Evening Star Newspaper, January 29, 1892, Page 6

THE CHILEAN AFFAIR. | Naval OMficers Think We Shall ¥et Have | Trouble With That Country. It sogns to be honestly expected by officers of the naval service that there will yet be trouble\with Chile. Tkey have little or no faith in the stability of the peace, ‘and predict that the Chilean fecling against the United ‘States wil soon burst the bonds of diplomatic restraint and show itself in some overt act of wntagonim. Said an officer of high rank to- day: A NAVAL OFFICER'S VIEWS. “The attagonism felt by Chileans toward the United States is only stimulated by this sub- mission toour demands, and I honestly look for a rupture between the two countries before many months are over. I venture to sav that by Evans goes back there with the town and «tays any length of time at Val- iso there will be trouble and ¢ome one will ‘The news that there is to be a di ner given to Senor Matta in appreciation of his attitude im the case is the surest indication of the feeling that exists down there. FUTURE MOVEMENT OF THE YORKTOWN. Itis not surely known whether or not the Yorktown wil! be sent back from Callao, but there seems to bea feeling that she wiil be kept there until the first burst of resentment on the part of the Chilean populace has passed. No orders have yet been sent to either tho Bos- ton or the Yorktown. ‘MR. ASTA BURUAGA'S RETURN. Mr. George Asta Buruaga, ex-charge d'af- faires of the Chilean legution in this city, has 2d EDITION. CONTINUED FROM Sth PAGE DIED IN THE FLAMES. A Demented Young Men Burned in His Home, PERISHED IN THE FLAMES. Sereams of the Victim Thought to Be De- lirtum, Nasnvirte, Texy., Jan. 29.--About 10 o'clock | Jest night the residence of RF. Bell, e miles from the city, was burned to the ground. A life went out in the fla: Mr. and Mrs. Beli were awakened by the screams of the ‘twenty-two-year-old son Thomas, who occupied the room just above the onc they were in. For sone time Thomas bas been demented and his parents thought the screaming was due to the ravings of his mind. Then the crackivof flames reache:l them, flames reach:ag down through the ceilin Mr. Bell harried his wife out of danger, rushe? to| returned to Washington from New York, his son's room. As he opened where he has been spending the past week or floor room fell t and He that he wax kept busy explaining house was Ges! insured. Janu. 2).—A fire at Tyleraport Pa., yesterday destroyed the residence of ¢ | Metz. Mrs Motz was the only person in the house at the time. Her body wastaken from the | Fuins burned tv a crisp. OTnER FIRES. Passaic, N. J., Jan. 29.—At at early hour this morning fire destroyed five small buildings on she true state of thinga in Chile to the news- paper men there, whe had some remarkable ideas of the country. DOSN'T BELIEVE THE STORY. The statements published this morning that itwas being eaid in Santiago that Secretary zi misled Minister Montt in the negoti- It would appear that ch from Chile ix based largely on the surmises o| ‘ at. official of that governinent, who Main street, Pasmic. Three were owned by | Syoirently bas no direct knowledge of the Judge Berbane. His loss, however, is fully | facts he asserts. A Chilean, now resident here, covered. ‘Ihe others were owned by David | who takes a liberal view of both sides, said this Bebmutz, « New York candy maker. Loss, | morning: 12.000. a | “Ido not believe the story. Of course your Nawrox Juxctios, N. H.. Jan. 29.—The sec-| view of the subject is « patriotic one from your ond story of Taylor, Hoyt & Hurd’s building, Used as a shoe contractor's shop by John Walker. was burned out last night Loss te | Duilding, machinery and stock, $15,000; partly fasurei. as is mine from my side, yet everything 4, 1do not believe t) See which way it will torn. and he swung on his heels with a “lady or a SENTENCED TO DEATH. the tiger air” that left ample room for specu- ——— lation. ‘Verdigt in the Case of the Vienna Couple WARNER DENIES THE INTERVIEW. Charged With Many Murders. Virswa, Jan. 29.—Frank Schneier and his | Wife Rosalie, who were charged with having de- coyed eight young women from their homes on the pretext of employing them us servants and | The attention of Mr. Dewitt Warner, a member of Congress from New York, was ‘to- ay called to certain articles which have ap- peared in the London Times and Daily Teie- graph criticising President Harrison for com- imunicating the Chilean message to Congres then murdering them, forthe sake of their | alter naving been informed by Minister Montt money and effects, were this afternoon sen-| that Chile was to tender an apology. The tenced to death. Times and T Ah base their articles ona aie purported interview with Mr. Warner cabled : to London by the Dalziel agency, in — which the New York Congressman ‘stated Mine that he bad it from reputable anthority weholdere Appoint @ Komber of! that Mr. Montt, the Chilean minister, had ee ie ee informed Secretary Blaine and. Prosiden: Loxpox, Jan. 29.—The London shareholders | Harrison on Saturday that an apology would be Jered by Chile. ‘That is not true,” said Mr. Warner, decisively after reading the cable dispatch alluding to the purported interview. “I have given out no Such interview us that, and, so far as I havo stated or heard, the facts are not as suggested, though, of course, I do not know what may have occurred. ‘This is the first intimation have bad that anything was definitely known ou Saturday last as to Chile's intention to apologize.” ee FINANCIAL AND COMMEKCIAL, ef the Ohio and Mississippi railroad have » pointed a committee to carry out # plan for putting the road in a condition to cope with all rivals and building it up asa through line | im conjunction with the Baltimore and Ohia ‘The committee bas appointed Wm. Bull, E. 5. Bail, 3.5. Davis and. Welles of ew York and James Wilson of Wilmington to act in co- ‘Operation with it. a EN WALL SFKEET TODAY. ‘The Market Opened Active, but With Slight Changes. New York, Jan. 29.—The opening of the stock market this morning was active, but gen- erally at insignificant changes in either direc- tion from last night's figures. The early deal- ings, however. developed a drooping tendency im prices, with few mat changes, Lack- awanna was the strong spot, rising to 146, but it lost the improvement as quickly as it’ was made. Manbattan, on the othe. hand, after Opening at M3 retired to M6%¢ and rallied to 1173, _ while distilleries away %. but the cordage stocks,;Denver and’ Rio Grande preferred and some others scored smail advances. The activity soon disappeared from the market, but the irregularity lasted to the end of the hour, te ‘The following are the opening and closing prices ot te Rew York ‘Sieck Market, asreported EY opseial wore to Corson aud Macartney 1410 street. [a je. BY * ore. AL 1406 Of Louisville an ville being specially weal and at 75 it was down 1 frou its last night's price. The market stiffened a little toward 11 O'clock and at that time it w: generally weak at swall fractions below first Prices, Edison electric attracting attention in ‘the late trading by a rise from 9 to 9744. fairly active and Execution at Litchfield, Conn. Lrrcartety. Coxx., Jan. 29.—Andrew Bor- ight, 1 Jessen, the mu er of Emma Anderson, was | 4 wpe oe Banged in the jeil kere this forenoon. The - 48, Tegistered, 190%, drop fell at 10:38 0 and the victim of the ‘S48, coupons, 1907, Jaw was dead in 11 minutes thereafter. a ies —asked. 20-year fond, News of Kev. Mr. Spurseon. Sed bid. asked. 20-year fund, 1902, 2 vic id, ~~ asker Vater stock, 7g, cur- Losnox, Jan. Advices trom Mentone ar A show that the Rev. Mr. Spurgeon passed a —asked. Water stvc quiet night bid, 1908, cur. asked. 3.658, 1924, fund, cur- es vide asked “Sys, Teg. lus lous Died a Year After Swallowing 2 Nall. to sf cous Bouds—Washington and Geot Lasspaty, Pa, Jan. 20.—Intltamation of allroad 10-40, Ga 1Ol bide aokea, the brain, duc to his swallowing nail a year ago, has resulted in the death of Freddie, the seven-year-old son of Michael Waldecker of this place. ————— ‘Narrow Escape From Being Buried Alive. New Auoayy. Isp., Jan. 29.—Vatrick MeCarty, living at Hanburg, Clark county, had a narrow Washington aud Georgetown Kailroad Convert bid. — asked. Masonic Hall A sociation, $3,105 bid, — asked. Washington Marl Company, ist és,” 1892-1911, 110 bi Washington Mathes Compans imp. 3, 115% bid, — asked. American Security and Trust Com: Se 100 bid,—asked. Washington Light 1n- 'y Ist mortgage 64,1904, 100 bid, asked. Wash- ington Lignt Infantry 2s, v9 bid, — asked. Wash- ington Gas Company, series A, 6s, 180 bid, — asked, rt Washington Gas Company, series B, 6s, 131 bid. o- from being buried alive. He bad been | Wished. Washington Gos Company Gaavenn. with the grip = and to all ap- rset, 135 bid, — asked. Eekihgton Railtoad pearance died yester ile waiting for kec. Capitol and North O Street the undertaker to arrive Mra McCarty was val lat mortgage Ge iW bid. — asked. | Met- startled by seeing the supposed dead man allroad Convertible 68, 117 bid, 125 lightly move. Dy the use of restoratives the Se eee ae asked supposed dead husband and f Anacostia Railroad és, 102° bid, Most positive signs of li x show> the Apes tiunal Bank Stocks—Eank of Washington, 420 eS biel. 440 asked. bank of Kepublic, 290" bid, — North Dakota's Wheut Field. asked, Metropolitan, 365 bid. 233, asked Central, . 3 j. | 90s bid. —asked. "Farmers aud Mechani Geasp Forss, N. D., Jax OBic‘al esti-| pi’ “asked. Citizens y170 bid: Issasked. Mates of the commie- agricutture give | va toy bid, ian asked: Capital, 12> bid, — asked. Meee figures e total wh op of N West End, 100 vid. 106 asked. ‘Traders’, 115 bid. 120 se figures om the total wheat crop of North 0 bid, -— asked, Second, 170 bid, Dekota for 1881: Total acreage for the state. y 200 Wicd, — asked. 2,865,592 acres: average yield for the sta — Washington and Georgetown, 22.58 bushels per re; total number of busitels raised, €4,715,425. ed. Metropolitan, 101 bid, 116 ol aud North O Street, 41 bid, "434 ‘ngton and Soldiers’ Home, 31' bid, ~ Georgetown aud Tenleytown, 45% bid, 51 yck “reek, 1034 bid,—asked. Columbia, 74 anked. en's, 50 bid, 55 asked, asked. National Union, 17j bid, —_ Strike in Milweukee Tannerle- Mawaveze, Jaz. he whiteners in the | ee tanneries, in number, went out ks—Firemen’s, ke yee! ‘Tho trouble arose over | isi asked. Corcoran, 6: bid, 73 asked. Columbia, an attempt on the part of the tanners to equ: Xj asked. ‘Potomac, Th bid, 9 asked: dae wages in all the sof the city. She bid, ss asked. People’s, 5% old, 62; asked. vid. 64; usked. Cuiminercial, oY Metropolitan, 99 bid, — asked." Arlington, shed. Jusuraiice Stocks—Real Estate Title, 123 Columbia Title. 67% bid, 7% asked. ks—Washingtoa Gas. Electric Light, 149 bid, tunners offered 46 cer? Whiteners asked 50 cents. = a dozen and the | A Deadline Serrounds a Quarantine. Sax Fuases an. 29.—Stnallnox is spread- ing rapidly among 500 Chinese in q i » 45 id. — asked om Angel Inland. They were landed from the Pasaah Auariaee caaobosineas ti steamer Rio Janeiro 20, when there bid, — asked. Were two cares on boar. weil-detined : Lazaretto. tion are the go aslungton Market Com- Great Fails Iee Com- kull Kun Panorama neumatic Gun Car= incoln Hall, — bid, 100 ity Brick Company — 100 asked quaran Interocean Building Company, — bid, 100 ask trois this line. Sale vepomt and ifust « ompapies — Wasinng- ton Loan and ‘ITuss Company, 1X bd, 1S Ked. Amefcan Security aud ‘trust Compa: 19 askew. Washington Safe Deposit Com .— soked. Bpecial Li ALEXAy! quite a campaign ‘They opened the tool ¢ Others at the W Flour steady—recel US barrels: ceeded to c., of Geo. f ; danaars, hy 1 1.6% ut at the! % red, Maryland ferry. At Mr. ¢ J in opening the safe and ob forty dollars, but is siipusenta, | 16,009 busuels stock. sales, 19,000 | busheis. “Southern wheat steady—Pultz, gual.vs: DEITY, H.ai02 Corn wruer—mined spol, 49% acts oc en & oo us January, 49 %ain, Pebtuaty, dude; March, Sads?g: April, 4Siaayy May easly injured the books, & mixed, % eipts, 205.302 bushels, shiip- went ments, m wushels; stock. 1,249,867 bushels; | sales. 0 buses Soutners “corm steady | Wnite, “isustz_yellows,4Sasie Out Prutapsziass, Jun, 2—The body of John | Mite TIM, oe; Ne. 3 mixed, weer a i @ | receipts, 2,000 Loc! e Caffrey was found Wednesday night in the | ¢4;—No. 2 90—receipts, 654 bushels; shipments, - ‘5.029 Husnels: Stock, 55,707 bushels. Hi — ee nee — Foote cheice timothy, 18-50a15-80., Grail fisiehts feet frow his : had been mining since carly Tuesday moruing. uil—steamer to Liverpool, per bushel, 4d.a4\d; Cork ruers, per quarter, 3s.9d. Cotion nominal ‘The body bears unmistakable signs of foul piay. —middling, 74. Provisions steady. Batter firma. | Rees Urin—2s Coffee steady—Kio cargoes, fair, No. 7, 18% aid. Sugar steady. Copper steady ined, 10%. WI steady. “Peanuts a a THE EVENING STAR: WASHINGTON. D.0. FRIDAY. JANUARY 29, 1892. , THE HOUSE RULES. Various Amendments to the Proposed Code Offered and Rejected. THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. The Appropriations _ Committee Will Control Its Expenditures. MR. HEMPHILL’S AMENDMENT Rejected After Strong Effort in Its Behalf— Mr. Morse Talks on Massachusetts Politics— The Mississippi River Improvement and the River and Harbor Committee, HOUSE, After tho reading and approval of the jour- nal Mr. Campbell of New York attempted to secure the floor in order to ask the immediate Passage of a joint resolution authorizing the Department of State to deliver to the officers and crew of the U.S. 8. Baltimore 354 medals Presented to them by the King of Sweden to commemorate the services rendered by them in transporting the remains of Ericcson to Sweden. DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA APPROPRIATIONS. But Mr. Catchings (Misa.) demanded the regular order, and the House proceeded to the further consideration of the report of the com- mittee on rules. The pending amendment was that offered by Mr. Hemphill (8. C.) with- drawing from the jurisdiction of the appro- priations committee the appropriations for the support of the District of Columbia. 1n speaking to the amendinent Mr. Blount (Ga.), who has had many years’ experience as chairman and member of the committee on post offices and post roads, replicd to some re- inarks previously made by Mr. Holman (Ind.) reflecting upon the increase in the expenditures for the postal service. He (Mr. Jlount) denied that there had been any extravagance in that Service. ‘The increase of appropriations had grown cut of the prosperity of the republic. {Applause.} Air. Sayers of Texas was epposed to Mr. Hemphil’s proposition, and coucended that it was in the intercst of good government and public economy that the expenditures for the istrict of Columbia should remain under the contro! of the appropriations committee, A Goo DEAL OF CONFUSION. While Mr. Sayers was speaking he was fre- quently interrupted by Mr. Hemphill and by Mr. Heard of Missouri, but there was so much confusion in the hall that their voices did not reach the distance of ten yards. In vain did the Speaker appeal for the restoration of order. He was finally compelled to call upon the sergeant-at-arms to aid in the preservation of some degree of quiet. MU. HEMPHILL DEFENDS HIS MOTION. ‘Mr. Hemphill in advocating his amendment criticised the committee on appropriations for endeavoring to hold on to everything it could get, and ridiculed the iden of economy enter- tained by some people, which consisted in taking moncy from the people and keeping it as long as they could. Mr. ‘Breckinridge (Ark.) argued that the policy of the distribution of the appropriation ills had not contributed to economy. Mr. Bynum (Ind.) said that he had voted in favor of a distribution of the appropriation bills, and he would not change that vote now if he had the opportunity of doing so. But at the same time he was unalterably opposed to giving the appropriations for the District of Columbia to the District of Columbia commit- tee. It would be bad policy to do so. Mr. Heard (Mo.) said that, like the gentle- man from Indiana, he had voted for the dis- tribution of the appropriation bills, and he wae glad of it. He would cast the same vote todas, and he intended to do it. ‘Mr. Compton (Md.) opposed the amendment, declaring that he was satisfied that the good sense and better judgment of the House would not accede to the proposed change. MR. HOOKER ADVOCATES THE AMENDMEST. Mr. Hooker (Sliss.) gave his adherence to the doctrine of a distribution of the appropria- tion bills. ‘That distribution had been made on account of arebellion agaist the immense power eacreised by the committee on appropria- tious. It had worked weli, and he could see no reason why the District committee should not be given jurisdiction over expenditures for the support of the District. Mk. HENDERSON OPPOSES CHANGE. Mr. Henderson of Iowa opposed the proposi- tion to take from the appropriations committee jerisdiction over the appropriations for the District. He had in the Forty-ninth Congress voted in favor of disintegration of the power of the committee on appropriations. Were he now, with his experience, calied upon to vote upon that question, he would not go to the extent he then did. ‘ihe appropria- tions for the District shonld remain in charge of the appropriations committee, and he emphatically and earnestly counseled the House not to entertain the motion of the gentleman froug South Carolina. Mn. MEMPHILL'S CLOSING ARGUMENT. Mr. Hemphill (S.C.) closed the debate in favor of his amendment. He warned the House against the danger of giving the appropriation committee power to legislate upon aj ration bills and to sidetrack any other legis- [itionahat might be called. ‘TBE AMENDMENT REJECTED. The amendment was rejected. taking from the committee on rivers and har- bors jurisdiction over the appropriations for the improvement of the Mississippi river. Mr. Blanchard (La.) believed that the inter- ests of the Mississippi river would be best sub- served by leaving the appropriations for its improvement in the hands of the committee which now had charge of it. ‘The amendment was rejected. MASSACHUSETTS POLIT: ‘Mr. Morse (Aiass.) turned his attention to Massachusetts polities. That state was repre- sented in the House today by five republicans and seven democrats. The democratic members were all gentlemen of high character and ability. Massachusetts sent no other men here. (Laughter.] He had not a word to say against any of those gentie- men, but truth compelled him to say that Massachusetts was at present misrepre- sented on this floor. Gov. Russell d been re-clected for three reasons, first, his personal popularity; second, the pro- hibition vote; third, because ‘he denied on the stump every democratic doctrine. ‘The clee- tion of Gov. Russell had been due to a certain extent toa misrepresention of the McKinley bill, and be cited some instances of how that inisrep- resentation was made, alluding to fish peddlers who never sold their fish, but fed them to the pigs, but who always put up their prices and declared that the increase was due to the Mc- Kinley law. MR. BUTLER AND His CIRCUS. Mr. Butler (Ohio) said that there was a cir- cus in town. The grand royal combination, the great and only monopolistic aggregation, the allied union of protective operatives had sounded its fish horn, —ceclaring its grand opening with more pharisees to the dozenZthan ever sent forth their praises in the streets of the old Jerusalem Ylaughter], | Aud sich men to epesk about the duties of true statesmansip. ‘The republi- cans claimed that they alone were patriots, when their every uct of legis tion relative to foreign —_ countries bad been an insult to the American flag. They had compared our country with otler nations, and, for shame, had declared our inability to compete with them in the ordinary affairs of life. ‘They held that our industrial centers were pauper communities, ouly able to survive by the help of the tax ‘gatherers: §by their laws they declared our inability to cope with foreign lands, and yet with lips that prated of patriotism. ‘The democrats looked upon America as the leader of and not the ‘mere competitors of the other nations of the world. Tho republicans, asistent in its laws, had driven our the ccean; but, _incon- _ now, it undertook to rebuild by subsidies the very commerce they had de- stroyed by their taxea. ‘The democrats yielded to none iu their love for the country and for Given Ammonia by Mistake. i as g Prravetrats, Jan. 29.—Benjamin Landis.a AL. T4MO! jan. 29.—Virginia threes, 72a ‘i * 72: Baltimete,and Ohio stock, 9349334; Northern Lititz, Pa., baker bad been using a solution of | C’sisai stock, 2 bid; Baltimore and Ohio Sout aleobol asa medicine and went toa drug store , wesiern urst incomes, 1S asked; do. third incomes, Yesterday for more aicobol. By mist he | 10 asked; Consolidated gas bonds, 111%; do ‘was xiven aqna ammonia. — arsistance | stocks, sass, eahicia: relieved his sufferings,,but be e un CAGO, Jan. 3 (closings —- Wheat — May, Bele to take even Uiqnid. nowriaifment until the | 4° ees oO pangs Sue” at oan — throat heals, and his ultimate recovery is by no | aoe ido, LardMay, ig. means assured. \ + 0d3g. its giorions lag; but thoy believed that it was as much tho daty of cn American citizen to live for his country as to die for it. col 2 une oceeae it wouldn't airy stem cut 10 indassement of th: democratic party upon ‘MB. SPRINGER'S NEW YORK INTERVIEW. Mr. Dingley (Me.) said that the gentleman from Llinois (Mr. Springer) in a specch de- livered in New York had declared that this House would not pass a free silyer bill He also understood that the gentleman from Texas (Mr. Lanham) had withdrawn bis amend- ment giving the committece on coinage, leave to report weights and measure at any time on the ussuran from Missouri (Mr. Bland essary. There seemed to be some der standing somewehre and he wished to ¢all "the fbr sceey of the gentleman from Illinois to the mat + 4 ‘Mr. Sptinger—t did not make the statement that this Houso would not pass freo coinage it Mr. Dingley—I understood the gentleman to beso reported. Will the gentleman please state what he did say? Mr. Springer mace a reply in a low tone which rendered the words inaudible, but he subsequently stated that his reply was, I stated that a free coinage bill would not become a law during the present Congress. smarantin item oe 3 DISTRICT IN CONGRESS. The Senate Committee to Report Against Now Street Nailronds. When 2 Senate committee has been in session for an hour it generally getstired. The Senate District committee used to do that, but it is a new organization now and composed of very vigorous material. ‘Thismorning it commenced its regular weokly meeting at 10:30 and itcon- tinued to do business until 1 o'clock. The members present were Scnators McMillan (chairman), Higgins, Gallinger, Perkins, Har- ris, Vance and Faulkner. Senator Barbour's absence was caused by sickness. Tt seems to be a settled fact that people who are looking for street railroad charters from Congress will be doomed to disappoint- ment unless they Lave something stronger be- hind their request than their mere per- sonal profit. The Senate committee does not approve of the practice of granting charters to ail comors; it does not favor the giving away of valuable franchises solely for ‘the benefit of | those who put the first mortgage bonds or the stock on the market and then lose all _ interest in the proceedings. The cominitteo is of opinion that Washington has suifered sufi- ciently from such practices, 60 tie Senators are geing to be extracrdinarily —care- ful. “Whenever there is strong public sentiment in favor of increased trans- portation ilities tha committee will endenvor to of the estavtished compa- nies to supply the demurd by branck roads, In pursuance of this policy the eommittee to- lay decided to report adversely on the bil to incorporato the Washington and Deanwood Ki y. Similar reports wil be made on similar 2s $0N 28 {Le committee is a chance to r i ‘The bili te prevent crueity to ch ren and for other purposes was very fully disctesed by the comm: , tee, toe ences in the present law were not quite under- te2 dtd not desire to 1 whieh should in any ity it was tiaaily decided to levit go over tl the next meeting. In the meantime tie present law and the proposed amendine? % wil be carefully considered, and the committee expects as a result to produce a measure that shali be p2rieetiy satistactory to 6 of humanity. r upon the Commissioners trict the power and authority here- yor of the city of "The bi of the 1) re existing in them: ‘i hington in the matter of opening, altering ging alleys was believed to be some- what ambiguous. No one seemed to know how much power the mayor used to have, so it was decided to defe ion of the bill until Senator Higgins should uave had an op- portunity to confer upon the subject with the attorney for the Distnie! Senator Vance wa: authorized to report favor- ably tue bill for the relief of the heirs of Na- thaniel Senator Perkiis wae empowered to report favorably the bill to, authorize tue Mistrict Commissioners to grant pardons and _respites in certain eases. before that is done, however, Senator Perkins may probably amend the Measure somewhat, 60 that it will conform with one or two ideas advanced at the mecting toda: Authority was given Senator Vance to report with an amendment Hous bill to amend the general incorporation law of the District. The Senator when he reports the same will ask for a committee of conference on the part of the House. Some consideration was given the bill to amend the charter of the Eckington and Soldiers’ Home Railway ‘Company, and it was decided to grant interested parties a hearing at 11 o'clock tomorrow. STREET EXTENSIONS. Then the question of street’ extension eame up. On this important subject Justice Harian of the Supreme Court of the United States had something to say. He thought the committee should "protect prop. holders on streets already laid out, and running cast and west, Justice Harian’s sugges- tions were well received and the _ bill was amended so as to conform with the views views he advanced. When the subcom- mittee gets through doing what the committee has instructed it to do the bill will be reported to the Senate. When it comes to doing the work provided for in the bill the Senate com- mittee will have something more to say. Senator McMillan was instructed to make favorable report on the bill to authorize the appointment of an impector of plumbing, and the same ingtructions were given the same Senator as to the bill to prevent fraud upon tbe water revenues of the istrict. There seems to be some misunder- standing a8 to the character of this latter measure. It is not a bill to provide for the compulsory use of water meters by all water takers; it is aimed at those proprietors of large establishments in which meters are in use and who endeavor to evade their obligations by unostentatiously tapping a main, so that they may not have to pay for all the water they tse, Several peopl failed to understand the measure and they have been pleading with the committee to report it edversely. DISTRICT GOVERNMENT. WANT TWO OFFICERS DISMISSED. ‘Tho Citizens’ Protective Association, through ita committee, today submitted to the Commissioners a petition urging tho dismissal from the police force of Officers Murphy and Cooney. ‘They say that they do this in the in- terests of the public’s good, and it would bo improper to allow men convicted of crime to serve the community as guardians of the peace and the protestors of the lives and property of the people. They furnish certified copies of the information and sentences in the caecs of the above named officers, charged with assault, and say they hope the Commissioners will give the matter the consideration it demands, eee POLICE COURT CASES Most of the Prisoners Are Sent Down to the Farm. Two dozen persons occupied the Police Court cells this morning, and when Judge Kimball's court opened on the upper floor one dozen of the unfortunates marched up and took their places in tho corner. The proces- sion was composed of six colored mon, three white men and three colored women. ‘Two of the women, Elizabeth Burton and Mamie Hawkins, were found in the company of Euijuh Chapman, Harry Dunbar and Gus Dunbar in house on 20th street. Policeman Heide complained that the five prisoners were found in a house of ll repute and they were all in one | room. ‘The men cinimed that they worked for | their living and the girls denied that they were vagrants. Judge Kimball thought they needed a tesson and gave them ten days each on the farm. ‘Andrew Miller, one of the white men, looked as though he was not fond of work, and rather than do manual labor he would spend his time in prison, He plead guilty to a charge of vagrancy in Georgetown and went down for ninety days. Policeman Copp of thesixth precinct charged Mary Clark with being disorderly in Seaton court. Mary suid that she screamed to make a man let go her dress. She was fined $5, but she did not have tho money. “I don't remember nothin’ "bout it,” was what Jerry Ficklin, an old colored man, an- swered when the ‘clerk a charge of disorderly conduct. iceman Me- Grath told the court that be found the old man lying against o fence on 2d street northeast with « crowd of boys around him. Five dollars ‘Anderson, biggest fool that I have seen for three weeks. You invited the witness to kill you. Some time one of you men will get killed in this way.” Anderson was charged with carrying a ey € TO FIGHT THE TARIFF. Decision Reached by the Democratic Ways and Means Committee. THE M'KINLET ACT TO BE ATTACKED PIECE- ‘MEAL, AXD NOT BY A GENERAL TARIFF REVISION ‘BILL—WHAT CHAIRMAN SPRINGER S4¥8 OF THE ‘RESULT OF THE YoTE. — The demooratte policy with reference to the iff in this Congress has been decided. The McKinley law will be attacked by separate bills aimed at a few parts of the measure and not by @ general tariff revision bill. This con- clusion was reached this morning by the domo- eratic members of the ways and means com- mittee after a conference lasting several hours. When a vote was taken it resulted in a vote of seven to three in favor of separate bilis. Tho three dissenting members of the committee gave their decisiou to the policy of the major- ity of theirassociates on the committee and will act witb them, thus making the demo- cratic part of the ways and means committee a unit on the policy which it was decided to opt. Nothing was said about which particular fea- ture of tho pegs law should be first attacked, and this will be left to futuro determi: le After there had been a lengthy discussion, in which the members of the committee in former Congresses expressed their opinion in favor of a generai tariff rovi-ion bi!! and Mr. Springer and bis associates argued that the ‘proper method of procedure was by attacking the tariff iaw in detail, Mr. Bryan of Nebraska offered a resolution declaring it to be the sense of tho democratic members of the com- mittee that its policy with regard to tari legislation im ‘the Fifty-second Congress showtld be one of revision by separate measures instead of a general revision of the whole system. ‘This motion was carried by a vote of 7 to3. Thove voting in favor of it were Messrs. Montgomery, Whiting, Shively, Cock- ran, Stevens, Bryan and Springer, the new members of the committee. ‘The negative votes cast by Messrs. MeMi rand Wilson, who were members of the committeoin [patie Congresses. ‘Ihe general policy hav- ing been determined upon all the members present agreed to abide by the conclusion reached. Mr. Wilson of West Virginia when seen said that the majority of the commitice would act in harmony, and Mr. McMillin and Mr. Turner of Georgia subsequently concurred in this statement. ch an Springer was naturally somewhat ‘od that his policy of reporting separate imet the approval of the democratic “There is no ication of any trouble xt all,” said he when interrogated as to whether the democratic members would vote as # unit in the committee. “Everything is per- fectly satisfactory now, so far as I know. We have carefully considered the situation and have today decided, on motion of Mr. Bryan of Nebraska, that it is the sense of the demo- cratic members of the committce that we pro- eced to deal with the tariff by the intro- duction of separate bills “instend of attempting a general revision. ‘Lhose yot- ing tor this motion were Messrs. Mont- i i Cockran, Stevens, hose favoring a bill for ‘ere Mesars. McMillin, Turner ‘There hy and Wilson. of Fiews by the de ratic membersin our con- ferences and the best of fecling has prevailed. Our differences were those merely of policy and not as to the great vital principle. ‘There was a consensus of opinion that there should be no step taken backward in our party oppo- sition on the outrageous features of the Mc- Kinley law. We decided to aseail them in the matter that would be most effective and give the greatest assurance of success. The deliberations of the democratic members have always been characterized by the utmost good humor and kindly feeling. " The statements in some of the papers that there is to be a democratic bolt is not entertained by those best informed on the subject. Gentlemen may very consistently differ as to policy without its necessarily follow- ing that the party policy when finally adopted by the majority is to be resisted by the minority.” Mr. Liryan, the mover of the exptossion of the sense of the committec, had but little to say, “I think,” said he, “thut there will be no doubt of harmony of action on the part of the democratic members, now that @ policy has been outlined.” " MAY COME UP IN Cavcts. The action of the majority of the commit- tee on ways and means in adopting a policy attacking the McKinley law in detail by bills dealing with items separately may noi necessarily settle the policy of the democratic party in the House, but it is extremely probable that there wili be no serious attempt to make any change in their Policy. It is quite apparent now that there will be no sectional fight in the party on the subject unless it comes from some source out- side of the ways and means committee. The question discussed in the ways and means committee today may come up in a general caucus, but that will mexa no change in the policy ‘decided upon by the commitice. The three democrats who favor a general tariff bill will not vote with the republicans for inaction, nd if they make any furtier fight for a gen- eral bill it is declared that they will make it in the caucus only. = THE SILV QUESTION, Action of the Democratic Majority is to Be Determined by Caucus. The decrce of King Caucus is to be invoked to settle tue silver question in the democratic party. This was decided upon today, and singularly enough the opponents of, free coinage are the ones who have taken the initiative in demanding a party caucus, Representative Harter of Ohio circulated among the democratic members of the House today the following call for a caucus: To the Hon. Wm. 8. Holman, chairman of the caucus: The undersigned respectfully ask You to call the democratic members of the House together at the House on Friday next at 7,30 o'clock pm. to, consider what should be the action of our side of the House upon the question of whether any Icgislation concerning the coinage of silver shall be brought up dur- ee the present session for discussion and final action. Mr. Harter had no difficulty in getting many more tian the requisite number of signatures to the call of the caucus, and on the presenta- tion of the paper to Mr. Holman, the chairman of the caucus, that gentleman stated that he would at once issue the formai call. “L believe, wita many other members of the House,” said Representative Harter today, “that such a caucus was very desirable from the standpoint of those who favor free coinage as well as from that of those who are opposed to it, The signatures to the call are: not limited to the members who are opposed to the free coinage of « legal tender silver dollar which costs the silver miner 41 cents and which everybody else, including men, women, children and’ pensioners, would be obliged to take at its full value of a hundred cents, but include those who hold the view that the free and unlimited coinage of silver would be beneficial to the goneral interests of the country.” —___---+____ TWO Cooks TESTIF’ They Say no Complaints Were Made of the Cooking or Food. The court of inquiry that has been holding its sessions at the navy yard continued its work today and two witnesses were on the stand to tell of the rations and quarters that are furnished the marines. Two of the eooks, Corporal Davy and Private Allen, were placed upon the wand and in an. Swer to questions from the judge advocate, Lieut. Beatty, stated that no complaints had ever been made to them of the cooking or the food, notwithstanding the fact that Capt. Meade had himself on varions occasions at- tempted to find if any dissatisfaction existed. In the afternoon the court visited the quar- ters of the men. The marines were all drawn upin line and asked if they had any com- nts to make. Four of them stepped forward and they will be given an op to testify “before the court remainder. of the session was spent by the members of the court ina tour of inspec- tion of the barracks, a fall deseription of ‘igned him on a} HH : i i THE POLITICAL ASSESSMENT CASE. ‘The Jury in the Criminal'Court Today Ac- Quits Verser. ‘TESTIMONY TAKEN IN THE CASE—THE ARGUMENTS TO THE 3URY—JUDGE BRADLEY'S COMMENTS OF ‘THE COMPREHENSIVENESS OF THE LAW AXD THE INTENTION OF CONGRESS. In the Criminal Court yesterday the case of John J. Verser came up. Verser is charged with violating the civil service law by solicit- ing and receiving contributions for political purposes through the following circulars of the Old Dominion Republican League: Asa citizen of Virginia you are of course in- terested in the campaign now in progress im our state, which is to determine its future Political status. The Old Dominion League Was organized to assist in the election of the republican ticket, and respectfully asks your co-operation by your becoming a member and making such further contribution to aid in the campaign as your moans will permit. Initiation fee, $1. Dues, 25 cents per month. Mr. Burke reserved bis opening for the de- fendant. District Attorney Cole asked if the govern- ment was not eutitled to have the defendant at the bar, Mr. Burke remarked that Mr. Verser was in court and it wax required that tho defendant should be in court, for the charge was a mis- demeanor. For the reason that there would be some question as to whom the money was paid heghad suggested that Mr. Verser should not occupy the usual place of the defendant. Mr. Cole expressed himself as satisfied if Mr. Verser was in the room. ‘MISS BINGLEY'S EVIDEXCE, Miss Margaret Bingley testified that she was acopyistin the bureau of education and in September, 1589, she received one of the cireu- lars inviting contributions, and the samo day she went to the headquarters of the league at tue Lenox and paid, she thought, a dollar. There were two gentlemen present, she thought, aud Mr. Newton, who sho asked’ for, was not ere. On cross-examination she said the dollar was Paid as initiation fee, the circular stating that and cents per month as dues. waite certain that it was Mr. Brooke Smith to whom she paid the money. SECRETARY SMITH'S TESTIMONY. William Brooke Smith testified that he wasa journalist, and in 1889, being out of work, he was the secretary of the Old Dominion League. ‘The circulars were directed to be prepared and sent out at the first meeting, and the executive committeo helda meeting for the purpose. Mr. Hill prepared the circulars and witness signed andsentthemout. ‘There were several hundred sent out, and as far as he knew not a single one was sent through the post office. He had a list of all Virginians in office in the District. The circulars were directed to all such, and mem- bers would take them, agreeing to deliver them. on The — ofticers GA Newton, president; W. Elam, D. J. Godwin and E.N.” Hill, vice presidents, Dir. Versor, treasurer, and ‘witness, secretary. He knew Miss Bingley and remembered wien she called and paid him the dollar as initiation fee. ‘There were no others present and Mr. Verser was not there. At night he paid the dollar into the treasury with other funds, Mr. Verser had nothing to do with giving out the circulars, but probably was. present when members wei looking them over. Mr. Verser received the money as initiation fees and dues. After the circulars were sent out responses came, and as they were directed to ali Virginians they knew some of the responses were from democrats as well as republicans, and in one case a Mr. Tasker contributed £5. Mr. Verser, he thought, was absent from but one meoting. He did not know where the minutes of the league were, but Newtor had them a year ago. PAULUS P. GLAss. This morning Paulus P. Glass was the first witness and he testified that he was employed at the government printing office and the de- fendant, Mr. Verscr, was employed there. He received one of the circulars, but did not do anything in consequence. He had contributed =5 for campaign purposes, paying it to Mr. Verser. Gen. Mahone been very kind to him and he determined to assist him. He had received a note from Dir. Jones and he told him that he expected to send hiscontribution to his home at Petersburg and that he would pay bis own way home to Petersburg. Subsequently he conversed with Mr. Verser, Mr. Jones having stated that the association was in want of funds, and gave him £5 to assis: in sending voters home. He did not give him the money as treasurer of the club, and he recived @ receipt signed Wm. Brooke Smith, secretary. Witness received the circular at the proof room of the government printing office, through the mail. VERSER DID NOT SOLICI?. On cross-cxamination witness said Mr. Ver- ser did not solicit the (money. He had asked Mr. Verser to change a $20 bill, and when he said that he had not the change an engagement was made to meet that evening at the Metro- olitan Hotel, and when he caw Mr. Verser he Einded the toney over. It was a personal matter, and before the club was formed he had made up his mind to assist Gen. Mahone, He liad requested Mr. Verser previously to take the money to the club. JOHN D. LIGON. Jobn D. Ligon testified that he was em- ployed at the government printing office in September, 1889, and he made a contribution to the league through Mr. Verser. He had re- ceived a circular while at work. ‘On cros-examination witness said that he went to Verser and paid bis money, saying that he had received a circular, and his impression was that Mr. Verser said be knew nothing of the circular. On redirect examination witness said he made the contribution because he thought it was his prerogative. Mr. Armes arked if witness voted and the court ruled it out. Re-cross—Met Mr. Verser on the street and introduced himself. knew that Verser was treasurer by signing his name on the circular. He only knew that the object of the league was fo assist voters. He had never joined the league. By Mr. Armes—He could not say that he told Verver that he (witness) was employed in the government printing office. Wat. R. BURGESS. ‘Wm. R. Burgess testified that he was in the government printing office; that he received a circular, knew the defondant, and remembered speaking to him about the league, but could not remember that Mr. Verser spoke about the circular. JOuN 7. WELSH. John T. Welsh, chief time clerk government printing office, testified that the record showed that Mr. Verser was employed in the oflice; that he was appointed July 15, 1889, asa helper and was paid by the hour. Mr. Glass was appointed October 1884, dis- charged September 15, 1838, and reappointed in January 1889, ad Mr. Ligon was appointed December 6, 1866. W. c ELAM. W. C. Elam, chiof railroad division, general land office, appointed September, 1889, testified that he attended the first meoting of the lexgue and the first he saw of the circulars was when some of the ladies of the land office hod received them and asked Lim about them. He knew Bir. Verser and had heard him say that he received money as treasurer avd that as soon as he heard that complaint had been made to the civil service commissioners and the Attorney Goneral he had turned the money over tothe president. He said, that he had about $60 to turn over. By the court—The conversation with Mr. Verser was some time after the nominations had been made. RES a rit gh eee said as soon as an intimation it Tre WAS ap: improper be bad turned the money rtm sre Tinie closed the government's cave. " In answer to the court District Attorne#Cole said they claimed undor the counts charging Mr. Verser, the defendant, testified that the circular was gotten out by the executive com- mittee and he knew nothing of it, nor did ho see it until Mr. Ligon showed it to him. did not regard the government ting ofce asa department, but cal cig not solicit the F | Ligon was employed at the government oftice | was not for Highest of all in Leavening Power.—Latest U.S. Gov't Report. Baki Reval Blt jewion was but $69 and some over to Mr. cents. ‘ On cross-examination witness said that he | Bids Opened for Test Rorings—The Contrast eh abeas November 1. It wae two or three for Excavation Awarded, weeks before the election when he heard of the i o epened of'3 toda: circular. The meetings were held eyery week Ponce nape a af 2 ce ey in OP and he was present at all, with one exception, | fice of the snpervising architect of the but he did not know that bis name was on the | fressury for making test borings in the soil lar till he saw Mr. Ligon, When he saw Mr. | to determine the character of the foundation i to be provid wr the new post office building : m be said thatthe civil service was inter. ering with the club and he would get out of it | in eis city. ‘Thore will be from six to twelve of the “pits” «unk, each two inches in diameter, by paving the money over. the court —Witness did not know that Mr. anywhere from twenty feet to fifty feet im 5 ‘There will be samples of all the various sub- stances encountered pre-er om bottles and THE POST OFFICE SITE. at the time. THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S REQUEST. This closed the testimony and District At- torney Cole said he would ask that the jury be instructed if they believe that the defendant knew that the cireular bad been sent out with his name upon it asan officer at the time he This w an aceur urface of the received the money and it was from # govern- | .oy, no ailtan ered employe to convict on the charge of rage i be Bag oe ene ae 4 soliciting contributi aqua ommible cha Mr. Armes followed with a short argument | Clniitices yatta neg hamble change im the claiming # conviction under the second prayer. NOT RECEIVED IN VIOLATION OF LAW. Mr. Burke followed for the defendant, claim- ing that the contributions were not received in violation of law. Mr. Cole, in his argument, claimed that the question of knowledge of violation or intent e jury, but for the court when sentence was to be imposed, and that the de. fendant, knowing the objects of the club, bad Violated the law. JUSTICE BRADLEY'S CHARGE. Justice Bradley gave the case to the jary shortly after 2 o'clock, He referred to the act 45 broad, comprehensive one, and said that whatever may have been the policy of Congress in passing the act, uuless the act was declared unconstitutional it should be sustained. It may be a matter of doubt if Congress con- templated such a trivial case, yet in its terms The architec: this work shall b will be no de f thas as se. for the Mr. Edbrooke, is anxious that begon atonce so that there in obtaining the needed ine to the depth of “hardpa: Once ed he can prepare his specifications: andation iteeit and advertise for bids, so that the actual building a n be started at the earl plans and drawings are m rapidly than are needed, and there 18 B® reaton why the work should not be pushed. PRS AND THEM FIGURES, ‘The bids for test borings were as follows: Win. W. Danonhower, Washington, D.C., $2.85 Per lineal foot, to commence immediately: the | Hydraulic Tube Well Construction Compa: pw York, four test pits, €2.50; Pits, €2; twelve pita, €1.80: to upon arrival of tools; the P Oil Well Supply Cor iy of eight commence ree Artexian and New York, not less than four re tha it is so broad as to cover this case. borings, not ee er “For any political purpose” ie the language | £1.25, or not hk n cight nor more of the law, and the man who pays the money | th lve pits ot, to commence as as well as the man who receives it is a violator | soon as material shipped from New Vork wre of the jaw. It is singular, to say |rives; Peter V ‘boot & Son, Newark, the least, that although the ‘law pro-|N. J., 100 lineal fect or lean @b00. all vides that offenders shalt be dismissed from | over "100 fect, £4.50. over 200 feet $4, t0 | service the parties are now in the employ of | commence ten da the government, It looks like trifling, but | youl: P. H. J. Conlan, Newark, some one doubtless wants the law vindicated. If the question was on the constitutionality of the act he would, perhaps, have something to hneal foot, 10 comme Williamson of Washington, $1 per Daniel F. Moffat of Washington, 50 cents per lineal foot without the piping or €1 with piping, work te ve doue by band with an auger, tocom= say. The Into Justice Dradley of the Supreme Court of the United States had held the act to | mence nce; H. Holmes of Washington, be unconstitutional—as an abridgment of the | £1.10 per liueal tout, to commence it, tout rights of the citizen. days, work to be done with steam artesian ma- ‘The object was a good one to protect the em- ployes of the government. The law was, how- ever on the books and shoutd be inforced. He then directed the jury that they were to consider the evidence and determine if the law perspire day ewarded (0 Albert Gleason of this city at iianieacan ioe oem his bid of $6,875. He also agreed to doallextra ‘The jury returned a verdict of “not guilty.” | €xcavation at fifty cents a cubic yard and icine iets eailty | tue Job completed by April 1." He wil probably begin work Monday, so that he will barat 0 oye aol eve justtwo months. The fence ix nearly completed, only a few days’ work remaining. The gates will be hung next week. The wagons hauling the dirt from the aquare will enter Ly the cust and west gates and leave by those on chine, bole to be #ix inches, No award was made today. ALBERT GLEASON GETS A CONTRACT. Tho contract for excavating the site was to- THE ANTI-PINKERTON RESOLUTION, ‘The anti-Pinkerton resolution introduced by Representative Watson of Georgia was the sub- ject of much discussion in the House commit- | the sourh side. tee on judiciary thie morning The Farmers al-|_ ‘There uced be no conflict between the two liance representative made a strong argument | Jobs, that of excavating wnd that of boring, as in favor of his resolution and insisted that it | the latter can be started in the holes already was the duty of Congrose to investigate thor- | funk in the lot below the «trect wurface for the oughly the abuses that had grown up under foundations of the buildings that have been the practices of Pinkertonism and take prompt | Temoved. At least three of tue pits ca bs thus steps to suppress the quasi~militia organization | *Wk while the workmen are diggiug im other which had been fostered by capitalists alone, | P*Tts of the square. 2 and which, as the paid agent of monopoly, wes} Indeed, it may be that the architect will be constant menace to the liberty of the com- | #ble to make his plans for foundation, bared on mon people. the results of the boring, in time to let the ‘Mr. Oates of Alabama asked some pertinent | Coutract for the work before the Ist of April, questions of Mr. Watson, and, while disclaim- | Wen the excavation contract expires. ing any desired to defend the’ practices of the — — Pinkertons, expressed some doubts as to the ability of Congress to legislate upon this eub- ject, which he considered a matter only to be regulated or suppressed by the various state legislatures. CROSSING THE CANAL, Proposed Change of Route of the Washington, and Western Marylaad Koad. The members of the committee generally! The Commissioners gavea hearing this af- seemed to share this opinion of Mr. Oates, and | ternoon in accordance with an advertisement it is likely the resolution of Mr. Watson will | invitation to tose persons interested in Sefate 4 eatery greiner 4 oa that wns Mr. | bill 1702 toamend the act incorporating the Wateon and his Farmers’ Alliance colleagues . : express their intention of carrying the fight to | W@shington and Western Maryland Railroad the House and insisting Qpon a thorough in- | Company. vestigation of the methodsof the Pirkertona, ‘The amendment changes that portion of the DETAILS To THE WORLD'S Farn. road authorized to ran on the south bank of ‘Chzirman Outhwaite has been authorized by | the canal by allowing it to cross the canal and the House committee on miljtary affairs to | River road ata point 2.400 feet east of Chai report favorably to the House the bill intro-| bride to a point immediately north of duced by Mr. Newberry authorizing the Secre-| that road by means of a bridge tary of War at his discretion to detail for | so elevated as not to interfere with the opera- special duty in connection with the world’s tion of the canal, its travel or trafic, or with Columbian exposition such oflicers of the army | the travel on or the publie use of the Liver as may be required, the officers detailed to be | road. The road then proceeds westwardly to subject to no loss of pay or rank. | the western line of the District of Columbia. CHINESE DONGRATION. | pattf, George E. Hamilton of counsel for, the Jinese immigration was the topic of discus- | Tailroad explained the bill in detail and dwelt sion at tho mecting of the Howse committee ox | 0% ihe mivantazos to be gained bythe cone . . on of ‘ont mplated. immigration today. There are several bills be- | Under the call for objectors Mr. J. P. Clark, fore the committee having tor their object the | representing the Palisades of the Potomue lint prohibition ot Chinese ammigration to the United | provement Company, entered a protest against States, including that prepared by Chairman | the occupancy of that Stump, which proposes to stop such immigra-| the railroad. It ran its in the District on that property and nota quorum of the committee present today, | he thought that the representatives of the tion for a period of twenty years. There was and as @ consequence the discussion was is. | company should have waited upon the owners tirely of an intormal nature. Kepresentatives | of the Palisades and made overtures to them of labor and other organizations have expressed | for the use of the property and not have re- a desire to be heard by the committee on the | sorted to Congress for legislation authorizing matter coming under its jurisdiction. The | condemnation proceedings. committee will give them an opportunity to| Mr. E. &. Cottrell followed in the samo line, express their views. Mr. M. H. Butler, who He thought it would be unjust to allow the road. | represents Mr. Powderly of the Kuights of | to ran over the Palisades property, as it would Labor, will probably be among the first who | virtually ruin it. The present bill allowed the will be heard by the commitiee. company to erect work shops, yards, round JUDGE Woops’ case. housce, tracks, &c.,and these would ruin all ‘The Senate judiciary committe, which has | P™Operty about them. . | Mr. Hamilton replied that it was not the in- had the matter of the confirmation of Judge | teniion of the company to erect shops, yarde, Woods before it for some weeks, was in session &c., on the Palisuaes property. The who. ob- several hours today examining witnesses who | ject of the road was to beneiit the people of were summoned at the request of Georgetown. It was suggested by a resident Senators Turpie and Voorhees, who are} of Georgetown who was present that a clause pposing confirmation. ‘The ' principal | beinserted in the bill stipulating the time for charge made is that Judge Woods decided one | completing the rond. way in one case and another way in a subse-| Mr. ik. J. Tenney of Georgetown, also spoke quent case, the object being to favor Col. Dud-} in favor of the bill. ley in the ‘couspiracy’ case and prevent his| A large number of people were present. conviction. The witnesses examined this $< morning were Teon 0. Lailey, deput ATTEMPTED TO DEFRAUD. atrorney general of Indiana; Noble ¢. Butier, clerk of the district’ court, and Hon. Jas. H. Rice, ex-aaditor of the state, all of whom opposed confirmation. After hearing these witnesses the committee took @ recess. It is expected the hearing will be closed this afternoon. Arrest of 2 Navy Paymaster’s Clork for Pre- senting « Fraudulent Claim, . Last evening 8. T. Brown, paymaster’s clerk, United States navy, was arrested on « warrant issued by United States Commissioner Bundy ‘charging him with attempting to defraud the government. The warrant was sworn out by Mr. J. J. Brooks, assistaut chief of the secret service, and Mr. Brown was arrested by Deputy M. A. Joyce of the marshal’s office. Deputy Chief Brooks of the secret service ap- before Justice C.8. Bundy today xs fomplainant against the prisover. ‘The com plaint was that be presented « false claim gt tomorrow afternoon to the memory of the laie posta, 2 Fh IF RATIONAL BANK LOANS. Representative Harter (Ohio) today addressed. the House committee on banking and currency in advocacy of his bill to prohibit national banks loaning money to their directors, who are also empioyes. ‘The bill also limits loans to directors to ouo-fifth of the capital stock of national banks. IN MEMORY OF THE LATE L. MOUK. = |