Evening Star Newspaper, November 8, 1897, Page 2

2 THE EVENING STAR, MONDAY, NOVEMBER. 8, 1897—14 PAGES. 4 LATE NEWS BY WIRE Gen. Fitzhugh Lee Says President Mc- Kinley Desires Peace. —_s—_—_ WILL SAIL FOR HAVANA WEDNESDAY Cuban Annexationists Warned to Discontinue Their Meetings. i] DURRANT'S APPEAL DENIED EYEING THE OFFICES Murderer’s Case Before the Supreme Court. Writ of Hr: eas Corpus Refased—De- cision on “Long and Short Hauls’ —La Abra Mine. The United States Supreme Court today affirmed the decision of the circuit court for the California circuit, refusing a writ of habeas corpus to William Henry Theo- dore Durrant, under sentence of death for GEN. BLANCO’S HEALTH POOR! the murder of Miss Blanche Lamont in eas NEW YORK, November 8.—General Fitz- tegh Lee, consul general at Havana, will } sail for his post duty on Wedaesday. ral Lee was reticent today in speaking an affairs, but he referred with sat- isfaction to ats interivew with President McKinley last Friday. “It was of course satisfying to me,” s General “to have the President t me that my course as consul general met with his approval. He told me that he had r i letters from representative mez of all sections who expressed their sat tion at my retention in office. Of course, I cannot say what my instructions are, €x- of C of cept that I am to leok out for the rights of American citizens. As to President 3ic- Kimley’s wishes, all that I can say !s that he desires peace.’ Asked as te the effect of General Blanco’s appointment to succeed General Weyler, Gereral Lee said hen a commander fs re- Piaced by another in the field it follows Mat thes few nuer is to use a new policy. The new general wouid understand that even though he received no special instructions whatever. What General Blan- co's policy will be, however, I cannot say.” General Lee expects to £0 up to West Point tomorrow to say good-bye to his son, who is a cadet there. — CUBAN ANNEXATIONISTS WARNED. Blanco’s Health Poor—Met a Chilly Reception. HAVANA, via Key West, Fla, November abnexationists have received, columns of a newspaper of y, a hint that it will he well to aban- r meetings. The article in ques- tion conveyed the intimation that the clui was to be preceeded against as a gam- bi instituticn, under which pretext it would be possible to cause its members a zreat deal of trouble, without going to the length of accusing them of conspiracy. The Gen. secret my gS have, therefere, been dis- continued. Gen. neo's fermal reception at_the palace a week ago was a very chilly affair. ¢ of the officials and repre- sent: tended, ple of commercial bodies who there were only about thirty Gen. Blanco is s the hards! ainst the endure aign Marshal Blanco is of all tie neral favors, he hostility of the ge AID FOR i¢ OUND WHALE me Asked to Send a Re- lief S) RS. Seeretary SAN F A determ governmen| their reseu t the miner and tournament. managers of the b: if no pvernme miles of ng men, but it is hoped that pro- visions may be taken by reindeer to them overland to Point Barrow. The success of this project wiil depend largely on the we . though it is thought to be fea: ble. ‘The chamber of commerce favors imme- diate relief, and the indications are that some plan of succor will be carried into effect. ——— EXPERT JAIL BREAKER. J. 4. Thomas Makes His Escape From Memphis MEMPHIS, Tenn ‘Thomas, the forger, made his second escape from the jail here early this morning by sawing the bars of his cell and afterward sawing the bars of the window in the rear of the jail, after which the escape was made easy. Thomas had made elf famous by his previous escapes from jails here and at Chicago, and his subsequent marriag F Ruthert of Minnea Louis. Three othe with minor offenses ‘scaped after ‘Themas had made the way clear. SS GRAIN CARGOES FOR EUROPE. Over Three Million Bushels Chartered at Ph seven steamships now in port grain for Euro- will be ship- steamers will carry ar cgzate of 3,100,000 bushels of nm and whe Se far this year the shipments of corn 000 IOAN ave agere oa in . Comparcd w export petroleum t i last iss, = and Restraining Order Procured. ‘The Evenii CHURCH, November 8—Super- t R. H. Phillips nas obtained a re- order from the circuit court, . E. Nicol, prohibiting the town au- ies of Falls Church from interfering with his track on Ist street. The order also restrains him from proc: ng further With the laying of the track until final de- nation of the issue. The application fon preventing the town from rierence with the read will be by Judg col Wednesday in the t of Alexandria county, and Saturday riffs ef both Fatrfax and Alexandria counties served notice on the town author- ities to appear at that time. Mr. R. W. Moore of Fairfax Court “House will appear for the corporation and Mr. James E. Clem- @uts for the railroad. STONEBORO’, Pa., November 8.—The boiler at the Mercer Iron and Coal Com- y's works exploded at noon, while the men were at lunch. Three men were killed @nd seven injured. Among the killed was David Love. The names of the others have mot yet been ascertained. ——_—_—_—. Fourth-Class Postmasters. Fourth-class postmasters in Virginia have been appointed as follows: Fancy Hit, Rockbridge county, Mrs. 8. C. Reed; Idem, Amherst county, J. A. Sale; Raphine, Rock- bridge county, R. M. Montgomery. o—. Government Receipts. Government receipts—From internal rev- enue, $916,166; customs, $419,814; miscel- laneous, $U8, 43. San Francisco, in April, 1895. The case has attracted attention through- out the whole of the United States, and to- day's decision permits the law to take its course with the condemned man. Chief Justice Fuller announced the couri’s con- clusion, but made no remarks in doing so, save to cite a few authorities on which the court based its decision. Southern Railway Rates. The United States Supreme Court today affirmed the decision of =he lower court in the ca of the ii tate ecommerce com- on against the Alabama Midiand and the Georgia Central Railroad Company and oihers. The case arose out of charges by citizens of Troy, Ala., that the companies were dis- regarding the long and short haul clause of the interstate commerce laws. The point at ssue Was whether when there was compe- tition between railread and water trans- portation the roads must first file lower rates with the interstate commerce com- mission, and it was decided in the negative by the court. The opinion of the court was handed down by Justice Shiras. The action was begun before the interstate commerce com- mission in 1892 upon a~-petition from the beard of trade of Troy, Ala., alleging a discrimination by the roads against that town in the interest of Montgomery and other places. The roads defended their rates us necessary to meet water trans- portation, but the commission decided against them, and also held that prefer- ence in rates should not be granted except upon authority first secured from the com- mission. The court today overruled the commis- sion on both points, holding on the first tkat “competition is one of the most ob- vious and effective circumstances that make the conditions under which a long and short haul is performed substantially Gissimilar.” Justice Shiras stated, now- ever, that the decision was not intended to relieve common carriers from the re- straints of the third“and fourth sections of the law, but that its purport that these sections are “not so stringent and imperative as to exclude in all cases the matter of competition in determining the questions of undue and unreasonable pref- erence.” Upon tke other point, as to whether rail- road companies can be relieved from the eperatiors of the long and short haul clause ot the interstate commerce act with- cut first inveking the consent of the com- mission, Justice Shiras said: “We are un- able to suppose that Congress intended to torbid commen carriers, in cases where the circum: and condit are sub- m making differ- the commission do so.” with the de- circuit court of appeals for ircuit, which was therefore af- Harlan dissented from the upr! of Baldwin vs. shington © Court to- the i La Abra Mining Case. general entered a motion proc’ paiter was he United the between ingten Clearing H _The city post office expects to become a member of the Washington clearing house. which is an’ association of the national banks of the city formed mainly for the purpose of convenience in exchanging the checks that are received by the various banks. It is expected that a representa- tive of the city post office will soon mect each day with the representatives of the banks for the purpose of receiving the money orders which have ¥en taken by the hanks. The wer of each bank will have the toney orders made up on a special list and going to the headquarters ef the clearing house will hand the money orders to the representative of the city post office, who will take them to the post ce and obtain the cash and returning will pay to the several banks the amount dve to them. Heretofore the banks have heen in the habit of sending a clerk to the city post effice for the purpose of cashing the money erders, but this system has been found to be the cause of the loss of time, and so hange indicated above has been adopt- It is in use in other s, and it is believed that it will be found to be of ad- vantage here. . — “HI” DADDY WINS FIRST RACE. Bad Weather Decreases the Attend- ance at Benning. The raw, threatening weather had the t of decreasing the attendance at the Be ning track this afternoon. Yet the crowd was far from small, and the specu- lation was active. ‘The track was again slow. From ‘the first race Dalgretti and X Ray cratched, leaving the following in Bastion (O'Conner), 20 to 1; to 1; ‘Red Spider jpot (Maher), 8 to 20 to 1; Geo.H. Ketcham et), 5 to 2: Vinita (Coylie), 20 to 1; Daddy (ims), 4 to 1:' Oceana veary), 4 to 1, and Athy (Coliins), 30_to quan (Forbes) ‘st_race, five and one-half furlongs— bs Daddy, first: Vinita, second; Athy, third. Time, 1.10 2-5 Entries for Tomorrow. First race, selling, seven furlongs—Hal- ton, 110; Eleanor Mc. Flomes, 104; Aure- lian, 115; Prompt, Rossifer, 102; Taranto, 108; Break O'Day, 101; Mount Washington, 98; Mohawk Price, 94; Minnie Alphonse, 99. Second race, maidens, five furlongs— Blsck Dude, Ramoncita, Congreve, Ella Daly. Crayon, Sea Puss, Areliac, Sanger, Gun Metal, Beekman, Deai Florence, Beal- iy, Parkslope, Princess India, Calculation, Giles Shine, Dutchess Annette, 100; Pinker- ton Scout, Commercial Traveller, Filament, Taunton, Kid Fox, Will Glenn, King’s Highway, 112; Whirlpool, 109. Third race, ten pounds under scale, one miie—Bannock, Kinnikinic, Knight of the Garter, 110; Mammassas, Ben Ronald, 107. Fourth race, high weight, selling, three- quarters mile—Braw Lad, Kaiser, Ludwig, De Bride, Chum, 111; Tappan, 123; De- tective, Halton, Marsian, 113; Maud Adams, Bromo, 108; Hugh Penny, 116; Judge War- dell, 100; Merlin, 97; Gen. Maceo, 88. Fifth race, for three-year-olds and up- ward, to carry 110 pounds; no allowances; one mile—Hanwell, Premier, Ben Ronald, Lobengula, 110. Sixth race, steeplechase for hunters, about two miles—Rustan, Ben Bolt, 150. —_——._—_ Fort Custer Given Up. The War Department, acting upon the recommendation of Gen. Wade, command- ing the Department of Dakota, has ordered the abandonment of Fort Custer, Mont. Gen. Wade also recommended the abandon- ment of Fort Assiniboine, Mont., but it is urderstood that the department thinks it impracticable at this time of the year, ———_e-_____ Dr. McKim Elected Dean. s At a meeting of the trustees of the Vir- ginia Theological Seminary, near Alex- andria, Rev. R. H. McKim, rector of Epiphany Church, Washington, was elected * é Aspirants For Local Places Preparing to See the President. ARGUMENTS THEY WILL ADVANCE Probable Selections For U. S. Marshal and District Attorney. CANDIDATES WITH CHANCES The various applicants for the federal of- fices in the District now held by demo- crats are preparing to make a siege of the White House just as soon as Presi- dent McKinley gets through with the preparation of his annual message to Con- gress and becomes_available for visitors again. It fs said that many of the aspir- ants for the offices will adopt a new cam- paign of attack on the President’s sym- pathfes, and endeavor to impress him with the fact that the heavy republican losses in the recent elections were due in no small degree to the manner in which democrats wo are not protected by the civil service laws have been kept in office, and that great stress will be laid on the fact that republicans in the District who have given great service to the party, both in a pub- stantial and moral sense, have not been recognized in any material way. What effect argument of this character will have on President McKinley cannot be reckoned, but it is said that it will be pre- sented by men enjoying nis friendship an‘1 confidence. From a Party Man’s Standpoint. A very prominent republican, who occu- Pies high official position, in conversation with a Star reporter today, was very em- pkatic in his expressions on the subject of democrats being continued in office. “The spectacle presented to the country is a brilliant one,” he remarked, sarcastic- ally. ‘The democrats have elected a may- or of Greater New York, who coolly and publicly declares that he will appoint none but a Gemocrat to office. There will be 50,000 appointments under the administra- tion in Greater New York. Chicago is in the hands of democrats, and none other is allowed to hold any office. All the availa- ble offices in the District of Columbia are held by democrats. President Cleveland, after filling the offices of the government with democrats, put a civil service barrier of protection around 30,000 of them. Mean- while the republicans are sounding the shibboleth of reform and the democrats are holding the offices.”’ The views expressed above are known to be entertained by a number of republicans here and elsewhere, and the indications are that a great effort will be made to have the President and his advisers in the cabinet coincide with them. Hahn end Hart Favored. So far as the District offices are concern- ed interest now seems to be centered almost entirely upon the United States marshal- ship and the United States District attor- reyship. here is a general expectation that early changes will be made in the i and the impre: rongly pre- Is in influenti ely identified with the admin! iam Hahn of Ohio w E shal and Al- also of Ohio, but who has 1ington for twelve y be made dis’ was tho: time that Col. one on M. Parker, member cf the national epubligan commitiee for the District of Columbia, would be chosen to succeed Marshal Wilson, in with the home rule plank of t convention, the re niticn of which Oo KE My de- ple of the Di ean hat the President has s mind to appoint Mr. ermined to pursue to appointing r to District for the marsha . despite ¢ of Mr. Hahn lonel Parke Aulick Palmer oned as a po aid that ex-Warden Burke of the and it Is ail is being strongly backed by dd Army influence, and that he also support of a powerful secret or- nization which has hitherto taken quite r active part in American politics. Want to Be Register of Wills. Several names are qnentioned in connec- tion with the successorship of Register of Wills McGill. Colonel Levi P. Wright, who formerly held the office, is mentioned as a possibility, while (he names of Donald Me. Cathran, C. J. Ortlip, Harrison Dingman, Robert H. Terrell, Robert H. Keyes, John A. Moss and W.’ Calvin Chase are also mcntioned in the same connection. Collector and City Post Office. A change is confidently expected in the office of evllector of taxes in the District, now held by E. G. Davis, and William Bramhall and Aaron Bradshaw are being talked about as possible successors to Mr. Louis P. Seibold, for many years employed at the Georgetown custom house, aid to be strongly backed for the col- ectorship of the port, to succeed Mr. Dor- sey Claggctt Candidates for the city postmastership have not yet appeared in the open, and it is difficult to find out just who is really after this lucrative position. as INQUEST HELD. Investigation of the Charges Against Bexsie Smith. Coroner Carr held an inquest at the elghth precinct station this afternoon, be- ginning at 2 o'clock, in the case of Bessie Smith, colored, whose dead infant was found in a trunk at the-house of Mr. W. R. Truxton, No. 1742 8 street northwest, last Thursday afternoon, as published in Friday's Star. Bessie Smith, as heretofore stated, was employed as a domestic in Mr. ‘Truxton’s house, having formerly lived in Rockville. The child, it is said, was put in the trunk because Bessie did not want her employers to become aware of its birth, and she stated to Detective Rhodes that the premature delivery was caused by treatment given her by Nannie Nick- lens, also colored. The detective, in making the investiga- tion, found that Nannie Nicklens is ill and did not arrest her. The hearing before the eoroner’s jury this afternoon attracted a number of persons, among them friends of the woman from Rockville, all anxious to hear what the witnesses would say, but they were not admitted to the room in which the hearing was held. Deputy Coroner Giazebrook testified that when called to the eighth precinct station to make an examinaton he found wrapped in a towel In a trunk the body of a pre- maturely born child. Decomposition had set in and he was unable to tell the color or sex. Bessie Smith, mother of the child, was examined. She told the jury that her home is in Reckville, but that she had recently lived at the house of Mr. Truxton. She admitted that she had put the infant in the trunk and said she did so because she did not want her employer to know any- thing about it. A colored woman named Nannie Nicklens, she sald, who is her aunt, gave her some medicine and used an instrument. She suffered from the time her aunt ad- ministered the drug until she was taken sick, Her aunt visited her in September, and the child was born on the 24th of Octo- ber. Witness said shé had-been very sick and had not yet fully recovered. Dr. George Barrie testified that he was called to attend the woman, and he told the jury what the latter had told him of her condition and treatment. a Deputy Collector Appointed. The Treasury Department today ap- pointed Charles W. Raphun as deputy col- lector of customs at Baltimore, Md., at a salary of $3,000 a year. Mr. Raphun has office at Balttmore, & promotion. C. Murphy has been appointed spe- ‘Va., at | Richmond, ART IN THE NEW LIBRARY 2 oe Superintendent Alvord to Investigate Meth- ods of Exhibits Elsewhere. 4 Displays to Embrace the Graphic Arts, the Progress of Art and lleteens work. Thomas G. Alvord, superintendent of the art department3if the new Library of Con- ress, will leave tonight for a trip to New York and Bgstom. His visit will be to con- sult the officers and directors of the prin- cipal museums-in the two cities named with regard to fitting up the department of which he has charge. In New York he will visit most of the private galleries; will see the officers in charge of the Society of Beaux Arts, Met- ropolitan Museum of Fine Arts, National Academy of Design, American Fine Art Society and others, besides numbers of firms dealing in such objects. In Boston he will visit the Boston Museum and sev- eral art galleries, This is done so that the plans and meth- ods of the most recent date observed in those institutions can be followed in the library. He will have the opinions of the persons familiar with such matters. Mr. Alvord will take with him a plan of the library bui!ding, and especially the sec- tion in which the art department will be lo- cated, so that it can be seen what will be best fitted for this particular building. The curator of the Corcoran Gallery has been at the Ubrary for the same purpose. Calling the Copyrights. Of the mass of copyright stuff which has accumulated for years it has been a stu- pendous task to cull out the best objects for exhibliion, and it is by no means fin- ished as yet. Those intended for exhibit were moved into the art departmerit quar- ters today. In this collection are con- tained 347 modern engravings, 229 old en- gravings, 300 etchings and 150 to 200 fac- similes. it is the intention of Superintendent Al- vord, on account of the large quantity of objects to be exhibited and their variety, to have the display changed several times. The first display is to be of the best speci- mens of graphic arts in the possession of the Ibrary. Then the next, which will ne- cessitate catalougirg 100,000 on hand, will be to show the progress of art, especially American art. Process work will then be shown, giving the various stages of artists’ work. This will probably be followed by a magnificent collection of war pictures, in- cluding battle scenes and the like. The Political Cartoons. The collection comprises a large number of political cartoons, dating back as far as William Henry Harrison’s campaign. Some of them are most crude in character, being simply wood cuts on common brown Paper, but it is thought a most interesting exhibit could be made from all of them. The Harrison cartoons depict the inevita- ble log cabin. Those of Lincoln, of which there are a number, show him with the rail inghis hand, marking him as uil splittei sible to have a fine poster exhibit sometime in the department. All of the posters:copyrighted in this country are represented in the Library collection. The exhibit of pure line engravings will be fine. Mr. Alvord expects to be gone a week or ten . If is not known whether the first idea of exhibiting the obiects will be adhered to or not, as the trip will be made ly for the purpose of getting sugges- tions from yersons best competent to de- te STREET EXTENSION CASES cide-on such ma Hearing of Testimony Commenced Before Justice Cox in District Court. Three Sub ons Under Considera ti m—Witnesses Introduced by Dis- trict to Testify as to Values. jony in street exten- r How 426, Prather’s, and ight & Cox's subdivisions of Mount ant, WaS commenced before Judge The taking of tes Cox today in the District court, Attorneys Birney, Hemphill and Voorhees represent- Ing the District, while amoung those ap- pearing on behalf of the land owners were F. Leighton, John Ridout, Nathaniel & on, Lambert briner, Wharton Lester and others. The three subdivisions lie north of Flori- da avenue, between Brightwood and Sher- man avenues, and south of Whitney avnue, the land proposed to be taken being de. signed for the extension and widening of Sth, 9th, V and W streets, and Vermont, New Jersey and Sherman avenues. The witnesses presented by the District as to values were Louis Behrens, Oscar Nauck and Wm. L. Bramhall, but Mr. Beh- rens was withdrawn. The valuations placed by Mr. Nauck and Mr. Bramhall ran from 40 cents a square foot to $1.50. After recess the examination of witne: was continued until, 2:30 o'clock, when court adjourned until tomorrow. — TO AWAIT THE RESULT. Lambert, Leon To- 3 The Government Will Not Act Now in the Competitor Case. There is the best authority for the state- ment that the administration will not, at this time, make an issue of the latest ac- tion of the Spanish government in the Competitor case. According to Madrid press advices the Spanish ministry holds that the protocol of 1877 applies solely to American citizens re- siding in Cuba, and consequently has no bearing on the Competitor case. The crew of the Competitor was tried by a summary court-martial for piracy and rebellion and condemned to death. The United States protested against the execution of the sen- tence, and secured a reconsideration of the case, A demand was made for their trial by a civil tribunal under the protocol of 1877, known as the-Cushing protocol. In that agreement it was stipulated that United States citizens shall not be tried “by any exceptional tribunal” unless captured with arms in hand. On the other hand, Spain ccntended that as the protocol expressly limited this priv- ilege to Americans “resident in Cuba,” it did not apply to the crew of the Competi- tor, who were captured at sea, while en- gaged in a hostile expedition. As already stated, Spain acted in accord- ance with her own view of the matter and ordered the»imenf before a court-martial for trial. ff us It was said-at the State Department this afternoon that, svhile not prepared to ad- mit the equity:or justness of the Spanish cdnelusion, the authorities would await the result of the present court-martial proceed- ings before taking any steps in the matter. The only official information received on the subject was that the trial was to begin at Havana today and that Acting Consul General Springer wculd attend the sessioas to see that the prisoners were fully pro- tected in alk:the legal rights. The apparent..cauanimity displayed by administration offielals over their failure to secure a civil trial for the Competitor pris- oners Is probably..due to a Ret ee im- pression that the men are not likely to suffer the death penalty or indeed any serious punishment, even in the event of their conviction,, of which there seems little doubt. - This impression is based on advices, semi-official or otherwise, to the effect that Captain General Blanco will-shortly grant amnesty to a large number of Cuban pris- cners, including ail the members of the Competitor expedition. zs —_—___-o—_____ THORN TRIAL BEGINS Alleged Murderer of Guldensuppe Arraigned This Morning. PRISONER SHOWS GREAT NERVE But He Took a Keen Interest in the Proceedings. HISTORY OF THE CRIME NEW YORK, November 8.—To unravel the tangled skein of one of the most mys- terious as well as heinous crimes of the century is the task set for a jury, the se- lection of which was begun today in the Queens county court*of oyer and terminer at Long Island City. The cause, officially known as The People versus Martin Thorn, is based upon the discovery in June last, in East river and in Ogden’s woods, north of this city, of por- tions of one human body, the only part of which was missing being the head. By a series of curious links in a chain of cir- cumstantial evidence, the dismembered re- mains have been identified by a number of witnesses as portions of the body of Will- iam Guldensuppe, a rubber in a Turkish bath house in this city. Guldensuppe had not been at his work for several days before the ghastly discoveries of his supposed remains, nor has he yet been Seen since that time, unless, as tt is alleged, he was seen in Germany by a cer- tain Carl Peterson, of whom none appear to know except counsel for the man who Was put on trial today for having commit- ted the murder of the missing man. Motive for the Murder. The postulate of the identity of the corpse being conceded, the next thing to be done was to look up Guldensuppe’s connections and from them ascertain a possible motive for his murder. It was easily ascertained that he had lived on terms of intimacy with Mrs. Augusta Nack, a midwife, but that some time before the disappearance of Guldensuppe the pair had quarreled, and that in the woman’s flat Guldens:ippe had fought with and beaten the man who had supplanted himin his mistress’ affection, Martin Thorn, a barber, who, smarting un- der the beating he had received, was over- heard to threaten to get even with Gulden- suppe. Here, then, were motives that might have inspired a murder—a woman desirous of being rid of a discarded lover whose proximity might at any moment become troublesome, and the successful rival, who had once experienced the superior physical prowess of his predecessor in the woman’s affections, and might again be made to poner the pain and humiliation of a beat- DE. Mrs. Nack Arrested. The arrest of Mrs. Nack was followed a few days later by that of Thorn, whom the police had some difficulty in finding, but wh whereabouts were disclosed by Jchn Gotha, another barber, ani a re’ tive, by marriage, of the accused man. Gotha has made the statement upon which the police rely to aid in Thorn’s convic- ticn, that Thorn admitted his guilt to him, nd since Thorn has een confined two men, who shared his cell at different times, have told of incriminating admissions “by the accused man. There“have also been at intervals reports that Mrs. ck had vir- all of the or less di tuaily admitted her guilt; b atements have been more credited. Theory of the Prosecution. Briefly, it is alleged that Mrs. Nack lured Guldensuppe to a cottage in Woo : nd, where she said she was about ha “baby farm;” that in a room aid and shot © Guldensuppe, and disme ing his corpse; ments of the body were then disposed of where they were found, and that the head, incased in plaster of paris, was given to Thorn’s brother-in-law, who dropped it into the ocean from a fishing steamer, not knowing the nature of the thiny, excep? that in some way it was of an inerim/nating kine, In the trial of this case Judge Wilmot M. Smith will preside District Attorney Youngs will conduct the prosecution, as- sisted by ex-Surrogate August N. eller and Assistant District Attorney George W. Davidson. Wm. I. Hoye and Joseph Moss will de- fend Martin Thorn, whose trial will pre- eede that of Mrs. Nack, and Emanuet Friend and W. H. Hirsch will atiend as counsel for the woman. Prisoner Was Handcuffed. At the opening of court the list of 200 names of special jurymen summoned were read, and then Sheriff Doht was directed to produce the prisoner. ‘Thorn, handcuffed to a deputy sheriff, walked briskly up to the table at which his tegai advisers were sitting, and sat down hetween Messrs. Howe and Muss. As soon as the was seated the handcuffs were removed, two deputies taking seats close to the prisoner. Tnorn was cleanly shaven and showed no signs of nervousness or apprehension. He showed very little trace of his confinement, and as he glanced around the court the general opinion of those who watched him closely was that he had anything but the appearance of a man who would be likely te commit such a fearful crime as that with which he is} charged. He whispered a few words to his counsel, and when the district attorney addressed the court and moved that the trial of Mar- tin Thorn be taken up, the présoner looked at him earnestly. Lawyer Howe stood up and said: “Your henor, we are ready.” All Eyes on the Defendant. Thorn wes told to stand up, and did so. All eyes were riveted on him, and, as the clerk explained to him his right of chal- lcenging any of the jurors summoned to try him, he bent forward, listening to every word. When the clerk had finished the prisoner inclined his head slightly and sat down. During the examination of the talesmen a faint smile played around Thorn’s mouth, and at iimes he appeared to be one of the most unconcerned persons in court. Jacob Bumstead, a farmer of Oyster Bay, was the first juror selected, and he took his seat in the box. Michael Mulgannon of Hempstead, also a farmer, was accepted as juror No. 2 and the court took a recess for luncheon. ee EXPOSITION COMPANY LIABLE. Must Stand Loss to French Republic at World's Fair. CHICAGO, November 8.—Judge Grosscup of the federal bench today handed down an opinion, holding the World’s Columbian Exposition Company responsible for the losses to the French republic and the French exhibitors by reason of the fire on night of January 8, 1994. Mine loss consisted of some fine Beauvais and Gobelin tapestries and two magnifi- cent Sevres vases, made for ornaments at the entrance to the chamber of deputies. The French republic claimed $50,000 on its court did not fix the amount of damages to be paid by reason of the fact that it AD) that some of ‘the private ex- hibitors had collected insurance, and the desires that it appear that the dians to a higher industrial and social plane, and the facilities for education hay INDIANS IN THE SCHOOLS Attendance Less, but Education on a Better Basis, Report of the Commisstoner — Free Larmch Given © dren in ” the Day Schools. “Indian education during the past year,” says the commissioner of Indian affairs in his annual report, “has not shown such growth in the matter of school attendance as has beer noted in previous years, yet it is on a better basis than ever before. In the development of its educational pian the Indian office secks permanent, rather than quick, results in the uplifting of the In- been enlarged and improved as a wider experience has dictated The enrollment in all the Indian schools, government and church schools, in 18% Was 23,572, and in 189 964, a decr OWS. The average attendance was 1 1896 and 18,676 in 1897, a decrea “There were in operation during the past fiscal year,” the report says, “2S8 Indian schools conducted under various aus: ices, of which number 234 were under the ex. clusive control of the government. This is an increase of eleven schools over the pumber in operation last year. * * © “There were educated in government res- ervation schools last year,” the report says, “8,112 Indian children, a slight de- crease in number from the previous year, which results from the abandogment of one school and the conversion of others into day schools. Reservation schools, situated in the heart of the Indian country, are perpetual reminders of the civilization which ites outside the reservation. Here the Indian parent can occasionally see his children, note their progress and involun- tarily receive some idea of the benefits of education.” “The efficiency of these schools has been largely increased and the personnel of their employes improved. The curriculum adopt- ed for them is the outgrowth of years of careful study of their requirements. The majority of them have large, commodious and well-arranged buildings, while others are merely makeshifts, without modern conveniences. An industrial training, more or less varied. is given, but, of course, it is not so extensive and elaborate as that at the larger non-reservation schools. In- creased facilities for industrial training bave been introduced into a large number of them, and special attention is paid to teaching domestic work, farming, stock raising, blacksmithing and such branches as will best fit the pupils for the vocations one they are expected to follow in after re. _ ‘The third class of schools comprises the ay schools. These correspond more nearly to the average white public schools located in country hamlets. Situated in the midst of the Indian communities, the early pro- cesses of education are carried on upon the threshold of their own homes. “The new day school buildings have been constructed in accordance with approved methods of ventilation, heating, etc. At- tached or closely contiguous has been piaced the teacher's residence and indus- trial cottage, in which something of the simple industrial and domestic arts + taught. Every teacher is urged to make hi school a bright, typical American home, so that it may be an object lesson to the In- ns who daily visit it. Many day schools are situated among tke very poor classes of Indians, and the little cnes often come a long di afier only a scanty meal at home, but wholesome noonday lunch is served. Hungry children can not pected to do effective work; hence the re- sult of this policy is better attention to lessons as wel! as more regular attendance upon the daily jons."” Of contract schools the report states: “There are orly two Protestant schools, Bay in Michigan, $6%), ohn Rob Shos' agency, . GO, a to which, “deducted from the $150, the ribution among Catholic schools for the fiscal year iN0S.”" The general conditions prevailing on each of the Indian r wtions are reviewed. Tae re; eS the appropriation for the , 18! ng a net amount for 1A98 be ALLEGED CRIMINAL ASSAULT. Trial of Thomas McMahon Now in Progress. Tkemas McMahon, a young white Was placed on trial before Chief Just Pingham in Criminal Court No. 1 today, charg: d with ha®ing criminally assaulted Susie Semley, a young colored woman, the evening of the 3d of last July, near Daish’s mill, Eckington. According to the woman’s testimony, she was walking in the neighborhood in com- pany with Frederick Estridge, colored, be- tween 10 and 10:30 on the evening in ques- tion, when they were approached by sever- al young white men, the defendant, she declared, being one of them. A revolver was flourished in their faces, frightening off her companion. Three of the men then carried her off to a field, where, after one of them had run off, she Was twice assaulted, she swore, by’ Mc- Mahon, while the other man held her. Her companion, the only other witness offered by the government, gave similar testimony. McMahon was represented by Attorney Albert Sillers, who stated to the jury that if the assault ever occurred, it was not commitied by the defendant, for the reason that he was elsewhere at the time. A num- ber of witnesses were then presented by Mr. Sillers, who testified that MeMahon was Pot in the neighborhood of the scene of the alleged crime at the tim> it was sworn to have been committed. After recess several otheg tnesses testi- fied, and shortly before 3 o'clock, argu- ments to the jury were begun by counsel. Sa Washington Stock Exchange. Sales—regular call—12 o'clock m,.—Real Fstate Title Insurance, 10 at 94. Colw ia Title Insur- ance, 109 at 5. Pneumatic Guu Carriage, lou at 33 cents; 100 at 53 cents. District of “Columbia i ed. Miscellanvous Honds.—Metropotitan Railroad 5s, 115 bid. Metropolitan Railroad conv. 6s, Metropolitim Railroad cerifficaies of ind: A, 123 bid. Metropolitan Rullroad certificates of Indebtedness, B, 110% bid, 112 asked. Belt Rail- road 5s, 50 bid, G5 asked.’ Eckington Railroad 6s, 80 bid, ‘100 asked. Columbia Rajlroad 6s, 118 bid. Washington Gas Company Gs, series A,’ 111 bid. Washington Gas Company 6s, series B) 112 bid. C. 8S. Btectrie Light debenture Imp., 102% id. Che: e_and Potomac Telephone 5s, 10412 bid. American Seeurity and Trust Ss, F. and A. 100 vid, American Security and Trust Ss, A. ani 0., 100 bid. Washington Market Com it Gs, 110 bid. Washington’ Market Company Gs, 110 bid. Washington Market Company ext. 6s, 110 bid. Masonic Hall Association Ss, 104 bid. Washington Light Infantry ist és, 95 bid. National Bank St Bank of Washington, 270 bid. Met: tan. 285 bid. Central, 250" bid. Farmers and Mechanics’, 180 bid. 192 asked. See. 136 bid. Citizens’, 135 Wid. Columbia, 127 bia! ital, 120 bid. "West End, 103 bid. ‘Trad- ers’, 93 bid, 98 asked. Lincoln, 143 bid. Safe Deposit and Trust Companics.—National Safe Deposit avd Trust. 115 bid, 120 asked. Washington Sefe sit, 50 bid. ee oe Sa bia, 63 bid. = = 46 bid, 47% asked. Tusurance: Stocks,—Firemcn's, 30 bid. Franklin, 38 bid. Met Finance AND TRADE Strong Opening in Stocks Followed by Sharp Breaks. —_$. SLIGHT RALLY AT THE CLOSE Coal Shares and Grangers Were Objects of Attack. GENERAL MARKET REPORTS =e Special Dispatch to The Evening Star, NEW YORK, November &.—Toda market was in many respect: of last week's unsatisfact Prices opened at fractional ady were further advanced under a of short contracts, but with the of the demand practically all s ished. "s stock a duplication trading. nees and covering buyers of fractional lots, and for a time the hope was entertained that the low prices were attracting investment buying. The conclusion was not weil founded, how- ever, and new selling was begun, in which the short account divided the responsibility with actual liquidation. ; As heretofore, the decline was. not the outcome of new developments, neither was it attributable to positive arguments against improvements. Fear and distrust of what may happen contiwue to undermine prices, and Congress is relied upon to com- mit the overt act justifying the present discounting movement. The most pronounced weakness was re- flected in the coal shares, in which declines varying from 2 to 6 per cent were recorded. Unsatisfactory trade con litions made this group particularly Inerabie, and the sell- ing party had the added iivantage of good organization. New Jersey Central and Delaware and Hudson were most conspicuous in the 4 cline, the lower priced issues responding with sympathetic recessions. The Granger shares opened with notice- able improvement in their undertone, but the failure to get a decision in the Nebras- ka freight rate case caused extreme weak- ness in Burlington and unsettled the entire group. The decision in the Alabama case against the commerce commission had a beneficial effect because of its foreshadow- ing the decision in the more important case named above. Prices advanced under covering upon the announcement of this victory for the rail- roads, but underlying sentiment failed to improve to any considerable degree The railroad list developed little rallying power, and there is no indication of a de- sire to change the present downward ten- dency. The operators whose dealings are of such proportions 2s to give direction to prices report no opposition to their cam- paign, and there would seem to be little reason for abandoning such a profitable course as-the one now in force. velopments in the Cuban ‘situation are dreaded, @md serious-minded finan- no longer disguise their concern on point. With experienced interests op- ng and the market wholly trol of the professional ele- nt, the chances for a significant recoy- y are not encouraging. Earnings continue to come up to expecta- tions, but, as nsual, their effect was lost in the prevailing gloom. The one encow ation would seem proach of a peri ac- tivity continue the present low level must, from thi e of the forces at work, and the ndition of the financial ven lower price k under contin- sure in which the in sugar mn and possible disappointment in the Dutch sugar decision play; tant parts. The ear to 4% per cent, and was not st skgbtest by favorable report the health of its presider act is important only so 8 of attribu its original change in the health of its y first official. During the first hour the market rallied again for gains varying from 1 to 2 per cent from the day’s low level. ee FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL, The following are the opening, the high- est and the lowest and the closing prices of the New York stock market today, as re- ported by Corson & Macartney, members New York stock exchange. Corresponden’ Messrs. Moore & Schiey, No. 80 Broadw Open. High. Low. Close. American Spirits... %y OY SK OD American Spirits, pfd sy 1 2 American Sugar... 2 1383 129 American Sugar, pfd.. 110% in Tobacco. American Cotton Oil, 7 Atchison Baltimore Bay State Gas... Canada Southern Canada Pacific... cr ake & Ohio C.,C.C. & St. Lou chicago, B. & Q.. nicago& Nortnwest a Gas.. c. M. & St. Paul © M. & St. Paul. pfa Chicago, RI. & Pa Chicago, St. Paul, Consolidated Gas. Del, Lack. & W .. Delaware & Hudson.. Den. & Rio Grande, pd Erie Generai Hlectric. Mlinois Centrat. Lake Shore. ....220..1. Louisville & Nasiwiiie.. Metropolitan Traction.. Manhattan Elevated..... Michigan Central Missoun Pacific National Lead Go, ‘National Leaa Co.. New Jersey Centrai New York Centrat Northern Pacific. : Northern Pacific, pfd. Unt. & Western. Pacitie Man. Phila. & keading. Pultman P. ©. Ci Southern Ky., pfa. hila. Traction . U.S. Leatner, pra. Wabash, pfd. Western Uni Baltimore Markets, BALTIMORE, November 8.—Fiour dull—western =. 70 i 4s: exports, S14 barrola. qubeat, steady at, decline—apot —— VENER December, 974974; a asked: steamer No. 2 red, 91a9114—receipts, exports, 137,902 ‘busheis; stock, . saies, 19,000 bushels—southern wheat by sample,” 90a97—do. on grade, 91a. Corn firm er—spot and month, 314a31%; December, 32432! November or December, hew or old, 31%a31%: dary, S2ai2y; steamer mixed, 29) <receipts, 72,786 bushels: exports, none; 73,539 bush: giss sales, 5.00) bushels southern White ‘corn, ia Furnished by W. B. Hibbs & bankers and brokers, 1427 F st. members New York stock exchange, a Messrs. Thalmann New York.