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2 his was a matter of sentiment or dollars and cents. “It is a Mttle of both,” replied Mr. Cum- mings. “If the wreck were reclaimed by a wrecking company the salvage would amount to as much as is carried by this bil” He went on to expiain the purpose of the vill, its limitations and urgency. “If she is rebuilt,” asked Mr. Simpson, bs she be serviceable?” ndoubtedly,” replied Mr. Cummings. Mr. Kilgore Wants the Regular Order Mr. Kilgore ascertaining that this was the bill pushed by Mr. Geissenhaimer yes- terday made a few observations upon mem- bers who blocked legislation by refusing to vote and then wanted to legislate by unanimous consent. He demanded the reg- ular order. The regular order was the vote on the adoption of the special order to limit debate on (ie seigniorage bill to two hours, on which the quorum had failed last night and the clerk cailed the roll. Exactly a quorum voted and the special order was adopted, 166-13. The long strug- gle was over and a vote upon Mr. Bland’s bill was assured. Immediately upon the announcement of the vote the Speaker declared that in uc- cordance with the provisions of the order just adopted the bill would be open for debate and amendment for two hours. Mr. Bland was recognized and offered a sub- stitute for the original bill. Mr. Bland’s Substitate. The first section is identical with the first section of the original bill, except that the cainage is to proceed as fast as “pos- sible” instead of “practicable.” The sub- stitute for the second section reads: After the coinage provided for in the first section (the seigniorage) the remainder of the silver bullion purchased in pursuance of the act of July 14, 18W), shall be coined into legal tender standard silver dollars as far as possible, and the coin shall be held for redemption of the treasury notes issued against such bullion. As fast as the bullion shall be coined for the redemption of said notes the notes shall not be reissued, but shall be canceled in amounts equal to the coin held derived from coinage herein vided for, and silver certificates shall be issued on such coin in manner now pro- vided for by the law. Provided that this act shali not be construed to change extst- THE EVENING STAR, THURSDAY, MARCH 14, “Boss” McKane on His Way to Sing Sing. JUDGE BARRETT REFUSED A STAY Departure From New York This Afternoon. THE CHIEF IS RESIGNED BROOKLYN, L. L, March 1.—At the sait| this morning it was said that no one had called on McKane up to 9:30 o'clock. Sher- iff Buttling said he would take McKane to Sing Sing today early. When questioned several times as to the exact time he would remove McKane the sheriff finally blurted out: “I'll take him down the steps of this (Jail at five minutes after 12 o'clock.” There was a rumor that McKane had left the jail early this morning so as evade re- Porters, but Sheriff Buttling’s statement put an end to that rumor. McKane spent his last night In Raymond street jail as comfortably as he could un- der the circumstances. He is resigned to his fate and said that he was tired of the delays and the worry over them and would be content to have the suspense all over. He was disappointed that he did not see his wife, who was expected at the jail last evening, but he felt consoled by the visit of his blind son. The visit of his brother James had also served to cheer him and satisfy him that his business affairs at Gravesend were in good order. McKane was taken to Sing Sing at 2:15. An attempt was to secure a stay from Judge Barrett, but it was refused. The counsel for McKane moved heaven and earth to procure a stay for the con- LATE NEWS BY WIRE, | LoRo- DUFFERIN’S RECALL law relating to the legal tender char- | Victed “chief of Gravesend.” ‘The compact coe or mote of redemption of existing | entered into by the lawyers on both sides treasury notes under the: act of 1890. A/| yesterday was lived up to, but it was un- sufficient sum of money is appropriated to| derstood that the lawyer, Charles Brooks, carry into effect the provisions of the act. | would move for a stay before Judge Ear- Amendments Offered. Mr. Outhwaite offered an amendment to strike out the second section of the sub- stitute. Mr. Johnson of North Dakota of- fered an amendment to the original bill authorizing the Secretary of the Treasury to afford the standard silver dollars the same rights as to redemption and exchange now accorded to subsidiary silver coins. Mr. Strauss of New York offered as an amendment to the amendment the follow- ing: “That the Secretary of the Treasury be, and he is hereby, authorized to issue from time to time coupon and registered bonds of the United States in denomina- tions of twenty dollars and multiples of that sum, payable in coin after five years from date, and bearing interest at a rate not exceeding 3 per centum per annum, payable quarterly in coin, and to sell and dispose of the same at not less than par in coin, and the proceeds of such bonds shall be paid into the treasury and be held ard used for the purposes now authorized by law.” Mr. Strauss’ Explanation. Mr. Bland made the point of order that Mr. Strauss’ amendment to the amendment Was not germane. Mr. Strauss was recog- nzed to show why he considered the amend- ment germane. He began to speak, seem- ingly on the general merits of the bill, and Messrs. Bailey and Fithian made the point of order that he was not speaking to the question at issue, but the Speaker allowed him to proceed. He argued that any emend- ment which was designed to place it in the power of the Secretary of the Treasury to maintain the parity of all classes of cur- rency must be germane to a bill designed to increase the necessity for a larger re- serve by increasing the obligations against it. Mr. Reed suggested that as both the bill's amendments were designed to meet the deficit caused by the Wilson bill, the one should be germane to the other. . The Speaker returned pleasantly that the suggestion hardly helped the chair in his decision. He thereupon sustained the point of order and ruled the amendment out on the ground that it was not germane. As to a Bond Amendment. Mr. Cummings asked if the chair ruled that any amendment iooking to an issue of bonds would be ruled out. The chair re- Plied that the ruling was not so broad as that, and Mr. Cummings gave notice that he would offer a bond amendment later. Mr. Cannon iil.) then offered as an amendment, in lieu of Mr. Stevens’ 2mend- ment, the so-called Windom proposition for bullion redemption at the current mar- ket rate of silver of bullion certificates, which was discussed in the Fifty-first Con- gress. It was also ruled out on the ground that it was not germane. Mr. Bland ©x; ius the Substitute. Mr. Abbott offered another amendment to the amendment relating to the coinage of the silver in the treasury. Mr. Bland then took the floor in support of his substitute. He explained the second section of the substitute. It made the coinage of the re- mainder of the bullion in the treasury begin fter the coining of the seigniorage, and specific proviso is 1 to the effect that nothing in this a shall be deemed to change or alter existing law as to the legal tender character or de of redemption of the treasury notes. This would set at rest all controversy and m on that point. To Retire Treasury Notes. Mr. Outhwaite of Ohio, arguing against the second section of the original bill and the substitute, said its purpose was to re- tire the existing treasury m There was not gold enough in the treasury to redeem one-third of t? and the enacic Johnson of Nort his amendment, it was ab- solutely necessary if the declared policy of the government to maintain all classes of our currency at par were to be kept in force. Not to adopt his be to dishonor the national credit. Mr. Simpson declared that to strike out the second section or adopt Mr. Jonson's amendment (which would make silver dol-| lars redeemable in gold) would be another Sreat strike tn the direction of plutocracy. Mr. Dunn of New Jersey denounced the attempts on the part of some of the so-call- ed demoeratic leaders to bulldoze those of their colleagues who did not agree with them on this measure. Mr. Abbott (Texas) explained and advocat- ed his amendment, which, he said, was Gesigned to redeem the democratic pledges im regard to the coinage of silver. May Cause a Panic. Mr. C. W. Stone (Pa.) called attention to the fact that the substitute as drawn gave euthority to issue silver certificates in ad- wance of the coinage to the amount of $85,000,000. If you advertise this fact to the country, and the fact that they are ex- changeable under the recent decision of At- torney General Olney for nothing except @ilver @ panic will be caused in this ‘The Voting Begins. The voting began in the House at 2:50 D.m. Mr.Abbott’s amendment to the amend- ment of Mr. Johnson was lost without di- vision. The Johnson amendment was also lost—71-156. The Outhwaite Amendment. ‘The vote was then taken on Mr. Outh- waite’s amendment to the Bland substi- tute, to strike out the second section pro- a for the coinage of the remainder of the silver bullion inthe treasury. It was lost, 64-139. The yeas and nays were de- manded. DISTRICT CONGRESS. Mr. McKaig has introduced a bill in the House to pay the heirs of the late Wm. Bladen of the District of Columbia, $4,000 for property taken and destroyed during the war. +2 + Fourth-Class Postm: rs. The total number of fourth-class post- Masters appointed today was fifty-one. Of this number thirty-five were to fill vacan- cles caused by death and resignation and the remainder by removals. Se Increasing Daties. The U. S. con+ul at San Salvador reports to the Department of State that the presi- dent of Salvador has levied a tax of twenty-five cents gold per 100 pounds on all goods heretofore imported free, save corn, rice, beans and sait. The existing taxes on dutiabie commodities also have been increased by the same amount, the Proceeds to be applied to the building of | the railroad f1 rom Lauman to San Miguel. | rett in the court of oyer and terminer im New York at one minute after 12 o'clock. The fee he was to get in case he procured a stay is said to have been $25,000. Mr. McKane’s friends came in droves to the Raymond street jail all through the morning. Dr. J. F. O. Hill, McKane's fam- ily physician, will accompany the party to Sing Sing, or will make an effort to induce Warden Durstin to allow the prisoner the privilege of retaining his goatee, as Mc- Kane ts suffering from bronchial trouble. Precisely at 12 o'clock the prison gate swung open, and a carriage drawn by a pair of horses drew up before the jatl. A peculiarly long route was taken to reach the bridge, evidently to kill time and to give Lawyer Brooke sufficient opportunity jto make his appeal to Judge Barrett in New York. At 2 o'clock McKane and party were at the Grand Central station, ready to take a train in fifteen minutes unless the stay was granted. Judge Barrett refused the stay, and Mc- Kane is now on his way to Sing Sing. — BANKS RUNNING AGAIN, Better State of Affairs in Milwaukee Business Circles MILWAUKEE, Wis., March 1.—With the reopening of the Commercial Bank today and the resumption of the Plankinton Bank within a few days, all of the Milwaukee barks which suspended during the panic last summer, with the exception of the Scuth Side Savings Bank, will again be in operation. The creditors of all the banks are to be paid in full, under a system of time extensions for a period df two years. In the case of the South Side Bank the unpreferred creditors will receive little or nothing. MURDERED BY A Mother and Hi Down With an Axe. NEW BRUNSWICK, N. J., March 1.— | Last night two negroes, Moore Baker and | Wm. Thompson, entered the home of John Baker, at Franklin Park, six miles west of this city, for the purpose of robbery. | Upon being discovered by Mrs. Baker, | who was up with a sick child, the robbers | killed both her and the child with an ax. Mr. Baker then sprang from the bed and shot ore negro dead and fatally wounded the second with an ax. Baker was reported to have had a large sum of money in the house. When the first burglar was killed, the | Second sprang at Baker and cut his nose | BURGLARS. off. Baker is a well-known and wealthy farmer and a strong and robust man. A man who came to Brunswick to sum- mon the coroner told a portion of the story. THE IRON TRADE. How Recent Big Sales of the Ore Are Regurded. CLEVELAND, Ohio, March 1.—The Iron Trade Review this week says: The feature of the week in iron was the} purchase of large blocks of Bessemer ore by the Carnegie Steel Company and other | buyers, making the total thus far bought for ISM delivery something less than 2,000,- | 000 tons. Prices are on the basis establish- ed by the recent Norris sales, discouraging | to the seller and giving little satisfactica | to the buyer, since $2.75 for Gogebic Besse- | mers and prices proportfonately low for | Vermillion ores mean that Bessemer pig and the whole Ine of steel products are to be on a tree trade basis for months to com - | and that Mabor’s hardships are to be pro- or it i, with no immediate promise of better gS. Viewed from another standpoint these | large sales for the primary material have | |an aspect less discouraging. The basis of cost having thus been fixed for furnace men they may in turn be able to stimulate | more generous buying for future needs | among their customers. Outside the ore! market the week has developed few changes. —e_ THE LANCASTER EXPLOSION. Police at Sen as to the Perpetrator—A Reward Offered. LANCASTER, Pa., March 1.—Upon the facts about last night’s dynamite outrage being generally known this morning the house of Mr. Baker was viewed by thousands of curious sightseers. An examination of the house by daylight shows the damage to be comparatively small and leads to the conclusion that the fiend is a stranger in the use of dynamite and did not know how to place the bomb to do the most ef- fective work. Several pieces of the bomb were found a block away this morning. The only motive ascribed is pure fiendishness. The police are totally at sea as to the identity of the perpetrator of the outrage. Dr. Baker this afternoon offered a reward of $1,000 for the arrest and conviction of the miscreant. — PERILS OF SALT LAKE CITY. Wild Animals From the Mounta: Roam Through the Streets. SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, March 1.— Mountain lions, coyotes -and other wild| game, driven out of the mountains by the} extraordinary snow, are prowling about the streets of this city. Yesterday two mountain lions killed a large horse within the city limits; another trotted through the street of a residence portion of the city. Two hunters a few days ago killed a moun- tain sion in this city that measured nine | feet and weighed 800 pounds. —__ THE TOWN ON THE BAY. A Charter Wanted for Beach. Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. ANNAPOLIS, Md., March 1—Mr. T. W. Tyner, superintendent of the Washington | and Chesapeake Beach Railroad Company, | and Messrs. George S. Chase and Jas. W. | Owens, attorneys for the same corporation, were here today to ask the passage of a bill | Chesapeake from Washington to Chesapeake Beach by the Ist of July. 2 Good News for Workmen. EASTON, Pa., March 1.—The Lehigh Val- ley railread shops at South Easton, which for several months, were today ordered on | full time. Over 600 men are employed in the shops. | amount of securities Reported in Paris That Carnot Has De- mended It, The British Ambassador Said te Be Mixed Up in the Princess D’Orleans- DAunay Affair. PARIS,March 1.—This city has been treat- ed today to a notoriously anglophobe Co- carde sensation. ‘The newspaper mentioned says that Pres- ident Carnot by an autograph letter sent to London by special courier has demanded that Queen Victoria recall the British am- | bassador, the Marquis of Dufferin, stating that otherwise the British ambassador would receive his passport. ‘This ultimatum is said to have been ac- companied by documents showing that Lord Dufferin had played a leading role in the scandal disclosed by the Figaro, and im- plicating the Princess Marie D'Orleans, wife of Prince Waldemar of Denmark, and the Count D’Aunay, recently French ambas- sador at Copenhagen. The sensational story also says that the Princess and Count D’Aunay were merely the unconscious tools of others, adding that President Carnot knows the sum of money which the British embassy paid in connec- tion with the scheme to obtain the czar’s views of a Franco-Russian understanding. BISA REED MR. GLADSTONE SPEAKS. The Nation, He S: » is Higher Than the House of Lords. LONDON, March 1.—Mr. Gladstone enter- ed the house of commons at 3:30 p. m. to- day and was loudly cheered. The premier took his accustomed seat be- tween Sir Wm. Vernon Harcourt, chancel- lor of the exchequer, and Mr. John Morley, chief secretary for Ireland. So soon as Mr. Gladstone was able to do so he entered into a whispered consultation with Sir Wm. Harcourt and seemed to be very much in earnest in regard to the sub- ject of their conversation. Mr. Gladstone frequently consulted a small document which was handed to him by the chancellor of the exchequer. The premier adjusted his pince-nez and seemed to read’ the paper handed to him without any difficulty. In the meantime, Lord Rosebery, the secretary of state for foreign affairs, took @ front seat in the peers’ gallery. The entrance of Lord attract- ed much attention and caused considerable comment. After the questions had been disposed of the speaker, the Right Hon. Arthur Well- esly Peel, put the question that the house of fords amendments to the local govern- ment bill be considered. Mr. Gladstone then arose and addressed the house, speaking in full, resonant voice, which occasionally was marred by a slight huskiness. But, in spite of this slight huskiness, Mr. Gladstone spoke throughout with marvelous energy and vigor. During the course of his speech, the premier said that the government felt that this operation of sending and resending a bill from one house to another had continued long enough. (Loud and prolonged cheering and much laughter.) When Mr. Gladstone was again about to resume speaking he said: ‘To continue the process would be loss of dignity to both houses and the government has de- elded to stop the operation and take a de- elded course.” Mr. Gladstone then reviewed the action of the house of lords in the past and said: “We have now reached an acute stage. It appears that the house of lords agsires to annihilate the whole work of the house of commons. “In regard to the present bill, the gov- ernment desires to save something from the wreck, and, therefore, accepted the amend- ments; but with the declaration that the difference between the houses is not of a temporary or casual nature. This state of things, I am compelled to say, cannot con- tinue.” (Loud and prolonged applause.) “The issues raised between the assembly elected by the votes of the people and the assembly occupied by many men of virtue and talents are of considerable variety. (Laughter.) “No doubt there is a higher authority than the house of commons—namely, the authority of the nation (loud cheers), which must in last resort decide. (Re- newed cheers, loud opposition cries of ‘at_once.") “When that judgment is to be invited is | @ question which the government alone can | decide.” At the conclusion of Mr. Gladstone’s re- marks he asked the house to accept the house of lords’ amendments to the bill. — GLADSTONE’S RESIGNATION. ys It Cannot Long Be Delayed. LONDON, March 1. At 4 o’clock this afternoon Mr. Glad- stone’s secretary informed the Associated Press that the resignation of the premier cannot long be delayed. Continuing, Mr. Littleton said that at the audience which Mr. Gladstone had at Buck- Ingham palace yesterday with the queen he referred to the increasing difficulties which he experienced owing to his falling eyesight, deafness and age, and told her majesty that he could not long continue to bear the re- sponsibilities of the premiership. satreiel. aan Loan Association: New York. ALBANY, N. Y., March 1.—In the senate this morning the senate general laws com- His Secretary | mittee reported Senator Stapleton’s build- ing and loan association bill, favored by the national loan associations and opposed by the local associations. in this state on depositing $25,000 in money or a certificate of the deposit of a like in the home state. ‘The bill went on the order of the second reading. ac ati tat The bill allows as-| sociations from other states to do business | Charitable Contribution by Convicts. | BALTIMORE, March 1.—The prisoners of the Maryland penitentiary have contributed nearly $500 to the cause of charity. The sums contributed ranged from 25 cents to %5. There was one donation of $10. One of the men gave $25, but the warden did not think it proper that he should contribute so large an amount and reduced it to $5. — A New York Horseman’s Death. SYRACUSE, N.Y., March 1.—Henry E. Filkins, one of the best known horsemen in central New York, died at his home here last night. Pneumonia was the cause of his death. Mr. Filkins was a member of the firm of Burlick & Filkins, pool sellers, who have leases of several tracks in the central New York trotting circuit. —_—_—-—_ West Virginia’s Debt. Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. RICHMOND, Va., March 1.—In the house providing for a settlement with West Vir- ginia of the portion of the debt of this commonwealth which that state should | Cruikshank, but failed to answer. The jus- bear. was defeated by a vote of 54 to 38, and all substitutes to the measure were re- jected. ee Committee Assignments. Speaker Crisp has announced the fol- | lowing committee assignments: Represen- tative Strauss of New York on reform of civil service and on pensions, Mr. Tur- ner of Virginia on elections of President and Vice President and pensions, Mr. Mc- Ettrick of Massachusetts on elections of President and Vice President, Mr. Fielden of New Jersey and Mr. Gresham of Texas on interstate and foreign commerce. —— State Bank Tax Repeal. At its next meeting the House committee on banking and currency will decide wheth- er three bills before it to repeal the tax on the circulation of state banks will be re- ported to the House for action. There are | three bills, which have been fully discussed in the committee, but no action upon them yet taken. They were presented by Rep- resentatives Walker of Massachusetts, Warner of New York, and Springer of Iili- nois, the chairman of the committee. This morning Representative Warner on behalf | to charter the town of Chesapeake Beach, | of a subcommittee made a favorable re-| | in Calvert county. Mr. Tyner says that his| port to the committee of a bill by Repre- | | road will be finished and running trains | sentative Cooper of Indiana for subjecting | the national treasury notes to the same taxes which are imposed by the states on other money. mi inn Released on Bail. George E. Wynkoop, a young white man, Firman R. Horner on the 12th of last month, was released this morning from jail on a bond of gvu, have been working but four days a week | Charged with the embezzlement of $2 from | | ment for a witness in the divorce case of of delegates today the senate resolution | 1894-TWELVE PAGES. URGING APPOINTMENT. Mr. Davis and Mr. Norris Have Can- didates for the Collectorship. Mr. Jas. L. Norris and Mr. Henry E. Davis, delegates to the last democratic national convention, took an active hand today in the contest for the Georgetown collectorship. They are not working alto- gether in harmony, however. They each had a talk with Secretary Carlisle on the subject toduy, but at different times. Mr. Davis argued in favor of the appointment of Wm. H. Manogue and mentioned Com- missioner Ross and Mr. Calderon Carlisle as two of his supporters. He had a pa- tlent hearing for five minutes. Later Mr. Norris got an audience with the Secretary and undertook to convince him that Mr. Wm. E. Hutchins was the best man for the place. The Secretary said he would consider the claims of both men _and would submit his conclusion to the President. ———-2 American Wheat in Italy. The U. S. consul at Florence, Italy, re- Porting to the Department of State upon the market for American wheat in Italy says the Tuscans would be very glad to use American flour if the price permitted. To compete with the native flour the American miller must sell his wheat at $2.50 per 2.63 bushels, as the price at the railway station in Florence is $4.05 for a like quantity. The duty and incidental expenses is 30 cents and the allowance for actual depreciation of American flour is 30 cents. The consul says that mone- tary exchange is perhaps the one draw- back to the introduction of American wheat flour. The actual rate of exchange is now about 14 per cent. As soon as finencial conditions in Italy shall have reached a more normal condition and the premium on gold shall have been greatly reduced there will be an excellent market for American flour in Italy, although the government contemplates the imposition | of an import tax, which may make it dif- ficult. The U. S. consul at Palestine reports that he finds two decided difficulties in the way of the introduction of American flour at that point—first, a small demand on the part of the people for a better article than they produce and second, the long distance which the American flour must travel. as Raising the Kearsarge. The wrecking companies appear to be ac- tively interesting themselves in the propo- sition to float the Kearsarge off Roncador Reef. Although the bill making the nec- essary appropriation has not yet passed the House, Secretary Herbert has received of- fers to attempt the work from the Merritt Wrecking Company of New York, the Bos- ton Towboat Company, the Davis Coast Wrecking Corporation of New Bedford, Mass.; Louts Luckenbach of New York, and the Chapman Derrick and Wrecking Com- pany of New York. The offers made are upon all kinds of conditons and for different prices, but the figures will not be stated at the Navy Department. —————————— For Residence Purposes, Acting upon the report of Surgeon Gen- eral Tryon, Secretary Herbert has decided to ask Congress for authority to convert the abandoned Naval Hospital at Annapolis into flats for the residence of officers sta- tioned at the Naval Academy. The acad- emy grounds were recently extended, and the new hospital buliding placed on adja- cent property. It is now unoccupied, and is fast going to decay, merely from lack of attention. "+ e+ To Adjou Until Monday. In the Senate this afternoon, on motion of Mr. Vest, it was agreed that the Senate should adjourn from today until Monday. This is to enable the finance committee to work undisturbed on the tariff bill, which was recommitted to it last evening by the democratic caucus. ——___+«.+—___ In ation. Collector Kilbreth of New York was at the Treasury Department today in confer- ence with Secretary Carlisle and Assistant Secretary Hamlin in regard to the proposed reorganization of the customs service at New York, in accordance with the recom- mendations of the Fairchild commission, including the abolition of the offices of naval officer and surveyor. —————— Chief Clerk, Mr. Montgomery Cumming, a $1,400-clerk in the third auditor's office, was today ap- pointed chief clerk of the life saving bu- reau, vice Mr. D. S. Jones, deceased. a More Milk Cases. Sanitary Inspector Shepherd of the health department, who has been detailed to gather samples of milk for Prof. Hird, the chemist, has gathered many samples during the past few days, and Prof. Hird has been kept busy examining the milk in his laboratory. Much to his surprise, his investigation showed that much of the milk was highly adulterated, some of it containing 50 per cent of water. And all the milk so found was not adulterated by the local dealers, but in several instances the shippers put in the water, as the samples were obtained at the depots before the cans had been delivered by the railroad. There is no law here under which adulter- ated milk so found may be thrown away, although Prof. Hird thinks there should be such a law. Some of the persons to whom such milk has been shipped have been no- tifled of the character of the eupply, and have notified the shippers not to send them any more of the liquid. While milk of poor quality has been found at the de- Pots, some of the same kind has been found at places of business, and some prosecu- tions will soon follow. ——-_—_—_ Mysterious Lodger. Last night Mr. E. Hayes, who lives at No. 915 E street northwest, where he rents reoms, returned home about 11:30 o'clock | and took his wife a box of strawberries. Soon after his arrival there a well-dressed | man appeared and paid for a night’s lodg- | ing. He inquired for the location of the toilet room and informed Mr. Hayes that he need not be alarmed should he hear him up during the night. The man went to h*s room and Mr. Hayes and his wife sat up fo enjoy the berries. About mid- night a noise was heard, but Mr. Hayes thinking the wind was probably causing the doors to rattle paid no attention to what he heard. But the noise continued so long that he went to make an inspection and to his surprise he found that the lodger had departed. Doors of the house, as well as of the bureau in the room, had been broken and clothing was found scat- tered in all directions, as though the man who committed the depredation had a‘ tempted to imitate “Jack the Slasher. | The lights in the house from the roof to the basement had been extinguished, but nothing was stolen. —— To Get a Witness. In Equity Court, Division 2, this morning Justice Hagner was asked for an attach- Dabney against Dabney. Ella Matthews had been regularly served with a summons to appear as witness before Examiner tice directed an attachment, on which she was arrested and brought in, and she was directed to appear and testify, and he re- served any further question as to costs. >. — Mr. Nixon's Death. Information has been received here of the death of Mr. Wm. A. Nixon at Albany, N. | ¥., yesterday. Mr. Nixon had resided with his family at Glendale, Prince George’s county, Md., and was well known in the District and in Ohio and New York. He was | over seventy years of age and formerly was extensively engaged in the agricultural implement manufacture at Alliance, Ohio, but settled in this section over thirty years ago. Latterly, with his sons, he had been engaged in a redslate quarry at Middle Granville, Washington county, N. Y. About the first of the year he was thrown out of a sleigh and one of his legs was broken, and he was then taken to a hospital in Albany, where his death occurred. He leaves a widow and two sons, one of whom has been with his mother for some time. ee A Painful Accident. Carl Hardy, a young man from Concord, N. H., met with a painful accident in the dairy lunch room under the McGill build- ing yesterday. He was working in the lunch room and was carrying a bucket of gasoline, when he stumbled and fell. He was near the stove at the time and the fluid ignited. The flames caught the young man’s clothing, and, in addition to destroy- ing his wearing apparel, painfully burned him about the face and hands. He went to the Emergency Hospital for treatment, and later in the afternoon he was sent to Providence Hospital by Sanitary Officer Frank. THE MATTHEWS SHOOTING Witnesses Tell of Shoemaker’s Orime Near Tenleytown. Today's Testimony in Court—Borrow- ing a Gun and Retarning It After the Shooting. The trial of John E. Shoemaker, charged with the murder of Thomas E. Matthews, a young colored man, near Tenleytown, on the o0th of last September, was resumed before Judge Cole, in Criminal Court, No. 2, this morning. Yesterday afternoon, after The Star’s report closed, Policeman Hartman identified the gun, a single-barreled breech- loader, with which the shooting is «lleged to have been done, and Mrs. Helen Kiefer, living near the scene of the tragedy, testi- fied that Shoemaker came to her house about 12:30 the night of the shooting, and asked for her husband's gun, saying that some one was robbing him. She gave him the gun and had hardly walked upstairs, when she heard the report of a gun near by. Shoemaker almost immediately return- ed the gun he borrowed, and, placing it on the porch, said: “Here is the gun.” W. G. Kiefer, the husband of the preceding wit- ness, identified the gun as his, stating that he handed It to Officer the next morning. Lucy Matthews, a sister of the man killed, stated that she heard her brother cry out as if in pain or trouble and upon going down the road saw her brother com- ing toward her, followed by Shoemaker. ‘The men went under the shade of some trees and then she saw a flash and heard the report of a gun. Shoemaker made off, and witness, after calling to her brother and receiving only a moan in reply, started off for assistance. Today’s Testimony. This morning Mr. Kiefer was recalled and testified as to distances between the different points at and near the scene of the tragedy. In answer to an inquiry by Judge Cole he said that he had his gun about a year, but was not certain that Shoemaker knew that he had it. At this point District Attorney Birney stated that he wished the attendance of three absent witnesses, and asked for a re- cess until 1 o'clock in order that he might have them in court. His request was grant- ed, and a recess taken until that time. Mrs. Annie E. Smith was the first witness called upon the reconvening of court after recess, and she stated that she knew Shoe- maker, and on the night of the shooting was awakened by hearing Hyson, the coloz- ed man who was with Shoemaker and Mat- thews the night of the shooting, tell Shoe- maker to go home to his wife. She did not hear his reply, and she went back to bed, @ few minutes later hearing the report of a gun. Getting up, she looked out of the window and saw a man lying in her front yard. At first the man lying in the yard was the only person she saw, but foon Barnes and Hyson came up and asked wit- ness for a light, saying that Matthews had been shot. She gave them a lamp, but was too frightened to go out. The witness said that Matthews was ly- ing beneath -a branch willow tree. The man lay with his head toward her house, seemingly lying on his side. To Mr. Shillington Mr. Smith stated that persons standing under the tree could be seen from the road. Mystifying the Case. Aaron Dixon, a young colored man, testi- fied that he ilved back of the Broad Branch road, past Mr. Smith’s house, a little lane running back from the main road. On the night of the shooting he and his family heard quarreling on the main road and his sister-in-law, Lucy Matthews, a sister of the man killed, started out to see about it. Witness also went out and on the way heard some one say three times: “Will, bring me the gun.” He had rot gone far when he heard the report of a@ gun. He hastened on, meeting Lucy Matthews coming back. He went on to Mrs. Smith's yard, where he fou.d Mat- thews lying on his back in the yard. Found Him Dead. To Mr. Shillington Dixon said the first words he heard were, “Wait. Hold him till I get there.” He did not recognize the voice. The witness was subjected to a lengthy cross-examination, but nothing new was developed, and Mrs. Matilda Snowden, the mother of the man killed, was called tc the stand. She suid her son was twenty years and six months old. She had come home a short time previous to the shooting with her daughter Lucy and others. She went home, and shortly after- ward Lucy came running up, saying that her brother had been, shot. “I ran down to him as fast as I could,” explained the witness, “and when I got to him I took his head in my arms and asked him to speak to me. But he did not an- rie} me, and then I saw that my boy was dead.” Helen Dixon, a sister of the man killed, next testified, and said that she heard Hy- son talking very loud on the road a short | time before the shot was fired. The sister and husband of the witness went out to the scene of the shooting, but witness did not. She heard some one cry out three times: “Will, bring me the gun.” She heard no other expression. Upon the conclusion of the testimony of Mrs. Dixon District Attorney Birney an- nounced the close of the case for the guv- ernment, and Mr. Goode made the siate- ment to the jury of the case for the pris- oner. —_<—__. Bank Receivers Appointed. The controller of the currency today ap- pointed receivers of insolvent national banks as follows: Mr. Henry P. Hilliard of Austin, Texas, receiver of the First Na- tional Bank of Llana, Texas, which sus- pended payment on the Sth instant. Mr. Robert P. Williams of Fayette, Mo., re- ceiver of the American National Bank of Springfield, Me., which suspended payment on the 14th instant. ———————-2+____. Postmasters Appointed. The total number of fourth-class post- masters appointed today was thirty-eight. Of this number twenty-four were to fill vacancies caused by death and resignation. J. W. Colona was appointed at Tasley, Va., vice H. C. White, jr., removed. Praise for the Post Office Department. Postmaster General Bissell has received a letter from Dr. von Stephan, secretary of state for the post office department of Germany, complimenting the department on its exhibit at the world’s fair. The de- partment has been asked to secure models of the dog team used for carrying mails over the snow in Michigan and the old Rocky mountain stage coach. Both of these were exhibited at the fair. The models are wanted for exhibition in Germany's postal museum. The Postmaster General will probably grant the request, as the models will be paid for by the German govern- ment. Models of the United States railway postal cars were sent to Germany by the department two years ago. They cost that country $1,000 each. —_—_—_—_+.+-_____ Door Open and They Walked Out. Six prisoners confined in the county jail at Fort Dodge, Ia., escaped Tuesday night. Three of the number were under indictment for taking part in a riot at Dayton, in which Marshal Larson of that place was killed. One of the prisoners named Mur- phy, in for burglary, was captured yester- day. He says the deputy sheriff failed to lock the main door, and all they had to do was walk out. Paris Winter, supposed to have shot Marshal Larson, and four others refused to accept the opportunity to escape and remained in jail. The officials have not yet captured the other five. Sa Transfers of Real Estate. Deeds in fee have been filed as follows: W. E. Edmonston to D. Coyne, pt. 27, sq. 106; $4,111.87. W. R. Hodges to R. Gold- schmid, pt. 5, sq. 769; $-. Ann R. Riley to game, do.; $-. C. W. Hoffman to Ellen B. Spofford, lot 16, blk. 3, Washington Heights; $—. Augustine Reed to H. E. Baker, sub 100, sq. 364; $. J. W. Carroll to O. A. Wililams, sub 24, blk. 13, Le Droit Park; $2,600, A. B. Hines to J. M. McKee, ‘bs 17 and 18, sq. 104; $. L. A. Barr to Annabel L, Atkins, sub 138, sq. 195; &. ——— “Old Hutch” to Tend Bar. Benjamin Peterson Hutchinson, “Old Hutch,” will make his debut in a white coat and an apron to match at a saloon on Van Buren street on Saturday next, says a Chicago special. Men are putting the house in order for the reception of Mr. Hutchinson. All yes- terday morning he was superintending op- erations. So delighted was he with his new station that he would not keep away from it. FINANCE AND TRADE. Washington Rumors Cause Sugar to Fluctuate. BUYING SPIRITED EARLY INTHE DAY 23. The Grangers Continue to’ Make | Gains. | GENERAL MARKET REPORTS. —_-- | | Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. | NEW YORK, March 1.—Harly trading was quite spirited this mornii were advanced in proportion to the demand, which unfortunately stopped a trifle short of pronounced improvement. Fractional gains were recorded throughout the regular | Ust, and favoritism was less conspicuous than usual. London was a trifle below our closing, and sold a few stocks on this side, but not in sufficient amounts to in- fluence local trading. | Friends of sugar seem to have with- drawn their support temporarily, and in consequence the price was permitted to gravitate slowly toward a lower level. The | delay in the Senate is being construed both | for and against the interests of this prop- | erty, and as both arguments are equally Positive it is difficult to determine on which side to act. The strongest interests are ed on | the long side of the market, and for this | reason the room is inclined to take mod- | erate risks on the same side. After letting | the stock decline to Sl 1-4 a sharp upward turn was given it after midday by a rene’ al of buying, based on wired intelligen: from Washington foreshadowing the po. sibility of defeat for the present tariff bili. While this is a strong bull contingency, it is a trifle too remote to warrant purchasers, | as the discordant element is much more | likely to leave sugar on the free list than | to let their prejudices in that direction de- feat so strong a political measure. General Electric gained 1 1. per cent on @ continuation of the recently inaugu- rated buying movement in anticipation of an exceptionally good siatement within the next few days. The Grangers continue to hold their re- cent gains and are surprisingly strong, considering the narrowness of trading. St. Paul gained 5-8 per cent to 595-5. Burlington gained 5-8 to 77 7-5, and Rock Island gained 3-4 to 69. Manhattan ad- vanced 11-2 per cent on transactions of a few hundred shares and Western Union was conspicuously strong around 86 on continued buying by pool brokers. The Richmond Terminal reorganization Plan, expected to be announced late this afternoon, is generally regarded with muc favor and led to a sharp advance in ail the securities of that company, the bonds retiecting the brighter outlook The market for sterling exchange and continental bills was dull, with slight con- fons in rates. The supply of bills con- | tinues extremely small, but a decrease in the demand from remitters offsets this condition, The bears are still arguing in | 2 favor of early gold shipments, and predict | the next decline in stocks as a result of @ loss of gold to Europe. Bankers, while admitting the possibility of an outflow of gold, do not consider the subject of much | importance under existing conditions. ' Money rates are unchanged at 1 per cent on call and 2 1-2 to 8 1-2 per cent for long time loans. The clearing house statement shows exchanges, $70,360,941; balances, $5,579,629, and the subtreasury’s debit bal- ance, $562,346. | Under the leadership of sugar prices reached their highest level in the last hour, and the market throughout was the strong- est in mary weeks. Encouraging dis- patches from Washington continued to be received up to the close of business, and were responsible for the strength of closing ————_—_ Bank of Engia: Statement. | LONDON, March 1.—The statement of the | Bank of England, issued today, shows the following changes as compared with the Previcus account: Total reserve decreased durirg the week £80,000. Circulation increased £360,000; bullion in- | crease, £280,756; other securities increased | £2,442,000; other deposits increased £1,603, 000; public deposits increased £6,333, motes reserved decreased £117,000; govern- ment securities ae pe The proportion | of the Bank of Eng! reserve to lability | 1s 56.38 per cent. | —_—_. i Bank of France Statement. | PARIS, March 1.—The statement of the Bank of France, issued today, shows the following changes as compared with the Previous account: Notes in circulation in- creased during the week 42,150,000 franc: gold in hand increased 1,460,000 francs; bil discounted decreased 82,575,000 francs; sii- ver in hand decreased 75,000 francs. — Wheat Strong. CHICAGO, March 1.—Wheat was strong | today. May opened 1-4 higher at 59 3-4, and | after losing 1-4 sold up to 60 3-8 and held steady near 60 1-4. The Price Current fig- | ures showed a falling off from last year of 96,000,000 in the invisible wheat supply in this country, the firm cables, the decrease in the Liverpool stocks of 1,296,000 and the absence of snow protection from Illinois, Missouri, Indiana and western Kansas all aiding in firming up the market. The trad- | was not large and Mitchell & Brosseau tak some selling, but the offerings were well — FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL. The following are the opening, the highest and the lowest and the ciosing prices of the New York stock market today, as reported by Corson & Macartney, members New York stock exe . its Messrs. Moore & Schley, Open. High. Low. Close. | American Tobacco... | American Cotton Oil, Atchison .. Delaware and Hudson.. Denver and Rio Grande. Dis. and Cattle Feedin; General Electric Iilinois Central... Lake Shore Louisville and Nashville. Long Island... I, N. a. and Chi Manhattan Elevated.... Michigan Centrai. Missouri Pacific. National Lead Co. National Cordage Co National Cordage, pfd. New Jersey Centr: af York Central Phila. and Reading Puliman P. Car Co.. Texas Pacitic. Tenn. Coal and Iron. — Pacific . ‘abash .. Silver... Washington Stock Exchange. Sales—rerular cell—t —Unit Electric Light conv. 5s, Tang “hationst to und West End National Bauk. j Me. Government Bonds.—United States 4s, registered, coupon, 1007, 114 Mae anti anh Pulte Stas 5s 17 bid 11 ANd sevaxengesed strict of Columbia ‘Bonds.—20-year Funding 5s, 106% bid. 30-year — tegen tg eta Water stock currency 7s, 1901, 115. bid. Water stock currency 7s. 1 20 bid. 3.658, ‘Fund currency, 110 bid.” 3ig6, ‘reg. 2-108, 100 bid. Miscellaneous Bon ‘Washington and George- town Railroad conv. Ist, 135 bid, 150 asked. Washington and Georgetown Ral!road conv. x, 2d, 125 bid, 150 asked. Metropolitan Rutirond couy 8s, 100 ‘bid, 105 asked. Belt Railroad Ss, 82 Md. $2 asked. Eckings on Railroad 6s, 100 asked. Washington Gas Company €s, series A, 116 bt 125 asked. Washington Gas Company 117 bid, 125 asked. Washington Gas’ Company cour. €6, 125 bid. United States Electric Light eries | Ala. conv. Sa, Potomac curity 125 bid, and Treet Anerican 100 bid. Safe asked. Wash 12s asked. Aten bid, 135 asked. it omit and i 5 2p FE fi abe i Gi 47 bi. 49 United States Insurance St Franklin, 45 bid. Mer ei politan, © bid. Potomec, 75 bid. Arlington, 138 Wid. 165 asked. German’ American, 15 bid. National Union, 10 bid. 16 asked. ‘Columbia, 18 Wid, 16 ed. Riggs, 7 bid, 7% a ‘s, 5 wid, ¢ Miked.. Lincoln, bid. Ti a hs, asked. Colombia oat % . Colun Washington Title, Ty eed” O* OS TH Teleplone Stocks. Pennsylvania, 48 asked. Taespetke and Potomac. 40% id, 4 ved. matic Gun Cant ine ea = { if tec Haneous | Stocks.—Washington 2d folk and Wi a. ivy City and bizber—spot, ' 60%a60%: “March, 3 May, G3jn63%; steamer No. 2 red, G2%—recelpts, 2.557 bushels: shipments, 77.004 bush stock, wheat ¥% SoS ‘sip it bushels; ‘salen, 21; sonipl 5 Dusnels. 7 bushels: Te bd. 02s. : f ot 3a: sition sour ‘Unchanged. "Sugur schangeds atter unchanged. Eggs Bat TalT,. Cheese CHICAGO, Mareb 1, 1894. Oyen. High: “Low. “Close Fc 3s = a oi, ot ss, ha re | 36 Bi, 86g BUNS 28% 28, Sait ue aw att 1195 1195 11.85 Iwi Let 1197 TOI ToT 105 702 705 690 7 6% 69 GOS 665 605 605 6.05 62 820 412 615 615 615 61S 615 poco cent tn Cotton. High. Low. Close. 748 Tas 146 TBs Te TBs To T3e Te 7738 765 7.60 Te Tm TF T7779 7% 7.75 Range of the Thermometer. The following were the readings of ft! thermometer at the weather bureau today: 8 am., 31; 2 p.m. 52; maximum, 54; mini- mum, 48. —_——_—_ Child Marder. Officer Creagh of the sixth precinct foun@ the body of a colored female child in rear of 49 F street northwest. It was wrapped in a bag, and had its mouth stuffed with a wad of raw cotton. It was taken to the morgue. _— Cavalry Drill. ‘There will be a special drill of the troops of cavalry in the riding hall of Myer, 10 to 11:30 a.m. tomorrow. pear Gree Rei Gone to Alabama. left here this afternoon for Montgomery, where he relieves Capt. Price of charge of river and harbor improvements. Capt. Price will relieve Capt. Mahan of his duties in this city. —- > Filed Papers. The Washington Mask and Wig Club, for the presentation of operas and operettas and general entertainments, has filed a cer- tificate of incorporation, by Oliver C. Hine, Jacob Scharf, G. ‘Scharf, S. Hazen Bond and Thos. T. Cloward, the trustees for the first year. ——— Bailifs Appointed. Marshal Wilson has appointed as bailiffs Bernard P. Holmes and David K. Darr, aan a de a ce aed tes. —— Mr. Kernan’s License. This afternoon in the Police Court the case of James L. Kernan, proprietor of Kernan’s Lyceum Theater, charged with keeping an unlicensed variety theater, was calied for trial, Prosecuting Attorney Pugh appearing for the District and Mr. George C. Hazelton representing the defendant. At present Mr. Kernan pays $400 for liquor license, and he claims that he only has to take out the ordinary theater Meense, $100, on the theater, instead of the $500 variety theater license. Mr. Hazelton contends that the section \of law providing for the variety theater license is not applicable to this case. Judge Miller heard the case discussed and will hear arguments in the case Saturday morning. —- > Te His Brother. The will of the late Wolfgang Molzbeler- lein, filed today, leaves estate, with his in- terest in lunch room at 1231 C street north- west, conducted by him and Mrs. C. Evelyn Gilbert, to his brother, Michael Holzbeter- lein, who he names as executor. The U. S. S. Monocacy arrived at Shang- hal, China, yesterday. The Ranger has started for Corinto, and the Chicago from Naples for Smyrna. McKane’s Lievtenant on Trial. ‘The trial of Justice Kenneth F. Suther- lend, “Boss’ McKane’s chief henchman, was commenced at Brooklyn yesterday morn- ing. The general opinion seems to be that Sutherland will keep on following his leader, Unemployed in Brooklyn. The police of Brooklya have completed the census of the unemployed. The census shows that there are in the city 105,824 families affected by the prevailing depre sion in trade. Of this number 46,088 males are out of employment, 9.988 females ore out and 19,873 persons who are in absolute need of assistance. —oe——_—_—_ A Criminal Libel on Secretary Merton, The case of the commonwealth of Ne- braska against Z. T. White, charged with criminal libel against Secretary of Agri- culture J. Sterl' Morton and his son, the bel being in the hanging in effigy of the Secretary some six weeks ago, came up ‘braska City on Tuesday. A jury was MAT eth some dificulty and a number of witnesses testified, their evidence he- ing very damaging to White's case. The jury retired in the afternoon and were out but a few minutes when they returned with a verdict of “guilty as indicted.” The penalty for the offense ts a fine of $500 or six months in the county jail, or both, at the discretion of the court. The jury recommended leniency. ‘ - Tragedy on a Ferry Boat. As the result of a quarrel of Jong stand- ing, Charles H. Harlan, one of the leading democratic politicians of Callaway, Mo., Tuesday shot and killed Charles F. Moore, an equally well-known resident of Jeffer- son City, on the ferry boat plying between that city and Callaway county. coe — A curious growth with unusual results ts reported from Tombstone, Ariz. The rocts of a tree are said to have grown around a water pipe and caused it to break. Lake Michigan's mean depth is estimated at from 900 to 1,000 feet. Frankfort-on-the-Main is minus the num- ber 13 in her street numbers. A bar of steel costing 51 will make $330 worth of needles. London has more houses than Paris, New York, Berlin and Vienna put together, owing to the prevaience of flats in the latter cities,