Evening Star Newspaper, January 15, 1894, Page 2

® train from Orange following the wrecked He says: “The last car of the train at Summit. This car was telescoped and completely demolished, no = rndd escaping without injury. is William oldest. —_ Staph Company, who died while being in en to St. Mary’s Hospital, Hoboken, where many of the injured are being cared for. Mr. Ferguson's son Frederick and daugh- ter are among the maimed.” Later—It is stated two of the killed have identified as from Summit, N. J. One of them is a typewriter who worked at the Typewri' — of the Smith Premier iter iny in New York. m the Orange Train Hurt. ars of the South Orarge train, which did the telescoping, received a lively shaking ‘up, but none of the passengers on it were @ flagman run- ; Re embankment opposite his win- would indicate that the flagman on the Dover express had dropped off al- most at the very moment that the collision took place, as the Dover express was run- slowly on account of the fog and the of ensack Hack i a was just preparing flag train wh engine rushed ose t out of the fog, too close and into New York city. pakeE rec HEAVY FOG AT NEW YORK. Navigation in East and North Rivers Made Dangerous. NEW YORK, Jan. 15.—A heavy fog, which ®et im at about 5 o'clock this morning, hangs over the harbor and makes naviga- tion difficult, if not dangerous. The ferry- boat South Brooklyn, plying between the Battery and 39th street, in Brooklyn, while used crowds to ac- cumulate, which completely filled the boats of this line, and teams were refused pass- age. All of the ferries are behind time, incoming cota peony tet mer in of safety down the bay to await the of the fog. —— TO FIGHT FOR THE QUEEN. E & Company of Men Being Organised at Vancouver. NEW YORK, Jan. 15—A special to the Herald trom Vancouver, B.C., says: ‘There is now being organized here a com- son of ex-Attorney Smart of Mani- toba, and S. Sansom, a retired volunteer of this city.. Most of the men engaged are former mounted policemen or men who served with Canadian militia throughout the recent rebellion. Sansom was seen and admitted the truth of the story, but de- to give particulars until after the re- ceipt of advices from Honolulu, which ar- rived at San Francisco by the Australia Saturday. “Fred” Johnson, through- i ry 3 known ut the west for his assumption of the title of the Duke of Matsqui. lea’ fo Hono- lulu on Tuesday, ought ti GOING TO AFRICA. Negroes in Arkansas and Tennessee Leaving Their Homes. MEMPHIS, Tenn., Jan. 15.—The negroes fm this section of the south, principally those in Arkansas, haye contracted the emigration fever again and there is an exodus of black men to Africa. A dispatch from Marianna, Ark., says that all the megroes of that neighborhood are sacri- ficing what little property they have with the intention of going to the dark conti- nent. One car load has passed through Brinkley en route for New York, whence they intend to sail for their ultimate destination. It seems as if the scheme had been worked up by negro agents, who have been can- vassing the section for some time, for what purpose or in whose interests is not known. Many of the negroes owned small Places and several head of stock and were, comperatively speaking, in good circum: stances, but have sacrificed all for a few dollars to pay their way to New York. A prominent planter purchased nineteen hogs from one of these would-be emi- Brants for the small sum of $%. SE EE TWO NEW JERSEY MEN. Death of Eminent id Wealthy Resi- dents. TRENTON, N. J., Jan. 15.—Augustus A. Ritchie, one of the oldest members of the bar in New Jersey, and a director of Bound Brook Railroad Company, died here this morning of brain fever. He was largely in- terested in the coal and iron mining indus- tries of Pennsylvania. He was seventy- five years of age, and leaves an estate val- ued at a million dollars. PERTH AMBOY, N. J., Jan. 15.—Wm. B. Mount, a wealthy and prominent citizen of this city, fell dead from heart failure this Morning, while standing in @is yard. Mr. Mount has served the city as treasurer, @ssessor, and in several minor capacities. He was seventy-six years of age. ——_ — The Dummy Prize Fight. JACKSONVILLE, Fla. Jan. 15.—Sherifft Broward has not yet recelved any word from the governor as to his duties tonight at the dummy boxing contest to be held at the theater, and is rather worried over it. Political complications are so thick that the sheriff is in doubt what to do. ~ Big Damages Wanted. A suit for $20,000 damages was filed today by Thos. A. Perry, through C. A. Bran- denburg, against Joseph Wislar for enter- ing his store house on the 13th and seizing hhis stock, valued at $3,000. —_aa Mystic Shriners Gone to New York. Upwards of a hundred members of Almas Temple, Mystic Shrine, went over to New York this morning on the Pennsylvania Failroad to participate in the grand cele- bration of the order at the Madison Square len. They_were under the command of Potentate Harrison Dingman, and an- ticipate a right royal good time during their Stay in Gothara. > — Mr. Warner Will Open It. Mr. B. H. Warner, president of the board of trade of this city, will formally open the food exposition this evening at the Light Infantry armory. ——— The Travel Club. The Travel Club meets tonight at the Strathmore Arms. A paper by Mr. Croffut on “From Athens to Jerusalem” will be THE EVENING STAR, MONDAY, JANUARY 15, 1894-TWELVE PAGES. LATE NEWS BY WIRE: Admiral da Gama Defines ‘the Policy of His Party. MELLO HAS GONE FOR MORE TROOPS. Belligerent Rights Will Be De. manded. HOPEFUL OF SUCCESS. pes eee Copyrighted, 1894, by the United Press. RIO JANEIRO, Jan. 10, via Montevideo, Jan. 15.—An interview was had yesterday on board the Almirante Tamandare, with Admirai Da Gama, who is in command of the insurgent squadron before Rio Janeiro. The admiral said: “Our policy is to hold on until help comes. We have not men enough to hold the main- land. Eight days ago we recaptured the government's magazine on Governor's Is- Jand and seized 175 cases of ammunition and thirty barrels of powder. We also destroyed much of the material | storea On last we cap- there. Thursday tured Ingenho Island, on which is an un- finished fort. The garrison at this point numbered 105 men. We made seventy-three prisoners, four of whom were officers. | Much ammunition and other supplies, to- ther with two cannon, fell into our ids. Many of the prisoners transferred their allegiance to us and shipped on board our vessels. None of the captured officers did s0, however. Mello Has Gone South. “We can hold our own for two months, but I do not believe we can do so for any longer time. We do not know where Ad- miral Mello is at present. When he left Rio Janeiro he went south to organize and help. We are in accord with Gen. Gomer- cindo, the commander of the victorious army at Curityba, in the state of Sao Paulo. This place is 600 miles away. Gen. Gomercindo has too many cavalry in his command to allow our vessels bringing them to Rio Janeiro. Admiral Mello may bring back with him a co-operating force. Not Fighting for Monarchy. “Tf we get the Nictheroy we will surely win. We will demand belligerent rights based on these three points: Our force com- prises all the Brazilian navy in service ex- cept two skips; second, we control three of the southern states, the government having Ro organized force south of Sao Paulo, and, third, we have made war for nearly five months and have an organized government in the south.” ‘When questioned as to the object of the insurrection, and if it was the purpose of the lead-rs of the movement to monarchy, Admiral Da Gama said: “No. We are fighting for a plebiscite in order that the people may say freely what form of government they want. We hope to The people are with us at heart. As evidence of this I call to mind that all but three of the newspapers published in Rio Janeiro have been suppressed. Mem- bers of the national guard desert the gov- ernment by twos and threes daily and come over to us.” Speaking of the disadvantages which his fleet was conducting the Admiral De Gama said that the insurgents had no machine shops at which they couh! repair defects in the machinery of their ships, should they occur, and that they had no magazine on which to draw for supplies of ammunition. The admiral was emphatic in his denun- ciation of the government for allowing the insurgent hospital on Cobras Island to be fired upon. Eight shells, he said, had lan- ed there, and the scenes when they ex- Ploded among the wounded were frightful. under fight, ee INDIFFERENT BRAZILIANS. Residents of Pernambuco Care Noth- ing About the War. NEW YORK, Jan. 15.—The steamer Para- ense, Capt. Thomas, arrived last night from Pernambuce, Ceara and Para. She brought news from Pernambuco as late as Decem- ber 18. At that time the Nictheroy was standing off and on, outside the harbor, and would not enter. Capt. Thomas stated that one day the signal was hoisted on the marine observation tower on shore, man-of-war approaching from the sout! ‘The officers of the Nictheroy were able to read the signal with their glasses, and im- mediately the ship was headed for the open sea, and disappeared from sight, not to re- turn until the following day at 7 p. m. The man-of-war thus signaled proved to be the Barracouta of the British squadron. She coaled and proceeded to Rio, in spite of @ petition of the local British merchants, that she be retained at Pernambuco to pro- tect British interests in case of an outbreak at that point. Capt. Thomas saw nothing of either the America or the Santuit and Piratiny. At Pernambuco the torpedo boat Aurora was anchored. There was a good deal of suppressed excitement at Pernambuco, but 10 collisions between civilians and soldiers. t both Ceara and Para all was quiet, and much as usual. The inhabitants knew very little about the war operations at Rio and elsewhere, and seemed to be little interested. ie THE NEW MARSHAL. He Formally Assumes Office Late This Afternoon. Marshal Wilson this afternoon took the oath of office at the hands of Chief Justice Bingham, and filed his bonds in $30,000, with Dr. E. D. Clarke and B. C. Duncanson as sureties. The new marshal was induct- ed into the office by his predecessor, ex- Marshal Ransdell. He ived the congratulations of a number of friends, who also extended their good wishes to Capt. Ransdell. Ex-Marshal Ransdell in taking leave of many of his friends today and receiving their good wishes for his future welfare said that he would return to his home in Indiana and in doing so he left public of- fice with the approval of his conscience and the good wishes of those with whom he had been brought in contact. So many, irrespective of party, had given him kindly words that it really seemed that the parting of official relations was a pleasure. ——_. The Tariff Bill. At 11:25 the clerks of the House began to read the Wilson bill, relieving each other about every fifteen minutes. It required two hours and twenty-five minutes to read the bill, even at the rapid rate at which the clerks proceeded. Immediately after the reading of the bill Chairman Wilson suggested that for three days the bill should be open to amendment by sections, instead of having amendments — at any point in the bill indiscrimi- nately. Mr. Reed (Me.) retorted that he was glad to see the chairman of the committee of ways snd means had recognized the im- Propriety of the way in which it had been proposed to rush the bill through, as it had put the question of recognition of the offer- ing of amendments solely on the man who occupied the chair. —————_-e—___ The Wallace Cane. Counsel for Patrick Jules Wallace, the a long cipher telegram from Capt. Picking, noon last was held on @ charge of being a suspicious character, stated to Judge Kim- ball this morning that he would not be able to give the bond ‘equired, $100, until to- morrow morning, and the case was con- tinued until that time. ——. A Dispatch From Capt. Picking. The Secretary of the Navy today received @ long cipher telegram from Capt. Picking at Rio, giving the latest phases in the revo- lution, but he declines to make it public at present. ——_—_—_+e+________ 4& Lunch for a Good Cause. The Deaconess Home, which is a center of activity in the present general move- ment to relieve the destitute, is in need of funds, and as one means of providing for the necessity a lunch and New England dinner is to be served at Willard’s Hall, Tuesday and Wednesday. Lunch from 12 to 2 o'clock and dinner from 4 to 7. Those who patronize it are assured of a good din- ner or lunch, while having the satisfaction of at the same time contributing to help a worthy organization. FIGHTING THE NOMINATION The Senate Considering Mr. Hornblower's Selection to the Bench. Senator Hill Has a Busy Day Rallying the Opposition—The Chances for Confirmation. This was: Senator Hill's busy day. He reached the Capitol at an early hour, and began at once the difficult task of inter- viewing personally every Senator witnin reach who might possibly by any sort of argument be induced to vote against the confirmaticn of Mr. Hornblower to be a justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. It is needless to say that Mr. Hill was nervous. To use an old housewife met- aphor, he was as nervous as a fish. He buttonholed Senator after Senator, talked long, earnestly, animatedly and eloquently. Republicans and democrats alike were the targets of his attention. He went three times to the District committee room be- fore he finally found Senator Harris. Then he glued his lips into the Senator's ear for @ quarter of an hour. Then for ten min- utes he argued with Senator Manderson, who was waiting for a quorum of the Ford's Theater committee to assemble, and meanwhile was revising some manuscript. Mr. Hill's diction did not interrupt the re- vision. In fact, Senator Manderson did not seem in the least moved. He went right on, scratching cut and writing in while the Senator from New York rapped the table with his finger and grew excited. The Fight o When the Senate convened at 12 o'clock Mr. Hill was just as nervous ever. He and Mr. Murphy put their heads together for a few minutes and then scattered to bring the propaganda to a climax. Mr. Hill Saw fifteen Senators in as many minutes. He was polite, suave and courteous to them all. Mr. Hill was making no enemies at such an important juncture in his political career. Even when, after thirty-five min- utes of nervousness, he secured the floor to move an executive session, he restrained his impatience for at least ten minutes to enable several of his friends on the repub- lican side and one or two on his own side of the chamber to get in bills and reports and | aye He asked Senator Gallinger, who ad given notice of a tariff speech today, if he could not just as conveniently address the Senate tomorrow. There was honey in Mr. Hill's tones, and honey in those of Mr. Gallinger, as the latter said that his tariff speech could not be regarded as of any !m- portance in comparison with an executive session. He had a bad cold, and would even regard Mr, Hill’s motion for an executive session as an act of courtesy. Then both Senators bowed, and in the most mellifluous tones the Senator from New York moved an executive session, which was orderad, and the great Hornblower fight was on. The Chances. The general impression when the doors were closed was that the nomination stood a good chance of being confirmed. The feeling was that the delay has helped the President's case and that the sentiments of the national republican committee ex- pressed tn favor of Mr. Hornblower had served to prevent any general voting on the republican side in behalf.of Mr. Hill's contention. Mr. Hill was approaching the republican Senators today in their capac- ity as lawyers with interests at the Su- preme Court and not as republicans or as politicians. It is said that he had little success with them. Mr. Hill's Attack. The Senate went into executive session at 12:42 p.m., and almost as soon as the doors were closed Mr. Hill called up the re- port of the judiciary committee on the Hornblower case and began speaking in support of the adverse report of that com- mittee. Hill did not, according to current reports, omit to discuss the political phase of the case, but, on the contrary, made some very plain statements as to the reasons why, from his point of view, the nomination was made and insisted upon. He also held that the action of the President was the first step in the direction of a complete over- throw—unless the executive be checked—of the senatorial prerogative, and he appealed to Senators, regardless of party, to stand by the report of the judiciary committee—a report that was non-partisan in its char- acter, and which emanated from one of the greatest committees of the Senate. At 2 o'clock Mr. Hill nad not ceased speaking. It is understood that Mr. Hill went into this case in detail and made a vigorous speech in opposition to confirm- ation on the grounds that Mr. Hornblower was not qualified to sit upon the Supreme bench of the United States, and that in corroboration of these statements and in support of the report of the committee he laid before the Senate the letters and other documents which had been before the com- mittee. Mr. Hill, it is said, urged Senators to use that judgment they were called upon to exercise under the constitution, and to ex- ercise it undeterred by the ear of executive patro1 or favor. Mr. Hill’s entire speech indicated, it is said, a vigorous opposition to the administration. Mr. Vilas Follows. Mr. Hill finished speaking at 2:15, and ene Senator who heard it throughout char- acterized the speech as a “plain, straight- forward statement, at which no cne could take offense.” He was followed by Mr. Vilas, a member of the judiciary committee, and one of the administration Senators on that committee. Mr. Vilas sought to refute the allegations concerning Mr. Hornblower’s incapacity to fill the position to which he was nominat- ed, but, it is understood, did not permit himself to be diverted into a political dis- cussion of the case. It is said that Mr. Gray will follow Mr. Vil: ———_-o—_______ DISTRICT IN CONGRESS. Local Justices. Senator Mitchell of Oregon today report- ed favorably from the committee on the judiciary the bill to extend the jurisdiction of justices of the peace in the District of Columbia, which was introduced by him on the 2ist of last August. The purpose of the bill, as stated by the report of the com- mittee, is to extend the original and exclu- sive jurisdiction of justices of the peace in the District to $100 instead of $50 and con- current jurisdiction with the District Su- preme Court to $300 instead of $100, and in addition to confer upon them authority to institute proceedings in attachment and replevin when the amount involved does not exceed . The only amendment recommended by the committee is the cleri- cal one. —_——_—_-2-+_____. CAPITOL TOPICs. To Pay Our Share. The Secretary of the Treasury sent to the House today a communication from the Sec- retary of State requesting an appropriation of $106 to meet the share of the United States in the expense of the general bureau created by an article of the general act con- cluded at Brussels, July, 1890, for the re- pression of the African slave trade and the restriction of the importation into and sale in a defined zone of Africa of firearms, am- munition and spirituous liquors. The cost of running the bureau was 9,400 francs, divided among eighteen signatory powers. Post Office Buildings. Postmaster General Bissell appeared be- fore the House committee on public build- ings and grounds today to ask for an ex- tension of the building now occupied’ by the Post Office Department. He explained to the committee the present overcrowded condition of the quarters now occupied, compelling the department to pay, large rentals for quarters outside, and urged the committee to either provide a new build- ing or to add three stories to the present structure. He estimated that the later improvement could be made at a cost of $1,500,000, His statement to the committee was an outline of the comments upon this matter made in his last annual report and published in The Star at the time. + SENT TO THE SENATE. Mr. Pruden Takes the Hawaiian Cor- respondence Into Executive Session. At 2 o'clock today Assistant Private Sec- retary Pruden brought to the Senate the President's message transmitting the Ha- wailan correspondence laid before the House last Saturday. Although the Sen- ate was in executive session Mr. Pruden was admitted behind the closed doors and delivered the documents. STAR READERS AND THE POOR. Let All Subscribe Something, No Mat- ter How Little. Subscribers to The Star who desire to take part in the general movement to re- Meve destitution in the city can send their contributions to the general committce through the collectors of The Star when they call to make their monthly collections. It is desired that all who can shall make a contribution every month for three months. Let every one give something, if it is on!y a dime. The contribution should be place} in an envelope with the accompanying coupon, properly filled, and handed to The Star’s collector. ‘Those who desire to do so may sen the envelopes directly to The Star office instead of waiting for the collector. COUPON. THE STAR SUBSCRIBERS’ FUND. to- jon gether with the amount of your monthly subscripti Cut out this coupon, fillnp the blanks and place it EACH MONTH FOR THREE MONTHS. MOUNT TO BE GIVEN ws ro} 2 ui ~ a rj in an envelope to be handed to The Evening Star col- lector when he calls. FOR THE RELIEF OF THE POOR. THE DEADLY TROLLEY Its Advocates Making Renewed Efforts for Congressional Support. An Outside Speculative Scheme—The District Committees Opposed, but General Sentiment Being Invoked. It Is learned upon most excellent author- ity today that a sustained and systematic effort is now being made by interested per- fons to work up a sentiment in the House and Senate favorable to the introduction of the trolley system for street railroads in the District of Columbia. The effort, which is being made quietly and unostentatiously, is for the purpose of preparing the way for Proposed legislative action in this line and to this end. It is not the purpose of the promoters of the plan to waste any more time upon the House or Senate District committees to obtain authorization for the trolley scheme, as it is generally conceded that the sentiment of those committees is not favorable to the trolley, but the pres- ent action is with a view to subsequently proposing the authority to use the trolley by an amendment to an appropriation bill, or some bill offered by the District com- mittee. Whether the amendment will be offered in the House or Senate appropriation com- mittee or whether it will be proposed dur- ing the consideration of some bill in the House or Senate, has not yet been deter- mined, and is contingent upon the encour- agement which the promoters of Mew Geer ley interests meet in sounding mem and Senators upon the plan. The primary ef- fort is confined at present to an attempt to stimulate interest in the trolley and work up a@ favorable sentiment. Not the Metropolitan. It is not understood that the Metropolitan railway is behind this effort. On the con- trary the Metropolitan people have given recent and firm assurances that they are sincere in their request for authority to lay an underground trolley system on their 9th street line and are anxious to give the underground trolley a fair trial, believing that it can be worked successfully, and having the guarantee of the representa- tives of the Buda-Pesth system of its prac- ticability. At this time they are asking for hearings before the House District commit- tee on their bill introduced during the extra session of Congress last summer, and will be given an opportunity some time this week to advocate the passage of the bill conferring authority to put the under- ground trolley in operation. An Outside Syndicate. Indications point to a close connection between the present promoters of the over- head trolley plan and the syndicate of out- side capitalists which has from time to time been dickering for the control of sev- eral lines of street railways in this city. In fact it may be stated with reasonable assuratice of positiveness that it is this syndicate which is behind the present movement. The whole matter is said to be in furtherance of an extensive speculative scheme, having for its basis the right to operate the overhead trolley on any street railway line in the city and the simulta- neous acquirement of a number of the best lines that are now using horses. ———_—__+..______ Officers Elected Today. American Security and Trust Company. Directors: A. T. Britton, C. J. Bell, M. W Beveridge,Henry F. Blount,J. Mills Browne, S. S. Burdett, W. M. Coates, Robert Dor- nan, Daniel Donovan, C. C. Duncanson, Matthew G. Emery, James E. Fitch, Henry Wise Garnett, John E. Herrell, John N. Hutchinson, John 8, Jenks, William A. Johnson, John A. Kasson, George L. Knowles, John R. McLean, C. J. Milne, C. 8. Noyes, M. M. Parker, Jas. G. Payne, Charles Porter, A. A. Thomas, W. 8. Thompson, A. M. Read, Henry A. Wil- lard, Joseph Wright. Mutual tection Fire Insurance Compa- ny.—Trustees: Wm. Ballantyne, Wm. J. Sib- ley, John T. Given, N. W. Burchell, Wm. 8. Thompsor, 8. H. Kauffmann, James L. Nor- ris, James E. Fitch, C. B. Jewell. The election for managers of the Mutudi Fire Insurance Company of the District of Columbia closes today at 6 p. m. The fol- lowing was the only ticket voted: Jesse B. Wilson, Matthew G. Emery, James W. Bar- ker, E. Kurtz Johnson, George T. Dearing, Samuel H. Walker, Oliver T. Thompson. Election of officers of the Journeymen Bakers’ Beneficial Union: President, W. B. Chrisman; vice president, L. Kinzinger; re- cording secretary, Chas. Bender; financial secretary, J. T. Doyle; treasurer, Henry Ar- nold; finance committee,Christian Hohbein, chairman; F. Shultz, W. Has: ert, J. Frankel; sergeant-at-arms, W. Was- sum. The society has a membership of ninety-six and has a surplus of $2,500 in the treasury. i Biological Soctety. At the 220th meeting of the Biological Society in the assembly hall of the Cosmos Club on Saturday evening Dr. C. W. Stiles was elected recording secretary of the so- clety to succeed Mr. F. V. Coville, whose resignation was accepted. Mr. Robert T. Hill gave a paper on “A new fauna from the cretaceous formation of Texas,” pre- | senting numerous figures of fossil animals. The paper was discussed at length by Prof. | Lester F. Ward. Dr. Stiles gave an ac- | count of biology as taught in twenty of the leading educational institutions of the land. The paper elicited considerable dis- cussion from Surgeon Gen. Sternberg, Prof. Riley, Dr. Fernow, Mr. Lucas and others. aR AONE Young Men’s Catholic Club. The ten additional members of the board of directors of the Yourg Men's Catholic Club were elected yesterday morning as follows: W. H. McGrann, T. M. Ring, M. F. Halloran, D. J. Foley, P. J. Walshe, M. A. Keane, Jno. A. Moran, R. A. Lehmann, T. J. Gurney and F. A. + Van Reuth. The officers, together with the above- named gentlemen, wiil constitute the board until July next. PRACTICAL CHARITY Good Work Being Done at the Free Soup House. Crowds Are Present at the Qpening of the Second Week—Energetic Ladies Engaged in the Movement. Charity and good will toward men have taken a practical form at the free soup house No. 1023 7th street northwest. This Philanthropic work is being conducted by the ladies of the First Reformed German Trinity Church, corner of 6th and N streets northwest. It has entered upon its second week of usefulness and its beneficiaries are legion. It is one of the most beneficent of the many charitable undertakings which have recently proved that the Christians of the District of Columbia are worthy of the name. On the opening day, just one week ago, the ladies dispensed soup, bread and meat to 104 applicants, Tuesday, 194; Wed- nesday, 204; Thursday, 236; Friday, 274; and Saturday, 287. This shows an increase daily. On the seventh day the work- ers rested and today at noon the doors were once more opened and the hungry throng pressed in. The Throng Today. All during the forenoon stregglers were coming in with requests for food, These were told to return at noon and they did it in force. The throng grew by what it fed on. At 2 o'clock, the hour set for closing, it was almost as large as at any other time. In consequence of this the place remained open over time. Men, women and children paraded through with pails and buckets and pitchers in one long procession. Those who came without vessels were supplied with bowls and allowed to range themselves on the benches along the walls. Scores of them stood up and smacked their lips. If anybody doubts that there are hi peo- ple in the District of Columbia, let that skeptic hie himself to the free are served with each order of soup, snd @ square meal can be made off the whule. When The Star man reached the place sav- ory smells were rising from great ket- tles, and hustling and energetic bare-armed ladies were dealing out the lunches, and it took over 200 loaves of bread to go round, pretty close to 90 gallons of soup and near- ly 100 pounds of meat. The number of pa- trcns approximated 350. The prime mover in the work is Mrs. Loeffler. She has given the use of the large store room in which the soup is dispensed for two months, rent free, and has donated meat in generous quantities. On the day of opening she gave one hundred and fifty pounds, and has maintained this record all along the line. eisen; the vice president, Mrs. Sauter, and the secretary, Mrs. Facius, have been untir- ing in their efforts to make the charity a success. They have made it so, About sixty ladies are assisting in the movement. Contributions Acknowledged. Today, the committee acknowledged con- tributions as follows: Mrs. Andrew Loef- fier, three boxes macaroni, ox-tails and liver puddings, beans and canned tomatoes; Mrs. Oscar Berger, one dozen cans toma- toes; S. 8. Oppenheimer, New York, soup boiler; Kennedy, cover for same; Eberly & Sons, volunteer labor; Morsell, tinware; Schafer, buckets, &c.; J. Schaffert, tables; Ergood, rice; Engel, vegetables; Mrs. Beck, vegetables; Mrs. William Holmead, sack of carrots; Heitmuller, vegetables; Price, po- tatoes; Charles Brown, barrel carrots; H. F, Holsten, barley; A. Dinekas, 200 loves of bread; Canon and Chandler, vegetables; Agnew & Co., one ton of coal; Andrew Loeffler, 225 pounds of meat; Unknown, bread, Price & Brown, potatoes; Roth, vegetables; Haufman, split peas; Cissel, salt; Crane, vegetables; Miss Milligan, 50 cents; J. K. Pfeil, 40 pounds meat, 2 bush- els carrots and 2 bushels turnips; Mrs. H. Schroth, vegetables, meat and bread; Ebel, meat; Mr. , Baltimore, box barley; H. Klenk, bread; Infidel, 100 loaves bread; Brown, bread; J. J. Appich, 71 pounds meat. A good many contributions came in today too late for publication. —_—~._—___.. CRAP SHOOTERS, Two Parties of Them H: led Up and Fined Today. Early yesterday morning Officers Jack and Russell discovered a game of crap go- ing on in Newmeyer’s carpet factory, on E street northwest, participated in by Robert Upshaw, Edwin Robertson, Joseph Mahony, George Queen, Dantel Queen, Edward Will- jams, Charles Johnson, Lott Cozzens and Joseph Williams, nine colored men. The officers captured the nine men after much dificulty, and this morning they were charged before Judge Kimball with dis- orderly conduct. It was testified that the men were playing both crap and cards, hav- ing been invited to do so there by Daniel Queen, Mr. Newmeyer’s watchman, un- known, of course, to Mr. Newmeyer. One of the men testified that the play was mere- ly for drinks, the novelty of the play being that the losers were not permitted to drink. Counsel for the men claimed that the men had done nothing more than was, as as- |Serted by him, “done by the upper ten in the high-toned clubs of the city” nightly, and contended that the men having beer: invited to the place by Mr. Newmeyer's watchman, had a perfect right to do as they did. The court could not see it in that light, however, and the men were fined $5 each. |, Sergt. Daily had Charles Watson and twelve other colored men and boys before | the court on a similar charge, the Parties | having been ught in a house playing crap in South Washington, and a fine of $8 each was imposed. — REFUSED TO COMPLY. An Altercation Between a Pawnbro- ker and a Police Officer. Pawnbroker Henry R. Gross was charged before Judge Kimball this morning with having refused to permit Detective Geo. W. Boyd to examine a watch pledged to him. | The officer testified that he discovered that Mr. Gross had a watch supposed to have been stolen, and that the pawnbroker hard- ed the watch over. It was discovered sub- sequently that part of the works were miss- ing, and Mr. Gross refused to give them up when requested to do so Saturday last. Mr. Gross stated that Detective Boyd had been given all of the watch, as he (Gross) supposed, and when the detective came af- ter the missing part he used such insulting and profane language that he had preferred charges against him of language and con- duct unbecoming an officer, and Mr. Gross further stated that had the officer asked for the missing part of the watch in a gertiemanly manner, it would have been handed to him. Detective Boyd denied Mr. Gross’ charge of improper conduct, but Mr. Gross reiter- ated what he had said, and explained further that at police headquarters the officer stated to him that if he were not an officer he would be “G—d d—d if he would not punch it out of him.” Detective Boyd denied that, and Judge Kimball stated that the alleged improper conduct was a matter to be passed on else- where. It appeared that the charge against Mr. Gross had been made out, and he would have to pay a fine of $10. Mr. Dant Improving. Mr. Charles Dant, who was injured by the cars on the Chevy Chase railroad yes- terday, near the zoo, and who was remov- ed to Providence Hospital, is reported today to have been pretty badly hurt, but that it will not be necessary to amputate his limbs, as it was at one time supposed. His condition today was said to be a little bet- ter. ieee Two Convicts Pardoned. The President has granted a pardon to J. T. D. Meredith of West Virginia, convict- ed of passing counterfeit money, on the ground that further confinement will make him hopelessly insane, and also to J. A. Edmonds of Kentucky, for violation of rey- enue laws. Rev. G. W. Samson, former president of the Columbian University, is visiting his son, Dr. George C. Samson, 2423 Pennsyl- vania avenue. Adjt. Gen. Ruggles has returned from a visit to Chicago and Fon du Lac and was at the War Department today. Col. Ernst, formerly commissioner of public buildings and unds and now su- berintendent of the West Point Military Academy, is in the city on business before Congress. soup house | and watch the people eat. Half a loaf of per bread and a goodly chunk of fresh meat | The president, Mrs. Muehl- | FINANCE AND TRADE. Prices of Stocks Somewhat Improved Reorganizing Erie and Richmond Terminal. GENERAL MARKET REPORTS. Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. NEW YORK, Jan.15.—Introductory prices this morning varied from 1-8 to 21-2 per cent from last week’s closing and were gen- erally improved on a small volume of busi- ness. London was a trifle higher and bought moderately of Atchison and Nash- ville. Last week's dullness was emphasized in today’s narrow trading, and news of every description was scarce. The process of reorganizing Erie and Richmond Terminal will be watched with considerable interest during the week, as Some interesting developments are antici- pated within the next few days. Western Union is again on the market as a bear card, and lower prices are predicted in the near future for this favorite. Tne mysterious selling of round lots, which at- | tracted the attention of traders last week, | Was resumed this morning, and adds color to the rumor that some one is marketing long stock. The covering of shorts and a moderate investment demand advanced the | price in the face of these rumors to 855-8, | but the prophets are confident that a de- | cline will follow the announcement of the | facts leading to the recent selling. Reading was the stongest stock on the Mst, advancing 13-4 per cent to 4 on con- siderable activity. Northern Pacific preferred dropped off 1 cent to 14; Northwest advanced 3-4 to 1001;% and Burlington lost 1 per cent to 7. | ‘The industrials were all strong within | marrow limits and much less active than | usual, owing to the lack of further en- couragement from Washington. % The market for sterling continues dull, | but decidedly strong, with a tendency to- ward higher prices. The scarcity of bilis is quite marked, and the demand, though small, is a trifle in excess of the supply. Money rates are unchanged, and borrow- ers are not inclined to lengthen their line of currency obligations for speculative purposes while the present narrowness valls. Tne clearing house statement reports exchanges, 308; balances, $4,546,365, and the subtreasury’s 72. debit balance, $1,233,- Traders succeeded in forcing a rally dur- ing the afternoon, and were inclined to take the chances for a quick turn on the long side. There was no pressure to sell, and prices responded easily to the demand. Ru- mors of a bull pool in St. Paul were revived, and added considerable strength to the price of that property. The nearest approach to activity was made in the last hour, and sentiment took @ more hopeful turn. The reorganization of Reading was re- ported successful, but no details were made public. The closing was steady at slight gains throughout the list. oselaccibii FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL. ‘The following are the opening, the highest apd the lowest the closing prices of the New York stock market today, as by. Corson Macartney, members New Stock exchange. Correspondents Messrs, “Moore & ‘Schley, No. 60 roadway: American Samar... S36 Ks we American “ebaccees. fs a ry Es a, aceaguesreaaty ¥ Washington Stock Exchange. Sales—regular call—12 o'clock m. — Se 100 at 7; 100 at 7; 100 at 7. Washington Gas, 25 at 48%. American Graphophone, 167 at 2. District of Columbia Bonds.—20-year fund- |ing 5s, 105 bid; water stock currency 7s, . Water stock currency 7s, 1903, 120 bid. 3.65s, funding currency, 108%% bid. Miscellaneous bonds.—Washington and Georgetown R.R. conv. 6s, Ist, 135 bid, 151 asked. Washington and Georgetown R.R. cony. 6s, 2d, 135 bid, 151 asked. Masonic Hall Association 5s, 103 bid. Washington Market Co. ist 6s, 105 bid. Washington Market Co. imp. 6s, 105 bid. Washington Market Co. ext. 6s, 101 bid, 110 asked. American Security and Trust 5s, 1905, A. & O., 100 bid. American Security and Trust 5s, 1905, F. & A., 100 bid. American Security and Trust 5s, 1906, A. & O., 100 bid. Wash- ington Light Infantry Ist 6s, 98 bid 100% asked. Washington Light Infantry 24 7s, . Me’ 6s, 00 bid, 103 asked. U. Light cony. 5s, 115 bid. National Bank Stocks.—Bank of Washing- ton, 300 bid, 350 asked. Bank of Repu! 200 bid, 230 asked. Metropolitan, 260 bid. 300 asked. Central, 260 bid. Farmers’ and ag tig ag lumbia, . End, 95 bid. Traders’, 99 bid. Lincoln, 85 bid, 92 asked. Ohio, 81 asked. Railroad Stocks.—' town, 200 bid, 325 asked. Insurance Stocks.—Firemen’s, 40 bid, asked. Franklin, 46 bid. Met: litan, bid. National Union, 12 3-4 asked. Arlington, 150 coran, 65 bid, 81 asked. Columbia, 13 bid, HES Shut Viv salt Hoth trs iggs,, asl "s, 5 1-4 bid, 5 1-2 asked. Lincoln, 7 1-2 bid, 8 asked. Commercial, 5 1-8 asked. | Title Insurance Stocks.—Real Estate Title, 125 asked. Columbia Title, 6 7-8 bid. Wash. ington Title, 5 bid, 6 asked. | Gas and Electric Light Stocks.—Washing- ton seveg we Ag ee Georgetown Gas, asked. United States | Electric Light, 115 bid. | Telephone Stocks.—Pennsylvania,50 asked. | Chesapeake and Potomac, 43 bid, 47 asked. American Graphophone, 2 bid, 2 1-8 asked. Miscellaneous Stocks.—W; Mar- ket, 12 1-2 bid. Great Falls Ice, 110 bid, 130 |asked. Bull Run Panorama, 20 asked. | Pneumatic Gun Carriage, .75 asked. Lincoln | Hall, 100 asked. Inter-Ocean bullding, 100 asked. Ivy City Brick, 100 asked. Norfolk and Washington Steamboat, 100 asked. Safe Deposit and Trust Compantes.—Na- tional Safe Deposit and Trust Company, it, 0 ‘ashington Loan and Trust os bid. American Security and Trust, 127 bid, 130 asked. ° Ex. div. ———~—_ Baltimore Markets. BALTIMORE, Md., Jan. 15.—Flour dull— western super, 1.75a2.00; do. extra, 2.25a2.65; do. family, 2.75a3.15; winter wheat, patent, 3.25a3.50; spring do., do., 3.80a4.15; do. do., straight, 3.25a3.! pts, 9,872 barrels; shipments, 3,269 barrels; sales, 150 barrels, ix 163 iM is Government Bonds.—U. 8S. 4s, 1907, 112% | bid, 113% asked. U.S. 4s, 1907, 112% bid, 113% asked. Ty 115 bid. 30-year funding 6s, gold, 115 | ders, 8%; clear rib sides, 84; | shoulders, 3 8, — ms: hams, lal! %. Butter wi do., fair to choice, 22423. 22823; imitation, 20a21; ladle, fancy, 18; good The, 16: rolia, fine, 16a17; do.. fair ‘14015; |store packed, 18al4. Eggs weak, 17818. Coffee quiet—Rio fair, 19%; No. 7, | qui 3 cargoes, | 184. Sugar quiet—granulated, 4.43. —refined, 94a. Whisky steady, _ CONSPIRACY CHARGED. Charles A. Walter Held for Causing the Arrest of Charles Monroe. In the Police Court this afternoon Chas. A. Walter was brought before Judge Miller charged with conspiracy, in having sworn out @ warrant charging Chas. H. Monroe last month with larceny. Justice of the Peace O'Neill testified that Walter with one Dr. King called at his house one evening last month about 7 | o'clock, and upon their oath a warrant was | issued charging Monroe with having stolen from Walter, while the latter was drunk, | $12 and a railroad ticket. Chas. H. Monroe steted that he was « | friend of Dr. Edw. Leon, who is charged | with murder, and that when Leon was sent | to jail he took possession of Leon's house at the latter's request. Afterward, stated Monroe, Leon borrowed $100 from Justice Charles Walter, father of the accused, giv- ing a short-time chattel mortgage on his (Leon's) property in the house, it being un- | derstood that the note would be renewed when it fell dué, December 29. The note was not paid, and meantime, while witness was endeavoring to secure money for Leon with which to take it up, J. L. King and young Walter demanded admission of Moa- roe to the house. Admittance was | and on Saturday night, December 30, midnight, King and young Walter e the front door lock and endeavored to kick the door, only desisting when with arrest by witness. The two left, and witness heard n more of them until | they had him arrested, the following Thurs- day. Witness was sent to jail and kept | there several days, being subsequently dis- charged for want of prosecution. Walter. said the witness, endeavored previously to get him out of town by offer- ing him a railroad ticket to New York ang @ small sum of money. Witness declined the offer, and then Walter and King Geavored to get Constable Kopp of Justice Walter's office to swear out a warrant against witness, charging him with va- grancy. King en- Constable Kopp stated that deavored to get him to swear out the war- rant against Monroe, but witness refused, and when he asked young Walter about it he said he did not know anything about it. Detective Weedon testified that Walter stated that he was going to swear a | warrant for vagrancy against Monroe, asked him to serve it, which witness re fused to do. Wm. H. Doherty testified to nearing a con- versation between Walter and King, in which it was stated that somebody must be gotten out of the way, Walter e: that the party must be gotten rid of to se- Sn ane. is is this man King?" asked Judge | Miller of Mr. Monroe. “I don't know, your honor, I would lke very much to know, sir, amd so would the authorities.” Counsel for Walter asked for his dis- —. — no ew had been shown on the part of the y man and also contending that he was too drunk to know what he was doing. “As far as that goes,” remarked Prose- ; | Cuter Mullowney, “I can show, if the court Lincoln Fire Insurance, 40 at 7%. | | thinks it necessary, that he was perfectly | Sober when he subsequently confirmed all | SESS ae onan eat te } Judge Stated that charge had been sufficiently made out to warrant Wal- ter being held for the action of the grand jury. The warrant for Monroe's arrest | Should never have been granted, and his ar- ed and ey or was an outrage. | There was, said the court, an undoul | Purpose to get rid of Monroe, and for Wal- | ter’s part in the effort he would have to i—_ bond of $300 for action of the grand jury. ——_——~_—_ TO MARCH ON THE CITY HALL. Police Preparing for an Anarchistie Outbreak in Chicage. There may be an uprising of anarchists in Chicago tonight, but such an event will not take place if the police can prevent it. The information came to the police that there had been a meeting of anarchists at Brick- layers’ Hall last Wednesday night, which was attended by fully 490 men, and that the speeches were of the most incendiary char- acter. The principal speakers were August Lott, a rabid anarchist of Chicago, and a Cincin- nati anarchist named Branchstein. got their listeners wrought pitch and urged the ‘unemployed workmen of the city to organize and march to the city hall and demand ~elief, and, if it was not given, to create a reign of which terror would compel the banks to disgorge a por- tion of their treasures. Chief Brennan admits that the anarchists are more than usually active and that they are hol along and openly threaten He claims, however, that they are being watch- — 2s ae their plans will be nipped im e bud. Tonight is the time fixed for the march on the city hall. The leaders have been notified not to attempt it, but it is not known if they will obey. — oo —___— Death of Dr. John K. Walsh. Dr. John K. Walsh died at the residence of his mother, Mra. Elizabeth Walsh, 1423 Corcoran street, yesterday afternoon. He was a native of Washington, and was grad- uated froin the Georgetown Medical College in 1861. He was immediately given an ap- pointment in the United States navy as as- sistant surgeon, and was the youngest ofi- cer ever appointed to such @ position, being then only nineteen years old. He served with credit all through the war, and then, during the reconstruction period, held the position of assistent surgeon in the army, serving in the south, and continuing the good record he had made in t# navy. af- ter three years of service, he resigned and entered upon the practice of his profession in thie city. Some years ago his health be- came impaired, and he accepted a position as assistant surgeon at the Leavenworth, Kansas, National Soldiers’ Homg, which he resigned three months ago, and returned to this city, knowing that his term of life was but brief. He possessed qualities which en- deared him to a large circle of friends, and his death will be deeply regretted. He leaves two daughters, his wife having died some years ago. His funeral will take place from his mother’s residence tomorrow af- ternoon at 3 o'clock.