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° THE EVENING STAR, FRIDAY, APRIL 6, 1894A-TWELVE PAGES. sioners had investigated this matter and had found it impracticable. The naiiroud’s Side. Mr. Hamilton, representing the Baltimore and Ohio, said that what had been said this morning did not seem to have any bearing on the question now being considered. They were there to discuss the legal points of the question. Mr. Heard said that he thought it entire- ly proper for the committee to have some information as to the condition of these crossings. Referring to the statement of Mr. Fris- zell that it was said that the Baltimore and Ohio owned the District government, Mr. Hamilton said that this was idle talk, which would certamly not be repeated except by imadvertence. He acknowledged the right of the Commissioners to enforce police reg- ulations, and said that the company did ot resist such enforcement. It was only, he said, when the Commissioners tried to impose obligations upon the railroad in ex- cess of the Commissioners’ power and in Violation of law that the road resisted. He said that the road had proposed to the Commissioners that an employe of the District be detailed to go with the trains, and that the road would abide by any Proper regulations. The Commissione-s declined this propost-| tion. The road had also offered to fenc: tracks throughout its line in the the District would indemnify the suits. He argued that, while Congress could make regulatiot even to the extent of di- recting the elevation of the tracks, the rail- road had a right under contract to occupy the streets they now occupy, certainly until 1910, and could not be deprived of this right. could make any regulations neces- sary, but before any regulations were made the road wanted to go into the discussion of the conditions necessitating regulations. He said he would file a brief. Have Not Agreed. He said that it was a mistaken impression e the District if m against that the Baltimore and Ohio had practically | agreed with the Senate committee to the Proposition of elevating the tracks. He de- nied that the railroad had resisted the of the District of Columbia Com- in the matter of police regula- only such direc- joners as were made y. The road readily put up &s many gates as required by the Com- missioners, and as many lights and as many watchmen were employed as the Commissioners directed. He said that the District of Columbia Commissioners themselves seemed to doubt their own authority to order the erection of fences along the street. The road had been enjoined by the courts against fences in certain cases, on the ground that they could not obstruct the rights of citizens to cross the streets at any place. He said that Con- gress might compel the company to move its tracks from the middle of the street to one side or the other. The company's contention was that they could not be deprived of the use of the streets by Congress before 1910, except by condemnation, under the rights of eminent domain. ——o+____ COL. WILSON’S WORK. Grounds During March. Col. J. M. Wilson has made a report to the chief of engineers of operations rpon public buildings and grounds in the District during the month of March. We says the Washington monument has been maintain- ed im excellent condition. On the evening of March 31 the running of the elevator ‘was suspended for one week, in order to clean boilers, relieve steam pipes in tunnel, overhaul machinery, and put everything in complete running order for the coming sea- fon. There were 15,801 visitors to the top | of the monument during the :nonth, of | which number 4,752 walked up, making a Total of 103,666 persons who have visited the top since the opening of the monument, October 9, 1888. Repairing the Ford’s Theater Build- ing. On the 24th ultimo Col. Wilson was noti- fed by the chief of engineers that the fur- ther repair of the Ford’s Theater building, under the appropriation of $11,958, made by the act approved March 12, 1894, had been committed to his charge. A project was submitted on the same day and ar- Fangements were at orce made for pushing the work as rapidly as possible. This work will consist of strengthening the floors with iron columns and beams, tearing own and rebuilding the east wall, improv- ing the ventilation, enlarging the window @rea and constructing an iron fire escape on the east side. Proposals were at once invited for broken stone, for concrete, for brick and for iron columns and beams, and) &rrangements were made to commence the Fa of constructing the piers in the cel- r. By direction of the Secretary of War, Col. ilson has revised the specifications for the foundation and pedestal of the Han- cock statue, and under the Secretary of State he has the supervision of the casting | of the piles for the wharf at Wakefield, Va., the birthplace of Washington, and has arranged for work to commence upon it early in April. He has also prepared speci- fications for a granolithic pavement to be laid in the north grounds of the Executive Mansion. Work in the Park: The work of mowing the lawns of the ‘various parks and reservations was com- menced and considerable progress made. ‘The public fountains have been cleaned and repaired, water turned on and fish and wa- ter lilies placed in several of the basins. ‘The cold weather during the latter part of the month destroyed the flowers of the Magnolia and other blooming trees, shrubs and plants and seriously injured the buds of those which were expected to bloom later im the season. The propagation and trans- planting to larger pots of tropical, subtropi- ¢al and bedding plants has been continued. , Nearly all the winter-blooming plants have ‘n removed from the green houses to the various parks, all of which received the usual attention given at this season of the year. PRESIDENT YOUNG'S VIEWS. Defining the Status of the Meekin- Farrell Base Ball Deal. President N. E. Young of the National} League was asked this morning by a Star Feporter for his opinion concerning the @tatus of the Meekin-Farrel!l deal between the New York and Washington club: “The agreement in my possession,” sal Mr. Young, “states, that in the event o: either of the players not signing with the New Yorks, the contract ts null and void. But it will not be null and void. My opinion 4s that Farrell will play in New York and that he will sign with the Giants on or be- fore a week from Saturday. In case he does not sign, I shall hold the $7,500 for the Present. What shall be done with it later is a bridge I don’t care to cross until I come to it. “In regard to the published statement that mo club in the league would engage in a game with Washington if Farrell played on the latter team, I do not think it would be good policy for me to discuss at present. ‘The New York Club needs Farrell, but Farrell needs the New York Club equally as much. “During my career as an official of the National League I have seen a great many Buch cases as the present one, and they have all come out one way. I don’t see why this should be an exception. Farrell is mak- ing a great mistake by not signing. Le is doing himself an injustice, as well as the New York Club. No player is so strong that | he can afford to lose any advantages at all, and Farrell, by®his delay, is losing all that Practice necessary to put him in first-class condition. “Mr. Farrell is a great ball player, a very Bice gentleman and a credit to base ball, But even if he is taking daily exercise end tting a certain amount of practice, he is | ce | the chance to practice with the team ‘with which he is to play and familiarize himself with the strong points of the men with whom he ll be on the field; that 4s the greatest loss he will sustain by ab- gence from his ciub. “He will start in at a disadvantage unless he has practiced with the team before the champion: p contests begin.” Farrell arrived in New York last even- fmg from Boston. Sun reporter met him @t the depot and uced the great catcher to visit the « ‘e of the New York Sun, ter Talcott was in waiting. d that he was on his way to . and would take the first train south this morning. After a twent fab with Mr. : with New York alcott, after the inter- uld be weil to have his valises and bat bag sent to the Polo yet, you r. Young will con- y to th ed Giant is Without further de’ lay. ‘LATE NEWS BY WIRE The “Industrial Army” Unwelcome at Oakland, California. NEARLY A RIOT EARLY THIS MORNING SP Sast oo emery The Militia Summoned and Extra Deputies. EXCITING FOR A TIME OAKLAND, Cal., April 6—The city of Oakland has had many exciting events in its history, but nothing occurred here to ‘compare with the turmoil caused early this morning by the regiment of unem- ployed men which left San Francisco Wed: nesday to join Coxey’s army on its jour. ney to Washington. woman and child in Oakland was on the streets. Riot alarm was sounded, the gov- ernor was asked to call out the national _Suards, extra police and deputy sheriffs were sworn in and armed with rifles and preparations made for fighting of the blood- fest Kind, because six hundred and forty unemployed, desperate men refused to leave the city. required to precipitate a conflict, which | Would have resulted in the extinction of this branch of the industrial army, for |the men who composed it were mostly | unarmed and could have made but a feeble | resistante to the officers and citizens. - But the word was not uttered, nor the shot fired, nor the army overcome by seen that the further resistance to the will of the citizens of Oakland was useless. — aa COXEY HAS RECRUITS ENOUGH. Says He Wants Ne More to Join His Army. | Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. PITTSBURG, Pa., April 6—The common- | weal army left Homestead this morning for McKeesport. Coxey claims that there are | 700 men in line. This cannot be absolutely determined until night, as many may drop out. That 700 or about that number left Homestead is true. Coxey announces that no more recruits are wanted. The problem of furnishing supplies is too serious already. All effort is now being made to urge on a movement into Washington by rail. The Prospects are for much suffering in the Alleghenies next week. A great number of the new men are Poles and Huns, and it is thought that they will desert near Uniontown, Breakfast this morning was served at 9 o’clock and consisted of fresh pork and boiled cabbage. Gilbert F. Meyers, candidate for post- master at McKeesport, wired that he would furnish the army with a camping ground there and would also pay the en- tire toll for taking the army across the bridge. Provisions and recruits have been | promised by two prominent men from the same place. Owing to the great amount of food and clothing donated yesterday by the citizens of the south side the com- missary wagon could not carry it all, and most of it has been shipped by rail to Uniontown. The ice house where the army was en- camped last night was Set on fire by ashes dropped from a pipe by one of the men. No damage was done, but the army moved livelier than it has at any time on the march. ———. _—_ ORDERED FROM ST. LOUIS. Gen. Frye’s Army Without Food or Means of Going East. ST. LOUIS, April 6.—Under the orders of Frye’s industriai army took another, but very short, step toward Washington today. Satisfied that the railroads would not vol- untarily transport the travelers Chief beyond the city limits as soon after 8 a.m. as_possible. Frye accepted the situation and after an early and abbreviated breakfast, consist- ing principally of beans, he got his men in line and quietly moved from Camp Relay in the muddy bettoms of East St. Louis to a point on the Collinsville turnpike just out- side the limits of Fast St louis. There they halted and went into camp again to await developments. In the mean- time ihe St. Louis outposts were reinforced and orders issued to prevent the return in- to the city limits. Just what would become of the men was generally given up as too hard a conundrum, as they are left prac- tically without food, and the refusal of the east bound roads to move them farther, both on their own account and because of | instructions received from eastern citie | not to bring the wanderers into their limit \has added to the difficulties of the situa- tion. The lack of food for the men increases as the citizens learn of the unwillingness of the men to accept the offer of the East St. Louis water board of $1.50 per day for one year for 200 men to lay pipes, and unless something new develops the chances today seemed increasing that Frye might put in- to effect a threat made yesterday to sur- render to the East St. Louis police as va- grants and thus compel the city to care for them. | ae STUDENTS IN POLITICS. Convention of the National College Republican League. SYRACUSE, N.Y., April 6.—The delegates of the National College Republican League, represerting twenty of the leading Amer- ican colleges, are today in possession of this city. The candidates for president are |Shirley E. Johnson, Harvard; Theodore | Cox, University of the City of New York, and Herbert L. Fordham, Cornell. The convcntion opened this morning at 10:30 o'clock with an address by President Hawkins of Syracuse. The afternoon is to be devoted to the election of officers. This evening an immense banquet will be held {at ‘he Alhambra, covers being laid for | about 500. —— FIGHT WITH INDIANS. | Conflicting Reports Come From the Scene of Action. | ST. LOUIS, Mo., April 6—A special to | the Republic from El Reno says: | Confileting reports continue to arrive from the scene of the Indian battle with settlers and cowboys. A courier to the In- dian agent at Darlington gives the fatall- ties at two, one white and one Indian. | Other information received today places the number at five whites and seventeen Indians. | The commissioner of Indian affairs this morning received the following dispatch from Capt. Woodson, acting agent of Chey- enne and Arapahoe Indians: |_ “No further trouble between whites and Indians has occurred. Newspapers persist in publishing exaggerated reports. Indians generally are engaged in their farming operations and are quiet and peaceably dis- | posed. | ‘" | PEACE IN THE COKE REGIONS. The Strike a Failare d the Works Again Running. UNIONTOWN, Pa., April 6.—The strike is over and ignominious defeat marks its collapse. Within the past six hours the rioters from both sections of the coke fields have laid down their arms and gone peace- fully to their homes. The movement was a miserable failure and not a point was gained by the men. | All the works in the southern end of the region are either running or preparing to start up between this aud Monday, while those in the northern end are in full opera- tion. > TRAIN ROBBERS HANGED. They Killed a Railway Conductor in Arkansas. ST. LOUIS, Mo., April 6.—A special to the ‘ost-Dispatch from Newport, Ark., says: he three train robbers, J. L. Wyrick, nomas Brady and Albert Mansker, who 1 Conductor P. McNally at Oli- phant, Ark., November 3 last, were hanged here this morning. The drop fell at ‘and the men were pronounced dead at 8: Ja necks were broken. Pp T 1 t th All night every man, | Only a rash word or an unlucky shot was | | force. It consented to move when it was | the chief of police of East St. Louis “Gen.” | Walsh ordered Gen. Frye to get his men} INEARING THE END Se a i (Continued from First Page.) “Did_you ever know a man named John rand?" a “No, Mr. Carlisle,” she said, with em- ‘phasis. "I never heard of him until his deposition was made in this case.” “Did you ever meet him on the street and take a ride with him?” “No. I certainly did not.” This with | much emphasis. “Did you ever know or hear of a woman ‘d Lena Singleton?” Never,” said Miss Pollard, brought into this case.” |, Did you ever know a man named Hiram Kaufman?” | “No, Mr. Carlisle. I never heard of him until his deposition was taken by the de- | fense.”” | “Did you at the Wesleyan University, on | the Ist of August, 1884, or at any other | time or place, tell this defendant that you had roper rejations with James C. Rodes ‘I never did,” said the witness. “There never could have been any circumstances that would warrant the telling of such a | lie on that poor old dead farmer.” “Did you ever have improper relations with James C. Rodes?” “No, Mr. Carlisle.” Some Emphatic Denials. “Did you ever tell this defendant that | you had gone with Mr. Rodes to the gate of Sarah Guest's house. Is that true?” | “No; I did not,” said the witness, “and I never heard of Sarah Guest's house or saw that gate until I went with my arm In his thrcugh that gate." Counsel were here ob- jecting, but Miss Pollard finished her sen- terce, and said: “Let me say that.” She denied emphatically any improper re- lations with the defendant in the carriage on the nigh: of their drive from the Wes- leyan College. She said he did not take her | on his lap. He did not talk with her on| that trip in reference to George Eliot's | works and life. She said she had not known anything of George Eliot until afterward, when she was in the room in the mattress store in | Cincinnati, when Mr. Breckinridge brought her the books, and asked her to read them. She denied that she had cn the train on the way to Lexington suggested that they shoull go to Sarah Guest's SI denied other statements of the defendaat regard- ing the first visit to Sarah Guest's, which differed from hers. Mr. Carlisle then asked her if at the end of the carriage ride, when they returned to the Wesleyan College, the defendant put ten dollars in her hand. _ Mr. Carlisle,” said the witness, with indignant emphasis. hat's as false a statement as any that even he ever made.” Miss Pollard put a tremendous stress on the word “he.” Then she went on: “He j id not. He couldn't have done it tnere. pS hoe could have put ten dollars in my | | |B | | ni “until she was | She denied the defendant's statement also as to when they first went to the house of Mrs. Rose in Cincinnati. The Engagement With Wood. Mr. Carlisle referred then to the deposi- tion of Mr. Wood, who eaid he had pur- chased for the plaintiff an engagement ring, and when they parted she threw the ring into his face. The plaintiff described Mr. Wood's attentions to her. She never saw him except in the presence of her aunt. He had asked her repeatedly to marry him, and she had sald she would not merry him. Finally her aunt and others pessuaded her to consent to marry him. So, when he came again, she told him she would marry him. He brought her a | ring; she did not let him put it on. When he came again she told him, not in an |angry way, because he had done nothing | to make her angry, that she did not love | him, and could not marry him. She had | the ring in the palm of her hand, and gave it back to him. She said that, as she had Stated to Mr. Butterworth, she was no |mcre to blame for that engagement than | Mr. Butterworth was. At this point the usual recess was taken. Afternoon Session. The plaintiff preceded her counsel tms afternoon, resuming the witness stand several minutes before they entered the court room. The defendant, however, pre- ceded both the court and the plaintiff, busying himself with examining the great mass of testimony taken in the case. While waiting for her counsel she sat back in her chair, dropping her eyes before the almost unceasing gaze of the throng who faced | her. The defendant, however, was one who | | did not glance toward her. In answer to questions from Mr. Carlisle, | Miss Pollard said that she did not know a Mr. Owen Tinsley, a brother of Squire | Tinsley, between whom and herself a mock marriage is alleged to have taken plac She was asked as to whether such a cer mony had taken place, and the question was objected to, and argued at length by | Mr. Carlisle and Mr. Shelby. Mr. Carlisle | Said that the original denial was as to Alex. Julian, and the question was allowed as to Owen Tinsley. | Miss Pollard denied that there had been a | mock marriage, and she denied emphatically all the statements made in a deposition by Julian as to the details of that occasion, when she is said to have gone upstairs with Tinsley. As to the defendant's denial that he had had any communication with her in 1886, a question that was allowed, notwithstanding | Mr. Shelby’s objection, she said that in that | year, when she was in Lexington and he was away, he wrote to her constantly, and his letters were love letters couched in the | most endearing terms. They were such as to make her believe that he cared for her more than any one else in the world. As! to his statement that when he returned to Lexington in 1887 the relations were not resuined that spring, Miss Pollard stated that he was at Miss Hoyt’s for the purpose of maintaining such relations, and that they were kept up without interruption, she be- | ing in his room every night. She also denied | that he was ignorant of her pregnancy in ; the summer of 1887 until after her fall from | a horse, as he testified. Denials as to Threats and Under-| standings. The witness denied that she ever threat- ened the life of the defendant prio: to March 31, 1893, and also denied his story | that she drew a pistol on him at Mrs. | Thomas’ in the last of February o> the first !of March, and she flatly contradicted a number of Mr. Breckinridge's statements | as to what occurred on that occasion. She | also said that his statement that she ex-/| | pressed her intention ef committing suicide | Was true, and that it occurred in February }on the occasion of the electoral count. | She was asked 2s to his going with her to| jthe express office to get out the box in| which she had sent away some of her be- longings, but an objection to the question | was sustained, on the ground that such evitence wold he larorat Mr. Carlisle, reading from Mr. Breckin- 'ridge’s testimony, interrogated the witness | as to many different statements, all of which she sald were false. She never was cared for by her mother in nnati when she was in a pregnant condition, and never told him that she had been. The defendant never did state to her after July 15, 1s that a marriage between them was im possible, and prior to March 31, 1893, there was no understanding between them that there should be no marriage. They did not go ‘to Mrs. Blackburn's with the under- standing that what he was to say as to their marriage should be false and rot true. She further stated, most emphatically, that all that was said on that occasion was said in good faith, and that she firmly be- lieved it. There was no agreement that there was to be no marriage, although, there was to be such a statement made to Mrs. Blackburn. There was no agreement made on such lines before they went to the office of Maj. Moore. His statement that he never saw the work basket in her pos- session until he saw it in the court room, she characterized as false. He saw it often | when he was with her and she was sewing. | Questioned by Mr. shetoy. The witness was then turned over to the defense and questioned by Mr. Shelby, She said that if she had called Mr. Julian | a friend she ought not to have done go, | though she had always considered him as | such until his deposition was read in court. She cculd not understand why he had/ ceased to be a friend of hers simpiy be- cause they hed not seen each other since she left Kentucky. Mr. Shelby read ex- tracts from Julian’s testimony as to the alleged mock marriage at ‘Squire Tinsley's on Christmas day, 1882, and she denied them all in the most emphatic manner pos- sible and said that there had never bezn such an cccurrence as the mock marriage. She drank a smali glass of egg-nog and was made very sick, but she did not drink to excess. was accustomed to drinking even a teaspoonful of whisk. In answer to questions from Mr. Shelby the witness aid that Mr. Rodes and Mr, Woods went through the same form of pro- posing for her hand—they both asked her | aunt. During the spring of 1887, when both |she and Mr. Breckinridge were at Miss Hoyt’s, she spent a great deal of time in | Mr. Breckinridge’s room, and she explained the route she would take in going from her room to his. (Coatinued on Third Page.) Republican Senators Employing Dilatory & Tactics. * Mr. George on National Grammar—The House Considers a Number of Measures. The policy of delay of the minority of the Senate was made manifest when that body met this morning, for before the con- clusion of the reading of yesterday's jour- nal Mr. Chandler (N. H.) made the point of no quorum, and the roll was called, Showing that four Senators less than a quorum were present. After a delay of fifteen minutes enough Senators dropped in to complete the quorum, and the read- ing of the journal was concluded and the rcutine morning business was proceeded with, Among the petitions presented was one from the millers of St. Louis, which was | Presented by both the Missouri Senators, praying for the retention of the reciprocity clause of the McKinley law. Senate bill to provide for the sale of the old custom house building at Erie, Pa., was passed. The Plurality of the United States. Senator George (Miss.), rising to a ques- tion of personal privilege, complained that in the report of his remarks yesterday, as it appeared in the day’s Record, he was made to speak of the United States in the singular number. He quoted from the Constitution, showing that in that docu- ment the United States was invariably used in the plural sense, and also called attention to the language of Justice Field of the United States Supeme Court, in which the United States was used as Te- quiring a verb in the plural. And in all state papers, with the excep- tion of the recent message of President Cleveland on the Hawaiian question, the plural form was used, and he regretted that in a paper so able in facts and law there existed a blemish of that sort. He asked that the record be corrected. “I do not kuow,” said Mr. Platt (Conn.) emphatically, “how much of significance may attach to the grammatical question of how the ‘United States of America’ should be spoken of, whether in the singular or plural, but I do not want to let the occa- sion pass without saying that I regard this country to be one country, one nation, one people and one government.” Mr. Hoar inquired in a quizzical ton whether in the words “E Pluribus Unum’ unum was singular or plural. “I wish to answer the Senator from sachusetts replied Mr. rge. “Unum is singular.” Senator Chandler asked to have the record read with the corrections, but when Mr. Harris pleaded with him not to insist on this, as it would require the reading of the whole of Senator George’s speech, he withdrew the request. A Test of Strength. A motion was made by Senator Hill that when the Senate adjourn today it should be until Monday. This was the occasion of an interesting test of strength. The republicans jumped at the idea and seconded the motion, and even Senator Harris’ request that the motion be with- drawn had no effect, so he was forced to demand the yeas and nays on the ques- tion, in which the demand was seconded by Senator Vest. As the roll call progressed it became evident that the vote would be close, and when it was announced that the motion | was lost by a vote of 25-26 a sigh of relief escaped from the demecratic side. The vote was, with few exceptions, a party vote; the republicans voted for the motion, and Senators Hill and Murphy of New York and Irby of South Carolina voted with them, and Senator Brice of Ohio was paired in favor of the motion. Of the popu- lists, Stewart voted with the republicans, and Allen, Kyle and Peffer with the dem- ocrats. The Coinage of Mexican Dollars. The resolution introduced a short time ago by Senator Wolcott looking to the drafting of atreaty with Mexico by which the United States should coin Mexican dollars at its mints was laid before the Senate, and Mr. Teller said that after he had made a few remarks on the resolution, he would ask to have it lie over until Monday, as Mr. Wol- cott was absent. Mr. Teller then briefly addressed the Senate in favor of the reso- Nhe provision contained in the resolution was to obtain from Mexico permission to coin the American silver bullion into Mexi- can dollars at the mints of the United States. The Mexican dollar circulates free- ly in China and the east generally, and while affording an outlet for the product of the American silver mines would keep | between $17,000,000 and $18,000,000 in gold in the United States, that amount being paid annually to China on account of the balance of trade against the United States. Ane boar ui 2 yuck Maving arrived, we resoiution went over without action, and the tariff bill was laid before the Senate, and Senator Peffer addressed the Senate. THE HOUSE. The House went ahead with appropria- tion bills again today. Some routine business was, however, first transacted. A bill authorizing the city of Hastings, Minn., to construct a wagon bridge across the Mississippi river was passed on motion of Mr. Hall (Minn.). Mr. Broderick (Kan.) asked unanimous consent to the consideration of a joint -eso- lution to compel attorneys and claim agents in the District of Columbia, prosecuting pension claims, to advise claimants once every three months of the condition of their claims, on pain of forfeiture of their rights to practice before the departments. Mr. Sayers (Tex.) objected. How Mr. Henderson Passed a Bill. Mr. Hayes (Ia.) asked unanimous consent to consider a bill to increase the amount of land in the Yellowstone Park reserva- tion, leased for hotel purposes, from ten to twenty acres. Mr. Henderson explained that an increase in the land for hotel purposes was abso- lutely necessary for the accommodation of travele:s. He drew a glowing picture of the beauties of the Yellowstone Park, the cou! of whi he told some “ stories” laughted, put everybody in a good humor, and sent the bill through with a whiri. in fish e which convulsed the House with A resolution for the appointment of a messenge> for the committee on agriculture met the opposition of Mr. Bynum (Ind), who made the point of no quorum upen its adoption, and forced the ayes and nays. Mr. Reed's Potrt. During the progress of the roll call, Mr. Hatch, chairman of the committee on agri- culture, attempted to make a statement, while Mr. Reed insisted that the roll call should proceed. He called attention to the vigorous manner in which the rule had been enforced the other day, when the seigniorage bill was voted upon. The Speaker responded rather sharply and di- rected the clerk to proceed. The resolution was adopted, 161-50. A lively tilt occurred between Mr. O'Neill (Mo.), who was seated last Tuesday, and his ic colleague, Mr. Morgan (Mo.). arose to a question of privilege, and read from a newspaper an interview with Mr. Morgan, in which the latter ex- plained as his reason for voting against O'Neill, that there has been an agreement between the contestant and contestee in that case to let the plain intent of the vote count. “Mr, O'Neill could not break that agree- ment,” Mr. Morgan was quoted As saying, “without dishonor, and he asks too much when he asks us to join in Mr. O'Neill denied that he had entered into such an agreement with Mr. Joy, or was represented in the interview. He made a statement which he concluded with a est against the treatment he had re- ed. cel . Mr. Morgan replied: “I had hoped,” he, “that we nad had enough of the 0'Nei Joy eentested election case. I had honed that Mr. O'Neill would be content with de- voting himself to the duties Mr. Joy wa: elected to discharge.” (Republican applause. He avowed the authenticity of the inter- view and read from the record to show that Mr. O'Neill had violated his agreement. On motion of Mr. Lockwood (N. Y.) a Joint resolution, authorizing partial pay- ments contractors building revenue marine vess2ls was adopted Mr. Stallings objected to a request of Mr. Martin to order the previous question on pension bills, as reported from Friday night sessions, and the House then went into committee of the whole (Mr. Hatch in the chair), and consideration of the post ,efiice appropriation Lill was resumed. dishonor.” | # Sugar Stock Again Looks Up in the Street. BELIEF IN THE TARIFF BILL'S DEFEAT The Bulk ot Speculation Engin- eered by Pools. GENERAL MARKET REPORTS EE ES Special Dispateb to The Evening Star. NEW YORK, April 6.—Stock values again attested the correctress of the bull posi- tion by making moderate additions to ye! terday’s prices. The volume of business is not ertirely satisfactory, but improvement lin this respect is ecnfidently expected. Lonéon came higher as a result of last | night’s strong closing, and bought a few stocks at opening figures. Foreigners were sufficiently successful with last week's liberal purchases to v.arrant a repetition of the movement, and tcday’s buying indi- cates that they are willing to come into our market at the first sign of local enthu- siasm. Sugar has once more taken up a conspicu- ous position in the speculative list and | gained 2 per cent on buying attributed to a | growing belief in the ultimate defeat of the | tariff bill, The uncertainty on this point is still too great to warrant purchases ; founded solely on this premature presump- ‘the market continued dull throughout the closing hour, but lost none of its former | character. Prices, with one or two excep- | tions, reflected small gains over initial ng- ures. The closing was steady at fractional concessions from best figures. ————— FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL, The following are the opening, the est and the lowest and the closirg prices of the New York atock market today, 1s reported oy Corson & Macartney, members New York stock exchange. Correspondents Messrs. Moore & Schley, No. 89 Broadway: Stocks. American Sugar. American Sugar, American Tobacco. American Cotton i eo Chesapeake and re Cc. C. = cor 4 nical }. ant | Chie. ina Nortaw M. and St. Paul, pi R. I. and Pacific. Lack. and W. Delaware ana Hudson. Denver and Rio Grande. Dis. and Cattle Feeding. General Electric . Nort cuaeh, Nortnern Pacific, pfd... North American. Ont. and Western... Pacific Mail. ... Phila. and Reading - Pullman P. Car Ci Richmond Terminal. Southern Pacific. Texas Pacitic.. Teun. Coal and Iron. Union Pacitie Wabash .. ; Wabash, pfd . = Wheeling & Lake Erie.. Wheeling & LE pfd... Western Union Tel. Wisconsin Central. Silver. ... Chicago Grain and Provision Markets. Reported by Silsby & Co., bankers and brokers, Metropolitan Bank ‘butlding: CHICAGO, April 6, 1894. Open. Thigh. Low. Close. Wheat—April. 68% 3: Mai GBB ss 1 39% ae \ ae BIS | ® 324 | EM oo | 12.08 12) 11.95 12.05 i207 720 720 702 7.10 69 O92 615 6.15 615 617 610 6.12 Baltimore Markets. BALTIMORE, Md., April 6.—Flour firmer and | Unchanged—receipts, "7.49 barrels; — shipments 4.046 barrels; sales, 2,230 barrels. Wheat st | spot. Ciiga64%y: May! Gbuadsy steamer No. 2 red, 61 bid—recely 9,733 bushel | Skipments, 16.000 bushels; stock, $82,863 busuel soins, 162,00 bisheis—milling wheat by sampl ‘Corn strong—spot, 4414 bid; amwer d, 45a43'4—receipts, 27,422 busbels:' shinmpents, | 63.072 Lushels; stock, 494,534 busnels; sales. 14,008 bushels—southern corm by sample, 43a441g: do. on grade, 4ias5. Oats firm, active demand—No. “2 uixed western, 354 WOO bushels; | stock, 94,792 ‘bush Boast — ctive-fancy creamery, 24028; do. imitation, Vials; do indie, 15al6: good lidie, 12a14; store packed, 10all. Eggs easy—fresh, 1al0ty. Cheese unchanged. peel Washington Stock Exchange. Sales—regular call12 o'clock m.—United States 4s. registered, 10,000 at 118%. Rekingtom Kaflroad, 10 at 30. People’s Fire Insurance, 20 at 5%. ernmeat Bonds, Mid, 11a) 113% bid. United States 48, registered, asked. United States 4s, United States 3s," 1174) 11s pon, 1907, pid. District of © ds. ~20-reer Funding 5s, 103 bid. 30. ng Os, gold, 116% "bid. Vv + LOL. INT bid. “Water 120 bid.’ 3.638, Funding asked. reg. 2-ids, ‘ashinzton and George vo Railroad conv. Ast, 125 bid, 135 asked. Washington, nd Georgetown Railroad conv. és, ad, 123 bid, 135 asked. Metropolitan Rallread conv. 6s, 102 bid, 106 2 eit Railroad 3s, $0 bid, 20 ailroad Gs, 83) bid, 100 eT da Ww Compa: series A, 1 bid, 125 asked. ni " is Company 6s, serfes B, 216 bid. 123° asked. Washington Gas conv. Ge, 128 bid, 135 asked. United sleetric nt conv. Ss, 122 bid, 123 asked. a and oi Telephone 5s, 96% bid. el. American . A Security and Trust 5s, 100 bid. Auuerican Security ard} A. & 0.. 100 bid. Washington ist €s, 105 bid. Washington imp, G8, 105 bid, 112 asked. 9 Company ext. Gs, 104 uid. sone Mall Associa ti 104 bid, “110 asked: Washington Light Infantry Gs. 104 bid. Wash: ington Ligut Intantry 20 7s, 100 bi ational Tank Stocks.Dank of Washington, 310 | iW) asked. Hank of Kepuvitte, 220 td) ors | . Metropolitan, 280 bid, 296 asked. Central, id. Farmers’ and Mechantes’, 191 bi eo ond, 1 . Citizens’, 130 bid. ‘140 asked. Co- Jub ut, 130 bid. Capital, 120 bid. West End, 105 bid, 107 asked. Traders’, 102% bid, 118 asked. Lincoln, 90 bid, 96 asked.” Ohie. 100 asked. 1 Safe’ Deposit and Trust Compantes.—National | Safe Deposit aud Trust. 130 bid, 135 asked. Wash- ington Loan sud Trost, 120 bid, 125 asked. Ameri. can Security und_ Trust, or bid. 133% asked. asked. } ‘ashington Safe Depo Railroad | Stocks.— Wa: town, Wid, 3200 asked, bid. 100 ed, Colmmbin, Gi bid, 7 Belt, 20 bid, sked. Eckington, 25° bid. ington Gi as, 48 bid. "117 bid, 119 rie Light Stocks,--W: asked. Georgetown 42 bid. 45 asked. Meri 73 ask %) Lae States Electric Light, United | asked. | _ Insurance | Stocks.—Firemen's, Franklin, 43 bid. 50 | Corcoran, 60 bid. Po: 55. 1 | Arlington, asked. can, 165 ‘bid, 200 asked. National Union. 10 bid. 16 asked. ColumMa. 13 bid. 14 asked. Riggs, 6%) bid, 71g asked. People’s, 5% bid, 5k asked) Lin: | coln. 7% bid, $ asked. Commerctal, 5 bid. | Title Insurance. Stocks.—-Real Pstate ‘Title, 112) bid, 120 asked. Columbia Title, 6% bid, Th saked. | ‘hid. German Ameri } Washington ‘Title, Ste asked. Hl Telephone Stocks.-—Pennsylvonia, 47 asked. Chesa-_ ake and Potom: e vid. 49% asked. Ameri-| 4% adked. Poetmatic| asked. | 13 | | in Graphophone. mn Carriage, . Miscellaneois bid, 15 asked. Great Fi Buil Run Panorama, 15 ington Steamboat. 90 bid. r-Ocean Butiding, 100 ‘Ex. Dividend. Yashington Market, is Tee, 135 bid, 145 asked. bid. “Norfolk ‘and Wash- Lincoln Hall, 80 bid. asked. a Range of the Thermometer. The following were the readings of the thermometer at the weather bureau today: 3 a.m., 40; 2 p.m., 49; maximum, 50; min- imum, 40. i At PERRY’S. @ are going to give you an un usual opportunity to make your- Selves and the children comfort- able this spring, WRAPS and SUITS bave got to be had. That makes buyers of all of you. We want to hurry our stock a little— 80 We have “put the screws" to the price— and that ought to send you HERE. ‘The superiority of the stock has been leverage enough to accord us the leadership this season in our CLOAK and SUIT DE- PARTMENT. But we want to lash trade into @ run—and price will do it. Now, then, you cap have the girls along ‘omorrow—and all of you cam put yourselves in trim—and your purses won't feel it. Children’s Jackets. NAVY BLUE and RED REEFER JACK- ETS, with cape, ripple back and large siceves. Sizes, 4, 6, 8, 10 and 12 years— fe Si.as. GRAY CHEVIOT REEFER JACKETS, with sailor collar and medium sleeves. Sizes, 4, 6 and 8 years— fue, SI.50. LIGHT TAN REEFER JACKETS, with large sleeves. Sizes, 4 to 8 yeare— Fun $2.00. Price, TAN and GRAY MIXED REEFERS, witb full sleeves and cape. Sizes, 4 to 10 years— Pus $3.00. TAN and BROWN MIXED REEFERS, with ripple skirt, wide collar and large sleeves. Sizes, 4 to 12 years— Push Prive, 53-50. TAN and GRAY REEFERS, with and without capes. Sizes 4 to 12 years— Prive, 34-00. TAN CHECKED, NAVY BLUE and RED REEFERS, trimmed with white and black braid, large sleeves and ripple back. Sizes, 4 to 12 years— Ene, 55-00. NAVY BLUE and RED REEFERS, with sailor collar, wide revers and Bishop sleeves, trimmed with rows of white soutacbe braid. Sizes, 6 to 12 years— Brive, 97-50- TAN MIX! CHEVIOT JACKETS, full back, large sleeves, wide revers and anchor buttons. Sizes, 6 to 12 years— Bt, $8.00. TAN and BROWN MIXED CHEVIOT REEFEBRS, with cape and trimmed with rows of brown serpentine braid, full sleeves. Sizes, 8 to 12 years pum $10.00. By all odds the most popular garments fashion offers. These, especially, are tempt- ingly attractive—and with the prices curbed tight—what a great shopping time you are afforded. BLACK CLOTH CAPES—pointed back and front, and with triple overcapes—t with moire silk, and gros grain ribbon apd braid— Pu, $4.50. BLACK CLOTH CAPES—pointed back and front—trimmed with ruffle and inserting set in wide ES ge. 50. Push Price, BLACK CLOTH CAPES—with insert: set in lower cape and collar—ornament BLACK BROADCLOTH CAPES—trimmed with silk embroidery, two ruffles ground yoke, rolling collar and gros grain ribbon bow— pe, $8.00. NAVY BLUE, BLACK and BROWN CLOTH CAPES—with moire und braided yokes, and lace and moire ruifies—woire bow Pu $9.00. ENGLISH SERGE CAPES—with quilling around collar and gros grain ribbon bow— & mourning garmeut— Prive, 59.00. BROADCLOTH CAPES—plaim and braided, with f osme of moire around collar and moire bew-- Yash $10.00. BLACK MOIRE SILK CAPES—tr with fold of same and quilling of immed, ribbon around collar; large BLACK BROADCLOTH CAPES—trimmed with three rows of gros grain ribbon and = of gros grain around collar; large 7 — pom $12.00. BLACK MOIRE SILK CAPES—iinad— yoke edged with Jet and moire ribbon quill- ing around collar _ Push $14.00. BLACK GROS GRAIN SILK CaPEs— lined--with wide ruffle of lace around yoke: ruffle collar, trimmed with silk embroidery— pe, $15.00. Price, BLACK NET CAPES--with soatache brata around lower cape and collar—culiar sud bow of satin— pt, $17.00. BLACK MOIRE SILK CAPES—ined— shower of lace irom neck—moire bow and quilling around collar— Fuss $20.00. Suits. Aud such suits—perfect tn every point of making—with a modtiste’s fit—and stylish- NAVY BLUE and BLACK ALL-WooL ERGE BLAZER SUITS—half lined with tailor-shaped skirt, large sleeves; full back and wide revers—worth at the lowest eziculation $11-- Push Price, 8.c0. NAVY BLUc and BLACK ENGLISH SERGE BLAZER COAT SUITS—with foil skirt, revers, full sleeves; jacket balf limed—' $15-- ck apd sleeves, wide revers and — half lined—werth $18— Pus, 514.00. NAVY BLLE SEKGR BLAZER sUrTs— with fall skirt, large sleeves, wide revers and moire ee Puce, 515.00. LIGHT COLORED BEIGE BLAZER SUITS—lined with silk, and revers faced with moire silk; large sleeves and wide sairt— Pax, $16.00. NAVY BLUE and BLACK SERGE SUITS with long coats with wide revs large sleeves, and full skirt— * pe. $16.00. BLACK and NAVY BLUE SERGD BLA- ZER SUTTS—lined with silk; revers faced with moire silk. sleeves apd full skict— pe, $22.00. PERRY'S, Ninth And The Avenue. Swetablished 1540, ay Telephone 906. | WHAT CONGRESS DID TODAY| FINANCE AND TRADE ASaturday“Push” |=" A Ra a rappers, | Capes | Straw Sailors Wholesale Prices King’s Palace. 0 prove to the iadies of Washington that we buy lower and can therefor seli lower than any other merchant in Washington we have selected three specials—one from the Millinery Department—ove from the Wrap Departmert—and one from the Furnisidug Department, and merked them at the “tuying prices” of eur competitors, for to- morrow only, and yet we make @ small profit on them: WRAPPERS. Ladies’ Colored Print Wrappers, Watteau back, Uretelle rutile over high sleeves. STc. else OUR PRICE, 4.9 e@, (CAPES. Ladies’ and Misses’ All-wool Cloth Capes, deep overcape, black, blue, brown and ten. Regular $2 OUR PRICE, 139, STRAW SAILORS. W | owing Dh cial in mn’ { King’s Palace, 812-814 7th St. What Does Th Mean? It won't take you long to know, if you Ik) will read, and when you reed I believe you will come with a rush, for subody ever doubts Grasty’s ads. I am going to close out my EntireCarpet Stock And you will say “I never did” to each question below. tled Brussels Carpet, 25 and stair, to match? Did you ever best ALL-WOOL Carpets, wew styles. Did you ever wool Art Squares at 5c. sq. ever buy best Vard-wide . Did you ever buy best Rugs, $1.75? Did you ever buy beet Padded Carpet Paper at Ge. Did you ever respond to Grasty’s ad. and appointed? Again: IT have to give mp my warebouse, an@ thousands of dollars will beve to go like the carpets, and here also you will say “L never did.” Folding Bods, all tron, $8.85, and Chiffonie- Folding Bed, $15.75. Complete Wardrobe Bed, 18x40 bevel plate, $28. 1,000 Cane and Wood Seat Chairs, rockers, ete., ete. Kemember, we can furnish every room im your bouse with every necessity. $10,000 stock of China, Glass, Tin Ware, ete. In every department we guarantee to give you “the mostest goods for the leastest mon ey.” If you fail to try us it is your ows Grasty,.™, Two Stores, Feruiture, Carpets, Mattings, Chima, Glass, ete, For cash only, 1510 and 1512 Tth st. nw., bet. P and Q ae “BURT'S” Fine Shoes Reduced. UT prices for Bart's Fine Shoes ought to be goed mews to all Enjoy them while you can. These Prices ave for a short time onty to mere widely and effectively convince you of the superiority of the “Burt” E. C. Sort & Co.'s Pine Kid Oxforé Tis, in both common sense and patemt leather tip. $3.50 Quality, $2.75. Fine Dongola Button Boots, with "$4 Quality, $3. E. C. Burt & Co.'s Fine Button Boots, common seise and patent leather tip. $5 Quality, $4. POSTSCRIPT. One of the best makers has 150 pairs Ladies’ Pine $3.00 which we shall run at $2.50 with the proviso that we mention bis name. Arthur Burt, “BURT’S” Shoe Store, i211 F St. mn ot :