Evening Star Newspaper, January 16, 1893, Page 6

THE EVENING STAR: WASHINGTON, D. C, MONDAY, JANUARY 16, 1893—TEN PAGES. FE COUGHS, HOARSENESS, Corps, BRONONITIS, LA ORIPPE, WHOOPING COUGH, CROUP, ASTEMA, PNETMONTA, And for the relief and onre of all ‘TRROAT AND LUNG DISEASES. ASER’S CHERRY PECTORAL. Frompt to act, sure to cure Tus Loss Or Firsn Ina trifle, You think you meed not mind it. 0 E00 But. tf yoa go on losing for some time deal tm a short time, you ave running down. Is thats oy Get back to your healthy wet! yo fet back to heath Atookon CAREFUL LIVING will ted you what tt ts to wet there, and when Scott's Zmuiston of cod-liver oi te useful. Free, SCOTT & BROWNE, (Chemists, 132 South Sth avenue, New York. ts Emulsion of cod-liver Your druggist keeps murs PAIN IS Sitar. weet ie Musee Lives tHERE. The kindof ‘The credit «the most modest @ house a home- ud DRAPERIES © you under Eoevrame Ceeprr down the balance in * a mth, Hovse & Hennwasy, 919, $21, OES SEVENTH ST., au 26 MASS. AVE. LW. T. B. Towsen & Sox. DEALERS IN DRY Goops, 1316 7TH ST. %. at ent cut prices, Prices fall kinds of ool, ja7 Iswr Ie A Free ‘That you take more real pride in your own * than any ether place en earth fortable it ts the more have in mntnd Parkins ws usefur y toward to purchase for other fuson see if you District Here re every Parlor Our entire to parlor fu Tapestry Brocatel inch of available space on > fe f , Par, ih ‘4 40-ib. edit. A cae sta time a ix pers ntdisconnt within [hirty Gaye, 1 ADIpS ARF GREATLY BENEFITED BY x_ Ex the Sou 2 th Ameria ee S'S E sieeort & Sous. Auk yourcrag- \2d EDITION. | if the present arctie rigor continues. [s | ground | been susper j years A UNIVERSAL CHILL. Unusual Cold in Many Parts of the Country. ANOTHER ELECTRICAL EXECUTION. Fourteen Cardinals Named by the Pope, GALLAGHER’S POISON STORY. ‘THREATENED WITH A COAL FAMINE. Suffering That Will Be Caused if the Cold Weather Continues. Cnreaao, Jan. 16.—According to a morning Paper this city is threatened with a coal famine In the of wlong article on the subject it says: »aly will much suffering ensue among the poo bat many large factories will be compelled to shat down for want of fuel,throw- ing thousands of poor people out of employ- ment. Lven the railroads are already seriously erip- some of them have been compelled the namber of yard engines, being upply them with coal. The rutiroada have already been compelled to contixcate whole train lowla of coal entering the city for their own use,andas a result local | dealers are unable to supply large orders. The «tock on handat the beginning of the month is well nigh exhausted, and the storms and blizzards have so seriously affected the conl reads catering the city that the daily sup- ply las been visibly decreased. Many com- piuints are already being made of the inability to procure soft coal, and rome of the big build- ings. it ix claimed, are threatened with an cours Janse ate within the next few days. big coal dealers say they have never be- fore witnessed snch a clamor for coal. Their tea private stocks are beiag consumed, the demand | is daily increasing. As a consequence the | dealers are seeing their stock rapidly decrease, eo orders hhe pros reluct while they are unable to get their mi | filled on f the blockades. spect looks very gloomy to them, as the, | antly admit. IN TRE NORTHWEST. Minwarxer, V —Dispatches from I pazts of the state report coldest weather for years, In Milwauke 11 degrees below rday. roze solid at 40 below; i} Mixs., Jan. 16.—After three scarcely deserved the name the is now experiencing one of the old The present rd for int and there prospect for a change. years the new year has found the car of snow and ever; stream open. St. Paul has been proudi weathe | ing location in the center of the banana belt. The mercury went below zero in November has been above that mark ouly at rare in- tmas day it was be- New Year day and main- I¥ as severe all over rthwestern part of the state. be of ice six feet thick was cut from Vaduais lnke, just outside the citv, and is the heaviest ico seen since the famous block | which formed the corner stone of the ice palace in 1886. The cold has, however, been entirely without the blizzard feature, and not ‘only has there been an entire absence of fatal but not a case of suffering has been re- ported. UNPRECEDENTED COLD IN THE SOUTH. Mewrnts, ‘Teny., Jan. 16.—Never in the his- ry of the cemtral south has there been so much sffering from cold weatheras at present. | All rivers have been blocked with ice and snow. | rendering passage over them impossible. Many trains are late, and some have been abandoned | by their suffering crew. ‘The most intense suf- | fering is prevalent among mountaineers. The snow is from 10iaches to three feet deep in eastern Tennessee and western North Carolina and eastern Kentucky, and all hinds of labor has died. Ksoxvi 16.--Not for thirty ch severe weather as row prevail: people are reported froze: Business of all kinds has been sus the united efforts of the city ofti- a members are being utilized to All troins are late, and it is diffi- t to run them on ‘thing near schedule Naswvittz, Texx., -The weather tly cold. The to bank and wished to gaze at the unusual sight. the city have been c witnesved here. BLIZZARD IN ILLINOIS. poxiNeTON, Tt1., Jan, 16.—A fierce bliz- ard descended upon Bloomington last night, jowing a period of moderate cold of several } days’ durat The mereury fell during the | night fro: 4 below at 6 o'clock to Ponds ded with skaters, a | lexrees be light, with a etrong wind | from the n <t. The suffering among the | poor and those exposed to the wind is ve: great. ‘There is much danger of a coal fami | tn Central illinois should the coid weather ke | up. The dealers in soft coal in Bloomingtor ple to HM but a very small percentage 5 i ny of the smaller towns are entirety without coal, | Lowa, Oto, Jan. 16.— Senator Brice’s repre- tahves here received a telegram yesterday ing them to distribute to the destitute and ering poor 100 tons of coal and 160 barre!s of flour. SOUP MOUSES IN CINCINNATI. Crserysatt, Omso, Jan. 16—The chief of police has issued orders to bring intothe station houses all destitate and unemployed people. The pervons so arrested who are deserving | will be sent to the city infirmary and the un- deserving will be seut to the work house. This is believed to be better than establishing soup honses, which in the past have had the ef- inviting vagrants to the city. <M. Ingalls has put freight trains on ke and Ohio road at the disposal of the Ciucinnati Enquirer in aid of ats effort to furnish coal at $3.50 per ton in single ton loads, instead of at $5 and 86, as charged by coal dealers. It is believed the organized char- ihes are abundantly equipped to meet all other cases of dixtress. TEAMSTER FROZEN To DEATR. West Cursren, Pa., Jan. 16.—The mereury registered here this morning at 12 degrees below zero. James Ottey, a teamster of Paoli, was frozen to death. Eastos, Pa., Jan. 16.—This was the coldest morning in this section in five years, the mer- cury touebing 6 below in Easton and 10 be- low at Wind Gap in the Blue mountains. Suomoxin, Pa., Jan. 16.—At 8 o'clock this morning thr mercury was 24 below zero at ear Gap pumping station, being the coldest record in the coal region since 1852. Many col- lieries are unable to work. | sor so coup iN ovem TarRTY YEARS. Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. | uxoxp, Va., Jaa. 16.—The weather last | night and this morning was the coldest in Vi ginia since 1857. It was decidedly boreal with the thermometer standing from 15 to 20 de- | gress below zero at several places around Rich- mond. Reports from the country say that all | of the birds and other game are dying and the | oyster supply is nearly exhausted. rivers re blockaded and navigation is ertirely sue- | pended. All indications point to disastrous | consequences. ‘The poorer classes are suffering for fuel and food. TEN BELOW‘/AT PETERSBURG. Special Dispatch to The Evening star sare kept busy way and night, and as the | wus visited by thousands who | 8 distance of three-quarters of amile, that teams and vehicles are being driven over it. ON THE JERSEY COAST. Aspuny Panx, N.J., Jan. 16.—The weather along the New Jersey coast is the coldest known for some time. Tho thermometer registered 10 degress above zero at 7 o'clock last night and 7 degrees below this morning. ‘The train which should bave left Asbury Park at 9:10 o'clock for New York ia stalled at Point Pleasant. One of the connections on the engine is frozen and it is impossible to get up steam. Other trains are stalled at different points hlong the road. The cold weather has affected the manufac- ture of gas at the gas house in the western part of the town, Arelief society has been formed to look after the poor and destitute. Merchants and coal dealers have contributed liberally, and the | churches are also mterested in the movement. astic City, N. J., Jan. 16.—Horace ‘avillier and Elias Coniver, two young men of Port Republic, are believed to have perished while on a gunning expedition. They started im a cabin boat some days ago and had a week's provisions. Nothing has since been heard from them. A searching party found their boat on the beach. Tho two young men are believed | to have been frozen to death w tempting to walk to the’ mainland, a distance of five miles, Allen Weisen, a colored wood chopper, was found frozen to death last night in his cabin, in the woods near Port Republi ‘THAWING OUT PIPES CAUSED A FIRE. Puraperrnta, Ps., Jan. 16.—During a fire this morning in a cheap lodging house at 830 Cherry street John Mullough a blind man,was burned to death, James Kelly, a lodger, was fatally injured by jumping from a third-story window, and Edward Miles was seriously hurt by also jumping from the window. Several other persona were slightly injured, The lodging house was kept by Mra. Lizzie MeNaliy. About 11 o'clock she asked James Parry, a young man who lodged in the house, fo go down in the cellar and try to thaw out a frozen water pipe. Parry took 2 coal-oil lamp and went down to the celiar. While looking for the frozen pipe the Inmap he held in his hand exploded, ¢cattering the blazing oil over Parry and around the cel- | lar. Smarting from the burns of the oil, Parry | did not wait to stamp ont some blazing rub- | bish, but rushed upstairs and into # ‘The fire quickly spread and James Mulough, | «blind man, who was sleeping in the second | story, was burned to death. In the third story | | Edward Hill, James Kelly and Edward Miles | were asleep. When awakened by the smoke | their escape was cut off by the stairs and they jumped from the window to the street below. Kelly fractured his +kall and will die. Miles roke his leg and arm, but will recover. Hill the last to jump, and he escaped ferious | injury by jamping into a blanket that xome of | the neighbors held under the window. ‘The lose by the fire is about $3,000. EW YORK'S COLDEST DAY. New York. Jan. 16.—Today has the doubtful honor of being the coldest of the season in New York. It was only 1 degree above zero at 6 o'clock | this morning. ‘That was a duplicate of January 10, but on the latter date it warmed up as the | day advanced, while today the frigidity has re- mained so that at noon the thermometers rogis- tered only 9 degrees above, while the official spirit on top of the Equitable building had risen to 7 only, making January 16 the coldest 92-95, i ji DEATH CHAIR, Kornell Loth Electrothanized for the Mur- der of Mrs. Demacsck. Daxsemona, N. Y., Jan. 16.—Kornell Loth, the murderer of Mrs. Demacsek, met death by electricity at Clinton prison at 11:57 o'clock this mornmg, One minute from the time Loth had entered the execution room he was ready for the fatal stroke. As he was being strapped ho said “Take it eas Dr. Ransom, with his wateh in his left hand, raised his right hand, und the state electrician with the lever, sent 1,725 volts into the victim, the body stiftened up against the straps almost imperceptibly. and, as in accordance with the new idea, the voltage was decreased, it resumed its normal attitude. An interval of five seconds elapsed during which there was not the slightest indication of hfe, not even a twitching of the muscles, and then Dr. Ransom again raised his hand. ' The electrician responded and the body stiffened ug, against the straps once more, the electrician re= dueing the current until finely it ceased. The physicians then examined the body and de- elared the man dead, and the murder of a de- fenseless wornan was avenged. | The witnesses, after viewing the apparatus jand the victim, repaired to the ante-room, | where they signed the death warrant, and the body was removed to the dissecting room, where the usual autopsy was held, the general result being the same as in previous executions, ‘The official time of execution was as follows: Entry into death cell, 11:40 1-5 a. m.: time oc- eupied in strapping, thirty-two seconds; length of first contact, sixty seconds; interval between contacts, five seconds; length of second con- tact. three seconds: entire time victim was in | death chamber until death was announced, two minutes, fifty-five seconds, ‘The apparatus used was the same as that in the other state prisons and the same as used in the electrocution of Wood last summer ut this prison. y innovation was the intro- duction of t inution current, which the state electrician believes prevents any museniar | or nervous reaction. Loth has no friends and | his body will be buricd in quicklime in the prison burial plot. KORNELL LOTH'S CRIME, In the court of over and terminer at Schenee- tad , ou the afternoon of Nove mber 30, rnel 1:. Loth was convieted of the mur- der of Mrs. Etta Damacsek. He was sentenced December 2 to be executed at Clinton prison, Dannemora, during the week beginning Jan- uary 16, 189: The history of the crime for which he was condemned is as follows: At midday on Tuesday, June 14, Mrs, Alex- ander Damacsek, a comely young woman, was | murdered in her house, 106 Rotterdam street, | henectady. Her kuil was crushed her body received many stabs. alittle ‘girl wh found the Gussie Frisch, chanced to go to the honse, pman and at the same time at the Edisou shops when the deed was done, Dut he insinuated that John Feltheimer, a former boarder, hedcommitted it. Feltheimer | was takon before the police justice, but he | proved an alibi, showing that be was working | at the locomotive shops. Feltheimer eet to work as a detective to catch the real murderer. He followed up clues of and then went down to New York. He told his suspicions at police headqnarters there and Detective Nugent of the Muiberry street force was detailed tu as- sist him. On Friday, July 15, Kornel E. Loth, a young Hangsrian, was arrested at the brass foundry of John Williams, 544 West 27th street. He | was charged with the murder. ‘The following Monday he was brought to Schenectad, ‘The day iollowing his arraignment he made a full confession to District Attorney Naylon and Assistant Chief of Police Deforest. Tn this he said that he was deeply in debt to Alexander Damacsek, who promised not only to forgive the debt, but to pay him well if he would kill Mrs. Damacsek. He refused at first, but at length consented, and taking the mid- night train from New York arrived here on the | morning of June 14, He went directly to Damacsek’s house. ‘Aplasterer was at work there, 6o be spent the morning with the woman, and when noon } came she gave him dinner. As soon as the plasterer went away he rushed upon the woman, beat in her head with a brass bar be had brought for the purpose, stabbed her, then ent her throat, and fled from the house as Gus- | sie knocked at the doo ~ | Loth was twonty-six-years of age, a Roman | Catholic and unmarried. i — THE NEBRASKA CONTEST. Senator Paddock the ‘Only Candidate Who Has Opened Headquarters. « Lrxconx, Nen., Jan. 6.—Nearly all the legis lators who went home to spertd Sunday have returned and the senatorial contest ison. Up to this time only one condidate has opened juarters and that is Senator, Paddock. | which the police knew nothi | this period she became the | But Jadge Thurston was bere a few daye Inst. week. and while he protests it is admitted that he wili pen headquarters and become an avowed can- very strong man. Omana, Nep., Jan. 16.—A reached in the jee vs A Verdict in Deinpsey’n, Case Not Expected Before Thursday. Prrrspure, Jan, 16.—Judge Stowe's branch of the criminal court was thronged this morn- ing long before his honor and the principals in the Dempsey trial had made their appearance. It is not likely that the taking of testimony in this case will be completed before Wednesday and a verdict is not expected before Thnreday. At the close of Demperey’s trial “Jack” Clif- ford’s will be called, and from this on until the end of the term one branch of the criminal court will be entirely devoted to the Homestead cases. J. M. Davidson's and_ Patrick Gallagher's ‘eases are on the trial list for today, but they wilnot be called until Dem ‘care is dis- posed of. Then the two inter a plea of | guilty. pavlste has yet been fixed for the trial of tty. This morning J. O. Nesbitt, assistant master mechanic of the Homestead’ mille, his wife, Win. Johnston, who worked for Mr.Wolfe (mill steward),and Jno, Frank, all of whom attended the banquet given in honor of Mr. Wolfe's wife, testified to their having been taken seri- ‘ously ill immediately after partaking of the dinner, H. M. Rogers of Johnstown related bis ex- perience, described his prostration and return ome, where he was attended by Dr. Kages, In his testimony Dr. Kages stated he thought Rogers was suffering from a dose of croton oil und treated him accordingly. N. A. Witten of Pittsburg was the next wit- | ness called, For a time witness lost all power of motion. Dr. E. B. Howorth, who attended witness, testi- fied that in his opinion witness’ condition was caused by some irritant, On cross-examination he said the symptoms could have been produced by antimony or croton oil; it was possible that indiscretion in eating would produce such sickness, but highly improbable. isaac McDonald, foreman of the Bosxemer department, deseribed his illness and Dr. A. M. Barton, who attended him, told of the con- dition and treatment. GALLAGHER’S CONFESSION. Patrick Gallagher, the self-confessed poixoner, was then sworn. Very calmly he told the story of his connection with the case. He enid: “I have worked as a cook in restau- rants, hotels and boats since 1871. 1 know Hugh Dempsoy (pointing to defendant). I first saw Dempsey last August at No. 66 3d avenue in Knights of Labor Hall. | Robert Beatty and James Davidson were with me. When we entered Dempsey’s office, a lady who present retired. ‘The door was then locked. Beatty said to Lempsey, ‘These are the two men.” Dempsey said to 'mo and Davidson, ‘I suppose you know what wo want.’ We seid wo knew a little about it. Dompsey then said, ‘We want to get the men in the Homestead mill on the trot.’ Beatty then spoke about using croton oil. Me and Davidson said we would use it. Dempsey then spoke about breaking a strect car strike in Chicago. He said powders had been used; that if we would use these powders in the Homestead mill it would make the men sick and that we could break the strike in about ten days. Dempsey told us that he would guarantee us #50 apiece. He told us to get work in tho mill. I first met Beatty August 27. I was talking with a man named McKenna. Beatty asked if we mnted to go to Homestead to do a epecial job, which he explained was to ‘dope’ the men working there. He «aid thero was €2 or £3 a day in it forus, Next day McKenna got # job ona boat told Beatty I would try to get another man. Davidson and I met Beatty next morning and went to Dempses's office. After coming out I met Mr. Lindsay of Carnegie Company, got a job and went to work as second cook in the mill on August 30. Before going there Dempsey raid he would furnish me with powders to put in the food furnished to the men in the mill. Dempsey raid that the powders were often ured to weaken prize fighters; that it would be impossible to analyze it. Dempsey saida Chicago man was to furnish the powders. Dempscy told me the powders had becr tried on a Pole or Hungarian; that they made him sik. I got the first three powders on September 7 or 8. Abottic containing three powders was given to me by Hugh Dempsey, who also gave instructions how touse them. The powder was dark yellow. The day following I put one wider irito thirty gallons of soup. ‘The next lay I put a powder into thirty gallons of tea and the third powder was used the same way. ctiatson titer” Sa FANNY KEMBLE DEAD. ‘The Famous Actress Passes Away at an Ad- vanced Age. Loxpox, Jan. 16.—Frances Anno Kemble (Airs, Pierce Butler), the well-known actress, died today. She had been ill but a short time. Her condition was not regarded as ecrious and her death was unexpected. She died at the res- idence of her son-in-law, Mr. Andrew Canon James Wentworth Leigh, No. 86 Gloucester place. ‘The remains will be interred in Kendall Green cemetery, where the body of Miss Kem- ble’s father is buried. Butler was the danghter of Charles and niece of Mrs. Siddons. She was born in Newman «treet, London, November 27, 1802. She mado her first public appearance October 5, 1829, as Juliet at Covent Garden ‘Theater, then under the management of her father, "Venice Preserved” was revived De- cember 9 in that year for the purpose of intro- dueing her as Beiridera, aud she sustained the parts of the Grecian danghter, Mrs. Beverly, Portia, Isabella, Lady Townley, Calista, Bianca, Beatrice, Constance, Lady Teas) Queen Catherine, Louis of Sacoy in “Francis 1.” Lady Macbeth and Julia in the “Hunch- back.” “The three years during which she re- trieved the fortunes of her family were marked by the production of “Francis I,” a tragedy written | by herself at seventeen, In 1892 she visited America and with her father performed with great snecess at the principal theaters of the United States. An ac: count of these wanderings is giv +-Journal of a Residence in America,” ife of Mr. Pierce planter of South Carolina, from whom she obtained a divorce in 1839. She resumed her maiden name nd retired to Lenox, Mase, where she revided, with the exception of a year spent in Italy, for noarly twenty years. Besides translations from Schiller and others she also published “Tho Ster of Seville,” 1837;a volume of poems, 1842; “A Year of Consolation, ‘*Kesidence on a Georgia Plantation,” i863; “Records of Girlhood,” three volumes, 1878; “Records of Later Life,” two volumes, 1882; ‘otes Upon Some of Shakespeare's Playa,” 1882, and appeared at intervals as a public reader. From 1869 to 1873 she was in Europe. She then returned to America, but eubsequently came back to London, where she resided until her death. Se ae TUR: SWORN IN, ‘Tennessee Inaugural Ceremony Performed at the Executive's Residence. Gov. Nasuvitie, Tewy., Jan. 16.—At his resi- | dence, Wolfs Cragg, Tenn., near Winchester, Governor-elect Peter Turney took the oath of office at noon today. ‘The state of his health and tho weather pre- vented the governor-elect from being inducted into office at the state capitol. The ceremonies were impressive, but unostentatious, and wero of short duration. ‘The legislative committees, supreme judger, state officers and press representatives were present. PEER Sree COMPROMI: IN KANSAS. It is Likely That Dougiass(Republican) Will Be Made Speaker. Special Dispatch to The Evenine Star. Torexa, Kax., Jan. 16.—It is almost certain that a compromise will be reached in the dual house of representatives today, and that Doug- lass, republican, will be recognized as speaker. ‘Tho two houses will meet at 4 o'clock in exec- utive a oy told. by th J impson and others were e populists Saturday that they wero nsible an for ost le tall hopes of tha seestanaich oman John Martin (democrat) will have the ulist caucus nomination and Senator Perkite the republican indoreement, with the chances about even of election. poten ne fe TO DISCUSS THE CABINET. ‘Mr. Cleveland Goes to New Yérk, It is Said, After Advice. IN WALL STREET TODAY. the Market. New Yous, Jan. 16.—The stock market again showed an extraordinary volume of business at the start this morning, about 120,000 shares changing hands in the first half hour. Prices ‘were strong, however, and while some stock was sold for London account, commission houses were heavy buyers all over the list. The drive at distillers was omitted this morning and | firet prices were all higher, Manhattan being uj 1 per cent, while other stocks generally sho’ gains of from 3 to 1¢ per cent. The heaviest dealings were still in dis- tillers and_ the rumor that the liquidation was about complete helped an early advance of 24 reent in that stock to 56. On the other nd the selling of Manhattan made further progress, and despite its early advance it re- tired to 16834 after offening at 171. ‘The strength of epee list was still pro- nounced, but Rock Island with a rise of 1 per cent to 88 seored the only marked gain out- side of a few 8) ern was one of these, but consolidated gas was | again weak. The activity of the market was | somewhat less in the later dealings, but at 11 o'clock it was still strong and active, generally at the best price: ‘The stock ‘ket after 11 o'clock con- tinued very active and strong, but further advances were few in number. The most im- portant gain was in the coalera, in which the buying was very confident. Jersey Central and Lackawanna each show about 2 per cent, recovering their dividends. There was no re- laxation of the strength of the market, how- ever, and the best prices were maintained throughout. At noon the market was very active and strong at the top figures. Money on call is ensy at 3a4 per cent, Prime mercantile paper, 5ja6!¢. Sterling exchange is quiet and steady, with actual business at 4.86a4.861/ for sixty-day bills and 4.88a4.88°, for demand. Posted rates, 4.87 and 4.89. The clearing house statement for today is as follows: Ex- change, $88,222,044. Balances, 26,166,363. The treasury was debtor at the clearing house today $1,821,467. Government bonds ne- glected, dull and steady. Sonthern state bonds have been neglected. Railroad bonds have been active and firm. Bar silver, 83:,. Secs FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL, The following are the opening an closing prices of the New York ‘Market, as reported by’ special Wire to Corson & Macartney. 1419 F street, ola Aten. T.&8.F, 36 36% EL& W, pref... C., B&Q. 1024 10% N. Name. Name, . Pac. Chie, a & Ohi shite ouls.& Nash. Manhattan. Me 1 1 1 1 at Ta Wie 45 47% Do..pret 50%, West. eee Bien Decrat Washington Stock Exe 12. o'eloe ican Security 1. RR. 63, id Trust, 10 at 13h. Government Bonis—-U. S. 43, registered, 1907, 3% asked. U. S. 48, coupons,” 1987, 3 sed. jumbia Ronds—2nyear fund, 58, Water stocks, is, 1892, goid, 105 bid, — asked. currency, 1901, 117 bid, — asked. gold, 1902, 110% bid, i currency, 118 b $ ie reney, 113% bid. — asl ‘ ked. Bau8, Peg. 2185, 1993- 160, 100 ed. Miscellaneous Kouds—Washington and George- town Rallroad Convertible 6s, 125. bid, — asked. “Masonic “Hall Association 5s, 104" bid, asked. Washingion Light Infantry” ist mort: eS, 1904, 109 bid, — asked. Washington Light finfautry 2a%5, 100 bid, —a Washington Gas Company, series A, 64 asked. ton Gas, series fi, és, asked. Eckinggon Railroad es, — peake Mhd Potomac ‘Telephone 5s. asked. Capitol aud North O Street Ral 1921, 10 bid, WS asked. Metro bid, 103 road 1st politan Rail jad Convertibie 63, 10 — asked. U.S. Electric Light Convertible 5s, 125 bid, — asked. | American Security an 1905, A, & O., 109 asked. American Security and Trust’ 53, 1905, #. & A., 100 bid, —asked. and’ Trost 3s, 1906, A. & 0., 00 vid, — aske Washington Market Co. Imp. s, 108 bia, — asked Washington Market Co. exten. 68, 100 bid, ashington Market Co. Ist 6s, 1892-191, 105 American Securit National Bank Stocks—Dank of Washington, bid, 410 asked. “Bank of the Republic, — bi asked, Metropolitan, 286 pid. — asked. Centrai, d,—asked. Second, 156 bid. — asked. Fai asked. Citizens, Columbia. 151 bid. — asked. asked. West End, 109 bid. 1104 — bid, — asked. ‘Lincoln, 100% bid. — aske Railroad Stocks—Metroy Rock Creek, i bid, 8 uske Lincoln, $4 bid, 103 it.’ Potor American, 180 bid, ‘Title Insurance Stocks—Columbla Title, 6; bid, T asked. Real Estate Title, .25 bid, 136 asked. Gas and Electric Light stocks-—Washingion Gas, $ arked. U's. ight, 139% bid, Georget wn 6: tf Pennsylvat Miscellaneous Sto bid. — asked. Bult Run Panora Gan_ Carriag: Laundry, — bid safe Deposit ‘rust Companies—Ame Security and 1 Did, 136 asked. Na | Safe Deporit ist Cow 125 bid. — asked. Washington Loan and ‘Trust. bid, 140 asked. jarkets. extra, wheat pat Wheat pater. 4.3544.50; spring wheui 4.001 pt 1 barre! Strat ahi, shipmepits, 823 1 sirong—No. & 2 Sly Darrels; sales, 1.200 barrels. Wheat red spot, 81 i January, 81 bi 3; May, SOa8s\: steamer vs, bushe jock, 96,641 bushe! Milling wh eat, by Rample, nixed spot, of bid: January, 524 Siyasly: 50% 1; May, 52 \—receipts. 30,06 bus! jess 142,000 bi ; Yellow corn, fo. 2 white weste by 184,026 Dusnels. Rye firme . 1,163 bushels; stock, 112. 06 bushela.” Hay inactive good to choice timothy, 15.50a1650. Grain freights quict—steamer to Liverpool, per quarier, receipt Is: Cork for orders, per quarter, cents per 100 pounds: flour, 12 cente per 100 pounds. Cotton nominai—middling, 10).. Pro- vision igh, though active- bulk meats, loose shoulders, cleat rib sides, 104; sugar- Sugar-cured smoked snoulsers, 124; hams, 14,3 15; lard, refined, 124. Batter very Orm—cream- fancy, 34; do. fair to choice, 29a32; do. imi- tation, 27; ladle, fancy, 26; do. good to choice, 22 a24; rolis, fine, v3; do. fair to good, 20a; ‘store packed, 16a18.' Eggs uncertain—40a4l. Coffee frm Rio cargoes, falr, 18%; No. sgal ‘Sugar strong, active — granulated, 4%. Copper strong— Teflned, 11\all%. Whisky strong—'.42a1.43. BALTIMORE, Jan. 16.—Northern Central stock, 6926944; Ba'timore and Ohio Southwestern second Incomes, 33) ird incomes, 10al0\; Con- solidated gas stocks, aske: — Baptized in Freezing Water. Laxcasrer, Pa., Jan. 16.—Seven persons wete baptized by immersion in the Little Con- stega creek, in Manheim township, yesterday afternoon by Rev. Amos Hottenstein, a Dun- kard preacher, who stood in the water up to his armpits over an hour. The mercury was sev- eral degrees below zero, and over 500 persons stood on the banks of the creek and witnessed the ceremony. at SES, Suicide of a Sea Captain. Bosrox, Jan. 16.—The steamer Coventiua, of Neweastle, Eng., from Palermo, came up the harbor this morning, heavily listed to starboard and with her flag at half mast for her late mas- ter, William Robertson, who jumped overboard yesterday afternoon when the steamer was off Cape Cod. The captain, it is said, wes suffer- ing from an attack of delirium. tremens when follows: A. T. Britton, C. J. Bell, M. W. idgo, Henry F. Blount, J. Miils Hh : j F iF ie i ii cialties, New York and North- | Mr. \ing passed a comfortable night’ No marked | change in his condition was noticeable today, ‘and he was resting comfortably. | Mr. Blaine’s physicians made the following | Statement of his condition to 4 Stan reporter | at 2:30 o'clock this afternoon: |__ “Mr. Bla ne’s condition is one of great weak- ness. which is principally shown in feebleness of the heart's action and difficalt breathing. He is perfectly conscions, and at no time has been m a state of stup Ashe suffers no pain no narcotics or sedatives kave at any time been given and it is not probable that such , remedies will become necessary.” oe DISTRICT IN CONGRESS, | OPPOSED TO THE WASHINGTON AXD ARLINGTOX | PLANS. ‘The desire of the Washington and Arlington railroad to occupy the Aqueduct bridge and | extend their tracks to 32d and M streets does | not meet with the unanimity of support that it was supposed it would have from the peti- | tion in favor of the proposition which was re- | cently sent to Congress. The District com- mittee has received a number of protests to | this concession. Some of these are opposed to | the use of the bridge, while others are unwilling | to grant the extension of the rSute asked for. communica‘ion was received this morning | from George W. King in which he opposes the | extension and eays that it will meet with bitter objections and ‘renews tho request that the Washington and Georgetown road be allowed to go to the bridge as being the best solution of the problem. ‘Tomorrow afternoon the sub- committee consisting of Senators McMillan, | Haris and Hunton will give « hearing in the Senate District committee room on this ques- tion at 2:30 o'clock, Both sides of the dixcus- sion will be heard and it is expected that a large number will be present. To BRIDGE THE PoToMAC. Mr. Meredith of Virginix introduced a bill in the House today authorizing the Washington, Alexandria and Mount Vernon Electric Rail- way Company to bridge the Potomac river beiween Analostan Island and the Long bridge, and to lay tracks across the reclaimed flats north of the tidal reservoirs to the junction of Band 17th streets, thence along B strretto 15th and up 15th to Pennsylvania avenue. The railway is to be operated by electricity, cable, | compressed air or other power on the approval | of the Commissioners, STATEMENTS BY FOREIGN CORPORATIONS, Mr. Hemphill (by request) today introduced a bill in the House amending the act of last session to provide for semi-annual statements | by foreign corporations doing business in th | District of Columbia, to read. as follows: That jany insurance company, building associati savings or loan institution, loam and trust com- orany other company advertising for or ing — premiums, deposits or dues membership which is incorporated junder the laws of any state, territory | or foreign government and_ transacting any business in the District of Columbia shall sh at least ouce during the months of larch and September of exch year in two {daily newspapers of the District of Columbia a full statement, under oath, properly attested, showing the amount of their authorized ca ital stock, &e., for the previous sx months. Failure to comply with this act entails for- | feiture of charter and fine and imprisonment of the agent. THF. ECKINGTON RAILROAD'S REPORT. The president of the Eckington and Soldiers’ Home Railroad Company today submitted to the House the following report for the year ending December 31, 189: RE Cash on hand Januw From pas | From sale of bonds... , From dividends insurance com- $516 28 61,009 99 "1 49 DISBURSEMENTS. Operating expenses, including re- pairs. Real estate Interest, bon | Paving New York avenue... Construction and equipment. Due on individual accounts. Cash on hand... 7,733 72 15,902 28 2,452 00 $100,249 05 Total number revenue passen- gers carried... 1,383,993 Total number passer, ‘on tranefers and passes. . 867,492 TRE RIGHT OF WAY THROUGH ARLINGTON. ‘Mr. Rusk introduced in the House today the bill offered in the Senate last week by Mr. Berry granting the Washington Suburban Railway Company the right of way through the Arlington reservation, AW. CT. U. PETITION, Senator Platt of Connecticut presented to- day the petition of the Woman's Christian Temperance Union of the District of Columbia in favor of the law closing the world’s far on Sunday. HANGING POSTPONED, BARBER’S He {s Granted Another Month of Life by Judge Cox. At the request of counsel for Fred Barber, the colored man sentenced to be hanged Fri- day next for the murder of the colored woman Agnes Watson by throwing her into the canal in Georgetown, June 23, 1888, Judge Cox today postponed the execution until Friday, February 17th next, between the hours "of 10 am, and 2 p.m. Counsel will not attempt to carry the case to the United States Supreme Court, but will now endeavor to obtain a commutation of the death sentence tooue of imprisonment for life. The main defense was that the woman either felt or jumped into the canal, anit is expected {that they will seek to convince the President that the same doubt exists in the Barber cave as the President decided existed in the case of Win. D. Cross, viz., whether the woman's death was due to suicide or murder. Saran WILLIAM RK. RILEY DEAD, A Well-Known Citizen Expires After a Short Hliness. In the death of Mr, Wm. R. Riley this city loses one of its substantial citizens, His death occurred yesterday at his late resi- dence, No. 7 Towa circle. Mr. Riley had reached the advanced age of seventy-five years, He was, however, a man of active habts, and while nof exactly vigorous, yet he was ecldom ill. His last sickness lasted only six days. On Monday just « week ago he was taken sick in his office in the Riley building, 9th and E streets. He was removed to his residence and by Thursday tamonia developed which resulted in his Neath at 1o'clock yosterday. He bad to leave for Florida today where his wife was staying. Mrs, Riley was at once informed of the illness of her husband and reached home Saturday morning. Mr. Riley bad spent practically all hie life in this city. He came here with his father from his birth- plach in Accomack, Va., when ouly four years of age. When quite young he entered ary-goods' house as a clerk, and when stilla young man he became the owner of the store in which he had started in lifeasaclerk. ‘The same business ability which marked his early career enabled him to am asa considerable fortune He was identified with a number of the sub- stantial business ent of the city. was the founder of the Fire @ State of | Decision of the United States Supreme Court Blaine was reported this morning as hav- | panies... ee 342 18 From accrued interest, me sci z 1,382 00 | From temporary loans 28,600 00 From sale of stock 300 00 | From miscellaneous 1,001 11 THE ROCK CREEK PARK. im the Case. | IT AFFIRMS IN EVERY PARTICULAR TRE DECTSION | OF THE SUPREME CoURT OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA—NO INFRINGEMENT OF THE COX- STITUTIONAL OR LEGAL RIONTS OF THE PLAINTIFYS. The United States Supreme Court today, | through Judge Shiras, rendered its decision in the | RockCreek Park case and afirmed in every partic | ular the decision of the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia, having found in the legie- lation creating the park and in the proceedings | under it no infringement of the constitutional or legal rights of the plaintiffs in error. The decision isa very lengthy one and re- Views in detail the history of the case from the Passage of the act which authorized the park | and the commission to condemn the property | included within its limita, The opinion reviews the enabling ect and the Provisions thereof, the story of the various proceedings through the local courts from mo | _ tion made June 15, 1891, to dismiss the petition of the commission, all of which has heretofore ‘appeared in Tur Stam, im addition to the errors alleged by plaintiff* to have been made in all these proccedings in the lower courte. In their appeal to the United States Supreme Court they allege that the United States had no right after filing the first map of the land | Selected to abandon any part of the land, and also that the assessment for benefits provided | for by the act of Congress was beyond the power of the government. The opinion first asserts ite belief that the | | United States possessed full and unlimited ja- | | isdiction over the District of Columbia, and | | therefore the right to condemn ty and | use it for the purporesof the park. The reasons | for this opinion are stated. The. opinion then on this ground, and takes up the | jeatures of the act which wereclaimed to inval- | idate it, The first was found in the provision | appointing two members of the park commis- sion. THE COMMISSION ALL RIGHT, | Tt was contended that while Congress might | create an office it could not appoint the officer, | as this right belonged to the President. The court held that as the ms whose eligibility was questioned were already officers of the United States who bad been inted previously by the President aud confirmed |by the Senate and the additional | duties imposed upon them being in ac-| cordance with their duties, that it was not | neceseary that they shonid again be appointed | and confirmed. Congrens had the power to in- | crease the power and duties of an existing offi- | cer, as these two commissioners were when the act was passed. The objection made because the President was called upon to perform certain functions ‘gs overruled on the ground that the President | wis called upon to appoint the commission as an, executive duty and had nothing to do with | the fixing of the price of the lan such was fixed it was clearly within his power to decide whether or not the terms were just and should be accepted. ‘The validity of the act was questioned on the ground that the limit of the amount allowed for | | the purchased land was fixed and that this was | practically condemning land and fixing their | Yalue, This was held not to affect by limitation | the property holders, as it could be ween that no limit was fixed in setting the value of any | | particular piece of property. |. The objection was raised that the act wasinvalid | | because it provided for the asseasinent of bene- | fits resulting from the location and improve- | ment of the park upon lands soespecially bene- | fited. The court was relieved from cousidera- | | tion of this feature, as there was no specitic | | assignment of error to it and because no per- son actually ed for special benefits was a party as plaintiff. | The question of the form of oath adminis | tered to the commision was raised, but the | | court believed that ax no definite form of oath was prescribed that the lower court was not wrong in prescribing in its discretion the form | to be used. INSTRUCTIONS TO THE COMMISSION, In one of the bills of exception complaint was made of the instructions to the commission given and refured by the court. In each of j these cases and in a number of other excep- | tions filed to the action and conduct of the commissioners the upinion held that they were properly disposed of by the court below. ‘The question as to whether the plaintiffs were entitled to an allowance in the value assess ments for the value of alleged gold mines was one which was discussed and argued at length before the lower court. The history of the land was gone over and the court held that it any gold existed there it was the property of the United States. This decision reached by the lower court was adopted by the United States Supreme Court, as their investi- gation of the evidence failed’ to discover any error in their ruling. The action of the lower court in confirming the report of the commussioners of appraise- ment as to a portion of the land embraced in the map of the proposed park and leaving other portions of the land unacted on, which was held to invalidate the act, was confirmed on the ground that the function of the map was simply to facilitate the proceedings of the commissioners. On the the complaint o in acting on and approving the President's decision was rejected. ‘The charge that the court was in error in not aliowing interest on the amounts assessed asthe values of land selected for the park was not up- held, The interest desired was for time be- tween the beginning of proceedings and the payment of money to the court. ‘The error of this was the assumption that by the mere filing of the maps the lands were withdrawn. The owner was in receipt of | rents, &c., during the period occupied in fixing | the amount to which he was entitled and the in- convenience he is subjected to is supposed to be compeneated for in the vulue allowed. THE EXPERT WITNESSES. In the Court in General Term of the District today in the case of United States agt. Cooper (Rock Creek Park) in the application of Mrs. Truesdell for the payment of ex witnesses as to gold upon her tract Justice Hagner delivered the opinion of the court. Mrs. Truesdall states that the act provides for the payment of all witnesses, and the government has paid some of’ the expert witnesses €25, but the simple per diem to others, Justice Hagner said the question as to the payment of expert witnesses was unsettled in this coun- try, and he cited the action of some states. There was, however, no statute here, but taking the ‘act itself ‘they believed that a reasonable allowance should be made to hore who atised as to gold deposits. \ey would refer the subject to the auditor and in the term expert they did not include any one who had worked in a mine, and on this question they expected the auditor to re- port. —— +02 —__ ‘The Nomination of Judge McComas, i | the whole field and plan wisely for the THE BOAKD OF CHARITIES, Superintendent Warner Sintes Reasons for Rstablishing It. ‘The pasaage of the bill te create a board of charities for the District of Columbia is one of considerable interest to the charitable citizome and institutions of Washington. Recently Senator Gailinger. who ts the cbatr- man of the sabcommittee in charge of the bill, requested the superintendent of charities to present a written sietement of the reasons fut the passage of the bill in question. Superintendent A. G. Warner complied with the request today and sent the following letter ‘on the sabject: The act creating the office of euperintend- nt of charities for the District of Columbia was merely a proviso hastily inserted in on nual appropriation bill and, as ite terms indi- | cate, was intended to be only the first step 1 & reorganizat whole «ystem of mn of the public expenditures for charitable purposes tn the Distr The necessity for the mensare proposed may be indicated by an cnameration of the undesirable features of the present ef rangement, 1. The superintendent of charities bas pow= ers of estimate independent of the Commis-ton- his annual estimates are transmitted direct ‘Congress without revision by the Commis and should be changed. 2 The scope of the superintendent's powers depends upon the changing classification of items in the annual appropriation bill. This clawsification varies and the arrangement is un- satisfactory both to the institution and to the «nperintendent. By the present arrange- ment the reform school for boys is not uader him, while the reform for girls, which han ex- actly the same legislation ix, and other incon- grutties, 3. His powers of visitation are so limited at Present that it is imponsibie for him t rd le department, though a superintendent of cheri- ties who “has no oficial relation with the alms house, the juvenile reformatories or certain of the large hospitals. In some de- Partments this has led to what, from a super- fic Investigation, seems to be unduly large nditure in some branches and undaly small Ones in others, The board of charities shou!d be able to survey the whole field in order G may properly co-ordinate the work of all the institutions, 4. The prosent act requires the «nperintend- ent of charitice shail not be a resident of the District. This proviso was possibly wise at the time it was inserted, but now is a constant source of vexation and disgust to the citizens, Pisces the superintendent im a false light fore them atil ix neediess. 5. The superintendent too much alone. His Decause he ix more lik: cau i] charities stands ion is unfortunate, make mistakes, be- v even if he docs not make them he ts more be suspected of doing so, and be- change mm the personnel of the vee the new man with no one who un- derstands the routine to guide him and makes it likely that he will make mistakes which some one acquainted with the ofice could have helped him to avoid. The proposed act 1s dri in accordance with the legislation that has been found most useful in various «tates bavigg state boards of charities. Their experience in- dicates thatan unsalaried board havinga salaried expert for secretary is the best method of organization for thin supervisory power. It entails no additional expense, but interests a larger number of citi- zens the department and «o makes it more Wise recommendations will certainly u ‘quiesced in by theeommunity if they come from a representative board in- stead of from an isolated individual. Finally it may be nid that the uresent is « favorable time for making the desired change since it can in nowise conflict with the Personal interests of the superintendent of charities, Other work has been waiting for me for nearly a year, and I must go to it not later then wall permit.” If the proposed bill ix passwd I shall stay long enough to nee the new machin- ery in motion and give the new board and its secretary as much insight as I can into the cnodition of the department. Hf «uch a change as that contemplated in the béil ix j tobe made is manifestly advisable that it should be made now, so that the new man may come to the work ander the newand more permanent conditions. From the American Kegister. Russia is so vast and ineludes so many races that it might seem weil-nigh hopeless to deter- mine its most ancient inhabitants, Neverthe- Jess, this isa problem at which Prof. Anatole Bogdanov bas been laboring for the past tweaty= five years and which he attempts to solve im paper read before the recent. congress of an- thropologists at Moveow. The kurgans or tumuli of Central Russia contain the r-lies of a tall, strong, dolichocephalic race, with light brown hair, as well as a short. emalier bracy= cephalic race, with dark brown hair. The blonde type preponderates in the southwestern dix- tricts and the brunette in the northeastern, Bogdanov considers the longheads to have been ‘Slavs, and that the modern Kussians of thoee ‘are an atalgam of the Slave with the ronder headed race, which is probably Mom- goloid. eee Marriage Fees, From the Troy Times. A local clergyman, while speaking recontly of marriage fees, said: “I don't clways receive a fee when I perform a marriage. To get €5 is doing very well, and to get €10 is high-water mark! Some people put a very low figure on the service, oftentimes confining themselves to acurt ‘Thanks.’ Some davs agoa youth, de- sirous of becoming a Benedict. came to me and asked me how much I would to marry him. I thought of Tommy Traddies and his dower pots and stand and queried, ‘How much u give?’ *Well, mr,” said the bor, xtam- “if vou marry me I'll give you €1 down and so moch a week after that until it's settled.” “My boy,’ said i, your circumstances are such that you ought not to marry. Bat if you insist Til join you to the ‘dearest girl’ and won't charge a cent for my services, either, “And se they were wed. nd to the Table, From the London Daily News, Legurding tho man executed by electricity at the Sing Sing prison in New York on Thursday The witness‘on the stand had been by the lawyer tntil his , Patience was ex-