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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-04-15
THE SENATORS
WANT TO TALK
Probability of Considera-
BILE Delay in Voting.
TO SATISFY THEM
Senator Davis viii Ask For Contin-
uous Session,
TWENTY ASK FOR RECOGNITION.
Mason Is Not Among the Nnmbcr-Dis-
claim any Intention OF Speaking TO
Cause Delay, But the Effect Will
DC the Same--Housc PROPOSE
tion Expected 10 Win
i'm The End.

WASHINGTON, April H.-Intere.t IN
ate wing OF the Capitol to-day. where tho
resolutions reported yesterday by the
Senate Committee on Foreign Relations
were under consideration. The most sig
niflcant event Of The day was an attempt
to fix a vote and the failure TO do so an
accoun OF the desire OF many senatorf
to debate the resolution at considerable
length.
THE HOUSE PROPOSITION
All day long conferences Of senators
were held. looking TO a possible agree
ment upon the form OF resolution TO be
sent to the President Great efforts were
made for the House resolution which was
known TO be satisfactory to the Presi.
dent and which was supported by the
conservative senators. IL is not believed
that the House resolutions can pass and
the prospects are that the committee re-
solution will have an additional amend
ment recognizing the independence OF
Cuba before II is passed.
The conservative senators believe the
House proposition will win i'm conference.
the impression being that the House will
refuse to yield and i'm order 10 prevent
further delay the friends OF Cuba in the
Senate will accept the House proposition.
When the Senate adjourned tonight
Senator Davis. in charge OF the resolu-
tion. repeated his intention TO ask the
Senate 20 sit continuously after the begin
ming Of the session tomorrow, unless an
agreement TO fix a time for vote can be
secured.
Il see no other way OF bringing the
matter 10 an issue he said. L, or
course. do not enjoy night sessions any
more than other senator's. but 7 appre-
ciate the Importance OF getting the
speeches off and of securing vote at tho
earliest possible hour"
TWENTY TAKERS.
Anxious as Senator Davis and others
OF his mind are for a speedy vote the in
dications are for considerable delay. The
Vice-President already has received re-
quests from about twenty senator's for
recognition 70 speak and others arc ex-
pected 10 make similar application. All
these insist that they have no intention
OF speaking for the purpose Of causing de-
lay. but nevertheless they will consume
many hours Of time IL would seem now
that even I'm case OF a continuous ses-
sion a vote would not be probable before
Saturday.
The list Of those who have expressed
a desire 20 speak includes the following:
Senators Culom. Daniel. FRYE. Tiiiman.
Walcott. Spooner. Chiffon. Platt. OF Con-
necticut: Cannon, Pettigrew, Proctor,
Burrows Bacon. Wellington. Stewart,
Caftery Hawley, White and Rawlings.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-04-15
THE DAY IN BRIEF.

Senator Turner in speech In
Congress
Presidents waiting ho Papu mediation
Negotiations in Atlantic
York
The Navy Department
move warshp.
spanish peparatons for departure
Madrid Ambassador
Senator speech I'm favor OF peace
evening displayed the "Marselae
n yesterday
He said also that dynast change
,o,d mean the fall OF
Madrid
., tne reason for his call. Ie inevitable
The Co Wednesday, instead the Monday follow
The disposition speeches the about
resolution declaring intervention
u Cuba.
Ie
ror lt did for him consent to the reception
Crsabh colon and Maria Theresa and the
M em are at Cape and the vzcaya and Amrante
oqleudo are expected to-day.
The President II fed with the Cuban resolution
Nv th ouse Yesterday and prefors to the Senate resolution
statement that employees who enlist
wv be riyOp leave without pay positions be held Tor hH
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-04-15
DECLINED THE HONOR.
Gen. Lee Doesn't Think the Proposed
Reception Should he Held.

WASHINGTON. April 1A-General Fftz-
hugh Lee to-day declined the honor OF
the reception rendered him. When the
committee waited upon him to-day 20 re-
csiye his final decision he started his
speech OF declnation in a CHARACTERISTIC
manner.
"I.ook here. boys" ne said in a matter
OF fact tone. Il have not done n thing
that either one OF you or any American
citiz.u would not have done, and | don
see why there should BE- any fuss about
81. Now don't want you 10 think I'm
uuerateful. for / am not but nave
studied over the matter and l feel salts
ged that it would be better not 20 have
inc reception. 1 don't for gn instant
want anybody 10 think that | wish to
uut myself forward. and I must decline
your most kind offer"
one Of General Lce'c most intimate
friends said that one reason for his not
wanting tho reception was that he rec
osnized the fact that he occupied an
official position and felt q hesitancy in
accepting any formal demonstration on
this account.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-04-15
RESOLUTION OF THANKS.
Proposed Formal Commendation OF
His Course by Congress.

WASHINGTON. April li-Mr ogden
has introduced the following concurrent
resolution I'm the House:
'erhar the thanks Of the Congress OF the
United States are due. and are hereby
terdcred u General t1tzhugh Lee for the
untiriug uatlence admirable Skill and un-
daunted courage with which he discharg-
ed the trying difficult and AT times dan
perous duties OF Cousul-General or the
Tinted states at Havana during the past
TWO years. and the signal success with
which he protected the interests and
rights Of American citizens throughout
tF, island OF cuba and upheld the homer
of his country and her flag in the face OF
Spanish arrogance, Intolerance and de-
ceit
'That the conduct Of the consular force
of lie United States I'm cuba merits the
highest praise and the thanks OF the Con-
gross OF the United States are hereby ten
dered them for their answering devo-
tion 10 duty under the most trying cir
cumstancos
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-04-15

WASHINGTON. April 1L--It was learn
o. tonight in high diplomatic quarters
that au exchange of notes had begun bee
tween the European capitals with a view
to making strong representations on the
Spaulsh-American situation. ln thc
connection an informal meeting of the
Ambassadors and Ministers Ia this city
OF the s.N great powers of Europe was
held late .u the day. Several OF the for
e.ga establishments received cable advices
from their governments tonight as TO
tho opening OF the exchange Of notes.
Tt is understood that the present move
men. is not OF the same mild character
as Jhe former one. simultaneously with
The rumor of the exchange, word came
from Madrid that the Spanish govern
ment was about TO issue another appeal
to the great powers OF Europe 70 SIS un-
deratool Chat this appeal is an iuiuatory
10 tile concert of The powers and there
gs AN apparent agreement in advance
that the appeal VIII receive favorable
consideration.
SPANS DIPLOMACY.
10 is said that Spains appeal viii recite
ler grievances against The United
states. stating in detail the many COM
,,ssious she has made and pointing out
Chot DO was iu response 90 the urgent
repre- scut4u0n Of the six joint powers
that th0 last concession of am 3rmlstice
was granted. IL the powers determine TO
act therein their efforts will Doe probably
directed toward the United states To
grant Spain sufficient time in which 10
try the arm.st.ce recently proclaimed.
Tho present movement coutcmpldtes
that influence shall Doe eKertod at Wash
ingtou rather than at Madrid as Is the
common belief iu diplomatic quarters that
the Madrid authorities have reached tile
limit OF concessions. There is no sugges-
ti0n. however. that this influence at
present will bc OF material character,
but it is said TO Doe an assertion OF all the
moral influence of the powers in check
ing tendencies. which it is believed in
eyitably VIII lead TO war.
40 ASSURANCE
IN 90 a late hour Tonight word had
not been received no the various foreign
establishments that any common basis
~ Joint action had been reached. ale
though 10 was the general impression That
there would oc little difficulty I'm arriv-
ing 400 this common ground in view or
the prevailing sentiment abroad. To IS
not so certain however. that al of the
powers are ready for q step of This char
.eter. Germany has of late shown dis-
position to avoid eXcruns strong i'm
fleuce on the United states. Russia is
also thought TO- bo somewhat Indifferent
a- they were u the former one. Whether
au of the six great powers are ready
90 join in thc movement SIS in doubt and
without this united action 80 is teit the
force of such influence would be lost
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-04-15

THE LAW.
The law which Is declared uncOnstitu-
tional was enacted during he recent Sos
sion of the Legislature. The BILL which
was introduced and advocated by Mr.. h.
w. Saunders. Of Franklin county, was
designed 20 carry out the declarations
OF the Chicago platform against what Is
termed government by Injunction. II
divides contempts into two classes. direct
aud Indirect cOntempts, defining with pre-
cision direct cOntempts, and declaring al
other contempts 10 he indirect.
IL then provides the following mode for
dealing with indirect contempts:
"TpOn the return Of an officer on pro-
cess or uDOn an affidavit duly filed show
ing any person guilty OF Indirect con-
tempt "a writ Of attachment or other law
ful process may issue and such person
may be arrested and brought before the
court. and thereupOn a written accusa-
tion. setting forth succinctly and clearly
the facts alleged 10 constitute such con-
tempt shall be hled and the accused re-
ouired to answer the same by an order
which shall hX the time therefor. and
also the time and place for hearing the
matter 4 copy OF this order shall be
served upon the accused, and upon a
proper showing the court may extend inc
time so as 20 give the accused reasona-
bic opportunity 10 purge himself of such
contempt. After the answer bf the ac-
cused or n he fail or refuse 10 answer
the court may proceed AZ the time so
fXed 90 hear ana determine Sucu dccufh-
ton upon such testimony as shall be
produced. II the accused answer. the
trial shall proceed according 10 the rules
governing the trial of criminal cases, and
and the accused shall be entitled To COM
pulsory process Tor his witnesses and be
t1nfronted with the witnesses against
Lim.
such trial shall be by the court, or
t,r,on the appIication Of tho -hccused.
trial by jury shall bo had, as In amy case
OF "a mlsdemelnor.
III the Jury md the accused guilty Of
contempt they shall nN the amount oi
his punishment by their verdict
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-04-15
SPAIN EXPECTS WAR,
Wc,Icris Called 10 Madrid-Thc CorteS
to Meet Next Wednesday.

Nyc,Icris Called 10 Madrid-lhcC Cortes
to Meet Next Wednesday.
MADRID April li-9 A. M-Ihe news
papcrs here regard war as inevitable.
Thc latest dispatches from Washington
have created profound excitement
thr1uehlut Spain. The Spaniards proc
test against the "odious imputaion' set-
tnf forth that Spanish officers were re-
epon-ib.e f0r the loss of the Maine. 10
i- asserted here Chat proof can be tur-
ulshel 90 show that no torpedoes have
ever been laid iu Havana harbor
THE Official Gazette viii tomorrow pup
Ush decree endorsing q national sub
scriptlou 10 Increase the strength OF the
Spanish fleet.
HAS MADE EVERY CONCESSION
$40 j. M-The correspondent OF the
Associated Press here has had long in-
tervIru with Scnor Slvcla. the Conserva-
tive leader. AS "a man who has held
power. and who may before long be in
ofice again scuor Siivelas views arc inn
portaut az this iuncturc
Tie maintained chat Spain had made
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-04-15
rhc House Oniefs Down.

WASHINGTON. April 1.-THE session
of the House to-day was dull and absO-
lutelv devoid Of interest The galleries
and the floor were almost deserted. About
a dozen bills were passed. All OF them
were of minor importance except the
curtis bill 20 settle the vexed question Of
title TO the Indian lands in the Indian
Territory. At o'clock the House ad-
iOurned
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-04-15
Orders for Enlistment.

sTAUNTON. VA. April N-speciai.-
Can't r. =. Ker, OF the West Augusta
cruit his company 10 the full lir.iit OF six
ty men. The company now has a men,
bership OF fifty-One.
NORFOLK, VA. April N.-Special.-
Orders have been received by various
military companies here 10 recruit their
commands up 70 the maximum.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-04-15
RANGE OF THERMOMETER.

The thermometer ranged as follows at
this Office yesterday:
At . A. NJ 80: Il NJ. 81, Il. ~, S
8 y " AZ. . r. NJ. i3. II !. NJ. Al. Aver
age, II IL.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-04-15
WEATHER FORECAST.

WASHINGTON. April H-Forecast for
Friday.
Virginia and North Carolina-Fain and
warmer, northwest to west winds
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-04-15
THE SPANISH FLEET.
Two Cruisers at Cape Verde Islands.
Two EXpeected To-Day.

T WW TNIlVVNITW IO-VNNs
MADRID via PARIS. April 1.-THE
Nizcaya and the Almir8nte OQuendO are
morrow.
LONDON, April lit Is reported this
evening al Lloyds that the Spanish cruz
ed April 9th from Porto Rico with secret
instructions.
ST VINCENT. CAPE VERDE ISL
ANDS. April 1.-THE Spanish armored
cruisers Crist0hal Colon and Maria The
rcsa have arrived here The Spanish tor
pedO fOtilla IS sull IN these waters.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-04-15
A CONCERT OF
THE SIX POWERS.
The Moral, Not the Mate
rial Influences
MAY BE EMPLOYED.
Spain Said to Be on the Eve Of An
other Appeal,
NO ASSURANCES OF SUCCESS

Orthc Move Spain viii Use as an Ar
gumcnt the Fact That An Armis-
ticc Was Granted i'm Response
To- the Urgent Representa-
tiOns Of the Powers, ana
will Ask Time TO Try II.
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abrldge or destroy 1t; such power is
essential 10 the existence OF a court.
Judge whites decision was an appli-
cation of this principle, and / think his
position is abundantly sustained by the
authorities
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The Decree Signed.

MADRID. via PARIS. April 1.-THE
Queen Regent has signed the decree con-
vokinx the sptnish Parliament next Wed
nesday.
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WILLIS MUsr STAND rRIAr.
His Demurrer to the Indictment for Bribery
IL O~verruled.

Supreme Court Justice Hirschberg in
Brooklyn yesterday overruled the demurrer
interposed to the Indictment charging former
City Works Commissioner Theodore B.. Willis
with bribery in receiving moncy as a consid-
Grafton for awarding a contract to Daniel +.
Doody for grading and repairing New Utrecht
avenue In July. 1891.
II is charged In the indictment that Mr..
Willis had a claim against Mr.. Doody for
1926 for hardware purchased Of Theodore b.
Willis & Bros. and that Doody disputed tho
claim; that Mr.. Willis agreed to give q con-
tract to Doody's son II tho bill should be paid.
and that in pursuance OF the agreement two
promissory notes were given and were paid
after tho contract had been awarded TO Daniel
+. Doody. In demurring to the indictment
Mr.. Willis commended that the indictment
was illegal. as two crimes were alleged; that
a promise TO pay was not equivalent to pay
ment, and that the facts did not constitute q
THE Indictment" Justice Hirschberg says.
oeontthins a ,ssudf SUFFICIENT statement T Of the act
Gonstltutlng the ofence. me statute
within the prohibition Of the law. The fact
rupt agreement. under. which they were given
cannot avail the defendant. Public policy
a I 5FiSs the me- enforcement INF IG,qt PSs Of 1x q premise rom th t9 pay
e~xacting such a promise Is therefore relieved
OF the penal consequences. Besides. as has
been seen; the notes In question were paid at
Justice Hirschberg also holds that two
crimes are not charged in the indictment.
The crime was complete. he says, when the
CORRUPT. agreement was consummated.
District Attorney Marean said Yesterday
that he, would appeal from Justice Hirsch-
berg's decision in the demurrers 70 the Joint
indictment against former City Works Com
missioner. Willis and former Police Commits
sioner William L. Philips Of New York for CON
spiracy.
District Attorney Marean also said That he
lpn ld 70 move the case OF former water
month. Mr.. Knspp is charged with collision
In passing false bills.
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PROBING THE cAssAeNE MURDER.
Police Believe That the Strangers wero
Hidden Under Their Victims Bed.

Police Believe That the STRANGERS Were
Hidden Under Their Victims Bed.
Dominica Deeonteris. Michael Spence and
Carmine Bifalco. the three Italians arrested on
Tuesday in connection with the murder OF An
drew Cassagne in his home. at 253 North Sixth
street. Williamsburg. were arraigned yester-
day in the Lee Avenue Police Court. Theyh had
nothing to say and Magistrate Kramer sent
them back to the care of the police until to-
morrow. DeconteriS formerly had a small res
taurant and barroom on the ground floor OF the
house In which Cassagne was strang'ed. Cas-
sagne occasionally played cards in the place
and the men who gathered there knew that he
and his wife had several hundred dollars saved.
Information which the police received early
yesterday morning led them to begin a search
for two other Italians. The latter. it Is alleged.
were absent from their customary haunts near
the house in which Cassagne was killed from
Monday night until Tuesday night. Then they
returned. and after remaining q short time
went away.
Capt. Short OF the Bedford avenue station
said yesterday that several more arrests would
be made. and when this was accomplished he
hoped to unravel the. mystery. The two Hun
garians. Siegel and Thomas, who were arrested
soon after the tragedy was discovered on Tues
day morning. will be arraigned again to-
The theory of the police yesterday was that
the murderers were concealed under the bed
OF Cassagne when the latter and his wife retired
at . F. NJ. on Monday, The doors of their
tSS css were open ana al day fbs{ dRR 6hrSt the T HSsep po1i Of
taken in saying that when he heard Mrs.
back room and op te sit the up door Leading eaS 49e 10 liz h
hall. A woman who lives in the. house told the
police yesterday that when she heard Mrs.
CassaRne's screams she hurried up the stairs
and found the door open and the boarder Just
getting up from his cot.
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MRS. MU1LER's OLD WILL FOUND.
Among the Papers of the Old Suicide, WI
Is Said to Have Forged n Substitute.

Among the Papers Of the Old Suicide, Who
Is Said to Have Forged q Substitute.
Among the papers OF old Franz Muller. who
committed suicide In the Hotel Washington.
Hoboken, on Wednesday last. has been found
a will executed by his last wife. Muller, short
ly after his wife's death in April last. produced
o will by which he was made the heir to all Of
her real and personal estate. save So each to
her sons. They had been cut or with such
small sums. so the will read. because they had
''sassed" their mother.
The sons. John and Ferdinand seichert.
claimed that this will was a forgery. and now
that the other will has been found their charge
that their stepfather forged the will by which
he got all Of their mothers property seems to
be well founded. This newly discovered will
leaves everything to the sons. Their mother.
married twice before she welded him. Her
two sons are half brothers. Johns father left
to him $1,000, which. during his minority. was
invested by his mother. The property on
Hudson street, Hoboken, now In dispute. was
purchased by Mrs. Muller with this money.
John never asked his mother for an account
ing. even after he reached his majority; .Ferdi-
all. Shortly after her marriage to Muller she
made the will Just found among her husbands
papers. This will she intrusted to John
Bchaefer. the executor under the Will Of her
second husband. He in turn gave 1t to his
lawyer. One day a messenger called on the
from Schaefer, secured the will, The hearing
In the case of the will declared TO be a forgery
will be held before Judge Blair in the Orphans
Court, Jersey City. tomorrow.
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WHY MIR. SMITH HIT sCHWARrz
He Says the storekeeper Squeezed His
Wife's Hand In Making Change.

Thomas +. Smith. a Brooklyn lawyer. was ar
raigned yesterday In the Gates Avenue Police
Court on the complaint of Julius Schwartz, a
dry goods dealer Of 2053 Fulton street. who
alleged that on Aug, 20 Smith had struck him
a violent blow In the face without provocation.
Smith justified his attack. He said that some
days before the assault his wife went 10
Schwartz's store to purchase some small arti-
cles, When schwartz handed, her the change
hand and became familiar. His wife. he said.
refrained fromltelling hin OF the incident untilIa
week later. When he went to SchwartZ's place
for an apology. Schwartz made a motion as IL To
strike him. and then he hit schwartz. Magis-
trate Worth found Smith guilty. but he sus-
pended sentence.
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ter Of the Colonel. lost for twenty years and
revealed asa Red Gross nurse accompanying
the army OF Invasion. This trtflng with facts
does not count as defects At the Peoples. whore
the sight OF soldiers In their departing parade
creates the enthusiasm that once was the pile
drivers. the ore orushera and the buzzsaw's,
The. soldiers are seen through omen doors and
Mindows, aud thev. &c by In twos stragglingly.
The discipline Is Far from complimentary TO
the Seventy first, but the audience hurrahs
over, It,, and for the next hour breaks out into
q elapping and catcalls at every patriotic
air. Then comes the fight at FL Caney.
There are intrenchmepts and q ~blockhouqe, q
single bpaniard crouching. on the roof OF the
latter, ,Supernumeraries In white trousers,
blue shirts and straw hats hurry In. fire their
muskets and drop out Of sight behind the
breastworks, These are Bpaniards In ro-
treat. Occasionally a straw hat falls of. dis
closing that each man wears under his stray
q, felt campaign hat, and that these are quick
change" supers. The last. Bpaniard has
crossed the stage. and the ~Rrinnlng holder OF
the blockhouse roof punotuates the next min
ute with his pistol. Then the supers. having
shed their. straw hats and white trousers.
troop in plant In Uncle Sans uniform.
still firing their guns up in the air. The man
on the roof gets in the way of one Of these
discharges and turns into a remarkably
acrobatlc- corpse. As he thumps the floor
the Red Gross nurse brings in the regimental
colors. She Is nurse, heroine and playwright
all In one. Catcalls are piercing.
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EXCESSIVE SMOKING Fatal.
An Aged Minister Dies Of HiccouGhs. Agra
waited by Tobacco.

PLAINFIELD. N. j., Sept. 21.-The Rev.
Herman F. F. Schnellendruessler. q retired
minister Of the German Reformed Church.
died at the Muhleberg Hospital last evening
OF a complication OF diseases following a vio-
lent attack Of hiccoughs. which appeared last
July. DR.. D. c.. Adams. the attending ply
but the patient brought them on again through
the excessive use of tobacco. He was re-
moved TO the hospital about three weeks ago.
in 1878, and would have been 30 years old
next month. He was educated In German col:
leges, and came to this country at the age OF
30 years. He then pursued his studies at the
theological seminary. IN New Brunswick. His
dained In 1856. Later he came to Plainheld,
and was pastor OF the German Reformed
Church. At the same time he taught German
dauQhtar.