Evening Star Newspaper, March 6, 1894, Page 2

THE EVENING STAR, TUESDAY, MARCH 6, 1 894-TWELVE PAGES. LATE NEWS BY WIRE. Violence From Idle Men at Youngs- town, Ohio. ATTACK MADE ON THE ELECTRIC CARS Threats of the Mob to Use Dy- | namite. A LOUD EXPLOSION POSS ara nea YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio, Mareh 6.—-At noon today the Youngstown Electric Street Railway Company. which has been tied up by a strike since Sunday morning, ran out the first car manned by a non-union crew. ‘The streets were crowded by thousands of idle mill men, who greeted the ap- pearance of the car with loud cries of “black sheep” and hurled epithets at the men on the car. No passengers were on board. When the car reached the public square @ wild rush was made for it by the crowd and in an instant every window pane was smashed to atoms. A heavy explosion has just occurred and it is feared that the mob have resortel to dynamite to blow up the cars, as they fhawe frequently threatened during the past two days. ——— TRIAL OF THE INDIAN The Big Ship Goes Out to Test Her Speed. PHILADCLPHIA, March %.—The new dattle ship Indiana started on he: prelimi- nary trial trip today. The big vessel left Cramp & Son's dry dock at 2.20, with Ed- win S. Cramp in charge of her. Besides a crew of 28 men, Edwin S. Cramp, Gen. L. F. Merrill, Dr. Lieber, Lewis Nixon, Inspec- tor Jamison, Lawrence Paul, Dr. Hopkins, Benjamin and Walter Cramp and a few others a-e on board. ‘Today the Indiana will steam down to the bay and adjust her compasses, and tomor- Tow she will push out to sea, returning to the breakwater tomorrow night. On Wed- nesday she will make another trip out to sea. and she will be back again in Phila- Gelphia some time on Thursday. ‘The interest in the Indiana's trial is prac- tically nothing compared to that which sur- rounded the Columbia and will surround the Minneapolis, as she is but knot vessel. The Battleship diana. The battle ship Indiana Is 348 feet long on the water line, with an ext-eme breadth of @9 1-4 feet: 24 feet draught forward and aft, 10,288 tons displacement. 15 knots of sus- tained see speed. and a normal coal supply of 4 tons. She is built of steel. The hull $s protected by belts of heavy armor 7 1-2 t wide, three feet of which is shown gbove water. This protection runs along both sides of the vessel for a distance of 248 feet amidships, at the extremity of Peeper armor ns or ane hanetncig the cen- at an angle ot legrees for gitudinal distance of four feet, saeine & total broadside protection of 196 feet, and Passing around and supporting the armor for the 13-inch gun tuzrets. On top of this side armor is placed a steel deck 2 ‘}-4 inch- @s thick, under which are the magazines and machinery. 2 ‘Sg oe eee of side armor and extend- pf eee pe t to redoubt the sides are @f coal. The vessel is cut : making a powerful —= = and doing ge f with excessive ves on account of the easier iines @o obtained, as well as greatly adding to the maneuvering qualities. The Indiana fanks in size with British battleships Vic- toria, Nile, Trafalgar and Sanspareil, but is mach superior in power of armor and ‘h of armament. She compares favor- ably with the great Engiish 14,000-ton ships Hood and Royal Sovereign, the pride of the — navy. e was launched during a hailstorm on February 28, 189, in the presence of the President of the United States (Harrison), and Miss Jessie Miller, a daughter of At- Yorney General Miller ndiana, christened her as she touched the water of the Dela- aware in front of the establishment of her —* Messrs. Cramp & Sons of Philadel- -- > DASHED DOWN A HILL. Passengers in a Trolley’ Car Sing SING SING, March 6.—In coming down a hill at Cen:ral avenue at 6:45 this morning trolley car No. 11 became urman- ageable. At the curve into Water street the car was going so rapidly that it jump- €d the track and ran across the street, crashing into the sidewalk and an awning on the opposite side. At that time there were in the car about eight passengers, two of whom were se- Fiously hurt. Mr. Bedell was thrown down and the stove was upset on his hand, burning him quite badly. Miss Carrie Young was thrown from one ‘end of the car to the other and was taken | out unconscious. saloon She She was near by and Dr. recovered and was taken home in t an hour, but is injured internally. » Collard would not say whether she Was injured fatally or not. e motorman has been connected with the company about nine months, but has had one or two similar accidents before. ‘The de where his car got away this morning is very heavy and there are sev- eral curves. The wheels slipped until the car gained such momentum that the re- Verse current did nut hvid it or retard its Drogress. carriel to a Collard called. > — GUTTENBURG TO OPEN. Whe New Jersey Law Prevents Racin: Only in the Winter Months. NEW YORK, March 6.—Eastern turf fol- | Sewers who, since November, last year,have been forced to journey south or west in order to enjoy their favorite sport, will be pleased to learn that it is the present in- tention of the managers of Guttenburg Face track to reopen the Hill Top course on or about March 1% A prominent horseman is authority for this information. He states that upon announcing his intention of tak- ing his race horses west, one of the Hudson County Jockey Club officials advised him to remain at Guttenburg, as matters were shaping themselves very favorably for the New Jersey race track people, and in Probability the spring meeting of the Hud- gon County Jockey Club would be inaugu- Fated and continued without fear of iezal interruption in the course of a fortnight. Although racing with betting is Mitted in that state, the New Jersey ing Association, because of threatened legi: lation, have refrained from reopening ine! tracks, waiting. apparently, for the legisia- tive bodies to adjourn without interf. 1s with the present law, which only prohibits Facing and betting during the months of December, January and February. > THE A. oO. U. W. @wenty-First Annual Convention of the Grand Lodge. ROCHESTER, Y.. March 6.—The twenty-first annual convention of the Grand Lodge, Ancient Order of United Workmen, Began this morning at Odd Fellows’ Ha! About 300 delegates are in attendance. Morning session was devoted to routine business. The annual reports were received from Grand Master B. E. Mead, Grand Recorder N. J. Horton, Grand Medical Ex- aminer A. H. Briggs and the finance com- mittee. The most important recommendation from the finance committee was the reduction of the per capita tax from $1.50 to SV cents. —<$<—<—_—. Variety Halls Notified to rae. LEAVENWORTH, Kan., March Mrs. Eva Blackman, Leavenworth’s woman po- Nee commissioner, has set in to rid the tcwn of variety theaters. Last evening she had official notice served on the proprietors of such places to close up and leave the e‘ty within thirty days. Mrs. Blackman's new movement may lead interesting legal contests. to —_—- See first page of supplement for ad an- mouncing the sale of the H. Woifszein stock now being held at the Bon March 814-315 7th street.—Auvt. ick, with a backing of ten feet | ip forward be- | TALKING OF OPTIONS | | | | \ | Mr. Hatch Has a Peppery Interview | With Exchange Men. | Protests Against the Anti-Option Bill —Some Persounl Re- marks. | Leading members of the New York pro- | duce and mercantile exchange were again | before the House committee on agriculture today to combat the Hatch anti-option bill. it brought a renewal of the sharp colloquy between Mr. Hatch, chairman of the com- | mittee, and the commercial representatives. Mr. Hatch characterized the written state- , Ment of President Bloss cf the New York | cotton exchange as an “arraignment of | the committee.” He said that an objection | to it would cause its exclusion, but he | would raise no objection. Mr. Bloss’ state- | ment was very pointed in urging that the Hatch bill was pernicious and an unwar- ‘ranted meddling with the individual liberty of citizens. Chairman Hatch cross-examined Presi- dent Bloss, and in the course of the exam- ination asked: Do you think the farming and agricultural interests are entitled to any consideration? | Mr. Bloss—I do net believe they have any adequate knowledge of the measure. Mr. Hatch—That is the kind of answer I expected. Henry L. Wardell of the New York Pro- ,duce Exchange submitted the written pro- test of the president of the exchange and presented his own argument. | 8. S. Marples of the New Yor produce yexchange said for the last four years com- |mercial bodies had been harassed and kept in a state of uncertainty by this anti-op- Uor legislation and were again compelled to come here to protect themselves. In the course of his statement Mr. Marples dis- jeredited the government crop reports. He |said they were full of inaccuracies. Mr. | Hatch asked for specifications of the inac- |curacies and Mr. Marples said it was a | matter of current comment that these inac- curacies existed and that the report of the total annual grain crop was far short of |the actual total. H. B. Slaughter present- (ed the protest of the merchants’ exchange |of St. Louis, Mo. Mr. Hatch remarked that he happened to know that many members of the St. Louis exchange favored the bill. J. W. Bass of the Milwaukee chamber of commerce made an argument opposing the bill, in the course of which he caused amusement by stating that he did not share the general opinion in board of trade cir- cles as to the character of Mr. Hatch. At the close of his statement, Mr. Hatch | thanked him for his rebuke to those who had assailed him (Hatch). He added that these attacks had come from “bucket shop dealers and scalpers” of the boards cf trade. “And,” said Mr. Hatch, “if such men have any worse opinion of this chairman than he has of them they are welcome to it. The Chicago, Toledo, Detroit and other boards of trade will be heard tomorrow. ——EEs GROUT PROTESTS. | GEN. Cutting Down Trees He Calls the Worst Kind of V ma. Fifteen stout and sturdy monarchs of the | forest have been felled by the woodman’s ax on the north side of Pennsylvatia avenue between Ist and 3d streets, under the pretext that they were ly and in a few years would die. This is the prelim- inary move toward planting a line of ori- ental sycamores on both sides of Penhsyl- vania avenue. But a halt has been called and the work stopped. Shortly after the Commissioners arrived at the District building this morning,Representative Grout, who was at one time chairman of the | House committee on the District,and whose |interest tn District affairs has never been | questioned, came into the office very much | excited. He wanted to know why it was that those beautiful silver maples, which had been the pride of Washington for over {half a century, were being cut down. Commissioner Ross knew nothing of the matter and referred him to the engineer department. Here he learned that the trees which had been ordered out were rotten and incrusted and would be supplemented _by oriental sycamores, which had been de- |elded upon as the most available tree for | Washington's principal thoroughfares. “I | came in to find out the reason for this van- \dalism,” said Gen. Grout. “This morning I {noticed it for the first time, and my first impulse was to write a resolution of inquiry | and introduce it in the House, but I thought perhaps it would be better to see you gen- | Uemen first. I called upon several of the | property owners to find off if they had pe- | titioned for the removal of the trees, but could find none. “An examination of the trees showed be- yond question that they were perfectly | healthy and there was absolutely no good reason why they should be sacrificed. As I | came along the street one grand old pa- | triarch, fully seventy-five feet high, came crashing to the earth! I tell you, gentle- , it made me sick at heart to see such a thing. Why, trees are more valuable than human beings, they live a hundred times | longer and do a hundred times more good. | At my home in Vermont [| have trees all | about me and whenever 1 can succeed in making a new one grow I feel that I have | done something. No one disputes that the | ehief attraction of Washington is its trees, | and no one should be permitted to remove ‘any of them without good and sufficient |reason. It is not good policy to remove trees that have lived for many years and | have attained good size for the introduc- tion of some new species, and I am heartily opposed to any such idea. As long as I am a Representative I shall do my utmost to | save the trees.” | | Capt. Powell assured Gen. Grout that the order was only for the femoval of the dead trees, and if any had been cut down that were not in that condition the order had been exceeded. | Mr. Lanham, the superintendent of the parking commission, afterward reported to | Capt. Powell that nearly all the trees re- moved were rotten, and should have been | removed for public safety; that the sugar | maple complained of was removed because | it stood too near to the adjacent trees, | which were fine elms, and which he de- | sired to retain. ~~ THE SUGAR MARKET. Talk of 1 lgating Its Alleged Ma ion by enators. | There is talk of a resolution to be intro- | duced in the Senate for the investigation of the alleged manipulation of the sugar mar- | ket by Senators for the purpose of specul: | tion. There is the most dire confusion sur- rounding the action of the committee, and without any particulars being given it ts a matter of common report that the market is being manipulated from the Capitol by ‘statements given out with the pretense of authority. It is a matter of common talk among members of both houses. The mar- ket reports are watched with the greatest eagerness and excitement. The action of the committee on sugar fs in as much doubt today as it has been for a week, but the determination of most of the democrats of the ccmmittee not to yield anything to the trust ts as strong as ever, and the chances are that every report fa- vorable to a discriminating duty in favor of the refined sugar is without the least au- thority. The committee have not done anything yet, | but it is positive that their purpose is to | avoid a sugar duty if it is possible for them |to do so. They will not yield this unless their yielding is the only means of saving the. bill from defeat, and then they will go only | so far as is necessary to hold the votes of |the Louisiana Senators and not to satisfy the trust. | —— | HELD UP A "BUS DRIVER. | Daring Highway Robbery the B Streets jo. | BUFFALO, N. Y., March 6—Shortly after 10 o'clock last night two shabbily dressed | men mounted the driver’s seat on a Rich- mond avenue "bus, and when between Bryant and Utica streets covered him with their revolvers and forced him to | give up what money he had. The driver, whose name {is Vandusen, did not carry | his tickets and change in a box, but in his | pocket, so one of the robbers assisted him in turning his pockets inside out. The search revealed about $6 and a silver watch. | None of the passengers were molested. When the highwaymen had concluded their mission they dismounted and disap- peared. The police have descriptions of | the men, but not the men themselves. So | quietly was the transaction accomplished that three women passengers had no inti- mation of what was transpiring on the | front seat. | a | Tke Illinois democratic convention will | meet im Springfield, June 27. TOOK HER OWN LIFE Mrs, Crook Found Dead Today. in Her Bed BOTH MORPHINE AND GAS USED’ This Her Third and Last Attempt to Commit Suicide. HER FAMILY HERE In a room in the attic of Mrs. Wall's boarding house, No. 412 6th street north- west, this morning was found the dead body of Mrs. Alice Crook, widow of the late Walter Crook, who was a clerk in the pension office, and sister-in-law of Dr. Harrison Crook, the well-known physician. The woman had committed suicide by tak- ing morphine pills, and had turned on the gas to make doubly sure that in this, her third attempt, she would not fail. Last night about 9 o'clock she called at the house of her friend, Mrs. Smith, who keeps a boarding house at No. 416 6th Street, only two doors above where she ended her life, and said she wanted lodgings for a few days. “I have just come over from Baltimore,” she said, “and I don’t want my folks to know I am here. I am expecting an office, and when I get the situation will be time enough to let them know about it.” Waere she had been for some weeks coulu not be learned, but yesterday after- nocn she went to the office of Sanitary Officer Frank, and said she wanted to have her son sent to St. Elizabeth’s. Found Dead. As already stated, it was about 9 o'clock when she called at the house of Mrs. Smith, and there being no vacant rooms in the house, she was taken to Mrs. Wall's, where she was put in the little attic room. Mrs. Wall, of course, had no idea that the woman was bent on taking her life, but when she fatled to appear on the lower floor before noon today suspicions of foul play entered her mind, and when a lock- smith opened the door the dead body of the gray haired woman was found iying. on the bed. There was an expression of sadness on the woman's face, and it wat at first thought that the illuminating gas had caused her death. Her clothes rested on a chair, while on the bureau was a glass of water, her comb, spectacle case and xold spectacles and an initial nandker- chief. No one in Mrs. Wall's house knew the Woman's identity, and Mrs. Wall was in no hurry to let the facts be made known, as she wanted to avoid publicity as much as possible. But on the unfortunate w man’s garments was the name “A. Crook, while on a slip of paper in the spectacle case was written “Mrs. A. Crook. Morp! e the Caune. These were found after Coroner Wood- ward reached the house. “With what did she kill herself?” was asked. There was water in a tumbler on the bu- reau, but Dr. Woodward tasted it and fatled to find in it any evidence of poison or 4 of any kind. The room was searched. there was no empty bottle anywhere in the place | except a whisky flask in the wash stand drawer, but that was probably left there by @ former occupant of the room. “But there must be some evidence here,” remarked a bystander. Sure enough there was evidence, and Dr. Woodward found it on top of the wardrobe, where the woman had no doubt thrown it after emptying it of its contens. This was | in the form of an empty pill box on which was written “one-quarter grain morphine Mrs. Crook had removed her clothing and was lying in bed as though sleeping, with the covering pulled over her. The smell of escaping gas was not no- liced until after the door was opened. In her mouth was stuffed a towel and. it was thought that it was saturated with morphine, but Dr. Woodward failed to find any evidence to warrant such belief. Her Appearance. The face of the dead woman was some- what discolored, and although her hair is gray and there was an expression of pain or mental! suffering on her face she looked much younger than she really is. As heretofore stated, she was the widow of the late Walter Crook of the pension office. He died more than a year ago. She had been addicted to the use of mor- phine and other drugs and had become such a slave to them that her mind be- came impaired and it was found necessary to send her to the Insane Asylum. Saicidal Mania. She had attempted suicide by entting an artery in her neck, and in some way, per- haps because she was cured, she was re- leased. Her conduct after that was no bet- ter than before, and her relatives made a: effort to have her sent to the asylum. In court she made a good showing and charg- ed that she was the victim of a conspiracy | on the part of her relatives. So good an impression did she make on the jury that @ verdict in ner favor was rendered. But this experience did not «nd the mor- phine habit with the woman, and later, in May of last year, she was tried. The uyal was a protracted one and many witnesses on either side were sworn. Then ihe jury | decided that she was not of sound mind and Sanitary Officer Frank had her sent over the river. under the good treat- ment at St. th’s the patient failed to show signs of improvement during the | earlier days of her treatment there, and the suicidal mania seemed to gain a strong hold on her. Another Attempt. It became necessary for the attendants to watch her, but ong day she managed to make her way to the Anacostia near the lower end of the asylum grounds and there she stood and looked in the water for some minutes. Then she strolled along the bank some distance and stopped be- neath a tree, where she removed her hat. The colured men who had watched her movements suspected that there was some- thing wrong about the woman. Looking up and down the river, as though she wanted to make sure there was no one looking at her, she failed to see the colored men, and then she walked deliberately into the water. Just at that point the water was shallow, and she went some distance before getting even knee deep, and, without going further to get in the channel, she quietly laid down, expecting to fill a watery grave, but the colored men rushed into the water to save her. She resisted, but the men uverpower- ed_ her and carried her ashore. Since then she has continued to live as an inmate of the asylum and has shown signs of improvement. Permitted to Leave. So much had she improved that she was permitted to leave the institution under the claim that she wanted to visit her relatives both here and in Baltimore. The deceased was forty-one years old. Her | maiden name was Kraemer and she had} lived here all her life. In addition to being related to the persons mentioned, she was! also a sister-in-law of Col. Crook of the| White House. The box in which she had the morphine, did not contain the name of the druggist from whom Mrs. Crook ‘purchased the poison, so that when or where she bought the pills could not be ascertained. Relatives will take the body for burial. a Nominations Confirmed. The Senate yesterday afternoon confirmed the nomination of George Truesdell to be Commisisoner of the District; also the fol- lowing: United States consuls—Ado!ph Billhardt of Ohio, at Moscow, Russia, and John M. Sav- age of New Jersey, at Dundee, Scotland. John W. Arnold, United States marshal for the northern district of Illinois. Frank G. Hoyne, appraiser of merchan- dise at Chicago. Anton M. Keller, agent of the Sisseton agency, South Dakota. Eugene Townsend, superintendent of the United States mint at Philadelphia, and a number of postmasters. ee Over Time. Judgments aggregating $27,000 were given in the Court of Claims yesterday in favor of fifty-four letter carriers of statioa K, New York, for working over time. ———_-e See first page of supplement for ad an- nouncing the sale of the N. H. Wolfstein yw being held at the Bon Marche, [JOSEPH C. | At His Home on 14th Street in a Critical | | Condition. | His Son and Brothers His Bedside — A Man of Large Weal d@ Sisters at | | Mr. Joseph C, Willard is lying very ill at) his residence, this city, 613 Mth street. | | Some days ago he had an attack of con- | gestion of the lungs, which has left him | subject to periods of exhaustion or heart | failure. Last night he was thought to be! | in an extremely critical condition, but to- day he is said to be better. The attacks of | exhaustion are, however, liable to return }at any time, and his attending physicians, Drs. George Byrd Harrison and L. W. Glazebrook, are with him constantly. At no time is he left without a physician be- | ing near at hand, Mr. Willard ts not an | old man in the generai sense of that erm, although he has probably passed the! Scriptural limit of three score and ten. He is, however, physically not a strong man, and it is feared that the weakness which has manifested Itself in the action of the heart may terminate fatally. His son, who has been with him during the past week, returned to his legislative | duties in Richmond, but was hastily sum- | moned back to the city and is now with his brother. Two sisters, one from Cam- bridge, M: and the other from the fam- ily home in Vermont, and a brother, who also lives in Vermont, are here. As is well known, he has two brothers living in this city, namely, Mr. Henry A. Willard and Mr. Caleb C. Willard. The former is at present in Atlantic City, where he went several days ago for the benefit of | his health. | A Qafet Life. Mr. Joseph C. Willard has led such al quiet life for so many years that the con- ; dition of his health is not generally | known. He is, personally, perhaps, as’ | little known and by name as generally | | known as any man in the city. | The majority of pecple who know him by | mame have never seen him. Of the old | residents of the city Mr. Willard, perhaps, | | stands first in point of wealth. Of recent years men have come to the city and made their homes here who can perhaps write checks of larger size than Mr. Willard, but it is said that there is no one of those | Who may be termed the old residents cf the | city who can describe their fortune in | sucn large figures as Mr. Willard can. He | 4s the third or fourth largest taxpayer in | the District, and tn addition to his real e: | tate holdings he has large sums of mone: | | ft is said, invested in securities. It is esti- | ; mated that he is worth in the neighbor- | | hood of $2,000,000, | Mr. Willard has his peculiarities, and among these is a disinclination to mingle generally with people. He lives, to a large | extent, the life of a recluse. is house is {an old-fashioned residence on 14th street, the front windows of which and the door are protected by green blinds, which are | never open. This has been Mr. Willard’s home for a great many years. He has lived there alone, with the exception, of course, | of one or two servants. It has been shis | custom each day to spend a number of | hours in his officey which he retains in the | second story of the old building fronting cn Pennsylvania avenue just west of Wil- | lard's Hotel, which is one of his real estate | | holdings. His®colored man is generally sta- | toned at the door at the foot of the siair case, and persons who wish to see Mr. Wil- lard present their cards to the servant. | His office is, perhaps, one of the most cu-— rious places In Washington. He seems to have collected there a large number of art!- cles of all kinds, which he has gathered to- | gether in the course of his long life. Some {of them are merely curious; others are val-, uable because they are connected with | | events and men which are famous in the | history of the past, for Mr. Willard in for- | /mer years had a wide and extensive ac | quaintance with public men. Willard’s Hotel. He came to this city about the year 1850 | fron his home in Vermont, and in connec- tion with his brother, Henry A. Willard, | he went into the business of hotel keeping | in the building where Willard’s Hotel is | now located. Under the management of the Willard brothers the hotel increased not on- ly in business, but in the extent of the building, and gradually reached the size which it has today. Mr. Caleb C. Willard was at one time associated with the broth- | | ers, but subsequently went to Fortress Mon- , Foe, and then returning to this city founded | the Ebbitt House. , Mr. Joseph C. Willard has been married twice, and he has now but one child, a | son, who is a resident of Fairfax county, | | Virginia, and is one of the best known and most popular young lawyers in that sec- | | tion of the country. Mr. Willard, jr., is only about twenty-seven years of age, but he is a member of the Virginia legislature, | jand is regarded as one of the brightest members of that body. | It has been the habit of Mr. Joseph-c. | Willard for years past to spend his time | almost exclusively between his office and) | his home. He has a pew in the New York | Avenue Church, and each Sabbath morn-/ ing, with great regularity, he is found in| | his place, He was an attendant at the | church when Rev. Dr. Gurley was the pas- | | tor, and was a strong friend of that min- ister. | _ His aversion to meeting people has grown | to be so strong that he is sometimes seen | | to step out into the street from the side- walk in order to avoid apparently coming | close to people who happen to be passing j along. There are but few persons with | whom he js on terms of even semi-intimacy, but those who know him speak of him a: a man of pieasant address. As the yea have gone on it is evident that Mr. Willard’: disinclination to come in contact with peo- ple has grown stronger, and so his life has become more and more retired. Served in the Army. It is perhaps not very well known that Mr. Willard has a war record. He served | two years from the year 1862 to the year 1864 in the Army of the Potomac, doing duty as an assistant quartermaster. Owing to his residence in this city for so many years he made the acquaintance of the va- rious Presidents of the United States, the members of their cabinets and other men in public life, and it ts said that he has a large and valuable collection of perso letters from distinguished men. It is well known that his relations with his two) brothers have not of late years been very | cordial, and the fact is often mentioned | that he has the title to pleces of property | on 16th street and on F street which inter- fered with the building enterprises of his brother Caleb. Until a year or two ago he was in con- nection with his brother, Henry A. Willard, the owner of the Willard Hotel properzy, but partition proceedings were instituted, the property offered for sale at auction, and Mr. Willardbecame owner. He is probably the largest owner of property on that block. He also owns the valuable corner at 14th and F streets, and the vacant lot at the northeast corner of New York avenue and 14th street, and he has other property in the city. He has not been in active busi- ness for a great many years, and has de- voted his time to the care of his property interests. As has been stated, personally he ts but little known in this city. He is in person of tall, spare figure, his hair is white and silvery, and he has a complex‘on that is as soft and white as that of an infant. He is a fine-looking man, and attracts attention when seen on the street. ——_—_— See first page of supplement for ad an- nouncing the sale of the N. H. Wolfstein stock now being held at the Bon Marche, 314-316 Tth street.—Advt. | Sent to the Insane Asylum. { Abraham Kizil, the crank who was arrested at the White House yesterday, was pronounced insane by the police surgeons | today. He was sent to the insane asylum this afternoon, a Stealing Railroad Property. Three colored men, James H. Jackson, Nathan Ashton and John Mitchell, were held for the grand jury today on the charge of stealing a quantity of railroad iron belonging to the Washington and Georgetown railroad from a lot in the rear of the B street stable. > -— Undrawn Poultry. Commissioner Powell has disapproved the recommendation of the health officer that a regulation be passed prohibiting the sale of poultry that has not been kept from food at least twenty-four hours before killing. Commissioner Ross was in favor of such a regulation. Captain Powell thinks the data on which the health officer's conclusions were based altogether too meager to war- rant such a regulation. He believes that a Notice to dealers that undrawn poultry with {led crops is deemed unfit for food is all 7th street.—Advt. that is Warranted by present information. , > President Oleveland Reaches the’ City This Afternoon. IN GOOD HEALTH AND SPIRITS The Violet Brings Up Many Tro- phies of Mr. Cleveland’s Skill. A GOOD TIME ee HAD ‘The presidential gunning party returned to the city at 1:35 this afternoon. The light house tender Violet, which has of late blos- somed into such distinction as an admin- istration favorite, was sighted off Indian Head at 11 o'clock this forenoon. The news that she was passing the proving grounds was electrically heralded to the world. A large crowd of Potomac people gathered around the dock of the National Ice Com- pany, as it is either there or at Stevenson's dock that the little Violet and her mates, the Jessamine and the Crawford, usually tie up for coal, provisions and rest. At noon a rumor ran along the front that a secret landing would be made to cheat the crowd, but it proved to be only a rumor. At 12:30 the Violet was sighted as she | rounded the bend at River View and came into Washington reach. Some Alexandrians collected on the wharf and watched her as she steamed by, the pilot laying a course close in shore. She was saluted. Half-way up the steamer Pilot Boy was met, and her master recognizing the tender as the Pres- idents yacht, pulled his whistle twice to notify the upcoming craft that he would pass to starboard and when bows :breast let off three shricking blasts of steam a: nautical salute. The little tender lent he> oice in response. The folks at Washington barracks knew her and many of the men of the fourth artillery ran to the wharf and stood on the sea wall and gazed at the passing craft. As she came abreast of the River View pier the colors of the Randall Steamboat Company were dipped, and off harbor po- lice headquarters Harbor Master Sutton and Officers Dean, Perry and Lewis hauled down heir flags and pulled them up in salute fashion, and the police cruiser Joe Blackbur whistled thrice. Off the dock of the Norfolk and Washington Steambout Company apt. Donnell of the Violet, pull- ed the engine gong for a slow-down, then the singie clang for siop, clang! clang! back water, the stem line was thrown out, the stern line made fast, both hawsers came tuut and strained, the piles and the wharf- ing creaked a little, the Violet swung in and the gang plank was lifted out. On Land Once More. The wheels of the tender churned round a few times more, and at last the engine gong said “Stop.” Some bunches of geese, ducks and swan were brought ashore, and at 1:28 President Cleveland emerged from the after cabin, waikad slowly along the starboard side of the ship, shook hands with Capt. Donnell and thanked him for the courtesies shown and also compliment- ed him on his seamanship. Capt. Donnell removed his hat, ile the President kept his on. Mr. Cleveland returned the salute of the first officer, who stood at the ship- side of the gangway, and of the quarter- master, who did duty at the land end of the plank. The narrow board bent and swayed under the weight of the President, and he trod it gently, but with dignity. He seemed as though the swaying and bound- ing sensation of the board was not pleas- ant, and when he had nearly reached the lower end he tripped with raised his hands to recover his equilibriura, stepped ashore and walked unattended to | his carriage, which had been in waiting for some time. He looked well. His complexion was very ruddy and rosy and his eyes showed that he has been in the wind a great deal. There was also some coal dust on his nose and under the eyes, showing that he had spent the morning on deck. His high hat was pulled low over his forehead and his hand- some blue broadcloth overcoat swung open. His trousers were of mixed stuff and his shoes were pretty well worn, but well blacked, without being shiny. Feeling Well. He said in a few words that he had never felt better in his life, and that the trip had done him a world of good. He was now ready for work and would buckle down to the affairs of state with renewed zeal. The shooting had been successful beyond the hopes of the most ardent sportsman; he had registered several shots of which he felt proud and had had a big time all around. The ship's people had treated him well and his eating had been of the very best. Then he nodded to the coachman and drove to the White House with Private Secretary Thurber. The eyes of the crowd followed him as he drove away and hats were once more worn on the head. Fine Sport. Capt. Davis and The Star man were the first to board the tender. Capt. Donnell said that the weather had been fine and the trip a success. The finest sport of the cruise had been in Currituck sound, where thirty-one brant, seven swan, five geese and six snipe had been killed. He had seen the President knock two swan at one fire, one swan with each barrel. As a Shot. He had seen him wing those snipe in a way that even made the deck hands cheer. “What kind of a man is he to deal with on shipboard,” said The Star man. “First class, very sociable; got a kind word for everybody, and perfectly free of airs.” It was evident that the captain of the Violet had been pleased with his guest. Then The Star man asked some of the petty officers and able seamen as to what kind of a shot Mr. Cleveland was, and opinions seemed to differ. One said that he shct pretty well for a man who hadn't had any more experience than he had, and another said diplomatically that the Presi- dent was a fine shot if the game would stand still long enough. All united in say- ing, however, that a big pile of game had been killed. The birds were brought on deck, and were later sent to the White House, where a part of them will be served this evening at dinner. Mr. Cleveland this morning presented Capt. Donnell with a fine goose killed yesterday, and this will decorate the officers’ mess this evening. Secretary Gresham and Capt. Robley D. Evans, who were with the party, came ashore together and entered a carriage. Things tamed down at the dock, the ex- citement was soothed and matters along the front regained the even tenor of their way. At the White Holse. —The President reached the White Hovse at 1:45 o'clock. He was accompanied by Private Secretary Thurber. Secretary Gresham and Capt. Evans did not go to the White House. The former went to the Ar- lington and the latter went to his residence. The two carriages separated at the junc- tion of Pennsylvania avenue and Madison place. There were no special preparations apparent at the White House for the Pres- ident’s reception, Fiye newspaper reporters stood near the main entrance awaiting his return, and they were the only persons there. The President's arrival was the signal for the hoisting of the American flag over the mansion. He got out of his carriage as lightly as his weight would allow and walked into the house at a brisk walk. He seemed in higa spirits and his face was the picture of good ngture as he returned the salutations of the oorkeepers and ushers. He did not linger in the corridor, | however, but passed direcily into the red parlor, where he received a most cordlal welcome from Mrs. Cleveland and the two children, ‘The probabilities are that a meeting of the cabinet will be held this afternoon. At any rate, all the members of the cabinet will call at the White House to welcome the President back to his duties, ee oe Bond Whisky. The recent heavy receipts from internal revenue indicates to the treasury cflicials that large quantities of whisky are being taken out of bond in anticipation of an in- crease in the tax on whisky. The receipts from this source yesterday were over a mil- lion dollars. oe. His Term Expires. The term of Paymaster General Stewart of the navy will expire early in May, end there are reasons for the belief that he will be reappointed for a term of four years. ee Examining Board. Capt. T. O. Selfridge has been ordered to temporary duty with the naval cxamiring board, and will probably succe. Com- modore Meade as president of the bourd when the latter is ordered to sea, | Fatal Use of Pistols During the Troy) Election. A Republican Watcher and a Demo- erat Shot Dead—Great Excite- ment Throughout the City. TROY, N.Y., March 6—Robert Ross, a ad Publican watcher at the polls, was shot | dead and his brother William mortally | Wounded about 12:30 this afternoon. It was | in the first district of the thirteenth ward. | The Malley men, it was stated by the re- publicans, were running in repeaters. | | Among the republican watchers were. Robert Ross and his brother William. They grabbed at a couple of men who were | being shoved forward to vote. In a minute there was a struggling mass of humanity and during the fracas three or four shots were fired. When the reserve police force fiaally se- cured order Robert Ross was found lying on the ground dead from a pistol wound and his brother William lying ncur by fatally hurt. Several others were in bad shape, many men being pounded until their faces were unrecognizable. On the opposite side of the street was Batt Shaw, a democrat, also tying dead in the gutter. The Malloy men claimed that the shots were fired by the police, wno admit using clubs and revolvers, but the bystanders say that pistols were drawn vefore the police took a hand. Up to 2 o'clock nz arrests had been made. Nobody thought of voting. The newspaper offices were besi2ged with anxious crowds WILLARD TLLBACK ONCE MORE KULED aT THE Pou's FINANCE AND TRADE Speculators Excited by Advance in Sugar Trust. | LOCAL “SHORTS” AMONG THE LOSERS Said to Have Settled at About Par. GENERAL MARKET REPORTS. — + Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. NEW YORK, March 6.—The opening of today’s stock market was decidedly conven- tional, with prices a shade lower than last night's closing. A half hour later sugar began to recover the 2 per cent lost at the opening and at the end of the first hour had reached par, @ net gain of 12 per cent, The wildest excitement ensued during the prouss and the belated shoris were given one of the most severe squeezings in the history of speculation, Pool brokers begun the buying, but after the first five points of the advance had been recorded shorts took the market away from them and forced the price up to jar, at which price about 500 shares changed hands, and the reaction set in, carrying the price down 9 per cent to 91 Washington ts known to have been heav- ily short of sugar, and all sorts of sensa tional rumors were in circulation as to the extent of the losses in that city. One of the humerous 1umors was to the effe and the excitement was so imtense tnat it private settlement had ben made with threatened to breax out Into a riot. Men | Washington shorts somewhere around par paraded up and -} ne streets, vnd|and that the price was run up in order to zens were calling upon the mayor to swear in deputies to preserve the peace. Mayor Wheian summoned Chief of Police Willard and wok every precaution to calm the tumult. WANTED TO LT HIM ONE.” m His Contro- versy With Mr. Meredith. CHICAGO, March 6.—Congressman B. F. Funk of Bloomington was in the city last | right on his way from Washington to pay | a visit to McLean county to see if any of his political fences are out of repair. He was quite cheerful, and expected another | term in the House. | Speaking of the episode in the House re- cently when he and Mr. Meredith of Vir- sinia caused excitement, Mr. Funk said: “No, I did not run away from Washington at this time to avoid being licked. That misur-derstanding was ali settled up before 1 left. Mr. Meredith is a good big man— almost as big as 1 am. He started for me | like a mad bull, but I was not disposed to away, and he modified his pace. It was exciting for a time, and I presume | that but for Mr. Payne of New York, wno! stood between me and Meredith, we might have come to blows, for I did want to jolt him one just then, but could not reach | over the desk. None of the newspapers had one-tenth of what was said between vs. Mr. Payne prevented a personal col- lision, and, of course, it is better things happened that way.” — MORE TROUBLE EXPECTED. | A Body ST. LOUIS, Mo., March 6.—A special to the Post-Dispatch from Charleston, W. | Va., says: The crisis which was expected to come at | Eagle last night failed to materialize. | There is unusual activity and secrecy at | the military headquarters today. Two gat- ling guns and a full supply of ammunition are on their way to Eagle. This afternoon it was announced that a large body of strikers had left Montgomery for Fayetteville, where the jail is located, to free their fellow strikers, while another large body was moving toward the same point from Mount Carbon. seis Expired Patents. Several hundred patents expired by limi- tation today. Among the most important inventions were the following: Grain bind- | ers, G. A. Houston, Beloit, Wis.; photo- graphic cameras, J. GO. Jewett and P. F. Leonerd, Macon City, Mo.; spring air guns, H. M. Quackenbush; grain binders, L. A. Scovil, Circleville, Ohio, assignor to himself | and L. E. Scovil; railroad switches, R. W. Barrett, Ely, Vt., assignor to himself, Smith Ely, same place, and John C. Ely, New York city; breech-loading firearms, J. S. | Edge, jr.. Yardley, England; printing press- | es, W. C. Kritch and Arthur Greenwood, Leeds, England; grain binders, D. McPher- son, Caledonia, N. Y.; fire alarm telegraph repeaters, bell strikers and signal boxes, C. H. Pond, Jackson, Mich.; water meters, gines, A. J. Stott, Philadelphia, Pa., as- signor of one-half his right to J. Fletcher, Manchester, England; revolving firearms, Daniel Moore, Brooklyn, N. Y. | er Wells, Lynn, Mass.; hydraulic en-| make a record of the transaction. The movement undoubtediy greater proportions than the originators of the scheme contemplated and has resulted in creating another short Interest probably jonger than the original. In the first two hours transactions in 116,000 shares had been recorded but later trading, while decidely nervous, was not on such a large scale. Today's advance generally regarded as ili-timed, but the best information seems to be that the movement in that directi has only just bezun. The remainder of the list was surpris- ingly strong and fairly active, in spite of the ‘excitement in the sugar crowd. Na- tional d opened weak on rumors that white lead had been relegated to the iree list, but rallied later on the non-contirma- tion of this report. Distillers gained 3-4 per cent to 26, and was strong around that figure on covering of shorts. Chicago Gas advanced | 1-2 per cent on assurance of the payment of the regular dividend, to be officially announced later in the week. Western Union was strong et | gain of 1 1-4 per cent, and Burlington | gained 1 per cent to 8# i-4. The Grangers were al} strong, but no important Venees were recorded. pease Seen NCIAL AND COMMERCIAL. ‘The following are the opening, the highest and the jowest and the closing prices of the New York Stock imarket today, as revorted Macartnes. member» New York stock exchange, Correspondents Messrs. Moore & Schley, No. st Broadway: assumed ade Stocks. American Sugar ...... American Sugar, pfa.... Low. Close, Open. High. bf Canada Pacific... . Chesapeake and Ohio... ©. C.C and St. L. . Cineago. B. and Q. . Chie. and Northwestern. » M. and St. Paul... . C..M. and St. Paul, ptd (...R. L and Pacific. .... Del., Lack. and W. . Delaware and Hudson. Denver and Rio Grande. Dis. and Cattle Feeding. General Electric . Minois Central. sake Shore... Erie Louisville and Nashville. Long Island. a . . and Chic: Manhattan Elevar ew York Central... Y.and New Engiand: Y.. C. and St. Louis.. jorthern Pacific........ Northern Pacific, pfd. North American. ‘Ont. and Western. Pacific Mail......-. Phila. and Reading - Pullman P. Car ©; Kichmond Terminal. Southern Paciti Texas Pacitic Tenn. Coal and iron. u Pacith oe Reported by Silty & Co., bankers and brokers, ovour of poco bes bere) m3... ‘The commissioner of pensions been pen. 4 x notified of the arrest of Mary Smith and J. | Whest—Mar.... oe aay Se ot Howard Swann of Sewell’s Point, Va., last July — s\% & at = Saturday. The former was charged with! Cure —Hat.-coere ane ey oF Sy, & committing perjury in her own pension July > i me BA ae claims, and the latter with procuring and Mar. Dy 2 Bh lh, transmitting a false and forged affidavit in paar Bo 20, BO By gio ee ie neon He he te He Washington Stock E: st a ‘6a eas OS ington Market exten.6s, 91,400ai05, Nation’ | 8.2ite Sis? fas $i bu fas Safe Deposit, asa “ = May..coss.- 602 602 5.90 6.09 Government Bonds.—U. 8. 4s, reg., 1) bid, 113% asked. U. 8. 4s, coup., 113% ey New York Cotton. 114% asked. U.S. 5s, 117% bid. Open. High. Low. District of Columbia Bonds.—20-year fund. 3st if. 1.38 5s, 107 bid. 30-year fund. 8, gold, 116 bid. 7 Water Stock currency 7s, 1901, 115 bid. Wa- ia = ter Stock currency 7s, 1908, 120 bid. Fund. ie fF eryiemad 3.058, 110 bid. Reg. 2-10s, 3%s, 100 7 3 2 i corpacwcamnerod . aa en and anti Georgetown railroad conv. 6s, Ist, 125 bid. more Mark: Washington and Georgetown railroad conv. rm 3% 6s, 2d, 125 bid. Metropolitan railroad conv.| BALTIMORE, March 6—Plour unchansed— Gs, 101 bid. 105 asked. Belt railroad Sa, i | recelpis, 20.735 barrels: ‘shipment, 6.000, parcels; gaked. Eckington railroad €s, 100 anked. | $slcs, 1.025 barrels. Wheat Srn—apos, SNe a Washington Gas Company, ser. A. 6s, 116) Ma Sui nl tcc, a bid, 125 asked. Washington Gas Company, ser. B, 6s, 117 bid, 126 asked. Washington Gas Company cony. 6s, 126 bid. United bushel 557 bushels; salen, 2.336, is; stock, 1,000.1 Is, 43,000 bushels milling wheat by sample, ‘Ged. Corn strong—spot, 41igadi: March, 4lign4it; States Electric Light conv. 5a, 12419 bid, 127 | April, 41%yatl%: A2qad2%; steamer mlx asked. Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone |! vid oe ag Ss. 108 asked: American Security and Trust | bochels_soutnern corn bs sample, 42343; 5s, F. & A., 100 bid. American Security and . #1a42, Oats more active, price steady ~ Trust 5s, A. & O., 100 bid. Washington Mar-| No. 3 white western, B7aaTiy: No. 2 mixed West- ket Company ist 6s, 105 bid. Washington | ern, 85a35\y—receipts, 1,000 bushels; x~ Market Company imp. 6s, 105 bid. Wash- | 302 bushels. Rye quiet, steady— Xo. 2 Statits — ington Market Company exten. 6s, 104 bid, | Teeipts. 700 ~~ T.—™ a. - 4 110 asked. Masonic Hall Association 5s, 102| Sis hoasin wo Grin trechis quict, and steady, bid. Washington Light Infantry Ist 6s, 102] anchanged. changed utucr dull, | de- bid, 105 asked. Washington Light Infantry | moralized—fanc » 25a26; do. imtiation, 2d 7s, 100 bid. 1sa20: do. Indie. Téal7: goad ladle. 14ald: store National Bank Stocks.—Bank of Washing-| backed, 12al4. Exxs easy 14. € eachany: ton, 300 bid, 360 asked. Bank of Republic, 235" bid, 245 asked. Metropolitan, 270 bid. 296 asked. Central, 280 bid. Farmers and Mechanics’, 190 bid. Second, 140 bid, 150) asked, Citizens’, 130 bid, 140 asked. Colum- bia, 125 bid. Capital, 110 bid. West End, 10tig did, 108% asked. Traders’, 10195 bid. Lincoln, #2 bid. Ohio, 100 asked. Safe Deposit and Trust Companies.—Na- tional Safe Deposit and Trust Company, 130 bid, 140 asked. Washington Loan and Trust. 125 bid, 130 asked. American Security and | 133g bid, 135 asked. Washington le it, = —. Railroad Stocks.—Washington and George- town, 280 bid, 285 asked. Metropolitan, so bid, 85 asked. Columbia, 55 bid, 65 asked. Belt, 18 bid. Eckington, bid. Gas and Electric Light Stocks.—Washing- ton Gas, 48 bid, 49 asked. Georgetown Ga: 48 bid. United States Electric Light, 125 bid, 12 sked. Insurance Stocks.—Firemen’s, 42 bid, 50 asked. Franklin, 45 bid, 53 ask Metro- politan, 72 bid. Corcoran, 60 bid. Potomac, «5 bid, 85 asked. Arlington, 150 bid. Ger- man American, 150 bid. National Union, 11 bid, 16 asked. Columbia, 13 bid, 16 asked. Riggs, 7 bid, 8 asked. People's, 5 bid, 5's asked. Lincoln, 7 bid, 8 asked. Commer- cial, 5 bid, 6 asked. Title Insurance Stocks.—Real Estate Title, } 112 bid, 120 asked. Columbia Title, 6% bid, | 7% asked. Washirgton Title, 74 asked. ‘elephone Stocks.—Pennsyl Chesapeake and Potomac, 47 American Graphophone, 3% Pneumatic Gun Carriage, . Ww | i 5 asked. Great Falls Ice, 118 bid, 145 asked. Bull Run Panorama, 16 bid. Norfolk and Washington Sieamboat. 100 | buliuing, “i00 esked. Lincoln Halli, su bid. Inter-Ocean asked | | uties on —— LOCAL TRUST COMPANIES, Their © tion as Stated to the Cone troller of the Cerrency. The controller of the currency has re- ceived reports of the condition of three trust, loan and mortgage companies in the District of Columbia at the close of bust- ness February 25 last, from which the following figures are taken: Loans and isco 12978; due from national eee a due from state banks and bankers, $262,002; lawful bank, $227,327 20,000; surplus fund, tional banks, $5.38; $3,504,507; liabilities other stated, $744,267. The liabilities are stated at $7,914.46. ——s LAND OFFICE CLERK a Arrested on the Charge of Receiving a Bribe. David Lescallett, a clerk in the general land office, arrested at the office this afternoon by one of Marshal Wilson's dep- an indictment returned in the territorial court of the territory of Okla- homa charging him with receiving @ bribe in land matters in that territory. —_~ Range of the Thermometer. The following were the readings of the thermometer at the weather bureau today: Sam., 53; 2 p.m, 70; maximum, 70; mime mum, 61