the child's clothing. Mr. Wilson remarked that she had stated at first that she was unable to say whether that was the paper. The witness said then she desired to cor- rect that statement. Mr. Shelby urged the competency of the question he had asked. Mr. Wilson said they were not to be en-! trapped by any such proposition as this. He urged that they must show this was the slip pinned on the clothing by the plaintiff. They proposed to give the statement of the colored woman who brought the child, and fix that upon the plaintif?. Judge Bradley said the witness could tes- tify to the name given the child and also | | as_to the date of its death, if she knew it. So Mr. Shelby asked again, “What was po name of the child given in that institu- “Dietz Downing,” replied the witness. “Why did you give ft that name?" asked Mr. Shelby. Mere Objections ond Argument. Mr. Wilson again objected, and another argument followed. Judge Bradley sustain- | ed the objection. Mr. Shelby asked if there was any direc- | tion in the paper as to the name to be given to the child. Mr. Wilson objected. unless it could be n that the direction was in the writing of the plaintiff. ‘It is not necessarily,” said Mr. Shelby, with the matter.” ."" said Mr. Wilson. fd Mr. Shelby, “to show be,” sa‘ | that the plaintiff had no connection with this child. There have been such things as substitu ehildre ' Judge y si id thet seemed to be a nd attention was called the plalutiff’s declaration collateral matt to the fact t alleged that s - had borne the defendant a child at that time. Jucgs Bradley looked | over the declaration. r. relby id tnat in support of the (Continued on Second Page.) ‘THE RUSSIAN THISTLE Tt Occupied a Good Deal of the Sen- ate’s Attention. MS BANEFUL INCLUENCES SHOWN A Little Colloquy as to Constitu- tional Construction. AN EXECUTIVE SESSION In the Senate this morning Mr. Hill of New York gave notice that at 2 o'clock next Monday he would submit a few re- marks on the pending tariff bill. Mr. Hill’s pobition on the tariff has been an interest- ing question and his speech will be looked forward to with some interest. To Reduce Saluries. Some amusement was created by the in- troduction of the following remarkable reso- lution by Mr. George of Mississippi: “‘Re- solved, that in view of the present depress- ed financial condition of the people, the low | Price of agricultural and other products, the indebtedness of the people and the in- creased value of money, the committee on the judiciary be directed to prepare a bill to reduce by 20 per cent all official incomes hot protected by the statutes of the United States.” The resolution was referred in ac- gordance with its terms, while some of the | Senators indulged in good natured badi- nage at the expense of Mr. George, Senator Gray remarking sotto voce that it was worse than an income tax, The Rassian Thistle Bill. At the request of Senator Hansbrough of North Dakota the Senate took up the bill appropriating a million dollars for the de- struction of the Russian thistle or Russian cactus, a weed found in many of the north- western states. Senator Mills of Texas spoke in opposition to it, basing his objec- tion upon the spreading tendency towards paternalism in government; and as a dis- ciple of Thomas Jefferson he opposed any- thing looking toward the direction « pri- vate affairs from the central governn. at at Washington. He had recently received a pamphlet advocating that all state bounda- ries should be eradicated and that Congress should legislate for ail the states as is now done by the various state legislatures. This simply showed the tendency of the times and he was opposed to anything tending in that direction. If the Russian thistle made its appearance in the District of Columbia it would be the duty of Congress, under the Constitution, to take action to suppress it, but outside of the District Congress could not go. Mr. Kyle (S. D.) followed fn support of the bill. He proposed an amendment providing that the sum appropriated should be divided pro rata among the states where the thistle | is found according to the estimated cost of exterminating it, and that if any part of the appropriation should remain unexpended after the destruction of as much of the weed as possible it should be divided pro rata among the states interested for the purpose of preventing its return. Mr. Allen (Neb.) supported the bill and called attention to the fact that the weed was not indigenous, but had gained a foot- hold here under the laws of the nation—the immigration laws. Should Be Exterminated. Senator George (Miss.) said he had given some attention to this question of late and had come to the conclusion that this weed was a pest which should be exterminated, even though it was claimed by some that it was valuable as pasturage, but the nature of the thistle was such that no man could exterminate it on his land if his neighbor refused to do the same on his. He asserted, | however, that some change would have to be made in the bill to make it efficient, for the government had no right to enter on any man's Jands without his consent and cut up or plow up this weed. He suggested, therefore, that the sum of $1,000,000 should fected and allow them to do the work. He accordingly supported the amendment of Senator Kyle. Senator Harris expressed some surprise that the Senator from Mississippi (Mr. George) should give voice to such urdem- ocratic theories as that the general govern- ment should interfere with the state gov- ernments. “I am not making the speech to make it | plausible to the Senator from Tennessee,” replied Mr. George. “I know what his views are; I know that they are not in accord with the Constitution.” (Laughter.) “I am very glad to have that oracular an- nouncement,” replied Mr. Harris, deliber- | ately, as he left the chamber. “Let it go on record.” “Whether it Is oracular or not, it 1s true,” the retort of Mr. George. Time for Tarif! Talk. At 2 o’clock the tariff bill was laid before the Senate as the urfinished business and the Russian thistle bill went over without action. Mr. Peffer (Kan.) was recognized, but Mr. Call asked the Senator to yield for a motion to go into executive session, which Mr. Peffer agreed to do on condition that it did not last too long and that he should be entitled to the floor when the Senate resumed {ts open sessions. Mr. Harris, however, who had asked Mr. Peffer not to yield, as he did not wish the tariff bill interfered with, objected to the motion of Mr. Call and demanded the yeas and nays. An Executive Session. The roll was called and the motion pre- vailed—31-19—and, at 2:08 p.m., the Senate went into executive session. ———————— SCORED A VICTORY. wi The Republicans in the Senate Win in a Preliminary Skirmish, The republicans of the Senate scored a victory this afternoon in a slight prelimin- ary skirmish ‘hai had somewhat of a bear- ing on the tariff question. At 2 o’clock Senator Peffer took the floor to make a tariff speech, and Mr. Call immediately asked his usua) permission to move an ex- jecutive session for the purpose of ‘fighting 4 Florida nomination. Mr. |Peffer was not uny too eager to accede to the request, and Mr. Harris emphatically said he hoped the mat- | ter would be put aside, and that the Senate should not go into executive session. Mr. Call, however, made a motion to that effect which, greatly to the disgust of Senator Harris, who is in charge of the parliamen- tary tactics of the tariff bill for the demo- crats, was carried 31 to 39. The republicans generally voted in the affirmative and the | democrats in the negative. Mr. Hill and | Mr. Pugh, besides Senators Bate, Ball, George and Irby, voted with the repub- licans. The result of the vote was the source of considerable elation to the repub- lican leaders, for an executive session in the middle of the day is a great boon to them while they are under the necessity of i up the flow of talk on the tariff | bill. —+e+_____ Want the Medals. | Mr. John B. Thatcher, president of the | world’s fair committee on awards, and | Representative Strauss of New York had an interview with Secretary Carlisle today in the course of which they advocated the issue of the world’s fair medal according to the original design. Mr. Strauss Is a member of a large mercantile firm, which has been awarded a great number of these medals, and he wants to get them. Secre- tary Carlisie informed the visitors that | the design has been rejected finally, so far | as he is concerned, and referred them to | the Senate quadro-centennial committee for rellef. be appropriated directly to the states af- TO EXAMINE AFFAIRS A Senate Committee to Talk With Indians Over Statehood. The Possibility of Admitting Indian Territory Along With Okiahoma— The Natives in Opposition. The Senate committee on the five civilized tribes of Indians is preparing to start to Indian territory for the purpose of investi- gating the status of affairs there. Among other questions which the committee will probably take up is that of the relations ex- isting between the Indians and the white settlers, This question has attained some promi- nence recently in connection with the effort to have Indian territory Included as a part of the proposed state of Oklahoma. The Indians have resisted the proposition, de- claring that if they should accept statehood their tribal relations would be destroyed, they would be compelled to accept lund in severalty and would be so outnumbered by the whites as to cut them out of all voice in their affairs. They also assert that they hold their lands under treaty and are guar- anteed self-government by the same process, The white settlers say, in effect, that such treaties as were made with the Indians are not to be regarded as sound, and they are, as a class, very clamorous for the change. Under the existing state of affairs, while far outnumbering the Indian population, | they are deprived of all rights of citizenship, and cannot become owners of real estate, of which the Indians have more than they can utilize. They also assert that a few of mixed bloods and the white men who have acquired citizenship by marrying Indian women control all the lands, as they do most of the affairs of the territory. There was a large delegation in Wash- ington during the winter in the interest of statehood, and the Indians have also had | representatives here, both of which were jheard by the Oklahoma subcommittee of | the committee on territories, but the mem- bers of the committee complained that it was impossible to secure from these repre- sentatives a clear idea of the status .of jaffairs, and it was then suggested that it | would be more satisfactory for the Senate |to send a committee to the territory to |investigate and report preliminary to pass- ing upon the question of statehood. It ts probable that the investigation now to be lundertaken has grown out of this desire |for definite information. |. The scope of the resolution under which _the committee is to act is of a very general |nature, however, and it is probable that | the inquiry will go into many other ques- (tions connected with life in Indian terri- tcry. The committee will leave Washing- ton on Friday of this week, and will prob- ably be absent about two weeks. Se eee SENATOR HILL’S SPEECH. He Will Talk on the Turiff Next Mon- day. |. The real fireworks of debate on the tariff bill will probably be set off next week with @ speech from Senator Hill as a starter, It 1s doubtful whether Mr. Hill's speech can be considered in the light of a set piece or a | flight of rockets, as nobody of course can | tell just what Aimeddt will say until he Says it. But as a pyrotechnic display the | speech will undoubtedly prove a great at- | traction. Mr. Hill modestly announced in the Senate today that if quite agreeable to j his honorable colleagues he would on Mon- day next-submit a few remarks on the sub- ject of the pending tariff bill. As no objec- tions were raised to this petition, it Is to be Presumed that it will be very agreeable to | the Senate to hear what Mr. Hill will have ‘ to say on the subject of the tariff. Eagerly Anticipated. ‘There is probably no other speech booked | for the coming debate that is anticipated | with so much eagerness as this one. Mr. , Hill’s position on the tariff is peculiar, es- | pecially since his connection with the so- called “conservative” movement that led io | the democratic caucus several weeks ago. He has been away from the Senate and from Washington for quite a time, and only returned a day or so ago. Since his return it has been announced that the Senator was in Albany during the greater part of his | absence, touching up his tariff speech and | getting points for the debate. He may, of course, have had other missions,but he util- ized his spare time to good effect in this connection, Will Draw a Crowd. Mr.Hill’s speech will unquestionably draw the floor. He is not much of an orator, and he has a peculiar, almost a bad, style of de- livery. He is extremely clear in enunciation and therefore easy to understand, but his manner {s rather machine-like and some- what tiresome. Yet his words on this sub- ject will unquestionably be of such general interest that he will be listened to with the most eager interest from first to last. Mr. Lodge has already given notice that he will speak on Tuesday next, and with these two vigorous Senators to start the ball rolling it looks now as though the debate would be merrily begun within a few days, — —2-— PRESIDENTIAL NOMINATIONS. A Few Names Sent by the President to the Senate Today. The President today sent the following nominations to the Senate: Treasury: To be assistant appraisers of merchandise—Henry W. Hart of New York, in the district of New York; Alexander Hamill of New York, in the District of New York. Robert Calvert of Wisconsin, sur- veyor of customs for the port of La Crosse, Wis. Army—Second Lieut. P. D. Lochridge, sec- ond cavalry, tq be first Meutenant. Postmasters—Edward C. Holt, Anamosa, Iowa; Charles H. Scott, Farmington, Iowa: August Bondi, Salina, Kan.; Michael A. Barrett, Caribou, Me.; Gilman L. Arnold, Foxcroft, Me.; E. E. Pinkham, Freeport, Me.; James A. Shaw, Chestertown, Md.; Henry Timmick, Ellicott City, Md.; Adeline Edwards, Durant, Miss.; James W. Owsley, Palmyra, Mo.; George Schmelzel, jr., Hum- boldt, Neb.; John F. Sherman, Wahoo, Neb.; John W. Alsop, Galion, Ohio; John H. Thomas, Marion, Ohio; John D. Black, Marshfield, Ore.; W. B. Cunningham, Athens, Tenn; Allen M. Beville, Clarendon, Texas; C. B. Tilden, Northfield, Vt.; John Robinson, Bennington, Vt. —_—__+ e+ _____ THE CLAYTON-BULWER TREATY. the Senate That It Should Be Abrogated. The Senate committee on foreign rela- tions has decided to take up the question of the abrogation of the Clayton-Bulwer treaty upon the basis of Senator Dolph’s resolution, introduced a few days since. The question was briefly discussed in the committee yesterday, and the resolution was referred to a subcommittee, consist- ing of Senators Daniel, Turple and Dolph. There appears to be quite a strong senti- ment in the committe for the resolution, many members believing that the United States should rest upon the broader basis of the Monroe doctrine in dealing with questions connected with all affairs in the isthmus. A leading democratic member of the committee said he hoped that the Blue- fields embroglio would develop the fact that England had decided to ignore the treaty, and thus relieve the United States from the necessity of its observance. Sen- ator Morgan, chairman of the committee, is believed to stand with Senator Dolph in desiring to have the treaty nullified. ee Resolution Approved. ‘The President has approved the joint resolution providing for additional deputy | collectors of internal revenue for the en- | forcement of the Chinese exclusion act. Feeling 1 ® great crowd, both in the galleries and on | SLIPPED IN AND’ OUT| Constables Quickly Spirited From Darlington, 8. 0, THEY TESTIFIED AT THE INQUEST Troops May Be Withdrawn This Week. SUPREME OOURT DECISION —_-—_—_ Special Dispatch from @ Staff Correspondent. DARLINGTON, S. C., April 5.—Yesterday Was an exciting day in Darlington. One mauurder, irritating military control and the arrival of the constables who had caused the original trouble formed the objects of interest. Ai the most exciting moment the military disccvered and raided the “blind tiger” telegraph office, which the corres- pondents had established, and the wires were cut at the most critical time. The military had taken possession of the tele- graph office and absolutely refused to let any dispatches go through. The news- paper men, however, with the aid of the telegraph company, tapped the wire in the building and established a branch tele- graph office in a vacant room. The cor- respondents would enter the main office, bitterly bewail their sad fate to the troops in control, utter loud lamentations at be- ing prevented from sending their news and would then quietly walk around the corner and file their matter at the tapped wire. At 2 o'clock the military discovered the scheme and while they could not find the room, guards were stationed in the build- ing so that return was impossible. The correspondents then went down the rail- road about five miles with the operators, and by nightfall tapped the wire again at a lonely siding. The murder occurred just as the military descended upon the tapped wires, and no account of it could be sent out in the afternoon. A white man named B, F. Payne, not a citizen of the town, but a newcomer, agent for a life insurance company, had been ac- cused by a negro cook at the hotel of hav- ing been engaged in recent depredations on the dispensary. Payne was going to din- ner, and called the cook into the hall, de- rying the accusation made against him. ‘The lie was passed on both sides. Payne claims the cook laid hold of his arm, and then Payne placed the muzzle of his revolver against the negro’s breast and literally blew his heart out. In the confu- sion which followed, the military rushed in, Payne was seized, the hotel was sur- rounded and guards stationed. The news that a man had been shot spread instantly, and with the rapid move- respondents have established their “grape- vine” system. WANT A QUICK DECISION. Awaiting the Court’s View of the Dis- pensary Law. Special to the Associated Press. CHARLESTON, 8S. C., April 5.—The peo- ple of the state, and of this city especially, are still anxiously awaiting the decision of the supreme court on the constitutionality of the dispensary law. As yet no public ex- pression of this sentiment has been made. Today, however, the city council of the town of Camden sent the following me- morial to the court: Hon. Henry Mciver, Chief Justice, and Samuel McGowan and Y. J. Pope, Associate Justices of South Carolina: Gentlemen.—In view of the fact that great uneasiness and disquietude prevails through- out South Carolina because of the enact- ment by its ‘egislature of the dispensary law and the subsequent efforts by our state authorities to enforce the provisions of that law, that the lives of good citizens have been lost, the blood of others shed and property endangered, and feeling assured by the temper of our own people that should a similar occurrence arise as that which recently provoked that lamentable outbreak against law and order in the cities of Dar- lington and Florence, other cities would be subjected to the same inconvenience (or in- dignity) as that under which these two cities now rest, and that life, blood and property of our own citizens would be en- dangered, we, the mayor and aldermen of the city of Camden, S. C., most respectfully but most earnestly urge upon your honor- able court that as speedily as may be pos- sible you render your decision upon the con- stitutionality or unconstitutionality of the dispensary law in its several provisions, which decision is now pending, believing as we do that a prompt decision will tend to allay the fears of our people, to promote the cause of law and order, to strengthen the hands of all lovers of constitutiona! law, to save life«blood and property and to pre- serve our state from the horrors of civil war. Signed: H. G. Garrison, Mayor; F. ALL READY TO ACT Armed Deputies Face the Coke Strikers. EFFECT OF PRESIDENT DAVIS’ ARREST The Men Were Greatly Bewildered by It. NO TROUBLE TODAY —_——— SCOTTDALE, Pa., April 5—The entire coke region is in a high state of excite- ment today, and fears of more bloodshed and the destruction of property are en- tertained. From all points come reports of armed bodies of strikers assembling for the purpose of marching on works still in operation. In this se@tion all the plants are running but the Painter works of Mc- Clure & Co. The strikers visited the works last night and remained with the men until daylight. ‘The workmen, with few excep- tions, are willing to work, but are afraid. Sheriff Wilhelm is still busy arresting Strikers who participated in yesterday's riot, in which Chief Engineer Paddock was killed. He now has 125 men safely be- hind the bars at Connellsville, About thirty of the mob were surrounded in a Bouse at Vanderbilt today, but they refused to surrender. The house is now in a@ state of siege. While making the ar- rests the deputies were compelied to fire on the mob several times. It is . E. Vaughn, W. A. Schrock, . Brown, Aldermen. Ashis action will probably be followed by similar action by other municipalities. TROOPS TO DEPART. Everything Quiet at Darlington and Military Not Needed. Special to the Associated Press. DARLINGTON, S. C., via Bennettsville, 8. C., April 5.—By this time tomorrow sev- eral hundred of the soldiers who have been here will be at their homes and the others will not be much later if trains and swift horses will take them there. The troops thought when they came that there would be enough excitement to make them forget thelr homes, wives, mothers and sisters, but there had been nothing to relieve the quietness of strict adherence to military rules while or duty. Today every soldier knows that if nothing unforeseen occurs he will leave here early tomorrow morning for Columbia. This fact makes them happy, and In an- ticipation of their departure, they forget to kick at what they might have to endure during the day in the way of guard cuty, &c, The weather is perfect. The citizens of the town have begun to recover from the excitement, and business is being resumed, and people are beginning to come in from the country as usual. An all-night inquest over the bodies of the two citizens Killed was held .ast nignt’ The coroner of Darlington county and the mem- ments of the militia created alarm. The situation soon quieted, and Payne was jescorted to jail by a file of soldiers. In a little while another procession marched up the dusty street—a file of sol- |diers following a wagon, upon which lay the body of the negro, covered with a car- ‘pet. The citizens greatly deplore Payne's |rash action. The Court of Inquiry. After The Star's report of yesterday’s in- Quest proceedings over the victims of the |riot closed by the cutting of the wire the | Secret inquest continued. Not only was the eae inquest conducted behind closed doors, | but several militia officers remained in the room, constituting a military court of in- |quiry, by the governor's orders, to take the |testimony for him. Among those who tes- tified was one of the constables who had been in the fight. He said that Constable McClennan fired the first shot, the shot that killed Citizen Norment and precip- itated the battle. The constables who participated in the fight, and who are wanted to testify before the coroner's inquest, came last night from Columbia. They were accompanied by a |citizens’ committee from Darlington, con- sisting of ex-Congressman Dargan, Col. Coker and E. Keith Dargan, who guaran- teed safe conduct for them. They were re- ceived by the militia, and their presence in the city occasioned no excitement. A detachment of troops went by special train last night to Bishopville to bring Constable McClennan to the inquest. He is the one against whom the bitterest hatred is expressed. All interest today centers in the inquest. Con: bles Spirited Away. Gov. Tillman executed a flank movement it night. He rushed his constables into town late at night, ordered them to testify before the coroner’s inquest and spirited all but three of them away again before day- light. The constables did not appear in the heart of the town at all, and the citizens did not know when they left. When the Florence train pulled into Dar- lington last night seventeen men alighted. They were a rough-looking hard-featured set, and wore belts, to which were strapped big navy revolvers, They looked curiously around the platform, where but a few nights before they had participated in a pitched battle in which three men were killed out- right, and from which they had fled to the swamps pursued by determined men crying for vengeance. Their presence last night was for the pur- pose of giving their version of that fight. A squad of militia, with loaded muskets and fixed bayonets, surrounded the depot, but there was not the slightest demonstration on the part of the people. The constables marched into the station, where, behind closed doors, the civil inquest and the mili- tary inquest were proceeding. There they remained until 3 o'clock this morning, giv- ing their testimony, which was taken by a court stenographer whom Gov. Tillman sent from Columbia for the purpose. Soon after daybreak they returned to Columbia. At 12 o'clock this morning a special train arrived from Florence, bringing McLennon and two more constables, under military escort. They were furnished accommod: tions for the night, and appeared before the inquest this morning. All the testimony was rigidly kept from publicity. The town is quiet, and it is thought that unless some unexpected com- Plication ensues or Gov. Tillman makes an- other break the troops will be withdrawn by the last of this week. These dispatches yesterday recited the secret meeting of farmers from the country around Florence, at which resolutions were \adopted indorsing Gov. Tillman and pledg- ing themselves to support him by force of arms. Reports from every town in this sec- tion of the state, reporting similar meetings \by the farmers and the adoption of exactly jsimilar resolutions, gives the appearance of concerted action. The opinion in this section is that Gov. Tillman is marshaling the farmers into a ‘body of armed men, which he can depend |upon in case the militia again refuses to obey him. The telegraph office here is still jin possession of the military, but the cor- | bers of his jury will have to have constitu- tions like the newspaper men to pull through the work they are doing. ——_—_- CAPITOL TOPICS. Interstate Commerce. Senator Gorinan, from the Senate com- mittee on interstate commerce, teday made a favorabie report upon the bill providiag for the repeal of the section of the inter- state commerce act which prescribes pun- ishment by imprisonment for offenses against the act, and substituting therefor @ fine not to exceed $5,000, Pacitic Railroads. The House committee on Pacific railroads devoted today’s session mainly to a gen- eral discussion of the matter of legislation regarding the debt of the Pacific railroad to the United States. Gen. Wade Hampton, the commissioner of railroads, will be invited to appear be- fore the committee at its next meeting, and ex-Gov. Hoadley of Ohio, the special counsel employed by the Attorney General, at a later day. New York and New Jersey Bridge Bill. The New York and New Jersey bridge bill, as it passed the House after the Presi- dent's veto of the original bill, is now in the hands of the Senate committee on com- merce, and was referred to in the proceed- ings of that committee today. No action was taken, because it appeared that the New York chamber of commerce and the Maritime Association had asked for a hear- ing on the merits of the bill, which the committee decided to grant, and set it for next Thursday. The indications now are that the present bill will be quite strongly opposed in committee. Forts Cook and Harrison. ‘The Senate committee on military affairs agreed today to recommend an increase of the limit of the cost of the construction of Fort Crook, Neb., to $750,000, and that of Fort Harrison, Mont., to $500,000, in ac- cordance with the terms of an amendment by Senator Manderson. The roposed amendment will next go to the Senate com- mittee on appropriations. ° New York Port of Entry. The Senate committee on commerce today agreed to a favorable report upon the bill extending the limits of the port of entry of New York, so as to include the city of Yonkers. The bill has passed the House. The Brown Nomination. The Senate committee on commerce to- day considered the nomination of D. G. Brown, to be collector of customs for the district composed of Montana and Idaho, which has remained unacted upon for a year because of the opposition of Senator Power, but again postponed action. Brown tendered his resignation to the Secretary of |* the Treasury a few days ago, but it has not been accepted. Practice in Federal Courts. Senator Murphy introduced a bill in the Senate today to permit attorneys who have been admitted to the Supreme Court cf the United States to practice in federal cir- cuit and district courts without being for- mally admitted. Senator Kyle today introduced a bill to Prevent the manufacture of clothing in unhealthy places. It is directed against the sweating system. It prohibits the sale of clothing in one state made in another in an uncleanly room or in rooms used for sleeping or eating, and requires a tag to be placed upon all clothing shipped cut of a state, giving the street and number of the house in which it was made. Stenographers for Ambassadors. The Senate committee on foreign rela- tions has made a favorable report on an amendment to the diplomatic and consular bill appropriating $1,500 each for the em- ployment of stenographers and typewriters in the offices of the ambassadors at Lon- don, Paris and Berlin. Florida Nominations Discussed. ‘The Senate spent almost two hours in executive session yesterday in discussing the nomination of H. W. Long to be regis- | ter of the land office in Gainsville, Fla., and discovered at the close of the deba‘ a motion to recommit that there a@ quorum of the Senate present. Thi the matter undisposed of and just where it stood in the beginning. Speeches were made during the session by Senators Call, Pasco and Carey, —______ + e+_____ —_ Dismissal and Appointment. John C. Hart, assistant messenger in the nautical almanac office, has been dis- missed, and Robert F. Anderson of Raleigh, N. C., has been appointed in his place. that the bodies of six men were found on the road to Adelaide, the direction in which the mob fied. Four hundred strikers camped here last night, and at 3 o'clock started for Mount Pleasant to visit the works along the line. Sherif! McCann has from 25 to 125 depu- ties at each of the plants, and serious trouble may be expected. The deputies well armed, and have orders to arrest shoot any one guilty of a misdemeanor, Many of the workmen are also armed, that the mob will be certain to receive a warm reception. A crowd of 600 is marching on Mount Bra@dock, and another mob of nearly 1,000 is on the way to Lemont and Oliver. his lodgment in the jail there placed the strikers in a state of ment throughout the region, and the aban- donment of the strike within the next twelve bours is being predicted. President Davis is charged with murder, and there- fore cannot be released on bail. A mob of 1,200 strikers,out of which Davis was taken, camped last night in the woods near Scott- dale and did not make a move during the night. They had planned an attack on the Moyer works of A. J. Rainey of V. bilt, but the absence of a leader caused them to abandon the idea. of delegates from all over the region held. They fully expected Davis to to them and map out a plan of operation, but now a new leader must be chosen, or the movement will fall flat. There is general consternation in ranks of the strikers and many are in vor of giving up the fight. There are ninety-five rioters in jail here, are the jeaders in the movement. | Place depredations are being committed is at the Mount Braddock plant dy, near Dunbar, where about marauders are assembied. They have destroyed some the plant, but no encounter is feared, the workmen will not attempt to en’ mine until the mob is dispersed. The ovens were charged last night are burning. At Hill Farm the men turned and are being guarded by fifty uties. In other parts the situation changed. The murder of J. H. Paddock has turned public sentiment against the strik- ers. Eight Dead Hungarians. UNIONTOWN, Pa. April 5.—At 10 o'clock today the bodies of eight Hunga- rians were found in a wood near Dawson by Some boys who were going across the fields to school. The men were found lying in different sections of the wood, and all had bullet holes through their bodies and were more or less beaten up. Where came from or by whom they were kill is yet a question, and the discovery is the sensation of the day in the coke region. It is supposed these Hungarians shot yesterday evening by deputies a the attack on the Broad Ford works ar crawled out into the woods to die. In the conflict at these works there were volleys of shots fired, and one Hi n was killed outright during the attack. The bed- jes found have been identified as members of the mob. They are still lying in the woods, and the authorities refuse to care for them. The Hill Farm mines were overrun by @ horde of the strikers today and the work- men driven from the grounds, despite the fact that deputies were on guard. The works are now closed down. The mob of men who camped last night neat Scottdale moved up the Mt. Pleasant branch and will attempt to force the men out at all the works from Dawson to Mt. Pleasant. This includes the Moyer plant, where a fight has been scheduled for the past two days, with 150 deputies standiug guard there. They stopped at West Overton near the Bessemer mines and about half a dosen speeches were made. Near there they were met by Sheriff McCann and 100 armed depu- ties, who warned them not to trespass on the company’s greunds or interfere with the work of the men. All the roads leading to the Moorewood and henge mond are guarded by deputies and the strikers cannot reach them except by way of the Mt. Pleas- ant road, on which the famous battle of "#1 was fought and in which seven strikers were killed. The mob is marching to Mt. Pleasant. The Fight at Moyer Postponed. CONNELLSVILLE, Pa. April 5.—The expected riot at Moyer did not take place. About half the miners and drawers have returned to work, and the plaat is in partial joperation. The others elther sympathize with the strikers or are afraid of the mob. The company are evidently expecting an outbreak, and are prepared for it. The strikers who camped near the plant were quiet all night, and made no attempt to in- | terfere with the men when they went in. It is believed that the attack has been de- layed until the strikers from other parts reach here, when the deputies will be over- powered by the large force. | The attack ts not looked for before night. | All the works of Frick have been closed down until after the funeral of Paddock on Thursday. ‘This enables the ctrikers to |turn their attention to Rainy, and Moyer | hag been chosen as the first point of attack. The fight here will be decisive, and will largely determine the outcome of the strike, Both the strikers and the civil authorities are preparing to come out victorious in the conflict. Deputies Appe: Force. SCOTTDALE, Pa., April 5.—The crowd of strikers which left here passed the plant of A. C. Overholt & Co. and Bessemer plant of the McClure Company without at- | tempting to even speak to the men at work. Strong forces of deputies were dis- | played at both places. | Meetings will be held at the Standard ft| plant of the Frick Company and Moore- wood plant of the Southwest Goal and Coke Company late this afternoon. The speedy arrest of President Davis and so many of those engaged in yesterday's riot and the glistening Winchesters in the hands of deputies ut every plant seem to have curbed thelr riotous disposition. Sheriff McCann ts at Mt. Pleasant and ts determined to protect the men we There was no sign of trouble at noon. The Pennsville plant of the Ps