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THAT 550,000
NOT FOR BRYAN
COURT WOULDN’T ALLOW IT.
SEALED LETTER NOT HELD A
PART OF BENNETT’S WILL.
Jnil>se of the Superior Court nt New
Haven Directed the Vertllet—Point
In n New One In Connecticut—An
Appeal Hill He Taken liy Bryan
tu the Supreme Court—He Would
>ot Take the Money Without the
Widow’s Consent.
New Haven, Conn.. March 31.—A
finding that the sealed letter by which
Philo S. Bennett expressed a wish that
$50,000 should be given to William Jen
nings Bryan and his family was not
a part of the last will of Mr. Bennett
was returned by the jury to-day in
the Superior Court in the trial of Mr.
Bryan's appeal from the decision of
the Probate Court.
This finding, which upholds the de
cision of the Probate Court, was given
in accordance with instructions to the
jury from Judge Gager, who presided
at the Superior Court trial. Judge
Gager’s ruling on a question which has
never before come directly before the
courts of Connecticut, decided that the
sealed letter could not be admitted as
evidence in the trial.
As Mr. Bryan’s appeal was based on
the exclusion of this letter as a part
of the will in the Probate Court the
decision of Judge Gager that it could
not be admitted as evidence practical
ly concluded the proceedings in the
Superior Court and the. jury was ac
cordingly directed to bring in a verdict
against Mr. Bryan.
An appeal will be taken to the Su
preme Court by Mr. Bryan’s counsel
on the ground that the letter should
be admitted as a part of an establish
ed trust.
Willing to Give Bond.
An interesting feature of the day’s
proceedings was a statement which
Mr. Bryan made in court that he was
willing to give bond that in no case
would the money mentioned in the
sealed letter go to himself or family
without Mrs. Bennett’s consent.
This statement was made in discuss
ing the question of trying the Bennett
appeal case. Mr. Stoddard said that
undue influence is alleged in the Ben
nett appeal and if the “sealed letter’’
were excluded from the will he might
advise the withdrawal of the Ben
nett appeal. Mr. Bryan here said that
he would not insist upon this trial.
He continued: “This is the only case
in which I feel a personal interest. I
say now, as I said in the court below,
that no money will be used personally
by me without the consent of Mrs.
Bennett.”
"I am willing to give bond,” he
went on, "that no member of my
family will receive one cent of that
$50,000 without the consent of Mrs.
Bennett.”
The Bennett appeal case was dis
missed.
Letter Not Attested.
Judge Gager in his decision held that
the letter, while testamentary in char
acter, was not attested and witnessed
as required by law; that it was not de
scribed in the will with sufficient cer
tainty, there being nothing to show
that it was the letter the testator had
in mind when he made the will. Quot
ing the directions upon the letter and
in the letter itself that the letter was
to be read only by Mrs. Bennett and
Mr. Bryan, Judge Gager says:
“No language could be more conclu
sive upon the question that Mr. Ben
nett himself did not treat this letter
as a part of a technical -will or as tes
tamentary in a legal sense, but only as
a letter of private instruction to Mrs.
Bennett.”
NEW LINE Vo TAMPA.
Philadelphia, March 31.—The South
ern Steamship Company has announced
that, beginning with April 10, it will
establish a direct steamer service be
tween this port and Tampa, Fla. The
service will be monthly until business
warrants the company placing more
steamers on the line.
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STAGE FAVORITES WITH
WASHINGTON SOCIETY
Stars of the Theatrical Profession Who Are
Received in the Capital’s Social Set.
By R. M. Larner.
Washington, March 31.—When the
stars of the theatrical profession esme
to Washington they combine business
with pleasure. There is no city in the
United States where the favorites of
the stage are more cordially received
by society leaders.
The President sets the example of
an intense interest beyond the foot
lights. Every member of the Roose
velt family is an enthusiastic patron
of the theater and many of the smart
est suppers given at the White House
this season have been in honor of pro
fessional people.
Maxine Elliott enjoys the distinction
of being Mrs. Roosevelt’s favorite stage
beauty. During Miss Elliott’s recent
engagement in Washington she was
entertained by Mrs. Roosevelt at lunch
eon and again at a beautifully appoint
ed supper after the play.
Miss Roosevelt’s Aetress (Imm.
Miss Alice Roosevelt’s great chum in
the profession is Ethel Barrymore.
Whenever the latter appears in Wash
ington she is entertained by the Presi
dent’s daughter at the Chevy Chase
Hunt Club and taken to innumerable
afternoon teas and upon one occasion
last winter Miss Roosevelt occupied a
box in full ball costume, and at the
conclusion of “A Country Mouse,” bore
Miss Barrymore off to the smartest
ball of the season. Miss Barrymore
did not lack partners for the cotillion.
Upon another evening of the same
week’s engagement one of Miss Roose
velt’s men friends gave a splendid sup
per party at the most fashionable cafe
in town. There was quite an argu
ment between Miss Roosevelt and Miss
Barrymore as to who was the real
guest of honor. Considering the na
ture of the entertainment Miss Roose
velt was the more satisfactory, Miss
Barrymore’s appetite being equal to
nothing heartier than toast and clam
broth.
Julia. Marlowe a Favorite.
Julia Marlowe has always received
many social courtesies in Washington.
Perhaps her greatest admirer is Miss
Burdette, who has showered atten
tions upon the beautiful actress for the
past few seasons. East Christmas Miss
Marlowe sent Miss Burdette a por
trait of herself, done in oil, which is
hung conspicuously in the Burdette
drawing room.
Eleanor Robson is another social
favorite. Her closest friend In Wash
ington is Mrs. Armstrong, wife of the
Assistant Secretary of the Treasury.
Early in the season Mrs. -Armstrong
gave a charming afternoon reception in
Miss Robson’s honor, and a few weeks
ago she repeated the courtesy for Miss
Robson’s mother, Madge Copk, who is
playing the title role in “Mrs. Wiggs
of the Cabbage Patch.”
Maori Arinin*’ Best Friend.
Maud Adams has a host of friends
in Washington society, and she loves
best Mrs. Stevens, with whom, as a
child, she spent long weeks at a
stretch, while her mother was on tour.
Mrs. Stevens loves to recall the old
Western days when “Maudie” played
the little mother with her dolls, and
she actually went to market for the
family at the tender age of 4.
The late Mrs. Calvin S. Brice enter
tained a high regard for John Drew,
and Invariably gave a brilliant evening
reception at Corcoran House, when he
illled an engagement in Washington.
No doubt Mr. Drew has scribbled his
name on more fans belonging to Wash
ington girls than any other stage fav
orite of the day.
Mnnsftrld in Demand.
Richard Mansfield is In great de
mand socially when he visits Wash
ington. He is certain to turn up at the
Cosmos or Alibi clubs for the stag af
fairs arranged in his honor, and If he
is !ess popular with the women it is
because ho cannot be counted upon
for a certainty at an afternoon affair.
Dr. Boring has greater success than
any one else in securing Mr. Mans
field for a late supper at his own resi-
SAVANNAH MORNING NEWS: FRIDAY. APRIL 1. 1904.
dence, where the presence of women
is inevitable.
Mrs. Langtry's leading man this
season, George Truesdal, is a son of
former District Commissioner Trues
dal. During Mrs. Langtry’s recent
Washington engagement Mr. Truesdal
was the recipient of many social cour
tesies. He was decidedly nervous on
the opening night, every box in the
theater being taken by his relatives
and friends.
When Henrietta Crossman comes to
town she is usually entertained by
Mrs. Hazzleton, mother of the play
wright of that name, who whote Miss
Crossman's great success, "Mistress
Nell.” Mrs. Hazzleton is a very beau
tiful woman and a famous hostess of
the Garfield administration.
Tile Heglnalil DeKovem.
The Reginald DeKovens are very
cordial to professional people. When
the Bostonians come to Washington,
Barnaby, Frothingham and all the old
associates in “Robin Hood” are splen
didly entertained by Mr. DeKoven,
who is very generally beloved by the
singers in all his operas. When Mr.
DeKoven conducted at a recent per
formance of "Read Feather” it was
charming to witness the enthusiasm
of every individual in the cast.
Joe Jefferson loves Washington al
most as well as the society people of
Washington loves him. Mr. Jefferson
made his first appearance on the stage
in Washington when he was a very
small boy, more than seventy years
ago. The Fischers are among his clos
est Washington friends, and they en
tertain him as well as the several mem
bers of his family, every winter. In
return they visit Mr. Jefferson in the
summer at his beautiful seaside home,
and Mrs. Fischer has several exquisite
paintings done by the famous veteran
of the stage.
Mrs. Leslie Carter Popular.
The last time Mrs. Leslie Carter
player in Washington she was the
guest of honor at a luncheon given
by an old school friend. With great
relish the talented actress recalled an
episode of her childhood, which proved
an early and continued love for sweets.
Mrs. Carter confessed to wanting choc
olate creams so badly one day that
she actually procured half a pound
and charged them to her little school
friend's mother, who had an account
with a nearby caterer. The bliss of
the chocolates remained only with the
eating, for when they were gone the
little Leslie Carter was overcome with
remorse, and confessed her tragic fall
from grace with the very pathos that
distinguishes her role of Zaza.
SENATOR IN DISPUTE
OVER THE LAND LAW.
Washington, March 31, —In the Sen
ate to-day the bill for the repeal of the
desert land, timber and stone
law was taken up only for
the purpose of discussion, and
Mr. Clark of Wyoming was
the principal speaker. He contested the
position taken by Mr. Gibson that
there have been great frauds in the ad
ministration of the land laws in the
West. He declared that there is a lob
by in Washington in the interest of
the repeal bill and engaged in a sharp
colloquy with Mr. Patterson, during
which each characterized the state
ment of the other as untrue.
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HARRELL’S SECOND
VICTIM DEAD.
L. P. Moody Died from Wonnds In
Quarrel at Greenville.
Quitman, Ga„ March 31.—L. P.
Moody, the young man who was stab
bed by Jim Harreli at Greenville, Fla.,
three weeks ago, died last night. It
was at first thought he would recov
er, but blood poisoning set in a few
days ago, and nothing could save him.
Harrell killed Punch'Griffin in the same
fight that he stabbed Moody. The
fight was over a business transaction.
All parties were well connected.
TRI’ST COMPANY CLOSES l’P.
Roston Concern Says It Will Pay
Depositor*!.
Boston, March 31.—The Union Trust
Company closed its doors to-day.
The Union Trust Company was in
corporated in 1888, with a capital ol
SIOO,OOO. The president is former Con
gressman William E. Barrett. The
liabilities of the company are placed
at $1,600,000, with nominal assets cf
about the same amount.
The difficulties of the concern are at
tributed to heavy withdrawals by de
positors, and the inability of the man
agement to realize quickly on securi
ties in order to provide for the unusual
demands. The directors of the com
pany state that the company will go
out of business. They state positively
that depositors will lose nothing.
The court will be asked to appoint a
receiver.
TAX OF CENTS OFF.
Ia Eliminated from Leaf Tobacco by
a Xeiv Bill.
Washington, March 31.—The internal
revenue tax of 6 cents a pound on leaf
tobacco is eliminated by the terms of a
bill on which favorable action was
taken to-day by the internal revenue
sub-committee of the House Commit
tee on Ways and Means. The bill,
which the sub-committee ordered fav
orably reported to the full committee,
Is the substitute measure suggested by
Commissioner Yerkes. and takes the
place of the Gaines bill to abolish the
tax on both leaf tobacco and “twisted
tobacco.”
Commissioner Yerkes saw adminis
trative difficulties in the way of abol
ishing the tax on the twist, but none
on the natural leaf, or “tobacco in the
hand," as It is termed. This relief has
been sought by the Southern tobacco
raisers.
RECEIVER IS NAMED
FOR CEMENT WORKS.
Fort Smith, Ark., March 31,-*Judge
Rogers of the federal court to-day,
upon application of Judge James H.
Read of this city, counsel for John De-
Geoijen of Holland, appointed Leo
Haight receiver of the Southwestern
Portland Cement Works, located at
White Cliff, Ark.
The plaintiff is owner of $1,500,000
of stock in the company and affirms
that it Is insolvent through mlsman
agemnt. Within two years Improve
ments to the extent of $500,000 have
been made bv Holland stockholders.
The plant Is valued at $5,000,000 and
has a capacity of 1,000 barrels per
day.
Two years ago the property was the
cause of extensive litigation In the fed
eral court here between Holland, Chi
cago, St. Louis and New York stock
holders, which resulted in the Holland
Interest securing control.
FELL FROM A BRIDGE.
Little Hope la Felt for the Recovery
of George Reeae.
Macon, March 31. —George Reese of
the American Bridge Building Com
pany, one of the expert men of that big
corporation, reached tfle city this
morning in a dying condition. Reeae
was directing a force of hands at
Smithfleld, constructing anew bridge.
In some way he lost his footing and
was precipitated to the bed
of a creek, fifty feet below. He
was brought to Macon In a special car
and taken direct to the city hospital.
Small hopes of his recovery are *-
tartsls4.
OFFICIAL MISSING
AND BANK ASSIGNS
FEDERAL TRUST COMPANY
THUS OVER ITS AFFAIRS TO THE
Ut'ARDIAN TRI’ST COMPANY.
Sensation nt Cleveland in Financial
Cireles—Shortage of About $20,000
is Sold to Have Been Discovered.
Total Assets of tlie Assigning
Company Are About $.'1,000,000,
Run of Foreign, Depositors NY ns
Started Upon Another Cleveland
Bank,
Cleveland, O- March 31.—Tlie Fed
eral Trust Company to-day made an
assignment to the Guardian Trust
Company. The action is stated to have
been taken as a result of the disap
pearance of a prominent official of the
Federal Trust Company. Reports are
in circulation that a shortage has been
found in the funds of the concern.
Wlille no statement has been filed as
yet by the Federal Company, it is un
derstood it will turn over about $ 1 ,000,-
000 in deposits to tlie assignee. Its to
tal assets will be about $3,000,000.
The Federal Trust Company has a
capital stock of $1,500,000. It has a
surplus fund of $50,000 and about $140,-
000 undivided profits. Its last state
ment showed deposits of $1,593,328, but
state the deposits were about
$1,000,000 at the close of business last
night.
The officials of both of -the trust
companies declare positively that no
depositor will lose a penny as a result
of the assignment. It is also stated
that the shortage in the accounts of
the Federal Trust Company will prob
ably not exceed $20,000. In view of
sensational rumors, however, and the
possibility of a run, it was deemed
wise to make an immediate assign
ment. The two concerns were, under
an agreement recently ratified by the
stockholders, to be merged on April 1.
This merger, it is stated, will be car
ried out, the Guardian Trust Company
assuming all the liabilities of the Fed
eral Company.
Asa result, of sensational reports
circulated in connection with the as
signment of the Federal Trust Com
pany, a run was started to-day on the
Pearl Street Savings and Loan Com
pany’s bank at the corner of Pearl and
Clark avenue In the south end. The
bank is largely patronized bv foreign
ers, and for an hour or so excited men
and women crowded its offices in quest
of their money.
Big downtown banks promptly rush
ed large sums of money to the Pearl
street bank, mostly In sliver coin,
which was piled up high on the coun
ters in full view of the people crowd
ing the place. The effect of this was
almost instantaneous, and the crowd
of depositors quickly melted away and
the run was over. The bank is de
clared to be perfectly solvent.
NEW CHAINGANG CASE
HAS BEEN APPEALED.
Macon, Ga„ March 31.—Milton Har
ris, the county convict who yesterday,
without success attempted to obtain
release from the county chaingang,
whither he had been sent by the Re
corder through his attorneys, certiora
ted his case this morning. Judge Fel
ton certified to the legal papers and
Harris gave bond. No date has been
fixed for the hearing. These cases
are attracting decided attention here.
Republican* Met.
Charlotte, N. C„ March 31.—The
Eighth District Republican Convention
met at Wilkesboro, N. C., and after
appointment of the Credential Com
mittee the convention adjourned. It
will likely meet again about 9
o’clock to-morrow morning. Ex-
Congressman E. Spencer Blackburn is
in the lead, but it appears that the
three other candidates, ex-CongreSe
inan R. Z. Linney, A. 11. Price and
R. H. McNeil will combine against
him, and a spilt is regarded as likely.
Political Rally nt Madison.
Madison, Fla., March 31.—The follow
ing candidates spoke here to-day to a
pretty fair audience, to-wit: Allen
Thomas, for adjutant general; B. F.
Kirk, J. E. Brown and Clay Craw
ford, for secretary of state; Albert St.
Clair- 4sbrams, for attorney general,
and W. N. Sheats and W. M. Halloway,
for superintendent of public instruc
tion. A.: each speaker was limited to
twenty minutes there was little time
to attack the other fellow, and each
one devoted his attention mainly to
exploiting his own qualifications.
Wallace Confirmed.
Washington, March 31.—The Senate
to-day confirmed the nomination of
Thomas E. W’allace as postmaster at
Wilmington, N. C.
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SENATORS STILL DISCUSSING
THE POSTOFFICE DEPARTMENT
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Democrats Are for an Investigation, While the
Republicans Oppose It.
Washington, March 31.—1n the Sen
ate to-day the general debate on the
postofflee bill was confined largely to
a speech by Mr. McCreary and inter
ruptions by Republican senators. Mc-
Creary charged in the main that the
policy of an early adjournment of Con
gress had been adopted in order to
avoid legislation not desired by the
Republican leaders.
Mr. McCreary said conditions in the
Postoffice Department warranted an
investigation. “It has been a strange
spectacle,” said Mr. McCreary, “when
members of the House of Representa
tives who have demanded an investiga
tion and reform, and have been com
pelled to abandon that request and
themselves have had to go before an
investigating committee.”
The policy of the Republican party
in regard to immigration and state
hood for Arizona, New Mexico and Ok
lahoma was severely criticised by Mr.
McCreary, who said Republican
pledges had been broken. The reasons,
said Mr. McCreary, are that Republi
cans are getting ignorant foreign votes
and fe.lr they will not get the votes
of the new states if they are admit
ted.
Mr. McCreary declared there had
been more wasteful extravagance dur
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Tlie People's Oil nn<l Fertilizer Com
pany Has Contracted,
Columbia, S. C., March 31.—The Peo
ple’s Oil and Fertilizer Company of
Anderson, S. C., contracted to-day for
the construction of what is expected
to be the largest ginnery east of the
Mississippi. It will have sixteen 70-
saw gins and four presses under one
roof. The plant will be in operation
by the next cotton season.
Mad Diik Ran Wild ia Valdosta.
Valdosta, Ga., March 31.—A mad dog
ran amuck on Patterson street yester
day and came*near doing considerable
damage. Mrs. W. S. West was stand
ing on the sidewalk when the dog
attacked her, tenring her dress and
bruising her. Her clothing was so
thick that the dog’s teeth did not tear
the flesh. The dog went on toward
the Pine and ran into the car barn
and made a savage attack upon Sam
Agee, a motorman. Several policemen
tried to catch the dog, but he dis
appeared.
—Bobble —"Has your pa ever had an
automobile?” Willie—“ No. but we had
a mad dog once.”—Chicago Record-
Herald.
ing the past two administrations, and
especially under the present adminis
tration than ever before.
Mr. Dolliver spoke of the charges of
corruption which the Democrats were
making. All these, he said, had been
founded on Mr. Bristow’s report, and
this he regarded as a great tribute to
the integrity of the department. He
did not consider it one of the func
tions of Congress to take charge of
the interior affairs of the department.
Mr. Money said that the heading of
the report "charges concerning mem
bers of Congress” wub a distinct
charge, and asked Mr. Dolliver who
was responsible for It. Mr. Money said
that he had made every effort at the
department to ascertain the responsi
bility for the headline.
Mr. Dolliver replied that he could
not give the information desired, but
said he had been Informed that the
heading had been traced to a proof
reader in the government printing of
fice.
Mr. Money thought it was absurd to
charge the line to a printer, and traced
all the charges in the public press to
this headline. He did not consider it
malicious, he said, but he did con
sider that It was coolly mendacious,
and that it had been used for the pur
pose of diverting attention from the
charges against the department to Con
gress.
Th Senate adjourned until to-mor
row.
HARDSHIPS OF TRAINING.
Ilow Jack McAulHle Got Down to
Weight and Won.
From the Phllad“i|ihia Ledger.
The writer, if space permitted, could
relate scores of instances where ama
teur and professional athletes who
started out to reduce themselves to a
certain weight did not taste a morsel
of food nor drink one glass of water
for twenty-four ’hours preceding the
time to weigh in. One incident will
serve the purpose. The occasion was
September, 1891. The contest was be
tween Jack McAuUffe, who was regard
ed as the world’s champion lightweight,
and Austin Gibbons. The scene of the
contest was Hoboken, N. J. The
match was the result of an argument
in a New York hotel the month before.
The Paterson (N. J.) contingent, who
believed Gibbons was a world beater,
wagered freely that .McAuliffe could
not beat their protege at 135 pounds,
weigh-in at the ringside. McAuliffe,
who was present, told his friends to
take all the wagers, and that he would
be at the ringside, weighing 135 pounds,
if he had to be carried there on a
sheet.
This was exactly four weeks before
the contest, and McAultffe weighed 151
pounds. The great lightweight could
not be bandied. The match was quick
ly made, with a purse of $3,500 for the
winner and SSOO to the loser, and a
forfeiture of SSOO each If the weight
was not made. Gibbons had no trou
ble; it was his natural weight. As for
McAuliffe, beginning with the next
day, it was four weeks of continuous
suffering and privation. He was as
persistent as he was plucky. Day after
day his chief adviser, Jerry Mahoney,
pleaded with him to abandon the con
test. But he was obdurate. “My
friends have wagered money, and they
shall win,” was his constant reply.
The day before the contest arrived
McAuliffe was still 2 Vi pounds over
weight. He went about his work with
a determination that knew no failure.
At 9 p. m., exactly twenty-four hours
before the time of weighing In, he re
tired weighing exactly 134% pounds.
For one complete day no solid food
passed his lips. He was allowed the
pulce of one lemon to allay the inward
fever, and was permitted to chew three
raw carrots, swallowing the Juice to
quench his thirst, but expectorating the
pulp.
At the hour to be weighed the great
lightweight had to be half carried to
the club house, and he tipped the
beam at exactly 135 pounds. This was
9 p. m. Gibbons immediately went to
the ring, while a score of willing hands
had cubes of toast dipped into beef tea
ready to feed to McAuliffe. His body
was massaged with a liniment, which
was largely composed of olive oil, while
he was being fed, and all the while the
Paterson lightweight was sitting im
patiently in the ring, every minute get
ting more nervous. At 9:35 o’clock
the Gibbons contingent began to "get
wise,” and appealed to the referee, Jere
Dunn, and McAuliffe was given five
minutes to be in the ring. It was
nearly 10 o’clock before the bout start
ed. The hour’s rest and miniature
banquet had worked marvels with the
champion. The story of the contest 1b
now a matter of history. McAuliffe
was given the partially digested food
between each round, and the police In
terfered in the sixth round to prevent
Gibbons being knocked nut. What Mc-
Aultffe did in his training, the self
denial resorted to and the sacrifices
made to attain the one object should
be a good lesson to the professionals of
to-day' who clamor for a readjustment
of the classes.
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