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WASHINGTON, D. C., MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 1901-S1XTEEN PAGES. TWO CENTS.
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THE BROOKLYN LOOP
Gommander Heilner Before the Court
of Inquiry.
HIS EXPERIENCE ON THE TEXAS
Official Chart Admitted to Be In
accurate.
COAL SUPPLY DISCUSSED
An improvement has been made In the
court room In which the Schley court of
Inquiry Is holding Us sessions at the navy
yard. The difficulty in hearing what has
been said by the witnesses has been so
great that only those within the ratlins
surrounding the court and lt3 officers could
clearly understand the testimony at all
-tirms, and occasionally even those within
eight or ten feet from the witness could
not hear what has been said on the stand.
The difficulty In hearing has been regarded
as largely responsible for the la'Ung off
In the attendance of newspaper men on
the sessions of the court during the short
time it has been in existence. The general
public attending the sessions has been
seated back of the reservation provided for
th<* press, and it has not been able to hear
enough of the proceedings to gain any In
telllgent idea of what has been going on.
In order to remedy this acoustic defect a
celling of cotton material has been placed
Jndite Advocate General Lenity.
over the room, shutting out the great space
ur.der the rafters. It has 8hut off thtf
telegraph room and lessened the noise from
the telegraph instruments, and is a great
Improvement In the general acoustic prop
erties of the court room.
The members of the court were prompt, an
usual, h\ reaching the navy yard, but when
they arrived they found Capt. Lemly and
his assistant, Mr. Hanna. already there,
busily engaged In getting ready for the
day's work.
Among the witnesses who reported this
morning were Admiral C. 8. Cotton, Com
manders James Madison Miller, A. B. Bates
and S. C. Heilner, Captains B. H. McCalla
and IVm. C. Wise and Lleuts. John Hood
and Spencer 8. Wood.
Admiral Schley and his counsel arrived at
10:45 o'clock. It was authoritatively stated
today that the Navy Department has no In
tention at present of bringing Admiral
Sampson to Washington as a witness or to
participate In any other manner at the in
quiry.
The hands of the old-fashioned hall clock
standing back of the seats occupied by the
court pointed directly to the hour of 11
o'clock when Admiral Dewey with a sharp
rap of his gavel called the court to order.
There was at that time a somewhat larger
attendance on the part of the general pub
lic than there had heretofore been at the
sittings, but there were fewer distinguished
personages occupying the reserved seats.
Logm Offered.
The first business was the offering in
evidence of deck log b?ok? of the Brooklyn,
Texa?. Iowa, Marblehead Oastine, Massa
chusetts. Minneapolis. Me* Oneans, Ore
gon, St. Paul, Scorpion, Yale, Vixen, Eagle,
Dupont, Hawk and Merrimac by Judge Ad
vocate Lemly.
"How about the log of the New York?"
inquired Mr. Wilson, as these logs had been
recounted by the judge advocate.
The Judge advocate said he had no objec
tion to having that log. He then proceeded
to state the dates of the logs of these ships
that he had had copied to be printed in the
record. At first counsel for Admiral Schley i
made no objection to this proceeding, but
as s<K?n as the Judge advocate had read
the dates of the logs he proposed to print !
in the record Mr. Wilson was on his feet j
and insisting that the entire log should be j
printed.
'The Judge advocate is proposing to print
only that part of the logs he Is going to j
rely on In making up his case," said Mr.
Wilson.
Mr. Ravner declared that the log books
should be printed from May 18 to July .'1, !
from the day the fleet left Key West until
the battle was over.
Tills proposition was agreed to by the
Judge, advooate. who also offered In evi
dence the "slfdm logs" of the Brooklyn,
Texas. Massachusetts, Iowa. Marblehead,
and, at the request of counsel for Admiral
Schley, the New York.
Commander Schroeder was then recalled
to the stand to certify to the official re
port of hfs testimony given b&te.re the
court last Saturday. After indicating his
approval of the report of his testimony Mr.
Hanna asked the witness if he knew how
much coal there was on board the Massa
chusetts, of which he was executive officer,
on May 26. 1808. He replied he did not,
and Mr. Hanna wanted him to refresh his
memory from the log of the Massachusetts,
which was objected to by counsel on the
ground that the log was in evidence before
the court, and that the witness could not
refresh his memory by examining a record
hi had not made.
Cosl on the Maa?arha*<tt?.
Commander Schroeder was then asked
concerning the coal supply of the Massa
chusetts, and when he replied that he had
no information oa that point he was asked
to read the log to secure this Information.
Counsel for Admiral Schley objected, but
Assistant Judge Avocate Hanna insisted,
saying that Admiral Schley's counsel were
'merely creating delay by their objections.
"1 propose to develop the facts in this
case, and technical objections will not avail
to prevent," he said.
The purpose of this inquiry was to de
velop what Messrs. Lemly and Hanna con
siders! an error in Admiral Hlgginson's
testimony. He had said that the Massa
chusetts could not have remained on block
ade lor more than twelve days, and that
then the vessel would be without coal and
powerless to proceed to coal.
The objection to the question was not
pressed, and upon reading from the log
Comr.iandcr Schroeder said it showed that
the Massachusetts had 842 tons 1.728 pounds
of coal aboard when It arrived at Santiago.
Mr. Hanna?"Assuming that the Massa
! k _
chusetts on blockade duty would use thirty
to forty tons of coal per day, how 'onS
could the Massachusetts have remained on
blockade before Santiago with that supply
of coal?"
"That would depend entirely upon the
nature of the blockade and upon whether
we would have to go some distance to re
plenish the coal supply. By keeping under
way at night, as we did up to the 1st of
June, of course, we used a little more coal
than we would have by keeping stationary
blockade, as was done afterward.
"I do not remember the coal consump
tion rer day. My recollection was that
during the stationary blockade the noon
signal was to go to '25 or 30 tons a day."
"Assuming it then to be 30 to 40 tons,
how long could the Massachusetts have
remained on blockade?"
"At 40 tons a day, of course, she would
remain about twenty days If there was a
coal supply at hand, so we would not have
to go oft and get some, and there was coal
there at the time on the Merrimac."
"Steaming at ten knots, about how much
coal would the Massachusetts consume on
a day's run?"
"That I do not remember."
"Assuming that it was fifty tons a day,
that would give her a steaming radius of
what?"
"My recollection is that we could make
four and a half miles per ton of coal. So
that would be about 2*J0 miles a day on
fifty tons, and I think this probably not
far from what was the case."
"Allowing then sufficient coal on the
Massachusetts with an equipment of 800
tons to reach Key West, how long could
she have remained on blockade steaming
backward and forward as she did from
May to June 1?"
"If she used forty tons a day she could
have remained twenty days."
He then stated that she could have re
mained sixteen days and would then have
had sufficient coal left to reach Key West.
Assuming the distance to Key West to
be 700 miles, what coal would have been
necessary?" asked Captain Lemly.
Commander Schroeder?"I should think
150 to 175 tons would probably have taken
us there. We can always rely upon that
because as a rule the engineers keep a
little ahead rather than behind their coal
account."
Before the Massachusetts went to Guan
tanamo for coal, the witness said, he
thought there was a good supply on board.
The log book showed that the Massachu
setts then had 470 tons and 1,500 pounds
of coal.
"1 am not sure," he said, "that we went
to Guantanamo so much for coal as we did
to' give a respite to the men. We had
seventy men in the fighting force of the
army and we had been keeping special
watches and lost rest, and 1 think our trip
to Guant&namo might have been as much
to rest the men for a day or two as It was
to get coal."
Capt. Schroeder, upon the conclusion of
his testimony, asked if he could make ar
rangements to return to Guam, and, no ob
jection being made, he was told he could
do so, except that he would appear before
the court tomorrow to certify to the cor
rectness of his testimony.
Commander Heilaer'i Testimony.
The next witness was Comntattder George
C. Heilner, now stationed at the navy yard,
Brooklyn, and who served during the war
with Spain as navigator on board the
Texas with the rank of lieutenant. He
was with the Texas from the time it be
came a part of the flying squadron until
after the battle of July 3.
The Judge advocate?"Did you hear any
guns fire when the squadron approached
Cienfuegos, May 21?"
The witness?"I did not."
Q. When you arrived at Cienfuegos what
efforts, if any, were made under orders of
the commander-in-chief to ascertain if the
Spanish squadron was in the port of Cien
fuegos or to indicate what insurgents were
there? A. None, to my knowledge.
The witness remembered seeing the Mar
blehead steam to the westward, and when
it returned he was informed that she had
communicated with insurgents.
Q. Was any effort made then to your
knowledge to destroy forts or to prevent
further work on forts on shore at Cien
fuegos? A. Not to my knowledge.
Q. What kind of weather did the Texas
meet while off that port? A. Very good.
Q. Did she take coal while there? A. No,
sir. We were to take coal the day we
left. It was rough In the morning, and
my recollection is the collier did not want
to come alongside, and in the evening,
l after we had an order to form line, the
Texas left the line to go alongside the col
lier, but by signal returned to the line. I
think the signal was "Never mind coal."
The Weather During the Ban.
Leaving Cienfuegos the squadron first
went twenty or twenty-flve miles to the
south and a little to the eastward of San
tiago.
Q. What kind of weather did you meet?
A. We met good weather. Of course, we
had fresh winds, so that it was moderately
rough at times.
Q. Did the Texas delay the squadron on
this passage? A. She did not.
Q. What vessel, if any, did delay the
squadron? A. None of the fighting ships.
The Eagle did.
Q. Did the Texas coal 28th of May? A.
I think it was the 28th of May when we
went alongside of the Merrimac for coal.
We were considerably to the westward
Captain Parker.
from where we were when we stopped.
Q. How did you get to the westward?
Dirt you drift or steam there? A. Steamed.
Q. Where was the Texas at the time of
the bombardment of the Colon in the har
bor of Santiago? A. We were coaling
from one of the colliers seven or eight
miles from the port.
The witness was on the deck of the
Texas when the bombardment of the Colon
In the harbor of Santiago occurred, and he
saw the shots from the enemy fall short
of our ships and he also saw one or two
of the American shots strike the water.
The Brooklyn's Loop.
Q. Where were you on July 3, at the
time the American squadron went into ac
tion with Cervera's fleet. A. I was on
board the Texas during the engagement, in
the conning tower.
Q. Describe the part the Texas took in
that action? A. The Texas had bees head
ing about east when the enemy was seen
coming out from Santiago. Lieut. Bristol,
officer of the deck, rang to go ahead at
full speed, and put the helm hard to star
board to make turn. When I got on deck
the captain told me to find which way the
ships were going, and he rang half speed,
i 1 suggested full speed, but he said better
not full speed until ready to fire. I told
him we would be ready before the ship
was in position to fire, and he said to ring
full speed. When the Becond of the ene
my's ships followed the first to the west
ward he put his helm hard to starboard.
I made several reports to him about the
(.Continued on Becond
RECIPROCITY PLAN
Economic Policy Announced in Mc
Kinley's Last Speech.
A CABINET OFFICER'S VIEWS
President Roosevelt to Follow in
His Predecessor's Line.
PRESSURE ON CONGRESS
Before President McKinley delivered his
notable speech in Buffalo, in which he an
nounced his espousal of the cause of reel- |
procity as the coming economic policy of
this government, he talked the subject over
with his cabinet earnestly and thoroughly.
His deliverance therefore was deliberate
and well considered. It was in a measure
of a somewhat general character dealing
with the question in its larger sense, th#
details to be worked out later.
The members of the cabinet are remem
bering his talks with them upon that line
and treasuring them for their future guid
ance in dealing with the important and ex
tremely delicate question of reciprocity.
One member of the cabinet, who took much
interest in the President's plans, gives a
very interesting and very important elab
oration of the subject, representing Mr.
McKlnley's views at that time. According
to this official the President's ideas could
be stated about as follows:
Reciprocal Trade Arrangements.
That Mr. McKinley believed the senti
ment of the country was setting in the di
rection of revision of the tariff. Indeed
that revision was Inevitable, and he
thought the best way to meet the demand
to be through reciprocity, by which we
could get something back for our revision.
In other words. Instead of making a
straight cut in the tariff, to trade off the
revision for a compensation through recip
rocal trade arrangements. , .
President McKinley, It Is said, had be
come very much Impressed by the argu
ments of the western men in Congress that
the people were demanding tariff revision
on those lines of manufactures that were
being made in this country and sold in for
eign lands cheaper than at home. He also
saw a continuance of the existing prosper
ity dependent upon less restricted trade re
lations, and all of this was visible through
the opening door of reciprocity.
The President realized, it is said, the
great difficulty attending the proposition
to teven set this door ajar. He was thor
oughly aware of the difficulties that had
confronted the efforts for reciprocity in the
last Congress and knew the source and
cause of each obstruction placed in the
way. He believed, however, that the ex
perience that was gained last year would
serve next time to make the effoft easier.
It was his idea that the conflicting inter
ests could be compromised and opposition
placated by discussion of the subject, even
if a campaign of education were necessary.
As the recognized apostle of an economic
policy that had enriched the people, he had
faith in his ability to convince the people
of the necessity for variations in the policy
to meet the changing conditions of the
times.
Roosevelt Believe* In Reciprocity.
President Roosevelt has announced his
intention to carry out the policies of his
pred-3ces8c>r, and that pledge Includes, of
course, his adoption of reciprocity. Prior
to that, however, Mr. Roosevelt had de
clared his adherence to the general prin
ciple of reciprocity.
There is great curiosity in congressional
circles, where the tariff question is already
I looming up as one of the probable big is
sues of the coming session, to know what
President Roosevelt will recommend, and
how he will suggest carrying out the recl
I procity plan. It is assumed that he will
take the advice of the old tariff bill mak
| ers in Congress before he plunges into the
subject. Indeed, it is said he fc*s already
intimated his Intention to pursue a con
servative course in this direction.
Whatever the President recommends, one
thing is assured; If any reciprocity treaties
are framed, the work is to be done under
the supervision and with the consent of
the men who have made the tariff bills for
the republican party, and who are still in
Congress.
In the last Congress the treaties pro
posed for ratification were made up in a
large mersure, it is understood, without full
and free consultation with the tariff-mak
ers of the House and Senate. When the
treaties were mau^ public there was an im
mediate rush of the Industries considering
themselves menaced to their Senators and
Representatives to protest against the pro
posed reductions in tariff.
Interests That Protested.
The wool growers, whose Industry has
been Immeasurably stimulated under the
Dlngley bill, protested against the Argen
tine treaty which proposed a reduction on
Argentine wool, although great favors were
granted American agricultural machinery
and other products going into the Argen
tine Republic. The French treaty stirred
up the knit goods manufacturers, the
makers of cheap jewelry and bric-a-brac,
the glove makers of New York, some
branches of the glass industry, and all of
these branded together were powerful
enough to prevent the ratification of the
treaties.
The position of the opposing senators
was, that while they did not object to re
ciprocity as a policy, its application should
be made with great care, so as not to dis
turb the protected industries of this coun
try. They felt that the time was not pro
pitious for an effort on their part to re
cast the treaties. It now remains to be
seen whether there will be a sufficient
sentiment in the Senate strong enough to
bring about an effort to build up some
treaties of reciprocity in accordance with
the senatorial ideas thus expressed.
Pressure From the West.
From the west will come renewed press
ure for tariff revision; that is certain. The
exponents of Mr. McKlnley's plans will
urge the accomplishment of revision
through reciprocity. From the east, large
ly from New England, will come protests In
behalf of various industries likely to be
affected by reciprocal arrangements with
foreign countries.
The Senate will have to compose these
varying and in many cases conflicting In
terests. In the meantime. It is considered
likely that the House will take a part In
the proceedings, the western element in
troducing bills proposing reductions in
some of the tariff schedules. The high pro
tectionists are in the majority of the re
publican membership of the ways and
means committee, however, and It is not
considered probable that the other faction
will enlist the aid of the democrats.
In fact, the great cry of the revisionists
Is, "Let us revise the tariff according to re
publican principles, and not wait until
forced to do it along free trade lines."
Army Orders.
Capt. Samuel B. Bootes, commissary, haB
been assigned to duty at San Francisco.
Contract Surgeon O. H. Richardson, at
Plattaburg barracks. N. Y., has been as
signed to duty at Fort Apache, Ariz.
IsrgVCs General on the Thomas.
A cable message was received at the War
Department today, saying that Surgeon
General Sternberg, who recently made a
tour of Inspection in the Philippines, Is ex
pected to arrive at San Francisco on the
; transport Thomas on the 1st proximo.
TO INVESTIGATE HEMP SOANOAk
Meeting of the Senate Military Com
mittee Next Friday.
Senators Proctor, Cockrell and Harris of
the Senate military committee, charged
with the Investigation of the charges pre
ferred against Lieut. Col. H. O. S.
Heistand of the adjutant general's de
partment In connection with' the so
called hemp scandal, has completed ar
rangements for beginning the investigation
next Friday. The committee his obtained
from the War Department copies of cap
tain official records in the case and is nguv
| prepared for the examination of witnesses.
Lieut. Col. Heistand, who haa been ftn
' duty at San Francisco in connection with
i the mustering out of the volunteers since
his return from China a few months ago,
has been ordered to proceed to this city
without delay for the purpose o? appearing
before the Senate committee. Adjutant
General Corbin, whose testimony is also
desired by the committee, is expected to
reach this city tomorrow morning. He has
! just concluded an extensive tour of inspec
tion in the Philippines.
I Senator Harris, as chairman of the inves
tigating committee, last week wrote to
Major E. L. Hawks, who made the original
charges against Col. Heistand, asking him
to submit to the committee a nill sworn
written statement of the charges he had
to make against Col. Heistand as a basis
for the future action of the committee. In
reply Maior Hawks iuidressul A. letter Ao
the senator saying:
"I beg to say that I have preferred
charges against Lieut. Col. H. O. S. Heis
tand before the War Department, which
charges are now, presumably, to be investi
gated by it. I do not desire to prefer
charges before your committee against
Lieut. Col. H. O. S. Heistand, but stand
ready to obey any summons to go before
you, and am prepared to bring with me
many documents shedding lighf upon the
subject matter of the Investigation with
which you are charged.
"Others who have material knowledge or
documents germane to your investigation,
who should be called before you, are: Col.
Wm. C. Mclntire, attorney-at-Iaw, Wash
ington, D. C.; Gen. W. W. Dudley, attor
ney-at-law, Washington, D. C.; L. T. Mich
ener, attorney-at-law, Washington. -D. C.;
Major General H. C. Corbin. U. S. A.; Gov.
Allen, late of Porto Rico; Judge James E.
Boyd, Greensboro, N. C.; Mr. G. D. Meikle
john, late assistant secretary of war; Capt.
W. E. Whorton, United States census, and
others.
"I presume the Secretary of War will
furnish the committee a copy of cliarges
preferred against Col. Heistand and his
answer to said charges."
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AUDITOR PERSON'S REPORT.
Improvement In the New System of
Pension Rolls.
R. S. Person, auditor for the Interior
Department, has submitted his gsnual re
port to the Secretary of the Treasury. It
covers the Work ot his office for the Uveal
year ended June 00, 1901. The report shows
that the work of the office IB up to date.
Mr. Person says that the new fcard sys
tem of pension rolls has been a waving of
over |2t>,00() In Clerk hire, besides b?kig
more economical In space and more conven
ient of reference and insuring greater ac
curacy.
Speaking of the need of more file room,
Mr. Person says:
"1 invite particular attention to.the emer
gency confronting this office in the matter
of providing shelving space for the preser
vation of its records. The shelving space
in the main flies rooms of the office"is.en
tirely exhausted and the ??i>ldly Ac
cumulating records are being, and hgve
been for many months, distributed aleng
the narrow passageways between the tiers
of shelv'ng. Recourse to this unsatisfac
tory an! Inconvenient expedient has re
sulted li. a condition of congestion, endan
gering the proper preservation of these Im
portant public records, rendering their or
derly arrangement Impossible and greatly
increasing the labor of the employes as
signed to the flies rooms. These papers are
accumulating at the rate of about 170 cubic
feet each month, and some provision for
their preservation has become a most
urgent necessity."
The report shows that there Is only one
pensioner of the war of 1812 left on the
pension rolls. The sum paid is $90 a year.
HAVANA FLOATING DRY DOCK.
Will Probably Be Sent to a Naval
Station in the Philippines.
Present indications are that the big float
ing steel dry dock at Havana, recently
purchased by this government from Spain,
will be sent to the new Olongapo naval Ra
tion in the Philippines. Secretly Long to
day authorized the repairs recommended by
Naval Constructor Gilmour, who was sent
down to Havana to prepare an estimate of
the work necessary to put the dock fat per
fect condition. Naval Constructor Gilmour
placed the estimate of cost at $66,000, but
this estimate was made with the belief that
an extra dock force would have to be en
gaged for the work. It is now thought
that much of the repair work can be done
by the regular force, and the total cost of
repairs brought considerably within the fig
ure named.
The dock Is to be painted and thoroughly
cleaned. New suction pipes are to be pro
vided for the air pumps, so as to Insure a
freer flow of water, and the electrical ma
chinery Is In need of considerable repair.
POTOMAC IMPROVEMENT.
Progress Made in the Dredging Opera
tions SatiMfaetory.
Colonel Allen, the engineer officer in
charge of the improvement of the Potcgnac,
reports to the War Department that recent
dredging operations in the Virginia chan
nel above the Long bridge by the Atlantic,
Pacific and Gulf Company have resulted in
the completion of a channel 400 feet wide
for a length of 3,200 feet from the lower
end of the bar. During the past month
143,009 cubic yards of material .were
dredged and deposited on the reclaimed
area, being the largest amount of *imch
work ever done in a month on this Im
provement.
Similarly good progress is reported in the
dredging operations In the Potomac river
below Washington,-, the project for > which
contemplates a channel 24 feet deep and
200 feet wide through the various bars.
The work has ben completed at Mattawo
man Shoal and at Smith's Point Shoals,
upper and lower, and Rittenhoose Moore,
the contractor, has begtin dredging at
Maryland Point Shoal.
Case of Llcnti Howell.
The record In the case of Second Lieuten
ant James F. Howell, 12th^Batter)r of Weld
Artillery, has been received at the "War
Department. Lieutenant Bowell was tried
In the Philippines on the Charge of drunk
enness on duty. He was convicted and sen
tenced to be dismissed. After the Indorse
ment of the Judge advocate general ot the
army is put on the papers they will go to
President Roosevelt before the case Is ulti
mately disposed of.
Personal Mention. !
Dr. Charles W. Richardson has recovered
from a five weeks' illness.
Dr. Louease N. Lenman has returned to
this city. <
J. L. Tranger, manager of the German i
newspaper the Westbote of Columbus, jDhio, J
Is at the Raleigh. _ ?
Secretary Hay has left. th? city for a^ visit
to his summer home at gunapee, N. Hf
Among the officers of the democratic con
gressional committee who are In thgclty
are 'Chairman Richardson, Secretary Kerr,
Assistant Secretary Jesse and Assistant Ser
ge&nt-at-arms Marmaduk*.
JURY IS COMPLETED
Good Progress Being Made in the
Czolgosz Trial.
THE ASSASSIN PLEADS GJJILTT
This Changed to the Legal For
mality by Counsel.
HIS DEMEANOR IN COURT
BUFFALO, N. Y? September 23.?Leon
F. Czolgosz was placed on trial today for
the murder of President McKinley on Sep
tember 6. The trial was In the supreme
court of Erie county, Judge Truman C.
White presiding.
The trial began at 10 o'clock, but long
before that hour the streets in the vicinity
of the city hall were the objective of many
curious persons. They were willing to
take chances on being admitted to the
court room, even though they knew that
there were but 150 seats available. The
various entrances to the great building,
with the exception of that on Franklin
street, were closed and guarded. Police
men were everywhere and rigid discipline
was the order of the day. Squads of blue
coated mtn were stationed on every land
ing and in a double line far outside the
entrance to keep back the crowds,
while in a station not far away reserves
were ready to reinforce the detail on duty
should the feelings of the people become
aroused to the extent of rioting. Mounted
officers paced slowly around every side of
the structure and no one was allowed to
stand on the sidewalk for a moment, so
tnat at no time was the crowd large.
Prisoner Brought Throngh Tnnnel.
No one outside of the building saw the
prisoner as he was taken from his cell to
the court room. His guardians made use
of the Tunnel of Sobs" under the Btreet
from the jail to the city hall, and Czolgosz
was brought into the court room only a few
momenta before the hour set for the open
ing of his trial. No person was admitted
. ^ without a pass signed by
e chief of police, and It was necessary
to snow this to every policeman on every
every corridor.
The officer at the door of the court room
waa especially vigilant, and not only ex
amined the passes, but scrutinized the
bearers critically before admitting them to
the rpom. The interior of the city hall as
I % ?UtSld^' fetU1 bore the somber
diapering of mourning, and quiet was en
h IS. ^"s befitting the occasion.
The counsel for Czolgosz, former Supreme
[ Ccyrt Justices Loren L. Lewis and Robert
, C. Titus and Carlton E. Ladd, saw him
again this morning before the time for the
opening of the court, but he had no more
to say to them than on the previous occa
| "ens when they have visited him. In view
l of the meagerness of the opportunity for a
defense and the fact that the prisoner re
fuses absolutely to aid them it is not im
probable that the entire proceedings mav
be completed within two days.
In(Knlt>- the i <
The mental condition of the assassin
will be absolutely the only defense to be
offered," are the words of Judge Titus,
and there is no little expectation that they
will publicly abandon the case today or
tomorrow and merely represent Czolgosz
formally during the trial. As-a result of
the examination of two alienists. Dr. Chas.
T. McDonald and Dr. Allen McLane Hamil
ton of New York city, the question of in
??iTj w ^ eliminated from the subjects on
Which the defense, can rely for support.
Part II of the supreme court of Erie
county la a small room in the south side of
the .econd floor of the city hall. It is
lighted only at the south end by latticed
windows and here the justices' bench and
witness stand is placed. On the right of
tne room are the jurymen's seats, and thev
have an unobstructed view of the entire
room. There la no railing in front of the
Jurymen, and the chairs are placed on a
platform some six inches above the floor.
The room has a high ceiling studded with
drab walls which are seamed with cracks
The lnclosure for the bench and bar occu
pies over one-half of the floor space, while
the remainder is given over to seats for
the general public. Not over 130 of the
latter-could be accommodated, and these
seats today were mainly occupied by the
men summoned to serve upon the jury.
Czolgosz, with his counsel, occupied seats
directly in front of the Justices' bench.
Where the Prisoner Sat.
The prisoner's chair was Just back of
that of Judge Titus, and deputy sheriffs
with their staves of office were placed at
various points In the room and quiet was
enforced upon all. The spectators' seats
were filled very slowly, owing to the ex
treme care shown by the officers in the
corridors in admitting those who applied,
and it was not until "court" was announced
that the last one was occupied.
Dr. Allan McLane Hamilton of New York
city was one of the first of those connectcd
with the case to take a position inside of
the lnclosure. Dr. Hamilton, who was the
chief insanity expert at the trial of Gar
field's assassin, Ouiteau, occupied a seat
at the table reserved for the prosecution.
District Attorney Penney and his assist
ant, Frederick Haller, were the next to put
in an appearance, and were followed by
judges Lewis and Titus, counsel for the
prisoner. Just behind them came Mrs. Jus
tice White and her daughter, who were
given seats within the inclosure.
At 10 o'clock the formal opening of the
court was announced. Justice Truman C.
White entered through the center aisle and
took his seat upon the bench. The first
business of the session had no relation to
the case of Czolgosz. It consisted merely
of calling the roll of grand jurors for the
coming session, and they were then excused
until October 7.
Clerk of Courts Fisher, after a prelimi
nary "Hear ye! Hear ye!" by the crier,
proceeded with the calling of the jurors
summoned for the trial of the Czolgosz
caae in part three. Judge White allowed
the grand jurors who had previously been
called to leave the room, if they desired,
but only two did so, the others preferring
to stay and witness the trial.
( One Juror Asked to Be Excmed.
Of the thirty-six trial jurors called only
one asked to be excused. He had a sawmill
In process of erection, which, he said, must
be finished at once on account of low water,
and he Was excused. Justice White then
requested the other justices of parts one
and two, then in session, not to discharge
their Jurors, but to hold them in readi
ness for an Impaneling in the Czolgosz case.
At 10:16 there was a bustle In the corridor
and a squad of policemen brought In the
prisoner. He was handcuffed to an officer
on e4ch side, while in front and behind him
walked other uniformed policemen.
The prisoner was attired in a new suit of
dark gray, a white shirt and a collar and a
light blue bow tie. His face was cleanly
shaven and his hair combed.
He sat down behind his counsel, with two
officers in plain clothing Immediately in his
rear. s
District Attorney Penney proceeded at
once with the reading of the Indictment.
He spoke to Czolgosz In a low voice; In
fact, so low that when the prisoner was
asked to plead he seemed not to understand
what had been said.
Justice White asked him, "What have
you to say?"
There was a moment's hesitation. Then
the prisoner's lips moved as if to make re
ply. but before he could do so his Junior
counsel, Mr. Lewis, arose to speak, not
having seen the prisoner's motion.
Justice White, however, insisted that
Czolgos* should speak, and the prisoner
said:
Prisoner Did Not Hear.
"I didn't hear what he said."
District Attorney Penney then read the
indictment again in a louder voice, and to
the demand for a reply the prisoner, who
was standing at the time, said in a very
low voice, "Guilty."
This plea was, however, not permitted to
stand under the law, and a plea of "not
guilty" was at once ordered by the court.
Mr. Titus, Junior counsel for the defense,
then arose and stated to the court the facts
already known as to his connection with
the case. He explained that the position
of himself and his associates, Judge lyewls
and Mr. Ladd, was a peculiar one and con
sisted mainly in making sure that all the
forms of law and Justice were observed in
the prosecution.
Justice White, in reply, complimented
counsel for the defense and said that the
prisoner could have no better counsel, and
that whatever the outcome, It would re
flect only credit and honor on them.
The examination and swearing in of the
jurors was then begun, the prisoner stand
ing as each was sworn.
The first Juror was summoned at 10:2rt.
His name is Frederick V. Lauer, a plumb
er. He was examined briefly by the dis
trict attorney and counsel for the defense.
No objection was made and Lauer was ac
cepted.
Richard J. Garwood, a street railway
foreman, was next summoned. One of the
questions put to him by District Attorney
Penney was: "Do you believe in the pres
ent form of government?" to which Gar
wood responded, "Yes." Judge Lewis asked
Garwood if he would acquit a man If it
was clearly proven that he was insane at
the time the murder was committed. Mr.
Garwood replied that he would. After a
few more questions from Judge Lewis,
Garwood was accepted.
Third Mui of the Panel Excnoed.
The third of the panel called to the bar
was Joshua Winner, a farmer of North
Collins. He was objected to by the de
fendant and excused.
Henry W. Wendt. a local manufacturer,
when called, announced that he had formed
no definite opinion on the case: his opinion
would be governed by the evidence alone.
He was sworn in.
Horatio M. Winspear, a farmer of Elma,
was called. "Do you believe in capital pun
ishment?" was asked by the district attor
ney. After some hesitation the talesman
replied: "Well, yes."
The questions asked by Mr. Lewis, for
the defense, of nearly all the Jurors were
particularly as to whether or not they
were present In the Temple of Music at
the time of the crime. Winspear said he
was not there, but while the defense were
not opposed to his acceptance on the panel,
he was challenged by the people.
George Kuhn, a baker, of Buffalo, born
in Germany, but a citizen of this country
for twenty-five years, was next called. His
opinion of the guilt of the prisoner, he
said, was so firmly established that no evi
dence could change It, and he was excused.
John D. Elliott, a farmer of Grand Island,
was opposed to capital punishment, and
was challenged by the people. He was ex
cused
Silas Carmer, another farmer living at
Clarence, had already made up his mind
as to the guilt of the defendant; he could
give him a fair trial, however, on the evi
dence. He was accepted by both sides and
sworn in as the fourth Juror at 11:04 a.m-,
less than an hour after the court opened
During the examination of ihe Jurors the
prisoner sat ere<jt in his chair and ga*ed
straight ahead at the back of his senior
counsel. Beyond the rapid blinking of his
eyes, he appeared unconcerned. He made
jja ttfftjrf'f* cejiimunicatlon with his coun
sel, nor they wftfr him.
Fifth Juror Secured.
James 8. Stygall, a plumber, after a brief
examination, was accepted, making the
fifth juror secured at 11:35.
Frank J. Litz, a clerk, had not formed
any opinion. He was confused by the ques
tions of the counsel and made several con
tradictions. He was excused by the de
fense., . I
John G. Milburn, the host of President
McKlnley, at whose home the death"- of the
President occurred, came Into the court
room at 11:30.
There were only four women In the court
room, three inside the railing as guests of
the court and one in the spectators' seats.
One by one the government*8 witnesses
had come in, and at 11:30 there were pres
ent Assistant Superintendent P. B. Cuslck
of the police. Dr. Herman Mynter apd Dr.
M. D. Mann, who attended the President;
Dr. James W. Putnam, Drs. Joseph FoVler
and Floyd S. Crego, local physicians.
Michael McGloIn, a carpenter, was ex
cused by the people' because he had ex
pressed an opinion on the case.
Wm. Loton, a farmer ot Edon, was.
chosen as the sixth Juror at 11:43.
Judge Sherman of the superior court and
Judge Hammond of the supreme court of
Massachusetts came into the court room
Just as Benjamin I<ang, a Buffalo grocer,
was called. They were introduced to Jus
tice White and were given seats at the
.clerk's desk.
Judge ? Titus, for the defense, conducted
the examination of Lang. The latter was
excused', on the ground that he had a.n in
terest ' in a corporation owning property,
though he had none in his own right.
Error In Panel List.
An error in the panel list was found when
Otto F. Hager, a Buffalo music dealer, was
called for examination. Otto F. Hager of
Grand Island presented himself instead,
and he was excused.
The next man called was Walter E. Ever
ett, a blacksmith. He was satisfactory to
both sides, and so was accepted as the sev
enth Juror Just as the bells struck for noon.
After the acceptance of this juror Judge
Lewis addressed the court, saying that in
asmuch as he and his principal associate
were aged men, and owing to the sudden
ness of their connection with the case, and
the fact that they had little time for prep
aration, he desired the sessions of the court
to be as short as possible. He believed the
progress of the case would in no way be
hindered or delayed by short hours. He
suggested that court convene at 10 a.m.
and close at 4 p.m., and that there be an
intermission from 12 noon until 2 p.m.
Judge White expressed himself as being
agreeable to this arrangement,- believing
the request to be a reasonable one. He
therefore made the hours of the court to
conform with Mr. Lewis' request.
Benjamin J. Ralph, a bank cashier, was
called to the stand at noon. After the
usual questions from counsel on both sides
| he was accepted, and took the eighth seat
in the Jury box.
The adjournment of court until 2 o'clock
was then announced. The spectators were
ordered to keep their seats until the judge,
jury and counsel had passed out. At the
same time Czolgosz was handcuffed to the
deputies and hurried from the court room
back to the jail. For the first time since
he came into the court room today he
spoke to one of the guards. "Get my hat,"
he said, and the officer placed It upon his
head as he walked out.
Evidently the general public appreciated
the fact that It would be practically impos
sible to get a glimpse of the scenes within
the city hall, for very few persons stood
about the entrance when the witnesses and
attorneys began to file back Into the build
ing after the noon recess. The prisoner was
brought in manacled, as before, to two
officers, and at 2 o'clock Justice White re
sumed the session.
The second talesman called after the re
convening of court was Samuel P. Waldo.
He was accepted, making the ninth juror.
Andrew J. Smith of Buffalo was chosen
the tenth Juror at 2:18 p.m.
The eleventh juror was sworn at 2:40.
He is Joachln H. Mertens of Buffalo, dealer
in boots and shoes.
The twelfth and last Juror was accepted
at 2:43. His name Is Robert J. Adams, a
contractor of Buffalo.
Capt. Stafford's Resignation.
The resignation of Capt. H. E. Stafford,
assistant surgeon, United States Volun
teers, has been" accepted by the President,
to taks effect at once.
As a Business Bringer there Is
nothing: in Washington equal to
an advertisement in The Even
Star. A dollar planted in its
columns will bear fruit an hun
dred fold.
AT THE WHITE HOUSE
Many Persons Pay Their Respects to
the President
MR. BABCOCK'S CONGRATULATIONS
A Talk Over Pennsylvania Post
Offices.
UNION VETERANS CALL
Until the usual acts of civility from vari
ous officials of the government to a new
chief executive are paid. President Roose
velt will not have much time during his
morning hours to give to public business.
The President was engaged for several
hours today in receiving callers who desired
to make their devoirs. These callers arrived
singly, in pairs and In groups, large and
small. President Roosevelt Is using the
same room for the general run of visitors
as did the late President, reserving his own
office, the cabinet room, for such visitors as
he cares to see alone.
The President arrived at his office at 9:30
o'lcock, walking to the Executive Mansion
from the home of his sister. The callers
began arriving shortly after the President
had gone to his office, where he first spent
some time with Secretary Cortelyou. Headt d
by Assistant Secretaries Spauldlng, Alias
and Taylor, all the bureau chiefs and prom
inent officials of the Treasury Department
called in a body and were introduced by
Secretary Gage, who had been in conference
with the President.
Martin A. Knapp and James D. Yeomans
of the Interstate commerce commission, ac
companied by Edward A. Moseley, secre
tary of the commission, were received.
The other Callers were Postmaster Gen
eral Smith, Secretary Long, Justice Mc
Kenna, Senator Penrose. 8enator Prltch
ard. Senator Millard, Senator Cockerell,
Senator McComber, Representatives Bab
cock of Wisconsin. Bingham of Pennsyl
vania, Lester of Georgia. Long of Kansas,
Martin of South Dakota, Kehoe of Ken
tucky, Prince of Illinois, Gibson of Ten
nessee, ex-Secretary John W. Poster, ex
Senator Blair, ex-Senator Carter, ex-Rep
resentative Handy of Delaware, Governor
Merrlam, director of the census; Commis
sioner Evans, Assistant Secretary Ryan of
the Interior Department and Dr. I. 8.
Stone of this city.
Good Wishes of at Democrat.
Representative Kehoe was elected from
the ninth Kentucky district to succeed
Samuel J. Pugh. Mr. Kehoe lufQTOed the
President that as a democrat he would be
glad to give his cordial support to a Presi
dent who would be the ruler of the entire
country. He thought aU democrats would
feel that way. , , w ? . _
President Roosevelt thanked Mr. Kehoe
for his encouragement and remarked tnaX
i during his public career he had never irit-d
to embarrass any administration or throw
obstacles in its way.
Mr. Bsheoek'a Cstgtstslatiosa.
Representative Babcock congratulated the
President on the good feeling shown by the
people of this ?otootry ?nd of foreign coun
tries, to the head of the new administra
tion and of the universal feeling of confi
dence everywhere exhibited. The Presi
dent said he felt gratified over the kindly
sentiments of the people.
President Roosevelt's ranch in the west
lies partly in South Dakota and partly In
North Dakota, and he was glad to ?e?
Representative Martin of the former state.
"President Roosevelt has thousands of sin
cere friends and admirers In the west."
said Mr. Martin. "We regard him as a
national.man first, as a New Yorker sec
ond and as a Dakotan third."
Poat Office Appolstaasta.
Postmaster General Smith talked with
the President about matters in the Post
Office Department,. and particularly the
question of some pressing appointments of
postmasters. The terms of a number of
postmasters have expired and their suc
cessors must be appointed. It Is said that
Senator Penrose, who was at the White"
House today, will take up with the Presi
dent in a short Ume the Philadelphia post
office. The understanding is that Post
master Hicks, against whom there has for
several years been a bitter fight, will be al
lowed to serve his term out, when he will
be succeeded by a new man. The term ex
pires in January and a successor has prob
ably been decided upon.
Senator Penrose and Representative
Bingham talked over several Pennsylvania
matters with the President.
Veterau? Officials Caill.
Israel Stone, commander of the District
G. A. R.. and Past Commanders Slaybaugh
and Pickford paid their respects, and were
invited to call again. R. G. Dyrenforth,
commander of the U. V. U., called upon the
President to request the appointment of
Capt. H. L Street, former commander-in
chief of the U. V. U.. as a quartermaster
in the army. Capt. Street was appointed
to a commissary's position in the army
during the war with Spain, and served until
a few months ago. Commander Dyren
forth handed him his commission when the
organization held Its annual meeting In
Rock Island three years ago. The next
annual meeting of the organisation will be
held in Chicago October ii, 2a and 24. and
Commander Dyrenforth hopes to have
Capt. Street's permanent commission signed
by that time.
President Roosevelt directed that the
matter be brought to his attention at an
early day.
Domiciled In the White House.
President Roosevelt Is now domiciled In
the White House and Wednesday will be
joined by Mrs. Roosevelt and members of
the family. The President took lunch In
the building today, will have dinner there
this evening and tonight will sleep there.
The effects of the late President and of
Mrs. McKinley are rapidly being prepared
for*shipment and will all be sent away by
tomorrow night. Secretary Cortelyou is
gathering together the private papers of
President McKinley.
Private Secretary Loeb went to New
York yesterday to transfer the papers and
documents of President Roosevelt from
Oyster Bay to Washington. Mr. Roosevelt
had quite a collection of private papers be
fore he was elected Vice President.
Joseph J. Langer of Nebraska was today
appointed consul of the United States at
Sollngen, Germany.
Representative Hooker of Mississippi,
Mr. Charles R. Miller of New York and
W. Calvin Chase, the colored republican
leader of the District, paid their respects
in the afternoon.
A Troop Horse for the President.
At the request of President Roosevelt
Lieut. Col. Whitney of Lieut. Gen. Miles'
staff, who was recentiy assigned to tem
porary duty as aid to the President, lias
secured an army troop horse for the use of
Mr. Roosevelt The horse, which is a typi
cal cavalry mount, Is now in the White
House stables and win, it is said, be used
frequently. A regular cavalry saddle and
trappings were also secured ty Col. Whit
ney, to be used by President Roosevelt.
Col. Leefe Retired.
Lieut. Col. John G. Leefe, 30th Infantry,
now at San Francisco, has been authorized
to proceed to his horn* to await retirement.