Evening Star Newspaper, January 22, 1894, Page 2

2 LATE NEWS BY WIRE. Criticism of Mitchell by Sporting Men at Jacksonville. | CORBET? MONEY HAS BEEN SCARCE. English Fighter Reported to Have | Sprained His Ankle. AN ANGRY COTTAGE OWNER. ——>+_—__ JACKSONVILLE, Fla., Jan. 22.—The ex- eitement and dismay created by last night's news that Mitchell had practically refused to fight in the woods has given way to a belief that Mitchell's assertions are only an exhibition of his crankiness. Before tite Mitchell-Sullivan meeting in France the Englishman made so many objections and Protests that several days before the fight even money was bet in London that he ‘would not appear in the ring. One of the Duval Club members told one | of the United Press representatives today | that in his opoinion Mitchell is making | @ bluff which will end by his demanding some additional money for expenses. ‘The club blames Mitchell for having shown its letter to him in which he was informed of the arrangements made for a | car to take him to the battle ground. It | is claimed that it was in that way that | the news of the new difficulty leaked out. ‘This criticism by the club members is Probably only an exhibition of their nerv- | ous frame of mind. for no matter what else Mitchell may be blamed with, he cer- tainly did not disclose the present trouble to the newspaper men. That was done by President Bowden himself in the St. James Hotel, in a pubiic and emphatic manner, late last night, when he was being subject- ed to a rather searching cross-examina- tion at the hands of the newspaper men as to his exact intentions regarding that $20,000 check. sae Check Matter. Mr. Bowden is extremely clever in talk- ing a great deal about that check without saying much that can be clinched as a definite statement. Tonight Referee Kelly, Brady, represent- ing Corbett, and Ike Thompson, represent- ing Mitchell, will meet with the club and settle the check matter. Kelly states posi- tively that at this meeting the arrangements must be made with nothing vague about them, and, as he holds the whip hand just now, he will undoubtedly have his way in the matter. Corbett Money Searce. It has not been reported yet that the rea- son so few bets were made in the auction pool which opened Saturday night was be- cause of the absence of Corbett money. Yet, | such is the fact. The contrary has been stated, but the | United Press representative has it direct | from the pool sellers that while there was | plenty of Mitchell money waiting to be | Placed at the going odds, Corbett money | ‘was not on hand to cover it. The pool | seller made no inference from this fact, merely remarking that the Mitcheil money had arrived on the ground first. This morning the United Press represen- tative saw a dispatch sent to a man in this city, signed by Charlies F. Welland and | Julius J. Loeb, who are on their way here, and who telegraphed from Dallas, Texas, | that they wanted to bet $10,000 on Mitchell, | and inquired what odds could be had. Such betting as is being done remains at the odds of 2 to 1 on Corbett. Stery of a Wrenched Ankle. NEW YORK, Jan. 22—The Herald's Jacksonville, Fia., correspondent telegraphs as fotlows: “The Corbett-Mitchell fight is not likely to be decided in the ring. As far as Mitch- ell is concerned, the battle is clearly off, for it is claimed the Englishman has ‘wrenched an ankle and cannot be in con- dition to meet the champion in the ring on Thursday. It is said that he wrenched his ankle while running up and down the light house stairs three days ago. The ankle is now in bandages. He has kept the fact from every person he possibly could, but it was discovered today. An Angry Landlord. CHICAGO, Jan. 22—A special to the ‘Tribune from Jacksonville, Fla., says: “Unless James J. Corbett puts up $600 to- day he will be arrested on a charge of burglary,” said Chris Meyer, a wholesale merchant and ship owner last night. “He and his gang have broken into my cottage at Mayport, damaged the walls and furni- ture, and I propose to have satisfaction or put the man in jail.” Mr. Meyer was angry. His cottage at Mayport is one of the prettiest there and is weil furnished. Two or three days ago he heard that he had Corbett for a tenant. He was su |, and yesterday went out to investigate. He walked into the door he had Jeft locked some weeks ago and found 2 | whole crowd lounging on his sofas and in his arm chairs. “Well, I like this,” he said, addressing no one in particular. When I rent a house I generally give my tenant the key.” Then he walked out again and took an in- | ventory of the damage. One door had been forced open, two or three window shutters | torn from their fastenings, and the furni- ture was, as he put it, “used up awful.” ‘Then the irate man had an interview with Brady. in which he demanded $100 for rent and $00 for damages. Brady tried to throw the responsibility on Archie Harmon, pres- ident of the Mayport road, saying he had | told them it was all right to go in and take | Possession. This Mr. Harmon denies. “T'll sue an attachment for $600 and levy on Corbett’s training outfit,” said Mr. | Meyer. “I shall also swear out a warrant charging him with burglary. If he will not settle, I'll have him arrested.” owes bream G. W. CHILDS’ CONDITION. Last Nigh Unfavorabte Symp Ty Still Noticeable. PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 22.—There was no material change this morning in the condi- tion of Mr. G. W. Childs. He passed a fairly good night. but the unfavorable symptoms | which were manifest last night are still noticeable. Mr. Childs’ physicians reported this afte Mcon that he was a trifle better. It was stated authoritatively, however, that his condition is serious, and that one of the cetors is constantly in attendance. A letter of sympathy was received yes- terday by Mrs. Childs from President and Mrs. Cleveland. ———__ Memortal at the N: il Academy. ANNAPOLIS, Md., Jan. 22—A memorial | 50. window to officers and men who lost their } lives in the Samoan hurricane in 1889 was unveiled at the United States Naval Acad- emy vesterday. The window was made at Munich and was on exhibition at the | world’s fair. It is a gift from the Naval Graduates Association. Several officers who were at Samoa were present. A ser- Mon appropriate to the occasion was preached by Chaplain Clark. —_— Seicide in a Public Park. NEWAR . J. Jan. 22—Adolph Tom- yaen, a German, forty years of age, shot | himself in Lincoln Park this morning. He | had evidently made every preparation and | had fastened a tag to the lapel of his coat, | on which his name was written and the | statement that he had been employed in a | jewelry factory. A number of passersby saw the man commit the act. | _ { American Consul Dead. Col. Nathaniel McKay of this city re- eeived a cable message this morning from San Domingo announcing the sudden death of Mr. John R. Meade, the United States consul at that place. Mr. Meade is a well- known citizen of New London, Conn., and Was editor of the Day of that city at one time. He left New York in good health two months ago today and must have suc- | cumbed rapidly to the climatic change. | —_—__—__+.- j A Treaty Ended. j ‘The government of the Orange Free State has given notice of its desire to terminate | the existing treaty of friendship and com- | merce with the United States at the ex- | Piration of twelve months from the 4ate | of receipt of said notice. The United States ernment has accepted this notification | as received January 4, 1894, and in virtue | thereof the treaty will cease to be effective January 4, 1805. It is said at the State | Department that the notice fs preliminary | to negotiations for a new treaty on differ- eat lines, i | Served galleries, and then she gets up a | densely populated suburbs of said cities is | hereby declared a nuisance, injurious to | terests of Key West were involved in the | amending the laws in regard to the inspec- | act amending the act granting to the Aran- | navy yard have been awarded as follows: | rivets. THE EVENING STAR, MONDAY, JANUARY 22, 1894-TWELVE PAGES. A NEW FAD. Nig t Sensi Parties the Latest Caper im Society. ‘The night debates on the tariff bill may not be making any votes for or against the measure. They may weary the various gentlemen who are being drafted into ser- vice as the gas light chairmen of the com- mittee of the whole, and the functionaries who run elevators and watch: elevators. ‘They may even try the patience of the members who are obliged by courtesy to their colleagues to attend the sessions. Yet, there is some good in them. They have created a new fashion fad that has already become quite popular. Gallery par- ties are becoming quite the rage. Some Sweet young thing smiles upon her own dear particular member, and gets him to sign a pack of admission cards to the re- jolly crowd. Of course the butterflies who | flutter into the gailery and filt here and there about the corridors and chatter do not draw much knowledge from the night- blooming serious that is opening its blos- , som nightly. That is hardly expected. But it is “awfuily jolly,” just the same. It is | so much the thing to take an interest im Politics this winter, you know. There was such a party at the House ses- sion the other night. Three young buds sat in the front row of one of the private | galleries, alternated by three young men, | whose back hair needed pinning. On the next row sat the chaperone, married, of it not too much so to prevent her wiully nice” “delightfully accompanied by a couple of the buds of half a dozen seasons ago. It was | a well-assorted jen. ‘To these delicate cars the sturdy voices of Mr. Bell of Colorado fell harshly. Mr. Bell puzzied them. They had read in The Star that he was to speak in favor of the bill—whatever it was. He kept them in suspense for a long time, and then he threw thein all out of their calculation by saying that he did not believe in the Wil- son bill. Mr. Bell is not a humorist, like Mr. Pence, his only colleague in the lower | House. It may have been that there was not enough to go round. But Mr. Bell does not let Mr. Pence believe in populism one bit harder than he does. He gave the so- cefety girls a splendid talk about the theo- ries of the alliance, and they went away believing that Mr. Carlisle must look some- thing lke an ichthyosaurus and that his| new bonds must be as dreadful as Mr. Vail- lant’s bombs. ———_—_+2+__—__. DISTRICT GOVERNMENT. For Public Health. Health Officer Hammett has notified the Commissioners that it is in the interest of public health that the alley in square 14, between 33d, 31th, M and Canal streets, be opened through the square and that the property in the rear of 3330 M street be con- demned. Raising Hogs. In reply to numerous inquiries concerning the keeping of swine in the District of Co- lumbia, Health Officer Hammett has in- closed to the Commissioners a copy of the law on the subject, which reads as follows: “That the keeping, herding and feeding of hogs in pens or otherwise within the cities of Washington and Georgetown or the more hea!th, and any person creating or main- taining such nuisances who shall fall after due notice from this board to abate the same shall, upon conviction, be fined-not less | than $5 nor more than $25 for each and) every such offense.” In connection with the above, Health Of- ficer Hammett says: “I regard such suburbs of Anacostia,Hilis- dale, Benning and all subdivisions in the District as coming under the section quoted. But there is no objection to raising hogs in the agricultural portions of the District, provided that no nuisance that the nei borhood can complain about is created.” Grading Wanted. A petition presented to the Commissioners today calls attention to the necessity of grading and regulating 16th street extended between Columbia road and Park street, Mt. Pleasant. It is stated that the thoroughfare is extensively traveled and very much in need of improvements. Weighing Hay. O. W. Guerdrum writes to the Commis- sioners today as follows concerning the cost of weighing by the public scales: “Permit me to call your attention to a difference in rates charged at the public scales near the Center Market and at those in Anacostia and to inquire if the public is not er titled to uniform rates at all the pub- le scales. It appears that at the Center hay market any size of load from 500 Pounds upward is weighed for 35 cents, whereas in Anacostia if a load contains more than one ton net (and most loads do) the charge is 50 cents. If a farmer selling his hay in Anacostia cannot have it weighed there as cheaply as he can in the city it operates against him as well as against the consumer in that locality and creates a monopoly for the agents down town. Infor- mation on the subject is of interest to government. Rates, instead of being left to the discretion of weighmasters and their deputies, should be posted at all the public scales for the benefit of the public.’ fomares wibante The Bond Offers. A circular letter of instructions in regard to the new 5 per cent loan will be issued by the Treasury Department this after- noon, giving detailed information as to the plan of placing the loan. Many bank-*) ers and financiers in the east are holding back their offers until the last day in order to have the benefit of the latest changes in the money market. A number of subscrip- tions were received today. eg le eee The Key West Cigar Makers’ Troubles Secretary Carlisle, Attorney General Ol- ney and Superintendent Stump gave a hear- ing this morning to those interested in the Key West, Fla, iabor troubles. ‘Those present were Mayor Perry of Key West, Fla., Collector of the Port Rrowne end Mr. Seidenberg, representing those who favor allowing Spanish cigar makers to be im- ported to work in Key West factories. Mr. Rubens appeared on behalf of the labor or- ganizations in opposition to importing la- borers from Cuba to work in the factories. He contended that it was a palpable viola- tion of the alien contract labor law. The other side contended that the material in- issue, as cigar factories would be closed un- less outside labor could be obtained. De- cision was reserved. o- Government Receipts Today. The receipts from internal revenue to- day were $629,292; from customs, $484,015. -———__+ + Silver Movements, The issue of standard silver dollars from the mints and treasury offices for the week ended January 20, 1894, was $276,070; for the corresponding period of last year, $291,- The shipment of fractional silver coins ee the 2d to the 20th instant aggregated 2357. ——— residential Approv: The President has approved the act tion of iron and steel boiler plates; the act for a railroad bridge across Boeuf river in Louisiana; the act for the construction of dams across the Kansas river in Shawnee county, Kan.; the act extending the time for the construction of the Choctaw rail- Way; the act for the establishment of a light house at Builer Flats, New Bedford, Mass.; the act amending the law requiring original receipts for deposits of postmasters to be sent to the auditor of the treasury for the Post Office Department, and the sas Pass Harbor Company the right to improve Aransas Pass. ——— Navy Yard Contra Awarded. Contracts for supplies at the Washington Bement Miles & Co. of Philadelphia, boring, milling and drilling machine, $12,734; the Carbon Steel Co. of Pittsburg, steel plates, 2; Thompson, Gill € Co. of Philadelphia, ————————_+-2+_____ Today's Wills. The will of Mary D. Morse, filed today, leaves her estate to her immediate kin, and names her sister, Winnie S. Morse, execu- trix. The will of Anna L. Ebaugh, leaving her estate to her husband, Theodore 0. Ebaugh, who she names as executor, was filed today. —>___ The 15th Street Transfer Station. The erection by the Washington and Georgetown Railroad Company of the trans- cer station on the west side of ith street, opposite G street, was begun today. This new structure has been fully described in The Star. |south to a point on the north side of North | A SITE SELECTED On Which to Erect a New Govern- ment Printing Office. THE COMMITTEE'S REPORT PRESENTED, Soe we Sede Motives That Influenced the Choice of the Present Square. A BILL INTRODUCED. Senator Vest today presented a report of | the committee on public buildings and | grounds on the subject of a new govern- ment printing office, accompanied by a bill selecting the south end of the square on which the present building is located as the site for the new office. The report of the committee follows: “The joint committee on public buildings and grounds of the two houses of Congress have earnestly but unsuccessfully endeav- ored since the 1st of October last to agree upon a site for the new government print- ing office. They appointed a subcommittee, which advertised for offers of suitable sites, and this subcommittee received some twen- ty written offers of sites considered suita- ble for the purpose indicated. All of these sites which were at all avall- able were inspected personaily by the sub- committee, and without entering into de- talls it is enough to say that the choice of site ultimately rested, in the opinion of the committee, between the present site of the government printing office, with an addi- tion thereto of an equal quantity of ground immediately south of said site by a part of square 624 and square 683, bounded on the north by D street, on the east by Delaware avenue, on the south by C street and on the west by North Capitol street—on which are now located the Senate stables and the | District engine house, together with a frame cottage occupied by the sergeant-at-| arms of the Senate. Additional Accommodations sary. In behalf of the first proposition it can be said that it is of the highest importance | to provide at once additional accommoda-/ tions for the government printing office. The crowded condition of the present build- ing and the defects in its structure render it not only possible, but probable, that a tragedy may be enacted there at any time far more disastrous than that of the Ford's Theater building. It becomes, then, of the highest importance to secure additional ac- commodation with as little delay as pos- sible, and the committee has been in- fluenced to a large extent by this fact. A letter addressed on August 11, 1594, to the Hon. A. P. Gorman, chairman. of the committee on printing of the Senate, -by Mr. F. W. Palmer, the public printer,states that additional grounds south of the pres- ent site of the printing office can be pur- chased for $175,000, including the improve- ments, and that a fire-proof building, six stories high, whose dimensions shall be @0 by 175 feet, fronting on North Capitot street, can be erected at a cost of $126,000, By making available the appropriation cf $250,000 heretofore made by Congress, it will require an additional appropriation of | only $51,000 for the purchase of the site and the erection of a building which will give immediate relief, leaving to the future | the providing of such additional aceommo- | dation as may be necessary. Motives That Influenced the Choice. “It is not deemed improper for the com- | mittee to add that the present condition of | the national treasury makes It an impera- tive duty fur Congress to avoid every un- necessary expenditure of public money, and we have no hesitation in stating that this motive has also influenced the commit- tee in this action. “It ts also worthy of notice that the im- mediate proximity of the new building to be erected to that now used as a govern- ment printing office will enable the gov- ernment to use the old building until the) rew one shall be completed without any considerable inconvenience in regard to the | transportation of machinery and mater-| fals to the new building, and that it will | not be necessary to have additional water | and gas mains for the new structure. i “The principal objection to the selection ; of the present site is based upon its dis-) tance from the Capitol and the difficulty of | reaching it on street cars or by walking. | In reply to this it can be safely stated that | the improvement of North Capitol street | from C street to the Baltimore and Ohio rail- | read tracks and the construction of a viaduct | across these tracks must inevitably be ac- | complished in the near future. There then be an easy and direct route from the Capitol to the present site of the printing office. “The advocates of square 683 favor it! because of its vicinity to the Capitol and the fact that the Baltimore and Ohio road runs in the immediate rear of this square, | and thus will save to the government the expenditure of a large amount of trans- portation of materials and documents to and from the printing office during each) year. The committee has been unable} to obtain from the public printer an ex- act estimate of the amount so expended, | because paper and other materials ure fur- nished to the government with such trans- portation added to the cost, and it must be conceded that a considerable amount, estimated at from $25,000 to $40,000, would thus be saved annually to the government by erecting the printing oftice on square os. Neces- Area of the Proposed Site. It is believed that a suitable foundation can be obtained on either of the sites pro- posed and there is about the same amount | of area in both sites. The present site of | the printing office, by the purchase of addt- tional ground, as proposed, would furnish 115,246 square feet, to which should be add- ed 12,533 square feet covered by two alleys, | one of which, however, thirty feet wide, should be kept open for the purpose of Mghting and ventilation. Square 683 contains 120,298 feet, of which the government owns 20,858, leaving 90,440 feet to be acquired by purchase or con- demnation. Upon that portion of this square | belonging to the government theré are now located the Senate stables and a District engine house and a plain cottage, occupied by the sergeant-at-arms of the Senate, It would be necessary in orde> to make the square available to remove these build- ings, and the sum of $30,000 would be neces- sary to purchase ground and erect a new stable and an engine house in another lo- cality. In addition to this expenditure the grading upon this square would be very heavy upon C street, and it would require at least two years to prepare the ground and complete thereon a suitable building. It is stated that the 99,440 feet in this square, which does not belong to the government, can be acquired for the sum of $300,000, and it will therefore be seen that besides the cost of grading and removing the buildings now on the square an expenditure of $330,- 000 by the government will be necessary to procure the site alone. It can safely be assumed that a suit- able building for the government printing office upon this square would cost at least a million and a half, so that in addition to the delay there must be appropriated by Congress for the purchase of the site and the construction of a building the sum of $2,130,000. The committee recommends the passage of the accompanying bill, believing that, under all the circumstances, it is the best solution of a question which has long b pending and has been the source of much irritation.” The Accompanying Bill, The bill submitted by the committee de- scribed the property to be taken as fol- lows: Beginning at the southeast corner of square 624 at the Intersection of G and North Capitol streets, thence running north ii 380.6 feet to an alley S80 feet wide, running | east and west through said square 62 thence along a south iine of said alley feet to a point immediately south of the southwest corner of the government print- | ing office as now located, thence directly G street, and thence east along the south- ern boundary of the square on North G| street to the place of beginning, excluding an alley fourteen feet wide running north and south from the alley 30 feet wide here- inbefore named to North G stre which alley is hereby declared to be closed and shall be appropriated and used as a part of the site of the building to be located on this real estate. The second section of the bill authorizes the Secretary of the Treasury to pay for this property the sum of $175,000, that being the amount fixed as Its price in the written | man, | burst in, | ico. STAR SUBSCRIBERS AND THE POOR. Pledges of Monthly Payments — The General Canv The Evening Star has afforded those of its readers who desire to take part in the gen- eral movement to relieve destitution in the city opportunity to do so by forwarding their contributions directly to The Evening Star office or handing them to The Star col- lectors who call monthly at the homes of subscribers, All funds contributed in this way will be turned over to the central relief committee, proper credit being given to the donors. The Star will continue to thus care for and forward the donations of any who wish to contribute In that way. The can- vass undertaken by a general committee of citizens, intended to cover every square and house in the city, covers in part the work to do which The Star offered the facilities afforded by its collecting agencies. The Star commends to all citizens the general canvass now being made, as a means of quickly raising the funds that are urgently needed. There are some, however, who may prefer, or may find it more convenient, to make subscriptions, small or large, payable by the month, in the manner provided for by The Star. For the convenience of such of its readers The Star will gladly receive pledges handed to its collectors and receive and account for the money giver communication made by the owners to the public printer contingent upon the title be- ing found good by the Attorney General. The third section of the bill provides for the institution of condemnation proceedings such as are customary in such cases should the owners not accept the offer made. In the fourth section is found authority for the re-erection of a building on this site under the supervision and direction of the chief of engineers of the army (Gen. Casey) of a six-story building, 175 feet on North Capitol street and extending west 60 feet. This building is to be fireproof, with iron beams and brick arches, with the roof sup- supported by iron rafters. Its cost is not to exceed $126,000. It is provided that all , contracts and expenditures of every kind for the erection of the building shall be made under the supervision and control of the chief of engineers and that he shall make an annual report to Congress. Section five makes immediately available the sum of $208,000 appropriated by the act of August 30, 1800, for the purchase of a site for the government printing office and appropriates the additional sum of $51,000 to be added for the erection of the building. Senator Vest, in presenting the bill and report, stated that in view of the emergen- jey that the delay has already caused, he would endeavor to call up the bill at the earliest possible moment, at the expiration of the morning hour on some day in the near future, The bill and report were or- dered to be printed. ee The Shakespeare ( The Shakespeare Club was entertained on Saturday evening by Mr. and Mrs, E. B. Hay, at their residence, 1512 Corcoran street, The parlors were crowded, there be- {ing present about one hundred and fifty guests and members of the club. The fol- lowing was the program of the evening: Vocal solo, “Sunset.” by Miss Edna Smith; reading of ‘ap and Bells” by Mr. J. H. Whitaker; vocal solo, “Springtime,” by Miss Moore; piano solo, minuet, Paderews- ki, and waltz, original, dedicated to the girls of the south, by Professor Leo Wheat King Lear, act Il, scere 1V, with the fol lowing cast: King Lear, Mr. John Twee- dale; Oswald, Mr. W. H. Conley; Glouces- ter, Mr. W. Spencer Armstrong; Cornwall, Mr. Milo C, Summers; Regan, Miss J. E. | Thompson, and Goneril, Miss Amy Clement Leavit. Vocal Solo, “For All Eternity,”and “I Know a Little Girl,” by Miss Dorothy B. Rogers; quartet, vocal, “Annie Laurie” and “Boy In the Apple Tree,” Dudley Buck, by Messrs, Kaiser, Morseil, Mosher and Hoo- | ‘The Earl King,” by Miss | ver; recitaion, Rosa Poeche; ‘vocal solo,"“Since Birdie Com- menced Her Delsarte,” Newman, by Mr. E. B. Hay; recitation, “The School House,’ Whittier, Mr. E. 8, Hay; reading, “The Transformation,” Mr, John Tweedale; vo- cal solo, “Rosamond,” Chaminade, by ‘Miss Edna Smith; recitation, “Little Willie,” “Che Serenade” and “Discovery of Amert- by Mr. H. Conley; recitation, “Tim,” by Miss J. E. Richards; quartet, “Nellie Was a Lady,” by Messrs. Kaiser, Morsell, Mosher and Hoover; recitation, “Mary Ann,” by Mrs. G. A. Myers. Of this generally excellent program especial mention must be made of Mr. Tweedal grand conception of King Lear; the selec- tion of the vocal quartet and their har- monious rendition, and Miss Dorothy Rog- ers’ “I Know a Little Maid.” Among those present were Mr. B. H. Warner, daughter and sister,Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Alfred Town: send, Judge Morris and Miss Morris, Mr. and ‘Mrs. Claude Johnson and Miss John- son, Mr. and Mrs, John Joy Edson, Mr. and Mrs. Ll, M. Saunders, Mrs. Richards, Mr. Jefferson, Miss Hirtford, Mr. W. Ny- man, Miss Dade and Miss Nannle Dade, Miss Julia Slosson, Mr. Walter T. Wright, Mr. and Mrs. Thornton Carusi, Mrs. Bit: Unger, Miss Wilson, Mr. and Mrs. C. BE. Foster, Mrs. Pierce, Miss Schade, Mr. Schade, Miss Susie Fillmore, Gen. and Mrs. | Grant, Mr. O’Brien, Mr. and Mrs. H. H. Gilfry, Mr. and Mrs. Hall, Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Pilling, the Misses Saxton,Dr. and Mrs. ; F. L, Freeman, Mrs, Stierlin and Mr. W. ©. Stierlin, Miss Curvet, Mr. Geo. F. Erd- Miss Erdman, Mrs. Watson Smith, Miss Drew, Mr. Hewitt of Chicago, Miss Bangs and Miss Carusi, Mrs. Dill of Balti- more, Mr. and Mrs. H. Whitaker, Mrs. Hopperton, Mrs. Prt .» Mr. and Mrs. Geo. A. Myers, Mrs. Dickson, Mrs. E. R. Walton, Mrs. Finley, Mrs. H. Conquest Clark, Mr. and Mrs. Dubant, Mr. Pulizzi, | Miss Pulizai, Mrs, John Tweedale, Mrs, A! G. Adams, Miss Lay, Mrs. Crandall and Mrs. Hort. —-— Claims Big Damages. Wm. H. Davis, by Messrs. 8. 8, Henkle, Chas. Bendheim and G. H. Norton, has filed a suit against the Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company for $20,000. The plaintiff states that January 24 last he was employed as a laborer, when he was ordered by one McKenzie, the line foreman, to clear out a manhole on G be- tween 5th and 6th streets northwest, and he descended a distance of ten feet, and being obliged to get access to the conduit knocked out a brick, when a column of gas throwing him against the wall, striking his head and shoulder, filling his lungs with gas and stupefying him, and when taken out he was supposed to be | dead; that for two months after he was unable to work, and is constantly suffer- ing pain, etc. He avers that he did not know then there was danger, and the hazard should have been known to the foreman, ace Revival at Plymouth, The Plymouth Congregational Church, Rey. Sterling N. Brown, pastor, has in progress a stirring revival meeting. The pastor is assisted by the English evange- lst, Mr. James Wharton, who ts a preacher of unusual power. He thoroughly interests, awakens and stirs his hearers without any effort to sensationalism. The meetings every night are growing in interest. Sever- al have already professed faith. Bigtine ome Representative Gear Congratulated. Representative Gear, who has been elect- ed United States Senator from Towa, re- turned to Washington today from his suc- cessful campaign. Upon his appearance in the House he received an ovation from his colleagues. Gov. Gear has been identified With the history of Iowa since 1838. He served a number of terms in the legislature, was twice elected governor of the state, came to Congress for two terms, served as assistant secretary of the treasury under President Harrison, came back to the pres- ent Congress and now goes to the Senate. He is a member of the ways and means committee and sponsor of the sugar sched- ule of the McXinley bill, By a curious co- incidence he arrived in Washington today just as the House took up the sugar sched- ule of the tariff bill. ——__-+ e+ ______- Anticipated Mexican Raid Into New Mexte The Mexican government has warned the State Department of an apprehended raid of bandits across the border into New Mex- The War Department informed Gen. McCook of the report, and in a telegram | received from him he says that troops are stationed south of Silver Ksayard, where no bandits can cross the border without discovery. “If any at- tempt it,” says the general, “they will be captured or worse will happe! _ ree Representative Wilson in Bad Health. While Mr. Wilson, chairman of the ways and means committee, is still attending to his duties in the House, he is in extremely bad health and his complete break down has been feared by his colleagues on the committee. Four nights ago be had a hemorrhage and has been very feeble since. Today, however, he is considerably better. City and Fort ANOTHER SLASHER OUTRAGE Either Jack or an Imitator at Work Again. ‘The House of Mrs, Wall Badly Treated —Only Some Money Stolen— Two Arrests Made, “Jack the Slasher,” or one of the distin- guished gentleman's many imitators, was at work last night. If it was not Jack him- self, it was some one who, judging from the | artistic and finished manner in which the work was done, has every reason to believe | that, if not molested by the police, he will | attain a distinction as eminent as that of Jack himself. The detectives are inclined to believe, however, that Jack was not re- sponsible for last night’s job, but frankly state that whoever did do it knew a thing or two. Mrs. A. E. Wall, a well-known colored woman, the widow of the late “Squire” Wall, resides at the northeast corner of 4th and Pomeroy streets northwest. It is said she is comfortably well off in this world’s goods, owning the house she lives in and several near by. Her house is well furnished, and she has in the house much valuable silverware. When she retired last evening, about 11 o'clock, everthing in the house was in good condition, neatly ar- ranged, and in a bureau drawer in a room on the first floor there were $70. This morning when Mrs. Wall arose at 6 o'clock the $70 were gone, but nothing else, and the first floor of the house looked as if a cyclone, and a very structive one at that, had visited it during the night. The floor of the dining and sitting rooms | were almost covered with feathers and jet beads, several pillows having been ripped | open for the purpose, and the beads taken from a bureau draw The mats on the floor were cut in pieces, a sofa was slashed and a shaw! and a lot of underclothing had also been badly cut and slashed. Nothing else but a fine clock, which w: broken up and thrown into the yard, damaged. The silverware and other valu- ‘ables stood about the room, apparently un- | touched, and as soon as Mrs. Wall had | Sufficiently recovered herself she discovered | that the only thing which had been taken | was the money which she had placed in the bureau drawer. The case was at once reported to Police Headquarters, and Detectives Boardman, Weedon and Lacey were at ed to it. | They ascertained that Mrs, Wall had been in the habit of leaving her back door un- locked, but that it was known to but a few persons. Through that door the rascal or rascals had entered the house, but Mrs. Wall could give no definite idea of the time the entering had been made. The officers also learned that but very few persons | knew that Mrs. Wall kept her money in _ the bureau drawer, and that fact together | | with the further one that only the money | had been stolen, convinced them that the | house had been entered by some party or | parties well acquainted with the premises, and that the cutting and slashing had been | done merely to cover their tracks and make it seem as if “Jack the Slasher” was the guilty party. After investigating the case the detectives | reached the conclusion that Millie Batley | and Isaiah Johnson, colored tenants of Mrs. Wall and living in the rear of her — ises, knew much more than they professed about the case. The man and woman were subsequently arrested and locked up in the eighth precinct. Whether the couple were | actually engaged in the matter the officers | | declined to deny or affirm, >-— FORD'S THEATER DISASTER. The Committee Have Blanks to Dis- tribute to Sufferers. The Senate select committee investigat- ing the Ford’s Theater disaster met at 10:30 this morning and continued the work | of ascertaining the legal lability of the government to compensatory damages for deaths and injuries resulting from the acci- dent. Three witnesses were examined for the purpose of ascertaining the architec- tural condition of the building. These were Col. John M, Wilson, commissioner of pub- Mc buildings and grounds; Mr. Bernard | Green, assistant to Gen. Casey, in charge |of the new Ubrary building,and Mr. Clarke, the architect of the Capitol. Blanks have been prepared by the com- | mittee for the filing of claims for damages | in this matter, which are being sent to | who are known to be directly interest- | ed. These blanks are of two kinds, one of | cases of death, to be filed by the heirs of | the deceased, and the other for survivors. | They can be obtain by application in per- son or in writing to the clerk of the com- mittee at the Capitol. It is the desire of the committee that these blanks should fall into the hands of every possible per- | son interested in the investigation, and they may go so far as to advertise to call the attention of the heirs of those who | were killed and of the survivors to the fact that their claims are now about to be | adjudicated. lees ee ee THE MACE PRODUCED. A Tar jemt Scene in the House This | Afternoon, Mr. Boutelle precipitated a turbulent scene in the House this afternoon and com- felled the House to use its authority to quiet him. For the first time this session the sergeant-at-arms was calied upon to | Present the mace, the official emblem of the suthority of the House, or, as the old members call it, “trotting out the goose.” The House suspended consideration of the tariff bill to have the President's Hawaiian message read. At the conclusion of the reading Mr. Boutelle insisted upon calling .up his Hawatian resolution,at the same time making the statement that it is obvious that the President is plotting to incite insurrec- tion against a friendly government and that | the Speaker prevents the House from fak- ing cognizance of this fact by interposing his own will. This created a storm of confusion, in the midst of which Mr. Hatch rushed down to the main aisle and called Mr. Boutelle to order. Under the rules a member called to order must take his seat, and Mr. Boutelle did this, though with much grumbling. He immediately arose again and attempted to address the chair, when the 5} er or- dered the sergeant-at-arms to seat Mr. Boutelle. Sergeant-at-Arms Hill advanced and pre- sented the mace and eagle at Mr. Bou- telle, who thereupon acknowledged its authority and took his seat. He attempted to rise to a privileged question, however, when the Speaker told him that he could not rise. A motion was then made to re- sume consideration of the tariff bill and Mr. Boutelle demanded a quorum. This de- layed business for about five minutes, but at the expiration of that time a quorum was forthcoming and business proceeded. + © + Application for Assis it Appraiser. The application of A. Hermann of New York for the position of assistant appraiser of merchandise at the port of New York was filed in the Treasury Department this morning. The total number of fourth-ciass post- masters appointed today was sixty-four. Of this number thirty-seven were to fill vacancies caused by death and resignation and the remainder by removals. The Virginia appointments were as fol- lows: Clifford, J. K. Harvey, vice C. E. Jennings, resigned; Powers, W. J. Starkey, vice C. R, Jones, resigned. The Law Violated. Mr. Stump, superintendent of immigra- tion, informed a delegation from Florida, including the mayor of Key West, Satur- day that he had sufficient evidence that the contract labor law had been violated in the importation of cigar workers from Cuba, and that the cases had been referred to the law department of the government for prosecution. — Hondaras News. Official news of the defeat of the Hon- duras forces by Gen. Bonilla of the Nica- ragua army has been received at the Navy Department from Capt. Longnecker of the U.S.8S. Ranger, at La Union, Salvador. The dispatch says that Bonilla has demanded the surrender of the Honduran army under Velila in the interest of humanity and that Velila says he will not surrender unless he ts overpowered. i Ae Another WilL The will of the late Frederick Moelich, leaving his estate to his wife, Wiihelmina, and naming her executrix, was filed today. TREASURY SICK LEAVES. Secretary Carlis! en a New Order ou the ect. Secretary Carlisle has issued a circular making important changes in the regula- tions governing leaves of absence. It is a8 follows:, “It is hereby ordered that from and after this date the heads of bureaus and chiefs of divisions, Secretary's office, in this depart- ment, shall make a daily report to this of- fice, division of appointments, in the cases of absence on account of sickness or other cause on the part of employes in their re- spective bureaus or divisions. Said daily report to be filed in the division of appoint- ments not later than 11 o'clock a.m. ‘When such report is received, a medical officer of the Marine Hospital Service will be directed to investigate and report to the department in each case of sickness 80 re- ported. “Employes must report to their respective offices not later than 2 o'clock p.m. the fact that they were unable to report for duty on account of sickness or otherwise on such days as they may be absent. “It is also ordered that the certificates of sickness required by the rules now in force must be filed in the division of appoint- ments within the month in which the sick- ness occurs. “Heads of bureaus and chiefs of divisions of the Secretary's office are specially en- joined to see that the foregoing orders are strictly complied with. The Secretary is compelled to take this action in order to | avoid the annoyance and importunity of clerks and others for restoration of pay which has been withheld on account of ex- cessive absence, and notice is hereby given that when the sixty days, for all causes, have been exhausted, in any calendar year, application will be considered on the ground that it is a ‘special and meritorious case only when presented in person to the chief of the division of appointments by the head of bureau or chief of division, Secretary's office, in which the person interested is em- ployed, for presentation to the Secretary, together with a full statement of the facts upon which ‘special and meritorious’ con- sideration is claimed. reports herein called for are to be additional to the regular monthly report as now furnished.” ——_—__ 2 _ THE BOUNDS OF SCIENCE Do Not Extend Into the Polemical Field of Th: . It is customary to print in connection with the annual report of the Smithsonian Institution and as an appendix scientific papers on a variety of subjects. This cus- tom will be observed in the case of the an- Dual report of the year 1892, which is now being printed. Two of the papers in the appendix were by W. J. McGee and Lester F. Ward, both well-known scientific men of this city, and had been delivered by them as lectures in the winter course of lectures at,the National Museum. At the request of the authors two hundred and fifty copies of each paper were printed separately and furnished them for distribution among their friends. One of these copies came to the attention of the authorities of the institu- tion, and it was found that opinions were expressed which would not be considered orthodox from a religious standpoint and were of a polemical and controversial char- acter. It was therefore decided that the papers were not of the kind that ought to be published by the Smithsonian. The pa- pers will not appear with the report, which is not yet printed, and their places will be taken by other papers on scientific sub- jects. The authors were cot sulted in re- | gard to the matter, and it is recognized by those who know the facts that the course adopted was the proper one. 2+ MR. WHEELER H. PECKHAM United States Supreme Court. The President today sent to the Senate the nomination of Wheeler H. Peckham of | New York, to be associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, Wheeler H. Peckham, nominated for as- sociate justice of the Supreme Court, is a brother of Judge Rufus Peckham of the New York court of appeals. He was ap- pointed district attorney by Mr. Cleveland when he was governor of New York, but subsequently resigned. Although the New York Senators decline to talk it 1s under- stood the nomination is distasteful to them, but that they would have been glad to have seen the name of the brother sent in for the place. The indications seem to be that the Hornblower struggle will be renewed | a against this nominee. —_—-e-—___—_. An Appointment Criticised. Private information has reached here that Mr. Frederick Penfield, United States | consul at Cairo, Egypt, has stirred up a row at the consulate by discharging Dr. Ewing, an American citizen, from the office of consular agent at Alexandria, and ap- pointing in his place an Englishman, named Hewatt. A gentleman in this city has received a letter from a friend in Cairo, who says: “The appointee is an Englishman, who never saw America, and who regards Americans as barbarians. He is the jan- itor and rent coilector of St. Mark's build- ing in Alexandria, built and owned wholly by Englishmen. “When this British janitor of a British office and partment house ran up the American flag over the British building, the last day of December, the very winds of the desert refused to aid and abet the outrage. Not a breath of air stirred, and the ‘Stars and Stripes’ clung in shame to the British flagstaff. “In view of public sentiment in Egypt, the outrage is peculiarly inexcusable and deplorable. The Egyptians regard the Brit- ish occupation of their country as a mon- strous wrong, and their loftiest dream is of driving the red-coated invader from their soil. That the consul general should,in yiew of all these circumstances,appoint a British janitor to represent the United-States as consular agent at the greatest seaport of northern Africa is a blunder which mounts almost into a crime against Egypt and against America.” lun.bia G6 of $1,000 at Insurance, § ba at 7 Washington Gas, 25 at 47%. orernment “Bonds.—U. 8. 4s, Tegistered, 190% V12% bid, 143%) asked. UL 8. coupon, 1907, neh id. ie anid, . = — istrict of Columbia Bonds.—20-year 105 bid. Water stock currency Ts, 100 80-year fund. Os, i ite ee, stock currency bh currency, 109° bid, 111 aisk Miscellaneous Tonds.—Wasbington and George- town Railroud conv. Gs, Ist, 135 bid. 150 asked Washington and 6 Railroad conv. ts, fund. 5s, 118 anked. Ware 1908, 120 ‘bid. 3-658, funding sonic Hall Association lon Market Com- pany tet Os. 105 bid. et Company in ket Company ext. can Security and Trust 5s, 1905, A. & 0., American Security Trost 5s, 1905, PF. American Security and Trust Washington Light ington Light Infamy % Gas Company 6s, series B, Gas Company convertible Raflroad sked. ishing ton a ts, Eckingt« Gs, 100 asked. Chesa cod femmes 200 orked. garpitel, and North 0 SS bid. 90 asked. Metropoli 100 bid. 10T'asked. tS les, 17 bid. Jee cov. Bank Stocks.—Bank of Washington, 300 public, 200 bid,” 235 peake trie Light National bid, 350 asked. Bank of Republic, asked. Metropolitan, 265 bid, 206 asked. 255 bid. Second. 130 bid. cod. Jur! 11s 5 West End, 95 bid. Traders’, 100 bid. “Lincoin, 0 bid. Onto, Fey Raflrond | Stocks.—Washington and Geonget 290" bid, 225 "asked. tam, 80 Ue Ton asked. Columbia, 55 asked. Capi North O Street, 34 asked: Eckington and Home, 34 asked. et Georgetown and Tenallytown, 32 Inanrapee Stock: ‘6 39% bid, 48 asked. Franklin, 43 bid, 52 asked. tropolitan, ‘ational Union, 12 bid. 15 asked. Ariing’ id, 160 asked. Corcoran, @ bid, SO asked. Co- lunibia, 13 bid, 15 asked. G Lin bid. Potom: id, SS asked. Riggs, 6% bid, 7 asked. People’s, 5 bid, Sy axked. Lincoln, +3. bid, 7% asked. 2 Title Insurance Stocks Real Estate Title, 112 bid. 125 asked. Columbla Title, 6% bid, Tig waked ington Title, 7% asked Electric Light Stocks. Washington Gas, 48% asked. Geo town "i tis bid -goeae Pennsylvania asked jomac, "44 hid, asked 2 hid, 24 Stocks.— Washington Market. Falls lee, 115 bid, rama, 15 "bil. Pneumatic Gun Carriag Lincoln Hall, 100 asked. Inter-Ocean V asked. Tey City Brick, 100° asked. Washington Steamboat,” 190 Safe Deposit and Tras: Compu Safe Deposit and Trust Campany, asked. Washington Loan aud Trust, *11 asked. American Security and Trust, asked. *Ex. dividend. Se R. H. Thompson of Brookhaven, Miss. appears as a possible senatorial candiaatt to succeed Senator Walthall. He is one the codifiers of the Mississippi code ana .: an able lawyer. lor Associate Justice of FINANCE AND TRADE. Fall in Silver Affects the London Market. PRI UK WALL STREET ALSO LOWERED | Interest of Speculators Centered in Sugar Trusts. j |GENERAL MARKET REPORTS. \ | Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. | NEW YORK, Jan. 22.—The influence of early London cables recording coneessions varying from 1-4 to 1 per cent, from last | week's closing prices for international se- curities, led to considerable irregularity in introductory prices on this side. The de cline abroad was attributed to @ further decline in the price of silver due to the ac- tion of the Indian council and continued decrease in the price of rupee paper. For- eign house were liberal sellers during the first hotr,-but the market took all the | Stock offered without the least show of i if F3 il if BE The strength of the Vanderbilt group is | encouraging, as thegg stocks have fre- quently heralded a general rise in stock ig nterest centered largely in sugar, owing to today’s debate in the House on tari schedule. Traders sold the stock ef that the refined product wou! on the free list, and thus bring the refiners into direct competition with After opening off 11-8 per cent Sl a further decline to 801-4 followed, bul around these figures the stock was supported, and showed considerable re- sistance to bear attacks. Chicago Gas was strong under the buy- ing of the pool in this specialty, and gained 1 per cent to 67 1-8. Northwesi was active, and gained 1 -4 per cent to 104 1-5. St. Paul was marked up 1 14 per cent to 60 1-4, Rock Island gained 1 1-4 per cent to 6 3-4 and Bur- ington sold up 1 3-8 per cent on to 77 1-8. The bond market continues though the volume of business has creased materially, owing to the of the better class of investment around market prices. The sterling market is steady, tendency toward advancemen' | rates have stiffened in England and | Continent, due in some measure to | in silver and the sentimental effect ; rumors. The selling of our securities for London account also contributes to the | Seneral firmness of this market. * Fs | Money continues in abundant supply, | with some slight tendency ment in the demand. Rates tinue as previo quoted. The ing house statement reports exchanges, $65,675,082; 94,200,855, — —— subtreasury’s debit balance, 721. Big Four earnings for the second week this month Increased $8,268, Atchison earn- earnings for month of December decreased iT. well during the afternoon, the volume of business fell off slightly. ws ik i pesca lead 2S sag oad ey sabes | i i ut a Led 4 i J } Be Baltimore Markets. BALTIMORE, Ma., Jam. 22. perfine, 1.73a2.00; do. extra. 2. fam- +, 2.75a8.15; winter wheat, patent, 8.2588.50: pring wheat, eo. 3.90a6.15, SUTIght, R.2a3.50—recelpts, 12,814 ments, 414 barrels; sales, 140 barrels, and hi No. 2 red spot. Gi%,a64%: February, G5aGdig: steamer No. 2 red, 6laGl': ple. S4nGity—re 87.999 bushels; 69.550 bushels; stock, 1,155,133 13,000 bushels. "Corn firm—mized seer: cite yea ce oe eamer ; mou! 89a42: do. on 40.0: 2: do. grade, Wusbels: shy 8, OS.240 bushels: bushels: sales, 402,000 bushels. Oates white western, 35 bid: 2 mized do. receipts, 5,000 ; tock, 207.260 Rye dull-No. 2, 4%-stock, 58,528 steady—good to choice timothy, freights oqulet—steam to 28.9d.: Cork for orders, inter, 3a cotton per 100 ‘le.: flour do., I4e. dull—middiing, 7%. steady 15.50; bulk meats, loose shoulders, Ti; rth “ sugar-cured sheulders, St>: hams, 1ial2: lard, Butter weak —crea 28: LK yg 19, 6%. ugar quiet granulated, EBS" One refined, 9 Whisky «teady 1.240 1 BALTIMORE, Jan. 22.—Virginia console, 8s, 49 hid: Baltimore and Gio stock, @¥ty bid: Northern | Central stock, Os asked: (Consnti@ated tne bowie, 112% asked; do. stock, STiga574e { rye - | Chiengo Grat Provision Markets. Reported"by Silsby & Co., bankers and brokers, Metropolitan Bank building. CHICAGO, Jan. 22, 1006. eae a gests’? np ete Ey) New York Cotton. Byte. Loca. 1) 2 The following were the readings of the ther- mometer at the weather bureau today; 8 a. um, 37: 2p.m., 48; maxinfium, $8; minimum, 37. - —s y the Corcoran Art B Washington of Tennessee has Mr. roduced a bill in the House, by request, providing for the purchase by the govern- ment of the Corcoran Art Gallery building, to be used as a hall of records. The ap- propriation carried in the bill is §30Q0NB,