Evening Star Newspaper, August 11, 1894, Page 2

Addition which Senator Hill placed upon resolvtion today, precipitating versy over the sing ard creating the impression that something Bhould be speedily done to prevent the actual defeat of the bill. All of the House democratic conferees the caucus call. . Representative Dockery seemed to voice the general feeling democrats when he “It is always darkest just before wn. This seems to be the darkest hour for tariff reform, but we hope It is the hour before dawn.” Present crisis. The report cannot be veri- fied, but if it proves true it will help to Save the bill from the fate which it has been thought ble to mete out to it if it could be gotten back to the Senate. The or also goes so far as to say that the Lovisiana men have been promised that there should be a provision im the bill for ‘ the continuation of the bounty in some shape for the present year. Consulting the Steering Committee. Speaker Crisp was in the room of the Serate committee on appropriations a few Moments before the motion was made to £ into executive session. He saw some embers of the senatorial steering commit- tee. The visit of the Speaker is regarded as sigrificant by Senators. - —————— WHITE HOUSE CONFERENCE. Desire for Some Sort of Tarif’ Leginiation. Secretary Carlisle spent two hours in con- ference with the President at the White House this morning, considering the best means of wntangling the tariff knot and in- uring the passage of remedial tariff legisla- ton at the present session of Congress. Secretary Gresham, who 1s taking an active interest in bringing about an agree- ment on the Iines of the President's sug- Gestions to Representative Wilson, was Present during a good part of the confer- ence. Commissioner Morrison, who is also fleeply interested in tariff reforms, but who not en rapport at the White House just fe present, had a consultation with Secre- ry Gresham ‘ahd ‘Secretary Carlisle at Bifferent times during the morning. it is sdid that the entire strength of ex- ecutive influence will be exerted to bring bout an agreement on’ the bilt on the most rmonieus lines possible, rather than that Congress should adjourn without action. ‘Treasury_officials predict, with an air of confidence, that Congress ya not be per- mitted to adjourn without some kind of tariff legistation. A Stron: a ee - GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE. ‘The Question of a Site Being Debated im the House. Whe the House resumed consideration of the conference report on the sundry civil appropriation bili teday, some time was consimed in the discussion of the proposed it of public lends to western states for ation purposes, after which the item Yelating to the government printing office ‘was taken up. It was 2:30 o'clock before the item was reached. The Senate amend- ment was read directing the purchase of the Mahone site at > cost of $250,000, and then . Sayers asked unanimous consent to it debate to 4:30 o'clock, which was agreed to. Mr. Wise of Virginia then moved to agree to the Mahone site, as proposed by the Sen- te amendment, and led to make a ech in favor of it. He spoke of the ne- sity for immediate action upon the se- ‘tion of a site, arising from the dangerous condition of the t building, and said the Senate am ent furnishes an oppor- tunity to come to an agreement. Mr. Wise explained the advantages claim- @d for the Mahone site, and said it was the dest and most available for the purpose of all these proposed. The Site Proposed as a Sub- > -. stitute. Mr. Bretz of Indiana offered as a substi- tute for the Mahone site the bill recently feported by the committee on public build- angs and grounds, providing for the erec- tion of a building on the mall, facing B street between 6th and 7th streets. He advocated the adoption of the substi- tute and recalled the action of the House ie May directing the selection of a site on public reservation. + e+ —_____ QUARRELING WITH QUARANTINE. Southern Fruit Men Protest Against Alleged Discrimination. Ser ators Blanchard and Caffery of Lou- Jsiar a, accompanied by Dr. Oliphant, pres- Went of the Loutsiana state board of health; Representative Meyer, Col. Hill and “Mr. Oxnard of Now Oriecrs, called on Secretary Carlisie today and pretested against the en- forcement of the natioral quarantine regu- lations, which require vessels from infected — arriving at ports south of Maryland to Femain at quarantine five days after disin- fection. The stat> reguiatiqns require three Qsys’ détehtion, and it is contended that = difference of two days gives shippers of it to northern ports an unfair advantage. As ar illustration, itis stated that if two fruit-laden yessels leave Havana at the fre time, one bound for New York and other for New Orleans, the New York — after being out five days, is permit- to enter harbor without any detention whatever, while the New Orleans vessel, ter having.been two days at sea, is com- ed to lie five days at quarantine. This regarded as a discrimination, and an ef- rt is making to have the regulations so odified as to make them. uniform at all rts. The Secretary took the question un- rf consideration, and will today confer With Dr. Wyman cf the marine hospital wervice on the subject. eee ee Interior Department” Changes. The following charges have. occurred in the Department of the Interior: Secretary's -office. — Promotion ~ Hiram Buckingham of Connecticut, clerk at $1,600 to clerk at $1,800, for duty as custodian, as Provided by: act of: Congress approved Suly 31, 1804. General land office.—Promotions—Anthony F. Rice of New York, clerk at $1,400 to clerk at $1,600; Albert D. Simms of the District of Columbia, clerk at $1,200 to 400, ¢lerk at $1, Pension ‘office —Promotions—Henry M. Haynes of Texas, clerk at $1,6u0 to medical examiner at. $1.5; Edwin H. Brown of Tilinois, clerk at $1,000. to clerk at $1,200; James W. Tuthill of liwa, clerk at $1,000 to Clerk at $1,200; James P. Hanna of Indiana, and George J. Hesselman of illinois, clerks at $1.0 from copyists at $900 Resignation William J. Hende-sor of Mississippi, copy- ist. at son. Geological survey.—Resignation—; B. Clare of Colorado, Miss May clerk at $90 Patent office.—Appointments—Andrew R. mson of Nilnois,Eugene G. Mason of New ‘ork, Arthur A. ik of Massachusetts, rry C. Armstrong of Massachuset ‘rank Keifer of Indiana, Theodore T. Dor- of New Jersey, John F. Bartlett of Massachusetts, Elmer S. Farwell of Iilinots, Michael J. Lyden of Massachusetts, Edwin 8. Johonnott, jr., of Ilinois, Nathan Heard of Massachusetts and Herbert Lewis of Massachusetts, fourth assistant examin- ers, at $1 pune norm vo How to Get Information. 5 though there was not enough red tape fm the Treasury Department already, tary Carlisle has felt cailed upon to cluse the «venues of information still tighter, by the issae of the following circular: “Hereafter, execpt as otherwise provided by hw. omimittee of the e any officer of the nited States, or any state or muntc ny person, shall request informat kind or character of the Jepar: s of its record or illes, or the « of any officer, clerk, or- empl artment for the pur ving it.formation upon ¢ Congress, or any committee th : before the department, such request shall immediately submitted to the recretary the assistant secretary having charge of matter to which the inquiry or informa- m relates, who will determine and issue necessary instructions In the premives, thout which action shall not be taken in y case. Regatta KOENIG WON THE SENIOR SINGLES Interest in the Race of the Senior Fours. RESULTS OF THIS MORNING SARATOGA, N. Y., August 11.—The in- terest in the annual meeting of the Na- tional Association of Amateur Oarsmen w: increased today, and the Saturday excur- sion trains brought many more spectators to the lake. The crews were out early row- ing over the course, and the Saratogians ar- rived earlier and in greater numbers than on yesterday. The betting was much itve- Mer than on the previous day, the favorites being backed much more heartily. One of the races on which considerable money wus placed was the senior singles. Hawkins of Troy, who won so easily yesterday from Russell, the Canadian, was backed by the Saratoga sporting contingent, while the westerners took Fred Koenig of the St. Louis club. The Toronto boys pluchily backed their champions,Russell and Thomp-~ son. A race which cofitained some first-class’ teams was the senior double sculls. The showing was as good us in any doubles ever rowed at the regatta. Mora- han and his partner, Bowen, had won sev- eral times, and the Donaghues were said to be in good form and out vo win, while the Varunas’ famous double, Freeth and Bulger, were certain to give their oppo- nents a very lively hustle. The closing race of the regatta, the senior eight-oared shells, had but two entries, the Triton Boat Club and the Leureates of Troy. There was little or no betting on this race, for the inability to row shown by the Laureates’ junior eight-oared .crew yester- day shook the faith of their stanchest fol- lowers. The senior four-oared race was looked forward to with great interest because in it the Argonauts of Toronto met the famous four of the New York Athletic Club. The latter crew carried everything before them this summer, but had not yet met the Tcronto four. The races of today included the junior four, which was postponed from yesterday; the juntor singles, the- final heat senior singles, the senior doubles, the senior four-oared shells- and the senior eight- oared shells. The results were as follows: First race, senior singles, final—Fred. > St. Louis, first; Fred. Hawkins, Troy, second; R. H. Russell, Toronto, third. Time, 9471-4. + Second race, senior doubles—Vesper Boat Club, Philadelphia, first; Beaverwyck, Al- bany, second. Time, 9.05 1-2. Third race, junior singles—Jos. McGuire, Cambridgeport, Mass. first; H. Muray, Toronto, second. Time, 10.1 1-2. Fourth race, junior four-oared shells—Ex- celsior Boat Club, Paterson, N. J., first; Nautilus Boat Club, Brooklyn, broke an our in turning stake boat. Time, 2. ‘Fifth race, senior four-o.red shells —Argo- raut Beat Club first, Minnesotas of St. Paul second, Itew York Athletic Club third. Time, 8.18. fy Sixth race, Newark, first Time, 7.36 senior eights—Tritons of Laureates, Troy, second. Election of Oilicers. At the meeting of the members of the National Association of Amateur Oarsmen teday the following officers were re-elected for the ensuing year: ident, Henry Whiting Garfield, Albany, Y.; vice pres- ident, Charles Catlin, ago; treasurer, Harry E. Hinch Bachman, Philadelphia secretary, Fred Fortmeyer, New York city. — REINHART’S RESIGNATION. PRES. It Is Accepted by the Directors of the Atchison. NEW YORK, August 11.--At a meeting of the directors of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe road today the resignation of Mr. | Reinhart, as president and director, was accepted, to take effect September 1, or at such an earlier date as pleted tHe details of business requiring his attention. Upon Mr. Reinhart’s retirement First Vice President D. 1). Kobinson is au- thorized and directed to perform the duties of president until a president is elected. D. H. Cheney, jr., of Boston, representing a large bond and stock interest in the sys- tem, was elected a director and member of the executive and finance committee to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Robert Morris. —— UNION OF ENGLISH METHODIST f x Conference in Switzerland. GRINDELWALD, Switzerland, August 11. —It is probable that a departure in favor of the reunion of all the Methodist bodies in Great Britain will be the result of the cgn- ference in session here under the auspices of H. 3. Lunn, M. D., editor of the Keview of Reviews, and head of the Chautauqua work in Europe. The question of reunion was discussed in the conference, the Rev. T. B. Neely of the Philadelphia conference participating. Later, at a private meeting of the presi- dents of the conference, the Rev. Hugh Price Hughes said that’ Rev. J. 8. Pope, D. D., president of the Wesleyan Methodist conference of last year, and now gbgut to leave for Canada to preside in the conte ence there, was in-sympathy with the views of the meeting. > ——_—_ ATTACKING THE PULLMAN CO. inois’ Attorney General Asks for he Forfeiture of its Charicr. CHICAGO, Acgust 1.—The Petiman Com- pany’s charter is apparently in peril. ‘The attorney general of Hlinois at noon today filed a petition asking that the charter be declared void, on the grovnd that its pro visions had been violated. ‘The petition sets forth that the chal granted allowed the cumpany to pu control and convey such preperty necessary to the successful preservation of their busin’ Tae corporation has far ex- ceeded its privileges, the document declares, owning a Vast smount of property in the tewn of Pullman an? vicinity which is in no wise nec2ssary to the business. The p tition declares that the company owns numerous business blocks, residences and factory sites, controlling stock in other ¢ perations and furnishing powér to other manufactures. pa i Be ZIMMERMANS FINE WORK, The English Quarter-Mile Bieycte Record Broken, LONDON, August 11.—At the Hern Hill grounds today Arthur A. Zimmerman, the champion bicyclist, rode against the En- glish quarter-mile record of 31 3-5 sezonds. He succeeded in breaking It, doing the dis- tance in 30 45 seconds. Schofield and Banker also tried to lower the time for this distance, but could not get under it, their times being 31 4-5 and 32 seconds, respectively. In_the fiv ional race Ed- wards was first; second and Louvet third. lap Champion Zimmerman and Verheyen collided. The latter was thrown from his wheel and sericusly hurt. Zimmerman was Wheeler was During the last not Injured to any exten —_—. DISCOVERED IN TIME. An Attempt to Wreck a B. and 0. Passenger Train Near Belleville. MANSFIELD, Ohio, August 11.—An un- successful attempt was made to wreck No. 8, the fast line on the Baltimore and Ohio, rear Belleville, last night. An obstruction was placed on the end of a bridge, but was discovered by a farmer. —_ ry Herbert's Return. s patch to The CHATTANOOGA, T. retary Herbert will leave for Washington to night at 6:15, arriving in Washington tomorroe afternanm, See Evening Star. an., August 11.—Sec- ye may have com- | f EVENING net, and he awoke powers of Virginia. complaint, however, but merely rubbed feos and tumbled out and joined the c: slowly going ahead. y of the men were taking a farewell bath in the river were given sufficient time to finish their ablu- tions, and no haste was in ing others who were shaving and in other necessary occupations in the throng of their companions. In time the camp was depopulated, with the exception of one man who was left to take care of the two horses belonging to the army and three men who were too sick to be moved. Gen. Anderson sent the hos- pital surgeon of the Virginia troops to at- tend to the cases of these men and promised that they should be removed to some hos- pital. On the Bridge. The men climbed up the hill to the Aque- duct bridge, and, finding their pathway southward cut off by the determined pick- ets, went out on the bridge and there they stopped. The Virginia militia could make them go no further, because the authority of the state ceased at the entrance to the bridge, and the men themselves Were afraid to come over into the District because of. the vagrancy laws in force on this side of the river. They stood together in groups, filling the footway of the bridge, as well as the roadway, and laughed and gossiped about their experience as if it was the best fun imaginable. Burning the Camp. Then a peculiar thing occurred. Suddenly from one of the huts which had sheltered many of the industrials during the long vigil they had kept shot tongues of flame. Quickly fire sprang forth from another and then another of the rude shelters, and it soon became evident that the Virginia troops were destroying by the torch every vestige of the camp fave the shelter oc- eupied by the sick men and the property guardian. What made the scene peculiar was the fact that among all those men on the bridge none cf them uttered a word of complaint or criticism, The only homes that many of them knew were going up in smoke, and still there was no ejuculation of anger cr expression of sorrow. They yelled and cheered as the flames blotted out the humble habitations they had occupied, a severely limited scale each man imitated Firing the Camp. Nero fiddling while Rome burned. a motiey gathering on the h 8 of many of these emblems the men shelter ed themselves from the rays of the sun. ‘There they were at o'clock, the blackened ashes of their ment, and evidently settling the steady occupancy of the Aque and reminding one of two historica r into one—Mohammed’s ¢. pended between heaven and carth unfortunate individual who found . between the devil and the deep blue sex. Bridge Visitors, t iol There was rot mu tators on the brid nh of a crowd of spoc- fe when the militia rived, but iater on the people of Ge. town as well as many persons from city turned out to get a look at the x crowd as weil as at the dust-covere1 tiamen. When the #rye followers hit jeft the jurisdiction of th> Oid Ds and reached the bridge they w as ever, so thoy thourht, fc digrs, they wer the authoriti own. al: almest dit but the crack known, nor did the bri The bridge was now virtually in pesses- sion of the common aad the hungry owd begged right ani left, w ° them trief to sell commanweal but ip this they did not appear very cessful, for the citizens attracrad there rule appeared to b> almost as bad cif 25 many of the commor rscso far aa the question of meney concernet. ‘The men obstructed the foot carriageway. As the nr hour some women a few mate s: from Georgetown called wealers aid house, gna and bre Later i the Garheld. Hospital ambulance 2 the © and. three sick men were removed to the hospital tor treatment. Two of them—Saulsbury. and Gardner—are from San Frencisco and the third one—a man named Emminger—is from Terre Haute. Give Them Free © While the crowd vas on the, brid, = of the commonwealers were a xious t ake themselves neard, and they diseours nse alcut the free age of gold and silver, the tariff and congressionai ap- priations end their andi sa rule, as than sommonweale s free coinage af silver,” said one to Police Sergeant Hess, “and, al- nh . Vi send a teiegram 000 men at work Monday t you take him at his » him what he wanis. Then the poor men would wor ‘ Vinnette of Se ttle, one of the rs of the camp, when the militia ar- went off with oth rived members of the commonweal advise see the Commissionbrs, and pnee the Kked to “Gen.” Carroll for adv jen.” Carrell is a little cld men, who says he is connected with the eld Catroll muily of Maryland, and who , doctor and mechanic. - done all we expect,” he said to a Star reporter, “and we wert about ready to return home. We came here on foot, and we expected to get home the same way Fut here we are, with the militia at one end and police at the other, bui the canopy of heaven is a good enough roof. We are here and we are satisfied with anything.” On the Towpath, ‘The “wealers” remained on the bridge vntil nearly ncon. They were anxious to hear from the advisory board or its repre- sentatives, who had been sent to call on the Commissioners, and at just twenty minutes before 12 o'clock the crowd started in the direction of Georgetown, Before reaching this end of the bridge, however, they descended the stairs, which were not at all golden, and soon nearly three hu dred of them were marehing up the tow- path to camp, a short distance above the bridge, not far from the big store house of the independent Ice Company. Before the crowd had got fairly started sbme soup from Georgetown reached the bridge, and one of the first to get in a good supply was “General” Carroll, who carried his allowance with him in a pail to the new camp. “Gen” Carroll soon made his pall of sou disappear, and then he returned to direct the movements of the men engaged in moving the cooking utensils and what little bedding and clothing there was to be found among the ruins. The flames had consum- ed some of the blankets and clothing, so it was reported, and some of the curious people on the bridge had more to say against the conduct of the soldiers than did the On | A KNOWN QUANTITY. Tt ts the practice of The Star tg Print on Saturday « sworn statement of its circulation day by day for the Preceding week. It would seem self= gvident that the advertiser is entitled to this protection, © Below will be found the statement for the week just Past, The average circulation exhibited $s believed to be much more than the Combined circulation of the othe? Washington dailies, and fully five times that of its afternoon conteme Porary. Cireulation of The “Evening Star.” SATURDAY, August 4, 1594. MONDAY, August 6, 1994, TUESDAY, August 7, 1906. WEDNESDAY, August's, 1894 . THURSDAY, August 9, 1804. FRIDAY, August 10, 104 , Total. T solemnly swear that thé above statement rep- Tesents-only the number of copies of ‘Tux EvEN- ING STAR circulated during tue six secular days end- ing Friday, Augast 10, 19%4—that is, the num- berof copies actually sold, delivered, furnished oriailed, for valuable consideration, to bona fide purchasers or subscribers, and that none of the copies so counted were returned to or remain in the office unsold. 4 7. WHIT. HERRON, Cashier Evening Star Newspaper Co. Subscribed and sworn to tefore me this eleventh day of August, A. D. 18%. CHAS. W. DARR, Notary Pabic, D. C. commonwealers themselves. Twenty men were engaged in this work, and when the had all left the bridge the persd. G * Carroil, who brought up the rear, was the happiest man in the party. “We are going to be sent away at last,” | he tol? a reporter. “We would have teft | | soldiers all their trouble, but we couldn't in so shurt a white. } You know.” he added, “an army can’t | everything at a moment's notice.” i he was glad the army something will have to be p about sixty objectionable he added, who would not ad refused to accept trams- |} they will either have to‘! or take the consequences of remain- | ing “here. Another Army. This afternoon Lieut. Swindells _ tete- phonel word to police headquarters that | he mation of the move- industrial army new army on canal towpath, | who has e they them can portation for be ar- ransed. The tonight. the Comminsioners’ Au ¢ long the District Commissioners | have been working at the 7 to do with the industrial militia will probably be withdrawn Actioa, routed out of Rosslyn thi | ed from first that the prob- | not one easy of sclution. The n involved was to secure where the members of the 1 be allowed to stay for a few | , OF untii such time as arrangements be completed for s ng them pe menuy out of the city ‘Lhe Commiss.oners have had a number of to the matter t the They re. at lie once { reper na must sort of con- rr to keep » without Irse, 0} leating Dapartrent | Superiniea the srounds. til Tae ot poll ud with 2 ¥ of govern: of Por A PRE VETO. [Me Clevelrad Fails to Approve the | BI to Retire Paymaster York. | The Vice President laid before the Senate fa message from the President returning | without his signature’ the Senate bill for the promofion and retirement of Louis A. York, late an assistant paymaster in the navy. he President reviews the history of the claim upon which the bill is founded. In 155 York Was a past assistant paymas- | ter am the navy, and sought to secure pro- motion to the grade of paymaster, appear- ing before a naval board. he President says the gation of the boagd was conducted and that the decision | reached was,that the candidate had neither the professional knowledge of the duties of the rank to which he aspired or moral fitness for it. When given an opportunity refute the evidence upon which this ling was based he failed to produce any ny of other witnesses and contented ; making a statement of his finding of the board was ap- 1 by the President, and York .was issed from the navy, with one year's to e President here quotes the bill which provid the action of the examining provides that iside and declared null and | board be set asic } void and uthorizes the point the beneliciary to the oflice to whic he would have been promoted but for this action and to retife him in that grade. ‘The President says the authority wttempt- ed by the bill to be given to the President to thus make an appointment to the office of paymaster in the Navy without the in- terposition of the Senate appears to be in- admissible under the Constitution. He.also calls attentioa tc and takes exception to the provision of the bill for the immediate retirement of York, notwithstanding his ge is only forty-seven years, He says there {s no suggestion that York is physi- cally incapacitated. He therefore thinks that if York is to be restored he should be put on the active lst. Concluding, he says: “A careful investi- gation of the facts submitted to the ex- amining board, and a consideration of all the statements made on behalf of the bene- ficiary, utterly failing, in my opinion, to justify the Impeachment of the findings and determination of the board, I have no @oubt malicious feeling growing out of the domestic difficulties‘entered into the affair and gave impetus to the search after in- culpating evidence; but facts were never- theless established beyond any reasonable doubt which abundantly uphold the find- ing.” On motion of Mr. Butler, the bill and the accompanying message were referred to the committee on naval affairs, oe CAPITOL WOPICS, Senator Butler Returns, Senator Butier of South Carolina was on the floor of the Senate for the first time in many weeks today. He says there has been a hot time ir. South Carolina, but scarcely as much so as has Been represented, | bert not later than Monday and saved the | | did not seem mveh better informed about | of the fourth precinct. | Commiss | is 1H. PHELPS WOMEN TESTIFY Remarkable Exhibition of Ignorance by a + Witness, Resumption of the Trial of Capt, T. A, Goodman for Killing Col, Hy ©. Parsons on June 2%, _— Special Dispatch to Tho Evening Stary COVINGTON, Va., August 11.—The tes- timony attacking Goodman's moral conduct 8 a conductor on the Chesapeake and Ohio railroad was continued this morning, the fourth day of the trial of T. A. Goodman for killing Col, H. C. Parsons on June 29. Goodman and his wife occupied their ac- customed seats just in the rear of their counsel. Mrs. Goodman, a most dignified lady, has borne the trying ordeal of the past two days with fortitude. Mr. J. A. Staples, the husband of the wo- man who testified yesterday that Goodman had made a proposition to her to elope with him, was recalled and questioned as to his marriage, it being the intention of the pros- ecution to show that Mrs. Stapies had no illegitimate children. They established thi: and the defense simply said: “Stand aside.’ The next witness was Mrs. Kate Peggins, bee Phelps, who has figured most promi- vently in the case as the “objectionable woman,”” whom Goodman said in a letter he threatened to put off the train for not having her fare. She denied this, saying that she always paid her fare. She admit- ted that she had written one letter to Capt. Goodman for Mrs. Staples. She did not re- call, however, its contents. She received one note from Goodman. When she started to tell. its contents she was interrupted by opposing counsel, who objected. Question finally withdrawn and witness admitted that she .did net know Goodman's hand- writing. ~*~ The next witness was Carrie Phelps, a young sister ef Mrs. Peggins, who made adest extibition ef ignorance that been cisplayed. She did not know her age, did not know what year and month it was end did not know winter from summer ination of witness t merriment and came very near use of clearing the court room. witnesses admitted that the had aiways treated them cour- p being the Beth of the oner teously. The next witness was Mrs.Signora Phelps, the mother of all the young Phelpses. She the when your Mr seasons than her daughter, cr ed her what kind of ¢ had on she replied that she had “the best she ceuld afford.” At the conclusion of the witness’ testi- mony (12:30 p.m.) a recess was taken until “trial will probably continue far into next week. eee DISTRICT GOVERNM Indignant Citize: ation of indignant citizens from uth Washington called upon the Commis- sicners this morning to protest against the noteriety given that section by Sergt. Daley They requested the sners to suspend action and judg- vilicers implicated in the recent Pat Men's Club until they had ment of tt ra the of «an opportunity of presenting facts and charges which would put a different phase upon the situation. The delegation was omposed of W. A. Richards, Henry Storter, es Martin, John Quinn and David ssinger. Resigna Accepted. The resignation of Randolph L, Eliot as ccminissioner of pharmacy has been ac- and Robert L. Lynch has been ap- pomted to that position, to take effeet Au- gust 11) 1s, ing Poor Fund. apon recommendation Tracy, superintendent of charities, ¢ following allotment of the rd, appropriated by the Dis- riation bill: to the poor, $7,200; for ng preseript The ¢ ot Col & Women Dispensary, » Hope and Help Mission, 3300; the E Aid Society, 3300; Aged Women’s Home, $50), Assexsnent Bill The Commissic warded to the President, vorable executive action, vide an immediate ualization of real estate values in the District of Columbia; also to | pr an assessment of real estate in said | District in ING, and every third year there- after, and for other purposes.” Building Permits, The buiiding permits issued today were as follows: ienry brick dwellings at and , 9 cost $15,000, . Bu ° frame dwelling on Maple avenue, Anacostia, to cost $3,000, Piambing Regulations, "The Commissioners today ordered that section 43 of the plumbing regulations cf the District Columbia be amended by ding after the word “specified” the 8 “or of cast-iron pipe, coated as pre- bed for water mains,” : odny's Orders, ‘The Commissioners today issued the fol- lowing orders: ‘That_Daniel Tindall be ap- pointed clerk. at. th Washingtén Asyium, with compensation at the rate of $720 per annum. That George Martin be appointed clerk at the Weshington Asylum, with compensation at the rate of 3600 per an- num, That John H. ‘Thurston be ajjointed overseer at the Washington Asylum, vice appointel with compensation at eof $500 per annua, ‘oday's Orders. The Commissioners today issued the fol- of St wer in Washington street, Ana- , between Adams and Taylor streets, be added to the provisional schedule of sewers to be built during the fiscal year 3, provided Congress appropriates funds sufficient, or under the permit system. That permission be granted the Chesa- peake and Potomac Telephone Company to make the necessary excavation for the pur- pose of building a manhole on D street be- tween 7th and Sth streets. That permission be granted the Chesa- peake and Potomac ‘Telephone Company to ve pole in the rear of 315 With street | srihwest six feet north of its present lo- cation. ‘That, when sidewalks are laid under the permit system, the Columbia road be graded, and cost of same paid out of appropriation for eurrent repairs to counury reads. ‘hat a permit be granted to Chesapeake and Potomae Telephone Company to make the necessary excavations for the purpose of laying a branch conduit between 12th and ith’ streets to the cable pole to be erected in alley in square 201, and to build manhole on E street between 12th and isth streets. eee DISTRICT I ‘ONGRES The Mt. Vernon Railway Bi ‘The Houre today, on motion of Mr.Heard, agreed to the Senate amendments to the Washington, . Alexandria and Mount Ver- non railway bill. These amendments have been published in full in The Star. The bill now gocs to the President for his sig- nature. Went Over Until Monday. Senator Palmer today reported from the commitee on military affairs favorably the House bill granting a right of way through the Arlington reservation to the Mount Vernon Railway Company. He asked for unanimous consent to the bill immediately, but Mr. Hale suggested that it was too important a matter to be dealt with so hastily, and the bill went over with the understanding that it would be called up on Monday. The committee made only one amendment to the House bill, and that was purely verbal. a New Buildings at St. Elizabeth. Proposals will be opened at 2 p.m. Mon- day at the Department of the Interior for the erection of the epileptic hospital bulld- ‘mgs at St. Elizabeth, ‘SRM, RATORDAY, AUGUST H, ibd AWaty PAGES, FINANCE AND TRADE Business in Wall Street Has Been of the Narrowest Kinds AWAITING ACTION ON THE TARIFF BILL Increase in Loans Shown by the Bank Statement. GENERAL MARKET REPORTS Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. NEW YORK, Avgust 11.—London prices came fractionally lower than our close. ‘Lhe crop rerort, as fublished in our morn- ing papers, so far has had little effect. The business of the day has simply been of the narrowest kind, and there has been more “evening up” of contracts than anything else. The rcom traders are all waiting for scme final action to be taken at Washing- ten. Snould a tariff bill be passed the opin- ion is that quite a spurt will follow all through the list, as there is a large short interest outstanding in all the Granger stccks, but after that is covered unless scme new buying power should appear the mxiket will start for a lower level again. The activity and advance in R. T. securi- ties is attracting attention. The securities of the Scuthern Co., when issued, sold to- @ay 81 1-2 for the 5 per cent bonds; pre- ferred stock, 38; common stock, no sales; quoted, IZalz 1-2. It looks as though there wculd be good speculation in this line. Sugar acted on the same lines as yester- dzy, and was comparatively neglected. Distillers was more active and stronger on covering of shorts by room traders, owing to the possibility that the House might ac- cept the Senate bill over the heads of the conferees, thus increasing the tax to $1.10 as against $1 in House bill. The bank statement is a: serve decrease, * $2,050,550; loans increase, $2,318,200; specie decrease, $2,686,500; de- posits decrease, £519,400; | circulution de- crease, $27,200. The decrease in reserve retiects the gold shipmerts of early last week, and the en- ccureging feature is the large increase in loans. The exchange market has undergone quite a change during the current week. It was dull and grew gradually weaker, with a light demand and some offerings of bills against cotton futures and a few purchases of stocks for arbitrage accounts. There were a few comn.creial bills from the south and west, but thete were quickly absorbed. Later in the week the effect of the offerings of bills against purchases of stocks for European account was felt, and the demand not being stimulated by the fractionally lewer figures for actual business, the mar- ket became weak, and some of the leading houses reduced their posted rates. Although: the market has grown weak, there seems to be little disposition on the part of holders of cotton futures to reduce their prices, and consequently dealings in them are somewhat limited. At the same time, the scarcity of commercial bills causes them to be firmly held. ‘The only gold taken for export and ship- ped to Europe tris week is the lot of $0,- voo drawn from the subtreasury on Monday last and held in bank since then. When the gold was ordered, sight sterling sold at 488 1-4. Today 487 1-2 is the best bid. The week closes with a less hopeful feel- ing in the street than on last Saturda: owing to the western drouth and the un- certainty of the situation at Washington. — Premtum on Gold. LONDON, August 11.—Gold at Buenos Ayres today is quoted at 262. ROME, August 11.—Gold is quoted today at 111 lire per 100 francs. MADRID, August 11.—Gold is quoted to- day at 22.25. ed FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL. The foliowing 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. ts Messrs. Moore & Schley, No. 8) Broadway: Stocks. Open. High. Low. Close. merican Sugar. . 106K erican Sugar, pfd. esos American Tobacco. American Cotton Ob. Atchison. Cauada Southern Canada Pacific A Ai Chicago Gas... C.,.M. and st. Paul... M. and St. Paul, pid. 1. and Pactne. Lack. and W ..... Delaware ana Huuson.. Denver and Rio Grande Ins. and Cattle Peediug: General Klectric Istana ‘Traction, .. Metropolitan Traction. . Manhattan Elevated. Sicagan Centrat. Minsour! Pacitic Nahona) Lead © U. S. Cordage Co ULS Cordage, pta New Jersey Central New York Centra! -_” N.Y.and New Engiand. N. ¥..'C. and St. Louis. Nortmnern Pacine. .... Nortnern Pacttic, pfd. North American. ‘Ont. atia Western. Pacific Mau. Phila. and fieadinig’ - Pullman P. Car Co. Richmond Terminal Phila. ‘Traction. ‘Texas Pacatic. ...” Ten. Cow! and iron. Umon Pacitic. Wabasn.._ ’ via. wWiteeling € Lal Wheeling & LE Western Cnion Te! Wisconsin Central. Silver. 3 Baltimore Markets, BALTIMORE, August 11. 1 receipts, 1 1 ‘che 1815.00. freight steudier, apchanged. Sugar, butter, and cheese, firm, wa x Chicago Grain and Proy Reported by Si'sby & o fom Markets Bankers and Brokers. August 11, “High. Low. 56% BS! New York Cotton. Open. High. das Ty December. Jai cn, A Civil Service Appoinimen: Mr. Frederick A. Wannamaker of South Carolina was today appointed to a cicrk- ship in the civil service commission. The palmetto state was entitled to an appoint- ment, and Mr. Wannamaker was chosen because his rating on the list of eligibles was highest. 4 A Cadet Resign The resignation of Cadet Edward W. Klein, fourth class, United States Militar Academy, has been accepted. VEGETABLES ARE SCARCE Owing Largely to the Long-Continued Drought. The Features of the Market and the Variety Which is Offered to . the Housekeeper. Persons familiar with the Center market nd the luxuriant profusion of the good things of life it usually presents om a Sat- urday morning at this time of year “were struck today by the poor appearance of the vast structure, so far as its contents were corcerned, especially in the long central wing, which is given up to the vendors of vegetables, fruits and produce of that char- acter. There was something else that was also noticeable, and this was the small num- ber of wagons along the B street front and the other thoroughfares adjacent to the market, which usually cecupy every inch of avatlable space, and present to market goers an excellent opportunity for securing bar- gains in vegetables fresh ff the farm. Of course, there was no wack « of a supply necessary for the demands of customers, but instead of great piles of fresh and in- viting-looking vegetables there were only small quantities on the stands, and these were held at prices almost as high as those which obtain in the early spring for the fresh products from Florida, Georgia and the south, which come in to take the place of the winter canned goods. The reason for this state of affairs at the Center market is found in the six simple letters that compose the word drouth. ‘The recent raias, which managed to save from utter destruction the corn crops in the contiguous states of Mary- lend ane Vieg Were not sufficient to scorchéd out would have been ready for market at this Ume, and the consequence is that fresh things are scarce and prices are high. A stroll through the market this morning found good business being transacted in Spite of these drawbacks, and retuil prices, while fluctuating slightly, were found to be about as follows: Tomatoes wi s peck, lima beans, 20 cents a corn, 18 cents @ dozen; sweet potat. c a peck; Potatoes, bY cents a cents a pound for the best, while ducks brought 16 cents, There were a few turkeys displayed, but no cali for them. The fish market was brisk, and low prices prevailed, except for white perch, which were scarce and eommanded 15 cents per pound. At one fish stand a Chinaman was offered a fine bunch of butter fish, which look like small flounders and have a flavor something like that of a pompano, for 25 cents, but he re- fused to give more than 18, and satisfied himself with two pounds of sturgeon meat for 12% cents cach. Taylors and blue fish were S and 10 cents a pound, fresh mack- erel, 1244 cents; rock fish, 10 to 15; sea bass, 10 to 12%; salmon trout, 10; halibut, 20; bunched trout, 10 cents a bu and fish, 10 cents ‘a pound. was strong on its retail bu side. phia print commanded 4 and 45 cents for Philadel- the best, while the excellent grades brought 30 and 35. Native cheese was 20 cents a pound and American sweitzer brought 2 cents per pound. There was limberger in market also, but no one had the hardihood to inquire its price. Eggs brought 15 and 20 cents a dozen, while selected ones com- manded 25 cents. Beef was plentiful, and the butchers did a good business. Prime roast was 18 and 20 cents; porterhouse steak, 20 and 25; tenderloin, 15 and 20, and veal, 10 and 15, according to the cut. Mut- ton was 15 cents a pound and lamb 15 and 20. Corned beef was sold at any quantity from § to 12 cents a pound. There was but little fresh pork displayed, and 12% cents a pound was the price asked, while linked fresh sausage brought 10 and 12 cents, and sausage meat, smoked sausage, bologna and similar lines of goods were 10 cents a pound. Ham was sold at 15 cents, while away around on the B street side of the market profuse quantities of the gladden- ing, soul-inspiring tripe were sold to all comers at the even price of 5 cents per pound, —__—-——_ AN OLD TRICK. These Parents Can Get Their Baby on Dem: It was an old trick, but ft worked just as well as if it had never been tried before in this or eny other city. The baby In the case is now being cared for by the au- thorities. ‘ On the up-river boat from Norfotk that reached here this morning there was a nicely dressed young couple and the wife had in het armé a pretty. little baby that was wrapped up in a shawl. They were apparently very Yond of the young one and lavished all sorts of expres- sions of effection. upon. it. They were so fond of it, in fact, that when the boat tied up at her wharf-ané the young couple y ey had to go across the street not like to leave the child upon one of the Tenches for fea some Obie iki wical It @ long way in her absence, and it was such to carry a heavy child. ~~ “Won't you please hold my baby for just a moment? Thanks, I thought you would. You are so kind. [il be_right_back.” This to an elderly colored woman who was standing by and who looked to be a very gvod-natured woman. This happened this morning. The young couple have not yet come back. They very often don’t come back under circumstances like these. The kindly old lady held the baby for an hour er two and then she took it to police headquarters for further in- formation and ‘The youngster was taken from her weary arms, and this afternoon it was sent to St. Ann's Enfant Asylum, where it will be kept until called for by its ford and arxfous parents, ———— 3 BANANA MEV RAIDED. An Exciting Scene on This Afternoon. There was an exciting scene at Pennsyl- venia avenue and 7th street this afternoon, few minutes before 3 o'clock, when the Italian banana, fruit candy men were raided, The push-cart merchants started of in every direction, but the officers cap- tured six of them and tcok them to the station for obstructirg the street. One man escaped. e¢ Avenue atthe Made Good. James P. Hambleton, the young man who was arrested yesterday by Detective Horne, charged with passing a bogus check for §0 on Cashier J. Martyn of the Adams Express Company, was released this morntig, as the ple interested in the case refused to prosecute him, and it is understood that the amount has been made good by the young man’s friends. Grou of Mrs. Tyree’s Claim, It is understood that the grounds upon which Bettie L. Tyree, the actress, buses her bill for divorce against Druggist Joseph Tyrce are desertion and non-support since May, 1892. No defense, it is said by friends of the parties, will be offered by the defen. nt. a m Undertaker Warned. Health Officer Woodward today had let- ters addressed to an undertaker and the authorities of a cemetery concerning the burlal of a body. A permit for one me- tery was given and the body was buried in another. Dr. Woodward notified th \- dertaker and the superintendent of the comet. that a repetition of the offense would result in a Police Court trial, _———— Range of the Thermometer, ‘The following were the readings of ¢ thermometer at the weather bureau “4 8 a.m.. 68; 2 p.m.. 79; maximum, 80; mini-