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THE WEEKLY TELEGRAPH: THURSDAY. APRIL t2. i3)t.
WANT TO COIN
MEXICAN SILVER
Senator Walcott's Resolution Looking
to the Coinage of Mexican
Silver Dollars Agreed To.
IT IS ANOTHER SILVER VAGUERY
Senator Lodge In Opposition to the Tariff
Dlll-fssstor Hoar Submitted as
tils Views a Telegram Indors
ing Hill’s Tariff Speech.
Washington, April 10.—The bill here
tofore introduced by Senator Fetter of
Kansas, and referred to the commit
tee on education and tabor for the Im
provement of high roads, (generally
known aa the Coxey bill) was reported
back by Senator Kyle (Populist of
South Dakota) adversely.
Senator Quay of Pennsylvania of
fered a resolution that the senate shall
hold a session on Saturday, the 21st
Inst., from 12 noon to hear a commit
tee of the organizations of working
men of the United States In opposi
tion of the tariff bill. The vice pres
ident asked whether there was any ob
jection to the pres.nt consideration of
the resolution.
benutor Cuckerwii—L«i ii uo OVct.
It went over without action.
The resolution offered on Monday,
April 2, by Senator Wolcott looking
to the negotiations tor the coinage of
Mexican standard dollars In the United
States mints was agreed to after a
brief explanatory debate.
It reads as follows:
Resolved, That the president of the
United States, with a view to encour
age and extend our commercial rela
tions with China and other Asiatic
countries be requested, if not incom
patible with public Interests, to enter
of itself until after the regular morn
ing busings had been disposed of.
The speaker ruled that the matter
Cbuld only come up when culled for.
Thereupon Mr. Rued ask*xi that it be
considered.
Mr. Springer eaJd be would withdraw
the motion to discharge the order of ar
rest issued to the aergennt-at-arms on
March 30.
Mr. Reed made the point that it could
not be withdrawn at this period. This
led to another colloquy between the
speaker and Mr. Reed as to the order
and Che procedure In this case.
The matter, by consent, went over
until tomorrow in brder to give the
speaker an opportunity to examine the
quefftion.
The senate amendment to the house
bill authorizing the St. Louis and Bir
mingham Railroad Company to bridge
the Tennessee river wn»‘ concurred In.
The house then went Into committee
of the whole on the postoffice appropria
tion bill, the recurring question being
the amendment prohibiting the post
master general from having the postage
stamps printed at the bureau of en
graving and printing.
The point of order was made against
the amendment by Mr. Henderson,
Democrat of North Carolina, chairman
of the committee reporting the bill, was
argued at length. Chairman Hatch sus
tained the point of order and the
amendment was ruled out
Mr. Dunphy, Democrat, of New York
tried to reach the mme end by an
amendment prohibiting any bureau of
the government from doing the work,
but it was also ruled out of order.
Tlie amendment offered by Mr. Hen
derson reducing from $243,000 to $163,000
the appropriation for printing postage
stamps (upon the Htrength of the prop
osition made by the superintendent of
the bureau of printing and engraving)
was agreed to.
Mr. Wheeler bf Alabama offered an
smendmoot extending the limits of spe
cial delivery letters to three miles from
the office to which they are addressed
at an nddition.il expense of 10 cents a
mile. On motion of Mr. Henderson an
additional section wis added to the bill
requiring publication or books In serial
parts, novels issued periodically, ets.,
bound or unbound, to pay poamge at
thrid class tor transmission through the
malls.
Th» AjnnnRmAnt the text Of * Nil
recommended by the poe-tm.ister general
and unanimously recommended by the
committee on poatofflee a-nd post roads.
Tlie discussion then recurred to the
paragraph of the bill appropriating $106,-
ooo a year for special mall facilities on
the lines from Springfield, Mass., to At
lanta, Ga, and New Orleans, La.
Mr. Kyle, Democrat, of Mississippi, a
member of the committee, moved to
strike out the Item. It was defended by
Mr. Henderson in charge of the bill.
A laugh was raised by Mr. Wilton,
Republican, of Washtagtcm who asked
whether or not this appropriation was a
into negotiations with the republic of
Mexico, looking to the coinage by the : sutwidy. , <<t . „
United States, at its mints of standard ! . Mr - S** hu J t if U an a later muse in cjhiLrio*,«tnn imv*
Ufovimn dollars under some proper be a subsidy,” he asked, “why do you f. nu inuse in Charleston, gave
Jlrcemcnt 1 with'the sold ropubllo'of j wa--U tr> r trike out tilts little bit bf on thejmpi-csslon that the whole people
A MOUNTAIN OUT
OF A MOLE HILL
The South Carolina Liquor Kickers
Knocked the Stiffening Out of
the State Securities
ENGLISHMEN HOLDERS SCARED
Governor Tillman Gives an Explana
tion of tlie Affair Which Will Ko
Doubt Strengthen the Con-
llden e of Foreigners*
Columbia, April 10.—The Columbia
Register will publish the following ar
ticle tomorrow, on the effect of the
trouble at Darlington on the financial
interests of the state. Governor Till
man also expressed his views on the
subject:
The effect of the trouble at Darling
ton on the financial interests of * the
state cannot be over estimated. Tne
wildest “stuff” has been sent to North
ern newepapers and the result is that
a portion of the outside world looks
state in which it is unsafe to invest
money. Bankers are complaining that
they cannot get money from Northern
banks, and it is said that Northern
““*• ■uuDunueu
enterprises have pulled out, fearing
that their investments will be unsafe.
Members or the state administration
say that this feeling has been brought
about by the failure of the. Charles
ton and Columbia companies to res
pond to the call of tile governor. A
well posted gentleman said he knows
It to be a fact that the minute the
wires Hashed the news over the coun
try that the Columbia companies had
refused to'answer the call of the gov
ernor, every man with a dollar’s worth
of money in the state, who lives out
side of it, became frightened. Securi
ties dropped way down. He said that
the refusal of the Columbia companies
and later those in Charleston, gave
CARLISLE ENDS
HIS ARGUMENT
His Speech Was Delivered in a Collo
quial Tone, but Reviewed
the Whole Case
BUT THOMPSON WAS SEVERE
In III* Itefei.nce to th. Cli.meter of
kin Pollard Ho said .he Was a
Lewd and Wanton Woman
—Th. End Not Far OIL
Washington, April 10.-Mr. Carlisle
continued his argument for the plain
tiff In the Pollard-Brecklnrldge suit
to a very small audience today. In
addition to those whose business com
pelled them to be there, not more than
twenty persons were In the court room,
Including the plaintiff and defendant,
the dayawas very stormy and the court
room was very dark and dlBmal.
Finally, In his narrative, for It was
more of a narrative than an argument,
Mr. Carlisle came to the promises of
upon South Carolina as a turbulent, marriage made before Mrs. Black-
TEN PER CENT TA
ON STATE BAH
Democratic Caucus Looks F dvc
Upon a Repeal of the Tax
St?te Bank Issues.
getter. Talk about love and affection—
why, she has shown in every feature of
this case that she is on a wild hunt af
ter tikis defendant's money—that's what
eae wants. She is not after love and
affocti’on—what 6he wants is the money
and that is what these eminent coun
sel are assisting her to get, and she
seems to have hypnotized somebody in
to giving her money to carry on this
case.”
After further assailing the plalnitiff’e
character in most Bcathing terms Col.
Thompson brought up the subject of the
letter dated July 20. 1884, which the
lalnitlff said she did not write to Col.
Jrecklniridge.
“If She wrote that letter,” he said.
'her case Is gone and she can have no
credit before an Intelligent Jury. She CUMMINGiS ADVOCATED Bet
says In this letter: ‘What I have to te)l ^ “tF
you is worse than a divorce case.' That
is self-accusation bf guilt with Rodes;
that’s why she tried to keep out this
letter; that’s why she said she did not
write It. and I’ll stake this whole case
on that letter.
“Here she was.’' said Col. Thompson,
"a little later on robbing and deceiving
old man Rodes. She admitted bn the
stand: ‘I am engaged to Rbaell; I am
Ool. Breckinridge's mistress and I’m
milking Rodes for tuition at the same
time.’ She was deceiving right and left,
bleeding an old. hard working, indus
trious m-an. Tulk about Mollie Shingle-
bauer after that! Why. Mbllie Shlngle-
bauer never painted herself as Mack as
that. Now this woman, this f/dve'ntur-
ess, this money hunter, this wanton and
bawdy comes here with tlie plea of
Mexico ns to seigniorage, method and j appropriation nnd deprive the nouth
amount of said coinage and that he be ! *™,, p i irt tU ?„“ un,ry of tbe3s ®** Klal
further requested to report the result mn, ‘ .acuiues:
of his negotiations to the senate.
Senator Aldrich (Republican of
Rhode Island) desired to make a sug
gestion as to order of business and,
no objection being made, he went on:
Senators on this side, he said, nro
verv anxious to proceed with the dis
cussion of the tariff bill In an orderly
manner—In a manner that will con
sult the convenience of senators. We,
on tills side of the chamber, are will
ing for the present—at least for a week
—that the senate shall meet at 12
o'clock, tha regular hour; that at 1
o'clock, the tariff bill shall he taken up
and shall remain before the senate
until 6 o'clock each day; and that there
shell be no dilatory motions and no
votes of any kind within those hours.
In view of this suggestion, I hope that
the senator from Tennessee (Harris)
In charge of the bill will not coll up
his motion ror meeting at it o'clock a.
ra„ and also withdraw his demand
for the reading hill; In the hope, and
belief that when the matter comes
up again there will be some arrange
ment made between the two sides on
this subject.
Senator Harris assented to this prop
osition, limiting Its operation to tha
present week.
Senator Dolph of Oregon Inquired
whether the agreement excluded exec
utive session and was Informed that
It would excluda them except before
1 o'clock or after 5 o’clock.
Senator Aldrich's proposition was
then agreed to by unanimous consent
and It Is to be In fores until Monday
next.
The resolution offered yesterday by
Senator Allen of Nebraska, that de
bate on the tariff bill oloae June 4 and
the final vots be taken on June 7, was
laid before the senate and was discuss
ed at soma length. Senator Allen ac
cepted an amendment suggested by
8enator Cockrell, changing the dates
to April 20 and May 14.
Benator Chandler offered an amend
ment to tlx the day for the final vote
as tha 2tnd of November.
"Is that." asked Harris, "November
of thlc year or of tha next yeart"
"I was proposing 18#4," Senator
Chandler anawered. "but, I am entirely
willing to make It 1106 If the senator
from Tennessee desires It." (Laugh
ter.)
My desire, said Mr. Harris Impress
ively. has been to understand the sen
ator from New Hampshire. It possible,
(emphasising the last two words.)
do not desire the postponement
either day.
The resolution, with Senator Chan
dler’s amendment was referred to the
committee on rules.
The tariff bill was then. I p. m., ta
ken up and Senator Lodge (Republican
of Massachusetts) addressed tlie sennte
In antagonism to It. Senator Lodge
brought hts speech to a close at half
past four. It was delivered with vury
line effect and had a very attentive,
though not large audience, on both
aides of the chamber. Its peroration
received some applause from the gal
leries.
Senator Hoar said, that he had
speech to make which would not occu
py more than three seconds and he
asked to have It read from the clerk's
desk. The speech consisted of a tel
errant from Albany saying that the
New York legislature, by n vote of 102
to 3. had adopted n resolution thank
ing Senator Hill for his appropriate
address on the Wilson bill.
Senator Gray remarked that the New
York assembly was overwhelmingly
Republican.
"But not." Interpoeed Benator Hate,
“by ary such n majority as these fig
ure!* show.”
"To be historically arenracte,'
Senator Aldrich, “there is a Repubit
can majority of 14 In tha New York
assembly and this resolution must
have bad about 40 Democratic votes.
The further urgent deficiency bill
was reported from the committee on
appropriations. The sennte thereupon
proceeded to executive business, and nt
G:10 p. m. adjourned until tomorrow,
Mr. Wilson disclnimed any such pur
pose, but said he wanted to get a sub
sidy for a road out in his section ot the
country.
Mr. Livingston of Georgia advocated
the appropriation contained In the bill.
Hv eald there were 150 Democratic votes
lit tlto states traversed by the 1-i.ie re
ceiving the subsidy.
“If the Democratic party.” he esM,
"Is to be of any benefit to the country
I think 4t should pny some respect to
the necessities nnd desires of that sec
tion of the country."
Dlngley of Maine—Is the appropria
te*) to -be made foe election purncee-?
Messrs. Geir and Deliver. Renubllcana,
of Iowa urged the retention of the ap
propriation as something that the South
need*, deprecating the .adoption of n
poHcy which would abolish fast mail
fseth Men.
The commit lee ahwi rnee and at I
'duck die house adjourned until to
morrow.
were involved In insurrection against
the laws of the state. People outside,
he said, cannot understand the situa
tion here. They do not know that the
trouble is the outcome of bitter polit
ical hatred, and reaoh the conclusion
that the people are wreokless and In
open resistance of the law.
A curious thing about the affair Is
| that American securities dropped in
Liverpool un the strength oi the dim-
burn. Mr. Carlisle quoted Mrs. Black
burn's account of the first interview on
Good Friday night, 1893, when, accord
ing to the witness, fcol. Breckinridge
asked her to take charge ot Miss rot-
lard as his future wife.
“He has not spoken one word In con
tradiction of Mrs. Blackburn's state
ment," said Mr. Carlisle. “He tells
you her testimony Is true.” Mr. Car
lisle referred to the letters that had
been written by the parties In the
case. "Cot. Breckinridge swore that
no letters had been exchanged be
tween Miss Pollard and himself In 1886
and yet a typewriter testified that she
had addressed envelopes to Miss Pol
lard for the defendant during that
year and the plaintiff had said that
she had received many letters from
him.”
Mr. Carlisle laid great stress on the
little decorative basket which belonged
to the late Mrs. Breckinridge. Miss
Pollard testified that It had been given
to her by the defendant with the re
mark: "Madallne, this waq poor Issas
and I want you to tiave It." Col.
Breckinridge denied this and hinted
that it had been stolen from his apart
ments by Miss Pollard.
"Sometimes a little thing like this
proves to be the Important witness In
a case,” said Mr. Carlisle. "The wit
ness has said that It was on Miss Pol-
il* Declared That tlie Chicago Pt.u
Demanded tt, and lie For
' Would llrgo Carrying Out
the Pledge*
^'^^s^tor tho i u n ght om ^t wa j: i t&Tsrzz
! .bow? that he saw her mtny time,
and that fact prove# that there was
had started. Governor Tillman regrets
that financial danger appears to be In
store on account of the false Impres
sions which have gone abroad and to
day he gave to the newspaper men the
following interview, which he hopes
will be extensively printed In the
North, and which will do good In re
moving some of the' false Impressions:
ish to say a few things In rcgaM
An Investigation of the Richmond Post-
Office Appointments.
Washington. April 10.—The representa-
tire of the elvll srvlce commission who
erae sent to Richmond, Va., to Investt-
gats numerous alleged violations of the
aw In regard to the appointments to ac
cepted pieces In the poatoffice there, has
returned to Wsshtmrtoa and made a re
port of hts Investigation, wldtjh will In
IN THE HOUSE.
Washington, April 10.—After the Jour
n* bad been read and approved Sir.
Reed asked If the regular order was
not Che report bf the aergennt-at-arms.
upon which the house was dividing
when It adjourned Saturday.
The speaker thought not; Mr. Reed
thought It eras, bring a privileged ques
tion. initialing that until the matter vas
disposed of the bouse could not pro
ceed with other bittiness. A colloquy
ensued between the speaker anil Mr.
Reed on the question of the order, the
former bring of the Opinion —'
matter wus merely unfinished bn*!n
the previous question not having been
wolend. uni ttul U would not com* up
THE POSTAL SERVICE.
abort time be considered by 'the mem
here of tha commission and acted upon.
T.iere 12 a question involved In the con
struction of ths law, which. It decided
In favor of Postmaster Culltngwood, will
act as a precedent In th* method of tha
appointment of persona and also the right
of qll postmasters to designate clerks to
places of trust or as the custodians of
public moneys, which places are held
to be confidential to the postmaster anu
exempt from the operation of the civil
service law. Poetmsster Culltngwood re
cently requested that several places In
the Richmond poatoffice, which ware con
verted Into classified sendee during the
Incumbency ot hts predecessor, be ex
empted from the civil service law on
ths ground that the right to appoint
persons, without examination, whose duty
Incidentally It may be to sell stampe as
well as open tettere or do other clerical
work. This Is denied by the civil eervlce
commission, and la held to be an evasion
or the letter and spirit of the civil eervlce
law which would effectually nullify Its
execution. Whether or not the commis
sion will approve the recommendation of
Its representatives Is not known, nor wilt
the report be made to the postmaster
general, who la tbs sole judge as to the
right of Mr. Culltngwood or other post
masters to appoint persons without ex-
aminetlon. to clerical positions and then
designate them Incidentally to sell stamps
or perform other 'duties which are re
garded ea confidential to the postmaster
and for which, under Ms bond, he Is
personalty held responsible. The commis
sion holds that the postmaster Is entitled
under the rules to ths appointment of a
limited number of accepted places or po
sitions of trust, and that If the post
master general deckled that be (the post
master) Is the Judge and shall designate
appointees, without examination, to per
form duties of trust, such as selling
stamps, he can flit the office with em
ployes without regard to the civil service,
by designating tnem with their other
duties os custodians of publlo moneys
and thus defeat the object of the law.
HILL CONGRATULATED.
Washington, April 10.—Senator Hill to
day received a great many telegrams
from various parts of the country con
gratulating him upon his speech of yes
terday. Many came from the far West,
but' naturally the bulk of them were
from New York state, lfr. Hill hod no
official knowledge of tbs action of the
New York assembly and declined to die-
business of tho state. 1 desire to
press, with all the emphasis I can, my
confidence In the assertion that seven-
eighths of our people, without regard to
politics, condemn the action of those who
brought on the trouble and their sym
pathizer*. both among the citizens and
tlie miUtla. The responses which are
coming from all over the Mate and the
offers of volunteers to uphold the law
and repress disorder make It clear that
Ilfs and property are as i&fe hero ua
they are anywhere. South, Carolinians
have no stomach for nor will they tot-
erate any such emeutes as thosa at Dar
lington and Florence.
‘The business centres and capital seek
ing Investment will do great Injustice If
they are led to believe that any more
such South American attempts at revolu
tion will be mode. Over half ot the mili
tia has never been called out at all, and
there would hav* been no demoralization
or Injurious Impression sent abroad but
for the mutiny of tha companies In this
city, which Is tha head centra of the
political opposition which lay at the bot
tom ot tha insurrection. Their refusal
gave the Impulse to the militia In the
other towns and created a falsa Impres
sion that we were on the brink of civil
war. Only four rountles were at all In
volved in any riotous demonstrations—
Darlington, Florence, Sumter and Rich
land.
"The reorganization of the militia, or
rather the organisation of new companies
to take the place of those which have
disgraced themselves, has already taken
place, and tha arms will soon be In the
hand* of faithful men. who will respond
alwayq promptly to tha call of duty
Back of these Is a reserve force or
thousands of rltiten volunteer companies
already organized and armed with ehot
guns, reedy to move whan called oil. I
can, therefore, give assurance to the
world that the law and order wtll be
maintained In Houth Carolina, and I have
every reason to believe that there will
never be another outbreak.
"In conclusion. It Is a source of gratifi
cation to express publicly my thanks to
the officers of the different raflroada cen
tering Yitre for their prompt acquiescence
In mv orders and hearty co-operation In
concentrating and moving the troops.
They shot-yd plainly that they had no
eympathy for euch lawless behavior, and
contributed In no small degree to the
prompt suppression of the Insurrection."
MINERS IN CONVENTION.
They Determine to Continue the Strike
Until Successful.
It.
THE DISPENSARY LAW.
1Yoe 'Supreme Court to Decide on It*
Cceatltuttonoltty,
Columbia. 8. C.. April 16.—The elate
supreme oout erect aided in extra ses
sion today. There we* a Urge crowd
present. In expectation of a deoMon be
ing rendered tat the dUpemory cine*,
but the court, aft-v Inquiring tf *ny
one bed a motkan to make, end getting
m response. took recere until'Saturday
morning, when. it is sis*ml. the deris
ion In th* Uqonr com* and the law os
osvlled to will be announced. An the
canoe before the court came ,tp under
even tf then Mr be a -cured tmcnnatl-
mtloaal It will not pi event the opera
tion of the present law. which wo*
paused by Che lost send on
Japanese Pile Cure costa you noth
ing If It flora n.d cure you; simple*
free. Guaranteed br Goodwyu Ic
Small, druggists.
Scottdale, Penn., April 10.— 1 Thirty-
three delegates answered to the roll
call at the miners district conven
tion held here today. The following
was adopted:
"Resolved, That we wilt continue to
strike until ore gain our demand; that
we endorse the scale of price* present
ed by the scale committee, vis.: Nine
ty cents per 166 bushels for mining
and all wages In proportion.
"Revolved. That the district authori
ty be vlalted by Michael Barret and
headquarters be maintained at Bcott-
date."
A warrant has been leaned for tha
arrest of Organizer Thomas Flynn,
charged with Inciting riot and unlaw-
a degree of affectionate Intimacy be
tween the defendant and the plaintiff
that presaged marriage."
, Reviewing the testimony about the
outward appearance of an engagement,
Carlisle summed up the features by
saying that there was a contract of
marriage between the plaintiff and
the defendant, as was shown by the
production of un Invitation, he ail*
dressed to her, to attend * icccptiou
In his honor ftt u youns ladles iem-
Inary; It had further been shown by
the positive, ‘ clear and explicit atate-
ment of Mrs. Blackburn that they
were very affectionate. It was con-
firmed by visits In May, 1» to the
plaintiff and by two visit* to the chief
of police. .. .
‘"Hie history of tbi* form of action,
anld Mr. Carlisle with emphasis, “will
not prevent a more complete chain or
evidence than baa been presented here
of a breach of contract of marriage.
Mr. Carlisle proceeded to «ct>re the
defendant for hypocrtny. “He bed been
a man of great a&andlng In the church,
said the lawyer: "he hail been a leader
In the Sunday school and had addreuea
religious gatherings, and yet he came
Into court and admitted that tn telllntt
Mrs. Blackburn and MaJ. Moore of hi*
engagement tb the plaintiff he had Ucd.
and that both ho amt the plaintiff had
agreed to Ue about the whole matter
“He come here, gentlemen," arid Mr.
Carlisle, "(taking you to believe Id* un
supported word that there was no con
tract of marring* between them—111* un
supported word against that bf reputa
ble witnesses and of the plaintiff; h--
aska you to belter* his word after he
has confessed that bo arranged and
acted Ilea concerning that engagement."
Continuing. Mr. Caritsle said: "It has
been shown that this man of power and
Influence and distinction, social and po
litical, did acquire nowet oral Influence
over this plaintiff, that he did have an
Influenoe over her life and did promise
to repair what Injury, be bad done. If
you think tbi*. gentlemen, you are au
thorized. as tile court tell* you In lta
instructions, not only to give compen
sating damages, taking into considera
tion tha previous relations of the par
ties and whs* th* social advancement of
such a marriage would have been to
this plaintiff, but you are alto author
ized to give exemplary damages; you
are allowed to give punitive damages
to punish the defendant as an offender
ngulnsi tile right of train, and tn doiug
tills there Is only one limit to your ac
tion and that la the full amount claimed
In the declaration—856,000. This 1 aak
you to give, gentlemen, In the name ot
right and Justice, reason and purity—
In die name of our mother*, of our lis
ters and our brother*, and if the whole
amount should be given you will have
done your pat* to Dut a stigma on such
ctonduct oral to effect the only repara
tion that can be asked for by his la-
Jured plaintiff.”
Col. Phil Thompson then began bis
opening far the defense. He we* Im
passioned from the beginning and spoke
In a manner entirely different from the
colloqull. matter of fact way In which
Mr. CnrllMe addressed the Jury. Just
before he began to apeak >tl«s Pollard
ard Miss Ellis loft the court room.
Cot. Thomnaon sold he did not extenu
ate the fault of anx man who had been
guilty of seducing A young girl, but he
did not think that a man anould be held
responsible In a suit of this kind for
having been Intimate with a woman
who was of IH repute. Spnktng in hts
high, keen voice, with bis pronbunced
Southern accent, he appealed to the
jury to regard the plaintiff as a lewd
and i
Otway comes here wlttt the plea of
being an Innocent girl before she met
Col. Breckinridge.”
Here Col. Thompson worked himself
up to a pitch of even greater excitement
than tai l marked his lmixtssloned ad
dress hitherto and exclaimed:
“My God. what a spectacle.”
Judge Bradley promptly interposed,
saying: "Now. Mr. Thompson, you
must nbt make euch expression# aa
that."
“Whait's that?" asked Col. Thompson.
On the court repeating the lrrevelnnt
remark Which had lust fallen from his
lips Col. Thompaon apologized and prom
ised to keep within the bounds of de
corum in ruture.
Col. Thompson started his argument
at the afternoon session with the prom
ise that he would show 4bqt there wn*
no contract bf marriage between the
plaintiff and that even If there had
been, a contract tlie defendant had the
right to break It on acoount of tile
conduct of the plaintiff.
"Was ever a man In the power of an
unscrupulous woman ridden so rough
shod ns Col. Breckinridge has been by
this woman?”
The discrepancies between the testi
mony of the plaintiff and the sisters
of charity at Norwood foundling asy
lum, were told by Col. Thompson, who
said he would be willing to rest this
case on the testimony of these sisters
ngalnst that of the woman who said
she had dedicated her life to the de
fendant. Unless the Jury believed
these noble women, who had dedicated
their lives to God—Ah, that was a ded
ication— then they must place S|ster
Agnes Regina and Sister Augustine tn
the category of perjury In which tho
tMalntlff had placed Rosell and Jul
ian and Brant and the rest. So, too.
Sister Cecilia, who had been brought
all the way from Pueblo, Colo., by the
defense, said she did not recollect the
plaintiff as a woman who had been at
Norwood.
“And there Is Dr. Belle Buchanan
in the crowd." said Col. Thompson, re
ferring to the witness who said she had
attended Miss Pollard after confine
ment In 1886.
"I have not got a very good opinion
of these female doctors."
Col. Thompson said he had looked
up the meaning of the word "Pollnrd"
In the dictionary and he found that It
meant: "A small counterfeit coin," and
another definition was a "petty thief."
"Well. I did not know how In th*
world names could run so close In con
nection with characters."
Col. Thompson embellished his
speech with numerous Kentucky anec
dotes, and did not mince words or
phrnses In his unsparing denunciation
of the plalptlff's character, "prostltue,"
being one of the terms most frequent
ly applied. After making some Iron!-
cal references to Miss Pollard as “this,
beautiful nnd gentle plaintiff,” Col.
Thompson came to the testimony of
Mrs. Blackburn In which he said she
had confused several conversations, a
natural thing In an old lady.
"I like Mrs. Blackburn." he said.
"I have known the old lady a long
time. She's a lovely old character, but
she's getting along In years. Joe
Blackburn, my friend, was th* young-
wit of the Blackburn brothejra, and
old Governor Luke Blackburn. He's
been dead nanny years and this old
lady Is his widow. Bho’a no longer
a maiden gay, but she's got lota of
spirit. I tell you I was a little bit
afraid when I cam# to examine her
that she'd Jump down my throat, friz
zes and all."
Then followed references to King Sol
omon and his many wives. King Da
vid and Uriah'* wife—Anthony and
Cleopatra and the first Napoleon and
George Washington and their love af
fair*.
Mil* Pollnrd had been raised, not
lowered, by her affair with Col. Breck
inridge, continued Col. Thompaon. She
had said she would rather be hts mis
tress than the wife of Rodea; rather
go with the defendant in society where
she could hav* Intellectual enjoyment
thnn be the wife of Rodes, tending
children and milking cows and doing
farm work.
"And," said Col. Thompaon. "barring
the sin, I don't blame her for feeling
that way.”
At 1:46, fifteen minutes before ad
journment. Col. Thompson took up the
nl]eged Intention of Miss Pollard to
compel the defendant to marry her.
and as this was a new line of argu
ment, he asked an adjournment until
tomorrow, which the court granted.
Washington, April 10.—The Di
cratic caucus of two hours this
Ing, adopted the following resolui
Without dissent:
Resolved, That It is the sense
this caucus that the prohibitory
of 10 per cent, on state bank is.-
repealed.
Resolved, That when the bill ki
as the Brawley and Springer
which the committee on bunkin;
currency has ordered reported to
house, Is called up for action,
amendment be offered repesl.n:
prohibitory tax on state banks;
ample time be afforded for do
ni| If naiyjRaiHr t«
the cottuuiUee on rules be requet
to take proper action.
Gue -hundred huu two Demo
were present. The attendance
the South and West was very hi
but only II few Eastern appej
among them being Messrs, stra
Cumm.ngs, Dunphy and Warner
New York, Pigott at Connect
O'Neill of Massachusetts and s.
of Pennsylvania.
The discussion ot the repeal of
state bank tax proceeded ,n a di
lory way for a time and took a
range. Mr. Culberson ot Texas,
man of the Judiciary committee, a
a strong speech in favor of it Hi
viewed at some length the poli;
situation in wh.ch the Southern a
bers found themselves. The Sheri
law had been repealed, all hope oi
ver legislation must necessaril;
ulnandoned for tbe present, since
Cleveland bad set the seal ot his
approval upon tbe bill and the »-
lorage bill. The tariff b.U was
ceeding slowly. In fact, tbe lk
era-lie members from the Souih
Worn had no record of pledges
deemed to carry back to their p«
The only thing left to meet the ur
demand from their sections
fix
greater volume of currency was
repeal of the tax on state batiks'
cu lotion.
After some further talk the si
resolutions were offered, tbe first
Mr. Cox of Tennessee end the id
by Mr. Culberson.
There was but little dlvenftj
opinion In the caucus on the qu
ot taking up consideration ot the
on or tne repeal bill, but mere«
some opposition to uncondltiond
peal. The only outspoken oppoae
of any measure look.ng to the rep
of the state bank tax came from 1
an of Nebraska nnd Lane ami V
Hams of Illinois, Messrs. Gresham
Texas, Swanson of .Virginia. Catch;
of Mississippi, Cooper of Indiana j
other* ardently favored tbe prop
tlon.
Cummings of Now York madetri
Ing speech at tho end Jn favor «t
repeal. lie declared thnt the pw
of Now York lutd cast theJr vow
tho Democratic candidates with < I
knowledge of what the Chicago pi
form contained, and he for one
ready and anxious to redeem •-
plank in the platform. At the re
slon of his speech the resolutions
adopted and the caucus adjourned
The result of tbe caucus only tur
that the bill to repeal the state to
tax shall bo considered aa a rider
the Urawley Mil, which (a now on
calendar, and that a vote WhnU he 1
upon ifi It wtta generally odi '
h> the caucus tonight (bat this np
could not be accomplished unre-a
tlonfilljr.
Mr. Swanson gave aa the remit
his canvass 120 vote* for uncondtl
repeal, and Mr. Williams decimal
a result of bis investigation tbit
majority of the bouse flavored the
peak although not nncondttootl
The question of conJCttons ws* «
briefly touched upon tonight
I wanton woman and not to encourage
ful assembles*. U Is report*! also such to bring their suits here and nuke
that a warrant wtll be issued tomorrow a stench In tit* nostrils ot decent peo-
for th* arrest of Barret. Pl«- . . . ‘ .
The Pennsylvania Coke Company ! After referring to Mias Pollard as a
and Martin Coke Company agreed to- I "self-acknowledged prostitute" and aay-
day to pay the Frick scale and are *"» that ' every decent man knew th-
running full. There was not an Id!* defendant waa right Jn refusing to put
oven today north of ConnersvIUe.
her ax the head of Ms table with his
daughters.” col. Thompson took up the
testimony of Mottle Shlnglebauer, Brant
and Kaufman and contended tlla
INSURGENTS WON A VICTORY.
Buenos Ayres. April 10.-Gen. SUvsIrn —— ,h.»
Martins, one of the Brasilian Insurgent - ™ Ti rLiIrlSL 0 !:
leaden now la this elty. reetlrad a dis-|“S* *S?i- U L. *-l. ul * h A
B tch today oaytng that tho Insu
vs raptured Rio Grande Jo guL
BROWN'S IRON BITTFP.S
cures Dyspepsia, In-
digastion& Debility.
the whole cf th* tint* she was Hvtnr
i nur that town.
He next rdrrti to the testimony of
WlUUm Wood, th* Lexington carpen
ter. who raid Mis* rutsrd had broken
| her engagement to him because ht
I i would nbt take her to Europe un! made
I tbit tbe text tor these remsrits:^^^d
"the to a money hunter end a
TREASURY BALANCE REDUCED.
Iti* Expenditures for April Will Be In
Excess ot Receipts
Washington, April 10.—Under the con
tinued drain of expenditures, the treas
ury net balance in round figures has
been, reduced to 2127.000,096. The stated
-figures are Hi2.t0i.4rt, but from this total
25,500.000 paid on acount of the April In
terest has not been deducted, and will
not be until the May debt statement
appears. For the first third cf April,
tbe treasury receipts hare aggregated
27.410.000. indicating a total for the month
of 223.000,006. and the expenditures, ex
clusive of 25.500.0QU paid on aecount of
Interest, aggregated 29.416,000, Indicating
a total for the month of 222,000,00), or
*>,000,000 more than receipts, tn which
oust be added tbe Interest payments,
making the grand total ot expenditures
over receipts for life month foot up 2L-
006,000, thus reducing the net treasury
balance from 2112,950025 on April 1
2134,000,000 on May 1 next.
On tbe net balance of 2123.950.036 on
April 1, 2106,119,125 was In gold, and of
th* stated treasury balances today—132,-
<92.436. or of tbe true balance, 3121,000.000—
1106,772.000 Is In geld, a loss on gold for
th* month ot about 3100.000 only. .This
shows that In the proportion to the gen
eral loss, gold Is being retained In. the
treasury to aa unexpected extent.
MR. ORESHAM COMING SOUTH.
Washington. April 10.—It Is under
stood that Secretary Gresham, who has
been confined to his room with n taut
cold fer several days. CQntvmpUtes
spending several days ag Chtckairaurs
battlefield before the end of this month.
A* soon >s the Behring »-a and Mot-
out to matters are settlsdlt la probable
thnt Mr. Gresham will moke quite n
Southern tour, lasting about two weeks.
He will probably visit Atlanta before
his return.
GOLD COIN “SWEATERS.”
A Husband and Wife Arrested, CbW
With Making Coin Light
Washington, April 10.—Th# seerri'
vice division of the treasury Ud*
ment regards the arrest last night
Baltimore of James L. Wilcox *»>,*
on a charge of "sweating" gold eon
a very important capture. Wlkez,'
secret service people any. ws* ths “
of a gang of "sweaters” who bsvs b
operating from Denver east
members of the gang have been on*
ed tn Chicago and other Western P*
hilt tTlsa •vldartod son 2a ihll tlllW *
but the evidence up to thto time >
not been specific enough to bold w
On the premises occupied by m»
were found 3500 worth of gold do* •
lathes etc., used In the work of**'
Ing,” or abrading, 320 and !** *
Pieces.
Tbe eeoret service people funner
tlmate thnt 32.000 of light gbld
In circulation in Baltimore nloness]
result ot the work of Wilcox. *»“
track from Denver rest I*' strewn *
light gold coin. WIK-ox kept * 00011
to*, of Ihn RUHmnM nX-C > .
twt) of the Baltimore bsltk-i; - j
these he would draw from 220*
at a tiro* In gokl <ens and twenu*
positing later paper money. Th**-
cumstanee attracted the attend”
the bank officer* and they P“ l “Li
cret service men on tbe •oam. '
Is no doubt of the identity ofJ“»
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