Evening Star Newspaper, November 18, 1895, Page 2

2 THE EVENING STAR, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 1895-TWELVE PAGES. _ Se eee LATE NEWS BY WIRE Startling Charges Against a Phila- delphia Lawyer. SAID 10 HAVE BCUGHT TESTIMONY Efforts to Secure a New Trial for Holmes. ——_+—_—_ EXCITING SCENE IN COURT PHILADELPHIA, Pa., November 18.— The Holmes case took another sensational turn today. The main actor in this, the most startling and unexpected since the e celebrated case has become public, was the senior counsel for the defense, William A. Shoemaker. Charges of manufacturing evidence in be- half of the alleged multi-murderer by brib- ing a weman who knew nothing of the case to swear in his favor were publicly made in court, and the manner in which this was received by the court left little doubt in the minds of those present of the gravity of the attorney’s situation. ‘Today had been fixed for the argument of @ motion for a new trial for Holmes, and Judge Arnold, who presided during the trial of two weeks ago, which resulted in Holmes’ conviction for the murder of B. F. Pit |, was joined by Judges Thayer and Wilson, sitting as the court in banc. ‘The proceedings were begun by Mr. Shoe- maker, who arose frm his seat beside his associate ccunsel, Mr. Rotan, and asked that the argument be postponed. He urged that since the verdict had been rendered they had come into possession of new in- formation and additional clues of vital im- portance to their case, and which would re- sult in Holmes’ acquittal. Subsequent to the trial, he continued, they had obtained informaticn of a person who had known Pitezel when he lived at 1316 Callowhill street; that after much difficulty they had found this person and procured an affidavit. This document ihe lawyer then produced and read. It was mace by one Blanche A. ales, and was, in substance, as fol- lows: In August, 1894, she kept a cigar store at 1239 Callowhill street, and had known and talked with Pitezel, then known as Perry. On Avgust 29, when he was in her store, she told hint she would have to leave the store and visit a dying friend, where- upon Pitezel spoke >f the uncertainties of Ife, saying he nad more troubles than any one would suppose, and that he would not care if it was he who was dying instead of her friend He spoke of his many trou- bles, and added that “the end would come rccn, as he could not stard it much longer.” All kis actions end words tended to show thoughts of suictde. In presenting this affidavit Mr. Shor- maker said that Mrs. Harnigan would have come forward with this testimony before, but she disliked notoriety, and had been out of the city for some time. As soon, hewever, as she found that there was a life at stake she had come forward. Fesides this important new testimony, Shoemaker went on, there were many other clves to be run down, some of which had ccme to their knowledge as late as last Saturday. They therefore pleaded for a pestporement of the argument. Mr. Graham's Startling Charge. District Attorney Graham here arose and asked that befcre this application be pass- qi upon Mrs. Hannigan be called to the stand. Mr. Rotan replied that they had been un- atle to find her, that the affidavit had been precured by Jobn Sweickler, a detective, ard that counsel would not permit her to testify until they had an opportunity to examine her privately and sift the truth of her statements. In response to questions from the court Mr. Shoemaker said that the affidavit had been written by himself at the dictation of Mrs. Harnigan. Upon this Mr. Graham arose, and, with the utmost gravity, said it became his duty to make a painful declaration. During the early part of the recent trial he had re- ceived information that efforts had been made to procure false testimony by bribery. At that time he had merely instituted a sharp watch. Later he learned that these efforts were being prosecuted .to the end. Thereupon he sent for the person thus employed to furnish evidence, and she was in court at the present time. “I will produce her and show that she was employed by Mr. Shoemaker; that she was taken to his office and questioned; that she said she knew nothing about the case, and the attorney told her that was all right, and that she was induced, upon the payment to her of $20, to sign the affidavit which had already been prepared.” This declaration came like a thunderbolt. Mr. Shoemaker grew pallid, the judge's eyes opened wider, and it was some mo- ments before the buzz in the court room could be stilled. Then Mr. Rotan tried to protest against this impeachment of his colleague, and Mr. Shoemaker made an attempt to be heard, but the court ordered that the witness be first heard. Mr. Graham here said he first desirad to call Detective Grier. Detective Grier’s Story, Mr. Grier, upon being sworn, told the whole story. During the trial he was called upon by John Sweckler, who said that Mr. Shoemaker had asked him to procure @ woman who lived around 13th and Cal- lownhill or Vine streets, who would swear to certain facts. The next day Sweckler again called and showed him the typewritten affi- davit. This was even before the woman had been looked for. Mr. Grier submitted the matter to the district attorney, and, on his advice, after the trial, Grier procured the woman. He introduced her to Sweck- ler, who in turn took her to Shoemaker. After several interviews with him she signed the affidavit and received the money in. two $10 bills, which she had marked with her initials for the purpose of identi- fication. The supposed Mrs. Hannigan, who sald her name was Margaret Reah, took the stand and corroborated this story in detail, producing the money. She declared that Shoemaker had neither read nor told her of the contracts of the affidavit, and she signed in absolute igno- Tance. The statement made in court this morning by Mr. Shoemaker that she had dictated it to him was false in toto. Mr. Shoemaker here arose and excitedly cried: “I did not say so, I explicitly— One after the other the three judges in- terrupted him with “There is no doubt whatever of your having sald it.” The district attorney then declared that he had a copy of the affidavit made and in his office before the woman had been found. Mr. Shoemaker then pleaded for time to refute these charges against his character, pe Judge en meaningly retorted: u are certainly in a position thoughtfulness.” ay eae John Sweckler was next called, and he, too, corroborated the preceding witnesses, Saying that he was first employed by Shoe- maker to get the woman on November 4. ——— ee BONAPARTE FOR SENATOR. Reform League Re; a Ca +» November 18.—A num- minent republicans, and especial- sociated with the Reform League, an to agitate Mr. Chas. J. Bona- arte’s name in connection with the sena- orship. These gentlemen propose to make & spirited attack on the Wellington boom, and it was rumored today that the Balti. more Sun will support Mr. Bonaparte’s candidacy, _—— GRIDIRON CLUB’S TRIP. The Correspondents Invited to Visit e Exposition, ATLANTA, Ga., November 18.—The Grid- fron Club of Washington will visit Atlanta Thursday by invitation of the exposition, and arrangements have been made to fill two days with sightseeing and pleasure. President Collier today appointed a commit. tee of arrangments, with Mr. H. H. Caban- niss of the Atlanta Journal as chairman; Clark Howell of the Constitution, Dr. David T. Day, chief of the mines department, and Mr. W. G. Cooper, chief of department of publicl’y aud promotion. ANOTHER MILITARY ACADEMY | Representative Mercer Thinks One Should Be Established in the West. Not Much Legislation Expected This Winter—All Will Sustain the Monroe Doctrine. Representative Mercer of Nebraska in- tends to make a strong effort this winter to secure the establishment of another military academy, besides West Point. He thinks that there Is abundant need for another institu- uon of this sort, and that It should be estab- ished in the west. The old Fort Omaha in Nebraska, he says, will be available for this Purpose, and it would require very little ex- perse to put it in condition to furnish all ac- ccmmodations necessary. This fort the gov- ernment has currendered for military pur- poses, and he will make an effort to have it converted into a school. Mr. Mercer says that ha is afraid the present Congress will be @ good deal like the Corbett-Fitzsimmons fight, entirely without result. An Unfortunate Situation. “We are in just that unfortunate situa- tion,” he said, “that nothing can be done concerning any very important question on account of the disagreement between the executive and Congress. The probabilities are that Mr. Cleveland will try to put the republican Congress into a hole by making embarrassing recommendations to them tn his message, and then Congress will turn around and try to put him in a hole if they can find any deeper than the one he is in already. I am in favor of it with all my heart. Whatever revenue legislation there may be must relate to the tariff, in my judgment. I do not think that a republican Congress can turn to Mr. Cleveland to ask what they must do. The trouble about any jegi lation, however, is that while the Hous; is republican, nobody knows what th® Sen- ate is." Sound Money in Nebraska. Mr. Mercer sald that he did not believe that there should be any financial legisla- tion, and speaking of the local feeling in Nebraska, said that the republicans in the state were in favor of sound money, and that the recent election there had demon- strated that a majority of the democrats were. ———————s GARZA FIGHTING FOR CUBA. Will Be Given a High Office if the In- surgents Win. SAN ANTONIO, Texas, November 18.— Advices were received here today from Palo Blanco, Nueces county, Texas, that Mrs. Catarino Garza, the wife of the Mexican revolutionary leader, who created such a disturbance on the lower Rio Grande border a few years ago, and who was reported to have been killed in Colombia, South Amer- iea, several months ago, while engaged in a political insurrection, has just received 2 letter from her husband. According to the information contained in this letter Garza is very much alive and is taking a leading part in the Cuban revolu- tion, where he has command of a company of insurgents, and Is known by the name of “El Mexicano.” Mrs. Garza lives on the ranch of her fa- ther, Don Alexandro Gonzales, near Palo Blanco. She has claimed all along that her husband was not killed in Colombia, and that she would hear from him soon. The full contents of the letter are not known, but it is said that Garza has been promised an important office with the Cuban govern- ment if the insurgents are successful. SENATOR THURSTON'S BILL. His Proposition to Sell the Govern- ment’s Interest in the Pacific Roads. OMAHA, Neb., November 18.—Sust before his departure for Washington last night Senator John M. Thurston said he had for- warded his resignation as general attorney for the Union Pacific road to Judge Dillon, in New York. The Senator will introduce a bill early In the session covering a new plan of his own for settling the government's claims against the Pacific railroads, and to have the line from Omaha to the coast op- erated as one continuous line. He would have the government make a statement of the amount of Its claim July 1 next and offer the claim to the highest bid- der who will give a minimum price of 40 or 50 per cent of principal and interest; give the purchaser all the rights of the govern- ment, including right of entry, possession and foreclosure; give to one court jurisdic- tion over a suit to foreclose on the entire property and in the foreclosure sale provide that the property be sold as a whole, a pur- chasing committee to be created with cor- porate powers such as Congress conferred upon the several lines. —— MURDER OF COREA’S QUEEN. An American Visitor Writes About the Tragedy. MILWAUKEE, Wis., November 18.—Ru- colph Nunnemacher, now visiting {n Corea, writes to the Milwaukee Sentinel from Seoul giving an account of the murder cf the queen early in October. That the Jap- anese were the instigators of the killing, he says, seems to be clearly evident in Seoul. He says a body of Japanese Soshi committed the murder, and were backed by Japanese troops. When they gained en- trance to the queen’s apartments they found four women there, and, deing unable to recognize the queen, who had disguised herself, they killed all four women. The bedies, after having been slashed apd stab- bed, were tied in blankets, carried to the court yard, saturated with oil, and burned. It is reported that the queen was cremated alive, not having been dispatched by the krives. The Japanese government has started an inquiry, and many arrests have heen made. An American general, who had been acting as vice minister of war of Corea, Is said to have been an eye witness to the outrage. He was in command of the guard that made heroic resistance to the assault cf the Japanese on the palace. He came near being Killed, several bullets passing close to him. Had he lost his life the Japanese government, the writer says, might have found itself in serious complications with the United States. ——_—__ OPPOSED BIBLE READING. Favored Presenting Trades Unionism to the School Children. CHICAGO, November 18.—Bible reading in the public schools was the subject of an animated controversy at the meeting of the Chicago labor congress last evening. Delegate F. G. Hoppe, secretary of the congress, introduced a resolution protest- ing against the recently suggested innova- tion, on the ground that the schools shouid be devoted to the teaching of economic principles and things of practical life, leav- ing the matters of religion to the choice of the individual. He urged instead of “select pessages from the Bible’ that the school board should cause “choice selections from writers on trades unionism” to be read to the pupils. ‘The resolution was adopted with little op- pesition. ——___ Paintings Hung in a Court Room. NEW YORK,November 18.—The Municipal Art Society presented to the city today the three mural panel pamtings which have been placed in the court of oyer and ter- miner in the criminal court building. The central painting is of a collosal figure of Justice. Below her stand, on either d, two youths, one bearing a sword, symboliz- ing condemnation, the other holding a dove, symbolizing acquittal. The panel to the right is a painting of three female figures representing the three fates; that to the right Is of three male figures, representiag “Liberty,” “Equality” and “Fraternity.” Se Trip of the Horseless Carriage. POUGHKEEPSID, N. ¥., November 18.— The horseless carriage Ieft this city at 9:30 this morning. The machine was given a thorough overhauling before it started, and Manager McPherson expects to reach Hud- son by night. Important Discussions Today in the | General Assembly. . INTTIATORY REFERENDUM DEBATED Temporary Liberalization of the Rule Against Liquor Dealers. LOCAL QUESTIONS The general assembly of the Knights of Labor today resumed work with the com- mittee on grievances and appeals having the floor. The case acted on today was one brought up on appeal from New York and Brooklyn, where District Assemblies No. 220 and No. 49, the former with five pavers trade councils and the latter with four, raised a question of jurisdiction. The question was whether the district assem- bly had any control over the councils in trade matters. The appeal being made by the district assembly, under whose action the members of the council had been sus- penéec from the order, the general assem- bly ‘refused to sustain the appeal. The au- tonomy of the trade council in trade mat- ters pertaining to that council Is, therefore, established by the vote today. This matter being disposed of the commit- tee on laws resumed its right to the floor. A proposition, coming from Cleveland Dis- trict Assembly, No. 47, in favor of the initiatory referendum was taken up, and after considerable debate referred to the committee to have various amendments in- corporated in the general proposition. Proportional Representation. A resolution proposing that the general officers of the order be elected by propor- tional representation was then debated at length, and also referred back to the com- mittee for revision. Considerable time was given to a discus- sion of section 73, under article 11, of the constitution of the order, relating to the standing of members who are temporarily forced, for the sake of a living, to engage in the sale of intoxicating liquors. Section 73 is as follows: “‘At the option of each local assembly, any person over sixteen years of age is eligible to become a member of the order, except a person who either: sells or makes a living or any part of it by the sale of intoxicating drink, either as manufac- turer, dealer or agent, or who tends bar per- manently or temporarily, and no lawyer, banker,professional gambler or stock broker can be admitted.” Charity Shown. The order has enforced this article strictly, but the present depression has fureed many members to enter into the employment cf liquor dealers in order to support their familles. And, of course, under the constitution, they thereby forfeit their status as members of the Knights of Labor. Section 86 of article 12 of the con- stitution says: ‘A member going into the liquor business or deriving any support from the same, or tending bar perma- nently or tempvrarily, shall by such act forfeit his membership in the order.” No action was reached upon the propo- sition, but there is a disposition among the delegates to Hberalize these sections of the constitution temporarily for the relief of members of the order affected by them. — RED GO OUT. EIGHT HU Strike Begun in the Building Trades in New York. NEW YORK, November 18.--Eight hun- dred members of the Housesmiths and Bridgemen's Union were called out on strike today on buildings where the work is belt ¢ done by J. B. and M. Cornwell and Milliken Bros., two of the most prominent members of the iron league. Of the 800 men, 400,have been employed by the Cornwells on twelve buildings, and about the same number were on eight buildings where the tron work is being done by Milliken Brothers. The demands of the strikers include a wage scale running from $3.50 a day for foremen finishers to $2.50 a day for blacksmith finishers. The strikers also want a recognition of their union, the employment of only union men and new regulations about Sunday work and over time. Should non-union men be substituted for the strikers then a sympathetic strike will be ordered, and from 5,(4 to 10,000 men are likely to be called out. The sympathetic strike will affect the plumbers, gasfitters, plasterers, carpenters, hoisting engines, steamfitters, derrick men, laborers, cement workers, stairbuilders, elevator construc- ters, painters, varnishers, framers, mosaic workers, tin and fron workers. The bricklayers, who Gu not take part in the sympathetic strike will be forced out in many buildings through the strikes of the other trades. The state board of mediation and arbitra- tion met today to consider the strike. Frank Larry represented the strikers, The following members of the board were pres- ent: Wm. Purcell of Rochester, ex-Judge Robertson of Troy, M. J. Feeney of Brook- lyn and Secretary Charles Madden. ——— WILL SEIZE THE SHIP. The Commander of the Lord Brassey Has Violated Various Regulations. PORT TOWNSEND, Wash., November 18.—If the British ship Lord Brassey, now 100 days out from Shanghai, has not found- ered at sea or arrived in port, she will be seized by the British consul and forfeiture proceedings will be instituted by the gov- ernment. From official documents received from the customs department at Shanghai, it appears that Capt. Gunning obtained a custom house clearing by fraud and forgery, in order that he might man the ship with inexperienced sailors. The United States government, too, has a claim. He insured and sailed from Shanghai without first obtaining American consular bills of health, the penalty for which Is a fine of 35,000. English shipmasters on Puget sound, who are personally acquainted with the captain of the Lord Brassey, say he suffers at times from temporary derangement. The Lord Brassey is one of the finest English vessels on the Pacific ocean, costing over —— Wills Filed. The will of the late Sarah Jane Johnston, dated November 7, 1891, filed today, makes ‘her husband, Charles H. Johnston, sole benefictary and appoints him executor. An exemplified copy of the will of the late Mary A. Bratt of Oxford, Talbot county, Md., dated March 29, 1894, was also filed here today. Daniel Baker and Alfred Smith, sons-in-law of the testatrix, are ap- pointed executors, and the estate is divided among the husband and children of the de- ceased. ‘The will of the late Henry Newby, dated June 21, 1895, was another filed here today, the widow of the deceased, Rosetta Newby, being made sole and absolute beneficiary. eee Congress of Greek Letter Men, ATLANTA, Ga., November 18.—The Pan- Hellenic congress met in the auditorium on the exposition grourds this morning at 10:30, Mr. W. A. Davies presiding. About thirty different Greek-letter fraternities were represented, the object being to forin a federation of all such orders. Se Choice Ceramics. Any one who cherishes a love of ceram- ics has a rare chance to enjoy a splendid collection, comprising old Marseilles, May- ence, Lille, Capo-di-Monte, Lowestoft, Crown Derby, Strasburg, Chelsea, Rouen, Royal Worcester, Imperial Sevres, Dres- den, Royal Vienna and Sevres porcelain at the exhibition rooms of C. G. Sloan & Co. next week, from Wednesday to Saturday evening. In the collection there is also a choice selection of ivory miniatures and empire marqueterie and buhl furniture, Sas Consul Recognized. The President has recognized Nicolas A. Bello as Venezuelan consul general at New York. The Hedgen Company to Make a Test Case. 4 ‘The Bucket Shop Warfare and the Ar- Fangemiepts—An Indictment to Be Returned. It was stated at the city hall today that indictments Wéuld shortly be returned against Samuel Heald and Daniel Ferry, managers in this city of the Hodgen Com- mission Company of Philadelphia, for con- ducting gaming houses in this District. Heald and Ferry are in charge of the offices of the Hodgen company, stockbrokers, in the Curccran bufiding and 605 7th street ncrthwest. As heretofore printed in The Star, United States Attorney Birney deter- mined, after Judge Miller’s action in the Kurnitzky case, to institute a vigorous pros- ecution of the proprietors of so-called “bucket shops” in this city, and several members of the. detective corps, acting under his instructions, have for the past week or ten days been, it is said, engaged in collect- ing evidence. Saturday afternoon a conference was held betweea the district attorney and Mr. Charles Cowles Tucker, who, with Mr. H. E. Davis, represents the Hodgen Company, and an arrat gement was entered into, it 13 understood, between them to try, in an amicable suit,.the question of the legality of the business conducted by the company in this city. ‘Fo that end Mr. Tucker pre- sented to the district attorney a statement, signed by Messrs. Heald and Ferry, showing in detail the methods of conducting Lust- ness by the Hodgen Company, to be used as the basis of the prosecution. It was further agreed that such employes of the company as Mr. Birney ghould select should appear before the grand fury and give their testi- mony. Upon the return of the indictments it is said that next Friday a jury will be sworn in Criminal Court No. 2 to try the cases, and will, after the statement prepared by the Hodgen Company has been read, be discharged until the following Monday. Saturday it is proposed to argue the ques- tion of law as to whether or not the com- pany, on its own showing, is conducting legitimate stockbroking business, and Moi day the jury will be instructed by the court whether their verdict should be guilty or not guilty. : The Hodgen Company claim that their business is conducted in a perfectly legal manner, end state that they are anxious for a decision by. the court. If it be ad- verse to them they will change their meth- od of doing business so as to conform to the law. es REPRESENTATIVE HILBORN. What He Says of the Republicans Across the Mountainn. Representative Hilborn of California has ceme cn for the season, accompanied his wife and davghter. Mr. Hilborn paused lcng enough in the arduous task of house hunting today to discuss California poli- tics with a Star man. “The republicans across the mountains are for free silver,” said Mr. Hilborn. “But they do not propose to follow the example of their brethren tn Nevada, and go out of the party on account of it. They will vote for the presidential candidate of the repub- lican party, whoever he shall be, and will make their fight for the free coinage of silver right Within the lines of the party. Thcse republicans in Nevada who left the perty because of the silver question have accomplished ’notiting except to make them- selyes of little aceount in political reckon- ing hereafter... There are not enough of them to do any good outside’fhe party. The feverish stage of the discussion-wf the financial quesiion has passed over in California, and has bee! succeeded by that condition where man knows What he wants and propo: go deliberately té work in an attemp’ get it. 3 « “The new tarif law has worked to our disadvantage,on the whole, ani we shall expect Congress to amend It if possible. Of course, I do not know what the policy of the party will be as to perfecting the t: whether it will be attempted piecemeal in one comprenensive measure, but in either event we will expect to have relief from the evil the present law works upon our pro- dtets."" —_—___+-2+______ THE CURRENCY QUESTION. Carlisle to Spenk on It in New York. Secretary Carlisle will be the principal speaker at the annual banquet of the cham- ber of commerce of New York tomorrow evening. He will respond to the toast of “The Currency Question,” and it is confi- dently expected that his treatment of the subject will have an Important bearing on the present and future condition of the na- tional finances. Inasmuch as he has been In constant ccnsultation with the President during the preparation of his paper, it is also assumed that his remarks will give a good index of the manner in which the finan- cial situation will be discussed by the Pres- ident and the Secretary of the Treasury in their annual reports to Congress, as well as outline the character of the legislation that the administration regards as necessary for an increased revenue and for the mainten- ance of the national credit by the protection of the gold balance. Secretary Carlisle will leave for New York this evening, and will probably take occasion to confer with the leading financiers of the metropolis during the day in regard to the best method of guarding tha treasury gold against further foreign encroachments. Assfstant Secre- tary Curtis, who has just returned from a visit to New York, says he went there en- tirely on private business in no wise con- nected with the recent heavy gold ship- ments, It is said at the Treasury Department that there is no prospect whatever of an- other issue of bonds at the present time, and that such action is not likely to be even seriously considered until after Con- gress shall have had full opportunity to provide whatever remedy the conditions may require. ‘The gold balance is now about $90,000,000, or about $15,000,000 above what is considered the danger point. It has been the fixed policy of the administra- tion to protect the gold balance by the is- sue of bonds when the balance falls below $75,000,000, Conservative officials say that even With continued gold withdrawals, which are not looked for, there is no like- Mhood that the balance will be reduced to the danger point for some months, and at least not before the meeting of Congress. Secretary Herbert finds that he will be unable to attend the banquet of the cham- ber of commerce dinner, for which he had prepared an address, and today he with- drew his acceptance of the invitation. —_——_ Gen, Craighill Returns, Gen. Craighill, chief of engineers, return- ed to Washington this morning after an official visit of ingpection to the government works on thd Mississippi river between St. Louis and Mémphis, and those in progress at Mobile, Ala.;'4nd Pensacola, Fla. He accompaniedithe Mississippi river commis- sion on their, trip down the river between the points named, and was obliged to leave them at Memphis, in order to resume his duties at Washington. os Relieved to Bp a Noted Criminal, SAN FRANCISCO, November 18.—James M. Madison, who is under arrest in this city on a charge bf attempting to swindle a widow to Whom he was engaged to be married, is believed by the police to be James Duprey, alias Dewitt, who is wanted by the Elmira, N.Y., police for felony. He is also wanted by the Binghamton, N.Y., police, Who call Duprey a dangerous all- reund criminal, who has served a term in the Auburn state prison for killing a man, Duprey legt the east because of an illegal diamond ®fansaction in Jersey City. Ss Unaccountable Mine Explosion. GALVESTON, Tex., November 18.—A spe- cial to the News from Eagle Pass says: As Foreman Lennon of Joliet, Ill, started down last evening in the Hartz mine, three miles from here, an explosion occurred in some unknown manner. It has been im- possible for rescuers to enter the mine on account of the gas. It is supposed that Lennon is dead. Fortunately no miners were in the mine at the time. eee e——Eo——— KNIGHTS OF LABOR|W!'t4*-8E TRIEDITHE HOUSE OFFICES|EULOGIES OF JACKSON| FINANCE AND TRADE MoDowell and Henderson Have Both Opened Headquarters. THEY ARE AFTER THE CLERKSHIP Candidates for Doorkeeper and Postmaster Arrive. CANVASS WIL BE LIVELY The canvass for House officers is gaining in activity, Considering the few members of the House now in the city, there is con- siderable going on at the various nead- quarters of candidates. But about twenty republican members have as yet arrived in Washington, and as most of these have come early in order to work for some one of the candidates, there is very little that can be done for a day or two toward gath- ering support. It seems probable that a majority of the members will delay their coming until just before the meeting cf Congress, and it Is not improbable that many men will go into caucus without being pledged to any one. It is quite evi- dent that little progress beyond what has been made through correspondence can re- ward the efforts of the several candidates until next week. At the various hotels and boarding houses the members who have en- gaged quarters in advance are in most in- stances booked to arrive after Thankssiv- ing. At Major McDowell’s Hendauarters. ‘The headquirters of Maj. McDowell, one of the candidates for clerk of the House, were well throngec all through the day. There have been many arrivals of Repre- sentatives within the last forty-eight hours. ard there has been a conspicuous influx of western members. It was noticeable that a great many westerners came in to report to Maj. McDowell, exterding him their piedges of support. This was deemed sig- nificant in view of the fact that it had been thought that his strength would He mainly in the east. Maj. McDowell’s headquarters are in the scuthwest corner of Willard’s Hotel, on the second ficor, where he has a suite of three rcoms. Representative Stone of Pennsyl- varia and Representative Tawney of Min- resota are among the chief workers for Maj. McDowell, and they conduct seances with arriving members in the private room after the major has greeted them in the re- ception reom. It is said that very flatter- ig assurances have been given Maj. Mc- Dowell of support in quarters where it will do much good, and his managers are con- fident that he v.ill receive the office. Candidates for Doorkeeper. Mr. W. J. Glenn of Cuba, N. Y., a eandli- date for doorkceper of the House, has made his headquarters adjoining those of Maj. McDowell's, and spends considerable time in the latter's reception room, which may be termed common ground for the gather- ing of the friends of both candidates. Rep- resentative Hooker of New York is doing good work in Mr. Glenn's behalf, and may be said to be practically managing the cam- paign. Mr. Glenn is a man of good pres- ence, and makes himself genial with the callers who are intorduced and brought in by his friends. Mr. W. S. Tipton of Cleveland, Tenn., another candidate for -loorkeeper, arrived in Washington this morning and registered at Willard’s. He will establish headquar- ters immediately and proceed to urge his canvass. Mr. ‘Tipton thinks that the soutn should be given substantial recognition by the republican Congress, and sinee the re- cent victories of the party in two southern states he believes that there is more than ever in the claim upon recognition by some southern man. Naturally, he regards him- self as the man. Mr. Tipten is sald to be well backed, and proposes to make a vig- orous fight for the place. These Want the Postmastership. Another. southern republican who wants recognition is Mr. John Donaldson of Texas, who is an applicant for the position of pos' master of the House. Mr. Donaldson was postmaster at Sherman, Texas, during the administration of Presidents Gartield and Arthur, and has circulated among the mein- bers of the next House a card bearing in- dorsements from many prominent republi- cans throughout the country of his serv- ices to the party and fitness for the place which he craves. Private Dalzell of Ohio is also a candi- date for the postmastership and is using every endeavor to get the indorsement of the Ohio delegation. It is understood that this place will very likely be given to Ohio, and Mr. Dalzell is devoting his entire at- tention to getting the favor of his own delegation. It was said today that there is a division of opinion among the Ohio mem- bers as to the choice of a candidate, and it is quite likely a caucus of the delegation will be held to reach an agreement upon ~ man whom they will present for the place. Wants His Old Place. Mr. Charles R. McKenney of North St. Paul, Minn., who was enrolling clerk of the House in the Fifty-first Congress, has reached Washington and is making a cam- paign for appointment to his old place. Mr. McKenney made many friends during his stay in office and will be well remembered by the newspaper men, to whom he ex- tended many of the courtesies of his office in the transaction of their business. ‘ir. McKenney will be remembered by the old members on account of his services in the enrollment of the force bill, his prompt ac- tion in that case saving the bill from serious embarrassment in the House. The last dilatory motion in the attempt to de- lay the passage of the bill through the House was made by Mr. Springer in de- manding the final reading of the bill from the engrossed copy. As the bill made seventy-five pages it appeared to be an ut- ter impossibility to have the bill engrossed at the time it was demanded by Mr. Springer. When the demand for the en- grossed bill was made there was applause on the democratic side of the chamber, but when Speaker Reed promptly presented the document a cheer rose from the republican side. The measure had been engrossed within one hour and there was not an error in it. Ex-Representative Henderso! vass. Ex-Representative Henderson, candidate for clerk, has his headquarters in the parlor on the second floor of the Ebbitt. His friends speak very confidently of the outlook, and simply smile when told of the claims made for Maj. McDowell. There are but four members of the Illinois delegation now in Washington—Hitt, Cannon and Aldrich. These are working for Gen. Henderson earnestly. Other members of the delegation and friends of the general's from other states are expected between now and the close of the week. Great reliance is placed by Gen, Henderson's friends upon the claims of the west to the leading office in the or- ganization, as well as upon the general's high standing for many years in the House and his personal popularity. Ex-Postmaster Sherwood. Ex-Postmaster Sherwood began his can- vass for the postmastership today, and has met already with great encouragement. ° A Suggestion to the Railroads. To the Editor of The Evening Star: On a cable car Saturday I heard one party say to another: “We have given up our trip to Atlanta and the exposition be- cause in the first place the railroad fare is too high, and then the limited tickets are only sold on certain days, and one must go then or stay at home. We have accepted the latter alternative and shall put the money into Christmas presents.’ To my certain knowledge, scores of clerks in the departments who have in contemplation of the trip saved leave and money are now looking up pleasure in opposite directions, Were the railroads to offer a more reason- able rate and sell their ten-day tickets every day, or at least add Saturdays and Sundays to their schedule, I venture to say their coffers would undergo a healthy in- crease during the balance of the exposi- tion season, and that dozens of persons, in- stead of now and then a single one, would go to Atlanta. Can't The Star make some such suggestion to the railroads? T. Can- The Supreme Court Bar Honors the Mem- ory of the Dead Justioa Secretary Olmey’s Eloquent Tribute— Resolutions Drawn Up by the Committee. At a meeting of the members of the bar of the Supreme Court of the United States this morning suitable and impressive resolutions were adopted in memory of the late Justice Jackson. The exercises were held in the Supreme Court chamber, which was well filled with prominent members of the bar, as well as a considerable number of ladies. Secretary Olney, who was the Attorney General during the time that Justice Jack- son was on the bench, presided at the meet- ing and delivered the principal eulogistic address. It was just before the meeting of the Supreme Court, and Mr. Olney occupied the seat of the Chief Justice. His address was a beautifully worded tribute to the memory of a distinguished jurist, whose long career was full of usefulness and dis- tinction. His death so soon after his ap- pointment to the highest court in the world ended too soon what promised to be the most brilliant portion of his life work. In the course of his remarks Secretary Olney “Judge Jackson, though of Virginia par- entage and a graduate of the University of Virginia, was, nevertheless, a thorough Tennesseean. There he was born and ac- quired the rudiments of knowledge; there he studied law and began its practice, and became a leader of the bar; it was Tennes- see that sent him to Washington as her Senator; it was as her citizen that he be- came judge of the circuit court of the United States, and thence rose to the bench of the Supreme Court; in Tennessee he made his home, the abode of wife and children and the center of his affection, and it was thither he returned to die after a long and wearisome and pathetic search for the strength that was never to be regained. Tennessee boasts a long line of illustrious public men, but cannot point to any one among them that does her greater honor. She has indeed had sons whose lives were fulier of incident and motion and dramatic surprises. There was the Jackson of “The Hermitage,” the Jackson who triumphed at New Orleans, who hanged Arbuthnot, who made Peggy O'Neil a character of national consequence, who removed the deposits, who fought with equal energy nullification and a United States bank, and whose erect, commanding person, crowned with its wealth of whitened hair, “‘By the Eternal’’ on his lips, and in his grasp both the baton of the political leader and the sword of the soldier, forms one of the most picturesque figures on the whole canvas of modern his- tery. If such a life be phenomenal in its power to fix the public gaze and fascinate the popular imagination, that of Judge Jackson cannot be too much extolled as a potent center of beneficent influence none the less valuable and far-reaching In its ef- fects bécause neither glittering nor noisy. “Judge Jackson's work as a public man began in 1880 and continued until his death. His,senatorial career so impressed his coi- leegues that his appo'ntment as United States circuit judge was due a!most ss much to their enthusiastic indorserent as to the romination of a democratic President. He was the recipient of a similar compliment when President Harrison distinguished the closing deys of his administration by nom- inating him to the bench of the Supreme Court. Nothing, of course, could have elic- ited these tributes from political opponents if they had not reposed absolute confidence in the integrity of the man—in his capacity to be an honest and upright judge—and I be- leve the man has yet to be found with the hardihood to charge that Judge Jackson ever decided a cause through fear or favor or otherwise than in accordance with his con- victions of what the law and the facts re- quired.” At the conclusion of Secretary Olney’s ad- dress resolutions were read by Mr. J. N. Dickinson, the chairman of the committee appointed at a recent meeting of the bar to draw up an expression of the feeling of the members at the death of Justice Jackson. The resolutions referred to the life and sery- ices of the deceased jurist, and in fitting words expressed the loss which the bar of the United States sustained in his death. There was embodied in the resolutions a letter which President Harrison wrote to Justice Jackson at the time of the latter's appointment to the Supreme Court, express- ing his high appreciation of Mr. Jackson a3 a man and as a lawyer. Eloquent addresses were also made by Mr. Wm. A. Maury, ex-assistant attorney gen- eral, and Mr. Underwood of Wisconsin, and the meeting adjourned at noon, after adopt- ing the resolutions which were to be trans- mitted to the Supreme Court and preserved in its records. ———_—_—_-e+______ SENOR THEDIM’S ILLNESS, Will Probably Keep His Bed for Sev- eral Days. Senor Thedim, the Portuguese minister, was taken ill with a slight hemorrhage at the legation, 822 Connecticut avenue, last evening. Dr. Magruder was summoned and applied remedies which seemed to have a scothing effect and the patient was soon resting comfcrtably. The minister is re- ported to be in no immediate danger, but will probably be obliged to keep to his bed for several days at least. THE PRESIDENT ABSENT. He Failed to Put in an Appearance at the White House. Mrs. Cleveland vistted the White House for a short time this morning, but the Pres- ident failed to put in an appearance. It is said he spent the day at Woodley. ——“_ + +2 ___ TAKING TESTIMONY. New Movement the Slack Will This afternoon at 3 testimony will be taken by Messrs. Carlisle and Johnson, at- torneys for Mrs. Addie Slack Perrine, In the habeas corpus proceedings instituted in New Jersey by Mrs. Mary Kemble Slack, widow of Wm. H. Slack, for the recovery of her two little girls. A short time subsequent to the filing here of Mra. Slack’s suit for maintenance her husband died suddenly, and when his will, dated the 12th of last July, was filed here it was discovered that Mr. ‘Slack had made his sister, Mrs. Addie Slack Perrine of New Jersey, guardian of his two chil- dren, ard that he had given her his entire estate in trust for the children until they reached the age of twenty-one years or married. Several days ago Mrs. Slack filed notice of contest, alleging that her husband's will was not legally made; that its contents were not known to him; that it was procured through the undue influence of Mrs. Perrine or others, and that It was procured through fraud or misrepresentation practiced upon the testa- tor by Mrs. Perrine or others. These issues have been made up, and Judge Hagner has certified them to the Circuit Court here for trial by jury. Meantime, Mrs. Slack, through her broth- er, Julian Guard Buckley, filed in New Jer- sey a petition for a writ of habeas corpus against Mr. and Mrs. Perrine,'for the recov- ery of her children, it being stated that they have the children. Mr. and Mrs. Perrin! have oppcsed Mrs, Slack’s efforts to regain possession of her children, and the purpose of the taking of testimony by their attorneys this afternoon Is to show to the New Jersey court that Mrs, Perrine has the custody of the children by the provision of their fath- er’s will. —_.—__ Baltimore Markets. BALTIMORE, November 18.—Flour quiet—west~ ern super, 2.4522. 28.00; do. fa: ily, 8.2013 5 patent, 8.55a: spring do., 3.70a spring wheat straight, 8.550 B.To—receipts, 14,751 barrels: shipmenzs, 2,963 bar- rels; sales, ‘300’ barrels, Wheat firm—spot and month, 65a65%; December, 165%; May, 6: i shel winter wheat 5 amer No. 2 red, ‘62a62i4—recelpts,” 8,13 bushels; shipments, ost bushels; stock, 487/881 bushels; sales, 18,000 ‘bushels—southern wheat by sample, 66a00%;; ‘do. on grade, 62%4a05%. Corn easy—spot, 36ia864; month, S6a36' pow god Old, Smads year, B4%atlg: I 3 5; February, “Stgas4%: steamer 84140344" receipts, 96,726 bushels: erase! Stock, 518,637 bushels: us! November, january, mixed, western—receipts, bushels. Hay $15.06. “Greta 15 in freights dull, no demand—steam to Liv per bushel, £4.u3%d. carly December; Cork for orders Per quarter, 3s.3d.a38.4444. November. Sugar steady—granulated, 4.58 per 100 pounds. Butter firm—fancy creamery, ; do. imitation, 17019; G0, Indle, 165 good ladle, 14015; store 15. —fresh, 22; cold storage, 16a17. New York, 60 pounds, 110114; Cheese C) do. 85 pounds, 11’ 1%; do. 22 pounds, 12a12\%. Gold Shipments Not Likely to Cause Alarm, THE BEAR MOVEMEN® IN MANHAPTAN A Good Demand’ Shown for the Grangers. GENERAL MARKET REPORTS Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. NEW YORK, November 18.—The initial transacifons in today’s stock market re- flected fractional variations on each side of last week’s final figures. London was dull and irregular, and was scarcely a factor in the local dealings, owing to the insignificant character of the commissions cabled to this side. The market for foreign exchange, while somewhat better supplied with commercial drawings, principally against cotton ex- Ports, was decidedly firm in consequence of a spirited demand from remitters. Opinions differ widely as to the amount of gold that is likely to be sent abroad during the week, but there fs little doubt that some will have to go, should exchange continue strong around its present level. The actual an- nouncement of further shipment ts not like- ly to cause alarm in speculative circles, ex- cept among the professional element, as confidence in the adoption of remedial meas- ures is daily gaining ground. While the pos- sibility of relief through the medium of leg- islation exists public confidence in ultimate results is not likely to be entirely abandone¢, and the existence of such a possibility is uni- versally admitted. Manhattan was liberally traded in throughout the day, both accounts being represented in a selling movement which detracted 2 per cent from first prices. Hold- ers of long stock recs the necessity for radical changes in the motive power, and the constant inroads being made into the company’s business by the cheaply re cesar surface lines ‘have contributed liberally to the recent bear movement in this property. The absence of any pro- nounced disposition to cover outstanding contracts would indicate that the short interest is still confident of its position. The Grangers were advanced substan- tially during the early dealings, St. Paul and Burlington being in good demand for both long and short account. Boston con- tinues to buy the last named property on the prospects of an immense business dur- ing the coming year. St. Paul's report of earnings for the second week of the month showing an increase over the same period last_year of $288,159, or a total increase of $2,379,000 since July 1, was the imcentive behind the early transactions. Sugar and Flour were the active features of the industrial list, room operators being credited with the changes in both instances. Sugar was forced up 1 1-4 per cent on cover- ing purchases in spite cf the announcement made late Saturday afternoon that several grades of the refined product were reduced in the hope of attracting a demand from the trade. A sharp decline in Western Union, as tha result of today’s decision in the Supreme Court, was a conspicuous feature of the last hour’s trading. ——.“— FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL. The following are the opening, the high- est and the lowest aad 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. 80 Broadway. Open. Tigh. Tow. Last American Sugar 100 101K 9% 10036 American Sugar, 9 98K 98 American Tobacco... BIX 883, 85K 8: American Cotton Oil Wy By WE Atchison. Vg WK Ie 18 Canada Siig Bag Big BA Canada Pacific. 58% SSK SRK 8: hesapeake & 19° 19 «18% «18% c., C., O. & St. L. ai 4lyy 4lig 41 Chicago, B. & Q. + 86% 81% BOK 86: Ohic. & Northwestern. 106i 1063; 105% 105 6535 “ 5; Del., Lack. & W.. 16736 167% 16TH Delaware & Hudson... 129% 1997; 199° 199 Den. &R. Grande, Pfd. 47 43% 47 47 Dis. & Cattle Feeding... 19% 20° 19% 103 General Electric. 31, BK RIK BLK i BI Metropolitan Traction. Manhattan Elevated.... National Lead Co., Pfd. U. 8. Leather... 2 New Jersey Central. New York Central. North American. ver. Washington Stock Exchange. Government Boués.—U. 8. 48, registered, 111 bid, 12% asked. U. 8. 48, coupon, 111% bi . 48, 1Uz5, 121i bid. U.'S. 5s, District of Columbia Bonds. 30-year fund 6s, gold, 11. ear fund 5s, 1 bid. Water stock bid. Fay 1001, currency, 1ig°DAd. Water stock ts, 1008; furrency, 118. bid. | $.0ie, funding, currency, 11 Did. 36, registered, 2-108, 100 iscellaneous Bonds.—Metropolitan Railsoad conv. 8s, 115 bid, 116 asked. | Metropolitan Kailroad 5, 107 bid. Belt Raflread 5s, 82 86 asked. Eck ington Railroad 6s, 100 bid. Columbia Railroad Compan, ‘Com- pany imp. 6s, 110 bid. ton Market Cou pany ext. 6s, 110 bid. Masonic Hall Association $8, 102% bid: Washington Light Infantry 1st Ga, ‘ onal Bank Stocks.—Bank of Washington, 288 a 240" bi tral, 240 bial ced. See Citizens’, 130 bid. Go- Ousted. | Capital, 116 bid. + 105 bid, “106 asked. ‘Dinto, 85" Wid. ‘ational Safe 2 Washingtoa Loan and ‘Trust, 119 bid, 122 asked. “Amectcan Se curity apd ‘Trust, 1301 Sat ‘bid, 143 asked. Washing- fe Depnsit, 60 bid, 75. asked. Railroad Stocks.—Capita! Traction Comy 73 id $0 saked, | Aletropolitan, 100 bid, 168 asked, Columbla, 40 bid. Belt, 30 asked. Eckington, asked. Georgetown and’ Trnnallytown, 30 asked, Gas and Electric Light Stocks.—Washiagton 45 bid, 46% asked. “Georgetown Gas, 45. bi S. Electric Light, 133% bid, 134' Stocks. Firemen’ ify Sted. Insurance Stock: bid. 89 bid. Metropol . Coreo-an, 50 bid Potomac, 68 bid. bid.’ German American, 160 ‘National’ Union, 10 bid, 1 asked. Columbia, 12 bid, 18% asked. Rigs, : bid, 8% asked. People's, 53 bia, @ asked. "Lim coln, 71 bid, 8 asked. Commercial, 41% bid. ‘Title Insurance Stocks.—Real TPsta! atte Title, Columbia Title, 7 bid, 8 at 116 asked. Washington Title, 8 asked. District Title, 1 aske elephone Stocks.—Pennsylvaria, 35 bid. Chesee peake and Potomar, 60 bid, 58 Asked. Ameri 3 me, 3M via, By asked. Prueumatic Carriage, .25 bid, .30' asked. < é asked. Miscellaneous ‘Stocks.—Washington Market, 1) bid. Great Falls Ice, 120 bid, 130 asked. Run Fanorema, 30 asked. Tdncoln Hall, 60 © Merge Grain and Cotton Markets. Cotton and grain markets, reported Ww. B Hilvbs, stock, frain and cotton broker, 1421 F st. Gl : . High. Low. S: ST%-% 5 ow 61 oot se 1 61! S350 23 Bt 18-1 18- 1 i 1 o 9. 8. 8. 9.37 9.36 9.1 555 (5. 5.77 (6. 462 41 477 & Low, & woo! &Bar*