Chattanooga Daily Times from Chattanooga, Tennessee • 1

() 7 '''r 17 1 4 1 i 4 i'''' 061 -Q eo i) rl r1 efe- (111 7 (I 1: i 1 ANN 4 I' 11 1 witrt' i 1 A 1 -4e v' --I- 6---'--x-i 4- jk -1 ---) VOL XXX NO 124 CHATTANOOGA TENN TUESDAY APRIL 18 1899 PRICE FIVE CENTS ANOTHER BREAK I morning The building is eleven stories bleb 1 ni lAvIQ Arm IT I Objected to by the defense on the Ini AT-r I 0 RI IT Tfl I was interested with Mr Freedman in thel nrtirmt ir Mt I I and he hsd twl 1 vo ar rn Tarn ti obet VOL 0 NO 124 ANOTHER BREAK ANOTHI morning The building is eleven stories high QUAY'S ACCOUNT CHATTANOOGA TENN Objected to by the defense on the TUESDAY APRIL 18 1899 PLATT was interested with Mr Freedman in the PRICE FIVE CENTS and he hed voted for the railroad REVENUE BILL PASSED BY SENATE When the alarm was raised the affrighted servants dropped from the top windows to a veranda on the ninth story The defective arrangements of the London tire brigade were again demonstrated and even when the fire escapes reached the scene they were too short to reach the people in the upper stories who only escaped with the greatest difficulty while the residents of the lower stories streamed out of the building carrying what they could of their belongings The flames were not under control until 10 o'clock when the upper part of the structure was gutted It is considered lucky that the fire occurred in daylight as otherwise it would have resulted in loss of life United States Fidelity company? "You know that all bonded officers of the city government take out their bonds from your company?" asked Mr Moss Platt Gets Some of the "Swag" "Not all of them" said the witness of them take out from your boss' company" "Do you mean Mr Platt' company?" asked Mr Moss "Yes you know what I mean" Mr Croker presumed his own company bad the majority of the business in the city and Mr Platt's in the state Mr Moss asked Mr Croker how much he paid for his stock in the United States Bond company and whether the stock was given to him -upon the formation of the company Mr Croker refused to answer and then Mr Moss asked the committee to direct Mr Croker to answer Mr Mazet so directed "Will you answer Mr Croker?" "No sir" said the witness firmly Refusal Is Recorded "Please to record the gentleman's refusal to answer all of these questions concerning the bonds of the stock and what he had paid for it and whether he got it at the organization of the company" said Mr Moss "And record also that he declines to answer on the ground that it is a personal matter" said Assemblyman Hoffman Mr Moss asked Mr Croker again if he bad given his son Frank $17000 with which to buy stock in the Roebling Construction company Mr Croker declined to answer Chairman Mazet instructed him to answer and he refused The same thing occurred when Mr Moss asked him how much stock of the Auto-truck company Mr Croker held and bow much he paid for his interest in that concern Croker Gets Angry When Mr Moss said that Mr Croker bad found that in business matters like that of Peter Meyer Co members of the organization could help each other Mr Croker said angrily: "You are trying to make us out a pack of thieves in one combination together and you can't do it" "And you think that these questions indicate that persons who do these things are thieves?" said Mr Moss "That is what you are trying to get at" said Mr Croker thoroughly aroused The Tiger Is Adored "I say that the people of the city of New York when they voted for our ticket voted to put in the orpinization and believe that the organization should run the city And when you were put out of the police board that was what you were put out for because you was not an organization man" After farther exchange of sharp words Mr Croker becoming greatly enraged Mr Moss remarked that it was evident that Mr Croker realized the "seriousness of the occasion" The Tammany leader retortt-d: "Not very serious I am not going away I am going to stay here until the cirrus is over" Mr Croker declared he had Never Said He Would Realam from -the leadership of Tammany hall He had merely stated that he would remain In Tammany hall as long as he lived He said there were no inducements in the way of preferences offered to young lawyers to join Tammany hall He denied that he was "broke" when he returned from England Witness said Judge Daly was not turned down for refusal to appoint a Tammany man to a clerkship but to give place to a better man Croker said he hal never heard that-when the Third Avenue Railroad company received a permit to open the streets and install their electrical equipment a large payment was made by some one connected with it in the interest of Tammany hall to himself to Mr Freedman to any commissioner or to any leader He knew nothing about such a payment "Have you not during the last year received large sums of money from individuals which were neither profit or earnings from any business?" asked Mr Moss "No" said Mr Croker and he repeat's(' his answer The committee then adjourned until 12-ilay morning Mr Croker will probably be reported t4 the assembly in session at Albany with a view to his being proceedd against for contempt li 1 IS NOT TO BE INVESTIGATED Republicans Defeat a Resolution To Probe the Boss croker Again Refused To Answer Quest tons and Became Enraged at Moss' Insinuations MAY- BE INDICTED FOR CONTEMPT "You Are Trying To Make Us Out a Paek of Thieves and You Can't Do It" Said the Tammany Against Capt Price New York April 17--The Mazet investigating committee reconvened today A portion of the limited space for spectators was occupied by a delegation of women representing the Society for Political Study At a conference of the committee held before the proceedings opened Assemblyman Hoffman offeredresolutions calling for the investigation of rumors that "a certaia law firm in the city of New York by and with the assistance of other persons by corrupt means secured the passage through the assembly of the state of New York a bill known as the Astoria Gas franchise" and declaring that "the real purpose of the Astoria Gas franchise was to enable the Consolidated Gas company to force a consolidation of all the gas interests of the city to the end that the supply of gas might be controlled and the price of the same regulated by the so-called consolidation" Republicans Defeat the Resolution The resolutions further declared that it was necessary to subpoena the following persons: The law firm of Tracy Boardman Platt Elihu Root the incorporators of the Astoria Head Light and Power company Senator Platt Benjamin Odell Jr- ex-Congressman Quigg John Criramons and others The resolutions were defeated by a vote of 5 to 2 all the republican members of the committee voting no Maaet speaking of the resolutions said the committee had certain work to perform that its mode of procedure had been laid out and that the present is no time for the taking up of extraneous matter It was understood that he spoke for all the republicans of the committee Chief of Police De-verY who had been subpoenaed was excused for the day Testimony of a Waiter Charles Stephens formerly a waiter in tho Broadway Garden was the first witness examined He was in the Broadway Garden at the time Frank Magowan ex-mayor of Trenton' claimed to hare been robbed there' -0Ciethans 4114( tot believe-robbery bad been committed and so testified when Simon Buttner the' proprietor of the place was arrested Afterwards witness was approached by a man named Singer who told him that money could be made by swearing that Magowan was robbed Witness told Singer that be had already sworn to the contrary At a subsequent interview with Singer Frank Farrell a pool room keeper and Henry Schultz a restaurant keeper being also present the last named man gave wanted $10 when witness said he was willing to swear that Magowan was robbed in Buttner's place lA itness was promised $500 and steady employment Witness Told Buttner of the Plot and was sent by him to Moss who told him to say nothing about the matter to anybody Stephens then said he would like to work in a pool room He won 14 on the races and got 5 a day for "looking after pickpockets" That was the work which be Wag toid to do Witness knew no pickpockets At the instigation of those in the plot witness found a second man for the "perjury job" George Tuohig Farrell talked with Tuohig and said he was "all right" The day before the false affidavit was to be drawn up Tuohig backed out and said be would not do it "I told Singer about it and he was angry" said Stephens He started out to find Tuohig He went to his house but he was not there The next day I was subpoenaed to court I met Schultz and he told me to wait until he went to see Police Captain Price and ask hint what he should do I told Schultz I did not want to go on the witness stand and he said all right I could go to Philadelphia if I wanted to" Stephans said that Schultz sent a man with him to the train who went as far as Newark They got off' there and Stephens was told to go to Lafayette hotel and wait for a message No message arrived and Stephens returned to Jersey City Buttner on the Stand The examination of Stephens was suspended at this point and Mr Moss called Simon Buttner to the stand lie testified that in 1S90 when he came to this city 'a country jay" he went to a certain politician who told him that he would have to see the police Ile was nstructed to see inspector Williams but he could not see him and met Price then a rounds-man now a captain Buttner testified that Price told him he would have to pay him l(H) a month to secure protection of the resort which he started sod that if said Buttner Buttner swore that the first thing Price did was to threaten to close the Broadway Garden up unless he received $150 and half of any robbery that was accomplished in it lie objected and told Price be was running a straightforward game and letting out no MOMS but according to the witness Price replied: "I don't care a if you let out a hundred rooms a night I want $150 a month Buttner asserted that he had known more than a hundred cases in which the police hefl Made Women Share Their Money they had stolen from men He swore on one occasion a woman robbed a man of $3500 and gave the whole amount to the ward man The robbed man complained to Capt Price and said Buttner "This misfortune happened to these people (Price and the complainant): They met the girl on the street and they bad to arrest her She said: 'I gave the ward man the wad of $3500! After she told that they returned the $3500 and let the girl go" Croker Is Called Richard Croker was then called Mr Moss asked him about the contributions made by the judicial candidates last year Mr Croker could not tell the amount Mr Croker had never heard that the Metropolitan Street railway or Rersons interested in it had contributed $i50000 to Tammany hall during the last election Mr ('raker had received no money directly or indirectly from Mr Carroll during- the last year From Andrew Freedman he or rather he and his firm had received money Mr Croker said lie IN QUAY'S RANKS Predicted That Ile Will Lose Twenty Supporters Today The Boss Beseeches His Henchmen Not to Temporize With Those Who Would "Commit Treason" Againt Party PENROSE APPEALS FOR QUAY Conference Results in Some Wavering Members Being Whipped Into Line but Others Declare That the Opposition Will Elect Before Thursday' Harrisburg Pa April 17--A eonference of the repnblican senators an members voting for Senator Quay was held in the supreme court chamber tonight to consider the letter of Senator Flynn suggesting that a committee of -conference be named on the part of those voting for Mr Quay to confer with a like committee on the part of those Opposing him 'with a view of adjusting factional differences anti the election of a senator There was a large attendance of legislators and republican politicians from over the state Senator Grady read a letter from ex-Senator Quay written at Philadelphia today in which Mr Quay deprecates any change in position by his followers in the legislature pending proceedings in Philadelphia He says: Any who would change position might as well come here and go on the witness stand against me" Continuing he said: "To temporize with those persons who for three months have prevented the election of a senator from Pennsylvania would extricate them from the abyss into which they have plunged Instead of making their treason to the party odious their treason would be made respectable" Speeches were made by United States Senator Penrose and others contending that Mr Quay was the regular nominee of the joint republican caucus and was entitled to the support of every republican in the legislature Senator McGee of Pittsburg declared that- the republicans should get together and elect a senator before the adjournment of the legislature on Thursday Representative Hosmaker of Pittsburg announced that he would not here after rote for Quay The tneking declined to confer with the --anti-Quay members- and adopted a resolution declaringthat Mr Quay was the unanimous choice of the republican caucus composed of more than -two-thirds of all the republicans of flu assembly and it is the duty of all republican members of thg Johit convention io sustain the caucus by supporting its nominee and calling upon those now oppmsing the A-egular candidate- to lay atside taotional feeliug and unite in the election of's republican to the United States After the conference Senator McGee egaitiaaid that he woul(i' lint 'tote tot lir Quay tomorrow and that other members from Allegheny county had also east their last vote for Qaay He predicted that Quay would lose twenty supporters tomorrow and said the prospects are bright for th': ejection of a senator CORRUPTION Cl-fARED Committee That Investigated Allegations flehttive To Voting for SenatIr Reports' Ha isburg Pa April and minority reports were presented to the house this evening from the committee which has for several weeks been investigating the charges of attempted bribery in connection with the balloting for 'United States senator and the consideration in the bouse of the McCarron jury bill The latter bill which was eventually defeated was said to have ben introduced to aid Senator Quay in his then approaching trial in the Philadelphia courts The majority report recites at considerable length the testimony taken by the committee and says the evidence disclosed clearly that undue means were taken by many persons to corruptly SO-licit members of the house both for the purpose ot influencing their official action in reference to the McCarroll jury bill and in reference to their official action as to the election of a United States senator This corrupt solicitude the report says consisted of offers of money and political preferment The report charges that in furtherance of an unlawful conspiracy to eatery out the scheme rooms were maintained at the Lochiel hotel in Harrisburg for the purpose of having members of the house brought there that they might be approached in reference to the subject matters referred to In the concluding paragraph of the report nine persons are named against whom the committee recommends that legal action be brought This paragraph is as follows: "In conclusion-your committee respectfully reports that in its opinion there is sufficient evidence against Charles Shatz John Byrne Parker Titus Frank Jones Monroe Kulp Thos Moyle Robert Evans John -Connel and Costelly for this house to direct that criminal proceedings be brought against them in the court of nnarter sessions of Dauphin county and it is recommended that these proceedings be immediately commenced and vigorously prosecuted by authority of this house' Some of the persons named are democrats and some republicans The minority report reaches substantially the same conclusions as the majority report WITCHCRAFT AMONG INDIANS Choctaws Charmed With ICI Intim an Alleged Sorcerer Are Arrested Antlers I April marshals brought eight Choctaws here today and put them in the Antlers jail charged with being accessories of Soloman Tema in the killing of three persons and wounding of another on Friday near Cold Springs A great deal of sickness of a peculiar type has prevailed in the neighborhood for several months and it was believed that the persons killed Friday had bewitched the Indians and that by killing them the plague would be removed Disorder has prevailed in the neighborhood for three or four days but the arrest of Sam Tyantubbee the medicine man has restored quiet and a feeling of safety FIRE ESCAPES TOO SHORT Oecupants of a Louden Building Have st Narrow Escape London April 11--The British metropolis narrowly escaped a Calamity today might have rivaled the horrors witnessed at the destruction by fire recently the Windsor hotel New York City Hyde Park court Albert Gate one of finesh and most fashionable blocks of residential Bats overlooking the famous Row caught fire at 9:30 this IN Predicted 1 Twenty The Boas Beef to Temporiz "Commit PENROSE Conference 1 lug Membe Line but the Opi Be Harrisburg ence of the rej hers voting fo the supreme consider the I golfing that be named on Mr Quay to on the part a view of adj anti the electi There was 1 deprem followe eeedin Any as well stand a Conti with th have from la from plunget Ism to would tipeea Senatol that NI of the entitlet can ia of Pitt cans at ator be lature 0 Repri burg a otter I dined membe elating mous 4 contpoo all the it is th of thgj ens by lug upt candid and an to the A a situ 11r Qu tiers fl east th (listed 1 porters pects I senator Comm gati Ha and 111 the ho mittee invefctig bribery for Eiderat jury eventm ben it his the delphia The I able le Commit closed taken 1 licit mo purpose ill rcfe and in to the says politica that it spiracy were TI Harris membe they the sal conclin person mmil co be bro It is recommended that these proceedings be immediately commeneed anti vtgor- ously nroaecuted by authority of this 1 I 1 i 1 1 I I commission The railroads demurred to the assessments made by the commission and claimed that they were paying more than their just proportion of taxes The matter is still in the courts The railroad commission hail increased the assessment from 43009((k) to 67000000 It seemed they had gone too far and made the assessment too high in view of the circurnstanees existing He could not vote for a tax which be considered too great He was opposed to a privilege tax Mr Morgan was opposed to the amendment He said that real estate was not assessed at more than 50 per cent of its value while railroads had been taxed for all they were worth There is no interest in Tennessee today he said that pays tax on its full value The senate adjourned until 2:30 Afternoon Session 3 As soon as the senate reassembled the bill abolishing the criminal court of Montgomery country (Tyler's) was called up and motion was made to non-concur in the house amendment which makes the hill take effect in thirty days after passage The senate tabled the 'notion and coneurred 19 to 20 This abolishes Judge Tyler Mr Thompson of Marshall Introduced a resolution seeking to omit Sunday's from the seventy-five days allowed the legislature end sought to have it acted on at once The senate declined and it goes over until tomorrow No such resolution will pass Bills were introduced creating the office of state fire marshal repealing the anti-cigarette law abolishing the charter of Madisonville defining and regulating the issuance of certificates to public school' teachers Judicial Redistricting Bill Paused The house bill apportioning the state into chancery divisions and judicial circuits was amended slightly and passed Consideration of the revenue bill WW1 theR proceeded with and when that mess-use was passed the senate adjournd until 7:30 for its first night session Night Session At the night session the bill providing for the cremation of animals dying of contagious diseases was passed Other bills disposed of were: To provide for uniformity in terms of offiee of commissioners of election and commissioners of registration To amend the fish law so far as it applies to Johnson county passed To authorize McMinn county to issue road bonds: passed To abolish prisoncommissioners and provide for appointment of prison superintendent to look after prisoners pending action the senate adjourned THE HOUSE The house was called to order at 9 o'clock this morning by Sneaker Byrns Mr McKenzie called up the house bill to authorize Rhea county to issue 40000 road bonds Passed Under the call for bills the followip measures were introduced: By Mr change the line between Roane and Loudon counties By Mr change the line between Roane and Anderson counties By Mr make it unlawful to net trap or capture quail in Tennes- see By Mr provide that resident and non-resident defendants may be sued jointly the former by summons and the latter by attachment-By Mr create school district No 40 in Rhea county The regular order was proceeded with By Mr amend the charter of Morristown By incorporate Clifton Wayne county By Mr provide for the assessment of railroad telegraph and telephone properties by the railroad commissioners Constitutional Amendment The joint resolution proposing constitutional amendments that the people elect the Governor legislature secretary of state treasurer and comptroller for four years and tbe attorney-general for eight years the legislature to hold regular session of seventy-live days Jan 1 after the election was introduced Mr Craig offered an amendment that the limit of the legislature's aession be 100 days Mr Smith opposed the resolution as dangerous Mr Hall of Weak ley offered an amendment to the amendment to fix the time at ninety days Rejected MrCraig's amendment was adopted Mr Akin offered an amendment giving the members of the legislature a salary of and mileage and unlimited time to transact business Adopted Mr Bullock offered an amendment to-strike out all reference to the legislature Adopted Mr Johnson of Smith offered an amendment that county officers be elected for four years and made ineligible to a second term Tabled A call for the previous question was sustained and the resolution was adopted GO noes 22 Mr Baggett called for the enforcement of rule 17 against lobbyists The house joint resolution proposing constitutional amendments that the Sheriff Trustee and Register be elected for four years and be ineligible to re-election providing for election of state officials forfour years by the people and providing for local achool and road laws: that all elections ch in November was taken up Mr Craig offered an amendment striking out the provision that county offieers be ineligible to re-eleetion Rejected The resolution 37 ayes 33 Mr Bullock called up the motion to reconsider the senate bill which failed making women eligible to the office of notary public A motion to table failed The bill was reconsidered and a call for the previous question was sustained The bill 40 noes 40 Normal College The senate bill to amend the act relating to the normal college so as to require seer appropriated to the normal eollege was taken up It also requires the state superintendent to give $10000 bond It was pa ggpd The senate bill to limit the time within which suits may be brought against municipal corporations vas vigorously opposed It referred to state taxes on litigation -whieh municipalities had failed to collect This has been paid by some cities and towns and the opposition to the bilPwas due to the fact that it would release-those which ball not paid Mr Ilanson'a amendment that there should he paid hack the amounts which bad been paid in by cities and towns was adopted The bill was noes TO The senate bill to amend the vet to authorize Bradley county to issne W41- 000 road bonds was passial The senate bill to amend the act to authorize the organization of the COMherland river commission defining the duties of the commission etc was pa ssed Mr Webb of jefferaon called up the bill to authorize Jefferson county to issue $11)0000 road bonds Passed The house the adjourned until 2 o'clock Afternoon Seasion Bills were introduced at the afternoon session as follows: To create the office of state chemist at $1500 per annum To make superintendent of penitentiary prison physician and warden a board of pardons To require the state insurance COM111114- sioner to furnish a list of licensed In ground that entries in book are not evidence against Mr Quay The court decided that such questions were admissible as tending to prove a conspiracy between Hopkins Quay and Haywood The answer to the question was 41143200 These purchases were on Oct 1 and 21 1895 tvvo blocks of United Gas Improvement were purchased for $14850 15 1896 300 shares Metropolitan $2223750 June 11 1897 200 shares Metropolitan $21975 June 11 1897 100 Sugar $124877)0 Aug 30 1807 500 Metropolitan 61550 total $143200" "State whether books show that Quay paid any interest on those loans I which you have detailed" said the district attorney Objected to: objection overruled "None whatever either on those loans which were used for the purchase of stocks or for loan which were not so used" "What amount of interest do the books show was paid out on commonwealth funds for that period of six months?" Objected to: objection overruled "Twenty-three thousand five hundred dollars and thirty-three cents" "What amount was paid to State Treasurer Haywood?" thousand five hundred and nineteen dollars" "To whom do the books show the balance of interest on state deposit was paid?" Ff McKee" At this juncture Mr Shields in an earnest speech Challenged the Commonwealth in the interest of public justice to prove one single transaction testified to by the witness "This matter goes to the public and does immense harm to innocent men" The time has not come Make your challenge on cross examination "The rule of administration of justice makes it necessary that one side shall be heard at a time? In answer to a question the witness stated that the books show that of the deposit 20 per cent was used for the bank without interest: $200000 was set aside for the use of Quay and interest on the balance was computed and divided between Quay Haywood and McKee Mr Shields for the defense asked that the answer be stricken from the record 1 on the ground that no entries in the I books warrant such testimony I "Make him produce for instance the I entry showing that $200000 or one penny was set aside for Senator Quay" The judge declined saying if the statements are false they can be proven on cross examination or when the defense puts its witness on the stand The witness said the books showed the following balances due Quay at certain periods during the six months for which no interest was paid and upon which calculations of interest were made at the end of the period: April IA 1897 $56292(12 May 15 $512()202' June 11 SlItlSlin July 27 $5302150 August 30 $61625 Ile said it remained at the later amount to the end of the period October 31 1897 The witness then gave a long list of call loan borrowers who paid interest on loans and which was appropriated he said to pay interest on state funds to McKee and Haywood The amounts ranged from $920 to $229559 the latter being paid the bank by It Quay He followed with a list of those who the Books Showed Failed To Pay In- tereat but which was their indebted nese and a list of those the books showed paid their interest These amounted in the first instance to $602951 and in the latter to $1393157 Quays name was not mentioned by the witness The witness then went over the peribd from Oct 31 1896 to April ao 1897 The same line of questions were asked by the district attorney The state deposit during that time ranged from 41d15- OW on Nov 1 to $525000 og April 30 "What amounts do the books show for that pviod was borrowed by Quay f' "$24795990" As to the defendant's stock transactions the witness said there was an indebtedness of $4018880 remaining from the years 1854 and 1895 when $400- 82020 worth was sold out of $50080906 Oct 18 1S03 one thousand shares of united gas were bought for $8019062 Aug 15 189d two hundred shares of united gas for $12425 Sept 11 1896 three hundre shares of united gas for $10713250 A dividend of $540 was eollected leaving the balance $192i250 On Dec 15 1896 three hundred shares making the total S18444448 Goldsmith testified that during the period ending April 3 1897 the interest on Senator Quay's loans amounted to 14921)8 but he paid only 231325 Objection was made to the witness stating such deductions but the court ruled the answer as admissible because it was merely a statement of what the books showed Expert Goldsmith testified that during the period from April 30 1896 to Oct 31 1896 the commonwealth's deposit in the People's bank ranged from $450000 to $615000 The aggregate of call loans to Senator Quay during the period of $17273115 Stock was purchased for Senator Quay to the extent of $152- 06600 During the six months the interest paid on the state deposit was $244111 Senator (tatty Did Not Pay and was not charged with interest on his loans During the six months ending April :30 1895 the state deposit varied from $400000 to $(325000 Senator Quay was loaned $14192948 nis transactions in stocks during 1894 and 1895 were included in this period purehases for his aecount aggregating $50084 0000 and sales credited being $46062040 leaving 4018886 to which was added $84-10962 for purchases during the period under discussion No payment of interest by Senator Quay on thPse transactions is shown by the books The payment of interest on the state deposit deposit ranged from S410000 to $1990- 35604 and Senator Quay's loans ran as high as 8(160400 On a majority of the loans no interest had apparently been paid Senator Quay's counsel did not attempt to interrupt the witness it being the understanding that Ail the Questions Are Objected To the objection overruled and exceptions noted Interest amounting to $5270 was shown to have been paid Morris-son a former state treasurer Counsel for the defense strenuously objected to the admission of this testimony stating that Morrisson was not included in the charge of conspiracy against Quay This brought on a long contention which was finally ended by Judge Biddle rendering a decision against the district attorney which according to the Quay counsel rules out as evidence all matter antedating the statute of limitations period The Ballot for Senator Harrisburg Pa April seventy-seventh ballot for United States senator taken today resulted: Quay 30 Jenks 3S Wells (rep) no quorum Mall Robbers Caught In Kentucky New York April police have in custody two alleged robbers of mail bags said to be notorious The men give their names as Albert Bell of London CRT1 and Frank IL Smith of Chicago In their trunk was found the full uniform of a letter carrier and the proceeds of a mail pouch robbery nt Buffalo Checks and drafts to the amount of $10000 were found also WITH THE BANK The Senator Got Hundreds of Thousands Without Interest Expert Accountant Goldsmith Makes Statements Obtained From the "Red Book" A POINT IS SCORED BY DEFENSE Goldsmith's Statement Wan Ruled Out as Sworn Evidence but It Makes It Certain That the Case Will Go to the Important Ruling Philadelphia April 17--Meyer Goldsmith the commonwealth's expert accountant was on -the stand all day in the trial of Senator Quay making statements of fact that are apparently damaging to the defendant's side of the case Goldsmith is the main witness of the prosecution and it is through him that all of the documentary evidence is to be presented This witness has examined the bank's books thoroughly and came into court this morning with a number of typewritten sheets relating mainly to the deposits of the state treasurer and the account of Senator Quay Ile swore to the correctness of his work and the district attorney formally offered the paper in evidence This was objected to by the defense on the ground that such a paper is not testimony It was insisted that the books themselves should be placed before the witness A Point for the Defense The judge decided in favor of the defense thus giving that side the first piece of comfort it has experienced since the trial began When the Quay lawyers objected to this they were met by the judge's explanations that while the paper could not be used as sworn evidence the witness might use it to refresh his memory One effect of all this was to make it certain that the case will now go to the jury there having been doubt upon this point up to the decision to admit all that Goldsmith might have to say Just before the close of the day's proceedings there was another ruling which may have an important bearing upon the future of the ease The statute of limitations has been pleaded time and again by Senator Quay's attorneys as a bar to much of the commonwealth's testimony On this basis Mr Watkins has frequently urged Judge Biddle to exclude mention of the transactions dating back to 1-36 The court has uniformly held that The Statute of Limitations does not affect the evidence but does affect the crime The district attorney pointed out that the corroborative evidence of the previous years should certainly be admitted Judge Biddle decided against the commonwealth and the Quay lawyers were happy He ruled that the evidence should be confined to the conspiracy alone and not relate to some other conspiracy It is interesting to note that there was every indication that the judge was inclined to rule against Mr Quay when Mr Watson who has a soft persuasive style got up and made a little speech similar to some he made and begging the court to consider that the prosecution had so far failed to show a specific conspiracy and this should be done before it went into the general question of conspiracy The judge took this view and ruled accordingly The lawyers for the defense claim the decision practically rules out the figures prior to Nov 25 1886 What Goldsmith Showed All day long Mr Goldsmith read out figures taken from the bank books embracing the various settlement periods of six months each dating back to OCt 31 1893 showing the amount of the state deposit the amount loaned to Senator Quay during each Six months the amount of interest allowed the state treasurer for that portion of the state deposit apparently not set aside for Senator Quay's use the amount of interest if any the Senator paid on his loans and the amount 6f money used to purchase stock for him The deposits during the years mentioned ranged from $400000 to $1200000 Senator Quay's loans were shown to be as great as $8tit3000 in one period of six months Occasionally the witness says smaller and inadequate payment of interest was shown but generally there was nothing to indicate that he paid for the use of the bank's money There is no doubt that nearly all of the expert's deductions and figures were obtained from the "red book" about which so much has been said and against the introduction of which the Quay counsel made such eloquent but unavailing objection THE DAY IN DETAIL Today's proceedintts opened with Expert Accountant Goldsmith on the stand The first question put to Mr Goldsmith was relative to his identification of a paper showing the results of his examination of the bank's hooks These he said were correct District Attorney Itothermet offered the paper in evidence but maintained that the paper itself was simply an explanation of the witness' theory or opinion as to what the books showed District Attorney Itothermel replied at length and quoted several opinions in support of his contention that where the books in a ease are voluminous it is allowable to permit an expert witness to he examined on the results be has obtained from the examination of the books Judge Biddle sustained the objection saying that such a paper takes the same position as the depositions of a witness and can only be admitted on the same rule of procedure that includes a deposition The effect of this decision is to require the physical examination of all the entries in every book It will undoubtedly add some days to the length of the trial The district attorney asked the witness how many semi-annual settlements for call loan borrowers the books showed Objected to by the defense and the objection overruled Mr Goldsunith answered that April 30 and Oct 31 were settlement days Defense Alvah' Objeet The defense also objected to the witness disclosing what the books showed with respect to the commonwealth's deposits for the period ending Oct 31 1807 This was likewise overruled The answer was: From May 1 to June 17) $325000: June 15 to June 19 $555- 000: June 19 to -Oct 26 $565(KO Oct to Oct 31 $5430000 "What was the amount of the loans to Quay during that period?" "flow much stock do the hooks show was purchased for Mr Quay during that period?" So Many Changes the House Will Not Recognize a The Privilege Tax on Railroads Stricken Out and Sleeping Car Tax Increased JURY COMMISSION BILL TABLED House Passes Resolation Providing for Constitutional Amendment Doubling Term of state Officers Proceedings Special to The Chattanooga Times Nashville April senate finally got through with the revenue bill today after tinkering with it for several days The privilege tax on railroads was stricken out-19 to 12 So many changes have been Made in the bill that the house will hardly recognize it when it gets before that body again Inasmuch as the senate amendments with the possible exception of the railway tax are all subject to change by the house the amendments made In the senate are not worth detailing The principal changes made today were: Increase of sleeping car tax by WO elimination of the item taxing news associations and the placing of a tax of $100 per annum on street car advertising companies The vote on the passage of the bill was 24 to 7 The noes were Boyd Butler Caldwell Eaton Eldridge Francisco and Tipton In the house the jury commission bill was tabled by a vote of 53 to 22 A bill to detach Meigs county from the Twenty-first flotorial and attach it to the Ninth senatorial district was passed on third reading in the house The bill abolishing Judge Tyler's court has passed both houses But five days more of the regular session remain in which to dispose of an immense amount of business No legislature in recent years had so large a volume of business before it The appropriation bill which is the only measure which it is absolutely necessary to pass in order to avoid an extra session was only completed about noon today It Is the hope of the finance committee to take it up tomorrow The time left is barely sufficient to get the measure through if prompt action is taken The house this morning adopted a joint resolution 'providing constitutional amendments that the Governor secretary of state treasurer and comptroller be elected by the people for a term of four years and the attorney-general for eight years A provision that the legislature be elected only every four years was stricken out THE' SENATE' The senate met at 9:30 o'clock Speaker Waddell presiding The special committee appointed to investigate certain alleged damages claimed tilltorogfanthcoe duenpotysiatgoaifnwstatshtee bstate and "sluge" on their lands caused by the operation of the state coal mines at Petros presented its report The committee found that the "singe" which is the fine particles washed from the coal the most of whieh is very small in size is carried down the creek and in many places where the water overflows the banks this "singe" mixed with sand is deposited on the tillable lands in some places eighteen inches deep but in most places from one to five inches There are between seven and ten acres or this per acre a 1se 1 that i ter ft ehri es land 1 "singe" Whether with the production of the land is a matter of speculation and the committees says it is unable to decide The committee says: would not recommend that the state make any appropriation at this time but that the prison commissioners and others connected with the Brushy Mountain mines be instructed to watch the effect of this deposit upon the crops and report the result of their investigations to the next general assembly of the state" New The following new bills were introduced By Mr amend the act incorporating the town of Morristown By Mr create school district No 40 in Rhea county By Mr regulate appropriations by the county covirt By Mr regulate the institution of suits against resident and non-resident defendants By Mr amend the act for the assessment and collection of revenue for state county and municipal purposes By Mr create a state board of legal examiners By Mr make and declare the violation of an injunction a crime Revenue BIM Consideration of the revenue bill was then resumed Mr Turner offered an amendment to tax each agency or a laundry outside of the state $14) Adopted Mr Jarvis offered an amendment to make the tax on wholesale liquor dealers $200 instead of $250 Adopted Mr Bell offered an amendment to tax inhabitants make the tax on restaurants $35 25 20 $15 $3 and $250 Adopted Mr Caldwell offered an amendment to make the tax on street cars $6 $3 and $150 Adopted Mr Reaves offered an amendment to strike out the tax on undertakers Tabled Mr Morgan moved to amend by striking out hte section relative to vehicles Adopted Mr Boyd offered an amendment to make the tax on sleeping-car companies $3000 instead of $2500 as fixed in the bill Mr Caldwell and Mr Thompson of Marshall spoke against the amendment and Mr Seay and Mr Butler favored its adoption The amendment was adopted-14 to 10 Mr Heaves moved to amend by striking out the section relative to press associations Mr Chambliss spoke in favor of the adoption of the amendment The amendment was adopted The section relative to railroad companies not paying an ad valorem tax was adopted Under the head of railroads paying an ad valorem tax Mr Seay offered an amendment to require them to pay 711c on each $100 of the assessed ad valorem value within the state and for the year of the property of such company This is in lieu of all other taxes except ad valorem tax Mr Thompson of Davidson spoke against the amendment He said he had always voted to require all corporations to pay their just proportion of taxation Glue Works Destroyed Philadelphia April today destroyed the Whitaker Delaney glue works at Tacouy a suburb of the city listimated loss 100000 HAY OFFICIALLY NOTIFIED That the Duke D'Areon Has Been appointed Spanish Minister Washington April 17--The French ambassador Cambon called on Secretary Hay today and officially advised him in behalf of Spain that the Duke D'Areos had been chosen as Spanish minister at Washington The ambassador also made know a that the Spanish government through the minister of foreign affairs had informed him that Mr Bellamy Storer would be persona grata ai United States minister at Madrid The time of Duke D'Arcos arrival here has not yet been set SAMPLED CANNED BEEF Members of the Court Do Some More Tasting and Proaounee the Meat Good Washington April Wade court of inquiry spent the forenoon inspecting a miscellaneous collection of canned roast beef which bad been accumulated at the Washington barracks from various points in Cuba and Porto Rico The 650 cant inspected represented nearly all of the various brands in use during the island campaign Among other brands was the white labelled can aboar -ivhich there has been much conflicting testimony All of the cans of this brand that were opened were found to be good Members of the court sampled a number of cans and said tbey had frequently seen the time when they would have been glad to get anything that good while on an Indian campaign Of the 6:4 cans six were defective from either rust nail holes or rough handling Only one "smelled" ca a was found court resumed Its sitting at 2 ocosk today with Prof Atwater on the stand He expressed the opinion that pound for pound the canned roast beef was of greater nutritive value than fresh beef but suggested- that unmixed with vegetables it would not prove so acceptable a ration Col Weston of the commissary department was also re-called during the afternoon and examined with reference to the supplies furnished the troops in the field at Santiago GEL GRANT COMING HOME Porto Mao and WIU Soon Sssil for Mamtlis San man April United States transport MePheraon formerly the steamer (Warn will leave here this evening having on board it dititinguished party incinding Brig-Gen Fred Grant who ham been ordered to the Philippines and hi a staff Gen Robert Kennedy and Henry Curtis of the in-solar commission and a large number of officials who are to be mustered out of the government service Henry to the Insular Commission The insular commission visited Maj- Gen Guy Henry and asked him what he had to say His reply was ass follows: "My plan is diametrically opposed to yours I believe in eductating the people generally and I do not believe in thrusting Americans into all the offices I believe in colonizing I have been here nearly a year and the commission only a few weeks" It is said the Porto Ricans oppose the policy of the commission MAY CONNIECT WITE1 sournortm Report That the Frankfort and Cincinnati 'las Been Sold Frankfort Ky April Is a well-grounded rumor here tonight that the Frankfort and Cincinnati railroad has been scold and will pass into the hands of the new purchasers May 20 The purchasers are not disclosed Louisville brokers engineered the deal The road extends from here to Paris forty miles but the new purchasers it is claimed will extend it to Mount Sterling at the eastern extremity and from here to Alton connecting with the Southern railway in Kentucky The road was built in 188T and was sold at receiYer's sale two years ago for $160000 The original cost was over 300000 PENDLEY ON TRIAL Strong Case Being Made Against Alleged Slayer of Ponder Atlanta April the next twenty-four hours thP jury in the criminal branch of the superior court will have decided whether John Pend ley's confession to the murder of Patrolman Ponder was based on fact or fancy When Solicitor Hill closed the direct evidence for the state today a strong cage hnd been made out lint the evidence of guilt rested on the confessions of the accused man and If they are disbeleived he will not be found guilty The state presented a number of corroborating circumstances in addition to the confessions There was the testimony of John Rice that he hart seen Pend ley and Bankston together at the Brown building only a few minutes before the murder A pistol was introduced which Detective Wooten bad found in the posgession of a negro In Lithonia and with which Pend had said be did the killing BR-PAN AT SCHENECTADY Holds a Reception and Addresses an Audience of 4000 People Schenectady April Bryan arrived here this afternoon A great crowd met him at tne railroad station Afterward he held a reception at the Hotel Edison Tonight he spoke at the Central opera house to nearly 4000 people making much the same address as he delivered at the New York banquet Saturday night WOOLEN MILLS CHANGE HANDS Lawrence Mass April Washington mills are now under the direction of the American Woolen company the company taking possession today The establishment was shut down last week for the purpose of taking stock The property of the Washington mills is assessed at $14646075 In 1885 the plant was purchased by Frederick Ayer At present there are 4500 bands employed Baptist Ministers' Action Atlanta April Baptist ministers of Atkilta at their meeting this morning commended the board of education for their recent decision to recognize no religious holidays in the public schools' of Atlanta and put themselves strongly on record 4' favoring that body's action Blizzard in South Dakota Deadwood April the past thirty-six hours a terriffie blizzard has been raging in all parts of the northern hills The snow driven by a fierce wind is blinding The weather is not cold Clatentie To Be "Lexowed" Chicago April 17--Gov Tanner has appointed a committee to investigate the municipal affairs of Chicago Chairman Baxter of the committee said: It must not be considered a committee to hunt for corruption and make sensations We are going to find out how the laws are administered in Chicago that we may know in the future what Chicago really needs in the line of laws At every session of the legislature we are confronted with the problem of what Chicago wants Different people there claim different things are or are not needed Now we propose to find out "We shall of course look into the police department and the civil service bureau the police and justice courts and everything pertaining to the city government" The legislative committee is to be forestalled Chicago is to have a Lexow committee of its own made up of members of the present reform city council This has been in contemplation ever since the successful organization of the council by the reform element and the reported revival of the old Berry committee by the state senate has clinched the nail which the reformers were driving home The plan is to make tip a special committee from among the better element of council members and confer on it the power to audit the accounts and investigate the affairs of every department of the city hall THE CHICAGA SAILS TODAY Under Command o- Rear Admiral How Will Cruise 22000 Mi New York April cruiser Chicago which has been undergoing repairs A cruise of '22000 miles is to he made under command of Rear Admiral Howison The Chicago will go first to the Azores then to Gibraltar where a stop of ten days will be made Thenee through the Mediterranean to Malta and Cairo the cruiser will pass through the Suez canal down the eastern coast of Africa to Johannesburg and Cape Town A stop will be made at St Helena It is expected that the Chicago will return to the United States next October Mont Pay the Money Into court Cincinnati April Dempsey in superior court today decided against Campbell in the suit involving $1700 alleged to have been paid to Campbell as attorney for Representative John Otis to induce him to vote for Senator Hanna at the election in the legislature a year ago last January When the bribery story was made public Col Campbell said that he had $1700 which Henry Harrison Boyce had paid him as part price for a vote for Hanna Campbell stated that Boyce could have his money on demand (eorge Barber to whom Boyce is indebted brought suit and garnisheed the money in Campbell's hands Campbell sought to evade payment into court but today Judge Dempsey decided that he must Pay the money into court after which Barber's right to it may be determined Stout Will Be Hanged Eaton Pa April 17--Judge Schuyler today sentenced Llewelly Stout the murderer of Harvey Wurster a Philadelphia and Reading operator to be hanged the period Is shown to is I anybody WIMP robbed be (Pelee) root er Wkin to have i mot bv atraln--) ll obieetiona- frorn I posit during 'real estate agents in towns of 5000 in- (mire' tile state superintendent to be see- 11 at the Brooklyn navy yard for months 1 ley Pendleys mother was said to have WIIM met by strenuous objections from during the period is shown to be anybody wn robbed be (Price) was at the Brooklyn navy yard for months real estate agents in towns of 5000 the state superintendent to be I $131-150 At ditterent periods between to wet half weatIou for 2 I Mr hld fr thed Sies- o- efens-e Ile main- Oct 31 1893 to Oct 31 1895 the Fante I mess with him for quite st I irnru-trtn nt voyage in nearly four years I ikt qmpqatnrot to I I 1v 100 b1- will sail tomorrow morning on tier tirst habitants 250 Tabled- pawned the weapon for $2 Mr Shields for the defense Ile $131750 At different periods between Oct 31 1893 to Oct 31 1895 the state to wet half Ltitt I twice dome host-mess with him for quite ts will sail tomorrow morning on her first important voyage in nearly four years 250 Tabled Mr Morgan offered an amendment to tary and trensnrer of the state board of education and handle all funds 4 I I 1 i Cool Lo ohm whie oPost of ti H3 the rfRid LIU which of the Itottea 1 i 1 Aist ----'s.