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2 er—if his present championship of the cause ef the people should call down upon him the anathamas of those in power, said Mr. Allen in conclusion, he would prefer their hatred and their scorn to their approval. Mr. Sherman’s Reply. When Mr. Allen sat down the venerable senior Senator from Ohio (fr. Sherman) arose to reply. He regretted, he said, that im the midst of most important business affecting the public he should be called upon to-say anything in response to the Senator from Nebraska. t Senator wanted the Senate of the Unitel States to review a that had been tried in the Police Court fore a jury of twelve honest men, a case in which the defendants had had the bene- fit of the services of the distinguished Sen- ator from Nebraska. Should the business of the country be case that could be carried to the higher courts, where, if any mistake were finally the pardoning power of the President eould be invoked as a last resort. This was all a sham and a pretense. The police officers had only done what they had a right to do under the law. The right to ition had not been denied. Mr. Coxey new that there was no intention to abridge What right of petition. He knew that any grievances of which he complained could be presented in the regular and lawful man- ner. When this Coxey movement was first started fas meas Sea eee 4 t Mr. Coxey’s good roads petition. le had replied that he would. carried to Mr. Coxey, and the latter sent back word thanking him, but say- ig that he did not care to have him (Sher- ) present them. Deliberately to Violate the Law. Mr. Coxey had said he intended to pre- sent his petitions in person on the steps of the Capitol. He started out deliberately to violate the law. Every deference had been paid to this man that could have been shown to the most distinguished personage, although all regretted the delusion that had brought him to Washington in pursuit of his extravagant et, even he, with his extreme views on Bome things, had not dared to indorse Coxey’s scheme. With regard to the scene om the Capitol steps, it was complained that the police had gcne too far. But the law was plain. It had been framed twelve fears ago by the eminent ex-Senator from Vermont, Mr. Edmunds, when no thought the present emergency existed, to protect Capitol and to give police powers to the authorities to preserve order. Con- gress had exclusive jurisdiction in the Dis- trict, as it should have, It would not have proper to plan the Capitol within the its of a state. Congress had been driven out of Philadelphia by a mob when the Capitol was located there because Congress had no power to protect itself. Here there was no power, save that of Congress. The Edmunds law had been merely to preserve public order. It been passed in the light of the experi- ence of England, France and other coun- tries, where in years gone by the same sort of threats filled the air. Under the law, Mr. Coxey had no right to disturb the serenity of Congress. He had no right to make a public in front of the Capitol. %.3 Mr. see ree Eprom pausing slightly, “‘as a kind, good-tempere man, but,” he added, “a little flighty.” ‘The Senators on the floor smiled at this, and the galleries, which meantime had filled up, | laughed audibly, but the Vice President | made no attempt to check their hilarity. “I hope,” continued Mr. Sherman, “that ‘Mr. Coxey will now go back home and look after his property, his wife and his chil- dren.” The Law Analyzed. Mr. Sherman then analyzed the law, which he said Mr. Coxey had come here with the Geliberate intention of violating. “And he did violate it,” interjected Mr. Butler of South Carolina. Whether he did or did not, Mr. Sherman said, he neither knew nor cared, but he @ here with the intention of violating That he knew. If he, a Senator of thi United States, had attempted to make a harangue on the steps of the Capitol and had been arrested he would not have com- plained. There was no distinction between Men before the law. All were equal. Mr. Sherman said he did not want to add one fota to the excitement ——— by the vent of the commonwealers. “tr it were only Coxey and his band, he thought they had had enough, and would be content now rather to bear the ills they had than fly to others that they knew not of. But other “armies” were marching on the Capitol. The Senate in the exercise of its high pawer should calmly await even this, he said in conclusion, treating its fellow-citizens with bearance and forbear- ance, and in time these people who pre- tended to speak for 70,000,000 of Americans would find that they spoke for less than half a million. The body of our people ‘were sound and strong and the present ex- eitement would die away. When Mr. Sher- man finished the tariff bill was laid before the Senate. The resolution went over until tomorrow, when, according to the notice served, Senator Teller and others would ask to be heard upon it. A Ranning Debate. Mr. Aldrich took up the second amend- ment in the tariff bill, which is the words ‘or withdrawn for consumption,” the pur- pose being to include goods so withdrawn im the provisions applying in the bill to goods imported. This precipitated a run- ning discussion, in which Messrs. Jones of Arkansas, Chandler of New Hampshire, Vest of Missouri and Mills of Texas took Pty The republicans took the position it there was being stored up in ware- houses, in anticipation of the reduced rates, millions of dollars worth of goods. Mr. Millis spoke emphatically upon the question, declaring that the intention of this bill was to reduce the duties not only on goods im bond in warehouses, but upon ail other goods to be imported. Mr. Aldrich said there were now $36,000,000 worth of goods im warehouses which would take advantage of the reduced rates. Mr. Vest and other democrats contended that this was simply @ re-enactment of the present law on the bject. Mr. Chandler estimated that the amend- ment would give the owners of imported goods $3,000,000 or $4,000,000. “The Senator from Arkansas,” he said, “could not dismiss this subject by saying {t was the correct ciple. If he followed the principle of Chicago platform he would make a bill posing twenty per cent on all importa- tons, which would raise enough revenue. But this. was the principle of the Senate bill, prod bil? No. 1 or No. 2 or No. 3 or No. seems, however, that in addition to the other trusts that were being protected and were hanging about the Capitol, it was Proposed to give these importers $3,000,000 oF $4,000,000. Mr. Hill—Will the Senator from New Hampshire yield to me? Mr. Chandler—Yes. Mr. Hill—It is proposed to give the im- porters this money and make it up by an income tax. The debate continued mainly by the re- publicans, Senators Hale and Allison taking part. The latter discussed at some length the administrative features of the tariff law of 1890. After further discussion Mr. Chandler said that he was willing to leave the technical questions to the amiable Senator from Mis- souri (Mr. Vest) and the irascible Senator from Iowa (Mr. Allison), but as a lay mem- ber of the Senate he intended to search for information upon this question. He contin- ued the discussion and finally brought Mr. Harris of Tennessee to his feet in defense of the amendment under discussion. pass untensioanmes toranamenesseleee MAKES SOME SUGGESTIONS. Mr. Thos. Wilson mts Coxey Prose- cuted for Importing Vagrants. Mr, Thomas Wilson of 1218 Connecticut avenue, in a letter to the Commissioners today, suggests that Coxey et al. be prose- cuted under the section providing a punish- ment for persons who bring into the Dis- trict individuals likely to become a public charge. He points out that the army never had any money with which to pay board, and is being supported by contributions. It a prosecution under the section referred | to were successful it would be an immediate | and direct warning to others who come| urder like circumstances. Mr. Wilson also offers a sug; fon rela- tive to the use of i7th street for railway | purross. He thinks the object can be} accomplished much easier by deflecting the | Chevy Chase cars along Florida avenue | ficm 18th street to Boundary, a single sqvare, where they strike the Connecticut avenue railway at its terminus, and thence can run over its tracks in any and ail di- rections. ee In Consultation. Secretary Gresham and Sir Julian Paunce- fote, the British ambassador, were in con- ference with the President at the White House today in regard to diplomatic ques- tions at issue between the United States and Great Britain, presumably relating to ing sea or'the Bluefield affair. The re- sult will probably be developed In a few days in a message to Congress. THE EVENING STAR, WEDNESDAY, MAY 9, 1894-TWELVE PAGES. LATE NEWS BY WIRE. Battle Between Strikers and Sher- iffs Deputies. UNION AND NON-UNION LASTERS FIGHT Austrian Strikers Fired on and Dis- persed. GENERAL LABOR TROUBLES UNIONTOWN, Pa., May 9.—A battle oc- curred at the Hill farm works, north of here, at daylight, in which about twenty- five shots were fired by deputies. No one ‘was injured by bullets, but four workmen were badly beaten by the strikers, one of them, Richard Harbarger, it is thought, be- ing fatally injured. About 5 o’clock as Harbarger and three companions were going to work, they were met by a delegation of forty strikers, who notified them that an attempt to go far- ther would be fatal. Harbarger argued with the men, but they would .not give in. The deputies were rot yet on guard to pro- tect the workmen, so the strikers fell on them with clubs and beat them in a most brutal manner. Harbarger was beaten to insensibility, and would have been killed had not the deputies arrived on the scene. They got their Win- Seen, ak spied tp tale © hand im the affair. The strikers would not move, and the deputies opened fire on them from the yards. When the bullets began whistling by their heads, they left their victims and fied to Dunbar. At least twenty-five shots were fired, none of which took effect, owing to the distance. Several shots were returned by the strik- ers, but they were not well enough armed to stand their ground. Hart ris in a critical condition, and there ts little hope of his recovery. The others were badly cut and bruised, but their injuries are not of a serious nature. STONEHAM, Mass.. May 9.—A conflict with the non-union Armenian lasters who have taken the places of the striking union lasters in Arthur BE, Mann's factory tcok place last night as the non-union men were leaving work. Fully 1,500 people had con- gregated at the factory, and when the non- unions made their appearance they were surrounded by the mob. The Armenians were addressed by Rev. M. H. Chilgian, an Armenian clergyman, and John Kagaajian, an Armenian shoemaker, who advised them to leave their work. At this point an elec- trie car appeared, which the non-union men started to board. In a twinkling the car was boarded by a crowd of people, who prevented the Armen- jans from riding. One Armenian, James Esidjian, clung to the car, but was knocked down and beaten by the crowd. Thorough- ly frightened, he drew a long knife and began to flourish it. The crowd fell back and commenced to bombard the little army of foreigners with stones, which did serious damage, cutting heads and bruising the men considerably. The police came to the rescue of the Armenians, and after con- siderable fighting they succeeded in arrest- ing six of the Armenians who were brand- ishing their long daggers, At the station house-it was found that the men were so badly hurt that they will probably not ap- pear in court today. TROPPAU, Austrian Silecia, May 9.—The striking miners today made a desperate attack upon a detachment of gendarmes who were guarding a colliery in Polish Aus- tria, with the object.of making a raid upon the mines and building in order to drive away the men who were at work. The gendarmes, after a warning, opened fire upon the rioters, killing mine of them and wounding twenty others. The mob then fled in all directions, threatening, however, to return in larger numbers and avenge the death of their comrades. pee ertuceEn CHAIRMAN WILSON RETURNING. He Favors Adoptt: of the Senate Tarif Amendments. NEW ORLBANS, La., May 9.—Congress- man Wilson, chairman of the committee on ways and means, who has been a guest her of Collector Wilkinson for some days, has left for Washington. Mr. Wilson has been the recipient of many attentions, and returns to: Washington prepared to secure the passage through Congress of the bill which bears his name. Mr. Wilson has de- clined to talk tariff or politics beyond ex- pressing the opinion that it would be well for the House to accept the Senate amend- ments, and thus secure the early passage of a tariff bill. —_—-__—_ PUNISHED WITH DEATH. A Negro Who Addressed a Note to a Young White Lady. ‘WACO, Tex., May 9.—A dispatch received by Sheriff Burge states that a negro who had addressed a note to a young white lady of West was placed in the calaboos there. Masked men broke in the door and took the negro out. While a rope was being made reedy ‘he negro ran, but was shot and fatally wounded. paces See oe THERE MAY BE A FIGHT. Rumored Plan to Seize a Valuable Guano Deposit Island. SAN FRANCISCO, May 9.—What is said to be a bold attempt to capture an island has been brought to light by a suit filed in the supreme court by the O¢ean Phosphate Company. The latter people claim that F. W.Permien and William Johnson are organ- izing an expedition to go to Clipperton Is- land and seize the same by force of arms, under the apparent authority of a prior claim, This island is Httle more than a big rock in the North Pacific, but it is covered by a rich guano deposit, which makes it very valuable. There is said to be 50,000 tons in sight, which is estimated to be worth $12.50 a ton. Shéuld the court not grant the injunction prayed for it is said that if the charterers of the Star of Freedom attempt to take Clip- perton by force somebody will be hurt. The Ocean Phosphate Company heard of the in- tended expedition before their own schooner, the Volante, sailed. While the company will say nothing about the matter, it is known that the schooner took away considerable arms and ammunition. There are nine men on the island, and when those on the schooner are added to this number there will be twenty-four in all ready to do battle with the force that starts from here. —_—_—_—. TO START A COLONY. Eighteen Families to Begin Anew in California. SAN FRANCISCO, May 9.—Several lead- ing officers of the great labor organizations resident in New York and Chicago have ar- Life | Tived here on their way to Mercede, in the San Joaquin Valley, to examine land there on which they are about to establish a col- ony. The colony is to be composed of eastern People entirely. It is the intention to pur- chase 2,500 arces of fruit land, and estab- lish eighteen families on it. Each family is to have twenty acres for farming purposes, beside a house ard garden plot in the vil- lage, which it is proposed to build in the center of the 2,500 acres. The following are the officers: William C. Pomeroy, gen- eral organizer of the American Federation of Labor; M. H. Madden, president of the Illinois State Federation of Labor; John Nice, president of the Hotel and Restaurant Employes’ National Alliance; John Jaffery, | secretary of the Belvidere Federated Labor Union. The latter organization is at Belvi- dere, Ill, and represents 700 skilled work- men of the sewing machine factory there, | now closed down. The gentlemen have been asked by citizens of Mercede to he present | today at the mid-winter fair, this being Mercede day, and examine the exhibits from that section. They expect to leave fcr Mercede this evening. —_—_. To Make Souvenir Liberty Bells. Senator Gordon introduced in the Senate a joint resolution authorizing the Secretary of War and Secretary of Navy to donate to W. O. McDowell of the Columbian lib- erty bell committee, cannon, muskets, swords, ete., not required for navy or army uses, be cast into souvenir liberty bells, for the use of schools. . COXEY AT THE CAPITOLIIN THE OLD WORLD AGAINST GRADE CROSSINGS This Time He Appears Before the-House Committee on Labor, ‘ He is Not Able to Tell Exactly How : He is a Representative of the People. ‘There was an unusually large attendance of members of the House committee on labor at its meeting today, drawn there largely by the expectation that “Gen.” Cox- ey probably would be in attendance to speak’ | on Representative McGann’s resolution for the appointment of a joint committee of the Senate and House to investigate the. cause of the prevailing industrial depression. In this they were not disappointed, for the general was early at the Capitol, in com- pany with Col. A. E. Redstone, his local agent in Washington. Mr. Coxey presented @ petition from the commonweal army that he and Carl Browne be permitted to address the committee in behalf of the Coxey bills for construction of good roads and for the issue of non-interest-bearing. bonds. The Petition. Chairman McGann told Coxey that: he 're- ceived the petition with the understanding that it would be referred ta’the committee mentioned in the resolution should ihe lat- ter be adopted. The petition, signed by members of his band, is as follows: “CAMP TYRANNY, May 9. “We, the undersigned citizens of’ the Unit- ed States, at present sojourning in the Dis- triet of Columbia, which is not only the asylum of the oppressed of all rations, but our nation’s home, hereby respe:tfully pe- tition your honorable body to allow Broth- ers Coxey and Browne to appear before you to voice our wishes as to propowsd Jegisla~ t march to tion, for which we made Washington, viz. the J. S. Cox2y good roads and non-interest-bearing bonds Dill, which we believe, if passed by Congress, would not only solve the present ‘lepression, give employment to millions ‘of men, but would effectually provide against a recur- rence of the extraordinary conditiyas exist- ing in the industrial and business arteries of the nation, which, it seems plain to us, if not soon remedied, will bring death to re- publican institutions, or require force of arms to maintain them, which ‘ail must deplore.” Then He Answered Questions. Coxey supplemented the reading of the petition with a brief statement and then answered questions put to him by mem- bers of the committee. He asserted that the commonwealers had tramped to Wash- ington and now they wanted a committ appointed to hear them on the good roads bill and the non-interest bearing bonds bill. There are billions of dollars’ worth of improvements throughout the country to be made, he said, and there are mii- lions of men to make them. There is but one thing standing in the way and that is money. Ninety-nine per cent of the people, h2 asserted, ought to have the same privi-| leges that are granted to one. per gent of | the people for twenty-eight years,’ viz, The | national banking class. He asked the same privileges for the people he represented and asserted that the passage of ‘the tWo bills above referred to would solve the-thdustrial depression and set all men at’ Work. Mr. Dunn of New Jersey asked him ff he believed American institutions were | created for the purpose of résolying the gcvernment into a money lender. “That is already the case with one per cent of the community,” answered Coxey. He represented the people and the other 00 per cent ought to have the same privilege as the one per cent. He was askel what uthority he had to state that he repre- sented %9 per cent of the people; what were his credentials.” Coxey’s Authority Questioned. Representative Ryan, democrat; of New York, pressed the question upon Coxéy as'to what warrant he had for saying. he. repre- sented 99 per cent of the peoplejoo7 “Take the Farmers’ Alliance, thé Knights of Labor and other organizatioris,” ‘sald Coxey, “‘and they are all in sympathy with this movement.” “But,” pressed Mr. Ryan, “don't you think more than one per cent of the people are represented through their chosen members in Congress?” “Yes,” said Coxey, “but as a rule they are misrepresented, instead of being repre- sented.”” “Well,” queried Mr. Ryan, “have you any showing to make, any proofs to offer, that you represent 9 per cent of the people?” “No,” said Coxey, after thinking a mo- ment; “I don’t claim that.” This closed Coxey's hearing. 1. E. Dean, a member of the executive com- mittee of the Farmers’ Alliance, followed with a recital of the depressed condition of labor. Representative Ryan asked him if he was a farmer. He answered that he was not, but was associated with farmers. When he explained that he came from the oil re- gion of Pennsylvania, Mr. Ryan remarked that in his country farmers did not choose men from oil regions to voice their views. Are They Genuine Workingment Representative Wells of Wisconsin then took a hand at questioning. “Have Coxey’s men ever made‘an honest effort to get work?” he asked. Mr. Dean said he could not angwé.’ “),, Mr. Wells said he was a farmer, and that the farmers would be glad to get’more-help from Coxey’s men or any other’ source. It would help them and bring down the price | of farm products. Representative Dunn of New Jersey ask- ed: ‘Do you believe that the American peo- ple have reached a stage where they want threats and coercion used ageinst their leg- islators by these moving bodies?” “No,” said Mr. Dean; “no threats are in- tended. “Then,” said Mr. Dunn, “what can be a complished by these steps equivalent to co- ercion?” “You have a habit in Congress,” said. Mr, Dean, “of consigning petitions to pigeon- holes and waste baskets. Therobject of Coxey was to present to you a petition ‘that would be insured a hearing.” 2." ; “And to present it," added’ Mr. ‘Dunn, “with an implied threat.” one tase “It should be a petition and not @ threat,” said Dean. This elosed the hearing, and @s the ‘com- mittee was about to go into secret session Mr. Coxey said: “We have thousands of petitions if we orly have a chance to present them.” “We will give you a committee,” said Ckairman McGann, “to receive them,” Messrs. Coxey, Browne and their friends | then withdrew to let the committee consider | the resolution. Browne was not pleased | that he had not been accorded a hearing. | He said he had put aside his buckskin | suit in order to overcome prejudices, yet | he was given no charce to speak. With Coxey and Browne were a group of popu- lists and Farmers’ Alliance leaders, includ- ing Marion Butler, president of the National Fermers’ Alliance; Mr. Dean of the execu- tive committee, Chairman Taubeneck and Secretary Turner of the people's party | executive committee; N. D. Dunning, editor of the’ populist organ, and Representatives Pence, Boen and Bell of the populist deie- gation in Congress. SMALLPOX” DANGERS, Two of the Commonwealer's in a Philadelphia Hospital. Today's Philadelphia papers announce that two of the three smallpox patients now in the Municipal Hospital in that city turn gut to have been members of Christooher Columbus Jones’ contingent of the Coxey commonweal. One of them, John Washing- ton, was the cook of the Philadelphia crowd, and left the outfit several days after it had taken its departure from Philadel- phia. The other patient, Terrence Don- nelly, was a private under Mr. Jones, and left at the same time as Washington. At the camp this morning Marshal Clinton, the picturesque assistant of C. Columbus| Jones, said he remembered both men very | well, and that they left the command near Wilmington when it was raided by the au- thorities. This was, he thought, about the 17th or 18th of April. Washington was ad- mitted to the hospital on the 30th of April, and the authorities of that institution are of the opinion, according to the Philadel- phia papers, that the disease was present in both men before they left the so-called army, and had been contracted on the march. Mr. Clinton was not informed of the condition of his former companions, but said that the men now with him were healthy at present and feeling generally happy. Conversations with many of the commonwealers, however, showed that dis- content ms almost as prevalent today as it was a week ago last Monday at Brightwood Park when Browne and Coxey were gala- vanting around Washington and there was nothing to eat in the commissary cf the commonweal. > An _open-face silver watch and gold plated chain, picked up at the circus yes- terday, is held at the second precinct police station for identification. Vote on the Civil Marriage Bill at Buda Pesth, A SUPPOSED ANARCHIST OUTRAGE Discovery of Another Nihilist Con- Spiracy. THE LASKA AT GLASGOW BUDA PESTH, May 9.—It is expected that the house of magnates will vote upon the civil marriage bill today, and the Wekerle ministry may resign if the bill is defeated. The Independence Club this morning dis- tributed circulars ‘among the crowds outside the parliament buildings urging the people to get tp a demonstration in favor of the Measure. ‘The supporters of the civil marriage bill were loudly cheered upon arrival at the ‘house, and tts opponents were vigorously hooted, The house is guarded by a strong force of Police. Supposed Anarchist Outrage. ALGIERS, May 9.—A supposed anarchist outrage, resulting in loss of life, was com- mitted here today. A hotel owned by a man named Torti was blown up, one person was killed and three people were injured by the explosion. Torti, the landlord, recently testified against some anarchists who were on trial at Toulon. A Rascal With Nerve. DRESDEN, May 9.—Daniel Dorling, the man with several aliases, who has been ar- rested here on the charge of being engaged in fraudulent practices in various German cities, pretended to be the husband of a daughter of one of the Vanderbilts, and in other places he claimed to be the son-in-law of Mr. William C. Whitney. The prisoner pretended that he was delegated to secure titled husbands for the daughters of the American millionaires. Were Not Forged. PARIS, May 9.—Experts have testified that the Lebaudy drafts, which were sup- posed to have been forged by Count Elie de Talleyrand-Perigord, were not forgries, and that they bore Max Lebaudy’s own signa- ture, Another Nihilist Plot. LONDON, May 9.—The Exchange Tele- graph Company has received advices from | St. Petersburg saying that the Russian po- lice have discovered a vast nihilist con- spiracy. It is added that 100 people have ready been arrested in connection with é plot. Death of Polti’s Girl Wife. LONDON, May 9.—The girl wife of Fran- cesco Polti, the Italian anarchist who was revently sentenced to ten years’ imprison- ment, after having been convicted, with Fornara, of being in the unlawful posses- sion of explosives, died in an infirmary to- day from the effects of maternity. The Lavka Reaches Glasgow. GLASGOW, May 9.—The schooner yacht Laska, N, Y. Y. C., owned by Mr. John E. Brooks, has arrived in the Clyde after a six- teen-day passage from New York. The Laska will take part in a number of the summer races around the British coast. Resunied Work at Vienna. »-WIENNA, May 9.—A number of the strik- ing masons have resumed work, and it is Woped that their example will soon be fol- Whd by the majority of the men who are causing so much trouble im the build- ¢ trades. The Chicago at Gravesend, Eng. LONDON, May 9.—The United States truiser Chicago, Capt. Mahan, arrived at Gravesend, a short distance from this city, at 8 a.m. today. The American warship sa- luted Tilbury fort and the salute w swered by the guns of that fortification. Won by Ladas. LONDON, May 9.—At Newmarket today the Two Thousand Guineas stakes was won by Lord Rosebery’s Ladas. . HER BODY SEVERED Another Victim to the Lack of Street Oar Fenders. A sad and fatal accident happened about noon today on the Brightwood electric rail- road, only a short distance from the power beuse. Had there been a proper fender on the car the life of an innocent little child would in all probability have been spared. Tne car was going slow at the time, and had there been a fender to throw the ttle cne a short distance ahead the heavy public vehicle could have | been stopped in time. But there was not the proper fender there and the wheel pass- | ed over and nearly severed the body. The victim of the sad accident was Giadys Gilmore, a four-and-a-half-year-old child of Mr. J. B. Gilmore, night receiver of the electric road. He lives in the first house north of the power house, and it was almost in front of his residence that the affair happened. He was in the house asleep at the time. The child was in front of her house when she saw a neighbor on a car coming to- ward the city, and she ran to meet the car, Then she was west of the car tracks and just as the car resumed its journey, after’ letting off the passenger, the little child started across the track in the rear of the car and was headed toward home. But unfortunately for her a car on the north-bound track had just passed the power house and she stepped in front of the moving vehicle. The car was running at the rate of about four miles an hour at the time, but it was impossible for the motorman, J. W. Bogges, to stop in time to save the child's life, and the car passed over her. Death was instan- taneous. witnessed the Passengers on the car ghastly sight and many a prayer went up for the little one. The car was stopped without dragging the dead form of the child any distance. The body of the child was removed to the power house, where it remained until viewed by the coroner this afternoon. Mr. Gilmore, father of the child, was! called from his bed and told of the affair, He was satisfied that the killing of his! child was purely an accident and attached no blame to the men in charge of the car. This afternoon the body was removed from the power house to the home of the deceased’s parents, from where the fun2ral will take place. ee DISTRICT IN CONGRESS, Report Reconsidered. The House District committee this morn- ing decided to reconsider the report on the Washington traction bill and to send it back to the subcommittee, in order to make some changes in it. It will be reported to the full committee for action next Friday. This is the company which proposes to extend its road down 17th street, to which objection has been raised by some of the property owners on that street. Invited to Augusta. Senators Gordon, Walsh and Jarvis, Con- gressman Black of Georgia and D. Walter C. Murphy of Washington, D. C., called upon Secretary Morton and Assistant Se>- retary of Agriculture Dabney today and invited them to attend the congress of southern governors, in Augusta, Ga., on the 30th day of May, Others in Washington will be invited, —____- e-+_____ No Negotiations for the Madison Square Garden. The authorities at the Post Office Depart- ment deny that they are negotiating for the Madison Square Garden for use as the New York city main post office. It is stated that the proposition never has been broached) to the department officials, though Postmaster Dayton may have had the question under consideration. A General Sentiment in Opposition to Mul- tiplying Death Traps in the City. ‘What is Being Done in Other Cities— The Public Safety the —No Need for The congressional proposition »mbodied in the terminal railroad bill to add to the grade crossings in this city has provoked wide- spread opposition. Washington, for years, has been fighting against the death-traps which already infest the city, and in this connection Senator Morrill, the veteran statesman from Vermont, who probably has had as extended an insight into District needs as any other of its legislators, said at one time concerning these crossings: “In addition to the occupancy of important por- tions of Delaware, Virginia and Maryland avenues, there are now within the city more than sixty crossing of streets and avenues at grade by these steam ratiroads, us esr spriny traps and all tend- ing Freatly to the depreciation of the value of real estate in the city, as well as the multiplication of deplorable accidents.” In this city, as elsewhere, attention been constantly called to the death-dealing quali- tles of grade by the frequent and constantly recurring accidents resulting A minor argument against the crossings has also been the obstruction of the streets and the annoying delays suffered by pedes- FINANCE AND TRADE Industriale, as Usual, Were the Only Stocks Active, CONSIDERABLE FLUCTUATION IN SUGAR Rumors of Rate Wars Among Western Roads. GENERAL MARKET REPORTS Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. NEW YORK, May 9.—The opening of to- day's market reflected no improvement, | either in prices or general speculative con- | ditions. As uscal of late, the industrials rescued trading from absolute inertia, but conceded value for activity. London at- tracted practically no attention on account of the narrowness of speculation in that market. Rumors of rate wars in the west checked activity in the Grangers and roads im that section generally. Atchison reduced freight rates about one-half and other roads are expected to make similar reductions. This action was entirely unexpected and caused considerable excitement among raii- road officials, The volume of business in the Tegular list rains the fire pen gg gg end iy the Are | was small and confined almost exclusively at crossings frequently for considerable | to the professional element. There was no periods, while trains are shifted back | long stock pressing for sale, and prices held and forth. Statistics which Star has | Well in consequence. The booming rate published on this subject have shown that | Continues on many of the stocks generally this question of delay has been of very | credited to the active list, and prices are serious moment. The Sentiment in Other Cities, In all large cities the sentiment has been steadily growing that the grade crossing is a relic of barbarism and must, as fast as possible, be abolished entirely. The New York Tribune, in one of its many editorials on this subgect, speaks of the fact that in tate in one year forty-two persons were killed and fifty-seven injured at such crossings. In 1887 the number of deaths at the grade crossings at Philadelphia was 188, while in Chicago the list for that year inch 142 names, Chicago has been pe- cullarly unfortunate in her relations with the grade crossings, and while the city un- doubtedly owes a large measure of its Prosperity to the presence there of so many connecting railroads, it is also un- doubtedly true that the prairie city’s grave- yards are crowded full with victims of the deadly grade crossing. Although the Penn- sylvania railroad has never seen fit to pre- sent Washington with any better system of railroad entrance than the one with the tracks at grade, President Roberts, in a letter written for Philadelphia consumption and printed in that city some time ago, took no halting stand on the subject of tracks at grade. President Roberts’ Testimony. In that letter he stated: “I do not think any argument is needed to convince the public that the time has gone by when the lives and limbs of our citizens should be constantly exposed to, the perils resulting from crossing the streets by steam rail- roads at grade.” And in the same letter he says: “It has not even been pretended that the wholesome provisions of law that require the avoidatice of grade crossings by steam railroads in such cities as London, Liverpool and Berlin have in any manner interfered with their commercial prosperity, although it is certainly true that they have compelled railroad companies seeking ad- mission to these cities to spend a larger amount of money than they would have done had grade crossings been permitted. oe I think you will agree with me that e public safety is the supreme law in this case and that if railroads can reach our large cities without sacrificing the lives and limbs of our people, it is certainly their duty to do so.” —_— NAVAL APPROPRIATION BILL. It 1s Cousidered by the House This Afternoon. In the House today, after the reading of yesterday's journal, the Speaker laid before the House certain Senate bills and resolu- tions. Among these was a resolution for the printing of 8,000 copies Of the eulogies of the late Randall Lee Gibson, Senator from Loutsiana, and Mr. Richardson asked unanimous consent for its consideration. No objection was made, but Mr. Reed and Mr. Burrows took occasion to expréss the hope that a stop would soon be put to this useless experditure of money. Mr. Burrows thought that members of Congress never read the eulogies, but either gave them away or threw them away. At least, he knew it was so in his own case. The reso- lution was then agreed to. Several Bills Passed. Mr. Brookshire (Ind.) called up the House bill to reimburse E. H. Nebeker, late treas- urer of the United States, for the loss of @ $1,000 note, which occurred in the redemp- tion division of the’ treasury. The money was sent from the subtreasury at New York, and was marked as containing ffty- one $1,000 notes, but when counted after Passing through the redemption division there were only fifty notes in the package and the treasurer was obliged to make good the shortage. The bill was passed. Mr. Bingham (Pa.) sought to seeure con- siceration of the House joint résolution for the relief of Peter Hagan. Objection was made, and it was temporarily laid aside. Mr. Forman (Ill) called up the House bill to authorize the East St. Louis and St. Louis Bridge and Censtruction Company to build a bridge across the Missouri river at St. Louis, and the bill was passed. On motion of Mr. Wilson (Wa&sh.), House bil. granting to the Columbia Irrigation Ccmpany the right of way through the Yaquima Indian reservation was passed. Mr. Haugen (Wis.) called up the House bill for the erection of a fog signal at Su- perior Head light station, Wis,, and it was passed. The Naval Appropriation Bill, The regular order being demanded com- mittees were called for reports. At 1:05 p.m. Mr. Cummings, in charge of the naval appropriation bill, moved that the House go into committee of the whole to consider the bill, and pending that moved to limit general debate to three hours. The Time for Debate, After some discussion he amended his mo- tion by inserting four hours instead of three, and on this demanded the previous question. The republicans began to fill- buster. Before the filibuster had proceeded very far Mr. Cummings hed consultation with republican leaders, the result of which that he agreed to extend the time of general debate to seven hours, three and one- half hours on each side. The House ther went into committee of the whole (Mr. Richardson of Tennessee in the c! ). Prior to going into committee of the whole Mr. Springer, chairman of the committee on barking and currency, reported favor- ably bis bill to suspend the taxation of 10 per cent on state bank issues during the money stringency, and gave notice that he would call up th= bill for consideration a week from today. Mr. Cox (Tenn.), member of the same committee, gave notice that when the bill was called up he would offer an amendment to repeal for all time the 10 per cent state bank tax. Mr. Walker (Mass.) criticised the habit of scaling down the estimates, as has been done by the democratic party. It gave a false idea of the economic policy of the dem- ocratic party, for it was the same old $2,000,000 which was lopped off every year. It was particularly disastrous during a dem- ocratic regime, for the heads of the de- partments, knowing that a democratic Con- gress would not make large appropriations, cut down their estimates to the lowest fig- ure. ——____-+ e+ ___ The St. Thomas Charch Musicale, The musicale that is to be held tomorrow night for the benefit of St. Thomas’ Epis- copal Church will be an interesting affair. The program will be an attractive one, and amoag the participants will be Dr. Merritt Hopkinson of Baltimore, whose baritone voic? has been heard here frequently, the most recent occasion being in the oratorio of the “Creation.” eee A thourand Maryland coal miners have quit work. The Knoxville (Tenn.) rolling mills have shut down, owing to @ scarcity of coal. Another severe shock of earthquake was felt in Athens and in the Atalanta district yesterday. ‘ expected to advance on some covering to- ward the close of the week. ae at a reduction of 1 1-8 per cent the stock found excellent support and was not permitted to decline more than 1-4 per cent below initial figures. On later trading the price was advanced steadily for a gain of 1 per cent. There was nothing flighty in its action, and the belief prevails that for purposes of their own inside interests desire to withdraw the stock from its present position of prom- inence. This action would divert criticism final action on the tariff question. ere is no lack of confidence as to the com| 'y’s ability to maintain its present pom rate, and no abatement of bullish General Electric was sold liberally by the bear element, and lost 1 1-2 per cent in the process. Distillers lost the same amount on a fair volume of business. National Lead sold down 1 1-4 per cent during the morning from lack of support. | The market for sterling and continental bills was dull at unchanged quotations. The amount of gold to go abroad by tomorrew’'s steamers is now estimated at $2,000,000, the butk of which will be drawn direct from the vaults of the subtreasury. The street does not attach any significance to the present outflow. Rumors of a re- duction in Burlington’s dividend rate led to some selling of that stock in the last hour and brought on a sympathetic decline in the balance of the list. Late advices from the west reported a complete demoralization of freight rates. Matters are at present in such bad shape in this particular that any change must tend toward improvement. There were no important additions to the volume of business at the close of the day the sentiment of the room remained un- changed. The market: bears unmistakable signs of the want of an incentive and lacks both character and energy. Final figures were irregular. —_———_ FISANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL. ‘The are the opening, the ant the lowest and the closieg prices of the New York gtock market today, as reported oy Corson & Macartney, members New York stock exchange Correspondents Messrs. Moore & Schley, No. 3? Broadway: Open. High. Low. Close Stocks. * American American Delaware ana Hudson. Denver and Rio Grande. Dw. and Cattle Feeding. —__—__—_ Washington Stock Exchange. Sales—reguiar call—12 o'clock m.—Ws Georgetown Railroad conv. Ist. $1,000 at 1,000 at 134; $1,000 at 183; $1,000 Hier ist $1000 at 131 ‘ashington ; 1,000 at 131; 131; apd t 181. Wi ‘ashing ton and fe 0 at 130; 5 at 5 at 124. ‘Ameri- t 131; bat 181, of Washington, 812 ie, 230 bid. Metro. bid. Farmers’ and 138 bid. Ch Cupital, ers", 95 asked. I Safe 101 bid, Vest Eud, Safe Deposit and Trost Companten oon fe ai nies. —Nat | Deposit and Trust, 130 142 uaked. Washingt Loan and Trust, aia asked ~~ 122 bid, |. American Se- 190% bid, 131 asked. Washington and Metropolitan, 80 bid, 90 ‘. 74 anked. Belt, 27’ bia. ‘on, , ‘and Electric Light Stocks.—Washington Gas, 48 bid, 50 asked. Georgetown Gas, bid. Taght, 123 ‘s, 42 305 asked. town, asked. ba, Eck: 80 bid. United ‘States Electric Did, 125 asked. insurance Stocks.~ Bid. 1d, 5 P mercial, 5 bid, Bip neked. Title ‘Insurance Stocks.—Real Estate Title, 112 2 Columbia Title, 7 bid, 74 asked. 5 bid, TH asked. “District ‘Title, ‘Chesa- merican Poeumatic Gun Market, 13 bid, Wasbington Tith 12h. 3% ake =. BALTIMORE, Md. May 9.—Fiour dull and un- Serrels, Wheat ‘Gull—spot, Baigent — tien ‘908 5 wales, ) bushels—milling ‘wheat eee BBARS SENATOR PATTON, New Represen: Upper House. John Patton, jr., of Grand Rapids, Mich., whom Gov. Rich has appointed to succeed Senator F. B. Stockbridge, deceased, is one of the brightest, most popular and best known young republicans in western Michi- gan. He {s about forty years old, was bora tive in the in Pennsylvania, from which his fathe_ John Patton, was for years sent to Wash- ington as a member of Congress. In college he was a classmate of Emmons Blaine, and after graduation went to Michigan te locate and practice law. With ample re- sources, financially, he has not been un active practitioner at the bar. He has al- weys taken a prominent part in western Michigan political activity, but never as an office-neeker. He was for two years presi- dent of the Michigan League of Republican Clubs, and as such brought the organiza- tion out of a slough to its present place as an important factor in Michigan politics, He has been a thorough student of political problems, is an able orator, and will bring to his new duties a high order of ability Mr. Patton is well known in Grand Rapids social life, is a director of the Pe- ninsular Club, has a charming wife and three children. His appointment is highly satisfactory, and w made possible by in- dorsements of the grade. He will undoubtedly be a candidate for be fore the next ae, Mr. Patton left for Washington yester- day to assume his seat in the Senate. Mr. Patton will find in the Senate at Jeast three of his Yale classmates—Senators Higgins of Delaware, Wolcott of Colorado and Dubois of Idaho. —————_-2. XEY GIVEN NOTICE. He Has Forty-Bight Hours in Which to Abate the Camp Nuisance. The edict has gone forth. Gen. Coxey and his camp of commonwealers have been given forty-eight hours in which to comply with the health regulations. If after that time they fail to s0 comply they will be Proceeded against for maintaining a n sance, under section 11 of the health regula. tions, which reads as follows: Sec. 11. That all water closets and privies connected with any house, building or prem- ises within the District of Columbia, in or upon which people live, or where they con- Sregate or assemble, or any kind of bus. iness is done, kept in a filthy and offensive condition, or from which noisome odors and noxious gases arise. and all water closets located within and being a part of any such house or building not provided with proper sewer traps so as to prevent the return and escape of noxious gases and offensive odors from any public or private sewer connected therewith, are hereby declared nuisances injurious to health; and any person creat- ing, keeping or maintaining such nuisance shall, upon conviction, be fined not less than $ or more than $25 for every such offense. The report of the physicians who made the inspection of the premises, and which was printed in full in The Star, w: re- ferred by the Commissioners to the attorney for the District, with instructions to report as to the method of procedure in disposing of the nuisance. This morning Attorney Thomas submitted his opinion, which was in effect that the place once having been declared a nuisance, the lonecs: could, under the health ordinances, give forty-eight hours’ notice to abate, and fail- = peg eg the health regulations at e end o} it time they could be prose- cuted before the Police Court. It was suggested, among other = that an injunction be asked in a bill equity before the Equity Court, to prevent @ further use of the square, but Attorney Thomas, while he believed such a thing could be done, did not think the exigencies of the case required it. This morning, when the board of Commissioners met, Health Officer Hammett and Major Moore were summoned to the District building, and for over an hour the situation was discussed In all phases. When the health officer left he did so with the order of the Commissioners to abate the nuisance at the Coxey camp, or proceed against those in authority for main- % ing @ nuisance dangerous to health reporter of The Star met Mr. this afte and told him what 4 ing done. He expressed great that the Commissioners should act hastily in the matter, for he believed the square which the army occupied was in as good sanitary condition as any in the District. Only this morning, he stated, a landscape gardener has laid off trenches for d>ain- age purposes, and the water and sewerage facilities had been completed. and were working well. Mr. Coxey stated, however, that the commonwealers were not at ali discouraged, and were not wedded to the present camp, in fact, even then he was on still hunt for new grounds. It was hinted that an effort would be made to get Capitol Park, which is almost at the foot of the Capitol, the great edvan- tage being that the Congressmen could cast a paternal eye over the camp every day. At 2 o'clock this afternoon Health Gfficer Hammett dispatched one of his inspectors to the camp for the purpose of reporting its sanitary condition. When the inspector re- turned his report was to the effect that the place was unsanitary, and the realth off- cer immediately issued a forty-eight-hours Notice directing Mr. Coxey to comply with the health regulation: —.——— DISTRICT GOVERNMENT. B ing Permits. Building permits have been issued as follows: George C. Bloomer, to four brick dwellings, Nos. 1836 12th street and 1202-04. 06 T street northwest; cost $14,000. Mrs, C. Miller, to one brick @welling at 450 H street northwest; cost $5,000. Charles Sic- kles et al., to one frame dwelling on Dover street, Brookland, D. C.; cost $1,200. Dangerous Condition. The dangerous condition of California street northeast between E and F, Ist and 2d, owing to the presence of gas and water pipes in the center of the pavement pro- jecting about two inches above the surface of the pavement, has been commented upon by a citizen residing on that street in a letter to the Commissioners today. Water Service. The Commissioners have been urged to provide a water service along 6th street between I and K streets northeast. Contract Awarded. The Commissioners today awarded the contract for furnishing the District with a new pumping engine and boilers to Nord- burg Manufacturing Co. of Milwaukee, at $29,600. eemeteenioms P. R. Farley, ex-postmaster at Empo: Greensville county, Va., hes been arveced on the charge of setting fire to his house.