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AC it'fc to Cornluz Journal. Weather Indications. tt ron see itiu any other El- Eastern New Tork -Partly cloudy weather to-night and Saturday; westerly winds. Western New Tork Snow flurries to-night and Saturday; southwesterly winds. daily "tliero is a cuaxico bet" VOL.

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1283. you see it in the Gazette, it STRAIGHT BITEHT G10W ABE GO TO AFRICA BLACK MEN SAYS TURNER WOMEN WORK FOR PROHIBITION. Make an Unsuccessful Canvass at the Election Precinct3 in Macon, Ga. OVER P1CQUART CASE. of his official acts in connection with the canal Im provement work.

State Engineer Adams says he has1 no intention of retiring from office, as he knows he has endeavored to discharge his duties honestly and to the best of his ability. The law provides that in the absence of the superintendent of public works, hts deputy may perform all the acts of the superintendent, except a' a member of the canal board. It is believed the governor will treat Mr. Aldridge as being absent during his su'spensi'o'n from office and will allow his deputy to run the department for the remainder of Mr. Aldridge's term, which expires on the last day of the present month.

P. J. McWeeny is the deputy superintendent of public works and is under a $25,000 bond. Partisans of Revision Hold a Meeting and Adopt Resolutions Demanding Abandonment of Prosecution of Picquart. STORY TOLD JIMMDT Testimony to Angell Was Gonlfl's First Wife.

AFFIDAVIT OF IARY SHEALDS Swears That She Saw Them Married by the Rev. Leighton. INTENTIONS OP MBS. CODY HONORABLE She Had So Intention of Blackmailing the Gould Heirs When She Sent Letters. Albany, Dec.

2. At the trial of Margaret Cody, yesterday, for the alleged blackmailing of the heirs of Jay Gould, in response to questions from her attorney, Mr. Dugan, Mrs. Cody told a straightforward story as to her connection with 'Mrs. Angell's case and her cross-examination, which was conducted for the prosecution by Delancy Nicolls was of a preliminary nature and did not weaken her story up to its corresponding points tn the cross-examination.

Mr3. Cody said that her first attention Was called to the case by an Interview in the Rocky Mountain News of Denver in December, 1S94, with Mr. Pierce, in which the latter was quoted as saying that his "wife, Mrs. Angell's daughter, -was the daughter of the late Jay Gould, wiio had deserted his first wife. BEGAN THE HUNT.

She (had on several occasions been employed to look up relationships and family trees and the like and when she saw" this item in the paper she began a correspondence with Mrs. Pierce concerning the matter and eight months later visited Mrs. Angell at Rouse's Point and after talking the matter over With her, she agreed to try and es'tab-lisJh the proof of relationship of the latter to Jay Gould. The matter was then advertised in the papers and later a Mr. Speer called on her and asked her if she would come to Albany to see his cousin, William McMurtrie Speer.

MdMurtrie Speer called in person the next day and later he called with Mr. Amasa Parker, of t'hiis city, and they entered into a contract to act as attorneys for Mrs. Cody. She was to do the work to secure the proofs of the marriage. She then told of her hunt for thi3 proof and several letters were read by her counsel from different persons, who claimed to have knowledge of the marriage.

An affidavit of Mary Ann Shields of Champlain was read in which the deponent swore that in April, 1853, she siaw the Rev. Mr. Leighton marry Jay Gould to Mrs. Angell. Shortly after this a'he was not pleased with the inactivity of the courts, severed her connection with them and employed the law firm of Ward Cameron of this city.

In explaining the letters, on which she was indicted for blackmail, she saiid that -She had no intensions of blackmailing the Gould heirs, and that She wrote the letters in the interests of her clients' and not herself. TO-DAY'S SESSION. When the court opened to-day for the fourth day's trial of Mrs.Cody on the charge of blackmail, preferred by tfte Gould heirs, it was apparent that tha case would not go to the jury before to-morrow. Public interest in the trial has increased daily and the court room is crowded. Mrs.

Cody took the stand and resumed her testimony. An attempt was made by Mr. Nicoll, counsel for 'the prosecution, to show that Mrs. Cody has been engaged in working up claims against the Fair and other estates. In regard to this, Mrs.

Cody said: 'I don't remember." Sh was asked if she knew John W. Mackey. She hesitated. She denied that when she was arrested she asked if Mackey made the charge. Witness was then asked if she 'had not written Mr.

Mackey that she would charge him with the murder of miners Who were burned in the Sand Hill mine" unless he paid her a sum of money. "I don't remember," said Mrs. Cody. The letter was produced. Mrs.

Cody said she wrote to Mackey asking for $100,000, which he had caused her to lose, thus beggaring her. Mrs. Cody said Che had never had a copy of a certificate of marriage between Jay Gould and Mrs This contradicted -the testimony of previous witnesses. THE ST. GERMAIN.

Madrid, Dec. 2. The French steamer St. Germain with repatrated soldiers from Cuba on board, has arrived at I La Coruno. ASKS TO BE He Senas a Written Re- to DENIES CHARGES OF COUNTRYMAN Thinks That He Should Be Relieved, However, Pending Legal Proceedings.

ASKS FOR AN OPEN INVESTIGATION. Reminds Governor Black That the Inquiry Was Made at His Request. Albany, Dec. 2. Superintendent George W.

Aldridge of the state department of public works asked Governor Black late yesterday afternoon to suspend him from office during the judicial inquiry of the findings of Judge Countryman on the canal matter. Mr. Aldridge's request was made in the form of a letter of which the following is a copy: Hon. Frank S. Black, Executive Chamber, Albany, N.

Y. My Dear Sir: As a result of allegations of mismanagement and dishonesty in connection with the improvement ot the canals under the so-called Nine Million Dollar Improvement act, last January I asked that a full and complete investigation should be had. In compliance with this suggestion the commission was appointed by you, which rendered Its decision on August 4 last. The conclusions (and statements contained in said report, so far as they relate to this department and to my own official acts, are not warranted by the facts. In a statement which I prepared Immediately after the report was given to the public but which was not given out until the heat of the recent political campaign was at its height, thus rendering it impossible that it should be received by the public in an unbiased manner, I sought to meet the strictures placed upon my acts.

I did not appear by counsel before the commission and was not heard there except upon such matters as the commission saw fit to ask me about. The Inquiry up to the present time has been purely ex-parte in its character. I have from the beginning courted the freest and fullest investigation, and to this end I placed at the disposal of the commission every facility within my power. Being conscious of neither direliction of duty nor dishonesty in connection with the management of the canal improvement work, I still court the freest Inquiry at the hands of such a body as will accept all evidence, whether for or against, and weigh it fairly and judicially. I believe that the.

public will suspend its final judgment as to my acts in connection with this most important matter, until such a. time as an open and judicial determination may be had, and that is all I ask. However, in view of the fact that the special counsel, appointed by you, to examine the testimony and the report of the commission for the purpose of ascertaining if they contained basis for the judicial proceedings without going beyond the testimony taken by the commission, has reported that the conclusions of that body are warranted by the testimony and that I am technically guilty of violations of the law, in Justice to myself and to the public which I have endeavored to serve honestly, I ask that I be relieved of the duties of my office until such time as my responsibility for alleged wrong-doing may be judicially determined. Very truly yours. George W.

Aldridge, Superintendent of Public Further than the letter Superintendent Aldridge had nothing to say concerning Judge Countryman's report. Albany, Dec. 2. Governor Black did not reach the executive chamber until late this morning. He is expected to issue a statement to-day acceding to the request of Superintendent George W.

Aldridge, of the department of public works, that he be suspended from office pending a judicial investigation SUSPENDED Advises Them to Appeal to Congress for $100,000,000 and Leave the Country, SAYS THE NEGRO HAS NO FUTURE HERE Those In the United States Practically without. Laivi Existing upon the Mere Whims of White Men. Huntsville, Dec. 2. In a paper read before the North Alabama African Methodist conference yesterday on the future of the negro.

Bishop Turner of Atlanta said: "The negro has no future in this country. Re-enslavement, emigration or extermination confront him. The negro can no more head up under the brutalizing decisions of the United States supreme court, and the existing laws of the various state legislatures than he can carry the Rocky mountains upon his back. "The negroes in the United States are practically without laws, existing upon the mere whims of the white men. If they fall into humane hands they have some show, but if into cruel or whiskey-besotted hands, they ere burnt or shot, and horrible allegations are flashed over the nation.

There Is, therefore, but one ultimatum, the negroes must appeal to the national congress for $1,000,000 and let those who have manhood leave this country and go to Africa and do what God intended when he allowed them to be brought over here, learn civilization, and return to Africa and begin the work of civilizing their kith and kin We will thus show ourselves men and vindicate the wisdom of the Almighty." PORES. PUT IN BAD LIGHT BYMAHON Story of the Alleged Blackmailers' Victim Not to Their Advantage. MRS. MOORE IN COURT, .1 CHARMINGLY DRESSED Considered the Prettiest Woman Who Has Been on Trial tn (he Criminal Courts for Years. New Tork, Dec.

2. The cross examination of Martin complaining witness against William A. E. Moore, accused of robbery in the first degree, was continued this morning before Recorder Goff and a jury. Mahon was on the stand all day yesterday.

The story that he told was not at all to the advantage of Moore and the woman, Fayne Strahan Moore, referred to as his wife by the defence and called the "female codefendant," known as Fayne Moore. Mrs. Moore is considered by, far the prettiest woman who has ever been on trial in the criminal courts in many years. She is small and graceful, dresses well, and shows by her behavior at times that she was well brought up. She is the daughter of the late Chief Justice Strahan of Oregon.

The district attorney announced today that as soon as the trial of the man was finished, he will call the trial of the woman. The crowd began to arrive ear'y. Many women came with it and insisted on having seats well to the front, so that they should not miss a. word of the testimony. Mrs.

Moore was brought in court at 10:30. She was charmingly dressed as usual. Moore came into court a 'moment later, clean shaven, well dressed and self-possessed, reminding more than ever, of E. J. Ratcliffe, the wife beater.

NO TRACE OF ANDRE. Stadler Expedition Searched Unavailingly for the Explorer London, Dec. 2. Word has been received here of the Stadler expedition from the Lena Delta on the Arctic coast of Siberia. The party searched unavailingly for traces of Professor Andre.

Stockholm, Dec 2. Advices received here from St. Petersburg say the minister of Sweden and Norway at the Russian capital has received a letter from Johannes Detke, an engine driver, living at Villeskafa, in which the writer claims to have found in the vicinity ot the Ural mountains a Hungarian wine bottle containing two pieces of paper. One bore the inscription in French: "Andre's balloon has crossed the Ural mountains. Andre." On the other was written in Russian: "Give this letter to the consul or police." A corner of the second piece of paper had been torn off in consequence of which a few letters of the writing were missing.

BY Madrid, Dec. 2. The minister of war has ordered that the entire army corps in the peninsula be exercised by ANTI-PROHIBITIONISTS AND NEGROES OPPOSED Carried Church Organs to Middle ot Street and Prayed to God to W.pe Out Barrooms. Maoon, Dec. 2.

Five hundred women threw aside their domestic duties and cares yesterday and as- seanbled at the election precincts dn Macon to use their influence for prohibition. They formed choirs of from ten to thirty members and sang hymns and prayed at the voting places- for abolition of the barrooms, and their presence and work at the polls made a spectacle never before seen in the 1 south. Th election was ploturesqua and the battle for victory was one between white women on one side and anti-Prohibitionists and negroes on the other. The women carried church organs to the middle of the street, the cholra Sang, and dozens of women wearing white badges prayed to God to wipe out barrooms from Macon. Others mingled among the voters and pinned badges on them, and watched for votes.

The women's work was unsuccessful, as the town voted prohibition down by 1,000 majority. The women charge fraud in the elec- tion, and assert that the negroes sold their votes to whiskey men. They propose to contest the election. UNKNOWN WRECK OFF ROCKY HILL It Is Possible That This Is the Steamer Pentagoet. SEARCHING PARTY TO INVESTIGATE Wreck Found Seven Miles Opposite the--.

Gurnet with Only One Mast Above theWuter. Plymouth, Dec. 2. What appears to be a large craft is wrecked en a ledge off Rocky Hill. The beach is heaped with seaweed and there may ba bodies in the weeds.

It is possible that this is the missing steamer Pentagoet, A searching party will be sent to investigate. Orleans, Dec. 2 The first crowd of travelers to break the m-bargo which has prevented travel alont? Cape Cod since Saturday arrived late' yesterday. All were in search of bodies of dead friends or relatives. They were accompanied by General Manager Liscomb of the Portland Steamship company.

They went, to the morgue, where they succeeded in positively Identifying eleven of the victims. The latest identif cation here is that of A. Goselein, assistant city clerk of. Montreal. The body came ashore last night.

This makes a total of twenty-three bodies found, fifteen of which! have been identified. One of the bodies' at Provincetown is said to be that of Edward Dunbar of Booth Bay, captain of the schooner Louis Rose, which is supposed to have been wrecked during the storm. Plymouth, Dec. 2. Another wreck has been found, seven miles opposite the Gurnet, with only one mast above the water.

At noon today nothing had been learned as to the identity of the wreck on the Rock Hill ledge, as it is now submerged most of the time. It appears to be a large vessel. i The coast is lined with wreckage. In Warren's Cove' lies a mast over eighty feet long. Thirty feet of a vessel's deck also came ashore, but no bodies have been found yet.

BRAKEMAN'S FATE. Roasted to Death Before the Eyes ot His Companions. Boston, Dec. 2. Fred Knight, brakeman on the Fitchburg road was burned to death in a smash-up at Boylston last night.

He was pinned in by timbers, which were set on fire by the car stove and was slowly roasted to death before the eyes of his fellow workmen. He made piteous appeals to be put, OTjt of his misery, but finally said: "Good-bye," threw his coat over, his head and died without further McCOY TO MEET GODDARD. Will Fight the "Barrier Champion" la Philadelphia. New York, Dec. 2.

"Kid" McCoy, whose match with Peter Maher has fallen through, will meet Joe Goddard, the "barrier champion," fn a six round bout in Philadelphia, December 16, at the Arena club. TO CATHOLIC UNIVERSITT. Washington, Dec. 2. The Catholic University gets another handsome donation, $10,000 being left it by the will of D.

Leahy, late millionaire. If his eon dies without issue one-fourth of the estate will go to the university. ALDRIDGE SUSPENDED. Albany, Dec. 2.

Governor Black this afternoon formally notified Superintendent Aldridge of the department of public works that he had suspended him in accordance with his request. The suspension is to take effect immea-iately. HAZING ABOLISHED. This Action was Taken at a Mass Meeting of Princeton Students. Princeton, N.

Dec. 2. At a mass meeting of the students at Princeton last night the practice of hazing was abolished by an almost unanimous vote. CARLIST CHIEF IS SANGUINE. Says Don Carlos Can Count on the Support of the Pope if Successful.

Paris, Dec. 2. Count Urbain Demail-le, a Carlist chief here, said yesterday; "Our cause is growing stronger dally. The people are with us and also the lower orders of the clergy." We can count on the support of the pope if successful." He further stated that Doa- Caros was in Vierma waiting the occasion for the uprising. Madrid, Dec.

Carlist agitators have been arrested in the province of Teruel. The army is being kept on a war footing at an expense of 10,000,000 pesetas a day. Madrid, Dec. 2. The students of the University ot Madrid refused to attend lectures yesterday, and tried to organize a public demonstration, but were promptly dispersed.

NEW YORK TO GO TO HAVANA. No Special Cause Which Induced Secretary Long to Send the Cruiser South. Washington, Dec. 2. Orders have been issued by Secretary Long to the armored cruiser NewYork to proceed to Havana The New York will be the first armor clad of the United States lo enter Havana harbor since the battleship Maine arrived there.

Upon hr-r arrival Rear Admiral Sampson will hoist his flag on board, and it is expected will come north in her the la-st of next month. It was stated at the department th it there was no special cause induced Secretary Long to send te cruiser south, as Spain has complied' with the American demands fir the evacuation of the island, and there is n) new question which requires a demonstration. THE TEXAS: Norfolk, Dec. 2. The battleship Texas, Captain Sigsbee, is expected to join the New York to-day off Old Point Comfort.

As soon as the other ships of the North Atlantic squadron arrive, Commodore Philip will take them soutti for their winter practice drills oft Cape Charles. The evolutions will be based largely on the lessons gained duiing the late war. KELLY'S GAMBLING HOUSE IS RAIDED. Police Swoop Down Upon "Honest" John's Establishment. New York, Dec.

2. "Honest" John Kelly's gambling house on Forty-fir3t street was raided by the police early this morning. The police chopped their way into the house with axes and captured some gamblers and the layout. Kelly recently refereed the Corbett-Sharkey fight and his decision calling all bets off made him some enemies. It is intimated that the raid was instigated by some of those men who are said to have police influence.

Kelly's place has been running unmolested for years. The police claim they are going to stop gambling in the city. Paris, Dec 2. A meeting of upwards of 1,003 partisans of revision was held last night at which was adopted a resolution demanding the abandonment of the prosecution of Colonel picquart, the revision of the Dreyfus case and the punishment of the latter' accusers. II.

De Pressense, editor of tie Temps, made a speeoh 1n which accused the public officials of lack eaers7 iu the execution of justice. Other speakers talked in a like viin. It is reported that the court of caseation has demanded access to the secret dossier in the Dreyfus case and that IT. De Freycinet has consented to iti Traduction upon the condition that certain documents shall not be given to the ijubllc. WAR SHIPS OM GREAT LARES The Building of Them "Will Hereafter be Permitted by Both America and Canada.

SO SERIOUS DISCUSSION Csb-Coniuilttee Accepts Practically All the Made toy Voard of Xiral Officer. Washington, Dec. 2, As the result of an agreement reached by the subcommittee on the Anglo-American commission having the matter in 'charge, the building of men-of-war on the Great Lake will hereafter be permit el by both America and Canada. Without any serious discussion, on the subject, the sub-committee accepted practically al the recommendations made by a board of naval offi-crrs appointed last August by Secretary Long to consider the neutrality of the Great Lakes and the advisibil-ity of making amendments to the liiwh-Bsot agreement of 1S1. The naval board recommended that not mere than two gunboats of the "avittta class be maintained on the lakes.

These vessels are of 1,000 tons displacement each and carry six four-Inch rapid firing guns in their main batteries. They will be especially useful for training naval militia organisations. la connection with the building of far ships the board recommends and the sub-commltte5 adopted the recommendation that the shipbuilders of both Canada and the United States be allowed to construct rren-of-war of a Rot grater size that would permit heir exit to the ocean through existing waterways. The vessels are not to be supplied with batteries until they reach the sea coast. 875,000 IN THE TERESA'S SAFE.

Cruiser's Strong Box Packed mth Spanish and American Coin. Norfolk, Deo. 2. The safe of the Spanish cruiser Maria Teresa, which hM lain for some time in the navy yard was opened yesterday, and was fossd to contain nothing but money, b5'ng packed with bags of Spanish and T.erlcan gold and silver coin. is estimated that the value of the treasure rill reach $75,000.

The noncy wm D8 turned over to tne Proper officials and the safe will be sent the national museum at Washington. COL. BRYAN STILL OPPOSED TO EXPANSION Does Not Change His View3 Dispite the Efforts of Friends. Lincoln, Neb Dec. 2.

Colonel Bryan 1133 left to rejoin hi regiment at To his friends he again ex-Dreesed himself as opposed to expan-'m "ad bases his opposition largely pon the same ground as Senator Ror. During his stay here many Prominent Democrats have sought him abandon Sis opposition to expansion apparently without success. IN SENATE. Paris, Dec. 2.

In the senate yesterday M. Waldeck-Rousseau presented a bill to amend the criminal code so that the court of cassation will be empowered to order the adjournment at its discretion, of any prosecution. The bill aims to enable the court to postpone the trial of Colonel Picquart, the promoters of the measure being of the opinion that the court does not possess that power at present. The government did not oppose the bill, but objected to giving it urgency, which the promoters demanded. A division on the demand from urgency resulted In a tiei vote, 113 to 113.

The bill will, therefore, await is turn for consideration. CLASSICAL MUSIC ONLY FOR THE BOSTONIANS Municipal Music Commissioners Listen to the Efforts of Organ Grinders. Boston, Dec. 2. Barrel organs and steel pianos to the number of 330, with and without monkeys, were mobilized in North End park yesterday by the police and for four hours a dozen members of the municipal music commission listened to their efforts in order to Judge the tunefulness of the instruments.

The commissioners are all well known Boston musicians and upon their verdict rested the future prospects of the music twisters as licenses will only be issued to those whose organs play classic music and even that must be up to the Boston standard. "With due solemnity the commission Judged the whole number passing fav orably upon only about fifty of the in-1 struments. The balance will not be allowed to play until they are either repaired or are flitted out with classic tunes, me nrty rortunate musicians h4d a grand ball and festival in Little Italy last night and retired in time to make a general attack upon late sleepers this morning. O'ROURKE AND M'COY SMOKE PIPE OF PEACE. Manager of the Lenox Club and the "Kid" Patch Up Their Differences.

New Tork, Dec. 2. The boxing surprise of the year has come. Tom O'Rourke, manager of the Lenox club, and "Kid" McCoy, the cadaverous heavy-weight, have patched up their Atrarenopfi. and the "Kid" may soorl be a stellar attraction at the Lenox club.

The story has It that O'Rourke and McCoy met In a restaurant in the small hours of the morning, and after a talk resolved to smoke the pipe of peace. O'Rourke told McCoy that Cor-bett had objected to his presence at the Corbett-Sharkey fight. PALACE FOR CARNEGIE. Steel Manufacturer to Build Million Dollar Residence on Fifth Avenue. New Tork, Dec.

2. Andrew Carnegie, the steel manufacturer, is to build a million dollar palace on Fifth avenue. He has purchased two Fifth avenue block fronts between 90th andS2d treats Tor The residence plot purchased by Mr. Carnegie is in the form 6T an being 200 feet on the avenue, 100 feet on 92d street, and 225 feet on 91st street. The front of the palace will extend on 91st street, while the main building will sit in the centre of the Fifth avenue front, with spacious grounds to the north and west.

Mr. Carnegie's private secretary spent several months abroad studying foreign architecture order to afford suggestions to the architect commis-sicmed to prepare plans for the projected palace. There will be a large ball room, an art gallery and music room, a library and conservatories. Mr. Carnegie has rritructed his attorneys to draw the deed to this plct in the name of hist v-ife It is expected Mr.

Carnegie whl Toin'tha Part, colony la about two years..