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WITNESSES OF MURDER
Testimony Brought Out at the
Trial of the Deputies.
EVIDENCE FROM VICTIMS
Carper wisnoki Saw the Sheriff
Raise His Revolver and Shoot
One OF the Strillers-His Men
Followed the Example With Dead
Iy Effect.

Wilkesbarre. Feb. 15.-There was no
morning session today in the trial of
Sheriff Martin and his deputies for the
Lattimer shooting. Judge Woodward
having allowed all connected with the
case to go home and vote at the local
elections In the course of the after
noon al attempt was again made by the
prosecution to fix the identity of the
deputies that did the shooting.
John Platak was the first witness. On
direct examination he said that when the
firing began at Lattimer he had run
away and had been shot in the calf, the
bullet entering from behind and coming
out near the knee.
Caspar Wisnoski testified that on the
evening before the shooting some men
came over. from Lattimer to Harwood to
invite the Harwood men to participate
in a meeting to be held al Harwood
on the following day. In consequence,
the men. he among them. had marched
to Lattimer.
when you got to Lattimer, what did
you see there?'' asked Mr. Martin.
II saw the deputies standing in
came out, talked few minutes to the
men in our front rank: then L saw him
raise his revolver and shoot one of our
men, | saw the man drop. Then the
deputies began to shoot. and | ran away.
The deputies continued to shoot Men
fell all around me, and L fell over sew
eral piostrate bodies.
The witness successfully pointed out
Richard Jones, Thomas Hall, A e. Hess,
Joseph Obers, AlonZo Dodson. George.
Ferry, James Ferry, John Turner, Henry
Manley, John Cook, Schuyler Ridgeway,
Stephen Jones, A. p. Platt, Charles
Huick and Frank Clark as deputies he
recognized as having been in the shoot
ing party. 80 &is
At Mr. Martins request. the witness
showed the way lRidgeWay was shoot
ing. He was handed Winchester rife.
The witness brought it to his shoulder
and, giancing along the barrel, kept
moving il from side to side. as if shoot
ing at moving, objects. He also illustrat-
ed the ma nIsr ing which other deputies
did their shooting.
Everybody was quick to see the sig
nifiance of the testimony. and it undobt-
edly made a deep impression, and es-
pecially as the witness was not at all
excited but entirely calm and self-pos-
sessed. and is rather more intelligent
than the witnesses of his nationality
that have preceded him.
The witness also testified that he saw
the sheriff kill man. HE was only
three yards away from me- he said.
1T was the first shot and was fired
by the sheriff. I saw the man he shot
fall; he was dead. I did not know the
man who was killed. Then | started to
run away and was shot in the calf and
a minute later in the hip"
Although this was virtually all OF the
testimony assiduously brought out by
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OBITUARY NOTES.


George II. Hopper, of Uuionville, Ohio,
the weIl-known Standard Oil magnate.
died at his beautiful Elmwood home yes
terday morning. after an illness of over
year. He was noted for his liberality
and was highly esteemed by all who
knew him. He leaves three children
among whom is Charles Hopper. the
actor so well known in Chimmie Fadden.
John Bloodgood. jr.. died in New York
city yesterday morning of Brights dis
ease He was thirty-three years Of age
Bloodgood's father was a Wall street
banker, and il was generally believed
that the son would inherit 81 100000 or
more. The son and his wife, Clara
Bloodgood. now playing in The Con-
querors,'' al the Empire Theater, lived
a life of luxury until the elder Bloodgood
died. 1t was found that his estate was
very much involved, and young Blood
good did not get dollar.
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SHE ATTACKS THE JUDGE
Miss Richardson's Verbal Assault
Upon Surrogate Fitzgerald.
She says That She Entered C,ourt
TO Ask Questions and Not TO
Answer Them.

New York, Feb f5.-Delarars Picb-
ardson. who has been besieged in bap
mouse In Houston street by process
servers pending the contest of the will
Of her father. Joseph Richardson. caroa
from her fastness down to the Surrc-
gates Court today in much excitement
The contest of the viii of her father
which divides his estate among herself
and her brother, George. and their step
mother. Emma. was before Surrogate
Fitzgerald on the objections of herself
and her brother to the probate.
Miss Richardson insisted on seeing the
Judge and on hearing this. Surrogate
Fitzgerald invited her 70 come up to
the bench
have come here not to be question
ed, she said. but to ask questions I
want to know if YOU will allow murder
70 be done IN the streets of New York
VIII you allow my innocent cousin. a
young lady who has been living with
me. TO be insulted in the streets? Are
you a party to such proceedings? NV
cousin has been insulted by a Ioafer
and beast and her clothing was al
most torn off and her teeth knocked out.
She was brought TO my house in a seri-
Gus condition.
ut is shame and a disgrace to civ
ilization, and these people ought 10 be
sent 10 Sing Sing This girl. an innocent
woman.is being murdered and somebody
is responsible for it. Do you permit such
things and are you party TO it? If
you are you ought to be kicked off the
bench
NJ. c. Hawley. a friend of the family.
forced his way TO the bench and led
Miss Richardson away and out of the
courtroom. The grievance of Miss
Richardson was the successful service
of a subpoena in the case on her cousin,
Miss Emily Emmett. also a spinister
who lives with Miss Richardson Miss
Richardson was on the street with Miss
Emmett near their home today when
the attempt was made to serve the pa
per Ii is said Miss Emmett. who has
not yet been a witness. would not take
the paper and that the process server,
after an effort, placed it on her arm
1t is denied that any assault was COM
mitted.
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Mr.. Martin as to the shooting. he re-
Trained from redirect examina ton of
the witness
John Buisk, the last witness examined
had been shot in the right temple at
Lattimer and lay four weeks in the
hospital unconscious, but has fully re-
covered.
On cross-examination he said that ne
had joined the marching strikers a Lat
timer. although he did not know where
they were going. His examination was
not completed when court adjourned.
Samuel GOmpers. the labor leader.
made his appearance al the trial today
He had come to imbibe impressions of
point
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Drinks Acid in a Coupe.

David Garnett. a colored man in the
employ of DR.. J. Ford Thompson. drank
earbolie acid yesterday afternoon With
the avowed purpose of ending his life
At the time he was in a coupe with
Nelson Mitchell, a driver at the Ar
Iinetop stables. Although Mitchell did
NOT see him drink the poison, Garnett
told him that he had done so. His
friend hastily drove with him to No:
S police station, where it was found
that Garnett was in a serious condi-
ton. and Lieut.. Kenney had him re-
moved to Freedman's Hospital: He
remained unconscious last night. but
the physicians believe that he Will re-
cover. as the acid which he drank had
evidently been diluted. 1t is said that
Garnetts wife left him some time ago
which caused him to attempt to take
his life.
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against u.s. We are asking no man
TO abandon his party or change his
politics; we ask no one To yield any
principles: but in. this great contest we
do appeal to all good men to stand
solidly together fer liberty and human
ity, and strike down forever this con-
spiracy of gold and monopoly.
JAMES Is. JONES,
Chairman Dem. Nat. Com.
The times., 1898-02-16
THE PGPyLIsrs, APPEAL.
An Able Manifesto Pointing Out the
Proper Course TO Pursue

The third document in the trio form
ing the al.ied forces arrayed against
gold recommendation IS found in the fol-
lowing. which was issued by the Popu-
lists. 1t should be perused by every
friend of the free coinage of silver:
The conspiracy of gold and monopoly
is nearing its elimination. Every ad-
vance it has made during the last
twenty-five years has been by adroit
and stealthy processes. These would
have been impossible if it had not had
its agents and confederates holding po-
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contributions to the Cubans.

1t was stated at the State Department
Yesterday that the total amount of sub
scriptions to the Cuban relief fund had
reached about S25,0O0. New subscrip-
tions reported were: York Daily Pub
fishing Company, York. Pa. s120.66; E.
H. Chaney. Lebanon, n. H., $50; Har-
ris Boughton, Chicago $40; William p.
Knapp. New York, 500; ]. S. Gilman,
Tyronne, Pa. s25 %; citizens Of Massa-
cfusetts in third contribution, S625;
Galen B. Roger, Mount Morris, Ill, $500.
The times., 1898-02-16

4 few months ago Mr.. Byron Every.
of Woodstock. Mich, was badly af-
flicted with rheumatism. His right leg
was swollen the full length. causing
him great suffering. He was advised
to try Chamberlain's Pain Balm. The
first bottle of it helped him considera-
bly, and the second bottle effected a
cure. The % and 50-cent sizes are for
sale by Henry Evans, Wholesale and
Retail Druggist. 93S f street and Con-
necticut avenue and S street northwest
and 1928 Maryland avenue northeast.
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EyaDOrated Bananas.

The Bureau of American Republics is
formed that the experiment of shipping
bananas in the evaporated form from
the Bluefields district of Nicaragua is
being made, with prospects of good sue
cess. The attention of manufacturers
and dealers in evaporating machinery
adapted to the work is called to this
new market Mr.. NJ. j. Clancy. United
States consular agent at Bluefields
Nicaragua, will give. all communications
on the subject addressed to him proper
attention.
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USDERTAKERS.
j. WILLIAM LEE.
UNDERT AkER,
932 Pa. Ave N w.
First-class service. 'Phone. 1886
DIED

SENGE-On Monday, February 4 l6yS;
at LOO D. m, after a short and palnful
Illness John the beloved housba nd OF
Minnie Senge, in the fifty-fourth year OF
his age
ulerai will take place from ms Idte
residence No SO Penn. ave. Sc, Wedues-
tsy, February 10. at $3.50 q. IA; thence
to st. JOseph's Church. where solemn requiem
high mass win be said for the TepoSe OF his
soul. ReIativ and frie nds TesDectfully
invited TO attend. Item
- ALEXANDER Mondav morning. + eh-
ruary Ii. 1898. at his late residence. 16i7
Tnirtieth street northwest, COLUMBUS
ALEXA%DER.
Funeral from his late residence. on
Thursday, February II. at $50 a. m:
thence To Holy Trinity Church. where
solemn requiem mass win be said. Rela-
tiyes snd friends invited 10 attend. fe15-St
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SENTENCED FOR LIFE.
Penalty of David Weeks. une Oh
the Nichols AssaSsiuS.

Bridgeport. Conn, Feb 15.-David
Weeks. the accompiice of Charles Bonai.
in the murder of George NJ. Nichols at
Daniels's Farms in July last, was SEN
fenced today 10 the State prison for life
by Judge Elmer in the superior court
Weeks was sulIen and had nothing to
say when sentenced. He pleaded guilty
10 murder in the second degree
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this be done and We shall re-estabiish
what is almost overthroHn-a govern
ment of the people. by the people, ana
for the people.
Signed:
Marion Butler. WA Harris, Henry
Heitfeld. William V. Allen. r. F..
Pettigrew. John 6. Bel, ]: d Bot
kin. Jerry simpson W. F. stroud
W. L. Greene. ]. y. Callahan. f. II.
Ridgeley, James GuIn' john e.
mick NJ :. Petets, J.. +. Kelley, G.
A Harlow. A. c. Shuford, W. D.
Vincent. Samuel Maxwell. Freeman
Knowles. Charles II. Martin, W l..
stark. and r. D., Sutherland
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More Cold From AustreIia

New York, Feb. 15-Advices received
in Wall street today reported that the
steamship Maiowa has sailed from sgd
ney, Australia, for San Francisco. carry
ing $I,5OOOO0 in gold, making the total
forwarded in seven months sl6.500,000.
The times., 1898-02-16

Call for Heurich's Maerzen, Senate, and
Lager at all lea ding hotels and Restaurants,
or by phone, six-thirtyfour, Arlington Bot
Ting Co.
The times., 1898-02-16

Hawaii viii be annexed, ii is safe to
say, and that very shortly, providing
they viii use DR.. Henry's Blood Tea.
Ii is guaranteed to bring peace and
prosperity. Ii cures all Kidney, Liver
and Bladder troubles. A positive cure
for Constipation. At Drug Stores.
rs cents.
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Private Diseases of Men and Women.
Charges Low and Medicines Furnished.

Daily office Hours-1o o a. IN. to 8 u. nl:
Monday. Wednesday, Thursday, and Sat
urday, & to 6 p. n.; Sunday, 10 TO i m.
CONSULTATION CONFIDENTIAL FREE
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Righted by proDerly
fitted eve glasses. at
II. ii. BROWNS
1910 L Sc
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Wheels are built like
a watch absolutely
CYCLE Co, l4th St.
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cent of accumulated interest had been
raid by the labor OF the United States.
the holders of the bonds still held a
claim for more of the labor of the peo-
nle than fhey held before these enor-
nous payments had been even
begun. This cruel confiscation OF
the lives and. liberty OF the
laboring millions OF TINS couh-
try is the most stupendous crime
that has. been committed in the aillia.s s
of civilization. Unless a government
''of the people by the people ana Tor
the people" has perished from the
earth fsurely the present boldly arowed
,schemssaot only to continue. but TO IN
crease these. evils, viii not be pefhhl-
ted an addition TO this purpose Oh
more thoroughly establishing the golu
standard, the plan OF the Admihlstia-
ton is to retire the paper money Oh tle
Government, to issue gold honds, dilo
TO increase the power privileges anu
profits. of national banks.
Tho retirement of the Government
naner money must reduce the volume
of circulation and while the secretary
admits that the contraction OF the cur
rencv would be more ruinous in TWO
wears than interest on like amount OF
bonds for forty years would be, ne
calmly informs Us that the nauonat
banks. VIII probably issue suihCieii'
amount of money to prevent this enor-
NOUS suffering.
The national banks are not to be re-
ouired4te redeem their notes IN golu,
but it is arranged that the nlted
states Government shall do SO on de-
mand and after having done 50 the
Government must be content 10 naNe
the national banks reimburse ii IN any
kind OF legal tender money, at the op-
lion Of the banks" We are frankly
told that lawful money viii be made
relatively scarcer than il is now, ana
that it is intended that under the op-
- af tho hill il will be 'easier TO
Oct ghld than lawful money" Prac-
ficaliy all the money in the hands oi
The people now. as the Secretary dis-
tinctly admits, is silver, chiefy IN the
form Of silver certificates. The aNoWeo
purpose of the bin is To make II nene tt,,
after more difficult to get these than
,.,pA
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TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY
Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. Ali
druggists refund tile money yifitrails to cure.
25c. The gen line has l.. b. Q. on ca ch Ia bIet
Evening star., 1898-04-08

opposite sex who was following a scientific
course in a neighboring city. The young
woman had gone in for art, literature.
lei guages, music, etc, and was inclined to
patronize the scientific young man. who
mad had little time for such things.
How many hours a week do you devote
to literature?" she asked
"None this year." was the reply.
What languages do you study?'
None. 1 read German; that is enough"
Doesn't your professor read some great
play of Shakespeare with you? Don't you
study some great world poem? Don't you
study something about art music?'
No. L have time for none of these
things
Il study metallurgy." replied the young
man, who happened to be an embryo min
Ing engineer. 1 study thermodynamics. 1
study lithology, the theory of probabilities,
ciferential equations, quantitatlve analysis,
bcw-piping, electricity, hydrodynamics. ore
dressing, mining law, assaying, political
economy, the strength of materials and sew
eral other things. These l must know
something about by June next or my ex-
aminations will cause me trouble. / put in
four hours at lectures and rectations and
three in the laboratory five days in the
week. Saturdays 1 work from to 5 in the
assaying laboratory. / have no time for
fine arts or world poems"
Evening star., 1898-04-08

the inhospitable steppes is even more
species for the lands Of sun and heat. 1t
makes TO southern invasion of the Indian
plain, and such caravans as do penetrate
to the Indus valley come through Afghan
lStan in the cold season and return before
the summer. The southern species with
its Indifference to thirst ard heat, makes
the stronger appeal TO the imag ina ton.
But the camel CT the north. which can en-
dure not only thirst, bu! freezing cold, long
spells Of burger, and a bed of snow is not
only the stronger. but the better equipped
species. Before the summer heat 1t sheds
its coat. But by September it grows gar
ment OF fur almost as thick IS a buffalo
role. and equally cold-resisting. 1t is far
more strongly built than the southern
camel! 1t does not split when on Slip
pery ground, though it falls on moist wet
clay. which yields to the foot. On ice and
frozen snow 1t stands firmly, ard can travel
far, partly because it has developed a
harder foot-pad than the southern species.
PARTLY because ii has 4 kind of ciaw-toe
projecting beyond the pad Of the foot. 1t
Is said that the cross between the male
Bactrian and the female Arabian camel is
among the best, but that when the parent
egs is reversed the progeny is useless.
Maj. Leonard, who notes this belief of
camel breeders, states that many years
ago Gen. Harlan marched two thousand
Bac.rian camels four hundred miles,
crossed the Indian Caucasus in ice ai.I
snow, and lost only one animal, and that
by an accident.
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senator Mcmillan Ahead.

Mr.. Mcmillan had the highest number OF
votes at II o'clock today in the voting con-
test for the clock now going on at Ever
etts, 1925 F street northwest, the proceeds
of which go to the building fund of the
Young Mems Christian Association and the
Humane Society.
Votes have been cast as follows: Gray,
o5; Elkins, 1870: Hit, 115: Frye, 73: McMil-
Ian, 15s; Spooner. Al; Hanna, 142; Reed.
1877; Davis, Al; Newlands, 104; Proctor, 81;
Thurston. %; Quigg, 3d. Teller ~; Ohm
stead. 30; Burrows, So: Quay, 3d. Foraker,
II; Bartholdt, So; Allison, 63; Fairbanks.
SO: Stewart. 49, Sayer, rs; Sprague, "a;
Dingley, "a; Chandler. Is: Wetmore, Is;
Brewster, Il; Platt. no; Dalzell. %; Vest
%; Boutelle, 70; Henderson, 81; Cullom, Il ;
Pierce, s; Joy. 10; Foote. 10; Murphy, 20:
Cockrell. II; Burnett, 9; Wheeler, 20;
Dinsmore. 10; Mcclellan, 6; Clarke Mo-,
20; Wellington, %; White. q: Hale, g.
Penrose, 2; Wolcott. 1; Jones. 4; Mercer,
81: Dockery. 16; Mason. 10: johnson, Ind
l22; Aldrich. %: Money 1s; Wadsworth,
%; Bailey. 80; Burleigh, 12; ManteIl, II;
Eabcock. 5; McEnery 2: Gallinger, lS3;
Warren, II; German, IA.
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THE CABANCELAs.
Mexican Superstition That fs q Home
Made Weather Bureau.

Mexican Superstition That fs . Home
Made Weather Bureau.
From the Chicago Chronicle.
In the northern section Of the republic of
Mexico the pastoral classes still cling to
native superstition. 1t is colioquially known
as the cabanuelas. and is in effect home
made weather bureau. The cabanuelas
commence to take effect on New Years day
and continue during the entire month of
January.
The believers in this system Of meteorol-
egy sit up on New Year eve, not for the
purpose of drinking glasses of eggnog to
each others health as the bells chime In
the newborn year, but for the purpose of
seeing from which quarter of the heavens
the new year arrives. The clouds are
watched carefully. and the first break in
their masses, after the midnight hour has
struck opens the way for the entrance of
the new year. The quarter exerts a gen.
eral influence on the weather for the next
twelve months but the weather which Is TO
be expected for each particular month h to
be ascertained as follows: The weather
which prevails on the first twelve days of
January indicates the average weather to
and these are called s7as cahanue3as al der
echo." Again during the next twelve days,
from the 18th to the 2&th of January. the
months are counted backward and are cali
ed las cabanuelas q reyes." From the
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AFFAIRS IN GEORGETOWN.
Church Serviccs-Sales of Real Estate
Briefs.

-Br1e1S.
The office of the tenebrae will be chan5ed
for the last time at Trinity Church this
evening at 7:3O o'clock. A sermon will be
delivered by Rev. John A. Conway, ST.,
wee president of Georgetown University.
The service will be followed by alteration
of the relics of the true cross. At the
chanting of the Office last evening the
church was well filed. Rev. James T.
Casey. ST., delivering the sermon at the
close. This afternoon at 3 o'clock the sta
tions of the way of the cross were read
in commemoration of the death of the
Savior Mass of the presanctified was Gel
e.,ratad this morning at o'clock, with the
chanting of the passion and the alteration
of the cross. The services tomorrow will
commence at o'clock and include the
blessing of the paschal candle and font
prior to the celebration of solemn high
mass.
Thomas j. Giles has bought Of John D.
Croissant and David D. Stone, trustees
lots 20 and 40, of block 25. American Uni
yersity Park addition The price paid is
given at 81 200.
Joseph j. Waters has sold to Mary E. s.
Davis part of the subdivision of Friend
ship at an unnamed consideration
Charles H. Steinbraker has bought of
John H. Sis and Richard T. Boarman part
Of the Church of England lot. in square
1918. The consideration is not named. The
property is located on 34th street, near G
street
The dancing classes of Prof Henry
Schlosser will hold an Easter soiree for
their friends Monday evening at the hall
1907 M street.
9Th United States Cavalry, stationed at
Fort Myer, reported to the police yester
day the theft of a gold watch, which was
taken from his locker at the post
Evening star., 1898-04-08

25th to the Both Of January. inclusive, the
days are divided into two parts. from mid
night to noon of the 18th being January
and from noon to midnight Of the same day
representing February. and so on to mid
night of the 3oth. This leaves twenty-four
hours to be divided up among the twelve
days were. Each hour representing a
month"; from midnight to noon. being las
cabanuelas al derecho, and then counting
backward form noon to midnight of the
31st each hour to a month las cabanuelas
al reves." In order to illustrate how this
complicated system of weather bureau op-
crates a sample case may be given:
The 3d Of the month corresponds to the
third month, March. The 18th will, there
fore, be December. and coming backward
with las cabanuelas al reves' December
viii be the 18th and March the 22d. In like
manner March Will be represented by the
twelve hours from midnight to noon Of the
26th, and by the hours 2 to 3 am. and TO
10 pm. of the 31st. Now, should the wealth.
er during these days and hours be the
same-that is. should it all be shine or all
rain, etc-it is considered by the "caban-
uelistas" infallfble sign that that ~
the kind of weather that will prevail dur
ing March Of that year. and the farmer
can govern himself accordingly. Should
however, weather during the different por-
tions of January assigned to March differ
then the weather during that month will be
variable. and those versed In the caban-
uelistfc science have a full code of rules for
ascertafning what portions of the month
Will be rainy and what days will be fair.