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7 = = = HE EVENING STAR, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 24, 1896-TWELVE PAGES. olt’s handwriting, who testi- m their opinion the writing in the 3 genuine. Then, again, the ap- pearance of the paper. itself was highly in- nsistent with any other theory than that will is a genuine document; it would be surd to think that any man who was ing to folst the paper by illegal means would ever haye marked or burned the will in such a manner. I cannot tell you,” s@id Mr. Darlington, how that will was sent to the register’s I wish I could. But I have my own es I presume each of you has yours. its burning, I can only say that If removed, it would show just about h marks as this paper now does.” ontinning, Mr. Darlington said that genuineness of the signatures of the > attesting witnesses had been proved beyond a question. The theory that the }aner was in two pieces when it reached register’s office had plode®. ‘The will of Judge Holt’s m » one but hi vn. rther, rs cont n and sty! could elf, fon of the character of was strong proof that th re felony or had been committ Luke Devlin's career, he sald heyond tion that he could have stooped ‘to methods of a comm forger. But to find the will a forgery the jury would have te go beyond I vlin and claim that man lke Maj. rable Throckmorton, ‘or fter the army, me. Further, mirch the fair name of a_ silver-haired lady was above reproach, an‘l iful daughter would nds people to the Having devoted a er the stion of the va t deal of time to ty of the will, Mr. Darli lv upon the matter of that there was ab- Fol that Judge to the di r. Dar * metho fortune i to the j tuted a legal Holt ever made a it was not found nm that he destroyed nutes after 11 o'clock finished. and Mr. pse to speak. Worthington Commences. = his address Mr. Worth- t if there was ever a case ty of the lawyers, as well as called them to review all that had been brought out that mn their tnelin: the evide: this was eM but to d four questions for side: Dit Judge Holt write the he revoke it?) Was there s there undue influences? — Te last two questior r answer would, ative. If it was r yes to the second the re- me. for the Probate furv » admit the will Bet his learned brother on the other Side svas unsound when he claimed that if the jury decided that Judge Holt did rot wr the will ft would mean that - It wo! 1d me and upon n nothin th nothing mor another 1 forg:r. would of any y of es § was If Strothers had arried it around in r there was no r ave sent it to the reg- that would © to come He would © Col. Ste of it, or he > Throckmortons or with to dic alee ish as te I was as fe t it and t e that they didn ms Document 1 will was a susp i not worthy of the trust er sent the will commitied an act of ‘hich he was utterly ashamed, and was Ning to have any know that h tit. It was the act of a man who had oa fous will and had chosen that 1 of sending it as the safest one to ent the possibility of his detection. 'Y elteumstance in connectien with this Se went to stamp the paper as a fraud a forger r one thing the burning of t could neve: ave been done arepping it nto a fire, for an ex. one t of the burns proved this beyond a qu mn. Some of the burns loo! as tr they had been made while the er was folded, for they appear at the same places in the three folds, while otner and larger burns do not appear but once. Further, it was remarkable that not a single word was rendered illegible throughout the whole paper. In other is the burns were m simply and for the purpose of concealing tm- fections in the simulated writing. It took no expert to see that the Ink with which the will was written was not the same that the juilge used in the letter which bears the same date as the will nor in any other letiers of about that time. In“ other words, the judge sent out and get a special betue of ink witn which to it ag write the will and never used Worthington then spoke of the fact fourth of the paper on which the will was written was missing, that the © of the paper was burned away, that the seal was not attached, though it is re- ferred to in the paper, and last, but es- Uy, that the will, when it was re- 1, was tightly pasted onto a thick so that it was impossible to tell or not there anything written ck of It is of Judge Holt, he econ- @ so anxious to get hold of . had tried to prove him to be test ignoramus, and they wonld have nid ever get any Holt wrote any which they were The will was the It convicted the first line, “I, J. Holt.”* he most mediocre sort t the name of the devisor should t in full: he benefi red to as so that sul] ever have occasion to of the property, she would pcure affldavits to show that J. Joseph Holt and she herself would zie Hyn ch pa ying to prove vk of an ign ter in the y lawyer of « ® - will t y x Knows th 1 t } nuine. lizabeth Hynes y." said Mr. Worthington me and asked me to te a will «i I wrote him such a paper as i charged him $ for tt he might for getting money under if a n on then spoke of the euri- nner In which Mr. Devlin was nam- executor. It was rather unusval, he t, to give a man a recommendation ming him in a will. The mere fact is so named in such a solemn sh of a testimonlal to his per, said Mr. Worthington, shows er too many discrepancies on the e of Ht ever to comport with the theory a genuine document. Then he mparison of the alleged will with 1 papers composed by Judge Holt, will of 1848, the will that he wrote for + Hyr. A deeds to property that he . all of which, Mr. Worthing- “1, Were models of clearness and In them he wrote his name In he even spelled out the day of the h or the metes and bounds of property. there was no ‘Feby 7th’ there; no * safd Mr. Worthington. lawyer spent the remainder of the until recess in a consideration of the (writing fn the alleged will, in support About Experts. After recess Mr. Worthington centinued his argument on the matter of the hand- writing that fs In dispute, laying special Biress upon the general appearence of the wil. After all, he sald, it is the genera Qppearance zather than the specifie ences that enables a non-cxpert to pass an opinion on the subfect, just as we can distinguish between faces without being able to say wherein the features are dif- ferent. Mr. Darlington had expressed @. fecling of dislike and distrust for Mr. Car- valho. “Bt,” sald Mr. Worthingten, “I have noticed in my experience at the bar that @ lawyer ts very likely not to think much ¢f a strong witness on (he other side. But all of whom were familiar J if Mr. Carvalho hed come here to le for so much a day he would have gone much farther than he did. He would have said ; that such paper as that vpen which the will is written was not made at the time } will purports to have been written, tn- ead of saying, as he did, that there was plenty of such paper in existemce in 18 Carvalho stand against thit of Expert Hagan, who sald to me, as some of you jurymen heard, that if he had said any- thing in his testimony that would help my side of the case he had not meant to. If there was a single case where the gentle- jan from Troy, a clty of collars and cuffs, Save us the benefit of the doubt I would like to know where it was. ; One witness on the other side testified that it was impossible to detect the pres- ence of archil in ink, while another wit- ness tells us that if he was allowed to ap- ply some caustic to the will he could very oon tell wheiher there was any archil in the ink. I notice that he was not asked to fry the experiment. A rather caustic re- ply to their own question; eh, gentlemen?” El) { am willing to let the testimony of Mr. | j the j tes anchisement of thousands of loy- ‘ais in Indianapolis. The minority report recammended that contestees in h of the wards named be permitted to their seats as members of the con- veution. ‘The report protests against the committee on credentials making any report touching the action of the seventh district nvenution in the selection of delegates to lone! convention; that this matter within the jurisdiction of the com- edentials. 4ock the convention took a re- as for twenty minutes, the eeventh dis- trict withdrew from the convention for the rwos2 of preparing a report. A Woman Delegate. Fer the iirst time in the history of po- Ntfcal conventions in Indiana, a female ate, fully and duly accredited, was on floor, She was Mrs. Antoinette D. Leach of Suilivan. She is a lawyer by pro- When the the onvention was again called to Worthington was still speaking when The Star's report clo: lowed by Mr. Wilson, and Mr. Butterworth SILVER LOVE FEASTS —- (Continued from First Page.) present crisis to speak clearly on the fi ial question. ‘The party of Jefferson ani jackson, of Benton and.Tilden, has alwa: tvored the hest money in use—the money dopted as the standard by the most en- lightened nations of the earth. Nelther con- sideration of expediency nor the seltish in- terest of those who own silver bullion should lead us to depart from the safe and secure path. The people-have not forgotten that the silver hase law, bearing the name of another Ohio s the of 2 President. ‘That law made of silver a commodity, and unfitted it for its » mission, a medium of exchange. e the people forgot of that law was the wor! re = antl a democ it had don# no other thi of power and res; should have the gratit - country for thus republican that the repeal of a democratic ie President. It our and cont topping the party lence ot inage rs for Whit On the roil call of delegates, w s county was read throuxh, Delegate Patter- zon presented the contest of the Shep- herdites, and it was referred to the com- mitte lentials when appointee. When Mr. Whitney's name was read there ed the greatest ovation of the day ates cheering for fully five minutes, of them sianding upon irs an ing fans and handker Finally nd siarted to play ail to the Chief,” and almost tho entire convention rese and cheered. As the applause began io cease, a New York city delegate sprang to a chair and started “Three cheers for . Hill,” and they were given wit When Queen's county was rear Mayor Gleason presented a protest the seats oceuj by the Madden dele- and a si nd county. -W » and all vy ommittes on contested ilar protest was made i yne sente, e to th: Seats. When tiv nty pr 1 He will be fol- | | Nor | ss in its four years report of the seventh district ‘ed to the convention. The gold ganized last night, and the silver winx bolted. By the ruling on contests to- fay. the gold faction of the seventh dis- “as practically out of it. port reviewed the proceedings of meeting held last night. The Platform, Vollowing is the platform: We readirm our adherence to and faith in the democratic doctrine of bimetallism, refore we demand the immediate ‘oration of bimetallism by the free and coinage of both silver and nary money at the ratio of 16 mut waiting the co-operation of sin or any other foreign power, age to be full legal tender in 1 ef all debts, public and private. That we believe the existing += would fully equal the demands. “4 venue for the expenses of gov- vnomically administered under 8 which will arise from the bimetallism. We are op- edemption and final cancella- ied States notes (greenbacks) or tes or certificates issued by tho 3 to circulate as money, such and cancellation necessarily in- nerease of the public debt by “bonds and the reduction of the We demand a sufficient, stable of money, gold, silver and paper, to i the 1quirements of our ever-growing ‘ton and the constant increase of our “itv industries. We protest against nerouse of the public debt by the issue st-bearing bonds. SS THE BOLTERS. and 4 CHE! Senator Cannon and His Colleagues Ueeceive an Ovation, SAL LAKE, Utah, June 24.—When S nstor “anaon and Representative Alien aud Delegate A. Cleveland of Ne- 1 in Salt Lake, hundreds of ad- ns met them at the depot with owers and a brass band. As led into the depot the band the Conquering Hero Comes hurrah went up from the n the champions of the white oped to the platform cheer after eat the air, and a stampede oc- a= the erowd rushed to shake the the convention bolters. They veda arriv wiring iti carriage tr velo mmmitiees had been nau taken until 3 , a recess we Fixing Up the Slate. The slate for alternates-at-la changed materially before the conve met. Wilson § sells name w: drawn because he preferred to go trict delegate from Erie county. Wm. Grace also declined, and at 11 o'clock the xed to include Judge Wm. Purcell, Senaior Hill will + committee on platform. one mage. INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., June democratic convention met in Tomlins Hall at 10 o'clock this mo largest political assemb! recent years, and comp At least 75 per cent of thos ulira-free silver wing of the 5 for Free at mitte mour and John B. contingent elect pm. For el recommended Jason Brown of Sey: Stell of South Bend. For David 5S. Good- S-at-larg: States Senators illiamsport. Chairman Bell was then introduced anv permanent chairman of the ate Convention, after thank- ing the convention for calling him to pre- side, and alluding pleasantly to Governor Matthews in connection with the presi- aid: ‘ou are to determine whether adherin: to the time-honored principles and of the repeated declarations of the democratic party, we siall insist upon a financial sys- tem which favors the use of both silver and xold as standard money at the long-estab- lished ratio of 16 to 1; whether we are great nd proud enough to direct our own affairs as 2 free and independent nation.or whether we inust submit to the dictation of some fereign power: whether we shall maintain the honest use of money, which provide for the payment of honest debts in the cur- rency contracted for, or allow the creditor to demand two dollars for one in satisfac- tion of his debts; whether more than 70,- M+ of people shall remain at the mer ¢ and in full subjection to a small of so-called capitalists of this who can in ountry and reduce values of our property, as they i; whether the farmers of this coun- try shall stand idly by while by the forced increase of the value of gold, the only money permitted to be used, their farms and prop- erty shall be reduced in value at least one- half, and they shall have to raise and sell twice as much produce to pay their debts as when they were contracted, while thelr taxes are not at all reduced. overshadows all others.” A Favorite Queers Hi This issue self. ‘The names of Major G. V. Mensies of Mount Vernon and Gilbert Shanklin of ansville were presented for delegates-at- large. Mensies is a gold advocate, and Shanklin favors free silver. ‘The conven- tien plainly favored Shanklin, but Shanklin made a speech of withdrawal, giving as his reason that he had information that Gov- ernor Matthews favored Mensies, and the latter would be faithful to the conyention's instructions at Chicago. * Mr. Shanklin was not further considered, though his withdrawal was a disappoint. ment to a majority of the delegates. The committee on credentials reported it favored the fr ot the silver contestants in the majority es. A minority report was filed by old a‘yocates. DI ite on Credentinis, The minority report of the committee on credentials, signed by John W. Keren, member for the seventh (Indianapolis) dis- trict, dissented from that part of the ma- jority report which recommended the seat- ing of any of the contesting delegates in the fifth, tenth, twelfth, thirteenth and fifteenth wards of Indianapolis for the rea- son that the report of the majority amount- Our Advertising Columns. Read the advertising columns of The Star carefully. They are an invaluable guide to the buyer. You will 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. r. 1! ' Bell of Allen county was unanimousl; chosen president of the convention, Stat: Chairman Sterling Pt. Holt called the con- ntion to order, and every county reported a full © z . Y being re F sen there were many the conclusion of the prayer Chairm requested the delegates to the na to the Knutsford Hotel, eived an ovation, and each of their action at St. Louis. ahers declared their faith in repub- sph excepting those outlined In plank at St. Louis. eting was held at the theater Senator Cannon, Congressman Cc. Ch land were the speak- he gentlemen were greeted en- , and the reception given was i one. Senator Cannon declared + xus still a republican as far as the ~s of the party in Utah were con- hat he and his associates had of the party at St. Louis. He wer as to silver was on, and ed at the polls this fall. He 2 sacrifice of ambition by the Chicago-and the nomination “Her of Colorado for President platform which shall declare for the of silver. Protection was an 1 cut no figure, in the speaker's » party daring to tinker with ariit until the financtal question was “i. 3 hes were also made by Judge sin and Judge Colborn. vat HVeueTS A SILVER PLANK. Democrats Will Go to Chicago in Force. 1 to The Evening Star. ORE, Md., June 24.—State Sena- rs of Cecil county, who was seen #1 correspondent at the Carroll- ‘his morning, in commenting on the Gi »nfronting the democratic party, said: “1 have little hope that the efforts of Mr. Vhitney smi the other eastern leaders at hievgs sili check the free coinage move- i-nt, ad 1 have no doubt that the conven- on iil atopt an out-and-out silver plank. Vhile | leheve the majority of Maryland sem = will regret to see such a step 1 doubt if many will decline to vote +r ticket on this account. In fact, ‘© be questioned whether Mc- Ml more than 500 democratic in state, expecially if, In the ¥ 4 congressional nominations, strong oF men are put up." Mr. Crothers said that he believed, in ihe event of the national convention de- closing for ver, the local democratic cam- be run with the platform recent state convention as a = believes that the Maryland demo- vadily elect four of the six Con- nen tu be chosen next fall, and have a voi iighting chance in the fifth district, if ‘he ¢-publicons nominate Speaker Mudd. Couseessman Harry Welles Rusk, chair- tic city committee, said today that d will be strongly rep- sented at cago convention. The urmet lid, the largest party organiza- yim the city, will attend, as usual, and =: ical clubs will be well repre- '$ always been a source of rylanders that, next to New te has been as well represented democratic conventions, and mises to prove no exception. HISHWOP IRELAND'S INFLUENCE, Me Yawsrted the A. P. A. Plans at St. Louis. dolls, June 24.—It was stated last ‘hat i: was through the influence of hop Ireland that a plank proposed American Protective Association was not adopted as a part of ‘the platform the reeent republican national conven- nin this ofty. The word was given out that Col. E. H. Seller dent of the national council of puirivtie associations of the United States, was et axork to get a plank into the plat- form indorsing the A. P. A, On the very 2 copy of what he wanted em- \he platform to Mr. Foraker, 2 of the committee on resolutions following telegram was received by nas Ms. ‘arter, chairman of the repub- livan national committee, from Archbishop tretand. day he sent hedied § eba th PAUL, Minn., June 17, 1896. vomas E. Carter, national com- 2, St. Louis. + in the proposed platform op- the use of public money for sec- purposes and union of church and ssary and uncalled for. It is A. P. A. Its adoption will be oncession to them, will awaken ‘imosity in the country and will 4 » karm. ‘The republican party should not Pwer itself to recognize directly tly the A. P. A. I hope the clause i ike it will not be adopted. JOHN IRELAND. Colonet Sellers, in an interview, said that "3 copy of the platform to the eties, to Mr. Foraker and also ear of lowa. He was told by hat the paragraph declaring appropriation of money from States treasury for sectarian sould be incorporated, and that tree had taken favorable action er in the day (Wednesday) he rised to learn from a member of »wmitive that its action had been re- dered, and that there would be noth- s in chs platform in that regard. All 3i is now explained by the telegram - archbishop at St. Paul. The d was referred to by Chairman Carter tward Lauterbach of New York, one 2 big four from that state, and he, a National Committeeman R. C. Kerens of this citv, went before the committee and reeded in knocking out all reference to ehureh, tian fatter ihe i eth wee the GEN. LEE’S LETTER Spanish ‘Apthorities Said to Be Indigngat at His Reflections. Rig 8 INCONSISTENPWITH DIPLOMATIC USAGE Nedeeatcwes Be te Internal Revenue Collector Ryan Returns From Cuba. WHAT HE SAW THERE It is sald that the Spanish authorities are indignant over the publication of Consul General Lee's severe reflections upon Span- ish officials and methods in Cuba, and that it is probable that the matter will be made the subject of an official complaint to the Secretary of State. According to ene story, Senor De Lome, the Spanish min- ister, has already protested against the alleged conduct of Consul General Will- jams’ military successor. Tho officials of the State Department are said to regard Gen, Lee's action as incon- sistent with proper diplomatic usage, re- gardless of the fact that Gen. Lee’s letter containing the aspersions on the Spanish authorities was a private communication to a friend. One of the fundamental rules for a diplomatic or consular officer is a strict avoidance of public discussion of the affairs of the country to which he is ac- credited. ‘The truth of the allegations has nothing to do with the case. In diplomacy, as in libel, under the common law, the greater the truth the greater the libel. On the other hand, it is stated that Gen. Lee's letter on the Cuban situation was a private communication to a relative in this city and was not intended for publication. In the absence of Secretary Olney it is im- possible to learn whether the department will take cognizance of the matter. Collector Ryan Back From Cuba. Mr. William Ryan, collector of internal revenue at Richmond, Va., who has been paying a visit to Consul General Fitzhugh Lee in Havana, arrived at the Metropolitan Hotel this morning, having landed in New York yesterday from the Ward line steam- ship Yumurt, after being detained a day at quaranune. Mr. Ryan left his hotel early and proceeded to the White House and the State Department, where he delivered per- scnal letters from Gen. Lee for the Presi- dent and Secretary Olney. Mr. Ryan had not returned to the hotel up to 3 o'clock this afternoon, but it is known that an interview with him, pub- lished in the New York World this morn- irg, contains correct statements of his ex- periences in Cuba. Mr. Ryan said that General Lee was completing his report on the conditions in Cuba and would mail it to Washington today. He also said he had a personal interview with Gen. Antonio Macéo, the Cuban leader, in Havana. Ma- ceo was disguised as a poor peasant. I saw Gen. Maceo,” sald Mr. Ryan, ac- cording to the World. “I had a long talk with him. Yes, I told Gen. Lee all about it, and he knows what Maceo told me.” Mr. Ryan was asked whether he asked Gen. Maceo if he was in favor of annexa- tion of Cuba. “I did mention this to him,” said Mr, Ryan. “His jreply was: ‘I_am a soldien, I am here to make war. I am going to continue to fight Spain until Cuba shall be free. I know nothing about -liplomatic relations.’ ” During the interview General Maceo was surrounded by three of his comman who had accompanied kim to Havana. “I think he came to Havana to of the leaders of the revolutionary party said Mr Ryan, in speaking about ( Maceo’s presence in the capital. “He awaiting news from the United States. He said that he hoped the United States would recogiiize the Cubans as belliger- ents.” “Our only hope lies in the action that may be taken by your country,” is what General Maceo told Mr. Ryan, Another important feature of Mr. Ryan's trip is that he personally visited the trecha, unknown to General Weyler, and he intimates that General Lee, too, has seen the trocha. “Yes,” said Mr. Ryan, “I did visit the trocha. How could I do it? I was accom- reried by a friend who knows all the by- ways well. We went on horseback and rode for twenty miles before we reached the trocha. ‘ke country through which we Passed was all one mass of ruin, sugar cane and tobacco were all in ashes, and after leaving the city of Havana proper we only saw two persons on our way to the trocha.”” Mr. Ryan said that he saw the Spanish outposts, that he saw the wire fences built by the Spaniards alung the route, south from Mariel, the northernmost point of the trocha, and that he could see the soldiers on guard in the small fortress along the line of defense. “Here is one thing that Gen. Lee told me, and I want you to print this in the World, said Mr. Ryan. “Gen. Lee is confident that he ts going to do something that will satis- fy everybody. He thinks that he is going to work this problem out to the satisfac- tion of all concerned. The Cubans and the American people in Cuba have the great- est confidence in him, or in the ‘Genera Americana,’ as they are wont to call him. They look to him as their friend. They. have every confidence in him, and they know that he is a very fair-minded, con- scientious man, one who will not shrink to do his full duty to his government. Gen. Lee is a soldier. He is a statesman, and he knows what fs right. ——___ ANOTHER EXPEDITION LANDED. The Commodore Takes the Cubans Men and Munitions of War. The news that the Commodore had landed a number of men and a large supply of war materials on the Cuban coast early last Sunday morning was received by the Cuban representatives in Washington this morn- ing, and the rejoicing was naturally great. The expedition carried by the Commodore is sald to have been placed aboard the steamer off the Florida coast by the Three Friends and two schooners. It corsisted of nearly a hundred men, many of whom were skilled engineers and a score or more familiar with the use of high explosives and modern rapid-fire guns and several expert electricians. The Commodore sailed from Charleston, and her manifest showed that she carried 1,750 rifles, two cannon, thirty cases of re- yolvers and cutlasses, a large supply of iiscellaneous military and medical stores and 275,000 cartridges. Besides the men who went aboard of the Commodore, it is said the Three Friends also transferred a large cargo of arms, including two rapid- firing guns and a qventity of ammunition. ‘The Commodore reached Tampa yester- day, and when the custom house officers boarded her and examined her papers, her ¢cmmai der, Capt. Morten, was asked what had become of the munitions, and accord- irg to a special dispatch in today’s Phila- Gelphia Press, ihe captain replied that he threw th2m overboard because of bad weather.” This 1s the second expedition the Commodore has landed in Cuba. ————__-e-__ TEXAS DEMOCRATS, Free Coinage Regardless of Foreign Countries, AUSTIN, Texas, June 24.—The silver state convention reassembled this morning, and after several hours’ discussion, adopt- ed the platform on which a row was pre- cipitated last night. The platform was adopted with only a few amendments. It declares for the free coinage of sliver at the ratio of 16 to 1, regardless of the ac- tion of foreign countries. The Platform also condemns republican fallacies. The tell was called as to whether or not four or eight detegates should be selected to the Chicago convention. Georgia Convention Temorrow. MACON, Ga., June 24—Caucusing prior to the democratic state convention, which opens here tcrorrow morning, has com- menced in dead earnest. This morning the. wire-pullers znd the log-rollers are hard at work, and the seas that looked to calm and unruffied yesterday are beginning to cloud over, ard before night a storm may be on the way. CAMPAIGN OF DEFENSE MoKinley Managers Must Meet the Gold Bug Charge. New York’s Factional Fight May Drive Headquarters to Cleve- land—Hanna’s Dilemma. Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. CLEVELAND, Ohio, June 24.—Next Tues- day Major McKinley will be officially noti- fled by the committee appointed at St. Louts of his nomination as the republcan candidate for the presidency. The mem- bers of the committee will assemble in this city Monday morning and proceed, by spe- cial train, to Canton early Tuesday. The speeches will be made as early in the day as possible, and the party will return from Canton Tuesday evening. There is a strong mcvement on foot here to make Cleveland the headquarters for the national commit- tee. Mr. Hanna will not talk about this matter further than to say that the com- mittee will have to decide it. He thinks the committee will settle the question in a few weeks. In the meantime Mr. Hanna is hard at work selecting his executive committee, whose names he promises to announce in a few days. The sentiment in favor of the selection of Cleveland has been greatly augmented since the visit of Mr. Hanna to ex-Governor McKinley Mon- day. Question of Headquarters. While neither of these gentlemen has formally expressed himself on the subject, and cannot with propriety say until the ex- ecutive committee is chosen and meets in Cleveland,some two weeks later,it Is an open secret that both of these gentlemen were agreed that Cleveland is, after all, the most available spot for the work of carry- ing on the arduous duties that will develop upon Mr. Hanna during the next four months. ‘Three propositions are now before the na- tional committee on this subject. The first is to have headquarters in New Y with a branch in Chicago. The oiner js to have headquarters in Chicago, with subbranches dcth in Cleveland and New York, and the ‘other is to have headquarters in Cleveland, with a subbcanch in New York alone, and this is the one that ft is now believed will carry. From a campaign of offensive tac- ‘ies, the party leaders have beer. compelled to assume an attitude of defense. The b: tle cry of the enemy is “Wall street” and “gold bugs.” The arguments that were vsed ten days ago in favor of establishing headquarters in New York have been nujli- fied by this fact. What the party is now trying to do and will have to keep on trying to do for four months, is to meet this accusation, und to ao this the estab- lishment of headquarters as far away from Wall street as possible is a n2cessity, and rot a choice. On the Defensive. The McKinley leaders have just had time since the adjournment of the St. Louis convention to see this. The point will be made stronger every day. New York, with its factional fight, would keep Chairman Hanna on the jump from morning till night. The plan that is most likely to suc- ceed, therefore, is to keep the national headquarters in Cleveland, with a branch office, in charge of Maj. Dick or some other first-class man, who has the confidence and friendsrip of Gov. McKinley, at the Fifth Avenus Hotel, in New York, unless the Fifth Avenue Hotel should be thought to be too near to Thomas C. Platt, who makes his home there, when it could be taken to the Hoiland House or the Waldorf. This, it is argued, would put Hanna in the proper place as commander-in-chief, and would give him a man in New York in close touch with Garret A. Hobart The citizens of Cleveland and Canton have arranged for a g-and ratification meeting, to be held in Canton on Saturday of the present week. Senator Foraker will be one of the speakers of that occasion. Sareea as Lae DISTRICT GOVERNMENT. Although the Commissioners have decided adversely the claim of Garvage Contractor Warfield relative to an increased sum for removing the garbage, the case has by no means closed. It will be recalled that Con- tractor Warfield claimed that he was en- titled to eight-twelfths of the amount he bid, namely, $57,000, for doing the work during the last eight months of the year, the fraction representing the number of months. The first contract under the new appropriation was awarded to Mr. War- field for something over eight thousand dollars, and if his additional claim were al- lowed, the amount paid him altogether would exceed the original appropriation of $60,000. The contractor has claimed all along that he was entitled each month to one-twelfth of the amount of his bid. This, however, is denied by the Commisioners, who claim he should be paid according to the service performed. In other words, he should receive more during those months when he is compelled to perform a daily collection, than in the winter, when only two collections a week are required. It is understood the contractor will ac- cept the ultimatum of the Commissioners with reference to his claim on the condi- tion that hereafter all payments are to be made in equal proportion to the contract price. That each month he ts to be paid $4,750, or one-twelfth of his contract price. What the contractor will do if the Com- missioners refuse to accept this condition is not known, although it is understood that a suit will be instituted. _ It is definitely understood that the Com- missioners will not for a morrent consider the proposition. To pay the contractor one- twelfth of his contract price each month would subject them, it is said, to much embarrassment, in case the contractor should throw up his contract. By way of illustration, it is pointed out that should he receive one-twelfth of the appropria- tion for each winter month, and then de- fault in the summer time, the Commission- ers would be in a predicament, for then they would have no funds with which to carry out the terms of the contract. Permission Granted. Permission has been granted the Capital Traction Company to excavate along its Tth street line for the purpose of making continuous track rails. The Attorney's Opinion. In an opinion rendered to the Commis- stoners yesterday afternoon the attorney for the District holds that in making an assessment against property for sidewalks beunded on one side by a triangular park, the owner must pay from his building line remote from the parking at the intersec- tien of the street and avenue which form the triangle. ee DROWNED IN THE RIVER. Malica Williams Lost His Life This Afternoon. Malica Williams, a colored boy eighteen years of age, lost his life by drowning at the foot of New Jersey avenue shortly af- ter 2 o'clock this afternoon. In company with three companions, George Wright, William Hamlibon and Louis Fceak, Will- iams was fishing, when he dropped his knife overboard. He waded into the water to get the knife, but stopped suddenly and complained of cramps in his breast. A moment later, without warning, he sank beneath the surface, and did not reappear. ‘Word was sent to the harbormaster of the occurrence, and the police boat was dis- matched to the scene. When it arrived, jovever, the companions of Williams had recovered the body, which was taken to the wharf of the police boat. Williams’ home was at 614 McKilany street, between 6th and 7th, K and L stree! northeast. —_-—___ Will Pay Ont. SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, June 24.—Re- ferring to yesterday's failure of the Bank of Salt Lake, J. M. Bacon, president and sole proprietor of the bank, said today: “The deposits are about $269,000, which, with $30,000 of borrowed money, will swell the liabilities to about $300,000. ‘The assets exceed $400,000, giving me $100,000 in which to work. Every person doing business with me will not only be paid in full, but will receive interest on their deposits as well. I have turned over every dollar in my possession to the assignee.” THE COLLEGE REGATTA Tiptoe Betting on Oornell, Harvard and the Penasies, The Start. Comes at 5 O'Clock, With Good Wind d Water Fairly in Sight. POUGHKEEPSIE, N. Y., June 24.—When the gentry. whose distinguishing character- istics are small caps, big pipes and white duck trousers. turned out this morning the Prospect was not an encouraging one. Hardly a suggestion of blue sky was ap- parent, and toward the southeast the ap- bearance was decidedly threatening. Not @ breath of air was stirring and the river was in an unruffied condition. The streets were suggestive of a circus day in the country, for along the less busy thorough- fares horses attached to vehicles of various sort were tied to curb posts, and every few feet one encountered a lunch basket group making slowly for the ferry. The same Scenes were taking place on the other side of the river, where people who had driven in from outlying districts to the west were settling into places of vantage below the bridge and making themselves comfortable. Vendors of fruits and drinks were getting their stock in trade into the little square inclosures they had erected along the river bank in the vicinity of the finish, and carry-all drivers around the western termt- nus of the ferry pulled at their pipes and waited. Betting on Their Favorites. The betting, which had been so slow to assert itself, an instance of which has oo- casioned considerable comment, during the past two days, began this morning with a business aspect. The Cornell and Pennsylvania men about the corridors of the Nelson House were Hacing many small bets at even money be- tween the crews of their respective col- leges on the four-cornered race this after- neon, and in one or two cases moderately large wagers were laid. One enthusiastic Cornell rooter wanted to put up any amount at two to one on the field against Harvard, but up to a late hour had been unsuccessful in his efforts to find a taker. This is little surprising, as every Harvard man seen has given evidence of confidence in both Harvard crews. The Harvard crews themselves have been considerably flattered by the local papers, and it was said they told the men with whom they had intrusted what money they wished to place to hold off until the last moment for five to two. They felt that they would be able to get plenty of money from other col- lege men at those odds before the after- noon was far advanced. Commodore Mc- Cullough of the Cornell pavy, and Phil Wilson, a representative of the institution, are the custodians of Cornell's petting money. They said they had enough to meet the wants of any one anxious to wager against Courtney’s youngsters. Not much was being said about the ‘varsity cre The only suggestion of moment was the refusal by Columbia men to cover an offer of five to four that the Cornell ‘varsity shell would be ahead of the for- mer’s eight at the finish on Friday. Harvard's Luck. About noon the wind switched around to the southwest, but the tide at that time being on the flood the surface of the river was perfect. If, however, the breeze should hold its present position, till the time for the freshmen race to start, 5:30, there will be a choppy sea for the shells to battle with, as the tide et that time fs strong ebb. Under these circumstances Harvard's chances will be highly Increased. Thetr Position is on the west side nearest the bank, and the Highlands would lift the wind over their heads. In the event of rough water, too, the Harvard freshmen will be in as good if not better position. Again White Wings Spread. LONDON, June 24.—In the Douglass bay (isle of Man) regatta today, Ailsa, Satanita and Britannia started in the race for vig yachts. The weather was fine and a light scutherly breeze was blowing. The course was three times round 1nd a fifteen miles triangle, and the prizes were £80 ($400) and £2) ($400). Ailsa allowed Satantta a half minute and Birtannia three minutes thir- teen seconds. The start was made at 10:45. Ailsa was first over the line, Satanita was second and Britannia was third. The Saint, Penitent and Niagara started at 11:45 in the order named in the race for the Gould cup. ——— THE COURT! Equity Court No. 1Judge Cox. Clark agt. Clapp; trustee's report of re- ceipts and disbursements ratified. De Vaughn agt. De Vaughn; auditor's report confirmed. Campbell agt.’ Chilton; permis- ston to trustee to sell under deed of trust. Marshall agt. Marshall; testimony before A. H. Galt, examiner, ordered taken. Wise agt. Wise; divorce granted. Franz agt. Franz; payment of alimony ordered. Phil- lips agt. Phillips; payment of alimony and counsel fees before July 1 ordered. Keleher agt. Keleher; appearance of absent defend- ant ordered. Electrolibration Company agt. Sanche; certain rebuttal testimony sup- pressed. Equity Court No. 2—Judge Hagner. Gibbs agt. Gibbs: order remanding cause to examiner. Smallwood agt. McCartney; order for execution to issue. Ryan agt. O'Brign et al.; exceptions to auditor's re- port ‘overruled, and report confirmed. Hutchins agt. Cuthbert; testimony in New York ordered taken. Strain agt. Farquhar; order of instructions to trustee. Bocorsel- ski agt. Bocorselski; order for payment of alimony and counsel fees. Circuit Court No. 1—Judge Bradley. Northern Refrigerator Co. agt. Lans- burgh; judgment by default. Lounsbury, Matthewson & Co. agt. Dobbins; do. Wag- ner agt. Warner et al.; do. agt. Barbour. In re will of Joseph Holt; on trial. Circuit Court No. 2-Judge McComas. United State agt. Scott et al.; verdict for defendant. United States agt. McEuen; default and inquisition; verdict for plaintiff for $489.79. Will of Henry J. Hoyle; ver- dict sustaining will. Criminal Court No. 1—Judge Cole. United States agt. Frank Deutermann, vioiating oleomargarine law; verdict not guilty on both indictments. United States agt. Saml. J. McCaully, violating oleomar- garine law; on trial. Probate Court—Judge Hagner. Estate of Thos. A. Hall; administratrix bonded and qualified. Estate of Lewis G. Stephens; order to deliver up will and re- cept of Thos. P. Woodward therefor filed. Estate of Wm. R. Smith; signatures and absence of other two witnesses proved by Charles S. Bundy. In re Esther M. Berger, guardian; annual rental value of wards’ real estate filed. ——__ 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. Gran. . High. Low. Close. pees 3 57 rm So a ad Oats—J 18 16-4, rod Tae 120 130 Baltimore Markets. @EALTIMORE, -Md.,_ Jane i gt uged—Receipts, rrels; shipments, | 1, barrels, Wheat ‘steady—Spot sna month, ' 624@ 24; July, G1U.G61%; August, 61%761%; Septem- a ber, Receipts, 6,418 ‘bushels; stock, 296,- 350 Uushile® salen, bOb00 ashele Sethe wee by sample, 54@At: do. on grade, Com easy Spot and month, 321@33%; Juiy, 32.32%: Au- Get, SWGHMG: September, $314; steamer mixed, 14.31% —Receipts, 63,592 bushels; exports, 5 714 bushels; stock, 422,432 bushels; sales, 211,000 bushels—Southern white corn, 35%; do. yellow, "36. Oxts quiet—No, 2 white western, 24 asked: No. 3 mixed do., 22 “asked—Receipts, 33,058 _ bushels; stock, 316,082 bushels. Rye dull: 2, 3937 nearby—Receipts, 114 bushels; stock, 27,339 insh- nged. r = fer steady. unchanged. | Higgs | weak, . Cheese steady,” unchanged. Whisky FINANCE AND TRADE Orders Produced a Decline in Price of Sugar. ———— OUTSIDE MANIPULATION AT WORK Coal Properties Felt the New Advance. GENERAL MARKET REPORTS -_ Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. NEW YORK, June 24.—Fractional im- provement in the London market resulted in a sympathetic purchasing movement during the early trading this morning. At the advance, prices were but indifferently supported, and yielded to a revival of the selling later in the day. The Nquidation of speculative holdings has, in all probability, run its course in the regular list, the rally being delayed by the continued violence of Sugar’s fluctuations. The sales of this stock were again the most conspicuous feature of the trading, the price yielding eesily under the pressure of market orders. A decline to 113%, recorded during the first heur's business, represented a 2% per cent reduction from the opening level, and 10 per cent by comparison with last Friday's figures. As usual, under the circumstan- ces, nO reason worthy of acceptance was signed for the movement. The recent reductions in the price of the refined and raw products have not reached proportions warranting such depreciation in the value of the stock. Lower prices could not have extended uninterruptedly over a period of five days unassisted by inside influence. The covering and repurchasing of recently sold stock will have a beneficial interest on the general market. An advance of twenty-five cents a ton in anthracite coal rates had a beneficial influence on ths coal properties, Reading, in particular. The advance is announced’ to take immediate effect, and will probably be duplicated later in the season. Compar- ing the present tide-water price of coal with last year’s rates, and considering the Prospect for an active season, the coal shares should eventually come into prom- inence as active speculative features. The market for foreign exchange continues dull under moderate offerings of bills. No gold bills were reported as offering this morn- ing, but it is probable that some gold will be shipped toward the end of the week. The amount will not be large, however, un- less present indications prove disappointing. ‘The political phases of the present specu- lative situation are monopolizing attention in both the local and foreign markete. London's enormous supply of idle funds cannot be attracted to this side while the silver agitation is in progress. Business depression, extending over a protracted period, ‘has greatly diminished the local purchasing power. The revival of business at home and the complete restoration of confidence abroad are dependent upon a sound currency policy to a very consider- able extent. Other reforms are essential, but in a lesser degree. The dull vacation season and the vary- ing fortunes of the two political parties are to be contended against from now until after the elections. Both accounts should be benelited curing, this period of finan- cial tension, but the investor being inter- «sted in only one may have many tempo- rary disappointment Good crops ani geod earnings should insure good sudg- ment in the one opticnal direction on which the fullest appreciation of the two former conditions is wholly dependent. tres FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL. The following are the opening, the highes and the lowest and the closing prices of th« New York stock market today, as reporte¢ by Corson & Macartney, members New York stock exchange. Correspondents, Messrs. Moore & Schley, No. 80 Broadway. Open. High. Low. Close. American Sugar. 116 116% 11Rig TB American Sugar, Pid... 1024 Toes 1024) 102% American Tobacco. 665, American Cotton OI 13 14% 1834 ay rs Chesapeake & C., ©. & StL cago, B&Q . ‘Northwestern. cago Gaa, Cis. Cc. M. & St. Paul. Cc. M. & St. Paul, Pfd.. Chic. kT & Pacie... Del, Lack.& W... Delaware & Hndson, Lake Shore. BIB one none: Loutsvilie & Nashville Long Island Traction... Metropolitan Traction. Manhattan Elevated. National Lead Co., Pid. U. 5. Leather, Pfd New Jersey Central. New York Central . N ¥.4&N. Eng. Cts. N.Y. C. & Si. Louis. Northern Pacific. Northern Pacific, North American Southern Railway, Pf Phila. Traction. ‘Texas Pacific Tenn. Coal & iron Union Pacific, Wabash Wabash, Prd. Wheeling & 1. Frie Wheeling & L- Erie, Pid Western Union Tel. Silver... Washington Stock Exch: Sales—regular call—12 o'clock m.--Lincoln, tional Bank, 5@103%. Capital ‘Traction, 12070, 1s@70, Tai, Atter Metropolitan “Railvoad 65, $1, Government registered, 108% Bonds. 0. s. Did, 100% asked. U.S. "4s, coupon, 10914 bid. U. S. te, 19ES, 11Gia Did, 117}, asked. U.S. Oe, 10d bid, 113% axkea. Distriet of Coiumbia Bonds. 20-year Bund, fe, 102 bid. 80-year Fund. gold Os, 110 bid. Water Stock currency 7s, 1M), 110 bid. Water Stock currency 7s, 1903,'110 bid. Fund. currency 3.65s, 109 bi Misceilancons Bonds.—Metropolitan Raflroad Ss, 100 bid. | Metropolitan Railroad conv. Gs, 12244 124 asked. Eckington Railroad 6a, 96 bid, 1 asked. Columbia Railroad Gs, 1114 bid, 113 sisked. Washin; s Company, wer. A, Os, 114 bid Washington Gas Company, ser. B, 6s, 114 bid. Washington Gas Company ‘conv. Gs, 220 bid, 235 asked. “Chesapeake and Pot omac’ Telephone 5x, 100 bid. “American Security and Trast 8, F. and A., 100° bid. and Trost 5s, American Securit » 110 wid. ng rket Company tmp. Gs, 110 bid. Washington Market Company exten. Gs, 110 bid. Maxonic Hall Association Sa, 106 bid. Washington Light Infantry Ist 6s, 90 bid. tional Bank Stocks Rank of Washington, 275 Wid. Bank of Republic, 240 bid. Metropolitan, 285 bid. Central, bid. Farmers and Mechanic 180 bid. Second, 133 bid, 188 asked. Citizen 128 bid. Columiia, 130 bid. Capital, 115. bia. West End. 112 asked. Traders’, bid. Lincoln, 1468 bid, 107 asked. “Ohio, 85 bid. Sate Deposit, and. Trost Companies. — National Safe Deposit and Trust. 120 ce Washington Loan and ‘Trust, 119 bid, 121% asked. Ai Security and ge SAT ‘bid, 1 asked. W ton Safe Deposi vid. Railroad Stocks.—Gapital ‘Traction Company, 69% bid. Columbia, 55 bid. Belt, 35 asked. Eckington, 35 asked.’ Georgetown and Tenualiy- town, 7 bid. Gas and Hlectrie Light Stocks. 44% bid, 47. . Georgetown Gas, ted’states Electric , *118 bid, 121 a Insurance Stocks. men's, 83 bid. Franklin, 35 bid. Metropolii Wid. Corcoran, &) bid. Potomac, 65 bid. Arlington, 130 bid." German American, 160 Wid. “National Union, 10. bid, 14 asked. Golumbia, 11 bid, 13% asked: Riggs,” 7 Did, 8% asked. "People’s, 6% bid. Lincolu, 7 bid. Commercial, $%4 bid. 5% asked. ‘Title Insurance Stocks.—Real Estate Title, 108 bid, 110 asked. Columbia Title. Diy id, G asked. Washington Title, 3 bid. rit Title, 6 bid, ‘Telephone Stocks.—DP. tid. hese. peake und Potomac, 6344 Graphophone, *7% did, 5% ‘American Graphobhons? pd’ 10% bid 3 ‘asked. Phenn Gun Carriage, 30 asked. Miscellancous contre a #121 bid, 24 se Fun) Fans Tee, 1200 od. “Lincols Mall, 90 asked. bx. div. To Continue His ipection. Mr. R. 8. Chilton, chief of the consular bureau, will leave this city in a few days for a continuation of his inspection of con- gulates. He will visit Canada and the west ern countries of Europe.