New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-01-07
IN AND OUT or CONGRESS-.
A STUBBORN FIGHT INDICATED IN THE
SUGAR TRUST CASES.

/ THE MOZAMBIQUE REBELLION ENDED-THE De
cISIoN IN THE ARMIES CASE REVERSED
GOLD AND SILVER OUTPUT FOR iss'-A
VERDICT FOR JOHN II. srARlN
FOR \ rAErEi-rosT cos
vENrloN WITH GREAT
BRITAIN
Washington. Jen 6-At tie frs: Of the Sugar
Trust Senatorial bribery cases. which waG called
this morning being that % Elverton X. chapman
Of New-York. Indictment for declining to
answer the investigating committees questions, i
was evident that the legal battle FOR "Hicn sl'h
an eminent array OF counsel had been retained "d'
to ne fought. inch by Inch "i;h al the Figor a.
their command and that not AL ota OF evidence
would be permitted escape the seyerest scrutiny
FIX Senator Edmunls Judge Drionhoefer an
Mcssrs ShellAharg.r ana Wilson, for the defendants
demonstrated this TACT ~ every iuT" am IN" ''oN
,rrmcnt's prosecuting others however strong ther
evidence viii only he able T. get (; before ne jury
which was cmparollod Saturday by tie cNercis"
NJ considerable legal ingenuity. The District-A
,orney opened the ease This morning by reviewing
the history OF the charge declaring that che Gov
ernmcn, had only To- snow that me questions ha'
been asked before The : nate Investigating 'ommi'-
tee anl the witness. u0N defendant. nal decline"
to answer Judge Saoiilharscr al ihis Ipn' ini'F
iec;.d in an UNDERGONE. How about me Senator's
couldn't Tho, BE- required 20 arrw"r'
The pIs,r.ci-Aitaruey If eFei n evidence certified
copies vi the New Jersey .aw am q. the ceiiica'"
under {, incorporates me Sugar Trust. Judge DIT
,.nnoefer OBJECTED 80 IL admission because me IN
dictmcnt gave ihc capital stock a. $4,000" Will"
,o. ce,tin.,,os -noweI t1sDc' he cori"ul"i
that the 9efen,c cane prepared 20 meet the 'ni''-
uent and not things shown "nisid" - ~ -" "N
certion @as noted when ne objection "a4 over
ruled. Judge uittenhoefcr objected 90 ~ ting
certificate showing ~" Increase oi S'''" WIN" Nv
declared irrelevant
During the formaliiy OF ld'nufying the Wilson
Tariff bin another contention ar..e over ~" nitro
luc,ion ~ . --riihrate with 80" S"nai" ioHrnal
pr,v.ng tn. reception 81 the bill ~ uii" IN IA"
senate ~. D!.r.ct-Arosu'y no 'ing 1t 10 Doe "asen
ral Judge Elmuuts declared that nni"f mat
,n;erurefati5n ~. clerk o. the House was piri ~
the senate Journal. for IA" r~ftinhi" sn'""l th't
he appeared to pIescn; the I'LL. Ia" Dsir''-At-
tornev s,id there eas no other practi'ahl" WAY to
,reson, the evidence. '5p; u - hot matter or
practicsbiiliy." reio.ucd Judge Wilson. nor q IT a
matter Of convenience to the Government. When
vow inlict a man YOU Obliged 20 prove gH'lt ana
We submit that the cert!hcai, - not rVih'nr.,
The court oycrruled the objection to IN" ln'fohnc-
uipi, ~ hr ,.ag an alleged variance with ihe lndct
mcnf and the defendants attorneys stated mat
they would make general objection 1" All such Ger
I'M nc, Of i TS wilson b vas ranons to the
Sugar Trust. and hat steps wer" al ono" 'hk'h 10
defeat it's adoption by the senate Its stock feI
House. ana 10y reason OF ~ 10 $500,
Ny ,n' ., Hf,,.a" ,csucriIv,r ia. Nalii. of the
s,ocl was at once restored. This caused the scan
da and aciuai"d IN" 'hHrS"s. ''''i'', - 81"
nrWspai"i" tit VIZ, VI "a ,',s X,ii,,, Fields
,r','1,,ad h,' The Scuatn a. a clerk. who had with
him and Identified n volume containing IN" orlEinh
subpoena sgn'd by senator ''Gs ,t,,
Chapman 10 all"af '"l"I' '' '''h ''' ,'' 80,
'ommitt"" ms subpoena WI ,P,, ~, n,
gcani-ht aims hl't"' ~ - -" 40 IL ,,,r,ou.I
tended thHi chapman Wa iv' '""I.'i'' ' -, e.,
the subpoena should hanr ben s"It %, tn' ".'
geani at Arms III person lI IN ~ t,,,.,tss
that IN" summons was LA N''.",' .,,,,'a,,..
who MADE me E,ehpf ,',s,i,.,tnc ,'on,-
testimony pcloi" iil' 7'li'.' i' ~ -, lie rnss
mitt"e. t"stilc 10 tnat Ih''' "Iu wynn ~, .,
"a. ed-
Inrs before the committee plstrict-Auorney llr-
ney Objected 10 this The chlc"t"n vas s,l~'ln'u
by tmr I, MI, IT,, ,o,nnrrow when counsel Win sub
mi authorities and argument tbs issue
,, ,.,,t r,,.-i, I'm .ba,ge If the poriu-
oso reca,o, nor. t,is afternoon received the
,uo,.,rg c.hl. d.sn,,ch from his Government a.
,,t,e To- ,r, - ,bo Mozamtioue ,.,s, coast OF
''' rD, ~ t,,
"i'''' 800, ,, .,, ,.n,.,o h,o ,,, i'm,
's ~ , (....t ,,o,, ,r,,.
prisoner ny nv nav 'f'"'' '"''''''
have already reached Lorenzo Marques ana WI be
.or,cv.d q, once IN Lisbon on hoard tine Portti-
..., t,...t.s,,,
gnese troop-Ship "i''''' -" '''"6'' WV ''''"'"'
prevails at Lisbon.
The Cousul-(;eneral says this practically marks
INV .,,, -, -, 'o
the end OF lhe reDrno' Will" ha~ p''" III P'"b''',
IN MoA2ipiqIc III "''l S'"' '"'b"''"''"' ''
MS 80" az - $780,, ,, -, .,., o., ,
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