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TTTS MORNING NEWS,
vAaLisn*i> i*o IsconroKATED 1888.
i. H. ESTiLL, President.
BRECKINRIDGE'S DEFENSE.
Ail Outline of What the Defendant
Will Try to Prove.
The Plaintiff to be Accused of Inti- '
macy With Other Men Before Ho
Met Her— His Explanation of Mrs.
Blackburn’s Position—He Expects
to be Re-elected to Congress—The
Trial May End This Week.
(Copyright, 1894, by the United Press.)
Washington, March 17.—C01. Breckin.
ridge has declined to be interviewed for
publication respecting the future course
of his trial, hut William E. Christian, of
New York, having asked an intimate and
well informed friend of the defendant
what the probable effect of the trial
would be on Col. Breckinridge's political
future, was answered as follows:
••lie is quite confident of re
election. He has about 35,000 votes
in his district, of which he received 20,-
000 iu the last election, a majority of some
0,000. His election three times has taken
place during presidential years, and twice
in off years, in the off years he has had
no opponents, the vote having been only
sonic 0,000 or 7,000 all told. This being an
o:T year there will be no opposition except
his own party, and that only as to his re
incarnation. Two gentlemen who are
striving for the nomination are E. E. Set
tle and William C. Owens. Mr. Settle is
from the celebrated county of Owen, rep
resenting 4,000 votes. Mr. Owens is from
the county of Scott, representing 1,800
votes. Thus far there has been only
oac primary in which adherence to him
could be tested. This was held March 6,
at Frankfort, when three distinctly and
Breckinridge men were nomi
nated. lhe congressional nominations
will take place in August, and as it is the
custom in this district to give the sitting
member a chance for canvassing after the
close of the session of congress, he will go
back to Kentucky and speak in every pre
duct. I firmly believe that he will be re
turned by his constituents.”
I.ENGTH OF THE TRIAL.
‘•How long do you suppose this trial
will last?”
•The witnesses for the plaintiff should
be through by Monday night. The colo
nel's evidence will bo all in by the follow
ing Wednesday night. Then there will
he two speeches on each side, and it is not
improbable that the case will go to the
jury at the end of next week. It is likely
the speeches on the colonel’s side will be
made by his comrade. Col. Thompson, and
his warm personal friend, Maj. Ben But
tenvorth.”
“Will the colonel speak?”
“He says he expects to make the effort
of his life, which will consist in not speak
ing. Says ho, 1 often find that my best
speech is that which is not spoken.”
*
AN OUTLINE OF THE DEFENSE.
“Do you object to stating to me in out
line the plan of the defense?”
T suppose not. In the first place, no
man. under any circumstances, can be ex
pected or required to marry a woman who
is not chaste. Of course, the defense will
submit evidence to impeach the good
character of the plaintiff. There will be
a deposition from Aleck Julian, a blind
man in Kentucky, who swore he met the
plaintiff in 1882, two years before
her meeting with the defendant, and
who went through a mock marriage
with her. He will say that after
the marriage the plaintiff asked him if it
was not customary for people when mar
ried to go to their rooms and be alone,
and that they did reuair to a room to
gether.’ plaintiff, according to his depo
sition, being then under the influence of
intoxicants.
II EH RELATIONS WITH RHODES.
/'Evidence will be introduced presump
tive of improper relations between plain
tiff nnd James C. Rhodes, the man who
advanced her school money under promise
of marriage.
i “ I here will be a deposition from K.
K. Kossell, also stating that in 1884 he met
this young woman, who, he alleges, was
deeply >in love with him, and who im-
I’luied him as he was leaving her to take
her to Chicago with him.
‘ As has been stated, the colonel’s meet
ing with this young woman took place in
when she claimed to be a shy girl of
I s , with the experience I have mentioned
behind her. It will be proved by Dr. U.
' ■ Williams, the physician attendant
dpen the birth of her sister, that at the
time of the birth of the youngest sister
m 1865, the plaintiff was 2 years old.
wiiioli would put her age when he met
her at 21, instead of 18 as she alleges.
A VISITOR TO ASSIGNATION HOUSES.
It will be proved by John Brand, Hi
|'am Kaufman and Ilr. Green, of Lexing-
Dtirivy., that in 1893, the plaintiff was a
'lsi jor to assignation houses.
dese facts, together with others
which will be introduced, will establish
hastily of the plaintiff, but will
be used rather to bolster up the defense
than as the main bulwark. This main
bulwark will consist in the fact that the
d*p hint lias never at any time in
i', '; l : ic,l or made a contract to marry Miss
1 u.iard and that she knew at all times
llK ‘t he would never marry her.”
"Hew, then, do you construe the con
versation between the colonel and Mrs.
mavKourn as testified to by her on the
riiiui. 1 Jid he not ask Mrs. Biaek-
P Jrn tn protect her, on the ground that
L , ', v , ls 1° l-'ive her his name ?”
• did not. Why should Cel. Breck
ice ask Mrs. Blackburn to protect a
• hy woman with wliom she had been
already >n terms of intimacy for two
1 vu- and who had participated in her re-
'ns; The fact that she came under
‘ 1 lilackburn’s protection was one that
■j 11 elates the conversation you refer to.
* " ill remember, moreover, that Mrs.
i ' kburn tlireatened to withdraw her
D"lection unless the colonel agreed to
V,<r that condition. Why should these
: lions have arisen in Mrs. Blackburn’s
y.:. n " j Mrs. Fillete had been telling Mrs.
‘"ihum stories about the plaintiff
• i had no doubt weakened her in the
"'ation of Mrs. Blackburn. In order
’ 'void public scandal if possible and to
~*! l * ie the colonel took heroic
1 ; r ' s ‘ a,, d what ho said to Mrs.
-o.’.ckhum was with the agreement and
; r the- purpose that she might pass from
‘ cone without any prejudice to her
' ■ and without involving Mrs. Black
' " She did go to New York after
*n!i pi 1,111 slle was quickly back again,
' did everything to render any efforts
lot ber ineffective.”
hie scene in the police station.
In the scene which was enacted in the
■ 1 ” ,°f the chief of police, what con
-ruciion would you put upon that; Will
in the defendant's evidence that
• ucted under compulsion;”
. ”. it will not. He will not say that
ne was afraid.”
ilk you might say that he was ap
i eueucive rather than afraid.”
vs that would express it, for now it
comes to pass that there are two more
pistols which the plaintiff threatened to
use besides the one exhibited in court.
But when the colonel takes the stand he
will teU the whole truth and face the
music like a man. Whatever may have
happened in Maj. Moore's office the plain
tiff never dreamed for one instant that
the colonel would ever marry her. nor did
she claim that he had seduced her. For
do you not remember in the evidence of
Mai. Moore the colonel said to him in her
presence that he did seduce her, to which
she made no reply whatever to him, thus
acquiescing in his statement.”
“Returning for a moment to the pro
tection theory upon which Mrs. Black
burn claims to have acted, had the colonel
wished protection, did he not have his
brother here with his family, and also a
cousin with whom he had the sweetest
relations? He could have .aken her to
them had he been seeking protection for
her.”
“Now. may I take the liberty of asking
you did the colonel make any promise of
marriage to Miss Pollard during the life
time of his late wife!”
"Never, in any form whatever. Any
statement to the contrary is absolutely
false in every particular.”
PATERNITY OF HER CHILDREN.
“Do you believe that the colonel was
the father of the three children men
tioned in this whole matter?”
"I do not. He was not aware until he
heard the evidence in court the other day
that any of the children had been born
alive.”
“How long was it between the Black
burn conversation and the colonel's mar
riage with his present wife?”
“The conversation occurred on March
31, 1898, and his marriage took place
April 29, 1893.'.’
"Then he was secretly married? Here
there was hesitation for a moment, when
an affirmative answer was given.
“I will tell you all about it. He was
married to Mrs. l.ouise Wing at 7 o’clock
on the evening of April 29. 1893. in the
city of New York by Dr. Paxton at his
home, in the presence of Dr. Paxton's
wife and his niece.”
“What was the cause of this secret
marriage?”
“Well, Mrs. Wing was then in Wash
ington, was not well, and expected to go
east, while the colonel expected to go
west, leaving it unlikely that they should
meet again in months. Referring to this
feature, the colonel spoke to mo as fol
lows: ‘We were engaged to he married,
but she was extremely anxious to be on
sweet terms with my children and to
preserve the best relations in a joint
family, and the alternative came between
a postponement of our marriage until
congress should meet in December and a
private marriage and its subsequent an
nouncement. Any other reports about
that marriage are all malicious fabrica
tions—-absolutely false and concocted by
those who have so lied on him.”
SARAH GUEST’S TESTIMONY.
In connection with the evidence given
by Sarah Guest, the colored procuress,
at Lexington, it was stated: “There
were two falsehoods sworn to by her, but
alibis will be duly forthcoming on the
colonel’s examination. Inasmuch as
this woman had told two falsehoods, it is
quite natural that if she had beon put in
position to do so, she would have told a
third one also. You will remember she
was asked by the counsel for the plaintiff
as to the condition of the bed clothing in
the room. These were described simply as
simply disordered.” Had this young
woman been as claimed I should imagine
that more pressing questions as to the ap
pearance of things would have been put
to her. In that case, had she answered
in a way to sustain the claim of the
plaintiff it would have been a lie, but
probably for a time an effective lie. But
no such question was put to her because
no such evidence was existent.
Moreover. it would seem strange
for an innocent girl to
travel from Cincinnati to Lexington,
a distance of ninety miles, and stay in a
colored brothel for three days for the pur
pose of having herself seduced. But all
these things will come out clearly in his
examination.”
HOPES FOR A FAVORABLE VERDICT.
“Does the colonel look for a favorable
verdict?”
“He does. His friends have stood by
him everywhere. He became entangled,
as many another man has before him. and
he was so perplexed that he hardly knew
which way to turn, and I do not see how
any man or body of men can ask for him
more punishment than he has received
alroady. Certainly' no jury could ex
pect him to marry, or in good
faith to contemplate marriage with
such a woman. He went into
this case somewhat handicapped, having
been refused an extension of time until
Col. Totten should return from Florida,
where he is a sick man. At the last
moment his dear friend, Maj. Butter
worth, came in, prompted out of nobility
only and without preparation. His coun
sel now have the case well in hand and
things are going along smoothly. Yet the
counsel that had been already retained
had covered only a portion of the case to
1881, since which time Col. Totten was
familiar with every detail and would
have been an invaluable help.”
EXPENSES OF THE TRIAL.
Washington, March !7.—Tho Pollard-
Breckinridge trial was adjourned from
yesterday until Monday. Among people
connected with the courts there is quite
a little gossip and discussion concerning
the expenses connected with the trial, for
it is one of the most costly suits for both
parties held in Washington for years,
ri’hero is on both sides an array of lawyers
who are accustomed to obtain largo re
wards for their services.
Judge Jere Wilson has been considered
the loader of the local bar. Calderson
Carlisle, while ayo unger man, is also an
attorney of exceptional ability, and one
who is accustomed to receive heavy
fees.
One witness for Miss Pollard was sum
moned from Colorado, and several from
Kentucky, while heavy traveling ex
penses and counsel fees were incurred in
taking the depositions, numbering nearly
fifty.
The stenographers’ fees alone amount
to nearly SI,OOO.
miss pollard’s backing.
While Miss Pollard Is not supposed to
have much money, she must have influ
ential friends, who aTe interested in the
case.
Many newspaper reports have said that
all of Col. Breckinridge’s lawyer, except
Mr. McKenney, of Washington, and pos
sibly Col. Phil Thompson, who has not
lived in Kentucky for several years,
are political friends, who are giving
their services because of their
loyalty to him personalty or
politically. This is not true. so
fur as Attorney Stoll, who has played a
conspicuous part in the defense, is con
cerned. for Mr. Stoll is a republican of
the most pronounced stamp, while his
father was ono of the pioneers of repub
licanism in Kentucky, and his family has
been closely identified with the fortunes
of the party in the Blue Grass state.
SAVANNAH, GA„ SUNDAY. MARCH IS, 1894.
SUNDRY CIVIL EXPENSES.
The House Devotes Another Day to
the Bill.
Washington, March 17.—The House to
day at 12:20 o’clock, on motion of Mr.
Sayers, dem., of Texas, went into com
mittee of the whole to consider the sundry
civil appropriation bill, with Mr. Lester,
dem., of Georgia, in the chair.
B.v unanimous consent it was decided
to take up the amendmeut to the bill pro
posed by tile committee on the judiciary,
consideration of the Missouri river übm
mission and soldiers' home appropriation
being postponed until Monday.
The first amendment which was agreed
to was as follows: No foes shall be paid
to any marshal for the execution of any
warrant from a United States commis
sioner, unless the same shall have been
executed within sixty days after the war
rant was issued.
No other amendment was successful.
Several were defeated, ruled out on points
of order or dropped.
INTERNAL REVENUE LAW VIOLATORS.
Mr. Settle, rep., of Pennsylvania,
moved to strike out the paragraph appro
priating *50,000 for detecting and bring
ing to punishment violators of the inter
nal revenue laws. He said that now, at a
time when a policy of re
trenchment is enforced on every
other line, the committee has doub
led the appropriation for this item, which
has for years been made in the sundry
civil bill. His primary objection to the
increase and to the whole item, Mr. Set
tle said, was that it
was wholly unnecessary. There
were 919 commissioned internal revenue
officers in North Carolina, besides deputy
marshals, and those who are known as
“from 10” and “award” men. who were
paid out of the appropriation under dis
cussion. The money arising out of the
appropriation, Mr. Settle said, was
largely used as a corruption fund, and led
to the reporting of purely technical vio
lations of the law, to the great embarrass
ment and often loss of innocent persons.
NO INCREASE OF OFFICERS NECESSARY.
No argument has been adducecf. he said,
to show that an increass of officers was
necessary. He had read from the clerk’s
desk an extract fronj the platform adopted
at a recent democratic state convention,
asking for the abolition of the internal
revenue system as a war tax and a griev
ous burden upon the people. This extract,
he said, showed how the democ
racy of North Carolina regarded
the internal revenue law. Those
who were familiar with political condi
tions there knew tnat the Democratic
party was committed to the abolition of
these taxes. Yet with the party in con
trol of the government they not only con
tinued them, but increased them, and now
they proposed increasing the corruption
fund by an additional appropriation of
$25,000.
The committee rose and the special or
der for the day, eulogies upon the late
Representative W. H. Enochs, of Ohio,
who died in July last, was taken up.
Eleven members pronounced brief eulo
gies upon their departed friend and co
worker, and then at 3:55 o’clock the
Douse adjourned until noon Monday.
TARIFF BILL CHANGES.
The Democratic Committeemen Settle
Upon Their Amendments.
Washington, March 17.—With the ex
ception of a matter of small detail, the
democratic members of the finance com
mittee of the Senate this afternoon came
to a conclusion concerning all the amend
ments they propose to make to the tariff
bill they recently laid before the
republican members. These will
be offered in the committee Mon
day morning, and if the discussion
they will produce be limited, and the nec
essary votes can be taken the same day,
the bill will be reported Tuesdav morn
ing, and at the latest Wednesday morn
ing. It was alsq settled that the bill
should be called up for debate on Mon
day, April 2. This result was not reached,
however, without a spirited discussion
and the indications were at one time that
the meeting of the full committee would
ceaso to be characterized by that good
humor that has prevailed up to this time.
What the bill will bo when it is finally
reported can be briefly stated. Coal, iron
and lead ore and lead products remain as
the committee made them at first, on the
dutiable list: the duty on cigars and
cigarettes will be restored to what it is
in the existing law: the whisky
tax and tho bonded period stand
as previously determined; sugar
gets a concession that gives tho refiner an
u, of a cent certain, and adds a color test
to the higher grades of sugar. The ad
ministrative features of the bill have
been changed until they now stand al
most identical with the present law, the
democrats going so far as to strike out
their own proviso that allows the lowest
rate instead of the highest on goods
coming under the similitude clause of the
bill. A number of items in the fruit
schedule made free in the House bill, and
put on the dutiable list by the Senate
committee, have been placed where they
were when the bill passed the House.
TUCKER’S ELECTION SCHEME.
The House Committee Discusses the
Resolution.
Washington, March 17.—The House
committee on the election of president,
vice president and members of congress
further discussed to-day, the resolution
of Representative Tucker, of Virginia,
proposing the election of senators by
direct vote of the people. No conclusion
was reached and the committee adjourn: and
until Wednesday next, when Kepressnta
tive Bryan, of Nebraska, will be heard oil
the subject.”
A BREWERY BURNED.
The Loss of $125,000 Covered by In
surance.
Lawrence, Mass., March 17.—Stanley’s
large brewery on Oxford street, this city,
was totally destroyed by fire early this
morning. The building was four stories
high. The loss is about $125,000. The
property was insured.
The brewery, which did a good business
and emp.oyed a considerable force, was
owned by the New England Brewing
Company, the principal stockholders in
which are au English syndicate, which
some time ago purchased a number of sim
ilar establishments in this section.
Sutherland in Montreal.
Montreal. March 17.—Justice Suther
land, of Brooklyn, convicted of complicity
in the McKane matter, and who disap
peared this week, forfeiting his bail, is
known to be in this city. Detectives are
aware of his whereabouts, but as yet no
instructions have been received to arrest
him.
ROSEBERY AND THE IRISH.
Home Rule Sot to Kt Atuniloneil by
tbc New Premier.
The Celtic Allies of the Government
Finally Satisfied That the New Cabi
net Does Not Intend to Abandon
Gladstone’s Irish Policy—The Disso
lution of Parliament.
(Copyright, 1894, by the United l’res.)
London, March 17.—1-ord Rosebery’s
definition of his attitude towards the
question of Irish home rule, as given iu
hisspee. li at Edinburgh tonight, certainly
ought to be sufficient to defeat the pur
poses of the malignant misrepresenta
tions of tho premier's remarks in the
House of Lords. No repudiation of the
meaning which tlie unionist newspapers
have succeeded in attaching to Lord
Rosebery's utterances lias been deemed
necessary in ministerial circles, excepting
with a view of dissipating the uneasiness
in the ranks of the Irish parliamentary
party which misinterpretation and mis
representation have created.
AN INTERVIEW WITH MOfILEY.
Justin McCarthy, Thomas Sexton and
Timothy Hoaly had an extended inter
view on tho subject with Johu Morley,
chief secretary for Ireland, on Thursday,
and obtained from him onco more a pre
cise statement of the home rule |>oliey
which the Rosebery ministry intends to
pursue. Mr. Morley informed the Irish
deputation that the policy of the present
government in regard to Ireland was the
policy of Mr. Gladstone, which had not
been altered and would not bo altered.
Home rule, he said. was in
the forefront of the liberal
programme, and there was no in
tention to deviate from the course
which had long ago been marked out.
Concerning tho speech of Ford Rosebery
in the House of Lords Mr. Morley said
the premier’s rather unhappy phrases iu
the upper house had afforded tho union
ists an opportunity for perverse interpre
tation, but to-night's elucidation of the
government's policy and the premier's
views in Edinburgh should restore confi
dence in the sincerity of the government
and in its purpose to carry out the home
rule policy of Mr. Giadstono.
HOME RULE NOT POSTPONED.
Irish home rule, the Irish secretary de
clared, had not been indefinitely post
poned, as the unionists and tories had
alleged. Even in the event that the next
general elections, be they far or near,
should give the liberal party a majority
smaller than it has now, the home rule
bill would be re-introduced.
The exact ternjs of Lord Kcsebery’s
statement of policy, continued Mr. Mor
ley, was agreed upon between the new
premier and Mr. Gladstone, who desired
that all adverse criticism and speculation
as to the policy of the new liberal
ministry should bo followed b.v an
explicit declaration reaffirming the prin
ciples of the liberal party under the for
mer leadership, Neither at the cabinet
meeting, which was held at the foreign
office on the day of the reopening of par
liament, nor in the debates in the House
of Lords, had Lord Kosebery had a full
opportunity to make a proper elucidation
of his policy. The liberals throughout
the lountry wanted an inspiring mani
festo touching the whole range of party
questions and with a view of en
abling the premier to pronounce such
a manifesto, the Edinburgh meeting
had been especially arranged. The inter
view between the Irish secretary ami the
leaders of tho Irish party was entirely
satisfactory on both sides, and the Irish
members withdrew with tho conviction
that the current reports as to the Irish
programme of tho new premier were
founded upon nothing more tangible than
prejudice.
DISSOLUTION OF PARLIAMENT.
The reports circulated by the unionists
that the government is preparing for a
dissolution of parliament in July are
based upon their expectation that the
House of Lords will reject tlie registra
tion and evicted tenants bills, in which
event the assumption is that an appeal to
the country will be precipitated. It is
true, however, that the plans of the min
istry point definitely to a general election
in 1895 unless the registration bill shall
be passed in time to complete the new
electoral roll by autumn, in which case
there may he an election earlier.
The Duke of Devonshire, the leader of
the unionists in the House of Lords, has
stated that the peers will insist upon a
one-vote-one-value clause, implying such
equalization of representation as will
abolish the anomaly of Ireland having
130 representatives in tne House of Com
mons, while London, with a population
about equal to that of Ireland, has only
sixty-two members. The only chance of
the registration bill passing the House of
Lords, therefore, lies in their acceptance
6f part of the provisions of the bill, while
rejecting the one man one vote provision,
which is really tho essence of the meas
ure. The government certainly intends
to try to prolong the session until Sep
tember, but all sides rccoxnlzo the diffi
culties that beset ihe ministry, and are
agreed that in a situation so difficult an
appeal to the country may come even
earlier than July.
GLADSTONE STILL ON DECK.
Mr. Gladstone's season of rest at
Brighton by no means implies that he
has freed himself from the turmoil of poli
tics. On the contary. he is very much in
evidence in the political trial now on be
fore tlie country. He keeps up regular
commuaciatiou with the ministers,
advising them in all matters sub
mitted to him. and has written
to the. liberal whips that he is
in readiness at any time to respond
to their summons to take part
in any important division or debate,
should his presence in the House of Com
mons become necessary. The conviction
is growing in the inner ministerial cir
cles that the grand old man's retirement
is not final. The general expectation is
that he will make occasional reappear
ances in parliament pending the result of
the operation which is to be performed
upon his eye.
THE IKlsn NATIONALIST COMMITTEE.
The changes in the Irish nationalist
committee which took place at the throe
days meeting in committee room No. 15
in the House of Commons, will give the
Dillonites a majority, but will not impair
the solidarity of tho party. The Uca
lyites have accepted the deposition of
Arthur O’Connor for the secretaryship,
in favor of William Abraham with fairly
good grace and have been thrown a sop
In tho selection of Donal Sullivan,
member for West Meatb. to act as joint
secretary with '..ir. Abraham. The union
ists have deeded to put up candidates to
oppose the return of the ministers whose
change of office in the ministry lias neces
sitated their re-election to parliament.
The only exception made is in the case of
Herbert Gladstone, who was returned
yesterday without opposition.
STEAD’S VIEWS ON AMERICA.
William T. Stead, who has recently re
turned from Chicago, talks copiously of
his impressions of America, with any
body who will take the trouble to inter
view him for publication. He is ready,
he says, to his interviewers, fo talk all
day. He declares that his “maiden trib
ute” was tho best possible credential he
could have had to commend him to men
and women of all sorts of conditions in
Chicago. Upon purely English questions,
Mr. Stead said, the Americans take
sides as abruptly ns the* English do in
discussing American politics. Mr. Stead
said the Americans generally disliked Sir
William Haivourt and intensely detested
William Waldorf Astor. He could not
fiud out exactly why they detested him,
but it was difficult to make them untier
stand that Astor was of no account in
London. The municipal hoodie system in
America had engendered in his mind a
deep root and distrust of the representa
tive system of government, and his belief
in universal suffrage was “played out.”
■‘Americans,'' lie said, “ret ognizo that
tne English lead the van of social progress,
and. when you toll them about the great
municipal council in which there is not a
single saloonkeeper, or a member who
takes money for his vote, they look as if
you were describing the kingdom of
heaven.”
THE WEATAER.
There was a heavy fog hangingover the
river until within a few minutes before
the race, when it lifted and gave a good
view of the entire course. The weather
was very cold, with ho wind and the
water smooth. At 9:15 o'clock a pistol was
fired for the start and botli crews started
together. Eight minutes later the Cam
bridge crew was pulling 42 strokes to tho
minute and the Oxfords 40. Oft' the
Soap works Oxford was in the lead. The
fog at this time was lifting, but it was
not clear enough for the contestants to ho
plainly seen. When tho lead mills were
reached Oxford had opened a gap of a
length betwoon themselves and the Cnm
bringo crew. At 9:25 o'clock Oxford
still maintained tho lead of a length, and
was gradually forging ahead.
A MAGNIFICENT STROKE.
The crew pnllod a magnificent and tell
ing stroke, and it was evident that they
wet-o far superior to the Cambridge crew.
Slowly but. surely they forged ahead of
their opponents and when Hammersmith
Bridge was reached it was plainly evident
to the rowing sharps that the Oxford
crew would win. The Oxford crew
passed Thorny Cross four lengths in the
lead, but there they eased off their stroke
a little, and when tho Devonshire Mead
ows were reached they were only
three lengths ahead. Barnes Bridge
was passed at 9:29 o'clock and when
the Oxfords passed under it they were
again four lengths in front. The finish
line at Mort Lako was crossed by the
Oxfords at 9:33 o’clock. The unofficial
time was 21 minutes. Cambridge did not
gain on the Oxfords after Barnes’ bridge
was passed, and did no cross the finish
line.
ROSEBERY AT EDINBURGH.
Edinburgh. March 17.—Lord Hosebor.y,
the new premier, arrived here to-day, in
order to make his expected uddres., to the
delegations from the liberal associations
from all parts of Scotland. The Corn
Exchange, which has a capacity of 5,000
people, was packed an hour before the
arrival of lxmt Kosebery. Tho essential
part of his address was that devoted to
liis famous House of Lords’ speech.
Lord Kosebery said: “On the tirst night
of the session no man in my position
could have avoided the subject of homo
rule. 1 thought I had dealt with it in
absolute frankness and absolute perspicu
ity. My critics admit that; but unfortu
nately the interpretation they place upon
my words is not that which 1 put upon
them myself. [Cheers.J What I
said was that if we wanted
to carry home rule, wo must
carry conviction to the heart of
England; and by those I stand. They
are a trueistn, a platitude, in the sense I
uttered them. But in the sense in which
they have been interpreted they bear a
meaning which, as a Scotchman, I should
be first to repudiate.” [Cheers.]
I .ater on he asked if they were roady to
believe that in all great measures affect
ing the United Kingdom they must wait
for the predominant vote of England.
Why, they would never carry anything.
[l-aughter. | “Wo do not protiose to sit
on the banks of tho stream of time and
watch the stream pass by until it runs
dry. For the English majority, in the
cause espoused, we shall try as we have
been trying since 1888, to bring conviction
to the mind of the parties having tho
greatest ,Kipularity, tho most votes. That
does not seem entirely an unnatural pro
ceeding.”
GROWTH OF THE MINORITY.
He quoted election figures as showing
the increase of the English minority
favoring home rule since 1888. This con
version was shown by the reduction of
the anti-home rule majority from 213 in
188(1 to 69 in 1892. They protiose to con
tinue this reduction. He went further
than the timid critics, for he believed
that if they asked for an English ma
jority they would get it. He must, how
ever, point out that if he had meaut that
an English majority was necessary to the
passing of home rule he ftould have
been uttering an absurdity; for
ho supposed his opponents would
concede, that if the next parliament
brought a majority of 100 in favor of home
rule, this majority would also bring the
conviction to the minds of the House of
Lords itself. Yet, as he proved by fig
ures, such a majority, ton, might bo con
comitant with aa English majority of 45
against homo rule. Though it was not
necessary to demand an English majority,
lit vyts of infinite importance to
convince, the heart, mind and con
science of England. Tho opposition of
the Ulsterites and peers-to home rule was
duo to the know ledge that English opinion
upheld them. Otherwise, tho country
would have risen as one man against tho
rejection of the bill by the Lords. There
fore ho was determined to reduce the
English majority against the bill. There
was one curious circumstance in connec
tion with this incident. He did not for a
moment believe that the Irish or Liberal
parties misinterpreted his remarks;
! therefore, he sagaciously continued that
the misinterpretation emanated from the
Unionist party. [Laughter].
IMPORTANCE OK THE UNION.
110 attached tho greatest imiiortance to
; the close and intimate union of tho 1 rish
I and liberal party, and believed that it
j was a real union. The speaker made no
| secret of the fact that he did not ap
i proach the Irish question on historical or
sentimental grounds; he approached it as
a great question of policy which must bo
dealt with as an imperial question, nnd
which concerned other populations as
much as Irelandf He believed that wnen
they received tho fast ripening
demand for Scotch home rule if
he was a minister he would not stand in
the breach to opiiose it. and if he was riot
a minister he hoped as a man to be in the
storming party.
The remainder of tho speech was de
voted to the sui>|x>rt of liberal measures,
including tho Welsh and Scotch disestab
lishment propositions.
TITF. HOUSE OF LORDS.
In conclusion he said that the recent
resolution of tho House of Commons
showed how strong was the feeling
against the House of Lords. 'This ques
tion. however, eould only be dealt with on
the backing, summons and inspiration a
great [opular force. Without that
the government was absolutely impotent.
They awaited the people's voice
and when they had heard it they
would be prepared to take the measures
thus inspired. But while the House of
Commons talked of ending or mending
the House ef Lords, the House of Com
mons might look to its own mending by
revising the proceed lire of defeat b.v ob
structions. [Loud and continued cheer
ing.]
After the meeting had passed a resolu
tion of confidence in the government the
lmao audience dispersed with loud
cheers. It is reported that the right Hon.
Joseph Chamberlain, member of parlia
ment, the leader of tho unionists, will ad
dress a great, unionists demonstration iu
tiiis city on Thursday next.
A FIGHT TO BREAK A LEASE.
An Effort to Undo Some of Jay Gould's
Work in Texas.
Houston, Tex., March 17.—1n tho dis
trict court clerk’s office to-day, F. P. Ol
cott, of New York, trustee, and W. B.
Muuro, of Denison, Tex., filed suit against
the international and Great Northern
railroad, and tho directors of the Gal
veston, Houston and Henderson, the
stock of which is held by the Missouri,
Kansas and Texas.
Tho suit is brought to declare invalid
and illegal tho lease of the Galveston,
Houston and Henderson to the Inter
national and Great Northern. This lease
was executed ten years ago by Jay Gould,
who was president of all the properties,
ami was for ninety-nine years. The
Galveston, Houston and Houdcrson
connects Houston and Galveston
and is the finest road bed in the south.
Tho Missouri, Kansas and Texas stock
holders seek to liavo the lease made v6id
and the property turned over to the Gal
veston, Houston and Henderson, with an
injunction compelling them to operate it,
giving tho International and Missouri,
Kansas and Texas e|ual privileges over
it. The present suit brought by Messrs.
Oleott and Munson also asks for the ap
pointment of a receiver ponding the ad
justment of the case by the supreme
court. Judge Brashear will hear the ap
plication on Friday, March 23.
FATAL FIGHT OVER A DEBT.
One Kan Already Dead and Three
Others Dangerously Wounded.
St. Louis, Mo., March 17.—A special to
tho Post-Dispatch from Prattsvillo, Ala.,
says: “Moses Thomas and Henry At
wood, two well-known young men, had a
quarrel last night about a debt the for
mer owed the latter. Knives were drawn
and they came together. Atwood’s two
brothers joined in the meloe to help him
and William Thomas gave help to his
brother. Knives, pistols and razors were
freely used for ten minutes and when the
constable stepped in the following dam
age had been done:
"M. Cheney, a hy-stnndor was cut in
tho arm and shot in the head. He died
this morning.
“Henry Atwood had both ears cutoff,
was shot in tho head and his jugular vein
exposed. He w ill die.
“Will Thomas was cut about tho arm
and shoulder and shot in the hip. He
may die.
“Gilmore Atwood was shot in the right
side and cut iu the neck. His wounds are
dangerous.
“Mose Thomas was cut in the left
breast and bead.”
END OF THE RATE WAR.
All the Roads to Return to the Associ
ation on tho Old Basis.
Now York, March 17.—Shortly after 1
o’clock this afternoon, the Southern Rail
way and Steamship Association closed
its session here and adjourned sine die.
Kates will be restored on April 2. This
puts an end to the prospect of a southern
rate war.
Everything had been settled except tho
question of differentials between Louis
ville and Cincinnati and Evansville,
Cairo, and St. Louis. This question was
referred back to th" committee of arbi
tration and will be settled to-night. Tho
Louisville and Nashville, the Cincinnati,
New Orleans and Texas Pacific, and the
Illinois Central have agreed to come back
into the association under the old terms.
The agreement was drawn up and signed
this morning before tho meeting ad
journed. Most of tho members returned
to their homes as soon as possible after
tho adjournment. They are well pleased
with the result of the meeting.
OXEORD BEATS CAMBRIDGE.
The Victors Three and a Half Lengths
in the Lead at the End.
London. March 17.—The fifty-first raco
between the crews of the universities of
Oxford and Cambridge since 1529, when
the present series began, was rowed this
morning. Oxford won by three and a
half lengths, in twenty one minutes and
thirty-nine seconds. The race was rowed
over the championship course of four arid
a half miles from Putney to Mort-laito,
the start being made from moored boats
immediately above . Putney bridge, and
the finish at the Ship Hotel, at Mort
lake. The Oxford men were fresh ut
the finish. Cambridge was completely
pumped out, and did not cross the finish
line.
TORNADO IN TEXAS.
Santa Anna and the Cotton Counties
Swept—Four Killed.
Santa Anna, Texas, March 17.—A tor
nado swept over portions of this town and
the cotton counties last night, wrecking
buildings and levelling fences. At Trick
man, in Coleman county, W, D. Watson’s
house was blown to the ground. Mrs.
Watson and four children wore killed
outri/ht. An infant escaped unhurt,
while Mr. Watson's injuries will prove
fatal.
A VICTIM OF FOOT B ALL.
A Chattanooga Boy Killed By a Blow
in the Gtroin.
Nashville, March 17—Percy Trueblood,
a 14-year-old son of James Trueblood, a
prominent citizen of Chattanooga, died
this morning from injuries received yester
day while playing foot ball. An antago
nist's knee struck him in the groin, caus
ing a rupture. He suffered intense agony
for twelve hours.
DAILY, *lO A YEAR,
5 CENTS A COPY.
WEEKLY. *1 Si ▲ YEAR.
A WAGE WAR IN COLORADO.
The Sheriff Wants Troops to Check
Rioting and Bloodshed,
The Miners Collecting to Stop Work in
All the Mines Unless Eight Hours
as a Day’s Labor Is Agreed To—The
Governor Orders Civil Expedients
Exhausted Before Ordering Out
Troops.
Denver, Col., March 17.—The governor
received the following dispatch from
Sheriff Bower, at Cripple Creek, Col.,
this morning:
Cripple Creek. Col., March 17.—D. H. Waite,
governor Denver: 1 have issued a call t®
tlie colonels of tho first and second regiments
for troops to nld the civil authorities in oa
forcing the laws of the state which i under
stand lam authorized to do. I’ho emergency
is great. If I have not this authority I call
upon vou to order said troops to Cripple
Creek Immediately, for there is ut said camp
a body of men acting together doing violence
to persons and property, by force and violence
breaking and resisting the laws of this stats,
and 1 must have them to aid in the suppres
sion of riot and insurrection.
(Signed) M. F. Bowers,
Sheriff of El Paso County.
THE QOVEHNR’S REPLY,
lie answers as follows:
Sheriff 111 Paso county. Cripple Creek,
Denver, March 17. 3 a m -You ought first to
summon a posse comltutus of vour county.
If they cannot maintain order then call upon
me as governor for aid. Calling out the
troops must lie the last resort. I will order
troops held In readiness Immediately. Wlr®
me. Davis li. Waite, Governor.
A QUESTION OF WAGES.
The trouble at Altman and Crippla
Creek is over a question of wages. The
mine hits been practically idle for thirty
days. The miners insisted on working
only eight hours a day, the owners wanted
nine hours’ work, and pending a settlo
nient of the dispute the miners struck. A
few weeks ago proprietors working nine
hour shifts were notified by the
miners’ organizations that the men
must labor only eight hours a day in the
futuro, or quit work altogether. Some of
tho owners acceded to tho demand and
others closed down. A few days ago the
sheriff went to the scene and posted
notice, warning the miners that if they
interferred with the working of the mine
they would bo in contempt of court, and
no other difficulty was experienced until
yesterday, when the men started to the
Victor mine, and, as stated in a dispatch
from Cripple Creek, were halted and dis
armed, ami the sheriff decided to ask tho
intervention of tho state. Sheriff Bow
ers, with a large josse of deputies is in
possession of the mines and no trouble is
anticipated during daylight. The hills
there are in an uproar and the miners are
collecting. Tlie trouble will come in tho
night The mines are working with a
limited number of men.
DENVER QUIETS DOWN.
Denver, Col., March 17.—Gov. Waite’s
lengthy statement and questions wore
submitted to tho supreme court to-day.
lie will await their decision before ma
king any other move. The city hall peo
ple were not considered and no stipula
tion or agreement was signed.
The governor’s communication to tho
court was about 4,(KJO words long. After
reciting the caso from the first up to the
present day. he asks the court to decide
which men constitute the legal fire and
police and excise commissioners of the
city of Denver. This ends for the present
tho controversy which, for a time,
threatened to plunge the city and state
into bloodshed. The Denver militia com
panies started to-day for the Cripple
creek mine troubles.
DEMOCRATS OF TEXAS.
A Meeting to Be Held to Harmonize
the Two Factions.
Austin, Tex., March 17.. —The two state
executive committees of tho two demo
cratic factions will meet in Dallas Mon
day to bring about harmony in the party
in Texas, and to fix a dute and place for
the next meeting of the state democratie
convention. Prominent democrats from
both factions will go from
this city, and Gov. Hogg will
leavo to-morrow to see what
he can do toward creating harmony and
uniting the parties. It is recognized that
unity must be secured or tho state treas
ury may fall into the hands of the popu
lists and be brought to the condition of
Colorado and Kansas. A strong effort is
being made here and t !1 over tho state to
have Frank Jones head the populist ticket
this year, and lie has accepted an invita
tion to make a speech here next Saturday.
ROUSTABOUTS STRIKE.
Convicts Employed to Do Their Work,
and the Strikers Protest.
Nn3hville, Tenn., March 17.—When the
steamer Raymond was about to unload at
the wharf to day tho roustabouts struck
for an increase from 15 to 20 cents an
hour. The master of tho Raymond went
to the penitentiary and employed convicts.
Tho roustabouts were very indignant,
and marched in a body to tho state capi
tal to petition Gov. Turney against the al
leged wrong. Tho governor was out of
the city, but Adjt. Gen. File, pacified
them by promising to look into the mat
ter.
A DESPERATE CONVICT.
Ho Wounds a Pursuer, Kills a Hors*
and Commits Suicide.
Nashville, Tenn., March 17.—A special
from Birmingham, Ala., says: “This
afternoon a negro named Charles Flem
ming, a city convict, attempted to escape
from the street gang. Strtet Commis
sioner Burkhalter overtook him on horse
back and ordered him to surrender. The
negro snatched the officer’s pistol from
ids hand and fired one ball into Burk
lialter. another into the horse and put a
third through his own brain, dying in
stantly. Burkhalter’s wound is not
serious.! The horse died.”
A MOTHER SUPERIOR DEAD.
She Was at the Head of the Sisters of
Charity in This Country.
New Hork, March 17. —Sister M. Ro
sina, mother superior of the Order of the
Sisters of Charity of the United States,
died at the mother-house at Mount St.
Vincent, in Westchester to-day. Sister
ltosina was born in Charleston, S. C.,
sixty-nine ears ago. Her name was
Margaret Whitman, aud her family was
promiucut socially.
Minister Porter to Return*
Washington, March 17.—1 t is learned at
the department of state that Minister
Porter iias been granted leave of absence
from his (tost in Chile, with permission to
return to this country.