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I the morning NEWS, i
. ESTABLISHED 1860. INCORPORATED 18S8. -
J. U. ESTILL, President. )
MISS POLLARD IN TEARS.
Ibe Pretty Plaintiff Weeping for Her
Children.
Breckinridge Held Up as a Deceiver.
The Defendant Occupying’ Connect
ing Booms in a Now York Hotel
Two Days After His Recent Mar
riage and Passing Miss Pollard Off
as His Daughter-The Plaintiff’s De
ceitful Letters to Rhodes.
■Washington, March 20.—The forenoon
ges-i ortho Pollard-Breckinridge trial
to-day was not dull by any means, but the
afternoon proceedings developed a suc
cession of tempestuous and sensational
incidents from the time the court recon
vened after the recess until it adjourned
at 3 o’clock, with Miss Pollard weeping
for her children, her head bowed on the
rail of the witness box. Questions by Mr.
Butterworth as to her relations with Col.
Breckinridge after his recent marriage
brought out words of scorn and accusa
tion against the defendant. He was
charged with having married his present
wife, formerly Mrs. Wing, swearing love
and devotion for Miss Pollard three
weeks after this secret marriage, when
she was in ignorance of it, and with act
ing the part of the receiver in every pos
sible way. Incidentally it came out that
a tragedy was narrowly averted in the
Hoffman house in New York two days af
ter Col. Breckinridge’s tirst marriage
In that city to Mrs. Wing, and while he
was occupying communicating rooms in
that hotel with Miss Pollard, who was
registered as his daughter. Another new
and startling incident brought out in the
cross-examination was that Miss Pollard
on one occasion after the marriage and
before she kuew of it, went to the house
in tiiis city where Col. Breckinridge and
his present wife (not then acknowledged)
were residing; that on seeing her they Doth
crouched behind a curtain, whereupon
she called out, “Willie, come out,’’ and
he came out and accompanied her to Dr.
Lincoln's. These and other scenes en
tirely overshadowed the morning exami
nation. which was mainly devoted to
reading the deceitful letters addressed by
the plaintiff to her aged dupe, Rhodes.
THIRD DAY OF CROSS-EXAMINATION.
This was Miss Pollard’s third day of
the ordeal of cross examination, and in
anticipation of seeing aud hearing her,
the usual throng surged about the doors
leading to the circuit court room long be
fore court convened. Yesterday’s ad
monition by Judge Bradley to the specta
tors, against their expressions of approval
ami disapproval, and his remark that all
Washington had come to see the show,
had its effect in making the bailiffs un
usually careful, and they managed to
keep out of the chamber nearly all of
those who came merely out of curiosity.
Miss Pollard took the stand almost im
mediately after the court convened, and
Mr. Butterworth began to question her
about her acquaintance with Mrs. Luke
Blackburn, of Kentucky, who had testi
iied that Col. Breckinridge put Miss Pol
lard under her charge as his affianced
wife. This line of inquiry suggested to
tlie spectators the claim of Col. Breckin
ridge that he will controvert Mrs. Black
burn's testimony.
Miss Pollard said she met Mrs. Black
burn in the winter of 1890-91. She was
handed a letter by Mr. Butterworth, with
the request that she examine it. “This
was written to Rhodes,” she said. “It is
in my handwriting;’’ and then a minute
later: “Why is the heading torn from
that letter, Mr. Butterworth?”
"I don’t know Miss Pollard,” said Mr.
Butterworth.
“Does Mr. Breckinridge know?” she
asked.
“Now, Miss Pollard, you must not ask
questions of Mr. Butterworth.” said Mr.
< arlislo, her attorney, and Miss Pollard
became quiet.
A REQUEST FOR MONEY.
Mr. Butterworth then read the letter,
which was dated Lexington, Ky.,- Nov.
21. 1884. it hogged Rhodes for S4O to pay
her board bill, and called him “dear.”
Mr. Butterworth read another letter to
Rhodes, dated Lexington, Nov. 27, 1884,
in which Miss Pollard repeated and
urged her request for the money.
“Mr. Butterworth, there are a great
many more letters,” said Miss Pollard,
when Mr. Butterworth had sat down as
if he had nothing more to read. Taking
the hint, Mr. Butterworth then read a
letter from Miss pollard to Rhodes, dated
Bridgeport, Ky., Dec. 30, 1884. It was
merely of a friendly character, bright
and chatty, and signed “Yours, with
love, Madeline.”
Another letter, rather peremptorily
asking for the S4O and wondering why
Rhodes had not brought it, as “Friday
was pay day.” “Do not come unless you
bring what I ask for” (signed “M.”), was
the conclusion.
Still another letter from Miss Pollard,
dated New Orleans. Feb. 15, 1885, told
Rhodes that she would take “this—my
hist opportunity —to write you and
mamma,” and informing him that he
should have every dollar of his money
Lack, and “if I am provoked again as I
have been, I think it will only be for
once.”
GAVE THE OLD MAN SOME ADVICE.
Miss Pollard buried her face in her
Limis and laughed at some of the advice
} n the letter to the old man, telling him
111 ko to church often, and things of that
sort, and also at tlio remark; “If you
could see the pretty girls here, you would
!!?v- *°°k at me.” The letter ended:
With love and kisses, Madeline.”
Miss Pollard seemed in better spirits
than she had been at any time since the
rial began. Her face was placid and she
smiled frequently.
Another letter dated New Orleans
(where Miss Pollard said she was attend
ing the exposition), Feb. 21, 1885, was of
;* light gossipy character, and signed
''Lovingly, Madeline.’’ This letter, like
the other, although dated New Orleans,
was postmarked "Towlesboro. Ky.” So
"as the next letter read, which was
dated “Jacksonville.” Miss Pollard
wanted to explain this mystery, hut she
was not allowed to do so She appeared
much amused at her piriish expressions.
"Doan s t Mr Rhodes'’ and “with love
on “ “isses” made her smile.
More letters wero shown her by Mr.
Butterworth.
“5 es, these are all mine,” she said, with
R half laugh. “I'm so glad they are.”
am I.” said Mr. Butterworth.
i hose letters were written at the time
when Miss Pollard testified she had gone
tp Cincinnati during her first pregnancy,
tier baby was born in the May following.
Mr. Butterworth read the letters in the
order of date. The next was dated "Cin
cinnati, July 1, 1585.”
FOOLING HER AUNT.
An explanation of how the letters were
sent to Miss Pollard in Cincinnati amt
nut to New Orleans and Jacksonville was
inciting ffetegi*
given in one of the letters, in which Miss
I ollard said Rhodes must send the letters
to her mother to be forwarded so that
tney could come with her mother’s notes,
and keep her aunt, with whom she pre
tended to be, from knowing of her affair
with Rhodes. Other letters to Rhodes
were read, principally of a dunning char
acter and of no interest that was appar
ent.
When Mr. Butterworth had finished
reading he asked Miss i’ollard if she had
not said that these letters were for the
purpose of misleading Rhodes, but Mr. Car
lisle interfered and said Mr. Butterworth
should specify “what letters."
Mr. Butterworth referred to a state
ment of Miss Pollard that she had read
Wasnington Irving at the school. “I beg
your pardon, Mr. Butterworth.” said
Miss Pollard, “the letter containing that
statement was from New Orleans.”
"Were you in New Orleans then?”
“I was never in New Orleans in my
life. Mr. Breckinridge knows perfectly
well why those letters were written—
they were written to deceive Mr. Rhodes.
They were sent to my mother while I was
in Cincinnati, before and after my baby
was born, and she mailed them to Mr.
Rhodes.”
A9KKI) FOR MONEY TO FOOL RHODES.
“Why did you ask for so much money?”
“I did it to cover up suspicion, if I had
not asked for it he would have wondered
how 1 lived. 1 did not want the money,
for Mr. Breckinridge would have sup
plied all I needed. Every letter bears the
mark of what I say.”
“Did you get any money?”
“Yes, and used it too. Why should I be
obliged to say I did not need it when I had
asked for it”
"Did Mr. Rhodes pay you the S4O and
the several sums you asked for?” asked
Mr. Butterworth.
“I really don’t remember, but I presume
ho did,” said Miss Pollard.
To auother question, Miss Pollard ex
claimed that she wrote these letters to
cover up her tracks from Rhodes at Col.
Breckinridge’s suggestion. “He knows
all those little tricks of deceit,” she
added.
Col. Breckinridge had not supervised
any of these letters, she said, but he told
her what to write in the letters dated
New Orleans, because she had never been
there. The letters, as she had said, had
been forwarded to her mother at Towles
boro. Her mother knew she was in Cin
cinnati, thinking Miss Pollard was em
ployed there.
DICTATED BX BRECKINRIDGE.
Here Miss Pollard broke in with: “I
want to say that the main letters written
to mamma were dictated by Mr. Breck
inridge, taken by him to postal cars, to
anywhere to cover up a postmark, and
deceive her. He sometimes wrote to
mamma herself, and often filled in the
notes of the letters to Mr. Rhodes.”
“Miss Pollard,” said Mr. Butterworth,
“please answer my questions, and don't
try to envelop them in a fog of phrases.”
“I am using facts, not phrases,” was
the answer.
"I have fully explained these things to
you, Mr. Butterworth. I have told you
all about them, so please don’t ask me
anything more about the matter.
“To a reference to her mother as “the
agency of deception” in the Rhodes cor
respondence, Miss Pollard objected.
“Poor dear mamma,” she said, “should
not be accused of that.”
Mr. Butterworth replied with spirit to
an objection of Mr. Carlisle to some of his
questions. Mr. Butterworth said the
witness had made diverse statements—
one on the stand—another in the letters.
She claimed that she had the letters to
Rhodes sent from Towlesboro to deceive
him ; but she did not let him know she
was in Cincinnati because he might come
to look her up. This was absurd ;it was
easier to find her in a small town that
could be searched in an hour, than in Cin
cinnati, and why should he not go to
Towlesboro, which was seventy-five
miles nearer his home?
“These letters were sent from Towles
boro,” said Mr. Butterworth.
“But they were not,” interjected Miss
Pollard.
“Miss Pollard, you must keep out of
this discussion,” said Mr. Carlisle,
sternly.
“Oh,” ejaculated Miss Pollard, settling
back in her chair.
Here a recess was taken until 1:15
o’clock.
WHAT SnE TOLD HER MOTHER.
At the afternoon session, when Mr.
Butterworth asked Miss Pollard if her
mother knew why she was staying in
Cincinnati, Miss Pollard answered that
she had told her mother that there was a
very good reason why her presence in
Cincinnati should be kept secret. “There
were two or three stories involved,” she
said frankly. “I will tell what they were
if you wish.” Miss Pollard said Col.
Breckinridge had written letters on the
typewriter to her mother while she was
in the Foundling asylum, and Mr. Butter
worth asked: “What was in tlioso let
ters?”
“I don’t know r , but I’m sure Mr. Breck
inridge can tell you; he wrote them aud
knows all about them.”
Some questions to Miss Pollard about
the Rhodes’ contract developed the fact
that neither side possessed the document,
and each supposed the other had it.
HER CONTRACT WITH RHODES.
Mr. Butterworth asked what
did the understanding or con
tract with Rhodes embrace. Miss Pol
lard said it was understood that Rhodes
should pay about $450 a year for tuition
aud board, and she went to a convent in
September, 1883. “I did not ask him for
any money during the whole time I was
in Cincinnati in 1885 from February on;
and you will not find a reference to money
in those letters—not one. I was supposed
to be working at the time.” Rhodes sup
posed she was a traveling companion.
■When you were in Washington first
did you write for any journals?” Mr. But
terworth asked.
“No. I never did. I said so though.
Mr. Breckinridge made up these stories
for me to tell and 1 told them, so as to
make it appear rignt that I was here. I
never did it by myself, he planned and
arranged and sustained it in every way
possible.”
“Miss Pollard, were there never ques
tions raised as to your relations with Col.
Breckinridge, and if so what preparations
did you make to offset them ?”
■•We made an arrangement by which I
was to tell him if any suspicion arose.
There were questions asked mo which I
found it hard to answer.”
THEIR INTIMACY AFTER THE MARRIAGE.
“Miss Pollard, you said yesterday that
your relations with the defendant contin
ued after his marriage?”
“After his secret marriage.”
“Did you have any suspicions about
that marriage?”
“No. but I knew he had been with Mrs.
Wing in New York and I asked him about
it. He answered by telling me there was
nothing between them, and then he
maligned her, he spoke of her in language
1 can not repeat and that it would be hard
for any one to believe; and said that she
was engaged to be married to Lieut.
Chamberlain, of the army, and this was
all after his secret marriage.”
SAVANNAH, GA„ WEDNESDAY. MARCH 2I,IB94.
A VERY WORLDLY WOMAN.
“Did you believe there was nothing
between Col. Breckinridge aud Mrs.
Wing?”
“He told mo that she was a very
worldly woman, and I certainly became
suspicious that he should spend twelve
days with a worldly woman.”
"Miss Pollard did not you and Col.
Breckinridge have some scenes about
this time?”
“Oh yes,” she cried scornfully, “Life
with that man could not be all happiness
to everybody.”
"Did you go to New Yortt about tho
time of this marriage?”
“Yes, sir: I went to New York on
April 29 last and saw Col. Breckinridge
on May Ist, two days after his marriage.”
"Did you register as his daughter at
the Hoffman house?”
Yes. sir. on May 17.”
'.Did you threaten to shoot him in his
room there?”
Yes, sir.” This reply was made quietly
and in a matter of fact tone.
THE MARRIAGE ADMITTED.
Judge Wilson asked if the. defense ad
mitted thp marriage on April 29.
Mr. Butterworth admitted it, and May
1 the formal announcement of the cere
mony.
Judge Wilson made tho point that since
the marriage of the defendant on April
29 was admitted, anything that happened
subsequent to that date wat not compe
tent evidence. Judge Wilson spoke in a
voice charged with a great deal of feeling
and he hinted somethings uncompliment
ary to the defendant saying it did not
matter whether Miss Pollard shot him or
cut off his ears—if that happened subse
quent to April 29.
Judge Bradley overruled Judge Wil
son’s jioint on tho ground that the
matter had been brought in on the direct
examination.
“You went to tho Hoffman house and
registered as Miss Breckinridge?” asked
Mr. Butterworth, resuming the cross ex
amination of the plaintiff.
“Yes, sir.”
“You got a room, did you not, opening
into that of Mr. Breckinridge?”
‘.Yes, sir.”
“And when he entered his room you
advanced from your room with a pistol in
your hand intending to shoot him?”
"No, sir, it was not that way.”
TELLS IT IN HER OWN WAY.
After some rapid interchange of re
marks, in which Miss Pollard made
many interruptions trying to tell the
story her own way, she finally managed
to tell it. Mr. Breckinridge, she said,
had joined her the Sunday night of his
marriage at the Hoffman house, and said
he might have to go away. "He said a
big company had been formed, with Mr.
Whitney, Mr. Fairchild and other rich
men, with a capital of $30,000,000, and
that they were compelled to go abroad,
and he wanted to know if I would marry
him and go with him. 1 said:
‘Willie I will go with you at a
minute’s notice. He went out asking me
to put some of his clothes together, and I
looked over his telescope bag and found a
revolver in it. I became suspicious at
this, for he had been acting very oddly.
He said he had gone out to see Mr. Whit
ney and Mr. Fairchild. I telephoned
them; they had not seen him. He said
he might have to go away that night on a
private car, but there was no pri
vate car for him to go on,
for I wrote to the general
manager at the Grand Central station,
and he said no private car was there.
Then he came back and acted very
queerl.y. I told him I did not believe
what ho said. He talked of going to
Samoa, to Europe, to other places, and I
was suspicious. 1 asked him If he in
tended to keep his solemn promise to
marry me, and he said: ‘Madeline, I
never loved another woman as I love you;
my darling, I have never thought of' an
other woman—never a thought but of
you has been in my mind.’ ”
Miss Pollard's imitation of Col. Breck
inridge's tone of voico was very good, and
caused a laugh. "I told him if he did not
marry me 1 would kill both him and my
self, and ho swore he would marry me,
and removed my suspicions. I tiiought
the man would do harm to himself, ho
acted so queerly. When he went out that
night he put the revolver in his pocket.”
MALIGNED niS WIFE.
Miss Pollard went on rapidly to explain
further scenes between the defendant
and herself. Col. Breckinridge had
sworn eternal love by her and maligned
Mrs. Wing, his wife. Onenight in Wash
ington she had gone to the house on Jef
ferson place wherein Mrs. Wing lived,
and Col. Breckinridge and Mrs. Wing ran
when she entered. She saw them crouch
ing down behind a curtain, and she said:
“Willie, come out of that; come with
me.” "And he came,” sho added. “We
walked to Dr. Lincoln’s, and on the way
he maligned Mrs. Wing, who was then
his wife, although f did not suspect it,
and said all sorts of horrid things about
her.”
Miss Pollard admitted frankly that she
had bought a pistol to kill the defendant
and herself. She had also bought a pistol
in February, 1893, to kiil herself alone.
She had not believed all he toid her; she
began to doubt him. She had begged
him to marry her, and he had said he
would keep his solemn promise All this
was after he was married to Mrs. Wing.
She had received anonymous letters about
his relations with negro women after
their engagement was announced, but sho
paid no attention to them. “1 never made
a threat to him—never—until the time he
acted as though he did not want to keep
the solemn promise he made me.”
TRAGIC AND EXCITING.
The scene during all this examination
was tragic and exciting, Miss Pollard
leaning forward in the witness box and
looking squarely at Col. Breckinridge as
sho delivered her charges against him.
Miss Pollard told ot ttie sensational call
on Maj. Moore, the chief of police, when
she gave up a pistol to him. She told of
her wanting to go away after Mr. Breck
inridge's wife died to stay two years
until ho could marry her, but he begged
her not to go, and she yielded to him. “I
always yielded,” said Miss Pollard.
Recurring to the scene in the Hoffman
House, the night Col. Breckinridge said
he might have to go to Europe, Miss Pol
lard said: “He told me all sorts of un
usual lies, for which there was no reason
and when X found out that what he told
me was untrue he denied that the stories
were false. I always half believed what
he said because lie had such a soft per
suasive way and a power over me. I told
him that If ho broke his promise, I would 1
kill him and myself, and I said: I bate
the fdstol which 1 took out of your travel
ling bag. in your bureau drawer. Now
tell me,’ I said, 'are you going to keep
your solemn pledge to marry me, or are
you not?’
Miss Pollard's voico rose and rose as
she pionounced these words, and her
accusations rang out clear and strong.
She looked straight at the defendant,
wdio sat apparently unmoved, while men
in tlie court room were visibly affected
by tho excitement of the scene.
THE PROMISE OF MARRIAGE.
“He replied to me,” continued Miss
Pollard, ”1 am going to marry you, Mad-
eline, and it has never been in my mind
or heart to marry any one elso. and I in
tend to do so the last of May.’ 1 said,
‘What day of the month?’ He said it
would be on the last of the month.
‘What time, Willie?’ I asked. ‘On tlie
31st of May I will marry you,'and I be
lieved him. While he was in the room I
never put my fingers on his pistol at all.
He took the revolver out of the drawer
and put it in his trousers pocket."
Mr. Butterworth tried to interrupt
Miss Pollard, but Col. Breckinridge re
marked softly, “Butterworth, Butter
worth, don't stop her,” and she was al
lowed to go on. if Col. Breckinridge was
pleased with what she said, so were Miss
Pollard's attorneys, for Judge Wilson
nodded approvingly, and Mr. Carlisle
smiled.
Miss Pollard kept up her story in a
flow of rapid, feeling words. “lie sent
me a letter from the Hoffman house, in
which he spoke of his promise to marry
me and in w hich there was not the slight
est occasion to lie.”
“Have you that letter?” Mr. Butter
worth managed to get in.
"No, lie took it away from me with tlie
vilest possible story,” she answered.
Miss Pollard gave more details of her
visit to New York and her return.
PENITENCE IN HIS FACE.
“On Tuesday he lunched with me at
Mrs. Thomas'. I think his face, that
day. showed more genuine penitence than
I ever had seen, before or since, to this
day. and I really think he had a con
science that day.”
Miss Pollard’s voice dropped to a ten
der chord as she said this, and the court
room became absolutely still. Then some
body laughed and broke the spell.
"He was a married man, then?,” asked
Mr. Butterworth.
“Yes, and very much so now,” said
Miss Pollard, scornfully, and there was
another laugh.
“Did not Col. Breckinridge offer to send
you to Berlin, and give you SI,OOO, and to
give you $125 a month besides?”
•‘lndeed he— did- not— Indeed—ho
did—not!”
There was no mistaking the emphasis.
“Did not he say he would let you study
wherever you wanted to!”
“indeed, he did not.”
HER POWER TO RUIN HIM.
“Did not ho toll you that it was in your
power to ruin him?”
“I could have ruined him. of course,
and I am glad you have mentioned it. I
did not use that power, and I absolutely
sacrificed my life to shield his—his crime,
and mine.”
"What did you expect him to do when
his first wife lived?”
"I did not expect anything then—l only
knew I loved him.”
“Now, Miss Pollard, did not you use
that power to continue the relations be
tween you, to prevent him from doing
what he proposed to do for you in pursu
ing your studies and enabling you to
achieve success in whatever line your
talents might fit you!”
“Thera was no such talk on Mr. Brijck
inridge s part. I never made a threat to
him until the tliuo he could have kept his
promise to me and had violated his prom
ise to marry me.”
“Whenever you told him to come to you
he came, did he not, during those nine
years?”
“Yes,” with feeling.
“Whenever he told me to come to him,
I went to him, and whenever I told him
to come to me. he came in the same way.”
This was said with an intonation ex
pressing fully the “hatred of a woman
scorned.”
A TINGE OF PATHOS.
“How long did your friendly relations
with Colonel Breckinridge continue?”
asked Mr. Butterworth.
Then occurred the most pathotic feature
of tho day.
“The last day w'as on the evening of
May 17,” continued Miss Pollard, "in
every way that he could have made me
believe him. He talked of our unborn
child and of how we should name it. This
was on the 17th day of May, after the al
leged secret marriage with Mrs. Wing.”
“You were willing, Miss Pollard,
then?” interrupted Mr. Butterworth, "to
continue the.se relations beeauso Mr.
Breckinridge wanted you to?”
“I was more than being willing,” the
witness exclaimed, passionately. “I did
as he said. I gave my babies' away be
cause he asked me. He said if i kept
them it would bo traced to him, and they
would be known as his children. A wo
man can’t do more than that—can’t do
more than that (with a voice trembling
with feeling.) X saw my last child laid in
the dark grave, because it needed a moth
er’s caro and because I could not give it.”
THE PI.AINTrFF IN TEARS.
The spectators saw a woman’s bead go
down on her hands, and there were tears
in many eyes as she swept for her little
ones.
“What,” Mr. Butterworth started to
say; aud then “Oh: Oh, I beg your par
don.”
Miss Pollard's voice had dropped from
a tone of intense accusation to a long
drawn sob, and she wept like one whose
very heart was in danger of breaking.
It was then 3 o'clock, just fifteen min
utes before the time for adjournment.
Mr. Butterworth whispered something
to Mr. Carlisle, and Mr. Carlisle, rising,
said the defense could finish Miss Pol
lard’s examination with greater rapidity
if she took tho stand again in tho morn
ing. and they, therefore, asked an ad
journment.
Judge Bradley adjourned the court, and
Miss Pollard quickly made her way out
of the court room.
BACKED BY SOCIETY PEOPLE.
Cincinnati, March 20.—Mrs. Dr. Bu
chanan, who testified in Washington in
behalf of Miss Pollard, consented to-night
to an interview in the presence of
her attorney. Among other things,
she said that when sho was about
to leave for Washington she learned
“from Miss Pollard's attorneys, and from
her own lips again that the society people
of Washington had quietly raised' a fund
for her to carry on her case with. I was
told the same story in substance before I
left Cincinnati by Guy Mallon, who was
Miss Pol lard's attorney hero.”
"How do you account, Mrs. Buchanan,
for the fund being so quietly raised by
the society people of Washington’”
“Weil, in the first place, while Washing
ton society 1.-. of course, keeping very
quiet with reference to this case, it
is in general very indignant at
Col. Breckinridge for introducing
Madeline Pollard there under the circum
stances he did. 1 his foMing amounts to
positive bitterness in many instances, and
society is resolved to be- avenged. By
this, I mean, introducing her as his in
tended wife. The feeling towards Miss
Pollard there is very lenient.
“Miss Pollard is very confident in pri
vate that sho will win her case. She is,
in fact, positive that she will w r iu and
often speaks that way. Her attorneys,
too. are confident and I know that the re
jiort about their serving without compen
sation is correct.”
REPORTED
The Measure Finally Laid Before the
Senate.
Senator Morrill Declares the Repub
licans Opposed to the Income Tax
Feature, the- Change From Specific
to Ad Valorem Duties and the Great
Bulk of the Provisions of the Meas
ure No Written Report With the
Bill.
Washington, March 20.—Soon after tho
reading of yesterday’s journal this morn
ing Mr. Voorliees. chairman of the financo
committee, reported tlie tariff bill to tho
Senate.
Mr. Morrill, one of the republican mem
bers of t lie committee, stated that so Tar
as the republican members of the com
mittee were concerned they did not ob
ject to the reporting of tho bill. They
were opposed, however, not only to the
income tax feature, but to the change
from specific to advalorem duties, and to
the great bulk of the provisions of the
bill.
Mr. Voorhoes moved that the bill ho
printed and placed on the calendar, and
lie gave notice that on April 2. a week
from next Monday, he would eall up the
bill for consideration by the Senate. c3
Tho motion to print and placo on the
calendar was agreed to.
NO KEFORT WITH THE BILL.
Mr. Manderson asked Mr. Voorhcos
whether there was any written report
with tho bill.
Mr. Voorhees—'There is not.
Mr. Manderson - Will there be any
statement submitted by tho committee
on finance?
Mr. Voorhees —There will be when the
bill is called up for action
Mr. Manderson—Which will show the
changes made in this bill from the exist
ing law ?”
Mr. Voorhees—There will be a full
statement and explanation when the bill
is called for consideration. This will bo
ready in print on April 2. I expect to
make a statement myself at the same
time. There will be a comparative state
ment accessible to tho senators.
Mr. Manderson—l made the inquiry be
cause of the fact that the main change in
the bill is tho change from the specific to
ad valorem duties, and that it would re
quire an expert to show the effocts of the
change.
Mr. Voorhees —An explanation will Vie
speedily offered to tho Senate and to tho
senators.
M’i'UERSON MAKES AN EXPLANATION.
Mr. McPherson, a member of the com
mittee, said ho had assented to the report
just made by Mr. Voorhees, Justifying his
action by the beliof that whether wise or
unwise in all its provisions, the bill was
the best compromise obtainable in a com
mittee whose members differed so widely
in their views on economical questions
and on the effect of the bill on the pros
perity of the country when embodied into
a law. He, said that ho would fiud no
difficulty in supporting in the Senate,
the colleagues with whom he had
served on the committee in enacting into
a law as much of tho proposed legislation
as would yield to the government all the
revenue needed, when economically ad
ministered. Beyond that just and proper
limitation he must not be expected to go.
There were two subjects in the bill which
had attracted much public attention, and
ho would state to the Senate, as he had
done to the committee, his views upon
them.
AOAINST THE INCOME TAX.
First, he disagreed with his colleagues of
the committee on the income tax schedule.
Ample provisions having been made in
the bill for revenue, tlie presence of an
income tax in the bill was unnecessary.
An income tax was un-American and un
democratic, and lie thought, unwise, and
he should at the proper time, movo to
strike it from tho bill. Secondly, he dis
agreed with his colleagues on the commit
tee in regard to the sugar schedule.
a3 it appeared in the bill; and
he should feel impelled to offor an amend
ment to that schedule, believing that tlie
option to customs officers to elect whether
to impose duties by the polariscope test,
or by the -‘Dutch standard” test was a
dangerous [lower. He trusted, however,
that the financo committee would on fur
ther consideration adopt that view, and
would offer an amendment to restrict the
test of all sugar, raw aud refined, to the
polariscope alone.
A I'AMPIILET PRINT.
Mr. Allison, another republican member
of the finance committee suggested that it
would be a great convenience to have a
pamphlet print of the bill showing in
paragraphs tho existing law, the House
bill and the committee's bill; and Mr.
Voorhees said that there would be no
trouble about fixing up that matter.
Mr. Hoar made an inquiry as to the par
liamentary attitude of the hill, and was
informed by the Vice'Presidont that it
had gone to the calendar.
Mr. I’effcr gave notice that he would
move as a substitute for the tariff bill
the one which he had introduced last
week.
Mr. George then addressed tho Senate
on the legal aspect of the Hawaiian ques
tion. He spoke for about two hours, de
voting most of Ills argument to the sup
port of the President’s right to appoint
Mr. Blount as commissioner paramount;
without tho necessity of confirmation by
the Senato.
After a short executive session the
Senate at 4:85 o’clock adjourned until to
morrow.
WORK OF THE HOUSE.
The Sundry Civil Bill Passed and an
Election Contest Taken Up.
Washington, March 20.—After general
debate to-day the House passed the sun
dry civil bill. The provisions in the bill,
affecting the management of the soldiers’
home, which wero opposed by Mr. Black,
of Illinois, one of tho board of managers,
were ruled out on a point of order.
The amendments agreed to increased
the total of the appropriations by #214,741,
making the total #32.521,124.
Mr. Patterson, deal., of Tennessee,
then railed up tlie O’Neill-Joy contested
election case from the Eleventh district
of Missouri. Tlie resolution of the com
mittee on elections was road, declaring
Mr. O’Neill elected and Mr. Joy not en
titled to the seat
To this Mr. Waugh, rep., of Indiana,
raised the question of consideration.
On tlie question. “Will tho House pro
ceed to the consideration of the resolution
read by the clerk?” Tho vote was: Ayes
117: nays 08.
Mr. Patterson demanded tho yens and
nays, and they were called. The vote
was: Yeas 150; nays 4.
Mr. Waugh made the point of no
quorum, and on motion Mr. Patterson, a
call of the House was ordered. Two hun
dred aud forty-four members responded.
Mr. Patterson offered a resolution,
which was agreed to, revoking ail leaves
of absence except for sickness and direct
ing the sergeant-at-arms to telegraph ab
sentees requesting their presence. He
then moved that when tho House ad
journ. it lie to Tliursdav next at 12 o’elork.
I his was agreed to by a vote of 148 to 33;
and at 3:55 o’clock tho House adjourned.
COLQUITT PARALYZED.
His Throat Attaoked and His Condi
tion Extremely Critical.
Washington March 20.-Senator Colquitt
of Georgia, has again been stricken with
paralysis, this time in tlie throat, and his
condition is serious. Senator Colquitt
was in his committee room yesterday in
his usual health, and just prior to his de
parture for home dictated a number of
letters to his dork. He did not complain
of feeling unwell beyond the effects of his
previous stroke, from which, however, ho
has recently Improved, ho having been
able to get into the Senate chamber with
out the uso of his wheeling chair.
Tho first attack came two summers
ago, and was attributed to overwork. The
second attack came during tho night, and
although the senator is reported better
to-day, liis condition is critical. The part
directly affected this time is the throat,
and it is impossible to give him nourish
ment or for him to speak. Physicians
have been in attendance since the attack
came on, but no prediction is made as to
the ultimate outcomo of this socond at
tack, which affects a part of the body
that makes Mr. Colquitt’s condition ex
tremely critical.
THE WORST FEARED.
Washington, March 21, 12:80 a. m.—l
have just left Senator Colquitt's house.
He had fallen into u slumber and his son
and daughter arc watching by the bed
side. Dr. Walsh has prepared tho family
for the worst, although he says there is a
chance for him to rally. “From what the
doctor lias told us,” Walter Colquitt said,
“the chances are against his recovery.
He is just able to swallow, but that is all.
The doctor says there will tie no changes
until morning. Father is slumbering and
we can only hope for tho better when lie
wakes.”
Mr. Hugh Colquitt is with
the senator. Mrs, Colquitt is quite over
come and great anxiety is expressed for
her should she realized the saddest ending
toiler husband’s illness. Deep regret is ex
pressed by tlie senator’s conferees in tho
upper chamber, and many have called
during the night extending their sym
pathy and offering any assistance which
may be needed. Senator Colquitt at
midnight is very low. Anxious Georgians
are calling at every moment inquiring
after him. Speaker Crisp, his old friend,
has been with him most of the time.
While the attending physician consid
ers the senator’s condition very serious,
yet he lias no apprehensions of dissolu
tion to-night.
TO TEST A NEW GUN.
It Is One of Twelve to Be Put on the
New Battle Ships.
Washington, March 20. —Tho cause of
the adjournment of the House over to
morrow was tlie general desire on tlie
part of tho members to witness tho test
of tho new 13-inch gun at the Indian
Head proving ground. It is the first rifle
of that size made in the United States,
and was assembled at the gun shop in the
Washington navy yard. There will
be twelve of them in all,
intended for the urmainent of
the battle ships Indiana. lowa. Massa
chusetts aud Oregon. The contested elec
tion case of O'Neill vs. Joy from the
Eleventh Missouri district, is tlie pending
business in tho House, and it being con
ceded that a quorum of democratic mem
bers will not be present to take up tho
case, it was doomed to be Just as well for
the House to permit those members who
desired to witness tlie test to do so as to
compel their attendance upon a session
devoted to unavailing roll culls and calls
of the House.
STRANDED OFF LOOKOUT.
A British Stoamer Aground With
Twenty Men and a Cargo of Phos
phate.
Washington, March 20.—Tho life-saving
service is informed that the steamship
Aros, of London, Eng., from Fernandlna,
Fla., to Stettin, Prussia, via Newport
News, Va., with a crew of twenty men
and a cargo of phosphate, stranded ton
miles south of Cape Ixiokout station, Va.,
tli is morning. The captain rejected all
assistance offered.
Tillman Appeased.
Washington, March 20.—Gov. Tillman,
of South Carolina, had an hour’s inter
view with Commissioner Miller of the in
ternal revenue bureau at tho treasury
department this morning. The conference
was about the recent liquor seizures by
federal officials in South Carolina. It
developed that there was no conflict of
authority between the state authorities of
South Carolina and the internal revenue
bureau. Gov. Tillman left with a perfect
understanding of the situation and ap
parently well satisfied with his interview.
Postmasters Confirmed.
Washington, March 20.—The Senato to
day confirmed the following nominations
of postmasters:
Alabama Eugene L. Brown, Eufaula.
Florida L. J. Marquis, Bartow.
North Carolina— C. M. Busbee, Raleigh.
South Carolina—A. 11. Mowry, Charles
ton .
Virginia— F. L. Norris. I^eesburg.
Commander Hirrman to Be Tried.
Washington, March 2b. —Commander
Horrman is to bo tried by court martial
at the Brooklyn navy yard on Thursday
for suffering the vessel of the navy (tho
Keursargc,). through his negligence, to
run up on a reef and lie stranded, and for
cull able inefficiency in tho performance
of duty.
Rhode Island’s Democrats.
Providence. R. 1.. March 20.--TTie dem
ocratic state convention to-day unani
mously nominated the following ticket:
For governor—David S. Baker.,
For lieutenant governor—Dalton E.
Y'oung.
For secretary of stato—John J. Heffer
man.
l ’or attorney general—Clarance A. Aid
rich.
For general treasurer—Johu G. Perry.
Florida’s Medical Association.
Tampa, Fla., March 20.—The stato
Medical Association of Florida, met in
annual session in this city to-day. Dele
gates from different cities were present
and considerable business was transacted.
The association will go on an excursion to
Mullet Keys on Thursday.
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GEORGIA'S JOINT DEBATE.
Atliinson and Evans to Meet at Crlffia
To-day.
A Rumor That Atkinson Will Befrala
From Touching on Public Issues in
His Opening Speech and Will Bring
Them Out in His Close When Evans
Can’t Reply to Them—The Debats
Apt to Bo Spicy.
Griffin, Qa., March 30.—Arrangement#
have been perfected for tho debate be
tween the two gubernatorial candidates
hero to-morrow. The speaker’s stand is on
Fast Solomon streetandan awning will be
placed over it. The largo Masonic hall,
just opposite the stand, will bo thrown
open to the ladies. This, together with
the offices in the Masonic hall will be a
very desirable location to witness the
very interesting proceedings. Comfort
able scats have been erected along the
street. Mayor Boyd will act as chair
man aud introduce the speakers. Col.
R. T. Daniel and T. E. Patterson will be
the timers.
Gen. C. A. Evans arrived here
this afternoon at 5:30 o’clock.
He was met by a number
of friends, and is the guest of Capt. W. J.
Kinkald to night. lie will meet his
friends at 10 o'clock to-morrow morning
in Patterson's hall. The general is in
splendid health and ready for the con
test.
Col. W. Y. Atkinson will arrive from
Newnan to-morrow morning at 9 o'clock
accompanied by three coaches of bis
friends and tlie Newnan brass hand.
There will also be a bruss band present
on Gen. Evans’ side.
To-morrow tho largest crowd is ox
pec ted ever known in Griffin’s history,
and tho visitors can depend on being
royally entertained by Griffin’s hospitable
citizens.
Tho Morning News will bo furnished
a fair, impartial and full account of the
debate.
ATKINSON MAY SET A TRAP.
Atlanta, Ga., March 20.—The joint de
bate at Griffin to morrow between Gen.
F.vans und Mr. Atkinson has beeu the
subleot of a good deal of political discus
sion hero to-day. Gen. Evans loft for
Griffin tills afternoon accompanied by
several friends. Hu is in good health and
fine spirits and naturally feels confidence
in the result of tho debate with Mr. At
kinson to-morrow. A largo crowd of Gen.
Evans’ admirers will go down to Griffin.
Both the Evans clubs will have delega
tions on hand and they expect to carry,
everything before then) in their enthusi
asm.
An intorosting report is in circulation
to-day to tho effect that Mr. Atkinson
has sot u trap for Gen. Evans to-morrow.
According to this story, Mr. Atkinson,
who will open the debate, will not com
mit himself to any decided line of policy
in his opening speech, but will deal in
glittering generalities, with a dash of per
sonalism, or if lie does touch upon any is
sues upon which thoro is a division of
public sentiment, he will handle -them in
such a way as to mislead his opponent as
to his real position. His idea is said to be
that Gen. Evans will not take issue with
him, but practically indorse his position on
national issues, as both have hitherto
held the same views. Mr Atkinson
closes tlie debate and ills trick, it is suid,
will be played then. If, as he anticipates,
Gen. Evans goes no further than he does
in ills opening .speech, Mr. Atkinson ex
pects to make a coup de tat. taking in the
wind up a decisive stand on the questions
now before the country. It is even said
that Mr. Atkinson contemplates a direct
attack on the administration, if by so do
ing ho can forco Gen. Evans to the oppo
site position and then make a campaign
issue between them.
AN EVANS CLUB AT WATCKOSS.
Waycross, Ga., March 20.— A meeting
of the friends of Gen. Evans was held
here to-night and an Evans Club was or
ganized. Capt. Lemuel Johnson was
made temporary chairman and L. w.
Hubbard temporary secretary. A reso
lution w r as adopted tendering Gen. Evans
the cordial support of the club. It was
decided that Gen. Evans be invited to ad
dress tho citizens of Ware county at an
early date. Capt. L. Johnson was elected
permanent president and C. C. Thomas
secretary. Vice presidents and an execu
tive committee were elected. The meet
ing adjourned to meet again at the call of
tho president.
MONEY FOR THE NAVY.
The Sub-Oommittee Reports the Ap
propriation Bill.
Washington, March 20.—The sub-com
mittee of the House naval commltteo,
which has been engaged for several weeks
in the preparation of the naval appropria
tion bill, have finished their labors, and
this morning reported the bill to the full
committee. The more important features
of the committee's recommendations are
as follows:
For the pay of the navy #7,475,000 is ap
propriated, which is the amount of tho
estimate.
For the bureau of ordinance the appro
priation is $845,801, which is also the
amount of the estimates
For the bureau of equipment #1,121,025
is appropriated. This is #IO,OOO below
tho estimate.
For the bureau of construction and bu
reau of engineering the appropriations
are respectively #919,970 ami #1,017,900,
which arc the precise amounts of tho es
timates.
There is no reduction from the esti
mates in the appropriation for the naval
academy, which was fixed at #187,101.
The sub-coinmittee recommends an ap
propriation of $5,400,000 for armament
and armor, or within #IOO,OOO of the esti
mate.
For construction and machinery $5,955,-
025 is appropriated, which is the amount
of the estimate.
It is understood that the bill will bo
agreed upon practically as reported by
tlie sub-cornmittoo.
No appropriation for new ships is mado
in the bill.
The bill carries a total appropriation of
$27,087,930, for the noxtifisoal year. Tho
estimate was #27.875,914.
A British Yacht Released.
Washington, March 20.—Acting Secre
tary Curtis to-day directed the collector
of customs at Fcrnandina, Fla., to release
a yacht Belonging to an Englishman re
siding there on the payment of tho duty.
The British minister interfered in behalf
of his countryman.
Killed by a Pulley.
Tampa, Flu.. March 20. Icazor Lutter
ceria, an Italian working for the Tampa
Lumber Company, was killed to-day by
the bursting of the pulley that drives tho
edger. It struck him on the head, killing
him instantly.