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2 gnough to go out and get some lunch. “During that time I drank considerably. “What?” s “Whisky punches.” “How many?” “Oh, I should think six or eight.” “Was it your custom to drink that much? “By no means.” What did you de then?” “My iriends and I went back to my room on K street. We sat down and had a little game of poker.” “And did you drink then “I had a bottle of whisky fn my room and had a couple of drinks. I went out to dinner about 6 o'clock, but, of course, did not have much appetite. When I returned to my rocm I drank some more whisky, two drinks, or perhaps three.” “Now tell us what you did that even- ing?” The Oceurrences of the Night. “About § o'clock I went out to call on Miss Gertrude. I had with me a package containing some presents she had given me and also @ note that I had written be- fore I left my room. ‘At the house I asked for Miss Gertrude, but the servant gave me some sort of ex- ‘Then I gave-her the package and r to take it to Miss Gertrude. Was gone f took out the note ted to add someth-ng to It. yhat distressed I threw the hatrack and stepped into nd sat down. only. been there a few minutes, 1 suppose, when I began to get drowsy and fell off onto the fisur in a sound sleep. “I don’t know when I woxt up, but when end stai “Fee ill i | Senator Harris. I did I bad the impression that I was in my own house and started to go upstairs. I went into what I thought was my ow: room and stumbled around looking for the matches. “The first I knew of where I was was when f heard a lady's voice, calling, ‘Come upstairs, papa, there’: man in Gertie’s room.” Then I realized what I had been do- ing. and my first fee 3 that ¥ ought to out as qu ibly without maki ly as p a scene or doing anything that would lead to an erroneous impression of my presence in a young lady's: room. I then krew I was in Judge Phillips’ house, avd it was only natural that I slould not want to be found these under such circum- stanc 1 entered the closet between the front and rear rooms. But when [ found that my presence there was known, If climbed over the transom into Miss Eli- nor’s room, with the intention of getting down the stairs if I could. “I soon found that escape that way was eut off, and, seeing a window open, I step- ped cut onto a rear shed or back building, thinking that I might be abie to clim> down that way. The roof was too high for that, however, an? I stayed out there Judge Goode. until I was called upon by the policeman to surrender. I surrendered without any ques- tion, of course, seeing that I was mistaken for a burglar. Several times on the way ‘down stairs and on the way to the patrol box I sought for an interview with Judge Phillips or with Mr. McKenney, in the hope that I might be able to explain the situation and perhaps aveid the publicity that would be unpleasant to all varties concerned. “What you wear that evenin, “A light summer suit and a soft felt hat When I was upstairs and found that my mee there was discovered, I thought the best thing I could do was to disguise Self in order to conceal my tdentity, if 1 I took my shoes off and tied them together, pushed up the crown of my hat, pulied down the brim over my eyes and turned my coat wrong side out.” In answer to a question from Judge Goode, iill:ken said that his room in the house where he lived was the third floor front 1001 pilarly situated to the one in Judge Phillips’ house that Miss Gertrude occupied. * said Judge On Cross-Examination. Mr. Birney, on cross-examination, gave Mr. Milliken a rather unpleasant quart @heure. The defendant was questioned at length as to his personal habits, and wheth- er it was his custom to fill up on whisky punches whenever he intended to make a call on a young lady for whom ite professed such a sincere regard. Milliken said that it was not, and that it was an unseemly sort of thing to do any- how. On that particular day he must hav forgotten the engagement he had made to call on Miss Phillip: Now how many drinks did you really ve been pretty drunk.” Bid you stagser?” "L say that I was staggering.” Mr. Milliken. ment you had made ‘to call on Miss Ger- rude?” “I suppose when I got back to my room that afternoon.” “And Knowing that you were under the Influence of liquor and that you were go- ing to call on a young lady you thought the proper thing to do was to drink some more whisky?” . Milliken evidently thought that no_an- swer was needed to that question. Fur- ther, he said, that on several occasions he had gone to see Miss PhillipS after he had taken a drink or two. She always objected to it, and he made it a rule afterward never to drink before going to see her. In answer to questions from the District attorney, Mr..Milliken said when he enter- ed Miss Phillips’ room it was dark, and the first thing he did was to look around for a match. He must have been in the room two or three minutes before he awakened the young lady by stumbling against the bed. “Were you drunk when you were ar- Tested?” “No, sir; I had gone through enough by that time to sober any man.” In response to Mr. Birney’s questions he described. his arrest and subsequent in- terview that he had with Assistant District Attorney Mullowney, who let him go after Nearing his side of the case. Milliken de- THE EVENING STAR, THURSDAY, MAROH 19, 1896-EIGHTEEN PAGES.” SSS a a a I Se ee a ec ee ee ee a eee pee a nied that when he left the city, it was for the purpose of avoiding prosecftion, but simply ir response to a demand from his brother that he should go away for awhile in the hope that the whole aifair might soon blow over. Milliken’s examination was concluded about 11:30. f Senators Harris and Bates. bs Judge Goode then announced that he would like to depart from the usual rule and introduce some witnesses as to the de- fendant’s character at this point, as these witnesses were anxious to return to the Capitol. Permission was granted, and the defense called Senator Harris to the stand. After telling about his relations with Milliken, personal and official, during the past six or seven years, Senator Harris was asked what was Milliken’s reputation “as an hororable, orderly and law-abiding citi- ze! “I have always regarded it as absolutely good,” said the Senator, in a solemn and impressive manner. Senator Bate, who also knows Mr. Millj- ken very well, gave him a reputation cf which any young man might well be proud. He said that his standing in bis mative state was of the best, and he had always regarded him as an honorable and upright young man. Ex-United States Attorney McCorry of Tennessee said: “There is no man who stands higher in our state than does Mr. Milhken.” Mr. J. W. Dorch also spoke in the highest terms of the defendant as a man and a gentleman. Mr. Johnston’s Testimony. The next witness for the defense was a young man named R. E. Johnston, an em- ploye of the government, who was with Milliken pretty much ll day on the 4th of July. His story agreed with that of the defendant in all its material details, He said that Milliken devoted himself to whis- ky punches while at the billiard room. The witness contented himself with thiee lemonades. “How many punches dig Mr. have?” asked Judge Goode. I should think six or eignt. ‘Do you know the ingredienis of a whis- ky punch, Mr. Johnston? “No, sir; I do not.” “Well, that's very much to your credit, young man,” said the lawyer from Virginia, in a be-good-and-you'll-be-happy tone of vole. When they reached the defendant's room, the witness continued, Milliken took some more whisky, about four drinks, he thought. ‘The witness was cross-examined at sume length as to Milliken’s condition when he last saw him. He said that Milliken was vnder the influence of liquor. s he drunk?” sir; not exactly what you would call Milliken johnston, what would you call drunk, now * “Oh, when a man is so that he can’t navi- gate and goes staggering and stumbling around the street.” “Mr. Milliken was not that way, then?” “No, sir; not that bad.’ “Oh, everybody knows what fifteen or sixteen drinks of whisky in one day will do for a man,” remarked Judge Goode, sen- tentiously. “And you played a game of poker at Mr. Miiliken's room that afternoon?” continued tke District attorney, addressing himself to itness. sir.” “What was the value of the chips, Mr. Jonnston?” ‘We were not playing for money; just for fun. But I have always been given to under- stand that poker fs rather a poor and un- interesting game unless there is something at stake." “Just the same, I have just told you that we were playing for fun. Judge Milliken a Witness. Judge W. A. Milliken, the defendant's older brother, who occupies a prominent position as assistant attorney general for the Post Office Department, was next called as a witness. He was at one time on the bench in Tennessee, where he is a highly respected citizen. Judge Milliken sald that the first he knew of the occurrence was about daylight of the morning of July 5, when he received a note, saying that he had been arrested. His brother showed every evidence of having been on a spree. His brother explained the matter to him, and later in the day he went to see Judge Phillips at the latter’s office. He expressed the mortification he felt over what had occurred, and explained the mat- ter as best he could. Judge Phillips de- manded that his brother should leave the city at once never to return. He acq: ed to this, and later his brother did leave the city in response to his demand. When he left the office it was with the belief that there would be no prosecution. It was Fis own desire that for the sake of all con- cerned the matter should be given as little publicity as possible, and he thought that in this ne had the co-operation of Judge Phillips. During the conversation between them there was no reference made to any chloroform having been used. At 12:0 o'clock the court took a recess for half an hour. After Recess. After recess the defense put upon the stand the third member of the little party that spent July 4 jast at Scanlon’s billiard saloon, Albert Chaplind, a reporter for the United Press. He saw Milliken drink sev- whisky punches. He himself was not drinking at that time. iF 's a whisky punch a long drink?" asked r Anthony, who conducted the di- amination. “I'm not familiar with them myself, but I believe they are served in large glasses,” replied the witness, innocently. “And afterward you vent to Mr. Miili- ken's room?” “Yes, si “What you do? “Played “poker.” “For money? “No, sir.” “Ah, dry poker,” suggested the New York lewyer. It was a new phrase to the wit- ness, but he agreed to it. “I em not asking for your opinion as an expert, but I would like to know what was your impression as to his condition at the me in the matter of inebriety.” “I should say that he was in a fair way to get drunk.” “Why “Well, he was getting talkative, especial- ly after he- took several more drinks of whisky while we were playing cards.” ‘The witress said that from what he knew of Milliken and had heard him say, he was satisfied that he entertained a very warm feeling toward Miss Phillips. He was then excused without being cross-examined. Major Albert Akers. Maj. Albert Akers, a native of Virginia, but for many years a resident of Tennessee and now of this city,testified as to Milliken’s character in the highest terms. He said that he had never heard Milliken’s char- acter discussed, for there never before was any occasion to question it. Ai this point Judge Goode stated that he had summoned several members of Con- gross to testify as to Milliken’s reputation, but they had failed to appear, although they were in court yesterday aftefnoon. Mr. Birney stated that he would not in- troduce any evidence in rebuttal on that point, and the defense then announced their case closed. Mr. Mullowney Called. The first witness called for the govern- ment in rebuttal was Mr. A. R. Mullowney, assistant district attorney. According to his statement, he was summoned to the station house by a note from Milliken. It was about 4 o'clock a.m. July 5. Milliken looked like a man who had been on a spree. He explained that while he was drunk he had entered the house of Judge Phillips, but without any felonious intent. Nothing was said about the housebreaking charge, nor was Mullowney told that he had been in a lady’s room. Mullowney did not think Milliken was a housebreaker, and he told the sergeant in charge of the station that he would be responsible for the prisoner, for he did not think that anything more would ever be said about the case. Milliken had given an assumed name and the charge against him was changed to that of “suspicion” in order to throw the newspaper boys off the track. This was done at the suggestion of the sergeant. Mr. Mullowney said that he accompanied Milliken home and advised him to take a cocktail and brace up for the day. His opinion was that the whole matter would be hushed up, and the motive for ac- tions was simply to save all con- cerned from becoming involved in an awk- ward and unpleasant scandal. So far as he knew Milliken could have been found at any time if the case against him should be pressed. Judge Phillips Recalled. Judge Phillips was recalled and questioned in rebuttal with a view to showing that he had never said or done arything that would lead the Millikens to think that he intended to abandon the prosecution of the tase. Maj. Jas. M. Watts also testified as tq a visit he made to Judge Phillips in the {n- terest of the defendant. ads The government then introduced inijevi- dence the letter which the defendant took with him and sent up to Miss Phillips on the evening of July 4. {t was as follows: “Dear Gertrude—I return you your pres- ents and hope that you will receive as much Pleasure from them as I did. Very s‘ncere- ly yours, B. H. M.” Prayers of the Defendant. ‘This closed the evidence in the case, and at 2 o'clock the defense submitted their prayers. The most interesting question in- volved was the amount of importance the jury should attach to the theory of drunk- enness and the evidence which had been introduced as to Milliken’s condition that night. Mr. Birney contended that drunkenness was not a palliation for the offense so long as the intent was present. Furthermore, he did not believe that the evidence in this case showed that the defendant was so drunk as not to know perfectly well what he was doing that night. Judge Goode said that he did not think for a moment of drunkenness as an excuse for crime, but drunkenness and its effect ray be considered wherever the intent is @ necessary element in the constitution of the offense charged. Judge Cole said that he was inclined to agree with the defense as to the propriety of submitting the matter to the jury in a case like this, where intent is a material ingredient. The jury, he said, was entitled to the weight of all the evidence, as tend- ing to show whether or not the defendant was capable of forming an intent. If he was drunk, but capable of forming the in- tent, he was just as guilty or just as inno- cent as if he was sober. Want to Finish. Both sides expressed their desire that the case might be concluded during the day, and at o'clock Mr. Tracy L. Jef- fords opened for the government. In com- mencing. he referred to this as one of the saddest cases that hed ever come before their notice. In most cases there is some disagreement of testimony on some of the traterial points. In this case there seemed to be no such Gisagreement. No one denied that the defendant was in the house. The statutes ef the District of Columbia are very clear upon the subject of housebreaking. In the daytime a lock or bolt must be picked or broken, but in the nighttime the mere presence of the person within the house is sufficient; it Is not necessary to show how he made his entrance, or even that he forced an entrance. In the present case the facts were clear, and the only question before the jury was that of intent, and intent can only be as- certained from the man’s actions. Mr. Jeffords was followed by Mr. An- thony, for the defense. He had not com- pleted his address when The Star’s report closed. i SS WITH STICK AND WIRE. Poss and Henry, With Others, Escape From the Fairfax County Jail. Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. FAIRFAX, C. H., Va., Narch 19.—Harry Poss, Thomas Henry, A. J. Wheaton and Casstus Page broke jail early this morning and escaped. Poss and Henry were con- victed at the February term of the county court of assaulting and robbing old Mr. McClintock, near Edsalls station, and were senter.ced to nine years in the penitentiary, but execution was suspended for sixty days pending application for a new trial. Wheaton was indicted at this term for housebreaking. Cassius Page was a colored man, and was serving a sentence for stealing. The white men weighed about 130 pounds cach and have blue eyes. Poss and Henry are clean shaven. Wheaton has a mus- tache end defective upper teeth. After they had opened the cage by the dexterous use of a stick and a piece of e they cut through the brick wall with krives ard pieces of iron. —_ MORTON IN Representative Sherman Denies That Hin Candidacy is a Blind. The friends of Mr. Morton are gteatly offended at the constant declaration or msinuation that the candidacy of the fa- vorite son of New York is not sincere. They do not complain of McKinley's try- ing to get delegates in New York state, but they say they do not want it done in this way. Representa:ive Sherman said today, in response to questions by a Star reporter, thai there was absolutely no warrant for the intimation, if such was intended, tha’ Mr. Morton's candidacy was in the inter- est of any one else. “Mr. Morton,” he said, “is a sincere can- didate and the New York people are sup- porting him seriously. The republicans in New York believe that there is more than @ possibility, that there is a probability, of his receiving the nomination. They do not look upon the matter as it is viewed by people in Washington. Here, where we are surrounded by the opposition influences and hear all the claims made for others, we regard his nomination as a possibility and we are for him whatever his prospects are. te “Mr. Morton # a candidate in his own right, not as a; figurehead. The delega- tior will stand by him until he withdraws, if that should,come about, and then the way the delegation will vote will disprove any suggestion that he was in the field in the interest of any ore els Speaking of the fight in New York city, Mr. Sherman caid that they always fought there, and they would fight, even if they agreed as io the object to be attained. “As far as Mr. McKinley's efforts to get delegates in New York state are concern- ed,” he said, “he has a perfect right to do so. I understand that he has one delegate in Erie county. I do not think he will get any more, bct he has a right to try for them, just as I think we should have a right to try for delegates in Ohio, if there were any chance of success. I have no crit- icism to pass upon him for that. He is a candidate, and wants the nomination. I think he has a right to try for delegat anywhere in th> United States.” The Anncostia Railroad. Latters are being received by the Senate District committee from business men who fear that it might tnjure them to take the Anacostia cars from the loop around the blocks bounded by 9th, lith, E and G streets. Today two letters were received: W. B. Moses & Sons wrote to say: “We feel the Anacostia Railroad Company should have a chance, as this line is thinly populated, but it should have a more mod- ern equipment, and from what Mr. Gris- wold says we judge he is ready to adopt such a system as will give the improve- ment and much-needed services. ” Wm. Oscar Roome, cashier of the Ohio National Bank, at the corner of 12th and G streets, writes as follows: * “Having been informed that a Dill fs now pending before you by which It is in- tended to deprive the Anacostia street rail- read of the right to run their cars on G street northwest, I take the liberty of sug- gesting to you that this railroad should not be slowed to take their cars from this Street, whether they really wish to or not, as they are the only means by which the People of Anacostia can reach this part of the business center of the city, and such a scheme would result in injury to those who, like ourselves, are doing business on G street.”” MR. EARNEST. a Mrs. Morgan’s Will. The will of the late Caroline Waugh Morgan, dated June 22, 1887, filed yester- day afternoon, divides the estate equally Eetween her husband, Thos. P. Morgan, and her daughter, Caroline Waugh Morgan, provision being made for the maintenance and care of A. B. Morgan, a son. << _—_ Collison Quantice. The Florida special which left this city last night at 11:56 o'clock over the Atlantic Coast Line was delayed two hours and forty minutes as the result of a collision with some freight cars at Quantico. No one was injured. —____ Rev. Dr. Pitser Selected. At its recent meeting the executive com- mittee of the Washington branch of the SENATOR: BRICE INDIGNANT TTAZ Gitizens of New Mexico Oharge Him ‘ With Dishonesty. The Controversy is Over Hin Action to Validate Disputed Bonds to Bajid a Capitol. ‘An interéstifg personal controversy be- tween Senator Brice of: Ohio and Gov. Thornton of the territory of New Mexico enlivened today’s meeting of. the house committee onjterritories. It grew out of, the action of Senator Brice in securing a Senate amendment toa House bill to vali- date bonds issned by the territory. for build- ing its new capitol. The Brice amendment trade the bill intlude bonds for $172,500 is- sued by the county of Santa Fe to aid the Santa Fe railroad, and dated March 1, 1802. When the neWs of the Senate's action reached New Mexico the people of Santa Fe county held a nigss meeting, which was at- tended by the gdvernor, adopted resolutions branding the hohds as fraudulent and de- nouncing the action of Senator Brice. Copies of the resobution were sent to the House and Senate ;committees on territories and Delegate Catron, who was called upon to oppose the amegdment. Senator Brice Warm. Today the House committee gave a hear- ing on the bong question, which was at- tended by Gov. Thornton, who had come to Washington’ for the purpose, by Delegate Catron and Senators Brice and Wolcott. As soon as the cdmmittee had met Senator Brice rose, and, with considerable warmth apparent in his’ manner, requested Chair- man Scranton to read the telegram which he had received from New Mexico. This the chairman did. The telegram from the chairman of the meeting accom- panying the resolutions stated: “That, by the action of Senator Brice, hc has prost! tuted his high public office as Senator for his private, personal, pecuniary advantage in a most improper manner,” protested “that the action of the legislative branch of the government to overthrow the juc is subversive of our theory of repub- can institutions,” and that “the iin- debtedness was fraudulent from its inc tion; the organization of the railroad com- pany which received the bonds being based on fraud, and the people are under no moral obligations whatever with rerard to The resolution set forth “That we hav heard with amazement and indignation the attempt made by Senator Brice to ove throw the decisions of the courts, and s: dle upon the county the payment of $1 000 of fraudulently issued bonds, the prop- erty of said Brice and his as: tes or of purchasers of them, to whom he is re- sponsible.” The Governor Qualifies. Then Senator Brice made a speech, in which he denied emphatically that his ac- tion had been dictated by other than proper motives, and demanded of Goy. Thornton that he make a public retraction of the ac- cusation contained in the telegram and resolutions, so far as he (the governor) had been connected with them. The governor's reply was awaited with interest. He explained that he had been a member of the meeting which adopted the resolutions, and had voted for them, but disclzimed any personal intention to reflect on Senator Brice, and said that he would withdraw any imputations of personal ¢ honesty against the Scnator sp far as | was concerned. After this incident speeches were made in opposition to the amendment by Gov. Thornton, and for it by Senators Brice and Wolcott. e+ —__—__ MUST NOT CRITICK Havana Newspapers. Must Suppress Expressions of Disxatinfaction, HAVANA, March 19.—The governor of Havana has prohibited the editors of news- papers from expressin; disaffection toward the government. Volunteers at Palma, Santiago de Cuba, have captured the insurgent captain, Al- coles. Nester Palma, a famous violinist, and several Santa Clara students. have joined the insurgents. The escort of an Esperanza train was fired on. ‘They returned the fire, killing four insurgents. General Prats has had an engagement with the insurgents in Matanzas, in which the insurgent major, Sosa, was Killed. Cannon firing is reported in the moun- tains on the-plantation of La Bori. General Melquizo reports five insurgents killed and an unknown number wounded in a brush near. Tapaste. Gomez's presence in Havana is supposed to be for the purpose of protecting the landing of an expected expedition. A dispatch from Colon, province of M tanzas, says that insurgents of that v ity have hangedoa respectable citizen. Lieutenant. Rodriguez, with a detachment of ten soldiers, left for the Yabucito, province of Banta Clara, in pursuit of the insurgents, ,and; after traveling a chori distance he wes surprised by numcrou bands, commanded by Robau, Nunez and Torres. The soldiers were compelled to retreat, fighting as they did so, and the lieutenant was killed. After the death of their commander four of the soldiers were killed. Fuste, an Insurgent leader, has surrender- ed to the Spanish authorities at Sagua La Grande. % c During the storm of Monday the Spanish gunboat Ardiila ran ashore near Trinidad, on the south ccast of the province of Santa MORE CUBAN TALK «Cortinued from First Page.) @ joint resolution.” He said there was. some question as to whether the Cubans had made sufficient headway to entitle them to this recognition) but he thought they had. He insisted, however, that the resolution should be in joint form, which would maxe it resporsible in character, and that it should be temperate in tone and in diplo- matic form. It appeared, however, that temperate utterance was not in accordance with the popular demand, and is appeared that Congress was attempting to meet this demand. He hai had no objection to the Senate resolution, except that it was con- current, and not joint in form. THE HOUSE. The galleries of the House, despite the inclement weather outside, were well filled today in anticipation of the resumption cf the debate on the resolutions to censure Ambassador Bayard, which were called up immediately after the reading of the journal. Mr. Taft (Ohio) took the oor in support of the resolutions. Mr. Taft's Earnest Speech. Mr. Taft of Ohio, a member of the commit- tee on foreign affairs, said: “Under the unwritten law of the.Jand, Mr. Bayard, as the American ambassador, was Invited to defiver an address before the Edinburgh Philosophical Institution. He accepted the invitation, and this privilege— a privilege secured solely by his official posi- tion—he abused by attacking a great poli cal party in his own country. I say poli cal party,-because protection is the founda- tion principle of the republican party. “The complaint against Mr. Bayard is not that he is a free trader in home politics, but that, as an ambassador of the American people, he took his home politics with him to a foreign country and exploited them before a foreign audience. “To criticise an American ambassador is an ungracious duty. The American people efer to relieve their foreign representa- tives from all criticisms whatever, especially of a partisan character—to the end that those representatives may feel strong in the undivided support of their own country. When an ambassador, however, abandons hig non-partisan character, he not only em- harasses the executive, but also invites the t range of criticism on all his personal acts. If Mr. Bayard sees nothing repre- hensible in those acts which are almost uni- versally recognized by his own conntrymer as manifest violations of diplomatic et'- quette, diplomatic duty and dtplomati honor, it must be because old age {s mello’ ing those mental. powers, whic ver years ago dictated stringeat rules for the government of our diplomatic service, which were so keen to dizpose of Lord Sz ville West for a comparatively trivial of- fense. party natural bonds great ek to weaken the he: en the two ce, bu wh can be strengthene:! by casting the siz est taint upon the ‘kin beyon: a Mr, Taft quoted from the dress, and maintained that Lrogress which the country had made betwe-n the years 1885 and 182 was due to the vrotective policy, and difficult to see wha excuse Mr. Bayard had for the position hy by way of extenuation “he continued, “that the ad specially admirable on = y merit. Standards of lit but T venture to have at- t on this potn te cus- tom which forced Mr. Bayard upon a lit- ary platform in s etition with Mr. Lowell and Mr. Pheips, Mr. Lowell's ad cy Was a ‘nasterpicce of terary workmanship; Mr. Phelps’ specch on ‘The Law of the was a splendid rimen . Bay: be re pedantry cogent reasoning s dual freedois embered chiefly for its pompous verbosity. The Language Quoted. “I have been taught to believe that the individual in this country had a larger range of personal freedom than in any other country on the habitable globe. Our self-esteem as a nation suffered a slight sheck when our amassador, in effect, sists that Anglo-Saxon civilization nurtures and develops individual freedom equally well everywhere without reference to the form of government. Undoubtedly the pro- prieties of the occasion required our am- bassador to maintain that the individual lom of the Englishman was as great as that of the American, but in maintaining this what right had he, in singling out hi 2wn people, to say: ‘In my own’ country I have witnessed the insatiable growth of that form af state socialism styled protec- tion?” Then follow the statements and al- ations which ought to cause the blush shame to any American foreign re iely uttering them in a fi tew of. the fact that the Fi House, with :ts remarkable ri ty-fourth ie majority de the me: sent House into two and chafferers,’ wh: is and repubi-cans, and the * who are free traders and de ecrats. Every dollar of the salary whi Mr. Bayard draw from the Unite States treasury during the coming year ought to sink deep into his tender con- are p! ‘statesme! Clara. She has now been floated, put is found to have sustained considerable dam- age. A telegram from Santa Clara, capital of the province of that name, announces that a lawyer named Jose Cabarro, Antonio Berenguer, Miguel Gutierrez, Garcia Garo- falo, a copyist attached to the local court; Leopold Ramos, a notary; Pio Valdes and Luis Oropesa, members of the board of aldermen; Argus and Juan Machado, and the Caliches, father and son, all prominent people, have been imprisoned by the Span- ish authorities there on the charge of con- spiring against the government. Weyler Well Supported, MADRID, March 1%.—It is semi-officially denied here that the statement attributed to Gen. Weyler, the captain general of Cuba, in an interview cabled here from Havana, suggesting the possibility of his resigning, really points to the probability of his relinquishing his command. It is further stated that he has the support of both government and the public. LONDON, March 19.—A dispatch to the Pall Mall Gazette from Madrid, published this afternoon, says that the pacification of Cuba is now looked upon as being possi- ble, except as the result of a supreine effort involving the sending of large reinforce ments to that island, and instituting complete blockade of its coasts. a Expedition Landed. The steamer Three Friends of Jackson- ville, in command of Captain Napoleon B. Broward, has arrived at Key West, having succeeded in landing in Cuba General En- rique Collazeo, Major Charles Hernandez and Duke Estrada, besides fifty-four men taken off the schooner Ardell, from Tampa, and the entire cargo of arms and ammun eons of the schocner Mallory, from Cedar It was by long odds the most important eperaition that has set out from this coun- ry. received a telegram ai nouncing the safe arrival in Cuba of Gen. Enrique Collazo, with arms and ammuni- tion. This the Cuban officials here regard as a serious blow to Spain, for they say that with Gen. Collazo went a number of distinguished veterans, among whom is Brig. Gen. Pedro Vasquez. The expedition had more than a thousand rifies and one million rounds of cartridges. —_—.___ Death of Judge Holman’s Wife. Mrs. Abigail Knapp Holman, wife of Judge William:S. Holman, ex-Congressman from Indiatia,'| died suddenly about 6 o'clock yesteHiAy evening at her residence, 2125 R street northwest. Mrs. Holman suf- fered from a stroke of paralysis last sum- mer, and singe that time her condition had been rather delicate. Mrs. Holman came to gS it November to spend the winter. death occurred there were at the bedside the two daughters of the de- ceased, Mrs. Rhoda Fletcher and Mrs. F. i. Harvey, amd Paul Holman of the geo- logical survew' Mrs. Holman was seventy- three years of Age and was well known in oer thirty Glare, "The. somuine over 5 ie it be en to oS Ind., for intefmént.' nehay aw adtt aft. bestes JHSRO NS science, because the dominant party of ‘jobbers and chafferers, trolling legis- lation in this Honse, ssed that amount to his credit in the diplomatic appropria- tion_ bill. “He closes this part of his address by al- leging that under the influence of protec- tion ‘personal liberty ceases to be the great end uf the government.’ W strous libel upoa his own re; “And yet this is called a m discussion of an economic theory upon an. academic platform. It was the arraignment of his own country before the assembled culture of Scotland; it was a proclamation to Great Britain that in the United States, where protection prevailed, personal liberty had ceased to be the great end of the govern- ment. “To be the more effective, and therefore the more censurable, not to say the more dishonorable, such an arraignment must be upon an academic platform. If Mr. Bay- ard, yielding to the gentle and subtle in- fluence of old age, had circulated his ideas simply in the dri § rooms of aristocratic London, little or no attention would have been paid to them, but our ambassador proclaimed them upon the platform of the Edinbyrgh Philcsophical Institution—a so- elety composed of learned men who give tone to public sentiment. For that reason he should be held to a strict accountability for his statements. “When the ambassador of the United States has reached the point where he is willing to secure personal approbation at the expense of the dignity of his own coun- try, and when his self-importance has be- come so expanded as not to permit him to recognize that kis own position and in- fluence in foreign lands depends upon the support of a united, dignified and proud nation, it is high time that this House, in reflecting public sentiment, should, by reso- lutions of censure, command him to main- tain the dignity of his own country and to |. subordinate his own personality to the in- tefests and good name of the entire Amer- ican people.” Gen. Grosvenor Defends Gen. Schenck When Mr. Taft concluded he yielded a few minutes to Mr. Grosvenor (Ohio) to reply te the remarks made by Mr. Mc- Creary yesterday ubout Gen. Schenck while minister to Great Britain in connection with the Emma niines and his authorship ef a volume entitled “Rules of Draw Poker.” Mr. Grosvenor referred to Gen. Schenck’s distinguished services in times of war and peace. He could not under- stand the purpose ee fee, etaceavawas not germane to the ussion. ing that poker playing contravened the high standard of morality set up by the gentle- man from Kentucky, all that was outside of his official conduct, and could not be made a ground of censure. Mr. McCreary said that he had made no attack on Gen. Schenck. No one could deny, however, that his conduct had been investigated. 2 Mr. Grosvenor wanted to know then what the purpose was. If it was not intended to assail the memory of a dead man like a game had been, of course, very much when public reference to it had been made. He abused -no confidence when he said that Gen. Schenck told a friend he knew just enough about poker always to lose his mcney. As a poker player, however, he desired to say that he died without leaving ar unpaid poker debt. In conclusion, Mr. Grosvenor rehearsed Gen. Schenck’s career and paid a glowing tribute to his services in the army, in Congress and in the diplo- matic service. Mr. Pearson (N.C.) followed. Mr. Pearson Urges the Censure. Representative Pezrson (N. C.) said that the good name of our public servants corstituted a large part of our national wealtl, and a form of wealth that he would not barter for all that lies upon or beneath our soil. It gave him no pieasure to join in the humiliatior. of a lofty spirit or in the degradatior. of an iNustrious name. He could say, in candor, that he had been an admirer 2nd a supporter of Thomas F. Bayard—a name that goes back spotless ard shinirg into the mists of the middle ages. He wished that the executive, by timely action, op the ambassador, by suit- able explanaticn, or the democrats of the House, by suitable concession and non- partisanship, had relieved the members of demanding the censure of such a man. There were only two questions at issue, the power ef the House to censure an am- bassador, and, doer the offense in this case justify such action? These he answered in the affirmative, and quoted authorities in suppert therecf. In the course of some remarks upon pro- tection, which Mr. Bayard assailed, the speaker said: “The cause of protection has triumphed in the last two clections; and it will tri- vmph in the one for which we are now preparing; this doctrine is firmly lodged in the mind of the American people, and they heve a settled conviction that there will be no return of genuine prosperity until there is a return of a genuine American protective tariff, and the man who will car- ry the banner of victory in the coming contest will be that man who measures up mcst nearly to the ideal standard, to the ving impersonation of protection.” In closing, Mr Pearson appealed to all members to pass the resolution, saying: “Then, if our representatives in foreign lands cannot boast of our institutions they will at least pay them the poor tribute of their silent contempt. Let it never be ex- ptnged until the day of doom, or until t day of gloom and shame when the resentatives of the American people no longer dare to defend the fair name of heir country agairst all enemies, foreign and domestic; against the assaults of the cpen foe and against the insolence of the public servant who would exalt his party by debasing his country.” Mr. McCreary’s Question. While Mr. Pearson was referring to pro- tection and its victories Mr. McCreary in- terposed to ask why he did not recall the elections of 1892, when Cleveland was re- cleeted and the McKinley biil condemned. Because the elections of "#2 are a back umber,” replied Mr. Pearson. ‘The dem- ats lected in "92 were overwhelmingly udiated in 1894 and retired to private life, nd the protection victory of "94 will he repeated this year.” (Repubican applause.) Mr. Tucker in Opposition. Mr. Tucker (Va.), a member of the for- eign affairs committee, was the first speak- er today in opposition to the adoption of the resolution. Mr. Tucker argued that the republicans were deluding themselves with the idea hat Mr. Baverd’s charecterization of the can people was offensive. Personally $ preud of the description of them as self-confident and oftentimes vio- en who seek to have their own Ww: hat was a glorious description of the history of the Anglo-Saxops as a He argued that the American people were scmetimes “violent.” He cited strikes at Chicago and other places, the mob vio- lence at New Orleans, the calling out of the military a few days ago in Kentucky. There is some theft in Virginia,” inter- iwied Mr. Bailey (Tex.), “but on that eunt would you say that the people of i vere Sometimes a thicving peo- (Applause.) { would have preferred,” responded Mr. Tucker, hat the gentleman had taken some other state as an example, like Texas daughter), but such a question is triiing.”” — CONSUL HALL. Attempt on the Life of am American Official. NEW YORK, March 19.—The steamer South Cambria, which arrived from Porto co today, brought news that an attempt was made on the life of United States Con- sul J. D. Hall by a Spanish soldier at St. John, on March 4. From what could be learned from Felix Taussig of the South Cambria’s passengers, it seems that Con- sul Hall's residence adjoins the Spanish prison in that city. On March 4 the con- sul was fired on by a Spanish soldier from the prison wall, but fortunately was not siruck by the bullet, which whizzed close to the consul’s head. The shooting created quite an excitement. Consul Hall has written home by the South Cambria to the State Department in Washington, giving a full report of the at- tcmpt on his life. It was reported that the sheoting was accidental, and that the sol- | oc SHOT AT dier was firing at an escaping woman pris- oner. Mr. ssig Says It was 2 deliberate attempi on the life of Consul Hail. The news that Congress was abcut to recognize the Cubans had just reached St. John on March 5, and caused considerable comment. _>.-— Grain and Cotton Markets, ‘Furnished by W. B. Hibbs & Co., 1421 F Street, members New York stock ex: ze, correspondents Messrs. Ladenburg, ‘Thal. manu & Co., New York. GRAIN. Whcat—May. Washington Stock Exchange. Sales—regular call—12 o'clock m.—Metropolitan Railroad 8, $1,000 at_116. Chesapeake and Jo: elephone, 2 at 53. “American Graphoph: La trp, 25 at Sl, 2 at § —United States El-cirle Lig! a —U, 8. 4 Sarria 108 1d, S. 4s, conpon, 109% bid, 1110 sked, U.S. 48, 1925, 116% bid, 11714 asked. fiver of Columbia’ Boule 3 trict of Columbia Bonds.—20-year Fund. 5s, 3 bid. 30-year Fund. gold Gx, 108 ms eney 78, _ 1 108 bid. Water 7s, 1:08, 112 bid. 110 Did. Water Stok Fund. currency 3.655, M <.—Metropolitan Railroad 5s, of Metropolitan Railroad conv. 6s, 116 Wid, 117% asked. Belt Railrosd 5s, 85 asked.” Ecking: fon Railroad 6s, 101 asked. Columbia Railroad 6s, 11S bid, 117% ‘asked. Washington Gas Company, conv. 66, 118 bid, 123 asked. Chesapeake and To- tomac Telephone Se, 98 bid, 105 asked. Amerie: Security and Trust Ss, F. and A., 100 bid. An i can Security and Trust 5s, A.’and G., 100 hid, Washington” Market Com Ist Gs," 10S bid! Washiugto Market Company imp. “63, 10© Wit Washington Market Company exten. Gs, 105 bid. Masonic Hall Association 6s, 106 bid. Washington ht Infantry Ist Gs, 99 bid. ational Bank Stocks.—Bank of Washington, 285 hid. Bank of Kepublic, 240 Wid. Metropolitan, 230 bid. Central, 275 bid. Farmers and Mechanies’ 180 bid, 190 asked. Second, 132 bid, 136 asked. 133 bid. Columbia, 128 bid, 138 asked. Cap! 117 bid. West End, 107 bid, 110 ask Traders’, 08 bid. Lincoin, 100 bid. Ohio, $3. Ui 100 asked. i Safe Deposit and Trust Companies.—-National Safe it and Trust, 125 |. Washington Loan and Trust, 119 bid. 1204 asked. American Se- curity and Trust, 144% bi allroad Stocks. —Oapital ‘Traction Company, *68' bid, 72 asked. Met tan, 107 bid, 110 ‘asked. Columbia, 55 bid. it, 30 askel. Eckington, 14 bid, (30 asked. Georgetown and Tenuallstown, 30 Gas and Electric Light Stocks.—Washington Gas, bid, 44 asked. Georgetown Gas, 40 bid. Uni- States Electric Light, °116 bid, 119 asked. Insurance Stocks.—Fircmen's, 30° bid, 40 asked. Franklin, 38 bid. Metropolitan, 70 bid. Corsoran, 52 did.” Potomac, 65 bid. Arlington, 140 bid. German American, 165 bid. National’ Union, 11 bid, 13 asked. Columbla, 12% bid. Riggs, 7% bid, 8% asked. People’s, 5% bid, 6 asked. “Lincoln, Ty Did, Bie asked. “Comimercial, 4% bid, Bi: asked. ‘ithe Insurance Stocks.—Real Estate Title, 165 bid, 110 asked. Columbia Title, bid, asked. ‘Washi lon Title, 8 bid. District Title, 7 bid. a Potomac, 05% asked. “American Graphe- tomar, L. lean Grap! 6 sacked. Pneumatic Gon Carriage, ), 115 bia, 117% asked. asked. Ws 13 bid. pe bia aed, oan ree FINANCE AND TRADE Avaiting an Announcement on Dip lomatic Questions. SOME RUMORS CAUSE SELLING Sensitiveness of the Stocks. Industrial GENERAL MARKET REPORTS Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. NEW YORK, March 19.—An effort was made to advance prices this morning on a higher London opening, but the extreme rarrowness of the market resulted in an early abandonment of optimistic ageres- siveness. Rumors of an important an- nouncement relative to certain of the dip- lomatic questions now in various stages of solution caused some selling for the short account. It is not considered probable that any material change in values will be war- ranted by the developments vaguely hinted at in Washington advicés, reliable conti- dential information being more reassuring than otherwise. The tndustrial’group is subject to manip- ulation at all times, and a sudden outburst of activity in this department may attract increased attention to the general list before many days. In Tobacco, for example, evidence of im- portant negotiations, under the surface, is apparent, the outcomé of which will remain in doubt for several days perhaps. ‘The success of the present program, however, would prove decidedly unprofitable to the short account, while its complete collapse would be covered up by expert manipuia- tion. The dividend question has not been fully abandoned, and as the date for action thereon is drawing near, surprises are rea- sonably essured within the next fortnight. The element of risk involved should keep the operaticns in this property exclusively within the ranks of inside interests. Sugar sold down 1 per cent on realizing sales of no particular significance, the pro- fessional character of the trading influenc- ing the price of the stock in the absence of manipulation in the opposite direction. A 2 per cent decline in Tennessee Coal and Iron was explained as being the natural re- sult of liquidation during a period of in- activity. In tie railway list the changes recorded were only fractional, and were not the re- sult of any new developments. Official ad- vices relative to earnings and business Erespects continue encouraging, and any broadening of the general speculative hori+ zon would, it is predicted, insure a higher range of values. ‘The granger shares were the only notice- able features in the regular st, a 1 per cent decline in Rock Island and fractional concessions elsewhere being recorded dur- ing the carly afternoon. The crop move- ment, on which the values of the stocks in this group are exclusively dependent, has not assumed *proportions quite up to © pectations for this season of the year, There has, however, been no abandoament of confidence in the final result of the year’s business. The trading during the final hour narrowly escaped stagnation, and ‘as fractionally irregular. The evening up of traders’ contracts to- morrow will in all probability result in un- important fluctuations unless the Cuban matter should assume an unexpected phase or come up for speedy action. FINAN L AND COMMERICIAL, The following are the opening, the hichest and the lowest and the closing prices of tae New York stock market today, as reported by Corson & Macartney, members New Yoric steck exchange. Correspondents Messrs. Moore & Schley, No. 8) Broacway. American Sugar. 115% 116% 114% 1154; American Sugar, 100 100° 1004 American Tobacco. 81K SI BIN American Cotton Oil. 15K WY 1X Atchison. 18 C. M. & St. Paul, Pid. Chic., R. 1 & Pacitic.. Del., Lack.& W. Delaware & Hudson Den. & K. Grande, Pfd. Dis. & Caitle Feeding. General Electric. Lou’ Long Island Metropolitan Tras Mauhaitan Fievated., Michigan Central. Missouri Pacile Naiionai Lead National Lead Co. U.S. Leather, Pr Now Jersey Central | "New York Central. NYV.&N. Eng. Cie N.¥.C. & St. Louis.. orthern Ps ic. Northern Pacitle, Pid North American Pacitic Mail.. hia. & Reading. Pullman Pal. ¢: Southern Railway, Pha T wash, Pid. Wheeling & L. Erie. . a Wheeling & L. Erie, Pfd 3333 ue 81x Western Union Tel. Soy SS BH, BS Balto. & Ohio. 163% 16% Ditver....... *Bx-diy. 1) ee NEW MEXICO NEXT. A Report Favoring Her Admission Next Year. Senator Davis, chairman of the committee on territories, today presented the report of that committee on the admission of New Mexico as a state. The report sets forth the resources of the territory, gives the pop- ulation, the rumber of schools, post offices, ete, and adopts the*report made to the Senate in the last Congress. A new pata- graph is added, giving the best estimate possible or the proposition of residents of the territory of Mexican birth or deriva- tion. ‘The committee says that exact informa- tion is unobtainable, but expresses the opinion tvat about half of the population fail within this class. It concludes, how- ever, that the Mexicans do not cast one half of the votes in the territory, because a majority of the Americans are new ar- rivals, unaccompanied by their families, giving them a larger proportion of voters than among the Mexicans. The bili is amended so as to fix the election for the adoption of the proposed constitution not earlier than the first Tuesday in November. —___- e-__——_ ST. ASAPH’S MANAGERS. The County Officials Are at Work on Their Case. Nothing has, as yet, been done in regard to arresting the race tra-+k officials at St. Asaph’s fcr evading the Maupin law in making bets. A Star reporter this morning saw Assistant Commonwealth's Attorney Marbury of Alexandria county, and in reply to a question as to whether or not warrants had been issued for the arrest of the race track officials, he said that as yet no war- rants had been issued, but that in all prob- ability they would be this afternoon. . Mr. Marbury said he was busy preparing the indictment for the grand jury. The en- tries for the races at St. Louis and New Orleans have just been announced. It ts rumcred that as soon as they commence receiving the commissions Sheriff Palmer will serve a warrant on Lou Bargian, and he will_te immediately carried before "Squire Lane, who is here. It is expected that he will simply waive examination and be sent on to the grand jury, and the bet- ting will be resumed. ——_—>—— Cheap Tickets and Free Transfers. Mr. Skinner of North Carolina has intro- duced a bill in the House requiring street railway companies to sell eight tickets for 25 cents, and to give a transfer to any intersecting line. .