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2 THE EVENING STAR, THURSDAY, JUNE 4, 1896-TWELVE PAGES. did not intend that Mr. Devlin should have $ to the files, etc., in the office if he serving as any one’s secretary. The witness told of a number of other incidents of a_simiilar nature. 2 “How about Mr. Devlin's use of a pen? ked Mr. Worthington. . Devlin used to be interested In col- sometimes even cutting During his leisure nts In office hours Mr. Devlin used to imself by imitating signatures. He y successful, and it would be a t matter to tell some of his imita- tions fro: the ge ine on “How about Judge Holt’s signature?” “Well, sometimes, by an oversight, there 2 some official papers that had not nted to the judge for his signa- Rather than hold them back and sary delay Mr. Devlin would judge’s name, and he would do it as well as the judge could do it, lecting autograph: them out of ri look at this alleged will carefully what you think of it.” ht looked at the paper for a few di s it that that ain’t ng at all, in whole I was familiar with his hand- from ‘69 to 76, and there is writ- ing Ing in this paper that Judge Holt never could ha‘ s one.” 1 that he and Mr. Devlin n on speaking terms for twenty . but last Friday morning Devlin ac- ij him while he was out in his milk wagon, ani asked him if he would not be a in this case and testify in contra- to the testimony of Mr. Saxton, S a messenger at the same time. lin promised him that {f he would “his expenses would be paid.” ess said he refused to have anything to do with the ease. In answer to a ques- tion Mr. Worthington, Mr. Fought said that he would not have come as a wit- ness at all if a subpoena, which he had been dodging, had not caught him several days ago. On cross-examination the witness de- seribed more fully the eccasion when Judge Holt found that Mr. Devlin was acting as a private secretary. He said that if the judge had found that Devlin was doing such work during office hours he would probably have discharged him. a clerk in the pension of- at he was a copyist in it's office for four years from In all that time he never saw Mr. Devlin enter Judge Holt's room or speak to him, and he never observed the slightest tween the two men. aid that he was familiar s handwriting. He was . and said that, In his best Judgment, it was not written by the judge. He was especially sure as to the signature. On cross-examination, Mr. Schatz said that the body of the alleged will and the signature were written in a freer and less cramped hand than was characteristic of the judge. It was Judge Holt’s signature that he was particularly famillar with. His Opinion. Mr. Judson H. Jennings testified that he first met Judge Holt, with whom he was distantly related, when he was a small boy. He rene the acquaintance in the spring of ISS9, and saw the judge fre- quently up to the time of Pis death. Mr. Jennings testified that on one oc- vasion he had a conversation with Judge Holt, in the course of which he said some- thing about Maj. Throckmorten being in some sort of trouble with the department. hat map,” replied Judge Holt, an unmitt undrel, and this is not the fi he has been in that sort of trouble. The ps3 said that Judge Holt often him about Mr. Wash. Holt and his and Col. Sterett 2 his family, in the most affec oa Mr. Holt, in busi- hess matt ally, and had great confidence in his judgment. On er -xamination Mr. Jennings said that wh first met Judge Holt the lat- showed signs of physical ntally he was all right. y Just when it was that ige Holt speak in such an un- imentary manner of Maj. Throck- it it was within a jays aft t “cation of the findings of thi Throckmorton court-martial. That wi the only tme he ever heard the judge speak of any member of the Throckmor- aid that he asked the judge r ne was not responsible for Maj jorton’s appointment. The judg sald that he was. He had tho ht that the yourg man ought to be rewarded for his loyalty at the breaking out of the war and at his request made to the Secreta: of War the commission was made out. At the conclusion of Mr. Jennings’ tes- timony the court took the vsual noon re- cess. After reesss Mr. Schaiz was fecealied and asked by Mr. Worthington as to Mr. Dev- lin’s skill with the pen and his ability to imita other people's signatures. Mr. Schatz said that frequently when he 2d nothing else to do Mr. Devlin, instead re $ @ paper or anything of that busy himself with a pen. As would be copying or imitating a rul signatures. Long Search. Mr. Wright, the former register of wills, Was the next witness called. He testifled as to the receipt cf the alleged will through the mails. He said that when Mr. Devlin first c2w the will it was in the hands of The Star reporter, Mr. Dutton. Mr. Devlin when he learned the per. hat every effort was i © to preserve the document in precisely the condition it was in when it was recei It was kept between two Fleces of glass end was never tampered with. At the request of the Holt hetrs, the wit- ness said, he spent half a day at the Holt mans\ ching for a will, but no such Paper was unearthed. On xamination Mr. Wright said that the Holt mansion was in some con- fusion at the time of his visit, but 1 more so than cne would expect under t circumst S. Before the alle; w turned up, he sald, application had for letters of istration on the ot made until search fe Holt, he s: o find a told him that hi which he would » executor of the estate. thing said about a rewar ir. Darlington said tt would be worth $49,000 £ nd the will. . and I This may id not ha jo Holt, and saw him itled several notes which were written by Judge Hoit. he examined the alleged will and, in answer to a question from Mr. Wilson, said that she thought it was a very good im!ta- tien, but she was satistied that it was not tn his nandwriting. he expressed herself as confident that the signature enuine. d by Mr. Darlingion, the there were a number of s about the alleged will that seemed to her to be quite diferent from any of ndwriting that had ever seen. Nota McGill, the successor to Mr. s register of wills, was recalled, stitied to the care t has been ex- 1 in the preservation of the alleged since it kas been in hts possession. nly once was the will out of the glass when he was not present. It was never folded or unfolded. An employe of the of- fice, Mr. Thompson, was in charge of the will wh . McGill was out cf the room for a < the lawyers were examinit On the stand this afternoon Mr. Th on testified that the will was properly cared for during those few min- Mr. Thompson said that, to the best of his recollection, when the will came to the olfice the fold between © portions was still intact and the ‘S were not completely separated. « Bill Sterett. The next witness called was Col. Wm. Greene Sterett, the well-known Texas news- paper man, who Is one of the heirs at law. His mother, who died In 1863, was a sister of Judge Holt. The colonel said that he was born in Ken- y In 1847. When twenty years of age nt to the lone star state. As a boy, 1, he never saw his uncle but a cou- ple of times, but always followed his career with sreatest interest. His mother thought that the judge was the greatest man that ever lived and taught her chil- dren to admire and revere him. Col. Sterett said that he never knew his uncle well until he came to Washing- ton as correspondent of his paper. The colonel said that on the occasion of his first visit to the city “Uncle Joe’ had him up to breakfast with Col. “Dick” Win- tersmith. He was asked if he could point Cut some incident that would show how his uncle treated him. “Well,” said Col. Bill, “Uncle Joe never have any idea of a man’s capacity. For tance, that morning he made a couple of mint juleps for Col. Dick and me. They were about that long,” meesuring off a diste1 ce of about two feet. “Why, he didn’t overestimate your ca- pacity, did he, colonel?” asked Mr. Wil- son, apparently surprised. “Well, he did for that time of day,” re- plied Cci. Bill, in a tone that implied that if it had been a dinner or supper his uncle's estimate would have been not a whit too bi Col. Sterett said that Judge Holt always treated him and his famly more as if they had been his own chfldren. “What were the relations hetween you and the Judge?” asked Mr. Worthington. “Always friendly and intimate; some- times confidential, but never sentimental. He frequently made presents to my wife and children, but I drew a good salary, and was not dependent on any one.” Col. Sterett said that after Judge Holt’s fall he was at the house at least once a day, sometimes oftener, and saw his uncle every day. Tuesday night he was up and saw tbe judge, but the dectors did not then think his condition was critical. The judge died early Wednesday morning, and he was summoned to the house shortly afterward. Mr. Darlington tried to draw the line against this sort of testimony. Mr. Wor- thington replied that it was to meet the claim that Col. Sterett and his wife ne- glected Judge Holt in his last illness, and it was admitted. Continuing, Col. Sterett testified to the efforts that were made after the judge's death to find a will or a paper containing directions as to his funeral. The search was made by Wash. Holt and himself to- gether at the bank, the safe deposit vaults and all over the house, but no such paper |.was ever found. “Did you find this paper among his be- longings?" asked the lawyer, pointing to the alleged will. “We did not “Do you know how it came to be sent to the register of wills?” “T do not.” The witness said that due notice of the judge's funeral was published in the daily papers. He and Mr. Wash. Holt accom- panied the remains to Kentucky, where the interment was made. The colonel said that he knew nothing of any papers ever being burnt about the house after the judge’s death. He was still on the witness stand when The Star's report closed. a AN ADVERSE REPORT. Action of the House Ways and Means Committee on the Bond Bil. The Ho committee on ways and means, Ly a vote of 15 to 2, decided to report the Serate bond bill adversely. The vote was as fellows: Republicans—Dingley (Maine), Payne (N. Y.), Dalzell (Pa.), Hopkins (lil), Grosvener (Ohio), Russell (Conn.), Dolliver (owa), Steele (Ind.), Johnson (N. D.), Evans (Ky. Tawney (Minn.). Democrats—Turner (Ga.), Cobb (Mo.). For a favorable report—Democrats, Mc- Millin (Tenn.), Wheeler (Ala.). Absent—Crisp (Ga), McLaurin (S._ C.), both of whom It ia supposed would have voted for a favorable report. ‘There was little discussion of the resolu- tion. Republicans spoke of it as a populist measure. Mr. Grosvenor made the motion for an adverse report, which was carried, after Mr. Wheeler’s moticn for a favorable report had been voted down: Chairman Dingley has prepared the. majority report, and Mr. Wheeler will make one for the’ mi- nority. : Writing the Report. Chairman Dingley is engaged in writing the report, which will be submitted to the Hcuse tomorrow or Saturday. The meas- ure may be allowed to lie on the Speaker's table without further cor sideration. ‘There has been some talk among members about Spezker Reed's le ulr and mak- ing a vigorous speech on the measure. The Speaker has been ad- vised by members to do th atit Is un- derstood that he has not yet decided to ac- cept the advice, and may not do so. A common opinion is that there should be no discussion, and Mr. Reed may deem that wiser. Line of Argument. Dingley's report will fo!low prac- tically the same hnes of argument pre- sented by Mr. Allison, Mr. Burrows and other sound money republicans in the Sen- ate against the measure when it was there. It will bold that the purpose of the law Was to protect ti the greenbacks were outstanding, that it is very important that sue power should be vested in the Presider leng as there are outstanding greenbacks It further states that the redemption of sreenbacks could not be made.in silver anyhow, since there is not enough silver in the treasury for that purpose which is not represented by silver certificates or notes. The amount of silver which might be used for redeeming greenbacks Is stated to be about $28,000,000, On the subject of the bond issues by Mr. Cleveland the report will criticise Mr.Cleve- land for using the power of selling bonds for a purpose other than to provide for a redemption fund, but will hold that. this Mr. gold reserve as long as and stretch of authority does not detract from the importance of maintaining the law. Ee Ss TIME OF ADJOURNMENT. json Thinks It May Come Saturday or at the Latest Monday. The unexpected progress made in the Senate today In the adoption of the confer- ence reports on the naval, Indian and Dis- trict of Columbia appropriation bills ha had the effect of raising hope of an carly Senator Al adjournment. There are still sore awk- ward questions to d with in conference, but they have been reduced to a minimum, and as all of them have teen discussed at length, {t is now hoped by the sanguine that comparatively little more time will be spent upon them. In conn jon with the Indian bill, the school question and the ques tion of attorneys’ fees in connection with the settlemert of the claims of the Chero- kee old settlers are still open, as are the questions of aid to the District charities on the District of Columbia bill; of the num- ber of battle ships and the price of armor plate on the naval bill, of the consolida- tion of post offices on the post office Will, and of public buildings, public land _sur- veys and hospitals in the District of Co- lumbia on the sundry civil bill. There are other questions, but those tndicated are the most important. Senator Allison, chairman of the Senate committee on ap- propriations, expressed the opinion, in view ef the progress made today, that final ad- journment was possible by Saturday or at the latest by Monday next. a Mr. Dubois Made Chief Usher. Mr. William Dubois of this city was to- day appointed chief usher at the White House to fill the vacancy caused by the recent transfer of apt. Charles E. Dexter to the postal service. Mr. Dubois has been on duty at the White House since 1880, having been detailed there during the ad- ministration of President Garfield. He was then a member of the police force and served Im that capacity until 1802, when he went on the police retired list and was ap- pointed an usher on the White House rolls. His present appointment comes in the na- ture of a promotion for faithful services and increases his salary from $1,200 to $1,800 per annum. Sale of a 16th Street Residence. Mr. R. O. Holtzman has sold the hand- some residence of Mrs. Charles W. Need- ham, on 16th street between R and 8, ad- joining that of Justice Brown of the United States Supreme Court, to Mrs. Flora A. Brown and Mrs. Mary E. Dulin of Boston, Mass., for $56,000. Mr. and Mrs. Dulin and Mrs. Brown, Mrs. Dulin’s mother, will o cupy the house upon their return to this elty next fall. Judged by Their Associates. Advertisers in The Star are pleased with the company they are in. They know it is a bene- fit to be with the live, successful merchants and the successful ones are all in The Star. A reputable advertiser knows that it does him no good to be found in poor company. | but MAY APPEAL FOR AID England Insists on Hawaii Receiv- ing an Exile. MR. DOLE'S GOVERNMENT REFUSES A Man-of-War May Go to Hono- lulu. LOOKING TO AMERICA HONOLULU, May 28—The senate and house passed annexation resolutions de- claring, on the eve of adjournment, that the Hawaiian legislature continues to favor annexation to the United States, as set forth by the Hawafian voters. Great E¥itain has made a demand on this government on behalf of Volney V. Ashford, who was exiled for complicity in the 1895 rebellion. The demand, in plain language, says Ashford must be allowed landing here. Ashford repeatedly asked permission to land, each request being re- fused. He finally appealed to his government end it bas taken action. It is understood that President Dole has replied to the de- mand, refusing to allow Ashford to come here. In close official circles it 1s belleved that a British man-of-war will come here and Ashford will be landed without respect to the wishes of this government. The Hawaiian government will be firm in this matter, and will probably appeal to the United States for aid. Ashford is a native of Ontario, Canada, and is now in a San Francisco hospital. ———— KATE FIELD BURIED. Particulars of the Fatal Hinexs of the Well-Known Writer. HONOLULU, May 28, per Steamer Ala- meda.—The funeral of Kate Field, who died here on the 19th Instant, took place the day following. The budy was em- balmed and placed in a temporary vault. Final disposition of the remains will de- pend entirely upon news which Consul General Mills receives from the United States. About the time she was preparing for her visit to the Islands a coast paper pub- lished a statement to the effect that Miss Field had said she was going to Hawaii and might die there; if she did, she want- ed her remains taken back to ‘the United States and buried by the side of John Brown at North Elba, New York. The fureral was attended by President Dole, the members of the cabinet and a large number of leading citizens. Miss Field was taken ill on the 13th, at Kal a small hamlet of Hawail. She complained of feeling pains In her chest, did not consider the matter serious. She took a bad turn and a few days later was placed on board of an island steam She died half an hour after the vessel reached this port. Pneumonia was the cause of her death, pnal Missions Conn., June 4.— last day's sessions of the seventeenth anni- versary of the Congregational Home Mis- sionary Society opened with the usual de- votional exercises. At the conclusion of this part of the program President-elect Howard took the chair, and the work of the convention proper began. Today's ses- sions were taken up mainly by the delivery of addresses and the reading of papers, treating of various. branches of the socie- ty'’s work. Detectives Wanted at St. Louis. ST. LOUIS, June 4.—Chief of Police Ear- rigan has telegraphed to the principal cities in the country for detectives, who will ar- rive in St. Louis Saturday and remain here until after the convention. Among the sleuths who will be here are two each from New York, Chicago, Cincinnati, Kansas City, Denver, Louisville, Memphis and Omaha. It is expected that Philadelphia, Balt more, Wash ngton, Brooklyn and Ros- ton will send detectives, and a requisition may be made upon Buffalo, C land, ‘o- ledo, Detroit and San Francisco, Fort Ontario Centennial. OSWEGO, N. Y., June 4.—Arrangements are rapidly nearing completion for the celebration on an elaborate scale July 15 of the centennial of the evacuation of Fort Ontario by the British troops. The New Polit ty. ALLIANCE, Ohio, June 4.—The national headquarters of the new political party bern at Pittsburg last week have been opened in this city, with National Chair- man L. B. Logan of this city, for several years state chairman of the Ohlo prohibi- tion party, and D. J. Thomas of Kentucky, national secretary, In charge. Punixhed for Contempt. SAN FRANCISCO, June 4.-Secretary Willicutt of the Market Street Railway Company has been sentenced to pay a fine of $500 and to be confined five days in jail for contempt of court in refusing to pro- duce the books of his company. : > Paindin Seratched RACE TRACK, GRAVESEND, June 4.— Paladin has been scratched in the Brooklyn Handicap. When the horses went to the post in the first race the lawn was packed, as Well ao the seats on the stand. neg Auction Sales of Real Estate. Thomas J. Fisher & Company, real es- tate brokers, in cornection with Fitch, Fox & Brown, have sold for the estate of the late Arthur St. Clair Denver the house 1703 Khode Island avenue to Charles A.Spalding of New York for $26,000. Duncanscn Brothers, auctioneers, sold yesterday at public sale the three-story brick and stone dwelling 1234 10th street rorthwest to Barr & Sanner for 35,500, owas For SaJe and Partition. Catherine O'Neil and Mary EK. and Harry M. Smith today filed a bill in equity against Wm. G. Kiefer and others, praying for the sale and partition of part of lot 21, of Haarlem, of the estate of the late Timothy O'Neil. The compiainants are represented by Attorney Walter H. Mariow. —_—~—.__. Correction of a Deed. Daniel Murray today filed a bill in equity against Ann M. Burley and others, pray- ing that a deed from the woman be cor- rected, so as to convey to him lots 72 and 74, Chichester. The complainant claims that in March, 1881, he paid to her agent, James H. Smith, part of purchase money therefor, and the following month Smith executed a contract for the property in question, receiving a deed in October, 1883. Subsequently, he says, he learned that lots 80 and 82 had been conveyed to him in- stead. Later lots 72 and 74 were sold for taxes to parties who are about to convey them to defendant, Burley. He asks that such reconveyance be restrained, and that she be required to convey lots 72 and 74 to him. Attorney W. C. Martin represents the complainant. ——-_—_ Death of Mrs. McKibben. Mrs. McKibben, the wife of Col. J. C. Mo- Kibben, died at Marshall Hall today at 12:80. She has been suffering from tuber- culosis for some time, and, while it was known that she could not recover, her death was a shock to her husband and friends. She was a lady of estimable char- acter, and had a large circle of friends and acquaintances. SWITZERLANIYS COMPLAL Our Government's Tardiness in Con- sidering the Arbitration Proposal. Inquiry develops-the fact that the com- plaint of the Swiss government that the United States government has fatled ‘to re- spond to its invitation to join In an agree- ment to arbitrate.all differences has no connection with recentevents, such as the Venezuelan boundayy hatter, but relates to a proposition made just thirteen years ago by the Swiss ghvergpment. The propo- sition was brought forward in 1883 through Mr. Frey, the first mihister Switzerland sent to the United’ States, and the inten- tion was to initiateand formally recognize the new principle {n ingernational law of general arbitration as a means of settling all differences between nations. As Switzerland and the United States could never fall out about any question of boundaries, and the chances of a hostile collision between them based on any sound grievance were small, it was felt that the two nations were almost in an ideal posi- ion to start the movement in favor of the adjustment of disputes between nations by arbitration, not confined to special inci- dents, as was tha famous Geneva arbitra- tion, ‘but made by general treaty broad enough to take up any {ssue that might be reasonably expected to arise. That, at least, was the Swiss view of the matter, and in that spirit its repre- sentatiors were made to.the United States government. Somehovy the matter, not be- ing pressed at the time very vigorously, dropped out of public attention, and dur- ing the changes incident to the incoming of new administeations, the State Depart- ment also lost sight of the proposition, wherefore it has happened that no posl- ve answer has yet been returned by our government. It is probable now, however, that attention having been again directed to the matter by the proceedings of the Swiss national council, it may be taken up again and made a subject of active ne- gotlations. DISTRICT GOVERNMENT. Garbage Crematory. ‘The garbage crematory will start again on the 15th day of June. ‘This is the assurance Inventor Brown gave a reporter of The Star after he had been given a hearing by Commissioner Truesdell. At this hearing Mr. Brown stated that he had just returned from Phil- adelphia, whera he had been in conference with his financial backers. They were will- ing and anxicus to make all the changes in the Washington furnace, as recommend- ed by the heaith officer, to correspond with the Wilmington furnace, with one excep- tion. It was out of the question to consider for a moment the incineration of the gar- bage by means of oil. In the first place, the price of oil had so materially advanced as to preclude its use, and then, again, was no place to store it near the plant. oil was highly inflammable, and emitted a disagreeable odor that would of itself be a great nuisance. In Wilmington the tanks were buried, but here the nearness of the river made such a thing impossible. There were several reasons why the crematory had not done {ts best. In the first place, the engineer had to rely upon the Eastern branch for his water supply, and as the water vas soapy and very foamy, it was rot well adapted for the purpose. The Commissioners had promised to ran a wate up main down South Capitol str but had not done It,yet. With a supply of good water and ‘the changes which would be made at once the crematury would be capable of destroying at least sixty tons of karbage a day. = Commissioner Truesdell stated that the Commissioners could make no concessions. ‘They would hold the contractor strictly to his contract. If the changes were made, and upon examinatfon, after a fair test, the furnace found equal ‘to the Wilmingto plant. the changes wouk! doubtless be a cepted. at xe With such an assurance, the inventor went immediately to give orders for the new grate bars and other, changes. Thanks From.St. Louis. In response to the letter of the Commis- stoners to the mayor of St. Louis express- ing the sympathy of thé people of the Dis- trict of Columbia withthe sufferers from the cyclone, the folfowmg telegram has been received from Mayor Walbridge: “St. Louis thanks! you-stncerely for your expression of sympathy and kind proffer of aid. At present the. situation seems well in hand, but jf it becomes pecessary we will not hesitate to avail ourselves of your generous offer. Todny'« Orders. ‘The Commissionérs today ordered: That 625 fest of six-inch water main be laid in Dover street between 13th and 1th streets northeast, inéluding the erection of one fire hydrant. That the following work be Gcne under, the provisions of the permit system: Lay brick sidewalks and curb front of lots 208, 209 and 210, square ( lay cement sidewalk and curb in front of lots 7 and 4, lot 6, block 34, Columbia Heights; that cement sidewalk be lald in front and on the side of lot 21, square S57; that cement sidewalk and new curb be laid in front of 218, 20 and 222 9th street north- west; lay cement: sidewalk in front of lots 74 to 79, inclusive, square 190, BALTIMORE'S ACTIO} Sending Distressed People to ‘This City. Sanitary Officer Frank had reason to ccmplain today against the action of the Baltimore authorities for sending a family, consisting of husband and wife and three children, here. The people live in Pitts- burg, and several weeks ago they left there and went as far as Philadelphia, where the husband expected to get a posi- tion on a street car line. They failed to get the position the husband expected, and one child was taken sick. This necessitat- ed a stop there for some days, and the they went to Wilmington. The same ill- luck awaited them, and they were then without funds. Passengers saw them in the railroad station where they were seat- ed, with very little food to keep away hunger, and the chief of police furnishe them transportation as far as Baltmor In the monumental city the stranded fam- ily experienced some trouble in getting gent away, and then the authorit ent them here, forty miles out of their way, in- stead of putting them on the road leading direct to. Pittsburg. When they ched here and called on Sanitary Officer Frank for assistance this official did the very best he could for them, although he com plained against the conduct of the Balti- more officials. Being hungry he sent them to a neighboring restaurant where they were given a gocd, substantial dinner, and later in the day they were put on a train and sent to Pittsburg, where ‘they have friends. — Hearing Postponed. John J. Cunningham,.who is in jail here, charged together with Dani. F. Dwyer and Charles Mortis, allas ’ “Boston Charlle,” with attempting to defraud Judge Lindsey of Texas last wintery by; means of a bogus telegram, and who 4s wanted in New Or- leans, was brought/beféte Judge Hagner today. The requisition *brougit for the man by the New Orleari# officers charges him with forgery afi false pretenses. At the request of Mr. Geo: F*. Curtis, counsel for Cunningham, Judge ‘Plagner postponed the hearing on the sufficiéncy of the requi- sition papers until tomorrow morning. Mr. Curtis represents the three men, and he claims that the District aathoritles have no case against them. Warden Leotards Answer. Warden Leonard Of ‘the District jail, against whom charges . mismanagement were recently filed, ‘statéd this afternoon that he expects to filé hig answer to them with the District Supremé Court in a few days. - His official duties, he explained, have been so pressing that he has not been able to yet prepare the answer. Mr. Leon- ard expressed himself as being confident of showing to the entiro satisfaction of the court that the charges have no founda- tion in fact. A Further Conference Necessary. The House late this afternoon agreed to the partial conference reporl on the Dis- trict appropriation bill, and insisted upon its disagreement to the, Senate amend- ments relating to charitlés and the other items in dispute. o——_____ ‘Went to Indian Head, About four hundred members of Hamline M. E. Church participated in and enjoyed an excursion to Indian Head last night on the steamer Harry Randall, IN CONGRESS TODAY Senate Still Insists on Its Estimate as to Warships. PROGRESS ON THE INDIAN BILL Murray Given the Seat of Eliott From South Carolina. OTHER MATTERS ACTED ON The conference report on the naval ap- propriation bill was taken up in the Sen- ate today in anticipation of a vote at 1 o'clock on Mr. Quay’s motion that the Senate recede from its amendment reducing the number of new battle ships from four to two. Mr. Gorman said two questions were involved: One whether it was wise to order four battle ships when defects in those already ordered had been disclosed and when a board was in session consider- ing improvements in construction. The other question was as to the expediency of this large expenditure at a time of financial stringency. Mr. Gorman’s Stntement. “I am always In favor of a fair increase of the navy,” said Mr. Gorman, “but I am unalterably opposed to building four ships, considering the condition of the treasury and the improvements being made in naval construction.” The Senator spoke of the charges made in the Senate by Mr. Chand- ler, Mr. Tillman and others that the armor manufacturers were “robbing the govern- ment unmercifully.” If this charge was true, if robbery existed and a combination was going on, then the officers of the gov- ernment were derelict in their duty in not reporting the fact to Congress, and the work of shipbuilding should be stopped. Mr. Gorman did not believe any investiga- tion had shown that Secretary Whitney or Secretary Tracy, the two great Secretaries of the Navy who contracted with the Carnegie and Bethlehem works, had made improvident agreements. The Senator con- sidered the contracts wise and beneficial. Today the United States stood ahead of the world in {ts product of armor, the speed of ships and perfection of naval machinery. Mr. Chandler asserted that information before the naval committee showed that the cost of production of armor plate at the Carnegie and Bethlehem works was less than $300 a ton, and that by a combina- yn the price charged the government was $550 and $600 a ton. Motion to Recede Defeated. The vote was then taken on Mr. Quay’s motion to recede from its amendment, and it was defeated, 17-33, as follows:~ Yeas—Republicans: Aldrich, Brown, Car- ter, Davis, Dubois, Gear, Hansbrough, Hawley, Lodge, McBride, Mitchell (Ore.), Perkins, Platt, Quay, Shoup and Wilson— 6 Democrat—Morgan—1. Total, 17. Republican: Allison, — Chandler, jallinger, Hale, Morrill, Nelson, Pet- Pritchard, Sherman, Teller and Democrats—Bate, Rerry,Chilton, Cockrell, George, Gorman, Harris, Hill, Jones (Ark.), Lindsay, Mills, Palmer, Pasco, Pugh Vest, Walthall and White s—Butler Peffei Total, 23. The effect of this vote was to emphasize the disagreement between the House and Senate, the former insisting on four and the latter on two battle ships. The ftems of vhips and armor were committed again to conference The Indian Bill. A partial conference report on the Indian appropriation bill was agreed to, 27 to 20. It covers a plan of establishing Indian citizenship in the Indian Territory, to be executed by the Dawes commission. The report has been contested for several days. Mr. Pettigrew (S. D.), in charge of the In- an bill, then sought to have the remaining items of disigreement, including that of Indian schools, sent back to conference, but Mr. Lodge (Mass.) moved to recede from the Senate amendment on sectarian schools. The House suspended appropriations to sec- n schools, but the Senate amendment gave until July 1, 1s, for a change from contract to government scho: de wi The mo- tion to rec nays, tas follow Yeas—Republicans, Lown, andler, Clark, Dubois, Gallinger, Loge, Mitchell (Ore.), Morrill, Platt, Quay, Sewell, Teller, Warren, Wilson—14; dem George—1; populists, Butler and Peffer—2; ‘total, 17 Nays—Republicans, Allison, Carter, I Hansbrough, Hawl Sherman, Shoup— i Chilton, Cockrell, . Gorman, r Hill, Jones (Ark.), Lindsay, | Mills, Mitchell (V Morgan, Palmer, Pasco, Pugh, Smith, Turpiec, Vest, Vilas, Walthall and White—22; total, 31. The bill was passed granting a right of way through the Fort Bliss military reser- vation to the El Paso and Northeastern Railroad Company. At the request of Mr. Morgan, his reso- Ming on the President for informa- to what, if any, demands had heen n_ the case of the Competitor, seized by the Spanish, went over until tomorrow. A joint resolution was reported by Mr. Morrill, from the finance committee, and sed, authorizing a scientitic inquiry in- to the condition of the fur seals in the h Pacific. The resolution appropriates $5,000 for the inquiry, and authorizes the Presi- dent to detail gevernment officials to con- duet the inquiry and a government vessel for the needs of the commission. In con- nection with the resolution a letter was read from the Treasury Department, stat- ing that two British scientists were in the city with a view to prosecuting such an in- quiry, and urging the need of an American inquiry. Pacifie Rallroad Funding Bill. Mr. Gear, chairman of the Pacific railroads committee, rose to make a statement as to the Union and Central Pacific railroad funding bill. He said $15,000,000 was due the government, and the debt would mature at an early day. It was incumbent on Con- gress to take some action to protect the interests of the government. For this rea- son he moved that the funding bill, now on the calendar, be taken up on the eighth leg- islative day of the next session and made the continuous order of business until ac- tion was secured. Mr. Morgan, who has made a minority re- port on the bill, sald he cordially favored the motion, as the subject ought to be dis- posed of at the December session,as it was of great importance. Mr. Berry (Ark.) objected to any agree- ment, and raised the point of no quorum. Before a quorum could be summoned the morning hour expired, and the filled cheese bill was taken up. Mr. Gear stated, however, that he would renew the motion tomorrow. Mr. Vest Against the Filled Cheese Bill. Mr. Vest spoke in opposition to the filled cheese bill. He said the oleomargarine law had turned out to the benefit of Messrs. Nelson, Morris and Armour, who added the oleomargarine tax to the product sold to poor people, and this law would operate in the same way. He had been deluged with letters, he sald, saying: “Stamp out tilled cheese or we will stamp you out,” but he did not propose to viclate the Constitution by voting for this bill, even if he might need a few votes. Mr. Vest proposed two amendments, viz.: That the measure should not be taken to extend the police power of the federal government so as to conflict with the police power of the states, and that “skimmed cheese’ made from skim milk be included with filled cheese. Mr. Sherman urged that the bill was de- signed to stop an obvious fraud. Cheese is the product of the cow, but filled cheese ig the product of the hog, being made from lard. He said the oleomargarine law had worked much benefit. Mr. White (Cal.) asked what had become of certain proposed amendments covering wool and the Dingley bill. “Let me inform the Senator,” interjected Mr. Mitchell (Ore.), “that I intend to offer as an amendment the Dingley bill, pure and simple, without the change of a dot.” “That is interesting,” mused Mr. White, “and I would like to know how the Senator from Ohio (Sherman) expects to yote on the Dingley bill.” Mr. White then turned his attention to opposing the cheese bill. THE HOUSE. The House met at 11 o'clock today, but twenty minutes were consumed awaiting the appearence of a quorum. The pending question was the vote on the Murray-Fi- Hott contested election case from the first South Carolina district, which was debated yesterday. The vote was first taken on the substitute resolution declaring Elliott en- titled to a seat. Murray ix Sented. The resolution was defeated, 48—142. Party lines were strictly drawn except in the case of Mr. Parker (N.J.), who voted in favor of Elliott. The vote was then taken on the majority resolution declaring Murray elected and entitled to the seat. It was adopted, 158-33. Mr. Murray, who 13 a colored man, was escorted to the bar of the House amid the most vociferous ap- piause of the republicans. The Speaker ad- ministered to him the oath of office. ‘The Senate's request for a conference on the House amendments to the Senate's amendments to the general deficiency ap- propriation bill was agreed to. ‘The Senate amendment to the bill for the retirement of Commander John M. Quackenbush was agreed to. Trying to Break » Quorum. Mr. Strode (Neb.) then called up the con- tested election case of Martin agt. Lock- hart from the sixth North Carolia district. A great many of the democrats, in antici- pation of this action, has quietly left the hall for the purpose of breaking the quor- uum. Mr. Balley (Texas) raised the qree tion of consideration against ihe case, and threw some light on the conrse of the mi- nority, which, owing to the continued ob- Jections of Mr. Kem (Neb.), he had no opportunity to file their views. The Speaker thereupon submitted a request for the filing of the minority repost, to which Mr. Kem promptly objected. ‘The vote on the question of consideration was %—15 in favor of considering the case. The demo- crats succeeded in breaking quorum, but their victory was short- In ten minutes enough republicans had appeared to make up the quorum, and Mr. Sirode took the floor in advocacy of che claims of the contestant, Mr. Martin, who is a popu: lst. He gave ‘notice at the outset that hy would demand the previous question at 3 o'clock. . On the face of the returns Mr. Lockhart had 444 majority. The majority report found that Mr. Martin had 330 majority. Mr. Bailey (Tex.), who had intended to defend the claims of the sitting member, contented himself with protesting with the jebate before the minority report had been filed. “I consider It a waste of time,” said ke, “to argue this case, because It is ev: dent that the majority have already made up their minds to unseat the sitting mem- ber without examining either the law or the evidence.” He thereupon yielded to Mr. Lockhart, the contestee. During the debate Mr. Catnon presented the final con- ference report on the general deficiency Lill, which was agreed to without debate. ae STRANGE GRE! A K. An Insane Doctor and His Queer Performances. Last night a man who appeared to be laboring under the hallucination that he is the vietim of a conspiracy to poison and murder him, called at police headquarters and saw Detective Boardman, te whom he introduced himself as Dr. A. G. Zervon- dacki. He appeared to be almost wild, and his appearance was not unlike that of Guiteau. The man wanted to see Maj. Moore and apply to him for protection, but, as the chief was not in his office, he was tcléd to return later. He left the office after an hour's conversaticn, which was unintelligible, and this morning bright and early he was*on hand to see the chief. Those who saw him thought he resembled some of the Chicego anarchists. He has a full black beard and fiery-looking eyes, and his rambling talk soon corvinced the ofti- cers of his troubled mental condition. Because of his condition he was turied over to Sanitary Officer Frank, who had Police Surgeons Nevitt end Hickling ex- amine him. They prercunced him insane, and he was sent to the asylum. According to statement, be was born in Greece, but has been in this country for some time. About the Ist of April he came here from Cleveland, Ohio, and has lived at No. 103 Indiana avenve. In Cleveland he imagined an effort was made to poison him, and he appealed to the officers for protection. He even im- agined that poisons were put on chairs, and he was afraid to sit on them. Not satisfied with his treatment there he came here. In his possession he has quantities of advertising circulars, and these show the condition of the unfortunate man’s mind. He proclaims himself in the circu- lars to be a “homoeopathic and electric medical Greeko-Creto-American and surgeon.” Part of the circular rea physician best peace sight and healthy; the mean in all things is safest; my opinion is very good; it is shameful to think one thing and say another; there is nothing safer than a Greeko-Turko-Creto-American physician of sound mind and good understanding in all things and particular the trade of Asklo- pion. y diploma never cures dise: but my head does the right work. When the head of a person stoops down, the feets are stand up.” Another circular is headed: cause. Justice to a man. “To the meeting of the Senate of the United States and to the notice of the peo- ple of all nations. Zhter! Hurrah! Long live the Sultan of Turkey and Chris- tians, Cretans and Mahammedans (as well as the Emperor of Russia).”” In this circular the stranger makes on ef- fort to tell that in Boston he was robbed of $10,000 by political offenders, who attempt- ed to have the “noble man” adjudged in- sane and sent to Canada. “At all,” reads part of this circular “the Greek Cretan physician reached at Wash- ington, D. C., in 1870, and the same year, on June 22, appeared before the clerk of the Supreme Court and took the oath and signed the naturalization papers in the presence of two witnesses, ; the year of I Mar. 6, married at Washington to an Irish-American woman, and Lived in Washington, Baltimore, Philadelphia and New York, from 1870 up to the year 176, and during that time the wife of this Greek Cretan turned a wrong in mind and jealou: of the Greek religion, and she attempted to murder the Greek Cretan with an ax during his sleep on the bed one night.” Continuing, he tells in the circular of a ccurt trial in Philadelphia before a noble Irish judge, and makes many absurd state- ments. An_ effort will be made by Sanitary Off- cer Frank to ascertain something of the man’s friends and notify them where he is confined, At the house on Indiana aveaue where the man lived, he was generally regarded as a crank, for he had boasted there that he had power to change the form of gov- ernments, and by a mere motion of the es he could dethrone a president or a king. “For one —_.__ Denth of Ex-Senator Stearns. There are scores of colored men in Wash- ington and this vicinity who will be pained to heer of the death at San Diego, Cal. yesterday of Judge O. P. Stearns of Min- nesota. Judge Stearns raised a company for the ninth Minnesota volunteers, and in 1863 he was commissioned colonel of the thirty-ninth United States colored troo) with whom he served through the war, making not only a brave but a kind and helpful commander to the men under him In 1871 he was elected to the United Stat Senate from Minncsota, and in 1874 he was appointed judge of the eleventh judicial district, which office he held four terias. —_.__—_ 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. High. Low Sse Oly ee 7% 2 2% aaa 25 18 lin 184 18 719 6.95 T2707 4.22 7 437 5 3.2 395 High. 1.52 T54 691 6.89 So eee we, Si Pty penn SREB —————— FINANCE AND TRADE Wall Street Values Profited Little by the Day’s Transactions, AN UNDERCURRENT OF PESSIMISW Effect of Decreased Missouri Pa- cific Earnings. GENERAL MARKET REPORTS Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. NEW YORK, June 4.—London cables r flected moderate improvement in the ma‘ ket for international securities, but brought no significant commissions to this side. The volume of local business is unimproved and values in consequence profited little by the day’s transactions. An undercurrent of pessimism 1s noticeable among the profe: sional traders now Good news is regarded of temporary importance only, while se intelligence is acted upon to the fullest extent. A decrease of $87,000 in Misseurl Pacific earnings for the fourth week in May, du to traffic obstructions incident to the S' Louis cyclone, resulted in a deciine of 1 per cent in the price of the » tal reported decrease of this sysiem for the month of May is $215,000, The declaration of the reguiar dividends on both the common and preferred stock of the Northwestern, accompanied by a state- ment of earnings showing a surplus aft charges of 7, viously report of the stock. From this stat parent that the present divide resents only a trifle more than one-half o' the actual earning: The vote of the way tee on the Butler bon: nes, in control of pr as > pre- and means commit- bill was another couraging development which passed un- noticed as a speculative factor. The nar- rowness of the market alone explains in- difference of this character. The public tion of an old political letter, written by the leading republican candidate several years ago, had an adve influence on both the volume of business and the ten- cency of prices. Reference to a freer use of silver in the national currency and a inarked hostility to trusts were particu- larly disturbing influences, In view of the present agitation of the silver question and its probable effect on sentiment and effort to advance the price of silver bullion certificates is again no- Uceable, Since the closing of the Indian mints this commodity has been practically neglected, but the varying fortunes of this year’s presidential campaign are relied upon to bring {t well to the front as an active speculative specialty. The price today was advanced to 69 gain of 3-8 per ular transactions, The certainty of foreclosure proceedin, by Reading’s bondholders attracted some selling of the stock of that company. Dur- ing the afternoon a moderate buying de- mand from commission houses was en- ccuntered in the coal shares, and some fa- \orable developments are anticipated from inside sources. The market for foreign excnange was ex- tremely dull, with an increasing tendency toward a further recession from the sj» point. An increased supply of sixty-day drawings is reported as the result of Mr. Morgan’s successful placing of American securities in London. At the present time gold exports are not profitable to the exporter unless consigned to Germany under a contract providing for ission. As no direct German steam- 8,8 nt over yesterday's reg- er gdils from this port until Tuesday of next week, no significant outfiow Is like- ly during the present week. FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL, The following are the opening, the highest end 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. American Sugar. Ameriean Sugar, Pfa American Tobacco. American Cotton OU. Atchison Balto. & Onio- Canada Southern Canada Pacific, | Chesapeake & Onis. 1c... 0. & StL chicago, B&Q Chic. & Northwestern... Chicago Gas, Cfs.. C. M. & St. Paul. Den. & R. Grand Dis. & Cattle Fee General Electric. Hinols Central Lake Shore. Erie ..... s Louisvilie & Nashvilie: Long Island Traction. Metropolitan Traction. Manhattan Elevated. Michigan Central. Missouri Pacitic. National Lead Co. National Lead Co. U. 3. Leather, Ptd. New Jersey Central New York Central NY.& . Northern Pacific, North American. Ont. & Western Pacitic Mail.. val & iron. Unien Pactile Wabash Watash, Pid. 16x “164 Waceling & I % Wheeling & L. ns WT BE Western Union Tel... MRM Ny Sliver... 9 69 GYR | xchange. m.U. 3. 4s | ap. $8 at 150. National Sate pe, erument Bonds, —U Wid. 107% asked. UL 8S asked. UL 8. District . 124% bid, 1 bid, 85 asked asked. Colu: on Railroad 6s, 1 6s, 113 bid. 51 Washington series A. 11S asked. Warhins 113 120 axked. cony. Os, 199 bid, Chesapeake tomac Telephone 3s, 100 bid. American Secu and) Tre md A, 100 bid, 104 aske American and Trust A. and ©, 100 bid, 164 asked. “Washin Jarket Company Ist fs," 109 bid. “Washington Market Company imp, 6s, 100 bid. Wa Company ext. Gs, 109 bid Masont im Ss, 106 bid. 100 Iie ‘Ohio, Trusi National Saf Deposit and Trust Washington Goan and Trust, 1 and Trast n and T rie Light 3 bid. Pennsyly nac, SS bid, d Pore 10) 2 ‘asked Mis Stocks. — Mergenthaler Linotype, 126% bid, asked, “Lanston Monot,; nia. Washington Market, i2 bid. Great F 120 bid. 180 asked. Lincoln Hall, 90 ask *Ex div.