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Evening star., 1896-11-30
APPROPRIATION BILLS.
House subcommittee Considering the
Legislative Measure.


The subcommittee of the House COM
niittee having charge of the legislative ap-
preparation bill met this morning The
bill, in the rough, was read over and notices
were sent to a number Of government Off
cials to appear before the committee to-
morrow to explain items Of appropria-
ton asked for. Representative Bingham Of
Pennsylvania, who is chairman of the SUBJ
committee, said today that he had received
a large number Of letters from business
men in Philadelphia urging the Importance
of making the appropriation recommended
by the Postmaster General of $4,000 for
the transfer by steam tugs of the foreign
mails from the incoming steamers at quar-
antine in New York haroor to the several
postal stations and to the railroad depots.
At present these mails have to wait to be
brought in by the transatlantic steamers
and to be distributed through the New
York post office, causing a delay of from
twelve 20 twenty-four hours Gen. Bing-
ham is interesting himself in the matter.
and said that there is no doubt that the
appropriation will be made. 1t is a matter
of great Importance to all business houses
having foreign correspondence.
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WRIT OF ERROR DISMISSED
Case of Broker Chapman Acted on by the Su-
preme Court.
No Question of COnstitutiOnality Con.
tumaciOus Sugar Trust Witnesses.

The Supreme Court of the United States
case of Elverton r. Chapman. the New
York broker. charged with violation of the
statutes in refusing to answer questions
put by the Senate sugar trust investigat-
ing committee two years ago. This makes
1t necessary for Chapman to serve his SEN
tence, at least technically. 1t is said, how
ever. that he will be promptly surrendered
by his bondsmen and the case again car
ried to the Supreme Court on habeas corpus
proceedings, TO test the constitutionality of
the act on which the prosecution IS based.
A Brief Decision.
The case against Chapman was appealed
to the Supreme Court from the District
Court of Appeals. upon writ of error The
Supreme Court, in dsmissing the writ to-
day, held that the appeal could not be en-
tertained. because the case did not come
within the provisions Of the statue regu-
latlng appeals from the District Court of
Appeals. The decision of the court was
very brief, and was delivered by Chief JUS
tice Fuller.
Broker Chapman was sentenced DIV the
lower court to Imprisonment in Jail for one
month anu to pay a fine of 500 for refusal
10 answer the questions of the Senate in
Festlgatlng committee in the sugar trust
LIN
the constitutionality of the law under which
he was sentenced. 1t is said to be the pur-
pose of MIR. Chapman to surrender himself
to the marshal and to seek release on a
writ of habeas corpus, in order that the
constitutional question may be brought be-
lore the supreme Court and passed upon.
Other Similar Cases.
In the meantime there are several other
cases similar to Broker Chapman's which
will come to trial Immediately in the Dis
trict courts, trial having been suspended
pending the decision in Chapman's case
Mr.. j. S. Shriver and Mr.. E. ]. Edwards
the newspaper correspondents; Mr. H. O.
HaVermeyer. president OF the sugar trust:
II. G. Searles, secretary Of the sugar trust :
Mr. John w. Mccartney and Broker Sew
mour Of New York will be the defendants.
The case of the newspaper correspon-
dents, said Mr.. Shriver this afternoon, "is
somewhat different from the case Of the
brokers' We did rot refuse to answer upon
a. question of fact as the brokers did but
simply declined to state where we got our
facts. l think. therefore, that we will
stand better with the jury than those who
Will be called to account for refusing to
answer the inquiries relating to Questions
of fact"
In the sense that today's decision failed
TO touch Upon the constitution ality of the
act under which contumacous witness
may be indicted the decision Of the court
was a disappointment to those interested.
1t is understood that the other cases which
we're postponed pending the decision in the
Chapman case, will be called at an early
date.
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CAPT. GLASS TO BE RELIEVED.
What He Says About the Dininfectior
of the Texas.

Capt. Glass will shortly be relieved of
command OF the Texas. At the Navy De-
partment it is said that the action will
simply be 'in the ordinary order of events. "
but there is suspicion that it is not alto
gether disconnected with the recent series
of mishaps to the Texas. Capt Glass has
great faith in the Texas and says she is
one of the best ships in the navy.
A statement was made at the Navy De.
pertinent today in regard to the alleged
insanitary condition of the battle shir
Texas as result of her recent dip into
the foul waters of the navy yard basin
1t Is based on report made by Capt
Glass. commanding the ship, in which it is
stated that ample measures have been TAX
en- to guard against all danger of infection
from typhoid fever or ether disease.
Capt. Glass says that as soon as the
flooded compartments were pumped out
they were washed with streams of fresh
water, and then with hot water and SOAP
When dry they were again washed with
sulphate of iron and dried and painted
where necessary. The magazines, as well
as every portion of the ship flooded, were
treated in the same way, and In the opin-
ion of Capt. Glass there Is no danger of the
spread Of infection on the ship.
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Want Square Pianos.

Notwithstanding the fact that square
pianos are rather out Of style there sttI
seems to be quite a demand for them In
the country districts of the neighboring
states. The Bradbury factory ware rooms.
1926 Pennsylvania avenue, have been un-
ellie to supply the demands from their
branch houses in those localities and are
making an effort to purchase at least 2pp
square pianos from Washington housekeep-
ers during the next fortnight
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WILL NOT BE DEAN.
RumOred Association of Mr.. Cleye-
land and Princeton Denied

BALTIMORE. Nd, November 30.-Tbe
fact that President Cleveland has pur-
chased house at Princeton, N j., where
he will make his homo after the ex,ira-
tion of his term of Office has given rise to
a rumor that he would become dean of the
Princeton law school.
President Patton of the university. who
was In Baltimore yesterday authoritatively
denied this rumor. Said ne:
There is absolutely no foundation for
such report. While we are all gratified
to have the President and Mrs. Cleveland
make their home in Princeton their doing
SO has no university significance"
Evening star., 1896-11-30
THE CUBAN LEGATION.

1t Is Re-Esta blished at the Raleigh
for the Winter.
The Cuban flag Is again floating over the
Raleigh Hotel, signifying that the Cuban
legation in Washington has re-established
its headquarters there. Gen. Gonzalo de
Quesada, the young and brilliant Cuban,
who was charge d'affaires of the legation
last winter. arrived at the Raleigh from
during the session OF Congress Senior Es-
trada Palma, the Cuban delegate to the
United States, will retain his headquarters
In New York, but win make frequent visits
to this city, The secretary Of the legation
here will be Senor Dia5-Albertini.
Evening star., 1896-11-30
CLEANING BY HAND.
Result of Superintendent McKcnxte's
Recent Experiments

Supt. Mckenzie of the street and alley
cleaning department today submitted to
the Commissioners a further and more COM
plete report upon the subject of cleaning
the streets of the city by hand in lieu of
the machines. The report covers the en-
tire period from October l3 when the ex-
perimental work was begun. lie figures the
cost of doing the work by hand at "a Is
cents per 1910 yards for the streets swept
daily and 80 cents per 1000 yards for all
other streets. These figures are substituted
for the figures heretofore presented which
brought the cost of doing the work up to
32 1-2 cents per 1000 yards.
Evening star., 1896-11-30
A board Of Engineers,

The following board of engineers has
been appointed to ascertain the character
and value Of the improvements made at
the mouth of the Brazos river, Texas, by
the Brazos River, Channel and Dock Com
papy: Colonel H. NJ. Robert, corps Of en-
gil eers; Robert Moore Of ST. Louis, Steh-
man Forney Of the coast survey.
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Minister RodriEucz Here.

Senior jose Dolores Rodriguez, minister
plenipotentiary and envoy extraordinary of
the federation Of the Central American
states of Nicaragua. Honduras and San
Salvador, has arrived in Washington. and
Will present his credentials to President
Cleveland in few days. Mr.. Rodriguez is
native of Nicaragua, and has a good
reputation as diplomatic officer, having
served his country in that capacity for
many years.
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DIED FOR HIS DAUGHTER.
Chaplain Blaine Perfshed i'm a Fruit
less Effort to SAve Her.

less Effort to Save Her.
A telegram was received at the War De-
partment this morning. saying that Chap
lain NJ c. Blaine and his daughter were
burned to death this morning at their resi-
dence at Fort Ringgold. Tex. 1t seems
that the building caught fire, and that the
chaplain lost his life in attempting to res
cue his daughter. While the building was
in flames he rushed upstairs to her aid and
was overcome on the way. Mrs. Blaine
escaped uninjured. The house was de-
stroyed.
Chaplain Blaine was born in Kentucky,
and was appointed a post chaplain from
Pennsylvania in June, 1850. During the
war he served as a private in Company H,
54th Kentucky Mounted Infantry.
Evening star., 1896-11-30
To Inspect the Machinery.

Commodore Melville, chief of the en-
gineering bureau of the navy. has gone to
New York to inspect the machinery of the
vessels at the navy yard there.
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BOATMAN BURNED TO DEATH.
The Lake Steamer City of EaIama zoo
Nearly DESTROYED by Fire.

SOUTH HAVEN, Mich, November 80
The steamer City of Kalamazoo owned by
T. H. W. Williams Transfer Company took
fire at about 4:30 this forenoon and is al
most a total loss Robert Van Ostrand of
this place ard Joseph Lang of Covert. who
were on the boat. were overcome by smoke
and burned to death.
Three other men escaped without their
clothing. Van Ostrand was a single man.
but Lang had family. The origin of the
fire is unknown. There was good insur
ance on the boat
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her brought down with me-" and that
sne told Posey all about it, coupled with
tne known fact that he has twice per5ured
himself once at the coroner's inquest and
again when on trial last week.
Evening star., 1896-11-30

An Assistant Surgeon Appointed.
The President has appointed Daniel M.
Morgan an assistant surgeon in the navy
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Government Receint..

National bank notes received TO-DAY for
redemption. $435.S Government receipts
From internal revenue, 1915, OCT: customs
$41S. .916; miscellaneous, $1O4, ,14S
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Hotel Normandie Recefvership.

The United States Supreme Court today
affirmed the decision of the lower court of
the District of Columbia in the case grow
ing oat of the receivership of the Hotel
Normandio.
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Interest Check. Mail

Interest Checks Mailed.
United States Treasurer Morgan today
mailed checks aggregating $126s22 in pay
ment of interest on United States 2 per
cent bonds of the funded loan of 1891
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Rapid Changes.

Such was the condition of the road when
Mr.. ingalls, formed his plan and submitted
to the New York capitalists his scheme Of
purchase and reorganization and the build
ing up of a great trunk line. One of the
first steps was to insure the completion of
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The BURLINGTON FREE PRESS, THURSDAY, MAY Z 1906

Q.-Mr. Drew, right across the way,
with the American House, had a bar?
| Ayes.
Q.-And you found that Mr.. Drew and
his bar were a serious competitor to the
| Van Ness House?
Al think we made as much money MS
he did.
OIL understood you to say in the first
place that Mr. Drew, with his bar, stood
| there as a perpetual menace to the Van
Ness House?
Al didn't say anything of the kind.
Odd you find the American House
with Its bar q more serious competitor to
the Van Ness than the American House
without any bar would have been?
Al don't know, l never had this COM
petitor without the bar, 80 I can't tell
o. am asking you for your opinion as
| q hotel man?
| Al should not give It.
Q.-Whether you think 1t is necessary,
or whether you think 1t is of advantage
| to man who Keeps hotel in Vermont to
J run bar In connection with it?
| A-According to how many times he is
| indicted?
Q.-Suppose he was the governor so ne
could manage that?
A.-The governor or anybody else that
| Is an honest man will manage 1t as he pre-
tends to.
Q.-The governor is legally presumed to
be an honest man. The rest of us may
not be.
Q.-Now then. the result of this whole
proceeding was to leave a bar room right
In connection with the American House?
A.-No sir.
Q.-Was 1t in the same building?
A.-All those down there are in the
same building.
Q.-Wasn't this bar room right In
the same building with the American
House?
Alt was the same block.
Q.-Wasn't there communication be-
tween that bar room and the remainder of
that house?
A.-Therc wasn't when 1 ordered it
closed.
Q.-fIow do you know it was closed?
AIR. Drew told me so.
Q.-You said you never went In there
yourself?
Al have been in that room, never
was in the billiard room
O.-Do you know anything about wheth-
er Mr.. Drew tried. or did not try, to throw
the patronage of these hotels to the AM
erican House bar?
A.-Never heard 1t minated
Q.-You have at all times continued to
be the proprietor of the Van Ness Uouse,
have you?
Ayes sir.
A.-And everybody connected with the
order?
A.-Yes, in a certain way.
Q.-Isn't II true directly?
Al think so, yes; you might call IT
so.
Q.-Do you seriously mean to tell me
that 1t would be a difficult thing for you
to stop the service of liquor in that dining
room utterly and absolutely?
Ayes, because | have known of it's be-
ing done there in this case without auth
GRITTY.
Q.-When did you first learn that bell
boys brought liquor into the hotel and
served 1t to guests there?
Al never learned II.
Q.-When were you first informed that
that was true?
Al never was informed until after this
suit was brought
Q.-Was this interview between your
self and the committee with reference to
Mr.. Howe before or after this suit was
brought"
A.-Before.
Q.-And | understood you to say that
never until after this suit was brought
were you informed that bell boys had
brought liquor into the hotel and served
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A.--iNot to my remembrance. no.

1t thsre?
A.--iNot to my remembrance no.
Q-So that when Mr.. Bates and Gen Ide
and the rest of them that testified that
You did 50 state upon that occasion they
misetated?
A-Yes, they misstated what said en-
| tirely.
| Q--And YOU never had known previous
| to that time of that fact?
| A-rNot from my actual knowledge
| O.-iHad you received any information to
that effect before that time?
A-n'ot that / remember
| Q.-You would be apt to remember It?
| Al don't know. there are n great many
| things that occur in IA years.
| Q.--When you had that interview with
that committee, had you any such infor-
| nation?
! A-iNot that know of.
| Q.-You know that on one occasion a
| bell boy was arrested and prosecuted for
furnishing liquor in your hotel there?
| Al never heard of it.
| Q.-Never heard of 1t?
A.-No.
| Q.-iMr Wilds wishes me to repeat n
question He wants me to ask you If
you swear that you supposed they had the
| legal right to serve champagne in a pub
| lie place?
Al did suppose so and do now.
| Q.-,And suppose so now?
| Ayes. under tho same circumstances
| suppose they have.
Q.-'Iou haven't consulted your attor-
| ncys on that branch of the case, have
| you?
Al have, yes sir, and that is their
opinion.
Other opinion is, | infer from tho
| mlnation of the witnesses, that so
long as you had leased that room to those
people, for the time being they might do
what they saw fit there?
A-Within proper bounds yes.
Q-ls the service of Intoxicating liquor
withirr proper bounds In Vermont?
A.-By an association, l think It Is; l
understand So
Odd you ever read the act of 1894?
A.-'Tes, and | think l signed that act
4 myself.
Odd YOU ever hear of this statute
| (readklg) Every building and erection OF
whatever kind or the ground itself upon
which Intoxicating liquor is unlawfully
sold. furnished or given away. shall be
held to be IA common nuisance?
Al think | signed it. and think the
Supreme Court Is now considering wheth-
er it h constitutional or not
Q.-Is the trouble with you or the
Supreme Court?. I read you another ex-
tract from that secton-"And person
keeping the same shall be adjudged guilty
of keeping a common nuisance and shall
be fined not more than two hundred dol
lars and not less than twenty dollars. or
he shall be fined not more than twenty
dollars and imprisoned not more than
three months and not less than one month,
in the discretion of the court" You sign
ed that also?
Ayes, | think | did.
$50 you can't plead ignorance of the
law?
Al had forgotten about 1t.
Q.-Ycm think YOU were powcrless to
prevent service Of champagne at that ban
quet?
A.-No, not poweress.
Q.-You were not powerless TO have
stayed away yourself?
A.-No sir.
Odd you think It was right for you
to go there and lend the force of your
example to a wrong thing?
Al think you want n little good to
leaven the evil.
Q.-That was what you got the minister
there for?
Ayes
Gas ! understand. you knew when
thoy rented that room that they proposed
to put 1t to that use?
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Commencing Tomorrow.

We VIII sell desirable goods at just half
of former price.
Why are we doing this?
Because we wish to express our appre-
citation for your liberal patronage of the
past which has contributed to our great
success.
Because We wish you to see the magni
fcent stock which we are Offering this
spring in all of our departments, selected
by expert buyers from the best manufac-
turcrs in the world upon which there is
but one profit
OF course our loss is a heavy one dur
ing this sale, but all who visit our estab-
lishment must be favorably impressed,
therefore we will make many new Gus
toners and in the end we will be compen-
stated for our loss.
Remember this half price sale is for
ten days only.
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there that runs itself?
Al mean 1t would be pretty hard
| thing to prevent 1t.
Q.-Referring to these banquets, you
| say you thought 1t was wrong to serve
that champagne?
| Ayes.
Q.-what did you allow them to serve /,
for?
| Al didn't allow them.
Q.-They served it against your pro.
test?
A.-Against my protest That is 1t. ]
didn't use any force
Q.-You were not proprietor of the house
at that time, were your
| Al was.
| Off you had said to Mr. Clark or Mr.
Booth, or anybody else: "You can't serve
that champagne" do you think it would
have been served there?
Al do not, sir.
served?
A.-I3ecause thought they had right
to do that, had legal right to do 1t.
Q.-Not because you thought it was
| right, but because you thought they had
the legal right?
Ayes, that is 1t.
Q.--You say you bought the Van Ness
House in 1881?
Ayes sir.
Q.-And you bought IL for the purpose
of ascertaining whether or not 1t would
be possible to keep a temperance hotel in
Vermont? Did you?
Al did not, sir.
Q.-But at all events, you bought 1t with
the resolution that you would keep a tenn
perance hotel in Vermont?
Al bought 1t with the resolution that |
would not deal in Intoxicating liquor.
Q.-That would amount to the same
thing as the keeping of a temperance ho-
tel?
Ayes. ordinarily called a temperance
hotel
Q.-And / understand you to say that
you were moved to that resolution by con-
scientious scruples against the traffic in
intoxicating liquors?
I Ayes. besides respect for law.
Q.--You believe in the first place that a
man ought to keep the law.
Ayes.
Q.-Whatever 1t may be?
-(No answer.
Q.-And you believe in the second place
that law or no law the traffic In intoxicat-
ing liquor is wrong?
Ais pernicious.
Q.-And that everything which contrib
butes to II, or permits II. or encourages II,
is pernicious? Is that right?
Al don't know whether I would put it
as strong as that
Q.--About how strong would you put 1t =?
Al guess | will let you tell 1t.
OIL ask you a question, and ! ask you
to answer it. The question is whether
you believe that everything which contri-
'butes to, or encourages. or permits the
use or traffic in intoxicating liquor is per-
nicious
Al cannot answer that question.
Q.-You don't know whether you so be-
lieve or not?
A.-No. don't, that is such a broad
question | can't say
Owe may be able to make IL a little
moro specific, but for the present | will
contine your attention to the first two
years when you ran the Van Ness House,
and / understand you to say that Mr..
Bowman was employed and installed in
the Van Ness IJouse as your manager?
Ale was a partner with me.
Q.-But at any rate, he assumed the
of the hotel:
Ale dld
Qs-What was the success the financial
success, of that venture
Awe paid expenses. 6 per cent on the
investment, and a little something be-
sides.
Q.-On the whole. however,~it was a
trfe discouraging, wasn't It?
A. Somewhat.
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,.-Talked 1t over from time to time?

Q.-Talked 1t over from time to time?
AIR Drew would speak of 1t occas-
sionally He would say to me, | recol-
Loot once or twice he said to me some
thing like this, col, we have got the
house in pretty good shape now, and all
we need is bar My reply was, Your
IDEAS and mine are different about those
things If II. was not against the law, /
would be willing to have soft drinks for
guests, but we must be obedicnt to the
law"
Q.-What did you mean by soft drinks" ?
Al meant by that, ales, If it was not
unlawful; although ] never would keep
bar | have made this remark to him,
that in the hot summer time if a guest
should come in hot and dusty I would
have no objection if 1t were not unlawful
to letting him have bottle of lager in his
room.
Q.-So your objections to the use of and
traffic in intoxicating liquor would not
extend to lager beer?
Alt would not in that way. 1t would
in a bar. in the ordinary way, but I mean
just what | said
Q.-You think If a mans temperature
was right high enough he was dusty
enough you could give him a bottle of
ale or lager beer, do you?
Al do, sir.
WIN lDhIsN ON i HE ANl'
l.. s. Drew was called to the stand ncxt
and told Of his connection with the two
houses and corrOborated in many respects
the testimony of the preceding witness.
Mr.. Drew fatty contradicted the state
ments made by several witnesses for the
defence, young Aubrey in particular.
about alleged instructions regarding the
sale of liquor in the hotel and the fur
nishing of it to guests. Never knew Of
any whiskey glasses being kept or used
in the house. Mr.. Drew said that only on
two occasions had he drank liquor in
rooms in the hotel. but in his own. he had
done so several" times. The croas-cX-
animation of Mr.. Drew by Mr.. Prouty
proved very humorous and caused much
merriment In the court. Mr.. Drew him
self could hardly control himself at some
of the questions and his own witty an
swers.
DR.. j. II. jackson OF Barre followed Mr..
Drew on the stand, and fatty contradicted
DR.. Goodwin's statement and TO- Of
other witnesses who deposed to having
drank with the doctor. on several ccca-
sions.
w. f.. Bowman of Newton, Mass, took
with the hotel there was no liquor kept
or sold in the hotel He never saw any
body bring intoxicants into the hotel while
he was manager. and told the employees
that none was kept or sold there. He was
often asked by guests for drinks but told
them that there was none in the hotel He
further instructed the bell boys not TO
bring any liquor into the house.
T.. A. Isham testified next. He was
clerk at the Van Ness for three years,
lsSs-ls91, either night or day. Never pro-