Evening Star Newspaper, March 7, 1894, Page 2

2 THE EVE NING STAR, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 7, LATE. NEWS BY WIRE, |DScussN Fight Between British and Portu- guese in Africa. PARTY OF BLUE JACKETS FIRED UPON ———— Reinforcements to Be Hurried to the Scene. oe CAUSE OF THE TROUBLE PORT NATAL Portugueze bavi of the British engaged structing ‘the telegrap> Ine British sphere and Tete ¢ Lieut. Commander Georg! command of the steel st boat Mosquite, SZ tons, lan @ party of blue jackets from the river sunboet re- ferred to in ord. to protect the work upon the telegraph line. Portu- guese fred upou the British landing pa 4 the fire was returned. The latest wivices trom the encounter say that Governor Qui Portuguese officia! in ci; of t within the Portuguese boundartes, ha summoned to t where the conflict took place and he ix sald to be ¢ there with two Portu; number of troo; + is added that tis is believed ha sked for ments and the latter are said to hurried forward immetiately up. of the messaxve the Portugusse. men at the s way gunboats and a commander e- reinfo' ——-— TRAIN ROBBERS BALKED. Frightened Away by the Pluck of the Tr: Men. 2 ST. LOUIS, March ate last night word was received in this city that three men made an attempt to hold up the New Orleans passenger train, which left here at # o'clock on the Mobile and Ohio railroad near Forest Lawn, fil, about four miles from East St. Louis. The robbers were atened away, however, before they ac- ished their purpos Soon after the train ha! passed Pittsburg evossing, and just vefore reaching Forest Lawn, while passing through a swamp, the three men crawling over the cr from the baggage car. He drew his revelver and held ther: at bay, while the sineer slowed up and drew his own gun. “unductor Eshoids came forwar the train hed stop and would-be robbers were put to a snot being fired. The men hout attempting to draw their ant were soon lost sight of in the @arkness. The train continued on its y to Colun the nearest telegraph station, where inform: ot Was sent back to East attempted robbery. it is »>bers got on th . in 1 baggage ca Pittsburg crossing. S0GR aS Word Was received at Louis, four police officers were imn sent owt on an engine to the scene of ti pied robbery. to trace the men, if pos- ta the morning a larger force will be ta ind the adjoining country, but it is feared that the robbers will have ea- eapel before then. his is the fifth time since last May that this train has been held up by robbers, and almost the same locality, —— MASTE: OF CHE: * Again Wins From Showalter. NEW YORK, March 7.—The eightn game in the match of the chess championship of the United States between A. B. Hodges and J. W. Showalter, which was played Tate last night in the Manhattan Chess Club, was won by Hodges in thirty-eight moves. Hodges now leads his opponent by tue score of 3 to 2 and three drawn. After the game both players, especiail: Showalter, complained bitterly of the pr Yalling noise which made proper considera- tion impossible. and which, at one time, Was so great that the play had to be sus- pended. ‘The yinth game will be played Saturday. ‘The chess maich between Herr Adolphs Albin of Vienna and Eugene Delmar of a this city was won by the former, who achieved his fifth victory late last night. —_-_—> ALMOST CAME ‘TO BLOWS. Disgraceful Scene at the Newport mei! Meeting. NEWPORT, 2. i., March 7.—There was a stormy scene at the meeting of the ct council last evening. Republican Chs man B. FL Tanner of the streets accused Clerk F. V. street department, a democrat otfice for political pur Mayor Fearin to the Tanner stuieme followed, almos: coming to blows. ‘Tanner's attempt to discharge Lynch was defeated @s the joint ballot was a tie, The ma cast the deciding vow. — HTFUL CRASH. of using his gave the he 1 altercation WIth A ¥K Collapse of the Spencer Block at Pa dacket, RL March * PAWTUCK @clock this encer block Main street s r of the largest bus © structures, located in ihe very heart of ishtfui crash. ound was first heard, a boiler ex-; 1 to this impression the air! trem mbling in by the er that the north wall ch: Jhoe wall f the wholexa Smith adjoining. erected im IN4, msing to t wd Was vaiued Sv 5 Pe third and fourth flo » crushes ». the first otal loss will LVS. A Sau Franciseo Dentist win Girk Dowa t FRANCES: Mare eli- len: Califor- SAN Lown ® CONFESSION OF A MURDERER. Ye Thevght He Was Dying and ‘Told the few Ma by Ohio, tate he th niticted wounds, is m™ te be true. T murder of which suilty were wife. Douthett murder Seattle Republicans Win. SEATtY Wash., Mare! ~in the mu- nictpal election jesterday the ablicans clected their entire Licket laege ma- jority. track. The present grand stand "stand and club house. | Gladstone's health is maintained. G THE TRAGEDY| Excited Men Gather on the Street Corners at Troy. mflicting Accounts Regarding the | | Shooting—Difierent Persons Accus- | ed of Causing Ross’ Death. ' TROY, N.Y, March 7.—The wild excite-| ment of yesterday cacsed by the bloody | tragedy at one of the election booths has | in part subsided this morning. fore in the history this markable for election contests that which has Never before did rise to such antagonism. The morning were of y-ever re was there just pe-son- one like terminated. feeling of this groups of ¢ conversat al pitch ne a street crowded cited men whose sole topic of with m was the lectic tcome, and the trag 1 ents which marked its pro: ress. As is most unusual in this city, men did not return to their work. In th borhood of the police court a ree ge ring formed at an eart: he crowd awaited the appearance of Boland, the Whelan watcher, who is u cused of firing the shot that killed Robert who lost his life yesterday. Boland ken £ he jail under a heavy po- lice guard at o'clock, and escorted vo J lice court. He was arraigned before Police Justice Donahue, who informed the counsel ; that he could de nothing with the case fur- ther than to hoid a preliminary examina-; tion, as the prisoner's position cannot be} determined until after the verdict of the coroner s He could not accent bail, } so the prisoner was led through a dense throng of people back to jall. It wil be ten days before a verdict can be reached by the “s jury. | “Bat . the man who, It is | was one of the direct instigat brawl mnected with the murd and who, John Ress claims, flred the tirst shot, | and the one that committed the homicide, is confined in jail. It was considered dan- us to remove him today, hence he was t arraigned. m. Ross, another brother of mur- dered man, condition, He was shot in the back of the neck. The ball | went downward. The doctors have been unable to locate it. At times today he was in a semi-delirious condition, and the sur- | zeons say that his recovery is more than doubtful. He may die before night. »hn McGough, another participant of the row, is aiso in a critical condition. ‘The | bail entered his back in the groin region, and is lodged. in the opinion of the phy: clans. In the neighborhood of the man’s kuineys. He suffers much pain. His death looked for. John. Ross, whe survived, about the house in a half dazed con: » police are at work on the case, } «y nothing as to what they ‘aned in the way of new fact Just how the event began or who fi first or the fatal shot was much disputed lest night. The police believe that Boland, the Whelan watcher, is the guilty man. whereas, on the other hand. John Ross asserts that he saw “iat Shea fire the shot that sent his brother into eternity. The ward in which the event occurred is one of the most respectable in this city. Whelan, the defeated canditiate, will the election. He charges that the frauds were committed by the ti inspectors; that repeating was to considerable extent in almost district in the city and that the afforded little or noe protection to in the districts who were looking his interest. He believes that he be able to prove conclusively that majority which Molloy gained caly procured by illegal votes. t he himseif was elected by a good majority if ail iMegal votes were thrown out. He will spend any amount of money to win _ RACING AT POINT BREEZE. A Rival to the “Duke of Stamping G PHILADELPHIA, loucester's"* Maret 7.—There will be two running meetings at the Point | Breeze track this year, one in June andj one in September, and improvements to | upward of $25,000 will be made at the track. This bit of information comes from a reliable source, and there ean be no doubt as to the truth of it, since the con- tracts for the improvemenis have been awarded, and work was commenced today. A Point Breeze syndicate has leased the Point Breeze track from the Philadeiphia Driving Park Association for one year, with the privilege of twelve years, the Driving Park Association reservins two weeks for trotting meetings. The three-story brick club house will be moved back tifty-five feet. or within fifteen feet of the gates, thus giving an eighty- foot lawn between the ciub house and the will be d back thirty-five feet. giving a lawn feet deep in front of it. the space between the grand stand house a4 first-class new grand d will be built. It will be 140 feet long, and in front will be a row of boxes for pri- vate parties. The betting ring. 5 feet, will be located back of the old stand The paddock. secretary's office, weighing room, jockeys’ room, ete. will be at the westerly end grand stand. About 2) new box stalis will be bullt. W. R. Babcock, who built the Linden race track, will superintend the Improvement Hughes Brothers of ihis city and Jers Clty have contracted to move the gran rs and club Phe first meeting will begin on June 5 contin fifteen days. The ‘second | which will also be of tifteen days’ will begin the latter part of Sep- and inducements will be given to horses on the turf to the year purses ranging from $i50 a $e day, thing will be run on a lass style, and the best of-') procurable will be engagea. ae ROUTED BY THE POLICE. High School Boys Wanted tv Fight the College Boys, FREEPORT, liL, Mareh 7.—A bloody fight between the Freeport High School and the boys attending the Coilege | ted last night by | the polices, The ill said, from a con- 45 remark made by a college boy in regard to the high school. The high ; school boys decided to go down to the com- mercial college and clean out their enemies. , marched to the ina Mege but of professors thera and, anticipating | he and barricaded | s and sent for the police. | ng to! . the police appeared and | The colier ty} of Commerce was the timely ai oe coming, locked then the THE BALTIMORE CONFERENCE. { ‘EPIDEMIC OF (of Mrs, ¢ | her friends and relatives, as well zs those | the A : SHOTGUN '" CONGRESS TODAY WITH : ee i Semel Surpises’s in the Se Miss Kengla Ends Her Life This!’ 7" Sens in th Senate ce Morning. ! See } —_——e -— -— Pe is Taken Up tor Consideration— RESULT OF A DISORDERED MIND) "eerion Beta i | The first business transacted in the Sen- jate this morning was the passage, on mi | Uor of Mr. Gibson of Maryland, of the | House bin appropriating $45,000 for the rc /cue of the armament and wreck of the | U.S. 8. Kearsarge. SUICIDES! rtant resolution was reported by | Morgan of Alabama from the commit- suicide | & Sudden and Dramatic Death of a Well-Known Lady. eee en Mr. — tee on foreign relations, as follows: Resolved, That the President be requeste 0 Just about uventy-four hou oner Woodward was informed of th vk yesterday he was called upon into the deat Miss Mary F. Kengla, who ended her life with a shot- gun. it was about 1! o'clock this morning when she committed the act. She had plen- ty of money, a good home an da large circle of friends, but her mind was disordered,and | that is the reason why she sought peace in the manner stated. | Miss Keng!a was more then fifty years | old, and was a member of the well pdt | inform the Senate, 1f it is not incon- ent with the public interest, whether | the government of Great Britain has oc- cupled Bluefields, or any other place on the | Mosquito reservation, in the state of Nica- ragua, with a inilltary foree, and the char- Uacter and strength of such force, and ihe Im of authority of that government to so occupy that country. to inqulr ed? Mr. Morgan, in explaining the resolution, said the matter had been called to his per- family of Kenglas in Georgetown. Since the death of hi various menibers of the fami She was by no means a healthy woman, | and he wanted to know whether the pro- and, in addition to causing physical pain, | yisions of the Clayton-Bulwer treaty of 1850 her menta! suffering became so great that! Were being violated. He had no inclination she lost all hope of becoming other than an | t Interfere with the diplomatic officers of invalid, ard for the past four years she has | the, United States by calling attention to the matter, experienced a sad case of melancholla. for the re One year of her Ife, about three years | had just provided, was on her |8B0. was spent in Mount Hope Asylum, | flelds when she struc Baltimore, tu hopes of restoring her mentai | The resc 3 faculties, but even under the best treat- unanimous consent ment possible she did not show much signs | onsideration of House bill authoriz- , of improvement. 0. O. Howard, U.S. A., to accept Wailing to be benefited at this institution, | from the president of the Frenci: republic she concluded to return to her friends and | the decoration of commander of the na- | relatives’ and spend the remainder ef her | Uonal order of Legion of Honor. Consent Wi Life in an asylum did not suit her, | being given, it was taken up and passed. She was a religious and charitable woman, ; TheWiand Bil. and her many good deeds are known to Senator Harris (Tenn.) fired the first gun jin the silver debate this morning by mov- ing the second reading of the Bland seig- niorage bill, He gave notice that when this bill should have been read the second time he would move to take it up for con- sideration. His object in objecting to its consideration yesterday was (o bridge over the day until he could consult with his democratic colleagues as to their action 4 regard to the bill. whom she had befriended, and to them the news of her sad ending will prove a severe blow. A Complete Surprise. For a year or more shé has lived at the home of her brother-in-law, Mr. Edward Lyddane, No. 1416 38d street. He has re- tired from buriness, end, as already stated, unfortunate weran had means. Be- sides what she had she was interested in the family estate, which is still before the | courts, and has not been settled owing to her mental condition. Miss Kengla, being a good, religious wo- man, always attended to her chureh duties, |democrats of the Senate that the seignior- age bill should be immediately considered. | And m view of the fact that the tariff bill, tl leyen when reported to the Senate, would and, although her mind was by no means | have to lie on the table for several days in sound, she had never even intimated that | order that Senators might have an oppor she intended to shorten her days on this/ tunity to cxamine It, he knew of no terior earth. Consequently there was no reason | way to occupy that time than by taking up to fear that such would be her ending. and discussing the selgniorage bill. He There was no apparent need of keeping out | therefore asked unanimous consent that the of ithe way polsonous drugs or ‘lrearms, | bill be taken up and considered until dist and her act today was a complete surprise | posed of. not only to her relatives, but also to her|" Mr. Hoar asked whether this unanimous friends. | consent was for only one day. “I do not limit it to one day or one hour,” said Mr. Harris, “but leave ft to the judg- ment of the Senate to limit debate.” Mr. Sherman objected to the immediate consideration of the bill and moved to re- fer it to the committee on finance. ‘The discussion was taker up by Senators Hale. Hoar, Cockrell and Aldrich. The question was further discussed by Senators Hoar, Harris and Stewart, and Was then interrupted by Mr. Mciherson of New Jersey. Considering the Bland BI The Senate at 2:25 entered upon the coa- sideration of the seigniorage bill without opposition. Senator Voorhees, speaking of the seign- forage bill, and especially to Seaator Sher- man’s motion to refer, still pending, made reference to the republican Senators who were favoring consideration aad said that The Terrible End. She occupied a room on the second floor | of the house, adjoining the room of ier | sister, in whose room she frequently went | to spend a pleasant hour. in this room Mr, Lyddane kept his shot- gun, but it was always kept unloaded. He, however, kept his loaded shells near at hand, and it was but little trouble to toad the weapon used on gunning expeditions. Miss Kengla went in this room, and, load- ing the gun, placed the muzzle of it to her side, and leaned over in order to reacn the trigser. A single puli of the trigger and the full charge entered the left side of her body, causing instant death, No one in the house heard the report of the shotgun, but the falling of the body upoa the Moor attracted the colored servant, Mary .Smackum, to the upper story. 4, In the Clayton Bulwer Trenty Vioiat- | sonal attention by some statements made | father she has lived with | in a reputable newspaper, and he supposed | tthe information so obtained was accurate, | He underStuod that the Kearsarge, | 1e of whose wreck the Senate | He had had a consuitation and he could | state that it was the unanimous wish of the | a she reached the room and saw Miss] it was a species of boomerang. He suid wla's body on the floor she did not) that should the bill be refer: ad to the fi- t to make any further exat ation, but | nance committee it would be promptly re- hurried back down stairs to inform the| ported back. members of the family that Miss Mary had fainted. Died Immediately. A minute later it was discovered tha: the shotgun was on the floor near the body, and there being no signs of life visible the mem- Senator Sherman's motion to seigniorage bill was defeated—: 6; nays, “0. The affirmative votes w Messrs. Davis, Gallinger, Morrill, Palmer, Sherman and Vilas. A Motion to Adjourn. The seigniorage bill having been laid be- refer the bers of the family concluded that Miss Kengla’s sufferings had been ended with | the weapon. An examination of thé corpse revealed a hole in her garments, and then it was cer- tain that a load of shot had entered her A physician was summoned, but there was nothing that could be done. The} charge from the gun had done its deadly work and the woman had died without a struggle. Coroner Woodward viewed the body about noon and gave a certificate of death from suicide, the wound b inflicted as the result of a disordered > BRITISH BOMBARDIN: the Stronghold Fodistinh, BATHURST, Africa, March 7.—The Brit- ish men-of-war are bombarding Gonjor, the | ent. stronghold of Chief Fodistlak, tod | The Senate Adjourned. ing can be heard in the direction of Brek- ) the Senato adjourned, while in mar, and from the clouds of smoke ari sessiop, and so the seigniorage from the spot where the first en: | bill will go ove: is supposed to have taken 4}lace, it is be- — lieved that the stockaded village has been THE HOUSE. captured and burned by the soldiers of the coe a West india regiment. It is expected that the warships will jand| At the opening of the se: of the House this morning Mr. MeCroary, from a strong force at Gonjor tomorrow. 2 ; e !the committee on foreign affairs, asked fore the Senate this afternoon, Senator Stewart withdrew his free coinage amend- ment, and a motion to put the bili on its third reading was passed viva voce. It ap- peared as though the bill might be sudden- ly disposed of, as there was no one ready to make a speech and the democrats were apparently desirous to railroad the bill to a conclusion. Senator Hoar at this mo- | ment moved to adjourn, and on a rising vote this was lost. crdered on this motion. Senator Morrill Speaks. The motion to adjoucn was lost 11 to 41, and the question was about to be put cn the passage of the bill when Senator Morrill took the floor to address the Senate. In Executive Session, At 3:10 the Senate wen: into executive session on motion of Mr. Quay and the seigniorage bill was laid aside for the pres. NIOR. Attacking of Chiet E ORDER. DENOUNCED TH | Unanimous consent for the consideration sees | of the Senate joint resolution for the ap- A New Jersey Legista: | poirtment of a commission to represent Junior American Mec | the United States at the Antwerp inter- TRENTON, N. J., March bill providing that all school houses in the state shall have flags and flagstaifs, to be purchased by the state moneys raised for | school purposes, came up on tinal passage | Sage of a bill granting to Oklahoma City in the house today, Mr. Thompson made aj for educational purposes un abandoned violent attack on the Junior Order of Amer-| military reservation in said city. ican Mechanies, through whom the bill mae hwo Resa introduced. He said the order was impor-! The resolutions of inquiry calling tuning members to vote for the bill, while | Upon the Secretary of the Treasury for in- at the same time it opposed foreigners hay-| formation as to the authority under which ing the rights of other citizens in this free | the bureau of engraving and printing had country. ‘ ie Gk submitted proposals to the Post Office De- “These youngsters,” said Mr. Thompson. | , the facture r don't know the history of their country, | Partment for the manufacture of adhesiv rational exposition, which opens May 6. There was no objection and the resoln- | tion was agreed to. Mr. Flynn (Oklahoma) secured the pas- 7.—When the one hare ‘i . of Postage stamps and the other upon the Aereeee ee enn Hones (0t) Ext ceasices Gaiaral) Me copies otrpne Mr. Walters, the introducer of the bill, |Posals for the manufacture of — these stamps under the last and present admin- instrations, were adopted and the House then went into committee of the whole characterized “Mr, Thompson's statements as lies. The bill was introduced at the re-| quest of the order as a patriotic measure. | The bill was passed with oniy one vote in the negative. resumed. tion bill was ua ee | Mr, Hudson (kan), who opened the de- Lite Business ‘Transacted at Fred-| =e 2 j bate for the day, criticised the conduct of erick | BYSAMITE MAY BE USED. j the pensicn office, both under the Herrison 1 — aad Cleveland administrations. He was ae es tement in the Disturbed Distrtet | drawn into a lively altereation with some of aye aot nt Went Virginin. | his republican colleagues from Kansas, over S nd Bishop is | the campaigning tours of Pension Agent 1 the chair. the one| , UALTIMO Ma. March 7.—A special | (inghell of that state, ee ! and tenth session of the Baitimore | 0M Charieston, W. Va., to the News! in Kansas, he said, there were 40,000 pen- conf . ato lock is | S498" | sioners receiving on an average 3160, while jock, thie} "rhe discovery and exposure of a dyna-|in Massachusetts there were 340U0 ‘pen- morning in b here and yin! Te discovery and exposure of « dyna. | In s Bere mee: Sei se till ne ‘ jm plot is causing the greatest excite- ene aeerere me RYCIReS Che sail nee was tran-| Ment up river among the strikers and; "no you think the Massachusetts soldiers - whe fauese | militia. ‘The presence of three Pinkerton | receive too much?” interjected Mr. Walke= pe oe men at le and vicinity also does not) Let me tell the gentieman that Massa- fa ee eee | tend est fears | chusetts has pald her soldiers $22,000,000 in ane cee one of the | addition to all they had received’ from "woe ia and Vs Rovernment th ° Ms ‘a S of! atte. latte house is on the ratlroad |” Mr, Mor: sreed with Mr. Sickles *Treohin ed elders Of and is tiv dquarters for the militia of | that” the com! ner of pensions was Senne MOECACES | Hegel | gulity not only of bad aw, but of bad man- je ! Lae > 53 ners, tho cont rence on te attn” | Death of Richard Ma | Mr. Stockdale (Miss.) supported the pen- how pending at Annapolis, "| At an early hour this morning Theodore | sion policy of Commissioner Lochren ‘and report oh Washingt district) A. Hamilton, the second son of M-. the President hey were trying, he sald, io : — mee eo Tee NEALE HEN AU the rid the roll of the camp followers and coffee ha et through a re- . and he advocated the eree tict of a “new edifice to mmodate the increased membership. H a SEs | stone Ketter. | LONDON, March ne late this afternoon was re- i to have somewhat improved. | ficial bulletin says that the ex-| suffering from hoarseness. | report caused many prominent per- | all at his residence durt pier oe the day Mrs. Gladstone kas sent a letter excus- ing Mr. Gladstone from attendance at the| dinner this e wili_be to be given by eh i the Duke of York jadstone, however, esent if the improvement in Mr. i Wm, Webster and Mary Tyler. i coolers and . ‘The {an histor teen years of age, and defen: The funeral will be trom| An sidence, and will be private. =r a Fuaeral of Albert Wallace. band The funeral of the late Albert Wallace | will be held at the Church of the Epiph- any tomorrow afternoon at ‘345 o'ch eager Marringe Licenwes. Marriage licenses have been issued by the clerk of the court to the following: W. ‘erguson and A Sherry; Calvin F. Stephens and Susie $. Wood, both of Fau-| guier county, Va.; John Young and Mary Smith; Silas H. Hill and Henrietta Beli; | Jeserters in order to make it { honored roil of the nation’s ) Mth street southes a lad of promise. Onslaught on Secretary Smith. the Johnson (Ind.) made a nt on the policy of Seeretary Smith Commissioner Lochren He reviewed what he called wholesale suspet ons made in the early part of the administration and the indignation which would result in change of poliey. Mr. Russell (Ga.) said the republican part: had abandoned the colored brother an would hereafter devote its entire attention to fring the northern heart with the pen- sion business. said that no man who stars and bars objected to libe treatment stars and stripes. The roll call was then | and the debate on the pension avpropria- | vigorous on-! AS a confederate soldier. he fought under the for the brave men who succeeded under the 1894—-TWELVE PAGES. A LIVELY Many Personal Explanations Made in the Senate. “SENATOR McPHERSON (N THE TARIFF eo ‘Playing With the Bland Seignior- age Bill. pos WHAT MR. VOORHI EXPECTS -- The Senate had another bad morning hour today. It was an hour filled with personal explanations and clever potiti- cal fencing. The probable date of the pre- of the tariff bill to the senate sentation | was a question of cager interest the | morning and there were rumors that the democrats had taken a new tack and would imake an unusual demonstration in the Senate. This was amply verified when | Senator Harris, as soon as the routine of petitions and bilis was over, moved that | the seigniorage bill, which was the bone of contention yesterday, should be taken up | by the 5 e and proceeded with until passed or defeated. This motion was a complete surprise to the republicans and | there were looks of consternation and won- | |der on every hand. Mr. Harris in his most | [deliberate tones announced that since yes- (terday he had made a canvass of the dem- | cratic Senators on the subject of the seiga- iorage bill, and in view of the opinions of what seemed to be the majority on the re- \publican side and what he was sure was | |almest the unanimous opinion on the dem- | oeratic he asked that the seigniorage bill be pressed to the front without delay. He said that he could state without | breaking confidence that it might he some days before the tariff bill could come in, and that even then it would have to Ie on the calendar for several days, In order to allow Senators to prepare themselves to speak upon it. At all events, it might be a considerable time before action could be taken on the tariff bill—that is, action of speech—and he saw no reason why the seigniorage bill should not utilize the in- | terim with profit. Senator Sherman's Motion. The sensation created by this announce- | ment was followed by another quite as | great, when Senator Sherman moved that! | the bill be referred to the finance commit. ‘tee. As this was not in accordance with | the action of the republican caucus held last | night there were looks of surprise on both | sides of the chamber. Senator Cockrill was | particularly astounded, and after Mr. Sher- man had made a few remarks about seign- iorage and bonds and coinage, paper mon. ‘ey, national integrity and a few other | kindred topics the Missouri Senator pro- | | jected his tall, angular form into the arena | and gave Mr. Sherman a sound scolding. | He expressed his surprise that the repub- licans who had helped to repeal the Sher- |man law should now put obstacles in the | way of this measure, which, he contended, only carries out the pledge that was tack- ed on to the end of the repeal bill. | There was some cross-firing between the two Senators, which developed into a debate | | about seigniorage, and then Mr. Hoar pro-| | ceeded to tie the parliamentary knot still” tighter by rising to an apparently innocent question of parliamentary order. He man-, aged to elucidate the point which could not be controverted that Mr. Sherman’s motion to commi: the bill had the effect of putting the bill before the Senate, where it could be, discussed under the guise of addresses to the question of commitment. ‘This, said he, , is such a wide, wide range that the entire | question involved in the bill can be discussed at length, even though the bill may not be regularly before the Senate for final action. This was an important point and had to be granted by the democrats, who had thus, by their own motion, put the bill so before the Senate that it will take a majority vote, now to take it away from it. This Was not the original plan, and the new, turn of affairs was apparently an embar-| rassment to Mr, Harris, Senator Stewart took the floor to speak “for one minute,” | but he as usual was unable to keep his promise and he talked for fifteen minutes, | and would have been still talking perhaps had not Senator McPherson edged his way along behind the back of the venerable sii: ver leader and whispered something in ear. Mr. Stewart was somewhat embar- rassed by this appeal for silence and for a moment the torrent of words was cheek and soon after he concluded his speech. Mr. Vest’s Denia}. | Senator Wolcott made the hit of the a: ternoon jus: then by rising to give Mr. Me- | Pherson a piece of advice. He warned him | | that if the eastern Serators persist in their | | course of monetary legislatio: inaugurated last autumn he had better get rid of his Atchison stock too. At this there was a general laugh, in the midst of which Sena- | tor Vest was seen to arise in his seat and | wait for recognition. There was a hush of expectancy, for there had been former criticisms of Mr. Vest on the silver ques- jtion. Mr. Vest’s speech was brief and pointed. He said that had it not been for |Mr. McPherson's reading from the World rticle he would have ignored the charges as contemptible, but he was forced to put on record now his most emphatic denial. He denied that he knew the brokers named in the article, that he had been to New York for many months, and that he had been {dealing in any of the controverted stocks since the tarift question began. “I may as well say now, once for all,” he said, “that such publication as this is'a/ | vile slander, and the man who repeats it is | ‘ @ willful and malicious lar.” \ There were two or three applicants for | recognition when Mr. Vest sat down, and. Mr. McPherson was the successful’ one. | | He succeeded in causing more consterna- | tion and wonder on the democratic side j than any single Senator has stirred up since the silver fight last autumn. in brief | , but colloquial expression, he let the cat out | of the bax. | Mr. MePherson's Personal Exp! | tio } Mr. MePherson then took the floor to | make a remarkable personal statement. | | Preceding it by the announcement that he | had never before made a similar statement, | be called attention to an article in the New | York World today, in which it was alleged | that Se vs Brice, Vest and McPherson had been connected with the recent rise in the sugar market in a questionable way. | Mr. McPherson went on to explain, with) | clearness and dignity, that the charges were absolutely untrue, and that he did not | own, at this time, any sugar stock, nor any | other stock except a thousand shares of | Atch! 5 He confessed that he occasionally did deal in stocks, but only for investment purposes and not for speculation. order with his brokers in New York—not the same, by the way, mentioned in the World article-to buy certain stocks when they should fall to or below a certain figure. It happened, while he was south for the bene- fit of his health, that, aeting under these instructions, his brokers bought for him a thousand shares of sugar stock. As soon as he returtied trom the south, realizing that sugar was one of the commodities that sad | | | i H | | | would, unquestionably, be under considera- tion in the tariff matter, he ordered his brokers to sell this stock at onee and to buy no more for him. Since that time he _ has seid all of bis stock except the Atchi- He made it a point to get rid of coal and, son. and iron stock modity that m ina tari’ dis Senator Stewart caused some amusement | at this point by asking Mr. McPherson if he owned any bank stock, which !s one of the Nevads man's special horrers. Mr. McPherson replied that he did not own such stock; that he had owned some before og came to the Senate, but had disposed of i Mr. McPherson Takes the Responsibil fact. every com- y be brought up ity. | “It has been currendy published in va- rious quarters,” he said, “that finance committee are being criticised for their failure to bring in the tariff bills of the Senate more promptly. T wish to state dis- | tinctly that J, and I alone, am responsible for t in reporting this bill. When the bill came from the hands of the sub- pe t found it in a shape that I considered to be based on entirely too low lines. [um not in favor of such a gigantic stride downward from the McKinley tariff.” | "These words, coming from a member of the firance committee, seemed to give the democratic in electric shock. Senator Gorman, his face paling suddenly, turned around to Mr. Voorhees with won- der and amazement written on every fea- ture, and muttered something, which was, of course, unintelligible to the galleries. The chairman of the finance committee moved uneasily on his feet end made no a TIME = reply. Other members of the committee scenied disturbed, and the republicans leaned forward in eager interest, as if hoping that some other member of the committer on the other side might arise to contradict or to explain Mr. McPherson's words. But the matter passed off without any further incidents, and Senator Cam- den of West Virginia took the floor to read & personal statement in regard to his position on the tariff bill, in answer to the Herald's publication of yesterd: What Mr. Voorhees Expec Later in the discussion of Senator Sher- man’s motion to commit the seigniorage bill Senator Voorhees made a most important statement in relation to the tariff bill. He said that it was his expectation that the dem tee will be able to report the bill to the full committee “within a few hours.” Of course, he went on, he could not undertake | to say just how long it would be before the bill should be dealt with finally by the ful! committee, but he did not think it likely that the report would be delayed many days. After the bill came into the Se he said, It would have to remain « calendar for perhaps « week to give Seni tors opportunity to prepare themselves for speeches. Thus there would be a period of Say ten days from tomorrow before actual debate on the tariff bill ean begin and he hoped that the seigniorage _ bili would be taken up and disposed of in the meantime. He saw no reasons for referring the bill to the committee, bui he promised if it should be referred to the committee there will be no delay in taking action. “There is a majority of that committee, | he said, “in favor of reporting the bill back promptly, and I am one of that majorit +e. JACKSON CITY CLO: The She Closes Up the Reso Across the River. Yesterday afternoon Sheriff Veetch of Alexandria county paid a visit to the poo! rooms at the south end of the Long bridge and notified those engaged in pool selling that they must close at once, and the places were at once vacated. This proceed- ing has been anticipated for some days, and, indeed, a number have been apprehen- sive that the sheriff intended to pounce down and arrest such as were found in the rooms. The act before the legislature amending the old act, extirely prohibit the selling of pools, and some say that if the copies are correct there are such loopholes in it that all that is necessary is a change of location. Some of the pool sellers, it is said, have already determined on their locations, and, it is sald, will soon be in full blast. — BRECKINRIDGE-POLLARD CASE. jenn Compromised It Will Com- mence Tomorrow Morning. Until this afternoon it was a question whether the Pollard-Breckinridge case could be reached in Circuit Court, No. 1, tomorrow morning, a case having icen taken up yesterday which it appeared wouid not be finished in time. The case, how-! ever, came to a sudden close this afternoon, and the Breckinridge case will be taken up tomorrow morning before Judge Bradley. That is, if the rumors about the City Hali ‘his afternoon of a compromise of the case should prove untrue. It was stated about the court house this afternoon that one of Representative Breckinridge’s counse! uptown resort last night thi the would never be tried, that Mr. Breckin- ridge would agree to a settlement of the case out of court. Counsel for Miss Pol- lard, however, only smiled at the story, and remarked that so far as they knew the case would proceed to trial tomorrow morning, unless counsel on the other side succeeded in obtaining a continuance. It was also said today that Col. Enoch Tot- ten, senior counsel for the Kentucky Con- gressman, had returned from Florida and would be prepared to go on tomorrow with the case. But it was stated at his office this afternoon that he would not return wi. til the 15th instant. Hence, it is believed that the trial of the now famous suit will go on tomorrow, unless the court should postpone the case until Col. turn, which, however, is not believed prob- able. It was decided this afternoon that in view of the great demand by the press, ratic members of the finance commit- | the | it is said, will not) had stated at an! case | Totten’s re-| FINANCE D’ TRADE AN “Sugar Continues to Absorb General Attention. IN NO LBOISLATION 2 ae ‘CONFIDENCE National Lead Quietly Making Gains. aioe REPORTS. | 'GENERAL MARKET S Was appare due to yesterday's ft today’s m trading In sug 1 of another » uutbreak. it was, this ck ab- sorbed the bulk of the trading, and gained * per cent in consequence of an abundant supply of market orders. The belief in @ postponement of tariff legislation and as- surances of a continuation of dividends at the old rate were urged as satisfactory rea- sons for the advance. The buying came j from the same sources that were instru- mental in yesterday's rise, and was usually | fer round amounts. The sentiment of the street is decidedly mixed as to the imme- | diate future of this stock, but the prepon- | derance of argument is, perhaps, on the | bull side. Of course, reactions must inter- | vene, but with the assurances of favorable legislation, friends of the property are likely to mark up the price more than they allow it to recede. National Lead has been quietly pushing its way upward comparatively unnoticed in. the | general excitement, but with steady gsi that are sure to avail more in the long run than such professional pyrotechnics ax were witnessed in yesterdav’s manipulation of sugar. This stock gained 21-2 per cent on good buying for long account and is be- lieved by many to be in for quite a big rise | before tariff changes cease to be a factor in_ speculation. The regular list was strong on covering by shorts, who seem to have put out al- most an inexhaustible line on that side of the market. Should the buying for short | secount be supplemented by legitimate trading on the long side a continuation of the rally of course musi result, but indica- | tions now point to a period of dullness to |foliow the present spurt of activity. The | general tendency, however, will be upward, a it is extremely doubtful if the shor: )@re again permitted to gain such undis- | puted control of the market as they have |recently enjoyed. | Burlington gained 15-S*per cent to 81 1-8, St. Paul gained 11-4 per cent to 617-5 and Rock Island gained 1 per cent to 70. W ern Union continues to hold its strength, and gained 3-4 per cent on moderate trad- ing to 871-4. New England gained 11-4 per cent on buytag by interests interested in the reorganization of the property. | No reliable estimate can be made of the {amount of gold to be shipped abroad i Saturday's steamers, but rates of exchange have now reached point at which some small profit wil’ accrue to the shipper. The scarcity of bills continues, and shows no 'signs of improvement, hence gold shipments |must be resorted to as the cheapest method | of cance foreign obligations. |The money market continues without special feature except perhaps some slight tendency rl an increased demand from & 's due to the activity in the stock marke * continue at I per cent on call and to 3 1-2 for time loans. The mark>t sold off siightly after the noon hour, sugar josing 2 per cent and the re of the list proportionately. After delive: hour prices railiel and the best figures of the day were recor’ed within a half hour of the closing. The later trading was quite active and traders were inclined to work for a continuation the rally, although a reaction of i or 2 per cent is now due. ~ > The Wheat Market. CHICAGO, March 7.—A factor in the !wheat trade here today was thé light re- | | | ! members of the bar and the public for ac- H commodation at the trial that the case | ceipts. Prices were also helped by stronger should be heard in the court room occupied | cash markets northwest. Trade was dvi, by Judge McComas’ court, Crimina! Court | however, operators showing a disposi No. 1, situated just opposite the office of | to sail close-re-fed until after the gove Marshal Wilson, in the easterr portion | ment report. May opened 3-8 below leet of the city hall building. It is understood . nj ‘s figures, “3-4, but advanced to that while every reasonable effort will be ; 6 ade to accommodate the great crowd of —aneallipiiemnans spectators expected only so many will be | He had a standing | admitied as will comfortably occupy the seating capacity of the court room. —_ NOT PLEASED WITH IT. District Attorney Bi Views of the Metropolitan Compromise. Speaking of the action of the House Dis- trict commitiee on the Metropolitaa rail- road case. District Attorney Birney said to a Star reporter this afternoon: “I think it would have been much better, both for the railroad company and the District, had the matter been definitely disposed of. That is, by the payment by the company of some agreed upon sum. “Such a disposition of the matter would have relieved the company of the uncertain- ties which must exist under the present ar-. rangement, and at the same time would have insured the public of an immediate change in the motive power of the road and the general repair of its rolling stock. Such changes should have been peremptorily com-| pelled. As it is now, the company may or may not do so, and those matters seem as far from final settlement as ever. +o. Death of A. B. Crane. A. Belden ne died iast evening Mr. at Hotel Oxford, after a brief illness. He ez was about sixty years of age. and durin the latter part of his life he was not in tive business. The interment be at Penn Yann, N. Y. He leaves no family but a brother. —_~—-_—_ Divorce Granted, Ada Irene Heygester was granted a di- Voree today from John J. Heygster by Justice Hagner today. They were married in Norfolk, Va., November 15, ISS, have two children and she charges that he de- serted her in December, 1886, and remained away eighteen months, but failed to’ pro- vide for her, and finally left her. She was awarded the custody of the children. is Washington Stock Exchange. Sales— regular "clock m.—Washington Loan and Trust, 2 Riggs Fire Insurance, oni Tonds. Untied States 4s, regist VS, asked. United St - 1148, asked. oscar Funding Ge gold. 115 id. W % bid. “Water st E 3.058, Funding cur- ys, reg. 2-108. 100 bid Miscellaneous Bonds. Washington and Geonge- town Kattiroad fis, Ist, 120 bid. 150 asked. | Washington and Georgetown Railiroad conv. Gs. 2d, 1 bi eked. “Metropolitan Railroad cone. | asked. Kelt Ratlioad $s, 03 esked 100” asked. Washington A, 116 bid. Waxhis serles B17 bid. Washi is, 12S bid. United States ds, 122% bid, 1264 asked suns Telephone ‘Ss, 1 asked s and Trust ds, F. & A. American Security and Trust fa,” 1k 100 bid. Washington Market Company Ist Wid. Washington Market Company in Gs. 105 bid. Washington Market Company ext. te, | 104 bid, 107 asked. Masonic Hall Association i, 2 bid. Washington Light Infantry Ist Gs. 102 106 asked. Washington Light Iufantry 24 fers’. 1Lby bid Lincoln, 924. bi asked. Safe Deposit Companies.- National Oats Safe Deposit. und. ‘rast Company. 130 bid. 140 asked. Washington Loan and ‘Trust, 125 bid, 126 faked. Amtericau Security and Trust, 183 bid, 135! Pork ad. Wasbingtou ilroed | Stocks. Deposit, 107 aniced. ‘ashington "aud George! olitan, SS Wid. SS axked. id, 6 Beli, 18 bid. Beking cctrie Light Stocks. Washington Ga Georgetown Gas, 48 bid. Uulted 12k bid, Insurance Stocks. Franklin, 45 bid, 55. asked Corcoran, 60 “Potomac, Arlington, 158 bid, “165 asked. 150 bid. “National” Union. 11 untia, 13 Wid, 16 asked. Rixgs, re Did," Sty asked. Lincoln, % Mal, Sig bid. 6 axked. arance Stocks. Keal Estate |. 120 asked. Columbia Title, 6% bid, shington Title, S asked Peausyivania. 47 7 bid. 50 asked. A raphophone, 3lq bid, 49 asked. Poeun Gun Carriage. Mixcelianevis 1 280 bid, 300 asked. Met Did. 8 asked. Hid, 8 asked. Tithe, 12 44 asked Marker, 13 id. 15 asked. Gi 20 bid. 145 asked. folt Kan Panorama, 15 bid. Lincoln tail, so bid, 100 asked. Inter-Ocean Bulldiug, 100 asked. | BALTIMORE, nt of Columbla Bonds.—20-year Funding Ss, | jar asked FEVANCTIAL The follow! AND COMMERCIAL. | pre the opening, the highest and | the lowest and the elostag prices of t wv York | Stock market today, as revorted by Corson & | jaecartney, members New York stock exchange. respondents Messrs. Moore & Schiey, No. sd Broadway Stocks. American Sugar | American Sagar, pfa. Amenean T: | American Cotton Oil Open. High. Low. Close. *1 By ML MEI Atchison ............ Canada Southern Canada Pacific... : | Chesapeake and Ohio. . ah c.C.C, and St. es Cmeago. B. and Q oo, Chic. and Northwestern. bent Chicago Gas. oy M. and St. iad iz To Denver au Ins. and General IWinoi Central... Lake Shore... Erie Louisville a iy B, Ngak Ce oe | Missouri Pacific...) cae | National Lead Co. -: * | National Cordage Co. sens long and Western. ‘tic Mail Richmond ‘Termin: Southern Pacitic. .. | Texas Pacitic...... | Tenn. Coal and Iron! | Limon Pacitte | Wabash... | Wabash, pia.” | Wheeling & Lake Erie. | Wheeling & L. E. ptd.. | Western Union Tel. | Wiscouan Central. Slive: Baltimore Markets. Md... March 1.—Flosr steady, un- clanged— receipts, G.131 barrels; barrels: snien 0 barrel, Wheat dull, Go a6l; March, GAG: May, Giigatit!y No. bid receipts, 4.200 bushels yels: stock, 1,086,737 bushels i 3 ed * bid receipts, bushels; shipments, Spusbein: Stork, BRiO42 buchele: aalen, X00 bushels Is: southern x sample, 42aG3%y: ao. grade, 41% a Grmer No. 2 white wer:- ‘87a stock, quiet and easy 2, StasT ly Wushels; stock, 20.559" bushels. sive timvathiy’, B18. cAMaE TS 0 ‘reamerss Saai5. doy inte 16alz; gomd ladle, 14ald; store ‘packed, Uul4. Eggs steady—fresh, 14al5, Cheese unchanged. Te icnge Grain and Provision Markets, ported by Silsby & (., bankers amd brokers, Metropolitan Bank building CHICAGO, March ‘Open. Bligh, Law Sei, BL BBN Nix quiet aud steady, faney ed. Butter } tation, IS; de. te Wheat Corn SS. Ribs Monts The following were the readings of the | thermometer at the weather bureau today: Sam. 30; 2 pm, 61; maximum, 61; mim 48.