Evening Star Newspaper, February 9, 1894, Page 2

2 LATE NEWS BY WIRE Progress of the Three America’s Railway. MISTAKE OF ATHLEPIC MANAGERS Lord Rumored Retirement of Rosebery. HANGING IN KENTUCKY PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 9.—The board of fanagers of the Athletic Association of the American Athletic Union, which, &t its special meeting last night deposed Wm. H. Rocap, the official handicapper, and elected Dr. J. K. Schell of Swarthmore College to @ucceed him, discovered today that Dr. Schell is a professional, that gentleman being at present engaged as athletic in- structor at Swarthmore. ‘The board last night took a very decided Stand against professionalism, and it is ble that at its meeting on h 21 Dr. Schell will be deposed and @n amateur given his place. A prominent member of the board said Yoday that there is a strong disposition, Bow that the fects are known, to re-elect Mr. Rocap, who performed his work very efficiently. He was deposed because he wrote a letter criticising the leniency of the board with regard to professional box- ors. SS THREE AMERICAS RAILWAY. Repert of Progress Made After Eight Months’ Work. PITTSBURG, Pa., Feb. 9.—United States Enginesr William F. Shunk, who conducted the survey for the International railway through Mexico and South American states, has finished his report after eight months of hard labor. The report contains informa- ton regarding the gigantic project, estimat- ing the cost and feasibility of such a ven- ture. It will be placed in the hands of the intercontinental commission at Washington next week. Dion Martinez, a highly cultivated Span- fard, who was lieutenant over the corps of engineers, is in the city, and in an inter- view said: “During the two years the three divisions fully surveyed a line for the internatioual railroad, in our estimation, the pian is Possible. “The estimated cost of the scheme to build the road and bridges, the report will gay, is $22,000,000. It is also stated in the Feport that it will require ten years to complete the road. “Mr. Shunk reports everything favorable for the improvement. The republics in South America are very.much excited over the proposed road. They contributed money —— in paying for the preliminary w “The report will also state that during the trip we observed that the commerce of South America is controlled by German and French trade. We did not meet one Ameri- can salesman. This fact was noted with Fegret, because we felt that the United Btates should control all the commerce.” —— ee BOB MARLER HANGED. He Shot at a Railway Conductor and Shot a Passenger. PINEVILLE, Ky., Feb. %—Bob Marler ‘was hanged this morning for the murder of Birs. Mary E. Bowden last August. The sheriff read the death warrant to Marler @t 8:30 o'clock and he was dressed for the execution. He slept very little during the might and prayed most all the morning. The condemned man was allowed an hour by Sheriff Colson, which he devoted to talk- i with his sisters and spiritual advisers. le was very nervous. The drop fell at 11:05 and Marler was dead in thirteen min- utes. He talked for ten minutes on the scaffold, but did not confess. Marler’s is the first legal hanging that has ever occurred in Bell county. ‘The crime for which Marier was executed ‘was for the murder of Mrs. Mary E. Bow- den, August 5, 18K. The Marler boys, on the morning of the killing, werg seen to leave their cabin together. Bob had a gun and George went to the railroad crossing, where he took the train for Middlesbor- ough. George had had trouble with a man famed Long, and had sworn vengeance. The conductor of the train strongly re- gembled Long, who was thought to be eboard. When the train came along to where Bob Marler was in hiding he mis- took Conductor Chepman for Long and fired. Mrs. Bowden was sitting behind Chapman, and the bullet struck and killed her. Upon investigation the Marler boys Were arrested. Bob was sentenced to death and George received a life sentence. es ROSEBERY’S RESIGNATION. PARIS, Feb. 9.-The Eclair says that Lord Rosebery, British minister, twice re- cently offered to resign. It adds that his Fesignation is held in abeyance only until Mr. Gladstone's return to England. According to the Eclair Lord Rosebery differs with Mr. Gladstone on the British foreign policy and on the agitation against the house of lords. ———ie THE STEPHENS FAMILY. Whey Added Considerably to the Pop- ulation of Kansas City. KANSAS CITY,Mo., Feb. 9.—Kansas City’s population was increased by the arrival here lust night of forty-three persons, the fam- ily of Walker Stephens and his long line of descendants, from Kentucky. Mr. Stephens tz family decided to try their fortunes in ansas City, and when they got off the train and boarded a street car, they filled the grip and hung on the sides as they Bere nn en nee into the city. er still another daughter with seven children to follow. —-——_ Was Foully Dealt With. PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 9.—Coroner Jos. E. Quinby of Delaware county, after a post mortem examination, has come to the con- elusion that the man whose body was found yesterday just outside of the city limits, with two bullet holes in his breast and his head brufsed, and who has been partially identified as Charles A. Danne of St. Louis, Was foully dealt with. The case is now in the hands of the Delaware county detec- tives. The body is in charge of the coroner at Media, Pa., awaiting identification. ———. Harrison, Idaho, Legitimizsed. SPOKANE, Wash., Feb. 9.—A dispatch from Harrison, Idaho, says the Indians have signed a treaty ceding a strip of terri- tory along the Coeur d’Alene river, thus giving the residents of Harrison title to the town site. —__ Iee Gatherers Strike Successfally. NYACK, N. Y., Feb. 9.—Every one of the large force of men employed by the Knicker- ‘bocker Ice Company in harvesting Ice at Rockland lake went on a strike yester- day, which promised to be serious. Several hundrel men had been employed there for two days gathering ten-inch ice, expecting to receive $1.50 and $1.75 for their work. len they went for their checks yesterday they found that the rate had been reduced to $1.25 and $1.50. Some of the men who had walked several days to find work on the lake at once consulted with the others and a strike ensued. Subsequently the company granted the men’s demands for the present. eescacrlesinaeacas Locked-in Children Burned to Death. BLOOMSBURG, Pa., Feb. 9—The house of Bert Croman, together with his two @mall children, was burned last night at Light street, a small village near here. ‘The parents had. after lighting the lamp and locking the doors of the house, went | had been | to call on a neighbor. They absent but a short time when a passer-by noticed a big blaze in the Croman house. He gave the alarm and every effort was made little ones, but without avail, s of the children were found in ts this morning. Dr. Doyle of Wilkesbarre Dead. —Dr. J. F. physicians part of the state, died early this m 5 Kidney trouble was ine THE EVENING STAR, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 1894-TWELVE PAGES, ALEXANDRIA’S LIQUOR TRAFFIC. A Bill Introduced at Richmond to Create an Excise Board. |Special Dicpatch to The Brening Str; RICHMOND, Va., Feb. ¥.—Mr. Yendneim | of Alexandria today introduced a bill in the | house to create a board of excise eommis- sioners for Alexandrig county. It provides that in ten days after the pas- sage of the bill the board of supervisors of the county shall meet and elect three citi- Pea shall then inquire into the suitability aes PEIXOTO’S BOATS DAMAGED. Rumors of Disaster Received at Rio Janeiro. RIO DE JANEIRO, Feb. 9.—It is an- Bounced in this city that some disaster has | befalien the fleet cf torpedo boats which recently left Pernambuco for the south. | Details as to the disaster do not seem | | to be obtainable and all information on | | the subject is refused at the government offices. In spite of the reticence of the govern- ment officials it is asserted that at least one of the torpedo boats has been badly damaged and the whole fleet has put back to Pernambuco for reasons which are not explained in the dispatches received here. | > | PURSUING CHRIS EVANS. | Sherif’s Men Come Suddenly on Him and Morri' FRESNO, Cal., Feb. 9.—News comes from the mountains of Tulare county of another encounter between Sheriff Scott’s men and, the bandits, Chris Evans and Ed Morrill. Tuesday evening the sheriff's men dis- covered a hidden trail on the mountain side leading into an almost impenetrable thicket | of manzanita, chapparel and scrub oak. | ‘They could only follow the trail by crawling | on their hands and knees. After crawling some distance they came suddenly upon a hut hidden beneath an overhanging cliff. There they saw Evans and Morrill, both in| their shirt sleeves. So surprised were the bandits that they | did not stop to fight. Both grabbed their) Winchesters and scurried up the mountain side. The sheriff's men fired half a dozen shots without effect. The hut was then searched. In it were found clothing in plen- ty, a large quantity of provisions and about 500 rounds of ammunition. It was evident that all of the outlaws’ wants have been supplied by sympathizers in the neighbor- bandits escaped in their shirt sleeves | with only their rifles and the ammunition in their belts. The weather is cold in the mountains, and as the sheriff's men are in hot pursuit it is believed that a decisive | encounter will take place very soon. | The place where the bandits were found is about half way between Camp Badger | and the Sequoia mills. —_————_. Abstracted the Voting List. DETROIT, Mich., Feb. 9.—A special to the Free Press from Lansing states that some officers interested in the state salaries scan- dals broke into the room of County Clerk May of Detroit in the Downey House last night and tore out all the pages of the county clerk's books where were recorded the fraudulent result of the vote on the salaries amendment in Detroit. The tally sheets, however, were left, showing that the thieves beat a hasty retreat. The action is a climax to the series of sensations which have agitated the state, and efforts will be redoubled to hunt down the guilty public ofticer. ———— After the Rice Estate. SIOUX CITY, lowa, Feb. ¥—A St. Paul attorney is in this city in search of testi- mony to be used in setting aside the will of the late ex-Gov. ice of Minnesota. ffort is made in behalf of 4 Winnepago | Squaw, who is alleged to have been mar- | Tied to Rice early in the sixties, when the tribe was in Minnesota. He is sald to nave lived with his Indian wife for several years, two children—a boy and a girl—having been | born to them. | —__. Urged to Res! the Courts’ Action. OMAHA, Neb., Feb. 9.—Eugene Debs spoke to a mass meeting of the Union Pa- cific employes last evening. He advised the men to take legal steps to resist the action of the United States courts. He criticised the action of Judge Dundy as a desire to do the bidding of a corporation. Debs said he would call a meeting to be held at some central point, probably Chey- enne, where the matter would be settled very likely without a strike. | | cna Architect Prague's Assignment. NEW YORK, Feb. 9.—George G. Prague, architect, at 510 Columbus avenue, assigned today to Charles Strauss, without prefer- ences. The cssignee said that the assets ue to over $450,000; liabilities, ———__ Prospect of Resuming Work. HAMMOND, Ind., Feb. ¥.—it is given out by Superintendent Ripley of the Lake side ; Nail Company that the mammoth pliant, which has been closed since last December, will start full biast early next week, pro- viding the men will sign the new scale, | which is said to be from 15 to 25 per cent lower than that of 1s¥s. ‘he Amaigamated Union 1s opposed to the reduction. if the rollers and nail workers decided to accept the new scaie at least 400 men and boys will be given employment. | ————____ Stave Makers Organize. | EU CLAIRE, Wis., Feb. 9.—Over twenty | representatives of the largest stave and heading manufacturing concerns in Wis-| consin and Minnesota last night organized the Northwestern Stave and Heading As- sociation. Every concern making staves in either state will enter the association. A scale of prices was arranged. oS ee Gen. Baylor of Texas Dead. SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Feb. 9.—Gen. John W. Baylor died on his ranch in Uvalde county yesterday of paralysis, aged seventy- | two years. During the late war Gen. Baylor raised a ‘regiment for the confederacy and captured Arizona from the federals, and later was appointed military governor of the territory | under the confederacy. He also served in the confederate congress from Texas, resid-| ing at that time In Lavaca. After the war he was prominent in politics in western Texas. He leaves a large family connection | of social and political prominerce. | ——._—_ Convention of the Kansas A. P. A. KANSAS CITY, Kan., Feb. 9.—The annual convention of the A. P. A. for Kansas met here yesterday and elected officers. They voted not to divulge the officers named, but it is known that a man named Stewart of Topeka was elected president and a number of state organizers were appointed. The meeting had under discussion plans for or- ganizing new councils in the state and f getting new members, but just what course =>. pursued could net z learned, as a resolution was ‘0 everyt! out of the public prints for the seenne Adjournment was not had until long after midnight last night. ———.__. Preferred Chicago to a Ho: Wealth. CHICAGO, Ill, Feb. 9—Charies Hen- Gricks, a rich merchant of Hamburg, Ger- many, came to Chicago to find his young wife, who had deserted him. After a long search, in which he was aided by detec- tives, he found her in a disreputable house. He took out a warrant, and she was locked up at the Harrison street station. They were married two years ago in Chicago. Hen- dricks, while on @ visit here, partly for busi- ness and ig for pleasure, met the young woman. fe on the ancestral estates in the old country proved too wearisome for Mrs. Hendricks, steamer for her husband: of erica, leaving this note for ‘I have gone to Chicago.” ——.——_ A Massachusetts Banker Paralyzed. BROCKTON. Mass. Feb. 9.—Rufus P. Kingman, president of the Home National Bank, a financier well known throughout the state, was stricken with paralysis last night. He will be a cripple even if he lives. | iMegally and is an iniringement MOTIVE OF THE JUDGE In Enjoining the Northern Pasifio Employes From Striking. THE RESOLUTION GOES OVER The House Committee Unable to Reach a Conclusion. REFERRED TO SUBCOMMITTEE aa In the judiciary committee of the House today, as stated elsewhere in The Star, the resolution relating to Judge Jenkins was discussed. The resolution had been referred to @ sub-| committee, Representatives Boatner and Terry, democrats, and Stone, republican. Mr. Stone had not been able to consider the matter and the other two members, being unable to agree upon a course of action, re- turned the bill to the whole committee. In the discussion, which lasted for an hour, wide differences of opinion were elicited. Difference of Opinion. Some members thought that no showing | had been made which called for an investi- | gation, others thought the committee should proceed to investigate the case, while @ third shade of opinion suggested that the resolution should be returned to the House and a vote taken there upon whether an in- vestigation should be made, corruption have been made against Judge | Jenkins, nor is there any explicit charge that he was influenced by improper motives in issuing the injunction. In the resolution calling for the investi- gation which the committee on labor recom- ) mended, the fact of the injunction is set | forth and the contention is made that It was illegal and unprecedented; an inter- ference with the plain rights of citizens. “The only question for us to consider, said a member of the committee, “Is whether Judge Jenkins was influenced by improper or corrupt motives. if the order Was illegal and his action was an error of judgment made in good faith, it would seem to be a case for the upper courts to reverse, and for legal redress, rather than one for impeachment. Unless it should seem tnat such an injunction is granted | > opie it cannot be conside! arene ben gone in good faith. It ig an open question whether this House has a right to investigate the official acts of judges, where merely mistakes, however badly mistaken the courts may be, if there is no charge of corruption against them. Certainly a wide field of operations is to be opened up if this House or its judictary committee is to investigate and pass upon the illegal acts of courts. The judges do not agree among themselves even.” Farther Consideration. After its discussion, the resolution w: referred back to the subcommittee, which witl inquire whether there are any charges that Judge Jenkins was influenced by cor- rupt motives. Action is expected upon it mext Tuesday. For its information, the committee had a copy of the injunction,and of the petition from the attorneys for the railroad company upon which it is based. Representative McGann, chairman of the labor committee, who introduced the reso- lution, says that it presented so plainly a case of malfeasance that there can be no doubts of the propriety of an investigation looking to impeachment. The decision of the committee will be important as a pre- cedent, since there Is talk of similar action against Judge Dundy, who enjoined the employes of the Union Pacilic from strik- ing. A VETO ANTICIPATED, Opponents of the Bland Selgniorage BIN Say Se. Leading opponents of the pending Bland bill for the coinage of the seigniorage ex- pressed confidence that President Cleveland would veto the bill if passed by Congress. ‘The friends of the measure have also been alive to this emergency and have discussed the desirability of holding a caucus at which | mutual agreements could be made as to amending the bill so that it would avoid the chances of a veto. Representative Black of Georgia was in- strumental in getting up the caucus. He said the primary purpose was to get a vot- ing quorum of democrats in the House, but that, in the event of a caucus, the whole scope of the bill and the plans of perfecting it so as to avoid congressional and execu- tive friction would be considered. There were prospects of a caucus tonight, but Mr. Black and Chairman Holman of the caucus committee say it will not be heid, although a sufficiently numerous call for it has been prepared. Among the anti-silver men no exact in- formation can be secured as to the report that Mr. Cleveland will veto the bill, Mr, Tracey (N. Y.), who is one of the most active in opposition, says he has no doubt the bill will be vetoed, elthough he says he has no direct informatio nm the subject. Mr. Rayner (M4.), nother antl-rilver leader, expresses confidence in a veto, al- though he has heard of no such purpose, and does not think Mr. Cleveland would ex- press an opinion prior to the passage of the bill. C, W. Stone (Pa.), who wrote the adverse report on the Bland bill, has no doubt the President will veto the bill if it passes. cee $$$ REMOVAL OF THE UTES. A Hearted Cont ersy Anticipated When the Bill Comes Up. The matter of the removal of the Colo- rafo Utes from thelr reservation in South- west Colorado to lands in Utah ts to come before Congress and bids fair to cause a heated controversy. There are S00 of the Indians occupying @ strip of land in Southwestern Colorado 120 miles long by 15 miles wide. A treaty wi made with them by commissioners in 1887 according to which they were to be removed to a large tract of 3,000,000 acres in Hastern Utah and to receive 0 In money. Afterward Indian Commissioner Atkinson investigated the treaty, coming to the con- clusion that it was an inadvisable step, so nothing has yet been done toward the | exodus. Apparently neither Colorado nor Utah is anxious for the Indians. Senator Teller and Representative Bell of Colorado appeared before the Hous? committee on Indian affairs today to advocate the re- moval, while Delegate Rawlins of Utah opposed it. Chief Ignacio of the Utes made a state- ment through an interpreter advocating the treaty. The lands now occupied are moun- tainous and cold, while those to which it Is proposed to move the Indians are in a warm valley. ——— THE STABILITY BOARD Will Probably Be Made a Permanent Featare in Naval Affairs, There is a proposition at the Navy De- partment that the stability board be made @ permanent affair. The board was or- ganized to discuss the alleged “crankiness” of the new vessels of the navy, and on its recommendation Secretary Herbert decided to imcrease the length of the gunboats Machias and Castine. The board proved itself so valuable that it may be called on to act in conjunction with the board of bureau chiefs in diseuss- ing technical matters. Admiral Walker is president of the stability board. The pres- ent duties of its members are only occa- sional, and will not interfere with the con- templated additional duties of the officers. ———____—_-+—_____ Gold Reserve Restored. The recent heavy receipts of gold on ac- count of bond subscriptions have fully re- stored the gold reserve of $100,000,000, with a slight balance on the right side of the ledger. As a result of its improved financial con- dition the Treasury Department has re- sumed the payment of the sugar bqunty. The disbursements on this account avel age about $100,000 a day and will reach a total of $13,500,000 before the 1st of July, about $2,50),000 in excess of the estimate made by the commissioner of internal rev- enue. No charges of | TAXES AND TAX SALES The Senste District Committee Today Discusses an Important Bill, Reecommitted for Further Considera- tion —Mr. Faulkner Thinks It an Admirable Measure. The @enate District committee held an important meeting this morning, lasting over two hours, during which bill No. 1006, im relation to taxes and tax sales in the District, was fairly discussed. This bill was introduced by Senator Harris on the 27th of September last and since then has been wnder consideration by @ subcom- mittee, of which Senator Faulkner is chair- man. A number of amendments were adopted today looking to a more systematic, more | lberal and yet mcre efficient method of | collecting taxes than has been in vogue in the District in past years. There were so many of these amendments that Senator Faulkner was directed to report the bill) with amendments to the Senate as soon as possible and secure an order that it be printed and recommitted, so that the mem- bers of the committee as well as the Com- | missioners may be able to scrutinize it | intelligently. | Senator Faulkner said to a Star reporter (after the meeting: “I think that the amend- | ment which we adopted this morning will! tend to make the system more effective and | just, both to the property owner ami to the | District. Some of the suggestions of the, | attorney for the District embodied In the | first draft of the bill were entirely unac- | ceptable to the District committee. One of these was a provision ihat property owned | by one person and assessed in the name of | another could be sold for taxes, without | | reference to the real owner. This seems io | | be unjust and the committee amended the | bill in that particular. According to the bill as amended the purchaser of property under ax sale will secure only such a title as inquent owner. For in- u remuinder interest to the property, the purchaser under the tax sale would only secure a life interest in- stead of a fee simple, as he might secure! under the existing law, This will preserve the rights of those with reversionary inter- | est in the property.” | Sale of Delinquent Property. | “Another amendment adopted by the com- | mittee will, I think, greatly simplity and) j expedite the procees of seliing delinquent | property. Under the present law the Dis-| | triet ts obliged to buy any proprety put | | Wp at tax sale or which cannot secure a bid at least equal to the taxes and the fosts. This necessitates filing a bill in the Court of Equity, and it is well known that this court is so crowded that it is | utterly impossible for the District to get | all of these cases disposed of. Then, tuo, | the property lies idle and yields no taxes 90 | Jong as it is vested in the District. The | amendment provides that when these con- | ditions occur the Commissioners shall trans- | fer the property to the assessor of the Dis- | triet, who shall, within a year, dispose of | the property at auction or at @ private sale as he may see fit. This gives the District a year in which to dispose of such property without encumber- | ing the court with useless petitions. The theory of taxation does not contemplate the | government owning any more property | than is absolutely necessary, It is advis- | able for the government as soon as the tax | | owner becomes delinquent to take the prop- ‘erty from him and to place it in the hands | of some desirable citizen who can be de- pended upon to pay its assessments. I i { | | think that the new system will do more to put all the land of the District on a roiitable basis than anything that has ever accomplished before. Owner to Be Notified. “Still another amendment gives the de- linquent owner one more chance to regain his property after it has been sold for taxes. This amendment provides that each purchaser under tax sale shall, six months before he places his deed on record, make a written statement to the delinquent owner or to others with the reversionary or other j interests in the property, of the amount | paid by him for the property Including the | costs, with 50 per cent added there’ and shall offer him the property at the price of | the total sum. The former owner will thus | have six months in which to secure his) | property before it absolutely passes out of | his hands. | “It also enables the purchaser to make a | profit of 60 per cent upon his investment | and so encourages men of capital to become | purchasers under tax sales. There are at. present no inducements whatever to this end. I consider the bill to be now amended | so that it is the best measure that has | ever been put forward. lt is of such high | j Importance. however, that we do not want | it to pass out of our hands until it shall) have been made as near perfect as we can make it.” The committee also took action on the bill No., 1007, and directed Senator Gibson to report favorably to the Senate. This bill| is for the appointment of a deputy coroner. | | Senator Gibson was directed to make an ad- verse report upon bill 10i5 vesting in the! judges of the Court of Appeais of the Dis- trict authority to appoint the coroner of the District. ———_—_—_+2+—______ WOOL MEN HOPEFUL. Hut Democrats Say Thetr Wishes Are! Contrary to Party Policy. | The wool men, who are still about the! Capitol in force, have not by any means) given up the fight, notwithstanding they | have met with very little encouragement | at the hands of the majority of the Senate finance committee. They are organizing their forces against the free wool schedule, and have some hope of being able to secure | a change in the bill after it is reported to the Senate, if not before. They have found the populist members of the Senate much |more inclined to favor them than they | were at first led to believe would be the | ease, and are of the opinion that if they | can get some support on the democratic side of the chamber they will be able to | force at least a slight change in their in- | terest. | ‘They are now led to believe that Senators | Peffer and Allen will be disposed to vote |against the bill if it should be reported | without providing any duty on wool, and especially if it should come in without the income tax as a part of it. The wooi men are not sure of Senator Kyle's a: | either respect, but they are hop curnig his assistance. They are also hopeful of Senator Brice aiding them to some ex-| | tent. Senator Faulkner, discussing the subject | this morning, said: “I do not see how we | can do it. We have talked so much for free | wool and wool ts so important an item of cost in clothing that it would he incon- | sistent for us to change the bill at this stage.” He did not believe the omission of} a duty on wool would have the effect of| losing any votes on the bill. — RONCADOR REEF. SAILED FOR Secretary Herbert Informed of the Relief Party's Depar ee This afterncon Secretary Herbert received a telegram from Lieut. Brainard saying | that he sailed from Colon this morning for Roncador reef to get the men from the wreck of the Kearsarge. He will take the men back to Colon, where they will take passage to New York. The loss of the Kearsarge leaves the North Atlantic squadron without a flag- ship ,and the Marblehead, which will be put into commission at New York on the 15th, will be assigned to that duty. e+ CAPITOL TOPICS. Important Bills Acted Upon. The House committee on judiciary has rejected the bill by Hepresentative sell of Colorado for a constitutioral amendment permitting woman suffrage. The bill by Representative ‘Terry making railroad corporations citizens of states in which their lines may be for legal purposes Teceived a favorable vote. Under existing laws, according to a re- cent decision of the Supreme Court, the habitation of a railroad is in the state where its principal office is located. Military Acndemy Appropriations. ‘The Military Academy appropriation bill is nearly complete. 1t appropriates about $400,000, as against $432,546 last year. - +2 The Stand Pipe Down. The old stand pipe at the head of 16th street is no more. Yesterday promptly at noon it was pulled down. As the stand pipe could not be sold it will be broken up and sold as old TALKING SILVER Mr. Bland Explains His Seigniorage Bill to the House. WANTS 10 COIN ALL TREASURY SILVER Representative Stone Presents the Views of Hard Money Men. A BREACH OF FAITH A tangle growing out of an error in the important roll call by which the House yes- terday went into committee of the whole on the Bland bill opened the proceedings in the House this morning. Mr. Babcock (Wis.) explained that he had not voted upon that roll call and Mr. Tracey and Mr. Reed attempted to make the point that this broke the quorum and the subsequent proceedings of yesterday were therefore vitlated. It was discovered, however, that Mr. Marshall (Va.) and Mr. Shell (8. C.) were recorded as not voting and as their votes would complete the quorum no fur- | ther objection to the approval of the jour- nal was made. Mr. Bland Explains His Bill. After some unimportant routine business, on motion of Mr. Bland, the House went into committee of the whole for the con- sideration of the oceigniorage bill. Mr. Bland explained in a few words that he had never agreed, as stated in some of the pub- lic prints, to striking out the second sec- tion of this bill (which provides for the coinage of all the bullion in the treasury). Aside from the question of raising revenue he regarded the second section as more important than the first. “If we are to deal with the bullion in the treasury,” said he, “let us deal with it as a whole. We have already repealed the purchasing clause of the Sherman act. No more bullion will come into the treasury. Why should we pot coin what is there? To coin only the seigniorage ($55,000,000) would be tanta- mount to declaring that the rest should remain there as worthless. It should be dedicated to monetary use. As far as I am concerned,” said he, “I never will con- sent to stop half w: “What advantage, Coombs (N.Y), “would accrue from the coinage of this bullion, when no one wants it?’ the people want every dollar they can get,” replied Mr. Bland. “The diMculty is that there is not enough money in - ton.” Mr. Tracey’s Question. “Is it the intention after this bill goes into effect,” inquired Mr. Tracey (N.Y.), “to redeem the silver certificates in gold?” “Do you understand that silver certifi- cates are redeemable in gold?” asked Mr. Bland in turn. “I do.” “Well,” replied Mr. Bland, “the Secretary of the Treasury has never so held. Every Secretary of the Treasury has maintained that all that was necessary to keep all classes of our currency at par was to keep the greenbacks at par. They are gold obil- gations, and are therefore interconvertible, and while silver certificates have not been redeemed in gold greenbacks have never been refused for them. This keeps all our currency at par. I am speaking now from the standpvint of a gold monometallist.” Proceeding he declared that it was only necessary to keep enough gold in the treas- ury to meet foreign exchanges. Under the Sherman law he insisted that every dollar of the treasury notes outstanding was re- deemable in silver. If He Were Secretary. “and jf I were Secretary of the Treasury I should so hold,” he added emphatically. “I would not use my discretion in the in- terest of the gold gamblers of this coun- try. This bill, however,” he continued, “does not go as far as the Sherman law in this respect. It only provides that hav- ing been redeemed (in gold or otherwise) these notes shall not be reissued, but shall be destroyed and coin shall take their place. In other words, the holders will no longer be able to force their redemption again and again in gold.” (Applause.) Mr. Stone's Reply. Mr. C. W. Stone of Pennsylvania, who is at the head of the minority of the commit- tee on coinage, weights and measures, re- plied to Mr. Bland. He agreed, he said, with Mr. Bland that if the first section of the bill were to be passed, the second sec- tion should be. “If we are prepared to agree to the practical embezzlement of a trust fund in the first section,” said he, “we should not hesitate at the irregularity contained in the second section.” He contended that there was no existing seigniorage, that it was purely imaginary as yet. Seigniorage, he said, was the profit arising to the government out of the coin- age of bullion, But the bullion not having been coined there was no seigniorage. There might be in time, but there was not now. One might as well take out of a tank ten gallons of oil and say this is parafitne and that is oil, or chop off fifty pounds from a bullcck dnd say this is leather and that is beef, because in future so much | Peraffine or so much leather could be sep- | arated from a tank of ofl or a bullock as to | claim that there was so much bullion and 80 much seignio: coined. Would Be Breaking Faith. To attempt to coin this imaginary selg- niorage would be breaking faith with hold- ers of treasury notes issued against all the bullion. He declared that it should be held sacred for the re-redemption. There were in the treasury 140,699,853 ounces of silver, on which had been issued $153,085,151 treas- ury notes. It cost the government $126,- 758,080, and its coinage value was $181,- 961, id its present market value but . To coin this alleged seignior- age would be a virtual embezzlement of $30,000,000 worth of bullion behind the treasury notes. His apprehension was that this policy would involve the country in financial ruin. Behind each silver certifi- cate was a silver dollar. If $55,000,000 of additional treasury notes were issued, as required by the first section of this bill, without a dollar for which certificates were issued being deposited in the treasury, each certificate would bear on its face a lie. It Was in effect “watering” the treasury notes to the extent of $55,000,000, when the face value of these notes already exceeded the market value of the bullion security be- hind them by over $56,000,000, The free gold in the t ury ($65,000,900), he asserted, confronted with the obligation of redeeming $500,000.000 in gold certificates, $540,000,000 In greenbacks and $116,000,000 in silver certificates. Redemption of Treasury Notes. The redemption of the treasury notes, if it were to occur in gold, would wipe out the gold reserve and force another bond issue; if in silver, the public credit, already wrenched by the flood of silver, might be seriously impaired. He believed that this bill would be remodelled or defeated. He did not believe the democrats would dare to send to the White House or the people a bill tainted with dishonesty. If the government needed money, why did it not frankly and honestly borrow it instead of pilfering from a trust fund. In conclusion, in speaking of the silver question, he declared himself in favor of the larger use of silver, if an international agreement could be reached. He referred to the disturbance in England and Prussia over silver. “Europe,” said he, “is walking the floor. Let us pursue the Fabian policy ‘of non-action, and we can make terms for the use of silver.” (Applause.) Mr. McKeighan (Neb.) made a free silver argument. A gold basis and a high tariff, he said, was discrimination against the west in the interest of the east. “If I rage before the bullion was 91 | had the power,” said he, “I would strike down the tariff that protects the east and force it into competition with the world as the east forces us into such competition.” He went on to indorse the Bland seignior- age bill as a step in the right direction. ———————_-—____ Profit or Loss om the Fair. CHICAGO, Feb. 9.—World’s fair stock- holders will probably learn today whether they are to receive a dividend on their stock. The finance committee will present |» &@ speech and Solicitor General Walker will give an opinion favoring such action. It is said that there a surplus approxi- mating $1,300,000, or enough to pay a divi- dend of 10 per cent, leaving ample margin for pending prospective claims. THE PRESIDENT AS ARBITRATOR. A Voluminous Record in a South American Boundary Dispute. The President is about to have a most important addition to his public career and Tesponaibilities in the determination of the Question in dispute between the govern- ments of Brazil and the Argentine Republic in regard to the territory known as the “Missioner.” The Presijent has consented to act as an arbitrator in this controversy, and the time within which the case must be submitted to him under the treaty be- tween the two South American republics expires on Sunday, the 11th instant. The territory in dispute lies at the junction of Brasi: and Argentine with Paraguay, and its jurisdiction has been a bone of con- soielgreony between them for many years. e ims of the two f main- Rt yng PE I map, search for proof bearing upon ‘this point has led to rough ransacking of the archives and Ubi not rg only of Argentine and Brazil, tion snd history of the country. The case of ‘tine is in the hands of its minister, Dr. Zeballos, who was special- ly el . In fact, his deplomatic appointment was largely due to his thorough familiarity with this case. He has pi @ most elaborate argu- ment for submission to the President. His brief comprises 35) printed pages and the “record” which accompanies it consists of five large volumes of original documents, £ manuscript, and an immense portfolio f maps arranged by centuries. Included in this is the first map ever made of South America. There is also a small library of the official records of Brazil and the Ar- | gentine Republic, in which are set forth in fuil every document referred to or quoted in_the commissioner's brief. The case on the part of Brazil is equaliy voluminous and comprehensive. It wes prepared with much care and deliberation by @ special commission headed by Baron Rio Branco, with Baron Gen. de Castro Cerqueria as his chief assistant. Senor Mendonca, the Brazilian minister, has also the case of his government. According to present arrangements the formal submission of the case to the Presi- dent will take place at the White House to- morrow, the last secular day within the | Umits of the treaty. The representatives of both sides of the controversy will be for- mally introduced by the of State. Baron Rio Branco has been in New York since last fall. He will probably start for Washington today so as to be here in am- ple time to attend the presentation cere- monies. There will be no hearings. The Presi- dent will base his decision entirely on the written arguments submitted by the a sentatives of the two governments and in the very nature of things it will be sev- eral months before he can possibly reach a definite conclusion in the matter. ——-2—. WARDEN BURKE'S CASE. He Will Be Given a Hearing by the Judges of the Court. ‘Whatever may be the outcome of the re- quest from the Attorney General's office to the Supreme Court of the Distritt to make @ change in the wardenship of the jail, the | incumbent, Maj. Jerome B. Burke, will, it is said, be given a hearing by the judges of the Supreme Court, Maj. Burke was at the court house yesterday, and it was under- stood that he had prepared an answer to the charges made and that there are a num- ber of them. The refusal of Warden Burke to allow Mr. Howard Perry of the Department of Justice to examine the employes and pris- oners at the jail under oath is one of the charges. Warden Burke claims that, under the rules, he had no authority such a proceeding. There are other charges made, one alleging, it is claimed, lack of discipline, under which stealing from the supplies has been possible. It is said, also, that extravagance has been churged against the management of the jail. Maj. Burke was at the court house . and stated to a Star reporter that he had no fears; ‘that he has explained all the charges and even insinuations against him to the satisfaction of the appointing power —the Supreme Court of the District. Chief Justice Bingham and Justices Cole and McComas are examining into the sub- written charges were presented to the war- den a few days ago, and that the judges and have a stenographic report of the pro- ceedings taken. Today Maj. Burke spent some time about the city hall and it is possible that it was the intention of the judges to hoid another session this after- noon. Failed in Discipline. While the specific charges against the warden have not been made public, it is stated that the principal one is failure to maintain proper discipline about the prison to the extent that thefts were committed. In this connection it is stated that one were provided favored prisoners This charge is denied, and it is claimed that it resulted from one of Mr. Howard Perry's inspections, when he noticed the condition of a piece of meat, the piece taken from men” whose stomach was not in proper condition to receive the regular prison fare. Some of the guards. It ts said, are an active part in the in tion, an’ should the evidence be made pu! | oficial inquiries are, some will be shown. In any event it is generally thought that a successor to Maj. Burke has been selected and that he will either have to resign or be removed, —._—_ DISTRICT 1N CONGRESS. The Adoption of Children. Mr. Springer introduced in the House to- day his bill of the last Congress conferring jurisdiction upon judges of the Supreme Court to authorize the adoption of children. Mr. Heard, by request, introduced a bill, heretofore offered in the Senate, to protect the property of the United States Electric Light Company. 2+ Criminal Court Matterm Before Justice McComas today in the case of Wm. Hughes, charged with larceny | not guilty. Frank M. Burleson plead guilty of false pretenses, and was released under suspension of sentence. John Dugan and Edward Dwyer were convicted of the lar- ceny of a coat. : -— Whalebacks in the Navy. Lieut. Commander Sperry, Constructor Hibbs and Engineer White have been con- stituted a commission to consider the ques- tion of the conversion of whaleback ves- sels into ships of war and also the ques- tion of constructing naval vessels on the whaleback principle. They have examined | Capt. Alex. McDougall, the inventor of the whalebacks. ———_e-—______ Chicago Grain and Provision Market: Reported by Stlsby & Co,. Metropolitan Bank buildin: Baltimore Markets. BALTIMORE, Nd. Feb. 9.—Flour dull, un- changed—receipts. 9,368 barrels: slipmen bere; gastem, tM barrie Went meak"No 5 Spot, ; May, 65%; steam- er No. 2 red, S8iga58ig—receipis, 20,005" bushels Stock.” 1,212,983" bushels: wales.” 26,009" bnehel milling wheat by semple, G3. (x January, 414adi: “March, 41a x ier _m! 40-4n 40% —rece tpt jock, 717.513 bushels: sales, 149.~ thern com by sample, 41n48: do. 2 white west- %—wtock, live slow —No. 2, 30—stock, 40.441 . Inquiry Mgbt, except for choice— timothy, $15a$15.50. Grain demand ir ig slack. unchanged. strong—granulated, $4.39 per 100 Ibs. Butter tirm— | faney’ creamery, "28; Imitation, 20222: do. | ladle, 17a1S: good ladle, 15016: s! 4: tore packed, 12a . Ege steady—tresh, 1 d_storace. 7al0: Js $al0. Cheese firm—fancy New York—I2\a rendered valuable aid in the preparation of | to allow | ject. It is stated on good autuority that | have held one session and taken testimony. | The warden was permitted to be present | allegation is that choice pieces of meat it having been cut off for one of the “floor | from the person, a verdict was found of | CHICAGO. Feb. 9. 1894. Open. High. 4 Close. 62,2 GOR, Gon, 37% 37% OBT” BT 38° BS BRB aff 1h Te 1 oe 1360 1282 1200 1ZoT 740 740 TR2 Taz 732 732 715) 717 123 727 725 Ter 619 610 610 610 645 645 620 6.20 eles EB rk Cotton. Open. High. Low. Close 787 708° 7.67 7.67 778 77% Te 770 TR Tee 778 6 700 TH2 Ta S4 T9T «T9T) 7.90 20 | 80 8 781 oF 808 806 799 7.99 ——__ FINANCE AND TRADE. A Bull Movement Begun This Morning. SUGAR CONTINUES 0 BE STRONG Effect on Whisky Trust of Pros- GENERAL MARKET REPORTS, Special Dispatch to The Brening Star. NEW YORK, Feb. 9.—Initial figures were slightly improved this morning and com- tinued strong on light trading throughout the morning. London was practically high- er, but had no important orders on this side. The continued covering of shorts on all con- cessions is the only preventive of complete | inactivity. The dullness today wes more) | Pronounced than at any time for weeks. | The return of many of the active stocks to | the premium list indicates a renewal of the | Short interest and the better class of houses are arrayed on the bull side for a time at the expense of the bears. Traders who sold Stocks yesterday bought them back this morning at slight advances. The unparalleled condition of the wheat market continues to attract attention, and speculators generally are anxiously wait- ing for the low-water mark in that com- modity #0 as to load up for the rebound in price. All previous records were again broken today, and unless the situation is relieved at once some lguidation of rali- road shares is inevitable, as the only means of protecting grain transactions. Sugar was buoyed up on reports from Washington steting that both raw and re- fined sugar would be taxed, and that the tax on both would be the same, namely, in the neighborhood of one cent a al juct taxed efforts to have the refined fractionally higher than the raw have been abandoned, and the bill will probably be |reported with the above amendment. Distillers sold down 1 1-4 per cent during | the merning on selling by brokers usually acting for prominent bear traders. The | increased tax on imported spirits is not considered as great a boon to the manu- facturer "or" at first a. and = extension of the bonded period is urged by | Bome to be decidedly the more desirable. Western Union strengthened Up. slightly on e denial of the report that were unloading. Such reports serve to turn the tide temporarily, but the most prominent bears in this property are still as confident as ever that competition and decreased earnings will seriously affect any corpora- probably show a of about $2,500,000 to the banks. The ts have been mostly from the interior ew York state, and in many cases were for the account of the interior bond | Subscription. | ‘The banks loose $43,000,000 to the sub- | treasury this week in payment of their subscriptions to the new 5 per cent loan, | having paid in $109,000,000 and received | 966,000,000. The weekly report of subtreasury opera- | tions shows total receipts, $114.710,715, in- j cluding | $4,823, from Washing- | ton and $30.000,000 certificates issued; to- | tal payments, $74,206,894, including currency | shipped to Washington, $4,323,000, certifi- gold certifi- recelj of ‘cates redeemed, $1,080,000 and cates redeemed, $%2.275.' |The market for sterling exchange was dull and steady at yesterday's rates. Money on call loaned at 1 per cent and time rates | continue at 2 1-2 to 8 pt cent. as The market closed dul irregular figures. jth pie Fo prices of the Ye t ad the closing | Stock "constct. tegay, “ae fapertel by Onmen Macartory. mewners New Yors “—, Correspondents Mess. Moore » Ne 3.658, $50 at 110. me Feopit's eB ‘a. Waskington Loan 5 at 6 Ss, & bid, 85 asked. 100 bid, 105. asked. % 120 bid, ‘ihe a eee Tie, 8k Ma, Te uated Woke Sib opera Mawes fe 122% bid, 124% About 2 o'clock this morning fire wes discovered at the saloon of Richard Mur- phy, on Princess and Pitt streets. Alexan- dria, and, despite the efforts of the ‘iremen, the interior of the house was burned out, but the firemen saved the building. —_o>—— Range of Thermometer. The following were the readings of the ther mowmeter at the weather bureau today: 8 a m, 46:2 p.m., #6; maximam, 47; winsmum, 4B