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were married I would have taken you myseif. Mr. Joseph Mayhew, the neighbor of the left-handed, Mrs. Elliott having testified = the prisoner held his pistol in his Jailer Payne testified that he had heard & onversation between White and Robin- son In jail in which White contended that his victim, Mrs. Elliott, was much the more frightened of women. This concluded the testimony on behalf of the two assaulted the state and then counsel for the defend- | ant sprung a genuine surprise on the court by stating that, relying upon the exceptions already taken in the case and confident to his behalf or argue the case before the jury, whether counsel for the state argued Reser or not. ‘unsel for the state suggested that the ye summoned on behalf of the pris- be called to show that they were present, ready to testify. That was done and then after the law relating to the erime charged had been read to the jury they retired et 12:27 to consider the case. White Convicted. The jury returned at 12:41, and in answer to the formal question of the clerk stated that they found White guilty, and fixed his punishment at death. The verdict was read by the clerk in perfect silence, Judge Lips- comb having cautioned the crowd that he wanted to hear no demonstration of ap- Proval or disapproval, no matter what the verdict should be. Notwithstanding the fact that White had | urdoubtedly anticipated the verdict ren- dered, yet, as the jury entered the room, he anxiously scanned each man’s face, evi- dently hoping that after all the jury had decreed instead of death. imprisonment . When he heard his doom pronounced, how- ever, he did not wince, but resumed his po- sition of bowed head and his habit of nerv- ously toying with his old hat. The usual motions for new trial and in arrest of judgment were made after the jury had been polled and promptly over- ruled. and then a recess was taken until 3 ofcleck, when Judge Lipscomb will name the day of the execution of the two men. It is expected that he will set some day in | the latter part of next month, so as to al- low the court of appeals time in which to act upon the application of the two men for | trial. ——. THE ITATA SE:ZURE. The mixed commission which has been considering the claim of the South Anferi-| can Steamship Company against the United | States government in the now famous Itata | case rendered a decision this morning. The commission has been holding its sessions in the building occupied by the bureau of American republics opposite the War, State and Navy building. The commission overruled the demurrer | interposed by Judge Shields, counsel of the United States, to the claim of the South American Steamship Company for £47,000 damages growing out of the seizure of the Itata at San Diego in the summer of 1891. This demurrer was based upon the claim that the setzure was made with prob- able cause and that, the Itata being in the employ temporarily of the junta govern- ment of Iquique, the government of Chile itself was responsible for any accepted for the reason that the vessel ceased to be in the employ of the provis. fonal government when she became unable to complete her undertaking, and that the doctrine of probable cause could not be applied to this case because the vessel had eir | damage that | might have been done the company. | The counsel for the Chilean government | argued that this proposition could not be | | THE EVENING STAR, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 1894-TWELVE PAGES. i Thirteen Miners Entombed by a Gave-in at Plymouth, Pa. Scenes at the Mouth of the Mine. | |Lu i CKY ESCAPE OF SOME WILKESBARRE, Pa., Feb. 13.—An ex- tensive cave-in occurred at the Gaylord slope of the Kingston Coal Company, Ply- mouth, this morning. Rescuers are hard at | work. There is little hope of getting the | men out alive. : The Gaylord mine or slope has been con- sidered an ill-fated colliery for more than a | year past. Only a month ago there was an | explosive cave-in of the surface which | weakened the roof of the whole mine. So | far as can be learned the accident today | | reported 1s @ substitute for the one intro- | was caused by a further depression of the | surface. This, in time, caused the roof of | the chambers of the mine to fall, shutting off all means of escape for those men who | were within the cave-in circle. | ‘The superintendent of the mine reports teen are missing. A number of men work- ing in another part of the mine heard the rumbling sounds of the cave-in and were fortunate enough to escape. | The relatives of the entombed men are gathered at the mouth of the slope, and their cries of distress would move the stoutest heart. Everything is being done to | reach the entombed n. | The following the names of the men entombed: | Thomas Leyshon, Michael Welsh, Peter | McLaughlin, John Art er, Dan Morgan, Jos- ‘eph Ords, Thomas Picton, Thomas Jones, | Richard Davis, John Morris, James King- | don, Thomas Morrison, Thomas Cole. |,, Nearly all are married, with large fami- iHes. It is now believed all the men were ‘caught in the falling coal and are dead. Cuddy's Narrow Escape. John Cuddy, who was at work with the entombed men, escaped with his life by a hair’s breadth. The fall eut him off from | ing a sort of dividing wall between him and | his companions. Immediately aftér the | roof had fallen in he could hear the men | who were entombed groaning, then all was j stient. He ran and gave th 7m, the | work of rescue was at once begun. | “At no time fs it believed was there any | hope of taking the men out alive. At this writing, at 1:30 p. m., the workers are still working hard. —a FIRE AT BATH IRON WORKS. jailt There | None of the Vesacis Bein; H Destroyed. BATH, ME., Feb. 13.—Fire caught in the | joiners’ shop of the Bath iron works at 2:30 o'clock this morning. It spread to shop No. and from there to the bending shop. About two-thirds of the plant has been de- stroyed. The loss is estimated at $40,000. | The flames were under control at 3:30 | o'clock. The safe was saved from the office | by rolling it out into the snow. The steam- er City of Lowell, lying at the wharf, was badly ‘scorched. Treasurer Hyde says the company will not rebuild here. From 6% to 700 men are thrown out of employment. 2 Chief Nickborn of the bureau of construc- tion and repair, Navy Department, today received the following dispatch from the works: “Joiners’, mould loft, platers’, windlass |and furnace shops burned flat.’ Shipping | saved. Particulars later.” This was signed by N. H. Junkins, car- been released by the United States courts | Penter in charge of government work. A upon the ground that no violation had been committed. The commissioners held the case under advisement for several weeks and rendered their decision this morning. Mr. Sherburne G. Hopkins of this city is the attorney for the claimant and all that remains for the company to do now is to prove the extent of the damages sustain by it through the seizure of its vessel. o THE KEARSARGE GUNS. of law Not the Ones Employed in the Cele- brated Alabama Fight. There has been a good dead of misplaced sympathy over the two eleven-inch smooth- bore guns that were lost in the lamentable wreck of the gallant ship Kearsarge cn Roncador reef. It was generally supposed that they were the guns that had contribu- ted so much toward the destruction of the rebel crulser Alabama. Such, however, is Mot the fact. Those valuable relics are still in the possession of the government and ar> not likely to be trusted again on board of | telegram of sympathy of the bureau was | sent in reply. | The government has at this works the | American ram Katahdin. It is thought that the government work will not be se- riously delayed by the fire. A big sound steamer and a $300,000 yacht under con- struction at the works will be delayed. It is believed here that the works will not be rebuilt at Bath. New London, Conn., has offered inducements to the company to re- move their plant to that point, and it is expected that they will do so. STORMING AT NEW YORK. Cold Weather, Hard Winds and Snow at Goth: NEW YORK, Feb. 13.—The much talked the inhabitants of Manhattan in no un- | certain manner, although it was far from |a@ record breaker. Snow fell to the depth around and kicked up drifts at the street LIMTLE HOPE OF RESCUING THEM ALIVE | that thirteen men are entombed, but seven-! The House Committee Favor Investigat- ing Judge Jenkins. | A Report te That Effect Will Be Pre- The House committee on judiciary today voted in favor of reporting to the House a resolution for an investigation into the course of United States District Judge Jenkins in restraining employes of the Northern Pacific railroad from quitting work. The vote was close—7 to 6. Senator Vilas of Wisconsin appeared before the committee and urged that the question was of such importance that it should not be voted on until counsel had been heard. In accordance with this suggestion a mo- tion was made to postpone the vote until next Monday, and in the meantime hear counsel. This was voted down by 7 to 6, and the resolution was then agreed on, to be reported at once. Had the proposition to hear counsel prevailed, Col. Robert In- gersoll would probably h@ve appeared for the labor interests, and several prominent lawyers for the other side. The resolution duced by Representative McCann, but dif- fers little from that originally presented. It authorizes the judiciary committee to carry ive investigation into Judge Jenkins’ H s The Resolution Adopted. substitute for the McGann resolution is as foliows: “Resolved, That the committee on the judiciary of the House be authorized and directed to spegdily imvestigate and inquire into all the circumstances connected with the issuance of the writ of injunction in the case of the Farmers’ Loan and Trust Co, against the Northern Pacific Railroad Company, and the several matters and things referred to in the said resolution, and report to this House whether or not in any of sald matters the Hon. J. G. Jen- kins, judge of the United States circuit court for the seventh circuit,has exceeded his authority, abused the fowers or pro- cess of said court or oppressively exer- | cised the same, or has used his office to intimidate or wrongfully restrain the em- Ployes of the Northern Pacific railway, or the officers of the labor organizations with which said employes or any of them were the other workers by about two feet, mak-| #flillated, in the exercise of their rights and privileges under the laws of the United States, and, if so, what action in their judgment, should be taken by the House, and to further report what action, if any, should be taken by Congress.’ In addition the committee is authorized to send for persons and papers, to conduct the investigation by a subcommittee or. by full committee and to report to the House at any time. Reported Tomorrow. Representative Boatner will present the resolution to the House tomorrow, accom- panied by a formal report, that on examina- tion of the petition and affidavits presented to Judge Jenkins and of the writ of in- junction, it deems the matter of sufficient importance to demand investigation. This substitute was practically the one re- ported by the subcommittee, Representa- tives Boatner, Terry and Stone, but a clause of their original draft stating that the &c- tion was taken to avoid such wrongs fn ti4 future was stricken out. It was thought best by the subcommittee to present a sub- stitute for the McGann resolution, because that resolution in its preamble seemed to them to assume that Judge Jenkins’ action had been wrongful. For the same reason the committee did not want to take sides im advance of the in- vestigation; the substitute and the report to be made on it are carefully worded. The members of the subcommittee were agreed that an investigation would be desirable. —+-©-+—______- EST POST OFFICES. THE LARG| The PI: Discussed of Making Their Appropriations Separate. An important session of the House com- mittee on post offices and post roads was held this morning to consider the plan ad- vocated by the Post Office Department of making separate and specific appropriations for service in the ten largest cities of the country. The cities which would be includ- ed in this arrangement are New York, Chi- cago, Philadelphia, Boston, St. Louis, Cin- cinnati, Brooklyn, San Francisco, Balti- more, Pittsburg—ten which furnish 33 per cent of the revenues. First Assistant Post- master General Frank Jones and Postmas- ters Dayton of New York and Kerr of Phil- adelphia spoke. The two postmasters outlined to the com- mittee the difficulties incurred in the man- jof and delayed blizzard reached Gotham | SYstem. All | yesterday evening and introduced itself to | Made under the direction of the department ! | | corners, blew off hats and anything else | any of Uncle Sam’s ships. Mr. Brummett, | eat oe tal chief clerk of the naval ordnance bureau, who investigated the matter, said to a Star reporter today that the two eleven-inch guns used by the Kearsarge in the engage- ment with the Alabama were landed at the Mare ., navy yard in October, 1870, and have’ since remained there un. disturbed. | Their places on the Kearsarge were taken | by two eight-inch muzzle-loading rifles, converted from eleven-inch smooth bore guns. The battery of the Kearsarge when she went to pieces consisted of two eight- | inch muzzie-loading rifles, four nine-inch smooth bores and one sixty-pounder breech-loading rifle, with a secondary bat- | tery of one three-inch Howitzer and one short Gatling. Since the Alabama affair the armament of the Kearsarge has undergone several changes, and she has carried eleven-inch gums other than the celebrated ones now treasured at the Mare Island navy yard. ‘There are two of these guns in particular that have frequently been mistaken for the One is at the New York navy the other is at the Naval They have both formed part of the bat- tery of the Kearsarge, but neither of them was on her in the fight with the Alabama. This fact ts not generally known, how- ever, and the two guns have been deco- rated on national holidays and treated with the greatest deference and tenderness be- cause of their mistaken identity. + o+____—_ THE BENHAM RESOLUTION. It is Said That Mr. Reed May Oppose It. Representative Money, who recently intro- duced the resolutions complimenting Ad- miral Benham for his prompt action in Rio harbor, expects Mr. Reed to oppose the reso- lution when it comes before the House. Mr. Reed has stated that he would have op- jected to the immediate consideration of the resolution at the time it was introduced had not Representative Simpson of Kansas done so. The Maine Congressman insists that the resolution should be carefully considered by the naval committee. The latter body has favorably reported the resolution and it will soon be considered in the House. Whether Mr. Reed will then resist it on its merits is not certain, though the friends of che reso- lution expect this resistance. —____-+- e+ —_____. THE METROPOLITAN LINE. The Proposed Change to an Under- ground Electric or Cable System. The subcommittee of the House District committee this moraing heard Mr. Britton of Britton and Gray in behalf of the bill which authorizes the Metropolitan Railroad Company to put in a system of underground electric trolley on the Yth street line. Mr. Britton said that the company desires to have the privilege of using either electricity or cable in the conduit, asks for one year within which to make the change and asks a further extension of time for the change on the F street line to two years. He said this is desirable because th> work on {th street should be given a full trial before making the change on F* street. No action was taken by the subcommit- tee. + Gone to the Associated Press. CHICAGO, Feb. 13.—The Louisville Com- merzicl, one of the leading morning news- papers of the south, today signed a ninety- year contract with the ‘oclated Press, of which It becomes a me: it at the same time ceases all relations with the United Press. The Associated Press service to the Commercial begins tonight. that was loose. All night it kept up the | merry dance, and at 9 o'clock this morning | 1 2-10 feet of snow had fallen and covered | the streets to serious annoyance of pedes- | trians and surface car lines. | No great delays occurred, however, and stores and offices were as a rule opened at the regular time. Incoming trains from the east and north were more or less behind time and the mails were anything but regu- |lar. Reports from outlying towns show | that nothing serious was done by the storm, though it caused a deal of inconvenience. | So far as could be learned no disaster has cceurred to shipping near this port. Ocean steamships were slow in arriving. At 11 | o'clock only two have been reported. Many | ships were then due. It was believed they |had anchored outside until the storm | abated. | Nearly three feet of snow fell throughout | the suburbs of Jersey City last night and | this morning. Aii trains running into Jer- | sey City over the Erie, Pennsvivania and D., L. and W. railroads are coming late. —__s—__. DEPOSITIONS AT LEXINGTON. my to Be Taken in the Pollard- Breckinridge Case. Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. LEXINGTON, Ky., Feb. 13.—Miss Pol- lard wil! arrive in this city on Wednesday night and be met by her lawyer, Calderon Carlisle, who will come from Washington. | The object of her visit is to take depositions in the Breckinridge-Pollard case. Col. Breckinridge’s interests will be look- | ed after by Desha Breckinridge and C. H. Stoll. The work of taking the depositions ; will commence on Thursday morning and will probably take up four or five days. Seventy witnesses, among them being some of the most promifient people of the city, have been summoned and Miss Pol- lard will attempt to substantiate sae | charges in her suit in rebuttal. Col. Breckinridge will introduce a score or more of witnesses. Just who these peo- ple are The Star correspondent was unable to learn. The depositions will be taken in Judge Frank Buliock’s office. Maj. John Shelby, Col. Breckinridge’s law partner, says he will not be present. ‘The coming trial is the chief topic of dis- cussion here. Private information from Washington ts to the effect that it will not | be called till April 2 or 3. Miss Pollard will not be ready for trial until then. ieee Master Bullders at Boston. BOSTON, Feb. 13.—The first session of the eighth annual convention of the Na- tional Association of Master Builders was held in Mechanics’ building this morning. President Ira G. Persey presided. E. Noyes | Whitcomb, president of the Master Build- ers’ Association of Boston. delivered the in- troductory address, after which Mayor Na- than Matthews of Boston delivered an ad- dress of welcome. ———___. Ex-Commissioner Tanner Bette: BROOKLYN, N. Y., Feb. 13.—The sur- geons of the Seney Hospital state this morning that the condition of Corporal James Tanner, whose legs were recently reamputated, has slightly improved. ———— For the Relief Fand. The chairman of the committee on can- vass, Mr. George Truesdell, is still receiv- ing returns from members of the commit- h ‘h it_is believed the work is prac- over. The cash receipts of the co up to noon today amounted to ¢ it is hoped the total will r Testi | tee, bu | 616. | $13,000. agement of large offices under the present disbursements have to be and there is ro discretionary power lett to the pcstmasters over the apportionment of the funds in different channels or to meet emergencies. To appropriate specific sums of several inches and the winds howled | tO these large offices, leaving the disburse- ment to the offices, it was represented, would be a more etticient and business-like management. First Assistant Postmester General Jones said that heretofore it had been the duty of the Post Ottice Depart- ment to divide among the 68,000 post offices of the country the funds appropriated by Congress. It would be a relief to the Post Office Department, he said, to have the ten largest cities provided for specifically by Corgress. The appropriations should in- clude provision for salary and allowances, rent, fuel and light and free delivery, but not supplies, which would have to be con- tracted for by the department, as under the present system. The sum appropriated should be deducted from the general esti- mates for postal service. The Work Hampered. Appropriations for this year, it was said, had been cut down to such an extent that the offices were hampered by insufficient forces of carriers and clerks. Often speciai emergencies arose, like the arrival of ocean steamers, when it was advantageous to employ special aid. In the discussion which followed two suggestions were ad- vanced, that specific sums should be ap- propriated for each of these cities and that a lump sum should be given the ten, to be apportioned by the Postmaster General. It was suggested, as an objection to the proposed change, that Congressmen from smaller cities would oppose making a special class of the ten large cities, and that offices would use their appropriations early in the year and call for a deficiency at the end if they received the money in a lump. The committee will resume con- sideration of the plan next Monday, when Postmaster General Bissell is expected to appear and probably present a bill embody- ing his views. Representative Dunphy of New York has introduced a bill providing for the same system, which the depart- ment may adopt with modifications. ++ DISTRICT IN CONGRESS. To Incrense the Patrol Drivers’ Pay. Senator Martin today introduced a bill, which was referred to the Discrict com- mittee, providing for an increase of the pay of the thirteen police patrol drivers, three police ambulance drivers and one van driver of the District to $50 a month each. The bill was accompanied by a letter from Patrick Fitzgerald and James E. Rich- mond, a committee of the Ambulance, Pa- trol ‘and Van Drivers’ Association. In this letter they state: “Our association comprises nineteen persons, who are ap- pointed and assigned to duty directly under the control of the police department of the District. The appropriation bill pro- vides for fifteen patrol drivers, three ambu- lance drivers and one van driver. The pa- trol drivers receive $30 per montk, the van drivers $40 per month, one of the ambulance drivers $40 and the other two receive $25 each. It hi been recommended ’by the major of police that the compensation for these nineteen men be put on the basis of $50 per month each. The men compos- ing this force are all married men, having femilies dependent upon them for support, and the hours of labor are greater in num- ber than those of any other employes of the District, they being required to work from twelve to eighteen hours per day.” As to Medical Colleges. A bill was introduced in the House to- day by Mr. Heard, by request, making it unlawful for any medical coliege claim- ing authority to confer or actually con- ferring the degree of doctor of medicine not incorporated under a special act of Congress to conduct its business in the District unless such college shall be regis- tered by the District Commissioners and granted by them a written permit or regis- ter. All colleges now established are re- quired to register within thirty days. LATE NEWS BY WIRE, |RAILROSD EMPLOYES' CASE'WOMAN'’S BATTLE | Annual Convetition of the National Woman's Suffrage Association. | COLORADO NOW STANDS WITH WYOMING | |The Sessions Promise to Be More Interesting Than Ever. A. Se DELEGATES COMING IN Cee a eae the National American Woman Suffrage As- sociation, which is to commence at Met- zerott Hall next Thursday morning, to last for a week, promises to be the most suc- cessful and interesting ever held by the as- sociation in this city. Every indication points to a large attendance of delegates and others interested in the work from all parts of the country. Miss Susan B. An- thony (“Aunt Susan,” as so many of the suffragists are beginning to call her, now that she is growing old in the cause of woman) is already here, but goes over to Baltimore this afternoon to be present at the state convention there. Others of the advance guard began to arrive today,though by far the larger number will not be here until tomorrow. The convention this year will be note- worthy as celebrating the addition of another star to the flag of the association. Heretofore it has been a case of star and stripes, the star representing Wyoming, but since the last eonvention the state of Col- orado has been trying her hand at woman suffrage and the result is that her star is to be added to that of Wyoming. Now, it so happens that the convention is to com- mence this year'on Miss Anthony's birth- day, and her fellow workers, who are po- etic, even if they are wrapped up in the ; cause of suffrage, are planning to present her with “Colorado enfranchisament of women” for a birthday present. The souve- nir is to take the form of a handsome two- starred silk flag, to be presented on Thurs- day evening, when the meeting ts to be turned into a general jubilation over the victory of the year. The government's recognition of woman mn the board of managers for the world’: ‘olumbian exposition, the world’s congress of representative women—the greatest con- vocation of women ever assembled—the par- ticipation of women in the entire series of world’s congresses, as well as the ga'sing of woman suffrage in Colorado, are all looked upon as making the year one of unprecedented advance for the cause of women and as giving to their demand for political equality unusual prestige in the world of thought. What the Delegates See. With the question of woman suffrage | pending in Kansas and New York, the dele- gates to the convention already in the city | claim to see “the rays of two more stars | peeping through the clouds of darkness and | injustice, and soon to be added in all their brighjness to the fair galaxy that represent the rights of woman.” passed away during the year. A feature of the convention will be the unusual number of southern women who will take part, as showing the increased interest that Is be- ing taken in the questior in this section of the country. Mrs. Mary Lowe Dickinson of New York, the secretary of the King’s Daughters, is to come out openly for woman suffrage this year. Besides the presidents of the auxiliary state associations, the speakers invited to address the convention are: Mme. Fanny Zampini Salazar of Italy, and Mme Hanna Korany of Syria, who were delegates to the world’s congress of representative women; Carrie Lane Chap- man, who was a most important factor in the Colorado victory; Rev. Marion Mur- dock, Rev. Ida C. Hultin, Rev. Anna H. Shaw, Elizabeth Boynton Harbert, Mrs. Julia Ward Howe, Mary H. Krout, Mrs. Mary Lowe Dickinson, Henry B. Blackwell and others. The Program in Detail. The public sessions of the convention will be held at 10 a.m. and 8 p.m. every day except Sunday, when there will be a re- igious service at 3 o’clock in the after- ncon. The morning sessions will be de- voted to the transaction of the business of the asrociation and the evening sessions to addresses on various subjects. The program arranged for the convention is as follows: Thursday, February 15, ex- ecutive committee meeting, 9 a.m. Morning session, 10 o'clock; convention called to or- j der by the president, Susan B. Anthony; | roll call of officers, vice presidents and state members of the executive committee, Alice Stone Blackwell, recording secretary; min- utes of the closing session of the twenty- fifth annual convention; appoirtment of committees on finance, courtesies, creden- tials and resolutions. The twenty-sixth annual convention of On Friday afternoon there is to be a me- | morfal service in honor of Mrs. Lucy Stone | and others interested in the cause who have | GROVE’S SEDUCTIVE SCHEMES. He Says There Are Millions in His Mines—No Rush for the Stock. It does not appear that the colored people of Washington have in any large numbers taken stock in the seductive mining schemes of Charies P. Grove, the colored man who is endeavoring to induce colored People to buy stock in his mines for $% a share. Grove figured out today to a Star re- | porter that 500 men whom he expected to put at work in his mines would produceabout $180,000 a day or something like $60,000,000 ® year, not counting Sundays. ll that seemed to be needed was enough people to Pay $5 each to Mr. Grove for stock in order to set this great money mill in motion. Still, there has been no rule to buy the stock, although here and there a poor col- ored man has scraped together enough to buy a share. He denied that the men who ; Were induced to go from Chicago to the so- called Grove City, | Wonderful mines, were in the pitiable con- | dition described in a dispatch to the Chi- | cago Heraid, quoted in yesterday’s. Star, and showed a letter purporting to come from two of the men and dated February 2 expi satisfaction with their condi- tion, Grove said that the only men who | had not remained were four “dudes,” who | did not know how to work. He claimed | that all the stories published about him and his mines were put out by men who wanted to defeat his project, so as to get Possession of his mines. Grove is a colored man of not very im- posing appearance. Notwithstanding his dealings in mining properties representing accoyling to his statements such vast wea]th, he modestly wears a lusteriess paste diamond. He asserts that what he is doing, he is doing for colored people, in a philanthropic way. He wants to give | the colored people a chance to do some- thing for themselves, and is not going to let any white people buy stock. So it is useless for any white folks to try to get any of that $60,000,000 a year. ‘While engaged in explaining his schemes for the benefit of qlee Beg o shrewdly keeping 2 out fol bills. Notwithstanding the attitude he has | taken as a philanthropist, there are some of his own race who are unkind enough to speak of him as a fraud, and who claim to have received information from Chicago and Montana that justifies the use of the term. peckilieece = ee of TAKOMA PARK CHARTER. A Citizens’ Meeting Last Evening Act Upon Proposed Amendments. For the past two months the mayor and council, in connection with the Public Wel- | tare Citizens’ Association of the Maryland portion of Takoma, have been actively en- gaged in revising and amendng the town charter. The old charter restricted the powers of the mayor and council to the | detriment of public interests, and these defects, it is believed, have now, in a meas- ure, been remedied. A public meeting of the citizens was called | for last evening to ratify the action of the | committee, and despite the unfavorable | weather conditions, the citizens of that | suburban town showed their appreciation of the importance of the matter by turn- ing out in goodly numbers. Mr. Enoch Maris, the mayor of Takoma Park, was chosen chairman, and Mr. Geo. A. Warren, secretary. Mr. Morris Bien, on behalf of the Public Welfare Association, ably set forth the scope and advantages of the | amendments under discussion, which debate was participated in by Messrs, Dyer, Sum- jmy, Judd, Lewis, Kinnear, Finch, Ford and many others. With a few minor changes. the report of the committee was accepted, and the amendments to the char- ter approved. A committee, consisting of Mayor Maris, | Mr. Bien and Col. Foot, were appointed |to present the amended charter to the Maryland legislature, which is now in session, and strenuously urge its enact- | ment as the law. Takoma Park is a wide- | awake community, and the citizens in all | matters affecting the public welfare are enterprising. Maen REE THE POTOMAC FLATS. Maj. Davis Objects to Their Use as Fish Ponds. The House appropriations committee to- day received a communication from Gen. Casey transmitting a letter from Maj. | Davis objecting to the proposition of Fish Commissioner McDonald to make a park and fish ponds on the reclaimed Potomac flats. Maj. Davis says that the mistake which Mr. McDonald makes arises from thinking that the principal and only object is to make the flats, while really the raain j object is to provide the required low water sectional area, and the heights and grades established for the filling are subsidiary thereto and are computed to accommodate the material dredged from the channels. About 1,000,000 cubic yards are to be dredg- ed, and if not deposited here must be towed down the river at an additional cost. It is a mistake, he says, to fill up the !mareshes with solid matter and then | them out in places. It will take some years |for the material deposited there to be con- solidated, and the long, low-lying penin- sula will be damp for many years and not particularly salubrious. The proper plan would seem to be to so arrange the sur- face grades that the water will drain off rapidly, and the whole effort should be di- rected to making this land as solid and dry as possible. the location of these | dig | = SS eh ees eee vening, 8 o’clock.—Address of welcome, PREPARING THE REPORT. Mr. John W. Ross, president of the board of Commissioners of the District of Columbia; president's address, Susan B. Anthony. Colorado—Our New Star: Mrs. Carrie Lane Chapman, New York; Mrs. L. M. Stansbury, vice president of the Colorado Suffrave Association, Mr. H. B. Blackwell, Mass.; Rev. Anna H, Shaw, Penn.; Senator Joseph M. Carey, Wyoming. Our Stars of 1s#@{: Kansas and New York: Mrs. Laura M. Johns, Mrs. Jean Rrooks Greenleaf. Friday morning, 10 o’clock.—Minutes. Re- port of credential committee, Harriet Taylor Upton. Report of corresponding secretary, Rachel Foster Avery. Report of treasurer, Harriet Taylor Upton. Report of southern committee, Miss Laura Clay. Afternoon, 3 | o’clock.—Memorial service in memory of | Mrs. Lucy Stone, Elizabeth Oakes Smith, | Leland Stanford, Charles O'Neil, George W. Childs. Addresses by Mrs. Julia Ward Howe and others. Evening, 8 o’clock..-Ad- dresses: Mrs. Josephine K. Henry of Ken- tucky, “Woman Suffrage in the South Miss Elizabeth Yates of Maine, “Fas! ionable Thinking"; Mrs. Orra Langhorne of Virginia; Mme. Hanna Korany of Syria, “Woman Suffrage from an Oriental Stand- point’; Mrs. Mary Lowe Dickinson of New York, secretary of the King’s Daughters. Saturday morning, 10 o'clock—Minutes, Proposed amendments to the by-laws. Pre sentation of invitations for the twenty-sev- enth annual convention. Report of con- gressional committee, Susan B. Anthony. Report of presidential suffrage committee, H. B. Blackwell. Report of federa] suffrage committee, Mrs. Ciara Bewick Colby. Re. port of petition committee, Dr. Frances Dickinson. Report of press committee, Mrs. Ellen Battelle Dietrick. ° Evening, 8 o’clock—Address, Mrs. Miriam ties.” Address, Miss Harriet A. Shinn, Ili- nois, president of the National Association of Women Stenographers, “Woman Suffrage from a Business Woman's Standpoint.” Address, Dre Sarah Hackett Stevenson, Illinois. Address, Rev. Anna H. Shaw. Sunday—Religious service, 3 p. Volun- tary. Hymn; prayer; scripture lesson; hymn. Sermon, text: Eph. vi:2, “Put on the Whole Armor of God," Rev. Marion Murdock, Ohio. Colection; hymn. The music for this service will be under the di- rection of Prof. Henry Wheaton Howard. Monday—Morning, 10 o'clock. Minutes election of officers for the ensuing yea report of Kansas constitutional campaign committee, Laura M. Johns; report of com- mittee on national ‘headquarters, Eliza Titus Ward; report of Columbian expos tion committee, Rachel Foster Avery. Evening, 8 o’clock—Presidents’ evenin; Short addresses by Mrs. L. M. Stansbu Colorado; Mrs. Bennett, District of Colum- bia; Mrs, Claudia Howard Maxwell, Geor- gia; Mrs. Laura M. Johns, Kansas; Miss Laura Clay, Kentucky; Mary_ Bentley Thomas, Maryland; Mrs. Emily B. Ketch- um, Michigan; Mrs. Clara Bewick Colb; Nebraska; Mrs. Florence Howe Hall, New Jersey; Mrs. Jean Brooks Greenleaf, New York; Mrs, L. L. Blakenburg, Pennsylva- nia; Mrs. Virginia D. Young, South Caro- lina; Rebecca Henry Hayes, Texas; Mrs. Emeline B, Wells, Utah; Mrs. Etta Grymes Farrah, Virginia. Tuesday morning, 10 o'clock: Minutes: report of committee on enrollment, Mrs. Louise Southworth; report of committee on 's work for the convention, Mrs. Har- Taylor Upton; report of resolutions riet committee; discussion of resolutions. Even- ing, S o'clock: Address, Mrs. Mary Sey- mour Howells, New York, “Campaigning, address, Simon Wolf, District of Columbit address, Mrs. Virginia D. Young, “Woman Suffrage in South Carolina; address, Rev. Ida C. Hultin, Tlinois, “The Crowning Race;” closing ‘remarks’ by the president; adjournment. Wednesday, February 21, 10 o'clock a. m,, | executive committee meeting in the suf- | trage parlors, 128 I street. Howard Du Bose, “Some Georgla Curiosi- | Senator Morgan Has Commenced the Work on the Hawaiian Investigat Senator Morgan today began work upon the preparation of his report upon the in- vestigation recently conducted by the com- mittee on foreign relations into the Ha- wallan affair. This will probably occupy him for at least a week, if not longer, but it is hoped by the republicans that the com- mittee will be able to report to the Senate before the tariff bill has been reported from the committee on finance. Mr.Morgan has been requested by the com- mittee to prepare the report, and it would appear from this fact that there would be but one report. Other members of the com- | mittee say that they cannot, however, say | how this ray be until the report is ready | for inspection. All, however, express great confidence in Senator Morgan's full knowl- edge of the questions, both of fact and of | technique, and his disposition to treat all | sides fairly. THIRTEEN-INCH GUN. ‘The Powder is Here a the Test W: Soon Be Made. The powder intended for use tn the trial of the first of the thirteen-inch guns has arrived at the navy yard at last and there is no longer any impediment to the trial beyond the difficulty of transferring the gun from the navy yard to the proving | grounds at Indian Head. That difficulty | will be easily overcome by the construction of steel tracks at both places. Some ap- | prehension is felt about putting the gun on | the truck which is to carry it on board the | barge which takes it down to Indian Head. |The date of trial has not yet been fixed, j but it will not be delayed much longer, now that the ammunition has arrived. ae CONDUIT ROAD ASSAULT. The Trial of the Accused Today in the Police Court. The case of Milton Chamberlain, the seventeen-year-old boy who was arrested in December on charges of assaults on | three young women on the Conduit road | as published in The Star at the time, was set for trial in the Police Court today. ‘The charges are on informations for simple assault, but when the cases were called | Mr. Mullowny, the prosecuting officer, sur- prised Mr. Carrington, the boy's counsel, | by stating that upon a full investigation of the case he had determined upon a change | in the matter, and instead of the assault | informations he had filed warrants charg- | ng assault with intent to commit rape. The counsel desired a postponement of the case, in order that there might be an opportunity to properly prepare for trial on the new charge. Judge Kimball, however, decided to proceed with the hearing. Miss Elsie E. Ough was the prosecuting witness, and gave an account of the affair. Miss Annie Cassell, who lives in the local- ity; Miss Elmira Thompson, who lives on the Foxhall road, and Mrs. Frank Fulch, who ts a resident, gave corrohative evidence. Mr. Mullowny announced that his case was closed. The court continued the case until tomorrow to hear the arguments, >: Sceretary Carlisle Goes to Norfolk. The steamer New York arrived at New- port News this morning, to be locked and repaired. The Vesuvius went to Norfolk for coal and torpedoes. The Maple went to Norfolk with Secretary Carlisie and party. FINANCE AND TRADE. | | Sagar a Stockholders’ Meeting Tomorrow. INTEREST IN THE ANNUAL REPORT |Prices in Wall Street a Tritle Improved. GENERAL MARKET REPORTS, | S#les, 3,000 Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. NEW YORK, Feb. 13.—Prospects of a tax on sugar, a slight improvement in the price | room of wheat and the withdrawal of ail opposi- | tion to the Reading reorganization scheme were the ruling factors in today’s trading. Prices generally were improved by a mod- erate infusion of bullish sentiment, but | Cheese New ork, 13 Laat BS. traders alone were responsible for the ad- | _— vance. The market shows no signs of | Cee Grain and Provision Markets. broadening and professionalism is as Pro- | yutronlita Sly & o., bankers and brokers, nounced today as it was during the early SAGO: Feb, 18, isos. j debates on the tariff question. The bull) woes: pen Low. Close. | Pool, said to have been quietly at work in May. “4 & making higher figures for sugar certificates, daly. we is said to have been organized for the pur- : Bay pose of creating a market for certain friends of that property to sell out on | rather than to take advantage of any of | the slight changes in the tariff schedule. Washington advices of the more conserva- tive class do not consider the truat’s chances of securing any material alterations in its favor so good as formerly, as several mem. bers of the subcommittee are of the opinion | that they have already sufficient revenue from other sources. The adjourned meeting of stockholders called for tomorrow will probably «gain adjourn for want of a quorum, und the re- port of the company’s earnings will con- tinue @ mystery to all but the officials, now | so carefully guarding it from public gaze and comment. 4 report from the west that notices post- | ed on the pay car of the Chicago, Burling- ton and Quincy raiiroad annouacing that operatives would be paid on the Lith in- stant had suddenly been torn down led to seme wild rumors concerning ihat prop- erty. Boston advices guve the assurance necessary to prevent any slump in price by | announcing that the company had more pace sovREE? Seana ERE IE sat tates " e Paster a ie Hi THE MARSHAL’S OFFICE. | Changes That Will Take B@ect on Thursday Next. It is denied by the friends of Mr. Dorsey than enough money on deposit in that city 4 to meet these payments, and while not st. Clagett, and also at the marghal's office, tempting to explain the withdrawal of | that there is any foundation for the state- the notices further treated the matter as ment that he is to be the chief @eputy. insignificant. The directors of this road | The resignations of the bailiffs and meet next week to take action on the divi- called for on the 7th instant nave aif been dend due next month. The question now handed in, and (with the is whether the old rate of 1 1-4 per cent will be continued or the stock marked down to a 4 per cent basis. A selling movement in National Cordage, in which traders took the upper hand, drop- | ped the price of that stock off 3 per cent to 18 3-4. The weakress in the preferred | Was even more pronounced, but no special |Peason was assigned for the break. The securities of the Reading Company were jall_ strong at slight advances, the stock | selling up to 22 1-8 cn considerable good buying by Philadelphia bouses. | The market for sterling is very firm, with | rates fully 1-4 per cent higher than those of | yesterday. The strength ts attributable to jan increased inquiry from remitters and | the continued scarcity of commercial bills. |. Money on cali ruled at 1 per cent and time loans vary from 2 1-2 to 31-2 per cent, | according to the length of time desired and the character of collaterals. The clearing house statement shows: Exchanges, $77,- 024,239; balances, $4,470,052, and the sub- treasury’s debit balance, $840,059. ‘The market rallied during closing bour, and in a majority of instances fractional net gains were The closing was dull and without inter- esting feature. —_——__— Wheat Again Down. | CHICAGO, Feb. 13.—Wheat made a new) fow price record for May at 587-8 today. | Without any specia! bearish influences the | feeling was weak and the selling general. | May opened at 59 1-2, 7-8 lower than it clos- ed Saturday, and soon sold off 5-8 to 58 7-8 Later on a little buying a reaction of 1-2 occurred, carrying May up to 393-8, London, age LONDON, Feb. 13.—Bar silver closed at Piensa um | 291-24. per ounce. The amount of bullion The Virginia | gone into the Bank of Engiand on balances | lows: Clover today, £73,000. i & g Hi [ terete by i E} i i ‘The following are the opening, the bighest and lowest and the closing ‘of the iwhe Children Wane S06 Paui- C.,M. and St. Paul, pid: Dae tack: and We | weed, bieyele: Lack. and W....... wi ; Geo. R. J. Newmaa, com- ware and Hudson. Denver and Rio Grande. Stned car an ahtrshe comping 7 Dis. and Cattle Feeding. Patents were issued to Marylanders as General Electric . < | follows: Dallas Tilinols Central. trical cond 5 Lake Shore... Erie { H. Armistead, William A. Leary, Norfolk, 8. Riddelie, Woodstock, Ont. and Western. - Pacific Mail........ Phila. and Reading. Puliman P. Car Co. Richmond ‘Terminal. Southern Pacific. . | Silver. Washington Stock Exchange. —— -Sales—regulur call—12 o'clock m.—United States rs 4s, registel $2,000 at 113%. American Security | and ‘Trost Ss, $1,000 at 100; $1,000 at 100. Wanbe The Amnestens Ington Gas $5.5 J 18%, Arlington| No information can be secured at the Fire 10 at 18%. United States Electric | reportel action bt, 1 at 12h; 10 at 125. Washington Loan and| State Department as to the Tit, 1 ‘at 126. “Amecisen, Secaton, Haan and of U. 8. Minister Terrell release of two American ized Armenians, who had at 136. Government Bends.—United States 4s, 1907, 113%. bid, 11d. asked. United” Steces as. cou lw, 115% 114 asked. i “Columb ~20-¥ na,| DY the Turkish authorities. ee stock Conency Ie Lot Tat ae | Glapatches from Constantiiepis ate met Water stock wn at the department, but ft is sald the knot 65s. Funding cur-| conditions are similar to 2-108, 106 bid. Neate : \t. Bn ee ome, ; 28 A, Goons constantiy —y4 the ewe oe ge very, Washington and Rallreed cont’ Go a, eo Song ay erage Tg? = Tos bia" cece Ratt ton, Minister Terrell in making his demand Waante asked. & A. Sa. 1905, ton Light In- | ton t In- fantry ist Gs, 100 bid. Light In. fantry 2d 7s, 98 bid. Washington Gas Company 6s, series A, 117 bid. Washington Gas Compan: ferles, 1174 bid, 125, asked Washington Ges of the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty ‘ompany” conv. a, road begun a crusade against 100 asked. ‘amd Poon Tent Sto Animals have a . Capitol and North © Street Railroad 5s, 85 bid, 92 asked. Metropolitan Ratlroad conv 100 wid. “United States Electric Light. cary, Wearing lve cham Shag oae _ 130 Wid. 124 ackea ectete Might little Uzards brought here frum Florida, tional Bank Stocks.—Bank of Wesbineton, 390 chained to Watch guards and scarf pins. 850 asked. Bank of Republic. 285 Wd. Metre’ Many women have adopted tne fad. potitan. 215 bid. 200 asked. Central. 26; “Wii | “Secretary Holbrook ot the mociecy Second. q ‘armers” 9: en’, 9 deal bid. Citizens’, 190 bid. 140 asked Columin, 125 caused the arrest of three dealers in the harmiess litle reptiles aud threareas to ar- rest every man cnt woman he seen wear- ing them. bid. Capital, 110 bid. West ‘End, 102" bid. Traders’, 100 bid. Lincoln. 91 bid. | Raflrond | Stocks.—Washinzton and Georgetown, 250 bid, 300 asked. Metropolitan, &5 bid, 95 asked, Columbia, 55 bid. Capitel and North O'Street, 20 bid. Eckington and Soldiers’ Home, 15. bid. lunnrance Stocks.—Firemen’s. 43 bid, 50 asked. Franklin, 43 bid, 50 asked. Metropolitan, 75 bid. National Union, “11 bid. 17 asked. Arlington, Ind Wd. 160 asked. Colnmbia, 14. bid. 145 bid. Potom: —— To Sell the State's Interest. Special Dispatch to The Bvening Star. RICHMOND, Va., Feb. 13.—Mr. Wiliar@ of Fairfax introduced a bill in the house today providing for the sale of the state's interest in the R. F. and P. raitroad, and providing also that the proceeds be invest- ed in Riddieberger or century bonds. oo ‘Torquay, England, claims the newspaper in the world, the Litthe Stan- dard, sise three inches square. 15 asks SS asked. 7 asked. People’s. § bid. 5% asked the Say bia, 3 bid, 8 asked. “Commercial, avked tle Insurance Stocks.—Iteal Esta’ Columbia Title. 6% bd. 74. asked. . Te axked. Me ma Goorgetown Gas, 48 bi asked.’ United States Electric Light, 124 bid, i254 asked. | i