Show MENTAL STAlE OF MItLSo Suggestion in Testimony Yesterday that He Planned I to Kills Himself in Jail1is Sister Testifies Relative I to Inherited TendenciesHe Will Go on i j < < Kff + l the Stand Tomorrow < Further testimony for the defense In the trial of CapU Fred J Willis for the killing of J C OMelveney occupied the forenoon before Judge Norrell yes torday At noon court adjourned until tomorrow at 10 oclock The evidunco offered comprised the testimony of witnesses and the readIng read-Ing of a deposition II was chlolly along the line of that given on Friday presenting pre-senting further etalcmenio as to Capt Mlllss character his sickness and the resultant effect on his mind MILLSS SISTER TESTIFIES Mrs Jacob Mills of Helena a sister of the defendant testified as to the I health of hur parents and tho life of Capt Mills showing that he may have been affected by prenatal influences Dr Plnkcrton threw some additional light on the business relations of Capt Mills and OMclvcncy by his testimony W II Cunningham testified as to his recollections of the statement Mills made to S W Ecelos Immediately after the shooting Mr Eccles recalls this remark as being hI told him this morning morn-ing I would 1 kill him while as Mr fr Cunningham remqinbors the remark It l WHS < imilllicd byUapt Mills who according ac-cording to Mr Cunningham said he had threatened to kill OMclveney If he fouiUl out something about the hitter Mr Cunningham cpul r nol remember the exact words HIS CONDUCT IN JAIL Jailer Thomas told what he hud observed ob-served while Mills was In the county jail here He had never heard Mills threaten suicide although the hitler had at one time saved four sleeping powders given him Instead of taking t them Mr 3 Thomas wild he had feared I Capt Mills I might kill himself If given an opportunity i The deposition of Maj W V Woods I who knows tupt Mills I and was in harge of the Honolulu hospital I while f Mills was a patient ihere I was road and I several I vjllneKses usiHed I io the good I I r character of the defendant The testl I mony for Ihe defense thus fsir has strongly substantiated the t statement ML I r j i Judge Powers and crossexamination has not shaken it PRENATAL INFLUENCES The testimony of Mrs Mills whoso husband Jacob Mills has been In at fr ten ancp ever since the trial opened p was of especial Interest because of herr her-r close relationship to the defendant H Mis l Mills among other things l testified testi-fied that her mother was a sufferer from neuralgia and had sustained two paralytic shocks a few months before tho birth of Capt Mills There IK an Interesting atory back of thin part oCher oC-her testimony When Judge Powers first undertook the defense of Cap Mills he asked the Captain if his parents par-ents had not been atlllcted with nervous ner-vous troubles The Captain replied that to the best of his knowledge they had not But the keen student of men va unshaken in his belief and continued inquiries along this line until a few days ago In reply to a letter from Judge Powers Mrs Mills the sister stated In effect what she testified to yesterday In regard to her parents health The defense contends that aulhorl ties shoty that neuralgia and paralytic h I shocks suffered the mother by frc quently predisposes the child to insanIty insan-Ity as do nervous troubles f i HIS JET lgR TO HiS SiSTER r The letter l Mrs Mills referred to in her testimony and which she said had r been left In Helena was written by CapL Mills to his 1 sister soon after heY he-Y 1 and his wife had separated and rochcd the sislor on October 2nd the k vday before the shooting It stated that r the Captain was III need of money lie fe t wrote that he had committed no crime vf k I U L V t s i I N but must protect the honor of his family fam-ily lIe continued by saying that he and his wife had separated and that he must keep his children free from stain i No doubt In this letter ho had reference I to the request mado by his wife to liquidate the indebtedness she had contracted con-tracted There was another big crowd In I attendance at-tendance but the day w as not char acterised by dramatic incidents as on Friday Several women were present and manifested great Interest Some of them got In the witnesses scats Tain and were accused by spectators I of being connected with the case tiov Sleunenberg of Idaho did not I arrive yesterday as oxpoetod but it Is thought he will start for Salt Lake today und appear I to testify tomorrow I Should he he unable to come his deposition depo-sition will be presented I MILLS TO TICSTIFY TOMORROW Tomorrow promises to be of unusual interest on account of the witnesses lo bc called The defendant will I I I begin his story and Rev D Doirglas Val lace will also testify It is not expected that 1 I he examination of Mills will he finished I before Tuesday afternoon He will be followed by experts on insanity I whom the defense hassummoned The testimony of these latter gentlemen I will probably be of some length and it 5s possible that the testimony in life I I i iI I ikrb t r L r j if < kr I rti I I 14J 1v Doula Wallace I jil r LLk 1 r1r2f i rjF 1 miiaobMitt c 1 p1 1 H lrIitLy Trirliopf ircf flrLtb char ckrL5ttC f105 I 414 Nrn ro ictol ct i C 4 c i I fi fi l r af 1 f JIJ1 Vt I < i4gjf z r I III Ji i Z I 1 < iI 1 IIt W I J sm II 1 Y fc1 Mo lP5 If I j V41 j m rt iI rr Q < pH I fflibt If1J I I Wh Ii hO i > WW y fi > r pJi i I 011 y j pli r W i frtl i fllIt if W fll I = 0 1 ifAri I v7 I I I I x ftlll tJjfllP ILII IXw > wVi > s s l1 I I t rfiv f4 r I V 11 W k w4L 5 flfLd z P I I 1 r I J Pl tt 7 I CAPT PRED J MILLS AND HIS FAMILY These pictures with two single portraits of the two children were 1 1 card nine inches in size Tho printed on a single large seven by entire group was designed as a Christmas present to friends and is I indicative of the happy domestic stato In which the unfortunate couple formerly lived The photographs woro taken by Myers ot Bojse in 1896 This is the first likeness of Mrs Mills over published I pub-lished case will not be all In before Wednesday Wednes-day night It Is yet doubtful whether Mrs MlllB the wife of the defendant will be placed on the stand Dr John W flivins the Insanity expert will arrive ar-rive from Idaho tomorrow I The case will probably reach the Jury on Thursday next DR PINKERTONS TESTIMONY Why Mills was not Given Short Line I ExaminationAl At the opening of court yesterday I morning Dr S II Pinkerton want wan-t < lIcd to the sland lie stated that in May I 1S99 the defendant Frederick J Mills cameunder his charge as a patient I pa-tient at S Marks hospital in Ihla city lhat Capl Mills was suffering from necrosis of the ribs on the right I side and wan weakened and In a had physical condition Wllncss also slated I I ed lhat defendant was depressed inspirits I in-spirits Dr Plnkerlun further staled hat t he knew lie deceased John C I OMelveney very well that while Mr Mills was in the hospital Mr OMel veney had promised to give him employment em-ployment on the Oregon Short Line Witness stated that It is the rule of the road that every applicant for employment employ-ment shall pass a medical examination and Dr 1inkerton Informed CapL Mills that II I would be folly for him in i the stale of his health lo undergo an ex aminallon for he would certainly be I rejected He received further notice from Mr OMclveney to examine Mr Mills but as the notice did not stale for what position he was to be exam ined he told Mills if he would get an order from OMelveney staling what position he was to be examined for he would give him the examination asked for but he did not receive the order He did hoAvevcr receive a comimmiea Uon from Mr Crllzcr which was a copy of a telegram sent Mr 1 Qrltzer by Mr 1 I OMclveney and which read as follows American Falls August 12 1S99w E Crllaor Tell Pinkerton that I rescind original request for examination oC Mills as 1 havo no position for him Dr Pinkerton testified to having seen defendant after receipt of the message I and told him the contents thereof and Capt Mills did not return to him for an examination Witness said that de fondant was weak and debilitated at the time as he had only been out of the hospital a short time after a most serious operation Later Dr Pinkerton called upon Capt Mills at the city hall and later at the county jail At the city hall he called upon the defendant merely in a friendly way but at the county Jail he called professional prescribing for the patient who suf fered from insomnia Witness was crossexamined by Mr Putnam and in reply to a question said he did not know what effect the powders he gave the defendant had up on him only from what Mr Mills said which was that they did not cause hin to sleep He stated too thai he had had several conversations with Mr OMelveney in regard to the physical t condition of CapL Mills and had told l him that Mills was not In condition to pass a physical examination MILLSS SISTER A WITNESS She Describes Family Characteristics and Defendants Disposition Airs Jennie F Mills the only living I sister of the defendant was next placed upon the sland She is the wife of the Rev Jacob Mills of Helena and came to the city yesterday morning for the purpose of testifying In her brothers behalf Unlike the defendant defend-ant Mrs Mills Is stout of build has rather n round face with dark hair and eyes the hair being combed well back from the rather low brow But like her brother she Is of a cool temperament tem-perament and did not once exhibit the slightest nervousness while on the stand Mrs Mills is fifteen years older than t the defendant whom she stated would be 3 5 years of age In April next 1 She slated that her brother Frederick Freder-ick was born in Topsham Orange cpunly Vt that their parents were Scotch having been born In the old country There were seven children of l which the defendant wna the youngest Both parnti of the defendant are living liv-ing the father being npw SI I years old and the mother 7G Mrs Mills dc scribod her father as a strong man phynlcally but said he had been n very great sufferer from rheumatism from her earliest recolleciion She also said that her mother had a sister who died of braIn fever and in aunt who died She lid not apopleXY oc paralysiS or She described her niotlWt whIch knoW nervouS WI being i an XCeddllgIY 85 > HufCelt1 greatlY havIng man 1101 nS brad with fwd palm in her Ii curngla al or 1110 during nil the earlicr years tmt StIITC10d Imd > life her molhI vitness lwUalglu and hllld this greatly rlom l Mrs heen bettel has ache hut Ider sls stated that one of her 1nUs also d of consm1pllon a sislel agNi tlrs dictl laSt scrlotn 11111058 after a lI Jr who died six month Vitness nlrltht lag Oel In I hl IS pelonnl I appenl lnl lIl1 I I Is ii nor I the auc mother favored and nelt US lo hl his the temperament of fat1111 his lhllr fh faolcd both In I some ner of L was The fother wn aelellHtics well aR the mother After BSfrSSpBiff 1 11 her I he death 1 cJeplNtge and worlled was very much hlllh HSSSSsSfe the mother sufCcrd from lwo lJaralylic severe of which was very strokes one ml time her life was despahcd for a and strokes was In Au One of these of In November and C api gust I the I other born the fol1fwlu pri 1i rho hills was pxpll iwcn of 1 an mnthr hacl alwllYS en 0 able natur but a very glat luercaso anCI lxdtahilil VItS noUd of this v Ie slroKcs AH rs Mills these paralytic cousins had also of her sta led that one been alTlicled with paralysis WAS VBIIY AFFECTIONATE As ti 11 Capl MlUss l physical condi iln Mills slated I hal tion when a boy not as he was not strong lhal he was strong physicallY as Ihc other children Hit TOard IIP of lhe family and In thai favored his mother more than his father She staled too that the nervous ner-vous menial makeup of her brother predominated over the I physical In ic Mnonsc to the question as to whether Capt Mills was aC 01 not as a boy fectlonate the sister replied hat lie was ery cllonale She had been acquainted with him very hit tie since his man Inge but three years ago she visited wllh him and his family for several weeks and observed at the lime that he was very affectionate Indeed In-deed that he loved his children very dearly and they loved him Asked as to how it was in regard to his wife Mrs Mills replied that her brother was very fond of his wife and that she was fond of him In fact she fonned Ihe ppinion that they were a very happy famIly Mrs Mills stated lhat she did not hear of tne tragedy nntll the I day after it occurred that on the day previous pre-vious to Ihc tragedy she had leNitd IL letter from her brother Capt Mills hut she did not have It with her nor was she questioned us lo Its contents On crosscxanilnallon witness slaled that her mother was built very much as she herself was holt iind sloul that the occuiatlon of the falher was that her molher that of a blacksmith with time asslslanec of her daughlcrs i did her OWI1 housework barring the washings tliat her molher In her II younger days was neer called a strong woman and she was unable to do washing wash-ing In answer to the question as to whether or not the paralytic strokes affected the mind of her mother Mrs I Mills replied She has always been very forgetful whereupon Mr Putnam Put-nam quickly said I asked you if I those paralytic strokes affected her mind Mr Putnam then questioned the witness about her mothers headache head-ache and neuralgia and asked her if I it was not a common thing among the women of Vermont to be affected with them but Mra Mills did not remember remem-ber that It was Mrs Mills stated too lhat after the second stroke of paralysis paraly-sis I her molher was unable lo move her hand for eight weeks thai she was an invalid all winter and spring and at the time of the birth of the cle fcndanl she was In very poor health THE STATEMENT TO ECCLES W H Cunningham Testifies to an Important Addition to It W II Cunningham who has charge of the Salt Lake ofllce of Capt De LaMar La-Mar was then called to the stand Mr Cunningham was In the private office of Mr Eccles on the afternoon of the shooting of Mr OMelveney and testified to Mr Mills coming into Mr Eccless ofllcc after he had killed Mr OMelveney Witness stated that he was not acquainted with the defendant defend-ant On the afternoon of the shooting he was seated in Mr Eccless private olllce facing the door He did not hear any revolver shots While seated therein Capt Mills entered the room and came up to the table here Mr ICcclea and Mr Cunningham were engaged en-gaged In conversation Ills coming in I surprised Mr Cunningham as It was the private office of Mr Ecelcs and the two genllemen were engaged In private conversation As Mr Mills reached the table he said Mr 1Tccles I hove shot OMelveney send for the Sheriff Q What did Mr Eccles say A He said Vliul GAnd then what did Capl Mills fay A lie repealed the remark t nave shot Oil > htIll I warned him Ihal r I would kill I I him I on sight this morning He qualified this statement with a further ieinrtmIc which I did not hear fully at the time except lhat it was something like I 1 ever know or ever heard something Q Did he say anything upon the sub Jecl l i found out A 1 am not cor tam In with regard to the remark I was m I ll rather n low tone and I am not pos itive I what he said Q But the statement was qualified by some other remark A Yes sir Q You may state whether you have tried to recall the balance of the sen teu ceo A I did try to recall I tw nd in fact lcctl of ljlaUver > Hfternoon asked Mr Ec Clint hi ii ic hc did not recall H and h 1 6 said he did ol rCll1 anl ril1 1 ie Cunpngham then corroborated iA lccletl In regard to his going out to regm < going bend to lake for an olllcer telling Mr Mills CVill ximu ea while he was Absent Mihi took the r Mr ° seat tles Mltcd by e 11 Eccles AS RIGID AS A STATUE He O And how < ll1 lie 1 seat himself Ao flee Tim Vd hi I nHclr In Mr Eccless of fc threw flfld cw his leg over the arm nne ste d hl VFght gltInnl to hIs face Q State Wh cool hcthor ° r not he appeared A v J Very CIT much H ° yes MIler I Q State whether you observed anCon an-Con LrJrt cm Paso 7j MENTAL STATE F Mi1S Continued from page 3 evidence of tremor or nervousness A Not a particle Q Stale whether he sat still stolid In the chair or moved about A Per feebly stIll like a slnlne Q State whether you observed him lo move al all A Not at all Q And how long did you remain In there A Until Mr Kccles rcturnel with the olllcer and they went away together On crossexamination witness stntod that he was about five feet from Mr Mills as ho was sittIng In Mr Kccless chair I on tilt afternoon of the shooting VflnesH could not say positively whether Mr Mills looked at Mr ISccles when ho told him what ho had done but his rcidlliciion was hat he had made Ills statement without looking at any one Mr Cunningham I stated that ho was paying attention to what Mr u t I Mills said when he addressed the rc mark to Mr i i 1Jcclos but he could not hear the eloping1 words of his sentence i because it was tiered in a lower tulle of voice ami he was very positive llurc were some words uttered which he did not catch Witness i testified that t defendant de-fendant I had told Mr 1 LOecles lhat In had killed Mr OMolveney with a pistol pis-tol and had left the pistol in his pMelveneys ofliio Mr Putnam I asked witness If ho watched the t face of iho defendant when he was sitting in the clmli in Mr En1ss l nfllce and witness replied hat the face of the ik fendanl was partially hlddrn by his hand but Mr Cunningham had watched him closely lie testified that II was about two or three minutes fiom I the time the defendant came into hue oflice and mado his sttithi tug nnnounce I I mont until blue ofllcei arrived to take him awav REPUTATION IN POCATELLO Witnesses Testify to Millss Good Standing at Home 31 P Kinport of Poaitello Avho had been quite Intimately acquainted with the defendant since 18SG or 1SS7 stated that he was generally acquainted in Pocalello and that the reputation of the defendant for peace and quietness prior lo the 3rd of October 1890 was very good and he had never heard I anything1 against him Vii V-ii M OMalley formerly Sheriff of Bannock county Ida had known Mr Mlllb since 1800 Mr OMalley now ro aides in I Poealcllo and Is generally acquainted ac-quainted in that town He staled that lie reputation t I of the t defendant I for peace and quietness In that town was good and that he had never heard anything any-thing against him SURGEON WOODS DEPOSITION Army Doctor Describes Capt Millss Condition in Honolulu The deposition of Marshall AAr Wood a surgeon In the army of the United States was then read by Judge Powers Pow-ers Mr Wood knew Capl Mills In Honolulu having had charge of the hospital in which he was oonllned and had also known him al Boise prior to I the departure of the Sixteenth Infantry for war Answering the question as to the reputation of Capt Mills in Boise for peace and quiet Mr i Wood loplied Oh by all means as a peace 1 able quiet oiderly man Dr Wood who went to Honolulu In December 1SDS found apt Mills l In the hospital a very sick man Ho seemed Impressed with the Idea that Dr Wood had come all tile way to Honolulu lo look after him From the I time uf his arrlval In Honolulu until the departure of apt Mills lou the Pulled Slales Dr Wood told in doiull of the attack of typhoid fever from which Capt Mills suffered corroborating the vtalomenls heretofore hereto-fore given by witnesses and by depositions deposi-tions One day about ten days after Dr WtnnVo arrival in Honolulu he went into Cant Millss room iiml sot down upon his bed Capt Mills took his hand build said to him Do you really think there is any use of your trying to pull me through Do you think It Is possible for me to get well1 and Dr Wood assured him that he would have him on his feel and walking walk-Ing around as sure as you arc a foot high Dr Wood said that Mr Mills was far from well when he left Honolulu Hono-lulu anti he did not want him to go As to Ills menial condition Dr Wood had observed that Mr Mills was veiy much changed After Ihe arrival of Mrs Mills In January he was quarrelsome and not at all i I like I I himself I and was quite I childish child-ish His nerve centers had been very severely affected by the typhoid fever and the patient was undoubtedly suffering suf-fering from posttyphoid mental aberration aber-ration Dr Wood stated thai Mrs Millss presence had a very good effect upon her husband that she took entire charge of him after her arrival and he was very childish about her that he could not bear to have her out of his sight and away from him at all On crossexamination Dr Wood slated that during his Illness Capt Mills seemed to Worry a good deal about his children over in the United Slates and had it not been for that he would have recovered more rapidly than he did He paid too thai convulsions con-vulsions or spasms in typhoid are quilc uncommon and are always an indication thit the nerve centers are affected As to the length of lime required re-quired to recover from tho effects of typhoid fever where the nerve oonters are affected Dr Wood said that depended de-pended almost entirely upon the ito verily of the attack und also upon tIn patients physical condition when at lacked by iho dlsiusc Asked as lo tile physical condlllon of Capl Mills when the witness had known him In Boise Dr Wood replied that I he did 1 not appear ap-pear lo be a very nlrong man but Impressed Im-pressed him as a man of a great deal of nerve force He also slated that Mr Mills was in good health when he was In Boise MILLSS CONDITION IN JAIL Jailer Thomas Says Prisoner Saved Sleeping Powders Thomas F1 Thomas Jr Jailer at the I county jail where the defendant is con lined when not in the courtroom was the last wltnosa called yesterday morning He testified that he did not know Mr Mills until the day after the tragedy when he was placed In the county Jail where ho has remained ever since I Q Describe to the Jury as well us you can his appearance as you observed ob-served it oil the first occasion that you saw him A Well he looked haggard as though he had lost a great deal of sleep His eyes were red and there was a wild stare In them 0 How was he as to appearing nervous ner-vous A He appeared to be very nervous ner-vous Q You may stale whether lie was placed in a cell with any other personA person-A Yes sir I placed him in the cell with Benbrook after I had given him a bath Q State whether or not there were two cots In that cell A Yes air Witness testified that on the next morning after the defendant had been placed In the county Jail ho appeared to be nervous and his eyeS were red and swollen Defendant also complained of having a pain in his head as he had on the first day of his slay at blue Jail V At Minos Mr u Mills was very quiet and at limes he paced up and down the cell At times he was very talkative and at other times he could not be Induced In-duced to cnlci into a conversation Mr Thomas testified that on the night of October 5lh either Dr PInkerton or Dr Bapcom be could not tell which hud prescribed sleeping powders for Mr Mills V BELIEVED HIM INSANE Q State whether or not you were impressed by his mental condlllon AYes A-Yes sir Q To what extent A Well I was very guarded In what I let him have In his cell because I was convinced that ho was not all right Q State whether or not It Impressed you that there was danger of his taking his own life A Yes sir I searched him and searched his cell two or three times to see that there was nothing In lie cell Q State whether nt any time during the early part of his confinement you would have dIfficulty in conversing willi him A Yes sometimes 1 would I star to talk with him on some subject and he would jump to another subject Then he would not talk for some minutes min-utes and then would start on again Q 1 About bow long did that continue a different times after ho went into the Jail A About three weeks Mr Thomas then testified that on the morning of October 5th he had felt the pulse of the defendant nnd it was vmy slight on tin evening of the same day 11 was very rapid and he had a high fever Q Have you ever observed anything wlille ho bus been there In relation to his staring at things if so what A At limes r have gone Into the roll talked lo him he would speak to me but would be staring at something on the floor and at tUnes would not take his eyes off il for some time Q Slate whether or not you have observed a general Improvement In his condition mentally and physically AYes A-Yes sir Q Stale whether or not during tile first purl of his slay there you formed any opinion of Millss mental condition A Yes sir I thought he was insane NOT AN EXPERT When crossexamined witness admitted admit-ted that he had had no previous experience experi-ence or acquaintance with insanity Mr Putnam asked witness If It would not bo natural for n man under the circumstances I cumstances which Mr Mills was placed lo act peculiarly and received the reply re-ply Well 1 suppose he was very much worried but 1 dont know but what I thought that ho was out of his head tj Did he over say anything lo you about selfdestruction A No I dont know that he over said anything to me about killing himself i I Q You spoko about his being talkative I talka-tive at times what would he talk about A I doni remember anything In 1 part irut in r he talked I about the war or the wealher about subjects In general gen-eral O His conversation was not confined to any particular subject A No sir Q You spoke of giving him sleeping powders on October 5lh do you know whether he slept or not A I dont think lie did verv much He didnt look like it next morning his eyes wore rod and swollen Q His Insomnia lasted how long after his first conllncment there aV Three or four weeks Q lias he been pretty well in that respect since A Yes sir SAVED THE POWDER Mr Thomas You asked me a few moments ago if he ever said anything about taking his own life I can tell you something he did if you want me lo After asking him a few questions Mr Putnam said What was thai that you were going lo speak of and Mr Thomas replied The night Dr PInkerton or Dr Las coIn prescribed those powders he re quesled me to keep them myself and give him one at a time and when I went to I make a sea rchu of his cell I I found that ha had three or four of them laid away He asked for tho powders every live or six hours but when I gave thorn tn him he did not take them irS ir-S saving I them up I but 1 dont know what he was going to do with them Judge Powers then questioned witness wit-ness as to whether or not he knew what tiie I powders were to which Mr Thomas replied No He then asked Yon were Informed by the physician that they were very poisonous Mr Putnam Put-nam interposed an objection to this on hue Around that It would be hearsay and the objection was Burtained Mr Thomas was then excused and court adjourned until 10 oclock Monday Mon-day morning I NEWS BOILED DOWN It Is reporlcd on good authority that a potlory combine has been effecied and thai the Bell Pottery company of Findley O will bo absorbed Prices arc to be ad vinced W per t out Thorn Is four of the t Canadian Indians in the Northwest rising owing to tho withdrawal of some of the mounted police po-lice for the Transvaal The condition Is connlderod srrioiis Edward Hulnes a coal miner son of Huss llainos a prominent oltlzon of Salem Sa-lem Ill thot at his muthorlnlaw Mrs Frank Arbort vilhoiil ciTed and fatally wounded his wife yesterday In St Louis Tito mystery of the theft of thousands of letters sent out for city delivery from tho Chicago poxtofllco In Ihe last three months was solved yesterday by the nr rest of a mallcarrier Fred Lawrence Buck of 223 WIlcox avenue LleutCol Edward II Plumar Thirty fifth volunteer Infantry Captain Tenth Infuntrv has boon promoted to be Colonel Colo-nel of that regiment In placo of Cob Wil liam A Kobbe who was recently promoted pro-moted BrigadierGeneral of volunteers First Llout John W Lynch of the marine ma-rine corps who was recently convicted by courtmartial al Cavlte P I for violation viola-tion of the regulations and sentenced to ho dlMiilsHCd from the service has had I his sentence commuted to loss of ten numbers In bin grade HEARD IN BERLIN Humors arc current that Germany has begun uuegot Itt tions with Portugal for the V purchase of Macao an a coaling station A test occurred yesterday near Frankfort Frank-fort of a newlyInvented smokeless and noiseless powder II was rattier unsails factory Prussia has now begun appointing female fe-male factory Inspectors The budget contains appropriations for their salaries 2100 nmrlcn each Germany buns address a second protest lo Grout Brlialn urgently requesting the roloaso of the Gorman steamer IJundca ralh and cxprcslng astonishment at the undno delay The official report of the Frankfurt Con sulatofnoral I of the I Tnllod I I Slates for L iho lust itnrler shows that Iho exports lo tho United Suites were 1063S5M an in eivaso of iMT SJ7 For 100 lie figures aro 3S700110 being an Increase ajpilnaL ISM of 971SS32 Tho German training ship society was formally organized yesterday under tho presidency of iho I horidltnry Prlnco of Ol denburg In thu prxHenco of representatives representa-tives I of tho I shipping and commorco so cIct los It I I will I start with the equipping of one such ship Count von Buelnws spooih al Lho launching of ito HurbnrgAjnerlcan 1 line Hlenmcr DculschlaJid especially the terms of irlendHhlp I ho devoted to the Unltod Stoics Is much commented on by tin Gennan press and with few exceptions excep-tions approvingly Tho social event In Berlin last night was a bull coStume given by the German Colonial I Co-lonial society comprising evorylhlng lUyllsh In Benin It took place at Krolls thoator Amnours among them Princess von Lynar Princess von Ploss and Uaron ess von Mlrhaoh performed blue colonial comedy Nlngas Wedding |