Evening Star Newspaper, October 29, 1895, Page 2

2 THE EVENING ‘STAR, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 29, 1895—TWELVE PAGES. ————— LATE NEWS BY WIRE|D'STRICT AFFAIRS Van Alen Furnishes 2 $200,000 Bail Bond. FITZSIMMONS GOING 10 ARKANSAS Governor Clarke on the Watch fcr! Him. THE TRANSPACIFIC CABLE ——— NEWPORT, R. L, October 29.—Sheriff Anthony of Newport county announced this morning that the deputy, D. P. Kauil, had served the writ sworn out against Jas. J. Van Alen by Colonel Samuel R. Colt for the alleged alienation of the affections of the wife of Colone! Colt, and that satisfac- tory bail had been furnished. Mr. Van Alen returned from New York last night and at a late hour tie deputy went to Wakehurst, Mr. Van Alen's sum- ™er residence, and finding him there quiet- ly served the writ. Mr. Van Alen at once furnished bonds for $200,000, with Charles E. Koehne, jr., @ young lawyer in the office of Col. S. P. Honey, Mr. Van Alen's counsel, named as rety. It is stated that the bail bond is secured by a mortgage on Wakehurst, which is easily worth double the amount. Mr. Van Alen left Newport garly this morning, presumably for Shelburne arms, ‘Vermont. ee FITZ. LEAVES FOR ARKANSAS. ‘The Fight Regarded at Hot Springs as Certain. SAN ANTONIO, Tex., October 29.—Fitz- simmons left Corpus Christ{ this morning, through San Antonio, for Hot Springs. At 1:30 p.m. a telegram from a reliable source at Hot Springs to a citizen here says: “Come at once; the fight is an assured thing.” ST. LOUIS, Mo., October 29.—A special to the Post-Despatch from Little Rock, Ark., Beys: At noon Gov. Clarke received a tele- ‘am from Corpus Christi announcing that Fitzsimmons left there at 8:30 o'clock and that his destination was some point in Ar- kansas which was not revealed by the ticket purchased. a A PACIFIC CABLE. British Colonies Willing to Bear Their Share of Expense. LONDON, October 29.—The Pacific cable yeheme, advocated by a number of the British colonies and the Dominton of Cana- Ja, made a decided advance today at a meeting of the representatives here of Can- \da, Australia, New Zealand and the South Africa colonies. The meeting was held at the office of Sir Chas. Tupper, the Canadian tigh commissioner, and the chief point liscussed was the joint attitude of the solonial representatives. ‘The new instructions sent by the coloni to their agents generally show that the col- pnies are for the most part quite willing to tear the!r share of the expense of the cable nd that they are anxious the matter should actively pushed. ——— BETTING FAVORS LOWNDES. Indications of the Political Situation in Maryland. Wwecial Dispatch to The Evening Star. BALTIMORE, Md., October 29.—Consid- prable concern is felt by the democrats -on Rccount of Mr. Gorman’s appearance at the Broadwmy Institute meeting tonight.Among the supporters of Mr. Hurst, and especially Mr. Williams, the democratic nominee fcr mayor, are many voters who do not fancy Benator Gorman and his methods, end his public appearance in Baltimore will, it is feared, cause some of them to desert the democratic ticket. It has been suggested to Mr. Gorman that he refrain from making any more speeches during the campaign, but that zealous democrat has no intention of not whooping up matters for Hurst, and has stilled all protest by the announcement of ne intention of addressing tonight's meet- ng. ‘The betting today is favorable to the election of Lowndes on the state ticket and Williams, democrat, for mayor ef I'alti- more. Well-informed democrats admit that Lowndes will probably be elected gov- ernor, but claim th®t tne democrats will elect the rest of the ticket. TWO DIED IN THE DEATH CHAIR. Smith and Davis Executed at Clinton Prison DANNEMORA, N. Y., October 29.—Geo. H. Smith met the electrical death at Clin- ton prison at 11:39 this morning. Charles N. Davis was executed at 11:37. For the second time only in the history of this state two murderers pald the pen- alty of their crimes on the same day and before the same set of witnesses. Geo Smith, who murdered ol] Philip Richme. at Albany, and Charles N. Davis, who ow raged and killed six-year-old Maggie Shan- non at Cohoes, were killed in the electric chair, the twenty-elghth and twenty-ninth subjects of electrical execution. These examples of quick justice, both being conv d during the third week in September, and no appeal being taken to the higher court. —_—— STORAGE BATTERY TR T. The Widener-Elkins-Yerkes Combina- tion is Its Backbone. CHICAGO, ILL, October 29.—A local paper says: The storage battery patents of this country have passed into the control of a trust. The trust's official name is the Elec- tric Storage Battery Company. It is cap- italized at $10,000,000, ‘The backbone of the trust is the Widener-Elkins-Yerkes com- bination. — DISMISSED THE INDICTMENTS. Against Ex-Po Dropped. NEW YORE, October 20.—Justice Ingra- ham in the court of oyer and terminer to- day dismissed the indictments against ex- Police Captains Doherty and Donohue and ex-Sergt. McKenna. There were four in- dictments against ex-Sergt. McKenna, and two each against the ex-captains. The ac- tion was in conformity to a motion made yesterday by counsel for the defendants and indorsed by the district attorney. This decision of Justice Ingraham means, in all Probability, that the cases against many of the indicted police officials will be aban- doned. Casen fice Captains >. LORD SALISBURY REPLY. The Current Beliefs In London Re- garding It. LONDON, October 20.—It is probable that there is some significance in the action of the Marquis of Salisbury in postponing his regular reception to the members of the diplomatic corps, which was to have taken place tomorrow, and it is considered like that the reply to America regarding Venezu will be sent before the post- Poned reception is held. —____ WOMAN SUFFRAGE BEATEN. Sout Carolina The Constitutional —The con- voted down the woman suf: decisive vote vention today a morning session was 4 ion of the question. 4 great speech claiming that by with a property uuld carry t_methods, do it. frage plan of Senator Tillman as a temporary, fraud- alent mukeshift, which would not endure. yen up Drawing Up New Building Regulations for . the Board, Will Contain Many Improvements—| Other Notes of Interest to Al Taxpayers. When the new building regulations are compieted it is believed they will surpass anything in the country in point of com- peteness. The Commissioners, realizing the importance of the subject, and with a de. sire of getting the best possible results, have appointed Mr. Daniel Curry and Build- ing Inspector Brady a committee to draft @ S-t of regulations to present to the board of revision of the building regulations. Mr. Curry was appointed because of his intimate knowledge of building matters, having, for the past six years, been editor of the Building Register. At the present time Messrs. Curry and Brady are considering the matter, and within a week will present their amendments to the hoard of revision. This board, it will be recalled, consists of Messrs. James G. Hill and Appleton P. Clara, architects; Wm. C. Morrison and Robert L Fieming, builders, and James Freeman, electrical expect. Copies of building regulations from Paris. London, Glasgow, Manchester and Berlin ag well as those from Boston, Philadelphia. Minneapolis and New York are being con- sidered. The best ieatures of them all will be embotied in the new rezulations. Perhaps the most imporiant f-ature of the rew regulations will be a section govern- ing the introduction of electric wires in dwellings. At the present time the Dis- trict has no regulation in force upon this subject, and many fires have occurred which were directly traceable to the im- proper installation of e ectric wires in dweil- ings. Chief Parris of the fire department 1s heartily in favor of the proposed regula- tion, and says it should by all means be made stringent. Heretofore* the great objection to the bullding regulations in this city has been their great elasticity. There were any num- ber of good regulations, but there was al: ways a loop hole, and the Commissioners have been altogether too lenient in particu- lar cases. There are any number of in stances where an applicant has been re- fused a permit because his request was con- trary to the regulations in some minor re- gard, and upon application to the Commis: siOners, little trouble was experienced in having the regulations changed to suit the case. The new regulations will be so fram- ed that there will be no latitude, and build- ers will be required to live up to them. As an ilivstration of the Commissioners desire to get up a set of regulations that will be as near perfect as possible, !t necd eniy be siid that the board has been in- structed to take all the time necessary in its compilation, Building Permits. Building permits were issued today as follows: James Connor, to erect one two- story and attic frame dwelling on lot 7, block 7, Takoma Park, to cost $1,500; G. Beale, to erect two two-story brick dwel- lings at Nos. 1507 and 1509 Valley stre. northwest, 00; Mount Sinai A. M. Church, to erect one one-story and hbase- meni brick church on 14th street between North Carolina avenue and B street south- east, $9,000; People’s Tabernacle Baptist Church, to erect one one-story brick chure at the Southeast corner of 7th and I streets southwest, $500. The Railroad Held Responsible. Chief Parris of the fire department, it is understood, made his report to the Com- missioners today concerning the collision of Hose Company No. 6 with one of the trains of the 9th street electric road. He recommends that the company be made to pay for the damage done and replace the horse that was injured in the collision. Police Offenses. Private Martin Brown of the police force was fined $25 yesterday by the Commis- sioners for intoxication. Private G. W. Rickles, found guilty of neglect of duty, was fined $5. His offense was taking a stroll with a girl while on duty. The charges against Private Joscph E. Barnes, for conduct unbecoming an ofilcer, were dismissed. Commissioner Ross Absent. Commissioner Ross received a telegram last evening announcing the critical condi- tion of his aged father, in Illinois, and left at once for his old home.* —— THE “TIMES” CONFESSES ERROR. its dent in the Far East Was Misied. LONDON, October 20.—The Times pub- lishes a dispatch from Hong Kong which says: “Speaking at a public banquet at Vladiv- ostock on September 27, which was given in his honor, on the occasion of his depart- ure for Evrope, Gen. Doukhofskoy, gov- ernor gereral of eastern Siberta, referred to the new Manchuria concession and Correspo strongly urged that the ccmmunity be rot alarmed by it, for Vladivestock must re- main the keadquarters, though a portion of the fleet would be at Port Arthur. The rnor and port admiral of Vladivostock spoke in the same strain. sons, with an sort of 100 ively, from Nerichinsk, to explo the inte urvey cert fanchuria. telegram ates that five hips are inside and nine are bor of Port Arthur.” to the Times says in portions of ed with a contingent of mition and war material to an fleet cruising near Japan. ‘s in an editorial this morn- = of our Hong Keng patch is given in a firm manner, leaving no doubt that at least as regards the dou- bie approach to Port Arthur our corre- spondent at T Tsin was misled. Yet if he erred, it in good company, the gov- ernor of Siberia Paving been under the same impression.” ‘The Standard (corservative) says in an editorial this morning: “Russia has got her answer, and her intended treaty with China is torn up before it came inte existence.” A Pure Love Match. LONDON, October 20—The Times says, expressing the national joy at the betrothal of Princess Maud of Wales to Prince Charles of Denmark: “The fact that it Is a pure love match, free from all suspicion of state influence, will add immensely to its popularity with the English people.” ‘The princess was born November 26, 1869, and the prince was born August 3, 1s Prince Charles is the second son of Prince Frederick, heir-apparent to the throne of Denmark, whose father, the King of Den- mark, is also the father of the Princess of Wales. The Globe this afternoon publishes from Hong Kong a virtual reiteration of the patch to the Times from Hong Kong, which caused such a sensaticn in claiming to out- 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 line 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, iune the concessions made by China to Rus- sla. The alleged secret treaty between China and Russia was conveyed to St.Peters- burg by Wong Chi-Chuan, who was dis- patched to Russia, ostensibly for the purpose of congratulating the czar upon his acces- sion to the throne. The representatives of the foreign office here discredit the Globe’s dispatch. —— MR. AIKEN RETURNS. The Supervising Architect is Back From His Inspection Tour. Mr. Aiken, the long-lost supervising archi- tect of the treasury, resumed his official duties at the Treasury Department this morning after an extended tour of inspec- ticn of public buildings in western cities: He has been gone about two months, and chansed his itinerary at Portland, Ore., upon the receipt of a telegraphic intima- ticn from Secretary Carlisle that his pres- ence was urgently needed in Washington. Don’t Cure About Criticism. A Star reporter had a brief interview with him this afternoon, and found him in ex- cellent health and sp‘rits. He said he didn’t care anything about the criticisms that had been published about him during his ab- sence, and that he would not pay any at- tention to them. They did not hurt him. he said, and if they pleased his critics, it was all right. - Will Only Resign if Called On. As to the report that he contemplated resigning his office, he said it had no other fcundation than the wish of his enemies. “If the Secretary wants my resignation however,” he added, “I will resign at once. Gtherwise, I shall continue in the perform- ance of my public duties as usual.’ His Inspection Tour. During his tour of inspection Mr. Alken visited nearly all of the cities where the erection of public buildings is in contem- plation or in progress. At San Fran- cisco he mad? a critical examination of the site selected, and was entirely satisfied with it. At Los Angeles he found urgent reed of greatly enlarged post office facil- ities. During the winter the city is usually crowded with transient people, who overtax the present building and render at least one-third more space absolutcly necessary. It is probable that the attention of Con- gress will be called to the matter this win- ter. Mr. Aiken said that work would begin this winter on at least five new buildings. These are the post office buildings at Chi- cago, San Francisco, Portland and Pueblo, Colorago, and the mint building at Phila- delphia. ——_____-.+_____. ANOTHER EXCISE CASE. Lively Fight On Over Harrison Flats Liquor Licenxe. It seems to be quite the thing nowadays for a man who desires to open a new bar room to rent a flat and apply for the ll- cense under the provisions of the law re- lating to hotels. According to the opinion of the attorney for the District, a hotel has the right at any time to a liquor license. In fact the excise board has virtually approved this ida by issuing licenses to the Grafton and the Virginia. The last application before the excise board Is that of Charles FE. Miller of the Harrison flats, 706 3d street northwest. The building was formerly occupied by the pension office, but is now used as a flat. In presenting his application for a bar room license Mr. Miller inclosed a copy of a lease he had entered into with the owner, for a number of rooms, tending to show ‘that he proposed to use the bar room in connection with a hotel within the meaning of the law. The filing of the application was the sig- nal for another fight, and the forces ar- rayed themselves against each other this morning Lefor xcise board at a pre- liminary hearing upon the merits of the case. A protest was presented from fif- teen residents in the fiats, expressing their belief that a bar room is ‘not needed there and urging that the same be not granted. Several signers of the application also wrote letters to the excise board request- ing the withdrawal of their names from the petition, and a protest trom Messrs. Robert Gall and Hugh Lewis was recordel. On the other nan the applicant presents a letter from twenty-seven occupants of the (ats expressing their confidence in-him ani asking that the license be granted. This morning the applicant was repre- sented by Lawyer Henry F. Woodard, who argued the eas2 at leng-h, Messrs. Robert Bail and Hugh Lewis wer? also preseat and spoke against the granting of the li- cense. The excise hoard arrived at no decision, but took the matter under advisement. TODAY'S CABINET MEETING. No New Developments in the Vene- suelan and Cuban Complications. The cabinet meeting today was of shorter duration than usual, adjourning shortly after 1 o'clock. There was a full attend- ance, although Secretary Smith was some- what tardy. It is understood that there have been no recent developments in the Venezuelan and Cuban complications, and that the status of those incidents remains unchanged so far as the United States is concerned. ‘No further move in the Ven- ezuela affair will be » we by this govern- ment until Lord Salsbury replies to Sec- retary Olney’s urgent suggestion that un- less the boundary dispute hetween Great Pritain and Venezuela is settled by arbitra- tion the United States may become in- velved for the maintenance of the Monroe doctrine. The general impression is that Lord Salisbury will not hasten his response, and that it may not be received for severai weeks Unusual Cold in Michigan, ‘With Ter- ritie Winds. DETROIT, Mich., October 29.—All_ the records of the weather office for October were broken by Monday’s cold wave and northwest gale. In Detroit the thermome- ter registered 20 degrees; at Grand Haven, on the west shore, 30, and at Alpena, 32 degrees. The wind attained a fearful ve- locity, so much so that the sand dunes et St. Joseph were shifted and hundreds of tons of sand blown across the railroad tracks, stopping all railroad traffic. From numerous points throughout the state came the report of wind and snow storms and bitterly cold weather. From Scholeraft it is reported that there have been sand and dust storms of great fury for forty-eight hours, the air being filled with sand, which cuts the face and makes it almost impossible to be out of doors. No such weather has ever been experienced before, and thousands of dol- lars’ damage has been done to the celery crop in Kalamazoo and other points throughout the state. The Newberry celery crop is utterly ruined by the cold snap. Reports from the upper peninsula as far east as Sault Ste. Marie report a general snow storm is pre- vailing in that region. = RELEASED THE BOOKMAKERS. No Evidence That Money Had Changea Hands. NEW YORK, October 20—The seven bookmakers who were arrested last Satur- day at Morris Park were discharged to- day in the Morrisania police court. The evidence showed that no token or money had been passed by the prisoners, and Mag- istrate Kullich ruled that no crime had been committed. ———_——_ TO REST AT CAVE HILL. The Remains of Mrs. Eustis to Be Sent to Kentucky. PARIS, October 20.—The remains of Mrs. James B. Eustis, wife of the United States ambassador, who died Saturday, will be shipped on the Majestic Thursday for New York, and from there to Louisville, Ky., where they will be interred at Cave Hill cemetery. —— EMBEZZLED MANY THOUSANDS. A Former City Trensurer Faithless to His Trust. ey SAN FRANCISCO, Cal., October 29.—A Tacoma dispatch to the Chronicle says that ex-City Treasurer Boggs, who held office from 1890 to 1894, is an embezzler to the ex- tent of $109,000 and that the sheriff is on the read to Jacksonville to arrest him. age Ss The residence of Mr. Leroy Taylor, 1730 New Hampshire avenue, has been leased, through John B. Wight, real estate agent, to Benjamin Thaw of Pittsburg. GUILTY ‘OF. LIBEL Don Celso Caesar Moreno Convicted y a dury. CALLED BARONSFAVA NAMES Result of the Trial ae gS FUTURE PROCEEDINGS eS Testimony ai The trial of Celso Caesar Moreno, @ well- known Italian-American, charged with criminally libeling Baron Fava, the Italian ambassador, wus called up before Judge Cole in Criminal Court No. 1 this morning. An unusually large crowd was in at- tendance when District Attorney Birney arrounced that he was xeady to proceed, and for a few moments they feared that the trial would be postponed, Mr. Wm. A. Cook, cn behalf of the defendant, asking for a brief continuance of the case. Mr. Cook stated that he #ad been but recently engaged In the case, and had been unable to secure the original indictment or a copy of it for examination. The in- dictment, he charged, had been locked up in the district attorney's office, when, he claimed, it should havo been in the clerk's office. The defandant, too, said Mr. Cook, had unsuccessfully endeavgred to see the indictment or securo a copy of it. For those reasons Mr. Cook asked for a brief post- ponement of the trial, (hat the defendant's defense inight be properly prepared. Postponement Refused. District Attorney Hirney objected to any pcstponement of the trial, The indictment was returned, he explained, in July last and the defendant and his counsel ha therefore, months in which to examine it and prepare for his defense. During the past two or three days, sald Mr. Birney, he had the indictment in his office for personal examination. It was In no sense locked up from the defendant or his counsel, and he, therefore, thought no ground for a post- ponement of the trial had been urged. Mr. Cook said he had been informed by Mr. Young, the clerk of the court, that the district attorney had the indictment, and that he (Young) would not call it back from the district attorney. Mr. Cook said he was under no obligation to send to the dis- trict attorney's office for the indictment, and, whatever might be said by Mr. Birney, it was nevertheless true that it had been kept from. the defendant and his counsel. Judge Cole thought that the district at- torney had merely done what he had a right to do, and had put no obstacle in the way of the defendant or his counsel. He also remarked that no sufficient reason had been advanced for a postponement, and, therefore, directed that the tria! proceed. The Cnse Opened. A jury was quickly called into the box and sworn, although Mr. Cook declared that they had been sworn while he was en- gaged in reading the indictment for the first time, he thereby’ being deprived of an opportunity to challenge them. Judge Cole rather; sharply replied that the jury had beea called into the box be- fore the open eyes of the defendant and his counsel, and, although the defendant and his counsel had, therefore, been given due notice, they had offered no objections. The court, said Judge Cole, was, therefore, fully justified in believing. that no objection to the swearing in of -the jury were to be made. He, therefore, ruled that it was too late to object und directed Mr. Birney to preceed. Serer: : Mr. Birney then. briefly explained that for the first time in the history of this country a@ person was charged with criminally libel- ing the diplomatic: representative of a friendly power. The-article complained of, he stated, waS published in the Colored American, a local newspaper, and charged, among other things, that Baron Fava had been corruptly connected with the infamous pedroni system, and had beén financially benefited by the continuance of such sys- tema of slavery in this country. The article also charged, said Mr. -Birney, that Baron Fava had conspired with various Italian consuls to this country to perpetuate such system, while pretending, as the writer of the article contended, to be doing all in his power to destroy the system. The charges, said Mr. Birney, were utterly and wholly talse and malicious, and he, therefore, con- fidently asked for a verdict of guilty. Witnesses Called. The first witness called by District At- torney Birney was M. D. Cooper, who stated that in November last he was the publisher of the Colored American, a news- paper published here. He Identified a copy of the paper containing the alleged libelous article, and stated that he received it from Mr. Moreno, who represented to him that the condition of the ltalian immigrants in this country was analogous to that of the colored slaves in this country previous to their liberation. On cross-examination, the witness stated that the article was one of several handed to him by the defendant, but could not say that he handed it to him personally or merely left it at the office. The article was signed by Mr. Moreno, however, and he read the proof of it. Part of the copy, said the witness, was reprint, but the greater part of it was in the hand- writing of the defendant. Detective Joseph Mattingly, the next wit- ness, test:fied that he took a copy of the newspaper to the @efendant early this year and showed it to him, asking -him if he wrote it. Mr. Moreno gates that he did. The defendant explained that he said much more than the article contained before a congressional committee, and inquired why something had not been said aboyt his statements at that time. Mr. Moreno also explained that what he had said and writ- ten was solely in the interest of both the Italian and American laboring classes. Mr. Birney then read the alleged libelous article to the jury,and also read to them cer- tain correspondence between Baron Fava and the Secretary of State and of the Treasury urging this government to sup- press the paarcni system. The Padroni System. Then the district attorney called to the witness stand Alexander Oldrini, chief agent of the Italian government at Ellis Island, New York harbor. At the request of Mr. Birney the witness, after stating that he had known Baron Fava for a num- ber of years, explained in detail the pa- ‘ironi system. The word padroni means master in Italian, he said, and its generally accepted meaning in this ccuntry was boss, or one who controlled. As early as 1884 the Italian government, said the witness, became awars of the Slavery and atrocities practiced undef the padroni system in this country, and ¥incé"then efforts have been constantly made by both Italy and this ecuntry to suppres: the system, until now its snEny, evilSand wrongs had been rem- edied. z The alleged’ ibel6us article having re- ferred to Bartn PaVa as a “Don Bassillio,” a character in-the “Barber of Seville” and “Marriage ofFigaro,”” Mr. Birney asked the witness,to, describe that character. “Well,” replied Oldrini, “he was a mean, wicked and, ;hypocritical person.” On cross-examination Mr. Cook developed the fact that Mr. Oldrini, a native of Milan, Italy, was a naturalized citizen of this country, and had also fought under Gari- baldi. “A most glorious recommendation,” re- marked Mr. .Cook.. “Thank you,” replied the witness, With p profound bow. With the cdncluéion of Mr. Oldrini’s tes- timony, Mr. Birney announced the close of the case for the government, much to the disappointment of the crowd in the court room, who had expected that he would call Baron Fava as a Witness. Mr. Cook, how- ever, stated that he would endeavor to se- cure him as a witness for the defense. and at his request a subpoena was issued for Baron Fava's attendance. The Defense Opens. Then, on behalf of thé defendant, Mr. Ccok expkained to the jury that Mr. Mo- rero, in writing. the complained of article, did so simply to protect the laboring classes of both Italy and this country. No malice er wrongdoing had been intended by Mr. Moreno, he stated, who had no Ill feeling against Baron Fava, and had only intended te repeat in the article what he had said before a congressional investigating com- mittee. The prosecution of the defendant, a most reputable and highly respected citi- zen, said Mr. Cook, was prompted by Baron Fava, but he was confident. that an Ameri- cam Jury would not approve such prosecu- ion. Upon the conclusion of Mr. Cook's ad- dress, at 12:30, a recess was taken for half an_hour. ‘When the trial was resumed after recess, Mr. Cook called the defendant to the stand. He stated that he was born in Italy in 1839, coming to this country in 1868, being naturalized in California in 187 He never met Baren Fava, he explained, but was proceeding to say that the padroni -tystem was being carried on not only with the knowledge of Baron Fava, but also with his connivance, when Mr. Birney objected, and his objection Judge Cole promptly sus- tained, unless the defendant knew, of his own perscnal knowledge, that all he charged was true. The defendant stated that he based the article in question on what he had been told, end again the court stopped him. lis testimony occupied but a few mo- ments, and so immaterial did Mr. Birney consider it that he declined to cross-cx- amine him. Mr. Cook then announced the close of the defendant's case, explaining that his subpoena for Baron Fava, the real prosecutor in the case, he declared, had been returned not found. Mr. Cook was proceeding to criticise Baron Fava’s de- parture from the city, at this time, whet on the objection of Mr. Birney, Judge Coie stopped him, stating that the United States and not Baron Fava had instituted the prosecution. Given to the Jury. Mr. Birney offered to submit the case to the jury without argument, but Mr. Cook would not agree, and he and Mr. Birney briefly addressed them. Judge Cole then charged the jury*in a very few words. He told them that the article in question was a libelous one, and if the defendant wrote it and published it or caused tt to be writ- ten and published, he was guilty as in- dicted. They had nothing whatever to do with the question of who the prosecuting party was. The United States was that party, and it had instituted the proceed- ings to protect one whose personal repu- tation, it was alleged, had been injured. Found Guilty. The jury retired at 2:15, and at 2:23 re- turred with a verdict of guilty as indicted. Mr. Cook asked that the defendant be re- leased on bail, pending the disposition of a motion for a new trial, of which he gave notice, and asked that the former bond be continued. Judge Cole, however, held that a new bond should be given, and, at the suggestion of Mr. Birney, increased the bond from $1,000 to $3,000. Z The defendant was then committed to the custody of the marshal, while his attorneys went out for a bondsman. — EXECUTIVE CLEMENCY. Two Pardons and One Commutation of Sentence by the President. The President has pardoned S. M. Dug- gins, convicted in Utah of adultery, whose term of imprisonment will expire next Jan- uary, and Charles S. Hartwig, convicted in Illinois of mail robbery. The latter con- vict has served his full sentence, and is simply given the rights of citizenship. Ap- plications for pardon are denied in the case of Edward J. Riley, convicted in the Indian territory of larceny, and in the case of P. J. Bannon, convicted in Oregon of conspiracy to land Chinese, In the case of J. H. Henderson of the District of Columbia the President com- muted the sentence to eighteen months’ ac- tual imprisonment. Henderson was con- victed of forgery and false pretenses, and was sentenced July 28, 1894, to four years’ imprisonment in the Albany county pen tentiary. “The commutation is granted. the President says, “upon the recommenda- tion of the judge who sentenced the prisoner and the district attorney who prosecuted him, and because of my pity for his wife and child and aged father and in the belief that the punishment which will be suffered by the convict will prevent evil doing on his part in the future and answer the ends of justice.” —— oe Her Head Cat. Yesterday afternoon about 5 o'clock there was a row in house 1727 Hayes court,which ended in a case for the hospital, as well as cne for the court. Maggie Mercer and Fan- nie Day, colored womet., figured in t fight. A beer bottle figured in the row, and the Mercer woman received an ugly cut across the forehead. Fannie Day was ar- rested and locked up. Today Judge Miller fined Fannie $10 or thirty days. ——__ Failed to Work. - The police report that fire alarm box 31 failed to work this morning about 3 o'clock, when Policeman Edwards attempted to turn in an alarm for fire at C. B. Payne's wood and coal yard, corner of 17th and D streets. The sheds, stable and fencing were destroyed,causing a loss of $1,000. The loss is fully covered by insurance. An investiga- tion was made, but the cause of the fire could not be ascertained. Sued for Diverce Twice Unsuccens- fully. Chief Justice Bingham has dismissed the petition of Lena Lerch for a divorce from John B. Lerch. Mrs. Lerch charged her husband with cruelty, and the court de- jed_that the charge had not been sus- tained. A previous case was also dis- missed. — Found Dead. William Brown, colored, about fifty-five years old, was found dead in bed at his home, No. 10 Naflor’s alley, yesterday. He was secn alive about noon’ yesterday and hefore 6 o'clock he was found dead. As he dicd without medical attendance the coroner will have to give a certificate of death. ag Olmstead Will Case. In the Olmstead will case the greater part of today was devoted to the opening address to the jury of Mr. Henry E. Davis, in reply to that made yesterday afternoon by Mr. R. Ross Perry on behalf of Mrs. Linda Hutchinson Webb. As explained in yesterday's Star, the con- test is over the will of Mrs. Webb's sister, Mrs. Katie Olmstead, the wife of Mr. John F. Olmstead, and Mrs. Webb claims that the will was procured through the undue influ- ence of Mr. Olmstead, and that Mrs. Olm- stead was unable tg fully comprehend its effect. On the previous trial, something more than a year ago, the case was fully re- ported in The Star, and it is expected that the testimony at the present trial will not materially differ from that given on the first trial. The first witness called today was Mrs. Hutchinson, widow of Hay- ward M. Hutchinson, and mother of Mrs. Webb and Mrs. Olmstead. She was proceeding to testify as to the alleged connection of Mr. Olmstead with her husband's will when Judge Bradley, on the objection of Mr. Davis, ruled out that line of testimony. SS Latest Mail From Venesuela. Minister Andrade of Venezuela today re- ceived his official mail from Caracas up to October 20. It contained no reference to the British demards or any phase of the boundary question. The British demands were announced by cable from London on the 18th instant. President Crespo was still absent from Caracas when the mail closed. The Ven- ezuelan newspapers coming in this mail gave no indication of activity in govern- ment circles, or of any steps toward de- fense. ee A Mistake. It was inadvertently stated in yester- day’s Star that Judge Cole had granted a judgment on the verdict in the case of Walter C. Carroll against Collins & Cos- tello. The case was Walter C. Carroll against Collins & Gaddis. S —— Commissioner Ross’ Father Dead. LEWISTON, Ill., October 29.—Col. Lewis W. Ross, president of the Lewiston Nation- al Bank, and the founder of this city, died teday, aged eighty-three. He was in Con- gress from 1862 to 1866. His son, John W. Ross, is one of the Commissioners of the District of Columbia. Assignment of James M. Miller. James M. Miller today filed a deed of as- signment for the benefit of creditors to Semuel C. Raub. The liabilities are given at $4,253, all due to Washington creditors. The ass2ts of Mr. Miller are stated to be 100 shares of the capital stock of the Na- ional Sand Dredging Company, of a par value of $100 a share, but having only a merket value of $40 per share. ars Stopped on the Unfortunate Anacostia This Time Mr. Griswold Orders the ‘Tie-Up—Men All Leave Penceably. The drivers of the Anacostia Railroad Company went on a strike at 2 o'clock this afternoon for the third time within a period of about eight months. The action was precipitated on account of the reccipt of a letter by President Griswold from the Protective Street Railway Assemply, which he deemed an interference with his rights as president of the road. After considering the contents of the letter Mr. Griswold issued an order that every car on the line, eighteen in number, should be put in the sheds and kept there until further orders from the management of the company. The order was obeyed with apparent cheerfulness by the drivers, many of whom have, however, in conversation with a Star reporter,expressed their preference to work- ing for the company at the slight reductién of wages proposed by Mr. Griswold to their heing idle for an indefinite period Imme- diately after putting the cars in the sheds the drivers left the premises of the railway company, and, it is said, went to an excur- sion resort to partake of an oyster roast. ————— WANTS A NEW TRIAL. James Ray Not Satisfied With His Conviction. Attorney Thomas C. Taylor this after- noon filed a motion for a new trial in the case of James Ray, who was convicted yesterday in Criminal Court No. 2 of re- ceiving stolen property. As stated in The Star, a sensation was produced before tne cage went to the jury, when District Attor- ney Birney declared that the jury had been tampered with and asked Judge Cox that an investigation be made. A new trial is asked on the following grounds: Because the verdict was contrary to the evidence and was contrary to law. Because of improper conduct in the pres- ence of the jury and in the progress of the trial by the attorney for the United States in charging in open court and in the pres- ence of the jury, substantially, that the jury herein had been bribed, approached or tampered with by, or on behalf of the defendant, all of which said charge was and is without foundation. Because the trial herein of defendant was not by an impartial jury, in that one juror who sat in the trial of defendant herein, G. B. Mickum, nad formed and expressed an opinion hostile to the de- fendant prior to the trial, and was dis- qualified as an impartial juror by reason of bias against defendant, all of which was unknown to defendant or his counsel until after the verdict herein. Because of newly discovered evidence. In support of the motion an‘affidavit of John D. Sullivan of 1323 30th street, but whose place of business is corner of 13th and G streets northwest, was filed. Mr. Sullivan declares that about 10 a.m. Friday, the 25th instant, G. B. Mickum, one of the jurors in the Criminal Court panel, said to him that he hoped he (Mickum) would not be called in the Ray case, and added, “If I am called as a juror in Ray's case Ray will be convicted as sure as h—. Later in the day, Sullivan says, he saw Mickum sitting in the case in question. The Juror Approached. It is understood that the juror who is alleged to have been approached, and who fied the district attorney, was Douglass yphax, a young colored man. It is also sald that Synhax claims that he was told he would be well paid if he would hang the jury, should it appear that a conviction was probable. One of the men who approached Syphax is said to be a colored man, well known about the Police Court for a number of years as a runner or go-between. Two other men are also said to hav approached Syphax, and it is understood that their names were com- municated to the other jurors. Speaking of the matter today, District Attorney Birney stated that he had not yet had time in which to investigate the charges, but would do so as soon as his other duties permitted. ————— REGISTRATION CASES. Important Decision by Judge Lynch at Rockville. Special Dispatch to The Evening Star, ROCKVILLE, October 29.—Judge John A, Lynch of the circuit court came here yes- terday from Frederick for the Purpose of hearing the cases of Frederick W. Ritter, jr, and Wm. H. Allen of Washington Grove, both of whom had appealed to the court to have their names placed upon the list of voters of this county. In the hearing of the cases it was developed that the com- plainants were residents of the county at Washington Grove, where they occupy cot- tages during the spring, summer and fali months, afterward spending the winter in Washington. That previous to leaving the ccun.y for the winter they had appeared be- fore the cieri of the circuit court and made cath in due form of law that their absence would be but temporary, and that they cla med a permanent resitence in the coun- ty. This proceeding being in accordance with the registration law of the state, they made application to the officer of registra- ton for Gaithersburg d:strict to be placed upon the lists as voters. The application was refused by that oilicer, and an appeal was taken to the court. Afier hearing the evidence and argument in the case, the court ordered the officer of registration to place the names on the list of voters. ‘Thesa cases are similar to the one of Mr. B. H. Warner of Kensington, which will probably come before the court Friday next. The de- ¢’sion in “these cas.s involves a new phase in the registration law, as all appeals here- tofore made in this county have been made by those who have been registered and were afterward stricken off on the ground that they had forfeited their right to vote by being absent from the county. This de- cision Is regarded here as very important, and involving the rights of a considerable number of persons who have homes in the county, but leave the same for some months in the year. ——————— GONE TO KENTUCKY. Seeretary Carlisiec Will Register and Vote a Scratched Ticket. Secretary Carlisle has finally decided to go to Kertucky to vote. He left here this afternoon at 2:30 o'clock after the cabinet meeting. He will register at Covington to- morrow and will remain over until the following Tuesday to vote. That is, he wili do these things unless the registra- tion officers refuse to put his name on the voting list on the ground that he has no place of residence in the state. It is said that Secretary Carlisle will scratch Hardin on account of his free silver sentiments, but will vot the rest of the regular demo- cratic ticket. ——_——_—_o+—______. Case of Officer Cotter. The papers in the case of Policeman Cot- ter are before the Commissioners for ac- tion. Cotter, it will be recalled, was tried some time ago on a charge of misappro- priating funds at the bathing beach. It was stated today that the findings of the trial board were unfavorable to Cotter, and the recommendation was that he be dis- missed. It is expected the Commisioncrs will act upon the case within a short time. Se Grain and Cotton Markets. Cotton und grain markets, reported by W. Hibbs, stock, grain and cotton broker, 1421 F st. GRAIN High. Low. Close. G0 6% 20% 2 9.02 5 9.32 9.27 5.62 6.62 5.82 5.80 4.52 4.52 475 475 High. lose. 8.69 8.64 8.73 8.70 8.86 8.77 8.95 887 THE OAD AGAN TIED UP]FINANCE AND TRADE Fractional Concessions From Last Night’s Figures. AN ADVANCE IN EXCHANGE RATES London’ Sold Reading ~ Rather Freely. GENERAL MARKET REPORTS Special Dispatch to ‘The Evening Star. NEW YORK, October 2).—Openfng quo- tations reflected fractional concessioas from last night's closing figures, and in most instances receded still further as the day pregressed. An advance of one-half ber cent in posted exchange rates revived the customary apprehension of gold ex- ports, and caused some selling by room traders. The non-appearance of loan bills at the advance is somewhat surprising, in view of the recent disposition to sell such drawings around the present level. Money is being borrowed by southern planters in order to carry the present crop in ware- houses until prices improve. London was a rather free seller of Read- ing on the theory that the stock will be heavily assessed under the new plan of re- organization. The report of earnings submitted by the Burlington system, reflecting an intrease of $268,200 for the month of September, en- couraged some buying of this stock, and ‘had a beneficial influence on the Granger group. In the industrial list values were general- ly depreciated as the result of a fair volume of business. Chicago Gas, General Electric and American Tobacco sold down well un- der the limits of fractions, the latter at cne time reflecting a loss of three per cent from the opening. Sugar was strong and weak by turns, ac- cording to the operations for the short ac- count covering purchases, but what little strength ther2 was to the property and in- side interest was ss conspicuously lacking as heretofore. 2 The trading of the last hour resulted in establishing the lowest level of the day, traders selling the market in the belief that no dangerous short interest threatened an immediate rally. ae FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL, The following are the opening, the high- est end the lovest #ad the closing prices of the New York stock market today, as re- ported by Corson & Macartney, members New Ycrk stock exchange. Correspondents Messrs. Moore & Schley, No. S) Broadway. American Sugar.. American Sugar, American Tobacco. C..C, C.)& St. L.... Chicago, B. & Q. Chic. & Northwest c.M. - Paul, Chic., R. L & Pacific Del., Lack.& W. Long Island ‘Traction Metropolitan Traction Manhattan Elevated Michigan Central. Missouri Pacific. Ae Lead fle... ic, Pid North American. tern. Pacitic Mail. sh, Pie Wheeling & L: Erie. Wheeling & L. Erie,Ptd. Western Union Tel. Washington Stock Exchange. Sales—regular call—12_ o'clock Gas A bonds, $100 at 118%. ‘Capital Tra: at 83, Chesapeake and Potomac Te After call—American Graphophone, 1. S. 43, registered, 111% 3. 4a, coupon ils bid. 418 fhe 12 pid, 123 asked. U.S. of Columbia Ronds.—20-year fund 5s, 105 ir fund Gs, gold, 112% bid. Water stock ‘Washington and George- fs, Ist, 150 bid. Washington v. Gs, 24, 150 bid. dl cony. 6s, 114% ‘bid, 115% tropolitan Railroad Ss, 106% bid! Belt 90 asked. Eckington Railroad Gs, 100 bin Railroad Gs, 110% bid, 111% asked. Gas Coxupa Gs, series’ A, T13- bid. . series B, 113 bid. conv. 6s, 128 bid, 133 ight conv. Ss, IBS" bid. Ss, 100 bid, 104 a and ‘Trust Ss, F. and A., 109 bid. 2 ‘Trust’ 5s, A. and 0., 100" bid. Wash Company Ist Gs, 110 bid. Washi 110 bid. Washing’ Did. Masonie Hal Weshington Light Infantry : k Stoel Metropolitan, ‘entral, 270 bid. Farmers and Mechanics’, 180 bid, 195 a: See- ond, 133 bid, 138 asked. Citizers’, 130 bid. Co- lumbia, 130 140 asked. | Capital, 115% bid. Bod, 100 bid Traders’, 165 bid. Lincola, bid. Ohio, 82 bid. Safe Depasit_and Trust Compantes.—National Safe Deposit and ‘Trust, * ed. Washington Loan a ‘Trust, 119% bd, sked. American Se- eurity and Trust, 139 bid, 142 asked. “Washington seed Biotka Ganltel Traction Ci Roy road Siocks.—Capital Traction Compans, Tae asked bid, 89 askec. Metropolitan, 100 bid. Belt, 30 a Golambta, 40 bia. sked. Eckington, 36 Gas and Electric Light Stocks.—Washington Gas, Si Hlectrle Light, 185% bide 187 eked YU . Elect izht, > i asl 5 Syhearance Stocks. Firemea’s, 35 bid. Franklin, 40 bid. Metropolitan, 70 bid. in, 50 bid. Potomac, 68 bid. Arlington, 140 bid. ' German- American, 180 bid. National Union, 12% asked. Columbia, 12% bid, 13'4 asked. Riggs, 7% bid, 8% asked. People's, 5% bid. Lincoln, 7% bid, 8 asked. Commercial, 414 bid, 5% . Title Insurance Stocks.—Real Estate Title, 107 bid. 116 asked. Columbia ‘Title, 7 bid, 8 asked. Washington Titic, 8 asked. District Titie, 8 bid. phone Stocks.—Pennsylvania, 38 bid. 50 axked. Chesapeake and Potomac, 54 bid, 60 asked. Ameri can Crapbophone, 3% bid, 3% asked. Pneumatic Gun Carrlage, .30 Ui. Miscellaneous Stocks.—Washington Market, 14 bid. Great Falls Ice, 180 Wid, 140 asked. Hail, 60 bid, 90. asked. 205 bid, 225 asked. *Ex div. od Baltimore Markets. BALTIMORE, October 29.—Flour quiet, uncl —receipts, 18,280 barrels; sales, 100 barrels. Wheat steady—spot_aind month, 063266%: December, 67% aGS; May, T2a72%4; steamer No. 2 red, GFyx03%e— receipts, "4,869 bushels: stock, 542,517 bushels; tales’ 000 bnishels_-southern wheat by sample, 66s GA: |. Corn, firm, new easy— >; November, new 45 i 24,921 “bushels; Stock, 328,812 bushels; 137,000 bnshels— southern white corn, 34138 mews do. yellow. 6a27% ad 2 whit nearby; 4S8ah firm and good 5 00. Fe Sen enced, “Suen dull, unchanged, "Butter and ‘eggs firm, unchanged. firm, unchanged. Aaction Sales of Real Estate. Duncanson Bros., auctioneers, sold yes- terday at public sale the two-story brick house 713 11#h street northeast, the lot be- ing 15 by S85 feet, to the United Security Life Insurance and Trust Company of Pennsylvania for 32,300; also lots on 16th and Rosedale streets, Long Meadows, as follows: Block 27, lots 16 and 17, $200 each; jot 19, $250, and lot 20, $325, to dames F. Hood. Ratcliffe, Sutton & Co. yesterday at public sale a frame house Bd street near M street southwest, the being 14.96 by 96 feet, to Mrs. Mitchell, for $675, auctioneers, sold iol