Evening Star Newspaper, April 17, 1894, Page 2

bo LATE NEWS BY WIRE. | Funeral Services of General Slo-| paicep cum’s Remains. BROOKLYN PUBLIC BUILDINGS CLOSED Five Thousand Persons Were in the Procession. BURIED AT GREENWOOD ‘icaeaetasctlieaileine BROOKLYN, N. Y., April 17.—The fu- feral services over the remains of Gen. Henry W. Slocum were held at 2 o'clock this afternoon in the Church of the Mes- siah. There was a large military escort, composed of the twenty-third regiment, the first artillery of the United States army from Fort Hamilton, which was Gen. Slo- cum's first command after graduating from ‘West Point, and whose present commander, Gen. Langdon, was a iaember of the school a@t the same time; Grand Army veterans; representatives of the Loyal Legion and of the Army of the Potomac; members of the legislature; board of aldermen and board of Supervisors and various members of finan- The services were conducted by the Rev. ©. R. Barker, assisted by the Rev. Dr. R. Storres, who delivered the funeral eulogy. ‘The choral services of the Episcopal Church were sung by a vested choir. After the funeral rites in the church the march to Greenwood cemetery was taken up, and, on Teaching that historic burying ground, the was placed in a receiving vault, pre- to final interment. itary salute was fired by a light bat- the first artillery and this was fol- by “lights out” by a bugler and taps the Episcopal commitment services been read by Dr. Baker the services meluded. All the public buildings in Were closed at noon. 5,000 men were in line and a vast of people were stationed all along of march to witness the last rites the beloved commander. ——-_—- -—___ FIREMEN KEPT BUSY. ETS lal! FL, tgE a8 g Fe Flames Break Out in Four Places in New York City. NEW YORK, April 17.—Four fires kept the firemen all over the city v ry busy dur- ing the early hours of this morning. The first was shortly after 2 o'clock, and started im the Eastern Hotel, at the foot of White- | hall street. The blaze originated on the round floor. The hotel is five stories high end last night held tweive regular boarders @nd ihirty transients. The eighteen serv- arts were asleep on the top floor. For awhile there was a panic among the guests, nd they rushed into the street in all man- mer of dress. The fire escapes were spacious and afforded an easy means of exit. A hephew of the proprietor came down with a hat and a bath robe. ghe reached the street made a commotion by saying that her husband was still in the . A fireman went through the house and found the man asleep in bed. He was still asleep when he was carried out. ‘The people in Hartmen’s Hotel, next door, tcok up the alarm and also rushed into the street. One of the men in the house was Van Arsdale, the great grandson of the man who pulled down the English flag on Bowling Green during the revolutionary One woman when | war. The firemen had the flames under | control before many minutes. Damage slight. In a fire that started at 5 o'clock in the five-story tenement 150 10th avenue two men were badly burned. Here the blaze started in John Bacher’s baker shop on the floor. Sixteen families live in the iiding. The baker’s assistant, a young ™an named Smith, while taking some Pieces out of an oven, spilt a lot of fat on the furnace and in a moment the whole Place was on fire. Smith's clothes caught fire and at his call for help Baker came. ‘The baker found his assistant rolling agony on the floor and tried to beat the flames from his clothing. The nands and faces of both men were badly burned. The Boden family on the second floor had much difficulty In escaping. One child had been wick in bed for six months aad a boarder carried it down stairs. ‘The man was so much exhausted when he zeached the street that he had to be taken to a drug store for treatment. A Mrs. Gard- Ter, who weighs 300 pounds, failed disas- trously in trying to escape by the roof. A fireman managed to lead her down to the street. The damage was about $10,000. Some tramps set fire to a lot of straw in the cellar of the tenement 42 Park street about 4 o'clock, and in a few minutes all the tenants were rushing from the building fm a state of wild alarm. The house was full of small ‘children, and every policeman and fireman who went into it came out with one or two under his arms. But little dam- age was done. The fourth fire was smaller than any of the others, and occurred at 4 o’clock in a Grocery store on 3d avenue. Little damage Was done. —_———_—_ EFFORTS AT INTIMIDATION. Acts of Violence on the Part of Coke Strikers. CONNELLSVILLE, Pa., April 17.—The gcenes hround the Wheeler & Morrell works Yast night revived memories of the riotous Proceedings when the strike was tnaugu- Fated. Mobs of strikers marched up and down the roads between the two plants and the houses of those who went to work yesterday were besieged by hordes of Huns and Slavs. Fires were built and watch kept up all night. The besteged workmen were frightened almost to death. Many of them offered te surrender and join the strikers, but their wives and families dis- them from this action. A large body of deputies arrived today ‘and will guard the works as long as there is danger. Engineer Simons and Charger Joseph Ashton, who were brutally beaten yester- @ay, are in @ critical condition. Their as- sailanis will be afrested today. Despite the disorder at the Wheeler & Mcrreli plants the strike ts over, and next Saturday will see the entire region at work under the Frick scale. The leaders say the order for a general strike next Saturday Will not be observed in the coke region, @s no aid was given the cokers in the lat strik ? —_—_s—__ ORDERED UNDERGROUND. Whe Trolley Wires of the West End Railway of Boston. BOSTON, April 17.—The West End street Failway was today formally notified of an order passed by the board of alder- men yesterday to remove all the feed and feturn wires of its overhead trolley system in the crowded parts of the city and place them under ground. The road is given until November 15 next to complete the work. The Western Union Teregraph Company, the New England Telegraph and Tele- hone Company and the Boston Electric Light Company have also been ordered to Place their wires under ground in certain Sections of the city. Ban Francisco Banks Want Only “Gilt Réged” Security. SAN FRANCISCO, Cal. April 17—There { $15,000,000 lying idle in the San Fran- eisco commercial banks—money for which the bankers can find no use. This is said to be the largest surplus that has been known for many 's and St is still grow- ing. The banks do not like it, as they pre- fer to hold good interest-bearing securities instead of gold coin.which does not pay rents for the vault it This money is Offered for loan as low as 4 per cent on é all collateral ts case iged the d at any rate. tv. ps of th of 10 per cent furnace Minols steel mi as been closed for @ year, will start esday. May 1 the illinois steel mill will have 2,000 men on the pay rol. | were Rev. Henry De TURNED ON HIS PERSECUTOR: Resalt of Discord Amon; a British Bark. YORK, April 17.—The British bark Singh arrived in port thi morning with one of her crew in irons. Another had been stabbed to the heart by his fellow sailor and was buried at sea. The Duleep Singh sailed from Pisagua, November 30, with a cargo of nitrate, bound for this port. Her crew consisted chiefly of British tars, excepting C. Pedersen, a Norwegian, who shipped at Pisagua just previous to leaving port. Pedersen ts a stout and ro- bust looking Viking, and apparently a sav- ing and thrifty fellow, for just as the ves- sel satled he gave Capt. Prideaux $40 to take care for him until reaching port. The crew of the vessel apparently did not like the new addition to the crew and showed it in many ways. However, all went along smoothly until February 17, shortly before midnight, when the wateh we about to be changed, the vessel being off the port of Maceio, on the Brazilian coast. Seaman Pedersen was the lookout on the forecastle deck and at 11:45 p. m. had just come off the forecastle to the deck for a drink of water. J. Shields, a seaman, who belonged in Novia Scotia and who seemed to have taken a dislike for the Norwegian sailor from the time he joined the ship, got into an altercation with him. Angry words were followed by blows. Pedersen, who is @ muscular fellow, must have been getting the best of it, as Shields picked up an iron bar and chased the Norwegian all over the forward deck. The rest of the crew on the watch joined in the chase. Pedersen, being in a desperate state, took out his satlors’ knife and stabbed Shields twice in the ab- domen. ’ Shields was picked up and cared for as well as could be, but died later, and was buried at sea. The crew thirsted for ven- geance, but Capt. Prideaux, with the as- sistance of his officers, secured Pedersen and brought him safely aft, where he was handcuffed and ironed and placed in con- flnement. Pedersen is a mild and inoffensive looking fellow, and speaks English fairly well. He is also quite intelligent, and apparently jus- fifted, his act having been done in self-de- Capt. Prideaux called on the British con- sul, Mr. Fraser, at 10:30 o'clock this morn- ing and was closeted with him for half an hour. The captain seemed to be very much troubled over the fatal stabbing affray and refused to speak to the reporters. He had several written statements, which were signed by witnesses of the affair. Capt. Prideaux refused to allow the re- Porters to read them and referred them to ber — r. Fraser, in reply to the Associated Press reporter, said: “We can do nothing in this matter until the vessel is docked. Tomorrow morning we will go before Commissioner Shield, who will issue a warrant, and the prisoner, Pedersen, will be brought before a United States marshal, and most probably he will be committed to Ludlow street prison to await extradition. The witnesses will be also committed to the house of detention until the necessary papers arrive.” Mr. Fraser said that the captain's sto: to him was exactly similar to that which will be sent out by the Associated Pres: early this morning, and while not caring to give any information, he thought the facts as stated tended to show that the accused man had acted in self-defense. The Dulee Singh will dock this afternoon. ——— ORDAINED AS PRIESTS. whe cow of NEW Young Men Who Have Been Studying With the Marist Fathers. BALTIMORE, Md., April 17.—Right Rev. P. J. Donahue, bishop of Wheeling, W. Va., officiated at a special ordination service toy day in the cathedral. He was assisted by Very Rev. Dr. Magnien, rector of the Semi- nary of Mary of St. Sulpice, this city; Very Rev. Dr. B. Forestier, provincial of the Marist Fathers; and the Abbe Very Rev. Dr. Hogan of the Catholic University, Wash- ington. The young men raised to the priesthood Passerat De La Cha- pelle and Rev. Michael Beeph Murphy. They belong to the congregation of the Marist Fathers at Brookland, D. C., where is lo- cated the scholasticate of the Marists, and have just finished a course in the Catholic University. Mr. Joseph R. Rivard of the diocese of De- troit and Mr. Thomas D. Kennedy of the diocese of Peoria, students in the Seminary of St. Mary, were raised to the order of subdeacon. ie STARTLING REVELATIONS. They W: Come When a Senatorial Committee Reports, ST. LOUIS, April 17.—Agspecial to the Republic from Gainesville, Texas says: United States Senators Teller, Platt and Roach, representing the committee on In- dian affairs, have arrived at Gainesville from Muskogee, where they have been as- certaining the condition of affairs in the Indian territory. They say that if admitted to statehood the Indian country will soon develop into one of the, leading mining and agricultural districts of the United States. Senator Platt said: “There are existing affairs in the policy of the Indian govern- | ment of which Congress knows nothing. When we make our report some startling revelations will be made.” —_——_—. THE POLICE AND COXEY. The Guardians of the City Interested im the Approaching Army. Col. Redstone, wearing the emblem of the commonwealers, paid a sidewalk visit to police headquarters this morning and in front of the building he had an extended interview with Inspector Hollinberger. The inspector is by no means a “Coxeyite,” and in plain terms he denounced the coming of the army. Col. Redstone endeavored to reason with the inspector and make a convert of him, but without success. He assured the in- spector that the members of the army would be quiet and law-abiding and said they would only be here a few hours. The Police P Maj. Moore is taking a serious view of the Coxey movement and the matter has been discussed several times recently among the police lieutenants, Capt. Austin and Inspector Hollinberger. A plan of action has virtually been decided upon, so it is said, but the police are keeping their plans to themselves. Private Detective James A. McDevitt has sent a letter to Maj. Moore tendering his services free of charge to ald the police in keeping the city clear of thieves while the army of the commonwea! is here. It is likely that his services wi. be accepted. It was learned today that two detectives were sent from here Sunday to join Coxey’s army at Cumberland yesterday. This action was taken after full discussion of the Coxey movement, and Officers Quinlan and Boyd were the men selected to make the journey. They left here Sunday evening and are perhaps tramping or riding on the canal boats, wearing the Coxey badge now. It was understood when they left here that they were to make a close in- spection of the men in line and report all information by mail or wire. More Food for Coxey’s Army. The expressman delivered at the White House yesterday afternoon a very small, cheap lunch basket, containing a number of sandwiches and rolls, evidently of extremely remote vintage. The package was addressed to Coxey’s army, Washington, D.C., care of “Grover Cleveland.” It evidently came from the same person in Arkansas who sent a small loaf of bread to the same address several days ago. That package was taken to Citizen Redstone as the only known local representative of the commonweal, but, as he refused to receive it, the expressman de- livered it at the White House. The pro- visions are in a bad state of preservation and would scarcely tempt the appetite of the hungriest tramp. The officials of the White House do not know what to do with them and would willingly give them to the person for whom they are intended if he were known. WILL BRING 5,000. A Cincinnati Populist Will Lead an Army to Washington. Mr. John H. Grover, the populist candi- date for mayor of Cincinnati, last night an- nounced to the Associated Press that he would take 5,000 of Cincinnati's unemployed znd present them in a body at Washington to the authors of their misfortune, where, without firearms or threats of any sort,they 1 ask the national government to give m work or give them rations.” He says he will form no partnership with Coxey or any other man seeking notoriety ior will he tramp his men. He proposes to pay $10,000 for transportation and have each man take three days’ rations and two blankets, Negotiations with the government will be without co-operation with Coxey, TEE EVENING STAR, TUESDAY, APRIL 17, 1894-TWELVE PAGES. The Agreement to Olose the Formal De- bate Next Tuesday. A General Debate on the Bill by Para- — Sen: Hill's Inquiry About the Free List. It has recently been stated that the re- publicans were eager to close the general debate on the tariff bill in the Senate so as to get to the discussion of the bill by paragraphs. The exact quality of their eagerness on this subject was shown in the Senate today when Senator Harris, in charge of the bill for the democrats, sought duct of the debate. This agreement, which was finally accepted by both sides, is that on Tuesday next the formal debate on the whole broad subject shall be considered to be informally closed by a speech from a democratic Senator to be selected to rep- resent that side. Then at 1 o’clock on Wed- nesday the reading of the bill by para- graphs is to begin and the bill will be in the amendment stage and the amendments offered shall be considered, discussed and voted upon. The committee amendments will, under a general rule, be considered first. Under this agreement debate on the paragraphs will be as free and unrestricted both as to time and subject as heretofore. ‘The republicans showed the most extreme distaste to alluding to the debate now in progress as a “general debate,” to be closed next Tuesday. They insisted that there is no such thing as closing a debate until the Senate shall have put the bill on its third reading and subsequent passage. The re- sult of their anxiety on this score was that for over half an hour there was a discussion back and forth between the two sides of the chamber as to the exact terms of the agree- ment. of trying to mit or close debate, and both he and Senator Mills admitted that under the rules and the agreement Senators speak- ing under the paragraph rule could allude to any topic under the sun and talk until doomsday. This was satisfdctory finally to Senators Aldrich, Allison, Hoar, Cullom and Quay, who insisted upon an understanding of the exact terms of the agreement. A Query From Senator Hill. Senator Hill reopened the discussion by asking Mr. Harris if the agreement pre- cluded him from moving to take up the free list specifically at the beginning of the debate by paragraphs. He argued that it was only sensible that before the Senate discussed the question of the amount of duties it should determine the articies on | which duties are to be levied. Mr. Harris rather thought the rules of the Senate would make it impossible to take up the free list as a complete paragraph out of its turn, but that Mr. Hill could move to to strike out of the dutiable list or to add |to it any article in the paragraph then under discussion. This was not satisfac- | tory to Mr. Hill and he evinced a desire to | make his proposition a specific exception | to the agreement, but finally agreed to the proposed arrangement. Those who proiess to see some ulterior object in eny proposition advanced by Mr. Hill are of the opinion that this desire of his to take up the free list at the be- ginning of the paragraph debate has for its ultimate object a test vote on the most vulnerable commodity named in the | be able to reach this commodity, which ever it might be, until late in the debat and it is thought that his sense as a poll- ticlan is that it is well to secure the pres- tige of victory early in the fight. Indeed, it is thought by some that he rather hopes to amend the bill at a vital point early and so increase the chance of its defeat, Peseta <encabneretieet Ts JEALOUSY AND MORPHINE. iy | amend the free list at any time by moving | | His Life Was Saved and the Young Woman Wept for Joy. A young man by the name of Harry Moore, who says he is a clerk in the Agri- cultural Department, attempted suteide yes- terday afternoon near ihe corner of 9th and L streets. He had left his home on 6th street for a walk, and after he had gone a few squares he took a bottle of morphine from his pocket and swallowed the contents. In a few minutes he fell to the ground and some people who had been watching him at once summoned the Emergency Hospital ambulance. As soon @ he had reached the hospital the physicians recog- nized it as a case of morphine poisoning sium treatment, the recently discovered antidote for morphine. It worked like a charm, and by 10 o'clock he was entirely out of danger. It appeared from what could be learned of him that he was very much in love with a young lady of this city, and that something she had done excited his jealousy. The young lady called at the hospital several times in the course of the evening and seemed to be as much in love with him as he was with her. When she learned that he was out of danger she broke down and wept for joy. ities SMASHING THE RECORDS, Fast Time Made on the Lake Shore Ratlroa CLEVELAND, Ohio, April 17.—There were signs of unusval commotion about the Union depot last evening. The Lake Shore tracks were kept clear of all cars and the local trains on both the eastern and west- ern divisions were detained in expectation of some apparently unusual .event. Sud- denly there was a roar and a jar and the Vanderbilt special flyer from the west rolled into the station. On board were Cor- nelius Vanderbilt, Chauncey M. Depew and President John Newell. The run eastward to Erie, a distance of 951-2 miles from Cleveland, was made in 95 minutes, including a four-minute stop at Ashtabula for water, making the total running time for the 95 miles 91 minutes. From Collinwood, 88 miles, was made in &2 j minutes, tncluding another four-minut stop. From Collinwood to Saybrook, a dis- tance of 42 miles, was made in 86 minutes, or 2 rate of 70 miles an hour. The run from Kingsville to Dock junctton, 33 miles, was made in 28 minutes, or a rate of 70.7 miles per hour, the fastest time ever made on this division of the road. ———— MISS POLLARD NOT IMPROVED. She is Still Con d to Her Room at the Providence Hospital, Miss Madeline Pollard is still confined to her room at the Providence Hospital, suf- fering from nervous prostration, and it is said by the sisters in charge that her con- dition has not improved since yesterday. —_——__- oe —______ ON TRIAL FOR MURDER. Charles Hopki for a Fatal Assa on Adam Gordon. On the night of the 11th of December last Charles Hopkins, a young colored man, struck Adam Gordon, also colored, on the head with a brick, in the saloon of John T. Kelley, 382 B street southwest. Nine days later Hopkins was convicted in the Police Court of assaulting Gordon, and sent to jail for thirty days. On the 3d of Janu- a Gordon died from the effects of the blow. Hopkins was subsequently indicted for murder, and today his trial was com- menced before Judge Cole in Criminal Court, No. 2, District Attorney Birney and his as- sistant, Mr. Jeffords, prosecuting, and Messrs. Henry P. Blair and Malcolm G. Bruce appearing for the defendant. : —_ The New Rule in Operation. The new quorum-counting rule adopted by the House today was put into practical operation for the first time this afternoon. A roll call was ordered on a pending mo- tion and the Speaker appointed Mr. Dock- ery and Mr. Cogswell as tellers to count a quorum. The two members took their places at the clerk’s desk, amid general laughter throughout the hall of the House and to the apparent amusement of the House. The members crowded around the clerk's desk and watched Mr. Dockery and Mr. Cogswell as they began their task of noting members who were present and not answering to their names. Each teller was provided with a tally sheet upon which he checked the names of members not vot- ing, whom he might see in the House. Seiad Today’s Cabinet Meeting. All the members were present at today’s meeting of the cabinet. O1e of the ques- tions considered, so it is said, is the Bering sea fisheries, with a special reference to the limitation of the seal catch of the lersees of the Pribilov Islands. Last year he catch was limited to 7,500 skins, and an effort is being made to extend the Umit this year to 20,0U0 sking, to reach a new agreement as to the con- Senator Harris disclaimed any idea! Under the agreement, he might not) and resorted to the permanganate of potas- | THE TARIFF DISCUSSION| THROWN HEADLONG A Serious Accident Today to Lieut. Commander Manilla. WHILE ENJOYING A HORSEBACK RIDE Thrown From His Horse, Receiv- ing Probably Fatal Injuries. AT THE SOLDIERS’ HOME A -erious accident, that may result in death, occured at 10:45 o'clock this morning about 200 yards south of the hospital in the Soidiers’ Home grounds. Lieut. Com- mander Garcia Mansilla, naval attache of the Argentine legation, who is now as secretary, was erjoying a_horsebat ride with the son of Minister Estaniffial S. Zeballof. Suddenly the horse of the sec- retery ran away and soon carried its rider down a hill and out of sight of his com- panion, When that young man reached the foot of the hill Lieut. Commander Marsilla was found lying unconscious on the ground. The horse was nowhere to be seen. The young man called for assistance, and two inmates of the home soon appeared. The hospital ambulance was summoned and the injured man: removed to the hospital. | He was placed on the operating table, under the carg of Lieut. Col. W, H. Forwood of the United States army, head surgeon at the home. The legation in this city was immediately notified of the accident, and Dre Kerr of the Emergency Hospital and Dr. Edie of the army sent for; Dr. Penrose, the clinical assistant at the home, assisted. Whgqn they arrived, an examination of the secretary's injuries was made. Fracture of the Skall. He was found to be suffering with a _severe fracture of the top of the skull, | probably having landed on his head when thrown from his horse. An operation was performed to relieve the pressure on the brain, When a Star reporter arrived this afternoon Secretary Mansilla was still un- conscious. He was surrounded by Minister Zeballos, Minister Guzman of Nicaragua, the minister's son, the physicians and a number of legation attaches. The physi- cian stated to the reporter that the injury is a very bad one, and the result is doubtful, although not necessarily fatal. Dr. Forward, who directed the operation, stated that he had seen worse cases re- cover, but the chances in this instance are against it. Secretary Mansilla for several | years. was in the French navy. He is a large, handsome man about thirty years of age. Doctors Kerr and Eile, at 2:20 o'cloc’ left for the city, stating that they would re: turn at 4 o'clock. Still Unconscious, Everything is being done at the hospital for the comfort of the sufferer, who at 3 o’clock had not regained consciousness. Of course the injured man cannot be removed at present, and therefore will remain at the Soldiers’ Home Hospital. A Star reporter called at the legation, 1603 Massachusetts avenue, this afternoon, but the entire household had gone to thi Soldiers’ Home. Fi _>—— STREET CAR TICKETS. All Compantes, Including the Herdic, to Be Placed on the Same Basin. The Vice President today laid before the Senate the Senate bill providing for the is- sue of new street car tickets in this city, which the House passed recently with an amendment specifically including the herdic company. Mr. Faulkner moved that the Senate non-concur in the amendment and asked for a conference. When Senator Cockrell inquired the object of this mo- tion, Mr. Faulkner explained that he was entirely willing to insert the House amend- ment, but he thought its passage necessi- tated a still further amendment, requiring the street car companies to make a general exchange of each others’ tickets and also to exchange with the herdic company. Mr. Hale asked if this was not the case at present. Mr. Faulkner said that the herdic com- pany does not now Issue tickets, but accepts those of the other companies for fare and sells them to passengers in lieu of their own tickets. This, he said, was necessitated by the refusal of the street car companies to accept herdic tickets for fare, and if all ccmpanies were to be required to issue new tickets he thought they should all be put on the same basis. Mr. Allison suggested that it would be more appropriate to agree to the Hou amendment and pass another amendment in the Senate looking to this end. Otherwise the conference might reject the proposed amendment as new matter. He suggested, therefore, that the amendment of Mr.Fauik- ner be reduced to writing, so that the bill could be finally passed without reference to conferees. Mr, Faulkner agreed to this and the bill was laid over for a day for this pur- Pose. ++ FUNERAL OF SENATOR VANCE. A Distinguished Throng Pay a Last Tribute of Respect. Funeral services for the late Senator Vance were held yesterday afternoon in the Senate chamber in the presence of the President and his cabinet, the Supreme Court, members of the diplomatic corps and the Senate and House of Represen- tatives. The galleries were crowded with spectators. The Senate reconvened at 8:30, and as soon as all was quiet nine stalwart Capitol police entered, bearing the casket, which had been resting in the marble room for an hour or more. It was nearly covered with floral offerings, set off with occasional sprays from the limbs of North Carolina pines. Following the casket came the family of the dead Senator, and then entered the committees of Senators and Representatives chosen to accompany the funeral party to the south. The Speaker and the members of the House were an- nounced formally and entered at the south door and took seats at the rear of the chamber. The Speaker was escorted to a seat next the Vice President. After them came the Chief Justice and his associates, who sat in the first row of senatorial seats on the right of the chair. With every one on the floor standing the President and cabinet entered the chamber from the northwest door and took their places in front of the main body of seats on the right. The members of the foreign legations who were present were seated immediately in the rear of the members of the Supreme Court. ‘When all were seated Rev. Dr. Moses D. Hoge of Richmond offered prayer, and then read a passage from the Scriptures. After a few moments he delivered a short ad- dress eulogistic of the character and career of the late Senator. At the conclusion of this discourse Chaplain Milburn delivered the benediction, and the funeral proces- sion was formed out of the chamber. First the casket was borne out by the policemen, attended by the honorary pallbearers and the congressional committees. A long line of carriages was formed on the east plaza, and thus the earthly frame of the late Senator was carried to the train that was to whirl him southward to the land of his birth. The funeral train left the city at 9 o'clock, bearing the members of the famliy and the committees. SES ese Ses AN INDIANAPOLIS SENSATION. ‘The Office of Ex-Attorney General Miller the Scene of Shooting, INDIANAPOLIS Ind., April 17.—The law office of Miller, Winter & Elam was the scene of a sensational shooting at noon. W. B. Copeland of Madison, Ind., shot Addison C. Harris in the arm, inflicting a painful wound, He also shot W. H. Bruning of Madison in the face. Mr. Harris is one of the most lawyers in the state and is one o! Hall attorneys. LOCKHART rominent the Iron WILL NOT RUN. One Who Will Not Oppose Col. Breck- inridge. LOUISVILLE, Ky., April 17.—A special to the Post from Lexington says: G. C. Lock- hart of Bourbon county today declared to the Post correspondent that he would not be a candidate for Congress against Col. Breckinridge. WANTS A NEW TRIAL Mr, Breckinridge’s Counsel File a Motion in Court Today. Grounds on Which the Application is Based—The Next Step Will Be to Argue the Motion. Counsel for Col. Breckinridge this after- noon filed their motion for a new trial in the suit of Madeline V. Pollard against the Kentucky Congfessman, in which she Saturday last recovered a judgment of $15,000, The motion is a very formal one, and sets out nine grounds upon which the motion is based. The reasons for asking a new trial are as follows: Grounds of the Application. 1. Because the verdict is contrary to the evidence. 2. Because the evidence is insufficient in law to sustain said verdict. 8. Because the verdict is egainst the weight of evidence. 4. Because the damages awarded by the jury were excessive. For errors of law, founded on the ex- cep rved during the trial, and noted on the minutes of the justice who tried the cause. 6. For errors of law in granting the writ- ten instructions prayed by the plaintiff's counsel and in refusing instructions prayed by counsel for the defendant. 7. Por errors of law contained in the charge of the court to the jury. 8. For errors of the court in commenting on the evidence of witnesses, and on the witnesses whose testimony was offered on the trial. 9. For specific errors to be assigned here- after on the hearing of this motion. The motion is signed by Butterworth & Dowell, John T. Shelby, Wm. A. McKenney, Phil. B. Thompson, counsel for defendant. The Next Step is Argument. Now that the motion has been filed the next step will be for Judge Bradley to set a day for argument upon it. That he will probably do after a consultation with coun- sel on both sides as to what time will be most convenient to them and the court. It is not believed that the motion will be argued this week, however, and it may not be heard before the latter part of next week. Rarely does a judge overrule his own decision; hence, there is little probabil- ity of the defendant's motion being granted by Judge Bradley. Therefore, the case will likely reach the Court of Appeals and, perhaps, may be carried to the United States Supreme Court, the amount of the judgment being sufficient to carry it there. Mr. Carlisle of counsel for Miss Pollard stated to a Star reporter today that the plaintiff would defend her judgment to the very last. ee COURT OF APPEALS DECISIONS. A Real Estate Commission Case and the Bank Circulation Tax. After the adjournment of the Court of Appeals yesterday afternoon opinions were filed in the case of William B. Abert vs. Samuel M. Bryan, and also in the cases of the wia City National Rank vs. ex-U. Treasurer Nebeker, and the Lumbermen’s National Bank vs. U. 8. Treasurer Huston. The first ease will be of considerable in- terest t» local real estate dealers and own- ers, whue the latter tw2 will be of no less national interest. . The case of Abert vs. Bryan was an ap- peal from the circuit branch of the lower court, where Abert secured a judgment of $750 against Bryan. Mr. Bryan owned cer- tain real estate here, which he authorized Mr. Abert to sell at $4 a square foot or over. Abert undertook to find a purchase-, and finally effected a sale to a Miss Litch- field, but at somewhat less than $4 a foot. Mr. Bryan, contending that the price agreed on between him and Mr. Abert had not been received, and that at the time he| §7, (Bryan) agreed to accept Miss Litchfield’s terms he was not aware that she had come to him through any instrumentality of Abert, refused to pay the latter any com- mission, The plaintiff, however, contended that he had, previous to the sale, notified the defendant that Miss Litchfield was one of the parties in negotiation with him, and, further, that even if the defendant did not so know, he (Abert) was, nevertheless, en- titled to the usual commission, because of his procurement of the purchaser. Such a view was taken by the fudge pre- siding at the trial in the court below, and the jury, being so instructed, returned a verdict in favor of Mr. Abert for $7i. The defendant, excepting to such & rul- ing, appealed to the Court of Appeals, which tribunal, in an elaborate opinion written by Mr. Justice Shepard, sustained | the ruling of the court below and directed ; an affirmance of the judgment there ren- dered. ‘Tax on Bank Circulation. The case of the Twin City National Bank agt. ex-United States Treasurer Nebeker | irvolved the validity of that part of section | 41 of the national bank act of June 3, 1864, imposing the semi-annual tax or charge upon the circulating notes of the national banks organized thereunder. | Treasurer Nebeker demanded from the bank the sum of $56.25, due on its average circulation from January 1 to June 30, 1891. The bank paid the amount under protest, and subsequently sued Mr. Ne- beker for it. On the trial in the court below the bank intrcduced the journals of both houses of Congress to support its contention that the tax clause of the act had originated in the Senate, and was, therefor. unconstitu- tional. The defendant, however, moved that the jury be instructed to return a verdict in favor of the defendant, which was done. Thereupon the bank appealed to the Court of Appeals, and the court, in an opintor written by Mr. Justice Shepard, sustaired the ruling and affirmed the judg- ment below. The opinion states that there were three questions involved: Whether the defendant could be held Hable in person for money collected in his official capacity as treasurer; as to the rjght to introduce the journals of the houses of Congress into the litigation, and as to the constitutionality of the revenue clause. The first two the court heid were not necessary to be decided, holding that the Senate merely exercised its undoubted right of amendment; that the clause was not injected into the body of the bill there, and concluding that to hold otherwise would be to defeat the clear in- tention and right of Congress in the matter. paatiigalo seri ite CAN RAISE HOGS, But Not in the Thickly Settled Sec- tions of the Suburbs, For nearly two years the health office of- ficials have been making a fight against persons living in the county who keep hogs. About the vicinity of Hillsdale scores of colored persons raise hogs, some of them TO IMPROVE THE LIQUOR LAW. A Case in Point Which Mlustrates the Need of Amendment. A peculiar case under the new liquor law has just come to light and is in itself a strong argument in favor of an amendment to the law. Some time ago Privates Han- ley and O'Brien noticed two women coming out of the bar room of Theodore Ruppert, 912 New Hampshire avenue northwest. Up- on investigation of the basket which they carried seven bottles of beer were found. A warrant was asked for, but the prosecut- ing attorney refused it on the ground that they could not swear to the affidavit, nor could they compel the women to do so. The papers in the case came before the ex- cise board and upon motion of Commission- er Truesdell it was referred to the attorney for the District for report as to whether there was any way to convict in this case, Attorney Thomas says in his report that “the law as it stands requires the affidavit of two reputable citizens as to its violation, which means that these reputable citizens must have persone! knowledge of the facts they depose to. Before the attorney for the District or his assistants can proceed in liqsor prosecutions it is necessary a condition precedent that the affidavit of two reputable citizens that the law has been violated be first filed. In the case under consideration the officers had no personal knowledge that Ruppert had violated the law, if he did violate ~ nor had the poreend any wer to compel the two women whom they saw coming out of Ruppert’s place to make the affidavit. “The inconvenience of being required to get two reputable citizens to put the law in motion is the subject of an amendment to the liquor law which, you know, is now before Ci This case js a very strong one in favor of the amendment, and illus- trates the embarrassment and difficulty in executing the law with the provision that it_shall only be put in motion upon the affidavit of two reputable citizens. In other matters of more importance, it seems to me, than selling liquor on Sunday, or without a license, criminal informations are based upon the affidavit of one citizen and there seems to be no good reason why = a ne = ae cution,” —— DISTRICT GOVERNMENT. Senater Prectdr and the Water Sup- ply. Senator Proctor had a long talk with the Commissioners today in regard to the needs of en increased water supply for the Dis- trict. The Commissjoners in their estimates had recommended an appropriation for this purpose. The Senator’s visit was to secure desired information for his committee con- cerning the needs of an additional water service. The information asked for was given him by the Commissioners, and the visitor left fully impressed with the want of Washington for more water. Contract for Fire Hydrants. The fight over the contract for furnishing the District with 100 fire hydrants was final- ly settled today by an award to M. J. Drummond, at $43 each. The engineer de- partment recommended another hydrant, but Chief Parris held out for the Drummond pump, and after several tests proved its superiority to the Commissioners. Dedication of Moore’s Lane. The attorney for the District has decided that the dedication is not sufficient to make Moore's lane a public highway so as to al- low laying of a water main and the levying of an assessment therefor. The dedication should be broad enough to include all the land between Elm and Wilson streets within the lines of 2d street extended. Bailding Permits. The following building permits have been issued: W. H. Haycook,for one frame awell- ing on Wesley Heights; cost, $1,200. Dr. J. W. Herbert, for one brick stable, to be used for dwelling purposes, in rear of 824 D street southeast; cost, $600. John J. Daly, for two brick dwellings, Nos. 321 and 223 18 1-2 street scuthwest; cost, $3,000. M. L. Gottwa's, for four brick dwellings, Nos. 1008-14 Trinidad avenue northeast; cost, —— M. B. BRADY INJURED. leasly Driven Carriage. Mr. M. B. Brady, the veteran photo- grapher, met with a painful and perhaps fatal accident last evening about 8 o'clock at the corner of 15th street and New York avenue, where the lith street cable line occupies part of the carriageway. He was crossing the street at the time when a carriage, drawn by two horses, and in which were seated two colored men, ap- peared. Mr. Brady was knocked down ana run over by the alleged careless driver, and he sustained a frecture of the ankle in ad- dition ¢o receiving internal injuries, which may prove serious. Detective Lacy and Policeman Hulsey witnessed the affair. The former pursued the carriage in a cab, but failed te over- take the driver who had done so much damage. The injured man was removed to the home of his nephew, Mr. Handy, 494 Maryland avenue southwest. Dr. J. Ford Thompson set the limb, and today Mr. Brady is reported to be ing as well as could be expected in consideration of the great shock and his advanced age. ——_———_ Views of a Recognized Authority. From Printers’ Ink. In importance in Washington The Star comes first and is probably not only the most conspicuous and prosperous daily in Washington, but is without doubt the best appreciated and best patronized evening newspaper in the United States. In point of circulation it is not reached by’ any other evening paper that is sold for more than 1 cent anywhere in America. The circulation of The Star is confined almost exclusively to Washington. It is claimed for it, and probably truthfully claimed, that no other newspaper in the country goes into so lurge a percentage of all the houses within a radius of twenty miles from the office of publication. The Star has enjoyed unprecedented prosperity for twenty-five years, and is one of the very few papers that has failed to advance its advertising rates in propor- | Silver. ......... tion to its growth in circulation, influence and pularity with the community in which it is issued. Considering its character, influence and circulation, its advertising rates are ex- ceedingly low, being matched in this re- spect by no more than two or three news- papers issued in other sections. The class of advertising it carries is of the best. The value of this paper to an advertiser, all things considered, and taken in con- nection with the comparative cost of ad- vertising in it, places it not lower down than third in a list of all the best daily papers published in the United States, and in making out such a list @ well-informed advertiser will have great difficulty in de- ciding upon even so small a number for market purposes, while others raise them for home consumption. Inspector Beaumont has been especially assigned to the work and he succeeded in getting rid of hundreds of the hogs before he met with much opposition, and then the hog raisers held meetings and decided to make a test case. Richard Berry, a colored resident of Hills- dale, was selected as the man to appear in the test case, and he was tried in Judge Kimball's court today. Evidence was heard and Judge Kimball, in deciding the case, spoke of the law and the proof and sald that Congress never intended to prevent persons on agricultural grounds from rals- ing hogs, but certainly the law was to pre- vent such nuisances in residence portions of the District. The more densely populated suburbs, the judge said, cannot be used in such way, and he mentioned Hillsdale, Ben- ning and Tenleytown as coming within the meaning of the law. The decision being against the defend- ant Mr. Carrington, the counsel, made an appeal for his client, who, he said, is a poor man. The court imposed a fine of $10 and gave the defendant ten days in which to get rid of his hogs. x Mr. Carrington thanked the court and said he would make known the courj’s decision to the members of the association. ——— JONES ENTERS MARYLAND. WILMINGTON, Del., April 17.—Christo- pher Columbus Jones’ Philadelphia brigade of Coxey’s commonweal army, numbering thirty men, which camped a few miles out- side of Newark, took up its march today at 9 o'clock. The men passed slowly and qulet- ly through Newark, stopping at the hotel to take a drink of water. By 9:30 they were moving out of Newark on the Elkton, Md., road, and at 2 o’clock this afternoon crossed the state Ine tnto Maryland. They expect to be joined thi afternoon by a company of forty recruits at some point along the Elkton road. as | Washington and two to place in advance of The Star, He | 154 bid, 135 asked. 162 105 asker. may even fail to fix upon one. ——_—_—-+ee_ Mr. Simpson Better. Congressman Jerry Simpson is reported much better today. Baltimore Markets, BALTIMORE, Md... ‘hang: 17.—Fiour dell varrele: te, “8 Steamer | Washi Light inten. | i ht Infantry 2d busbeis— | E oti Bank Stocks. ily, ig recep 8.18 + sales, 31,000 bush- corn by sample, ; de. on 1g. Oats firmowhite westem, Bs 2 mixed western, —receipts, 1. 2 slow — stock, to choice timot! 14.50a815.00. Grain its slow, unchal 5 ugar steady. and unchanged. Butter steady—fancy creamery, 35a26: do. imitation, 19420; do. ladle, 15016; good ladle, 18014; store packed, 12a14. Eggs stonds—fresh, 11%, Cheese steady ‘and un- chang Chicago Grain and Provision Markets. Reported by Silsby & Oo., bankers and brokers, CHICAGO, April 17, 1804. en. High. Low. Close. eo Cu eo a 2 %% ‘$s! BAS a et Se Ftd 32 32 ry FH4 12.95 st 22. 13.35 1280 12.82 Bw 1 92 x 7. 7.7 ie 70 F.70 7.0 G2 0 740 72 22 00 6 em 50 72 672 650 32 62 670 6.42 “2 k Cotton. 35 10 1. 7.” T4380 747 (7420 (T47 72 758 (149 7.53 735 762 75a 7.42 | rates continue firm, the FINANCE AND TRADE Chicago Gas the Conspicuous Stock in the Street, IMPORTANCE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS Sugar Trust Second in Specula- tive Activity. GENERAL MARKET REPORTS Special Dispatch to The Evening Star, NEW YORK, April 17.—The importance attached to the long-delayed decision in the quo warranto proceedings against Chi- cego Ges has been so magnified as to sup- press activity in the regular list. Traders are confident of some radical change in price as the result of the Attorney Gen- eral’s action in the matter and today’s trading indicates a wide difference of opin- fon as to the direction the movement will take. As the effect of the movement will only be temporary the unwarranted im- portance attached to it can be explained only in the theory that there are practical- tomary board room gossip, but with the ex- ception bf the above instance the market is not easily influenced. opening figures, shaded off slightly during the afternvon. Renewed activity in this stock is expected on the resumption of the tariff debate in the Senate. The sentiment continues bullish, but would-be purchasers are holding off im anticipation of a slight reaction. General Electric gained 1 per cent to @ Sfanthe regular Ist the most tmportant in the regul ist the mi change. in price was recorded tn the fluc- tuations of Union Pacific, resulting in a | oss of 1 1-8 per cent from opening |The grangers were steady within limits, St. Paul being quite active without materially affecting the price. Delaware and Hudson was dull, and declined 1-2 per cent. The demand for this stock has tem- porarily ‘ellen off, owing to the doubt con- cerning the action of the stockholders in the maite> of the new stock issue. The of bonds and stocks for | European acount has brought a liberal sup- | ply of bills into the exchange market, but i supply of bills. The rate of private discount in London shows a declining tendency will be shipped by: Saturday's teammates wil 8 y Satur ‘s > less London houses come into our market as | sellers. | Paris offers superior inducements as a | consigning point for gold shipments, but it is quite probable that London will £ gold balances intact. last hour's trad- ing was dull and uneventful. The price of distillers was held up om the announcement of a 1 per cent advance in_the price of distilied spirits. Stocks tn the railroad list hung idly | around opening figures, while the indus- trials were all strong at slight gains. The investment demand all the better class | Macartney, members New York | Correspondents Messrs. my RO Chicago. Band Q....) SIX MIN Om BL Chic. ana Nortnwestera. 108% ISK 108% 1084, Gi ve GON Oe = ag - 4 i 186% Delaware ana Hodson... 10y crise ae E General Blecrie ne on iiss By cane Manhatiay Bevatel oy uN WN by 5 20% my 1 BE: Boze ete Electric jut conv. 000 at IBL: at Al — Siruity ab Tran Ss. at 1, Fs ey 4 a ‘ashington = ‘Government Bonds.—United States 48, 1907, 114 bid. United States 4s, ‘Supe, Tot 1nd Did. United States Se, 117% bid. District Cotembia Bonds. —20-; es, stock ze t90l, ik ti. Currency 7s, 1908, 130 bid. 3.68, Fency, Lig bid, 118 asked. Sis, reg. 2 Miscel Ws town Railroad. cone. Gs, iat, 18s |W ‘Railroad conv. letropolitan Ratiroad: bid, . Belt Railroad Se, Be Raliroad és, #0 bid, Washington Gas Company Os, series A. 118, bid. h i wid, Market ems am BP id. American Security & O., 100 bid. Washingt: Ist 6s, 105 bid. Washington 6s, 105 bid. Washi 108 bid. Masonic if peagg FE ected. Bask of asked. and 240 did. Citizens’, 125 Second, lumbia, | 125 bid. tal, 117 bid. 108% Wid 100 asked, Tenders’, "308 asked. Lincoln, @l bid, U7 asked. 85. asked. D it and ‘Trost —Nationa! Sate Deptt abd Trust. 132 bide 1h waked “ and Trust, 122 Wid." 12% asked. cay 7 and 129K id, 155 asked. Railroad | Stocks.—Washingtoa and i BE The following were the readings of thermometer at the weather bureau today: 8 am., 52; 2 p.m, 69; ; mini mum, 4.