Evening Star Newspaper, May 27, 1896, Page 2

3 2 THE EVENING STAR, WEDNESDAY, MAY 27, 1896-TWELVE PAGES. Mayo, Charles Abert, Charles King. ways and means—H. E. Pellew, Chas. C. Glover, S. W. Tulicch. Donations—L. J. Davis, Thos. H. Looker, Blair Lee, Charles King, W. A. Meloy. State ef the church—Rev. Dr. T. S. Child Rev. iter A. Mitchell, Rev. W.G. Daven- port, Dr. Thos. B. Hood, L. Allison Wit- mer. A petition from the Silver Spring parish asking permission to form a new parish to be known as Takoma Park parish, was presented and referred to the committee on new par.shes. Bishop's Address. bishop then delivered his address, account of the work since his At the dutset he expressed his appreciation of the cordial reception wkich he nad met with in this diocese. He also paused to pay an appropriate tribute to the life and services of the late R Dr. Addison, the rector of Trinity Church, this city. The bishop said that in looking over the field he found that the work had been shaped by a master mrd. and he wished to say that the labors of the jop of Washington had heen great- ly lightened by the wise administration of Bishop Paret. He then gave the details -of his work as bishop, and stated that he had confirmed 1,216 persons during the two months he had b bishop of this diocese, 971 being in this diocese and the ecrsecrat others In the diocese of New York. The b first a th hop referred to the fact that this ual meeting of the convention of diocese of Washington was held at the of the anniversary of the birth of the Church of Christ, which led him to speak of the origin and spirit of the early church. He said that the early ns, le ng the searation of church and vere law-abiding ci 3 ug back upen the past, the bishon at al attempts to unite church and state have en rise to two persistent ils—first, people have been antago- nized by having to adopt a creed and to conform to a higher law of moraiity than they were prepared to accept, and that t church elf was fettered. As American citizens, sald we rejoi try’s Constitution of demarcation betw the church and state. While the fre of the state Is recognized, has our relixious liberty, asked the bishop, been sufficiently realized? The church of Christ in this country has great opportunities for doing Christ's work, and as the years go on and the sep- aration of the church and staie continues in this land of freedom the opportunitle will broaden. He pointed out the duty of the church to follow in the footsteps of Christ, and also of interpreting and bring- ing te men the life of Christ. In_ speaking of the authority of the Bible the bishop said that the church did not hold that the Bible is the sole fountain of authority, but the epistles of St. Paul, St. Peter and St. John stand as a witne: of the faith of Christ's disciples in New Testament days. The teachings of the Rible had not fail- ed to meet modern problems, and that in view of the modern criticism it 1s safe to wait in patience, firm in the belief that the ultimate result will be found to be in accordance with the teachings of the New Testament. Those who are troubled with doubts in religion were reminded hy the bishop that much of their perplexity and uncertainty would disappear !f they kept their eyes on Christ, and the m! terpretation of the Bible, he though: largely due to the faflure to understand the sp! of Ch In conclusion, he spoke of the imp of the work of the diocese in its early days, and sald that the diocese could not witness for Christ unless the members, keep to the analogy of the apostolic faith, as it ts set forth in the apostolic creed He spoke of the vale of the prayer hook h made a prayer book ightforward. has been the h for ages, so been the sin most They the bishop, that the framers of our coun- drew en such a wide line beth in se in ritual conclusion of the address a num- dments to the canons relating os of the treasurer were offered S. Browne, and referred to the on canon: 5 was taken for lunch, which was s by the ladies of the church in the parish hall. ee VERMONT DEMOCRATS, Mr. Cleveland's Administrat the Gold Standard Indorse: MONTP: Vt, May 27. cratic state convention for the nomination of de large to the national con- vertion at Chicago was held here today. Mention of the names of Cleveland, Whit- and Russell by the chairman and the dorsement of President Cieveland in the resolutions awakened cousideraale enthu- siasm. The convention was called to order at 10:30 o'clock by H. F. Grigam, chairman of the state committee. The various commit- tees were appointed, and F. W. Mcvet- trick was chosen permanent chglrman. The platform follows: The Piatform. “We, the democrats of Vermont, in con- vention assembled, heartily commend and approve the able, patriotic and states:man- like administration of Grover Clevelant. We are especially grateful for his brave and timely Venezuelan message, giving the historic democratic Monroe doctrine an as- sured standing in the civilized world and his beneficence to mankind in the formula- tion of the erbitration principles. We ex- tend thanks to Secretary Carlisle for his conscientious and efficient management of the Treasury Department. “We sympathize with the brave Cubans struggling for their independence and ex- tend io them kindly words of encourag m and hope for their success. “We demand the ma ance of a gold standard of value as being for the true in- erest of all our people, and especially of those who are oblige labor for what they receive, and we opposed to the free coinage of silver except under inter- publican theory on the ground sapplication of tha ation, producing business stagna- monopoly, corruption and tion. “We, therefore, demand tariff legislation for the constitutional purpose of providing revenues for the government and not for fostering trusts, ke ng always in mind that unnecessary interference with business interests should be avoi¢ . “We denounce the republican party for fostering a secret and un-American organi- zation—the so-called A. P. A.—whose meth- eds are as cowardly as their motives are despicable. We are proud of the fact that not one democratic candidate ever received its Indursement. The remainder of the platform is devoted to a denunciation of the republican party on state issues. CHAIRS IN POSITION. Work on the St. Louis Convention Hall Progressing. ST. LOUIS, Mo., May 27.—Work on the convention auditorium has progressed so far that all the chairs have been placed in Position and the railings dividing the va- rious sections put up. The decorators are at work, and within a few days will have their job completed and all the lights in place. Dedicatory exercises will be held in the building on the evening of June 15, when Chauncey M. Depew of New York will make an address. Local Grand Army posts will have charge of the exercises. Mr. Dankmar Adler, consulting architect of the republican national committee, has srrived here from Chicago, and, with Architect Taylor of St. Louis, who made the plans, and the press committee of the Mercantile Club, made a thorough Inspec- tion of the convention hall. Architect Adier, who has had charge of the work of preparing meeting places for all the national republican conventions dur- ing the past twenty years, was much pleas- ed with the accommodations afforded to all who will attend, and declared the hall to be the finest and most complete of any that has yet come under his inspection. One of the best features of the convention hall 1s the arrangement for filling and emptying it quickly. Apropos of the report that Col. Fred D. Grant had made a visit to Maj. McKinley at Canton and that he had been mentioned as @ possibility for the vice presidency on the republican ticket, a telegram has been recelved from General Grant's son asking that accommodations be reserved at the Planter’s Hotel for himself and wife dur- ing the coming convention. The Amendment Offered to the Fill- ed Cheese Bill Lost. MESSRS VEST AND SHERMAN TALK How Representative Kem Was Greatly Embarrassed. FRENCH SPOLIATION CLAIMS A partial conference report on the naval appropriation bill, including the items cf new warships, was agreed to in the Sen- ate today. Mr. Quay suggested that the Senate take another vote on the item of battle ships. The number was reduced from four to two by the Senate, but Mr. Quay, who is one of the conferees, desired a further vote with a view to receding from the Serate change. Mr. Hale, in charge of the bill, asked that, the vote be deferred until after a further conference, and Mr. Quay assented. At 12.15 p.m. the Senate went into ex- ecutive session on motion of Mr. Harris (Tern.). Beer Tax Amendment Defented. The open session was restimed at 1 o'clock, and on motion of Mr. Sherman the filled cheese bili with the pending beer tax amendment was taken up. ‘The vote on the amendment was beguit without further de- bate and it was defeated—yeas, £7; nay 24—as follows: Yeas—Republicans—Brown, ter, Dubois, Pettigrew, Teller Democrats—Fate, Berry, Caffery, Chilton, George, Gray, Harris, Jones (Arkansas) Lindsay, Martin, Mi Morgan, Pugh, Roach, Tillman, Vest, Walthall—i7. Populists—Allen, Busler, Peffer, Stewart— 4. Total, 27. Nays—-republicans—Alfrich, Allison, ker, Burrows, Chandler, Cullom, Davis, linger, Hansbrough, Hawle Bride, Mitchell (Oregs Perkins, Platt, Prit , Sherman, Shoup, Warren and Wilson—2k Democrats—Cockrell, Faulkner, _ Hill, Mitchell (Wisconsin), Palner, Pasco, Smith, Turpie, Vilas and Wnhite-10,” Total,’ 34. Mr. ‘Vest said he had voted ‘for the amendment, but if it had been adopted, he could not have voted for the bill, as it would have been a violation of als cath to support the Constitution, this measure be- Ing the exercise of a police power under | the guise of a revenue power. This Dill | was more of a fraud than filled cheese, Mr. Vest said. Mr. Sherman interrupted Mr. Vest to as- sert that in the entire histcry of revenue legislation ro bill had ever passed without the understanding tnat it not only raised revenue, but also promoted other interes’ and, Mr. Sherman added, it was the poli upheld by Jefferson and Madison that in freraing a tax law due attention should be given to ccnferring inctdental benefits to the interests involved. The Boud BI. At 2 o'clock the bond bill was laid be- fore the Serate. Mr. Sherman sought to have the cheese bill hold its place until a vote was teken, but Mr. Harris objected. Cannon, Car- Pa- ale Me: Quay, Sewell, Mr. Harsbrough (N. D.) supported the bond bill, saying that a limitation of the ov adowing power of the executive branch, bordering on impert sential. It presented «n issue of more tal importance than rational conventions. Rather than that a single individual at ‘Treasury Department should autocrati ly exer his own sweet will in issuing bonds a’ termining the taxing power, it would be far better for Congress to remain in session the year reund. Mr. Elkins (W.Va.) opposed the bond bill, urging that the executive should not be denied ail power to raise funds by bonds in case of contingency and emergency. THE HOUSE. lism, was es- The conference report en the bill for the | relief of bona fide settlers on Northern | Pacific indemnity lands was adopted in| the House today after some criticism of | its provisions by Mr. McRae (Ark.). Mr. Kem (Neb.), who has been object- ing to every request for unanimous..con- sent for ten days, was very neatly trapped today. Mr. Mundell (Wyo.) was recognized | by the Speaker to ask unanimous consent for the consideration of a Senate resolu- | tion directing the Secretafy of the Interlor to resume work upon and {ssue patents to the Union Pacific Railroad Company without delay to all landg. sold..by .that company to bona fide purchasers in west- | ern Nebraska, North Dakota, Wyoming } and Utah. This ts a bili in which Mr. Kem’s constituents are vitally interested, and the situation presented to him was very embarrassing. He was obliged either to surrender or object to a bill of interest to his constituents. He hesitated, but finally stood by his gans and objected. Mr. Mundell then arose to a question of personal privilege and increased Mr. Kem’s embarrassment by pointing out that people were interested in this resolution and that 5,000 of them resided In Mr. Kem's Kem raised the point that | Mundell's statement did not consti- uestion of privilege, a point which Speaker sustained, but Mr. Mundell, despite the pounding ‘of the gavel, suc- ded in completing his statement. ir. Kem frantically sought to secure a ruling of the chair that would exclide from the Congressional Record Mr. Mundell's re- marks. His anxiety on this point tickled the members immensely, and there was a loud laugh when Mr. Canron observed to Mr. Kem that {t did not make any differ- ence whether the remarks went Into the Record or not, they would go in the news- papers. French Spoliation Claims. Mr. Mahon’s motion, which came over frcm yesterday, to concur in the Senate amendments to the deficiency bill appro- priating about $2,000,000 for the payment of French spoliation claims was then con- side: Mr. Cannon (ill.), chairman of the appro- priations committee, made vigorous oppo- sition to concurring in these amendments. Mr. Maken, in supporting his motion, said that he favored this method of securing the payment of these claims, because there was no other way to obtain action on them. These claims, he said, were all on the cal- endar, but the calendars of the House were veritable graveyards. + o+_____ PERSONAL HISTORY, district. J Mr. Gen, Clarkson's Circular ‘or Informa- tion Attracting Attention. It appears that there fs an unusually deep interest being taken at this time by certain distinguished gentlemen in the character, habits, personal history, et cet- era, of the delegates elected to the national corvention at St. Louis. Recently, it ap- pears, blank sheets have been sent out to agents throughout the United States for the purpose of securirg this information. The circular seeking the information is sent out in the name of (en. Clarkson of Iowa. It is in the form of a table, under the following heading: “Personal history of the delegates elected to the national repub- Lcan convention for 1896. Sent to by Jas. S. Clarkson, Chicago, May 23, 1896,"" It asks for information under the follow- ing heading: “Name,” Alliance,” “Elected fo! “Personal E! forts of, nfluenced by,” “P. ©, Address, “In Convention of,” “Occupation,” “Age, “Remarks.” ‘The circular has fallen into the hands of the McKinley people, and has attracted considerable attention. - Balloting at Baton Rouge. BATON ROUGE, La, May 27.—Vote for United States Senator today: Denegre, 66; Blanchard, 30; Price, 1: McEnery, 21; Blackman, 2; Hall, 1. Denegre failed of election by only 2 votes. —_——_.—_—_ Granted a Divorce. Judge Cox this afternoon granted Sarah A. Mockabee a divorce from Samuel R. Mockabee. The charge was desertion. Past Afflations,”” “Present Grievances From South Washington Before the Commissioners, A Delegation Has a Somewhat Inter- esting Interview—The Odorless Company’s Plant. A delegation from the South Washington Citizens’ Asscciation, headed by Chairman Brown of the nuisance committee, appear- ed before the Commissioners this morning relative to the opening of 8 street south- west. The street is «ccup‘ed at its eastern terminus by a wharf, the property of the Odorless Excavating Company, from which place the night soll of the city is shipped. The hearing developed some unpleasant features. Chairman Brown accused the Commissior ers of treating the association Uke a lot of children, which statement was promptly denied by Commissioner Ross. Chairmen Brown continued with the state- ment that the association appeared to have no rights. It kad complained time and time aga!n of the nuisance that existed at the erd of S street, but nothing had been done. He claimed that Major Powell had promised tim tc open the street, and noth- ing was ever Gone teyond the driving of a few pegs. The street should be opened and the Odorless Excavating Company remov- ed from the end of the street, where it constituted a great nulsarce. Commissioner Ross thought the Odorless Excavating Company was not maintaining a nuisance. He would like the association to suggest some other place from which the night soil could be shirred. Chairinan Brown thought it could be shipped from the G street wharf, where the garbage was dumped onto the scows. He added that the Commisstoners had promised the citizens’ association to re- move the other nuisances in South Wash- ington. when the crematory was located. They hau not kept their promise. One of the committee appealed to the owner of the crematory fcr a substantia- tion of this statement, but the latter as- tenished every one by charging the com mittee with “being a lot of prevaricators. The hearing care to an abrupt ending af- ter the pyretecknical cisplay of words. Chairman Brown of the nuisance com- mitler exhibited the following letter, which he had recently recefved from the Co missioners, relative to the S street matt In response to your memorandum ft with Captain Fiebeger, stating that the Scuth Washington Citizens’ Assoctation reauest to be informed whether the Odor- less Excavating Company 1s occupying the wharf at the junction of 8 street and the tsstern branch by the permission of the Commissioners, you are respectfully in- fermed that, according to the report of the health officer, permission for the nse of the wharf was originally granted by Gen. O. F. Babcock, U.S.A., in charge of publie build- ings and grounds, and that it has been so occupied for the shipment of might soli since 1N72. The Cemmissionars have con- ferred this morning with regard to the matter, and agreed that the service per- formed by the Odorless Excavating Com- pany is of vast Importance to the com- munity. Within the past few weeks the company has been required, under orders from the health office, to place metal cov. ers over the empty barrels used at £ wharf. The Commissioners desire to the wharf so used as to avoid complaint and unnecessary inconvenience to any one but they have been unable to devise any plan whereby the material so collected can be shipped and conveyed from the city with less inconvenience than at the point name a USED A KNIFE. A Jealous Woman Cuts George Perry Probably Fatally, Susan Kenney, a colored woman, Ived rapidly for about two hours this afternoor. She 1s a servant in a house in the Division and of the dissolute class that frequents that part of the city. About 1 o'clock this afternoon she began a quarrel with her lever, George Perry, who she claimed had tratsferred his affections to another fe- mele. Susan met George in a house on nd promptly accused nlm of his perfidy with an accompaniment of two or three slaps on the face. He went out on the street and she followed. At the corner of 13% and C streets she overtook him, and brandishing a pocket knife clesed in on him. He was drunk and unable to defend himself, so she had the ceccasion all her own way. When it was | over she had inflicted thirteen knife wounds | on him. Two colored beys lifted him up iked him over to the rgency Hospital, where the dcctors say his condi- tion is Very dangerous. There is one ugly wound between the ribs under the left shoulder, one in the back, another In the neck, three on the left arm, two on the right arm, one to the left of the ‘eft eye, besides many other small cuts. The woman was arrested at once and taken to the first precinct station. She was about to become a mother, and manifested symptoms of immediate labor. She was, therefore, sent In the patrol wagon to the Freedmen’s Hospital a ANNUAL PARADE. High School Cadets Will Turn Tomorrow. ‘The High School cadet regiment will make its last appearance of the year in a parade through the city and a dress parade and review on the White Lot tomorrow. ‘The different companies from the Central, Eastern, Western aud Business high schools will rendezvous at New York avenue and 13th street at 4:30 o'clock, and the parade will start in time, to have the regiment reach the White Lot a Ittle be- fore 5:30, the time for which the dress parade is scheduled. The Marine Band, full dress, through the ‘courtesy of the Se retary of the Navy, will head the regiment, and the line of march will be from the ren- dezyous to 4th and H streets, by way of H, down 6th to the avenue, and along the avenue to the White Lot. Dress parade will be gone through with, and a review, with the assistant secretary of war as the probable jewing officer, will follow. After the ceremonies on the White Lot the regiment will countermarch to 6th street and Pennsylvania avenue, where the parade wiil be dismissed, the different com- panies going to their respective schools, — He Fainted. Quite a littie excitement was occasioned in the Police Court this afternoon when Harry J. Stover, who had just been fined $100 and sentenced to twenty-four hours in jail for permitting gambling on his prem- ises, suddenly threw up his hands, shout- ed “My God!” and fell to the floor with a loud crash. Immediately everything was in a hub- bub, but in a few minutes it was found that Stover had merely fainted, and he was carried into an adjoining witness room. Dr. Fowler of the health office waa summoned, and after treatment the unfor- tunate man soon recovered. Stover is the proprietor of an estab- Ushment on Ist street near G northwest, which was raided recently, and, it was claimed, a game found in full blast. —_—=.__. Mr. Morgants Cuban Resolution, ‘The Senate committee on foreign relations today again discussed Senator Morgan's joint resolution on Cuba, but took no ac- tion upon it. The committee also con- sidered the resolution providing for an inquiry as to the effect of the treaty of 17% and the Cushing protocol, copies of which wera recently furnished by the State Department, but were unable to go exten- sively Into the present status of American citizens in Cuba under these agreements, because they did not have before them the official correspondence bearing upon the question. his has not been furnished be- cause, as the President has stated, he con- siders it incompatible with the public :n- terest to supply it. —~e-___ Marine Band to Go to Nashville. Secretary Herbert has authorized the Marine Rand to attend the centennial cele- bration at Nashville on the 1st prox. In case it returns in time the band will give its first open air concert of the season at the Capitol grounds Wednesday, June 8, but otherwise the opening concert will take place at the White House grounds Saturday, June 6. Out on se oe UA a ee ee ee BEER TAX DEFEATED|C!T!ZENS COMPLAIN|FXPERT TESTIMONY Critical Analysis of the Signature of Judge Holt DR, FRAIER ON SHE WITNESS STAND Cross-Examination -of the Servant Martha Scott. INCIDENTS OF THE DAY The eighth day of the Holt will trial be- gan this morning at 10 o'clock. Apparent- ly_there is no let-up in the public interest taken in the case and, as usual, the court room was well filled all day. An important feature of the day was the cross-examina- tion of Judge Holt’s colored servant, who, on the stand yesterday, gave some rather sensational: testimony ag to the relations which existed between her employer and the members of the Throckmorton family. Yesterday she was reported as saying that it was Miss Throckmorton who sent the Judge a present of some strawberries on one occasion, a present which he sent back without thanks. It should have been Mrs.Throckmorton, Miss Josephine’s grand- mother, who lived only avout a square from Judge Holt. When court opened this morning Martha Scott, this colored servant, was recalled and further questioned by Mr. lggrlington as to her duties at Judge Holt’s house and her whereabeuts prior to entering his serv- ice and since his death. Judge Hoit, she said, frequently took a nap in the daytime, but it was his order that when any one came to call at such a time he should be notified. Of course, he did not see every one that called. “Do you remember any one beside the Throckmortons that he refused to se “Oh, yes, sir, sometimes Le wouldn't see even his best friends when he wasn't feel- ing very well.” “Tell us about the times that Miss Throck- morton came to call on him, when he re- fused to see her.” “Well, one morning she came, but. the Judge wouldn't see her. She saw Ellen, the cook, and asked Ellen to ask the judge if he wouldn't soe her. Finally he sald he would, and let her stay about five min- utes. “Didn't you say yesterday that she stay- ed half an hour?” “No, sir.” “Who let her out that time?” “I did.” “Where were you while she was in the room?” “Downstairs.” “Weren't you sitting at the desk when Miss Throckmorton entered the judge's room, and didn’t you then get up and leave “No, sir. “How many other times did she call with- out seeeing the judge?" “No other time, except when he was ou “How did you know that Major Throck- in trouble, as you say, at the ~e morton, time of t call? ‘I heard the, judge say so." ‘Did you ever hear him Throckmorton as his enemy? BBY “When?” “So many times that I don't remember all of them. He said that they bedeviled him so much that he didn't want to see any of ‘them. * “Did.he say ‘she’ or ‘they “I think he sald they bedeviled him,’ “Did yeu ever hear him speak ur of Miss Throckmorfan?” , “No, sir. “Did you ever see’Hiim kiss her?” “Why, no, sir.” This in such a surprised and emphatic tone that it started quite a laugh. t ‘ontinuing, the witness sald that the Throckmorton were the only people whom the Judge gave a standing order never to admit to-his house. -- ss The witness said that on the Sunday preceding the judge's death a ietter was sent to Mr. Wash. Holt notifying him of the judge's serious condition. “During the week after the judge's fall ard before his death, did you either of the doctors that he wouiin't allow Mr. Sterett in his room?” “No, sir. Mr. Sterett said that his wite was willing to come and stay. at the house all the time. The judve was in his good mind, and I told him, but he said he didn't want her there all the time. I told that to Dr. O'Reilly.” In speaking of Judge Holt's condition the witness said for the last four years of his Hfe his eyesight failed him somewhat. During his last illness he used often to send her to his closet to get him ‘ttrings, a | bettle of wine or something of that sort, but_never papers.or anything with writing “oh it. He was a very methodical man, and could always tell her the exact spot where she would find whatever he wanted. He was very considerate of his servants, and seemed to be kindly disposed toward the whole colored race. The witness ‘said that at the Judge's fu- neral a number of his old friends and neighbors were present. She named a half dozen or more. “Who was the minister?” “A gentleman that lived the street.” “Don't you remember that when the time for the funeral came there was no minister provided, and that this gentle- man, who was present as a friend, had to go across to his house and out on the proper robes?* “No, sir; I don't remember that.” The witness told again of the time when a young lady came to see the judge when he was out, but refused to give ber name. In court yesterday thea witness identified Miss Throckmorton as the person who call- ed. “If you knew her then, why did you ask her her name “Because a week or two before that time a young lady came te call on the judge. She was disguised. She wore an old wa- terproof, an old lady’s bonnet and a heavy veil, She came to the front door and knocked instead of riazing. When I let her in I told her the judge was out. She said that he used to know her when she was a child, and she would wait for him, She stepped into the perlor and waited for an hour and a half. I kept my eye on her all the time ‘cause I ihought it was a curious thing, as she kept her vell on all the time. Just before she left I saw ber face up about as far as her nose. The next time a young lady. came she looked a good deal like the one that was disguised and I asked her if she wasn’t Mrs. Throck- mortcn’s granddaughter. She sald she wasn’t. ‘The reason I asked her was be- cause I wasn’t sure it was her. She sald she wasn’t, but she wouldn’t tell me who she was.” ) Son Mr. Darlington concluded his cross-exam- ination by asking her whether she knew a white woman by 4he #ime of Annie Tul- ly, who used to be a maid for Miss Throck- morton. She said alle dd not. Never Saw Mr. Devlin. On redirect examination Mr. Worthing- ton asked the witness to stand up. “Do you see that gentleman?” pointing to Mr. Luke Devlin, the executor under the alleged will, who was sitting across the court room. Mr. Devlin rose to his fe across ‘Did you ever see him before?” ‘No, sir.” “Did you ever refuse him admission to Judge Holt’s house?” “No, sir. I don’t say he never called, but I never saw him at the house.” In answer to another question the wit- ness said that on the day the judge died the elder Mrs. Throckmorton came to the House and asked to see the body. “I wouldn’t let her, ‘cause I told her that the judge was never willing to see her when he was alive and I wasn’t goin’ to take the responsibility of lettin’ her see him when he was dead without the consent of his relatives.” At this stage of the proceedings the first expert testimony was introduced in the attack on the alleged will. The wit- ness called was Dr. F. R. Frazier of Phila- delphia, a biologist and chemist and for the last eighteen years a student of hand- writing. He stated that he had testi- fied in more than fifty cases on the sub- ject of handwriting in documents. Re- freshing his memory by means of notes taken at the time he gave the jury th benefit of a microscopical examination he gave the “Holt will” in the register’s office last March. Expert Testimony, First Dr, Frazier described the physical cendition and appearance of the famous document. He said that when he first ex- amined it upper fragment, containing the body of the will, and the lower, con- taining the signatures, were completely separated. Dr. Frazier asked for a little table. This was placed in front of the jury, From @ green cloth bag, eee as Philadelphia law- yers carry, he laid outa number of papers. On the table he set up a handsome micro- scope of high power, and under the glass he placed the mysterious burnt paper which purports to be the last will of Judge Holt. Occasionally placing his eye to the instru- ment he told in the greatest detail every- thing he saw. First he devoted his atten- tion to the break between the upper and lower fragments of the will. The signa- ture, J. Holt, is just below this line, and the witness told of at] efforts to trace the upper parts of the letters J. H. and t across this ine. He said that on tke upper Piece he distinguished certain stains or marks not unlike ink marks, but he would not say whether or not they were parts of the signature. The letters of the document and the sig+ nature are backhanded, forehanded, or in- clining from the left to the right upward, ard vertical. There are 644 letters in the wcrds purporting to have been written by Judge Holt. Of these 123 are backhanded, 100 are forehanded and the remainder are practically perpendicular. In the first line, ‘In the name of God, Amen,” nine letters are backhanded and nine forehanded. Aside from this the character of the handwriting Was peculiar, he sald, and showed that the Writer used unusual force or pressure on his pen; that he had good control of his pen,and that there was an evident desire for syminetry on the part of the writer. Dr. Frazier testified that he had made a thor- ovgh examination of a number of Judge Holt’s letters to Mr. Robert S. Holt and to Mrs. Iglehart. They were in his possession, he said, for several weeks, and were sub- mitted to a searching scrutiny. Dr. Frader said that he had made a careful comparison of the handwriting in these twenty-four letters with that in the alleged will. He had made measurements of the salient features. angles, di ete., of the letters in the signatures, and all these he had in tabulated form on a big sheet of paper, which looked as though it might have been a report from the bu- reau of statistics. He explained at lenzt and in great detail the methods followed in studying handwriting, and the average of divergence from a normal in signatures It was a technical subject, and he handled it in a thoroughly technical manner, but the jury seemed to be intensely interested in his testimony. In the covrse of his statement Dr. zier said that the pictorial effect of ain writing may be imitated so 1 as to deceive the ordinary eye. As a result, the final test of the genuineness of handwriting deperds on ratios and ele- ments that are not obvious to the eye. At this point a recess was taken for luncheon. After recess Dr. Frazier continued his testimony as to the countless measure- ments he had made of the various speci- mens of Judge Holt's handwriting which were subraitted to him for nination. fn the course of his explanation Dr. Frazier said that he had made a com posite photogcaph of a number of Judge Hoit’s signatures, which would show the points of similarity of ali and the par- ticular points in which cach differed from the others. In such a photograph the es- sentlal characteristics of the signature are shown. The same method of measurement Was pursued in the case of this composite. He a p sake of comparison, mea: ured g hent features of the’ signa- ture to the alleged will. Dr. Frazier said that the average length of twenty-four sienatures was 17.5 miili- the length of the composite was meters, while the length of the p to the alleged will was 17.5 milti-| In like manner he made a com-| of the measurements of letter: and distances, showing no great Bmouat of divergence in any case, except in the angles, ylaining all this sort of thing at nath, the witness was asked what ht of the signature to the allesed K- t the signature to the docu- ot in the same hand as that of es to the twenty-four letters I on of the witness and 5 ed the time until the adjournment ¢f court. See THE GENERAL ASSEMBL’ Matters Before the Presbyterian Body at Saratoga. SARATOGA, N. Y., May 27.—At the opening of the morning session of the | Presbyterian General Assembly today Judge Wiltson of Philadelphia moved that | the report of the committee on the con- ference with theological seminaries, in order to bring them into closer relations with the assembly, be at once distributed to give opportunity for more deliberation. During the interval before the order of the day a plan of co-operation in the work of home missions between the Presbyterian and reformed churches in North America Wes: uranimously adopted. The plan has been approved by the Reformed, German Reformed, United Presbyterian and Cana- dian Presbyterian churches. The report of the coramitize on foreign missions was presented by Dr. B. C. Henry of Canton, China. It showed that the beard of foreign missions received $879,740, fe pended $929,230 and reported a debt of 7 ‘The place where the next Presbyterian ral assembly will be held will be de- ed tomorrow. The places under con- sideration are Petoskey, Mich.; San Fran- cisco, Winona, Minn., and Saratoga. ORTUNE REPORTED. ge CUBAN MIL The Villbuster Three Friends Said to Have Run Aground. JACKSONVILLE, Fla., May 27.—A report has reached Mimi, but is not yet con- firmed here, that the fillbustering steamer Three Friends, which left here Saturday morning with a cargo of arms and ammu- nition ostensibly for Key West, but really for Cuba, was chased by a revenue cutter and ran zshore on a reef off Upper Mate- cumbe, one of the Florida keys. se Seee woee LAND'S ASSESSMENT LAW. MARY! Jomplaint About Tax Commissioner Kenting’s Interpretation, Special Dispatch to ‘The Evening Star. BALTIMORE, Md., May 27.—Governor Lov ndes has received a letter from State Senator Randall of Anne Arundel county in which his attention ts called to the al- leged crroneous interpretation of the new assessment law by Tax Commissioner Keating, as indicated in his recently is- sued instructions to the assessors. Sena- tor Randall declares that Mr. Keating has entirely overlooked the purport of the sup- plementary bills, and that unless this mis- construction {s obliterated the new law will be rendered practically vold. He rays furthermore that the assessment blarks recently issued are not made out in con- formity to the law, and he calls the gov- ernor’s attention to tho fact that less than @ week remains in which to correct the error. Tax Commissioner Keating asserts that he has not misconstrued the law, and ridicules the assertions of Mr. Randall. ‘The dispute is one which must be imme- diately settled. ——.__. WHOLESALE SLAUGHTER. Five Persons Said to Have Been Mur- dered by One. SAN JOSE, Cal., May 27.—Col. R. P. Mc- Glincy and wife, their daughter, Mrs. Jas. Dunham; James Wells, a son of Mrs. Mc- Glincy; a hired woman, Minnle Schesler, and a hired man, James Briscoe, have been killed at Campbell by James Dunham, a son-in-law of Col. McGlincy, who made Dis escape. The last seen of Dunham, he was riding rapidly toward San Jose on_ horseback Family troubles are waid to have caused the murder. The only being tn the house who escaped alive was a baby, one month old, the child of Mrs. Dunham. The alleged mur- dered of Col. McGlincy was one of the commissioners to the world’s fair from California. ee Another Presidential Veto. The President has sent to the House his veto of a bill for the relief of Benjamin F. Jones, who was postmaster at Beauregard, Miss. Jores’ claim was for $50 for carry- ing matl, but he was a defaulter to the government in the sum of $190. | pre FINANCE AND TRADE Lessened Amount of Business and Small Changes in Values. EFFECT ON COMING GOLD EXPORTS Professional Selling Causes Frac- tional Concessions. GENERAL MARKET REPORTS —— Special Dispatch to The Fvening Star. NEW YORK, May 27.—A decreased vol- ume of business and minimum changes in values were the dominant characteristics of today’s purposeless market. Foreign or- ders were again an inconsequential factor, the indifference among local traders having temporarily checked activity abroad. The engagement of $1,250,000 gold for export tomorrow, while not unexpected, had a ten- dency to restrict speculative operations. The foreign exchange market continues firm under moderate offerings against spe- cial exports. A slight change In exchauge rates at Paris may permit German bankers to accumulate some gold at that center instead of resorting to the special process s0 frequently employed in the local market. It is not likely that Saturday’s outtiow will be materially decreased on this ac- count, however, the duplication of tomor- row’s consignment being considered prob- able. Sentiment has of late been influenced adversely by the continued outward move- ment of gold, but in the absence of sig- nificant liquidation, prices have not been seriously affected, Rumore that experiments with com- pressed air were to be made by several important street railway lines, with the view of its adoption as a motive power if successful, had a depressing influence on General Electric th.s morning. The stock has frequently been advanced of late on rumors of a probable contract for the equipment of the Manhattan system. The recent successes with the compressed air process enforce its recognition as a pro- pelling force and detract from the almost universal presumption that electricity is always Intended to be substituted for the older methods of propulsion. n a broader market a more thorough stration of the reliability of the new would have been demanded, but under existing conditions rumors divested of corroborative circumstances are sufficient to influence prices. The railway list was not, in a majority of instances changed mere than one-half per cent from the opening level. These changes reflected declines in most in- stances, and were charged entirely to pro- ve selling. Sugar advanced on early buying to 124, Lut subsequently declined 1 per cent from this level on realizing sales. The character of the recent buying in this property indl- cates that confidence in the ultimate action of the stock is unimpaired. v hington advices continue disappoint- nasmuch as they contain no definite ormation as to the Gate of the final ad- journment of Congress. Recent events have demonstrated the fuullity of all cfforis to revive legislation of an undesirable nature, but should the session be prolonged beyond the first convention the indefinite sitting of beth legislative branches would be a con- stent menace to valucs. The adjournment of Congress, the publi- cation of party platforms and future crop repo! are factors upon which speculation hinges for the balance of the season. From nt indications, it is apparent that good resulis ar= expected from all these events. Otherwise, this protracted period of dull- ness would have attracted a more general liguidation of long holdings. The trading towarl the close of business was un- changed in character, the -lullness of the morning being emphasized during this per- fod. The final net changes for the day ro ly reflect the disinterestedness of the general public. _————__ 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. 12836 196 120% 198 American Sugar, Pfa... ..... 10g 104" 164 American Tobacvo, i, OO American Cotton O' nm Atchison. 14% 14% 14% Balto. & 0} 18° 61818 Canada math Canada Pacific, Chicago Gas, Cf: ©. M. & St. Paul. J. & St. Paul, Pd icy RT & Paeltic. ‘Lack. & W. “Delaware & Hudson Den. & It. Grande, Pfd. Dis. & Cattle Feeding. General Electric, Ilinols Central Long Ialand 1 Metropolitan Tractio Manhattan Elevated, Michigan Central. Missouri Pacitic, National Lead tation Us. y York Central NY.& N. Eng. Cts. N.¥.C. & St. Louis. Northern Pacitt Northern Pacitic, Prd Nort Aierican. Ont. & Western. Pacitic Mall., Phila. & Reading. Pullman Pal. Car Southern Railway, Phila. Traction. ‘Texas Paciti Tenn. Coal Union Pactile Wabash. Wabash, Pid, Wheeling & 1. Erie’ Wheeling & L. Erie, Pfd Western Union Tel Silver.. + it, *Ex-div. Washington Stock Exchange. tEx-div. Sales—regular call—12 o'clock m.—Columbia Ratl- Toud 68, $500 at 112%. Washington Gas, 5 at 46}; 20 at 46%; 10 at 3 10 at 4615, Government Bonds.—U. 45, registered, 108% Did, 109 asked. U. S.°48, coupon, 109 bid, 110 asked. U.S. 4s, 1925, 116 bid, 116% asked. U. S. 5a, 1604, 1124 bid, 1134 asked. District of Columbia Bonds,—20- bid. 30-year fund 68, gold, 108 bid. Water stock 7s, 1901, currency, 110 bid! Water stock guereney, 122 bid. 3.058, funding, curren: Miscellaneons Bonds.—Metropolitan Railroad 108 bid. Metropolitan Railvoad conv. 68, 125% Belt Railroad 5s, 79 Wid, $2 asked. Eckington Railroad 6s, 160 bid. Columbla Railroad 66, 113% bid, 113% asked. Washington Gas Company 6s, se ries A, 114 bid. Washington Gas Company 6s, se- ries B, 115 bid. Washington Gas Company conv, 6s, 150 bid. U. S. Blectric Light conv. 6s, 125 Iga. Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone bs, 100 id. American Security and Tcust $s, F. and A. 100 bid. American Security and Trust 6s, A. and ©., 100 bid. Washington Market Company Ist 6s, 108 bid. Washington Market Company imp. Ga, 108 bid. Washington Market Company ext. 6a, 108 bid. Masonfe Hall Assoctation Ds, 106° bid! Washington Light Infantry Ist ts, 100 bid. Natio Bank Stocks. Bank of Washington, 280 ‘bid. Bank of the Republic, 240 bid. Metropolitan, 255 bid, 360 asked. Central, 280° bid. Farmers and Mechanics’, 180 Wid. Second, 133 tid, 180 asked. Citiaens', 130. bid. Colutnbta, 120" pid. Capltal, 12 Obtd.” West 10 Zid.” ‘Traders’ 100 bid. “Tincoin, 10 Shid, {07 asked. Oi, 83 Safe Deposit and Trust Companies.—National Safe Depesit and ‘Trust, 116 bid, 130 asked. Washington Loan and Trust, 120 bid, 125 asked. American Se- Sty and Trust, 1424 bid, 146 asked. Washington Safe Deposit, 50 bid. Ratlroad Stocks.—Capital ‘Traction Company, 7 tad, asked. Metropolitan, 117% bid, 120 asked. Columbia, 58 bid. Belt, 10 bid, 30 asked. Ecking- ton, 20 bid. Georgetown and ‘Tennallytown, 8 bid. Gas und Electric Light Stocks.—Washington Gas, 45 bid, 47 asked. Georgetown Gas, 43 bid. U. S. Electric Light, 122 bid, 12 Sasked. Insurance Stocks.—Firemen's, 34 bid. Franklin, 85 bid. Metropolitan, 70 bid. Corcoran, 50 bid. Potomac, 68 bid. Arlington, 130 bid. "German- American, 165 bid. National Union, 10% bid, 14 asked. Columbia, 11% bid, 14 asked. Rij Te bid, § asked. People’s, 5% bid. Lincoln, 7% bid. Commercial, 4% bid. ‘Title Insurance Stocks.—Real Estate Title, 102 bid, 110 asked. Columbia Title, 5% bid. Wash- ingion Titte, 3 bid. District Title, 7 bid. ‘elephone ‘Stocks.—Pennsylvania, 38 bid, ‘0 asked. Chesapeake and Potomac, bid." American Graphophoge. 9% bid. 9%4 asked. Pneumatic Gun Carriags, .20 bid, .25 asked. Miscollaneons ' tocks. — Mergenthaler Linotype, 125% bid, 126% asked. Laaston Monotype, 8 bid, Sned < oWemmtapton Market, 13. bid.’ Great Falls Ice, 120 30 asked. Norfolk and Wash- ington teambent, 100 bid. Lincoln Hall, 90 asked. OVER A THOUSAND DOLLARS. The Star's Fund for the Relief of Firemen’s Families. The following are the subscriptions re- ceived at The Star office for the families of the dead firemen: Evening Star Co.. oven + $100.00 Lincoln Fire Insurance Co. 100.00 A. Lisner.. - 25.00 1.00 Max Cohen, editor Views. 25.00 Indian Bureau employes. 17.9% J.c. D. 5.00 Mrs, J. C. D. 500 Cash ... 1.” Great Falls Ice Co. o. 100.00 Mutual Protection Fire Ins. 50.00 In His Name... iw John Ryan......... 2.00 Mount Vernon Lodge, No. 10.00 = iyo German-American Fire Insurance Co. of D. C.. . 100.00 Galt & Brother ... 5000 Gelden, Lave & Co. 100.09 McK 50 Ss. W. S 1.00 Mrs. M. F. Lynch. Saks & Co. T. C. 8. os In mourning envelope Independent Ice Co... M. A. J. Balance © jected by friends of engine ecmpany No. 6... A friend. Dvrand & Merrick Horatio King... Henry W. Clossen. nM Cash M. H. McC elland Esta. J. G. Butler...... Justh’s Old Stand. Mrs. M. and E. Norment Henry Adier.. : The National Metropolitan Fire In- surance Company....... for flowers $1,119.25 NO BAIL YET, Ex-Disbursing Officer Kieckhoefer ts SUI in Custody. Francis J. Kieckhoefer, late disbursing oficer of the State Department, who was pleced under arrest Sunday morning on warrants sworn out by Chief Clerk Renick, charging the embezzlement of $139,000) im government money, was still heii in custo- ay at the first precinct police station up to a late hour this afternoon. His Mr. Fergusson, stated that he ex give bail in the required sum, $2 any moment, the dei attorney, ted to v, at lay being due to the in- ability to get the bondsmen together at @ Mr. time convenient to all wil ney that he expected the matter this aft2rnoon, just as soon as Fer; a reply could be rec: 0 A message sent to one of the propose mdsmen,.who re- Sides in Georgetown. Unless surety ts furaished by tomorrow morning, so Assistant District At Mullowney stated to a Star reporter, Mr. Kieckhoefer will be committed to jail, » it is contrary to c om to permit a pris- cher to remain at a precinct station for any length of time. The agreement in this care, so it is understood, was that Mr. Kieckhoefer should zemain at the station Monday night in view of the und anding fest he would furaish bail the following jay. —__—___ THE COURTS, Equity Court No. 1—Judge Cox. Lazarus agt. Augenstein; pro confesso against defendant, S. W. Ax stein, granted. Earnshaw agt. Carmody; W. A. Johnston allowed to intervene. Stewart agt. Castell; Chas. W. Darr appointed trus- tee to convey. Moore agt. Moore; addi- tional testimony by complainant allowed. Main agt. Buhrman; time to take testi- mony limited to thirty days. Murphy agt. Lynch; money in registry ordered paid to complainant's solicitors. James agt. James; divorce a vin. mat. granted. Mockabes agt. Mockabee; do. Wells agt. Wells; di- vorce @ vin. m: granted. Equity Court No. 2—Judge Hagner. Brown agt. Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Company; petition of trustees dismissed. Daniel et al. agt. Jenkins; restraining or- der till further order. Tompkins agt. Leigh- ton et al; demurrer sustained, with leave to amend. Shuster agt. Boarman et al; demurrer overruled, with leave to answer. McBride agt. Fireman's Insurance Com- peny; order directing defendant to answer smended bill in twenty days. Perkins agt. Perkins; order for payment of alimony and ecunsel fees. Gessford agt. Hannan; de- cree dismissing bill. Circuit Court No. 1—Juége Bradley. In re will of Joseph Holt; on trial. Circuit Court No. 2—Judge McComas. Lee et al. agt. Carhart; verdict for plain- tiffs for $387.50. Boose agt. Washington and Georgetown Railroad Company; ver- dict for defendant. Central National’ Bank agt. Dalton et al.; on trial. Criminal Court No. 1—Judge Cole United States agt. Irvin Ford; murder; sentenced to be hanged June 26, 18e6, United States agt. Thornton Alexander; murder; on trial. a Se In Memory of Their Rect When the Children's Country iiome opens Thursday a new bed will be added to the in- stitution by theCh of Little Workers of St. Mark's Friendly League of Trinity P. E. Church in memory of their late rector, Rev. Themas G. Addison, D. D. This band of workers Is composed of children rang- ing in years from six to twelve, who have made and sold articles useful to house- keepers, -vyhile gerercus-hearted friend have donated furmshings and wards this beautiful charity. —_— Incorporation Article Articles incorporating “The Garfield Life Association” were filed yesterday by Irv- ing Brem, Chas. B. Herrington, Harry Hanford, Wm. J. Zeh, John T. Varneli and Thos. O. Varnell of this city. Francis X. Greenia of Rome, N.Y.; Daniel G. S. Busa- ell of Stokes, N. Y., and Leonard J. Bur- tis, George H. Greenia and Frank N. Bru- ner of Brooklyn, N. Y., trustees for the first year. The object of the association is to conduct assessment life insurance. ee To Enforce Judgment. A bill in equity, to enforce a judgment of $800, has been filed by Frank Hume against Jeremiah Costello and others. The sale of lots 19 and 20, square 435, is asked. ae Murder Trial. The case of Thomas Alexander, alias Punk Burrell, charged with the murder of Quincy Mackel, by stabbing him to death the night of the 1ith of last month on the Anacostia bridge, was given to the jury late this afternoon. —_ Appointed a Trustee. The President has appointed William J. Boardman a trustee of the girls’ reform school of the District of Coiumbi Grain and Cotton Markets. Furnished by W. B. Hibbs & Co, 1421 F street, members New York stock exchange, correspondents Messrs. Ladenburg, Thal- mann & Co., New York. noney to GRAIN Opn. Low. Close. ‘Wheat—July. tad SS oa = eu Se Z mee i ant” Tos awd Td = 4. e 4 ¥ eae ~ 432 431 432 S35 3.77 382 3.77 8.80 3.92 347 3:90 3.05 COTTON. Open. “High. Low. Close, 7.69 a7 768 772 7.70 780 768 775 7.74 783) 7.74 «(7.77 718 7.23 TT T.19