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denouncing republicans for de- wasure that had been so long be- Mr. Hoar said he would like er Mr. Berry knew what was! on schedule. Berry, amid laughter, “I could quote it line for line. “Does it reduce or increase the McKinley rates?” “li largely reduces them,” retorted Mr. Berry, who manifested a disposition to close the debate, saying that what he par- ticularly objected to was the action of the republicans in fillbustering and then pro- testing that they were engaged in legiti- mate debate. They were sailing under false colors, he said. “Were you sailing under false colors when you went into power on the Chicago Platform?” asked Mr. Hoar, pointedly. “If Rot, why do you put a protective duty on sugar, rice and iron ore?” Platts Amendment Lost. Mr. Berry instead of replying said he had contributed to the delay of the bill as much as he proposed to today. He took his seat and the debate went on without incident until 12:39, when Mr. Harris got the floor and moved to lay the pending amendment (Mir. Platt’s) to increase the duty on iron ore from: 40 to 60 cents per ton on the table. The motion was carried, 32—21. The question then recurred on the finance committee's amendment to transfer iron ore from the free list, where it was placed in the House bill, to the dutiable list at 40 cents per ton. Inconsistencies of the Schedules. Mr. Allison spoke at some length in criticism of what he calied the inconsisten- cies of the fron and steel schedules. The purpose of reducing the duty on fron ore, While still retaining some of its protective LATE NEWS BY WIRE Monument to North Carolina’s Con- federate Dead. GOV. WAITE INDULGES IN LORID TALK Wool Shipped to England From Montana. FRENCH MINISTRY BEATEN RALEIGH, N. C., May 22.—All incoming trains today were packed with people to at- tend the laying of the corner stone of the monument to be erected in honor of the un- known confederate dead of the state of North Carolina. The procession, which was seven blocks long, formed on Fayetteville Street and marched thence to the capitol, where the ceremonies of laying the corner stone were held. The choir, cgmposed of 100 voices, very sweetly rendered the “Old after which Governor Carr introduced the speaker of the day, Mr. Wal- ter Grimes. Mr. Grimes spoke in an im- pressive manner of the confederate dead of North Carolina and w: heartily cheered. Then the Rev. Mr. Weston of Lenvir led features, was, he understood, to develop the steel plants along the Atlantic coast. They used Cuban ores. He was in sympathy with a movement to develop and care for the industries of the east, as well as the West, but he was radically opposed to the “raw material movement” in New England, which aimed at securing the materials for its manufacturers free, while insisting on adequate protection for the manufactured articles. Mr. Allison went on to point out that the smali increases made in the iron and steel schedule after the nance committee of the Senate had decided to place a duty ef 40 cents a ton on iron ore were not sufficient to compensate for that duty the rates having been fixed in the House on the basis of free ore. He believed if the fates as fixed in the schedule should stand they would work injury and destruction to many branches of the iron and steel ar He insisted that the claim could not made that this was a symmetrical schedule as framed. Vast Interests Affected. Mr. Aldrich took up the argument on the line of Mr. Allison's remarks. He pointed out the vast interests affected by this schedvle, according to the census of 1800 exceeding one thousand million dollars. Like Mr. Allison, he believed that unless changes were made in the schedule so as to make it logical several large branches of the iron industry would be utterly destroy- ed. No bar iron would be produced in this coumtry, he said. He criticised the state- ment of Senator Brice yesterday that 40 cents per ton was to be levied on iron ore as a pure revenue duty. The bill on its face carried, according to the testimony of the treasury experts, he said, a surplus of $29,000,000. “He believed. from his exper- dence with tariff legisiation, that the re- Guctions proposed by this bill would so in- crease importations as to create an annual Surplus of $10,000,000. The plea that this duty was to be levied as a revenue duty was therefore a sham and a pretext. It ‘was for purposes of protection, and if for protection, why should not*the same meas- ure of protection be accorded to all branch- es of the industry? Committee Amendment Adopted. . At the conclusion of Mr. Aldrich’s re- marks the vote was taken on the finance committee amendment fixing the rate on fron ore at 40 cents per ton, and it was agreed to without division. THE HOUSE. Among the items of morning business transacted by the House today was the dp- pointment of Mr. Dockery (Mo.) to be com- missioner of the reform school of the Dis- trict of Columbia. . A House joint resolution was introduced by Mr. Outhwaite (Ohio) authorizing the committee on naval affairs of the House to investigate the armor plates, bolts and other appurtenances delivered by the Car- negie Steel Company and Carnegie, Phipps & Company to the government, the amount of injury received by the government from the delivery of defective armor, bolts, etc., and the amount of damages to be assessed against the Carnegie Steel Company and Carnegie, Phipps & Company. The resolution led to considerable debate, which was finally checked by the ordering of the previous question. An Amendment as to Price. Mr. Stone (Ky.) endeavored to have an amendment considered extending the in- vestigation to the price paid for steel armor plates by the government. He asserted that there was no reason why the government should pay $000 per ton for steel armor while steel rails could be purchased by rail- ‘way companies for $23 per ton. Mr. Cummings (N. Y.), chairman of the Naval committee, suggested that the in- creased cost might be due to the Harveyiz- ing process, Mr. Stone said that if the process was investigated it would be found that the production of Harveyized steel did not cost any more than any other kind of steel, and he thought an amendment should be made to the resolution extending the in- Vestigation so as to inquire into the cost of piates. The amendment was finally crowded out by the order of the previous question. Mr. Coombes (N. Y.) asked whether the resolution authorized the investigation of other armor plate manufacturers than the Carnegie Steel Company and Car- negie, Phipps & Company, and in reply to the statement of Mr. @id not exiend bey named, for the rea been brought against other manufacturers, he said, further, that he had heard that the contract price of the first armor plates in- cluded the cost of constructing the plant. The President's Action. The discussion drifted into the question of the President's action in reducing the @amages levied against the Carnegie Steel ‘Company, and Mr. Burrows desired to have such an amendment incorporated in the resolution as should inquire into this fea- ture, but such an amendment needed unan- fmous consent, which was not granted, and the resolution was adopted. A bill to extend the time for building a bridge across the Missouri river at Yank- ton, South Dakota, was passed. Legislative Appropriations. At 12:35 the House went into committee of the whole on the legislative appropria- tion bill. Several amendments were offered and voted down, among them being one of- fered by Mr. Doolittie (Wash.), taking the law library of Congress from the con- trol of the librarian of Congress and put- ting it under the control of a law clerk. Aguinst the Civil Service Commission When the paragraph making appropri: for the civil service commission was reached numerous amendments were offer- ed. nearly all being for the purpose of striking out ail provision for it. Mr. En- joe (Tenn.) offered an amendment to this effect. and after some discussion it was agreed to limit debate on the paragraphs relating to the civil service to three hours. M Enloe ¢ sharp attack on on. leved that the civil service laws had come to stay, as they had the support of the great majority of the people. Outhwaite that it nd the manufacturers ————- 2 _____ REVOLUTION IN SALVADOR. 1) The Town of La Libertad Placed Under Martial Law. Acting Secretary McAdoo this afternoon Teceived the following telegram from Capt. | ‘Thomas, commanding the gunboat Benning- | ton, with regard to the revolution in Sal-| vador: “The town of La Libertad is under martial law. Revolutionists are massed at Santa Anna. A gunboat of Salvador is at La Libertad ready to receive the president in case of danger. There are no American | Citizens at La Libertad. | a | THE PRESIDENTS RETURN. | He ts Expected Home Either Thurs-| day or Fritay. Nothing was heard from the presidential Party today, but they are expected to re- turn to Washington Thursday or Friday. jof the groom, officiated. The ceremony was in prayer. He was followed by Juige Ben- nett and Thos. S. Mason, who delivered short addresses. A german will be given tonight by the = Club in honor of the visiting mili- ay LAKE MICHIGAN'S STORM. Three More Victims Added to the Mortuary List. CHICAGO, May 22.—Three more names have to be added to the list of those whose lives were lost in the storm. The latest victims were Albert Anderson, Ole Jacobson and Oscar Larson. The bodies were found last night in one of the pockets of the new government pier, about midway between the old crib and the lghthouse. MILWAUKEE, Wis., 22.—An in- vestigation of the conduct of the life saving crew, in connection with the wreck of the schooner M. J. Cummings, has been made by Inspector Baldwin of the life saving service, who came to Milwaukee for that Purpose. It is thought he will acquit the men of ail blame. = WOOL SENT TO ENGLAND. Wyoming Growers Going Abroad for a Market. CASPER, Wyo., May 22.—Senator Joel J. Hurt, one of the largest wool growers of this state, has just shipped three cars of wool to England. This is.the first direct shipment of wool to Europe from this sec- tion, and it attracts much local attention. Senator Hurt says he will top the Ameri- can market over 2 cents a pound. If the Senator's idea is correct all the wool from here neat season wili be shipped direct to Europe. The 1 1-2 cent commission charged by the commission men when the farmers are getting but 6 3-4 cents a pound for Wyoming wool is looked upon as little less than robbery, and the wool raisers are looking for a market where they can get their wool handied cheaper. ss LURID TALK IN COLORADO. Gov. Waite on Wa Street's Over- throw—Revolution Predicted. PUEBLO, Col., May 22.—Governor Waite, in an address here last night, classed Con- gressman Bland, whom he claims sold out silver in 1878, with Voorhees and Carlisle, in their surrender to the foes of silver. He ad- vocated coining Mexican dollars to be used as legal tender in Colorado. He expressed the hope that the ballot would soon over- throw the domination of Wall street, but if the ballot were not successful, the man who would not bare his breast to bullets was not a man. Adjutant General Tarsney made a few re- marks, and said that unless something was done, the blood spilled when Coxey’s men were clubbed in Washington would be the first in a new revolution. COAL MINERS’ STRIKE. Railway Officials Fear That Violence Will Be Usea. PARKERSBURG, W. Va., May 22.—The Ghio River Railroad Company has posted notices at headquarters here warning all their engineers and firemen to use the ut- most caution in approaching all trestles on the line. It is alleged that the officials fear an effort may be made to burn some of the trestles, in view of the hauling of non-union cecal. The company from their mines along the line are shipping coal to various parts of the country. They shipped several carloads to Detroit last week. The company wiil have men to guard the trestles, but some of the engineers are loth to take out their trains on account of the alarming condition of affairs. About the only mines in the coun- try now being worked are those in West Virginia, and organizers are among the miners in this state constantly establishing unions, and it is thought all the mines will shut down in a short time pending the set- tlement of the great national strike. Trains are still being stoned on the Cleve- land, Lorain and Wheeling railroad, west of this city, and all bridges are guarded. A mass meeting cf West Virginia and Chio miners was held here yesterday, which was largely attended. The men seemed enthusiastic and confident of ultimateiy winning the strike. : ELK GARDEN, W. Va., May 22.—The miners in this region are well organized and are more determined than ever, and say they will not resume work until ordered by the national executive ,ommittes of the} National Mine Workers’ of America. The | company will try to start today, but it is believed there will be very few, if any, who! will go to work. The strikers ara orderly | and quiet andj will not destroy any com pany property or trespass on the same. The miners say the attempt to start today will bysno means break the strike in this region, | for the company cannot raise over fifteen | or twenty men in the whole region who would think of attempting to go to work, if! there are any at all. ‘The strikers will be | out over 50 strong today and try io per-| suade those who think of going to work to| return to their homes. | LEAVENWORTH, Kan., May 22.— The} Leavenworth Coal Company has decided to | increase the price of mining 12% cents on| the ton, in order to make the men stand firm against strike agitators hanging around. Others will make similar advances. Supplies of Soft Coal Exhausted. WINSTED, Conn., May 22.—The effect of the coal strike is being felt by the Phila- delphia, Reading and New England rail- road, the company’s supply of soft coal be- ing entirely exhausted at all stations from | Hartford to Maybrook, N. ¥. All passenger engines began burning hard coal today. The supply of soft coal for freight trains was exhausted yesterday. —_—__.—_— MARRIED IN FLORIDA. Col. Philip W. Averett of Cumberland Takes a Bride. Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. JACKSONVILLE, Fla., May 22.—Col. W. Averett of Cumberland, Md., and A. Goodwin of Waterville, N y married bere today at the res- of Eben Bean, a cousin of the bride. The Very Rev. James Battle Averett, father strictly private, only the most immediate relatives of the contracting parties being present. Col. Averett is the active head of the Cumberland (Md.) Evening Times, the Hagerstown (Md.) Morning News and other papers in that state. He has a national reputation as one of the younger leaders of the democratic party in his state, and is widely known as the author of the cel- | ebrated ett iniebrity act, which passed the last of the legis jand. Miss Goodwin ts B. Goodwin, pr of Waterville, N.Y., who is largely inter- ested in railroad and banking affairs in New York and the south. Col. and Mrs. Averett left for the north immediately after the ceremony. -| a 2 g 2 A tional Bank the colored man found on a lot near 1th | street and Massachusetts avenue, as printed | He found that death | The coroner | THE EVENING STAR, TUESDAY, MAY 29, 1894-TWELVE PAGES FRENCH MINISTRY DEFEATED. A Majority of Fifty Votes Against the Premier. PARIS, May 22.—in the chamber of depu- ties today, during the debate on the ques- tion as to whether the minister of public works had the authority to allow the em- ployes of the state railroad to attend the congress of railroad men, the premier de- manded the adoption of the order of the day pure and simple. The premier’s motion was rejected by a vote of 275 to 225. The cabinet gone to the Eiysee, > SMALLPOX ATIENT DEAD. The Remains at Once Interred and the Hospital Disintected. Remus Nelson, the smallpox patient, is dead. He died this morning at 10:15 o'clock, in the smalipox ward at the contagious disease hespital, back of the jail. Last night he became delirious, and Dr. Nevitt was com- pelled to remain with him all night. This morning he began to sink rapidly and died without a struggle. Dr. Nevitt toll a re- porter of The Star this afternoon that Nel- son was the most pitiable sight he had ever seen. Several days ago he lost his sight, and his face and body was swolen out of all proportions. For two days he had been unconscious, and was kept alive by pewerful stimulants administered hypo- dermically, It was the worst case of small- pox he had ‘ever seen. As soon as the patient died the health of- ficer was notified, and Dr. Hammett gave an order to Intendant Stoutenburg of the Washington Asylum to furnish a coffin. Dr. Nevitt received the coffin, and with the Assistance of Nurse Pemberton the dead man was placed in it and conveyed to the smallpox burying ground at the extreme northeester end of potter's field. Dr, Nevitt had taken the precaution to have the grave dug several days ago, and into it the body was lowered. About fifty gallons of bichloride solution was then poured in, and the grave closed. As soon as the funeral was over Dr. Nevitt ordered all clething used by the Patient to be destroyed, and immediately set about fumigating the building. It wiil take at least two days to do this, and then the hospital will be put in thorough order for the next patient. “This case emphasizes the absolute neces- sity for a hospital for contagious disease: said Dr, Nevitt. ‘Every city of any { portance has a place where contagious dis- eases can be treated, except Washington, and the capital city should not be behind im such a matter. This old hospital is really unfit for the proper treatment of contagious diseases. There are no facilities here to carefully do the work, and if an epidemic should break out we would be practically helpless.” : _—_. AT THE COXEY CAMP. The Atmosphere is Charged With Despondency and Gloom. With Coxey, Browne and Jones in jail, with no coffee in the commissary and no cash in the treasury, and with Jupiter Pluvius keeping up an almost continuous shower bath on its camp, the commonweal of Christ has reached the most despondent stage of its career, and many of the men are quietly making up their minds to skip the entire outfit by the light of the moon if the meteorological conditions improve sufficiently to allow the silvery orb of night to put in an appearance during the present period of its effulgence. Jesse Coxey is in command, with Okla- homa Sam as his chief of staff, but these two individuals lack magnetism, and the former particularly does not stand much more than seven high in the estimation of the men whom his illustrious father has misguided with such success. When the flour and cornmeal gives out, as it is expected to, in a few days, and the individuals who find gregarious y age inside of a canvas inclosure longer fill their stomachs, the roads leading away from the vicinity of Bladensburg and Highlands will be dotted with common- wealers, who will return to their old system of individual tramping, for the few real workingmen who were fooled into joining | the movement at its inception have long since become tired of the experience and deserted, leaving only the less energetic of the army to applaud the speeches at night and look for the commissary’s appearance during the day. Nothing of importance oc- curred at the camp today, and its final abandonment seems to be only a question of a few days. Appeal of the Lenders, Coxey and Browne spent their time today in the seclusion of the District jail prepar- ing a bulletin intended for the edification of the public. When it was completed seven typewritten pages were taken up with a dis- cussion of the purposes of the Coxey move- ment, closing with an urgent appeal for money and supplies. At the Camp. All was quiet last night along the Eastern branch of the Potomac in the camp of the ccmmonwealers. The entire camp is now at the new quarters on the meadow of Mr. Geo. W. Stegmaier near Highlands. Mrs. Coxey and little Legal Tender have three ccmfortable rooms on the upper floor of the There were seven new recruits yes- , three from New York city and four of Gaivin’s contingent. Mr. Jesse Coxey, who is now in charge of the commonweai almy, stated that it intended to remain there’ until its leaders were released from jail. a ALL RCORDS BROKER Unequaled Speed of the Cruiser Co- lumbia. LEAGUE ISLAND, Pa., May The cruiser Columbia arrived at League Island at 1:15 p. m. PHILADELPHIA, May 22.—The cruiser Columbia beat all records on her deep-sea trial trip, from which she returned today, making twenty-four knots on the natural draught. She runs as steady as a clock, This beats the Cramps’ trial by about three knots. The fires were ail open. ‘Three propellers were kept going. For the first half hour she made the remarkable run of 12 1-10 knots. All on board are well. — - Pinkham Enters a Den Attorney General Olney today received a telegram from U. S. Marshal Pinkham, at Boise, Idaho, in which he answers the alle- gations of Gov. McConneil to the effect that the 475 captured Coxeyites were not being humanly treated, etc. Marshal Pinkham denies these statements and says that he arrived at Boise Saturday during a severe rain storm, which iasied twenty-four hours. He gave the prisoners a good dinner and as comfortable sleeping quarters as could be had at that time. He expects, he said, to have better lodgings ready tomorrow. He says there has been no case of sickness, as alleged by Gov. McConnell. The food is good and everything possible is done to make the men comfortable. He declares there {s no foundation for complaint. SE ae Shad in the Columbia River. The planting of young shad in the Co- lumbia river by the United States fish com- mission some eight years ago has proved a great success, as is evidenced by the fact | that shad weighing from six to seven | | \ pounds each, many of them being filled with roe, are now caught in great numbers | in the Lower Columbia. The Portland markets are well stocked with them. Col. F. A. Bouteile, United States army, writing from Vancouver barracks, Washington, says that the fish excel in quality anything that he has ever seen from the Potomac or Hudson. If only ordinary precautions are taken, the shad fishery on the west coast will be a very valuable one in a few years. —_————-e~- Presidential Nominations, The President today sent the following nominations to the Senate: Albert W. Bradbury of Maine, to be at- torney of the United States for the district of Maine. A. McP. Hamby, jr., of South Carolina, to be colector of customs for the district of Georgetown, 5S. C. ————-e Mr. Gorman Will Speak. Senator Gorman of Maryland expects to take the floor on the tariff bill tomorrow, and will speak upon the general merits of the measure under consideration. Yesterday afternoon Dr. Schaeffer made @ post-mortem examination of the body of in yesterday's Star. resulted from natural causes. CITY AGAINST STATE Complioations Reported in the Mary- land Democratic Camp. DISTRIBUTION OF FEDERAL OFFICES Baltimoreans Said to Be Proscribed by Those in Power. AN ANTI-GORMAN ALLIANCE tatiana Correspondence of The Evening Star. BALTIMORE, May 21, 1894. The distribution of the spoils of victory consequent upon the entrance of the demo- crats into the possession of the federal of- fices here is causing considerable discussion and no end of trouble to the newly ap- pointed heads of the departments in the custom house. Dr. Frank T.Shaw, collector; ex-Congress- man Barnes Compton, naval officer, and Mr. C. Ridgely Goodwin, surveyor, are not finding their new positions seats of down since they turned their republican prede- cessors out early last week. In fact, Sur- veyor Goodwin, who is not in good health, has been so overcome by the persistence of the crowds of office seekers who daily throng the custom house that he is obliged to remain at home and turn the duties of his position over to his deputy, Col. Wash-— ington Bowie of Montgomery county. Col- lector Shaw and Naval Officer Compton, | however, who are more robust physically, @re standing the strain manfully and are spending several hours every day listening to the claims of the large numbers who are granted audience to ask for places for them- selves or their friends, Never before in the history of the state has there been such a rush for office as at the present time. The applicants are liter- ally hundreds in number. Thursday over 250 men were given audience by the collec- tor, and on Friday the number was even greater. From all parts of the state they come, and the disappointment engendered by the blighted hopes of these who fail to gain what they want threatens to manifest itself at the elections this fall. Baltimoreans Discontented. Baltimore politicians express discontent because it is said that the city people are to get nothing in the custom house. Mr. Ra- ‘in, the head of the local machine, is quoted as telling his adherents that there is no use for them to appiy for places at the custom house, for he can do nothing there. He says he hi no influence with Collector Shaw and Naval Oficer Compton, and the result will be that the entire customs service will be in the hands of country politicians. A similar state of affairs exists in the internal revenue office now, for Collector Vandiver has filled nearly all the places in his department with men from rural di tricts, where, it is claimed by the disay pointed ones, no internal revenue is collec ed, the business of the office being confined to a large degree, to the cities of Baltimore, Washington and Wiimington, Del. That there is a decided and emphatic kick among people at this state of affairs but mildly states the actual condition of the case. And now, it is said, that the custom house and all its places will be given out in the same way to applicants from the country districts. The Growth of the City Machine. For several years past the city machine has been growing, it is claimed, at the ex- pense of the state machine. In the hands of Mr. Rasin the city organization has been gradually absorbing all the infiuence, and instead of being merely an auxiliary to the state machine, as it had been when Sena- tor Gorman was chairman of the state cen- tral committee, the state organization, it is said, has been becoming in reality nothing more than an auxiliary to the city organi- zation. According to the view taken here, it was the need for doing something to curb the power of the city organization that has led to the policy of confining the distribution of the federal patronage in the internal revenue customs service to countrymen, who could be relied upon to stand by those who had secured their appointment in case there should ever be occasion for their services in a contest—which contest seems sure to come sooner or later, unless a de- cided Change takes place in the condition of affairs. An Anti-Gorman Combinati It is commonly reported here and gener- ally believed that Gov, Brown, Mr. I. Free- man Rasin and Mr. John K. Cowen, the general counsel of the Baltimore and Ohio Railway Company, have formed an alliance, and are arranging to set up a machine of their own in the state to offset the organ- ization of which Senator Gorman is the head. This combination will start out with the city machine as a foundation on which to build, and will add to it what strength in the counties they possibly can, The powerful influence of Mr. Cowen and the great corporation at his back, aided by the strength the governor has in the coun- ties, may bring several counties in line, end the discontent the distribution of the pat- ronage is causing and will continue to cause will add to the forces of the new combina- tion. In addition to the above, the new combination is said to count upon the oid- time Independent element in the city and state, which has always been against Sena- tor Gorman, and under the leadership of Mr. Cowen will still be against him. Under the circumstances politicians credit Senator Gorman and his friends with po- litical wisdom in strengthening their hands and refusing to strengthen those of the men who have already combined with their foes in their preparations to overwhelm and de- stroy their influence. Mr. Rasin’s Attitude, Why has Mr. Rasin turned for alliances to those who have always been the ene- mies of Senator Gorman, with whom for nearly a generation he has been on the closest terms of political and personal friendship? There are various answers given to this question, but the real truth probably is that Mr. Rasin in turning against Gorman is only doing so because the situation of affairs compels him to do so. The men in business and in politics who have made Mr. Rasin the powerful factor he is in city affairs are said to be almost to a man anti-Gorman. Thése peo- pie were all opposed to the passage of an assessment bill last winter. Senator Gor- man favored such a bill. They are all in favor of the prompt passage of a low tariff bill, and they believe Senator Gorman to be the other way. There are other causes of their hostility to Gorman, but the main fact remains that they are hostile, and they have almost literally compelled Mr. Rasin to take strong ground against the senior Senator, or else lose his city follow- ing to a very great degree. Indeed, all the old Rasin crowd here are shouting against Gorman, and Mr. Rasin himself, while he does not join the outcry, certainly never says a word against their course. ‘The anti-Gorman meeting at the Lyceum recently was conspicuous chiefly for the fact that among those present and taking active part were such stanch and proni- nent adherents of Mr. Rasin as Mr. James Bend, clerk of the superior court; Mr. John T. Gray, clerk of the court of common pleas, and Mr. Rasin’s son, and Governor Brown himself was conspicuously seated on the stage. One of the strongest speeches made was that of Mr. Bond, who has for | years been known as one of Mr. Rasin’s advisers, and Mr. John T. Gray is also an adviser and close friend of the city leader. In fact, open denunciation of Gorman is heard even among the officials in the city hall, who would not speak as they do if they imagined for an instant that the “boss” disapproved of such a course. Mr. Compton's Successor. The latest candidate mentioned for the democratic nomination to succeed Mr. Compton in the fifth district, is ex-Gov. Oden Bowie, president of the City Passenger Railway Company, who is a citizen of Prince George's county. 1t is not known yet whether the ex-goy- ernor will accept if named. It is conceded that | only a hard fight can maintain the fifth district in the democratic ranks, and who- ever is nominated will be obliged to pay Uberally for the honor. sr aie A Majority for Milliken, Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. PORTLAND, Me., May 22.—Congressman Milliken will be his own successor. This fact was decided in the third Maine con- gressional district last night by the over- thought that the man had been taken sick | whelming majority of Milliken delegates on the street Sunda: lot to rest himself. Today the body was identitied as that of Gabriel Lindsey. y and had gone in the | chosen to the coming convention. So solid is his support that he will not need to come home Saturday to look after his fences, DISTRICT GOVERNMENT. The Suburban Railway Hearing. The District Commissioners will consider H. R. bill €816, “To amend the charter of the District of Coiumbia Suburban Rail- way,” at 2 o'clock p.m. Thursday, the 24th instant, at which time they will give hear- ing to all parties interested. The route Proposed by the bill is as follows: “Beginning at the dividing line between the District of Columbia and the state of Maryland on the Bladensburg road, and running thence along the said road to 15th street east; thence on 15th street to Ten- nessee avenue; thence on Tennessee avenue to E street north; thence on E street north to 4th street west; thence on 4th street west to D street north; thence west on B Street, in part over the tracks of the Met- ropolitan railroad to Louisiana avenue; thence southwesterly on Louisiana avenue to a point to be located by the Commission- ers of the District of Columbia east of 7th street west. “Also beginning at the junction of Bunker Hill road and 12th street in Brookland, and running south on 12th street to Dahl- gren Circle; thence by such lines as may be authorized by said Commissioners to | Mount Olivet road at its intersection with | 12th street east extended. Also on Mount Olivet road from Bladensburg road to 12th street east extended; thence on 12th street extended to Florida avenue; thence on 12th street east to E street north. “Also beginning at the junction of Em- poria and 24th streets in Langdon, on 24th and Cincinnati streets to street; thence on 22d street and Chapel road to Baltimore street; thence on Baltimore street to 18th street; also on Chapel road from Balti- | more street to Bladensburg road by single Work Ordered. The Commissioners today ordered that the following sewer be added to the suburban | sewer schedule: Howard avenue between Brown street and 14th street road. The per- mit clerk is authorized to issue permit to the Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone | Company to move pole near the southwest | of 15th and W streets to the said corner; to move guy pole in alley between 14th and 15th, V and W streets about sixty feet east of its present location, and to move pole in alley between 14th and 15th, V and W streets to south side of alley rear of lots 24 and 25. Building Permits. The building permits issued today were as | follows: D. D. Gross, one brick dwelling at | 1514 12th street northwest, to cost $6,000; W. 8. Knox, one brick dwelling at 1806 New Hampshire avenue northwest, to cost $11,- 000; M. A. Cook, three brick dwellings, Nos. 736 to 740 3d street northwest, to cost $10,- 000; Mrs. Mary C. P. Jones, one brick dwell- ing at 831 18th street northwest, to cost $19,- 000. 5 — rd CAPITOL TOPICS. Dock Salaries. The House yesterday afternoon devoted considerable time to the discustion of an amendment offered to the legislative appro- priation bill, by Mr. Hayes of Iowa, de-' claring that the act under which members are “docked” for being absent has been heretofore repealed. The amendment was adopted by a vote of 118 to &4, and Mr. Dockery gave notice that he would demand a separate vote upon it when the bill is re- ported from committee of the whole. Osages Want to Be Annesed. A delegation from the Osage tribe of In- dians of Oklahoma appeared before the House committee on Indian affairs yesterday to advocate a propositicn for detaching the Osages from Oklahoma end attaching them to the five civilized tribes of the Indian ter- ritory. Coast and Geodetic Survey. Prof. Mendenhall, chief of the coast and geodetic survey, was heard by the Hovse naval committee today against the pending proposition to make the coast survey an adjunct to the Navy Department and the geodetic survey a branch of the Interior Department. He urged that the bureau, as at present arranged, was doing its work ef- ficiently, and he showed by many maps that | the work was superior to similar work done in other bureaus. For Postal Employes. An important measure was adopted by the House committee on post offices today, which wil! be Known as the tenure of office bill, and {s to regujate the removal of let- ter carriers, post office clerks and railway postal clerks. The bill provides that these classes of government employes shall not be removed except when arrested for a); crime until written boned + ey oe been f and the cl 3! e been rabebeiet) into by the Post Office Depart- ment, after reasonable notice to the clerk. The employes may be suspended pending the decision of the department. Clerks ar- rested for crimes may be discharged at once or suspended within the discretion of the Postmaster General. The bill is a substitute for one proposed by Representative Maguire of California, which applied only to letter carriers and proposed a board of review to consider charges and pass upon them. Duplicate Copyright Books. Senator Gray introduced a joint resolu- tion in the Senate today authorizing the librarian of Congréss to deposit in the scien- tific library of the patent office duplicated copyright books of scientific or mechanical character, provided that only such duplicate copies shall be deposited as are not needed for current use in the Congressional Li- brary. — + e+ Officer Terry's Trial, The frequently postponed trial of Police- man Chas. B. Terry, who shot Willis Wash- ington, a young colored man, on the 22d of November last, was commenced before Judge McComas, in Criminal Court, No. 2, today. —— ‘Transfers of Real Estate. Deeds in fee have been filed as follows: Thos. M. Fields, trustee, to Peter V. De Graw and J. B. Gregg Custis, sub lots 26 to 32, square ; $-. Edw. W. Byrn and Perry B. Turp' trustees, to James H. Gridley, sub lot square 561; $4,200. Mar- tha M. Read to Wm. H. Walker, lot 1, block 16, Meridian Hill; $10. A. M. Green to Vincent C. Carr, lot 532, Uniontown; $400. David D. Stone and Richard M. John- son, trustees, to Thos. L. Jones, lot 6, block 5, Avalon Heights; $10. ———— She Preferred Death to Dishonor. From the London Daily News, The following is an example of the so- called Armenian rebellion: The Hamidie Kurds fell on Herfev, an Armenian village, and asked that the beautiful daughter of the | priest be delivered to them. The girl, hear- ing that the villagers really intended to de- | liver her to them, in order to get rid of their barbarities, hid herself, and at night suc- ceeded in making ber way, with her broth- | er, toward Russian territory. Kurds heard of this escape they followed | them, and overtook them in the mountains. The brother and sister defended themselves from behind a rock until they had fired all their cartridges but two. The sister then threw herself into the arme of her brother | and begged him to shoot her with one of | into the hands of the Kurds, nor see the death of her brother, and that with the sec- ond he should deliver himseif also from the hands of the Kurds. This was done. The sister was killed, but the brother was taken, half dead, and delivered to the Turkish au- thorities, and is now in prison. tee J. 8S. Kriez, a prominent merchant of Keo- kuk, Iowa, committed suicide last night | by shooting himself on account of financial | ‘The name of the Columbian Museu of | Chicago has been changed to the Field Co- | lumbian Museum. Henry Somerville, after whom the town of Somerville, lowa, was named, was drowned near his home last night while bathing. ‘The Middle States Regatta Association has decided to hold the annual regatta on, 14 next. The trial of Erastus Wiman for appropri- ating the funds of R. G. Dun & Co., has been set down for May 28. Assistant Bishop Chapelle arrived in Den- | ver today to investigate the charges against | Rev. T. H. Malone by Btshop Matz. Advices from the stite of Rio Grande do |Sul are to the effect that Brazilian in- | surgents continue to erroll themselves un- der Gen. Saraiva, who is still conducting operations against the government. Paris Figaro charges that Emperor Will- fam has selected a number of officers to visit France as spies, and German news- papers have warned intended travelers to Frerce to exercise gi¢at caution. There is an author in Holland who is bur- dened with the name of J. M. Van der Poor- ten Schwartz. He knew, however, that no writer could win fame under a title that the reading public would neither be able to re- member nor to pronounce, and so he called himself simply Maarten Maartens.—Boston Home Journal. | 181 bid, rt When the | U the cartridges, so that she might not fall | Ey troubles. iw the Passaic river, Newark, N. J., on July | Er FINANCE AND TRADE Sugar Trust Stock Again Goes Up to Par. ——_. VIEW OF THE SENATE INVESTIGATION Bull Element in the Street Re- gaining Courage GENERAL MARKET REPORTS Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. NEW YORK, May 22.—Today’s market opened fractionally above closing figures and gained considerable strength during the morning on liberal purchases for both ac- counts. London was dull and unsettled and attracted lttle attention in the local trad- ing. The bull element is slowly regaining lost courage and will soon be sufficiently strong to force the fighting. The tariff situ- ation is in a very satisfactory condition, notwithstanding surface indications to the contrary, and the class of securities directly affected by the proposed legislation are soon expected to reflect their approval in higher market values, The Senate investigation has run its course as a speculative factor, and is no longer considered seriously. The street in- ¢lines to the opinion that the published re- ports of the various causes leading up to this action on the part of the Senate have been used by inside interests to force out a large following of smail traders, whose companionship had become undesirabie. This view is supported by today’s action of sugar, the real object of the recent attacks. Operirg at 61-2, the price was forced up to par on buying by brokers instrumental in producing the last rise, and who usuaily ct for well-informed principals. The stock was active throughout the day, and found ready purchasers for all offerings. Chicago Gas, on which bull tips have been abundant for the past week, gained 1 5-5 per cent on good buying. The quo war- ranto are to be pushed to a bearing and the company's attorneys are confident of a decision in their favor. National Lead gained 7-8 per cent and is being bought by inside interests on all con- cessions. General Electric lost 1 1-8 per cent on short sales, and yields easily to every a’ tack. In the railroad list prices were better, and the feeling more hopeful. The scant supply of floating stock and the large short in- terest have done more to foster the belief in higher prices than any real beneficial change in conditions. Earnings are bad and likely to continue to be for some time to come. Holders of long stock are not willing to sell at present prices, and have taken their stock out of the market until conditions improve. This naturally re- stricts the limitations of the bears, and Prevents any protracted decline. The market for foreign exchange con- tinues strong, and gold is being taken for shipment on every out-going steamer. The continued low rate for money and the large ancunt of idle funds are responsible for the movement which is likely to continue until rates stiffen. The general desire to negotiate long-time loans is an indication that a brisk demand for money is antici- pated by borrowers. Realizing sales at the beginning of the lest hour brought on a reaction ranging from 1-4 to 2 per cent. The railroads were least effected, nearly ell showing fractional gains for the day. ———— FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL. ‘The following are the opening, the highest ani the lowest and the closieg prices of the New York stock market today, as reported oy Corson & Macartney. members New York stock exchange Correspondents Messrs. Moore & Schley, No. 5+ Broadway: Stocks. American Sugar... American Sugar, pta. Amenican Tol a. Ameriéan Cotton Oil Dns. and Cattle Denver and Rio Grande. neral Uunois Central. New Jersey Cent yew York Central Nortnern Pacific, pid. North American. Sales—regular call—12 o'clock m. ds, registered, $500 at 113%. Americ and Trust, 10 at 130; 10 130; 1 at 130. Belt” Raslroad, 5 at 2s. United Sta tric Light, 10 at "128. Chess) and Potomac Telephone, 20 at 52. Pueumatic Gan Carriage, 100 at 2 cents. Norfolk and Washington Steamboat Company, 5 at 95. Governiuent Bouds.—United States 4s, registered, 1907, 115% bid, 113% asked. United States 4s, goon, 1dr, Udig bid) 11454 asked. “Ueited States Ti vid. District of Columbia Bonds.—20-year Funding 5s, 108 bid. 30-year Funding 6s; gold. 114 bid. Water Stock currency: 7s, 190i, i1 Miscellaneous Bonds.—Washington and _George- town Railroad conv. 6s, Ist, 131 bid, 185 asked. Washington and Georgetown Railroad conv. 6s, 2d, 135 asked. Metropolitan Railroad conv. bid, 108 asked. Beit Railroad 5s, 85 bid. Eckington 6s, 100 asked. asked. 116 + Gs, 134 bid. Ss, 121 bi & 0., 100% bid. 105 pany imp. Gs, 105 bid. Washington Market Com bid. Washington Market Com- Washington Market Gom- . Gs, 102 bid, 105 asked. Masonic Hall fon Ss, 103 bid. Washington Light In- ss 103 bid. Washington Light try pid. Bank Stocks.—Bank of Washi B12 asked. Bank of Repabiic. 230 ha 280 asked. tional eat, 140, asked. 108 bid, fraders’, 102 bid, 108 asked. Lincoln, asked. Safe Deposit and Compani: 135 Trust it and Trust, 130 bid, ton Loan and ‘Trusi Columbia, 135 we Saeed acing. a Vashing- it, 124 bid, 125% asked. Ameri- can Security and ‘Trust, 13014 asked. ¥ on Safe it, . Railroad Stocks.—Wasbington and 200 bid, 310 asked. Metropolitan, 90 bid, Columbia, 65 vid, 70 asked. Bell Eckington, '25 bid. Gas and Electric wn, asked. it, 25 bid, 40 t Stocks.— Washington Ga: s, 48 bid, 49% asked. town Gas, 50 bi asked. “United States Electric Light, 127% "bia, Tcerauce Gtecka on 42 bia, insurance Stocks.—Firemen’s, bid, 47% asked. uklin, 44 bid, 54 asked. Suctropalitan “es bid, a . Corcoran, 60 bid. Potomac, ates 150 bid. German American, Nati De Commercial, 4% bid, 6 Title Insurance Stocks.—Real Estate Title, 112 bid, 120 asked. Columbia Title, 74 bid. S asked. Washington Title, Gi bid, 7 asked.” District Title, 15\6 9) Telephone Stocks.—Pennsylvania, 35 bid, asked. Chesapeake and Potomac, 52 bid, 55 asked. American Graph » 4 bid, 5 asked. “Pneumatic Gun Carriage, .23 bid, .25 asked. Miscellaneous Stocks.—Washington Market, 1414 bid, 20 asked. Great Falls Ice, 125 bid, 150 asked. Norfoik and Washington Steamboat, 90 bid. Hall, 80 bid, 85 asked. Inter-Ocan Building, SS asked. asked, 50 Baltimore Markets. BALTIMORE, Md., May 22.—Flour dull and firmer—western super, 1-7001.00; do. extra, 2.000 3.30; do. family. 2.00a2.85; winter wheat, pat a do., 3.6083.75; ae, 11th. 20 rei a 41.231 it Gull and éasy—spot, 57%4a57 Ti: Tune, STigadta; Jus, Bsigans iy. adv; steamer No. 2 red. 54% 81,721 bushels; stock, 549,453 bushels; sales, 1 lle bushels—mill wheat by quiet—spot, 444 asked: M steamer mixed, 42% asked. y 2 Xo. 2 imxed western, 40a4i—stock, $7,506 Iusbela, Rre dull Na. 2, Sia56—siock, 20,873 Vusbela. Hay quiet a unchanged. Grain freights dul retes inclined to lowe = enced. Sugar firm changed. Butter ‘steady—fancy creamery, . fon, 12ai4; do. ladle, 12818; good 1Oall; store packed, 9210. Eegs steady—t 12. Cheese steady and unchanged. ———— Chicago Grain and Provision Markets Reported by Silsby & Co. Rai Lincoln | A POLICEMAN’S CLUB. Officer Hagan Charged With Assault. ing Jackson at the Coxey Parnde. The case of Policeman Michael Hagan of the mounted squad of the fifth precinct, charged with having used his club on the head of a colored man named Armstead Jackson at the Capitol during the Coxey excitement, as heretofore published in The Ster, was called for trial in the Police Ccurt this morning. Congressman Springer, who has taken so uch interest in the case, was present in court, and he was permitted to remain in court when the other witnesses were ex- cluded. Lawyer Sillers represented the defendant and plead not guilty. Mr. Mullowny prose- cuted the case. The prosecuting witness, with a scar on his head, was first called to the stand. He said he was at the Capitol to see the Coxey crowd, when the policemen on horseback came along, and Hagan’s horse knocked him down. “The officer,” said Jackson, “came along and shouted, “Get back here, you black Hagan, he said, then clybbed him, and he pleaded with the offi not to kill him. “But,” added witness, “he appeared like he was going to kill me anyhow.” Witness said that the cut in his head was sewed up by_a doctor. ‘On cross-examination witness said he was not a drinking man. He had been arrested once for carrying a pistol and once for fighting. Witness said he keeps a cook shop in South Washington, and is mar- ried. ow many times did this officer strike T’ asket the court. e struck me twice.” Witness deniel that he attempted to pull an officer from his horse. Mr. Knight's Evidence. Mr. Knight testified that he saw an officer strike the colored man. He could not iden- tify the officer because the latter had his back toward witness. The affair happened on the east side of the roadway leading to the east of the Capitol from B street south, near the coping. Witness said there was a large crowd there at the time, and several mounted officers were near the scene of the alleged assault. Witness said the crowd was endeavoring to press toward the Capitol buflding at the time. He did not see Jackson put his han¢ on an officer's horse. What Congressman Springer Saw. Congressman Springer was next called. He went out on the portico on the day in question to view the crowd of Coxeyites and curious spectators. The army, he said, had reached B street and the mounted police had formed a line in the grounds. The crowd seemed determined to pass the line, and the police tried to keep them back. Witness said he saw a colored man who seemed de- termined to cross the line, and the police- man hit him. He could not identify the of- cer. When questioned by the court, witness said there seemed to be a pretty lively con- test there between the officers and the per- sons who were attempting to cross the line. On cross-examination, witness said that he heard some noise there and he thought the officers were trying to keep back the ercewd and prevent trouble. Rev. Dr. Payne’s Story. Rev. Dr. Payne, colored, told of the af- fair as he saw it, and described the move- ments of the officer as a terrible charge, and said he saw the club used. “Did you see this officer strike him?” ask- ed the court. “Yes, sir,” responded the reverend wit- ness, “and he seemed to be gritting his teeth every time his club came down.” Witness admitted that he was to get to the Capitol steps at the time of the trouble. One of the officers’ horses struck against witness. He heard no order from the police to step back, but he had to Tun on the grass for protection. A. H. Sulser also gave evidence. He could not identify the defendant, and said that Jackson had pointed out an officer other a the defendant as the man who struck Witnesses for the Defense. After recess counsel for the defendant called several witnesses, who told of the large crowd of persons at the Capitol, and when an attempt was made to prove that the crowd was disorderly the witnesses said that there was a great amount of running backward and forward. Ex-Policeman Howell was one of these witnesses. He did not see the alleged as- Sault committed. He said that so far as he could tell the crowd seemed willing and anxious to cheer the Coxey crowd and con- demn the police. Policeman Kenny described the trouble the police had keeping back the crowd, and he said the most of the crowd seemed to be Coxey sympathizers. Policeman Auldridge testified that he saw the colored man Jackson struck. He did not pay much attention to the affair, but he was certain the defendant did not in- flict the blow. Witness took hold of Jones about that time, and started in the direc- here Hagan was standing. ‘ou say positively that Hagan aid not strike the man?” Mr. Mullowry asked. “I am positive Hagan did not strike him.” “How far was Hagan from Jackson when you saw the blow inflicted?” “About fifteen or eighteen feet, I should ivdge.” Policeman Marr gave evidence concerning Jackson. The latter, he said, caught hold of witness’ horse's reins, and witness told him to step back. Jackson's reply was “Oh, h—; I've got as much right here as anybody else.” Witness had to strike at him to make him let go the reins. He did not eee Oft- cer Hagan strike Jackson. The Defendant's Statement. Policeman Hagan, who has been a mem- ber of the force twelve years, denied that he struck Jackson. At the time Jackson was assaulted, he said. he was pursuing a man who was arrested that day. “Did you strike anyone that day?” asked counsel. “No, sir,” he replied. “I didn’t even strike the man I arrested.” Defendant said he had considerable trou- ble that day with the crowd. He was rid- ing a gray horse that day. Complainant Jackson was recalled and questioned by the court. Judge Miller commented on the evidence in the case, and spoke of the difficulty in identifying a person during such an ex- citement. The evidence certainly makes it —— doubtful as to who struck the iow. “And suppose he did hit him,” said the judge, “what of it?” The judge then told of the duty of the police to preserve order and prevent trouble at the Capitol, and refgred to the evidence of Congressman Springer, who said Jack- son was trying to break through the lines. Had the policemen permitted the crowd to take possession end a riot hed followed they would have heen censured. It was the highest duty of the officers, the court said, to separate the crowd on such ean occasion and if an officer hit a man in the performance of this duty and had not ex- ceeded his authority on inflicted a blow una- liciously there 1s serious doubt as to whether he should be held on a charge of criminal assault But, the judge said, the proof does not show beyond doubt that Hagan was the man, and the case was dismis: atesindiies Range of the Thermometer. The following were the readings of the thermometer at the weather bureau to- day: 8 a.m. 58; 2 p.m., 62; maximum, 6; minimum, =