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THE EVENING STAR, FRIDAY, JUNE 12, i896—-SIXTEEN PAGES. they can prevent a declaration for the gold standard and secure the adoption of a straddle. The silver men now here who do not.pretend to be leaders, but expect to follow their recognized champions, are hav- ing the idea drummed into them that they must stick to the party and be satisfied with the best they can get. A few like Trumbo and Lannan of Utah are insisting that no straddie should be accepted, and that the platform must declare for one thing or the other, but the spirit of com- promise is being aroused on nevery hand. The McKinley managers talk sovthingly to the silver men, arguing that the tariff is going to be the chief issue, and that being in hermony on that question they ought to avoid division on other issues. It 13 being urged that when the republican party is resored to complete pewer they can settle th+ question among themselves; that thing should now be subordinated to the one object of oust- ing the party in power. This talk, sec- onded by the declarations of party Icyalty by Shoup and Hansbrough, 1s affecting the atmosphere so that if Teller, Dubois, Can- non ant Hartman try to organize the silver men wiih the idea of repudiating the platform it ated that they will find a division in their ranks. The pur- pose is to win over a few of the delegates from each of the states represented by these men, so as to destroy the force of any move they may make If it does not silence tiem alogether. oe Stronger Drift Toward Gold. Special From a Staff Correspondent. ST. LOUIS, June 12—Mr. Hanna distinct- ly disavows any purpose on his part or on the part of Maj. McKinley to dictate the financi«l plank in the platform. The Me- Kinley managers want to guard against the inference being drawn that if a gold plank is adopted it will be against the wishes of McKinley. The drift toward a gold platform seems stronger today than at any time heretofore. ‘The arrival of Platt has been signalized by an active canvass for gold. It is the only point left for Platt to fight for, and only taing that has offered any hope niccess. lost of tne colored delegates manifest a vague idea of national finances, but they nearly all declare in general terms that they are for “sound money.” Platt is credited with the power to influence most of their votes for a gold plank, and the manne~ in which the McKinley managers talk indicates that they foresee the possi- bility that the gold men will write the financial plank ‘ Senator Lodge has telegraphed to his asking them to use their influ- him’ made chairman of the It i: said, how- ever, that a western gold man has been se- lected for that position by Mr. Hanna. Carter Denounces Manley. M. nomination ig view different politi- Here is what Senator Carter, chair- ional committee, said of it, ¢ words: “It was the most treachery that ever cians, man of the n: and I quote cold-blooded piece of disgrace! American Last Saturday Gen. Felix Agnus of Balti- more went to W: ton and had aa in- tsrview with Mr. Reed. He wanted to as- certain Mr. feeling as to his pr tion. Mr. Reed ex- en. Acnus as being con- “if his friends remain pressel himself to fident of s true to him. Gen. Agnus went back to Baltimore thor- eughly satisfied that the fight for Mr. Reed would continue, and communicated that impression to others. The announcement of Mr. Manley came as a complete surprise, and then, for the first time, came the ifleance of Mr. Reed's qualifying remark as to the loyalty of his friends. N. O. M. PLATT MEN TO BE UNSEATED. ecess, What is Said About the Threat to Holt. ST. LOUIS, June 12.—Today there were in circulation reports that Thomas C. Platt has declared his intention of bolting walking out of the convention if the contestants from New York should be seat- ed. It ts learned from members of the na- mittee that in all probability the tt men will be thrown out and the other men placed oa the temporary roll. The ‘port of what Platt had said was re- Mr. Hanna today, and he declined the matter in any way. “I shall not get excited over this, even if Mr. Platt said it,” Mr. Hanna remarked, and when assured that Platt had made the remark, he was not disturbed Other friends of McKinley who heard the talk said that Platt was putting up a grand bluff, and that no one was to be alarmed over what he might say. Platt's friends stated emphatically that the position of Mr. Platt was that in ca: six regularly elected delegates in New Yerk should be urseated there would be sixty more delegates who would walk out of the convention. ‘This view is denied by some of the dele- gates from New York, who say that there are from twenty-five to thirty delegates from New York who are ardent McKinley men, and cannot be expected to follow latt in any such move. Members of the national committee think the talk of a New York bolt !s wholly for the purpose of the influence it may have on the decision of contests yet to be decided. To an Associated Press reporter today Mr. Platt said that he had not spoken par- ticularly of the New York delegates which Were contested, but upon the whole pro- ceeding in the committee. ‘They are riding rough-shod over every- thing.” he said. “The question of a man’s ttle to a seat is not considered on its mer- its, but as to his position on presidential candiates. M>. Hahn, the member of the committee has declared that the only question involved in these contests i: whether or not the man fs for McKinley and that line of policy 1s what New York objects to.” Mr. F reiterated that he has con- tinvally ted that Mr. Mortun’s name would he presented and voted for. Whe: ed what he had to suy about Mr. Maniey’s manifesto, he said he did not think it had made any apprectabie differ- ence in the situation. He was very sorry that Mr. Manley had made the statement, and was at a loss to explain it, excep? that the Maine commi:teeman must have become demoralized when there was no necessity for it. Mr. Platt has received a dispatch from Mr. Reed, who says that Mr. Maniey's ut- terance was wholly unauthorized, and ex- Pressed his astonishment that Manley had taken such a course. Mr. Platt Is interested In having a gold standard plank in the platform. “From all I have heard,” he sald, “I think that the convention will take that course. ‘There seems to be a demand that cannot be resisted in favor of a firm declaration for the gold standard. ‘he silver men wili not be satisfied with any kind of a straddle that may be prepared, and there should be no at- tempt to have anything but a straight gold declaration.” GOING TO ST. Louis. Republican Delegates Setting Out for the Mound City. HARRISBURG, Pa. June 12.—Gov. Hastings and party of friends started from this city at noon today in a special car at- tached to the Pennsylvania railroad's Niagara express for St. Louis, to attend the republican national convention, to which the governor is a delegate. The party consists of Gov. and Mrs. Hastings, Miss Helen Hastings, Attorney General and Mrs. McCormick, Miss McCormick, Secre- tary of the Commonwealth Frank Reed= and Mra. Reeder, Miss Graham of Pitts- burg, a schoolmate of the governor's daughier, and James M. Auter, me: ser in the executive department. State Treasurer Haywood starts tomor- row night for St. Louls, in compan: ex-State Treasurer Samuel M. Jac! Apollo. Major Barnet, deputy sec the commonwealth; John P. Blkin, deputy attorney general, and W. W. Morgaridge, erk in the bureau of industrial sta- tistics, will go from this city with the Pennsylvania delegation. Mr. Elkin is a delegate from the twenty-fifth district ard Mr. Morgaridge an alternate from the twenty-sixth district. Senator McCarrell of this city, an alternate-at-large, starts this evening for St. Louis, with Mrs. Me- Garreil. They will be &ccompanied by ry of W. Mifiin Smith of Marketville, a delegate from the fourteenth district, and his wife. Gov. Hastings’ friends on Capitol Hill believe he has a splendid chance of being the nominee of the convention for Vice President. State Treasurer Haywood s: if Senator Quay is not given the presids tial nomination the Pennsylvania delega- tion will insist on Hastings’ selection for second place. HARTFORD, Conn., June 12—The Con- necticut delegates to the republican nation- ai convention leave at 6 o’clock this even- ing en a special train, which proceeds by way of Springfield. The twelve delegates will be accompanied by well-known men from all parts of the state to the number of thirty. The headquarters of the Con- necticut delegation will be at the Laclede Hotel. NEW YORK, June 12—Something iike 250 New York republicans bound for St. Leu's left this city today fully charged with ersthus‘asm for Levi P. Morton as a Fresident'al candidate. They travel west- ward on a chartered train on the Balti- more and Ohio railroad. Thurlow Weed Barnes heads the party. REPUBLICAN CLUBS. National League May Have a Vice Presidential Candidate. ST. LOUIS, Mo., June 12—It is probable that the National League of Republican Clubs will have something to say about the vice presidential candidate. The league 1s largely for McKinley, but there is a di- vision of sentiment in regard to the second place. Ex-Goy. D. Russell Brown of Rhode Isiand is a member of the league in good standing, and his friends will put him for- ward a3 the right man to combine with McKiniey on the national ticket. E. A. McAlpin of New York is the presi- dent of the league, and naturally his friends are unxiou: to see him honored. McAlpin is adjutant general on the staff of Gov. Morton of New York, and the argument will be advanced that his nomination would piease Morton. Guy. Morton seems to be the choice of the national committee among all the New York candidates, and if he would accept the nomination there is some reason to be- Neve that the vice presidency would be held cut to him by the powers that Le, provided that Quay’s consent could be secured. The friends of Garret A. Hobart of New Jersey claim that Quay is committed to him, and there are surface incications that give probability to this story. Senator Quay, however, is very cautious in making promises, and ‘the Hobart people miy be ounting their chickens before they are hatehed. Quay may take it inio his head, for ex- ple, to name Gov. Hastings of Penn- sylvania for the vice presidency. Leaving Hastings out of the question, it Is prob- able that Quay, if he had to choose be- tween Hobart and a New England man, would the former. Payne, member of the national fer Wisconsin, said in discuss- uation: * ut, Hobart of New Jersey has the Icad with those now here. We cannot, hewever, tell how it imay be when more tes arrive. Still, Mr. Hobart is gen- nized as an available man. He in two votes of defeating Smith Jersey, for the United States Sen- ul years ago, and could easily Jersey for the republican ticket The ction has been raised to Mr. Hobart that New Jersey has always gone @emoeratic in a presidential election, but nds of the Jerseyman say that this :nusual year and that with Hobar cn the ticket the republicans would carry the state by ng majority. The boom for H. Clay Evans of Tennes- see has grown to a wonderful size. Evans himself kas made no effort to secure sec- cnd place on the McKinley ticket. He has other plans in view, which would make his acceptance of the vice presidential nomi- nation impossible. Another candidate fer second place on the ticket is M. H. De Young of California. He is a strong favorite among the fre= silver men of the west. He has done noth- ing hinsself toward securing the place, but Lis numerous fricnds in the west nave donc a good deal of bustling. —— CHARITIES INVESTIGATION. THE Senator Harris Did Not Ask for and Declines the Chairmanship. The announcement made in last evening's Star of the appointment of Senator Harris, Faulkner and McMillan by the Vice Presi- dent as members of the joint commission to investigate thp local charities caused quite a stir at the Capitol yesterday. Today a new feature is added to the case by the de- clination of Mr. Harris to serve on tha commiss.on. This was announce] through the medium of a letter to The Star contra- dicting the statement made upon what ap- peared to be good authority, that Senator Harris had personally requested appoint- ment as chairman of the commission. This letter reads as follow ‘To the Editor of The Evening Star: “My attention has this moment Leon called to an a in this evening’: of your p the caption Th Charities Cemmission,’ ir which, among other thinys, appears the following state. ment: ‘It turns out, however, that Mr. Harris went to the President and secuicd from him a promise to appoint him (Harris) as chairman ef the joint com- mission by naming him first among the three Senaturs.. Aliow me to say that the above statement is unqualitiedly and absolutely fals: on the con- trary, the environments are such that I shall be constrained to decline serving on the commission in any capacity. “Respec y, ISHAM G. HARRIS.” This declinaticn may change the status of the case somewhat. The Vice President will, of course, fill the vacancy if Mr. Har- ris refuses to serve on the commission, and it may he that he wiil accept this opportu- nity to make an entirely new organization of the Senate end of the joint commission The announcement of the appointment will probably be made, notwithstanding the fact that Congress is now in recess, but the situation is somewhat complicated by that fact. Meanwhile, it is understood that at the suggestion of certain of the leading Senators who are members of the steering committee of the Senate, and with the approval of the House members of the joint commission, seme work will be done in the way of collecting material and in- fofmation for the use of the commission by Mr. Moore, ,the clerk of the Senate Dis- trict committee. : a ee Getting Rid of Children, Lizzie Fry, colored, eighteen years, and unmarried, was in the Police Court today because she wanted to get rid of her “in- fant. She has the consumption, and says she is unabie to care for the child. Noth- ing was said about the father’s being able to care for the infant. Judge Muler said he was getting tired of sending these babies where the taxpayers will have to bear the expense of caring for them. He taought it was about time that some of these mothers and fathers of {i- legitimate children were being prosecuted under the Edmunds law. Liazie was told that a repetition of the offense would mean a jail sentence for her. The child was turned over to Agent Park- man of the board of chiidren’s guardian: Lucy Davis. another colored infant, was in court because her mother had abandoned her. Several days ago Mary Davis, the in- fant’s mother, left the child at the house of a stranger end failed to return. The child was turned over to the board. ee Temporary Track. The Commissioners today agreed to grant a temporary permit to the Metropolitan Railroad Company to lay. a temporary track from the main line to the Baltimore and Ohio track in order to allow the com- pany to unload its new cars for the F street line. The Commissioners were in- formed that the road would be in operation by the 15th of July. Our Advertising Columns. Read the advertising columns of The Star carefully. They are an invaluable guide to the buyer. You wili find the an- nouncements of all the success- ful business houses and will miss the fake concerns and habitual bankrupts. You won't find the latter. Reputable advertisers dislike being found in their company. LATE NEWS BY WIRE The National Republican Committee Again in Session. PROPOSED CHANGE OF REPRESENTATION Mysterious Hints Regarding Sena- tor Quay’s Plans. CURRENT TALK AT ST. LOUIS es ST. LOUIS, June 12.—The national com- mittee was rather slow in getting together ‘teday. The sersion was not set until 10:30, and it was a quarter of an hour later be- fore they got together. i On motion of Mr. Scott of West Virginta, the time to present action of the cases of claimants to seats in contest was re- duced from fifteen to ten minutes, by a Vote of 25 to 15. Mr. Scott said in making this motion it was clear that the present rate of progress the committee will be en- gaged entirely too long if the time was not reduced. In support of this statement he sad only 6) of the 168 seats in the con- test had been awarded. Considerable time was spent by the com- mittee in discussing in executive session cn the propriety of permitting stenograph- ic reports of the proceedings of the com- mittee. Mr. Clayton made objection to the pres- ence of the private secretary of Mr. Suth- erland, saying that ff each member under- took tu have a secretary present the en- tire committee would be discommoded. Mr. Sutherland explained that he ap- peared for Mr. Clarkson, and had found it 5 necessary to have a secretary. The matter was so arranged as to permit the stenographer to be present during hearings, but not while the executive ses/ sions were in progress. Notice was given of the withdrawal of the contest from the elghth Virginia dis- trict. W. B. G. Shumate and N. Y. Wale were therefore declared entitled to seats. Shumate and Wale are instructed for Mc- Kinley, while Edwards and Robinson, who had filed a protest, were opposed to the Ohio candidate. James Francis Burke of Pittsburg, Pa., was elected official reporter of the pro- ceedings for the convention. He and George H. Thornton of Buffalo, N. Y., were the only candidates whose names’ were presented. . ‘The committee then resumed considera- tion of the Mississippi contests, beginning with the sixth district. This contest pre- sented no points of especial interest. The ccntesiants, © A. Simson and George F. Bowles, the Lynch men, were seated. They are friendly to McKinley. The seventh district concluded the list of Mississippi contests. This was another case of two conventions involving mu- tual accusations of irregularity from Hill and the Lynch forces. James Matthews and Geoige Cranbury were tke Hill claimants, and J. Meredith Matthews and Thomas BE. Richardson, the Lynch men, all belng advocates of McKinley. Mr. Matthews, one of the Hill delegates, made a plea to be seated, devoting most of his time to a complaint of Mr. Lynch's efforts to manage Mississipp! politics from Washington. Replying, Mr. Lynch said he had never heard eny complaint from Mr. Matthews on the ground of residence until he (Lynch) had failed to support Matthews for dele- gate. “i made my complaint,” responded Mr. Matthews from his seat, “as soon as discovered how rotten your methods were.” The Hill men were seated. The committee then returned to the con- test of S. M. Murphy (teed man) against John Harmon (for McKinley), for a seat from tke third Alabama district. Murphy, who is a colored school teacher, argued his own case, and declared that nothing could brought against him, except that he be would not do all he was asked to do. Har- mon asserted that Murphy had voted for Mr. Cleveland for President. There had also been a contest over the other seat from this district, Samuel S. Booth being the contestee and D. H. Prentiss the con- testant. Committeeman Youngblood read a letter fiom Prentiss withdrawing his contest, but the opposition announced its unwillingness to permit the withdrawal. Before the contest was decided, Mr. Suth- erland moved to refer the case to ccmmittee, but Mr. Clayton made of order that the motion was not in order. A vote was taken and Mr. Sutherland’s mo- tion was lost, 18— Congressman Settle moved a declaration that none of the dele- gates were entitled to seats. The motion was lost. Booth and Harmon were seated by a vote of 12 to 21. Recess was taken until 2 p.m. TO CHANGE REPRESENTATION. A System That Would Increase the District's Vote in Convention. ST. LOUIS, Jure 12—National Commit- teeman Payne will press his resolution for a different representation in the national conventions. He wants the national com- mittee to recommend to the convention the fellowing: “Resolved, That the national committee recommend to the convention that here- after the basis of representation from the several states shall be fixed at four dele- gates-at-large and one additional delegate for cach 7,000 votes or majority fraction thereof cast in each state for the republi- can electoral ticket at the last preceding election, end that each territory and the District of Columbia be entitled to six dele- getes. On the basis of the votes cast at the elec- ticn of 1894 the representation would be as fcllows, as compared with the representa- tion in the present convention: Siat Present. New. Alabama. 17 4 California. 24 2 20 iL 10 18 9 B 2 50 2 w 30 14 Maine. 18 Maryland) 22 Massel: 32 Michigan. ... 0 Minnesota. 30 Missis-ipy 15 Mixxourt. ES 38 6 rn 16 2 G 9 3 M4 20 Bu R 102 2B 21 6 1 46 oT 8 14 ot os Rhode Island, 8 12 South Caro! 18 15 South Dukota. 8 14 EnesKe. 24 24 30 aS 8 14 S 20 : 22 West Virginia. 12 20 Wisconsin. rt 37 6 9 2 6 New Mexter 2 4 Okiahoma. . . 2 6 2 6 2 6 2 6 he national ccmmittee has passed during the few days it has been considering contests will prob- ably influence it to favorably consider Mr. Payne's resolution. MYSTERIOU A Sensation Promised When Quay's Plans Are Made Known. Special From 4 Staff Correspondent. ST. LOUIS, June 12.—State Senator An- drews of Pennsylvania, Quay’s lieutenant, and the man who made an anti-McKinley missionary tour with Gen. Clarkson through the west, has got into the national committee with a proxy from Alaska. He is there to swell the very thin ranks of anti-McKinley committeemen and to do such skillful work as he can in preparation for a fight against the committee in the convention. He says that no one but the Senator himself knows what Quay’s plans HINTS. are; that they will not be disclosed until Quay gets into the convention. When they proceed to carry out the Quay program, he says, there will be a hum- ming old time, and some people will be car- Tied off theingtéet. He predic! lat. the work of the na- tional comm pi on the contests will be knocked ouf\ibx\ the convention. This is fay |kdpresentative of the talk indulged in hy {those who are sticking by the Platt ec, col ‘They thi (a hot fight in the conven- tion against (Gefreport of the national com- mittee on thg tontests, and talk mysteri- cusly about fhely plans. J.P. M. RUMPRY AT ST. LOUIS. Mr. Platt Has Taken the Center of the Stuge. Special From a Staff Correspondent. rie! ST. LOUI§, June 12.—The latest rumor this afternoon is that Platt contemplates throwing tHe New York delegation to Reed. It cannot be verified. McKinley people speak of Platt’s declara- tion of defiance as an effort to put himself in a position to make terms. They suspect him of wanting to name the Vice President, and some of them are saying this afte noon that if Platt asks for second place for Morton he can have the nomination. Senator Proctor called on H. Clay Evans today and announced that he favored the nomination of a southern man for the vice presidency, and would do all he could for Evans. He said that New England had no candi- date for the place, and that while he could not make any pledges pending consultation with the Vermont delegation he thought Evans could get the Vermont votes. * J.P. M. —_-_+_—.—_—_ IN BEHALF OF THE TARIFF. rnelius N. Blixs and Others at St. Louis. ST. LOUIS, June 12.—Representatives of the American Protective Tariff League will arrive ton'ght and open headquanters at the Planters’. The eastern representatives are the guests of Cornelius N. Bliss, pres- ident of the American Proteotive Tariff League and treasurer of the republican national committee. Among those composing the tariff league party, are the following: C. N. Bliss of New York, Gen. Horace Porter of New York, John D. Wise of New York, Con- Bressiman F. W. Mondell of Wyoming, Wim. Brookfield of New York, Congressman Robert W. Taylor of Ohio, Col. S. V. R. Cruger, president of the park board, New York city; Homer Laughlin of Ohi Anson G.’ McCook, city _chamberlai New York city; Gen. C. H. T. Collis, com- missioner of public works of New York. H. T. Oxnard of Nebraska, W. F. Wake- man, general secretary of the American Protective Tariff League of New York; George W. English of New York, Andrew Jacobs of New York, R. J. Lewis of New York, Dr. S. A. Robinson of New York, J. H. Newins of New York, T. St. John Gafftrey of New Ycrk, State Senator Frank D, Pavey of New York and Talissen Evans ef New York. ——— BERING SEA COMMISSIONERS. Dr. Stejneger and Dr. L ns Named. SAN FRANCISCO, June 12.—Dr. David Starr Jordan, president of Stanford Uni- versity, has received a telegram from Charles F. Hamlin, acting secretary of the treasury, notifying him of his appoint- ment as president of the Bering sea com mission, which will go to Alaska cn the steamer Albatross in a few days to make an exhaustive study of the sealing ques- tion. ‘The telegram also sald he would have as associates on the commission Doctors Stejneger and Lucas of the Smithsonian Institution. The Bering sea commission was created py Congress to inquire fully as to the de- struction of the seals now said to be go- ing on in the northern waters. ‘The numbcr and condition of the females and cubs will be thorougaly gone into; also the eff carrying on pelagic hunting. The influe! of the regulations as to seal hunting pro- vided by the Paris arbitration, will be particularly, ¢mbraced jn, the inquiries of Prof. Jordan’ and hits axsdtiate commission- crs. ‘ President Jordan, of and means: employed in ce es DOUBT ABOUT THE BITE. a eae OL A Dog Cast Settled’ in Favor of the . Defendant. An interesting dog case was decided in Judge Cole’s court teday—that of Freder- ick Zeller against Henry Fetter. Mr. Zeller conducts a tailoring establishment, and also deals in birds. Some time ago Mr. Fetter entered the shop. With him was his Little dog. The tirds becom‘g disturbed, Mr. Zeller step- ped over to quiet them, when, he claimed, the dog bit him on the leg. Quite a wound resulted, he alleged, and he subsequently sued Mr. Fetter, claiming $3,000 damages. Mr. Henry E. Davis, counsel for Mr. ‘Tetler, complained that the plaintiff, repre- eented by Mesars. Fulton & Edwards, fail- ed to show clearly tin his declaration whether the defendant or his dog bit the plaintiff. “He also complained that the declaration was-at last Indefinite in al- leging that the dog bit the plaintiff at his jiace of business. oe Fetter insisted that the dog did not bite Mr. Zeller, and that, if it did, the wound was nothing more than a mere scratch until the plaintiff treated it with ammonia. ‘The jury disposed of the case by return- ing a verdict for the defendant. panied Sa Divorces Granted. Judge Hagner today granted Louis H. Orleman, Jr., a divorce from Mary D. Orle- , to whom-he was married at Gains- ‘ille. Fla, July 17, 1886. Mr. Orleman charged his wife with deserting and aban- doning him here April , 1892. Two chil- dren, a boy and girl, were born to them, the girl being In the custody of her moth and the boy being in the custody of his fatnervorce was also granted by Judge Ha- ner today to Jane RK. Hall from Frank P. Hall, because of the husband's unfaithful- ness. Mrs. Hall filed her petition the 224 of last April, the papers in the case being withheld from publication. ———— Business High School, ete ‘The commencement exercises of ~ thé Washington Business High School will take place Monday evening next at the Grand Opera House. The program is as follows: Overture, ‘Jolly Fellows;” “Sea Breezes” waltz; patrol, “Darkies’ Jamboree; mar “Business High School;” invocation, Rev Dr. Wallace Radcliffe; “Spanish Serenade: address to the graduating class, Mr. simon Nvolt. “Shepherdess’ Drill,” arranged by Genevieve Stebbins; “Echoes from the Met- ropolitan Opera Hous conferring of de- ropes by Commissioner John W. Itoss; arceen, “The Athlete.” ‘The music will be by the Marine Band. Indictments Retarned. The grand jury this afternoon returned the following, indictments: Horace, alias Wiiey, Jacksop, and Robert Clarke, alias Leslie, larceny; Frank Ramsey, adultery; Laura Hamilton, second offense of petit larceny; David 8. Sullivan, violating sec- 3 evised Statutes; John H. Butler, Serie intent to kill; Walter Williams, do. —_——_— Olympic Postage Stamps. From the New York Evening Telegram. Most governtients"are more or less like Individuals, a trait which is shown In the fact that most governments have hobbies. One illustrious example of this is found in the fashion of nations to celebrate extra- ordinary events by the issue of extra- ordinary postage stamps. The United States did this at the time of the Chicage fair. The pope, even, has yielded to the insidious temptation. As arule, the smaller the country, the longer the list of stamp issues, since frequent variation creates scarciiy, and scarcity is the cause of the philatelist reaching deep into his pocket. Some rather obscure states have been sus- pected of having deliberately traded on the passion of the collector for the sake of increasing their revenues. But in the present instance Greece has the best of excuses for issuing a new series of stamps to commemorate the games which have aroused the profound interest not only of athletes, but of all lovers of classic history. The designs of the stamps have been made altogether appropriate to the character of the events, and the result is an issue which is of much more than or- inary interest. SEE [LT MAJ. THROCKMORTON He Takes the Stand Again in the Holt Case. THE JODGES KINDNESS This the Eighteenth Day of the Interesting Trial. « THE OTHER WITNESSES =e Wher. the eighteenth day of the Holt will case began this morning Mrs. Ray was again put upon the stand for further cross- examination. When she was on the stand yesterday afternoon a number of letters from Judge Holt to the witness were pro- duced and offered in evidence. They were given to the lawyers to be kept over night for examination. This morning Mr. Worth- ington announced that he would object to the reading of any parts of these letters except those that referred directly to Miss Hynes. In reply to questions from Mr. Worth- ington, Mrs. Ray said that beside being an orphan, Miss Hynes has neither sisters nor brothers. Mrs. Ray said that the con- versation she had with Judge Holt with reference to his affection for Miss Hynes took place at his home in this city early in July, 1884. Mrs. Ray admitted that the loan of $4,000 from Judge Holt, which was made to her husband, and which resulted in bad feel- ing between the judge and Mr. Ray when it was not paid. was made at her request. The note @fterward fell into the hands of Mr. Wash Holt, and when he sent an offi- cer to levy on the furniture in the Ray house she expressed great indignation. Mr. Darlington entered an objection to this form of cross-examination, but it was allowed on Mr. Worthington’s explanation that it was for the purpose of showing tine feeling of the witness toward one of the parties to this suit. An reply to Mr. Darlington the witness stated thut the note had all been paid ex- cepting 3315. Mr. Ray askea for thirty days, in which to pay the valance, but Mr. Holi refused to extend the time for even two days. Mr. Darlington then read extracts from letters to Mrs. Ray, in which Judge Holt spoke in affectionate terms of Miss Hynes saying that there was no one with a better claim upon her (Mrs. Ray's) love und devo- tion than her aunt, Miss Hynes. The let- ters were then passed round among the Jury, so that they might make comparisons of the handwriting with photographs of the alleged will, which each juryman held in is hands. Mr. Darlington called their spe- rial attention to the absence of the “jab on the J” in each signature. It will be re- ered that one of the witnesses for the caveators spoke of this jab as a character- istic of Judge Holt’s handwriting in his sig nature. He also asked them to note the way in which the word “Washington” was writ- en. Mr. Worthington objected to all this as an unnecessary consumption of time, but Mr. Darlington explained that there were but eight letters in which any mention was made of Miss Hynes, and agreed to hasten matters as much as possible. Mr. Darlington asked that one letter be allowed to go in evidence in full, on the ground that in it the judge said that Miss Hynes had replied to a letter from him even more promptly than Mrs. Ray had done. “I will be frank in saying that one rea- son I want this letter in is the faci that there are a number of t’s in it that have loops. Mr. Carvalh, the expert. you know, said that he had never seen a loop letter t in all Judge Holt’s handwriting.” “Now, Mr. I that’s hardly a fair statetment marked Mr. Worthing- ton, rather tartly ‘The truth is always fal: Mr. Worthington dil not seem to think it just right for a lawyer to say anything he wanted to simply because it was true. Judge Bracley decided that the state- ment smacked too strongly of evidence to be proper, and Mr. Darlington smiled and agreed to modify it. Cross-examined by Mr. Worthington, Mrs. Ray said that she was rot positive put that the amount i 5 issue between and Mr. Holt was $715 instead She was not sure but that Mr. Holt had granted her husband several extensions of time on the note. Mrs. Ray explained the business relations between Mr. Ray and Mr. Holt, as she understood them, which, she sald, had made er so indignant with Mr. Holt. ‘And “tam.” This concluded Mrs. Ray’s experience as a witress, and the next witness callea in rebuttal vas Miss Sara A. Terry. She testified that she was a clerk in the reg! ter’s office last August when the alleg will turned up so mystericusly. She said that when she first saw the document the paper war in one piece. She used to know Judge Holt, which was her reason for examining the paper so carefully. She was also on speaking terms with Mr. Luke Devlin. Dr. W. M. Gray, the microsccpist at the Army Medical Museum, was next called and questioned by Mr. Blair Lee. Dr. Gray said that he was familiar with the use of the camera, and with the meth- ods of taking enlarged photographs with the assistance of the microscope. He iden- tified a photograph of the alleged will which he had made. It was about four feet in length, and showed the handwrit- i.g greatly magnified. The pnotograph was submitted to the jury, Mr. Lee claim- ing that it showed that the separation be- tween the two parts of the will was not ecmplete. ‘This break or line of separation Is just between the last two lines of the alleged will, the one bearing the date, “February 7, 1b73," and the other the signature of the testator, “J. Holt.” It has been the ccntention of the caveatees throughoat that the loop in the letter “‘y” in the date and the tops of the “J” and the “t” in the signature were carried across this break in scch a way as to prove that when ill was written it was on one com- plete piece of paper. Dr. Gray produced several photo-micro- graphs of these particular points. They were photographs enlarged to sixty-five diameters, showing the surface of the pa- per, and the ink marks so greatly exag- gerated that they looked like pictures of the surface of the moon. Dr. Gray said that these enlargements showed such an interlacing of fibera across the line as to convince him beyond a doubt that the paper was one piece at the time he made the photographs. Mr. Lee asked the witness whether he had made any experiments in the matter of writing across the line of severance be- tween two pleces of paper and had photo- graphed the results. Dr. Gray said that he had, but Mr. Wor- thington objected to his testifying as to the results on the ground that experiments made for the purpose were rot competent as evidence. Judge Bradley sustained the objection. Mr. Lee said that he would show by this witness that when an attempt was mado to write across two pieces of a paper that had been severed by a sharp instrument, the result was the spreading of the ink such as did not appear in the big photo- graphs of the alleged will. Mr. Worthington remarked that if such evidence as that were admitted they would be entitled to bring other witnesses who were more efpert in writing across a line of severance. In this way the case might run on forever. He further objected on the ground that Dr. Gray had not qualified as an expert on this point prior to the time that he made the experiments for the purposes of this case. The objection was sustained. Dr. Gray said that when he made the photographs in the laboratory at the museum a piece of the paper about twice the size of a match head fell off. He took a section about the size of a pin head to make a slide for a microscopic study of the fibers in the paper. An effort was made to show hy the witness how the severance of the paper was brought about, as proved by the microscop- ic appearance of the edges, but Mr. Worth- ington objected, that there was nothing to prove that Dr. Gray was an expert on the subject of the wear and tear of paper. The question was put in a number of dif- ferent ways, but the court sustained an objection to each and every one of them. Dr. Gray was then turned over to the lawyers for the cther side for cross-exam- ination, but Mr. Worthington announceé yu still are indignant In One Piece. * that he had no questions to the doctor was then excused. Maj. Throckmort Maj. Throckmorton was then called again to take the stand. He said that he first made the acquaintance of Judge Holt when he was a lud of sixteen. He met the judge at his father’s house. When the judge was Postmaster General he gave the witness a Posttion in the post office. He afterwerd resigned the position on Judge Holt’s ad- vice, and accepted another in the west. In 1861 he was given 2n appointment es second Heutenant in the 4th Artillery by President Lincoln, at the instance of Judge (0) He saw Judge Holt here in 1865, when stationed at Fert Barry, and again when stationed at Fort Washington and Fort Foote, from 1868 to 1872. At all times the judge acted toward him in a most friendly manner and always evidenced a great tn- terest In his welfare. After recess Maj. Throckmorton contin- ued his testimony as to the relations that existed between himself and the late Judge Holt. In a letter to Gen. Robert Anderson, which was read to the jury, Judge Holt spoke in the highest terms of the witness’ loyalty in serving the Union side, notwith- standing the fact that his father was in the confederate army. He spoke of the witness as a young man of the highest character, whose conduct at the battle of Bull Run was such as to call for special commendation from his superior officer. Mr. Worthington objected to all this testimony, on the ground that he had never claimed that there hac been any breach between Judge Holt and the Throckmortons up to 1881. Mr. Darlington eaplained that this went to show the rela- tons that existed between the parties pricr to 1873, as tending to show that Judge Holt would probably have made such be- cucsts as appear in the will in controversy. The court sustained the objection in so far as it applied to handing the letters to the jury for comparison at this time. Mr. Darlington then continued the read- ing of the letters. Mr. Worthington pro- tested against the reading of such portions of these letters as did not cast some direct light on the subject of the writer's feelings tcward his protege. Mr. Darlington insisted that the whole of these letters went to show the fatherly interest that Judge Holt took in the young Meutenant. In one of the let- ters Judge Holt told of a visit he had made to Gen. Sherman in behalf of his young friend. Lieut. Throckmorton was then do- ing duty as a mustering officer, but was anxious to be assigned to duty In the field with Gen. Sherman. Tn this and in other leiters written during the war Judge Holt spoke of the gratification he felt that the hepes imposed in Lieut. Throckmorton by ask him, and in. is country, his mother and his friends were being realized. Letters Rend. In one of the letters Judge Holt suid that he waz glad an idle rumor about his young friend had been put to rest. Do you know what that refers to, ma- Jor?” Mr. Dariington asked. “It refers to a story that I was drink- ing. Did you write to him about it? 1 did.” “What did you s “That it was a le The letter from Judge, Holt acknowle: ing the honor done him’ by Major Throck- moricn in naming kis daugnter after him was also read, as were several letiers to Mrs. Throckmorton, which were all couch- ed in terms of warm affection. Mrs. Threckmorton was related to Judge Holt’ second wife, and in his letters to her the Judge always addressel her as his “dear cousin.” The part that Major Throckmor- ton took in the Modoc war when he was with the forces in pursuit of Captain Jack’s band, was highly commended in Judze Hoit’s epistles. In @ letter from Major Throckmorton to Judge Holt, dated at the lava beds near Jack's Camp, February 5, 1873, two days before the date of the alleged will, the mijor said that while they were there they would have to whip the Indians, b: that his sympathy was all with “Jack and his warriors, fer he thcvght that they had been badly treated by the agent and others in authority. The major closed his letter by saying that if it should be his fat» not to return to his darling wife and babies he was certain Judge Holt would not let them want. The reply to this letter, the major sald, on the stand this afternoon, was received while he was still In the lava beds. Owing to the exigencies of camp life, which pre vented him from even carrying an extra shirt, all his correspondence was destroyed. ‘Major, do you remember what Judge in that letter?” he was asked. “He said, ‘Do your duty. They shall not suffer. A letter from Judge Holt to President Grant was also placed in evidence. In It the witness was recommended for appoint- ment as a major in the signal service, and his heroic conduct during the war and in the Modoc campaign was referred to at length. A Mfsanderstanding. Major Throckmorton said that there was at one time a slight misunderstanding be- tween him and Judge Holt, growing out of some misrepresentation by a third party with reference to Mrs. Throckmorton and Miss Hynes. This was all explained away, however, and did not seem to affect the at- litude of Judge Holt toward him. In arswer to a question from Mr. Dar- lington Maj. Throckmorton said from the time he entered the army, in March, ‘Gl, he never had any sign of trouble ‘until October, 1S¥1, when he was arrested and tried by court-martial. On cross-examination the major said that the last time he ever saw Judge Holt was in 1885. Mr. Worthington took a letter from his pocket and asked the witness if he had written it. He said that he had. The law- yer then read it to the jury. It was writ- ten January 2, 1892, from Fort Schuyler, ¥., and asked for a letter from Judge Holt to lay before the court-martial, set- ting forth his military services, In his letter of request the major spoke of a misunderstanding which had grown up between them, and which he deeply re- gretted. “Now, major, did you ever get a reply to that letter “I did and I did not. That is to say, I never got a written reply.” “In the judge's letters to you while you were in the lava beds he always speaks of your wife and dear little children.” Yes, sir.” . ‘Now, major, do you know of any reason why he should have left your daughter $80,000 or $100,000 and not a cent to your son?” “That was a matter for Judge Holt to say.” “How old was your son in February, 18732"" He was fiv ‘And your daughter was seven?” Yes, sir.” Mr. Darlington read a portion of the de- pcsition of Mr. Robert 8. Holt, and short- ly afterward the court adjourned. ——.__. Grain and Cotton Markets. Furnished by W. B. Hibbs & Co., 1421 F street, members New York stock exchange, ccrrespondents Messrs. Ladenburg, Thal- mann & Co., New York. GRAIN. | pen. ch. Low. Close. Wheat—July. Bry ST (BT we Oe OS 2% 2B A-BAT Fe ae 1% 1 1 i7 1% 18) Te ta tse 718° 71 TM Tat 730 Taz 421 4.27 417) 417 4:40 442 432 432 393 395 38S 88T 407 4:12 4200 4.02 ITTON. High. Low. Close. ee ee 731 732 720 Z29 66 68ST 65k 66 608 665 658 6.66 Baltimore Markets. BALTIMORE, June 12.—Flour tnactlve—spring eS tent, $3.602§3.80; spring wheat straights, —receipts, 11,859 barrels; shipments, barrels. Wheat “dull and easy—spot and month, Gia6i4; July, G2%a63: August, G2%,26. September, 62% asked—receipis, 962 tas! Stock, 249.500 Inishiels; sales, 30,000 bushels—eouth ein Wheat by sample, month, 324a3: steamer mixed, 81431) shipments, 20,000 bushels—sonthern” whit Oats steady, with . un ‘granulated, 5.08 per 100 unchanged. Eggs weak — jeady, unchanged. Whisky an Great Britain will act as arbitrator in the boundary dispute between Argentina and Chile. _ ‘Three men charged with assault on wo- aa have been hanged by a mob at Bryan, x. FINANCE AND TRADE Lower Prices in Expectation of Re- sults at St. Louis. Yet Moderate Buying Toned the Market Up. GENERAL MARKET REPORTS tee Scteeoners Special Dispatch to The Evening Star, NEW YORK, June 12—An evident dis- Position to avoid the use of the word “gold” in the St. Louis platform and the unex- pected engagement of $2,200,000 gold for the continent resulted in uniformly lower prices during the initial trading this morn- ing. A moderate buying demand was ¢ countered at the decline and net gai varying from % to % per cent prevailed at the close of the noon hour. ‘The dominant characteristics of the mar- ket are unchanged, political indecision sug, gesting caution tn all departmerts of finance. The necessity for an emph sound money declaration is daily becom- ing more urgent, and perhaps is the more to be relied upon by reason of its neces- sity. Eastern delegates, doomed perhaps to the casting of merely complimentary votes, depar: under strict instructions to insist upon a money plank sound in the eyes of the entire commercial world. Con- ccesions and compromises are to be ex- pected, but some detraction from the p ent prominence of silver is not unlikely. if more gold is impossible less silver wil be insisted upon by the delegates whose second choice instructions alone command respect as the ccnyention is now organized. Any republican would be an ample protectionist, but some are better financiers than others. The concern on the latter point is by no means unwarrant- ed and must be dispelled before investment Securities become active on a large scale. ‘The outflow of gcld by tomorrow's steam- ers is at least $1,700,000 larger than was expected at the close of yesterday's busi- ness. The bulk of the total shi»ment will be consigned to Paris, and reflect: ove ering of the ordinery counter of a prominent foreign banking house. Ger- many attacks the balance under special commissions. The exchange market is de- scribed as being firm under moderate of- ferings of gold and security bills. An increase of $41, in Nashville's earn ings for the first week in June inspired moderate buying by traders and rep tatives of London houses. The entire inier- national List improved fractionally, and was well supported throughout the later deal- ings. A reduction of 1-16 per cent in all xrades of refined sugars resulted in a sharp decline of 1 per « of the Stock of the American company. he decline was only temporary, how- the demand from the room compiete- ly restoring the loss. The reference to trusts in the St. Louls platform will be corstrued as having a direct bearing on the legislative possibilities constantly threat- ening Uhis property, as well as the neigh- boring members of the industrial group. Ba G eka 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. Open. High. Low. Close. ie, 13, 105% American Cotton Oli Atchison... Balto. & Ohio Canada Southern. ‘anada Pacific... Chesapeake & Onid. «. OC. & StL. go, B&Q. & Northwestern. Chicago Gas, Cfa GM. & St. Pant GM. & St. Paul, Pid: Chic, RT & Pacitic Del, Lack.& W. Lelaware & Hudson, x Br <4 6 Den. & RK. Grande, Pid. ay Dis. & Cattle Feeding 5% General Electric, Ilinois Central. Lake Shore. Erie Long island “‘ractic Metropolitan Traction *Manunattan Elevated. Mictagan Central. Missouri Pacitie. tional Lead Co. Pid. J. 3. Leather, Pid New Jersey Central New York Central . Northern Pacitic, North American’ Ont. & Wertern. Pacific Mail. vhila. & Reading. Puliman Pal. Car C Southern Railway, Pf Phila Traction. ‘Tenn. Coal & iron. Erie. Wheeling & L. Erie, Pfé Western Union Tel. Washington Stock Exchange. Sales—regular call—i2 o'clock m.—Metr Railroad 6s, $1,000@123. American Security and Trust 5s, $1,000@101%. Capital Chesapeake and Po- American Mergenthaler Graphophoi Lino- type, W@ Government 4s, registered, coupon, 10h , 116% asked. Bonds.—20-year ‘und. gold 4s, 108 bid. opolitan Rail- Metropolitan 12) asked. Ecking- 110 bid. Fund. currency Miscellaneous Bonds.—Me 106 bid, 109 aske: Railroad conv. Us, 122% bid, Belt Railroad 5s, 81 bid, 85 asked. ton Railroad 6s, 95 bid, 100 asked. Colum- bia Railroad 6s, 113% asked. Washington Gas Compary, ser. A, 6s, 112 bid. ington Gas Company, ser. B, 6s, Washington Gas Company conv. Gs, 200 bid. Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone , 100 did. road 5: Wash- 112 bid. American Security and Trust ws, F. and A., 1 bid. American Security and Trust 3s, A. and O., 100 bid. Washing- ton Market Company Ist 6s, 108 bid. Wash- ington Market oCmpaay, imp. 6s, 108 bid. Washington Market Company exten. 6s, 108 bid. Masonic Hall Assoctation 5s, 106 bid. National Bank Stocks.—Bank of Washing- ton, 275 bid. Bank of Repulic, » bid. Metropolitan, 285 bid, 300 asked. Central, 280 bid. Farmers and Mechanics’, 180 bid, 192 asked. Second, 133 bid. Citiz bid. Columbia, 130 bid. Capital West End, 108 bid, 110 asked. 98 bid, 100 asked. 85 _bid, 95 asked. Safe Deposit and Trust Companies.— tional Safe Deposit and Trust, 115 bid, 120 asked. Washington Loan and Trust, 119 bid, 125 asked. American Security and Trust, 146 asked. Railroad Stocks.—Capital Traction Com- pany, 72%, bid. Metropolitan, 110 bid, 117 asked. Columbia, 50 bid. Belt, 35 asked. Eckington, 20 bid. nallytown, G bid. Gas and Electric Light Stocks,—Washing- ton Gas, 43 bid, # asked. Georgetown Gas, 40 bid, 50 asked. United States Ele-tric Light, 118 bid, 123 asked. Insurance Stocks.—Firemen’s, 33 bid. Franklin, 37 bid, 45 asked. Metropolitan, 7 bid. Corcoran, 50 bid. Potomac, 65 bid. Arlington, 130 bid. German American, 165 bid. National Union, 10 bid, 14 asked. 14 asked. Riggs, 7% bid, 8 bid. Lincoln, oCmmercial, 412 bid. ‘tle Insurance Stocks.—Real Estat, 103 bid, 110 asked. Columbia Tit asked. Washington Title, 3 bid. 7 bid. Telephone Stocks.—Pennsylvania, and Potomac 1320 115 bid. Traders’, Incoln, 106 asked. Ohio, Georgetown and Ten- Co- lumbi asked. . 11 bid, People’s, District S bid, 30 asked. Chesapeake oo bid, Gly asked. American Graph 8% bid, 9% asked. American Grap! prefd., 1% bid, 14 asked. Carriage, 20 bid, 25 asked. Miscellaneous Sto. ks.—Merganthaler Lino- asked. Lanston Mono- type, 7% bid, asked. Washington Mar- 2 bid. Great Falls Ice, 120 bid, 130 Lincoia Hall, 90 asked. Pneumatic Gun type, 124% bid, 12 ket, asked.