Evening Star Newspaper, February 24, 1894, Page 1

THE EVENING STAR PUBLISHED DA EXCEPT SUNDAY. AT THE AR BUILDINGS, 1101 Pensaylvania Avenue, Cor. 11th Street, by The Evening Star Newspaper Company, S. H. KAUFFMANN, Pres’t, New York Ofice, 88 P. Building. ‘Tur EvENixe Stan is nerved to subscribers in the efty by carriers, on their own account, at 10 cents : the coun- in the United ts ber ice at Washington, D. © satter.) tions must be paid in advane = mi Saown On application Vor 84, No. 20,817. Che Lvening Star. WASHINGTON, D. C., SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 1894—-TWENTY PAGES. TWO CENTS. | A FILIBUSTER ON Many Dilatory Motions Made in the House Today, HR. BLAND TRIES FOR AN AGREEMENT To Close the Debate on His Seign- iorage Bill. SCENES OF CONFUSION Speaker Crisp, who was indisposed yester- day, was back at his post when the House convened this morning. As on yesterday, the galleries were thronged with spectators. After the reading of the journal at the re- quest of Mr. Grosvenor of Ohio the time for paying tribute to the memory of the late Representative Enochs of Ohio was post- poned from March 3 to March 17. A com- munication was then read from the ser- Seant-at-arms, who had been directed to in- vestigate the question as to whether Mr. Jobnson of Indiana had been arrested urder the warrant of the 19th instant. It stated that, as a matter of fact, Mr. Johnson was not arrested and that the mistake in the yeturn was due to an error in transcribing. It recommended that his name be stricken from the warrant, and without objection it Was so ordered. The Seigniorage Bill Again. Mr. Bankhead (Ala.) then, In the tem- porary absence of Mr Bland, moved to go imto the committee of the whole on the felgniorage bill, and pending that, moved that general debate be limited to thirty minutes. On the latter motion he demand- ed the previous question. After the roll call, before the announce- ment, Mr. Boatner (La.) stated that he came in after his name was called and de- sired to be recorded as present to make a quorum. The Speaker explained that there Was no rule to warrant such a record. Mr. Reed insisted that there was no rule against it. By the direction of the Speaker the rule ‘Was read. “The chair will observe my constant ef. rts to help t gaid Mr. Reed, amiabiy. “Oh,” replied the Speaker, with a twinkle in his eye, “the chair feels ‘sure the gentle- man from Maine would like to see a quo- rum on this vote.” The House smiled at this courteous retort. The result of the Yote. | 152-7, was then announced. Mr. Bland lacked twenty votes of a quorum and moved a call of the House. The call developed the presence of 273 members and the vote recurred on the de- mand for the previous question. A Motion to Adjourn. Mr. Wilson (Wash.) moved that the House adjourn. Mr. Bland said he desired to with- draw the demand for the previous question and mo’ Tuesday, but Mr. Wilson insisted on his motion and the vote was taken by ayes and nays. The motion to adjourn was lost-—43-175. All attempts thereafter to conceal the fact that the opponents of the Bland bill were engaged in an intentional filibuster were Town to the winds. Mr. Reed took the heim. He moved that the House take a recess for two hours, and afterward modi- fied it to 10 o'clock Monday morning. Mr. Bland s above the confusion that pre- ng about filibuster and bonds. ‘as downed on a rising vote. Mr. Reed made the point of no quorum, een Mr. Bland mc@ed a call of the louse. Mr. Bland’s Next Move. The call developed the présence of 273 members. Mr. Bland then moved that all leaves of absence granted, except on account of sick- ness, be revoked, but upon the statement of the Speaker that there was none such he withdrew his motion, and the vote oc- curred upon Mr. Reed's motion for a re- cess until iv o'clock Monda: As there was Still a dispos to filibuster, Mr. Bland demanded the ayes and nays. Mr. Reed's motion was los Bland then moved to close general debate on the seigniorage bill at 3 o’clock on Tues- day next and pending that Mr. Tracey moved that the House adjourn. —-2—__ NOT AN ATTACK ON THE SOUTH. What Mr. Hewitt Says About His Thursday Night Remarks. Ex-Mayor Hewitt of New York seemed Surprised yesterday that his remarks at the Southern Society banquet Thursday night had become a topic of conversation among the people of the south in the city. He said: “i wish it clearly understood that my remarks were not intended to be @n attack upon the south. I would have said the seme thing about some of the men of the west and north. I did not mean to intimate that there are no good Bien in the south, but I do say that the best men of the south, as well as the best men of the west and north, are engaged in pursuits other than statesmanship. “The representatives of the south in ‘Washingtoa are the unfittest that the South could send. I responded to the toast, “The national credit.’ So much gross ignor- ence has been displayed by the representa- tives of the south in Congress in reference to this toast that I was forced to say what I felt in my heart to be the truth. Many of the representatives in Congress from other parts of the country, as weil as the south, are a set of incompetent dema- ®ogues. We are under the domination of the unfittest.” “My remarks about the south and the United States Supreme Court bench were Just exactly what I meant. I said that Some representatives of the south had suc- cumbed to the falsity that a position on the bench of the Supreme Court of the United States is a local question, to be settled by the demand of some local politician upon the President to consider how the appoiat- Ment will affect his political prospects. “With utter disregard to the fitness of the men appointed to the Supreme Court bench, many of the southern representatives went into servitude under a politician without a character, without the right to speak for New York. I did not mention the name of Senator Hill. I have my opinion of Senator Hill, and those who heard me speak natur- ally inferred whom I meant. No one more friendly to the south than I am, an if I had prepared my speech beforehand, I might not have said some of the things I dic th Mr. Gordon, who replied to » said that he did not wholly @gree with me, I am sure that there are bo southerners in New York who will take exception to what I said. The southern men owe it to themselves to express to their Senators the opinions they hold re- Sarding the recent rejection of certain able m™men for the Supreme Court of the United States. If i had been speaking to an au- @ience composed of representatives of the west, I would have spoken in the same strain, and I would have said the same of many representatives of the north in Washington.” see A Chance for Women. The United States civil service commis- | sion will admit women to the examination on Marerh 6 to fill the vacancy in the po- sition of assistant, division of vegetable Pathology, Department of Agriculture, at @ salary of 3720 per annum, provided they fle applications in due form. Those who | spply should have a knowledge of the | Mterature on plant diseases and methods | of indexing the sam rity with ab- stracting and indexi dence and | of | Women de- | file heir fansements may - the: in other large c hington | 4 he House out of its difficulty,” | | the premises of c |FIRE ON THE FAIR GROUNDS| | Burning of the Agricultural Building This Morning, A Determined Fight Made, but It Was Impossible to Save the Structure. CHICAGA, Feb. 24.—Fire was discovered in the dome of the agricultural building at | the world’s fair grounds this morning. The | flames soon spread to all parts of the roof. | A special alarm called engines trom Hyde Park and Woodlawn. i | Another alarm called other engines and | @ determined fight against the progress of | destruction was begun. Running up the} outside of the pillars the flames gained | headway In the roof and spread rapidly to- ward the dome in the center. Once having @ start in the lofty arch its destruction was a matter of short order. Driven by a brisk wind sparks from the burning dome were carried toward adjoining buildings and for a time the firemen had before them the Prospect cf an extended conflagration. The firemen were well distributed, how- ever, and while several companies were working vigorously in an attempt to stay the fire in the agricultural building, others were detailed to adjoining structures and volumes of water were directed toward ex- | posed and endangered paris. An hour after the general alarm was sounded the firemen | had accomplished all that was possible, and | the blaze was practically extinguished. | Before the firemen had succeeded in their work, however, the building had been ruined. As the fire spread through the dry timbers of the roof, burning embers soon | began dropping to the floor, and the sup- | ports, gradually weakened, at last gave way, carrying all the connected parts of the | roof with it; the dome pitched in ruins to | the floor. Its fall practically put an end to the fire- men’s work. Small patches of flame still were visible around the ragzed edges of the roof, but tons of water directed against | {them soon drowned out all danger of a spread of the fire. The destruction of the! dome left the already partially rulned build- ing even more unsightly, and it now bears little resemblance to the ornate structure surmounted by the statue of Diana. which formed a feature of the court of honor. Every one agreed that an incendiary was | again responsible for the destruction. The repeated attempts to burn the fair buildings | have been ascribed to this cause. a2 aa | PRENDERGAST TO HANG. | The Motion for a New Trial for Har-| | Fison’s Assassin Overruled. | CHICAGO, Feb. 24.—Judge Brentano to- | day overruled the motion for a new trial for Prendergast and sentenced the assas- sin to be hanged on March 23. | | Two Measures of Local Interest. | | Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. | RICHMOND, Va., Feb. 24—Mr. Rend-! | heim introduced a bill today in the house |to protect fish in the Potomac river by macnine g) t te y ve that debate close at 3 o'clock on | Preventing fishing with any fixed device ™#¢*e suns at points of vantage, and in the mouth of that river and its bays and, | creeks. He also offered a joint resolution request- | {ing the Senators and members House of Representatives in Congress from rirginia to aid in securing the passage of the bill providing for the building of a bridge across the Potomac river’ from | Washington to Arlington. | ——— | ANOTHER RAILWAY. This Time the Union Passenger Com- pany Asks for Incorporation. | Mr. Rusk has introduced a bill in the House to incorporate the Union Passenger Railway Company. The incorporators are John G. Slater, Anson S. Taylor, Henry K. Simpson, George W. Linkins, Charles | Baum, Thomas D. Singleton, Morris Keim, S. Oppenheimer, John H. Buscher and T. | John Newton. The route of the proposed road is as fol-| lows: Commencing at 19th street east, at or near B street south; thence west on B, | Street to Lith street east; thence north on! | 11th street to D street north; thence west on D street to 3d street east; thence south ;on 8d street to C street nort! thence west on C street to New Jersey avenue; thence northwestwardly via said avenue to D street north; thence west on D street to 15th Street west; thence north on 15th street to} E street north; returning east on E said | via 14th street to Sth street west; thence south on 5th street lo D street north; thence | east via Louisiana and Indiana avenues to | ; 4th street west; thence north on 4th i} street to E street north; thence east bad E street to 13th street east; thence south on 13th street to E_ street | south; thence east on E_ street to} 19th street east, thencesnorth on 19th street | to place of beginning; with the privilege of extending the railroad westwardly along D | street north from 3d street east to New Jersey avenue northwest, so soon as D street is opened by the elevation or removal | of the Baltimore and Ohio railroad tracks; also along D and E streets north from Lith street east to lth street east, and south on 19th street to or near B street south, within one year after DP and E streets north and 19th ‘street east shall have been opened and graded; also a branch commencing at the intersection of D street north with 1th street east, thence north along 11th street to Florida avenue, thence along said ave- nue to 9th street east, thence south on 9th | Street to M street south, thence east along isaid M street to llth street east, thence north on said 1th street to E street north: | Provided, That a single track only shall be |laid_on 9th, ilth and 13th streets east and | on D and E streets northeast. These routes | |may be modified or extended at the will of | | Congress, and the Union Passenger Rall- | way Company shall comply with such mod- ffications or extensions. The bill prohibits the use of overhead trol- ley lines within the city, and steam power {s prohibited altogether. The motive power to be used may be electricity, cable or other | mechanical power. | THE CONTAGIOUS HOSPITAL. Bill to Prevent I Garfleld Institut | _This morning Mesers. S. W. Colby and J. |M. Vale, for Christian G. and Mary A. | Schneider, filed a bill against the Garfield | Memorial Hospital, and asked of Justice | Hagner a restraining order to prevent the | location of the hospital for contagious dis- | eases on the grounds of the Gartieid Hos-| pital. The bill recites the incorporation cf the latter on May 18, 1882, and the suppiemen- tal act of May 17, 15 gives tne lists twenty-nine incorporators and s rectors, headed by the name of M Harlan and the names of the committee, H. S. Evereti, Simon Miranda Tullock, H. A. Willard mald Fendall, states that it is located cen Florida avenue at the head of lth | northwest, on a tra tal fronting Florida avenue, and ther jelose proximity a number of residences oc- | !eupied by families, and the Colored Orphan Asylum and Home for the Aged, in whica | there are about 125 Inmates. ‘They state that it are in is the intention of the! defendant corporation, through the Com- | missioners of the District cf Columbia, to locate the hospital for contagious diseases | lin the northeast corner of the grounls row ed by the boiler h residences within the lives and he inmates of the Color Home will be je the power they as: field Hospital authorit t or power | to so locate the hospital contemplated, their | incorporation, whtle including all creeds, colors and nationalities, giving them no power as to contazious diseases. i Justice Hagner signed an order to show cause why the injunction should not issue returnable March 6. , and there are 100 feet of such site and h of the residents and tie 1 Orphan Asylum and he ardized. sert | have not |GENERAL FOREIGN MATTERS | Practically confirming all the stori: | carriers, by their desertion, caused the loss | ades. the ammunition made Capt. Gamble decide to ; and the column was on its way back when } Mighty struggle. The quarter of a century | motto, ROUTED BY NATIVES British Blue-Jackets Attacked in West Africa. AMBUSHED AND FORCED 10 RETREAT Three Officers and Ten Men Killed. LONDO: Feb. 24.—Dispatches from the west coast of Africa say that the cruiser Raleigh, twenty-four guns, 5,200 tons, the flagship of the British squadron on that | coast, commanded by Rear Admiral Fred- erick C. D. Bedford, and the first-class Screw gunboat Widgeon, six guns, 805 tons, commanded by Lieut. Commander William J. Scullard, arrived yesterday at Bathurst, capital of the British West African colony of Gambia. The rumor soon spread that the sailors had been badly handled in an encounter with the slavers. it was stated that landing parties from the ships had been sent ashore in order to punish Chief Fodishilah, a notorious slave dealer, who had been carrying off into bondage and severely illtreating the help- less natives of a number of villages along that part of the coast which he rules over. ‘The british sailors are said to have land- ed in force and to have marched inland, where they met with a severe reverse, los- ing three officers and ten men killed and forty wounded. Admiral Bedford's Report. This afternoon the admiralty department admitted that they had received a cable message from Admiral Bedford, on board the flagship Raleigh, dated yesterday, and eircu- lated in regard to the disaster to the Lrit- ish force. Admiral Bedford, in his dispatch, said that the landing force was under the command ot Capt. Edward H. Gamble, and that the of all the spare ammunition taken ashore for the use of the landing parties, and that, in addition, the carriers caused the loss of all the water supply, which had been taken inland. Continuing, Admiral Bedford reported that the sailors, upon reaching signs of native | habitation, pushed forward and captured two villages, which were defended by stock- The sailors occupied these two villages throughout the following night, placing the thus making themselves practically secure from attack. But the loss of the water supply and spare return to the shore with the intention of re-embarking his force. This movement Was commenced early the next morning, the sailors were suddenly attacked on all sides. ‘The fire which was directed upon the sail- | ors was so severe and the slavers were so | well concealed in the bush that the blue jackets fell on all sides and began to re- treat hastily, while carrying their wounded and dead along with them as far as possi- ble. os ~ Lieut. William H. Arnold of the navy and Lieut. of Marines Francis W. Hervey were the first two officers killed, and Sublieut. Francis W. Meister and ten men soon shar- ed their fate. Lieut. the Hon. Robert F. Boyie was dangerously wounded and Lieut. Herbert J. Savill was seriously wounded. Capt. Gambie, Surg. W. R. White, Mid- | shipman Arthur Chambers and forty blue | jackets were slightly wounded during the | retreat. FOR BIMETALLISM. Demand in London for ai tional Conference. LONDON, Feb. 24.—The Financial News says: Guatemala today and other silver countries tomorrow. Default with most of them is a question of time. The world’s | commerce is reeling to a crisis, yet the | mischief from the appreciation of gold | has only begun. Bimetaliism in England | is gajning converts. It is understood that Mr. Lidderdale, ex-governor of the Bank of England, is a strong advocate of an in- ternational agreement for a joint standard. Bimetallism is no longer the creed ofa handful of cranks. Nearly every economist of eminence is on its side. The interna- tional conference must be reopened. France, Germany and the United States | are anxious that this should be done. | Surely our interests are as great as theirs. | if in our pride, as the gold mart of the world, we stand aside the punishment will fall upon our own heads. It depends upon the British cabinet whether the confer- ence be fruitless or not. THE GERMAN NAVY. interna- Praise From the Kaiser in His Re- sponse to a Toast. BERLIN, Feb. 24.—The Boersen Zeitung says that Emperor William, in replying to the toast to the captain of the tronclad Koenig Wilhelm at Wilhelmshaven on Feb- ruary 20, said that the event they were celebrating carried them back to the days of William I, when he had behind him a Victorious campaign and befcre him a which had elapsed since then had been of great service to the navy, whose great zeal and untiring labor had brought it to a position which evoked the genuine ad- miration of the world. Recent events had testified the interest shown on all sides in the German navy. Numerous expres- sions of condolence from many distingulsh- ed rsens, including friendly monarchs, reached him on the occasion of the acci- dent on board the war ship Brandenburg. The emperor coupled his grandfather's ~ lity, bravery and obedience,” with his toast to the officers and crew of the Koenig Wilhelm. ‘SE QUEEN OPPOSES SALISBURY. She Doesn't Believe in Driving the Commons to Extremes, LONDON Feb, 24.—The Chronicle says that both the queen and Prince of Wales | are strongly and even nervously opposed to Lord Saltsbury’s attitude both in regard to the local government and the employers’ Mability bills, The Chronicle adds that the reigning family has always had a keen and pertinent sense of its own interests, and it is not the first time that it has exerted its tn- fluence to prevent the peers from entering into a conflict which might end in a total readjustment of the constitution. Minor and Perso: LONDON, Feb. 24.—The Times announces the failure of the T. G. Hill Company of Manchester, commission merchants in the Bombay trade. LONDON, Feb. Waterloo cu 24.—Texture won the p today, beating the favorite, Falconer. Yesterday evening 75 to 40 was offere? on Falconer, and Texture was not backed, BERLIN, Feb. 24.—Emperor William visited Chancellor von Caprivi at 9 o'clock this morning and congratulated him upon his birthday. ANGRY BRITISHERSIAGAIN A FREE MAN Latest Rio Incident Believed to Be of Little Importance, Admiral Benham’s Action Probably Exaggerated—What Convoying a British Ship Would Mean. The bitter comments of the English news- Papers in regard to the reported action of Admiral Benham, commanding the United States forces at Rio, in convoying a water boat to the British steamer Nasmyth after the British naval commander at Rio had refused to do so, are believed at the Navy Department to be based on a misconception of the facts in the case. It is said that Admiral Benham probably did not do ex- actly what he is reported to have done, but that if he did, it is feit that it was under justifiable circumstances, the nature of which has not been fully disclosed. It is not denied that it would have been an act of questionable propriety if it should have been done with full knowledge of the at- titude of the British admiral. Heretofore the British and American naval forces have worked in perfect har- mony in South American watsrs, and have never failed to extend protec:ion to a mer- chantman of either nation when @ warship of their nationality was not at hand. In the case of the Pacific squadrons this prac- tice has gone to the length of an agree- ment by which the two squadrons take turns in guarding American and British interests at the different ports. But the rule has been to abstain from interference when a warship of the nationality of the merchant vessel affected is ‘n port. It does not appear, however, even if Admiral Benham has broken this eractice, that he has given the British government any ground for a formal protest. It he has a: sumed any undue responsibility it Is to- ward the Brazilian government, which has authorized him to protect American interests, and if the insurgents had resisted his attempt to relieve the Nasmyth and had, by firing upon the convoyiug vessel, Jed to a hostile demonstration the result might have been to seriously entangle the United States in an international difficulty. Up to this time the official advices received at the State and Navy Departments fail to mention the incident, and therefore the conclusion is drawn that it has no im- portance. —— THE GEORGETOWN COLLECTORSHIP. An Appointment is Expected Very Soon, Possibly Next Week. Another name was today added to the list of applicants for appointment as collector of customs at Georgetown. It fs that of Mr. Edgar P. Watkins of the District. There are now eleven applications for this office on file at the Treasury Department, not counting Frank Fickling and W. de 8S. Trenholm, who have withdrawn their ap- | plications. Although it is said at the Treas- ury Department that Secretary Carlisle has not yet taken up the case for consideration, there is an impression on the outside that an appointment will be made very soon, possibly next week. o——_____ TO REPLY TO MR. HEWITT. A Number of Southern Members Will Go to New York Tonight. A number of the southern members of the House expect to speak at the Democratic Club dinner in New York tonight tn re- sponse to the speech made by Mr. Hewitt. Several announced their intention last night of going for this purpose, and it is expected that there will be a pretty lively time. ——_+-2 + -____ NOT A LIKELY THING That Mr. Hill Will Run for Governor of New York. In view of the fact that both Mr. Hill and Mr. Murphy are known to be of the opinion that there is no possibility, under existing conditions, for the democrats to elect the next governor of New York, it is regarded as extremely improbable that there ig any truth in the statement made that Mr. Hiil designed to be the democratic candidate for that office. ——_+e+_____ CAPITOL TOPICS. Woman Suffrage Argument. Mrs. James Bennett of Kentucky was before the House committee on election of President and Vice President this morn- ing, and made an argument for woman suf- ftage. She said she came to urge south- ern Congressmen to amend the constitutions and laws of their states so that women eculd vote, She expressed belief that the right of women to vote at all public elec- tions would soon be granted. Mrs. Bennett had considerable to say about the injustice which had been prac- ticed and preached against women on the texts that women should be ruled by their husbands. Her remarks were to the effect that there should bs a constitutional amendment allowing all persons to vote and compelling states to make their con- stitutions and laws conferm to it. Representative Brown's Successor. A telegram received from Representative Jason Brown this morning announces that he has won the fight for the congressional contention in the third Indiana district and will be renominated. on DISTRICT IN CONGRESS. A War Cloim. Mr. Cobb of Missouri has introduced a bill In the House to pay the estate of A. H. Herr, deceased, $17,285.53, allowed the estate of A. H. Herr by the Secretary of War for the use of his premises, known as Herr’s Island, near Harper's Ferry, by the army during the late war. Railrond Siding. Mr. Meredith of Virginia has introduced a bill in the House providing that the prop- erty owners of square 326 be granted the privilege of constructing, using and main- taining a railroad siding into said square, connecting with the Baltimore and Poto- mac railroad on Maryland avenue, en- trance to the square to be made from a point west of 10th street and not from any Foint west of 11th street. ——___-e— A Clerk in the Navy Department Wantea. The United States civil service commis- sion will hold an examination on March 6, commencing at 9 a.m., to fill a vacancy in the office of naval intelligence, the salary being $1,200 per year. The technical knowl- edge required of applicants will be naval reutine, naval nomenclature, forms of official correspondence, naval material and naval evolutions, compete should obtain application blanks from the civil service commission and file their applications at once. Arrangements Tay be made to hold the examination in other large cities outside of Washington if there are applicants. + 2+—_____ Naval Movements, The U. S. S. Yorktown arrived at Aca- pulco, Mexico, today on her way to San Francisco. The U. S. S. Monocacy sailed yesterday from Chinkiang for Shanghai. —--2-+__ Dismissal and Promotion. C. R. Worsey, a draughtsman at the navy yard, has been dismissed, and H. P. Per- ley has been promoted to the vacancy. The Fair Haven, Mass., town hall was formally presented to the town Thursday by Henry H. Rogers. It is a magnificent structure, cost $500,000 and was given by Mr. Rogers to the town of his birth. Persons who desire to | ;the snvposition intends to begin a regular Erastus Wiman Released on $25,000 Bail. REFUSES T0 TALK ABOUT HIS CASE Tells the Reporter to Read His Book. TO BE ARRAIGNED MONDAY NEW YORK, Feb. 24.—Erastus Wiman was rele: from custody at noon today on $25,00Q,bail. Mr. Charles H. Deere of Moline, is, deposited twenty-five $1,000 bills in’ he office of the city chamberlain this mi i. Recorder Smyth signed the bail bond. Mr. Deere is the father-in-law of Mr. Wiman’s son William, who is now lying in a precarious condition at his home on Staten Island. This morning Mr. Wiman arose early and seemed to be in a more cheerful frame of mind. In answer to a note sent to him by the reporters, asking him if he had any statement to make or if he expected to be released today, he sent the following reply: “I have every hope of reaching my dear wife and son and daughter today. If only for Sunday, to be with them would be a boon indeed. At midnight I had word from my son Harry as follows: ‘Dear Will is sleeping at last, and the doctor says ne has one chance in ten. Anna, in the midst of her grief and anxiety about her husband, sends you a loving message and says be of good cheer.’ I had a good night in the hope of better days. E. W.” Mr. Wi Free Again. Exactly at 11:05 o'clock Mr. Wiman emerged from the Franklin street entrance of the Tombs prison, accompanied by Dep- uty Sheriff John Dalyrimple. He looked none the worse for his three days’ incar- ceration. In reply to the deputy sheriff's invitation to ride up to Chambers street in a Madison avenue car, Mr. Wiman said: “No, thank you, I prefer to walk.” An Associated Press reporter spoke to him, but he said: “I am sorry I cannot talk to you of my case, but if you read the last page of my book it tells the whole story.” When he reached Leonard street he paused for a moment and looked up toward Broadway. Then he caught the deputy and the reporter by the arms and said: “Do you see where that building has been torn down? Well, that was where the Mer- chants’ Club used to be, and I dined there almost every day for the past twenty years. I did not think that I should ever be be prisoner behind those big walls so close ye Then, as he walked on, he continued: “Apart from the indignity attached to my imprisonment, I must say that it has been a helpful and instructive episode in my career. Every one of the prison officials was very kind to me, and I shall never for- get the amount of consideration they gave me in my trouble.” “I have not heard from my son Willie, who has been very sick since midnight, but I have derived a gcod deal of consola- tion from the fact that the doctor thinks he has a chance for recovery.” “Your friends have been working hard to secure your release on bail,” said the reporter. “Do you know who it is who has ee in procuring your release to- jay?" “No, I do not,” said he, “but my boy's father-in-law, Mr. C. H. , showed me a check for $25,000 when he visited me in the Tombs yesterday, and I told him not tobe too precipitate. My hesitancy about procuring ball will be explained later. All I shall say to you now is that a man should not be judged by what he does for himself, but by what he has done for others.” As soon as he reached the general ses- sions building Mr. Wiman took out his card case and wrote an order on the Amer- ican News Company for a number of copies of his book, which he distributed among the reporters who were waiting in the district attorney's office. The last paragraph of Mr. Wiman’s book, to which he called attention, reads: “An impress of one's active life in the commun- ity in which he resides for its great and lasting benefit, in a locality so plastic and so promising, is not an unhappy thing to look back upon. In achieving a work of magnitude as is here going forward, mis- takes and follies have been committed. But it has rounded the life of a man that must form the basis of the estimate of his suc- cess or failure. At the final accounting, perhaps, it will be what he has done or tried to do for his fellow man rather than what he has done for himself by which he will be judged. By that standard on Staten | Island. as elsewhere, the writer of these lines will be content to abide the verdict.” The released man hastened to his home on Staten Island. Mr. Wiman will be call- ed on to plead to the indictment for forgery in part 1 of general sessions on next Mon- day at 11 o'clock. —~___. COLDEST OF THE SEASON. The Mercury Was at & Above Zero at | New York. NEW YORK, Feb. 24.—The coldest weather of the season prevails here today. The thermometer marked five degrees above zero at 7 a.m., and at noon had risen little, if any. The freeze is accompanied by a heavy biting wind. The sky is clear. GENESEO, N. Y., Feb. 24.—Last night was the coldest of the winter. The mer- cury fell 24 degrees in twelve hours, and registered 10 degrees below zero at three places in the Genesee valley at S$ o'clock this morning. The weather is calm and clear, —— Life Lost in a Work of Rescue. LONDON, Feb. 24.—The coast guard crew at Inverness, Scotland, in endeavor- ing to rescue the crew of a vessel in dis- tress near there met with a mishap. Their boat was swamped and their officers and three men were drowned. a Judge Phelps About the Same. NEW HAVEN, Conn., Feb. 24.—Dr. Gil- bert, after his visit to the beside of ex- | Minister Phelps, states that the patient passed a comfortable night, and his tem- perature {s somewhat lower. Mr. Phely general condition is about the same as last night. ene Indignafit at Mr. Biand’s Comments. A good many members of the House ex- press, ion at Mr. Bland’s comments wing, made in his speech yes- Mit is thought that he has in- jured his cause. The sergeant-at-arms ex- pects a quorum today, but if it develops old-fashioned filibuster, making dilatory mo- tions of various sorts. — Pension Money. Requisition has been made on the Secre- tary of the Treasury for $8,310,000 to be used at the pension agencies which make their quarterly payments on March 4. The amount is dist-ibuted among the agencies as follows: Washington, D. C., $1,7 Columbus, Ohio, $3.700,000; Boston, Mass. $1,460,000; San Francisco, Cal., $700,000, an Augusta, Me., $700,000, o—-——_____ ‘Treasury Cash Balance. The available cash balance in the treas- jin this country ury today is $138,754,538; national bank notes received for redemption, $470,325; total for the week, $1,669,095. Government receipts from internal revenue,$315,870; cus- tems, $302,418; miscellaneous, $14,731, STATUS OF GEN. SICKLES| The Second Controller Holds That Oon- gress Has Decided. When He Was Admitted to the House of Representatives the Entire Ques- tion Was Then Settled. Second Controller Mansur has decided that there is no legal objection to the pay- ment of Gen, Sickles pay es an officer on the retired list of the army while he ts drawing a salary as a member of Congress from New York. The decision is based on the ground that as the House of Represen- tatives has admitted Gen. Sickles a member the question has been practically decided by that body, it having the sole power to determine the qualifications of its members. The question came before the second con- troller by reference from the Secretary of War, to whom the paymaster general had addressed a letter touching the right of Gen. Sickles to receive the salary appropriate to his army rank, betause he has been elected a member of Congress. In the decision the second controller quotes from the Constitution the parts bearing on the question. “Nothing is here said,” he adds, “of in- hibiting a person from holding two offices at one time, nor the vacation of any office held by any person prior to his election and qualification as a member of Congre: On the contrary, the inhibition is against any person that holds any office, of any grade or class under the United States, who is thereby absolutely disqualified and inhibit- ed from becoming a member either of the Senate or the House of Representatives during his continuance in office. The question of who shall hold a seat in Congress is one peculiar to Congress, and it is provided, as above cited, that each House shail be the judge of the elections returns and qualifications of its own mem- bers; not the controller, not the judge of any court, not the President nor any offi- clal of the land outside of the conjoint ac- un of the members of the House to which the member may be elected. Gen. Sickles It is fair to presume that a large part of his co-members of the House knew his rank, and knew that he was an officer | y4, of the army on the retired list. “I have already shown that on August 7, 1893, Gen. Sickles appeared in the House, presented himself for qualification, his case was before the House, the House, in its organized capacity, acting through the Speaker, took from him the required con- stitutional oath of office, and he entered upon the discharge of his duties as a mem- ber of Congress, and has continued to act ever since. “In doing this the House was necessarily compelled, under the constitutional duty whether or not Gen. Sickles, by virtue of being upon the retired army list, was hold- ing any office under the United States, and by their determination found that he did not. The second controller then proceeds to dis- cuss the question of jurisdiction and reaches the conclusion that “It will not be claimed that the controller has power to review and reverse a decision of Congress. The de- cision of Congress was supreme and final. If, as Judge Swayne states, the settled rule of law is that jurisdiction having at- tached in the original case, to wit, in Con- gress, to determine -the qualifications of Gen. Sickles, nothing done within the limits of that jurisdiction can be reversed in a collateral proceeding, such as the one now pending before the controller, and the de- cison of Congress must be held to be con- elusive of the rights of the parties “Every intendment will be made to sup- port that decision, and the decision of Con- gress must be regarded regular in all things and irreversible by any authority in this land, for error, if any, in its proceedings. I can entertain no question collateral to the proposition passed upon by Congress, when it decided that whatever might be the place, the position or the rank held by Major General Sickles upon the retired list of the army, still it was not, in the language of the Constitution, ‘any office’ that could or did inhibit him from becoming a member of the House of Repre- sentatives. Gen, Sickles’ Army Place. “I must, therefore, hold that the action of the House of Representatives in seating Gen. Sickles as a member thereof, with or without objection, is an adjudication by that body; that Gen. Sickles does not hold ‘any office under the United States; that the ac- tion of the House of Representatives binds every department and oflicer of the govern- ment, so far as this one case and the one question under consideration is concerned. A Retired Officer's Status. “In conclusion,” he says, “I sum up the status of a retired army officer to be as follows, to wit: He may hold any civil office under the government save and except those of a Senator or member of the House of Representatives, which by the Constitution are inhibited to him, or to any officer, civil or military, under the United States; that he can draw his pay as a retired officer, and also draw the salary or compensation of any civil office or employment he may hold under the government, assuming alwa: that the duties of the civil office are per- formed under and by virtue of a commis- sion appointing him to that office, which he holds in addition to his rank as a retired officer.” ——___+e+_______- NOT TAKEN SERIOUSLY. No Alarm Felt Here Over Those Toledo Armed Men. It is said at the Department of Justice that the reported arming of organized bands of men in Toledo, Ohio, under the auspices of the American Protective Association, has not in the remotest way received the atten- tion of the officials of the department. One official of the department pointed out that the organization of armed bands to parade the streets would certainly be a vio- [ation of the law in many states, as the courts have sustained the constitutionality of laws which prohibit the marching in public of armed bodies other than the regu- larly organized militia. The purchase by «| an individual of a gun or other weapon would not, of course, be in violation of law, but the meeting together of many persons with implements of war and with intentions of hostile nature, while not coming directly under the provision of the laws above re- ferred to,would meet with the disapproval of the authorities and subject those engaging therein to interference by the proper of- ficials of the goveinment. The whole mat- ter is treated lightiy at the department, however, and the reports are regarded as highly exaggerated. —_— SHAKESPERE’'S AMLET. Mr. Creston Clarke Now Believed to Be Edwin Booth’s Successor. There is much comment among play- goers in this city consequent upon the an- nouncement that Mr.Creston Clarke will ap- pear as “Hamlet,” with a brilliant company of players, on Monday evening, April 2, at Albaugh’s Grand Opera House in this city. M>. Clarke acted the character of the Mel- anchgly Prince for sixteen nights in Phila- delphia last fall, to the great delight of the Shakespearean students and admirers of that city. He should possess a rich inherit- ance of genius for his life’s work, being the | grandson of the elder Booth, his mother, Asia Booth Clarke, and his father heid rank vith the first comedians of the stage. He was educated at a prominent college in Paris, and has now been upon the | Stage in England and America for ten years. With him it has ever been “Shakespeare or nothing.” He is a thorough optimist in that direction. In person Mr. Clarke is strikingly handsome and graceful, with the winning courtesy of manner that belongs to his blood. His voice is one of unsurpassed sweetness and volume. The chief support in the heroines will be Miss Martha Ford, @ young lady who is apt to surprise and de- light the play-lovers in her portrayals of the women of Shakespeare. the judge of the qualifications of its | own members, to pess upon the fact as to | An index te advertise- ments will be found om Page 3. —_— THE DOVE OF PEACE Peeps at the Daughters of the Revo- lution and Flies Away. THE OLD CONFLICT RENEWED Lovely Women Agree With Patrick Henry’s Famous Remark, THE WAR MUST GO oy The final session of the third continental congress of the Daughters of the American Revolution began at the Church of Our Fa- ther at 10 o'clock this morning. The regular | Program of the congress called only for an | lection of officers and an informal meeting | of the new board of management. This was all that was on the program, and all the la- dies knew that it was likely that @ deal more than that would occur before the prese | ident’s gavel dropped for the last time, so | much has happened at the other sessions. There was a general gathering of the gates before the congress was called to jo. and a half hour or more was jan | for office and in discussing the exciting events of yesterday's sessions. The meeting was called to order by Mra. |Donald McLean of the New York a who read a letter from Mrs. Stevenson re- questing that she preside. Her appearance on the platform was the signal for general applause, when it was seen that she had | the gavel in her hand, for Mrs. McLean is recognized as an ‘eminently fair and » | Prejudiced presiding officer. | Mrs. McLean, with the utmost tact, how- ever, Said that the constitution provided that | the congress should elect its own | ofticer, and she therefore placed Matter in the hands of the congress. | Miss Richards at once nominated Mrs, icLean to fill the office. “But,” said Mrs. Lockwood, “it would be unconstitutional to elect a chairman from any except the vice presidents of the soci- I therefore nominate Mrs. Stranahan.' ‘his started a lively wrangle within three minutes of the time the convention was started. It was suggested that a good way to solve the difficulty would be to elect Mrs. Stranahan, with the proviso that she surrender the chair to Mrs. Mi 5 tention was also called to the fact that Peck, who presided last evening, was vice president, and that if it Stitutional to elect Mrs. M the affairs of last 3 important business of the transacted, would be invalid. though all be pings wer directly against ough all her ru! were di herself. A delegate from New York said gratified ; l I } Hy : that while her chapter felt highly at the honor done their secretary, they would rather see her name withdrawn than Mrs. McMillan’s name was also placed in nomination, but Mrs. Stranahan was by a large majority. ing the Mrs. Stranahan said that it was with con- siderable reluctance and hesitation that she again took the position of the presiding « f- ficer of this body, for she realized the im- portance of her task, as well as stacles that might lie in her path. yesterday, Mrs. Stranahan difficulty in bringing as she had to rap a times and while the minutes were being had to stop the secretary to tion of the general hum of Speaking Trumpets Needed. “Louder,” said a voice in the:rear of chureh.. “We can’t hear the secretary back here.” “But I can't holler any louder,” remarked Miss Washington in a tone that that her patience was about exhausted. “I would suggest,” said the presiding of- ficer, “that if you would be a little less loud back there it would be all right.” Then the congress ing were not ready, as that session losted until nearly midnight. The question arose as to the minutes of last evening and cided to leave the minutes to a to be appointed by the chair. The opening prayer of the morning was made by the chaplain general of the society, Mrs. E. T. Bullock. She prayed earnestly for a blessing upon the sessions of the con- vention and asked that the business of the day might be transacted in a seemly and proper manner and with a spirit of charity and kindly feeling. another snarl over some unfinished busi- ness, left over from Jast evening, a change in the constitution providing for methods of making amendments to document. After holding votes it was decided that was lost by a vote of BU reading of the report of of Minnesota was called for. Fj ll gs g i BF ? i f it? to the disadvantages by the trouble in also touched in no measured the “eligibility clause” in the consti! which furnishes the bon i i ¥ A g a He accompanied resolutions sharply deprecating of strife which seemed to prevail in society and in the national board, It decided by vote that there should discussion of the report. Otherwise would probably have been some marks made, and even as it was, several ladies who tried by to secure a hearing, but they pelled to sit down by the spirit of the chairman's gavel. ‘The Storm Breaks. But all the confusion that had fore was sisterly love, peace and compared to that which ensued point in the program. The storm a cloud no larger than a lady's question as to the proper order A number of delegates, among McLeaa, who showed herself to ful tactician, took the ground meeting of the morning was a con meeting from last night, and that the hess icft undone then should be considered as unfinished business —— up for ac- lion prior to the election of officers. it was a merry war, one of the liveliest Seen in any convention in this city in | years. Women were on their feet in all parts of the house tryin te seman ® hear- ing, and ail talking at the sam ye. T ere were cries of all sorts, cheers and groans. Such a scene of disorder does 10 often take piace in a church in any city. Owing to the noise and confusion it was | absolutely impossible for the reporters who sat in the front of the platiorm, to make an | intelligent report of the proceedings at tais | time. It came about through a question of per- sonal privilege made by Mrs. Cabell, asking that she be granted an opportunity to ad- dress the congress for a few minutes. The chairman ruied that the privilege could ot be granted except by unanimous consent, In- Stead of unanimous consent a motion to grant Mrs. Cabell the courtesy of the house | Was defeated by a large majority. ‘Then there was another row, which was participated in by almost all the delegates at the same time. Bhis was settled, for a moment only, by the discovery by one of the delegates that as Mrs. Cabell was an ex-official of the society she had a perf. right to speak, granted her by the constit tion, The wordy war began all over again. Points for Congress. “Madame chairman,” said a delegate im g Sfe ig Hale i t § elelis rletseaiete