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country and in the sole interests of lators. He accordingly offered an amend- ment defining his views and proposing to strike out the paragraph providing for the publication of monthly crop reports. On this question the vote resulted 28 yeas to 76 nays. Mr. Marsh made the point of no quorum and tellers were appointed. A quorum was finally secured and the amendment was lost—45—137. Other Amendments. An amendment offered by Mr. Ray (N. ¥.), and agreed to, provides that samples of food, drugs, liquors for examination as to adulterations might be obtained from such sources and persons as the Secretary of Agriculture might think proper instead of from consumers aicne. Mr. Wilson (Wash.) offered an amend- ment appropriating $s to enable the sec- retary of Agriculture to continue experi- ments in the production of hemp and flax in the state of Washington. It was agreed to. Mr. Pickler (S. D.) endeavored to secure an appropriation of $50,000 for another edition of the special report on diseases of the horse, but it was ruled out on a point of order. ~———_ --+e+______ DISTRICT IN CONGRESS. _Action of the House Committee on the Traction Company's Bill. The House District committee today re- eelved the report of the subcommittee upon the modifications to be made in the form of the Washington Traction Company's bill. ‘This is the bill to authorize the construc- tion of the 17th street electric railroad. The subcommittee recommended the inser- tion of a provision that unless the road shall be finished within a stipulated time the charter shall be forfeited, together with the $2,000 required to be deposited with the Commissioners. The form furnished by the Commissioners only required the for- feiture of $2,000, and the committee held that under this clause the company could hold a perpetual charter without building the road, merely by the payment of $2,000. The subcommittee also recommended a requirement that 10 per cent of the stock be paid in at the time of subscription and 60 per cent within twelve months, and the capitalization and bonding of the road shall not exceed the cost of it. These recymmendations were concurred im by the full committee, and the motion to report the bill favorably to the House will be voted upon next Wednesday. The committee authorized a favorable re- Port on the bill to close the alley in the rear of Gonzaga College and vest the title ta the college. A School Deficiency. The House committee on appropriations has received a communication from the District Commissioners submitting an esti- mate of a deficiency appropriation of $1,500, occurring during the current fiscal year on @ccount of contingent expenses of public schools. Relief for Heirs of Elizabeth Towns- end. Senator Teller today secured the passage by the Senate of the House bill for the re- Hef of the heirs and creditors of the late Elizabeth Townsend from the operation of the law relative to the holding of property by aliens. The Senate unanimously passed ®@ similar bill a few ays ago. Street Railway Transfers. Chairman Heard proposes at an early date to call up in the District committee the bill to confer upon the Commissioners the authority to regulate street railway transfers. This a copy of a bill now pend- ing in the Senate. The committee desires to furnish a law for the regulation of the transfer system in a manner which wiil subserve the accommodation of the people. ‘The bill provides that fares on street rail ways shall not exceed 5 cents. It is possi- bie that a provision may be inserted that a 5-cent fare shall apply where a transfer is to be given, but that on through rides the fare shall be at the rate of six tickets for 25 cents. This matter of detail will be considered by the committee when the bill is taken up. CAPITOL TOPICS. History of the State Department. Senator Butler, from the committee on fcreign relations, today favorably reported the amendment to the diplomatic appropria- tom bill heretofore introduced by himself, appropriating $5,000 for the purchase of a cbronological history of the Department of State and of the foreign relations of the government from September 5, 1774, to July 1, 1885, prepared by John H. Hosweil, ebief of the bureau of indexes and archives in the State Department. ‘The Virginius Award. Senator Turpie, from the committee on foreign relations, today reported favorably the bill, which has been before that commit- tee since February jast, providing for the accretions of the Virginius indemnity fund. The bill directs the distribution of this sum among persons who have already substantiated their right to participate in it. Navy Medical Directors. Senator Cameron today introduced a bill providing that all medical directors of the United States navy, irrespective of the grade held by them at the time of retire- ment, who have been retired with the rela~ tive rank of commodore, at the age of sixty-two years, shall receive from the date of appointment the same rate of pay provided for medical Gtrectors retired from the active list of the navy. To Investigate the Immigration Laws. The resolution of Representative Bar- tholdt of Missour? calling upon the Secre- tary of the Treasury for information re- garding the enforcement of contract labor} laws was considered by the House com- mittee on immigration today, and will be reported to the House with dene ye tions by Representatives Barthoidt ani Paschal. One question upon which par- ticular stress will be laid is, who are con- sidered members of a family in the inter- pretaticn of the clause which permits a an to assist them to the United States, and another question, what steps have been taken to prosecute employ: tempted to violate the law? Consul General to Tangier. Senator Morgan, from the committee on foreign relations, today reported from that ccmmittee an amendment to the diplomatic and consular appropriation bil! increasing the salary of the consul general at Tan- sicr, Morocco, from $2,000 to $3,000. The amendment is indorsed by the Secretary of State. In making his report Senator Mor- gan filed a le! from the present consul general, showing him to be the great grand- son of the first American consul to that city, and that the present sultan sustains the same relation to the sovereign of his great grandfather's time. For « Nacionat Board of Health. Representative Mahan introduced today the bill to esta! h a bureau of public health prepared by the national quarantine ecmmittee of the New York Academy of Medicine. It was referred to the commerce committee. Convict Labor. President Savage of the New York Mat Makers’ ion was before the House com- mittee on labor today to urge restrictions against convict-made goods. He stated that three hundred of the seven hundred mat makers of New York had been thrown out of employment by the competition of the Pennsylvania prisons. Wages of skilled workmen who remained in the business had falien to $7 per week as a result of prison competition. House Commerce Committee. much dis i project to establish Tament bureau of public health will efinitely disposed of Friday. Surgeon General Wyman of the marine hospital ser- vice and Health Officer Jenkins of the port of New York will address the House com- mittee on commerce on the bill, and a vote will be taken. The committee decide? today to make a favorable report on Representa- tive Bingham's bill to construct a bridge across the Delaware river at Philadeiphia, and to establish a light vessel at the south pass of the Mississippi river and the Gult ef Mexico, doing away with the ship off Trinity Shoals. Representative Updegraff of Iowa ad- @ressed the committee on the bill to subject express Companies to the operations of the interstate commerce law. Naval Appropriation Bill. The House yesterday passed the naval ap- Propriation bill, and with it an amendment changing the law regulating the appoint- ment of cadets to the Naval Academy by the Secretary of the Navy, so as to re- quire him in the future to select cadets to Ml vacancies caused by the failure of Con- sressmen to nominate candidates from act- ual residents in the districts where the va- cancies exist. It was further provided that cadets may be appointed from the districts not now represented in the academy by actual residents, said to be eleven in num- ber, if the nominations shall be made by the Ist of August next. who have at- |} met 'LATE NEWS BY WIRE | Consecration of an Assistant Bishop at Richmond. Elevation of Rev. John 8. Newton of That City. AN EPISCOPAL COUNCIL Special Dispatch to The Evéning Star. RICHMOND, Va., May 16—Right Rev. Jno. B. Newton, formerly rector of Monu- mental P. E. Church of this city, was to- day consecrated assistant bishop of Virgin- fa. The occasion marked the opening of the ninety-ninth annual session of the Episcopal council of Virginia. The conse- eration services, which were elaborate and impressive, took place in the old Monument- al Church, where the new bishop was both confirmed and married. During the war he was a confederate surgeon, and soon after the close of the struggle entered the ministry. Bishop Williams of Connecticut, the pre- siding bishop of the country, could not at- tend, and Bishop Whittle of Virginia pre- sided in his stead. The consecrators were Bishop Randoiph of the diocese of southern Virginia and Bishop Peterkin of West Vir- ginia, while Bishop Jackson of Alabaina and Bishop Caper of South Carolina pre- sented the candidate to the council for peepee Se, seared office. @ preacher of the occasion was Right Rev. Thomas U. Dudley, Bishop of Ken- tucky, a native of Virginia. Bishop Wiil- jams of Japan was also present, although he did not take an active part in the cere- monies. He is also a native of the city and well known here. Rey. Hartley Carmichael, rector of St. Paul's Episcopal Church, read the lessons for the service. Rev. John K. Mason, rector of St. James’ Church, read the prayers for the occasion. Rev. Everett Meade, secre- tary of the council of Virginia, read the certificate of election by the special council in this city a few months ago, and Rev. B. M. Randolph of Emmanuel’s Church, in Henrico county, read the other office pa- pers. ‘The prayer book used is said to be the one used at the consecration of Bishops Meade and Moore. It was taken during the war by a federal soldier. Bishop McLaren cf Chicago purchased it recently, and sent it on to be used on this occasion. This afternoon at 6 o'clock the dignitaries of the Episcopal Church will attend the ceremonies in connection with the laying of the corner-stone of the Church of the Holy Trinity, on Laurel street, when Bishop Newton will preside. —_—_— TRYING TO COME TOGETHER. Efforts for Peace at the Cleveland Mining Conference. CLEVELAND, Ohio, May 16.~Although one session of the coal conference has been held and a night spent in caucusing has intervened, the conditions just before the conference met today were still very cha- otic. At 8 o’clock the miners held another executive session in Case Hall, to perfect their scale of wages, which was to be later Presented to the convention in the form of a simple resolution calling for a rate of 79 cents in the Pittsburg district, 50 cents in the Central Pennsylvania district, 50 cents in the Jackson and Hocking Valley fields in Ohio, 50 to 83 cents in the Massillon, Ohio, district, from 70 to 80 in Indiana, and from 70 to 85 cents in Illinois. Back of these general figures are rates for the dif- ferent subdivisions in each large district, so that the matter is almost as complicated an affair as the tariff bill. The operators held another meeting early today and continued their effort to unite upon a program to be followed in the con- vention. A more liberal feeling was manifested, but the Pittsburg men and the Ohioans were still pretty far apart, the latter con- tending that the miners would not listen to the proposition discussed during the night, to establish a rate of 65 cents for} Pittsburg, with a differential of 9 cents in favor of the Ohio operators. That proposi- tion is for a compromise of the half and half kind, being 15 cents above what the Pittsburg men are now paying, and 14 cents below what the miners demand. The desertion of T. H. Chapman and R. H. Hartley, two large coal producers, was lcoked upon as indicative of weakening on the part of the obstructionists, but Secre- tary Patrick J. M. McBride does not view it in that light. He is still of the opinion that the Pittsburg railroad operators are determined to prolong the strike. The Operators. The mine operators met again in the chamber of commerce rooms at 10 o'clock this morning, to consider their side of the wage question. At that meeting, which was presided over by Mr. Johnson of Columbus, Ohio, a report was called for by Mr. Chapman of Jackson county, Ohio, from the members present at the Pennsyl- vania operators’ meeting last night. Mr. Robbins, as the representative of that meeting, announced that the Pennsylvania operators had agreed upon a rate of 65 cents for Pennsylvania, and 56 cents for the Hocking Valley district. He was asked by Mr. Chapman if that was the action of the entire Pennsylvania delegation, or whether ten Pittsburg dele- gates still lege ong from the agreement. iS reply to that was: ne vas the action of last night's meet- ing, and was, I think, the unanimous sen- ent of that meeting.” | “Mr, Robbins then said he would like to know if that was satisfactory to the Ohio tors. "Gne of the prominent Ohio operators, on behalf of the mine operators of the state, replied that he believed that would be en- tirely satisfactory for Ohio, and that the Ohio mine owners would heartily co-oper- | ate with Pennsylvania to secure that end. | Mr. Robbins then moved that a commit- | tee of five members,representing each state, | be appointed to agree upon a scale of wages | to be.presented to the convention, arranged | satisfactorily to each state upon that basis, | This was agreed to, and the committee | went into session on the wage scale. | Outside of the meetings of the mine op- | erators, many operators are in favor of go- ing into the convention today with the | wage scale arranged on the basis proposed | at the operators’ conference, submitting the schedule to the miners for their further consideration and then adjourning. The following committee was then ap- | pointed to represent the operators in the several states in conference with the miners: Ohio—J. F. Morton, John Brashears of | Hocking; W. R. Woodford, Eastern Ohio; H, .. Chapman of Jackson; W. J. Mullins of Massillon. Pennsylvania—M. H. Taylor, John Blythe, Thomas H. Chapman, J. C. Dye, F. L. Rob- bins. Indlana—W. Kenner, J. R. Seifert, James Norton, David Ingalls, J. H. Daly. paibarennnss: Pr ne TROOPS AT GREEN RIVER. The Train-Stealing 1 tri: render to the Marshal GREEN RIVER, Wyo. May 16—The commonwealers who took a train from United States Marshal Pinkham in Mont- pelier made a request to be put under ar- rest, but Marshal Rankin refused to comply. A sand storm was raging, and later snow and hail fell, making the hungry men des- perate. They were about to seize a train, when Marshal Rankin, upon information from Marshal Pinkham, arrested them. They were then housed and fed. | Col. Pollard and 158 men of the eighteenth |infantry reached here at 8 o'clock this morn- jing to aid Marshal Rankin in the work of }taking the industrials now under arrest back to Idaho. Marshal Pinkham of Idaho will reach here this evening with warrants for the industrials. Sur- ——— MISSOURI DEMOCRATS. Nominations Made, but No Vote on the Platform. KANSAS CITY, Mo., May 16.—At 2:15 a. m. the democratic convention adjourned un- | til 10 a.m. without reaching a vote on the platform. | Judge Francis M. Black was nominated | for judge of the supreme court and W. T. Carrington for superintendent of schools. a | Going to the General Assembiy, PHILADELPHIA, Pa., May 16—A num- ber of delegates from Philadelphia and vi- | cinity to the Presbyterian general assembly tomorrow at Saratoga left the city this morning on a special train over the Penn- syivania railroad. Se EN LAN | JuoGe MILLER CONFIRMED | pat His Commission Has Not Yet Been Made Out. + The President Telegraphed to and a Relief That It Will Be Ar- ranged Tomorrow. * | The President’s absence from the city is temporarily interfering with the adminis- tration of justice in the District, so far as the business of the Police Court is con- cerned. The term of office of Judge Miller, under his last commission, expired at 12 o'clock last night. He was recently renom- inated to the office for a term of six years, following immediately upon the expiration of his last term. His nomination was con- firmed by the Senate yesterday, and official notification of that action was received at the White House and the Department of Justice this morning. All then that remained to enable him to take his seat on the bench in the Police Court tcday, with judicial powers, was the issuarce of his commission, An all-im- portant feature of that document is the autograph of the President of the United States, but as that high official is hundreds of miles away somewhere inthe sounds of North Carolina the issue of the commission is necessarily delayed. Called at the Department of Justice. Judge Miller called at the Department of Justice this morning and had a short inter- view with the Attorney General. He was told that the commission was not ready, but that an effort would be made to ar- range matters o that he could take his seat with as little delay as possible. Si:bse- quently Mr. Thurber, the President's pri- vate secretary, had an interview with the Attorney General in regard to the matter. Although neither of the gentlemen would admit it, it is understood that a telegram was ent to the President asking authority to fill out one of a number of signed com- missions with the name and office of Judge Miller. td There are several blank commissions signed by the President for use in emer- gencies like the present on file at the White House. One of these was made out in regular form at the Department of Jus- tice today, and will be given to. Judge Mil- ler: tomorrow, so that he may qualify at once; that Is to say, this course will be followed, provided the President authorizes it to be done. ° Will Be Settled Tomorrow. Mr. Thurber refused to give any informa- tion whatever on the subject, beyond the significant remark “that it would be settled tomorrow.” This is taken to indicate that he expects to hear from the President to- morrow. What the Judge Says. Judge Miller stated to a Star reporter this afternoon that while he had been conirmed yesterday afternoon, he had. not yet .re- ceived his commission as judge of the Po- lice Court. His present term, he. explained, expired today, and as he had’been told that the President would not return to the city urtil Friday, he did not, of course, expect to receive his commission until then. Asked what effect the failure to receive his commission tomorrow would have the case of Coxey, Browne and Jones, who are to be brought up for sentence tomor- row, Judge Miller said that to avoid any legal complications, he would not pass sen- tence upon them then. Judge Kimball would, he thought, have power to sentence them, but Judge Miller stated that he pre- ferred to pass sentence himself. There- fore, the men would hardly be sentenced before he received his commission. —_———-2+_____ THE SENATE CALENDAR Filled With Relics of the Days ‘That Are Past. The official calendar of the Senate is a curious document. It is very much like a waste basket that is never emptied. Read- ers of this interesting periodical have been amused of late at the persistent iteration of an announcement of a speech which was made on the 26th of February last. On that day Senator Caffery, filled with zeal for the administration, announced that on the next day (February 27), after the routine morn- ing business, he would submit some re- marks on the “resolution relating to the an- nexation of the Hawaiian territory to the United States.” Circumstances intervened, however, to prevent Mr. ffery from de- livering what would have doubtless been an interesting address on the virtues of the “policy of infamy” harbored by the ad- ministration against the peace and standing of the Hawaiian Islands. ‘The resolution on which Mr. Caffery, tended to speak had been laid on the table. more than a month ago, but Senators: were using it during that period as a pretext for the relief of their overwrought feelings on this subject. Soon after Mr. Caffery’s an- nouncement, however, the discussion on the subsect cal to an end, and it was no lon- ger the fashion to either defend or attack the administration on this ground. So Mr. tented himself with allowing his notice to stand on the calendar among others, per- haps as a warning to evil-minded Senators who might be disposed to rasp the feelings of the administration by adverse speeches, An Interesting Monument. One by one the other notices were worked off, until, some weeks ago, that of Mr. Caf- fery remained alone on the first page of the calendar, where it has remained since, a monument to preservance of senatorial courtesy, It may be remembered that Mr. Higgins of Delaware, who had prepared a speech upon the same subjec nd was un- able to deliver it when the Hawaiian ques- tion was in vogue, was not to be deterred by the lack of a fashion, but worked off his Hawaiain speech not long ago on the sub- ject of the tariff bill. Mr. Higgins did not give notice of a discourse, but he talked away just the same. The calendar contains other Interesting relics of the past. The second item, calen- dar No. 11, is a bill introduced on the 28th of August last by Mr. Hill for the repeal of the federal elections law. Both the House and Senate have long ago passed a repeai- ing bill, which has been signed by the Pres~ ident, yet Mr. Hill’s little bill is still print- ed as a daily possibility for legislation. On the next page are two of Mr, Stewart's Products, introduced on the 11th and 28d of September, resolutions intended, te post- pone action on the Sherman repeal bill. Down a little further is a bill introduced on the 7th of October by Mr. Wolcott, special- iy drawn for the purposes of that interest- ing debate. The “table” of the Senate is filled with mementoes of the repeal discus- sion, matters that are absolutely of no present interest and impossible even of discussion, yet they are preserved on the calendar with scrupulous care, and will un-~ questionably continue to be preserved there until the end of this Congress. oa 7 CHINESE MERCHANTs, Instruction in Regard to Them Sent to 'Frisco’s Collector. Assistant Secretary Hamlin has sent a telegram to the collector of customs at San Francisco, stating that the department. is advised that forty Chinese merchants are now on a vessel at the port of San Fran- cisco and that thirty-six can establish their character as merchants, former residents in this country, who departed prior to No- vember 3 last, with the intention of re- turning. The collector is directed to make careful examination, and if satisfied of identity as above he is given permission to land them, they to remain in the collector's custody until Judge Morrow's decision is passed upon by the Court of Appeals, prob- ably on Monday next. Before landing the steamship company is to be required to give a written stipulation for payment of expenses during detention of Chinese, and also for their return to China if the decision of Judge Morrow be sustained. The collector is also informed that the Attorney General holds that the act approved November 3 last does not ap- ply to Chinese merchants established in busiress here at that date. The opinion of Judge Morrow referred to holds in effect that the act of November 3 last excludes Chinese merchants who left the country prior to November 3, as well as those who left since that date. This opinion is in direct conflict with the opin- fon of the Attorney General promulgated today. + e+ ____ Something of a Sensation. That portion of Mr. Dubois’ speech de- manding immediate action upon the pend- ing bill, elther its passage or its defeat, as the quickest means of restoring, at least, temporary commercial prosperity, created something of a sensation, as indicating the | attitude of the far western republicans, It did not precipitate a controversy, how- ever. Mr. Allison addressed himself to the pending paragraph. PLAT, WHUNESUAY, MAY 16, 1894-TWELVE PAGES. THEY ARE RESTING|A80UT Laor PROBLEMS! FINANCE AND TRADE The Commonwealers. Are Pretty Comfortable in Camp Washington, THE EXCWEMEN? DYING OUT Boiled Beans for the Men and Roast Beef for Browne. BIG CROWDS EXPECTED Life around Camp George Washington, the home of Coxey’s army in Bladensburg, was very quiet today, and there was little of the bustle and activity that one would expect to find around the heatiquarters of a ‘movement in the interests of humanity. A few of the commonwealers found enough to do to keep their hands from being entirely idle, but for the larger majority the day Was one long languorous idyll of repose. “General” Coxey was in town most of the day, scurrying around in his familiar two- horse phaeton, looking as though the fate of nations rested on his shoulders, but more likely engaged in matters connected with his personal interests. He and his two col- leagues must come before Judge Miller in the Police Court for sentence tomorrow morning. * For the majority of the commonwealers life just now ts rathér more pleasant than it would have been had they not enlisted in the “army.” They have enough to eat, nothing to do and sleep at night and a large part of the day, under a roof, albeit made of canvass. Visitors to the camp are not as Numerous as the leaders would wish and the result is a sad falling off in the gate receipts. Marshal Browne ex- presses great hopes, however, that next Sunday will be a banner day in this re- spect, now that the people have found that the camp is in a healthy and cleanly con- dition and easy of access. This great leader has conceived another great idea. Tomorrow he intends to establish a lunch counter in the camp, which will be pre- sided over by one of the communes and there will be sold a meal precisely like that served out to his followers. Marshal Browne told a Star reporter this afternoon that 490 men were in the camp last night, according to the report of the commissary department. They are living fairly weil and one hears comparatively few kicks from the men. Dinner was served this afternoon, and while it was not elegant there was plenty of it, and it was clean and nourishing. All the men were given a generous supply of boiled beans, big hunks of bread and tea jor coffee. There are about thirty tents of various sizes and condition scattered over the ground with something like order and under these the men lay and dozed or read ‘as the fancy seized them. ‘Phere is a great catholicity of taste shown by the common- wealers in their choice of literature and newspapers and books are eagerly sought for from visitors. So is smoking and chew- ing tobacco, and after dinner this afternoon the men who had a pipeful or a mouthful were in luck. The Afternoon Meal. Shortly after the arrival of The Star man at camp, the rain began to. fall, but the men did not seem to mind this particular- ly, and the majority of them continued eat- ing their meals, complacently seated on rude benches before their tents, or under the trees, which furnished them some shelter. Marshal Browne and Mrs. Coxey enjoyed a much more elaborate meal in the headquarters tent, dining off a large roast that was sent in by a Hyattsville friend. With them was a young sailor from Uncle Sam's navy,who used to know Carl Browne out in Los Angeles, and who was enjoying the taste of army life novelty. In a hammock swung between the tent poles little Legal Tender Coxey slept peace- fully and regardless of the noise around the camp. Marshal Browne denied emphatical- ly the story that a number of his men had been arrested for drunkenness, and that he irtended to dismiss them from the “army.” On the contrary, he said that only one man had been arrested, and that this was by mistake. The man was re- leased as soon young Coxey entered a protest, and his rights to membership in the “army” have not been affected. Contributions Slow. Mr. and Mrs. Coxey have rooms in the hotel, but Mrs. Coxey spends most of her time and takes her meals in the camp. Her husband, for one reason or another, spends in;| large part of his time in town. On the fence surrounding the camp is painted a sign to the effect that Coxey and Browne will lecture whenever the crowd is large enough to warrant it, but so far there have been few occasions for thelr oratory. The people in the vicinity are rather losing in- terest in the camp and a good deal of the fear first felt toward the commonwealers has died out. The contributions are not Caffery did not make his speech, but he con-| coming in as rapidly as the leaders might wish, although the carload of flour which arrived in town yesterday was taken out to camp later in the day and is filling many a long-felt want. A Washington baker sent out a load of a hundred loves of bread this afternoon, and a few female well-wishers of the “army” brought in baskets of provisions for the men. The men have a fine camp, but they seem to be losing interest in things. A base ball nine has been organ- ized among the commonwealers and has one game already scheduled. One man, who is evidently far from home and lone- scme, has painted upon the walls of his tent the query, “What is home without a mcther-in-law Bladensburg and the Commonwealers. The deputies still patrol the streets of Hyattsville and Bladensburg, but nothing happened to disturb the peace last evening. Marshal Browne mounted the platform about 8 o'clock; the silvery moon shone be- hind him as he stood erect in his leather coat and slouch hat. He began his speech by alluding to the time at the Police Court and thought it strange that an appeal could not be taken from that court. He said that the judge was fair, and did not want to pass sentence right away. That the sentence would be probably passed next Thursday, but he wanted to know how the judge could sentence him then, when his term expired at 12 o'clock tonight. There would, no doubt, be a legal web woven by which he could pass the sentence. The arrest in the Capi- tol grounds was referred to, and he sald that he was arrested for walking on the grass because he wore a leather coat. He severely arraigned the citizens of Hyattsville, £peak~ ing of them as called law abiding citi- zens,”"and again charging them with having intimidated the family of Dr. Rogers. He said that the vagrant ordinances passed by the Hyattsville commissioners would affect some of the citzens of the town who were out of money. “Fools rushed in where an- gels feared to tread,” and there were just such fools in Hyattsville, who would hide in alley and pass ordinances. A number of pecial deputies hud been appointed for the purpose of arresting men who wore com- monweal badges. The ladies of Hyattsville were better than the men, for one lady had been kind to the cause. He complimented the Bladensburg people, speaking of the doors and windows of the village being thrown open to the commonwealers, Spoken of for Congres: “Gen.” Coxey was afterward m in his tent by The Star reporter. The “general” was conversing with a number of friends at the time, but gave the reporter an audi- ence. The “general” produced a telegram from the Independent of Massillon, Ohio, which read as follows: “You are going to | be nominated for Congress by acclamation today; seems to be a good deal of enthusi- asm about it; please wire if you will accept ard how the campaign shall be conducted.” The “general” smiled, and said that he had rot answered the telegram. 100 barrels of | flour arrived yesterday from Springfield, Mo, “Gen.” Coxey also received a check for $44 from Aspen, Cal. it is rumored that the state board of health will shortly examine the grounds where the army is encamping, and make a report in regard to their sanitary condition. “Gen.” Coxey said that if he was sen- tenced by the Police Court tomorrow, his son Jesse would be placed in charge of the army. ‘The show will be continued every evening as long as there {s a disposition on the part of the people to patronize it. Marshal Browne said that two men were dismissed from the army yesterday on ac- count of being objectionable to their com- rades. —_-—— COXEY’S COUNSEL This Afternoon File a Motion of Cer- torart. 4 The counsel for Coxey, Browne and Jones late this afternoon filed a motion of certio- rari to take the case out of the hands of the Police Court to the Criminal Court. The Chiefs of Labor, Bureaus Meet in Convention. Carroll D. Wright is Elected Presi- The tenth annual convention of chiefs and commissioners of bureaus of statistics of labor of the United States met at 10 o'clock thia morning in the board room of the inter- state commerce commission. Thirty-two states having commissions or bureaus of labor were represented. It was a gathering of solid, business-looking men. One of the roticeable things about the convention was the directness with which the delegates talked. Each understood his part, and made such statement as was his duty to, in @ prompt and clear-cut way. The conven- tion was called to order by Vice President Semuel W. Matthews of Augusta, Maine. The first business of public interest was the election of president and secretary-treas- urer, The ee ony Bed the lot of Carroll D. right, Uni es com- missioner of labor and superintendent of the eleventh census. The election of Col. Wright was a foregone conclusion from the outset, and, although there were several delegates who were ambitious for the posi- tion, he ~ chosen by accmmetion 3 a Powers of Minnesota was e! le treasurer without 0} and the elec- tion of the first and second vice presidents, delegate to international institute and the executive committee, was held up till the morning session of tomorrow, when this business will have the right of way. President Wright’s Address. President Wright thanked the convention for the honor conferred and the confidence reposed and proceeded with the address of welcome. He made some happy remarks about the appearance of the convention, said that the settlement of the labor prob- lem should be the chief concern of patriotic people, declared that Washington was the most appropriate city in the land wherein the convention could meet, and said many things to make the visitors feel at home. He told of the work of the bureau of la- bor; of the information which ii had col- lected and would publish reiative to the housing of labor in this and other countries; of the report which would probably be made to Congress at this session on the slums of Philadelphia, New York, Baltimore and Chi- cago, and of the results of a chemical analysis of the atm ere breathed in the crowded quarters of iladelphia and New York in midsummer and midwinter. The bureau had been authorized by t investigate and report on slum life in all American cities of 200,000 population and over, sixteen in all, but as the appropriation for this work was but $20,000, this would have been impossible. For this reason the four cities indicated were chosen as the best type of towns for investigation. At the close of Col. Wright's remarks Mr. Theodore Roosevelt of the civil service com- mission entered the room and was intro- duced by the president to the delegates. Af- ter this the reports from the state repre- sentatives were in order, and this business consumed the greater part of the day. A recess was taken at 1 o'clock and the after- noon session convened at 2:30. Delegates Prese: ‘The following named persens were pres- ent: Massachusetts, Horace D. Wadlin and Chas, F, Pidgin; Pennsylvania, Albert 8. Bolles; Connecticut, Robert J. Vance and George E. Bearn; Missouri, H. Blackmore; New Jersey, Chas. H. Simmerman: Illinois, Gecrge A. Schilling; New York, Thos. J. Dowling; California, George W. Michigan, Charles H. Morse; Rhode Island, John H. Davis; North Carolina, A. R. Lacey; Maine, Samuel W. Matthews; Min- nesota, L. G. Powers; West Virginia, J. H. Jordan; New Hampshire, John W. Bour- let, and Maryland, A, B. Howard. ee, NO OTHER CASES. Where Nelson, the Smallpox Patient, Mr, J. W. Coffin, superintendent of the gang of men on the Chesapeake Beach road Officer Hammett last evening. He said that Dr. Clark had not been employed to look after the men, but when near the camp he saw two men who were sick and made men- tion of the fact. Without making ful examination of the man Nelson, he he was the smallpox patient. He fs still very weak, and his death is expected at any time. Last night he became violently delirious, and it was all Dr. Nevitt and Nurse Pemberton could do to keep him in his room. As a measure of safety, the windows to the room have been barred and every precaution taken to prevent the patient from getting away. —_~-——_—. MR. GRAY WINS His Suit for Flood Damages Against the District. In the case of Edwin N. Gray vs. District of Columbia the jury this morning return- ed a verdict in favor of the plaintiff for $8,500. As heretofore stated in The Star, the iron foundry of Mr. Gray, in South Washington, was twice ftooded during the summer of 1889, considerablé damage re- sulting. He entered suit against the Dis- trict for $30,000 damages, contending that the overflow came from adjacent defective- ly-built and uncleaned sewers. The District maintained, however, that the overflow was due to the extraordinarily heavy rainfall during the summer in question, the year of the Johnstown flood, asserting that the dis- astrous result could not have been averted by human agencies. The present was the second trial of the case, the first resulting in a verdict in Mr. Gray's favor for $8,694.96. That judgment, however, was a few months ago reversed by the Court of Appeals, and a new trial ewarded, . Wilson represented Mr. Gray, while Mr. 8. T. Thomas, the attorney for the District, and his assistant, Mr. A. B. peared on behalf of the District. several other similar cases pending against the District, the aggregate amount of dam- ages sought being many thousands of dol- lars, ——— ne THIS WILL BE REAL. Two Members of the Panjandram Company to Be Married. Two of the members of the “Panjandrum” company will this afternoon join the throng of happy married couples. The ceremony is to be performed by Rev. Father Gloyd, the new pastor of St. Patrick’s Church, at 4 o'clock, at the residence of H. A. Cas- sidy, 505 12th street. Mr. Henry T. Stone will be the bridegroom and Ida May Kelly, Whose stage name is Ida Lester, the bride. Mr. W. C. Jones is to act as best man and Miss Nellie Sidney as bridesmaid. Both are also members of the “Panjandrum” com- pany. Mr. Cassidy is to give the bride away. The couple have ihe best wishes of all their friends, and have received a num- ber of handsome presents. catia Criminal Court Arraignments, In Criminal Court No. 2, Judge McComas, the following arraignments took place this afternoon: Robert A. Bennett and Joseph McDonald, white, and John T. Hawkins, Wm. and Lee Thompson, colored, house- breaking, not guilty; John Morgan, murder, not guilty. In the case of McDonald hig counsel en- tered a plea in abatement, ig that the man’s name was not McDonald, and in the case of Morgan leave to demur or move to quash on or before Saturday next was granted. —_——_. Lawyers’ Excursion. Arrangements for the annual plank shad dinner of the lawyers to the judges and members of the courts have been completed. Letters of acceptance have been received from Vice President Stevenson and nearly trea all the judges of the Supreme Court of the United States, the Court of the District Supreme Court and the judges of that about the Police Court. It is expected persons will participate two hundred Messrs. Randall Hagner and Jere | 2! ap- ‘There are | ingt Bear Element in Control in Wall Street. Speculating Regarding National Lead's Dividend. GENERAL MARKET REPORTS ‘Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. NEW YORK, May 16.—The bear element was triumphant this morning and many weak holders of long stock were ‘forced into liqui¢ation. Opening figures were from 1-4 to 1-2 per cent below last night's closing, and, after a slight show of re- sistance, made further concessions as the day progressed, The result of the Bur-| lipgton meeting to take action on the divi- ee and “SS ee changed. Botter ‘creamery, 16818; do. Witation, 18ai4: 12018; geod ladle, 10s Cheese steady and Chicago Grain and Provision Markets. Reported by Siisby & Go, Sage Sa Wheat—Ma; 54 4 com br s* 6s Coru— 375 MEBEE GEES Bybee pA a SRTeEASES Pork—| us 11.85, 11.90 11.90 11.95 1210 11.98 730 7.30 730 1.80 692 69 6.90 6.95 69 GOT 695 697 620 620 620 6.20 6 62 615 620 617 620 G17 6.20 Ainsworth Indictment. The consideration of the demurrer filed by Col. Fred C. Ainsworth to the indictment dend was awaited with considerable inter- est owing to some doubt as to the com-| | ct the stock 3-4 per cent. } The railroad list was generally heavy and | news, the decline resulting from a com-_ plete exhaustion of buying orders and the_ aggressiveness of the bears. in most in- stances the losses were only fractions, but the entire list was affected. ] After the noon hour the market rallied | slightly, and in some cases first prices were j improved. Sugar was the active feature of the Gay and was forced down in the hope of reach- ing stop orders. The selling as a rule was not in the large blocks, but continued uptil a loss of 13-4 per cent was recorded. Later | the price advanced steadily to 104 1-5, a gain of 238-8 per cent from the lowest. Opinion is divided as to the course this stock will pursue, but the majority incline to the to follow —. that = wig ne ey passage of the tari will not prove disappointing to patient holders. National Lead was liberally sold during the morning for a net loss of 11-2 per cent. This decline was effected by the market- ing of a series of 100-share lots. The di- rectors of this company meet tomorrow, but just what action will be taken is not generally known. The tape predicts that the promised dividend will not materialize, but many holders of long stock are confi- dent that the company will pay a dividend | at the rate of 4 per cent on the common stock. As to whether earnings warran such a course is still a doubtful question, but the scant information givert/ihe public would indicate that the money has been earned and should ve so distribvted. The amount of gold to go abroad by to- Morrow's steamers is estimated at $1,501,000, and a similar amount will follow on Satur- day. The market for sterling and conti- nental bills is steady and without eny increase in the supply of commercial bills. At the beginning of the last hour prices were generally slightly in advance of initial figures, but trading was dull and feature- jess. There was little in the situation to indicate the probable course of speculation, but surface indications did not favor the bulls. In the present sensitive state of the market, it is likely that prices will conform| Were: Diphtheria, 5; to the prevailing sentiment of the room. | diarrhoeal, 2; scarlet fever,1; pneumonia, 7; Final figures were irregular and below the | Congestion of lungs, 1; bronchitis, 5; whoop- ;| best for the day. ing cough, diseases, ———_— FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL.” The Laeyinle | the opening, the hi the lowest and e closieg ported. oF stock a Feported °: Ne eh Messra. Moore & Scbley\No. ‘BE By Bs | ‘1059 s Washington Stock Exchange. Sales. ir call—12 o'clock m.—West End Na- tional 5 at 109%. Liucolu National Baok, 20 at 95. Wi and — ‘Trust, 1 at 126. Gov, 1907, 13 20 at erument Bonds.—United States 4s, 118 bid. United 125 bid. 3. bid, 115 asked. aie ree, Washi: and Ast, Th bee 734 nants. ag nae Miscellaneous Bonds. town Railrood conv. Gs, Masonic Hall Association L, a Light Infantry ist 168 bid. Washington Light Infautry 2d is, 00 via, 12 National Bank Stocks.—Bank of Washington, 312 pe epg a ae ge 229 bid, 280 |. Mer tan, id, 2Y7 asked. Central, 230 bid, 300 asked. ‘Farmers’ and Mechanics’, 180 bid. Second, 139 bid. Citizens’, 125 bid, 180 akked. Columbia, 135 bid. Sonia, 115 bid. “West End, 108 bid, 109% asked. ", 101% vid, 110% asked. Li asked. x i Companies.—National Safe 132 asked. Washi asked. American Se- ‘Washington Siked. “Metropolitan, SS Hid. ed Gas and Electric Light Stocks.—Wasbi Gas, 49 bia, 40% askea.” Georgetown “Gane 60. United States Electric Light, 124 bid, 136 asked. Insurance "@, 42 bid, 46 Franklin, 45 bid, 55 asked. id. Potomac, bid. German Rigen 7 bide ey asked. Lincoln, 8 ‘Title Insurance Stocks.—Real Estate Title, 112 Li asked. bid, 120 asked. Columbia Title, 8 Wee tou Title, 5 bid, 7 asked. "District Titie, 12 bid, 154 asked. . 25m, io il bid, 53 asked. Beet: Pneumatic ‘Telephone Stocks. —P. frat and 4 bid, 4% " asked. Miscellai at etl M Deo bid. Great Falls Did. 100 asked Nos folk and Washington Steamboat, 90 bid. Washing. ton Brick Machine, 100 bid. Lincoln Hull, 73 bid, 85 asked. Inter-Ocean Butiding, 100 asked. Ice, Baltimore Markets. BALTIMORE, Md. May 16—Fiour dull and un- 45%; do. be Ome treater, 4oadi—-receipts, "80,000 “tuatcle;~ Mani, weet 51340 bushels. hye dull—Nor 2 Sta8e— receipes 450 bushels: stock. 25,858 bushels, Hay t la recently returned against him in connection with the Ford's Theater disaster of the wth As heretofore explained in The Star, the demurrer is similar to the one filed to the indictment previously returned against Col. Ainsworth and Messrs. Dant, Covert and | Sasse. Those indictments, it will be re- membered, were quashed by direction of the Court of Appeals, At the hearing today Col. Ainsworth was represented by ex. Ben But- terworth and Mr. J. W. Morrison, Attorney Birney and his gssistan’ T. Taggart, a ak The argument was . who spoke at great length and contended that the present it was as fatally defective as its A number of cases having set for trial tomorrow, it was the that the hearing should be over from today until next Friday. Not more than a dozen spectators were present toda) ——— HEALTH OF THE CITY. The Favorable Condition of Week Be fore Last Continues. The favorable health report of week be- fore last, says Dr. Hammett, in his weekly review, was followed by another equaily favorable. The death rate for the past week fell below eighteen for each thousand inhabitants, as aguinst the annual average of twenty-three per thousand, The atta>ks upon the lungs in acute form are gradually eclining as the springtime merges into Bummer, and there is ulso a marked absence fof typhola fever in fatal intensity. The among people, which carried away so many of our old friends in the late winter and early springtime, has greatly decreased. There are as yet no of the pres- ence or approach of summer compleints, which the fair, cool weather of May has tended greatly to retard. ulation, 17.9 The consumption, , 3; kidney 8; 1; Cancers, 4. There were 101 births and twenty-one marriages reported. —_————_ DISTRICT GOVERNMENT. Gas Lamps and Takoma Park. Mr. Morris Bien, secretary of the Public 5S. Diller, one brick 4Gwelling on Stoughton street, south grounds, Columbian Coliege. Cost, $7,000. Yesterday afternoon the excise boart dinposed of the following applications for liquor licenses: Spinner, 661 Pennsylvania avenue south- east; John Voegier, 407 Q street northwest, and Henry Meckel, 52 L street northwest. Rejected: Retati—Charies W. Callaghan, 1101 C street northeast; Luke J. Kearney, 11® 15th street northwest, and James T. ‘Snow, 617 4 1-2 street southwest. ot be Citizens Protest, .4 petition has been received from the res- idents and property owners im the neigh- hood of the G street wharf protesting against the dumping and of gar- page at or near the end of G steel west pfor the reason that it was of- exceedingly fensive and against the best interests and health of the neighborhood. > Indorsing the American University. The following memorable telegram has been received at the office of the American University from President W. W. Smith of Randolph-Macon College, who is now at Memphis, Tenn., attending the quadrennial session of the general conference of the Methodist scopal Church South: “The general conference suspended the rules and unanimously indorsed the American 1ni versity. Will probably vete for federation. Dr..Smith is one of the trustees of the uni- versity, as are also Bishop Alphaeus W. ‘Wilson of Baltimore and Julian 8. Carr of North Carolina, all three to the Sout Methodist Church. he future patronage of this vast body of Methodists, numbering now 1,300,000, will, it is believed, have large effect upon the interests of the university, —__—>—_ He Stole Chickens. Wiliam Young, a colored man more than forty years old, some nights ago, so it is charged, visited Valentine's place, In the county, not far from Queenstown, ani stole some meat. He was not captured for that, and doing so well he thought he would visit hen roosts. Police Officer Mor- in Maryland. cases today, and $2,000 security for the grand save him three months in jail. Pans Sean st Poker Players Convicted. Yesterday afternoon Louis Speiss and James E. Taylor were convicted wpon a charge of violating the gaming law before Judge McComas in Criminal Court No. 2. The conviction grew out of a game of poker recently played in the Lincoln the Prosecuting witness, Jefferson 1. Gold- smith, stating that he lost $73 and a dia- mond ring valued at $100. Sentence was deferred. —.———— The Printing Office Site. Vice President Stevenson today laid before the Senate a curious petition, signed by George Mcl.ane Wood, arguing against the location of the public printing office on the site now occupied by the Baltimore and Potomac station, and urging instead that it be placed cn the opposite side of the mail, on the site now occupied by the fish com- mission building, or the old armory. The petition was referred to the committee on public buildings and grounds. 2 Colored Baptist Convention, BALTIMORE,M4.,May 16.—The Maryland colored Baptist convention began a three days’ session at Union Church, on North strect near Lexington street, this morning. It ia the twelfth annual meeting. The prin- cipal business of the convention will be the union of the Maryland convention and tho convention of the District of Columbia. oquiteeniahonaettiy Range of the Thermometer. The following were the readings of the thermometer at the weather bureau today: maxtuum, 8 am., 61; 2 p.m, 0; @; min- imum, 52