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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-03-28
AN BassAOoR's BRIDE.
Miss Louise Elvsrson, OF Philadephia,
Married to Jules Pat,notre.

Married to jules Pat,notre.
PHILADELPHIA, March 27-The mar
Iiage of NJ. Jules Patenotre, French
ambassador to the United States, and
Miss Eleanor Louise Elvarson daugh-
ter of James Eiverson. the Publisher.
WAS performed at the latters residence,
No. .. 024 Walnut street, this afternoon
at o'clock. Sir Julian Pauncefote,
the British ambass ldor, and Prince
Cantac,zene, the Russian ambassador,
were witnesses for the groom and
Mayor EiwinS Stuart James Elver-
son. ir, brother of the bride. were
witnesses for the bride. The French
consul was also pres in an official
capacity. Cardinal Gibbons, clad in
full vestments, accompanied by Arch
bishop Ryan, otticiated.
The bride wore a white satin gown,
en- traine, with high neck and large
puffed sleeves. veil of tulle reaching
to the end Of the train and fastened to
her hair by a diamond tiara. At her
throat was a superb necklace of three
strands of the choicest pearls, with a
diamond clasp the gift of the groom,
She carried u white prayer book in her
hands, but no flowers.
This afternoon a despatch from Mon.
signor SrtoIli to NJ, Pelenotrs an
nounced that the pope had just cabed
the apostolic benediction to the newly
married pair,
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ANOTHER N8TAIMM OFF VIEWS ON THE l PROBLEM APPEARS ON PAGE

Mrs. Cora Palmer. who is dy.
ing Of consumption. was brought
into court on cot, and in n
voice scarcely above a whisper told
how on the morning of the murder she
was driving her husband to the depot
when she almost collided near Nc
Whirter's residence with a buggy. One
of the occupants of the vehicle was
Reel B. Terry, q young lawyer and u
son Of eN Judge David b. Terry, whose
name has been freely mentioned in con.
nection with the case. They threw
some burning rags iuto the grass, set
ting it on fire Mrs. Palmer jumed out
to extinguish the tlsmes, but her horse
starting she picked up the rags and
placing them in her buggy. stamped
out the fire On arriving home the
rags were found to be u mask and
handkerchief bearing the name Il. s
Heath
These the witness exhibited in court,
and at the sight of them Heath trem-
blsd violently and almost tainted
Mrs. Palmer's testimony was not
shaken on Cross-eNamiuation.
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THEY WILL OPPOSE The NUNS.
Junior Order of United American NE
chanics Otj,et TO the Curb.

Junior Order of United American NE
chanic1 Object to the Curb
JoHNsTOwT, Pa. March 97.-State
Councillor w T. Kerr, of the Junior
Order United American Mechanics, re
compamed by his attorneys, T. II
Baird Patterson and A. ID. Wilkin.
held a conference tonight with the
leading members Of the order with re
gard to nuns teaching in the public
schools OF Cambria county. There are
fifteen of these nuns attred in the garb
of their order, teaching in the public
schools of Cambria county.
The Junior Order United American
Mechanics is opposed to these nuns
teaching in the public schools thus at
tired, and the conference was for the
purpose of Obtaining information
against them in order to make Il fight
through the courts to oust them. as
they did in Allegheny county, where
the Junior Order United American
workmCn recently gained such signal
victory
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-03-28
FLASHED FROM THE WIRES.

1t is now claimed that instead Of John
Y. McKnne owing Graveseud Graveseud
owes McliNue s., $50.
William Nwyer, 30 years Of uge, died
while kneellng at prayer in ST. Johns
cathedral Milwaukee.
Ignatius Donnelly will meet Professor
W. 4. Sims, the A. Z. A. lecturer, at Mil
waukce, IN joint debate ON the A. Z. A.
The Springfield Daily Republican OBJ
served its iittlcth birthday by the puhlica-
ton on its new press OF u ~ page mum
ber
Florists Siebrecht aud Wadley have filed
claim for SlI,04G4I agniuSt New York
state for flowers furnished for the states
buidingat the Worlds imr.
The Casino club, Just organized at New
York, viii exchange Courtesles with the
swell Prince OF Wales club, Of London,
after which it has been patterned.
James Maudsley, secretary of the United
Textile Workers Of New EuglRnd has is.
sued circulars to labor leaders in EUROPE
and this country asking for an iutorna-
tonal conference,
Rev. Dr. Charles OReilly, Of Adrian,
Mich, eX.treHsurer of the Irish National
league, will go to PARIS as witness to
testify as to Mrs, Kitty OShea Parnelps
claim to S500OO OF the Parliamentary
fund.
The $4,000 damage suit Of Messenger W.
t. Laidlaw, who contends that Russell
Sage pushed him to the front when the
bomb was thrown in Sage's Office eighteen
months ago is to be tried in Judge Pat
terson's court In New York.
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WASHINGTON news NOTES.

Senator Voorhees, will call up the tariff
bill Monday.
Congressman Geary approves the new
Chinese treaty.
The house tilbustered all day, and did
nothing else whatever.
Thriy-three fourth-class postal heads
were chopped off yesterday.
The Keursarge has been set on lire aud
her hull is entirely broken Off
The Mohican and Yorktown are to be-
prepared for sea Immediately.
Congressman Enloe proposes the repeal
OF the mail subsidy act Of 1891.
Secretary Lamont has gone on two
months tour Of inspection of army posts
IN the South.
Congressman Mutchler has induced the
sedate finance committee to put 20 per
cent. duty on slate.
Original pensions have been granted to
Robert Monroe, OF Hualeton, and james
K Gully, Of HOnesdale.
The treasury's net gold yesterday was
SlOG 600, coo; the trensurv balance Sl33,-
OOO 900, loss Of s., 800 90 since March /.
Dr. Eugene Townsend will next Satur.
day succeed olOnel .. c. Bosbyshell as
superintendent of the Philadelphia mint.
clifford Anderson, of Macon, aud ex.
Representative Hammond are mentioned
as possible successors TO Senator Coluuitt.
A. w. Gib3on, 60 years old, of Macon.
Ga, n messenger In the house of represen.
tatives, was found dead in bed yesterday
morning.
T. II. Davies, guardian Of Princess kai-
ulani, Of Hawaii, is in Washington to ad-
vance the deposed queens fortunes or
those Of his ward.
Richard Watson Glider, white house
guest, is credited with trying to patch up
a peace between Secretary Carlisle and
the American Institute of Architects
Commissioner Lochren has been compel
led to serve a third notice of suspension OF
pension upon Judge Long, of Michigan, on
account of irregularity Of delivery of the
second
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Omaha beauty. and agreed to settle it
under Queensberry rules. The princi
pals. their seconds time keeper and
the professor of physical culture, VINO
acted as referee went to the billiard
hall in the Colpa,2ar mansion, under
guise OF having IL friendly game with
the cues. and there the battle was
fought.
IoLEDo, March 81, Charles Stevig
and Albert Harrington OF this city
fought II finish fight last night to de-
termiue which should have the hand
of Miss Mamie Bsggs Stevig was
knocked out in tho fourth round and
resigned his claim ns Buitor
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Dead At Her MOTHERS FEET.
Six-Tear-Old Jennie Fallon Is AS
sauted by Calvin Bartham and
Perishes Immediately.

New CANAAN, Conn. March 22-
Calvin Bartham, a 1G.year. old boy, is
in the lookup here, charged with the
murder, Yesterday afternoon, of Jen-
ME Fallou aged 8 Young Bartham
criminally assaulted the child in the
yard at the rear of ths Fallon house.
The mother neard the child scream
and looking out of window, SAW
young Bartham standing over her The
boy ran away and the child walked with
difficulty shout fifty feet and dropped
dead at her mothers feet.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-03-28
1HOUeAr II was a goMe.
Dublin Home Rulsrs Caught in Col
lansing building.

Dublin Home Rulsrs Caught in Col
lapsipg RuildinR.
DUBLIN, March o. While the regu-
lar meeting of the shareholders of the
Dublin Freeman was in progress in the
Imperial Hotel toiay, part OF the cell
ing of the room He'll to the floor with a
tremendous crash
Everybody believed n bomb had been
pxplo led, and rush wNs made for the
door Before the frightened Home
Rulers could escape, however, sec
tion of the floor gave way, causing a
number of the gentlemen TO fall.
Several of them were trampled npon
and severely though not seriously hurt
Mr. Thomas Sexton. who presided at
the meeting, succeeded in checking the
scare by explaining its cause, and or
der was finally restored.
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A'hworth then went upstairs, procured
revolver, and returning to where
Mrs Mason sat rocking her baby to
sleep, shot her three times One bullet
entered tho temple, and one each side
Of the body just below the ribs. Ash
worth fed, and was last seen at dusk
ten miles away. Mira. Mason will not
Iva
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-03-28
zELL IS SAFE
IN THE TONBS
The FaStidIOaS AbsCODdiRg High Roller Is Held
for Further Trial.
ONLY ONE CHARGE PRESSED
But Others viii Be Added When That
Is Settled The Exile Tells Brightly
the Story of His Downfall OabbIed
in Stocks on Wall Street and Played
the Races at Grayesend-De Deserted
by His Money and Abandoned by His
Adventures Companion.
New TORli, March 81

NEW York. March 81
000iLLIAM 7. ZELL. the abscond-
(UAUI ing secretary and treasurer OF
NIVI the Lehigh ana Wi kas- Barre
wv CoaI company, was arraigued
IN Jefferson Market police court today.
Those who know Esll during his days
of prosperity would never havo known
him today, for his mustache had been
shorn and his hair cut tight to his
read. The specific charge made against
L,ll Was for forging a cneck for So. 600,
drawn on the FIRST National bauk and
in favor Of T. w. Reynolds This in
dorsoment was, For currency. W
T. ZAll.' The prisoner is charged
with drawing this money aud fixing
the books 80 az to make 1t appear that
the check wac in satisfaction of the ac-
count Of E. W. Marple d. Go.
H'll was accompanied by Alexander
Nrwburger, a jewelsr of No 1917
Broadway He waived examination.
lie gave his age as 3G, his recent stop
ping place az Philadelphia. aud his
home as No 2GO West ThiIty.seventh
stre-t He refused to state what had
become of hia wife The prisoner was
held in $40. GOO bail for trial and was
removed to the Tombs, apparently in a
cheerful aud uuConcernsd frame of
mind
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The temperance of I.ll renews in
terest in his case. The investigation
which took place after Zelis departure
in January last demonstrated that he
had left behind him shortage of $03. =
600 Z,ll, according to his own state
mrnt, had lost most of the stolen
money in Wall street aud playing the
races before ha went away. The
woman, Josie Hoffman, who was his
companion in his flight, deserted him
soon after he got to Montreal. The
coal company and the Fidelity and
Casualty company will prosecute ZeIl.
The latter Will have to pay to tue for
mer $50 600. the amount of his bonds.
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WILL BE LYNcHED IF CAUGHT.
The Brutal Crime Of an Iowa Farm La
horer

DEs MONIES, Ia, March %. - A
sheriit's posse and scores of excited cit
izens are searching tha northern part
of Warren county for George Ash
worth, aud il he is caught he will be
speedily lynched Ashworth is about
20 years DID, and has been working for
Wilbur Mason on his farm near Sam
merset Yesterday afternoon, while
Mason was in !udianclR, Ashworth
made improper advances toward Mrs.
Mason, who was young and pretty.
/ was repulsed, and Mrs. Mason
toll aim she would tell her husband.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-03-28
SENATOR cotQUTTs RoMANcs.


MEMPHIS. Tenn, March 91.-A dis
patch to the Commercial from Macon.
Ga. says Senator ColQuitt's first mar
risgs WAS solemniaad here, ami Il
tinge Of romance surrounds tho event.
He eloped with Miss Twiggs, Il
member OF one of the most wealthy
Georgia families. AT ths residence of
Captain John Ross, II relative of the
bride Of in this city, the wedding and
subsequent reconciliation with the
family took plACp.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-03-28
DEALING WITH ANARCHISTS.
A Spanish Judge Thinks the Russian
Way ia the Best


Way ia the Best
MADRID, March a. -Judge Domen-
ech, who presided at the trial of the
Anarchists who threw the bomb in the
Lyceum Opera house in Barcelona. has
advised the government TO create - force
Ia Barcelona similar 10 thar organiz-
I'd in st Peiersburg when Nihilism was
ut it's height in the Russian capital.
Senor Domrnechs scheme is TO classify
every honSe, have each one watched
and the police notified Of the move
menls Of the inmates, whathsr resi-.
dcnts transient lodgers or visi tors, re-
ports to be made to tho central author
ity, morning and night.
Judge Doneuech has had y wide ex-
p"rlence IN dealing with anarchists,
having vigorously prosecuted the an
archists in Andalusis some years ago
that the notorious Black Hand Grim
inaI organization which hourshed in
that province was completely stamped
ont
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-03-28
WASHINGTON, March o.

ASHINGTON, March q
GPHE funeral service Of the late
Senator ColQuitt, OF Georgia,
took place in tue senate cham
u Der At 9 o'clock this morning, oc-
cupying only three quarters Of an hour,
after which the senate adjourned till
tomorrow. They were of the simplest
and most impressive character, con
listing only of prayer by the chap
lain of the house, short address by the
chaplain of the senate and the beuedic
tion. The speaker of the house sat side
by side with the vice president
President Cleveland was not present,
but the members of his cabinet were.
So were the chief Justice aud associate
justices of the supreme court, some
members Of the diplomatic corps and
many members of the house of repre-
sentntives. At the conclusion OF the
services the funeral procession WAS
again formed outside the capitol and
moved to the Pennsylvania Railroad
depot, en- route to Macon, Ga, where
the interment will take place.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-03-28
PERlsHED IN the FLAMES.
Aged aud Feeble Dietrich Kyle Is Burned
to Death.

YORK, Pa, March 97.-Aged and
feeble Dietrick Kyle was burned to
death near Dallnstown late last night.
His equally ugel and almost helpless
wife managed to crawl out Of the flames
aud spread the alarm to neighbors, a
quarter Of mile away.
They found the Old man with all but
his face burned to ciuders, and that
was buried in a pillow.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-03-28
IMPORTANT PENSION RULING.
Decision That Admits Many Dependent
Iarsona 70 the Rolls

WASHlSGToE, March 81 The pen
sion rolls will be greatly enlarged by a
decision Of Assistant Secretary of the
Interior Reynolds announced at the
department today
1t will admit to the rolls the names
of large number of insane, idiotic,
anu permanently ,helpess minor child.
rem Of deceased soldiers where the pen
sions of the former had ceased hy the
children attaining the age of lG years
prior to the passage of the act OF June
g. 1890
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MuRPHY's NINE WINS.

Georgetown Defeats Yale, with Yale's
Crack Pitcher Pitching.
WASHINGTON. d. G., March q. The
Georgetown college boys today defeat.
ed the Yale nine IA to 2.
Carter, for Yale, pitched seven inn
ings and made but poor showing,
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-03-28
COULDN'T STAND ADVERSELY.
John Conway, a Baltimore Tluware
Dealer, Commits Suicide.

BALTIMORE, March 91.-John Con-
way. VINO conducted tinware bust
ness, committed suicide this afternoon.
H" asked to be shown pistol in y
store on Harrison street and threatened
to shoot the clerk for intsrferenca
when an objection was male to the
loading Of the weapon.
Conway fred n bullet through his
head, falling to the floor dead. lie was
at one time very wealthy, but business
troubles recently forced him to assign
His failure affected his mind.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-03-28
MILL GIRLS TO THE RESCUE.

Rhode Island Beauties viii Use Charms
Against Wilson Bill.
PROVIDENCE, h. l., March 27.-The
young women who represent the Rhode
Island mills started for Washingt on
last night, to appear before the finance
COMMITTEES of the senate to protest
against the passage of the Wilson bill
They are the most beautiful girls in
the mill.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-03-28
A WAY TO GET AROUND IT.

If Cleveland Makes Objections to ths
Form of the Coinage Pill.
WAsHINGToN, March 81 1t is be-
lieved that in his expected veto of the
seIgniorage coinage bill Mr.. Cleveland
will base his objection chiefly on struc-
tursl defects in the measure.
In the event of his doing this the ex
pectation is that the bill will be re-
written so as to relieve it from all am
biguity. and then sent back to him for
approval.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-03-28
UNSEATED FOR CORRUPTION.
Short Work is Made Of Newfour dland's
Boodler Legislators.

ST. JOINS, Y f. March 9G.-Henry
Woods, surveyor general and his coll
league, George Moores. who represent
the district of Bay De Veria in the
New FouudInnd legislature, we're un-
seated today for corrupt practices They
were also disqualified from sitting in
the assembly, for period of four
years.
This decision reulers the dissolution
of Parliament inevitable.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-03-28
RAILROAD TRACKS BURIED.

Cavs-tn Near Indian Ridge Colllery
Freepltates a Railroad
SHENANDOAH, Pa, March 81 An
exl sUsive cavo-in occurred near Indian
Ridge coIiery this morning which
buried 800 feetof the Lehigh Valley
Railroad company's tracks and large
portion Of a Reading Railroad siding
upon which were two cars
No one was injured, although large
force OF men were employed in the
mine at the time.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-03-28
KNOCKED OUT the DEANS SON
Omaha Youths Have Twenty Round
Mill in Billiard Room Over n Girl.

MIL In Billiard Room Over a Girl.
OMAHA. March ". The spectacle Of
the son of the dean of Trinity cathed.
raj ending up holy week by fighting
with gloves in a sixteen-foot ring for
the smiles of school girl is disturbing
Omaha church circles. Irving Gard
ner, son of Dean Gardner, and Harry
Colpetzer. son of a millionaire lumb err
man, fought twenty rounds, the former
being knocked out.
They duarreled over we'll known
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PEACH CROP is RUINED.


WILMINGTON. n c.. March 2Z-Re-
ports from this section concerning the
effect OF the frost and fr4eZes last night
are very disheartening A conserva-
tive farmer estimates the damage along
the line of the Wilmington and Well
don, between Wilmington and Colds
boro, n distance of "a miles, at about
500. 900
An official Of the Coast line estimates
the damage in sections traverssd by
roads OF that system at not less than
81, 0OO OO0
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-03-28
MAY EXPEL BRECKENRIDGE.
Union League Club Of Chicago 1, Consid
ering That Action.

CHICAGO, March 81 - The Union
League club, the most influential social
organization Of Chicago is, it is said,
seriously considering tine question Of
eXpelhug Congressman Breckinridge
from honorary membership. There are
but three names on the clubs list OF
honorary mem mbers--sx-President Har
rison, ChauuC'y NJ. Depsw and the
kentucky congressman.
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FORCED TO LEAVE The COUNTRY.

Riotous Italians Sign Paper Promising
Faithfully to Disappear
ALTOONA, Pa. March q Tho Ital
ians WHO were committed to j iii from
this city on the charge of riotous CON
duct ON the night of March IS, were re-
leased this morning upon their paying
all costs and signinga = paper before an
alderman agreeing to leave the coun-
try within twenty-four hours and never
return.
They at once left for the wat
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-03-28
RUINED BY OELlLAH.
A Modern Samson Gu = His Throat with
n Razor.

n Razor.
BANGOR Ne, March o. Horac,
Pelky, aged about %. French woods
man, living at Rowland Me-, but
boarding at the Now England eating
house here, last night shot twic' at
Mrs Delilah Rickers. u grass widow
cook in tho house bscause she would
not agree to marry him.
She escaped unharmed, whoreupon
Pelky committed suicide by cutting his
throat with razor.
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CANNOT CATCH THE RoBBER.
$4,000 Intended for Patent Medicine
Lost from the Mails.

IoBI ItOm Ihe MRlIs,
SOUTH BEND Ind, March q. --Mys-
terious mail robberies, detectives who
cannot fiud the thieves and hundreds OF
angry correspondents whose money has
gone astray have been making life mis-
erable for certain vendors OF patent
medicines and cosmetics at South Bend
Ind
More than $40, 900 is said to nave dis
appeared from the mail addressed to
them,
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-03-28
WEATHER FORECAST.

NCFAR WASHINGTON, March o. -- Fore.
-- cast for Wednesdays For eastern
- IennSylrdnid, Jdu, lUumcr ru-
riubie Umds, becommg south.
For weSieyR PennSyiranid, jair, lCumer,
south tUindS.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-03-28
COLQUITT IS
LAID At REST
NOTABLE SPECTATORS PRESENT

The Vice President, All the Members
of the Cabinet the Diplomatic
Corps, the Chief Justice and Asso-
cate Justice and Other Men
Eminent in Official Station and in
Private Life Pay jnal Honors to the
Distinguished Georgian.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-03-28
BLASTING POWDER BOMB.

Parlsians at a Dance Are Startled by an
Exp.osicn.
PARIS, March a. "A bomb loaded
with blasting powder aud fragments Of
iron was exploded this evening on tho
window sill of n public hall in Mont
ceou-Les Mines, department of Saone.
Et-Loire
A dance was going on in the hall at
the time, The building was badly
damaged, but nobody was hurt The
town is the center Of coal mining and
auarryisg district.
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The defense claims that the letter
July 20 was written by Miss Pollard
when Colonel Breckenridge had not
answered the letter she acknowledges
writing, The disputed letter was not
placed in evidence but it is known that
it contained an invitation to Colonel
Breckinridge to call on the alleged
writer at Wesleyan college and compli-
ments him on his nice face.
The only other witness was Major
William c. Moore. the chief of the
Washington police force, who denied
statements Miss Pollard said had been
made by Colonel Breckinridga and her.
self in his office on two occasions in
NJ y, 1898, when Colonel Breckenridge
promised to marry the plaintiff.
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STUPID DAY N
POLLARD CASE
Expert Testimony introduced in the Identi6-
cation OIL Disputed Writing.
The EVIDENCE NOT MATERIAL
Colonel sreckinr,dge's Lawyers Tried
to Intimate by Means OF Letter Al
legged to Be in Miss PoIIard's Hand
writing That the Plaintiff Had In
vited the Gay kentuckian to Visit
Her, and Had Compimented Him
on His Nice Face.
WAsHiNGTON. March %

WASHINGTON. March o.
IPNPE8T testimony to prove that
Il Madeline Pollard made the ad-
| vauces which resulted in the
II long liaison between Colonel
breckinrldge and herself was the fsa-
iure of the breach of promise suit to-
day A lottpr datei Wesleyan college.
July 20, 1884 addressed to Colonel
Breckinridse AMI signed Madeline V.
Pollard was produced by the defense
and experts who bad compared it with
the letters acknowledged to have been
written by Miss Pollard. testified that
the handwriting in the first letter was
that of the person who wrote the other.
When the July letter was shown Miss
Pollard on the stand she pronounced it
a forgery Shs said she had written
Colonel Brtckinridge in 1884 asking
his advice about the threat made b.
James G. Rodes, but that she had not
asked him to call on her.