Evening Star Newspaper, January 2, 1895, Page 2

ve 5 LATE. NEWS BY WIRE Cafe Arrival of the Crippled Sarnia at Belfast. TAMIR QUESTION AMICABLY SEPTLED Hovas Will Resist the French in Madagascar. GENERAL FOREIGN TOPICS BELFAST, Ireland, January 2.—The Do- minion line steamor Sarnia, Captain Couch, from Portland, Me., and Halifax, N. S., for Liverpool, crippled by the loss of her rud- der, put into Belfast Lough this morning for shelter. She was in tow of two tugs. The Sarnia was towed to Bangor early during the day. Owing to the severity of the weather it was consideréd best to anchor off that place. The mail of the Sar- nia, consisting of 159 sacks, was taken to Belfast by a tug. The thirty saloon pas- sengers, forty second-class passengers and one hungred and fifty-nine steerage pas- sengers of the Sarnia will be forwarded to Liverpool tonight by a steamer sailing from Belfast. If the weather permits the Sarnia will be towed to Liverpool this evening, but, if the gale continues, she will remain here wntil the weather moderates. KING AND KAISEM FRIENDLY. Good Wishes of the German Emperor for Wurtemberg. BERLIN, January 2.—The official Reichs- anzeiger publishes the text of the New Year telegram sent by the King of Wur- temberg to the emperor, in which the king returns his most cordial thanks for the emperor's references to the “memorable and delightful day’ which he was permit- ted to spend in the company of his im- perial majesty during the autumn maneuv- ers. Emperor William replied as follows: “Accept my sincere thanks for your friendly telegram, the contents of which | fill me with real joy. With my whole heart % Feetprocate your good wishes for the coming year. “J, too, shall never forget the days which it was granted us to spend together in true comradeship. I hope with you for another meeting in the new year which, with God's blessing, will, 1 trust, be rich in blessings for you and yeour beautiful country.” ‘The publication of these telegrams has caused much comment and, satisfaction in view of the many recent rumors of dif- ferences between the King of Wurtemberg and Emperor Wiliam. THE PAMIR QUESTIO‘ is to Be Made by Russia to England. 8ST. PETERSBURG, January 2—The Rus- sian government will settle the Pamir question amicably by making concessions to Great Britain. The Chitral road and the route called Gen. Jonoff’s road, which is the only pract‘cal route in the Pamirs, have been assip.ned to Great Britain. ‘The retirement of M. Krivoschein, min- ister of ways and communications, is in consequence of his connection with the contracts for railroad ties the material for which was obtained from the estate / of M. Krivoschein. When the minister of Concesst. finance discovered this scandal M. Kriv- oschein was requested to resign. WILL RESIST THE FRENCH. ‘The Premier of Madagascar Uses Bold Language. ANTANANARIVO, Island of Madagascar, November 30.—On November 22 the Hovas held their annual festival, at Fandroana, and the premier aud prince consort, Rainl- lairivony, made a speedh, in which he said that if Franee sent an expedition to take the Island of Madagascar the utmost re- sistance would be offered by the Hovas in defense of their queen and country. Trade in Madagascar is almost suspended. The carriers refuse to go to the coast out of fear of the French. LONDON, January 2.—Fire broke out in @ laundry on the Edgeware road, this city, at 1 o'clock this morning, and the flames spread so rapidly that when the building was consumed the charred remains of its eight inmates were found among the ruins. LONDON, January 2—The Press Asso- ciation announces that a daily mail service Detween Southampton and New York will be commenced very shortly. BERLIN, January 2.—Emperor William has decorated Count von’ Waldersee, chief of the general staff of the German army, with the order of the Black Eagle. Necessary for Root Gw New Theater. Inquiry was made at the District building today whether the new theater which is to be erected om the site of the old Blaine mansion had filed an application for a Hquor license. It was stated that the plans for the new theater showed a summer garden on the top and that it, was well known a bar room was one of the neces- sary adjuncts to it. Investigation, however, showed that License Clerk Williams had received no in- timation that the owners desired to run a bar room in connection with the theater, he thought it highly probable although ation would be made after the that appih building was erected. While it is not necessary for the pro- jectors of the theater to obtain the consent of the property owners in the square be- fore the permit was issued, it will be neces- »° them to obtain such a majority before a liquor license can be granted. When the application for the permit to build the theater was presented to the building inspector it was promptly Issued. Many people are of the opinion that the law requires the written consent of a ma- jority of the property owners not only in| the square in which a theater is to be lo- cated, but also in the square opposite, by fore the permit ean be granted. This, how- ever, is 4 mistake. Manager Albaugh desired to build on H sireet between 13th and ts northwest such a regulation was in existence, but the Commissioners, after examining the subject at great length, concluded that was an unwise pro- vision, and promptly repealed it, so that now any one who desires a permit to build a theater need only make application and comply with the building regulations there- for. Whe a thea Lith str ie iindeeacicia’ A Newspaper ™: Appointment. Secretary Carlisle today appointed Mr. Frederick A. Handy, the well-known news- paper man, an agent of the government to witness the destruction of United States aecurities at the bureau of engraving and rinting, at a salary of $% per day. This office has been vacant since the death of Mr. John Tyler, grandson of President | ‘Tyler. oe Me. € jat« Has Nothing to Say. Secretary Carlisle when seen by a Star reporter this afternoon said he had nothing to say in regard to Mr. Morgan's visit or request —_ West Street Church. The Young Peeple’s Society of West Street resbyterian Church held a very pleasant sociable in the chapel of the church Monday evening, which closed with During the evening @ watch meeting. welftil ‘se was presented to the p: tor, Re Alexander, D. Mr. Lockwood Prev r Lockwood, who was deputy of custems when that bureau 1 October 1 last by the Lock- ery reorganization law, has been appointed to an 31,800 clerkship in the ‘Treasury De- partment | enism sufficientto materially delay THE EVENING STAR, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 2, 1895-TEN PAGES. CUBAN HOME -RULE Powers to Be Granted as Regards Customs Relations With the United States. Also a Gencral Tariff Bill Being Con- sidered—A Retaliation Proclama- tion May Soon Be Made. From authoritative sources here addi- tional details have been secured respect- ing the decree signed yesterday at Madrid by the queen regent -of Spain appointing a commission to revise-the Cuban and Por- to Rican tariffs. The information fully confirms all that was said in the announce- ment that Spain intended -to. grant Cuba certain internal powers, especially as re- gards customs relations with the United States, in the hope of averting a tariff war. The Sparish plan, it is learned, pro- vides for the creation of an administrative chamber, with headquarters at Havana. It is to consist of thirty-six or thirty-eight members. Of these, fifteen are to be elect- ed in the various provinces of Cuba, much after the manner of election of Representa- tives in the United States. Spain is also to designate fifteen of her own citizens who will proceed to Havana and partici- pate in the local assembly. The other six or eight members will be the governor gereral, the intendente, and other high | officials of Cuba, who will serve ex-officio in the chamber. This body is expected to be actually organized and in operation at Havana by March 1 next. But as its ac- tion is to be advisory amd subject to the approval of the Spanish cortes, the fruits of its labors may ngt.~be secured for a, year or more. The Spanish cortes prob- ably will adjourn abeut March 1, so that the Havana chamber wiil have no oppor- tunity to report untik-the reassembling of the cortes a year hence. A General Tarif Bill. Besides Spain's action in granting a local chamber to Cuba the home government is considering also a general ‘tarift~bill which will affect the United States, The bill has | been framed by the Spanish ministry, ‘but has not been introdused-in the. cortes or. made public, and, as it can be put into operation in a short téme, the-State Depart-. ment may be disposed to withhold the is- suance of a retatiatory proclamation, though it is now thoroughly prepared and ready to do so. It issknown that the new} Spanish tariff is to be on liberal lines and will give the United States much better advantage than it now has. This new measure is expected *to become a jaw with- in the next few wecks. It will then be the basis on which Spain will offer to treat far a readjustment of tariff relations be- tween Cuba and the United States. At the same time the Havana chamber will be formulating a tariff budget with a spe- celal view to reconciling Cuban relations with the United States. Retaliation May Soon Be Proclaimed, It is given out at the Treasury Depart- ment that the officials of the State Depart- ment have about concluded their investiga- tion into the discriminating duties recently imposed by Spain upon American soods and it is not unlikely that the President very soon will issue his proclamation inposing discriminating flag duties upon Spanish | goods imported in Spanisa bottoms. One question has arisen, however, namely, whether the new duty levied by Spain in- cludes all American goods »r ot uch 4S are imported in American ships. ‘It is pre- sumed that the new «duty embraces all American goods, but if it is found that this is not the case the procedure of our otficizls may take a different -ours2. [t is well understood that in ary event the action of Spain very soon will be met by some vigor- ous measure of retaliation —_-e—____ ANTI-TOXINE PURCHASE. Surgeon General Sternberg to Test! Its Efficacy at Fort, Yaten. , Surgeon General Sternberg of the army has given instructions’ for the-purchuse of a quantity of anti-toxine for use in the treatment of diphtheritic patients at Fort Yates, N. D. He is a firm believer in the serum cure and has called for detailed re- ports of the experiments to, be, made at Fort Yates. Their success will undoubtedly lead to the adoption of ‘aniti-toxifie by ‘the medical department.of the army,_.Assistant Surgeon Chas. B. Ewing, stationed at Jef- ferson barracks, Mo.;-has ‘been’ authorized to secure horses for the purpose of. pro- ducing anti-toxine and to give it a thorough trial in the treatment: of diphtheria and kindred diseases. Surgeon General Sternbefg is of the opin- jon that there should be a national board of health, with full powers to investigate such matters as this, and many officers of the army and navy urge the procurement of serum for use-in the service generally. Several of them agree that it would be well for the federal government to take steps for the production of anti-toxine. In this they agree with Dr. Kinyoun of the marine hospital service, who has taken strong grounds in favor of governmental supervision of the preparation of the serum. Kinyoun has made a study of this treatment im Paris and Berlin and has made an exhaustive report to the marine hospital bureau. In this report he says: “Prof. Koch, on November 4, convened a meeting of the Prussian board of health for the purpose of determining what action was necessary to be. taken by that body in regard to the control or supervision of the use of the toxine. I had been told by Prof. Koch @few days before this that. he thought that there should be some gov- ernment supervision of the serum, so that the serum could always be relied on. If there was no such supervision it would not | be long before spurious articles would be put on the market, and not only a good remedy would be brqught into- disrepute, but that lives would be sacrificed when they might be saved le was decided at the meeting of the board that ali serum intended for use in Prussia should be inspected at the insti- tute, and tested for its purity and strength before it would be allowed to be used. This step, I learn, was satisfactory to all the parties concerned, and will be the means. of insuring a good article of standard strength at all times for Prussia. In this connection I.would like to call at- tention to what will evidently ensue In our country. Many persons will, during the en- suing year, commence to prepare the serum as a business enterprise, and there will, without doubt, be many worthless articles called anti-toxine thrown upon ihe market. All the serum intended for sale should be made or tested by competent persons. The testing, in fact, should be done by .disin- terested parties. + + APPROPRIATION. Senator Cockrell Thinks That It, Will Pass Through After Some Delny. Senator Cockrell, chairman of the Senate committee on appropriations, was at the Capitol today. He said he probably would cali the committee together soon after the reconvening of Congress and that the ur- gent deficiency bill, which contains the pro- vision for an appropriation to put the in- come tax into operation, would be taken up as soon as practicable. Mr. Cockrell is not apprehensive as to the fate of this pro- vision, and while he does not hope that it will go through the Senate without some | opposition, he does not count upon antag- the passage of the bill. He says that effectual opposition to the appropriation of money for the execution of any law would be most exceptional, and | he does not believe that any considerable | number of Senators will engage in it, either | in committee or in the Senate, whatever | | from a seldom traveled towpath, no one } several callers had been there and donated HELPING THE POOR What is Being Done to Relieve the Distress of the Needy. MANY WERE HELPED YESTERDAY But There is Still Need of Funds, Food and Clothing SOME SAMPLE CASES —— The charity work go2s on with even greater force than ever. Slowly the city is waking up to a realization that there is great, even dangerous, suffering within its berders, and the wealthy folks are giv- ing of their means to swell the funds that are being collected in various quarters. At the Central Union Mission and the head- quarters of the Associated Charities men are being put to work sawing wood to earn the supplies that are given out for the eid of their families. But there is mighty little that can be done in that way. There are scores of families in which sickness prevails and the men cannot get out to work even at the saw buck. In other poor hemes the husbands are dead and the women have absolutely no means. There is one case that has come. to the notice of The Star that is peculiarly touching. A Sample Case of Need. Over in the southeast section of the city live three women, a mother and two daughters, in a poor little house, located high on a hill, reached by a rickety pair of stairs. The house is cold and dismal. The mother has been in bed with rheu- matism for four weeks, and the eldest daughter has been lying since September unable to move, her body racked with the pains of sciatic rheumatism. ‘To save fuel they lie side by side in the same bed, and the only fire is maintained in this room. The other daughter cannot work outside to earn means to support the family, fer her help is necessary every minute of the day to attend to the wants of the sick ones. If it were not for out- side aid these people, who have known far better days, would actually starve to death. They have a piano in the house, a relic of their prosperity, which they would be only tco glad to sell for the smallest sum if a purchaser could be found. But they have not been able to dispose of it. Fortunately they own their little home, but it is mortgaged over and over and the interest is far behind. There are no rela- tives on whom these suftering women can call for help. Medicines for the sick ones is needed, but there is no money. Occa- sionally the fire goes out, leaving them chilled. The larder is bare, and pride has sealed the lips of these three women, liv- ing thus alone and apart from the rest of the world. It was by accident that their terrible condition was discovered. Legion of Loyal Women. This case is cited as a mere sample of hundreds of cthers quite as pitiful in the hope that perhaps a Kjndly hand will be stretched forth to save a life here and there. This morning a member of the Legion of Loyal Women visited The Star ottice in response to the paragraph pub- lished in yesterday’s paper to the effect that there are several notes here of cases of need. She took away with her six of these memoranda, promising to attend to the cases if she found them worthy. This is a great help. Will not others do a3 much fer the sake of suffering humanity? Central Union Mission. ? At the Central Union Mission a move- ment is under way to organize the strictly charitable work. There is a constant stream of applicants for heip, and it has’ been decided to appoint three inspectors whe shall be constantly on the road, look- ing up cases ef distress that are reported. They will make an effort to give immedi- ate relief wherever it is found to be neces- sary. Then at the mission there will be a committee of workers to hear the pleas of the poor and to-elassify them as far as possible for the purpose of system, mak- ing the work of the out-door agents easier. ‘The funds of the mission are not as large as they should be in this time of great need, but the managers are doing their best to give help to every worthy case that is found. Several families~are being support- ed by the mission. In Georgetown. Every serious case of distress in town that came before the authorities yesterday was relieved. A special man was detailed from the police station to investigate those reported. There were some liberal dona- tions from the townspeople. Clothes, fuel and both necessities and luxuries were among them. The distributions were made with judiciousness. As the number of dis- tress calls was large, the goods on hand had to be divided into many parts. This tided over immediate want. The canal people have already begun to suffer. It is reported that some days ago there were two cases of actual starvation on the old waterway. A woman and son were the victims. Dr. Howell of Grace Church was made acquainted with the case only when | the parties were beyond relief. ‘The rever- end gentleman arrived on the scene just after the mother’s death. The son died in the evening of the same day. ‘The stricken parties were lying in a canal boat just above Georgetown and near the 4ependent Ice Company’s store house. | ‘hey had frequentiy been objects of charity for ths congregation ot Grace. Ur. howell | was unable to state positively that death | was caused through the absolute lack of food as reported by those who afterward “investigated the case. He found the moth- | er and son, though, extremely emaciated | and evidencing starvation in every feature. Every indication pointed to death through | the want of food. It is thought that the | two were taken sick and became too weak | to make known their condition. There be- | ing no traffic on the canal at this season and the boat in which they lived lying off presumably became aware of the unfortun- ate beings’ want. The bodies were taken proper care of. At the Police Stations. Yesterday was a good day for many of the deserving poor who called at the police stations and asked for assistance, for at most of the staticns there were supplies of food, ckiefly bread and meat, and many families received rations enough to last two or three days. Several bakers contrib- uted bread, and butchers sent meat. The meat was cut in small pieces and given out in quantities proportionate to the number |.to be fed. While a number of families were thus relieved and the charitable people sent in generous ccntributions, the fund is still small, and more funds, as well as food, fuel and clothing are needed. The police make no effort to pay the rent of the many persens who ask for money for this purpose, although in a few extreme cases money donations are given. Mrs. White, 103 years old, and her daugh- ter, who is eighty, held quite a reception yesterday. They live at No. 100 M street Southwest, and the case was reported to the | police several days ago. When an officer went to the house yesterday to see that they were not suffering he learned that | follow: j he their convictions in regard:to the merits of | food and clothirg en vi o the law Itself may be. Mr. Cockrell says | (octyg tar sone Sie een fo Prevent suf he thinks {t probable that the bill may | Chief Clerk Sylvester has received the be made the basis of a few speeches in | ¢ojlowing additional contributions for the oppesition when reported to the Senate, but | jenefit of the poor: loes not count vpon anything like a §li- | yr3. Jane L. S. Harrison 00 buster against it. G. Lansburgh. 5.00 eee ee eee Mrs. Schultz. 25, ‘The Colored People and Charity. | Cash. 9-00 Tonight will be a big occasion for the | Cash.. 2.00 colored peopl2 and those who are lending | TWO lots of clothing. seals Will Turn Over Dues. executive committee Householders’ Prof. John M. Langston, the | Exchang*» and Co-operative Society, head- ng hand to the poor of the city. A charity entertainment will be held at Con- | jon Hall. iding officer of the evening, will open The u | quarters at 604 12th street, has decided to the exercises by introducing Commissioner | ee vi gaeleheh neh Ross, who will make a short address. | Ur" Over fof the benefit of the paor all the money which will be received during Other distinguished gentlemen are ex- pected to be present, including ex-Speaker | the present month, the annual dues of :new members. The funds will be used in Reed and Senator Gordon, Notige, tp. Subseribers, Subscribérs are earnestly requested to report ‘dny ifregularity in the-de- livery of;,The,,Star and also any failure omithe part of the carrier to ring the déor béil. A propef’ service can only be main- tained thrgngh the courtesy of sub- scrivers im reperting shortcomings. i ‘ th supplying cdhl fd} poor people. The an- nual dues one‘dollar. * The following ‘hdditional subscriptions have been regelved at The Star office: | Geweral(Relief Fund. Heretofore acknowledged. Cash ..... . 100 Cash . 50 Mire Hee 500 S. M. Jones. 500 A friend. 100 B. H. W. 200 James Guild, jr. 100 Lillie and Eldridge. 100 H. D. F 10 00 R. T. F. 200 L. E. 100 Total ........ sesees ceegeccecones! $329 31 S. M. Frazier has donated a ton of coal, to be sent to southeast section. STATUTE OF LIMITATION Different Views Appear in Howgate Case Arguments. Mr. Birney and Mr. Worthington Dis- cuss the Matter and Judge McComas Listens. Shortly after 1 o'clock this afternoon the hearing of the case of Captain Henry W. Howgate was resumed before Judge McComas in Criminal Court No. 1. When the hearing was adjourned last Monday afternoon the prosecution had filed a de- murrer to the defendant’s rejoinder that the statute of limitations barred the three indictments recently returned against him. It was that demurrer which substantially contended that Captain Howgate, having fled from justice, could not avail himself of the protection of the statute, which cxume up for distussion today. In opening the argument District Attor- ney Birney argued that the defendant's re- joinder averred facts which were not found in the statute. ‘The defendant, sald Mr. Birney, fled before the statute of limita- tiens began to run. In other words, the defendant had, by his own act, in fleeing, put himself beyond the benefit of the stat- ute, and, therefore, could not now com- plain nor take advantage of the statute. Had Capt. Howeat2 remained in this juris- diction, said Mr. Birney, for more than three years after the commission of the alleged offenses, and then fied, he would probably have had the benefit of the stat- ute. But, said Mr. Birney, the defendant fled before three years subsequent to the commission of the offenses, and while he remained a fugitive from justice the stat- ute ceased to run ih his favor. Mr. Wortlifngton’s Reply. Rerlying to’Mr. Birney, Mr. A. 8. Worth- ington of covtisel for Cept. Howgate said that the Raneciee question at issue had never yet beemfully constrved, and it would not de to reiy upun the district attorney's construction of the statute. The statute having once commenced to run, urged Mr. Worthington, no. subsequent act of the de- fendar« could afieet it. For eighteen’ months or more subsequent to his alleged commission of the offenscs, seid Mr. Worthington, Capt.’ Howgate rev muined in this jurisdiction end was ‘subject io all the services ef the court. Therefore, said Mr. Wartbington, the government could not now conie in and do that which it had ample time*And opportunity for (lo- ing“ years age, witen ths defendant’ was within the junisdiction of the court. In civil. casgs,. explained Mr, Worthing- ton, the statute of limitations. interposed as an impartial arbiter between the parties to the suit, but in criminal cases it. should always be, and always was, construed lib- erally in respect to the defendant. The re- cently returned indictments,said Mr.Worth- irgton, could well have been returned years ago, before the alleged flight of the defend- ant. By not returning new indictments against the defendant, said Mr. Worthington, the government had encouraged the defendant while away to believe that it did not in- tend to Dring more charges against him. In the states of this country, said Mr. Worthington, statutes were enacted which provided that while the defendant in a criminal case was a fugitive from justice the statute of limitations remained sus- pended. But Congress, remarked Mr. Worthington, had failed to enact such a law, and the District attorney therefore asked the court to take the place of Con- gress in the matter and enact such a pro- vision. A thing, it was needless to say, the court could not, do. Mr. Worthington had not concluded when The Star's report closed. ae DISTRICT SUPREME COURT. No Change in the Assignment of Judges Until After the Howgate Trial. As intimated th The Star several days ago would be the case, the present assign- ment of the members of the District Su- preme Court will remain unchanged for some time yet, certainly until after the trial of Capt. Henry W. Howgate shall have taken place. The Howgate trial, as heretofore explained in The Star, will be in Criminal Court No. 1 and before Judge McComas, despite the practically admitted efforts of Capt. Howgate’s counsel to have some other member of the court preside at the trial. The Howgate case, it is believ- ed, will be tried during the present month, and it is expected that it will be quite a lengthy one, probably continuing several weeks. In anticipation of such an event an order was made by the Court in Gen- eral Term yesterday afternoon directing that the present assignment of the judges | shall continue until the further order of the court. The present assignment is as Equity Court No. 1, Judge Cox; No. 2, Judge Hagner; Circuit’ Court No. 1, Judge Bradley; No. 2, Chief Justice Bing- ham; Criminal Court No. 1, Judge Mc- Comas; No. 2, Judge Cole; Probate Court, Judge Hagner. Probable Assignments. It is understood that had the assign- ment of the judges for 1895 been made it wovld have been as follows: Equity Court No. 1, Chief Justice Bingham; No. 2, Judge Hagner; Circuit Court No. 1, Judge Brad- ley; No. 2, Judge McComas; Criminal Court No. 1, Judge-Cox;. No. 2, Judge Cole; Pro- ‘bate Court, Judge Hagner. When the as- signment is made, which will probably now be some time next month, it is un- derstood that it will be as above indicated. The Kidwell Bottoms Case. Congress, by'a recent act, has given the District Supreng Court jurisdiction in the matter of thé Jong-pending Kidwell bot- toms case, in which the Kidwell heirs and other parties claim iand on the river front. While the case will probably be heard by the court in general term, Chief Justice singham stated to a Star reporter today that just which members of the District Supreme Court would compose the court in general term had not been determined. Tt was simply surmising, he explained, to predict the membefs of the court in that case at the present time. When the case would be called he did not know, said the chief justice, as that was a matter wholly in the discretion of the district attorney. District Attorney Birney subsequently stated that he expected in a few days to ask the court in general term to set a day for its consideration of the case, but was of the opinion that the case could not well be heard before sometime next month. Two Are Disqualified. In the Kidwell case both Judges Cox and Cole are disqualified from sitting in jit, the former because his children are in- terested parties, and the latter because he | was at one time connected with the case when he was district attorney. Hence the members of the court hearing the case will probably be Chief Justice Bingham and Judge Hagner, and éither Judge Lradley or Judge McComas. = NEW MEDICAL BILL|AN ARCH Dr. Woodward's Plan for Regulat- ing Practice in the District. PROVIDING BIAMINING BOARDS Order Preventing Practice by Per- sons in Office. : DIFFERENCE OF OPINIOG ——— = nerf Dr. William C. Woodward, the health officer of the District of Columbia, submit- ted to the Commissioners this afternoon the draft of a bill designed to regulate and limit the practice of medicine in the District. For some time past there has been evident a pressing need for some restrictions upon medical practice. Efforts have been made at one time and another to prepare a Dill which would answer all requirements, but these efforts have so far fallen through ov.ing to the failure of practitioners of the different schools of medicine to agree on some comprdimise measure. Dr. Woodward's Bin. In his bill Dr. Woodward has embodied not only the results of his own delibera- tions and the results of conferences with other representative medical men, but also suggestions which he has ceceived from laws in force in other sections of the coun- try. The bill as it stands now would fill between two and three columns of The Evening Star. The bill provides for the appointment of a board of medical supervisors, who'shall have general charge of the matter Of re- stricting or regulating the practice of medi-_ cine in the District. The president of each of the examining boards of the three schools is to be a member of the board of | be, supervisors, and the other two—for there are to be five members of the board—are to be appointed by the District Commission- ers, and may not necessarily be medical men. Each school of practice is to arrange for an examining board of five members, and the bill provides for the organization, duties, emoluments, &c., of these different 0. After the passage of the bill students’ who desire to ve admitted to the practice: of medicine must apply to the board of super- visogs for a license to practice, with a license fee of $20, and be by thenr certified for examination to the board of the school in which they desire to practice. Every ap- plicant for a license must be twenty-one years of age and of good moral standing. Up to 1807 he must bring the certificate from some legally constituted medical school showing that he has graduated after at least three years’ study. In and after the year 1897 he t have been a student for at least four years, as the leading meui- cal schools of the country. All seem to be of the opinion that the longer term is necessary to qualify a man to practice in such an important field as medicine. At least_a week before their examinations, which are to be held regularly once a quar- ter, the board of ¢xaminers must submit to the board of sa isors a list of questions which they desire to ask, and from this list the beard of supervisors will select the questions which are to constitute the ex- aiwination, which caamination js to be the san:e for aul ay ants, On the strength of these examinations the board of supervisors will issue licenses giving the right to practice medicine in the District. Provision is made that physi- cians who are regularly certified and reg- istered at the time of the passage of the act shall not be compelled to submit to an examination, and also for the issuance of licenses to physicians in good standing who come from other parts of the country,” with certificates from their respective boards of examiners. Provision ‘is “also made for the issuance of licenses to women who desire to practice midwifery in the District. All licenses, whether for physi- cians or midwives, must be registered with the clerk of the Supreme Court of the Dis- trict, and may be revoked if the holder ix convicted, on proper trial before the board of. supervisors, subject to the final action of the District Commissioners, of habitual inebriety or the practicing of crimihal abortions, or the conviction in court ona charge involving moral turpitude. The | practice of medicine by any one not hald- + ing @ license is made a misdemeanor, pun ishable by a suitable fine, or by imprison- ment in the jail of not less than ten nor more than ninety days. Any man is ‘re: garded -as practicing who affixes the: le ters “M. D.” or “M. B.,”" or who professes to. treat or heal physical ailments, infirmi- ties or injuries. The giving of stendard remedies without charge or expectation of reward is not regarded as actual practice, and service in the case of actual emergen- cies is also exempted from the provisions of the act. Other Matters. This is but the merest outline of Dr. Woodward's suggestion for a law, but it will give some idea of what it is intended to accomplish. There is nothing in the bill which seeks to prevent ad- vertising on the part of medical prac- titioners, but it is the intention of the fram- ers of the bill to give some certainty to the public that those who advertise as medical men shall be at least worthy of ecnsideration and credence. After a prac- titioner once gets his license he may prac- tice in any school he wishes, but there are certain subjects on which all applicants must be examined to assure a certain amount of knowledge to all. Doctors in Office. Another matter bearing upon the prac- tice of medicine in the District is involved in the order issued last Saturday to the effect that no employe of the pension de- partment shall practice medicine. There are twelve regular physicians in the medi- cal division, and some of these have been dcing quite a little business outside of office hours, but they must now give up their practice or their position in the de- partment. The matter has come to: a head at the present time during the preva- lence of the smallpox scare, and the com- missioner concluded, in order to prevent any possible spread of contagious disease in the department, to take the only nteas- ure of prevention which was in his power. The physicians who are affeced do not like the new rules at all, but it must be admitted that it gives general satisfaction to the regular practitioners of the city. ‘These latter complain that their sphere of work is seriously affected by these ‘“sun- down” doctors, as physicians in the de- partments are dubbed, as these practi- tioners are able and often willing to take cases for less remuneration than a regular physician could well afford to do. The de- partmental physicians say that they would be willing to forego all contagious cases, put the regulars say that this would be vut of the question, as a physician must an- swer every call without stopping to in- quire first as to the nature of the case. ‘The matter has given rise to a great deal of discussion, as there are a considerable number of physicians in the various de- partments and they are all on the anxious bench wondering whether the action of the commissioner of pensions will find imitators in other branches of the gov- ernment. : —__.—__—_ ‘NO NEW CASES. at a Stand Seemingly Still. There was not even a suspected case of smallpox reported to the health office to- day. The suspected case reported from one of the hospitals yesterday proved to be a man who had been celebrating tod ‘much, | and he, of course, will not be sent, to the, “suspect 7am} ‘All the patients in the hospital, with the exception of Sarah Thomas, were reported as doing well today. She is not so well, but Mary Grant, who was reported much worse yesterday, seems td be holding her cwn, Smallpox =e Banquet to Employes. ag Mr. F. G. Smith, owner of the Bradbury piano, gave a banquet to the attaches of his establishment in this city at Harvey's on Monday evening. Toasts were proposed and drunk to the new year, the old Brad- bury and to Mr. F. G. Smith, to whom his associates in business are very much at- tached. The menu embraced all the sea- son’s delicacies, and the dinner was much enlivened by the anecdotes of Mr. W.: P. Van Wickle, the local manager, and Prof. Victor Becker. ate yon The Bill Providing for It to Be Urged for Passage. Muny Reasons Given Why Such a Measure Should Become a Law. Mr. Bruce Price of New York, chairman of the legislative committee on government architecture, is in the city for the purpose of urging the adoption of the bill intro- duced’ the House by Representative Mc- N ‘Kaig, and in the Senate by Mr. Brice, for the constitutior of a commission of high character to Tiave charge of the archi- tectural work of the government. This bill has been approved by Secretary Carlisle. The committee of architects advocate the passage of this bill for the following rea- sons: It is purely administrative in its character; its object is io correct an in- efficient system which was instituted years ago, and which has become not only obso- lJete, but positively pernicious; it does not interfere with the present system, in so far as that system is efficient, but tends to re- Meve the present system of a burden to which it is not equal, and to enact proper measures to provide for this part of the work. x It asks for no appropriations or expendi- ture of money, but aims on the contrary, to effect economy in the expenditure of the moneys, and to raise the character of the work to the highest standard of the present age. In raising the standard of the work it will raise the standard of the art, create tiew incentive,"bring forth rew men, new opportunities, and result in covering this country wth ‘fionuments which will even- tually eempare, with those of other coun- tries, and in time perhaps excel them. It, has receiyed the hearty approval of €verybody concerned or interested, on whichever side. of the question they may It ,will nat legislate out of office any of the present oftice-holders—many of whom have’ served the government faithfully for many -years—becauge the work now in hand under the present ‘system, and the main- tenance of the buildings now completed, will demand the services of this force for many years to come, and it only applies to futuré “work. “j). it will relieve the Secretary of the Treas- ury of all work of an expert character, for which he must necessarily depend upon outside advice, by placing at his disposal inthis conne:tion an expert board of the highest standing. Not only will the buildings be equal to the: best types that are erected in the United States, both artistically and con- structively, but they will be built, as stat- ed by the committee of the House, at a saving of at least 30 per cent on the actual cost of construction, at least three years in the time of construction, saving not only the interest on the ccst of the land and the cost of construction, besides salaries of superintendents, watchmen, etc., during this period—the cost of repairs and main- tenance due to suspension of the work, but also three years’ rent for temporary quar- ters pending completion of buildings. It can be demonstrated by figures that under the new bill, with better buildings, erected in a much shorter time, the cost of the construction of the buildings, the com- missions of the architects and the necessary appropriation for the supervising archi- tect’s office, the United States government would save at least one million dollars per annum, as compared with the present sys- em. + ++ -——_— SAME OLD AIR Around the Corridors Capitol. Notwithstanding the fact that Congress resumes ‘its Sessions tomorrow there are very few the ‘city. Hangs of the The exodus of Congressmen at ihe commencement of the holiday recess | this year was untisually large and very few Have Yet returned. ‘The chances for a quo- | rum temorrow are therefore very slender. The Capitol was deserted today, the great building presenting an unusually dreary ‘and unwashed appearance. ‘The need of an ‘nergetic force of cleaners and scrubbers ‘Was apparent in the corridors and lobbies. The building evidences very apparent need of ventilation also. The air through- out the Holse wing was close and foul. Musty odors, the presence of stale tobacco smoke and the smells from the restau- rant kitchen demonstrated that it would be necessary to throw open doors and win- dows and let some of the frosty outside air get through the building to make it habit- able. The impression which one received upon entering: the building today was that the same old tobacco-laden stratas of air which Congress left ten days ago still hover around to meet the returning crowds as old friends. Contagious Hospital. President Babson of the East Washington Citizens’ Association called upon the Com- missioners this afternoon and presented the report of the joint commission of the East Washington Citizens’ Association and the Northeast Washington Citizens’ Association upon the matter of locating the hospital for contagious diseases upon the low ground on the western border of the Anacostia river, in reservation 13, as proposed by the board of trade. This report has heretofore been published in The Star. = = The Atlanta Exposition. Proposals were today opened in the office of the supervising architect of the treasury for the labor and material required for the erection and completion of the United States government building for the cotton states and international exposition at At- Janta, Ga. > Washington Stock Exchange. xella2 5 at lig surance, 100 at 13; 54 at 13; Government Bonds 114 arked. 116% bid. District of Coluni 30-year fund 6 1901, currency, 115 120 bia! Sales—regular ‘clock _m.—Washington National Umon In- 100 at i3; 100 at 13 . 4s, registered. ©. 8. 48, coupon, 1124, bid. U. Bonds.—20-year fund ds, 107 xoid, 110 bid. Water stock Water stock 7s, 1903, 5s, funding, currency, T1414 registered, 2-108, 100 bid. Miscellaneous. Bonds.--Washington and Gea town Railroad conv. Gs, Ist, 133 bid. Washin and Georgetown Railroad conv. 68, 2d, 133 bid Metropolitan Railroad cony. 6s, 961g bid, 101 asked. Belt Mallroad 335.5 bid, 79 asked.” Mekington Rail 100% Bid. Columbia Railroad 6s, 10534 read ts, bid. Washington Gas Company 6s, series “A, 112 bid. WashirgtonGas Company 6s, series B, i bid. Washington Gas Company cony. 6s, 1 bi 14) asked. U.S. Electric Light conv. 5s, is bat, Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone 5s, 98 bid, 103 asked. American Security and Trust 5s, F. and A.. 100 bid. American Security and ‘Trust’ 5s, A. and ©., 100 bid. Washington Market Company 18t 6s, 106 bid. Washington Market Company imp. 68, 106 bid. Washington Market Company ext. 6s, 105 bid; Maonle Hall Assoclation Ss, 103% bid. Waab- ington Light Infantry Ist Gs, 100 bid. Washi Light Infantry 2d 7s, 100 bid, ae National Bank Stocks.—Bank of Washington, bid, 310 asked. Bank of the Republic, S00 ue 285 asked. Metropolitan, 280 bid, 300 asked. Cen- tral, 273 ‘bid. Furmers’ and Mechanics’, 190 bid, 200'asked. Second, 135 bid, 145 asked. ‘Columbia, 130 bid, 145 asked. Capital, 115 bid. West End, 107 Did, 109% asked. ‘Traders’, 10214 bid. Lin. coln, 97 bid, 100 asked. Ohio, 76% bid. Safe Deposit and ‘Trust Comparies.—National Safe Deposit and ‘Trust, 120 bid. Washington Loan aud ‘Trust, 119% bid, 121 asked. American Security and Trust, “123% bid, 136% asied. Railroad Stocks.—Washington and Georgetown, 283 bid, 305 asked. Metropolitan, 62 bid, 72 usked. Columbia. 57 bid, 76 asked. Eckington, 35 bid. Gns and Electtic Light Stocks.—Washingtoa Gas, 48 bid, 48% asked, n Gas, 51 bid. U! 8. Electric Light, *127 asked. Insurtnte Stocks. —Fir 45 asked. Frank- lin, 47. bid. Metropolitan, 67 bid. Corcoran, 55 bid. Potomac, 70 bid. Arlington, 145 bid. Ger- mat-Aterican, 160 bid. National Union, 13 bid, 13% asked. Columbia, 13 Did, 14% asked. Iiges, 7 bid, 7% asked. People’s, 5 bid, 514 asked. Lin: coln, 71 hid, 73 esked. Commercial, 414 bt Stocks. Columbia Title, 7 Real Estate Tit bid. District ‘Tit Title Insavance bid. ake ‘Telephone Stocks.—Pennsy1 peake and Potomac, 50 bi Graphophene, 44 bid, 5 asked. : 25 bid, .30 asked. neous Siocks.—Washington asked. Great Falls Ice, 130 bid. nn Steaniboat, 90 b Lincoin Heli, nthaler Livotype, 133 bid, 150 asked! tes Pneumatic Gun ge Range of the Thermometer. The following were the readings of the thermomet+r at the weather bureau today 8 a.m.,' #6; 2 p.m., 29; maximum, 31; mini- ‘mum,: 18. Representatives and Senators in | ki TECTURAL BOARD FINANCE AND TRADE ~ Prospective Gold Shipments Cause Lower Prices. BAD EFFECT OF CURRENCY AGITATION Those Who Expected Improved Conditions Disappointed. GENERAL MARKET REPORTS Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. NEW YORK, January 2.—The course of prices in today’s stock market was gener- * ally disappointing, owing to the complete absence of legitimate outside business. Instead of an improved speculative tone, bad earnings and the engagement of two and one-half millions of gold for export to- morrow combined in producing a feeling of apprehension, which resulted in a uniform reduction of values. The large engagement of gold this morning may be doubled before the week is out. The currency question is now hanging over the market as a deterrent influence, the continued drain on the federal gold re- serve emphasizing the urgent necessity of a more satisfactory and efficient financial policy. Unfortunately the outlook for the necessary legislation is not encouraging at the present session of Congress, although some attempt in the right direction may be made. The early passage of the pooling bill would help prices temporarily, but the im- portance of the measure has undoubtedly been overestimated, the amendments te be made being undesirable additions. The Grangers were the most active fea- tures of the railway list, Burlington lead- ing the group at a reduction of 1 per cent. Northwest scld down 3-4 per cent and Rock Island and St. Paul each 5-8 on trad- ing almost wholly professional. The ab- sence of supporting orders in other parts of the list attracted some selling for the short account, which resulted in small fractiunal concessions. In the industrial group Sugar assumed its old position of prominence and forfeited 2 per cent of its value in consequence. The heavy sell- ing of this stock around the noon hour was for both accounts, operators close to the management being conspicuous sellers on the decline. The reopening of the debate on the abro- gation of the differential duty is expected within the next few days, which, coupled with unfavorable trade conditions, explains the decline this morning. The annual meeting of this company will be held, prob- ably, one week from today. It is not known that anything more important than the election of several new directors will come up on this occasion. Chicago Gas, the most promising bull card of recent date, succumbed to the sag- ging tendency elsewhere, for a total loss of 1 3-8 per cent. The decline was not the result of any new or unpromising develop- ments, the taking of profits being largely responsible for the setback in price. The pool in the stock were not concerned by the temporary delay of the upward movement, an@ are confident that original estimates of the limit of the advance will be recorded before many weeks. The lower-priced industrials were frac- tionally responsive to the heavy trading in the specialties. The market for foreign exchange opened firm and fractionally higher, the rates for lcng bills being particularly strong. The firmness in the tone of this market is at- tributed to ihe general scarcity of bills rather than to any increase in the demand from remitters. : The trading of the last hour was con- ducted largely in the interest of reduced values. A prominent brokerage firm usu- ally employed by -the largest dealers in sugar was conspicuous throughout the en- tire session, not only in connection with the stock named, but was also closely identified with the attack on the grangers. The bulls were lacking in aggressiveness, and the were therefor® unmolested in their efforts. to foree concessions. The conditior’ of the market at the close of business was very unsatisfactory, and the sentimént of the street in direct op- position to improvement for the present. This condition is, of course, magnified by the domination of the professional element, and could easily be reversed if public in- terest in speculation could be aroused by some attempt at wise legislation. SG ES FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL. fhe following are the opening, the high- est and the lowest and the closing prices ef the New York stock market today, as re- ported by Corson & Macartney, members New York stock exchange. Correspondents Messrs. Moore & Schiey, No. 8) Broadway: Stocks. Low. Close American Sugar... American Sugar, Pid. American Tobacco. American Cotton Of Atchison. Canada Southern Canada Pacific. Chesapeake and C., C., C.and St. L. Chicago B. and Q si Chic.and Northwestern. Chicago Gas 5 C., M. ard St. Paui 5 C., M. and St. Paul Pfd! Chic., R.I. and Pacific. - Del., Lack. and W..... Delaware and Hudson. Den. and R. Grande Pfd Dis.and Cattte Feeding. General Electric. 5 Tiinois Central. Lake Shore Erie. Louis 3 Long Island Traction... Metropolitan Traction. Manhaitan Elevated... Michigan” Central Missouri Pacific. National Lead Co. - 8. Cordage Co. + 8. Cordage Co. Pia oy orthera Pacific. . North American, Ont. and Weste: Pacific Mail. Phila. and Re Pullman Pal. Car Co... Southern Railway... Phila. Traction. Texas Pacific. Tenn. Coal and Iron. Union Pacific. Wabash... Wabash Pfa Wheeling and L. Brie. Wheeling and L. E. Pfd. Western Unton Tel. Wisconsin Central, ore Markets. January 2.—Flour doll, unchanged— barrels; ‘shipments, 5,782 barrels: . Wheat easf—spot and month, ‘4; February, 60%a61; May, 6244262%; steam: 2 red, 57a57i4—receipts, 1,322 bushels; ship- 24,000 bushels, stock, 842,027 bushels; sales, 20,000 bushels; ‘southern wheat by samp! 59a6i; do. on grade, 57%260%. Corn dali—spot and month, 47a47%4; February, 47%a48s; steamer mixed, 453,a45%—receipts, 1 shipments, 94,285 166 bushels; sales, 112,000 bushels; southern white corn, 47a48i4; do. yellow, 4724814.’ Outs inactive— No. 2 white western, 38a35%; No. 2 mixed western, receipts, 5,716 bushels; stock, 157,024 bushels. Pye dul . 2, STabT4—receipts, “STL bushels; stock, 37.267 bushels. Hay to , $13.002$13.50. Grain freights dull, rely steady, unchanged. Sugar quiet, Butter firm—fancy cream 26; do. imitation, 20a22; do. ladle, 18; good ladle, 15ai6; store packed, 1al5. Eggs firm—fresh, 23; cold storage, #18: limed, 1: Cheese firm, un- changed. Chicago Grain and Provision Markets CHICAGO, January 2, 1895. Open. ‘High. Low. Wheat—May. Si% ST BT Wy OTH 4% ro 28% 31% 11.30 11.62 75 6.92 5.67 5.90 5.49 5.48-49 554 5.53-54 5.63 5.68. 5.68 5.68.