Evening Star Newspaper, October 11, 1895, Page 2

2 LATE NEWS BY WIRE Bishop Paret Decides to Remain in Baltimore. DR. WKIM SPOKEN OF FOR BISHOP Rather a Lively Session of the House of Deputies. THE PROCEEDINGS TODAY MINNEAPOLIS, Minn., October 11.—Bish- op Paret of Maryland was today driven by the assertion that he had decided to choose the new diocese of Washington for his see and remove from Baitimore to Washington, to make a declaration. He sent word to the ecmmittee of the house of bishops that he had decided to remain in Baltimore. This action makes probable the election of Rey. Dr. R. H. McKim of Washington to the new bishopric. ‘There was an echo of last night’s lively session of the board of missions when the house of deputies of the Episcopalian con- vention met today. George C. Thomas of Pennsylvania moved that when the board of missions sit this evening it be with closed doors. Governor Prince of New Mexico raised the point of order that the two houses had nothing to do with the board of missions, which was an Independent body, and could Pot he dictated to. . Chairman Dix coincided with this view ard ruled the resolution out. Rev. Dr. Henry L. Jones of Pennsylva- nia moved that the conyention adjourn on October 18, and the resolution wa8 re- ferred to the committee on unfinished bus!- ness. ‘The trouble of last night then came up again in the shape of a resolution of Rev. Dr. F. Pi Davenport of Tennessee, defining 8 quorum of the board of missions. The resolution provided that a majority of all members would be necessary to do business, and that votes should be taken by dioceses. This was adopted as an amendment to the canons. Dr. Dix then stated that he had been in error in ruling out the Thomas resolution, and its mover brought it up again. He thought. after reading the head lines and statements in the morning papers, there was abundant reason for the executive ses- sions. But the motion was lost by the nar- row margin of 133 noes to 125 yeas. Dr. Fairbanks of Florida wanted all out- siders excluded from the body of the house at tonight's session, but he was voted down. A message from the house of bishops an- nounced tne selection of Louisville for the next convention, and asked for # confer- ence committee to which the deputies as- sent2d. * There was evidence of the restive feeling in the house of deputies over the constitu- tional revision controversy in the resolu- tion presented by Rev. John S. Lindsay of Boston, calling for the complete report of the committee by 3 p.m. today. Dean Hoffman reported that daily ses- sions of the committee were being held and a report would be presented at the earliest possible moment; probably Mon- day. The dean added that the committee, he thought, did not expect the absolute adopticn of the new constitution at this session, but hoped to get the matter in such_shape that it might be finally dis- posed of at the-next convention. Dr. Lind- say was willing to make Monday the limit. In the discussion that ensued Dr. Mc- Kim of Washington compared the new constitution to Jonah, and wittily advised that it would be Letter for the convention and better for the constitution to cast it overboard. “What have we accomplished in a week's discussion?’ he asked. * “We have plural- ized a word and mangled a definition of the church." Whereat there was great laughter. i The’ resolution’ as adopteds * Section 4 was then taken up, and Judge Bennett's substitute five sections were laid on the table; 153 to 121. —— DAMAGE REACHES MILLIONS. amended was then Acvices Come Slowly of the Mexican Hurricane. GUAYAMAS, Mex:;" October 11.—Advices slowly reachirg this port from Pacific ports ef Mexico and ports on the west side of the Grif of California show that the hurricane which swept northward during four days—September 30, October 1 and 3, caused great damage to property and ship- ping, and that a number of lives were lost. Telegraph wires were prostrated, and in- formation comes in by degrees as people arrive from below. The hurricane crossed the Isthmus of Tehuantepec, swept up the coast into the Gulf of California, doing great damage. The hurricane was accompanied by a deluge of water, which completed the ruin the wind had wrought. At Topolobamipo all the houses of the American colony were greatly damaged, and the custom house was wrecked. The Ahomy river overflowed its banks and destroyed sugar plantations and sugar mills thirty miles away from the channel of the stream. The entire cane crop of the state of Sinaloa, as far as re- ported, is completely ruined, and the sugar lands and refineries at Ahone, the property of Mark Sherwood of Chicago and his as- sociates, were demolished. The sugar crop on the Yaqui river, in the state of Sonora, is also destroyed. The damage to the sugar interests of the state of Sinaloa and Sonora is estimated at several million dollars. Several coasting steamers are several days overdue at Guayamas, and great ap- prehension is felt for their safety. The Williamette Valley found safety In Magda- lene bay. Topolobampo is the farthest point south from which advices are at hand, and the damage below that point is unknown, but believed to be great. ——S MARSHALL’S PLUCK. MRS. Drove Of a Burglar Who Had Tried to Kill Her. SAN FRANCISCO., October 11.—A fine display of grit and the liberal use of a pis- tol probably saved the life of Mrs. Leva Marshall, operator at Baden for the South- ern Pacific. Late last night C. L. Herbert, the office manager, left the office, putting Mrs. Mar- shall in charge. About fiftzen minutes later Mrs. Marshall was startled by some one Kicking on the door. She was somewhat alarmed at the violence displayed, and, put- ting « pistol in her pocket, went toward the door to open tt, but before she reached it the door was kicked In, and a tall, dark complexioned man weartng a mask enter2] and demanded money, leaving a companion outsid2. Mrs. Marshall drew her revolver for use, but the dark-hved villain was too quick for her, and fired at her heart, mias- ing it by a few inches, the ball entering her left arm at the elbow. Mrs. Marshall then commenced to use her revolver, empty- ing it on the fleeing robbers. She waited for some time, thinking that the shots wcvld be heard, but, no assistance coming, Mrs. Marshall ‘telegraphed to Train Dis- patchLer Walters in this city, who imme- @iately sent a special car to bring her to San Francisco for treatment. Before the train came a constable arrived, and com- menced a search for the men, but without success. Mrs. Marshall is now at St. Luke's Hos- pital in this city. Her injuries are not very serious. —____ The President's Return. BUZZARD'S BAY, Mass., October 11.— President Cleveland will leave Gray Gables tomorrow for Washington, but Mrs. Cleve- land and the children will probably remain ® few days longer. The President, in com- pany with Secretary Thurber, went out to the lishing grounds about 9 o'clock. —_—.—__ The A. P. A. Successful. NASHVILLE, Tenn., October 11.—The A. P. A. candidates for mayor and couneil- men are elected by about 173 majority. The A. P. A.’s made a clean sweep after a hot and stirring campaign. THE EVENING STAR, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 11, 1895—-SIXTEEN PAGES. Here is a suggestion that may save some business man money. A business man advertises for profit—not to see his name in print. Advertising that does not be- get profitable results is dear at any price. Advertising space in one pa- per costing fifteen cents a dine may be profitable investment, while in another space at a cent a line may be excessively dear. Note that The Star’s advertis- ers are the prosperous concerns of Washington. THE SAFE OPENED Condition in Which Padgett Left the Affairs of the Union. President Tracey Expresses His Views of the Situation—Preparing a State- ment for the Meeting. The Baltimore Security and Trust Com- pany having declined to assume any re- sponsibility under the bond given by them to Columbia Typographical Union to in- demnify the union for any deficit caused by Secretary Frank Padgett’s manage- ment of the union’s finances, President Tracey and Acting Secretary Toner this morning called in Mr. Christian Schneider to open the vault and the safe belonging to the union. This was done without any difficulty and a careful examination made of the con- tents. No money was found except a cigar box half-full of pennies and a money order, payable to the order of Mr. Padgett. This was drawn in August, 1894, and was prob- ably left there by oversight. None of the secretary's books for the year 1895 were found. Any number of books for former years vere there, all kept in proper order, balanced and signed. It was found that the minute book for the past six months had not been entered up and the notes of the meetings of the union were shut up within its pages in a rather jumbled-up condition.- Mr. Tracey will make as complete a re- port to the union at the meeting Sunday as it is possible to prepare in the present tangled condition of affairs. He has in his possession over twenty checks payable to the order of Padgett for various small amotnts which Padgett had never cashed. He also hes over forty letters and postal cards, some of them postmarked as far back as July 13, which Padgett never opened. Perhaps ¢s many more have been found and opened. Mr. Tracey is keeping the first betch to show to the union and explain the condition in which things are found. A number of bills came in yester- day for acccunts incurred during the Labor day demonstration. Views of President Tracey. ¢ “TI cannot think,” said President Tracey this afternoon, “that Mr. Padgett has been in his right mind for several months past. At the very time that he was here in his office every day tending to business he al- lowed all ibis mail matter to accumulate, and he stacked up these checks without cashing them, both of which circumstances it seem to me. no sane man would have al- lowed to Lapyen. I do not know whether there is any amount of roney to his credit at the bank or not. I have taken his check book and bank book down, and I expect the account will be balanced up tonight.” “I am inclined to think from the present condition of things that there will be a shortage, though to what amount I would not like to say until after I have reported to the union. Even if we discover an a] parent shortage it may be entirely explain. ed by receipts*yet to come in from bene- ficiaries of the union. We have found here ‘| receipted bills for various amounts right down to the day of Mr, Padgett’s disap- pearance. The whole thing looks very strange, and whatever I may think of it I do not want to speak about it until after the meeting of the union Sunday.” “When I saw Mr.. Padgett Wednesday night,” continued Mr. Tracey, ‘he for a time ‘seemed rational and started to talk with me. “Then he wandered off.into incoherent talk, out of which I could make nothing at all. He said the last he knew he was ona Baltimore and Ohio train. Which way he was going he did not know. He got off at some place, the neme of which he did not know. Then he got on another train, and the only name he remembered was Tyrone. He heard that name somewhere. This was all I got out of him. Padgett 2 very low condition. His recovery is toubtful. If he recovers he will be here to explain things.” His Condition Unchanged. Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. BALTIMORE, October 11.—Padgett’s con- dition today is unchanged. aa NEW ELECTION SUPERVISORS. James L. McLane Appointed—Mr. Bonaparte Likely to Be the Other. Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. BALTIMORE, Md., October 11.—Governor Brown today appointed Mr. James L. Mc- Lane, forn.er president of the Lake Rol- land street railroad, as supervisor of elec- tions, in the place of Dr. George H.Cairnes, resigned. Mr. McLane is brother of ex- Governor McLane, and is one of the wealthiest and most influential democrats in the city, and his appointment meets with the universal indorsement of all republi- cans and independent demccrats. The reg- ular democracy appears to have no fault to find with the selection. Chairman Wellington of the republican state committee has recommended the ap- pointment of Mr. Charles J. Bonaparte as the republicar. supervisor. Mr. Bonaparte is the head and moving spirit in the Re- form League, and his appointment would meet with enthusiastic approval by the re- publicans. The governor has Indicated that he will appoint him today. Cheirman Talbott of the democratic state committee and Mr. Rusk of the city com- mittee say that they recommended nobody to (Me governor as a democratic supervisor, and that the governor did not consult them in making his appointment. Chairman Wellington received a telegram frcm Police Commissioner Theodore Roose- velt of New York saying that he would be here to speak at the republican ratification meeting to be held Tuesday night. All the talk today among politicians is over the reported registration frauds. Both sides are busy throwing mud at each other on the subject. ——_—_ CONFIDENT OF THE FIGHT. Hot Springs Not Worried by Judge Duffle’s Attitude. HOT SPRINGS, Ark., October 11.—The statement sent out from here last night and printed throughout the country that Judge Duffie had instructed the sheriff to do everything in his power as an officer of the law to prevent the contemplated fight between Corbett and Fitzsimmons from coming off here is entirely true. He advised the sheriff fully as to his duty, and sald he would give him further information as time passed on. It is evidently Judge Duffie's purpose to prevent the fight, if he can, but gotwith- standing the action of Judge Duffie, the people here feel no uneasiness, as his posi- tion was well known at the beginning. Preparations go on, and there 1s no doubt that the fight will take place October 31. ————— Southern Trip of the N. J. A. ©. NEW YORK, October 11—The New Jersey Athletic Club foot ball team will leave for the south tonight to meet the naval cadets at Annapolis tomorrow afternoon. Eighteen players will be taken on the trip. The New Jersey's have a very strong team this sea— son, and expect to give the cadets a close game. JAMES J. BROOKS DEAD| A HQ] T WILL STORY For Many Years at the Head of the Secret Service. One of the Shrewdest Detectives in the Country—He Rendered the Gov- ernment Valuable Service. News was received in this city today of the death at Pittsburg of Mr. James J. Brooks, formerly chief of the United States secret service. His family resident here were notified that death occurred at 4:30 o'clock this morning, and it is supposed resulted from heart disease, as he has been @ sufferer from this ailment for many years. One of his sons, Dr. F. V. Brooks, left for Pittsburg this morning, and will bring the remains back to Washington. Arrangements for the funeral, which will be heid at Calvary Baptist Church, prob- ably next Monday, will be made later. Mr. Brooks was very well known tn Washington, both in official and private life. Beside his son, Dr. F. V. Brooks, he leaves a daughter in this city, Mrs. H. A. Johnston; a son, Walter J. Brooks, who is in the pension office; two unmarried daugh- ters, who reside elsewhere, and another son, A. H. Brooks, who lives at Asbury Park. The announcement of his death at the Treasury Department created genuine sorrow among the officials and employes, for the deceased had many friends, made during his long service under the govern- ment. Mr. Brooks was a special agent In the internal revenue branch of the government for many years, and achieved distinction as a detective in breaking up illicit distill- ing and other frauds against the revenue. He was an active factor in the smashing of.the great whisky ring by the govern- ment during Grant's adininistration. His field of operations Jay principally in Phil- adelphia, and while there an attempt was made to assassinate him by three men ired for the purpose. A bullet remained in his body, and he suffered from the effects of the wound for years. Mr. Brooks entered the secret service Oc- tober 8, 1874, as special assistant chief. He was promoted to be assistant chief July 20, 1875, and October 27, 1876, was made chief of the United States secret serv- ice. During the years of his incumbency he made the secret service a terror to cecunterfeiters and all classes of criminals violating the customs laws of the United States. He-captured or caused to be cap- tured a number of notorious counterfeiters and prevented many proposed swindling schemes against the government. It is said at the Tr2asury Department that Mr. Brooks was popular with the men who worked under him, and was an efficient and cspable official. When the administration changed hands and the democrats came in Mr. Brooks tendered his resignation to Secretary Man- ning June 15, 1885, but was not permitted to resign until the beginning of the year 1889. When Secretary Windom came in he detailed Mr. Brooks in charge of the bureau and he remained in the service unl Feb- ruary 2S, 1803, when the administration again changed hends, whereupon he resign- ed. Mr. Brooks has made Washington his home, but for the last year has spent his time principally in Pittsburg in charge of a well-known detective agency there. ———__ MAILED TO THEIR HOMES. Secretary Baker Snys He Hus Not Violated the Civil Service Law. The civil service commission has thus far taken no action in the cage of Secre- tary Baker of the Ohio Democratic Asso- elation, who has been soliciting contribu- tions for the campaign in the buckeye state. If there is any Mability on the part of persons connected with the government, the Ohio Democratic Association might be deemed to be game for the commission. The association is sponsor for the secre- tary’s action, having held several meetings and authorized the circulars sent cut. Mr. Baker is stull in his office in the Equity building, and continuing his work. To a Star reporter this afternoon he said: “In addition to what I stated to you yes- terday, in reference to contributions for the Ohio campaign, let me say that I am re- ceiving contributions and letters of en- couragement from many democrats who are not Ohioans. Only this morning I was called on by several Washington people, who said they felt a warm interest in Campbell's fight, because of the great serv- ice he had rendered the district while in the Forty-eighth, Forty-ninth and Fiftieth Congresses. As one of the prominent mem- bers of the District committee he had pur- sued a policy of fairness that was in mark- ed contrast to others who preceded and succeeded him. “In fact, Campbell took that lively active interest in this city’s affairs that he has invariably taken in all things that concerns the welfare of the people. It naving been stated in a Washington paper that I sent threatening letters to employes of the gov- ernment printing office, let me say, In the language of the lute and honored Wm. Allen of Ohio, that it is ‘a d—d barren ideality.’ In the first place, as I learned last winter in connection with official du- tles, mail is not delivered to employes in the government printing office. “It must be gent to their homes. Any person who received a letter from me must have been on the I'st of appointments from the various states, copies of which each state delegation had, and the city ad- dresses were taken from the directory. No doubt there were employes in the govern- ment printing office of republican persua- sion who got under democratic cover when Harrison was defeated, and who not only furnished their names and addresses +o democratic Congressmen, but gave out the information that they would be glad to ‘chip in’ to keep in power the democratic party. “This was prior to the extension of civil service law, and now having played both the republican and democratic administra- tiors they seek political marty and honest civil service empl nething in civil service ‘law that prevents my notifying these people ‘that now is the time to subscribe,’ so long as I am not an employe of the government, and do not In- ace government buildings with such a no- ce.” ——— MR. LOWNDES AT ROCKVILLE. Republican Campaign in Montgomery County Opened. Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. ROCKVILLE, Md., October 11.—The re- publican campaign was formally opened in Montgomery county today by a mass meet- ing and picnic at the fair grounds. At 12 m. the train bearing Mr. Lloyd Lowndes, candidate for governor; Harry M. Clabaugh, candidate for attorney gen- eral; Robert P. Graham, candidate for controller, and other speakers, pulled into the station. The visitors took carriages and were driven tp the Montgomery Hotel, whera lunch had been prepared for them. At 1:30 the party went to the fair grounds, where they were enthusiastically received by the large crowd. The meeting was called to order by Thos. C. Noyes, chairman of the county com- mittee, who nominated Capt. Jno. Mc- Donald as president, with a number of vice presidents. When the president announced the name of Mr. Lowndes as the first speaker that gentleman met with a warm greeting. He was listened to with marked atten- tion of interrupted applause. Mr. Lowndes was followed by Messrs. Clabaugh and Graham, who discussed the issues of the campaign. Another Explanation of Its Mys- LAWYERS HERE DISCREDI' I? The Document Said to Have Been Found in an Old Desk. PART OF IT GONE —_+——__ The latest sensational story concerning the Holt will mystery is that Clyde Cullen, keeper of a store at Buckton, Warren coun- ty, Va., mailed the Holt will from out of the dark. According to this story it came into Cullen’s possession through the late James H, Mandeville, who for many years practiced before the Interior Department in land and patent cases. Mandeville died in 1892, and, it is said, bequeathed his desk and papers to Capt. C. W. Cullen of Buck- ton, whose son, Clyde Cullen, is. The lat- ter, it is asserted, says Mandeville drew up the mysterious document, and claims that he (Cullen) addressed the envelope in those queer big printed letters, brought it to Washington and gave it to a colored man telling him to mail it outside the city, and the colored man mailed it at Langdon. The story met today with littie credence. James Mandeville was a well-known chi acver, jae was an active little jaan wi a small practice in land en@ patent cases, which gave him acquaintance with many Congressmen and department officials. That he wrote a will for Judge Holt no one who knew either man would believe. Mandeville’s Handwriting. Mr. August Petersen of the firm of Louis Bagger & Co. says that he knew the late James Mandeville during over twenty years’ acquaintance. “For a time,” said Mr. Petersen this morning, “he had his office here with our firm. I often heard him speak of Judge Holt, and inferred from his remarks that Judge Holt held him in considerable esteem, but whether he was his attorney or not I do not know, although I would have been quite likely to know it. For the last year of his life Mandeville was not in good health, and much of the time was in a rather dazed condition. He kept to his room over in Georgetown pretty closely and had no office anywhere. What- ever effects he had were there with him. Mr. Bagger was not executor of Mande- ville’s estate. He had no estate to admin- ister upon, and in what way his desk and papers came into the possession of Capt. Cullen I Go not know. Ican say in regard to his handwriting that he did not write the Holt will of 1873, For instance, here in my safe is a paper drawn up by Mr. Mandeville rnd acknowledged by him as United States commissioner. Anyone can easily see that the person who wrote the Holt will did not write this paper. Mande- villo had a free-running, generous hand- writing, wholly unlike the cramped style of writing shown in the Holt will. There is no mystery abouteMandeville’s writing, you might say, there are thousands of papers in his writing-onfile in the land offigg and patent office.’ ‘ A'Fimous Story. Mr. Charles Fowler, a well-known patent attorney, was for'a number of years an in- timate friend of Mandeville, and his room- mate. Mr. Fowler, when seen this morn- ing, had not read the account of his old friend’s participation in the Holt will mys- tery. Mr. Fowlet had scores of Mande- ville’s letters, having carried on a unique correspondence with him, covering over a year, while, he-was his roommate. This correspondeneg is;more or less famous, and is probably the most remarkable case on record of a thoroughly carried out prac- tical joke. Fowler prétended to be a young lady ‘up in Pennsylvania, and by corre- spondence became engaged to Mandeville, and received from him numerous presents and an engagement ring. When finally the truth came out Mandeville broke with his boon friend, and they never again spoke to each other. The: incident throws some light upon the presumptions In this latest story with regard to the Holt will. Not orly Mr. Fowler, but a number of gentle- men who knew Mandeville well, insist that while he was a bright man in some re- spects, and something of a lawyer, he was about the last man in the world that Judge Holt would have employed as legal counsel. Mr. Fowler says that, comparing the hand- writing of the Holt will, as printed in The Star some weeks ago, with the familiar script of Mandeville, the difference is too obvious to require any emphasis in denial. What Mr. Darlington Says. Mr. J. J. Darlington of counsel for the heirs under the will of 1873 stated to a Star reporter today that he knew nothing about the story. He had read the account, he said, but while declining to express a direct opinion as to the correctness of the story, he intimated that he placed no faith whatever in !t. Mr. Darlington explained, however, that he and his associate In the case, Mr. Blair Lee, were in possession of many interesting facts connected with the will, which would, at the proper time, be made public. Until that time arrived they would, of course, be remarked, be com- pelled’ to remain’ silent. ‘The document was intrusted to the cus- tcdy of Mandeville, according to the Cullen stcry, from out of whose custody it passed for a few days, and while out of his pos- session was partially burned in a fire which cecurred in the office of one Judge Tait, D between 3d and 4% streets, but not, how- ever, the Squire Talt whose office on Capi- tol Hill was destroyed by fire several years ago. ‘After the fire in this Judge Tait’s office, whose identity is not clearly established, Judge Mandeville regained possession of the instrument, according to the story, and at his death, in April, 1892, it passed, to- gether with the deceased's desk and pa- pers, into the possession of Charles W. Cullen ard the latter's son, Orlan C. Cul- len. They placed the papers, it is said, in a trunk and then removed them to the lat- ter's home, at Warren, White Sulphur Springs, Va., some time after the death of Judge Holt, August 1, 1894, when it ap- peared that no will-of Judge Holt had been discovered. Mr. Orlan C. Cullen, it is stated in the story, remembered that about nine years before he had accompanied Ju -c Mande- ville in a call upon Judge Hoii, when he had concluded that Judge Holt had made a will in which Mr. Devlin had been named as executor, and that it was the wish of Judge Holt that Judge Mande- ville should act as Mr. Devlin's attorney. How the Alléged Discovery Was Made. It then, in 1894; occurred to Mr. Cullen, so it Is stated) that perhaps the will was in the papers 'recelved from Judge Mande- ville’s executor, the late Louis Bagger. ‘Thereupon he made a thorough search among them, andithat search, it is further stated, resulted im the discovery of the alleged will. i But, it is explamed, Mr. Cullen wished to be unknown im the matter, and he there- fore inclosed ‘the’ document in an envelope, addressed it'{n @ disguised hand to the register-of wifls, and, bringing it here from Virginia, handéd ft to Jacob Moses, an old and trusted célored mah, to mail it at some point outside the'city limits, and Moses, {t is said, mailed it at Langdon station, a few miles out. on the Baltimore and Ohio railroad, where the man then lived. It is claimea that Mr. Cullen retained a burned and charred piece of the instrument, but he is stated to have declared that the piece remaining with him does not contain a codicil, although it is also stated, he failed to say that it did not contain a re- vocation of the alleged will. Real Facts About the Affair. ‘An examination today by a Star reporter of the envelope in which the instrument was malled ta the register of wills showed that it was mailed, not at Langdon, but in this city. Judge Mandeville was admitted to the District bar in 1870, and a compari- son of his manuscripts in the records of the court today by the reporter with the handwriting in the alleged will clearly cemonstrated that the instrument was written by some person other than Mand2- ville, the handwriting being entirely ar:d characteristically different. The court rec- ords show also that there has never been but one Justice of the Peace Tait here, the late James A. Tait, who never had an office on D street een 8d and 4%. The Missing Part. There is one point of significance in the Cullen story, and it is, perhaps, of as great importance as any fact in the whole case. He says he has a piece of the will There is a piece missing. It is one-fourth of the original paper. Those who are familar with the will know that the line “In the name of God, amen,” begins within a quar- fee oF an tmch of the upper edge of the sheet. This is a strange thing for any lawyer to do. He would leave a decent margin at the top of the sheet. But, it is also a fact that the distance from the upper edge of the sheet to the first fold {s precisely the same as the distance from the first fold to the second. There is only one way in which that could have happened. It is due to the lawyer-like way in which the original was folded. Lawyers fold a legal document across the middle of the page, and then fold this resulting half page again across the middle. If a sheet of legal cap paper thus folded is straightened out there will be three folds cr creases in the page, and the distance from the first to second is always precisely equal to the distance from the second to the third. The paper on which the Holt will was writ- ten is ruled legal cap. The upper ruled line on the paper is hardly more than an eighth of an inch from the upper edge of the sheet. There is clearly one-fourth of the shzet gone. If Mr Cullen can produce it it will afford strong proof of the statements at- tributed to him. . Mr. Cullen’s Antecedents. Orlay Clyde Cullen is a native of this city, and is twenty-two years of age. He is unusually tall and angular, and was known more generally by the name of Clyde Cullen, instead of Orlan C. Cullen. Several years ago he became connected with a law firm in this city, but after a few months withdrew. About two years ago he married a Miss Johnson, and :he couple have one child. Cullen’s father ‘s the proprietor of the Warren White Sul- Phur Springs, and after belng connected with the hotel for some time young Cul- len opened a small store at Buckton, Va., the post office address for the Warren White Sulphur Springs. His wife and child have been living in this city with Mrs. Cullen’s mother, although the relations be- tween husband and wife are understood to be not other than loving. Mr, Cullen could not be found in Wash- ington today, and Ms friends stated that he was still in Virginia. Mr. Devlin Declines to Talk. Mr. Luke C. Devlin, executor of the al- leged Holt will of 1873, was seen in his of- fice at the War Department by a Star re- porter today. He said he had absolutely no comment to make on the last published history of the will of 1873 clearing up the mystery of its appearance in the office of the register of wills. He sald it would be rude and impertinent for him to talk on the subject, and politely referred the reporter to his attorneys, Mesers. Lee and Darling- ton, for all information concerning the will. CANADIAN SEALERS Their Olaims for Damages to Be Oonsid- ered by a Commission. The representatives of the British, Cana- dian and United States governments have arranged to meet at the State Department next week to formulate a treaty in addi- tion to the Bering sea arbitration, and sup- plementary to the findings providing for the settlement of the claims of British ves- sel owners whcse sealing craft was seized by United States revenue cutters prior to the announcement of the Paris arbitration and antecedent to the modus vivendi. Sir Julian Pauncefote,who will represent Great Britain, made his recent trip to Canada to gather data for this meeting, and will bring with him information furnished by Collector Milne of Victoria as to the char- acter and valve of vessels seized and their catches at the time of seizure. It was these claims that the late Sec- retary Gresham agreed to settle for $450,- 000, provided Congress assented, which, however, it did not do. Consequently these claims must now, under the terms of the arbitration, be adjudicated by this supple- mental commission. The British claims, on their face, aggregate over one million dollars, and the Canadians profess to be very much disgusted with Sir Julien’s ac- ceptance of less than 50 per cent of the value they place on their vessels. American experts, however, who visited the ports from which these vessels operated have since produced what they regard as convincing evidence that $450,000, which Congress was asked to appropriate, was more than 100 per cent in excess of the real value of the property seized. The British claims in many cases are for consequential damages, based on estimates of what the skins might have amounted to had they not been seized, and as such claims have in nearly all cases been re- jected by international tribunals, the State Department has little doubt as to its ability to reduce to modest proportions the award that must be paid on the score of these seizures. If precedents are followed—notably those set by Secretary Blaine—the Canadians’ representatives will not be allowed to sit with the commission as members thereof, and their functions will be confined to sim- ply an advisory capacity to Sir Julian. -2 = eee AUDITOR BLACKWELL'S YEAR. Finances of the Interior Department— The Dockery System. Judge Blackwell, auditor for the Interior Department, submitted his annual report to the Secretary of the Treasury today, giving in great detail the important opera- tions of that bureau during the last fiscal year. The total number of accounts and claims settled during the year was 20,877, involving $165,130,364. In regard to the operation of the Dockery system of accounting, the auditor says: “The results that evidence and emphasize in one important respect at least the su- periority of the present over the former system of auditing the accounts now as- signed to this bureau are to be found in the unprecedented expedition with which these accounts are adjusted and certificates of ettlements furnished. _ ‘Many and frequent inquiries made un- der the old system by disbursing officers anxious for information with respect to the settlement of their accounts and em- barrassed for want of such advice oc- easioned a heavy correspondence, the un- certainty subjecting the honest disbursing officer and his sureties to more or less anxiety and aj prehension, not to speak of the maximum risk to the government in- volved, were some cf the conscquences of such delays. “The responsibility now Imposed upaa the auditors with regard to advances of Public moneys to disbursing officers whose accounts are being adjusted in the offices of such auditors, and the conditions with re- spect to the rendition of acccunts precedent to the auditor's approval of requisitions for advances, are features of the existing sys- tem of procedure manifestly meritorious and conservative of the public interest. “The prompt transmission of accounts by disbursing officers and the prompt action by the administrative office, which is requir- ed under the new system, render it much easier to settle accounts than under the old system. From my standpoint, the new system possesses the merit of promptness, economy and safety; is less cumbersome and more easily understood. It is modern and in harmony with the spirit of the age.” ——__-e EDWARD CONNOVER’S TRIAL. The Alleged Policy Dealer Will Be Arraigned Next Week. The trial of Edward Connover, charge1 with violating the policy law, which has been pending in the Police Court for sev- eral months, has been set for trial on ‘Thursday of next week. It is thought that the hearing will be an interesting one, us the case was brought by the police on com- plaint of private individuals. The last time Cornover was tried his case caused some indignation on the part of the court, be- cause of the verdict by the jury. Several witnesses had given evidence for the prosecution, but no defense was made. Connover made a statement in which he pleaded poverty and said he had been de- serted by his counsel. His speech had the desired effect, for a verdict of not gullty was rendered. > —_—.__ Real Estate Matters. Charles W. Fairfax bas sold to Maria L. Johnston for $9,000 lot 60, square 341. ADJOURNED SINE DIE/ FINANCE AND TRADE Supreme Castle, Golden Eagle, Will Meet Next Year in Reading. Various Matters of Business Transact- ed at the Closing Session, Which Was Held Today. The sixteenth annual session of the Su- preme Castle, Knights of the Golden Eagle, came to an end at 1:39 o'clock this after- noon. The castle will convene next the second Tuesday in October, 1896, at Read- ing, Pa, that city being unanimously chosen as the scene of the meet. The final day of the session was opened this morning with the appointment by the supreme chief of the following committees: Law—J. D. Barnes of Pennsylvania, Ed- ward S. Rowarff of Pennsylvania and Geo. R. Cross of Maryland. Finance—John Dickinson of Pennsylvania, Louis E. Stilz of Pennsylvania, John B. Tribler, jr., of Delaware and John Aspril of Delaware. Appeals—Jacob Aull of Maryland, F. L. Trowbridge of Connecticut, J. C. Gooding of the District of Columbia and E.V. Moore of Ohio. Printing—Ernest Koch of Connecticut, Lyman P. Lewis of Massachusetts and Ed- win P. Dow of Massachusetts. It was decided not to exact any per cap- ita tax from Grand Temples, Ladies of the Golden Eagle, and a motion was passed that when there are a sufficient number of castles, the ritual of the order be trans- lated into the Swedish language. Favor- able action was taken on a proposition to confer the title “past” on district grand chiefs and grand instructors serving three years. The subject of national organizers was referred to the supreme chief, with power to act, and the subject of the insti- tution of a juvenile order for boys under eighteen was disapproved. Degrees Conferred. By rising vote a set of resolutions to the memory of the following were adopted: Past Grand Chief David Nolan of Georgia, Jacob N. Gardner of Ohio, A. M. Arm- brewster of the District of Columbia and William M. Suddards of Pennsylvania. The degree of past supreme chief was conferred for meritorious service on Daniel Ziegler of Maryland, Lyman P. Lewis of Massachusetts and John Dickinson of Penn- sylvania. For the same reason the degree of past grand chief was conferred on Chas. H. Hudson of Delaware, James H. Living- ston of Maryland, Robert R.Hodge of Penn- sylvania, Edward B. Senseman of New Jer- sey, F. D. Woodbury of Massachusetts, Col. James Patchel of Indiana, J. D. Cad- walader of Ohio, Steven Nichols of Colo- rado and F. W. Wildman of Connecticut. The committee on badges and degrees was instructed to select a sign of recognition and a cap and badge for the ladies of the Golden: Eagle, and a committee was ap- pointed, with power to act, to choose a aecien for an emblematic chart of the or- ler. ‘The laws of the death benefit fund were changed so as to provide forty-five as the maximum age instead of fifty years. The salaries of officers of the death benefit fund were fixed as follows: Supreme mas- ter of records, $300; supreme keeper of ex- chequer, $50; clerk of death benefit fund, $500. The amounts named for the supreme master of records and the supreme keeper of exchequer are a voluntary donation of 50 per cent from lasc year. An Official Badge. It was decided to confer the rank of past grand templar on grand priestesses and grand guardians of music who serve five yesrs. An official badge was adopted to be worn by ladies of the Golden Eagle and a decision reached to confer the degree of grand templar in states where grand tem- ples do not exist. The law regarding the formation of grand temples was amended so as to require the Spstence of five instead of ten minor cas- tles. The thanks of the order were expressed to the retiring licutenant general, Louis A. Stilz. His annual report was adopted, and it was voted to present to him a suitable testimonial in recognition of his services. Resolutions of sympathy were adopted on the death of Jacob A. Hobage and J. Mil- ton Lobach. The prize for the commandery traveling the longest distance to reach the 16th an- nual session- was awarded to Auburn Com- mandery, No, 2, of Maine. Harris Com- mandery, No. 20, of Pennsylvania received the prize for parading the largest number of men Tuesday last, The proposition that the Supreme Castle meet biennially instead of annually was laid over, and after the thanks of the cas- tle had been voted to the local committee, the citizens of the District and the Wash- ington newspapers, the session was ad- journed sine die. ———— MISS FLAGLER’S CASE. The Last of the Witnesses Has Ap- peared Before the Grand Jury. The grand jury adjourned this afternoon until Monday morning, and it is understood that they heard today the last of the twenty-three witnesses summoned before them by District Attorney Birney in the case of Miss Elizabeth M. Flagler, charged with killing, on the 2d of last August, Ernest Green, a small colored boy. It is doubtful if any new witnesses will be summoned before the grand jury in the case, and it can be said on the best of authority that Miss Flagler will not be in- dicted. Assistant District Attorney Taggart has had charge of the case before the grand jury, and has, it is said, assisted them in the examination of the many witnesses heard. ‘The investigation is believed to have been cicsed with the examinetion of the last wit- ness today, arid it only remains now, it is said, for the grand jurors to vote upon the qvestion of whether the charge pireferrod against the young woman shall be ignored or whether the testimony has made out a prima facie case of manslaughter. Opinions about the city hall greatly differ about the matter, although the prevailing belief seems to be that no indictment will be feturned. ——— Choosing the New Bishop. Special Dispatch to The Evening Star.. =» MINNEAPOLIS, Minn., October 11.—This morning Bishop Paret addressed an official announcement to the standing committee of the diocese of Maryland that upon the division of the diocese he would choose the old diocese, that is, remain in Baltimore. It will therefore be necessary for the con- vention of the new diocese of Washington, which meets December 4,to choose a bishop for Washington, and it will require a two- thirds majority to elect. Tho convention will probably at St. Andrew's Church. ———s Designer Watson’s Admission. LONDON, October 11.—A newspaper of Glasgow today publishes a long interview with Mr. George L. Watson, designer of Valkyrie III, in which he goes over the well-worn ground of the yacht’s-defeat by Defender, tellirg the story from Lord Dun- rayen's ‘standpoint, and finally admitting that he has seen crowds on the Clyde equally bsd, in proportion, to those wit- nessed off Sandy Hook. ——__ Badly Injured by a Fractious Horse.» This afterncon about 1 o’clock Lawrence Duffy, nineteen years old, was thrown from a wagon and kicked by a horse. His leg was fractured and he was otherwise badly injured. The affair happened near South Capitol and D streets and the in- jured young man was sent to his home, 1333 I strect southeast. Grain and Cotton Markets, assemble Cotton and grain markets, reported by W. B. Eivts, stock, grain and cotton broker, 1421 F st. GRAIN. Open. High. Low. Close. Wheat—Dec. 59% «1H COO 6O%1 ca Eaey, oS rn—Deec. Ma: 4; Oats—Dec Month. November December Chicago Gas the Active Feature of the Day. REALIZING SALES DEPRESS TENNESSEE Railway List Dull and Uninter- esting. GENERAL MARKET REPORTS Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. NEW YORK, October 11.—Opening prices this morning were about on a parity with those recorded at the close of yesterday's business, but subsequent trading resulted in considerable irregularity. London cabies reflected no improvement in the demand for international securities, but were decidedly more encouraging in - the prospects of a successful settlement of Kaffir transactions made during the last fortnight. The local room element was disposed to buy back the stocks sold yesterday after- noon, but the demand from this source made only a fractional impression on values, and was soon exhausted. Chicago Gas was relatively an active feature of the day, selling up 1 per cent on purchases for both accounts. Tennessee Coal and Iron rold down under realizing sales inspired by published con- cessions in iron rates. The supply of orders now upon the books of the company awaiting execution does not justify any alarm on the score of reduced earnings during the balance of the year. The recent rapid advance in iron was forced of neces- sity to terminate this side of the prohib- itive point. The railway list was dull and uninterest- ing, the Granger shares attracting the bulk of the business. The trading in Burlington resulted in a decline of 1 per cent from in- itial figures, prospects of a decreased corn traffic being urged in the accomplishment of this end. The rsult of yesterday's deliberations of the Reading reorganization committee are still unknown, but the opinion prevails that hereafter only completed and definite plans will be given out for publication. ‘The trading of the last hour was a mere duplication of the morning’s listlessness, and justifies no comment. ——__ FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL, The following are the opening, the high- est and the lowest and the closing prices of the New York stock market today, as re- ported by Corson & Macartney, members New York stock exchange. Correspondents Messrs. Moore & Schley, No. 80 Broadway. American fugar. 1093; 1 i tid cago. B. & Q Chic. & Nerthwesiern. U.S Leather. ... New Jersey Central. New York Central. Pacific Mail... Fhila & Readin, Pullman Fal. CarCo... 178 172 173 173 Southern Railway, Pfd. 38 Bix «88 Phila. ‘Traction. oe ST BBG 43; Sales— r call—12 o'clock m.—Me' tam Railroad Ge, 41,000 at 118° Columbia Rallread. Out $2,000 at 110%: Na: Bank, 10 at 138. United States Electric Light, 5 at 138. Amecicam Graphophone, 60 at 3. Government Bonds.—U. 8. 4s, ee 111% 112% asked. U. 8. 4, COUP 1 a Ft asked. U. S, 4s, 1925, 123 bid. U, 8. Ss, 115% District, of Columbia ‘Bonde.-20-year Fund. Sa, bid. 80-year Fund. Ge, 112% bid. Water Stock currency 7s, 1901, 116 bid. Water Stock cur- Fency Zs, 1008, 118 bid. Fund. currency 9.650, 113 bid. 114% asked. - 2-108, 348, 100 bid. Miscellaneous —Wi fon and town allroad conv. G2. ask Washington Gas Company, ser. A, 63, 113 Washington Gas Company, ser. B, 68, 114 bid. ted States Electric: Light ‘sen 140 ‘bid. Stat lect: conv. peake and se Te Se, 100 bid. Ameri- peake and Potomac Tel can Security and Trust 58, F. asked. American Security’ and Trust raders’, 82 bid. Safe Deposit and Trust Com} pa 1235 ton Safe Deposit, 65 bid, 447 Ttatiroad . Stocks. Se 230 bid, 270 asked, | Metropolitan, 95 bid. 1 asked. ‘Columbia, 48 ed. Belt, 30 asked. Eckington, 80 i. Georgetown and ‘Tea- allytown, 30 asked. Gas aud Electric Light Stocks.—Washington Gas, 48 bid, 50 asked. Georgetown 55 Uni- ted States Electric Light, 137 bid, 138 asked. rance Stocks.—Firemen’s, 37 bid, 42 asked. Franklin, 40 bid. Metropolitan, 70 bid. Corcoran, 55 bid, @5 asked. Arlington, 140 bid, 160 asked. German American, 155 bid. National Union, 10 15 asked. Columbia, 13 bid, 15 aaked. Ri bid, 8% asked. People's, 6 bid, 6% asked. *7%4 bid, $ asked. Commercial, 4% bid, 5% asked. bid, 116 asked. Washington Title, 8 asked. District Title, 1s ‘Telephone Stocks.—Pennsylvania, 50 asked. Ches- apeake and Potomac, 55 bid, 60 asked. American Grapbophone, 3M bid, 3% asked. Pneumatic Gum Carriage, .30 bid, .35 auked. Miscellaneous ee oe Market, 104 bid. Great Falls Ice, 130 bid, 140 asked. Hall, 60 bid. Merganthaler Linotype, 200 bid, 230 a *Ex. div. —__—_—_ Baltimore Markets. BALTIMORE, October 11.—F¥our dull, unchanged—receipts, 19,488 barrels; ship- ments, 00,268 barrels; sales, 300 barrels. Wheat strong—Spot and month, 65 1-4a3-8; December, 67 1-8 al-4; steamer, No. 2, red, 62 1-4a3-8. Receipts, 27,787 bushels; stock, 582,512 bushels; sales, 57,000 bushels. Corn firm—Spot, 36 1-4a1-2; month, 36a1-4; November, new or old, 333-4a34; year, 17-8433; January, 32 3-4a33. Receipts, 9,1 bushels; shipments, 42,857 bushels; stock, 198,812 bushels; sales, 60,000 bushels. South- ern white corn, 37a38; do., yellow, 38239, Oats fairly active, prices for mixed lower —No. 2, white, western, 271-2228; No. 2 mixed, 23 1-2a24. Receipts, 31,159 bushels; stock, 100,132 bushels. Rye inactive—No. 2, 44a45 nearby; 4%, western. Stock, 65,887 bushels. Hay firm, active demand for cholce— Choice timothy, $15a$15.50. Grain freights steady, unchanged. Suger strong, unchanged. Butter, eggs and cheese firm, unchanged. —_——.__ Rich in Fiction. Especially rich in fiction of an interesting character will be Saturday’s Star. In ad- dition to the complete story by Anthony Hope, there will be stories by Miss Louis« Baker and other writers.