Evening Star Newspaper, June 27, 1896, Page 2

2 ™~ This statement almost incited a riot, and for a moment it looked as though Sheriff Wade stood in danger of also being lynch- ed. A number-of citizens of the county, among whom was Julian Cox, vio- lent, it fs satd, and {t was,necessary for Sheriff! Wade to draw his revolver for pro- tection. + ine noes Don't Know Who They Were. As stated, everybody is densely ignorant of the personnel of thé lynching party. One well-known citizen, speaking seriously, in- formed me that the lynchers were really women, who, becoming disgusted with the delay on the part of the men in avenging the murder of the two members of their sex. finally determined to take matters in- to their own hands. There is no doubt, however, that the party consisted of men, and were not more than twenty in number, Jatlor Burch’s dec- larations to the coatrary notwithstanding. Worked Like Professionals. - The lynching party evidently knew their business. The rope was tied with a hang- man’s knot, and looked as though it was the work of an expert. This fact caused Mr. Samuel Turner, clerk of the county court to remark: “I know of two men in the county who can tie a knot like that, and they are Capt. Pivigord and Jim Wenk.” There seems to be no doubt that the rea- son for lynching Cockirg at this time was because it was the intention to transfer bim in a few days to ghe new jail recently completed at La Plata. The authorities were merely waiting for the plaster to dry in the new structure. The lynchers realized that once in the fail at La Plata Cocking would be beyond their reach, so they determined to make use of a golden opportunity and take him from the insecure jail at Port Tobacco, the walls of which, it is claimed, can be easily pene- trated by mosquitos. Guards Removed Last Week. Up to last week the jail was guarded by two men, Deputy Sheriff Barker and Hugh Murphy. Tt was costing the county $4 per day for their services, so they were releas- ed from duty in spite of protestations on the part of Cocking that he was afraid to stay In the jai) unguarded. AN danger of lynching disappeared some weeks ago and Cecking was but loosely taken car> of. He was taken by Sheriff Wade three times dally to the house of the latter, about seventy-five yards frem the jail, ‘or his meals, and was also taken out often for exercise. It seems that the relatives of Cocking believe him innocent of the crime, and Mr. John Miller, a brother of the murdered women, visited the prisoner almost daily, carrying to him luxuries. The lynching party kept its plans remarkably quiet, and It fs not likely that the Identity of any cf the Iynchers will be discovered. Ghostly Apparatus. An interesting feature in connection with the withdrawal of the guard from the jafl is the open statement of Deputy Sheriff Ear- bour that several weeks ago he was startled by the sudden appearance of two ghostly figures in white, apparently females, in his room at the jail Barbour claimed not to believe in ghosts, nor, he says, is he super- stitious, but adds emphatically that he saw the apparitions, as stated. Every one with whom I have conversed seems to think that the lynching was the proper thing, and it is approved upon ail sdes. Had not Jchn Miller requested that no extreme measures be followed, med that Cocking would have strung up on the day of the crime. ‘The men and the rope to end his earthly life were on the spot, it is claimed. Sheriff Wade is conducting an inquest over the body of Cocking this afternoon at the jail. It is behind closed doors, and ae yet the nature of the proceedings are cret. Cc. F.C. Deputy Barbour Describes It “About 1 o'clock last night about fifty masked men called at the home of Wash- on Burch, the jailer in Port Tobacco, went in and took him out of his closet, where he had hid himself, having seen them through the window before they en- tered. They tied him and carried him to the jail ani made him unlock it. They then seized Joseph Cocking, who was in jail awaiting trial for the murder of his wife and sister-in-law at Hill Top last April. A rope was put around ‘his neck. He begsed them to stop and let him talk with them, but they told him he had “bet- ter a damned sight be saying his prayers.” He was dragged out of the jail and hurried out of town across the bridge and hanged to the rail of the bridge, the lynchers tak- ing care to lock Burch in the jail and carry the Keys with them before they departed with Cocktng. About 3 o'clock I got wind of what had happened, and walked over toward the bridge, and found Cocking sus- pended by a rope, cold in death.” Fear of 2 Mob. Cocking was taken to Baltimore April 27 in order to escape the vengeance of the mob, and was returned to the Charles ecunty authorities May 21, as his trial had been sat for the day following. His coun- sel asked for a two weeks’ extenajon of time, which was refused, and upon the usual affidavit the case was removed to an adjoining county. and would have come up for trial in September. There has been considerable talk of lynching Cocking ever since he was returned to Charles county, but not much credence was given to the reports. it is been the discovery of The Crime. The story of the crime is as follows: Early on the morning of April 24 a colored man, Nicholas Jones, went to Cocking’s store at Hill Top to make a purchase, and found the door ajar and the cash drawer open; hearing groans from the cellar, he went down there and found Joseph Cock- ing tied with ropes about the feet, and slightly wounded. He released Cocking, who urged him to go upstairs and investi- gate. There Jones found Mrs. Cocking and her sister, Miss Daisy Miller, murdered in their beds, in separate rooms. Cocking claimed that during the night he had been assaulted by two robbers, who beat and wounded him and then threw him through trap door into the cellar. All the evidence, however, though circumstan- tial, pointed to Cocking's guilt, and he was nd indicted. The state has never je to show any motive on Cocking’s part for the brutal murders. Story of am Eyewitness. Special Dispitch to The Evening Star. BALTIMORE, Md., June 27.—A traveling salesman for a Baltimore house who does net wish his name mentioned, was an in- ness of the lynching. He i been to Hill Top late in the afternoon, and a game of base ball was in progress there. Rumors of lynching were prevalent there, but I did not give them Between 12 and 1 o'clock morning I was returning to Port To- when my horse was stopped at a little bridge about 400 yards from the Jail masked persons, dressed as wo- as claimed afterward that two women. I saw the mob had some- on the bridge with a rope around his All had pistols but no shots were nd no lights were carried, as the save plenty of illumination for the I heard the leader give the man rope around his neck time to uke a statement. He refused to apparently, and he was pitched over the rail, the other end of the rope having been securely fastened to the bridge. The man’s feet dangled in the water, and after a few spasmodic kicks all seemed quiet, and silently the mob dis- persed.” much creden thi: Dressed Like Women. Mr. R. Jamison of La Plata came to Baltimore this morning and told a reporter for the News what he had been told by a deputy shertff of Charles county: He said: “Between 12 and 1 o'clock this mora- ing a crowd of thirty or more persons, dressed in women's clothes, came to the jail at Port Tobacco and ‘demanded the keys of Washington Burch, the old colored janitor. By threats of hanging him the old darkey was nearly frighteped out of his wits and the Keys were lelivered without trouble. Cocking was. brought from jail ard taken along the country read to a little bridge which spans the canal vsed to drain the marshes. He was hung from jt and the crowd dispersed.” As the train for Baltimore left Port To- bacco this morning State’s Attorney Posey, Magisirate Lee Sutherland and Dr. Thomas S. Owens started for the scene of the lynch- ing to hold an inquest. Planned at a Base Ball Game. Capt. P. N. Thrasher, conductor of the Pope Creek express, which arrived ot Cal- vert station at 9 o'clock this morning, sathered a full aeceunt ofthe lynching BONA-FIDE CIRCULATION. A reference to the statement be- low will show that the circulation sworn to is a bona fice one. It is easily possible for a news- Paper with an elastic conscience to swell its legitimate circulation enor mously, in order tq deceive adver- tisers, by sending out thousands of Papers to newsstaads, which are re- turnable, and which are in fact re- turned, but nevertheless are in- cluded in what purports to be an honest statement of circulation. Intelligent advertisers, however, Judge by results, and bogus circula- tions don’t give them. ‘The family circulation of The Star is many thousands in excess of any other Washington paper and is be- Heved to be fully five times that of our afternoon contemporary. Circulation of The “Evening Star.” SATURDAY, June 20, 1896. MONDAY, June 22, 1896. TUESDAY, June 28, 1396. WEDNESDAY, June 2%, 1996.. THURSDAY, June 23, 1896. FRIDAY, June 26, 1596... Daily average... 1 solemnly swear that the above statement rep- Tesents only the number of copies of THE EVEN- Ine Star circulated during the six secular days end- ing Friday, June 26, 18%—that is, the num- ber of coptes actually sold, delivered, furnished or matied, for valuable consideration, to bona fide purchasers or subscribers, and that none of the coples so counted are returnable to of remain in hi sold. momen um J. WHIT. HERRON, Cashier Evening Star Newspaper Co. Subscribed and sworn to before me this twenty-seventh day of June, A. D. 1896. JOHN C. ATHEY, Notary Public, D. C. 2 from the passeng2rs on his train. It is as follows: “A base ball game was In progress yesterday af-ernoon at Hill Top, where the Cocking tragedy occurred, and afier the game was over the advisability of lynch- ing Cocking was discussed in order to save the county the expense of trying him. The crowd was sober and was composed of some of the leading residents of the county, it is sald. The tdea of lynching the accused met with general favor, and as calmly as if they were planning another base bail game the lyncning of Cocking was plotted. After all arrangements had been made the ball players dispersed and met again nea the jail at Port Tobacco shortly bef midnight. The lynching party numbere probably twenty-five, and all were maske: A number worg..women’s dresses to com- plete their disguise, and it is said several women were with the mab. ‘The rattle-trap old jail, in which Cocking was cunfined, was in charge of an aged colored man, who Was aroused and ordered to give up the keys. Persuaded by a Revolver. “He hesitated, but when a revolver was thrust in his face he weakened and prompt- ly handed them over. In ancther minute the jail door was unlocked and the mob was inside. Cocking, who had .Jen awak- ened by the noise outside, seemed to fully comprehend the object of the mob’s visit, and crouched tremblingly in his cell. With- out delay his cell was opened and he was dragged out of the jail. He seemed almost stupefied with fear, and offered little or no resistance as he was hurried to a little bridge over Port Tobacco run, a few hun- dred yards distant from the jail. A noosed rope was produced and thrown over his head and tightened about his neck. He was then asked to confers. He refused and declared he was innocent. “Well, then, say your prayers, for time has com crowd. your yelled some one in the Would Not Pray. “The doomed man also declined to pray, and the end of the rope was then thrown over the limb of a tree which overhung the run, and Cocking was pushed off the bridge. The limb of the tree bent until his feet rested in the water. He struggled very Uttle and died of strangulation. After the lynching the mob quietly dispersed. Just as the doomed wretch was about to be pushed off the bridge, the rattle of car- riage wheels was heard coming up the road, and a detail of several men was eent down the road to stop the newcemer. He proved to be a traveling salesman going from Hill Top to La Plata. He was the only witness, outside of the mob, to the lynching. It is generally believed that the lynchers were excited after hearing of the hanging of the negro murderer Ford at Washington yesterday, and of Truss, exe- cuted at Elkton, and decided that it was time that Cocking should share their f: is Death of Mrs. Frank Claudy. The announcement is made of the death in Chicago after a long illness of Mrs. Mary Catlin Claudy, the wife of Mr. Frank Claudy, president of the Washington Saen- gerbund. Mrs. Claudy was a woman of many admirable and attractive qualities, and possessed a highly cultivated Mterary taste and domestic virtues of a high de- gree. The news of her death will be a great shock to her very large circle of friends in this city, although she had been il for a tong time. — Columbin Athletic’s Lawn Festival. There will be a lawn festival at the Co- lumbia Athletic Club this evening, with music by a fine orchestra, under the direc- tion of Professor Gebicke of the Marine Band. The entertainment will take place on the tennis court adjoining the club house, and the new members of the club are especially invited to be present and get acquainted. The affair is for members only. ———.__ Going to Chicago Tonight. Mr. James L. Norris, member of the demo- cratic national committee for this District, leaves tonight by the Chesapeake and Ohio railroad for Chicago, accompanied by his sons and daughters. Mr. Norris was sum- moned to Chicago to attend political con- ferences, the first to be held on June 30. Mr. Norris will stay at the Palmer House and his children at the Chicago Beach Hotel. : a Placed on the Retired List. Chief Engineer Jas. W. Thompson and George W. Kutz have been placed on the retired list of the navy on their own appli- cation, under the forty years’ service clause. The promotions which result from these retirements are those of Passed As- sistant Engineers W. M. Parks, on duty in Baltimore, and F. H. Bailey, on duty at the Navy Department, and Assistant En- gineers E. L. Beach of the Ericsson afd H. O. Stickney of the Naval Academy. Chief Engineer G. W. Roche, who has just re- turned from duty on the Detroit of the Asiatic fleet, will retire for age on the 3d proximo. The Essential Point. Shrewd and successful adver- tisers know that a bogus, fake circulation, given away or sold at a nominal figure and predes- tined to the gutter, ash pile and garbage dump, does not bring results, Advertisers pay for profitable results and to them know that a home circulation essential. That’s why the ad- vertising columns of The Star are a daily directory of the suc- cessful business men of Wash- ington. LATE NEWS BY WIRE Epworth Leagne Indorses Washing- ton for the Conference Next Year. BIENNIAL ‘CONVENTIONS HEREAFTER The Growth and Influence of thi Organization. THE JUNIOR LEAGUE Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. HARRISBURG, Pa., June 27.—At the morning session of the Epworth League convention the recording secretary was made@® member of the board of control and Mr. E. W. Williams, president of Hamline Chapter, Washington, D. C., was elected. Mr. Williams is one of the lead- ing members of the Washington delegation. W. B. Mathews of West Virginia, Rev. H. D. Mitchell, Baltimore, and Rev. I. L. ‘Thomas of Washington, were elected mem- bers of the advisory board. The amend- ment providing for biennial instead of an- nual conventions was adopted. This was done on account of the international con- ference to be held in Toronto, Canada, next ¥S8r- {mternational Conference. President Tasker asked that the conven- tlor indorse the movement to secure for Washington the international conference in 1899, The action was taken amid great en- lasm. ese Mathews of West Virginia con- ference wanted the convention of 1898 to meet in Wheeling, W. Va. The invitation was accepted, that from Baltimore being withdrawn on account of the movement to secure the internationd! conference in 1899 for Washington. Rev. J. W. Thomas, D. D., of Washing- ton was elected a delegate to the Anti-sa- loon League convention. Rev. R. R. Dohr- ty and Dr. J. B. Young delivered addresses. In the afternoon the delegates were the guests of the Harrisburg committee and visited the public buildings and other points of interest. The evening session will be addressed by Rev. A. C. Crews, general secretary for Canada. The report of the president was read, showing a gain of fourteen per cent in membership for se- nior chapters. There are now 1,600 chap- ters, with 95,000 members. This does not include the juniors. The Juniors. Rev. H. B. Leech of Washington, junior superintendent, reported 512 junior chap- ters, with 30,000 members, a gain during the year of eighty per cent. The total membership is 125,000. —-——_ EX-CONSUL GENER‘ WILLIAMS. Went Into the Consular Service Tem- porarily and Remained Twenty Years Mr. Ramon O. Williams, ex-consul gen- eral at Havana, clos2d up his official bust- ress with the State Department today and left for his home in Brooklyn. A Star re- porter met him at the department, but was urable to induce him to discuss the political situation in Cuba in any of its phases. Gen. Williams has been a resident of Cuba for the past forty-nine years and is prob- ably the best posted man in this country in regard to the history and condition of that island. He was first engaged there in a business way for twenty-nine years and then was persuaded to accept a temporary appoint- ment in the United States consular service. “I went into the consular service for three months,” said he to The Star reporter, “and remained there in various capacities for twenty-two years.” “I think I am deserving of a rest, and I am going to have one Although I have not given up business altogether, I am through with the consular service, and I will spend my time at my home in this untry hereafter.” “ce is stated at the department that Mr. Williams left the affairs of the consulate in excellent shape. DISTRICT GOVERNMENT. Appointments. Harry B. Davis, N. R. Grimm, Charles E. Burden and Robert Carmody have been appointed draughtsmen in the office of the inspector of buildings at $4 per day, and Miss Marguerite Whitley has been appoint- ed tracer at $3 per day. Tires of Vehicles. Within a few days the Commissioners will amend the police regulations by in- serting a clause regulating the width of tires of vehicles. For a long time the ap- parent need of some regulation on this subject has been before the Commission- ers, and they determined to regulate the ject by a police regulation. Acordivety, Capt. Fiebeger, before he left for West Point, drew up a set of regula- ticns to govern the matter, and submitted them to the Commissioners. These regula- tions were taken from the law in force in Cleveland, Ohio. Recently they were sub- mitted to the attorney for the District, and he examined them. He has since returned them with his approval, and the recom- mendation that they be added to the police regulations. These regulations have already appeared in ‘The Star. —_+>—_—_. SERGT. DALEY COMMENDED. Action Taken by the W. ©. T. Other Business Transacted. The regular quarterly meeting of the Woman's Christian Temperance Union of the District of Columbia, which, as stated in The Star of last evening, began yester- day morning at Metropolitan Baptist Church, Rev. Dr. Williams pastor, corner of 6th and A streets northeast, closed late in the afternoon. After the close of The Star’s report a communication was read from Mr. John Morgen, secretary of the general commit- tee, in charge of the Christian Endeavor convention, thankirg the union for its de- cision to have the headquarters of the W. Cc. T. U. open during the convention, and a resolution was adopted that a committee of ladies should be constantly in abttend- ance during the convention week at the W. C. T. U. headquarters. A resolution was also unanimously adopt- ed, commending Police Ser it John C. Daley for his work in raiding a “speak- easy,” and expressing the regret of the union at his misfortune at being burnt in the face with a can of lye thrown at him during the raid. It was also determined to send to the sergeant a bouquet of flowers and a card expressive of the sentiment of the union in regard to the work accom- plished by him. The report of the treasurer showed that the collections during the year amounted to $395.79, and disbursements to $830.75, leaving a balance of $05.04 in the . Mrs. Chapman, who has the superinten- dence of the work against narcotics re- ported that more than 2,000 boys in the Public schools have signed the total ab- stinence pledge. Mrs. Jessie Lawson, superintendent of work among the colored people, announced that a home for destitute working colored women will be opened in a few days. During the afternoon addresses were made by Mrs. 8. D. La Fetra and others. ——.—__ For Congress. HAMILTON, Ohto, June 27.—The republi- can convention of the third Ohio district today nominated Robert M. Nevin of Day- ton for Congress, ———__ Sale of Real Estate, Bradford & Pitney, real setate brokers, have sold, for Stilson Hutchins, to Henry M. Baker, the property at the southwest corner of 13th and H streets northwest. ——_+ Oricket, ‘LONDON, June 27.—At the end of the first inning of the game today’ betwech Shrewsbury and the eleven of the Haver- ford Cricket Club of Haverford, Pa., the scores stood 181 for the Americans ahd 72 for the home eleven. This is the first in which the Americans have taken in mgene They landed at Liverpool on June Uu— 7 7 =e A KNO@K-OUT DROPS CASE ‘Testimon), ings the Case of His Deal- h Farmer Burriss of , “Norbeck, Md. Matthew ‘F. Jack Lawtot Merigan, otherwise Happy and sometimes known as agin the Police Court this afternoon on the charge of assault with intent to kill.! It was another case of “Knockout drops.” Judging by the record of the local courts lately, knockout drops are becoming very popular with people who are planning to make money easily. The complainant was Richard J. Burriss, @ guileless young countryman from the neighborhood of Norbeck, Md. Wednesday of last week he came into town with a wagon load of country produce. Barly the next morning he went to the American House to deliver a bushel of beans. On coming out a man addressed him in a pleasant manner, and a friend- ship was struck which was sealed with a couple of drinks. The stranger, who gave his name as Gacateruer insisted on pay- ing for everything. Burriss tentified that he had left his wagon at the market, and the stranger offered to drive him there in a hack. On the way the stranger, who was in the dock today as the deferidant, spoke of going out to Norbeck to take board at the farm where Burriss works. Merigan, or Christo- pher, proved a very pleasant companion, and insisted on going across the Long bridge to make a call upon a friend before going out into the country. They started toward Virginia, and when they were on the bridge Merigan took a bottle of Whis- ky out of his pocket and offered Burriss a drink. “I didn't want it,” said Burriss on the stand this afternoon, “though I was perf2ct- ly sober, for I-had only had a couple of drinks of beer. But when he turned«the bottle upside down it began to foam, and I always heard that when whisky foamed it Was a sign it was good whisky, so I took mouthful, but spit it out, for it was awful bitter.”” Continuing, Burriss said that when they had crossed the bridge he was feeling very sick, and his “friend” insisted on his taking a drink of beer, telling him that it would make him feel all right. The defendant bought three bottles at a saloon. The wit- ness could not tell whether he drank even half a bottle, for from the time he took the first swallow he knew nothing more until he found himself near Four Mile Run. The hack and driver were gone, as was his new- found friend. So was all the money he had, about $12, his watch and his hat. Precinct Detective Sutton learned that day that Burriss was missing from his stand at the market, and, after a long search, found him over in Virginia. Dr. McGrath of the Emergency Hospital testified that when Burriss was brought in late in the afternoon he showed signs of having been drugged, with chloral, he thought. Z A drug clerk testified that on the morn- ing of the 18th the defendant came into his store on Capitol Hill and, representing him- self to be a veterinary surgeon from Alex- andria, wrote out a prescription for tive drams of chloral. It was filled. Detective Sutton testified to finding Bur- rigs lying ufconsciovs on a road near Four Mile run. Before leaving for Virginia he found Merigan on the avenue trying to sell a silver Watch. He at once locked the man up. . David Smith, a hackman, testified to driving Merigan znd Burriss across the river. Befort Starting for the Long bridge Merigan was driven to the drug store on Capitol Hille He said that on the other side of the riyer Burriss seemed to fall asleep. The defendant dumped him out of the carriage and ordered the witness to drive back to town. Juige Millena@eprimanded the driver se- verely for the part he took in the affair. “But, judge, your, honor, I was afrald of that man, for I knew him to be a des- perate charactér.” “Afraid of him, humph! If that man had owed you 75 cemis.zou ‘would have chased him through all the bushes in Virgini: and you would have got the money, too.” The defendant's counsel claimed that there was no proof to show an assault with intent to kill, and that whatever as- sault there was was committed in Vir- sinia. Judge Millcr did not sgree with the law- yer and characterized the offense as one of the most dastardly pieces of villainy ever performed in this District and held the defendant in $3,000 bonds for the grand jury. — GERMAN-AMERICANS, A Circulur Issued by the So Money League. The delegates from the District to the Chicago convention, and presumably the delegates from every state, have received letters sent out by the German-American Sound Money J,eague, declaring that 90 per cent of the German-American citizens of this country are in favor of the maintenance of the present “gold standard, and giving many reasons why the free coinage of stl- ver should not be sanctioned by the demo- cratic national convention. There are twenty-six signatures to the letter, among the number being such prom- inent men as Edward Cross, Oswald Otten- derfer, William Steinway, and ex-Secretary of the Interior Carl Schurz. The letter says that of 581 German-Amer- ican newspapers in this country, 490 are in favor of the gold standard, 39 are for bi- metallism, and the balance are doubtful that 90 per cent of the German-Americai of the country will vote against a free sil- ver candidate, and that the party which declares “emphatically for the maintenance of the gold standard will command almost the entire German vote, regardless of party affiliations.” The letter gives eleven reasons against the free coinage of silver and in favor of sound money, the chief of which are that free coinage would cause a business panic; that it would be ruinous to workingmen and farmers, whose earnings would be re- duced; that the prevailing low prices of commodities are not due to the demoneti- zation of silver, but to inventions and im- Proved processes, which have cheapened and quickened production in all branches of agriculture and industry, silver mining not excepted. Personal Mention. Capt. Lewis Smith, 3d Artillery, has been granted leave of absence for four months with permission to go abroad. Capt. Otis W. Pollock, 23d infantry, has been granted .four months leave of ab- sence. I bt Commarder Charles M. Thomas has re- ported at thé Navy Department for tem- porary duty... Judge Bowler, controller of the treasury, has gone to Bay Harbor to join his family. Mr. Alexander McCormick has returned from Massanetta Springs much improved in_health. Gonzalo Oe the Cuban represen- tative in Washington, saw the Suburban as the guest, of Mrs, S. S. Howland, to whose brother, August Belmont, the win- ner, Henry of Navarre, belonged. Senor Rtcardo Albertini, second secre- tary of the Cuan legation, is at Cobourg for the summer, He will return to Amer- ica in October, rrington, secretary of the Mr. A. W.; Washington Cricket Club, sails for Europe July 1. u A Medal of Honor, A medal of honor has been presented to Charles Stacey, late private company D, 55th Ohio volunteers, for most distinguish- ed gallantry in action at Gettysburg, Pa, July 2, 1868. This soldier voluntarily took an advance position on the Une tor the purpose of ascertaining the location of confederate sharpshooters whose fry had been very fetal to the Union lines, and un- Ger heavy fire held the position thus taken pmlc company Cher iaty 1@ Was a miem- der went to the main Government Receipts, National bank notes teceived for es i UNAVOIDABLE DELAY. Patent Office ablications Henceforth Appear on Ti People who have business before the. patent office have noticed recently that there has been some delay in the Issue of the list of patents. In talking about this matter to a Star reporter today, Mr. J. W. Babson, the chief of the issue and Gazette division, patent office, said: “The appropriation for printing and bind- ing for the Interior Department for the fiscal year 1! became so nearly ex- bavusted in the month of April that a great deal of it had to be suspended, and the iecessary work was retarded until an ap- propriation to supply the deficiency could be obtained. This appropriation was made in the deficiency bill, which passed near the close of the last session of C “After the money was nearly exhausted every effort was made to bring out the Patent Office Gazette and the patents, and these efforts were so successful that the public was not aware of the difficulty. Since the deficiency appropriation has been made an additional force has been put on the work, some of which was delayed three weeks, and it is now being brought up to date as fast as possible. “At this time the printing office is about four days behind. Repid progress is being made, and it is believed that the Official Gazette and all the work on the putents will be brought up to date at the time of the issue cf July 7. It is only fair to say in this connection that no blame attaches to the contractor for the photo-lithograph- ic work.” ee DE THEY CALLED ON McKINLEY. —at Keqpe and Hanford Pay a Visit to Canto: Charles Hanford, the well-known Wash- ington actor, has just returned from a trip to Canton, Ohio, on a visit to Governor Me- Kinley, in company with Thomas W, Keene. Mr. Hanford met Mr. Keene by ap- pointment in Philadelphia, and the two journeyed to the town that is just now the Mecca of the republicans, to pay their re- spects to the nominee of the St. Louis con- vention. The visit was an exceedingly pleasant one, McKinley and Keene being oid-time friends, and an enjoyable conver- sation of over an hour was participated in by the three gentlemen. Mr. Keene then went west and Mr. Hanford returned to this city. Keene does not look unlike McKinley, and at some distance the likeness is remark- able. Keene had occasion to sit on the porch of the house while the major was in- side for some minutes, and a number of people passing the front of the house raised their hats and saluted, as they sup- Mesars. posed, the nominee for the President of the | United States. “Keene gravely returned their salutations, and when he went in the house remarked that he was going to ap- ply for the position of understudy to the governor, so that the latter could attend to his business and at the same time return the salutations of his friends through his double. Keene says he owes his success on the stage to the town of Canton, and tells an interesting story of an episode which happened at that place, and which is reproduced here: “Twenty-eight years ago,” he said, “I was a member of Louis Schaefer's Stock Ccmpany, that opened his new opera house. I played here for some time. I was a young man then, and I drank considerably. I started to drink shortly after I got here, and at the end of a week I was in a poor condition. They were holding. a revival meeting in the First M. E. Church, and one Sunday evening I staggered into the church much the worse for drink. A preacher was speaking and giving the the- atrical profession and our stock company in particular, a regular roast. He was giv- ing us all a bad reputation, and said no one should go to see us. 1 stood it as long as I could, when I arose, and said, with an oath, “You lie; you know you lie.” I then staggered out of the church, and where I spent the night I don’t know. “The next ay I thought the people of the city were paying me more attention than they ever had before. Even the children on the streets pointed at me, saying that's the man. It began to dawn on me that I had made some kind of a break. What it was I did not know. When I heard the story of my night, I made up my mind then that drink and I would part com- pany. From that day I have not drank a drop. I always considered that I awe my success to Canton.” Bem ee WAITING FOR VICTIMS. How Texans Made Money Out of a Poor Rond. From the San Antonjo Express. I remember traveling once in one of the counties north of here, a week or two after @ somewhat protracted spell of wet weath- er. The country was rolling prairie and the roads were beautiful except at the small wet weather streams in a few of the larger hollows, and these were only from ‘en to thirty feet in width and could have been bridged tor about $25 apiece. Yet I found a team bogged up in almost every other one in a whole day’s drive. They seemed to be almost bottomless, and, al- though I had a gocd, strong pair of ponies and a very light buggy, it was with the greatest difficulty that I got through sev- eral of them myself. In one of the worst of the bogzy holes I found a wagon contain- ing a woman, four or five children and a few light household goods and with four very g00@ horses attached. The owner of the team™had waded across and stood, the very personification of dejection, on the other side. On a hill about 300 yards distant stood a fine farm house and one of lesser prete. tions on the opposite side of the road. The owner of the teem told me that the owner of the former house who was working on a fence near by kad offered tc pull him out for $1, but when tcld he had no dollar, was coldly told that he would have to get cone efore he got cut of that hole. “I have got just $3," said the poor fellow, “but I have over 150 miles to go and am out of provisions.” I had two long stake ropes and by hitching them to the end of the wagon tongue, get- ting the poor horses out on solid ground and hitching my team in the lead we got the wagon out. I stopped and tried for a subscription from the man at the fence who had coolly watched the whole proceedings, but of course didn’t get it. A little fur- ther on I learned that he was a road over- seer and that he and his son, who lived op- posite, took turns day about keeping a yoke of oxen in the lot ready to pull teams out of thit hole at $1 apiece, and that they de from $3 to $5 per day for from ore to three weeks after every wet spell. How to Lay Japanese Matting. From the New York Post. If you wish to lay Japanese matting in a Japanese fashion, first cover your floor with the thickest carpet lining you can buy. That will soften the sound and keep the matting from wearing unevenly and quickly. Cut a breadth of the matting a half or a third of the length of the room where it is to go, and bind it with a car- pet binding of a solid color not only across the ends, but also along the sides. Cut the next breadth the same length and fix in the same way. If it is proposed to use three lengths, the space should be so divided that there will be two long and one short length. But each one is to be bound on all sides. In laying the next breadth of mat- ting, so arrange the pieces that a long piece in one breadth each time will come next a short one in the next breadth. After the whole room is covered, get a thin, very flat molding about an inch wide that is stained or painted black or dark brown and lay it over the places where the breadths and the different pieces of the breadths intersect. Tack these moldings firmly in place, and you will have the ir- regular effect given by the mats used in Japanese houses. This arrangement is not very sanitary and not very easy if tho American custom of taking up each floor- covering once a year is followed. But it has the merit of being truly Japanese, and there is no danger that the matting will fray or ravel in the process, The Releigh at Port Ends. The cruiser Ralelgh has arrived at Port Eads, La., with the Louisiana naval mili- tia on board. ‘Wants a Divorce, Mary F, Kenton today petitioined for di- voroe from Henry 0, Kenton, the papers in the case being withheld from publication. aes Real Estate at Auction, Ratcliffe, Sutton & Co., auctioneers, sold yesterday at public sale improved prop- 6th street tea Jacob THE EVENING STAR, SATURDAY, JUNE 27, 1896—TWENTY-FOUR PAGES. 4S SMOOTH AS OIL|FINANCE AND TRADE A Bhrowd Swindler With Exalted Self- : Made Oonnections. He Beat Hotels and Boarding Houses, However, and Will Now Get Sixty ri Days’ Free Living. “John Smith, alias Capt. Reid,” called the clerk of the Police Court this morning. The ycung man who stepped up to the bar of justice was a most unusual person. He looked to be about twenty-five years of age. His clothes were stylish in cut, but rather the worse for wear. His waistcoat was of heavy corduroy, and on the right breast he had pinned a pince-nez, hanging from a long gold chain. He had the bearing of a gentleman, and told a very plausible story when put upon the stand. with being a s'picious rye guiltier no’ guilty?” I will admit, your honor, that my actions at the time of my arrest were sus- ES) but, really, you know, I meant no person; “Well, Detectives Helan and Sutton testified that the captain belonged to the genus and that hotels and boarding houses were his especial prey. He stayed nearly four days at the National Hotel, but he was compelled to leave the hotel and also his luggage. Then the Raleigh gave him shelter for twenty-four hours and he left nothing there but an unpaid board bill. A boarding house on K street was honored by his presence for a couple of days, and he was putting up at a house on 12th street, where the landlady came to the conclu- sion that his actions were not such as to inspire confidence. A Graphic Recital. It was the old story of remittances from home that, for some unaccountable reason, failed to appear. His father, a retired British officer, ives in Manchester, Eng- land, and was to have sent him a draft for 200 pounds, but somehow forgot to send it. “What is your name, Smith or Reid?" asked the judge. “My name is Reid, your honor. I am a son of Col. T. H. Reid, V. C., of the 23d Welsh Fusileers. He served in the Crimean war, and was presented with the Victoria cross for distinguished bravery.” “What is your business in this country?” “I am a correspondent of the London Graphic and Strand, and also of a French paper, the Paris Gaulois.” “Have you any credentials?” Unfortunately, your honor, I have noth- ing but my unsupported word. I am not a beat, and have not the slightest intention or desire to defraud any one. It is true, I have said that I was a nephew of Secre- tary Carlisle, and that falsehood, I pre- sume, prejudices you against me.” At Judge Kimball's request “Capt.” Reid named over a number of Manchester news- papers, but he seemed never to have heard of the Manchester Guardian, one of the best-known English papers. Meeting the President. “Did you ever say that you were a friend of President Clevelani’s?” “I had the distinguished honor of meet- ing your President at Mr. Gresham's funeral in Chicago. I have called to pay my respects to the British ambassador since I have been in the city, but the in- terview lasted only a few minutes.” “Shall I communicate with Sir Julian?” “I am afraid it would be useless.” The “captain” begged earnestly not to be sent to jail. saying that it would only ruin his reputation and in no wise help the bon-faces whom he owed. “I am an Englishman, and I suppose that is against me here, but really we are not as black as we are painted.” Judge Kimball told him thst if he was en Englishman, which he very much doubted, it wouid not militate against him in the slightest. Then the son of the wearer of a Victoria Cross was sent to the work house for sixty days, in default of bonds in the sum of $10). The detectives say that when he was ar- rested he had in his pocket a letter from Holkoye, Mass, and that it was signed, “Your affectionate father, John Smith.” ——._—___ YOUTHFUL GAMBLERS. ‘There is a Great Deal of Such to Be Seen by Those Who Study City Boys. From the New York Herald. There is a steady run on the tickers about the uptown resorts along 4 or 5 o'clock in the afternoon every day. I was sitting near one of these instruments with a friend the cther day and noted the num- ber of small boys coming in and out, each managing to get a Lurried look at the tape before leaving. A lad with a bundle of papers under his arm would peep in the front door, take a furtive look around to see that the coast was clear, then sucdenly work over toward the ticker. He would as suddenly slip out again with an expression commonly seen only in Wall street during a busy day cn ‘change. In a few minutes other boys would follow him, at short intervals, going through the same pantomime. Sometimes one would burst into the room as if intent on selling newspapers, taking his turn at the ticker, if the waiters or the floorwalker or bartender didn’t get the start of him, as they not infrequently did, but the ticker ap- peared to be of more importance than a sal "hose boys can’t be interested in stock eculation,” I suggested. “Base ball,” replied my friend. “Reports of the games are beginning to come in. Some of these boys bet their earnings on the run, the strike, the put out or the game. They can’t walt for the next edi- tion of the sporting papers, and they man- age to keep run of the game by dodging in here and there for the latest returns over the wire. Some of them doubtless repre- sent places where there is no ticker, but where there is a blackboard. They pick up small tips by thus stealing the news from those who have the telegraphic fa- cilities. They have the whole technique of the game down so pat that they can read the tepe at a glance. — Going on a Outing. Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. CUMBERLAND, June cratic editors of the Maryland Association start from Deer Park Monday, going over the West Virginia Central railroad and through the mines of western Maryland. - 27.—-The demo- eee Ny 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. Baltimore Markeis. BALTIMORE, Md, June 27.—Flour dull, unchanged—receipts, 5,486 barrels; ship- ments, 2,740 barrels; sales, 150 barrels. Wheat dull and lower—spot and month, 61@61%; July, 60%4@60%; August, 60%@60%: September, 61@61%—receipts, 13,479 bushels exports, 8,000 bushels; stock, 186,219 bush els; sales, 28,000 bushels--southern wheat by sample, 51@81%; do. on grade, 51%@G1%. Corn easy—spot and month, 32%@32%; July, 32%2@32%; August, 32%@33; September, 38 bid; steamer mixed, 31G31%; receipts, '36,- A Short Session anda Sharp De- cline, FEARS OF CORRENCY REVOLUTION The Market Does Not Question the Result at Chicago. VENEZUELAN QUESTION Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. NEW YORK, June 27.—Stock values at the close of the week reflect declines vary- ing from 2% to 8iz per cent by comparison with the closing level of the preceding week. Today's short session alone may be credited with a liberal proportion of the total loss, the selling this morning result- ing in a general depreciation of values in all depariments. Financial concern is su- perlor to all other forces, and a wholesale reduction of liabilities is in progress in an- ticipation of a strong declaration for sil- ver. Liquidation and a general abandon- ment of the long account have been prompted by fears of a currency resolution. Speculative mervousness was especially marked right at the close of today's busi« ness, with values at the lowest point of recent date. It will be remembered that the gold plank in the St. Louis platform had exhausted its socculative influence prior to its actual adoption. It is reasonably probable that the discounting of the silver clause will terminate with its oficial confirmation in Chicago. That silver will be enthusiasti- cally indorsed has not heen seriously ques- tioned for several weeks past. The delay in taking fright at the prospect is the nat- ural result of speculative nearsightedness. The Venezuelan episode was leisurely com- mented upon for four days before its real significance was detected. The difference in time required for a true recognition of the possibilities of these two events re- flects in a fairly accurate degree the rela- tive significance of the events themselv: Routine influences are in a majority of instances favorable to value, but for the present extraordinary factors are to be ‘ven first consideration. The market re- tairs its professional characteristics, and is consequently susceptilfe to very slight changes. The coming week will be given over largely to political gossip, and present indications do not justify an optimistic forecasting of the result. The midsum- mer decline will in all probability be looked back upon next fall as a period of excep- tional speculative chances. The enormous transactions in American Sugar, culminating in a decline of nearly 9 per cent for the week, have had a de- pressing influence on the entire list. There is little evidence of any permanent change in the direction of this stock prior to the sclution of the political doubts elsewhere operative. The coal shares been a trifle stronger than the general market for purely legitimate reasons. This latter group of securities are relied upon to take @ conspicuous position in the next general rally in prices. The improvement in Read- ing’s affairs has been clearly demonstrated by recent events. The bank statement reflects a gain of $2,410,000 in lawful morey, mostly in legal tenders. Large receipts from interior points and a decrease in the export movement combine in producing this result. A liberal increase in cash holdings is entirely re- sponsible for the moderate increases in the remaining items of the statement. —_____ FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL. The following are the opening, the highest and the lowest and the closing prices of the New York stock market today, as reported by Corson & Macartney, members New York Open. High. Low. 116% 116 «113%, re ibe Chesapeake & Oni. C.,C., C. & StL. Del, Ww... 5 Delaware & Hudson... Den. & K. Grande, Pd. qe ages Die. & Cattle Feeding.. “ISK I 14K “16K General Electric. st BBG 15K 169K evil Tong Island ‘Traction. Metropolitan Traction. Manhattan: Puilman Pal. Car Co... ‘Southern Railway, Pfd.. Phila. Traction. . Texas Pacitic. ‘Tenn. Coal & iron., Union Pacific. a 5c ion “Hee “Fe 2 SK RSH - Cig 60% Seer ee Washington Stock Excha Wheeling & 1. Erie... Wheeling & L. Erie, Pfd featern Union Tel . 6955 =e. Metropolit. @iz1g; §2,000g1225. "Wash regular call—12 o'clock m. ts, Sales: Railroad $2.0 Maa. S. 4s, registered, 108% 4s, ‘coupon, 10% vid. U. U.S. Ss, 112% bid. Bonds.—20-year Fund. 5a, 2 bid. 30-year Fund. gold Gs, 110 bid. Water Stock currency 7s, 1901, 110 id. Water Stock currency Zs, 10, "110 bid. Fund. currency 8.658, 109 bid Miscellaneous Bonds.—Metropolltan Railroad bh conv. Ga, 122 bid, isked. Belt Raflroad Se, 81 bid. Kok Kat Rautroud Ge, 45 bid. Colunivia. Ti nu Ws ._ Washington ompany, ger. A, @s, 114 bid. Washington Gas Company, ser. . 1 Washington Gas 6s, Did, 235 asked. Chesapeak Telephone be, Metropolitan Railroad bia. and Potomac 100 bid. American Security and Tiust 5a, F. A., 100 bid. American Security GRAIN. end Trust 5s, A. and O., 100 bid. Washington Open.“ High. Low. Close. | Market Company’ Ist 68," 110 bid’ Washingtoa 5 By OS Market Company imp. @s, 110 bid. Washington 6614 Fd Market exten. Gs, 110 bid: Masonic Hall Aasocia- ay Be ee Be Fon Ss, 106% bid. Washington Light Infautry let 1% B% 15% 15% National Bank Stocks.—Bank of Washington, 275 16% 1 16° 16 Bank of Republic, 240 bid. Metropolitan, x 7.00 692 6.92 5 bid, 300 asked. Central, 280 bid. rmers 15 TIT 710 7.10 Mechanics", 180 bid. Second, 133 bid, 138 390 3:87 8.87 | asked. Citizens’, bid. Columbia, 130° bid. 405 400 4.00 bid. End, °108 bid, "111 asked. 3.6T 3.05 8.65 coln, *100 bid, 107 asked. 3.82 3.80 8.80 fe it and Trust Compantes.—National Safe ‘High. Low. Close. it and Trust, asked. ington Loam TE Ys F and Trost, 119 bid, 120% asked. American Se- 67% 662 «ee | curity w st, 140 bid, 146 asked. Washington 873 66 Ge4B | Safe Deposit, 51 bid. €@7 662 Ser flroad Stocks.—Capital ‘Traction Company, °05 did, 68 a Columbia, 55 asked. G ; Metropolitan, 105 bid. 112 asked. bid. Belt, 36 asked. Eckington, 35 own and Tennalistown, 7 bid. jectric Light Storks. hineton Ge ‘ a 46 bid, Georgetown Gas, 44 Wid. ted States Electric Light, “116 bid. 118%; asked. Insurance St iremen’s, 33 bid. Franklin, 35 bid. Metropolitan, 75 bid: Corcoran, 50 bid. Potomac, 68 bid. Arlington, 130 bid. Germas American, 160 did. National Union, 14 asked. Columbia, 10 bid, 14 asked. Rice, % bid, asked. People's, 6% bid. Lincoln, 71° bid, Title Insurance Stocks.—Real Estate Title, 108 41d, 110 asked. Colunrbia Title, 5 bid, 6 axked. Weshington Title, Si Wid. District ‘Tithe, 7 bid, ‘Telephone St ‘ocks.—Pennssivania, 88 bid. Chena- 568 bushels; exports, 17,143 bushels; stock, | peake and Potomac, 63 Vid. WS asked. “Amctites 395,892; southern white corn, 36; do. yel- *7 bid, 8 asked. American Gray low. 86%. Oats easy—No. 2 white western, 28@23%; No. 2 mixed, do., 21%@22—receipts, 48,254 bushels; exports, 13,571 bushels; stock, 386, 082 bushels. Rye—some little in- quiry at steady prices; No. 2, 35 : stock, 27,827 bushels. Hay quiet—choicé timothy, $17.00. Grain freights firm, busi- ness fair; steam to Liverpool, per bushel, “3 bid July; Cork for orders, per quarter, .@2s. Od. June and July. Sugar and butter end “= Kincyran! Eggs oa. Wnisky unchanged. . ange. Correspon ‘anada Pact Pani. je. & Erie Lon Elev i Missouri Pacine. a ‘ Eng. North Paci North American. ; lug. Wabash Fra we WO ; bu asked. 8. a Cry bid. coon ark B, Gs,” 114 F. and A. 90 bid bid. ra i, 115 bid. Safe Deposil nd Tru Bl Ra! shed Gas 47 u Pe ced ‘Graphophone, yhone, pd. bid, 11 asked. Pneumatic Misceliancous Stocks,—Mergenthaler Linot; 71S Weanicion Sent, Hames Slovo, Gt a = core vid. 18 an Hall, 90 asked. Ss A Bank Promotion. Mr. John C. Athey, who ts at present the paying teiler of the ‘Traders’ National Bank, has been promoted to assistant cashier by the directors of the bank.