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hew That John Ifrnrr O.ire th No.
W0i Money to Q untile for Him The
tlier Mmy Fe.M .Storlei of Myi
torloat Negroes.
Toprka, Knn., Dec 13 Tho dofenso
la tho trlnl of John Collins in ado its
pcnlng statement to tlio jury this
norntug. Tlio prosecution was stir
priscd by only throo statements mado
by tho defeuso to-day. Ono was tlint
tho dofonso ivou'd admit that John
faro tha ncgroos tho 875 and his cold
watch and chalnj the second was that
the dofonso would admit that tho Tory
negro to whom John gavo tho money
and watch Is tho ono they suspect of
tnnrdcring his alitor; tho third was
that tho dofenso admits tint John was
to heavily in dobt that ho was In great
distress about It and that ho lenow his
father would not holp him out.
Do fore Mr. Go.lard mado his state
ment of tho dofenso to tho jury this
morning ho put tha nogro Johnson
Jordan on tho witness stand for fur
ther brief cross-examination. Ho was
asked;
niitn't rnn tall II ml rnwU that roil
killed J. a Collins?"
"No," answorsd tho negro, with a
laugh.
"Did you kilt J. a Collins?"
"No."
"Didn't you tell Bud Lowts that you
and Jons Ilarpor went to tho Collins
homo that morning of tho murder;
that yon went In n cart, .Toss was loft
tn tho alloy to mind the cart; you
pulled off your shoes and went into
the house and shot Mr. Collins with
his own gun; that Jess got frightened
and drovo tho cart away and that yon
rushod out and ran all tho way to
Crook Wright's in your stocking feet?"
"Mo," answered Jordan, and ho
laughed at ho loft tho wltuoss stand.
Tho prosocutlon says It will provo
positively that Jordan was In Emporia
tho night ot tho murder and that Jess
Ilarpor was In Lawronco. Anyway,
they say, If tho dofenso admits that
Johnson Jordan killed Mr. Collins, It
atrcngthons tho caso of the prosecu
tion, bocauso that establishes tho cor
rectness of tho state's claim thut John
was negotiating with tho negroes to
kill his father.
ALL EVIDENCE CIRCUMSTANTIAL
Mr. Godard said tho ovldcnco for tho
state had been wholly circumstantial
nd tho cvldeuco for tho defense would
bt wholly circumstantial.
"Wo expect to show that Josoph
Smothers, tho witness used hero by
tho slato, is wholly unworthy of be
lief. Wo will show that In his evi
dence hero ho has contradicted his evi
dence at tho preliminary. Wo will
how that ho has told that ho was to
get money for testifying In this case,
that ho said ho know who klllod Mr.
Collins and that thcro wcro only flvo
men who did know that, and thut per
jured testimony was to bo used In this
case
"Wo will show that Ed Mlllor, tho
negro who says John tried to buy poi
son from him, is false A man, Car
pentor by namo, was In that drug
store all tho tlmo John was thcro and
be will relate nil that passed.
, "We will show that Johnson Jor-
i dan, tho negro, Is absolutely unworthy
of belief. Wo will show that slnco tho
' murder he has nttcmnted to blackmail
Mrs. Collins. Wo will show that ho
has told that ho obtained tho 875 from
'John Collins to aatnblo with and that
?John gavo him his watch for the same
ipnrpose. Jordan has state a on at
least two occasions that ho himself
killed Mr. Collins because of an old
grudge
MI83 BABCOOK "INFLUENCED."
r "Wo bolloTo that Miss Itabcock was
mistaken in tomo ot hor statements.
Wo do not nllofTO that bIiq nworn false
yC ly, but her mind has unconsolously
oveeja luuuoucuu uy uuvoiuo jjiu biua.
"As to Uarbaugh, tho detective, we
will show that ho Is utterly unworthy
of bollof. One fnlsohood in particular
W Idajs-r-ttionrove That Is that
MkUchen" to q Vi write with his loft
Yof the old.hftndsi11"01- "pootcd to
Asiatics, Urifed M" '" "
iui uuuugu .uc.ii
trees. Mr. Collins drow a rovolver nt
that tlms, forced tho noiro under an
oleotrlo light nnd found ho had a largo
knife Mr. Collins was In foar of ne
groes, nnd oxprossod this foar to John
nnd to pooplo outstdo of the family.
Wo will put those people on tho stand
to tell what Mr. Collins thought about
theso things. On the Htrcot at night
ho would not walk near a dark alley,
nnd nlwnys walked on tho outer edge
of tho walk or in tho middle ot tho
street.
JOHN'S LIFE AT LAWRENCE.
"As to John's llfo in Liwrcn:o, wc
will show that his fnthar allowed him
O'.'S a month. In his first days at
school this Riifflcod for hltn. As tlmo
passed his ctrclo ot frlonds grew
larger and his needs grc.itor nnd ho
sp.nt more. His 'father know of Hits
nnd told him that when his school
yo ir was over ho would try and ralso
tho money to pay his debts. Mr. Col
litis did not know tho amounts.
With John's limited knowlcdgo
of tho value ot money nnd his
tncxpcricnco in tho ways of
the world ho incurred debts, but tho
monoy was not spent in drunkenness
or licentious living, but for books,
confectionery, clothing, presents nnd
livery rigs. As tlmo went on John
saw himself getting deeper In dobt,
and when ho enmo to pay tho sums
scorned very large. Ho did not know
what to do or which way to turn. He
could not go to his father; his father
had no monoy with which to pay,
Then came tho first strong tempts
tlon John had ever had in IiIh life. Ho
committed n moral wrong which he
should now regret. Ho had acquaint
ances among thu negro slugers who
used to come around tho college nnd
they posed as lucky gamblers.
PAEIS UNDER GUAM)
DEPUTIES LEAD IN DEMONSTRATION.
Friends of th Killed Offlor Wa-ta-r
Campaign Agratutt tha Army An Out
break U ITeared If fteqturt Is Re-
leased.
TO GAMBLE ON SHAKES.
"John Henrv Collins was led bv Joe
Smothers to meet Jess . Harper, nnd
then they sent for tholr pal, Johnson
Pahis, Dee 13. Soveral thousand
extra police and republican guards'
liavo been distributed about tho city to
copo wlUt tho antl-Picqttart demon
stratlons which nro expected In view
ot tho roports that tho colonel Is to bo
provisionally roloascd to-day.
M. Mlllovoyo and tho Comte do Ka
mol, both mombcrs of thn chamber of
deputies, headed an anti-Dreyfus dem
onstration this afternoon. Thoy
marchod to tho Chcrcho Midi prison,
where Colonol l'lcquart is conflnod,
but they wore stopped by a cordon of
police nnd wcro bogged to retire
Thereupon M. Mllrovoyo mado n
speech, during which ho said, as ho
pointed at tho pollco: "Wo do not do
slro n conflict with these bravo fel
lows: lie added that thoy had achieved
their object of being ablo to shont,
"Spit upon I'icqnart" so that ho might
hear them from tho window of his
prison.
The crowd then marched to tho Ho
tel des Invaltdes, tho homo of Gcnernl
Kurllndcn, tho military governor of
Paris, cheering for tho army and cry
ing: "Spit on l'lcquart." Meeting n
lieutenant of cuirassiers on their way,
they cheered him, and tho lieutonant
replied: "I thank you in the namo of
lite army."
Tho doors of General Zurllnden's res
idence woro closed, but tho crowd gath
ered outsldo, cheering for tho army,
and M. Mlllovoyo harangued his fol
lowers, donounolng tho "infamous
monsters of the conrt of cassation."
Ho ended with calling for choors for
GEN. CALIXTO GARCIA DEAD,
The Cabnn Warrior runes Aimy t
WBdhloKton.
Washtwotox, De IK -Oonornl Ca
llxto Garcia, the dlstidgulshod Cuban
warrior and leader, and the hoad of
tho commission clested by the Cuban
assembly to visit this country, died
here yesterday morning shortly after
lu o'clock at tho hotel Hatclgh, where
tho commission has Its headquarters.
Tho suJdon change from the warm
climate of Cuba, with the hardships he
has thero endured, to tho wintry
weather of New York nnd Washing
ton, Is responsible for tlio pneumonia
which resulted in his demise.
Tito romalns woro Immediately pro
pared for burial nnd woro placed on a
bier tn the room In which lie died. A
IN J. COLLIN'S BEKALE
TESTIMONY TO SHOW
A MODEL SON.
HIM
two Women mtnaiies Who Betnem
bred th rather Dread of Nejroee
Th Stenographer Tells About Ttro
Anonyiuone Letter.
Jordan, nnd they induced him to give tho ..vauant Qoneral Zurltndcn, who
ft). A.-. QPt - ..nt..K1t titVi llmtti nss lltntc ... ...... ... .
fcuuui vi- v (hiuuiv ivu v.iuu.ww Aft . comjjjnmjjj th0 army," anaror mo "tn
promise that they would return him
half tho profits of their winnings.
Theso negroes led John into a gam
bling game. When he tried to got
his profits thoy buncood him and
got his switch to gamble tnoro
with. When ho roallzwl that ho had
been duped, swindled and robbed
they got him deeper than
into their clutches. This mado
color flying over tho Invalldes."
Tho original Dreyfusltos nro em
barking upon n campaign against the
army, hoping by such moans to bring
nbtut a revulsion of feeling. Partly
from sympathy with Plcquart, theso
attacks are gaining unexpected und
turbulent support In tho community at
ovor iarff0- Thcy irrital0 tho chiefs of tho
JOlin nrrnv nnit Hirnntnn thMrnrflfcttrrn fiiorn
MILES ARGUES FOR HIS BILL
bO SlClt that 110 Il.Ul to COinO tO iopolra ,l.nM nnv nnKn,in In lin wlinln strmri-lo.
and consult his family physlelau tlio Partisans ot tho nrmy aro answi-rln-r
day before his father was murdcrod. I Tioi0nt0 with violence
Ho stayod homo that night, nnd tho I Disinterested Purls observers who
next morning was nuakoncd by thoso hitherto did not foar n coup d'otat dc-
iiuui biioii nnu jiunpju uu. 01 ucu uuu
ran out and c.uno faco to faco with his
blstor. Togothcr thcy ran down stairs. I
tl... 111 . I..... t... .1... Ht.YAKMA A tfMnAA
tlU Will DUUW UJT lltu UJUUUUU u& umw
Collins that sho heard soma ono run
through tho hall. Some ono olso was
In tlio Collins home that night, and
went down tho hall and out tho win
dow.
"John rushod downstairs and Into
the bedroom, where- his father lay
bleeding. Ho rushod back upstairs
and slipped on his trousers and ooat
and ran across and called tho noarest
doctor and then telephoned tho pollco.
Ho went back immediately to his i
home Ho exhibited nil tho emo
tion, affection and Borrow to bo
expected of the most loving son
over the loss ot "his father. His
friends told htm to braco up, that ho
was now tho head of tho family, nnd
he did braco up. Wo will show that
after this tho thought enmo to John
nbout tho loss ot his watch. It would
havo been better for him had ho told
the truth nbout the watoh. But ho
wns ashamed ot It and ho concealed
tho facts.
"There was no motlvo that coutd
have existed adequato to make John
kill his father. There was no sulll
eient reason for it. On tho contrary
thero was every reason why ho should
want his father to live He knew that
his father had a real estate deal under
way that would have made him 55,000
or 810,000 in commissions.
MYSTEKIOU8 NEGROES SEEN.
clnre that they now droad -cne until
tho present turbulanco abates.
Last night tho oxoitoment reached n
feverish pitch ana cxtruorulnary pre
cautions wcro taken to provent out
breaks. Pollco have been stationed
everywhere, nnd it is evident that the
. government fears a demonstration of
I widespread character. At midnight
tho ftiar of an imminent outbreak was
somowhat nllayed.
Rumors wero flying everywhere to
tho effect that Dreyfus had been re
leased from his prison on Dovil's
island and had reached Rochofoto.
Theso roports added to the feeling
of excitement which prcvnilcd, and
later, when it was given out that tho
famous prisoner would reach Parts to
day, thcro wcro animated scones in
tho cafes and upon tho boulevards.
Theso stories wero immediately met
with denials from government quar
ters. Desptto tho denial, however,
thero was continued pollco nnd mil
itary preparation for threatened demonstrations.
CALIXTO GARCIA,
largo Cuban flag served as a covcrlntr,
nnd tho head rested on one of small
dimensions.
By dtrcctlon of Major General Miles
a detachment of soldiers from Battery
F, Sixth artillery, at tho barracks
here, under command of Lieutenant
Cox, was dotnllcd as a bodyguard for
tho rematns.
President MoKlnley manifested his
sympathy by sending a suitably word
ed letter, and Vice President Hobart
sent his card. Among thoso who called
woro Senators Foraker, Money, Proc
tor nnd Chandlor and Major Generals
Lawton nnd Whoeler.
General Garcia lott a large family,
only one of whom, his son Justo, n cap
tain on his staff, was with him when
ho died. Gencrnl Garcla's mother is
still allvo nnd resides In Havana.
General Garcia, whose namo will bo
ever linked with thoso of othor patriots
who havo fought against unoqual odds
for tho freedom of tholr country, has
had a most activo nnd varied llfo, much
ot which has been spent lu fighting
for tho causo of Cuban liberty, which
ho hnd the satisfaction ot seeing accom
plished so bhort n time before his
death. Ho was n man of culturo and
refinement, of splendid education, and
came from n distinguished family of
Jalquani, of Santiago do Cuba province
Ho was born In Cogquin, October H,
1S30, nnd was, therefore, in his sixtieth
year. Gcnornl Garcia was educated in
Havana and In Spain. In 1801 ho was
married to Isabel Voles.
Genoral Garola was the original con
spirator in tho uprising ot the Cubans
against Spain in 1S09, and, in that war,
undct' Goiuoe, ho attained tha rank of
n brigadier genoral.
In 1875, while reconnolterlng with
his escort, ho was surrounded by 2,000
Spanlnrds. Preferring death to cap-
ToritKA, Dee 15. Testimony for the
dofenso in tho trial of "John Henry
Collins began this morning. Tho bur
den of tho testimony was to show the
loving rotations that cxlstod between
Johj and tho father ho Is charged with
having murdered.
Mrs. Isabel Cochran, daxightcr of W.
W. Phillips of Topckn, was tho first
witness for the dofenso. Sho Raid she
had known tho Collins family intt
matoly ever sluco sho was a child,
"I am prepared to state," said Mrs.
Coohrnn, "that John was vory nJTcc
ttonato to all tho othor members of
tho family. He was loving and kind
to his sister, mother and father. John
and his father wero lllco two chums.
Thoy were together a great deal and
seemed unusually affectionate toward
each othor. I never hoard n word
against John. I nover hoard that ho
was selfish, harah or cruel, nnd I nover
saw anything in him that would in
dicate that ho was so. Onco I was out
shooting with him and soveral of our
friends, and whllo tho others shot at
game, John shot at n mark rather
than at tho gnmo. I often noticed
and remarked how chummy John and
his father wore. I liked to observo It."
"Did you ovor hoar Mr. Collins say
that he was held up by a nogro?"
"I did. I hoard Mr. Collins toll
about bolng followed by a negro. He
said ho was going homo at night and
ho folt ho was lining followed. Ha
looked aronnd and saw a negro dodg
ing from trco to troe Mr. Collins
drow his rovolvor and took tho negro
under a light to look nt him. Tho ne
gro had a long open knife The negro
begged and begged to bo turned loose,
and Mr. Collins Bald to him: 'Thts is
tho socond tlmo you havo followed mo
and it you follow mo again I will fix
you bo you cannot follow me Mr.
Collins then turned tho negro loose"
Miss Mary Wyatt, who was stenog
rapher for J. 8. Collins In his real es
tate offlco hero, wns tho no.it witness.
Sho had worked for Mr. Collins ten
yonrs. Sho said his business was tho
selling nnd renting of property, no
had all classes of tenants. Ills sense of
honor was so high that if persons
sought to ront buildings from him for
immoral purposos Mr. Collins would
speak harshly to them and often ordor
them out of tho ofllce
"I was often afraid that Mr. Collins
would bo assaulted in Ills ofllco, his
manner was so harsh," said Miss
Wyatt.
"Onco whon he nnd I were nlono In
the offlco a nogro catno In and talked
business. Aftor ho wont out Mr. Col
lins satd ho did not lllco tho look3 of
tho negro. This was n few weeks bo
foro ho was killed. Whonovor Mr. Col
llus left homo to go to another city he
always told me particularly to look
after his insurance because he expect
cd to die suddenly. Ho had n present
Tli Spantih War tihotrert th Iiek or
Troopi Coast DarentaY Demands.
WAflirmoTo.-r, Dee 13. Major Gen
tral Miles appeared to-day bofore
tho House committee on military af
fairs for a hearing relative to tho pro
posed reorganization and increase of
the army. Two bills for this pnrpos'a
nro ponding, ono drawn by General
Mites and Introduced In tho Scnato a
tho Hawley bill, and another Intro
duced In the House by Chairman Hull
of tho military comtnlttep. At the
outset General Miles addressed him
self to tho general need of Increas
ing the nrmy without reference
to eithor bllL Ho satd ho had always
favorod tho establishment of a flxod
Btandard for tho army. Tho oxporl
enco ot tho p-ist year, ho said, had
demonstrated that our present mili
tary establishment was inadoquato to
maintain our position as n first class
power. It was necessary now to con
sider both our military requirement
at homo and thoso in our new colonial
dependencies abroad nnd also tho rap
idly increasing demands made by om
seacoast fortifications. Tho latter, as
far ns completed, required soxno 185
batteries of artillery nnd when the en
tires increaso in coast defonsos was
completed 3u5 battorios would bo re
quired. Tho war with Spain had shown
pretty clearly how many men would
bo needed, General Miles satd. The
war had required .12,000 mcu for actual
Hold operations at various points. Of
these, 2,030 mon went to Manila, SO,
000 to Cuba nnd 10,000 to Porto Rica
Thoso wero men nctually tn tho pres
ence of tlio hostlto cnoiny. Slnco
then thcro had been reinforcements
for garrison nnd other purposes.
At tho same time, tho gonernl
pointed out, tho necessities nt horn
must not bo overlooked. Tho entire
frontier had been stripped of troops
during tho late war, and complaints
were coming in that tho lives, families
and property ot thoso along tho front
ier wero jeopardized by this condition.
In particular thcro wcro foars of an
outbreak in tho Sioux country because
of tlio ab3cnco of troops. It was not
desirable, therefore, so to withdraw
our forces from tho frontier as to
lcavo them dofonsoless or to invito dis
Theso considerations, eald General
Miles, hnd led him to recommend a
stnndard of ono soldier for 1,001 popu
lation at homo, with nntlvo troops on
a basis of two nativo coldlcrs for
every 1,000 population.
CHICAGO AROUSED.
ture and subsequent execution nt the ,ment that ho wou'ld dlo sutidonly and
OPPOSITION TO HALE.
no
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altuful Ti
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;$& him onomtoi
juont for Mr. Collins
out of his ofllce Ho
A ..- i..val.f,
,oBtaln8moronutriti6oc7Lt h.vnimi. i,
known tn thn nrln aHu.
fmbeahownthattlUVj. s. Collins
On. ''otaeVAH . Vtt Sitf-Stfk lal'tl (nn V & I 111 nt.
;-ry-i . 1.1.1.. ll.V..t.nn1 .nlnt.
nave wiium iu.w.i.u. ..v...j
"-Mj.at la cMS"1 7rT
crauiuuwY,
mi t..-'i
I101! llOt
he spoko 1
jos.y. This
..r'was not Infrc
to oruor neopto
, kad dealings with many tough char
S actors renting them houses. This
brought htm quarrels with the vory
Worst clement in society. The manner
Mr. Collins whllo ho was loador of
o many parades Was offenslvo to
many. His manner of ordorln? tho
Vyataudors back mado him onomles.
"Mr. Collins was a peculiar min In
nonio respeats. Soma pages of his llfo
wo will uot bo nblo to unfold to you.
Ho llvod In constant fear of being
lercd. Ho was nover on tno strooi
He
blntcd on baTlnqUV" Sf1 ,lls
home urml.:,",'-- K3Wa
Vi,v.-.i.JoVmflw.sl-j .. !ls
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"Wo. will show that tho morning of
tho murdor threo men wcro heard in
the alloy back ot tha Collins house
talking in n busplcious manner. Early
in that week u negro had bean scon to
cltmb off the coal houso In the rear ot
that house and run away vory early in
tho morning just as It was getting
light. On tho morning ot the murdor
a man was soon erosslng this shed
roof carrying somothing lu his hands
that looked like a pair of shoes nt or
about a o'clock in tho morning, aud ho
went down off the coal shod and dls-
appoarod tn tho alloy. Wo will not at
tempt to point out this man, we will I
not say who held that gun, whothor
tho mysterious nogro who had been
shadowing Mr, Collins had at last
suocooded in accomplishing his
mordcrows purposo, or whether
othor parties had a stronger mo
tlvo to kill Mr. Collins. But wo
do say to you that when wo huvo laid
all ot theso facts before you wo will .
oxpeet that testimony will convince
yon as it has convinced us, that John
llonry Collins Is absolutely Innocent ot
tho crime with which ho Is charged.
Ho never did and could not hnvo con
spired to tho death ot his father."
When Mr. Uodaru tmutiod court ad
journed till Monday.
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toy. v H-o-gs
ill Autl-Wr Sentiment Uliplasi
publicans In Matnn.
Auousta, Me, Doe 13. Up to tho
present time thcro had bocn no qucs
tlon as' to Senator Halo's unanimous
ronomlnatton by tho Republican legis
lative caucus in Maino, although thcro
has long been a fcollng against him
on the ground that ho has not fairly
represented Maine's viows on import
ant national Issues. His nvowod and
opon opposition to tho Cuban war
aroused a great deal of adverse criti
cism, but it failed to crystallze into
opon opposition until tho past week.
Whon tho President's messago ap
peared, Maine's loyal Republicans
commended it in no uncertain tones
and, when it was Btated that Senator
Halo was determined to oppose indors
ing tho action ot tho poace commission
whon tho matter shoum como oororo
Congress, an opon Insurrection broke
out.
Within a day or two rooms have
been engaged at the Augusta Iiotuq
for Senator Halo's use during tho day
and evonlng ot tho Republican caucus,
which will be on January 4. It has
uot been his oustom to attend these
caucuses in tho past, as his nomination
tn 18b8 and again In 1893 woro foro
cone conclusions.
A mombor-olect of the Matno legtsla
turo, n Ropublloan strong In tho faith
and n power in the party councils tn
his section ot tho stato, openly stated
to-day that ho was opposed to Mr.
Hate's renoralnatlon unless ho came be
fore the leglBlntlvo canons and sstia
factorlly oxpialnod his position on thii
question of territorial expansion.
hands ot his enemy, ho attempted sui
cide bv planing his rovolver under his
chin and firing. Tho bullet cimo out
between Ills eyebrows. For months he
lay botween llfo and death, but was
saved flually by Spanish surgeons, who
possibly had owed tholr own lives to
his moroy. Tho Spaniards bollovlng
ho was about to dlo, gavo him a par
don. For his participation tn the revolu
tionary movement Genoral Garcia was
sent to Spain, whoro, for years he was
confined In castles nnd fortresses, ro-
often spoko ot It
"Whon Mr. Collins was murdered he
had deals on hand that ho expected
would net him big profits. He was
handling tho Throop, Copcland, Clics
tcrflold nnd Fifth Avenuo hotels, try
ing to sell them. John know about
these deals nnd talked them over with
bis father, and his father planned
with John how thoy would enjoy
themsclvos after ho got this monoy.
"Tho morning of tho murder I wns
at tho house about 8 o'clock, and John
was wooplng and sobbing. Ho seemed
malnlng thero until tho poaoo of Zan , hmrl broken llo fcnl(1 lt BCOmcd sc
Jon. Ho then returned to the United
States, nnd, togcthor with Jose Marti, I
attomptcd another revolution. H
landed In Cuba with n low louowors,
but tho country was tired of war, and
wanted to try tho homo rulo offered by
Spain. Ho capitulated to the Spanish
forces in order to savo his few remain
ing followers and wns again banished
to Snain in ls80, where ho remained
under survclllnnco until 1895, when
tho last revolution broke out In Cuba,
Then ho escaped to Franco and Inter
to Now York. Ills movements sinco
that time, and his nctlvo participation
lu the war, are familiar to many news
paper readers.
After coming to this country he en
deavored to got an expedition to tho
island of Cuba in tho steamer Haw
kins, but this met a shipwreck In a
Rtorm and the cargo was lost. Un
daunted by his failure, General Garcia
mado another attempt to ship stores.
n unM intorcontcd. howevor. by the
horrlblo that ho had to alt thero and
seo hts father die without being nblo to
do a thing to savo him. I told John to
brace up, and ho said he would do the
bost ho could. Ho said ho had lost a
kind aud loving father."
Miss Wyatt 6ald tho tnsnranco pa
pers of Mr. Collins wcro kept in his
safe, aud John knew nothing about it.
Miss Wyatt had told in her direct
evidenco about anonymous letters re
col red by Mr. Collins. On cross exam
ination sho said there wero two of
thoso lottors, ono reccivod when Mr.
Collins was a candtdate for mayor of
Topoka, the other received about a
yoar before tho death of Mr. Collins.
She said Mr. Collins .tola nor tno last
was a threatening letter.
l Miens Up In ArraT Agalnit FranohU
Kxtonilou.
Chicago, Dee 13. Contral Musts
hall was yesterday afternoon filled
with citizens of Chicago who had gath
ered in mass meeting in order to pro
test ngnlnst tho extending of Chicago's
street car franchises to fifty yoars.
Tho speakers dwell mainly on tha
question of compensation for extenston
of street car grants, but bofore its
close tho proposition ot municipal
ownership was extonslvcly touched on
?nd received generous applause
Frank II. Head presided, and the
speakers were Mayor Harrison, Form
er Governor John P. Altgeld, George.
B. Colo, John Maynard, Alderman
Harlan and Rev. Fathor Thomas P.
Hudnett.
Ex-Governor Altgeld was first to ad
vert to tho subject of municipal own
ership, and his remarks aroused the
greatest cnthusiusm of tho meeting.
Rofcrrlng to tho alleged use ot mouuy
in tho city council, Mr. Altgeld said:
"now can wo stop this thing?"
"Hang them; get n rope; hang the
boodlors," responded tho audience
Tho resolutions, which wore pre
pared In advance, wcro found Inade
quate to tho sentiment of the meeting',
nnd a resolution was included favor
ing municipal ownership of tho street
car lines, if not this year, then when
tho prcsont grant oxplrcs In 1003.
An Actress In JatL
St. Louis, Mo., Dec. 13 At the con
elusion ot the performance at the
Grand opera houso lait night. Miss
Catherine Campbell, an actress ot con-
United States authorities, nnd was ar-, aidorable note, was arrested by dotce
rested on tho chargo of filibustering, tiVC8l at the Instance of tho St. Nlch
but was reloased on 53,000 bath olas hotel management, she being ac-
Ho forfoltod this ball, and, - cuscd of systematic robbery. Sho
final attempt, landod on tho eastern broko down nnd confessed.
nit f the Island with ono of the
largest expeditions that ever reached
r.,i,a. After landlnsr ho succeeded
Kit.
politician AfH
Stop an a lUllway Crnattna;.
Bum.iNoros, Knn., Dee 13. James
M. Baldwin was badly bruised nnd
sprained, hts horsos werj Instautly
killed nnd his buggy demolished by a
Mtosourl. Kansas und Tcxns pasnengcr
train, near here, last n!j-ht. Mr. Bald
win was driving to town from ono of
ills ranches, nnd stopped hts horses
when tio heard tho train coming. Ho
could not seo vhiTO ho was, and
stopped squaro on tho crossing, nnd
-wns struck by the train before ho
oould got off. Ho is ono of tho richest
The Lait or tho Civil War Iteeord.
Wapiunoion, Dee IS. Secretary
Alger has informed congress that the
work on the "Records of tho War of
tho Hobclllon" has been completed.
Tho last eight volumes will deal with
tho trials ot cx-Confederntes, Honry
Wirz, John n. Geo and J. W. Dniicau,
and will fill throo volumas ot about a
thousand pagos each, and tho cost will
bo .'5,000. The secretary savs ho has
no money to prlut them, nnd requests
nu 'additional appropriation. Tho
threo roon rcforred to wero trjod on
theichargo of luhuium treatment vt
Union soldiers.
Dnilied Thronsh a Moot ITerd.
Qokbeo, Dee 13. The Maritime
General Antonio Maceo In command rrovince cxprc .u u..uK ,
ot tho troops of the Eastern depart-1 Lewis at noon yesterday, ran into s
mont. hotdlng tho rank or major gen- c w- uUU. ..... j .-.- .-.-
Tnnneral Maceo marching we3t ' castle, New Brunsw ck. Three of
At Maceo'a death, Qtir-
oral, General
with his m;n,
i ,r,o nipntnd lieutenant ironeral of
tho Cuban army, which position hj
hold to tho closo of the war.
Ilob.on Visits Homo Stat.
BinMiNCiHAM, Ala., Dec. 13. Lieu
tnnnnt Richmond P. Hob3on nrrlved
hero yesterday en route to his lfomo In
Greensboro, It Doing ins urai visi. 10
his nativo stnto Blnco ho beoamo
famous. Although no time had been
given for preparation for reception,
10,000 people met tho horo at tho tralu
nud cheered him wildly.
Vutloan ti Antl-Ciirllst.
Romb, Dec 13. The popa has de
cided thut tho Spanish policy of tho
vatlean htiml I- uu.i'V.ur.- -tn -",
1 neutral.
them woro killed outright and savoral
othors were wounded. Ono of the an
imals killed, a cow moose, weighed
over 003 pounds
Rowan VUIU In Atchbtoa.
ATcnisotf, Kan., Doo. 13. Lieuten
ant A. S. Rowan arrived in Atchison
yesterday to visit his family. Ho is
one of the heroes of tho Into war, hav
ing mado a trip through Cuba soon
after hostilities wuro deotarod, as a
representative of this government, and
thu fact attracted widespread atten
tion and comment.
THOUGHT HIM BETTER.
Kens of Oarcla'e Death Cam n Bar
prlie to 111 Wire and Children.
TuoMASVirLK, Go., Doe 13. In the
midst of laughter and flowers the wlf
of General Garcia, Mercldas and
Mario, rocoivod tho news ot their
father's death, Tho noon train
brought tho Garclas from Waycross,
under tho escort of Mayor Stern, xand
they wero installed in tho handsomest
sulto in tho Masury hotel.
A telegram Sunday morning cams
from Captain Justo Garcia in Wash
ington, informing his mother that tha
condition of tho general was much im
proved, nnd tho family went to the
dining room with, light hearts. They
were at the table, which was decor
ated with roses, violets and ferns in
honor of tho occasion, whon news ot
the death came
New Youk, Dee 13. General Rnts
Rivera, the Cuban general recently
liberated by the Spanish government
from Cuota, was a passengor by th
steamer La Champagno from Havre,
whloh arrived hero to-day. General
Rivera hoard at quarantine ot th
death ot General Garcia. Rivera had
a strong regard for Genoral Garcia, but
had not met him for eighteen years.
Accept till Resignation.
New Yonrc, Doe. IK. Tho congrega
tion of Plymouth church decided to ac
rept tho re.slffnatlon of Rev. Dr. Lyman
Abbott, to tntto c.ect 0nn May I.
Move Athes of Colutubai.
Havana, Dec. 13. The ashes of
Columbus will bo transferred, with
military and saorcdotal ceromonlnl,
to-day, from tho cathedral to tha
Co ado do Yenndo. nnd tho cruiser will
sail for Cadle, convoyod by two gun
bouts. To RiUo 8un!cnn War Host
Saxtiaoo ue Cint.L, Dee 13. Gen
eral Wood has been Informed of tho
whsreabouts of a sunken Spanish gun
boat, nlnoty-flvo foot long aud seventy
tons register, notrly now. Ho wlU
havo it raised at a cost of 879.000.
ntinnv. vvnici ;vvi
men in tho county.
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