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that if the citizens were compelled to pay the entire expenses of the city the rate of taxation would be doubled, amounting to $8 on $100. Mr. Kilgore acknowledged his surprise at the knowledge thus imparted to . and said he had not thought that to be the case. Mr. Kilgore said if the people of this city were compelled to pay its own expenses the city would be more careful of expenditures. Mr. Kilgore said he is over- | whelmed with shame and indignation when he thinks how the people of his district must be bled to contribute to the magnifi- | cence of Washington. | Mr. Kilgore said this Congress is continu-| ally besieged by real estate jobbers who| have gobbied up land in the suburbs and/| Want the government to father their job. | They ran in and out of the Capitol daily. \ Charge Against the Newspapers. Mr. Kilgore recalled the objections which | he made last December to the bill making | immediately available the appropriation for certain street improvements, ard which Mr. Kilgore included in his reference to real es- | taie jobs. He said that as a result of that! objection he had been traduced by the pa-! Pers of this city, and said the newspapers of Washington are “the subservient, willing and, I believe, corrupt tools” of the real es- tate jobbers. He said that men who en- deavor to oppose “this Capitol ring’ must expect to be Jumped upon, and Mr. Kilgore assumed an air of resigned martyrdom. Mec Kilgore in a solemn and awe-strick- | en tone referred to “the wealthy lobby’ which is before Congress all the time in| the interest of suburban ard said that the newspapers advocate | | every scheme to plunder the treasury. He said he makes a distinct charge against the newspapers of being corrupt. Mr. Blair said Mr. Kilgore should not make such charges unless he was ready to furnish specifications. Had No Specifications. Mr. Kilgore did not have any specifica- tions to present, but could only speak in general terms of corruntion among the newspapers. As to Charitable Associations. Mr. Henderson of Iowa said he had been informed that there is some concern among certain members that this bill appropriates too much money for Catholic charitable in- stitutions. He read a list of the apprupria- tions for charitable purposes, and made an earnest plea for them. } Reverting to the question of taxation in) the District, Mr. Henderson said the United Btates owns lots in this city to the value| of $198,500,000, from which the city does not receive one cent of taxation. He re- ferred to the debt shouldered upon the Dis- trict by Congress and the general interests of the general movement in the city. “And in the face of all this you want to Place the entire burden of government upon the citizens. I tell you the Congress is not born that will become a party to such a disgrace,” said Mr. Henderson amid loud applause. Mr. Compton Defends the District. Mr. Compton then took the floor. He said the present form of government in this District is the only one that con- forms to the original wea of a plan of government for the District. “Why, you might as well talk of loca! self-government for a_navy yard or an arsenal as for this District,” said Mr. Compton. “The principle is the same.” He said there has once been local self- government here. but the record of it is/| go black that it wiil never be tried again. | Mr. Compton read tu the House numer- | ous extracts from the report of Judge Po- land, made to Congress when the present form of government was ado>ted. Mr. Compton said he would take this report as the basis of his speech, to show that Washington !s a federal i “This was intended from the first_to be a federal city.” said Mr. Compton. “This site was chosen for the capital because it was which would furnish a That idea has been fol- hout the history of Washing- the only location federal territory. lowed throug ton. A Child ef the Union. Mr. Compton s: that the creat central thought around which all others cluster in discussing this proposition is that the ex- penditures made here are for the benefit of the whole peovle. This city is the child of the Union. The creation of the Union. Mr. Comptoa referred to efforts made in the Past In the line of Mr. beArmond’s propo- sition and the prone disapproval of them by © i this propo- sition had b id, it had been discountenance trongest men in Congress. He quoted m speeches made from time to time by distinguished men in Congress laring the duty of the govern- ment bear its share of the expenses of the Di ( government. He read a com- munication from the D' ing that the property y greater value the District. Not taxed we n than the taxable proper -e- COL, PARKER iM PRE He is Being Bencfiied by Mis Stay at the Seashore. Mr. and Mrs. Henry A. Willard returned yesterday from Atlantic City, where they went last week in company with Col. and Mrs. M. M. Parker. The latter are still there, and the many friends of Col. Parker will be glad to know that he is improving @aily in health, and that he is gaining flesh and his appetite is excellent. His general. health is much improved. Col. Parker intends to weeks at the seashore, plates @ two months Genoa. remain several and then cintem- tcip to Gibraltar and —_——— DISTRICT IN CONGRESS. Harbor Regulations. Mr. Heard today reported to the House the bill to establish harbor regulations for the District. This bill has been heretofore published in The Nominations by the President. | The President today sent to the Senate the following nominations: John €. O’Don- nell, to be postmaster at Pittsburg, Pa. Wallace MacFarlane of New York, to be atiorney of the United States for the south- ern district of New York. Edward Grosse | of New York, to be collector of internal | revenue for the third district of New York. —_- 2+ ___ The Talty Will. In the Probate Court this morning in the case of the estate of Michael Taity, in which the jury ef the Cirenit Court found @ verdict in February, 1392, setting aside the will, Justic Hagner denied probate) te the will ard directed letters of admin- istration on the estate to J. J. Darlington and W. S. Olive on hond of $50,000, — Prnished for His Dishonest Greed. CHICAGO, March 9.—John Geyer, an old German, went before Capt. Porter last | night and complained that W. Fohiran swindled him cut of $00 by a “green goods” scheme. He said that the man cf- fered to give $20,000 worth of counterfeit money for $50 of the real article, and he listened to the scheme and went into it, thereby losing the savings of forty years. As there was nothing to show that the man had ac lily given him any of the counterfeit stuff there was no crime in the federal law, and all that could be done was to advise the old man to report his loss to the pe and in future to abstaia from covetousness. ® i clini ‘The Case Continued. John Vangilder, the old soldier who at- tempted suicide yesterday after having used a razor on M Catherine Kline, as published in yesterda: Star, was taken / to the Police Court today and charged with assault. The case was continued, because Mrs. Kline was unable to appear. > No Change Yet. Yesterday afternoon the six justices of the Supreme Court of the District consid- ered the report made by three of their Bumber on the conduct of the jail, but ar- Fived at no conclusion as to making a ehange in the wardenship, now held by Maj. Burke. It is not known when they will resume the consultation on the sub-/ Ject nor how they stand on the subject. ee Struck by a Tra: As a train was leaving the Baltimore and Potomac depot yesterday afternoon the) @river of one of the Knox Express wagons | attempted to drive across the track near B street south, when the engine struck and ove-turned the wagon, throwing the driver, | Diehl, out, and he had his right hip ured. He was sent to his home, No. 529 h street southw Hiness Hensey. Mrs. Thomas G. asey is critically i) at her residence, 406 M street. Last Wed- ie was suddenly stricken with and has been iying in an un- conscious condition ight hours. for the past forty- | scene of operations of the columns en- disturbances having | to the British commander at Rio de Janeiro | journment of the house of commons in | order to discuss the matter. ie Strack Rather Than Take Lower Wages. | and quartzite running parallel with well- | to $148 to the ton. | general assembly of Maryland to Senators | | Gorman and Gibson for their success in| | retaining the duty on coal, | | in the Senate amendment to the Wilson LATE N Disasters to British Soldiers in the| East. A DETACHMENT CUT 10 PIECES Peril of Another Military Expe- dition. | REINFORCEMENTS ASKED FOR) ——___. CALCUTTA, March 9%.—Dispatches re- ceived here from the neighborhood of the gaged in punishing the Abor tribesmen on the Assam frontier announce serious losses sustained by the British. ‘The dispatches say that an additional de- tachment of 200 men left Sadiyah yester- day to meet the British expedition com- manded by Capt. Maxwell, which has for some time past been following up the re- treating tribesmen, The Abors, having received reinforce- ments from the tribes mhggiting that por- tion of the Himalayas, recently assumed the offensive, causing the Maxwell col- umn to send for reinforcements. The entire Abor expedition ts in a most critical condition, and in addition to the troops hurried forward from Sadiyah addi- | tional reinforcements are being sent with | all possible haste to the front in the hope of rescuing the Maxwell column. € exact strength of the column com- manded by Capt. Maxwell is not known, but on January 3 six hundred men were dispatched against the Abor tribesmen, occurred some days previously. Another dispatch received here from Gow. hatty, the chief town of Assam, announce: a still moze serious disaster for the Uritish arms. It appears that a detached party. | composed of thirty rifles and four Hritish | officers, had been operating as an escort to @ train on its way to Bordax, with provis- ions and ammunition for the garrison for that town. The detachment encountered no resistance until it was far beyond the reach of succor from its base of operations, and then the | tribesmen began to gather ahead of it and on its flanks, keeping up a galling fire, which eventually brought the detachment to | a standstill and compelled the British officer in command to take measures to defend himself by means of a hastily fortified posi- tion constructed out of the wagons, &c., which formed part of the train. For two days the little detachment kept up a con- tinuous fight day and tes te with the tribes- men, but eventually the little band of thirty soldiers was surrounded by thousands of | tribesmen and the troopers were killed to a! man, after fighting desperately to the last. | — “JACK THE MEASURER.” The Crank That ts Now Afflicting San Francisco. SAN FRANCISCO, March 9.—“Jack the EWS BY WIRE. | THE EVENING STAR, FRIDAY. BATHING BEACH. Co: missioners Recommend a Small Appropriation for the Purpose. The Commissioners today made the fol- lowing report upon Senate bill 1702,“To pro- vide for the improvement of the public bathing beach:” “The Commissioners are in favor of af- fording the best practicable public facili- ties for free bathing, under such survell- lance as will secure due order and safety, but in view of the policy indicated by the House committee on appropriations, in largely curtailing their estimates for 1895, they are not satisfied that it would be just to other public requirements, which, in their judgment, are more urgent, to devote to the purpose of this bill so large a por- tion of the District revenues as its execu- tion would require. “Without discu: sing the merits of the plan Proposed in the bill the Commissioners be- lieve that the essential object of the bath- ing beach can, for the present, be attained at much less expenditure than this project would involve. They will, therefore, rec- ommend that an appropriation of $1,000 be made for the purpose of repairing and somewhat extending the present bathing beach and its appurtenances, and providing for their care and supervision.” |THE TARIFF PROSPECTS Believed the Senate Will Pass the Bill as Reported. Much Gossip und Talk About Changes “Attitude of the Quasi-Protection Democrats—Estimated Receipts. Ths discussion of the fite of the tariff bill, now that its provisions are known, is being very generally indulged In, and there is a wide difference of opinion. But under- neath all the kicking and bickering and the wide divergence of opinion the fact stands | out that the democratic party is compelled either to pass a tariff bill or yield up the ghost, and whateve> delays there may be, there is no room for reasonable doubt that a bill will be sent to the President for his signature, and that it will have in it uo more protection than is in the Senate bill, and no more fre? trade than is in the House bill, but will be a measure made up of a setflement of the differences between the two bills. The belief of the best informed is that the finance committee will report to the Senate the bill in substantially the form given to the public yesterday, and that after some delay the Senate will pass the bill al- most without change. What the House Will Do. Every increase of duty made by the Sen- ate will be resisted by the House, but most of them will be accepted. The duty of 40 cents on iron ore and the small increases | in the iron and steel schedule and those in the glassware schedule are most in danger. The House will probably accept the 40 cents on coal and the sugar schedule. The income tax has practically no disagreement on between the two bills. The reductions Measurer” {is the latest addition to the | ranks of villains who have so long harassed | the gentle female. He is now operating in| this city with one of the most unique | schemes on record. “Jack the Kisser’ and | “Jack the Hugger” are not in it with “Jack the Measurer.” His plan is to go around and measure chambermaids for a grand shape | contest at the midwinter fair. ‘The fair officials have not authorized any such contest, nor have they heard of “Jack | the Measurer,” but that enterprising in- | dividual is busy with his tape line just tne/| same. There ts to be a beauty contest at the midwinter fair, but the conditions do not require any measuring. Sull the measuring goes briskly on. His plan is to prowl about the hoteis and lodging houses until he discovers a cham- | bermaid, to whom the conditions of the al-| leged midwinter fair shape tournament are} unfolded. According to “Jack the Measu- rer’s” prospectus, there are four grand prizes. The first is $75, the second $50, third | $25 and the fourth will be given a coupon | Ucket which entitles her to seven admis-! made in the woolen schedule will be ac- ceptable to the House. The increase of the internal revenue tax on cigars and a cer: tain class of cigarettes from $1 a thousand to $ a thousand will probably be yielded by the Senate in conference in considera- | ton of the House agreeing to’ the exten- sion of the bonded period for whisky to eight years. The lead ore duty will prob- ably be permitted to stend, as will the coal. These are practically the only differ- ences in which there lies much friction, and their adjustment is plainly in view to the members of the two committees, Party Methods. Senators Allison, Sherman and Aldrich, repubilcan members of the committee, were | all absent from the Capi'ol when the Senate convened, and it ts understood that they re- mained either at their homes or were in conference, familiarizing themselves with the details of the bill and preparing a plan of action in committee. None of them has expressed any opinion upon this subject si they received the pill, but there is ev reason to believe that they will ad- here to their determination, expressed pre- sions to the midwinter fair grounds. Should the maid agree to enter the con- test, sack at once hauls out a tape line and proceeds to measure the confiding female. The figures and the name of the girl are carefully entered in a large book. No en- trance tee is required, nor is there anything said regarding the date of the opening of the shape contest. All the fellow does is to! measure the chambermaid, jot down the re- sult, utter a few pleasing compliments and | make “his escape. Each victim is assured | that she will surely win the first prize. The measurer is described as a medium-| sized man with a red mustache. He is fairly well dressed and is a plausible talk- er. The munificent character of the prizes | doubtless helps the man along with his pe- culiar fad. His tape line is one of those spring roller affairs in a case, and is capa- bie of measuring a chambermaid 100 feet in circumference. =a ee HAVE RECOURSE TO NCLE SAM.” The American Vy Protects British Merchantmen ut Rio Janeiro. LONDON, March 9%—Mr. Christopher | Furness, member of parliament for Hartle- | pool, and head of the firm of Furness, | Withey & Company, steamship bullders | and ship owners, has received the follow- | ing cable message from Rio de Janeiro, ad-| dressed to him by the masters of the Brit- | ish steamships now at that port: | “The American navy is rendering the | necessary assistance in landing the sick | and supplying us with water. Our navy | refuses to grant such assistance. Can you, do anything in our behalf? Mortality ter- | rible. Only hospital available is ten miles | from anchorage. | Mr. Furness, immediately upon receipt | of this cablegram, telegraphed to the for- eign office asking that instructions be sent ordering or authorizing him to render the | necessary assistance. | Mr. Furness added that the conduct of | the British navy at Rio de Janeiro during the past three months was such that he was inclined to move next week an ad- SEATTLE, Wash., March 9.—-A reduction | in wages just announced in the mechanical department of the Great Northern road has | resulted in a strike of a number of men in this city. Car cleaners were cut from $50 to $31, car repairers from 355 to $35, and, their foreman from $75 to $45. All the men | affected in this city quit work, but their! places were mostly filled by green men. This cut in wages is general in this class of workmen all along the line. paints ana A Rich Mining District. | SANTE FE, N. M., March 9.—Col. J. T. Doughine of Chicago, late judge of min- ing machinery at the world’s fair, after five weeks’ Inspection of the Cochiti mining | district, said: “The formation is excel- | lent. There*are immense dykes of phosphy defined lodes. Samples of ore have been| furnished me by different parties taken from the locations that assayed from $55 | Should the district stand the test of the general average and show a profit beyond working expenses of $3 a| ton this must eventually become the great- est mining camp on the American conti- nent.” —_———_ Thanking the Maryland Senators. Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. ANNAPOLIS, Md., March 9.—Senator Slean, republican of Allegany county, to- day introduced a joint resolution in the| state senate tendering the thanks of thc | as embodied bill. The resolution was referred to the| committee on federal relations. GUTHRIE, Okla, March 9.—Perry Rod- ney, who has returned from a trip in the| Chickasaw Indian reservation, reports sev- | eral strange mineral finds. About twenty | miles west of Woodford he came across a spring strongly impregnated with minerals, and fine ubricating oil gathers upon the surface of the water at the rate of a lon or more per day. A short dist-nee from there he found a place where about twenty- five acres were covered with asphalt, aud at a number of places found liquid asphalt oozes from the ground in warm weather. democratic members of the changes made in the tariff system by the pending measure. | They have heretofore expressed the opinion that if this reavest should be granted tt would be impossible to report the bill for ce Weeks alter ts receipt. we democratic members, who by reason of their superior numbers have this matter largely in their own hands, have not indi- cated just what concession they would make as to time. Senator Voorhees has said that the time should be ample and Senator Jones that the republicans would now be held responsible for whatever delay there might be, but Mr. Voorhees nas not indicated what time he considered xmple, nor Mr. Jones how far the committee would be willing to allow the republicans to as- sume this responsibility tor delay. Senator Hill's Attitude, Much interest is felt in Senator Hill's forthcoming speech. He said this morning that he could not yet say when he would deliver it, and repeated that he would not outline his position until then. While open- ing numerous telegrams this morning he casually remarked: “Occasionally you find a man who does not consider the bill per- fect.” Sdll Kicking. Men whose business interests are affected by the bill, and who did not receive the con- deration for which they had asked at the hands of the democratic members of the finance committee, are still asking for hear- ings. There are representatives of the glass, lumber and wool interests here. The glass men were especially urgent in requesting today that ihe committee should still grant them an opportunity to present their griev- ances. Senator Voorhees told them that this would now be impossible. It is considered probable that the republican members may present the representations of some of these men to the committee. If not they will pre- sent them in the Senate. Senator Smith Opposes. A story was circulated about the Capitol today to the effect that Senator Sniith of New Jersey had asserted that a motion would be made in the Senate to recommit the tariff bill to a special committee rep- resenting the various sections of the coun- | try, and that such a motion would carry. When asked if the report was true, Mr. Smith said it was not. ‘There are some features of the bill,” said he. “which” 46 not meet my approval, and I apprehend that when the bill is circulated in New Jer- sey I shail head objections to it. 1 do not consider that the reporting of the bill to the Senate will preciude the offering of amendments to it, and I shall, probably, have some to offer. 1 class myself as a tariff reformer, and should like to see a satisfactory bill passed. I shall try to have it made satisfactory, but do not want to be quoted as saying that if I do not succeed I shall move to recommit or oppose {ts pas- sage by my vote.” 4 Asked to indicate some of the amend- ments he would urge, he declined, only say- | ing that he was opposed to an income tax. Hepublican Opposition. Senator Aldrich was asked this afternoon to indicate the policy of the republican members of the finance committee in com- mittee with the tariff bill, but declined to do so. He said he could say nothing further than that the committee would meet tomorrow to consider the bill. Being told that there was a story afloat that the bill would be reported to the Senate on Tuesday next, Mr. Aidrich said he did not think it possible to give the bill due atten- tion before that time, es there were a great many changes, involving vast interests, which could not be properly disposed of in a few days. Estimated Receipts. The amount of revenue to be raised by the Senate bill has not been officially esti- mated yet, but rough estimates indicate that it will raise about $220,000,000 of rev- enue, as against $165,000,000 in the Wilson bill, making the total revenues of the gov- ernment under it about $494,000,u00, against $42),000,000 under the Wilson bill nd $454,000,000 under the McKinley law. ‘This is’ merely a rough estimate. The House ill is estimated to raise about 3120,000,000, by customs and — $45,000,00 by internal revenue. It is estimated that the Senate bill will raise $155,000,000 by customs and $65,140,000 by internal revenue. Add to this $264,000,000 from existing in- ternal revenue laws, the post office and miscellaneous receipts, and the result is | Biven as above. 'BALTIMORE AND OHIO viously, to ask a full explanation from the | | » MARCH 9, 1894-TWELVE PAGES. Both Sides Have an Inning Before the House Committee. MR. HAMILTON'S LEGAL ARGUMENT Holds Congress Has No Authority to Move the Road. NO ACTION TAKEN The House District committee today con- | tinued the hearing on the bill presented by | the Northeast Washington Citizens’ Asso- | elation requiring the Baltimore and Ohio | Railroad Company to change the route | and dispense with grade crossings. | The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Com- pany was represented by its attorney, Mr. Geo, E. Hamilton. Vice President King | was also present. The citizens’ associa- tion was represented by Mr. Frizzell and Mr, Tucker. Attorney Hamilton was heard first. He presented to the committee a review of the laws :@41 ordinances under which the Baltimore and Ohio Company occupies its Present position, and held that the com- pany has a right to remain in possession of its present lines until 1910. Condition of Tracks, Mr. Tucker submitted a statement of the present condition of the tracks: “It is a well-known fact that this line of tracks was laid when the northeast section of this city was composed of a swamp aud commons; that it was sparsely settled, and the grade of the streets and avenues had not been established. Conditions in the past sixty years have undergone a complete change, the swamp has been filled up and, together with the surrounding meadows and pastures, has become the habitation of a large population. This branch of the road in its route from Delaware avenue and H street to the point on Florida avenue be- tween Yth and 10th streets crosses or oc- cuples the following streets and avenues: Streets and Avenues. “Second street—Railroad tracks thirteen feet below grade; crossed by an old wooden bridge, which is considered to be in a dan- Gerous condition, and in order to reach the bridge pedestrians are compelled to climb up the side of a dirt or mud bank and waik on the narrow bridge along with horses and vehicles. “Third street—Railroad tracks eight feet below grade. This street is completely blocked to the public and therefore render- e@ absolutely useless, there being no cross- ing for pdestrians or vehicles, “Provision was made in the appropri: tion bill for the fiscal year ending June 1891, for paving this ‘street, $13,000 being appropriated for the same, but owine *> the interference with the grade by the rail- | road tracks Congress in & Suuseuueuc o inserted a clause striking out the item. “Fourth street—Ratlroad tracks pra:tical- ly at grade. “Fifth street—Railroad tracks two feet above grade, approached by steep inclined unpaved planes, which are so steep as to make the crossing very abrupt, over which vehicles can cross only at a very slow pace, thus unduly lengthening the time they must remain on the dangerous crossing. “Sixth street—Rallroad tracks seven feet above grade. This street is blocked to the | public, there being no crossing tor venicies, and pedestrians in order to cross are com_ pelled to climb up a steep embankment at risk to life and limb. This crossing is much used by the children attending the Blair School, but at the risk of their lives, Pro- vision had also been made by Congress for improving this street several years ago, but owing to the tracks being so high at this point the improvement was not made. “Seventh street—Railroad tracks six feet above grade, with inclined unpaved pianes for vehicles, so steep as to render It almost impossible for loaded teams to ercss, and where light vehicles can cross the danger- ous tracks only at a very slow pace by rea- son of their abrupt elevation above grade. “sth street—-Railroad tracks four feet above grade; practically closed to the pub- He, there being no footway or driveway provided for its accommodation. “oth street—Railroad tracks four feet below grade; the intersection of L street ard the railroad is so near to 9th street | that one dirt road crossing is used, where pedestrians use the same roadway as do horses and vehicles, and all reach the tracks through mud about a foot deep in wet weather. 1 street—This street is completely oceu- pied for several squares to the exclusion of the public, the tracks being from thir- teen to elght feet below grade between 2d and 3d streets and from two to seven feet above grade between 5th and 6th streets, “K street—Railroad tracks five feet above grade; this street, which is the Widest and one of the most used streets in the northeast section, is practically closed to the public at 7th street. Pedes- trians going east on K_ street leave side- walks behind them at 7th street and fol- low a well worn path until they reach the tracks, which consist of the exposed ties filled in between with broken stone and upon which the four rails lay, each being @ five-inch stumbling block and es- pecially dangerous when one is hurrying to avoid a train. “L, street—See 9th_ street. lorida avenue—Railroad tracks four and a half feet below grade. This avenue has recently becn improved and in order to make it passable the avenue has been given an inclination down to the tracks, and as the view is cut off by high banks this crossing is exceedingly dangerous, for the reason that a vehicle once on this down grade cannot well stop until it gets on the tracks. Vablic Nuisance. “In view of tie above facts it is evident that this branch of the road, which inter- fered with but few at the time it was laid, has become a public nuisance, preventing | the improvement of the streets and the building of property, endangering the lives, and interfering with the peace and con- venience of thousands. “Justice demands. in order to restore to the public the right to the free use of the streets, without danger to life, limb or prop- erty, that the track of this branch of the road be removed at an early date.” A Big Petition. Mr. Tucker presented to the committee a petition in favor of the bill signed by sev- eral thousand citizens, headed by the fol- lowing names: A. T. Britton, Lawrence Gardner, Appleton P. Clark, John H. Ober- ly, E. Francis Riggs, John H. Ketcham, | Henry A. Willard, W. E. Edmonston, A. S. Fox, Jere M. Wilson, W. C. Dodge, John W. Bahsen, Thomas E. Waggaman, E. J. Han- nan and Allen C. Clark. Wants Improvements. During the course of the arguments Mr. Tucker asked Mr. Hamilton if he thought that the company’s charter authorized it to occupy the whole of Deiaware avenue with its tracks, to which Mr. Hamilton added that the company is occupying only that portion of the street which the District Commissioners have authorized. In closing his argument Mr. Hamilton said the company admits the right of Con- gress to compel the company to elevate or depress Its tracks, on its present route, but that until the year 1910 Congress cannot compel the company to remove its tracks | to other streets. | “The company does not want to continue | grade crossings,” said Mr. Hamilton. “It intends to make a change, and hopes to do it before 1910, but before making that ! change, which is to cost between $4,000,000 and $5,000,000, the company wants to decide upon the best plan, the plan best for the | company and the city.” A Way Station. Mr. Hamilton urged the committee to re- member that the Baltimore and Ohio has to consider this question of grade crossings in other cities. Washington is not in every respect a terminal, he said, but in some re- ‘®pects is a way station. Even if Congress possessed the right to compel the proposed change at this time, it would not be just to enforce that power at this time of financial depression, especially as the improvement will not benefit the company materially in a commercial way. Mr. King Talks. Vice President King of the Baltimore and Ohio then briefly addressed the committee. He said: “We are anxious to make improvements in our present route. We recognize the fact that the growth of Washington renders cer- | large gains in their dealings. tain improvements necessary. We have been studying the question for some time and are yet studying it. But, in the present condition of business, we do not feel that we can present to Congress a solution of the diticulty at this time.” Proi. Gallaudet of the Deaf and Dumb Institution then addressed the committee. Prof. Gallaudet explained the history of the institution, the interest of the United States in it, and the advancement of those interests by @ change in the present con- ditions. He said that the continuance of these two railway lines imparts a character to the community which is injurious to the|- interests of the property. The removal of one of these tracks and the union of the two tracks would benefit the property and all of the interests in that neighborhood. He contended that the rights and privi- leges proj to be given the railroad company by the pending bill outweigh the benefits which it now enjoys. It is pro- posed to give to the company, free of charge, privileges for which it would have to pay millions in other cities. Mr. Richardson asked if it would be bet- ter for the institution to sell and move to another location. Prof. Gallaudet did not think {t would. Mr. Richardson explained that his question was not in behalf of the railway company, but in the interest of the institution. It was decided to continue the hearing next Friday. ++ IN CONGRESS TODAY The Bland Seignorage Bill to Be Voted On Next Thursday, The Agreement Reached After a Long jon—Matters Taken Up i That was an air of quiet satisfaction per- vading the Senate this morning, due no doubt to the satisfaction felt ut having the tariff bill made public, In the absence of the Vice President, v.ho has left for North Carolina on account of the ill health of Mrs. Stevenson, the chair was occupied by the President pro tem., Mr. Harris (Tenn.). To Investigate Sugar Charges. Mr. Peffer (Kan.) introduced a resolution reciting that charges had been made in the various newspapers and copied into the rural press, alleging that certain Senators had been making use of knowledge gained in their official position for dealing in, Wall street stocks, notably in sugar trust stock, and that some of the Senators had made The resolu- tion provides for the appointment of a se- lect committee to examine ‘nto the charges. Mr. Morrill (Vt.) inquired whether the Senator from Kansas had-any personal knowledge of the charges. Mr. Peffer assured him that he had not, otherwise he would have so stated, but the information coming to him as it did he thought the Senate should take some ac- tion in regard to it. He asked, however, that the resolution lie on the table tem- porarily. Mr. Vest, who had just favorably reported from the committee on commerce the House bill amending the act of March 3, 1887, au- thorizing the construction of a bridge across the East river between New York and Long Island, asked that the bill ve taken up for immediate consideration, and it Was passed without objection. The Senate then took from the calendar a number of bills and passed them, among them being bills for the relief of Joseph W. Carmock, Frederick Grainm, Geo A. Orr, Napoleon B. Giddings, John 8. | Neet, jr, Ezra S. Havens and John M. Davis. It has also passed a bill making an ap- propriation of $200,000 to pay the damages resulting to the persons who went upon the Crow Creek and Winnebago Indian reservation in South Dakota between Feb- ruary 17 and 27, 1885. Also a bill grantt: a right-of-w across the Scarhoro iil military reservation, in Washingion state, to the Ilwaco Railway and Navigation Com- pany. Several Bills Passed. Several bills of interest to the people of the District of Columbia were passed. Among them was one providing for the sale of new tickets by the street railway companies. Also a bill authorizing the Commissioners to accept payment without interest of certain special assessmenis, and also a bili relating to the acknuwledg- ments of instruments affecting real estate within the District. The bill providing for an increase of pen- sion of David S. Corser was passed, and also bill for the relief of Isham T. Owen, «. B, Bryan and Co., Wm. Clift, Wm. Hal- kins, Mrs. Ennice Tripler, Geo. H. Jewett, Brig. Gen. J. R. Broose, U. 8S. A., and of — Von Hooke. The Senate also passed i Wm. Pierce, to remove the charge of deser- tion against Jno. W. Wacker and Wm. H. H. Cook; also to restore the name of Capt. Thos. H. Carpenter to the rolls of the army. A bill to correct the military record of John W. Taylor was passed. The Bland Bill Up. The hour of 2 o'clock having arrived, the Bland bill was laid before the Senate as the unfinished business, and Mr. Allison having given notice of his intention to speak on the bill, he was recognized. He asked the Senator from Tennessee (Harris) to consent that the bill go over untill Wed- nesday at 3 o'clock, when the vote should be taken on his motion to reconsider the vote by which the bill was ordered to its third reading. Mr. Harris said it was his desire to ac- commodate the wishes of every Senator, and if by unanimous consent the Senators could agree to Monday, Tuesday or Wed- Rall ‘propositions f ht agree propositions for reaching an ment to vote on the seigniorage bill failed, and Senator Vilas took the floor to speak on the bill. A Motion to Adjourn Defeated. Before Senator Vilas proceeded Senator Quay moved to adjourn today over to Mon- day, and the yeas and nays were demanded. The motion to adjourn over was defeated —yeas, 16; nays, 38. The opponents of the seigniorage bill voted in the affirmative and its friends in the negative. THE HOUSE. Some routine business of minor import- ance preceded the resumption of the de- bate on the District of Columbia appropria- tion bill. On motion of Mr. Bingham (Pa.) Senate bill to provide American register for the steamer El Callao under the name of Oneida was passed. Senate bill granting @ pension to the widow of Gen. John M. Corse was, on motion of Mr. Martin, re- committed to the committee on pensions. On motion of Mr. Hermay (Ore.) a bill for the relief of Oliver P. Coshow was passed. The regular order was then de- manded. After the call of committees for reports on motion of Mr. Compton (Md.) the House went into committee of the whole for the further consideration of the+District of Columbia appropriation bill. ——— THE PRICE OF GAS. It is Claimed That It Cannot Be Reg- ulated by Law. INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., March 9.—In the | course of a suit in a justice's court against the Indianapolis Gas Company for charg- ing more than the ordirary rate for natural gas, the attorneys for the company raised the point that the gas ordinance was in- valid on the ground that the city has no constitutional right to regulate the price of any commodity. Should the point hold good it would revolutionize the gas business in half of the cities of Indiana, in all of which gas prices are regulated by ordinance. —_. Long Overdue at San Francisco. SAN FRANCISCO, March 9.—The British ship Somali, the largest sailing vessel fly- ing the English flag, and the largest carry- ing ship in the world, is long overdue from Hong Kong. The Somali is now out 126 days. The greatest anxiety is felt for her safety. ——— Suspected to Be Stage Robbers. SACRAMENTO, Cal., March 9.—The po- lice have arrested two men answering fully the descriptions of those who robbed the Milton stage last night. A Stockton officer will come here to identify the men. PRED: AR W. Percy Thatcher, teller of the Brook- line (Massachusetts) National Bank, is un- der arrest, charged with embezzlement from the institution of $3,200. He was arrested on Monday night, and not until he ap- in court was the fact khown. granting an honorable discharge to | 7 4\' FINANCE AND TRADE Juggling the Price of Sugar Stock Goes On. Tf MONOPOLIZES GENERAL INTEREST i Increased Earnings of the Railways Shown. ——— GENERAL MARKET REPORTS. Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. NEW YORK, March 9.—Stock values re- | flected fractional improvement at the open- ing of today’s market and continued strong throughout the morning on a moderate amount of business. London quotations were about on a parity with our own and no important trades were recorded for fcr- eign account. Commission houses are fill- ing up with orders and predict increased activity and a higher range of values in the near future. Railway shares have in some measure been neglected this week, owing to the superior speculative ad- vantages presented by the industrial group, but in spite of the dullness steady gains have been recorded. This fact will not long escape the notice of conservative operators who are daily expected to add impetus to the movement by a lMberal supply of buying orders. Earnings are not as good as they might be, but they are so much better than they were that the relative improvement is considered a perfectly sound basis for improved values. Today's market was less active than on either of the three previous days and in consequence the changes in the regular list were not finportant. Reading | was conspicuously strong at a gain of 3-4 per cent, due to purchases for inside inte:- | ests, and the grangers were all strong at | slight gains. Sugar again monopolized the trading and was somewhat erratic at the start, drop- ping off 5-8 per cent to 87, continuing down | 3-4 of a point further and then rallying sharply for a gain of 3 1-4 per cent. The| manipulation of this stock is decidedly pro- nounced and is evidently being used to in- fluence final changes in the tariff schedule. The concessions made by the Senate com- | mittee in favor of the trust unquestionably | gives them protection far beyond what is, absolutely essential to profits, but while | there is the possibility of securing the still- | coveted color test so long will the stock-_ juggling process continue. Distillers’ advanced 1 1-4 per cent on buy- ing by shorts and rumors of a bull pool, organized for the purpose of squeezing out the present short interests. This latter in- terest are very confident of their position and feel sure of ultimate success. Last Saturday's gold shipment will be reflected in tomorrow's bank statement, but this loss will be more than offset by gains in currency from the interior, which ere estimated to have been in the neigh- borhood of $3,000,000. The remittances from the west have been larger than last week and should the premium rate in that section for New York funds advance an increased flow of | currency to this center will follow. The | receipts from the east and near-by towns have been about up to the average, teh country demand for currency being ex- tremely small. The last hour's trading was the best of the day, both as to prices and the volume of business. The — Was steady at moderate improvement for the day. FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL. The following are the opening, the highest and the lowes: and the closing prices of the New York stock market today, a8 Teported by Corson & | Macartney, members liew York stock exchange Correspondents Messrs. Moore & Schley, No. 3? Broadway: Stocks. Low. Civse. | American Sugar ........ 897% American Sugar, pfa..-. Sty SS. | American Tobacco... Oa % American Cotton O11... ..... 2 | Atchison .. ia lay ' Canada Southern | is De iver dns. ond Cattle Feeding. { Gener il Electric u Grande. Cordage National Cordage, pfa New Jersey Centra. \ Central Northern Pacific... Northern Pacific, pfd. North American... Ont. and Western. Facitlc Mail... Phila. and Reading Pullman P. Car Co.. ae Richmond % i Sy Wy aad | Chicago Grain Reported by Sil Metrvpolitan ‘Bank Provision Markets. & Co., bankers and brokers, ding : CHIEAGO, March « Hig. Low. i ss bd | Fi a6 | Be 5, El ae 2s 33 11390 1 1150 1s 1 1157 13 1 6.82 6 687 on cso 675 5.90 5.90 7 5.87 5 Sue New York Cott Month. Open. Tow, Clore, r 733 Te 708 | im ver j TS pot, July =. | BALTIMORE, Ma., changed—receipts, 20,582 bai barrels; sales, 1,165 barrels. shi 1,029,821 bushels; . wheat by sample, @aGl. 44; March, 41igadliy: 41% bid; steamer mixed, bushels; shipments, 229,286 bushels; stuck, W091. bushels; sales, 29,000 “Dusbels—southern ‘corn sample, 42a44; do. on grade, 413 a and active—No. 2 white western, 38a3sig: mixed western, 36a36%4—receipts, 10,000 bu: stock, 92,200 bushels. Ky: ¥ No. 2, Séa58—stock, 89 bushels. Hay active Sia.Soasis oO. | Grain |. Sugar unchang. jut et x, 0, Amttation, 1801 : le, store "pac firm 16% for’ fresli; cold” storag Corn neh netive ¢' sy hingtom Stock Exchange. lar call—12 o'clock m.—United States conv. Se. $1,000 at 125; $1,000 at ft 135, $i,cod at $120. 'p Tire at 7. 20 at asi: 11S iow at ase eae Government Bonds.—United States 4s, registered, 1907, 112%. bid, 118% ‘asked. Caited Staten a coupon, 1907, 113% bid. United States 3s, 117 District of Columbia Bonds.—20- Funding & 107 Vid. 30-vear Oar gold. 115 tide Water stock currency 7s, 1: 115 bid. Water stock 1 eurrency, a, 11003, | 120 bid. 3.658, ‘cur- . 110 bid. Biye, 2 "Miscellaneous ‘Bonde, Washia Sal Electric Insurance, ‘elephone, Ae 100 bid. | | committee, which have already been m | establish such a bureau at the start. 90) ter transportation @acilities, bid, 110 asked. Washington Market ext. 6s," 108 bid, 107 asked. Masonic Hai tion Ss, 102 bid. Washington Light Infantry Ist Gs, 402 bid. Washington “Light Tntantry i. 100 National Bank Stocks.—Bank of W; 300 bid, 360 asked. Bunk of Ie; 235 bide Matron politan, 270 bid, 2v7 ventral, 280 bid. Par- mers’ and Mechanics’, 180 bid. Second, 140 bid, 150 asked. Citizens’, ‘130 bid. 140 asked. Colum bia, 120. bid. Capital, 110 vid. West End, 101 id: 168 anti. Traders’, 106 Wid. ‘Lincoln, 11% Safe Deposit and Trust Compunies.— National Safe Deposit 4 , 130 bid, 140 asked. Wash- ington Loan and Trast, 125 bid. 126 asked. Aweri- an Security and 1a4 vid. 185% esked. w Depa, 107 asked Vashington Safe Deposit, 107 o atlneod ete shingt end road Stocks. Georgetown, bid, 297 5 SS bid. Colum- ve = Wid, TS asked. bid. Eckington, Gas and Electric Light Stocks.—Washington Gas, 48 bid, 4: aamshe Georgeto' B tad rance Stocks. 45 bid. 0 bid." Potomac, . 156 bid. German American, Union, 10 bid, 16 asked. Columbia, asked. Riggs. 7 bid, & Sie asked. Lincoln, cial, Sy bid, G asked. Title Insurance Stocks Did. 120 asked. Ww: on id seat . *, bid, S asked. Couwrser- 2 wa, Real Estate Title. _ Columbia Tite, Gy bid, 7 tle, 5 asked Stocks Pennsylvania, 48 askedy Chesapeake and Potoune, 474, bid, 49 swhed. American Graphopbou:, asked. Pueu- matic Gun Carriag Miscellaneous hington Market, 12 bid. Great ice, 118 bid. Bull Run Pamo- Tuma, 15 bid. Inter-Ocean Building, 100 —_——— DISTRICT LEGISLATION The Senate Acts ona Number of Looal 2 % 40 asked - Measures. Mr. Allen Objects to One Bill and Mr. Turple to Another—Fees or Salary. The Senate this afternoon in considering cases on the calendar reached a number of District bills which met with various fates. Senate bill 1005 to prevent recording of sub- divisions of land in the District in the of- fice of the recorder of deeds was read, but objection was made to its present consid- eretion and it went over under the rule, re- taining its piace on the calendar. The bill for the sale of new tickets on the street railways of the District, introduced by Sen- ator Feulkner, was then taken up and pass- ed without division. The next bill was Senate 445, amending the corporate act of the city so as to wipe out the legal existence of Georgetown a8 & separate corporation and to extend the nomenclature of the streets of Washington across Rock creek. Senator Allen said he thought the bill was rather radical in its effect and objected to its present considera- tion. “Oh, let the two towns join if they want to,” exclaimed Senator Cockrell. Senator Faulkner took the floor to explain that the provisions of the bill, as far as re- lates to the naming of streeis and avenues, have already been carried out by onger of the Commissioners and that there was noth- ing radical in the bill. The only object of the bill wes to collect the law once and for all, and so that wherever the city of Wash- ington should be named in any statute the provisions should be made to include George- town without special reference to that fact. The amalgamation of the two cities, he said, has long ago been accomplished, and the present bill was merely to give a final finish to the legislation. Senator Allen, however, persisted in his objection, and the bill was passed over without prejudice, The Senate then passed Senate bill 891, authorizing the Commissioners to accept payment without interest of certain special assessments levied by the old board of pub- lic works of this city. Real Estate Transfers. The next bill on the calendar was Senate bill “4, providing new forms of acknowledg- ments of instruments affecting real estate in the District. Senator Higgins avked Mr. Hunton, who is in charge of the bill, the object of the changes of the legal forms. Mr. Hunton explained that the real estate transfers are now conducted in the District under the old common law forms, which are rapidly be- coming obsolete, and that the was in the interest of uniformity and simplicity. Mr. Higgins referred to the recent move- ment of the American Bar Association for the purpose of securing uniform forms tn real estate instruments in all of the states of the Union and the District. Mr, Hunton said that this bill was for the purpose of complying with this movement and thai the forms in the bill were those favored by the American Bar Association. With this ex- pianation the bill was passed. Fees and Salaries. The next bill created considerable of @ flurry on tbe floor, and it went over, re- taining its piace on the calendar. It was the bill Genate 434) making the surveyor of the District a salaried oificer, and pro- viding for a more efficieat service in the surveyor's office. There are a number of amendments t» the bill approved by the | tioned in The Star, and which were | adopted by the Senate in committee of the | whole. At this juncture Senator Call asked that a report or the committee be read, and just as the clerk was about to comply Senator Turple arose to object to the bill. This bill, he complained, created | a new bureau under the government of the United States, and was a departure from the policy of the states in relation to sur- veyors and their assistants. No state had ever created such a bureau, and he @id not see why the District, which was smaller than very many small counties, should Senator Cockrell strongly denied this state- ment. He said that the bill does not create a bureeu or even a new office. The sur- veyor, he went on, now gets fees for his ork, amd the bill is to take away these s and compensate him by a That's my objection,” exclaimed Mr, “I object to making @ new salary, urveyors are paid fees now. pay thelr surveyors by fees and I don’t see why the District should not. I object to the present consideration of the bill.” Senator Proctor, who is in charge of the bill, explained further about the pay sye- tem, which at present gives the surveyor much more compensation than he would receive under the proposed legislation. The balance between the fees and the Salary, he said, is to be paid into the treas- ury. He went on to say that the committee on the District is of the opinion that it is a better general policy to place officers of this sort on a salary besis. Besides the change from fees to salary the bill places the surveyor and his officers aad assistants | directly under the control of the Commis- sioners. jotwithstanding these explana Turpie insisted unon his ob aio ARGUING THE BILL. The Needs of East Washington for Passenger Traffic. House bill 5959, to incorporate the Union Passerger Railway Company of the Dis. trict of Columbia was the subject of a pub- Ne hearing before the Commissioners this |afterrcon. Alex. D. Anderson, the attor- ney of the company, presented the case to the Commissioners and illustrated his re- marks with two maps specially prepared for the occasion. One showed all existing street railways within the city limits, the object being to show the gap or unoccupied field in the eastern portion of the city, demanding bet- the second map showing In blue lines the trunk line lof the proposed railway and its proposed branches. — RISE OF THE SUSQUEHANNA, Lowlands for Miles Aro barre Flooded. WILKESBARRE, Pa., March 9.—The Sus- quehanna river overflowed its west bank this morning. The lowlands for many miles are under water, and the electric railway has been compelled to abandon traffic over its new line to Kingston. If the river con- Wilkes. | tinues to rise as rapidly as it has during the past twenty-four hours the damage to property will be very heavy. es Electric Expert. First Lieut. Samuel Reber, signal corps, |now under instruction at Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, has been ordered to report to the Secretary of War at Washing- | ton for duty in connection with the pro- posed utilization of the water power of the Potomac river in supplying the city of Washington with lectric illumination, Lieut. Reber is an expert in electric science. —_—_-_+e.— Range of the Thermometer. The following were the readi ot thermometer at the weather bureeu today? 8 am., 44; 2 p.m. 49; maximum, 40; mini mum, 42.