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to Mr.. Newton was but 500 and some

over to Mr.. Newton was but s6s and some
cents.
On cross-examination witness said that he
lett about November ]. IL was two or three
weeks before the election when he heard of the
circular. 1he meetings were held every week
and he was present at all. with one exception.
but be did not know that his name was on the
circular till he saw Mr.. Lyon When he saw Mr..
Liam he raid that the civil service Was inter
ferlng with the club and he would get out of il
by paving che money over.
by the court-Witness did not know that Mr..
Lyon was employed at the government Office
at the time.
THE DISTRICT ATTORNEYS REQUEST.
This closed the testimony and District At
torney Cole said he would ask that the jury be
instructed if they believe that the defendant
knew that the circular had been sent out with
his name upon il as an officer at the tIme lac
received the money and il was from q govern
ment employe to convict on the charge OF
soliciting contributors.
Mr.. Armes followed with n short argument
claiming conviction under the second prayer.
NOT RECEIVED IN VIOLATION OF LAW.
Mr.. Burke followed for the defendant, claim.
ing that the contributions were not received
in violation of law.
Mr.. Cole, in his argument. claimed that The
question of knowledge of violation or inten;
was not for the jury, but for the court wheu
sentence was 10 be imposed. and that the de
PENDANT. knowing the objects of the club, hac
violated the law.
JUSTICE BRApLEys CHARGE.
Justice Bradley gave the case to the fur,
shortly after O'Clock. lie referred to the ac
as broad, comprehensive one, and said thai
whatever may have been the policy of Congress
IN passing the act, unless the act was declared
unconstitutional 1T should be sustained.
hQ aaos4 l..s,k Al
templated such a trivial case. yet in its term
1t Is SO broad as to cover this case.
For any political purpose is tie languaS,
OF the law. and the man who pays the none,
as well as the man who receives il is a vioiatol
of the law. 1t is singular, TO ga,
the least, that although the law pro
vides that offenders shalt be dismissed from
service che parties are now in the employ o.
the government 1t looks like triiiing. bu
some one Doubtless wants the Law vindicatad
Ii the question was on the constitutionality o
the act he would, perhaps, have something Il
say.
The late Justice Bradley of the Suprem,
Court of the United States had held the act {,
be unconstitutioual-as an abridgment of tn
rights of the citizen.
The object was a good one to protect the EN-
ployes OF the government The law was, how
ever on tie books and should be intorced.
He then directed the jury that they were Z
consider the evidence and determine il the la,
had been violated.
VERDICT OF NOT GUILTY.
The jury returned a verdict of mot guilty.
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IN WALL STREET TODAY.
The Market Opened Active, but With Slight
Changes.

NEW YORK. JAN 29--The opening Of the
stock market this morning active, but gen.
orally at insignificant changes in either direc-
ton from last nights figures The early deal
ings. however. developed dropping tendency
in prices. with few material changes. Lack
awanna was the strong spot, rising to 146, but
1t lost the improvement as quickly as it was
made. Manhattan, ON the othe. hand, after
opening at lis retired to 1867 and
rallied to I174, while distilleries
dropped away e., but the eordage
stocks, DenTer and Rio Grande preferred
and some others scored small advances. The
activity soon disappeared from the market. but
the irregularity lasted to the end of the hour.
Louisville and Nashville being specially weak.
and at IS it was down l3I from Its last nights
price The market stiffened little toward IL
O'Clock ard az that time 1t was fairly active and
generally weak at small fractions below first
prices. Edison electric attracting attention in
the late trading by rise from 80 to 971.-
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MB. sPRISGER's NEW YORK INTERVIEW.
Mr.. Dingley (Me.) said that the gentleman
from Illinois (Mr. Springer) in a speech de-
livered in New York had declared that this
House would not pass a free silver bill
He also understood that the gentleman from
Texas (Mr. Lanham) had withdrawn bis amend
ment giving the committee on coinage,
weights and measures leave to report
at any time on the assurance of the gentleman
from Missouri Mr.. Bland) that it was unnec-
essary There seemed to be some misunder-
standing somewehre and he wished to call the
attention OF the gentleman from Illinois to the
matter, -
Mr. Springer--I did not make the statement
that this House would not pass free coinage
bill.
Mr.. Dinglcy-I understood the gentleman to
be 30 reported. Will the gentleman please
state what he did say?
MIR. Springer made a reply in a low tone
which rendered the words inaudibie, but he
subsequently stated that his reply was, l stated
shat free coinage bill would not become q law
during the present Congress.
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Burglars Active In Alexandria.

Special Dtspat-A 20 The Ev-aiES Star
ALExsSD.IA. w.. Ian 29.-Burglars made
quite q campaign in the second ward l.s: night
They opened the tool chests OF Mr. Bontz and
Others at the Washington and Oh;o car shops,
ana. obtaining tools. proceeded % bu-glRriIe the
Wholesale BAKERY. &c.. of Geo. r. H! Il Co. on
Leo street, and the grocery and liquor store of
Mr.. John CriLey, on the river front at the
Maryland ferry. At Dir. Crilleys they sue
eeeded in opening the safe and obtained aboat
forty dollars but failed 20 mako an entrance TO
the safe OF Hill a Co They, however. seri-
ously injured the books, &c, of his establish
meps
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Two COOKS TESTIFY.
They Say no Complaints Were Made of the
Cooking or Food.

Ihey Say no Complaints Were Made of the
Cooking or Food.
The court Of inquiry that has been holding
its sessions at the navy yard continued its work
today and two witnesses were on tho stand to
tell Of the rations and quarters that
are furnished the marines. Two OF
the cooks, Corporal Davy and Private
Allen, were placed upon the stand and in an
swer to questions from the judge advocate.
Lieut.. Beatty. stated that no complaints had
ever been made to them of the cooking or the
food. Notwithstanding the fact that Cspt.
Meade had himself on various occasions at
tempted to find if any dissatisfaction existed.
In the afternoon the court visited the quar-
tiers Of the men. The marines were all drawn
up in line and asked if they had any COM
plants to make. -Four of them stepped forward
and they will be given an Opportunity to
testify before the court closes. The
remainder of the session was spent by
the members Of the court in tour of inspec-
ton of the barracks, full description of
which appeared in The STAR last Saturday.
The court will continue in session tomorrow.
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POLICE COURT CASES
Most OF the Prisoners Are Sent Down to
Farm.

Most OF the Prisoners Are Sent Down to the
Farm.
Two dozen persons occupied the Police
Court cells this morning, and when Judge
Kimbairs court opened on the upper floor one
dozen of the unfortunates marched up and
took their places in the corner. The process
sion was composed Of six colored men, three
white men and three colored women.
Two Of the women, Elizabeth Burton and
Mamie Hawkins. were found in the company of
Elijah Chapman, Harry Dunbar and Gus Dunbar
in house on Goth street. Policeman Heide
complained that the five prisoners were found
in house Of Ill repute and they were all in one
room. The men claimed that they worked for
their living and the girls denied that they were
Migrants. Judge Kimball thought they needed
lesson and gave them ten days each on the
farm.
Andrew Miller, one of the white men, looked
as though he was not fond of work, and rather
than do manual labor he would spend his time
in prison. lie plead guilty to charge OF
| ninety days.
Policeman Copp of the sixth precinct charged
Mary Clark with being disorderly in Seaton
court. Mary said that she screamed to make a
man let 60 her dress. She was fined So, but
| she did not have tho money.
II don't remember nothin' bout it." was
| what Jerry Ficklin, an old colored man, an
| swered when the clerk arraigned him on
charge of disorderly conduct Policeman Nc
Grath told the court that he found the old man
| lying against O fence on I'd street northeast
with a crowd Of boys around him. Five dollars
or fifteen days.
II hate to say it to an old man." said Mr..
Dumont to Joshua Anderson, but you're the
biggest fool that have seen for three weeks
You invited the witness to kill you. Some time
one Of you men will get killed in this way"
Anderson was charged with carrying pistol,
and . colored oyster smoker charged that he
| threatened him and then appeared with apistel
and he said that tho pistol was brokAn
and would not shoot Judge Kimball gave him
| q warning about such conduct in the future
and fined him $40. He wasg given until Monday to
L. h.
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GEASD Forks, " D.. Jan. Z9-0ffc;al esti-
mates Of the commissioner c. agriculture give
Sese figures on the total wheat crop Of North
Dakota For 1851: Total acreage for the state.
2-s65.5o2 acres; average yield for the state
z: 5S bushels PEI acre; total number Of bushels
raised. ClTlJS2S
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Given Ammonia by Mistake.

PHIIApEIPmA. Jan 2e.-Beniamin Lands. n
Lititz, Pa, baker bad been using a solution of
alcohol as a medicine and went TO a drug store
yesterday for moro alcohol. BY MISTAKE he
was given aqua ammonia Medical assistance
partly relieved his suferinSs put he will be IN
able to take even Equid nourisiment ustii the
fhroa. heals, and Lis ultimate recovery is by no
means assured.
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NV ALBANY. ISp., Jan. 29.-Patrick McCarty.
living a, Hamburg. Clark county, had a narrow
escape from being buried alive. He had been
III with the grip For several days and t. all ap-
Pearance died yesterday. While waiting for
the undertaken 10 arrive Mrs McCarty was
startled by seeing the supposed dead man
slightly move by the Use OF restoratives the
supposed dead husband and father showol the
most positive signs of life.
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ATTEMPTED TO DEFRAUD.
Arrest Of a Navy Paymaster's Clerk for Pre-
senting n Fraudulent Claim.


Las. evening S. I. Brown, paymaster's clerk
United States navy, was arrested on a warrant
issued by United States Commissioner Bundy
charging him with attempting to defraud the
Mr. ]. J. Brooks. assistant chief Of the secret
service. and Mr.. Brown was arrested by Deputy
II. A Joyce of the marshal's Office.
Deputy Chief Brooks of the secret service ap-
peared before Justice Z. =. Bundy today as
complainant against the prisoner. The COM
plaint was that he presented a false claim
TO the government for ss937 IS for clothing,
books, &c. lost during the tornado in the
Samoan harbor from the U. S. d. -Nipsic two
years ago.
1t was in evidence that he employed Mr.. b
Murphy a claim agent. TO see after his matter.
Jones. an ensign Oh the Nipsic. The aeent had
the claim allowed and il Was sent TO the Navy
for payment Payment OF the claim was
stopped by Mr.. Murphy. and the arrest OF
Brown was the result of an investigation BY
Mr.. Herman Moran, an agent Of the secret
service division Of the Treasury Department
Mr.. A. ]. Whitaker, deputy fourth auditor,
identified the prisoner as being the same g. I.
Brown who was allowed a similar claim some
time ago and who received pay for the claim.
Mr.. H. T. Taggart appeared for the govern
ment and Mr.. A A Lipscomb represented the
defendant
Justice Bundy held Brown to await the action
of the grand jury, and fixed the bond 1t
q, 500.
..hs prisoner was committed in dsssula e
bail
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DISTRICT GOVERNMENT.
WANT TWO OFFICERS DISMISSED.

Tho Citizens Protective Association, through
its committee, today submitted to the
Commissioners petition urging the dismissal
from the police force Of Officers Murphy and
Cooney. They say that they do this in the in
terests OF the public's good, and it would be
improper to allow men convicted of crime to
serve the community as guardians Of the peace
and the protectors of the lives and property of
the people. They furnish certified copies of
the Information and sentences in the cases of
the above named officers, charged with assault,
and say they hope the Commissioners will give
the matter the consideration 1t demands
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A DcadIine sarround. n Quarantine.

SAY FHASoIsco, Jan 29.-SInallpox is spread
ing rapidly among 600 Chinese in quarantine
on Angel Island They were landed from the
steamer Rio Janeiro January 20. when there
were two cases on board. Now there are eleven
well-dehned cases of continent smallpox in the
iazareIio. Within sign; OF the Quarantine sta
non are tie government barracks. Col Shafter
has established a deaGline beyond which no
quarantined people may stray and guard pa
trols this line.
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The patrons Of the Baltimore and Ohio rail-
road along the Washington branch gave an
elegant luncheon yesterday, commencing at 8
o'clock, to the employees Of the road. The
spread was laid in the gentle
mems room at the depot in this
city, and upward Of 100 employees received at
tention. Speeches on behalf Of the train men
were made by Conductors Ducat, Barnes and
Browning. The affair was Q most pleasant ouo
and lasted until 10 o'clock last night
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Strike In Milwaukee TannerIe-.

MILWAUKEE, JaD. 2S.-Ihe whitene-s in the
Milwaukee tanneries. 129 in number. wen. out
on n strike yesterday. The trouble arose over
an attempt on the Part Of the tanners to equal
ize wages in all the tanncries of the city. The
tanners offered Is cents = dozen and the
vhitencrs asked 30 cents
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The will of James Anderson, filed today,
leaves to his daughter. Nora Mcdaniel, the use
Of property for one year and then to be sold
aud divided between his children.
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Execution mt Litchfield, Conn.

LITcHFIELD. COSS., Jan. 29.-Andrew Bor-
iessen. the murderer OF Emma Anderson, was
banged IN the jail here this forenoon. The
drop fell at 10:3s o'clock and the victim of the
law was dead in Ii minutes thereafter.
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THE NEW o. AND NJ.
London Shareholders Appoint Number of
Americans To Work With Them

LONDON, Jan. 29.-The London shareholders
Of the Ohio and Mississippi railroad have ap-
pointed q committee to carry out a plan for
putting the road in q condition to cope with
al rivals and building it up as through line
in conjunction with the Baltimore and Ohio
The committee has appointed VIM Bull. Z. S
Bell, J. ) Davis and Z. Welles OF New York
and James Wilson of Wilmington to act in CO.
operation with it
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This morning an assignment of Joseph Stras-
burger, dealer in clothing, &c, at sos 18th
street northwest Gate Of street near l2th),
for the benefit of his creditors was recorded.
The assignment 10 TO Charles Coblenz and pref
erences are made to 7. e. Waggaman for S75
rent; Lincoln National Bank, 5000. and colum-
bia National Bank, ESQ, notes; X Kaufman.
s45O, note; Post s7l.62, and srAs, ss7.7s, ad-
vertising.
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LASsDALx, Pa, jan 2a-Infarnmation of
the brain, due to his swallowing a nail a year
ago, has resulted in the death of Freddie, the
seyen-year-old son Of Michael Waldecker OF
this place
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Ralt.mJr. Markers.

BALTIMORE, Jan. 29.-FICur s;eady-receipts
l5,-3l barrels. shipments. 34.5S2 barrels: sales
I.5nO baITS.s- Wheat ngm-No. red. spot IOI3,
a.-ulI.; January, Tot Al "; February, I.vlsa
Lea. starch, l.v2h; May, lOyal.us&; steamer No.
= red, Y-k-receIpts, .,,4p bushels; shIpIents
lt,o0j bushels stock. 5scy.. bushels; sales $1,000
bushels southern wheat steady-Eultz, pal. ~.
Longberry, 3.aI."2 Com HTmer-uliAed spot, sss
aJ0, January, I9aa5O February, 4sa.aSsz.; March,
ssss ass; april, Iss<a+y; May, 49,: steamer
mixed, 4sa<IA receipts, 2os,302 bushels; ship
ments, 33+.0Js bushels stock. l,.4e, sol bushels.
sales, Sg5,g0V bushels. southern corn steady
white, 4ssji; yellow, 4sa5l. Oats steady-No. 2
white western. 3s5s; No. mixed western. 81
receipts, .,uj bushels. stock, e5,5oS bushels Kye
easy-No. 2. 3o-receipts, 654 bushels; shipments
1919 bushels: stock. $500 bushels Hay quiet
good TO choice timothy. I350al5.5o. Grain freghts
duil-steaner to Liverpool, per busheI, Id "A 4 d:
Cork for orders per quarter, IS 9d. Cotton nominal
-middhng, ~. Provisions steady. Butter nrIn
Eggs nrIn-2S- Coffee sieady-kio cargoes fair,
IL No. :, l31.a.s- sugar steady. Copper steady
refined, la1S. Whisky steady. Peanuts IN
changed.
BALTIMORE. Jan. 9o.-virginia threes. s21a
I2&: Balt.mOte. and Ohio stock. s3a93x; Northern
Central stock 81 bad. baltimore and Ohio south.
western nrst incoInes IS asked; dc. third incomes
IO4 asked. Consolidated gas bonds, IllL; dc.
stocks. SiafS.
Chicago Markets
CHICAGO, Jan. - CLOSING. - Whest - May
81. Corn - February, 80; May, Il. Oats - May
soa. Pork-Nay, l2-oo. Lard-xay, aI3A. 2ibs
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LONDON. Jan 29.-Adyices from Mentone
show that the Rev. Mr.. Sturgeon passed a
quiet night
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FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL.
Nam. o. C. Name. O.
Name

The following are the opening and closing prices Of
The New York STOCK Market as reported by special
wire 10 Corson and Mccartney. l4ly + street.
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In the Criminal Court this afternoon the case
of b shepard White, charged with embsszle-
mont, was placed on trial Tho indictment
found yesterday was consolidated with the old
indictment and makes quite series Of ehaxgss
for this ofEonso.
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THE HOUSE RULES.
Various Amendments to the Proposed
Code Offered and Rejected.
THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
The Appropriations Committee
Viii Control Its Expenditures.
MR.. HEMPHILLS AMENDMENT

Rejected After Strong Effort in It's Behalf
Mr.. Morse Talks on Massachusetts Politics
The Mississippi River Improvement and
the River and Harbor Committee.
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SENTENCED TO DEATH.

Charged With Many Murders
VIENNA Jan 29.-Frank Schneider and his
wife Rosalie. who were charged with having de-
coyed eight young women from their homes on
the prete1t of employing them servants and
then numbering them for the sake of their
money and effects, were this afternoon SEN
fenced TO death.
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lDIED

lssa. = IL 30 s'e,ecs. fa5kAs AiTH asi &.
f1nsa, private fSh isss EsssASssS ~ ~ ~
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TO FIGHT THE TARIFF.
Decision Reached by the Democratic Ways
and Means Committee.

THE MKrNLEY ACT TO BE ATTACKED PIECE
MEAL, AND NOT BY A GENERAL TARIFF REVISION
BnL-wHAT CHAIRMAN SPRINGER SAYS OF THE
RESULT OF THE VOTE.
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TESTIMONY TAKEN IN THE cAsE-THE ARGUMENTS
TO THE JURY--JUpoE BRADLEY's COMMENTS on
THE coMFREHENsIvENEss OF TIE LAW AND TIE
INTENTION OF CoNaREss
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John Walter d Co.'S brewery at Eau Claire
caught IRE last night and was partly destroyed
The loss cannot be sccurstsly estimated. but n
at least e2o,000.
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CHICAGO, Jan. 70 closing. : Wheat - May
81 Corn - February, 80; May, Il. Oats - May
sozs. Pork-May, l2oo Lard--Asy, aT3h. BIB
MAY, 6-02L-
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testified that he attended the first meeting of
the league and the first he saw of the circulars
was when some of the ladies of the land Office
had received them and asked him about them.
He knew Mr. Nerser and had heard him say
that he received money as treasurer ard that
as soon as he heard that complaint had been
made to the civil service commissioners and
the Attorney General he had turned the money
over to the president He said that he had
about $50 to turn over.
By the court-The conversation with Mr.
Verser was some time after the nominations
had been made.
Cross-examined-Mr. Verser said as soon as
he had an intimation that there was anything
improper be had turned the money over.
This closed the governments case.
In answer to the court District Attorney Cole
said they claimed under the counts charging
the sending of the circulars and receiving
money from Messrs. Glass and Lyon. He stated
that the government, in case or q conviction
it to 60 out that the law could not be violated.
The court said it was criminal prosecution
aud the allegations must be proved. He did
not think that there was enough in the case as
to sending the circular to justify the consider
alton of the jury.
THE DEFENDANTS TESTIMONY.
Mr.. verser, the defendant, testified that the
mittee and he knew nothing of it, nor did ho
see ~ uutll AIROu buOWeu TO Mn. He
did not regard the government printing Office
as department. but rs a workshop. He did
no, solicit the money, but il was handed in TO
him by the members of the club. He had be-
fore known in the Office Of parties being asked
for funds. As soon az he heard that the pro-
priety of receiving money was questioned
he turned the money over. When MT.
Glass gave him the IS he made q
receipt and he took the money down as an ac-
commodation to him He did not know how
the money was expended. Only two Is bills
passed through his hands other than what he
secured from the secretary. The amount paid
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'Ex. Civ.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1892-09-27
The way Of tho Transrressor.

Jepson had married his wife for
no reason in the world except that
she had money, though he lied to
her like pirate, and she thought ii
was a love match. Naturally welded
life was not sweet, and Jepson was
getting the bitterest end of it. One
day he met friend.
"By Georgel" he exclaimed, that
wife OF mine will drive me crazy"
Whats the matter now9" inquired
the friend consolingly.
"You know my wife has $3.50, 900,
and you know married her for il
and got it. There is no use lying
about that any further"
The friend bowed in acquiescence.
"Well, do you know that she has
divided the whole thing up into sums
of 800 each and proposes to have
me arrested 1000 times for obtaining
money under false pretensesa Think
of that, will your Did you ever hear
of such woman" And Jepson went
into a spasm. Detroit Free Press.