Evening Star Newspaper, March 6, 1895, Page 2

LATE NEWS BY WIRE The. Baltimore Annual Conference of the M. E. Church. “GRATIFYING REPORTS ARE SUBMITTED -Condition of Affairs in the Wash- ington District. INCIDENTS OF THE DAY Special Dirpatch to The Evening Star. BALTIMORE, Md., March 6.—Preceded by most impressive sacramental services the one hundred and eleventh session of the Baltimore annual conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church began at Mount Vernon M. E. Church this morning. It was a little after 9 o’clock when Bishop Andrews took his place in the pulpit and preceeded with the ritual. At that time the large audience room was not half filled, but there was a Steady arrival of belated ministers, and of interested spectators, un- til quite three-fourths of the seating capac- ity was occupicd. On the floor but a small preportion of the assembly were women, in the galleries men were exceptional. Every variety of representative workers in the Methodist Church was in evidence, Bishop Andrews. frcm the admired and eloquent pastors of ecngregations that knew not poverty to the toiling and comparatively unknown but none the less effective toilers in the vine- yard. In an informal and matter-of-fact way Pishop Ardrews effected the transition frcm the purely religious to the religiously businesslike by calling upon the Rev. George E. Maydwell, secretary of the con- ference of 1894, to call the roll of that ccnference. The atendance was satisfac- eEy, only a few failures to respond occur- ring. Following came the election of officers,as follows: G. E. Maydwell, secretary; Wil- lam S. Herbert and Frank Porter, assist- ant secretaries; statistical ‘secretary, W. L. McDowell; assistants, W. W. Davis, A. H. Thompson, E. T. Mowbray, W. H. Belt, fe Evans and F. R. Isaac; conference treasurer, Page Milburn; assistants, W. W. Barnes, James McLaren, C. E. Guthrie, W. G. Cassard and Edward Hayes. Standing Committees. Standing committees were announced as follows: Book depositcry and Baltimore Methodist —Jobn Edwards, Richard Norris, L. A. Thirlkeld, A. Bielaski, Watson Case, W. H. Dell. Bible socicty and the Sabbath—T. E. Peters, William Rogers, Joseph R. Wood, W. C. Babcock, Hugh Johnston, W. T. L. Welch. Church benevolences—Charles A. Jones, B. F. Devries, John L. Walsh, S. M, Alford, James McLaren, D. A. Foard, H. C. Smith. Conference claimants—Ministers, G. W. Copper, J. A. Price, W. A. Koontz, J. C. icholson, Joel Brown, G. W. Hobbs, B. P. Brow! laymen, G. H. Hunt, W. J. H. Gluck, J. S. Berry, D. P. Miller, E. F. Simp- son, S. Baldwin, David Abercrombie, J. 5. Rawlings. Educational institutions—T. P. Frost, G. V. Leech, A. Wilson, D. H. Shields, O. A. Brown, F. J. Wagner, W. W. VanArsdale. Memoirs—F France, W. ten, H. pA. Gibson. and prohibition—James P. Gill, B. F. Clarkson, Geo. C. Baldwin, W. G. Cassard, R. Stri ‘Temperance Wiison, A. J. Bacon, C. W. Solomon Gert Epworth League—E. T. Mowbray, H. D. Mitchell, C. E. Guthrie, A. H. Zimmerman, J. M. Slarrow. Sustentation—Ministers, C. H. Richard- son, L. ‘T. Widerman, R. W. Black, J. B. Stitt, B. F. Clarkson, C. T. Weede, James P. Wilson; laymen, George W. Corner, W. A. Leitch, H..B. Moulton, A. R. Cathcart, L. M. Bacon. Business of the Session. After making the re-examination con- venient for c: idates for orders who had failed to reach the required standard, the conference took C. E. Dudrears’ name frcm the supernumerary list and put it with the effectives. Presiding Elder W. Edwards of the east Baitimore district announced, when reference was made to the absence in Mil- waukee of Dr. E. D. Huntley, that Dr. Huntley desired to continue in relationship with this conference, and purposed return- ing before the close of this year. In reporting on the condition of the west Baltimore district, the presiding elder, J. St. Clair Neal, presented a remarkable showing, for while the financial stress had been severe ard generally distributed, yet mcst of the collections showed creditable increase. A thousand converts were of record during the past year, six hundred were admitted to membership, and there has been undisturbed harmony. Good Year for Washiagton. Washington district was the subject of a Icng report by Presiding Elder L. B. Wil- son, who expressed gratitude because, al- though several pastors within his juris- diction had been seriously ill, all had re- covered. The year throughout had been a good one, the.blessing of God having at- tended the labors of thg vigorously faith- ful. Revivals had been frequent and spirit- ually prefitaile and pleasing results were consequent upon the camp meetings héld at Ebenezer Chapel, St. Mary's county, and at Washington Grove. The ministerial convention at Keusingtoy was also a means of grace. Attention was given the local growth of the Epworth League, the numbers of whica were declared to be religiously enthusiastic _ readily responsive te pastoral leader- ehip. Presiding Elder Wilson expressed himself as hopeful in the matter of new church buildings “in Washington, the beautiful,” and gave credit to Ryland, Grace, Sev Station, Sulphur Springs, Leonardtown, Wesley Chapel, Spencerville, Anacostia and Dumbarton Avenue for activity in the ac- quisition and improvement of property needed for church use. What the Church Union ts doing under the presidency of Mr. G. W. F. Swartzell was detailed and eulogized, especially as to the relief of North Capitol Church. The debt of the Home for the Aged had been reduced $1,500, and the usefulness of the Deaconess Training School and Home broadened. ley Hospital, which is as- sociated with the deaconess establishment, wonld probably be open for the reception of patients during the present month. The American University. Encouraging things, solidly founded, were said of the American University. It was reasonably hoped that before the year closed the corner stone of one building, perhaps two buildings, would be laid. In the important matter of benevolent collections, the record was encouragingly good, special mention as to Washington made of Metropolitan, McKendree, Ken- sington, North Capitol, Anacostia, Twelfth Street, Ryland, Wesley Chapel, Foundry and Waugh. In spite of the financial depression and the remcval cf many members from gov- ernment offices, the aggregate amount con- tributed exceeded that of former years, Only as tc two of the from the Washington congregations was there any especial manifestation of interest by the conference. The first outburst was one of applause called forth by Pastor McLaren’s announcement that Anacostia collections had increased more than 50 per cent. The second sign consisted of much unrestrained laughter when the bishop called ‘Dupont Circle, G. H. Corey.” The non-existence of that church seemed to,afford even the staid brethren good reason for audible smiles. Dr. Hunt spoke of the book concern, the great publishing interests of the church; Dr. Lanahan commented on the informa- tion, and Dr. Payné of the board of edu- cation advocated a more careful and gen- eral observance of Children’s day. Both Dr. Lanahan and Dr. Payne took advantage of opportunities to make re- marks about the recently deceased Con- gress, and thus developed evidence of a lack of esteem for that body by the con- ference. With consideration of a few minor mat- ters and with ‘acceptance of an invitation to attend special religious services, the conference adjourned for the day, so as oe iatvet the committees opportunity to get 1 ———————— FREED JOHN MORGAN. Secretary Stanton Said to Have Ar- ranged It. COLUMBUS, Ohio, March 6.—The Co- lumbus Despatch today sent a reporter to John Radebaugh, on Swan street, to get information about the men who led the horses attached to the funeral car which carried “Lincoln’s remains through the streets of Columbus, en route from Wash- ington to Springfield, ll. Mr. Radebaugh was at that time chief clerk to the United States assistant quartermaster, the late Col. Raymond Burr, located in’ this city. Speaking of various matters about the war, Mr. Radebaugh said he could give the true account of the escape of Gen. John Morgan and his thirteen comrades from the Ohio penitentiary. Being urged to do so, Mr. Radebaugh sald Secretary Stanton ordered their reiease. Stanton said Mor- gan was being held in a felon’s prison in violation or the rules of war. The confed- erates were threatening retaliation. Stan- ton sent @ secret order to Gov. Tod to re- lease Morgan.. The situation was explain- ed to Tod. There was fear that the public cculd not be made to understand the cir- cumstances. There was intense fecling against Morgan among the people. Radebaugh says: ‘'Gov. Tod called a con- ference with Col. Young, his military sec- retary, Warden Marion of the penitentiary, Col. Burr, the quartermaster, and myself. it was decided to allow Morgan to escape. Marion was to manage the case. We were pledged to secrecy. Morgan and his men understood this. They all walked out of the front door. Some of them were sent in a wagon to West Jefferson to take a train to Cincinnati. I myself met John Morgan just outside the prison, and went with him to the depot, where he took a train to Cincinnati. This was about 10 o'clock at night. That is the true story of tae escape of Morgan, and I am willing to swear to it. “I suppose Gov. Tod either destroyed the order from Stanton or concealed it among his personal effects. I am the only person living who took part in the affair.” it has always been believed by many persons that Morgan bought his way out, and Warden Marion was greatly censured by the public, put an investigation under official authority cleared his skirts. The manner of the “escape” and all the cir- cumstances seem to indicate that it could not have been accomplished as originally reported. Mr. Radebaugh’s reason for making the affair public is that he will soon pass away, and his bellef that blame will not now be attached to men who set Morgan free. ee THE HAYWARD TRIAL. Impressive Scene as the Counsel for Defense Spoke. MINNEAPOLIS, Minn., March 6.—This was the defense’s day in the Hayward mur- der trial. The evidence was all in, the at- torney for the state had said his last word to the jury, and it devolved upon the “tall pine,” W. W. Erwin, to say the final words in the defendant's behalf before the judge sent them out to arrive at a verdict. The scene was a most impressive one. | The sick juror had been made as comfort- able as possible for the final ordeal and the court room was packed to suffocation with a curious throng. Just before the Proceedings began the palsied father of the defendant came in, with his wife leaning upon him. They found seats among the throng, the defense fearing to have them too near the attorneys’ table. i Then in came Harry Hayward with his Keepers, manacied but debonnair, fresh, and seemingly confident of acquittal. He stopped a moment to receive his father’s blessing, and to reply, with real or sfrau- lated gayety, “Oh, I'm all right.” Mr. Erwin began his address in a sub- dued but impressive manner, referring first to the length of the trial, the hardships of Leno! and the widespread interest in the ‘The case had been tried, he declared, be- fore two juries; the other one (pointing to the press table) was the jury of sensation- alism, of the dissomination of ill-investj- gated. half-digested news, the jury of de- struction. The speaker then went [nto a long and Lcareful explaration of the crigin of the trial by jury, the law governing it and the theory of reasonable doubt. - ——_—_—__ NO DISPUTE WITH AMERICA. Fiance. Wauts to Take Some of the Payments Going to San Domingo. PARIS, March 6.—The Matin today, com- menting upon the trouble between France and San Domingo, says: “The American government cannot inter- fere in the settlement of the difficulty be- tween France and San Domingo, and it has not attempted to do so. The United States contented itself with the request that France should respect the interest of the American company, which has a lien upon the customs receipts of San Domingo. France never had any intention of med- dling in any way with the interests’ of this company, which pays a monthly sum of 450,000 francs to President Heureaux. nee only asks that 5 or 10 per cent of this amount be first deducted monthly until the indemnity due to France is paid.” ee A MODERN ROMANCE. Mra. O’Daniels of Starkey, N. ¥., Finds a Fertune in a Visit to This City. N, N. Y¥., March 6.—Mrs. Mary O’Daniels of Starkey, who had eked out an existence from a pension as a veteran's widow, is now in Washington, where she has found a fortune of $200,000,and the four children of her first husband, John McCaf- frey. She was married to him in England, but he cast her off, keeping the four chil- dren. After many years she married O'Daniels, who died in Andersonville prison. By Mc- Caffrey’s will, flve years was allowed in which to find the mother of his children. She was located in nine months. , pelle eeee An Old Tammuany Lender Dead. NEW YORK, March 6.—Richard R. Flan- agan, who served a term as coroner from 1876 to 1879, and was for many years prom- inent in Tammany Hall when the late John Kelly was leader, died suddenly today. He was fifty-nine years old, ae A High School Burned. PITTSFIELD, Mass., March 6.—The High School building in this city was destroyed by fire early this morning. Nothing was saved of the contents except a plano. The loss Is $30,000; insured for $18,500. nl The Big Wilmington Failure. WILMINGTON, Del., March 6.—The la- bilities of the George W. Bush & Sons Com- pany, which went into the hands of a re- ceiver yesterday, are reported to be be- tween $200,000 and $250,000. The assets are estiinated to be at least $100,000. The bus- iness of the corporation is stated to be be- tween $1,350,000 and $1,500,000. ——__ A Charleston Schooner Wrecked. BALTIMORE, Md., March 6.—The schoon- er Sallie Bissel, from Charleston, loaded with guano, is reported ashore near Ocro- coke iniet. The vessel and cargo are a total loss. The crew were saved. — A Monument for Douglass. TACOMA, Wash., March 6.—The colored citizens of Tacoma held memorial services in honor of the late Frederick Douglass. In the resolutions of respect passed it was suggested that the colored people of Amer- ica erect a monument to Douglass inWash- ington city. READY FOR THE JURY Counsel Finish Their Arguments in Trial of Oalvin Chase. WR. BIRNEY CLOSES THE CASE Both Sides Argue With the Jury For a Verdict. - THE JUDGE’S CHARGE In anticipation of the case being given to the jury, the attendance at the trial of Wm. Calvin Chase, indicted for criminally libeling Mr. C. H. J. Taylor of Kansas, the District recorder of deeds, was somewhat larger than usual today. Very many of theose who sought admission, however, were denied it. As on the preceding days of the trial, the great majority of the spec- tators were colored people, and apparently most of them were friends of the defen- dant, although the man from Kansas was not without quite a following. One of the matters discussed by those Interested in the case was that of the pen- alty prescribed by law for the offense with which the defendant stood charged. In speaking to a Star reporter of the matter, District Attorney Birney explained that the penalty was, to use an old legal term, “in the bosom of the court.” That is, said Mr. Birney, the penalty is lodged wholly in the discretion of the judge. There is no statute here prescribing the punishment, remark- ed the district attorney, and he was of the impression, therefore, that the common law applied in the case. The common law, he thought, classed the offense as one of high misdemeanor, and the court, he be- lieved, could inflict both imprisonment and fine, or either. The judge, believed Mr. Birney, could send an offender to jail or to the penitentiary, to the former for not ore than a year or to the latter for not ss than a year and a day, with or without a fine in either case. Opening Argament. As stated in The Star, the testimony on both sides was closed yesterday afternoon, and ‘Assistant District Attorney Jeffords made the opening argument to the jury. Mr. Jeffords spoke for about an hour and referred to the case as one of conspiracy against an entirely innocent man, a stran- ger in this community. He discussed the testimony offered by the defense, contend- ing that it was as mean as it was false, asking for a prompt verdict of guilty. When the trial was resumed this morn- ing counsel on either side presented to Judge Cole the instructions they desired him to give the jury. Those offered by the defense recited the statute relating to the defense allowed in cases of libel and claimed that under that statute the defend- ant could show the truth of the published charges and that the question of whether they were published without justification and without notice was a matter alone for the jury. ‘The instructions asked for by the govern- ment contended that the truth of all the charges published must be proven by the defendant and that the burden of proof was on the defendant; also that the defendant should show that the charges were pub- lished for the public good. In passing upon the instructions Judge Cole stated that he would tell the jury that in order to justify the publication, if true, it must have been published for the public good and that if the detendant had in view any other motives he should be found gullty, even if the charges were true. For the Defense. Mr. ‘Thomas L. Jones then addressed the jury on behalt of the defendant. Explain- ing that newspapers were not only entitled, but were charged, with informing the pub- lic of the character of public officers, Mr, Jones stated that the defense first charged Mr. Taylor with disgracing the office he holds and with associating with bad characters. “When,” exclaimed Mr. Jones, “we He down with hogs we must expect to get up with fleas. Now, who is the first friend of Taylor? Why, P. H. White, who acknowledged being convicted of larceny. The government referred to the character of Mrs. Fannie Hill, claiming that she was a bad woman. But, if she was a bad wo- man, wasn't Taylor meeting her? If she was so bad, why did he have anything to do with her? They show you that Laura Benseman was a_ bad girl. Suppose she was, didn’t Mr. Taylor's friend, the Rev. P. H. White, introduce her to Taylor? Didn't Taylor afterward send her to Mrs. jarrett? If she was a bad woman, why did her Mr. Jones referred to the charges of in- decency and immorality made against Mr. Taylor by Miss Benseman, and called the attention of the jury to the testimony of Finley, who had Stated that he saw noth- ing wrong between Taylor and the girl. “But you know Finley,” said Mr. Jones. “He is the man who said he had talked with no one about the matter and then acknowledged that he had visited Taylor last Saturday. Don’t you suppose that his testimony was patched up at that meet- ing? Can any reasonable being believe otherwise?” “We are charged,” continued Mr. Jones, “with conspiring to get Taylor out. But suppose we did, could Chase get his place? Could Laura Benseman or Mrs. Hiil, or Barnes get it? Why, this story of conspir- acy exists only in the imagination of the presecution.”” Referring to the note written by Miss Hill, to the effect that Mr. Taylor and Barnes had always treated her in an hon- crable and gentlemanly manner, Mr. Jones ed: “Who produced that note? Why, lor. Who took it to Miss Hill to have gn it? Why, the particular friend of Taylor, the very reverend Mr. P. H. White. Now, have you any doubt that Taylor sent White to Miss Hill with a threat that if she didn’t write it he would discharge her? Of course, he did, and everybody knows it.” Speaking of the letters written by Mr. Taylor in relation to political assessments, Mr. Jones claimed that those letters were written at dates subsequent to those ap- pearing in the letters, and that they were written when Taylor became alarmed and to save himself. Mr. Jones referred to the testimony of Mr. F. L. Siddons, who testified that Tay- ler exclaimed: ttack me on_ political grounds, but spare my personal characte “The wicked flee no man pursue, remarked Mr. Jone: nd if there hadn’t been something rotten in Denmark Taylor would never have made that remark. Ah, if your bed is hard, you must Iie hard! Mr. Taylor said to Mr, Siddons: ‘For God's sake, don’t put me to the necessity of call- ing a physician.’ Now, gentlemen, I don’t know what Taylor meant by that, but you may understand it when you consider all the evidence in the cage.” Mr. Jones referred to Taylor's remark about barbers not being fit for the society of men like Bruce, Pinchback, Langston and others, as testified to by Miss Bense- man.,and remarked that the girl remained true to her barber friend nevertheless. He briefly discussed the rest of the evidence, contending that the defendant had but one motive, that of the public good, and con- cluded with a strong appeal for a verdict of not guilty. Mr. Langston Speaks. He was followed by Mr. John M. Lang- ston, who also’ spoke to the jury on behalf of the defendant. It was a fortunate thing, he said, to be a citizen of the United States and to be entitled to a trial by a fair-minded jury. The defendant, he stat- ed, feared neither the law or the evi- dence., The jury, he helieved, either fear- ed the man of official “position nor was dis- gusted with the editor. He thanked God for the freedom of the press, and remarked that if it were not for the press officehold- ers would run wild. That state of affairs might not be English, but it was Ameri- can, Contrasting the American and En- glish rules as to the defense in“libel cases, Mr. Langston read the American law al- lowing a defendant to show the truth of th® libel and that the publication was made for good and justifiable motives. Mr. Langston then went on to state that the defendant was a native of the District, the editor of a well-known paper. He had, therefore, the right to criticise the public officials of the District in a fair and legiti- mate way. Mr. Langston then quoted from the complained-of publication and claimed that nothing in it was either untrue or un- just. ‘We have,” exclaimed Mr. Langston, “the right to expect and demand that the ylor interest himself so much in a IE is we for advertisers fo Reep steadify in mind the fact that Che Sear makes 4 sworn Setaifed statement cach Saturday of its civeu: fation for'the preceding weel and hat itis the ontp Wash ington newspaper that rec: ognizes the right of the ad- vertiser fo Lnow the measure of publicity for which Be is paying. fhe amount of ad- vertising appearing daifp in The Star is ample evidence Bat this is appreci: ated. Fhe average daifp civcufation fast meek was 35,640. recorder of deeds shall be a respectable man, even though he be appointed by the President and confirmed by the Senate. Do you suppose, gentlemen of the jury, that if a white recorder of deeds had made such associates as Taylor has made the press of the District would not have charged it and have demanded his removal? Certainly not; and the President would have been com- pelled to remove him.” The article, sald Mr. Langston, was but a just charge of Taylor's shortcomings. “Have those shortcomings been denied ex- cept by the recorder himself? Certainly not,” exclaimed Mr. Langston, “and the dramatic denials of Mr. Taylor will not suffice. It is very easy to say, ‘I deny it,’ but that will not do. “The government has,” said Mr. Lang- ston, “attacked the character of Miss Benseman, of Mrs. Fannie Hill and other witnesses for the defense, claiming that they were bad women. But didn’t Taylor meet them and associate with them? Did he not mcet Laura Benseman, a bad girl, they say, at 438 Indiana avenue, in rooms hired for political and other purposes? Then, didn’t he send the girl to Mrs. Gar- rett? But he claims he took possession of the Garrett family out of the goodness of his heart. But, gentlemen of the jury, do you find Taylor supporting any family without a good-Icoking girl in It? No, sirs, you do not.” Referring.to the friends of Mr. Taylor, Mr. Langston was particularly severe in his remarks, saying that women and men of bad character -were sure of a cordial reception from him. “‘A truly pure man,” exclaimed Mr. Langston, ‘thas no fear of an investigation into his personal charac- ter, and yet Taylor, who denies all charges of immorality, Begied Mr. Siddons to spare his personal charazter, Would a pure man, an honorable man,, have made any such request? Would he not have invited the fullest investigation?” Mr. Langston clo§ed his address at 1:20, when a Kuorgy $ taken until 2 o'clock, District Attorh¢y Birney stating that he would then address the jury, expecting to occupy about gn hour’s time. In closing Mr. Langston ‘again stated that the de- fendant had been perfectly honest and just in publishing the alleged libel, and if convicted, would ar nothing, believing that he had done yothing but that which a high-minded, honest journalist should have done. |, After’ Recess. When the trial was resumed after recess, District Attorney Dirney, on behalf of the prosecution, commenced the closing argu- ment to the jury. The case, said Mr. Bir- ney, was.temarkable in more ways than one, and all through it was exhibited the courage of a man whose coming here had not been welcomed by the people of the District. That courage, he believed, had raised Recorder Taylor very high in the estimation of the people here since the trial had commenced. In challenging Chase to do his worst, Mr. Taylor had, said Mr. Birney, won the admiration of the people of the District. However much the man’s appointment might have heen opposed and its wisdom questioned, he believed that the jury, as well as other District people, would do Mr. Taylor justice. That was all the prosecution desired. Much had been said by the defense, said Mr. Birney, of the power and freedom of the press, but while all desired it and ad- mired it, it was a mighty engine, having the power to make or ruin men, but where that power was prostituted for malicious purposes, the courts stepped in to protect the citizen. : One remarkable thing in the case, stated Mr. Birney, was the utter failure of the defendant to prove the truth of his charges. It had been claimed that Mr, Taylor had visited “the Division,” and, on the night of his confirmation, had there danced the ean can. Yet, reniarked Mr. Birney, not a word of testimony had sustained that charge, nor a word of evidence to support the charge that Mr. Taylor had compelled colored men in office to pay political as- sessments. The whole line of testimony offered by the defense, said Mr. Birney, was a disgrace to a court of law, false in practically every word of it. The case, exclaimed Mr. Birney, disclosed on its very face a foul and contemptible conspiracy to ruin a stranger in the com- munity, simply because he had the courage to refuse to pay tribute to those who false- ly aceused him. Mr. Birney then entered into a minute discussion of the testimony offered on either side, contending that if there ever was a case in which a prompt verdict of guilty as indicted was warranted, it was the one on trial. : Mr. Birney spoke for little more than an hour, and then Judge Cole carefully charged the jury. Naval Cadet Dennett Resigns, Naval Cadet Dennett of Maine, a protege of Representative Reed and Boutelle, has resigned from the navy. This is the young man whose case occupied the entire atten- tion of the Navy Department for nearly ten days, several weeks ago. He was recommended for dismissal by the aca- demic board for “gouging” at the December examinatioh. Secretary Herbert overruled the board and Dennett was reinstated in his class. His resignation is said to be the result of his failure to make the required percentage at the recent semi-annual ex- amination. © Licenses Granted. ey At a meeting: of the excise board this afternoon the following liquor applications were passed upo! Vholesale, fllowed—John Gaegler, jr., 1610 7th street; James D. Donnelly, 828 14th street. it Retail, rejected—Michael Carley, 1101 20th eae street. — Arguments Concluded. The hearing'‘of ‘the application of the Van Riswick feirs for an injunction re- straining the Rock Creek Park commis- sion from assessing their property for bene- fits alleged tothave resulted thereon from the establishment and maintenance of the park was comcluded before Judge Cax today. The court reserved its decision. —_->——_ District Patents. A patent was issued yesterday to Fred- erick D. Owen of this city for a rear wheel adjustment for bicycles. A design was is- sued to Arthur Nattans for a hair restorer. eee eS An Injunction Against Strikers. LYNN, -Mass., March 6.—On petition of France and Spinney, shoe manufacturers, whose workmen have been on strike, an In- junction was granted by Judge Bradley of Lawrence, today restraining strike leaders from interfering with people- employed to take the strikers’ places. Convention of Lumbermen. PHILADELPHIA, March 6.—The first an- nual meeting of the National Wholesale Lumber Dealers’ Association is in_pro- gress today at the Continental Hotel. Prom- inent lumber men from all over the coun- try are present, THE EVENING 8TAR, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 6, 1895-TWELVE PAGES. INCOME TAX CASES They Came Up in the Supreme Court Today. HEAVY HUNDER ABOUT “%0 ROLL The Various Cases All Consolidated Into One. WEEK’S ARGUMENT LIKELY The preliminary arrangement for the argument in the income tax cases was made in.the Supreme Court of the United States today in the presence of such an array of distinguished counsel as is seldom seen in the court. There are three of the cases, namely, J. G. Moore agt. the commissioner of .nternal revenue, Charles Pollock agt. the Farmers’ Loan snd Trust Company and Lewis H. Hyde egt. the Centinental Trust Compuny. The proceedings were opened with a re- quest from the Attorney General that the government be allowed to be heard in the argument and that the three cases be con- solidated. The Cases Consolidated. Both requests were granted by the our, but the second way not passed upon until counsel were allowed to express their opin- ions as to the amount of time 1 ecessary. Both Judge Shel!abarger and Mr. Caiter expressed themselves as acquiescer.t in the request for consolidation in case the order for such disposition of them would not be used to secure an sbbreviation of the tims to be g:ven for argument, it was finally arranged that fiv> hours should be given ‘c each side, with the statement by Chief Justice Tuller that further time would be given, if found necessary, leter. Ha also remarked that the court would not expect nea more thaa three attorneys on each le. The Array of Counsel. In the Moore case ex-Senator George F. Edmunds and Samuel Shellabarger and Jere M. Wilson appear for Moore, and the Attorney General, Assistant Atorney Gen- eral Whitney and the solicitor general, Mr. Conrad, for the government. Pollock and Hyde are represented by Clarence A. Sew- ard, W. D. Guthrie, Charles Steele, Joseph H. Choate, Charles Southmayd and B. H. Bristow, while H. B. Turner appears for the Farmers’ Loan and Trust Company, and James C. Carter and William C. Gulli- rer for the Continental Company. . Judge Edmunds Sick. The Attorney General and his assistants will also appear as the representatives of the government in resisting the appeals of Pellock and his side. Mr. Edmunds was not present in the court today, owing to illness, but Judge Shellabarger stated that he had so far recovered that he expected to be present and make his argument tomor- row. It is believed that the argument will corsume all the time of the court during the remainder of the week. New Solicitor General in Court. Solicitor General Conrad made his first appearance in his new capacity in the Su- preme Court today, and was presented by Attorney General Olney. The ceremony consisted in a simple formal introduction to the court as such, which was acknowl- edged on behalf of the bench by Chief Justice Fuller, who remarked pleasantly that “the court was happy to welcome an old acquaintance in a new relation.” Mr.* Conrad will perform -his first duty in the court as solicitor general, as as- sistant counsel for the government in the income tax cases. . —_____-e-+__. A SUPERVISING ARCHITECT. A Selection to Be Probably Made This i Week. Secretary Carlisle has had the subject of an appointment as supervising architect of the treasury under consideration for sev- eral days, and will probably settle it this week. He has made a close study of the merits of the thirty applicants, and has eliminated from further consideration all but three persons, one of whom will event- ualiy secure the appointment. The Secre- tary said recently that he was hampered in the settlement of this important matter by the comparative inadequacy of the salary allowed the office. RECORDER TAYLOR'S BOND. Judge Reeve Says Mr. Douglass’ Death Will Not Affect It. Judge Reeve, solicitor of the treasury, who has the determination of such ques- tions, informed a Star reporter this after- noon that the death of Mr. Fred Douglass, one of the sureties on the bond of ®ecorder Taylor, did not necessarily affect the valid- ity of that instrument, as in such cases the estate is bound. It has happened, however, that a new bond has been required in the event of the death of one of the sureties. Although not altogether essential this was recently done in the case of District Com- missioner Truesdell. —____+-e.—_____— ATE’S BAIL. Mr. Birney Would Require at Least $10,000 Surety. Referring to the notice given him yester- day afternoon by counsel for Capt. Henry W. Howgate, that they would tomorrow apply for the defendant's release on bail, District Attorney Birney stated to a Star reporter today that he would not, of course, oppose the application. Mr. Birney stated that eight indictments still stood agatnst Capt. Howgate, and that he would, there- fore, insist. upon an amount of bail suf- ficiently large to insure the defendant's presence when wanted again. Bail in the sum of at least $10,000, he would ask, and he thought such an amount reasonable. ‘As soon as he could dispose of some very pressing cases, Mr. Birney said, he would place Capt. Howgate on trial again, pee Visiting the Walters Gallery. Mr. E. T. Andrews, the veteran instructor in the Corcoran Art School, today did his customary handsome thing toward his pupils by taking them as his guests to visit the Walters gallery in Baltimore. He does this each year at his own expense, and the occasion is invariably a most pleasant and profitable one. There were in his party today 130 young ladies, and they tock the 10 o'clock train on the Royal Blue Line to spend the entire day in the Walters mansion and gallery. The party will return to Washington this afternoon on the 5.20 train. ——— George D. Bahen’s Condition. The condition of George D. Bahen, the Georgetown foot ball player, who was in- jured in the game Thanksgiving day, is apparently unchanged. For more than three months Bahen has been lying in the Emergency Hospital unable to move any portion of his body but his arms. It is Claimed that it is impossible for the in- jured man to recover, it being a question of time against vitality before he suc- cumbs. A few friends who are permitted to visit him daily say that they have no- ticed a decided change for the worse since last week. ns The Baptist Young People. ‘The mass meeting of the young people of the Baptist churches of the District at Calvary Church this evening will be ad- dressed by Dr. MacArthur of New York. The address will be on the work of Chris- tian young people. ——__. The Gerry Whipping Post Bill. ALBANY, N. Y¥., March 6.—The Gerry whipping-post bill has passed the senate unanimously. ———_—_. Range of the Thermometer. The following were the readings of the thermometer at the weather bureau today: 8 am., 32; 2 p.m., 56; maximum, 56; mini- mum, 27. GREEN AND HIS PISTOL The Verdict of the Coroner's Jury Was a Surprise. Comment Made on It Today—Feeling fia Anacostin—The Police Regulations. The body of Reuben Forrester or Foster, the young colored man who was shot and Killed by Policeman Green in Anacostia Monday afternoon,-has been turned ov-r to his mother, and his funeral will proba- bly take place tomorrow. It is thought that the funeral will be the occasion of the turning out of a large number of colored residents of Anacostia, not for the reason of the dead man’s popularity, but because of the circumstances under which he was killed. The verdict of the jury in finding that the colored man's death was “accidental” came in the nature of a surprise to almost everybody who was not aware of the feel- ing of the residents of Anacostia in regard to both the officer and his victim. The officer had done duty there for a number of -months and had made a good record and was exceedingly popular. On the other hand the dead man had figured in many assaults and disorderly gatherings, and many of the residents were afraid of him. During the afternoon of the shooting many who knew the man expressed a great amount of satisfaction over the fact that he would disturb them no longer, and they seemed ready to exonerate the officer irrespective of any legal aspect of the case. Lawyers Surprised. To persons who have an idea of the law governing policemen and their rights to carry and use weapons the verdict wa a complete surprise, and especially among the lawyers has the case been discussed today. It appears to be the unanimous opinion of members ef the bar that the officer had no right whatever to use his weapon, and that he should be called to account for his action. Those with whom a Star reporter conversed expressed them- selves freely about the matter and said that in event of a prosecution in the Crim- inal Court the government would certainly be able to show manslaughter. One law- yer went even further and said that the line between murder and manslaughter in the case was one that would have to be very closely drawn, although he thought the grand jury would not indict for any- thing greater than manslaughter. Officer Green, who was detained at the station unt# the coroner’s jury passed upon the case, has returned to duty. At the time he made the arrest of Forrester he had no warrant, but had been told that Forrester had figured in a cutting affray the night before. Sergeant Kirby, in charge of the substation, had given orders for the man’s arrest. Arrested as he was with- out a warrant the arrest, it is alleged, was illegal, and the prisoner therefore had the right to run or resist, so when the officer used his pistol he did so at his own peril. The Police and Their Pistols. The rules of the manual are plain on the question of the use of the pistol in the hands of officers and are to be found on page 27 of the book, a copy of which is in the hands of every member of the force. The rules read as follows: “The revolver in the hands of the mem- bers of the force shall not be used except in most urgent cases, and in such manner that the lives of innocent parties may not be jeopardized thereby. “Wanton disregard of life by an officer, in the careless use of a revolver, will sub- ject him to removal from the force. “The revolver should never be drawn, much less discharged, for purposes of in- timidation.” May Be Presecuted. The police generally seem pleased at the exoneration of the officer, although some of them admit the belief that he was not justified in what he did. The exoneration by the coroner's jury will, in all probabil- ity, not end the case, for friends of For- rester express an intention of seeing that the case gets before the grand jury, if possible, in which event they hope-to have an indictment returned and the officer ar- rested and tried. It is possible that a Police Court warrant for the officer's ar- rest may be sworn ovt, as the Police Court has jurisdiction to hold a preliminary’ ex- amination. During the past few years several per- sons huve been killed by policemen, and in all but one case the officer was exonerated either by the coroner’s jury or by the Crim- inal Court. The exception was the case of Policeman Terry, who killed Willis Wash- ington during the “Jack the Slasher’ scare. Terry is now serving three years in the penitentiary. ———__——_——— THE HANSCOMB ROBBERY. A Daring Burglary Recalled by Jim. Logue’s Arrest. The robbery of Naval Constructor Hans- comb, which occurred about 1878, and is recalled by the surrender of “Jimmy” Logue to the Philadelphia police, as told in the dispatches to The Star today, is weil remembered by the older members of the police force here, as well as by the ex- detectives who were members of the de- tective corps at that time. Mr. Hanscomb, the victim of the robbery, lived on I street northwest between 12th and 13th streets, near the house occupied by the late Presi- dent Garfield when he was a member of Congress. Ccnstructor Hafiscomb had appeared be- fore a congressional committee and given evidence concerning his wealth, and soon afterward when it was made known that he had been robbed of $48,000 worth of bcnds his friends were surprised. The robbery'was committed one evening while the owner of the bonds was at din- rer. He occupied rooms in the attic of the house, and the burglar evidently gained an entrance through the window in the man- sard roof, after he had walked along the cornice from a neighboring house. This robbery, because of the amount in- volved, was given wide publicity, and it was thought that New York crooks had, committed the crime. Jimmy Logue, who was then notorious, was suspected, and, it is said, was ar- rested, but was released for want of proof. Some of the bonds, the officers think, were recovered, but the greater part of them were not. The officers say that there is no indict- ment pending against Logue here, and the naval officer who was robbed has since died. — Commissioner Burt Confirmed. ALBANY, N. Y., March 6.—The senate has confirmed the nomination of Silas W. Burt as civil service commissioner by a vote of 22 to 2. The dissenters are dem- ocrats. ss Father O'Grady to Be Tried. CINCINNATI, Ohio, March 6.—Investiga- tions show that Father O'Grady is recover- “Ing. Prosecutor Swartz and Judge Wilson announce that he will be tried soon for the murder of Mary Gilmartin. Grein and Cotton Markets. Cotton and grain markets, rted by W. B. Hibbs, 1421 F'st., representing Hubbard, Price & Co., New York. as Baltimore Markets. BALTIMORE, March 6.—Flour firm, unchanged— 17,464 bai 57,495 barrels; ~Spot and month, 0. 2 406,480 _ bushels: white and yellow corn, 48.’ Oa: hite western, 36a36%; Ni No. 2 stock, 240,347 bushels. | Kye 2, STabS—receipts, 666 bus Hay firm—good to choice timothy, 00. Grain freights quiet, demand Butter |. Sugar firm, uncl ‘unchanged. Cheese firm, |. Wheeling and L. E. P' FINANCE AND TRADE A SHARP DECLINE IN B. AND 0. STOCK Siatement of the Company's Con- dition to Be Issued. GENERAL MARKET REPORTS Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. NEW YORK, March 6.—Speculative sen- timent was about equally divided between improvement and depression at the open- ing of the stock market this morning, as was attested by an equal divergence of prices, in opposite directions, from the level established at the close of yesterday's business. The professional element was re- sponsible for the bulk of the day’s trans- actions, the covering of oversold stocks resulting in advances, while new selling elsewhere forced prices below initial quo- tations, Decreased earnings and the natural de- ductions therefrom relative to dividends were the chief factors operating against values. Liberal sales for a prominent bear operator, in the Granger group, particu- larly St. Paul, forced a 43 per cent reduc- tion early in the day, but the suspension of the selling movement brought out sufli- cient support to restore the greater part of this loss. Burlington profited to the ex- tent of 4% per cent on the covering of out- standing contracts. Nashville was sold by traders in sympathy with the preponder- ance of prevailing argument. Attention was directed in this column on Saturday to the financial condition of Bal- timore and Ohio and a prediction ventured that any activity in the-stock of this com- pany would force concessions in value. The correctness of this view was demonstrated this morning by a sharp decline of 4 per cent on a volume of business totally inade- quate, of itself, to force more than frac- tional depression. Within a day or two a carefully compiled statement of the com- pany’s business condition will be announced to the public; in the meantime those fa- miliar with the text of this article are put- ting out liberal lines of short stock. The earnings of the road are said to be such as will force a total abandonment of dividend payments. The street has long been sus- picious that such developments as are now pending would appear as a powerful ad- verse influence on the market price of the stock and evidence is not lacking that the delay will now be brief. Among the reports of earnings announced this morning the following attracted the attention of the trading element: New York Central for the month of February decreased $37,703, Missouri Pacific for the fourth week decreased $23,000, and the Southern railroad for the same perioa de- creased $28,000. In the industrial list Sugar was the fea- ture, holding steady throughout the morn- ing on rumors that the regular dividend would be declared today, and yielding later on the announcement that the directors’ meeting had been postponed. It is stated on good authority that the present 12 per cent dividend rate will either be reduced 1-3, or the payment be made from the sur- plus of the company. As an 8 per cent in- vestment the stock at present price is not as high as such a dividend rate would le- gitimately warrant, but as the reduction would be made for purposes of manipula- tion a sharp, though temporary, decline would probably follow any reduction of the annual disbursement. Chicago Gas sold up on the sudden uncovering of stop- orders around 71. —_ —_ FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL. The following are the opening, the high- est and the lowest and the closing prices of the New York stock market todaS, as re- ported by Corson & Macartney, members New York stock exchange. Correspondents Messrs. Moore & Schley, No. 80 Broadway: Stocks. Open, High. Low. Close. American Sugar. . wy «9S < 2176 American Sugar Pfd- 92 Amencan Tonacco. 915; ‘American Cotton Oil. 8 Atchison. Canada Southern. ¢ tc.. R.I. and Pacific. .. Lack. and W Delaware and Hudson... Den. and R. Grande Pfd Dis.and Caitie Feeding. General Electric. Miinois Central. Lake Shore ile and Nashy Long Island Traction. Metropolitan Traction. Manhattan Elevated Michigan Central. Missouri Raciti National U.S. Cordage Northern Pacific... Northern Pacific Pfa. North American, Western Union Tel. Wisconsin Central. Slver.. Grain and Cotton Markets. Sales—regular call—12_ o'clock | m.—Metropolitan Ratiroad Gs, $1,000 at 98%; $1,000 at 99%. Co- lumbia Rallicad Gs, $500 at 110; ‘$500 at 110." Met- ropolitan Ratiroas t Government Bonds. . 4s, registered, 110% bid. U.S. 4s, coupon, 1i2 bid, i134, asked.” U.S. 5s, 115% bid. ‘pistritt. of Columbia Bonds.—20-year fund 5s, 106! bid. “30-year fund Gs, gold, 114 bid. Water stock 7s, 1901, currency, 118 Mid.) Water stock 7s, 1903, currency, 121 . 3.633, funding, currency, 11144 bid, 113% asked. 3's, registered, 2-10s, lve bid. Miscellancons Bonds.—Washington and | George- town Railroad conv. Ist, 133 bid, 143 asked. Washington and Georgetown Railroad conv. 6s, 2d, 133 bid, 140 asked. Metropolitan Railroad cony. 6%, 95%, Lid, 994 asked. Belt Railroad 5s, 80 bid, 85 asked. Bekington Raflroad 6s, 102% bid. Colt Railroad 6s, 109% bid, 110%, asked. at, Gas Company 6s, series A, 114 Gas Company Os, series B, 114 Gas Company conv. fight conv, 38, T31 bid! Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone 5s, 100 bid, 103 asked. American Se- curity and Trust is, ind A., 100 bid. Ame Sccusity and ‘Trust 5s, A. and’O., 100 bid ington Market Company ist 6s, 110 bid. ton Market Company Imp. 6s, Market Company ext. Association 5s, 106 bid. ist Gs, 101 bi, 102, asked. fantry 2d 7s, pid. z National Hank Stocks.—Dank of Washington, bid. Bank of the Republic, 250 bid, 27 Metropolitan, 250 bid, Central, Farmers and Mechanies’ 200 a3 ond, 140 bid, 160 6 lumbi: bid, 1 ‘ash 110 bid. “Washington . 105 bid. Masonic Hail Washington Light Infantry Washington Light In- 280 ed. coln, 117% bid, ed. Did, 135% asked. ed. 0 bid, 300 asked. ropolitan, 65 bid, 7 ja, 63 bid, 70 asked. Belt, 17 bid, 25 asi dngton, 39 bid. 40 asd. Georgetown and ‘Ten- c 1 SUN Electric Light, Se eranee, Siockss-Triremens, Franklin, 55 asked. Metropolitan, 70 Potomac, 68ig bi BT bid. 414 bid, 157 asked. German-American, National Union, bid, 15 asked. Co" lumbia, 13% bid. pid, 7% asked. DPeo- Riggs, 7% ple's, 3% bd, 5% 4 ed. Lincoln, § bid, 8% asked. commercial, 4% bid. 5 asked. ‘Title Insurance Stocks —Heal Estate, Title. 108 bid, 116 asked. Columbia Title, 7% bid, 8 asked. Washington Title, 8 asked. District Title, 10 bid, 4 asked. asked. ‘Telephone Stocks.—Pennsvlvania, 37 bid, 50 asked. Chesapeake and Potomac, 56% bid, 57 asked. Amer- fean Eraphophione, 4 bid, 5 asked. Pneumatic Gun Carriage, .24 bid, '.34 asked. ‘Miscel ‘st bid. Great Fafts Ice, Ran Panorama, 15 bid, 25 asked. bid. “Inter-Ocean Bullding, 90 asked. Mer Linotype, 100 bid, 190 asked.