Evening Star Newspaper, December 1, 1898, Page 3

THE EVENING STAR, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 1, 1898-16 PAGES. SPECIAL NOTICE srrotar Novrces.__“|JQCKEY CLUB CASE VIEWS OF MR. BURTON SIMANOUAL, SPIRITUALISM S HALL, 721 6TH THE ANNUAL MEETING OF THE ; MONEY WANTED. = nw FRIDAY NIGHT, oe e d lers of the Mason’! a] bel * Wis is Seika: Mise Maggie Gute ot Maltin Vsti’ of Clty forthe chet, of wean, Samy Teleented reek etate on ire EAE EaLa, Wier silting, Sin'e ene MONDAY | Progress of the Hearing in the Police Efforts Will Be Made to Avoid an) =": pene ean ast cheap Friday. No reduction from Astoclat . at the ax st. er 13, office of t Alexandria, 1808, at 3 WONDERS FORK THR CHR! making doll houses, do fairies, chernbs for snow, tinsel, glass balls. GOULD’S, a 1-6 For the finest garny men it is det tad Osteopathy. son, D. Wash. 1 D.; Alie exorbitant fs the stand- . ESS SUIT products area item interest ng the society men, Fau t ments or no pay J. FRED. GATCHEL & CO., Tailor, 604 13th st EF. MUDD, the famous cutter, iS now with us. det-10d kes Contracts 1 9h st Hedges Ma Either in gold HODGES, Bookbinde wr silver pntinually. almost ssiy. used ave on expenses we deduct Reason of our success. BYKON s 1th st. 114d ADAMS, Prompt Printer, If you want to society after best advantage when enter- Snapsor do your tailoring. we're producing garments su. in Ameries. You're disuppointm of Simpson's $3 & WAKFIELD SIMPSON. 12 And do Plaiting of all kinds. dressmakers. OPPENHEITER’S, 514 9th del-th,s&tu-Iw MR. “BAL Discount to LTIMORE’S TALENTED st. o.w.. from 10 to 6 and * seances MONDAY & THURS- HTS at Wonn’s Hall, 721 6th n.w. D. €., NOV. 15, 898 The Equitabl perative “Building ‘As-ocia- tion will hold a special meeting to. consider amendments to the constitution on THURSDAY, Dec. 15. 1898, at Jock p.D., at the office of the association, Equitable building, 1003 F st_ nw By order of the board of directors. nolS.del.15-3t FRANK P. REESIDE, § COMPETITTV, XAMINATION FOR RESIDENT | physician, Eas’ dispensary MONDAY will be held at te ave. n. , at S$ o'cloc Min ares a "Phone 1679 and Pil tell you just what that job of 2" printing will cost. ELLIOTT, net0-14d D6 108 the “pick” of cause we pay to 20 per Fur- linporters, 1131 Penn. ave Still selling framing F oO 1.000 up. and made simi fios. WS Banks and Corpc Which require BLANK Bi ALWAYS 1 Easton & Popular-Priced More 60c. Ste To say IthSt no30-14d piadders. crowds. E John B. Owners of open Fireplaces, here’s ° : an undeniable” (¥oroxrante bargain _ eee for $3. "$3 Barney & Berry Fiver 8 Snow She JOSIA jardware RUS best Whisky manufactured. Berkeley coos at any time. $1.00 a fal Rye. quart. JAS THARP. $12 F st. nw GROCERS. _ iS No advance in prices of seeded Raisins and arnshaw & bro., 1000-2 M at. ee. IN HOUS! Owners OWNERS, ATTENTION wk to your tate facilities for re t to rent a hou with an apy Ivan ve us a tral. 5 INE & FAIRFAX, 808 F st. n.w. AN PRINTING CO” PRINTERS BUSINESS OFFICE, Room 25, Atlantic Building _Bolite TELEPHONE 268. Shi rts to Measure. FOR DRESS. FCR BUSINESS, FOR OUTING, : make as + as others do to make - open the house, Ww) per cent of renters FOR TRAVELING. Qrality, style, St, werkmarship and price guar- anteed. We make to measure 6 Shirts for $9. We make finer grades, of course. Woodward & Lothrop. * octl-tt CLEVELAND PARK. ‘The best and the cheapest. Take Chevy Chie cars. nozs-tf SE Braneh’ of NNUAL MEETI the King’s D: 3 OF THE D. ©. ters and Sons will he held in Metropolitan M. E. Church, 4% and ‘ . ANDI ont drugs a remy ecttt asp ACEOUN AML ATION AUCTION BICYCL SDUCATIO: EXCL KENT RENT SALE i ENT FORE OR RENT FOR RENT FOR SALE FOR SALE FOR SALE HORSES HOTELS. PIANO! PROPOS! RAILROAL KOUMS AN NTED ( WANTED ( D ¢ WANTED (Ruoms). WANTED ( Pleasant wi t of ¢ Jerse . FRIDAY, nd Trance AND VEHICLES D (Honses).. ember 2, at 7:30 pain. MAGNETIC HEALER Medium. “All diseases cured with- or surgery. itt REWS 926 New York ave. now. ERIC L. MOOR ‘asbington Stock ved tx office to the W. change, tt bufiding, Seen dase Cars NAL. ee eS ee ae PLitey (las), t Houses) Aliscel ‘age (Kooms). Page (stores) Page (ious. Page (Lows). (lisceli b BOARD. Board). Help)... Miscelanecus). Situation i i FAIR TONIGHT. Weather, With Light Vari- ds, Indicated for Tomororw. till 8 p.m. Friday: For the Dis- ‘olumbia, eastern Pennsylvania, y, Delaware and Maryland, fair tenight and Friday; light, variable winds. For Virgi night a Weathe: The we: Lig regic Mis: cific cod morro ; high her condi terrivory t snows have pre nia and West Virginia, fair to- Friday; light, variable winds. conditions and ger ions are terday morning off the New has moved to Newfound- nd storm which was has moved to ailed in the la giand, light rain in the on the north Pa- has been generally fair and New E and it ature fallen in northern risen in Montana, and has re- arly stationary elsewhe may be expected on ring in western dle portion; g¢ and north Atl: ake region, the Ohio val terior of the guif s ther in the south Auz ates, i stern Florida. Table. tide, 4 a.m. and a4 w—Low tide, 10: he m. and 10 p.m. tid a.m. and 4:39 nd 10:38 p.m. ‘an and Moon. 7; sun sets, 4:39. Moon rises, The City Lights. mps all lighted by 3:47 p.m.; extin- guishing begun at 6:10 a.m. The lighting is begun one hour before the tim: named. Ar s lighted at 5:32 p.m.; extinguished cords for Twenty-Fou 78 Hours. following were the readings of the thermomet id barometer at the weather bureau for the twe four hours beginning fat 2 p.m. terday —November 20, 31. 4: 12 noon, 48: 2 p.m., 49. at 11 a.m., December 1; ) at 5 am., December 1 20, 4 p.m., 20.78; 3. December noon, Condition of the Water. Temperature and condition of water at 8 a.m. tis—Temperatur : cond!- tion, 21. Receiving reservoir. condition at north connection, 26: con- of D | George wh spent int for on. was well many at south connect fluent gatehous: om orgetown Li part in the soci Distributing ‘Temperature, 39: condition at m- HED AT S. Willits, a Lawyer, Well Known Here. ved in Washi n Ju rs here Georgetown and grand- Law College the itive of @ syndicate interested in variou e island. He wes over- nd was for three e his death “oldu ce: ur ather, Edwin Congress fr Wiillits, the eh: from to of agri- during President Harrison's admin He afterward practiced law in nd died here in November, 1896 still resides at 1111 Hopkins orge Willits, when a student at w School. took a prominent al life of Washingion and und very popular among , who will be shocked and known frienc grieved to hear of his untimely death at the early age of forty-ore. > The semi-annual meeting of the District branch of will be hel an M. pol the King’s Daughters and Sons id tomorrow night at the Metro- E. Church. CASTORIA For Infants and Chiidren. Bears the signature of Oo You Have Always Bought CASTORIA ‘Fhe Certaur Compeay New York City. Court. PROBABLE DURATION OF THE TRIAL Detective Pinkerton, Calledas Wit- ness, Unable to Appear. THE EVIDENCE SUBMITTED gee eee Because of the closing of the fall race meeting at Benning yesterday many of the strangers in attendance left the city last night, and their faces were not among those who were spectators in court today when the trial of the jockey club officials for permitting alleged gambling on Ben- ning race track was resumed. When the case was first called for trial it was the general belief that counsel for the defend- ants would agre2 to a statement of facts and let the court determine the law as ap- plied to them, but developments of the past two days show that every claim of the prosecution is to be contested, and th2 case fought to a finish. When court ad- journed yesterday it was said the trial Would last until Saturday and perhaps un- til next week. After the testimony is all in lengthy arguments are 2xpected. Just before adjournment yesterday the Prosecution offered a witness from Balti- more named Bernard Gold. He is at pres- ent a clerk in his brother's grocery store, but was for a number of years a bookmak- er’s assistant. One of his employers, it is said, was Tobe Wall, who is at present con- ducting a stock brokerage business in Bal- timore. The witness, Gold, told the court and jury that he had come over here and bet on the races becauses he had been re- quested to do so by Mr. Wall, whom he styled a “near and dear friend.” After he had told what h> knew of gambling on the races generaily, he admitted on cross-ex- amination by Mr. Worthington that after he had attended the races he reported to Judge Norton and Attorney Carlton of Alexandria. He saw them at Los2kam’s. Goternment Objects. There was an objection made by the gov- ernment to part of the cross-examination, and Mr. Worthington announced that his purpose was to have the jury “size the wit- ness up.” In this connection, he said, a man who appears in the role of a spy, de- tective or reformer is not entitled to the credibility of a man who is forced to tes: fy. The court ruied in favor of the defense. The witness, in answer to a further in- auiry, said he did not know that Mr. Wall had been refused the privilege of conduct- timore or elsewhere, under of the Jockey Club, nor that he vart in the prosecution of this engeful motive. ert Gleason also gave testimony. Dete kerton Called. President Howland of the Washington Jockey club and the other defendanis were hand when the hearing was resumed ning. tive Robert Pinkerton was the first witness called. Attorney Auerbach pro- duced a letier from Dr. Murray siaung that Mr. Pinkervon is confined to nis room, suf- fering from an atiack of bronchitis. Mr. Baker announced. that the absence of the witness might delay che hearing. Mr. Worthington sugges.ed (nat the de- 8 deposiiion might be taken. s R. Fauih, a resident of this city, estitied that he visited the race track last Monday and saw Mr. Howland, Mr. Brown n che stand. He though: they r ic of the rac sidy and others there. told the jury that he paid for his ticket of admission. While there he visited | the betting ring and saw a number of men there. had taken case | | aw Mr. “What were they doing?” he was asked. ‘o the best of my knowledge they were making books.” i He thougs engaged horse and made a bet. ‘Do you know much about race horses tracks?” about dozen men were so 1 he picked out aj a ion witness paddock concerr e place e he did his betting. The betting ring, 1, is between the paddock and the 5) id all he knew about the king of book: his own transaction t they did with other men witn now. He made four bets during the y Orlando Jones Recalled. Orlando A. Jones w a book which purport of the races, but witne id he had ne 2 » like ft h before. Witness was rd to read the names of several persons in the book, and he mentioned the names Mr. Brown, Mr. Howland and Mr. Ro: They appeared in book as members of ulive 2 S recalled and shown to be a program r. Worthington learned from Mr. Jones at the witness Gold, who was on the y, had been in his (Jones’) long time, but that he had ged Gold thirteen years a At that time Gold was employed in his (wit- ness’) pool room in this city. Witness thought Gold afterward went to work for Mr. Wall While on the stand y. y Gold said » left Mr. Jones’ emplo} he had n made a better offer by Mr. Wall. He denied that he had ever n accused of wrong doing. a Witne *s said that notices were posted about the ring during the recent meeting prohibiting bookmaking and pool selling. He thought the notic order of the executive comm! own knowl he said, he could not tell Who are members of the executive com- Witness had complied with the “r mention One of the signs, he said, read, “By Of his mittee. ord S on a post near where he sometimes attempt made to stop your ting by ecutive cammittee?” “No, sir.” was his answer. Mr. Mullowny asked the witness to tell what are the stewards. Each track, said th three stewards. and it is their duty are conducted honestly and that the best horse wins. They are to act immediately when there is anything wrong. When a Foul Occurs. If a horse fouls, he explained, he is put last. The stewards have nothing to do with the people who do the betting, wit- ness said, They have no supervision over them. The bets are not paid until a man in the Metropelitan Turf Association announces the result. No bets are paid when the numbers are first put up. Witness said that results are announced in the same way all over the country, whether there is any betting done or not. He said when real bookmaking was done the judges sometimes ordered all bets off. Now this is not done. The judges, he said, have absolutely nothing to do with the bet- ting. Richard M. Lacy, watchman at St. Asaph’s, testified that he attended the races every day during the recent meeting. Mr. Baker produced what purported to be pro- grams of the races, and witness identified it as being similar to the book he got from the secretary's office at the track. These books, the prosecuting attorney stated, show the names of the members of the executive committee, three of whom are defendants. Mr. Worthington read the names of the fifteen members of the executive commit- tee, and said he knew the court would take judicial cognizance of the fact that three of the fifteen could not conduct affairs. Detective Parham's Evidence. Detective Parham testified that he went to the track and made bets. He made three bets on the first race, putting up money with Mr. Jones, Mr. Connor and Mr. Emer- son, respectively. Witness won, and after the race collected his money. One bet in the second race he made with Torpie & C and lost. In the third, fourth and fift races he lost. This happened the opening | that the races } an day of the meeting. Witness went on two or three other occasions, but made no more bets. On one occasion he went out with war- rants for the arrest of a number of men and saw Mr. Howland. He explained to President Howland that he would make no arrests, but merely wanted his assurance that the men charged would appear in court. Witness said that President How- land accompanied him to the betting ring, and, not being acquainted with all of tne defendants, Mr. Howland had Captain To- bin of Pinkerton’s force accompany him in order to pick them out. He saw several of the defendants on the track. Witness lost $3 on the races, but he expects to get reimbursed. Cross-examined by Mr. Worthington, wit- ness said he 2ntered the track on a ticket bearing Inspector Mattingly’s name. De- tective Carter Lad nothing to do with the bets made by witness. He made no entries for Detective Carter nor did he know of bets made by the latter. When witness went to the. track the first day he saw a man named Vendig in the betting rin Do you know what became of him? Worthington asked. “I understand he went broke,” was what witness answered. “Then he did the same a “Yes, sii The notic> referred posted on the track was produced and of- to as having been fered in evidence. It reads: “Pool selling, bookmaking and every kind of gambling devices are prohibited on these grounds. “By order >xecutive committee, Washing- ton Jockey Club. This Mr. Mullowny said h2 would admit is a copy of the notice mentioned by the witness Jones. Mr. Worthington’s Motion. After re Mr, Baker announced that the government had closed its case. Mr. Worthington said he intended at this time to make a motion which wouid in- Volve nearly all the questions of law that will arise in the His claim was that the government had failed to make out a e. As the argument of the case, he thought, would occupy ne noon, he suggested that the court might disch the jury untft tomorrow. The court excused both the jury and witnesses until tomorrow morning at 11 o'clock, and Maddox opened the discussion on a motion to have the court take the case from the jury. He started the discussion by reading the se w under which the prosecution was brought. He us pool rooms reopened in: this city prior to the enactment of the law mentioned, and said there seemed to have heen no legislation After the passage of t the pool rooms were moved undary on 7th street, as we! tions. In 1891 another ac passed to meei this condition of af- , and this extended the area to one mile from the city limit. This law, he argued, does betting outside the mile limit. Certainly, he said, there is nothing in the act to prevent the law officers and others from betting and risking their money on rly all the after- to prevent act, it he nd th s in other not prohibit the races. The law, Mr. Maddox said, pro- vides that defendant knowingly per- mitted certain things. What was done on | the track, he said, wag done openly and above board. the defen gaged in be Counsel wanted to know how ts could prevent the men en- ing from doing that which the law prohibits. The officers of the law could have stopped it had it been done in viola- tien of law. It was not the duty of the defendants to go there with a club and beat these men off the track. If they were betting and it a violation of the law it was the duty of the authorities to have stopped it. The officer, Detective Carter, said Mr. Maddox did exactly what he charged the other men did. Counsel thought it was rather difficult to tell just what the defend- ants are charged with haying done. Old System of Bookmaking. Counsel commented on the old system of bookmaking that was carried on, and said that the defendants had no more means of preventing a man from making several bets than they had of preventing the mak- ing of a single bet. “How can the defendants be convicted of knowingly permitting a thing when they had no means of preventing it?” asked counsel. Continuing, he said the only thing which it is apparently claimed that the d2- fendants set up is a horse race, and he felt certain that the prosecuting officers would not claim that th» race was a gaming table, The th endants whose names were mentioned as stewards, argued Mr. Mad- dox, according to the proof, were appoint- ed by the jockey club to see that the races were fairly run, and that penalties were imposed for violations of the rules. That they had any authority over the grounds was not shown, ‘These men were appointed by the Jockey Club to act as stewards, but not because of their connection with the Washington Jockey Club. In order for the defendants to be guilty, he said, they must be shown to have been in possession and gontrot, Judge Interrupts. During the argument Judge Kimball in- terrupted and refétred''to the decision of the Court of Appeals of the District. go far as the decision,referred to touches this Serotula. Mrs. Ruth Berkely, Salina, Kas.. suys: “One of my grandchildren had a severe case of Scrofula, whieh spread and formed sores all over her body. Her eyes were attacked, and we feared she would lose her sight. The Dest physicians treated her, but she grew Worse, and her case seemed hopeless. We then decided to try Swift's Specific, and that medicine at once made a complete cure, She has never had a sign of the disease to re- For (Ewift’s Specitc) ts guarantced PURELY VEGE. TABLE, and will cure eny blood disease. It mat- ters not how obstinate or deep-seated the case, ¥aluatie books sent free by Swift Specific Co., At- lauta, Ga case, Judge Kimball said, it was good law for the Police Court. In the Miller case, Mr. Maddox said the defendant practically admitted that he was a bookmaser; that he occupied a booth where he had ail the paraphernalia. Mr. Maddox closed his argument shortly before 3 o'clock, and Mr. Auerbach was arguing to the court when this report closed. a IMPORTANT TRANSFER. Wormley's Hotel Property P: Into New Owners’ Possession. By deed filed today the title to the prop- erty at the southwest corner of 15th and H streets northy est, known as the “Colonial,” or more generally at “Wormley’s,”" passed frem the estate of Samuel Hooper to Chas. J Bell, Wm. S. Thompson, George W. Brown and Mrs. Fannie Fox, all well- known Washingtonians. The property has a frontage of fifty-three feet eight inches on H street and 161 feet on 15th street, and is improved by a latge brick building, used nes for many hotel. The consileration stated in the deed is neminal, but the amount of revenue stamps attached siznifies that the amount paid w: $140,000. A“ trust was placed on record by the purchasers to secure the Fidelity In- surance, Trust and Safe Deposit Company of Philadelphia $100,000, to be repaid in five years, with 4 per cent interest. [his transaction was made some cight years ugo, but the deed transferring the preperty has just been recorded. The con- | sideration does not represent the cost to the present owner. SS THE PROBABLE CHANGE. Inspector Mattingly to Be Reassignea to Old Position. It is understecd that in accordance with own request, as stated in The Star of orders will probably be signed afternoon by the proper authority re- ssigning Inspector Mattingly to his for- | mer position In the office of the United States district attorney. Aciing Night In- hi yesterday, tk |s tor Robert H. Boardman will, it is | said, be made chief of the detective bureau | and George V Boyd detective for the - ond preci . Will be transferred to duty headg) GIVEN TO MRS. The Medal Granted in 1874 by King Kalakaca, Admiral Joseph S. in char} fi, Whi mer 5! of a surveying expedi lying there in the Un ortsmouth the Haw: | off Haw States st £ legislature met and declared Kalaka’ king, but there was opposition enough to | engender an upri To quell this the American ships pres under command of then Captain Skerrett, volunteered to Jand mari and a sufficient fo sailors to protect the new regent. gnition of | this service King Kalakaua conferred upon | Captain Skerrett the order of knight com- | mander of his Royal Order of Kalakaua First, and presented that officer with a beautiful medal, accompanied with a di- j Ploma. This medal and diploma have re- mained in the Department of State since 1888. The Hawallan government having gone out of existence, and Admiral Skerrett hav- ing died a few months since, the medal and diploma were delivered yesterday by the Secretary of State to Mrs. Skerreit, who is a resident of this city. The reason why the medal and diploma lay in the Department of State so long is because Congress failed to take action, Permit for Temporary Tracks. The District Commission ed that upon a deposit of $5,000 by the City and Suburban Railway Company with the collector of taxes, a pefmit be granted to the company to lay temporary tracks, not unreasorably obstructive, and to open #reets for the construction of its under- ground electric road on its lines east Delaware avenue and reet_north in accordance with similar conditions con: tained in the permit issued to the company the 14th of Jast month — Nolle Pros. Entered. The case of Mrs. Rhodes, who was ar- rested late yesterday afternoon on the charge of stealing a typewriter from Mr. F. M. Evans, was this afternoon nolle prossed by Assistant Prosecuting Attorney Mullowny. today direct- > Orders to Surgeons, Maj. John V. R. Hoff, surgeon, has been assigned to duty as chief surgeon, depart- ment of Porto Rico. Acting Assistant Surgeon Edwin P. Wolfe, U.S. A., has been ordered from this city to Huntsville, Ala., for duty with the 4th Army Corps. Acting Assistant Surgeon Frank G. Young, U. S. A., has been ordered from this city to Clarksburg, W. Va., for annulment of his contract. —___—___+0___ In the Quartermaster’s Department. Maj. Theodore E. True, quartermaster, has been assigned to duty in charge of the principal depot of the quartermaster’s de- parument in Washington, D. C., and while so acting he will have the rank of lieuten- ant colonel. Maj. Henry 8. Kilbourne, U. S. A., has been ordered to report in’ person to the quartermaster general, U. S. A., for duty = medical superintendent of transporta- lon. ——————— Ordered to This City Temporarily. First Lieut. Ambrose C. G. W. Foote, ad- jutant, 8th United States Volunteer Infan- try, has been ordered to this city for tem- porary duty. Capt. John C. Gilmore, jr., assistant ad- jutant general, U. S. V., has been ordered from Huntsville, Ala., to this city for tem- porary duty until January 10, when he is to return to his proper station. + e+ —____. Death of George B. Hollister. CINCINNATI, Ohio, December 1.—Geo. B. Hollister, aged seventy-eight, a prominent member of the bar of this city, died today at his home in Mount Auburn. He served as senator from Hamilton county in the Ohio general assembly several years ago. His son, H. C. Hollister, is one of the com- mon pleas judges of Hamilton county. Extra Session. NOT DEMANDED BY CURRENCY REFORM Will Be Caused Only by Failure of Routine Legislation. OF PHILIPPINES FUTURE Representative Burton of Ohio, who is re- garded generally as one of the strong men of the repablican party in the House, taik- ed interestingiy with a Star reporter today on the legislative and general situation con- fronting the country at the approach of the assembling of Congress. Mr. Burton arriv- ed from Ohio today, and is at the Norma die. “Every effort is going to be made,” said, “to avoid an extra session of the Fif- ty-sixth Congress. The members do not like to be called to Washington out of s scn, and a President does not like to im- pose it upon them unless the need for so Going is very great. This and other gen- eral considerations will lead to a strong effort to have postptned until the Decem- ber following such matters as cannot he disposed of this winter. I am not altogethor certain, hower at an extra session can be avoided. The pressure of business may {be such this coming session that an earty meeting of the next Congress will be re dered absolutely necessary. Disposition of the Philippines. “We do not know how much time will be taken up in the consideration of the peace treaty. If it provokes much discussion und jis considered to the exclusion of everything t may not be possible to get through all the appropriation bills. If it is merely a treaty of peace with the uncondl- tional cession of territory, carrying no pro- visions affecting the governm: or ¢ pesition of the islands, it might be ratified speedily and all the routine legislation of the session be got through with on time. In that case I think it would be better that the question of the government and dispo- sition of the Philippines should be allow | to go over until the following December. I think it likely that we shall wait that loaz to learn whether or not the people of t Philippines are capable of self-government, and will then conclude that they are no and will give them a government ourselves. We shall probably do as the judge 3 rounced that he would reserve h until the next term of the court, w 3 would decide in favor of the plaintiff. I think, however, myself, that we are too much in the dark to attempt the settlement {of the question of government at once, and j dust how we should settle it is a difficult j question. The Question of Expansion, “There is really no policy of expan’ issu>, We are not expansionists, an there is practically no expansionist ment in the country, in the sen: greedy desire to acquire more territory The situation is that circumstances have left us certain duties to perform, and the question is how we can best acquit our- selves of the obligation? I sympathize with the statement credited to the dent that he was ready to consider suggestion for the disposition of the Philip- pines that came short of restoring them to Spain. I do not think there is any senti- ment in this country in favor going e pur- nd, for my own part, I t quite reconcile it with the spirit our institutions that we should tak> session of islands with a military force and compel the people of those islands to accept such government as we choose to give them without their consent or approv- al. But it is plain enough that we cannot could not give th islands back to Spain. and the obligation r. with us to do th: best we can under the circumstanc “Do you think there might be an extra ed simply to consider the cur- ¥ fon?” Was asked. The Need of an Extra Session. “No, I think not. If there is an 2xtra on it will be forced by the unavoidable failure of routine legislation du sion this winter. “For my own part, I would not object to an extra session, but I do not think it will be called if there is no other demand for it cept the desire to legisiate on the reney question. I should like ring the cur: a di ad that subject at thi banking and curr ney committee ribly divided. There are so y con- flicting opinions in that ce © that if a bill were taken up and passed by the Hous? it would probably be so amend as to be nothing more than atchwork when it got through, and it w: have no chance to get through the Senate. The oniy result would be to expose differences among the advocates of currency r>form. Currency Reform Legislation “L think that during the next Cor there will be some satisfacto: y legislation. There is no doubt in my mind that the democrats want us to legislate this subject, so that they can make it issue in 1900, hoping to hold all their silver people tog: y Teason of it and to gain curren: some strength from the preju which some pei who do not believe the Issuance of curr rred from the gov 0 hold to this prej that it is an advantage to the govern. ment to is the paper currency, where a litle figuring and thought would pr to them that it is a burden and that benefit © the country would result from the banks issuing curre I would not be surprised if the issue in 1900 were made on this ques- tion, It will be a campaign of education for us, to overcome ignorant prejudice, but I have no apprehension as to the result if the education is begun early enough for the people to be able to learn the truth For that reason I should like there to ion of the question the coming session, though there is no po: sibility of legislation. I should lke to see the Issue made and met and give the peo- ple time to study the question before the campaign of 1900 comes on.” ————_—_+e+____ Placed on Trial. Edward V. Davis, colored, was placed on trial today in Criminal Court No. 1, under an indictment for embezzlement. There are five counts, alleging, respectively, the wrongful taking of $96.9), $81.04, $65.35, $56.05 and $62.48, all belonging to the John Wesley A. M. E. Church, of which he was an officer. ——— Donnelly Committed to Jail. Frank J. Donnelly, adjudged in contempt of court for failing to deliver certain prop- erty for which he is accountable as admin- istrator of the estate of the late Nora M. Hughes, after being ordered to do so, was committed to jail last evening. —— Trial Postponed. ‘The hearing of the case of Frank Baer, who was arrested yesterday on the charge of stealing a letter addressed to Mrs. Ida R. Ashton, was today continued until to- morrow. 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Equity Court No. 2—Justice He Godfrey agt. Dutton; on hearing. } agt. Nickel; order for appearance of absent defendant. ‘Kildew agt. Gross; restraining order returnable December 8. Dabney agt. Parker et al.; sale confirmed. Staples agt. Washington Light Infantry Corps; sale ratified nisi. Circuit Court No. 1—Justice Cole. Capital Traction Company agt. Southern Street Railway Advertising Company et @ judgment by default. Johnson agt. Coch- ran; given to jury. Circuit Court No, 2—Justice McComas. Kelly agt. Abert et ai ; January 6 set for hearing moticn to dismiss and trial of cause. Downey agt. District of Columbia; on trial. Criminal Court No. 2—Justice Bradley. United States agt. Edward V. Davis, em- bezziement: plea not guilty withdrawn; Ge- murrer to indictment fled and ovcrraled; defendant pleads not guilty and jury sworn. Probate Court—Jus‘ice Hagner. Estate of Jas. E. Thompson: will partly proved. Estate of Horcrah Lynch: order for sale of stock. Estate of Jane P. Cox: alias citation returned served. Bstate of Robert M. Combs; assent filed. Estate of Elizabeth J. Jones; will dated March 7, 1892, filed. Estate of Andrew Twine; will dated November 10, 1897, filed. Estate of William Blasiand; wil da ed December 30, 1897, filed. Che: Donovan pene Scene Pleas of Not Guilty. Each of the following entered a plea of not guilty when arraigned this afternoon before Judge Bradley, in Criminal Court No. 2: Lawrence Jackson, assault with in- tent to commit rape; Richard Nichols, alias Barnes, larceny; William Coleman, second offense petit larceny. ————-—— ‘Thousands of situations have been ob- a through the want columns of The tar.