Evening Star Newspaper, June 3, 1896, Page 2

2 THE EVENING STAR, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 3, 1896—TWELVE PAGES. made a copy of it at the time to send to Mr. Washington Holt. He said that the paper bore the words: “Date of will, Jan. 1, 1886,” “Roundtree” and “Knett,""_ or “Knott.” From the shape of the paper he took it to be some sort of wrapping or cov- er for another paper. The ends were torn and not cut. After the judge’s death a number of old papers and letters, which Col. Sterett and Mr. Holt took from a closet upstairs, were destroyed. They were personal letters to the judge of a sort that he would probably not want any one ever to read. Judge Holt made it a practice to preserve all his let- ters and papers, even old pamphlets and circulars that were sent to him through the mail After his death all his papers of value were taken away by the safe deposit company. Mr Worthington showed the witness ‘ho | alleged will and asked him where he saw it first. ‘At the register of wills’.” “Do you know how it got there?” Indeed, I do not.” “You are familiar with the judge’s hand- writing. Do you think he wrote that pa- — Pen don’t think he ever did.” | Referring to the matter of Mr. Devlin's | visit to his pool room after Judge Hoit's th, Strothers said ap zonticinan came in one day and asked me if my name was Charles Strothers. I said it was, and he wanted to know if I recognized him. I told him I didn't, and he told me who he was. I asked him if he was the executor under the will, and he said he w asked him what he thought of the will He said he didn’t know anything about it, but that the indge had given him a good send-off. that might come in handy for him some time, and that there was a big pile in it for him. “I told him that T had never seen him about the judge's honse. He said no, that it was a darker-colored man that let him in when he used to call.” After the judge's death, the witness sald, he went over about a bushel of visiting cards that had been preserved in the house. “Did you find any of Mr. Devlin’s cards among them?” @d not find one.” Strothers said that when the judge's health began to fail Mrs. Washington Holt wrote to him, and invited him to come and live with them He declired, for he said he Was too old to be a pleasant visitor, and would get along well enough where he waz. trothers, when you wrote letters for Judge Holt to Miss Hynes, how did you ad- Gress them?” ‘To Miss Elizabeth Hynes.” Not to Miss Lizzie Hynes?” No, sir. How do you remember that?’ “Because I used to hear him call her Liz- xie, and sometimes I would forget and ad- Gress her letters that way. Every time he would tear up the envelope and make me rite it again.” On cross-examination by Mr. Darlington, the witness was acked how many letters he had written to Miss Hynes. ‘I wrote several.” depends on how many several means.~ How many do you mean by It?” “Oh, anywhere from two to a hundred.” In answer to another question, Strothers said that some time after Judge Holt’ death he made a copy of the judge's diary, ich was then in the possession of Mrs. Sterett After the funeral the servants were in tge of the house, but, so far as he knew. no outsiders ever had any access to the papers. e When was it that the judge and the colo: d to make fun of Mr. Peffer's ers ¥ don’t recollect that, but I know it as about a couple of years after I went re before there was much jocularity “oO gentlemen.” ington tried to get the witness he date. apparently in the hope that Jd name a time before the Kansas ed the Senate. His efforts fail- for Strothers said that his on was less precise on that than other pain’ about Major ve. He said Post. nature of that trouble?” . but I think it was some- major holding two posi- ame time; that he was in the so in the street cleaning de in New York. sted the major out of then that he made Major Throckmorton was rel on earth.” s-Examined. the witness said that since the rath he and hts wife had lived house. Otherwise no use had been made of it. Strothers said that the stable ed to ex-Detective Block, and a man, a friend of his, also stabled ho rented them the stable?” did.” ‘0 whom was the money paid?” o me.” at did you do with the money?” f=” h rent did they pay?” k paid $4 a month The other sometimes.” Holt heirs ever promised to services rendered to the He pald me, and they don’t ng.” Have they ever promised to pay you for anything?" sir, they have not” rs said that he paid no rent for use. At this point Mr. Darling- Strot the Holt ho: ton produced several large photographs of Judge Holt’s property at the corner of New street southeast. It is house, with handsome The photographs showed the stable is daubed over with a big grounds about it that sis, which informs the public that coal, wood and ice are for sale there in large or smail quantities. Strothers admitted that he painted the gn there. He said that since he had gone ut of the pool room business he had eked the income from his little shop by 1 jobs as he could get. y did you quit your pool room?” he ren't you arrested and fined for al- ring minors to play pool?” es, @; but that time I was made to er for another's misdoings.”” “Weren't you a policy piayer?’ “Well, I have played policy sometimes.” Gets Interesting. The witness ‘dentified a number of let- ters as some of those that were written by him at Judge Holt’s dictation. For some reason that did net appear on the surface Mr. Darlington paid particular at- tention to some of the details of tha hand- writing. “I notice,” said the lawyer, “that yo: le your periods in a very peculiar wa Now. I object to my brother injecting his questions,” spoke the form of dots in these 1% undersized full moons, jury to pay particular at- pecullar shape. Strothers when he wrote letters for latter elways looked them Was quite possible that he mnetuation. The judge and probably made his very large, for other- ould not see them. $ sald that about a month after juége’s death Mr. Wash. Holt spoke about a will, xeeming to think that rot might have found such a yed it. Mr. Holt ap- to be greatly surprised that no will ned up. lireet examination the witness said that Block only rented a part of the stable and used it for the purpose of storing some empty MBttle That was all the use he ever made of it, said the witness, seemed to be very much interested in the will case, and was always trying to pry about the place. The ex-detective told him that if they could only find a later will they could make at least $5,000 from some New York paper out of it. slock told mo,” he said, “that he be- lieved it would come out on th ‘lal that J had sent the will to the regi: ‘8 office. He told me what he thought I would say op the stand; that I had fovnd the will and had said nothing about {t, but sent {t to the register’s office unknown to any one. From this knowing ones in the court room nped to the conclusion that Mr, Darlington’s attention to the subject of the witness’ handwriting wes for the ultt- mate purpose of showing that there ere resemblauces between his writing and that on the envelope in which the alleged will was sent to the register. At this point, however, taken for a half hour. Thumb Marks. On redirect examination after recess the witness was given an opportunity to ex- Plain his connection with the pool room and policy business. Then came another sensational incident, which reminded one strongly of the trial scene in “Pudd’nhead Wilson.”” Pudti'nhead, it will be remembered, had an intellect that belied his name, and finally enabled him to convict the real criminal on the evidence derived from thumb prints. It is said that the lines on no two thumbs are ever precisely alike. On tne stand this afternéon Strothers testified that B'ock and his associate, ex- Detective Flinders, seemed to be engaged on some patent beer bottle or cork, and sometimes got him to help them in their work. On one occasion Block manipulated things in such a manner as to secure a print from his dirty thumb. Block told him after- ward that there was a thumb mark on the back of the will, presumably made by the person who pasted the torn paper cn to the backing in the form that it now appears. Block told him that the lawyers in the case were very anxious to find out whether the two marks agreed. “Did they match?’ is the question that thers said he put to Block. “No,” replied Block. “The lawyers have photographed the marks and had them en- larged, but the lines do not seem to agree at_all Block told him, said the witness, that there orght to be some money in the case, and if there was they would divide. In answer to a question from Mr. Wor- thington the witness said that he had not conferred with the lawyers on that side with reference to these thumb marks. Follcwing close upon this incident Mr. Worthington sprung another mild sensa- tion. He placed in evidence a paper which Mr. Devlin had testified to as being in his handwriting. 1t was an application for letters of administration on the estate of the late “Billy” McGarrahan, the famous claimant. Mr. Worthington submitted the paper to the jury and asked them to note the similarity in the handwriting of the word Washington in this paper and In the alleged will. The subject was not pressed any further st this time. Called Him Names. Mrs. Altie HL Jennings was called as the next witness for the caveators. She testified that she knew Judge Holt for five or six years prior to his death. On one occasion, she said, she was present when her husband spoke to Judge Holt about Major Throckmorton and the trouble he was in. ‘He is an unmitigated scoundrel,” Juége Holt said, “and I do not want ever to hear his name mentioned in my pres- ence.” Mrs. Jennings said that she often heard the judge speak in the kindest terms of Mr. Wash. Holt and his famliy. He told her that Mr. Holt did and would continue to look after his business affairs. She was shown the alleged will and, like a number of other witnesses, stated that while it resembled the judge’s handwriting, it was not exactly like that in the notes she had received from him, and she did not believe he ever wrote the alleged will. Alfred Lowrie, colored, testified that he was Judge Holt’s coachman from 1869 to 18 In all that time he never saw Mr. Devlin about the house, though, on cross- examination, he admitted that Mr. Devlin iene have been there without his knowing t @ recess was si Jare Lowrie, Alfred’s wife, testified that she was a servant for Judge Holt both befcre and after he came from Louisville to this city. While the judge was in the War Department, she said, Mr. Devlin was his messenger. He often came to the house in those times, but it was always on errands and in his capacity as a messen- ger. She did not remember that he ever made a social call upon Judge Holt. His Brother's Wife. The next witness called to the stand was Mrs. Anne C. Holt, widow of Mr. Robert S. Holt, the judge’s youngest brother. She is seventy-six years of age, she sald, and nad to be assisted to the stand. She testi- fied to the relations that existed between the judge and the other branches of the family, to show that his affection for his relatives was never broken in upon, not even as a result of the civil war, in which they took opposite sides. Mrs. Holt said that in 1878 her son, who was the mayor of Yazoo, Miss, saved the life of a man named Dickson, a northern man, who was being hunted down by a mob in a trouble growing out of politics. Her son and Dickson, however, were on different sides politically, and it was at the risk of his own life that her son saved him from the mob. This act of bravery brought forth a letter full of commendation from his uncle, Judge Holt. Mrs. Sterett om the Stand. Mrs. Eliza Sterett was the next witness called. Her husband was Col. W. G. Ster- ett’s half brother. She testified that on a visit to this city in August, 1891, she stay- ed with Col and Mrs. Sterett. She re- rewed ter acquaintance with Judge Holt ard they talked a great deal about old times in Kentucky. He seemed to be very ford of the Steretts and frequently spoke in the kindest way of them, as he did of the Kentucky relatives, especially Mrs. Bewmer, a niece. He once said that he was getting tired of this city, as all his old friends were dy- ing off, but the fact that Col. and Mrs. Sterett_had come here to live added im- mersely to his comfort and happiness. Again he said that Col. Bill was more a Holt than a Sterett, and he seemed per- fectly devoted to the colonel’s two little girls. This practically concluded the testimony of the afternoon. —_ DOGS AT THE “z00.” Projected Exhibition of Specimens cof Different Breeds. In regard to the establishment of kenne!s in the National Zoological Park, of which mention was made in The Star yesterday in an article taken from the Baltimore Sun, Dr. Frank Baker, the superintendent of the park, said to a Star reporter today that there was no such officer as veterinar- jan at the Zoo, and that the project had not been matured in any respect. Dr. Cecil French, who was quoted in the article referred to, when seen, sald: “I am not veterinarian at the Zoo, and bave no power to establish a national dog kennel. There are no dogs at the park ‘given by the Czarina of Russia,’ no plans have been furnished by any one, and I have no ‘architect’ to whom I might turn over such plans. “The simple facts are these: The authori- tles of the park have for some years past intended to place on exhibition typical specimens of the different breeds of dogs, and the superintendent has recently au- thorized me to obtain offers from breeders of such specimens as they are willing to present or loan for a prominent exhibit. The entire scheme fs still undeveloped, and any announcement is premature. Informa- tion should be sought from the authorities of the park, and not from me, as I have no connection with that institution.” Returning to Washington. Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. CHATTANOOGA, Tenn., June 8.—The Washington correspondents and party of Congressmen passed through the oity this morning cn thelr way home from -Nash- ville. The party breakfasted at the Read House, after which they visited Point Look- out. They were guests of Mr. H. Clay Evans while here. a No Spanish Cabinet Crisis. MADRID, June 8.—The repcrts of a cabi- net crisis here prove to be devoid of foundation. The Proof in the Eating. There is a homely saying that the “proof of the pudding is in the eating.” That’s why the successful advertisers are in The Star year after Yeates ter get what they pay for—profitable results. Fake, ash barrel circu- lations CAN’T GIVE RE- SULTS. Shrewd advertisers are not jong in appreciating this great trut LATE NEWS BY WIRE|°!StRIcT IN CONGRESS General Lee, Oonsul General, Ar- rives at Havana. WELCOMED BY MANY AMERICANS No Demonstration Made at the Wharf. A CORRESPONDENT EXPELLED ———_+ HAVANA, June 3.—Gen. Fitzhugh Lee, recently appointed United States consul general here in succession to Mr. Raymond O. Williams, resigned, arrived here at 5:30 this morning by the Ward line steamer Mascotte. The steamer was met by a gally decorated tug, upon which were Messrs. Williams and Springer, Dr. Burgess, Sencr Zaldo, representing the captain general, and the agent of the Ward line. The party boarded the Mascotte and extended a ccr- dial welcome to Gen. Lee. Gen. Bradley Tyler Johnson and a num- ber of other Americans and a large crowd of people awaited Gen. Lee ashore. On the wharf Gen. Lee was received most respect- fully. There were no demonstrations, and he entered a hansom carriage, with the coachman and footman in Senor Zaldo’s livery, and was driven to the Hotel Yngla- terra, where Mr. Williams had previously secured a fine sulte of rooms for his suc- cessor. Gen. Lee: partook of coffee and then retired for a short rest, as he was very tired in consequence of the rough passage from Key West here. Gen. Lee has already made quite a favor- able impression by his quiet, gentlemanly behavior and pleasant conversation. ‘The correspondent of the Associated Press was among those who went to meet Gen. Lee and was the only newspaper repre- sentative who was enabled to do so. An American citizen, named Thomas Daly, sald to be the correspondent of a New York newspaper, who was detained by the Spanish authorities of St. Cristobal, province of Pinar del Rio, on the charge of having taken photographs of the country, in violation of the military regulations, ar- rived here under escort last night, and is now at the chief police station, where he ig held while awaiting instructions from Captain General Weyler. WATERTOWN, N. Y., June 3.—John A. Finnigan, special correspondent of the Watertown Standard, in the Island of Cu- ba, has been expelled by Captain General Weyler. Mr. Finnigan has been in Cuba_ since April He was twice urrested and rent back to Havana. Last week he left the city, contrary to the orders of the authori- ties. On his return last Friday, Mr. Finni- gan was warned that he must leave by the Saratoga, which sailed on Sunday. He was placed under a strong guard, but managed to get a message off through a friend. The correspondent is expected to reach New York today. ——.__ JUMPED AND WERE KILLED. Fatalities at a Fire in Philadelphia This Morning. PHILADELPHIA, Pa., June 3.—One wo- man was killed and another seriously in- Jured by jumping from the third story of a burning building early this morning. The dead woman is Mrs. Mary Emmet, aged forty years. Shortly after 3 o'clock a fire broke out in a three-story tenement at 437 North 6th street. The building was occu- pied by three or four familics. Most of the inmates made their escape before the en- sines arrived. Mrs. Emmet and a family named Sullivan occupied apartments on the third floor. Finding their escape by the stairway cut off, Mrs. Emmet and Mrs. Sullivan appeared at the third-story win- dow, and despite the warning of the fire- men they threw themselves to the pave- ment. The former was almost instantly killed, and the latter badly bruised. The other membeis of the family escaped by climbing on the roof, where they were rescucd by the firemen. Later.—Mrs. Sullivan died this afternoon from her injuries, making the second death. The origin of the fire is a mystery. —__ SUMMONED BY EUGENIE. A Great Meeting of French Monarch- ists at Brussels. PARIS, June 3.—A dispatch from Brus- sels to the Eclair says that a confidential note has just been addressed to the Bel- gian government arncuncing that ex-Em- press Eugenie has summ ned a great meet- irg of French monarchists to take place in Brussels during the coming, month of Avgust. ———- —__ NOT ASKING FOR AID. Bat It Will Not. Be Rejected by St. Louis. ST. LOUIS, Mo., June 3.—The Merchants’ Exchange Relief Committee, the Business Men's League, the Commercial Club and many other organizations representative of the business interests of St. Louis con- cur In the announcement heretofore made that St. Louls does not need to appeal for outside aid, and can take care of every- body in St. Louls who has suffered from the tornado of last week. It might be well to add, however, that while wishing this to be understood the St. Louis .e- lief committee will receive and disburse any contribution which people outside may send. HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETICS. Field and Track Sports on the George- town Campus. The athletic sports of the high schools of the city opened this afternoon on the Georgetown College campus at 2:40. There was a good-sized gathering of students and enthusiastically interested high school girls, who lined each side of the track, stretching along for almost 100 yards. Before the méet two men were protest- ed—Wilson from the Central, Kirkland from the Western—and were accordingly barred for the events for which they were entered. The list of entries published in yesterday's Star was the only correct one, and was according to the official program. The first heat for 100 yards began at 45, the ontries being Jolly, Taussig, Hurst and Hoover. They finished in the order named, Jolly winning by a couple of yards in 111-5 seconds. The second heat was won by Tindall, Cof- fin, Berry and Kelly finishing in the order named, Tindall winning by a little over a foot in’ 11 1-5 seconds. Coffin, who came in second, winning by hia splendid spurt. The next event was the twelve-pound shot-putting contest, which was won by Underwood, who threw 35 feet, scoring five points for the Central school. Dumars came second, with 34 feet 10 came near inches, scoring 2 points for the Central school. Maupin, for the Eastern school, came third, with 33 feet 7 inches, scoring 1 point for the Eastern school. Tanner, from the Western, who was thought ‘to be the most formidable man entered, threw the shot only 30 feat. The final heat in the 100 yards was then run off, the result belt-g: Jolly, first, 11 1-5 seconds; Tindall, second, Coffin third and Taussig fourth. The Central captured all the points in this event, the first three men being rep- resentatives of that school. In the first two events the Central has scored fifteen points, the Eastern one, and the rest none. Going to Gray Gables Tomorrow. Mrs. Cleveland and the children, who moved into the White House from Woodley yesterday, will leave here tomorrow for thelr summer residence at Gray Gables. They will make the entire journey by rail, and will take an early train so as to enable them to reach their destination to- morrow night. The President will follow them as soon as the adjournment of Con- gress permits him to leave the capital. Conference Report on the Gas Bill Agroed _. bo by the Senate. A Propositios Ko Create an Art Commis- slon—Members of the Memorial * Commission. The conferehce report on the gas bill, which was agr2ed to. by the House yester- day, was laid before the Senate by Mr. Gallinger just before adjournment and adopted without division, This completes the legislative process, and the bill now goes to the President for his approval. An. Art Commission. The House committee on lMbrary have | favorably reported the bill that has passed the Senate to create an ert commission of the United States. The report on the bill says: “The purpose of this bill {s to constitute such an expert commission to deal with the art collections in the Capitol and in the library building as will insure the artstic value of all additions to the present collection. It is made the duty of the commission—which is to consist of five persons—annually to inspect the art col: lections in the Capitol and in the library building and to examine all works of art that are submitted to Congress to be add- ed to the collection, and to report their firdings and recommendations to Congr ‘The committee believe that the value of the Hbrary museum and of the art col- lections within the Capitol can be guar- anteed only through the services of quali- fled experts. They belleve that in the nature of things the joint committee on the Mbrary can act with much more con- fidence and with much better results if it can have the advantage of the opinion of such a commission as this bill creates.” The bill provides for the selection of the ccmmittee as follows: One memter to be nemed by the President of the United States for a term of six years; two by the Senate, one for a term of two years and one for a term of four years, and two by the House of Representatives, one for a term of two and one for a term of four years, and after the expiration of the terms above prescribed the term of of- fice of each commissioner shall be for six years. Members of the Memorial Arsociation Speaker Reed has appointed Mr. W. D. Davidge und Mr. A. T. Britton members of the Memorial Association of the District of Columbia. A Statue of Hahnemann. Representattve Cummings of New York, from the lbrary committee, yesterday made a favorable report on a resoiution providing for the acceptance by the gov- ernment of a statue to Samuel Hahne- mapn, to be erected in the District of Co- lumbia by homeopathists of the United States, at a cost of $75,000, +o ____ INTERVIEWED THE BUXTONS, Baltimore Detectives Study Clues in This City. This morning Detective Pohler came here from Gaithersburg and saw Detectives Horne and Weedon at police headquarters. Later he went to the hospital to see Mr. Buxton and hear his story of the crime. While at police headquarters the Baltimore officer talked over the case with the de- tectives who had worked on the mysterious | affair soon after the crime was comuni:ted. They gave’each other the benefit of what was learned, and told of tie various clues and theorles obfained and advanced by the people In Montgomery county. The Wash- ington officers were still of the opinion that Neal and Randolph are innocent, while De- tective Poller thinks the proof against Randolph Js stifficient to aold him. “But.” said the Baltimore officer to a Star reporter, “I think Neal had nothing to do with, the crime.” He repeated that the evidence against | Randolph is more than mere suspicion. There is enough to hold him, and une something unusual iappens between now and the time set for his trial he will have | to make a strong defense in order to es- | cape punishment. This afternoon Detective Pohler called at | the hogpital and had a lengthy conversa- tion with Mr. Buxton. During this con- ¥ersation he was told of the circumstances of the horrible assault as were detailed by Mr. Buxton several days ago when | State's Attorney Kilgour interviewed him. | Several of the interviews heid with him have been reduced to writing, and all of them show, at 1 a partial identitication of Randolph. After finishing the inter- view the detective went to Baltimore, and will return to Montgomery county tomor- row. The members of the Buxton family are still Improving, with the exception of little Sadie. She was holding her own well this afternoon, although she was by no means out of danger, and there is iitile hope for her recevery entertained. paaree NAVAL PROMOTIONS BLOCKED. Officers Disturbed Over the Delay in the Case of Capt. Reed. Naval officers are somewhat disturbed over the poor prospects of promotions, in view of the unsettled state of the case of Capt. Allen V. Reed. That officer is now undergoing examination for promotion for the second time. The board which first examined him reported that ne was fully qualified for promotion, but the President disapproved the report and ordered an- other examination. The second examin tion has been in progress at the Wuash- ington navy yard for nearly two week: and it is uncertain when it will be con. cluded. It is being conducted by a board composed of Rear Admiral Walker, Commo- dore M. Sicard and Commodore ‘Norton. The promotions of forty other officers are held up pending the settiement of the Reed case, and the fear is entertained that the Reed case will not be disposed of before the adjournment of Congress, in which event all promotions in the navy below the grade of commodore will be effectually blocked until Congress reassembles, in De- cember next, unless that body should be sooner called together in extra session. This state of affairs results from the fact that the vacancy to which Captain Reed will be promoted, if he passes a satisfac- tory examination, was created in February last by the retirement of Admiral Car- penter, and the promotion of Commodore Thos. O. Selfridge. The vacancy, having occurred while Con- gress was in session, cannot be filied dur- ing a recess of that body. This is in ac- cordance with the general statutes bear- ing upon the question of federal appoint- ments. With Capt. Reed out’of the way by pro- motion or otherwise, nine vacancies would exist in the list of ensigns alone, which could be filled at once by the appointment of naval cadetg. These appointments, how- ever, like all the pending promotions, can- not be mage, jhowever, until the trouble- some Reed:vage is settied. This will bear particularly hard on the nine cadets, for the reasonithat they will not be able to enter the gervice at all unless the Reed matter fs disposed of before the adjourn- ment of the present Congress. ae DISTRICT GOVEK ENT. The Commissioners have returned to the President, with the recommendation for favorable executive action, Senate bill 1247, for the maintenance of a free public M- brary and reading room in the District of Columbia. Mn No Objection, While thé Commissioners offer no ob- jection to the bill referred to them by the President ,amending the charter of the Washington and Great Falls Electric Rail- way Company, they invite attention to the fact that several provisions of the bill affect works of the Washington aqueduct, which is in charge of the War Department. or which require action of the Secretary of War. Bill Approved. The Commissioners have approved the bill which seeks to prevent the adultera- tion of candy. ———-_—_ Murder Trial. ‘The (fial of Lewis Walker for the murder of William, allas “Military,” Jones the 6th of last month, will be, tt is expected, con- cluded this afternoon. The men, both col- cored, quarreled over a woman, Wal shooting his rival. In self-defense, claimed today. he | one of the Presi j timore, New Yérk, SENATE PASSES IT The River and Harbor Bill Oarried Over the Veto. VES? CHALLENGES THE STATEMENTS The President Severely Criticised by Several Senators. MATTERS IN THE HOUSE Ss A contest for the right of way arose as soon as the Senate met today. Mr. Vest (Mo.), who in the absence of Mr. Frye is in charge of the river and harbor bill, sought to have the President's veto of that measure taken up. This was opposed by Mr. Pettigrew (S. D.), in charge of the In- dian appropriation bill conference report. Mr. Vest urged that the suspension and possible destruction of the work of im- provement of internal waterways was of more moment than any other one subject, Save that of the national honor. It was imperative that the question be settled now, so that if the veto was sustained, li could be determined whether another river and harbor bill was to be framed. The biil and veto were taken up—yeas, 38; nays, 10. The negative vote was cast. by: Demo- crats—Bate, Chilton, Harris, Palmer, ‘Vilas, 5; republicans—Brown, Morrill, Pettigrew, Pritchard, Teller, 5; total, 10. The veto message was then read. The Veto Sintements Challenged. Mr. Vest sald the veto contained state- ments which, however much he might re- spect the high office of the President, ought not to go unchallenged. The Senator did not question the President's veto pre rogative, but the framers of the Constitu- tion never had intended that this power should be exercised in the ordinary affairs of the government. It was to be a power to meet extraordinary emergencies, when popular passion had led to hasty legisla- tion, or when a constitutional question was involved. The early Presidents, who stood nearest to the Constitution, exercised the yeto power but seven times; twice by Washington, five times by Madison and never by Jefferson or John Adams. Mr. Vest then analyzed the statements of the veto concerning extravagance. The President had, he said, stated that the bill made direct appropriations of about $14,- 000,000, while in fact they aggregated $12/- 008,900, a difference of $1,381,100. This was hardly characteristic of ‘the exactness of the emanations of Mr. Cleveland, who never had served in a legislative body, and seemed to have a tendency to minimize the responsibility of a legislator to his con- stituents. Mr. Vest took up other items, showing that the totals were less than the Presi- dent's statements would indicate. The Senator said as to the general charge of extravagance, that In view of the vast in- terests involved, the extent of the country and the fact that the river and harbor bill covered two years, this measure was com- paratively reasonable. There were items open to question, yet, as in all legislation, this was the result of compromise. As to Serving Private Interests, Mr. Vest said he had addressed a letter to Gen. Craighill, chief of engineers, ask- ing for the facts as to that tement of the President that he had learned from official sources that the bill contained ap- Propriations intended to serve private in- terests. The Senator said Gen. Craighill made no reply, but in response to a tele- graphic query answered that the letter had been “referred to the Secretary of War for instructions.” Up to this dat> no information had been given. “So that for reasons best known to the adiminisiration,” said Mr. Vest, bitter- ly, “it is considered best not to go into details these charges, but to indulge in general a E the alleged extrava contained in it. he believed nt's charges applied to swick, Ga., harbor, one of the best st economical improvements in the the Bran: and mi | country, The Senator spoke of the cheaper rates of transportation resulting from im- provements at the Soo, New Orleans, Bal- Boston and: elsewh In the platform cn which Mr. C! was first nominated was a strong plank for waterway improvements, and his early mes- Sages indorsed these improveme Mr. Vest prophesied that in the near future legislation would be directed to further developing internal commerce and cheap- ening transportation. Mr. Sherman on the Veto Power. Mr. Sherman sald he would vote to pass | the bill over the veto, because the improve- ment of the waterways of the country was one of the most important branches of na- tional development, and one in which other great nations were showing even greater advance than the United States. The Sen- ator expressed the opinion, also, that the veto power cculd not be directed against an appropriation bill. The legisiative branch was given the exclusive right “to appropriate money.” “It is time to curb this daily exercise of the veto power,” de- clared Mr. Sherman. “It is a most extreme power and a dangerous one un! exer- cised only in the most extreme cases in- volving constitutional questions. But. this wise restricticn is set aside, and we have a veto every week or so, every day or so." Mr. Smith (N. J.) said this discussion of the veto power was not new. Jackson hed seen Mt to use it, and was followed by Pierce and Polk, and this veto was in ac- cord with established precedents. ‘The Sen- ator said that, as a result of personal in- quiry at the engineer department, he was able to state that this bill contained appro- priations of $10,500,000 for projects which had not been approved by the government engineers, and $1,500,000 for projects which the engineers hed reported unworthy. Mr. Vilas Defends the Veto. Mr: Vilas (Wis.) sald that the bill con- tained important appropriations for his state, but he could not bring himself to the conviction that this great burden should be added to the distressed shoulders of the people of the country. He regarded the criticisms of the veto by Mr. Vest as cx- cessively minute and inconsequential. ‘The President doubiless took the figures fur- nished by the enginers, speaking broadly of the millions involved without particu- larizing as to the last cent. Mr. Vilas took up the extent of appro- priations at this Congress. These, he said, would exceed $50,000,000 before reaching the river and harbor bill. Congress had come to dealing with vast sums as lightly as would some oriental prince who had no comprehension of values. ‘The appropria- tions of the present Congress would out- strip, Mr. Vilas said, those +f the Co: gress which became famous as the “bil- lion-dollar Congress." It would impose the highest measure of taxation ever put on the people in a single year, and to the top of this was to be added another $50,000,- 000 for rivers and harbors. Where was the money coming from, asked Mr. Vilas; was it coming from more taxation or more bonds? “Of cor-se, the Secretary of the Treas- ury will have to stop paying when he has no more money to pay with,” exclaimed Mr. Vilas, “but is it the de: Ci to drive the treasur; ne: said man), Mr. ,» appealed for more revenue, as though raising revenue was some legislative trick. nstead of that, more revenue meant more t. ion, sucked with the tremendous force of law from the | preduct of labor and burning deeper the stripes into the shoulders of labor. Be- cause of this recklessness of expenditure, Mr. Vilas said, he would vote to sustain the | veto. Mr. Berry (Ark.), while deprecating ex- travagant appropriations, regretted that the attack should be directed against the bill which most benefited the agricultural classes. he President Crit ised. Mr. Pettigrew (S.D.) expressed the belief | that the time had come for a constitution- al amendment limiting the veto power, to! prevent its usurpation of legislative func- tions and to overriding of majority rule. This, he said, was the policy of the repub- lican party as opposed to “the usurping of Grover Cleveland.” The present occupant of House,” continued Mr. Pettigrew, “is not content with the violation of the Constit: tion by the exercise of veto power alunc; the Whiie | * making contests. s t the appropriations were ba | exper&es incurred. The item was adopted. | Mr. Savers moved that the House concur | in the Senate amendment providing for | payments to the Ford's Theater victims except In special cases which were to b again referred to the commission and re- | €xamined. He had read a report from the ord and warrant division of the War | Department assailing the findings of the ll —[—=—=——=zz:Z___OO but with an utter disregard of his sacred oath of office, as well as of the Constity- tion, he overrides the laws, influences Con- gressmen with patronage, enriches his fav- orites at the public expense—in fact, per- mits no restraint but his imperial will. He has refused to enforce the laws of Con- gress 80 often that the list of violations is next only to the list of vetoes. “He has sold bonds, at private sale, to his favorites and former associa‘ upoea terms and at a price many millions of dol- lars below the market price of the bonds on the days of such private sale. Ia view of these facts, it is time for Congress to give some attention to these usurp: ns. If this government is to survive we can no longer look with indifference upon the shameful autocracy of Grover Cleveland.” Mr. Bate (Tenn.) supported the veto and opposed the bill. The issuance of bonds was behind this measure, he sald, or else a tariff bill which would overtop even the McKinley bill. Mr. Stewart (Nev.) opposed the veto be- cause he thought river and harbor improve- ments were meritorious. Neo Decadence of the People. Mr. Hawley supported the bill, and pointed out {ts general features of merit. He added an expression of regret that the President had seen fit in his message to speak of the great danger from the unhappy decadence of the people's respect for the government. “I am sorry to find the President dominated by this sad spirit of pessimism,” said Mr. Hawley. “There is no decadence of the love and respect of our people for thelr gov- ernment. Millions of men are ready to lay down their lives for thelr country. I do not think the President of the United States ought lightly to make this remark.” Mr. Hill upheld the veto power, declaring that the fine distinctions and limitations which had been stated were in the brains of Senators, but not in the stitution. Sena- tors had quoted Jackson, but Mr. Hill re- minded them that Old Hickory himself in- augurated the vetoing of river and harbor bills, and in 1832 interposed the first veto of such a measure. Mr. Hill Sustains the President. Mr. Hill asked how these great appropria- tions were to be met, when Congress would not agree on a revenue bill, when the pro- hibition of bonds was advocated and when the surplus was more than anticipated by outstanding demands It was the duty of Congress to sustain the President at this time, said Mr. Hill, and he gave it as his opinion, based on experience, that an execu- tive disapproval should always be sustain- ed when any good reason for the disap- proval was stated. In conclusion, Mr. Hill offered a resolution proposing an amend- ment to the Constitution providing that the President may veto a specific item of an appropriation bill without vetoing the entire bill. Mr. Butler (N, C.) spoke of the Presi- dent's use of patronage to influence legis- lation and elections. This, with the veto power, made the President an autocrat more dangerous than a king of England could ever be. Passed Over the Veto. Shortly after 3 o'clock the Senate voted on the motion to pass the river and harbor bill over the President’s veto. The vote resulted: Yeas, 56; nays, 5. THE HOUSE. The House met at 11 o'clock today. Only about one hundred members were on the floor. Mr. Kem (Neb.) made the point of no quorum, and twenty minutes slipped py before enough members appeared to enable the Speaker to count a quorum, Mr. Curtis (lowa) arose to a personal explanation im- mediately after the reading of the journal, and state@ that he was assured by a mem- ber of the river and harbor committee that the vote would not be taken on the motion to override the presidential veto yesterday until 4 o'clock. Relying upon that assur- ance, he was not present when the vote was taken. Had he been here, he would have voted aye. “T am glad the gentleman has had an op- portunity to say that much,” said Mr. Dockery (Mo.), who was cut off yesterday, as Mr. Curtis took his seat. Ten thousand copies of the President's veto message and the report of the river and harbor committee on the message were ordered printed. General Deticiency Conference Re- port. The conference report on the general de- fictency bill was presented by Mr. Cannon. An appropriation of $24” for expenses in the Campbell-Miner contested election case from New York, which was provided for in ene of the amendments, drew from Mr Grosvenor (Ohio) a mild protest. He wa ed to know whether in the contested el tion cases bornties were to be investigating commission. The debate and action will be found elsewhere in The Star. Another Claim Refused. Mr. Ellet (Va.) moved to concur in the Senate an endnent apprepriating $69,000 to ctmond locomotive works for tion of mach nery for the bat- tle ship Texas. He said the Richmond com- pany was greatly embarrassed for the necd and urless this claim was paid kmen might be thrown out of it. The motion was lost—44-76. the constru Wills Filea. The will of the late Michael Briel, dated April 6, 1893, was filed today, Chas. H. Cragin being appointed executor. To Ma- tilda Tenssner of St. Lous, Mo., a niece,tie sum of $2,000 is civen; to Robert Reitzel of Detroit, Mich., $100; to John B. Roland, jr., $100 when he reaches majority; to Mary Julia Koechling, $100; to Edward C. Mu- nek, all paintings and part of lot 12, square 873; to Wm. H. Briel, a brother, paintings, watch, personal effects and stock in trade, ete. To the executor Is devised parts of lots 4 and 10, square 428, to pay said broth- er, William, monthly one-half of the net income therefrom, and one-fourth each to Charlotte and Edward C. Munek, said shares to be equally divided among the survivors, Subject to such payments the said real estate is given to Edward C. Mu- nek. The proceeds from the rest of the te is to be equally divided between the German Protestant Orphan Asylum, the Children’s Country Home and the Wash- ington Hospital for Foundlings. The will of the late William Joh May 6, 18%, filed today, appoints Geo. W. Field executor. One-third of the estate is given to the widow of the testator.Josephine R. Johnson, the remainder being divided among Edith b. Stuart, Geo. W., Theo. E., Wm. H. and Morris Johnson and Julia Boar: man. on,dated ——____ nd Cotton Markets, Furnished by W. B. Hibbs & Co., 1421 F street, members New York stock exchange, correspondents Messrs Ladenburg, Thal- mann & Co., New York. Grain Whaat—July. rt Oats—Juy Sept Pork—July ¢ Sept 710 Lard—July 412 5 4.27 Ribs—July. - 8% Sept - 3.83 3. COTTON. Month. Open. “Hizh, Low. ¢ | dal 745° 740° TR | 7.48 cen) 7.40 O87 G51 6:0 6.81 658 6.77 Ealtimore Markets. BALTIMORE, June 3.—Flour quiet, S, 11,708 barrelg; shipments, 3. Wheat dull—spot August, 62962! re hern spot and mont nixed, white aad 3 white western, —receipts, Tye easy stock, 27,909 Insh ed det ind for choice gr $16.504817.00, dali, thelined ‘to be easy, un- ady, unchanged. Butter’ and | Cheese market unsettled— | fancy New York, 6 Spounds, chedlars, a8; do. 35 pounds, Maia, 4aS%4; do. do. 22 pminds, picnic, S%a9. Whisky’ unchar; any FINANCE AND TRADE Effect of the Passage of the Bond Bill. CHICAGD CONVENTION DISCUSSING Increased Earnings by Western Railways. GENERAL MARKET REPORTS Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. NEW YORK, June 3.—The passage of the Butler bond bill in the Senate yesterday re- sulted in some selling of the speculative list this morning, but not to the extent generally anticipated. Fractional conces- sions, varying from \ to % per cent, were recorded during the first hour, confidence in the defeat of the bill serving to confine the decline within narrow limits. ‘The moderate engagement of gold for ex- port Ly tomorrow's steamers, less than $500,000 being taken, was only partially sratifying,owing to accumulating evidences of increased activity in this particula: The federal gold supply must, if present in- dications are not misleading, continue to contribute to the strengthening of the gold resources of continental Europe. The Chicago convention, until recently disregarded as being an’ inconsequential factor, promises to be a dominating infiu- ence before the summer is over, a two- thirds vote for silver being regarded as probable. Foreign holders of our securities may Overestimate the importance of this action and return local securities before the real strength of the two political crazes =silver and protection—are fairly tested. The ultimate triumph of sourd money will not preclude at least a temporary reflection of more undesirable possibilities. Under the circumstances the present period of cautious trading is not unnatural, a proper regard for conservative business principles fully justifying inactivity pending some diminution of present doubts. London sold a few hundred shares of the more favored international securities and was largely responsible for the professional selling subsequently recorded. St. Paul's report for the fourth week in May reflects an increase of $8,621—a falling off of about $5,000 from the reported In- crease for the third week of the same month. Rock Island,as previously predicted, made a creditable showing of recent earnings. The increase in net for the month of May is shown to be a trifle over $34,000— @ total increase of $300,000 the begin- ning of the year. After paying the 2 per cent dividends of the year a surplus of $51,000 is reported against a deficit of more than $50,000 under the old 5 per cent rate. In the industrial list, Leather preferred and Bay State Gas were features during the morning, under the covering of short contracts. Sugar improved slightly during the afternoon under purchases for both ac- ccunts, manipulation being credited with the recent decline in the interest of stock accumulation. Late advices from Washington predicting the defeat of the bond resolution in the House had a beneficial influence in values in all parts of the list. The general char- acter of the trading was not improved, traders alone being active. The present dullness may be overcome toward the end of the week by a mov t discounting the adjournment of Con ass hould the adjournment be postponed for cause, stationary prices are likely to prevail. An effort to extend the movement from the date of this eveat until after the arnouncement of the St. Louis platform is ccn:idered probable FINANCIAL AND COMME! CIAL. 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. 122 198% 181% 182K American Sugar, Pf... 10104” 104 A an Tobacco. iy Big 7 American Cotton Oil SES | 1g Atchison 143g 16% Balto. & Ohio. 8 17% Canada Southern. Canada Pact peake & Ohid: C.,C., C. & St. Chicago, B. & Q”. Chic. & Northwesi Chicago Gas, CIs Lack. & W Delaware & H Den. & K. Grat Dis. & Cattle Feeding General Electri Ulinois Central Lake Shore. Erie - Louisville & Long Island Trac’ Metropolitan Tract Manhattan Elevated Michigan Central Missouri Pacitic. National Lead National Lead © u. : N S. Leat Le & N. Eng. -¥.C. & SLL Northern Pacitic jorthern Pacific, orth American. Ont. & Western. Pacific Mai Phila. & Keading. Pullman Pal. Ci ; Southern Railway, Pfd.. dhia. ‘Tracuon. Lexas Paculc. Tenn. Coal & iron Union Pacis Wabash. Wabash, Pfd..... Wheeling & L. brie. Wheciing & L. Erie, P: Western Union Tel... uiar call $2,000 at lus. 12 0’ U. 5. B Bonds.—U, 4 7 116% bid, 117 of Columbia Bonds.- 20year fund Gs, 108 ear fund 6s, gold, 108 +» 110 bid! War Railroad Se conv. 6s, 12 81 bid, 85 asked, bid, 1 100 asked. Colum: . 98 bid, id, 113% asked. Washington , Series A, 112 bid. Washington 113 bid. ¥ bid. Che phone 5s, 100 bid. "Amer: . F. and A., 100° bid A. ‘and 0., A 100 bid. Ist 6s, 110 bid) Wash- 63, 110 bid. Wash- 6s, 110 bid. | Masonte Hall 106 bid.” Washington Light Infant Columbia, ington, 20 bid. bid. Gas and 45 bid, Electric L Insurance 7 bid, ropolitan, 75 bid. pid. Arlington, National bid, 14 ask at 6, aig bi. iy acked. Ames iid, 12% asked bs Pocumatic ks. — Mergenthaler % asked. Tanston Mc Washington Market, 20 bid, 130 asked. Linotype, mid lis The funeral services over the remains of the late “Brick” Pomeroy took place Mon- Gay afternoon at his home in Blythe- bourne, L. I. The body was cremated.