Evening Star Newspaper, January 17, 1894, Page 2

2 LATE NEWS BY WIRE. elles ns New Jersey’s Two Senates Still Fail to Agree, BODY HAS A QUORUK -— Propositions Advanced by the Re- publicans. CONCESSIONS ARE NECESSARY Lieehinigtiaeenn SENATORS MEET AND ADJOURN. Neo Nearer a Settlem in New Jersey. TRENTON, N. J., Jan. 17.—The two sen- ates met this morning, the republican body im the assembly chamber. Neither organi- gation had a quorum. The requblicans ad- Journed until 2 o'clock this afternoon, and | the democrats until next Monday evening. ‘The republicans have given up the notion that the democrats are merely playing a game of bluff, and perceive clearly now that unless they make concessions no coali- tion is » The republicans will de- termine in the course of a few days what fs best for them to do under the circum- stances. Some of the leaders favor holding @ joint meeting at once for the election of ‘State controller and a state treasurer and then adjourning sine die. Proposition by the Republicans. The republican Senate committee on com- Promise met the democratic Senate com- mittee in the president's room back of the Senate chamber this noon. ‘The republicans, through Chairman Rog- ers, presented the following proposition: On behalf of the eleven republican Sena- tors, there is offered the following propo- sition as a basis for the settlement of the existing disagreement: First. The acceptance of the credentials of the seven newly-elected republican Sen- ators upon presentation of the same, and the immediate induction into office of the tors presenting such credential l—-An agreement that the senate, after the induction into office of the sen: tors-elect, as above proposed, shall immedi- ately proceed to effect a permanent organi- zation, and to elect officers in the manner — by universal custom and prece- nt. President Adrain of the democratic sen- ate attended the conference. It lasted about half an hour. When it was over, Democratic Senator Winton made a public announcement re- garding the reception of the proposition from the republicans, adding that the reply thereto by the democrats would be made in writing on Monday next. ‘The conferees discussed the matter only slightly and there was no formal expression of feeling regarding it on the part of the democrats. — DEMANDED WORK. Demonstrai m by the Unemployed at Liverpool. LIVERPOOL, Jan. 17.—Several hundred of the unemployed workingmen here march- ed to the town hall today, and the leaders 4a viclent speeches demanded that work be furnished them by the corporation. The lord mayor refused to grant an inter- view to a deputation that had been appoint- ed by the crowd to wa’ —— Addressed by Vice President Ste son. ALBANY, N. Y., Jan. 17.—Vice President Stevenson visited the senate and assembly this morning and was heartily welcomed fm each chamber. He spoke briefly to the members. —— Fighting the Rebels in Mexico. DEMING, N. M., Jan. 17.—Last Saturday might a company of nine gendarmes en- camped in the mountains near Espal were attacked by thirteen Temochian rebels. ‘Three of the gendarmes were killed. It is said another battle was fought yesterday near the Mexican Central railroad and twenty-five soldiers killed. —— GETTYSBURG, a., Jan. 17.—Henry Heist ‘was hanged here this morning. The drop fell at 11:12 o'clock. He died protesting his innocence. He was convicted of murdering Emanuel Monn, a fellow wood-chopper. ‘The evidence was wholly circumstantial. pas oats he Se Miss Robertson Becomes Insane. NEW CASTLE, Pa., Jan. 17.—Fresh 1n- terest is awakened in the sensational Marts- horn-Campbell-Robertson case by the an- Rouncement that Miss Alda Kobertson, the victim of maltpractice, is insane. Should she die, additional charges will be entered against Dr. Campbell and Prof. Harts- —-_._ — A St. Louis Factory Resum: 8ST. LOUIS, Mo.. Jan. 17.—One hundred and sixty of St. Louis unemployed will go to work for the Euck Stove and Range Com- pany, resuming ope-ations for a period of sixty days. = ee PRESIDENTIAL NOMINATIONS. Several Important Offices Filled by y sent to the Senate the following nominations: William I. Buchanan of Iowa, to be en- voy extraordinary and minister plenipo- tentiary of the United States to the Ar- gentine Republic. Allen Thomas of Florida, to be consul of the United States at La Guria, Venezuela. Edward W. S. Tingle of Montana to be consul of the United States at Brunswick, Germany. John F. B. Beckwith of Georgia to be collector of customs for the district of | Savannah, Marion M. Hutson of South Carolina. col- lector of customs for the district of Beau- fort, 3._C. John M. Burks of Nebraska. to be sur- yeyor of customs for the port of Lincoln, Neb. ——_-o+_____ TO TRY AGAIN. Another Indictment {nm the Ford’s Theater Disaster Case Probable. It is more than probable that within two ‘Weeks’ time Messrs. Ainsworth, Dant, Cov- ert and Sasse, will be called upon to an- swer ancther indictment in connection with the Ford's Theater disaster of the 9th of June last, and it is understood that the expected indictment will, like those re- turned against the four men last summer, charge them with manslaughter in having been responsible for the death of one of the twenty-two victims of the terrible ca- tastrophe. No witnesses tn the case have yet been examined by the present grand jury, and while District Attorney iBrney ‘is some- what non-committal on the subject, it is, Nevertheless, stated that witnesses will be called before the grand jury not later than next week, and that Mr. Birney expects an irdictment to result therefrom a few days after the witnesses have been examined. It is also stated that tie jecision of the Court of Appeals lirecting the quashiag of the two indictments return-d against Messrs. Ainsworth, Dant, Covert and Basse last August has reen most carefully considered by the district attorney that in the event of another indictment being cr- dered by the grand jury it can be so drawn as to avoid the defects which the Court of Appeals decided were fatal to the two previous ones, and thereby securs a trial of the accused. Of course, just what men will be indict- ed, if any, and whether they will be in- dicted jointly or severally, are questions which cannot now be answered definitely, although it is believed that four men— Ainsworth, Dant, Covert and Sasse, will be presented, and that they will be jointly in- dicted, as was the case in the two indict- ments quashed by the Court of Appeals. —_ Smashed the ox. At 5 o'clock this morning the team of Wm. Hickey ran into the lamppost and let- ter box at the corner of Sth and M streets northwest and smashed them. The letters | were placed in another box. _ The striking patte-n printers in the Dob- son carpet works,Philadelphia, have refused a large meeting of Buda Pesth Catholics, | John McQuillan of Merrill, Wis., to accept the cut in wages, and will con- tinue to strike. THE EVENING STAR, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 17, 1894-TWELVE PAGES. ates Are Ineligible. At a meeting of the Austin District Medi- cal Society, held yesterday, Judge Lochren, commissioner of pensions, was condemned for having, it was alleged, ruled that ex- confederate surgeons wefe ineligible to serve on the pension ‘board ef examiners. Col. Sayers produced a letter from Com- missioner Lochren, under date of July 10, 1883, which says, “F. E. Daniels whom you recommend for a position on the board of examining surgeons for this bureau at Austin, is not eligible for appointment, -as he served in the confederate army.” It was also stated at the meeting that the commissioner had subsequently written a letter denying that he ever had made such @ ruling. In an interview with a reporter for The Star today Judge Lochren said: “I have never held that confederate sur- geons were ineligible for appointment as medical examiners, but in view of the many misrepresentations of the action of the bureau I have deemed it policy to avoid appointing ex-confederates where there were others in the same place equally well qualified for the position. I understand perfectly well that federal soldiers would be just as well treated by ex-confederates as by surgeons, who had served in the federal army, but if many ex-confederates were appointed the action of the bureau would be liable to be misrepresented and where they have been recommended I have usually called the attention of the recommenders to the fact and to what I deemed the proper policy; and if they chose to change the recommendation would act accordingly, but where they stlil recommended the ex- confederates as best qualified for the place Co were appointed. “Through some misunderstanding on the part of a clerk in the appointment division some letters were prepared for my signa- ture stating that ex-confederates were in- eligible. It 18 impossible for me to read every letter that is prepared for signing, and it seems that one of these letters went to Mr. Sayers. The one that I ob- served containing such a statement | threw asiae and called the attention of the clerk who had prepared it to its terms, and directed them to be changed subse- quently. I was not aware that I had sent a letter making such a statement, but it ppears that Mr. Sayers has one. That is ul there is of it.” ————+e-+—______ MUST FILE BONDS. Judge Alvey Makes a Important Legal Decision This Morning. In the Court of Appeals a decision of more than ordinary importance was filed today, the court holding that a probate pro- ceeding was not a suit or action commenced in a court of the United States within the meaning of the act of Congress of July 20, 1892, which permits a citizen of the United States to commence and prosecute any suit or action in any court of the United States to a conclusion, without being required to Prepay fees or costs or give security there- for, upon filing in the court a sworn state- ment in writing that he is unable to pay the costs, or give security for the same, and that he believes he is entitled to the redress sought by him by such suit or ac- tion. The case in which the decision was ren- dered was Ni Jchn McGrane, appel- lant, against Dugan and McCann, appellees, McGrane is the brother of the late Stella Horton, who died about a year ago, leav- jing her estate to the appellees. The will Was contested by McGrane, but it was sus- tained in the court below, and McGrane appealed to the Court of Appeals. The ap- pellees in due time moved a dismissal of the appeal, because, first, the appellant (McGrane) had failed to give the bond, or to deposit the money, as required by rule % section 3, of the Court of Appeals, to cover the costs of the case; and, second, because the appellant had fafled to file the transeyipt of the record in the Appellate Court within the time prescribed for so doing. The court’s decision was written by Mr. Chief Justice Alvey, who explained that McGrane sought to avoid the operation of rule 9 of the court by invoking and relying upon the provision of che act of 18:2. “But,” says the court, ‘it is clear, we think, from the language of the statute, that it has no application to this cause. This proceeding originated !n a probate court, and is a probate proc2eding, and is not a suit or action commenced in a court of the United States, within the meaning of that statute, which simply relieves the party plaintiff from the liabilicy to prepay the fees or costs of the sult or action upon complying with certain conditions j-re- scribed. The statute does not contemplate proceed- ings in a probate court; nor does it con- template proceedings in an appellate court. It could as well be contended that the pro- visions of the statute apply to the prose- cution of appeals and writs of error to the Supreme Court of the United States, as to appeals in this court; and we certainly think that was not intended. It has refer- | ence alone to sults or actions prosecuted in courts of original jurisdiction.” Then the court goes on to explain that its rule requiring bond for security of costs is intended as well for the protection and indemnity of the appellee as for security to the officers of the court. To require the appellee to incur costs incident to the ap- peal, the court further explains, without any security to indemnify him would be manifest hardship and injustice in the event of the judgment being in his favor. Finding, further, that no legal or suffi- cient excuse or justification was shown by the appellant for his omission to file the | transcript of the record within the pre-j scribed time, the court holds that both ob- jections urged by the appellees were well taken, and directs a dismissal of the ap- pellant’s appeal. ——— MR. HORNBLOWER’S REJECTION. Uncertainty as to His Interpretation of the Constitution the Main Cause. It is insisted by a number of democrats, some who voted for and some who voted against the confirmation of Hornblower, that his rejection does not signify a follow- ing of Mr. Hill in general antagonism to the administration, and that there were reasons which induced Senators. to vote against confirmation entirely apart from any desire to take sides with Mr. Hill in his personal controversy. The potent in- fluence securing his rejection was an uncer- tainty, they say, as to his views on consti- | tutional questions. It was urged with | great effect that he had made no record as a constitutional lawyer, by which it could be judged whether his views accorded with the general demccratic views in the interpretation of the Constitution or wheth- er im that respect he agreed with the re- publicans. What Southerners W The democrats, especially those of the | south, regard it as of the gravest import- ance that men put upon the Supreme Bench | by a democratic administration should | thoroughly represent democratic ideas of | the Constitution. In the absence of any | TO EXAMINE CLAIMS. The Senate Pension Committee Re- ports a Bill Adversely. An important pension bill granting the right to personally inspect and have at- tested copies of all evidence and reports filed or used in proceedings to obtain pen- sions, introduced last August by Mr. Al- len, was today reported adversely by the Senate committee on pensions. Accom- Panying the report fs a letter from Pen- sion Commissioner Lochren, in which he says: “I think the bill ought not to pass and that its effect would be to greatly re tard the work of the bureau and to multi- ply claims. Under such a law the bureau would immediately be invaded by all the claim agents in the country and a large Part of its force diverted from the business of adjudicating claims and compelled to devote their time to exhibiting all the files to such agents, who would seek them for data on which to construct additional | claims and claims for increase. Many reports in pension cases are confi- dential in their nature, including the re- | ports of medical examiners. Fair and hon- | est reports could hardly be expected if the | Surgeons knew they were liable to be sub- | Jeeted to abuse and adverse criticism from pension claimants and their agents and friends whenever the report was less favor- able than the claimants desired or expect- ed. The surgeons now act untrammeled. and make their statements, and no one ap- | pears against them. The surgeons act on these statements and they make. The examiners in the pension The claimants appear before the surgeons the examinations STAR READERS AND THE POOR. Let All Subscribe Someth’ 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 month: Let every one give something, if it is on! a dime. The contribution should be placed in an envelope with the accompanying coupon, properly filled, and handed to The Star’s collector. Those who desire to do so may seni the envelopes directly to The Star office instead of waiting for the collector. , No Mat- COUPON. THE STAR SUBSCRIBERS’ FUND. bureau, “like the surgeons, are disinterested. 1 think tnere are obvious and strcng rea- sens for keeping and treating the surgeons’ reports as confidential; so also as to papers disclosing frauds. No action is taken on such communications except to institute an inquiry if the information appears to be reliable, and in all investigations in which evidence is taken in which action will be based, the claimant or pensioner is notified and may be present and cross-examined and produce witnesses in his own behalf. Se ARE THEY YET ALIVE? The Infamous Bender Family Claimed to Still Be in Existence. Special Correspondence of The Evening Star. TOPEKA, Kan., January 13, 1804. Although over twenty years have elapsed since the Bender family carried on their campaign of murder and slaughter in southern Kansas, from which place they were compelled to flee, officers in Labette and Montgomery counties continue to re- ceive letters from detectives from all quar- ters of the globe announcing that they are on the trail of this celebrated family of outlaws and will deliver them to the proper officers if the big reward offered for their capture is forthcoming. Cut out this coupon, fillup the blanks and place it to- gether with the amount of your monthly subscription in an envelope to'be handed to The Evening Star col- THREE MONTHS. lector when he calls. NAME. RESIDENCE. MOUNT TO BE GIVEN EACH MONTH FOK FOR THE RELIEF OF THE POOR. CAPITOL TOPICS. Examining Col. Ainsworth. The select committee of the Senate that is investigating the Ford's Theater disas- ter held its third meeting this morning and continued the examination of Col. Ains- Recently, detectives in Old Mexico claim- ed to have the Benders located in the Sierra | Madre mountains. This has become al chestnut to the officers and no attention is! paid to such reports any more. The reason | is no doubt because of the well-grounded | belief that the friends of Dr. York, the Benders’ last victim, put them out of the vi soon after they murdered him. ‘The story of the murders committed by this family of outlaws would fill a book, For years they murdered innocent people in cold blood and their victims were num- bered by the dozen. Ex-Governor Lyman U. Humphrey, who is in Topeka, is fam- iliar with the record of this family, and to The Star correspondent has _ related the story of the murder of Dr. York, the dis- covery of his remains on their premises, and the subsequent flight of the family. He sak ‘I was law partner of A. was the last victim of the Benders. That is the reason why I have been credited with knowing all about the family. I sup- = I do know all about it that Mr. York nows. The Benders lived on the old Mis- sion road, about twelve miles east of Inde- pendence, in Labette county. The family censisted of the father and mother, old Germans, who could scarcely speak a word of English, John Bender, their son, and Kate Bender, their daughter, a girl about eighteen years old. Their house was a small box structure about thirty feet long, with the gable end facing the road. It was divided into two rooms by a curtain. From the time the family located in Labette county it was surrounded by mystery, and the suspicion of neighbors was always di- rected toward the house it occupied. At that time, upwards of twenty-one years ago, the country was new and organized bands of horse-thieves and outlaws operat- ed extensively in the southern tier of coun- ties and in the Indian territory and Texas. In fact, they were not entirely exterminat- ed until a few years ago. “The old Mission road was traveled a great deal at that time and people stopped at the house of the Benders occasionally for meals and tobacco, in which they dealt in a small way. Dr. York, in the spring of 1873, went from Independence to Fort Scott, and as he did not return when ex- pected, inquiries were made about him at the latter place. It was learned that he had started for home on time, and a great deal of uneasiness was manifested by his friends. Then a searching party was or- ganized to go to Fort Scott, and if possible ascertain his whereabouts. He was traced to the home of the Benders, but beyond that point nothing could be heard of him. The house was entered by the searchers and a hurried examination was made. Blood stains were found on the walls, but no other evidences being seen, the party continued inquiries. “This visit frightened the Benders, and shortly after the friends of Dr. York left the house they hitched their horses to a Wagon and drove away. They went north York. Dr. York, a brother of my partner, | worth. He gave the committee a very com- plete account of the disaster and made some valuable suggestions as to the best method of ascertaining the exact damages and injuries done by the accident. The next meeting of the committee will be held on Monday at half-past ten. English vs. Hitborn, The California contested election case of English vs. Hilborn was argued last night before a full meeting of the House commit- tee on elections and a number of specta- tors. Mr. Hilborn is the republican and is the sitting member. His case last night was handled in an exceedingly able man- ner by Mr. Frederick Hall of California. Ex-Representative Hemphill also made a forcible argument fcr Mr. Hilborn. The contesting side was we!l presented by ex- Representative Clunie. The case is an in- teresting one and hangs on a very few votes. Increased Naval Estimates. | Commander Chadwick of the bureau of equipment appeared before a subcommit- tee of House naval committee this morning. The estimates for the bureau are increased a little over $100,000. The increase is rendered necessary by the amount of additional coal that will re- quired for the new vessels in commisSion. The committee will probably allow the in- creased estimate. + e+ TWO APPOINTMENTS. An Artist and a New Engraver for the Bureau of Engraving and Printing. ‘The Secretary of the Treasury has made two Important appointments in the bureau of engraving and printing. One is that of Will H. Low of New York as a designer ut $6,000 per annum, and the other that of Wm. Ponickan of New York as an en- graver at $1,800 per anaum. Mr. Low is an artist of high standing. At the request of the Treasury Department ae stesigaed the world’s fair diploma. His preseat employ- ment is merely temporary, and may not last over two months. His services are de- |sired in the designing of some new work for the government, the precise character of which is not disclosed. This appoint- | ment for so short a time at xo large a sal- ary is taken as an indica:ion either that the Postmaster General has deciied to award the contract for pclnting postage stamps to the bureau of engraving and printing, or else the bureau proposes the preparation of plates for the issue of a new | series of bonds, and desires the aid of an artist in that work. This is in anticipation of legislation au- thorizing the issue of bonds at a lower rate |of interest than is permitted by existing law. The bonds which Secretary Carlisle proposes to issue in accordance with his statement to the Senate finance committee; hurriedly and struck the Missouri, Kansas |are already provided for and do not need and Texas railroad at Chanute. They took | any special preparation at the bureau, as few of their belongings with them, the flight being so hurried that a calf which they owned was found tied near the house two days afterwards nearly famished. At/| Chanute the team was abandoned in the! streets. The family boarded the south- bound train and that is the last that was | ever heard of them positively. The Awful Discovery. “Two or three days later a party of In- dependence men returned to the Bender place and instituted a careful search. There was an old orchard near the house and in it was discovered a newly made grave. It was opened and the remains of Dr. York | were found. He had been struck over the | head and then his throat cut. Eight other bodies of the Benders’ victims were found, one a little girl, who it was believed had been buried alive. It was evident that the method used by the Benders was to seat a traveler at the table to eat with his back to the curtain which divided the house into two rooms. He would then be struck through the curtain with a stonemason’s | pick, found on the premises, his throat cut, and the body thrust through a trap- door in the rear room, into an excavation or cellar beneath it. At night the body would be taken from the cellar and buried in the orchard. “What became of the Benders I do not know. Mr. York, who gave the matter a great deal of attention, has a theory, and} I believe it is the correct one, in regard to the ultimate fate of his brother's mur- derers. He is of the opinion that the Bend- ers were a part of an organized band of | outlaws operating in the territory. As soon | knowledge as to Mr. Hornblower’s views of the Constitution, the fact that he was earnestly supported by Justice Harlan, | Senators Hoar and Lodge and other re- pubiicans of pronounced views on this, question, the suspicion was so strong in the minds of some of the southern Senators that his views might not accord with theirs | that they were unwilling to take the risk | of his confirmation with this matter in| doubt. It is said that there were other | sovthern Senators who would have voted | against confirmation had their votes on that side been necessa Divorce Wanted. Mary Louise Weltz, nee Esputa, has filed an amended bill against her husband, Abra- ham Lincoln Weltz, for a divorce, relter- | | ating the charges of cruel treatment in her ' original bill filed in October last and in | this she asks a divorce from bed and board only. —_.—— Gen. Schofield’s Majority. In the annual election of ofticers of the | Army and Navy Club Gen. Schofield was | elected by a majority of 13 over Capt. Rob- jley D. E | yesterday. |as they became fearful that a discovery | ‘This theory ts given credence, vans, and not of 3U, as was stated | was imminent they started out to join their confederates, who pushed on to the Rio Grande with them. Believing that the cap- ture of the Benders would endanger the safety of themselves, Mr. York thinks that the other members of the gang put them | out of the way. This is of course only one | of many theories, but I consider it the most probable one. Another theory is that they made their way to the ocean and took pas- | sage for Europe.” It is believed by many people in southern Kansas that the friends of Dr. York pur- sued the Benders into the Panhandle of Texas and there made away with them. because of the fact that during his four years as gov- ernor, Humphrey paid no attention to the stories about the Benders being alive or the claims of detectives that they could be pro- duced if wanted. He lived at Independence at that time, and probably knows a great deal more about the pursuit of the Benders and what became of them than he will ever tell. a ae To Talk on Domestic Economy. At the invitation of the ladies’ commit- tee on sanitary housekeeping of the Sani- ————— Government Receipts Today. The receipts from internal revenue today were $372,431; from customs, $375,166. +--+ | | Wants an Appointment. | Mr. W. H. Stufflebeam of Blackfvot, Ida- | ho, has applied for an appoia‘ment of chief of division in the Treasury Department. — -o——___ Advices from Servia concur that another | political crisis is probable in that country. Cardinal Vaszary presided yesterday over | called to demand the repeal of the new edu- cation and civil marriage laws. tary League, Miss Johnson will give a | lecture at 11 o'clock tomorrow morning in | the Columbian University Hall, 15th and H | streets northwest, on domestic economy. |The lecture is public. Every woman in- terested in the subject is invited to attend. anes Sxnnys Chippewa Indian Examiners. | The Secretary of the Interior today ap- | pointed the following examiners of the | Chippewa Indian lands in Minnesota, at | |$6 per day; B. F. Carr of Sank Center, | | Minn., M. Pettingill of Staples, Minn., Wal. lace D. Stevens of West Superior, Wm. W. Finney of Richmond, Va., and W. W. Mil- | Jer of Langley, 8. C. i | | the original plates are still there. New plates will be required only for a distinct issue. It takes at least six weeks to en- grave plates of this kind after the design is completed, so it will be seen that the ap- pointment of Messrs. Low and Ponickan has no reference to the bonds which Sec- retary Carlisle is now preparing to put on the market. ——__—_—_+-e+—_____ The Alleged Child-Murder. The police of Alexandria have held Til- man Giles, Henrietta Giles, Edward Ander- son and Henry Champ, all colored, on sus- picion growing out of the death of the Champ girl's infant, which died suddenly at her house on Queen, near Henry street. The coroner’s jury this morning returned a verdict that the babe died of suffocation, but found no evidence to charge any one with infanticide. a American Revolution. Tonight at Welcker’s the ol, old story of how the British grenaiiers were defeat- ed at the battle of Cowpens in North Car- olina and one of their swell colonels got all his good clothes very wet, though he did not drown, in cscapiag across the river, will lend fervor to the regular new year business of the Society of the Sons of the American Revolution. Certificates of membership have been re- ceived from the national society for the following members: dwin Nelson Harts- horn, Theodore Lee Cole, George Coiton Maynard, Ira Warren Dennison, Robert Calvin Hall, Jeremiah Augustus ‘Johnson, William Seymour Edwards, Henry Keiicgg Willard. —>——— Capt. Stiles’ Acquittal Approved. Assistant Secretary Doe has approved the findings of the army court-martial which acquitted Capt. iles, retired, of charges of irregularities in connection with the gale of government property in the territory of Oklahoma. +2 Elected a Trustee. Last evening Mr. B. K. Bruce (recorder of deeds) was elected a trustee of Howard University to fill the vacancy occasioned by the death of Bishop Brown. —__—_ Machinery vs. Labor. ‘The committee on labor today authorized Mr. McGann (lil), chairman of the com- mittee, to report favorably his resolution providing for an investigation of the ef- fects of machinery on labor, and an in- vestigation relative to the work and wages of women and children. ‘The committee will hear Labor Commissioner Wright on there subjects. For Dollar Gas. The Commissioners today recommended favorable action on House bill 4279, re- lating to the sale of gas in the District of Columbia. The Commissioners believe after due investigation and consideration that the price of $1 per thousand cubic feet of illuminating gas furnished to private con- sumers in the District of Columbia is an equitable compensation to the gas com- panies. —— The circulation of the Belgian anarchist paper, the Journal Libertaire, has pro- hibited in France. UNNATURAL DEATH! ‘The Police Ordered to Report Prompt- ly to the Coroner. Maj. Moore, superintendent of police, yesterday issued an order us io cases to be reported to the coroner stating that in cases of death due to other than natural causes, or when there are suspicious cir- cumstances, they should be referred to the coroner. The order also states that the health officer has assigned to the phy: cians of the poor the duty of investigating such cases, under section 7 of the réegula- tions of his office, which provides that “whenever a permit for burial is applied for in case of death without the attend- ance of a physician, or if it ce impossinle to obtain a physician's certiticate, it shall be the duty of the health officer to investi- gate the cause and circumstances of such death, to make and sign :he certificate re- quired by section 4 of the reguiations, and if not satisfied as to the cause and circum- stances of such death he snall so report to the board of health, who shall refer the case to the coroner of the District for in- tion and report, and the coroner is required to make such investigation and ——=>— MESSRS. COCKRAN AND WALKER. ing Colloquy Between Them the House This Afternoon. The House was treated this afternoon to an amusing colloquy between Representa- tive Burke Cockran and Representative had had Walker. While it was presumably a por- tion of the tariff debate the proceedings | were at times farcical. The trouble began early in the day when Mr. Cockran spoke of Mr. Walker as not being bound by the o->- dinary rules of common sense. This state- ment seemed to rankle in Mr. Walker's bosom, and for some time he appeared to be meditating a reply to Mr. Cockran. Finally he secured the floor and proceeded to get even with Mr. Cockran. 4 Mr. Walker was in earnest and was very sincer and very warm, but Mr. Cockran and the House seemed to treat the matter as a joke. The members gathered around the two gentlemen and stood in the main aisle. For ten minutes Mr. Walker pro- ceeded to castigate Mr. Cockran as he thought, and after making some sarcastic references to Mr. Cockran’s fairness in de- bate, turned his attention to statistics and figures to prove that Mr. Cockran was wrong in some of his tariff statements. Several sharp passages of words took place between them, to the uproarous amuse- ment of the House, and when Mr. Walker finished, his republican colleagues, with all earnestness, gave him an ovation. DISTRICT GOVERNMENT. Want More Light. The residents and property owners of Howard avenue, Anacostia, have joined in a petition to the Commissioners, calling at- tention to the neglected condition of that street, especially in the matter of lights. This street, they represent, is one of the settled in Anacostia, yet, strange to say, there is not a single street lamp or light of any kind along the whole street, running west from Nichols avenue to the Eastern branch. They urge, in con- clusion, that a sufficient number of gas or oil lamps be erected along Howard avenue between the points named immediately. New Hydrant. The Commissioners have ordered the erection of a new hydrant at 4% street and N street southwest, in place of the present old one. A wooden trunk drain across 28th street south of Pennsylvania avenue extended,has been ordered by the Commissioners. The Taxes. The collector of taxes has submitted a report to the Commissioners of the receipts of his office from July 1, 18%, to January 1, 1894. It shows that the total amount of money received was $2,152,501.53, a little more than the assessment for 1804. The balance due in May in taxes is $1,- 740,436.19. In October, 1892, the statement shor that the amount received from licenses was $64,908.58, while the receipts for October, 1893, was $248,626.18. Street Car Fi ers. Saturday afternoon at 3 o'clock has been set aside by the Commissioners for an ex- hibition of a patent street fender. The test will probably take place on New Jersey avenue between Ist street and In- diana avenue. most thickly A Petition. Owing to the crowds which congregate about the patrol box at the corner of 25th and M streets northwest Mr. H. M. Mar- tin has petitioned the Commissioners to move the box to the corner of 25th and N streets. A Georgetown Street. W. H. Tenney & Sons have written to the Ccmmissioners, calling attention to the filthy condition of Water street, George- town, which in the interest of public health and comfort should be improved. BLOCKS THE ALLEY. A Stable is in the Way @ There is ‘Therefore Trouble. Mary R. Miller and Anthony Miller have, by Mr. Fillmore Beall, filed a bill for in- junction against the Commissioners of the District, Surveyor Forsyth, M. J. Keane et al, to restrain from prosecuting an in- formation against complainants for ob- structing an alley in square 1011, and from tearing down a stable on her property. The bill states that Mrs. Miller is the owner of lot 4, square 1011, as also part Jot 5,, and shortly after her purchase in 18Sy she erected a stable, and they charge that Keane requested them to sign a petition for the purpose of making a private alley a public one, and they did so, and subse- quently they learned that it was for a sub- division of the square, so that the alley re- ferred to would cut off six or eight feet of their ground, in which the stable is | built, and charges that no survey was made | or the laws relating to the opening of al- leys complied with, and aver that the al- leyway, as laid down, will completely de- stroy the stable, and if the old lines are observed more of the owners will be dam- aged. They aver that the Commissioners are taking steps to compel the removal of the stable, and, at the instance of Keane, have filed an information in the Police Court charging thecbstruction of a pub- lic alley. They therefore pray as above. —_— | The Death of Mrs. Larcombe. | Mrs. J. H. Larcombe of 214 A street | northeast, whose sudden death last Saturday BURNING OF THE COIT. peg Preliminary Hearing the Arson Charge Aga’ Capt. Richardson. A preliminary examination was held in the Police Court today in the arson case in- | volving the burning of the steamer W. W. Colt, as heretofore mentioned in The Star. | The defendant was James Richardson, who had been captain of the boat, and he was defended by Lawyer McDowell Carrington. Prosecuting Attorney Mullowney called wit- nesses to show that the boat was insured | in the name of Mrs. Elizabeth Plass for 36,500. Capt. E. S. Randall of the steamer Pentz testified that he saw the boat some-| time in November before the fire, and he thought it was then worth about $3,000. The most damaging evidence against Capt. Richardson was given by George W. | White, who had been employed as engineer | ,on the burned boat. He testified that on one occasion previous to the burning of the boat he saw Capt. Richardson throw a can | of oil in the stove, and the isinglass was | | blown out. “Look out, captain, | you'll burn the boat. a | ine latter replied, “Let her burn and be | Witness also told of a conversation he! had with Plass, the owner of the boat, and after the boat was burned, Capt. Richard- | son game to see him and told him that he (Richardson) had burned the boat. Witness said he had some trouble about | setting his pay, but he finally got it. Wit-| ness told of having made an affidavit con-| cerning the facts in the case, and said he several drinks with Richardson. Az Insurance Witness. Mr. Gatchell was next called as a wit- Ress. He too had drinks with Capt. Rich- ardson. He represented the insurance | company and was making an investigation of the case at the time. | _ Witness exhibited a letter he had received from = agent and assured Capt. Richard- | | Son that if he would make a clean breast | of the affair he would not get in trouble. | All the company wanted was the truth in the case. Ric! » he said, went with him to a closet and told him in coniidence | | that he could comply with the terms of | | the letter, but he did not say that he burn- |ed the boat. Witness went to New York and when he returned he again saw Rich- ardson and they visited several saloons. Judge Miller wanted to know where Plass was and Mr. Mullowney said he was very anxious to know. ‘I resent Mr. Plass,” remarked Mr. Campbell Carrington, “and can have him here in an hour. He wants a warrant | | against these people for conspiracy. | “If you will bring him here,” replied Mr. Mullowney, “I'll stop this case and file a warrant for conspiracy.” Witness said that he thought Richardson | Was playing double and for that reason {he had him arrested. He said that Rich- |ardson was paid money for services. | Judge Miller adjourned the case until | Friday. | aaiicalpensiascatess TURPIE’S SNAKE STORY. Maj. Jonas Tells Colored Preacher | Who Used a Similar Metaphor. Senator Turpie’s snake story, which he told in his Hawaiian speech yesterday, was | the cause of a good deal of.talk today. The | consensus of opinion was that Mr. Turpie | dropped the snake at just the right time. With the remark, “But the ceptile guest | had crept away,” the Senator let go the) | tail of his illustrative serpent at exactly the | | right season to prevent his metapho> from | |turning on him and stinging him. Of| course Mr. Turpie was alluding to some one. but he had the tact not to mention names. | ing about the Senate on this topic Major) | Jonas,the deputy sergeant-at-arms, was re-| |minded of his customary story. It is a curious complication that will prevent the| \major’s memory from producing an apt} yarn. way a darky pastor got rid of an equally), dangerous reptile once in the pulpit. He) was sermonizing on the subject of the crea-| tion and endeavoring to explain the phys-/ ical geography of the universe. “De worl’, | brevren an’ sistern,’ he said, ‘is bo’ne on de) hade an’ shoulders of a great gi'nt. j gint is standin’ on a monstus rock, bigger | dan any rock yo’ ever see in all yo" life. | De rock, hit's res’in’ on de out wings | of a t'rific big yeagle, which she is plantin’ | her talents inter de back of a powerful big snake.’ “The preacher then dropped his figure,” continued the major, “and was about to resume consideration of the awful future, when a doubting Thomas in the congrega- tion arose to ask: ‘"Scuse me, Brov’ Smith, but will yo’ please tell me wha’ dat snake res‘in’ at? “That was too much for the pastor. With | rage and contempt gleaming in his eyes he drew himself up in the pulpit and exclaim- ed: ‘Brov’ Johnson, you'se too cu’us. Yo" ten’ to yo’ own business and de snake’ll | ten’ to his’sen.” And the pastor was not again interrupted in his discourse.” —— Getting Things Snug for a Hurricane. From the Hartford Courant. The Hon. Samuel B. Horne of Winsted has returned from a three years’ consulship at the Island of St. Thomas in the West Indies, “Do you have hurricanes in St. Thomas?” asked the reporter. “Yes, occasionally,” said the consul. “We had one that scared me a good deal more than it hurt me. One day when the sun was shining brightly I suddenly heard four guns fired from the fort. Everybody began | jumping around and shutting up things. “What's the matter?’ I asked. ‘Hurry up,” said the clerk; ‘that’s the signal; there's a storm coming.’ And in the street the peo- ple were running in all directions, and blinds were banging. All the houses have heavy, solid, outside shutters, and my clerk was shutting these as fast as he could. Soon 1 was left in total darkness entirely alone. Everybody goes into the lower stories of the houses during a hurri- cane, as they are built of stone and the up- per part of the buildings are of wood. In an earthquake they use the wooden story. Weill, the storm came up and banged and howled around, and I would have given $ for even a black companion. I expected to see the whole place in ruins, but when I opened the shutters and got a breath of | fresh air again the people were beginning to walk about again, and the sun was shin- ing everything was lovely. They're used to little things like hurricanes there and don’t mind them. That's the way all rain storms come up—out of a clear sky.” ‘ton Stock Exchange. was noticed briefly in The Star yesterday, was stricken with cerebral apoplexy in| front of No. 604 A street northeast about 4 | o'clock in the afternoon. Mrs. Larcombe was out on an errand of mercy at the time. | Mrs. Taylor,who resides at No. 604 A street, | was sitting at her font window, and saw | Mrs. Larcombe grasp the railing in front of her house for support, partially recover, pass on a little further and again grasp th railing, and then sink to the pavement. Mrs. Taylor was at her | je in a moment, | obtained her address, had her conveyed tenderly into her house, sent for a physi- | cian, and for Mr. Larcombe. She was re- | moved to her home by gentlemen, who vol- | unteered, where she breathed her last at $8 | o'clock, surrounded by her loved ones, not | recovering consciousness after the first stroke. Mrs. Larcombe was in her seventy-fourth year, instead of forty-fifth, as erroneously stated, and left a son and daughter, both of mature age and married. Inventors to Adjourn. The American Association of Inventors and Manufacturers, which has been in| convention in this city, held a brief ses- | sicn this morning at the rooms of the | beard of trade. and reached a final ad- | journment at 11 o'clock. The executive council of the association held a short ses- sion this afternoon to clear up the remain. ing business of the convention. bs RENN all Laborers Killed. FAIRVIEW, N. J., Jan. 17.—A construc- | tion train on the Northern railroad of New | Jersey went through a temporary trestle | rear this place this morning, falling on twenty or thirty Italians, who were at | work under the trestle. Three of the men were crushed to death, and nearly every one of the others more or less injured, some of them, it is feared, fatally. The in- jured men have been taken to the Hobo- | . The ake | Washington Title, 7 #sked. on | Gas and Electric Light Stocks. Washington Gas | 847% Wid, 48%4 asked. Georgetown tank 4% ‘bid, | $Q asked,” United States Electric Light, iT bid! | ton Loan and ‘Trust, ‘Trust, l0alz7i; ba inited States wsked. 48, ser. C, 3 Me ernment Bonds. 4s, ser. R, 112% vid, 113% Teo, 1124 " of Columbia Bonds.—20-year 5s, Inv, 105 bid. Water Stock currency 7s, 1901, 115 bid.” 3u-year Fund. gold Gs, 1902, 115 bid. Wate: stock currency 7s, 1a, 125. bid. |. currency ag ee and George- cel este. — on 6 town conve Gs, It, "00-20, 135 bla ISS sake. Washington and Georgetown’ railroad conv. 6s, 193-43, 135 bid, 155 asked. Masonic Hall bid. . & AL 1u0 bid. American Security and Trust 5s, 1906, A & O., 100 bid. Washington Light Infantry Ist 6s Too. bia. ‘tabiington [a lyes,” J. & D. i fantry “2d 7s, 1805, M. & N., 8 bid. ington jas C sbingtop road 6s, peake 5s, 100 asked. Capitol and North and at 5s, 100 asked. Metropolitan railroad conv. 6s, reet railroad 100 bid, 1081, United States Electric Light cour. Se tie bid, 120 asked. -_ National Bank Stocks.—Bank of Washington, 300 bid, 350 asked. Bank of Republic, 200 bid, 250 asked. Metropolitan, 260 bid, 300 asked. Central 250 bid. Second, 125 bid. Farmers and Mechanics’, 170 bid. Citizens’, 140 bid, 175 asked. Columbia. 110 bid, 130 asked. Capital, 110 bid. West Bud. 96 bt 2 id. Lincolu, 85 bid, 92 asked. sked. Railroad 290 bid, Columbia, asked. Georgetown, ppolitan, 80 bid. 100 asked. 65 asked. Capitol and North © Eckington and Soldiers’ Home corgetown and Tenallytown, 35 asked Firemen’s, 40 Vid, 48_asked. , 52 asked. Metropolitan, 75 ‘ational’ Union, 12 bid. Arlington, 160 asked. Co. lumbia, 13% bid, 14% asked. German American 150 bid. Riges, 6% bid, 7 asked. People's, 5 bid 5: Lincoln, 7% bid, § asked. Commercial, 4% bid, Sis asked. ‘Title Insurance Stocks.—Real Estate Title, 112 Did. 125 asked. Columbia Title, 6% bid, 7 ken hospitals. a ee ir 120,596,270 passengers paid fare on the Chicago City Railway Company's lines dur- ing 1898, The revenue amounted to $6,029,- $13.51, and the net earnings were $3,422, 040.62. ‘he insurance, $45,000, , Rafe Wing Flouring Mills, at Charleston, | asked. Ti, burned Monday night. Loss, $100,000; | askel. 12 bid. Washington Brick M . 8 hid. Great | Is Ice. 110 bid, 130 asked. Bull Run Panorama | 200 asked. Pneumatic Gun Oa -75 asked | Lincoln Hall, 100 asked. Inter-Ocean Building, 10 | | asked. Ivy ‘City Brick, 100 asked. Norfolk” and Washington Steamboat, "100 asked. it and “Trust Companies. — Nationa) it and Trust Company, 120% bid, 180% ‘ashington Loan ‘Trost, 114 hid, 1% merican Security and Trust, 127 vid, 13¢ * Ex Div. In the midst of the discussion this morn-) @&1g asked; Consolidated FINANCE AND TRADE, No New Features in Siock Speo- ulation. BOND ISSUE LOSES 11S INFLUENCE. A Mysterious Demand for New England. ee GENERAL MARKET REPORTS. a oe ay Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. NEW YORK, Jan. 17.—Speculation pre- sented no new features this morning, an@ prices dropped through a series of monote- nous fluctuations that were unprofitable to both accounts. Opening figures were frac- tionally below last night’ per cent and sold St. Paul and Nashville on this side. of improvement. Earnings crease weekly, notwithstanding the fact that operating expenses have been cut down to a minimum and the severest econ- omy exercised in the dafly St. Paul's earnings were than was anticipated, the the second week this month The stock was bought by apnouncement, but the promptness which their demands were supplied deterred their efforts to mark up the price. New England is again working higher under the influence of mysterious and gained 11-2 per cent to 133-8 The rcom attributes the recent strength of the stock to matters relating to the receiver- ship, which are hoped will prove to the company and facilitate the reorgani- zation. The majority of stocks in regular list were confined within the narrow lim- its of 1-2 a point and no significant in_ price were made. The industriais were steady under the in- fluence of continued encouragement from Washington, but were unusually dull. Chi- cago Gas was strong on the report that the stock was being quietly bought by a bull pool who are pledged to higher A falling off in the demand from remit- ters led to a moderate concession in the rates for foreign exchange this morning. The receipts of commercial bills were very small and London sold some of our securi- ties, but even conditions had no effect as a stimulating influence, owing to the narrow. ness of the market and the lack of in- quiry. ‘The money market shows no signs of im- banks show little or no profit in their tn- terest accounts. changes, $79,454,077; and the subtreasury’s debit balance, $90s,- os. The announcement that Secretary Car- isle had given an order for the printing of a series of 5 per cetn ten-year bonds had no effect on prices. —- —>—__ FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL. The followit ‘the opening, the and tae lowent andl the lating priees of the Keow Nome stock market today, — a De | Cauada & wal Py Eo ah duiy. 3 Landau Sov & uy $5 £8 @.Ribe—Jan. 86.50 6. Feb. on a. May 67. 67 New York Cotten. Pemex, Heesee: Virginia consols, 6#a60%4 B. and 0. Sw. "5d incomes, peewee = - Range of the Thermometer. pteedenge yt gh Son aowcnay <2 ony hg Mmometer at weather bureau today: 40; 2 p.m., 37; maximum, 41; minimum, 31 a NEW YORK CITY'S AREA. It is Less Than Most of the Large Cities of the Country. From the New York Sun. How many people have ever stopped to inquire how many dwelling houses there are in New York city? There are 81,828, with an average of 3.82 families to a house and five persons to family, or nineteen persons to a house. Twenty years ago the average was fourteen. Ten years ago it was 16.5. Ten years hence, from present | appearances and at the present rate of in- crease of flats and apartment houses and the abandonment of small brick dwellings, it will be twenty-two. New York does not stand very high on the list of American cities In respect to area, being, in fact, the smallest geographically of any of the big Cincinnati an cities except Baltimore, Brooklyn. New York covers about the same area as Fall River, Denver, Duluth or Sioux City. Chicago is four times as large, Philadelphia is three times as large and New Orleans, Louis and Washington cover territory 50 cent greater. Des Moines, St. Paul Minne- apolis are each of them larger than New York. San Francisco, with one-sixth of the population, 1s slightly larger.