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2 alities bandied about with great freedom, and Mrs. Stranahan, who was putting forth herculean efforts to bring order cut of chaos, decided that Mrs. Cabell and all the others were out of order. And they stayed there for some little time, until Mrs. Siran-! ahan. by the exercise of some of ex- Speaker Reed's methods, managed to put @ motion that the regular order of the day be proceeded with. The motion was put and carried, and the reports of the various State regents were called for and heard. Difficult to Restore Order. That is to say, heard, but usually there was so much talk- ing going on in the body of the house that the reading was sadly interfered with. At Teast once, and sometimes on several occa- sions, Mrs. Stranahan was compelled to stop each regent while she rapped vigorously for order. Whiie Mrs. Morgan, the first to Feport, was speaking for Georgia, the chair- Man made an earnest appeal to the con- Sress to permit Mrs. Morgan to be heard. “Ladies,” said Mrs. Stranahan, that at the very mom that I am speak- ing the conversation is going on in the rear of the house. I really must ask that you! @o to ihe seats aliotted to your various states, and if it is necessary for you to! confer together, I must ask you to do it! Somewhere else than in the body of the church. i am not flat ng you when I fay that this is the wisest body of women over which any woman was ever called upon to preside, but I really must ask you to refrain from conversation while the state regents are giving their reports.” The reading was then proceeded with, and the various reports gave details as to the work done during the year in different Parts of the country. Several reports re- ferred to the enthusiasm and the union and | imperial family, good feeling that prevail in the society. | The reports, it is needless to state, were | Written before the delegates left home for | Washington. This closed the fiery incident of the morn- ing, although there were occasional flashes that showed that the trouble might break | forth again at any time. it is pretty certain to do so when the congress comes to con- sider the proposed amendment to the con-| stitution, changing the requisites for mem- bership, reference to which was made in Yesterday's Star. It is a fight between the “lineal” and the “collaterai” factions in| the society. The constitution now makes | eligible the descendants of continental sol- diers and patriots or of the mothers of such soldiers or patriots. The “lineals” want | to remove the words “er mother of such soldier or patriot” so that the members shall be descendants in direct line. | Mrs. Boynton, about whom the war cen-| tered today, though only slight reference was made to her by name, was re-elecied last year vice president general in charge ef organization. According to the rules ef the society, general officers may hold only for two years, and Mrs. Boynton had al-! ready been in for over a year, so last Oc-| tober the national committee counted her ut and proceeded to elect Mrs. Ellen Har-| din Walworth to fill the vacancy. The “lineals claimed that Mrs. Boynton had} confined her attentions solely to the claims of “collaterals” in organizing chapters and this Mrs. Boynton’s friends denied, and a mumber of them withdrew from the com- mittee and issued a circular to the society | getting forth their position. The circular contained matter that was not to the taste of the “‘lineals.” and so the fight began. The ladies who read reports this morn-! were Mrs. Morgan of Georgia, Mrs. of Kentucky, Mrs. Walworth of Cali- fornia, Mrs. Shippen of New Jersey, Miss MeAllister of New York, a daughter of Mr. Ward McAllister; Mrs. Carpenter of New Hampshire, Mrs. Hinkle of Ohio, Mrs. Hogg of Pennsylvania, Mrs. Mathes of Tennes- gee, Miss Emily Wood of Dolly Madison Chapter, No. 2, and Miss Knight of Rhode Island. Received at the White Neuse. Shortly after 12 o'clock the congress ad- Journed in order to give the delegates an opportunity to attend the reception ziven in their honor by Mrs. Cleveland. Tne officers and delegates were introduced by Mrs. Stevenson. At the session this evening the business of the congress will be taken up at the point where it was broken in upon this afternoon, and in addition there wiil be the announcement of the elections for state Fegents held this afternoon, and a “discus- sion for the good of the society. ae LISTRICT IN CONGRESS. | Hearing Postponed. | The Baltimore and Ohio railroad hearing, | which was set for today before the House | District committee, has been postponed un- | til next Friday morning. | Court ef Appeals Bill. This morning the Hcuse committee on| $udiciary directed Mr. Culberson to make & favorable report on the bill introduced by Rim, H. R. 5S), amending the act creat- | ing the Court of Appeals of the District of Columbia. Objects to the Tracks. The Washington and Georgetown Rail- way Company objects to the laying of the} Washington, Alexandria and Mt. Vernon Bailway tracks on E street in front of the ewer house. President Dunlop stated to! the District committee this morning that he does not object to the charter of the Failway company, but is afraid that dam- age will result to the power house and the tenants of it by having that road stop its cars between the power house and the avenue and make a terminal station there. | & hearing will be given on this at a later | te. Senate District Committee. Owing to the state of the calendar of local Dusiness there was no session of the Senate District committee held today. Senator | Har-is is out of town for ten days, but Sen- | ator Faulkner is acting as chairman in his | stead. He consulted with most of the mem- bers of the committee and it was decided that no meeting was necessary. The bills | that have been sent to the committee during | the past week were sent by Mr. Faulkner | to subcommittees and Senato> Hale's reso- | lution concerning the 15th street transfer station, together with Senator Butler's reso- fution on the same subject. were sent to the District Commissioners for a report. | To Protect Shad in the Potomac. | The House committee on fisheries today favorabiy reported the bill to protect the spawning of shad in the Potomac river and Prohibiting gill net and seine fishing within the Distric ie acatacarcin | MR. PARKER’S SUCCESSOR. No Lack of Material Should the Presi- dent Accept the Resignation. The Star's authoritative announcement | Yesterday to the effect that District Com- | missioner Parker's refignation was and had for sometime been in the hands of Presi- Gent Cleveland started a great deal of gos- sip as to the succession probability should | the President conclude to accept Commis-| sioner Pa-ker’s resignation. Today there is| considerable chatter in business houses and | the offices of professional men, at the Dis- | trict building and the city hall, the names | most frequently heard being those cf John Joy Edson,Geo>ge Truedeil,Capt. Sherwood, sometimes they were | ‘IMPOSING AND IMPRESSIVE AFFAIR , Jchn Biddulph Martin, THE EVENING STAR, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 1894-TWELVE PAGES. LATE NEWS BY WIRE. | Rank, tege. OVER 150,000 SPECTATORS een SAN FRANCISCO,Feb. 23.—The steamship | Oceanic, from Yokohama, has brought ad- Kosho, ex-chief abbot of the Hong Wan temple at Kyoto. had been made for the ceremony at great expense, and 10,000 people composed the funeral cortege,which was reviewed by 3 000 more. Among those present were members of the peers, representatives of various Buddhist temples and leading offi- clals of the locality. The procession con- sisted of about 2,100 priests, with nearly 300 acolytes and 1,000 attendants. Beside these there were lay mourners, so that there were over 10,000 persons in the cortez. Outside the gates of the great temple at | Kyoto on the morning of the funeral the confusion was great. From distant points of the empire vo- taries of both sexes had come in thousands over night and at 3 o’ciock in the morning the road that the procession was to take was thronged with these peopie. Many of the people had come out at midnight and remained waiting until noon. All that time they had been standing without eating or drinking. Luncheons were distributed after the service. There were 1,000 first-class, 20,000 second-class and 30,000 third-class provided for, and jinrikisha men were given thirty seng each. On account of the great crowds, three girders of a temporary bridge at Gojo fell, and over twenty persons w#e thrown into the river, but no one was seriously injured. On the bridge at the crossing of Kamoga- wa the crush was so terrific that many persons in order to escape death leaped into the shcal and broke their legs. The remains of the dead priest were car- ried to the crematory in a golden hearse and incinerated. The cost of the funeral was about $100,000. This was nearly all paid in subscriptions. ee PLEADING FOR McKANE. Arguing His Case Before Justice Cul- len in Brooklyn. NEW YORK, Feb. 23.—Sheriff Butling escorted John Y. MeKane from Raymond street jail, Brooklyn, this morning to Jus- | tice Cullen’s court room. This was the day set for arguing the motion to show a reasonable doubt as to the validity of the finding of the jury. There was a great crowd of Gravesend- ers in attendance, and they gave a hearty greeting to their chief. They made an effort to enter the court room in his train, | but were driven back by the police. Reports have been industriously circulat ed that McKane has grown despondent and unhealthy. His appearance today indicated nothing but robust health and a peaceful condition of body. He was in his usual ruddy and beaming countenance and as well groomed as ever. : As a preliminary to the argument in the matter of reasonable doubt he was brought to plead in two other indictments, in which he is joined with the elections inspectors of Gravesend. He pleaded not guilty. Justice Cullen then announced that he was ready to hear arguments on the wues- tion of reasonable doubt, and Col. James began the presentation of the McKane con- tention. Justice Fursman Refuses. ALBANY, N. Feb. 23.—Justice Fursman of the supreme court has refused to have anything to do with the McKane case. —— WANTS CERTAIN NAMES. Victoria Woodhull Martin's Cai Against British Maseum Trastces. LONDON, Feb. 2%.—The case of Mrs. formerly Victoria Woodhull, against the trustees of the Brit- ish Museum was heard fn the high court of justice, Queensbury division, before Karon Pollock, today. Mrs. Martin some time ago obtained an order from the courts directing | the trustees of the British Museum to di- vulge the names of the donors to the mu- seum of two books relating to the Geecher- Tilton trial. Mrs. Martin, in her petition, declared that the first of these books i puted that she, as Mrs. Viccoria Wood- hull, had published libelous and obscene | statements, The second book, according to Mrs. Mar- tin’s complaint, purported to contain state- ments made during the cher-Tilton lit gation which, she claim zr of his argument, seid that Victoria Woud- hull, until she met Mr. Martin, lived a life of struggle and suffering. peliromnsas eset WIMAN’S SON DYING. | | He Reconsiders His Determination Not to Seek Bail. NEW YORK, Feb. 25.—Erastus Wiman has reconsidered his determination not to seek release from the Tombs through a bail bond, and will today make an effort to secure bondsmen for the $25,000 bail. Mr. Wiman’s reason is his anxiety to reach | the bedside of his son, William Dwight Wi- man, who lies at the point of death from pneumonia at New Brighton, Staten Island. Mr.Wiman’s trouble is unknown to the sick man, but Mr. Wiman’s wish is to consol his own and the sick man's wife. In reply to a note Mr. Wiman wrote the following: “‘I did not intemd to ask for bail, but the dying condition of my eldest son, the dreadful sorrow that overshadows his mother and sweet wife, surely demand my presence beside them. If I can get a friend to go on my bonds—I am in communication with a gentleman—I hope to L&sable to go to Staten Island today. “As to the rest I can say nothing.” The last paragraph is in answer to on inquiry as to his reported intention to plead guilty. —_—>—__. HAS COME TO GRIEF. Sudden End of the Career of a West- | ern Confidence Man. and ex-Commissioner John W.eDouslas. Some of the few whose names were con- | sidered when Commissioner Parker was se- lected are alleged to be field, among them being Chapin Brown, A. P. Fardon and Major Woodhuil. Of course no one but the President knows what will be done with Col. Parker's res- ignation, so nothing more than speculation | ig at this time possible. Of open candidacy | there is none; those who have hopes are content to move in what they believe to be the direction of their goal in perfect darkness. No Action Yet by the President. It was said at the White House this after- up the question of the appointment of a trict Commissioner Parker. aes ran Navy Officers Promoted. The President has approved the promo- tions of the following officers of the navy: Capt. L. A. Beardsley, Lieuts. Moore, Wer- lich, Rodgers, Lieut. Commander Lyon, Lieuts. Hall and Knapp, Ensigns Capehart, Clark and W! Assistant Engineer ked- §rave'and As nt Surgeon Evans. They ‘Will be nominated in a few days. + e+ Arrested for fanticide. WEST CHESTER, Pa., Feb. 23.—Joseph Miller, colored.was arrested today at Down- fmgtown for infanticide. A girl raised by him charges him with being the father, also With poisoning it ar n burying it. Sk pointed out the pl the body was ex- humed last night —_ ca. Early is Better. LYNCH RG, V: jon. Early is better toda up and says he feels stro —»—___ Ex-Minister Phelps’ Condition. NEW HAVEN, Conn., Feb. Phelps’ condition is unchanged. 23. — Mr. SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 23.—Henry Guy Fernald, alias Wentworth, a young confi- dence man, who claimed to be the scn of once more in the a wealthy Boston banker, and whose real | Funeral of a Chinese Priest of High Over Ten Thousand in the Cor- vices concerning the burial of the late Otani | Elaborate preparations | |, retiected upon | er. Sir Richard Webster, during the course | PENALTY FOR HAZING. edy at Ithaen, N.Y. ALBANY, N. Y., Feb. 23.—Senator Henry J. Coggeshall of Utica said this morning before leaving the city: “I notice that there has becn @ statement made that there is a disposition among the people of Ithaca and the college authorities to suppress the in- vestigation into the criminal outrage per- petrated by Cornell students, and that the president of the college declares that stu- dents had nothing whatever to do with it. | If such a disposition continues and no con- | Victions are made, I will introduce a reso- lution in the legislature for investigating, | With power to engage expert detectives | and counsel, and in any event I shall try to amend the penal code by providing a heavy penalty for any kind of hazing.” President Schurman’s statement to which | reference is made read: “In connection with | this sad and deplorable circumstance two State Senator Coggeshall on the Trag- | | facts should be stated: First, it is not | Krown that the perpetrators of the act are members of the university; second, it is Known that the act was not the act of the sophomore class or of any other class in the university. The individual offenders, | whoever they may "be, will, it is hoped, be | discovered and punished according to the severity of the offense. It has been the Foliey of Corneil University to treat its | Students not as school boys, but as men. | They are answerable to the law for their conduct, and the civil authorities have for years past understood that no immunity Was expected or desired by the university authorities for students guilty of violating the law or of conduct unbecoming men or} gentlemen.” | i i SNOW A FOOT DEEP. The Severest Storm Colorado Has Known in Years. DENVER, Colo, Feb. 25.—While | weather was clear in Denver yesterday, in the southern and western parts of the state it snowed furiouslys Saturday reports that it has snowed without interruption in | that vicinity since Tuesday night. The| snowfall is the heaviest since 1882. It is | foot deep on the level. | No trains have arrived over the Gunnisom | branch for sixteen hours on account of | snow slides in the Blac« canon, and the | heavy snowfall on Marshall pass. The | Monarch branch has been closed on account |of snow for three days, but Rio Grande! officials say they will have that line open today. At Balfour the fiercest storm of the win- | ter has been raging since Wednesday morn- ing. At Pueblo snow continued falling all | night: It is the heaviest snow there in fourteen years, being ten inches deep. It has not drifted and every inch of pasture and field will be abundantly moistened, oe REFUSES TO AUDICATE. Action by Civil Authorities Necessary te Depose a Pastor. LANSING, Iowa, Feb. 23.—Rev. J. H.| Stark, the lately deposed minister of Zol- | moa Presbyterian Church of Waukon, per- | emptorily refuses to surrender his pulpit, jand Rev. J. R. Drake, appointed by the presbytery to take his place, returns to Dubuque today to await a judicial settle- | ment of the unhappy affair at the April | term of court. The presbytery has re- | tained William Graham of Dubuq ex. | Judge Feilows of this place, and C. 8. ‘Still- | well @f Waukon. Rev. Stark and majority of the congregation will be represented by Dayton and Dayton and Stillwell und Stewart of Waukon. This trial bids tair to outrival the famous case of the Point Creek }.utheran | Church vs. Rev. Harreman, decided in de- fendant’s favor after a long siege in the | courts a few years ago. eee ‘TEMPERANCE IN 10WA. | whe Carpenter Bitl to Be Reported to! | the Senate. | DES MOINES, Iowa, Feb. 23.—The senate | suppression of the intemperance committee last evening decided favorably to recom- | mend the Carpenter bill. It provides an extension of the present permit system in counties where a majority of the voters favor the sale, fixes a fee of $500 and pro- vides regulations for carrying on the bus! ness, the permits to be issued by the courts. | The question of issuing permits will be submitted each tive years, and annually, if | requested by a third of the voters of ihe| county. No permits will be issued outside of towns and cities. a Outflelder Armeur Crippled. BUFFALO, N. ¥., Feb. 23.—A dispatch has been received by President Franklin of the base ball club from Homestead, Pa., stating that Outfielder Armour is lying at the point of death as the result of a broken rib and internal injuries received while coasting. If Mr. Armour survives he will be crippled for life. >. A Dangerous Derelict. | NEW YORK, Feb. 23.—Capt. McKnight | of the steamer Claribel reports that on Feb- | ruary 20, in latitude 31.17, longitude 74.16, | | he passed the derelict schooner Fannie E. | Woolston, before reported, with iron stern, davits standing and bulwarks all gone. Capt. McKnight reports her as a very dau gerous obstruction, and a menace to nay gators. Something should be dene toward removing her, either by blowing her up or by sending a boat in search of her to pick her up, as she is directl; the vessels. y in the track of , i _-— Fighting for the Ballot in New York. BROOKLYN, N. Y., Feb. 23.—The women | of New York state who believe women! should vote propose having their voices | heard by the approaching constitutional | corvention. In this city today a mass meet- | ing of women is being held for the purpose | of agitation and organization, under dierc- | tion of Mrs. Jean B. Greenleaf, president of the State Women’s Suffrage Association, | and Susan B. Anthony, who is president | of the national body. From now on to the opening of the convention, similar meetings will be held in every county seat in the, state. cae Sees Aurora Borealis in the West. ST. PAUL, Minn., Feb. 23.—A brilliant aurora borealis was witnessed here last evening, lasting an hour or more. SAS CITY, Mo., Feb. 23—A mag- nificent display of aurora was seen here last night, lasting fully half an hour. The brilliant rays of light waved from the hori- zon almost to the zenith. At one time the sky was a brilliant red. | = ae Reforming Foot Ball Rules. NEW YORK, Feb. 23.—The initial offi. celal step toward reform is being taken to. day in foot ball rules at a meeting of the | committee named for the purpose at the} | University Athletic Club in this eity. P. J. Dashiel of Lehigh had decided to serve on the rules committee, and this completes the committee of five experts who are to go over the foot ball rules, and if possible eliminate the brutal features of the game. ' some tax is necessary | unjust because it f. | the necessaries of iife | what they identity as a crook was exposed by Lawyer J. C. Bell represents the University of | Albert Brodiestone of Chicago, who sus- | Pennsylvania on the rules committee, with pected Fernald, and prevented him work-| PF ©: A ; ing a confidence game on several California | banks, has finally come to grief. | He was arrested in Los Angeles last night, in company with a Woman known as | Mrs. Gernier, an er son, Ha: Farl. | The police here expect to prove that Fernald | fF the coming season at home ts announc- | and Earl and the men who committed the |€d as follows: At home—April 5, Dart- big burglary in this city last Saturiay | mouth; April 17, Boston League; April 19, | morning at the house of Simon Jacobson, a| Brown; April 23, Harvard; May 1, An pawn broker, and made away with a trunk | herst; 5, Tufts; May 17, Boston U containing a thousand dollars in coin and | versity; May 20, Amherst Aggiez; May 24 | pledged diamonds worth $11,000, | Cuban Giants; May 39, Georgetown; June ‘The Jacobson family gave a party Friday! 9, University of Vermont. night, and {t appears Fernald, who was | known to the family, and Earl were among | the guests. The robbery was committed soon after the guests retired. Fernald, Earl and the woman left the city next day, all having plenty of money, | whereas before they left they had been unable to pay their hotel bills. The police traced them to Los Angeles. Diamond rob-| beries also occurred here in the St. Charles | | a Holy Cross’ Schedule of Games. WORCESTER, Mass., Feb. 23.—The schedule of the Holy Cross base ball team The “Drummer” Won His Case. ST. LOUIS, Mo., Feb. 23.—A special to the Republic from Springfield, lll, says: “K. Leimeyer, formerly a traveling sales- man for N. J. Schloss & Co. of New York, won an important case here vesterday. Schloss & Co. failed in business, owing Leimeyer $20,000 for wages and money loaned them. After securing a judgment for the amount of his claim he pushed a garnishee proceeding to compel the pay- ment to him of money owing to Schloss & Co, by firms in this state, and by estab- | Ushing his residence in this state won his ease, which puts him in the position of a preferred creditor. —_s—_—_ Run Down by Londed Coal Cars, HUNTINGDON, Pa. Feb. 23.—While seated in their caboose and running back- ward rapidly the crew of the Huntingdon coal train were run down by a draft of loaded cars this morning on the Huntingdon and Broadtop railroad, without the slightest warning. William Smith, a member of the crew, was ground to pieces and Conductor John Myers and Brakeman S. D. Worley were probably fatally injured. | and Lanham hotels while Fernald and the woman were guests there. Fernald was once arrested for a big diamond robbery | in Chicago. | Phe Patent OMice Inve: | The Senate committee on printing began its investigation of the charges concern- ing the alleged irregularity of letting the | contract for printing the Patent Office Ga- | zette today, Commissioner >of Patents Sey- mour being the first witness before the com- mittee. He said that the two Lids for the work, those by the Norris Peters Company | and the National Lithographic Compa were put in the same day, the latter only | ten minutes after the former. Hon. Josiah | Quiney, ex-assistant secretary of state, | was present during the hearing and follow- i ed the proceedings closely. ABOUT GEORGETOWN. The Citizens’ Committee Act Unfavorably on the Traction Bill Death of Brother Ross, a Well-Known Colored Preacher—Other Mat- ters of Local Interest. The Traction Railroad Company’s bill was discussed last night by the executive committee of the West Washington Citi- zens" Association and the clause asking for the right to connect with the High Street Ratlroad Company at the junction of 82d street extended and Massachusetts avenue met with very unfavorable con- sideration. The objection was based upon the fact that Massachusetts avenue passes within a comparatively few feet of the val Observatory and the vibration caused by the passage of cars would se- riously affect the extremely delicate in- | struments in use there. In order to insure accuraie astronomical work the surround- ings, astronomers say, must be kept free from disturbances. The work of the Naval Observatory 1s not only of national but international interest, it was said during the discussion, and they could not con- Sciontiously recommend or sit passively by and see any work progress which would ultimately check the progress of science. So necessary is it to have perfectly undis- turbed surroundings that for some time it was thought School buildings, which had been erected long before the observatory structures, would have to come down, at least in part. One of the principal reasons advanced for the selection of the present observatory site was that it was removed from ail objectionable influences. Denth of Brother Ross. The Rev. Jacob Ross, or “Brother” Ross as he was more commonly calied, a colored | minister of the Gogpel, whose tall, bent figure has been familiar to three genera- tions of Georgetowners, died yesterday. A general wearing out of the system pro- duced death. “Lrother’” Ross was one of that class of ministers known as “itin- erants” and made long incursions into the back counties of Maryland and Virginia, where in an old-fashioned way he preached the Gospel from stumps in good weather and extemporized churches in bad. His only companion on these trips was an old horse whose decrepit condition was almost painful to behold. For the past year, though, Brother Ross has been so feeble that he found it almost impossible to continue his work and the Mt. Zion Church congregation of this place put him on their superannuated list. “Brother” Ross was a favorite with the children, both black and white. He was eighty years of age. Deceased was a mem- ber of Mt. Hermon, Salem Lodge, No. 5. The funeral services will be held on Sun- day afternoon at 3 o'clock at Mt. Zion Church, Brother Ross died at 3328 T street. He leaves one daughter, Mrs. Fan- nie Burley. Noten of Interest. Mrs. Thomas B. Hall, the wife of a col- ored farmer residing near Hancock, on the canal, reports that day before yesterday two young white men entered her house while she was alone and robbed her of $30 which she had in her dress. The clothes of the woman were nearly torn from her be- fore the money was secured. The Rev. Alfred Harding, Paul's Church, Washington, speaker at the service for men to be held Sunday evening at 7:39 o'clock at St. John’s Chureh, corner O and Potomac streets. The interest in these monthly services has Steadily Kept up, and St. John’s Chapter, Brotherhood of St. Andrew, under whose auspices they are held, are very much pleased with the results. Miss Lily King of this place and her friend, Miss Seep of Titusviile, Pa., are vis- iting former school associates in New York and Brooklyn. Covenunt Lodge, party last evenin; poor of the lodge. Donations were liberal and the affair consequently a big success. A fair for the benefit of the poor was held rector of St. will be the No. 13, gave a pound last evening at the Presbyterian Church. eS FOR THE MERRICK MEDAL. Debate on the Income Tax at George- town College. : The largest and most brilliant audience ever gathered together in Gaston Hall since the centennial celeb>ation of 1889 assembled last night to listen to the debate cn the income tax as now discussed in the public press and in Congress. Though te crowd was large, no discomfort was experienced owing to the admirable management ef the reception committee. The hall presented a | tasteful appearance, and reflected credit on the artists who had the decorations in) charge. ‘The introduction of incandescent lights | on the stage added greatly to the beauty of | the scene. Mr. Daly, the clectrical engineer ot the college, had these in charge. The introductory rema-ks of the chairman were chaste and appropriate. The Debate. The first speaker, Chas. F. Carasi of Washington, treated the question of the | right to tax corporations, showing from the discussions of the United States Supreme Court the legality of such a tax, and then, | by analysis, the justice and necessity of the same. The second speaker, Mr. J. P. 3. Des Ga-ennes of the District, spoke of the in- justice of singling out corporatioas as the victims of such legislation. that it would be not only unjust, but would also lead to corruption and deception on the part of officials. Finally, he ciaimed that the most pernicious consequeaces would! result from this fo-m of class legisl: The third speaker, Robt. J. Collier of New York, was in favor of an income tax in general. He set out with the idea that but indirect tax is on the poor, waom taxed far beyond nereiore he claimed is the only form to But of the two forms of direct jon, “au bear, that direct taxation choose. | taxation—that on expenditure and that on incomes—he claimed that the taxation on incomes is the only fair and practical meth- od. Next, he enumerated the difficulties urged agaMst the adoption of an income tax and answered each in turn. In repiying to the difficulty regarding the tendency to dishonesy and perjury, so often urged against this measure, he quoted the words of Mr. Bourke Cockran in the House of Rep- | resentatives when speaking on the subject,|he said, that it w: and finally disposed of the unpatriotic claim regarding the dishonesty and venality of our nation’s public servants. The last speaker, Mr. Martin Murphy of Colorado, said that the adoption of the |income tax would be unjust to the poor, | had retired to the cloak room for a consul- unfair to the rich and would, as a matter of course, array the classes against the masses. Altogether the debate was very smooth and even. The speakers were watch- | ed closely, the treatment was far beyond the academic grade, and the general im- pression showed evidence of careful study of the subject and faithful application in preparation. At 10 the judges of the debate retired, came to a decision and handed it in wri |ing to Father Richards, the president of the college, to be opened on next com- mencement day. The College Banjo Club. An exceedingly pleasant feature of the evening was the first appearance of the college Banjo and Glee Club, the excellence and finish of whose work surprised and charmed the audience. Again and again encores were demanded. The spirit, the time, the precision, the shading and co! trasts of the club were as finished and artistic as if concert work were the only accupation of the members. Judges of music present predicted wonderful success for the new organization, and compared it favorably with the glee clubs of Princeton and other colleges. The club is composed of twenty-three members. Among those present were Justice Brown of the Supreme Court, Representative Storer, Messrs. Patenatre and Boeufve of the French legation, Senator and Mrs. White of California, Senator Perkins of California, Senator Mitchell of Oregon, Representatives Dun of New Jersey and Peggott and Ryan of New York, Gen. Vin- cent, Dr. Vincent, Gen. O’Beirne, Gen. Brady, Mr. and Mrs. Waggaman, Mr. and Mrs. Collier ¢f New York, Rev. Fathers Scanlan, S. J.; McQuincy, S. J., and Dolan, S. J. The committees were as follows: Re- ception—Messrs. J. F. Smith, '94; C. M. Nast, ‘91; E. J. Tobin, '95; C. E. Roach, *: Smith, "95; J. Horsey, jr, ‘96. y W._A. O'Donnell, ’94; J. D. Lannon, ’! J. W. Burke, J. P. Deery, '95:_J. O'Leary, ‘95; H. McDermott, '96. that the Industrial Home | for the benefit of the) He contended | A. Gaynor, *95; F.” B. MORE CONFUSION Soczes of Disturbance Again Mark the House Proceedings. + MR. ELAND'S SENSATIONAL He Calls Those Who Obstruct Legislation Anarchists. THE ARRESTED MEMBERS Clerk Kerr called the House to order to- day. He read a communication from Speak- er Crisp, who was suffering from a severe sore throat and was confined to his hotel, ’ appointing Mr. Richardson of Tennessee Speaker protem. for today. The peculiar) circumstances under which the House om } journed yesterday and the anticipation of a repetition of the disorderly scenes had at. tracted great crowds to the galleries. As) soon as the journal was read, Mr. Adams > (Pa.), who was being tried when the pro- ceedings were terminated yesterday by ad- journment, was clamoring for recognition on a question of privilege. He yielded, how- ever, to Mr. Wells (Wis.), who made a state- ment to the effect that he was erroneously reported as voting “no” on the motion to adjourn. He denied that he had taken any part whatever in the unseemly proceedings in the House on Washington's birthday. “Had I voted at all,” said he, “I shouli | have voted for the adjournment in order to put a stop to the disgraceful performance.’ Mr. Cummings (N. Y.) asked that his col- league, Mr. Sickles, be excused on account of sickness. He was so excused, whereupon the Speaker pro tem. stated the pending question to be the motion to «discharge Mr. Adams from the custody vf the sergeaut- at-arms. Mr. Ada: Heard. Mr. Adams demanded to be heard on the question of privilege he desired to raise. The Speaker held that one question of priv- ilege was already pending, but ugreed to hear Mr. Adams. The latter wanted to know why on yesterday while he was un- der arrest at the bar of the House explain- ing his case in a parliamentary fashion the silver mace of the House should have parry employed to force him back into his seat. “Why,” he asked, “should this indignity have been put upon me while I was en- deavoring to carry out the mandate of the House?” The chair stgted that this question would have to be rafsed later, the pending ques- tion now being to discharge the gentle- man. ‘The Wa mt Question. Mr. Reed called attention to the fact that the question had not been properly stated. It was to discharge Mr. Adams because the warrant under which he was arrested was unauthorized. Mr. Springer attempted to interpose an amendment, which had for its purpose | the discharge of all members under arrest as the most expeditious way out of the tangle, but Mr. Reed demanded the pre- vious question and he was cut off. The democrats then decided to vote down the previous question in order to upen.the way for Mr. Springer’s amendment. Some of them, however, notably the eastern demo- crats, vote? with the republicans. The previous question was voted down— 95 to 159. Mr. Bland then offered a sub- stitute for Mr. Reed’s motion a inotion to discharge all members arrested by author- ity of the resolution passed by the House on the 19th instant. Mr. Reed's Point of Order. Mr. Reed made the point of order that Mr. Bland’s amendment was not germane, and the point was argued at some length. Mr. Bland’s Sensational Speech. It was debated by Messrs. Reed, Bland | and Johnson (Ind.), and finally culminated in a sensational denunciation of the demo- cratic filibusters by Mr. Bland, who de- clared that the men who were obstructing legislation and defying the House were an- archists and revolutionists. They were worse than the criminal who would throw dynamite bombs from the galleries. There were hisses at this statement, which grew louder and culminated in cries of “Shame.” Mr. Bland proceeded in his impassioned utterances. He said that mobocracy had taken possession of the House. The mobism | of the anarchist was being given an object | lesson. The anarchist was being invited to | parade the streets and commit his deeds of violence. Mr. Bland proceeded with frequent char- acterization of those members who had ob- structed legislation as “‘anarchisis,” “revo- | lutionists’" and “mobs.” As Mr. Bland spoke there were scenes of extreme con- fusion and of silent astonishment. Seldom or never in the memory of veteran mem- bers had such violent characterizations of the House been heard. Mr. Bland was) frequently called to order, and he was com- pelled tu take bis seat and then allowed to Proceed in order. While he spoke the aisles of the House were choked with members, and the galleries were filled to overflowing. Mr. Bland was frequéntly applauded in hi: milder criticisms, but there was silence at his more violent utterances. Mr. Johnson's Explanation. Mr. Johnson of Indiana made a iong state-| ment, going to show the absurdity of in-| cluding his name in the list of those ar-| rested. He explained that he had been pres- | ent on the day when the resolution of ar- rest was passed and the assistant door- keeper, who was given the warrant to serve, told him he knew he had been present and) should not serve the warrant. He was'sur-, prised to find thereafter, when the return of | the sergeant-at-arms was made, that his, name was included among those arrested. | He was seeking nein.r aotoriety nur to | pose as a martyr, but av objected to going in the Record as absent aud arrested when he had been neither absent udr under arrest. | He insisted that if Mr. Bland’s substitute | were carried he would have no redress. i case should be taken up seriatim and decided | | in accordance with the circumstances sur-| | Tounding it. | Mr. Bland Again. | Mr. Bland after Mr. Johnson's statement | decided to withdraw his substitute and con- | fine it to the discharge from eustody of | Mr. Adams. On this modification of his | motion he demanded to be heard. He got | the floor and delivered a scathing arraign- ,ment to his side of the-House. He realized, | humiliating to be! | brought before the bar of the House in arrest. | He recalled, however, an occasion in his | own experience, when, voting all day, he) tation with Senator Jones for an import-| ant conference and had missed the very roll | call on which an order of arrest had been | issued. He did not question the authority | of the House on that occasion. It was his | misfortune, not the fault of the House, and he had obeyed the order, given his excuse and apologized. e It was ulso hard, he declared, to give sleaves of absence and immediately revoke _them and order the arrest of members. , But public exigency sometimes required | such a course. The House had been dead- locked for days. The whole press of the country was full of it, and every member must have been aware that his presence was needed. et GE WEAVER CONFIDENT. He Predicts Success for the People’s | Party. ST. LOUIS, Mo., Feb. 23.—The national executive committee of the people's party | and the National Reform Press Associa- tion convened yesterday morning, but later met together in secret session. The meet- ing was called to order by Chairman Tau- | beneck. Gen. J. B. Weaver was an early arrival, but Ignatius Donnelly fafled to| paua" show up. Mrs. Mary E. Lease did not at-| tend either. J. H. Turner of Georgia was | the secretary. A committee to prepare a suitable address to the people of the country was named as follows: | J. H. McRankin of Indiana, J. H. Turner _of Georgia, Dr. S. A. Coleman of Colorado and J. H. McDowell of Tennessee. At the afternoon session Gen. Weaver spoke | at some length on the prospects of the | people's party. He predicted that the party | Was sure to win a glorious victory. A populist demonstration, which was in-| tended to be a grand affair, had been ar-| ranged, but few people were in attendance last evening. The populist leaders were tco busy at the committee meeting to at- tend. ‘ twenty-eight feet above high MAY BE A “GREEN GOODS” CASE. Two Men Held by the Police for Fur- ther Investigation. Two citiens of the state of Pennsylvania, residents of Perry county, are held as pris- oners in Lieut. Kelly’s police station until thelr case can’ be fuliy investigated. One of them is John H. Albright, an engineer, and the other is Jesse de Silver, : mechanic. They were in @ bar room on B street this morning about 10 o’clock, when a tall man from the same part of the state called in a and the men went quietly to headquarters, where they gave their names. De Silver was very much under the i fluence of liquor and Albright was not per- fectly Sober. The tall man, who said his ficers that he had followed the men from Harrisburg this morning. There, t.c said, he had done work for the chief of police, al- though he was not a commissioned officer. | He also made statements about Albrigit’s Past life and accused him of figuring in the “green goods’ game. When Albright sew him on the train he said he came to him and made a proposition to “do" De Silver, | who, he said, had $250 in his vucket. Ac- cording to Loudermilk’s statement, Albright | said they would put him out of the way if necessary in order to get the money. Soon after reaching here Albright went to the treasury and got new bills for $50, and he had them in his pocket whei searched at headquarters. He also had in iS pocket the alleged bogus telegrams, which are as follows: Alleged Bogus Telegrams. Albright, he said, produced what purporied to be telegrams, which he showed De Sil- | ver and told him that for 350 he could get him $2,500 in “green good@” Then, he said, De Silver gave up $50. A vottle of whisky figured in the party, and its effect was visible when they reached here. Although intoxicated when he reached police headquarters, he said, he parted with the $0. “BALTIMORE, Jan. 21 “To J. H. Albright: “Message received all o. k. Come in time, understand. Come yourself and 1 will give you all you want. J. B.S ‘BALTIMORE, “To J. H. Albright: “Message received all right. Washington tomorrow. Four there, and come alone. J. D. K. Detectives Weedon and Boyd took charge of the case, and De Silver being a non- resident, it was thought best to lock hun up as a witness, which was done, but rot until after he had damaged Detective W don’s clothing and given the officers a live- ly fight to prevent his leaving them. Assistant District Attorney Mullowney was asked about the case, and he decided to charge Albright with grand larceny. Albright said to a Star reporter that the arrest was a surprise to him. He said he was an engineer and has a family at Dun- cannon, Perry county, Pa. been employed as engineer in the brewery of Graupont & Bauer, on South Market street near llth street, Harrisburg, and from there he went -to fill a similar position in the saw mill of H. Kalbach at Cold Forge, Perry county. Albright said he came here to see a man med Cooper, who is employed in a brewery. De Silver's story tallies with that of Al- bright so far as names and locations are concerned, and the loss of his bottle of whisky seemed to annoy him more than being locked up. Both men will be held until the affair is further investigated. is CAPITOL TOPICS. Meet me at National Currency Bax Favored. Notice was given at the meeting of the House committee on banking and currency | today that the subcommittee which has in charge the bill of Representative Cooper of Indians to permit states and territories to tax United States notes and currency will | Teport the bill favorably to the next meet- ing of the committee. New York and New Jersey Bridge Bill. Another arnendment in the New York and New Jersey bridge bill was decided upon by the House committee on commerce today. The subcommittee in charge of the bill recommended that the company should not be allowed to locate it above @9th street and their report was approved. The origi- nal bill placed the up-river limit at Tist street. The limits now established are from 59th street to G¥th street. It was decided also to amend the bill by requiring that the required expenditures of $250,000 the first year and $1,000,000 each foliowing year must be made “in money.” With these changes the bill will be reported to the House. To Bridge the Si. Louis River at Du- iuth. The long contest over a bridge across the St. Louis river between Duluth, Minn., and Superior, Wis., which has been carried on before the House committee on commerce ¥as decided today by a report authorizing the Duluth and Superior Bridge Company to build the bridge. Several amendments propesed by the Secretary of War were at tached to the bill. The bridge authorized is to cross between Coaner’s Point in Wiscon- sin and Rice's Point in Minnesota; is to be -water mark, 200 feet, and a With spans not less than pivot draw which wil! leave a clear chan- i nel of 200 feet on each side when open. To Limit the Death Penalty. The House committee on judiciary listen. ed to an address this morning from Repre sentative Curtis of New York, in support of his bill to abolish capital punishment in the jurisdiction of United States courts, ex- | cept for crimes of murder, rape, treason | and desertion. There are over sixty crimes on the statute books for which the death | penalty may be inflicted. Mr. Curtis would enact a uniform system, grading the de- grees of murder and manslaughter ond abolishing the death penalty for many crimes. it is his contention that the sever- ity of the punishment has the effect in | many cases of deterring juries from con: victing prisoners, and this argument supported by carefully arranged statistics complied In part by the Department of Justice. —_-e-____. Turned on the Gas, This morning the inmates of nouse No. | 654 6th street northwest were attracted by the smell of gas to the room of Thomas L. | Miller, and entering found Mr. Miller in a comatose condition on his bed and a full head of gas on. Dr. Westlake was sum- | moned and by hard work succsaded in bringing him to consciousness and cut of danger. He had been drinking considerably of late, it is said, and probabiy while under the influence of liquor turned on the gas. aie, Washington Stock Exchange. Sales—regular call—12 o'clock m.—National Bunk of the Repuvlic, 5 at 240. Washington Loup Trust, 10 at 121; 5 at 127; 5 at 126. = Government Bonds.—Uui 113% bid, istered, coupon, 118 eaes Ss, 117 bid, 1 od. United States Naty United si % vid, 114g ask: od 1S asked. cases ready | He said he had ; he | FINANCE AND TRADE. Prices Opened Slightly Above Wed- nesday’s Closing. TRADERS ATTRACTED 10 SUGAB Railway List Almost Stationary at First Prices. GENERAL MARKET REPORTS. Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. NEW YORK, Feb. 23.—Today’s market opened strong at slight advances over Wed- | Resday’s closing, with Sugar the center of attraction. The railway list was practic@ly stationary around initial figures owing to | the small volume of business. The improve- ment in the price of wheat has served to steady the price of the Granger stocks, but no decided improvement attributable to this cause has been recorded. As these | stocks were freely sold in anticipation of extensive liquidation due to the decline in | Wheat it was but natural to presume that the price of wheat and the Granger stocks would improve simultaneously, but iraders have thus far been disappointed and for the reason that long lines of short stock are still uncovered. The loaning rates have extended pretty generally throughout the | list and a covering movement must soon re- sult. Inside manipulation successfully marked up the price of sugar 1 1-2 per cent and monopolized what little business there was | in sight. The reason for the advance is a8 | mysterious as all the operations of this clique have been, and the only reasonable | deduction seems to be that a market is be- ing made to sell out the stock bought on the decline earlier in the week. Washington advices >eport a hopelessly mixed situation so fa> as the tariff schedule is concerned, but should the sugar people get like the legislation they seek the price of that stock will in all probability have an unprecedented rise. Chicago houses sold some Ges and succeeded in putting off the price 3-4 _per cent. The German element sold Distil- jlers, but did not meet with much | owing to the presence of several large buy- | ing orders. | The market for foreign opened firm with an advance for srty any oes | on account of the further reduction in the |The probabikties of gold ‘assured than they were | owing to the fact that the Bank reports a supply of gold on hand slightly above the ae Se % jon ‘not our market today and has become alarmed at the con- tinued decline in silver. | e ‘te currency movements from | the interior will not exceed receipts have been | from eastern banks with New | the lead. | Subtreasury opera’ | ularly featuteless, record that the banks have received $9,506,000 | made payments aggregating $9,600,000, im | dicating a slight loss to the banks. The clearing house statement shows exe changes, $89,672,711; balances, $5,146,583 i the subtreasury’s debit balance, $630,- 0, Money rates continue to rule at 1 per cent on call and 21-2 to 31-2 per cent for time loans. without special feat- The last hour wi ure, sugar continuing in control of the business at fractional improvement over opening prices. In the general list the last prices were somewhat irregular, but in no instance were they significant. Wheat Strong in Spite of Selling. CHICAGO, Feb. 23.—Wheat opened steady today with May 1-8 of a cent higher at 60 1-tc. A little selling at the start caused a drop of 1-2 of 1 cent, but the cold weather, light northwestern receipts and rum of sales for export at old points caused stantial reaction, May jumping ic., to 3-4c. The feature was the early Boyd-Dunham, who sold half o' milion. Sorge & Patridge’s house also sold. The market was surprisingly strong in the face of the heavy selling. —_— FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL. The following are the »pening, the the lowest and the c'o @ 1 prices of Stock market today, as by Corson & -~ 4 M: rtney. members New York stock ex: Correspondent pondents Messre. Moore & Schley, No. American Sugar, pid... Amencan Tobaceo.....: American Cotton O1.... ic Louisville and Nash | Long Islan 1a. liman P. Co. Richmond Terminal. Southern Pactiic. Texas Pacitic. ‘Tenn. Coal and Umon Pacitic | Wabash... id Wabasl sone . Wheeling & Lake Erie L. Epi. jon Tel Wheeling & Western Un! Chicage Grain District of Columbia Bonds.—20-rear Funding Ss, | esprit hy Sey Co sea 106 vid. Water stuce currency Ta, 1801. Vistar | Metropol CHICAGO, Feb, 23, 1804. B0-year Funding 6s, goid, 116 bid. Water stock | =. low. Cinse, cuirency |e, 1008, 120 bid. 3.658," Funding “cur- B33 reacy, | ou, at Miscellaneous | Bonds.—Washington and Georg Fria) sat fown Railroad conv. Gs, Ist, 125 bid, 140 ashed. | BT =” cxf ‘ashingtou and Georgetown Itailroad conv. Gs. Di, se 38S. 125 bid, 140 asked. Masouic Hall Association 22, ~~ Be 102 bid: Washington Market Company Ist Ga, i08 =~ bid. Washington Market Company imp. Ge jus. 16 42.30 12. bid. Washington Market ‘ext. Gs, lUd bid. 7 1220 22s American Security and Trust 5s, iud5, A & OF io 75 To at, foro Washingt yrs Hy te cn az - a ton t Infanti 7 ashington Light Infantry 24 76, 13h sas Sao Sas Gs, series New York Cotton. m Low. Chose. North O Street Kailroad 83 z is ie Metropolitan Railroad conv. 63, 14 105 asked. z ih 7 Unit States Electric Light conv 5s, 124% bid, 3 in ih 5 7 708 National Bank Stocks.—Bank of Washi 300 z tm rs bid. Bank of Kepublic, 225 bid, 241 @ i v3 ‘ clitan, 260 bid. Central. 2a bia Second “stp | “4 eos . | Farmers’ lechanics', 191 bid. Citizens’ astcete. = pia, ne coal. See bids West End, Baltimore ¥i 5 rs", bid. Lincoln, 90 bid. ORE, M4., Feb. 23.—Fiour ane Railroad Stocks.—Washington and “t; | ee Me. STO barrels: shipments, 250 bid, 300 asked. Met: tan, 80 bid, 0 asked. | 5225 barrels; sali c Soe ed tasked. Capitol and North O | Sr. ehor spot, Glee): February, ; May, Sireet, 18 did. Eckington and Soldiers’ Home, 15! Synagsis; steamer No. 2 ved. Sth bi reenters, bid. Georgetown and Tenaliyto 33 asked. 16.265 bushels; stock, 1,180,831 7 rage ge i ts AS (bid. So asked. | 53/000 bushel’ —mnilling ee, Te a sked. "Natioual U i= s spot, 41% asked; Fs 5 asked, Arlington, 155 bid, 165 “asked ee. March, aaa ‘April, 41% Mids Maye 13 bid, 16 G ii, bid; steamer mixed, 41 bid—rec tranhels: shipments, 42.857 bushels: stock, 1,061,088 5 busbels: sales, 5.000 bushels—southern sora, Commercial, Six bid. 6 § jo. on grade, #1ad2\y. Oats qui Title Insurance Stocks.—Real Estate Title, 112 whit . 36%: No. 2 bid, 120 asked. Columbia Title, | bid, TY asked. Washington Title, 74 a sked. Stocks.— W. and Electric Light hington Gas, ay siends. demand siow—good 47% bid, 48% asked. G owe timothy, $14.G0a$15.00. Grain freights United States Electric Quiet and steady, unchanged. Telephone — Stocks. | Sorter aun—< ¥. ; do. imitation, “ts Pee ana wed ——s 16; store packed, iperican Grap phone, 2 Q 4 Malt: cold storage, Miscellaneous ‘Stocks. —W hington Market, bid. Great Falls Ice, 136 bid. 140 a: Run Panorama, 16 bid. Pneu 3 Inter-Ocean Futlding, fe — zs Trust Companies.—Nationai it al ‘rust Company, 128 bid, is setca. “Wesnington Sate” Donati, ‘ion as Washington Loan and Trust, 26 bid, 130 asued. Aweriean Security and Trust, 190 bid, 135 asked. oaanetiienla Range of the Thermometer, The following were the readings of the thermometer at the weather bureau 8 a.m., 30; 2 p.m., 33; maximum, 34; mine mum, 28