Evening Star Newspaper, February 16, 1894, Page 2

3 THE EVENING STAR, F RIDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 1894—TWELVE PAGES. LATE NEWS BY WIRE. Explosion on the German Ironclad Brandenburg. NEARLY FIFTY MEN REPORTED KILLED ALarge Number Injured by the Disaster. | | AID SENT TO THE SUFFERING — KIEL, Germany, Feb. 16.—A terrible dis- | aster occurred here today, owing to the ex- plosion of a steam pipe on board the Ger-| man ironclad Brandenburg. Full details’ are not yet obtainable, but many members | of the crew are said to have been killed, a large number are reported wounded and| many are missing. H The accident occurred during the morn- ing. The warship was undergoing a forced @raught trial at the time of the explosion. So far as can be learned forty-six men wer2 killed and a large number were in- jared by the bursting of the steam pipe. Four steamers have been dispatched with doctors and medical supplies to the assist- ence of the Brandenburg. A Later Report. KIEL, Feb. 16.—Later.—It is now an- nounced that forty-six men were killed and only nine wounded by the bursting of a steam pipe on board the Brandenburg. it was at first thought that the numer of | wounded was much greater. -_ WANTS HIS REWARD. Mrs. Binkevitz Promised Risburg $200 to Marry Her Dau; | but NO CELL FOR McKANE. He is Accommodnated in the Keeper's Quarters, BROOKLYN, N. Y., Feb. 16.—John Y, Me- Kane continues in the custody of Sheriff Butling at Raymond street jail, whence he will be taken Monday to the court of oyer and terminer to receive sentence. No one, of course, except perhaps Judge | Bartlett, knows what sentence he will re- ceive. The trial has already cost McKane a small fortune, and some think it would be better for him to dismiss his lawyers and submit to the imprisonment which he may obliged to serve in the end in case the court of appeals confirms the judgment of the court of oyer and terminer. it was said at the jail chis morning that he rested quietly, and one of the keepers admitted that he slept not in a cell, but in the Keeper's quarters upstairs. He stated thet MeKane declined to see any repre- | Sentatives of the press. He will spend most of his time in ar- ranging his business affairs at Gravesend so that in case he Is obliged to serve a term in prison those whom he delegates can carry it on. He is an extensive prop- erty owner in Coney Island and his agents will be obliged to attend to the letting of the property and collecting rents. McKane's counsel will use every effort to prevent him from going to Sing Sing. some of his intimate friends who would hardly believe that he could be con- victed are beginning to lose hope and would not be greatly surprised if he was refused a new trial or even a stay of pro- ceedings pending the appeal of his case in the court of appeals. e who appeared to be particularly anxious for his prosecution seem to regret | his conviction now it is over, and the ex- pression is heard on every side, “Poor Mc- Kane, I am really sorry for him.’ Other persons express much satisfaction | No one feels worse over it, at the verdict. of course, than McKane himself, and he still maintains that he was innocent of the charges of aiding and abetting the inspec- tors or others in defeating Mr. Gaynor’s men from getting a copy of the registry | lists. ———— _- WRECK OF THE ALERT. it Sank in a Terrific le and Four- teen Were Drowned. SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 16.—Sydney ad- KANSAS CITY, Mo., Feb. 16.—A suit in} vices say that the iron steamer Alert, while attachment for breach of contract has been! on her voyage from Port Albert to Mel- filed in a local court, which, if won upon | bourne, recently sank during a terrible gule the allegations of the petition, will establish | and of the fifteen men aboard but one man- @ valuable precedent for millionaire moth- | ers-in-law who have princes on their hands. ‘The present sult is a humble little one to! recover $200, which the plaintiff agreed to bay defendant if he married her daughter. ‘The plaintiff is Mrs. Sarah Binkovitz, and the defendant is Henry Risburg. Mrs. kovitz alleges that in December last she | promised to pay Risburg 3200 if he married her daughter, but to protect herself from porsible fraud, she deposited the money with | a stakeholder, named HK. B. Toffe. Risbur, carried out his part of the contract, but} Mrs. Binkovitz now maintains that Risburg | has deserted his wife aad failed to support | her. She therefore prays the court to order the stakeholder to return the money ane de-| posited with him. Risburg has retained an | attorney and will fight the case. ' | | One ot | Oldest Residents. CHARLESTON, S. C., Feb. 16.—Robert N. Gourdin died here this morning. He was one of the oldest citizens of Charles- ton and a member of the firm of Gourdin, Mathison & Co., for many years one of the leading business establishments of Charleston. He was a member of the seces- sion convention of South Carolina in 186) and signed the ordinance of secession. He went to Washing in ISG) at the} urgent solicitation of Major Robert Ander- son, the commander of Fort Sumter, to see what could be done to compose the differences between the north and south, but failed in his mission. He was lieute ant colonel of a regiment stationed in | Charleston for home detense and was al- | ways active in his support of the southern confederacy. He was president for many years of the corporation of the French uguenot Churen of Charleston. TRIED TO PREVENT THE WAR. ADY WARS ON MARTIN. Says That the Senator From Kansas Vill Re Unseated. Special Dispateh to The Event | TOPEKA, Kan., Feb. 16.—J. W. Ady, who is contesting the t of Senator Martin, | said today that the latter would be unseated and that this would be the report of the! elections committee early in March. Mr. Ady will go to Washington early next month, but, of course, he does not expect to get the seat if Senator Martin is unseated. Mr. Ady says he has the information di- rect from a member of the elections com-! mittee that the report on Mr. Martin's case will be unfavorable and that it will be based on the grounds that Mr. Martin did not re- ceive the requisite number of votes in the joint convention, as required by the Consti- tution. Mr. Ady's interest In pursuing Martin ts @ personal one. He is a candidate for Sen- ater, and he thinks that if he could cun- tribute to get Martin out it would give him a littie prestige in his race this year. Few persons believ here ts any likelihood of the S ing Mr. Martin, and not taking any interest im Ady's tigut. ‘hey feel that if Mr. Mar- tin is not entitled to the seat no one is, and that he should be allowed to fill out the term. Senator Martin this afternoon emphati- eally denied that there is any possibility that the committee on privileges and elec- tions will render a report in his case ad- verse to him. He said: “There is not a word of truth in the story that comes from Kan- sas. It is one of the great many uncon- scionable lies that are sent periodically from | my state about me. There is no truth or foundation whatever for the statement.” | The Senate committee on privileges and| elections has not held a meeting for some time, owing to the absence of Chairman | Vance, who is ill in the south. There is no certainty as to the date of hi —<»—_— AN OLD-TIME PRINTER DEAD. Edward James Passes Away at Chi- cago After a Short Hincas. CHICAGO, Feb. 16—Edward James, known to nearly every old-time printer in the country, died last night at his home! in this city after a brief illness. Mr. James was bern in the Mohawk yal- ley above Albany in 1826. He entered the Printing business in 1843 as an apprentice and from 1850 to 1858 was superintendent for Van Benthuysen & Co., state printers at Albany, N. Y., at that time the finest printing house in the state. Coming to| ‘cago in 180 he formed a partnership | with Sterling P. Rounds in the printing } business and at the same time became the ‘western agent for the Johnson type foun- dry. The firm was in existence some eight or ten years, Mr. James retiring and start- ing in_business for himself. | Mr. James was a heavy loser by the fire| September, 1870, which destroyed the paver house of J. W. Butler & Co., on ‘abash avenue, in which Mr. James had his establishment, cnd thereafter he never | engaged in business for himself. After the great fire Mr. James was em-| Ployed by the J. W. Butler Co. Subse- quently he went to New York in the em-| ploy in the house of Saroni, Major & Co., and afterward became agent for Sheldon, Collins & Co., printing ink manufacturers. Returning to Chicago in 187) he entered the employment of Marder Luse & Co., with whom he remained until his death. echelons SAVING THE KEARSARGE. | ‘It is Believed That There ts Little Chance of Floating Her. COLON. Panama, Feb. i6.—The authort-| ties at Washington have been in com- munication with Admiral Stanton, recently fn commend of the wrecked cruiser Kear- sarse, as to the possibility of saving the hull of that historical craft. It is understood here that Admiral Stan- ton and the officers of the Kearsarge have expressed the opinion that there is little or no chance of ever Hoating the Kearsarge again. —_——> A Duel Fata! BAINBRID( quitt county « edy. Frank Bi Brice, while bu Was assaulted ¢laimed the Eird struct Cooper shot ‘a dying. down! of tract of Jand , drifts in the street and the large numb. aged to reach land and tell the story of the disaster. When the Alert left Port Albert she had a crew of twelve men all told, be- sides two passengers in the saloon. When the steamer rounded Cape Schanck a south- An enormous green sea broke on board, and as the steamer rolled the sea filled the decks flush with the rails, carry: ing off everything movable, and passed — the hatches and skylights in the ves- sel. The fires in the engine room were put out at once and all hands were scarcely on deck before one sea after another broke over the steamer, burying her to the gunwale. Then she suddenly went from under their feet and ail were left struggling in the waves. Ponting, the cook, managed to get hold of rao sas door and clung to it all through the night. When day was breaking he touched Sandy Bottom, staggered a few steps up the beach and fell unconscious, remember- ing nothing more until he saw his rescuers around him near Schanck Light. Capt. McDonald, his officers and the crew of the brigantine Efllan Donan arrived in Sydney by the French mail steamship Ville de la Cirotat, from Noumea, on Jan- uary 19, and brought news of the loss of their vessel. The Eillan Donan, while in the act of going about when off Chester- field Reef, about a miie northward of Long Isiand, went ashore and was broken up. Another outrage has been committed by the natives upon a trading vessel off Coast Pentecost. The natives are stated to have attacked the schooner Petrel at or near the spot where George Lifou was killed a | few months ago. They put off to the Petrel, boarded her and tomahawked Several mem- bers of the crew. The ship Jesse Redman is ashore at Chatham Islands, and the steamer Tenter- den is stuck on a reef at MacDonnell bay. Floes of one to two miles in extent have been recently seen, and icebergs varying from wv to 800 feet in height. a SUFFERING IN KANSAS, Seareity of Coal in the Western Part of the State. TOPEKA, Kan., Feb. 16.—Further ad- viees have been received from western Kansas showing that the suffering from want of coal is not confined to Lane coun- Letters from Gove, Logan, Greeley and Sheridan counties ask for contributions of coal from charitable people, but more particularly ask for free transportation from the railroads for supplies of fuel which the people and local authorities Proposed to obtain in some way. From those same counties come appeals for seed, spring wheat and free transportation. The Rock Island has offered to carry all supplies free. ce | OBSTRUCTED BY OVERHEAD WIRES. | were They Prevent Detroit Firemen From Working Effectively. DETROIT, Mich., Feb. 16.—Flames were discovered this morning issuing from the third story of the wholesale drug house of Farrand, Williams & Clark, Nos. 32 and 34 Woodward avenue. Owing to huge sno of telegraph and trolley wir the fire de- partment was seriously delayed in getting to work and the flames gained great head- way and rapidly spread to the entire five Stories. At 8 o'c the fire was under control. The drug firm estimate their loss on stock at $140,000, which is insure? for about $120,000. Loss ou building, $30,000; insur- ance, $25,000, DE ES WHITEFACED HORSE CONFESSES. The Sioux to Stand Trial in South D: kota for Murder. OMAHA, Neb., Feb. 16.—Information has reached here from South Dakota to the effect that Whitefaced Horse, the Sioux buck who was implicated in the murder of four white men on White river near Pine Ridge agency, last winter, will be arraign- ed before Commissioner Hoover at Gettys- burg, S. D., this afternoon. Whitefaced Horse, who arrested Two Sticks and his boys at Nowaters Camp, was severely wounded, and was in a dying condition when h* reached the agency at Standing Rock. Tiere the Sisters of Char- ity nursed him back to life. He professed religion, and confessed his share in the murder of Bennett, Kelley, Boyce and Brown. Last week United States Marshal Cogley arrested him at Standing Rock, and he is now at Gettysburg. His formal trial will be held at Sioux Falls. —_ THE COINs. COUNTING Work of the Assay Comm Philedelphia t. PHILADELPHIA, Pa, Feb. 16.—The assay commission met in the cabinet of the mint today, and received the report of the committees on counting, assaying and fon at the weighing. The reports showed that all the | coins tested were within the limit of toler- i ance as to weight and fitness. The number of coins counted, assayed and weighed by the three committees, as reported by Chairman Quarles, Winston and Burchard, was as follows: 1—Gold coins from the mint of Philadel- phia, 3,790 in number, of the value of 31 4 Silver coins from the mint at Philadel- phia. in number, of the value of 2 15. ——Gold coins frenf the mint at San Francisco, 1,364 in number, of the value of $22,490. er coins from the mint at San o, 2,704 in number, of the value 1 coins from the mint at Carson, mber, of the value of $840. G-Stlver coins from the mint at Carson, " in number, of the value of $239. —Gold coins from the mint at New 01 123 in number, of the value of $7: r coins from the mint at N ns, 3.423 in number, of the value of s Orles $1,010. In _all 19,090 coins, of an aggregate value of $61,964.75. The committee then ad- journed. ——es Idaho's Metal Output for 1893. E, Idaho, Feb. 14.—The superinten- of the United S eted a statement of the the state during 180%. It T1802 of total output 23; lea, $2,- tes assay office at | ITHE. DOLE LETTER The Current of Comment at the Cap- itol today. | | ‘A BAD SHOWING FOR |The Effect May Be to Reopen’ the Entire Question. | |THE McCREARY RESOLUTION The reply of Mr. Dole to Mr. Willis’ de- mand for specifications in explanation of the former letters of Mr. Dole has excited considerable comment at the Capitol today. The general impression is that Mr. Willis | caught a tartar and by his disingenuous demand for specifications as to the gen:-ral statements in the original Dole letter he enabled Mr. Dole to state specifically things | which he could not in his first reply have stated without running the risk of appear- | ing to designedly be offensive. From the first Mr. Willis’ demand for specifications in support of statements which are of common understanding has been regarded as an attempt to bully the provisional government. The reply of Mr. Dole is accepted as suf- ficient evidence that that gentleman is not one who can be bullied, and the overwhelm- | ing arraignment carried in it Is generally | regarded as very damaging to the position taken by Mr. Cleveland and Mr. Wiilis. The letter amounts simply to a brief, pre- |Senting completely and in unanswerable | terms the position of the provisional gov- | ernment. { As one of the members of the foreign re- | lations committee of the Senate said today, this letter more damaging to the admin- istration than have been any of the speech- es made in Congress on the subject, stating the case better. Mr. Cleveland's motive in withholding the letter is believed to be fully explained in the character of the letter itself when pub- lished, but it is regarded as remarkable | that the administration should have thought for a moment that it was possible to keep this letter in confinement and out of the reach of the public. The attempt is on a par with the withholding of the dispatch from Willis which disclosed the blood- thirsty character of Liliuokalani and equal- ly ineffectual. President Dole’s letter may lead to re- | opening the entire question in the House. Representative Hitt, the republican head of | the foreign affairs committee, is considering the advisability of proposing a rehearing in |View of the Dole letter and the developments | of the Senate investigation. Mr. Burrows suggested that such a move would be in the ‘nature of a motion for a new trial based on the discovery of new evidence. Mr. Hitt regards the Dole letter as a_ very forcible presentation of the subject and he thinks it should have been in the | hands of members before they were asked | to pass on the McCreary resolution. It can | hardly prove effective now, unless Mr. Hitt} concludes to urge the rescinding of the| McCreary resolution. Mr. McCreary, chairman of the foreign affairs committee, said concerning the Dole letter: “It is Doleful. T have not read it through. | It is too long. I think the House and the| public are entitled to a rest on this Ha-| walian affair after we gave five days to it and passed a resolution ‘leflning our polic of allowing Hawaii to manage her own af-| fairs.” icamts Who Apply for Food A for Rent Money. i The reports from the police, from the central relief committee and from others | aware of the true condition of affairs show that the cold and rain and snow of the past | several days have increased the distress | among the poor of the District to an un- usual extent. Many homes are unprotected by fuel from the piercing cold, and many | mouths are crying for food. One of the sid-, dest facts connected with ‘he prevailing | distress is that many people are, hungry | ard without fuel today that never knew | such distress before. All the morning the office of Chief Clerk Sylvester, at police headquarters, was | crowded .by applicants for relief. No less ‘than forty persons begged for a few dol- lars with which to pay their rent, and | thereby keep a roof over their heads. Un- fortunately, the only way the police have of supplying such wants is when some kind-hearted person serds in a contribu- tion to relieve particularly distressing cases. Then, when it is possible, a few dollars is given the unfortunate ones to pay rent. But Uttle, if any, assistance in that line could .be given by Mr. Sylvester today, for the {reason that his funds for such purposes exhausted. | Relief Committee Headquarters. At the office of the central relief commit- tee sit was stated today that the supp! provisions was exhausted, while the den for them was more extensive and !m tive than ever before. A fair suppl clothing was on hand, but Miss Loring of the committee stated to a Star reporter that it would soon be exhausted. Miss Lor- ing explained that while most of those in Want now appiied to the several police pre- cinets and to the Associated Charities, she | felt sure that the suffering had greaily in- creased during the past few days. | The good people of the District, she said, should not, therefore, cease their eontribu- | tions, by any means. Money, provi: }fuel and clothing would mos| be lable, and she Star would iet the | people of the District know that there | yet urgent demands for assisc | Speaking of the extent of |among the poor here, made the following suggestion to # reporter: “I am told that no contri are asked from the nds a the Muody and Sank Ww ask them to contribu tress among the poor > plate at eve lieve those attending | tribute. ‘The collections mi | but they would be some | little counts.” A a Way to Help the Needy. To the Editor of The Evening Star: This morning at 9 o'clock I went to the vood yard of the Central Union Mission. arly all the space was filled with sawed and split wood, ready for delivery at reg- ular market rates. Thirty or forty respect- able men were waiting their turn to get a few hours’ work. Very Hite work, how- yever, could be given, as the space for the | Storage of the wood was about exhausted. | If the wood now in stock was sold em- ployment could be given to many needy and deserving men. A. W. PITZER. A Suggestion. To the Editor of The Evening Star I beg leave to suggest that now you have | started a fund for the relief of che po | our city, and as Messrs. Moody and Sanke are drawing great crowds to their meetin jit would be a good idea if gentlemen | would set aside a day when an admission of 10 cents be charged, the pro to be | devoted to the relief of the suiferers in our ; midst. This is practical Christianity. Let us look to the misery of the living and it will help us to ta r chances for the sal- vation of our souls who said: “The poor y ye.” “Feed my lambs. CHRISTIANITY, —_ Limiting the Power to Strike. BATTLE CREEK, Mich., Feb. 16.—Na- tional Grand Lodge, Brotherhood of Rail- way Trainmen, transacted a large amount |of business yesterday. The constitutio and by-laws Were entirely remod-l the disability clause was abolished. strike can be ordered unless two-thirds of ; the men employed upon the road involved are in favor of it. ae The Faculty Comes Out Ahead. AMHERST, Mass., Feb. tween the faculty and the students’ senate has ended, so far cs open hostilities are concerned, and the former have shown that they are the real power in the col- lege. At a meeting of the senate last night the last letter concerning the disputed jur- jisdiction over a case of discipline, written by the faculty, was formally presented, but {the faculty's statement that it considers the case closed forestalled any further ac- tion on the part of the senate. | ings and furniture shall BRECKINKRIDGE-POLLARD CASE, Attorneys for Miss Pollard Ask That a Day for Trial Be Set. * In Cireuit Court, Division 1, Justice Brad- ley, this morning the case of Miss Made- line Pollard against Representative Breck- inridge of Kentucky, for breach of promise, was before the court. Mr. Calderon Car- lisle, who appears with Judge Wilson for | the plaintiff, stated that they had heard ' MR. WILLS , from the other side that they intended to a 8k for a postponement, and the plaintiff now asked that a day be fixed for the trial, and would resist any postponement. It we stated by Mr. Phil Thoinpson and Mr. W. A. McKenney, who, with Mr. Totten, are the counsel for Mr. Breckinridge, that they pro- posed to ask for a delay, partly on account of Mr. Totten's sickness. Justice Bradley said that they could come in tomorrow. oe DISTRICT GOVERNMENT. Janitors and Minor Repairs. The first auditor of the treasury has called the attention of the Commissioners to certain vouchers for taking up and fix- ing seats in the public schoois. He says it is provided that all minor repairs to build- be done by the Janitors, and he asks an explanation in ref- erence to the disbursements, as the schools were not in session, and it would appear that the janitors had plenty of time to per- form the work. Fire Alarm for Eckington. The Comm extend the fire alarm service to Eckington and West Eckington, and attention is called to petitions from the residents and property owners in those suburbs submitted about a | Year ago urging this improvement. The ex- tension of the new water mains seems to require every facility for combating fire,and it is urged that provision for fire alarm be made at once. —<.—__ DENIES VIOLATION OF LAW. Immigrants Who Worked in Wana- maker's Store. Immigration Inspector Wahle yesterday took to Ellis Isiand, on suspicion of being | contract laborers, William Timmins, a lace weaver; Bridget Gallagher, a lace spinner; Owen Curran, Feny, weaver. Timnuns, acting as spokesman, said they had all come from Minnaduff, county Done- sal, ireiand, to Philadelphia, under con- tract. They arrived at Philadelpnia on December 8, and at Philadelphia. were met by a Mr. Whitten, acting for Mrs. Ernst Hart, and put them at work in Mrs. Hart's lace department in the Wanamaker building. Their work was of the exhibition order wood carver, and Hugh | and continued until a weck ago, when they were informed that they must return to Ireland. Robert C. Ogden, partner of Mr. Wana- maker, says his tirm had nothing to do with bringing the four Irish lace makers and weavers; that they were brought by Mrs. Hart, and that space was given her in the Wanamaker store as an act of courtesy that she might show the practical results of the work of her pupils from the Donegal Industrial School. Mrs, Hart con- firms this statement. AS TO AUTHORTY. To Loan Ships to the States for the N 1 Reserve. One of the troublesome questions before the Navy Department is in regard to the loaning of old and abandoned naval vessels to the states for the use of the naval re- serve. Applications of this kind have been received from the states of Pennsylvania, California and Washington, and notice has been given of similar applications from oth- er stat Assisiant Secretary McAdoo, who has charge of this matter, says he will not act on any of the applications until he hears from Congress on the subject. He has sub- mitted a bill to the Senate naval commit- tee authorizing the Secretary of the Navy to loan to states vessels unsuited to the general service. In a recent interview on this subject Mr. McAdoo said: “1 have come to the conclu- sion, after examination, that there is no authority for the placing of these ships un- der state control,,even for the purposes specified, while, on the other hand, the de- partinent is exceedingly desirous to do so if it could be assured of its power in the prem- ises. “The sh'ps to be loaned would in no wise impair the efficie: of the navy, and, in- deed, in some cases are those so completely over the dead line as to repairs that we would not think, unless in the greatest emergencies, of fitting them for commis- sion, and they can, therefore, without the slightest impairment of our force, and, in- deed, with the greatest possible advantage in the way of building up a naval reserve an] meeting the requirements of the thous- ands of volunteer sailors all over the coun- ‘Y, be placed for the time being at the dis- posal of the les requesting them. “ff the desired authority is accorded, the department will detail four or five enlisted | men of the regular navy as shipkeepers. This force will be additional to the number aliowed by law, and the detail will be re garded as a reward, preference being given té men who have served twenty years or more in the navy. We find from experience that it will be necessary for the govern- ment, in the case of ships temporarily loaned to states for the use of the naval! mititia, that there be on board some onc representing the department, so as to see that proper care ts taken of ‘the property.” suka Representative Wilson Proceeds. Representative W. L. Wilson of West Vieginia, Mrs. Wilson, Bessie Wilson, Rep. resentative John C. Tarsney and Mrs. Tars- hey of Kansas City left Kansas City Yelock last night f Paso, Mexican Ir President: Rob- Central car will to the City of a Mexico, © —-++-@--—______ War Department Changes. John T. Eiker of Pennsyivania, promoted from clerk $1 = chief of eng neers; Th ark of the District of Columbia, Ww Mexico, pro 0 to clerk $1,200, office chief of s; Lawrence Y. Spann of Mis: $1,000, record and pension office, signed to accept appointment in Post Office Department. oe Naval Orders. Lieuts. W. P.Day,W. C. Cowles and Mi will all be detached from the en that vessel goes out of eon The tronefer-ad ty the Marhteh ai M. E. Hall ton and F. H. Scho from the Machias and ordcred to the biehead. Lieut. W. P. Day from the Machias ordered to tempor: ship Franklin. a duty on the receiving Denth of naigo Hawk. Ensign Vrederick Hawk of the navy died on Sanlay at Southern Pines, N.C. Mr. Hawk came from Freeport, Pa. He graduated from Annapolis in 1886 and ex- perienced set in every globe. He home after a severe illness. He in Washington until Chri married Mollie Te ington. They went to Southern Pinos, » C., where he and his wife remained until his death. Mr. Hawk was only twenty | eight years old. — Ex-Representative Herr Smith Dend. LANCASTER, Pa., Feb. 16.—Ex-Congress man A. Herr Smith died this morning fr: ved in the Forty-thirt Forty. ty-seventh He was also ture in Tsd4- and 1848. and y-eighth Congre: member of the state legi nd of the senate in isd —— A Sensational Elopement. PITTSFIELD, IL, Feb. 16.—A sensational elopement has occurred at Melton, this county. The principals were the Rev. J Cilman Stephenson, pastor of the Chris- tian Church at_that place, aged twenty- nine, and Miss Dove Heavener, aged twen- ty-three, a member of his congregation Both parties are highly connected, ph- enson’s father and brother being ministers. Heavener’s father is weaithy. Her mother is almost crazed with grief. Steph- enson is married and has three children. | jioners have been urged to} fifth, Forty-sixth, For- | CAPITOL TOPICS! | | Brief Mention of Many Matters Con- sidered by Committees. | | HR. CUMMINGS POPULAR BOND BILL | | <= | | More Hearings by the River and} Harbor Committee. |FAVORABLE REPORTS.| ' ee eee Representative John De Witt Warner ad-| |dressed the House committee on banking |and currency today in support of his bill to remove the tax from the circulauon ot | bias banks, but no action was taken upon it. A bill by Representative Cooper ot indi. gna to place a 1U per cent tax on the notes ot national banks has been submitted to a subcommittee, Representatives Warner,Hall (and Henderson. ‘The Military Academy Bill. The appropriation bill for the Military Academy at West Pomt was reported to the House today from the committee on | military affairs. It carries $400,438.58, a re- |duction from the estimates submitted by | the department of $63,0W0. | Under the present law no graduate of the | jacademy can be detailed to service as in- | ,Structor there until four years atter his | graduation, but the bill will reduce the in- | j terval to two years. The West Point authorities asked that the law be abolished so that cadets could | serve as instructors immediately after grad- | uation, but the committee thought it ad- visable to require a term of active service | in the army with the experience gained thereby. j Confirmations. | The Senate tn executive session this af- {| ternoor made the following confirmations: Washington C. Graybill, receiver 6f pub- jllc moneys at Chamberlain, 8. D. Postmasters—Dallas E. Laird, at Red- wood Falls, Minn.; Richard V. Dodge, at San Diego, Cal.; Alphonzo Leeroy, at La + C. W. Boyer, at Martins- Wm. M. C. Hill, at Datias, McReynolds, at Palestine, Tex. Ventilation of the House. The ventilation and sanitary condition of the kall of the House is being investigated by the committee on ventilation and acoustits. Yesterday Prof. Wilson of Phil- adelphia appeared before the committee, |and with the Shaw system of testing the | preserce of gases and bad air demonstrat- ed to the committee that a practical test could be made of the condition of the air jin the hall of the House, and it could thus be ascertained whether the present system |of ventilation is adequate or faulty. He was directed to proceed with a test, and within the next few days expects to com- jPlete it and make a report upon the sub- ject. In the meantime Expert Adams from the supervising architect's office Is examin- ing the plans of a new system pro} Mr. Gouge, and is looking over the system now in use. More River d@ Harbor Hearings. Gov. McCorkie of West Virginia made an argument to the House committee on rivers and harbors today in favor of the Alder- son bill to prevent the pollution of navi- gable waters by dumping refuse or washing mineral cres in them. It is claimed that the processes by which the iron ores of West Virginia are washed destroy steam beilers and infuse a mineral element into the water which makes :t unfit for laundry or other domestic purposes. Representative Brickner of Wisconsin asked the committee for improvements in the Sheboygan harbor. Representative Paynter of Kentucky spoke for the Big Sandy river. Representative Somers of Wisconsin spoke for Milwaukee harbor, and Representative Cobb of Alabama, for the Coosa river. Mail Rates. Senator Peffer introduced by request to- day a bill permitting the publishers of re- from or other periodicals to send them through the mails upon the prepayment of 1 cent per pound in the sack, and 2 cents per pound by the piece. New York and New Jersey Bridge Bi! The House committee on interstate and foreign commerce took no action on the New York and New Jersey bridge bill at its meeting today. It has been decided to call the bill up next Wednesday, when the committee will probably vote on it without listening to any more statements. Interchangeable 1,000 Mile Tickets. At the meeting of the House committee on interstate commerce this morning Mr. Rayner’s bill to amend the intersiate com- merce law so as to permit the issuance of 1,000 mile tickets interchangeable on alt | railroads under restrictions agreed upon by them for the benefit of commerciai travelers was discussed. Mr. Maliory of Florida was finally appointed a committee of one to consider the maiter in all its x pects and report at a subsequent meeting. fhe sentiment of the committee seemed unfavorable to the measure. Appropriation Bills, Chairman Sayers of the House committee on appropriations expects to take up the fortification bill as soon as the pending sil- ver seigniorage bill is disposed of. The lumbla bills will follow in order named, | with some intervening legislation. | The debate on fortitication is expected to | be s the amount involved is compar- | atively small—about $5,000,000—and is a ma- | inl decrease from last year. ! he sion priation bill is expected to serve as the text for one of the most spirited debates of the session | be taken as a Yor a gen of the pension policy Representative Grout and other members of the pension appropriation sub- | vommittee are preparing data for this de bat of the admin; | e sion ‘opular Bond Bin. | | | epresentative Cummings of New York | wil! endeavor to have his blil for an issue of | : jenomination bonds considered as a te for the pending Eland stiver There is some doubt as to i bill being germane as an amend iment or substitute to the coinage bill, so that ft could not be considered without Mr. sland’s consent, which will not be given, Should Mr. Cummings fail to have his bond measure he in this way he will ush it as an independent bill. [He has ar- ranged for an early heariag on it before the vays and ans commiitee, to whom it ‘as referred. Against Lotteries. Senator Hoar introduced a bil! in the Sen- ate yesterday for the suppression of lotter- ies. It defines the word lottery, which is jade to embrace raffles and gift enterprises, he bill 1 ny punishable by a fine of $1,099 or two years’ imprisonment, or both, for on to contrive or propose 1 lottery tickets or denosit he mails within the sdiction ed States, or so that they may nt into the United States. ‘The aalty is provided for the publish- of the | dvertisements. Xuense Mixstons. cretary of the Treasury hi s a letter from the Secre ity of provi u timates for the of foreizn missions, rage fs the House. nds of the womun's suffrage cause | be given another chance to present | to the judiciary committee of House, The convention cf su‘fragist embled in Washington has criticis- seigniorage bill. them in of the Un | brea wv to the amount taken. . Bryan spoke in advocacy of his bill today. eo —________ Secretary Carlisle's Return. Secretary Carlisle and party returned to Washington this afternoon. NE NE ind ee on LIVED ON THE FLATs © And Foraged in the Neighborhood for Bread and Milk. ‘FINANCE AND TRADE. morning, struck a Gecisive blow at an en-| Bears terprising business carried on by residents | of the Potomac flats, when he sent Messrs. James Robinson and Harry Whitaker, two Prominent residents of that rendezvous of — tramps, to the work house for sixty days. | . Btorekéepers in the neighborhood of the ANOTHER ADVANCE IN SUGAR TRUST Long bridge and residents near there have for several weeks past been considerably | annoyed by the loss of their morning bread and milk. The police believed that the tramps who infest the flats across the bridge are responsible for the losses re- ported almost daily, end yesterday they arrested the two men. Judge Kimbal! told them that they were clearly worthless va- This Stock Influenced Entirely by Washington Advices. onary) and intimated that milk a Saar would be safer after they were up. . He therefore decided that breaking stone GENERAL MARKET REPORTS. during the next sixty days would be more {in their line than the breaking of bread | aes. boxes and milk jars. — IMPUDENT STREET BEGGAR. | Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. | NEW YORK, Feb. 16.—Prices were Im |regular at the opening of today’s stock Sent to the Work House for Using |™'ket and the sentiment of the room feu) Seige carypemedray bearish. London was dull and traded mod- Charlie Ross unexpectedly turned up in ¢72¢¢ly in our market without influencing the Police Court this morning, being charged | Prices scuitage houses sold the Grangers with vagrancy. Last evening Mr. Ross and | prot po er decline in wheat and the prob- @ companion braced a gentleman on 14th |The mented in Burlington's dividend rate. street above H. Their tale of woe falled to| ive. litter Presumption proved expensive cause the desired dime to appear, and there- | M{r im the day, when the announcement upon Charlie and his friend informed the | a e regular 1 1-4 per cent was made and party that they would “do” him unless he | the bears in the property driven to cover. parted with the wished-for coin. They fol- After opening at 74 1-8 the price fell off lowed their prey until the latter espied an | t? 73 8-4, and subsequently rallied te 73 1-2 officer, when they made their adieu. The | Under the demand from shorts. The ad- gentleman naturally complained to = of- | visability of continuing the old rate is cer, and he succeeded in capturing Charite. | mooted point in financial circles, Mr. Ross declared to Judge Kimball that | faira of the - te he was a friend of Senator Wolcott, the tat-| pronase df ter having promised to secure him a posi-|™&9¥ do not warrant it, even tion under the District government. He present disbursement comes admitted that he and his friend, whose out of the earnings of the name he did not know, met the party who The next dividend, however, is complained to the officer, but that he made | uncertain to justify stockholders in no threats. | dating present huldings and investing “Not satisfied with begging, you were | proceeds in other securi hose threatentgg people, eh?” inquired the court. | Hends are less speculative <The ‘nex. thing you fellows will be doing Qutside of the bond market securities will be knocking people down on the public | the latter class are not abundant and cam streets. This street begging will e to be bad only et fancy prices, so that this stop. I will give you a piace, Mr. Ross. | new ‘tus of the bears may be a8 prospect go to the work hovse for sixty | defective in reality as many that have gone before. Sugar held remarkably well considering af You can day —_——-_—_. Mission rk in France. Rev. Mr. Grieg, who is at the head of the cAll mission in France, spoke last even- ing at the mid-week prayer meeting of the Calvary Baptist Church. The ladies,of the | Washington McAll Auxillary will give him @ reception this evening at the Church of the Covenant. He will deliver an address on the work in France. ———>-___ National Bank Tax. In the Court of Appeals today the cases of the Twin City National Bank against ex- United States Treasurer Nebeker and the Lumberman’s National Bank against ex- United States Treasurer Huston were ar- gued, the point involved in each case being | that the act taxing national banks is un- constitutional, for the reason that the act, @ measure for revenue, originated in tie Senate instead of in the House of Kenre- sentatives. The court reserved its decision. le A Newspaper Thief Caugh For some time the people in the neigh- borhood of 4th and Sth and A and B streets northeast have suffered the loss of their newspapers, the papers being stolen from their doorsteps by some unknown rascal. Recently Special Officer W. G. Kendig, on duty in v neighborhood, came to the conclusion (i isaac Chapman, a young n the fellow with a handful of newspapers which he had just stolen from the houses in the neighborhood. Isaac denied the charge in the Police Court this morning, but Judge Miller sent him to jail for twenty days. pee Marriage Licenses. Marriage licenses have been issued by the clerk of the court to the following: Jas. | W. Smith and Willie Snyder; Irving Hughes and Ella F. Talmage. a Wm. Woody’s Win. The will of the late Wm. Woody has been filed, by which he leaves his brother and three sisters $50 each and the balance of his estate to his wife, who he names, with M. A. to execute his wishes. —___ THE COURTS. Today—Estate of Wm. Woody; will filed, with petition and order of publication. Es- tate of Robert Paddon; will admitted to Probate and letters testamentary to Geo. H. Paddon, bond $300. Estate of Henry G. Kenner; letters to Martha M. Kenner, bond $400. Estate of John Johns: Petition for letters filed. In re Raymond T. Miles; Frank H. Miles appointed guardian; bond $3,000, Estate of George C. Bollinger; let ters of administration to C. G. Boll! Inger. bond $900. Estate of Mary R. Grey; will admitted to probate, and letters to J. J. Darlington, bond $2,200. In re Ellen Donel- ly: Washington Loan and Trust Company appointed guardian. Estate of Annie C. Magee; will admitted to probate, and letters testamentary to W. H. Sholes, bond $800. Estate of Leon T. Jones; letters of admin- istration, with wiil annexed, to G. W. Wise, bond x4”. Estate of Henry C. May; will admitted to probate, and letters issued t Phebe M. and H. A. May; bond $00, Es- tate of John H. Runner; do., do. to Con- cordia Runner, bond $200. Estate of F. Selina Buchanan: ordered for commission. Estate of B. U. Keyser; return of proofs. pension, sundry civil and District of Co-| Estate of John Culbert: will admitted to | Denver probate and letters granted Georze A. Dis. an Mason; bond, $309. Estate of Susan EF. | General Hibbert: do.; do.: to C. H. Hibbert: bond, | Hlinols Central. $1.00. In re Adelaide L.” Patrick ‘et al.; | Laxe 8! Saraha.VanDerlip appointed guardian bond, | PU oi. $6,000. Estate of Elizabeth J. Evans: yeti: | (ame que® tion for letters filed. Estate of Wm. ing: | L.. rt for trial by jury. Estate of John n; will admitted ‘to probate and Ist ed to Catherine M. Dunn; bond, $1 Equity Court, Division 1—Justice Cox. Today—Low agt. Nat. Bur. of News, & e of restraining order made operat! lclin agt. Lyon: witness Adrians opieres testify. Southwell agt. Southwell: ap- pearance ordered. Coon agt. Atkinson: sale finally confirmed. Woif agt. Gully; do. 2nd reference to auditor. a ‘k m.—United States 125, States 4s, registered, United ' States 4x, 114% asked. nia toons. ng bid, "150 “asked. etown Railroad conv. Gs, aa, Masonic Hall Asvociation Da, Market Compaay ompany ean Securs American gion Light lutantry Gas Cowpany Os, Wastunzton Gas ita. 16 bi Gx T b O St Street Kuilroad 3s, 86 bid, ud a ‘etropolitan Ketlrond conv. 6s, 101 bid, 105 asked. | (raged States Rypetrte Light’ couy, Sa, 124 bid, 2 a Nutional Bank Stocks. —Bank of Wasuingtun, bid, 350 asked. Nauk of Mepablic, 2amtia So Metropolttan, 263 bid, 206 asked. Cent: road, 1: h Farmers’ Washingtoa Metropoltter Georgetown, 1d. 94 aks SE bh tat 5 1 i, bid. © aske Real! | Fetate Title. 104 | ed sharply the action of the committee ™ | nid, 125 = O% bid, Ty asked lisapproving the resolution introduced by | Wastla . Mr. Bell of Colorado for a constitutional | ig stars Eeht Storks. Washington nendment forbidding political discrimina- | Ciyted Staves Electric Light. 124 bade tions because of sex. Telephone — Stocks.—Pennsylvania, Today the committee decid] to Chesapeake and Potomac, 47 _ bid. to recomimit tne resolution aieeien Grapes, 24 Me. © aed a = Miscellancoas | Stocks.— Washington Market, 12 request 15 compe ee te ee bid. Great Falls Ice, 11S bid. 143. asked. Buil lence n week to Susan B, Anthony | Pd. Grea ‘16 t64. | Paenmatic: Que Carriage and other leading lights of the movement i asked. Inter-Occan who are now in the city. nd, ¥ Brick, (100 asked. The com s u ‘ae welt panies. - National Pettis Moc primacretinwor turer nagincusgegme= iat Poy Company. 130 bid. 139 asked. Waah- tion a bill by Representative Bryan of Ne- | Sale Dept jenaianhi gg Opi Teo asked. Wash oraska to increase the penalties for em- | YOM Tota. tid. 1a8 mtked heneieen ae bozzlement of the funds of national banks | furity aud’ Trust. 133% bid, 136%) asked. ind to grade the punishment in proportion | bc caer ease Experts say the ore found near Brazil, Ind., is rich with gold and silver. The ore exists in extensive quantity. At Fort Fairfield, Me., Wednesday morn- ing the thermometer registered forty de- grees below zero. t | subtreasury operations has been was the guilty party, and a few days ago he caught | janes Mquidation and gained 1 F 4 cent on considerable activity to 75-5. action of this stock is influenced almost entirely by Washington advices and the price is easily affected by the character of these reports. While the pool's long stock changed yesterday's raid the old-time in still in control and may, after fashion, make the shorts tn the pay dearly for the privilege of deliveries. St. Paul gained 11-4 per cent ing and Rock island for the made gained 11-5 per cent. The improvement was due entirely to the | to buy back stock sold and does not refiect speculation or increased terests outside of Wali 53 ii if =. clated banks for the present Uttie importance es a forecast row's bank statement because of made for the new 5 per cent Many private institutions, savings and indivuals have made the subtreasury which cannot wil | degree of certainty be separated from sim- ilar payments made by the banks. | mates for the month, however, the banks have gained about | from the intertor and their loss about same amount. The clearing house statement yy fo exchanges $75,717,807, balances 263 ‘and the subtreasury’s debit balance 908%,- 214. ‘Money rates continue at 1 per cent on call |and 21-2 to 31-2 on time. The | market rules firm, with the scarcity | still pronounced and no special | from_remitters. Speculation into dullness during the iast held wel! at fractional gains fgures. The premium lst gives ences of a large short ii sooner or later will be the cause of erable nervousness to the beara, yond this and the general speculation a is little in the the Wheat Market. NEW YORK, Feb. 16.—The wheat market opened steady, but soon broke under heavy liquidation and local selling. to @&c. This is the lowest yesterday's low price by 3-16. The reacted later, and a steadier vailed at noon. -———— FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL. H Ps $ pf | fi | li i i Fs if i ite g F | Macartner. members New York | Correspondents Messrs. Moore & | Broadway: American Sugar... American Sugar, pf. Amencan Tobacco. American Cotton O01. | Atchison ... | Canada Southern | Canada Chesa ‘ec | c, Co | Del., Lack. and W. | Delaware and Hudson... a Rio Grande. rdage © 2 onal Cordage, e | New Jerses Central... New York Central. — a: om | Phila. and Reading. Pullman P. Car Co. Kichmond Terminal. Southern Pacific. Texas Pacific. . Teun. Coal and Iron. | Union Pacitic | Wabash ..... Wabash, pid Wheeling & Lake Erie. Wheeling & L. E., pi... | Paton T . Chicago Grain and Provision Reported a, & Co, baukers and Cao. i i ams es . aac? Haren sah tetcaduoeral? stetetstansoas) 882622 barrels; x by a ‘eirum! to bid: Muy, GlaG2s: steiner Si cetpita, 6.482 bushels; «cock, 1,173,000 bushels: oa, SARA, usiiele—mnllling wheat, Up eample, Sees. firm—spot, éIyudltg: F . all Mas, ‘s bid. steamer, 41 bosbels: stock, 926,808 } a ‘ied Oats Bra” ple, 4804449; a4. - | SoM anite western, Se8e: No 2 mized western, 24aSsig—etock, 175,772 bushel. By . | 5o“stock, 24922 ‘bushela. Hay stendy—gued to choice timothy, $15.00a$15.00. frouhts tive a unchanged. . $4.62! 100 pounds. 17a18; good ladle, 140 firm—fresi, 1s. 124134. Range of the Thermometer. The following were the readings of the thermometer at the weather buresu today: 8 a.m., 46; 2 p.m., 32; maximum, 32; mini- mum, 24.