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The herald., 1898-11-30
MRS. CODY ON TRIAL
Because She Said Jay Gould Was Her
Husband

ALBANY, n. Y, Nov. 29.-Nlrs. Margaret
Cody's trial on indictment for blackmail was
begun in the Albany county court before
Judge Gregory today. 1t is alleged in the
indictments that Mrs. Cody wrote letters
to Miss Helen and George Could February
Ilth and March 9th 1893, respectively, ask
ing them to call on her and promising them
that she would give them what was alleged
TO be valuable information to enable them
to effect a compromise or discontinuance of
the action pending against the heirs of the
late Jay Could to establish the rights Of
Mrs. Angel on the ground that she was the
first wife of Jay Gould
Mss Helen Gould and her aunt, Miss
Elizabeth Palm. were present at the trial
today. After jury had been impanelled
George Gould was placed upon the stand as
the first witness. He identified two letters
from Mrs. Cody, which We're received by
him in February, 1898, and September, 1895
These letters suggested that Mrs. Cody had
means for discontinuing the case of Mrs.
Angel against the Gould heirs. lie had never
had personal interview with Mrs Cody.
Mrs. Angel, who alleged that she was mar
ried to Jay Gould when he was a young
surveyor, and who afterwards confessed she
had no basis for her statement, has been
summoned as a witness on behalf of Mrs.
Cody. Mrs. Cody has been confined in the
Albany Jail since her arrest in New York
The herald., 1898-11-30
ORDERS FOR RAILS
Filed by Five Railroads Centering at
Chicago

CHICAGO, Nov. 29.-Five railroads cen
tering in this city, Illinois Central, Chicago
and Northwestern, Chicago, Milwaukee and
St. Paul, Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific,
and Chicago, Burlington and Quincy, have
placed large orders with the Federal Steel
Company for new rails. The material will
be manufactured by the Illinois Steel Com
pany, one of the concerns in the new Fed
eral Company.
Millions Of dollars are involved in the
deal The aggregate of three of the contracts
which have been definitely figured up is S3,
240,000. The rails are to be used for exten-
sions and repairs. The material will be put
in place next summer
The amounts of the orders which have
been definitely ascertained are as follows:
Chicago and Northwestern, 5000 tons; H.
lnois Central $4,000 tons; st. Paul, $4,000
tons. The Illinois Steel Company also has
an order on which it is now working for 800
tons of rails for a railroad eighteen miles
long to be built in Hawaii.
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a season when railroads are making contracts
for bed e0uipment next summer.
A Sugar Syndicate

CHICAGO, Nov. 29.-The Daily News to-
day says: An attempt is being made to con-
solidatc the American Sugar Refining COM
pany, the Doscher Sugar plant, Arbuckle
concern and all the other independent re-
fneries and the Glucose Sugar Refining com
pany of Chicago. A syndicate has been
formed to undertake the enterprise, and the
chief members are the Rockefellers and J.
Pierpont Morgan. Whether the scheme will
succeed depends upon Mr.. Havemeyer and
certain interests in the glucose company. 1t
is stated authoritatively that all the de-
pendent refners and the minority stock
holders in the glucose company are favorable
to the project. 1t is proposed to capitalize
the organization at sl5O,0OO,OOO, hall pre-
ferred and half common stock.
The herald., 1898-11-30
The Cuban Visitors

NEW YORK, Nov 29-All members of
the Cuban Commission except General Cal
ixto Garcia will start today for Washing
ton. General Garcia is in bed suffering from
fever, and it is not thought that he will be
able to go. Colonels Torriente and Martin
Puey are also i'll. They, however, will be
able to go to Washington.
Colonel Manuel Sanguily will probably act
as President of the commission. He is well
known in Cuba as an orator and veteran of
the ten years war.
Cubans do not favor the idea of the COM
mission proceeding to Washington without
General Garcia. They argue that it will lose
much of its prestige and significance by his
absence.
In talking about the commissions plans
for Washington, General Jose Gomez said:
"We will call at the White House on Wed
nesdav afternoon. We don't know if Presi-
dent Mckinley will receive us, but we are
assured that the Secretary of State will do
so. General Garca's illness is very unfor-
tunate, for we must get through our work
md return at once to Cuba to report to the
Assembly"
The herald., 1898-11-30
Affairs at Havana

HAVANA, Nov 29.-Since the explosion
in the private house yesterday on the Ave
nue. Infanta, between the Santa Clara and
Reina batteries, a number of those who were
injured at the time have died. Four have
died at the San Lazare hospital, three at
the Mercedes hospital and two at the Hos
pital Maria Teresa and three at private resi-
dences, making total of twelve. Some of
the injured are progressing favorably, but
Others are still in critical condition.
The Cuban assembly established head
quarters yesterday on the farm of FL Car
men, mile from Playa de Mariana, where
the members will hold a session today
The civil government employees will be paid
one months pay today.
General Blanco yesterday gave $500 from
his private purse to the Reina Mercedes
hospital
Upon the completion of the evacuation of
Pnar del Rio, the Havana division of the
Spanish army will embark.
The evacuation will be ended with the en-
barkation of the Las Villas division.
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CANNOT FIX THE TIME.
WHEN THE CUBANs WILL BE FIT
FOR FREEDOM
BUTLER REPORTS TO M'KINLEY
Incidentally Giving the Spanish Sol
diers Credit for Good Behavior.
Evacuation Progressing
Associated Press Special Wire

WASHINGTON, Nov. 29.-Major Gen
cral NJ. c. Butler had another conference
with the president today concerning affairs
in Cuba. In an interview he said:
"Since the American commissioners have
been in Havana about 10000 soldiers have
been sent back to Spain. Thirty-two trans
ports will soon arrive there and take away
from $4,000 to 10000 more. The remainder
will depart about the lst OF January or soon
afterwards"
General Butler said it was hard to tell
how many on the island to become citizens.
AT one time decree was issued permitting
some to make their homes in Cuba, but this
was withdrawn.
General Butler added good word for the
Spanish soldiers. He said he had never
seen more orderly or better behaved lot
of men, He saw thousands of them every
dav. and had never witnessed disordery
act.
General Butler said that nobody could ap-
proximate the time when this country
could turn things over to the Cubans, He
had found the Cubans bright and well edu
Gated He believed that many Spaniards
would soon join with the Cubans and take
part in the affairs of the island.
The herald., 1898-11-30
Between San Francisco and the South
ern METROPOLIS

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 29-Speaking
of improvements contemplated by the
Southern Pacific company, Manager Krutt-
schnitt said today that forty-fve locomo-
tives and nearly HOO cars had just been or
dered. He adds:
"For the past year the business between
San Francisco and Los Angeles has been
so heavy that it has been difficult for the
through trains to make schedule time. We
are contemplating the putting on in the
near future of a purely local service, which
will enable the overland trains to attend
only to the through business. This will
enable both the through and local trains
to give better service.
"The passenger service will also be great
ly improved by the putting on of many new
coaches and sleepers that have been espe-
cially ordered These will be in service by
the first of the year"
The herald., 1898-11-30
A SOLDIERS SENTENCE
Private Holt Waiting Death by the
Bullet

HUNTSVILLE, Ala, Nov. 29.-Private
Lindsay p. Holt, Troop E, Tenth United
States Cavalry, now encamped here, is rest
ing under death sentence, the result OF
recent court-martial, at which it was proven
that he was guilty of murder. The origin
of this mans trouble is easiest told with
these words:
Mean whisky and pistol
His friend was the victim and the unfor-
tunate mans remorse, was awful.
This is the first death sentencei passed
upon an enlisted man since the beginning of
the war, and for many years previous. 1t is
attracting widespread attention. The order
of execution reads as follows:
"The foregoing case of Lindsay P. Holt,
the sentence having been approved by proper
authority, is under the tenth article of war,
hereby confirmed, and will be duly exc
cuted by the provost guard under direction
of the provost marshal, in such manner and
at such time and place as shall be ordered
by proper authority. Under the lllth
article of war, the execution of the sentence
is hereby suspended until the pleasure of
the President of the United States is in this
case known.
'By command of MajorGeneral Wheeler.
81. X. Thompson,
assistant Adjutant General" ="
The herald., 1898-11-30
Described His Feelings

WHITE WATER, Wis, Nov. 29.-Hitt
Gravath. the well-konwn Democratic party
leader. is dead from laudanum poisoning and
gas inhaling with suicidal intent. 1t is sup.
posed dependency caused by the death OF
lis wife was the cause of his rash act The
suicide was sensational in that Gravath
wrote letters to his friends describing his
feelings as he gradually approached death.
Gravath was 55 years OF age, a lawyer by
profession, and having the distinction of at
tanning a higher standing in his studies at
the University of Wisconsin than any other
student at the institution.
The herald., 1898-11-30
Sailed for Am erica

PARIS, Nov. pa dispatch from Brus-
sells from the Journal reaflirms the report
that Major Count Esterhazy has sailed for
America The dispatch asserts that he EN-
barkcd at Rotterdam.
with Premier Dupuy in the course of which
he is stated as saying:
For twenty-eight years we have lived
under a contradiction. The army and the
democracy subsist side by side The main
tenance of the traditions of the army is a
menace to liberty, yet they assure the safety
of the country and its most sacred duty. In
spite of everything | am confident that the
present storm as it has in all the crisis it
has UNDERGONE"
The herald., 1898-11-30
Settled Out of Court

YOUNGSTOWN, O., Nov. 29-The i'm
portant case of Hoffmaster VS.. Gowicher,
in which Hillary Hoffmaster began a suit
to set aside the will of Jonas Hoffmaster,
has come to an abrupt end and settlement
was reached out Of court in peculiar man
ner. The case involved $4,000 in cash and
a considerable amount of city and country
real estate.
When the lawyers assembled to try the
case they were astonshed to learn that the
litigants met last Friday night at prayer
meeting and came to an amcable settle
mcnt of the case within the walls of the
sacred editice
The herald., 1898-11-30
The Rosser Case

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 9.-The jury in
the case of Walter Rosser, the Tennessee
killed civilian, Henry Hilderbrand, while
under the influence OF liquor which had been
drugged, remained out all night and reported
to Judge Wallace today that it had been
unable to come to an agreement, six jurymen
being for conviction OF murder in the second
degree and the other six favoring absolute
acquittal. The young man will probably have
his second trial next week.
The herald., 1898-11-30
Steel Rails Advanced

NEW YORK, Nov. 29.-Whilc no official
admission that street rail manufacturers had
aoreed To- raise prices can be obtained, it is
not denied that there is an understanding
bv which an advance of about 81 ton will
be arranged.
Rails last week were quoted at SIS and
What interest was responsible for the ad-
vance "a nee is not made public and no information
on the subject is given at the office of the
Federal Steel, Carnegie Cambria and Lack
awanna companies. The advance comes at
The herald., 1898-11-30
Gillett's Liabilities

KANSAS CITY, Nov 29.-The liabilities
of Grant C. Gillett, the absconding Kansas
cattle plunnger, continue to grow and the
belief that he had prepared for the crash
months ahead becomes stronger. There Is
scramble at the stock yards for every
trainload OF Gillett cattle supplied from his
Woodbine ranch Three trainloads of his
cattle arrived here today. The National
Bank of Commerce got 20 cars, Rice Bros. g.
Nixon of Chicago q cars, and another train
load was consigned to half dozen creditor
commission firms
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dock has over all others is that it can ac-
commodate ships of any draught. 1t is
only necessary to build the walls OF the dock
a little higher and the result is obtained.
Floating docks can be built in such quick
time nowadays that the years OF prepara'
tion necessary for the installation OF a
craving dock seems needless waste OF
time. The floating dock built for the Span
ish government was delivered at Havana
within eleven months from the date on
which it was contracted for As there are
no gates or ends to a floating dock, any size
of vessel can be accommodated, the stem
and stern overhanging with safety to the
degree warranted by the strength OF the
ships frame Economy of cost is another
factor in the consideration of floating docks.
The steel floating dock illustrated cost $685.
600, but it will accommodate vessel of the
Indiana class. Our dock at Brooklyn, not yet
complete, has cost over s675,OOO.
The herald., 1898-11-30
Cuban Prospecting

WICHITA, Kas., Nov. 29.-Dr. J. w.
Langford Of Arizona, and twelve of Roose-
vet's rough riders, have gone to San Juan
Hill, Cuba, to prospect for gold In an inter
view here Langford said: Because of its
pleasant climate believe Cuba to be bet
ter gold field than the Klondike. / think
Cuba is one of the best prospecting coun-
tries in the world. prospected in Alaska
until July expect to locate claim on San
Juan Hill that a company will be able to
work at large profit
The herald., 1898-11-30
Soldiers Discharged

WASHINGTON, Nov. 29.-1'he following
named officers of the volunteer service have
been honorably discharged:
Major William Cook Daniels, Assistant
Adiutant- General.
Lieut.. Max /. Meters, Third Georgia Vol
unteer Infantry.
Captain John C. Mich, First North Caro-
lima.
Lieut.. T. ]. Cronin, Sixty-ninth Infantry.
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The Gear Is Firm

CONsTANTINOPLE, Nov, 29.--The Gar
of Russia. replying to the Sultan's telegram
Of November 26th, urging the Gar to aban-
don his intention of sending Prince George
Of Greece as high commissioner of the pow
ers, declares that the friendly sentiments Of
Russia toward Turkey are unchanged and,
while Prince George is going to Crete as
tan'g rights of sovereignty will be safe
Id
The herald., 1898-11-30
Barnum's Widow to Marry

BRIDGEPORT, Conn, Nov. 29.-It Is
stated that the widow of p. T. Barnum is
about to marry a French nobeman in Paris.
The great showman's widow took for her
second husband Demetrius Callias Bey, a
Greek. who died in September, 1896, in Con-
Madame Calias has been in Paris for more
than two wears
The herald., 1898-11-30
An Express Robbery

DENVER, Col, Nov. 29.-Offcials of the
United States Express Company in this city
Kas. was robbed last night. The safe was
opened and the valuable contents taken.
The officials will not give the amount of the
loss. but it is known that the robbers got a
package containing $4,000 in greenbacks that
had been sent by the Standard Meat and
Livestock Company of this city to its AL
mena agent. 1t is believed the robbery was
committed by COWBOYS.
The herald., 1898-11-30
Austrian EARTHQUAKES

pondent Of the Daily Mail says:
Trieste and the district roundabout were
flooded on Sunday by tremendous tida
wave, which did much damage to property
and ships and caused the loss of many lives
There was a violent earthquake throughout
the southern provinces of Austria. From
various causes no fewer than twenty-eig
lives. it is reported, were lost
The herald., 1898-11-30
A BIG Repleyin Case

TOPEKA, Kas., Nov. 29-Two replevin
cases growing out of the Gillet failure at
in the United States Court They involve a
to total property value of $4,000, and the
bonds required from the plaintiffs reached
a total of $4,000. -,
The first suit was filed by the Continental
National Bank of St. Louis, and involves a
property value of $4,000. The other suit is
to satisfy a claim of $4,000 filed by Elmore
& Cooper Of Kansas City. 1t will require
six trainloads of twenty cars to move the
stock mentioned in these two replevin cases.
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Troops at Knoxville

KNOXVILLE, Tenn, Nov. 29-The head
quarters of the old Second Division, First
Corps, which has been here since August
9th, will be broken tomorrow and 90 to
Macon. Only two regiments now remain
here: The Thirty-frst Michigan and the
Sixth Ohio are under orders to be ready
for departure to Cuba, but marching orders
have not yet been received. Owing to con-
ilict of orders the Fourth Tennessee did not
get away until late last night 1t will have
to wait several days in Savannah for trans
ports Major David IIemphill, chief quarter
master of the division, has been relieved
from duty,
The herald., 1898-11-30
Connecticut Senator

HARTFORD, Conn, Nov. 29.-The Can
ton Republic Club some time ago issued
a pamphlet announcing the candidacy for
the United States Senate of w. E. Simonds
of that town, ex-Congressman and ex-Patent
Commissioner. The club has now sent out a
circular to the members Of the Legislature
announcing that Mr.. Simonds has retired in
favor of General Hawley.
The herald., 1898-11-30
The Ex-Queen's Hopes

ST. LOUIS, Nov. 29.-Ex-Queen Liliuo
kalani of Hawaii and suite passed through
this city today, en- route to Washington
where she will lay before President McKin
ley her claims to 100000 acres of Hawaiian
land acquired under title. She will also sub
NIT proposition offering to dispose of the
property in question to the United States
government for the sum of S8,000,000.
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Hurrying to Cuba

SAVANNAH. Ga, Nov. 29.-The United
States transport Chester, with the Fifteenth
Infantry. which was run ashore yesterday,
was pulled off by tugs today. She will get
away for Cuba tonight.
General Lee, commanding the Seventh
Corps, has been directed to instruct the Of
fcers of all transports leaving this city 20
unload them and return to Savannah as
quickly as possible, the evident intention
being to move the troops to Cuba rs fast as
the work can be dnnn
The herald., 1898-11-30
The Botkin Witnesses

DOVER, Del, Nov. 29-The witnesses
who will testify against Mrs. Cordela Bot,
kin, whose trial for the murder of Mrs j
p. Dunning and her sister, Mrs. j. d. Deane,
will begin in San Francisco next week, left
for California this afternoon. The party ex-
poets to arrive in San Francisco early Sunday
morning.
The herald., 1898-11-30
Philippine Products

BERKELEY, Nov. 20.-Lieutenant A. p
Hayne, an instructor in the agricultural de
partment of the University of California
now stationed with one of the California reg
iments at Manila, has been detailed to con
duet an official investigation into the agri
cultural resources of the Philippines and to
The herald., 1898-11-30
Force at Havana

SAVANNAH, Ga, Nov. 29-The entire
Second United States Artillery Regiment,
with the exception of two light batteries,
A and +, is now in camp near Savannah. Six
batteries are here attached to the Seventh
Army Corps. These comprise 1900 men with
General Lees corps and the Third Georgia,
making about 10000 enlisted men now sta
toned in and around the city.
The herald., 1898-11-30

The Spanish government has advertised
for bids for the great floating dock now in
Havana harbor, and it is probable that the
United States will buy it for the use Of
the navy among our new West Indian col
onies. The dock was built by an English
firm and towed from Newcastle. The
method of docking a ship with this style of
dock is very simple. The dock is nothing
less than a box of wood and iron The dock
is sunk by opening the valves and dragged
under the ship which is to be cared for.
There are thirty watertight compartments
in the dock, which has the capacity and
power to lift 10000 tons in two hours and
a half, its pumps throwing out $4,000 tons Of
water in that space of time. Not only in
its general plan and structure does the dock
stand as type of that kind of construction,
but in the machinery, pumps and electrical
apparatus with which it has been fitted
One great advantage which this floating
The herald., 1898-11-30
The Hooking Bond Case

COLUMBUS. O.. Nov. 2o-The Ohio Su
preme Court has affirmed the lower courts in
the sS,OOO,OO0 Hooking Valley bond case
against Stephen Burke. The decision gives
the bondholders the right to continue the
suit to collect ON the bonds.
The herald., 1898-11-30
Speniards Leaving

BREMEN, Nov. %. 49, The Compania
Transatlantica has chartered the steamers
Hapsburg, Fulda and Werra, belonging to
the North German Lloyd Steamship Com
pany, and will use them for the repatriation
of the Spanish troops in Cuba in December
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Will Reimburse Hooley

offered to return to the Hooley estate the
10000 pounds which Ernest Hooley, the
bankrupt, contributed some time ago through
the club to the funds of the Conservative
mart
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anta Catalina Island Three and Half Hours from Los Angeles
O zAa eraaast Resozt-0le Iouele Season of The &eaz

Phenomenal fishing and hunting The great stage ride
and picturesque
illustrate
s,a.. AA0. A"eees'
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City in May last, just as she was about to
sail for Europe, where she was going to rep
resent American claimants in the Shepard
estate in England.
The herald., 1898-11-30
BETTER SERVICE

assistant Adjutant Gene.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-02-25
WALL srREET,s FLURRY.

Prince & Whiteleys p. m. summary of yesterdays market is as follows: Our market opened this morning in a semi-panic feelingt and in a few minutes prices had declined from two to seven points, the lat ter being in Manhattan The holdings of two large houses were sold. Tn the active stocks there were many stop or ders which this selling put in force and there was a scramble to sell. AL though a lower market had been gen. orally looked for, no such break had been expected, and consequently there were but few buying orders. When the | extreme decline was reached buying | orders were rushed in. The short in- terest commenced covering and there was partial recovery London arbitrage I houses also took some stocks, the | market there for a time holding better | than our own. All this buying was only able to rally prices about one- l half the declines during the day. Fluc- l tuations were feverish, tending toward
 more decline. St. Paul stood up well
 owing to the buying of 5000 shares by 1 the same people who have been pur- | chasing the stock in large quantities | during the week.
 l While there has been no radical change in the Cuban situation the air | is full of rumors and none of them in 1 the line of a peaceful solution. While | the better class of the people give them | only scant attention the major part of the public are undoubtedly affected by | them and they keep every branch of business in the most unsettled condi- l tion and as usual the stock is always the first to suffer The Canadian Pa
 cific has cut rates at some competitive
 The closing of the market leaves prices better than the extreme low ones
 made soon after the opening, but much
 lower than yesterday. Many long ac-
 counts have been liquidated and the
 market thereby somewhat relieved while on the other hand a considerable
 part of the short interest has been
 in case of another break.
 While the large traders still talk ot
 the market rallying on good news, the
 bull movement has been broken for the present and we can only repeat that
 we look for an unsettled market as long
 as the present status in Cuban affairs
 remains. If no disturbing news comes
 by tomorrow the market should rally
 a little more, but we look for no perma.
 nent improvement at present an6
 would sell on rallies for turn.