Evening Star Newspaper, February 20, 1894, Page 1

THE EVENING STAR. PUBLISHED DAILY EXCEPT SUNDAY. AT THE STAR BUILDINGS, N1Ol Pennsylvania Avenue, Cor. Lith Stret, by The Evening Star Newspaper Company, S. H. KAUFFMANN, Pres’t. ‘New York Office, 88 Potter Building. ——$__—— Tee Evexrve Stan is served to subscribers in the efty by carriers, on their own acconnt, at 19 cents or 44. per month. Copies ‘at the coun 2 cents each.” By mail—anywhere in the United ome or Cansda—postage prepaid—50 cents ver SAT RpaY QuINTUPLESHEPT Star, $1.00 ear; h foreien fontare aden @3 08 ree (Entered af the Post Office at Washington, D. C. Bs soon as® mail mat All mail subseciotions mast be paid in advance advertising maae known on application. THE TARIFF BILL It Was Not Reported to the Com- mittee Today, UNCERTAIN WHEN IT? WILL EE Efforts Being Made to Harmonize Conflicting Interests. THE SUGAR SCHEDULE Nobody knows when the tariff bill is go- ing into the Senate. The members of tre | committee themselves are in doubt as to whether the matter will be settled this | week or go over until next week. After going over the whole matter and making a number of changes looking at the question from this side and that, they have got back ctically to the Wilson bill, even the restoration of the duty on coal which had before been tacitly agreed upon being | lett off, and sugar restored to the free list. All the inf € of the administration ard of most of the House is Jirected toward pre- Serving the bill as nearly as possible in a shape where it can be speedily settled in con- ference. Gorman and Hill, the Louisiana Senators, and some others are not satisfied with the bill as the subcominittse has form- | tion 10 of the act of May IT of 142, incor. | hind Mr. Cleveland in his legislative policy ed it. Conflicting Efforts. An effort is being made on their part to change the measure, and on the other hand the membets of the committee are trying to secure the support of the measure by all the democrats in the Senate. little fencing everything is in a state of uncertainty. It has been the purpose of the committee to so arrange their amend- ments to the Wilson bill as to secure the unanimous support of all the democrats in the Senate. In this they have not as been successful, but they are sanguine that the bill im whatever form reported will have sufficient strength to secure its pass- ase. Threats of recommitting the bill are made. but for any democrat to vote for that Purpose would be a pretty serious matter and it is regarded as very doubtful that even those who are the most dissatisfied Would go to that extreme. No Committee Meeting Today. Notwithstanding this is the regular day for the meeting of the Senate committee on finance and the particular day on which it Was announced that the tariff bill would be reported, no meeting of the committee was held, and it is now stated that one will not be called until Tuesday of next week, when it is given out positively by a leading dem- ocratic member of the committee that the tari bill will be reported. It is even said that it would probably be presented later this week but for the fact that some of the members find it necessary to be ab- sent from the city. The tariff subcommittee did not meet as Such today, which is accounted for by the fact that they consider that their work has been completed on the details of the bill. ‘This is a fact and all that remains to be done is to reconcile the differences in the democratic party on the floor of the Sen- ate. Important Disagreements. There are disagreements on many of the most important schedules, and very few, if any, of the questions which have puzzled the committee from the time it took hold of the bill have been settled to the satis- Zaction of the democratic Senators. ber of the finance committee said this morning that trouble extended all along the line and included both the internal revenue and the tariff part of the bill. It would ap- pear that whisky Is one of the articles which are making trouble, notwithstanding the fact that the committee thought this question had been settled a week ago. The committee is listening to the repre- sentations of individual Senators on this point, as on all others, and the maiter is | therefore once more an open question. The Sugar Schedules. The committee is more non-committal on Suga than upon any other polut at issue, and Senators who are especially interested in this try find it as difficult to secure information as do those disconnected with the interest. There is good reason for believing that the subcommittee’s recommendation is fa- vorable to making no change in the sugar schedule from the House bill, ard that the Gecision to defer the reporting of the bill was due principally to the urgency of the Gemocratic Senators who favor a duty on sugar. A word dropped here and there in- dicates that some of the 1aembers of the committee were of opinion that this post- Ponement should be granted in the imterest ef harmony, and it is known that the duty advocates consider that they have gained a Substantial concession in securing the post- Pponement, and are more hopeful than be- fore it was granted. ———_———-o+______ NEW YORK AND THE CAUCUS, lembers From the pire State Say They Are Not Bound by It. The New York members of Congress say they will not be bound by the action of the @emocratic caucus last night. They take the position that the caucus did not consider Party questions and that there is no binding effect of a caucus action which considers @ther than party questions. Representative Warner of New York said: "The action of the caucus was ridiculous. It might as well hold a caucus on the sub- Ject of nautical almanacs or any other mat- ter in which party action was not involved. The silver question is one in which every fan has the right to exercise his individu: pinion, and I intend to exercise that righ’ Representative Tracey of New York said: "It is amusing to see caucuses which try to establish that certain democrats, including the President and Secretary of the Treas- ury, are not in the democratic party. Such Gesperate expedients indicate that the silver bill cannot be passed if a vote is secured.” Representative Coombs of Brooklyn said: ™I will not be bound by the caucus, as its Fesolution was merely advisory and it dea With a question which is not a party issu —_—__++ e + HARRY SMITH RETIRES. dria, It is Said, Be Appointed. Mr. H. H. Smith of Michigan, assistant . Fesister of the treasury, tendered his res- ignation to Secretary Carlisle today to take effect March 15. He resigned in compli- ance with the request of the President. Mr. L. W. Reid of Alexandria, Va., who formerly held the office, is a candidate for Feappointment, and will most probably be Mr. Smith's successor. The €ause of the change in the office is said to be the constant and official and Register get along to- long that Mr. canism, would n the bureau. partment to- lated in the 8 preferred t founda- estigation: personal Smith not all and that term 3 cor u ton and his two vol- wry of Con- History of Pending this | A mem- | immediate | Che Zvening Star. Vor 84, No. 20,813. ANSFER STATION a TR Makes Some Remarks in | Senator Hale \ Regard to It. He Pays His Respects to the President | of the W. and G. R.R. and to Capt. Powel Senator Hale today called up his resolu- | tion, introduced some days ago, inquiring of | the District Commissioners by what au- thority they were abandoning the under- ground conduit system of the telegraph and telephone service of ihe }istrict and | substituting a line of poles down 4 1 street. Senator Harris desired that the Eaters should be referred to the com- mittee on the District, but he waived bis request when it was pointed out to him | that it was merely a resolution of inquiry, Ee the resolution was adopied without a | | | provision. The Transfer Station. Mr. Hale's other resolution in regard to the 15th street transfer station was then laid before the Senate, and Senator made a few remarks upon it. he had been informed that the District committee is now investigating this and other kindred matters, and that therefore Hale Jie said that referred to that committe: Meanwhile he would call attention to the | charter of the Washington and Georgetown Railread Cempany, and he read from sec- | porating the company, especially emphasiz- irg the provision which: states that “said | company shall procure such route, site for | stations, transfer stations, &c.” The Right of the Railroad Company. “That is the entire right of the com- | pany,” he said, “to gain a site for any of Its | buildings, and they have no right at this | time to gain such sites except by purchase | or act of Congress, and the Commissioners | of the District have no right to grant per- misston in addition to the authority of this act. I noticed the other day that the presi- dent of this railway company, upon reading the remarks made in the Senate when I introduced this resolution, said that it made him tired to notice this constant interfer- ence of the Senate with the affair road. I am very sorry for the president of the Washington and Georgetown Railroad Company, and I regret very much that we have bored him by our fidelity to public in- | terest. “That distinguished individual may take to himself the fact that the Senate will continue to take cognizance of ail viola- tions of law indulged in by this company and by other companies in the District. whether it gives him that tired feeling or | not. The District committee, I might hum- bly suggest, should take some course that would relieve the weariness of this gentle- man so that he can attend better to the affairs of his compan: | Capt. Powell's Suggestion. . “I noticed also that Capt. Powell, who is attached, I believe, to the District Commis- sioners’ office, thinks that there should be another shed built opposite the present one to accommodate all of the traffic. “This would necessitate the erection of property, ard I hope that the owners of the property in that vicinity will prepare themselves to take the question into the court in case this suggestion is carried cut and prevent the Commissioners from yutting It into effect. “I hope, also, that the members of the District committee will some day, in a modest wey, So as not to shock the sensi- bilities of the Senator from South~ lina (Mr. Butler), because he has no riage, walk by this atrocious thing on 15th | street and fully note its hideous pect. I find now that it is approaching comple- tion, that it is ten times as bad as I first feared it would be. Difficult to Regulate Ratlronds. “It is discouraging to try to get anything dene by the Senate in the way of regula- tion that will keep these railroads and other corporations within proper bounds. They have their representatives in both branches of Congress, and every time any mention is made of infractions of the law they will consult together and devise some means of obstruction, so that in the end they will | have their own way. I presume that this tired president and the captain who thinks there should be two iron sheds in the street ill get their heads together and will eventually have their own way.” Another Objectionzble Structure. Senator Dolph immediately took the floor when Mr. Hale had finished speaking and emphatically, though irrelevantly, called at- tention to the structure now being erected at the northeast corner of the Senate wing of the Capitol. “I presume,” he said, “from its form, that this is intended as a shelter from the rain and other bad weather, but I cannot see how it accomplishes a | results. It does not extend far enough out | from the building to be of any ticular use to those who come by street those who walk do not mind a di | more of pedestrianism in the rain at the end of their journey after they are soaked through. Those who ride to the Capitol in carriages or in the herdics can drive under the portico, and are therefore completeiy sheltered. It seems to me that somebody has been very officious in but!ding some- thing that is very ugly and that does no- body any good.” | The structure referred to by Mr. Dolph is |@ light wooden covered passage | w tending from the si the northeas | ner of the Senate diagonally outward toward |the terminus of the Metropolitan line. It was erected yesterday, and, as Col. Bright, sergeant-at-arms of the Senate, expl: i to a Star reporter this afternoon, it is sim- ply intended to shield foot passengers and those arriving by the cars from the terrific wind that, during a storm, is liable to form @ great eddy at this particular s grounds. At times the wind at this corner is | So strong that it will blow a pedestrian en- | tirely out of his seat. The structure is | mainly intended to cover the worst part of | this arid place. Senator Dolph did not insist upon an amendment being made to Mr. Hale's reso- lution, which, without a vote, was referred | to the District committee. [a NEWS FROM THE NEWARK. | Health of Officers and Crew Believed } to Be Good. } Secretary Herbert received a cable mes- age this morning from Lieut. Commander Ackley, commanding the U. S. S. Yantic, | at Montevideo, Uruguay. announcing that the U. S. S. Newark had arrived off that port and in quarantine. There was a case of yellow fever on the at Rio, and she was sent south in the hope that the cooler climate would eradi- cate the disease on the vessel. A press dispatch says that one death from the fever occurred on the trip from Rio to Montevideo, but n ention of this is made in the official disp ‘al Ben- ham’s silence in. reg health of the squadron at RID ~pted at the Navy Department as a positive indication that the health of officers and men is good. ———— ‘OWN. COLLECTOR AT GEORGE’ |The Decision of Secretary Carlisle is Said to Be Pins The friends of the nu for Mr. Jo’ erous candidates hnson’s place as collector of cus- orgetown all their re important indors: are exerting he ry Carlisle. It is un¢ President has pl h hands and will be guide by his se s atives, j time. he did not object to the resolution being | of the | such a structure in front of or upon private | ction of the’) Newark while | = | the bureau ‘AFTER A QUORUM Absentees Arrested by Deputy Ser- | geants-at-Arms, Sn eee) TALK OF COMPULSORY MEASURES To Compel the Attendance of Mem- bers of the House. Seg |/PROPOSITIONS TO FINE, | a | Deputy sergeants-at-arms were going around with carriages before 9 o'clock this morning, arresting members of the House, who, being in the city, have absented them- | lves from the House. Many were arrested before they had their breakfast and some | were captured in bed. These were put upon| honor to be in the hall of the House to hear} | prayer and were left to make their toilets | ‘and get their breakfasts. The large attend ance at the caucus yesterday afternoon and | | the unanimity of sentiment displayed is an/ {indication of the determination on the part) of the democrats to adopt vigorous methods. | The fact that the democrats who are break- ing the quorum by refusing to vote one way or the other are those who have stood be- |is especially irritating to the silver demo- crats and makes them more eager to do something radical. ik of Compulsory Measures. After four monotonous legislative days wasted in futile roll calls to gather a quo- rum on the Bland seigniorage bill, demo- crats are beginning to talk of compulsory | measures to compel voting. Throughout | most of this time there has been more than| the needful 179 members within sight of the Speaker's desk, but many of them refusing to answer to their names when called. Out-| | side of the hall, but in the city, there have | been enough more members in favor of the] | bill, so that if its friends had all rallied they | could have put it through last week. It as said today that there were fifteen free | ver members in the city who were absent | from the Capitol. It is not strange that under these cir- cumstances the demoo®ats, and particularly | the supporters of the Bland have been {chafing under the rules which permit al- | most endless filibustering, particularly as | they know from past experience that so |long as the present rules remain unamended |the republicans will continue to compel | them to muster a quorum for the passage (of any measure distasteful to the minority. | With ex-Speaker Reed in the chair the | tactics which now obstruct legislation were | impossible, because of his method of record. |ing the members present but not voting |The logic of events, so think the republi- \eans, is forcing the democrats toward the lalternative of resorting to the Reed rules lor acknowledging their helplessness, Propositions to Fine Members. The refuge toward which democrats are | turning seems to be the adoption of the |rule for Sning members who refuse to vote when they are present. There are two pro- |posals before the House. One is that of | Journal Clerk Crutchfeld, who has drafted a rule for fining members the amount of one day's pay. The other weappaaicd in the resolution which Represent&tive De Armond of Missouri introduced today for calling the names of délinquents three times, then summoning them before the bar |of the House and imposing a fine of $50. The more thoroughly the proposition for |fining members is discussed the less favor does it find, because of its lack of practica- bility. The weak point in this plan lies in |the inherent good nature of the House, for | jeven the bitterest political enemies’ are |warm personal friends. There is a strong feeling of comradeship among the mem- bers of the House which makes it unpop- | ular and difficult to enforce any penalties. | | Judge Holman of Indiana, the father of | the House, said of the proposal. “I weuld | like to see a rule adopted for fining mem- bers who refuse to vote, but Iam afraid it is impracticable. I have seen hundreds and hundreds of members fined, but the fines are never collected. .The House always re- lents after the heat of the particular battle | is over and remits the fines, so that these | rules are dead letters.” ‘There is a standing rule on the books re- quiring the sergeant-at-arms to deduct from the pay of absent members, but this rule has never been enforced. One member gests that it shail be amended so that when a member: has failed to respond to his name a certain number of times the ser- geant-at-arms shail be instructed to with- hold one day's pay from his salarv, Without | definite instructions that officral will carry out the rule, as he has no o: knowledge of the absence of members. 4 resolution was introduced in a former Cor- | gress by Mr. Bailey of Texas for fining ab- sentees, but it was referred to some com- mittee from which it never saw the light. | Ex-Speaker Reed's Views. Republicans are pleased with the situa-! tion, because they conside> it a vindic of the famous Reed rulings. When Speaker Reed was asked what he thor of the de Armond resolution, ae replied in his usual terse manner: “That is impractic- | able for two reasons, if not more. it would be a rather humiliating spectacle to be f ing members when the only to be attained was to | t and not votia: the Speaker e his eyes. Moreover, a roll call would be a matter of a week, moze or less, if the name lof every member not voting wes called | three times. And in the end nobody would | pay his fine. Members would go from the bar of the House not with a sense of loss of pocket, but of personal humitiation.” Even those democrats who ere opposed to | the Bland bill recognize the need of com- puiso-y measures to compel members to | Representatives Rayner, Cockran, ey and others said that they would a | ule to fine delinquents, but they realize the difficulties in the way of the enforcement, land wished some more effective means could be devised. | Se ene PING THE BOND partment ys { | The shipment of the new | bonds to the subscribers began today, and! | will continue unul all have been properiy | delivered. Today's shipments were con; Emed to $1,000 coupon bonds. Nearly the j entire loan is composed of bonds of this de- scription. A lot of bonds of other denomi- | rations were delivered at the Treasury De- partment this morning by the officers of the bureau of engraving and printing. In- jcluded in the lot were $10,000 registered | bonds, $10) coupon bonds and $1,000 regis- tered bonds, H | Beautiful Specimens of Art. They are beautiful specimens of the en. graver’s art, and reflect great edit on the} | fore? at the bureau of engraving and print- | |ing, where they were designed and exe- |euted. They all bear a general resem- | blance to the $1,000 coupon bends, already = ‘described in The Star, but each, of course, [has its distinctive fe The bonas have on their face v low 31 wp 31,00 : $1.00 . Benton; $100 cou- pon, Silas Wright. The above ’ represent all the bonds that have been completed at + 2+. } easury Cash Balane | cash balance in the ebay | 49; national bank notes lemption, S85. Govern- Internal revenue, $14,665; | customs, $459,686; miscellaneous, §22,U20, WASHINGTON, D. C., TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 1894—TWELVE PAGES. TWO CENTS. A RAILWAY HEARING What the Alexandria and Mt Vernon Company Wants. Proposed Loop in the City and a ‘Transfer Barge to Cross the River. The Washington, Alexandria and Mt. Vernon Electric Railway Company had a hearing before the subcommittee of the House District committee this morning in behalf of its proposition to extend its line into this city. This company proposes to lay its tracks along B street from the Gth street depot westward to 2Ist street, to the river, connecting with a barge to trans- port the cars across the river; thence across the Arlington reservation to Alexandria and to Mt. Vernon. It is proposed to build a branch line trom B street up 14th to the south side of Pennsylvania avenue and down 13th to B street. It is also proposed to extend the tracks down lfth street to the Long bridge, where a station will be built to accommodate passengers alighting rom trains, who may desire to go imme- diately up town. The company will use the overhead trolley ouside of the city, but is willing to use such motive power within the city as the Commissioners or Congress may see fit to provide. The Proposed Route Explained. Mr. A. D. Anderson, general counsel, and Col, F. A. Reed, vice president of the com- pany, appeared before the subcommittee. Mr. Anderson explained the proposed route of the road, and said that the object of this company is not to conduct a regular street railway business within the city, but it only wishes to come into the city to give easy and quick connection with Mt. Ver- non, Arlington and Alexandria. Mr. Heard remarked that he could see no objection to the route. He was opposed, however, to authorizing any more horse power railroads in this city. Mr. Reed re- plied that the company does not intend to use horses. It is proposed to use some kind of mechanical power,other than steam, of course, which may be acceptable to Congress and the Commissioners. Mr. Rusk asked what provision is made to pay the city for the charter thus given. Mr. Anderson said the bill provides that 4 per cent of the gross earnings within the city shall be paid to the city. This provis- ion has been fixed in the bill by the Com- misslouers, who have decided upon a gen- eral form for street railway bills. The Transfer Barge. Mr. Reed explained the plans ‘of the com- pany as to the transfer across the river. A first-class steam barge will be built to carry the cars. No ferry business will be done, and if any persons desire to cross cn that barge they must get info the cars and pay fare. The company desires an amendment to the bill extending the time for making unnual reports to February 15 of each year. The company desires also a privilege of 100 feet front on the river for the purpose of a transfer slip. Mr. Heard said the War Department will have to be consulted as to the ferry slip and the use of the river front. Mr. Heard asked particularly about the interests of the V hington and George- town Railroad Company in the proposed loop around the Mth street power house, and whether the latter company would object. Mr. Anderson replied that he thinks the company will not object. Mr. Heard asked why it would be necessary to en- circle the power house at all, to which Mr. Anderson replied that the Engineer Commissioner objects to cars standing on lith street and blockading tratlic. Mr. Heard said the Washington and George- town company is in possession there and should not be interfered with unless the public interests require it. He suggested talking with the Washington and George- town company about it. After some further discussion it was de- cided that it might b> feasible to use a portion of E street from 131-2 to lth for the terminal station and not make the proposed loop. A Proposition Sat Down Upon. Mr. Reed asked that the proposition re- quiring the road to be commenced within one year and completed within two years be changed so that the road be commenced within two years and completed one year thereafter. The committee sat down on this proposi- tioa immediately. Mr. Heard said he would not agree to any such proposition as that, and he felt sure Congress would not farm cut a charter for two years in this way. The company then abandoned the request. Mr. Anderson said there is no desire to un- necessarily delay building the road. The committee will act upon the bill to- morrow. Sf a THE KEARSARGE’S BATTERY. None of the Guns That Fought the Alabama in the Wreck. There is now very little hope entertained at the Navy Department that the old Kear- s » Wrecked on Roncador Reef, will ever igure on the naval lists, for Secre- Herbert has been advised that the tary stanch oid hull has yielded to the pound- ing of the heavy seas, and is fast going to pieces. It is unlikely that anything of valute will be recovered from the wreck, as of wreckage operations would probably exceed the value of the property. In this siate of affairs it is consoling to naval officers to learn that none of the guns which did such effective work in the battie with the Alabama off Cherbourg were aboard the ship when she was cast on the reef. An official statement prepared by the ordnance bureau for the information of the Secretary shows the following dis- position of the battery of the Kearsarge at the time of the Alabama engagement: The two eleven-inch guns, Nos. 40 and 203, are now on hand at the Mare Island, California, navy yard. The four thirty- t nders of forty-two hundredweight, Nos. 100, 102 and 106, were sold at the Boston navy yard in February, 1880, to Mr. Lissberger of New York. The thirty- pounder Dahlgren rifle, No. 2, was sold at the same yard in 1875 to the Boston Ma- chine Company, and the twelve-pounder light howitzer, No, 39, was melted up in October, pee taitastet Eteewer NEW ASSISTANT QUARTERMASTER, Lieut. Robert R. Stevens Appointed to ‘That Position Today, The vacancy in the quartermaster’s de- partment of the army caused by the re- tirement of Col. Dandy and the promotion of Maj. Barnett was filled today by the ap- pointment of First Lieut. Robert R. Ste- /vens, sixth infantry, to be assistant quar- termaster, with the rank of captain. There his been an ant ed struggle for the place. Lieut. Stevens stood number 3 in his regiment, 30 in the corps and 105 in the army. He was born in Texas tn 1855 and was appointed to the army from Missis- | sippi, and has seen fourteen years and nine months’ service, mostly in the west. 1 Mention, Hon. Jos. E. Willard and wife of Vir- ginia are at the Ebbitt. Mr. Willard is a member of the state senate. 1x-Representative A. Thompson of Portsmouth, Ohio, and now one of the Ohio state judges, arrived at the Ebbitt this morning. Gen. Lew Wallace, better known as “Ben Hur,” s left the city for the west, after @ week's pleasant sojourn at the Ebbitt. Col. I. H. Saunders, superintendent of the Danville Military Institute, Danville, Va., is in the city. —— Counterfeiter Arrested. The officers of the secret service arrested Josh. Kennedy at Auanta, Ga., last night for making plate coins FOUR SHOT TO DEATH A Terrible Tragedy in a Texas Rail- way Station, RESULT OF AN OLD QUARREL Jim Mitchell Responsible for the Affair. —__>——. INNOCENT PERSONS SUFFER HOUSTON, Tex., Feb. 20.—A terrible tragedy here last uight was a result of the famous Fort Bend feud, known as the Jaybird-Woodpecker quarrel. James R. Mitchell, the murderer, was a central figure in tnat affair. Miltun Sparks and D. | L. Dutton, constable of Eagle Lake, were in the city as attached witnesses in a Fort Bend feud murder case, and Mrs. Sparks accompanied her husband. This engen- dered bad blood, and last night Mitchell, who was waiting at the railway station for his father and brother from Richmond, spied Sutton. He opened fire, which was promptly returned, Sutton falling after firing a second shot. Mitchell kept up his murderous fusillade until he had fired six shots. The result was that, in addition to Sut- ton being killed, Milton Sparks was shot to death and Dan Gleason, aa omnibus driver, also lies dead. Mrs. Sparks, wife of the murdered man, was badly wounded, as was also a child she carried. A brother of Sparks was mortally wound- ed, and Mrs. McDowell, an aged lady, re- ceived one of the bullets, and her chances of recovery are slim, Mitchell satd to a reporter after his ar- rest: “I shot Sutton for interfering in my family affairs and I hope to h— I killed him. We had a previous difficulty and be sent me word that he would kill me. I was here to meet my brother. I am an attached witness and I believe I was simply attached to get me here to kill me, as I was notified that Sutton and a crowd of six or eight had formed a plot to kill me. I had no grievan against Sparks. I shot to kill Sutton and Sutton shot to kill me. When I saw him he hand on his pistol, and I said to “We will just settle our trouble right here.’ We then went to shooting. His shots passed my head. Those back of me Sutton killed. TI killed those near him. I am glad I killed him, as he interfered in my family affairs.” It is pretty evident that Sutton killed Gleason, while Mitchell killed Sutton, Mil- ton Sparks and the baby, mortally wounded Sparks’ brother and shot Mrs. McDowell. —_— DECLARING ILLEGALITY LEGAL. Otherwise There Would Have Been Endl Litig: KANSAS CITY, Mo., Feb. 20.—The court of appeals has handed down a decision of the highest importance to Kansas City. On the ground of publid policy alone, acts done at special meetings of the council for a period of nearly three years before June, 1sv2, were declared valid, although they are, in fact, illegal. The opinion handed down stated that were It not for the mo- mentous questions involved and the endless litigation which would ensue from such a construction of the law, the court would be constrained to declare all acts done at special meetings of the council from the time of the adoption of the new charter in Iss9 to June, 1892, invalid. Among the ordinances which would fall in this event is the one calling for an issue of $2,000,000 worth of bonds for the building of a new system of water works. Had the court decided in strict accord- ance with the law the amount of mischief which would have resulted could not be es- timated. SHE SAVED HER BOY. Touching Story of a Western Mother's Devotion. KANSAS CITY, Mo., Feb. 20.—Mrs. Elizabeth Page walked into the city yester- day after a tramp of 300 miles from St. John, Kansas, to save her bo; came from the Cherokee strip, whence she had gone from Detroit, Mich., when the strip opened last September, in quest of a home. She secured a claim, but was com- pelled to give it up to a prior claimant. Disgusted, she returned eastward with her four children, the oldest of whom was sixteen years old. At St. John the family could proceed ho further, as one of the horses had died. The remaining horse was sold, and with the money John Page, the oldest boy, went to Kansas City to find work. He fa:led and wrote his mother he intended to com- | mit suicide. She had no friends and le: | money, and placing her remaining children hin the hands of a farmer's family, she started to find her boy. She reached here yesterday morning more dead than alive, after having nearly succumbed in the re- cent blizzard. as With the aid of the city officers her boy was found, a purse made up, he sent on east and the brave mother back to her other children. A MYSTERIOUS ASSAULT. Suspicion of Attempted Murder Re: on a Deaf and Dumb Girl. BANGOR, Me., Feb. 20.—A most mysteri- ous case of attempted murder has come to light at Frankfort, fifteen miles from here. E. Parker Treat, a well-known lawyer of that town, lives with his sister, Mrs. Laura Treat, and her daughter Bertha, a deaf and dumb girl. Saturday night he was reading in the sitting room when some one stealthily dealt him several blows, felling him to the floor. His sister, who was in another part of the house, heard the blows and rushed to the | room, Treat lay on the floor unconscious and bleeding from nine serious wounds cn his head. The blows appear to have heen dealt with a hatchet. No one could be found in the vicinity. Suspicion rests on the daughter, Bertha, although no reason for such an attack can be ascertained. —— FOUND FROZE TO DEATH. Intense Cold Again Preva’ West. DULUTH, Minn., Feb. 20.—-C. E. Ward of Duluth was found frozen to death last night near the village of Merritt on the | Mesaba range. Ward was a well-known railroad conductor and has been in the service of prominent roads entering here. He left Merritt to go to a claim he had taken up near Hale mine and succumbed to the intense coid before reaching his claim shanty. He was twenty-nine years eld and unmarried. CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa, Feb. 20.—A blind- ing blizzard prevailed here since early this morning. There is a high wind and the storm is growing in violence, with no pros- | pect of a let up. The weather is severely cold, a A Funny Man’s Serious Joke. TACOMA, Wash., Feb. 29.—The funny man on a coast publication threatens to go out of the business. In the last issue he in- serted an item stating that two prominent men, Corbett and Jackson, were looking for 4 mill site on Puget sound. Letters of inquiry are now pouring in asking for par- ticulars. Real estate men having first-cl “mill sites,” with plenty of timber adjacent, want to secure the addresses of Messrs. Corbett and Jackson "s Ife. She | An index to advertise- ments will be found on Page 3. IMPORTANT CA That the New Justice Will Be Called on to Consider. SES y Involving Weighty Questi He Will Not Resign From the Senate for a Week. — Justice White,* the new member of the United States Supreme Court, will be sworn in on March 5 next, that being the first day of the spring term. He will at once be called upon to take part in the considera- tion of more important litigation than has greeted a new justice in many years. For many weeks the court has been anxiously awaiting a full bench and in the meantime important cases have been fixed for hearing | at such time as the new justice should take his place on the bench. These cases were finally set for March 5, in the hope that a |Momination and confirmation might be made by that time. j First in order is the case of the United | States against the Mormon Church, arising out of the sequestration of Mormon proper- tv under the Edmunds act. Next are cases against the states of California and Louisi- ana involving large interests. Then follow a series of cases involving land grants, especially where the granis include lands since discovered to contain minerals, along the Northern Pacific road. | This is followed by the Indiana railroad tax cases, involving large sums and important principles, Another Series of cases cover railroad taxes in Pennsylvania. ‘he rights | of the interstate commerce commission will be considered in a case in which ex-Senator Edmunds appears for the commission. The famous Singer sewing machine cases, in- volving the use of the name “Singer” as a trade mark, are also among these special cases. The suit which is attracting widest atten- tion among lawyers is that of Hilton against Guyot, involving the right to enforce a French judgment in the American courts. The counsel in this case include Messrs. Carter, Root and Choate of New York. phy ap her omg never been raised before and its decision will establish a pri of law. Saari New York Without Represe: mae The records of the Supreme Court show that the accession of Justice White to the bench leaves New York state without a representative in the court for the first time since L806, the only exception since the court was established. The exact succes-| sicn from New York is as follows: John | Jay (chief justice), 1789- ; Brockhoist | Livingston, © 1806. ; Smith ‘Thompson, | 1823-1843; Samuel Nelson, 1845-18’ Ward) — 872-1882; Samuel Blatchford, 1s2- | ARRESTED MEMBERS They Anpear Before the Bar of the House, ALL MAKE SATISFACTORY And Everyone is Excused by the Speaker. MORE FILIBUSTERING When the House met this morning it was still dead-locked on the land bill, and the first thing in order was the con- sideration of the report of the sergeant- at-arms, who was instructed by resolution just before adjournment last night to ar- rest absentees. Mr. Reed raised a question as to the right of the sergeant-at-arms to arrest Mr. Apsley (Mass.), who voted on the last call of the House. It was explain- ed that the journal did not show the latter fact, but upon his statement that he had responded to his name the Speaker ruled that the subsequent looking to his arrest fell. Mr. Post (Il) who had | also been arrested, explained that while he had not voted on the call of the Mouse he had voted upon the subsequent motion to adjourn. Upon this representation he was excused. The Sergeant-at-Arms’ Report. The sergeant-at-arms then came forward, at the request of the Speaker, and made his report. It was to the effect that thirty- seven telegrams had been sent to absen- tees, to which fifteen replies had been re- ceived; five replied that they were sick and ten were on their way to Washington. Seven members, the report a'so stated, had been arrested, Messrs. Apsley, Gardi- ner, Hilborn, Post, Randall, Lucas and Marvin (all republicans). The whereabouts of thirty-four members had not yet been ascertained. All the Arrested Members Excused. The five members in custody who had not been excused were then brought to the bar of the House. Like school boys, they were ordered by the Speaker to give their ex- cuses for being absent from the House without leave. The members crowded about the area where the members were ranged in a row, and enjoyed the situation im- mensely. Mr. Lucas explained that he was The justices and officials of the Supreme Court are specially gratified at the choice of Justice White. He has been much among them and there were hopes express- jed as far back as the rejection of Horn- blower that the Louisiana Senator would | be chosen. This was due mainly to the fact that the court has lacked an author- ity on the civil law as embraced in the Jus- dinian code, and later the Napoleonic code. All of the states of the Union, except Louis- jana, found their laws on tne English com- mon law, but Louisiana founded her sys- tem on the Napoleonic code, which came | from the Roman civil law. When the late | Justice Bradley was cn the bench he mace a study of the civil law and spent much time in Louisiana for this purpose. He be- came the authority in the court on such questions, but since his death all of the | Justices have been “common law lawyers. Justice White now comes equipped with an experience at the bar and on the bench of Louisiana under their civil code. May Not Resign for a Week. Senator White of Louisiana was not at the Capitol today. His colleasue, Mr. Caf- |fery, said that he did not think that Mr. White's resignation of his seat in the Sen- ate would be tendered for a week. The Supreme Court is not sitting and the pres- ent recess will continue until March 5, by which time it is presumed that his suc- cessor will be appointed. It is not praba- | ble that the Senator will occupy his seat in the Senate a great part, if any, of the time, but while he is a member of the Sen- ate he will be in better position to look after the interests of his constituents with reference to the suger schedule in the tariff bill than if he should resign. Gonsip as to His Successor. Mr. White's successor cannot, of course, |be appointed until his resignation is ten- | dered. The speculation concerning his suc- cessor continues. It appears that the legt: |lature is to meet in April instead of May, | and that, therefore, the appointee, whoever he may be, will have only a few weeks to serve, unless he can be re-elected. Hence jit is suggested that Representative Blanch- ard may not find it desirable to make much effort to secure the appointment, as if it should come to him it would be necessary that he should resign his seat in the House. | It is suggested that Governor Foster may | himself desire to enter the senatorial race | |and that if he should so desire he would | Probably appoint some one who would be | friendly to him in the race and who would |not himself be in the governor's way. | Two Seats to Fill, The legislature, which will meet in April, is the same which was in session in 1892, | having been elected for four years. It ad- Journed then after casting numerous ballots | for Senator, without electing, which gave | the governor an opportunity to appoint ator Caffery |, Mr. Caffery was a candidate before the | lexislature, and ex-Senator Jonas and Rep- | resentative Blanchard, as well as Senator | Gibson, since deceased, were also candi- dates. The legislature appointed a caucus committee for the recess, which is still in existence, but reports do not indicate that {t has been able to do much to simplify the situation. Senator White's resignation may have an influence in that direction, as there will now be two seats instead of one with. out Louisiana occupants in the Senate. - — o<—______ THE BRAZILIAN REBELLIO A Telegram From Admiral Be: to Arrival of Ships. The Navy Department received a tele- feeling badly late yesterday afternoon, and left the House, supposing he had been ex- cused. Mr. Outhwaite corroborated this Statement, and he was excused. Mr. Mar- vin (N.Y.) explained that he had leave of absence since February 9 for ten days, on account of sickness, and was on his way to the Capitol when arrested. He also was excused. Mr. Gardner (XN. J.) was indig- nant at his arrest, which he declared was a mistake, as he had been presert yester- day, and had responded on every call of the House. The Speaker apologized for the error, and Hilborn offered as discharged him. Mr. his excuse the fact that he was attending to important business in the departments, and on motion he was excused. Mr. Ran- Gali (Mass.) stated that he at work in the committee on naval affairs by leave of the House, and without motion he was dis- charged. A Lively Colloquy. As the Speaker discharged Mr. Randall, Mr. Bland arose and stated that @ quorum would never be obtained unless members remained in their seats. “Oh, I don’t think the chance of getting @ quorum,” interjected Mr. Enloe, referring to the fact that when present, Mr. Randall refused to vote, “was ‘diminished by the gentleman's absence.” Mr. Burrows wanted to know if there Was anything in the order to the sergeant- at-arms restricting the arrest of members to_republicans, . The Speaker replied, good-humoredly,that there was not. Rising to an alleged parliamentary In- quiry, Mr. Grosvenor (Ohio) asked whether warrants had been issued for the arrest of those democrats who refused to attend the democratic caucus last night. “I hardly think that is a parliamentary inquiry,” replied the Speaker. This was the last incident out of the arrest of absentees. Members laugh- ingly resumed their seats and after the call of committee for reports Mr. Bland returned to the siege which he has been directing for the past week. Filibustering Renewed. He moved that debate on the seigniorage bill be closed, and upon that motion de- manded the previous question. The republicans and eastern democrats repeated their filibustering tactics and, as on yesterday, succeeded in breaking a quorum. The vote resulted 162-5—12 short, and on motion of Mr. Bland a call of the House was ordered. The call developed the presence of 206 members, and the vote recurred on Mr, Biand’s demand for the previous question. This vote resulted: 15i—5; twenty-three short of a quorum, and nine less than the preceding vote. Another call of the House | followed. There is ttle prospect of securing @ qvorum on Mr. Bland’s motion this after- noon, and the House will probably agaim adjourn tonight in a deadlock. —_—_—_o-__—__—— AGAINST THE ADMINISTRATION, House Democrats Placking Up Cour age From Mr. Hill's Success. The anti-administration democrats in Congress are pleased to regard the defeat of Mr. Cleveland in the contest over the Supreme Court justiceship as a break of his power which will speedily lead to elther a change in his attitude toward Congress or to his complete overthrow. Cleveland's going outside of New York for the justice is regarded very generally jgram from Admire! Benham yesterday stating that the dynamite cruiser Nicthe- | roy had arrived off the harbor of Rio ée | Janeiro and that it was currenly reported | that the other thips of the Pei aon ten would arrive off itio on the of this | morth. ‘This is taken to mean at the Navy | Department that the government has de- | | cided to force an issue and that there will jbe a combined attack by the government vessels: upon the insurgent navy. The fact = the Nictheroy is lying outside of the | | | harbor and does not enter and take up her position under the guns of one of the loyal forts is accounted for-by the theory that she is safer outside, as she could easily run away trom the Aquidaban if pursued and coul id ettack from hostile tor- pedo boats to which she would be exposed in the harbor. Troops Landed. Advices received contain the additional | | information, however, that while lying off | the harbor Sunday the vessels landed si eral hundred troops. It is supposed here that these troops were intended 10 rein- | force the loyal garrison at Nictheroy, which j has suffered severely from ‘he repeate: | and concentrated attacks of the insurgent |ships and landing After landing the troops the amed south- ward. The move . as heretofore Rio has the troops | which have been called upon | the insurrection in other | To carry out this new pi put down parts of r icy of canital the is well adapted, irrespective of 1 easily evade any of the insurg--it an.ored crafts that might attempt to raa her down in the open sea cineca i An Allotment Agent. | appointed Charles F en of Delta, Ohio, a s 1 agewt to lotments of land in severalty to Nictheroy meri has make Indians. { in Congress as an acknowledgment of final defeat and an abandonment of the fight, though the man of his selection is one of his loyal clan. Had he selected a New York man whom Hill could not have de- feated it is believed that, in a measure, the eect of the two defeats might have been weakenal. Other Evidences jcpendence. At the same time there is much gratifica- tion that the matter is settled, and a great many who have privately resented Mr. Cleveland's attitude toward Congress ere picking up courage from Hill's success, to make some display of independence. Though not marked by any acts of boldness, there is within the democratic ranks in Congress a hostility toward the administration. The opposition are feeling their way in the fight with a great deal of caution and shrinking before punishment, they rejoice over every blow given Cleveland, and grow bolder when they see that he has suffered omiitur he Supreme Court contest has awakened their courage to a considerable degree. a: esporesrectenib ti Na Pay mastership. It is*expected that the seven vacancies im the list of assistant paymasters in the navy will be filled in a few days. Secretary Her- bert has given the matter careful consider- tion and is bout ready to submit the mat- ter to the President. There is a long list of candidates for these offices, i -<- Por the Relief of the Kearsarge Crew ,pbell of New York in- roduced today in the House a bill for the { of Acting Rear Admiral Stanton end officers and enlisted men of the U. 8. 8. which was wrecked on Roncador provides for -imbursement for such individual losses as they sustained, The limit of each person, however, is not to exceed twelve months’ pay, ‘The V Representative € th Kearsar