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VOL. 36.
Tne Tariff Bill.
By Southern Associated Press.
Washington, D. G., March 15.--
The present discussion of the tariff
bill in full committee, although net
producing many changes in the
schedules, is briuging to light some
extraordinary defects in the bill.
One of these was discovered yester
day, which bad it not been found
out in time it would have reduced
the revenue yielding power of the
bill upwards of ten millions of dol
lars. The last page of the bill, as
made public by the Senate, is a long
distance from the first, but the leg
islation found in the last few para
graphs oontrols the whole bill. One
of these paragraphs, section 102,
provides “That an act to reduce the
revenue and equalize duties on im
ports, and for other purposes, ap
proved October 1, 1890, and ail J
acts and parts of acta inconsistent
with this act are hereby repealed.”
This was an absolute repeal of the
McKinley law, and Mr. Vest, in
committee yesterday, moved that it
be stricken out for very obvious
reasons. The internal revenue tax
on tobacco, manufactured tobacco,
all the regulations as to license
taxes and the sale of leaf tobacco
contained in the McKinley law, and
nothing is said about them in the
Wilson bill. The intention was, of
course, to permit the present law to
stand in those respects. Had not
the sweeping character of the re
pealing clause been detected in
time, these provisions of the Mc-
Kinley act would have been wiped
out and the government would
have found itself powerless to col
lect a dollar of internal revenue tax
on manufactured tobacco, except in
the shape of cigars and cigarettes.
The free leaf provisions would also
have been eliminated from the
present law.
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WRITE FOR RATES.
LOCAL A&ESTS WANTED IS IMPORTANT TOWN!.
MARCH 19.
ON
Monday, March 19.
We will -.filer 1,000 yards best
Gloria Satins at 7 12 cents a
yard in lengths of frem 8
to 10 yards.
Regular price of these gcods is
15 cents.
MILLINERY AND
DRESS GOODS
For the Spring will be ready for
inspection then.
YOU CANNOT
Mistake by planting Peter Henderson's
Tested Garden Seeds.
We have a full supply of them.
STANDARD VARIETIES
AND NOVELTIES,
Smokers will find pure, clean stock
Cigars at our store. We specially
recommend in thi* line
VETTERLEIN BROS'.
AND
BATCHELOR BROS'. GOODS.
Our stock of Drugs, Chemicals and
Sundries always full. Come and see us.
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133 Fayetteville Street,
EFWS-OBSERVER -O HRONICLE.
MRi KKOOH NOT DEAD
The Keport or Her Heath Proved to
Be Premature.
Gbrensbobo, March 15—Sp~ ial.
—Your correspondent learns lay
that the news of Mrs. Keogh’s d nth
was unfounded. She is said, jw
ever, to be vary ill in New Yor .
A Club Building Destroyed.
By Southern Associated Press.
New Obleanj, March 15.—The
handsome Pickwick Club bull ing,
the corner of Canal and Caron Jelet
streets, was almost completely de
stroyed by fire this morning. Tuere
had been a meeting at the club last
night, but only the Manager, bar
keeper and porters were in the
club at twenty minutes past seven
today when the fire was discovered
in the neighborhood of the kitchen'
It was caused by an electric wire.
An alarm wat turned in as soon aa
the fire was discovered, but biiora
the department reached the s.’ene
the dames had gained such head
way tnat the building was doc mad.
The fire spread rapidly through the
four stories of the club, and then
burst through the roof, and it was
not until 10 o’clock that the blaze
was under control. The building
was four stories high. It was built
ten years ago of Philadelphia
pressed brick with colitine lime
stone trimmings, and was owned by
A. and N, Heine, of Paris, and was
worth $130,000. The furniture was
valued at $40,000. Many valuable
paintings and statuary were saved.
The insurance on the building was
SIOO,OOO, and on the furniture
$34,000.
Confirmed by the Senate
By Southern Associated Press.
Washington, March 15. —The Sen
ate has confirmed the following
nominations: Capt. E. O. Mat
thews, to be chief of the bureau of
yards and docks, Navy Department
L. H. Shields, collector of customs,
district of Norfolk and Portsmouth,
Ya. Surveyor of customs, F. M.
Gardenbire, port of Chattanooga,
Tenn. Postmasters: Virginia—
W. W. Degge, Norfolk. South Car
olina—Abal A Candy, Darlington.
Alabama— G. W.. Gugger, Greens
boro; J R. Crowe, Sheffield. Georgia
—S. B. Price, Macon. Walter L.
Wilson, of West Virginia; Lewis
Greensovenson, of Illinois; Henry
A. Dent, of Alabama; Philip V. Mor
ton, of the District of Columbia;
Wm. J. Littel, of New York, and
Samuel MoGowan, of South Caro
lina, to be assistant paymasters in
the navy.
Adolfo J. Menocal, of the District
of Columbia, and Richard C. Holly
day, of Maryland, to be civil en
gineers in the navy. Passed As
sistant Paymaster C. M. Ray to be
paymaster, ar J * Paymaster
Frank T. Arm 'd assist
ant paymaster in Capt.
L A. Beardslee, C Com
modore Henry Glast
Commander J. H. * Com
mander; Lieut T B. M pieut
Commander ; Lieutenant, junior
grade, H S Knapp and W. L
Rodgers, Lieutenants. Also a num
ber of army promotions.
Will Stay at the Buzzard Bay Cottage.
By Southern Associated Press.
WVhington, D. C , March 15.-
Although the President will very
likely take another excursion by
boat shortly, his family will not go
away until June, when they will
take up their residence for the sum
mer at the Buzzard Bay cottage.
• m*
Ua Gama a Refugee.
By Cable.
Lisbon, March 15. [Copyright ]
—According to dispatcues received
here from Rio today, Admiral Da
Gama is on board the Portuguese
war Bhip Mondello with SCO of his
sailors and marines. The dispatches
say that the refugees will be
brought to Portugal.
Adlal at the Home of ills Ancestors.
Asheville, N. G., March 14
Vice-President and Mrs. Steveneon
left Asheville on the 2:30 train this
afternoon oa their return to Wash
ington. They will stop a day at
Statesville, the home of Gen. Ste
venson's ancestors.
The sooner tou begin to fight the fire,
the more easily it may be extinguished,
The sooner you begin taking Ayer’s
Sarsaparilla for your blood-disease, the
easier will be the cure. In both cases,
delay is dangerous, if not fatal. Be sure
you get Ayer’s and no other.
TLe “Georgia thumper” grass
hopper has a wing spread equal to
that of a robin.
’Scott’s EmuislQi)
of cod-liver oil presents a
perfect food—palatable,
easy of assimilation, and
an appetizer; these are
everything to those who
are losing flesh and
strength. Ihe combina
tion of pure cod-liver oil,
the greatest of all fat pro
ducing foods, with Hypo
phosphites, provides a re
markable agent for Quick
Flesh Building in all ail
ments that are associated
with loss of flesh.
Prumirprt Rv Sc'.H A How— <"'*'<■ rrints, jM
Hew York, bold by «M drjwsutw.
THE BLAND BILL PASSED.
THK GKKAT MEASURK AT EAST
AGTKO UPON BY THK SKNATK.
The Vote Stood Forty-four to Thirty
one—l he Bill will not Go to the Presi
dent Before .’UonOay -Proceedings in
the House.
By Southern Associated Press.
Washington, March 15. —Senate —
A resolution was offered by Mr.
Gallinger and laid over temporarily,
calling on the Secretaries of the
Treasury and Interior for the names
of the clerks appointed, promoted,
reduced or dismissed in their re
spective departments since March
the sth 1893, wi’h the state to which
each is credited.
At 12:30 the Bland seigniorage
bill was taken up and Mr. Carey
continued his speech which he be
gun yesterday, against it. Ha
characterized the bill as the worst
blow aimed at silver eince the de
monetization of silver in 1873.
Mr. Palmer opposed the bill, and
quoted Mr. Hewitt’s statement that
it proposed to coin a vacuum. It
was, indeed, he said, a vacuum; for
it was admitted that if the whole
mass of silver purchased under the
act of 1890, were put on the market
today it would bring many millions
less than the amount necessary to
discharge the Treasury notes issued
for its purchase.
He believes the bill to be so de
fective that the silver which is re
quired to be coined would remain
inert in the Treasury, and that not
a single silver dollar could be put.
into cirsulaiion under it.
Mr. Pettigrew, Republican cf
South 1 akota, bad just, begun an
argument in favor of the bill when
Mr. Harris rose, and in his most
impressive tones said: “Mr. Presi
dent, the hour of two is recorded
by that clook (pointing to the dock
over the main doorway), and at that
hour the unanimous agreement of
the Senate is that a final vote shall
be taken on the passage of this bill
I aek for that vote.”
Mr. Davis asked that Mr. Petti
grew be allowed to finish his speech.
Mr. Harris —I object. If I were
to yield to the Senator from South
Dakota, I would feel bound to yield
to other Senators. I yield to no
body. (Laughter).
Mr; Kyle asked that Mr. Petti
grew might bo allowed to have all
his speech printed in the Record.
“It is unusual”, said Mr. Harris,
“but I will not oh j sot.”
The presiding offioer (Mr. Vilas)
declared the question to be “Shall
the bill pass?”
The vote was taken and the bill
was passed—yeas 44, nays 31, as
follows:
Yeas —Messrs. Allen, Bate, Berry,
Blackburn, Blanchard, Butler, Call,
Cockrell, Coke, Colquitt, Daniel,
Dubois, Faulkuer, George, Gordon,
Hansbrougb, Harris, Hunton, Irby,
Jones of Arkansas, Cyle, Lindsey,
McLaurin, Martin, Mills, Mitoheil
of OregOD, Morgan, Pasco, Peffer,
Pettigrew, Power, Pugh, Q lay, Ran
som, Reack, Shoup, Stewart, Teller,
Turpie, Vest, Voorhees and Wol
cott—44.
Nays—Messrs. Aldriob, Allison,
Brice, Caffry, Carey, Chandler, Cul
lom, Davie, Dolpb, Frye, Gallinger,
Gibson, Gorman, Hale, H*wley,
Higgins, Lodge, McMillan, McPher
son, Manderson, Mitchell of Wiscon
sin, Morrill, Murphy, Palmer, Platt,
Proctor, Smith, Stookbridge, Vilas,
Washburn, Wilson-31.
When the result was announced
there was hand-clapping in the
crowded galleries, which breach of
order was rebuked by the presiding
officer. Then the spectators began
to desert the galleries, and the Sen
ate chamber resumed its air of quiet
languor and respectability.
The Republicans who voted for
the bill were : Messrs. Dubois,
Hansbrough, Mitchell of Oregon,
Pettigrew, Power, Qiay, Shoup,
Stewart, Teller and Wolcott.
The Democrats who voted against
it were: Brice, Caffery, Gorman,
McPheraon, Mitchell (Wisconsin),
Murphy, Parmer, Smith and Vilas.
The three Populist Senators, Al
len, Kyle and Better, voted for it.
Mr. Mil!, Democrat of New York,
announced his pair with Mr. Dixon,
Republican c f Rode Bland.
A joint resolution heretofore in
troduced by Mr. Harris, Democrat
of Tennessee, for the appointment
of a commission to be oomposed of
the Secretary of the Treasury, Sec
retary of War and the Attorney-
General, for the settlement of the
claims and counter claims between
the Uuited States government and
the State cf Tennessee; arising out
of the transfer of railroads, was
taken up and passed.
After a short executive session
the doors were re-opened at 3:20,
and legislative business was resumed
and continued until 4:20, when the
Senate adjourned until Monday.
No business of general importance
was transacted after, the executive
session.
The seigniorage bill cannot reach
the President before Monday, as it
was not signed by the presiding
officer of the two Houses at the time
of adjournment.
HOUSE.
After several committee reports
had been made the House took up
the sundry civil appropriation bill,
is committee of the whole, with Mr.
RALEIGH, N C, FRIDAY MORNING, MARCH 10, 1894
Lester, Democrat of Georgia, in the
chair.
Under the section “Department
of Justice” an amendment was
offered by Mr. Sayers, Democrat of
Texas, and agreed to, providing that
the law of February Bth, 1894, re
pealing the Federal election laws
should not be construed to prevent
the payment cf any claims for ser
vices under those laws, legally per
formed prior to February Bth, 1894,
and continuing appropriations pre
viously made for that purpose. .
Mr. Black, of Georgia, read from
an agricultural bulletin to show the
technical character of the language
used, and created considerable
amusement by repeating some of
the terms and subsequently ex
plaining their meaning in plain
English. Daring the course of the
reading the members left their seats
and gathered about the Speaker
and in the area of the chamber.
Members interrupted the reading
with joculaifcremarks from time to
time, and Mr. Sickles at one point
suggested that a dictionary be fur
nished to the Representatives in
order that the languge of the bulle
tin might be made more intelligible.
He explained in conclusion that he
had read these extracts to show the
flagrant and inexcusable misuse of
the people’s money.
Mr Bowers, Republican of Cali
fornia, answering Mr. Black, said
the publication of the agricultural
department and especially the one
criticized, had been of vast benefit
to the people o i his State and dis
trict. The country was of vast pro
portions, and publications that might
be of little interest or value to one
section might be to others. That
was the ease in this instance.
The committee recurred to the
‘section"cf.fhe bill making appro
priations wr the coast and geodetic
survey.
Air. Ealoe moved to amend by re
ducing the appropriation for the
survey of the Atlantic coast and by
instructing the Dockery Commis
sion to investig ;te the work of the
survey, and i( it found it would be
done efficiently and econom ; cally in
the navy and interior departments,
it may report bill, bill or other
wise.
A point of order against this
amendment was over ruled, and Mr.
Enloe addressed the committee in
favor of the amendment, going into
the subject generally. His argu
ment for the abolition of the survey
was that the work for which it was
originally instituted in 1897 had
been practically completed, and
that not only that work but the
later addition, the geodictio survey,
could be cheaply done by the navy
and interior department.
At 4:35 the committee rose and
the House adjourned untill 12 o'clock
tomorrow.
Manufacturers’ Record Report-
By Southern Associated Tress.
Baltimore, March 15.—The Man
ufacturers record in its weekly sum
mary of the business conditions of
the South says:
One of the notioeable features of
the business of the South is the un
usually large number of capitalists
and home seekers who are now in
vestigafing the resources and at
tractions of this section, and this
is being followed by some large
sales of properties and extensive
colonization projects.
Anong the important industrial
enterprises reported for the weik
are a $500,000 lumber company in
Maryland, a SIOO,OOO lumber corn
panv in West Virginia, a saw mill
of 00,000 feet daily capacity in
Georgia, several planing mills in
other States, a shoe factory in Vir
ginia, three tobacco factories in
North Carolina, a furniture factory
in Norfolk, a 250 ton ice factory in
Dallas, an ice factory in North Car
olina, fire brick works in Alabama,
Hour mills, a paper mill, a soap fac
tory, and a number of other enter
prises in different States.
Notwithstanding the general de
pression in railroad matters, several
railroad projects, some of consider
bie importance, are taking shape
for active constructive work. The
total production of coal in the South
in 1893 was 27,600,000 tons, against
24,900.000 in 1892, and 15,200,000
tons in 1887.
Mu|. ltobblua Gets an Appointment.
By Southern Associated Press.
Washington, March 15. —M»j W.
M. Robbins, of Statesville, N. C.,
has been appointed a member of
the Gettysburg Battlefield Commit
tee to succeed the late Willi® lo H.
Forney. Mej. Robbins was formerly
Professor of Mathemalioe and En
gineering in the Alabama Univer
sity; was engaged in the battle of
Gettysburg with his regiment, the
Fourth Alabama, and has served
several terms in Congress since the
war.
Tl»w Haves Assessment Bill Killed.
By Southern Associated Press.
Minneapolis, Minn., March 15.
The Hayes assessment bill was killed
in the House today by a vote of 58
to 31. The was crowded. Sev
eral members explained their votes
and indulged in spicy personalties.
Sensational charges were made
against “political parisitee” and
“corrupt rings.” After the bill had
been tabled a motion to reoonsider
the vote and to table that motion
was made the friends of the meas
ure filibustered for an hour amid
great excitement, but were defeat
ed by the decisive vote of 58 to 28.
If you want pure ice cream no
custard —go to Bretsoh’a.
A GOVERNOR IN DANGER.
WAITK OF COLOR \DO THREAT
KNEU WITH LYNCBI'IG-
Warlike Scenes la Which Very Ineen-
Glary Talk 13 Indulged In -Militia
Being Gotten tn Readiness.
By Southern Associated Press.
Denver, C do.. March 15 — No at
tempt waa made yesterday to oust
the old fire and police board, but
late last night Governor Waite is
sued an order to the Ist Regiment
of the National Guard of Colorado
to assemble at their armory at 1
o’clock p. m., today prepared for
action under command of Adjutant
General Tareney. It is undoubsdtly
tho Governor’s intention to in
stall the new commissioner, (bis ap
pointees,) in office by the use of
force. Sheriff Bunchinell swore in
a large number of deputies last
night and these with the entire
police force will report at the city
hall to lay prepared to resist the
militia.
Denteb, Cal , March 15. — Late
this evening Governor Waite made
a requisition upon General McCook,
commanding the department for
troops from Fort Logan, “to put
down an insurrection.” The Gene
ral issued an order for five companies
to move at once. No blood shed as
yet today.
M»tters today are decidedly war
like at the armory on Curtis street.
The militia assembled and made
ready to march upon the city ball
this afternoon. The armory holds
considerable stores of ammunition,
but it is bfilieved no orders have
yet been issued to use any deadly
missels. At the city hall, over one
hundred patrolmen are on hand
awaiting an attack. The building
is guarded at every point and a
gr%at crowd of idle men swarm
about the streets in the vicinity of
the ball. Chief of Police Stone stated
this morning that he would hold
the hall against all attaoks, if it
takes dynamite to do it. The de
posed police commissioners are in
their offices, prepared to resist all
efforts to dislodge them. The
sheriff is waiting orders from Judge
Graham of the Distriot court, and
tbe latter has declared that he will
await tbe moment when the militia
attack tbe hall before he will move.
A call for a mass meeting is being
circulated so organize a committee
of safety, and this means an attempt
by a mob force to capture the Gov
ernor, against whom the most in
cendiary expressions are heard up
on eveiy side. While it is probable
that no violent action will occur,
the possibility of mob violence is
imminent even to the extreme act
of an attempt to lynch Governor
Waite. The attorneys of Police
Ceramistioners Martin and Orrhave
submitted to tho counsel for
Governor Waite a proposition
to submit to the Supreme
Court the question of the right of
the Governor to call out tho militia
unlest requested to do so by the
sheriff. The sheriff has been noti
fied that a company of military has
started from Colodado Springs.
It jeems that Gov. Waite deposed
comiiibaionecsi O r and Martin, but
they contented his right and would
noti eumnier ta the New Board.
The District Court decided against
the Governor, who said the “Court
be d d, and that he would call out
the militia to enforce his order.
The above seems to be the outcome.
Denver, Col.. March 15.—A little
after 6 o’clock Chief of Police
Stone received a telephone meseage
from General I. McCook stating
that he had ordered troops from
Fort Logan to protect tbe chief and
aid him in preserving order The
Governor now auks for a committee
of arbitration.
To Aeeept the Medals.
By Southern Associated Press.
Washington, D. G., March- 15
Mr. Moir of Mississippi was author
ized by the House foreign affairs
committee today to report the bill
allowing the Superintendent and
certain members of the life saving
crew of the Hog Island, Va., life
saving station to accept medals of
honor awarded them by the Spanish
government for galiant work in
rescuing the crew of the steamer
San Albano in 1892.
hhooting In Kentucky.
By Southern Associated Press.
Middlesborough, Ky., March 15
The trouble at the mines this morn
ing continues. Fight before last
Ike Miller, a union man, shot and
killed Hiil, a non-union man. Mil
ler escaped. Yesterday Bill Lasley
shot and seriously wounded H. Col
lins. Lasley was a Knight of La
bor and Collins was a non-unionist.
Jr. O. U. A. M.
Regular meeting Raleigh Council
No 1, to-night at 7:30 o’clock sharp.
Every member is earnestly requested
to be present as there is business of
importance to be transacted.
M. R. Haynes, R. S.
Wages Reduced;
By Southern Associated Press.
Savannah, March 15 —The Savan
nah cotton mills have posted a no
tice of reduction of 10 per cent in
wages. The spinners quit work
and this may close the mill, throw
ing luO operatives out of employ
ment
“Snow Flakes” at Bretsoh’s
THK POLL ARB BKKCKINKIDGK
TRIAL
Interesting Testimony In the Case Yes
terday.
By Southern Associated Press.
Washington, March 15.—Miss Pol
lard entered the Circuit Court room
today just as the crier rapped for
order and began his 'Oyee.” She
was accompanied by Miss Ellis, the
elderly lady from the Episcopal
House of Mercy. The attorneys in
tho case were present when Miss
Pollard entered.
Col Breckinridge had come in a
minute before and took his seat im
mediately behind the plaintiff. As
usued the court room was well filled.
Sarah Guest, a colored woman
from Lexington, Ky., dressed in
deep mourning, was the first wit
ness. She is the woman whose de
position was objected to by the de
fense a few days ago, and not ad
mitted to evidence by Judge Brad
ley. Her examination was con
ducted by Mr. E. Farrell, who was
the attorney for Miss Pollard in
Lexington.
Sarah Guest was questioned min
utely concerning her life and ante
cedents; how long Bhe had lived in
Lexington and other questions of a
personal character. She knew Col.
Breckinridge, she said, ever since
she was a little girl. She had lived
in Lexington for twenty-five years.
The witness identified Col. Breck
inridge and Mies Pollard.
The substance of her testimony
was to the effect that she kept an
assignation house; that Breckin
ridge brought Miss Pollard to her
house the first time about ten years
ago to remain from Friday until
Monday; that Mrs. Guest objected
to so long a stay; that Mr. Breckin
ridge overrode her objection
and the girl remained; that
Mr. Breckinridge visited her
each day and evening. She had
heard Mr. Breckinridge tell Misß
Madeline she must go to breakfast
early and “get down there” to meet
Mr. Rhodes on Monday morning.
Mr. Farrell asked if there was
anything about Miss Pollard’s ap
pearance that indicated her age, and
after an objection to this by Mr.
Shelby had been been overruled,
the witnessed answered that her
drees came to her shoe tops. She
looked like a school girl between
17 and 18 years old. Some times
she wore her hair in a plait and
seme times on top of her head.
Led by Mr. Farrell, the witness
said Col. Breckinridge and Mies
Pollard came back to her house a
year later. Col. Breckinridge had
come to the witness a year ago la&t
summer and asked her to take Miss
Pollard, but she had refused, saying
“she did not keep no company now.”
Col. Breckinridge had come to her
again last fall after the suit was
filed, and asked her not to testify
against him, and also to keep Mary
Scott and Mary Wilson (who had
lived at her house) out of the way,
“because he did not wort them to
get them.” “Did he ever mention
the name of any man in connection
with Miss Pollard," asked Mr. Far
rell.
“Yes, sir, he asked me’ if Miss
Pollard had ever come to my house
with Col. Swope. I told him she
had never been there with Col.
Swope." (001. Swope was killed by
Col. Cassius Goodloe in Lexington
some years ago, and a story was
circulated a few months since con
necting his name with that of Mias
Pollard This story was indignantly
denied by Col. Swope’s relatives
and no evidence to support it was
brought to light).
“How many times was Colonel
Breckinridge at your house with
Miss Pollard?” asked Mr. Farrell.
“About fifty times”.
“Over how many years did these
visits extend ?’’
“Over about three or four years ’’
Mr. Shelby conducted the cross
examination of Sarah Guest He
waded right in without prelimina
ries. “Sarah,” he said, “how many
years have you been keeping an
house in Lexington ?”
Sarah hesitated and appeared
embarrassed, and finally said “about
eight or nine years ”
“How long have you known Mr.
Farrell ?’•
“Ever since he was a young man
growing up,” and a Bmile went
round the oourt room at Mr. Far
rell’s expense.
Wien Mr. Claude de la Roche
Francis was on the stand a few
days ago, he stated that he had met
Miss Poilard at No. 27 LaFayette
Square in this city, where she
boarded.
Mrs, Lucretia Maiie Minear, who
leases No. 25 and keeps boarders
there, was the next witness, and she
gave testimony concerning Miss
Pollard’s residence with her, but
there was nothing in the testimony
that was of particular significance.
A lady who gave her name as Mrs.
Kate W. Burt, a clerk in the general
land effioe, was the next witness.
“Do you know Miss Pollard?’,
asked Judge Wilson.
“I have heard of her,” said the
witness.
“ But do you know her.”
“Is Miss Pollard here,” asked
Mrs. Burt. Miss Pollard had not
returned, so Mr. Carlisle went for
her, and while he was gone Mrs.
Burt said she had boarded in a
house at the corner of 13th and L
streets in this oity, and while there
had seen a young woman whom she
believed to be Miss Pollard, but she
was not certain on that point
When Miss Pollard returned to
the court-room, Miss Burt recog
nized her. Miss Pollard had lived
at tbe I3th street Louse, about 1887,
for about ten days. She was there
under the name of Mrs. Foster.
Mrs. Burt had seen Col Breckin
ridge at the house once, but never
at the door.
Cross examined by 001. Thomp
son, of the defence, Mrs. Burt said
when Col. Breckinridge came to the
house she heard him inquire for
Sam Waite, of Kentucky, who
boarded there, but who was absent
at the time. Col. Breckinridge had
gone up stairs to Mrs. Foster’s
room, but she did not know how
long he remained there.
Tbe opening of a deposition
which Mr. Carlisle began to read
was the signal for an exodus from
the court room. The deposition was
that of Mrs. M. A Ketcham, of Lex
ington, Ky., who knew Miss Pol
lard during 1884-’BS-'B6, when she
boarded at Mrs. Ketobam’s house
while attending Sayre Institute in
that town. James C. Bodes called
regularly every three weeks at Mrs.
Ketcham’s house to see Miss Pol
lard, and her mother ca go once or
twice while she was there, Tt.o dep
onent did not pee any signs
about Alias Pollard that indicated
that she was about to be
come, or had become a mother.
She was asked if Prof, James Lane
Allen, the Kentucky novelist, had
called on Miss Pollard at her house,
but the deponent did not remember
having seen him.
The reading of Mrs. Ketoham’s
deposition was continued after the
recess. It was shown by the depo
sition that an attempt had been
made through questions asked the
deponent during her examination
to implicate Col. Swope and other
citizens of Lexington with Miss Pol
lard, but Mrs. Ketcham’s answers
were all to the effect that Mias Pol
lard had acted in a modest manner,
aa a chaste and good girl. To the
knowledge of Mrs. Ketcham, 001.
Swope had never came to her house
to see Miss Pollard. When Mies
Pollard came to board with the de
ponent in 1884 she wore dresses to
the top of her shoes and was appa
arently a young school girl.
Mrs. Ketcham also testified that
Col. Breckinridge had a room at
her house for a short time while
Miss Pollard was there.
Mr. Farrell, the young lawyer for
the plaintiff, from Lexington, read
the deposition of Mrs. Mary F.
Hoyt, sister of Mrs. Ketcham, who
testified that Miss Poilard told her
that she had agreed to marry Jas.
C. Rodes on condition that he paid
for her education. Mies Poilard
was absent from Lexington from
July 6th to September 2nd, 1886,
saying she had gone with her aunt.
“Did you know Col. A. M.
Swope ?” was asked the deponent
“Yes”
“Did he call on Mies Pollard ?”
“To my knowledge ho never
called on Miss Pollard while she
was at my house.” Miss Pollard,
said the deponent, occupied a down
stairs room leading to the street,
but Mrs Hoyt did not think that
Miss Pollard could have received
any visitors t&er# without her
knowledge. Like her sister, Mrs.
Hoyt had never notioed anything
about Mrs. Pollard that was not
p'oper. Mrs Pollard left the Sayre
Institute because of humiliation
over the action of Mr Rodesin tell
ing the plaintiff's principal that he
was paying for M’si Pollard’s
tui ion on condition that she would
marry him.
The deposition of Major H. B.
McClellan, principal of the Sayre
Female Institute, who says Mies
Pollard was a pupil, was next read.
The Major produced the school
records, which showed that Miss
Pollard was absent a great dtal
during her first year at the school—
sometimes for a wesk at a time. The
deponent did not know of any ac
quaintance between Col. Breckin
ridge and Mies Pollard, and he had
never seen anything about her to
excite surprise &b to her chastity.
The court adjourned until tomor
row morning.
The Hunks of Virginia.
By Southern Associated Press.
Washington, D. C, March 15.
The returns of the condition of Na
tional Banks in the State of Vir
ginia on the 28th of February last
shows the reserve to have been
24 14 per oent; leans and discounts,
sl4 838,000; lawful money reserved,
$1,T50,000; surplus fund, $2 055,000;
individual deposits, $11,926,001).
The Wilmington Star regrets to
hear that there is no improvement
in the health of Col. B. R. Moore.
He is suffering from a complication
of organic troubles which have
greatly enfeebled him.
e'i'
A quick and permanent cure Mr. J.
M. Keesler, 1410 W. Lombard St., Bal
timore, Md., says: “I take great pleas
ure in saying that in a case of neural
gia in my family, I found Salvation Oil
effectual and speedy m the cure of the
patient.”
Yesterday was a Hammer chiefs Day;
We moved aa immense number
of the Embroidered Handkerchiefs
yesterday, but still have a good
many left.
It is the biggest thing in the way
of a special sale of Ladies Hand
kerchiefs, that this town has ever
known. A 220 Handkerchief for
11c.
W. H. & R, S. Tucker & Co,
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The firat Spanish railroad was
opened from Barcelona to Ma.aro,
18 miles.
Children Cry for
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Hampton Hoge Drunk Again.
By Southern Associated Press.
Roanoke, Va, March 15 —Ool.
John Hampton Hoga, late Con
sul to Amoy, China, but who got
no farther than San Franoisco,
from which place he was recalled
by Prosident Cleveland, has re
nounced bis allegiance to the Dem
ocratic party and appeared before
the Republican City Committee last
night and tendered hia services to
that party.
Col. Hoge was seen today by a
Times reporter and at first declined
to talk, saying that being merely a
private citizen he could sec no
reason why his political opinions
should be aired through the press.
Ha admitted that he had joined the
Republican rant i, and warming up
over the conversation, expressed his
views as follows: “There is but one
party and a half in existence in
the United States, the Republican
party and the ragged edge of the
mugwumpery, compos d of Mr.
Cleveland in front, Walter Q.
Gresham in the middle and Wayne
HcVeigh holding the tail. The man
that can swallow that kind ot a po
litic *1 conglomeration, that is with
out a policy, they pulling in one di
rection, the so-called Democratic
Congress pulling in the opposite
direction, while every financial, pe
cuniary and industrial interest of
the country is being pulled to
pieces, the country upon the verge
of bankruptcy aud the people des
tute and on the point c t starvation,
can remain in the Democratic party.
l!ie Bank of Knglaud.
By Southern Associated Frees.
London, March s—[CopyrightJ.
At the meeting of the directors of
the Bank of England today, a state
ment was submitted by David Pow
ell, the governor of the bank, in
which he expressed regret at the
necessity for the removal of Mr.
Frank May, the chief cashier. Mr.
May, he said, woe removed, though
allowed to resign, for exceeding his
authority and committing great ir
regularities in regard to making
advances to certain customers. In
one case he had made a considera
ble overdraft without the authority
or even the knowledge of the gov
ernor, and contrary to the rules of
the bank, he had indulged in trans
actions on the Stock Exchange
which had resulted in grave pecu
niary difficulties. Mr. Powell Baid
that the system of advances
hitherto pursued had been thor
oughly changed. It was impossi
ble to estimate the full amount of
the bank’s losses from Mr. May’s
transactions, but the sum of £250,-
000 had been set aside to meet
them.
Or Course It Was Ward.
By Southern Associated Press.
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day, McAllister, of New York, killed
84 out of the first 100 pigeons, and
Work, of Philadelphia, 83.
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