Evening Star Newspaper, May 23, 1894, Page 2

= LATE NEWS BY WIRE Condition of Affairs in the Samoan Islands, EXPECTATION OF A DECISIVE BATTLE Damage Caused by the Swollen Rivers. MR. GLA DSTONE’S ILLNESS Copyrighted, 1894, by the Associated Press. AUCKLAND, N. Z., May 23.—The steam- fhip Monowai, from Samoa on May 17, has arrived here, and brings important news in regard to the situation of affairs at those islands. When the Monowai sailed, a large propor- ton of the government army had been sent \e the front, and the rebels were massed at Atua, the battlefield of 1888. A conflict be- ween rebels and the government troops ‘was then possible at any hour. The king, when the steamship sailed, had ven the Aana party until May 19 in which submit. In the event of their failure to so, the Savaii natives and a portion of Tuamasaga natives were to attack them. The British warship Curacoa and the Ger- man warships Buzzard and Falke were at Apia on May 17, but it was understood that the commanders of these vessels were with- out orders from their governments as to how to act in case of an emergency. The attitude of the rebels was defiant, and it is expected that an engagement has been fought before now. ——— MOUNTAIN STREAMS SWOLLEN. Bridges Being Swept Away by the Torrent. CUMBERLAND, Md., May 23.—The ex- tessive amount of rain which has fallen in the past week has swelled all mountain streams in Allegheny and Garrett counties. ‘The president of the board of county com- missioners has received word that several bridges in the eastern part of Allegheny county had been washed away. LEWISBURG, Pa. May 23.—Two spans of the Lewisburg wagon and railroad bridge have been knocked out by the floods, and two more spans are in great danger, a solid mass of logs and debris ten acres in ex- tent being massed against them. There has been great destruction in East Lewisburg, a village of 200 inhabitants, opposite this place. All of the houses have been deserted. The water is rapidly falling and no further Gamage is looked for. There is no communication with the out- side world except by way of New Berlin mountains and over the Ri railroad bridge at Sunbury. i MR. GLADSTONE’S ILLNESS. He Has a Return of His Troublesome Cold. LONDON, May 23.—The physician in at- tendance upon Mr. Cladstone reports that the latter has had a return of the cold from Which he suffered recently. Dr. Nettleship will not attempt the con- templated operation upon Mr. Gladstone's eye until Dr. Bond has declared his patient to be in good health. oe REVOLT IN COREA. It Failed Through a Premature Out- break. VANCOUVER, B. C., May 23.—Through advices received by the steamship Empress of India it is learned that the trouble which has been brewing in Corea has at last taken definite shape, and Chinese are being poured in che country. The first out- break occurred in Sing-La-too, but it was Premature, through the misunderstanding of arrangements of Insurgent plans by the persons at the head of the movement at that point. It had been their intention to have up- risings all over the country simultaneously, and so paralyze the officials and get control before help could be secured. This break, coming before the general uprising, has alarmed the authorities, and the insurgents are being arrested and arms seized at many points. What the effect would have been had the whole plan worked may be judged from what occurred at the Sing-La-too. There 3,000 fully armed men suddenly mustered, and before the guards could recover from their surprise the governor's palace was in their possession. No mercy was shown, and the governor and his forty officials were put to death, the more detested of them being horribly and disgustingly mutilated. Before the troops could be gathered the insurgents Were on the march to Seoul. To this point @00 Chinese soldiers have been dispatched. Many arrests are being made at King-Ki- Loo, where another uprising was to have taken place. The rebels are even at that point gathering strength, and it is feared that they will set their imprisoned friends free and fire the city. Not much store ts @et by the Chinese soldiers, who will turn tail if anything like determined opposition is shown. At Yokohama on the day the steamer sailed @ report was received that the Coreans had been subdued, with the loss of 5U lives, but this could not be authenticated. Sa DISAPPOINTED MINE STRIKERS. Indications That They Will Go to Work Shortly. CHARLESTON, W.Va., May 23.—Indica- tions are that miners will go to work here shortly. They are disappointed over the re- sult of the Cleveland conference, where they were ignored. When the delegates return it is thought they will all go to work. The mifies on New River, Quinnimont, Stone Clim, Berewood, Slater and Sterling are working full. On Long creek, in Kanawha, Winifred, Eagle, Powellton and St. Clair mines are working. Forty miners met at Acme yesterday and voted 40 to 1 in favor ef going to work Thursday. A deputy sheriff will be placed there, but no trouble is feared. At Quinnimont, a few days ago, the en- gine house and incline trestle were burned, and Monday the cable was cut at Stone Clift, but quickly repaired. PHILLIPSBURG, Pa., May 23.—The lead- ers of the miners In this district regard the Feport that the operators will endeavor to resume operations on May 28 at the old rate if a settlement is not made before that date as a bluff. They say they have no fear of such an attempt being made, und that if there is there will be serious trouble. The trikers in this region are becoming desper- ate, and should non-union men be brought im and placed in the mines it is feared there will be bloodshed. CLEARFIELD, May 23.—Should an at- tempt be made to resume mining with non- union men on May 28 there will be trouble im the Clearfield and Beech creek regions. A prominent leader, when he learned the fesult of the Philadelphia meeting, said: “We have been on a strike for more than a month and we will not suffer any non-union men to take our places without determined resistance. We will be sorry to see the operators attempt such a thing, for it will almost surely result in loss of life.” ALTOONA, Pa., May 23.—The miners in the Blair and Cambria county districts say they will do all in their power to persuade Bon-union men not to go to work, ard should gentle persuasion fail they will at- tempt to drive them out, no matter at what cost. Unless an agreement is reached be- tween miners and operators within the next five days there will be a serious confiict in the bituminous coal regions. AKRON, Ohio, May 2%.—Serious trouble fs apprehended among the coal miners of ‘Tuscora county, where several mines are being worked. The men have been driven out of one mine by strikers and the same fate is threatened to the other workers. The sheriff has telegraphed Major Bryan of the eighth regiment, for ald and he im- mediately left for the seat of trouble. The Strikers are belligerent and determined that work shail not be continued. THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY. Delegates Listen to Dr. Murkl: the Southern Church. SARATOGA, N. Y., May 23.—An echo of the discussion on theological seminaries was heard at the opening of the general assem- bly this morning, when Elder Zogan C. Murray of New York asked that his name be enrolled as voting in favor of the report of the majority, which was adopted yester- day. He was followed by six other com- missioners, who made the same request. The report of the regular committee of theological seminaries, to whom the annual reports of the seminaries have been sent for consideration, was made the second order for Friday afternoon. It is expected that this report will open up some sharp cof- troversy, particularly in connection with Lane Seminary, which asks that it be re- Stored to the full approval and confidence of the church. The floor was given to Dr. Duffield of New York, chairman of the committee on corre- spondence, who introduced the Rev. Dr. Murkland of Baltimore as a representative of the Presbyterian Alliance, himself being a minister of the southern Presbyterian Church. In this connection Dr.Duffield ex- Pressed the hope that the dawning of the day may be near at hand when a theological equator shall no longer mar the Presby- terian map of the United States. Dr. Murkland spoke at considerable length and was occassionally interrupted by ap- plause. In opening he expressed the hope that the time might soon come when the effort to bring back the southern church, like a daughter to the bosom of her moth- er, should be crowned with success. In replying, the moderator charged Dr. Murkland to take back tc his church the special message that the northern church is longing to be one again with the south- ern church, adding: “It is a crime for us to be separate any longer.” A committee of five was appointed by the Moderator to convey the fraternal greetings of the assembly to the Baptist convention now In session in Saratoga. committee consists of Drs. Duffield, Craig and Rudd, with Elders McDonald and Howell. The regular order of the day was then taken up. Prof. Geo. T. Purves of Prince- ton read tl ‘eport of the committee on the work of the board of foreign missions dur- ing the year past. The report shows that the receipts of the year amounted to $843,- 411, leaving a deficit of over $150,000. .The actual debt of the year is less than $103,000. Operating expenses have been re- duced $12,000. The women’s boards of mis- sions contributed $324,000, and legacies yielded nearly $73,000. Under commission by the board, 635 missionaries are engaged, with 1,741 native agents. Prof. Purves reviewed the work of the board at length, and Dr. Ellinwood, secre. tary of the board, also spoke in its’ behalf. ——.—__ RETURNING TO WASHINGTON. The President Arrived This Morning. NORFOLK, Va., May 2%.—The presiden- tial party arrived from North Carolina this morning about 9 o'clock, and left for Wash- ington at noon. at Norfolk —_-. —_~ MARCHED INTO CINCINNATI. Labor Organiations S$! Industrials. CINCINNATI, Ohio, May 23.—After all the efforts of the police to hold Frye’s in- dustrial*army out of the city, the latter made a triumphal entrance, 400 strong, yesterday, and pitched their tent on Hul- bert place, adjoining the base ball park. The co-operation of labor organizations prevented the authorities from k the industrials out. ca = With Frye’s ———__ CHERRY IS RELEASED. The Crank Wh: Interrupted the House Proceedings. The sanity of Matthew A. Cherry, the colored man who a few days ago arose in the gallery of the House of Representatives and interrupted the proceedings by declar- ing that God would visit the lawmakers with violence unless they mended their ways, was inquired into today by a mar- shal's jury. Drs. D. P. Hickling, W. D. Cannon and Charles H. Latimer, and Sanitary Officer Frank testified that, in their opinion, he was not of sound mind. Cherty frequently interrupted the wit- nesses, and his inquiries indicated that, with the exception of an insane religious mania, he was a rather intelligent man. He was allowed to make a statement in his own be- half, and he stated that he was forty years old; that he was born a slave in Georgia, and that while in Georxia he got religion. He declared that the Lord had come to nim there and told him that he must be born again. “When the Lord came to me,” said Cherry, “He came to me in spirit. Then it flashed through me that I was saved, and I knew 1 was redeemed.” ‘The man then sang a verse from an old hymn to the effect “I'm redeemed, I'm re- deemed,” and then went on to say in a rambling way that he had never harmed a living soul, that the Lord had told him to visit the House of Representatives, but that whether what he said there was true he did not know. Two young colored men, who had been raised by Cherry, testified that he was a hard-working, harmless man, and that he delighted to discuss religious matters. They also said that he was an ingenious black- smith, ard was very upright in all mat- ters. The jury was unable to agree upon a verdict for some time, and after an hour's deliberation returned a verdict to the effect that Cherry was suffering from a mild form ef religious mania. They also found that he is competent to manage and control his own business, and that he should not be confined. Cherry was therefore released from cus- tody, much to the delight of himself and friends. —_—>——_ NO FORCE TO BE USED. Senator Kyle’s Resolution in Regard to the Hawaiian Islands. Following is a copy of the resolution in- troduced in the Senate today by Senator Kyle: “Resolved, That it is the sense of the Sen- ate that the government of the United States shall not use force for the purpose of restoring to the throne the deposed Queen of the Sandwich Islands or for the purpose of destroying the existing govern- ment; that the provisional government ha‘ ing been duly recognized, the highest inter. national interests require that it shall pu sue its own line of politics; that interven: tion in the political affairs of these islands | by other governments will be regarded as an act unfriendly to the government of the United States.” —__+o-___. DISCHARGING CLERKS. The Bad Policy Severely Commented on in the House. Representative Grosvenor of Ohio made a vigorous speech in the House this afternoon against the policy of discharging clerks in the government departments at this time. He said that in this period of genera! busi- ness depression and distress it would be better for the government to appropriate a larger sum than that the clerks should be turned out to swell the large army of the unemployed. “The past forty-eight hours have been a period of sorrow and sadness to me,” he | said. “I have never witnessed in all my experience greater scenes of sorrow and depression than those occasioned by the dis- charges from the government printing of- fice.” He said the mere question of saving a few dollars to the government should not control the situation—should not weigh against other considerations far more grave and important. ———_+-e+—___ Ch: jem im the Medical Corps. The following changes in the stations and duties of officers of the medical department are ordered: Capt. Robert R. Ball will be relieved from temporary duty at Fort Monroe, Va., and will report at Fort Adams, relieving Capt. William C.Borden, who will report for duty at Fort Snelling, Minn., relieving Capt. Chas.-F’. Mason. Capt. Mason will report to the superin- tendent of the United States Military Acad- emy, West Point, N. Y., for duty at that post. Capt. Alonzo R. Chapin ts relieved from duty at Fort Hancock, Texas, and will re- port for duty at Fort Bliss, Texas. First Lieut. Francis A. Winter is relieved | from duty at Fort Bliss and will report for duty at Fort Hancock, Texas. Capt. George McCreery will report at Fort D. A. Russell, Wyo., for duty. The strike of coal porters at Port Said, Egypt, is spreading and the olive have been repeatedly called upon to disperse | riotous persons. THE EVENING STAR, WEDNESDAY, MAY 23, 1894—TWELVE PAGES. THE OFFICER GUILTY The Verdict of the Jury in the Terry Case, THE PRISONER TAKEN 10 JAIL The Rights of Police Officers Under the Law. USE OF REVOLVERS As stated in The Star, the trial of Police- man Chas. B. Terry, charged with assault- ing Willis Washington, a young colored man, by shooting him on U street near 14ta on the 22d of last November, was com- menced yesterday. Washington was brought into court on a stretcher, and testified. The testimony of the doctors at the Emer- gency Hospital was also given. Policeman Wm. Steurman, who was with Terry at the time of the shooting, testified that they opened their coats to show Wash- ington their badges, and also ordered him to stop. Washington, he said, started off on a run toward lth street. He and Terry ran after him, Terry being in front. Terry fired twice, Washington falling at the sec- ond shot. Evidence for the Defense. For the defense Maj. Wm. G. Moore was the first witness called. He stated that he had ordered his men to be diligent during the ‘Jack the Sictker” scare, but knew little personally of Terry. Policemen Mitch- ell, Foley, Evans and Slater were called, but the greater part of their testimony was ruled out, because of the immateriality. The defendant also took the stand. He stated that he and his partner, Steurman, regarded Washington's appearance and ac- tions as suspicious at that early time of the morning, and that they showed their badg- es. The wounded man, he said, was told to halt, but started off on a run. Terry stated that he and Steurman followed after him, and that when Washington had run about seventy feet he, Terry, fired his pistol, but not at the running man. Run- ning a few feet further, Terry said that he fell, and that in falling his pistol was ac- cidentaliy discharged. It was, he said, by that shot that Washington was hit. Upon cross-examination Terry denied that he had ever been fined in the Police Court for shooting at a man, and also de- nied that he had ever shot a man in the west. He said that he had not intended hitting Washington, and was very sorry that he had done so. The Argument Begun. At this point the trial was adjourned until this morning. When it was resumed today the court room was again greatly crowded. While Terry appeared in uniform, he did not, as he did yesterday, wear his badge. Assistant District Attorney Jeffords intro- duced a transcript of the Police Court rec- ords to show that in the case mentioned by Terry his personal bonds were taken to appear for sentence. Policeman Bremmer- man was called by the defense to show that Washington's watch was running the morning of the shooting, but his testi- mony was ruled out because it was hearsay. Both sides then announced that all testi- mony was in, and counsel thereupon pro- ceeded to argue the case before the jury, Mr. Jeffords leading off. The Judge's Charge. ‘The addresses to the jury were very brief, and upon their conclusion Judge McComas proceeded to briefly charge the jury. “The defendant,” said the court, “is in- dicted for an assault with an intent to kill Willis Washington. I will not review the facts, they are fresh in your minds. You will consider the facts, the young man go- ing early to his work, the two officers eager to catch a thief, the meeting, the running and the firing twice of the pistol of Officer Terry, and the results of the secoad shot, for which he is indicted. “These officers of the peace must be sup- ported by the courts in the discharge of duty, but officers of the peace should un- derstand that It is not their duty to shoot @ person they seek to arrest if he only fails to halt when commanded. It is their duty to use such means to secure a prisoner as will enable officers to take a prisoner into custody without resorting to the use of firearms, and officers will not be excused for using dangerous weapons in any case where, with diligence, discretion and cau- tion, the prisoner could be otherwise taken. “The officer has the right to arrest, without Warrant, any one he suspects to be guilty of felony; if, however, he uses more force than recessary, he is guilty ‘of an assault. An arrest, not unlawful in Itself, may be per- formed in a manner so criminal and im- proper as to make the officer who, in the prosecution of his purpose, causes the death of another person, guilty of murder, or, if without malice, of manslaughter on! In all cases the officer should proceed with due caution, and although it is not necessary | that the officer should retreat at all, yet he ought not to come to extremities, except upon a reasonable necessity, to execute bis duty. As to the Intent. “To find the defendant in this case guilty of an assault with intent to kill you must find not only the assault and battery, but also find, as a fact, the intent to kill. This intent exists In the mind, but is manifested by the facts and circumstances connected with the commission of the act. If the author of the act you are judging be of sound mind, the law presumes he intended the natural necessary and often even prob- able consequences, the intent to kill may be inferred from the use of a deadly wea- pon. The intent to kill a person may be in- ferred from the shooting itself, where the shooting is done by the use of a deadly weapon.” Judge McComas instructed the jury as to the question of reasonable doubt, conclud- ing his charge at 11:55, when the jury re- tired. Guilty as. Indicted. The jury were ready to report when court resumed its session efter recess, and it was said that they took but half an hour to reach their verdict. When the jury returned, at 1:15, Foreman Kettler said to the clerk, in answer to the vsual formal inquiries, that they found Terry guilty as indicted. Counsel for the prisoner entered a motion for a new trial, and asked Judge McComas to allow Terry to be bailed in the sum of 36,000 pending the court's decision on the motion. Judge McComas, however, refused to allow Terry to go cut upon bail, and he was taken be- lcw and locked up in the cage pending his removal to jail. a ‘ferry and his friends apparently did not anticipate such a verdict, and the convicted man was not a litle distressed. The pen- alty for the offense of which Terry stands convicted is not less than two nor more than eight years in the penitentiary. —— DISTRICT GOVERNMENT. An Obstructed Sewer. In a letter to the Commissioners today Health Officer Hammett calis their atten- tion to an obstructed sewer on Whitney avenue, causing the street to contain foul and stagnant water. The Excise Board's Work. The excise board had a meeting yester- day afternoon and decided the following | applications: Retail—Elias Hutchi 703 =F street southwest; W. Barbour, 333 Virginia avenue southwest; Henry Rosenburg, 1239 11th street southeast. Rejected: Retall—Randolph H. Myers, 201 Virginia avenue southwest. —___ A Jonadab Visitation. Washington Council, No. 17, Sons of Jonadab, had their semi-annual visitation last night at their hall, 4th and East Capi- tol streets. Sovereign Chief Andrews, with his deputies and representatives, was pres- ent. The opening address was made by the sovereign chief. The lodge’s deputy, Mr. Allen, was called to the chair, and pre- sided over the good of the order. Remarks were made by Messrs. Muilen, Hayre, Hum- phries, Ryan, Browne and Berry. Music was furnished by Mr. Bischoff of Faith Council, and closing remarks were made by bial Chief Watts of Washington Coun- ef ———— Articles of Incorporation. Wm. Gettinger, Edwin E. Haas, B. F. Larcombe, E. E, Clapp and R. H. Stone this afternoon filed articles incorporating a society to be known as “The Arlington Wheelmen,” for the period of twenty years. The objects of the society are said to be the promotion and cultivation of cycling, social intercourse among wheelmen and the improvement of roads. CIVIL SERVICE APPROPRIATIONS. Comments on the House Vote to Cut Them Of. The friends of civil service reform in the Senate are not particularly alarmed by the vote taken in the House yesterday after- noon cutting off the appropriation for the civil service commission. Said a distin- Suished republican Senator today, who is well known as an advocate of civil service: “I do not believe that on a yea and nay vote the House will finally abolish the com- mission. I mean a record vote, where the vote of each member goes on record before the country. The House has once before voted in this informal snap-shot manner to abolish the commission by refusing to ap- propriate for its maintenance, but on that occasion when the amendment came before the full House a roll-call vote restored the appropriation. I think it will be done in this case. If it should not be done, I am certain that the Senate will restore the ap- propriation, and stand by {ts action. “I cannot imagine that the leaders of the democratic party will permit this idiotic ac- tion to be carried to conclusion. It would simply be suicidal.” A democratic Senator remarked when the subject was brought to his attention: “Iam convinced that this effort will be blockaded. I believe, however, that if the Senate should not prevent the abolition of the civil service commission there would not be as much left of the democratic party as there is today of the Coxey army.” Another Senator of the same party de- ribed the action of the House yesterday as a piece of insanity, and added that it had no earthly chance of being consum- mated by enactment into law. —_—_—_e- DISTRICT IN CONGRE: No Quorum. The House District committee falled to get a quorum, and action on the Washing- ton traction bill was postponed until the rext meeting, which will occur next Wed- nesday. To Improve the Road to Arlington. The House committee on military affairs has favorably reported a bill appropriating $50,000 for the improvement of the govern- ment road to the Arlington military reser- vation. The Board of Assessment Bill. Senator Harris today, at the request of the District Commissioners, introduced a bill providing for an equalization of real estate values in the District, similar in all of its provisions but one to the bill recent- ly introduced in the House by Mr. Heard. This exception {s in the introduction of a new section, fifteen, as follows: “Said board of assessors shall hereafter consti- tute the excise board of the District of Columbia, and shall perform all the duties of said board according to law, and so much of the act approved March 3, 1893, as imposes that duty upon the Commis- sicners of the District is repealed.” This constitutes a combination assess- ment-excise board. The bill was referred to the District committee. To Regulate Telephone Service. Senator Harris also introduced a bill, simi- lar to that presented in the House by Mr. Baker, regulating telephone service in the District. ++ —____ CAPITOL TOPICS, New Pension Laws. The House committee on pensions will make a favorable report on a bill recom- mended by the Secretary of the Interior governing the payment of accrued pensions to the heirs of deceased pensioners. The bill provides that from September 28, 1892, the accrued pensions to the date of death of pensioners or persons who had applications pending before their deaths who were enti- ued to pensions shall fall to their widow: or, there being no widow, to the minor chi dren under sixteen. In the cases of widows the accrued pension falls to the minor chil- dren under sixteen. Accrued pensions shall hot constitute a part of the estate or assets of deceased pensioners, -except that persons who bore the expenses of the last illness of a pensioner. may be reimbursed from the pension if there is no estate left. In the cases of dependent mothers, surviving fath- ers can complete the claim. Are Stockholders Liable? Representative Clark of Missouri is en- deavoring to secure an opinion from the House judiciary committee on the Nability of indivicual stockholders for the Pacific railroad debt. He introduced a resolution for this purpose,which, however, is involved in a legislative snarl between two commit- tees. Mr. Clark is hopeful of getting the opinion he wants, as he regards it as most essential before heme of refunding is adopted. MR. WARDLE'S POSITION. It is Stated That He is to Resign From the Census Office. It {s semi-officially announced that Mr. James H. Wardle, chief clerk and assistant superintendent of the census, is to resign, and it is thought he will be appointed to a position within the classified service. It is also announced from the same source, which, although not official, is reliable, that Mr. George S. Donnell of Mississippi, as- sistant chief clerk of the census, will be promoted to fill the vacancy created by the retirement of Mr. Wardle, and the vacancy made by the promotion of Mr. Donnell will not be filled. Mr. Wardle held originally the position of census clerk directly under the Secretary of the Interior. This office is within the classified service. He was appointed assistant chief clerk of the census when the work of taking the eleventh census was begun, and was soon after promoted to the chief clerkship. After his resignation shall bave been accepted he is desirous of re-entering the classified service, and the Secretary of the Interior has assented to this, provided that it will incur no violation of the civil service law. This point will be passed upon by the civil service commission. If the decision be favorable to Mr. Wardell he will be ap- pointed to the highest grade within the classified service and placed on the rolls of the pension bureau. During Mr, Wardell’s connection with the census he has earned the esteem of his subordinates by his fal ness and that of his superiors by his efti- ciency. ————_+o+____ THE CUSHING’S TRIP. It Shows That She Could Be Used as a Dispatch Boat. Lieut. Fletcher, commanding the torpedo boat Cushing, now at Newport, has for- warded a report to the Navy Department in regard to the recent experimental run of that vessel from Washington to Newport by the inland passage. The purpose of the trip was to demonstrate whether the Cushing or a similar craft in time of war or other emergency could be used as a dispatch boat between the seat of government and the torpedo station at Newport through pro- tected inland water courses. The Cushing was weighted as In actual service and drew six feet, but such a run as was made by her was found to be per- fectly practicabie. The time from Washington to Newport Was 36 hours. The log showed 90 miles on the Potomac, 110 miles to Chesapeake City, on the bay, 14 miles in the Chesapeake and Delaware canal, 55 miles on the Delaware river to Bordentown, N. J., 44 miles in the Delaware and Raritan canals, and 37 miles on the Raritan river and the upper bay of New York; thence by way of the East river and the sound to Newport. The time from New York to Newport was 6 hours and 50 minutes, believed to be the best on record. —_—_——_-+e—_____. ALABAMA DEMOCRATS, They Complete Their State Ticket and Consider the Platform. MONTGOMERY, Ala., May 23.—The Ala- bama democratic convention met at 11 o'clock. On the first ballot J. K. Jackson was nominated for secretary of state; J. C. Smith for treasurer and John Purifoy for auditor were nominated by acclamation. They are serving their first terms. The committee on platform is aow in ses- sion, but have agreed on the resolutions to be presented. President Cleveland's ad- ministration will be indorsed. SS LIEUT. MANEY’S TRIAL. His Court-Martial for Shooting Hedberg Begins. ST. PAUL, Minn., May 23.—The court- ‘apt. MR. TAYLOR'S CASE His Nomination to Be Decided on This Afternoon. INFLUENCES AT WORK FOR REJECTION Opposition Solely Because He is a : Non-Resident. ONE SENATOR’S OPINION By virtue of an agreement reached last evening between the friends and opponents of confirmation in the case of Chas. H. J. Taylor of Kansas, the Senate will go into executive session at 5:30 o'clock today for the purpose of finally disposing of that dis- puted appointment. An effort was made last evening to get the case finally before the Senate, but it was so late when the ex- ecutive session was held that it was deemed best to postpone the last struggle until today, and the agreement was, therefore made between those who believe in home Tule for the District and those who are afraid to defeat the colored man from Kan- sas for the local office. Mr. Taylor's friends are today claiming that he will be confirmed by a safe ma- jority. The opponents to the nomination, while not conceding this, agree that the contest will be very close and that the re- sult is in doubt. The ——— campaign conducted by Taylor and his coadjutors of ris own race, has resulted in convincing certain republican Senators that it is un- wise to oppose any colored man of any political party for any office. At the same Ume Mr. Taylor has, through certain agen- cies, persuaded many democrats that it is @ good policy to encourage negro democ- racy by rewarding colored men whenever Possible. Influences Against Confirmation. Influences hitherto unsuspected, however, have been put at work today, from local sources, against confirmation, mainly di- rected toward a few southern Senators Whose position has not yet been definitely ascertained. This opposition, as has been all the opposition to Taylor's confirmation, ed tem his mgm entirely without reference to color. It was forcibly presented to several Sen- ators that if Mr. Taylor had remained upon his farm in Kansas, attending to his legit- imate duties as a citizen, and adhering to the faith of the President, as laid down in the latter's famous declaration that “the office should seek the man, and not the man the office,” there would have been no evidence here in Washington of any kind as to Mr. Taylor’s color. In other words, had he not come to Washington, first to seek the office, and, second, to insist upon confirmation when he was nominated to be minister to Bolivia, nobody here would have known, except by report and hearsay, that Mr. Taylor belonged to the African race. Again, had he gone home after his nomina-. tion was practically defeated by the com- mittee on foreign relations, and sown spring wheat on his Kansas farm, leaving the nomination to be recorder of deeds to come to him unsolicited, as the President believes all appointments should come, the local democrats would never have known by ocular demonstration the complexion of the candidate. It is he who has raised the race question, and he only who has placed his color in evidence. This he has done so zeato and so persistently that he has clouded the minds of many Senators who would other- wise have been very glad to vote against his nomination on the strict basis of the home rule doctrine. Will Be a Fall Attendance. The vote taken in the Senate today on the motion of Mr. Teller to lay the tariff bill on the table, 28 to 28, shows that a very full Senate is in attendance at the Capitol today, This precludes the possibility of the absence of a quorum when the Taylor case shall come to a vote, and hence there will be no necessity for the violation of pairs to me @ quorum, such as occurred last Fri- ve On the first vote taken on Friday last, be- fore the pairs were broken, and before the republicans withdrew their votes to prevent a quorum being secured, the vote stood ex- actly a tie. The opponents of the nomina- tion, however, were mostly absent, and some of them were not paired, so that this vote may not have been an exact index of the temper of the Senate. It may be that the advocates of confirmation are over-con- fident of success. It is certain that they have somewhat overestimated their strength on the republican side, for most of the western republicans, it is ascertained, will vote against confirmation on the home rule question only. What One Senator Says. A republican Serator said to a Star re- porter: “I have opposed thts nomination solely on the grounds that this office ts most pecullar in its character. I have not been able to find any other instance where the office deals so directly with local affairs as does this. In the case of United States marshals or registers of land offices or receivers of public moneys, in which cases the doctrine of home rule ts frequently violated, there is always the United States on one hand with the people of the locality on the other. In this case, however, nobody can possibly have any interest in the business of the office other than local people, and the emol- uments of the position and all of its ex- penses are paid fully by the city of Wash- ington. For that reason and that reason only, I have opposed this name and will ccntinue to oppose it, until the end is reach- ed, for I believe that here at least is a chance for the administgation to live up to its home rule doctrine, The nomination may be confirmed, but if so, it will be the result of a trick that has caused the situa- tion to be misunderstood.” Inspector d Assistant Wanted. The United States civil service commis- sion will hold an examination on June 22 to secure a register of eligibles for the posi- tion of inspector and assistant inspector in the bureau of animal industry, Department of Agriculture. Arrangements will be made to give this examination at all large cities Where there may be applicants and where the commission has a competent board of examiners. The salaries of the assistant inspectors will be $1,200 and of inspectors $1,400. The appointments will be for the most part to the lower grade, although some appointments may be made at the grade of $1,400. No person will be appointed to the positions who is not a graduate of some recognized veterinary college. Those who accept appointments to these positions must consent to be assigned to duty in any part of the country which the department may designate, or to be moved from place to place. An application blank may be ob- tained by writing to the United States civil service commission, Washington, D. C., and all applications should be filed at as early a date as practicable. As a basis for the technical examination, an abridgement of the clerk-copyist examination will be given, consisting of the subjects of orthography, penmanship, plain copying, letter writing and arithmetic. The last-named subject will be of a lighter grade than the ordinary clerk-copyist arithmetic. The subjects of the technical portion of the examination will be veterinary anatomy and physiology, veterinary pathology and meat inspection. i: Local Pensions Granted. Among the pensions granted today were the following: District of Columbia: Reissue—Almanzer W. Layton, George H. Baldwin. Maryland: Original— Allen 8. Elliott, Colora, Cecil county; Wm. Campbell, Leon- ardtown, St. Mary’s county. Reissue—Wil- mer J. Hancock, Stockton, Worcester coun- ty; George Masemore, Parkton, Baltimore county; Frederick Goldsborough, Skipton, Talbot county; Wm. ri, itimore. Virginia: Renewal—George Beloate, Ol- ney, Accomac county. —_____ They Want to Be Divorced. Vashti E. and Eugene Hubbard were married in Baltimore, Md., February 1, 1876, by the Rev. Scott Morris. Today Mrs. Hubbard filed a petition stating that for the | past three years her husband has been an habitual drunkard, neglecting and falling to support her and their three children. She prays Pat she be given the custody of the martial of Lieut. Maney of the fifteenth in-| children and be allowed to resume her fantry on charges connected with the gatal shooting by him of Capt. Hedberg at Fort | Sheridan will begin today, and all the offi- cers of the court are now in the city. The exact charge is not known, but it is said that Lieut. Maney will be accused of “‘con- duct prejudicial to good order.” maiden name, if she so desires. By a petition filed today Harry C. Michael prays that he be granted a divorce from Nannie R. Michael. He states that they were maried in Frederick, Md., October 30, 1888, by the Rev. L. Kuhiman, and that Mrs. Michael willfully abandoned him here March 7, 1892. | Hay frm and Jr | 83°36" per 100 ARMOR PLATE INVESTIGATION. The Committee Meets to Outline the ‘Work—What Mr. Cummings Say. ‘The coagressional investigation of alleged armor plate frauds was put under way to- day by the House naval committee. The meeting, which was to outline the work, was behind closed doors, although Chair- man Cummings hopes to have the meetings public when the testimony ts taken. On motion of Representative Money (Miss.) it was decided to appoint a subcommittee of five to take the testimony and pertorm the active work incident to trips to Home- Stead and elsewhere. Messrs. Cummuigs of New York, Talbot of Maryiand, and Money of Mississippi were designated as the democratic members. The republicans were left to name their two members. cl Cummings fixed 12 o'clock noon tomorrow for the first meeting of the sub- committee, at which time the hearings will 14 am asked,” said Mr. Cummings, “whether the hearings will be public or private. That will be for the subcommit- tee to decide, but so far as 1 am concerned A Want everything open to the press and public. No one is to be shielded and the public are entitled to know what is going on. Mr. Cummings was asked as to course to a, pap ne “We will first hear Representative Dun- phy, who started the investigation,” said e, “and will learn from him the lines of investigation to be pursued. We will then | hear Capt. Sampson of the navai bureau of ordnance. He has been at the head of the invest tion recently conducted by the Navy ent, and it will be valuable to us to know what he that he was unable to of evidence because his board had no power to summon witnesses and administer oaths. In that case we will be able to supplement and carry forward the work.” “Will you visit the Carnegie works?” “We will go anywhere, even to Cali- fornia, if it is necessary to secure evidence. It may be necessary to visit California and inspect the armor of the Monterey, which has plates from the Carnegie works. This and various other ships may have to be Icoked over.” One of the members of the naval commit- tee was congratulating himself on not be- ing chosen among the five to do the work. “It will last all summer,” said he. “The armor contracts cover six years. These must all be gone over, the accounts studied, | the plates traced and ¢efective ones located learned. It may be) get at certain lines | FINANCE AND TRADE Industrials Lead in an Upward Movement. WHAT THE FRIENDS OF SUGAR PREDICT Chicago Gas Started on an Ad- vance. —_—_—-___ GENERAL MARKET REPORTS Special Dispatch to The Brening Star, NEW YORK, May 23.—The nervousness ot the bears was turned to profitable account this morning by the opposition and better prices prevailed throughout the entire list. Like all recent rallies not based on legisla- tive forecasts, the shorts defrayed the ex- penses. The upward movement was not wholly uninterrupted, however, as the bears fought desperately to maintain their hold on the situation. The sentiment of the room and the scant Supply of borrowable stock ‘were factors too potent to-be overlooked and prices were gradually forced toward @ higher Jevel. The industrials led the advance and soon had the entire list in sympathy with them end a general covering movement in rapid Progress. Sugar was heayily traded in, as usual, and was advanced 2 1-2 per cent on the covering of a long line of stock put up at the close of last week, and continued ac- cumulation by inside interests. The interests of this company are being carefully watched in Washington, and all advices contain assurances of a successful termination of the tariff controversy. It is reasonably certain that no schedule will be passed that will detract in the slightest degree from the protective fea- tures of the one now under consideration in the Senate bill. If any alterations a on the different war ships. The sweeping extent of the investigation can hardly be appreciated.” Representatives Dolliver of Towa and Wadsworth of New York were designated as the republican members of the investi- gating committee. «+ Commander McGowan’s Detail. Commander John McGowan has been re- Meved from duty at the Washington navy yard, and has assumed command of the training ship Portsmouth at the Brooklyn navy yard. Commander McGowan is a son of Capt. John McGowan of the revenue marine service, who commanded the steamer Star of the West when she was fired on by the guns of the rebel forts in Charleston harbor at the outbreak of the civil war, while carrying supplies to the United States forces at Fort Sumter. —————————~_.—_____. Charge Against a Contractor. In Judge Miller's court Contractor John Blundon of Georgetown, who employs a large number of laborers, was put on trial today charged by James Parker, one of his colored laborers, with assault. After hearing the evidence the jury acquitted the accused. ——— Treasury Receipts. National bank notes received today for redemption, $243,022. Government receipts— From internal revenue, $292,643.47; customs, $418,799.20, and miscellaneous, 362,941.07. -—_____. To Set Aside a Deed. The Ohio National Bank today filed a bill in equity against Elias E. Barnes et al., to set aside a deed given by Barnes and wife to John T. Varnell. The bill alleges that the complainant is a judgment creditor of Barnes for the sum of $200, and the sale of the property, sub lot 9, square 788, Is prayed to satisfy the same. Relics Mo ders. DENISON, Tex., May 23.—-R. E. Durkee, who arrived from the Indian territory last evening, reports discovering a number of interesting relics of the mound builders. Search brought to light quantities of human bones and curious copper utensils and per- sonal ornaments, consisting of spears, hatchets, battle axes, neck ornaments, &c. —_- Chicago's Officers Entertained. LONDON, May 23.—Lora Salisbury today entertained a number of the officers of the United States cruiser Chicago at luncheon at Hatfield House, Hatfield, his Hertford- shire seat. a Begging-Letter Impostor Detected. From the London Daily News. Another begging-letter impostor's diary has been captured by the Paris police. It was found among the effects of a man who was arrested the other day for various acts of swindling. Raimbaud, such is the man’s name, was very punctilious in his book- keeping. In one book he kept the names of likely people, to whom he sent piteous let- ters full of imaginary tales of distress, and im another he recorded the dates on which he wrote to them, and the result. From this latter book, with its innumerable entries of money received, it seems that begging-letter writing is a highly lucrative employment. There were numerous entries also, of which the following are specimens: “Mme. la Com- tesse de B.: Good for 5 francs every three months. Gen. Comte de D.: Good for 20 francs on New Year's day, but very hard to draw. M. X., the judge: Refuses all of- fers of service; no pity for the poor. M. Z., manufacturer: Two francs after five appli- cations; stingy beast; must not write to him again.” —_+e-+--___ Raising Useful Insects, “Here is an interesting colony of insects,” said an entomologist who was showing a Star writer over his country place in the suburbs of Washington. You see,” he explained, little bunch of eggs has been deposited on this stone wall. Nearly all of them are hatched al- ready. The young Insects that are newly out are yellow, while those a little older are red and black. Yes, they do look some- — like small spiders, but they are not such, “They are wheel bugs. They grow to be large predatory insects as big as the end of your thumbs. Caterpillars and various other garden pests are their chosen food. So, you observe, 1 encourage this colony. Any one of my neighbors would promptly destroy {t, but 1 know better. People around here wonder how my trees and ts are always in such perfect condition. Here you have one of the reasons. The wheel bug Is so called because of a mark on the th looks like a Wheel.” Siac nian Chicago Grain and Provision Markets Reported by Sllsby & Co., UT 110 6.92 690 6.92 as cm os 6.85 620 6.10 620 6 6.20 —__ New York Cotto: Month. ’ shipments, 14,312 Jes, 300 barrels. Wheat dull_spu "Sagaks “oh BTigad Steamer No. 2 bushel sJuly, 42% bid: Ipts. h.9u2 * bush- sales. $.000 bushels— M5igu46; do. on grade, 2 white western, 43 O00 bushel southern corn by samp! 6. Oute strong—N Teceip ne! a il and unchanged. Sugar steudy—granulated, nds. Butter firm—fancy creamery, mace, they not likely to reduce the amount of revenue the government expects to derive from this source. Chicago Gas advanced 2 per cent on pur- chases by Mr. Keene tn the interest of a Strong bull pool. Under the leadership of this experienced operator the stock Was marked up to 94 during the first and it is now hoped to quarter of last year, eclipse, all previous records. duplicate, if not There are many believers in the future of this property, and should the quo warranto proceedings be successfully dis- posed of, now seems probable, there will cles in the way of the proposed scheme. In the regular list the improvement wes of a very substantial nature, varying from 1-2 to 2 per cent. The Grangers were all in line for smart advances, due to covering on the prospects of a sacistactory adjustment of rate troubles in the west. The settiement of the coal strike wae also @ strong factor in the afternoon’s trading. Western Union was marked up 13-4 per cent on buying by the short element. While surface indications were jecidedly. encouraging, it is doubtful if the improve- ment in the railroad Mst will continue far beyond the point necessary to cover short contracts. The industrials, ¢rewing their strength from special sources and un- hempered by the compulsory publication of earnings. possess advantages which from present indications are reasonably sure of Producing good results. LJ € amount of gold engaged for shipment by tomorrow's steamers is estimated at $1,809,000, and will be followed by further withdrawals on Saturday. e last hour's trading was the strongest and most spirited of the day, final figures showing net gains in both classes of se curities. FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL ‘The following are the opening. the ant the lowest and the closieg prices of the New York stock market todar, a« oo “nf Macartney. members New York stoc wange Correspondents Messrs. Moore & Sc Nas Broadway: Stock. *. Close American Sugar... ed erican Sngar, pf * “% American To! sous * ° Kg a : Sh ~ wy Pe] Isty IK * iby Denver and Rio Grande. Dis. and Cattle Fi General Electric . Ulnots Central. Lake Shore Ene Loutsvilse and Nashville Istana Traction. Metropolitan Traction... Mauhattan Northern Nortnern Pacific, pia North American 12 o'clock m.—¥ at 82. United Stat he, Wo at 126. Potomac Fire Insur ; Chessy vomme Ty as; 4at S31 an BS — Goverument —Culted Sta 1007, 113% bid, 114 make ers Sales call Balled, Sat as 2 asked. United States 4s, cu Prag, Ss bid, Asis aaked. “Calter Sates Ba, District of Columbia Bopés.—20-rear ¥ 10S bid. 30-year Fund! te, ~ iM 4. ] stock curreucy Za, il, i1f bid. W ter stock currency 7s, 188, 120 "bid. 8.608, Fondling ar Guim? EK bid, 115 asked” She, reg. ade, 200 Miscellaneous Bonds. —Washington ar! town Railroad cous. 6s, 181. bid, it Wastingtoa and own 181 bid, 185 asked. “Metropolitan Rat Os, 10244 bid. 107 asked. Belt Raliroa 100 asked. ‘Bokington Railroad 6s, asked. Washington Gas Company 6s, + bid. Washington Gus Company 6s, ses bid. Washington Gas - ed States Electric esapeake and Potomac 1 © retell i eet 102% asked. American ‘Security and F. & A., 100 bid. American Security 1905, Al & ©., 100 bid. Washington pany Ist Gs, "105 bid. Washington pany imp. €s, 105 bid. Washington 3M pany ext. Gy asked. > « bi National Bank Stocks.—Bank of Was! © bid, asked. Bank of ic, ged, Metropstitan, 200 bid, 203 Sake, wake bia. “T38 bid, 130 asked. Gl! ore, 1b bid, 130 asked. Columbia, 134 bid, Soy 115 bid, 120 asked. pet Cae asa a ws bid, Safe’ Deyosit. and Trust Deposit and Trust, 130 Trost, Taig bid 125 asted. 26 bid. 4 Electric Light Stocks. —Wash: 45 bid. 49 asked. Georgetown Gas, 50 ti "bated Stores Electric Light 12 asked. Franklin, ss |. Corcoran, ington, ie tional ‘Union, Kiggs, 7 bid, r skid Laucai, 8 “bid, 4 mercial, 5 bid, a Sue Inecrance ‘BI —Real Estate Title 112 bid. 120 asked. Colambia fa ey S asked. 7% bid, Washington Title, B4 bid, 7 Tithe, ed. rriage, 22 bid, .25 Washington Market, 15 |. Great Falls Tee, 135 bid. 150 asked. > ington Steazbout, #0 bid. Lim coln Hail, 80 bid, Sh asked. Inter-Ocean So asked. — > Range of the Thermometer. The following were the readings of the thermometer at the weather bureau today: 18419; do. imitation, 1401 Indie, 1314; good ladle, '12a13; store packed, Sail. Eggs firm—fresh, 12, Cheese Weak—tfancy New York, lijald pm, 66; maximum, 67; mini-