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sutional right that no one has assailed; Therefore be it Resolved, That a special committee of , including the chairman of the © m z the chairman « committee on ng and currency, be ap- pointed to heai receive their ly as possible, as they may deem proper, either to the com- mittee on labor or the committee on bank- ing and currency. The resolution was referred to the com- mittee on rules. yuests of the leaders, ns and report as prompt- In Camp Today . The commonweal camp, which Car! Browne has distinguished by the perma- nent name of Camp Tyranny, presented a much fmproved appearance this morning. ‘The entire inclosure had been swept and carts and wagons were removing the last vestige of the piles of garbage ‘hat had ac- cumulated during the many moaths of the square’s use as a dumping ground. Neither Coxey or Browne were present up to 1 o'clock, and no one at the place knew any- thing about the notice served vy the Dis- trict authorities notifying the occupants of the inclosure to move out within forty-eight hours. Browne had ordered a continuance today of the rigid rules regarding the de- parture of commonwealers from the camp ‘which he inaugurated yesterday, and the tes were guarded by watchmen, who scru- the passes of the men who possessed guch papers, and collected admission fees from the bakers’ dozen cf visitors who hap- pened to be attracted to the spot. A count of the noses of the commonwealrs within the inclosure would not have developed the prfence of more than 2m) of Coxsy's de~ juded disciples, and conversation with sev- eral of these showed that discoatent was still on the increase and additional deser- tions would occur. One man named Cohen said a number of Fis friends were going to leave, as they knew the jig was up, and they did not care to be parties to Browne's present plan, which was to refuse to accede to the order of the Commissioners to vacate the prem- ises and to thus compel the arrest of every ran in the camp. Cohen said that none of the real workmen, who had been led into the movement, would submit to such a scheme, as they did not relish being incarcerated as criminals. They had gone far enough in their support of Coxey and Prewne, but had reached the limit of their endurance. He also said that many of the men, however, would rather be arrested than not, for the recent recruits to the army were “the worst set of bums” he ever saw. Shortly before noon thie dirty straw upon which the men kave slept for several nights past was piled up in the center of the camp and burned, and a fresh supply sent for. It had become vermin ridden, and this condition has caused many permanent desertions from camp, while many of the men who remain in camp during the day seek sleeping places outside at night on this account. TO REPEAL THE ACT. Senator Allen today presented a bill to the Senate repealing the act of 1882, under which Mr. Coxey and his associates were arraigned and convicted im the Police Court. The bill, after formally repealing the statute, continues: “Provided that nothing herein contained shall be so con- strued as to prevent the Vice President or Speaker of the House of Representatives from making such rules and regulations for the government of the Capitol building and grounds as will fully protect the same from violence and injury and prevent the obstruction of public business. But they shail not possess or exercise any power calculated in its nature to interfere with the proper. exercise of the constitutional right of citizens of the United States to peacefully assemble on said grounds to petition the government for a redress of their grievances.”” The bill was referred to the committee on the judiciary. a THD PUBLIC PRINTER'S VISITORS. Some of the Changes in the Personnel of the Office. Mx Benedict, the public printer, is a popu- lar man, and is much sought after by public men and others. His line of daily callers rivals the procession that finds ‘ts way to the White House at the beginning of an ad- ministration, although, of course, there difference in the length and in the num- bers. The rush, however, is by no means unprecedented,and no doubt the public prin- ter recalls days in his former administra- tion when it was more difficult for bim to get a chance to transact the business of the office tham at present. He manages to do considerable business, and at the same time receive those who call on him. Today he was practically all through with the tion a little after noon, and about 1 o’clock he went out to luncheon. He is gradually making changes in the personnel of the force. Some of the latest changes are as follows: He has appointed William S. Edmunds cf Indiana foreman of the second division of the document room, to succeed John L. Kennedy of iniiana, re- signed. Mr. Edmunds is not a stranger, as he has been employed in the office for some years. The foreman of the third division of the document room is now Wiillam E. Shields of Ohio, who succeeds Albert Cottle of Massachusetts, resigned. Mr. Shields is well known here in printing circles, and is now serving his second term as »r-sident of the Columbia Typographical Union. Charles M. Weich of Hyattsville, Md., has been appointed chief of the folding room in place of Mr. Penicks, resigned. It is stated that Harold Benedict of New York, a nephew of the public printer, is to be made foreman of the specification room. W. R. Ramsey, who held that position, has re- signed. Mr. Ulrich of Chicago, who was a candi- date for appointment as public priater, has been made foreman of the press room in piace of Mr. Auer, resigned. This change was foreshadowed in The Star. Mr. Ulrich assumed his new duties yesterday. There are rumors in regard to cther changes, but no authcritative statement has been made. —_____- e+-___ AGAINST THE RESOLUTION. Net Advisab! to Declare a Academy Vacancy. An unfavorable report has been made to the House by Representative Money, from the naval affairs committee, on the resolu- tion declaring a vacancy in the Naval Academy for the seventh district of Geor- gia, and requiring that notice of such va- cancy be given to the Representative in Congress from that district. The report says that “the appointment made by the Secretary, which the resolution declares is contrary to law, was made in accordance with the uniform practice of the depart- ment, under what the committee conceive to be a misconstruction of the law. “If appointments made to fill vacanctes, to which no cadet had been nominated by the Representatives of the respective dis- Na tricts, have been made since the appoint- | Ment in questioa, and if it is expedient or Wise to vacate that appointment for the seventh district of Georgia, there is equally strong reason for vacating the twenty- eight subsequent appointments, made un- der like circumstances, by the Secretary There were several others made at the game time by the Secretary for the same Feagon, and these, too, wou @ precedent, just as well be cant.” It is argued that if the resolution we passed the whole service could be examined and some of the brightest oificers affected. The committee reports an amendment t: existing law, which will, it thinks, prevent a@ further continuance of the practice of the making appointments at large to Mil vacancies belonging to certain districts. —— — MENDENHALL DECLINES. if this were declared va- PRO! He Cannot Accept the Presidency of the Ohio University. Prof. T. C. Mendenhall, chief of the coast and geodetic survey, has declined the pres- idency of the Ohio State University, which was offered to him a few days ago by the trustees of that institution. called upon him for a final answer yester- @ay afternoon and Prof. Mendenhall an- nounced to them that he could not see his way clear to leaving the service at this time. In view of the proposed legislation transferring the survey from the Treasury to the Navy Department, ter to stay in should finally d highiy complimented by the honor of the offer, which, he said, he would be glad to accept under different conditiuns. —+ 2+ The Coxey Motion. ‘The papers in the motion for a new trial he thought it bet- He felt im the case of Coxey, Browne and Jones) were not filed in the Police Court this afternoon, as was expected. Lawyer Hy- man is preparing them, and he told a Star reporter this afternoon that he expected to have them ready tomorrow. such recommendations | ‘a|the others had said. The trustees | | Charge Against a Local Mysic Teacher. “APFRAY IN THE RHODES FAMILY Julian's Father Claims That He Shot Him. DENIED BY THE OTHERS Special Dispatch to The Byening Star. HAVERHILL, Mass., May 10.—At 1:50 o'clock this morning a wagon call came | to the police station from the west end, and Officer Donavan and the driver started on |@ long jaunt across the city. Arriving at | Grove street, they found the neat house oc- |cupied by the Rhodes family in a state of |tumult and the neighborhood terribly ex- |elited. It seems that about a half hour | | Previous the neighborhood had been startled | | by three or four rapidly discharged pistol | |shots and a general outcry and uproar. | Upon arriving at the house occupied by the | Rhodes family it was found that the father | was suffering from three gunshot wounds, jand accused his eldest son of being the | author of the same. Father and son belong in Washington, D.C. The son and other members of the family declared that the wounds were self-infiicted. The officers, after searching the premises | for bullet marks, and close questioning, took |the father and son into custody on charge |of disturbing the peace, as the police saw nothing of the affair themselves. Before Judge Carter today Capt. Rhodes | told his story as follows “I came hom2 from Boston last night, and took a hack to my home, on Grove street, arriving shortly after 1 o'clock. | I had a trunk and a grip, containing some | things of my own and some of iny wife's. | 1_asked her to come down and take her things out. Then we had some words, and my wife, who had come down stairs, ran back, and my son with her. He stood at the top and I at the foot, and then he tired four shots at me with a revolver.” Why his son shot him Capt. Rhodes did not know. James Donahue, a neighbor, said he was aroused by cries of “murder,” and found Capt. Rhodes, who said his son had shot him. Julian Rhodes, the Washington music teacher and storekeeper, said he had come on a visit, the first in fifteen years. “I was sleeping in the front room. Father had come home on a midnight train, he had been ordered not to come where mother was. He went to her room and started the row. He and I were at enmity and I was afraid of my life. My sister had more pres- ence of mind than f, and asked father to leave the house. He refused, and then we had it hot and heavy. The room was dark, and the first thing I knew he had fired four shots from a revolver. I knew he had | said that he would shoot both Mrs. Rhodes | and himself if she left him, and I supposed | this was the carrying out of his threat. My mother rushed upstairs followed by my father and my sister went after them, “Mother shut he and went arou: *hrough another and down stairs before she was seen Dy father. I at- tempted to follow and fell the entire length. Then we all left the house. My father was | with us, but behind. There was a scrim- | mage and I ran for help and first met Mr. Stevens.” Young Rhodes then told how he had been left by his father, with his whereabouts un- known to the rest of his folks,and had been | recently located in Washington, where he is a teacher of music. Mrs. J. D. Rhodes took the stand. She was faint and had to be taken from the court room several times and revived. She talked with difficulty, but what she said was to the point. Her story was similar to that of Julian's. Capt. Rhodes’ daughter Jennie told a com- plete story of the affair, substantially as | “I was holding my mother and trying to calm her, when I heard the report of the revolver. I could see distinctly that it was in my father's | hand, and I knew at once that he was at- | tempting to carry out a threat which he | had often made.” The judge reviewed the case, which was terribly mixed up, and decided that he could only discharge the defendant, and as no warrant had been sworn out for Capt. Rhodes he was also discharged. Mrs. Rhodes at this point stgted that she and her children lived in fear of their lives, and asked protection. lee AFTER THE TRAIN STEALERS. The Track Torn Up—They Will Be Penned Up. ABILENE, Kan., May 10.—Attorney Gen- eral Waggener, with U. S. deputy marshals, left Satina on a special train about 11 o'clock to capture the Coxeyites. MARQUETTE, Kan. May 10.—Supt. Shankland ordered rails to be torn up just | east of Scott City. The track will not be ebstrueted beyond there. The scheme is | to pen the commonwealers up between two obstructions. —_——_—_ CACERES CHOSEN PRESIDENT. Result of the Blection in Peru. BUENOS AYRES, May 10.—Ex-President Caceres has been elected president of Peru. jo Official Advices. No official news has been received here of Peru, but no doubt is entertained that such has been the outcome of the elections. Be- fore the sudden death of the late President Bermudez, Caceres had announced his can- didacy for the presidency. When the second vice president, Borgono, succeeded to the presidential office, having practically deposed Solar, the first vice pres- ident, it was the common belief that this was only a step toward the realization of Caceres’ desire. Recent advices to the State Department, however, indicate the existence of a formid- able opposition party, finding its leaders in | the house of representatives, that may yet cause serious trouble, and therefore the U. S. S. Charleston sailed this morning from Montevideo for Callao, Peru, to be on hand and watch American interests. — REPULSED BY “INDUSTRIALS.” TACOMA, Wash., May 10.—A fight took place at North Yakamia last night between United Stat2s marshals and the industrials. Deputy Marshals Chidester and Jollick of | Tacoma were shot, the first-named in the |leg and the latter through the bowels. Tweaty snots were fired in the melee. Sav- . Weaver and McAdee, all Seattle citi- received flesh wounds from revolver \si . | “Buck,” a Seattle Coxeyite, who was the | leader of the crowd, had two fingers broken | with a club. Great excitement prevails at | Yakamia. The fight was the result of a de- | termination on the part of Coxeyites to not | leave a train, which had been held up there |since 10 o'clock. The deputies determined | to take the train. The industrials swarmed |over the train and outnumbered the mar- shals. The latter gave up after two at- tempts to oust the army, and steamed back to Yakamia, two miles from the scene of | the scuffle. KANSAS CITY, Mo., May 10.—The train dispatchers of the Missouri Pacific in Kan- | sas City, Kan., at 3 a. m. informed the Associated Press that the commonweal stolen train was on a side track at Chev- | ington, Colo., and that the contingent was in camp there for the night. —_.___ KILLED IN A COLLISION, Fatal Di ter on a Railway in W consin. MILWAUKEE, May Eau Claire, Wis., | sin says: A head-end collision occurred between a Passenger train from Minneapolis, due her at 1 10.—A special from to the Evening Wiscon- and a freight train, near ction. The trains were run- | ning slowly, approaching a bridge. Several | ported injured, while the ex- | messenger and mail clerk were kilied ht. The fireman had both legs cut off, and | died soon after. ee iin His Will Filed. The will of the late August Douglas, leav- ing everything to his widow, and making = executrix, without bonds, was filed to- ve LATE NEWS BY WIRE, | SENATOR MILLS’ POSITION Opinions Differ as to His Vote on the Tariff Bill. Some Think That He Will Swallow the Specific Duties and Others Are Rather Doubtful. The tariff leaderg on the democratic side of the Senate chamber are divided in opin- jon as to what course Senator Mills will pursue in voting on the amendments chang- ing from ad valorem to specific duties. Some of them express the opinion that when the voting test shall come ‘he will stand with the finance committee™in ac- cordance with the instructions of the Iate democratic caucus, notwithstanding his speech of yesterday. They appreciate, however, that this question is one very near Mr. Mills’ heart, and that if he does pport the committee on the amendments it will be at the sacrifice of strong» per- sonal conviction. re 4 The changes from specific to ad valorem duties originally made by the Senate ‘com- mittee were mede largely at the instance of the Senator from Texas while serving as a member of the subcommittee in the | absence of Mr. McPherson. | It is an open secret that at the beginning | of the committee's deliberations he pre- | sented a complete substitute for the House bill, modeled upon the old Walker tariff, and providing for ad valorem duties alone: that he surrendered to the will of the ma- jority only after ccnsiderable pressure, and that the numerous changes in the system as made by the committee in the bill first re- ported to the Senate were made in response to his importunities. Effect of His Detection. Other democratic Senators take the oppo- site view as to the probabilities of the Sen- ator’s vote on the changes in system, but they do not consider that if he should re- fuse to vote for the amendments the defec- tion would be serious, for they would ex- pect to gain a large vote from the republi can side favorable to the specific chang and as Mr. Mills has pledged himself to vote for the bill, even though the specific duties may be retained, they feel that there is no reason for apprehension as to the result. There is, of course, a slight element of doubt as to what the republicans. may do, as there has been some talk to the effect that they may decline to vote for any amendments, whether under other circum- stances they would favor or oppose’ them. % EetrareGT aes. re CHAIRMAN WILSON RETURNS, Bat He is Not Quite Ready te Take Up Congressional Work. Representative William L. Wilson, chair- man of the ways and means committee, returned to Washington today, after his two months’ quest of health in Mexico and the south. He is tanned from exposure, and shows the good effects of roughing it on southern fields and streams. He has thrown off the effects of the strain in con- ducting the tariff bill in the House, and while not yet in robust health, is greatly improved from the condition he was in shortly after leaving here. As yet he has given no attention to the Senate tariff bill, and his return to tariff work will be gradual, as it js appreciated that another attack, such as was put on him last winter, would prove dangerous. He leaves tonight for his home in West Virginia. He will then return to Washing- ton and take up congressional work, £0 as to be ready to take charge of the tariff bill when it returns to the House. | American Ticket Brokers’ Mr. Wilson did not come to the House while it was in session, but remained at his home, where a number of tariff leaders | called on him. A gentleman very near to him said that the alleged interviews with Mr. Wilson dur-| ing-his visit to Louisiana, committing him | to a sugar duty, were fabrications. Mr. | Wilson expressed no such views and he| tells his: friends that the Louisiana people | had the good taste to refrain from solicit- | ing htm on the sugar question while he} was among them. Mr. Wilson says he has not been able to | keep abreast of the tariff bill since it left the Howse, so that he is not in a position to express an opinion on the changes that have been made or the present status, or of the prospective action of Congress. He has not even seen tl Ae or more amendments submitted to thé Senate on Tuesday. Mr. Wilson says he was most cordially re- ceived in the southern cities he visited, and | nowhere more than in Louisiana. He saw their new salt industry and went over sugar plantations and among the sugar planters and dealers. As to the ultimate success of a tariff reform bill Mr. Wilson says he has an abiding faith. He says the work will be done by the present Congress, and that any delays or seeming obstacles now en. counterd are to be expected in the forma- tion of @ great national policy. ————__-e-- DISTRICT IN CONGRESS, ‘call upon that Congress for assistance made FAVOR LOW FARES Second Day’s Session of the Ticket Brokers’ Convention. REPORT OF THE. EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE ——_.— Review of Hostile Legislation and | Recommendations Submitted. BS SES aE ane HOT FIGHT OVER OFFICES When President Guinzburg called the sec- ond day’s session of the convention of the Aszociition to order at the National Hotel this, morning there were not more than a dozen membera present, and it~was three-quarters of an hour before a quorum cpuld be secured & the transaction: of business. The absegt members were nearly all scattered about the hotel, but‘they had other fish to fry thah the smalf ones contained in the pre- liminary report of the executive committee, which was underlined for consideration dur- ing the morning hours. They were election- eering in behalf of the various candidstes for the offices within the gift of the asso- ciation, which will be distributed this efter. noon, and no speakership contest was ever waged with greater vigor or anxisty than that going on over the presidency of the as- sociation. The leading candidates for presi- dent are H. C. Meader of Cincinnati, I. Frank of New York, while C. H. Gentry of Chicago has not an altogether unimportant following. The fight between the friends of H. A. Guin: Frank and Meader was being pushed with steady earnestness all the morning, and, tly, not more than twenty-f listened to the appeals read to thi convention which had been taken from various decisions of the executive commit- tee by members who were dissatisfied with the findings of that body. These appeals grew out of the settlement by the commit- tee of misunderstandings arising between various members of the association over the exchange of tickets, and disputes about the rebates. Queer Brokerage in Butte. One case, however, which was somewhat out of the general run and quite ineresting was that of D. Goldberg of Butte, Mont., who was charged with A. Pincus, also cf Butte, with violating a provision of the con- stitution which declares that no member of the association shall have any business transaction with any broker not a member of the association, or with a member who has been suspended. The report of the com- mittee showed that D. Goldberg was really in partnership with A. Goldberg, his broth- er, who was a member of a rival brokers’ association, and that they worked together nd divided the profits. D. Goldberg had been fined heretofore five hundred and fifty dollars for similar offenses, which he had paid, and the convention unanimously re- jected his appeal and decided that he xhould pay a further sum of two hundred dollars in accordance with the findings of the ex- ecutive committee, Report of the Executive Committee. After numerous appeals had been acted upon jand the executive, committee upheld by the convention in every instance, Chair- man Gustav Lansing of the executive com- mittee presented the report of that body, which was largely devoted to the considera- tion of the hostile legislation through which the association bas so far success- fully passed. “Until recent years,” it said, “legislation to destroy the business of the ticket broker had been confined to states and municipal- ities when the aid of the Ffty-first Con- gress was sought. Every member knows of the defeat of the measure following the | by the railroads, and a like outcome fol- | Congress by several railroads and traffic The Court of Appeals. the election of Gen. Caceres as president of |” Senator Mitchell, from the committee on the judiciary, has reported favorably the bill relating to the clerk's office of the Court of Appeals of the District of Colum- bia. The bill is amended by striking out the provision for clerical assistance in the | clerk's office, and the provision is restricted | to an allowance for necessary expenditures in the conduct of his office, not exceeding $500. The sum fixed by the bill as intro- duced was $2,000, Government Printing Office Employes. Mr. Black of Georgia has introduced the; following resolution in the House: “That the committee on printing be di- | Tected to inquire and report to the House hgqw many employes there are in the public printing department, from what states they come and what reduction can be made in the number of said employes without detri- ment to the public service.” ‘The resolution was referred to the com- mittee on rules. The Free Library Bill. Mr. Mills, chairman of the Senate com- mittee on libraries, today introduced in the Senate a bill providing for a frée ‘Ibrary for the city of Washington. The’ bill ‘is similar to that recently recommended by | the local board of trade and also that in- troduced in the House by Representative Heard. At Mr. Mills’ request the bill was referred to the committee on the District of Columbia. 5 j Thanks of the Statistical Soctety:: Senator Frye today presented resoliitions / recently adopted by the National Statistical’, Association, thanking Senatot Morgé&m and! Representative McCreary, chairmen df ‘the } ecmmittees on foreign relations ’in the | Senate and House, for their efforts “to re- form, improve and remove from political, party appointment and influence the con sular service of the United States.” Marringe Returns, The Star's exposure of the lax methods of ministers in returning records of marriages has already borne good fruit. Mr. Rich- ardson of Tennessee, who read The Star article, has introduced a bill in the House providing that all persons who are authoriz- ed by law to solemnize the high rites of marriage in the District are directed to make returns to the clerk's office of the Su- preme Court of the District of any mar- riage service performed by them within thirty days from the date of the ceremony, A failure to make such return shall subject the person performing the service to a fine | of $100 for each offense upon conviction in the Police Court. The bill was referred to the District committee. ——_—___—__-o-_+_—_ NO ATTACK WAS MADE. No Prospect of Trouble at the Ala-| bama Mines Stockade. BIRMINGHAM, Ala., May 10.—The sit-| uation in the mining district today is one) of quietness. Last night the militia was! put under arms in anticipation of an at-| tack on the Pratt mines stockades, as| armed men were seen | lurking near the stockade at midnight. The militia was dismissed, an investigation having shown all to be quiet, with no immediate proba- bility of trouble. A strong force of guards was on duty all night at the Pratt mines, but no attack was made. Lieut. J. B. Erwin of the United States army, in charge of the Alabama military, ts here as representative of Gov. Jones, and will watch developments. ee Senator Patton Sworn in. Senator Patton of Michigan was sworn in at the Senate at 2:40 p.m. today. | broker at the came tim [ed, and the traffic in tickets is conducted | the committee reports progress and activity lowed a similar call upon the Fifty-second trests combined. In the year 1893 thirteen states were urged to enact laws that would have swept away competition in the pa: senger traffic in those states, and the ticket In three states two railroad lines were successful in hav- ing passed the bills they advocated. The rulings of the courts, however, upon the law in those states, Minnesota, Texas and Montana, leave the ticket broker unmolest- as openly as in Pennsylvania, where these statute books were first dishonored in 1863 by this pernicious act, originally entitled, ‘An act to prevent frauds upon unsuspect- ing travelers.’ The rature of all these laws is well known. They nullify a citi- zen’s right to dispose of his property when and where he will, compelling him to sell it to the railroad only, and at the railroad’s Price and exclusive profit, if any. In Chi- cago immediate discharge followed the ar- raignment of several members in that city under a law passed in 1875.’ Joint Prosecutions Recommended. The report stated that the services of the American Ticket Brokers’ Association, col- lectively and individually, are recognized factors in the apprehension and conviction | of forgers and others charged with the un- authorized printing of tickets, Railroad corporations are slow to adopt the plan of joint prosecution in cases of fraud, which works successfully and inexpeusively and is @ great advantage. Such a system, if faith. fully carried out, and with the co-operation of every respectable ticket broker, declares the gommittee, would soon rid the country of these culprits, and the hope is expressed that int prosecution of such offenders or something similar to it may be procured in the near future. After discussing questions 6f Ideal divisions of the association and the stan@jng as well as the time limit within which tickets bid for by one member of the association from another shall be delivered, among the members of the association, and looks forward with much gratification to the continuance of these excellent char- acteristics. Outlook for the Offices. At the conclusion of the reading of the re- port recess was taken, and at this after- noon’s session the election of officers will occur. About the only position over which there is no contest is that of the secretary, W. P. Carter, whose performance of his duties has been of such a character in the past years that any one who even so much as suggested the appointment of a successor to him would be drummed out of the asso- ciation. It is believed that Col. Guinzburg, the retiring president, and Mr. Georg . Me- Kenzie of Chicago will be made meimbers of the executive committee, and that Mr, Hien. Wasserman of St. Louis will be chosen first vice president. Additional members who registered today were Hen. Wasserman, St. Louis; E. C. Poage, Cin- cinnati; O. G. Case, Toledo; W. 8, Jones, Buffalo; H. H. Karprovriez, Wilmington, N. Louis L, Smith, Terre Haute; W. Hanwood, Richmond, Va.; George A. Orr, Pittsburg, Pa.; V. C. Ward, Columbus, Ohio; Barrett, Jamestown, N. Y.; G. G. Beekman, Boston; Harry J. Tierney, Bay City; Samuel H. Crook, Atlanta, and W. F. Ball, Richmond, Va. ——_ An Assignment. An assignment for the benefit of his cred- itors was made today by James H. Lew! who conducts a planing mill at 468 Mary- land avenue southwest, to Wm. E. Smith. The assets, inciuding stock at $1,138.50, are and the liabilities are placed at Among the creditors are Harry note, $700; workmen, $648.46, and the Tonawanda (N.Y.) Lumber Company, note, $200. The others are for small amounts. -1894—TWELVE PAGES. IT MAY BE KILLED Fears for the Fate of the Comvromise Tariff Bill. The Situation in the Semate More ‘Threatening Than at Any Other Time. The situation is now more threatening to tariff legislation by this Congress than it has been et any time before since the subject was taken up. It is extremely probable that there will be-an early vote on the bill in the Senate, but it is very far from certain that the result of this vote will not be the death of the measure. After all the trading that has been done, and the compromisi: urrenders that have pears to be weaker re. been made, the bill ay in the Senate than befo! Republicans Have Hopes. For several weeks the republicans ‘have not entertained the-hope that they might kill the bill, and they have felt that they «would have to let the bill go through after emphasizing their protest, Now they are very hopeful that when the vote is taken the bill will be defeated, and ‘most of them are willing that the vote should be taken very soon. Mill Will Fight in Earnest. That Mr. Hill is going to make his fight against the bill in earnest there can be no doubt. That alone would not be enough to endanger the measure, but there are in- timations of opposition from the demo- cratic side which has not yet been dis- closed. The authors of the compromise are themselves said to be very anxious. No Fear of Frie Traders. There is no fear that the bill will be de- feated by the free traders who are dis- satisfied with the compromise. The trouble seems to be that the compromise has not been successful in getting all the support for the bill that was expected. There are still men who will not commit themselves, and it is suspected that the blicans are better informed as to the tentions of these men than are the democrats. ge DISTRICT GOVERNMENT. He Protests. In a letter to the Commissioners this morning Mr. O. F. Smith of 1800 T street northwest enters a protest against the granting of a permit to hold picnics at the bark located corner of Florida avenue and 18th street northwest. The park is used for picnic purposes by @# large majority of the colored people of that section, and after the affair is over they lounge on the street and use boisterous until a late hour, thus disturbing the citizens in the imme- diate vicinity. Police Appointment. The Commissioners have appointed C. W. Ricketts a member of the police force, vice J. H. Steep, resigned. Building Permits, The building permits issued today were as follows: The Chris Heurich Brewery Com- pany, three brick buildings for a brewery plant on D and Water streets, 25th and 26th streets northwest; cost, $200,000. G.W. Mer- rill, one brick dwelling at 454 New York avenue northwest; cost, $200. H. H. Jaco! one brick dwelling at 937 R street — West; cost, $4,500. E. T. Simpson, one brick dwelling at 3410 N street northwest; cost, $6,000. Wm. F. Luckett, one brick dwelling at 1419 Rhode Island west; cost, $12,000, P. dwellings, Nos. 424 and 426 W! street; cost, $1,200, The Suburban Railway. House bill 6816, to amend the charter of the District of Columbia Suburban Railway Company, was the subject of @ public hear- ing before the Commissioners this after- noon, —_——__. HAS DISAPPEARED. James Garland, a Well-Known Color- ed Man, Can’t Be Found. where his wife has a small store. He had & shoe shop at No. 305 G street southwest. Why the man should have Goat owen! is @ puzzle. He was a man of reputa. tion and correct habits. He was good business at his shop, and his home was by no means unhappy. Garland was a being treasurer of Mt. Zion Baptist Church. Last Monday, the day of his disappearance, he turned the funds to the pastor. Since then nothing has heard of him, although his family and friends have made every effort to ascertain his whereabouts. — en The Ainsworth Case. It is understood that the demurrer filed by Col. Fred C. sworth to the indictment recently ret against him in can rection with the Ford’s Theater disaster of the 9th of June last will be argued tomorrow. The ii Mau. arguments will probably be made before! Phils and the case were also made before Judge Me- Comas, but his decision sustaining them was reversed by the Court of Appeals. Should Judge McComas dismiss the demurrer to the present indictment, and District Attorney Birney Is confident that it will be the Court of Appeals will hardly hear an appeal jn the matter, until after there has been a trial by jury of the case, and a con- viction; provided, of course, there should be @ conviction. For the court, in its opinion Quashing the previous indictments, intimat- ed that it would not again hear an Comas 4 the phy indictment to be good, an early trial of the case will, it is understood, surely follow. ———_—_ Chinese Registration by States, Commissioner Miller of the internal reve- nue bureau today made public the results of the registration of Chinese under the ex- clusion acts, the term of which expired on the 3d instant. The following table gives the number registered by states or internal revenue districts: Alabama, 41; Arkansas, 87; California and Nevada, 67,977; Colorado and Wyoming, 1,580; Connecticut and Rhode Island, 570; Florida, 100; Georgia, 185; Ii- nois, 1,872; Indiana, 113; Iowa, 10! and Oklahoma, 121; Kentucky, 36; ana and Mississippi, 666; ware and the District of Columbia, 709; Massachusetts, 2,135; Michigan, 128; Minne- sota, 91; Missouri, 558; Monta: Utah, 4,669; Nebraska, South ‘kota and North Dakota, 407; New Hampshire, Ver- mont and Maine, 176; New Jersey, 681; New ‘ork, 6,247; mn and Mexico and ee — a 885; Pennsylvania, 1,784; Went Virginia, 267 wis: 1,021; Vi , 111; West i 10 fe total Chi. ma population by the census of 1890 was 107,485. — The Garbage Question. Garbage complaints are coming, during this warm weather, in bundles, and a dozen new file boxes have been purchased by the secretary of the Commissioners in which to file them. Some time ago the Commissioners inti- mated that they would consider ways and means of disposing of the garbage, and this brought several new concerns, which desired an rtunity to test the efficiency of their Duepective ystems. While at least two of these systems presented are satis- factory in their mn, the' Commission- ers can do nothing toward granting them a contract unless it meets with the aj val of the House District committee, which, it is hoped, will recommend an appropriation. This morning another system known as the Anderson crematory of Chicago, was discussed and its representative requested to submit a proposal to do the work. —__ To Vaccinate Prisoners. Warden Leonard of the District jail this morning received directions from Health Officer Hammett to vaccinate the inmates of the prison, and the warden will at once have his charges and the prison officials vaccinated. There are now about 300 pris- oners in the jail, but there is no sickness prevailing. < The corner stone of the M. §& Chur: College at Rome, Italy, was’ yes Ambassador MacVeagh being present. FINANCE AND TRADE Bears Use Prospective Gold Ship- ments as an Argument. SPECULATORS LEAN 70 HIGHER PRICES Sugar Makes a Gain of Over Two Per Cent. GENERAL MARKET REPORTS Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. NEW YORK, May 10.—Rumors of large gold shipments at the close of the week and the continued demoralization in west- ern railroad rates did not prevent today market from taking on a decidedly firm tone. Opening figures were about on a parity with last night's closing, and worked higher on later trading. London opened off in consequence of the unsatisfactory situa- tion in the south and west and the delay in closing the tariff debate. There were few ‘mportant news items, and traders were invvntive, as is usual in such emergencies. The continued scarcity in the supply of floating stock resulted in a covering move- ment during the second hour, in which prices were materially improved. e advantage, but as they have lately been the sellers of stocks it is not unlikely that the week will close with a rally at their expense. In the industrial group Sugar was again well to the front and gained 2 1-4 per cent on a series of steady gains. Washington advices are again more in sympathy with the demands of this company, ities for manipulation are too courage extensive = * 2 ‘ational Lead gained 1 1-8 cent on geod bu; ; and some covering of shorts. seeping sae 7-8 per cent it sharply ft net gain of 1-2 per cent. Lig Chicago Gas was improved 7-8 per cent to 5 8-8 on a small volume of business. The quo warranto proceedings have been trans- ferred a the legen yd and cannot ccme up for t until sometime in July. Traders bid up the as the lt of oar price result o! ‘The market for sterling and continental bills was somewhat easier this great to en- \perticularly for short bills. The Sonead from remitters shows signs of . Foreign houses were sellers of securities for European account, but did not come into the market us buyers of bills against such jes. Brcinny snows ae to FP! by Satur- steamers pro! be in the neightorhood of $3,000,000. market held well during closing hour, in many instances the best figures of the day were recorded during period. Sugar became active and advanced under & spirited demand from . The reg- held well at the advance of the cay = but was less active. A more opeful feeling prevatled and the short interest aopeees oo symp- toms of nervousness. Final figures net gains for the day. —— FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL, the lowest and close, ot a stock market today, ast oy Conon Jong J New yt exchange. 4 af “ig 109: x ay 1636 ater bid. Water stock ¥ #9} F sicily BEEREES i B HUE TEE pein shetigitens? 29045 i M i! * ff i : iy i g 5 bid, 120 asked. Columbia Title, 7 | Ww on Title, & bid, Ty “fiephone Penney! and - Ww Carriage, 38 bid, “30 asked wien 1B asked Greet Palio Ta nes eae 10 ea | Bull Run Panorama, 16 hid.’ Norfolk and Wasting. bid. Lincole Hall, 80 bid. “Inres. jullding, 100 asked. ——_—. Baltimore Markets. BALTIMORE, M4., May 10.—Fiour dull and un- 24,768 shipment sales. 100 barrels. Wheat duli- spet, hong Set, ae asa a ey July, 3 5 steamer No. red 56 receipt, Tel but the facil- | operations on the long | i | tion gran: unchanged. Butter steady — freamery, Tras; do. imitation, 1315; de. iatic, 12814; good indie, ell: stare packed, Tas. steady—“Tresh, 10. Cheese stendy. apd ——_ Chicago Grain and Provision Markeds. Reported by Bilsby & Co. Bankers and Brokers: CAGO, May 10, inva E! Re eg 3. & EF & aS 25 re] 2 12 ua 2S 2S 122 70 » 1.80 108 OS T05 712 712 Ta 625 635) 655 622 637 4 6. ——__ LYING IN BLACK RUINS. Damage and Destruction Caused at Norway, Me. NORWAY, Me., Mey 10.—When the bright morning sun rose over this town today it revealed & scene of devastation and ruin which has not been equaled in many years. Almost half of the buildings of what was yetterday a thriving town of 3,000 inhabi- tants were blackened rutns and scores of pecple were without @ roof to shelter them. Cummings & Sons’ furniture factory, Where the fire started, was located in the rear of the opera house on Main street, and from this point along the west side of the | street for three-quarters of a mile charred | timbers and blackened brick mark the path | of the conflagration. Half way down Main | street the fire spread to the east and west and burned almost to the outskirts of che | town. In all, over seventy buildings, large | 8nd small, have been laid low, a large num- ber of dwelling houses cluded. The burned part of the town is in a small |Terderei homeless by the fire spent the night in the two hotels which were saved, and in the houses on the hilisides, but some were sheltered by tents, which were raised on the plains just outside of the town, i @ large quantity of property was en. All night the members of company B of the N. G. of S. M., under command of Maj. E. F. Smith, patrolled the burned district and watched the property which was piled in the streets and just outside the town Last night it was reported that several had been killed during the fire and that oth- ers were missing, but as far as cun be learned this morning there were go fatali- tes. Rev. Mr. Rideout of the Congrega- tional Church had his shoulder broken while fighting the fire, and Wm. Bixby and Hi- bridge Walker, firemen, were injured falling from ladders, but it is not believed that their injuries are serious. Bixby was | car a line of hose to the third story | of a building when he fell. He was at first thought dead, but recovered and continued to work on the fire. After the big fre was under control and almost out, early this morning, another fire broke out in the western part of the town and destroyed the house of Jesse Sylvesier This fire was the work of incendiaries, who also fired the store of Noyes and Andrews and the residence of Abner Keen. They hoped to attract the attention of the militia from the goods in the streets and secure some of the property. It is stated today by the insurance that the total loss will be $239,000 and insurance $139,000, The fire is supposed to have originated from an overheated furnace in Cummings’ factory. ———_—_ CAPITOL TOPICS. men the ‘The Russian Thistle Bilis. All the bills for the extermination of the Russian thistle that have been pen@ing in the House committee on agriculture have been reported adversely to the House. Rep- resentative Baker of New Hampshire made the report accompanying the bills, in the course of which he says the extermination of the thistle is certain “if each farmer on bis own lands will give sufficient care and attention to the destruction of these weeds before they mature, and if the state and jocal authorities will combine to destroy it in the same way on highways and lands in private ownership. a For a New Orleans Post Office Build- ing. Representative Meyer (La) has introduced @ bill for a new post office at New Orleans at a limit of cost of $2,000,000. Pension Bills. Representative Bynum (ind) has intro- duced a bill by request for pensions at the Tate of one cent per day for each Gay of troduced a bill to prevent fraudulent deal- ings in bogus jewelry. It provides that the word “plated” shall be used with other marks and devices to show the real charac- ter of jewelry. New Public Buildings. | The House committee on public buildings and grounds has agreed to report bills for | public buildings at the following-named | Cumberland, Md.; Newport News, Va; | Altoona and Pottsville, Pa; Helena, Mont.; | Winston-Salem, N. C.; Boise City, Ida., |end Brunswick, Ga.; also the joint resolu- to the state courts sitting in Baltimore to occupy the United | States court house for a period of five years. | To Insue an American Register. Representative Berry of Kentucky has irtroduced a bill ameading existing law so a8 to provide for the issue of a register for |@ foreign built vessel when wrecked and urchased and repaired by a citizen of the Snited States, if proof is shown that the repairs thereon are equal to three-fourths epaired. of its cost when so 1 For a Currency Commission. Representative Coombs today introduced @ bill for a currency commission,to be com- pcsed of fifteen persons, not more than seven to be bankers, and not less then two from each of the five geographical divisions | of the country. The commission is to inves- | tigste the currency question and report to | Corgress next December. = A COOL-HEADED He Averts Danger From a Lively Raa- away Team. . The runaway team attached to @ heavy brick wagon created much excitement on the avenue this afternoon between 2 and 8 o'clock, and only the coolness and nerve | of the muscular negro who was driving the frightened animals prevented the destruc- tion of several light vehicles, and probable | damage to life and limb of their occupants |The team was returning to the brick yard empty, when the horses, two of which were at the pole, and one in the lead, suddeniy started at a dead run down Pennsylvania }avenue. The driver rose to his feet in the | Wagon, and for a few moments played the | part of a black Ben Hur for the edification of the excited throngs along the avenue. He guided the maddened animals in and out among the approaching vehicles, whose drivers were startled into helplessness by | the destruction that seemed to be bearing down upon them. As the horses fiew past 12th street the |@river saw an opportunity for stopping them. At one place along the avenue front of the new city post office site a telegraph Pole stands within three and one-half or four feet of the fence that incloses the | Square. The negro tugged at the reins and | guided the leader of his team between the | Post and the fence. That settled the run- | @way. The horses were all thrown down, | but no injury was inflicted upon them, and in a few minutes the team and its uncon- cerned driver went quietly off toward South ‘ashington. —— A New Brewing Plant. | A permit was granted by the building tn- |spector to the Chris. Heurich Brewery ‘Company to erect a brewing plant, com- | prising three large buildings, one #1 feet by | 20y 1-2 feet, seven stories high, with an ele- vation of 186 feet, constructea entirely with | fire-proof material; the second butlding 60 | feet by 72 feet, two stories high, and the | third butiding 66 feet by 7 feet, tw bushels; stock, 525,461 bisbels: sales, 37,000 ai- | Righ, at & total cost of $200,000. C.F. Tier els—miliing wheat by sample. ‘boners, Corn dull ney of New York ts the architect. The witea esetne bid; Jaly, 44 building will be done under the direction of mi 14 bushel company. 16,000 bushels: stock, 201,870 bushels: oe here, by sample. 4515046; do. on ae grade. bid. its steady—-No. 2 white west. | Range of the Thermometer. ern, 48 bid; No. 2 mized western, 40041——receipis, Bre quiet 4,800 bushels: stock. 12.208 to choles timothy, its very dull, unchanged. 10,600 busbels; stock, 6,150 bushel No. 2. S7a58— a eady. bushels. Hay ot $14.500$15.00. Grain fre! | ‘The following were the readings of the thermometer at the weather bureau tod: sam. @, 2p. m, 78; min- imum, 6

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