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( TH T MORNING NEWS,
■ ESTABLISHED 18*0. iNCORPi ‘HATED 1888.
I J. H. LtsTILL, President.
MISS POLLARD ON THE RACK
The Day Full of Embarrassing Ques
tions About the Plaintiff.
Mies Pollard Leaves the Court Room
When Dr. Belle Buchanan Benins to
Testify Concerning the Birth of Her
First Child—Conflicting Opinions
About the Plaintiff's Age.
Washington, March 14.—The fifth day
of the Pollard-Breckinridge trial was de
voted by the plaintiff’s attorneys to elan
orating the main points already ‘marked
out by them in their case. There were no
sensational incidents, nor was there any
displayjof belligerence among the legal
gentlemen, a failure grievously disap
pointing to the populace, which expects
daily excitement from the affair.
Since his encounter of Monday evening
with Attorney Shelby, of Lexington, Mr.
Johnson, of Miss Pollard's counsel, has
appeared in court but twice, not that he
anticipates trouble, but because he is en
gaged outside in working up the testi
mony.
Miss Pollard was in court during the
morning, but left when Dr. Belle Buch
anan, of Cincinnati, began to testify con
cerning the birth of her first child.
Col. Breckinridge was there also, and so
were some of his Kentucky constituents,
one of whom secured admission to the
court room on the representation that he
holds membership in the same Presbyte
rian church in which the congressman is
enrolled.
DOUBT ABOUT MISS POULARD’S AGE.
Most of the day was occupied by the
reading of the depositions from a Cin
cinnati physician and ono of Miss Pol
lard's school friends, and there was some
conflicting testimony regarding her age,
which is a disputed point, the plaintiff
asserting that she was but 17 when Col.
Breckinridge met her. Her indentifiea
ticn by Sister Cecelia was not complete,
and remains to be fastened, if it can be,
by the writing found in the volumes of
Irving said io have been presented by
Miss Pollard to the convent.
The testimony of hister Cecelia, of
l’ueolo. Col., formerly supercior of the
Norwood usy.um near Cincinnati, was re
sumed when the trial was commenced
this morning. Miss Pollard was sitting
nearly in front of Col. Breckinridge, with
only the austere sister from the house of
refuge beside her, her other unknown
friend being for the time absent.
A POOR MEMORY FOR FACES.
Replying to Attorney Carlisle’s ques
tions. Sister Cecelia said that she had a
good memory for names, but a poor mem
ory for faces. She could not affirm posi
tively that Miss Pollard had been an in
mate of the Norwood convent, nor could
she say that she had not.
IViiea Mr. Carlisle inquired her ‘belief
on the facts, Attorney Butterworth ob
jected, that while any facts might be
given, the opinion of the witness was in
competent.
Attorney Shelby added that the ques
tion of the opinion of the witness was an
attempt to invade the province of the
jury; that it was for the witness to give
facts and for the jury to draw conclu
sions therefrom, contending that opinions
were competent from witnesses only in
the field of expert testimony.
Mr. Carlisle supported the admissibil
ity of the answer with authorities, and
Mr. Butterworth rebutted with more au
thorities.
JUDGE BRADLEY’S RULING.
Judge Bradley said that if the ques
tions were intended to elicit tho opinion
of the witness as to the identity of the
plaintiff with a certain person who was
at the asylum at a certain time it was
competent: if it was intended to show
that the witness, from things which she
had subsequently learned, had become
convinced that the plaintiff had at some
time been an inmate of the asylum, it was
incompetent. There was some hesitation
on the part of Miss Pollard’s counsel in
framing a question, it being apparent
that the sister was scrupulously careful
about the extent to which she would com
mit herself in identifying Miss Pollard.
Finally the plaintiff's counsel reserved
an exception to the court's ruling and
then framed a different question, asking:
“What is your opinion as to the identity
of tho plaintiff with a patient in y ur
asylum in May, June and July, 1885?’’
which was also overruled, and exception
noted and followed by the question:
“What is your belief as to whether the
plaintiff was in your asylum during those
months’”
“That is a question for the jury,” said
Judge Bradley.
PATIENTS WHO VEILED THEMSELVES.
Mr. Carlisle inquired whether any pa
tients in the asylum had been in tho hab
it of veiling themselves, to which the
sister replied:
"There were two or three ladies who
veiled their faces when they thought
there was datum' of being recognized by
visitors from Cincinnati.”
Sister Cecelia remembered that three
or four ladies had come there from Cin
cinnati in the spring of lsss in carriages,
hut when asked if there I:ad been a pa
t" Jit by the name of Burgoyne answered,
“the name is not familliur to me.” The
cross examination wa3 very brief, Sister
C l, ■, lin saying in answer to Mr. Butter
worth that she had held several conver
sions with Miss Pollard since her ar
rival at Washington.
IDENTIFIED AS MISS WILSON.
After the two sisters had retired the
reading of a deposition by another female
I’b.vsician, Mrs. Kate Perry Kane, of 52
J ' rent street, Cincinnati, who had been in
t o spring of 18sr) a member of the firm
o: firs. Buchanan & Perry, was begun
by Mr. Carlisle. Mrs. Kane remembered
that Miss Pollard had boarded in their
house as Dr. Buchanan’s patient under j
’bo name of Miss Louise Wilson, identi- j
i.' jug the plaintiff positively.
'■’lien this tedious phase of the trial
was resumed. Col. Breckinridge retired ;
‘i;un tiio room, as did Congressman
i ui.ah A. Morse of Massachusetts, who ,
lias one of the most interested spectators
“’ the proceedings, while Miss Pollard's ’
Ulead from Cincinnati rejoined her.
from the cross-examination in tho de- !
position it appeared that Miss Pollard
fad a miscarriage, and that she was de-j
8 iabed by Dr. Buchanan as "an unfort-j
unate girl from Kentucky .” The boarder j
was understood to be an unmarried wo- i
tuan, and once after she had been to meet i
a mend at a Hotel about some financial j
matters, Dr. Kane asked why she 1
dal not marry the friend, to which Miss |
! °Rard replied that she could not, that he
nad ruined her and she loathed him. hud
steeled her heart against him and would
not marry him, although he had offered
;? niai 'ry her. Miss Pollard complained
: '’ lrcet had bled her. charging
V. for her services, according to Dr.
Kane. !■ rum Miss Pollard s ways, gen-
eral actions, aud knowledge of things in
18*3, the witness thought she must have
been about 24 years old then. She was
not at ail frivolous or girlish, kept her
affairs to herself, and time seemed to have
dealt gently with her.
DR. BUCHANAN ON THE STAND.
Dr. Belle Buchanan, of Cincinnati, took
the stand, amid a buzz of interest from
the spectators. She said she was a prac
ticing physician in Cincinnati in 1885, she
and Dr. Perry, Mrs. Kane renting the
house jointly where they lived.
“Do you know the plaintiff in this case?”
asked Mr. Carlisle.
“I do.”
“When did you first know her?”
“I first knew her in the summer of 1885,
when she came to my house in Cincinnati
from St. Joseph’s Foundling Asylum at
Bond Hill, sometimes called Norwood,
near Cincinnati.”
“How long was tho plaintiff at your
house?”
“My best recollection is that she was
there six or seven weeks. Slio came in
the hight of the strawberry season. That
is as near the time as I can recollect. She
was very weak when she came to our
house; it was difficult for her to climb
the stairs.”
“Do you know from what she was suf
fering?”
“I do. She .tad given birth to a child
previously.”
“Can you state how long prior to com
ing to your house the child was born.”
“1 should say about ten weeks.”
During this part of Dr. Buchanan's tes
timony Col. Breckinridge busied himself
reading a newspaper.
Dr. Buchanan said Miss Pollard, or
Wilson, was about 18 when she was at
her house. She. had recognized the plain
tiff last February when Miss Pollard
called on her.
■Are you positive, Dr. Buchanan, that
this plaintiff here is the same person who
as Louise Wilson came to your house in
the spring of 1885?” asked Mr. Carlisle.
“1 am positive,” said tho witness.
Mr. Stoll conducted the cross examina
tion.
DR. BUCHANAN DIVORCED.
“Are you married?” he asked.
“I have been married,” said Dr. Buch
anan, compressing her lips.
"To whom were you married?”
“To James H. Scherer, from whom I
was divorced.”
After a recess, Dr. Buchanan’s cross
examiuatiou was resumed. Miss Pollard
had not returned to the court room when
the court reassembled, but the defendant
and his counsel were there. There was a
noticeable falling off in the attendance.
After Judge Bradley had stopped Mr.
Stoll from asking Dr. Buchanan ques
tions, to which Mr. Carlisle objected, Mr.
Stoll wanted to know how often the wit
ness l ad seen Miss Pollard since the trial
began, and when he persisted in obtaining
particulars Mr. Carlisle objected, and
was again sustained.
Au affidavit by Mrs. Wesleyana Robert
son, wife of William F. Robertson, of
Cincinnati, and daughter of Dr. Brown,
the president of Wesleyan Seminary in
1883 and 1884, was read by Mr. Carlisle.
The deponent had been a studont at the
seminary when Madeline Pollard was
there, and had given Miss Pollard a letter
to be opened on the night of her gradua
tion, in June, 1886.
THE LETTER GIVEN TO TIIE DEFENDANT.
She had last soen the letter when her
husband gave it to Col. Breckinridge
without her consent. Here Mr. Stoll had
said before the notary that he hud the
letter, wanted tho court to protect him in
the possession of it, and intended to offer
it to the witness for identification. "But
you did not get it honestly,” the witness
replied. The letter was identified by
her. In their correspondence the witness
had once, in August, Ik?4, addressed Miss
Pollard as “Madeline Lillian Breckinridge
Pollard.” Miss Pollard had said that
her father was a great admirer of
Mr. Breckinridge's father, that she her
self admired W. C. P. Breckinridge
greatly, as he was then “the star of Ken
tucky,” a statement which even read by
Mr. Carlisle at second hand stirred a
laugh, in ono letter Miss Pollard had
spoken of her deep debt of gratitude to
Mr. Rhodes aud wrote, "How can I ever
marry the old wretch.” The witness had
understood that Rhodes was Miss Pol
lard's guardian and wanted to marry her.
In the contested letter Miss Pollard had
spoken of her love for a Professor Over
man.
PURE MINDED AND INEXPERIENCED.
According to the witness Miss Pollard
had been an usually bright and ladylike
girl, smart in her studies, although her
education in early lite had been neg
lected. She had never lived in a city
apparently, and was very diffident in the
presence of gentlemen. Miss Pollard had
told of her visit home on account of
the death of her sister and of meeting Col.
Breckinridge on the train. “I remember
very distinctly that she was very much
elated that a man of his standing should
come to her and address her.” said the
witness. “We heard a good deal of this
incident. I thought Miss Pollard
as pure minded a girl as I
ever met, with considerably less
experience of the ways of the
world than the average young woman
who came to the college. My first im
pressions were that she had been taken
advantage of. and I always retained
them. She spoke of Mr. Breckinridge as
a kind, fatherly old man.” Tho time re
ferred to in this testimony was in the
holidays of 1583 and 1884. The witness
was then IS years old and Miss Pollard
was younger.
There had been a controversy between
counsel before the commissioner over tho
possession of tho letter, and the letter had
been attached to the deposition. It has
already been widely published, and Mr.
Carlisle's reading of it, since he found
some difficulty in mastering the hand
writing, did not add to the impressive
ness of the school girl epistle. She told
of the offer of Mr. Rhodes to her. asked
how she could ever marry the old rake,
and announced her intention of telling
Mrs. Brown, as she could not lead a
secret life.
There were some verses closing the let
ter, which Mr. Stoll read, though Mr.
Stoll cannot truthfully be called a success
in the roll of an elocutionist.
There was also a literary production, a ’
prophecy, entitled “Destiny,” written by
Miss Pollard in school, which Mr. Stoll
read, while the spectators found enter
tainment in the attitudeof an elderly and
honest looking juror in the front row,
who leaned far forward with open mouth
and an expression of profound, but vacu
ous admiration. While there was some
literary merit to the production, its rele- I
vancy to the case was not apparent, ex- j
cept as an evidence that Miss Pollard had j
been an exceptionally bright school girl. I
It was particularly sentimental in its
strain.
After Miss Pollard's attorneys had ex- i
pressed a desire for copies of the letter
and prophecy for purposes of their own,
the court adjourned.
Manager Miles Dead.
Cincinnati. 0., March 14.—C01. li. E. J.
Miles, a well known theatrical manager,
died last night, aged 00 years.
SAVANNAH, GA., THURSDAY. MARCH 15.1894.
LIBERALS AND TIIE LORDS.
Harcourt Withdraws the Amended
Reply to the Oueen.
The Government Decides That the
Adoption of Labouchere’s Amend
mendment Did Not Represent a Ma
ture and Well-Considered Decision
of the House—The Incident Greatly
Enjoyed by the Conservatives-The
New Address Merely Acknowledges
the Speech From the Throne.
* London, March 14.—The House of Com
mons was crowded with members and
visitors to-day. Sir William Karcourt
announced that the government had taken
advice from all available sources and had
decided to make a declaration that the
judgment given last evening in amending
the address did not show a mature and
well considered decision of the House of
Commons. This was a grave question, ho
said, aud the government would not pre
sent tho address, as amended to the
queen. Consequently, the government
proposed to bring up anew address
amounting merely loan acknowledgement
of tho speech from the throne.
A. J. Balfour, the conservative leader,
was greeted with prolonged cheering as
he arose to reply to the government’s an
nouncement. The conservatives, Mr. Bal
four said, would not object to the govern
ment eating its own address. The opposi
tion had no desire to take advantage of
the government’s difficulties, but were
prepared to. assist in extricating them
from their unpleasant position.
LABOUCHEHE REPLIES.
Mr. Laboucherc, amid cheers anil
laughter, defended his amendment, the
success of which abuiidautly justified its
presentation. It was not intended as a
vote of want of confidence in the govern
ment, but was merely intended to hasten
their action. A majority of the govern
ment’s supporters in the country had
demanded the abolition of the veto
power of the House of Lords aud the
government should take some action
in the matter. The radicals would
not oppose a substitute for the address,
as amended, but would rest satisfied with
having done their host, assisted by the
majority given to his amendment last
evening. "You may withdraw this ad
dress aud bring in another, but the first
one remains the decision of the House.
We are the representatives of the peo
ple, and tlie government are our
representatives. I do not recognize
the government as our masters
1 have always regarded them as the ser
vants of the majority of the House.
Whether you take the majority of the
members on this side of the House or the
views of the majority of liberals outside
the House, they are with me in this mat
ter and demand prompt, speedy and dras
tic action. (Radical cheers. | Outside
the House they do not earo whether you
abolish or destroy tho House of Lords.”
Mr. Labouchcrn was frequently inter
rupted by cheers and laughter.
CnAMBEIILAIN’S CLAIM.
Joseph Chamberlain said the vote of
last evening must neither be rescinded
or remain in the shape of a vote of want
of confidence. [Cheers.] It was obvious
that the government ought to dissolve
parliament and seek a fresh mandato
from the country. (Cheers.)
The amendment to the address made
last night by John Clancy, Parnellito, im
pugning the government for virtually con
tinuing in Ireland tho methods of tho
late government, was put to a division and
was rejected by a vote of 351 to 12.
The original address was then with
drawn, and Sir Wi.lium Harcourt for
mally moved and John Morely sec
onded the new and shorter address, ac
knowledging the queen’s speech. The
new address was acccptod by the House
withouta division.
AN ANGRY SCENE.
The moving of the closure by Sir Will
iam Harcourt, on Mr. Clancy’s amend
ment, caused an angry scene. John Red
mond. the Parnellite leader, arose and
excitedly called out: “No.” Mr. Red
mond then shouted to Sir William Har
court: "The debate was finished
when you moved the closure.”
The Parnellites. in the meanwhile,
joined in the loud protest against closure,
and Mr. Redmond later again shouted:
“Nobody elseds going to speak.” When
the question was finally put the Parnell
ites renewed their loud and angry shouts
of "No.” Lord Randolph Churchill also
took part in the demonstration against
the closure, crying: “What do you mean
by closureing at this time of the year?”
CLOSED WITH A FARCE.
The close of the proceedings were quite
farcical, the members treating the mat
ter as a huge joke. When Sir William
Harcourt moved the substituted address,
Edward J. Saunderson, conservative mem
ber for north Armagh, asked if it was not
the immemorial practice [Cries of “what
do you know about it?”] fora member
moving an address to wear a
uniform befitting his rank. [Loud
laughter and cries of “order.”! Continu
ing. Mr. Saunderson said: “I desire to
move an adjournment of the House for
twenty minutes, in order to allow Sir
William Harcourt to array himself in
suitable garments.” [Loud laughter.]
Sir William Harcourt, who was inter
rupted continuously by ironical cheers
and laughter, said that it was not nec
essary to notice Mr. Saunderson’s
remarks, adding that the opposition evi
dently saw in it opportunity to treat the
speech from the throne with levity. [Re
newed cries of “order,” "good,” etc]. Sir
Harcourt thereupon remarked that he
would proceed when the "gentlemen op
posite have assumed sufficient gravity*”
After a pause Sir William moved the ad
dress, us already stated.
THE TIMES’ COMMENT.
London. March 15, 4 a. m.—The Times,
conservative, says: “Freed from tho
magic of Mr. Gladstone's domination,
tho government majority are already
splitting up and are ready to accuse one
another of treachery. We have no sym
pathy to waste on the ministers for the
disasters in which they have involved
themselves by insincere endeavors to sat
isfy their extreme and empty-headed fol
lowers with big and noisy phrases.”
John T. Ford Dead.
Baltimore, March 14.—John T. Ford,
the veteran theatrical manager, died at
His residence in this city this morning.
His death was sudden and unexpected.
Tho immediate cause was heart disease
superinduced by the gripiie.
Wilson Starts for San Antonio.
New York. March 14.—A special from
the city of Mexico says: “Chairman
Wilson left Guadalajara yesterday for
San Antonio.”
ANARCHISTS IN NEW ORLEANS.
Threats to Blow Dp Cigar Factories
and Residences.
New Orleans, March 14.—Anarchists
have put in their appearance in this city
and the police are on their trail. Three
of the largest tobacco manufacturers in
| the city, W. W T . Walls, and J. H.
Herelioim, have received anonymous let
ters declaring that unless they dis
charge all the girls employed in their
factories and employ men in their places
[ the factories and private residences
of the owners would bo blown up
with dynamite. The matter was put iu
tho hands of the police and kept very
quiet. In the meantime several gentle
men secured special details of officers to
. guard their residences. The publication
i of the facts nearly caused a disaster in
Hercheim's factory at noon to day. A
i plank fill down an elevator shaft and
i the excited employes thinking tho an
archists had begun to carry out their
threat, became panic stricken and tied
pell mell for the exits. Half a dozen of
the girls were hurt, and one of them was
trampled almost to death.
TRAIN ROBBERS FRUSTRATED.
One of the Gang Put the Railroad Of
ficials on Their Guard.
Little Rock, Ark., March 14.—Passen
gers arriving on the fast express last
evening from Texarkana rei>ort that a
plan to rob tho International and Great
Northern northbound express at Mc-
Neills switch, near Round Rock, Tex., at
2 o'clock yesterday morning was frus
trated by a confession of ono of
the band. The railroad officials
had information that tho rob
bery was to occur, and tho train
was heavily guarded. At Austin ono of
the band boarded the train, intending to
ask the conductor to stop at McNeill. As
the train approached McNeill the con
ductor signalled toslaeken speed, expect
ing to be flagged, but the robber aboard
had discovered the officers and failed to
give the signal to attack the train. He
was, however, so closely questioned by
the officers that he confessed the plot and
agreed to help trap the bandits.
GUARDS ON THE INTERNATIONAL.
Austin, Tex., March 14.—Trains on the
International and Groat Northern road
are guarded by armed rangers, the com
pany being in hourly expectation.of train
robberies betweet] here and McNeill, a
station twenty miles out. The bridge
between Hutto and Taylor was burned
last night, it is supposed by bandits, who
contemplated an attack on a passenger
train. Fifteen armed men aceompuuy
both outgoing and incoming trains.
MAT GO TO JOIN M'KANE.
Justice Sutherland of Gravesend
Convicted of Election Offences.
Brooklyn, N. Y., March 14.—Justice
Sutherland of Gravesend, on trial for
some of the same crimes that sent John
Y. McKane to jail, waS to-day adjudged
guilty.
Judge Brown inquired if Sutherland
was in court and appeared greatly sur
prised when informed that he
had gone to New York with
his counsel. Col. Janies. Lawverßackus
explained that Sutherland had an idea
that the jury would beaut for several
hours. He assured Judge Brown that
Sutherland bad no intention of absenting
himself.
Judge Brown said he would pronounce
sentence Friday morning, and Mr. Brooks
remarked that Sutherland would be on
hand promptly.
CORNELL’S FATAL JOKE.
The Coroner’s Jury Fails to Mention
Any Names in Its Verdict.
Ithaca, N. Y., March 14. —The coroner's
jury in the case of Henrietta Jackson, the
colored woman who met her death on the
night of Feb. 2, from cholrine gas poison
ing, has rqndered the following verdict:
“That the said Henrietta Jackson, in our
opinion, came to her death by reason of
the inhalation of cholrine, or other irritant
gas, manufactured and introduced into a
room in the Masonic block in the city of
Ithaca, N. Y., where deceased was at
work, by a person or persons to this Jury
unknown.”
This concludes the inquest, and it now
remains for tho grand lury to find the
perpetrators, if possible, but from pres
ent indications they will not be success
ful.
6TORMS IN TEXAS.
Hail as Large as Hens Eggs Falls at
Gainesville.
Gainesville, Tex., March 14.—A terrific
hail storm prevailed hero last evening.
Hail as large as hens eggs fell in large
quantities for nearly half an hour, break
ing hundreds of window glqss and doing
other damage. A heavy gale came up,
and many people, thinking a cyclone was
approaching, lied to the storm houses.
A CYCLONE IN TEXAS.
Burne, Tex., March 14. —A cyclone
passed over this section last night. Houses
were unroofed and window panes
smashed. Fruit trees were all uprooted
and swept away. Miles of fencing was
blown down. The hail stones were un
usually large, and cut through the roofs
of houses.
A NEW ROAD IN TEXAS.
Steps to Have One Built From San
Antonio to Brownsville.
San Antonio, Tex., March 14.—A dele
gation of prominent and wealthy property
holders of the several counties south of
here met here to-day and took
preliminary steps toward the build
ing of a railroad lino between
San Antonio and Brownsville, via
Pleasanton. Alice and San Diego. A heavy
subsidy will be offered by the property
holders along the proposed route to any
responsible company that will undertake
the work. There is some talk of a propo
sition being made to the Missouri, Kansas
and Texas to extend that line from San
Marcas via San Antonio to Brownsville.
NICARAGUA’S CANAL.
Governor’s of Eighteen States Divided
on Granting National Aid.
Baltimore, Md., March 14.—The Manu
facturers’ Record of this week publishes
letters from eighte.cn governors, replying
to the question whether national
aid should be given to ensure
the construction of the Nicaragua
canal. Considerable divergence of
opinion is shown, but the ma.ority be
lieve that the importance of the canal,
and the necessity of its being controlled
by Americans, justify national assistance,
provided this -an be given in a way not
to enrich individuals at the expense of
the country.
TELLER TALKS ON SILVER.
He Takes Issue With the Statements
of Sherman.
The Coinage of the White Metal Not
Loft to the Discretion of the Secra
tary of the Treasury A Silver Dol
lar Should be Back of Every Silver
Certificate—He Denies That $384,-
000,000 of Idle Silver Dollars are
Piled Up in the Treasury'Vaults at
Washington.
Washington. March 14.—After the rou
tine morning business the Senate at 12 :30
o'clock resumed consideration of tho
Bland seigniorage bill.
Mr. Dolph, rep., of Oregon, stated that
as objection had been withdrawn to tho
printing of the extracts which he had re
ferred to in his speech yesterday, he
would consider that speech as ended.
Then Mr. Teller, rep., of Colorado, ad
dressed the Senate in support of the bill.
Ho denied the assumption of Mr. Sher
man and of other senators who had ar
gued against tho hill that the act of 1890
left the coinage of silver to the discretion
of tne Secretary of tho Treasury, and he
declared that the act was mandatory and
that under it the Secretary should coin as
many silver dollars as ho had issued
treasury notes. If £155,000,000 of treasury
notes had been issued, then 155,000,000 of
silver dollars should bo coined
for the redemption of the treas
ury notes, lie claimed that tho
difference between tho purchase price of
the silver bullion and its mint value
should bo put into money and used for
current expenses, because tho act de
clared that the seigniorage should ho
turned into tho treasury; and ho also
urged that the proper execution of tho
law required that there should he for
every dollar of treasury notes, a silver
dollar lying in the treasury ready to be
paid out to the man who demanded it in
exchange for treasury notes.
NO HOARD OF SILVER DOLLARS.
There were one or two other points in
Mr. Shermnn's speech, which he de
sired to contradict. One of them was the
statement that there was a hoard of 354,-
000,000 of silver dollars lying idle in the
treasury. “There is no hoard of that
kind in the treasury,” Mr. Teller asser
ted with emphasis. “The statement is
an untruth, Mr. Sherman spoke of it as
an idle hoard. There is no idlo money in
the treasury of the United States. There
has been no idlo money in
the treasury except that which
lies behind the treasury notes,
to the extent of $85,000,000. The state
ment made here b.v a member of thovcom
mittee on finance (Mr. Sherman), and
sent broadcast to the world that, wo have
a hoard of $804,000,000 of idle silvor money
in tho treasury is unworthy a place in
this Senate. It is absolutely untrue, and
is known to be untrue by every member
of this body. And yet that is the kind of
food that is fed to the people by those
who put tliis country on the gold stan
dard, and who are not satisfied with
having destroyed the industries of
the country, but are now attempting to
disgrace us as senators by showing that
wo are supporting a bill infamous in its
character and by misrepresenting tho
facts to the people of the world. This
debate has been most unfair, as debate
has always been on life part of the men
who advocate the gold standard. It has
been unfair in many respects. It is un
fair, or else it lacks in intelligence, and
frequently it is unfair and lacks in
intelligence also. Every dollar of silver
money that has been- coined is doing
money duty and is doing it with infinitely
more potency and power than any gold
money that is in circulation in the United
States. A more unfair and untruthful
statement could not have been made.”
LEANS TO A SILVER BASIS.
Mr. Teller went on to say that ho
would not consider it a very great dis
aster if the country were on a silver
basis. It was on a gold basis now aud
the condition of the country was not a
happy one. And it was a notorious fact
that countries which used silver as a
standard money only, were in better con
dition than tho United States was in.
This was the only country in the world,
Mr. Teller said, whose legislature depre
ciated its money. Why was it that
France could float $800,000,000 or $900,000,-
000 of silver money? It was be
cause no Frenchman ever dared to
stand up in a legislative body of that
country and declare that the money of tho
country was uot good money, it was left
for this country alone to have its legisla
tive members repudiate tho government
money. Since 1878 there had been a con
tinued attempt by the treasury depart
ment to depreciate the silver money of
the country. All the great commercial
and banking agencies of the country led or
supported by the great Metropolitan press,
had been endeavoring to make the people
believe thatsilver was uutit for money and
it could not discharge money duty. The
senators from Ohio, Wisconsin and Ore
gon -Messrs. Sherman, Yilas and Dolph—
had toLd the Senate that tho American sil
ver dollar was a 45 contdollar. “But,” Mr.
Teller asked, “has it anywhere failed to
buy lOOcents worth of anything which any
body had to sell? It is true that measur
ed in gold, it will only bring 45 cents; but,
measured in commodities, it will buy
sixty per cent, more of wheat, of corn,
and of cotton, than it did in 1872. it i3 a
dollar, which is as good as gold.”
GEORGE SUPPORTS THE HILL.
Mr. George, dem., of- Mississippi, ar
gued in support of tho hill, although he
admitted that it was “artificially drawn,
inapt in expression and with some am
biguity in it.” it was not, lie said, a free
coinage measure. He wished that it were,
if there was any chance of it becoming a
law. The bill proposed only to requre, in
specific terms, the coinage of the silvor
already purchased, already owned by tho
government and already required by law
to be coined.
While Mr. Georgo was still speaking,
the hour of 2 o’clock arrived, and then
Mr. Harris, dem., of Tennessee, rose and
demanded, in connection with the terms
of the unanimous consent, that the vote
he taken on Mr. Allison's motion, to re
consider the vote ordering the bill to a
third reading. The vote was taken and
the motion was disagreed to—yeas 28;
nays 45, as follows:
Yeas—Messrs. Aldrich. Allison, Brice, Caf
fery Cnrev. Chandler, Oullom. Davis, Dolph.
1- rye, Galllngor Hale. Hawley. Hoar, Lodge.
McMillan. McPherson. Manderson -Mitchell
of Wisconsin. Morrill. Palmer, Proctor. Quay,
hmith, Stockbrldge, Vilas, Washburn aud
Wilson -28.
Nays Me: srs.Allen,Bate,Harry.Blackhnrn,
Blanchard, Butler, Cali, Camden, Cockrell,
Coke. Colquitt. Daniel Dubois Faulkner,
Gilson Gordon. Hansbrough, Harris, 11111,
Irby. Jones of Arkansas. Kyle. Lindsay. Mar
tin.’Mills. Mitchell of < regon. Morgun. Mur
phy Pasco. 1 offer. Perkins, Pettigrew, Power,
Pugh, Kausoin, Roach, .shoup, JSquire, Stew
art Teßer Turpio, Vest. Voorhces, White and
Wolcott—4s.
PARTY LINES IGNORED.
The democratic senators who voted in
tlie affirmative were: Messrs. Brice,
Gallery, Mel’herson, l'almor. Smith and
\ ilas.
The republicans who voted in the nega
tive wire: Messrs Dubois, Hansbrough,
Mitchell, of Oregon, Pettigrew, Rower,
Shoup, Squire, Stewart, Teller and Wul
. cott.
Tho three populist senators, Messrs.
Allen, Kyle and Feffer voted no.
Mr. Manderson, rep., then moved to refer
the bill to the committee with instructions
to amend it so us to provide that tho silver
certificates shall ho increased only in an
ticipation or in lino of the seigniorage,
lie said that tho bill had been character
ized even by its friends as crude, rough
and ungrammatical, and that the debate
had shown that those who understood tho
English language were at sea as to wiiat
the bill meant.
Mr. Manderson’s motion was rejected—
yeas 27, nays 44.
Then it was proposed by Mr. Harris to
abrogate the agreement that tho remain
der of tho. discussion bo undor tho tive
minute rulo. He proposed that the de
bate be general, tho vote to be taken at 2
o'clock to-morrow on the passage of tho
bill. (Tnanimous consent was given and
Mr. George resumed his argument in
support of tho bill.
Mr. George was followed by Mr. Carey,
of Wyoming, who argued against tho
1)111. And then, at 5:25 o'clock, aftor a
short executive session, the Senate ad
journed.
WORK ON THE TARIFF.
Tho Republican Committeeman Ac
cused of Filibustering.
Washington, March 14.—Senator Sher
man was able to attend the meeting of
the finance committee this morning, but
he did not arrive until a late hour. All
the other members now in tho city were
present. The first thing done was in the
direction of preventing publication of the
action and discussion of the committee.
This was brought about by a resolution
pleadging the members of tho committee
to secrecy and as a result none of the
members would speak further than to
say that absolutely nothing had been ac
complished ami no argeement reached as
to when the bill should ho reported. The
democratic members accuse their republi
can colleagues of consuming needless time
ami characterize their conduct by that
more expensive word “filibustering.”
This the minority deny and say that all
they ask is time to consider tho bill, in
returii they accuse the majority of at
tempting to railroad tlie bill through the
committee.
Homo of tlie members expressed the
opinion that tho bill would be finally
acted upon during tlie first days of next
week. Tho time of the meeting was con
sumed in tlie discussion of several feat
ures of the bill which were taken up at
random. It is understood that the
debate on some of theso points was very
animated and that considerable feeling
was displayed. The republican members
criticised not only the rates fixed, hut
the construction of parts of the bill,
which the democrats defended.
CAROLINA’S DISPENSARIES.
Commissioner Miller Explains the
Government’s Attitude.
Washington, March 14.—Commissioner
Miller has received no information of a
clash in South Carolina hotweeu tho
state authorities and Collector Townes.
The state dispensaries are treated by the
internal revenue bureau tho same as
thpugli they were indh iduals engaged iu
the wholesale or retail liquor business,
if illicit liquor is found in them the liquor
is seized and sold to reimburse the gov
ernment for the unpaid tax, and the re
mainder, if any, is turned into the treas
ury. In no case is it permitted to pay
tho tax on illicit liquor and retain tho
goods,
Georgia’s National Banks.
Washington, March 14.—Returns of tho
condition of twenty-sovou national hanks
in the state of Georgia on Feb. 28 show
tho average reserve to Jiavo been 40.72
per cent.; loans and discounts $7,124,000;
lawful money reserve $1,183,000; surplus
fund $1,007,000. and individual deposits
$5,140,000.
Reports to the controller of the cur
rency stiow that the twenty-eight
national banks in Alabama had an aver
age reserve on Feb. 28 of 38.52 per cent.;
loans and discounts of #5,857,000; lawful
money reserve $872,000; surplus fund
$400,000, and individual deposits of $5,-
450,000.
Nominated by the President.
Washington, March 14.—President
Cleveland sent to the Senate to day tho
following nominations: GeorgeM. Adams,
pension agent at Louisvillo, Ky.,
W. W. Degge, postmaster at Norfolk,
Va.
Confirmed by the Senate.
Washington, March 14.—The Senate
has confirmed the nomination of Leonard
Cornish to he postmaster at Demopolis,
Ala., aud Frank H. Footo at Port Gibson,
Miss.
MAY FALL OUT WITH JAPAN.
Her Naval Commander Said to Have
Threatened Our Fleet.
Sydney, N. S. W., March 14.—Passen
gers by the steamer Arawa, which has
just arrived here, give an interesting
story of recent events in Honolulu. They
assert that a subject of Japan, recently
arrested iu that city for a trivia! offense,
was placed in jail. He escaped from jail
and swam out to the Japanese war ships.
The authorities appealed to the Anioricsui
admiral, asking that he demand the sur
render of the Japanese. The commander
of the Japanese war ship refused to give
the man up, and threatened that if the
American admiral boarded his ship, he
would give him a half hour to leave, or, if
ho refused, the American flagship would
be blown out of tlie water. According to
the story of the passengers, tho escaped
prisoner was unmolested.
TIIE STORY NOT BELIEVED.
San Francisco, Cal., March 14.—Tho
di patch from Sydney about the threat
ening of the American rear admiral by tho
captuin of the Japanese man-of-war at
Honolulu is not credited. Tho steamer
Arawa sailed from Honolulu for Sydney
before the Australia sailed lor San Fran
cisco. None uf the Honolulu cor
respondence up to March 4 mentions the
Japanese episode, and it was not
mentioned in tlie files of the Hawaiian
papers received here. Nearly a year ago
an incident somewhat similar to that re
lated by the Arawa passengers occurred
there. A Japanese criminal escaped and
swam out to a Japanese man-of war lying
in tho harbor. A demand was made by
the provisional government for his sur
render. and after some hesitation tho
Japanese commander gave up the fugitive.
DAILY, 410 A YEAR. j
f> CENTS A COPY.
WEEKLY, $1 35 A HUB.!
PEIXOTO S EASY VICTORY.
All the Officers of the Rebel Ships
Fled Before the Surrender.
The Sailors and Common Soldiers Par*
iloned by the Government, But AU
the Officers Captured to Be Court*
Martialed Mello’s Fleet to Surren*
der—A Story That Ho is in Monte*
video Da Gama’s Whereabouts Un
certain.
(Copyright, 1804, by the United Press.)
Rio do Janeiro, March 14. Kloriano
Peixoto is triumphant. Tho insurgent
vessels surrendered last night without
having answered with a single shot th#
cannonade from the government's hill
top batteries. The report that Admiral
da Gama had fled was confirmed this
morning. He sought safety on the French
cruiser Magan.
The American officers of the govern
ment warships came ashore this morning.
They report that tlie crows of the vessels
arc well and delighted that they won
without a light. Excepting the officers,
nobody aboard President Peixoto’s men
of-war, seems to have been eager for a
battle.
THE AMERICAN FLAG SALUTED.
In coming up tho harbor this morning,
tho government fleet saluted the United
Statos flag and Rear Admiral Benham.
The United .States fleet will disperse
soon. Tho men aboard the American
warships are in excellent health.
The end of the insurgent power in the
harbor has been welcomed with joy in
tho city. Exchange has improved 25 per
cent.
Business is as usual. Not a symptom
of disorder has appeared in tho city. The
people are preparing to celebrate the col
lapse of the insurrection.
MELLO IN MONTEVIDEO.
Tho Aquidaban and Republics, which
constitute about what is left of the in
surgent cause, are reported to bo in south
Brazilian waters. Both are said to ba
disabled. Admiral Mello has just been
seen in the streets of Montevideo. He
has deserted Ids followers, as Admiral da
Gama deserted his officers and men on
the harbor Hoot. Tho insurgent sailors
here will be pardoned, but the officers
will be courtmartialed.
DIRECTED 11Y PEI.XOTO.
Washington, March 14.—The following
cablegram from United States Minister
Thompson at Rio was received at tho
state department late this afternoon:
Rio Janeiro. March 14. Secretary of State,
Washington The operations were directed
Ly the president from iho .Marine Arsenal, on
the water front. At.'iJib o’clock, yesterday,
flags of truce were hoisted on Euchndas
Island. Thu president sent Immediately and
ascertained that tin- whole forceof in
surgents were there with the exception of tlie
officers, who had taken refuge on tho French,
I’ortugucHc and Knpllsh men of war. A sur
geon alone remained with the forces. Da
Gama hint left on the French cruiser Majon.
About fl o'clock the government fleet entered
tho bay. led by (lie Nlctheroy, and anchored
in front of tho city. Iho rebel war vessels
and Forts Vlllegalgnon and Cobras Island
had been al ondoned by the rebels. Business
has ’ ecu resumed this morning and every
thing Is tranquil. Thompson.
MELLO TO SERUENDEIt.
Buenos Ayres, March 14. -Tho insur
gent Admiral De Mello is at Ilha Grando,
(I* miles west southwest of Rio Jauiuro,
with the warships Aquidaban and Repub
lic!!. It is not thought that ho will at
tempt to hold out longer, but will surren
dcr to tho government. ,
FORTS AND SHIPS DESERTED.
(Copyrighted 1884, by tho Associated Press.
Rio Janeiro, March 14.—Tho insurgent
forces, it now appears, deserted Vil
legaignon and'the ship;* on Monday night,
leaving tho tines flying, and took refugo
on tiio island of Kuchadas and Palquiota.
There was not a soul on board tne rebel
ships during the bombardment
yesterday. Several insurgent officers
on Monday took refugo on merchant ves
sels. Admiral DaUama left the harbor
on board the French vessel Majon. The
Majon reached hero to-day. It Is not
known whether the admiral is still on
board. The insurgents offered to surren
der on Monday, but tho government re
fused to promise that amnesty would bo
granted. Some sixty rebel privates gave
themselves up. AU the insurgent
officers, with tiio exception of tho sur
geon-, have fled. By order of President
Pei ;oto 500 rebel prisoners have been lib
erated from tho Jails.
Th*! rejoicing among the people that tho
war lias proven a fizzle is general. Sa
lutes were fired this morning. The streets
were crowded, and every ono is keening a
holiday.
HOPING FOlt INDEPENDENCE.
London, March 14.—The consensus of
opinion in commercial circles in Rio
(4ruralo do Sul and Santa Catharina,
which have 1-ondon connections, is that
these states will declare and eventually
achieve their independence, with tho assis
tance of Admiral .vlcllo. whose object in
sailing southward undoubtedly was
to take part in such a movement.
Thus tho center of the revolu
tionary movement will be removed from
Rio to Destorro. Advices from Kio ex
plain tlie recent action of the government
iu suspending the Brazilian telegraphic
service by the statement that tho govern
mentdiscovored that two consuls at Bahia
had been supplying tho insurgents with
information. The federal authorities will
not disclose tho names of the sffending
consuls, but it is asserted that they will
bo deprived of their exequaturs.
LYNCHBURG LURID.
A Flour Mill and Adjoining Property
Burned.
Lynchburg, Va., March 14.—A destruc
tive lire occurred hero to-night, the loss
aggregating about $55,000. The blaze
started in the second story of the Hughes
Flouring mills, completely de
stroying the building, machin
ery and stock, valued at $37,500.
The flames soon communicated to the ad
joining buildings, in which were located
the sumac and bone mill of tho Lynch
burg Manufacturing Company. Their en
tire plant, valued at $25,000, was swept
away. The origin of the fire is unknown.
The insurance is about ; 18,000. t
A Millionaire Married.
Norfolk, Va., March, 14. -John Dwight,
of the firm of John Dwight & Cos., of
New York, a millionaire. 14 years of age,
was united in marriage with Mrs. Clara
1,. Freeborn at St. Paul’s Episcopal
church to-day.
Sidon 3wept by Fire.
Greenwood, Miss., Marcli 14.—The
principal business portion of the town of
Sidon. on the Illinois < ontral branch, was
destroyed by fire last night. The loss is
estimated at iCO.OOO, with insurance of
SOO,OOO.