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tain can.” “Mrs. Briggs, was Judge Holt a widower at the time you are referring to?’ “He was. At least,” said Mrs. Briggs, correcting herself, “he was to the best of knowleds: s reply caused a ripple of laughter about the court room, end there was even a twinkle in Judge Bradley's eyes. “When was this reception at the White House that you Nave referred to?” “I think it was during President Arthur's 1 ion. know Mr. Julius Truesdell of their information wherever they “I do rot recall him at this momen “Did you not tell a Star reporter that it curred during Hayes’ administration?” “I do not think I did.” During the course of her testimony Mrs. Briggs speke of one occasion when she was visiting at Willett’s Point and made a call upon the Throckmortons at Fort Schuyler. An Emphatie Denial. “Did you not on that occasion ask Miss Josephine when she had last seen Judge jo not think I did. I should have thought it a very delicate question, indeed, and it is far more likely. that they would ed me such a question.” not true that you then told them your visits to Judge Hoit had ceased, owing to the imp2rtinence of his servants?” “Never, never, never, never,” said Mrs. Briggs, with a rising inflection that carried her onto hor feet. will order this court reom cleared if is any more audible laughter,” said Bradley, sternly. this point Mr. Worthington read a portion of the deposition of Mrs. B. B. Ricketts of California, setting forth that about three years after the date of the al- leged will, and again at a reception given by Mr. Blaine in honor of the foreign visit- ors to the Yorktown celebration, she heard Judge Holt express himself in tones of the bitterest feeling toward the elder Mrs. Throckmorton. Mrs. Briggs was again recalled for cross- examination and questioned in great detail as to her reasons for thinking that the al- leged will was not in the handwriting of Judge Holt. Character of the Will. On redirect, Mrs. Briggs was asked whether she formed Fer opinion that the will was fravdulent from anything else than the appearance of the handwriting. “Indeed i do. I-—" Her further answer was stopped by the objection of Mr. Darlington. Mr. Worthington thereupon insisted that as Mrs. Briggs bad practically studied lit- erature from the precept and example of Judge Holt she was particularly qualified to speak on the subject of whether the composition of the alleged will was such as to make it Ikely he wrote It. “Yes, indeed,” sald Mrs. Briggs. “I was the first woman in this country to enter the field of journalism. I felt that the in- terests of all my sex were centered upon me. No tan can understand the strain under which I labored in the preparation of my letters. At first I knew that my work was crude, and I rsed to go to Judge Holt and show him my letters, and he would aid me by correcting my style. The fact that I earned the reputation of being a great writer fs largely due to the inter- est that Jidge Holt took in me.” Objection was made to ths line of evi- dence, and ancther lively debate between the lawyers followed over the admissibility of eviderce showing the probability that the will was or was not such a paper as Judge Holt would have written. Mr. Dar- lington fr sisted that this was a matter of opinion on the part of witnesses. The other side read extensively from legal au- thorities in support of the claim that such evidence cught to be competent. In the course of the argument Judge Fradley suggested that in the case of at- tempted id ation all sorts of teristies are elements in the decision. witness might say that he thought he r ogmzed a voice as that of a particular but from the character of what was he did not believe it could be that person. For instance, the language might be in- terspersed with slang of a sort that the individual in question was not familiar with. It might be profane or obscure, while the man was known to be both moral and religious and very careful in hts use of language. In such an event, Judge Bradley said, it seemed to him that the witness would be justified in saying that he was jent it was not the man. Wilson argued that if It was allow- able for a witness to testify that his opin- jon was that a person was insane there equal reason why it should be coi tent for a witness to look at this : and say, from the literary and legal character of the paper, that it was his or her opinion that it was never written by the man whose name appears as the signer of the will An Important Point. A recass was taken before the judge had made his ruling on the point at Issue. Afterward Judge Bradley announced his @ecision to the effect shat the question ald be allowed. Mr. Darlington note? an exception. In this ruling the caveators won one of the strongest points they have yet made In this sharply fought contest, for It lets in a lire of evidence against which the bene- ficiartes by the alleged will contended strenuously. It 1s now within the province of the caveators to bring in a considerable mass of testimony, outside of the one ques- tion of handwriting, to attack the validity of the will Mrs. Briggs sald her opinion as to the will being a forgery was based partially upon the composition of the will. ‘The witness said that she grounded her epinions on the subject of style upon a speech made by Judge Holt at Charleston, en his letters to her and on what he sald in the se of their conversations. In answer to a question from Mr. Dar- lington, she said that Judge Holt’s style Was perfect, while the style of this paper was not. The absence of prop2r punctua- tion marks showed that the writing was not characteristic of Judge Holt. Whatever there was in the will that was not per- fect was evidence to her that the will was not genuine. She never knew him to use dashes in the place of commas, but it was the general appearance of the paper that led her to form her opinion Mr. Hodgkins Mrs. Briggs was then e: sed from the stand. The next witness called was Mr. Samuel Hodgkins, who was formerly con- rected with the War Department, and was very familiar with the handwriting of Judge Holt as contained in his official pa- pers. The will was handed to Mr. Hodgkins and he was asked what he thought of it. He said that he was positive that the body of the paper was rot in the hand- writing of Judge Holt. ‘There was some- thing about the signature also that made him doubt its genuineness. Why?" ‘Judge Holt wrote what I should call a cramped scratchy and jerky hand. The whole paper is different from his. style. There are words in this paper that are marked by an easy flow that Judge Holt Id never have written. This paper strikes me as an effort, and that at times the effort was relaxed.” The witness, on cross-examination, wes then shown a paper, admittedly in Judge Holt’s handwriting, and asked whether ne did not no: that some of the words in that were marked by an easy flow and swing. He said that in his opinion those partic- ular words were marked by the character- istics of Judge Holt’s hand. The paper, Judge Holt’s indorsement on Luke Devlin'’s discharge from the army, was then handed to the jury for their consideration. Col. A. A. Hosmer. The next witness was Col. A. A. Hosmer of this city. He said that he first met Judge Holt in 1862, and was under him un- ti! the latter part of 1885. He had every cpportunity to observe the judge’s hand- writin; Letters between them passed up to_ 187 Col. Hosmer gave cumulative evidence as to Judge Holt's methcds and style pf com- pesition, saying that Lis use of words was Eeeuliarly graceful ard scholarly. After carefully examining the alleged will, Col. Hosmer said: “Tam unable to believe that this is Gen. Holt’s handwriting. I do not believe he wrote the signature or the body of the dccument.”” Col. Hosmer said that Mr. Devlin called upen him a couple of months ago with reference to the disputed will, The examination of this witness was in bregress when The Star’s report of the trial closed. ext. —— Will Be Buried at Arlington. The remains of Lisat. Charles B. Gate- weed, sixth cavalry, who died at Fort Mon- roe Wednesday, will be brought to this city for interment in the Arlington cemetery norrow. LATE NEWS BY WIRE Sabbath Observance Considered by the Methodist Conference. PLACE OF THE BISHOPS RESIDENCE Reception of Reports Occupies the General Assembly. BAPTIST MISSIONARY. UNIO: CLEVELAND, Ohio, May 22—At this morning’s session of the general conference of the M. E. Church the report on Sabbath observance caused a werm discussion. It was presented by Elder Wm. R. Worrell of New York. The report denounced all work on Sunday; various theories of individual liberty, excursions, ball games, bicycle rid- ing, lax views of the Sabbath, social enter- tainment and the Surday newspaper. Christian people were scored for their lax observance of Sunday. The resolutions which were adcpted reaffirm former deliv- erances a:: to the perpetual binding obliga- tion of the Sabbath. They also commend- ed the effcrts made in Sunday schools and young pesple’s societies for the better ob- servance of the Sabbath; appointed the last Sunday in October as @ day for the special consideration of the subject, and commended th> work of the Americaa Sabbath Union and its auxiliaries. Elder L. P. Main of Kearney, Neb., intro- duced a resolution expressiong “lack of sympathy with the criminal prosecution of those persons who honestly and conscien- tlously observe the seventh day of the week instead of the first,” but he met with op- position, and his motion was tabled. The manner in which bishops should be assigned to cities was the cause of a great deal of argument. The committee reported in favor of the bishops selecting their resi- dences in the order of their election, but a bishop who desired to continue in any specified place was to have the right to so remain, ‘fhe report, as submitted, was adopted. The ekction of editor of the Methodist Review was short and brief. Dr. W. V. Kelly was renominated and was elected on the first ballot by receiving 265 votes out of 449 cast. ‘The remarkable popularity of Dr. J. M. Buckley was shown wher. nominations for editor of the Christian Advocate were called for. The only name presented was that of Dr. J. M. Buckley, the present edi- tor. When it was announced that Dr. Buckley had received 414 out of the 440 votes cast the applause was deafening. He tried to speak, but was finally forced to take the platform, where he said he con- strued the yote to mean “leave to print. It was the most remarkable demonstration of the conference. A struggle for the location of an episco- pal residence in the northwest marked the opening of the conference. The location as recommended by the committee was Portland, Oreg. The friends of a foreign residence desired to amend by substituting Shanghai, while Tacoma was named also. After much discussion, the recommenda- tion for both Shangha! and Tacoma were laid on the table and Portland was named. This competed the list. For secretary of the Sunday school and tract society but one ballot was required. Dr. Hurlburt received 276 out of 413 votes cast, thus re-electing him. : But one ballot was necessary to elect a secretary of the board of education. Dr. Payne received all the votes, 367. THE PRESBYTERIANS. Reception of Reports Occupied the Time of the General Assembly. SARATOGA, N. Y., May 22.—The second day's session of the Presbyterian general assembly was opened with devottonal ex- ercises, led by Rev. George D. Lindsay of Galena, Ill. The business of the day con- sisted in the reception of the reports of the special committees appointed in 1895. Some standing committees were an- nounced by the moderator, the chairmen of which are as follows: Bills and overtures, ex-Moderator Dr. Rohert R. Booth of New York; judictal business, Dr. Francis Mont- ford of Cincinnati, who was appointed in The Rev. Dr. J. L. Withrow. place of Dr. David R. Breed, who was tn- terested in a case that was to come before this committee; church polity, Dr. John R. Davies of New York; home misslons, Dr. Wm. P. Kane of Bloomington; foreign’ mis- sions; Dr. Benjamin C. Henry of Canton, China; education, Dr.’ Everett B. Thom- son of Crawfordsville, Ind.; church erection, Dr. Wm. F. Jenkin’ of Montclair, N. J.: theological seminarles, Dr. David R. Breed of Pittsburg; ministerial relief, Dr. George B. Stewart of Harrisburg: aid for colleges, Dr. Thomas F. Clelland’ of Duluth, and benevolence, Rev. Henry G. Smith, the new- ly elected professor of theology at Lane Seminary, Cincinnat!, Ohio. Other commit- tees were promised for Monday. ‘The report of the committee on the de- nominational missionary periodical was made by Dr. McIntosh of Philadelphia. It showed successful operation during the year, in spite of a slight decrease in cir- culation. An outline of a “hristian train- ing course for young people's societies was proposed on behalf of the periodical, and after some discussion, was adopted. Dr. John Fox of Brooklyn reported on the temporalities of the church, recom- mending a change in the constitution of the church in regard to the office of deacon and suggesting that the property of the churches be committed to the board of deacons when possible. Committees at Memphis Announced. MEMPHIS, Tenn., May 22.—At 9 o'clock this morning the gavel of che moderator, the Rev. Dr. Mallard, called the Presby- terian General Assembly South to order, and the second day's proceedings were be- gun. The moderator announced his appoint- ments of standing committees. The following are the chairmen of the more important committees: Bills and overtures—C. R. Hemphill; ju- dicial, James Woodrow; home missions, J. Rumple. THE BAPTISTS. Annual Celebration of the Misstonary Union, i ASBURY PARK, N. J., May 22.—The eighty-seccnd anniversary of the Ameri- can Baptist Missionary Union was the or- cer at the Auditorlum today. ‘The celebra- tion will continue until tcmorrow evening. ‘The Rev. Henry F. Colby, D. D., of Ghio the president of the unicn, delivered the annual address. The appo‘ntment of committees, reading of the repcrts of the executive committee, treasurer a1d committee on arrangements concluded the morning session. This afterrcon the home secretary con- Avcted a “special consjderation of the home relation to the work abroad,” with prayer and confererce ‘The electton of officers will take place later in the day. es A Friendly Offer. LIMA, Peru, May 22.—Via Galveston— Ex-President Caoeras has telegraphed to President Pierola offering Fis own and his party’s services to repress tke insurrec- tlonary movement in the Loreto district. THE EVENING STAR, FRIDAY, MAY 22, 1896-SIXTEEN PAGES. MR. DANIEL’S DECLARATION Wilt Not Support Qleveland if He is Re nominated af Chicago. He tf Oppesed te @ Third Term om Principle—Backed by Pre- cedents. Senator Daniel of Virginia has stated to a friend that if Mr. Cleveland is renomi- nated he will not support him. The decla- ration was unequivocal Tue subject under discussion was the third term. The First Positive Declaration. No other democratic leader has so dis- tinctly challenged the proposition to violate the unwritten law in Mr. Cleveland’s be- half. In all the talk about bolts and splits at Chicago the financial question ts upper- most. A number of democrats have pre- dicted heavy losses to the party if silver should control the convention, and as many more have predicted such a resnit if gold should control. There have been leaders to say, too, that Mr. Clevelani, if nomi- rated at Chicago, would be overwhelmingly defeated. But Mr. Daniel 1s the first demo- erat of national reputation and influence to make the third term proposition stand on its own bottom, and to announce his un- alterable opposition to it. Opposes on Principle. Mr. Daniel is a free silver man, and will \ probably head his state’s delegation to Chi- cago. He does not threaten to bolt if gold wins. His disappointment in that event would be keen, but the belief is that with @ good man at the head of the ticket he Would return home and loyally support it. But he fs against a third term on principle, and he would not follow his party in any effort to violate that principle. Precedents for Hix Belief. How far this feeling extends in demo- cratic circles in Virginia 1s a question. The belief is that it ts very strong through- out the state. Virginia, it is suggested, is the proper home for such sentiment. The men who by word or example, or by both, Prepared the unwritten law against a third term were all her sons—Washington, Jefferson, Madison and Monroe. Each had two terms, but neither could have been induced to accept a third. Mr. Daniel, therefore, and those of his constituents who hoid with him are but championing Virginia's history in this matter. Possible Opportunity for Cleveland. Those who insist that Mr. Cleveland does not desire a third term excuse his silence on the score that he has not as yet had a suitable opportunity to speak. Will the Virginia state convention, which is soon to meet, give him this opportunity? Some of the politicians hope to see the occa- sion so improved—hope to see a resolution introduced reciting the situation in re- spectful terms, calling attention to the importance of preserving so momentous a precedent, and then see a rousing majority obtained for it. Then Mr. ‘‘leveland could reply, by letter or authorized statement, and the public would no longer be in any doubt on the point. MR. HARRITY’S PLAN, What is Said About It by Democrats in Congre: A statement made in a New York paper, in connection with an interview with Chairman Harrity, that a majority of the democratic national committee being “sound money’ men, they would adopt drastic measures and weed 9ut all silver sixteen-to-one delegates who have threat- ered to bolt, has beea read with interest by democrats in Congress today. The silver men ridicule the idea of such a plan to capture the convention succeed- ing. They say that they are going to con- trol the convention, and, therefore, will noi consider the question of bolting, and that any plan to keep out of the convention duly accredited delegates will fail. Senator Jones of Arkansas said this af- ternoon that he did not doubt that some of the gold democrats would favor resorting to the “drastic” measures suggested, but that such a plan could not receive the sanction of the national committee. “Most of the gold men on the commit- tee would, in my judgment,” he said, “re- pudiate such a plan. Among them are many men of honor, who would be above such a course. I think those who propose it will find that they could not succeed, and will conclude not to make the attempt. “Some of the managers on that side, as has been shown by their course in some of the states, are capable of such a course, but honorable gentlemen who agree with oo on finance would not lend themselves 0 It, “They could not succeed anyhow. The silver men are going to be too strong in the convention.” —_———+ e+_____ THE PYTHIAN ENCAMPMENT. Conflicting Reports in Regard to This Summer's Reunion: MILWAUKEE, Wis., May 22.—As an out- growth of the decision by the national body of tho military of the order of Knights of Pythias not to hold any na- tional encampment this year, because of the action of the Western Pessenger As- sociation, a union encampment by the brigades of Wisconsin, Iowa, Illinois, Ne- brgska, the Dakotas, and prcbably several other northwestern states, will be held with the Minnesota brigade at Minneapolis during the first week in September. For this union or division encampment the city of Minneapolis will carry out all the arrangements intended for the national gathering, including the raising of $5,000 in cash prizes for drills, etc. A similar en- campment will be held about the same time at Columbus, Ohio, for the middle states, and probably another for the south- ern states at Nashville. Among prominent members of the mill- tary department it is believed that this will be the beginning of a great division of the uniform rank into four sections, to be krown as the eastern, western, northern and southern, the object being to hold union or division encampments every second year and a national encampment every fourth year, instead of every three years, as at present. COLUMBUS, Ohio, May 22.—M. aA. Bridge, grand chancellor of the Knights of Pythias of Ohio, being shown the message from Milwaukee, says the Supreme Lodge will meet in Cleveland, Ohio, August 2i— 31, and at the same time and ‘place the na- tlonal encampment of the Uniform Rank will occur. There will not be an: ment at Columbus. Be —_—---_ -UNDERGROUND SCHEME BEATEN. Decision in New York Regarding Rapid Tranait. NEW YORK, May 22.—The appellate di- vision of the supreme court today denied & motion to confirm the report of the spe- cial commission on rapid transit appointed by the supreme court. This defeats the underground railway plan adopted by the commiesiqn. The court's finding is based upon the fact that the cost of the plan of the com- mission has not been estimated, and that in any event {t would be so great that it would preclude the city for some time to come from building new schools, buying new park lands and making other bublic improvements. The court says: “The probabikties indicate that after sinking $51,000,000, the sum waich the leg- islature empowered the commission to ex- pend on it without being able to complete it, the enterprise will have to be abandon- ed, since no legistation could afford relief.” ——__. REVOLT IN CRETE. ‘fhe Turkish Troops Surrounded by Insurgents. CONSTANTINOPLE, May 22—The news from Crete fs of the gravest character, The Tcrkish troops in the district of Sphakila are surrounded by insurgents, who ing aided by the inhabitants’ “"° 87° De SS Govermment Receipts, National bank notes received today for redemption, $421,334. Government recetpte~ From internal revenue, $439,149; cus- toms, $520,104; miscellaneous, $38, TARIFF TALK Mz. Sherman Appeals Partisan Bay Measure. MR. GRAY'S DERALLED PROPOSINON Mr. Hill's Speéch Against the ButlerBond Bill. MATTERS IN .THE HOUSE There was @ noticeable increase of the attendance today in anticipation of a re- rewal of the exciting debate of yesterday. The chaplain's prayer hardly closed when Mr. Butler (N. C.) renewed his motion to take up the bill prohibiting the issue of in- terest-bearing bonds. He was obliged to give way, however, to the morning busi- ness. Mr. Sherman soon brought forward the “filled cheese” bill, and asked for consider- tion, but Mr. Butler objected. The North Csrolina Senator then renewed his motion to proceed with the bond prohibition reso- lution, declining to accede to requests from various Senators for routine business. Mr. Hill had remained standing from the time Mr.Butler made his first effort to pro- ceed, and now the New York Senator inter- posed the objaction that this was too import- ant a question to be considered “without a quorum.” This was the first evidence of a renewal of obstruction. The ringing of Senate bells brought Senators hurriedly to the chamber, and forty-nine, four more than a quorum, responded. Mr. Butler’s motion was then put to @ vote without further obstruction, Mr. Hill demanding the ayes and noes. abe) motion was adopted; yeas, 84; nays, Yeas—Republicans, Brown, Dubols, Hans- brough, Mitchell (Oreg.), Perkins, Petti- grew, Pritchard, Shoup, Teller, Thurston, Warren and Wilson—12. Democrata, Ba- con, Bate, Berry, Blackburn, Chilton, Cock- rell, Daniel, George, Haris, Jones (Ark.), Martin, Mills, Pasco, Pugh, Turple, Vest and White—17. Populists, Allen, Butler, Kyle, Peffer, Stewart—5. Total, 84. Nays—Republicans, Allison, Baker, Bur- rows, Chandler, Davis, Frye, Gallinger, Hale, Hawley, McBride, McMillan, Morrill, Nelson, Sherman and Wetmore—15. Demo- crats, Caffery, Gray, Hill, Lindsay and Vilas—s. Total, 20. Mr. Hill Secures the Floor. Mr. Hill secured the floor as soon as the ¥Yote was announced, but yielded temporar- fly for routine business. Mr. Butler in- sisted on a distinct understanding, how- ever, that this yielding should in no way Ppwejudice the bill to prohibit bonds, which now held the right of way. With this understanding the bill was passed to quiet title to lands in persons who purchased the same in good faith without notice and for a valuable consid- eration and to enable the government to issue patents on such lands, and that com- mutations of homestead entries shall take effect from date of s2ttlement, and not trom date of entry. An Interruption to the routine soon oc- curred when Mr. Mills (Tex.) gave notice that he would object to any business until the pending bond bill was disposed of. Mr. Pettigrew presented a partial con- ference report on the Indian bill, which, being privileged, was admitted and agreed to, the chair ruling that it could not be de- bated so as to displace the bond bill. Mr. Hill Begins His Speech. Mills again demanded the “regular and Mr. Hilf began his speech in oppositicn. He spoke calmly at first, grad- ually warming up'in’emphasis and feeling. “The alleged crithe of ‘73 will be as noth- ing,” said Mr. Hill, “to the crime which will be perpetrated if this bill passes and becomes a law. + 7 “It is a bold proposition to repeal the resumption aet, to repeal the only law which exists forethe redemption of the paper currency of the ¢ountry. By de- claring that for nc purpose what@ver shall money be raised on bonds, this measure is in effect a repeal of the act of '75. It is @ startling proposition. It will net solve the silver question. It will simply put in peril the finances of the country.” The Senator spoke derisively of this “self- confessed populist measure.” It might pass this body, he sald, but no Senator be- lieved it could pass the House, no Senator believed it could receive the approval of the President. What he most regretted, he sald, was that here in tha Senate he must differ with close friends on such a question as main- taining our integrity In the redemption of the paper money of the covntry. The present tariff law confessedly did not yleld sufficient revenue to meet the expenses of the government. In the face of this fact vast appropriations were being made. How then, asked Mr. Hill, can you expect to maintain a fund for the redemption of the outstanding paper money of the country? Plain Repudiation. “This ts plain, bold, open repudiation,” exclaimed Mr. Hill, his words ringing through the chamber. “‘Repudiation is what this measure means. The dishonor of your paper money ts what this measure means. The dishonor of your country 1s what this measure means. The crime of ‘73 pales into insignificance beside this contemplated crime. This measure takes the government by the throat; it holds up the treasury; it destroys the only means by which the honor of the paper money of the country can be maintained. It strikes at the very integrity and honor of your government.” Mr. Hill said that at the proper time he would move an amendment to this bond bill, so that when greenbacks are presented to the treasury for redemption the Secre- tary shall not be required to reissue them. Mr. George (Mis8.) began asking ques- tions at this point, and a discussion of exceptional interest was precipitated. Mr. George asked why It was not best to put aside all partisanship, both sides coming together in a proper measure to aid the treasury. Instead of sitting here quarrel- ing, sald Mr. George, why did not Sena- tors formulate a proper relief measure? ‘The republican leader (Sherman) and the Senator referred to as the democratic leader (Gorman) had talked of a non-parti- san agreement. Mr, Sherman’s Sertous Talk. Mr. Sherman was quickly on his feet. “I say in all seriousness,” he said, “that if this Congress adjourns without giving the treasury relief it will be an outrage and a shame. It will be a disgrace falling in large part on the Senate. We are going on like @ spendthrift squandering his fortune. The Senate refuses to give the President proper pewers for relief. This measure (the bond Prohibition) is the act of a bankrupt, and of @ dishonest bankrupt. Thank God, it can- not pass, for we all know this is merely a moot debate. Mr. Sherman said he would appeal to the leaders of the demotratic party, that great party which had existed so long, to shake off the passions-ofithe moment and take up the tariff bill sent here by the House. It might not suit every one. Let it be amended. Instead of that democratic Senators had joined the populists in adding a silye@ amendment to that bill and thus killing it. Mr, Sherman declared that the people would hold Senators responsible for this action. é “If we do not act,” concluded Mr. Sher- man, “the Senate will fall below the stand- ard it has long Held, and the President of the United Stateq' will be justified in calling us back here by the 1st of July to do our duty.” Kat . Mr. Qugy’s Proposition. Mr. Gray (Del.) followed. “I agree with the Ohio Senator that a crisis in the his- tory of the ccuntry and the history of the Senate fs at hand,” he said. “I agree that an sdjournment without a measure of re- Nef would be an outrage and ashame. And I say to the Senator, if his committee will Propose a measure to increase the revenue, @ measure truly non-partisan and solely to raise revenue, that he will find support on this side of ber. And f fake that omeErnew, boson the belief that such Erne Sanator# preposition,” “The answered Mr. Sherman, epee we should disregard the bill of the Hovse, that body charged with epee rev Fs legislation; that we should tear Up ley bill and re another, He myst be more broad and lib- eral in his Cas “I thought the Senator (Sherman) did not for a Non- urderstend himself,” said Mr. Gray, “when he spoke of @ non-partisan, patriotic meas- ure. He now proposes that we must accept the Dingiey bill, which, in my judgmen' ae et yield sufficient revenue to affo1 “Why not amend it, then?” queried Mr. Sherman. “I ~want a revenue measure, answered Mr. Grey, “to raise revenue and rot in raising revenue to raise tolls.” Mr. Chandler interjected the inquiry why Mr. Gray cid not move to take up the tariff byl. “I'll move to take up an honest bill, not a fraud,” Mr. Gray answered. ‘The bill to which he refers is to increase the revenues of the protected classes, not of the government.” Mr. George Gets Down to Details. Mr. George now came forward with @ detatled proposition which attracted mark- @d attention. He said he would pledge his one vote to republican Senators if*they would get together and frame a proper relief measure. He would accept in such @ measure a tax on beer, a revenue tax on wool, lumber, tea, coffee, an increase on tobacco, cigars and cigarettes, and a fair revenue duty on any agricultural products imported from Canada to the United Btates. “What does the Senator regard as a revenue tariff on wool?” asked Mr. Mit- chell, “About 30 or 40 per cent ad valorem; I am not particular,” answered Mr. George. He added that a tax on statuary and fine Paintings and a duty on articles now on the free list would satisfy htm. “wil the Senator jcin with republican Senators in trying to pass the tariff bill?” esked Mr. Mitchell. “I don't like to answer the question in that form,” answered Mr. George. “There should be an understanding in advance.” Mr. Lindsay interposed to ask if keeping down appropriations was not better than raising more revenue, to which Mr. George answered thet as the appropriations had been made, the revenues must be raised. Revenue and Free Silver. Mr. Dubots (Idaho), one of the five repub- Ncans who voted against considering the tariff bill, rose at this point, and in ironi- cal tones said that of course it would be easy to get together and pass a revenue tariff bill, with a free silver amendment. “You will reaall,” he said, “that five Sen- ators voted against taking up the Dingley bill. Every one of those five Senators has been tndorsed by his state. Every one of those five Senators will be a delegate to the national convention.” At 2 q’clock the Butler bond bill was dis- Placed under the rules, and a motion was recessary to proceed with its considera- tion. A motion to that eifect was car- ried, 20 to 27. The detailed vote was as follows: Yeas, republicans—Clark, Dubois, Hansbrough, Mitchell (Ore.), Perkins, Pet- tigrew, Pritchard, ‘Teller, Thurston--0. Democrats—Bacon, Bate, Berry, Chilton, Cockrell, Daniel, George, Jones (Ark.), Mar- tin, Mills, Morgan, Pasco, Pugh, Roach and White—15. Populixts—Allen, Butler, Kyle, Peffer, Stewart—5. Total, 29. Nays—Republicans—Allison, Baker, Bur- rows, Chandler, Cullom, Davis, Frye, Gal- linger, Gear, Hale, Hawley, Lodge, Mc- Bride, Morrill, Platt, Sewell, Sherman, Wet- more, Wilson—19. Democrats—Brice, Caf- frey, Faulkner, Gray, Hill, Lindsay, Mitch- ell (Wis.), Vilas—8. Total, 27. Mr. Hill now resumed his speech. An Impossibility. Mr. Hill said that the Senate, as at pres- ent constituted, with a large—he would not say unscrupulous—minority in the republi- can party willing to put silver to the front in everything, and with the democratic side divided, would find it impossible to frame @ tariff bill. A non-partisan tariff bill was an impossibility. For instance, Mr. Sher- man had declared that any tariff bill pass- ed must contain a tariff on wool, when he knew that the democrats were practically unanimous for free raw material. There would be no tariff bill passed either this session or next. Divided as the Senate 1s, how could any man outside of an insane asylum promise a tariff for revenue? Yet in the face of this fact Senators propose to take the government by the throat and deprive it of the only source of revenue it has. The seigniorage, if coined, would an- swer the purpose for only a brief time. In case of unlimited free coinage holders of bullion would take it to the mint and take out the dollars represented by it. That Process would not put any money In the treasury. Mr. George's Question. Mr. George asked if Mr. Hill proposed to continue to meet the deficiency by the is- suanrce of bonds, in view of his admission that the Senate would continue to be di- vided. Mr. Hill replied that the situation was a grave one, but if a tariff bill could not be passed 1t would be wise to repeal the law which furnished the means for conducting the government. It was not, he said, dis- honorable to borrow money. Mr. Hill concluded his remarks shortly before 3 o'clock, and Mr. Hawley took the ficor for one of the shortest and yet one of the most plated! speeches that has been delivered at this session. He characterized the pending bill as leading up to repudia- ticn, bankruptcy, anarchy and infamy. Mr. Mills was rext recognized. THE HOUSE. Mr. Kem (Neb.), who has for over a week objected to every request for unanimous consent, involving even the most trivial matter, was in his seat at the opening of the session of the House today, demand- ing the “regular order,” despite the clamor of members for unanimous consent. Mr. Hooker (N. Y.), chairman of the com- mittee on rivers and harbors, accordingly came forward with the conference report on the Senate amendments to the river and harbor bill. Mr. Hooker moved concurrence in the re- port, which contained an agreement on all {tems except that relating to the Santa Monica and San Pedro items, to which he desired that the House further disagree. Mr. Dockery's Opposition. Mr. Dockery (Mo.) led the opposition to the adoption of the conference report in a vigorous speech of ten minutes—all the time Mr. Hooker would yield to him. He was in favor, he said, of the improvement of the transportation facilities both internal and foreign, but he opposed this measure because it contained riotous appropriations not warranted by the condition of the treas- ury. He said he realized that his remarks would not be punctuated by applause. “We are all in on it,” he added, sarcastically, amid laughter. Mr. Dockery quoted the words from Pres- ident Arthur's veto message of a river and harbor bill in 1882, warning Congress that as these bills became more objectionable they became more powerful. Mr. Dockery’s remarks about the “im- poverished treasury” and his appeals to the people were received with derisive jeers by the republicans. At the conclusion of his time Mr. Hooker offered to yield him fifteen minutes more if he would point out a single item in the bill that was not juatl- fied by the engineer reports. (Loud ap- plause.) This challenge brought Mr. Hepburn (owa) to his feet with a scathing speech against the bill. Mr. Hepburn’s Allegation, This bill, said Mr. Hepburn, had been passed by a brutal majority without de- bate, and he made the assertion that not a section of the’till had ever been read in the House. Nothing in the history of the country had been known like this villainous legislation. Seventy-five millions carried in a bill, not @ paragraph of which was ever read or considered. After such a procedure, gen- tlemen now had the assurance to ask its opponents to point out its multiplied iniquities. “Shame! shame!” he cried. “Shame upon such false pretense. Why did you rush the bill through in forty minutes if you were not too cowardly to face investigation?” Conference Report Agreed To. The conference report on the river and harbor bill was agreed to—189-56. The Speaker reappointed Messrs. Hooker, Her- man and Catchings conferees. —_—_+e0-____ EXPLOSION IN MADRID. Another Bomb Set Off Near the Palace. MADRID, May 22.—Another bomb was exploded last evering near the palace, A Vice Presidential Candidate. Politicians and others in this city are re- ceiving, under mail from New York city, a neat little pamphlet setting forth the claims of Governor Lippitt of Wthode Ieland for the rep&blican nomination for the vice presidency. FINANCE AND TRADE Opening Prices Lower, Owing to Oonoessions in London. WERE NOT SIGNIFICANTLY CHANGED Street Indisposed to Attach Im- portance to Political Rumors. GENERAL MARKET REPORTS Speotal Dispatch to The Evening Star. NEW YORK, May 22.—Opening prices this morning were fractionally lower, in sympathy with similar concessions in the London market, and were not significantly changed by subsequent trading. The vol- ume of business is unimportant and, as has been demonstrated, lends but little assist- ance to the support of values. «General conditions have not changed from yester- day except that the street is disposed to attach but small importance to political rumors, and has settled down to the con- viction that nothing definite can be learned on the currency question in advance of the convention. The engagement of $1,000,000 gold for ex- port by tomorrow’s steamers would have attracted but passing notice except for the fact that the amount was only restricted because the cutflow to Germany was post- Poned until mext week. The exchange market rules steady under small offerings of bills, the security drawings continuing in meager volume. The purchase of £13,000 United States gold by the Bank of England was announced during the morning. The decision against the ccrstitutionality of the rapid transit bill, banded down to- day, resulted in a sudden cevering of short contracts in Manhattan. The price cf the stock had been well sustaired throughout the morning, but the incressed demand fol- lowing the decision resulted in a two per cent advance during the qvarter of an hour following the announcement. The surface roads and their leesing of indepen- dent lings have been directly responsible for the recent Mquidation in Manhattan and today’s decision affords no relief from embarrassments of this character. All things considered, it is more than probable that the bulk of the new trading attracted by the decision wil go to the short account. With the exception of the movement in this property the railway list was void of feature. Sugar and To- bacco were active at substantial advances more or less manipulative. The former property was advanced 1% per cent under buying of the character noted in yester- day's trading. The new German sugar bounty is now construed as of absolutely no importance to the American company, local business being in mo way impaired thereby. The position of the American company ts such as to guarantee its ability to make the most of any adverse trade situation, and consequently no alarm attaches, at the moment, to either the manipulative or sentimental movements in the price of the stock. The narrowness of the general market {s, of course, a strong argument against any sustained advance, but invest- crs are not likely to become concerned over dividend prospects. The advance in Tobacco was largely against the short interest, a 2 per cent advance following a good demand. The trading of the li hour was dull around the best prices of the day. The three specialties named above continued to at- tract the bulk of the business, the event: up of traders’ contracts alone saving thi general list from complete stagnation. ———.—__ FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL, The following are the opening, the highest and the lowest and the closing prices of the New York stock market today, as reported by Corson & Macartney, members New York stock exchange. Correspondents, Messrs. Moore & Schley, No. 80 Broadway. Open. High. Low. Close. American Sugar. 128 124% 199% 198% American Sn, 1033 American Tol 6535 Amerioan Cotton Atchison. Balto. & Ohio. Canada South: Canada Pacific, Chesapeake & ( 0.,C., C. & StL. chteago, B. & Q: Calc. & Nortnwestern.. Chicago Gas, Cis. CM. & St. Paul. C.M. & St. Paul, Pid Chic. R. T & Pacific. Del, Lack. & W. Delaware & Hudson. Den. & R. Grande, Pfd. Dis. & Cattle Feeding. General Electric. Ulinols Central Lake Shore a eee Loutsvilie & Nashvilie: Long Island Traction. Metropolitan Tractio: Manhattan Elevated. Michigan Cent Missouri Pacifie. National Lead National Lead Co U. 8. Leather, Pfd. New Jersey Central. New York Central N Y.&N. &ng. ci N.Y. 0. & St. Louis. Northern Pacific, Northern Pacific, Pf North American. Ont. & Western. Pacific Mail Phila. & Reading. Pullman Pal. Car Co. Southern Railway, Pfd Phila. Traction. ‘Texas Pacific Tenn. Coal & iron. Union Pacific Wabash. Wabash, Pid. Wheeling & Wheeling & L. Erie, Western Union Tel. Sliver. Washington Stock Exchange. Saies—regular cal Railroad 6s, $1,000 at at 125%; $1,000 at 1 peake and Potomac ‘Tel ‘Traders’ National Bank, Bank, 1 at 105. Geor; Electric Light, 20 at 122; 30 at and Potomac Telephone, 14 at 60 00. After call—Mergenthaler Linotype, 5 Government Bonds.—U. 3. bid, 109 asked. U. 3. 48, 1925, 116% Di 1i2iy bid. District of Columbia Bonds. o'elock _m.—Metropolitan $1,000 at 125%; $1,000 OK) at 125%, sa phone 58, $1,000 at 102%. at 100.” Lincoln National at 46. UL 8. 0-year fund fs, 103 bid. 30-year fund Gs, gold, 108 bid. Water stock 7s, 1901, currency, 110 bid: Water stock 7s, 1908, qutrency, 112 bid. “$.058," funding, currency, 109 Miscellaneous Bonds.—Mezzopolltan Railroad Ss, 106% bid. Metropolitan Ratlroad conv. ds, 128 bid, 126 asked. Belt Rallrond fs, 77 bid, 83 tasked. Eckington Railroad Gs, 100 bid, 103 asked. Co- lumbia Railroad 6s, 118 bid, 1134 psked. W ington Gas Company @s, series A, 112 bid. Wi {ogton Gas Company Gs, series B, 113 bid) W ington Gas Company conv. Gs, i62%, bid. U. 8. Blectric Tight oar. 33, 130 Did. Cheaapeake and Potomac lephone 5s, 1024 bid, 102 asked. American Security an@ Trost 5s, F. and A., 100 bid. American Security and Trust Ss, A. and 0. 109 bid. Washington Market Company Ist 6s, 108 bid. Washington Market Company imp. 6s, 108 Bid. Washington Maruet Company ext. 6s, 108 bid. Masonfo Hall Association Se, 105% bid. ‘Washing: ton Light Infantry ist @s, 100 bid. National Bank Stocks.-Bank of Washington, 280 did. Bank of the Republic, 240 bid. Metropolitan, 287 bid, 300 asked. Central, 280 bid. Farmers and Mechanics’, 130 bid, 190 asked. Second, 135. bid, 138 asked.” Citizens', 130 bid. “Columbia, 1 Capital, 120 bid. West End, 107! bid. "T 99 bid, 103 asked. Lincoln, 105 “bid, 110 Ohio, 8 bid. Safo Deposit and Trust Companies National Safe Deposit and Trust, 117 bid, 130 asked. Washington Loan and Trust, 120 bid, 128 asked. “American Se- curity and ‘Trust, 142 bid, 146 asked. Washington Safe Deposit, 50’bid. Railroad Stocks.—Capital Traction Company, 74% 19 asked. Did. 774 asked: Metropolitan, Li8i4 bid, Columbia, 58 bid. Belt, 0 asked. bid. Georgetown and Tennallytown, Gas and Electric it Stocks.— Washi 45% bid, 46 asked. Georgetown G: asked. U. 8. Electric Light, Insurance Stocks.—Firemen’s, 34 ‘bid. 59 asked. Franklin, 37 bid, 45 asked. Metropolitan, 73 bid. Corcoran, 50 bid.’ Potomac. 66 bid. Arlington, 185 bid. German-American, 165 bid, fonal Uni 10 bid, 14 asked. Columbia, 1i% bid, 14 asked. Higgs, 734 bid. Si asked. People's, 0% Wd. Lap: 4, bid. 8% asked. “Commercial, 4% bid. ‘Title Insurance Stocks.—Real Estate Title, 102 bid, 110 asked. Columbia ‘Title, 5% bid, 6 asked. Washingtca Title, 3 bid. District Title,’ 7 bid, 12 @ : ze yh Che ap and Potomac. 60 bid . Amer- can Grapho e. a Gun Carface, 20 bide 25° asked Miscellan Stocks. — Mergenthaler 12644 bid, 120% 8 asked. ' Washington Ma 13 bid.” Great Fails Tce, 120 130 asked. Norfolk and Washington Steamboat, ioo bid. Idncoln Hall, 90 asked. @ Stocks.—Pennsylvania, $8 bid, 50 asked. Linotype, asked. “Lanston Monotype, 7% bid, CHANCES FOR FORD He Will Probably Be Sentenced Next Tuesday. Little or No Hope for a New Trial - amd am Appeal Net Likely. It is more than probable that Irvin Ford, the convicted ‘murderer of Wisle Kreglo, will be sentenced next Tuesfay morning. It is also more than probable that the pris- oner will pay the penalty for his horrible crime some day late next month. For a New Tri Messrs. Arthur Peter and R. Newton Donaldson, counsel for Ford, this after- noon filed the formal motion for a new trial. It is as follows: “Now comes the defendant, by his at- torneys, and moves the court to set aside the verdict rendered in this case, and to grant a new trial therein, for the follow- irg reasons, to wit: “Ist. That owing to the shortness of time between the assignment of counsel and the date of trial insufficient opportunity was given counsel for the defense to prepare for trial, and the court erred in overruling their motion for a continuance. “2d. That the court erred in overruling the challenges, for cause, of certain jurors, as duly excepted to, at the time of the trial. “$d. That the court erred in ndmitting tes- timony on behalf of the United States as Guly objected and excepted to at the time of the trial.” District Attorney Birney stated to a Star reporter that the motion will be heard by Judge Cole at o'clock next Tuesday morning. That the judge will vromptly overrule it there is not the shadow of a doubt, said Mr. Birney. If the motion is then overruled he will ask Judge Cole to 4 once impose sentence. Ihe young men assigned to defend Ford, he said, have done everything that could possibly be done, and have performed their rather unpleasant duty in @ most creditable and able manner. Lit Hope. Mr. Donaldson said that he and his as- soctate have little, if any, hope of securing @ new trial for the prisoner, and for him- self he felt that nothing could be gained by taking the case to the Court of Appeals. Whether it will be carried there, he thinks, will depend upon the date of the man's execution. Shorld Judge Cole sentence him to be hanged about the Ist of July, it would probably induce them to conclude not to carry the case to the appellate court, as not much more than that delay in the execution could be obtained by such a course. It is the general impression about the City Hall that Judge Cole will sentence Ford to die the last week in June or the first In the following month. —_——_ WORRIED TO HIS DEATH. Henry W. Childs of Clevel: Away. CLEVELAND, Ohio, May 22.—Word has just been received here of the death of Mr. Henry W. Childs at Washington this morning. Mr. Childs was senior member of the late firm of Childs, Groff & Co. whose failure three months ago caused such a profound sensation. It is believed that death was caused by worry arising from the failure of the firm. Childs, Groff & Co. were extensive wholesale boot and shoe dealers, and their failure was due to the embezzlement of a junior member of the frm. Mn Childs was visiting his cousin, J. Warren Young, executive clerk at the White House, at the time of his death. For the past two years Mr. Childs has not been in robust health, and the worry and excitement of the recent failure of the firm of Childs, Groff & Co. threw him into a critical condition. He was confined to his house on Prospect street, Cleveland, for many weeks, and as soon as he was able he went to Atlantic City to recuperate. He steadily gained in health while there, and about two weeks ago he came to Washing- ton for a visit. His fatal illness seized upon him within the past few days, and up to the last there were hopes that it would terminate favorably. In response to tele- grams notifying them of the sad event his brothers-in-law, Messrs. George and Rich- ard Iddings, will leave Cleveland today for Washington, Passes AGROUND NEAR SANDY HOOK. What is Thought to Be a Tramp Steamer on a Shoal. NEW YORK, May 22.—A dispatch from Sandy Hook says that there is a steamer aground on the edge of the Romer Shoal. A tug is alongside, and has a hawser over the stcemer’s stern. The steamer looks like a “tramp.” She is schooner rigged, and has a red stack, with black top. —— CINCINNATI’S FESTIVAL. Managers Proud of the Size a Character of the Audiences. CINCINNATI, Ohio, May 22.—There is no diminution ir interest in the concerts of the May Festival Assoziation. Their social eclat has been heightened by the presence of ex-President Harrison ard his bride. They are naturally the center of atirac- tion, but they were not strangers, Mr. Harrison's ancestral home is in the sub- urbs, and Mrs. Harrison’s mother spent the greater part of her life rear Cincin- nati, The managers of the festival are proud of the size and character of their audi- ences so far, and are especially pleased with the general verdict of delight in the performances of “Samson and Delilah.” All the soloists, the orchestra and even the chorus, are strongly commended for the work done. Only three more concerts remain in which two new soloists are to be introduced—Kiafsky and Corinne Moore lawson. The advance sale of seats for these has been very large. ———— His Big Sentence Suspended. LINCOLN, Neb., May 22.—Ienry Boln, convicted of embezzlement us city treasur- er of Omaha and sentenced to nineteon years’ imprisonment, has been granted a suspension by the supreme court of N braska, pending a review of his case. Bail was fixed at $50,000. It {ts allered by coun- 1 for Boln that the trial judge erred i charging the jury that failure to turn over money in the hands of the accused on de- mand constituted embezzlement, the claim being made that the judge should have used the words “reasonable demand.” Grain and Cotton Markets. Furnished by W. B. Hibbs & Co,, 1421 F strect, members New York stock exchange, correspondents Messrs. Ladenburg, Thal- mann & Co., New York. GRAIN. Open.” High. Low. Close. Wheat—July. - So se op yt 2 i : Corn—July 2 ok Be son 80 Oats—Jaly 5 1S Sept. 1 19) Pork Jul Tie 33 Sept. TBI 740 Lani—July 4.35 4.86 Sept $50 4.60 Ribs—July 3.87 3.87 . Sept. 400 $02 low. Chose. z i. ree iB 786 7.80 781 78 ; August, 66% asked ments, 32,000 ‘bushels; 33,000 “bushels Yorn dull and 4; June, 33% 3244n32 . ; Ge,09% Hutshh Is 1000 bushels southern white and yellow corn, . Oats tending casier—No. 2 white wegtern, 25%026; No. 2 mixed do., 24a244— rece 509 bushels: stock, 186,528 bushels. Rere Blea o. 2, 41 mearby; 43 we yn - stock, 23. busbe Hay slow—cholce timothy, $16.500$ Grata freighth quiet and «teady-steam to Live=pool per bushel, June; Oork for orders per quarter, bs.%% 4. May Wind June. Sugar steady, ummhanged. Buteer atendy—fancy creamery, Wal6k: do. int- tation, 13214; do. ladle, 12; ‘good ladle, 10ail; tore packed, Gal0. Rages teally fresh, 10.’ Cheese steady, unchanged. isky unchanged.