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young strikers who ——— con- out each a two years’ sentence of impris- onment. Ice cream, cake and all the deil- facies of the season oa = The prisoners were brought out from their cells in the jail into the sheriff's yard ani seated at the first table with their fathers, mothers, brothers, sisters and other rela- tives. The spread continued until every- body present had partaken of the refresh- ments. Gen, VeCook on Concentrating Troaps DENVER, Col., July 18—Gen. Mct‘ook Is heartily in faver of Gen. Schofield’s policy of concentrating the federal troops at posts in the vicinity of the large cities, He be- Ieves that a larger garrison should b> kept at Fort Logan, near this city. ae “Disorderly mobs in big cities,” said tl general tcday, “have shown themselves to be more savage than the Apache Indians, and they will from now on be more severely dealt with. In this department, however, perhaps more than any other, the necessity of a few scattered garrisons still remains. md New Mexico are still full of ‘The principal official news of the condition © affairs in the west that reached army beadquarters today came in the shape of a report from Gen. Otis, at Vancouver bar- racks, Wash., describing in some detail the conditions on the Northern Pacific Railway. He says that passenger and freight trains are moving on that read between Portland and Missoula without interruption, and the Passenger trains are running with regular- ity. All trains are still operating under miittary escert. Future serious ditfculty 1s Net apprehended, although the strikers and the lawless element manifest hostility and the troops are kept very busy at prominent railway points. Traffic in the Coeur d'Alene mining region was suspended for two days, but Capt. Sea- ton, commanding the company of troops Gispatehed to Wardner, reports that he ar- rived there on the night oi the 16th cn time, and found everything quiet there. Gen. Otis further reports that the 185 in- j dustrials sentenced by the court to be con- fined in the industrial prison at Snake River crossing, near Huntington, Ore., wiil, it is expected, be discharged on the 2th instant. MeCook's report from Denver, Col., indicates the end of the campaign against the strikers in that section of the country. He says that in consequence of the restora- tion of quiet on the Santa Fe read he has etderel the detach t of cavalry and the company of infantry at Los Cerillos, New Mexico, to return to their station at Fort -Wingate, N. M. allie BOUND FOR LOURDES. Niucty Pilgrims Departed Today From New York. NEW YORK, July 18—Ninety pilgrims bowal for Lourdes sailed today on the steamer Paris and Noordland. At 7:30 o'clock this morning a special mass was celebrated for the pilgrims in the chapel of the monastery of the Sisters of the Precious Blood and as early as 6 @’clock there was a special confessional. After taking breakfast in the refectory of the monastery and having their pictures taken im several groups the party started for the Faris under the guidance of Mr. F. H. Throop of Brooklyn, who has under- taken to act as guide their through France, ‘The rumor that Bishop soing with the pilgrims to Lourdes was @t at rest this morning by the !nforma- ‘ion given at his house that he was in the Catskill mountains. When the party 24 < at Rome Pope Leo wilk«grant *hez special audience. Then the men w @ arrayed in dress sults and the women tn black dresses and Brussels vetls. The pope will at this audience bless and _.onsecraig the baaner which the pilgrims will then ‘proceed to place in the basilica at Louies, —_——> — ~. .@QVE VP THE PLATES. ‘ “The Mississippi Warrdnts Likely to Be Taken for Currency. st.“Lotts, Mo.. July 18—United States Secre: Bervice Officer John E. Murphy has received from the St. Louts Bank Note Company the plates from which the Mis- »calssippi warrants now in dispute were Printed. The plates were sent to the city :by fe Western Bank Note Company of Chicago, who did the work for the St. Louts company. The warrants, ag printed from these.piates, which were defaced when the issue was completed, are of the denomina- tion of GF» $10 and #20. Mr. Murphy said today that the warrants would-..easily be mistaken for currency notes it had the peculiar green color =~) Whiek is-characteristic of currency notes; it had faralliar scroll werk, and the denom- imation was indicated by large figures. See a QUIET AT PRATT’S MINES. Another Death Results From the Bat- ; fle of Monday. Special-tw the Associated I'rens. BIRMINGHAM, Ala, July 18—AN is quiet “in the mining district today. It ts now. known that two more strikers were wounded in Mondgy’s battle at Pratt mines, mé of Whom died last night. Seventy-five cioters are in jail and Judge Green and Gov. Jones have been in conference al}. the morning in reference to holding a special term of the criminal court for the trial of the rloters. The citizens’ committee on public safety ts in session again today, or- ganizing citizens’ military compantes to help suppress lawlessness. Two companies of a hundred men each have been formed already and application has been made to Gov. Jones fur arms and ammunitioa. step cameos DECLARED THE STRIKE OFF. After Nine Weeks of Idleness at the National Tabe Works. PITTSBURG, IS—After nine weeks of idleness w strikers at the National Tube Works, McKeesport, met to- day and declared the strike off. ‘The plant partiaily resumed on Monday under the guard of 200 deputies, and about @w men were at work today. A general re- sumption will take place In a few days. —— Receivers for a Kansas Corporation. TOPEKA, Kan., July IS—Judge Foster of the federal court has appointed Waldo H. Howard of Kansas City and W. S. Hin- man of Boston receivers of the Common- wealth Loan and Trust Company of Kan- sas City, Kan. The Commonwealth Loan and Trust Company went into voluntary liquidation about three years ago. a Death of Engincer McCa _ NEW YORK, July 18—Patrick McCann, aged sixty-seven, for twenty-one years an engineer in the United States navy, died suddenly from heart disease this morning in a hallway at 438 West 58th street. He served on the Powhattan, Atlanta, Detroit and the Franklin. Sas Vermont Firemen Meet. BENNINGTON, Vt. July 18.—Fourteen hundred firemen in uniform are in attend ance upon the State Firemen’s Association convention here. This afternoon a business meeting will be held and officers elected. ‘Tomorrow a parade, followed by contests for prizes, will conclude the convention. ale Sunk Near Virginia Beach. BALTIMORE, July 18.—Capt. Graham of the steamship Culmore reports, five or six miles south of Virginia Beach, a square- rigged vessel sunk in about four fathoms of water. Her topsail yard was above water. The topgallant sail and royal were furled. Laying the New Cable. HEART'S CONTENT, N. F., July 18.—The following has been received from the cable ship Scotia, now at sea, laying the Anglo- American Telegraphic Company's new cable “Latitude 50.50, longitude 44.26.—Have laid 428 knots cable. Weather fine and sea calm. “onditions exeeptionally favorable for cable work.” ———— Aas ¢ Seeretary Hamlin’s Trip. PORT TOWNSEND, Wash., July 18.—The Tevenue cutter Grant goes today to meet Assistant Secreta-s of the Treasury Ham- ; ton lin and take him on a tour along this cus- toms district, after which the Secretary will embark on the cutter “ish for the Seo! Islands, Bering sea_ THE EVENING STAR, WEDNESDAY, JULY .c, r :394—TWELVE PAGES. LATE NEWS BY WIRE District Pa ee Soe va General Olney. THE SOUTHERN PACIFIC COMBINATION Says the Bringing of the Suit Was Authorized. A SURPRISED OFFICIAL — LOS ANGELES. Cal.. July 18.—United States Disttict Attorney Dennis express>d steat surprise when shown Attorney Gen- eral Olney’s atterances on the suit Mr. Dennis bronght on Tuesday against the Southern Pacific Company of Kentucky. He said: “It is impossible that the opinion can be held In the Department of Justice that the combination referred to in the bill of equity filed by the Southern Pacific Company of Kentucky and the corporation mentioned is legal. The point against its legality has been time and again argued in the United States Supreme Court by the government, and the only reason, in my judgment, why the Supreme Court has not held such a combination to be unlawful is that it decided cases where the polgt was ralsed In favor of the government on other grounds. “Of course, I cannot teli you what the Attorney General understands about the matter, but {1 wired him on Friday, sub- stantially telling him that evidence was in our possession of an unlawful combination in restraint of trade by the Southera Pacific | company, and asking for authority for bringing the suit, under an act of July 2, 1890, against unlawful combinations. He wirel next morning: ‘let act of July 18M, be enforce! against all violators, in cluding railway and transportation com- panies. You ere hereby authorized to bring suits to that end.” “Relying upon that dispatch and the fact that it is a matter-ef public notoriety that the Southern Facitic company has so com- bined with various corporations, the whole being styled the Southern Pacific Company of Kentucky, Mr. Call and myself could See no more appropriate u time to enforce this all but forgotten law. 1 was fully pre- pared for the Southern Pacitic taking every step that {t could think of to save itself, but I did not expect them to question my right to bring such a suit with the Attorney General, before I could even report to hin and submit a copy of the bill by mail. Iam absolutely sure he will approve of my course when he has an opportunity to read my report of facts to him.” —_—_—>-— WHIPPED BY WHITE-CAPPERS. Outrages Committed on Two Indiana Families. LOUISVIELE.“Ky:, July 18.—A special to the Post frory, Columbus, Ind., says: White- cappers have been’ iVading Brown county and havé terribly beaten Perry Bloomfield, bis wife, and father and three brothers, uamed Stephens, and ‘thetr “wives. They were taken from their homes and fearfully whipped. . The youngest of the Stephens brothers at- tempted to escape, but was shot through the heet and captured by the white-cappers and unmercifully whipped. A number of others were warned» to: leave the county within a certain time. Serre) Mins Rassell Waw Not There. BROOKLYN, July 18—Injunction _ pro- ceedings against Miss Lilian Russell came wp this morning before Judge Bartlett fn the special term of the suprevh®:court. Miss’ Russell was net present, having sailed for England, but theré were a number of others there who were anxtous to hear the result of the proceedings. Counsel for Canary & Lederer made an application for an onder requiring Sas. Rusicll to, show cause why the injunction garter against her ap- pearing under “afty+ other: management should not be made permanent. Miss Rus- sell’s law: Bartlett that they were not ready to proceed today with the arguments in the c ‘The case was ad- journed until Monda Miss Russell in the *h@mhti Ml! Nei [ea"from break- nex! nan ot RLS Anether Hudson: River Bridge. NEW YORK, July 18.—A.new. scheme for a bridge across the Hudson river was sprung on the board of ¢tigit¢ers this morn- ing when Gugtav_Lindenthal of the North River Bridge Company submnitted plans for a bridge at 2id- street. The plans call for a structure 5,400 feet- tong, with eight tracks, six for steam .and two for rapid transit lines, The towers are, to be °300 feet high, the center span 3,100 feet long and 140 feet above high-water mark. No estimate of the cost was announced. The plan was-<considered in executive session. ee Albany Restaurants Burned. ALBANY, WN. Y., July 18.—Fire early this morning destroyed the restaurants of John Keeler’s Sons, on State street, and badly damaged adjacent buildings by smoke. The tall building of D. H. Fondi, wholesale druggist, was in imminent danger most of the time and the greatest difficulty was experienced in protecting it. The total loss tm about $30,000, —_——_—_ The Columbia at New York. NEW YORK, July 18.—The United States cruisi Columbia arrived today from League Istand navy yard, passing In Sandy Hook at 1 She will anchor off Tompkinsvill where Admiral Stan- will board he e Columbia wil! hereafter be the flagship of the North Ar- lantie squadron. ae ane Colorado Miners Strike. DURANGO, Col. July 18—The coal miners employed on the San Juan and Por- ter coal mines have gone out on a strike. The miners have no grievance, but wish to cripple the Rie Grande road. The miners at the other coal mines are still at work, but the strikers will endeavor to get them to quit. ee Two Railway Presidents Sail. NEW YORK, July 18.—.\mong the passen- gers who sailed for Europe today on the Paris were: Bartlett Tripp, United States minister to Austria; Chauncey M. Depew, James Elverson, jr., Philadetphia Inquirer; Mr. George 1. Roberts and family, Lilian Russell, and twenty of the persons who are golng on a pilgrimage to the Grotto of Lourdes. ee w Nearly Buried Alive. SAN DIEGO, Cal, July 18.—Washington E. Irving. a nephew of the famous author, was supposed to have died at Escondido and his funeral was held. With the close of the service, after f-tends had passed the casket, a knocking wis heard within, and the lid being opened hastily, Irving got up in a dazed condition, soon regained his senses fully, and was taken home. —— A Canadian Editor's Denth. OTTAWA, Ont, July 18—Thomas H. Gorman, editor of the Ottawa Free Press, diced i:st night from heart trouble. He was thirty-cight years old, and had achiev- ed corsiderable reputation as a writer for American magazine: eS Struck on the Rocks. NEWBURYPORT, Mass., July 18.-—The British coal schooner Leo is ashore in the Merrimac river. She is light and will be easily floated. The sloop Petrel struck the rocks in the viver yesterday and sank. The crew was saved. ee Viensant at Sea Girt. STATE CAMP, SEA GIRT, N. J., July 18. —It was cool and asant at the New Jer- sey state camp. today., Maj, Gen. Plume will review the entire brigade at 5 o’ciock this :#-ernoon. Ex-Treasarer @ray and ex-Sheriff Hand of Camden were at the camp today. An ex gatling emo ay B was this merning. isitors | bition Trill by | INATTANS ASSAULT CASE Testimony All In and the Lawyers Argue. Mr. Ni Makes Sweeping Denial of the Charge—The Testimony Produced Yesterday. Yesterday afternoon In the Police Court in the case of Arthur Nattans, the drug- sist, charged with having assaulied Miss Georgie Smoot, his cashier, by nugsing her, several witnesses were examine! after The Star's report closed. Miss Smoot concluded her testimony and the defendant took the stand In his own behalf. Counsel. question- e1 him about the charge made against h'm, and he made a sweeping denial of every- thing she said. He told: the court that he discharged her ‘Thursday afternoon, the day after the alleged assault, and said he did not pay her for the whole week, but settled only up to the time of the discharge. His excuse for discharging ner was that the business of the store did not justify her being retained. On cross-examination the defendant de- nied that he had made any effort, cither directly or indirectly, to compromise the case, and he also sald he did not express any willingness to make an apology, writ- ten or verbal, for ‘he had done nothing which called for an apology. Defendant was asked if he ever had in his employ a Miss Sallie Scherer, and he said he did not remember the name. Mise Scherer came forward, and even then he did not remember her. ' He also denied that he nad accused her of being 8 cents short in her accounts, and that he told her she would have to submit to being searched by him. He did not remember that she was- discharged because business wes dull. Defendant said that Dr. Tarkington was a personal friend of his and he has an office in the house of Miss Webb, the girl's at- torney. If the doctor sald-anything to the girl's counse! defendant was not aware of it. He also denied that he had atiempted to influence William ‘Thomas, a colored boy, in his employ. Warrant Clerk Washburn was, sworn to tell of statements made concerning the al- lege] compromise,but his tesjimony was not admitted. Samuel Nattans, son of defendant, gave evidence in behalf of his father, as did Dr. Mason, who is in the defendant's employ. jen. The government then called Miss Scherer and she stated that she was employed in Mr. Nattans’ store for about two weeks. “Were you discharged?" she was asked. he say about searching you?” “I object,” interpose1 counsel. The court excluded the question. “When ware you employed by Mr. Nat- tans?" . “I don't mow the exact date, but {t was when he was arrested for selling liquor.” William Thomas, the colored boy, was next called. He had worked for Mr. Nat- tans for some time, and he told what he knew of the case. He had said he. would not make a good witness for Mr. Nattans and when a deputy marshal summ‘sned Alm he was badly frightened. What did Mr. Nattans say to yeu, if thing, about .your,, testifying?” Be was asked. es “He told me that, if H-ygyld say, 1 was in the store on Fourth Ce ny. ainsi Position to see the ors d nd would say I didn’t see any. aa? ft would to my benefit.” oe “Were you in such peg” “No, str.” “Then you @i@n't see them?” “No, sir; not after I came in and went behind the laboratory, but L heard Miss Smoot say something about hitting him with a bottle if,he didn't go away.” YK Atte store, identi. fied Miss S-ncot as-having been in the store for a short whYe ag ci We Ne ‘This closed th dence, and Mr. Jeffords; prosecution, said he was willing to submit the case without argument, but as counsel for Nattans wouk) not:agrevto this proposition, the case went over until tuday. Arguing the Case. ‘ | When the case, wag, caligd,in the Police Court this afternoon at 2 o'clock Mr. Jef- fords announced: eae he" ota! caft hd wit- hesses unless there were some fo7.shade- fense. 8a! that he did not Mr. Thomas desire to call any more and as’ this blosed the matter of testimony’-tn the case, Mr. Thomas prascntect‘severai’ prayers for in- structions to the jury. ape Mr. Jeffords, “for tie government, re- viewed the evidenc? ia thée-casey <His-re- ‘marks were: brief, but in’ them he touched upon all the saliens.feasureadm Mis Smoot's story, claiming that It was worthy of cre- dence and that it made cmv ter tates of assault against her late employer. The evidence of Wm.:Themas 'corroporétéd ber testimony in all its substantial “letalls, said Mr. Jeffords, as dtd tiso’'thre testimony of Miss Sallie Scherer. On the other ’. all of Mr. Nattans’ substantial statements bad been contradicted. ~ In concluding ‘his address Mr. Jeffords made an earnest appeal for the-fulest pro- tection for young women and girls who are compelied to work for a living. Mr. Thomas followed and said that while no man had a higher opinion ‘of ‘virtuous women or a higher {deal for womanhood than he had he yet did not think that there Was anything in this case to show such an assault as was claimed- dy the government. The place where the assault was sald to have been committed, ‘a drugstore on a Public thoroughfare, where there could be no such thing as privacy, the character of the defendant and the record of his long, busy life all proved that there could never have been such an assault as Miss Smoot had claimed. Names of Discharged Clerks Will Not Be Given Out. The changes which are scheduled to take place in the Department of the Interior Were not promulgated today, as it was thought they would be. It has been whispered aroun the corri- dors that Secretary Smith would give to the press the names of all the clerks con- cerned in the reductions, promotions and dismissals, despite the fact that such a course would be contrary to the practice whieh has been followed in the Department of the Interfor for a good many years, There seems to have been censiderable fovndation for this rumor to rest cn, as it is known that the Secretary believes th: the public has a right to know who It is employing and who tt is discharging. The claim 1s also made that it is an additional safeguard around tenure of office, as clerke are sometimes, so {t ts sald, dismissed with- out reason, or, what is worse, without just reason, and the world cannot know of their misfortune. t this view of the case is placed a 1 one, which is that it inflicts | nediles® humiliation and disparagement is a clerk to be dismissed for alleged in- competency and then to have the fact her- alded in cold, loud type. It is claimed that when a man Is discharged from a gov- ernment clerkship as incompetent to fill it, it will seriously impair his chance of getting anything to do in-private itfe. Those who think that all changes in the depart- ment personnel should be published claim that this argument ts a reflection on the efficient clerks. All skies of the question have at various times been brought to the attention of the Secretary and he inclines to the sentimental side, claiming that no good can result to the public from ary knowledge of a clerk's incompetency, and great injury would be wrought the unfor- tunate clerk. It ts therefore stated «Mctal- ly that the names of those clerks who shall be affected by the changes soon to go into effect will not be given out by the depart- ment officials. The removals which were made in the pension office are to go into effect on Aug- ust 1. The promotions and _ reductions, which will be announced, at the outside, within a very few days, will also go into effect on the same date. ° = 1 Attend the Fatr. Carlisle today accepted an invi- ond the interstate fair‘at Ma- October _nex Secrets >> tation + i “> When Mr. Hamlin Will -Retarn. Word was received at the Treasury De- | partment today from As: tecretary Hamlin saying that he >: we leave Portland, Ore., for Alas'c+ Poul ard } return to Washineton until September PASSED “THE Metzopeliian ; ‘WE SOME CHANGES MADE TODAY An Salegicek iawn For the Ninth and F Street Lines. JUDGMENTS iii Getting Close Now te ey THE OLD The Metropolitan railroad bill, as it has come to be called, passed the Senate this afternoon, and will now be sent to a con- ference between the éwo houses. The bill was called up by Mr. McMillan, who has had charge of it since its passage by the Hcuse. Mr. McMillan said that this was a very important bill for the District and settled a case that has given the railroad ccmpany a great deal of difficulty. The House, he said, has already acted upon tt, and it was very necessary that the question that has arisen should be settled right away. The bill was then read and the com- mittee amendments were stated. All went smcothly until the second sec- tion of tne bill, tne paragraph which author- izes and requires the company to equip its lines “with a pneumepic or with an under- ground electric system 1or propulsion,” was reached. When this had been read Mr. Stewart arose to inquire about the phrase “a pneu- metic or with,” which the Senate commit- tee inseried in the House bill. “I would like to inquire,” he said, “if there are any-cars-being run in this country by pneuraauc power.” ““vhere Bave been attempts to run cars by reumatic power,” answerd Mr. McMillan ‘and there are experuments occasionally in that way. But the bill does not provide that the company shall apply pngumatic power. It simply gives them auti to use the pneumatic system.” “I understand that,” Mr. rt replica, “but ts it not a fact that all WM experiments so far a4 this company 1s conceraed have been failures? Is it worth while to slesignate man act a system which is a failure? “1 am not sirenuous about that,” said Mr. McMillan. “The bill only gives the railway ccmpany authority to use that por “HU seems to me,” said Mr. Stewar' it would be a subject tor criticism in taut ccrnection to require them to adopt a power when there is no sucl, power in use. It would not do any good. It is not a power which is used in the United States.” Mr. McMillan accepted Mr. Stewart's sug- gestion, and the word: relating to pneu- matic power was stricken out, together with the word “electric” in the House bill, so that the section reads: “That the ‘aid Stetropolitan ‘Railroad Company and the Same is hereby authorized, empowered and required to equip and operate the lines of its cars upgn apd along all the streets and avenues of the_cities of Washington and Georgetown, within the District of Columbia, where the lines of {ts roads or any part thereof ar@ noW’ laid and operated, and. ae) hereinafter; proyided, with an underground system f perougiion of such cars.’ . This language leaves the company free to operate a cable $n the 9th street liné? which is compardty straight. The plan’ js, far, the compasy te equip the 9th street road, on which, ;the wore will be first,.started, Win a conduit, suitable either for under- rund electric or cable propulsica, The Gd Judgments. The reading of ‘the bill was then continued until Me. Mitctkell of Oregon’ arose to ques- tion about the, transfer of the old suit against the tompany to the Court of Ap- peas of ‘the: Dietreét. He asked the nature of the ta%é So Pibsterrea, and Mr. McMu- jar explained {hat tt was an old claim for paving, running ;‘pack many yea! the court ha8 ontp decided in favor of the company, on the pisailing of the statute of limitatiohis, ‘The company had. given way,, he said, on'that point, and had cofisented to let the case go to the Court of Appeals to be heard om its merits. Mr. Mitchell was not altogether: satisfied, beeause no app »@h. had been taken. of the original judgment against the, Distgict. Mr. Cockrell came 23 the rescue of the bill with a statement that after the court liad upheld the plea of Mefii- tation an act.of Congress was passe@ dena! felting the charter.of the company unless it should pay the original debt due, to-be District. And now, he continued, the com- pany claims that it would have won «this case on its merits-without reference to the statute of Kmitation, and it is wilting ito al- low the. case to be tried by the court. This met Mr. , Mitchell's objection, but.hé was not through with his criticism of the bill, He asked if it ware usual to charter.a dm: pany and give it power to issue bouds with- out Hmiting. their amount. Mn McMillan explained. tay this was not. .the course, but thai upual itis necessary in this case, because it hgs been impossible to exactly estimate the cost of the Improvement. The third section,of the bill, which autho! the company to issue bonds to cover the cost of the work, was passed without amendmé€nt. * i the Tracks. v Mr. Mitchell next raised the question about the fifth séction, which provides, in the language of the House bill, ‘that the District Commissioners shall have the pow- er to permit the use of the tracks of the Metropolitan Company or other railroad companies upon certain conditions. The Senate committee amended this provision by inserting the words: “In all cases where the Ines of one or more companies coincide under routes authorized by Congress, with the route of the Metropolitan Railway Com- Pany, and where the nature of the mechant- cal power used by said company will al- low.” Mr. Mitchell wanted to know why this amendment was inserted. Mr. MeMil- lan explained that it was to limit the num- ber of other roads, which used the tracks of the Metropolitan road on the 9th street line. “Why not leave it as [t was In the House bili?” asked “Mr. Mitchell. “This amend- ment fs intended to limit the use of the tracks and yet {t does not limit it at all.” Mr. McMillan thought that it was neces- sary and that it covered all cases. The in- tention was originally, he said, to allow rail- roads, which cannot get into the heart of the city otherwise, to use the {th street tracks. But too many roads of this char- acter have applied for this privilege, and it 1s necessary to protect the public and the Metropolitan Company. Mr. Mitchell asked if the House bill did not give the Commissioners sufficient power and discre- tion in the matter. “That is hardly fair to assert,” said Mr. McMillan, ‘The Metropolitan road does not want horse power to run over their line af- ter the intprovéments are made, and thus to interfere ‘with ‘their transit, which will be at a higher d. What would you do?" he asked jn conclusion. “I would strike out the whole thing if I had my way,” answered Mr. Mitchell. But he didnot have his way, and Mr. McMillan reftibed to amend the bill. At Mr. Stewart's suggestion an amendment wa: inserted in this same section, providing that the compensation for the use of the tracks shall be determined, in case of a disagree- ment. by the‘Supreme Court for the Dis- trict. The bill read: “District Court of the United States for the District of Colum- bia.” The Bill Passed. The bil! was then passed. Mr. McMillan was very happy when this had been accom- plished. This bill, he said to a Star re- porter later, is one of the most important that has passed Congress this session in re- gard to local .natters; It settled a most ob- noxious problem which has worrled the company and the District authorities for seve-al years, and places the company in a position to establish one of the finest street railroad tracks in the country. ‘The bill, as it is now passed requires the company ‘to substitute new closed cars for those that have been in use on many of its lines for three years or more. It requires the company to begin Its motive power, as already stated, within one year on the 9th street line, and two years on the F street line. It provides for an extension of the lines around Lincoln square at the east end, and from 9th street at the no-th end to the comer of Florida avenue and 10th street,, It aut! bonds,” secur by a mortgage upon its franchises and other property; to pay the cost of the tmprovement. The transfer of the old sult against the company on fhe part of the District to the Court.of Appeals, the judgment of which shall"be final. It Frovides that the company shail. pay a fine of $#™ for each car operated by horses after one year, on the {th street line, and after * two Years on the © street line. the abdomen, and there was also trouble | a then “at an: e to the kidneys noticeable. ‘In the afternoon | the "discussion beeen. "ume since an’ operation was performed, and extensive | per cent in the price of the stock peritonités: was discovered. The trouble, he the. confidence of the inside sala, such as might have been in- eg Whose behalf recent pur- Kick. Shock and hemorrhage | chases, haye been made. The pool brokers are predicting a sudden ana substan-iel rise . Testifies. and have at ted costierable outside bay- » which | te Hees said hé-w izes the companf to issue*| | SENATE|*!CKED TO EAT™| FINANCE AND TRADE —— > Coroner's Jury Investigates the Killing of | Henry Brickner. Prospective Gold. Shipments and a Selling Movement. DISCUSSING THE TARIFF OUTLOCK The Qaarrel With the Eichelbergers— Father of the Boys Wateh- ed the Fight. Yesterday morning, when it was learned that Henry Brickner had died from an al- loged assault committed on him by Wil- Friends of Chicago Gas Trust Con- liam and Albert Eichelberger at the home fident. -f ‘he Elchelbergers, No. 213 N_ street southwest, Saturday night, as printed in Mal aa ee yesterday's Star, the police set about to] GENER . hn ‘ effect the capture of the alleged murderers | GENERAL MARKET REPORTS and their father, George Kichelberger. As Se stated yesterday, the father was arrested and locked up. He told the officers that Britner was very much intoxicated Satur- day night, and was unable to offer much resistance. He witnessed most, if not all, the trouble, and, as published yesterday, ied the dying maa out of his (Eichelber- ger’s) yard and left him on the parking in front of a neighboring saloon to die or be carried off by the police or friends. Happening, as it did, early in the even- ing, the injured man was soon found, and the police sent bim to the Emergency Hos- pital, where he died, after an operation fo- the severe injury to the abdomen had been Speelal Dispatch te The Evening Star. NEW YORK, July 18.—Tariff end vtrtke arguments were displaced as =pecalative factors this morning by a suddén advahe in the rates for foreign exchange, resuiting in the engagement of considerable gold for export to Germany. A commission of 1-15 ber cent having been guaranteed certain houses on all shipments made at a fixed rate practically puts a premtum on today’: engagements. The margin of profit is stil too small to warrant any general movement, as only the houses who ship under a special performed. While the officers had no : trouble in locating and arresting the | CODtT#ct are guaranteed against Joss. The father, they were of the opinion that the | COMtinued ccarcity of bills is responsible for boys would leave the city, and so they | these shipments.as bankers would naturally wired a number of messages to cities in the adjacent states, giving full descrip- tions of the fugitives. George Eicheiberger, the father, is a paint- er by trade, and is said to be a son of Judge Eichelberger of Baltimore, who is one of ti foremost citizens of the state. Mrs. Eichel- berger was a Miss Flemming, and she for- merly lived in Virginia. The investigation conducted by the police yesterday had the effect of getting what “eyewitnesses there were to the transaction. It also developed that the dead man, Brit- ner, had been warned by the Eichelbergers to keep away from their house, but their mother had some say about the house and Britner called while she was there and the Sons were out. Dr.Schaeffer, the coroner's assistant, made @ post-mortem examination of the dead man's body yesterday afternoon and dis- covered evidences of a great many kicks about the body, several of them being tn the back. These kicks injured the kidneys. The Inquest. ‘This afternoon the coroner's jury met at the sixth precinct station to investigate the case, The officers of the fourth precinct had summoned the witnesses, and the jury, after viewing the body, heard ihe story of the crime as detailed by the eyewitnesses. The first witness called was Dr. Church, who treated Brickner at the Emergency Hospital. He said that Brickner was in- toxicated when brought to the hospital, and he was suffering from numerous injuries of the face and shock. The wounds of the face ‘ere the only wounds apparent at the time. Witness detailed the treatment given him, and Sunday morning, when the intoxication had passed off, he complained of pains in prefer to buy bills sufficient amounts. were they obtainable in There are few bills in the market outside of those drawn *pecula- Uvely by bankers, against’an assured de cline in rates within the next sixty cr nine ty days. There is some difference of opinion as to the reai reason for the outflow of gold to the continent, some claiming that London must supply gold to both Germany and France because of a iemporary trade bal ance in favor of these countries, while oth ers contend that it is simply a desire on t pert of Germany to increase present hold ings. In etther event, traders were dis- posed to attach sufficient importance to the movement to warrant an increased short interest, and, accordingly, were liberal sellers during the first hour. Prices did noi eld easiiy, however, and, as usual of late, a decreased volume of business was the only result ‘The week's reports of earnings have, in many instances, been delayed by the pre: sure of extra work incident to the striks but such as have appeared conform pretty accurately to early estimates, and have had no adverse Influence on prices. The more active stocks in the railroad lst recorded fractional gains varying from 1-4 to 1-2 per cent. The industrials were all moderately higher, due in a great measure to excelient szpport from the various pools throughout this group. The action of the conference com- mittee in reporting a disagreement fs vari- ously construed by the friends of sugar, but the majority the action as an ad- ditional indication of the securi-y of the company’s position. Rumors that the bill will be beaten are more seriously comsiderad George Eichelberger, father of the alleged murderers, was next called. He was asked: “What is your full name?” “Henry, N. Eichelberger.”’ “What ts your occupation?” “Did you- know Henry L. Brickner?” “I did, and I was acquainted with him for aboyt four years.” Witriess” sald he did not see the first of the trouble. Henry, he said, came along in ence of a rather free circn- ation of teds enotitoecen. sits i Chicago Gas was strong on good buying, introduced by the belief that the mayor will veto the ordinance granting a franchire to a rival company. It is not likely that tie or- dinance would pass over a veto. Distillers was improved 1-2 per cent on covering, but lower prices are predicted as the result of a failure to secure an tncresec in the House duty on imported spirits. The last hour's, trading was dull and ir- regular, with the exception of sugar, which and: said: “I’m going back.” hi highest. poin Witness told “him all right, and in he this period ga nes porate Shea y yer p= went. « count, Indicat favored an Say ful predications on this, Sult of the day's trading favorable to y: Witness went off and got a drink, and When "Re seturned he was told that there was a fight tn progress in the yard. ‘Who figured in the fight?” “H vi nant ede pene and my two sons, Wil nt back in the yard, when his son William said to him: “Pap, none of |* ae jaw gow S95 ——— FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL. RAY ot view on rene ONE of erference.” folowing are the opening, the high- ae Tata interfere,” said the witness, }¢3t Sd the lamest,and the closing prices of the New York market today, New “<- aay. as ve New ¥ stock exchange. te Messrs. Moore & Schley. No. 80 Broadway: | nde ewreitee further trouble. Henry got up and sajd; “George, they've fixed me.” Bed Cs Washed his wounds, but did not 4 was y hurt. fore they sep- arated in al eof the boys made the remark: Open. Bigh. Low. close | “We didn't give the —— —— half enough. taps He told how he spent his time until Mon- My day. when he met hts boys near 7th street “Pennsylvania avenue, and then Wil- dam repeated the remark that he had not given otm. half enough. They had worked foray. and expected to get some money, but falling to get it, they said they were going to Richmond, and asked him to send them money to “William Lee. gen- eral delivery, Richmond, Va.” “When the police got me,” he said, “I ‘teld them ‘all this, as 1 want them caught. They've been doing me dirty ten years.” The coroner asked him if he had ever heard of Brickner being told to keep away, and he said his sons had told him not to Chicago Gas... C..M. and st. Paul. Deisware ana Huason Denver and Kio Grands, ecme there. “Did you hear why?" “Not until after this affair.” What did you hear then?” ‘They said that Henry was too familiar with, mother, but I've never seen anything out of the way, and he had been coming to my house ever since he came here as a | member of the third artillery.” Noah Newby, colored, also gave evidence. | He heard the scuffle and saw some of the blows inflicted. An Eyewitness, The father of the Eichelbergers appeared on the scene, and said to his sons: “That will do,” and “You've given him enough.” One of the sons then turned upon his father and krocked him down. Then he turned to Brickner and treated him the same way. Dis. and Cattle Feedin, General Flectrie Ithnois Central. Lake Snore. ..... Ene Lontavitie and Nashville. Long Istana ‘Traction... Meirspolitan Traction. Manhattan Elevated. Miemgan Central Missouri Pacifle . de, phd... North American...” Ont. and Western... | Pacific Ma Phila. and Reading Palman P. Car Cs When Brickner started out the gate one of | Kichmond ‘Terminal im ie the Eichelbergers followed him and re- | Phila. Traction = newed the assault. Texas P; Di caonnen ‘. “Are you certain that the father was Soa! and Iron iby 18a) there when the blows were inflicted?" ic... 10, 103, “Yes, sir.” es | Did he use any violence?” vis He tae Not that I saw ~ O% 10K Witness. saw the younger of the two | Weare yet pid =~ | brothers do the hitting and kicking. Wisconsin Central.” _ “I don’t know ncthing at all about it; | silver. . beeches “twas all over when I seen it." This was the testimony of an aged citizen named James McGinley. He saw the Elchelberg- | ers about fifteen minutes before the trouble happened. They were in a vehicle, and he thought they had been drinking. a Washington Stock Exchange. Sales regular call inan and ‘Trost, 10 States Electric Light, Insurance, 10 at 110, 12 o'clock om. Ws ° at 123 Wo at gee vated | 3 at 135. Reat Estate Tithe | Mrs. Eichelberger, mother of the alleged Bonde. United St neue murderers, was also a witness. She did | 114% asked. United States enn nee not see the first of the fight, but when she | Oy bid. 114% asked. “Untied States heard Henry make an outcry, she ran to “rp Aang OE the window and saw her sons in the atti- | 105 bid. 30-year Funding Gx gouk. 118 Geen tude of striking Henry. She made an out- | stock 1901, tia ‘Water ‘stan ery 1 . Pundi Witness said she knew nothing of the Seder deceased other than that he wes a gentle- Add Genege- man. He had been a caller at the hous? 1% bid, 140 asked and had often spent the evening and drank ~eog SO with the family. “Did you ever know of any previous trou- ble between your boys and Brickner?” “No, sir,” she answered, “and J don't be- lieve there was any trouble. “Whom did he come to the house to see?" “The whole family,” sald Mrs. Eichel- berger. “When he came there the beys were often at home and they would eat and drink together, tell jokes and have a good time.” ‘The jury heard other witnesses and re- turned a verdict nolding the Ejichelbergers responsible for :he man’s death. ‘The Dead Mua: The deceased was named Henry Brickner, although he was generally known as Henry Britner. He was a native of York, Pa., and was twenty-six years old. About five years ago he came here as a member of the United States army, and while here he married. His brother came here from York ad com Railroad ba, 8S road Gs, 8S hid. 114 bid .p. x |. Washington Market Coi- pan 0535 bid. Masonic Hall Asseciation fanury Ist 06, 100 vide Washes een Ee faniry Ist a iF 2d 7s, ~y 2 — seiegagend ink Stocks. Rank of Washineton. 813 miblic, (225 id. 275 National i gaked. Content, Bi, 300 asked. "Second, 130 ached. “Cle zens’ asked. Col asked. Capital, 115 bid West Hud, jon pa 180 ‘Traders’. 100 bid. ‘ext End, 308 did. UT asked. L vid. oF Lincela, "90 bid. Ohio, at and Trust Co: it and Trust, 125 bid, 1 oan and Trost, 121) nies. > naked ‘ashe | ington bid 128 asked. today and was present at the inquest. | Mm*tican Secarlty and Trust. 139 hid. 183 asked After the inquest the brother took charge | 2) Midi 305 axked Mn eet aeemERtOnN, ofthe bely and had it sent to York for in- gated Columbia, 6) bid. = asked. Belt, 26 bid, ‘erment. 5 jon, 30 bid. sand Electric Light Stocks. Washington Gas, ———_ AT% bid, 481 eked. ht Ge & JAPAN'S EXPLANATION. United States” anette Liga Ta tha ae, asked, Tnstirance Stocks. Firemen's, 40 hid, 45 asked. lia, 45 bia, 65 asked 3 fi , Why the British Consul at Scout, Corea, Was eaten, YOKOHAMA July 18—It is offictatly stated that the British consul at Seoul, Corea, who claims to have been assaulted by Japanese soldiers, was stopped because he was seeking to pass the Japan-se cut- posts and enter the bivegac of the troops. ton, | mest a grievance committee Ainctican Chieago Grain asd Provision Markets Reported by Silsby & Co. « Whest ‘ore Oars. Pek Lord RRites Month, —_—— AMONG THE STRIKERS. A Feeling of Apprehe Chicago. ayecial Dispatch From « Stat fom Exixts at respond “at CHICAGO, July 18.—Days nights of careful investigation into strike conditions in this city vinced me that there is much mis ing as to the state ot do a possibility of Dlundering. signs are all wrong, there is in a general bellef, centering in hington, that steady progress is here being made toward permanent peace. Greater errer than that could not well be made. That there has been « slight re- vival of business during the past three or four days is evident, and that the mumber of assaults upon property and individvais has decreased, is a matter of record, but no one should for a moment entertain the notion that tranquility prevails. Lei hose who desire to measure thesituation bear in mind the tact that there are in Chicage more anarchists and nihilists, and other varieties of disturbing “ists” than are cc n- Sregated in any other city on the face of the globe. Then let there be recognition of the hor- rible truth that, by reasen of commercial ion and the added incubus of the strike, thousands upon thousands of the laboring classes are, at this moment, suf- fering the pangs of hunger. and ace on the verge of desperation that never stops to count the cost, and recks not of conse- quences. Much of the past thive days ‘and nights I partial sort, Pornaking’ wat a partial sort. what are Ther eympathircre, among the strikers and sympathizers, and have talked with aisorts and condi- tions of men. Gathered around the almost ‘mpumerable cheap saloons in the stocy yards’ district, and. on. 5 knots of strangely quiet men, frowsy and Mi-clad women, and children that are prac- tically without clothing or cleanliness; of the latter there is none to be seen. To be clean is to be an object of suspicion.” Under all manner of pretexts I have con versed with hundreds of people. gain- ed the confidence of many end bave truty sympathized with a Tew. A handful of crackers given to a starving child would bring tears to a no less hungry mother’s eyes and speech to lips that before were Persistently stlent. The money with which @ loaf of bread and a quart of milk were purchased was the key to ome father’s tongue. A proffer of coin with which to purchase a couple of cigatw Wat ntcepted by a gaunt yet magnificest. speckper of manhocd.and with the dime tightly grasped the recipient asked a i for fcod for a wife and Gere Aa Padd, who were, when I followed bim tvto his hovel home, so weak as to have lost locomotive power. ~> # There is hunger at Paoliman. and thither supplies are daily being sent, Set Pullman ts but a little spot emptiness | in Cook county PRR ne within Chicago proper, lacey ponel gts vom the Strike, the people o! . or, for that matter, an: else, have no con- But my inquiries wonpinctguptgnt to the suffering classes, nor to the archical element, although they tmeurpliy roce.ved most attention. The police have been talked to, and there Tae oe i in terchange of news with those who, keeping stores and petty gin mills, are in close touch with the ited 4 The botied-dor of “the “cénversa- tions and confidences ix a @eeply-rootsd conviction thet peace in Chicago exists only because —— arm of the United States ts visible * Hundreds of mea an@ women have as- sured me that the present calm is entirely superfictal, and that when the troops are removel, as some folks here think they soon will be, there will follow an outburst of riotousness at which the civilized world will be appalled. This is no alarmist state- ment, no effort to hold troops here, no part of a plan to establish at Chicago a great military post; it is the plain, unpolished truth, confirmed and reconiirmed. corrob- orated by testimony, which the authorities | will do well to heed. | -_ EARLY KETURN EXProTED. Go Back, July 15 —Rev 4 chaplain of the first infantry, . came up from Pullman today nm Vice President Wickes of company, Dr. Thoras has been sirtving to bring abcut peace between the company and its employes by getting the men to return to work. It has Deen sug- gested that if Mr. Wickes woul consent to from the strikers that perhaps all difficutttes could be speedily patched up. While Dr. Thomas is in sympathy with such a movement. he did not meet with Mr. Wickes to officially annoutr.ce tt “I came without authority,” said he, after he left Mr. Wicke's office, “Just to call on the vice president as one neighbor would call on ancther. Mr. Wickes received me cordially and talked over the situation at Puliman before 1 left. There were no re- Dr. w. 1 and the Pull | sults from my call.” During his stay at Pu"lman, Dr. Thomas seid he was impressed with ‘the apparent good humor which prevails among the strikers and the company superintendent. He thinks that this is indication that a settlement will be reached soon, and he gives it as his opinion that the men will ali be at work before many day: Vice President Wickes refused to be seen after the conference with Mr. Thomas sent word by his private secretary he was too busy to be interviewed. soinnnctemata Disbarred From Practice. Wilford H. Smith, a pension attorney at Greenville, Miss, was today @isbarrea from practice before the Department of the In. terlor for 1 and unprofessional duct in the matter of pension clatms. ———— A Pension Attorney Fined. Jesse C. Hanser, a pension attorney Hoboken, N. J., has been fined $500 in the United States district court, on conviction of overcharging Mrs. Mary Ryan. e+ The Star Out of Town. THE EVENING STAR will be sent by mail to any address In the Unites States or Canada for such period as may be desired at the rate of arty cents per month. £7 But all such orters must be ac. companied by the money, or the Paper cannot be sent, as no ac. counts are kept with mail subscrip. tions. —_——-——_ Range of the Thermometer, The foliowiag were the readings of + thermometer at the weather bureau today 8 um., 74; 2 pan, 87; maximum, %; mish