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ANOTHER THEiVER.
The ii street Plan May BE Carried Out
After All.

1t now looks as if Manager Albaugh
would be allowed to build his theater on II
street between 18th and 14th streets. For
several days past the Commissioners have
been considering several amendments to
the building regulations, one of which pro-
vidcs for change in the regulations rela-
tive to theaters. The new amendment pro-
viles that when theater is to be built
the signatures of the property owners in
the square in which the theater is TO be
located shall first be obtained. The old
regulation provides that not only are the
signatures of the owners in that square
necessary, but also those in the opposite
square shall first be obtained. \ majority
of the Commissioners at least are in favor
of this amendment, and unless something
interferes it will pass. Building Inspector
Entwisle says he is reliably informed that
New York parties will build theater on
this site. if the amendment suggested is
adopted
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HAD the defendant. Col Breckinri1ge
ever visited your house before that time?
asked Mr.. Farrell
I'VE object TO that" said Mr. Shelby.
The witness, however, answered the cues
tion in the affirmative.
She has just stated said Mr.. Thompson.
that he visited her house prior TO that to
arrange for the coming of Miss Pollard"
The objection was sustained and the ques-
lion and answer given were stricken out.
Had Been There Fifty Times.
The examination proceeded, and the wit
ness said that Mr.. BreckinriIge had come
there with Miss Pollard about a year after
ward and subsequently had been there
about fifty times. About a year ago last
summer Mr.. BreckinriIse came to her house
and asked her IL she would keep Miss Pol
lard, and witness refused. saying she would
not receive any company like that; that her
sister and brother and niece were there, and
she could not take her Mr.. Breckinridge
said that Miss Pollard trusted her and
would not go anywhere else.
Nr. Disadvantages visit Last Fall.
Last fail Mr.. BreckiHriISe paid witness
another visit. and asked if witness had
heard of this about Miss Pollard Witness
said. Yes: it was in the papers" He said
he Gid not want witness to nave anything
q do with It. Witness said she did OF
want anything % do with IT, but II she was
sworn she would have 10 tell the truth.
Wilson were, and witness said, In Chi
cagO, and then he said ne wanted her TO
keep them out Of the way, so they would
not get them These women. the witness
said. had been in the house at times when
Mir. Breckenridge had been there. In that
conversation witness told Mr.. Breckenridge
that he ought not to have deceived the
girl; she put all confidence in him. and he
ought not 10 have deceived her. She did
not remember that Mr.. BreckinridSe made
any response to this. Afterwar1 Mr.. BreCk-
iHridGe hal asked her as 10 whether Miss
Pollard had ever come there with Col.
Swope and she told him he was the only
man who was ever there with her She had
learned where Miss Pollard lived in Licking
ton, in a house on Church street, by going
home with her one night az Mr.. Breckin-
ridges request. These visits of Mr.. Breck-
lnridge and Miss Pollard 10 witness house
covered a period of three or four years.
Cross-ExaminatiOn.
The witness was crOss-examined by Mr..
Shelby. She said she left Lexington Tues
iay night to come to Washington, in re-
Spouse to a telegram from Mr.. Farrell who
asked her to come. they would not take
her deposition. She made a deposition at
Mr.. Farrelrs request. She had known Mr..
Farrell since he was young man growing
up. Mr.. Farrell met her at the depot when
she arrived yesterday, and took her in cab
TO the place where she was stopping. She
did nos know what street the house was on.
II was az the house of woman named
Mrs. Richardson. They stopped on their
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-03-15

District Of Columbia Bonds.-2O-year lNundig IS.
". = r. n,d So-y ear Funding Is. gold l16 bid:
stock currency Is. 1908 100 bid sG5s. FUNDING
M;scsii.I ~ Did Siss reg 2los. 100 bid
Washington and Georgetown Railroad coav. c. I'd.
6s. lol bid lo6 asked Beit Railroad IS So bid
~ ASKED Lexington Railroad GS, ~ bid. IS asked.
wasSnsSn Cas- SoPaRyy S series SERIES ig la la
M.:sllngioa Gas Company Co. I27 bid. United
States Electric Ligh; COW. s. i2 bid LIS asked
,,.srsaIeaEe aud Potomac Telephone is. 50 hid.
I TO- aNksd American Security and Trust IS;
rs T@s; Z. a. 100 bid American Security end
Market Market Company imp IS, los hid washington
f fan! Isl 6; log lid washington Light In
"a, National Bank stocks.-Bank Of washutgon 200
III 80 SSSea Bank q Republic. 255 bid. Metro
asked Farmers and Nee anics' 100 bid Sscond.
i ~ I'D ~ asked. Citizens 1870 lid. 40 asked.
lei lid. T-adars'. lo5 lid. Lincoln. 20 lid ~
assed Oslo 100 asked
Sal' b't,.s.t and Trust Companies. National
a., pr,..si And Trust Company. l34 hid. las
asH'1 Washington Ian and Trust. l23ls hid le6
I u.s., American Security and Trust. i34a, hid.
liIi2 asked. wasbinrtou safe Deposit. i0G asked.
,, IaiiiS&a SO WASHINGTON aad Georgetown.
ASKED Columbia GO lid 81 asked Belt. ~ id
80 asked Eekington. % lid
a. '~f i5 ana i.ieclrie Light Soeks.waslington Gas,
-, ~, ; asked Grn--rt pyn Gas. a. lid.
1nlled states = ctrlc Ifrh; 100 lid
S:9cks-F remen's. 43 hid. sc asked.
itt11"A.lu. I" "a. Corcoraa. 60 hid Potonac IS
nI' arlington l55 hid. German American les
20, "a National nson. 10 hid. 10 asked. Columbia.
pi' - afEed Riggs. bid. 5 asked Peoples.
Commercial. = hid G asked - ' -
hiS 100 nlsis5nce Stocks-Real Estate Title. ll2
washington Title. 5 asked ' -
S Sl'pl"2e Siocks--Pennsylvan ~ asked. Chesa-
pa and Fctomac. 81 bid. - asked. American
CGraI.nolh"ne; 81 bid, asked. Pneumatic Gun
"a ms, eilaheous Stocks.-washington Market II
nid. 10. asked Great Falls Ice 100 lid Ruu Run
iaifortiua ~ BID. Lincoln Hall 50 bid, 100 asked.
lnter-oeean Building. 100 asked
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New York Cotton,
Month
baltimore Markets,

BALTIMORE. March l5.-Flour dali unbalanced
receipts. 4o.l"6 barrels: shipments. 1906 barrels.
sales. lilo barrels Wheat DAN ana .lsv-,l.,,
90 .aGo: March. 59iIaGJ; May 81 ,aGiIg: T!iy
CTS asked: steamer 40. red. 5S lid "a, ,.!r,l.
!, Iu2 bushels: Shipments 24.2t9 bushels: s,,.k
951.J44 bushels; sales. - .UOJ brslals-minIns
wheat 10y sample GjsGI. Corn easy-sI5t Asa
4l&i; March. 4l"sIIl5s: April. 4T7ta ~: Nav 4. n
as; steamer mixed. IL bd-rece.pis. ~ f34 l3isi-
els; shipments, ld.!43 bushels stock. l3IS3I7
bushels; sales, 3,0Up-sOuthern corn ny sampIr
42l2a44; do. grade, 4;,ai3at oats rrip-N6 ,
white western. 3Sl4a3J; No. mixed western. 3GIaa
31-reccipts. 300 bushels: stock. 1909 bushels
Rye steady->O. =. 57-Seceipts 81 l,.,sb.ls.
stock lbs bushels. Hay steady good TO choice
changed. Sugar unchanged. Butter Gru-fgpf,-
creamery, 23a2i: DO. imitation. 1sae0: do. Idle
lC2li; good lgdle, l4ai5: store packed. laal3
Eggs nraer-strictly fresh, li2al5 Cheese IN
changed.
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Young lady. Witness had no occasion to
- into the room Ir. Breckenridge knock
III on the door Of the middle room. where
illness was. for her to unlock The door and
ct him out, and witness lid So Mr..
Breckenridge kissed the young lady and
babe her good night The young lady was
undressed and in bed. 9Ir. Breckenridge
came again Saturday night and Sunday
night. and the same performance was re-
peated. The witness described the furni-
ture of the room. which was furnished as
an ordinary bed chamber.
Had To Take n Train Early.
Sunday night Mr.. Breckenridge asked
witness 10 have Miss Madeine's breakfast
ready early Monday morning, so she would
meet train. She heard her tell Mr.. Rreck-
inridse. who was hard Of hearing, that she
must get down there early in order TO
meet Mr.. Rhodes" Miss Pollard got her
meals from witness Mr.. Breckinridge raid
the witness for the use Of the rooms. Wit
ness said when she first saw Miss Pollard
that young woman wore short dresses that
came to the top Of her shoes. and wore her
hair sometimes in a plait down her back
Witness thought she was between seven
teen and eighteen years old. Miss Pollard
had never visited her house before.
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Personal Mention.

Maj. Gen. John c. Robinson, L. S. A..
retired is visiting his son. Lieut.. j. Mar
shall Robin son, L. S. ~, at the Milton
fats, II street between 18th and 18th
streets northwest.
Controller Eckels has resumed his duties
a. the Treasury Department after q few
days sojourn at Fort Monroe.
Col Ainsworth chief of the record and
pension office. mas returned from visit
to his home in Vermont.
Mr.. John Tweedalc, chief Clerk of the
War Department, left here today on a
pleasure trip to Florida, and Sir. A y
Thompson is acting chief clerk In his alb
Sence
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QUICKLY STRUNG UP
A Pennsylvania Murderer Who Had Trisd
to Escape
Richard Puryenr. the CoIored Des.
perado, Captured by One of His
own Race-A Hard Run.

STROUDSBURG, Pa, March l5.-Richer2
Puryear, the colored desperate who several
weeks ago brutality killed Christian c Ehler,
and tried to murder the entire Ehler fam.
fly, was lynched by a mob this morning.
BY some means Puryear had secured a
stick. with which he pushed back the bolt
of his cell door during the night, and the
outer cell door being unlocked, through
gross carelessness on the part of some one,
he gained access TO the hall of the jail He
then tried TO force his way out through an
upper window. but failed. He next secreted
himself in the bath room, and waited until
the sheriff should come in the morning.
About o'clock this morning. as Sheriff
Kresge unlocked the Jail door TO take break
fast into the prisoners. and stepped into
the corridor, he noticed that the outer door
of Pury ears cell was open.
At the same moment Pury EAR jumped out
from his hiding place and sped out OF the
oper Jail door. closed it quickly and locked
the sheriff in the jail. He then went cut
through the kitchen OF the iail building
and running across some vacant lots, was
soon outside the borough limits.
The sheriff on finding that he was locked
in shouted loudly ana attracted the atten-
ton OF his wife who had zen the negro
run through theSkitchen. she unlocked The
jail door and set the sheriff free
A general alarm was at once sent out
and immediate pursuit made II the escaped
murderer. As he had but a few feet the
start Of his pursuers there was no posi-
bility of his getting away.
The desperate man swan McMichaers
creek. which is about six feet deep. closely
pursued by a big negro. who caught him
just as he landed on the opposite bank.
Puryear resisted, but the sight of a re-
volver in his captor's hand caused him to
yield quickly. He was then brought back
across the creek. where he was seized by a
crowd that had gathered.
Some one in the mob had a rope, which
was quickly attached 10 the limb of a tree
and willing hands swung the desperate Up.
From the time he escaped from the Jail
till he was hung only nineteen minutes
elapsed.
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THE TARIFF BILL.
The Committee Discussing the Adj
ministrntive Features of the Measure

ministrntiye Features of the Measure
The finance committee of the Senate de-
voted itself exclusively today to the con-
sideration of the administrative feature of
the tariff bill The democratic members
have made many important changes in this
part of the bill which the republican men,
bers consider unwise, and which they con-
tend will, if adhered to, result in many
complications that will materially affect
the collection of the revenues. They as
sert that many of the changes suggested
are theoretical and that at best they can
only be regarded in the light of expert
ments. The democratic members OF the
committee contend for the most part for
the retention of the provisions which they
have inserted, but have shown themselves
inclined to grant a full hearing to the re-
Gated that they may for good reasons
given make changes in accordance with
the republican suggestions.
Senator Allison has taken exception TO the
clause in the bill granting hearings upon
appraisers valuations. his argument being
to the effect that such hearings would lead
to much confusion and great delay in the
collection of the revenue AMI that if the
course provided for should be pursued it
would open the door to every importer to
secure delay in the settlement of his ac-
counts. The democrats reply to this that
a man who is dissatisfiad with the APP
praisement of his imported good, should
have some appeal and chance to be heard.
The question of an agreement as to the
time when the bill shall De reported was
not discussed at the meeting this forenoon
Members Of the committee of both parties
express the opinion that the bill will 20 TO
the Senate next week, but are indefinite
to the day.
There is apparently a tacit understanding
that when the administrative portion Of the
bill shall have been disposed of the bill
VIII be reported. Some of the republican
mebers may not agree to this proposition,
Is they wish to go over the various sched-
ules. but majority of them prefer time for
preparation for the debate to an ineffectua
wrangle in committee.
The committee adjourned to meet again at
o'clock this afternoon.
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Ordered TO Pave.

Il hope this order will be obeyed, for the
District has had trouble enough TO collect
its debts" said an official OF the District
government this afternoon. as he read the
following order 10 the Metropolitan Rail-
road Company:
The Commissioners direct ne 10 inform
you that they have ordered the paving Of
2Sth street, Georgetown, with asphalt. ans
TO request that you will provide Ter the nav
ing reql irei by law 10 be done by your com.
pany on said street between Dumbarton
and L streets. Fun particulars concern ne
the contemplated work will he furnished
upon Application TO the engineer department
OF the District government"
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1T SURPRISED HIM.
Horntio 8. Sprague Informed by the
Pension Office of His own Death.

AURORA, ILL.,. March Is - Mrs. Julia
Sprague of this city has just received the
Information from the pension department
at Washington that she is a widow and that
therefore the pension claim of her late hus-
band cannot be allowed About three years
ago her husband. Horatio S. Sprague, a
member of the second Massachusetts In
fantry, applied for a pension under the act
of June 81. 1890. he being then blind and
permanently disabled. That was the last
heard of the application until last night
when Mr.. Sprague. who is alive but dis
abled, received word that he is dead and
hence he is rejected
The pension authorities were shown the
Sprague dispatch by The Star man. 1t was
too late in the day to hunt up the case. but
the officials with whom the reporter spoke
expressed themselves as being confident
that there was some mistake in the matter
and that 1t did not lie with the pension
office.
There was no such thing known in the
pension bureau as civiliter mortuus. They
admitted no death excepting physical death
They did not recognize such a thing as civil
death even IN states where this species of
demise was known TO the statute.
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DISTRICT GOVERNMENT.
License Statistics.

The report Of License Clerk Williams fol
the year ending March 3, 1894, viii soor
be issued. 1t viii show among other things
that J61 retail liquor licenses were granted
during that period and thirty-siX were re-
iec,el one hundred and seven applica-
tons for wholesale liquor licenses We're al
lowed and five rejected Last year there
were Glg retail liquor licenses granted ana
p.sa ,,-l,.-laeafp
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Washington Stock Exchnrre

Sales--regular call-I2 O'Clock m-Distrirt OF
Columbia 3.65s. 500 nj III. Washington Light
Infantry list Gs, $500 at 1O5. Columbia Railroad.
Cat ca. Peoples Fire Insurance. 80 at 81. Cglesl-
pepke and Potomac Telephone, 20 at 4TlA: 30 AZ
III. Lincoln Hall. At 80.
Government BOEdS.-Unitod States Is registered
1901. ll2S bid. ll3l. asked United States Is
coupon, 1901, ll3a bid United States Us. III bid
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Treasury flulances.

National bank notes received for redemp-
ton today s261, $50. Government receipts
Internal revenue. s499, 56i customs, $647 800
miscellaneous. 81, i21.
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Marriage Licenses.

Marriage licenses have been Issued by
the clerk Of the court to the following
Glenmore Morton and Mary Poindexter;
Daniel Cooper and Annie Turner; Walter
F. Brown and Louisa NJ. Craig.
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Admiral Bcnhaiu Goes.

This afternoon it was learned that Ad-
miral Benham has been ordered to proceed
at once TO Bluefields in the flagship San
Francisco.
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FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL.

The following are the opening, the highest and
The lowest and the closing prices Of the New York
stock market today. as reported by Corson 4
Mccartney. members New York stock exchange
Messrs- Moore & Schley, No. -
RroadMaK:
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Range of the Thermometers

The following were the readings n, o..
thermometer at the weather bureau to-.
am, 36; 2 pm, ~; maximum, ~; mini.
mum, -.
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Uncertain as to Dates.

rel = telegram lie SdI1 ne WOULD get her
rOund-trip ticket and that all her ex-
penses would be paid.
Uncertain as to Dates.
The witness could not remember the ex-
act year in which Mr. Brecklnrlye and
Miss Pollard first visited her house She
knew ii was warm weather, and she be
feved it was in August. because she was
fixing TO go to Chicago. She went TO Chi
cago in the latter part Of August She
knew that it was Friday they first came:
II was fixed in her mind because she
thought the girl was at school. ard the ar
rangement was made because school would
BE- out from Friday night till Monday. The
witness repeated that a year elapsed be
tween the first visit of the defendant and
the plaintiff to her house and the second
After the second visit they came pretty
Regularly, sometimes twice "a week. but
sometimes they would not come for two
or three weeks. Witness was away some
times a month at time. She went TO the
races at Chicago. Louisville and Cincinnati.
Mr.. Shelby read from Mrs. Guests dCTo-
sition, taken in Lexington, statement to
the effect that il was last summer that
Mr. Breckenridge last came to the house
and asked witness TO take Miss Pollard
IN her house again. The witness said that
there must have been q mistake made in
putting down her testimony, as 1t was the
summer before last he came. The wit?ess
said that Mr.. Breckenridge told her to talk
louder to him; that he could not hear her
Il ..
That was the first she knew thar he did
not hear well.
On redirect examination by NJ. Farrell
the witness said she had not kept house
Of designation for six years.
Mrs. Ninear's Evidence.
The next witness called was Mrs. Lucre-
TIA Marie Nlnear, who restless at % La
fayette square. in this city. She said she
knew the defendant and the plaintiff Miss
Pollard occupied a room in her house a
year ago in the winter. She had seen de
PENDANT and the plaintiff together at her
house probably five or six times on two
occasions he brought her home from hav-
ing dinet sOmewhere-at mis- house, Miss
Pollard said The last time she saw them
together was in the spring. April or MAY.
They We're walking together in the park
opposite witness house. That WAS after
the plaintiff left witness house. Miss Pol
lard went from witness house L. some
other house which witness d4I not know.
wherr she remained a short time, AMI then
went To No. 1919 II street with Mrs.
Thomas Mrs. Thomas had been a guest
at witness house. Mrs. thomas left Wit
ness house about the LIST 4 March TO 20
10 New York. and had not returned. 50 lar
as witness knew. ON REORGANIZATION
witness said Miss Pollard came u her
house. she thought, in December, ISJ2, ana
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way to Mrs. Richardson's al the office of
Mr.. Johnston, where they had cOnsuIta-
ton. Witness expenses here were paid
She told she would be paid $50 a day
for her time in coming. Mr. Johnston made
this agreement. Before she came a young
man IN Lexington. Mr.. Ellis. told her all
her expenses would be paid. Mir. Ellis came
q her house 10 see her and read Mr.. Far
reIrs telegram. He said he would get her
q rOund-trip ticket and that all her ex-
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Reported 10y Sisby & Co, bankers and brokers
Metropolitan Bank building:
CHICAGO March * 1904
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Miss PoiIard's Movements.

Hiss Pollard left school in June, 1887. and
Mrs. ketcham's house in September, 1887
In the meantime she was in an office, and
In the fall left for Washington. Miss Pol
lards whereabouts during the vacations
and at other times when she was away
Iom Mrs. ketcham's were went into at
considerable length, but there was little in
the deposition to interest the audience and
the crowd dwadled about paving but little
attention TO the reading, and evidently
hoping that something would transpire
mat would be really worth listening to-
MIS- Netcham stated that apart from the
Change in her clothing incident to leaving
OF snort dresses and mourning there was
no change in Miss Pollard's appearance
When Miss Pollard first came in 1881 she
was in deep mourning for the death of a
sister, who had died in the summer of 1ssI
Mrs ketcham said that when she first
knew Miss Pollard the latter was n modest
retiring girl and well behaved. She had
little gentleman company, and witness could
hot say what was her bearing when with
men. Miss Pollard bright, sprightIy
school girl. but she did not consider there
was any imprOpriety or danger in her oc-
cupying room on the ground floor She
saw Miss Pollard again after she had been
in government employ in Washington, and
was struck by the fact that Miss Pollard
was much thinner and looked as though
she had been sick Mr.. Breckenridge oc-
cupied room at Mrs. Ketcham's house
about March H.. 1887. but she could not
say for what length Of time.
Nothing Against Miss Pollard.
In answer to questions put To her by the
lawyers, Mrs. Ketcham went on to tell of
all the people who occupied rooms in her
house. Mr.. Breckenridge occupied room No.
1 during his stay. and to get from that
room to Miss POIard's room it was neces-
sary to go through Mrs. Eetcham's room
and pdSsaGeway. Mr. Breckinridge's
room was over the store, and he lid rot
take his meals in the house. Deponent did
not see Mr. BreckinridGe and Miss Pollard
together, she was not there when Mr.
Breckinriige VAS there. Col " NJ SwOpe
j this time boarded in a house across the
street from AIRS. NetchaIn's. DepOnent
stated most emDhaticaily that in all the
time she knew Miss Pollard she did rot
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The Coast Survey.

The reading of the bill was completed at
2:15 and the committee then returned to
the paragraphs relating to the coast and
geodetc survey.
Mr.. Enloe (TennD offered an amendment
to strike out all provisions for the main
tenance OF this bureau and its transfer to
the Navy department
Mr.. Sayers made point of order against
the amendment that it changed existing
laws. While the point of order was under
discussion the secretary of the Senate an
nounced to the House the passage of the
silver seigniorage bill. The announcement
was received with many manifestations of
approval on the democratic side. Mr.. En-
loe contended that his amendment came
clearly within the rule inasmuch as IL was
both germane and retrenched expenditures.