Evening Star Newspaper, June 19, 1895, Page 1

_ EE THE EVENING STAR. PUBLISHED DAILY EXCEPT SUNDAY AT THE STAR BUILDINGS, 1101 Fennsylvania Avenue, (cr. 11th Street, by The Evening Star Newspaper Company, S..H. KAUFFMANN, Pres't. Kew York Office, ‘49 Potter Building. ‘The Evening Star Is served to subserthors in the elty by carriers, on their own account, at 10 cents r week, or 44 cents per month. Copies at the counter 2 By mall—apywhere in the —postage prepaid—50 rents F Sheet ‘Star, $1 per year, with foreign postage added, $3.00. vst Office at Washington, D. C., nd-cliss mail matter.) C7 All mail subscriptions must be paid In advance. Rates of tising made known on application. swe ng Star. _ WASHINGTON, . D. C., WEDNESDAY, JUNE 19, 1895-TWELVE PAGES , TWO CENTS. Te proof of te pudding is- in Be eating. Yesterday's: Star contained 53 cofumns- of advertisements, made up of 909 separate~ announces ments. Bese advertisers fought pubficitp—not merefp space. NICARAGUA CANAL No Credence in the Rumor of Great Britain’s Interference. ed SUCH A COURSE MOST UNL'KELY It Would Be Equal to a Declaration of War. LORD KIMBERLY’S ADMISSION Officials of the Stete Department are giv- irg no credence to’ the sensational reports that Great Rritain is getting ready to open- ly interfere with the presentstatus of the Nicaragua canal. While Great Britain is pursuing the same roliey she has always pursued of getting control of everything in sight, it only re- quires an understanding of the concession which Nicaragua has given to the Nica- raguan Canal Construction Company to show that any talk of England's seizing that property or of her doing anything to interfere with the neutrality of the canal is most unlikely. Such a course on the part of England would be equal to a decla- ration of war. The concession given by Nicaragua for a canal across her country providing for its absolute neutrality within the area of Nic- arnguan waters, English warships could not attack the ship of any nation with whom she might even be at war. Of course, a cruiser of Great Britain, as of any cther country, would have liberty to ap- eh the entrance of the canal to chal- © any otaer vessel, but the fir:ng on a el within Nicaraguan jurisdiction would be a breach of international law that no one in the State Department thinks would be for an instant entertained by even a hothead. The Mosquito Reservation, The operations of Great Britain in order to re-establish Chief Clarence in the Mos- quito reservation may be carried on, and it may be that England has in her policy toward the Mosquito reservation an idea that the establishment there of a sub- servient chief might at some future time be of material benefit in England's rela- tions with the Nicaraguan canal. But that these operations have any pres- ent bearing on the canal project is re- fed by State Department officials as edingly improbable. The canal being fixed as neutral for all time, it must be continued so, regardless of where the stock of the company misxht be held, and the con- trol Is now held by citizens of the United States. There would be no way for Eng- land to im unusual advantage in Nica- Tagua except by deciaring sovereignty over that rt © ‘aragua and Costa Rica chr: n which tne canal passes, and it is considered absurd that such action should be even cont tated. Whatever may be England’s purpose in carryirg out her policy toward the Mos- qauito reservation, that policy cannot have ay bearing on the Nicaragua canal ex- by gross violations of international Lord Kimberly's Admission. The idea that England has her eye on the Nicaragut canal is further discredited be- cause of the admission that Ambassador Bayard secured from Lord Kimberly, the British secretary of state for foreign af- fairs, to the effect that England clatmed no sovereignty over the Mosquito reservation. ‘That reservation has now been made into a state of the republic named for President Zelaya by the act of the Indians living there, and if Chief Clarence should be re- instated it will be merely through the suf- ferance of the republic, and that act will not change the status of the state. The Nicaragua minister here places no importance on the rumors regarding the maneuvers of the English diplomats who are sald to be working to secure a control over the Nicaragua canal. The waters of that canal are neutral, and must forever remain so. ————_+ e+ _____ THE ARGUMENTS BEG Howgate Trial Drawing Slowly to a Clone. After arguments upon motions made by the defendant tc quash the indi¢tments, and upon his demurrers to the evidence submitted on behalf of the government, which fruitless arguments occupled the at- tention of the court since last Thursday, together with those made upon the prayers for instructions, counsel this morning at last proceeded to address the jury in the case of Capt. Henry W. Howgate, charged with forgery and falsification of his ac- counts. Mr. Birncy’s Argument, District Attorney Birney first addressed the jury today. He explained the nature of the charges and claimed in a brief si eech that the government had fully made cut the case. He ridiculed the idea that the defendant used the $4,000 for the bene- fit of th tment, and referred te Capt. Howgate’s flight in i882 as convine- ing evi ce that he was a guilty man Birney was followed by Mr. A. S. ngton, who, on behalf of the defend- utmed that if Capt. Howgate em- the methods he is charged with using he is more fit for an insane asylum than for the penitentiary. It is expected that the arguments will be concluded in time to allow the jury to take the case some time tomorrow afternoon. THE NEXT MOVE. fleeing from justice. Mr. Chiefs and Subchicfs to Come Within the Civil Service. Officials of the Treasury Department think that the next move to be made by the civil service commission will be to brings the chiefs and the subchiefs of that branch of the government service under the merit system. The civil service prepared cants for pl Ing of ommission will not be aminations of appli- government print- s@ before August 1. 2+ These Are Maude Happy. The following promoticns were author- lzed today by the Secretary of the Interior: In the geological Whitman € co 240, KO Lo $2,400; W & . New York, ae ‘alde- Mogist, $1,S00 Ar- Ww 1 Ha stant geologist $1.00 to $1,800; nm Darton, New York, : It B Sty $1,600 to $1,800; Marcus K. Campbell, Ohio, assistant geologist, 200; Chas. D. White, New York, Logist, $1,400 to $1,600; Joseph $1.20 to Ohio, zeologic . Knowlton, Ver- S40) to. SiN ntolog! kes, New Bee to $1,600 Columbia, ai Pension off romotions: Waite, New York, clerk, $1,600 chemist, . District of tant chemist, 34M) to $1,000. Edward F. to $1,500. THEY WILL NOT COMPLY Eckington and Soldiers’ Home Road Con- strues the Law. Overbead Wires Not to Come Down on July 1, Although Congress Has So Ordered. The Eckington and Soldiers’ Home Rail- way Company has decided not- to comply with the act of Congress which prohibits the operation of any street railway within the limits of the city with overhead wires, This action, according to a letter received by the Commissioners today, was taken efter careful consideration by the board of directors of the railway company. It will be recalled that on the 5th instant the Commissioners, in a letter to General Man- ager Schoepf, called attention to the law. Tcday the following letter was received from Manager Schoepf in reply thereto: “ “I am in receipt of your communication of the 5th Instant, in which you inform me that under existing legislation the right of the Eckington and Soldiers’ Home Rail- way Company to operate its New York avenue: line with overhead wire within the city limits will cease on the 1st of July, 95. cn reply, I beg to say that this matter has been the subject of careful considera- tion by the board of directors of said com- ‘The company is confronted with the pany. following situation: It is expressly pro hibited by the act of Congress from in- creasing its bonded indebtedness without previous authority from Congress, yet with- out this authority it is impossible for it to raise sufficient funds to equip the road with the underground system of electrical pro- pulsion. Necessities of the public demand that the operation of the road by some means of rapid transit shall be continued. Under these circumstances, and expressly disclaiming any intention to disregard any provision of the act of Congress, it seems to be the plain duty of the company to give effect to what would undoubtedly have been the will of Congress had attention been di- rected to the matter, and to continue to operate the road until-the embarrassing restriction which now ties the company's hands can be removed.” ———e.—_— THE MORA CLAIM. Secretary Olney Declines to Discuss the Rumored Demand for Settlement. Secretary Olney declines positively to discuss the report that the administration is disposed to insist on a speedy settlement by Spain of the Mora indemnity of $1,- 500,000, In conformity with the agreement of 18sé. Antonio Maximo Mora was an American eltizen owning valuable sugar property in Cuba. During an insurrection in that island it was seized by the Spanish government, and, in the absence of its owner, he was condemned and the property confiscated. Before Spain admitted its error in thus treating an American citizen “and his prop- erty there had been collected from the estate nearly $: 000, When it was seen that the United States government was determined that there should be a settle- ment, the Spanish goverament offered a compromise. In place of the absolute in- debtedness to Mora, which was admitted by the offer of compromise, Spain agreed to pay a suin of $1,500,000, with interest on such part of this indemnity award as should be deferred. It ts said that Mr.. Taylor, the United States minister at Madrid, has been in- structed to insist upon prompt payment of the indemnity, regardless of action on the proposition for the appointment of a joint commission to consider Spanish and United States claims and counter-claims. Interest- ing developments in this case are looked for within a short time. Its settlement, however, may be further delayed and com- plicated by the active participation of citi- zens of this country in the revolt against Spanish rule in Cub: ——__-o+______ VICE PRESIDENT STEVENSON. Must Come Ont for Silver to Get the Texas Vote. Representative Jo. Abbott of Texas will leave tomorrow for Ocean City, where he will spend a week with his ten-year-old son, who is attending schcol in the east. He will then go direct to Texas, where he will take an active part in the campaign for stlver that has already been inaugurat- ed there. Mr. Abbott is quite well satis- fied with the outlook of his contested elec- tion case which brought him to Washington last week. “I am very anxious to hear from Vice President Stevenson,” said Mr. Abbott to a Star reporter today. “We have thought that Mr. Stevenson would come out in posi- tve terms in favor of free silver. His failure to do so up to the present time is causing @ good deal of uncertainty among the dem- ocrats of Texas. “Mr. Stevenson will have my support, and I firmly believe the support of the entire Texas delegation in the next national dem- ocratic convention if he comes out squarely and unequivocally for the free coinage of silver, put if he does not see fit to do that, he will get no support from the Texas dele- gation. I propose writing to Mr. Stevenson in a day or two and ask him to make some statement of views regarding silver, so that I can know what to say in our cam- paign in Texas. “The campaign in Texas will open at once. I expect to begin making speeches as svon as I return to the state, and the cam- paign will be képt up all summer. We will lose no time in getting to work, and we are determined to make a fight, and per- haps one of the strongest that has ever heen made in that state on any question. What Texas will demand at the next na- tional convention will be » man who favors free coinage. Nothing else will do us. ‘There is no demand in. Texas for Cleve- land for another term. His name is not mentioned in that cornection.” ea Personal Mention. Mr. Wm. M. Walker of Willard’s relin- qu'shes his position there, and will leave to- mecrrow to assume his duties as cashier at the Mountain House, Cresson Springs, Pa. Mr. Fred. C. Croxton, who has been ill recently, left today, with his wife and her jie Stocks, for the White ew Hampshire, by sea to v York. F Schwinghammer of this city graduated with high honors in class '95 at Lebigh University as civil and electrical engineer. Mr. E. F. Droop, who has been confined to his room for the past two months, has so far recovered as to permit him to move to his countr: in Rockville. He antici- pates an early return to his desk. Mr. Crosby S. Noyes and Mr. John W. ‘Thompson have arrived at Yokohama, Japan. - Court of Appeals Reporter. The Court of Appeals today appointed Mr. Charles Cowles Tucker reporter of its decisions under the recent act of Congress authorizing such an officer of the court. No salery attaches to the office. Mr. Tucker Is a native of this city, about thirty years of age, and graduated from the law school of the Columblan Uni- versity in 18). He was engaged fm news- paper work here for a while on the Wash- ington Post, and has alreaiy published several vclumes of decisions made by tbe Court of Appeals. He was ‘treéommended for appointment by quite a large number of the members of the District Bar Asso- | ciation. GALA DAY AT KIEL Streets Decorated With Triumphal “Arches. THOUSANDS. VIEW THE WARSHIPS Large Crowds Await the Kaiser at Hamburg. —__+—__ THE CANAL CELEBRATION KIEL, Germany, June 19.—There was a heavy downfall of rain this morning, and for a time it seerred likely to jeopardize the success of the fete in celebration of the great ship canal’s completion. Happily, the clouds cleared away, and brilliant sun- shine, accompanied by a pleasant breeze, followed. After the labors of eight years and an expenditure of about 156,000,000 marks ($38,- 500,000), the great canal which joins the Baltic sea to the German ocean is ready for use. It intersects the peninsula of Schleswig-Holstein from Brunsbuttel, near the mouth of the Elbe river, to Holtenau, on the Kiel bay, and opposite that city, a distance of about fifty-nine miles. As a rule, the sireets were soon alive with people, and everywhere the greatest anl- maticn prevailed. Many of the streets are decorated with triumphal arches and with greeting to the emperor suspended across the thoroughfares. The whole city presents a strikingly effective appearance. The flags of all nations were hoisted along the streets at noon, and sentries to the doors of the principal hotels denoted the presence there of the imperial guests. Naturally, the chief center of attraction was the seaport, where the display of war- ships attracts many thousands ef specta- tors. Those of the United States, Great Britain, Italy and Austria were especially admired. Large stands, hidden by a profusion of flowers, have been erected at the entrance of the canal. AtS8 a.m. the war vessels of the fourteen rations represented here hoisted their flags to the strains of the anthems of their re- spective countries. The official introduc- tion of the foreign admirals and command- ers to the port captain and military com- mandant of Kiel occurred on board the Mars and concluded with the official inter- change of visits. The Mars hoisted the flag of Admiral Knorr, and the latter subse- quently, accompanied by the commanders of the foreign squadrons and many officers of various nations, started for Hamburg in order to meet the emperor. Awaiting the Emperor. HAMBURG, June 19.—At the Dammthor railroad station during the morning large crowds of poeple gathered from the city and surrounding country, anxious to obtain a glimpse cf the emperor and his sons upon ‘heir arrival from Berlin. Throughout the inorning people streamed Into the city from all parts, and between 12 and 1 p.m. traffic through the main thoroughfares was en- urely suspended. The pedestrians concen- trated along the route to the Rathaus and around the Alster, Alter Wail, Neur Wall and other leading thoroughfares. In spite of the immense crowds assembled throughout the gayly decorated city, the most perfect order was kept by the mount- ed police, and there were no soldiers visi- ble, except the sentries in front of the hotels where the imperial guests are quar- tered, | At a luncheon given at noon today in the banqueting hall of the Zoological Gardens 120 persons were entertained, including the King of Wurtemberg, the visiting prince: Prince Hohenlohe, the imperial chancellor; the German minister and the members of the Hamburg senate. The guests after- wards drove to the Elbe, embarked on a steamer and made a tour of the port. They were greeted everywhere with great en- thusiasm, BERLIN, June 19.—Emperor William, ac- companied by four of his sons, started for Hamburg at 11 a.m. POTSDAM, June 19.—The empress started for Kiel at 2 p.m. The Emperor's Arrival. The imperial train steamed into the depot at 4:12 p.m., and shortly afterward the em- peror and his four sons stepped out upon the platform. Their appearance was greet- ed with an outburst of cheering. The emperor, accompanied by Herr Moenckeberg, then drove off to the Rath- aus, being cheered by the immense crowds of people lining the route. —__>__ INSPECTOR McLAUGHLIN SENTENCED Two Years and a Half in State's Prison. NEW YORK, June —Judge the court of oyer and terminer tenced Police Inspector Wm. W. McLaugh- lin, convicted of extortion, to two years and six months in state’s prison. Counsel for McLaughlin made a strong appeal for clemency, ond asked that the penitentiary be made tie place of confinement. Judge Barrett said that he had taken ey- erything into consideration, and thought that as far as the place of confinement went he could make no distinction, On hearing the sentence McLaughlin turned deathly pale. A week's stay was granted io allow tie condemned man to ar- range his affairs before leaving for prison. Judge Barrett refused the application of District Attorney Fellows to dismiss the indictments against former Police Captains Donohue and Doherty. He said the matter could go over till the fall. As to the in- dictments against the former park commi: sioners, the judge said that he would take some time to look up the new law, waich affecied their case. ————.__. THE WHIST CONGRESS, Barrett in today sen- Secretary Weems Reports a Member- ship of 21,758. MINNEAPOLIS, Minn., June 19.—At the business session of the American Whist League today Robert Weéms of Brooklyn, N.Y., presented his report as correspond- ing secretary. The league comprises 128 cluks, with 6,956 actual players, and a total membership of 21,753. This afternoon the secoud round for the Hamilton trophy was played, and the pro- gressive match for fours was begun. aa Music at the Capitol Grounds. The following Is the program of the cor- cert at the Capitol grounds this afternoon by the United States Marine Band, F. Fan- efiulli, conductor: 1. March, Liberty Pell 2. Overture, Masaniello ... Sousa igade -Beyer nna Beauties. 4. 5. Grand selection, Merchant of Venice, ‘ Pinsuti 6. (2) Morton Cadets -Fanciulli (y) The Gloricus South. -Fanciulli 7. Serenade (Spanish). Lolita 8. Patrol, Coxey’s Industrial Army, by request. + Arth 9. Patriotic, Hail, Columbia. -Fyles Favor of Mr. Mackall, In the case of Westell Willoughby against Brooke Mackall, in which the plaintiff claimed $5,000 for legal services rendered the defendant, the jury to returned a estes in favor of Mr. Mackall. A STRONG DEFENSE Commissioner Trucedell’s Associates Make Public Oertain Facts, The Delaware eee Extension Was Determined Before He Came Inte Ofiice. The following letter, received at The Star office today, fully explains itself: OFFICE OF THE COMMISSIONERS OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, WASHINGTON, D. C., June 18, 1895. To the Editor of The Evening Star: Dear Sir: The decision of the Court of Appeais in the case of the Commissioners against Goodfellow and others, decided yes- terday, gives to the Commissioners a proper occasion to make a statement which they have long intended.to make, but did not deem proper to make while the matter was pending in the courts. Intimations were made by counsel to the effect that the deflection of Delaware ave- nue extended, as made by the Commission- ers, was in the interest of Commissioner Truesdeil, and with a desire to protect his property. é The wide publicity given this statement, with the publication of maps showing the nearness of this proposed avenue to Col. ‘Truesdell’s property and its relation there- to, requires as emphatic an answer as words can make. It is utterly untrue that Commissioner ‘Truesdell's property interests had anything whatever to do w'th the deflection of Dela- ware avenue, or were even considered in connection with the matter, or that the de- flection resulted from any recommenda- tion or suggestion by him. The location that avenue along the line of Brentwood road, as required by the Commissioners, was officially decided as long ago as Feb- ruary, 18%, by Commissioners Douglass, Ross and Rossell—iong before Commis- sioner Truesdeli was appointed Commis- sioner, and before even Maj. Powell or Commissioner Parker became members of the board. After the act of 1888, requiring all future subdivisions of land in the county to con- form to the general plan of the city of Washington, it became the duty of the Commissioners to officially locate extended strects and avenues, from time to time, to enable property holders to subdivide their property in accordance with that act. Several of the avenues and streets were thus located and deflected from their city alignmegts, for good and sufficient reasons, and among them was Delaware avenue, as shown by the official reeords in the Com- missioners’ office, a map of which was duly signed by the then board of Commission- ers, in Fcbruary, 1893, This location of Delaware avenue was substantially comfirmed by the present board cf Commissioners, as one result of their careful and comprehensive study for the highway extensiow plan. As a further history of the location of Delaware avenue Commissioner Truesdell states thet fh ing to 1887, when he was prepar- ibdivide Eckington, he proposed to joner Ludlow, then Engineer Com- missioner, to dedicate Delaware avenue through Eckington, and was informed that such a location would not be accepted, as the proper location of that avenue would her,east along the line of Brent- a. ords in the offite of the Commis- stoners, before referred to, are open to the inspection of the public,Jand_ they’ comp!ete- ly refute the unfound charge that the present board of Comumissi thave de- flected that avenue to ppei the property Commissioner Trues from injury. It seems hardly necesi&ry to go so much, into detail for the defemfe of men Charged with such important duties, but it is en- tirely untrue that the €xtension of Dela- ware avenue in a right line would injure Commissioncr Truesdell’s property. On the contrary he would be gteatly benefited by such an extension, as It would require about 300,000 feet of his land which is unsuitable for residential purposes to be condemned, and for which his compensation would be not less than $150,000 at current prices. But such an extension along the Ecking- ton valley, crossing and recrossing the Baltimore and Ohio railroad on grade and at acute angles within half a mile, would be utterly worthless as a public highway and could not be justified upon any sound engineering principles. Tae line of Brentwood road Is the proper and most economical extensioh of Delaware avenue and the Court of Appeals has prac- Ucally sustained the Commissioners in that view. ? Commissioner Truesdell’s associates have served with him now for more than fifteen months, and they say without reservation that he has brought to his work abilities of the highest order and integrity and hon- esty of purpese which above criticism. In every official act he ha’ shown a desire to conserve what he deems the very best interest of the Districteof Columbia. Trusting that you will give to this letter a place in your columns, we have the honor to be, with great respect, Very truly yours, JOHN W, ROSS, CHAS. F. POWELL, Major Corps of Engineers, U.S.A., Commissioners D. C. —— GIVEN LAUDANUM. An Alleged Attempt to Murder a Sick Woman. Harrison Handy and Birdle Knight were in Judge Miller’s cOurt today, charged with having made an effort“to kill Mrs. Cora Handy, the man’s wife, by administer- ing a dose of laudanum, and the case was continued until Saturday. Mrs. Handy, who has been married four years, and Is the mother of two children, is now only twenty years old. She has been sick for some time, and Birdie Knight, who is eighteen years old, has been nursing her. Last evening, after the doctor had pre- scribed for the patient, Birdie was sent for the medicine, and it i alleged that when on this errand she also purchased some laudanum. Returning to the house, she poured cut what the invalid thought was a dose of the doctor’s medicine and gave it to her. This dose, it is claimed, was laud- anum. i When it was given to the patient the lat- ter swallowed it without any hesitation, but as soon as the liq had disappeare: down her throat she defected the taste of laudanum, and immediately grabbed the bottle the nurse held im “her hand. On the iabel, it is alleged, she saw the word “Poison,” and her screams attracted cthers about the prensses, who ran for the doctor. When the physician arrived the woman was unconscious, but by the use of emetics he soon restored her to conscious- ness. The police were notified of the case, and Officer Curtis arrested the hushand and the nurse. It is alleged that the hus- band was Instrumental in causing the girl to give the poison, and the girl denies that she administered the drug. This morning the sick woman was much better, and the physicians think she will recover. —-—___- Jamping on Cars. President Dunlop of the Washington and Georgetown railroad appeared before the Commissioners this afternoon and argued that the police regulations which prohib- ited newsboys from frmping on the cars be vigidly enforced. This morning, he said, a boy had fallen while: jumping from one cable car to another in eGorgetown, and one of his legs was severed from the body. The Commissioners assured President Dunlop that the jor of police would be instructed to notity all police officers to se to it that offenders be brought into court. ; ——— Removigg Parking. An order was issued by the Commission- ers this morning directing that the cost of removing the parking and paving of the space in ihe center of New York avenue between 9th and 10th streets be assessed against the abutting property. The cost of the work aggregates $2,716.18 CASES POSTPONED Judge Kimball’s Action in the Street Obstruction Warrants. MR. PUGH GIVES NOTICE He Will File New Charges Each Day. THE LEGAL, ARGUMENTS —_—__>+_—_ Prosecuting Attorney Pugh appeared in Judge Kimball's court again today und repeated his objection made yesterday to the acticn of Judge Kimball in continuing the so-called obstruction cases because scme of them have heen taken to the upper court on writs of certiorari. c Counsel for the lumber men and some of the Louisiana aver.ue dealers, Lawyers W. F. Mattingly and W. J. Miller, appeared in ccurt to give their side of the cases and ask that the order of the court yesterday in continuing the cases be not changed. When the cases were called Mr.e Pugh arnounced that he had filed additional charges against the persons who are oc- cupying the public space for private pur- poses, and he was ready to proceed with the hesring of them. i Mr. Mattingly, speaking for his’ many clients, said they were not men of the criminal class, but were citizens engaged in business, who constitute the life biood of the community. Even before these pro- ccedings were instituted, he sald, his clients had heen adv that they were violating no law. When the warrants were sworn out writs of ‘certiorari. were sued out, not for the purposes of delay, as Mr. Pugh sald yesterday, but for the legitimate pur- pose of testing the law, and they were sued out in good faith. The location of these places inconveni- ences no one and he can see no reason why these men should be brought into court every day. So far as he fs con- cerned, he says, he is willing to come to any agreement whatever whereby the cases may be disposed of at this term of the court. Under these circumstances he said he considered this a: move against the men a matter of petty persecution. He thought the court's action yesterday was fair and just and he saw no reason why the cases should not be.postponed until the decision is reached. “I understand,” said the court, “that a writ of certiorari exists in each of these cases, and that the new charges involve the points at issue in the writs.” “Exactly the same,” Mr. Mattingly sald. Mr. Miller's turn came next, but he was satisfied with what Mr. Mattingly said, as he had fully covered tMe ground. Mr. Push Not Satisfied. But Mr. Pugh was not at all satisfied. He told Judge Kimball that the District, through its executive officers, was only trying to enforce a law that had been on the statute books since 1802. “And even if it is a petty annoyance,” he sald, “I am here to insist upon a trial of these cases, and I have good reasons for so doing. This law has been violated all these years, and why these defendants should get these delays in this way I am unable to understand, and in my opinion these writs of certiorari are not worth the paper on which they are written. Mr. Thomas, I understand, is to file a motion to quash the writs, and the result will be the same as it has been heretofore. “But, your honor,” continued Mr. Pugh, ‘there has been no reason shown why the court should continue these cases and tie the hands of the District in one class, while another class is tried. There is no new question involved in any of these cases. Counsel may give cpinions, but the courts have decided the matter three times. Each time the question of parking has come up, and the result has been the same each time.” Judge Kimball's Remarks. Judg2 Kimball said he had no doubt about the ultimate result in the cases. He had his ideas of the law, and had expressed them ia other cases, and he saw no reason for changing his cpinion. “Trey know that,” sald Mr. Pugh, “and that’s why they don’t want to go to trial.” “Unfortunately,” said Judge Kimball, “there is no app2al from this court. There ought to be a way whereby the judgments of the court could be reviewed. In the writs sued out the claim of concurrent ju- risdiction is made, and the matter at pres- ent remains undecided.” . Continuing, Judge Kimball said the ques- tion for him was whether these cases should be tried or continued, pending the decision of the upper court. While, as he said before, he has no doubt as to what the result will be, yet he felt that these people are entitled to get the benefit of the decision, and he therefore saw Bo. Treason why he should do other than continue he new cases, as he Cid yesterday. He, how- ever, would continue cases only where the defendant has scare taken up on a writ of certiorari pending. : Mr. Mattingly said he desired to object to Mr. Pugh's statement that these writs were obtained only for the purposes of de- lay. Mr. Pugh sald he was still of that opinion, and he thought the facts.would bear him out, Mr. Pugh’s Ultimatum, Then Mr. Pugh took occasion to make some remarks as to the action of the court in postponing these cases. “I must Say;” he said, “that through the instrumentality of the district attorney's of- fice I will use my best efforts to have these cases brought to trial, as I intend to file new charges every day. The action of the court, in my opiaion, thwarts the attorney’s office at the very threshold of the prosecu- tions of violations of this law. It means simply a suspension of the operations of the law in every case where the defendant is able to raise $il for a writ and employ a lawyer. Under the same ruling a vagrant or disorderly person might do the same thing. The court is doing one thing in one class of cases and another thing in another class. There are, then, no cases to try ex- cept those against some poor people, stone yards and blacksmiths.” ‘Lhe judge announced that the cases be- fore the court were indefinitely postponed. “I announce right here,” said Mr. Pugh, “that I intend to file warrants every and bring the offenders into court receive instructions to the contrary.” ———— Petitions for Divorce. A petition for divorce was filed today by Josie Rothe against Gustave Rothe. The papers in the case were withheld from pub- lication. James A. Wilker also petitioned for di- vorce today from Elizabeth B. Wilker. He states that they were married here October 5, 1885, and that one child, a boy, now eight years of age, was born to them. He charges that his wife deserted and aban- doned him July 22, 1886. He prays for the custody of the child, now with Mrs. Wilker, and having about it, the petitioner alleges, “influences that are detrimental.” —.__ Broke His Leg. This morning, about 9 o'clock, Joseph Hall, a colored hodcarrier, twenty-seven years old, livirg at 221 G street northwest, fell from a building at Sheridan avenue and 14th street and broke his right leg be- low the knee. He was sent to I'reedmen’s Hespital for treatment, THERE IS ONLY ONE HOPE Court of Appea!s Rules Against Thomas J. Taylor. Only Executive Clemency Can Prevent Hts Hanging on the 26th of Next Month. Unless the President interferes, Thomas J. Taylor, sentenced to be hanged on the 26th cf next month for the murder of his wife, Nannie W. Taylor, last September, will pay the extreme penalty of the law, the Court of Appeals having today affirm- ed the judgment of the court below. Taylor, a young white man, shot hisgwife on the 14th of last September at their Rome on lith street soutreast. He was tried several weeks ago before Judge Cole, and his defense, as Mr. Justice Morris states, in delivering the opinion of the Court of- Appeals today, was two fold—Trst, that the shooting was accidental, the defendant claiming that the ball aimed by him at his own breast repounded and struck his wife in the abdonien; and second, that at the time of the tragedy h2 was suffering from epileptic insanity, and had not the capacity to distinguist right from wrong. ‘The testimony for the defense was main- ly directed, however, to show that the de- fendant was at the time of the tragedy in- sane because of chrohic epilepsy. The de- fense contended that the wife had been unfaithful, and that the defendant's knowl- edge of that, or his belief in her alleged infidelity, aggravated his insecure mental condition to such an extent as to render him mentally and legally irresponsible. Testimony was introduced by the govern- ment tending to show that the defendant had net been'a kiad and affectionate hus- band; that he had repeatedly used personal violence toward his wife, and that he had not been subject to epileptic fits, as claim- ed on his behalf. Judge Cole, in substance, told the jury that if they believed that the shooting was not accidentsl, and that the defendant knew right from wrong at the time of the killing, he should be declared guilty as indicted, and after deliberating over night the jury so declared. Many exceptions were noted by the de- fense to the rulings of Judge Cole in the case, but_Justice Morris, speaking for the Appellate Court, says that the unfortunate man “had a fair and impartial trial, ac- cording to the rules of law, and that his case was fairly submitted to the arbitra- ment of the jury, which alone was author- ized to pass upon the question of his sanity or insanity, his guilt or innocence.” ‘The court agrees with Judge Cole that “the theory cf emotional insanity is unten- able under any circumstances.” It was the purpose-of the-court (below) absolutely to exclude that theory fromthe consideration of the Jlry. “Xs we have said, if, in the opinion of the defense,-the theory of epl- leptic insanity is thereby excluded, and it is thereby nly excluded pon the hypo- thesis that it is one and the same thing as emotional insanity—then It was property excluded. “If, on the other hand, the epileptic in- sanity claimed to have existed in this case wes different from emotional insanity—and it does not become different by being called by a different name—it was not excluded from the consideration of the jury by the exclusion of the idea of emotidnal in- sanjty.” ag EIGHT HOURS AND TEMPERANCE. Willard Addren: W.O. TU LONDON, June 19.—The third annual convention of the World's Woman's Chris- tian Temperance Union opened in Queen's Hall, this city, at 9:30 a.m., with a prayer meeting, led by Mrs. Chas. Archibald, pres-. ident of the Maritime Provinces W. C. T. U. of Canada. At 10 a.m, the convention was called to order by the president, Miss Frances E. Willard. The roll call of official members followed, and then came the appointment of committees on credentials, courtesies, finances and resolutions. Then followed the report of the executive committee, the address of welcome by Lady Henry Somerset, president of the British Woman's Temperance Association, and the singing of “There are bands of ribbon mute” by the white ribbon choir of 30) voices. Miss Willard then addressed the meeting, Miss Willard's address was chiefly re- markable for the position taken regarding the lessening of the hours of labor, holding that the grinding struggle for an oppor- tunity to work was driving thousands to drink. She said: “There are millions of men and women in Great Britain and America who would gladly work, but the pitiless restraining hand of invention and monopoly hold them back, so that an opportunity to earn their bread by the sweat of the brow is already fought for as strenuously as men in other times fought for their lives. And the con- dition of things xrows more threatening, and must continue to do as new races en- ter the competition and rise to the level of utilizing all the Inventions of all the na- tions of the earth. “Under this pressure of relentless com- tition men are ground into dust, and that yy a heavier heel than old-time tyrannies could boast, and they seek forgetfulness in these indulgences whose hallucinations de- teriorate body and soul. They drink and debauch themselves, they gamble, they seek gross scenes of amusement and revel- ry; on the one hand they try to forget, and on the other to crowd into the brief space given theni for recreation the utmost pos- le amount of sensation and delirium. ‘In view of these facts it is more than short-sighted folly, it Is unpardonable stub- bornness, not to say criminal apathy, in us as temperance workers if we do not clasp hands of intelligent and earnest sympathy with the wage-worker and the unemploy- ed. “We must be able to see that the eight hcurs' law is a temperance measure, a purity measure, a gospel measure, and nothing less, for by means of the eight heurs law one-third more men and women now unemployed can find standing room in the bread winting battalions, where they can fight for a free and independent life and a well ordered home.” fhe reports of the different superin- tendents were delivered, and at mid-day there were prayers. led by Mrs. Elizabeth Selmer, president of the Denmark W. C. T. J., of Copenhagen. The prayers were followed by a “me- morial service” in honor of ‘‘our promoted comrades,” the memorial address being de- livered by Miss Frances E. Willard. Later in the day the report of Miss Alice Gulick of San S2vastian, Spain, formerly of Boston, Mass., was presented. e superintendent of the Sunday de- ment recommended that the W. C. T. throughout the world unite in the effort to make the last quarterly temperance Sunday of 1S which falls on November 24, a special temperance day, not only in the Sunday schools, but in the churches as well. Mins the World's —_—.__ Jerry Simpson Ploughing Corn. “I received a letter from Jerry Simpson today,” said Mr. N. A. Dunning to a Star reporter this afternoon. “He tells me he is ploughing corn now. He has forty acres planted in corn, and now and then gets time to make a political speech. His health is improving, but he is not yet entirely re- lieved from the troubles that confined him to his home during the latter part of the Fifty-third Congress. Mr. Simpson has 1,000 acres of land in Kansas, down toward the Indian teriitory. It is as good land as any about that section, but they are visit- ed by a drouth every three years, which bears heavily on the farmers. Altogether, it is not a very encouraging part of the country, but Jerry is working right tall with a determination to make the most of his opportunities.” A BRIEF SESSION The Cleveland Convention Addressed by President Tracy. HE POTS PROTECTION 10 THE FRONT Regards the Money Question as Not an Issue. ‘ADJOURNED TO TOMORROW CLEVELAND, Ohio, Tune 19.—The eighth national convention of the League of Re publican Clubs convened in Music Hall to- day, with 2,000 delegates in the auditorium and the galleries filled with visitors. The hall was elaborately decorated, as are the Arcade, where the banquet is given to- morrow night, the hotels, clubs and other places. After prayer by Rev. S. L. Darsie, Sec- retary Humphrey read the call, and ad- dresses of welcome were made by Mayor Robert E. McKisson and President D. D. Woodmansee of the Ohio League of Re- publican Clubs. President Tracy of Chi- cago then delivered the annual address, A Blow to the Silver Men. When Secretary Humphrey called the states to ascertain the number of delegates and alternates it was ascertained that the States could only report those present and the number to which they dre en- titled. This is against the silver men, whose delegations were not as full as those of other states. ~ During the call there were loud demoa- strations when Tennessee, Missouri, Ken- tucky and other democratic states were called. The greatest ovation was given to H. Clay Evans of Tennessee. In his address of welcome President D. D. Woodmansee of the Ohio League ex- pressed. regret that Governor McKinley was prevented by his Kansas engagement from welcoming the delegates to Ohio. The reference to McKinley caused a loud and continuous demonstration. Mr. Woodmansee desired to say, however, that Governor McKinley would reach the elty on Friday evening at the Hollenden, where he would be glad to greet all and say farewell to one and all. The secretary announced that there were represented at the convention forty-six states and territorjes—the largest number ever represented at any convention of the league. Among the delegates were a num- ber of ladies, four from Colorado, one from New York, two from Washington and three from Illinois, the latter representing woman's league clubs in that state. The ladies from Colorado lost no oppor- tunity to do missionary work in favor of the free coinage of silver. The American College League has ten delegates present. President Tracy's Address, President Tracy’s keynote was protection to American industries, holding that the money question was ene raised by the dem- ocrats 1o throw dust into the.uyes of the pecple. In the course of his remarks he sald: “The election of last November sounded avnote of warning to the world that the people of the United States once and for all declared themselves in favor of protec- tion to American industries and Ameri- can labor. “Alugugh replete with political shrewd- ness ‘te democratic leaders. have been lacking™in statesmanship; they have been floundering in the quagmire of legislative stupidity for three long years. Every at- tempt at statesmanship in internal affairs or diplemacy in foreign affairs has brought rub on the one hand and humiliation on the other. “They cannot blot out the figures of the Treasury Department, which show that under President Harrison's administration two hundred and thirty-three million dol- lars were paid on the public debt, and that the public debt under President Cleveland's administration has been increased over one hundred and fifty million dollars; or that under the McKinley law there was pro- vided a revenue of five million dollars in excess of the requirements of the govern- ment, while under the Wilson law there will be a deficit of from sixty to gne hun- dred millions of dollars. “No amount of beating the tom toms or raising the dust over the currency ques- tion will blind the people to the fact that three precious years of the commercial life of the republic have been sacrificed by the democratic party on the altar of free trade. The question is not, shall we use more silver? There is uo opposition in this country to the enlarged use of silver if it can be brought about without disturbing our present trade relations with other countries, but the question is, shall the American markets be opened to the world on a cheaper basis than to the American citizens themselves? It is in keeping with the record of the past that the democratic leaders should strive to take advantage of a sentiment created largely through their own blundering and then go shouting from the house tops their devotion to silver, in the hope that they may through this agitation be saved from oblivion. The facts are the democratic party never did anything for silver in any of the years President Tracy. it was in power. During the years before the war, when free coinage d exist, the democratic party did not coin two million of silver dollars, and yet in the past twen- ty-five years the republican party has coined over three hundred million of silver dollars and issued three hundred miilion of silver certificates against silver pur- chased. There can be no disagreement as to the enlarged use of silver. There sre few or none who are not in favor of th The question is, how can it best be brought about? It Is a question of economics and not of politics, and as such should have careful consideration, “We must keep in mind that none of the great commercial nations of the world, the nations of intelligence and civilization, are users of silver alone, and the time is passed when any one nation can found Sts finan- cial system on a basis not In accord with the other at powers. The intercourse of nations is becoming 99 interwoven | by means of the telegraph and cable, and so changed are the conditions of trade, that it would be impossible for any one nation to adopt a system of currency not in accord with the other commercial nations of the world without threatened ruin and disaster to its commerce and plunging its trade Into chacs. The people of this country want more money, but orily on one condition, and that is that it be sound and current the world over. There is no question as to