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erry) atter of indifference to him wheth- er the United States pays half or not of the District expenses. He believes the zovern- ment should pay half of the ordinary ex- penses of the District for reasons which are simple enough. But in this bili a door is opened to possible abuses in the future. If @ civil pension list is started there may come a time afterward when others will @sk to be pensioned. Mr. Reed spoke of the departmental service as furnishing a prices | pigeon snd ot ee The question ts alreaty a serious one the ments. The head Of each department ‘aon con- fronted with the alternative, in the cases of oid men in their departments, of continuing clerks as useless appendages at full or throwing them on the charity of the world. Asa rule, government employes spend all they meke, and these old men are virtually objects of charity. Mr. Reed said the whole plan of com- Pensation is wrong. Instead of starting clerks at- $1,200 they should be started at $00. and instead of stopping at $1,300 or $2,000 should reach $3,500 or $4,000. Then from this salary a superannuated fund should be provided. If these clerks won't Save enough from their salaries to support them in their old age, the government Should save it for them. In the revenue Marine service the spectacle Is now pre- ented of a force of old and disabled men @zawing full salaries and retarding the pro- Motion of younger men. There is a certain Propriety in pensioning policemen, but the Present plan is the proper one, namely, that the policemen themselves should sup- port the fund. Other Speeches. Mr. Hutcheson of Texas made a speech, which he intended as humorous, in which he referred in an alleged sarcastic vein to an aristocracy of penstoned policemen. Mr. Hepburn agreed with Mr. Coombs that the police fund should not have any connection with the liquor license revenues, . @nd there should be no relation between the an and the saloon. What Mr. Cannon Thinks. Mr. Cannon favored amending the bill so that the fund should be supported by the Policemen. He would not oppose increas- ing the pay, if necessary. He would vote against the bill to enable the committee to bring in a more complete bill. Mr. Can- non feared that if this fund fs diverted from the District revenues it will be twice @s easy to become a policeman, and twice as easy to get on the pension list. Mr. Cannon said the time will come when Con- gress must examine the question of depart- mental service and salaries, the problem of men growing old and useless in the service. Now, however, Congress can stop this in- road upon the District revenues. The Bill Recommitted. After some further discussion Mr. Heard asked unanimous consent that the police fund bill be recommitted. The consent was given and the bill was returned to the com- mittee. The W. and G. R.R. Charter. Mr. Heard then called up the bill to amend the charter of the Washington and George- town Railroad Company. The object of this bill is to secure the extension of the George- town tracks of the Washington and George- town Railway Company to a point near the Aqueduct bridge, and the establishment at @uch terminus of a union street car pas- genger house. Mr. Heard moved that tion 6, providing for a passenger house at Pennsylvania avenue between the tracks of | the navy $ard and tne Baltimore and Ohio | depot branches of the road (near the Peace | Monument), be stricken out from the bili. Mr. Cannon thought that there should be Provision for a passenger house at that point. A Passenger Shed Provided For. Mr. Cannon offered an amendment re- quiring the railway company to maiataia a passenger shed on the south side of the ave- hue at*the Peace morument, which was to. ——— 7 CAPITOL TOPICS. The Public Distress Investigation. Senator Vilas, chairman of the select com- mittee to Investigate the prevailing distress and to consider memorials on the subject, said Saturday that he would call the com- mittee together on Tuesday for a prelimi- Mary meeting to determine what course to pursue under the resolution. Mr. Vilas ap- Pears to be doubtful whether the resolution authorizes inquiries, and if the committee should decide that it does not, it appears Probable that the committee's duties will be confined largely to considering written petitions. Contirmations. The Senate in executive session has made the following confirmations: Consuls—Alex- ander C. Brice of Iowa, at Matanzas, Cuba; Alfredo T. Triay of Florida, at Baracoa, Cuba; Charles W. Shepard of Massachu- setts, at Calais, France; John P. Campbell of California, at Port Louis. Pauritius; Sam- uel Proskauer of Virginia, at Puerto bello, Venezuela. Hampden H. Dashiell, as collector of customs for eastern district of Maryland. Kittie B. Guynn, as postmaster at Columbus, Tex. Emory 8S. Harris of Vermont to be mar- shal of the United States for the district of Vermont; Tyler G. Kent to be postmaster at Wytheville, Va. To Release the Stanford Estate. Senator Hoar today followed up his effort to have the judiciary committee investigate the claim of the government against the estate of the late Senator Stanford, with a Dill to release the government's claim upon the estate so far as the estate has been or Tray be given to the Leland Stanford, jr., University. The bil! authorizes the Presi- Gent to make the release, so far as the es- tate was given to the university during Senator Stanford's life time, or has been bequeathed by him or shall be conveyed by Bis legal representatives. It is provided that the release shall be so framed as not to discharge any other person or corporation liable for the government's claim. Duty on Woot. Senator Sherman today gave notice of an amendment to the tariff bill providing for a duty of 4 per cent ad valorem on wool, in- cluding wool on the skin, noils, waste,flocks and rags composed of wool, and also includ- | = the hair of the camel, goat or alpaca | and other like animals. Senator McPherson Improved. Senator McPherson of New Jersey has recovered sufficiently to be able to attend the session of the Senate today. oo Lieut. Maney Case. ‘The record of the court-martial in the ease of Lieut. J. A. Maney, fifteenth in- fantry, who killed Capt. Hedterg at Fort Sheridan, b bean received at the War De- Partment. It is now in the hands ef Acting Judge Advocate General Lieber for examina- tion of the record to verify its correct legal form. Thea it will pass through the hands of General Schofield and th Secretary of War for indorsement, and so finally reach the Presideat. It is understood that ti lieutenant nas been fcund guilty on the second charge of conduct to the prejudice | of good order and military discipline, and sentenced to a year’s suspension on half ————- 2 ______ Philadelphia Mint Site. It is stated that Secretary Carlisle has @ecided that @ personal visit by him to the Several offered sites for the mint at Phil- adelphia is unnecessary, as all the informa- tion he desired has been furnished by of- ficiais and others In whom he has confi- | @ence. The selection of a site, it is said, Will likely be je during the present week. It $s the opinion of those who are in a po- sition to Know the Secretary's views that e Spring Garden site probably will selected. ¥ ee —————— Treasury Changes. The following promotions have been wade in the classified service of the Treas- ury Department: Second auditor's office—| ©. J. Kellogg, Louisiana, from $1,200 to $1,100. Sixth auditor's office—-L. M. Lipscomb, | Texas, from $1,400 to $1,600; T. J. Gorman, | lew York, from $1,200 to $1,400; Cc. F| Cummings, District of Coiumbia, from to $1.40 Miss M Pettigrew, from $1 0 to $1,200; EL A. Wilson, | from $1,440 to $! E. Crowell, | Miss B. milton, . from SKY to J. MeGeagh, Ohto, from} $8 to $1,000; Miss L. . B. Isaacs, Missis- sippi, from 0. No More Changes. It ts sald at the Treasury Department that there will be no further changes in that department, except such as may be required by the proposed legislative appro- tion bill, and that no reductions will be priati made in anticipation of that legislation. e+ __ Brooklyn Gets Navy Yard Lands, Secretary Herbert has signed the deed L.| riet of Columbia, from $900 to | Texa conveying to the city of Brooklyn the sur- plus lands of the Brooklyn navy yard. LATE NEWS BY WIRE| Appeal on Judge Jenkins’ : nti Strike Injunction. CONGRESSIONAL FIGHT IN KENTUCK New York Police Captain on Trial. ESCAPED FROM SING SING —— CHICAGO, June 11.—The appeal of the employes of the Northern Pacific railroad from the injunction issued by Judge Jen- kins In the United States Circuit Court in Milwaukee last winter, to prevent them from striking, came up for argument in the United States Court of Appeals today. The receivers were represented by ex- Senator Spooner of Wisconsin, and George P. Miller of Milwaukee. The employes and the labor crganizations were represented by T. W. Harper of Terre Haute, Chas. Quar- les and T. W. Spence of Milwaukee. ‘The court was composed of Justice Har- lan of the Supreme Court, Judge Woods and Judge Bunn. ‘The court announced tha®each side would be given three hours in which to present its case. When the argument has been finish- ed the court will grant the original request of the receivers’ attorneys, and certify the case to the Supreme Court for a decision, or Judges Harlan, Woods and Bunn may de- cide as they see fit. The argument was begun by Attorney Spence for the employes. m Joint Congressional Campaigning. LEXINGTON, Ky., June 11.—The largest meeting of the congressional campaign is in progress this afternoon. It was orig- inally announced as an Owens demonstra- tion, but Settle was invited to participate, and friends of both from all over the dis- trict are here In great numbers. It is the first time any two candidates have met in Lexington and the first appearance here of Settle in this campaign. The streets have been crowded. all day with marching dele- gations. The Settle a Qwens men are friendly, and there has no disorder. Police Captain on ‘Tria NEW YORK, June 11.—Senator Lexow, irman of the senate committee investi- gating the police departmert, was inter-| viewed today regarding Richard Croker's departure for Europe. He declined to talk | further than to say “the committee had no _ immediate intention of calling Mr. Croker | to the stand.” “If, in the course of the investigation, | matters should come out that would make | it desirable for the committee to call Mr. | Croker it certainly would have done so. But it would have been fooiishness to call him without having paved the way for his examination.” Police Capt. Price of the twentieth pre-| cinct was placed on trial today before the police commissioners, charged with ne- glect of duty in permitting a gambling house in his precinct. Escaped From Sing Sing. | SING SING, N. Y., June. 11.—Charles} Mitchell, a convict, eseaped from Sing Sing prison this morning. He was employed,with a gang of convicts, in the ice house outside | of the prison walls. He got a considerable | start on the officers, as it was not discover- ed that he was missing from the gang until! some time after he got away. Mitchell was serving a ten-year sentence. pues WHAT MINE OPERATORS SAY. Useless to Confer With Miners Not Given Full Power to Act. PHILADELPHIA, June 11.—William D. Kelly, one of the committee of bituminous coal operators who went to Altcona on Sat- urday to attend the conference with the rrirers, has returned to his home in this city. “T have had an experience of twenty-four years in coal mining,” said Mr. Kelly, “and this strike is the most senseless I ever knew of. Our own miners in the Clearfield dis- trict have made no demand of us what- ever, and we do not know why they refuse to work, unless it is, through sympathy with other miners, they want to stop all coal production. Our miners belong to no labor organization. “The operators believe they see signs of weakness among the strikers. They are un- able to stop production in Virginia and Maryland, and this fact operates very seri- ously against them. As to our own miners, if they will not work, we shall surely get those who will. The Berwind-White Com- pany is rushing new miners to their mines by the car load and is using vigorous meas- ures to get all of their mines into opera- tion. 3 “I think the miners were deceived as ‘o | being used upon the conference. While the operators were willing to meet delegates representing employes, although chosen by the labor or- ganizations, they require that the employes should be bound by the action of their rep- resentatives. We had assurances that such would be the case, but we think this assur- ance was withheld by the labor leaders from the miners. “About the first thing we learned after reaching Altoona was that any action takea by the men would have to be approved by National President McBride before it would be binding. If the employes could not act for themselves we determined that a confer- ence was useless, and so none was held, al- though several operators had informa! talks with the workmen.”* The Berwind-White Company alone has 4,800 men idle in the Clearfield and Jefferson regions. It is the intention of the company to begin work this morning at one of the mines tn Jefferson county. They have ship- ped coal police from Jersey City and Phila- delphia to guard the miners. If this force a eee —>—__—. DRUNKEN FOREIGNERS FIGHT. Poles and Bohemians Engage in a Fatal Battle. CHICAGO, June 11.—A crowd af Poles and Bohemians became intoxicated at a dance in a hall at the corner of 48th and Goodspeed streets last night, and about midnight, when a party of fifteen or twenty left the hall for their homes, they became involved in a row with a number of people they met alorig the street. The result was that two were killed and four were serious- ly injured. The dead are Peter Getz, Pole, stabbed in the heart; Frank Goluneski, Pole, stab- bed through the lungs. The injured are John Jersea, stabbed in the neck and head, injuries serious; John Jersea, jr., knife wound in the head, serious- ly hurt; Martha Jersea, aged seventeen, stabbed in face and head, injuries serious; Frank Goluneski, jr., stabbed twice in head, may die. a MRS. LEASE’S AMBITION. Wants the Populist Nomina Congress From Kansas. TOPEKA, Kan., June 11.—Mrs. Mary E. Lease, while still qyite ill at the Deaf and Dumb Asylum at Olathe, is strong enough to sit up and hold a conference with her political friends. She has sent word to her associates in this city that she will make a special effort to be here tomorrow to attend the populists’ state convention, and that she expects to be a candidate before that cdn- vention for ..Congressman-at-large. Mrs. Lease says she is entitled to a nomination, and she firmly expects to get it. The enly epponent whom she fears is W. A. Harris. the present incumbent, and it is reported from Washington that he is sincere in his expressed desire to retire from public life. —_— HOTTEST OF THE YEAR. m for Heat Breaking the Record at New York. NEW YORK, June 11.—This ts the hottest day of the season so far, the thermometer mere at noon registering $7, and still going ——___. Fire at Calaix, Me. CALAIS, Me., June 11.—The wool picking works owned by J. M. Johnson of St. John, N.B., and H. C. Grant of this piace were destroyed by fire early this morning. The estimated loss is between $25,000 and $30,000. Insurance, $14,000. The works will be re- built at once. $ THE EVENING STAR, MONDAY, JUNE 11, 1894-TWELVE PAGES. TOLD Further Witnesses in the Alleged Assault by an Officer. The Defendant Lays the Bi e om the Girl—Officials Testify as to Examinatio: The trial of ex-Policeman Thos. E. Clark, charged with committing a rape upon Miss Nellie Kriete on December 10 last, begun on Friday, was continued before Judge Mc- Comas in Criminal Court No. 2 this morn- ing. The government closed its case by placing Sergeant Keefe and Lieut. Boyle of the metropolitan police force on the stand,who testified as to what took place at the sta- tion house when the complaint against Clark was made, and what the accuscd officer said at that time. The defendant Clark was the first wit- ness called for the defense. He testified in a clear, self-possessed manner, and while | stating his version of the affair Miss Kriete wept bitterly, while it was with difficulty that her mother could be restrained from rising from her chair and causing a dis- turbance. Clark told of his introduction to Miss Kriete by her sister, Mrs. Tubins, and of the invitations extended to bim to visit the girl. On the evening of the L0th of December, as he was passing Mr.'Tubins’ residence, Miss Kriete called to him from the window, Clark said, and a moment later she opened the front door and kissed him. They then went upstairs, where the | cause of the trouble occurred, with full consent of the girl, according to the wit- | ness. . Clark claimed that he had no pistol on the night of December 10, and that he did not tear the clothing of Miss Kriete, she un- buttoning her garments. She begged him to come back, and he did return four nights | later and several times after that. During | this period the girl asked him to marry her. He had said he was sorry the difficulty had happened, the ex-policeman testified, but he never characterized himself as a brute who ought to be killed or made remarks of a similar nature. i On cross-examination the defendant de- clared a great portigm of the testimony of the prosecution to false, William C. Gale and Thomas H. Wheele who were present at the preliminary hear- ing in the Police Court, testitied to a num- | ber of immaterial points that were brought | to light there. OMctals Testity. James L. Pugh, assistant district attor- ney, after being sworn, said that he was present at the preliminary examination in the Police Court. Two points were there | brought out which particularly impressed | the witness, Miss Kriete said that a revol- | ver was placed in a chair on the evening of December 10, but she was not threatened with violence by Clark, he maintaining that he {ntended to kill himself if he did not ac- complish his purpose. Mr. Pugh further testified that in the Police Court Miss Kriete said nothing in regard to violence her, Assistant District | Attorney Alexander R. Mullowney was then called and related the facts in regard to his examination of Miss Kriete when she - first made complaint against Clark. From what she them said he nolle prossed the case, but later, after hearing from Mrs. | Tubins, another warrant was issued for the arrest of the ex-policeman. James H. Smith, an attorney-at-law, and Police Sergeant Fiathers also told what occurred in the lower court. Sergeayt Flathers remembered that Miss Kriete had said Clark asststed her to the floor, not forced her to assume that position. How- | ard Brooks of the reportorial staff of The Evening Star, who reported the Police Court hearing, recounted what he remem- bered of the testimony given there, and | the next witness, W. W. Smith, connect- | ed with a Baltimore paper, told of an in-| terview he held with Miss Kriete and her > relatives. Night Inspector Pearson of the pol ferce testitied as to Clark's good reputa- | tion for truth: and veracity, and it being 12:30 o'clock a recess was ordered until 1:10 o'clock. —_—— NU SUMMER ENCAMPMENT. The Frostburg Experience Enoughs| for the Mary! Troops. FROSTBURG, M4., June 11.—Gen. Doug- las today issued the foHowing general or- General order,.No.,5, .current series, from this office, directing .that an annual en- campment of the Maryland National Guards be held from July 12 to July 22, 1894, is hereby revoked. By order of the governor and commander- in-chief, H. KYD DOUGLAS. Some think that the first regiment will be ordered up here when the fourth and fifth regiments go home. States Attorney Sloan has billed the town with posters offering $1,000 reward for in- formation leading to the conviction of the | party or parties who placed the dynamite | cartridge on the porch of the house occu- pied by Charles Lancaster, near Eckhaft, on Wednesday. . ———— CADETS OF TEMPERANCE. Convention in Session at Hoboken, J. HOBOKEN, N. J., June 11.—The national section of the Cadets of Temperance, com- prising delegations from all over the United States, is in session in the Baptist mission in this city today. The morning session Wes larenty gtvett: up tothe presentation oF credentials and other routine matters. This afternoon there will be speechmaking by prominent workers in the temperance cause, election of national officers for the ensuing year, and reports of various committess. Tonight's session will be devoted to tinish- ing all business before the meeting. i "CLASS DAY AT PRINCETON. Exercises in the New Hall and on the Campus. PRINCETON, N. J., June 11.—The class day exercises began this moraing with c «ymnastic exhibition. At 11 o'clock were held the opening exercises in Alexander Hall, with the following program: Address, by Ch York, master of ceremonies: class cration, by James R. Swain of New Jersey; class poem, by Edward J. Russcil of New Jersey. At 12 o'clock were held the Ivy exercises in front of North College. The Ivy oration was delivered by James Shawx Campvell of Pennsylvania, after which the class passed by the Ivy, each dropping in a coin. RODMAN M. PRICE BURIED. Faneral Services This Largely Attended. RAHWAH, N. J., June 11.—The funeral of ex-Gov. Rodman M. Price took piace this afterncon at ihe Island Church at this place, and was largely attended by a promi- nent officials and pcliticians. The pall- bearers included Gov. Werts, Attorney Gen- eral Stockton, Judge Abbett, ex-Gov. Lud- low, ex-Gov. Belle and Congressman Cad- mus. The remains were interred in the church yard. Afternoon a FOR LACK OF COAL. Mills Being Shut Down for Want of Fuel. CLYDE, N. Y., June 11.—On account of the soft coal famine, the Gallen mills, the largest flouring mills in Wayne county, will shut down tonight. Last week an ef- fort was made to burn wood, but proved unsuccessful. A number of men will be thrown out of employment. The Cato plow works have also been closed for lack of coal. WATERTOWN, N. Y., June 11.—One of the largest mechenical pulp mills in this section, at Jenne Falls, this county, shut down today because of lack of coal. AFFAIRS SERIOUS AT PANA, The Mob Growing—Arrival of More Troops. PANA, IIL, June 11.—The mob is growing larger. Pone, on whose farm the Spring- field miners are in camp, says the invaders say they will stay six months, if necessary, to close the Pana mines. More troops arrived today. —— The Monocacy arrived at Hankow, China, today. S. Mackenzie, New | IN THE COURT PLUGGED PLATES AN EMBARRASSING POSITION Progress of the Inquiry Into the Damaged Armor Plates. TESTIMONY BEFORE HOUSE COMMITTEE Important Developments Made by Lieut. Ackerman. EXPERT EXAMINATION The armor plate investigating commit- tee intends to make a new move toward lo- cating the weak spots on war ships. It is expected that the Navy Department will be esked to take off certain plates of the gun- | boat Machias and subject them to tests. The Machias now happens to be in the Brooklyn navy yard, where she has been cut in two for the purpose of lengthening her. Her condition is such that it Is be- lieved certain defective plates can be traced by specific numbers, and when located can be unshipped and put to a test. Should this be done, it will be the first time that @ part of a ship's armor has been taken off | for the purpose of locating defects. Lieut. Ackerman of the navy was again before the committee today. He gave the history of some of the plates, with a view to locating their present whereabouts. He also gave additional evidence on the meth- cds of work of government inspection at the Carnegie works. Carnegie Company's Valuable Knowl- edge. The witness sald the Carnegie company knew in advance what plates would be se- lected from groups for tests. He sald the irregular cold water baths secretly given to plates as disclused by some of the in- formers would make the plate structurally weak arid subject to be cracked by a shot. The evidence of one of the informers locat- ed such a plate on the conning tower of the New York. ss Chairman Cummings read from the evi- dence of one of the informers, Kountz, to the effect that he had secured the govern- ment stamp from Lieut. Wilner, who was in charge of the stamp. Kountz went on to give numerous hearsay reports as to Wilner’s hubits. It was stated that the lieutenant played cards and drank during the evening at a hotel near the works. A young woman employed at the hotel had told: the informers of helping the officer to his room on one occasion. Representatives Cummings «and Money cross-examined Lieut. Ackerman as to the extent to which these assertions had been investigated by the naval authorities. He said his own conclusion from hearing Kountz testify was that he knew nothing of his own knowledge and did not place much depend- ence on his own story. | Dincovering Additional Defe¢ts. Lieut. Ackerman sald the informets who made the second charges frequently broke down in their testimony and failed to sus- tain the affidavits. One of them, Brown, admitted that his affidavit had been pre- pared for him by a reporter of the New York World. Lieut.Ackerman said Brown's cross-examination had shown the affidavit much stronger than his information. Representative Money remarked that this was a “new lead,” and asked that the re- porter be summoned as a witness. / As to the armor of the Terror, Lieut. Ackerman said he had visited the éhip and had located two plates containing the de- fects disclosed by the informers. The plates contained” small holes, which had been secretly plugged up. The condition of the plates was kept from the public in order that the investigation might ‘proceed and that possible injustice to the company might be avoided. Representative Dolliver asked if it would be preferable to ruin a warship to ruining the Carnegle Company. The witness said the shin'’s Cefects mirht he mended, but a ruined reputation could not be. aaeut. Ackerman sald a number of plug- ged plates had been located on the Mon- terey. Another plugged plate was located on either the Cincinnati or Monterey. Another defective plate was said to be on the Machias. The allegation was that an entire port hole had been plugged up, but Lieut. Ackerman said the defect was less serious. The committee then took a recess until 3 o'clock. Nearby Pensions Granted. Among the pensions granted today were the following: District of Columbia—In- crease, John Meyers, United States Soldiers’ Home, Washingtor; increase, Christian ‘Tschanz,Georgetown; original widow's, etc., Mary Bowen, Washington; original widow's, ete., Amanda L. Roby, Washington. Mary- land—Increase, John Vohlmer, Baltimore; original widow’s, etc., Mary H. Ellet, Cris- field, Somerset; original widow's, etc.. Mary F. Tacuber, Baltimore. Virginia—Addition- al, Francis McCauley, National Military Home, Elizabeth City; Mexican war sur- vivors; increase, James C. Blankenbeker, Madison. a oe Fourth-Clags Postmanters. Thirty fourth-class postmasters were ap- pointed today. Of these sixteen were to fill vacancies caused by resignations, twelve by removals, and two by deaths. Two Virginia postmasters were appointed today as follows: A. F. Lester, vice A. A. Lester, resigned, at Lesters, Montgomery county; G. L. Hardy, vice Rada Pigg, re- signed, at Piggs, Pittsylvania county. Naval W College. Assistant Secretary McAdoo left here this morning for Newport, where he will make an address tomorrow at the formal opening of the Naval College. This year’s clase at the college include twenty officers of the United States navy and two officers of the Swedish navy. The latter are present as a special act of international courtesy. ——— es His Trip Postponed. Owing to several foreign complications requiring his personal attention, Secretary Gresham has been obliged to give up his proposed trip to Chicago for the present. He had made arrangements to start te- night, but recent developments in Salvador and Bluefields have caused him to postpone his departure indefinitely. Edwar The consideration of the cases of Corre- spondente Edwards and Shriver, who 42- cline to disclese confidential matters to Senator Gray's sugar trust investigating committee, was not resumed today by the grand jury, other cases occupying its at- tention. ———~-—___ Indi Land Surveys. Land Commissioner Lamoreux has recom- mended that $20,000 ofethe appropriation now available be used for the extension of surveys in the Chippewa Indian reser- vation in Minnesota, including expenses of examining and appraising pine lands, under the provisions of the act of January 14, 18S¥. et The Benr Not Wrecked. Secretary Carlisle has received a telegram from Capt. Hooper, commanding the rev- enue cutter Rush, now at San Francisco, stating that so far as can be learned there is no trath tn the report that the Bear was wrecked at the entrance to Sitka harbor. +e No Drawback on Bituminous Coal. The Treasury Department has instructed customs officials that pending the decision of the Supreme Court no drawback shall be al- lcwed on bituminous coal used or to be used as fuel on ve 3. ee Silver Shipments. The movement of standard silver dollars during the last week aggregated $352,054. The shipments of fractional silver coin dur- ing the first nine days of the present month umcunted to $271,649. -< Treasury Receipts. National bank notes received for redemp- tion today, $379,258; government receipts from internal revenue, $884,616.68: customs, $336,140.42; miscellaneous, $14,548. $+» Naval Orders, Commander A. 8. Crowninshield has been ordered to examination for promotion. Lieut. Franklin Swift, detached from the Blake and granted two months’ leave. South American Fugitives Arean Elephant on Our Hands The Cabinet Can't Keep Them or Let Them Go—Difiiculties Over the Eseta Adherents. The action of Capt. Thomas of the U. S. 8. Bennington in affording asylum to fugi- tive officers of the defunct Ezeta govern- ment of Salvador was the subject of cabinet consultation again today. That the ques- tion is regarded as highly tmportant is shown by the fact that the President and | Secretaries Gresham and Herbert have spent many hours in conference over it. ‘The usual reticence is observed in official | circles in regard to the situation, and the latest dispatches from La Libertad are) treated as strictly confidential. The main | question at issue is the disposition of the | refugees on board the Bennington. There | are said to be seventeen of them, including Gen. Ezeta, ex-vice president and brother ta the deposed president. Gen. zeta is re- portd to be fatally injured. These men were granted asylum when the late government was overthrown, and be- fore its successor was established, with the urderstanding that they would take pas-| sage on the first steemer leaving La Liver-| tad. According to schedule 2 Pacific coast line steamer was to have tovched at that port Saturday, but #0 far as known she did rot put in an appearance. Meanwhile the revolutionists have been | fighting ancng themeelves in La Libertad, | and there has been a rapid suzession of commandants. Gen. Guiterrez, the newly- proclaimed president, has established him- self at the capital, San Salvador, but does rot appear to be able to put the govern- ment machinery in good working order. The last dispatch from Capt. Thomas was to the effect that the commandant at La Libertad had protested against his liberat- ing the refugees on the Bennington while the demand for their delivery to the Salva- doran vernment for trial is pending be- fort the authorities at Washington. The President and his advisers are em- barrassed over the situation. The officials” refuse to talk about the matter for publica-/ tion, but it is understood that no positive line of action has yet been agreed upon. | The difficulty lies in the fact that while the government would like to repudiate Capt. Thomas’ action as forming a dangerous doc- trine, it does not care to face the charge of | inhumanity in turning over the refugees to almost certain death, and the effert now is to find a middle course that will at once | avoid the precedent and loss of life. —$—$_—_-o+____—— WASHINGTON CITY PRESBYTERY. Meeting of That Body in the Garden Charch, Anacostia. i A meeting of the Washington City Pres- bytery was held tcday in the Garden Me-| morial Church, Anacostia. The moderator, | Rev. Dr. Easton, presided, with Rev. Dr. Bittinger as stated clerk. An interesting | account was given by Rev. Mr. Ramsdell, one of the delegates to the genera! assem-/ bly recently in session in Saratoga, of the meeting of that body. He sald that in spite of the necessary amount of time that was taken up by the consideration of the Smith | ease, the assembly transacted a large amount of business. The reports made of the work of the church In all its different | phases were encouraging, and showed a prosperous stat? of affairs. In regard to) the Smith case Mr. Rams‘ell stated that, as the defendant did not recede from the posi- tion he had taken, the action of the assem- bly followed. Mr. William Ballantyne, one of the lay delegates, stated that he had | served as a member of the judiciary com- mitte>, and spoke of the work accomplished | | by that committee. Rev. Dr. Hamlin presented the constitu- ‘tion of the recently formed organization | | among the Presbyterian Christian Endeavor | Societies of the District for the purpose of | developing interest in home and foreign | missions. An advisory committee was ap- pointed in connection with this organiza- tion, consisting of Revs. Keily, Ennis, Mar- shall, Arthur Little and Alvin Smith. The resignation of Rev. Geo. C. Woodruff, who was recently the pastor of the Faith and Bethany Missions of the New York Avenue Church, from the ministry of the church was received and accepted. Mr. Woodruff in his letter of resignation stated that he desired to engage in other work. In accordance with the practice in euch cases, Mr. Woodru® was assigned as a member of the New York Avenue Church. CHICAGO, June 11.—Complications may arise in the case of Assassin Prendergast. An agreement was made by Judge Chetlain to continue the hearing until September when the trial was called today. Judge Chetlain is not sitting in the criminal court, and the case came before Judge Payne. When the continuance agreed on was sub- mitted to him he refused to enter the or- der, saying he knew of no reason why a continuance should be granted. The matter went over temporarily. —_—___ Anarchist Outrages Prevented. LONDON, June 11—A dispatch to the Globe from Algiers says that the police of that city on Friday last seized seventy | Moorish quarter. The explosives were | manufactured by several Frenchmen. and Italians, and it 1s believed that a series of anarchist outrages was intended, as letters had been received threatening to blow up the theater and barrack: —— Efforts for the Cape Map Murderer. MILLVILLE, N. J., June 11.—Lawyer Hildreth, counsel for Richard Pierce, the | Cape Mey county murderer, sentenced to be hanged June 29, was in this city today and gave out the information that he will temorrcw ask Gov. Werts to grant a re- rieve of ninety days, so that he can bring jerce before the court of pardons. ————— A Mile of Track Washed Out. WICHITA, Kan., June 11.—A heavy rain- storm has put all creeks and rivers out of their banks and much of the country is flooded. A mile of the Missour! Pacific, be- tween here and El Dorado, is washed out, and the San Francisco track is washed out between here and Augusta. Cow Skin river = the banks and the valley is under water. Relics of Prehistoric Days. MINNEAPOLIS, Minn., June 11.—A spe- cial from Egan, 8. D., to the Journal re- ports a valuable prehistoric find in a moun’ at that point. A tomb has been uncovered | lined with cement. In the tomb compart- | ments were twenty-two male skeletons av-| eraging eight feet in height. A rude altar and many bronze utensils were found. > -— A Co-Operative Paper Fails. PUEBLO, Cal., June 11—The Journal, es- tablished January 1, has suspended publi- cation. For a few weeks past it has been run on the co-operative plan by the Typo- graphical Union. Meunier to Be Extradited. LONDON, June 11.—The appeal of Chas. Meunier, the anarchist, against his extra- dition upon the charge of having been con- cerned in the Cafe Very explosion was re- jected today, and it is expected that the prisoner will’ shortly be taken to France, a Falling of the Waters. PORTLAND, Ore., June 11.—The water has fallen but eight-tenths of a foot since it began to recede. The upper river, however, is falling rapidly. —— Residents in the neighborhood of New York avenue and 13th street complain that dead rats have been thrown into the high- way and are putrefying there. Coroner Woodward was notified this after- noon of the death of a child at 7 E street southwest. The child died without having been attended by a physician, Thomas Harrington, a fourteen-year-old colored boy, had his left leg painfully in- jured Saturday afternoon, He was driving a pair of horses belonging to John R. Otto, and the animals ran away. Near 20th and L streets there was a collision, and the boy was thrown to the pavement.’ Dr. Cannon attended him. = . ———_—_ The injunction against Gov. Rickards in- terfering with the sun dance of the Crees will be argued at Great Falls, Mont., to- are raging around Ha: Wis., burning standing pine and lo: on skidways. been destroyed. The court-martial of Lieut. Glover Fill- ette, at Portsmouth, N. H., was continved today. ard, left Many buildings have also pounds of explosives in a house in the | Lak: FINANCE AND TRADE: Lower Figures All Along the Line This Morning. FALL IN PRICE OF RAILWAY stocks Fresh Rumors Send Down Chi- cago Gas. j GENERAL MARKET REPORTS | Special teh to The Evening Star. | NEW YORK, June 11.—Last week's esti- Taate of values gave way this morning lo a sudden revolution in sentiment on the part of the professional element and lower fg- ures were substituted all along the line. ‘The volume of business was not improved, end general speculative conditions are un- altered. The vagaries of such a narrow market are scarcely worthy of serious con- sideration, as the appearance of any ag- gressive outside influence would immediate- ly overthrow professional supremacy and | improve values by extending the speculative horizon. The slowly accumulating forces) outside of Wall street are decidedly in favor | of the bull position, and*this fact, coupled with the large short interest, will soon form the basis of another rally. ness and general disinterestedness was, more than any legitimate factor, the cause of today’s reaction. The decline in the railroad list was most conspicuous in the case of Burlington, which sold down 1 1-8 per cent, presumably on | the uncovering of stop orders and moderate short selling. St. Paul was foreed down 3-4) per cent and Rock Island lost 1-2. Missouri Pacific yielded to the views of the pessi- mistic element to the extent of a 1 per cent curtail from initial hgures. At other points of activity smalier fractions represeated the extent of the decline. The various reports of earnings refiected large decreases for last month, and the first week in June is not much of an im- provement in this particular. It Is well to remember, however, that the best part of the year, from the standpoint of railroad | olticiais, is yet to come. | in the industrial group there was also a singular lack of eaterprise on the part of the leaders, Sugar opened off 7-5 per cent to 101 and touched 10) 1-2 before the seliers were outnumbered and the direc- | tion of the price reversed. Under the reli- able efforts of thejinside interests the price was easily and qhickly marked up to 102 and a moment latér was permitted to settle down peaceably around initial figures. The recent eXorts to withdraw this = its prominent positon amount of humility pen the tariff bill, have resu considerabie bl order to get back, will necess a further | reduction in price in orde: establish a i '. purchases. lent be adhered to, lower | follow the sing of the ment of the tly declared dividend. | Chicago Gas was sold down 1 1-8 per) cent on the republication in a morning pa- per of the gossip against the property from the standpoint of the Attorney General. Well informed interests are confident that tke quo warranto proceedings will not in- terfere with the company’s future. The| regular dividend is expected during the lat- part of this or the first of next week, The balance of the industriais were dull and | fairly steady. | The foreigr exchange market presented ro rew features this morning, rates, con- ditions and the volume of busmess being enchanged from last week. The larger gold- | exporting houses do not anticipat> heavy shipments during the wek. Philadelphia houses were liberal buyers of | Reading during the afternogn. and brokers in thet specialty say that the bulk of the | recent buying came from that quarter. As | traders sold the market pretty freely during the morning,late attempts to cover strength- ered the entire list, and in some in- stances the day's best prices were recorded ¢uring closing hour. Final trading was dull and somewhat irregular. —_— FINANCIAL AND COMMERCTAL. 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: any} Stocks. Open. High. Low. Close American Sugar. 101 108%, 100: 1083 American Sugar, pf wa oy oe American Tobaceo. 6 OT ] Ni Denver and Rio Grande. Dis. and Cattle Feeding General Electric Long Isiana Traction... Metropolitan Traction. Manhattan Flevated. Micmgan Centrai Missouri Paciti ional Lead National Cordage Co | Y fa. National dage, New Jersey Central. New Lork Central, N.Y. and New Engiand: b. St. Louts. an ‘Ont. and Western. Pacific Mau... Richmond Terminal. Phila. Traction. Texas Pacitic. Tenn. Coal and Umon Pacttic Wheeing & Ls Wheeling & LE td... Western Union Tei Wisco! Washington Stock Exchange. Saleo—regular call—12_ o'clock m.—United States | Traders’ National Bank, 7 Eiectrie ‘Light, suGis, Tégis Lancols fe sai ae ees 10@is Linceln Fin he Bt Ht ‘Govercment Bonds.—United Sta bid, 118% asked. Culted Sates ds coup fia! Sig aaked, Cuited States Ss, 117ig bid. e jumbia Bonds. ear fund. . bid. 30-year fund. Gs, 112 bid. Water Bore gurrency Zs, lui, 115 bid. Water Stock curren 7s, 1908, 120 bid.’ Fund. currency 3.608, Lili b asked. Reg. 2-106, Sy, do ‘bid. un onds.— Washington and G, eo town Railroad couv. Gs, Ist, 1 bid. Washington and Georgetown Kallroad conv. Gs, 2d, 183 Wid. Metropolitan Ruilroud conv. Gs, 104 bid, 108 asked. Belt Kallroad ds, 85 vid, 0 asked. Kexlugton itall. road 6s, 90 bid." Washington Gas Company, ser. A. Gs, 116 bid. Washington Gas Company. set. B, Ge, d. Washington Gas Compsiy cons. ta bid. United States Electric Light conv. Ss, 1 126 asked. Chesapeake and Potomac Telep VS bid, 103 asked. American Security and ‘ust F, and 4, 300 Bi. American Security” and ‘runt » A. a bag . ‘ashington Marke ‘wm t Gs, 106 4 Mar “¥ wen xten. Gs, ule Hall Asso- ciation Ss, 103 id. Washington Light Infautey Is Ge, 101 vid. Washingtou Light dutautry 24 ter iol National Bank Stocks.—Bank bid, 330 asked. i aie, ‘uy Tru 129 bid, 1 ad posit and ‘Trust, Lown and Trust, 123 bid, 1244 asked. American Security and Trust, 130% bid, 132 e ington Safe Deposit, 100 asked, Mae. Week a road Stocks. — Washing: seo Ow odtalire ks Washington and Georgetown, trepolitan,8S bid, 100 asked 310 “ asked. Belt, 30 bid, 40 asked Light Stocks. Washington. Georgetow States’ Electric Light, 126 bid, 12 Insurance Stocks. — Firemen’ Franklin, 44 bid, 54 asked. MO asked. 6) bid. lings: rinan Aue S anked. 14 id, S asked. People’s, 5% = Lincoln, 8 id, 8% asked. Com: rance Stocks, te Tith as Real Esta 120 asked. Columbia Title, Ty bid, S asked Wechington Titke, 6 bd, § asked.” District “Tithe, 35 bid. 50 asked. BS asked. Ateci Poeuwatle Gun Washington Market, bid. 20 asked. t Falls lee, 137 bid, 150 aske Bull Run Panorama, 15 bid Norfolk and Wasb- 15 ington Stenmboat. 99 bid. Lincoln Hall, 80 Inter-Ocean Butiding, 85 ae” aa Baltimore Markets, Jone 11.—Pioor aoll—westaen OG 2.30), shipments, neat firmer—spot, t, GIy v Oe! 3 steamer No. shipments, 6.0 sales, 560 oles bus! 111,00) bus ‘Corn doll 45 as 7 Dumbiels§ wusbels southe rade. Onte No. 2 mixa@l 45.- . IS@I9: do, 313; good ladle, 18 firm—tfresh, 16. NG: die, pack A. WOE! aod unchauged. Chicago Grain and Provision Markets, Reported by Silsvy & Co.. nb Wheat) Jane od 4 Cart See eee eae The dull- Oo tiber Pending In the House. The Commissioners this afternoon recom- mended favorable action upon House bill relating to the sale of gas in the Dis- trict of Columbia. After making several minor amendments, they Bay: “The Commissioners believe that the price for cas proposed in the bill, namely, $1 per thousand cubte feet, is reasonable and just, and that the standard of flluminating power of the gas proposed in the bill ts reason- able and desirable. “The Comm! mers have found a re corder to assist the Inspector of gas ai meters in making bis tests and keeping hi record could be sdvertegeovsly employed, and that an adequate salary for sucs serv- ice would be 8600 per year. It is desired, however, to give an Inspector of gas meters a direct supervision of the gas sp- peratus, including meters and rervlators, in the more than forty District builzings in which gas is used, with a view to reducing the cost of gas used therein, anf tt ts judged that this official cculd at other times assist the principal tnspector in his iab- tory work.” ——_— DISTRICT GOVERNMENT. Needs Clearing 4 Raising. The health office reports the gutter e8 the southeast corner of 9th and A streets northeast in a very unsanitary condition, menacing the health of that locality. Stag- tant water remains in the gutter after each rainfall until evaporated. It not only needs cleaning, says the report, but also raising, 80 as to permit the stagnant water to rum off. A Perman Buliding Nuisnn The Commissioners today received @ let- ter from Health Officer Hammett, in which he reports that premises Nos. 114, 116 and 118 Bassett’s alley, between 24, 2d, B and C streets northeast, are dangerous to life nd limb, and unfit for habitation. There are eight rooms in this tenement, he says, and eight families occupying the same, which Is without sewerage or water supply. There appears to be no practical way to abate the nuisance under existing circum. stances, and he recommends that the butld- ings be condemned and torn down,as neces- sary for public health. The Police Fand. ‘The Commissioners today in recommend- ing the passage of the bill to make per- manent provision for the police fund urged an addition to the $30,000 to be annually retained from the revenue from the liquor licenses of $0,000 for expenses incident to the fund. Bullding Permits. The building permits issued today were as follows: W. 8. Thompson to six brick dwellings, Nos. 685 to 645 Florence Place northeast, to cost $9,00 Geo. W. Lewis to four brick éwellings Nos. 1235 to 1241 M_ street extended, Trini dad avenue, to ee His Coat i Vest. Judge Miller today disposed of the case involving a charge of larceny against Mr. Nicholas H. Minter, manager of the “Amer- ican Tailors” clothing house. A young man named James Brady ordered a coat and vest at the store and paid a deposit of $10, He never got the coat and vest, be- ing told that the articles of wearing apparel had been scorched im the factory in Cin- cinnati, but he was told he might select enother pattern and Might even select @ better piece of goods. This he declined to do, saying he wanted what he ordered or he wanted his money refunded. But the manager had received orders to refund no depcesits, and therefore he refused to re- fund the deposit. Judge Miller looked up the law in the matter and said that while the method pursued did not look much like regular bus: ness methods, there was no larceay in the transaction and di the-case. Law- yer W. P. Williamson appeared for the de- fendant. —— No Indictment Yet. Nothing was done today by the grand jury in the case of the alleged contumacious wit- nesses before the Senate investigating com- mittee, Newspaper Correspondents John S. Shriver and E. Joy Edwards. The grand jury, it was stated in the office of the dis- trict attorney this afternoon, was occupied today with other cases, and it was thought that nothing would be done by It in the case of Messrs. Shriver and Edwards for several days. It is understood that the matter will be finally determined one way or the other by the end of the present week. While it is said that District Attorney Birney is confi- dent that an indictment will be authorized, his confidence is not shared by all interest- ed in or following the case. Indeed, an in- dictment ts doubted by many about the city hall. Others say, however, that an indict- ment has been authorized, and that it is now in course of preparation. The Case Continued. The case of James 8. Evans, charged with cutting Overton Woodfork, a colored man, last Wednesday, was called in the Police Court today. Prosecutor Mullowney stated that the defendant desired a post- Ponement because of iliness. The charge, in view of the serious injury te Woodfork, had been changed from simple assault to assault with intent to kill, Mr. Mullowney asked that the bonds be pleced at #500, which was done, and the case was then continued until Friday next. —_——> — Hart by a Fall. ‘This morning, about 11:30 o'clock, George E. Barr, a painter, residing at No. 19 224 street northwest, met with a painful acci- dent while working on @ house at Sist and O streets, Georgetown. He fell from the second story of the house to the ground and received painful cuts about the head and body. One rib wes broken. He was attended by Dr. Mackall, and was after ward sent home. int lore Subscriptions. The following additional subscriptions for the benefit of Randolph Robertson, who was bitten by a mad dog, have been re- ceived: Lg ag acknowledged. c i. F. Sympathy A. Lisner. Unknown A Postponement. The trial of John Morgan for the muréer of Howard Smith on April 14 last was postponed from today until tomorrow in Criminal Court Ne, 2. —— Range of the Thermometer, The following were the readings of the thermometer at the weather bureau today” map. Sam. 73; 2 p.m, 88; maximum, 69; mum, 6 eee