Evening Star Newspaper, February 11, 1893, Page 6

py J - THE EVENING STAR: W. Zp ‘ASHINGTON, D. C., SATURDAY. a. : UARY ¥1, 1898—SIXTEEN PAGES. 21 EDITION, veescmne 7"! OVERSHOT THE MARK. | | | * Sentences of the De Lesseps Create Sympathy for Them. AYERS CHERRY PF sent se" PERIL FROM FLOOD. AP CORCENNAL | i ee ee ee at Ivy City. TRACTION COMPANY'S PLAN! DENOUNCED AS MONSTROUS. ian Papers Oppose the Severity of the Lesseps Sentence. Feb. 11.Excepting the Eclair ana | ublique Francaise not one ivarisian | J approves of the sentences passed upon | SCHFLLER & vas vires DA ace that Presiding Judge Perivier igment from paper stili wet and | | blurred from the hasty pen of the judges, and | expresses indignation that, having a week to | r, the court should have made the | decision at last eo hurriedly. The judges were | fixenced undoubtedly by the Cavignae inei- | rays the Solie!, and amended their dec mio: rdingly. The Jour says that the nuspeakable brutality ‘ x of the juag defendants objects 7 of sympati { The Cocarde finds the seutence of Ferdinand “eps “simply monstrows.” Ferdinand | eps could nvlufy the sentence and com- | ge une’ | pel a retrial by aw cendering himself. As mat-| =~ ‘ers stand President Carnot cannot even pardon | oa him until, by default to take trial, his sentence ot becomes absolute, | PS Opinions are divided a8 to the intention of the parliamentary commission to continue its | t he poor wom Shot Qa inquiries It is seid that M. Cavalguac intends cn hon «. to take advantage of his first opportunity to : : “2° | deny that he aspires to the presidency DE LESSEPS’ INDIGNATION. publishes an interview with Mme. Verdinand de Lesseps had since the con- vietion and sentence of her husband. Mme. De Lesseps was found courageons and resolute ins earnest as ever in her belief in Is innocence. Mane. De Lesseps her husband wax in a very weak con- aot The Figa ditior A week agohe had been seized with a de- lirram that lasted for lay. Then he bad a relapse and had since remained in a state of coma. Allading to the severity ot the sentences | passed upon her usband an his son, Madame de Lesseps said: “I prefer this result. It isa fitting elim both father and | son should mned. The very enormity of ventences will the | protect our honor than less thorough- | ce would have done. i do not | solation, for I have reached the end of my ‘alvary. Nevertheless here is one | thing above all I cannot forgive and! that ix that befor at such | aman they waited until firmity bad | rendered it impossible {« lefond him- tis better perhaps th: nd de should be anable to know the frightful character of the blow. When [ think of the possibility of Ferdinand de Lesseps being pu in prison I ask myseif whether I am dreauing’ IVY city Lottery to Be Kun in Connection With the! SCHEME. ie CLEAXEST. PUREST AND BEST Seachem e uae cee New York, Feb. 11.—There isa great deal | ee behind the announcement made by Congress- | man Tim Campbell to the effect that racing will begin at the Ivy City track, near Washington, on the 22d day of the current’ month. It was learned yesterday | that the syndicate in charge of the old course | | intend making a bold bid for the popular sup- | port of those who are always willing to take a | whether the result of a horse race or | n of the wheel. ‘The new departnre, unless plans are changed materially, is nothing more or les# than a com- bination of horse racing and lottery, and while | it seems that the seheme as proposed will not stand the scrutiny of the United States district (Attorney Tim Campbell, who claims to have prominent men at the eapital and in this city | and Philadelphia interested with him, says that it will be within the pale of the law. He clai to have the most eminent counsel upon the mbject, and declares that the scheme is not an infringement of the lottery law, and will stand | the closest serutin The plan is to sell badges of admission to the ce course in New York, Philadel- phia, Baltimore, Boston or ‘any other Place where they can be handled to advantage, as well as in Washington, | each badge being numbered in much the | aa a policy slip. Prizes | robably $2,000. will be offered | the purses for which the strive, and each entry in the races | @ separate and distinct number. der of the badge with the numbers of the winning horsesin the five or six races, which | will be deci each a: will be entitled toa first prize of $1,000; the holder of four out of five or out x numbers, the case five " of be, will receive a second prize 0 or $500, ‘whichever sum the Jockey may see fit to grant, and so on down to t award. rhe entries when announced for publication eveuing before will be numbered consecu- | from Lup to 50 or 100, embracing the e field, and the new scheme 43 expected to | all other racing games out of sight, and catch the lottery and policy players of the | Office and Sales Warehonse If the Washington venture isa success it is | the intention of the same syndicate to purchase | property on Staten Island, erect a course there | this spring and give tne board of control folks an argument right at their own door. A Prominent Brooslyn horseman, who can be seen at Guttenburg two or three times a week, | has been elected as presiding judge for the | Washington course, and they are now on the | | lookout for a competent man to act xs starter. Thos F. Egan, who has charge of the bet- | ting ring at Guitenburg and Gravesend, says | |that he hay been engaged to ran tho [Vetting ring at Ivy City. The purses red for the races each’ day wil ag- greats abont ‘about 700 heres have given their promise to take part in the meeting It is the intention ‘aimpbell and his friends to get the thing | going smoothly before the inauguration in | March, when the city will be filled with | strengers, and the race track will, of course, come in for large patronage. The Ivy ¢ course will hurt Guttenburg and Gloucester not a Little, as it will take a | sumber’ ef boress freer eedht of, the tensks j iauied., 1k vemnine to "be ‘seen what action the | Horse racing, with a pool selling accor MILITARY AND sociFry Goops, “cr 77M ST. XW ax Tur Wanes § wor Hovse. 1115 FSi NW, board of control will take. Hae just received several more cases of those Brawt.-} paniment, is inst the laws of the District of | : 4 mate ot a. ¥. | Columbia, and a portion of the Ivy City course fui Sample Shove of the ot aan “| is within ‘the District. But it is the lottery Rett. “Thee sb ave come ou January 1, id Paar that is bound to cause trouble. to the bad weather and arusho vastness at the Stnlleriee soaaeicanask, fe (ory they have bees delay eu till row. | Representative Timothy J. Campbell says bese sass w suberioe toany we have hereto- | that they are actively preparing for the open- rie sot lation wearing S34 of Aahoee | it Of the Ivy City race track and that every- thing will be completed and in first rate order seowid wut fail te vail eatiy if they desire to awe fou | by the Int of March. He said that the purpose ene to Wwe dollars on 8 pat is to make it one of the very best tracks in’ the country, if not the best, and to have “straight” and “ton the square.” Hie say's that the statement that prizex are to | be given to the holders of tickets of admission bearing the lucky number of the-winning horses is not official. He admits that #uch a | proposition has Leen discussed but not adopted and he Joes not know whether or not it will be | adopted. He claims, however, that the is | legal and not embraced in the ‘anti-lottery law. smacks soso PERIL FROM FLOOD, You Bnew « = on samples are below maan- acy tiing, oes auc that allef our goods ate at Bantrup Pee rewived another lot of Gentlemen's 86 ‘The Ohio River Goes Above the Danger Line at Cincinnati. Crsetxxatt, Omo, Peb. 11.—The Ohio river at this point reached the danger line—45 feet— at 3 o'clock this morning and is still rising at the rate of two inches an hour. lee Gorge in the Susquehanna, ‘ok, Pa., Feb. 11.—The ice on the Susque- | hanna river at Wrightsville, this county, com- 1115 F se NW. te voed bridge before daylight this mornit ‘The PR weer wceLTOR OFT ice remaine intact hore the bridge. fiopore he peseice Be 3” SH Nanuet S Foor | Retingd from dows, the river eay © gorge | cinnati, in 1876, attacked {shares and even larger declines among the | market closed active and firm on the rally, gen- Peres sree country. It is not expected that non-residents | ae See 5 ye will have to pay the same price for badges as | ar : the peuple of Washington, who will have an op- | 1 ry portunity to visit the track and speculate on | Louis the races. pat 2,500, and owners representing | W. L. ELKINS DENIES. | He Says the “Traction Syndicate” Has xo! Secured the Beit Line. | ‘Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. Pautapetruia, Feb. 11.—The members of the traction syndicate are very contradictory in their statements when questioned as to their taking an interest in street railway affairs in Washington. P. A. B. Widener was quoted the other day | as saying that the syndicate had purchased con- | trol of the Belt line for the purpose of securing | an entrance into Washington for their proposed trolley line to connect that city with Baltimore, | but that they had no intention of taking an in- | terest in any other Washington lines. Mr. Widener could not be found this morn-| ing, dnt his conferee, William L. Elkins, stated | that the syndicate had not even secured the | Belt line and that Mr. Widener must have been | misquoted upon the subject. | The impression is general in this city, how- ever, that the syndicate haa practieslly secured control of the Belt Line, but nothing is known about their intentions’ with regard to other | lines. CONFESSES HIS ERROR. Murat Halstead Says That He Was Once Un- just to Blaine. Mrmrars, Trxx., Feb. 11.—Some time ago the Appeai-Avalanche contained the following paragraph: ‘Murat Halstead still has his nerve with him. In his comment on Blaine’s death, for instance, he says that | those who condemned Blaine when he | was confronted by deadly antegouiste while Speaker of the House did #0 upon insufficient evidence. Yet Murat himself condemned him on that evidence. ‘The dear, delightfal blunier- ing old ficld marshal will now have to do some more explaining. This brought from 2Mr, Halstead the follow- ing letter, which appears ihis morning: “This paragraph ies peculiarities that sug- gest to me to say a few words in roview. I do say that I assailed Blaine at that time upon in- sufficient evidence and had hardly made the fight against him until the understanding came to me that Thad been too awift in condemnati ‘There were three republican editors who, at Cin- Blaine and have been regretful ever since—Mr. Joseph Medill, Mr. Richard Smith and myself. As f myself, 1 feel that I did} Blaine a wrong then in being so perpendicular. I leaned backward then. He was so pleasing a man that I resisted his fascinating qualities too strennously to be quite fair to bun. “hare loved James G. Blaine and believed in him for fifteen years, Mis death is tome a personal loss. It is apublic misfortune. Shall an le of errorin theestimation of evidence condemn me to silence when he is in his grave and it is in my heart and head aud hand to do | him justice? I think not. “+ Signed ) Morar Hausteap. “Brooklyn, IN WA STREET TODAY. A Big Break in Cigarette Trust the Only Feature of Interest. New York, Feb. 11.—There was a somewhat better feeiing in Wall street this morning over the prospects of the maintenance of the gold reserve by the government,and among the trad- ing element there was an increased disposition to buy the railroad list. London had « few! buying orders in the market and advices from that center were very encouraging. First pric therefore, generally showed small fractional | gains over those of last nigbt, but a selling | pressure soon developed, which resulted in | Inzge fractional losses among the railroad | leading industrials. Further concessions were made in the stock market after 11 o'clock and American tobacco | declined to 104, while Western Union showed a loss of over 1 per cent and distillers n short loss. | The bank statement. however, was rather better than expected and the short sellers of the early dealings went into cover with the effect o railving prices all along the live. ‘Tobacco ros from 104 to 108!; and_ proportionate gains fol- lowed over the whole list. There was no special featnre of interest in the late dealings aud the | | erally at fractional dectines. Money on call easy, with all loans at 2 per cent, closing at 2 Prime paper in increased supply. while the demand bus fallen off. The city banks being about out of the market there is some accumulation in brokers’ hands, With a corresponding stiffening of rates, sa TR KILLED A DOZEN MEN, Will Howard, a Missour! Outlaw, Sentenced toe Death. Sr. Lots, Mo., Feb. 11.—Will Howard was sentenced to death yesterday by Judge Bland in the circuit court. Howard is a noted Kentucky desperado who has perhaps kilied 2 dozen men. | He was badly wanted in his native state when | arrested in Maries county, Mo.. for murdering’ ‘Thomas MeMichaels, a deaf mute, The pur- pose of the murder was robbery. — Lehigh Velley Tracks Undermined. Hazexto, Pa., Feb. 11 —About 100 feet of | the Lehigh Valley tracks dropped into the | mines operated by Loisenring & Company at | Sundy ran this morning. Traffic was suspended | and trains were run via Penn Haver junction. | 2 FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL. ‘The following are the opening and closing prices of the New Yor: Stock Maret, as reported by special Wire te Corson & Macartuey, 1419 ¥ stroot. | x. Sales—Regular call coupons, $50) at 114 ‘$500 at Boos Higgs Fire [i Ei at 9 10) at 5. U-S. i at 143; 5 at 14." Wash. Loan and | at Si; 8 at 153. Government Bonds—-U. %. 4s, registered, 1f Ng bid. 11giy asked. U.S. 43, coupons,” 100) 12% bid, asked. District of Columbia Bonds—2nyear fund, 58, 1sv9, Water stocks, B0-year fu Water stock, 78,1905, 8.658, 1984, fund, cure S)y8, Fem. Bly," 188- i. 6s, waked. H bid. — waked. asked. “Masonic Hall asked. | Washingioa Light Infantry’ ist’ mort- Association 58.103" bid, FAR SSy aie ty bid. —saned,| Washington Light nfautry 2d vs, 0 bid, — asked. Washington Gas Company, series A, 6s, 120 bid, — asked. Washing- ton Gas, series B, és, 121 bid. — asked. Washing: | on Gas Co. Convertible 125 bid, 132 aaked. Eckington Railroad da, 100 bid, — asked. Chesa- peake and Potomac ‘Telephone ss. — bid, 103 asked. Capitol and North O Street Railroad. Ist | Ss 92. Ie bid, — asked, | Metropolitan Ruil- | 63, ios bid, — asked. U.S. mveriible 58, 123 bid, 130 asked. Ket Co. imp. 63, 108 bd, — asked Washington Market exten. 6a, 162 bid, — asked. Washington Market Co. ist 64, 1892-19! bid. —asked. National Bank Stocks—Hank of Washington, 815 asked. Bank of the Republic, 265 bid. — | asked. Metropolitan, 25 asked. “Central, 295 0 a, Farm. | | Capital, 13 old, asked." ‘Traders, 111 bid, — asked. ‘Lincolu. 100 | bid, — asked. Mallroad Stocks—Washington and Georgetown, | 316 bid, — asked. Metropolitan, 9 bid,— asked. | roland North O Street,’ 43 bid, — asked. Eekington and Soidiers’ Home, 85 bid. 42 asked. Rock Creek, 100 bid, — asked. Columbia, 50 bid, — asked. |, ftsarance Stocks — Firemen’s, 42 bid, 50 asked, | Franklin, 50 bid, 5s asked. Metropolitan, 63 bid, | asked. National Vmion, 15 bid, 20 asked. | Arling- | ton, 179 bid, 199 asked. Corcoran, — bid, — [asked " Coluimbla, 137, bid. — asked." Riggs, 7% bid, Sic asked. People’s. 5% bid, — asked. Lincoin, 4 bid, 11 asked. German-Aimerican, — bid, 203 asked," Potomae, 75 bid. ‘Xt aaked, Title Insurance Stocks—Columbia Title, 67% bid, asked. " Real Estate Title, 1%5 bid. 135 asked. Gasand Klectrie Ligat Slacks —Wasaingion Gas, 454 bid, — . 4 asked. Georgetown Gas 47 ‘Telephone ‘Stocks — American | Bleee Ug | Washington Mar | mixed western, 374 a3s—receipts, 1. | Returns From the Fifth Michigan District. for a year und more secreta | him, and once showed to the writer, a good- Baltimore Markets. BALTIMORE, Feb. 11.—Flour steady, receipts, 6,254 burreis; shipments, ‘957 sales, 1,000 barrels. Wheat steady —No. 2 red Gyartk: February, iq: March, 7Sai8iq May. Siasiy: steamer % red, 73 asked-- receipts, 27,887 bushels; stock, 1,021,868 bushels; sales, 75,000 bushels. Milling wheat, by sample. Febru- ‘Tai9. Corn steady—mixed spot, Sia5 ary, 8% a5: March, 50%a307,; May, Siyasliy; steamer mixed, 4sadSiy — receipts, 55,557. bush- els; shipments, '12.000 bushels: si cis; sales, 53 bi jock, 528.277 bush- 13.000 bushels. White corn by sample, : yellow corn by sample, Slas2. Oats quiet and steady — No. 2 white western, 4ia42; No. 2 Dusnels; stock, 206171 bushel. Kye dull 2, eaedg— stock, 75,969 bushels. Hay firm to choice Grain freights firm, un- 12h. timothy," 15.50a1430. changed. Cotton nominal—middling, visions quiet—mess pork, 19.¢¢: lard, Tefine: Butter firm and quiet—creamery, fi fair to choice, 2eaz9; do. imitation, i; 2. Eggs firmer—z6. ‘Coffee firm—Rio cargoes, fair, 19; No 7, 18\. Sugar steady and gTaiulated, 47%." Copper unchanged. Whi —1.24a1.25. BALTIMORE, Feb. 11.—Virginia consols, threes, TigaTls; Baltimore and Ohio stock, 94a95; North- | ern Central stock, 704a7i: Baltimore and Onio Southwestern firsts, 105%, bid; do. trst incomes, 76 bid; uo. second incomes, 34° ask mes, 104 all, i Ke ee GEORGETOW) A VOYAGE ON AN ICE CARE. Yesterday afternoon at Rock Hill Park, on the Virginia side of the river above the Aqueduct, Joseph Kidwell bet John Turvey $10 that he could ‘sit on one of the passing cakes of ice and float down as far as Passeno’s boat house, half a mile away, without meeting with a mishap. Kidwell won the bet. He placed a chair on an ice cake and floated off, After an hour and a half of jerks jars and petty collisions the cold looking craft reached her destination | in safety, and amid the cheers of the spectators her captuin grasped thehand of thestakeholder. The ice block used in making the trip was about six feet wide and eight long. Goop TEMPLARS. At the meeting of Independent Lodge, I. 0. G. T., last night, the following officers.were in- stalled: Mr. Morris Walmer, C. 'T.; Miss Mary Riley, V. T.; Mr. J. N. Coleman, secretai Mr.” W. H. Parsons assistant secretal Miss Lottie McCauley, financial secretary Mrs, Roberta Harner, T.; Mr. c ir. Chas, Clark, D. McElroy, M.: Mr. Madert, D. M.; Miss | Blanch Merson, G. and Mr. Wm. Wilson, S. After the installation a very creditable “good of the order” followed. NOTES. John C, Sherrier yesterday sold to G. Evan Hild part of Smallwood’s sub of White Haven and St. Philip and Jacob. ‘The name of Mr. Archibald Greenlees is men- tioned ara candidate for the District Commis- sionership. Emily lmogene, the seven-year-old daughter of Mr. J. Heath Dodge, died yesterday after- noon at the residence of her father near Be- thesda. The funeral took place this morning, the interment being private. a ages . Morrisun, Miss Bessie Toxa, Mrcs., Feb. 11.—The board of county canvassers have recanvassed the returns of Iona county and the returns to the state board of canvassers give Belknap 4,177: Richardson, 928; Clute, 364. This gives Belknap 29 more Notes, electing him to Cougress by a plurality of 19. ee EEE! Col. Morgan of New Haven Dead. New Haves, Coxx,, Feb. 11.—Col. Lewis L. Morgan, who has been business manager of the New Haven Kegister for the past ten years and and manager of the American Newspaper Publishers’ Associa- tion, died about 1 o'clock this morning at his home in this city. ——— A Bank Teller’s Alleged Embezzlement. Hoxespate, Pa., Feb. 11.—F. W. Grennell was arrested here yesterday on an indictment charging him with embezzling $30,000 while teller. Grenneil gave bril oe Wrecked on the Jersey Coast. Porst Preasant, N. J., Feb. 11.—Supt. Havens of the life saving service reports that the brig Ella Carter, ashore at Ship Bottom near Harvey Cedars, has all gone to pieces and is a total loss. ee GRACE IN TANGIER, A Dance Before an American by Three East- ern Houris. From Scribuer's Monthly. Presently an elderly Jewess enters and cour- teously nodding at the cushions seats herself on tho floor, which apparently is a signal for Selim to depart, for he immediately leaves the room just as three magaiticent Jewish girls, clad like Bluebeard’s wives, enter. The venerable lady suddenly becdmo de trop, hat she persisted in ignoring the fact, and the girls begin tieir slow graceful dance at the further end of the room, themselves supplying the music by softly sing- ing in perfect harmony and in accurate tims, some swoet wavering Hebrew melody, which seemed to have been especially composed to fit the slow hesitating gliding movemencs of the dance. ‘The rhythm of sound and motion is accurately maintained by the measured clapping of hands. ‘The loose trousers gatuered at the ankle, the bare fect incased in retrousse slippers, the short gauze kilts, the small, close-fitting jackets, sleeveless and exposing the arms and the long, filmy and perfectiy transparent silk veils— through which sparided the khol-darkened Jew- ish eyes, softened and made gentle by the pink light—lend, perhaps, «n exaggerated glamour tothe scene. The dance itself is a series of graceful poses rapidly succeeding one another and so naturally evolving the one from the other and so prettily joined by the long airy veils fioxting and intertwining above and around the dancers as to form a perfect unity. Suddenly, to our amazement (not at the fact, butat the dexterons manner in which it was accomplished), one after another their gay outer garments begin to fall bebind them as they dance, gently as petala from an overblown rose or bright feathers from tropical birds, until they dance in the pale pink light, clad in the now rapidly fluttering gray sili: veils, whose serpentine doublings at intervals blur’ the moving figures behind them. An instant. and they vanish behind a hanging rag concealing an unsuspected exit, and are gone. ————_+e+____ A Gold Bullet. From London Answers. Mr. Fred Leslie used to carry about with sized bullet of solid, pure gold, and this peculiar charm had a somewhat curious his- tory Oneof the many millionaires of San Fran- cisco gave the bullet to Mr. Leslie and told how. that when he, the giver, at the time « compara- tively poor man, was ing for gold in the carly days of ae fever in Ci came, in a wild, r mountain pass, upon a ghastiy bleached skeleton near which vas a rusty old revolver. Examining the skeleton closely the prospec- tor found among the remains the golden Bul. let. In explanation it may be said that during the period of gold madness the rough, wild miners not uncommonly realized fortunes in a fow weeks or months, and many of them in- dulged in the most outrageous excesses of travagance, even going the length of having bullets of gold cast for their firearms, ‘The probability 18 that’ the dead” man had been shot with one of these or had taken his own life with one. The finder of the bullet dis- covered the mine which yielded him his great fortune near the skeleton. pH Ro Sc nee Bank Bills for Cleaning Spectacles. From the St. Louis Globe-Democrat. “It's the greatest idea in the world,” said Wm. H. Pascoe as he stood at the desk in the Sonthern Hotel yesterday rubbing his glasses with a $50 bill. “Now, I can't see ten feet without my glasses, and glasses have a tendency to become blurred, you know. ‘Now. I have worn constantly for over twenty-five rch on yr ties in a email way, made a of them. A linen handker- | against the ussaults of his colleague. THE PENSION AN INVESTIGATION COMING. The Debate to Be Without Limit—One Bill | The Alleged Issue of Bonds for Geld to Be im the Senate. | Inquired Into. ‘The Senate, after routine business, proceeded | Chairman Springer of the wars and means to consider the bill for the relief of the Kewea- | committee called n meeting of that committee han colonists in California. this morning to consider the resolution intro- HOUSE. | duced by Mr. Bynum to inquire into the sub- Mr. Johnson (Ind.) offered as m question of [sccpatlas ricions a ° 3 ary. A quorum did not appear privilege, a long preamble and resolution. The! serore the hour for the meeting of the House, preamble recites that the committee on elec- | and the meoting was postponed until this after: Sie mee read © to act pen tn then ibe expected that the resolution South Carolina election ease of Miller | Woy. sceunicahinns te nom against Eliot, | The resolution instructs | Tota nus oor thet re ane a ene the committee to investigate the case and to re- | morning that it was his underoteading port upon it within five days, The Speaker | ina genernl way that the agreement had been Tuled that the resolution did not present a ques- | entered into for the delivery of bonds and that tion of privilege. | the gold being received was on the basis of Mr. Johnson eppealed from the decision and that agreement. Hie said that he believed this made an impassioned speech in favor of his information was correet, but was not aot ution, | whether the agreement was verbal or in writing. Mr. Brown (Ind.), also a member of the com- Ho said he expected that the committee would | mittee on elections, defended that committee | —— the resolution of Mr. Bynum’s favora- | biy at once. ‘TRE PENSION APPROPRIATION BILL. The republicans filibustered against aay limitation of general debate on the pension ap- Provriation bill, The democrats were com- pelled to yield and the Mouse resumed the consideration of the pension appropriation bill, With no limitation as to general debate. ——_— THE PANAMA INVESTIGATION, FORMATION. Mr. Bynum said that he did not have posi- tive information on the subject, but that he | was told that certain men did have posi- ceived on bonds to be delivered, and the object of his resolution was to” ascertain whether or not this was true. The investiga- ‘The Committee Will Go te New York to Examine the Books. Mr. Colne, the secretary of the American committee, was again put on the witness stand this morning by the Panama investigating com- mittee and examined with reference to accounts in the blotter heretofore laid before the com- mittee, His testimony threw no light on the entries made. | ‘The committee got into a discussion over the failure of witnesses to appear. The state- ment of the officer of the House showed that a nember of New York witnesses had been subpoenaed to be Present | ‘Tuesday, and that subsequently Mr. Boyard | Lad been subpenaed to be present today with all his books and papers and had promised to come, but had not done ‘There was con-| as to the right of the ‘Treasury to use any part of the | 100,000,000 gold reserve, be said, resulted in a report in which it was held’ that be had no right to use any part of that fu any other purpose than the redemption of | greenbacks. Mr. Bynom said that under the law the gold received from the sale of bonds issyed under the authority of the resumption act could not be used for any purpose except that of the redemption of greenbacl NO LIMIT To THE AMOUNT. Under the plan adopted by Mr. Foster as it was represented to him, however, there was prac- tically no limit to the amount of bonds that might be issued, even up toa thousand millions, the sales of bouds und the redemption of coin certificates operating like an endiess chain. siderable discussion about what should | Tf 50,000,000 of bonds were issued and the gold be done under the cixcumstances and | received coin certificates could be presented it was suggested that warrants be at once by the banks for gold to that amount, and then a new issue of bonds might follow and another redemption of coin cer- tificates, and so on indefinitely, so that the actual basis of the coin certificates out- standing may be made to be government bonds bearing interest, instead of the silver bullion purchased each mouth under the Sherman jaw. Mr. Bynum does not claim any personal knowledge that bonds are being issued or about to be issned, but has been so informed, and the giect of his resolution is to ascertain the tratl ked of the Honse for witnesses and also that the committee go to Indiana and | examine ex-Secretary Thompson. Mr. Geary | said that Thompson was evidently the man who had transacted the business who could throw the, most light on affairs and who handled the money, Seligman being simply | the bauker. He might have been examined and then the other witnesses should be heard | to confirm or refute his testimony. Mr. | Colne stated to the committee that M. Thompson knew scarcely anything about the | accounts, that he (Colne) attended. to them, of course submitting a statement to Mr. Thompson when he came into the office three or four times a year. Mr. Powers of Vermont thonght it might be well to examine the New York books before ge ting Mr. Thompson mony, as they migh give them ii which to question im. It was finally decided to go to New York ve new — subpoenas requiring the several witnesses wanted to be at the post office building Monday morning. Mr. Boynrd, Mr. Jesee Seligman, Mr. F. A. Adams of Winslow, Lanier & Co., and Mr. Nathan Ap- Pleton of Boston wre wanted ax witnesses in New York. A Treasury Official Explains Row the Mis- apprehension Occurred. A prominent treasury official, thoroughly con- versant with the financial administration of that department, said to a Star reporter today that the report that the government has decided to issue bonds to replenish’ its stock of gold probably originated from the efforts now being made by the department, with the aesist- 1 ance of a number of banks, to keep Boat asa een es ae ithe legal tender reserve of £100,000,000 lenerece ieee |intact. As he explained the situation ‘The President sent to the Senate today the following nominations: J. VY. D. Findlay of Maryland, arbitrator on the part of the United States, George H. Shields of Missouri, agent of the United States and A. W. Fergusson of tne District of Columbia to be secretary on ‘the part of the United States, under the treaty for aclaims commission concluded between the United States and Chile August 7, 1892. ‘To be judges of probate in the territory of Utah: J.D. Jones in the county of Utah, Joseph Barton in the county of San Juan, David Cameron in the county of Garfield, J. A. Finley, late captain and assistant sur- geon, to be captain and assistant surgeon to rank from November 10, 1879.” | a number of the largest banks and those hold- ing the greatest amount of specie had decided to turn a part of their gold reserve over to the ‘Treasury Department im exchange for legal tender notes, which are equally good for re- eerve purposes, The movement originated with the banks and Secretary Foster was not advised of it until jt was well under way. THE FIUST STEP TAKEN. The first stop was taken last week, when three | of the leading New York bauks offered the assist- anttreasurer at that city #2,000,000 in gold in ex- change for legal tender notes. The offer wns accepted with promptness. Since then the movement has spread, owing principally to the efforts of those who started it and the co-opera- tive action of the United States treasurer, who is using every legitimate effort to increase the supply of legal tender notes for use in these. transactions. The principal portion of the notes now being redeemed by the department are legal tenders and preference is given to that form of currency in the redemption divis- | ion. All sorts of government issues, including coin certificates, national bank notes and silver certificates in’ various stages of mutila- tion and defacement, have reached the treasury in large amounts for redemption during the tmonth. Special attention, however, has | Been ‘directed to. the legal tender notes, and most of the money redeemed has been of tiat character. The reason that nearly all the money lately put in circulation has been in legal tender notes is in order that they may be utilized by the government in obtaining gold from the banks. THE ARGUMENT OF THE BANK OFFICERS. The argument of the bank officials, who have committed themselves to this policy, is that legal tender notes are as good for the purpose of reserve as the gold they part with, and that for all practical purposes they would as soon Mr. Findlay, nominated by the President as arbitrator on the part of the United States in @ American and Chilean claims commission, isa prominent lawyer of Baltimore, formerly # democratic member of Congresa. Gen. Shields, nominated as agent of the United States ‘before the commission, is at present assistant attorney general in the Inte- rior Department. Mr. Fergusson, secretary of the commission on the part of the United States, is a young lawyer of this city. He acted as interpreter of the Inte Pan-American conference and is a thorough Spanish scholar, oe -< FOOD AND COOKING. Preparations at the Armory for the Exhibi- tion Next Week. Preparations are being made today on a lavish seale for the pure food exhibit that is to begin next Monday ut the Light Infantry Armory. All day carpenters and decorators were busy putting on the finishing touches | forall practical. purposes oes Dea old an obligation of the government as the Ce eee crema, reece foe Waal | To meals Wii oat Hee eepimeetioice is intended te be the finest exhibit of the sort | they sh: it “ ; t y should require gold, they argue that the ever given. Anumber of the exhibitors have | government is pledged te'give it teewen, upon put up expensive booths to show off their presentation of the notes, and they have not wares, and as the Marine Band is to give a con-| the slightest doubt of its ability vo fulfill all cert every day during the two weeks that the | {t8 contracts, In some way or other the capi- show is’ open it will no doubt be a talists of Wall street have acquired the notion pular place of gathering, for good house-| that when the so-called “free gold” in the copers expecially who are interested in the treasury is reduced to a poin> near the uaiity of the goods they are purchasing for | $100,000,000 legal tender reserve bas:s « crisis the table. is inoritable. The fact seems to be overs oked, ¢ oe ; or, that this amount is held specia ly for The pure food exposition is provided for ua-| however, t der thé uuspices of the Wholesale Grocer’ Aa. | the redemption of legal tender note, «ad that a sociation of this city, of which the following large part of the gold exported recently has gentlemen compose ‘the executive committee, | been obtained upon presentation of these notes. James L, Norris, Frank Hume, N. H. Shea, J. THE SECRETARY NOT APPREHENSIVE. C. Ergood, B. B. Earnshaw; H.8. Barbour, sec-| Secretary Foster said to a Stax reporter yes- retary and treasurer. ary aeurer firet given in Wash. | {2T22Y that he was not all appreheusive over is exposition is rat_given in Wash- AE ington, but in other cities they Lave proved to | te situation and herp Ed be very successful and a great deal of inter- | the Treasury Department to withstand all at- ent is taken in them by whotesle manu- | fackt on its gold balance. | He ndmitted facturers of ull sorts of table specialties, | frankly that he oe Allthe floor space has been spoken for and erg ey int tender reserve of $100,000,000 the display of such articles as teas, choco- | itact, but tl door oral We ere lates, biscuits, high grades of buckwheat | have been resorte Hegel amr and oat meal promises to be very large and | issued any new bonds, and had no present pur- interesting. One famous tea firm has erected | Pose of coing so. a curious bamboo pagoda, in which tea will os be made and given away to visitors: a buck wheat firm will show how cakes ought to be made and they will also be given away all buttered and sugared. Chocolates will receive the same generous treatment and there will be a THE COURT OF APPEALS, President }{arrison Will Not Appoint the Three New Judges. Attorney General Miller said today that Bumerous other novelties in the way | pooident H wal nat rad of table delicacies that should appeal ae net aepoiad three to the most whimsical of appetites. fire, | Judges for .he new District Court of Appeals Sarah T. Rorer, the well known expert on cookery from Philadelphia, has been engaged to deliver a course of eleven lectures on 8 topics ns “a delicate and dainty luncheor “bread and bread making,” “frying” and specialties of that sort. ‘The lectures are to be fivon at 4o'clock im order thes the girls who are students 9% the cooking schools in the city may be present. Superintendent Powell of the public schools has expressed the desire that | every girl should attend some if not ail of the lectures. for the ».ason that the law creating the court does uot take effect until after his retirement from office. . COMMISSIONER MORGAN RESIGNS. He Will Finish His Duties in the Indian Office Next Tuesday. The President has accepted the yesigna- tion of Gea. T. J. Morgan, Commissioner of Indian Affairs, to take effect March 4, and has granted him a leave of absence from February 15 until the end of his term, | General Morgan expects to finish his duties in the Indian office _on Tuesday, the employes on Wednesday and leave on Thursday for Atlantic City for a few weeks’ pF Mpc a ecto oe corresponding secretary ut \e tist Home Missiorary Society, Now York city. pastor A ibn ‘To Bridge the Potomac. ‘The House District committee, at a special meeting today, favorably reported the bill to | authorize the Washington and Alexandria and Mount Vernon Electric build a bridge across the ee ee An Ice Floe Flashing Light. From the Pa!l Mall Gazette. A remarkable phenomenon was witnessed on the Thames during the evening of Friday last. A number of pedestrians on Vauxhall bridge were startled by noticing that one of the large masses of ice which were floating with the tide was emitting flashes of light at intervals of ‘about six seconds. Not ouly was this curious and unusual sight seen from Vauxhall bridge, baat eps the bridge at the tims that pre- sented any unusual appearance. Conjectures were numerous at the time as to the cause of the flashes, but no satisfactory explanation was arrived at, ———_-e+—___ Rapid Transit of the Future. ‘From the Springfield Union. ‘ands. The securii FORMALLY PRESENTED | (Continued from Firs Pace) that country, has written a letter in which he | saya: “The well being of Alaska is inti mately asso- cinted with the annexation of the Sandwich Is- of Alaska years ago was the of securing limit of the United h territory. I think that ail Christian people in the United States who have | had opportunity of informing themselves or | twenty-five | beginning of a poiicy | territory outside of States, as between the United States and Alaska cre 700 miles of | el the intelligent have given the subject any consideration feel that the present crisis is God's providence for | uS to secure these islands.” DISCUSSING THE SIPCATION, The action of Minister Stevens | Wiltse of the'Boston in declaring « protecto- | | ap. arscM pr Nor wave posrrrve rx-|Tte over Hawaii without speciffc authority | from thie government continues to be talked about in official circles. ‘The pre Stevens has a very strong case his action will be Tepudiated at unauthorized. As stated in yee | the receipt of the minis here next week. A prominent official, Was treating with an independent when it came to negotiate with a d for | torate was a somewhat different matter. thought it was too much like m expressed every confidence and Capt. tive information that gold was now being re- | teday’s Stan no action will be taken until after ter's, dispatches due ding on the eubject, | known as the Palais Roynl, « tion by the judiciary committee of the House | Temarked that while the United States was ne- the Secretary of | Stiating with the provisional government it | front power, but overnment | over which we had aiready extendel a protec: | Purchase to at once commence He otiating with | man while you held a pistol at his bead, of the miné ability of proving the wisdom of bis ac. | CH&®ses Contemplate ENGLAND WILL IF WE DON'T. Mr. Carter, one of the Hawaiian commission- | ers, calls attention to the fact that Great Britain made no attempt to get possession of the Gilbert Islands until after was made that the United deciined to annex the territory lish a protectorate over it, “She ing.” Mr. Carter said, “for the U; publication States had or to estab- is now wait- nited to act on the application of the Hawaiian government, and if nothing is done here I have no doubt Great Britain will take some steps Did Great to you get control of ever think when it the twas ¥ and Spain entered upon their campain of seizing every avsil- able ieland in the Pacific? and you will see that they began wit Look back history of their recent actions in this directic r the th the buik ing of the new navy by the United States. Now that that navy is approaching a condition of effectiveness pean powers 0} one left.” NOT NEGOTIAYING A QUIT ct group is the onl A dispatch from San Francisco says th: Paul Neuman denied ‘he statems Queen Lilinokalani ‘will relinquish all claims on the abrogated monarchy of Hawaii for a consideration from — the | United Mr. Neuman mere comes to the United States with f act for the ex-queen im presenting her ¢ Washington. and nothing more. Prince David, wil » thi +2- MINISTEL SMITH ON THE 8 The Question Now is What American Government Dr. Mott Smith, the Hawaiian min compared with those of Euro- important LATS. ent that ex- ull power to at Mr. Neuman, ill leaves San fternuon. ITUATION. Must the | De. ister, menting upon the new conditions, said: “The action of Minister Stevens has predeter- | mined the question. Ihaven't received any official advices yet, but assume that the press dispatches are correct, except in the naming of the queen's envoys. ‘The person mentioned as | Judge H. A. Wademan is John E. don’t think he will come on to Was! remain in San Francisco. The envoys will be | Judge Newman and Prince David Kawanana | Bask, and I hington, but Koa. AsI no longer reprosent the queen I shall have no official connection wi ‘inister Stevens’ action ix of import, forestalling and settling tions which might have proved vexatious, ith them. the greatest many ques- Up to the hour of the receipt of the news of the establishing of the protectorate matters were somewhat chaotic and uncertain, longer 0. The question has been the United States do? now—what must the United States “The government can do but things, either aftirm or repudiate representative at Honolwit.” “I think it will maintain its hold upon the islands. But whether it will at once formally annex them or merely sustain and maintain the provisional government and protectorate re- mains to be Keen. “How do you think the be received in Washington? “I cannot say what will be the attitude of the government has ceased to exist and what their exact status may State Department. Their be alsoremains to be eeen.”” — NO ROADS KOUGHT ToDAY. A Quiet Time in the Street Railroad Mar- ket. There are no new developments Great street railroad deal. They are no what would That is settled. It is de one of two the act of ite ow will the government act, in your opin- queen's envoys will today in th: The railroad mag-| nates who are credited with being behind the Tecent purchases are not dangling today as far asknown another of the city car lines | spection before Ma from their belt. It may be of interest to state that they have not what they consider a | full supply of these ornaments, but owing to the coyness of certain stockholders in two of the ronds the negotiations have ina measure come tos standstill, It may be some timo be- fore another move is made, as difference of opinion as to the value of the | stock of the Metropolitan and Columbia roads. | Inthe meantime there has been no change | in the there is quite Belt of the Eckington roads in consequence of the recent of these two properties. and has uot as yet purchase of the cor.trol Mr. Johnson is reported | to be entirely satistied with the management | of the Eckington road by President Truesdell | intimated to Mr. / Truesdell that he would like to bave his lace. It is also reported that Mr. McLean | as not betrayed any anxiety to get into the | shoes of President White of the Belt road and has not even shown enough interest in his new hase to go over the line and ins : @ offeiale by urel Tis contidente chown in these the new owners of the it. roads must be highly gratifying to them and their friends. Itis not thought that there will be ony further developme: chase of another road isc: nts in the deal until-the tna when that will be is extremely uncertain. oes SPIRITS IN THE POLICE COURT. A Scene at a Seance Leads to the Issuing of Warrants, A warrant issued today gives promise that next week the genuineness of tual materialization may be & so-called incidentally at ieast the iss.2e in a trial in the Police Court. Warrants were issued fer the arrest of Harry Shannon and Jos, Wilkins because, it ts alleged, of their cond ict at a seance given by a medium named Mrs. Koss. Mr. Chas. Ross, husband of the medium, swore out the warrant today. ‘Soannon io charged with having -broken a tatie and music box in the parlor where the | jail. appear, while Wilkins 1s | irits were booked to ay with im we. proper conduct ‘The time is coming when we shall board a “Raper ia of no, account, ne it leaves specks ‘on the Cotton is sure to leave alot of and kid and I = bank leaves fifty ‘one the distance between the two cities at the of 125 mallee an hour, An electria Tallreed ia ms which wil be traversed mn our, and trains wil be running ett between Chicago and St. Louis, fm Phd as it is to ‘the world’s fair is at the same He i F | Bakin | A cre | der. m of High strength.- ment Food B Aon PSTATE san ling opinion is that unless Minister | The Palais Royal Motiding to Re Converted Accompany of Washington mon have chased the property at the north Pennsylvania avenue and par oe adjoining buildings on the and next th of It ia the purpose of th ne the Pals me making ork looking to a bs tol, Royal. the conversion of the building be conducted upon the Faropean pla This building is absolutely five proof and the will be mw Preserve its fire proof qualities, no w ever being used The company proposes thnt no expens: be spared to make this hotel one of of ite kind south of New York. The cost of the proposed improvements to. | gether with the purchase price will repre an investment of over $500,000, © prope wax bought from The +h. Waggaman, agent of the Jessup estate, which ist od whet- ait the finest t t of the property, by , is & Co. the Soeeie of the purchssers. ue | building, which is perhaps the lan:somest ‘modern building on Vennevlvania » wae Jerected by ex-Governor Bhepherd and) wae | known as the centennial building from the jfact that it was comple in the centennial year, It was occupied by the business establishment of Gor. Shepherd quently by the pe larger building at the jand Gi streets. ‘The : by the Kirkwood I which before | was one of the well-known hotels of Wash- ington, Mr. Wirney € iniriet Attorney. Charles C, Cole this afternoon qnslified as an | Associate justice of the Sup art of the District of Columbia and Arthur A. Birney a moment later qualified ax United States distr attorney. The ceremony to the presence of a few fre whom wasaNTan reporter. it is understood that Judge Cole will be assigned to Cireuit Court, No. 2, although no order has yet been | made in the matter, Itis thought that I | Attorney Birney will make no chy personnel of bis office. none for the present at jeast. > THE GAKEAGE cCoNTRACT, | Mr. cn | Has Lost $1,000 Fer Month. | The announcement yesterday that Mr. BL W. | Clark, the garbage contractor, would nive a | power of attorney to the National Sanitary | Company it is thought means a virtual transfor Tells the Health OMcer That He of the garbage contract to that company. Last night Contractor Clark enlied on Dr. Hammett, the health officer,who lv ra vari- ous rumors conc: rning the garbage contract During the int k told Dr, Hammett that in the seven mont! jee anted toan ‘The plant of the sanitary company on South Capitol etreet will soon be completed, and there the new company intends torrtract the grease from the gar fogs and then utilize the tankage for fertilizing parp The plant, it is claimed, ean be operated in perfect senitary manner, abie or offensive odors wil Maj. Ferguson pany.wili have personal charge c and destruction of the garb | of this month, in case * to permit its destruc: sent contrac quires that the “ide gare af the District of Columbia or be factory to the Under the te DISTRICT GOVERNMENT, OBSERVATION STANDS, The inspector of buiilinge has isened tot stands will that all m February 28, and co vedand ready for au- THE SOLDIERS’ The Soldiers’ Home is snl ply of Potomae water, It will be recall some wecks ago application was m rmission to tap the District's | Whitney avenue and Capt, | the cation favorably cond * Since that done, although the Commissioners toiay eeut Gen, Kelton a copy of the permit for his sigua- ture. THE REARSESOENT BILL. Referring to Senate bill 3764, to authorize re» assessments for local improvements in the Die trict of © Present shape it be amenried #0 as to inait it to ‘ssvossments made wince 187%, TUE CHESAPEAKE BEACH BAN The Commissioners gave on ing to the projectors of the Washingto Chesapeake Beach railros/ this morning. Commissioners have alres: advervely and reealied itt tors another chance fete! hear. Marringe Licenses. Marriage licenses have been ixmued by the clerk of the court to the following: James D. Beall and Ellen A. West; W. F. Brosnan and Maude I. Summers: Eston RB. Pugh and Mollie 8. Graves; Julian J. McShane of Baltimore, M4.,and Maria M. Johns; Charles L. Sturte vant and Bessie Q. Dillon. > | Found Hiding im the Hay. William Siduey, the negro whe committed the felonious assault on Mra, Annie Fitesu- mons at her home, No. 318 Jackson Hall alley, Wednesday night, was arrested last night by Policeman Newkirk, who found bun hiding it tae bay ina stable in the rear of ne house. jury. ———— Bim. Nrxox Witt. Remarx.—Secretary Charles Foster, it is stated, bas changed his purpose of appointing bis private secretary, Mr. Robt. J. Wynne, deputy controller of if Hf F i i t Fl