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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-12-19
THF .HfLLS MVRDBE IRIAL,
Thv Trisn e. on the Stard Yesterday.
Ehtsa Of The Ar~nmrnt.


GCpOCHL AND. G. H., Dec. ESPECIAL.
The trial q Benjamin n. Mills, indicted
,t tn. last term of the County Court for
tho n, qrder Of Aehlcv Leadbettcr, began
yesterc ~ morning, Judge J. NJ Ii'ee
ON m Dot y Of October young Leadbet-
ter was sho by Mills, near Peer foSt-
office, with, pistol. and died from the
wound Of. \ ovember 9Th. g., -
Tho 90 Ma onWealth's Attorney, Mr.. X
D. Jane 3 is assisted by Judge y. ~
Lealxc Tlpn defence ~ represented by Mt.
Hill cara, - and Colonel j. -. james u
Mr.. Jac, d r. Leadbcs TER. brother OF the
murdered man. testified mat the deceas-
ed during a difficulty with young Jonh
Ni.iis, Wa. shJ, by EculalLin II. MIlls.
Leon L"ad better. anouher brother, tcSu-
lied 90 The s,ue thing, and stated luIlheI
that before his brother was shot YOUNG
Mills. the sccuse1. stauCk his brother
with a piece Of plank. .
Iinwood l. sadbetter testified 10 dill
GUILTY betwee his brott or and the NILS
boys on the SATURDAY night previous to
the murder OF HE brother.
oil. Allen q nd !. II. Amos testified 10
the same thin <. by. \. Blcdsoe testified
that young l. eadDetter died Of tetanus,
wound DR. Miller 10 imam conceded
wiki Or. Beds oe. Mr.. eddie Wood trs-
titled 10 the - looting W 1ich took place
on the Stturds ~ night previous 10 the
To-day Joe fleming testified To the
shooting ARRAY 90 SATURDAY night
Jack BassnC er tcstif ed that the
prisoner told him, the day before he shot
Ieadbetter that he inteE ded to shoot
him.
William Crouch. testife,t that the
murdered man was n little drinky on the
day OF the fatal shooting.
Wilton Nicholas testified that he saw
Mr.. Leadbetter on the day OF the shoot
ing. and that Leadbetter told him that
he had given Two men "A thrashinS the
night before.
MIR VIM. Mills, father of the accused.
testified that Leadbester was advancing
on his son. Bonnie. wi.h "A piece of plank.
while and then turned and fired his pls-
tol, striking Leadbetter on the leg.
Andrew Sampson testified that while he
was helping to carry MIR. Leadretter
home after he was shot. Mr.. Wood said
that Le2dbetter tried TO get a BistOl that
evening but that ~ would not let him
have one. Thomas Sampson made a sim
liar statement. Mr.. William Johnson's
testimony was similar TO that of Mr.
Mills.
j. l.. DUggins testified that he saw Mr.
benjamin Mills. the accDSed on the day
of the shooting in the cornteld. Ira
Mills. brother of the accused, gave in
substance the same testimony as his
father. The prisoners evidence was
similar 10 that of his brCtlser and father
The argument for the Commonwealth
was opened by Hon. r. d. James Com
monWealthS Attorney, who spoke for
about forty minutes. Mr.. Hill Carter fol-
lowed for the defence in "A speech Of for
ty-hve minutes, and was followed lay Col.
Is. -. James. Judge a. *. Leake viii
close Tor the Commonwealth.
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BUTLER. Died December lG. lSpt aI
80 y ST.. ~ che rasiIou.c OF T o. %-v.
cll 1919 Grove avenue. Mrs. Lucy a
BUTLER. iu the scvouty-sa ord Ec.ir ot
her age.
GLINN.-Di,d suddenly December d.
the residence Of her son. Robert T. Gllru.
Barton Heights AIRS MARY T.. GLINN.
reltct of Peter DIbney Gliuu, aged
seVeuty-four wears.
JONES.-Dicl. December rs, lN"t MEL
WIN \. JONES. in the nfty-iourth year
Of his age.
BROWN Died. at his residence. 80
GOo south First street, Tuesday December
18th. at l0I5 O'Clock. THOMAS BROWN
native Of County Limerick. Ireland
May his soul rest in p"ace.
Funeral notice I'm The Star this after
noon and in the morning papers.
New York San Francisco Uall, and
Chicago UllD papers please copy.
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TEE TIMES=RI<:nMoND VA WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 10 ssa,

x Co., Standard OH Company Richmond
Branch Old Dominion Paper COMPANY
owens Minor Drug Company. rurcell,
l.add * 20. The amounts due these
concerns are all small.
M. Mhatree has carried on the drug
buSiness here for the past ten years,
anu ms failure was quite surprise.
AN AFTERNOON wfDfiSo.
Mr.. Peter Halligan and Miss Julia VI.
Pefkihs were married this afternoon at
CLOCK at the residence OF the brides
parents. The EtNoom is the popular
telegraph operator at Carsons, station
on the Petersburg and weldon railroad.
and the bride Is most attractive young
iady Oh Dlnwlddie county ar: ana Mrs.
HalliSan passed through mere this alter
noon en- route to Philadeiphia on
bridal tour.
The Police Commissioners held meet
ing to-day and adopted a resolution 70
the effect that in the future, at the in
'lestleation OF charges preferred against
nembers OF the ponce force, the repre-
sentatives Of the press shall De prlVussed
% be present 10 report the procSeIIiiss
or such invess igation. Inc cominls-
s1oners adjourned TO the -ith instant
when the vacs ncy causeI ny the IesIs-
nation OF Mr.. X. +. RasianI as a nsh-
Der Of the uollce force VIII be filled.
There are some half dozen or more
applicants for the place.
The owner OF a large nan at Biack-
stone has offered TO make a deed OF me
at'+iiI ~ All's amy VI
rams OF LVnenburg county, OF whlch
General Stt,h Boiling. OF this city. Is
the commaI der if the camp VIII agree
TO make Blackstone their meeting place.
II is learn ed from commander i5oiiin'
that the ot fer will probably not be ac-
cepted, as many members OF the canlp
reside in ihe upper part OF the county,
and II VIC uld be too announcement TOT
them 70 10 to Blackstone to attend
meetings q" the camp. 81
The sales OF loose tobacco al the M
ferent wa 'ehouses were very heavy 10,
day. About 300C- hounds OF the weed
we're sold. Good tobacco brought sa'ls-
factory Prices.
s-DGE HfNTOS's FUFVRT.
Judge D, ury A. Hinton. Of the supreme
Court of appeals OF Virginia, whose TERM
expires OIL the last o. this month, VIII
begin the practice OF law in this CITY on
the first 'of January next Judge hinton
has been on the Supreme Court behch loi
the past twelve years. For SIX years
he was 90 rporation counsel Of PetersburE'
which of ce is now known as city Nttor-
ncy. and for eight years he was the Com
monweali rs Attorney. While ne was
corDoratin u counsel not a verdict was
Fiycn agH inst the city. and II is under
stood that there was never demurrer 10
his indictl rents.
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The Debt Commission Ntets.

The commission created by q act OF lhe
Legislature during the last sess on 10 u ,dhe
stcps looking TO the settlement esq
Virginia's part of the debt of the Original
State met in room 100 of the h sGinanse
Hotel yesterday morning: Hon. h IeiSI;,
John Il. Moon, of Albemarle; IL. ID. eI9ou'
of Appomattox; II. r. Wickham, Of ran
over; Randolph Harrison, Of LynchL uI pS
II. II. Downing, of Clarke and War; en-
and W. r. Rhea. of Bristol, were prese. H.
with Mr.. Joseph Button. the secretar, =.
Senator Taylor Berry, of Amherst, was
the only member absent at the time, but
he arrived later in the day.
During the morning the commission held
an informal conference. but transacted
no business. \ recess was finally taken un
I'll o'clock in the afternoon. At the af-
ternoon session a discrepancy in the
amount of outstanding certificates was
discovered as shown by the reports OF
the Auditor at different times The com
mission finally deemed Ii nexpedient to
proceed further until the Legislature OF
W"st Virginia coEvenes, on January s.
1Sn5
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Personal 1ND 81 IN j..
Intervening Facts About Eh'hmonus ''''
z"ns and Ofhrr Mn tiers.

Captain Andrew PizZini, ", ana VIE
have returned from New fo'h.
Colonel J. T. Duke and Mr.. 4, :; M I.Ir-
ray. of Norfolk. were in kic uhioiu US
to-day.
Mr.. Manly Goodwin. who has been very
III for about two months. is apie TO leave
his room. -
Mrs. D. Gardiner lyle will be the the
guest of Mrs. Dr. R2 sol Says o'' cast
Franklin street for rev Gays.
A marriage license was issued in Wash
ingtOn Monday TO Charles Jonai anu
Mary Morris, both Of Richmond, va.
Or. Herbert Drewry, of the FIX, hanEe
Hotel, will attend the convenpon OF inc
Alpha Tau Fraternity In Washing 'o'l oii
The gel eral board of the Virginia State
Good Roads Association Will meet 10, To-
night at O'Clock in room 40, Champer
of Commerce building.
Cards are out announcing the marriage
of Miss Lillian Andrews, OF Carohhe
county. TO Mr. W. f.. Chockley, Jr.. o.
this city, on December g, 1891.
The handsomest ward in The hosT1tal
at the Melical College OF Virginia ms
pt en- fitted up in memory Of the late Dr.
j. S. DORSEY Cullen. by his iorIner pa
tents.
The funeral of Mrs Lucy a. I3utler,
mother OF Mrs. II. -. Newell VINO dled
Monday, aged seventy-two years, TOOK
place at $3.50 Z. NJ. yesterday from Park
Place church.
Mr.. r.. f.. Dewitt was much improved
Yesterday. and is steadily getting better.
His sister. Mrs. w. Fl. ADAMS. OF New
York is paying him a short visit at the
Exchange Hotel
Damon Lodge of Pythians will have an
important amendment to their bylaws
up for consideration Friday night. The
! nal preparations for the banquet and an
n, verSary celebration will also be made.
Mrs Moses Millhiser, who was injured
i'm 4 runaway accident while out driving
Moi day. was reported as being out of
pain yesterday. She is only sligF thy hurt,
and will be out again in few days.
The monthly meeting of the WOman's
Club was held Monday night at the Cren-
shaw mansion. There was Il large at
tendance and the evening was greatly
eNioved. There was q most excellent
musical programme rendered.
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aused 1913 per cent. Of the farm debtor
: Smilie. 10 Incur 1888 per cent. Of the
Ia rn1 d. bit and 1901 per cent OF the home
de stor families 10 Incur 5s.l5 per cent
OF The home debt
TEE cuRnxScr BILL.
II Is too early to predict anything be-
ycnd the final passage OF the currency
hin uit one thing Is certain. and that
~ ina 4 ITS passage through the House
will bs rough and stormy, and IL LOOKS
to-day that the opposition. IKE a rolling
strength. as the fight progresses.
THE SogFoLK BUILDING.
conqres sruan Tyler to-day introduced
IN the h ouse "A supplementary bill 10
the act authorizing the erection OF
nublic but dintS at Norfolk. which pro
vides for he. appropriation OF an a naay
tional 5000 U, or so much Thereon as may
be necessary f. for the completion OIL tue
building.
NEwsY MOTIFS.
Hon .. n p5fcber OF Fauquer, made
a dving visit D the Capitol to-day.
p" - 4, . Meredith and Charles =.
strinSSeIiow Of Richmond. were among
the Capitol visi, rrs to-ua5' - c.a,te
Messrs j. A. ,IP1ts s ttv "
OF Roanoke, are district Attorney X. Il.
CIuteu tt1%tnetc o, n. c., called at the
nnl l,ii. VI Of IN atice to-day on official
business W Pal Zee and ". II. Wyatt.
M tessehSS;,o md NJ. :. Green. OF Warrea-
OF o. ". and George J. Lion, OF Manchester,
sre at the National -, 49,.
Mr. Ciaudlus DOCK cry OF North caro-
lima, is in the city. ,1o,, o,n,od
.hS;;r,oe,er al 'Redoa * Charlotte coun-
~ Va. vice r. c. Ha rdie, resigned.
The North Carolina appointments were:
= G. Dewey at SwaI nanoa' Bunconoe
-. ,,ice W II. Wilson removed,
and !. r. Jones at Wilmot, Jackson
county. vice v r. King, removed. a,
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Pastor lor a iialf Gentry.

Tine CONFEDERATION Of the SANOnd Pres-
| ,vtevian church will celebrate The fittieth
lnVersary OF Or. Hoge's plsporate Oh
! reDruary 18th with ceremonies fattsRS the
importance of the event and the great
owe and veneratiOn they hod to their
IGNORED pastor.
No arrangements have yet been made
for the event, and will not be uItil after
'the first OF the year. meeting III the
,s0mm.t.ee appointed to raise the purse
January A meeting of the FinGncial
- yn..nI.tae o. the church VIII { 80 Oe held.
at which time it is expected that a spe-
cial committee will be appointed 10 take
.charge of the matter.
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\ Wholesale Petersburg Druggisi-Ths
Richmond Creditor.

PETERSBURG. VA. Dec. lS.-Spe-
cial.-Mr. George A. Mlnatree. one o.
the largest wholesale and retail drug
gists in Petersburg, made an assignment
, to-day for the benefit of his creditors,
The trustees are Charles watson and
M w. Payne.
Under the provisions OF the deed the
trustees are 10 take possession or the
property at once and convert the same
into money, and TO collect the debts due
10 the said G. A. Minatree The li0biii-
ties are about $3.50. The assets consist
or the stock OF goods now In store. The
principal creditors are in New York
Philadelphia, Baltimore, Boston. anu
Richmond.
The Richmond creditors are Binswanger
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Died Or AnODjexy

Coroner Taylor was summoned TO No.
COZ ~nurch street yesterday afternoon
about / 80 o'clock TO view the remains of
Mr.. Thomas r. roler. who died very sud
an inquest unnecessary. Mr.. Toler had
been in bad health for a long time He
was a collector and was about sixty
eight years Of age. He was unmarried.
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RALEIGH'S TELEPHONES.
L0GE HARRIS WANTS DEMOCRATS
LEGISLA TED OUT OF OFFICE.


RALEIGH. ". G.. Dec. ESPECIAL -
There will be great Improvement in the
Telephone Exchange here. Among other
improvements will be the putting IN OF
Law muiuple switchboard. The office
viii be moved into n more elevated house.
The total cost Of the moving Of the ON 9
and the different improvements will 10
about three thousand dollars.
Mr. J. &. l.. Harris, OF Populst fame
here, advocates legislating out OF Office
certain Democratic officials. and then en-.
act another law re-establ.shIng the same
offices so that they can be flied by the
Fusion Legislature: Mr.. Harris says.
This idea Of legislating officers out OK
office applies 10 all the charitable .nsii.
tutions. the normal schools. the penitou-
tiary, the Railroad Commission an! Tie
Bureau of Agriculture and Labor sta
tiStics.'
Mr. b. l.. Perry, the manager OF the
Atlantic Hotel, ia Morehead. last sum
mer, Is still critically Oh az his nome. in
this city. lie has a complicated heart
trouble combined " IN diopsy
All the STATE pension warrants for the
different counties have been mailed
There are nearly 1904 of them. and the
total sum paid out foOts mp TO over t.p0-
wv.
O-'ltHliA THO lNlltI~N MUS. AT AnrntINa
ton hc1 its syst regular rehearsal AN
VINO were SO fortunate AS % hold tickets
or invitation were amply repaid fIr goo
ing, for Raleigh has rare musical talent
who We're amOus those who took part TO-
night in the cOrcort
capt :. \. AShe. tho former editor ~
the News and Observer ~ This city has
opened q law oWra here. and VIII Zoo the
future devote himself to the practice Of
law. Captain Ashc made iaw his bu-.-
ness years ago before Le went into
journalism, So ,t is only return to- MS
nrst love
Governor and Mrs. Carr are in Washing
ton city visiting their son, Ng ". Is.
Carr.
TI" COIcEIsTs TN BURKE.
In Concord q special service and c0l'sc-
ton was haI 20 behalf or the Waliense1
colJuists. n Barl-e county. AIRS. Palmer
who IS doing so much for them. says they
are well provided with cnrhes. but viii
need provisions % carry them through mo
winter.
Deputies NlngIm and Floyd left yos''r-
day for New York with the three Fede~a'
prisoners. All arc sent nap for ro'h.'E
p0st-otiicps. The negroes see m"d rlth
TO enjoy the Thought OF such a lons trip.
rILeE EvM1L.
AZ che printers material for the Caa-
casian arrived here from poitshorp Nne-
terlav. The ruor that the Progress go
Farmer. me State Farmers Alliance rl-
per. would Doe consolidated with tHe Caucl-
sian. Is said 90 boz without amy foundation
whatever.
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INTENT dTSI4UNTON.
j. somm'rh'ld Fsil.-LiabIlIties About
S3O. 600 Three Cls.s.. of Cr.,tjtor.

STAUNTON, Va, Dec. B-Special.-
}: Summeriield, Annie Symmetrical and
Norris Symmetrical. trading in dry goods.
notions ready-made clothing and shoes
assigned Today, with W. T.. Craig trus-
zee.
Ii is regarded as a bad failure. Liab!li-
ties about 5000; assets, $4,000. The en-
tire stock, accounts and household furni-
ture are assigned.
There are three classes Of creditors
First class aggregates $1,000; second, S.
800; third, $3.50. Ii. y. Clahin x Co are
n the first and second class. NJ MiHhiser
second class. Third class includes large
number OF Baltimore. Philadelphia ana
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The Il chmond and Dan,ille sale onfirm ed

cult Court of Appeals. was in the city
yesterday, and entered an order con-
firming the recent sale Of the Richmond
and Danville property at auction in this
city.
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1t should be borne in mini that all first
lass barber-s1ops in Richmond should
y SO auritol FAC, Wash after shaving.
II. Is A positive preventive Of skin dis
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Z
ing a 9:3O O'Clock at his resid ence $50
north Eighteenth street. Flu leral Will
take place this morning at 10 o'clock
rom me house: interment in Chester
lleld county.
CIoMAs BROWN,
Mr.. Thomas Brown, an Old resident
OF this city, died suddenly at his home.
No. 600 south First stIre, yesterday
NO SninS. Mir Brown MS p native OF
Comfy Limerick. Ireland. and came TO
RcfSnnnd fdrty years ago. During the
war he was employed BY tbs, Confederate
States Government at The Tredegdr
years, he was employed by Mr.. Joseph
Hall in his foundry Lately he has
Oeen conducting retail grocery.
Mr.. Brown leaves d wife and seven
chiloIen--H a. BrowrL OF Chicago; Law
renee, of San FranCis,:o r. ~, OF Rocky
Mount, y. 9, ann Mes&rs. r. }. AID Pat
rick ana Misses Katc ana Mary, OF this
The funeral arrangements will not be
made until the arrival OF some OF the
absent members OF the family.
Nh. rm'MSs II. rRAYsER-
PETEHSG;URG. VA. Dec. B.-Special.
--int.lisence has been received here OF
the dtatE 81 VI. Thomas a. i'raYseT. d
former citizen of Petersburg. which ot-
carred i'm Owensh)ro. Ky For some
years previous 10 the war dhc deceased
was engaged in TIN. milling Business her
with Aessrs. Cogbill . WceicS. He servo
i'm the late war as mcmber Of the
Twelfth Virginia Regiment.
GINEEAD - 5. DENIS
CARLISLE. LII, Dec. 'N.-General T.
:. Dennis died ye terday at his home
I'm this city. aged siRhty1 WO years. GEN
eral Dennis was bIn at 'NeWburg A. y.
In 1872. served twO teruls i'm the lower
house. two terms IN tn. Senate nt Hi
no!s, and Was Inired States marshal of
the State nj Kansas under PRESIDENT
Pierce. He enlisted with the Onion forces
I'm the late war. joining the Thirtieth
IlliuorS Regiment, Of which he was made
lieutenan colonel and, afterwards colonel.
For bravery in the battle of Britain.
Lane. Miss. h. was raised to the rank 81
brigadieT-gen sraL and at the close Of the
war he was 1nede breVet majOr-geueral
lie lived at ''alulah. Miss. many years.
where he WAS Judge OF the Court of
Sessions.
MAJoR sPRIGG HAYWOOD.
ANNAPOLIS. MT. Dee. 1S-Major
Sprigg Harwopd. VITO has been clerk NJ
the Circuit COHTt u Anne Arundel cOun-
~ continuously since 1867, died last night.
mis- death VAS C uSed by general de-
billy He was eieht%-SiX years old. No
man IN Anne Arundel could count as
many friends as 10 Is Democratic veteran.
Almost simultaneously with the death Of
Ma jor HaruOod bis grand nephew, j.
Harwooi Ing.ehapJ. died Of congestion OF
the lungs.
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sALr ~ YO,T's pAprP.

Messrs. Blackburn x Straughn have sold
heir interest In the Yosts Weekly (Rr-
IA. Major :. NJ Gost continues his edi.
torial connection with the paper The
newspaper will be called the Vlrgiaia
ENTERPRISE, and VIII be Republican in
politics
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OBITUARY.


Mr.. G. b. Wyatt died yesterday morn
ing a. o:30 o'clock at his resic ence, $50
north Eighteenth street. Flu lGrdl Will
take place This morning at 10 o'clock
rom tne house; interment in Chester
laH pOuntv
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THE COMING ArYIrr,c spoprs

Colonel Henry c: Jones has inst issuad
aS SirfHa :, e containing the programme for
ment. to tie held at the aryocr, ,"e lefl-
evening Of January 8, 1895. ''S OH the
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1894-02-24

for the maintenance of its Government
The full significance of the present lla
waiian situation came out at the close
of the Senator's speech when in colo
guy with Teller he admitted that rs a
member of the Foreign Relations Com
mittee he understood that the efforts of
the President, moral or diplomatic, torres
tore the Queen were at an end and that
the present Minister to Hawaii had no
directions to pursue further to that end.
After the reading of the Senate
journal the bill making the first Mon
day in STANDARDIZATION day-a legal
holiday was reported from the Commit
tee on Education and placed on file.
Gray of Delaware resumed his argu-
ment on the Hawaiian question. He
reiterated the statements of yesterday
that the revolutionary leaders were not
willing to carry out their plans until
assured of support from the United
States forces. lie read an affidavit in
which it was deposcd that John II.
Soper, now commander of the national
military at Honolulu. had declined at
first to accept the command, but after
ward accepted, saying, II have had
| satisfactory assurances FROM the old
! man himself Minister Stevens that the
! American forces will give support, and
! | intend to take hand The Senator
proceeded to- argue that the Provisional
Government could not have stood one
hour without the support of the United
States forces.
At 3 p. m. the Senate adjourned.
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DoLE's CENTER SHOT.

WASHINGTON, Feb. l6.-To-morrow
the Senate Subcommittee on Foreign
Relations will further consider the
Hawaiian matter and expects to reach a
conclusion. As stated last night in
these dispatches Senator Morgan's re-
port will not be all that President
Cleveland and his administration could
desire. Altogether the evidence before
the committee was so strongly
antagonistic to the position taken
by the administration that
it will be hard for the friendliest
"cuckoo" Senator on the committee to
sign a report which would indorse
President Cleveland's policy In priv
ate conversation Senator Morgan
plainly intimates that he is not quite
ready to ndorse it. At the same time
the Senator feels keenly the position in
which he is placed, as he is known to
be disgruntled at Mr.. Cleveland and
does not care to have it said that in
drawing his report on the Hawaiian
affair he allowed his prejudice to in
tiuence him. But this will certainly not
change his determination.
President Dole's letter to Willis, pub
lished this morning, was read with
great interest at the Capitol. 1t is gen
erally Regarded as very strong pre-
sentation of the Provisional Govern
ment case, and one which, if it had
been published two weeks ago, as it
could have been if not withheld by
Gresham, might have defeated Nc
Creary's resolution unfolding the Presi-
dent A United States Senator said to-
day that Dole's letter was more dam
aging to President Cleveland's case than
a n Va asNa in 4
Everybody understands now why the
letter was withheld.
This is not the first time this has
been attempted" said a Congressman
to-day, for the dispatch disclosing
Liliuokalani's bloodthirsty disposition
was suppressed as much as possible.
The detention of the Corwin at San
Francisco Bay was another instance of
news suppression"
The belief still prevails here that Will
lis is soon to be called home.