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;3rlrW i?7Wxr7!Z? y. ibt licWta ilailBglc: jedaesifeg WLvmiuq. 3tpviI4, 18 94 if ft- w l v THEUSTANDPAEKI 2EEGKDJEIDSE AND OPPOSING COM SEL US A DUEL OF "WORDS. Capitol Corridor's Typewriter Tells How "Willie "Wrote tolIi3 Madse. Defendant Velicmently De nies tlie Truth, of Her Alle gations. Madjje Pol lard's Second Ap pearance as a"Wit ncss and Her Indignation. WASniKGTOK, April 3. There was a var iation of the order of testimony in the Pol-lard-Breckinridga trial today to permit the introduction of evidence that Colonel Breckinridge had carried on a t3'pewritten correspondence with Adeline Pollard from the house of representatives in 1SSG. The demand from the plaintiff's lawyers to be permitted to follow 'his course, brought a delicate question of law before the judge. It was conceded that docu ments might ha brought into usa and a witness questioned upon it in cross-examination from which to lay the basis for con tradiction, but whether the existence of a - missing document could be asserted and the defendant asked whether he wrote it was anotner question, a question which Judge Bradley decided iu the affirmative after listening to the argument and consulting authorities. He held, however, that the witnesses could not be uked to give their recollection of the con tents or the letters. Accordingly, Mrs. Louise iovelI, who conducted a business in typewriting and stenography at the capitolin the year 18SG and had been dis covered by the plaintiff List Sunday, stated that she had copied the mysterious letters upon a typewriter for the colonel and had also addressed for him a packaire of envelopes to "Miss Pollard, 74 North Upper street, Iiexiiigton, Ky.," having made an entry of the address in a note book which she produced, but which did not eutirely substantiate her statement bi c luse it teemed to bavo been Used iu 1S87 aud 1SSS. "Miss Pollard also appeared in a speak ing part ouco more to te-tify thu. she had received the letters iu question. During her brief appsarauce the lawyers had thtir hands fuSi enite ivoring to make her confine herselr to questions directed to her, lor in her unlrammeled utterances when on the stind before, she scored some of the most telilng points for her side. Thereafter the program was n continuance of the fencing between the congressman from Kentucky aud the ex-congressman from Indiana. Both Colonel Breckinridge and ex-Judge Wilson are lawyers of brilliant parts and no exhibition of its klid approaching the "thrust and parry of the tuowheu pitted as exaniiuer aud witness, has been heard for year. It was euj.yod by an audience worthy of its merits, for besides the usual varying corps of congressional attendance and lawyers, there was a well-known MethortisL clergytuau in the audience and a retired judge of the district court iu a Beat beside Judge Bradley. Colonel Breck inridge made ironclad denials of the testimony of Mrs. Lowell, besides contradicting Miss Pollard at many points. Judge "Wilson whs disposed to drop into a vein of Farcustn at tinier hpeaking of the defendant as "a fatherly looking and perfectly respected gentleman like jouiself." He laid the foundation for more testimony iu rebuttal by obtain ing a denial that a servant at the fashion able boarding bouse where Miss Pollaid -had lived had ever seen her usin;- in his presence that work basket formerly be longing to his dead wife which the colonel swears be did not give the plaintiff. Everybody is guessing tonight the natuie of the now line of ex.imiuatiou which Mr. Wilson announced he would take up iu the morning. Judge Bradley does not seem to relish the testimony Colonel Breckinridge is giving. Wheuever tho colonel begins Jo talk, tho judge wheels his chair aiouud so that the high back is turned towards the witness box and the judge directs his gaze far off into tho room or reads legal documents. Mrs. Louise Lowell, about whom so much has been said, was tbu first witness called today. She is the person who Mr. Wilson, in the cross-examination of Breck inridge, intimated had written curtain letters for the coionol regarding winch, Breckiundgo disclaimed all knowledge. Mrs. Lowell wasaf t-nograplicr aud type writer iu the corriuor of the cipitol. Wit uess said she had done letter writing for Breckinridge. The manuscript, ami copy of the letters she had written for .Breckinridge had beou returned to him. She had always copied Colonel Breckin ridge's letters from manuscript brought her, and had invariably rrturned every thing to him. She had addressed envel opes of his congressional and private cor refpondeiice. She had addressed envelopes lo "li.-s Pollard, 7G Upper street, Lexiug toti, Kentucky." She particularly re membered that, because she had made a note of tho address. Her puipose being at tho time, alio ex- f limited, to remember where to send uture letters. Witness said she had tiddresfed two or three envelopes separate ly, then a package of small ones, yellow ith age, and not audi envelopes as a business mau would ue, to address noted neounages. Envelopes had been brought her by' Colonel Breckinridge. The firt communication was addressed "My dear sister Xiouise." Objection wa raised to having witness state what was the contents of the first of these letters, and the objection was sus tained bi the court for the present. "Are you acquainted with Miss Pol lard ?" I never saw Miss Pollard until coming here." Colonel Breckinrioge resumed the wit ness stand and made emphatic denials covering mauy of the statements of Mrs. Lowell. Alter recess Miss Pollard was placed on the stand to prove that- the letters in ques tion aau ueen receiveu oy uer uuu tiesiroy ed. The defen-e objected to this hue of testimony at this stage, but it was admit ted by tbe court, exception being noted. Mi--. Pollard described the-e letters as be ginning "My Dear Sister Louise" aud "My Little Spitfire," and nddresed by type writer and ail signed in lead pencil. Then Colonel Breckinridge was back on the stand making flat dt-ii'uls concernimr these letters. Haviua flnislud tnis branch of tbe subject, tbe defmdaut told of the events of tnefall of 1SS7, when he aud the plaintiff met in Washington near the Gattiohc institution "as a woman in her condition and a mnu supposing himself ta be the author of her condition would meet." "Do you wish to bo understood as say ing you supported her in whole or in pait duriuc the two ears that she was at the academy of the Holy Cross on Massachu setts avenue ?" was a question to which the colouet responded: "1 would not wish to be understood as saying auythmg about it if 1 could avoid it, but a a matter ot fact my contribu tions to her were not lessened. They wete irrecular iu amouuts, and I understood they helped to pay her board at tho acad emy." Keferring to five notes of $100 drawn by the plaiutilf and endorsed by the defend ant late in ISM to pay Miss "Pollard's ex penses at the school of the Holy Cross, Colonel Breckinridge stated he did not kuow that because-of the notes, ilid not know whether they had been protsstd. Was sure he bad never received notice that two of tbem weut to protest. Nw to relresh your memorr. began Mr. Wilson, this testimony lmving been elicited by a successiou of questions, "do you not know notice of the protest was t-ent to you both in Lexington and Wash ington?" He did not and the attorney asked, "Do you kuow the particular object for which those last notes were drawn?" "I do, very well." "Was it not to cnablo her "to purchase jaer weaning trousseaur Nothing like that. There Is not a scin- J tilla of truth in it," was the colonel's ans wer, aud be wanted to tell about the deal, but Mr. Wilson choked him off with a re minder that his couusel would examine him later. The cross-examination having drifted to the renewal of relatious in 1SS9, iu Wash ington, the defendant was asked: "Did you ever have a room in the northwest section?" " We did try that experiment, but of all the unsatisfactory experiments that was the woist I ever tried. Wo had not goue there more than three or four times before it seemed every window withm three blocks bad eyes when we went in there, aud I was curs people were standing on every doorstep in sight every time I went. I am a rather peculiar looking man, so people remember me. so we gave that up." "Now." said Mr. Wilson a little later. alluding to defendant's criticism of Miss Pollard's falsehoods iu saying she had been to dinner at his housa to account for her absences, "you nre a fatherly looking man and she a yoang girl, both of you from Kentucky. Can ou conceive of h better excuse fur her to give for her absence thau that she had been to dinner with an elderly, respecta ble centleman like yourself ?" "Nor can I conceiv of a keener one to be used afterward lor a suit like this," was the reply. During a part of March and April, 1893, Representative Breckinridge said, when his attention was called to auother phase of tbe case, he had aeon Miss Pollard two or three times a day and one day seven times. He remembei ed a time when he took lunch with heir and tbey bad had strawberries, but wr.s certain that this was before the 12th of April and not on the 12th of May. after the secret marriage, as Mr. Wilson would .laave it. He had frequently met tbe plaintiff iu the house of Mrs. Thom.s on H street but had never seen her swing in his life. "Did you not meet her once there when she was using; this btsket that bad be longed to your wife?" Mr. Wilson inquired. "Never; never under heaven," answered tbe colonel, striking the witness box. "Did not a servant come in while you were with her and she was using tbut basket" "No servant ever did, fori never knew for u moment until It was brought in here that sue had that basket." He had met Miss Pollard in New York iu September, 1S92, but not "impioperly," aud met her "improperly" there in Feb ruary, 1893. "Where did you go then?" Mr. Wilson inquired. "I can't tell the place. I simply hired a coupe; she got iu and I told the driver to take us to some safe place. He took us close to the elevated road up toward 52ud or 53rd streets; ic was a large building that looked like a hotel." Here Mr. Wilson suggested that as it was near the hour to'r adjournment and he de sired to take up an eutirely different line of examiUHtiou, it was hardly worth while to proceed further, und tho court ad journed. Pure blood is better tUttn "blua blood." To have pure blood, take Hood's Sarsapar. ilia. SPOPvTISTGK Day on The Turf. SAN Feaxcisco. April y. The spring meeting of the California Jockey Club op ened today at the Bay district track. The track was in perfect condition; the weather fine, and although the attendance was not large, u successful meeting is confidently looked for. First rac Half a miie: Pat Murphy, 2 to 1, won; Stsn Sprav, 7 to 5, second; Malo Diablo. 10 to 13, third. Time, :49. Second Six furlongs: Nellie U, 3 tol, won; Infomo, 3 to 1, second; Rear Guard, 7 to 5. third. Time. 1:13. Third Five and one-half furlongs: North, S to 1, won; Romair, 2 to 1, second; Crawford, 10 to 1, third. Time, 1:0S. Fourth One mile: Searagosa, 3 to 1, won: Bridal Veil, - to 1, second; Happy Baud, 13 to 1, third. Time. J-A2X- Fifth Six furlougs: Trix, 10 to 1, wou; White Stoue, 7 to , second; Norutaudie, 8 to 0, third. Time, 1:13 KANSAS Crrr, Mo., April 3. The horse mcu having stables at the Wyandotte JocKey club's track this afternoon decided to continue the thirty days meeting. The attendance today was good aud the sport fair. First raceFive furlongs: Lou Parks wou; Iaicille, second; Mexican third. Time, l:0o. Second Four and one-half furlongs: Molly Ma won; Sholoh,second;Earl,third. Time, "S.j. Third beven furlougs: Montell won: Yankee Ban, secoud: ITIf, third. Time, 1:00. Fourth Half mile: Maud D won; Abe Halstead. -econd; Mai t, third. Time, :51. Fifth Five- furlongs: Green Prewitt wou; Top bawver, second; Trim, third. Time. 1:05;,. ItOBY, Ind. First race Half Rialto wou, Tametlane second, Drlinn third. Tune 1:00. mile: Katy Secoud Three fonrths of a mile: J. J. Douglass wou, Little Jerry second, Katnua third. Tims 0:42. Third Nine-sixteentus of a mile: Cora A. won, Gloster second, Extra third. Time 1:09. Fourth Half mil: Jennie June won, Tylarm second, Northwestern third. Tune 59. Tifth Tnree-fourths of a miles: Tar qnin won, Dr. Kroby second, Prettiwit third. Time 1:34; ST Louis, April 3. First race Five furlongs: Edmund Connolly won; Joe I second, Vocaliso third. Time. 1;15. Second race Five furlongs: Governor Blown won: C M. C. secoud. Post Boy third. Time, 1:0a. Third race Five and one-half furlongs: Sau Bias won; Scotland second, Tom Thumb third. Time, 1:15. Fourth race Sixth furlongs: Joe Court ney wou; J. B. Freed secoud, Tieceiver third. Time, 1:215s. Fifth race Fie furlongs: Sligo won; Disturbance second, Censor third. Time, 1:00. Sixth race Six and one-half furlongs: Guido won: Billy Sunderland second, Sale Home third. Time, 1:26. New Orleans, April 3. Second day's spring meeting of the new Louisiana Jockey club. Truck slow; attendance large. First race five furlongs: Cerro Gordo won. Looking Backward secoud, Herman third. Tune l:043i'. Second six tunones: Spell Bound won, Ltrk second, Merry eyes third. Time 1:19. Third five and a half furlong: Susie Nell won, Bijur second, MissNauufe third. Time 1:14. Fourtb seven furlongs: Watterson wod, Bryan secand, Beatifice third. TiraeL41- Fifth three-Iourtn mile: Parqiiette wou, Metropole secoud, Queen Bird tuird. Time 1.-1S.V. Sixth five furloncs: Palmetto Boy won, Eiu Claire second, Tom Daly third. Time IMX. Little Rock, Ark, April 3. First race Seen Furlongs: Bolinger won: Oh No, second; Viola Bell, third. Time, l:31f. Secoud Six Furlougs: Zoulike won; Billv McKtnzie, secoud; BaylcSs third. Time 1:17s. Third One mile: Powbattan won; Btdtord, second; Waubatchie, third. Tune, 1:15. Fouri b Four furlongs: Jack Frey won; Alva, second; Black Silk, third. Time, 0:50,V Filth Ono mile: Chimes wou; En thusiast, second; Marie Lovell, third. Time, 1-44. THE XITB-SE'S DELJGHT. Every experienced nurse knows tbe val ue of a remedy which, without being; an anodyne, will relieve oreueas of the limbs or stiffness of tbe j. ints, and enable a pa lieut to sleep quietly and naturally. Just such a remedy are Ailcock's Por ous Plasters. Placed on tbe chest or on the back, if necessary cut into strips and placed over the muscles of the limbs, tbey work marvels iu tne way of soothinn and i quieting restlessness ucmrr perlectlv . simple nnd harmless in their composition, tneycau oe useu. ireeiy. ana m.inv a suf ferer has thanked tbem for a night of rest, grateful both to him and those who care tor him. Brandreth's Pills do not weaken the bowelb. SORROW f OR JOT BREAK OF THE DEADLOCK IN CM TESTED ELECTION CASE. Democrats in the House Muster Bare Quorum and. Discredit Them selves by Unseating a Repub lican From St. Louis. O'Neill Shoved Into the Seat to Which Joy Was Elected. News from the Capitol. Washington, April 3. Tho deadlock which has prevailed in the house for the u eek past over the Joy-O'Neill contested election case was broken today. Tho Re publicans refused to answer to their names but tbe Democrats rallied a bare quorum, 1C7 to 12, and amid some applause the speaker announced tbe deadlock had been broken and that tbe motion to lay on the table tbe motion to reconsider the vote by which Joy had been declared not entitled to the seat, bad been carried. Tbe speaker then stated the pending question to be on the Republican substitute for the resolu tion declaring O'Neill elected and entitled to a seat, the substitute declaring he was not elected and not entitled to bis seat. As the question was being etated xur. joy, who nad been unseated, came down the aisle from tbe cloak-room, hat in hand. The Republicans with hearty voice cheered tbeir colleague. Ten Democrats and two Populists voted against the resolution to unseat Mr. Joy, as follows: Boen, (Pop), Minnesota; Bryan, (Dem), Nebraska; Coon, (Dem). Indiana; D'Ar moud,(Dem), Missouri; Hall, (Dem). Mis souri; Harris. (Dem), Kansas Harter, (Dem), Ohio; McKeigman, (Pop), Nebras k; Sibley, (Dem). Peunvlvania; Morgau, (Dem), Missouri; Ryan, (Dem), New York, and Marshal, (Dem), Virginia. T e Republican resolution declaring O'Neill not entitled to the seat was defeat ed, 1C0 to 23. In addition to those who voted against unseating Mr. Joy, tho following Demo crats voted in favor of the resolution ad verse to Mr. O'Neill's claims: Cooper of Texas, Duuphy of New York, Everett of Massachusetts. Geary of California, Grif fin of Michigan, Hendricks of New York, Hutchinson of Texas, Outhwaite of Ohio, .fendletod of Texas, and Kenim, (Pop.) of Nebraska. Mr. Weaver, Republican, New York, moved to reconsider the vote. Mr. Outhwaite made the point that it was an intervening motion aud therefore not in order. After some debate tbe chair sustained the point of order and also refused to en tertain an apneal from his decision on the demand of Mr. Lacey, Republican. Iowa. Tha last vote was takeu on the follow ing: Resolved, That John J. O'Neill was elected a representative to tho Fifty third congress from tbe Eleventh congres sional dt-trict of Missouri, aud that ho is entitled to the seat. The resolution was .adopted 123 to 23. There was some Democratic applause upon the announcement aud by directiou ot the speaker, Mr. O'Neill, who was in the hall, came forward to the bar of the house aud was sworn in. According to the terms of the special order the houFe then proceeded with the consideration of tbe English-Hilboru case, two hours being allowed for deb4te. Mr. Cobb, Democrat, Alabama, trietl to effect au arraugement by which the time for the debate should ba extended two hours, but Mr. Grosveuor. Renublican. Ohio, objected and Mr. Brown, Democrat, Indiana, chairman of tbe committoe on elections, iu churgo of the case, took the floor and made the opening argument iu favor of the Democratic contestant, Mr. English. Mr. Reed, in reply, made a very earnest argument in favor of Mr. Hilborn. He said in conclusion, addressing the Demo cratic side oi the house: Gentlemen, you caunot afford to discredit yourselves twice." After some further remarks by Mr. Waugh, Republican, Indiana, and Mr. Daniels, of New York, in favor of tbe claims of the contestee, Mr. Hilborn him self took the floor in defense of his right to the seat. After soma further debate by Messrs. Bowers and Loud of California, in favor of the contestee, and Mr. McGuire and Browu against, the debate closed and a vote was had upon tbe first hali of the substitute of the resolution of the election committee declaring Mr. Hilborn legally eieciea ana entitled to ins seat. The first prt of the substitute resolu tion was defeated, S3 to 130. The next vote was on tbe second part of tbe resolu tion, declaring Mr. English not entitled to his seat. Eleven Demucrat3 aud four Populists also voted for the coutestee as lollows: Democrats Abbott of Texas, Bartlett of Nev York, Breckinridge of Arkansas, Coombs of New York. Crawford of North Carolina, Harris of Kansas. Latimer of South Carolina, McLuunn of South Caro lina, Ryan of Nebraska, Shell and Strait of South Carolina. Populists Bell of Colorado, Bowen of Miunessota, McKeighan of Nebreska, and Pence of Colorado. Tne Republicans refused to vote upon the English portion of tbe resolution and the Democratic quorum failed, tbe result beimi llto 160. A truce was then declared for the uighr, and at 5:30 p. in. tbe house adjourned. SENATE. Washington, April 3. The general pub lic did not seem to have a much Interest in tbe senata today as yesterday and the attendance did not indicate that the second day of the tariff debate was to ex cite as much interest as tbe first. A bill was reported from the senate finance com mittee directing tbe parting and refining of bullion to be carried ou at the United States assay office at Helena, Mont., and was placed ou the calendar. Seuator Mitchell of Oregon presented a resolution, which was agreed to, directiug the secretary of the interior to transmit to the seuate a list of all public lands located in odd sectious in the states of Oregon and Washington. Senator Pettigrew of South Dakota in troduced ji resolution, which wus agreed to, directing the secretary of agriculture to reply within three da s to a resolution passed by tbe senate about six weeks ago, calling for statistics as to wheat produc tion. The resolution offered a short time ago by Senator Peffer, directing tne finance committee to prepare a bill for tbe repeal of all laws which give the secretary ot the treasury authority to issue interest bearing bonds, was laid before the senate. Senator Sherman moved that it be re ferred to the committee on finance, as it was a very important proposition. Senator Stewart, Populi3t, Nevada, op posed the reference of the resolution to the finance committee and urged iu imme diate adoption. Tbe resolution went over until tomorrow in order to allow tbe consideration of the bill lutroduced by Senator Morgau to give effect to the awards of tae Paris tribunal on the Bering sea question. Tno tall Was parsed. Senator Harris gave notice that after to-1 morrow ne would each day, immediately j alter the transaction of the routine morn- ing business, ask that tbe tanrl bill be considered. ' At 2 o'clock the tariff bill came up and , Senator Allison addressed the senate. In his opening remarks be complained of tbe ' metcca pursued m tne preparation of the hi", ot the incomplete examination accord- a ju u: buiuunuee, oau gi uienimcauT experienced by the minority of tbn com mittee in getting information as to things, lie reviewed the course o" tbe bill to show the leisurely manner in which the Demo crats had hitherto pushed it. The bouse or representatives elected in isss favored a 1 change of tariff policy, but tae president did not regard this policy as of sufficient importance to call an extra session. He did. however, call congress together in special session for tbe consideration of other matters. The committee ou ways and means, however, whicn was primarily charctd with the consideration of ques tions of revenue, was appointed at the extra session, and on the l'.h day of December, 1S03, only a few days after the convening of congress reported to the house what is kuown as tne Wilson bill, aud which, passing through the ordinary stages of the house, appeared in the senate ou tbe 2ud of Febiuary, 1894, and was on that day referred to the twmmittee on finance. It was not reported to the senate uutil seven weeks afterward, "and wheu I say" exclaimed Seuator Allison, "that this btil was never read in the committee on finance uor considered line by line and paragraph by paragraph, I statu what is known to every senator." So tht it is worth while, he continued sar castically, for us to consider what sanc tion is to be given to the report of a com mittee that brongat it into the senate chamber, being practically the conclusion of only three men. It was made plain by the proceedings in this chamber, be re marked, that as regards tbe features of of the bill involving a revenue of ?S0,0o0,000, it came to the senate as a minority and uot a majority report. Only five out of eleven memuers of the committee gave their sup port to that feature. "1 may say," went on Mr. Allison, "thatd am embarrassed m the examina tion of this bill by the fact that we have not been supplied with tne necessary statements aud priuts of the bill whicn would enable Us to consider it as a great bill of this character ought to bi consider ed." There was not an industry in tho coun try which would not be injured by the bin, while mauy of tbem would be strangled to death. Mr. Allison weut ou to argue of tbe feature of the bill changing the cuty from specific to advaloreni, ana snowed the ailnuulty of getting a just appraisement of their value, He gave uotice ihut at tbe proper time he would offer an amendment providing that the value should be fixed by its prica at a home market instead of abroad. Senator Call here asked Senator Allison to yield for a motion to go into executive sessiou. This was the signal for a very lively debate which came upou tho senme with the suddenness ot a cyclone, aud iu which Senators Harris aud Fr e played the leaning roles. The loruier said he hoped Seuator Allison would continue his speech and fiuish it today. The vice president heie interrupted the discussion to lay the following messagu Irom the president before the senate: "I transmit herewith a report ot the sec retary of state before the Paris tribaual of arbitration. Also, the protocols tuus far received, and other papeis relating to that matter." Senator Frye here entered into the dis cussion with a caustic retnurk about "rail roading" the bill through the seuate, aud a reference to Seuator Harris' two notices iu oue day of his intention to drive the bill through. Alter further sharp colloquy, the inci dent closed aud the motion ot Mr. Call that the senate proceed to tbe considera tion of executive business prevailed. Alter a sessiou of au hour uud a quarter tbe doors were opened aud the. seuate at 5:25 adjourned. EQUATORIAL AEPAIBS. Washington, April 3. B. B. Seal, United States consular agent at Blue fields, and Samuel Weil, a merchant of that place, called at the state department today to see Secretary Gresham aud ex plain to him the couuections to the Mos quito coast which bad caused tbem to come to Washington as a delegation in the interest of the American residents. Mesrs. Seal and Weil talked with Secretary Gresham half au hour. The secretary was then obliged to go to tbe capitol aud tbe interview was broken off, with tbe un derstanding that it 8 hall be resumed to morrow. A cablegram was addressed today by Acting Secretary McAdoo to Admiral Beubam. on board the San Fraucisco at Sau Lucia, W-I.', relievlug him of further duty and permitting him to return to the United Stites either from Sau Lucia direct, or from Colou. He has seen his last naval service, for he will retire, probably next Tuesday. The San Fran cisco is coaling at San Lucia and it is ex pected she will remain there till tomorj row night wheu she will sail for Blucfields, arriving by Monday. VEST'S PATCH-WORK. Washington, April 3. Senator Vest submitted to the senate today a number of amendments to thetaritl bill which had been considered by the finance committee and which will be brought forward in the senate as committee amendments designed to perfect tbe bill reported. Fruits, pineaDples and bananas are placed specifically on the free list. Canned shell fish are also added t3 the free list. 1 here are also changes in tuo income tax part of the bill. Oue of these changes adds the word "Assessed" at the beginning of section 54, and it afterwards provided that this assessment sball be made by the com missioner of internal revenue. THE BEKING SEA CASE WASHINGTON, April 3. The president today sent to congress a volnminous mass of papers relating to the Bering sea ar bitration of last yoar. They comprise the final report of Mr. Foster, agent lor the United States, all but one of the protocols upon which the findings were based, tbe award of the tribunal of arbitration, declarations made by the tribunal of ar bitration and referred to tbe government of Great Britain for their consideration, and tho opinions of Justice Harlan and Senator Morgan. THEY STEP TJP. WASHNIGTON, April 3. The following nominations were confirmed by the senate in executive session today: Ensigns Houston Eldredge and Henry B. Milson, lieutenants (junior grade) in the navy. Registers of the land office: J. G. New bille, at Springfi-ld, Mo.; Herman Vou Langen, Topeka, Kan. CLARK WZLL. COMMAXD. WASHINGTON, April a It has been de cided that the American Bnng !ea fleet shall be under the direction ot Comman der Charles E. Clar of Mohicau, tbe senior officer of tne fleet. Admiral Walker will not be called upon unies-t some unforeseen emergency should arise. HOKE BTJLE FOB SCOTLAND. LONDON, April 3. In the house of com mons James Henry Dalziell made a. motion declaring it was desired ths,t while retaining intact the power and supremacy of tbe imperial parliament, to establish a legislature for Scotland to deal with purely Scottish affairs. In speaking of this motion, Mr. Dalziell said that nobody would deny tnat the business of the house of commons wnsso congested that anew and bold departure was necessary. The government's proposal to appoint a grand committee to deal with Scottish affairs was only a temporary expedient. The Scotch member of the hons- had by au overwhelming majority voted in favor of horns rula for Scotland. They enter tained no antf-EogllsB feeling, tueir sole object being to procure for Scotland lecis lauon that was impossible under existing conditions. The house adopted the motion by a vole of ISO to 170. On the second reading of tbe Bering sea bill, to sire effect to the award, of tbe tri bunal ot arbitration. Sir George Baden- PowelL who wu Britisa commissioner to Bering s-a, will make an important state ment cntiilng tbe measure. He main tains the bih goes much further tbaa iegaltzinir tbe award made in Pans. STICKS TO FSOHISIXIOX. DesMoixes. I.. April 3. Te hente this atttmc-ju resumed consideration of she question of prohibition. Cooper's resolution was substituted for thsusenate resolution. It probibir-the manufacture and sale of liquor for any purpose and leaves tbe legislature to enact, laws for its enforcement. Cbaskel called nn the Honor Jaw and it was lost 12 to ThU stiUrd !tiht nnr n,.,i.nri.ft ,-?ti coT. be ijecally earned on in the siati TILLMAN IS CZAR PBO0T.ATM3 HIMSELP 0BTEP POLICE OF ALL 0A10LDTA, OP Assumes Control of all 'Municipal Police and Marshals of Cities aud Issues Sis Command Direct. Embargo on fewspapcra Still Holds Good. His Autocratic Acts wiU Now be In vestigated by Congress. Columbia, S. C, April 3. Governor Tillman has issued a proclamation giving official notice to tbe municipal authorities of every city and incorporated towu in tbe state and to tbe police marshals, under tbe powers given him under section 519 of the statutes, he assumes sole control of the whole force of municipal police and mar shals of civil cities and incorporated towns of the state. They are ordered to enforce all lawsou tbe statute book.,together with all municipal ordinances, aud orders from municipal authorities not inconsistent with tbe purposes of the proclamation. Ah soon as the emergency shall no longer ex ist, the governor will relinquish control and restore the former status. Governor Tillman has received the fol lowing telegram from tbe clerk of the court, W. H. Ingram, atSumpter: "Sher iff J Dargan met the north bound train today and arrested Constable Cain on his way to Columbia in custody of McKniehr, deputy sheriff. The citizens generally are not responsible for the arrest. Tbe sheriff U keeping tbe parties at tbeir own request. No danger is threatening the constables and no occasion for acltou ou your part." To Meet the Governor. Darlington, S. C, April 3. The News and Courier special corre-pondent s iy&: xue committee that is to coufer with Uuv ernor Tillman left here on the afternoon train and a conference will probably be held early In tbe morning. It is hoped by everybody that everything will be satis factorily adjusted. Aarrangements were in progress. lor tbe holding of inquests but they will be left pending uutil the result of the courts are be ird. The embargo on newspapers still hold good. State Court to Blam. Spect-l to the Assiciated I'ress. Charleston, S. C, April 3. Contrary to public exnectaiiou, tbe whisky constabu lary who reached here on Sunday night in their retreat from Darlington, did not re sume their raiding today. They took an early morning train out of tbe city and proceeded to Orangeburg, about ninety miles north of here, where they are restiug at present. The object of their visit to that place is uot kuo wn, but it Is presumed it is for the purpose of searching for con traband whisky. The dispensaries here are closely guard ed by policemen at night but are doing little business. "The bliud tigers are optsu and there is no trouble in getting all the liquor oue may want without tbe seal of the Palmetto state blown on tbe bottle. The people of this city, as well as those in tbe mterior of the state,, are looking to the supteme court which is in sessiou iu Columbia, for possible relief from the straiutd condition of affairs, and there are not a few who blame that tribunal for tbe bloodshed at Darlington. Suits involving the constitutionality of the dispensary law- were argued before that court three months ago und no decision has yet been rendered by the three judges ot the court. Two are what is kuowu here as conservatives Justices McDow aud McGowan the third justice au out and out Tillmauite It is certain that au early decision of the court on the const tutionalit of the dis pensary law would have done much to ward quitting tbe excitement created by it- enforcement. If the decision had been in favor of its constitutionality, those who are fighting the law would have practical ly given up the fight. People are at a loss to know why the court has failed to ren der a decision aud all sons of wild rumors are afloat. Congress Will Investigate. Washington. April 3. Mr. Grosvenor of Ohio late ibis afternoon introduced iu the house a resolution calling for a special investigation of Governor Tillman's action J in South Caroliun in seizing railway prop- j erty and telegraph lines engaged iu Inter- J state commerce, and with armed foice and J violence, establishing censorship of the daily and weekly pres of the country and prohibiting the transmission of newsdis- paicnes to tne newspapers. to give him satisfaction in this respect, 1 he resolution directs the committee ou at,a i j,j t t,r !,, ..---j interstate aud foreign commerce to Inquire, nd Ie .Un.E0 ? h" ty-second by what law or authority such acts have ' aozn. Laperte turned his attcn been committed aud whether the laws of tion to tho dinner with powers unera- the United States have been violated. Iu his remarks on the resolution Mr. Grosve uor said this was tbe first time iu the his tory of the government that such a ceu sorshipof thepres dispatches had been es tablished. The resolution was referred lo the bouse committee on interstate mid for- eign commerce, of which Representative lse of Virginia ischairman. HUSH INDEPENDENTS, DUBLIN. April 3. The convention of the Irish Independent party, more gener ally known as tbe Parnellita party wu called to order today iu the rotunda. Amonir those preseut were the lord mayor ot Doublm, the mayor of Cork, John J. Claney M. P., Jos S K-nney. M. P., Luke P. Hayden, M. P., Timothy Har rington, M. P., Wm. Redmond, M. P. Wm. Field, M. P.. and many other distin guished members of the advance Irish par ty us well as representatives from other sectious of the Irish party now in parlia ment, Durlnc tbe day's session a dispatch w.-a received from the president of tbe Irish In dependents of New York, as. follows. Te Irish Independent party of New York sends greeting and wish you God speed in your hgbt for civil liberty and an Irish parliament. Draw on onr trensur-r, John Brennan at Bank of Ireland, Dublin, for,G0& EnWAKD OTlaiiertt. II, G. BAXMtt., President, secretary. A message of .sympathy was received from tbe Irish Independents of Chicago. John EL Redmond, in nn address, a.d tbe convention was lraperawre. The po litical situation was so chiuiged that lead ers felt tbey co old net continue to bear alone the responsibility lor the future pol icy of tbe Irisb Independent party, and the) bad decided local! tbe present meet inc. Fifteen years of labor, prentice and suffering w ere endangered. Tub c.tm of Ireland was confronted almost by ruin be cause of the selfish jealousies of tnen wbo. under the nunc ot antl-Parnelht, were klnvisbly subservient to tbe English gov ernment aud hindered tbe caue of tbe peo ple they represented by their petty dis putes. Tbe speaker then stated that it --onld be the policy of Lord Roeb-rry lo make concession to the Uuioalt to the -eiri-mrnt of Ireland and hum- rule. Referring to tba constitutional agita tion. Mr Redmond remarknl that be be lieved in it when it wa conducted by frar Iess men. out if tbi cl-ast of i.Uoo ws allowed to sink into a fares and a hrn. as :t bad in t-e-asdsof tb ail Pruel'iies. tben it Was b-lter that It bs abolished and that men uf oters nthos and resolution come to tbe front as ooa as possibles A resolution was offered by the myor of Corktirdaring tS the coverawrat h" forfeited all claiui to the confidence f In-btnen and c-liingnpan IrLsb ructaWr of prumet iotnre"ior ao eriy dir so lution of parliaxnt. Ttrc resolutions were carricU wtxu loud ener?. THE EVOLTJUOJC Of mtdicsj apentils crdcally reTecatlng tne o.d-l-e herb, pill?. drc?bis and i vegetable rstracts to itst re-rand bringing tblo gener! U.s tb p,tl as- eUretlVe liquid Uxtttvr, Syrup of Plgv Togetthr true remedy see tb It it aa-eu'&c'crrd lv tfe- California FlgSyrHp cosgpisy oaly. JLl'or e!c by li HvdiBg drugstaUv THE CLAQUE. Hew It Opita t lath IfcitiH Fazta In Paris a determined resistance has for some time been brought to bear against the claques men hired to, ap plaud in the theaters. Claques, however, have flourished from time immemorial and art not likely to die out yet awhile. In tho time of the Eomans umanyuift thousand men were hired to cheer a single man, and to be a member of a claque was to be considered an artist. Not only had they to shout, but they were required to imitate the dashing' of broken jug by snapping their fingers in unison and to imitate the patter of hail and the droning- of bees, for these were recognised signs of ap pro vaL Coming- to more recent times the leader of a French, claque considered himself very poorly off unless he made considerably over five thousand dollars a year. Indeed, the post of leader was so much sought after that as much as twenty-five thousand dol lars was exacted as premium before a mau was permitted to fUl a vacancy. The chief was paid no stated salary, but was allotted a certain number of seats, which he could scU at his own price, and these, togctker with, the presents he received from tho actors, amounted to a very substantial sum. The claque was and still is nothing more than a gigantic fraud. Men are deputed to laugh immoderately at jokes, to applaud speeches, and women are actually employed to sob audibly ancrbecome hysterical during affecting scenes. In fact, in some foreign theaters such member of the claque is given a printed list of instructions, which he or she is expected to follow to the letter. Things came to such a pass ome years ago that a play was placed in jeopardy through the machinations of rival claques. Jealous actresses would employ their own claques, and the ri diculous spectacle was presented of an actress being applauded from one part of tho house and soundly hissed from tbe other. Circumstances are considerably modi fied in France now, but we still have our claques here, says an English pa per. They consist chiefly of deadheads, persons who aro expected to applaud in exchange for free admission. They appear for the most part tho first nights, when the fato of a play is in tho balance, and aro to bo seen fran tically clapping their hands when the remainder of the audience is half asleep. At other times foreign actresses fresh to the English Btage hire men to applaud them on their first appear unce. The whole business, however, is carried out so lnartistically that the presence of a claque is nearly always detected. RAW OYSTERS. A. afuca ItlUhd Frvpraaillal Dtek of tfce Atheataaa and Romaas. Raw oysters were eaten at Athena and Roma as a predrandial whet. The Romans coated their oysters with honey and kept them until they wcro slightly putrid. The simple and clumsy methods of Apicius.tho third celebrated glutton of tho name, tot preserving oysters was to wash them in vinegar and pack them in vessels coated with pitch. The oysters thus prepared, says the National Grocer, were sent from Britain to Emperor Trajan when In Parthia were considered "fresh" &nd have been sufficient to entitle this man's name to be handed down through twenty centuries. If ho is to be deemed famous in direct proportion to the nastiness of his invention, he should be famous indeed. Briilat Sa rarin's preprandial whet consisted of three or four dozen oysters. Sleui Loderte, whom he used to entertain tete-a-tete at dinner, is said to have complained because he could not get his fill of oysters. Savnrln determined barrassed by his prelude. PLATONIC LOVE. Itaaaona Why It Is Hot ma Eadsrtag eV . tlnienU Love between woman and men waa not inTCnted for the entertainment of , , . . . , . , . pnuosopucr, uui xurgeij lor domestic purposes; and if platonic love is tc have anything better than a hazardous and unstable existence, the condition! of it must be such that it may prosper without conflict with nature's mora important ends. Thus wo see why pla tonic friendships between younjr peo ple who might marry do not endure. Such couples get married, and their friendship merges into a more durable sentiment, or else one of them marries someone else, and then it lapses. At least it should lapte, for if it does not, it not only militates against peace in a family, but it tends to keep the unmarried platonlst from going- about his business and find - ing himself a mate according to nature's design. It is true that there are -omen, and young women at that, who can contrive for a time to main tain a husband and one or two simul taneous platonic intimates. But in f.uch case, one of three things happens: Hither the wife makes her husband hannv and her Diatonic admirirs tnfh- crabfe, irr she makes her f rirnds happy I ana ner nusoanu miserable, or she makes them all miserable. If by any chance or miracle of talent she seems to make them all happy, she make society miserable, because ft cannot sec how he does it. And when jtociety ' in is miserable it talk; until finally it ) u D'eaKfc up tne arrangement, abe is ' bound to fail, and the reason does not lie in any defect in her, but in the fact that her purpose ii contrary to tbe economy of nature, which haa'prorided barely men enough to go around. And does no, permit a woman who has a man ol her own to monopolize other men with impunity. Every marriage able man benides herhnaband that any woman absorb- involve tho waste of some obcr woman's opportunities, and nature abhors wa&te with a proverbial -fitipzLUy. -cribaer. Jk. Zaloptris --fyboyi- developing, nU Ua-r-oa. "Tils grandmother aktd him If he wocldnl like to hare a canary bird, and he saidbc eued he'd rather have a wild duck. Harper's Bazar. "BREVITY IS THE SOUL OF WIT." GOOD WIFE 2 YOU NEED SAPOLIO WAR "HEWS IS TEU CHETKOTB EfDTalS ABB OUT 01 THE A PATE Another Battle Reported in ITXlek Losses are ald t Have Occurred Xmonz Both, H!Ute and Red Forces Aeaey Builrtiaff Has Been Barmed. and Keinforceweats arc Demanded at the- Front Without Delay. ElReko, O. T,, Arril a The trooi of cavalry eut cut to qu 11 the fivshting go iag on between the Indans aad cowboys ta tbe Caeyenae country haasestncoarle back to 1 Reno for rvi it force ajents. It i reported that another battle has recurred ud that several mm uu both sLlea were killed and wounded. The rauior hereto fore published to the elicit that the agency builulUK had been buruyd by lUa Iuuiaus la corroborated. Tb scene of the flgbllutf is so remote that particulars ar uuobtdn-. able at this time. It i feared that giM loss of life will be cutuad before reiutcrco ineuts cau reach tho troop iww at the ront. aiTCCESfTJILT C01InLD. rclju lHsMtc&ioUie Oullr Ule. POSD CREEK. O. T., Aorii 3 Contracts are all closed fur tho building of tae tiuteU inson and Southern railroad from Cam eron to Pond Creek. Traffic coutrct are closed lor them to run over tbe Chicago Rock IsUod and Pat i tic railroad track to North Enid. They will build to Perry nd Stillwater. Tbe peopl- of North Enid and Poud Crrek are jubilant over tha accrs ful combination of the Hutchinaoa aad Southern with the Chicago Rock Island aud Pacific railroad. WILL INVITE CONT28TS. EsiD, O. T.. April 3. Th receiver el the Enid laud office bai tuada a deeUIett which seriously effect a great saaay homesteaders wbo selected cUlms is the strip. It was in tbe couteat claim of . F. Bacon iu L county. The receiver decides that the six mouths limit commence- front the day of settlement and not from the dale of liliug. Thus, if tb ettler took his claim September Id, but did not Ilia uutil a month Intjr the six monthn' limi tation must commence from September IS. The decision will invite hundreds of con tests. CAPITAL CHAT. GCTiir.lE, O. T., April 3. Special. The ladles o( the several churches; met todty aud held an all-day prayer meeting. They pray for the sneceo. ot good men regard less of party. It is said tbey are especially interested in tbe election ot Mr. Martin, for mayor, and Mr. Deal, for police judge, tbe former a Republican, and the latter a Democrat. Tho latliei will cant a large vole fur members ot the school board. The only officers for which tbey are entitled to vt,te. The board of education bald its re'lar meeting last night and signed a contract with Mr. Vauderbur of ihlt city for tha erection of four :gbt-roomd ncliool bouset. to cost tO 000. Mr. Vanderburg binds himself to bavo them completed by August 10. our correspondent has learned that tbe Le-der haa a duo to who ui'etupted to asauxsltiate Us city editor, Mr. Niblick, Suuday morning. ibe courts am grinding out a great mauy eiites. Tbe perjurers find tula a paiufui season. A clear, soft, white akin, free from pim ple, spot or bleintsb, produced by CCT1- CCKA fcOAf. WEATHER BTJTLTIH. We-tber for Wichita today Cooler and fair; warmer tomorrow. Highest temperature yesterday (4 Lowest 47 Mean 5& Avenu-e for month thus far M April -veraxe. P t Ave years M Average- for 3d day U During tba r-ut twenty.four hours norths west wind; clear weather and rUlng br-. eter. Fnco L. Jotirsof, Obaenrer. AArriNOTO-, April 3. Followtag U that forrctutup to 8 p. in., WeCneadayt For K-asju Fair; northwesterly wtads; colder In eaiiera portion. For Oklahoma Fair; north wind; slightly colder. For Colorado Fair; north winds; aligbtly Je armer In northern portion. WALL STREET BPISJTLX&, No Foreign Buyers and Little Hoae De mand for Stock. Nrw YoH-c. April."!. TbemoTemwtof tbe stock m-rket today wax unlnlcreatfnc to tbe street at Urge. Thenpecnlat'on wa plrltlwas and largely confined to Ibe roots iradara, wto worked with Irss concert of action than auaJ. London wj not represted very largely lo tbe dealing and m pcrhapa more of Maeller than buyer, aoma of tbj rvo-nt parch arn HqalCallng tbeir holding-. TbezaarJcet wa wm of that baiting, h'stltatlag charac ter which often precedes decided moveracat In tb direction of Jo er price, but tbe mot unbivorah.e aytpteQ la the deerrajie In the number of foreign oayere. 1 be leader ol tlmmr-jt w lloorl I'-dflc which wm bought heavily, it la belfoved, fw th-Hccouut of a lnloe Inter?, a,B'lmg tbw price t.p S4 With a. final re-ctWjn of , Tom granger made frartloual gala dunuz tba raorninz. bntellufTiu tlt i:roo.n. cum lug at a decllMt or (4 to i on TCtter-ar'a flal ia!: j ine inuuttrUH were cotaparallTeiy beglsct j ana ruovea irrtvuuiijy. Tnraii jr nnd mlscelUoroBf band 3r tcet ww truug nw d- and Runt of the Uum traded la recorded Mr&cs. " Chicago, April 3. No board of fade mar keta today, municipal efocUeu. LITE STOP-! MABi-TS. Kaxsa Crrr. April a- CATTLE IU ripte. 5.3 shiptU. 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