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2 THE EVENING STAR, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY. 2, 1895-TWENTY PAGES. debt, but it did discharge all the debts of the “incorporated pirates” who had raided the treasury of he reals during the last thirty years. A long controversy question of whether th guish the debt in fi who was standing , was so emphatic in. his ng that some of the méimbe crowded about, and the galleries their necks thinking they were to wit : the -Feard- Breckinridge followed over the of yesterday. Mr. Maguire (Cal) declared that the pay- would ager whole debt weul This nad bee s bers of the committee, he would prove it. An Attempt to Extend the Debnte. At this point an attempt was made to ex- tend debate om the bili until Monday or Tuesday. The leaders on both sides agreed that it was necessary to the intelligent un- nut it was true,-and tanding of the bill, but Mr. Lane «l.) , and Mr. Lockwood (N. Y.) de- manded the regular order. Mr. Maguire according the frauds by which Huntingtoa, Croese Stanford and Hopkins, as directors, turned over to themselves, as stockholders, $02,- wo, of profits. If Warren Hastings had been manipulat- ing the road he wou been more con Siderate than those four men. ey bond- ed the California an} Oregon, built out of the funds of Central Pacitic, for $11,000,000 and turned every dollar of it into’ own pockets. The time was at hand when these men or their estates could be reach Fifteen millions of Huntington's mo: 3 nm, Of the estate of Leland nford could be secured. Fifteen millions.ef the estate of Stanford were now tied up io satisfy the statutory obligatien. The main object of this bill was to release that prop- erty by operation of ‘the la Mr. Weadock (Mich.}, in reply, reiterate the assertion made prevTously in the de- bate that the bill reserved all the rights and remedies against “the “bir The and busin debt due from. the. roads. Mr. Mr. Terry (Ark.) offer requiring the holders of the first mort bonds to waive their priority in favor the United States when the’ comp: make provision for the payment ci the fir mortgage bods as required, before the companies shall have the neneiit-of the Mr. Reilly dented the assertion that amount of payments by the Reilly pill did not equal te interest om the debt for fifty years at 5 per cent. Mr. Beltzhe over (P: fet of the pill was to fifty years, at > per cent, and release the corporations from paying the principal. ‘The government's selfishness as a creditor should not allow it to compound a felony in its capacity as a sovereizn. In reply to a. question, from Mr. Black (Ga.), Mr. Reilly said that thete-was dan- ger that the government, would lose every dollar if som adjustment was not made. If this happened Cergress would ve re- sponsible. Terry's Ame of the ) replied that the ef- extend the debt DOOR. toe BROKE THE Judge Miller irhitrates’a Lively Dis- tarbance. There was a lively scene in the boarding house of Chaffes Burnham and his wife, nham, 42 Grant place, yester- day, where Mr. Dennis Canty of the inter- state commerce commission bad a suite of rooms. Some time ago Mr. Canty gave no- to the landlord that hé Was going to house, and it is alleged that Mr. Burnham wanted them to move earlier than the time they had fixed. ‘There’were other questions to be settled betweea them, but they were unable to adjust their differences and because of yesterday's trouble the mat- ter was referred to Judge Miller for set- tle . Mrs. Canty is an invalid and because of the order of the attending phy n she has not been moved, although she was un- der no obligation to leave, as Mr.. Canty claims there was no question of rent mon- On part ef the Burnhams it is claimed in the Canty family arbage and slops.in the alth officials have served notice The invalid was in bed yesterda bout It o'clock when Mr. and bam appeared, so it harged, and the ne resulted in ch condition the werse.. It was charged en bekalf of the Cartys thet the Burnhams came to her room, teck the carpets from the floor and removed the furniture. One pillow, it was charged, was taken from the sick woman's ted. The. outer doors were locked, Canty's ser- vants bad to jump out window to go fer the husband of the i. ‘There was idence to the effect that both Mr. Burn- nd his wife had their hands on Mrs. ick he nd the servant said h brutality. rrington appeared as counsel but Mrs, Burnham thought she did not need counsel. She did the talk- ing for her hus and herself and acted the part of counsel, éxamining all the wit- nesses. The charge against the Burnhams was assault on the invalid, and Mr, Canty was charged with having broken the door to get in the house. When the court had heard Mr. Canty’s f the affair Mrs. Burnham told her ‘. ned the arrangements be- tween the two families. The Cantys were to keep fire in the kitchen to supply the reomers with hot water ard they (the Burrhams) were to frrnish the gas. Mrs. Burnham claimed that Mrs. Canty’s servants kept the hot water drawn off and doub the gas bill by keeping the gas burning ail night.. She said she wanted to get rid of the Cantys for various reasons, and so she made things es unpleasant for them as possible. She said that before at- tempting to take possession “of the rooms yesterday she got legal advice from friends, inclucing- two justices of the-peace and a policeman. Jue Miller characterized the conduct ef Mr. and Mrs. Burrham as remarkable, and said that wher Mr. Can- ty’s room they wer ssers. So far as Mr. Canty was concerned he had a per- fect right to break in the door. Mr. Burnham was fined $25 and costs and the other charges were dismissed. => DISTRICT ATTORNEY. on =hem. morning Mrs. Burt and one of Mr: the for Mr. Cant THE Rumor of a Change in the Immediate Fatuare. It was reported at the city hall this af- ternoon that the President would next hh appoint-a suecessor*to District At- It was explained that the ident desired that the um ef feur years of ex-District Attorney Cc. Cole shall be filled out py Mr. Birney. T rm expir: the Sth of next month, when, it ed, the Presit2nt would name his succe: 7t is understood that Mr. Henry E. is and Mr. J. McDowell Carrington woul! accept th position, al- though it is said that Mr. Davis is wot a formal applicant for the place. Mr. Car- rington is said to be sur 1 by the Vir- lelegation and other southern mem- of Congress. 6 DISTRICT GOVERNME gi Wants a Permit. H. T. Leipold of 1300 F street writes to the Commissioners teday, stating that he has been notified by the police unless he has a permit from the Commissioi mali swinging sign over the éntrance h street would have to be taken s letter he says that the sign 14 or 1% feet above the level avement and extends about 4 or from the building line, not as stone steps beneath it, nor the th sides of the entrarce, nor ns of all kinds on the same street. He asks that the neces- nted to him. The mat- en re ed to the attorney for tet for an opinion. Salary Fixe Rr mt permit be ¢ has | sation of Charles lighting, has been naphtha at 3900 per annum, an increase from wance of $! per day. Added to List. The Commissioners have ordered thet the sewer in A street between 8th and 9th streets southeast be added to the pro- visional schedule of sewers to be built dur- ing the fiscal year 1506, ly proceeded,deyor- | ing most of his time to the discussion of | LATE NEWS BY WIRE Tadications That Yesterday’s Cleve- land Fire Was Incendiary. —— + — THREE HEN WHO ACTED SUSPICIOUSLY gets The Deaconess Home Was With- out Fire Escapes. POLICE ON THE LOOKOUT - CLEVELAND, Ohi February 2.—Testi- mony of a most startling nature was given today at the coroner’s imvestigation of the Deaconess Home holecaust, in which four | persons lost their lives yesterday. ‘The po- lice have taken charge of the burned build- ing, and a search is being made for three men who are suppused to know something about the origin of the fire. Miss Anna Som:ners, acting matron of the home, testified that an explosion took place preceding the fire, and the entire house was wrapped in smoke and flames almost instantly. She said three men had been loitering about the house for several days. When the fire broke out she rushed to the front door, and found that these same nen were in the yard. ‘They paid no attenuon io her frantic ap- peals for assistance in getting out the patients. The explosion was evidently in | the basement, in or near the furnace, as the reg.sters were blown from their places. The police are very reticent, but it is evident they are working on the theory that the fire had an incendiary origin. It as shown at the investigation that the rned building was without fire escapes any kind, in direct violation of the state | law. William Alimyer, ene of the patients burned to death, it was stated, was strap- ped to his bed when the fire broke out, be- ing under treatment for a broken. hip. Minnie Laumer, the brave nurse, was en deavoring to unloosen the straps which bound Al'myer w she was overcome by the smoke, and lost her life rather than desert her patient. a TRAGEDY IN A POLICE STATION AE oke Officer Shoots a Former Captain. HOLYOKE, Mass., February 2—A trag- edy, which cannot be explained, occurred tlis morning in the police station in this city. Officer Patrick J. Devereaux shot and mortally wounded ex-Police Capt. Maurice D. Fenton. He. then-turned. the weapon on himself and drove a bullet through his own brain, which killed him “instanuy. Fenton tied in a very few minytes. It is thought that Officer Devereaux had become sud- denly insane. The aifair occurred in the patrolmen’s room in the city building: Ferrton” was seated, leaning his.head against an iron pillar. As Devereaux entered he marched up to the ex-captain, drew his revolver from his hip pocket and shot him in the ead, the ball striking the temple. ‘Thon, ithout waiting to see the result of the shot, he placed the muzzle of the weapon to his own forehead, pulled the trigger again and blew out his own brains. The officers in the adjoining rooms heard the pistol report and quickly rushed to the scene to ascertain the cause. They found Fenton was still living, though uncon- scious, and he breathed his last in a few minutes. So far as is known no quarrel of any sert existed between the two men. — DID NOT HEAR Dr RESS CRIES. Che €rathie's Sailors Did Not See the Elbe Sink, They Say. ROTTERDAM, February 2.—Capt. Gor- don, master of the Crathie, the steamer which alleged to have sunk the Elbe, the man who was at the wheel of the first- named steamer when the collision occurred, and the thembers of the crew of that ves- sel whose atch on deck it was at the time of the accident, have been examined judicially, and they have all affirmed that they did not see the vessel with which the Crathte collided. They add that they did not see the vessel sink, and that they did not hear any eries of dis Missy Boecker's Tale of Inhumanity. LONDON, February 2—Miss Anna Boe: er, the only woman saved from the North German-Lloyd steamship Elbe, in an inter- view, has added the following to the statements she has already made about the disaster. Miss Boecker said that when the first boat capsized she swam until she ught one of the oars of the other boat which had been launched, and then some- body on beard the latter craft shouted, “Push her off." She also says they tried to push her off, but she held on so firmly to the oar that she was finally pulled on board. Continuing, Miss Boecker says that the officers of the Elbe. miscalculated the time steamer could keep afloat. pper of the fishing smack Compe- tition, which has arrived at Lowestoft, nas reported that in addition to a mail bag, he saw near the scene of the collision a quan- tity of wreckage, apparently from a big steamer, and he picked up a platform used for painting ships’ sides. Messrs. Hoffmann, Schegel and Vevera, survivers of the Elbe disaster, sail for New York today from Liverpool, en board the Cunard steamship Umbria. Emperor William has telegraphed to Mr. H. F. Foster, member of parliament for the north, or lowest of the division of Suf- folk, thanking all those concerned for their attention to the survivors of the Elbe, and regretting that so few were saved. > GREENHUT QUESTIONED. He Tells the Couri of Buying Whisky Trust Stock. CHICAGO, February 2—Proceedings in the whisky trust litigation im the United States court opened with a promise of a sharp battie today. Judge Grosscup took the initlative. He evidently intended to find what foundation there was for rumors that the receivers had not been acting in the interest of the property. President Greenhut was called to the stand as soon as court opened. Judge Grosscup said he intendtd to ask a tew questions before arguments for the re- moval of the receivership began. “Did you deal in any whisky trust stock Monday or Tuesday?" he asked the wit- ne Ye replied Mr. Greenhut. ‘Tuesday I bought between three thousand and four thousand shares on the New York stock market. I did not sell, and have the stock bought then.” Receiver Lawrence, Mr. Greenhut’s asso- ciate, said he neither bought nor sold any stock. Attorney Levi Mayer then began his argument on the motion to oust the re- ceivers. In court were present large num- bers of persons interested in the proceed- ings. Among the directors in attendance were Messrs. Greenhut, Bexss, Hobart, Greene and Hennesey. Nelson Morris was present and represented by counsel. —_—>——_ NOT WORTH IMPROVING. Capt. Symons’ Report on Yaquina Bay, Ores. PORTLAND, Ore., February ergineers, has just made an official report, in which he declares Yaquina bay, Oregon, unworthy of further improvement by t gcvernment. His opinion is indorsed by George Mendell, division engineer, and n. C: ief of engineers. In accordance with the river and harbor act of August 17,1594, Capt. Symons made a preliminary examination of Yaquina bay, to determine what improvement could be made by increased depth. His report was forwarded to Gen. Casey, chief of engin- eers, through Col. Mendell. Gen. Casey ferwarded them to the Secretary of War, who sent them to the Speaker of the House of Representatives. sey, THE FINANCIAL SITUATION No Significant Developments Today—Ac- tion Deferred Until Next Tuesday. AN Arrangements Made for an Issue of Four Per Cent Bonds—Mr. Curtis Again in New York. There were no significant developments in the financial situation today, and the impression now prevails that action has been deferred until next Tuesday, when the President’s cabinet will probably decide upon a.course of action. Meanwhile As- sistant Secretary Curtis has returned to New York for a further conference with the bankers on the subject of a govern- ment loan on a 4 per cent basis. It is un- derstood that the proposition previously made by the bankers is not entirely ac- ceptable to the President and that Mr. Curtis’ present mission is to negotiate bet- ter terms on behalf of the government. All the necessary arrangements have been completed for a large issue of 4 per cent bonds, and they will be issued as goon as satisfactory terms have been ar- ranged with the banks and trust companies which are expected to subscribe for the bulk of the bonds. The present hitch over terms is not serious, and will probably be satisfactorily adjusted in time for final ac- tion by Tuesday next. The gold withdraw- als today were insignificant, being less than 315,000, 3 Currency Canvass of the Senate. Many eastern republican Senators are getting telegrams and letters from their constituents, urging them to stand by the President and lay aside party feeling and aid in passing « sound currency bill. This has impelled a canvass of the Senate by several Senators and they point out that the anti-silver men are in the minority. ‘Lhe canvass shows for free coinage of silver and 39 against it. The admission of Senators Wilson of Washington and Clarke of Montane will increase the free silver vote to 49. The following is the estimate of the free coin- age and anti-free coinage strengt For free silver—Allen, Bate, Berry, Black- burn, Blanchard, Butler, Call, Cameron, Voekrell, Coke, Daniel, Dubois, Faulkner, George, Gordon, Hansbrough, Harris, Hun- ton, Ir Jones of Arkansas, Jones of Nevada, Kyle, McLaurin, Mantle, Martin, Mills, Mitchell of Oregon, Morgan, Pasco, Peffer, Perkins, Pettigrew, Power, Pritch- ard Pugh, Ransom, Roach, Shoup, Squire, Stewart, Teller, Turpie, Vest, Voorhecs, Walsh, White and Wolcott—¥ Against free coinage—Aldrich, Allison, Brice, Burrows, Caffery, Camden, Carey, Chandler, Cullom, Davis, * Dixon, Dolph, Frye, Gallinger, Gibson, Gorman, Gray, Hale, Hawley, Higgins, Hill, Hoar, Lind- say, Lodge, McMillan, McPherson, Man- derson, Mitchell of Wisconsin, Morrill, Murphy, Walmer, Platt, Proctor, Quay, Sherman, Smith, Vilas, Washburn, Wilson The Administration Bil, The House committee on rules has de- cided to give Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday of next week for consideration of the administration financial bill, the vote to be taken Thursday afternoon. ——— ARCHITECT CLARK, A Little Breeze in the Committee That Has Been Investigating Him, ‘The usual serenity that has character- ized the investigation into the affairs of the supervising architect. of the Capitol office by members of the ventilation and acoustic and the public buildings com- mittee, sitting jointly, was somewhat dis- turbed today by a momentarily heated col- loquy between Representative Walker of Massachusetts and $8. M. Stockslager, fer- merly commissioner of the general land of- , who appears for Architect Clark. Me. Stocksieger objected to Mr. Walke mode of questioning Mr. Clark, an inier- ruption which Mr. Walker promptly re- sented. Sharp words are said to have ised between the two, but an explanation *kslager seemed to satisfy Mr. Walker, which closed the incident aiid the investigation proceeded. Members of the committee say that nothing has been de- veloped to show any willful maladministra- tion of the affairs of the office, but that Architect Clark seems to be igno various details of offive management, which he ought to be familiar. ee eg eee ENGLAND TOO YIELDIN rant of with ‘The Marquis of Lorne on Dealings With the “Yankees.” LONDON, February 2.—The Marquis of Lorne has written a long article, which ap- pears in the Pall Mall Gazette this after- noon, on Pope's “Life of Sir John A. Mac- donald.” ‘The marquis says that the au- thor will find all he said in praise of Sir John A. Macdonald to be ‘echoed by all of nus who knew him.” In the course of this article the Marquis of Lorne r : “isnglish statesmen fear that the Yan! is always longing to twist that much twisted thing, the Lion’s tail; but, only a newspaper masher writes in that tone, and the Canadians, knowing this desire, hold their own and carry their chins high as they like. Take the fishery question, for instance. Canada knows the value of the fisheries and desires to insist on a fair bargain with the United States on that basis of recognition of value. Great Britain is apt to write off half the value when the bargaining is being done for something that England thinks of interna- tional importance. As one of the plenipo- tentiaries at Washington, Sir John A. Mac- donald had to constantly combat this ten- dency, notably shown by the Marquis of Ripon, who was as much inclined to yield to the Americans as he was afterward anxious to surrender to the Bengali news- papers in India and to Fenian threats in ireland.” > DISCUSSING THE INDEMNITY. The Only Question Now Being Con- sidered by Mexico. CITY OF MEXICO, February 2—Minister Mariscal and President Diaz have held an- other consultation on the Guatemalan mat- ter, in which the subject of indemnities for Mexico was further discussed. Mr. Maris- cal intimated to the newspaper correspond- ents that the amount and general nature of the indemnity due from. Guatemala Is practically the only question being consid- ered at the present time. ‘The Tiempo says that Guatemala has sent a eablegram to Mexico, in which it accedes to the demands of this republic in every particular, agreeing to pay to Mexico fuil fi dernity for all losses imcurred in the in- vasion giving rise to the present unhappy state of affairs, but this is denicd. It was hinted at the palace today that there may be a speedy outcome to the af- fairs now pending. A long session of repre- sentatives from the various departments, including the treasury branch, was held today with Gen. Ignacio Escudera, com- mander of the Mexican forces and chief of the War Department in the absence of Gen. Pedro Hinojosa. Gen. Eacudera im- mediately left his office and held a confer- erce with President Diaz, but its outcome is not yet known. Summarizing the number of applications of Americans and the amount of followers that the applicants can place on the field in fighting trim, it is evident that 2,500 men o? tp United States are ready to enter the service of Mexico, without incurring any expense to its treasury. ——__. Rochefort’s Return to France. LONDON, February 2.—M. Henri Roche- fort, proprietor of the Intransigeant of Paris, who has been exiled from France since he left that country for England, with the late Gen. Boulanger, in 1889, has left Lendon for Paris, the amnesty bill having been pass2d by the senate and the chamber of deputies. M. Rochefort has ar- ranged to arrive at the French capital to- morrow. He will be accorded a most en- thusiastic reception by his friends. ge No Result at Dover. DOVER, Del. February 2—One ballot was taken in the United States, senatorial fight today without result. SSS Fire in a Chicago Hotel. CHICAGO, February 2.—The Allen House the stock yards caught fire this morning. About 200 guests were frightened from their beds, but all escaped without injury. Loss, $30,000, covered by insurance. RING POOR —— Their Distress Tnoreased by the Snow Storm Toda : THE RELIEF CORMINTER'S WeRK Good Returns Have. Been Received From the Canvassers. & THE SUFFERI CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS The rooms of the central relief commit- tee presented a busy aspect this morning, when the force of clerks there began to open the envelopes sent in by the can- vassers. About one-half of the envelopes left by the canvassers had come in up to noon, and the retirns were certainly en- couraging. The full amount received from canvassers and in direct remittances to the committee reachéd the sum of $6,568. This amount will be censiderably increased, al- though it cannot be expected to be doubled, by the other half of the reports to come in. Last year the amount collected by the general canvass of the ‘city brought in $13,000. The same amount can be relied upon, it is thought, this year. The condi- tions are changed for the ‘work now— harder times, less money in circulation, many out of work who gave last year, and, besides all this, the greater need now had pretty well drained many sources of char- ity befcre this collection began. Besides money, many blanks today ‘had notices of clothing to be sent for. These were all turned over by Mr..Wight to Mr. Lawrence Gardner, who will see that they are collected. .Many who give articles in this way suppose the system of collection is so direct and perfect that a wagon ought to come immediately for their contributions. Many complain to the canvassers or to Mr. Wight. Those who are good enough to give in this way must be thoughtful enough to remember that it is a gigantic task to plan-a collection like this, that the thing must be dene systemat- ically by routes well arranged, and by drivers:well intormed. Today's storm and the fact that it is Saturday, and fewer wagons: are. available for gathering up supplies, somewhat impede the work of collecting. ~ aera : Mr. Gardner has a careful system of pre- serving‘ record ef contributions, and ever: driver has a blank filled out with the de. scription-of ‘the thing to be called for, who sives it, where it is and where it is to be taken. So, in case of any complaint, re- sponsibility can be fixed -and the error traced at once. The Associated Charities. Mr. Emery of the Associated Charities had a busy office this morning. The storm drove in a crowd of destitute people, who were cared for as rapidly as the force could look into their stories of distress. Before he was up this morning Policeman Lewis called at Mr. Bmery’s house to re- port four cases of need in the suburbs. Two were widows with lite children, who had had no fuel for days aud had at last asked for help. Before noon each had half a ton of coal at their houses,. There are received daily at the central gffige and the nine branches an averaye, sail Mr. Emery, of 475 applications of needy people who want help. 25g: ‘These represent families; not individuals. The otftice has a record of 14,000 destitute people in the District...Sq there is instant means of knowing aljj the circumstances of each person. .'The .jsgpciated Charities and the police exchange.disis daily of the es they help, so as,ta,know, what they 475 aygrage cases daily hey.repeat jn about one Mr. are about. ‘Th are new ones. week from the previous, application. ery says the present grisis has reac its climax. The end of winter is in = and there will doubtless be an early spring. But the strain now isgearfyl. He sent to- day to Mr. Wilkins of the central relief committee bills to the, amousit.of $957 to. be paid. Pend that is not all of, it,” said Mr. Emery. “We have fully $1,000 more for which no allowance has been made, ond for which we have had to use our credit and rely on future help.” Mr. Emery always tries to get poor peo- ple work, and yesterday got places for 100 men in Virginia. Busy at the Supply Depot. The supply depot of the relief committee on Louisiana avenue was busy this morn- ing sending out to the police stations and various substations the big lot of supplies gathered yesterday. Among them was the generous contribution of the War Depart- ment clerks, amounting to several tons of food. Col. Tracey, in charge of the depot,is pushing supplies out just as fast as he can in view of the stqerm. He gives a la share of them to the police, so that per atle articles may get to the poor promptly and accomplish their good work in the quickest possible time. « Central Union Mission, © The Central Union Mission has received money and supplies from: several sources which have enabled it to resume its relief work to a limited extent. Chief of these was the pensiow office contribution of about three tons of groceries and nearly $200 in sh. It is hoped that by next week it may have resources for a more general relief. The managers have decided to diminish the quantity of relief to each applicant except in specially urgent cases, so as to make the supply go as far as. pos- sible. The scrutiny of each case will be redoubled with a view €o sifting cut the most urgent cases and saving people from ual starvation. At no time has. the ion been able to fully meet the de- mands upon it. When the work of relief was discontinued for want of funds about 400 cases had been favorably recommended by visitors who had not received assist- ance. There was not a day passed that hendreds of peopie were not turned away and their cases deferred for want of re- ources to meet the demands. The public as little conception of the awful destitu- tion which is represented in the crowds. Mr. Bailey says the only test of merit this winter is the evidence of actual want. It is not a question of good character or past good or bad mawagement, but of actual need. In applying this test visitors re. instructed to ascertain whether fam- ies have any income at.all, and, if so, how much; also. whether they are receiv- ing aid from any cther source. On these two points the investigation is careful and thorough. The mission has determined to furnish a smalt amount of immediate re- lief, such as a loaf of bread or a small sack of meal, to such cases @s present evidence of urgent need, and dught not to await en- tirely the slower process of investigation, especially when the appiication is Indorsed by worthy citizens. Thig action is taken to mieet those heartrending, cases of actual hunger, of which there are hundreds. The mission has in some cases had to feed peo- ple who were fainting With hunger before they could carry away their baskets. Mr. Bailey says that when:he turned the last crowd away with empt¥ baskets men and women plead for just a piece of bread. Just then one. of the helpers announced that a basket of sandwiches had come in, and the hungry crowd was allowed to pass through the halls, and each one was given a nice sandwich. The mission will be voted another $500 from the central relief committee this afternoon, which increases the total amount given that organization by the relief com- mittee to $2,000. The committee, In view of the storm, and that it comes just before Sunday, decided to appropriate $3,000 this afterncon for the work of the week. The Soup Kitchen. The Loulsiana avenue soup kitchen, pre- sided over by W. T. Crump, fed 1,600 people yesterday—mostly men, but some women, and two or three very old women, tottering and trembling in their weakness. Not a few were Grand Army men. Everybody received two plates of soup and a big hunk of bread for his ticket. The “thank ye’s” and “God bless ye’s” poured out on Mr. Crump were rumerous and emphatic. The kitchen opens its doors at noon and stays cpen until , and will be open all day tomorrow. The supply of soup bones and meat comes in bountifully and will keep the kitchen running in good order all next week. ‘The soup kitchen on Louisiana avenue is much in need of. cups—200 more 2ould be used, with spoons. ‘The Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Com- pany today gave $25 to the central relief “Daily average... A KNOWN QUANTITY. It is the practice of The Star to e print on Saturday a sworn statement of its circulation day by day for the preceding week. It would seen self- evident that the advertiser is entitled to this protection. Below will be found the statement for the week just past. The average circulation exhibited is believed to be much more than the combined circulation of the other Washington dailies, and fully five times that of its afternoon contem- porary. Cire tion of The “Evening Star.” SATURDAY, Jan. 26, 1895. MONDAY, Jun. 28, 1995. TUESDAY, Jan. 29, 1395... WEDNESDAY, Jan. 30, 1895. THURSDAY, Jan. 31, 1895. FRIDAY, Feb. 1, 1885.. Total... - 34,380 I solemnly swear that the above statement rep- resents only the number of copies of Tue EVEN- 2NG STaR circulated during the six secular days end- ing Friday, February 1, 1ss5--that is, the num- ber of copies actually sold, delivered, furnished ormailed, for valuable consideration, to bona fide purchasers or subscribers, and that none of the copies so counted were returned to or remain ti? the office unsold. J. WHIT. HERRON, €ashier Evening Star Newspaper Co. Subscribed and sworn before second day of February, A. D. 195. . HERBERT M. LOCKE, Notary Pubtic, D. C. to me this Notice to Subscribers. Subscribers are earnestly requested to report any irregularity in the de- livery of The Star and also any failure on 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. committee, and will give 2 per cent on all its cash sales today at all its stores and market stands. For six years the Weman’s Relief Corps of the G. A. R. bas looked after poor army veterans, and this winter it is doing the ‘ame work. Next Friday night, February 8, the corps will give a pound party at the headquarters, in the Atlantic building. The Market Men’s Guild. Disconnected with ¢very other organiza- tion of the kind in the District, the citi- zens, who do business in the Lastern market house have started an association, composed solely of their own number, and are using the basement of the building for storage and cooking. Their efforts are ex- clusively intended fer the class of working men and their families who have been long out of employment, have exhausted their credit and are now forced to look to any quarter which will render temporary aid. The market | men do not as- sume to be dispensers of charity, Their means are too limited for that. Jer the working man a guest return the compliment to them if matters were reversed. The labor leaders have been asked to indorse the tickets of invitation. The citizens of st Washington are trying to strengthen the hands of the market men, as the do- nations will prove. The following was do- nated the first three day Loaves of bread—R. E. Smith, 110; R, W. Blair, 61; M. Barber, 30; Wm. F. Arandees, 30; M. Reader, 23; J. Kraft, 50; M. Cook, Chas. Schrodt, 50; Richard Rathwell, J. G. Meinburg, 65, 100 biscuits; Levi Meredith, 50; George F. Harbin, 50. Beef— A. Loeffler, 90 pourds; J. T. Varnell, 32 pounds; P. Kenedy, flour; W. H. Mehler, soup ladies; M. Perry, boiler; M. Martin, soline; Harvey & Co., corn pork; Mrs. nily Briggs, $>. The market men have also furnished 1 barrel turnips, 5 bushels potatoes, 75 head cabbage, 245 pounds beef, 35 bunches celery, 24 cans corn and toma- toes, loaves bread, 100 barley. Quartermaster M. A. Dillon of La Fayette s fo. 20, @. A. R., has issued a stirring and feeling appeal to his comrades. He urges the members to assist in making a grand success of the pound party in aid of the suffering comrades, which is pro- posed to be given on the evening of Feb- ruary 6, 8 p.m., at 610 G street northwest. Gifts yesterday to the Associated Chari- ties direct were: Mrs. M. E. Morgan, $1 Wales Hubbard, $2; M. D. Peck, $5; Vir- ginia S. W. Fox, $50; Dr. Roeber, $8; E. H. Booth, $1; A. T. Britton, $10; John F. Ellis, 310; J. A. Dribble, $10; Mrs, F. J. Huntley, $5; James W. Lounde: Miss L. M. Powers, $5; 280 loaves of bread, Bul- lard’s Obelisk Flour Company; T. H. Alex- ander, $2. rs. W. Pitkin, $5; Mary A. Cushing, $: yle D, Larner, $10. Mrs. Adele Keane of 1 Pennsylvania avenue will give 20 cents on the dollar to the poor from the proceeds of all sales of her stock of ladies’ furnishings for the next thirty day: Poor Women Out of Work. Mrs. La Fetra of the W. €. T. U. esti- mates that the smallpox scare threw large numbers of colored washwomen out of work—probably as many as 2,000—and from inquiry at Woodward & Lothrop’s, Lansburgh’s and the Palais Royal, be- lieves there are upward of 500 girls anx- icus to get work as saleswomen at $2.59 or $3 a week. Others say this is far below the actual number of unemployed girls. Sewing Work Given. Mrs. Michael, who receives a great many of the petitioners at the Central Union Mission, said yesterday that twenty-five to thirty new cases apply during the month. There are a great many who want who do not call at the mission, but who are known there. Only recently the mis- Sion gave sewing work to seventy-seven deserving cases. These, with those who applied for work other than in sewing for the past two months, alone number nearly 200, The sewing work is, of course, only a temporary relief. There is a large num- ber of women who, by reason of their in-- cumbranc<s, cannot leave home to work even if they got it to do. A conservative estimate gives this number as fully 1,000. Mr. Flack of the Hepe and Help Mission says that on an average forty-five per month come there to stay for a while and others applied who could not be accommo- dated. This class dces not go elsewhere, so that there is no possible duplication of the numbers. They are all women out of work and who would accept it if they could get it. It is not easy to estimate theewhole number of this class, perhaps impossible, but there are at least 100 of them now in need. At the Wimodaughsis there are numerous calls for work, but no record is kept of the callers. At the close of the last report of the As- sociated Charities the number of applica- tions for work were 5: and for the last two months there have been 163, making a total of 720 persons, of whom not jess than 500 were women, asking for work. There are no duplicate calls on this list. The great number of appeals for two months of the present year at the Associated Char- ities shows that there is every prospect of a continued increase of applications. It can safely be estimated that for the three months there will have been 300 applica- tions from women alone to the Associated Charities. | Unusual Snowfall at Petersburg. Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. PETERSBURG, Va., February 2.—A heavy snowstorm has prevailed here since early this morning. This is the third cnow- storm in Petersburg this week, and it has suggested to one clergyman the theme for a special sermon tomorrow—“The Voice of God in the Snowstorm.” hee Range of the Thermometer. ‘The following were the readings of the therinometer at the weather bureau today: 8 a.m., 29; 2 p.m., 32; maximum, 32; min- imum, 28. FINANCE AND TRADE Small Volume of Business in Wall Street Today. EFFECT OF THE COMING BOND ISSUE Outlook is Declared to Be Decid- edly Encouraging. GENERAL MARKET REPORTS ———o Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. NEW YORK, February 2.—Opening prices this morning were about on a parity with those recorded at the close of yesterday's business and were but little changed by the small volume of business which char- acterized the day's operations. ‘The. Lon- den market holds well under assurances that. the bond issue will dispose of ‘all ap- prehension relative to the maintenance of a geld standard. There were no new- developments at Washington, but the street is confident that the exact terms and conditions of the new loan will be announced not later than Monday. In view of this fact traders were disposed to curtail their operations until scme official statement is made by the authorities in charge of the preliminaries. Rumors that the bonds will bear interest at the rate of 31-2 .per cent instead of 4 nad a tendency to disconcert traders, as the latter rate had been regarded as as- sured. Tne outlook at the clcse of the week is decidedly encouraging, however, ard all uneasiness relative to the currency agitation has been dispelled for the time being, at least. The manifest willingness on the part of the treasury officials to co-operate with and to consider the propositions of the lo- cal banks is construed to be a sullicient guarantee that no bonds will be issued in any way repugnant to the wishes of those on whom the success of the loan depends. The railway list was practically without feature during the entire morning, owing to the narrow trading of the room ele- ment. In no instance was any change werthy of analysis recorded. The short in-! terest has been greatly reduced during the last forty-eight hours, and in the absence of cutside interest the market has lost a valuable element of support. The bend issue will be used to profitable advantage by the believers in higher prices, but the rally is, from surface con- ditions, likely to prove only transizory. Short selling and realizing operations at the advance will check the upward move- ment before any remarkable progress has been made. in the industrial group Chicago Gas was a favorite ‘with brokers and traders close to the purposes of the new interests. Yes- terday’s assurances of an early settlement of the western situation were renewed this morning, and unless some anforeseen obstacle arises it will not be surprising to hear of a change in the nianagement of this property early next week. Representatives of the Standard Oil inter- ests have been constamtly at work on a plan to defeat the object sought to be gained by the -recent injunction and all legal objections are now believed to have been Satisfactorily and effectually over- vome. General Electric sold up 1 per cent in the first hour on an evening up of traders’ contracts at the close of the week, but the- higher level led to a revival of the selling movement, the wisdom of which it is hoped will be sustained by the Supreme Court's decision next Monday. National Lead was weak at a reduction of 11-4 per cent, the intention to further raid the stock being decidedly pronounced. The best information obtainable on this property is thoroughly inconsistent with the prevailing tendency of the stock. Large assets, no debts and assurances of continued dividends avaii nothing, how- ever, and for some unexplained motive lower prices are feared, 4s well as pre- dicted. Sugar was steady around opening prices on a fair volume of isiness. fhe bank statement, as foreshadowed yesterday, refiects a Idss of over $12,000,- 4”) to the banks, ail in legal tenders. These notes have been paid into the subireasury during the week in exchange for gold. This change has brought about a similar re- dvetion in deposits, and a decrease of over 39,000,000 in the reserve, reducing that item to $36,750, The small increase in loans is unimport- ant. The statement in detail follows: Re- serve decreased, $9,128,950; loans increased, $186,800; specie increased, $379,900; legals decreased, $12,645,700; deposits decreased, 2,547,400, and circulation increased,$51,000, ————— FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL. The following are the opening, the high- est apd 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 & Schley, No. S80 Broudway: ‘Stocks Open. High. American Sugar. . 2 American Sugar Pra. “ American Tevacco. American Cotton Oi Atchison Canada Southern Canada . Chesapeake and Oho.. Sa C. and St. 1 Ricago, B. and Q. Chic.and Northwestern. Chicago Gas. ".. M.and St. Paul... ., M. and St. Pau! Pfd- Chic., R.I.and Pacific.. Del., Lack. and W. . Delaware and Hudson... Den. und R. Grande Pfd Dis.and Cattle Feeding. General Electric. Dlinois Central. Lake Shore. Erie... - Louisville and Nashville Long Island Traction... Metropolitan Traction... Manhattan Elevated... Michigan Central. Missouri Pacific. National Lead Co. U.S. Cordage Co. U.S. Cordage Co. New Jersey Centra New York Central. and N. E. Cfe . Y., C. and St. Lou! ‘orthern Pacitic. Northern Pacific North American Ont. and Western. Pacific Mail. Pullman Pal. Car Co Southern Railway. Phila. ‘Traction. Texas Paciti 'enn. Coal and Iron. Union Pacitic. Wabash. Wabash Pd Wheeling an: Wheeling and L. E. Pf. Western Union Tel, Wisconsin Central Silver... Pia SAE ee Washington Stock Exchange. Sales—regular call—12. o'clock m.—American Se- curity and ‘Trust 5s, $400 at 100, Washington Gas, 9 at 45%; 1 at 48! Government Bonds.—U. S. 4s, registered, 111 bid, 11144 asked. U.S. 4s, coupon, 111 Did, 111\ asked. U.S. 5s, 114%4-bid, 114% asked. District of Columbia Bonds.—20-year fund 5s, 105 bid. 30ycar fund 6s, gold, 118 bid. W: 7s, 1901, currency, 112 bid! Water stock currency, 12) bid. | 3.653, fundin bid, 118% asked. “Stas, regtstered. 2-108, 100 1 Miscellaneous “Bonds.—Washington and George town Rallroad conv. és, Ist, bid, 140 asked. Washington and Georgetown Railroad Cony. 6s, 2d, 137 bid, 140 asked. Metropolitan Railroad ¢cny. 6s, 96 bid, 99 ask Belt Railroad 5s, S3 bid. Eckington ‘Raflrond 101 bid, 104 asked. Co: lumbia Railroad 6s, nrviss bid, 110% asked. ries A, 113 bid. Wash- ries B, 114 bid. | Wash- vy. 6s, 135 bid. U.S. Elec- tric Light conv. 5 Chesapeake and Po- tomac Telephone Ss, 100 bid, 103 asked. American Security und Trust 5s, F. and A., 100 bid. Ameri- can Security and Trust 5s, A. and ©., 100 bid. ¥ izton) Market Company Ist 6s, 110 bid. ‘company imp. 6s, 10S bi pany ext. 6s, hi ° Hall Association os, 106 bid. Wa infantry Ist Gs, 100 bid. Washington Light —Bank of Washin sank of the Republic. Metropolitan, 275 bid, 29 asked.” Farm ed. Second, 135 bid, Infantry 2d 78, 100 bid. National Bank St bid, 305 asked. 273 asked. 102 bid. Lincoln, bid, 75 asked. Safe Depesit and Trost Compante: Deposit and Trust, 125 bid, 130 asi Loan and Trust, 1171g bid) Lis asked. Security and Trust, 133% bid, 135 asked. ton Safe Deposit, YS asked. Rallroad Stocks.—Washington and_ Georgetown, 275 Mid, 285 asked. Metropolitan, 75 asked. Co- lumbia, 6 asked. Relt, 25 asked. inzton, 30 bid. Georgetown and Tennallytown, 35 asked. Gas and Electric Light Stocks.—Washington Gas, Wasbing- 47% bid, 48% asked. Georgetown Gas, 50 bid, 60 asked.” U. 8. Electric Light, 130 bid, 133 asked. Insurance Stocks.—Firemen’s, 35 bid, 31 asked. Franklin, 45 bid, 55 asked. Metropolitan, 70 bid. Corcoran, 55, bid. Potomac, 684g bid. Aritugton, 150. bid! | German-American, 170 bid. National Union, 13% ‘bid, 15 asked. Columbia, 13% Wid, 15 asked. Riges, 74, bid, 7% asked. "Peppic’s, 5i a. 55 % bid, S asked. Commer- 105 —Real Estate Title, Title, 714 1 L. Washington Title, 4 bid, 10_ bid. Telephone Stocks.—Pen Chesapeake “and —Poto American Graphopbon matic Gun Carrinze, bid, 35 asked. ‘Miscellaneous Washington Market, 15 bid. Great 133 bid, 143 asked. " Bull Kun Panorama, did, 20 asked. Lincoln Hall, Sp tid. lnter-Ocean Building, 80 asked. *Ex div. — Baltimore Markets. BALTIMORE, February 2.—Flour dull, unchanzed rrels: shipments, 48,610 barrels; «ls—Spot_and asonth, 4: May, SS8a3Si: steam e—reeeipts, 41.930) bushels. ushels; stock, N13,479 oud train freights firm, im to Livery Cork for orders pe a2s.10tad. F ter and egg: changed. Grain and Cotton. Cotton and grain markets, reported by W. BR Hibbs, 1421 Fst. representing Uubbard, Price & Co., New Xork. GRAIN. Open, High. La M Smallpox Indications Being Closely Investigated, The smallpox situation is not so bright today. Several suspected patients are be- ing watch by the health oflice physicians. Juast night at Providetice Hospital the con- dition of a colured patient caused some alarm, and, he was quickly removed from there to the suspect camp. His name is Thomas Kays, and he is employed at the Washington Brick Machine Company. Yes- terday he was takéh S{¢K, ahd one of the physicians to the poor gave him a hospital perniit. About » in the afternoon an ambulance of the police. department, in charge of Driver Oliver, removed the man from the brick yard ‘to the hospital, and it was not until after he,had been examined that the doctors discovered conditions which rendered the-nature of his ailment doubtful. There was some Iittle eruptton about his body, and as soon as this was discovered preparations for his .removal from the hospital were made. ‘This was necessary yecause there is no place at the hospital where the patient could be put in isolated quarters, and also because it was only just to the other patients that he should not be there if he had the smailpox. it was about midnight..when the small- pox people called at the hospital and took him away. He is now in the suspect camp, and while his appearance is very suspicious the physicians hope that his sickness is the result of something other than small- Pox. aa Another suspected case at No. 1227 16th street .has been reported: This is the house from which the Ramsey boy was taken about two weeks ago. The patient this time is a young girl, relative of the Ramseys. There is a suspected case on New Jersey avenue northwest between D and E, where a young colored man, who hus been com- plaining some days, shows signs of having the disease. Two other suspected cases have been re- ported upon, neither patient having the smallpox. None Have This afternoon at 3 o’cleck it was stated at the health office that none of the sus- pects witese cases were investi have the smallpox. - ooeess: THE REASON WHY. Maxwell Pushed Himself Ahend of Mr. Whitney in the Income Tax Case. The facts which led to thé resignation of Solicitor General Maxwell are gradueily coming to light, and thus far they differ materially from the statements published yesterday moi rney General Ol- ney, Assistant Attorney General Whitney and other officials of the Department of Justice declined to be interviewed on «he subject. It is learned, however, from other sources that the solicitor general's conduct with reference to the income tax.cases now be- fore the Supreme Court was the last of acts deemed objectionable apd.decided Mr. Olney to take prompt action. ‘fhe income tax suit begun some time ago by Mr. John G. Moore of New York was successfully conducted by Assistant Attorney General Whitney in the Supreme Court of the Dis- trict of Columbia. = And so, when the other income tax cases were to come up before the United States Supreme Court on the question of their ad- vancement on the “docket, the Attorney General, after a conference with the treas- ury officials, designated Mr. Whitney: to present, to the court the views of the de- partment. E & On appearing at.the court Mr. Whitney, it is said, was“Informed by Mr. Maxwell that he had cenferred with fhe Attorney General and the"Secretary of the Treasury, and without further words mace a motion to advance the case on the docket, thereby assuming charge in disregard of the At- torney General's instructions and wishes that Mr. Whitney should conduct the cases. Later on, it is stated, Mr. Olney -be- came aware that Mr. Maxwell had not consulted Secretary Carlisle in regard to the case, and, further, that the Secretary of the Treasury had ndt seem-Mra Maxwell but once in a long, time, and on that oc- casion the arose was aie 4 ee Knowing that he 2 =a not con- sulted with the Soto? Bender the At torney General_wrote,him a-letter, setting forth these and other things deéméed ob- jectionable, and Mr. Maxaell’s resignation followed. < A Fatal Exptosion, PITTSBURG, February 2.—Thero* has been an explosion at the: Westinghouse electric works at Brinton. Several are re- ported killed. : BI for Diroreel : A-bill for divorce was: fjed..teday by Mrs. L. Ward against James L. Ward. The papers in the case” wére’ withheld ‘Trom publication, being placed “in the cypboard,” as the safe of the clerk of the court is termed. —_— > Acts Approved. The President has appreved-the act au- thorizing the Laporte, Houston and North- ern Railroad Company to construct a bridge across Galveston bay, Buffalo bayou and Clear creek. in the state.of Texas, and the joint resolution to provide-for the ex- penditure of the appropriation heretofore made for the dredging of Everett harbor. — Has Been Retired. Sergt. Daniel W. Peters of the signal corps, on duty in this city, has been placed cn the retired list of the army on his own application. se Denth of Mrs. Yeatman. The death of Mrs. Emily J. Yeatman, the wife of William S. Yeatman, the disbursing officer of the War Department, occurred yesterday at her late residence, 505 2d street northwest. Funeral services will be held Monday morning at 11 o'clock at the late residence. The deceased had been an invalid for many years, but for the past few years had enjoyed an improved state of health. Two weeks ago she contracted a severe cold, which. complicated with heart trouble, resulted in death. Mrs. Yeatman was an affectionate, devoted mother and wife and of a kindly, charit- able nature.