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2 THE EVENING STAR, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 6, 1894-TWELVE PAGES. quiry in regard to the Philadelphia mint site was laid before the House. Oa motion of Mr. Meiklejohn (Neb.), the House bill extending the time of payment for purchase of lands of the Omaha tribe of Indians in Nebraska was passed. The Sen- ate amendmeats to the House bill authoria- ing the construction of a bridge over the Monongahela river at Homestead were con- curred in, on motion of Mr. Daizell (Pa.). _ A resolutioa by Mr. Cummings (N.Y.), from the committee on naval affairs, was agreed to, directing that the expenses of the committee on naval affairs or of the subcommittee designated to carry on the investigation of armor plate frauds ordered by the House, not excecding $1,000, be paid out of the contingent fund of the House. The Bank Tax Bill. ‘The bill to repeal the 10 per cent tax on State banks was then taken up, and Mr. Turner (Ga.) addressed the House in favor of the bill. He favored the rehabilitation of the state banks, he said, because it would enable the people of various communities to utilize) their local resources. He had no desire to wage war on national banks, but he would) decentralize the power of the national banks | and would restore and disburse it among all the people and among all the sections cf the country. (Applause.) “Let us press the electric button,” he said, in conclusion, “which shall again set in mo- tion all the industries of this great coun- try.” (Prolonged applause.) Burke Cockran Against It. Brief speeches in opposition to the bill were made by Representatives Meiklejohn (Nebraska), Bingham (Pennsylvania), Rob- imson (Pennsylvania) and Cockran (New * York), the last stating that under ordinary circumstances he would feel it his duty to support the Cox amendment. He could not | do so at this time because the channels of commerce being already choked up by the government's promises to pay” there was no | room for the currency of private financial | concerns. ! Being asked how he reconciled his posi-} tion with the declaration of ‘the platform, | Mr. Cockran said he believed in carrying out the declaration of the platform, but not in doing it in a hap-hazard way, and when the conditions of the country were similar to those existing when the state bank tax law was enacted he would vote to repeal it. The question was further discussed by Mr. Hicks (Pennsylvania) and Mr. Quigg (New York), when Mr. Dingley (Maine) took the floor to close the debate. Mr. Dingley's Closing Remarks. Mr. Dingley insisted that there should be & uniform system of currency for the entire country, under one controlling power, and that the federal government. No matter what might be the character of the banks of issue, they should be under nat‘onal au- thority. He discussed the characteristics ofa ‘irculating medium,” and ridiculed the wish expressed by one member for a currency which would not circulate out side of the state of issue. Such currency could not be a circulating mediym, because it involved a contradiction of terms. A cir-! culating medium was a form of money or currency which was exchangeable in every | state within the jurisdiction of the issuing pewer for any article of commodity. A uni- form system of currency was indispensable, but there could be no uniform currency with forty-four different sources of control. The Bill Defeate At the close of Mr. Dingley’s remarks, and after a brief explanation by Mr. Springer, the vote on Mr. Cox's amendment Was lost on a yea and nay vote, 102 to 170. A viva voce vote on the bill was then taken, and the biil was defeated. oC U CAPITOL TOPICS. The Docking of Members. Representative Sperry (Conn.) today in- troduced a ressiution which has long been | dreaded by many members of Congress, as 1t contemplates publicity to the “docked” salary list of Congress. The resolution calls upon the sergeant-at- arms to report to the House all informatio: in his possession relating to the “docking” of members. Committee on Labor. Socialist Swift of the Boston industrial army failed to appear before the House committee on labor today to speak for the petition introduced by Representative O'Neill. Another chance will be given him. A subcommittee, consisting of Represent- tives McCann, Ryan, Capehart, Pence, Phillips and Erdman was appointed to draft a bill to prevent competition between convict labor and free labor. Opposed to Seamen Protective Meas- ures. Four representatives of shipping interests, Vernon C. Brown and Capt. W. V. Nichols | ef the New York maritime exchange, | George E. Earnshaw, president of the Phil-| adelphia maritime exchange, and George H. | Higbee, manager of the International Navi- gation Company, spoke to the House com- mittee on merchant marine today in oppo-| sition to the bills introduced by Represen- | tative Maguire of California for protection | of American seamen. They claim that the| effect of the bills would be to put all Amer- | ican ships under foreign flags. Bills Passed by the Senate Today. Before entering upon the discussion of the tariff today the Senate passed seven bilis, ene of them being a House bill, and the; thers Senate bills. The House bill passed | grants certain lands known as the Dear- | bern arsenal to the village of Dearborn, Mich., for public purposes. The Senate bills passed were the follow- | ing: Granting right of way through the Omaha and Winnebago Indian reservations in Nebraska to the Eastern Nebraska and Gulf Railroad Company; granting right of ay through the Leech Lake Indian reser- jon in Minnesota to the Northern Min- | nesota Railway Company; waiving the limitation of ages as to the graduates of | Naval Academy, who were at sea at the | f the passage of the act of August 3, reiating to the appointment of assist- ant paymasters in the navy; increasing the of the widow of the late Col. k T. Dent to $ per month; grant- ing pensions to John M. Swift of Oregon and to Ann Bradford. Priating Deficiency. The Secretary of the Treasury has trans- mitted to the House the recommendation of public printer for a deficiency appropria- tion of $100,000, to prevent the partial sus- pension of the public printing this month. Playwrights’ Copyright Bill. There is a difference of opinion in the House committee on patents regarding the bill for the protection of dramatic copy- | rights, which was introduced at the request of the playrights’ association. Representa- tive Hy f Texas strongly opposed jay the proposition to make | copyrights a misdemeanor able by a year’s imprisonment. Rep- | ¢m@ative Robbins of Alabama and other ers supported him, taking the ground { the violation could not be made more | tran a civil offense or punished by criminal courts. Representative Covert, chairman of the committee, spoke for the bill. DISTRICT CONGRESS. | Chicago by Congress in connection with the | visited the Chinese villages and discovered | thews anticipates a speedy settlement of LATE NEWS BY WIRE) Ohio Republicans Favorable to Bi- metallism. COINAGE OF SILVER I$ ADVOCATED Address of Ex-Secretary Foster, Chairman. DEMOCRATS ARRAIGNED eee COLUMBUS, Ohio, June 6.—The republi- can state convention reconvened at 10 o'clock. Prayer was offered by Rev. Wm. MacAfee. When ex-Secretary Charles Fos- ter was introduced as permanent chairman he was greeted with an unusual demonstra- tion. Mr. Foster recounted the unparalleled Prosperity of the country on the day of the national election, 1892. The great law that is known as the McKinley act was passed by a very small majority—no trouble then about the lack of a quorum. With Thomas B. Reed Speaker Congress “did busi- ness." From the very day of Cleveiand’s election, he said, business confidence began to be impaired. A feeling of unrest among intelligent people began to manifest itself. The question, will the democrats undertake to carry out their pledges? became a burn- ing one. Even before Cleveland was in- augurated public confidence in our future was awakened. As the fact that our financial policy was in the hands of inex- Perienced and, possibly, incompetent hands, gradually dawned upon our people they became restive and uncertain as to the future. When, finally, it was made mani- fest that tariff reform was really the pur- pose of the party In power, thus attacking every industry and the wages of every laboring man, confidence in our future was destroyed and the crash came. The trust can get audiences with the com- mittee and framers of this law and can se- cure such legislation as they desire, while, the farmer and manufacturer and laborer are denied a hearing. Gov. McKinley was given an ovation on entering the hall at 11 o'clock. Auditor of State Poe read the report on resolutions, which was adopted with frequent applause. The Resolutions. The subcommittee on resolutions was in session till after midnight and completed their report. A strong fight was made in the committee on the silver question, and the expression was much in favor of gold and silver. McKinley's position on the tar- iff question was reaffirmed, and a strong declaration was made for the protection of wool. It was demanded that all pensioners removed from the rolls shall be replaced. | A lengthy preamble arraigns the Cleveland administration. The coinage and currency planks of the platform were as follows: We favor bi- metallism. Silver, as well as gold, is one of the great products of the United States, Its coinage and its use as a circulating medium should be steadily maintained and ccnstantly encouraged by the national gov- ernment; and we advocate such a policy as will, by discriminating legislation or other- wise, most speedily restore to silver its rightful place as a money metal. ‘We denounce the avowed purpose of the democratic leaders to restore the era of “wild cat’ and “red dog” money by repeal. ing the prohibitory 10 per cent tax on stat bank tissues; all money of whatever kin should be under national and not state con- trol. S. M. Taylor was renominated for secre- tary of state; no opposition. John A. Shanck of Dayton was nominated | for judge on the third ballot over F. J. Dickman, candidate for renomination, and John A. Price. C. E. Groce was renomi- nated for board of public works, and O. T. Carson fcr school commissionet Most of the speeches were to the effect that Foraker is favorite for United States Senator and McKinley for President. —_.__. OUTWITTED BY CHINAMEN. | ! Only 27 of the Chicago Exhibitors at San Francisco. SAN FRANCISCO, June 6.—The craft and cunning of the Chinese in this city has once more circumvented the fedetal authorities and the exclusion laws, and as a result of the privileges extended to exhibitors at midwinter fair the celestial population in the country has been swelled by the addi- tion of another ship load of laborers, who have had six months in which to scatter and conceal themselves. Special Agent Phoenix, acting under in- structions from the Treasury Department, that out of the 257 Chinese originally land- ed all but 27 had gone. Be Tibairs ‘TROUBLES IN INDIANA. Gov. Matthews Expects Them to End Speedily. INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., June 6.—Gov. Mat- the miners’ difficulties in Sullivan county. He said last night: “It is our purpose to arrest and prosecute every man who is leading in the strike, and make it as interesting for him as possible. These men must cease their unlawful acts. If necessary, every miner in Suilivan county will be arrested. If the sheriffs and others will not perform their duties I will declare martial law. Soaeenl RETURNS FROM OREGON. Lord’s Plurality Will Be About 15,000. PORTLAND, Ore., June 6.—Nearly com- plete returns from sixteen counties out of wo give Lord (rep.), for governor, Galloway (dem.), 6,946; Pierce (pop ), Lord's plurality, 7,010. Lord's plurality will not fall far below 15,000, the largest plurality ever given in Oregon. pucibanist “Seesaw Representative Epes to Retire. Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. RICHMOND, Va., June 6.—Representa- tive James F. Epes of the fourth Virginia | district has written a letter from Wash- ington, addressed to his constituents, de- clining a renomination to Congress. TIEN-TSIN, China, June 6.—Two thous- and troops have been sent to suppress the Corean rebellion. ———___ WHAT GASTON TOLD HIM. Congressm: Cadmus Testifies in the Sugar Trust Investigation. Congressman Cadmus of New Jersey is the man to whom Walter Gaston told the Story of the conversation he had overheard Police Relief Fund. The House District committee today re- | Ported favorably the bill recommended by the Commissioners providing for perma- nent additions to the police relief fund from @ portion of the whisky tax revenues | of the District. | — GIRLS’ REFORM SCHOOL. ‘The Commissioners Approve Mrs. Aldrich’s Appointment as Superin- tendent. Upon the presentation of evidence by a rity of the board of trustees of the Reform School that Mrs. Jessie had declared her intention about hs ago to become a citizen of the in the room of Mr. Terrell of the sugar trust at the Arlington Hotel on the night of March 6 last. Mr. Gaston was before the Senate committee again today, and he gave Mr. Cadmus’ name, which he had de- clined to do on yesterday. The committee immediately decided to send for Mr. Cad- mus, and excused Mr. Gaston after some further questions, put largely by the re- publican members of the committee. In the course of this examination the fact was developed that Mr. Gaston is a democrat in politics. Mr. Cadmus testified as to the circum- stances under which the wire manufac- turer, Mr. Gaston, had related to him the details of the night conference at the Ar- ton Hotel. Mr. Cadmus said that Mr. Gaston had met him in the hotel corridor en the morning following the night con- ference, and had slepped him on the shoul- der with an evident show of satisfaction, sayin: ‘admus, I don't believe that tariff ed States, the Commissioners this af- on approved the lation of board of trustees that Mrs. Aldrich be e superintendent of the school. | It will be recalled that the appointment | of Mrs. Aldrich by the board of trustees brought about a split in the body. members refused to vote for the appoint- ment, and filed charges with the Commis- stoners against the appointment. It was represented, however, that Mrs. Aldrich | ad declared her intention of becoming a citizen of the United States, and upon this esentation the Commissioners approved the appointment. pane Pushing the Police Pension Bill. The House District committee has reported favorably upon the police pension bill, ap- propriating $30,000 annually from the liquor license fees, and Chief Clerk Syivester of he police department is now endeavoring to get the Senate committee to take sim- tar action. ° » bili is going to pass.” He then related to the Congressman how the loud discussion had continued throughout the foregoing night. The details as given by Mr. Cadmus were confirmatory of those already given by Mr. Gaston. The main point of them was that they appeared to have led Mr. Gaston to the conclusion, which he fre- qvently repeated, that he felt satisfied the tariff bill would not pass. The committee asked Mr. Cadmus to give the names of those present at the con- ference. He answered that he did not re- call that Mr. Gaston mentioned the names of any public men or others present. Mr. Cadmus added, with emphasis, that if he! had learned any names he would positively | decline to give them to the committee. The committee will probably not meet again before Friday. Subpoenas have been issued for half a dozen or more witnesses, and for some of them it will probably te necessary to send away from the city. The committee decline to give names of the men who are to be summoned. | with A, H. Kilpatrick, representative of the | 1. T. Others are preparing to follow from | | ers in the Indian territory mines. | means committee, and insisted on all sugar \4; MORE FIGHTING EXPECTED| Deputies and Oolorado Strikers Ready for Battle. Making Efforts to Secure Peace at Conferences to Be Held at Various Places. COLUMBUS, Ohio, June 6.—The following miners’ conferences will be held on next Saturday: Central and Northern Pennsylvania at Al- toona; Western Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana, Nerthern and Eastern Illinois, at Columbus, Ohio; Central and Southern Illinois, at East St. Louis; Kentucky and Tennessee, at Jetlico, Tenn.; Arkansas and Indian Terri- tory, Missouri and Kansas, at Kansas City Iowa, at Oskaloosa; Butler, Beaver, La’ rence and Mercer. at Mercer C. H., Pa Latrobe, Pa., at Latrobe; Pomeroy, Ohio, at Pcmeroy; Northeastern Kentucky, at Den- ton; Southwestern Kentucky, at Central City; Maryland, at such time and place as miners and operators may agree. PHILLIPSBURG, Center County, Pa, June 6.—The movement for a district con- ference to be held at Altoona on the ¥th instant has been received with a good deal | of surprise by the miners of this section, | scme being favorable, others unfavorable, | but all agreeing that if the conference does not provide for resumption in the Maryland, Dubois and all other regions shipping coal to the eastern markets at the increased rates of fifty cents a ton the suspension will have been a failure. The men declare that they would rather be defeated and return to work at 40 cents a ton than accept any com- Promise and make a settlement which did not include all competitive districts. Rumored Capture of Witnesses. UNIONTOWN, Pa., June 6.—The strikers charged with the murder of J. H. Paddock, chief engineer of the Frick coke works, are now occupying the attention of the court, and are likely to hold it for some time, since they have been granted separate trials, and there are thirty of them to be tried. A sensation was caused by the an- nouncement that the strikers last night surrounded ten witnesses in the case as the Baltimore train pulled into the station here and took them to the camp at the Kyle plant, where they are said to be held prisoners. Trouble Feared at Punxsutawney. PUNXSUTAWNEY, Pa., June 6—One hundred and forty members of the coal and iron police were imported into this region this morning. They have taken possession of mines Nos. 1 and 6, near Horatio, Ber- wind & White Company. Much excitement exists, and trouble is feared before evening. Rumors are rife that a large force of oper- atives are to be imported today. Strike Alabama Failing. BIRMINGHAM, Ala., June 6.—The min- ers’ strike in Alabama is believed to be practically broken. The output of coal yes- terday was 10,000 tons, about one-third of the normal output at this season. Ordered to Stop Mining. ASHLAND, Ky., June 6.—Strikers from Coalton, Music and Rush held a meeting | with the Flatwood miners near the city yesterday and commanded them on pain of personal compulsion to stop mining coal to Supgly local iron and steel works. The, strikers here can only hope for victory by the idleness of these plants. To Replace Strikers, ASHLAND, Ky., June 6.—Fifty miners) left the Big Sandy mines of the Peach Or- hard and Torch Light Coal Companies | | Osage Coal Company of South McAlister, | that section and from the coal fields of the Chesapeake and Ohio road, ignorant of the | fact that they are intended to replace strik- | HOPING FOR PEACE, Operators May Deal Directly .With Their Men. COLUMBUS, Ohio, June 6.—The meaning of the action of the executive board and| district presidents of the United Mine/ Workers of America, last night, as learned by interviews with various persons repre- senting the miners, is that the board and presidents practically waive the point that | settlement shall be made through them, | provided operators and miners of the re- spective districts can agree upon something | like uniform wages. Some operators having asked to be al- lowed to deal with their own men, they are | given an opportunity to show what they | are willing to do, but miners will not be | authorized to resume work unul all. the territory affected by their labor is included in the settlement. Eastern Pennsylvania is particularly de- sirous to have this plan. It is pelieved here that an amicable adjustment can be reached in this way. The national plan is not de- stroyel, but concedes a trial of a new way of settlement. Intimidating Telegrapher With Rifles DENVER, Col., June 6.—The telegraph | operator at Divide says deputies with rifles} are standing guard over him and will not permit him to send any message about what is going on or deliver messages conveying instructions to correspondents. As the dep- utles control all the telegraph offices on the Midland Terminal railroad there is no prospect. of receiving news until the cen- sorship is abandoned. —___ SOME BOLD THREATS Made by Democrats in the House Against the Sugar Schedule. Now that the sugar schedule has been passed by the Senate without injury to the interests of the trust almost the entire in- terest in the tariff turns upon the discus- sion of how the House will treat this sched- ule. It will be the stumbling block in the con- ference. The House is almost unanimous in condemnation of the Senate amendments, and it is said in all quarters that it is ab- surd to think that a body which refused to accept even the quarter of a cent duty on re- fined sugar, reported from the ways and being free, will accept the dictations of the Senate in the interest of the trust. As absurd as it may be, however, the influ- ences which were so powerful in the Senate will bear very heavily upon the House, and the schedule will be apt to stand the test of a hard fight in conference. Some Bold Threats, But during the heat of resentment some bold threats are made. Several prominent | democrats in the House declare that they | Will not vote for the bill if the Senate sugar schedule is retained, even when It comes to the test of whether the bill shall become a law. They say that they would rather the bill should fail or that the fight should be allowed to hang over until next session than that this schedule should be accepted. | The action of the Senate in adopting, with the consent of the democrats, the resolution appointing a committee to hear the repre- sentatives of the eastern industrials has caused some surprise, in view of the firm- ness with which the democrats have stood out against all hearings. It is intimated, however, that the reason the democrats yield in this case is that they expect the delegation to urge speedy action no mat- ter what is done with the schedule. —o— MARYLAND'S CONGRESSMEN, Dates Set for the District Conven- th Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. BALTIMORE, Md., June 6—The demo- cratic state central committee met here this afternoon, and Col. Louis Victor Baughman was made chairman, in place of | Barnes Compton, and W. Laird Henry sec- retary, in place of Wm. H. Lamar. The following dates and places were ar- ranged for the congressional conventions: First district, Ocean City, July 26; second district, Towson October 2; third district, Baltimore, October 2; fourth district, Bal- timore, October 2; fifth district, Catonsville, September sixth district, Hagerstown, September 2. The republican state committee also met today and fixed the following dates and places for their conventions: First district, Ocean City, August 29; second district, Havre de Grace, September third district, Baltimore, September 18; fourth district, Baltimore, September 18. fifth district, Baltimore, September district, Frederick, September 5. Seay es aera The populist convention of the first con- gressional district of Kansas has nominat- ed H. C. Solomon of Atchison. | gine, jin that consulate. | licans. THE TRAGIC TRACKS) Hattie Robey Ground to Pieces by a Locomotive. ANOTHER GRADE CROSSING ACCIDENT Testimony Given Today at the Coroner's Inquest. wae VERDICT OF EXONERATION Suddenly and almost without warning of | eny kind the life of a young girl was end-| ed last evening in one of the most horrible | | methods imaginable and additional sorrow | is heaped upon a widowed mother. As Miss Hattie Robey, the pretty seventeen-year-old | daughter of Mrs. Lovise Robey, residing at | 600 C street southwest, attempted to cross | the railroad tracks at 6th and C streets she) Was struck by engine No. $22 of the Rich- | ond and Danville Railroad Company,which was backing down 6th street on its way to | the round house. The New York limited had just passed on its way to the depot. When the body was removed from be- neath the engine it was found to be mangled beyond recognition. The remains were | placed in a box and removed to Lee's un-| dertaking establishment. There Coroner Woodward held an inquest this afternoon | before a jury made up of Messrs. John P. Lucas, Henry J. Greenhood, Fielder A. New. man, Eugene Fugitt, Joseph A. McDermott and James E. Crump. Railroad Employes Testify. Millard F. Ticer, upon being sworn, testi- fied that he is by occupation an engineer on the Richmond and Danville railroad. Last | evening at 8:45 o'clock, while backing down | 6th street, it was so dark that he could not | see ahead, but his fireman was on the) tender keeping a lookout. Suddenly the latter signaled to stop, and when he had done so Mr. Ticer said he was informed | by the fireman that some person had been | struck. They then alighted and found that | a girl was under the engine.” The gates , were down at the time, and the engine running slowly. Robert W. Cline, the fireman, was sworn and said that while sitting in the tender of the engine, as it was about to cross C Street, he suddenly saw a white figure pass the closed gates. He immediately signaled the engineer to stop, but before a stand- still could be reached the person was struck. ‘The speed of the engine was about four or six miles per hour. ‘The engine stopped within a distance equal to one-half its own length. The gateman at 6th and C streets, Thos. Lally, was the next witness. When the ac- cident happened he was standing by the ndles that operate the gates. As the New York limited passed on its way to the depot, and the Richmond and Danville engine approached the crossing, Lally saw a white object pass around the gates and step upon the tracks in front of the moving locomotive. That was all he observed until the engine stopped. | Frank A. Jackson, a yard conductor for the Pennsylvania Ratlroad Company, reach- ed the scene of the accident eight or nine minutes after it occurred. He described the position of the body under the pilot. Eye-Witnesses Give Evidence. Mrs. Martha N. Wood saw the deceased | Standing on the crossing in front of the en- | the gates being down. Almost in- stantly the girl was struck and disap- peared. In reply to a question from Cor- | oner Woodward, the witness stated that | her husband and her son are both employes of the railroad. Franklin Bild, a bottler by occupation, noticed a young lady standing on the cor- ner as the engine approached. The night Was very dark, and witness, for that reason, was himself afraid to cross. The engine stopped and Mr. Bild hastened to the other side, thinking the young lady was one of his friends. He was surprised to find that she was under the engine. Witness noticed no lights on the engine, and to the best of his knowledge the gates were bowed, not entirely closed. Thomas Mason, a car driver, was stand-| ing in his doorway, 607 C street, when! Hattie passed. She spoke pleasantly, and continued on her way, A moment later, witness heard an engine stopping, and he Tushed to the scene before the eugine had crossed the street. | John Werden and Engineer Murdock were also called, but they knew nothing except | that the body was found under the engine. The Verdict. After a short deliberation the jury ren- dered the following verdict: ‘Hattie Robey came to her death at 8:45 o'clock p. m., June 5, 1804, at the corner of 6th and C streets southwest, Washington, D. C., from a fracture of the skull and other injuries due to her being then and there run over by an engine of the R. and D. R. RK. Co., with Millard F. Ticer, engin- eer, and Robert W. Cline, fireman. “From the evidence we believe that said death was without blame on part of said railroad company or any of its employes. The Mother Prostrated. The mother of the deceased {s prostrated with grief. Her husband met with sudden death a few years ago, leaving her with three young children to provide for. Miss Hattie held a situation at the Palais Royal, and this morning the employes of that es- tablishment subscribed cver $50, to which Mr. Lisner added a gererous amount, all of which is to be forwarded to the mother. | This is the first fatal railroad accident in the District since December 9 fast, when Miss Ethel Curtis met a similar horrible death at Takoma Park. ee FRENCH CONSUL AND PRIEST. The Former Objects to a Sermon De- i red in New Orleans, Reports from New Orleans are to the effect that M. D'Anglade, the French con- sul at that port, has become persona non grata, and that no surprise would be oc- sioned if there should soon be a change Father Moyse, superior of the Capuchin Order of Missionaries in France, recently preached, on invitation, in St. Augustine's Catholic Church at New Orleans. Consul D’Anglade did not like the sermon. He declared that Father Moyse had spoken disrespectfully of the Marsellaise hymn, the 14th of July anni- versary of the capture of the Bastile, and even of the French republic. The next morning the priest received a postal card summoning him before the French consul, who gave him a severe lecture and suid his sermon was insulting to French repub- The consul declared that uuless Father Moyse made a public retraction of what he had said it would be the consul’s duty to denounce him to the French go’ ernment. Father Moyse became frightened at the threats of what would be done to him when he returned to France, and in his next sermon retracted what he had said. The fact leaked out that the retraction was due to the dictation of the French consul, and this caused indignation among the Catholics, and particularly among the nar- ishioners of St. Augustine's, and it was said that it was an insult to the United States. There was some talk of a delega- | tion waiting on the consul and making it a& personal matter, but it was finally de- cided to appeal to the President to send him home, on the ground that a French consul has no right to interfere with the freedom of speech in this country, Not Officially Reported. It was said at the State Department to- day that the matter had not yet been brought to the attention of the Secretary. ‘There would be no difficulty in dismissing the consul, it was explained, in case it | was considered necessary or expedient. A simple notice to the French minister at Washington of the withdrawal of the con- sul's exequatur was all that would be nec- essary to secure his recall by the French government, but such a course is rarely resorted to in the case of representatives of a friendiy government, and then only in extreme cases of flagrant dereliction of international proprieties. —— Injured by a Cable Car. Valentine Schmuck, residing at No. 17 P street northeast, was knocked down by a cable car on 7th street northwest between | L and M streets yesterday afternoon, and painfully injured. He got off one car and! stepped in the way of another moving in the opposite direction. Dr. Weaver attended | bin. | | the House in their party from other sec- | form, | by Shafer the judge released the men on | Umatilla, | Strakosch Opera FAILURE OF REPEAL The Fight Against the State Bank Tax | Ends, Friends of the Measure Think The: Have Not Been Treated Right As a Party Plank. The battle over’the state bank tax was fought to a finish in the House today. After a long debate and a struggle in which the southern men, who were the ones most in- terested, exerted themselves to the utmost to bring about the repeal, a yote was reach- ed this afternoon. The friends of the measure have never been sanguine, except just before the mat- | ter came up for consideration by the House. At that time they got some encouragement from a canvass made by two members. It | soon became apparent that the proposition would fail, and when the vote was reached today it was with no hope on their part. Many cf the southern men feel that they have been badly treated in this matter by the administration and by the members of tions. The declaration in favor of the re- peal of the state bank tax was inserted into the democratic platform, without any res- ervation, though it did not present a ques- tion which had been widely discussed as a party measure. It has been regarded by many as a mys- tery how the plank ever got into the plat- and during the campaign the re- publicans made the most of it to argue. that the democrats favored “wild cat” | banking. It was regarded in many sections | as calculated to serioysly injure the demo- | cratic cause, but the result did not indi- | cate that it had much effect on votes. | enthusiasm over yesterday's FINANCE AND TRADE. Speculators Disappointed at Sugar’s Lack of Enthusiasm. | EFFECT OF THE SENATE VOTE Volume of Business Unusually Large GENERAL MARKET REPORTS a a een nee Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. NEW YORK, June 6.—Traders were dis- appointed this morning at Sugar’s lack of ictory in the Senate. The trading right at the opening Was sufficiently riotous and unprofitable to Warrant the sudden relapse into a dignified repose merely as a protective measure. Then, too, the transpiring of a fore-ordain- ed event is not a fitting subject for lavish demonstrations of approval, especially when there is another bridge to cross. The tape’s first quotation for Sugar was 108, the sec- ond, 107, with the announcement that more than 10,000 shares had changed hands be- tween the two prices. The price was sub- sequently marked up to 1081-4, at. which point renewed realizing forced it down to 106 1-2. A rally followed to 107, which so thoroughly agreed with the program of the manipulators that it was permitted to re- main practically unchanged during the early forencon. Vo Divide the Silver Forces. The secret of the platform declaration | Was that it was adopted as a means of dividing the silver forces, so as to separate | to some extent the southern men, whe | simply asked for silver us a means of sup- | plying more money, from the men who stood out for silver for silver's own take. A hard fight was male :o get a flat-footed declaration in favor of the free coinage of silver into the platform, and 1: 13 believed that the adoption of the state bank tax plank enabied the anti-silver men to ccn- struct the silver straddle, which has since | been so construed as.to accomplish the re- peal of the Sherman law. Jt was used as a foil tor silver then, and | | | it Is believed that it was serviceable in the | same way when st came to the repeal of the Sherman law. It is said that while the sil- tion was up in Congress at the ex- ifiediy ap- * the state bank tax repeal. and Mr. Cleveland himself allowed :t to be under- stood that he would favor the proposition. | Adverse Position of the President. tt was even said that after the reveal of | the Sherman law he would wiite a mes-, Sage favoring the repeal of the state bank | tax. It is not stated that he ever made any direct promises, nor that he was insincere | in his friendly expressions on tle question | at the time, but since then he has not only | not done anything to help along the repeal, | but it is said that latterly he has taken | Srounds against it, not as a principle, but | 4s a matter of policy at this time. It is be- | Heved, by friends of the proposition, that | had he done anything to help them they | would have succeeded, and it is said that a/ word from him finally settled the fate of the bill adversely, He ts quoted as saying to a Representa- | tive from Pennsylvania, who was doubtful as to how he should vote. and who consult- ed him, that he did not think that the coun- | try had yet been educsted up to the repeal of this tax and that, therefore, he thought it would be just as well if the matter were discussed now, but not passed. He is quoted as suggesting further that sometime in the future when the public taste had been suf- ficiently cuitivated for {1 the bill might be | passed, and the pledges of the party plat- form be thus redeemed. ——— R STARVATION, SHAD 0 Phat Was Why George Shafer Violat- ed the Fishing Law. Members of the crew cf the police boat | Joe Blackhurn had two men in the Police | Court today on a charge of violating the fish law. George Shafer, fifty-eight years old, a resident of Alexandria, was the prin- cipal, and with him was a young man named James McCauley. Shafer took the entire responsibility upon his own shoulders. He told the court that his family was destitute, and it was catch fish or let them starve, &nd so he took the chances on the river. Last night he came up the river in a small boat and dropped his gill net in the water. Although the net | had only been in the water a few minutes when the police reached there, they found a large number of fish, including a number of shad, in it. In_consideration of the pitiful story told their personal bonds and ordered their net and boat returned. —<—_— WESTERN MAILS DELAYED. Washouts on the lion Pacifi; Other Roads, OMAHA, Neb., June 6.—The situation of the Union Pacific and other roads in the northwest is critical as the result of the flood. On the Snake river in Idaho between Payne and Market Lane, the Union Pacific is compelled to transfer passengers by push cars and boats for miles. The Great North- ern ts badly handicapped around the head- waters of the Missourt river and Yellow. stone river. The Northern Pacitic, Great Northern and Union Pacific are compelled to help one another over various washoats end exchange traffic. ‘The Columbia is ris- ing, but the Snake ts falling. ‘The trouble will continue for several days. PUEBLO, Col., June 6.—This city is again inundated. The ficod reached here at 3:30 a.m. The damage is not very great, except to railroads, which are badiy washed out. > trains are running except on the Trin- d branch of the Rio Grande. No lives have been lost so far as known. The water is now falling rapidly. | | | | | Western Mail Situation, Considerable anxiety has been caused at the Pest Office Department by the contin- ued washouts on western railroad lines, and consequent sericus mail delays. En- tire suspension of service on the Northern |? | vented any material gain: | Missouri Pacitic. | New Jersey Centra’ | iad York Central. Inside interests are not willing to see the price advanced for the present, but under cover of realizing sales elsewhere continued to increase their holdings. The proposed schedule is ceriain to meet with violent outbursts of disapproval in the House, and will furnish further motives for profitable trading in both accounts, but when the tariff bill becomes a law it will undoubtedly contain a bull argument on this property. The volume of business was unusually large, trading both ways being for large | amounts. At the directors’ meeting it was decided to pay the regular dividend of 3 per cent on the common and 13-4 per cent on the preferred, but this announcement had no effect on the price of the stock In the balance of the industrials realiz- ing sales resulting from the recent rise pre- Bulls on Cit “aggressive, are cago Gas while not ov confident of reaping a handsome profit on | recent purchases. In the railway list there was little to \a7 | —spot and month, steamer mixed, 42% “on asked; July, receipts, 7,439 shipments, 43,007 bushels; stock, ines bushels ~ southern corn by sumple, 47 bid. unchanged Cheese steady and unc! I i : H sont i Er ne ined ls iw 11-87 11.95 12.02 i202 12.02 6.85 66 670 Sept os a tS S.Rto—Juse. 12 os Se aly - 6 61 Sept. 20 620 620 1896, | Month. Close. Jane Tai July: 24 August i s 1-20 1.86 A telegram was received at the Navy Department today from Capt. Thomas, commanding the gunboat Bennington, say- ing that the commander of the revolu- Uonary forces has left La Libertad, Sal- vador, and that the country ts practically without government. His telegram corrob- orates information received from other sources that American sailors are in prac- | tical control of affairs at La Libertad. A | Squad of blue jackets under Lieut. F. W. Coffin and Cadet Chadwick landed from the Bennington yesterday and took measures for the protection of the lives and property of American citizens A guard was stationed at the American consulate and arrangements were made to | land reinforcements in case of necessity. Capt. Thomas’ dispatch shows that ef- fairs in Salvador are in very bad shape, and that the landing of sailors from the Ben- nington was a necessary precaution in the interests of American residents. Capt. Thomas was authorized, under general naval regulations, to act as he did, and specific instructions were not needed. He was sent to Salvador to look out for American interests, and the manner of so doing was left to his discretion. The Navy | Department has every confidence in the | ability of Commander Thomas to fully cope attract attention, trading being almost ex- clusively conducted by the professional ele- | ment. London bought a few stocks, but not in sufficient amounts to give character to the local trading. The Grangers were ull improved from 1-4 to 1-2 per cent, St. Paul being quite active at the latter ad- vance. the shorts for a rise of 1 1-8 per cent to 16 1-2. Prevailing sentiment is decidedly against any material improvement in this property. Earnings published during the day were not encouraging, but were passed over as usual as being of little speculative value. Rock Island's report shows surplus after @ividends, $208,408, against $201,821 in 189%, end $548,000 in 1s2. ‘The market for sterling exchange and con- tinental bills is practically unchanged around yesterday's rates. Gold has been taken for shipment tomorrow in moderate amounts and will be followed by upwards of 1,000,000 on Saturday. The general market was strong during the last hour. rumors of a new bull pool in St. Paul attracting some good buying, which resulted in a sympathetic advance all along the line. Distillers was bid up on covering and a general belief that inside interests Will soon begin a campaign in the interest | of improved prices. Sugar was less active than earlier in the day and made no noteworthy change in) price. Prices at the close were in the main strong at fractional advances for the day. ———__ FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL. ‘The following are the opening, the high- | est and the lowest and the closing prices of the New York stock market today, as re- ported by Corson & Macartney, members New York stock exchange. Correspondents | Messrs. Moore & Schley, No. 8) Broadway: Stocks. Open. High. Low. Close. American Sugar... 103 10S 106K NOTE American Sngar, pf@.... 983g By DON American Tobaceo ss say American Cotton Oil cay ig Atchison ....... Si nada Southern - ada Pacitic Chesapeake and ce. and St. L.. Chicago. B. and Q. Chie. ana Nortnwest Chicago Gas * *% 7 « By BOW BOY BON Dis. and Cattle Feeding 34% 25%) MN 5 Genera! Electric . 26 36, ‘ Uinois Central. Lake Shore Ene. Loutsvilie and Nashvitie. Long Isiana Traction... Metropolitan Traction. Manhattan Elevated. Micmigan Centrai anonal Lead Co ‘ational Cordage Co ational Cordage, pfa N. Y.. C. and St. Louis, Northern Pacine Northern Paci an, RS Phila. and Reading Pullman P, Car Co Phila. Traction. Texas Pacitic Tenn. Coal and Iron. Union Pacitic. Wanasn.... Wabash. pfd Wheeling & Lake Erie Wheeling & LE ptd. Western Union Te! Wiscousin Central. Gulver. .. Pacific railroad between Portland and | ,f?\smmment Beads.” Cu tes (4s, tag. Umatilla, Ore., was reported by General | P4133 asked Tree ome, aE Manager Dickinson to the department to-| District ‘ day. | bid, 110 114 bid. The dispatch says: “It is utterly impos- | Water Stoo 115 bid. Water sible to give any idea of the damage or day bid. (Fund. currency when train service can be resumed. No Sinadige as such floods ever known before, and water stil rising.” OMicial dispatches announce that no Union Pacific trains are running west of Oreg., and report variows new washouts on the Union Pacific lines. Division Superintendent Barclay of the railway mail service telegraphed today from St. Paul: “The situation in the west is very bad and the waters are still rising. The North- ern Pacific is running-trains from St. Paul to Ravelll, Mont., and between Sandpoint, Ida., and Kelso, Wash. The road between Ravelli and Sandpoint is very bad; bridges, tracks and telegraph lines gone. Two! trains caught between these points not heard from for a day or two. Great North- ern doing nothing from Havre to Spokane. Wires down and presumably same condi- tion west of Spokane, as company has had | no information from there since last Sat- | urday. H Active efforts to relieve to some extent the delays of the mails are being made by the department, and special temporary pos- tal service has been established between some available point: —— Personal Mention. J. Emory Shaw arrived in the city from Richmond this afternoon to make arrange- | ments in connection with the production of | | the new opera by Johnson & Shaw by the | Company later in the month. | Bishop Keane left yesterday for Atlantic City, for a ten days’ stay, on account of ill | health. | Health Officer Hammett received a letter | this morning from Leonardtown, Md., noti- fying him of the serious illness of his mother. He will go to Leonardtown to- morrow. — ° The Wheelmen’s Lantern Parade. Unless prevented by the inclement weath- er, the lantern parade of the League of American Wheelmen is announced to take place this evening, starting from the Gar- field statue, ist street and Maryland ave- nue southwest, at 8 o'clock. The route to be traversed is Pennsylvania avenue to Washington Circle, to K street to Mount Vernon Square. Many novelties and unique forms of decoration have been arranged. Belt Railroad road 6s, SS bi Gs, 118 ‘bid. shington 118 bid. Washington Gas bid. United States 125 asked. ¥., 190 did. Washington Market ny Ist 105 bid. Washingtou Market Company imp. 105 bid- Wastiugton Market Company” exten, 103 bid. Musonic Hall Association 3s, 103. bid. Washington Light Infantry Ist 6s, 100 bid. Wash- ington Light Infantry 2d 7s, 100 bid. Nat ocks.—Bank of Washington, 315 Bank of | Re » bid, asked. Farmers aod Mech 145 asked. Citizen umbia, 1354, bid. Capital 112 bid, 115 asked.“ Traders’, Lincoln, #4 bid. Sate Deposit and Trast Compant Deposit and Trust, National Sate bid, 13) Washing- ton Loan 2 . American Security 13044 asked. Wasl- ington Safe Railroad Georgetown, 290 bid, 32) 93% bid, 95 | asked. Columbia, 38 bid, 40 asked. Ecklugton, 25 bid. Gas and Electric Light Stock ‘ashington Wi 4Ty bid, 4919 asked.” George « ted States Electric Light, Insurance Stocks,—Fire 8, WW bid. Uni Franklin, 44 bid, 33 asked. M 82 asked. Corcoran, 60 bid. Pot . ington, 160 bid. German American, "160 Wid. Na. tonal Union, 13 bid, 18 asked. Columbla, | 24 aaked. Higgs, 74 bid, ity asked. bid, 5% asked. “Lincoln, S bid, 8% asked. mercial, 5 bid, 120 asked. Columbla Title, 7 Wid, asked Wysbington Title, 5 bid, § asked. District Title, 11 Pennsylvania, 35 bid, 50 asked. 53%4" b Au 4% asked. Pneumatic sked. d Washington Market, 15 | bid, Great Falls Ice, 12% hid, 148 asked. | Buil Run Panorama, 15 bid, 18 asked. Norfolk and Tipahington Steamboat, 95 bid. Lincoln Hall, 50 ‘ —_———> Baltimore Markets. BALTIMORE, Md., June 6.—Flour dull and ui changed—receipts, 9,444 barrels: shipments, 31,04 | barrela: uales, S00, barrele” Wheat sirvne sist, 7HGITG; month, STGHT; July, BStyadS%: Au- . S9LGSV%; steamer No. 2 red, S4ig—receipts, hipments, 48.000. bushels; stock, sales, 21,000 milling farmer Northern Pacific preferred drew on | Title “Insurance Stocks.—Real Extate Title, 112 | | thermometer at the weather bureau today: with any difficulty that may arise, and from what the State Department officials have | learned of him they have no fears that he | will overstep the bonds of diplomatic pro- priety. | The Bennington’s crew comprises 181 men. ‘inety per cent could be landed if neces- a As stated in The Star, Mrs. A. C. Chewn- ing. wife of the man who was found Sunday evening unconscious in the Smithsonl: grounds, due to lack of proper nourishment and a mental stroke of some sort, arrived at ber husband's bedside in the Emergency Hospital thortly after 3 o'clock yesteriay afternoon. The fwo children of the couple accompanied the mother. All were nicely dressel but Mrs. Chewing appeared worried and careworn until the happy re- union had taken place. In conversation the lady regretted that the letters found in her husband's pocket had been published, but at the same time she expressed the utmost gratitude for all that had been done for the family. During the evening the greater portion of the money that has been subscribed for their relief was turned over to the Chewn- i In all it will amount to nearly $70u, which is the foundation for another start in life for the unfortunate man. The wife-and children are located with friends on Capitol Hill, where they intend to remain until Mr, Chewning jeaves the hospital, which will we in the course of a few days. After that he will probably go to work in this city. Mrs. Chewning was at the hospital « large part of today, doing what she coul to take care of her husband. She seemed to be almost as much of a mental and physical wreck as he is, and for several days has been on the verge of nervous prostration. The physicians and nurses have been thoroughly kind and attentive to them both, and have done everything in | their power to better their condition. |. This afternoon # large roll of bills wes handed over to Mrs. Chewning, and shc was advised to hurry right of to deposit it be- fore the banks closed. She has nothing but the kindest words when she speaks of the treatment her husband hus received at hands of the charitable people of Washing- ton, and, in conversation with @ Star re- porter this afternoon, said that her orly hope now was that he might be able to ob- tain employment so as to prove that their faith and charity bed not been misplaced. nce INCARNATION VESTRYMEN. j ; With One Exception They Decide te | Resign in a Body. The friction which has existed for some time between the vestrymen and the rec- tor of the Church of the Incarnation culminated last night tn the resignation of all of the vestryimen, except Mr. J. B. Wimer, who lecline1 to take sides in the controversy or to attend the meeting. The facts in this case of church trouble are hard to obtain, owing to the con ficting end vary! Stories told by the different parties at ue. It appears, however, that w trouble between Dr. Townsend and his vestry originated over financial matters, and has been aggravated fiom tume to time by | friction over other matters. The case was finally iaid before Bishop Paret, who supported lr. Townsend, and advised the vest: resign. According! at the m ing last night, which was at- tended by Messrs. Howard Lockwood, How- ard Edmunds, H. 8S. Hendricks, H. 8. Geare, William Langtree, F. S. Bright and Will |iam E. Hervey, these members of the vestry decided to resign in a body. Dr. Townsend, the rector of the church, claims that the trouble is in a great meas- ure due to Mr. Geare, the leader of the choir, who, he says, has endeavored to rt_too much authority in the church. Dr. Townsend says that no further actio will be taken in the matter now, except to elect new vestrymen, He has made his re- port to the bishop upon the case, and the op has supported him. Communicants of the church to the number of 112 had also asked the vestry to resign, and there was apparently no other course for them tc pursue than the one which they adopted last night. eared Edwards and Shriver Cases. | The cases of Correspondents Edwanis and Shriver were not presented today to the grand jury of the District, owing to the delay of the Senate in transmitting addi- | tional evidence for the consideration of that body. The cases will, however, be placed before the grand jury Friday morning, and, until they have been presented, no wit- nesses will be summoned. Senator Gray, the chairman of the select committee, be- fere which the correspondents named re- fused to answer questions asked them, will | probably be among the witnesses called, oo Army Officers Retired. Orders were issued at the War Depart ment today pl.cing the following named officers on the retired lst: Lieut. Col. 8. M. Horton, deputy surgeon general; Capt. | M. E. Taylor, assistant surgeon; Capt. Wil- \itam G. Spencer, assistant surgeon; Post | Chaplain S. M. Merrill; Capt. William Con. way, twenty-seccnd infantry; Capt. John | Anderson, eighteenth infantry; First Lieut. H. H. Waite, fifth cavalry; and Second Lieut. A. lL. Moriarty, ninth infantry. These retirements insure the appointment of all but seven of this year’s graduating class at West Point. A few more retirements will occur in a few days, making additional vacancies. ——_—_+ + —______ Races Postponed. On account of the rain the races at the Alexander Island track, across the river, were postponed until tomorrow. Today's entries stand. ——— Range of the Thermometer. The fcllowing were the readings of the 8 am. mum, 46. — Ephraim Williams, while working in a field in Madison, Ohio, Monday was killed by lightning. ; 2 p.m., 49; maximum, 51; mini.