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4 Mason, alleged to have been the murderer of Chief Engineer Paddock in the Connells- ville coke riots two weeks ago. Mason was arrested and taken back to Fayette county. The commonweal boats left Hancock at 10 «’vlock last night, with a good many men missing, owing to the license that had been them in the evening. The laggards either followed the tow path,‘or cut across the country and rejoined here. was pitched on the flats between the canal and the river at 9 o'clock this morning and breakfast was cooked. PROGRESS OF THE COXEYITES. The Commonweal Slowly Nearing the Capital. *\pecial From a Staff Correspondent. ON BOARD THE FLYING DEMON, NEAR HANCOCK, Md., April 18, 1894. Since the Potomac first started its rapid and picturesque journey through the moun- tains and hills of Maryland and Virginia there has not been such a scene on its green borders as the one now being enacted. Unless the absolute sight of such a thing ‘was before the eyes of the people it would be impossible to realize the actual fact that down the historic Chesapeake and Ohio canal, through scenery as picturesque as @ny to be found in the world, past beetling ¢liffs and vistas of mountain and plain, through almost primeval forests, where the wild ers are blooming profusion, along the course of the Potomac at this point a dashing, rapid stream, two canal boats are moving with the quiet onward swing only to be found on this mode of transportation, | down with as curious an assortment loaded of people as were ever collected, laboring | People, fanatics, tramps, newspaper men and nondescripts, with a leader who smiles and demands the governmental | issue of unlimited pieces of stamped paper, to be called money, and hints at revolu- tion, with a second in command who wears a@ wild west costume, and hurls unlimited yituperations at political parties, national banks and newspapers.and who claims to ba a@ reincarnation of the Savior, ith the American flag flying from one of the boats and at the prow of the other a Picture meant to represent Christ. All this in the nineteenth century,and this aggregation moving on to Washington with the avowed purpose of coercing Congress, and ¢oercing them, they claim, by peaceful means, but at any rate compelling that body to pass certain legislation. Never did With the Commissary. any movement in this country contain such @ mixture of the ludicrous, serious and the pathetic. As the affair stands today, 260 men, eighteen horses and five wagons, of- ficially rated by the canal, are moving down to Washington to revolutionize the money system of the country. Two hundred and sixty men are blindly following self- appointed leaders to urge something they Know not of, but something they hope and believe will bring about better conditions. The serious aspect of the affairs is not what these 260 men will or can accomplish, bet in what may follow. Gen. Coxey’s plan comprises a grand mobilization of forces in Montgomery county, and for that purpose from Hagerstown down the marches will be short and all recruits who apply are to be enlisted. Hitherto I know from actual observation that not one man in five who has applied has been enlisted. I have seen men refused because they were tramps, because they were not legal citizens, and often simply because the leaders did not desire to carry along any more men. According to the Coxey Plan the enlistments to his own detach: ments are to be only a small portion of the forces to be mobilized in Montgomery county. There Coxey expects to combine with the army from California, with the one to start from Omaha, with Gen. Frye and his southern contingent and with Columbus Jones and his pilgrims from the north. Even these concentrated and organized forces, however, according to the plan, are Rot to constitute the sum total of the “liv- ing petition.” Coxey and Brown and all the leaders of the other forces have told the people in the country through which they have passed to try individually to be in ‘Washington by May 1. The leaders ex- pect to hear largely from this class. Many Recruits Expected. They expect iarge numbers of unem- ployed men to flock into Washington at the ‘appointed time from Baltimore, Philadel- phia, New York, Richmond and other near- by cities. All these combinations are to make up the boasted army of 500,000 men. From my talks with Coxey I feel assured that he feels no disappointment at the smaliness of his force. Up to the present time it has not been his plan to be at the head of any considerable body of men. He has adopted.the plan of marching from Massillon to Washington simply from his fief (and his belief has been proved) that that way, and in that way alone, he could excite widespread interest toward himself and his proposed legislation, and give him a chance to talk to the people on the way. A call for unemployed working- men to meet at a certain date in Washing- ton would never have received the adver- tising and the attention that has been given this movement. To the real idea of con- centrating unemployed men at Washing- ton on a certain date the present march of Coxey and his little band is but the circus parade that takes place in the morning be- fore the actual performance. According to Mr. Coxey’s ideas also, the march affords him a trained nucleus, around which it is possible to organize the thousands who he claims will meet him at Washington. He says he hopes and believes that no such ganization will be necessary at that point, Congress ought to pass his bills immedi- ely after the meeting on the steps of the Capitol, ‘The Proposed Camp. if, however, Congress should show a dis- inclination toward good roads and free Money, the Coxey plan embraces the camp- ing of the commonweal near the city and a stay there until Congress changes its mind. Into this camp, says Mr. Coxey, the organ- ized body will be taken, those who have ™arched with him, and those who concen- trate in Montgomery county. This, if the expected turnout should occur, would leave the thousands of persons, who, Coxey be- Meves, will be in Washington as individuals, out in the cold, without even a camp to shelter them. The Coxey program for their salvation is, however, arranged. A call is to be issued to the people of the United States calling on them to send supplies for the army. According as these suppiles ume in the outsiders will be taken into the organized body, and Coxey and Brown are firm in their belief that by May 1 there. will be such a feeling over the country that should Congress postpone passing the bills supplies would pour into the city in such quantities that the entire bedy could be organized at once. Talking with Coxey and Brown as to their Plans further than this is like running up &gainst a stone wall. When Congress pass- es their bills. they say, the army will quietly disband and so to work on the roads. They profess to refuse to consider the pos- sibility of Congress refusing to pass the Ms in time. For Congress to adjourn with- out action, says Brown, would mean “revo- Tution,” and, according to Coxey, would show that we are not living under 2 repre- sentative form of government. The two expressions give a better idea of the two men than pages of description. Brown 1s Iequacious,an extremist, vituperative and in- tlined to wildness in his talk. Coxey is equally loquacious, but holds himself to- gether. It is difficult to judge what these two men really look for as an outcome of Les a Movement. as ‘oxey If, in case he found a self in Washington with only a few aon. 4 men, his plans would be changed in . and he replied that he saw no to suppore they would. Encouragement for Coxey. ‘Phe question arises as to whether Coxey Bes any grounds from which to suppose What his general expectations will he car- Pied oct. There can be no doubt that look- ed at without regard for hidden motives Coxey has received encouragement during his march. Crowds have turned out to hear him speak and wherever he h: more er aray donations have stowed. Ht is probable that Coxey has gained the idea that the people who have istened to him are in accord with his Views and those who have contribut done so through sympathy with th ment. If this fs 's idea, howe has fallen into error. -Since the army left Massillon I am convinced that there has hardly been a contribution made through the donor i have mov ver, he believing in the doctrines brought out by Mr. Coxey, and most of those who have gone to hear him speak have done so through idle curiosity. Provisions, and in some instances money, have been given the army at its different stopping points, but so far as I can gather it was done simply because citizens considered in a way that men should not be allowed to go hungry at their doors, and that, besides, feeding and looking after the commonweal- the possibilty of depredations, “All this the possibility of may not prevent go ee of many unemployed men at Washington, however. It is as certain as anything can be that the contingent of men now travel- ing down the canal will reach Washington. Men who have brayed the snow and sleet of the late blizzards in Pennsylvania, trod through the mud’and over mountain roads for days, lived on hard tack and coffee during a part of their hard,march, are not fearful of the short marches, comparative- ly goed roads pleasant weather to be met with through the rest of the trip. How many men will concentrate from the other armies in Montgomery county and how many individual sympathizers will meet the combination in Washington is a mere matter of conjecture, but however few they are, the problem, so far as Wash- ington is concerned, is a serious one. It is also serious so far as the rest of the coun- try is concerned, even though the entire combination, sympathizers and all, should not number a thousand men. this march some precedents have been estab- Tished that may bear ill fruit. It has been proved that bodies of men can go through a country in the shape of ar- mies,call them what you will,with aset pur- pose of forcing legislation into certain lines, and receive material support. It has been proved that these bodies of men can take forcible possession of railroad stock to further their journey. The establishment of further precedents is probably on the: but enough has been done to set men bor thas ‘and hen together with the deep feeling of unrest pervading the working classes, to set them thinking deeply. Significant Signs. I have heard men say that during the years immediately preceding the war, be- fore an actual conflict was thousht pos- sible, there was yet a remarkable awaken- ing of interest in military matters, and even the young children were seen every- where drilling with broom handles for guns. Those signs at that time meant that the slowly gathered storm was about to burst its bon and rain down its inclosure of shot and shell. The concentration, organi- zation and marching of bodies of unem- ployed men, whether tramps or men will- ing to work—what does that sign portend? Experiences of the Trip. The trip down the canal with the com- monweal has been a remarkable experience in more ways th€n one. A trip over the portion of the canal we have seen is the very poetry of traveling. The motion of the boat is imperceptible and without per- sonal exertion, without haste, but quletly, steadily the views unfold themselves. You | are not narrowed down to a hasty lance, but the magnificent panorama develops it- ‘self gradually, with time given to study de- tails. There is a telegraph operator up the | canal who needs a trip by canal boat to “restore his shattered nerves. Every night the correspondents moving along with the army send out by telegraph anywhere from ten to thirty thousand words, and for this purpose, as in many cases the halts are at small stations, four operators are taken along for the transmission of the matter. Lest night the telegraph matter was sent from Green Springs, W. Va., and to ferry across the river was necessary. Green Sprirgs consists of two houses and the railrcad station. When the operators and some of the newspaper men reached the ferry the boatman greeted them cordially. “I kr owed you was coming, but ‘tain’t no use going over,” said. “How's that?” “I was up to the telegraph station an hour or so ago, when the man got a mes- sage saying you fellows was acoming, and wanted him to telegraph somethin’ like 150,000 words.” Well, what did he do?” ‘He went to bed, cap’n, and told me to tell youse all that he was dying.” All day today the trip has been pursued incident. The men have lain the deck, smoking, talking and sleeping. The band has occasionally ex- ercised itself, while impromptu bands of jewsharps ung mouth organs have made music. Coxey and Brown have been to- gether on the forward boat. The barbers in the command have been busy shaving the men, and the shoemaker during the day has half-soled a large number of shoes. Among the “Demons.” The press boat floats a new flag, with a red background, on which in blue letters are the words, “Demons of Hell.” That is the name by which the news- paper men are known throughout the army, and was adopted by the correspondents themselves after Brown's speech up in the mountains, when he referred in scaghing terms to the “argus-eyed demons of hell, who were hounding the footsteps of the army.” About the middle of the day the army stopped and had dinner, and then continued along, the front boat opening a wide gap between it and its companion. Admiral Coxey and Executive Officer Brown reached Hancock at 5 o'clock, and the other boat pulled in about an hour later. A feature of the day's trip was the interest taken in the little procession of boats by the people in the trains passing. All the passengers seemed to be posted on the boats, and as they went by crowded to the windows and vigorously waved hand- kerchiefs and hats. At Hancock there were crowds down at the canal to receive the boats. At 8 o'clock speeches were mgde by Coxey and Brown from the decks of the boats, and at 11 o'clock the trip to Williamsport was con- tinued. The army is now on schedule time = will reach Williamsport early on Thurs- At Haneock the commonweal received its mail. Gen. Coxey, in his collection, had a letter from a hatter up in Massillon, who desired to send him a silk hat to wear up Pennsylvania avenue. Another gentleman from way down in Texas writes, inclosing a‘ subscription of $7.50, and highly com- mending the movement. He then incidental- ly wants Mr. Coxey to sell some Texas road bonds that are quoted. at 75 cents each, and offers Coxey 7 per cent on all sales of these bonds, explaining that he receives only 8 per cent himself. Shocked at Bozarro. Gen. Coxey and Marshal Brown were in- expressibly shocked on reaching Hancock to find that the night before “Unknown” Bozarro, Smith and another deserter from the army, known as “Cheek” Childs, who acted as advance courier for the army, had been in the town and passed themselves off as the advance guard of the commonweal. It did not stay the angry passions of the two leaders to learn that Smith had spoken in highly complimentary terms of “Broth- ers” Coxey and Brown. This, if possible, aroused them still more, and when Coxey heard that Smith had claimed to have one of the $5,000 horses he went right off and looked up the sheriff and had the following dispatch sent to the deputy at Hagerstown: “Understanding that two individauls formerly connected with the Commonweal of Christ—called Unknown, alias Smith, and D. Childs, alias “Cheek Childs"—are repre- senting themselves as aivance agents of the commonweal, and obtaining money, os- tensibly for us, we desire to ask protection of the law from them, and to ask you to arrest them for obtaining money under false pretenses, if they continue so to do. The “Childs” part of these “freaks” has a paper in his possession, signed by Carl a he ——- the commonweal, which is now invalid. You are requested to take it away from him. di “J. S. COXEY, “CARL BROWN.” The Sheriff Prepared. So far as yet heard from no one has pre- sented the commonweal with any money or provisions. The sheriff is on the grounds, and is prepared to swear in depu- ties at a moment's notice. Today the fleet, on tts arrival here, was met by a detach- ment of thirteen men, bearing a paper creliting them to the commonweal, signed by S. E. Redstone, the Washington agent of the army. The men, however, were not natives of the District, but were men whom Retstene had recruited from different sec- ions. The meeting tonight was quite well at- tended. It was held down by the boats, and Mr. Coxey and Marshal Brown made their usual arguments in favor of the passage of the roads bill and the issue of non-interest bearing notes. Tc. N. ——~___. ACCIDENT TO MRS. TRUE. A Warrant for the Arrest of Richard Lloyd and the Charges. Policeman Cramer teday swere out a warrant for Richard Lloyd, the lawyer, cbarging him with failing to drive on the right side of 15th street, unnecessarily ob- structing the street and colliding with an- other vehicle. Mrs. True, wife of Cashier True of the Treasury Department, was knocked down, or fell down, and injured he 2 attempting to get out of the vay of Lloyd’s horse and buggy. The case will probably be heard in the Police Court tomcrrow or Saturday. THE EVENING STAR, THURSDAY, APRIL 19, 1894—TWELVE PAGES. LATE NEWS BY WIRE, | L!QuoR Sonth Oarolina’s Dispensary Law Unoonstitutional. STATE SUPREME COURT DECISION Powers Which the Legislature Cannot Give. ONE OFTHE JUSTICES DISSENTS Special to Associated Press. COLUMBIA, 8. C., April 19.—The Till- man state dispensary liquor law has just been declared unconstitutional by the su- preme court of South Carolina, two justices concurring in and one (the Tillman member of the supreme bench) dissenting from the opinion. The decision was rendered in a composite case originating in Darlington testing the constitutionality of the dispensary law and appealed to the supreme court by the state authorities and of several minor cases like- wise appealed by the state. The ground on which the law is declared unconstitu- tional ts that it creates a monopoly for the state. i Z Justice Pope filed a dissenting opinion affirming the constitutionality of the law. The decision was rendered by Chief Jus- tice MclIvers, Justice McGowan assenting. Justice Melvers declares the law unconsti- tutional in nearly every respect and prac- tically holds that it cannot be upheld on any vital point. The profit to the state feature is declared vicious. As the news is spreading over the city in- terest is growing like wildfire. Governor Tillman says he is not talking; that it is time only for action. The state will probably be painted red Points of the Decision. The court decides, after reviewing the case, that in no view of the suit can the dispensary act be regarded as a police reg- ulation of the business of selling intoxi- cating liquors, and that if it could be so re- garded such police power does not include the power on the part of the state to en- gage in carrying on such business. As to the revenue feature, it is held that the legislative department, under the gen- eral power of taxation conferred upon it, cannot impose any tax except for some public purpose, and, upon the same prin- ciple, it seems clear to the majority of the court that any act of the legislature which is designed to or has the effect of embark- ing the state in any trade which involves the purchase and sale of any article of commerce for profit is outside of and alto- ther beyond the legislative power con- erred upon the general assembly by the constitution. Trade, the court says, is not and cannot Properly be regarded as one of the func- tions of the government. It seems to the court that the question as to the right of the state to engage in any trade or business for the purpose of gain has been practically determined adversely to such right in the recent case of Mauldin against Greenville, @ local cas¢, which the court cited as au- thority for today’s decision. The court is careful to say that in the Chester case, one of those decided today, it carefully avoided the consideration of any constitutional question, Holding the act unconstitutional, the court decides that it is unnecessary to consider the minor de- tails of the law, and reaffirmed the opinion of Judge Hudson in that case, SRCSRRIa seh scaai LOSS OF THE AQUIDABAN. Conflicting Reports in Regard to Its Destruction. (Special Buenos itch, Copyrighted, 1894, Ty tue Amoclated Prom) BUENOS AYRES, April 10.—The stories which reached here from Desterro in re- gard to the sinking of the rebel warship Aquidaban are conflicting. One report says that, finding the vessel abandoned, a number of government sail- ors manned her and they had not been long on board when a government torpedo boat, arriving from the north, believed that the Aquidaban was still in the hands ¢ the insurgents and sank her with torpe- ices. Another version of the story has it that the Aquidaban and two insurgent steamers were off Desterro when the squadron of President Peixoto appeared and summoned the insurgents to surrender, A fierce en- gagement is said to have followed, and the torpedo boat Gustavo Sampaio finally discharged three torpedoes, which sunk the Aquidaban. Many lives are reported to have been lost during the engagement. A dispatch received here from Rio de Janeiro says that a squadron has left that pert in search of the abandoned insurgent vessels and that it will proceed here, Mello Gives Up. LONDON, April 19.—The Brazilian min- ister in this city has received a dispatch from the foreign minister of Brazil, saying that the rebel warship Aquidaban was sunk off the Island of Santa Catharina by @ government torpedo boat. e Brazilian foreign minister adds that Admiral Mello recently arrived at Buenos Ayres with the Republica and four other ships, and that he asked for an1 obtained an asylum, declaring that he had abandoned the struggle, owing to lack of resources, Ir conclusion, the foreign minister's dis- patch says that the ships have been de- livered te the Argentine authorities, and that the revolt is ended. ‘The Report Confirmed. The State Department has received con- firmation of the reported sinking of the war ship Aquidaban at Desterro by a torpedo boat belonging to the Brazilian government fleet, two days ago, and the entire collapse of the revolutionary movement. Mello and 1,500 of his followers are said to have land- ed at Buenos Ayres. —— COXEY’S WESTERN FOLLOWERS. d Sets Kelley’s Army Breaks Camp Out for the East. OMAHA, Neb., April 19.—Kelley’s army of industrials, wet, bedraggled with mud and chilled to the bone, broke camp today and started from the Council Bluffs Cha- tauue grounds east on foot. The industrial army meeting in Council Pluffs last evening was addressed by Mayor Claver and ex-Congressman Pusey. Mr. Pusey took the stage and called for contributions. Money fairly rained upon the stage for several minutes, the aggre- gate gathered reaching a couple of hun- dred dollars. Besides this a great mass of provisions has been brought in. CINCINNATI, Ohio, April 19.—There was no invasion of the city today by Gen. Frye and men, who encamped yesterday evening at Cochran, Ind. A detachment of police is still in waiting four miles from the western city lines to prevent entrance to Cincinnati. The probabilities are that railway trans- portation will be provided, and that the men will be taken east without stopping at Cincinnati. A Ccmmercial Gazette special from Sey- mour, Ind., says that Capt. Galvin, with 225 members of Frye’s industrial army, ar- rived there yesterday. At Aurora, Ind., just outside of the Ohio state lire, the army left the cars and camp- ed in the railway machine shops. COLTON, Cal, April —19.—Commander Virette of the unemployed army has been found guilty of attempt to defraud the Southern Pacific out of railroad fares. The defense subpoenaed about half the army, but only six were examined. Vinette will The be tried on a charge of inciting riot. citizens are jubilant over the verdict. ———>__ TO REINSTATE FARNUM POST. Action of the New York G. A, R. De- partment Council. ALBANY, N. Y., April 10.—The state G. A. R. department council of administration has voted to reinstate Farnum Post, New York city, expelled last year for circulating a set of resolutions condemning the pension policy of the Harrison administration. The reinstatement requires the sanction of the national department. paca’ * sana BOUGHT THE VIGILANT. The Gould Brothers Have Obtained the Champion. NEW YORK, April 19.—Mr. George Gould says that he and his brother Howard have bought the Vigilant for $25,000. Mr. Gould said they had no plans for the future, but that they would race her if they get an op- | portunity. | LAW CONFERENCE A Committee From the Anti-Saloon League at the District Building, They Larnestly Urge the Commission- ers to Enforce Existing Law With- out Regard to Pending Legislation. The Commissioners were arraigned this morning in the board rcom by a committee representing the Anti-saloon League. Sev- eral days ago the Com-missiorers were re- quested to give a public hearing to this committee, and promptly at 11 o'clock to- day Dr. L. B. Wilson, who is the president of the league, appeared at the District building with his committee. They were ushered into the board room, and after the Commissioners had taken their seats Mr. Wilson stated the object of the hearing. He said it was to urge the importance of observing the laws already on the statute books, and while the ccmmittee was pres- ent in the interest of temperance, it also had a higher purpose. It was to have the executive officers administer justly the laws already on the statute books. It was nec- essary not only for the good of the country that its laws should be enforced, but also for the education of the people. ‘The laws of the land are the bulwarks of our liberty and the foundation upon which our country rests. The liquor power of the land, he said, has laid hands upon its laws and executive officers of the govern- ment—yes, even the highest—had condoned violations of the law. Pardon followed rather than punishment. It was certainly not conducive to good government, for mercy to the lawbreaker is unmerciful to a larger multitude, and it should be the duty of the Commissioners to see that the laws are promptly executed. He referred especially to the inactivity on the part of the Commissioners to enforce the 400-feet rule in relation to hotels avd wholesale places, It will be recalled that the Commissioners have allowed all hotels and wholesale places within 400 feet of a school or church to continue business pend- ing legislation on the subject, and it was for this reason that the Anti-Saloon League entered its protest. An Alleged Favored Class. Mr. A. N. Canfield, who has been identi- fled with temperance work for several years, was the next speaker. He said he represented every Christian denomination and every temperance organization in the District of Columbia. Their sentiment was indicated, he said, by the action of the Christian temperance elements of the Dis- trict in forcing amendments into the bill Proposed by the liquor dealers, provisions which they now seek to have enforced. The law has been in existence over one year, and should have been enforced six months ago. But there was a favored class. The hotels and wholesale men had not been disturbed, although they were within 400 feet of a school or church, for the reason that there was expected legislation which would not affect them. The Anti-Saloon League did not want exceptiors. ‘There are none in the law and such ceptions will tend to break down the la’ We simply demand that the plain law of the District be enforced without fear or favor. If the law is bad change it, but good or bad, enforce it. Let us have a je reene same respect for law because it ts a Jaw. It is a strange doctrine that the present unquestioned law may be disregarded, vio- lated and defled in anticipation of legisla- tion. No community can maintain a whole- some regard for law unless it is respected and enforced by those whose duty it is to enforce it or where the law is enforced im- partially. Not many years hence, contin- ved the speaker impressively, the city of Washington will be protected by absolute legal prohibition of the liquor traffic. Then the inevitable howl will be raised, “prohi- bition does not prohibit.” Attention will be called to the speak-easies, dives, blind tigers, &c. And those institutions will then be here; they will be here in de- fiance of law and will be run by men who are now being taught to disregard all law by seeing others allowed to set at naught the law made for their suppression. “‘What- soe’er a man soweth, that shal! he also reap,”’ is equally true of governments. Five months have passed since the new liquor law became effective and many saloons are now open in violation thereof. These saloons ask for exemption because they anticipate a change of the law. If they do not respect the present law, what assurarce have we that they will respect new law? The Anti-Saloon League does not demand that when a license is rejected the place be closed immediately, but believe that they should be given a reason- able time to dispose of their stock in trade. The Co ners’ Position. The speaker's attention was called to the saloor of Kummer & Ross, a license for which was rejected some time ago, and which is still open, He said he did not know how that was, Commissioner Ross was a little worried over the remark of the gentleman, and said that the Commissioners believed as he did in giving the saloons a reasonable time to sell out or close up after rejection, and this was the reason this place had not been closed. At the suggestion of Capt. Powell, Commissioner Ross continued: “This subject is full of administrative dif- ficulties. It is the first year we have had a good law, and there are many difficulties which the Commissioners are seeking to overcome. Now, this hotel question you mention one of them. We have two opinions in the office from our attorney, in which he holds that they are not affected by the 400-feet rule. People of the intelli- gence you seem to be endowed with could not expect us to act radically in this mat- ter, geese when legislation was pending which would satisfactorily dispose of the question. You should give us credit at least of a desire to enforce the law.” Dr. Wilson said in conclusion that the Anti-Saloon League was not unappreci: tive of what had already been done, and begged to assure the Commissioners tha’ the league would render all the assistance possible to help the Commissioners enforce the law. “We are assured in this matter,” said Commissioner Ross, slowly, “that we are acting in the best interests of the citizens of the District of Columbia and thank you for your views and will give them consid- eration.” The members of the committee present were as follows: Rev. L. B. Wilson, presi- dent; A. N. Canfield, James L, Erwin, vice president; J. J. Gillenwater, R. 4. Dins- more, Mrs. M, E. Griffith, Mrs. Lydia Til- ton, Mrs. H. A. Gillenwater, Mrs, Clinton Smith, Mrs. Hartsock, B. F. Bingham, Rev. E. O. Eldridge, Jesse C. Suter. ——>— THE “DOCKING” OF MEMBERS. Sergeant-at-Arms Snow Tells of the Confusion That Will Re: it. Speaker Crisp today authorized Sergeant- at-Arms Snow to make public the new form of cert.ficate by which the old law, in dis- use for thirty years, is revived, and the pay of members Is “docked” for absentee- ism, The member certifies to the number of days he was absent during the month, and the Speaker certifies to the amount due him. Mr. Snow said concerning the new system: “I feel that it must result in much confusion and friction, yet as the law ex- ists, and the House wants me to execute it, I will do so. There will be many difficulties in keeping the accounts, and members will necessarily be subjected to much inconven- jence, At present members draw cash from the cashier, or else make drafts, through the banks, cn the balances with Now, if a member in New York draws on us through a local bank, the draft will be presented to us on the fourth of the month, which is pay day for the preceding month: “But at that time we will not have the member's signed certificate showing the amount due him. The certificates cannot be made until the last moment, as the de- duction for absenteeism may occur on the last day. Then it is not within the bounds of possibility for 356 membe-s of Congress to make out their certificates at the mo- ment they are wanted. After that they must go to the Speaker for approval. As a result, it will be difficult and perhaps im- possible to keep run of the balances. I can't see how we can keep drafts and checks made by members through banks from going to protest. It will be no satis- factory thing to have a dozen or more drafts going to protest at a time, with the attendant inconvenience and injury to the bank credit of members. Still, if the House wants this system resumed, I will execute it to the best of my ability. The first de- ductions will be made on the 4th of next month.” Cashier Ballantyne anticipates a de- moralization of his balances, and ts at a less to know how ‘they can be kept so that members can be paid, personally or by their drafts, with any assurance that they are not being over-paid. It sweeps away every vestige of the fevors and the ease of payments with which the office has here- tofore tried to facilitate the money dealings with members. HAWAII The Administration's Policy Dis- - cussed in the House, TO COT OFF THE MINISTER'S SALARY An Amendment Offered to the Ap- propriation Bill. TARIFF TALK IN THE SENATE At the opening of the session of the House today, on motion of Mr. Dalzell (Pa.), a bill authorizing the city of Pittsburg to con- struct a bridge across the Monongahela river was passed, On motion of Mr. Reilly (Pa.), chairman of the committee on Pacific railroads, the following resolution was adopted: Resolved, That the Secretary of the Interior be di- rected to communicate to the House all in- formation he has in his possession as to what provision (other than the sinking fund now maintained in the treasury under the act of 1878) the railroad corporations to whom bonds were issued by the United States under the acts of 1862-64, to aid in the construction of a railroad and telegraph line from the Missouri river to the Pacific ocean, have made or propose to make for .| the payment at maturity of the bonds issued by said corporations respectively, which are @ prior lien to the bonds issued by the Uni- ted States under the acts aforesaid, and whether any of such bonds are held or owned by either of said companies. The Diplomatic Appropriation Bill. ‘The House then went into committee of the whole, and the consideration of the diplor atie and consular bill was resumed. Mr. Dingley (Me.) took oceasion at the out- set to reply to some of yesterday's dem- ocratic strictures upon ex-Minister Stevens and to pay a high tribute to his personal character and ability. Mr, Adams (Pa.), who was minister to Brazil under the last administration, con- trasted at considerable length the foreign policy of the present administration with that of the previous administration in re- spect to the recognition of republics, He detailed the events in Brazil attending the deposition of Emperor Don Pedro il and the prompt recognition accorded by the then Secretary of State, Mr. Blaine, to the provisicnal government of the republic, and compared that to the course of the present administration toward the weak and; strug- gling revolutionary government in Hawaii. Mr. Lacey (lowa) gave notice that at the proper time he would move to strike qut the pe wiation for a minister to the ailan Islands. coma dams’ Mr, McCreary (Ky.) closed the debate on the bill. In reply to Mr. st stion, he denied that Secretary Blaine recognized the republic of Brazil until @ resolutior. had been introduced in the House calling upon him to do so. He re- viewed, with sarcastic comment, the for- eign policy of the last administration, touching on the restoration of Malietoa, as King of Samoa; the war message against Chile, the Bering sea ccntroversy and the attempt to annex Hawaii. In concluding, amid a storm of republi- can jeers, Mr. McCreary predicted that demccracy would be again triumphant at the regular elections next fall. To Strike Out the Hawaiian Mi Salary, The clerk then began to read the bill by paragraphs for amendment. Mr. Lacey of- fered the amendment, of which he had given notice, to strike out the appropriation for a minister to Hawaii, In his opinion the peo- ple of the United States were heartily asharred of the conduct of our minister at Honolulu, and his presence should be with- drawn. This could be accomplished by cut- ting off his salary. The amendment reopened the Hawaiian controversy and was participated in by Messrs, Grosvenor (Ohio), Dinsmore (Ark.), VanVoorhis (N, Y.), Milliken (Maine) Springer (IL), and Hitt (11). The latter, the head of the foreign affairs minority, declared that ordinarily he would oppose the withdrawal of a minister, but the current business at Hawali could be transacted by the consul general. The withdrawal would not be permanent. The irresistible force of public opinion would constrain che administration to change its licy, and if this amendment were adopted it would be construed as an expression of the disapprobation of the representatives of the American people. THE SENATE. jster's In the Senate today Senator Cockrell, one of the conferees on the urgent deficiency bill, presented the report of the con- ference committee. The House agreed to all the Senate amendments, except that striking out the provision for an abstract of the census, and the Senate conferees reced- ed from this amendment. The report was agreed to. There has been a general moving up of Senators, caused by the death of Senator Vanee. Senator Kyle (S, D.) takes Senator Vance’s former seat, Senator Blanchard that of Senator Kyle and Senator Walsh that of Senator Bla: chard. The Senate passed a resolution directing the Attorney General to furnish the Sen- ate the present status of the suit in regard to the Kidwell flats in the District of Co- suit is not Serator Gallinger’s resolution caliing on the Secretaries of the Treasury and In- terior to transmit to the Senate in separate lists the names of ali clerks and employes appointed, promoted, reduced, dismissed or who have resigned by request since March 4, 1898, was passed. Senator Peffer stirred up quite a hornets’ nest by calling up his resolution for the ap- pointment of a committee on communic: tions to receive the petitions of Coxey’s army. Tue debate that ensued is published elsewhere in The Star. The hour of 1 o'clock afrived before any action could be taken on the resoiution, and it accordingly went over. The Tarif Debate Continued. The tariff bill was laid before the Senate by the presiding officer, Mr. Blanchard of Louisiana, who occupied the chair for the first time, and Mr. Aldrich announced that Senator Quay, who was entitled to the floor, was ill, so Senator Perkins of California was recognized. 5 ae A PLUMBERS’ APPEAL, Testing the Constitationality of the District Regulations, Lawyers Weed and Coleman made a move teday toward testing the plumbing regula- tions. Under the regulations plumbers are required to undergo an exumination, and, if rejected, they cannot get licenses to operate as master plumbers. Several persons who | operated after having been refused a license | have been arrested, and now the constitu- Uonality of the regulation is to be tested. John J. McCann, a plumber, was complain- ed against by James 8S. Frawley, an em- ploye of the District, and the case was set for trial in the Police Court today. When | the case was called to the attention of Judge Miller counsel asked for a postponement, and surrendered their client for the purpose of applying for a writ of habeas corpus in the Supreme Court of the District. An application for such a writ was made out and presented. The writ set forth that McCann was liberty, and that there is in force in the District no regulation such as js charged to have been violated; also that the alleged regulations are illegal and without authority of law. Counsel for McCann at once applied to Judge Hagner for a writ of habeas corpus, and after a short discussion Judge Hagner directed that the writ issue, returnable before him or soni other judge of the court at 2 o'clock this afternoon. McCann was produced before Judge Hag- ner at 2 o'clock this afternoon by a bailiff of the Police Court. Mr. 8. 'T. Thomas, the attorney for the District, stated that he was not prepared to make a proper return to the writ, and Judge Hagner thereupon con- tinued the case until 1 o’clock next Monday afternoon. McCann was not, of course, formally discharged from the custody of the bailiff, although the latter released him from actual custody upon the assurance that he would surrender himself at 1 o'clock on Monday. —— Naval Movements, The training ship Essex, with naval ap- prentices on board, sailed from Charleston today for Norfolk. The New York sailed from Santo Domingo yesterday for Kings- ton, Jamaica. The Alliance left Montevideo yesterday for Norfolk illegally restrained of» his| As Noted by the Trained Eyes of National Academicians. Papers Presented by Dr. J. S. Bi —A Final Adjournment Today Hardly Likely. ‘The National Academy of Sciences, which has been in session in this city since Tues- day, held another public meeting this after- noon in the lecture hall of the National Museum. A number of papers of mere than usual interest were read by members who knew what they were talking about. Noteworthy among these were two papers by Dr. J. S. Billings of the Army Medical Museum on the subject of his researches into the bacteriology of water. There were two of these papers, one on the influence of light upon the bacillus of typhoid and the colon bacillus, and the other on the bacteria of river water. The latter paper contained a resume of the investigations made by Dr. Wright, a fellow of the University of Pennsylvania, of the water supply of the city of Philadel- phia, This is generally considered as par- ticularly bad, but a comparison made with the water supply of New York and of Ros- ton was not so unfavorable to the city of Brotherly love as one would have expected. There was not a noticeable number of pathogenic or disease-spreading bacilli in the water of Philadelphia, but this was ac- counted for partly by the fact they are so few when compared with the innocuous becilli that they are completely overwhelm- ed by the latter. The system of examina- tion, too, was that of taking a drop of water and examining that, so that if there were a score or more of pathogenic bacilli in a pint of water the chances of their being discovered were icularly small. In his discussion of the subject, Dr. Bill- ings said that there is no river in the coun- try that has been studied to such an extent that one can say that all is known of its fauna and bacteria, by genus species, &c. There is a marked similarity between the colon and the typhoid bacilli, and it may be, as some authorities think, that the typhoid is an outgrowth of the colon, which is less, and even useful, existing as it does by the million in the intestines of every human being and materially aiding digestion and assimilation, Papers 5 to Be Read. The academy may possibly finish up its sessions this afternoon, but this is hardly likely, as there are still a number of papers remaining to be read, among them the fol- lowing: “On the production of beats and beat-tones by the covibration of two sounds, so high in pitch that when separ. ately sounded they are inaudible,” A. M. Mayer. “On the motions of resonators and other bodies caused by sound vibrations, with experimental illustrations ;also a recla- mation,” A. M. Mayer. “On late researches ‘on the variation of latitude,” 8.C, Chandler, “Recent gravity instruments and results,” T. C. Mendenhall, “The geographical dis- tribution of fishes,” Theo. Gill. “Note on a possible increase in the ultimate defining power of the microscope,” C. 5. Hastings. Bangg energy of *.e wind,” S. P. y- — DISTRICT IN CONGRESS. To Extend the Columbian R.R. Mr, Meredith of Virginia has introduced a bill in the House to authorize the exten- sion of the Columbia Railway Company. Al The bill provides for a single or double | track road, beginning at the present termi- nus, at the intersection of Hi street north- east and 15th street east; thence along the | Pladensburg road to the dividing line be tween the District of Columbia and the state of Maryland, so that the outer rail shall not be more than five feet from the eastern boundary of Bladensburg road; and | beginning also at the intersection of H street northeast and 12th street east; thence clong | 12th street east and 12th street extended to the line of the Baltimore and Ohio railroad, and beginning also at the present terminus; | thence along the Benning road to Benning station, with authority to coustruct a tres- tle bridge across the Eastern branch. The bill makes no provision for motive power, but stipulates that the running of cars and maintenance of the road shall be subject to all the requirements of the origi- ral act of incorporation of the Columbia Railway Company. As to Public Hearings. ‘The House District committee intends to make a change in the matter of public hear- ings. The committee has given a number of hearings. this session in cases where the Commissioners had previously given hear- ings, and has come to the conclusion that @ great deal of the time thus consumed is wasted, as it is taken up in interminable talking, interfering with action. There are several hearings set for the next week or ten days, as stated in The Star; and after these are concluded the committee will, in cases heretofore heard by the Commission- ers, request citizens to submit their views in writing upon matters before the com- mittee which they desire to discuss. The committee believes that in this way a clearer idea of the views of the citizens can i obtained and with a valuable saving of ime. A NEW EXCISE BOARD. Liqu Licenses to Be Considered by the Real Estate Assessors, The Commissioners are gontemplating sn amendment to the bill now before Congress | providing for a permanent board of real es- | tate assessors in the District of Columbia, | 80 as to make this board the excise board with all its powers. Yesterday afternoon the matter was informally discussed and the following amendment was practically agreed upon: “That said board of assessors | ¢) shall hereafter constitute the excise board | of the District of Columbia, and shall per- form all the duties of said board according to law, and that so much of the act entitled ‘An act regulating the sale of intoxicating liquors in the District of Columbia, approv- ed March 3, 1893, as imposes that duty upon the Con.missioners of the District of Colum- bla be and the same is hereby repealed.’ ” a Washington Stock Exc! Sal lar call—12 o'clock Loan and Trust, 1 at 24. ‘Trost, 7 at 1883. Georgetown Gas, 20 at 51%. Government Bonds.—United States 4s, registered, 1907, 114 bid, 114% asked. United States 4s, cou: pon, "1907, 114% bid. United States Ss, 1184 bid. District’ of Columbia Bonds.—20-year Funding 6s, 108 bid. | 30-year Funding 6s, gold: 116 bid. Water stock currency 7s, 1 118 bid. Water stock currency 1s, 1903, 120 bid. 3.658, Funding cur- Feucy, 111 ‘bid, Tid asked. Sigh, reg. 2-108, 100 m. st ‘American. Security “and Miscellaneous Bonds.—Washington and town Ratiroad. conv. ts, Ist, 180 Md, 140 asked, ¥ ‘on and Georgetown Railroad cdhy. 135 bid, 140 asked. Metropolitan Gs, 104 bid, ington Gas Oompany conv. 8, 184 bid, United States Electric Light’ conv, Ss, 130% 138 asked. Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone YSig bid, 100 asked. American Security a 5s, 1903, F. & A., 100 bid. Americ Trost Se, 1005, "A. & Market Company Market Company imp. Market Company ext. @s, 108% bid. Association 5s, 108 “bid, 110" asked. bt Infantry’ Ist Ge, try 24 7s, 100 bid. bid, Ss, Masonic 108 bid. Washington Light asked. Metropolitan, 280 bi 280 bid, 305 asked. “Farmers” and Mechanics’, 190 asked! Co- lumbiae 135 bid. ‘Capltale tie" bia jumbia, |. Capital, 116 bid. West 106% bid. 107 asked. oats ‘bid. To asked, Lincoln, 91 bid, 97 asked. 0) hat Safe Deposit and Trust Com —National Safe Deposit and ‘Trust, 132 bid: 1h asked "Week ington Loan and Trust, 122 bid,” 125 asked. Ameri. can Security and Trust, 133 bid, 184 ash ton Safe Deposit, 106 asked: “St Wash road cke.— Wash! rou andl retown, 290 bid, 325 asked. Metropolitan, 85 bi Columbia, 00" bid, GS asked. “Belt. or tha, Ree: | — ~ Hitctrle Laght Stocks Gas an Elect ite .—Washit *4i%— bid, 45% asked. Georgetow ‘t eo St United States Blectric Light, Insurance Stocks. —Fi Franklin, 45 bid Corcoran, 60 bi Arlington, 150. bi 160 bid. tional = gen to b ‘4 asked. |. Linco 8 bid, Sig asked. i Die naked. Title Insurance Stocks.—Real Extrte Atle tz bid, 120 asked. Columbia Title, 6% bid, 7% asked. Washington Title, 5 bid, 73 asked. ss ‘ennsylvania, 36 bid. Si bid, 40% pid. Pheumatic Washi: Chesa- asked. Ameri- Gun Carriage, Bohn 10 eek Norfolk and Washington Steamboat, 80 bid. Wash- ck Machine, 100 bid." Tancoln Hall, 80 -Ocean Building, 100 ask Dividend. es ‘Miscellaneous Stocks. bid, 18 asked. Great Falls Ice, Range of the Thermometer. The following were the readings of the thermometer at the weather bureau today: 8 a.m., 61; 2 p.m., 73; maximum, 75; mini- j mum, 54. 15 | AG A | N CONDITION OF RIVER WATER FINANCE AND TRADE Various Influences Combine to De- press Prices, WASHINGTON NEWSENCOURAGES BULLS Advance in Industrials Confidently Awaited, GENERAL MARKET REPORTS Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. NEW YORK, April 19.~The announce. ment that foreign houses will ship gold to Paris by Saturday's steamers, the exten- sion of labor troubles in the west, and de- creased railroad earnings threw the advan- tage temporarily with the bears thie morn- ing. The sentiment of the room is de- cidedly bearish on the Grangers, for rea- sons based largely on the unsatisfactory statement made by St. Paul. It is argued that the remaining roads in this gronp of stocks have little to look forward to when the balance shect of the recognized favorite reflects a falling off in traffic. There is very little long stock pressing for sale, how- ever, and depressed values whenever they occur are traceable to bear operations. While the railroads are confronted with a long series of difficult financial problems, arising as the natural consequence of con- tinued commercial depression, the indus- trial stocks have assumed the principal speculative role because comparatively free from such conditions, Washington advices continue encourag- ing, and the element of time is the only thing that now interferes with a substan- tial rise in this group of stocks. Sugar sold down 3-4 per cent during the | morning, but rallied quickly on the a nce of a val supply orders, induced by the tower eae | friends of the stock are anxious to keep the price down pending final action on the a was un and gained ! 5-8 per cent from the — ‘The preferred stock gained 3 per cent sharply during the morning, but reacted aging the a in the railroad list Burlington lost 1. cent and St. Paul 3-4 on moderate stag New York Central was again active and lest 3-4 per cent from initial Dela- ware and Hudson sold down 1 1-2 per cent —- ee n absence of commercial bills eu noted in the foreign exchange orien, but rates were easier as the result of a liberal supply of bankers’ drawings against bond purchases for London account. bankers do not anticipate any further en: gagements of gold beyond what was today for shipment to Paris. 4 The egal nn be Leosarw y was dull and feat- ureless ; ices worke: ck to opening ures and closed steady. cof i FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL, ‘he following are the the hl thel owest and the closing prices of the New Tort stock market today, as reported oy Corson & Macartney, members New York stock exchange. Correspondents Messrs. Moore & Schley, No, Broadway: eaieey' 2 § & * 387, = oy a 1634 is ~¥ x * a et Pts 88 Re Wisconsin Central. Silver. ..... —- Raltimore Markets. BALTIMORE, Mé4., April 19.—Floor @ull and um changed—receipts, 21,125 barrels; shipments, 61,238 barrels; sales, 150 barrels, West steady, |ed—May, G2a62i;: July, GénG4\—receipts, 21, | bushels; shipments, 51,000 busvels; stock, 76.090 sales, 156,000. busbels—milling wheat Ly Goad. Corn steady—spot, 45'%yaas%; 4s ind bash 45%n45%; July, 45 bid: steamer mix 43,—receipts, 82.683 bushels; suipment bushels; stock, 276,854 bushels: sales, 4, - | ele—soutnern “corn” by sample, 44le’@ig: do. on | Ered, 443caee “Oats trm—Ko. 2 whlte wes | Soo No."2" mixed “western, Stadiystock, B0.sab bushels. some Inquiry for Shai | 1,420 bushels; stock. 19,783 bushels. B gerd to timothy. rights quiet and unchaing: | changed. “Butter quiet—tancy | imitation, 18x20; do. ladie, 17als; good ladie. 15: store packed, 10012. Exes weak—fresh, 11. Cheese steady. reaierr, Chicago Grain and Prevision Markets. Reported by Siisby & Co., Bankers and Brokers: CHICAGO, _Apell 18, oeey sayeregafe 32: = » S2q ay sa > 13.00 13.00 12) ise 13.10 13.15 1272 1233 18.17 13.25 ist 12.47 77 «677 Ff. 7” a th ee tS f3 te fe ts os sh te oe ee Low, Clone. Ta 1.36 ie Ta te Te Ts TM No Performance This Afternoon and People Turned Away. There was no performance at Harris’ Bijou Theater this afternoon. A good many | people bent cn attending the matinee of the Niobe Company were turned away with the information that no performance wouid be given. The baggage and scenery were | being moved. Mr. Harris, the manager, told the reporter, that business had been bad, and that as the season was nearing a close, and as Mr, Freeman of the board of underwriters has made an inspection of |the house and finding some of the wires defective, which it would take time and | money to rectify, he had simply conc! |to shut down and give the house some much needed repair. It would take about four months to put the house in shape and | would not reopen before next season, | Rerreccectos | The Urgent Deficiency Bin. | ‘The conferees on the urgent deficiency Dill have come to an agreement. Nearly id, ; |all the Senate amendments were agreed to. |The Senate amendment appropriating | $46,000 for the weighers an@ adjusters at the Philadelphia mint was increased by the conferees to $52,000, to be used at all the | mints where found to be necessary, | The Senate conferees receded from the amendments striking out the House pro- | vision to print 100,000 copies of the abstract for the eleventh census. Stamped Envelopes and Wrappers, | The matter of readvertising preposals for stamped envelopes and newspaper wrappers has been suspended till Congress has dis- posed of the amendment to the appropria- tion bill in relation to the purchase of sup- plies for the executive deparuments,