Evening Star Newspaper, January 9, 1895, Page 2

2 LATE NEWS BY WIRE A Spanish Traveler Denies the Re- ported Armenian Massacres, HAS MADE A TOUR OF KURDISTAN Saw and Heard Nothing to War- rant the Charges HE BLAMES THE MISSIONS LONDON, January 9.—Senor Ximenes, a well-known Spanish traveler, has just re- turned here, after completing a geographic mission for the Turkish government in Kurdistan and Mesopotamia, which lasted from March to November last. This gen- tleman happened to be in the Armenian province of Bitlis at the time of the al- leged Sassoun disturbances, and he de- clares that he neither saw nor heard any- thing to warrant the stortes told ef Kurd- ish atrocities. Senor Ximenes remained a month at Con- stantinople, but, while there, he refused | to discuss the matter in any form. He is now in Lordon with Woods Pasha, and no longer has reason to remain silent. He is disposed to lay much of the blame for the disturbed condition of Armenia on the American missions in Asta Minor. He ey give the Armenians a su- sation out of all proportion of the community. ‘The pupils of these missions, he adds, are never satisfied to return to their homes and work their land. ‘They continually speak of American Mber- ty. In nearly every case, says Senor X menes, the Armenian agitators are shown to have been pupils of the missions. Sen menes further declared that the statements that women and children were tortured and outraged by either the Turkish regulars or irregulars are untrue. The en- tire affair, the traveler insists, was limited to a local disturba: which was locally suppressed. . ————— NOT COMPLIED WITH. says that th Perfictal edy to the need Raiiread Takes No Notice of an Order by the Commissioners. The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Com- ing to a report made to the Commissioners by Gen. Beggs, has paid no tion to the order of October 20, 1804, ing It to’ comply with section 16, ar- ticle 10, of the Police Regulations, which says: “Whenever the grade of 2 steam railroad track is approximately even with the adja- cent surface, the line of the road shall be securely closed on both sides with a sub- stantial fenes, and all grade crossings, or intersections of any steam railroad track With streets or avenues shall be securely guarded by a suitable gate, or guard erect- ed and maintained by the company owning $3 says he has made an in- spection ef the road, and since the order nove referre! to there has been no com- pliance witn the regulation relating to the erection and maintenance of fences. When this report was made, Capt. Fie- beger promptly made the following in- dcrsement upon the papers, which was ap- Proved by the Commissioners: “f would recommend that the matter be referred to the attorney for the District of Cclumbix for opinion as to the proper mode of procelnve to compel compliance with this order.” ‘The Commissioners say they are deter- mined to compel the railroad to comply With this order. _— ANTI-TOXINE RECEIVED: For Use in the Children’s Hospital— De. Adams’ Statement. Dr. S. S. Adams has just received from Berlin a supply of anti-toxine, which is for use in the Children’s Hospital, where Dr. ‘Adams is one of the attending physicians. The doctor states, however, that it can be used in cases not in the hospital when the Parents or guardians are willing that the Femedy should be applied at the hospital and under the direction of the hospital au- thorities. ee MISSING JOHN WOOD. The Plate Printers Offer 2 Reward for Information About Him. ‘Th: Plite Printers’ Club has offered a re- ward of $50 for information leading to the tseovery of the whereabouts of John Wood, the plate printer who has been miss- {nz from his home on Ist street since Christmas. Posters giving notice of the amount of reward and a description of the missing in will be sent to ponits in the neighboring states. Not the slightest clus to his whereabouts has been obtaMed thus far, and his friends are by no means cer- tain that he even left the city. As is fatural in such cases, his relatives fear that he is dead. a CAPITOL TOPICS. Indian Appropriation Bill. ‘The Indian appropriation bill has been nearly completed by the House committee op Indian affairs and may be reported this week to the House. Slight reductions have Deen mad» in nearly all of the items, so that the total will be ab $200,000 less than the appropriations of last year. Commerctal Travelers’ Bill. The Senate committee on interstate com- merce has authorized a favorable report on the bill amending the Interstate com- Merce act so as to permit the issuance of joint interchangeable 5,000-mile tickets, with special privileges as to the amount of free ge that may be carried under mile tickets of 1,000 miles or more. This is a bill in which the com- ly interested It mercial travelers are espe: and for which they have worked hard. has passed the Elouse. ‘The Union Pacific Debt. The Senate committee on Pacific railroads ett a meeting yesterday and heard a statement by E. Bllery Anderson, one of the government directors of the Union Pacific road. with espectal reference to the possible foreclosure of the first mort- gage and its effect upon the government's interest. The committee decided to take ne n until after the House shall act, but will then be prepared to take up and @eal with the question. Hearing Refused. Benator Voorhees, chairman of the finance committee, has announced to Mr. Jacob S. Coxey that the committee will not grant Kitm 2 hearing on his good roads and bond bilts. Navy Yard Addition. Mr. Geissenhainer of New Jersey intro- @uced a bill in the House yesterday au- thorizing the Secretary of the Navy to gequire by purchase, at $10,000, or by con- @emnation, square 85%, 5th and M streets » ground, when obtained, to be navy ¥ The government adjoining this property is also bill to become a part of The Ricks Case. jon of the charges against 3s of Cleveland was again post- y the House judicary com- y next, as the attend d by the nel T. pany has made med tion, as they s |. Not the Real One. oR, Col, January 9.—The city de- tectives have concluded that Victor Mon- ehanafn and Charles Guychard, alias Lea- h of whom accuses the other of Market street murderer, are only stranglers, Mtended to divert suspi- @on from the real strangler. ber shert of 2 quo- | aken up. | Ritchie of | | Record. THE EVENING STAR, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 9, 1895—-TEN PAGES. SOME RAILROAD MATTERS The Falls Church and Mount Vernon Etectric Companies. Trouble in Getting an Entrance Into the City Over the Pennsyl- vania Tracks. Efforts are being made by the incorpor- ators of the Falls Church Electric Railway Ccmpany to secure a hearing before Con- gress on a bill introduced a year ago last autumn by Mr. Hunton granting this com- pany a right of way into the District of Columbia. The bill was allowed to slumber at the last session because of the willing- hess of the Washington and Mount Vernon Company to allow the Falls Church road to enter the city on its tracks. At a hear- ing before, the Senate District committee representatives of the Washington and Mount Vernon road said that the company was perfectly agreeable to such an ar- rangement, and a provision was according- ly inserted in the bill granting right of way to the Mount Vernon road, stipulating that the Falls Church road should have this privilege. Under the circumstances, therefore, the Falls Church Company was willing to allow its bill to remain on the calendar of the Senate. But>-it is under- steed information is reaching them to in- duce them to believe that action will have to be had on their measure to give them independent rights if they are to have terminal facilities in Washington. The unt Vernon Road. The bili granting the right of way into the city to the Mount Vernon road pro- vided for a ferry around the flats, with a landing at a point near the Washington end of the Long bridge. The right to ac- quire 400 feet of ground at this point ts also granted. It was definitely stated, how- ever, at the time of this hearing men- tioned that the company did not expect to be obliged to use this ferry, as negotia- tions were about concluded with the Penn- sSivania Railroad Company to allow the Mount Vernon road the use of the Long bridge. ‘Tae understanding was that the steam road people were anxious to get rid of tho local traffic between here and Alexandria which was considered more of a nuisanse than a source cf profit. It is anticipated that the electric road, running cars at nearly as great a spe2d as the steam road, uncer much quicker headway, would ab- sorb most of tais annoying “traffic.” The electric road was, of course, quite willing to accommodate this sort of traffic and was only too eager for the arrangement. Why Work ts Not Commenced. ‘The road has net yet begun operations on this side of the bridge fer the construction of the underground electric system which is contemplated would be the motive power of the road. It has been stated from time to time that che delay was caused by a desire on the part of the company to profit by the example of the Metropolitan road in_a choice of an underground system. This explanation has hardly been satis- fa®jery to the District committees or to the Falls Church people, who are ready at any moment to begin construction on the Vir- ginia side if they can get a sure outlet here. It is now broadly suggested, and not yet denied, that the real reason of the delay in the construction has been the failure of the ‘gotiations between the Mount Vernon ui and the Pennsylvania Railroad Com- pany. Since the agreement was understood to have been entered into between these corporations jast winter new conditions have aris2n to make the arrangement less alluring to the Pennsylvania folks than formerly. The failure of the racing fra- ternity tu secure tracks on this side of the Potomac droye them, it is well known, to establish themselves at two points upon the Virginia shore, St. Asaph’s Junction and Alexander Island. ‘The racing at these tracks, while it has not been perhaps of the highest order of sport, has nevertheless drawn daily great crowds from this city, and the passing and repassing of these people, even at a low rate of fare, has contributed largely to the revenue of the railroad. The Pennsylvania road, it is now stated, is reluctant to sur- render this lucrative traffic to a competi- tor, which, with quicker service, would unquestionably soon secure a monopoly. The Falls Church People Anxious. This may not be the reason why the Mt. Vernowt road extension into Washington and from Alexardria to Arlington has not yet been begun, but it is a rather interest- ing commentary on the situation neverthe- less. The fact remains that the first steps of this construction have yet to be taken. The officers of the company have acted very mysteriously in giving out informa- ticn, and there is possibly ground for the fear of the Falls Church company that an independent loop into Washington may be eventually required. Hence their renewed activity In advocating Senate bill 689, to authorize the Falis Church and Potomac Railroad Company of Virginia to extend its line into the District. This bill grants a right of way through the Arlington estate, outside of the ceme- tery, by a route to be approved by the Sec- retary of War, to a point on Little river; thence across the marshes to or near the south end of Analostan Island, to the shore line of the proposed new west bank of the Potomac; thence by a suitable steam ferry across the river to the foot of C street ex- tended to the river; thence along the center line of C street to the center line of New York avenue, continuing that line across the reservation formerly occupied by the naval observatory, to 19th street; thence alcng EF street north, on both the north and south sides of Rawlins Square, to sth street west at the in tersection of New York avenue; thence along New York avenue to 17th street; thence north on 17th to H street, as its terminal point. This biil. which was in- troduced on Aug 23, 1803, has received the approval of the 1) t Commissioners and is now in the hands of the subcom- mittee of the Senate District committee, of which Senator Faulkner is chairman. LS CHARGED WITH MURDER. of Frank Willinms for the Shooting of Young Twiggs. Frank Williams, a young colored man, was placed on trial before Judge Cole, in Criminal Court No. 2, this morning, charged with the murder of William H. Twigg, a young white man,on the 7th of last August, District Attorney Birney representing the government and Messrs. Truitt and Duffy the defendant. e ‘The story of the alleged crime, as told by the witnesses for the prosecution, was that Williams shot the deceased on the canal towpath above the Aqueduct bridge. Twigg was a boat hand, as was Williams, and the two became involved in a controversy over a whip, which Twigg, who was quite in- toxicated, had in his possession. The men ¢ ordered off a canal boat, and Williams left the scene. He shortly returned with a shotgun, and, carefully taking alm, shot Twigg down, killing him almost instantly. For the defense is was asserted that Williams was attacked by Twigg, the latter endeavoring to cut him with a knife, and that Williams fired the fatal shot believing that his life was in danger. The trial was still in progress when The Star's report closed. ———— SIBLEY’S SP! ‘Trial MR. ECH. Many Democrats Indignant, but Fear to Make Any Demonstration. There is a great deal of indignation ex- pressed among the administration demo- crats and those who are not pronouncedly anti-administration at the speech of Mr. Sibley tn the House yesterday, in which Cleveland was abused in terms of coarse contempt. There was talk this morning of introducing a resolution deprecating the utterance and expunging it from the ence suggested a different r, end the leading adminis- ters advised that the matter he fact is that the most unreserved expressions of contempt di- rected against Cleveland were very loudly applauded by a considerable number of democrats. if an attempt were made to censure Sibley champions would, it is thought, spring to the front to defend him, and even more violent language might be hurled at the President by some one. + + Range of the Thermometer. The following were the readings of the thermometer at the weather bureau today: 8 am., 29; 2 p.m., 30; maximum, 81; mini- mum, 28. » |THE CARLISLE BILL It Was Practically Defeated in the - House Today. MS SUPPORTERS PANIC STRICKEN It Was Withdrawn and the Diplo- matic Bill Substituted. MATTERS IN THE SENATE ‘There was a good attendance on the floor of the House when Speaker Crisp dropped the gavel today, as notice had been given’ that a special order to terminate general debate on the currency bill would be re- perted from the committee on rules, and the prevailing belief was that the fate of the bill would be determined today. The conference report on the Military Academy appropriation bill was adopted on motion of Mr. Outhwaite (Ohio). Currency Bill Special Order. As soon as the committees had been called for reports Mr. Outhwaite presented the special order from the committee om rules. The order provided for the elosing of general debate in the €onsideration of the Springer substitute as an original’ bill under the five-minute rule today, to- morrow and Friday until 4:50 p.m., when it provided for the report of the bill and pending amendments to the House, for ordering the previcus question and for a final vote on Saturday immediately after the morning hour. Mr. Outhwaite (Ohio) demanded the previous question when the reading of the rule had been completed. Some confusion was ¢aused by the volley of questions frém members which followed Mr. Outh- waite’s demand, members being anxious to ascertain the status of amendments after the adoption of the order. Mr. Reed on the Situation. Mr. Reed in some caustic remarks sald he thought the situation a very unfortu- mate one. “We seem to be deliberating here,” said he, “as to the proper method of getting rid of this bill. It is unfortu- nate if we are to hope for remedial legis- lation.” He agreed with his colleague, Mr. Dingley, that sections 9 and 10, relating to state banks, which were vital, should be first considered. However, he said, the re- publicans washed their hands of respon- sibility and he did not know whether they ought to interfere or not. After some further wrangling, during which Mr. Bland and others loudly pro- tested that the adoption of the rule would cut them off, Mr. Outhwaite rejected all suggestions for amending the rule and de- manded the previous question. 5 Order Defeated. The republicans voted solidly with the democratic opponents of the measure against ordering the previous question, and it was defeated on a rising vote, 92—101. Among the democrats who voted against ordering the previous question were Cock- rell (Texas), McGann (Illinois), Hooker (Miss.), Ellis (KXy.), Money (Miss.), Bailey (Texas), Bland (Mo.), Hail (Mo.), Holman (ind.), and Conn (ind). Mr. Outhwaite hurriedly demanded the yeas and nays )oS the roll was called. The roll call was watched with intense interest, but the announcement of the re- sult of the vote only confirmed the defeat of the advocates of the measure. The sup- | porters of the bill made a desperate effort to secure a majority of the votes, but the previous question was again rejected, 120. The Vote in Detail. ‘The official vote was as follows: Yeas—Abbott, Alderson, Alexander, Allen, Bankhead, Barnes, Barwig, Beckner, Bell (Yex.), Berry, Black (Ga.), Boatner, Bower, Bretz, Brickner, Erockshire, Cabaniss, Cadmus, Campbell, Cannon (Cal), Caruth, Catchings, Causey, Clancy, Clarke (Ala.), Cobb (Ala.), Coombs, Cornish, Covert, Cox, Crawferd, Culberson, Davey, Denson, Dins- more, Dockery, “Durborrow, English (Cal), Epes, Hrdman, Fielder, Fithian, Geary, Geissenhainer, Goodnight, Grady, Gresham, Gritlin of Michigan, Hall of Min- nesota, Hall of Missouri, Hammond, Hare, Burrison, Henderson of North Carolina, Henry, Hines, Holman, Hutcheson, Izlar, Kilgore, Kyle, Lapham, Lawson, Lester, Lockwood, Lynch, Maddox, artin, McCreary, McCulloch, Mc- Dearmon, McGann, McKaig, McMillin, Meredith, Meyer, Montgomery, Moses, O'Neil of Massachusetts, Outhwaite, Page, Paschal, Patterson, Pearson, Pendleton of ‘Texas, Pendleton of West Virginia, Pigott, Richardson (Ohip), Richardson ‘(Tenn.), Ritchie, Robbins, Rusk, Russell (Ga.), Ryan, Sayers, Schermerhorn, Sipe, Sperry, Springer, Stallings, Stevens, Stone (Ky.), Straus, Swanscn, Talbott, Tate, Taylor, Tracey, Tucker, Turner (Gi Tyler, War- ner, Washington, Weadock, Wells, Wheel- er (Aka.), Williams (IIL), Willlams (Miss.), Wilson (W. Va.), Wise, Wolverton and Woodard—124. » Nays—Adams_ (Pa.), Aldrich, Arnold, Avery, Bailey, Baker (Kan.), Baker (N. H.), Bartholdt, Bell (Col.), Beltzhoover, Bland, Boen, Bowers (Cal.), Broderick, Bromwell, Brosius, Bryan, Bundy, Cannon (IIl.), Cape- hart, Chickering, Clark (Mo.), Cockrell, Coffeen, Coffin, Conn, Cooper (Texas), Cooper (Wis.), Cousins, Curtis (Kan.), Cur- tis (N._Y., Dalzell, Dantels, Davis, Dear- mond, Dingley, Dolliver, Doolittle, Draper, Edmunds, Ellis of Kentucky, Ellis of Ore- gon, Gardner; Gillet of New York, Gillet of Massachusetts, Griffin of Wisconsiy, Grout, Grow, Hager, Hainer, Haines, Siecmer Harris, Hartman, Hatch, Haugen, Hender- son of Iowa, Hepburn,+Hermann, Hicks, Hitt, Hooker of Mississippi, Hopkins of Illinois, Hopkins of Pennsylvania, Hunter, Ikirt, Johnson of North Dakota, Jones, Kem, Kiefer, Lacey, Latimer, Little, Loud, Loud- enslager, Magner, Mahon, McCall, McDow- ell, McEttrick, McRae, Meiklejohn, Money, Moore, Morgan, Morse, Neill, Northway, Ogden, Pence, Perkins, Phillips, Pickler, Powers, Quigg, Randall, Ray, Reed, Rey- burn, Richardson (Mich.), Robertson (La.), Robinson, Russell (Conn.), Scranton, Shell, Sibley, Simpson, Smith, Snodgrass, C. W. Store, W. A. Stone, Storer, Strait. Strong, Talbert (S. C.), Terry, Thomas, Updegraft, Van Voorhis (N. Y.), Van Voorhis (Ohio), Wadsworth, Walker, Wanger, Waugh, White, Whiting, Wilson (Ohio), Woomer and, Wright—120. Advocates of the Bill Panic Stricken. The advocates of the bill had suffered thefr first parliamentary reverse. The fail- ure to order the previous question threw the special order open to amendment. Although there was no demonstration from the opponents of the bill, its advo- cates were panic-stricken, realizing, as they did, that the vote given sealed the doom of the currency bill. Mr. Outhwaite immedi- ately arose and withdrew the special order. Dfplomatic Bill Taken Up. Mr. McCreary, chairman of the commit- tee on foreign affairs, then moved to go into committee of the whole to consider the diplomatic appropriation bill, and it was carried without division. The currency pill had been abandoned—at least temporar- {ly—to give the supporters of the bill an op- portunity to reform their lines. It had all happened so quickly that it was some time before members were able to realize that the struggle was over. THE SENATE. Mr. Harris (Tenn.), who has just been selected for another term of six years in the Senate, has returned to Washing- ton. and was warmly congratulated by his cclleagues when he appeared in the Senate today. 2 Ex-Senator Edmunds of Vermont, who is now in the city, also visited the scene of his old duties end met many of his former asscciates. Mr. Cockrell (M»>.), from the appropria- tiors committee, reported the urgent de- ficlency bill, ané it was placed on the cal- endar, Mr. Cockrell giving notice that he would call it up tomorrow. Replying to Mr. Quay (Pa.) Mr. Cockrell gaid there had been no amendments by the committee to any portion of the bill re- lating to the income tax. Mr. Quay’s Remarks. Mr. Quay said he desired, if the Senator from Missouri (Cockrell) would permit him, to commend the matter to his attention f" : + } Notice to Subscribers, Subsfribers are earnestly requested. to report any irregularity in the de- livery-of The Star and also anx_ failure en the part of the carrier to ring the, door bell. A proper service can only be main- tained through the courtesy of sub- scribers in reporting shortcomings. and consideration, because it was too late to introduce an amendment of that char- acter at present in the Senate. He asked the Senator whether it would not be well in the bill, “instead of smother- ing the names and salaries of employes in the reports made by corporations under the income tax law, to compel a publication in such form so that the list of the names and employes shall be accessible to the public.”” Continuing, the Senator said: circum- stance which happened within the last thirty-six hours has called my attention to the probable importance of something of the kind. It happened that a gentleman who 1s very high in political position in the city of Philadelphia, no less a personage than a republican national committeeman, in conversation with a distinguished mem. ber of the other branch of the state legis- lature, a judicial officer of the city of Phil- adelphia, and one of the leading, probably the leading, member of the Pennsylvania state senate, in giving as a reason why he could not preserve plighted faith, and could not do what ought to be done in regard to an important nomination made there, stated that he was under a salary, and had been under a heavy salary from a great corporation for the last three years— a salary large enough to maintain his family—and he was compelled to do what the corporation wished him to do, and not what he himself desired and felt that he ought to do. “The améndment I suggest is pertinent simply in this respect, that men in such a position, with high power for good or evil, ought not ‘tobe permitted to masquerade as acting in the interest of the public or in the interest of any party, when in reality they are serving these great corporate bodies. They ought to go about and meet their fellows fairly and operily with the dollar mark of the corporation upon their foreheads.” Mr. Quay’s remarks caused a mild sensa- tion in_the Senate. The Senate passed the bill reported yes- terday for the relfef of homestead settlers in Wisconsin, Minnesota and Michigan, and alee a bill for the relief of Edward H. Mur- rell. A Florida Land Matter. Mr. Call (Fla.) submitted some remarks in relation to.a decision of the Secretary of the Interior as to the land in the Fort Ju- piter, Fla., military reservation, which de- cision, he asserted, destroyed the homes of poor people, who had-a plain and unques- tionable right under the law to their lands under homestead entry. Regardless of their rights, poor people had their land taken away from them in the interest of corporations and men’ possessing money to buy up the strip. The act of the Interior Department, declared Mr. Call, was a gross abuse of executive power and a great in- jury to tife pedple of his state. On motien’‘bf Mr. Daniel (Va.) the Sen- ate proceedef' to the consideration of the “Sibley Qainy'pill,” and Mr. Daniel -advo- cated thesmensure. The bill authorized the Court of Glajs to investigate the claims of the legal ‘¥epresentatives of Henry H. Sibley growikg out of a contract made by Bibley during: his lifetime with the gov- ernment for the use of a patented inven- tion in the manufacture of the “Sibley tent.” i Mr. Platt (Conn.) opposed the bill. He saw no reasori why the bar of :imitations should be removed in this case. There were no superior equities in the case, and he thought the equities were all against it. o-+—____ —s— CASES OF VARIOLOID. Tree Persons Removed Todny to the é ‘cotagious Hospital. Smallpox made another spurt today, and there are three cases for the hospital. ‘These are the first- smallpox patients for: several days, the last onés, three in num- ber, having occurred last Friday. The pa- tients today were Mrs. Ward, colored, and her two children, one four years and the other about eighteen months old. Mrs. Ward lives at 6 Q street northwest in the house from which Missie Williams, a colored girl and Mrs. Ward's niece, was taken to the smallpox hospital just two weeks ago. Henry A. Ward, husband of the sick woman, is a clerk in the Post Office Depart- ment, but he has not been at his desk since his niece was taken sick, having been quarentined since that time. About noon the case of the three patients was reported, and when Dr. Walls, the smallpox inspector, and Dr. O'Malley went to the house they found the mother and her children suffering from an attack of vario- loia. ‘Health Officer Woodward gave orders for their immediate removal to the hospital if they consented to go. ‘The patients in the hospital were re- porteé as improving, including Sarah Thomas, the woman whe has been critical- ly ill for several days. Yesterday afternoon the vaccine physi- clans started their work vaccinating all persons who have not been successfully vaccinated within five years, and who are willing to let them do it. Several houses from where smallpox pa- tients have been ta<en are still being close- ly guaided by special policemen to pre- vent, as far_as possible, any. spreading of the disease from the houses. ee NATIONAL GUARD. Deficiency Appropriations Asked for by Gen. Ordway. ‘Albert Ordway this afternoon submitted to the Commissioners the following esti- mate for deficiency appropriations for the expenses of the militia of the District of Columbia, under the act of Congress ap- proved March 1, 1889: For the fiscal year ending June 30, 1895, for rent, fuel, light, care, telephone service and repair of armories, $1,077.00. For rifle practice and matches and for rental and outfit of a rifle range, $300. For incidental expenses, $500. For the fiscal year ending June 30, 1891. To pary rent for armory, 920 D street, $500. To pay Washington’ Market Com- pany for rent of Center Market armory, $2,115.01. For the fiscal year ending June 30, 1801. For rent of New York Avenue Kink armory, $800. For rent of armory at Washington Light Infantry Hall, $513. For rent of O Street armory, $300. To pay Albert Ordway for horses during the inauguration of President Harrison, $72. To pay Albert Ordway for band of music escort at inauguration of President Hartson, $64. Lo pay Albert Ordway for field music) forsescort duty at inauguration of President Harrison, $72. To pay Albert Ordway for hgrses for use of light bat- tery for escort duty to G. A. R. Decoration day, 1889, $132.50. DISTRICT GOVERNMENT. ine Recommendation Approved. The Corhmfssloners this afternoon ap- proved the recémmendation of Health Ofii- cer Woodward, that House bill 8220, “to regulate the practice of medicine in the District of Columbia,” be not passed. Frivgtes Appointed. The Commissioners have appointed H. H. Webb and Edward Johnson additional pri- yates of the metropolitan police force. The Commissioners have revoked the ap- pointment of H. N. Cole as an additional private of the metropolitan police force in the smallpox service. Ready ta Remove Garbage. The Commissioners have received a letter from the National Sanitary Company re- questing that the contract with the Alfred Richards Brick Company be terminated and stating its willingress to continue in’ the removal of the city’s garbage. Bids Opened. Bids were opened by the Commissioners today for grading sidewalks on Ist street extended. The bidders were as follows: Richard Horn, 17 cents per cubic yard; Andrew Gleason, 19 cents; M. F. Talty, 21 tents, and Albgge Gleason, 29 1-2 cents per cubie yard. HE DIED INSTANTLY Young Will Clements Shot in a Pe- _culiar Manner. WITH TWO YOUNG COMPANIONS Boys Are Firm in Their Story of the Affair. SAD DAY’S ENDING —— Another proof of the folly and danger of small boys trifling with firearms was furnished in this city yesterday afternoon, when a promising and interesting youth of fourteen was shot and almost instantly _killed by the accidental discharge of a pis- tol. The unfortunate lad was Willlar Gross Clements, son of Mr. and Mrs. Court- land C. Clements, who live at 1745 18ti street. They are greatly shocked by ®he sad blow which has befallen them, and the accident has aroused a great deal of sympathy in the community. The incidents leading up to the death of Will Clements, as he was generally known among his playmates, are surrounded by some little mystery, which the most careful investigation does not disperse. Two other boys were with him at the time of the fat discharge of the pistol, Fred. and Edgar Bryan, the twin sons of Mr. S. M. Bryan, the president of the Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company. There is no shadow of reason for believing that the death was the result of anything but an accident, but just how the accident oc- curred is not known and probably never will be. The two Bryan boys who were school- mates of Will Clements insist that they were in an adjoining room when they heard a shot and rushed in only to find their friend and playmate lying on the floor with a wound in the back of his head. It is difficult to see how the wound, which was behind the left ear, could have been made unless the pistol was in the hands of some one else,but the Bryan boys insist that they know nothing of it and the sharpest kind of cross-examination fails to overthrow their story of the acci- dent in the slightest degree. Buying the Pistols. Monday afternoon the three boys men- ticned went down town after leaving the Force School building on Massachusetts avenue, which they attended. After doing the errands for which they were sent, they stopped in front of a window of a sporting goods store on the avenue, where Will Clements saw three revolvers which pleased his fancy immensely. He went in and tried to purchase them, but the clerk refused to sell them unless he could produce an order signed by an adult or was willing to have them sent home. This the boys could not do, and, going outside of the store, according to the Bryan boy’s story, Will gave an old colored man a dime to go in and buy the revolvers for him, paying $1.50 apiece. They were 22-caliber, and at the same time they bought two boxes of Flobert car- tridges, such as are used for shooting at targets, cats and the like. It was with one of these bullets that Will Clements was killed yesterday afternoon. ‘the Bryan boys insist that they had no share in the pur- chase and Mr. Bryan assured a Star re- porter this afternoon that as he did not believe in letting young boys haye spending morey they could not have had enough to purchase one pistol, much less two or three. Yesterday during the noon recess the three boys practiced with the revolvers in a vacant lot near the Force school, and as one of them failed to revolve properly they were all given back to young Clem- ents. After the manual training class yesterday afternoon the boys went to Mr. Clements’ house, on 18th street, at Will's invitation, to see his Christmas presents and other belongings. It was the first time the Bryan boys had ever been in the house. As they went up the stairs Will called out cheerily to his mother, who was sit- ting in her room at the time. What hap- pened from then on can best be told in the words of young Fred. Bryan, as he de- scribed the accident to a Star reporter this morning. Accident Described. “We were all of us in the play room, in the rear part of the third story, and next to it was Will's bed room. We had only been in the play room a few minutes when Will went into the bed room, I suppose either to hide the pistols or to unload them, or for something of that sort. “We did not go into the other room, as we were not free of the house, and he did not invite us. In a minute we heard a shot, and ran into the other room. We found Will lying on his back on the floor in front of the bureau, with a pistol near his left side. I did not suppose he was badly hurt, and the first thing I did was to pick up the pistol, with another one, which was lying on the bureau, and throw them out of the back window, as I was frightened and did not want his folks to know he had a pistol if I could help it.” The Death. Mrs. Clements heard the shot and the fall, and ran upstairs in time to reach her son before he died. He was unable to speak, however, and breathed his last in his mother’s arms without speaking a word or giving any intimation as to how the ac- cident cccurred. He kissed his mother sev- eral times, and then his head fell back and he was dead. That was all. An autopsy was held on the dead boy this morning, which showed that death was caused by the bullet, which had made a large wound in the neck, ranging up- ward toward the spinel cord. The third pistol was found in young Clements’ right-hand coat pocket after the shooting, and the most natural explanation, or rather the only one possible now, is that one of the pistols fell from the bureau to the floor, and so was discharged or cise went off while young Clements was tinker- ing with it. Both of the boys, who were with him at the time, were greatly dis- tressed and frightened by the sad affair, but they have told a straight story of it from the first, and have not varied in even the most trifling detail. Coroner Hammett will hold an inquest over the dead body at 4 o'clock this af- ternoon, but it is not likely to cast much light on the accident. Mr. Bryan has been at home all day with his two boys trying to get at the bot- tom of the sad affair. He told a Star re- porter this morning that if the pistol was in the hand of either one of his sons when it went off he wanted to know it and clear up all doubt. It wag nothing but an acci- dent, but he was anxious for the sake of all concerned to know just how it hap- pened. Over and over again he had the boys tell the story, one at a time, with tne other out of the room, in an effort to trip them up if they were not describing it just exactly as it happened. All these efforts were fruitless and elicited nothing beyond the story as it is told above. At his reqvest ‘The Star reporter tried it all over again. The Boys Firm. The boys, in a manly, straightforward way, told just how it happened, so far as they knew. They were evidently deeply pained and excited by the death of their comrade, but remained firm in the state- ment that they were in the adjoining room when the shot was fired. They described so exactly and minutely the appearance of the bedroom when they first ran In and the position of the dying and so honestly admitied that their tols, that it is hard to believe that they were telling anything but the truth. This afternoon Mr. Bryan had them go all over their story again, separately, in the pres- ence of a stenographer, and their state- ments were taken down as they were sub- jected to a rigid cross-examination, and these statements wiil be given to the cor- oner this afternoon for his guidance at the inquest. It is hard to tell from which one of the pistols the bullet was fired, as one or two chambers were empty in each, and the boys insist that no one of the pistols was either hot or smoking when they went in. This they explain by saying that they were loaded with Floberts and not the regular long cartridges. It is expected that the inquest this afternoon will decide the uf- fair to have been an accident and will remove all shadow’ of responsibility from any one. Press Olnb’s Test Oase as to Liquor License, Legal Points Argucd—Jury Reaches a Conclusion in Five Minutes. The National Capital Press Club lquor case came up in Judge Miller's court this morning, Counsel Andrew A. Lipscomb having demanded a jury trial when Judge Kimball overruled his demurrer last week. The case is brought to find out whether it fs necessary for clubs to take out liquor licenses. The charge was made against Charles W. Holmes as manager of the club. Mr. Ikipscomb made a motion to quash the information on the ground that the com- plaint was made against an employe of a bona fide club who dispenses Nquor to the club members and does not sell the Uquor as the act of 1893 contemplates. There was a discussion between the court and counsel upon the club question. In response to the court’s inquiries, coun- sel said that there is a board of manag=rs d the club consists of newspaper men and about thirty-five men who are not actually in the newspaper business. “Who dispenses the liquor?” “Servants of the club actually handle the Mquor.”” Judge Miller made some remarks about club cases heretofore tried in the court. He mentioned a musical club, in which there was an organ; a literary club, ‘in which were copies of papers two years old, and clubs where a signature was all that .Was necessary to entitle a man to the club privileges. . Mr. Lipscomb said he recognized the difference between clubs in one corner of a bar room and bona fide clubs, such as this particular one. “Yes,” said Mr. Pugh, “this is a bona fide club. After a short discussion concerning the manner of conducting clubs, purchasing and selling liquor, Judge Miller asked to hear the motion, which was read. Mr. Pugh’s Position. Mr. Pugh then said he maintained that the act of 1893 expressly and in terms re- quires clubs to take out a license. Section 6 of the act says that the excise board may, in its discretion, grant licenses to clubs, and the law also throws certain restrictions around such licenses. x Judge Miller said that section 1 of the act says that the sale of liquor is required to be done under license, and Mr. Pugh added that section 6 pays special reference to clubs. Judge Miller’s Remarks. The judge was satisfied that under this act a license issued to a club must be in the name of the club, and not in the name of officers or managers. This seems to be the requirement, although in a criminal prose- cution the law cannot get bold of a club. The law cannot punish anybody but the licensee. The act provides that incorpo- rated clubs may do what others cannot. Because the law gives the board power to license an incorporated body. it does not necessarily follow that they are required to take out a license. The question narrows down to one of whether or not the club sells liquor in a manner rendering its mem- bers liable under the law. “How would you get at the club If it did not take out a license?” the court asked Mr. Pugh. “Can't get at the club,” he responded. “We can’t prosecute the club, but we can prosecuté individuals, who engage in the sale.” Judge Miller said that where members of a club sell liquor in a genere] way, as pro- hibited by law, they are, of course, liable. The motion to quash was overruled, and the jury sworn. Witnesses Called. “You had better call witnesses for the government,” said the court. “We have no witnesses,” replied Mr. Pugh. “The case wes brought in the na- ture of a test case, with the understanding that the facts would be admitted.” Policeman Sutton, who had sworn out the warrant, was present and he told the court that he had visited the rooms and de- scribed what he saw in the nature of drink- ables. He had never seen any liquor sold, and the defendant told witness that he did not sell liquor. . Clab Organization. John M. Carter, jr., correspondent for the Baltimore News and the Philadelphia North American, was sworn. He did not remember the exact objects of the club, as set forth in the articles of incorporation, but he said the objects were social and educational. Witness said that the club was a bofa fide one. Witness was confident that the club loses on every drink sold, as well as on the food served. Witness said that there is an associate membership of the club, which is com- posed chiefly of members of Congress. Outside Privileges. In respcnse to Mr. Lipscomb’s inquiries, witness said that many men in the news- paper business are kept out late at night, and the club room is a convenience to them. The club, he said, is virtually a newspaper exchange. A person from outside of this city may be given the privileges of the club for four- teen days, and while he is so complimented he may exercise the privileges of the club. “How do you get over this extension of the privileges of the club to outsiders?” the court asked Mr. Lipscomb. Mr. Lipscomb explained that this privi- lege existed in all clubs, and ta this partic- ular case, he said, it was extended to visi ing newspaper men, principally, and during the fourteen days only they are actually members of the club. Judge Miller said that he could not con- sider such an expression of cpinion in giv- ing his views in this case. Judge Miller's Remarks. This is an important question, said Judge Miller in charging the jury, but there has been so much law in the case that the jury has had but little to do with it. The judge said it was conceded that the de- fendant is manager of the club, and the distribution of liquor in the club rooms is admitted. “In making these remarks,” said the judge, “I do not want to be understood as seying that this law may be evaded in any way. There can be no successful evasion, whether by incorporation or otherwise. The mere fact that a party of men bind themselves together in an incorporation does not put them outside the operation of the law.” Continuing, the judge said the jury might consider the fact of incorporation as bear- ing on the question of whether the trans- ferring of the liquor is a sale or whether the money taken in is for the purpose of relmbursing the stock. The judge told the jury that the club was conducted, as de- scribed, bya member, and certainly there was no proof to the contrary, and that the membership 1s restricted, so that the gen- eral public cannot get in, and there are the necessary safeguards against the gen- eral public, and that the transfer of Hquor was only done as a convenient way to get liquor, then they are not Habie. The jury, of course, must find that the club actéd in geod faith, The judge defined sale, such as is con- templated by the law, and said it was contended by the defense that the dis- pensing of the liquor as shown does not constitute a sale, for the reason that there is no profit, end that it is done merely to reimburse the club for money expended in the purchase of supplies. Not Guilty. It took the jury about five minutes to decide that the defendant was not guilty. Grain and Cotton Markets. Cotton and grain markets reported by W. B. Hibbs, 1421 Fst., representing Hubburd, Price & Co., New York. GRAIN. Wheat— Bi Corn- Eagan & BIESA RS, FS PRICES OF THE COAL STOCKS SENT UF The Grangers Dull and Steady Around First Prices. GENERAL MARKET REPORTS ee Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. NEW YORK, January #.—A pronounced preference for a few of the recently active specialties, namely, the several coal stocks” and Chicago Gas, detracted from the in- terest in the gcneral market this morning and yvesulted in unimportant changes im_ value. The declaration of the usual 7 per cent dividend by the directors of Delaware” and Hudson had a keneficial influence on the group of stocks first named, prices be- ing improved from 1-2 to 1 1-2 per cent, in sympathy with a demand for which ti short interest was largely responsible. Jer- sey Central was less responsive to the tm~ proved tone noticeable a 10ng its several) | ccmpetitors, as the result of strong opposi-_ tion to the policy of the management in paying dividends from the surplus instead” of actual earnings for the period to which” the disbursement is credited. ¢ ‘The Grangers were dull and steady — around first prices, the day’s advices from ~ Washington on the pooling bill being too — indefinite to rtimulate activity, and nothing of importance from regular sources mater- ializing. The street clearly indicated its indisp9sition to sell for short account in tke face of an overcrowded premium list, and is awaiting the announcement of the gold ® efflux by Saturday's steamers before re-~ suming activity. From present indications” the effect of this announcement, unless de~ sirable legislaticn is had in the meantime, will be advers2 to values, as arrangements are in progress for the shipment of up- ward of $3,000,000 at the close of the week. = Chicago Gas, owing. to the urgent de- mands of a disappointed short interest, was marked up 1% per cent to 76%, the highest point yet reached on the advance. The confidence inspired by the knowledge that the strong financial backing of Standard Oil interests has beem added to an already meritorious industry promisés well for the future of this stock, both as an investment and a speculation. Sugar was dull throughout the session, but well held arovrd first prices. The. regular annual meeting held at Jersey City was attended by interests holding proxies on 385,0u0 shares of stock, an amount assuring the re-election of the present management. It is intimated that the company will shortly publish a state- ment showing a steady falling off in earn- ings since the new tariff law became opera- tive. This action ts so thoroughly incon-_ sistent with the policy of the officers that_ many are disposed to discredit the state- ment. —_.>—__ FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL. ‘The following are the opening, the high- est and the lowest and the closing pricts cf the New York stock market today, as re- ported by Corson. & Macartney, members New York stock exchange. Correspondents Messrs. Moore & Schley, No. 8) Broadway: Stocks. Open. Bigh. Low. Close American Sagar........ 58 9% 90% American Sugar Pi Leet eo American Tobacco. ‘American Cotton Oil. Atchison... Canada Southern. Canada Pacific. Chesapeake and C., C., C. and St: L a id Cattle Feeding. General Electric. linois Central Lake Shore. Erie Lou Long Island Traction. Metropolitan Traction, Manhattan Elevated. Michigan Central Missouri Pacific. National Lead Co. U. 8. Cordage Ci U.S. Cordage Co. Pra. New Jersey Central New York Central North American... Ont. and Western, Pacific Mail. Phila. and Reading. Puliman Pai. Car Go. Southern Railway. Phila. Traction. ‘Texas Pacific. Wheeling and L. Erie Wheeling and L. E. Pfa. Western Unton Tel. Wisconsin Central. Silver... ——— Washington Stock Exchange. Sales—regular call—12 o'clock m.—West End Ne tiona! Bank, 10 at 110. Lincoln Notional Bank, 3S st 200; 9 ot 100 District Title, 50 ae Government —U. S. 4s, rexistere: 2 bid, 113% asked. © , is 1144 asked. U. 8. 5s, aaeipecites District of Columbia Bonds.—20-year fund 5s, 107 4 bid. 30-year fund 6s, gold, 110 bid. Water stock 7s, 1901, currency, 115 bid. Water stock 7s, 1908, currency, 120 bid. 3.65s, funding, currency, 114% bid. Sis. registered, 2-105, 100 bid. Miscclianeous Bonds.— Washington and Georze- town Railroad cony. 6s, Ist, 139 bid. | Washington and Georgetown Railroad cony. 6s, 24, 130 bid. Metropolitan Railroad conv. Gs, 95% ‘bid, 101% asked. Belt Railroad 5s, Eck- Jo did, 80 asked. ington Railroad 6s, 101% bid. Columbia Railroad 6s, 107 bid, 110 asked. © hhington Gas Company @s, series A, 112 bid. Washington Gas Company 6s, series B, 113 bid. Washington Gas Company ° Gs, 130 bid. U.S. Electric Light conv. 5s, ." Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone 6s, vid, 102 asked. American Security and Trast ard A., 100 Md. American Security and Trust Ss, A. and O., 100 bi : Company ist 6s, 108 bid. pany imp. 6s, 108 bid. Washington Market Com- Washington Market Com- ext. Gs, 106 bid. Masonic Hall Axsociation a, Oe bid Washington Tiga infenizy Jot Ge, ‘ashington it Infantry 24 7s, 100 bid, 101 asked = National Bank Stocks.—Bank of Washinzton, 200 bid, 310 asked. Bank of the Republic, 250 bid, 275 asked. Metropolitan, 250 bid, 287 asked. Cen: 7 asked.” Farmers and M, ked. Second, 135% bid. Columbia, 130 Da End, 109 bid,’ 110% as a et oe 76% bid. Site Deposit and Trust Compa ational Safe Deposit and Trust, 120 bid. Washington Loan und Trust, 119 Wid, 138 asked. American Security aud ‘Trust, 134 Vid, 137 asked. Washington Safe De- Ptailroad. St shi nd G e Stoel Vai ton a Feorgetor 290 bid, 310 ask politan, G2 bid. 73 asked mibla, 5 ington, 33 bia. Gas ‘and Electric Light Stocks.—Washington Gas, asked. ¢ 1 bid, US. Belt, 35 asked. Be ric Light, 1 Stocks. asked. Frank- politan, 76 bid, 0 Wid. mae. Ty bid, 8 asked. farance Stocks.—Real Estate Title, 103 Tule, 7 bid. Washington Tile, 7 rict Tith Stocks. e and Potomas phophone, 4% 25 bid. . Washington 130 bid, 145 asked. ington ‘Steamboat, 90 bi Mergenthaler Linotype, 135 bid, 150 Market, bid. Gr foik and V Hall, 85 bid. asked. *Ex div. — Baltimore Markets, 20 stock, 996,647. bushels; sal ern white corm, 47%4a48ii; do. 3 Oats firm—No. 2 white western, 3Sty mixed, 3514 ‘asked—receipts, 8,277 tushels 121,711 Dusbels. Rye quiet at light demand #9 bushels; stock, 38,853 bushel i rain gat quiet, unchanged. Cheese frm, frelguts quiet, un k utter and eggs steady, unchanged.