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2 LATE NEWS BY WIRE. Identity of the Lancaster Dynamiter Discovered. HAS AN INSANE DESIRE 10 DESTROY Member of One of the Leading Families. So eS eS CRAZED BY HIS READING LANCASTER, Pa., March 23.—Four re- ent attempts to burn thé large hardware establishment of George M. Stehman & Company of this city ied te an investiga- tion, which has resulted in the detection of the author of the three late dynamite out- Faxes bere. The culprit is Charles Rawn, @ young man belonging to one of the Jead- ing families of this city, whore sole motive seems ic have been an insane desire to de- Btroy. When the unexpioted bomb was found in the building next door to the police station @ clerk in Stehman’s, in which Rawn was employed, reported that a stick of dyna. mite had been abstracted from behind tre} @ounter, but it was not believed that the fomb fiend was any of their employe: Yesterday Rawn was confronted with the | Briderce ccilzcted by Stehman relative to the attempts to ourn the store, when he Made 2 full confessioa, stating that he had ‘else committed the mite outrages. The first bomb did not explcde, the second one badly injured the Cherry Street bridge over the Pennsylvania railroad and the third ‘was exploded on t Fesidence, doing considerable damage, and going off j me person had passed Within a foot of it, and two others were ‘Within several f The night he had first been at the opera house and carried the bomb with him. It is said today that his friends sent him away last night, which is probably true, s no trace of him can be found today. is friends claim that his mind has been affected, and that reading of the outrages in Paris he acquired an insane desire to emulate them. gene Se ee GRAVESEND’S CRIMINALS. Miore Indicted Men Will Be Surrender- ed by Their Bondsmen. NEW YORK, March 23.—The colony of eonvicted and indicted Gravesend officials 4m Raymond street jail, Brooklyn, is steadily increasing. Last night the sheriff had ex- Justice Newton, sentenced fo nine months iz the Kings courty penitentiary and to pay @ fine of 3500; Constable Jamieson, con- Micted of perjury, for which he can serve ten years in state's prison, and five indicted @lection inspectors, whose 2vondsmen have surrendered them, im his charge. It was reported this morning that a num- ber of other indicted men would be sur-; fendered by their bondsmen today, and the | Sheriff had been looking for them. He will wend then: to jail as soon as the bail is given up. Ex-Justice Newton, it is expezted, will be sent to the penitentiary tomorrow, and Jamieson wil! be sentenced Monday. —_———-._—— SUED HER -VEXERABLE LOVER. (Will Not Marry Her Unless She With- draws Her Action. MANCHESTER, N. H., March 23.—Of the principals @ breach of promise suit in brought yesterday the lady is Miss Lizzie Cam:pbell, an artist of Oxford terrace, Bos- ‘ton, forty-two years old, and the gentleman fs Ephraim K. Rowell, aged seventy-three, | of this city, a wealthy real estate owner. ‘As both parties are of such excelient stand- ing in the community it has created a deal of interest. Last night Mr. Rowell was seen and acknowledged that he had promised to marry Miss Campbell, and the day set for the wedding was May 1 next, but that now he would not marry her unless the sult was first withdraw He was very much surprised to learn that At, as he thought {were to be married on the above date. MURDERER CARL STON RETAKEN. Capia ixed for His Execution. OMAHA, Nebd.. M fon, the murderer of August Gotham, who {vas sentenced to g woday, but who es- faped from jail at Fremont last Monday Right. was captured at an early hour this Morning at the home of a Sarpy county farmer. He w and surrend-red without 2 he had a rift> and fif tioa by his side. He w at 9 o'clock this mort @bliged to stay until aft: arrival of the Dodge sheriff. He will reach Fremont this , but will not be hung, as the siate supreme court has granted a stay, and the date of execu- fion will have to be fixed again. —_—>—_—_ A RUMORED APPOINTMENT. = found under a bed by the officers, truggle, though nds of ammuni- to Papillion chere he will be oon awaiting the Marcus Hanlon to Succeed Col. Mont- gomery at New York. NEW YORK, March 23.—It Is reported at the custom house this morning that Mar- fef special agent of the succeed Col. Mont- 2 has been transferred to Eu- Special Treasury Agent G. F. Cross filling the place. Col. Mont- for He will reorganize the force of 1 the leading European in conjunction with matic corps. nel's work of merchandise appraiser's department of L. M. custom house. Hereto- bas been left to United States sroad. Col. Montgomery's head- ib Paris. > — SUIT AND COUNTERSUIT. Cases to Be Tried of Local Interest. h Smoo*, a Va., is Elliott for ns of his wife. Dam- 1,000. laced at & suit for slander unt of damages at $10,000. umber dealer at ber of the city everal n, Cameron and he married an puilt a fine house Last Some month understood, Flectrical Storm in Pennsylvania. CHE R, Pa. Storm, that contin passed over struck and Fa Jow town, and this Walked From New York to LAMAR, dal, a Colorado. Colo., jes Ran- § man having credentials froin alking from New York upon a wager between ad is to cover the dis- days, walking ten for six days a week. He has jays on the road, and has He has forty-one days March -Mrs. nty-four, and her her They died r from the Mrs. c ed her idenly of heart disease. Jac jor, will be within a few effects of a se Herring died . Busband to die su portico of Dr. Faker’s | ed om the Morning of the Day | ch 2%..-Charles Carle- | ‘ope tomorrow on the | mber | i , | had THE EVENING STAR, FRIDAY, MARCH 23, 1894—TWELVE PAGES. THE CHINESE TREATY | Its Terms Discussed by the Pacific Coast Members, They Generally Oppose It and Say It Negatives Restrictive Measures —The Administration View. The new Chinese treaty has suddenly ; Siven a burning issue to the Pacific coast delegation in Congress. They are eagerly | discussing its terms. although none of the | Pacific coast representatives has informa- | tion of its terms further than that pub- lished in the Associated Press dispatches. Representative Geary of California, the au- | thor of the present Geary act, said that he | expected to read the treaty carefully dur- |ing the day. Until then he would give no ) opinion on {ts effect on the Geary law and | its general effect in admitting Chinese. The other democratic Congressmen from | California were averse to expressing thelr | views. The republicans were very em- | phatic in condemning the treaty. | Representative Bowers of California sald: ' “This treaty is a part of the general sym- |Fathy of the present administration with | the Chinese. The theory of the Geary law | was sharply restrictive, and the theory of United States district attorney during the first prosecution of Chinese under the original exclusion law, said of the new | treaty: “The reported features of the new | treaty providing that American laborers in | China shall register is meaningles: have not more than fifty American laborers in that country. If there was to be any rec- |tprocity it should have been in protecting | Americans tn China. Our people, mission- arles and others, take their lives in their | hands when they go twenty miles into the | interior. China will never grant us the | Same protection she asks for her people in | this country. The proposed treaty will be @ great shock to the Pacific state: ee Representative Maguire of California said: | “In so far as the treaty tn any way changes the present provisions for Chinese exclu- sion, which represent the result of twelve | years of experience, I am opposed to it. I |think that the treaty should unqualifiedly recognize and uphold all present laws on | the subject of Chinese immigration. I can |se2 no objection, however, to kaving China jestablish and maintain registration laws | applying to our citizens in China similar to |thos? we have applied to her citizens in | this country.” | Representative Wilson of Washington |said: “After battling for years for an ad- equate restrictive law, the present pro- | Chinese and pro-Ezitish administration has over-r:dden the law, and has rot only gone into the business of aiding the Chinese to invade my state, but has also made con- tracts with British coal firms across the |border from my state and in competition with our people. It is part of a general | Policy favoring the Chinese.” 2presentative Ellis of Oregon said: “The reported abandonment of photographic identification wili take away one of the | vital means of restriction. Until the full | text of the treaty is at hand it will be dif- | ficult to form an opirion of it, but if it in any way limits the present restriction or makes Chinese immigration easier it will be a serious blow to the people of the Pa- |elfie coast.” i The Administration View. Some surprise is manifested tn adminis- tration circles at the opposition that has already developed to the new Chinese | treaty. This treaty is the outcome of | months of patient work and skillful nego- j tiation and it was hoped that the State de- partment had succeeded at last in settling in @ manner that would be entirely satis- factory the question of regulating Chinese immigration. For nearly ten years this ‘subject has been a source of trouble and jthe public has scarcely appreciated the danger to which the country has been con- | stantly exposed of a total severance of friendly relations with China, with the probable loss of our valuable commercial | Telations with that country. The correspondence which has passed in |that time between our State Department jand the diplomatic representative of the Chinese government, however, made his | very clear, for the Chinese have used some |severe language in charging our govern- |ment with a deliberate violation of the | treaty, and the replies of our department |have been rather weak in meeting the charge. So, in negotiating the treaty now before | the Senate for ratification, the administra- tion felt that it had achieved some very de- sirable results. @ to the objection that has been made ;to the treaty provision allowing the Chi- | nese government to place similar restric- tions as to certification, &c., upon the im- migration of American laborers into China, it is urged by the friends of the treaty that 'no great hardship will be worked; for, in |the first place, it is doubtful whether the Chinese government ever will exercise the power it reserves in this particular, and, in | the second place, there probably are not more than two score American laborers in all China at this time who would be af- | fected, even should the section be made operative. ———__.——— The Buda Pesth System at New York. The Metropolitan Traction Company has | decided to equip one of its numerous lines in New York city with the Buda Pesth un- derground system, with a view to eventual- ly substituting this form of motive power for horses on most of its lines if it gives | satisfaction. The Metropolitan Traction Company has | about decided that there is nothing superior to the cable for use on Broadway and all thoroughfares where the travel is heavy enough to warrant the outlay of so much | capital on the roadbed. They expect simi- | larly heavy travel on Columbus and Lex- ington avenues, which are now being equipped with cable power. But for nearly all of their other lines they are looking for a cheaper motive power to | take the place of horses, which,, as one of | the officers put it, are becoming antiquated | in New York city. - oo —_______ The Body For in the Charles. | BOSTON, Mass., March 23.—The body of | the man found in the Charles river yester- day was identified this morning as that of | Charles Barton of 151 West 3ist street, |New York, by Wm. H. Gurney of New | York, who claims to be an old fr'end of the | dead man. eR SE Justice Divver Hard at Work. NEW YORK, March 23.—Police Justice Divver gave it out this morning that he was working on his statement in answer to Congressman Dunphy's letter of registra- ticn, and that the statement might be ready some time this afternoon. He still refused to see reporters, or to answer any questions sent to him in writing. pasties oh aetiaetate The Canadian Billiard Championship. TORONTO, March %.—-A billiard match for the championship of Canada, between Geerge Sutton of Toronto and Joseph Cap- | ron of Galt, five hundred points, was play- ed in Horticultural Pavilion last night and won by Sutton, by 500 to 465. | a Ex-Chief Cash Acquitted. WHITE PLAINS, N. Y., March 23.—The jury in the case of Pazrick Cash, formerly chief of police of Williamsbridge, who was tried for the killing of James Cleary dur- ing 2 fight at a special election in Williams- | bridge about two years ago, came into the Westchester county court room this morn- with a verdict of acquittal. The jury been out all night. | a Methods of Custom House Inspectors. EW YORK, March 23.—Assistant Sec- ry of the Treasury Hamlin, Coilector Ibrah and Special Treasury Agent Crow- | ley will go down ihe bay today and meet | |the Germanic to Inspect the methods em- ployed by custom louse inspectors who | board the incoming steamships. PST To Keep the Pilgrims Well. PARIS, March 23.—The international san- | itary conference today approved all the res- olutions of the various commissions, in-| cluding measures to be adopted at oriental ports as a prevention against cholera, &c., and the survelilance of the Red sea and| | Persian gulf in order to insure the healthy | transportation of pilgrims to Mecca. —_. Government Works in Urugaay. MONTEVIDEO, March 23.— The program | of Senor Idiarte Borda, the newly elected president of Uruguay, includes the foundiag | of an agricultural bank, with branches In all | the departments of the republic, the comple- tion of the improvement being made in the | harbor of Montevideo and the extension of | the railway and telegraph system, N | Thomas P. IN THE HOUSE Filibustering Besumed on . the O'Neill-Joy Election Case. FINALLY ABANDONED FOR THE PRESENT Mr. Cobb's Title to His Seat Con- firmed by Vote. WEST POINT APPROPRIATIONS Although this was Goog Friday, the House met as usual at noon, and the struggle over the O'Neill-Joy contested election case was resumed. Some routine business was first transacted. Mr. Russell (Mass.) asked unanimous coment to con- sider a Senate bill to refund to Dwight Hall the tax paid on 30,000 cigars consumed in the destruction of his cigar factory. The amount involved was $157. “I would as soon pay the amount myself as give unanimous consent,” said Mr. Kil- gore (Tex.), but he did not enter un objec- tion, and the bill was passed. Routine Business. Mr. Sayers presented for immediate con- sideration a joint resolution appropriating $10,000 for the salaries and expenses of the additional deputy collectors of internal revenue to carry out the provisions of the Chinese exclusion act as amended by the tree resolution passed December 7 last. t was agreed to. Mr. Robertson (La.) asked unaniomus consent to consider a bill confirming the title to a tract of land in Louisiana to the heirs of Mrs. Courtney Ann Clatreborne. Mr. Burrows (Mich.) objected, but sub- sequently withdrew his objection, and the bill was passed. On motion of Mr. Cogswell (Mass.), « bill to protect the insignia of the National Red Cross was passed. On motion of Mr. De Forest (Conn.), a bill was passed au- thorizing Commander F. W. Dickens, U. 8. N., to accept from the King of Spain | the decoration of the Cross of Naval Merit of the third class for services rendered on the occasion of the visit of the Duke of Veragua to this country during the Co- lumbian exposition last year. On motion of Mr. Cummings (N. Y.), a resolution was adopted expressing the pro- found regret of the House at the death of | Louis Kossuth, the eminent Hungarian patriot, and directing the Speaker to com- municate the sympathy of the House to the family of deceased. The Filibuster Begins Again. Mr. Patterson (Tenn.) then demanded the regular order, and after the call for com- mittees for reports he called up the O'Neill-Joy contested election case. Mr. Waugh (Ind.) immediately r: d the question of consideration against it, and the filibuster began. The republicans repeated their former tactics by refusing to vote. The resuit of the vote was 160—1, which showed the democrats were 18 short of a/ quorum. A call of the House followed. Abandoned for the Present. The call developed the presence of 248 members. At this point, it being apparent | that a democratic quorum could not be se- | cured today, it wag decided to abandon the case until next week. Mr. Patterson made a statement to the effect that he had a telegram from Mr. Barthold (Mo.), Mr. Joy’s colleague, saying he desired to argue the case and vould be here on Monday. He therefore gave notice that he would call up the case on Tuesday. Cobb's Title Confirmed. Mr. Brown ( Ind.) then called up the case | of Whatley vs. Cobb, from the fifth Ala- bama district. The report of the committee unanimously confirmed Cobb's title to his | seat, and without division or debate the re- port was adopted and this case disposed of. Military Academy Appropriation. A motion to adjourn, made by Mr. Wil- son of Washington, was defeated, and then, on motion of Mr. Wheeler of Alabama, the House went into committee of the whole, Mr. O'Neill of Massachusetts in the chair, to consider the Military Academy appropria- tion bill. The amount carried by the bill Was $400,438 against $432,546 for the cur- rent year. The original estimates for the| next fiscal year aggregated $599,463. They | were reduced by the Secretary of War to $465,149. | Mr. Wheeler made a short explanation of the appropriations carried by the bill, which, | he said, were less than were carried by any Military Academy bill for ten years. He also made some general remarks upon the subject of military education, in the course of which he took issue with those who con- tended that the era of perpetual peace was at hand. ———— THE KEARSARGE CASE. Opening the Court-Martial at Brook- lyn, BROOKLYN, N. Y., March 23.—The first business today of the court-martial ap- pointed to try Commander Oscar F. Heyer- man, late of the United States corvette Kearsarge, on a charge of negligence in al- lowing the vessel to run on Roncador rcet, February 2, was the reading of a telegram from Secretary of the Navy Herbert, in which the Secretary substituted Commander Frank Wildes for Commander George F. F. Wilde to sit as a member of the court. This removed the snag which caused an adjournment yesterday without any testi- mony having been taken. Commander Heyermar. was then asked by Judge Advocate Kelley whether he desired to exercise his right to challenge any mem- ber of the court. This was a formality which was gone through with yesterday, but had to be repeated today because of the substitution of Commander Frank Wildes for Commander George F. F. Wilde as a member of the court. The accused signified his satisfaction at the personnel of the court. Then followed the swearing of the members. First Commander Carpenter, as president of the court, swore Lieutenant Commander Kelley as judge advocate, after which all the members of the court grouped themselves | around the president at the head of the long table. The oath was administered with due so- lemnity by the judge advocate. Then the charges against the Kearsarge’s late commander were read by Mr. Kelley. Commander Heyerman stood up facing his judges during the reading of the charges, and was asked whether he pleaded guilty or not guilty. “I plead want of definite specifications,” was his reply. His counsel, Lieutenant Commander Ma- rix, then explained that in the first charge the words “currents well known to exist around Roncador reef” are used. Counsel objected to such generalization, and de- manded that the kinds of currents be speci- As usual when any such point Is to be discussed the court was cleared, and when the reporters were allowed to return Pres- ident Carpenter announced that th> court ruled that the specifications as read were to stand. The defense bowed its obedience to the court’s ruling. Then Judge Advocate Kelly said: “The prosecution begins here.” He then proceeded to inform the court | that two of the principal witnesses, Ad- miral Stanton and Lieut. C. H. Lyman, late navigator of the Kearsarge, had not yet arrived. The former, he said, lived in New London, and Lieut. Lyman, he understood, had gone to Washington yes- | terday. It was expected that both would be on hand today, however. Three cadets, | who were to be called as witnesses, were present, but the judge advocate favored an adjournment until the principal witnesses | arrived. Accordingly an adjournment was ordered until 11:30 o'clock. Rear Admiral Stantoa failed to put tn an appearance when the court martial reas- sembled at 11:30, and so another recess was taken tll 2 p.m. Commander Heyerman has been furnish- | ed with the following list of witnesses to appear for and against him. This is a cording to naval regulation: Against—Rear | Admiral O. FP. Stanton, Lieuts. John Hood, E. R. Brainerd, B. T. Walling and En: Magruder. For—Naval C B. 3%. McCormick, Walter 0. Ball and T. S. Borden, Lieut. C. H. Lyman, Chief En- gineer C. G. Bowman and Naval Appren- tices John F. Lineham, Joseph H. Eil and | C. F. R. Lawrence. —_ An Amateur Athlete's Disgrace. PHILADELPHIA, Pa., March 23.—Laures- ton F. L. Pynchon, a well-known amateur athlete and member of the Schuylkill Navy | Athletic Club, has been arrested, charged | with the larceny of jewelry and money be- | he kissed the crucifix, and smiling, IT SAVED MANY LIVES The Arrival of the British Warships at : Bluefields. Capt. Ryder’s Story of the Reign of Terror on the Mosquito Coast— New Facts Brought Out. PROVINCETOWN, Mass., March 23.— A letter received here today from Capt. E. T. Ryder, formerly of this place, con- tains an interesting fact concerning the situation at Bluetields, Nicaragua, where he now resides. He reviews affairs at Bluefields prior to the arrival of the Brit- ish warship Cleonatra, and says that if it had not been for ber coming all Ameri- ean and foreign residents of the place would have been killed. Capt. Ryder continues: “After the forma- tion of the provisional government the com- mander of the Cleopatra compelled the Spanish troops to retire to Greytown, and they sailed for that place on the Cleopatra on the Sth instant. Lieut. Colman of the ship and seventy-five marines were left to prevent further trouble. After the ves- sel sailed it was found that some of the Spanish soldiers remained behind. That afternoon some twenty Americans and my- self were on the streets when the Spanish soldiers commenced to make arrests. One soldier drew a revolver and fired three shots into a crowd of natives, They attacked him and nearly beat him to death. That night a frightful riot com- menced between the Spanish soldiers and the natives, The streets were filled with armd men, and the greatest excitement prevailed. About forty shots were fired during the riot, two soldiers and one native being killed and several seriously wounded. “The foreign residenis sent for Lieut. Colman, who was encamped a short dis- tance down the river, and he came to our relief and has since remained in charge of the town. The Cleopatra returned on the 6th and increased the number ashore to 125. Yesterday (March th) 400 rifles and 35,000 rounds of ammunition were found in the brush near the towa, and today 14,000 more cartridges were discovered near by, all of it having been concealed by the Span- ish soldiers. It is believed they intended to return when the warship went away and sack the town. “The Americans have asked the com- mander of the Cleopatra to stay here and protect them, as we see no relief coming from home,and he has promised to stay un- til relieved by another ship. Have all our ships gone on Roncador reef and what have become of them? If it had not been | for our British cousins God only knows what would have been the fate of us Americans. All business is at a stand- still and no one knows what an hour may bring forth.” (Signed) E. T. RYDER. Bluefields, March 10. a “THE BOSTONIANS” IN COURT. Taylor Grimes Claims “The Ogalla! las” is Pirated From “Si Lootah. Taylor Grimes of this city this after- noon brought “The Bostonians,” an opera company now performing here, into court by filing a bill in equity against Henry Clay Barnabee, Tom Karl and W. H. Mc- Donald, proprietors of the company, pray- ing that they be forever enjoined from pro- ducing the opera “Ogallallas.” Mr. Grimes alleges that he is the owner of a certain copyright dated December 10, 1891. in which he claimed to be the au- thor of a two-act comic opera, called “Si- Lootah” (Red Foot), the music of which was written by R. C. Garland of Arkansas, now residing here. This opera, he claims, was the first of the kind ever written. He also asserts that the music was the origi- nal composition of Mr. Garland, and that the opera was produced in Helena, Mont., and that in May, 1892, the opera was sent to San Francisco, Cal., and not returned until demanded by Mr. Garland. The complainant also alleges that the de- fendants’ opera “Ogallallas” is founded upon the same plot, and that the music and librettogis substantially the same as that of the complainant, “Si-Lootah,” con- tending the defendants have pirated the piot, music, stage directions and libretto of the latter. The complainant further al- leges that only the threats of Mr. Garland prevented the defendants from producing the opera of “Ogallallas’ here tomorrow night. Therefore, it is prayed that the court restrain the defendants from any future production of the opera; he asks for an accounting, and for an inspection by him of the defendants’ opera. ——.-— THE SILVER LEAGUE. Resolutions Passed by the Des Moines Gathering. DES MOINES, Iowa, March 23.—The Na- tional Silver League before adjournment last night passed the following resolutions: Whereas, the terrible condition which now exists in our country is due to the crime of demonetizing silver, which has increased the purchasing power of gold, decreased the value of gold certificates, closed our mines, shops and factories and bankrupted our business men, and Whereas, three-fourths of the pecple of this country are in favor of the full re- monetization of silver and opposed to the present single gold standard, and Whereas, silver was stricken down by fraud through the gold conspirators in the old political parties, notwithstanding the direct pledges of both of their national platforms to the contrary, therefore be it Resolved, that we recommend that the nomination for Conzress in the several dis- tricts should be made by the friends of free silver, who are unequivocally in favor of the unrestricted coinage of gold und silver on the basis of 16 to 1; and where past acts are the best guarantee of the good faith, and who will stand on the resolu- tions adopted by this conveation. And that the said nominations be made either by political organizatioas which are known to be positively in favor of free silver, or by independent assemblages of men ' of ail parties; the candidates being pledged, if elected, in case the election of President of the United States is thrown into the House of Representatiy they will vote for such candidate as is known to be earn- estly in favor of free coinage. = Ss RESCUED FROM DROWNING. The Crew of a Fishing Schooner Saved and Brought to Port. ROSTON, Mass., March 23.—The Pritish steamer Lake Ontario, Capt. Campbell, from Liverpool via Malifax, arrived at this | Port this morning. The captain reported that at daybreak yesterday morning, on Brownsbank, the steamer collided with the fishing schooner Mabel W. Woolford of | Glcucester. The Woolford, in attempting te luft under the bow of the steamer, was struck by the Jake Ontario and cut down to the water's | edge. The crew took to the dories and were soon abcard the steamer. ——<_ Communicating Again Springs. HOT SPRINGS, Ark., March 23.—The first train since Sunday arrived last night over the Hot Springs railroad. The Ouachita river is now falling. pai ae Directions to Senator Perkins. SAN FRANCISCO, March 23.—The ex- ecutive committee of the republican state central committee has sent a dispatch to Senator Perkins declaring it to be the sense of the republican party of California that he should use every lawful effort to oppose any treaty or legislational action which would impair or in any way weaken the present laws restricting Chinese im- migration into the United States. Samer aes Col. Young Will Ran. NEWPORT, R. 1. March 23.—Col. D. E. Young, the democratic nominee for Heuten- ant governor, who declined to run, has, after a consultation with the party leaders in Rhode Island, decided to accept the nom- ination, and today announced that he will enter the contest. With Hot es Higgins Hanged at Chicago. CHICAGO, March 23.—Higgins, the mur- | derer of Peter McCooney, was hanged this morning. He died game. On the scaffold said: “Good-bye” to the priests. His death was apparently painless. —_—_ Superintendent Appointed. Postmaster General Bissell today appoint- ed F. D. Norton of Missouri division super- longing to fellow-members of the club. intendent of the raflway mail service at St. Louis, Mo., vice J. T. Lindsay, resigned. | transfer, BY THE CABINET A Thorough Discussion of the Bland Seigniorage Bill. ONLY ONE MEMBER FAVORS If Big Pressure on the President to Veto the Measure. NO OPINION EXPRESSED The much-discussed seigniorage bill was again the subject of consideration by the President and his cabinet today. It is said that the President contented himself with listening attentively to what the different members of his official household had to say on the subject and purposely refrained from saying anything himself that could be taken as a safe indication of his pro- posed action on the bill. Secretary Smith is reported to be the only member of the cabinet favorable to the approval of the bill. The constitutional limit of ten days within which the President can act on the measure will expire on Thursday. Unless it is returned to Congress on or before that date, with or without his approval, it will become a law without action on his part. Although the Senate will not be in session until Monday, there is nothing to prevent the President from sending the bill back to the House today or tomorrow, provided that body is in session, There are good reasons for the belief that the President will take full time for the consideration | of the matter and that he will not act one | Way or the other until after the next reg- ular meeting of the cabinet on Tuesday next. Some officials familiar with the Presi- dent’s custom in such matters predict | that the matter will be held in abeyance up to the last day. Time alone will determine the correctness of this prediction. The burden of the President's mail at present relates to this subject. He has re- ceived petitions, memorials, appeals and ersonal letters from all parts of the coun- ry, and is fully alive to the deep and vital interest atending his action on the bill. The communications represent both sides of the question, but the proportion of those against to those in favor of its approval is as twenty to one. So far as heard from, commercial bodies, trades organizations and business men generally are opposed to the bill, as being hurtful and pernicious to the true interests of the country. This is spe- cially the case with the commercial bodies in_the southern states. . They were heard from in large numbers yesterday and today. Many of them take occasion to say that politics cuts no figure in their action. They urge the veto of the bill solely on business grounds and in the best interests of the country at large. Rep- resentative Tracy of New York, who was one of the foremost opponents to the meas- ure when it was before the House, was one of the few people who were accorded an interview with the President today. He is going to leave the city for a few days, and he wanted to see how the case stood before he left. A Star reporter met him as he was leav- ing the White House and tried to persuade him to give him a “tip” as to the prospects of the bill. Gen. Tracy assured the reporter that he did not know what the President proposed to do, and, moreover, he did not believe that the President has committed himself to anybody on the subject. As for himself, Gen. Tracy said he was for a veto, and he hoped the President was of the same mind. The noticeable scarcity of Congressmen and politicians at the White House today was undoubtedly due to their knowledge that the President does not care to see vis- itors on cabinet days, ——__-e._____ PEARL RIVER HARBOR. Steps to Be Taken to Establish Coaling Station. It ts said this afternoon that the Presi- dent has directed that steps be taken at once for the establishment of the much- talked-of coaling station at Pearl river harbor, Hawail, and that the selection of Admiral Walker for command of the Pa- cific squadror is due to his familiarity with the harbor and the treaty provisions bear- ing on that point. Prompt action in this matter, it is believed, will have a whole- some effect, In that it will show that the administration is firm in its purpose of keeping the islands free from foreign en- tanglements and in asserting the rights of the United States to a foothold on the islands. ———__+o-—_____ PEIXOTO URGED TO BE HUMANE. Action of Representatives of America. Great Britain di Italy. RIO DE JANEIRO, March 23.—The gov- ernments of the United States, Great Britain and Italy have united in recom- mending to the government of Brazil that a humane course be adopted in regard to the insurgent refugees who have sought shelter on board the Portuguese war ships. The representatives of the governments mentioned have urged in support of their recommendations that the insurgents have committed no crime against common law. BUENOS AYRES, March 23.—Advices re- ceived here from Desterro say that Admiral de Mello has been proclaimed head of the provisiona! government, and that he has an- nounced his intention of continuing the strugsle against President Peixoto. ee Lawyer O'Neill's Acti At the last meeting of the excise board, it will be reculled, Lawyer E. J. B. O'Neill created soinewhat of a sensation by forcibly abstracting a liquor iicense from the files of the office and refusiag to give it up. As stated at the time in The Star, the action was based upon the claim of Mr. O'Neill's client, John A. Kain. The story is to the effect that John Kain cbtained a liquor license and shortly thereafter trarsferred it to C. Maurice Smith, the attorney. Kain at the time was in jail upon several charges. A purchaser was found, and a transfer of the license was sougnt. After Lawyer O'Neill had taken the papers, the question arose whether the Commissioners could grant the transfer in the absence of the license, and whether O'Neill was not pun- ishable for the offense. The papers were sent to the attorney for the District, who holds today that the transfer can be made and a duplicate license issued, but that Mr. O'Neill cannot be punished unless the Com- missioners see fit to disbar him from prac- Ucing before them. The Commissioners will probably accept the attorney's recommendation, grant the and issue an order preventing Lawyer O'Neill from appearing before them until he satisfactorily explains his acuon, —_ Mr. Cochran Remembered. Mr. James P. Cochran, who was the popular foreman of the Belt Line railroad from 1891 until the Ist instant, when he resigned to engage in other business, was agreeably surprised last evening by a visit from a large number of the employes of the road. They appeared at Mr. Cochran's residence, 907 Florida avenue, and pre- sented him with a handsome and costly gold watch chain and charm as a token of regard. Sa Without His Consent. This afternoon Angus Lamond filed a bill in equity, praying the Commissioners of the District be restrained from using or causing to be used a certain “sewer block,” the in- ventor of which he claims to be. The com- platnant alleges that he was granted a pat- ent for the same December 2, 1890, and that the District Commissioners have since that time used the said sewer block with- out his consent and without compensation made to him. __ Coetr @Alene Indian Agreement. Secretary Hoke Smith sent to Congress to- day an agreement made with the Coeur D'Alene Indians in Idaho, providing for the cession to the United States of the part of the reservation on which the town of Har- rison and several other settlements are located. ‘The agreement provides for the payment of $15,000 to the Indians. ——-e+____ A Cold Storage Compa: Col. Charles Pelham filed, at the circuit clerk's office, at Alexandria, today, an ap- ee ae Judge — for a a of the Col an ce Makin; of Washington . ~65 |_ =e es Pea A {OSCSOLOSEEO CROSS COCO COL 4 ‘In appearance—anybody may have by wearing the right kind of Shoes. Somebody said: “MAN IS WHAT HIS TAILOR MAKES HIB,” but with much more logic can it be said: “THE COMFORT AND BEAUTY OF MAN'S FEXT DE- PEND ON HIS SHOE MAN.” Never before in our business career bave we, during any given Deriod, sold as many Fine Shoes as We did this week—undoubtedly be- cause our Shoes LOUK WELL—FIT WELL—and WEAR WELL, and such LOW PRICES as ours for FIRST-CLASS FOOTWEAR were Rever before known. Tomorrow shall be our Banner Business day. We have an army of pearly balf a hundred ex- Perlenced shoe salesmen, who will take pains to Gt you to your per- fect eatisfaction—but come early if you can 75¢- $1.00 $1.25 $2.00 Baskets of Easter Candy Presented To the Children, Pretty Shoes For Ladies. 75¢. 12 different styles of . Fine Black, Tan or Gray Low Shoes, some | of them equal to last year's $2.50 Shoes, at.. $1.50 | One @ regular $5 beauty, at i $3.00 ,Handsome Easter Souvenirs For Ati a Pretty Shoes For [len. Comfortable Satin Calf Laced and Congress, wide or pointed toes, at..... $1.25 Our Wonderfully Popu- lar “Royal” Genuine Welted Shoes, in 4 ¢if- $2.00 evi and Black Calf Stylish Walking Shoes, can't be duplicated for $4, at.... $3.00 For absolute comfort and real elegance our Fa- mous Custon-made**Foot- form" Kangaroo, French Calf, Best Patent Leatb- er or Tan Bordeaux Calt Shoes have no equal at $. Our price. $4.00 RELIABLE SHOE HOUSES, 980 AND 982 7TH ST., 1914 AND 1916 PA. AYE. 331 Pa. AVE. SE Tia aN RANE AANA Wm.Hahn&Co, $ Poole’s New Grocery, | 1209 F st. 3No Let-up \gin Low Prices bere. We intend to jostiy earn Your trade by quoting the lowest prices in the city for fine Groceries, Wines and Liquors.—Note that we say “fine Groceries, &c.,""—for we don't sell the poor, “cheap” sort. Finest N. Y. Burbank $4.75 Bbl.; $1.30 Qr. Bbl. “‘Fokien” Tea, soc. Lb. Potatoes, 7oc. Bu. \$*California” Flour. It's the Guest flour in the world and we have alwars asked $5.50 & barrel apd $1.6) quarter bl. | Ze more thoroughly introduce It we | ve cut Its price for a few days to Old Belma Whisky, $3 Gal.; goc. Qt. | Pleasant Valley Sweet i sCatawbe Wine, 75c. Gal. 2 Ibs. Ginger Snaps, 15¢. 2 Ibs. Milk Lunch Crackers, 18, Best Sugar-cured Hams, 12%. Ib. Granulated Sugar, 4%g0. Ib. Home-made Cakes—all sorts—tresh daily. 3 3 N. A Poole, { $ ! | 3, 1209 F St. | Remarkable Sale Of The Dalton Stock Of Fine Shoes No old stock, this—about as fresh and clean @ one as Is to be found in any shoe Store iu the city. And the Easter buyers appreciate this, Here are values such as to be put Children’s are not likely before you again: & Pisses’ Shoes. Child's sizes—85 CENTS. socccses §€6- Misses’ sizec—$1.10 PAIR. Ladies’ $3.50 Shoes—$2.10. * Lace. Made of best Russet Rack 1—Choice $2.80. ———__ Ladies’ High Shoes that were $4 to 86 Pair. Button and lace. French kid, fine ¥icl kid and cloth-top shoes. Hand-sew- ed anf hand-turned soles. Any style ————_ toe. H. C. Gray's, Lounsberry's and ———— _ Laird, Schober & Mitchell's makes. Rack 2—Choice $1.80. Ladies’ $3 and $3.50 Shoes. Almost any style that can be asked for, 3—Choice $1.50. Ladies’ $2.50 and $3.50 Russia Calf aud Russet Gost Oxford and Blocher ‘Ties, in opera, common sense and square ———— toes. About 500 pairs. Rack 4—Choice $1.80. Black Oxford and’ Blucher Ties, all styles, French kid, vict kid and all patent leather, as well as a few cloth- top, narrow, broad, medium and square toe, among them some of Laird, Schober & Mitchell's. Real $2.50 to $4 Shoes. Ladies’ Small Sizes, $2.20. that were $3.50, $4 and $5. 2 to 3% Any width. Misses’ Shoes, Choice $1.20. Cloth-top and All-kid Shoes, tip or plain toes. For dress or school. Shoes ———-— that were $2 and $2.50. Youths’ $2 Shoes, $1.40. Calf, button and lace. $2 Shoes, $1.20. Patent Leather Oxford Ties and Rack Boys’ ——— Pumps. Infants’ $1 Shoes, 55c. —— Ankle Ties, in Diack French Kid, fo- mous Waterbury make. C7See those Infants’ 35-cent Shoes. Patent leather, cloth or kid top. EDMONSTON going to buy? We'd like to know—would like to give you a little advice, Catchy prices are awful alluring. You're apt to overlook quality im your eagerness to them at a low price. “Buy the best” is an excelleut watchword to keep in mind. That's what we do and that's why our patrons always get satisfaction, And because they're the best we haven't put high price marks on them. They're from 25e. to S0c. lower than most stores quote. Genuine 5-hook Foster Kid Gloves, in ‘lack and all the popular spring shades, fn tans and browns. Only $1 Pair. Ladies’ Kid Gloves, in all the Intest shades, $1.35. Sold at $1.50 elsewhere. Excellent Men's Gloves at $1. All the Jatest Vellings—in black and colors, plain ap dotted, 2e., B0c., B5e. aud up. Handkerchiefs. Ladies’ White Embroidered Handker- kerchiets, 25. Ladies’ Embroidered Silk Handkerchiefs, Ladies’ Stick Pins, Se. and 10c. Fancy Hairpins, white metal, 25c. arhart & Leidy, 938 7th st.—706 K st. POPULAR AND STANDARD q 10 cents; choice selections; i| Upright. Piano, $175. tmbly THOMSON'S MUSIC STORE, 521 11tn 6, MUSIC ONLY 5 AND