Evening Star Newspaper, November 11, 1895, Page 2

THE- EVENING STAR, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 1895—-TWELVE PAGES. LATE NEWS BY WIRE Eleventh Annual Horse Show in New York. SOME FINE ANIMALS 10 BE SEEN Reported Capture of a Cuban Leader. NEZ PERCES RESERVATION NEW YORK, November 11.—The eleventh annual exhibition of the National Horse Show Association opened today in Madison Square Garden. The entries are slightly larger than last year. ‘There ace 121 classes, and some magnificent animals will be shown. The contests in most of the classes are expected “to be very close, especially among the tan- dems and high steppers. John A. Logan, jr., will exhibit his road coach Oriole, in which he has made 1,700 miles during the season. The judges are the same as last year, with the exception of Harry Livesey, the English hackney expert, who has been replaced by Arthur Lewson of England, especially brought over for the show. There has been a good sale of boxes, so that society will be out in full force. ‘The forenoon was passed in the exercise of some of the exhibits in the ring. The ponies, so far, have had it all to themselves. « INSURGENT LEADER CAPTURED. 2 Reported Success of Cavalry. HAVANA, November 11.—There has been a skirmish at Itabe, province of Matanzas, between a detachment of government troops and a force of insurgents. The lat- ter lost five killed and the troops captured five prisoners, among them being Gil Gon- gales Romero, the insurgent leader in charge of the district. Sandoval, another insurgent leader, has been wounded in a skirmish near Trinidad, province of Santa Clara. Three of his fol- lowers were killed during the skirmish. MADRID, November 11.—A dispatch from Havana, received today, says that Capt. Gen. Martinez de Campos will personally direct the military operations against Max- imo Gomez, the Insurgent leader, in com- mand of the province of Santa Clara. NEZ PERCES RESERVATION. the Spanish jandredb of Sci‘ices Waiting for the President's Proclamation. SPOKANE, Wash., November 11.—A spe- celal to the Spokesman Review from Lewis- ton, Idaho, says: The absorbing topic around the borders of the Nez Perces In- dian reservation is the announcement that President Cleveland will issue his procla- mation opening the reservation on Novem- ber 18. Enough settlers are now in camp near the reservation to take all the desir- able lands to be opened to settlement. _ Several hundred are waiting in this vicin- ity for the opening day, and hundreds are in camp at other points. A big rush will be made cn Cold Springs near Cottonwood in the southern part of the reservation. Several hundred people are mow camped in that vicinity, and many of these have al- ready gone across the line. It is understood that the Indian agent will drive them off. ———__ MR. RASIN TO RETIRE. Planning an Elaborate Lowndes Demonstration in Baltimore. Special Dispatch to The E EALTIMORE, Md., republicans are already making elaborate plans for an imposing turnout of their clubs and societies on the second Wednes- day in January, when Lioyd Lowndes will become governor of Maryland, and no ef- fort will be spared on their part to make the inauguration of the first republican governor since the war a most memorable one. Ex-Postmaster W. W. Johnson re- ceived a letter from the governor-elect this morning in which the latter accepts the offer of the Young Men's Republican Club of Baltimore to act as his escort to An- napolis on the day set for his inauguration. The club will turn out in force, and the governor-elect will be escorted to the capi- tel in a special train. Mr. I. Freeman Rasin, the late leader of the regular democracy in Baltimore, in discussing the methods of reorganizing the democratic party, sald that in his judgment those democrats who had voted the re- blican party in power in the belief that they were doing the democracy a benefit had in reality struck that party a blow from which it will be difficult to recover. “Maryland,” Mr. Rasin said, “is not and never has been unquesttonably democratic in her political tendencies. Before the war the state was generally in the hands of the whigs or the know-nothings, and dem- ocratio victories were rare. Since the war, while the majority of the whigs and know- nothings have become democrats in name, few have become democrats in fact, and it is more than likely that many of those who voted the republican ticket last Tues- day will continue to support the republican nominees in future elections.” It has only been the retention of the election officials and election machinery, Mr. Rasin said, that has enabled the dem- Ocrats to roll up majorities in the last twenty years. Without such aid, with an untrammeled vote and a non-partisan elec- tion democratic supremacy would have been ott of the question. The retention of the election machinery alone means 15,000 votes to the party in power, and the dem- ocrats have shown, in Mr. Rasin’s opinion, wretched judgment in turning over such an advantage to the republican party, and he expects to see that party retain the state for a leng time to come. Mr. Rasin expects to retire from politics. peat wees MGR. SATOLLI’S” SUCCESSOR. He Has Been Chosen — Auditor Sba- retti’s Duty. ROME, November 11.—Mgr. Lorenzclli, the internuncio at The Hague, {s the lead- ing candidate to succeed Mgr. Satolli as papal delegate to the Roman Catholic Church in the United States, but it was officially stated at the Vatican today that Mar. Satolli's successor will not be nomi- nated immediately, as the former will con- tinue exercising hfs present functions until the papal consistory of 15%, when he will roceed to Rome to receive his cardinal’s at. It will be officially announced this even- ing that Mgr. Sharetti, the auditor of the delegation, will fulfill the functions of pa- pal ablegate in presenting Mgr. Satolli with the berretta and insignia of a cardinal. ee WILL PURVIS LIBERATED. Open Jail. PURVIS, Miss., Nevember 11.—The jail here was broken open at 12:21 a.m. by a mob and Will Purvis, the alleged murderer and whitecapper, was liberated. —— ON THE JERS Attempt to Float the Irriwaddy Fatt NEW YORK, November 11.—A dis; recelved this morning from the Long Bra life saving station says that the wre A Mob Breaks a Mississippi EY COAST. ing | tug did not sueceed in the attempt to float the steamer irriwaddy last night. A lighter ig now near the stranded st and prob- abilities are now that a portion of the steam- er's cargo will have to be taken off before she can be liberated. ———_ NUBAR PASHA RETIRES. Wi-Nealth Causes the Egyptian Premier to Resign, CAIRO, ypt, November 11.- Pasha, the Exyptian prime minister, has re- signed on account of ill healt! Ss EARTHQUAKE IN GREECE. Inhabitants Panic Severe Shock. ATHENS, Greece, November 11 earthquake shock has been experienced at Katuna. The inhabitants are panic stricken. WAS DECLARED GUILTY Exciting Ending to the Wanneck Oase Today. ‘The Young Man Charged With Selling: Dirt for Rat Poison—His Wife Fainted. ‘There was an affecting scene this after- noon in Criminal Court No.2 when the jury declared Oscar Wanneck guilty of false pre- tenses. As heretoforo published, Wanneck was on trial for selling a worthless material, said to be plain dirt, which, he claimed, would instantly kill rats and certain insects. He disposed of large quantities of the al- leged exterminator to a number of promi- nent local merchants, among them heing Pillsbury & Co., Galt & Co. and Charles Schneider. When put to the-test the ma- terial supplied by Wanneck proved entirely ineffective, and the arrest of the young man fcllowed. The trial began Friday last, and was not concluded until today. Wanneck dressed in the height of fashion, and his wife, Mrs. Bernice Wanneck, a handsome young woman, also stylishly at- tired, sat beside him throughout the trial. She appeared deeply interested in the pro- ceedings, and from <ime to time made sug- gestions to the attorney for her husband regarding questions to be asked witnesses. The couple were of a class seldom seen in the Criminal Court, and they attracted more than ordinary attention. ~ Startling Scene. The las? of the testimony was submitted this morning, and then arguments began. Attorney Windom S. Woodworth sfpoke three hours in behalf of Wanneck, and after argument by Assistant District Atturney Jeffords, the jury, retired. The twelve men were out only ten minutes, and as they filed in, Mrs. Wanneck, who sat at one side of the room, was perceptibly agitated. As the words “Guilly as indleted” fell from the lips of the foreman all eyes were turned on the little woman, who suddenly straightened up and then stared in front of her. Not a sound was uttered. Attorney Woodworth requested that the jury be polled, and further interest was added to the scene when Juror Dietrich Edel, whose name was first on the list, started to say “Tf ever there was a man guilty—" “Say guilty or not guilty,” almost shouted Clerk Downs. . “Answer guilty or not guilty,’ admon- isted Judge Cox, sternly. “Say guilty or not guilt: manded Attorney Woodworth. ‘The jury was then polled without inter- ruption, and then it was lrarned that Mrs. Wanneck had fainted at the verdict. The prisoner endeavored to revive her, cvi- dently forgetting his own position. Mrs. Warneck was carried from the room irjo the marshal’s office, where she re- vived in a short time. Attorney Woodworth gave notice of a mo- tion for a new trial, and stated to a Star reporter that he will carry the case to the Covrt of Appeals if necessary. —_—.— angrily de- NEEDS OF OUR NAVY. Chief Constractor Hichborn Wants Baitle Ships and Torpedo Beats. Under the heading of “Recent Designs of Vessels for the United States Navy,” read before the meeting of the Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers in New York city, chief constructer Hichborn de- scribed the principal considerations involved in warship designs for this country, and the various types upon which the government had practically settled in the rehabilitation of the service. “Through battle ships alone can an enemy be met and vanquished even before ie sights our Goast; and through battle ships alone can any successful demonstration be made against an enemy's seaports. In a wor battle ships are the real bone and sinew of any naval force, and no maritime country can be great in offense or defense without fully accepting this almost axiomatic state- ment.” With cruisers and gunboats he deems us fairly well supplied, and the exigencies of maintaining an efficient blockade and doing the ordinary police duty of peace times therein provided for; but in torpedo boats, he thought, we were sadly déficient. Mr. Hichborn said: “It is upon this class, in con- junction with our land batteries and low freeboard ironclads, that we must mairly depend in defending our harbors from the attack of a powerful naval adversary, and lack of foresight in providing adequately for this branch of our scheme of naval defense might be fraught with serious consequences in the advent of war.” Mr. Hichborn points out the considera- tions, geographical, hydrographic and tac- tical,that have been studied in the evolution of our latest battle ships, No. 5 and No. 6, and deems the result more satisfactory as a whole than the designs of any foreign power. ——_____+ e+_. A BIG LAW FIRM. A Rumored Outcome ef the Recent Elections. Tuesday's elections were so disastrous to the aspirations of so many public men that speculation since has been busy with the subject of their probable futures. The most interesting story of all is that one of the biggest law firms ever established is to grow out of the political wreck, with headquarters in New York and Boston, and making a specialty of great corporation business. The firm’s name is to be Cleveland, Olney and Carlisle, Mr. Cleveland and Mr. Carlisle to live in New York, and Mr. Olney to return to Boston, and resume, though in the firm's name there, the highly protitable practice he temporarily surrendered to join Mr. Cleve- land's political family. This story, as is plain enough,assumes that Mr. Cleveland will not consider the question of a third term, and that the democratic dis- aster in Kentucky practically puts an end to Mr. Carlisle's political career. Mr. Olney, of course, has néver cared for politics, and it is an easy assumption in his case that he will be glad to get back to the more agreeable environment of the law. Mr. Carlisle, it is said, will appear for the firm in open court and make the arguments, while Mr. Cleveland and Mr. Olney will serve in the capacity of counsellors. Mr. Carlisie, who writes and speaks with force, equally effective before judges and juries, and en- joys the excitement that comes from foren- sive encounters. Mr. Cleveland and Mr. Ol- ney, on the other hand, prefer the office lme of work, and will give their attention to that. Since Gen. Harrison, however, has set the precedent, and set it so well and so pro- fitably, Mr. Cleveland, as ex-President, could, if he saw fit, go into court and assist in the arguments and examinations. Ge: Harrison has broken down the helpiessn and exclusiveness that were once thought to hedge about an ex-President. -. DEATH RESULTED. A Fatal Bicyele Accident to Mr. Rives Corran, Rives C. Curran, a well-known bicyciist, who had been employed as a bookkeeper for Wheatley Bros., lumber dealers, at 7th street and Rhode Island avenue, for years, died yesterday morning at the Emergency Hospital as the result of a bicycle colli- sion about 10 o’clock Saturday night. In company with a friend named Mayer, Cur- ran was riding along 4'2 street in a north- erly direction. At Maryland avenue he had a collision with an unknown man and was thrown forcibly to the pavement. He was -ked up in an unconscious condition and varried into a neighboring drug store. The nergency Hos a was sum- moned, and as quickly sible the un- an was removed to the Em gency Hospital, where every s was done to save his lift oceurred yesterday mornir Curran haying regained c wife was with him when the end came. An autopsy, held yesterday afternoon,d closed that Curran had sustained a severe fracture of the skull at the base of the brain. The body was taken to Lee's un- dertaking establishment, and this morning was removed to the late home of the de- ceased, JOS E street northwest. Mr. Curran low ond two children, os nd a Banquet. le has accepted an invi- attend the annua banquet of the B York chamber of commerce on the 19th instant. lefta w The Reason For Advertising. because they get f results from their advertising in it. : * Fey know, also, that each one pays a like price for a like service. Advertising space is not iven to one house in t it may act as a decoy duck for others. No “discount” for one, “special discount” for an- and “extra ° speci discount” for still another. Like price for like service is the only fair way. POLES AND THE STREETS A Right Olaimed by the Western Union Company Deniei. An Imporiant Opinion Rendered To- day by Attorney Thomas — The Commissioners’ Control. While the Western Union Telegraph Com- pany has a right to connect its Mt. Pleas- ant office with its main line, yet the route -of connection is subject to the control of the Commissicrers, and the telegraph com- pany has no right to occupy post roads when it so desires. Such is the gist of an opinion rerdered to the Commissioners to- day by the attorney for the District, Mr. S. T. Thomas. ‘The opinion was called forth by the ap- plication of the Western Union Telegraph Company to erect six poles on the south side of Princeton street between th and 4th streets and string wires thereon to connect a branch office in Mt. Pleasant with its main iine. The application was de- ried, the Commissioners designating an- other route for the connection, on the ground that additional poles were unneces- sary. The telegraph company, through its representative, demurred, and took the broad ground that according to the ce- cision In the Hewlett case the telex company had the right to occupy any post road with its poles and wires. Attorney Thomas, it is understood, denies this em- phatically, and holds that whatever rights the telegraph company has as to the occu- pation of the streets and avenues of Wash- ington is subject to the approval of the Commissioners. it is understood the Com- missioners will insist upon their position, and will not grant the telegraph company permission to erect any poles except along such route as they designate. Se A PATENT DECISION. It Sustains the Claim of the Edison Electric Light Company. The United States Supreme Court today decided the important case of the Consoli dated Electric Light Company against the McKeesport Light Company in favor of the defendants. The court holds the Sew: Mann patent invalid. The dectstor handed down by Justice Brown. This is one of the most important com- mercial cases which the Supreme Court has been called upon to recently, 2© it involves the claims of Sawyer and Mann and Thomas A. Wuison to priority of a; ication of the principle of incandescins bon conductors made of fibrous or tile substances, to eleciric lghting. consolidated company, of which Geor, Westinghouse {s president, control Sawver-Mann patents, while the Me port company uses the Edison sy . COn- trolled by the Edison Blectric Light Com- pany, which is conceded to be the rea defendant in the case. Ss = TO BE EXTRADITED. ught Back From auras. Attorney General M. R. Patterson of Tennessee, accompanied by Seaator Harris called upon Secretary Olney at the State Department today respecting the extradition of A. K. Ward, who is wanted in Memphis on a charge of forging and embezzling ta the extent of about $300,000. Ward is now held under arrest by the Honduran govern- ment, which has courteously ¢onsenied te surrender him to the United S: tnough thers is no extralition treaty in force. Attorney General Patterson’s vi to the State Department was made with the purpose of satisfying himself that al) necessary precautions had been taken ta insure the safe delivery of the prisoner tc the Tennessee officers. He found that the department had taken ail necessary steps and that the President's warrant for Ward's arrest would be delivered to the of- ficers here or sent to the Memphis police officer now in Honduras within a day or two. ———___+-2.+-—_____ FOR THE LITTLE WAIFS. ‘The Annoal Report of the Board of Directors of Foundling - Hospital. "The beard of directors of the Washington Hospital for Foundiings today submitted their annual report. ‘Phere. were in the hospital at the close of the last fiscal year, June 30, 1895, 42 in- mates. At the end of the previous year there were 25. During the year 49 were admitted and 9 children were adopted. The daily average during the year was 34. Twenty-three died. During the previous year there were 44 deaths. The repo States that the great reduction in mortality, exceeding that of any previous year, has been attaiied by the valuable assistance of the matron and her corps of intelligent and faithful nur: THE CUBAN REVOLUTION. Official Representative of the Insur- gent Government Coming Here. President Thomas Estrada Palma, the heed of the Cuban revolutionary party, will come to Washington within the next few days. It is expected that his visit will result In a more definite line of policy re- garding what Cifbans will suggest or urge upon Congress as the most desirable course for the United States to adopt. Mr. Palma is not only president of the Americaa branch cf the Cuban organization, but he has recertly received a commission from the insurgert goverrment in Cuba consti- tuting him their official representative in the United States. Under these circum- stances a movement Is on foot to have Mr. Palma remove his headquarters from New York to Washington, in order to be near the seat of government while the Cuban question is under consideration. This, however, {s a matter for future considera- tion, os his comirg visit will be temporary. —— MORE INDE: NITY. China Will Pay 20,000,000 Tacls on the 16th Instant. The Japanese minister informed Seere- tary Olney today that he has just received a telgram from his government to the ef- feet that a convention has been signed at Pekin for the payment of additional indem- nity to Japan for the evacuation of the Lai- Tung peninsula. The amount of the indem- nity is 30,000,000 taels, and the payment is to be made on the 16th instant. SS ie ee Ordcred to West Point. Second Lieut. Wm. R. Smith, ‘first artil- lery, has been ordered to duty at the MIll- tary Academy, West Point. Naval Movements. e ‘The Baltimore sailed from Woosung this morning for Yokohama. The Monocacy arrived at ‘Tientsin this morning. The flag- ship Philadelphia Is at Port Téwnsend. STILL ‘ON TRIAL The Long-Dihwif Out Olmstead Will g Vane. — PESTIMGHYSOF THE COOK of the Testator’s Condition. —_— = MANY OBJECTIONS The third week of the trial of the Olm- stead will case was entered upon before Judge Bradley in Circuit Court No. 1 this morning, the trial haying been adjourned Friday afternoon until today. At that time Mrs. Nash, a colored woman, the cook of the Olmstead family, was on the witness stand, having been called as a witness on behalf of Mrs. Linda Hutchinson Webb, who is contesting the will of her sister, Mrs, John F. Olmstead, who died August 1, 1839, her will having been made on the Gth of the pre- ceding June. When the trial was resumed this morning Mr. R. Ross Perry, of counsel for Mrs. Webb, before calling Mrs, Nash back to the stand, called Mr. Thos, R. Jones as a witness. Mr. Jones stated that he is the vice president of the National Savings and Safe Deposit Com- pany, and was connected with the company at the time of the death of Mr. Hayward M. Hutchinson, Several days previous to Mr. Hutchinson's death, said Mr. Jones, Mr. Noah L. Jeffries and Mr. Olmstead called at the office of the company in reference to a box which Mr. Hutchinson had on deposit there. Mr. Perry then explained that he offered to prove b# Mr. Jones that Mr. Jeffries and Mr. Olmstead demanded Mr. Hutchinson's box; that they were refused; that Mr. Jones then accompanied them to the residence of Mr. Hutchinson; that they entered the sick chamber, when Mr, Jeffries suggested to Mr. Hutehinson that he sign a power of at- torney authorizing Mr. Olmstead to obtain the box; that Mr. Hutchinson shook his head, saying, “No, no,” with a look of re- pugnance; that thereupon Mr. Jeffries sug- gested that Mrs. Hutchinson be author! to obtain the box, and that was done, The purpose of the offer, further explained Mr. Perry, was to establish a chain of evidence tending to show that Mr. Olms engaged in a scheme to obtain po: his wife's-share of the Hutchinson estate. Mr. Henry E. Davis, on behalf of Mr. Olm- stead, objected to the introduction of such testimony, as being immaterial, irrelevant and too remote to affect the questions at issue in the present case. Judge Bradley sustained the objection, whereupon counsel for Mrs. Webb noted an exception to the court's ruling, as they have done on every occasion when the court refused to allow the introduction of similar testimony. This line of testimony was, however, admitted by Judge Cole on’ the first trial of the case. Mr. Perry then called Mr. Benj. P. Snyder of the National Safe Denosit Company to show that Mr. Olmstead demanded the box ot Mr. Hutchinson, and that the demand was refused. The same objection was made, and the court ruled‘as liefore, another exception being noted. 9 +1 The Cook} Textimony. Mrs. Addie Masl¥i the Olmsteads’ cook, was then recalled to the witness stand, when Mr. Dayjs praceeded to subject her to a long and gigid,cross-examination, but developed nothing: materially new. He first called hér attention to an affidavit made by her previous to the first trial of the case, whep, the witness explained that although she signed it it contained several s. At thé.time,of making it she had, sne said, called the attention of the young man who took it to th id her that she could cor y ing her testimony gt the trial of the ed that Mrs. Oim- aking or unconscious ed that statern # thai she had but two that she She also corrected the statem the affidavit that she saw the will made, saying that she heard the papers rustling, and thought she saw them arranging the » evening the will was signed, intimated that Mr: Olmstead was at least in possession of faculties by explaining that Mrs, Olmsi reprimanded her for admitting a visitor into her pre: at a time when Mr. Olm- stead was engaged over important paper: Since the last trial, she said, she had read over the testimony given by her at the first trial several times, but denied reading it over with her daughter, also a witne: then and row. Mrs. Nash admitted meet ing, during the first trial, Alice Dickson, Mr. Olmstead’s washerwoman, but denied that she intimated to the woman that she was giving false testimony or anything ke that. To Mr. Totten Mrs. Nash said she had received only the regular witness fees for testifying in the case. Some Points. Anna Blake, colored, who was employed by the Olmsteads in the spring of 1884, testi- fied that Mrs, Olmstead was often in tears. Upon one occasion, after Mr. and Mrs. Olmstead had had a talk, Mrs. Olmstead cried a great deal, remarking to witness: “The better you try to be the more troubles you have.” On another occasion, said the witness, Mrs. Olmstead asked her husband to excuse and forgive her, ying that she had forgotten, when he replied: “I suppose you've forgotten that you were married.” Sirs. Olmstead, said the witne ed very much, and Mr. Jimstead said nothing more to her. “How did he look?” inquired Mr. Perry. “4Veil, just like he always did,” answered the witness. “That is enough,” remarked Mr. Perry. ‘The witness said Mr. Olmstead his usual tone of voice to his wife, Mrs. Olmstead told her that she did not dis- obey Mr. Olmstead, and would not allow any ono else to disobey him. Once Mrs. Olmstead gave her a dress, and some time after that she had witness return it, saying that Mr. Olmstead had told her that sh could not give away anything without his consent. Medical Testimony. Dr. %. T. Sowers, who was Mrs. Oln- stead’s physician, and also her father’s physician, was then called as a witness on behalf of Mrs. Webb. The witness stated that he treated Mrs. Olmstead until he left for Europe, June 29, 18%, explaining that she became an invalid in February pre- vious. She had been ill before then, but not with the disease (Bright's) of which sne ded. He discovered in March, 1889, that she was suffering from Bright's disease, when he became convinced that she was fatally affected. Dr. Sowers then described the character of the disease, and stated that it impaired all the functions of the buman body, -partigularly the brain and nervous sysierh. . In Mrs. Olmstead’s case, said Dr. Sowers, the disease progressed rapidly, and some days he visited her two or three times. Frequently he found it necessary to ad- minister drugs which he carried with him to ward off and prevent tnreatened con- vulsions. On the 15th of June, 1889, she suffered a convulsion, but she was threat- ened between March and July six or eight times: The administration of the drugs given te prevent convutsions, said Dr. Sow- srs, debilitated the patient for a time, caus- no réally damaging effects. ‘A person afflicted with Bright’s disease, explained the witness, suffered from uraemic poisoning—almost constantly, and the nerv- ous system became impaired. Between the Sth of March, 1889, and the time of Mrs. Oimstead’s death she was liable to suffer a convulsion at any time, and more fre- quently apt to so suffer the longer the dis- ease progressed. Being asked if he knew that My. Olmstead objected to his wife's mother and sister call- ing upon her, Dr. Sowers said that Mr. Olm- stead told him that he did not wish them to visit Mrs. Olmstead, as they were objection- able to him. The witness then told Mr. Olmstead that it would be most unnatural to exclude Mrs. Olmstead’s mother and sister and would be prejudicial to his (Olmstead’s) interests. Mr. Olmstead finelly allowed them to visit his wife. Dr, Sowers stated that he was a witness to Mrs. Olmstead’s will, Mr. Wm. F. Mat- tingly and a Mr. Waters, the attorney and clerk of Mr. Ol d, respectively, being the other witnesses. He was called to the house about 8 o'clock the evening the will was signed, and when it wus signed, Mrs Olmstead was present in the room. Mrs. Olmstead was at the time, stated Dr. Sowers, in an excitable, neryous condition, and immediately fc ied the will was signed, he at on wrried her out of the room, £0 as to quiet neh Mr, Berry en asked Dr. Sowers a num- per of questions respecting the wills made Mr, and Mrs. Hayward M. Hutchingon, irs. Obusieaie parents, for the purpose of (clso Oseast Moreno to Be Imprisoned Ninety Days. showing, as caveator alleged, that Mr. Instead Locn creased ine echeme | TB¢ Libel of Baron Fava a Costly to secure his wife's share of her father’s One—The Prisoner’s Remarks in Court. estate. Counsel for Mr. Olmstead ob- jected, however, contending that the pro- posed testimony would be immaterial, irrel- evant and too remote to affect the ques- tions at issue. Judge Bradley followed his former course in relation to the same character of offered testimony, and sustained the objection, counsel for Mrs. Webb noting an exception to the court's rulin; ——— DEATH OF Gi BIRGFELD. As intimated in The Star would be the case, Judge Cole this afternoon imposed a jail sentence in the case of Celso Caesar Moreno, recently convicted of criminally Ubeling Baron Fava, the Italian ambassa- dor to this country. The term is ninety days. When the matter was called, Col. Wm. A. Cook stated to the court that while he was of the opinion that errors were com- mitted during the trial, he believed that the result would be the same if a new trial was granted. Therefore, Mr. Cook withdrew the motion for a new trial, but added that his client desired to make a statement. The court granted the necessary permis- sion, and Mr. Moreno stated that he came to chis country In 1868, at the suggestion of the United States minister in Paris and Senator Doolittle of Wisconsin, to confer with Secre- tary of State William H. Seward concerning | the possession of an island in the China sea. He then went on to say that he was the pro- jector of the trans-Pacific cable, and held a charter for the same from Congress. A Boone eg time, atone reir he learne: at @ great wrong was bein; Tpes trated here in the enslaving of his counters men. He began to wage war against the padrone,and, he declared, evertyihng he ever wrote or said relating to the subject was in an honest effort to break up the slave traffic. “I have no doubt that the system exists in this country as badly as you portrayed it in the objectionable article,” interjected Judge Cole. “I think it an outrage,” said Mr. Moreno, “that a man should be tried and cénvicted for doing good.” - said the court, “that Almost Instantly Killed by a Coal Train. Yesterday afternoon about 2 o'clock Mr. George Birgfeld, a well-known resident of Montgomery county, was struck by a train near Linden station and almost instantly killed. The Metropolitan Southern branch of the Baltimore and Ohio, which leaves the Metropolitan branch at Linden, has been partially completed toward Chevy Chase, and construction and coal cars are run over the tracks. Near Linden the tracks are built across a high trestle, and Mr. .Birgfeld was walking upon this at the time of the accident. He was on his way home, and a train of coal cars backed upon him without his seeing it. The unfortunate man was deaf and dumb, and the efforts of the train hands to warn him of his danger were unavailing. A brakemaa, it is safd, began throwing pieces of coal at him, put as the engine was at the other end of the train it was too late to stop it. Mr. Birg- feld was struck by one of the cars, and both his legs were cut off above the knees. He lived for about a half hour, but efforts to save his life were fruitless. An inquest will be held this evening by the Maryland authcrities at the Birgfeld residence. See ORDAINED AS PASTOR. Rev. George E. T. Stevenson Formally Installed Yesterday. The new pastor of the new East Wash- ington Heights Baptist Church, Rev. Geo. E. T. Stevenson, was ordained yesterday afternoon. The church, through Deacon D. C. Fountain, received the right hand of fel- Icwship from Dr. Meador, as moderator of the Baptist churches of the District asso- cation, just before the ordination cer2- mony. . The ordination services were to have been held in the nearly completed chapel, but owing to the inclemency of the weather the rite was celebrated in Mr. Fountain’s parlors. Dr. J. J. Muir, pastor of the E Street Baptist Church, as moderator of the ordaining council, presided. Rev. George Ecwman offered the opening prayer. Rev. A. F. Anderson of Grace Church read the Scripture lesson. Dr. B. L. Whitman, pres- ident cf Columbian University, preached the ordination scrmon. Dr. Muir, in the absence of Dr. Huntington, offered the or- daining prayer. Rev. H. T. Stevenson of the Anacostia church, brother of the candi- date, extended the right hand of fellowship on behalf of the Baptist ministry. ‘The charge to the candidate was siven by Rev. 5. H. Swem, pastor of the Second Church. Rev. C. A. Stakely made the charge to the ckureh, and extended to this, the youngest church’ in the District, the greeting of the First Church, older by a century, and the oldest Baptist church in_the District of Cclumbia. Rey. George E. T. Stevenson ronouneed the benediction. The new “I am satisfied,” you entertain no malice against Baron Fava. The same is true of many other similar cases, and I can only account for it because the persons libeled hold public positions. Nevertheless, libel is a violation of law, and a grave one, too. “It is not proper that a person should think that he can damage the characler of another and escape with the payment of a slight fine. In your case I feel compelled, against my personal inclination, to impose imprisonment. You are therefore sen- tenced to ninety days in the District jail.’ Mr. Moreno quietly gathered together his papers and descended to the cage below, though it was apparent by the expression on his face that he was keenly disap- pointed at the sentence imposed. pe NSS seins GRADUALLY CLOSING. Effect of the Prosecution of the Bucket Shops. Detective Maurice Quinlan is still looking after the so-called “bucket shops,” and now the persons who are conducting them are trying to prove that they are not doing so in violation of law, and the authorities are lis- tening to what they say, and are examining the books of the different concerns. Another place, that of George Stitt, on F’street, had on the door today “‘closed.” This is the sec- ond place that has closed during the past three days. Since it became known that the detectives were being sent to these places every day, in order to note the workings of the business and get the names of witnesses, a decided falling off in the business of some of the places is reported. ‘There were no additional warrants issued teday, but it is certain that béfore the close of the week several conductors of the al- leged gambling games will be brought into ceurt. beautifully situated on the heights ove iccking the city of Washington and com- manding a wide view of the surrounding ovntry. —— Brave Rescue. Charles Phelps, a plasterer, while work- ing on a scaffold at the Swedenborgiaa Church, 16th and Corcoran streets, Sgtar- y ey pic The scaffold was sixty feet from the —.—_—_ DISTRICT GOVERNMENT. Commissioner Ross Returns. Commissioner John W. Ross returned to the city today from his home in Illinois, where he has been attending the funeral obsequies of his father. Building Permits. Building permits issued today were as fol- lows: D. B. Gottwals, to erect nine two-story brick dwellings, 3425 to 3444 12th street northwest, to cost $27,000; F. S. Hutchison, to erect one two-story and basement brick vain, 322 D street southeast, to cost fit. ground, and in his writhings it was thought that the sufferer, who w: would fall from his narrow resting place. The Emergency Hospital was notified, and Am- bulance Surgeon F. M. Furlong was soon at the scene. Noticing the precarious sit- uation of Phelps, Dr. Furlong climbed to the scaffold and successfully carried the plasterer to safety. At the hospital Phelps soon yielded to treatment, and was sent to his home, 938 Florida avenue northwest. Smunll Fires. But small damage was caused by a blaze at the foundry of Charles White & Co., on © street southwest, late Saturday night. The flames were extinguished without diffi- culty. About midnight Saturday night Police- man Costello discovered a fire in the sheds in the rear of the Corbett Mill Company, on Missouri avenue near 6th street. Fn- gine No. 2 put out the blaze, which origi- nated from hot ashes coming in contact with some oi: barrels. fa Claims Damages for a Prosecution. A t-at-law to recover $10,000 damages today came to trial before Judge McComas im Circuit Court No. 2, by Johanna Healy, now Hartman, against Otis T. Mason. The plaintiff claims that while employed as a domestic by Mr. Mason se was accused of steling a silk handkerchief. A search of her trunk disclosed no handkerchief, but a napkin bearing the letter “M” was found. Miss Healy asserts that she was arrested, tried in the Pol Court and acquitted. The present suit is to secure damages for ma- licious prosecution. Wants Alimony: In a petition for alimony filed today by Attorney Harris Lindsley for Margaret Agnes Myers against Matthew Myers, the wife declares that she is in destitute cir- cumstances with two young children to provide for, while her husband receives an income of between $6 and $8 a day from the use of a wagon and team, in addition io his salary as foreman in the carrying out of a contract of grading and road building upon the Washington and Mt. Vernon railway. —— alone, ——>—_—_. More Time for the Assessment. In accordance with the conference held last week with the committee of the board of trade with reference to the new assess- ment and the payment of taxes thereon, the agsessor fer the District transmitted to the Commissioners a draft of the bill to be presented to Congress, recommending an extension of time for the completion of the county assessment, ind providing for the taxes thereon, in one installment, and that to be due and payable, May, 1897. —_——_—__ Court of Appeals. In the Court of Appeals, this afternoon, the judgment of the court below in the case of Isabella Warner and husband against Hattie Jackson was affirmed. The judg- ment of the court below in the case 04 Laura Whitaker and others against the Middle States Loan, Building and Con- struction Company was reversed, and the cause remanded for further proceedings. — Small Fire. An alarm of fire was sounded from box 217 about noon tof@ay for fire in the house of Walter McGwynn, No. 1512 10th street nerthwest. The flames started beneath the ficor in the back building from some un- known cause and spread to the adjoining house. Firemen estimated the damage at about $50. —— Assigned to Duty. By direction of the Secretary of War the following named second Leutenants (pro- mot@i from non-commissioned officers) ure assigned to regiments, as follows: Second Lieut. Laurence B. Simonds (from corporal, company E, twenty-first in- fantry), to the eighth infantry, company D, Fort D. A. Russell, Wyoming. Second Lieut. Robert H. Allen (from corporal, troop D, eighth cavalry), to the fourteenth infantry, company H, Vancouver barracks, Washirgton. Second Lieut. Dwight W. Ryther (from quartermaster sergeant, sixth infantry), to the second infantry, company H, Fort Omaha, Nebraska. To See Papers. ‘As the attorney of David R. Walden of Pieasant Hill, Mo., Mr. L.A. Bailey has filed a petition for a writ of mandamus to compel the commissioner of pensions to allow the petitioner’s attorney to examine certain papers filed by him for a pension. The peti- tioner, a2 private in company H, 167th Ohio infantry, applied for the pension May 12, 1891, and October 9, 1804, was granted a pen- sion of $6 a month. He now claims that he should have been granted the pension from the date of first claiming it, and claims also that Mr. Bailey has been denied access to the papers in the case. reat ates To Cover Cinims. Grain and Cottom Markets. Cotton and grain markets, reported by W. B. Hibbs, stock, grain and cotton broker, 1421 F st In the matter of the several libels recently Bs or Gee filed against the steamboat City of Rich- 82% Sly sien, mend Chief Justice Bingham Saturday af- ih Soest oo he ternoon ordered that the owners of the ft Isi% 18% boat pay into the registry of the court by ae os a BS Thursday next the sum of $5,500, to cover mo re ead the claims and costs in the case. ae Oe SS 5.80 5.80 5.508 Marriage Licenses. $0 455 4578 Marriage licenses have been issued to th IN following: Wm. A. Huft of Crawfords- High, Low. Clesg. ville, Ind., and Elizabeth F. Purcell of this Bo} eae 75 her; 8.61 840 8.41 city; Wm. H. Pratt and Beatrice Fishe' Sor 849 841 Resell Walker and Nettie Bird; Duncan Adcock and Jessie MeKay; Thornton Jones and Lettie Toran; Chas. 5. Garis and Clara E. Adams; Frank Walker of this city and Nellie Jobnson of Takoma Park, D. C.; Stewart H. Minor and Louisa Scoit; Thos. 13. Grigsby and Agnes E. Burley; William Campbell and Celie Thomas; Geo. E. Pruett and Bessie Jackson; James Johnson and Estelle Butler; Edward Wilson and Mattie Tibbs; Pickering Dodge and Harriet Eliza- beth McEwen; Phil. Plater and Ida Brooks; Richard Washington and_ Georgianna Henry; William Grimes and Priscilla Tay- Baltimore Markets. BALTIMORE, November 11.—Flour quiet—western do. eatra, 2.75a3.00; do. family, Winter wheat patent, 3.55a3.85: spring 4. it straight, 3.55a3.75— hipments, 5,590 barrels; ales, 150 barrels. eat eusy—spot and month, Gi},a64%: December, 6540654; May, 70a70%4; steamer No. 2 red, 61%a62—recelpts, 7,208 bushels; stock, 561,22 bushels; sales, 26,000 bushels—south- 60a66%; do. on grade, «2 ern wheat by sample, G51 "Gorm “ull and’ easy—spot and month, 35%a vember, new and old, 34%231%; year, S3%ja Whi uary, 88i4a33%; February, 83%,934; steamer Jor; Ambrose Brown and Mary G. Keough; sg Diasec semints, BUST bushels: stock, Geo. P. Partoz and Mary V. Neumeyer. | 291.995 “bushels; sales, 12,060 _ bushels—sonthern Se 4,83 ellow, 2444836. Oats In- 2 white western, ‘ecelpts, 4.308 bu: . mixed, 221,023 —ri stock, 234,440 bushels. Rye quict ‘and steady 43a45 ‘Phe Czarina’s Peril. News comes from St. Petersburg that the by; 46048 wostern—recelpts, 6,125 life cf the czarina has been despaired of. | Saseis; stock, AB,611 bushels. Hay firm-chatce ‘The Caesarian operation has been perform- | timothy, $15.50a$16.00. Grain freights rather quiet, with small demand—steam to Liverpool per bushel ed, and the physicians are no longer able usd. December; Cork for orders per quarter, to corceal from the husband the danger of | §6.3d.a8.4%d. November. Sugar steady—granu- the ezarina. ated, 88 pie ee faa Princess Alix, renamed Alexandra Feo- | Seamer. tne jani4; store packed, T0als. Exes dorovna, in accordance with the Russian | i °%een 21; cold storage, 16a17. ‘Cheese firm-— jaw, was married to the Czar Nicholas II | fancy New York, 60 pounds, 11211; do. 35 pounds, Nevember 35, 1894. 11%a11%; do. 22 pounds, 122124. SENTENCED TO JAILIFINANCE AND TRADE Advance Inspired by a Better Tone in London. CABLES FROM EDROPEAN CAPITALS Prospective Gold Shipment With- out Influence. GENERAL MARKET. REPORTS Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. NEW YORK, November 11.—Reassured by the tenor of Lord Salisbury’s utterances in regard te the policy of the British for- eign office, the London market opened strong this morning and inspired a sym- pathetic advance on this side. Private cables from continental capitals were uni- formly more encouraging, and hopes are again entertained of a peaceful settlement of the diplomatic differences in Turkey and the far east. The engagement of $1,000,000 In gold for export by tomorrow’s steamers was official- ly announced at the subtreasury, and the prospects for larger shipments toward the close of the week continue good. The ex- change market reflected a strong undertone, but the supply of commercial drawings was somewhat improved and no gold bills were offered. Several of the larger foreign houses which have been considering the necessity of making gold shipments are disposed to delay engagements as much as possible in the hope that a return to normal conditions may intervene to prevent the outflow. The extent of the recent decline in values and the improvement in foreign sentiment encouraged a moderate covering movement in the railroad list, traders buying back the securities @old at last week's higher level. It is probable that a rally of the custom- ary professional proportions will be re- corded, after which prices will yield to the varying influences of the foreign exchange market. Among the more important railroad re- turns announced during the day were an increase of $277,175 by St. Paul for the first week, this month, making a total increase since July 1 of $2,001,005 and a prospective increase by Northwest for the month of October of $750,000. Burlington reports from now on should be the most flattering of the Granger group, and when figures already submitted are considered the risk attendant upon short selling at the present level must be immedietely apparent. In the industrial department selling orders predominated, and substantial concessions were recorded in all of the more active Is- sues. Sugar was advanced on early covering, but subsequently sold down under Saturday's closing level and gave additional evidence of a determination on the part of the iarger interests to mark the price down to a basis iess likely to invite congressional attacks, Chicago Gas the subject of a Celib- erate rd room raid, the motive for which was ure, but effective. Genera] Electric was sold Jown after the announcement of the Supreme Court's de- cision in the McK: case, Jong stock be- ing marketed immediately upon confirma- poo of a generally expected favorable de- cision, ‘The trading of the last hour was dull, but in most instances fractional gains were re- flected by comparison with initia! figures. —__—_ FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL. ‘The following are the opening, the high- est and the lowest uad the closing prices cf the New York stock market today, as re- ported by Corson & Macartney, members New Yerk stock exchange. Correspondents Messrs. Moore & Schley, No. S0 Broadway. Low. Last, 98% 3% American Sugar, ‘American Sugar, ‘American Tobacco Lead Co. National Lead Co., Pid. U. 8. Leather... Wabash, Wheeling & Wheeling & L. Erie,’ Western Union Tel. Wisconsin Central shingtonm Stock Exchang: Sales—regular call—i2 o'clock m.—D. C. of 1899, $100 at 105. After call—Belt Rairoad fs, $1,000 at 85. Government Tonds.—U. 8. 4s, registered, 111% bid, 112% axked. U.S. 43, coupon, 111% bid, 112% asked. U.S. 4s, 1925, 121 bid, 121% asked.” U. re 8. 5s, 1007, 1143 bid, 1154 asked. District of Columbia Bonds.—20-year fund 5s, 104 Did. 30-year fund 6s, gold, 112% bid. Water stock 7s, 1901, currency, 116 bid. Water stock 7s, 1:3, currency, 118 bid. 3,658, funding, currency, 112 Did. Bigs, registered, 2-108, 100 b Miscellaneous Bonds.—Metropoiltan Railroad cony. 6s, 113% bid, 115 asked. Metropolitan Railrozd 5s, 105 bid. Beit Railroad Bs, 84 bid, 86 asked. Bok- bid. Columbia Railroad Gs, 5a, F. A. |. American Security and Trust Ga, A. and O., 102 Bid. Washington Market Company ist 68, 110'bid. Washington Markct Com- pany imp. 6s, 110 bid. Wasbington Market Com- ny ext. Ga, 110 bid. Masonic Hall Association Ss, Yos’ bid. Washington Light Infantry Ist 6x, 100 bid. ‘National Bank Stocks.—Bank of Washington, 230 bid, 300 asked. Bank of the bile, 240" Wid. Metropolitan, 285 bi asked. rid, 300 Farmers and Mechanics’, 140 asked. Citizens’, 130 bid. 15 be se tomie and “rust Companies Safe it and Trust Cony = Deposit and Trust, 126 bid, 140 axked seta an tia 304 bid, Ty it, a Neen hater oo tae 76 anked. |. Georgets eeee aod Blectric Light Stocks, -Woshington Gas, th 47 asked. Georgetown Gas, 45 bid. U.S Blectric Light, 130% bid, 132 asked. Tnsurance Stocks.—Firemen’s, 33, bid. Metropolitan, 69 bid. Corcoran, ‘Arlington, 140 iid. i Union, Franklin, 36. bid Bhi. Potomac, 8 acked. Commer Title Insurance 5 id, 116 asked, Colwal Washington Title, 8 asked. ‘Telephone Stocks.—Pennss Ivan peake and Potomac, 50 Wid, asked. Miscellaneous wid. at Falls Hall, 69 bid. asked. To Hold an Inguest. ‘Today at noon Coroner Hammett called at y of Ollie » morgue and viewed the body of rea e, the colored Pullman CatCompany la- borer. who was killed at the New Jersey avenue crossing of the Baltimore and Po- tomac railroad Saturday, and questioned several of the witnesses. After hearing their statements the coroner decided that he would hold an inquest at noon tomorrow.