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NUMBER 3518 WASHINGTON THURSDAY JANUARY 28 1904 PRICE ONE CENT
TAFT DESCRIBES DESCRIBESRECENT DESCRIBESRECENT
RECENT PROGRESS PROGRESSIN
IN PHILIPPINES PHILIPPINESConditions PHILIPPiNESt PHILIPPiNESCOnditions
S
t
Conditions Better Than ThanEver ThanEver ThanEver
Ever in History of ofthe ofthe ofthe
the Islands IslandsRAILROADS IslandsRAILROADS IslandsRAILROADS i
RAILROADS CHIEF NEED NEEDEducation NEEDEducation NEEDEducation
Education of Natives Rapid RapidWf R R3pidwj1 pid pidWjll
Wf Wjll Jl Soon Be Ready for forSelfGovernment forS forGovernor
SelfGovernment SelfGovernmentGovernor S 1fGovernment 1fGovernmentGovernor
Governor Taft Is busily engaged at the theArlington theArlington theArlington
Arlington Hotel attending to mail whichhas which whtehhas whichhas
has been accumulating In Washington Washingtonelnce Washingtonsince Vashlngtonsince
since he sailed for this country cou try from fromManila fromManila from21an1la
Manila He will be In conference withSecretary withSecretary with withSecretary
Secretary Root almost constantly be between between between ¬
tween now and Monday the day da when whenhe whenhe whenbe
he will enter upon his duties as Secre Secretary SeCretary Secretary ¬
tary of WarGuests WarGuests War WarGuests
Guests of President PresidentSecretary PresidentS PresidentSecretary
Secretary S cretary Root and Governor Taft Taftwere Taftere Taftwere
were ere guests of President Roosevelt at atluncheon atluncheon atluncheon
luncheon today They reached the White WhiteHouse WhiteIIouse bite biteouse
House ouse together at 145 this afternoon afternoonPresident afternoonPresident afternoonPresident
President Roosevelt Secretary Root Rootnd Rootand Rootand
and nd Governor Taft will probably decide decideIn decide1n decideIn
In a few days upon a new member of ofthe orthe ofthe
the Philippine commission W W Yo Rock Rockhill Rockhill Rockbill
hill the director of the Bureau of ofAmerican orAmerIcan ofAmerican
American Republics ne ubl1cs was offered otrer d the theplace theplace theflace
place flace on the thcommlsslon th commission but is said to tohave tohave tohave
have declined the position Judge Win Wlnthrop Winthrop Vln Vlnthrop
throp Is among among the men mentioned mentionedThe mentionedThe mentionedThe
The condition of affairs in the Phil Philippines Philippines Philippines ¬
ippines is better now than at any time timesince timesince timesince
since the American occupation said saidGovernor saidGovernor saidGovernor
Governor Taft and better than ever everunder eorunder everb
b under Spanish rule Development D elopment Is par particularly particularly particularly ¬
ticularly rapid Just now In all lines of ofcommerce orcommerce ofcommerce
commerce and Industry Industr though the ex extension extension oxtnnIon ¬
tension of this development into the In Interior Interlor intenor ¬
tenor is delayed somewhat by lack of ofrailroad otrailroad ofrailroad
railroad facilities facilitiesRailroads factUUesRailroads faciliUesRailroads
Railroads Needed NeededWhat lfeededVhat NeededWhat
What business men of the islands are arelooking a a1oQ1 areloqklng
1oQ1 looking lng forward to tq now more mprethan than any an ¬
thing t lng else el el e1s is railroad construction c cqnstu nfJtrtt tfon It is ishiyjed IshOped Ishoped
hOped that American eatfltal can be inr inrteroSted In Int Intoroted
teroSted t toroted tedln In Jhesejafiroads thesernl thesoraflroad thesoraflroadnot roaw T b > utafcanv utafcanvhot tll 1qcan 1qcan110t
hot English and Belgian capital capltli fo ready readyto eadyto y yto
to come in Financiers of the United UnitedStates UnitedStates
4 States generally gencr lh have ha not had much ex experience experience cxperlenco ¬
perience in the Far East ast and naturally naturallythey naturallytiley naturallyThey
they are timid It Is hoped however howeverthat howeverthat howeverthat
that before rore long some of the great rail railroad railroad railroad ¬
road builders of America may become becomeInterested becomeInterested becomeInterested
Interested InterestedGovernor InterestedGovernor InterestedGovernor
Governor Taft then described the Man ManUaDagUpan ManllaDag ManUaDagipan
UaDagUpan llaDag pan and other railroad systems systemsin systemsIn systemsin
in the Philippines PhilippinesRailway PhilippinesRailway PhilippinesRailway
Railway building Is by no means meanalimited mean8l1mJted meanslimited
limited to Luzon The trunk lines are arenecessarily arenecessarily arenecessarily
necessarily limited to one or two but butthere butthere butthere
there ia plenty of room for branches as asmost asmost asmost
most of the Islands are of sufficient size sizeto sizeto SIzeto
to permit permJtthe the construction of railroads railroadsfifty rallroad8Jltty railroadslifty
fifty miles long into the interior Sur Burveys Surves Surveys
veys have boon made and plans have havebeen havebeon havebean
been completed for the Luzon system systemand systemand systemand
and the railroad Is simply waiting for forcapital rorcapital forcapital
capital A railway system will increase increasethe IncretLllethe increasethe
the productiveness pro uctlvaness of ofthe the islands 50 per percent percent percent
cent in the years yearsContinuing yearsContliluing oors oorsContinuing
Continuing on the subject of railroads railroadsGovernor railroadsGovernpr railroadsGovernor
Governor Taft said one company is isgridlroning i igrIdlronlng isgridironing
gridlroning the city of o Manila with a atrolley atrolley atrolley I
trolley line This system is to connect connecta connega
a number of suburban towns with the thePhilippine thoPhlUpplne thePhiilppine
Philippine capital capitalEducation cspltaLEducation capitaLEducation
Education of Natives NativesAs NativesAs NativesAs
As to the education of the natives up upto upto upto
to United States standards Governor GovernorTaft GOvernorTaft GovernorS
S Taft sold the public school system has hasdeveloped hn hndeveloped hasdeveloped
developed wonderfully wondertull and has done donemuch donemuch donemuch
much in spreading American ideas ideasThe IdeasThe ideasThe
The census w we are taking of the peo people peopl peopIe ¬
pIe pl continued the governor will be becompleted becompIeted becompleted
completed next fall and should the con conditions conditions conditlons ¬
ditions be as tranquil as they are now nowit nowJt nowIt
it Is proposed to call a general assembly assemblyfor assemblytor assemblyfor
for the purpose of electing a legislative legislativebody legislativebody legislativebody
body of from fifty fift to one hundred to co cooperate 00operate cooperate ¬
operate With Ith the United States authori authorities authoritlffi authorities ¬
ties The board of commissioners re remain remain remain ¬
main In power two and a half years yearsmore yearsmorl yearsmore
more and by the end of that time I Ithink Ithink Ithink
think the natives will be able to govern governthemseUcs governthemsclves governthemselves
themselves themseUcsThe themsclvesThe themselvesThe
The governor talked long and earnest earnestly earnestly ¬
ly 1 on or4 onthe the social and economic conditions conditionsIn
In the Philippines pointing out many manyImprovements man manImprqvements manylmprqvaments
Improvements that ought to be made madeand madeuud madeand
and jwhlch which hich he expects to Initiate as Sec Secretary Secrct Seeretary ¬
retary rct ry of Var WarAt VarAt VarAt
At present the United States Statesmilitary Statesmilitarystrength military militarystrength mllllarystrength
strength in the islands is about 15000 15000Governor 15000Governor 15000Governor
Governor Taft believes 10000 soldiers soldierswould soldiersould soldierswould
would ould be enough to maintain order orderWhen ordorWhen orderWhen
When asked about his visit to the theMikado theMIkado theMikado
Mikado and conditions in the Far East BastMr Eastl1r EastMr
Mr Taft said soldAs saidAs saidAs
As to the RussoJapanese troubles I IContinued IContinued IContinued
Continued on Fifth Page PageWEATHER IJa IJaWEATHER iageWEATHER
WEATHER REPORT REPORTIt
It is colder in New cw England and In the theupper theupper theupper
upper Missouri Valley Higher tempera temperatures temperatures temperatures ¬
tures prevail in the South and the in interior InterIor Intenor ¬
terior valleys but the temperature Is Istill Istlll isitili
itili till much below the seasonal average averagein averageSn averageIn
in all parts of the country except Cali California California Callfornia ¬
fornia the north Pacific Coast and andFlorida andFlorida andFlorida
Florida FloridaSnow FloridaSnow FloridaSnow
Snow is indicated for tonight and to tomorrow tomorrow tomorrow ¬
morrow in the middle Atlantic States Statesand Statesnd Statennd
and nd rain in the south Atlantic States Statesand Statesand Statesand
and Florida The weather will clear clearIn clearin clearIn
In the east Gulf States tonight and andnow andnow andsnow
snow now In the Ohio Valley tonight will be befollowed befollowed befollowed
followed by fair tomorrow tomorrowThe tomorrowIbe tomorrowThe
The temperature will rise in the mid middle middle middie ¬
dle Atlantic States and the lake region regionand regionand regionand
and It will be somewhat colder in the thecast theEast theeast
East Gulf States and Florida FloridaTHE FloridaTHE FloridaTHE
THE TEMPERATURE TEMPERATURES TEMPERATURa5m
S a 5m m 19
12 noon 24
1 1pn p m 2a 211p 2U2pm
2 2pm p m n 26 26THE 26THE 26THE
THE SUN SUNBun SUNBun SUN8un
Bun sets today 515 p m mgun mSun mun
gun un rises tomorrow tomo = 710 a m mTIDE mTIDE inTIDE
TIDE TABLE TABLEHigh TABLEHleh TABLEHigh
High tide today 403 < < J a m mHigh mHigh mHigh
High ride Ide tomorrow tomorrow430 430 a m 003 p m mLow mLow inIow
Low tide tomorrow tomorrowll 11 a m 1155 p m
DEMOCRATS DEMAND DEMANDUNQUALIFIED DEMANDUNQUALIFIED DEMANDUNQUALIFIED
UNQUALIFIED ORDER ORDERSenate
m
Senate Minority Not Willing to Trust Discretion of ofPresident ofPresident ofPresident
President in Furnishing Correspondence Correspondenceas Corresp n Ie ce ceas
as to Panama Matter
The assertion that the President of ofthe ofthe ofthe
the United States can at any an time re refttsa rei refuse
fuse to comply with th the official demand demandof demandor demandci
of tho Senate for information was wasmade wasma WaSinade
made ma e on the floor of tho Semite Somt to today todayby todayby todayby
by Mr Cullom of Illinois chairman of ofthe otthe ofthe
the Foreign Relations Committee and andone andone andone
one of the leaders on tho Republican Republicanside Uepublicanside Republicanside
side sideThis sideThis sideThis
This point of view was vehemently vehementlycontested vohemcntl vohemcntlcontested vehementlycontested
contested by Mr Tlllman who declared declaredhe declaredhe docaredhe
he hoped no Senator would over agree agreeto agreeto agreeto
to suoft a n g yielding of this inherent right rightof lfghtf rightof
of f the Senate SenateCites SenateCites SenateCites
Cites Cleveland Incident IncidentMr IncidentMr IncidentMr
Mr Hale defended the contention rais raised raised rained ¬
ed by Mr 11 Cullom and said President PresidentCleveland PresidentCleveland PresidentCleveland
Cleveland had once on a request for In Information Information Information ¬
formation relating to an appointment appointmenti appointmentnbsolutel appointmentabsolutely
i absolutely nbsolutel refused to comply complyThis comphThis complyThis
This brought Mr Cockrell to his feet feetin tectIn feetin
in an explanation of Clevelands atti attitude attitude attitude ¬
tude saying s lng he had ultimately sent the theinformation theInformation theinformation
information and had at first withheld It Itbecause Itbecause itbecause
because It was not properly and clearly clearlyosKed clearl clearlasKed clearlyasked
asKed for To this Mr Ir Mitchell added addedsaying addedsaying addedsaying
saying there had been three resolutions resolutionsof
of a contradictor nature natureMr natureMr natureMr
Mr Cullom declared all the Informa Information Intormatlon information ¬
tion desired would be sent by the Presi President President President ¬
dent without an amendment If not In Inhis Inhis inhis
his Judgment Incompatible with the pub public public publie ¬
lic Interest but that President Roose Roosevelt Rooseyelt Roosevolt ¬
volt Insisted upon the amendment as a acourtesy acourtesy acourtesy
courtesy following the usual custom customHe customHe customHe
He eulogized the President and his hon honesty honesty lionosty ¬
esty adding If the Democrats thought thoughtthey thoughtthey thoughtthey
they could catch the President in an un untruth untruth untruth ¬
truth they would fall fallMr fallMr failMr
Mr Culberson resented this intimation intimationof
of Mr Cullom who continued his ox explanation oxplanation oxplanation ¬
planation and insisted Inslst on the amend amendments amendm amendmenta ¬
ments m nts adoption adoptionHow adoptionHow adoptionHow
How Debate Be Bean BeanThe an anThe anThe
The Panama question came up as soon soonas soonas soonas
as the morning business was concluded concludedand conol conclUdedand del1 del1and
and a number of t > ro s1ilnlll lMTi > n Intro Introduced ltTOduced itrOduced ¬
duced by Democratic members were treroconsidered weroconsldered wereconsidered
considered consideredThe conslderedThe consideredThe
The debate centered on the Culberson Culbersoncomposite Culbersoncomposite Culbersoncomposite
composite resolution approved by b the theDemocratic theDemocra theS
S Democratic Democra lc caucus last wf wfk svct k and Intro Introduced Introduced Introduced ¬
duced on oq oil Monday Monda last as calling IIng on the theL
1
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MERRITT LIKELY
TO TOBEAPPOINTED TOBEAPPOINTEDNo BE APPOINTED APPOINTEDNo
No Candidates Appear for forLocal forLocal forLocal
Local Postmasterslup PostmasterslupMATTER PostnlastersllipMATTER PostmastershipMATTER
MATTER NOT NOT YET TAKEN UP UPOne UPOne U UOne
One or Two Hen len Mentioned for Place PlaceAre PlaceAre PlaceAe
Are Making aking Little Effort Effortto Effortto EfforttoGetlt
to toGetlt toGetltThe Get It ItThe ItI
The local postmastorship soems likely likelyto likely likelyto likelyto
to go 0 to Postmaster Merrlttalmostwith Merrlttalmostwithout Morrfttalmost with without
out an effort on his part A singular singularscarcity singularscarcity i iscarclt
scarcity scarclt of candidates exists Not only onlyis onlyis I IIs
is there no local candidate seeking to todisplace todl todiaplace
displace dl lace Mr Merritt but there Is no noopposition noopposltlon noopposition
opposition to him from outside candi candidate candldatts candidates ¬
date dateAt dattsAt dates datesAt
At the PostolPce Department It Is Isgiven IsgIen isgiven
given out that the appointment of a asuccessor asuccessor asuccessor
successor to Mr Mcnrltt has not yet yetbeen yetbean et etbeen
been taken up with the th President It Is Isnot Isnot isnot
not yet certain when this thl will m be done doneIndorsements doneIndorsements doneIndorsements
Indorsements from a large number of oflocal oflocal r rlocal
local politicians and business men have havebeen havebeen havebeen
been filed nlc < 1 in Mr Merritts behalf The ThePostmaster ThePostmaster ThePostmaster
Postmaster G Gf Giera3 < ieral ral has not yet gone gonethrough gonethrough gonethrough
through these preparatory to bringing bringingthem bringingthem bringingthem
them to the Presidents attention attentionWhile attentionVhlle attentionWhile
While one or two District men have havebeen havebeen havebeen
been mentioned as alternatives in case caseMr caseMr caseMr
Mr Merrltt errltt not I Imovement
were reappointed no nomovement nomovement
movement has been made to back them themup themup themup
up with indorsements Mr Merritt still stillrests stillrests stillrests
rests under the shadow of the recent recentexposures recentexposures recentexposures
exposures in the Postoffice Department Departmentbut
but in spite of this he seems likely to toget toget toget
get the appointment appointmentCORONERS appointmentCORONERS appointmentCORONERS
CORONERS JURY SAYS SAYSWRIGHT SAYSWRIGHT SAYSWRIGHT
WRIGHT WAS A SUICIDE SUICIDELONDON SUICIDELOlloDON SUICIDELONDON
LONDON Jan 28 2iThe The Inquest Inque t into intothe IntIthe intothe
the cause of the death of Whitaker WhitakerWright WhltakerWright VhltakerVrlght
Wright the promoter who died sud suddenly 8uddenl suddenly ¬
denly denl on Tuesday within an hour after afterho attr1he afterhe
he had been sentenced to seven years yeetitspenal yearspenal etUiI etUiIpenal
penal servitude was held today todaySir todaySir todaySir
Sir George Lewis who was Wrights Wrightssolicitor Wrihtssolicitor Wrightssolicitor
solicitor was the chief witness wltne and de described df8crlb descrlbed ¬
scribed 8crlb d the prisoner actions ction after hav having havIng hayIng ¬
ing lunoo lunched < < l on cold beef beefIn bO beefIn t tIn
In fifteen minutes Wright died with without without without ¬
out having spoken again said Sir SirGeorge SirGeorge SirGeorge
George GeorgeDr GeorgeDr GeorgeDr
Dr Freyburgor who performed the theautopsy thtautopsy theautopsy
autopsy on Wrights rIghts body testified te tltled that thathe thathe thathe
he had found definite trace tr cc of cyanide cyanideof c anlde anldeot
of potassium He said ald that Wright Wrightevidently Wrightcldently Wrightevidently
evidently had held the poison for some Hometime sometime sometime
time in his mouth and swallowed it itwhile Itwhile itwhIle
while drinking the water waterA waterA waterA
A verdict that Wright committed sui suicide Hulclde nulcido ¬
cide was rendered renderedMORE renderedMORE renderedMORE
MORE INFORMATION INFORMATIONON
ON PANAMA QUESTION QUESTIONPanama QUESTIONPanama QUESTIONPanama
Panama apart from todays debate debatewan dobatewaR debatewan
wan prominent in the routine business businessof
of the Senate SenateThe SenateThe SenateThe
The Senate agreed to a resolution pre presented pre5fmtcd prosented ¬
sented by Mr Morgan to have printed printedns
ns S a Senate document the thaofficlal official pro proceedings prooedlngs proeaedingn ¬
ceedings of the meeting of the th Panama PanamaCanal PanamaCanal PanamaCanal
Canal Company In Paris lust Docem December Docember Docember ¬
ber 30 30Singers 30lnlr1nJ 30Singers
Singers and Public Speaker will find Pisas PisasCure P PbnsCure 8 8lwe
Cure nn n effectual cure for hoarseness 25c 26cA4v Adv
President to inform the Senate whether whetherhe whetherhe
he has sent all the ho Panama correspond correspondonce corrospondence correspondonce I
once to the upper house and if not to toforward toforward i iforward
forward it forthwith This led to the theproposal thoIrOposal theijroposah
proposal of two amendments and a aspeech aspeoch aspeech
speech by b Mr Culberson CulbersonMr CutbersonMr CidbersonMr
Mr Cullom suggested that March IS
1903 the date of tho ratification by b the theSenate theSenate theSenate
Senate of the HayHerran treaty treat be bemade bemade bemade
made the date from which to limit the therequest therequest therequest
request Mr Culberson demurred < lemurro to tothisi tothis tothln
thisi this and while he was speaking in op opposition opposition opposition ¬
position Mr Gorman at a nearby nearbydesk nearbydesk nearbydesk
desk inserted In a copy COP of the resolu resolution resolution ¬ I
tion the words since June 2S 1902 He Hehanded Hehanded Hehanded
handed this to Mr Culberson Culh rson who whomoved whomoved whomoved
moved its adoption and the Senate Senateagreed Senateagreed Senateagreed
agreed It is the date on which hlch the theSpooner theSpooner theSpoonor
Spooner amendment was approved by bythe bythe bythe
the President PresidentInsist PresidentInsist PresidentInsist
Insist on Information InformationThe InformationThe InformationThe
The amendment which drew the fire fireof fireot fireof
of the Texans oratory was proposed by byMr b bIr byMr
Mr Ir Cullom to add at the end of the theresolution theresolutIon theresolution
resolution the words If not in his hisJudgment hisjudgment hisjudgment
Judgment Incompatible with the public publicInterest publicInterest publicInterest
Interest InterestWith InterestVlth InterestWith
With such a provision attached it itwas ItI Itwas
I was evident In the minds of minority minoritySenators mlnorlt mlnorltSenators minoritySenators
Senators that the resolution would be beineffective beIneftectlve beineffective
ineffective as the President could keep keepfrom keepfrom keepfrom
from tho Senate anything which he lid lidnot UtInot 111not
not care to have ha v known Mr Ir Culber Culbersons Culbersons Culbersons
sons remarks tended to the support of ofthis otthis ofthis
this view with lth quotations from prece precedents precedents ¬
dents of Jt a jL similar sort sortTo sortTo I ITo
To this Mr Ir Cullom replied insist insisting InsistIng insIsting ¬
ing on his amendment as a proper court courtesy courtes courtesy ¬
esy es to the President following custom customDiscourtesy customDiscourtesy customDiscourtesy
Discourtesy Not Intended IntendedMr Intendedllr IntendedMr
Mr Gorman took the floor when hen Mr MrCullom MrCullom MrCullom
Cullom concluded and spoke as the leader leaderof leaderot leaderof
of the minority He declared there was wasno waano wanno
no disposition on his side of the chamber chamberto
to show any discourtesy dlscourtes to the Execu Executive Executlvt Executive ¬
tive Wo have too much respect for forthat forthat forthat
that office o l1ce he exclaimed but that will willnot willi willnot
i not and ought not prevent us from criti criticising crlUclfJlng criticising ¬
cising any an act by the occupant of that thatofllce thatoffice thatoffice
office ofllceMr officeMr officeMr
Mr Gorman then went on to quote quoteprecedents quotlprecepents quoteprecedents
precedents In support of his position posltlonI
I
UNION VETERANS VETERANSFIGHT VETERANSFIGHT >
FIGHT OVER FLAG FLAGGov FLAGGov
Gov Murphy of New Jer Jersey Jersey Jersey ¬
sey Is Involved InvolvedG
G A R POST RAISES ISSUE ISSUEProtests ISS ISSUEProtests E EProtests
Protests to Executive Executive to Establish EstablishClaim EstablishClaim EstablishClaim
Claim Claim of Landing First Union UnionBanner UnionBanner UnionBanner
Banner in Virginia
TRENTON N J J Jan 2SJoseph R RDurell RDurell BDureil
Durell adjutant of Aaron Wilkes Post PostNo PostNo PostNo
No 3 G A R has filed with Governor GovernorMurphy GoernorMurph GovernorMurphy
Murphy a protest against the acceptance acceptancefcy acceptancelily acceptanceby
lily the governor overnor In the name of the theState theStatu theState
State of a flag to be presented Fob February Fobi Fobmary ¬
i mary ruar 8 by Gen J J Madison Drake a athe aa aathe asthe
the first Union banner unfurled during duringthe duringthe duringthe
the rebellion In Virginia VirginiaMembers VirgIniaMembers VirginiaMembers
Members of the post are positive that thatCompany thatCompany thatCompany
Company A of the Third Regiment of oftli ottbs ofths
tli tbs s city planted the first flag on Vir Virginia Virginia Virginia ¬
ginia soil and not General Drake who whoat whoat whoat
at the time referred to was a corporal corporalin
in Company C of the same regiment regimentMembers regimentI regimentMembers
I Members of Company A assert that thatthe thatthe thatthe
the regiment at the time It crossed the theLong theLong theLong
Long Bridge had no regimental flag flagthat fiagthat flagthat
that Compuny A had a flag and Com Company Comtany Coinzany ¬
zany C had a flag and that only by byrank bylnk byrank
rank lnk disobedience of orders and breach breachof breachor breachof
of military mill tar discipline could Corporal CorporalDrake CorporalI CorporalDrake I
I Drake have left his company in the thecenter theI thecenter I
I center of the regiment and gone one in ad advance advance ¬ I Ivance
vance of Company A to plant his flag flagon flagon flagon
on secession secl slon soil first firstGeneral firstGeneral firstGeneral
General Drakes Answer AnswerELIZABETH AnswerELIZABETH AnswerELIZABETH
ELIZABETH N J Jan 28 Let me mediscuss mediscuss mediscuss
discuss this claim from a military point pointof pointot pointof
of View said General Drake Every Everysoldkr Everysoldlr Everysoldier
soldier knows that there is only one oneAmerican oneAmerican oneAmerican
American flag fla in the regiment regimentthat that Is Isone Isone isone
one flag wth th any standing Companies Companiesmay Companiesmay Companiesmay
may have flags of their own but they theyare the theate theyare
are without Uhout any standing They cannot cannotbe cannotbe cannotbe
be unfurled un urled on a march or even in incamp Incamp Incamp
camp The colonel would not allow such sucha
a thing thingOno thinIOne thingOne
One thing Is not denied deniedthat that I was wasensign wasensign wasensign
ensign of the regiment As such I was waswith waswith waswith
with the color company companyCompany Company C Cplaced Cplaced Cplaced
placed as a matter of course In the thecenter thecenter i icenter
center of the regiment as Aaron Wilkes WilkesPost WilkesPost I
Post says I carried the regimental col colors colors ¬ i iors
ors by appointment of the colonel I Ithink Ithink Ithink
think that disposes dl Pes of the matter effec effectually oftectuaU altecGeneral ¬
tually tuallyGeneral tuaU tuaUG
General G nerul Drake then read from Raums RaumsIllHtory RaumsHIBtory BaumsHistory
History of Trenton page 440 a para paragraph puragraph pam pamgraph ¬
graph which states that the American Americanhose Americanhos Americanhose
hos hose > company has In Its house the first flrstUnion firstUnion firstUnion
Union colors that crossed the Long LongBridge LongDridge LongBridge
Bridge at Washington In the rebellion rebellionand rebellionand rebellionand
and which we planted on Fort Runybn Runybnin
in Virginia VirginiaThose VirginiaThose VirginiaThese
Those colors were presented to me mesaid mesaid mesaid
said the general on the authority authorU of ofFranklin orFranklin ofFranklin
Franklin S Mills l > UlIs then mayor of Tren Trenton Trentonand Treziton ¬
ton tonand and a former war correspondent correspondentwith correspondentwith correspondentwith
with the Army Arm of the Potomac I am amgiven amIven amgiven
given Iven credit In Raums history with hav having havIng haying ¬
ing been the first to unfurl the Union Unionflag Unionflag Unionflag
flag in the thoOld Old Dominion DominionSouthern DominionSouthern DominionSouthern
Southern Palm Limited LimitedFloridas LimitedFlorldas LimitedFloridas
Floridas finest train Leaves Wash Washington WashIngton Washington ¬
ington 631 p m week days Dining Diningcar Diningcar Diningcar
car service a feature Club library libraryobservation libraryobsorvatlon libraryobservation
observation cars also druWlngroom druWlngroomsleeper drawlnJPoomsleoper dritWingroomsleeper
sleeper to Aiken and Augusta with con connections connecHons connectlons ¬
nections for Camden and Summorville SummorvilleTwo Summcrv1lleTwo SummervilleTwo
Two other fast ta t trains dally for Alken AlkenAugusta Alk AikenAugusta n nAugusta
Augusta Jacksonville etc Pullman Pullmansleepers Pullmansleepers Pullmansleepers
sleepers and elegant dining car service serviceLeave serviceLeave serviceLeave
Leave Washington 10D1 a m and 950 950p 960p 950p
p m Information 705 15th St and 511 511Pa 511Pa 511Pa
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WHAT THE tJOVERNMENT GOVERNMENT HAS DEVELOPED DEVELOPEDThat
That the letter box b fasteners cost costS 25 s cents and were sold for 125 125That 125That 125That
That Machen personally pe pefspially jally dictated many of the letters ordering orderin the in installation installation installation ¬
stallation of the device deviceThat dedce dedceThat devieThat
That when the Groffs < roffs received payment for fasteners fast ners part of the money moneywent moneywent moneywent
went to the Lorenzes LorenzesThat Lorenzes LorenzesThat LorenzeThat
That part of the thcmoney money received by the Lorenzes was immediatelyfor immediatelyforwarded immediatelyorwarded immediatelyforwarded
warded to Machen MachenThat MachenThat MachenThat
That despite numerous n nuhitous 1 e ous checks in favor of them the Groffs professed not notto notto notto
to know the Lorenzes LorenzesThat LorenicsThat < r rThat
That the Lorenzes professed profess d not to know the Groffs GroffsNew GroffsS GroffsNew
1 i S S I INew
New Municipal M nicipal Offices OfficesReady OfficesR OfficesReadySept
Ready R ReadySept ady Sept 15 1905 1905Excavation 1905Excavation 1905Excavation
Excavation to toBe Be Begun March 15 157Specific 157Specifictions 15Specifications Specifica Specifications ¬
tions Will lillBe Be Ready PeadyFebruary February 15 15Work 15WorkWill 15WorkWill Work j jWill
Will Bequire quireEighteen Eighteen Months
Excavation preparatori preparl prepa iotjJr tgto Ho to the con construction construction ¬
struction of the then navirlIuniclpal w IU I Ipal Build Building BuildIng Building ¬
ing for which Congress COngr 8 has appropri appropriated approprIated appropriated ¬
ated 2000000 will be b begun egun about aboutMarch aboutMarch aboutMarch
March 15 6 and the work workot w rk of construc construction construction construetion ¬
tion carried on as rapidlyyVas rapl Uytasposslble UytasposslbleThis possible possibleThis pOssibleThis
This announcement was wasmnde made today by byCapt byCapt byCapt
Capt Chester Harding assistant ajd t nt to the thaEngineer theEngineer theEngineer
Engineer Commissioner and rid in charge chargeof
of buildings buildingsCaptain bulldln buildingsCaptain s sCaptain
Captain Harding will go to o Philadel Philadelphia Philadelphia Philadeiphia ¬
phia tomorrow morning to tomake make a final finalinspection flnalinspection finalInspection
inspection of the plans which have havebeen havebeen havebeen
been prepared by Cope Stewardson StewardsonFew stewardson stewardsonFew StewardsonFew
Few Changes in Plan PJanCaptain PlanCaptain I n nCaptaIn
Captain Harding said ai he has kept in intouch Intouch Intouch
touch with the work of the architects architectsand i1r araititectsand h1tects h1tectsand
and has from time to time Inspectedthe Inspected Inspectetlthe in pected pectedthe
the plans as they hav have progressed Procrss d For Forthis Forthis Forthis
this reason r reason ason he believes lIeS no nQ changes of ofany ot3J1Y ofpy
any 3J1Y py moment will ill have to be made mide and andthat anr anrthat antithat
that complete specIHcatlonsUcan speclt1catloru cnn be ad advertised adycrtised advOrtised ¬
vertised by February 15 15The 15The 15The
The Commissioners will allow al1o a nmonth nmonthtor month monthfor monthfor
for the submission of bids bld t irwo Two o con contracts contracts contiacts ¬
tracts will be called for oneforjthe on one forJthe for4he ex excavation excavation oxcavation ¬
cavation proper and one for tOF the con
Mr Oltu O1njiStjll jtill jj Loyal Loyaljj
I 1fra jjiiifhU c fl fiitmJ 3likd 3likdito p 1t1p 1i 1iI 1iNo Jil
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No Democrat in Whom Conservative Conservative Peo People PeopleHave Peopie ¬
pie pleHave Have Such Confidence Says the theFormer theFormer theFormer
Former Secretary SecretaryofState of State
Former Secretary of State StAte Richard RichardOlney RichardOlne RichardOlney
Olney Olne of Massachusetts who Is in inWashington InVashlngton inWashington
Washington in connection with the themeeting themeeting themeeting
meeting of the trustees of the Peabody Peabodyeducational Ptmbodyeducational Peabodyeducational
educational fun1 tun Is still of the opinion opinionthat opinionthat opinionthat
that Grover Cleveland should be the theDemocratic theDemocratic theDemocratic
Democratic nominee for the Presi Presidency Presidency Presidency ¬
dency dencyMr dencyMr dencyMr
Mr Olney is stopping at the Shore Shoreham Shoreham Shoreham
ham Asked today for his reasons In Inbelieving InbelievIng Inbelieving
believing the former President should be berenominated berenominated berenominated
renominated he said saidI
I can only repeat what I have already
CATHOLIC ATIIU TRUSTEES TRUSTEESIN
IN EXECUTIVE SESSION SESSIONCardinal 8E88IO 8E88IOCardinal
Cardinal Gibbons Presides and There ThereAre ThereAre ThereAre
Are Few Absentees AbsenteesDisposition Disposition of ofLarge ofLarge o oLarge
Large Fund Discussed DiscussedThe DiscussedThe DiscussedThe
The board of trustees of the Catholic CatholicUniversity CathoUoUniversity CatholicUniversity
University of America met in executive executivemeeting executleI executivemeetlng
meeting In Caldwell Hall t v4ay t < vlay Car Cardinal CarI Cardinal ¬
dinal Gibbons president of the board boardpresided boardI boardpresided
I presided There were few absentees absenteesMatters absenteesMatters absenteesMatters
Matters pertaining directly to univer university unIversity univorsity ¬
sity affairs occupied the attention of ofthe otthe ofthe
the board Reports since th > last meet meetIng meetIng meetlng
Ing were considered and It Is under understood understood understood ¬
stood that the financial condition of the theuniversity theunlverslt theuniversity
university was an important feature featureThe feutureThe featureThe
The recent collections taken up In the thechurches theohurches thechurches
churches of America In aid of several severaldepartments severaldopartments severaldopartment8
departments of the college not suffi sufficiently sufficiently suillciently ¬
ciently endowed with annuities will It Itis ItIs Itis
is believed amount to something like
5100000 100000 and the proper disposition of ofthis ofthis > t tthis
this fund will probably be determined determinedupon determinedupon determinedupon
upon today todayMany todayMany todayMany
Many distinguished prelates of the theCatholic theCatholic theCatholic
Catholic Church came to Washington Washingtonyesterday Washingtonyesterday Washingtonyesterday
yesterday in order to be present at the themeeting themeeting themeeting
meeting Cardinal Gibbons accom accompanied nccompanled accompanied ¬
panied by b Archbishop Wlllams or Bos Boston Boston Boston ¬
ton and Bishop Horstmann of Cleve Cleveland Cleveland Cloveland ¬
land arrived yesterday c tcrday afternoon on onthe onthe onthe
the 420 train and went Immediately Immedlatel to tothe tothe tothe
the university Archbishop Ireland of ofSt otSt ofSt
St Paul Archbishop Keone eane of Du Dubuque Dubuque Diibuque
buque Bishop Maes of Covlngton CovlngtonBishop covingtonBishop ovlngtonBishop
Bishop Foley of Detroit and Bishop BishopHarklns BishopHarkins BishopHarkins
Harkins of Providence and Michael MichaelJenkins Mlcha MichaelJenkins l lJonklns
Jenkins of Baltimore and Thomas J JWaggaman JVugsaman JWaggaman
Waggaman of Washington also mem members members mainbern ¬
bers of tho board attended the meet meetThc meetIn meeting
In ing
ingThe Thc h Rev Re Denis OConnell rector of ofthe otthe ofthe
the university unlv rslty entertained the board of oftrustees ottrustees oftrustees
trustees at dinner today The trustees trusteeswill trosteeswill trusteeswill
will meet members of the faculty In Informally Informally informally ¬
formally tonight in Cnldwell Cn Idwell Hall and andtomorrow andtomorrow andtomorrow
tomorrow the distinguished visitors will willreturn willreturn willreturn
return to their homes homesGENERAL homesGENERA homesGENERAL
GENERAL REYES TO SAIL SAILGen SAILGen SAILCon
Gen Rafael Rata l Reyes tho Colombian en envoy envoy envoy ¬
voy who was recently in Washington Washingtonon
on what proved to be an unsuccessful unsuccessfulmission unsuccessfulmission unsuccessfulmission
mission will sail an from New York Sat Saturday Saturday Saturday ¬
urday next on the steamer Valencia Valenciafor Vulenclator Valenciafor
for Barranquilla whence he will pro proceed proceed poceed ¬
ceed immediately to Bogota BogotaBest DogotaBest BogotaBest
Best Boards 150 Per iooFeet iooFeetFrank 100 iooFeetFrank Feet FeetFrank
Frank Libbey Co 6th N Y Ave AveAdv AveAdv AveAdv
Adv
struction of the building The award awardwill awardwill awardwill
will be made Immediately after the bids bidshave bidshave bidshave
have been opened and Captain Harding Hardingsays Hardingsays Hardingsays
says the th District should be In Its new newhome newhome newhome
home within eighteen months thereafter thereafterThis therearteiThis thereafterThis
This would bring the dati dat of occupation occupationto
to September 15 1900 1900Bethel 1900Bethel 1905Bethel
Bethel White Granite GraniteSince CrlniteSince GraniteSince
Since Bethel white granite was ac aci acceptcd
i ceptcd for the material of the new newUnion newI newUnion
I Union Station there s s s seen een much mu h dis discussion Iliacusslon uscusslon ¬
cusslon as to the material which will willbe willbe willbe
be selected for the new Municipal unlclpal Build Building BandIng Building ¬
ing The argument extended In favor favorof tavorot favorof
of the Bethel stone for the Union UnionStation UnionStation UnionStation
Station would seem to hold good in this thiscase thiscase
case and those in a position to know knowexpress knowexpress knowexpress
express their belief that Bethel granite granitewill graniteill granitewill
will ill be selected selectedOf selectedOt selectedOf
Of the original 2000000 appropriated
550000 has been spent for The site siteAbout siteAbout siteAbout
About About 50000 OOO will have been spent for forarchitects forarchitects
architects fees and all incidental ex expenses 6X 6Xpanses oxpenses ¬
penses leaving approximately Sl400000 Sl400000for I400OOOI l40000Ofor
for the excavation and construction constructionwhich constructionwhich constructionwhich
I which wIll be advertised for within Ithln a afew afew afew
few days
said There Is no Dem Democrat cr t in the thecountry thecountry thecountry
I country who has as much m ch strength strengthamong stren strengthamong h hamong
among the conservative people as Mr MrCleveland l1rClevel MrCleveland
Cleveland Clevel nd I am still satisfied that It Ifhe Ithe ithe
he were nominated he would be elect elected elected elected ¬
ed edThe
The former Secretary had no second secondchoice secondchoice secondchoice
choice and he declined to discuss the theposition theposition theposition
position of William Jennings Bryan in inregard InrEgard Inregard
regard t to > the Chicago and Kansas City Cityplatforms Cityplatforms
platforms and his intention to antago antagonize antagonize antagonlze ¬
I nize the Eastern Democrats or re reorganizers meorganizers reorganizers
organizers aa he terms them
COTTON JOTTO SHATTERS SHATTERSALL SHA1TERSALL SIIATTERSALL
ALL HIGH RECORDS RECORDSJuly
July Touches i6Cent Mark Amid Wild WildExcitement WildExcitement WildExcitement
Excitement on New York YorkExchange YorkEocchanze YorkExchange
Exchange ExchangeNEW EocchanzeNEW ExchangeNEW
NEW YORK Jan 2S 2SCotton Cotton shat shattered shattered thattamed ¬
tered all records this morning July J ly sell sellIng sellIng selling
Ing for 16 cents cen lOJ and other futures es establishing establishing entablishing ¬
tablishing new high figures The rise risewas risewas risewas
was attended with wild excitement excitementA
A scare of shorts shortsin In Liverpool start started starled startad ¬
ed the upward flight of prices Sully Sullyby Sullyby Sullyby
by free buying and the prevalence of ofbullish orbulllsh ofbullish
bullish news in the South helped the theadvance theadvance theadvance
advance along alongThe alongThe alongThe
The abnormal price touched by cotton cottontoday cottontoday cottontoday
today is considered by S H Agnew of ofE otE ofE
E R Chapman Co to be the fore forerunner forerunner forerunner ¬
runner of a terrific panic in the market marketThe marketThe marketThe
The present value of cotton is ficti fictitious fictitious fictitious ¬
tious said Mr Agnew and the mar market market markot ¬
ket Is bound to collapse sooner or later laterTho laterTho laterThe
Tho staple is now in the hands of a aclique aclique aclique
clique which has bulled and bulled bulledprices bulledprloes bulledprices
prices and Is even predicting a higher higherlevel higherJevel higherlevel
level levelAt
At the present price of cotton there therecannot therecannot therecannot
cannot be any demand among spin spinners spinacm pln plnners ¬
acm ners and weavers It would not be pos possible possible possible ¬
sible for them to conduct their business businesson
on a profitable basis if compelled to pay pa
16 cents a pound for the staple stapleI
I expect to see soon one of the thegrandest thegrandest thegrandest
grandest panics In the market that has hasever hasever hasever
ever occurred occurre < 1 The break may amount amountto amoun t tto
to 2 or 3 cents and will be felt heavily heavilyin
in some quarters quartersIn
In 1838 1 9S cotton sold for 6 cents a apound apound apound
pound That was an anubnormally abnormally low lowprice lowprice lowprice
price as ts S the present pl Sent Is abnormally abnormall high highStatistics highStatistics highStatistics
Statistics show how however that cotton cottoncan cottoncun cottoncan
can be grown and sold at a profit at S Scents 8cents Scents
cents a pound poundBUST poundBUST poundBUST
BUST OF OFWASIIINGTON WASHINGTON W ACCEPTED ACCEPTEDShortly ACCEPTEDShortly
Shortly Shortl after the opening of the Senate Senatetoday Senatetoday Senatetoday
today a Joint resolution was agreed to toaccepting toaccepting
accepting a bust of Washington from fromcertain tromcertain fromcertain
certain citizens of France and tendering tenderingthe tenderingthe tenderingthe
the thanks of Congress CongressTo CongressTo CongressTo
To California Via New Orleans OrleansSouthern OrleansSouthern OrleansSouthern
Southern Railway operates four fast fasttrains tasttrains fasttrains
trains daily with Pullman sleepers and anddining anddining anddining
dining car service Washington to New NewOrleans NewOrleans NewOrleans
Orleans connecting with Sunset Limited Limitedvia Limitedvia Limitedvia
via Southern Pacific Railway Rallwa for El ElPaso ElPaso ElPaso
Paso City of Mexico Los Angeles and andSan andSan andSan
San Francisco Francisco over which lines there is isno ISno isno
no Interruption account snowstorms snowstormstc snowstormsetcdv
etc etcdv tc Adv < dv
1
DEFENSE OPENS OPENSIN OPENSIN OPENSIN
IN P PO O CASES CASESMotions CASESMotions CASESNotions
Motions to Exclude Important Govern Government Government Government ¬
ment TestimonD T Overruled OverruledMaddox Overruledk OverruledMaddox OverruledS OverruledMaddox S
k S
Maddox Kumler and Syme Make MakeOpening MakeOpeningStatements Opening OpeningStatements OpeningStatementsIna
Statements StatementsIna Ina Liebhardt Tells Why WhyShe WhyShe WhyShe
She Imitated Signatures
Legitimate business transactions be between between between ¬
tween the accused accu3r was the contention of ofthe orI ofthe
the defence deten defene e in Its opening statements statementsthis statementsthis statementsthis
I this morning in the trial of A W WMachen WMachen V VI
I Machen Diller B and Samuel A Groff GroffGeorge GrotrGeorge GroftGeorge
George E Lorenz and Martha J Lorenz Lorenzhis Lorenzhis Lorenzhis
his wife on the charge of of conspiring to todefraud todetraud todefraud
defraud the Government In the sale to tothe tothe tothe
the Postofflce Department of Groff let letter letter lettar ¬
ter box fasteners fastenersMr fastenersr fastenersMr
Mr r Beacu announced at the opening openingof
of court that the Government had cJ cJed cJedIts c1edIts ed edIts
Its case Mr Douglass made formal formalmotions formalmotions formalmotions
motions that tha t the court strike from the therecord therecord therecord
record the evidences of money m ney transac transactions tranaactlom tmansactions ¬
tions between the defendants and also alsothe alsothe alsothe
the statements which the Lorenzes and andthe andthe andthe
the Groffs Grotrsmade made to the postofnce In Inspectors Inspectors inspectors ¬
spectors The motion was overruled overruledrwell as aswell aswell
well as one that the prosecution be becompelled becompelled becompelled
compelled to elect upon which count of ofthe orthe ofthe
the Indictment it would ould ask conviction convictionFrom convictionFrom convictionFrom
From Groffs Standpoint StandpointMr
Mr MAddox In his opening statement statementfor statementlor statementfor
< for the Groffs explained that Lorenz Lorenzsaw Lorenzsaw Lorenzsaw
saw the Groffs Gr trs shortly after they ob obtalnird obWmtl ohtined
I tined their first contract for fastener fastenerto tastenenato
to be used in Washington was im impressed Impressed inpressed ¬
pressed with ine he merits of the device delceand deviceand i iand
and sought sou ht an interest in the business businessAfter buslne buslneAfter businessAfter
After some bargaining the Grolfitj Grolfitjagreed GrotrJi GrotrJiagreed Groitiagreed
agreed to give him onehalf the profits profitsIn pror prorIn profitsIn
i In return for this he was u iO o > deyoto deyotoI devothis deVotthis
I his energies to persuading postmasters postmasterstbat postmastdrnthat ostmastdrstli
that tli t It was a good thing and should shouldbe shOuldbe
be tusked for in their requisitions H Hwas Hwas He Hewas
was also to use tys < lnfluenc 1nfiu Influencth ncith < with mem members iimmbersof fil m mb ¬
bers b bersof rs of o Congress to t get them to have havthe ha havethe f fthe
the device device Installed in8tat1 In their district districtThe dlstrIctlThe districtsThe
The Groffs had neither neither the time nor northe narthe northe
the Influence to procure the general generaladoption generaldopti
adoption doptl n t > > f t the device and for or that thatreason that thatrens thatreasOnagreed
reason rens reasOnagreed n agreed to < pllt 1 > lIt their profits with wltliLorenz withLorepz
Lorenz There vytoi n absolutely solutely nothing nothingyrong nothingrrong
yrong 1Yro rrong ff Iwith the t e urrangemcnt nnn riingerneqt n said ald Mr MiMadcIi 17
i jSladajx MadcIi and eacfpcheckP en each li 1f aheck kletJt sent by Dllfer DllferfcjJi DlI Dliitr DliitrB
fcjJi > B > Gi G GicFtto fcftO f 4rervwEis rmt 4Jnr la ixracorflaxxt ixracorflaxxtwith UO SisoCSDW SisoCSDWwith > rIl rIlwith
with ut Its Its provisions provlslonsPartners provlsionsS provlsionspartners r T TPartners
Partners in Oil Fields Fieldsilr FieldsMr FieldsMr
S
Mr Kumler Kumler representing reprcs nt1ng the th Lor Lorenzes Lorenzes ¬
enzes explained that for years Lorenz Lorenzand Lorenzand Lorenzand
and ITachen achen had had large business businesstransactions businesstransactions
transactions growing out of their ven ventures vezitures ¬
tures In oil when the oil fields of north northwestern northwestern northwestern ¬
western Ohio were first discovered The Thetwo Thetwo
two Lorenz brothers and the Machen Machenbrothers Machenbrothers
brothers were among the first to go into intothe Intothe
the field and for a while they made mademoney mademoney
moriey money rapidly rapidly out of a B rich well they theystruck they theystruck theystruck
struck Later hard times came upon uponthorn uponthem uponthem
them and through the selling of o prop property property property ¬
erty which Lorenz had given a bank as assecurity assecunty assecUrity
security he became deeply Indebted to toMschen tDc toMachen
Mschen MschenIt Machenwas c 1en
It 1 was roa in the discharge of this debt debtgrowing debtgTlng debtgrowing
growing out of a series of ordinary ordlnar busi business business business ¬
ness transactions that Lorenz sent so somany 80many nomany
many checks to Machen There was as no noconceclment noconcerhnent noconcealment
concealment about the dealings between betweenthe betweenthe betweenthe
the men They did not exchange money moneyby moneyby moneyby
by express or send s nd it through the mall mallIn mallIn mailin
In bills but each remittance was a mat ¬
ter of permanent record In a bank bankwhere
where It could be found by b anyone in interested interested Interested ¬
terested in the matter matterMr matterMr matterMr
Mr Kumler said the bringing of an anIndictment anIndictment anindictment
Indictment against Mrs Lorenz was waanothing wasnothing wasnothing
nothing less than cruelty cruclt When ben the thegrand thegrand thegrand
grand Jury was asked to act it wan not notshown notshown notshown
shown that in a single Instance she had hadreceived hadrecelnd hadreceived
received 1 cent from fro the Grafts and she shehad shehad shehad
had never seen them or known them themuntil themuntil thetauntil
until she walked walked Into the courtroom for fortrial tortrial fortrial
trial She had borne a spotless reputa reputation reputationas reputation ¬
tion tionas as the result of a long life of good gooddeeds goodeeds gooddeeds
deeds eeds and the man must rest uneasy uneasywho uneasywho uneasywho
who caused the indictment to be bebrought bebrought bebrought
brought and so cast a slur upon her hername hername hername
name nameHer nameHer nameHer
Her husband started a a bank account accountfor accounttor accountfor
for her her when their daughter was mar married married marned ¬
ried in order to relieve himself of the thebother thebother thebother
bother of personally paying the numer numerous numeri numerous ¬
i ous small bills incident to the wedding weddingand weddIngi weddingand
i and it was SR that which explained the ac account acI account ¬
count in the Toledo bank banki bankMachens bankMachens
I i Machens Many Duties Dutiesi DutiesConrad
I i Conrad Syme made the opening state statement statement statemeat ¬
ment for Machen He dwelt at length lengthon lengthon
on the wonderful manner in which tho thofree thotree thefree
free delivery dellv6r division had grown In ten tenyears ten3lars tenyears
years the th numerous matters of great greatImport great I IImport Iimport
Import Machen had to handle and the the1 the1large thelarge
1 large number of executive officers under underhim underhim naderhim
him himWith
With all this he could not have taken takenthe tnke tnkethe takenthe
the personal part in the installation of ofthe otthe ofthe
the Groff fasteners that has been al alleged alleged alloged ¬
leged hy the prosecution His relations relationswith relationswith relationswith
with Lorenz were perfectly legitimate legitimateand legitimateand legitimateand
and grew out of incidents which origi originated originated ¬
nated before Machen entered tio public publicservice publlcservice publicservice
I service serviceIna serviceIna serviceInn
Ina Liebhardt whom Machen achen ap appointed appointed uppointed ¬
pointed his chief clerk was the first firstwitness firstwitness firstwitness
witness for the defense and described describedthe descrlbethe describedthe
the growth of the division She admit admitted admitted admitted ¬
ted she had signed Machens initials to tonearly tonearly i inearly
nearly all of his mall the last two years yearshe yearshe eutS eutShe
he was in office y1d nd for about two twoyears twoears twoyears
years ears before this she signed half of 1C 1CHe it itHe ItHe
He had told her to sign the Initials Initialsfnd InlUalsfnd Initialstnd
fnd refer to him only those letters she shethought shethought shethought
thought of Importance ImportanceSho ImportanceShe importanceShe
She was W 3 asked why wh she signed the theInitials theInitials theInitials
Initials in such a manner that her Imi Imitation hnJmtion ¬
tation could not > e distinguished from frocaMachens troQMachens fromMachens
Machens original She had no explana explanation explanation explanation ¬
tion except that thutat at first the signatures signatureswere signatureswere signatureswere
were different but in signing his name nameso nameso
so many man times she unconsciously copied copiedit
it
OPENING STATEMENTS STATEMENTSFOR STATEMENTSFOR STATEMENTSFOR
FOR THE DEFENDANTS DEFENDANTSMr
Mr Beach Sea h opened open d the session of the theMachen theMachen theMachen
Machen trial this morning by saying sayingthe 8alngthe sayingthe
the Government rested its case Mr MrDouglass MrVouglWls MrLouglass
Douglass then to keep the record
straight moved to strike strikeout out all men mention mel1tlon mention ¬
tion of payments pa ments from one defendant defendantto
to another saying they the could not prove provethe procthe provethe =
the conspiracy The motion WAS over overruled oerruled overruled ¬
ruled ruledMr ruledMr ruledMr
Mr Douglass argued against the ad admission admission admission ¬
mission of all the evidence to which de defendants dcfendants dufendants ¬
fendants counsel had objected lie liemoved Hemoved liemoved
moved that the evidence be stricken strickenfrom strickenfrom strickenfrom
from the record He also asked iked that thatthe thatthe thatthe
the oral and written rltten statements of the theGroffs theGrotIs theGrafts
Grafts and Lorenzes to the inspectors inspectorsbe
be stricken out The motions were wereoverruled wereoerruled wereoverruled
overruled overruledMr oerruledMr overruledMr
Mr Kumler moved that the Govern Government Government Government ¬
ment be compelled to elect on which whichcount whichcount whichcount
count it would proceed Mi Beach said soldthe saidthe saidthe
the Government stood on all the counts countsCan countsCan countsCan
Can Consolidate Counts CountsMr CountsIr CountsMr
Mr Ir Conrad said If 1 each count were wereseparate a aseparate aseparate
separate Indictment the court could couldconsolidate couldconsolidate couldconsolidate
consolidate them and make the de defendants detendants dofendants ¬
fendants stand on all alL Mr Keigwin KeJ 1n said saidthe saidthe saidthe
the election of counts was applicable applicableonly applicablelonly applicableonly
only to felonies Mr Kumlers motion motionRiis moUonI
I Was LS overruled overruledMr overruled overruledMr overruledMr
Mr Maddox made the opening state statement statement statement >
ment for the defense He said he heagreed heagreid heagreed
agreed with 2Ir Jr r Beach that It was not nota notn nota
a n great state trial It Was as simple The TheGroffs TheGrofts TheGrofis
Groffs had a good thing they wanted to tosell tosell tosell
sell it they the paid a man to sell It and anddid anddid anddid
did sell el1 it Dilter Graft had had a long longsuccessful longsuccesstul longsuccessful
successful career as a soldier soldl r having havingbeen ha1ngbeen havingbeen
been promoted to a captaincy and had hadthen hadthen hadthen
then experienced a long and honorable honorablebusjpess honorablobsjpess honorablebusjpess
busjpess career Sam Groff left school schoolat schoolat schoolat
at sixteen became a niachhiist i I ach acl4niat lst went to tothe tothe tothe
the Pennsylvania oil fieldswas success successful successful successful ¬
ful became treasurer of Lancaster Lancastercounty Lancastercounty Lancastercounty
county Pa came to Washington and andwas andwa andwa
was wa the last man appointed on the Met Metropolitan MCtropolltan Metropoiltan ¬
ropolitan Police Force ForceThe ForceThe ForceThe
The Groff Inventions InventionsHQ InventionSne InventionExIq
HQ ne was w always an Inventor Invontor and InIWS9us In Inrecently n ncied
cied various IWS9us t things ngs besJ besidethe e eGrott eGrottt Gro Groevery
t 9ng Q e ev every everym i7 i7n
m n h 1 l lili lS own wn brtt bidOmaker n er He a as astecently asrecently
recently Invented a a shell so dangerous dangeroushe d gerous geroushe
he thinks It ought to be called tho thoworlds thoworlds theworlds
worlds peace maker His attention attentionto
to the need for a letter box fastener was wasattracted wasattracted wasattracted
attracted whit whn going his rounds as a apoliceman apoliceman apoliceman
policeman When he completed his in invention InenUon Invention ¬
vention he saw Postmaster WHIett 111ett and andMajor andMajor andMajor
Major Bell They were greatly pleased pleasedwith pleasedwith pleasedwith
with the device He wrote Machen Machenasking Machenasking Mahenasking
asking permission to tine two boxes as asa asa asa
a a test He received a letter 1 < t01 from Mr MrWlllett MrWlllett Ir IrVlllett
Wlllett saying the superintendent of offree otfree offree
free delivery had directed the permis permission permission permlssion ¬
sion be given givenIn givenIn givenIn
In 1S35 Mr Marcia Machens assist assistant assistant assistant1 ¬
ant ant1 went tp see Graft and talked over overthe oVerthetlrlce overthe
the thetlrlce price of tho fasteners After some sometalk so sonictalk e etaik
talk taik they agreed upon a n price of SU50 SU50and 150 150and 130and
and in 1S95 they got aii a order for Wash Washington WashIngton WashIngton ¬
ington IngtonI
I Groff Meets Lorenz LorenzThe LorenzI LorensThe
The Groffs thought the pressure for forletter tor1etter forletter
I
letter box boxtaIteners fasteners would come from frompostmasters tromI frontpostmasters
I postmasters and postmen Neither had
the time to devote to that work In In3S93 In1m
3S93 Sam Groff w went < < nt In the city post postofflce postoffice postoffice ¬
office and saw sa a a number of mon looking lookingat
at the sample box One of them wag wagLorenz wa3LoreI1 wasLorenz
Lorenz and that was the first time he hesaw hesaw hesaw
saw either Grot GroffLorenz GrotLoren GraftLorena
Lorenz introduced himself said the thedevice thedevice thedevice
device was Just the thing the Govern Government Govirnment Governmeat ¬
ment wanted and he would like to have havean havean havean
an Interest in it It They made an en engagement engagement engagement ¬
gagement to meet at Dlller GrofTs next nextday nextda nextday
day da Postmaster Wiilett gave Lorenz Lorenza
a good name to DIHor Groff GroffNext GrottNext GroffNext
Next day Lorenz the two elder Grafts Groffsand Groftsn1d Graftsand
and Dlller F Graft met tt t Dller B BGrofTs BGroffs BGrotVs
GrofTs office Lorenz said re t9wan t9wanan wanted wantedan
an Interest He knew postmasters postmstersand postmstersandCongressmen and andCongressmen andCongressmen
Congressmen and could bt of great greatservice greatservice greatservice
service In working up a demand for the thebox thebox thebox
box in a legitimate manner For his hisservices hisservices hisservices
services Lorenz agreed to accept half halfthe hid hidthe halfthe
the profits That accounted for the pay payments p113ments paymeats ¬
ments from the Grafts to the Lorenzes LorenzesNo LorenzesNo LorenzesNo
No Written Contract ContractThe ContractThe ContractThe
The charge was 150 for the fasten fastoners fastenems tcn tcners
ers at first and Lorenzs share In the thereceipts thereceipts thereceipts
receipts was more than 40 per Ct cent of ofthe o othe ofthe
the price When W n the price was a9 reduced reducedto
to L25 Lorenzs share was 40 per cent centof centor centof
of the th price priceThere priceThere priceThere
There was no written contract be betSveen betv between
tSveen tv en the parties Lorenz sent on a awritten a awritten awritten
written contract calling for to a half in interest int Intrest ¬
terest t rest in the patent The Groffs ob objected objected objected ¬
jected to the wording and the thing thlngrwas thingwas thingwas
was delayed until there was no sign signIng slgnI signing
I Ing In5 at al alDlller allDlller alBiller
Dlller B Croft was in the commercial commercialagencies commercialn commercialagencies
agencies n ncles but Croft Bros as a a firm firmwas firmI finnwas
I was not and in order to get a manu manufacturer manulo iuanuacturer ¬
facturer to make the goode the nam namof name nameI namof
of Dlller DlhlerB B Groff was used usedDiller usedDiller usedDiller
I Diller Groffs Salary SalaryDUler Salarylller
I DUler lller P Groft was hired hlre < l as a clerk clerkat clerkI clerkat clerkat
I at 500 per year ear In order to make up upthis Ultthis u uthis
this sum one of the manufacturers man tacturers was waaInduced wasinduced wasInduced
Induced to deliver tae e devices for 20 JOcents 20cents 20cents
cents each In 1S99 the prie paid pal by bythe bythe y ythe
the Government was reduced < l from J150 J150to SL SLto lO lOto
to J125 125 In that year Graft Bros Brosgot Bro Brogot Brosgot
got a letter from Machen asking them themto themto themto
to call on him Dlller F Groff went for forthem tOI tOIthem forthem
them Machen told them the pric pricwould price pricewould pricewould
would have to be reduced lo 0 1 125 The Thereason Thereason Thereason
reason given Iven was that the system of ofpayments f fpnyments fpayments
payments was to be altered so the bro brothers brothers brathere ¬
thers would ould get their money mar morpromptly marpromptly nots notspromptly
promptly Machen said another reaSon readonwas reaSonas reaiionwas
was as that the article had become a stand standard standard standned ¬
ard to such an extent a fastener was wasordered wasordered wasordered
ordered for each new box and havlnar havlnarbecome Imtngbecome bavingbecome
become such the price should be re reduced reduced meduced ¬
duced ducedA ducedA ducedA
A protest was made but the brothers brotherwere brothersworl brotherswore
were helpless And had to accept the thoconditions theconditions theconditions
conditions imposed imposedThe ImposedThe imposedThe
The indictment charged the Graft GrofCBros GrottDros GraftBros
Bros were willing to sell the device