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1IFF DEBATE
IN THE SENATE
ifferG»»«
the Fourth Installment
^His Speech to His Weary
Brother Senators.
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the PRESENT BIL4
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ijjBjtoo. April 13.—After some
routine buelnee* the conaldera-
, tle urgent deflctlency bill wan
* aB( ] a n amendment was ot-
l by Mr. Cockrell, ch.ialvman of
pjumltice ou appropriations, op-
iius $45,000, a deficiency for
b ys of workmen and adjusters
_7miad(.Vmi —is*, m rotmec-
friiltt, Mr. Cockrell read a letter
tpreston, director of the tufinrt,
"ttol the deficiency Is due io
f coinage of gold required to
l the demands, of the treasury,
arcs the amount of gold caned
, j'hJailelphia minr •
jt(6,517,485; in subsidiary silver,
; and in minor coins, $704,-
L Preston also says that there Is
oB hand at the Philadelphia
ind at the New York.assay of-
shoot (50,000,000 of gold bullion
ch not loss than $20,000,000
t be coined before the first of
nett, which would make tire ag-
:old coinage of the Phi.ladel-
tilnt fur the year about $82,000,'-
largest coinage ever executed
taint tn any one year. The
bleat was agreed to,
I o'clock the tariff bill was taken
Mr. 1‘ctfer resumed his speech,
fourili Installment. Ue concluded
uit three quarters of an hopr, and
Wo? defined the platform on
:b be stood as regards the tariff
fie was utterly opposed, be de-
L to the modern system of protec-
o( which the McKinley bill,was
nmiilc. He would have favored
W.tsoa bill as it cante from the
either with the immediate or
tndiul wti4ng out of the sugar
"I am ready for free trade,"
■at Hie mat of us are. but os
u aiy negbliors claim protec
tor tnanufacurers, I shall ckiim
'.on for the products of tho
I am opjiosed to itic bill uow
us because It discriminates
Preple 1 represent; ticca use It
rs tie duty from the fanner
reiilatng it on the mantifact-
w.b. ami because, while I favor
FMnetM 1IS a good step la that
«on, this bill does not go far
«ta. Tlie It It taken as a wliole, I.
, r wd ns uuy improvement on
u* »,«• m force, and tu to wool
»nar, it is much worse.
lie toe 1 n I** 1 “ n * p,e of a t » rtK
“V. “ Democrats can give us I
fit until the Populist, come Into
ny vot ' ; * will be cast
d * noasage of the bill will
char ”«‘ *re made In
•IdriSi % out>l, can, of Oregon
to th» ,n oppoel-
t oil' Jt 1 /’ Mitchell'* sttl-
rt**was very - clearly
lioele c, , | 0t '!? on 11 w “ destitute
IhffcS^i I 0 "”- U breathed the
.I™"* 1 * .with all It* blight-
riStLT“ merdleaaly ai-
»1 '« B^,iL .. ,obor lUlke ' 1' was
Jib'll* pr! , nd P |e «r Policy
I tnt? u *»• n «i*her
E iSi "or protection and yet It
*Jexecutive mon-
'•haWho" demanded, that
I ’he executive womb
t uf.i* nermlttcd to be born.
•ffSisa ,hrt * •»> .hair
I *dt a,' fcS. l . A i* h £. c!oss of
P’Stliemn.il r ^" moved to pro-
hot g.y-MwsUB. of the further
Mr - Chaim-
$ci!lt,i fr, r ii, lh s motion to adjourn
b mS,2L2! y «» «nd nnyoThe
[l *'irS 1 Republicans;
[ W wlSch ^T! 1 ' V‘i a ’here we* a
»h?»ed the presence of
■ y , • quorum.
, J bit b," ‘ r ''' 1 ** to how tneny
J ■>< »MtofJI!lI2 r «? a on lh « v °t-
frjrs *« nlnr n *‘ I that the number
^"“entered » " ,f ’ hCT * Poire
; “Mltr Kc?om.»' Ul “ W0uld “* ve
["■'nv'wi? ^Vl'-don," Mr. eband-
T 1 '* tsg„;_ ro ’* »o debatable
l **ryrfcIn, I “.e senate.”
f s*H Mr' Hm ,b * Ubl * ,n tk, » »*"-
1 »h U *
L** ’"ere »j’ a rj*™* nt »nr point
’ *M nliTe S.!~ rty '* ,x ,onator w
^ ptmom*^ announced by
I 1 ^ ‘salty priii*, that "tS'le a quo-
so d^h™; * n,, ,hc senate
RS 1 «lra IhsJT* und * r W * H
«•» have- prevailed
I '«* and ought to prevail
MACON, GA m THURSDAY. APRIL iff, 1894.
t "dilI« ,„ New T °rk." raid
H J*t*ci,y 0 7‘ r ” fo Pay a tribute to
^ speaker of the
. 7 Wna77nM t i V ”' T ’ ,l “ ’* * n "
L eatia ,; Mtr . B«[d Hr. But-
r ‘Aar ‘o «he additional
J | bu ,, * r) jj5 nd * 0" the other aide
L^m5SS*hS? ,n<lllrtrtou *' y
^Cri“v25»Sr Mlb0It7 of
■ he* ToJk?!^ the senator
i** he wiahci .„** M Mr - Quay.
““ ““
Ll’Shed, "th^S* ’he fact,” Hr.
"P'ly on « h i* Heed bad any
,! “cb cJ a rt S P ^ puta "*1* *‘he
ahfcS c.„ hr .ny.
«.** *11 th, rT^gh* eecogniied as
[Jjjjeatary Uw*^ nf princ| Pl«* of
^mJTtSS f rom Tor*,-
** hU 1 ^„ U K U,, 4?* , > r . "cUlrn
*2* u ®wn by right of dls-
hfii' ^^er th. miration.”
2 » rw L y eepUnl-
I'-’i-Hit J.! 1 *? hantertng. th*
' alary BsSni ^U 1 ’’T e"*" on th*
p «t when Hr. Cockrell
lrvtjlpoeed with a motion to proceed to
legralatlve business. It was agreed to,
and, after a short executive session,
the senate, at 6 p. m., adjourned until
tomorrow.
-^. r ’ Ha r r ' s on ’he Part of the Demo-
"te’a and Mr. Aldrich on the part of
th® Republlcane had % conference,
which resulted in a continuance of the
present truce in the senate through
out the next week, with the ur.der-
ssanding that general debate shall
end Monday. April 23, when the tariff
bill shall, be taSen up and discussed
by paragraphs.
IN THE HOUSE.
Washington. April 13.—Although but
one proposition of business passed the
house yesterday the journal of pro
ceedings wai of unusual length. It
contained the rulings of the chair up
on various parliamentary questions
raised in the course of the effort to
secure a vote on the resolution to line
members for absence without leaves
and non-voting. When the reading
*d been concluded the speaker in
'V^rdlnary formula said: "If there
* f 02 'hJectlon the Journal as read
will . .id approved."
Boutelle (Republican) of Maine—I
object. •
Dockery (Democrat) of Missouri—I
move that the journal be approved
and on that motion demand the pre
vious question.
Thereupon the filibustering was re
newed, the ayes and nays being de
manded on the seconding of the pre
vious question. The vote on seconding
the demand for the previous question
was: Yea* 155, nay* 1—23 less than a
quorum.
Mi- HnnUery moved a call of the
house, and on that motion the yeas
and nay* were ordered. By a vote of
16 to 140 tho house refused to order
the caii, and then si 1 o'clock, ca mo.
tlon of Mr. Dockery, adjourned until
12 o'clock tomorrow. The reading of
the call for an immediate session of
a Democratic caucus was greeted with
laughter on the Republican side.
The call for the caucus was circu
lated by Mr. Springer shortly after
the house met. He secured seventy-
five, signers within forty minutes. The
call reads as follows:
“We. the undersigned, respectfully
request that you will call a caucus of
the Democratic members of the house
to meet immediately upon the ad
journment of the house today.”
Thirty-two telegrams wero sent by
the sergeant-at-arms last night to
Democrhtle members of the house who
were absent. Some of the absentees
are expected to return today and to
morrow, but the number of those who
return Is more than offset by those
who are leaving today and who will
absent. themselves tomorrow.
Col. Isaac Hill, the deputy sergeant-
at-arms made the prediction this morn
ing that there would be no quorum
of Democrats in the house today and
probably not before Tuesaay.'
TO STOP ABSENTEEISM. ,
The House Unable to Transact Busi
ness fbr Dock of a Quorum.
Washington, April 13.—It required a
>selon of nearly four hours today be
fore the caucus of the house Democrats
reached a conclusion looking to a change
in the rules which will secure the pres
ence of a quorum. Two resolutions
were adopted. The first wsa offered
by Mr. llhnd of Missouri. It provides
for enforcing the law paused In 1256.
which iuifciu a nvur.bcr'c ~*y foe ev
ery day he mar be absent without leave,
except In cases of sickness.
The second resolution waa offered by
Mr. Dearmond of Missouri. This reads:
"Resolved, As the sense of this cau
cus, that the committee on rile* should
report to the house a rule or an amend
ment to the rules by means of which
members present and not voting •may
be taken Into account In determining
the existence or nbn existence of a quo
rum and to oomoel the attendance of
absent members."
The resolution, in other word*, is In
structing the Democratc members of
the committee on rules to report anile
providing for lha counting of a quo
rum. It was adopted by a vote of U
to 44.
In addition to the foregoing resolu
tions Mr. Springer uf Illinois offered a
resolution which provided that on the
second roll cull members who did not
vote shall hqve the pending business
stated to them and if they still decline
to vot# shall be counted to make a quo
rum. The principal debate of the af
ternoon centered about this resolution.
Later tn the uav Mr. MoCrcary of Ken
tucky offered a resolution relegating
the entire matter to the committee on
rules The vote on this resolution was
taken by tellers stid resulted In a Ue—
«4 to 44—whereupon Mr. Holman, the
chairman of the caucus, cost the de
ciding vole In favor of the resolution.
A yea and nay vote was then takep and
the resolution was defeated. A motion
was then made on th* part of some of
the members who oppoeed any change
in th* rules to adjourn, but this was
voted down by a Urge majority. Prior
to the vote on the Dearmond resolution
Mr. Springer withdrew his motion and
announced that he would support th*
one of the gentleman from Missouri.
Mr. Warner of New York, speaking
of the motion that had been mad# to
refer the whole matter to the Demo
cratic members of the committee on
rule*. Inquired whether this would not
carry with it the Inference that the
caucus wooid support whatever rule
the Democratic members of the com
mittee might determine on. He said
no matter what the caucus might do
he would refuse In any case to vote
for a rule for counting a quorum.
Mr. McMillan of Tennessee was op.
posed to counting a quorum and Mr.
Dunn of New Jersey end Mr. Mc
Creary of Kentucky were averse to
pursuing such a method fore obtaining
a quorum.
Mr. Allen of Mississippi made a
characteristically humorous speech, but
Showed conclusively by bis remarks
that he would vote for any proposition
looking to the securing of a quorum.
Mr/ Bryan of Nebraska opposed any
glrutlc measures. The Democrats had
denounced the rules of the Reed con
gress, and be did not want to defend
similar rules Inaugurated by a Demo
cratic congress. The Democrats, be
added, already have enough to answer
for In not passing th* tariff bill and
giving th* people th* silver- legisla
tion they demanded.
In th* course of the proceedings Mr.
Crisp, who was present, took the Boor
against the 8prtnger resolution. He
objected to It on the ground that It
might be Ineffectual and cumbersome
and that It needed*careful and critical
examination, such os could not be
given by the caucus. When Mr. Demr-
mond presented bis resolution he
turned to the speaker and addresrfng
him he asked that If the whole matter
were referred to the committee on
rules if he (the speaker) would co
operate with the committee and carry
out any n<si..n they may take. Amid a
burst' of applause. Speaker Crisp re
plied that he was a Democrat; that he
v dd ylirit any conviction wbtek he
hod lo the vole
SOUTHWESTERN
RAILWAY CASE
Litigation of the Relative Rights of
tho Central and the
Southwestern.
THE NEW POINTS AT ISSUE GIVEN
Th® RquICl®® of tho Case to Do Argued by
Some of th® heft Legal Talent of
th® Country—Two Jtfdg*®
Preside In the Case*
Washington, April 13.-The case of
the Southwestern railroad company
began in chambers today before Jus
tices Jackson and White, the former
sitting with the latter because of his
famalllarlty with the case. Justice
White having been lately assigned to
the fifth judicial circuit, under which
Jurisdiction tho case comes. The at-
»/>rn*y* for the two sides represent
the legal talent of New York and the
South. They are Messrs. Davies,
Weed, - Wallace and Besman of New
York and Messrs. Miller of 8avannah,
Bacort of Macon, Lawton and Adams
of Savannah. ,
The points in contention were stated
and, argument waa begun today'and
will be resumed tomorrow morning,
when it is expected it will be com
pleted. It* will be several days, how
ever, before Justice White renders a
decision.
There are two immediate points at
issue: First, whether the Central
should be reimbursed for outlays by
the receiver for the benefit of the
Southwestern. Both roads have the
same receivers, and it is claimed that
the stock ami funds of the Central
made valuable improvements on the
Southwestern. The Central people say
the Southwestern should refund the
money, but lr the road Is not able to
do so the receivers should Issue re
ceives' certificates, which will out
rank the bonds Issued by the South
western.
The question of rolling stock Is
another contention. In this cose the
Central made contracts with car com
panies for rolling stock and put it on
the Southwestern road. The latter
road now claitns it, but the Central has
paid for it so for, and the parties of
the Central say the Southwestern
ought to’ refund it to the Central or
give it up.
TO SELL T1IE R. AND D. ROAD.
A Decree Entered for the Foreclosure
■ w» Kvsiam.
Richmond. April 13.—Judge doff. sit.
ting In the United States circuit cou^l
today, entered a decree for the fore
closure and sale of the Richmond and
Darvllle railroad. The style of itoe
case In which dm proceedings were tak
en is llie Central Trust Company of
New York against the Richmond and
DanvlUs railroad. The salient feature*
of the decree aa entered, which is a
modification Of the ono presented to tho
court, ore ax follows: . •
The report of tlio master commis
sioner remains subtect to exception* for
thirty day* and all durations of priority
ace lett open.' Separate «»le la provided
for In the case of all tho WaublngUn
property, which objectors tc the decree
ns orlrlnally drawn claim Is not under
the mortgage to the Central Trust Com
pany- .
The warehouse, wharves and other
property at West Point nr* left out of
tho decree, as are also 11.000,000 Pied
mont railroad first mortgage bonds and
all other bonds and stocks not specified
In the, mortgage. This modification was
hot made until after there had been
quite a discussion. The question left
open, as to prtrortty and already dla-
cuosrd and not decided t* that -.he
mortgage was never legally acknowl
edged or recorded under Virginia laws.
There are also question* of supply liens,
etc. The. decree contemplates a sale
of the road before July 1, and it is
understood that when tt shall have
bran sold It will be reorganized under
the charter granted at the last session
of the legialature.
Messrs. Dm mo* 8. Atkins and M. F.
Pleasants of tbl* cl tv and Mr. Charica
Price of North Carotins were appointed
commission era to make the sale. There
may possibly be tn appeal on certain
points In the decree by the Western
Union Telegraph Company, the Pull
man Palace Car Omipany and the
Standard Oil Company. '
KIClTOUT OF THE RACE.
WILSON ROASTED
BEN AND BRECK
His
Last Appeal For Justice to a
Ruined Woman Strong and
Eloquent
THE KENTUCKY ROUE SCATHED
Bretlclnrtdga Reiontfut Durlug the
tHlnglng Arraignment Made By
Plaintiff'* Counsel — The
Trial hear IU Clare,
A Candida!) for the Governorship of
Alabama BMpa Down.
Mobile, Ala.. ApKl 13.—Hon. Joseph
C. Kicb. candidate for the nomination
by the Democratic party fnr governor
of Alabama, writes to the Mobile Reg
ister tonight, annoaoriug bis with
drawn. He says: “The canvass of
the past month convinces me that not
only due* the party deal re, but will
need its most experienced leadership
Id the approaching contest with the
eneafiea of good government in Ala
bama. The process of the campaign,
even of the buff few days, makes K
apparent that t|ie trend ot popular
favor U to the other aspirants, and
having reached this conclusion it ts
>|ue my friends, who have signified
their purpoe* to support me. that 1
should not embarrass them further by
asking that they continue in a con
test that wtll probably end tn defeat.”
This leaves the contest between CapL
Joseph F. Johnston of Birmingham
sod Hon. Wiliam c. Oates of Henry
county.
DEATH OF OEN. KERSHAW.
The Old Confederate Soldier Has Sur
rendered st Last.
Columbia, S. C.,
B. Kershaw died
after a lingering
of the best live
) u ’•* of the circuit court.
■ a death b -wax ,
r ■
stats officer* wfli ,
Washington, April U.-Tomorrow the
Pollard-Brecktnrldge cose will be given
to the Jury to decide whether William C.
P. Breckinridge contracted to marry
Madeline Pollard, and It ao what dam
ages shall be awarded her tor hie breach
of that contract Judge Uradicy raid
this afternoon that It the jury did not
reach an agreement before ho left the
courthouse tomorrow be would Instruct
them to render a sealed nwk, t,
opened Monday. How long he will re
main In the court house may depend on
what time the case goes to the jury.
The beglnnlpg ot the end was marked
this afternoon when Judge Jeremiah M.
Wilson began bis closing argument for
the plalnUlf- Judge Wilson's voice
keen and penetrating,, and when It rose
to accusation against ths defendant, who
sat unmoved beneath ths terrlbls fire of
words. It was particularly effective. He
held the clpseet attention ot the jury
throughout the day. lie raised u laugh
by remarking that the plaintiff and the
defendant Were like Mary’s little lamb,
wherever Madeline went, ''the lamb was
sure to go."i
Towards the close of the day he offset
the plainttiri evidence against that of the
defendant aad asked the jury as a cli
max which they would rather believe, the
plaintiff or this man. who acknowledged
that he hal jived a lie for ten years nn.l
had lived lo keep other people from
that knowledge, and who had folrilted
even hi* marriage cert'ficste. Judge Wll-
aon did not conclude 'its argument, but
hr wilt do so tcmcrrci* mornlna. and
Judge Bradley will th!.t charge the Jury.
Starting quietly. In tones *o low that
he could scarcely be heard. Judge Wilson
gradually allowed hli powerful voice full
sway, hurling accusation a'ter accusation
at the white-haired Ketittn.'klnn.
The plaintiff was not present, neither
waa MsJ. Lutterworth, st th* opening,
hut he came In with Desha Brecklnridgs
just as Judge Wilson was regretting his
absence that he could not ask him what
tie would do with a fallen woman and
the man who Injured hsr.
"I suppot--" csl-l Judge Wilson, 'Tie
would say, ’I ro-uld turn ths woman out
ahu^nr iSS#^S^^*<r***”4eSltllliir; —
"I stand here for womanhood,” judge
Wilson said. 'This defendant rroclnltned
*rnm the stand tost while affairs of this
kind only Injured the men they destroyed
the woman. I am here to Insist that
the social law snail to equally distrib
uted. I stand here to protest osaltyt al
lowing this man to enter my parlor and
your parlor, whllr th* basement door and
l-ste In tho back alter are bolted against
the woman 1 conlsint Mm. and If I
could I would see that tho condemnation
wculd rtrg oround the world.”
It had pleased MaJ. Hutt-"Worth to de
claim pyrotechnleahy that the woman
hood ot the land wis arrayed tn beh.-dt
of the defendant. No! a thousand tl.nea
nn. He bad Mid that tho country girls
of th* country did not need chaperones,
and he (Wilson) hua oxpeeled to hear tt
said that sray-hslrod men or \t reeded
body-guards.
Here Judga W.'zon produced a sheet
of letter paper and raid he could Imagine
the mothers of the land sluing up writing
such letters ss th* Imaginary one he
would read. Of course It was simply
imaginary, he said, hut every ono could
a-o a feminine h»»JS|t‘'ni a* the lodge
held It up. and e-ery one knew it wua
one letter from th* corrcapondvnc* he
bar received during the trial. It was In
pert aa follows:
"Plead for tho dear young girls. I can
not but fete bow urgent U la far every
,-ne to watch and pray for them eon-
alt ntly. I waa.l-.-n irj the world young,
to care for mys*'f and l can remember
hew men have 'Mol to rob m» of til
ihat wee worth living for. 1 have IIv»l
a pur* Ilf*, became I early took th* Lord
for my guide, and If I had not clung dose
to hint mr way would bare been l
hard.”
Col. Thompson's inedr about female
doctor! was made th* occasion for th*
defense ot the advancement of th# hjgber
education of women. Cob Thompson •—*
told the Jury that the plaintiff wa
wanton woman.
"But call her what you will." i
Judge Wilson, "I will show you I
whatever she Is. that defendant (and he
potned an accusing finger at Cob Breck
inridge) Is responsible tor her condition.
Wkxt le the argument ot Col. Thompeqn
and MaJ. ButterworthT H I* hot that
Ihta 17.year-old girl wa* not seduced by
this 47-y#ar-old man. but that ah* se
duced him. That’s their argument. If tt
wen not ao serious It would he ludicrous.
How could that defendant alt there and
allow utterance* of auch sentiment* If
ho were not a craven and a coward*
He says 'the woman did lb' That’s his
defense. It.le the old story of th* garden
of Eden. That's what Adam did when
brought before th* king of men. She did
It; and. gentlemen. Adam has not been
In good grace from that time to thin”
MaJ. Butterworth had told the jury
nothing whatever about the case, raid
Judge Wilson. When be started In to da
so he found that he was gct.ttng Into
muddy water, and ao he raid. ‘Tn Just
■land on the bonk and shoot: off fir*.
"jtfg* Wllsen'a remark* caused eces-
alonsl UuSbter and set"* sham** of ap
proval which Judge Bradley rebuked.
judge Wilson. In speaking of the Inti
macy of the defendant and th* plaintiff
as showing that Col. Breckinridge con
sidered Mira Pollard his equsb and there
fore good enough to be bis wife, said
that Cob Breckinridge had taken her to
th* Kbbett house to MO Us Kentucky
frisada.
cob Breckinridge shook hi* head at
this, and Mr. Stoll toll Judge Wllaoo
there wo* ao testimony to that effect.
Judge Wilson insisted that Clsad Fran
cis had bo Uatin-1 and. he added. “When
I naked «b* defendant about this on the
stand he did not deny tb"
“But that la not ao." aald Cob Brtrfc.
InrMge. In a low vole*.
”1 caa't hare these Interruption* by
cuf-Me part!—," i !.-<• I r„ !1 v -
*T* what go yen rufefi your hsaerf*
asked Jndg* WHron.
-I mean tfc«s* i»'*rj> • doer by the do-
Surprised tone
"1 mean you are represented by counsel
who will speak for you,” Judge Bradley
said. Impatiently.
''But 1 have a constitutional right to
represent myself, too." said Col. Breek-
Inrfdgc. "If your honor ao decides It. I'd
•)«« vou to ray «o," but Judge Bradley
did not answer, and Judge Wilson con
tinued. ,
Taking up the alleged promise ot mar
riage, Judge Wilson spoke of the inti
mate relations between Cob Breckinridge
and Miss Pollard, laying great stress on
Mrs. Blackburn’s testimony that the de
fendant had repeatedly told her he loved
no one but' Madeline—"Madeline, mind
you," raid Judge Wilson, "not Miss Pol*
lard—and that he had not the slightest
intention of marrying Mrs. Wins "
Impressively Judge Wilson told of the
scene In MaJ. Moore’s .office, when the
plaintiff and defendant clasped hands
snd. despite the feet that the defendant
had been married thirteen or fourteen
days before, he sworn befere high heaven
that the last day ot the month he would
marry her.
"Ho should bs by her side today," cried
Judge Wilson. "Instead of being her de
tainer, he ought to be her guardian and
protector .today. If that promise had
been made In the atate of New York
It would have been a binding contract,
a marriage, and If he had made It while
he was already married It would have
put him behind barred doors."
After recess Judge Wilson, referring to
some of the letters that had been read
by the defendanb said: "There has been
no hesitation whatever to use perjury
to tarnish the reputation ot this plaintiff,
and what has been done Is putrid and of
fensive to ths nostrils of all. Accusation
made by this Shlnglebauer woman lies
at the very bottom of this defense. They
want to prove that the plaintiff was a
matured woman umtoro she set the d-
lendsnh”
Judge Wilson held up to acorn the
attempt of MaJ. Butterworth to ' show
vicious habits through Hiss Muji
school-girl letters.
"Midcllne Pollard had not met . T amea
Rode* until the summer of 1H3. and
yet. during the months of May, June and
July of that year,” said Judge Wilson,
"the defense sought to prove, that she
was then living In a house of prostitution
In Lexington. In all the letters tn James
C. Rode* from the plaintiff, there was
not a suggestion of any improper rela
tions. If there had been such relations
it would have cropped out somewhere."
Judge Wilson handled without sparing
tho witnesses, the testimony of Brant and
Kaufman and tho other wltnesaea who
made oath to the plaintiff's having vis
ited the house of Lena Singleton when
at that time the house spoken ot was
not built.
There was quit* a tiff between Judge
Wilson and the opposing counsel i-n ths
subject ot depositions. MaJ. Butterworth
threw the gauntlet down, asking Judge
Wilson:
"Will you answer me, why you tailed
to take depceltlons to offset our testi
mony taken in Lexington?"
Judge Wilson's answer was that when
the plaintiff had tried to take the deposi
tions ane could not get a celery or a
commlrslontr to authenticate them.
MaJ. Butterworth said that thl* was
not ao. and when Mr. Stoll Interrupted.
Judge Wilson told him ho dare not deny
hi* accusation.
Then Judge Wilson took up th* test).
many ot Rankin Rosell, who wa* at one
time engaged to the plaintiff, and ho
raid that Rosell had furnished a loop
which the defense had tried to place
around the neck of hi* client's character.
"1 wish," raid Judge Wilson, "that l
might ray to him aa Tom Corwin raid
of a notorious scoundrel named Van
v. ndt, ”1 .. God have m ■ y on ;. Iir
He referred to Roaeira statement Hat
ho had broken hla engagement with Mtoa
Pollard because the let him take liber-
ties, fondle and Carrs* her.
“Tiiat'a another lie—a Mack, damnable
lie," he raid. He took up th* atateaMnt
of Col. Brecklnridgs that on th* day he
called o-i Mies Pollard at Wesleyan Col-
leg* ah* had told him that she, bad bad
wrongful relations with Rode*. This
Miss Pollard had denied. "Her word la
aa good aa hla.” said Judga Wilton.
"Her word In this cast la a* good a*
hte. and this doctrine ot Improbability
comet with crushing fore* against this
defendant."
Continuing. Judge Wilton raid: "Wet
it probable that Rodee had also told th*
defendant of wrongful relations with th*
plaintiff The defendant was .harp enough
to ray that nodes had told him this,,
not as an attorney, because he anew -C
he raid It was told him as an attorney
th* court would ml have allowed him
to apeak of It. Oh. he la th* moat rttlt
witness on th* stand that I aver raw."
sold Judga Wilton. "You might fling him
out of the window, but b* will alight on
hla feet"
Then, with a dramatic manner and deep
voice of accusation, Judga Wllion mad*
a seven arraignment ot CoL Breckin
ridge.
"It pain* me to ray It. gentlemen^' he
raid, “but 1 must any it—he baa lived a
Ue tor ten years: his life baa been that
ot faithlessness to the most stored cbll.
gallon of hla Ufe. He hat lived a Ilf*
of hypocrisy, aa ha raid. 'You can't find
words to coin Into phrmata to define th*
height and length and depth of my
Mbits.' I am so filled with pity for this
hornet*sa, friendless woman that 1 can
find It in my heart to any things that
would not otherwise have been said.
After he baa told you h* haa lived a
II* for ten years. I don't believe I could
find a men so foolish as to believe him
now. What hie b* not don*? He ha*
even falsified his marriage certificate.
Can you believe the story he tells, with
all It* Improbabilities, and which be
asks you to believe tn tbe ram* breath
In which he tell* you of all these deep-
tlone of other people? How ran you
know that h* It not practicing tkr.—
things on you? It Is slmi-lv Impotsible
for you to find that Madeline Pollard
told him any such story .-.bout Ilodes.
or thit Ro-les told tbl* story about him.
self. Whatever there la of 'lime upon
her come* from this defendant. Every
distorted muscle and every brokn bon*
In her character comes from this de
fendant. It is th* trail of a serpent that
fa over her life."
Judge Wilson painted a picture ot tb*
plaintiff kept put of the society of her
slaters, but token by tboa* ot merer:
aid he paid a high compliment to Ml,*
Etna, th* elderly lady from the House
tf Mercy here, who has acvomotaled
Mias Pollard to tb* courthouse every
day.
Whan he had concluded on thl* itr.e
It was ue o'clock, and he asked Judge
Readier to adjourn.
In assenting. Judge Bradky raid ths
court would ett tsmomw and the case
should be aultbed than:
RAILROAD EMPLOYES STRIKE.
“stTPapl. April 13.—“Stop work Fri
day. April 13, at 12 o'clock. Do not
so to work esaln until restoration ot
oM nito of wags* [Clifl Audits' 1, 1803.”
This meance waa neat (luring lust
night and this morning to ev.-ry ela
tion on tho Great Northern railroad.
It Is signed by I*. Hogan and Roy
17 -InIn. «s.:nin.t',s* of tb* American
Railway Union. The effect baa been
topp
REAGAN'S RABID
DENUNCIATION.
Ho Denounces Cleveland's Democ
racy as tho Rankest of Repub
lican Tendencies,
AND DECLINES TO FOLLOW HIM
iree T»xa« Democrat® Will II®
Ue the I’otlcy of the Prcal-
■ l Ifiiitl \.U I tULt All l*.grtlpq
1 »•!«•* AgllMI Itlm.
Dallas, Tex., April 13—Tho address of
cx-Judge and ex-Scnator and ex-Con-
fedrrjto Prat master General John H.
Reagan, published in all the morning
paper* of the state today, is the themo
of every man's tongue. It la a paper
of masterly ability, guttering with facta
and figure*. He charge* that Cleveland
ha* gone over to the Republicans and
is trying to carry the Dcnracrutlc party
TTiUs him. He vrzz elected **po!? • **•-
tlnot tariff reform issue und has wreck-
ed tho party in hi* effort to destroy
wilvir os . drculatlng medium, in
stead of standing upon the bt-motalllam
of tile Chicago platform, he I* for gold
and gold only as the *Undard money
of ths country. Ho boldly 'denounces
Cleveland a* a traitor to the Democratic!
party; an enemy of the South, Vtua West
anrt the Northwest ami calls upon Dem-'
ocnita everywhere to unload this cham
pion of gold and Wail street and tile
rich of New England. He advises ills
Populists to get rid of some of their
wild and vlstoftary vagaries, unite with
the true Democracy bf the- Sou Hi and
Northwest and fight for tbe coinage of
silver and true tariff reform. He «:»ya:
'•under such circumstances ibe Dem
ocracy of Texa* cannot fallow • Mr.
Cleveland on iiie great millions of
finance anil coinage without tclf-atultl-
ncetxfon and a bate abandonment of
principle and duty. On these question*
he bus betrayed his party and sacrificed
the interest of the people and E‘*ne over
to the Republican party, and we dara
not attempt to follow him without con-
venting to sacrifice the Democracy uf
Ttkiia. we cannot xoilow Uie pivdl&sat
of this republican aasoclutlon and the
monney grabbers of the Kant. Wo
cannot abandon the principles \>f tho
Democratic party snd sacrifice the best
Interests of our people and of the coun
try. We must petverve our principles
anil take oare of our Intercut* and wo
must bold the organization of th«* par*
ty. If anybody ho* to leave, lfet It bo
the president and those who, like him,
ujtree wtdi tbe KepubUcnn party on
•re In
rw. And
their di
If
•’••• 1 ■ -I- - ■" '■ '■ >"' !■' ,
ct i do much to Hut end ay abanuomug
wh.it la wrong and Impracticable In
their platform and unRm.; with tho
Democrats bn the policies un which they
agree and In that wuy push forward
to success gfeat measures which ora
practicable. They mlgtot well do this,
as there are many times on many Dem
ocrats with whom they agree on the**
practical questions a* there are Popu-'
fist#."
-jEven among the handful of friend*
Mf. Cleveland baa left in Texas llio
addron* Is regarded ss unanswerable.
THE BIRMINGHAM MINERS.
at 1
Spring!!
Hull
4ii.tr-I have ao
En-t U
ration i
I : I t-it 11 . o I- . .
I to the wall.
cl Spokane.
CTURE TURNED,
tprtl 1—Th" Tama,-
The Committee Resolutions Adopted and
th* Strike Ordered.
Birmingham, April 11.—Th* following
proclamation haa been Issued by (he com
mute* on resolution* and will appear in
tomorrow's Age.Herald:
'To lh* Miner* of Alabama: We. your
committee, beg leave to report the fol
lowing preamble nnd resolutions:
"In vfaw of tb* fact that (he operators
of Alabama, having a contract wltb ths
miner* until July, UM, and In lieu of
th* aaid contract and depressed financial
condition of th* country, having closed
down a number of their mines thus
loavlng a number of minors at l ino
Creek. Pratt mines. Coalburg, etc., out
of employment, causing a surplus of Idle
men on tb* market to compete with
thole at, work for a living, wa deemed
It advisable, in view of our surr'vndln.:
circumstances and tb* th* low, unprece
dented condition of th* Iron trade, volun
tarily to offer raid operators a reduction
of ii per cant, on the acala now In forts
on certain conditions, which proposition
was rejected by raid operators and in re
turn said operators made a counter
proposition of 2 per cent., which propo
sition was submitted to a popular vote
ot th* miners anl was rejected, and
our former proposition wa* modl:l, d. glv-
Ins said operators further concession* to
enable them to put In operation the
mines and furnaces now Idle; but our
second proposition waa not more succe. s-
ful than our first, snd in vie* of our
deplorable condition w* cannot grant any
further concession for the best Interret
of ourselves, tbe operators and th* com-
inlly; and.
Whereas, to continue as at present,
lh * large percentage of miners out
of employment, through a autp-n-lon on
the psrl of aald operator*, and believing
tt some step* necessary are not taken In
tbe premise* we wIlL unavoidably fall
mmerebly by the contract system In a
piece meal operation, am therefore, to
prevent this scheme of Blue Creek or
I'ralt mines being forced to accept a re
duction. and hence a general w.ir on
wages that would know no m'nimum;
therefore, b* It
"Resolved. That all work be autpended
after April II. ISM. until nU coal Is
weighed before being dumped acd check
Welshmen allowed on tipple*.
"Resolved, That we demand tb* abol-
lahmmi of the present syzura e» mlra
contracting and the hauling ot coal on
subcontract system.
Re: :ved. That a grand d moaatraifcai
be hell at North Birmingham on April
n, 104.
"Resolved. That w* continue raid sus
pension until th* operators and com
mittee agree on tb* difference* now ex
isting.
iH gned:* “J. 8. Loyd. Owen o. Hare.
William Hanntgsn. T. T. Roberts, J. IL
Th'-mpeon. commute* on resolutions.''
PERISHED IN THE FLAMES.
b;ui AnZ'-Io. Tern*, April 13 I e
Conctso Ikc-4 bun; -I tlr s pouting.
Ollle IUctj. a wrolthy Menard c in
ly HHtMg, ftertool in 4!»- finax-i.
i.« '■>. Mrt.noo; no Insurance.
; InUTilEB INDICATIONS.
WiKhfnstoi, April 1.1.— For G-mria:
Fn ;: oriuila, abifltaf to tu crlj;
• i'nLiiy wanner.