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IVaeeisstojt, Marcli lft.—The word
had rone out last might that Madeline
p0;irrd would be plaoed on the wit- j
C;„. r.ir.i in her own behalf in her
sensational breach of promise suit j
gainst Congressman \Y. C. P. Breck
inr’.dre of Kentucky, and in cause- I
q-onoe there was a crash at the cir
court this meaning. Those who
nar.rred to pass the inspection of j
doorkeepers were unusual- |
lv numerous and distinguished in
iVpearanee. They were able to get
»a early sight of the principals in
»;>■ esse- for Miss Pollard and Mr. j
lire -kinridge had appeared earlier
than Lai been their custom. The j
plaintiff looked somewhat worn by i
the '■train of the trial, but the con
gressman defendant beamed with his
perennial freshness and shook hands
with the array of lawyers and rela
tires around the tables of the defense,
while his slender antagonist busied
hers; if with her morning mail, which
seetnei to include a great variety of
epistles, most of them written in
feminine hands.
After the lawyers had rustled their
papers for a quarter of an hour there
wa, a ripple of great surprise, for no
less a personage than the plaintiff
herself walked around to the witness
stand and took the chair directly
facing Colonel Breckinridge and the
whole room full of men.
-My father was a saddler,” said
Miss Pollard coolly, in response to an
interrogation. “He died in 1876. My
father was an Odd Fellow and a Ma
son and members of the grand lodges
of the state attended his funeral. He j
left no estate. Two of my sisters
were taken to lire in the Odd Fellows’
home. My mamma said 1 was born ■
on the doth of November, 1866. I
always supposed that was the date of
my birth and attached it to all my
papers on file in the civil service bu
reau. Mr. Breckinridge indorsed all ■
those papers.”
-When did Mr. Breckinridge meet
you in 1892?” asked Mr. Carlisle.
"In one of the last days of August,
I'fO. he met me at the Baltimore and
Ohio depot in Washington. He put
both arms around me, kissed me,
drew my arm through his and led me
to a carriage. He told me that all his
children had grown up, that he had
determined to marry me, and 1 said I
would marry him.”
Witness had stopped at 25 Lafayette
square for a few days during that
visit and had seen Mr. Breckinridge
every day. She added: “He said
that he had married his second wife
fourteen months after the death of
his first wife, and a year after the
death of his second wife would not be
too soon to marry me. I told him we
ought not marry for two years and
proposed to go with Miss Willard on a
school trip for yonng ladies in Europe,
lie said 1 must not go and leave him
living in rooms—a thing he had not
done for thirty years. He put it on
the ground that I would be selfish
to go. and I did not.”
A letter dated Gray Gables, Buz
zard's Bay, Muss., in October, 1892,
from Miss Catherine Willard, and
which referred to the proposal that
Miss Pollard Join the European party,
was read to the jury.
Breckinridge paid the expenses of
Miss Pollard on her New York visit in
the fall of 1892. When he was in
Washington she saw him every few
days. The question of marriage wa
brought up at that time and, although
no date was fixed, the colonel always
insisted that a year after his wife's
death, which would be in the spring
of 1893. would be the time most suita
ble to him. Once on a lecturing trip
to New England she accompanied Mr.
Breckinridge. During her stav at Mrs.
ihomas'. at 1918 H street, Washing
ton. 1892 and 1893. she had
seen Colonel Breckinridge always once
a day. sometimes twice a day and
often in the evening. She had spoken
of the engagement to Mrs. Thomas
aud she repeated the circumstances
plated by witness Francis, pronocne
ing the name “Frawnees,” as did the
young man. Breckinridge had ex
pressed regret that she bad met Fran
ks. because he knew many Kentuck
■ans and the engagement would be
spread all over Kentucky before they
were ready to have it known.
The visit to Mrs. Blackburn was also
rehearsed by Miss Pollard, who de
clared that Colonel Breckinridge had
introduced her to Mrs. Blackburn with
these words: “I want to place this ■
young lady under your protection, for j
* intend to make her my wife. She is ;
a great deal to me now and will be a |
great deal more.” She repeated !
the circumstances of Colonel j
Breckmridge's visit to Mrs.
leak burn when he had explained
t° her the engagement and
spoke also of the instance when Colo
nei Breckinridge had placed his arm
around her, saying: “He was most
affectionate and most kind.” “I asked
Mr. Breckinridge then,” she declared, J
as he was talking of going to Chica
go. to name the day when he would
®arrv me. I think I knelt down be
side him and put one arm over his
shoulder, bat Mrs. Blackburn ob- 1
lected.”
in;s was on Sunday, May 14. 1??-.
preceding day she had visited the
office of Dr. Lincoln with Colonel
"reekinridge and gone to the office of
ioitf of Police Moore, a visit which
'oat official had described on the
stand. The second visit was on May
L to Major Moore.
Then going' back almost ten years
J° the time of her first meeting the
defendant. Miss Pollard testified: “In
"P'-il, 1684, I was called to see my
*|Her who was sick at Frankfort.
Khodes had put me on
the car at Lexington. Before
ll"‘e train had gone far a gentleman
ca°e to me saying: ‘Your face
seems very familiar, don't I know
Tou?' j replied: ‘I think not, but I
*now you. Yon are Colonel Breckin- ,
ridge.' fie asked me if tae eonld am !
aad see me. I said: Tdy mother and I
anat wtU he wy glad to see yon.’ I
After a start conversation he left me.”
Miss Pollard's verson of her relations
wall James C. Rhode* did aot vary
essentially from the accounts hereto
fore published. She then told of how i
she had sent for Breckinridge tend- i
vise her regarding Bhodes' threat to I
eompell her to marry him. the i
manner in which the congressman i
iiAd put himself ha the position
of a relative in the sight of the !
school principal and others She '
also related the incidents of his early !
visits to her at the school mi«i «»wi ,
that he urged her to go elsewhere j
with him in order that they might he !
B.bl* to eonsultover the Erodes matter I
more unreservedly. The second time j
he came to see her be took her riding i
in a, closed carriage, saying tt»y air at- i
feeted bis throat. Breckinridge furnish- j
ed tbe money to defray ber expenses at ;
Cincinnati and st tbe foundling asv- j
Inm. Breckinridge bad taken her to j
tbe Elsmere in 1887, where she passed '
under the name of Mrs. Foster, Brest- :
inridge representing himself as Mr.
Foster. She left Elsmere in a few i
days because Colonel Sara TV alter v>»>» |
recognized Breckinridge and had told j
people in the house that his name was
not Foster.
Attorney Stoll asked if she still had j
a certain note from Colonel Breckin- I
ridge which was mentioned casually
and Miss Pollard replied: "I presume j
it is destroyed. Colonel Breckinridge
always told me to destroy all his let
ters and 1 obeyed nntil recently.”
Colonel Breckinridge had ' taken !
witness with him on several occasions j
when be went ont of the city to ad
dress religions bodies. He had given
her no reason for tbe several post
ponements for the dates fixed for
their marriage and she bad never
asked for any nntil the scene
in the office of Colonel Moore.
“From the night he took me to Sarah's
in 1884,” said she dramatically, ‘•‘there
never was a suggestion of a discon
tinuance of those miserable relations,
until he left me with all sorts of
promises, pleadings and loving words
May 19, 1S9S.”
Miss Follard produced, on reqncst
of her counsel all letters and tele
grams from Colonel Breckinridge that
she had preserved. They abound in
terms of endearment and advice af
fecting her condition. There was also
a copy in Miss Pollard's handwriting
of a note she had sent tbe defendant,
which began "My Dear Willie.”
Miss Pollard's frame was shaking
with suppressed emotion when she
was taken from the court room -on the
arm of the elderly sister from the
home of refuge.
WAGE CONFERENCE OFF.
tnioB PwiSr Employes Bstin to Treat
oa the Receiver** See Terms.
Omaha, Neb., March IT.—The pro
posed conference between the em
ployes and the receivers of the Union
Pacific has stopped at least tempo
rarily, the men ref using to appear to
day before President Clark and begin
their arguments. This new phase of
the situation was caused by the fol
lowing statement by Mr. Clark which
was given last night to the head of
each organization of employes repre
sented at the preliminary meeting
yesterday:
The receiver* of tbs Union Pacific system
insist:
First—Thm: none ol the roles, regulations or
schediges wnh respect to ttie wave ■» ot the
employes or the Union Pacific system which
Vrre in loroe prior to the receivership, con
stituted CLCiracts or established contractual
relations between any of tbe corporation-, em
braced in the Union Pacific system and the
employes
beeond—That if any such contracts or con
tractual relations existed, they were executory
in character and not in any manner binding
upon the receivers appointed by the courts to
administer the railway lines and properties ol
the Union Pacific system as a trust estate
If either of the above propositions are de
nied by any of the employes, an issue ol law is
raised which must be submitted to the court
for detasion. and with respect to which there
is nothing to negotiate
The receivers have sought to put into fores
and effect new rules, regulations and sched
ules governing the employment and pay of
three classes of employes First, engincmen:
second, trainsmett and third, operators On
behalf of the receivers and by order of the
court, I am here io negotiate with the proper
re preset tatives of the three classes of
employes above named eon cemin; the
fairness and justice of the new proposed rules
regulations and schedules of pay. I have not
invited any employes or their representatives
to confer with me at this conference expect
those with respect to whom the receivers are
bow proposing to put into force and effect the
new schedules, aud there are no differences
at the present time between the receivers and
any other classes of employes which can be
properly considered in ihi» conference oa'iod
bv the order of the court I am therefore pre
pared to talte up with the proper representa
tives of the following organizations of the union
Pacific svstem employes: First, tbe Brother
hood of Locomotive Engineers: second the
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen third,
the Order of Hallway Conductors fourth, the
Brotherhood of Railway Trainmm. and fifth.
theOrderof Railway Tclearaphers-lhe mat
ters of tbe proposed new rules, mrahtrions
and schedules o: pay affecting the throe
classes of employes represented by these
organizations. SHE. CfiAKX.
For the Receivers.
When the hour for the convening cf
the conference arrived this morning
not a man of the employes put in an
appearance at headquarters. They
held a private conference of their
own. and decided they would never
submit to the order issued by the re
ceivers. It is believed that noth'ng
will be done until United Stotts Jnigi
Caldwell shall act.
So Law Again* Insolvent Bankers.
Gleswood Sfmivgs, Col.. March IT.—
The case against J. T. McLean, presi
dent of the defunct Newcastle bank,
indicted for receiving deposits after
knowing the bank was insolvent, has
been dismissed upon motion of the
district attorney. A. M. Stevenson,
who defended McLean, contested the
constitutionality of the law under
which he was indicted and proved
that, although the bill had been
sigDed by the governor and printed on
the statutes of Colorado, it had never
been placed on its final passage before
the senate and hence had never be
come a law.
Chine** Convene Sliil Satjecti.
fairnnu, March IT.—A proclama
tion by the government of the prov
incc of Kiang reminds the native con- j
verts to Christianity that they are still
Chinese subjects and. on ti e other
band, non-converts are exhorted to !
consider the former still as brethren !
and to put aside further doubts and ,
suspicion about them. hut. while th.s ;
is so, converts are warned against re- ,
lying, because of their entrance into a ,
foreign faith, too much on foreign '
protection, for in that case they will i
be punished with tbs utmost rigor. j
DENVER'S WAR OVER.
GOVERNOR WAIT S FLANS fail
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Hester, Col., March 17.—At 6
oeilock last Eight Governor Waite or
dered the state troops which had hoco
in battle array before the city hall all
afternoon to return to their armories.
This left the police and deputy sheriff*
in fall control of the held and during*
the night all was quiet.
This morning the militia was not
called out again and np to noon all j
was quiet about the city hall.
last night in obedience to the gov
ernor's request, fire companies of
United States troops came here and
camped at the union depot. At 10
o'clock this morning the governor held
a private conference with General
McCook of the I'nited States army.
This lasted but a short time and it is
understood was exceedingly peppery,
the governor being very angry because
General McCook refused to aid him in
his purpose to seat the new commis
sioners, but declared that he won 1 d
confine himself to dispersing the
crowds and maintaining the peace.
At the termination of the interview
tbe governor sent General McCook
the following letter:
X. Met) McCook. Brigadier Goners! United
States army, department or Colorado
Yesterday at about 5 p m on tutornial notice
that you would put seven companies ol Lite
United Stales troops in Denver at my call I
Interred that your object was to assist tbe
state in tbe enforcement or tbe law, as you
were present in Denver and knew that tbe
city companies or tbe national truarfl bad been
called out by me as commander in -chief and
were ut the time on duty in tbe streets near
the city ball. 1 merer ore requested that you
move the Untied States troops to the city,
but 1 was careful to specify 1u my letter that
tbe object of tbe call or the United States
troops was that they might assist the state
troops in tbe execution o! tbe laws and in pre
ventin': bloodshed
In ooTersaUnu with you this moraine: at
your office 1 Hud that in your opinion you have
no such right I therefore most respectfully
withdraw my request for Untied Stales
troops Very raspectrully,
Davis H Waits. Governor of Colorado.
This letter is taken as an evidence
that the governor is weakening and
will soon accept any reasonable prop
osition to compromise that may be of
fered him. This belief is strength
ened by the fact that tbe militia guard
at Douglas place, where Governor
Waite resides, was sent hack to the
armory this morning and for tbe first,
time since 4 o'clock yesterday after
noon the bniiding was left unpro
tected.
The police force, greatly reinforced,
are still under arms at the city hall.
It is understood their fighting force
numbers about SSO men and that un
der no circumstances will they sur
render.
Governor Waite's order to all com
panies of the Colorado national guards
to be at their armories at 9 o'clock
this morning has not yet been followed
by an order for them to come here.
The guards number TS5 enlisted men,
ten commissioned officers and a four
gun battery.
All of the city offices were opened
for business this morning, but there
was little going on. A few policemen
were sent out on patrol duty, but
most of the force was continued on
guard in the basement of the city hall.
Judge Graham, who issued the in
junction against Governor Waite and
police board, restraining them from
interfering with the old members,
said: "I shall take no action on the
application made to me for a writ of
attachment for Governor Waite for
contempt unless there is some change
in the situation.'1
FEDERAL r*OTE7TIOX BESOUGHT.
This afternoon a telegram signed
by all the bank presidents and by
other leading business men was sent
to the Colorado senators and repre
sentatives, setting forth the present
trouble and making the following
plea:
So }omr ms tbe United States troops remain
here tbere will be no further dl, turban be If
removed we anticipate a renewal of tbe tu
mult of yesterday and probably a bloody riot,
as tbe governor has ordered all tbe organized
militia of the slate to Denver We solicit
your lnfiqenoe with tbe administration to
keep the troops here with orders to assist tbe
sberiS in maintaining peace until tbe matter
can be adjusted in tbe courts, la tbe event of
such a riotous state of affairs, it is inevitable
that government will probably be destroyed
Immediate action is highly important
General McCook did not answer the
governor's letter and will take no
further action until he hears from
Washington. He declares that Gov
ernor Waite, in his letter, makes sev
eral erroneous statements, one of
which is that he stated for what pur
pose he desired the government
troops. He says that the governor
did not specify for what purpose they
were wanted.
All last night the governor's house
was guarded by a detachment of the
state militia and no one allowed to
enter until after his business had been
stated and the executive given his
consent to see the visitor.
Thousands of people were on the
streets about the city hall yesterday
afternoon, and fully 300 police and
depntv sheriffs were in the bniiding,
armed with revolvers, Winchesters
and shotguns, when the First regi
ment of the national guards and the
Chaffe light artillery marched down
the street. As soon as the Gatling
gun had been placed in position and
the troops had deployed for action
Brigadier-General lirooks sent a mes
sage to Folice Lieutenant Clay, who
was in command outside the building,
declaring that if Orr and Martin did
not surrender in half an hour the
troops would be ordered to fire on the
city halL
The situation was most critical
when a committee of prominent citi
zens appeared and entered, into ne
gotiations with both sides for arbitra
tion. During these negotiations a
truce was declared. From 3 p. m.
until 0 p.m. the state troops were
up in line of battle, and the City hall
forces were for action.
Flw Tears for Dink Wncken.
MurxKATOLis, Minn., March 17._
Lewis and Frank Floyd, young- men of
fine family, were to-day sentenced to
fire years each in the penitentiary
for complicity in the defalcation of
Phil M. Scheig, the ex-teller of the
Lank of Minneapolis now serving a
seven year sentence at Stillwater
| tutors rer snj. passcd.
MB tor a Oats of M te SI.
WjuanweTox, March m.—The 13mA
silver seigniorage saanp bill «m
taken up by the senate this afternoon
and Mr. Carey of ITyonitf con eluded
bis argument, begun before ad
journment yesterday. Be was Se9>
lowed by Mr. Dubois of Idaba.
At S o'clock the senate passed the
bill—yeas **, nays 81.
* ollowmg is the delayed rote: You
—Allen, listen. Berry; Blackburn,
Blanchard, Boiler, Call. Cockrell,
Coke, Colquitt, Daniel, Dubois, Faulk
ner, Gordon, Hacshrough,
Harris, Hud ton, Irby. Hones, Arkan
san. Kyle. Lindsay. McLaurin, Martin,
Mills, Mitchell, Oregon, Morgan, Pas
co. Peffer, Perkins. Pettigrew, Power.
Png-h, Quav, Hansom, Roach, Shonp,
Site wart. Teller, Turpie, Vest, Voor
bee*. White, Wolcott. Total, 44.
Nays—Aldrich, Allison, Since. Cal
fery. Carey, Chandler, I'd Horn, Daria
Dolph, Frye, Gal linger, Gibson. Gor
man. Hale, Hawley, Higgins, Lodge,
McMillan, McPherson, Manderson,
Mitchell, Wisconsin, Morrill. Mnrray,
Palmer, Plait Proctor, Smith, Stock
bridge, Vilas, W ashburn, Wilson. To
tal 31.
Pairs—Camden lor, with Gray
against; Hill lor, with Dixon against;
Jones. Nevada, lor, with Hoar
against; Vance for, with Sherman
against.
Messrs. Squire and Cameron did not
rota V esterday Mr. Squire voted in
favor of the bill and Mr. Cameron was
paired in its favor.
The passage of the measure freshens
gossip as to its fate at the president's
end of the avenne. It is the consensus
of opinion that it will became a law,
although the president may allow it
to pass to the statute book without
his signature. This opinion is enter
tained by nearly every man conspic
uously identified with the debate on
the bill, including enemies as well as
friends Mr, Traoey of Sew York is
the only exception.
The president is believed to be not
personallv pleased with the measure,
but be is desirous, whatever the mono
maniacs as well as moucunetallists
may say, of giving silver reasonable
recognition.
GIGANTIC LAW SUIT PROPOSED
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Against tie Inion l-ncthc.
Washisotox, March 36.—One of the
most important propositions yet sub
mitted to congress was presented to
the house to-day by Representative
Boatner of Louisiana. The proposi
tion recites numerous defaults of the
Union Pacific railroad and contiguous
lines to meet the debt doe the United
States. It charges the present
and past directors of the road with
a violation of their trust, and
improper absorption of outside
lines, and the voting of
dividends contrary to law and against
the interests of the U nited States. It
directs in the form of a joint reso
lution. that the president shall appoint
special counsel to institute suit against
the present and past directors, their
heirs and legal representatives, to
collect S35,000.000 and interest dne
the United States. With interest the
amount of litigation would exceed ,
540,000,000. It will be thy largest law
suit ever instituted in ibis country, if
not the largest in any eouutrv.
By the terms of the resolution the
department of justice is relieved from
further action in the Union Pacific
cases, and the suit is to be prosecuted
by special counsel as a special case.
The joint resolution places $100,000 at
the disposal of the president for the
employment of counsel.
FLAG OF TRUCE RAISED.
Tin luldpa! W«i at Eptfl Baa Abated
Temporarily.
Exiit, Ok., March 16.—The munici
pal war in Enid has abated to some
extent, a partial compromise having
been effected between Moore and
Gregg. Gregg is to act as mayor until
the spring dec lion, when he will step
down and out, as will also Moore,
neither of the leaders having been
nominated for a local office. The com
promise was effected after consider
able parelying between the leading
citizens of the two factions who have
business interests that are being sac
rificed on account of the warfare.
Both sides are suspicions, however,
and will not permit any advantage be
ing taken while the flag of trace is up.
There is a temporary abatement of
hostilities, but individual members
of the two factions are on the alert.
Nearly every citizen of the town is go
ing heavily armed, concealing their
weapoas as much as they can for ap
pearance's sake._
RETIREMENT NECESSARY.
Mr. Gladstone Writes a Letter Explaining
the Beaseas for His Action.
Loxnox, March 16.—Mr. Gladstone
in a letter to a friend thanks the mem
bers of the house of commons who
proposed to ask him to reconsider his
decision to retire, and says;
Apart from every political Question and
lcoklnc to me eyesient and hearlar only. 1
It ink the cboivc before me has been betveen
resignation at the close of tbe session and a
short strowle avainst difficulties best known
to myself, with tbe certainty that it must in
any case terminate in tbe midst of tbe busi
ness of the session to tbe creater in conven
ience o* the party, the ministry and all con
cerned
Bat I am most sensible of the honor done
me by the movement yon describe sad I hope
never to any or do anythin; to belie my past
life or to forfeit any title I may have thought
to posaess to your indalwnoe.
A Vessel ordered to mmenctda
WidiDKrax, March 16.—Secretary
Herbert to-day cabled Admiral Ben
ham at Rio to proceed immediately
with one of the vessels of his squad
ron to Blnefields. Nicaragua, to watch
over American interests there. Al
though no vessel teas designated in
the order the San Francisco probably
will depart on the mission.
The Tmnrtr of Iln Midway CrinUll
Theater a Heavy Defaulter.
Chicago, March 36.—Cling Ming
See, treasurer of the company of Chi
nese merchants in Chicago that
owned and operated the Chinese the
ater and village on the world's fair
grounds, is locked up hcre.cbarged with
embezzling nearly SM.00 j of the com
pany's funds. His peculation, it i*
alleged, extended over a period of a
year. He was arrested by a Chinese
detective, Lem Dong, who brought
the alleged embezzler back from
China. He will be given a preliminary
i hearing Saturday.
TROUBLE IS DENVER.
| the governor calls out the
! MILITIA.
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BdMit TtaM* ts Dtarn.
Itaarrrai, Co!., March 1A—Late last
night Governor Waite issued an order
lor the First regiment of the National
Guard of Colorado and the Chaffee
light artillery to assemble at their
armory at 1 o'clock this afternoon un
der command at Adjutant General
Tarsney for the purpose of installing
the new police commissioners in office
hy the use of force.
Sheriff Burehinell has sworn in a
large number of deputies and these,
with the entire police force were at
the city ball to-day prepared to resist
the militia. All were heavily armed
with revolvers and rifles.
Chief Pearce of the fire department
made early arrangements to assist in
the battle by stringing lines of hose
throughout the building ready to be
attached to the hydrants in 'order to
greet the advance guard of the oppos
ing forces with streams of water.
Should the water prove unavailing in
protecting the hall from the invading
forces, the men were so stationed as
to open fire from behind the walls of
the city building.
At noon Sheriff Bnrchinell tele
phoned to Fort Logan to ascertain
whether, in case of need he could se
cure any assistance from the govern
ment troops there. The answer was
that the commander of the fort could
do nothing until he had telegraphed
to Washington and received orders
from the war department.
Messrs. Wells, Taylor and Taylor,
attorneys for Messrs. Martin and Orr
of the old board whom the governor
wishes to drive from office, declare
that should Governor Waite with the
militia attempt to interfere contrary
to the injunction granted by Judge
Graham, he will immediately be ar
rested for contempt of coart and
thrown into the county jail.
At I o'clock a conference between
the two factions was held in the state
house looking to a compromise of tha
trouble.
A telephone message from the state
armory at Twenty-sixth and Curtis
streets, received about that time, was;
"Two hundred and fifty militia with
Gatling gun and battering ram has
left for the city ball under command
of Colonel Hogle."
It is reported that the troops have
orders to fire on the building imme
diately on refusal of the police to
; grant them possession. A cor Ion of
| armed police surrounded the city hall.
The tenants of the city hall have
; been notified to take out the women
| and it is thought fighting will begin
| within thirty minutes.
dbawx rr tx battle Aun.iv.
; At I;50 p. m. the militia arrived at
j the earner of Sixteenth and Lawrence
! streets at tha old chamber of com
merce building and was drawn up in
line of battle. The Gatling guns
were t rained on the city hall ready to
open fire.
The police were drawn up <fn the
main floor of the city hall, armed with
rifles and shotguns, ready for action.
All the offices in the city building, ex
cept those of the police, were closed
and the occupants went out into the
Lall prepared to leave the building at
a moment's notice.
RECIPROCITY TRATIEfL
Qacsliaa as to W hether the train Bill
Nullifies Them.
Washttgtox, March 1G.—The ques
tion as to whether the commercial
agreements generally known as reci
procity treaties, made under the Mc
Kinley act between the I'nited States
and ft reign countries, will be nullified
by the Wiisou bill, if it should become
a law. is still attracting attention at
the capital. Those interested in secur
ing a duty on sugar have become
somewhat less apprehensive since
Senator Vest has expressed the opin
ion that the effect of the bill would
be to abrogate all these agreements,
but they are still fearful that the
phrase in the provision for the repeal
of the reciprocity clause which states
that the repeal questions shall not
affect any act if done, or any right
accruing, or accrued, before the said
repeal, may operate to continue the
agreements in operation or to render
it a question which wiil lead to misun
derstanding and dispute. Senators
Caffcry and Blanchard both agree
with the position taken by Senator
Vest.
The United States has reciprocity
agreements made under the McKinley
bill with Brazil, Spain for the colonies
of Cuba, and Porto Rico, Germany,
San Domingo, Salvador, the British
West Indian colonies, Nicaragua,
j Guatemala, Costa Rica, Honduras,
France and her colonics, and Austro
Uungary.
rtttcbnrc Industries Kesumtngi
PHTSBcao. Pa., March 1G.—A care
ful investigation of the operation of
mills in this city show about seventy
five per cent of the operatives wark
anti not many of the remaining twen
ty-five per cent are dependent upon
public charity. Within the past ten
days there has been frequent notices
of resumption of work at various in
dustrial establishments in the Pitts
burg district, and other indications
that a general improvement has set in.
CllnrorlVt Am[«r rum A way.
WashtncTON. March 19. — Francis
Edwin I’oowdcII died in this city to
day. He was a private in the Ells
worth fire zouaves of Now York city,
was with that company when it went
to Alexandria, Va.. the day after the
ordinance cf secession was passed.
! and when Jackson of the Marshall
! house in Alexandria hoisted the Con
federate flag and shot Captain Ells
worth for hauling it down, he killed
Jackson. Uc was awarded a medal of
honor by congress for his ast and was
also presented with medals and other
tokens by citizens of several places.
KtlXCO tY HIS OWN
A
run, March 1 0.—As Anarchist whe >■
had evidently iatnidtd to Uow cp
the historic church «f the Madeleine,
one of the most mimmed struct urea
of Europe, this afternoon dnrrnf
Lenten services, tea* by a jmmtm
explosion of his bomb, himself bam
almost to pieces while the sacred edi
fice was not seriously injured.
The explosion occurred shoot ra
hour before the regnlar thna ter
Lenten afternoon services and few
people were b> the ehnroh at the than.
In consequence, the wretch was the
only victim of his madnesa
it I* me general belief that the Au
arehist vu lurking in the strurtnru
w ith a bomb under his coat waiting
fnr t he u»tnW ing erf the worshippers,
when in some way the chemicals wen
jarred and the explosion followed.
As noon as the explosion occurred a
| crowd of people rushed into the
1 church for many cries were heard
i from the interior. The place was
' filled with smoke and the shrieks and
| frroans of apparently a acmler at
j wounded peopie could he heard.
nrr wuxtoji nonnrm.r haihc/h.
Near a small door on the right of
the maiae entrance of the church was
found a shattered human body, For
a time, owing to the smoke and ex
citement, the people who made this
discovery did not dare to penetrate
any further, hut as the smoke cleared
sway and the people regained their
presence of mind, it was seen that the
body was that of a man whose vital
t organs had been scattered in all di
rections, while his blood was spattered
: over a large area.
V pon the body of the man were
found a number of papers and a por
trait of Kavachol, the guillotined An
archist.
" hen the smoke had entirely
cleared away and examination was
made of the premises it was seen that
the bomb or infernal machine which
had been exploded prematurely while
in possession of the Anarchist had
done but little damage to the church,
A strong force of police was soon on
the soene of the explosion and in a
very brief period not only the church,
but, the whole Flaoe de la Madeleine
was in possession of the authorities
and every person in the neighborhood
! of the church was placed in custody
| until the police had satisfied them
; selves that each one had no connection
| with the expl osion.
On all aides were heard expressions
I of fierce indignation against the Aa
I archist* and if the excited crowds had
been able to lay hands on an accom
plice of the wretch there is no doubt
that he would have been torn limb
from limb.
The door by which the bomb throw
er must have entered the chnrch, no
cording to the police, was the cause of
his death and. as a police official ex
pressed, ♦•God’s justice was done.'*
This door, it is explained, opens and
shuts with a heavy swing, and it is
believed that the bomb thrower,
pushing open the door and having tbe
bomb on his person, forgot or did not
know of the sirong spring and, in
closing, it struck him and exploded
the bomb,_
BAD FOR BRECKINRIDGE.
A Colored Woman C.lv.S ftcasatloaai
Testimony In the Pollard Case.
VTashtmito:.-, March 36.—When the
rol lard - Brock' n ri ige trial was re
sumed to-day Sarah Goss, the mulatto
woman of Lexington. Ky„ over whose
deposition there had been trouble, was
the first witness. She swore that ten
years ago Mr. Breckinridge had often
visited her house with Miss Pollard in
tfc~ eyenng. At tjmt t5me Mifs Pej^
lard wore a ‘’school glri dross'’ and
sometimes had her hair in a plait
down her fc*etj, Tb$ Jast visit wav
Kiuie a year ago Iasi fall
The witness created a sensation by
declaring that Colonel Breckinridge
had visited her last summer after the
suit had been filed and had told her
he hoped she would have nothing to
do with the case to which she had re
plied that -she must tell the truth.
Mr. Breckinridge had inquired where
Mary Scott and Mary Wilson were,
saying that he wanted them kept out
of the .way. lie had also asked if
Miss l'ollard bad ever corns to the
house with Colonel Swope, and wit
ness had assured him that he was the
only man Miss Pollard had ever met
there._
rwtautw Killed la His (Mks
LAWur.xcn, Kan., March 16.—P. H.
Gcalan. postmaster at Big Springs, in
the west part of this county, was shot
and instantly killed about 10 o'clock
yesterday morning. The shooting
was done by Fred Hill, who entered
the office with a rifle in bend, and oa
seeing Gealan, at ones fired, striking
the latter in the head. The shooting
was the result of bitter feelings be
tween the men because Gcalan had
held the postoffiee four years and did
not get out and allow a successor to
be named. Gealan is am old resident
of the county and Hill is of ore of the
best families in the neigh borhoo 1 in
which he lives. Hill cam* to Law
rence this afternoon and gave hizusclf
up and is row in jail._
kX'Scastor Dawes til.
Washington-, March 16.—Ex-Sena
tor Henry L. Dawes of Massachusetts,
was stricken ill suddenly to-day while
on a visit here. It is thought to have
been a paralytic stroke.
A Negro l yacked la t’raasylvaata.
SciiAxrox, Pa,. March IS. — The
negro Puryea„ who was in jail at
j Stroudsburg for murder, escaped dur
j iug the night. He was ceptcred soon
; afterward and a crowd gathered and
! lynched him.
Acrinttinl Pollece n^t%
TorcKA, Kan., March 1C.—Governor
Lc we limp has appointed C. B. Hoff
man of Dickinson count y ar.d C. E.
Goodyear of Sedgwick county to ha
repents of the state agricultural col
lege at Manhattan to succeed A. P.
» A lastor Falls IVsOjKfe Oharctu
Kixsstos. X. Y., ifarch 1C.—Tha
Her. Dr. S. J. Xores. pastor of tho
Second Reformed church, dropped
dead in the church last eight whlla
rehearsing a wedding party.