Evening Star Newspaper, December 7, 1893, Page 2

2 THE EVENING STAR: WASHINGTON, D. C, 1THURSDAY, DECEMBER 7, 1893—TWELVE PAGES. LATE NEWS BY WIRE. Trial of the Speed of the New Cruiser Marblehead. CONDITIONS CF WIND AND WATER GOOD eels eS oer Seventeen Knots Required by the Contract. WHAT IS CLAIMED POR HER. Pe Raw Pre enreeee NEW LONDON, Conn., Dec. 7.—The new cruiser Marblehead went out of this harbor like a race horse this morning on her trial. After she got down by Fort Trumbull she had a clear course before her. She got away about ¥ o'clock. The conditions for the tria! this morning when the cruiser reached her course were very nearly perfect. A gentle off-shore breeze was blowing, but was not of suffi- cient force to stir up the sea and the sound ‘was comparatively calm. The cruiser reach- 1 the course soon after 10 o'clock. The result of the trial cannot be known until about 6 o'clock this evening. The Marblehead will spread about 6,300 Square feet of canvas. The contract price of the vessel is $674,000 and she is required to make 17 knots speed. For every quarter knot over that the builders are to receive v00 and for every quarter knot under it to forfeit $25,000. While no attempt at speed was made on the trip from New York to this city it 1s now claimed that the Marblehead made nineteen knots at times. It this be the fact the new vessel bids fair to exceed the De- troit, her sister, waich made a wonderful record, and at the same time earned for her buliders $200,000. Picked Pocahontas coal Was provided for use today. The Corvett, which has the first position on the course, left this harbor at 1 o'clock yesterday afternoon to take her place, and the other official craft got away early this morning. The light house steamer Cactus Was cn the course all day yesterday engag- ed in the work of verifying the locations of buoys. She returned at 11 p.m., reporting all the buoys in position. Parties from Bos- ton and New York, guests of the builders! of the Marblehead, arrived last night to witness the cruiser’s speed trial. ———aa TAKING BACK THE OLD MEN. Res ption of Activity on the Lehig! Valley Railroad. EASTON, Pa., Dec. 7.—There was a better feeling amonz the Lehigh strikers this morning. They realize that they canot all go back at once. The cooler-headed men have prevailed upon the hot heads that the best thing is to keep quiet. Superintendent Donnelly said this morning the new men who were competent would be retained. ‘The company had no black list and would take back old men as needed. Several crews were sent for this morning. WILKESBARRE, Pa., Dec. 7.—The Wy- eming division of the Lehigh Valley rail- road is a beehive of industry today. Old men applied for their positions this morn- ing by the score. Inspectors have been placed on the division to examine the new men with reference to their competency, and if not up in all the Fules and competent in every way will be discharged and the old men will take their places. It is said that in a month 95 per cent of the old men will be back under the order of things. All mail and express trains are running on schedule time today, arriving and de- parting nearly on time. MAUCH CHUNK, Pa., Dec. the Le- high Valley strike is over at Mauch Chunk. At a meeting of railroaders last night the Fesolution of the afterroon refusing to go to work unless all were taken back was re- scinded. By 11 o'clock this forenoon seven- ty-six had reported for work. Many of them, including three engineers, were sent out on the -oad at orce. The others were told to hold themselves in readiness to re- @tive a call. —__ OFF FOR RIO JANEIRO. Departure of the New Braz: pedo Bont—Injury to NEW YORK, De The ocean tug San- turit, having in tow the torpedo boat Pirat- ing. formerly the Destroyer, designed for the Brazilian government, passed Quaran- tine, bound out this morning at 7:0 o'clock. A cable message was received by Flint & Co. from the West Indies late yesterday afternoon announcing that one of the Amer- ica’s valves, among the most vulnerable part of a ship's mai posely broken been so seriously injured that a long delay must occur before she coul voyage. She is at Bridgetown, Barbadoes. are LITTLE AGNES AVENGED BY LAW. Hai = at Harrisburg of the Mur- derer of a Child. HARRISBURG, Pa., Dec. 7.—Benj. Frank- lin Tennis, who, in September, assaulted and then murdered little Agnes Wright,was hanged in the county prison at 11:30 this morning. A thousand people witnessed the execution, which was the first in Dauphin county in ten years. Men and women thronged the windows and roofs of the ad- Joining buildings and there was a loud cheer when the prisoner was led to the scaffold. He showed no nervousness whatever and ft is generally believed that his cooiness ‘Was more the lack of moral sensibility than real courage. He made a prayer in Ger- Man and then addressed the spectators. He asked all those who forgave him to raise their hats, and nearly all present complied with his reque: ——> ROW IN THE REICHSTAG. ‘A Very Lively Time During the Boerse Tax Debate. BERLIN, Dec. 7.—An angry discussion of the Boerse taxation proposal took place in the reichstag today. Dr. Diederich Hahn, national liberal, made @ short speech in support of the proposed tax. Herr Liebermann von Sonneberg, anti- Semite, violently attacked Herr Singer and gocialists generally for identifying them- gelyes with the Hoerse. Herr Singer shouted: uu had better up your dishonored bi ou are an associate of usurers, ed the other. Singer made an excited reply, but the gound of his voice was drowned in the up- Foar that this passage had provoked. Shouts arose everywheze in the house. President von Levetzow begged the mem- to cease their dialogues. lerr Schmidt demanded that the house be called to order. President von Levetzow said that he had heard no insulting remarks. Herr Richter here shouted: “Shame, the resident does not listen.” This came near provoking another uproar, Dut the president rang the bell violently and quelled the threatened disturbance. return- THE NEW FRE ‘H PREMIER. Said to Be Inclined to Treat the So- elalists Cordially—Chance to Fight. PARIS, Dec. 7.—It is believed that the mew prime minister, M. Casimir-Perier, in- tends today to hold out an olive branch to the socialists and radicals in the chamber of deputies. It is be = more evident that a homogeneous ity being lacking, there must be a republican or reactionar, concentratic M. Dramont, editor of the socialistic Libre Paroie, criticised Prime Mi mir-Perier in suc paper not commit hin M. Wrumont “nchmen were equal, Id allow the pi rel. He adiled was of- to fight continue her | FEDERAL ELECTIONS BILL. | | A Long and Bitter Fight to Begin in the Senate. Mr. Hill Will Call Up the House Bill the Republi- | ‘The fight over the adoption of Mr. Hoar's | resolution of inquiry into the relations be- | tween this country and Hawaii yesterday | afternoon,” and the final adoption of the materials for present wrangling. So the only thing to be done was to provide for the future. Senator Gorman forestalled the fighters by pressing through a motton that the Senate should have no sessions on Fri- day or Saturday. This gave Senator Hill the cue, and he gave notice that on Monday he would call up the bill for the repeal of the federal election laws. In a moment it was apparent that the republicans have de- cided to fight the bill from the outset on un- expected lines. Senator Hoar gave notice that he would resist the consideration of the bill until it has been acted upon by the com- mittee on privileges and elections. This will not be an individual opposition on his part, for it was evident that he was speaking for his colleagues. A Curious Co! ication. There is a curious complication as to the various “federal elections bills” to which the Senate has present access. On the 28th of August Mr. Hill, from the committee on the judiciary, reported back favorably his own bill repealing certain statutes, and that bill is on the calendar as “unfinished bus- iness."" On the 10th of October the House bill to the same effect was received from the lower house and lald on the table, where it now is. There is in addition a bill introduced during the autumn by Senator Bate that Is identical with the House bill. It was referred to the committee on privi- leges and elections, which has never made @ report. Mr. Hoar insisted today that the commit- tee on privileges and elections is the oniy committee that should have jurisdiction over such a measure, and he proposed to re- sist the proposition of Mr. Hill, which ts to take the House bill from the table and to refer it to the committee of the whole and {then to substitute his own bill for it. The Hill bill, said Mr. Hoar, was improperly re- ferred to the judiciary committee, and it was acted upon in that committee in the absence of all the republican members. What Mr. i Said. Mr. Hill denied this charge and asserted that the republican members of the com- mittee were given ample chance to present their opposition. Mr. Chandler asked if any written report had been made, and Mr. Hill admitted that there was none, but, he added, the members of the committee had agreed that the reasons for the passage of the bill were self-evident. The republicans are “lining up” on this questioa, and on Monday there will be be- gun what promises to be a long and bitter partisan fight on this subject. + e+ ——_ DISTRICT IN CONGRESS. The Kennedy Claim. In the Senate today the old claim of Mai garet Kennedy of this city against the gov- ernment was taken up on motion of Senator Berry of the committee on claims. The claim is for damage done during the late war. The bill was passed; yeas, 35; nays, 11. Grand Army Encampment. An echo of the Grand Army encampment, and probably the last echo, reached Con- gress today in the form of a communica- tion from the Secretary of War, conveying a statement of additional expenditures amounting to $561 on account of the appro- priation of $90,000 made by Congress for the encampment. The items are as follows: To decorating stands, $100; for navy flags lost and damaged, $110.66; for replacing desks and chairs in the public schools, $350.81. The communication states that it is believ- ed that no further drafts will be made on the appropriation. The total expenditures from the fund provided by Congress amount- Led to $83,213.12. Deficiency Reported. The Secretary of the Treasury today sub- mitted to the House an estimate of a defi- ciency appropriation for the government printing office. There is a deficiency of $200,000 in the appropriation for printing and binding and $1,000 in the appropria- tion for removing and storing documents to contribute to the safety of the building where the documents are at present stored. Annual Reports. Senator McMillan today reintroduced a bill to provide for annual reports to Con- gress by corporations of the District of Co- lumbia. These reports are to be made on or before the Ist of February of each year. Thirty-two items are stipulated in positions | relating to street railway corporations, and |in a case of general corporations the re- | perts are to cover thirteen items. The House District Committee. Chairman Heard of the House District committee returned to the city today and visited the House this afternoon. He was Getained in Missouri by some business con- nected with the settlement of his father’s estate and was not able to get back in time to call a meeting yesterday. Mr. Heard thinks it likely that a meeting may be called tomorrow or Saturday and in any event he will go ahead next Monday, District day in the House, with the bil now on the House calendar. oo INCOME AND EXPENDITURES. Estimated That the Former Will Fall Far Be ad. An important and interesting statement of estimates and appropriations, prepared by the clerks of the House and Senate com- mittees on appropriations, was made public today. The statement shows that the esti- meted revenues of the government for 1895 are $454,427,748.44, while the total estimates jof regular and permanent annual appro- priations for 1595 are — $41#,306,750.1 making an excess of estimated appropri: ticns over estimated revenues of $41,879,- 041.49, this sum not including deficiencies and miscellaneous appropriations, which, of course, will swell the amount of the de- ficiency. A comparison between these figures and the appropriations for 1894, exclusive of miscellaneous deficiencies, are less than the appropriations for 184 to the amount of $59,983.74. me DISTRICT GOVERNMENT. Constitating a Quorum. The Commissioners today received from the attorney for the District a draft of a bill making two Commissioners a majority of the excise board. As the present law now stands it is necessary for all three members of the board to be present when application for liquor licenses are consid- ered. —_— Another Affliction. The friends of Mr. Harry W. Davis of The Star oftice will regret to learn that death has again visited his home and car- ried cff a second interesting Httle girl, who died last evening of diphtheria, after a very short illness. Only a few days ago Mr. avis buried his oldest daughter, a bright and lovable littie girl, who died of mem- branous croup. —— Mrs. Hall Gets a Divorce. In the case of Mary E. Hall against W. | R. Hall, for a divorce, Justice Hagner has | made a decree for the complainant, giving her the right to resume her maiden name | of Sautter. The bill, filed by H. } fall, states that they were married } ber 16, 1 and charges bad treatment, as- saults, &c. ———— Recess Postmasters Nominated. The President today sent to the Senate the nominations of fifty-six postmasters ppointed during the recess, including the postmasters at Chicago, Topeka, Kansas City and Hoboken, N. J. Benning Track. ‘The weather today was clear; track heavy. Attendance good. | First race, 4 1-2 furlongs—Brooket filly, first; Blue Mass, second; Infatuation filly, third. Time, | Second race—One and one-sixteenth miles. sie Bisland, 1; Pekin, 2; Capt. T. 3. Time, 1:51. resolution,left the Senate today without any | | | | Court of the ON THE INDIAN RIVER. |IN M’KINLEY’S HONOR SHIELDS AND ILLINOIS|A CHALLENGE TO SATOLLI Delightfal Scenes in a Beautiful Part of Florida. The Resort of the Yachtsman, Fisher- man and Hunter—Orange Groves and Other Tropical Fruits. Correspondence of The Evening Star. ON STEAMER SANTA LUCIA, INDIAN RIVER, Florida, Dec. 4, 1808. The praises of the beautiful Indian river have been sung and spoken of so long that they are almost familiar to every American lover of his country’s attractions. The head of the river ts about fourteen miles south of New Smyrna and runs parallel with the ocean a distance of 150 miles, only separated from it by a narrow peninsula broken at two points by inlets, which feed the river from the sea. The Indian river has been made famous by many character- istics, not the least of which are its sources for the yachtsman, angler and hunter, who here find glorious sport. From the first fall frosts of northern winter this river is the retreat of clouds of ducks and is the home of the heron, bittern, crane, snipe and peli- can. On its shores are still seen the turkey, bear, deer and endless covies of quail. No fisherman comes home empty-handed, for channel bass, jewfish, sheepshead, drum, sea trout and a hundred other game fish are found the entire length of the river. in fact, the fish are so plentiful that a steamer seldom makes the river trip without running into shoals,especially mullet,which frequent- ly jump aboard the boat. At night the phosphorescent flashings from myriads of these fish make a weird pyrotechnic display. Lined With Orange Groves. Both banks of the river are lined with orange groves from Titusville for twenty- five miles southward. One realizes orreach- ing this section that he is invading the home of the Indian river orange, the fruit of world-wide fame. As we go south, pass- ing Cocoa and Rockledge, the scenery be- comes more tropical, and the scent of pine- apples and bananas is borne upon the atr; long stretches of palmettos can be seen also. We still continue to go further south, and the regions lining the river become more and more intensely tropical. The next point of interest seen along the river is known far and wide as the Indian river narrows. As the steamer enters the barrows one can stand on the deck and toss a stone to either bank. Miles of oyster beds predominate at this point and are of a quality unsurpassed and in quantity sufficient to feed a_ generation, The nar- rows end at Fort Pierce, back of which town is located a Seminole Indian village. They are frequently seen on the banks of the river in their picturesque costumes. They roam the marshes and forests of the impenetrable Evergiades, living on game, fish and the wild rice of the lakes. They are at the present time on an alligator hunt, and will soon appear with the hides, which they exchange for ammunition, &c. Below Fort Pierce the river banks are wel pepulated with pineapple growing, and this peerless fruit is grown in great numbers. Jupiter Inlet. ‘The river continues for miles below, finally making its escape to the ocean through Jupiter Inlet. The river again becomes very narrow just before reaching Jupiter and the thick growing mangrove trees can be seen on either side. The water is so clear and so shailow here that fish and oysters can be seen distinctly. Jupiter In- let is over three hundred miles south of Jacksonville and the climate is perpetual spring; it is an ideal resort for sportsmen; the scenery is beautiful and the fishing, boating and hunting unequaled. The view from the light house looking from the one side far out over the ocean, with the added sight of the Gulf stream, and on the other, spreading out over the co- coanut groves (which trees, by the way,grow in great numbers here), the inlets and the forests, with the-isverglades and Lake Worth in the distance, may well be count- ed an event for tropical beauty of a life- time. This is the ending of the Indian river. But seven miles below Jupiter Inlet is situated Lake Worth, a long and compara- tively narrow lake, running parallel with the ocean and separted from it by a strip of shining beach. This lake, on the shores of which ts now being erected Mr. Flagler’s new hotel, the Royal Poniciana, which will accommodate five hundred guests. The shores of this lake are certainly replete with tropical beauty. Such products as coffee, the tamarind, mango, paw-paw, guava, banana, almond, custard apple, maumee apple and shaddock are found here in abundance. Then further such Bra- zilian trees as the rubber tree, mahogany, eucalyptus, cork tree and mimosa are all frequently seen in this delightful spot. Right amidst these beauties of the tropics lining the shores of the lake are to he found numerous cottages of wealthy north- erners, who are already commencing to open for the winter season. The fruits found here are not merely a collection of trees, but a collection of groves, from the gigantic cocoanut to the dwarf guava. Fascinations of the Place. There is a sort of spell surrounding this locality which holds and enthralls one with a constantly growing fascination. The sur- roundings in every way are so delightful, the climate so near perfection and yet the facilities for reaching the outside world so convenient that almost every one who visits the locality is so charmed that he is loath to depart. It seems almost an impos- sibility that only a ride of about forty hours transports one from the cold, icy north, taking New York as a center, to this spot, where the temperature is at an aver- age of 72 degrees the entire winter. Bath- ing in the surf but a half mile from the lake is a daily pastime, and the water is very seldom lower than 70 degrees. This condition In great part is reached by the close proximity of the gulf stream, which runs but a half mile from the coast. The Royal Poniciana will be open February 1 under the management of H. W. Merrill of New York city. E. E. ———— MUST ISSUE THE LICENSE. Mr. Thomas’ Opinion Gives the Winter Races Encouragement. There will be racing at Ivy City this winter. This morning the assessor, acting upon the advice of the attorney for the District, issued a license to the Ivy City Jockey Club to conduct a racing meeting at the Ivy City race course for one month, beginning next Thursday. The application of the managers of the jockey club was heard yesterday before the Commissioners, and the attorney for the District was called upon to give his opinion on the law in the case. This he did today in an opinion in which after citing the law relating to such licenses he says: I do not believe the assessor has any dis- cretion in the matter. It is an administra- tive matter. Nor am 1 able to perceive that the Commissioners have anything to do with the issuance of a license under said act. Nor do I believe the act of Congress, approved March 2, 1801, to prevent book- making and pool selling in the District of Columbia confers upon the Commissioners any discretion as te granting such a license. That law simply declares ‘That it shall be unlawful for any person or persons in the cities of Washington and Georgetown in the District of Columbia, or within said District, within one mile of ‘the boundaries of said cities, to bet, gamble, or make books or pools on the result of any trotting race, running race, or horse or boat race of any kind, or ‘game of base ball.” ‘That act was intended to prevent gambling, or, as it called, book making, or pool selling on the result of horse races &c., within one mile of the limits of the cities of Washington and Georgetown, and was not intended to prevent such races, but only gambling on the result of them within cer- tain limits. If book making or pool selling is being carried on at the Ivy City race track, within one mile of the limits of the cities of Washington and Georgetown, it is the duty of the police department to arrest any person or persons engaged in that busi- ness and bring them before the Police District to be dealt with ac- cording to law. “It may be very cruel sport to run races at season of the year, in this latitude, but ae answer is, our law does not limit horse racing to any particular season. If, as contended by the Humane Society, the running of horse races in winter, in’ this District, constitutes cruelty to animals, then the society, whose particular business it is to look after such matters, and who act independently of the Commissioners, can Very soon settle the question by a case in the Police Court. —_— The fire in the cotton on board the steam- er Ferndene at Liverpool is still burnin, ‘The fire was discovered on November 2 three days after she cleared from Norfolk. | a Unusual Preparations for His Second Tnauguration. HIS “BOOMERS” ARE KEEPING ACTIVE. ee ees Biennial Sessions of the Ohio Leg- islature. CONTEST FOR SPEAKERSHIP. Special Dispateh to The Evening Star. COLUMBUS, Ohio, Dec. 7.—Preparations are now being made for a great demonstra- tion on the occasion of Gov. McKinley's in- auguration to his second term. Some one has quietly taken upon himself the work of corresponding with the republican clubs of the state, with the result that most of them have signitied their intention to come and join in the demonstration. inthusiasm in the movement has wisely been stirred up while the flush of victory is still on, and the arrangements being in the hands of such managers, the inauguration !s 'kely to be a notable one. it is unusual to so celebrate the inaugur: tion of a governor who sucze2ds himself. When Foster and Foraker entered upon their second terms, they simply took their oaths of office, read their addresses, and the ceremony was done. The variation of the program this time gives the general impres- sion that the McKinley boomers in nis own state are going to let no opportunity to keep him before the country in a conspicu- ous way pass unimproved. The difficult task of managing the affairs of a state whose expenses are each yeur considerably larger than its receipts is brought to Gov. McKinley and his admin- istration as the result of the élection. The deficit is likely to be larger than usual for the next few years, unless there is some immediate legisiation that will increase the revenues. Last winter a law was enacted providing for the taxation of telephone, tel- egraph and express property by a new method that would increase the taxes paid to the staté by almost 75 per cent. ‘The companies affected have taken the law into the United States courts with a view to test- ing It by the Constitution. It will ultimazely go to the supreme court. Litigation pro- ceeds slowly and it will probably be several years before a decision is reached. In the meantime this property will escape paylag all taxes. Besides this, by the attorney general's in- terpretation of a law enacted last winter, all goods made by convict labor must bear a brand or label showing that fact. State Labor Commissioner Lewis says this will ruin the prison industries, as people will not buy prison-made goods if they know It. ‘This means that instead of the state prison paying a revenue, its running expenses will be dead expense to the state. The Saloon Tax. To meet these increased expenditures it has been proposed to increase the (Dow law) liquor tax. At present it 1s $250 per an- num for each saloon or drinking place. This will probably be doubled. If this is done, the liquor interests that have lately been acting with the republican party will be offended and the democrats may carry the state next year, as they did in 1S8%, when Newman was elected secretary of state and Hoadly governor. Both parties pledged themselves in their platforms this year to provide for only one session of the legislature in two years. The state constitution plainly intends that the general assembly shall not meet oftener, but they get around this by holding ad- journed sessions in the alternate years. An immense expense is incurred by these extra sessions, but it is by no means certain that the biennial session will be established. The p-actical politicians are all opposed to the change. With a five months’ session of the legislature each year, all the work and money that is needed by a small army of party workers, who always manage to get offices in the organization, is supplied. This army is of course arrayed against the bi- ennial sessic n. The contest for speaker of the new house, the most important honor to be bestowed when the legislature meets in January, hi now narrowed down between Alexander Boxwell and Charles P. Griffin, the former of Warren county and the latter from Lucas county. The two other candidates— Doty of Cuyahoga and Haskell of Lorain county—having withdrawn. Both Boxwell and Griffin voted for Foraker for United States Senator two years ago, but Boxwell is by training and instinct a Sherman man, and voted for Foraker only because all southeastern Ohio was permeated by the Foraker spirit, and his constituents were for Foraker. It is believed that Gov. Mc- Kinley’s administration favors Boxwell, though the governor himself is trying to keep out of the contest. the administration—notably Food Commis- sioner McNeal, State Librarian Smith, La- bor Commicstone> Lewis and others—are openly working in behalf of Boxwell. Food Commissioner McNeal is showing, with much effect.against Griffin's candidacy that last winter he was engaged as a member of the house working hand in hand with the makers ot and dealers in adulterated foods, against the pure food laws of the state. The legislature meets on the first Monday in January, Gov. McKinley's second term begins on the second Monday in January. While the speakership of the house has always been an honor much sought after, it is a singular fact that none of the Ohio men who have become great men in the nation ever filled the office. Early in the history of the state there were several speakers who became governors—among them Edward Tiffin, Thomas Kirke>, Dun- can McArthur, William Medill and Seabury Ford—but in the last fifty years no speaker has ever risen above the rank of Congress- men. The only men who have been speak- ers since the war, and whose names are known at Washington, are John F. Follett, George L. Converse, Charles H. Grosvenor and James E. Neal, the present United States consul to Liverpool. ——— CAPITOL TOPICS, A Department of Labor Proposed. Mr. Doolittle of Washington introduced a bill in the House today providing for the organization of an executive department to be known as the Department of Labo->, and the appointment of a Secretary of Labor and assistant secretary, to have the same pay of other heads of executive depart- ments. Contested Elect Cases. The House committee on elections yester- day heard a>guments in the contested elec- tion case of Whatley against Cobb, from the fifth Alabama district. D. W. Glassie ap- peared for Mr. Whatley and Mr. Cobb pre- sented his own case. ———++-e + Taken Under Advisement. The case of C. Borcheling, receiver of estate of R. M. Price, against Rodman M. Price, Secretary Carlisle and John C. Fay, to restrain the passing of a treasury draft | for $30,000 to Price or his attorney, on the ground that the sum should be included in the assets coming Into the receiver's hands, was before Justice Hagner in Equity Court Division esterday. Messrs, Price and Fay j filed answer denying the right of the court to restrain the government erting that a receiver appointed in a foreign jurisdic- tion had no right to the relief prayed; that claim is not assignable. Secretary Carlisle filed a demurrer, rais- ing the question as to the jurisdiction of the court. Hackett for the complainant and . Birney, Armes and Fay appeared for the respondents and the court took the case under advisement. > Van Alen Sails for Europe. EW YORK, Dee, 7. who was appointed minister to Italy, but declined to accept the appointment, sailed for Europe yesterday on the Majestic. His name was not on the passengers’ list, and it is said few of his friends knew of his in- tentions to sail. =. E Government Recetpts Today. ‘The receipts from internal revenue today were $501,677; from customs, $400,345, go as est A Kentucky Appointment. Attorney General Olney today appointed W. M. B. Shaw special assistant to the United States attorney for the district of Kentucky. Other members of | the debt sued for has been paid and the| % James J. Van Alen, | Subjects of Eloquent Speeches at the Banquet Last Night. Shie! jogized ns a Soldier, Statesman and Man—Senator From Two States. A banquet in honor of the memory of Brevet Major General James Shields was given at the National Hotel last night. The main dining room was appropriately deco- rated. Pyramids of fruits, stands of flowers and wreaths of smilax were displayed in orthodox banquet fashion. After the feast came the flow of reason. C. H. Mansur of Missouri was the toast master. He ex- plained how it had all come about, and He said many eloquent words over the memory of the late general. He told of his early struggles, of his real estate invest- ments and mertioned the fact that Gen. Shields was not a rich man. At his death he was worth perhaps five or six thousand dollars. He referred tenderly to the chil- dren of the dead general, who were present as “a grand legacy to the nation, a heri- tage, rich in all the glory that could cluster around the brow of ancestry.” He came to Missouri with a wide fame and as a unique character. He had helped to strike the shackels from the whit? men of the state. He had been elected to Congress, but had been counted out. Mr. Mansur dwelt at length on Shields’ fidelity to the Catholic church. He was an intimate of the hero, but the latter had never taken him into His confidence on the Lincoin duel matter. He had answered evasively when questioned on this point. The speaker talk- ed of the domestic affairs of the Shields family and described the dead man's grave. Miss Shields, who was but a few seats from Mr. emotion. Mr. Mansur launched into a se- ries of tributes to the Union, made some applausive statements concerning the great- ness and the glory of Illinois and concluded ; by introducing Governor Altgeld, who was booked on the bill to reply to the toast, “The Stace of Ilinois.” Gov. Altgeld. He showed much familiarity with his sub- ject. He talked in a talkative and unora- get that Illinois was not the only state in the Union. He carefully eschewed any re- marks which might have a political flavor. He told of the romantic history of the state. Of the deeds of heroism which had been done upon her sacred soil and outside her confines by those heroes she had bred. It was the land in which had been fought the battle which decided that Illinois was not to be a slave state, and practically sealed the doom of slavery on our continent. The record of Illinois and her sons in the Mex- ican war callenged admiration, and in the war of the rebellion she had d some of the greatest chieftains who had ever marshaled men. She had no rival in the race on material progress and develop- ment. She was building wonderful cities, and was working the marvels of the age. He characterized Shields as “one of the greatest leaders of the world.” Senator Palmer by Proxy. Senator John M. Palmer was to have res- ponded to the toast, “Career of Gen. Shields in Illinois,” but in his absence, Gen. Alfred Orendorf assumed this duty. He regretted the absence of the Senator as much as did others and styled him “The Gladstone of America.” Illinois took its name from an Indian word meaning “The home of great men.” It was not a misnomer. Shields was one of a coterie of Illinois’ sons who had left their finger prints on history and thei> footprints in the sands of time. He was the compeer of Lincoln, who had stepped from the earth to his home in the skies, and was the associate of Douglass. He said some gratifying things about Grant, and made complimentary allusion to his remark, “Let us have peace.” Shields’ influence had af- fected the course of Illinois. He said that the gallant Mulligan, when he said from his stretcher, “Lay me down, but, boys, save the: flag,” was influenced by the soul and spirit of Shields. Shields was ever on the side of the oppressed. His death was pa- thetic. After the administration of the rites of his church he had called for his old army coat and had it wrapped around him. If one would see his monument, or read his eulogy, look around into the faces of those who had come here to place a wreath*upon his memory. Minnesota's Tribute. Gov. Knute Nelson was advertised to re- ply to the toast, “Gen. Shields, Senator for Minnesota,” but his place was taken by Representative Mark H. Dunnell. He said that he iabored under some embarrassment and would confess it. Shields’ advent in Minnesota had been prior to his. The ter- ritory and state had loved him. He was loved and remembered still. Minnesota was loyal to his greatness. Mr. Dunnell said that he would not attempt a eulogy on Min- nesota. Largely she had her to make, but thus far she had run well. He closed by saying with regard to Gen. Shields “Peace to his ashes; all honor to his memo- Mr. Marsh Arnold replied to the toast, “Gen. Shields, Senator from Missouri.” With so many eloquent Missourians around the board he regretted that one of them had not been called upon to fill the post assigned him. But he had a theme which ought to enthuse all the sons and daughters of Mis- souri. He brought his humble offering and laid it at the feet of the great dead. He spoke of Shields as a son of a race that had lent its sunshine to all climes and ages. He was an Irishman and possessed of that keen perception which told him that westward the star of empire wends its way. He eulo- gized the west as being irreverent of prece- dent and ready now to solve the problems of government. He said that Gen. Shields’ ca- reer as Senator though brief had been gilded with purity. His public character was as stainless as his private, and stood as a mon- ument to his name. It was not solely as the intrepid warrior and dashing rider that Missouri revered the memory of Shields: it was his nobility when he had doffed the mil- itary garb and donned the civil robes. “His name rested on Fame’s eternal camping ground and glittered in the meridian blaze of heaven.” Shields was Irish and this meant that he was a lover and a champion of freedom, and a martyr to it if need be. He talked of Shields’ potency as Illinois history. i Z ae In the absence of Mr. Patrick Donohoe, editor of the Boston Pilot, Capt. John Tobin of Boston spoke to the toast ‘en. Shields as an Irish-American.” He said that every blow struck for freedom was a blow in be- half of Ireland. He paid some glowing h of the Irish people. Pp Capt. tributes to the w Toastmaster Mansur followed u Tobin by reading an original poem J. Beattie, entitled “Shiek The guests were as follows: C. H. Mansur, Alfred Orendorff, adjutant general Illinois; Frank H. Jones, first assistant postmaster general; Rufus N. , State treasurer Alinois; Col. Wm. P. Wood, Capt. John M. Tobin, Boston; Jos, H. O'Neill, M. C., Ma: sachusetts; Chas. S. Hamlin, Massachu- + Mr. John C. Tarsney, Homer Cook, John Finn, Andrew Gleason, Jno. Draincr, E. J. Hannon, M. G. Dale, Illinois: Jas. T. Davis, Thos. Kirby, W. B. Brady, Wm. H. Murphy, B. J. Coyle, Jno. P. Alt. geld, Illinois; Wm. H. Condon, Mlinoi: Marsh Arnold, Mark H. Dunneil, Katherine J. Shields, Dan S. Shields, Miss Gleason, Miss Nan Gleason, Charles J. Shields, Miss Minnie Lynch, Edward Lane, M. ¢ Mr. Julius Goldrick, Mr. Wm. M. Springer, Rensellaer Stone, Jno. Muldoon, Philadel- phia; Michael Cavill, Philadelphia: Joseph Sheehan, John McCaffney, Philadelphia; —— O'Brien, Mr. O'Bierne, New_York; jas. as. D. Brady, Virginia; Capt. Patrick O'Farrell, Thos. Sully, Walter H. French, Mr. A. J. Hunter, T. F. Bouton, W. J. Houghtaling, Albany New York; Allen C. Alfred F. Grubbs, Missouri; Clarence T. Boykin, Virginia; Frank Lawler. ‘The Committee. The banquet committee was as follows: Col. C. H. Mansur, chairman; Col. M. E. Urell, Capt. Haycock, Col. Fischer, Mr. Mark H. Dunnell, Gen. Crittenden, Judge MeDonald, Col. DuPeyster, Gen. Db. Brady, Gen, James R. O'Beirne. told of the reason and the aim of the fete. | Mansur, displayed considerable quiet | torical way,that almost made the people for-| veloped | Dr. Hershey Proposes to the Papal Dele- gate a Public Debate. and Catholic Schools an Constitution to Be the Subject of tl Proposed Discussion. Some of the utterances in the address de- livered by Monsignor Satolli at Gonzaga College Thanksgiving day, and published in The Star of that day, have been commented on considerably, and especially by Protest- ants. One well-known Protestant minister | of the city, who chauenges certain of Mgr. | Satolli’s statements respecting schools, has invited the Catholic prelate to meet him in public debate. The invitation was ad- dressed to Mgr. Satolli yesterday in the fol- lowing letter: Monsignor Satolli, Papal Ablegate, ete. Sir: At the Catholic congress at Chicago, again at New York, again at Cincinnati, again at Buffalo and but last week in this city, and no doubt at many additional points, you assigned yourself the task of in- terpreting the meaning of the American Constitution, and posed as a competent teacher of the principles and purposes of American institutions and declared what were the duties of American citizens there- to. If your views are right those held by a majority of the American people are wrong; if your theory of statecraft is correct ours is erroneous. Your whole life has been spent amid s0- cial influences and impressions and consti- tutional and institutional conditions wholly out of accord with the spirit of American civilization. You have been in this country but a few months, and it has been the won- |der and refiection with many of us how a full digest of your theory bearing upon clesiastical and state relations in this coun. try would affect the American people. Your declaration in this cliy upon Thank giving day (which we celebrate with a spirit not possible under any other consti- tutional or school system in the world) that the Catholic schools “are the surest | safeguard of the permanencs of the Con- | stitution and the best guide of the republic [in elvil pi and your further declara- tion that those “educated in Catholic schools da not lag behind the most pro- | gressive of the American people,” and your further declaration that “the more the Kov- ernment favors Catholic schools the more will the welfare of the commonwealth be advanced,” and your further declaration thnt Catholic schools are necessary to the | development of the republic mnder the Con- stitution show quite conclusively that you entertain in your mind a well-digested | view of thie controverted mottor. Alone with this T am persuaded of vour |scholarshin and ability for the econtro- versial Sel4 an’ that vou. as the hichest renresentative of vour church in this co trv. cen best speak w'th authority on this svvhfect. T do therefore nropose and snerest to von, ctr. thet at such # time end stare in this city as mav he agreeable ta Moth of ve we nronsed to discuss in public this simple pronnaition : Tender the Constitution hearine 'n mind the enirit which enderiieg ore Institutions, Aa nubite or Cotholic echoole best enbeerve, nramate Aavelon and meointrin el the In- farante which halang ta the American ner- nto cvarontee? by constitutional »na atutary Yan MUM ancntta ae ta Aate amd milena an’ Ate. cian af time cnn he anctily areaneed when tt pnnears that this nroposal is azreesble te bypepaecer wan of the etnearite af mr mo. fees and nf me nerennal pacar’ ana nf my ann TRO T naentt ene Pee goed Chane ee poperey Pretar Steth Peschutertan Cheech, Washineton. 1. C. Necemher # 189%. AFTER NEW YORK PLAYERS. The W: Like to Get Negotiations for exchange of players by the New York and Washington base ball clubs have begun. J. Warle Wagner end Manager Gus Schmelz of the Washingtons were closeted yesterday with Treasurer KE. B. Talcott for an hour. New York wants Farrell or Meakin, while Washington would like to secure George Davis, Jack Doyle and others of the New York team. It is stated that the Washington club would trade Third Baseman Joyce for that Farrell could go to New York, pro- viding three or four players were exchanged for him. Mr. Talcott told them that he wanted either Farrell or Meakin, and it is thought that he named Milligan, Baldwin, Petty, Burke and Tiernan as players who could be considered in an ex; ———— Transfers of Real Estate. Deeds in fee have been filed as follows: Kate Cornell to T. A. Rover, half interest in sub 45, sq. 623; $3,500, R. A. Moxrison | to Emma C. Knight, sub 46, sq. i; + S. Carr to Sarah M. Carr, subs 57 to ©), sq. 1028; $—. J. F. Scaggs et al. to L. Russell, subs 20 and sq. 1013; $3,500. J, E. Mil- ier to G. T. Pulaski, sub 120, sq. 152; $— F. A. Norman to H. B. Hoilsfield, sub 43, block 3, Le Droit Park; $. F. W. Carter to R. E. Pairo, sub 10, sq. 306; $— D. B. Gottwals to Z. B. Babbitt, sub , block 11, ‘inidad; ~ M. ae Gottwais to H. Evans, subs 84 and 87, Mock 1 do.; . T. Woods to N. C. Halde- man, sub 12, sq. 45, $. B. H. Warner to Emma Wise, lot 1%], Garfield . rine King et al. to J. A. Smii pa s. of 516; $. J. A. Smith to W. J. Donoh dc.; $. F. Nichaus et al. to same, do. W. J. Donoho to J. J. Sanborn, do., do.: $—. E. T. Benton, jr., to Catharine Blakely, jot 11, block 5, Burrville; $-. W. E. Ed- monston et al. to Thomas Armat, lot 6 block 3, West Brookland Park; $477.86. C. W. King to J. W. Gregg, part 6, sq. 512; $—. M. Ashford to Elizabeth A. Moore, sub 50, sq. 27; The Lervenworth Provost Guard. Gen. Schofield has issued an order direct- ing that in future applications for transfer to the provost guard at the military prison, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, will only be considered from unmarried men of excellent character and faithful service, who are serving a second enlistment at posts not too remote from Fort Leavenworth. The ex- pense involved, for transportation and sub- sistance, in the transfer of such men, will be borne by the government. SK ie As to Traveling Expenses. has been amended so as to read as follow “In the following cases no expense of travel is allowed: In joining for duty upon first appoirtment to the military service, or under the first order after a reinstatement, or reappointment; or under an order af- fecting a transfer frcm one company or regiment to another made at the request of the officers transferred. Assistant sur- geons. graduates of the Military Academy and officers appointed from enlisted men, joining under first order after appointment or commission, are excepted from these provisions. +9 —________ Army Ord Fortifications, Maj. Gen. Schofield, president of the army board of ordnance and fortifications, has submitted his report to Congress. that $544,076 has been allotted by the board since its last report. For the next fiscal year the board asks for $385,000 to continue experimental work on guns and powders, semminiet dabodes eV ioscan Applied for Appointment. Mr. John L. Butler of Pennsylvania has applied to Secretary Carlisle for appoint. ment as chief clerk of the bureau of statis. tics. Se, Baltimore Markets, BALTIMORE, Dec. 7.—Fiour steady, recelvte 17,500 barrels; ehipment, sceimber, OO'gaG0K4: January, Coaha ; stoumer No. 2 red. Giged 32 bushels, receipts, 1,258 bushels; stock, steady—good to choice timo- fet, unchanged. firm creamer} 25026; do. im good to choice, t 0. Grain ‘freights very 4 et middling, 7%. Buttes fair to choice, fa do, ta ve fine, “22a23:" do. fuir . 18820. Fzge stendy—24. 7 Rio cargoes, fair, 1%; No. 7, 18. Other arti- cles unchanged. 7.—Virginia_consola, threes, : Northern Central Southwestern incomes, bonds, 60%; Baltimore and Ohic 104%: first incomes, 60 bid: second 7: third incomes, Ta9; Consolidated Ga 114 bid; stock, 55% bid. George Davis. Manager Schmelz inferred | + SQ. | Paragraph 1478 of the army regulations | It shows | FINANCE AND TRADE. A General Improvement in Prices in Wall Street, CASH DIVIDEND IN CHICAGO GAS Advance in the Rate of Sterling |'GENERAL MARKET REPORTS. 1 —_—_.——. | Special Dispateb to The Evening Star. NEW YORK, Dec. 7.—There was nothing of sufficient importance in today’s market to overcome the prevailing inertia or ma- \terlally alter stock values. Opening figures ‘reflected an improvement varying from 1-8 to 1-2 per cent, and continued strong throughout the morning. The Bank of England rate of discount wes left unchanged at 3 per cent and London's |market for international securities was 1-2 per cent higher. Atchison was the favorite in the foreign market at 1-2 per cent advance to 19, and | the Income bonds were reported 1 per cent above yesterday's quotations. A similar im- provement in the securities of this property was recorded in our market on the state- ment the company will have no difficulty in meeting its interest payments. ‘The directors of the Ges Chicago declared a cash dividend of $377,226, which is equivalent to 1 1 of traders and save speculation from com- plete stagnation. General Electric advanced per cent on covering to 34 1-4. Sugar gained the same amount to 84 1-4. National Lead advanced to 22 1-2, @ net gain of 1-1-4 per cent, and Distillers improved 3-4 of a Point to 27 1-2. In the regular list Western Union gained 34 per cent on professional operations to Sterling exchange advanced another 1-2 per cent today and is rapidly nearing the gold exporting point. The advance tn - don’s discount rate during the day led to a sharp demand for sicht sterling and cable transfers. The supply of bills is unusually light for the season and the demand from Temitters shows no signs of abatement. Money continues in abundant supply at 1 and 1 1-2 per cent on call and from 2 to & on time. with almost any reasonably safe collateral. The clearing hene> statement shows ex- changes, $9,756.20: balances. $8.09 TAR, and the subtreasury’s debit balance. 842% 244, The @uliness was more pronounced at the heginnine of the last hour than at anv time during the dav. but sieht advances were rerorded throughout the list. Commission honses aid practically noth- ing ind traders were trading on both sifes of the accovnt for a quick turn, ‘The abundance of money and the slowly 4e- veloping tendency to take advantage of the extremely low interest rate make the bears ainusually cauticus in thelr move- ments. and in the absence of any recor- | nized leader of the opposing forces specu- lation has dwindled into narrowness and professionalism. The possibilities of gold exports mar be | used later in the week to further the bear campaign. but as yet no gold has been tak- en for shipment. The cl-sing was steady at fractional gaing from initial figures. tee FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL. followine the a serene ae sry 2 Re te gigs fer segs emacs ay, New York stock exchy Messrs. Moore & Schley. No. AO broad’ wey f: bebe American Snar American Snear, » ay wena ai ie soe f A i Sie Fa 7 i i & BH Be 3 if 4 i Washington Stock Echange. Sales—regular salt? o'clock m.—Limeola Fire | District of Columbia Bonds. 20-year fund Sa, 108 | bid. Water stock Tx, 1901, currency, 118 bid’ 30 | Year fund Gs, gold, 115 bid. Water stock Ts, 1908, | 125 bid. 3.06, funding, currency, 108% bid. | Miscellaneous Bonds.-Washington and George town K. R. conv. Gs, Ist, 141 bid, 150 | Washington and Goorgetowa KR. R. eww | 141 bid, 150 asked. Masonic Hall Associa’ 102% bid, 108% asked. Washington Market Com pany Ist Gs, 105 bid, 112 asked. Washington ket Company imp. ts, 105 bid. Washington Market Company ext. a, 100 Did, 10 asked. Se- American curity and Trost Ss, 1905, A. and 0., 100 bid. i fis Capitol and North © Street | Metropolitan R. R. conv. @s, 1 tric Light conv. Ss, 108 bid. || National Bank Stocks.—Bank of bid. Bank of the Republic, 280 bid, Metropolitan, 250 bid. Central, 260 ‘bid. 130 bid. Farmers and Mechanics’, zor’, 135 bid, 175 asked. Columbia, 112 ital, 112 bid. West End, asked. wid. 112 asked. Lincoln, #0 bid, 100 asked. 100 asked. Raflroad Stocks.—Wasbineton and 250 hid. Metropolitan. 100 asked. asked. Capitol and North © Street, ington and Soldiers’ Home, 30 asked. and Tenallytown, 30 asked. Inanrance Stocks. Firemen’s. 88 Franklin, 46 bid. 52 asked. ii alty 5 I i i i 3 75 National Union, 18 asked. Arlington, tr z 8 Rices, 7 Mid, 7% nuked. People's, 5 bid, 6% asked. Lincotn, 7% bid, Sm Title Trsnrance Stocks.—Real Fatate ‘Title, 1 bil. Columbia Title, 0% bid, TH asked. Wash- ington Title. 6 bid, § asked. Gas and Electric Light Stocks. Washington Gas, 0 bid. BG asked, Georgetown Gas, 80 bid. T. Flectric Light, 114 bid. ‘Telephone Stocks.Penneylvania, 48 asked. Chee- apenke and, renee bid. American Grapho phone, 2 bid, 24 asked. Miscellancons Stocks. Washington Market, tid. Great Falls Tee. 110 bid, 140 naked. Run Panorama, 19 Md, 25 asked. Pneumatic Guo Carriage, .75 x 5 Inter Ocean ing. ashi Steamboat, 90 asked. | Sante Trepeatt and Trost Companies. National Sate Deposit and Trust Company, 125 bid. Loan and Trost, 102 bid. American Security and ‘Trust, 127 bid, 130 asked. | Reported by Silsby & Co. bankers an@ | brokers, Metropolitan Bank building. | CHICAGO, Dec. 7.188% 4 70. 3 The Spanish general at Meitl of compelling Morocco to agree tablishment of a neutral zone. It pected that, if such a proposition made to the sultan, the Riffs wil