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- Y' " ' '" . . , ' - - " - . 1?T A 11 T TSTTTn 1 ftft7 -1 J KJ - . A X X J A - TELEGRAPHIC SUMMARY. The Democrats of Rhode Island nom inate a full State ticket. The justices of the Supreme court hand down a num ber of decisions. Mr. R. C- Gulley of Franklinton, has purchased the Spirit of the Age, the State temperance organ. Senator Colquitt has had a second stroke of paralysis. His throat is attacked this time and his condition is critical. Among the Senate confirmations yester ' day was that of C. M. Busbee as post master at Raleigh. The Naval Appro priation bill as prepared by the sub-committee of the House Naval committee carries $27,687 ,930. It does not provide for any new warships. Robert M. Nettles, living near Florence, S. C, loses by fire his barn and its contents and his stables and seven mules. The fire was the work of an incendsary. The Brit ish steamer Eros, Furnandena for Stettin, has stianded near Cape Lookout life sav ing station. At 5 o'clock yesterday morning a cyclone passed over the Pur vis, Miss., section. Much damage was done, but no loss of life has yet been re ported. The forenoon session of the Vollani-Breckinridge case was by no means dull, but it was eclipsed by the ifH-idents of the afternoon session. Kossuth, the Hungarian patriot, is dead. Final ratifications of the German- JRussiqn commercial treaty have been formally exchanged. The Irish Na tional League of Great Britain issues a manifesto to the Irish people, declaring Ixrd Rosebery's explanation insufficient and calling on the Irish to demand an Irish Parliament and Executive equal to those of the English. It is said Parli ament will be dissolved in July if not tUrlier. The Healyites are becoming more and more dissatisfied with Lord llis -bery'a recent speech. rThe Col orado State troops leave the mines. Twenty-throe strikers are arrested. The city hall people are again in fear of an attack from the Governors troops. -The meeting of the general passen ger agents at Palm Beach was not held yestertay because of the non-arrival of many delegates. -Commander Heyer inan, is to be tried by court-martial at the Brooklyn navy yard to-morrow for siitfering the Kearsarge to be wrecked upon the Roncador reef . ThePollard- Breckinridge case was adjourned earlier than usual yesterday on account of the plaintiff being greatly over come by the line of cross-examination pursued by defendant's counsel. WORK OF A FIRE BUG. Jlobt. M. Nettles, rear Florence Loses liis Barn, its Contents and Stable, With. Seven - Mules at the Hands of an Incendiary. Special to the Messenger. Florence, S. C, March 20. Robt. M. Nettles, who lives four miles above Flor ence on the Cheraw and Darlington rail road, had his barn, stables and farm tool house, burned about 4 o'clock this iucrcinfr. In the stables were eight mules valued "at about $1,200. Six o them were burned to death. One was ' burned so badly that it will die. The other was burned, but not seriously. In the loft over the stables were stored about 000 bushels of corn several thou sand pounds of forage and other feed. The tool room, with his entire lot of farm implements was destroyed also. The burned property was valued at about $3,500 with no insurance. The origin of the fire was undoubtedly incendiary, as the whole building w.ns afire when it was discovered. The loss is an exceedingly heavy one Mr. Nettles, especially so at this time of the year when farmers are arranging for ) planting. Supreme Court, Decisions. ' Special to the MessenRer. Ralkkih, N. C, March 20. The Su preme court justices this evening filed the following opinions: Lamb vs. Ward, from Guilford county, affirmed; Moore vs.Sugg, from Greene, affirmed; Wooten vs Sugg, from Greene, reversed; Myers vs. Stafford, from Guilford, decided against the plaintiif; Bank vs. Keogh, from Guilford, affirmed in both, cases; Harrison vs. Harrison, from Granville, affirmed; Norwood vs. Crawford, from trial: Wolfe vs. Pearson, 1 mm Buncombe, decided in favor of de- ffnd.mt: State vs. Gillikin, from Car teret, affirmed; Sanders vs. Thompson fiom Onslow, petition for certiorari de nied; Arrington vs. Arrington, from Nash, new trial: Worthington vs. Cow ard, from Greene, affirmed; Wiggins vs Kirkoatrick. from Lenoir, new trial: ninwfl vs. Product company, from New 1 T.i ndVPr: affirmed: Walton vs. Davis, from Wilson, affirmed; Heath vs. Heath, s'rom Mecklenburg, affirmed; Cozart i Ienidon, from Granville, affirmed, vs, Sale oi" the Spirit of the Age. rspecial to the Messenger. Raleigm. xT. C, March 20. Mr. R. C, Gulley, of Franklinton, to-day purchased the s'nirit of the Am, the State temper- .-m-e ortran. from Rev. R. H. Whitaker, to publish it here. ill l' I in v . ii, wi,;titw has lieen an editor con irmously for fortyone years. Hun's Cotton Review. New York:, March 20. The Sun' a cot vs Cotton decline 2 to 3 points, but recovered this and advanced j to 2 points closing steady. Sales were "km 0) bales. Liverpool advanced i to 1 point and-lost most of this, closing quiet and steadv. Sales on the spot were 10 (KM) bales, at steady Quotations. In Mnnchester varus wc; - siuiet, butsteady, flot.hsdull. New Origans advanced 2 to4 i mints. The port receipts were estimated at 12,000 bales and eached 10 801, against 14,214 this day last week, mo last vear; thus far this week. 317' bales, against 39,272 thus far last '.Li, p.vnnrtii to-dav were 7,317 bales for Great Britain and 9,737 to the Conti- Kmt; f-.nttnn here was dull and micfc'anged. Sales were 63 bales for cinnir.3-. Southern markets were gen- ii DtM,iv and unaltered. New I til IV BVtawj . , . Jeans receipts to-morrow are esfatmae at r.00 to 3,000 bales against 5,324 on r;:rr.i o'rioat. weekfand 2.200 last 8"u,r'! n i And not very inter yi- AV?.; VV the Easter hoU- S- reTo e"at h7nd and everybody s dfsosed to hold aloof and await events ls M J rr intr, the speculative stream at once and make a bold fight rtrcr another. There is nothing Vl !. J V new in the situation. 141 Mott street, New IO 1 1 :.nnn1mia stni-a f nPT re 01 nei 'I owe unspeaK- .btoSudutob gotten gratitude u SoWaiirm oil if ftlan a miraculous cureof r POLLARD-BREGKINRIDGE THE MOST SENSATIONAL DAY OP THE TRIAL. Tempestuous and HiffhlyJ Wrought Scenes Following One Aftr the Other Words of Scorn and Accusations from the Plain- . tin" The Plaintiff Over come by Grief Breaks Down A Pathetic Scene. Washington, March 20. The fore noon session of the Pollard-Breckinridge trial to-day was ngt dull by any means, but the afternoon proceedings developed a succession of tempestuous and sensa tional incidents from the time the court reconvened after the recess until it ad journed at 3 o'clock, with Miss Pollard weeping for her children, her head bowed on the rail of the witness box. Questions by Maj. Butterworth as to her relations with Col. Breckinridge after his secret marriage brought out words of scorn and accusation against the de fendant. . He was charged with haying maligned his present ' wife, " formerly Mrs. Wing; wii.: .ringlove and de votion for Miss Pollard three weeks after this secret marriage, when she was in ignorance of it, and with acting the part of the deceiver in every possible way. Incidientally it came out that a tragedy was narrowly averted in the Hoffman house in New York two days after Col. Breckinridge's first marriage in that city to Mrs.:Wing and while he was occupying communicating rooms in that hotel with Miss Pollard, who was registered as his daughter. Another new and startling incident brought out in the cross examination was that Miss Pollard on one occasion-after the n.. r riage and before she knew of it, went to the house in this city where Col. Breck inridge and his present wife (not then acknowledged) were residing, that on seeing her they both crouched behind a curtain, whereupon she called out: 'Willie, come out," and he came out and accompanied her to Dr. Lincoln's. These and other scenes entirely over shadowed the morning examination which was mainly devoted to reading the deceitful letters addressed bv the plaintiff to her aged dupe, Rodes. This was Miss Pollard's third day of the ordeal of cross examination, and in anticipation of seeing and hearing her the usual throng surged about the doors leading to the Circuit court room loDg before the court convened. Yesterday's admonition by Judge Bradley to the spectators against their expressions of approval andj disapproval and his re mark that all Washington had come to see the show, had its effect in making the bailiffs unusually careful and they managed to keep out of the chamber nearly all of those who came merely out of curiosity. Miss Pollard took the stand-almost im mediately after the court convened and Maj. Butterworth began to question her about her acquaintance with Mrs. Black burn of Kentucky, who had testified that Col. Breckinridge put Miss Pollard under her charge as his affianced wife. This line of inquiry suggested to the spectators the claim of Col. Breckinridge that he will controvert Mrs. Blackburn's testimony. Miss bollard said she met Mrs. uiacK- burn in-the winter of 1890-91. She was handed a letter by Maj. Butterworth, with the request that she examine it. This is written to Mr. Kodes, sne said. "It is in my hand writing," and then, a minute later, "Why is the head ing torn off that letter, Mr. Butter worth?" I do not know, Miss Pollard, said Maj. Butterworth. . Does Mr. lireckinndge Knowr- sne asked. "Now, Miss Pollard, you must not ask ouestions of Mr. Butterworth" said Mr. Carlisle, her attorney, ana miss fouara became quiet. Mai. Butterworth then read the letter which was dated Lexington, Ky., November 20th 1884. It begged Mr. Rodes for 40 to pay her board bill, and called him "dear." Maj. Butterworth read another letter to Rodes, dated Lexington, .November 27 1884, in which Miss Pollard repeated and urged her request for the money. "Mr. Butterworth there were a great many letters," said Miss Pollard, when Maj. Butterworth had sat down as if he had nothing more to read. Taking the hint, Maj. Butterworth than read a let ter from Miss Pollard to Mr. Rodes dated Bridgeport, Ky.. December 60, 1884.. it was merely of a friendly character, bright and chatty, signed "Yours with love, Madeline." Another letter,- ratner peremptorily asking Mr. Rodes for the. flu ana wondering why he had not Drought 11, Friday was pay day. "vo not come unless you bring what I ask for, (Signed) "M" was the conclusion. Still another letter irom iniss rouaru, dated New Orleans, February 1880, told Rodes that she would take "this my first opportunity to write to you and mamma." and informing him that he should have every dollar of his money back, and "if I am provoked again as-fc have been, I think it will only be tor once." . . . . Miss Pollard buried her t ace "in her hands and laughed at some of the ad' vice in the letter to the old man telling him to go to church often and things of that sort and also at the remark: "If you could see the pretty girls here, you .-mm . mi 1.11 J 3 - would not look at me." The letter ended: With love and kisses, Madeline. Miss Pollard seemed in better spirits than Bhe had been at any time since the trial began. Her face was placid ana she smiled frequently. -Annthpr letter dated New Orleans ( where Miss Pollard said she was attend- ing the exposition), aatea reoruary 1885, was of a light, gossipy character, and signed "Lovingly, Madeline." This letter, like the other, although dated New Orleans, was postmarked Towlesboro, Ky. So was the next letter read, which was dated Jacksonville. Miss Pollard wanted to explain this mystery, out sne was not allowed to do so. She appeared much amused at her girlish expressions. 'Dearest Mr. Rodes" and " vvitn love anu kisses" made her smile. More letters were shown ner Dy juaj. Butterworth. . "Yes. these are all mine, sne saiu, with a half laugh. "I am so glad tney are."- ' .. . .. "So am I," said Maj. liutterworm. m inttBm were written at the time when Miss Pollard testified she had gone to Cincinnati before ner naDy was i" in May following. - Mai. Butterworth read the letters in the order of date. The next was dated Cincinnati. July 1, 1885. An explana tion of how the letters were sent to Miss Pollard in Cincinnati and not to New Orleans and Jacksonville was given in one of t'ufe letters, in which Miss Pollard said Mr. Rodes must send the letters to her mother to be forwarded so that they could come with her mother's notes and keep her aunt, with whom she pre tended to be, from knowing of her affair with Rodes. Other letters to Rodes were read, principally of a dunning character and of no interest that was apparent. When Maj. Butterworth had finished reading he asked Miss Pollard if she had not said that these letter were for the purpose of misleading : Mr. , Rodes but Butterworth should specify "what ters." Hiti sir Hin - let- Maj. Butterworth referred to a state ment of Miss Pollard's that she had read Washington Irving at the school. "I beg your pardon, Mr. Butterworth," said Miss Pollard, "the letter containing that statement was from New Orleans," "Were you in New Orleans then?" "I was never in New Orleans in my life. Mr. Breckinridge knows perfectly well why those letters were written. They were written. to deceive Mr. Rodes. They were sent to my mother while I was in Cincinnati before and after my baby was born, and she mailed them to Mr. Rodes."' "Why did you ask for so much money?" "I did to cover up suspicion. If I had not asked for it, he would have won dered how I lived. I did not want the money, for 'Mr. Breckinridge would have supplied all I needed. Every letter bears the mark of what I say." "Did you get any money?" "Yes, and used it too. Why should I be obliged to say I did not need it when I had asked for it?" ;Did Mr. Rodes pay you the 40 and the several sums you asked for?" asked Maj. Butterworth. i , "I really do not remember, but I pre sume he did." To another question, Miss Pollard ex claimed that she wrote these letters to cover up her tracks from Mr. Rodes at Col.' Breckinridge's suggestion. "He knows all those little tricks of deceit" she added. Col. Breckinridge had not supervised any of these letters, she said, but he told her what to write ,in the letters dated New Orleansjbecause she had never been there. The letters, as she had said, had been forwarded to her mother at Towlesboro. Her mother knew she was in Cincinnati, thinking she was employed there. Here Miss Pollard broke in with : ' 'And I want to say that the main letters written to mamma were - dictated by Mr. Breckinridge, taken by him .to postal cars, to any where to cover up a post mark and'jde ceive her,. He sometimes wrote ; to mamma herself and often filled in the notes of the lettera to Mr. Rodee." - "Miss Pollard, please answer my ques tions and don't try to envelope them in a fog of phrases." " I am using facts, not phrases. I have fully explained these things to you. I have told you all about them, so please do not ask me about them any more. To a reference to her mother as "the agency of deception" in the Rodes corre spondence, Miss Pollard objected. "Poor dear mamma," the said, "should not be accused of that," Maj. Butterworth replied with spirit to an objection of Mr. Carlisle to some of his questions. He said the witness had made divers statements one on the stand another in the letters. She claimed tnat she had the letters to Rodes sent from Towlesboro to deceive him; but- she did" not let him know she was in Cincinnati because he might come to look her up. This was absurd; it was easier to find her in a small town that could be searched in an hour, than in Cincinnati; and why should he not go to Towlesboro, which was 75 miles nearer his home? These lettters were sent from Towlesboro, said Mai. Butterworth, "But they were not," interjected Miss Pollard. "Miss Pollard, you must keep out or this discussion," said Mr. Carlisle, sternly. "Oh," ejaculated Miss Pollard, settling back in her chair. Here a recess was taken till 1 :15 o'clock. At the afternoon session when Maj. Butterworth asked Miss Pollard if her mother knew why she was staying in Cincinnati, Miss Pollard answered that she had told her mother that there was a very good reason why her presence in Cincinnati should be kept secret. "There were two or three stories involved,'' she said, frankly: "I will tell what they were if you wish." She said Col. Breckin ridge had written letters on the type writer to her mother while she was in the foundling asylum, and Maj. Butter worth asked: "What was in those letters?" "It do not know, but I am sure Mr. Breckinridge can tell you; he wrote them and knows all about themr Some questions to Miss Pollard about the Rodes contract developed the fact that neither side posssesed the document and each supposed the other had it. Maj. Butterworth asked what did the understanding or contract with Mr. Rodes embrace. Miss Pollard said it was understood that Mr. Rode3 should pay about $450 a year for tuition and board, and she went to a convent in September 1883. "I did not ask him for any money during the whole time I was in Cincinnati in 1885, from February on, and you will not find a reference to money in those letters not one. I was supposed to be working at the time. Mr. Rodes supposed I was a traveling companion." "When you were in Washington first did you write for any journals?" Maj. Butterworth asked. . "No, I never did, I said so though. Mr. Breckinridge made up those stories for me to tell and I told them, so a3 to make it appear right that I was here. I never did it by myself. He planned and arranged and sustained it in every way possible." "Were there never questions raised as to your relations with Col. Breckinridge, and if so what preparations did you make to offset them?" . "We made an arrangement by which I was to tell him if any suspicions arose. There were questions asked me which I found it hard to answer." "You said vesterdav that vour rela tions with the defendant continued after his marriage ?" "After his secret marriage, HDid you have any suspicions about that marriage?" "No, but I knew he had been with Mrs. Wing in New York, and I asked him about it. He answered by telling me there was nothing between them, and then he maligned her. He spoke of her in language I cannot repeat and that it would be hard for any one to believe, and said that she was engaged to be married to Lieut. Chamberlain, of the army, and this was all after his secret marriage."-1 "Did you I believe there was nothing between Col. Breckinridge and Mrs. Wing?" . He told me that she waa a very worldly woman, and I certainly became suspicious that he should spend twelve days with a worldly woman." Did not -you and Col. Breckinridge have some scenes about this time?" "Oh, yes," she cried scornfully. "Life with that man could not be all happi ness to everybody." "Did you go to New York about the time of this marriage?" . "Yes, sir; I went to New York on April 29th last and saw Col. Breckin ridge on May 1st, two days after his marriage." "Did you register ashisdaughter at the Hoffman house?" Yes, sir, on May 17th, "Did you threaten to shoot him in his room there?" "Yes, sir." . This reply was made quietly and m a matter of fact tone. ' ' ; Then .Tiidew Wilson asked if the de fense admitted the marriage on April 29th. . - , Mai TSntterwnrth admitted it, and made the first formal announcement Judge Wilson made the point that of the defendant on Anril 29th waa admitted, anything that hannened suhspnuent to that date was not competent evidence, juage snoke ia a voice charged with a great 1 r 1 - -r , ,tt:i deal of feeling and he hinted some things uncomplimentary to the defendant, say ing it did not matter whether Miss Pol WILMINGTON, N. C, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 21, lard shot him or cut off his ears, if that happened subsequent to April 29th. uuage uraaiey .overruled Judge Wil son's point on the around that the mat ter had been brought in on direct ex amination. Yon went to the Hoffman house and registered as Miss Breckinridge?" asked Maj. Butterworth, resuming the cross- examination of the plaintiff. Vo "You got a room, did you not, open into that of Mr. Breckinridge'" "Yes, sir." -"And when he entered his room vou advanced from yours with a pistol in your hand intending to shoot?" ano, sir; it was not that way. After some rapid interchange of re marks, in which Miss Pollard made many interruptions trying to tell the story her own way, she finally, managed to tell it, Mr. Breckinridge, she said, had joined her the Sunday night of his marriage at the Hoffman house and said he might have to sro awav. He said a big company had been formed, with Mr. vv hitney, Mr., t airchild and other rich men with a capital of $30,000,000 and that they were going to commission him to go abroad and he wanted to know if I would marry him and ero abroad with him. I said: 'Willie, I will go with you at a minute's notice.' He went out askine me to put some of his clothes tocether and I looked" over his telescope bag and f a .revolver in it. I became suspi-. cious at this for he had been acting very oddly. He said he had gone out to see Mr. Whitney and Mr. Fairchild. I tele phoned them; they had not seen him. He said he might have to so awav that night on a private car, but there was no private car for- him to go on, for I wrote to the ! general manager at the Grand Central station, and he said no private car waa there. Then he came back and acted yery queerly. I told him I did not believe what he said. He talked of soinz to Samoa, to Europe, to other places, and I was suspicious. I asked him if he in tended to keep his solemn promise to marry me, and he said: 'Madeline, 1 never loved another woman as I love you, my darling; I have never thought of another woman never a thought but of you has been in my mind.' " TMiss Pollard's imitation of Col; Breckinridge's tdnes of voice was very good and caused a laugh. "I told him if he did not marry me I would kill both him and my self, and he swore he would marry me, and remove my suspicions. I thought the man would do harm to himself, he acted so queerly. When he went out that night he put the revolver in his pocket." Miss Pollard went on rapidly to ex plain further scenes between, the de fendant and herself. Col. Breckinridge had sworn eternal love by her and ma ligned Mrs. Wing, his wife. One night in Washington, she had gone to the house on Jefferson place wherein Mrs. Wing lived, and Col. Breckinridge and Mrs. Wing ran when she entered. She saw them crouching down behind a curtain and she said: 'Willie, come out of that come with me.' And he came. We walked to Dr. Lincoln's and on the way he maligned Mrs. Wing, who was then his wife, although I did not sus pect it, and said all sorts of horrible things about her." Miss Pollard admitted frankly that she had bought a, pistol to kill the de fendant and herself. She had also bought a pistol in February 1893 to kill herself alone. She had not believed all he told her; she began to doubt him. She had begged him to marry her and he had said he would keep his solemn promise. All this was after he was mar riedto Mrs. Wing. She had received anonymous letters about his relations with negro women after their engage ment was. announced, but she paid no attention to them. "I never made a threat to him never until the time he acted as though he did not want to keep the solemn promise he made me." The scene during all this examination was tragic and exciting, Miss Pollard leaning forward in the witness box and looking squarely at Col. Breckinridge as she deliyered her charges against him. She told of the sensational call on Maj, Moore, the chief of police, when she gave up a pistol to him. She to Id of her wanting to get away, after Mr. Breckin ridge's wife died, to stay two years until he could marry her, but he begged her not to go, and she yielded to him. "I always yielded," said she. Recurring to the scene in the Hoffman house, the night Col. Breckinridge said he might have to go to Europe, Miss Pol lard said: "Me told me all sorts of un usual lies for which there was no reason, and when I found out that what he told me was untrue, he denied that the stories were false. I always half believed what 1 t i -1 ne saia, Decause ne naa such a persua sive way and a power over me. I told him - that it ne broke his promise to marry me, 1 would kin him and myself, and I said: 'I have the pistol which I icok out 01 your traveung Dag, in your bureau drawer. JNow tell me, ;I said, are you going to keep your solemn pledge to marry me of are you not?' " Mis3 i'onara s voice rose and rose as she pronounced these words, and her ac cusations ran out clear and strong. She looked straight at the defendant, who sat apparently unmovea, wmie men in the court room were visibly affected by tne excitement 01 me scene. "He replied to me, continued Miss Pollard, 'I am going to marry you Madeline, and it has never been in mv mind or heart to marry any one else, and I intend to do so the last of May.'' I said 'What day of the month?' He said it would be the last of the month 'What time, Wilhe?' I asked. 'On the 31st of May I will marry you;' and I be lievea mm. vv nne ne was in the room 1 never put my nngers on the pistol at all. ne took the revolver out of the prawer and put it in his trousers pocket, Maj. uutterworth tried to interrupt Miss Pollard, but Col. Breckinridge re marked, somy: ".Butterworth, Butter worth, don t stop her," and she was al lowed to go on. If Col. Breckinridse was pleased with what she said, so were Miss Pollard s attorneys, Jor Judge Wfl son nodded approvingly and Mr. Carlisle smiled. 1 w -r 11 a 1 j . miss jt juaru sept up ner story in a flow of rapid, feeling words. "He sent me a letter from the Hoffman house in which he spoke of his promise to marry me ana in wnicn tnere was not the slightest occasion to he." "Have you that letter?" Mai. Butter worth managed to get in. ' "No. He took it away from me with the vilest possible story," she answered. bhe gave more details of her visit to New 1 ork and her return. "On Tues day he lunched with me at Mrs. Thomas', 1 ininK ms lace snowea tnat day more of genuine penitence than I ever had seen before or since to this day and I really think he had a conscience that day." Her voice dropped to a "tender cord as she said this, and the court room became -absolutely still. Then somebody laughed and broke the spell. Highest of all in Leavening " "He waa a married man then?" Maj. Butterworth. asked I res, and very much so now," said Miss Pollard scornfully, and there waa anotner laugh. . "Didn't Col. fereckinridere offer to send you to Berlin and to give you $1,000 and w give you $ i&:j a month besides?" "Indeed he-did-not, indeed-he-did- nut- xnerewaa no mistaking the em phasis. - i .. "Didn't he say he would let you study wuciever you wantexl tor "Indeed he did not." "Didn't he tell you that it waa in your power to rum him?" "I could have ruined him, of course, and I am glad you have mentioned it. I did not use that power and I absolutely sacrificed my life to shield his his crime and mine." - "What did you expect him to do when his first wife was living?" "I didn't expect anything then, I only knew that I loved him," 1 'Now, Miss Pollard, did not you use that power to continue the relations be tween you. to prevent him from doing what he proposed to do for you in pur suing your Btudijes and enabling you to achieve success in whatever line your talents might fit jou?" . "There was no such talk on Col. Breck inridge's part.- I never made a threat to him until the time he could have kept his promise to me and had violated his promise to marry, me." " "Whenever ytu told him to come to you he came, did he not, during those nine years?" "Yes," with feeling.. "Whenever he told me to come to him, I went to him, and whenever I told him to come to me, he came in the same way." Then occurred the most pathetic feat ure of the day. . "The last day was on the evening of May 17th," she continued. "In every way that he could he made me believe him. He talked of our unborn child and of how we should name it. This was on the 17th , day of May, after the alleged secret marriage with Mrs. Wing." xou were willing, then, to continue these relations because Mr. Breckinridge wanted you to?" "I was more than being willing," the witness exclaimed, passionately. "I did as he said. I gave my babies away because he asked me. He said that if I kept them they would be traced, to him and they would be known as his children. A woman cannot do more than that can t do more than that' (with a voice trembling with feeling). "'I saw my last child laid in the dark grave because it needed a mother's care and because I could not give it." The spectators saw a woman's head go down on her hands and there were tears in many eyes as she wept for her little ones. - "What," Mai. Butterworth started to say; and then: "Oh, I beg your pardon.' Miss Pollard's voice had dropped from a tone of intense accusation to a long drawn sob, and she wept like one whose very heart was in danger of breaking. It was then 3 o'clock, just fifteen min utes betore the time for adjournment. . Mai. uutterworth whispered some thing to Mr. Carlisle, and Mr. Carlisle, rising, said the defense could finish Miss Pollard's examination with greater rapidity if she would take the stand again in the morning, and they, there- tore, asked an adjournment. Judge Bradley adjourned the court, and miss foiiard quickly made her way out of the court room. INCENDIARY FIRE. liumberton to Vote on Railroad Sub scription New Masonic Iodiies Blockade Whiskey Outfit Seized General Use of IIome: Made Fertilizers by Fanners-The Pro posed Porcelain Works. . Messenger Bubeau, Raleigh, N. C, March 20. J There was an incendiary fire at the town of Benson, Johnston county, Satur day night. The general stores of L, W. Mangum & Co. and Ryals & Co. , and the hardware storeof E. H, & B. H. Wood all, and a dwelling owned by a man named Johnson, were completely destroyed, the total loss being some $6,000. The fire orig inated it is said in the store of Mangum & Co., and there were charges of incendia rism. Sunday an investigation was begun, which continuea yesterday, and it waa expected that an arrest would be made to-day. Several lawyers went to Benson Sunday nightf, , About twenty men lately employed in the Seaboard Air Lane shops at Lamm burg, have come here and are now em ployed m the Kaieigh shops of that road. the Laurinburg shops having been aban doned. On the 23rd of April the people of Lumberton are to vote on the issue of $20,000 in bonds to secure the construc tion of a railway connecting that town with nuie, a station on the Atlantic Coast Line, the distance being fourteen miles, The road is to be known as the Lumber ton and Lumber River railway. Mo-aay was again remarkably warm. This is the warmest March on record here, xne careiui observations cover a period of twenty-two years. ihe uraira secretary 01 the urand Lodge of Masons informs me that two new chartera are applied for, one in Guil ford and one m Halifax county. Mr. Charles M. Busbee, the appointee as postmaster here, received many con gratulations. It is thought that Mr. Busbee- can take charge of the othoe by April 1st. uuputy ixuiecior w. j?-. tjibson re ports the seizure yesterday at Lumberton 01 the entire outht of one of the most aarmg seners or what is" known as 'blockade or contraband whiskey. The anver 01 tne team is in lail. A great reduction in the amount of commercial iertmzers in this state is now positively assured. The use of home-made fertilizers is - by far the greatest on record. The farmers are now far ahead with their work. The sowing 01 spring oats is on a large scale. The Japanese colonists who it is de sired to bring here to make and decorate ware made of kaolin are to do the finest things in this line, making articles pay ing u to w per cent. duty. Messrs. Thomas H. Sutton, T. A. Mc Neill, P. D. Walker, R. T. Bennett and G. M. Rose are attending the Supreme court this week. To Test the NewGuns. vv AsuiNUTo, juarcn uu. The cause of the adjournment of the House over to-morrow was the general desire on the part of members to witness the test of tne new ld-inch gun at Indian Head proving ground. It is the first rifle of that size made in the United States. There will be twelve of them in all, in tended for the arnament of the battle ships, Indiana, Iowa, Massachusetts and Oregon. Power. - Latest U. S. Gov't Report. n. n n 1894. THE TARIFF BILL INTRODUCED IN THE SENATE BY SENATOR VOORHEES. The Bill Placed on the Calendar to be Called Hp April 2nd A Pull State- ' meat. Then to he Made Sena tor McPherson Explains his .. Attitude Toward the Measure-The Sundry Civil Bill Passed by the House. SENATE. . Washington, March 20. Soon after the reading of yesterday's journal Sena tor Voorhees, chairman of the Finance committee reported the Tariff bill to the Senate. Senator Morrill, one of the Republican members of the, committee, stated that, so far as the Republican members of the committee were concerned, they did not object to the reporting of the bill, but to the change from specific to ad .valo rem duties and to the great bulk of the provisions of the bill. - "Senator Voorhees moved that the bill be printed and placed on the calendar, and he gave notice that on April 2nd, a week from next Monday, he would call up the bill for consideration by the Senate. The motion to print and place on the calendar was agreed to. Senator Manderson asked Senator Voorhees whether there was any written report with the bill. -senator Voorhees said there was not. but would be when the bill was . called up for action, which would show all the changes in the bill. It would be printed April 2nd. She Senator said that he would make a statement also. Senator McPherson. a member of the Finance committee, said that he had as sented to the report just made by Sena tor voorhees, justifying his action by the belief that, whether wise or unwise in all its provisions, the bill was the best compromise obtainable in a committee whose members differed so widely in their views on economical questions and on the effects of the bill on the prosperity pf the country when embodied into law. Me said that he would find no difficulty in supporting in the Senate the colleagues witn wnom ne naa served on the com mittee in enacting into law as much of the proposed legislation as would yield to the Government all the revenue needed.when economically administered. Beyond that just and proper limitation he must not be expected to go. There were two subjects in the bill which had received much public attention, and he would state to the Senate (as he had dorie to the committee) his -views upon them. First, he disagreed with his colleagues of the com mittee on the income tax section of the bill. Ample provision haying been made in the bill for revenue, the presence of an income tax in the bill was unneces sary. Secondly, he disagreed with his colleages on the committee in regard to the sugar schedule as fit appeared in the bill, and he should feel impelled to offer an amendment to that schedule, believ ing that the option to customs officers to elect whether to impose duties by the polariscope. test, or by the "Dutch trusted, however, that the Finance com mitte would, on -further consideration, adopt tnat view and would oiler an amendment to restrict the test of all sugar, raw and refined, to the polari scope aione. - ; senator Allison, another Republican member of the Finance committee, sug gested that it would be a great conveni ence to have a pamphlet print of the bill showing in paragraphs the existing law, the House bill and the committee's bill, and Senator Voorhees said that there would be no trouble about fixing up that matter. Senator Hoar made an inquiry as to the parliamentary attitude of the bill and was informed by the Vice President that it had gone to the calendar. senator Pen er gave notice that he would move as a substitute for the Tariff bill, the one which he had intro duced last week. Senator George then addressed the Senate on the legal aspects of the Hawi- ian question. He spoke for about two hours, devoting most of his argument to tho support of the President's right to appoint Mr. Blount . as commissioner paramount, without the necessity of confirmation by the Senate. After a short executive session the Senate at 4:35 o'clock adjourned until to-morrow. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. After general debate the House passed the Sundry Civil bill. The provisions in the bill affecting the management of the Soldiers' Home, which were opposed by Gen. Black, of Illinois, one of tne board of managers, were ruled out on a point of order. The amendments agreed to increased the total appropriation by 1 214,751, making the total 32,521,124. Mr. 1 atterson, Democrat, of Tennes see, then called up the U rseiil-Joy con tested election case from the Eleventh district of Missouri. The resolution of the Committee on Elections was read declaring Mr. O'Neill elected and Mr. Joy not entitled to the seat. To this Mr. Waugh,-Republican, of Indiana, raised the question of consideration. un tne question, " win tne uouse pro ceed to the consideration of the resolu tions read by the clerk?" the vote was aves, 117; noes, 68. Mr. ratterson demanded the yeas and nays and they were called. The vote was ayes, 150; noes, 4. Mr. Waugh made the point of no quo rum, ana on motion of Mr. ratterson, a call of the House was ordered. Two hundred and forty members responded. Mr. .ratterson offered . a resolution which was agreed to revoking all leaves of absence, except for sickness, and directing the sergeant-at-arms to tele graph absent members requesting then- presence. - He moved that when the House adjourn it be to Thursday next at 12 o'clock. This was agreed to 148 to 83, and at 3:55 o'clock the House ad journed. DIED. HOOPER. On the morning of the 20th Inst, Mrs. Mary K, Hooper, relict of tne late Tnoa. C. Hooper, aged cs years. Funeral at 10:80 o'clock this Wednesday morn ing from First Baptist enorclt. BATA In this city on tne aotn inst. at 10.85 a. . m., Mrs. Margery Bate, in tne 62na year 01 ner age. Funeral from ner late residence No. 416 Nortn Fiftn street, tnis (Wednesday) morning at 10 ! clock, thence to Bt Thomas' Catholic church. Interment in Oakdale Cemetery. Friends and acquaintances of the family are invited to attend. Onr darling Mother from ua is gone, Her voice we loved is still, A place is vacant in onr home : Which never can be filled. - God in His wisdom has recalled The boon His love has given, And though the body mouidereth here, We trust her sonl's in Heaven. AfMinistratrix Notice. HAVING, ON THE SOth DAT OF JANUARY, 1894, qualified as Administratrix, with the will annexed, of the late F. A. Newbury, I here by give notice tc all persons indebted to the estate of my testator to make payment, and to all persons having claims against said estate to present them duly authenticated to me, or to my attorney?, Marsden Bellamy Son, on or before the S6th day of January, 1895. -ANNIi NBWBTJRT, , ... Admrx C,T. A. of F, A. Newbury. Jbn 84 (woaw wed Davis & Sp ring and Summer Novelties AT PRICES FOR TO' Goods Well Bought are Half Sold. FOR ILLUSTRATION: xveersiDie -epbjrs, the 12c for to T , 1 n . - onaacs. Oar Zephyr Gingham heretofore sold Jixtra quality Zephyr, regular 18c vur u inch Cambric, suitable for for 15 cents. Clytheroe Zephyr in large bright Beautiful assortment in Light and at 18 cents. Black Ground Batiste worth ! 9c, to Imported Organdies (new spring styles) worth 40c,' Imported Figured Dimities worth serpentine Lrepon, plam and figured, in new Eveiing Shades, our 20c grade to-day 12 Jc. Belfast Lawn, our 15c to-day at 10c. Irish Lawn, 40 inches, worth 20c,to-day at I2c. Dotted Swiss, colored figures, our 49c, to-day 25c. Lace stripe and figured Satines, imported, 40c, to-day 25c. Broken Plaids, Bright Piaids and for 18c, 35c for 25c, 49c for 29c, $1 for 44 inch Silk Finish-Henrietta, worth $1, for to-day 59c. -54 inch Serge worth $1.25, to-day at 75c. ; 40 inch Surah Serge worth 50c, to-day at 29c. Imported Novelties," our 75c for to-day at 59c. v Full line of Fancy Trimming and Shirt Waist Silks and Satins at a saving of 25 per cent, by calling on us 6c Prints, to-day, the Indigo Blue 5c. 6c Ombre Patterns, best, for to-day 5c. ' DAVIS & ZOELLER, The Leadinp; Drv Cor. Front and SLIPPERS FOR EASTER. Latest Novelties in Ladies' WHITE, BLACK and TAN. Open and ready for inspection. Also Bluchers and Children's Tan Shoes and Slippers. - New Arrivals in prices, styles and qualities of goods. Easter Cards and Easter Novelties, ' TTANDSOMB LINE O? PBATEB BOOKS AND HYMNALS, IN SETS AND SEPARATE BINDINGS. OXFORD AND BAGSTEK'S COMPREHENSIVE TEACHER'S BIBLES. GREATLY REDUCED PRICE IN STANDARD WORKS EN SETS. DICKENS NOVELS, 15 VOLS.. ONLY $4.50. . J . , WAVER LY 12 " 6.75 ELLIOTS " 8 ' . " . 5.75, , " ; ; THACKERAY . 6 " . 4.50. . ' ' IRVING " 6 4.00. ' OTHERS AT SAME REDUCTION. , IVI MARKET STREET, Bargains in Square Pianos. THHEE.EXCELLSNT T AND T OCTAVE SQUARE PIANOS AT VERY LOW FIGURES. New Upright Pianos This Week. TT7E CALL THE ATTENTION OF THE PUBLIC TO OUR TUNING DEPARTMENT WHICH IS UNDER THE MANAGEMENT OF MR. WALTER C-SHOEMAKER, OF PHILADELPHIA CABINET ORGANS IN GREAT VARIETY. B. Van LAEB, Nos. 40? and 404 North Fourth St. PKIC 5 CENTS. Zoeller'5 DAY. - day only 8c, ib all leading -Spring at 12ic to-day for 10c. to day for 12c Shirt WaistsJ worth 20c, to-day plaids, the 35c tojlay at 20c. Dark Shades worth 25c, for to-day - day at 9c. o-day 25c. 15c, to-day at 12fc. ' Stripe for Shirt Waists, our 25c to-dav 59c Dress G-oocjs. to - day. Goods Emnorium- Princess Sts. OXFORD TltS, SOUTHERN TIES, CARMENCITAS, JULIETS, CLEOPATRAS, STRAP SANDALS, PLAIN OPERAS, complete stock of Gents' Tan Balsand Furnishing Goods. These youngsters are having pretty lively times, but the stir they are creating is nothing to that which we are making with our handsome display of ! . Gents' Furnishings. Where you find an unusual stir in any line of trade there is always a reason for it. There's the best reason-in the world for the com motion we are causing in 1 FURNISHINGS, READY-MADE CLOTHING AND MERCHANT TAILORING, and it's because we're making a showing of goods that exceeds everyone's expectations. We are out doing all our previous efforts both as regards WILMINGTON, N. C. f I - f J-," ! 1 , Sr J 1. J.'3 1! 1i my rheumatism." "
The Wilmington Messenger (Wilmington, N.C.)
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March 21, 1894, edition 1
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