Evening Star Newspaper, March 31, 1894, Page 2

2 THE EVENING STAR, SATURDAY, MARCH 31, 1894—TWENTY PAGES. LATE NEWS BY WIRE. |804RD OF GUARDIANS|HACKED TO PIECES Darlington, 8. C., Quiet After Yes- terday’s Riot. CITIZENS HUNTING THE CONSTABLES The Militia Refuses to Aid the Governor. CHARLOTTE, South Carolina,March 31.— The latest news from the seat of war at Darlington represents everything as quiet. ‘The citizens are still hunting the constabu- lary, and advices from the vicinity of Dar- Ington state that the fugitives have been located and that a posse has started in pur- suit of them. The adjutant general of the State is here trying to get soldiers to pro- Need to the scene, but without success. The Mayor of Darlington has telegraphed for bioodhounds with which to track the mur- @erers. The riot took place at the depot. The correspondent of the News and Cou- Bier telegraphs this account of the killing: A few citizens were seated around the de- pot and a number of spies were collected in @ group a short distance off at the time of the shooting. Mr. F. E. Norment expostu- lated at the ianguage being used by the dispensary agents. Just then Constable Me- Lendon drew a pistol and reaching over the shoulder of Rogers shot Frank Norment Gead. in an instant the firing became general. The constables used their Winchesters and the citizens returred the fire with their pistols. There were very few pistols amorg the citizens, however, and they had not a fair showing against their well-armed as- gailants. In the fight Frank Norment was pierced by haif a dozen balls. Pepper was shot down in his tracks, a pistol ball going through his heart. Redmond fell a second later, shot in three places. After the shooting of Norment and Red- mond, McLendon was shot through the abdomen and fell. Chief of Police A. E. Darigan was dangerously wounded in the body. Louis Norment was shot in the breast and arm, and K. D. Lucas was shot in_five places. Work of the New Organization Since Its Start. Nine Months of Success—How the Chil- dren Have Been Disposed of and the Cost. Mr. B. Pickman Mann, secretary of the board cf children’s guardians, today pro- mulgated the following announcement of the work accomplished by the board since its organization, nine months ago: “During the first nine months of its ex- istence the board has had committed to its care by the courts of the District, 173 chil- dren, sixty-four of whom were white and | 108 colored; fifteen were claimed to be com- municants in the Roman Catholic Church, thirty-nine were said to have had connec- tions, more or less remote, with some | Protestant denomination, and five are | Hebrews. Nineteen are full orphans and twenty-five half orphans. There have been eighty-one communicants to the board for destitution and thirty-seven for abandon- ment by parents. Sevenieen have been taken from drunken and unnt parents, six- teen from places of tmmorality, and twenty were committed for alleged incorrigibility or for petty offenses. Sixty-five wer taken into court by agents of the board, twenty- eight by agents of the Humane Society, forty-three by officers of institutions, five | were from the work house or jail, and thirty-two were picked up by the city po- lice. Of sthe 173 children committed to the boa there are now fifty-two in institu- tions where board {s paid, and thirty in homes where board is paid; sixty-seven are settied in free private homes; three are in free institutions, and four are tled. Of the seventeen remaining, have died, six have been returned to court and their commitments set aside, and six have passed beyond control of the board from other causes. Thus it will be seen tkat but slightly more than one-half of the present wards of the board are being maia- tained at public expense. Of the children received, thirty-one were infants under two years old; six of these | were sent to foundling asylums for care and twenty-five were boarded in private homes. Of the six placed in foundling isylums four died within thirty-six days, and of the twenty-five boarded in private | | | The constables kept up firing until they | homes twenty-four have survived, the last had cleared the platform. Chief of Police death of a ward of the board having oc- Darigan, badly wounded as he was, rode curred on November 15, 1803. No ward of back to town, fearing what would happen ‘the board under two years of age has sur- ‘when the news of the bloody work reached | Vived at a foundling asylum more than the citizens. : | forty-eight days, the two who had not The spies fled in all directions. As they | died having been removed. were running through the town it was seen | “In addition to the above the board hi that four of them were wounded, one in the had charge of twenty-seven children tem. leg, another in the back and a third in the porarily and has done a _ considerable chest. A fourth had his nose shot off. As amount of work in the way of huating up Boon as the citizens received the news of the parents of children who had been lost or shooting they armed themselves and started | who were in need of a friend and protector in pursuit of the flying constables. They for a few days only. chased them into the swamps, firing at The expenses of the board for the nine them as they ran. months ending March 31, exclusive of those ‘The militia companies of Charleston, Sum- for the maintenance of feeble-minded chil- ter. Manning and Winnsboro have all re- | dren, were $7,330.75, or at the rate of $4: fused to respond to the governor's call for | per child for the 173 dealt with. The board’ troops. expenses for the month of March, for sil Charleston Militin Refuse to Obey. ay = moncemregenrd ret — _ | min G ren, were $1,224. lad al COLUMBIA, 8. C.. March 31.—This morn- ' the wards of the board been kept in ihe in- ing up to 11 o'clock everything here was stitutions of the District at present rati quiet, and no one would have supposed for & moment that the city had been in such wild disorder the previous night. A body vf armed citizens left here for Darlington this morning to aid the people in attacking the constables. Something seems to be amiss at Darlington, as no news != coming either to the executive or to the news- Pepers. It is probabie that telegraphing is under surveillance. Last night. in view of reported threats of lynching the governor and destroyiag the dispensaries, penitentiary guards were de- tailed to protect the governor's mansion and the dispensaries. Passerg2rs from the scene of hostilities last nisht report large gatherings of frenzied mex and boys alorg the line of the railroad and a‘ the depots armed with shotguns and rifies. At each stopping place the cars were entered and search made for constabulary. It is reported that the Florence Dispen- | Bary was raid looted and wrecked during the nignt. Assistant Adjutant Generai John Cary Watts has just passed in a wagon on his ‘Way to the state armory, carrying the rifles Of the disbanded companies, the governor having issued an order to that effect. A Jarge crowd assembled and the armory of the Richland Volunteer Rifles Company has just been entered by citizens bent on seizing the arms to prevent the state au- thorities from getiing them Gov. Tillman is hastening forward country companies to the relief of the beleagured constabulary and is in receipt of telegrams Offering the services of as many men as May be necessary to uphold the law. The Charleston companies have refused to obey orders, and will disband. ‘The Result of the Riotin Bpecial to the Associated Press. BENNETTSVILLE, S. ¢., March 31.— Five men dead and several others wounded. Such is the result of the South Carolina dispensary war in the little town of Dar- Ungton, ten miles south of here. Three of the killed are among the most prominent citizens of Darlington The dead are Constables McLendon and and Citizens Lewis Redman, Frank Norment ast Major Dargan. The last Bamed die! tnis morning. ‘The wounded are Citizens Paul Rogers, Maj. Dargan, K. D. Lucas, Chief of Police Dargan and others, names unknown. Immediately after the riot the consta- bles dispersed, some boarding trains, while ©.aers tuk to the woods on foot. Posses Florence, Sumter and Darlington have clubbed together and are scouring the country for the much-hated constables. If caught they will undoubtedly be Iynched. THEY STAND BY THE GOVERNOR. South Carolina Congressmen Awaiting News From Their State. South Carolina members of Congress are @agerly awaiting information from the @cene of riotous conflict in South Carolina. Representative McLaurin, in whose district the trouble has occurred, has telegraphed fer perticulars. The Congressmen stand by Gov. Tillman. Representative Strait of Lancaster, S. C., Said: “Gov. Tillman will execute the law if it requires 50,000 men to do it. He can call Rot only on the militia, but the people will | furnish volunteers. The sentiment of the ate upholds him. There is a small clique t the bottom of the trouble. They want to defy the law and bring moonshine whisky into the state. Stop it.” Representative Talbert of Parksville, S. | ., said: “The trouble has been brewing for | some time, and this outbreak ts the climax. Gov. Tillman is simply doing his duty in executing the law, and the people will up- hold him. He is a man of positive convic- tions, and it is absolutely certain he will execute the law and crush opposition, no Matter what the consequences may be.” i MARCHING ON GOOD ROADS. Mild Weather and 2 Warm Coxey’s Men. EAST PALFSTINE, Ohio, March 31.— Whe day opened bright and breezy, and Camp Gompers, of Coxey’s commonweal was the scene of much activity. Breakfast was sa‘ ory all around, and the march was begun at # o'clock. There were 134 men in the ranks, a larger num- ber than has started out yet from any one camp. The weather is good, the roads passable and the sun just warm enough to temper the wind. The Army Now in Pennsylvanin. DARLINGTON, Pa., March 31.—Penn- Sylvania has been entered by the common- weal, the state line being crossed at 10 @ clock. Just before reaching the line, the band wagon broke down. The army im- mediately after passing the lines struck the | ‘worst bit of road it has encountered yet. Great enthusiasm prevailed among the officers and men when Ohio was left behind. ‘The midday halt was made at Darlington, under the shadow of the old house where Jom Brown went to school. This evoked considerable feeling in speeches made by the leaders. ——~ Emancipation Day. Last evening a meeting of the committee fo perfect arrangements for the celebration of Emancipation day was held at 528 34 t southwest, among those present being Ackworth and Lieut. Holmes of com- Cy, Capital City Guards, and Corporal Herron of company B, Butler Infantry. They reported that their respective com- ¥ represented in the ef Marshal A. Jones that the staff and mounted men meet him at headquarters Friday evening, April 6. The staff wili meet at 7th and P Streets on the morning of the parade. The governor proposes to | Sun for the expenses of the board would have ex- | ceeded $1,800." —__ SIX FOUND DEAD. The Terrible Tragedy of a New York Village. DOLGEVILLE, N. Y., March 31.—When | Carl Fritz Kloetzler cut the throats of his | wife and four children and then killed him- self last night, he proved the natural out- come of the anarchistic teachings, of which he was a forward student. The tragedy | occurred at about 8:30 o'clock last night, and though the village authorities had ample warning of the awful crime that Kloeizler contemplated, they did nothing. He had written a letter two days previously to Cari Fallier, in New York, inclosing a mon- ey order for $17, in which he declared his intention of murdering his family, and then committing suicide. The residents of Dolgeville retired to rest | early and the facts of the tragedy were not generally known until this morning. Since daylight groups of men have been on the streets discussing the horror. Cor- oner Douglass of Little Falls arrived at | 10:30 a.m. and a jury was at once im- paneled, consisting of the leading bust- |ness men of the village. When the jury visited the house on Spencer street it was surrounded by a morbidly curious throng. The sight that met the eyes of the jury. men was horrible in the extreme. ERNEST iss FOUR DAYS BEHIND. | { |The Steamer Ems From Bremen Greatly Delayed. NEW YORK, March 31.—Up to 10:30 [o'clock this morning nothing had been seen of the belated North German Lioyd steamer Ems from Bremen. Although nearly four days behind her regular time, | very little anxiety is felt as to her safety, | ‘as it is known that on account of the large | quantity of ice now encountered by trans- Atlantic steamers the steamer is coming along very cautiously in accordance with structions to Captain Reimkasten before leaving Southampton. THE GEORGIA SENATORSHIP. Gov. Northen Says Nothing About His Choice. ATLANTA, Ga., March 31.—Governor Northen had given no intimation up to noon as to whom he will appoint. A number of people called on him in the in- terest of Turner, Hammond, Bacon and In- man. —— LIKE COXEY’S MOVEMENT. Coal Miners to March Into Maryland. PITTSBURG, Pa., March 31.—The coal miners of the Clearfield region are prepar- ing for a movement like that of Coxey, to induce miners in compelling regions to join them in_a demand or strike for higher Wages. They propose to march in a body across the state to Maryland and camp | in the Cumberland and George's Creek re- gions until they succeed in inducing the miners there to join them. i QUARTERLY CONFERENCE. ‘omen’s Christian Temperance U ‘Transacts Various Business. For nearly six hours yesterday the mem- | | bers of the Woman's Christian Temperance Union considered the business brought be- fore the quarterly conference, held at the Vermont Avenue Christian Church, and | was presided over by Mrs. Mary E. Grif- fith. = The necessity of establishing a permanent house for the Washington branch of the W. C. T. U. was urged by Mrs. F. M. Brad- | and it was announced that eighty per- {sons had already pledged themselves to monthly payments toward a fund for the| erection or purthase of a building for the! purpose. —$—< DISTRICT GOVERNMENT. Chain of Parks. A committee from the Northeast Wash- ington Citizens’ Association, consisting of W. J. Johnson and W. J. Frizzell, had a ong interview with Capt. Powell this morn- ing relative to the establishment of a chain of parks in the northeast suburban section, beginning with the proposed Eastern branch park, and running westward through the central or middle northeastern section, connecting with the Soldiers’ Home park. Capt. Powell exhibited his maps and plans, which met the approval of the committee. —_o A Large Real Estate Deal. Samuel Bieber has sold for Mrs. Mary A. Beckert lots 3, 4, 5 and 6, in square 1042, to the National Capital Brewing Company, for $14,573.76, all cash. This is one of the largest deals made in the southeast part of the city for several months, and makes a good showing for the southeast. —— Brooklyn Printe: Strike. BROOKLYN, N. Y., March 31.-—About 200 compositors employed on several of the local papers in Brooklyn struck this morn- ing against a reduction of 20 per cent. —_———- cidental Economy. From Puck. Dealer—“You will find these lace shoes cheaper to buy, in the long run, than the button.’ Mes. Van Pelt—“They are the where does the saving come in Dealer—‘In hair-pins, ma'am.’ same Qe Bloody Daybreak Struggle at the High View Hotel. CHARLES GOODWIN'S FRIGHTFUL DEED. Attacks His Manager and Stabs and Slashes Him Ferociously WILL PROBABLY DIE. At daylight this morning there was a bloody and ferocious cutting at the High View Hotel ut the southern end of the Chain bridge. While violently insane, through the excessive use of liquor for some days past, Charles A. Goodwin, the lessee of the hotel, forced his way into the room of Geo. F. Lawrence, his manager, and without a word of warning, began to slash the half-clothed body of the sleeper with a long and peculiarly shaped knife that was used to remove skin from the Potatoes. The first cut given was one across the face, long and savage looking. Then the weapon was hauled across the throat of the victim, and in quick succes- sion other parts of the bedy were assailed. A cut that required eight stitches to close was given the right breast. Even Law- rence’s back was hacked to pieces before he succeeded in getting ficm the room. Firally, dripping with blood, he made a dart for the kitchen below. Goodwin fol- lowed his victim to the kitchen, inflicted mora‘wounds, and then, on Lawrence fall- ing through exhaustion and loss of blood, he left for his own rcom, and did not at- tempt to get away. Terribly Wounded. Dr, Ritchie of Georgetown was hastily summoned, and after several hours’ work dressed the victim’s many wounds. Law- rence is a man of much fiesh, which, no doubt, in this case, has been to his adyin- tage, for, as savage as the wounds are, none of them are likely to alone produce death, the doctor thinks, the delicate parts being protected by the fat covering then, Gave Himself Up. After three or four hours Goodwin seemed to realize what he had done and resolved to give himself up. Instead of turning his person over to the Virginia authorities, however, he came to Georgetown and sur- rendered himself at the 7th precinct. A little later Sheriff Vietch of Alexandria county came over to the station and asked Goodwin to go back with him for an in- vestigation. The self-made prisoner had been given an opiate to quiet his nerves, and, feeling sleepy, he asked to be let alone until tomorrow. The sheriff having no right to take the man to his state without a requisition or the consent of the prisoner, was therefore obliged to return without Goodwin. To- morrow the investigation will probably be held. The savagery of Goodwin is said to have been originated by the refusal of Lawrence earlier in the evening to give him more liquor. Lawrence formerly &ept a livery stable in Washington, and last year ran the High View Hotel in his own name. Goodwin is said to have once before been engaged in a cutting case. Conflicting Stories. When Mr. Goodwin reached the police station in Georgetown he told the officers that he had had an encounter with his partne>, who assaulted him, and he acted in self-defense. Later he said that Lawrence assaulted him, but, being unable to cut him, he (Lawrence) cut himself, This afternoon it was learned that Lawrence dead. ——_— CQMPANY ROUTE. Mr. Bates Says the Ronds Petitions Are Fraudulent. Mr. N. L. Bates has entered @ vigorous Protest to the Commissioners against the chartering of the Washington Traction railroad. He states that the memorial sub- mitted by the promoters of the railroad is misleading and fraudvlent. More than forty pieces of property on 17th street, he ays, between I street and Florida avenue hay been claimed under oath, when the TRACTION ow! thereof have signed cards opposing the road. Continuing, he says: “I submit letter: from Rear Admiral R. W. Shufeldt, U.S.N., owner of lot 20, square 162, fronting 100 feet on 17th street; Capt. V. McNally, U. S. A., owner of lots 11 and 12, square 154, and lot 27, square 179, and fronting 100 feet on ith street, and Lieut. L. L. Reamey, U. 8. N., owner of lot 1, square 176, to show the truth of these charges. Other letters of the same character are at the service of the Commissioners to show that the memorial is equally unreliable. From one end of 17th stre2t to the other it is | padded with the names of tenants who have no interest in property, the owners of which have vigorously protested against the road. Further on Mr. Bates denies the need of a road on lth street, and says the colored! church at the corner of P and 17th streets would naturally reflect any desire for in- creased facilities in this neighborhood and! the protest signed by the pastor is good evi-| dence that no such need exists. Beyond the boundary he claims the region is scarcely at all improved. There is property, but no population, and all the needs of a pros- pective increase can be easily supplied by extensions from existing lines. In regard to the trunk line and clearing house arrangements in the bill, he says they will be found to contain no obligation to perform anything and no penalty for non- performance of anything. Mr. Duncanson Objects. Mr. C. C. Duncanson also writes to the Commissioners today concerning the pro- posed railway down 17th street. He en- ters more particularly upon the suburban branch of the matter. He says that the inhabitants of Brightwood and Tenleytown already have the means of direct communi- cation with the city. The strongest appeal, he thinks, seems to be from Mt. Pleasant, but in ‘his connec- tion he figures taat a majority, if not all of the inhabitants of Mt. Pleasant, by less than five minutes’ walk can come down town to the heart of the city, in fact to the Navy Yard, on one fare. After speaking of the railroad connections already in exist- ence, Mr. Duncanson says: “Now, as Meridian Hill and Mt. Pleasant subdivisions do not correspond with the plans of the, Commissioners for extensions of streeis, a road laid out on the line proposed might defeat said plans of extension. In the sub- urs the 14th street iine and Rock Creek line, the Metropolitan line and the herdic line can carry ail passengers desiring to ride. No one at U street between 14th street and Connecticut avenue has over one square to walk to take conveyance by cars or herdic to the Navy Yari, to wh /| street or 15th street east by paying one fare, and that through the heart of the city and most densely populated.” ———s CAPITOL TOPICS, For Land Surveys. The Senate committee on public lands today authorized a favorable report upon Senator Dubois’ amendment to the sundry civil appropriation bill increasing the ap- propriation for the survey of the public lands from $175,000, as fixed in the House bill, to $400,000, and also upon the amend- ment proposed by Senator Power to the same bill, appropriating $125,000 for the survey of public lands within railroad land grants. Committees Will Not Go. Neither the Judge Jenkins investigation nor that as to the condition of the Chicago Post office will proceed until the contested election cases are settled in the House. Speaker Crisp has declined to excuse the members of these two investigating com- mittees at a time when absent members are being arrested to secure a quorum. More Capitol Policemen. The House appropriations committee has reported adversely the resolution authoriz- ing the appointment of twelve additional Capitol policemen. —+2+—____\__ The First Shad Bake. The first shad bake of the season will be given at Marshall Hall tomorrow. The Chas. Macalester will leave her wharf at 11 a.m. and 2:30 p.m., returning at 6:30 p.m. This will be the inauguration of Sunday excursions that will continue throughout the summer, and the planked shad dinners will be served during the months of April and May. A KNOWN QUANTITY. It is the practice of The Star to print on Saturday a sworn statement of its circulation day by day for the Preceding week. It would seem self- evident that the advertiser is entitled to this protection, but The Star is alone in this custom as far as Wash- ington is concerned. Below will be found the statement for the week just past. The average circulation exhibited is believed to be nearly, if not quite, double the combined circulation of the other Washington dailies, and fully five times that of its afternoon contemporary. Circulation of The “Evening Star.” WHITE-WINGED PEACE Reigned Over the Session of the House Today. THE ELECTION CASE LAID ASIDE Routine Business Transacted and Funeral Eulogies Pronounced. THOSE WHO SPOKE. SATURDAY, March 2%, 189%. 42,087 MONDAY, March 26, 1894. .. 35,062 | in recogniton of the personal saceifine UES AT alice S71 preees | Speaker Crisp made yesterday in declining WEDNESDAY, March 98, 1996. 365 the Senatorship, there was a burst of ap- THURSDAY, March 29, 1894 FRIDAY, March 30, 189%4.. Total... st tteeeeeereeceeeees cones R2S,55T Daily average. en -37,259 I solemnly swear that the above statement rep- Tesente only the number of copies of Tur EVEN- ING Star circulated during the six secular days end- ing Friday, March $0, 18%4--that is, the num- berof copies actually sold, delivered, furnished or mailed, for valuable consideration, to bona fide purchasers or subscribers, and that none of the copies so counted were returned to or remain in the office unsold. J. WHIT. HERRON, Cashier Evening Star Newspaper Co. Subscribed and sworn to before me this ‘Thirty-first day of March, A. D. 1s9%4, CHAS. W. DARR, -y Public, D. C. BLAZE IN GRANT ROW. Firemen Have a Lively Time With a Moruing Fire. Mrs. Mary Cook went out into the country for a drive this morning, and when she re- turned later in the day to her home, No. 8 Grant place, there was quite a surprise awaiting her. The entire rear part of the house had been gutted by a fire that started shortly after 10 o’clock, and had puzzled the firemen for an hour. Mrs. Cook is the owner of the house, and has a number of boarders. Her son-in-law, Mr. Hugh Tay- jor, is the man of the place. His small in- fant was being attended by a nurse in the back room of the second floor during the morning, and all was peaceful. Suddenly there was a burst of smoke and flame from a smal) room at the end of the hall, and the frightened servant suddenly remembered that she had, against strict orders, left a gas jet burning in this room, and, putting one consideration with another, she con- cluded that the wind had blown a heavy portiere which hung at the window against the flame, and had so set the house on fire. Her first thought was for the child, and while she was getting it into a place of safety the fire had got well under head- plause again this morning when he ascended the rostrum to call the House to order. Im- mediately after the reading of the journal Mr. Payne (N.Y.) arose to a question of personal privilege and made an explanation of the incident which occurred late on ‘Thursday afternoon, when the Speaker had stated, in reply to a seeming defiance of the chair by Mr. Payne, when the latter was ordered to take his seat, that he would recognize a motion to bring the contuma- cious member to the bar of the House. Mr. Payne's Explanation. Mr. Payne stated that on that occasion , the reply which he had made (that he would | take his seat when he got ready) was in re- sponse to something said by Mr. Outhwaite, not to the chair. rection of the Speaker. justice had been done him. Mr. Payne’ statement led to mutal explanations from Mr. Outhwaite and the Speaker, which seemed to clear up the incident, and some rather sharp remarks from Mr. Wise (Va.) about Mr. Payne's “mock show of indigna- tion” which good-humored Mr. Cannon (1I1.) turned into a genera! laugh by a reference to .the Virginian’s calm temperament. White-winged peace then settled down on the House. The Election Case Not Resumed. The struggle over the O'Neill-Joy con- | tested election case was not resumed, as the day, after 1 o'clock, by a special order adopted some time ago, was devoted to eulogies upon the late Representative O'Neill of Pennsylvania. Before that hour arrived, however, some routine business was done by unanimous consent. A con- ference was ordered on the Senate amend- ments to the bill, prescribing the limita~ tions for perfecting titles to lands in Ore- gon, Washington and Idaho, under the , donation act. The Crime of Baratary. On motion of Mr. Everett (Mas: to amend the act prescribing punishment for the crime of baratary, was passed. Be- fore it was acted upon Mr. Everett explain- ed that the crime of casting away a ves- sel was punishable under existing ‘aws by death, but that juries had generally re- fused to convict on account of the death penalty. This bill, which was asked for by the marine insurance companies of New He had not heard the di- | He thought an in- | ), a bil’ York, Philadelphia and Boston, changed way. An alarm was turned in nas bossible from box 132 at the comer of oth {See Speeety caer eath #0) ames jent and H streets, and companies 2 truck C and chemical engine 1 responded. |, Mr. Catchings reported the river and Two streams were put on the flames, and their progress checked in a few minutes, but not before the furniture of the rooms at the back of the house on the first and sec. ond stories had been badly damaged. fire got into the partition between No. 6 and No. 8, and caused quite a blaze under the bath room floor of the latter house. After about an hour's work the firemen had torn out the last vestige of the charred wood, and the danger was all over. The damage could not be accurately ascertained, and was mostly confined to the furniture. Probably $500 would cover this item and $200 the damage to the house. It was stated that the house and furniture were amply insured, but the name of the company could not be given in the absence of Mrs. Cook. An old black cat, the pet of the household, was driven into a fit of desperation by the excitement, and was thought to be lost, but later was discovered curled up in an arm- chair, with its head underneath its body, uttering heart-rending tones. He and the baby were without injury. =e BRILLIANT SKIES. Mr. Martin, chairman of the invalid pen- sions committee, asked unanimous consent at the previous question be considered ordered on the pension bills, reported favorably from the committee of the whole at Friday night's session. Mr. Bailey (Tex.) objected. On motion of Mr. Tracey (N. Y.) a bill to pension M English at the rate of $12 per month was passed. Eulogies on Mr. O'Neill. At this point, the hour of 1 o'clock hav- ing arrived, the remainder of the day was devoted to eulogies upon the life, char- acter and public services of the late Rep- resentative O'Neill of Pennsylvania. Those who paid tribute to the memory of their late colleague were Messrs. Wise (Va.), Brostus (Pa.), Morse (Mass.), English (N. J.), Hicks (Pa.), Springer (Ill), Robin- son (Pa.), Reilly (Pa.), Adams (Pa.) and Wright (Pa.). At the conclusion of ceremonies the House, as a further k of respect, at 2:45 adjourned. 4 rg ———— ny of Northern Lights WANTS A NEW PARTY. Last Night. ‘The northern sky was brilliantly {!lumi- nated last right by that mysterious phe- nomenon, the aurora borealis. The display began about 8 o’clcck and continued, with Gorgeous Di Representative McLaurin Thinks the Veto Affords a Good Opportunity. Representative McLaurin of South Caro- | lina is the promoter of a movement to form | a new party in the south and west, which varying intensity, for about an hour, dur-| \ii be friendly to silver. Ie says he has ing which all the forms ever seen in this | talked with a number of members from latitude were visible. First there appeared | those sections, and he thinks the movement fc would be very popular. He believes that the a wide curve near the horizon, from which Would ve Very Popular. tiorage bill affords there gradually spread towards the zeniti| 2h excellent opportunity to make such an great streaks or spurs of light, faint at organization effective. first, then quickly growing brilliant, and ——---+2-—_—____——_ fading almost as soon as the eye had dis- THE FORD'S THEATER CASE. tinguished them. After a few minutes of this activity there appeared in the north- eastern sky, perhaps ten degrees above the horizon, a pale pink tinge, such as might be made by a distant fire reflecting on a fog bank. It was strorger towards the lower edge, and had the shape of an egg, the emailer end pointing downwards.It soon grew stronger, and lasted until the end of the display, glowing with a strong reddish |tone. The other end of the curve, which | remained firm throughout the exhibition, was marked by a deep blue, deeper, indeed, than the ordinary cglor of the night sky. At times it took on almost a green tinge, and seemed to form a complement to the color at the other end. The streaks were varied, new and then, by waving curves near the base line, taking at times the form that has been likened to the bottoms of curtains. Altogether the display was as brilliant has been seen in Washington for several seasons. New Indictments Said to Have Been Found by the Grand Jury. It was reported about the city hall this afternoon that the grand jury would on | Monday return an indictment in the mat- ter of the Ford's Theater disaster of the last summer, and which the Court of Ap- peals directed to be quashed, would again be presented as responsible, viz: Messrs. Ainsworth, Dant, Covert and Sasse. eee Bank Note Redemptions. During the week ended yesterday the | treasury received for redemption national | bank notes amounting to $1,746,245. Re- deemed notes were delivered to the banks of issue to the amount of $735,690 and to the controller for issue to banks to the amount of $1,229,865. The amount delivered to the controller for retirement was $228,196. De- posits received to retire national bank notes aggregated $263, 905; balance of such de- posits remaining on the books of the treas- ury, $25,067,858. Mr. Crisp Declines. Last night Speaker Crisp sent a dispatch to Governor Northen declining the appoint- _— FELL FOUR STORIES. Frightened by a Fire Jacob Levine Takes Big Risks. A narrow escape from death occurred about 10:30 o'clock last night. Jacob Le- vine and his partner, a man named Wein- stein, who conduct a tailoring establishment | | on the fourth floor of the Federal building, | | corner of 7th and E streets northwest, were seated in their room when a gasoline stove , exploded. Without delay they rushed from | the room into the hallway, but as there ap- peared to be no danger the tailors soon re- turned to inquire into the matter. Levine began to make an examination of | the stove when the flame burst forth a sec- | ond time, and, iosing his presence of mind, | he endeavored to lower himself from a win- | dow by means of an electric light wire. Losing his hold, however, he fell to the pavement below, landing on his right wrist. At the Emergency Hospital, where he was taken soon after the accident, Levine was found to be suifering with a contused back and a general shaking up, in addition to the | broken wrist. He was not burned. ‘tein’s trousers caught fire, and in ishing the burning garments one of, his hands was seriously scorched. The fire department was summoned, but had no work to do, At che hospital this afternoon the injured man was resting quietly, and the physicians stated that he would soon re- cover. knowledged an ambition to go to the Senate, but said that he had been requested to re- main in the House by a large majority of the democratic members. He felt that his duty for the present lies in retaining his of- | fice, and aiding in the enactment of laws to , redeem the party pledges. ~~ Mr. Reed Takes His Seat. After a day spent in roll-calls, upon the epproval of the journal, the House w: it was called by the clerk, and the Speaker called him to order and finally forced him to take bis seat. The sergeant-at-arms was called upon, and Mr. Reed slowly moved back to his chair and sat down amid the applause of the democrats and hisses from the republicans. The scene was made the nore striking by a very spirited colloquy between tne Speaker and Mr. Reed. Rolling the Ball. An interesting object has arrived at the city post office. It is a ball of twine, four feet in circumference, with numeraus labels attached, the largest of which is inscribed as follows: “Get your John Henry on this ball and roll it along to see if it can get to Washing- ton, D. C., ahead of Coxey’s Industrial Army.” ‘The mass of cord was begun with a sin- gle string by a postal clerk somewhere west of Denver, in Colorado. About March 26, the young man with original ideas wound es TECHNICAL ASSAULT. A Lawyer Resents Being Called a Dend Bent. There was a lively scene in front of Wormley’s Hotel yesterday afternoon when Lawyer Brooke Makall appeared and en- deavored to remove from the wall of the bar several pictures he had left there. He had been a boarder in the hotel and there was a bill of nearly $100 against him. William F. Mahoney, the hotel clerk, called Mr. | his string into a little ball, attached the | Makail a “dead beat” and then the trouble | above placard, and when he reached the | increased. Lawyer Makall had a large cane | end of his route, handed it to the clerk on the next run. Clerk No. 2 added a piece of twine and a card bearing his name and passed it on, In that manner the original string has reached the capital city, several thousand times its original size and with the names of a hundred or more railway postal clerks tied thereon. Whatever “your John Henry” may be, they have certainly been incorporated in the ball,judging from its size, and it reached Washington several weeks ahead of Gen. Coxey. Postmaster Sherwood will place the sphere among his collection of curiosities. soe gee Joseph Paterove of Chicago, a candy- maker, who has been missing since March 1, was found in his room Saturday night with his skull crushed, his throat cut, and the savings of a lifetime, several thousand dollars, missing. The body was found un- der a pile of rags. | which he endeavored to use during the trou- ble. There was considerable excitement for a few minutes, during which, it is alleged, some forcible language was used. The ex- boarder’s effects are detained at the hotel, and today the parties appeared in the Police Court. Lawyer Makall was charged with assault and the epithet, the judge said, was calcu- lated to cause an assault. The assault, the judge said, was a techincal one, and Lawyer Makall was fined $1, which he paid. — Have Returned. It is understood that the differences be- tween Mrs. Kitty Thompson Berry and her husband, the son of Senator Berry of Ar- kansas, have been reconciled, Mr. Berry and his wife having returned to the city with their little daughter several days ago. \ 9th of June last, and it was said that the} Cl men held responsible by the indictment of ; ¢ ment as Senator from Georgia. He ac- | treated to an unusual scene yesterday. Mr. | 4, Reed insisted upon scrutinizing the roll as | 140 asked. | CASE OF DOG EAT DOG! Policy Players ina Pinch Turn and Rend Each Other. The Curious Doublings of Mysterious Mr. Bowles—One Man Gets the Extent of the Law. A bombshell was thrown in the policy camp yesterday with deadly effect: Pre- cinct Detective Barnes and Policeman Car- rirgton threw the shell, and Judge Miller heard the cases in the Police Court this morning. John E. Bowles, a colored dem- ccratic politician, who travels as a news- paper correspondent, was the central figure | in the investigation, while Arthur Cromwell, a veteran in the policy business, also took | a prominent part. | Bowles, it was alleged, had played double, |endeavoring to pose as a “spotter” in po- lice circles and a “protector” to the policy men, dozen times for participation in the busi- ness, was first called for trial and plead guilty. Detective Barnes explained to the court that he arrested Cromwell yesterday, and found $15.83 on him. Cromwell then told the court that he went into the busi- ness the last time because Bowles assured him that he had “fixed things” with the |Police and the prosecuting attorney. Bowles | told him that he was a special officer, and he (Cromwell) had seen him run persons out |of the ailey. Cromwell also mentioned the name of Moses Johnson, and sajd he and Bowles had met him. “You have got to quit the business,” said Judge Miller, “and it’s a libel on the ad- ministration of justice that a man like you has to be arrested every year and brought here and can’t be made to quit the busi- ness.” two colored boys gave evidence against him concerning his alleged connection with policy books at Cromwell’s house in Prath- ers’ alley. “Did you ever engage in the business?” the judge asked one of the witnesses. “No, sir,” he answered, “and I told Cromwell that I would not take the draw- ing over the river for $5 a day.” “But you know tome of the rows?” “Yes, sir.” “Which ones?” “Baby row—1-2-3." The Protector. Defendant Bowles then took the stand in his own behalf. He told of his visits to the Police officials and his employment to ob- tain information against policy people. He gave away two of the writers, so he said, and as he received no pay therefor he quit | the police. Why did you want to do this work for | the police?” the court asked. “Because I wanted money and was op- posed to the game,” answered Bowles. “Did you ever engage in the game?” “So help me, God,” he replied. had anything to do with the game. Bowles made a wholesale denial of the charge, and said the players here rpent from $10,000 to $15,000 a week on the game. He said he was interested in the convic- tion of Donnelly in Alexandria, but there was some difficulty about getting the proof. | He understood that Cromwell was working for Donneliy and he expected to get him asa witness. Cromwell, who had heard Bowles’ whole- sale denial, was permitted to go on the stand and said that “Mose” Johnson's house had been used as an alleged headquarters and meeting place. “I gave Bowles money almost every night,” said Cromwell, “and also paid for what whisky he could drink.” He said that Bowles came to see him and told him that “things were hot,” but that he (Bowles) had everything fixed and urged him to go to work. He then went to Don- nelly’s policy shop in Alexandria and made arrangements to go to work. Then he car- ried the books and money over and the “M. er ne books were taken by Bowles. “Man and wife,” he repiied. it is this firm?” the judge “Where was its headquarters?” “In this city.” Witness finally said that Bowles had told him that “Mose” Johnson had employed him and its headquarters were at Johnson's house, corner of 3d and L streets northwest. “Mose,” he said, printed the drawings, 50 Bowles told him. ‘In a baby carriage in the back yard.” “Who put them there?” “Mose Johnson, I su pose. Mr. Mullowney explained what little con- | fidence was placed in alleged policy spot- | ters and said that from their statements the officers are often able to run down the violators of law irrespective of the assist- ance of the spotter. The Law’s Extent. Judge Miller asked Cromwell how many times he had been to jail for policy writ- ing, ard he replied: “Twice.” “What was the lergth of your last sen- tence?” “Two months.” “This time, the law, “you will have to go to jail for eleven months and twenty-nine days and y a fine of $500, or six months at is the extent of the law.” The case of Bowles was continued until Tuesday for further t:.vestigation. Washington Stock Exchange. Sales—regular call—12 o'clock _m.—United States Electric Light conv. 5s, $600 at 122. hesapeake and Potomac Tel 20 at 7%. Pneumatic Gun Carriage, 100 at 25 Government Bonds.—U. 8. 4s, reg., 113% bid, 118% asked. U. 8. 48, coup., 114% bid. U, 8. 5s, 117% bid. District of Columbia Bonds.—20-year fun. Ss, 108 bid. 30-year fund. gold 6s, 116% bid. Water Stock currency 7s, 1901, 117 bid. Wa- ter Stock currency 7s, 1903, 120 bid. Fund. currency 3.65s, 111% bid, 118 asked. Reg. 2-108, 3428, 100 bid. Miscellaneous Bonds. — W1 and Georgetown Railroad conv. 6s, Ist, 125 bid, 140 asked. Washington and Georgetown Railroad cony. 6s, 2d, 125 bid, 140 asked. Metropolitan Railroad conv. 6s, 101 bid, 106 asked. Belt Railroad 5s, 80 bid, 90 asked. Eckington Railroad 6s, 80 bid, 100 asked. Washington Gas Company, ser. A, 6s, 115 bid, 125 asked. Washington Gas Company, . B, 6s, 116 bid, 125 asked. Washington Gas Company cony. 6s, 127 bid. United States Electric Light conv. 5s, 122 bid, 124 asked. Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone 5s, 95 bid. American Security and Trust 5s, F. & A., 100 bid. American Security and Trust 5s, A. & O., 100 bid. Washington Mar- ket Company Ist 6s, 105 bid, 112 asked. Washington Market Company imp. 6s, 105) bid, 112 asked. Washington Market Com- pany exten. 6s, 103 bid. Masonic Hall Asso- ciation Se, na bid. Washington Light In- fantry Ist 6s, 143 bid. Washington Light Infantry 2d 7s, 100 bid. — National Bank Stocks.—Bank of Washing- ton, 310 bid, 360 asked. Bank of Republic, 230 bid. Metropolitan, 275 bid. Central, 2 bid, 300 asked. Farmers and Mechani ”) bid. Second, 140 bid. Citizens’, 130 bid. Columbia, 130 bid. Capital, 11 bid. West End,107 bid, 110 asked. Traders’, 104 bid, 120 asked. Lincoln, 92 bid, ¥8 asked. Ohio, 100 asked. Safe Deposit and Trust Companies.—Na- tional Safe Deposit and Trust, 130 bid, 134% asked. Washington Loan and Trust, 121 bid, 125 asked. American Security’ and ‘Trust, *132 bid, 135 asked, Washington Safe Deposit, 106 asked. Railroad Stocks.—Washington and George- town, 285 bid. Metropolitan, 2 bid, 95 asked. Columbia, 62 bid, 68 asked, Belt, 22 bid, 32 asked. Eckington, 27 bid. Gas and Electric Light Stocks.—Washing- ton Gas, 451% bid, 46%, asked. Gas, 47 bid. United States Electric “115 bid, 122 asked, Insurance Stocks.—Firemen’s, 40 bid, 45 asked. Franklin, 40 bid, 50 asked. Metro- politan, 70 bid. Corcoran, 60 bid. Potomac, 7 bid. Arlington, 158 bid, 162 asked. Ger- man American, 162 bid. National Union, 11 bid, 16 asked. Columbia, 13 bid, 14 asked. Riggs, Gig bid, 74 asked. People’s, 5% bid, 542 usked. Lincoln, 7% bid, 8% asked. Com- mercial, 5 bid. Title Insurance Stocks.—Real Estate Title, 2 bid, 120 asked. Columbia Title, *6%g bid, asked. Washington Title, 8% asked. Telephone Stocks.—Chesapeake and Po- tomac, 47 bid, 48 asked. American Grapho- phone, 3 bid, 5 asked. Pneumatic Gun Car- riage, .23 bid, .30 asked. 100 asked. Lincoln Hall, 80 » Ocean Building, 100 panel a eee *Ex. Dividend. ———_—_ Death of Dr. Hammett’s Son-in-Law. Information has been received here of the death in Tacoma, Wash., on the 1?th of January, of Dr. H. B. Bayly, son-in-law | of Health Officer Hammett. The cause of death was pneumonia. Veceased wus thir- ty-seven years old and was a son of Dr. Bayly of Mlinois. His body was buried in the cemetery at Tacoma, Cromwell, who had been arrested a | The case of Bowles was then heard, and | ”" said the judge, looking over | Georgetown | FINANCE AND TRADE. London Sends Over Buying Orders to Wall Street. WAITING FOR TARIFF LEGISLATION, Railway Stocks Not to Be At fected. GENERAL MARKET REPORTS. Special Dispatch to The Pr j Special Dispatch ¢ Prening Star. | NEW YORK, March 31.—Today’s short | Session contributed little to the volume of | the week’s business, but was decidedly | Strong and confident throughout. The pro- fessional element monopolized the business of making quotations, and final figures show no radical change in consequence. London came in promptly with a moderate supply of buying orders and shows no xigns of having exhausted its daily supply of con- tributions to the local bull movement. Doubts and misgivings as to the outcome of pending legislation, however, prevents cper- ators from joining hands with their brothers across the Atlantic in their efforts to re- store a higher range of values. Natural conditions are daily growing brighter and our future prosperity is no longer in doubt; but between last summer's panic and & complete restoration of ante-panie values | intervenes a long series of legislative meas- ures, which are destined to overshadow all ether factors in speculation. Unfortunately all this legislation is of a character which cannot be applied to all sections of the country with equally satisfactory results, hence discussions with their varying influ- ences will alternately advance and depress values. Commissioa houses are gradually making encroachments upon the territory so long held in undisputed cortrol by the sional traders. Nearly all of the better class of Givitend puying stocks are in de- mand and find purcha:ers on all reactions. The amount of these purchares is not large, but it shows how carefully the public is watching ‘or favorable opportunities to invest small holdings. Railway shares will be affectel by the character of the forth- coming ta~iff discussion, but only to a mod- jerate extent. The industrials, however, | will continue sensitive to every rumor, and |a period of renewed aCctivity is anticipated in the latter class of securities. The sugar schedule, for example, is by no means a known qvantity, and from it indica- tions the whole ©: bject will be ventilated With more particularity than ever. Friends of free sugar have not been Mile during the |past fortnight, and are prepared to show | cause why the origipal proposition to rele- | gate this commodity to the free list is just | and amply warran*ed by statistics. Documents purporting to contain con- clusive assurances of the correctness of this Position have been distributed to members of the finance committee of the Senate and will undoubtedly be given serious consider: ation. The price of the stock declined 1 per today and is already the subject of consid- erable bear discussion. National Cordage was one of the most active features of the day and gained 21-8 per cent to 225-8. The affairs of this con- cern are said to be on the mend. The suit against the Chicago Gas company for violation of the anti-trust law is expect- 4 to reach a decision next week and on the result will hinge the fate of that corpora- tion, An adverse decision means a for- feiture of the several charters of the in- dividual companies comprising the trust. Louisville and Nashville was the only stock in the regular list that recorded any | material advance or change in price. Con- | tinued buying marked up the price 1 1-8 per cent. The banks ve gained over $5,000,000 in lawful money, but have contracted their loans $1,775,000, hence the Increase in cash holdings is not fully shown in the deposits. The surplus is increased 44,500,000, The statement in detail is as follows: Reserve incrtased $4,522,500, loans decreased $1,775,- , specie increased $1,531,800, legals in- creased $3,810,400, deposits increased $3,- 278,800 and circulation decreased $28,900, ——_— FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL ‘The following are the @, the and the lowest and the closing prices of the New York stock market today, as Tenorted oF « Macartney, members New York stock exchange. Correspondents Messrs Moore & Schley, No. 80 Broadway: Stocks. American Sugar. American Sagar, cent Open. High. 0x 07% Cmeago. B. and Chic. and Northw: Chi Gas . Delaware and Hudson. 189iy Denver and RioGrande. 83% Dis. and Cattle Feeding. 2 Generai Electric . - @% Innois Central. > peat Lake Shore. ae "¢ | Erie . Louisvilie and Long Island iL - . | Manhatian Blevated.... 125 Micngan Central — | Missouri Pacific tional Lead Co. {3 National Cordage, | New Jersey Central | New York Central.” N.¥-and New Engiand. nd St. Louts.. | Pacific. Northern Pacific, pfd. North American. Out. and Western. Southern Pacitic. Texas Pacific... Tenn. Coal Umon Pacitic Wanash .. Wabash, pid: Wheeling & Lake Erie. Wheellug 4 LE Western Visconsin Central. RALTIMORE, ends, ed _reveipis,, 23.081 barrels; shipments, 43, Palen, 1.625 barrel. Wheat dull and unchamg- .0T ae lower — Chicago Grain and Provision Markets. Reported by. Silshy & Co., bankers and brokers, Metropolitan Bank building: wis “CHICAGO, March 81, 1808. ‘Open. “High. Low. BN 55% tt 388 Peper rere es rs a 2 31.47 so 11.52 jo 11.42 9 695 ~o 66T 7m 660 aif Low. Chose, 710 1% ie Tn tS | Augui ts § Ivy City Jockey Club, ‘The Ivy City Jockey Club, with Mark TL. | Frank, Thos. Boylan and A. N. Brady, | trustees, directors and managers, filed @ certificate of incorporation today. | | Range of the Thermometer. The following were the readings of the thermometer at the weather bureau today: Sa. m., 40; 2p. m., 61; maximum, €2; minh mum, 82,