Evening Star Newspaper, October 17, 1894, Page 2

oao__—_—_—_——_—_— THE EVENING STAR, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 17, 1894—TWELVE PAGES. ‘Washin ston, he had not received a word of information concerning him. RICHMOND, Va. October 17.—Gov. O’Ferrall bas just received information from the chief of police of Cumberland, Md., which leads him to think it certain that one train robber has been caught there. “WE BELIEVE WE HAVE ONE.” jonager Herring's Remark Regard- ing the Cumberland Arrest. Mr. J. @ A. Herring of the Adams Fx- press Compe busy man to- day. He had a steady string of callers and held consultation after corsultation with agents whom the ccinpany bas employed im the search for the When a Star reporter called upon him at 2 o'clock this afteracon Mr. Herring war consulting Mr. Moss and others in the latter's ofhce. He hesitated at first about giving cut any in- formation to the press.saying that he didn’t know whether it would be good policy to make public what the company knew. “1 will nu, however,” he satd, earnestiy e arrested a man at ‘Cumbe eve we have gotten and, > ome of our money There was a great deal of satisfaction in Mr. Herring's tone and manner, and tne other express company officials melted like ice under the influence of their chief's ai nouncement. While they said nothing their expressions meant volumes, and it was evident that the removal of the seal of secrecy from the Cumberland arrest was like lifting weights from them that would have prostrated a Sangow. Truth of The Star's Theory. The arrest at Cumberland tends to show the treth of the the exclusively pub- lished in T tar that the robbers had ne crossed i at all, but had m: their way station on the old Vir- ginia Midland railroad below Alexané At Manas-as a branch of shis roa strikes off which terminates at Front Roya wi railroad wh trave aiso_ touches. Mary? to som t the cit . probably members of th of the Baltimore and } Ohio re rived in Washington at 11:0 teday from Cumberland, Md. He did not | learn any additional facts concerning the } arrest at Cumberland last night beyond those heretofore given, or of the arrests at Cherry Run yesterday. He, however, confirmed that news and re: authorities were on the trac in additi orted that the of four men 2 to the three arrested. ‘Twe Arrests at Martinsbarg. Of these four, two, he said, had been placed under arrest at Martinsburg this morning. They had boarded a freight train and had unmercifully beaten the con- ductor. One of them had a very large nickel-plated revolver. Mr. Green was not leng enough in Martinsburg to learn many particulars of the arrest. = at Shenandoah vurg and Harper's Ferry, the railroad agent informed Conductcr Green that two men bad purchssed tickets there this morning. The agent thought they were suspicious charactors from their af pearance and be- navior. They had plenty of money, which } d when they bought the the meney was described as gold. Two men answering siver of these men were r Aquia creck the day of the rob- becy. One of the men, he aaid, purchased a ticket for Louisvill @ the other for some peint in the west, which Mr. Green | id not remember. The agent described one ta? and ‘nm infested with ‘There were ec nd now are siving a great deal of mmen. Within a week a e of them have boarded trains 4 to swindle passengers. This | nt is important in its possible | om the arrests as indicating that the | ail may have other reasons than iain robbery for wish- slice, dozen or m nd attemp inst sta bearing juctor Contradicted. The eonduccr’s story is dericd by the fol- jowing press dispatch from Martinsburg, W. Va rein robbers have been arrested in this viewnity up to 1 o'clock today.” A Letter to Maj. Moore. Maj. Mo this morning received by mali from Princess Anne, Md., a letter written on the Washington Hotel letter paper, as follows “You and your dete-tive fores, no doubt, are very sharp, but not sharp enough to eateh us. The sgaw (meaning swag) we got last Friday night you will never find, nor will ycu ever find the men that done the — We are sharper than all your detec- tives, “I know you well and know your man- ner of working. Fifty thousand dollars re- ward if you can get us. é ours, for bags of money “KIT CAR ‘. Jr., from the wes The letter was turned over to Inspector Hoellinberger. The police, of course, attach “no significance to the letter, and believe it was written by some fresh young man, who probably belongs here. What the Police Say. * here know of no crook named | are at present | ve any account of the man | mberiand. The fact that he | ston street car tickets and * m iis possession indic: a mgs here or has been | he prove not to be police think | 3 committed | it, of course, ly send mberiand to- O'Leary, | tory seve MONEY. What a Comberta Narrows. Saw at “The CUMBERL. reported to saw . Md.. October 17.—A boy | ¢ police this morning that he out of two) * yesterday, and when they w him they ordered him off. At the police station teday the man sus- ed of being © of the Quantico train | ed having been in Front al, he was seen two days | and said walked to Shenandoah Junction in search of work. He refused to | way anything about his companion, who rode to Shenandoah from Front Royal, or why he chose to walk instead of riding | when he had so much money in hig pos- | session } His companion is believed to be still in | this cit i the p are making a very | careful search for him ¥ EVEN WEDDINGS AND FUNERALS. ‘They Were Called on to Contribute to the Police. tober 37. ‘Weddings and . who described his oc- as that of funeral and wedding dl- or, told the investigators that it was his custom to pay officers who kept the-car- tages in line at either a wedding or a fa- | neral © for each affair. The » -ceptance of “tips for such service i distinctly forbidden by the law. fhe Urelitell affalr came up again for a | mi | good | work of the board idence before the | are made to pay | LATE NEWS BY WIRE Conflict of Authority Among Omaha Judges. pee ea EDITOR ROSEWATERS LIBEL CASE niente Judge Scott Not Disposed to Be Interfered With. MOVE es LIKEL . Neb., October 17.—A thousand people crowded the criminal branch of the Aistrict court this morring to witness the second chepter in the conflict of authority between Judge Scott of that department and the other five judges of the district, respectiv> to traasferring the libel case against “ditor Rosewater of the Omaha Kee to some cther Judge, owing to the alle- gation of prejudice made against Scott. After criticising the other judges for In- terfering in the affair, Judge Scott, on mo- tion of the county attorney, dismissed the case, de-liring that if he could not try the case st should not be tried. parations bave been made by the other to secure supreme court mandamus mpel Scott to transfer the case. The unusual scene of one district judge defying the authority of tive other judges of the district sitting cs a court was wit- nessed in Omaha yesterday, and is likely to provoke some very peculiar situations be- | fore being settled The case of Editor Rosewater of the Bee, who is charged with libed by ex-Sheriff Ben- nett, caused the trouble. On the editor's | *ppeal to the other five judges they decided to hear the case and cited the editor to ap- pear at 9 a.m. today for the trial. When Judge Scott was notified of the | Judges’ decision he declared that the case could not be transferred from the criminal branch of the court. He then made an order nullifying the act of the judges and ordering Mr. Rosewater = poe before him at 9 a.m. today for cel. When court was in session he said: “We have now met the cross-roads, and I do not propose to take either side, but in- stead, I am going to tread right in the middle of the roads. Here I am an Ameri- can citizen, sixty-two years of age, and stand upen a broad-gauge platform that will permit me to give every man a fair and impartial trial. If I did not want to give Rosewater a fair trial the motion might be excused. There is no law to take this case off my docket, and it will stay there. If there is any monkeying about it some one is going to be cited to appear for contempt, and I think I am a pretty good authority on contempt.” ee NE MILITARY DISPLAY. Flags Dedicated for 132 New Battal- jons of German Infantry. BERLIN, October 17.—A magnificent military display was witnessed here today in connection with the formal dedication of the 132 flags destined for the recently or- ganized fourth battalion of each regiment of infantry. The ceremony of nailing these flags to their staffs was performed by Emperor William in the Ruhmshale,or “hall of fame,” of the arsenal, one of the best buildings in Berlin. The hall of fame occupies the north wirg of the upper story, and consists of three sections, ornamented with historical frescoes and sculptures. Among those present at this interesting ceremony were the empress and her four eldest sons, the princes and princesses of the Prussian royal family, the German sov- ereigns now in Berlin, the commanders of the various army corps, and deputations from many regiments. ‘The flags destined for the guard regiments were on the tables in the center of the rooms. On the right hand were the flags destined for the regiments having even numbers, and on the left hand were flags to be presented to the regiments with odd numbers. The flags for the guards were of silk brocade, and those for the other regi- ments were of rich silk. The Prussian bear and Prussian eagle were embroidered upon the flags in black silk. These designs were enfolded in a laurel wreath, and in each corner of the flags were embroidered the letters “W. K.,” surmounted by a crown surrounded with bay leaves. The flags for the Baden regiments show an artistic dec- orative painting. The ground color of the flags ts white, red, yellow, blue or green, according to the color of the shoulder straps worn by the dif- ferent battalions. Each flag is fastened to its staff by thirty gold-headed nails. All the flags were made and embroidered with gold or silver by the ladies of the Lette Verein of Berlin. Three hundred and twenty ladies have been occupied with this work for months past. ‘The flags cost Suv marks each. Emperor William was heartily cheered by dense crewds of people while driving to and from the arsenal. —_—_—_>— ACCEPTED WITH REGRET. The Rexignat of the Commissioner of Pharmacy. ‘The Commissioners today accepted the resignation of Dr. D. W. Prentiss as com- sioner of pharmacy for the District of Columbia. In a letter to Dr. Prentiss the Commissioners say: “Your services are so highly esteemed and recognized by your profession and the community generally as to render super- fluous any reference to them by the Com- missioners further than to express their participation in the public estimate of their alue and their regret in accepting your ignation.” In his letter to the Commiss' itting his resign r. Pr ys t is hardly necessary to state that I taken great interest in the work of board since my connection with {t in nd in resigning I desire to call the attention of your honorabie board to the work done in connection with the profession of pharmacy in the District. Prior to the passage of the pharmacy law in 187%, pharmacy, as # profession, had no standing in the District of Columbia. Any one could open a drug store an pound prescriptions, and it was common practice to find boys or young men of only one or two months’ experience thus dis- pensing medicines. The law, however, has raised pharmacy from a trade to a’ pro- fession. Now, one to carry on a drug store must be registered with the board, and to be registered must be a graduate in phar- macy, or to pass an examination before the board of pharmacy and to have five years’ practical experience. “This applies also to clerks In drug stores who compound prescriptions. The principal has been in examining and registering applicants, and it hay at times been quite onerous. “T can bear witness that the examinations are thorough ones. It covers, principally, the subjects of chemistry, materia medica and pharmacy. It is under this heading that the most exacting work of the board — FOR THE COMBATANTS. ie Sails With Money for d Men for Japan. SAN FRANCISCO, Cal. October 17.— When the steamer Gaelle sailed for the orient she carried about $750,000 in silver, paying off the army. | tor Japat plies for the Japanese army in Corea. ‘The Gaelic carried away 500 Chinese and 100 Japanese. The Chinese the Japanese. moment when Senator Cantor that the charitable organigation in whose care the children of Mrs. Urchitell had been placed by the Gerry Society had restored them to their mother, being satisfied of her fitness to care for them. Police clubbing and the improper char- acter of saloons permitted to do business ‘ere the subjects of some subsequent tes- MOR. aires Confident of Hill's Election. Senator Faulkner was at the democratic headquarters toflay. He says that matters are shaping favorably to the democrats in New York, and that they will cratic managers of the state, he speak with confidence ot Wis elections consigned to China, where it will be used in Most of the cargo was in. ‘The hold was filled with canned meats, and the supposition is that it is meant for sup- say they are going home for the holiday festivities, while the battlefield is the destination of most of hold thetr } demo- BREAD FOR THREE CENTS That is What Some Bakers Say They Can Sell. Ouc Effect of the Agitation for Cheaper Bread—A Loaf as Good as the Best. The agitation cf the bread question has produced results. Though the large bakery | establishments have made no sign that they propose to reduce the price of bread to cor- respond with the great reduction in the cost of flour, bread is being made and sold not for 5, but even for 3 cents a loaf by men who have studied the situation and convinced themselves that the people ought to have and can have the benefit of the low price of flour without depriving the baker of iegitimate profits. An establish- ment on Capitol Hill has put out a 3-cent loaf, which Is claimed to be equal to the 5-cent loaf. This practical move in the di- rection of cheaper bread is described in a statement sent to The Star by one of its readers, as follows: I notice in your issue of October 15, 1894, your column regarding the “bread ques- tion” begins “There is no change in the bread situation today.” It is not often that The Star puts itself in a position to be “called down,’ but in this instance it is necessary to do so, as a matter of justice, not only to The Star, but to the people and the young men who have come to the rescue of the people of Washington, especially all those who are the “bread winners” of the world, who win their bread by the sweat of their brows. The three young men referred to have in the pdst two weeks establishet themselves at the corner of 4th and A streets northeast and have been manufacturing and selling bread at the very reasonable price of 3 cents a loaf, delivered in any part of the city. Their bread is made of the best materials and is first-class in every respect, and they go so far as to use sugar, milk, butter (not lard) and all that is claimed by others to be so expensive. Their scale of wages is the same as paid by the largest bakers in the city, and still they can live on the small profits derived at this price. Now if The Star wants to add to the comfort of the people of Washington, as it has always done, without favor or frown, I would sug- gest that you call on these heretofore over- looked beneficiaries of the bread consumers of this great city and see what ts being done by them. It is true at present, as they will acknowledge, they are small fish, but you know small fish (in some cases) have a dis: agreeable habit of growing, and who know: but these young men—the originators of the 3-cent loaf—may yet turn out “bread ba- rons” as great as we have at the present day. The people of Washington have wanted cheaper bread for a long time. They now have the opportunity of getting bread that has been tested, tried, compared with the best bread that could be bought in the city, and which heretofore has been sold for 5 cents. You can now buy the same and far better bread (which is guaranteed) for 3 cents. These young men are putting on the market what will be known as the butter loaf, and they are willing to meet all com- petitors on their merits. This is a small firm, in fact, beginners, but they throw down the gauntlet to any and all who feel inclined to oppose them. They are willing to fight it out on a cheap basis, as they have started, and as they believe it benefits both themselves and their fellow-men I would say in conclusion that, being a “bread winner” myself, I am interested in_ the | Prosperity of these young men, and as I am | carrying out the old adage that “A doctor | should take his own medicine” I am now using this bread myself and do not hesitate to recommend it to others. Where economy is wealth ‘tis folly to be otherwise. In for the Dough. The bread reporter, while making his in- quiries into the affairs of the bukers to- day, was told on many sides that the peo- ple of Washington were entirely too much concerned in the matter of bread. “Bread is for us to make and for them to eat,” said one. “We make and we sell it for as much as we can get out of it. This is our policy, and this is the policy which we in- tend to pursue. You can talk as much as you choose about putting our business un- der governmental scrutiny, le You can't do anything of the kind. | ought not to meddle with our brsine-s. can't make us sell bread than we want to sell it. whom The S$ an conversed intimated that this discussion in the papers as to how much it costs to make bread, and what it sold for, was already having a somewhat depressing effect on profits. “I'll tell you what,” said he, “we are in the business for the dough and don’t you forget it. We don’t bake bread for our health. ‘The price of flour and labor don't cut no ice with us. Eighteen ounces to the loaf and five cents for it is the right figure.”” a DEATH OF FRANK H. BARBARIN. The baker with He Died This Afternoon at His Home in Georgetown. The death of Francis H. Barbarin at bis home, 1530 20th street, ec curred this after- noon. The many friends of the deceased will be shocked to hear this intelligence. Mr. Barbarin, who was the secretary of the Lincoln Fire Insurance Company, and well known in musical circles, was apparently in good health up to a week ago. On Thurs- day last he returned from a hunting trip, and soon after malarial fever was develop- ed, which turned into brain fever. He was us Te ome time before his death, es a wife and three children. a Mergenthaler Linotype Company. The regular annual meeting of the N genthaler Linotype Company was heid The follo Wm. C. Whitney, Whitelaw Reid, George L. Bradl Samuel M. Bryan, Philip T. Dodge, Ogden Mills, Jas. O. Clephane, Thos. | J. Regan. The sort of the president | shows that about 1,200 machines were rent- ed, with a monthly current output of about | ninety machines from the Brooklyn and} Baitimore factories. peal ees Found in an Uncenscions Condition. Last night about 11:30 o'clock the police of the eighth precinct found a young tolored | woman in an insensible condition near 7th nd RF streets, and removed her to Freed- man’s Hosp! When she recovered her senses she told the physicians that her | neme was Mary Ford, and that she had | frends on 1th street. it is not known just what caused the woman's illness, —__—->—-—. Slaughter of the Seals. OTTAWA, Ont., October 17.—Sir Charles Tupper, minister of marine and fisheries, says that North Pacific seals are being slaughtered on land, which, together with the combined catch of fifty-eight vessels | each season, will soon result in their being exterminated. eee Pea Chicago Grain. and Produce Markets. Reported by Silsby & Co., Bankers and Brokers. CHICAGO, October 17, 1 ‘ 1 50%, F BALTIMORE, Md., October 17.—Flour unchanged —receipts, 9.505 barrels; sales, 125 barrels. Wheat bey tae ; October, . roa Clas, tee, ene = 524a52%; Deven ; steamer No.’ 2 red, | be operated by the city is probably the only ae | Pacific Mail.. ig . and Ki Pullman P. Richine Phila. ‘Traction, pid. FINANCE AND TRADE $f ADVANCE OF ONE PER CENT IN SUGAR Manhattan a Conspicuous Figure -in Speculation. Aes EES GENERAL MARKET REPORTS Sprelal Dispatch to The Eveulng Star. NEW YORK, October 17.—A reacticaary tendency in the foreign exchange market, due to liberal offerings of cotton drawings, a subsiding of gold exporting rumors, the hopeful interview on the business outlook with Pennsylvania’s president, and pros- pects of a satisfactory settlement of west- ern rates, Were factors utilized to good pur- pose in today’s Stock market. The trading was well distributed, but in the main pro- fessional. The short interest defrayed the expenses of the improvement, particularly in the railway list, where the percentage of gain, contrary to recent custom, exceed- ed the improvement in the industrials. Rock Island advanced steadily for a gain of 11-2 per cent under pressure of a Hberal demand from the shorts, and Burlington and St. Paul recorded advances of 11-4 and 1 per cent, respectively. Northwest gained 11-4 per cent, and Western Union, 11-8 by the same interests recently con- spicuous on the opposite side of the market. Manhatian resained 1 3-4 per cent of its previous losses, and has many friends around present prices. The bear raid 20 successfully executed against this property at the beginning of the week, may be duplicated, in the hope of covering outstanding short contracts. It is stated on good authority that the com- pany has earned and will pay its full 6 per cent dividend for the year. The superior short-haul facilities of the surface roads have undvubtedly made inroads on the re’ enues of the elevated, but have not im- Faire] its investment advantages. A willingness to buy on al concessions 1s noticeable among certain strong interests already on the company’s books. ‘The po- litical agitation of a rapid-transit system to potent argument on this stock. Sugar solid up 1 per cent during the morn- ing on the skillful manipulation of a bob- tail pool organized to take profits from a forced covering movement. Inside interests | are not buying, surface indications to the contrary notwithstanding. Purchases, ex- cept for a quick turn, are no more war- ranted than they were at the last appear- ance of present figures. Short stock is be- ing put out on the advance by operators usually successtul m their dealings with this property. Chicago Gas is regarded favorably by con- servative traders, and scld up 3-4 per cent | in sympathy with the prevailing sentiment. | General Electric gained 1 1-4 per cent on a fair volume of business, and the balance of the list was steady at unimportant changes. The important event of the afternoon's | trading was the announcement that the Bal- timore and Ohio had reduced its dividends to a 4 per cent basis instead of 5, as hereto- fore. Simultaneous with this announcement came a drop of 5 per cent in the price of the stock, followed by a partial recovery later in the day. Realizing and renewed short selling based on this action had a depress: ing influence on other parts of the list. As no fast steamers sail before Saturday, it is not likely that any gold will be taken for shipment prior to that date, if at all. Final trading was moderately active, Sugar lead- ing the list at concessions from the best prices of the previous hour. sO AS Sai FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL, The following are the opening, the high- est and the lowest and the closing prices of the New York stock market today, as re- ported by Corson & Macartney, members New York stock exchange. Correspondents Messrs. Moore & Schley, No. 80 Broadway: Stocks. Open. High. Low. Close - 86% . Pant, Pacitic, 5 . and W Delaware and Hud Denver and Rio Grande. Dis and Cattle Feeding Genera! Electric, Ulinoia Lake Shore. Louisville and Nashville. Long Isiand ‘Tr: . Metropolitan Traction - M Elevated. 8. Cordage Co Cordage, pf: ew York Central . and New England, Y., C. and St. Louts.. Northern Pacith : Northern Pacitic, pid North American Ont. and Western ‘Texas fhe ‘Tenn. Coal and Tron, Union Pacitic, Wabash . Wabash, pfd Wheeling & Lake Erie. ; Wheeling & L. é Sestern Union Tel Wisconsin Central Silver Jetropolitan oma® ‘Tele- 48, registered, 1907, 8.'4s, coupon, 1907, 1141] 2-year funding 5s, gold, 113 bid. Water y 115 bid. Water stock y 7s, 10S, 120 bid. 3.658, famding eur- 114s,’ bid, 1154 asked. 34, ‘reg. 2-108, 100 Fre 7s, ton Gas Company- Ger series A, 114 bij series By 115 conv. 68, | don; Jersey City, the Auxiliary, Y. L. M. 28 bid. Chesapeake id, 103 usked. ry 3 “Trust & AL, 100 bid American Security atid ‘Trust 5s, A. & 0.) 100 bid. Washington Mavkec, Company ist Ga, 108 Washington, Market,” Company Gs, 108 id. Washington Market Compa 6s, 105 bid. Washington try asked. Wash- jon Light Infantey 2d 7s, Tw2 bid, 10824 asked. ational Bank Stecks.—Bank of Wastington, 300 320 asked. if Republic, 260 bi via at asked. olla rs patie re Me- chanies’, s 39 Did, 149 asked. "Citizens, 410 .askeds . Columbia, 135° bid, 150 axked. Capltal, 112 bid. “West End, 109 bid. ‘Traders’, 200 W.'” Lincoln, 9% bid. Ohio, 74% Hh Safe Deposit and. ‘Trust Companies.— Washi tea nt see i nS wack Anan curity and ‘Trust 338 1Sdtly asked. Raflroad Stocks nzton and Gesrgetown, 280 bid, 310 asked.” Métropolitan, 85 bid, 05 asked. Columbia, 60 70 At, “25 bid, 3 E ‘town asked. and Tena .— Was Side Ate. asked Georgetown “Gase°Bt Ga S. Electric Light, 128 bid, 131 asked. Jnsurance Stocks.—Firemen’s, 45 asked. Franklin, 42.vid. | Potomac, 68 2i8- ‘Atington, 350 bid, | Ger: man American, 3 jonal’ Uni 144 asked. - Coluinbia, 13- bid. nF wh, iy pct" ea a vid ‘Tis anked ‘alumbin Tie, 7 ha, & asked. a one Stocks. ke and 50 ae 445 Ma, 7 Ee de GRAND RACING EXPECTED Tomorrow. Crack Horses on Hand at St. Asaph’s— Tracks With Every Conven- ienee and Comfort. Tomorrow the magnificent new track of the Virginia Jockey Club, near St. Asaph's Junction, Va., just this side of Alexandria, will be opened, and what promises to be the greatest race meeting in this section of the country will be inaugurated. Thousands have been expended by the club in its ef- forts to make the track and grounds as nearly perfect as possible, and the Wash- ington racing public will find that the club has admirably succeeded. The eastern racing season closed by operation of law last Monday, and from tomorrow until the Ast of December, unless the weather inter- feres—for no winter racing will be permit- ted or encouraged by the club—the center of eastern racing wili be at the new track. All the great horses in training will partici- pate, and the greatest jockeys on the American turf will ride them. The stables began arriving at the track last week, and there are already at the track over 200 horses. Many more from the east, south agd west are now en route, and by the end oF the week it is expected that not less than 500 horses will be quartered at the track. Among the horses now there and among those due there tonight are the following noted ones: Clifford, Rubicon, Stonetl, Dorian, Banquet, Sir Excess, Sir Walter, Henry of Nayarre, Galilee, Declare, Corree: tion, Lustre, Patrician, Mary Stone, Peace- maker, McIntyre, Hugh Penny, Ben Lo- mond, Gold Doliar, Dungannon, Our Jack, Buekrene, Lady Violet, Olid Dominion, Hurlingam, Shelly Tuttle, Will Elliott, Roche, Stowaway, Counter Tenor, Har- rington, Live Oak, Jack of Spades, Flirt, Armitage, Owlet, Hatton, True Penny, Lit- Victorious, Ed. Morrow, Doggett, signee, ‘Prig, Hyderabad, Silvie, Discount, The Commoner, Magian, Song and Dance, Lightfoot, Leonawell, | Jordan, Nahma, Romping Girl and Kennel. From such horses it will be seen that some of the greatest contests of the year will be repeated. ally will that be apparent when such jockeys will be in the as Fred, Taral, the ack -dged ier of America; Willie Sims, the colored Archer; “Snapper” Garrison, Dog- gett, Reiff, nilton, Griffin, Clayton, rgen, Littiefield, Lamley, Midgley, Penn, ake Jones, ‘Trains to the track will leave the Balti- more and Potomac station at 1 and 1:30, running direct to the grand stand, ret ing immediately after the jast race. Eve accommodation has been provided for rac goers, and special attention will be paid to ladies, The rule against the admission of improper characters will be rigidly en- forced, say the managers, and Pinkerton's detectives will police the grounds. Invita- tions have been sent to the members of the cabinet, the members of the foreign lega- tions, to Gov. O’Ferrall of Virginia and his staff,and to others prominent in official and social circles. The card for tomorrow calls for six races, the first race being called at 145. The track can be reached by those driving either over the Long bridge or over the Aqueduct bridge. The latter drive, while perhaps a little longer, is the more agreeable and safer, being down Mt. Ver- non avenue, a grand drive. jundatias samen WOMEN IN SESS! Delegates AN Interested in the Ques- tion of Mixxions. ‘The opening session of the twenty-fourth annual meeting of the Philadelphia branch of the woman’s board of missions and the third annual meeting of the Woman's Home Missionary Union of the New Jersey asso- ciation was called to order at 0 o'clock this morning in the First Congregational Church, corner of 10th and G streets north- west. A large number of delegates were In attendance, the visitors being Mesdames Kinsley, Bradford, Terhune, Caswell, Mar- vin, Savage, Demarest, Ashley, White, Heg- eman, Eshbaugh, Danby, Goodell, Rounds, Bisel, Rinieck, Greenwood, Eastman and Dexter, and Misses Ward, Stanwood, Be- check, La Grange, Lord, Spottiswood, Flavell, Van Orden, Riddle, Dean, Francis, Denning and Brooks. A short devotional meeting was followed by a hymn, and then the president, Miss Susan Hayes Ward of Newark, N. J., called the meeting to order, A hearty address of welcome was extended the delegates by Mrs. Julia H. Platt, to which President Ward responded. The president then named the following chairmen of committees: Nominating, Dr. Sarah Spottiswoode of Orange, N. J.; reso- lutions, Mrs. Charles A. Savage of Orange Valley, N. J., and place of meeting, Mrs. W. Ciift of Washington, D. C. The reports from auxiliaries were then in order, and such were read by delegates from the First and Belleville Avenne Churches and the Mis- sion Land of Newark, N. J.; the Auxillary Young Woman's Mission Society and_ the Junior Christian Endeavor of Orange, N. J.; Patterson and the Patterson Christian En- deavor Society; the Auxillary, Y. L. M. B. and the Snowflakes of Philadelphia; Plain- field,Passaic, Upper Montclair; First Church, Y. L. M. C., Plymouth Chureh, Mount Plea: ant and Lincoln Memorial Church of Was ington, D. C.; Baltimore, the Auxiliary, Pilgrims, Workers and Sunbeams of Bound Brook; the Auxiliary and Mission Circle of Closter; First and Trinity Churches of East Orange; Falls Chureh; Glen Ridge, Glen Ridge Mission Circle; Germantown; Hern- and Junior Endeavor of Montclair; Y. L, M. B, and Ministering Children’s League of Westfield and Woodbridge. President Ward spoke briefly of the new ideas that had been suggested by the above reports, and then she introduced Miss Stan- ood, secretary of the woman's mission oxrd. Miss Stanwood stated that late yesterday afternoon she was speaking at Westfield, Mass., and it was necessary for her to travel all night and until a late hour this morning in order to attend the pres- ent meeting. She declared that those pres- ent were 2 part of the mission board and she urged them, if possibie, to attend a big meeting of the board to be held at Montclair, N. J., on November 6. Miss Stanwood alsc made a number of valuable suggestions regarding the organization of mission circles; stated that the legacies of this year exceeded those of last year; an- nounced that the debt of the American beard of foreign missions amounted to $116,000, and closed her talk by requesting her hearers to pray for the success of the meeting at Westfield. Mrs. Bradford sec- onded the invitation to attend the meeting referred to and asked those who contem- plated taking the trip to send in their names at the earliest possible date. Mrs. Dr. Davis of Japan was next called to the platform. She gave a very interest- ing talk of Japan. Mrs. Davis referred to a meeting,similar to the present one,which she had attended twelve years ago, and then she described the life of a Japanese girl. The speaker said there is always great rejoicing upon the arrival of the lit- ue Jap, if it is a boy. Three rice cakes, surmounted by a small fish, are sent to the friends of the family, while but two cakes are sent if the newcomer is a girl. The girls are called by name, but they must address thelr brothers as “Oider Brother,” or “Younger Brother.” It is customary, said Mrs. Davis, for the older children to run, jump and play with human burdens on their backs. ‘This ended the morring session, and the delegates partook of luncheon served committee under Mrs, Fraser. The after- noon session opened at 2 o'clock with sing- ing and prayer, after which Miss Hazen of India gave a talk. Miss L. C. Holbrook followed with a paper on “The Administra- tion of Ten Talents,” and then Miss Dun- ning talked about Mexico in an entertaining manner. At 4:15 o'clock a young people's hour began, the exerc'! cond) by the Christian Endeavor societies of Mt. leasant Church, Lincoln urch, Plymouth Church and First tional ‘bi doo issionary chil- dren were sung, and at 4:10 o'clock business wi followed by farewell ALDRICH TESTIFIES He Denies Ever Having Forged Judge Cole’s Name. WENT AWAY ON BUSINESS Prosecution Closes and Defense Commences Its Case. eat DR is etonty DEFENDANT’S RECORD The trial of Frank Aldrich, charged with forging the name of Judge C. C. Cole to humerous promissory notes, was resumed before Judge, McComas in Criminal Court No. 1 this morning. As on yesterday, the ccurt room was greatly crowded. The pris- oner soon after being brought in the court room was Joined by his wife and father-in- law, Mrs. Alfrich being accompanied by one of the ladies in attendance yesterday. Aldrich, while visibly intensely interested in every feature of the proceedings, sat most of the time with folded arms, straight and erect in a chair beside his counsel, cool and collected, and seemingly absolutely confident of a favorable termination of the trial. After The Star's report of yesterday's proceedings closed District Attorney Bir- ney called David A. Ritter, a Treasury Department clerk, as an expert in hand- writing. Mr. Ritter explained that for about nineteen years he had been engaged ir, the comparison of signatures. A bundle of Judge Cole's checks was handed the witness that ne mignt tamuiliarize himself with the judge's signature, and then pass upon the alleged signature of Judge Cole on the notes mentioned in the indictment. Counsel for the defendant objected to the witn inspection of the checks, on the ground that they were papers not con- nected with the case. Judge McComas in- timated that he thought the objection well taken, when the district aflorney withdrew the checks, and submitted to the wii notes admitted by Judge Cole as having been indorsed by him. After studying these admitted signatures fer some time, the wit- ness was given the alleged forged notes, Tyhereupon he stated that, in his opinion, e notes at issue had not been signed bj Judge Cole. ae ri Before the conclusion of Mr. Ritter’s tes- timony the court adjourned at 3:10 until 10 o'clock this morning, when District At- torney Birney called Purser C. A. Conway of the Washington and Norfolk steamboat line. Mr. Conway produced the registers of the line, and stated that they showed that Judge Cole left the city for Norfolk, Va., on the steamer Washington May 11, 188, leaving Nortolk four days later for Washington on the steamer Norfolk. A Writing Expert. Counsel for the defendant declined to cross-examine Mr. Conway, and Mr. Ritter resumed the stand. At the suggestion of Mr. Birney, the witness explained to the jury the differences he had found between Judge Cole’s admitted signatures and those on the alleged forged notes. The differences were well marked, said the witness, al- though the signature of Judge Cole on some of the notes had been much better counter- feited than on others. Ending the Prosecution. To Mr. ‘Truitt, Mr. Ritter said he had first examined the signatures on the alleged forged notes in the district attorney's office several days ago. He had, said the witness, noticed that the letter “o” In Judge Cole's admitted signatures was more upright than in the alleged forged signatures, and the final also differed. The alleged forged signatures, the witness thought, had been made by an easy, free penman, not by a hard, nervous writer. While it was usual to find a variation in the handwriting of the same person, said the witness, the same general characteristics of the handwriting remained. Such variations he had found in Judge Cole's admitted signatures, but they nevertheless exhibited the same general characteristics. After stating to Mr. Birney that the al- leged forged indorsemeats had been made by the same person, Mr. Ritter was ex- cused, when the district attorney called as a witness Mr. Harvey Given, a clerk in his office. Mr. Given stated that he had been in the office for more than ten years, and was very familiar with Judge Cole's signa- ture. After examining the alleged forged notes, Mr. Given stated that Judge Cole's Signatures thereon were all forgeries. Mr. Given disclaimed, to Mr. Truitt, being an expert in handwriting, explaining that he testified merely as one familiar with Judge Cole’s handwriting. He gave his rea- sons for declaring the signatures on the alleged forged notes to be f and a’ the conclusion of his testimony District Attorney Birney announced that the gov- ernment rested its case. For the Defense. Banker Wm. Mayse was then called as the first witness for the defense, and asked if Judge Cole had not expressed himself as being in doubt as to one of the three notes casb@d by witness. Mr. Mayse replied that the judge had until he had noticed the date, May 29, 1893, when Judge Cole said that he was certain that the note had been forgea. Mr. James W. Somerville was the next witness for the defense. He stated that he had known the defendant for eight or nine years, and was familiar with kis handwrit- ing. Being shown one of the alleged forged notes, the witness stated that in his belief it had not been signed by the defendant. He did not believe that the prisoner could have written the signature as it appeared on the notes. Real Estate Agent Wm. Marshall stated that Real Estate Deale> Graham had hand- ed him a note of Judge Cole, and upon tak- ing it to the judge the latter had objected to having it cashed by private parties. Bank Oftic! Discount Clerk Jos. F. B. Golden of the Ohio National Bank identified two notes of the defendant, indorsed by Judge Cole. Mr. Truitt explained that he had called several witnesses, bank officials, but that they were not present. Judge McComas sharply remarked that some bank officers labored under the inipression that they were favored individuals. They were not, so far at the responding to due process of law was conecrned, and the court, re- marked Judge McComas, would so show by issuing attachments for them, if counsel desired. Mr. Truitt said that to save time he would put the defendant on the stand until the absent witnesses came, and the prisoner took the stand. On the Stand. He said that he had known Judge Cole since 1881, when he worked in the judge's office. Judge Cole first helped him, said the defendant, by going on a bond for $1,000. The defendant started to explain that he had helped Judge Cole to make ut Ju mas 8 that wat imate SS Saving The defendant then went on to say that Judge Cole had begun to indorse notes for him In 1884, and had refused to bench. Several times defendan' stopped Judge Cole in the corridors of the city hall, when, with the detendant’s fountain pen, the judge would hu | ie i i GB fi f i 5 i Ett ihe i three notes were in the same hat-dv riting. Seth A. Terry was next called by the de- fense, and stated that he went with Judge Cole to Lewis Johnson & Company, and that Judge Cole expressed himself as doubt. ful a8 to one of the three notes, one of the alleged forged notes. John E. Benton, a clerk tn the banking firm of Mayse & Company, was called for the purpose of showing that two notes ot $185 each, falling due in March, 18M, were finally renewed by merging them into one of $570. Judge McComas thovght that even if that were shown it would not be material, But counsel for the defer se explained that they wished to show thereby that Judge Cole was mistaken when he said that be had indorsed a note as large as $370, where- upon the witness was permitted to proceed. The district attorney had no questions to ask Mr. Benton, and the defendant resumed the stand. Referring to the $370 note, the defendant tated that it represented two notes of $185, and that Judge Cole indorsed it. “Explain- ing that he had removed his beard simply | because he was getting too gray, and not for the purpose of disguise, the defendant was turned over to District Attorney Bir- ney for cross-examination. Defendant's Record. He stated that he first came here in 1877 or 1878. He was born and lived in Ohie the early part of his life. He said he served three years in the army, two years in the artillery and one year in the signal corps. He was tried and convicted here of deser- tion and sentenced to imprisonment in the Fort Leavenworth -nilitary prison, but never served a day. There was another relating to false accounts, and he was convicted on that. But the President pardoned him, he said, through the inter- position of Judge Cole. The defendant denies leaving his house here uncared for, claiming that he left his wife in it, and that he experted to return in a day or two. When he found that he could not succeed in enlisting capital in the west in ihe electric company he made an assignment of everything he had, and also wrote Judge Cole. Hut te did not give his address, Pittsburg he went to St. Louis, and after sending for his wife, he went to the City of Mexico, where he re- mained five or six months, endeavoring to Promote the electric company, although he had assigned all interest in the company. He knew of the indictments before the pa- pers published them, but admitted that he never acquainted the authorities with his address. He heard of then while in Mex- ico and determined to return with his wife, buying tickets for this city. They stopped at Pittsburg, however, and from there went to his home near Oberlin, Ohio. Closing the Testimony. The defendant said that he wrote Judge Cole about that time, but said he could not say whether he had mailed the letter on a train or not. From Ohio he went to Chicago. He did not let Judge Cole know where he was at any time, but believed that the judge could have found out where he was, as his brother, W. L. Cole, was Mrs. Aldrich’s attorney. The body of the alleged forged notes, sald the defendant, was in his, the defendant's, handwriting. Being shown a letter the defendant iden- tified it as one written by him to Judge Cole. 4 you,” inquired Mr. Birney, “place anything on that letter by which Judge Cole could have ascertained where you were?” “I did not,” replied the defendant, “be- = I did not wish to compromise Judge Cole.” He reached Detroit, explained the defend- ant, the 20th of last April, and remained there until arrested. He knew a man here named Joe. Shaw, and communicated with parties here through him. He enlisted in the army under the name of Ossian Aldrich, his right name being Frank Ossian Aldrich That concluded the cross examination, and the defendant stated that he resided several months in different cities while away, and while in Cleveland rented a box in the post office there under his own name. While away, a note for $3,000 was sent by him to W. L. Cole, Judge Cole's brother, but what had become of it he did not know. Judge Cole was wrong when he stated that he in- dorsed no notes for him after May 11, 15%. He indorsed notes right up to June 2, 1#%3. That concluded the testimony of the de- fendant, and Mr. Birney recalled Judge Cole, who stated that he did not say that if, after a thorough investigation, he remained in doubt as to any note, he would pay them, and he had paid #*) of notes which he be- leved he had not indorsed. He had, said Judge Cole, received three letters from the defendant while he was away, but nothing in the letters indicated in the slightest man- ner where the defendant was. Mr. W. L. Cole was recalied, and stated that he never knew where the defendant was while away. He did not ask Mrs. Al- Grich. Mr. Cole then denied having tn- dorsec his brother’s name on the alleged forged notes. He had, however, on one oc- casion indorsed his brother's name on one of Alirich’s notes, but only once. He ex- plained to the defendant at the time, Judge Cole being out of the city, that he (witness) would rather sign it himself, but yielded to the defendant's request at length. That was in the summer of 1891. While he might have indorsed his brother's name on one or two other notes of Aldrich’ he did so with the judge's authcrity. Once he in- dorsed his brother's name on a treasury Graft, and it went through. That concluded the government's evi- dence in rebuttal, and the defendant was recalled. —__—~— Does It Payt Does it pay to advertise in the mammoth Saturday editions of The Star? ‘ Hear the testimony of an enter- prising and watchful business man of Washington on the subject: PALAIS ROYAL, WASHINGTON, D. C., Oct. 16, 1804. Editor of The Evening Star, ‘Sir: The experimental coupon pub- shed in Saturday's Star has dispelled all vestige of doubt as to whether an- nouncements published Saturday are forgotten Monday. Yesterday's sales in the depart- ments advertised were among the sreatest on record here. Yours truly, A. LISNDR, ee ooo TWO WOODSMEN KILLED. They W ESCANABA, Mich., October 17.—A double murder occurred last night at the “Old a |