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New-York tribune., 1901-05-03
PROGRESS OF THE EASTMAN TRIAL.
AGED WITNESS SAYS EASTMAN SAID OF GRoGAN
"H1s DAYS ARE SHORT"

AGED WITNESS SAYS EASTMAN SAID OF GROGAN,
.H1s DAYS ARE SHORT"
portion OF the proceedings at the Eastman murder
testimony on powder stains clothing and alloys
of lead in bullets, there were few witnesses who
proved 10 he most important in the trial while the
day ended with magnificent forensic effort on the
part OF the Attorney General to obtain the admis-
sion OF the testimony of the accused which he
made before the grand jury which indicted him.
This testimony the court earlier in the week after
a private hearing to the different lawyers. ex-
cluded, but the Attornev-Cien to-day made an
other effort in open court to obtain a reversal of
CITATIONS, backed by earnest and eloquent plea.
Ihe defence, relying the courts former decision
made no reply TO the arguments of the Attorney
General, and, the court withheld it's decision on
tomorrow morning Will cite additional bear
ing on the subject.
BY far the most important witness of the day
was the aged and decrepit mother of the dead man.
stance where Eastman looked toward her son and
said. His days are short" This was a little over
week before the tragedy
Two witnesses recalled identified the little bullet
peculiar formation This last testimony will have
a great bearing on the case IL the defence should
alege that the bullet, which has been frequently
shown to the jury and which is admitted by East
which grand jury indicted him. is not the same
bullet that taken from Grogan's body.
The Acknowledgement announced that he would
cite additional cases in the morning. The lawyers
for the defence stated to the that they would
make argument against the Attorney Generals
contention, and the court then adjourned.
New-York tribune., 1901-05-03
A VETERAN DIES IN THE STREET.
COLONEL. II. F. LIEBENAU BREATHEs HIS
LAST AFTER ALIGHTING FROM
CAR AT SOUTH FERRY

Henry f. Liebenau. veteran of the Civil War
who was an inspector I'm the Department of Water
Supply, and who lived at No. 625 East One-hun-
dred-and fortieth-st., dropped dead shortly after
noon yesterday after alighting from a Broadway
car at South Ferry. He a member Of the
Grand Army of the Republic and was at time
connected with the 7th Regiment
Colonel IIebenau was sixty-nine years old At
the outbreak of the Civil War he went 10 the front
as sergeant 5or of the list Regiment. He re-
turned and organized the 25th New-York Volunteer
Cavalry. He was appointed colonel Of the regt-
ment He had been member of Volunteer Fire
Company No. I. president of the NOsburg
Veteran Association of the list Regiment and be-
lonEed to Farnham Post No. ass G. A r. \ widow,
two daughters and a son survive.
New-York tribune., 1901-05-03
BRIDAL FLOWERS on GRAVES.
YONKERS WEDDING SPREAD IN
CEMETERY LOT

Several wagonloads Of bridal roses and other
cut flowers We're spread yesterday upon the graves
of members OF the family OF ex-Mayor John @.
Peene of Yonkers. The flowers were 50 disposed
of at the request of Mr. Peene's daughter. who
was married on Wednesday night to DR.. Edwin
Sterling Munson, of this city.
The wedding took place ST. Johns Episcopal
Church Yonkers and a reception followed at the
home OF the brides parents, the guests including
nearly all the officers OF the 7th Regiment, of
which the bridegroom Is a member. AS the bride
was leaving her fathers home on the arm of her
husband she asked that the great mass OF flowers
used in the decoration he placed on the graves
of her dead relatives, and her wishes were re-
New-York tribune., 1901-05-03
TO Snow NEGRO WORK AT CHARLESTON
BOOKER T. WASHINGTON As HEAD OF DEPART
MENT FOR HIS RACE IN EXPOSITION
MAKES AN APPEAL.

Charleston. s c. May Booker T. Washington
has been placed at the head OF the negro depart
ment OF the South Carolina Interstate and West
Indian Exposition. and has issued the following
address:
To the colored people of the United States:
The South Carolina Interstate and West Indian
i'm the history of the South and especially bene-
fetal the interests Of the negro. The exposition
Is pecemPer Go oBer IN 1901 From the first the
of this enterprise have taken the deepest interest
Of the United states to exhibit the progress they
have made since their freedom.
special building of the most attractive
and prominent parts Of the grounds has been set
hbit II is earnestly desired that It be filled with
The PTodqcts I or Ime heTT0es H b n
no local or State exposition. but national In
in charge Of the negro department. to make the
negro exhibit the most &C mpete and satisfactory
The aim is to secure not great quantity, but Sc
Those IN charge of the negro department are
Agriculture mechanics. social culture and domes-
tic life education morals and religion woman an
The cost of the building as well as other ex-
penses I'm connection with securing the negro ex-
hibit has been guaranteed by the officials of the
exposition. but we do not as race, want some
the negro department. a9d the wish is earnestly
expressed that the race contrlnute somethIng now
hibt Such gifts may be offered through corre-
be made to the secretary and field agent
AS is already widely known, Charleston Is one Of
the liberal cities in the country far as
concerns the treatment of the negro and every one
visiting Charleston making exhibit will be
sure OF liberal and kindly treatment. BY far the
greater proportion OF the common we'll the
highest class OF skilled labor in connection with
erection of the various buildings is being done
by negroes.
The following officials have been appointed for
the negro department: Executive committee-E. A
Lawrence. S w. Bennett William Ingliss, DR.
Thomas Z. Miller. the Rev. n. B. Sterritt. the Rev
J. L. Dart and W. J. Parker.
Thomas jefferson Jackson is field agent and Sec
retary.
This exposition brings to the a oppor-
tunitv 10 show the world what il is accomplishing
in every line of human progress and We believe
the opportunity will be utilized to the fullest ex-
New-York tribune., 1901-05-03
THE WEATHER REPORT.

Yesterdays RECORD AND To-DAY's FORECAST.
Washington May 2-The weather In the southern nail
the country Rocky Mountains has continued
fair and warm Rain cooler weather has prevailed
In the Rocky and over the great BASIN
There have occasional showers and thunderstorS
in the lake region raining tonight In Eastern
Navyort and Nev-England The temperature has fall
en- sharply IN Rocky Mountain region and on the
northeastern slope. There will he rain IN the Missouri
and upper Mississippi valleys and In the Southwest Fri
dav and probably in the middle Mississippi and Ohio
valleys and the region Saturday The temperature
will sharply Missouri and upper Mississippi
valleys Friday marked degree in the south
will also be colder in the upper lake region
Friday. lake region saturday Ihe
the New-EngIand and Middle Atlantic coasts
viii brisk southwesterly. probably becoming north
westerly bv Saturday the South Atlantic Coast fresh
TO brisk southwestery winds Will prevail.
New-York tribune., 1901-05-03
THE PASSING THRONG.

The wonderful bull market that is now In prog
ress in our stock exchanges" said Charles Herron
Of Cleveland. Ohio. at the Wal
SPECULATIVE dorf-Astoria yesterday. rs gath
FEVER ering into the malestrom Of
RAMPANT. speculation the highest and the
lowest OF the country's inhabi-
tants. No to-day is free from 1t. and 1t is
good betting that nine out Of every ten groups you
see sitting about engrossed in conversation are
cauehgs hbg ,b Pbaught but stocks Even children have
Of the sac ssn merits Of steal or the
the ennsyvan9 a1d afS thus sscan direct
0oIa IpaniIadelphia II happened to be my lot to be
toGSh S'1S with the Grau Opera Company and familiar
deem" deem us members No set of people are more
deyer re. Of speculation. Their talk between times is
the jargon of the exchanges issues from the lips
OF all The disciples of Wagner are al such times
wd 1ps nd rn m bSs ey AS se ehXs X
Wen ahead Of the game to date.
From ballet master 10 orchestra member. they
all buy and sell stocks but date none of them.
OPERA then bought stocks. Formerly the
SINGERS orchestra played poker and hearts
TALK OF when travelling Now they discuss
LITTLE ELSE. Wagner preferred or whether
Rheingold will go up down. a
certain young tenor I know has already cleared
$4,000 and is deeper in than ever and divides his
time about evenly between the opera house and
prima donnas has made % date over $l3S.oo0. and
looks forward to the quarter of million. Others
have made greater or less amounts in proportion
to the capital involved. Musicians proVerbally
jealous, tits said but out of the specula tive
fever that has swept over them has a spirit
OF comradeship. Their tips they eagerly share and
discuss with each other, with the general result
that. as does one, do all. When tip would
arrive during the recent trip of the company il
would be the signal for council invariably fol-
lowed by flood of teegraphic orders brokers
In New-York TO buy, buy, buy. These be wonder
fully speculative times. and nowhere is there great
er evidence of their presence than in the Cirau
Opera Company"
New-York tribune., 1901-05-03
NO HONEY OFFERED YET.

In regard TO a rumor that a memorial chapel
and parish house to be added 10 the
buildings OF All Angels Episcopal Church, West
End-ave and Eighty -hrst-st.. by friends OF the
church. the rector the Rev. DIR. S. De Lancy Town
send. said last evening that while he had in mind
certain buildings, money had yet bee /
offered for them, and no definite plans had been
drawn. He hoped he said. before going abroad.
he will soon, to be able say that there would
be buildings erected, and that the money had
been provided for them.
They cannot be built for at least eighteen
months anyway. for we cannot spare the old par
ish house now" said DR.. Townsend
New-York tribune., 1901-05-03
POOL SELLING PENALTY LIGHTEy7ED.

Albany. May 2-Governor Odell to-day signed the
bill of Senator Bracket amending the Penal Code
by removing the minimum penalty for convictions
for pool selling. bookmaking and making bets and
wagers. Heretofore the penalty has been i'm
prisonment for not less than one year nor more
than two years. together with fine 10 ex-
ceed 5000. Under the new law the minimum period
OF imprisonment is unlimited, and the courts are
prohibited from imposing both a fine and i'm
prtsonment for the offence.
New-York tribune., 1901-05-03
MESSAGE PROM LOUISIANA FAIR.

Buffalo. May 2-Drector-Generai Buchanan has
received the following telegram from Chairman
Francis OF the executive committee Of the Louisi-
ana Purchase Exposition:
ST Louis May ]. 1901.
The directors OF the Louisiana Purchase Exposi-
uon salute the Pan-American Exposition on It's
suspicious opening, and confident that the san
gune expectations of ts origiDators and projectors
VIII be than realized. Our people are Informed
concerning your unique plans, and VIII certainly
VISIT In large numbers exposition which IN
~>Stg OF design has never been eQualled and in
New-York tribune., 1901-05-03
FRANCHISE TAX CASES TO BE HEARD

Albany. May 2-Judge Robert Earl of Herkimer,
who was appointed by Justice Herrick, OF the Su-
preme Court. referee 10 take testimony in the
proceedings brought by New-York City corpora
tons in consequence OF the franchise tax act, will
probably begin the trial of the cases in New-York
City May H Before him will be tried the
cases OF the Brooklyn Rapid Transit system, the
Metropolitan Street Railway Company, the Con-
solidated Telegraph and Subway Company. the
New-Amsterdam Gas Company. the Consolidated
Gas Company, the Northern Union Gas Company
and the Central Union Gas Company.
New-York tribune., 1901-05-03
NEW PARTNER FoR JOHN ". GRIGGs.

Paterson N j.. May (speciaD.-Ex-Attorney-
General John w. Grlggs has invited John W. Hard
ing a prominent lawyer of this city, 10 become
member of the firm of Dill & Griggs. Ii is under
stood that Mr.. Harding will look after the Pater-
son end of the business OF the firm. Mr.. Harding
was referee in bankruptcy for this county and he
has sent in his resignation to Judge Kirkpatrick.
10 take effect May l5
New-York tribune., 1901-05-03
OBITUARY..

DIR. CLARENCE ". CORNELL
DR.. Clarence W. Cornell died Wednesday at his
home. No 200 West Seventieth-st from hemor-
rhage of the stomach. after short Illness. DR..
Cornell born in this city in 1856, and was
graduated from the New York Homeopathic Medi-
cal College in 1871 He was member of the staff
OF the Hahnemann Hospital and the Metropolitan
Hospital and had been president of the PATHOLOGY
cal Society. In 1890 he married Miss Annie F.
Rudd, of this city.
She survives him Tie funeral will be held at his
home this evening at O'Clock.
New-York tribune., 1901-05-03
MORE CARDINALS FOR THIS COUNTRY.

Buffalo, May (SpeciaD.-The Right Rev. James
E Quigley Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese
of Western New-York. said to-day that he expect
ed that within twenty-five years there would be at
least half a dozen more Cardinals in the United
States AT present" said the Bishop, 'tt does not
seem easy for an American prelate TO reach this
distinction. but the rapid growth Of this country
will change that Within twenty-five years
am confident we shall see cardinals located in such
cities as New-York. Chicago, 81. Louis. New-Or-
leans San Francisco and Pittsburg
New-York tribune., 1901-05-03
FORECAST FoR TO-DAY AND TOMORROW.

For Maine New-Hampshire and Vermont fair to-day
except rain on the Maine coast: morrow fair and
colder
showers to-day: portion; tomorrow
fair: colder in eastern portion
For Rhode Island. showers. followed by fair today
tomorrow fair and colder.
For showers. followed by fair and
colder today fair.
For Eastern Pennsylvania. rain followed by fair to-
dav with lower temperature northern and western
portions: fair; colder in southeast portion
For New-Jersey. rain and warmer to-day; tomorrow
colder.
For Delaware rain followed by fair to-day: tomorrow
and colder.
For the District Of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia
nartIv cloudy fair and colder.
Pennsylvania, fair to-day and to- morrow:
lower temperature to-day.
For western New-York showers cooler to-day; to
morrow threatening probably I'm western portion.
New-York tribune., 1901-05-03
sOUTHERN PACIFIc WREcK Nor SERIOrs.

Ogden. Utah. May 2-The Southern Pacific pas
senger train 10 which the private of D. o.
Mills was attached. and which wrecked at
Emgrant Gap. Cal. reached Ogden to-day The
injured passengers were attended by the company's
physician here None Of them We're seriously hurt
and all proceeded on their way East.
New-York tribune., 1901-05-03
DIED..

aasht.r Ms snG tie s s. sassas
Funeral l services q, s. Marks Church. New-canaau.
Train leaves Grand Central Depot Nsw-Haven r r. at
Rds j. Mrs Ezs5e56 r. Brown w. assa Il 4 y.af ssa
Brow1 sSTi'eS al hf Tsnss OF he. % son Rev Elicit
May B. at 4:sO D, m A-'-A''
coRNELLao3 May l, 1901 in his year. c1arsnc. W.
Funeral services D. Friday May g. at 300 w..s
FT15ysr 8SCS l. friends and members e medical sose,
CRoUCH-on Wednesday evening. Nav l. 1901 IN Ais
services at his late residenc. 10 west T7s-
Kindly omit flowers.
D4yIsoS1 s st ai on Tuesday April 80.
1nternient al Princeton. n J.
HANn-At Flushing y, 7, on May 2. 1901. zIea hus-
Funeral from the RefoTmed % ChITcS Am,v Street s
Potsdam papers please COPY
HASTINGS suddenly. Tuesday April 30, at her rest
Hannah $. T. widow Of walts,ll 'Esstinss.
dag May ':' 2 at $50 D. m ns'a " inD''-
HICKOK-At Bethel Conn. Monday Apre 18Th 1901
sarah Ann Coley. widow Of George A Hckok. in her
residence.
sse5 aF1 @ Mary Iefsy mother Of DR. Albert Jeery
Stephen-St-, Friday afternoon a : O'Clock
Relatives and friends invited to attend.
L LtONMEpIEC-At Newark " j. Nav l. Nathaniel c
l. -Hommedieu In 92d YEAR "
Internent at Milford. Conn.
Mil-lER-st his residence No * state-st Ossin-
F,,nsrI ing, ~ , u John F Miller; aged IS years.
at <'io O'Clock Friday. May g. 1901.
TURNER-suddenIy I Wednesday morning May l. 1901
e. Atlantic city. N j.. John T. Turner OF so West
tn,n-sI- New ork. in the 56th his
Reiayes and friends OF the family respectfully
Ned 10 attend the funeral services
ohurch s1stst West End-ave. to-day May 81 AZ
O'Clock N' ~ -
Baltimore papers please copy.
ElSIl LII AT Clifton Springs. N Y. Wednesday.
Nay IDOL William Vermilya. formerly OF TarrytoWn-
y Y, in the 18th year age.
Fuhera az AsbUry Methodist Episcopal Church.
town. on saturday. Nav 4, 1901 10 o'clock a.
WATERMAN-On Wednesday May l. Lewis Edison
=, waterman IN the 64th year of his
Funeral services at his late residence. No 265 Macon
ST., Brooklyn Friday. MAY 3 at 4 O'Clock D. m.
| lnterrnent at Boston Saturday.
New-York tribune., 1901-05-03
HENRY T. BROWN.

SayvilIe Long Island, May 2.-Henry F. Brown
died last night from consumption, aged sxty-three
years In early life Mr.. Brown followed the sea
and made fortune in the oyster industry and the
coasting trade. and at his death a large land
owner. Mr.. Brown the local Republican
New-York tribune., 1901-05-03
4 WEDDING.

Detroit. May Miss Mignonne f Swift. OF this
city. and Captain Frederick N. Alger. son of ex-
Secretary Russell A Alger. were married I2
o'clock to-day in the Fort Street Presbyterian
Church. Captain and Mrs. Alger started for the
East this afternoon IN General Ayers private
and VIII sail for the Mediterranean Saturday
New-York tribune., 1901-05-03

In this diagram continuous white line SHOWS the
changes in pressure indicated by The Irpunes SELF
recording barometer dotted line shows the tenpera-
ture as recorded at Perry's Pharmacy
Tribune Office May ). 1 a. m-The weather Yesterday
was fair with a thunderstorm at night The tenn
perature ranged IS and As degrees the average
zoa, 5sraas, haJn 6Is degrees Wednesday
and s degrees than the corresponding day last
year. 49,. In -~,h.A,,. - -.
New-York tribune., 1901-05-03
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HOTELS FILLING UP.

the perfection OF its details has never been sur
passed. Best wishes for unqualified success.
New-York tribune., 1901-05-03
THE FLErR DE LIS AT MALl

yaletta. Malta, May 2.-The American scho 7ner
yacht Fleur de Lys OF the New-York Yacht cub,
owned by DR.. Lewis A. Stimson arrived here TO
DAY.
New-York tribune., 1901-05-03
MARRIED.

rY rY.,r,toND-Bt-SBEE-I Grace Church Chantry. New
Yor[ on Thursday. May 1901. by the Rev. Dr. Will
ET1tinxton OF the parish. A
Ha,rond son OF the General John Hammond 10
6iyia Worden Busbee. daughter Of the late
John L. worden
Notices of marriages and deaths must be in
dorxed with full name and address.
New-York tribune., 1901-05-03
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Regular and Supplementary Mails clos. a, Foreign
Branch half hour later than closing time below.
TRANSATLANTIC MAILS
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PRINTED MATTER ETc-This steamer takes Printed
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Ten Minutes Of the hour Of sailing of steamer.
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thence by steamer. close az this Office daily
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TRANsPACIFIC MAILS.
Malls for Australia Except Australia.
warded via ECropel. New-Zealand. Fiji. Samoa and
D m after April t2s and up 10 May inclusive or on
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NAILS for Rawsi Japan China and Philippine Islands,
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TREASURY BOND PURCHASE.

Washington. May 2.-The Secretary OF the Treas
ury to-day purchased $4,000 short term per cent
a 1851