Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, March 20, 1894, Page 1

E HE COULDN'T GET IT Mercer Wanted a Bigger Appropriation for Missouri River Improvements, 1IIS ELOQUENCE WAS NOT CONVINCING Members of the House Did Not Think it Required in Omaha's Vicinity, SOUTHERN STRETCHES TAKEN CARE OF Liberal Amounts Will Be Expended Near Jeffereon City. WESTERN MEN VIGORGUSLY COMPLAIN Th Never Recelved Their Fair 8 in this Ki Proceedings, Have of Assort They ar the Funds Used 1 of Work-Senate WASHINGTON, March 19.—An attempt was to have been made today by Mr. Joseph, the New Mexico delegate, to pass the bill for the admission of that territory to state- hood, under suspension of the rules, but it being apparent that the democrats did quorum present, he decided not the effort. Without transacting routine business the house went into the committee of the whole, and the consider- ation of the sundry civil appropriation bill was resumed. The paragraph appropriating $750,000 to be expended under the dircction of the Mis- sourl River commisslon was the pending subject of discussion. Mr. Catchings con- tinued for a brief time his argument against parcelling out by restriction portions of the river and harbor appropriations made under the continuing system. Mr. Hermann of Oregon eulogized the con- tract system for the waterways of the coun- try, the inauguration of which, he said, was ono of the grandest achievements of the Fifty-first congres Mr. Loud of California criticised the in- justice of the system to those who are not in the proper position. No man was better able than Mr. Catchings to second Mr. Her- mann, both of whom had their projects in which they were interested in the system His principal objection to river and harbor improvements was that they were not made to benefit the whole country, but to satisfy certain interests, Mr. Hainer of Nebraska criticised severely the work of the Missouri River commission Of the $44,000,000 50 far apporpriated $1,500,- 000 had been used on the same reach of fourteen miles at Jefferson City. At the present rate it would require $50,000,000 and 120 years to reach Sioux City. The Missouri River commission proposed to expend over $600,000 of the sum carried by this para- graph on the first reach of the river above Kansas City. Not $1 above Kansas City; not $1 was to be used at Omaha, Atchison, Leavenworth and the other cities up the rivor where the Missourl was making great encroachiments. Mr. Pickler of South Dakota advocated an amendment to divert $100,000 of the appro- priation for the Missourl to the stretch of 1,800 miles above Stoux City. Mr. Heard of Missourl defended the Mis- sourl River commission and the money ex- pended at Jeflerson City. Mr. Mercer of Nebraska advocated his amendment to set apart $50,000 of the Mis- sourl river appropriation for the removal of snags _and obstructions above Sioux City and $150,000 for the construction, repair and maintenance of revetments, dikes, and water works between the south line of Ne- braska and Stoux City. After a few closing words by Mr. Catch- ings, warning the house against demoraliz- ing the systematic work done by the commis- slon by parcelling out portions of the appro- priations, action was had on the pending amendments. The first was Mr. Broderick's, to sot aside $75,000 to strengthen the banks at Atchison’ and Leavenworth, Kan. It was lost by a vote of 55 to 80. 5 The Pickler and Mercer amendments were alko lost. The next and last paragraph in the bill was that relating to soldiers’ homes, against two clauses of which (placing the disburs- ing officers of the homes under bonds, and requiring an annual report of the condition of the homes to the secretary of war) Mr. Black had raised a point of order. Mr. Black of Illinois, one of the members of the board of managers of the national homes, opposed the two clauses referred to. Congress, he said, had dealt munificently with this board. Over $60,000,000 had been apppropriated, not a dollar of which was lost. Suits for recovery were pendinf against General Butler's estate in Massachusetts and a recent treasurer in Wisconsin, Some 23,000 old soldiers were maintained these homes. He was opposed to the change pro- posed by the bill. It might handicap the managers. Mr. Cannon changes. An agreement was reached that further de- bate on the pending paragraph be terminated in thirty minutes, after which the com- mittee rose. Mr. Outhwaite, chairman of tee on military: affairs, prese appropriation bill, and then, house adjourned. IN THE SENATE WASHINGTON, March 1).—There wa Important business transacted in the se the ontiro day being consumed in the con- sideration of bills on the calendar. Most of these were measures of small importance, among them being several of immediate in- terest to the people of the District of Colum- bia. A number of bills were t on from the calendar and passed, among them a bill to regulato the making of property returns by officers of the government A resolution was reported to the senate in regard to the occupation of Bluefields, and also a message relative to Hawalian affairs At 5:06 o'clock an executive session wa held, and soon afterward the senate ad- journed not to any have a make advocated the contemplated the ted at b commit- the army 30, the MORE LUCKY NEBRASKANS. nt Cleveland a Postmaste 'ON, March s & Land OMee and ship. 19.(Special lee)—The president today. nominated John A, Harmon to be regist of the land office at O'Nelll, Neb.; Frank W. Cowden, postmaster at Red Clouc and James K. MecGovern, Missouri Valley, and Thomas West Union, Ta. ‘The following nominations le: Postmasters—Charles Montpeiller, Idaho: Eugene C. Portland, Ore.; Oscar 1. Rea, Wash, Interjor Department—To ublic moneys: Aaron Indcpendence, Cal.; David H son City, Nev.; Frank B. Proctor falo, Wyo. ) be registers of on Langen at Topeka: arson City, Nev.p T. J alo, Wyo. The senate In executive session today con frmed the following nominations: Post Nebraska—Theodore A Bard o; M. W. Clair at North o: D, niels at Norfolk: Richard r William J. McElhiney Rainard B. Whelguist at Huastings; y M. Street at Nebraska City; Charles Meeker at Me( MeDonough Ord: M. W. Mu nder; James Costello_at Gr K anss Willlam B, Meade at Obe Nathaniel T, Allison at Columb » Burrus at Klowa: Willlam . Butts at Valley Falls; Andrew P. Herold at Seneca; J. B, Lile at Presid WASHING gram to The ) Loftus were Protzman. Everett, be recelvers of W. Wibshutz_at Hall at Car at Buf. Herman Gallup at at Duf- nd offices: 0. H Foster M al Lexing TABLISHED JUNE 19, 1871 South Dakota—Samuel T, Mitchell: Robert N. Locke af B, Cogan at Huron; George F\ Masters at Desmet. Utah—William D, Robert at Provo City. lowa—Thomas J Davis at Creston, Colorado—Patrick Daley at Gunnison: W. H. Hurst at Anamc Homer 13, Snider at' Manitou. Missouri James L. Carlisle at St. Louis; George chn o flerson City; DeWitt Wap at Memphis, Oklahoma—John A. Flattery at OKlahom Arizona~E. J. F. Horne at rescott. SCATTERING OF Neodeska. THE FLEET, United Statos v Harbor of Kio de WASHINGTON, March 19, flect Rio, the largest assembled in a 1gn port since the war, will be a thing of the past in a day or two and the ships will ttered north and south. The San Francisco was the first to get away and she salled yesterday for Blue fields with Admiral Benham on board. She will stop at St. Lucia for coal. It was the intention of the Navy department to keep the remaining vessels at Rio for a week or two longer until it certain no further trouble was o be but this program was abandoned afternoon upon the receipt of the following cablegram from Captain Phillips of the New York, the commanding officer after Admiral Ben® ham's departure £ March shington 1-0f-war, except Charleston. The 15, ast to le Gama was o p X r is Increasing violence and has reached the epidemic state, £o that the British steamers ng northward will not touch at Rio. It does not appear there is any further necessity for keeping an Amer- fean man-of-war here, as the insurrection has been put down and a longer stay of the vessels would be injudiciou: PHILLIPS." raceipt of this dis- sent orders to the north to the West 1y touch at e American at 19.—8ecretary of* the Navy, Rio harbor {s clear of foreigr the New York and the Detroft will sall for The Portuguese vessel ve. It is reported here nger on he Tmmediately upon the patch Secretary Her New York to proceed Indies, She will prob Nicholas mole ‘or some other cable pc receive further orders. The Charlestc directed to go to Montevideo, wh she will probably get orders to proceed tq the Pacific station. The now at_Montevideo, air flagship of the st rted by the Yantic HIS WIF Curlous Story of a Man Who Accide Marricd His Own Child, BUDA PESTH, March 19.—A story is published here to the effect that a man named Pelix Steiner twenty years ago secured a divorce from his wife and emigrated to the United States, leaving a girl baby 1 year old. When 16 the daughter emigrated, and changing her name, secured a situation near a shop that had been opened by Steiner. Tho latter fell in love with and married his own daughter. —Recently both returned to their old home, and their true relationship was made known to Steiner, who wrote a letter to his daughter telling her to return to America, that he would follow soon, and then commit sulcide. The daughter is now on her way to New York innocent of any knowledge that her husband was really her own father. CABINET CRISIS AVERTED, ‘ench Senators Vote Confidence in Premier “Casimir-Perier, PARIS, March 19.—The cabinet crisis which was caused‘by the fact that the Senate on Saturday refused to take action on the measure which had previously passed the Chamber of Doputies creating a special ministry of the colonies, instead of having that department of the government directed; as has been the case up to the present, by an under secretary of the ministry of marine, has been averted, and Premier Casimir- Perier is again victorious. When the premier learned of the Senate's failure to act upon the measure he promptly called a special session of the Senate for to- day, and allowed it to become known that he would not remain in power without a vote of confidence on the part of the Senate. In the Senate today, after a_conciliatory speech from the premier, the Chamber of Deputies’ bill, creating a ministry of the colonies, was approved by a-vote of 225 to 32, and later the Senate agreed to the grant asked for in con- nection with the creation of this new min- istry, by a vote of 216 to 31. The premier was warmly congratulated by his friends upon the result of the affair, which since Saturday was looked upon as serious. Diilon Commends the enment. GLASGOW, March 19.—John Dillon, in a speech, sald that it was better that home rule should be postponed and that English and Scotch measures should be sent to the Lords in order to hasten the storm that would sweep the upper house away. DUBLIN, March 19.—The Independent, Redmond’s organ, says Rosebery has fol- lowed the lead of the ministerial organs and has profited by their teachings. The Freeman’s Journal says he has more than justified the trust the Irish placed in him. u Explosion. ROME, March 19.—A dispatch from Lucca says that while a gentleman was leaving the Pantera theater last night he noticed a box with a lighted fuse attached to it in a re- cess of the corridor. The gentleman promptly extinguishgd the fuse. Six perscns have been arrested on suspicion of having been con- cerned in this alleged attempt to cause an ex- plosion. o W. D, WHITING IS DEAD, Retired Congniodore Dies fro of Being Run Ove NEW YORK, March 19.—Comodo Whiting, U. 8, N., retired, who was k down and run over by a cab on died today ous the co from kidne by the Comp nine weeks an 1 o sufferer avited death, ler Perry in the nd was first officer et oot on Japanese soil Ostober 12, 1881, on account and fater hecame totally blind. before his retirement, Commodore Whiting proposed a plan for 'the reorganization of the navy which provoked considerable dis- cussion, modore had trouble, which aceident until it dore Whitin expedition in the fleet produced served Japan to to R wire Ive NEW HAVEN, Conn., March 17. B. lIve: the millionaire of this succumbed to softening of the br died o v He never or provided himself »mmonest necessities of lif; —— « with Selling His Infl SIOUX CITY, March (Special Tele- gram to The Bee)—At Fort Dodge, la., a bitter fight for the postoffice appointment is on between W. E. Duncombe, son of John F, Duncembe, the well known democratic poli- tielan, nd T. F. Breen, a democrat promi- neat in the Tenth district. A sensation has just been created by the filing of some affi- Qavits against John F. Duncombe, who seeks his son's appointment, making some serious charges. Pat Cain, who was postmaster under Cleveland's first administration, makes affidavit that appolntments from lowa then were all at the disposal of the state central committee, that the committee refused to recommend any person for the Fort Dodge postoffice unless endoresd by Duncombe, and that he had to buy Duncombe's endorsement Ho swears that he paid Duncombe $400 each year out of his salary in order to secure his endorsement Affidavits from R. P. Furlong, deceased, and formerly a leading merchant, Ju Samuel Rees and Mayor O. L. Granger, who were candidates against Cain eight years ago, corroborate Cain, and say that Dun- combe proposed It to cach of them If they would pay him $400 for his endorsement Duncombe's only explanation is that he de manded the money, not for himself, but for the support of the partisan paper, of which his sons were proprietors, and which Is and always has been a money making sheet. — High Diver & venmark Serlous SAN FRANCISCO, March 19 Leuvenmark was seized with a hemorrhage as bhe was about to ;cl\umy-lwl dive. His recovery ul. Headly city who in a week took a vaca- nore than the Char y L, ~Joseph severe make & is doubt- OMAHA, TUESDAY MORNING, M ARCH 20, 1891 MADGE GETS T0 MORALIZING Yesterday's Examination Proved a Trying Ordeal for the Plaintiff, MISS POLLARD TELLS MORE OF HER STORY She Talks of Her Relations with Colonel Breckinridgo Without Restraint and of the Value and Requ of Good Character. rements WASHINGTON, March 19.—Pressure for admission to the circuit court, where the Pollard-Breckinridge case is in progress, was greater this morning than it has been at any time before, because of the expectation that Miss Pollard would return to the wit- ness stand for the continuation of the cross- cxamination which was started last Friday. Crowds pressed against the bailiffs at the doors, trying to pass them by main force and being repelled with the greatest difi- culty. First among the prominent arrivals the defendant, Colonel Breckinridge, and so00n afterwards came Miss Pollard, without the black cloak which she has worn before. She was dressed in a black cloth gown. Several questions were asked by Mr. Car- sle in direct examination as soon as the plaintift had taken the stand, the first one, whether she had ever been married, to which the answer was given: ‘“No, Mr. Car- lisle,” “Who was the father of your first child?” was the next question, to which she replied: “Mr. Breckinridge.” HOW SHE FELL. . Then in continuation the plaintiff Te- lated in greater detail than she had before the attempts of the congressman to seduce lier, avowing he had told her he would take her to the house of a dear friend whom lie had known in Louisville before he took her to the house of Mrs. Rose in Cincin- nati. He had told her that she had a won- derful inteliect, that a brilliant future was before her, ** and I seemed to be completely under the influence of his wonderful powers of persuasion,” she said. The first night they had been together they had walked the streets of Cincinnati as they had done the next afterncon after meeting in the public library. Colgnel Breckinridge had told her that he woMd oversee her education, t lie would return the money advanced for her schooling by Mr. Rhodes. “He did not ac- complish’ his purpose the first day in spite of his violent attempts,” she continued, “and 1t was only late in the second day when we were in the house of assignation in_Cincinnati.”* E Before taking her-to the house of Sarah at Lexington, Colonel Breckinridgo arranged that he should send a tele- gram to the school purporting to come from her mother, which he did. “Did the ‘sexual relations which you have testified to with Colonel Breckinridge con- tinue after the 26th of April, 18937 inquired Mr. Carlisle, that being the date of the secret marriage of Mrs. Wing. “They did up to and including the 17th day of May, 1893, which was the last time saw Colonel Breckinrid she said, and was about to make further cxplanations, when the defendant’s lawyers interposed ob: Jections. After these passages the sparring between Mr. Butterworth and the young woman was resumed where it had been dropped Friday. Many detailed questions concern- ing her daily life, her studios, amusements, friends and ambitions were asked, to all of which she returned replies which could have given no comfort to her opporents. When it was asked whether she was a mem- ber of the church, she explained that she had been confirmed in the Episcopal church “Are you a member now?” “Once a member of the Episcopal church, always a member,” came the cpigram reply. Her carly ambition had been to write, Miss Pollard declared, and Colonel Breckin- ridge had told her that she had wonderful talent in that line. had also desired to_teach. “Do vou know the value of character for a teacher?” Mr. Butterworth asked. “Most assurcdly I do. Never so ame the prompt reply, vept away by one act urther on she explained that she under- stood the requirements for good charac- ter in a woman were the same as in a man. REMONSTRATED WITH HER. Several times Miss Pollard’s lawyer remon- strated with her that she must confine her answers to the questions put to her. Thero was some Interesting sparring when Butter- worth produced the high-flown scliool girl letter to “Wessie' Brown, daughter of the principal of the Wesleyan seminary, and used it as a basis of cross-examination. Tho plaintiff admitted that it had been over- dravn and was exaggerated in her pride at that time. “Have you corrected all the errors in this letter?’ Mr. Buttterworth asked, as he finished its reading in his best elocutionary style, which, being somewhat ponderous, hardly accorded with the sentimental terms of the epistle, “Not all of them,” she replied, and then lifting her veil began to wipe her eyes with her handkerchief. The replies were deliv- ered in a tear-broken voice, and she scemed to be on the point of breaking down. As Le went on to press her for reasons for leaving her aunt in Pittsburg when a girl the crying increased. She told Mr. Butter- worth that she wanted to answer him satis- factorily, but he seemed so “exasperating. It scems that she had left this aunt for family reasons. The day she had met Colonel Breckinridge at the seminary she been reading “The Gates Ajar,” by lizabeth Stuart Phelps, ‘I understand you to say that you had read no literature which could not be put in the hands of a modest girl?" the cross-examiner asked. ‘One moment,” interposed proceeding to argue that this pecullar line questioning had been pursued so far, so continuously and so repeatedly that It was becoming oppressive. In his reply Mr. Butterworth sald: “Th plaintift hus put in her character here as the main point of issue. She has sur- rounded herself so far with an atmosphere of perfect purity.” He wanted to learn whether she had carried on a line of read ing which would naturally suggest inquiry about certain lines of life, which would make her good or bad, strengthen her to resist temptation or imbue a tendency to compromise with the approaches of evil There are three parties to this sult,” he concluded, “the plaintiff, the defendant, the public.” It was not the line of questioning, but the repetition of it which Mr. Wilson objected to and the court sustained him. “Were you old enough to take care yourself at the Wesleyan seminary? the next question asked. “‘Yes, sir,”” was the answer, but after it had been made Mr. Wilson procceded to object that it was not age or reading upon which stress was made, but that it de pended upon *‘who approached with silyery tongue." This allusion to the well known sobriquet of the Kentucky orator provoked an audible laugh, which caused Judge Bradley to rap on his desk with a sharp reprimand. “I want the public to understand that this Is not a show,” he said. “I am sorry many think it their duty to come here and if there is any demonstration of ap- proval or snickering I will order the room to be cleared.” The admonition had its effect. much questioning as to whether she knew certain persons in Bridgeport, Ky., where she had stopped in 1882 and 1883. Some of the names she did not remember, others she alled, among them Alex Julian, the bilnd man, with whom the defense will endeavor to prove Miss Pollard retired at a country house after a mock marriage. Then Miss Pollard proceeded to explain the circum- stances of the visit to Squire Kinsey's house, She nuch as “but all Mr. Wilson, of was There was on which the story of the mock marriage with Julian was based, declaring that to the best of her knowledge mothing like a mock marriage tad taken place. Her Uncle orge, who is still living, and with whom her mother lives, was with her that day. “Did Mr. Jullan ever confuct himself to- wards you as a lover; did he ever attempt to caress you?”’ was asked, *'No, indeed; he would not have dared to,” came the emphatic reply, supplemented with the explanation that her uncie had been very strict with the girls, and would not have permitted anything of the sort. “How long did your friendship with Mr. Julian continue? “1 thought Mr. Jullan was still my friend. 1 did not know that he was not.” “Did you know Owen Robinson?" “I knew Mr. Robinson." “Did you ever correspond with him?"* L ¢ y have written to him. I do not re- member."” Several letters were handed to Miss Pol- lard, with an inquiry whether she had writ- ten them. She said that she could best tell by reading them, to see whether she recog- nized any expressions as those she was ac- customed to use. After a long pause she handed back the first one, saying with a smile: I did write that.,”” Of the others she sald she might have written them. Ons of them contained a lock of hair. READ THE LETTERS 10 THE JURY. Attotneys Carlisle and Wilson occupied a quarter of an hour in reading the school girl lettere, after which Mr. Butterworth read them fo the jury. The first oue, dated March, 188 was begun. “Dear Owen; sald that she put her last letter under her pillow and cried herself to sleep; expressed regret for a letter written on Valentine's day .as having been unmaidenly; said that he was the most honozable boy she had ever known, and that he must consider her ‘“the lovesick maiden all forlorn;” assured him that he must not think her broken-hearted because Roche had married the girl of his choice, as she had only talked with him that one evening. It alio inquired ‘‘who that George Reddish 1§ timt mamma eulo- glzes to the skies;” expressed sorrow that le had not sent his picture, as she would her have it than anything else; invited him to come up and stay over Sunday; said she understood that when the gentle zephyrs came he and some one elss were to tie the knot with their tongues they could not untie with their teeth, and endcd with the poetical question “It i best for me to know lov Best for you and best for me?” Another letter to Mz Robinson began “Friend Owen,” was flowvery with poetical quotations of the character patronized by school girls and closed “Your dearest friend, Madeline Vivian Pollard.” The lock of halr was enclosed in this let- ter, but Mr. Butterworth commented that it was of a rather lighs shade, inquiring whother her hair had grewn darker. Miss Pollard sald that it migat have been hers; \at she probably wrote the letter, although she did not remember. Regarding the middie pame she said she Qid not like her own name of Valerie, so she had often signed Vivian. Owen Robin- son and another young men alluded to as Henry” had been students in the Ken- tucky Military institute sand had often vis ited her house. Was Mr. Owen Rolinson a suitor of yours?” Mr. Butterworth asked. “What do you mean by a suitor?” Miss Pollard asked him in. revirn, explaining I iiked him extremely well. There was no love aftair between us, fu talk of marriage or anything of that sert. We were good friends. Owen was tha son of a poor woman, but very ambitious, and his tuition was paid by a rich friend, MADELINE GREV EXCITED. . Mr. Butterworth again jef.rred to the let- ter which Miss Pollard ¢~ Jyiday averred was not written by herself” She asked him to show It to her again, saying that while the coxpressions, or some . of them, seemed familiar, the handwriting did not and she did not’ wish to claim a letter which she had never written. There was a silence while the plaintiff scanned the letter. “I did not write that letter; I never did. I pronounce it a forged letter,” she ex- claimed with emphasis. ¥ Then you are sure you did not write it? “I never wrote such things as are in that and no one knows it better than the man who sits beside you. An expert might have done it, and did." Mr. Wilson reproved his client for her excitement, telling her that she must not forget herself. s A \now, but they must not begin that, she replied excitedly. Then she asked to be shown the envelope it came in, but there was none in the court. Returning to the circumstances of Colonel Breckinridge's first visito her at the sem- inary, Mr. Butterworth-asked if he had told her that he was in town on some railroad business, which the plaintiff denied, assert- ing: “He sald he had come to sce me, and he overshadowed me with a glance. She had known of Colonel Breckinridge, having often heard her uncle, who had fought in Breckinridge's brigade, speak of him, and, parenthetically, she remarked after Mr. Butterworth had asked whether She knew much about him, “I don’t think anybody knew very much’ about Colonel Breckinridge until lately.” Considerable time was spent in eliciting from Miss Pollard the story of the begin- ning of the alleged Mlicit” relations with Colonel Breckinridze, ~ When Mr. Butter- worth asked her if when she first went there she knew the character of the house of Sarah Goss, in Lexington, to which Colonel Breck- inridge took her, Miss Pollard responded almost in a shriek: *No, sir; no, sir; no, sir!” The trip to Lexington had under the pretense on the part of Colonel Breckinridge that he wished to look over the school to which he proposed sending her. SARCASM BY THE PLAINTIFF. Regarding the deposition of Ros is sald to have been Miss Pol while she was at school, Miss Pollard significantly that statement would not been made “except for internal revenue “What do you mean by that?" asked Butterworth. “You know, been made who have Mr. was Migs Pollard's reply. Mr. Butterworth disavowed knowledge upon that point, whereupon Mi Pollard said: “Mr. Rosselle is a candidate for a government office in Mr. Breckinridge's dis- triet,” Recurring to incidents in the house of Sarah Goss, Mis Pollard said: It was during that’ half hour that ! agreed to give myself, soul and body and life to that man, and he knows Butterworth—Hold on; and continuing he asked, to_give yourself to him? Miss Follard—I did. I promised, and up to the 17th of May, 1803, I was faithful to hi Up to tha “It had." “You knew married man? “He told me so." “You knew that he had a wife and chil dren?” “He told me he had." “What relation did you propose to sustain to him in the future?" “I thought nothing of it. the circumstances people ordi “You concluded to give yourself him entirely Mr, Wilson—That ment. Mr. Butterworth—You knew that you were losing your respectability id standing “I did not then.” “How soon did you realize?" (Weeping) “Not until it had made me an outcast; until he had made my life too hard to bear. He ruined me, but I lo him then, His wish was law to me then “But You knew your course was wrong?" Mr. Breckinridge was a man who could make anything seem right with his argu- ment . During this passage, which seemed affect Miss Pollard deeply and visably move the audience of men before her, Colonel Breckinridge sat facing her with bis chin resting on his hand and no traces of emo- tion appearing on his face. Onee when Mr. Butterworth that Is argument; ‘You agreed then t time yopr life had been pure Colonel Breckinridge was a I think under ily do not."” up to is metaphysical argu- inquired how (Continued gn Second Page.) IT IS NOW IN THE COURTS | Denver's Police Commissioner Fight in a Fair Way to Be Settled, ALL SIGNS OF WAR RAPIDLY VANISHING Interested Parties Willingsto Ablde by the Decision Handed Down — Yestorday's Proceedings in the Case—Affairs at the City Ha DENVER, March 19.—The supre was crowded this afternoon with politicians and other interested persons, while arguments were being made on the question submitted by the governor whether Orr and Martin or Mullins and Barnes are legally entitled to act as members of the fire and police board. Wells, Taylor & Taylor, counsel for Orr and Martin, whom the governor attempted to remove, yielding to the force of public opiniol concluded to appear on behalf of their clients, and in a communication to court declared “Should the court, despite its settled det minations heretofore expressed in kindred , conclude that it has the authority and 11 therefore try in this summary and un- usual way the title to these offices and shall Judicially determine that issue adverscly to our clients, we shall vise them to prompt- ly comply with such ruling.and immediately surrender the places they now hold without other or further contention.” Orr and Martin agreed to follow the adyice of their counsel. The lawyers presented themselves, however, not to argue the case on its meri s, but to con’ed that it ghoill be remanded to the district court, from which an fnjunction had been taken forbidding the unseating of the old members of the board, as a question of private right was involye They asked the court to take steps to pre- vent the governor in the future from calling out the militia fo tnduct his appointees into office. Thomas Ward, Platt Rogers, J. Warner Mills_and Charles Hartfell represented the caze for the governor. They argued that “solemn occasion had arisen and the publi peaco depended upon the supreme court making an answer to the questions sub- mitted by the governor, as provided in the constitution. They cifed decisions of the court to prove that no private right was in volved, and that the governor in removing Orr and Martin for causes stated in writing, and not of a political nature, had exercised a right inherent in his €fice, and the court had a right to review his action.” Some qu ns put to the attorneys indi- cated that the court was of the opinion that the governor had made the “solemn occ sion” and would give an opinion regarding his right to do so The matter was court lawyers, as taken under advisement and a decision is expected by the latter part of the week. The contempt case Mayor Van Horn and the new commissioner was postponed in Judge Glynn's court until tomorrow. Mr. Rogers, of the counsel for the defense, Insisted that as affdavits had been filed against the governor, he should also be brought in for contempt, and the question whethier the court had excecded its authority be tested. At the city hall nearly all traces of the recent war have vanished. A large number of the conservative police officers held a secret meeting today and dec'ded they would not again resort to arms to defend their po- sitions. One of them stated this afternoon they werd led into a trap when they signed an agreement to stand by the old board, re- gardless of consequences. The officers who refused to slgn this agreement were dropped from the forc THOOPS WILL MARCH HOME. They Will Leave Cripple Creek at an Early Hour This Morning. DENVER, March Governor Waite looked greatly relicved when General Tarsney informed him his order would be obeyed at once. He explained that he had decided to recall the troops on the statement of the adjutant gencral that there was no disorder at the camp, and that no process of the court had been violated, nor was there any reason to believe that any disorder was con- templated. It is the opinfon of the governor and his friends that Sheriff Bowers had acted some- what hastily in calling for troops. The militia will begin th ch from Cripple Creck tomorrow morning at 7 o'clock, and will reach herc tomorrow afternoon. The order to disband will not be given until the men are settled in their armory, and a strong guard will be left on duty until the governor is convinced that it will not be necessary to storm the city hall. CRIPPLE CREEK, Colo., March 19.—The Independence mine, one of the largest prop- erties here, started up work again this morning with a small force on a basis of nine hours for the day shift and eight hours for the night, the miners to receive per shift. This offer was made the men the day they quit work several weeks ago and refused. It was renewed a few weeks ago, and lust night accepted by the miners union Everything is quiet here and about the camp this mornin The troops are lying in camp, and the commanding oflicer says he does not expect to move them today. ot a single arrest has been made today. This lethargy on the part of the civil authorities evidently influenced the governor to recall the troops. Mine owners and bu ness men have appointed a committee to wait upon the governor and try to prevail upon him to reseind the order. Adjutant General Tarsney, finding he could not get transportation until morning, made 2 trip to Bull Hill this afternoon, and while he was absent the following message was received from the governor “General Tarsney—I can ‘phene, only that you have orders. Return troops at once tive armories. DAVIS H The general was well rec miners, who assured him they violenc COLORADO SPRINGS, John Colderwood, presi union, Martin Dean, mayor, and R. C, Dafley, marshal of Altman, who were ar- rested at Cripple Creek Sunday for arresting the deputy sheriffs sent to preserve the I at the mines on Bull Hill, sald in an interview today that they did not know the men were deputy sheriffs, that they were urrested for violating a town ordinance which forbids men carryl g frearm, and tha as soon as they found that the men were get nothing Qisabey to’r WAITE lved by the would use no by March 19, the Miners deputy sheriffs, they were released. The mayor and the marshal profess to belleve that if the deputy sheriffs and the militia Ead not been called to Cripple Creek the dis- putes between the mine owners and the miners would have been settled. - - VS TURN SMALL & FIREBUGS. rous Conflagra- ., Soly Mystery Surrounding tions at Peru, I PERU, Ind., March 19.—The mystery sur- rounding the incendiary fires In this city for the past two months, by which thousands of dollars worth of property Lias been destroyed, was golved last night. Willlam Koob and John Goald, about 20 years old each, were discovered setting fire to a large building in the business portion of the town. A crowd started after them and two officers soon overtook them. The hoys showed fight and by the display or revolvers intimidated the officers %0 that they were enabled to escape. They were, however, captured this morning and have confessed to having set all the fires. It is thought there are others Impll cated and further arrests are looked for Dime novels and dissipated habits are said to be responsible for the acts of the boys. One of the Signs of Spring. DULUTH, March 19.—The rallroads 10w refusing to accept heavy frelght for the Raloy lake gold reglons in anticipation et are S 2, 1y breaking up of ago firm wanted {5 stamp mill over the M@z \ hauled by team from Mouni=. minus of the road, but it W2 vigions are being hurried foi%, a famine in the Eldorado d val between the breaking u roads and the opening of the winter roads. hip a twenty- road to be Iron, the ter- -efused. Pro- rd to prevent \g the inter- f the winter \er routes. ISHORE FOR THREE URS. cench S mer Rretagne Stu n the Mud nt Night March 10.—The La Dretagne, which was ashore last night oft Pachogue, Long Island, floated at 3 o'clock this morning The steamer La Breta only three the s L She drove the and at 8 o'clock me again. With the scratches and the fered absolutely struck opposite station few of the passcngers There was a little course, for the heavy fog huug over the beach like a pall. Even the officers for a time were ignorant of the exact position of the ship. A superficial examination was made by sending two sailors and the ship's hief machinist over the bows, They were hauled back to the deck within ten minutes and reported the craft as tight as a drum. There was no turning-in for the saloon passengers then. They gathered in the main saloon and smoking compartment and chatted and joked until the craft backed off into decper water, After getting off the Bretagne backed away from the beach a mile or so to give her officers a chal to make a more thor- ough examination No injury was found. At 4:30 the vessel was put under weigh again in the direction of Sandy Hook The fog was as thick as ever then, and she had to feel her way cautiously. ¥ did not reach Sandy Hook until 8:20 o'clock Captain Ru who commands the tagne, is a new man on vessel. The Bretagne boarded by Borke of Blue Point ving station, but his sistance was not needed. The fog is heaviest that has prevailed for years Ship- ping is hindered and oyster men cannot o out. NEW YORK ench liner was gne was imprisoned nds of Patcho; at midni backed fow minor has suf- the nhip lite saving had retired at first, of hours in surf. ning of a this oft exception delay the vessel nothing. When the Patchogue exeitement Bre- the was the La Frank steamer ain Torrents of Rain Falling Thronghout Ten- nessee and Other States. MEMPIIS, March 19.-The storm tinues In all its intensity and the downpour has been Incessant, causing damage to and bridges and overflowing branches the city water filled the a impeded or stopped the str 0 o'clock which is second to fall thet has occurred here \blishment of the ~weather The largest fall was on nd §, 1677, when the weather bureau Feported 9.87 inchés. As the prognostications say the rain will continue for at least two davs vet it i probable that the fall will mount un 25 hich ven more than the fall of June, 1877, downnour has heen cral over west Tenncssce, north Louisiana, Arkansas, Mississippl and west- crn Kentucky and was eavsed by a gulf storm, which was c s morning at 7 o'elock over Tex: con- s and gutte cether for car lincs, The today 5.5 1a since bureau June § over un to 10 -est the in inche Vietims of the Cye LONGVIEW, Tex., March 1 is a revised list of the dead Lansing's switch, the center morning’s cyclone, six miles enst ho dead number elght, as follow ander Lester, Sarah Leter, Alexander ter, jr.. Itobert A. Jasper Collin Sisby-ijoster, Doc Simmons, Arthur Lester. The mortally wounded are: Mollie Col- lins, Prank - Dizor, Odessa Lester, all colored. There aré ten or fifteen others serfousiy injured, both white and black. SOMEWHAT MINED. Following nd injured at of Sunds of here Pecnliar Sitnntion Forced on the San cisco itourd of Frade SAN FRANCISCO, March 19.—The specu- lative market for wheat was in a pecullar position this morning. The question as to the marging of the 30,000 tons” of N options, which the McLaflin pool bought on Friday, was not settled, yet it was evident that the pool hed comblete cont market outside of their call hoard wte, fear had been that the pool did the money to continue the deal, The directors of the call borrd, who had fixed the value for margin on purpose for ling May wheat at §105, have been sus ed in their action by the attornevs of the board. The question which arose this ning was whether the cheelk for $100,000, which had becn tendered by Mr. McLaflin last Saturday, was sufficient security for the margins on Friday's pur This point was raised today and until the cail ard directors g advised upon the rds May option will be somewhat mixed. Sl WILL RESULT IN A BITT 2R FIGHT. Phelan's € with Arch- bishop Knin of St. Louis, ST. LOUIS, March 10.—The senl of con- demnation set yesterday upon Rev. D, § Phelan, editor of the Wes Watchman, by Archbishon Kain, threatens to result in a Dbitter contest before Mgr. Satolll, The situation has been complicated by n claim set np by H. he owns the paper and th: Phelan writ only ns an emplove, been lenrned that Father Phelan, ination of th archbishop's denunciation, ht last week to obtain from Mgr. Sutoili an order in th nature of an injunction to prevent issuanece of the public femnation. This restrain fng order was not obtamned in tme to bre- vent yesterday's announcement, and henc an anneal hes be ent to Mer, Satolli In eddition Mr, H. F. Phelan has threat ned the archbishop with civil prosecution ATTACKLED THE BISHOPS, Father ntroversy Parkh 3 ist Divine of Chi- o, € Sensation CHICAGO, Mar Methodist bishop: ve criticised and the government and the hurch roundly ed by Rev, M. M. Park hurst, a Chicu crgyman of that denomi nation, at a meeting of Methodist ministers toda The wkers subject was “King Georglsm in the Methodist Church,” and h lafmed thet no one not n favorite of the bishops could hepe for preferment. D Parkhurst safd there was an elect’ 400 of the Methodist church which controlled th. movements of the bishops by the strengih £ the position which their dollar them. The preachers who opposcd the rule of the rich few knew the bishops were powerless to protect them against the at tack of the nobl Radical changes i the government of the church were pre posed, The address created a sensation, Al - SUTHERLAND JUMPS HIS BONDS. Dr. pe's Henchman Falled for Sen NEW YORK, Marc land, the Gravesend justice whose official acts in John ¥ half at the November election his convietion last week the spression, did not appear for the Queen’s coun urt today paxsed sentence upon him of one prisonment and 86500 fine itherland is probably After sentence had b erland Proscentor Wer trlal of the Brooklyn men indicted for cloc tion fraud There are in all twelve of the: Thelr varlous counsels asked that the cases be set over until Thursday morn ing. Justice Brown consented. - - Wheat in the Northwest. VIEAPOLIS, March 19.—The North Miller reports the stock of wheat in private elevators of Minneapolls at 1,118,000 bushels, an the week of 46,000 bush: This makes the total Minneapolls and Duluth stock 24,701,501 bushels, an increase of 282,621 bushel - Oconn Steam Arrived—La Boss Mek b Appear nneth Suther of the McKan resulte char on sentenc The judge year's im in Canada bery on Buth moved for the MI western March 19 ats of York Moy New Hayre At London Baltimore, Bretagne, fr Arrived—Minnesota, UNGLE COPY FIVE CEN SNAGSATEVERYTURN Eugincers Having No Success at Reaching an Agreement with Mr, Qlark, NEITHER ~ SIDE DISPOSED TO YIELD the he Parley. After Truitless Sessions Yestorday Telegraphers Wanted to€top TRACKMEN REQUEST THAT THEY BE HEARD Mr, Vroman on the Company's Idea of a Day's Work, LITTLE PROSPECT OF AN AGREEMENT Possibility that Bo Matters with Other Tral Adjusted 1f the A men M inglneers with Agreen Talks Parties to th nference. Conference was written all over the he: quarters building yeste President Clark, General Manager H, McConnell being closeted enging men fn the general manager's office, while Superintendent of Telegraph Korty, Supers intendent Brinkerlioff of the Kansas diviston, Superintendent Foley of the Omala & Res« publican Vall, railroad were in consultation with the telegrapliers in the private ofiice of Chief Surgeon Galbraith, Th rest of Sunday brought t smiling yesterday, Mr. Clark expre hie grind shut down . engineers were first at bat, repreented by an exceedingly capable body of throttle workers in the persons of George Vroman, E. R. Fonda, W. H. Fikes, J. L. Simpson, D. H. Breese, A. G. Roberts, Thomas R. Reed, William Lethbridge. Thomas Oliver, W. Hall, Precce, W. J. Ingling, J, A. Randall, J. E. Toner, J. D. Mathison, Harry Maxwell, Peter Mhomas Keats ng, G. 0. avitt, whilg the firemen had as their ntatives Messr: Petrie and ENGINEERS AND The conference of the engine vened at 10 o'clock, P'resident rk, ag was the case with the telegraphers, making a short speech, which was along the line of harmony in the the torests. It 4 day, Dickinson, J with the men up howing 4 than when ning. The much less orn sion urday cve irant, Barnhardt, I A, L repre THEIR CLAIMS. ren Q1 one counsels between ine conciliatory in character and he asted that the hearing which would be held from day to day be conducted upon dignified grounds befitting the gravity of the occasion, After the infor at once plunged proposed time' 1l ¥peech the englneers into the discussion of the chedules for enginemen, ‘‘overs being the first snag struck in the conference. It was intimated by Mr. Dicks Inson that twelve hours was considered g worklng day, but the engineers were cme phatically of ‘the opinon that fourteen hourg in some cases was considered a workin, day on the part of the company, individual instances being clted whero men have worked that many hours and vet recelve pay for only twelve hours. They contended that this was not fair, but Mr. Dicking demanded the proofs where men worke: overtime and failed to reccive coripensationa SPLIT ON THIS ROCK. Article 3, of the proposed schedule, which caused all the argument at the morns ing session, reads as foliows: Overtime will be allowed on hundred (100) miles or ove average less than ten (10) miles per hour. Also on assigned runs of less than' one hundred (100) miles after twelve (12) hours continuous service. In computing overtime thirty (30) or less will not be connted; over and less than sixty (50) cousidered one hour. Mr. Vroman, who did much of the for the enginemen, having his subject well in hand stated that article 3, in add to requiring much more time on duty, in dition to the mileage before “overiin allowed (to say nothing of the cut in pay, provided for) provides that where a train ig scheduled at more than ten miles per houp no overtime can be claimed, leaving it in the power of the management by adjusting chedules to secure “overtime’ servize withe out compensation, an_ impositi iich M, Vroman alleged constituted un aggravatin cause of complaint. He stated furthor thaf it the rules and regulations sought to bg cstablished in view of the fnancial position of the company, were allowed to become @ part of the system the recelvers had 1§ within their power to so adjust scheduled which would secure without compensation and without- affording any redress scrvices from the men which they would otherwise uired (o pay fo egating as muchy not more, than the regate* reductio wages indicuted in th rules Th the constructive mileage exy ploited, which sed 8o much of a howl A1 over the system, the men contending that it would a ct 1lf the total number of enginemen on the entire system from 10 to 70 cents per 100 miles run or day's work, They take exception a to the newt schedule f the reason that by the old schedules they received full pay accordin to the class of engine run in such servl but the new schedules pat them on a basis of monthly pay, with twelve hours as @ day's work, resulting {n a reduction of fromy 10 to 20 per cent in the wages. Throughout the morning s:ssion th interest prevailed, the men listening to Mr, Dickinson with close attention, many of them making notes freely that they migh be able to refute the statements of the gens cral manager when the time comes. NO SIGN OF AGREEMENT. There was no Indicatlon of any agr being reached, the men arguing that schedules were In the natare of con binding on the receivers as on tho When this legal point s settlod t en will obably desire to treat with the company, but, this point left open, the men generally agreo that no basis of agroement can b, verched and they are willing to go to the' circuit court for a hearing on the proposie tion, The conference adjourned at noon to be resumed again in the afternoon ‘The telegraphers fared little better tham their friends, the enginemen, the likalihood an agreement being quite as far removed One of the grave questions whichf ad to contend with wa 50 me of wages sought to be pald) e different stations on the \)31 tem Individual cases cited wherd! men had to walt until far into the night' before they could go to their homes, on ae: ount of bad train ser Several cases) m the Kansas City divislon were ¢ 1 for Mr Brinkerhe edification where the grentest discrimivation was practiced, even wder the present rule which the had sought have adjusted, but had mel vith cold comfort at the hands of the offie] 3. | hroughout the morning hour the mem| talked of overtime and the wages of pay proel posed for office, and when the nooml whistle blew little, if anything, had been ace complished. held mJ afternoond they wered have set« has been over. Iol wervice t ud othew on the sl runs of ond@ when traing minuteg thirty (30 minutes will by alking utmoat ment| the old| racts asl lirectors Mr. Korty ing Inequality sperators at ¢ each FRUITLESS SESSIO) telegraphers and Mr. Korty tritless yesterday hey are nearer through than the day before, not because they led anything, but because there A certain amount of ground gone liscussing the of telegraph ompany on the Union Pacific o 15 the any claims it 18 more Pacific because It pays larg The