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The evening times., 1899-12-11
THE DEMOCRATIC BANQUET.
Programme for the Event at tn,
Metropolitan Hotel Complete.

The Virginia Democratic Association OF
the District has completed all arrange
ments for its annual banquet. which will
be given TO night at the Metropolitan IIo-
tel.
The committee which had charge Of the
programme has spared no pains or expense
in decorating the hall swnere the banquet is
to take place. Flowers and the national
ce,oIs are in evidence everywhere.
Covers viii be laid for over 100 guests
In addition to a large number Of members
of Congress and the association State
Chairman Ellyson will attend
Senator Daniel. Representatives W. A.
Jones. John Lamb, C. A. Swanson. w "
Rhea, Judge Goode, and others will a6-
dress the gathering. An oil painting of
w. j. Bryan will occupy a conspicuous
place in the hall
The evening times., 1899-12-11
FUNK CALLED FOR trial
The Prisoner, Accused Of Murder,
Enters the Court Smiling.
An Unusual Scene When the Widow
and daughter of william H.
Brooks See HIS Alleged Slayer-Hy-
pothetical Questions to Talesmen.
Discsssion of Several Legal Points.

| Frank W. Funk. who is charged with
! the murder OF William H. Brooks. was put
/ on. trial for his life today before Justice
9. C. Cole. The opening Of the proceed
| fnSs. presented an unusual scene. The ac-
| cused man entered the courtroom with a
pleasant smile on his face, and with head
| erect and firm step proceeded directly to
a seat near his attorneys As soon as Mrs.
Martha Brooks the widow OF the murdered
| man. and her daughter, Martha, who were
seated in the courtroom, caught sight
of Funk. they burst into tears, and sought
to shut him out from view, by placing
their hands before their eyes. Mrs.
Brooks had to be removed from the room
to recover her composure.
The Government is represented by Dis
trict Attorney Anderson and Assistant
District Attorney Taylor, and the defend
ant by Messrs. D. W. Baker. Newton c.
Price. and Alexander Wolf. After the list
OF witnesses was called, the empaneling
OF the jury began.
This was the signal for a discussion OF
legal questions and technicalities between
the representatives Of the Government and
counsel for the defence. As the talesmen
were called. many hypothetical questions
were propounded by the attorneys on either
side.
The proceedings are being conducted In
Criminal Court Room No. l, which long
before the opening of the trial was crowd
ed to its capacity with witnesses and spec
tators. Funk was seated just in the rear
OF his counsel in charge of Deputy Marshal
Cusick and appeared as calm and collected
as II he were merely spectator.
The story Of the crimes with which
Funk is charged is well known. On the
afternoon of June 23. 1898. someone en-
tered the home OF William Brooks, at 914
Twenty-second Street northwest, and with
an ak murdered him For this crime Funk
is held responsible. 1t is also alleged that
he attempted to murder the dead mans
wife, Martha Brooks. and then robbed
them of between 81. 500 and 81 900. After
the crimes were committed Funk left the
city, and for more than year eyaded ar
rest. He was. however. finally captured
at Columbia, Mo-, in August last.
At the close Of the proceedings there were
ten talesmen, in the box. None of these
however has actually been accepted by
either side TO pass upon the evidence in the
case. Neither the Government nor the de-
fence have yet exercised any OF the per-
emptory challenges allowed them under the
law in setting aside jurors
Justice Cole ordered one hundred extra
taiesmen summoned by the Marshal. These
are ordered to report tomorrow morning at
10 O'Clock, when the work of selecting the
Jury will be continued
The evening times., 1899-12-11
SEEKING A REHEARING.
The Case OF P0sey $. Wilson Once
More I'm Court.


More I'm Court.
The case of Posey S. Wilson, which las
been matter Of consideration before the
equity branches of the Supreme Court OF
the District during the last two years,
came up again today on his motion for a
rehearing. The motion is resultant upon
ruling made some time ago by Justice
Hagner. in disposing of petition of Mr..
Wilson to the court to issue a rule against
his former wife, Augusta E. Wilson, re-
quiring her TO show cause for an alleged
disregard and violation OF the court.
This motion on petition was overruled
by Justice Hagner. Mr.. Wilson then II el
a motion before the same justice fer Ie-
hearing OF the case. In this motion tie:e
was, it is claimed. language disrespectful
to Justice Hagner. stating that he was
prejudiced against the petitioner. Later
Mr.. Wilson withdrew the motion contain
ing the Objectionable language and renewed
his petition in other words. This motion
came up for hearing today before Justice
Hagnsr. He declined to consider it ard
certified the question to Justice Barnard.
sitting in Equity Court No. 2.
1t is said that with the exception Of
Chief Justice Bingham the Wilson case
has at some stage OF ether been before each
justice of the Supreme Court of the Dis
trict.
The evening times., 1899-12-11
A MARRIAGE FOR LOVE.
4 Woman Relinquishes All Right to
Her Husbands Money.

BOSTON, Mass. Dec. n.-Wiliiam
Smith, sixty-one years old, a millionaire
brewer, was quietly married Saturday af-
ternoon at his beautiful home in Jamaica
Plain to twenty eight -year-old Miss Jose
phine A. Menu, who for six months has
been domestic in the Smith home Six
months ago Mr.. Smith hired Josephine
Menu to wait on the table and do light
housework She Immediately made her
self appreciated. In fact the attentions of
the old gentleman became so marked that
the four Smith children made war On the
pretty domestic. Mr.. Smith finally settled
it all by announcing last week that their
wedding would take place at once. Law
yers were of 10 avail.
Miss Menu did rather an unexpected
thing, however, on Friday last, when she
voluntarily signed away all her dover
rights TO her husbands property. the we'd
ding was performed Saturday, all the chill
dren being present. but leaving immedi-
ately after the ceremony and refusing to
be reconciled.
The evening times., 1899-12-11
WILLIS RossER's DzrEncE.
Urges Intoxication a. an Excuse Z,
. Brutal Murder.

Urges Intoxication n an Excuse for
y Brutal MurdeF.
NEW YORK, Dec. u.-Walter Raffers or
Willis Rosser. as the police got his name,
the medical student of 191 Lexington Ave-
nue.. who shot and seriously wounded Fred
F. Slater, Of Newark, In the Madison Square
Garden on Saturday night. was held for ex-
animation in the Jefferson Market police
court yesterday. Bail was fixed at 81 900,
because a note from DR.. Wyncoop. of Belle
yue. stated that Slater's condition was not
! as bad as had been supposed and that he
would probably get well.
Raffers told the magistrate that he went
to the Garden a little the worse for liquor
and there ran into lot of young men. who
proceeded to guy him on account Of his con-
dition. He hauled out his pistol, he said.
when he was afraid of being attacked.
When he fred. he said. he bad no idea
whom he was going to bit. He did not aim
at Slater. he said.
SAN FRANCISCO. Dec. 11.-It is believed
here that Walter Rosser, who shot down
Slater in Madison Square Garden. is the
young medical student who. while a MEM
Der of the Tennessee Regiment, In Septem-
Der, 1898. murdered young clerk named
Hildebrand in the market here without
cause. Rosser's crime xas one OF the most
wanton ever committed in this city, but
the jury, carried away by sympathy, found
the murderer not guilty. Rosser's father,
who was a prominent Southerner, wealthy
and eminentiy respectable, employed the
ablest counsel to defend his son. The plea
was made that Rosser murdered Hildebrand
while maddened With liquor. Rosser. lit
tie more than a boy, in years. professed
great remorse for his crime. and the effect
Of all this was his acquittal.
Rosser entered the market and made his
way through. until he came to where Hill
debrand was standing behind counter.
He was leaning over a box Of eggs at the
time and being intoxicated was told by Hill
debrand to move along. Some eggs were
broken by Rosser and he was again sharply
told to move on. Rosser drew pistol and
deliberately fired at Hildebrand, killing
him instantly. Rosser was at once arrest
ed. His trial resulted in acquittal. 1t was
claimed by the defence that the prisoner
had been drugged and was not responsible
for his actions. but 1t was probably the
jury's sympathy with the soldier which
gained him his liberty.
The evening times., 1899-12-11
DIED.

BLAINE-At Millersvillc. Md. on Saturday. De
cember o. 1888, ELIZABETH l. BLAINE, nee
Eager. formerly of Washington, ID. C., beloycC
wife of G. Ward Blaine.
Funeral will take place Tuesday. December l.
az 10 a. m. from husbands parents residence.
- Ninth Street northeast. Interment at Glen
wood Cemetery Relatives and friends respect
fully invited to attend.
Philadelphia papers please copy II
BAUR-On Saturday. December .. 1899. at p.
M. ELIZABETH NJ, beloved wife OF Joseph A.
Baur, nee Pfeffer. 1t her late residence, 46S X
Street northwest
Funeral will take place Tuesday morning at
0 a. m, thence to st. Nary's Church. where re-
QUEEN will he said for the repose of her soul.
Friends and relatives are invited TO attend II
CAMMACK-On Sunday December TO- 1899. at
a. m. JENNETT c. CAMMACK, relict of the
late William Cammack. in the seveniy-sxth year
of her age. .Tt
Funeral service from the Fifth Baptist Church.
ID Street southwest. at 2:30 p. m. Tuesday, to
which friends invited TO attend. Relatives
are invited TO attend at her late residence, 4s5
Street southwest, p. m. deIl-2t
GRIMSIEY-On Sunday, December TO- 1880. at
O'Clock a. m. at lis Street southeast. HAZEL
IRENE, daughter OF James and Annie Grimsley.
aged five years.
An angel fook my flower away,
We should not reT,ine. IN
For Jesais, in his bosom, wears
That flower that mine.
Fold her. O, Father. in Thine arms.
And let her henceforth he
messenger Of love between
Our human hearts and Thee.
Oh. for look on that sweet face,
A touch Of that vanished hand.
For a sound Of that voice that loved so well
That is now in the promised land.
BY MAMMA AND PAPA.
Funeral private, the 1lth instant, at Wood
lawn. Va. 1t
The evening times., 1899-12-11
INVESTIGATED A PASTOR.
Rev. DIR. +. J. Mckay, of Newport
News, Acquitted of'CharEes.

NEWPORT NEWS, Va. Dec. 1.-THE
ministers of all the churches here have
just concluded an investigation of charges
of immortality preferred against T. ]. Nc
Kay. pastor of the Second Presbyterian
Church. They decided that guilt was not
proved.
The most important evidence besides
that of the minister himself was that of
Mrs. Carrie VI. Blythe, the woman in the
case, who, half hysterical. incoherently tes-
titled to improper relations between herself
and the pastor, varying her testimony oc-
cas:onally by calling the preacher to con-
fess his sin, and telling him that God would
strike him dumb when he denounced the
story Us "a lie before God and man."
In arriving at a decision the ministers
look into consideration that the womans
husband is a saloon man. who has taken
no action in the matter and whom Mr.. Nc
Kay has been fighting along with other
saloon men; that the woman suffered from
hysteria and was not at all times respon-
sible for what she said and did and that
there were other circumstances which
tended to show conspiracy.
The evening times., 1899-12-11
MINISTER HELD FOR CONTEMPT
A Clergy man mt Omaha Sent to Jail
by Judge Scott.

OMAHA, Neb.. Dec. l1.-Judge Cunning
ham Scott has committed Rev. Z. p.
Quivey to Jail for contempt of court. and
cited Rev. J. Mackay. rector of All Saints
Church. and Rev. II. C. Herring. of the
First Congregational Church. to appear
today and show why they. too, should not
be committed for contempt.
The cause of all the trouble is letter
which Mackay and Herring wrote TO the
court. regarding a case on trial. and the
failure of Rev. Mr.. Quiyey to produce in
court two children who were the sub
iect of habeas corpus proceedings. Judge
Scott characterized the letter as an at
tempt to influence the court.
Among other things, he called the
ciergymen hypocrites. who" continued
Judge Scott half the time are preach
ing nonsense. and the other half drawing
their salaries. are now trying to subvert
the courts. and make them subject to the
church. If that is Christianity. the less
We have Of il In the world. the better
The evening times., 1899-12-11
THE NAVAL Prize CASES
The Supreme Court Finally Decides
the Controversy.
The Bneno Ventura Released. Caus-
ing "a Loss OF Thousands of Doll
Pedro Legally Captured and the
Men VIII Receive Their Money.

The Supreme Court, today in an opinion
read by Justice Peckham, released the
Spanish steamship Bueno Ventura, which
had been seized as a prize in the Cuban
war, on April 20. 1898, thereby causing a
loss of thousands of dollars in prize money
TO officers and men of the blockading fleet.
The vessel was engaged in trade between
Rotterdam and the United States, and on
April 49, left Psscagoula, Miss, loaded
with lumber for Rotterdam. She was seiz-
ed, as stated. and taken TO Key West, the
United States district court of Florida.
condemned her as a lawful prize and the
owners appealed to the Supreme Court.
The Presidents proclamation declaring
war TO exist, gave Spanish vessels then in
any port in the United States, until May
81. month after the date Congress said
the war began, in which to leave.
The question in this case was, Did the
proclamation apply to a Spanish vessel
which had left the United States prior to
the date at which the war bsgan2
The district court held that it did not.
The Supreme Court, said Justice Peckham,
having in view the policy of the Govern
ment for many years, and in view of the
known proper method Of conducting war
fare upon liberal policy to non-combat-
ants, held that the seizure was unlawful,
and reversed the judgment of the district
court
The vessel will be released to the claim
ant upon the payment of the expenses OF
detention, and without damages therefor.
Chief Justice Fuller and Justices Gray and
McKenna dissented.
The case of the Pedro. which was cap
tured by the cruiser New York, off Ha-
vana, on the evening of April %, 1898, was
decided against the vessel
Chief Justice Fuller read the opinion
reciting the facts. The vessel left Ant
werp, March IS, with a cargo for Cuban
ports. She had been chartered to sail for
Pensacola. and there take on 4 cargo of
lumber foI Rotterdam. She reached Ha-
vana. and after discharging her cargo for
that port, sailed April %, for Santiago, to
discharge cargo at that port.
En- route she was seized by the New
York, sent to Key West, and declared
prize. The Chief Justice said the vessel,
;-lthough under charter TO load cargo at
a port in the United States. was not in
cluded within the excepted clause de-
scribed in the Presidents proclamation.
and was lawful prize. thus affirming the
judgment of the district court for the
Southern district Of Florida Justices
Brown, White, Shiras, and Peckham dis
sented
The Chief Justice also announced the
opinion of the court in the case of the Quo
90, seized April %, seventy miles east OF
Havana. The vessel was en- route from Liv-
erpool TO the United States via Cuban
ports. but she had ro charter party to this
country. The judgment of the district
court that she was a lawful prize was af-
firmed. Justices Shiras. White. and Peck
ham dissanted.
The evening times., 1899-12-11
LONGS PLAN FAVORED.
The RecOmnae ndation to Merge Naval
Bureaus Meets With Approval.

The Recommendation TO merge N0v0l
Bureaus Meets With Approval.
Several members of the Senate and House
Naval Committees are favorably disposed
to the recommendation of Secretary Long
for merging the Bureaus of Construction,
Steam Engineering. and Equipment under
one head. and unless formidable opposition
is developed the proposed change will prob
ably be made. The consolidation Of these
bureaus would create new Office Of the
Importance relatively Of that presided over
by Director White, of-the British navy,
which practically has sole charge Of the
designing and building of all British war
ships.
Under the present method the Construc
tion Bureau Of our navy designs the hull.
the Steam Engineering Bureau the nachin-
cry. and the Equipment Bursau fits the
vessels with boats, Anchors and furniture,
and also supplies the coal It is considered
all this work could be more economically
performed under one bureau. and the dis
sensions which now constantly arise be-
tween the various heads be avoided. Admi-
raj Hichborn is strongly in favor OF such a
measure. although unless the act specifi-
cally provides that the chief OF the new
bureau shall be Fan. experienced" naval
constructor, some I1ne officer would be as
signed to it. 4
The duties Of the bureau would be of
such such a character that 1t Is doubted IL
any but constructor could properly be de-
tailed as chief, and certainly only an off,
Ger yersed in naval architecture would be
fitted to direct. 1T. In no event would Con-
structor Hichborn serve even a short time
at the head Of the bureau. as it will un-
doubtedly be provided that the act shall
rot become operative until after his retire
ment. on March 4. 1901. The constructor
generally looked upon as Admiral Hich-
borns successor and an officer Of the high
est attainments, is d. ". Taylor. at present
assistant to the admiral.
The evening times., 1899-12-11
FOUND UNDUE INFLUENCE.
Result of a Suit Involving the yu
Iidity of a VIII.

In the case Of Caroline Lefevre and 9TH
ers against Louis Boyer and others, in
volving the validity of the will Of the late
Mary Boyer, the jury which had the mat
ter under consideration today returned 4
verdict in favor of the complainants. The
jury, in the sealed verdict returned, stated
that the will of the deceased Mary Boyer
was made under the pressure of undue
influence.
The litigation was the result of the man
ner of the disposition of the property by
the testatrix, Mary Boyer. She and her
husband, Louis Boyer, ST., for a number Of
years conducted the Park Hotel. located
on Seventh Street above the Boundary.
According to the terms of her will, the de-
ceased left her entire estate 10 a niece and
nephew. leaving her husband merely 4
home in the hotel property during his life.
The estate is estimated to be worth about
S35, 000
The caveators TO the will, Caroline Le-
fevre and others, were represented by At
torneys Charles Poe and Victor Wallace.
The evening times., 1899-12-11
A BIG STRIKE ENDED.
Troubles mt the NanticOke Mines Sat.
isfnctOrfly Adjusted.

isfnctorily Adjusted.
NANT1COKE. Pa. Dec. 11.-After many
conferences and much dickering on both
sides the big miners strike here is ended.
At a meeting Of the strikers yesterday aft
ernoon they resolved to accept the Susque-
hanna Coal Company's terms and return to
work tomorrow.
The conference held a week ago between
the officers Of the company and a commit
tee of the strikers resulted In an agreement
on all points but one. The one point in
dispute was the reinstatement of the old
pump runners. These men went out in
sympathy with the miners. and the COM
pany had difficulty in getting men to fill
their places. The strikers demanded that
the pump runners be taken back The
company refused. The officials said the new
men came to their rescue and saved their
mines from destruction, and under no cir
cumstances would they discharge them to
make room for the old men.
At the meeting of the strikers they
waived the demands Of the pump runners.
1t is said there was no opposition The
news that the long strike had finally come
to an end was received with much reioic-
ing tonight Four thousand mel and boys
have been idle since August 5.
The evening times., 1899-12-11
HAD HIS WIFE ARRESTED.
Charges and Counter-ChnrEes Made
by n Boston Couple.


BOSTON. Mass. Dec. I1.-Sixtesn-year-
old Annie ". Bush, bride of four months,
spent yesterday in cell in the House of
Detention. because she is charged by her
husband with being idle and disorderly.
She tells a story of being sold in wedlock,
OF brutality and abuse which promises TO
shock the social set OF Forest Hill in which
she was wont to travel, and. while it bears
an amazing side, several of her friends and
the friends of her parents corroborate it,
The warrant was issued on complaint of
har husband, Michael Bush, of No. Is Wal
kill Street, Forest Hills. Mrs Bush told
the police that her arrest was but one act
of a revengeful husband whom she was
obliged to leave because of his abuse.
Her maiden name was Cunnuski. Bush
was boarder in the family for nine years
He became infatuated with Annie and asked
her to marry him. She refused. She re-
sented his lovemaking. but he persisted
and finally appealed to her parents The
father. Annie says. compelled her to marry
Bush. She declared that she was sold to
Bush for SIS and one of her friends says
that Mrs. Cunnuski was in favor of pleas,
ing Bush because of business relations,
they at the time being engaged in the tail
oring business. The wedding took place on
September 3. and after two weeks of unhap-
piness, as Mrs. Bush describes it. she ran
away. She told the police the reason she
ran away was that her husband beat her
with his fists and abused her
She further claimed that her mother and
father held her on the floor while her hus-
band beat her with strap because of some
trifling incident which did not please him
The young woman has made her home for
several weeks with a friend. at the West
End. They are people who have known the
Cunnuski family for a long time. Several
days ago Bush learned where his young
wife was and sought her out and endsavored
to persuade her TO return to him. Mrs
Bush was firm in her refusal to go back to
her parents. He was determined that she
should, and for week Mrs. Bush has been
doing her best to dodge her husband in his
efforts to locate her. She has been assisted
by her friends. She consulted a lawyer
and has acted upon his advice