Evening Star Newspaper, February 7, 1895, Page 2

THE EVENING STAR, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY T, 1895-TWELVE PAGES. @ pound or three ounces per square inch of surface in the conduit, which is simply in- considerable.” Will Not Endanger the Aqueduct. “How it Is that there is any fear on the part of any one who has any knowledge of the aqueduct that the two-foot raise of the dam will endanger the aqueduct passes my comprehension. Twenty years ago I had charge of it, and during my present term of service on it I ve had it in my riy six years, and my whole is longer than any other e Gen. Meigs, except Major Ly- decker, whose term exceeds mine by about @ month. There is no part of it, inside or don’t know. f have been through le portion of it in a boat when d the water in it, and I have been up to my Knees in the mud that fs in the bottom when the water has been drawn out of it. I know all its weak points, and there are weak points, bet this increased height of the Jam wiil rot try any of them. here is absolutely no foundation for any fear that the proposed increase in the height of dam will injure the aqueduct. “The pressure on the aqueduct at Great Falls and at no point en its twelve miles of length will be increased to the pressure it now sustains at its lower end where it en- ters into the distributing reservoir, and this latter pressure will remain unchanged. “In view of the trouble in the city,it is not only necessary to raise the dam at Great Falls, but to be able to carry the increased supply that we get there into the city. If the tunnel be completed, that work can probably be done in one year. If a new 48-inch main is to be laid, it can be laid in much less time. So that,as the raising of the dam will take double the length of time re- quired for either of the other works, it is important the work should be begun as early as possible.” Gain in Raising the Dam. “The main thing we should secure by raising the dam is a head of water. We would gain 20,000,000 gallons daily in sup- ply ard a head consequent on filling the reservoirs that would increase the velocity of water in the mains and reach the high- er levels of the city. - “Now, one thing more—and this is per- sonal. I go out of this office in a month by retirement. I am sixty-four years old and forty years of service have used me up. I am glad to get out. My only desire in this matter is to avert a public calamity which is sure to come. At best we can only ayert it in part. It is time to begin.” See SE EXTRA SESSION TALK. Prospects for Assembling the New Congress Not So Great. The impression heretofore so strong that an extra session of the Fifty-fourth Con- gress will be called soon after the ad- journment of this has been very greatly modified by recent events. But a short time ago hardly any doubt was entertained that there would be a special session. It was accepted as a foregone conclusion. ‘The disposition of the administration, how- ever, to proceed to doctor the situation by the issue of 4 per cent bonds changes the aspect of things. The issue of these bonds has now been delayed several days be- cause of the delicacy of the situation pre- sented by the fact of Congress having a financial measure under consideration. if Congress were not now in session the administration would be freer to act. Both Mr. Cleveland and Mr. Carlisle feel this and will probably hail the adjournment of Congress with relief. With Congress not in session and having the authority to is- sue an indefinite amount of four per cent bonds the administration will be free hand- ed to deal with the financial situation. If the next Congress is called in sesston it will be with the foreknowledge on the part of Mr. Cleveland that the desired legislation cannot then be had and he would have another Congress “on his hands” to ham- per and embarrass his actions. The con- clusion is reached, therefore, that he will Probably not call an extra session and will attempt to handle the question in an executive capacity rather than attempting it further through legislation. SS DISTRICT IN CONGRESS. An Emergency Fund Wanted. ‘The Commissioners have submitted to the House an estimate of an appropriation of $5,000 for the emergency fund of the District, and of $1,160.48 to pay the judg- ment of Henrietta L. King against the District. In their letter the Commissioners say that the appropriation fund upon which they rely for suppressing smallpox is near- ly exhausted. Opening of Alleys. The Commissioners also recommend an amendment to section 5 of the law pro- viding for the opening of alleys, as fol- lows: That said jury shall apportion an amount equal to the amount of said dam- ages so ascertained and appraised, includ- ing the marshal’s fees, such as were al- lowed prior to the act of July 22, 1802; $60 for services of the jury; also cost of trans- portation of the jury from the court house to the property to be condemned, accord- ing as each lot or part of lot may be bene- fited by improving the alley. A Pensi for Ge Kelton’s Widow. Gen. Sickles of New York today secured the passage through the House of the Senate bill to grant a pension of $0 a month to the widow of the late Gen. Kel- ton, who adjutant general for several years, and at the time of his death gov- ernor of the Soldiers’ Heme at Washington. The bill now goes to the President for his signature. a ————— NO STARTLING THSTIMOY. Howgate Case Continued Before Judge MeComas Today. The trial of Capt. Henry W. Howgate was continued today, the morning session being devoted to the examination of Tre: urer Rochester of the Western Union Tele- graph Company, Edward T. McKay, Alex- ander Ashley and Edward Webster. Their testimony was in relation to the accoun:s of the telegraph company and the numer- ous vouchers issued in connection there- with. Mr. Rechester testified that the company had never received the proceeds of the disputed checks, and that in his opinion the name of Henry W. Howgate on the alleged forged vouchers was in the handwriting of the defendant. As to who signed his (Rochester's) name to them, he could not say. The other witnesses ex- amined this morning testified to the loss of the papers, their evidence developing nothing materially new in the case. Mr. A. S. Worthington is still confined to his home by illness. During the afternoon session of the trial James A. Sample and iward R. Tre Treasury Department officials, testified to memoranda of drafts issued on United States treasurer at New York In favor of the defendant's requisition Nothing of a startling character was developed by their testimony, however. >-— COMMISSIONERS’ REPORT. Their Views on the Bill to Protect Railway Employes. The Commissioners today transmitted to Senator Isham G. Harris, chairman com- mittee on District appropriations, a report upon Senate bill 244, “to regulate the wages of conductors and drivers and other employes of the street railway corpora- tions in the District of Columbia.” They also transmitted a copy of an opinion of thelr attorney adverse to the bill, and a draft of a substitute for the pro- P _ legislation, submitted by represen- tatives of the employes of the railroad compani Whi Commissioners would favor appropria om having as Its pur- | = be of the employes of street railw es from excessive hours of dai labor, th fear that the proj substitute will not fully effect the result sought to be attained, inasmuch uw the wages paid to employes of companies cannot be regulated and the prc proposed T cause the w ‘The Commi of great importance, and regret that they have not been enabled to suggest legisla- tion which would protect employes from the manifest evils sought to be corrected. —— ee Another Fender. The Parménter street car fender was given a trial In the presence of the Com- missioners yesterday afterncon, and gave, apparently, considerable satisfaction. ers ¢ The Denison Hotel at Indianapolis in Flames. 1033 THUS FAR ESTIMATED AT $100,000 Re Two Men Hurt Badly by a Falling Cornice. —_—_.—_—_ LEGISLATORS ARE ALARMED INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., February 7.—A few minutes after 10 o’clock this morning fire broke out on the fifth floor of the Deni- son Hotel, in the southeast corner. The entire fire department answered the alarm, but, owing to the intensely cold weather, the firemen were handicapped from the start. ‘The Denison Hoiel is located at Ohio and Pennsylvania streets and is the largest hotel in the city, having 300 guest rooms. It is five stories high and occupies the full northwest quarter of the square. ‘The hotel quickly filled with smoke and guests proceeded to leave quietly and no panic resulted. The hotel was full of guests. It at once became apparent that the fire would be a stubborn one. For a time it seemed as though the fire would spread to the Grand Opera House immediately across the alley south, and to the Empire Theater in the rear. Fireman Frank Nutter and an electric light man, Patrick Ryan, were knocked from a ladder forty feet high by a piece of falling cornice. Both men were picked up insensible, and tter is probably fa- tally injured, and Ryan seriously. The flames at this hour (12:45 p.m.) are still confined to the southeast portion of the building, though the fire is not by rny means under control. The hotel is valued at $400,000, and the loss thus far is esti- mated at close to $100,000. When the fire became known at the legis- lature, in session in the capitol, that body immediately adjourned, and many mem- bers who are living at the hotel rushed pecorend to save their families and personal effects. a THE SASSOUN MASSACRES. British Consular Reports on the Sub- Ject Give Grave Information. LONDON, February 7.—In the house of commons today, replying to Mr. James H. Dalsiel, member for the Kirkaldy district of Scotland, Sir Wm. Vernon Harcourt an- nounced that the government intended to move the appointment of a committee to consider the extent of the distress due to want of work in the United Kingdom, and to report upon the steps which shall be taken by the local authorities, and upon the legislation necessary to prevent or to mitigate the distress. Mr. Charles E. Schwann, liberal, asked the government to produce the consuiar re- perts from Armenia from 1890 to 1804. The parliamentary secretary to the foreign of- fice, Sir Edward Grey, in reply, said the gcevernment declined to produce these pepers, as the publication of the contents would not tend to the advantage of the Armenians. To this Mr. Schwann retorted: “Are the reports so terrible as to be unfit for publication?” ,”’ said Sir Edward, ‘but the informa- tion received about the Sassoun incident is much graver than anything contained in previous reports.” Ml-Treatment of Arm ns. CONSTANTINOPLE, February -A let- ter received here from Moosh states that prior to the departure of the Armenian commission another commission, comp sed of Mussulman officials from Erzinghian, was sent to Moosh by order of the sultan to inquire into and report upon the irue condition of affairs there. As soon as the first commission arrived at Moosh each inhabitant of Sassoun who had escaped the massacres and sought refuge at Moosh wished to submit a state- ment of his grievances in the Turkish lan- guage, but Tashin Pasha ordered all the professional letter writers to write nothing for the Armenians under severe penalties. The Armenians then attempted to pre- sent a memorial to the commission in Ar- menia, but they were driven from the paiace where the commission was sitting by the guards. The letter also says that the members of the first commission in- eluded among their number a certain Tur- kish major, who took part in “repressing” the Armeniany who were charged with causing disturbances. —_—>_—_ VETOED BY MAYOR SCHIEREN. Resolution Revoking Trolley Line Franchises. BROOKLYN, N. Y., February 7.—Mayor Schieren has vetoed the resolution adopted by the board of aldermen on Monday re- voking the trolley franchises of the Brook- lyn city and Atlantic avenue street rail- road companies. ‘The mayor says: “It is plain beyond doubt that the re- spective grants :eferred to are not revok- able at the will of the common council, and that the revocation sought to be declared is void. The resolution could have no ef- fect whatever in law and no effect in fact except for mischief. There has been al- ready much disturbance of the public or- der. Anything tending in the least degree to the contiffuance of disorder ought promptly and positively be discouraged. “In my judgment, such would be the tendency of the resolution now being con- idered. I desire and shall do all in my power to see to it that the fundamental right of every man freely to work on such terms as satisfy him shall be recognized, and protected, and that any interference of the exercise of this right shall be pre- vented Will Investigate the Strike. ALBANY, N. Y., February 7.—The ways and means committee of the house decided today to grant the request for a special committee to investigate the Brooklyn trol- ley strike. "The THE NEW FOREIGN LOAN. Gold Bought by the London Syndi- cate to Return. NEW YORK, February 7—The Evening Pest’s London financial dispatch today says: The new American loan is practically underwritten here, and supposing that the Springer bill is defeated today the an- nouncement is expected tomerrow or Sat- urday. All the eagles which arrived by the Majestic were bought by the syndi- cate connected with the new lcan. They will probably return to America. aS ees MINISTER WILLIS’ DISPATCH. It is Believed to Confirm the Recent News From Hawaii. Secretary Gresham this morning received a long cipher dispatch from Minister Wil- lis at Honolulu in regard to the latest de- velopments in the Hawaiian situation. It teok several hours to decipher it, and it had not been made public up to a late hour this afternoon. It formed the basis of an important conference between the at is President and the Secretary of State the White House this afternoon. It understood that it confirms the press di: patches about the abdication of the thron less queen, and the trial of the conspira- tors, and also states the position he has umed against their trial by a military tribunal as unwarranted by law. The di: patch may be made public late this after- neon or tomorrow. rer - Trensury Receipts. National bank notes received for re- demption today, $283,180. Government re- ceipts —From_ internal revenue, 3281,010; customs, $ miscellaneous, $50,015. a --e- Range of the Thermometer. The following were the readnrs of the thermometer at the weather Inireun today: Sam. 7; 2 p.m, 8; maximum. 19; min- imum, 7. | LATE NEWS BY WIRE|FEARS OF 4 FLOOD The Ice Getting Thicker and Thicker on the River. Long Bridge as a Menace—Acts as ®& Dam—Along the River Front. The Potomac above the Washington docks is heavily iced with a five-inch freeze, and on top of this lies two inches of snow. The ice is growing thicker and the snow deeper. The fall of snow in the mountains is very heavy; the present pre- cipitation added to the previous snowfalls gives a depth variously computed at from seven to nine inches. The river along the Georgetown channel and above the Aque- duct bridge looks silent and ominous. Along the causeways of the dangerous Long bridge it is blocked, with a marked tendency to pack. Miles of ice fields stretch away above the bridge, and in the event of a sudden break-up this ice must either pass through a very contracted pas- sage or gorge. A gorge presents the dan- ger of a flood. This kas been the experience of the past. ‘The Commissioners have addressed a let- ter to Mr. R. M. Goundie, supervisor of the Pennsylvania Railroad Company, rela- tive to the co-operation of that company in clearing the river of ice to prevent a freshet. The Commissioners state that in their estimate it mey cost $5,000, that be- ing the amount used two years ago. The Commissioners have also written to the Secretary of the Navy requesting the as- sistance of the government, and they may obtain the services of one of the navy yard steam tugs for that work. The Com- missioners will try to make the work as inexpensive as possible, but in view of the interests of the railroad which are in- velved they think it should pay one-half the cost. The Long Bridge. A reporter for The Star talked with the folks along the Georgetown front. Every- bedy seemed to fear that if a sudden thaw should come and the ice begin to break up and seek to move down streain mischief ould be to play. Anathemas were heaped en the Long bridge with emphasis, and two or three old fellows, who earn their living along the water front, didn’t seem to shud- der at a suggestion of taking the Long bridge out of the way of the ice. Others talked as though they had borne this griev- ance as long as patience could endure. At every freeze of the river the same fright of a freshet came upon them, because the river was dammed by a certain antique bridge. Some suggested that the District should break up the ice to forestall any sudden thaw. The Only Channel. Along the Washington docks things were very quiet. The principal activity was no- ticeable around the dock of the Norfolk and Washington Steamboat Company. From this pier a path broken through the heavy ice reached to the bay. The propellers Norfolk and Washington were the only craft stirring. They come and go on sched- ule time, as thougi nothing was wrong. These ships, besides their great size and power, are constructed with a special ref- erence to breaking through ice. The for- ward lines of the ships are such that the ice is more crushed by the weight of the craft than by the velocity or tonnage of the impact. Hal it not been for this trait of the propelle-s the river would be sealed from source to mouth. A gorge is forming at Fort Washington, where the channel is tortuous and narrow, and at Maryland Point the river is also expected to gorge. All the sidewheelers are tied up, being unable to make any headway through the ice. Flood talk is a very popular subject around the wharves, and the flood theory finds ready takers. ‘The officers of the propellers report heavy ice all the way t> Piney Point, and fields off Point Lookout. This riv-!s the condi- tion of things two winters ago, when the District Government brought around mon- ster tugs to break the ice above the Long bridge. ‘The Triton Needed. The Commissioners late this afternoon addressed a letter to Secretary Herbert of the navy stating that the present forma tion of ice in the Potomac river in the vicinity of Washington and the probability that it will become much thicker before the approach of moderate weather, is a source of great concern to the business in- terests along the river front and to the portion of the community within the limits of possible inundation in the event of an overflow in consequence of an ice gorge and freshet in the river. It is the purpose of the Commissioners as soon as the condition of the ice will permit it to be broken by artificial means to employ such tugs as they may be uble to obtain from private persons in breaking it to facilitate its removal by the current, but the number of such boats suitable and available for the purpose is so small that they are obliged to seek other assistance. They further state that they are advised that this service could be rendered with- out risk of material injury to the Triton, if it should be assigned by the Secretary of the Navy to such duties as the harbor- master of the District might indicate. Continuing, they say: “If you should deem it advisable to au- thorize the loan of the Triton for this pur- pose, the Commissioners would like to have authority to arm it with an iron prow, and would prefer to have the boat managed by its regular crew. They would bear the expense of attaching the prow and supplying the necessary fuel to run the boat and provisions for the crew.” Preparing a Bill. The Commissioners were engaged this afternoon in preparing a Dill to be sub- mitted to Congress, appropriating $5,000 for the purpose of clearing the river of ice. a THE ROND ISSUE. London Bankers Insisted That New York Should Subscribe. It is confidently expected that the an- nouncement of another bond Issue will be made tomorrow or Saturday independently of the action of the House this afternoon on the Springer bill. The net result of the negotiations which have been in progress during the last two or three weeks is said to be a practical agreement among the London and New York bankers and the President for an issue of $100,000,000 four per cent bonds on an interest basis of at Jeast 3 1-4 per cent, if not greater. Of late the London bankers have ex- pressed a disinclination to handle any part of the issue unless the New York bankers took part in it. They do not seem to share the confidence of our own people that there was no question but that the bonds would be redeemed in gold even if the stipulation was that they were redeemable in coin, and so they insist that the New Yorkers should have a direct and personal !nterest in the redemption of the bonds in gold, ard very recently informed Messrs. Morgan and Belmont that under no other condi- tions will they accept any part of the issue. This condition, it is sald, has been accept- ed by the New York barkers and it now seems almost certain that $50,000,000 will be offered for sale to our own people and the other $50,000,000 sold in London. ‘Today’s statement of the condition of the treasury shows: Available cash balance, $143,390,483; gold reserve, $42,769,506; net silver, $15,002,508; net silver of 1890, United States notes in the treasur; a O91,011; treasury notes of 1890, $34, G4; total receipts this day, $983,624; this month, 8,481; total expenditur 9; this month, $3,102,4s Sena ea! this day, $1,- He Cannot Recoyv ‘Tuesday afternoon about 4 o'clock a man about thirty-five years old fell into an area- way on Louisiana avenue near the Central Union Mission and received several severe injuries, in addition to internal injuries. It is thought that he was under the influ- ce of liquor at the time the accident oc- : When picked up he was uncon- scious. In the fall he had struck his head against the brick work, but no bones were broken. The police ambulance was sent for, and the injured man was removed to the Emergency Hospital. At the hospital the doctors found a trowel in the man's pocket, indicating that he is a bricklayer. A man called at the hospital and recog- nized the patient as Frank Connor, a bricklayer, who came here from Newark, N. J., looking for work. This afternoon the patient was still unconscious, and the physicians say he cannot recover. ‘The Nofice té Subscribers. Subscribers are earnestly requested to report. any jpregularity in the de- livery of The, Star and also any failure om the part of the carrier to ring the oor ‘tell. A propét ser¥ice can only be main- tained through, the courtesy of sub- scribers. ip reperting shortcomings. « if 1 Tr HELPING THE POOR. Steady Stream of Supplies Comes in and Goes Out. The work for the poor is going on today with unabated earnestness at all the head- quarters. Mr. Gardner has his wagons ceming in with contributions and carrying supplies out. The work of collecting is somewhat impeded by the necessity of sending the available wagons out to dis- tribute in order to keep up with pressing demands. There were 4,000 collections to be made, according to reports that came in a week ago, and probably half of them have been made. Many people wonder why their bundles of clothing, shoes, hats, etc., are not called for, and many are themselves bringing them in. All will be reached by the collecting wagons as scon as it can possibly be done. The collections of money by the central relief committee amounted to $11, at 3 o'clock this afternoon. The police this afternoon received in- formation that there ts a family living in a stable in South Brookland in destitute circumstances. According to the report re- ceived by telephone, the members of the family are suffering for the necessaries of life, food and fuel Chief Clerk Sylvester sent out to have the case investigated, with directions that immediate relief be given. A Successful Entertainment. The charity entertainment at Odd Fel- laws’ Hall last night, for the benefit of the needy scholars at the Jefferson building, was a success in every sense of the word. The features of the program were the fif- teen-minute sketch, the Mischievous Monkey, in which Harry Leigh and the Graham Brothers took part, and the play- ing of the Montrose Mandolin, Banjo and Guitar Club. Although those who partici- pated in the sketch had never before played togetber, it showed up in excellent shape, and was just the thing to please the many school children present. The others who took part in the program were Len. L. Mayer, Miss Florence Mayer, Miss Virginia Reiplinger, Aaron Stern, Lynwood Taylor, Miss Lulu Roberts, Barton Miller, Robert Lowe, Master Goldsmith, Harry Wolf, Miss M. Proctor’s dancing class, Miss Daisy Co- hen, Miss Ella Strauss, Master Walter Burk and Master H. Hills. A great deal of credit is due Miss Hopfenmaier, a pupil of the Jefferson school, who planned and car- ried out this concert by herself, to aid the suffering ones who attended her school. It is estimated that over $100 was realized. Getttmg Supplies Out. The work of distribution is now receiv- ing the first and almost undivided atten- tion of the charity organizations. ‘The work of collecting is taking care of itself fairly well’nowadays, and the generous giving of the people of Washington was never so well shown as now. The relief committee, to meet the in- creased nead on arcount of the excessive cold, appropriated $80 to the police, $500 to the Associated Charities and $500 to the Central Union Mission. | Market Denlers. The actioft of the Market Dealers’ Co- operative Association in devoting 2 per cent of sales last Saturday resulted in the collection af $2275 in all, which amount was turned over by Mr. Mangum and Mr. Summy, the president and secretary of the Dealers’ Association. The contributions from cach market were as follows: West- ern market? $19.05} O street, $15.50; Riggs, $15; Liberty, $6.58, and Center, $170.92. At the Associated Charities’ main office they had to their credit from the George- town Gas Company 500 bushels of coke through the canvassing committee. This was divided into lots of ten bushels for distribution. The supply of clothing, boots and shoes, blankets and food of all sorts poured in steadily’all day to the central depot of the rellef committee, und half a dozen men were busy sending them out over the city. pe ee DISTRICT GOVERNMENT. Report Submitted. W. W. Godding, superintendent of the Government Hospital for the Insane, has submitted a report to the Commissioners for the month of January, 189%, noting the changes among the inmates of the hospital and admissions during the month by order of the Commissioners. During the month there were admitted nineteen white and five colored inmates. During the month there were fifteen dismissals, of which number nine died, four being colored and five white, and the remainder on visit and improved. Today's Orders. The Commissioners today ordered: That the intersection of Connecticut ave- nue and Florida avenue be paved with as- phalt, to connect pavements north and south of same. ‘That the contract of Andrew Haig _ be ex- tended from January 15, 1895, to March 1, 1895. That the following water mains be laid: 1,800 feet of 12-inch main in Florida avenue between Ist and 4th streets; 120 feet of 6-inch main at Lincoln and Elm streets; 53 feet of 6-inch main at Linden and Flori- da avenues; 65 feet of 6-inch main at Hare- wood and Florida avenues; 65 feet of 6-inch main at Maple and Le Droit avenues. Actions Approved. The action of the board of trustees’ of the Girls’ Keform School in accepting the resig- nation of J. T. Berry as overseer, and the appointment of William Mahoney as over- seer, at that school, and the fixing of his salary at $720 per annum, and the appoint- ment of Frank A. Booth as engineer of the school, and the fixing of his salary at $480 per annum, has been approved by the Com- missioners. A Hearing. The Commissioners will give a hearing to representatives of the Capitol City Gun Club in the matter of the proposed bill to prohibit the killing of birds in the District of Columbia, at 11 o'clock a. m., Tuesday, the 12th instant. Has Been Relieved. Private G. L. Wheeler of the metropolitan police force has been relieved from duty on the detectiye forée, and private Edward Horne has been designated to fill the vacancy on the detective force. epee BISSELE’S PROBABLE SUCCESSOR. “ Represenjative Tracey to Take Charge of the, Post Office Department. The repért that Representative Tracey will be appointed Postmaster General to succeed Mr. Bissell after the adjournment of Congre$f is crédited here. The changes in the cabinet befére indicated in The Star are expected to éccur in case the retire- ment of Ja8tice Jackson from the Supreme bench is‘ authorized. Serious opposition has develdped, however, to the bill for the retirement! of Justice Jackson, and Senator Harris, who introduced the Dill, expresses fear that it may not be adopted. Justice Jackson is in such bad health, however, that he may retire from the bench by resignation, if not permitted to go on to the retired list. In case this vacancy oc- curs Carlisle will probably succeed him, though Speaker Crisp is also mentioned for the place. In that event Tracey and Wilson of West Virginia will probably have seats at Mr. Cleveland’s cabinet table. An Inquiry. On the motion of the attorney for the District, Judge Hagner today directed that an inquiry be made by marshal’s jury into the mental condition of Walter H. Ill- mann, Blanche M. Sheridan and Richard A. Davis, alleged lunatics. ———..—_—_ Gov. Altgeld has ordered an election for member of Congress in the tenth Illinois district, the late P. 8. Post's. THE SUGAR DUTIES Secretary Gresham's Correspondence With Foreign Countries on the Subject Copies Were Submitted to the Sennte Today—What They Show in Regard to the Effect on Commerce. The President today transmitted to the Senate a report from the Secretary of State in response to Senator Aldrich’s resolution of January 16, giving the correspondence with Germany, Austria and other European countries concerning the effect of the pres- ent tariff law on the commerce of the Uni- ted States with those countries, with es- pecial reference to the discriminating duty on sugar. The correspondence bearing upon the subject was forwarded with the Secre- tary’s statement. Correspondence between Secretary Gres- ham and Sir Julian Pauncefort, British am- bassador, shows that the first inquiry was made as to the effect of the sugar sections upon the agreements with the West Indies of the McKinley act on August 24 and that Mr. Gresham replied on the 25th that the sections would have the effect of cancel- ing the agreements. The correspondence also contains the cor- respondence between the Secretary of State and all other countries concerning the can- cellation of the reciprocity agreements, in- cluding Nicaragua, Guatemala, Austria- Hungary, ete. Austrin’s Protest. The full text of the protest of the Austria- Hungarian minister of January 3 is con- tained in the list. He calls atention to the fact that the im- position of the differential duty of one- tenth of a cent on sugar imported from countries paying a bounty is entirely at variance with the treaty concluded in 182) between his country and this, providing against discriminating duties, and says the result of the continuance of this policy would be that his government would be obliged to act independently. In his reply Mr. Gresham asks a -post- ponement of the conference until after the disposal of the bill before Congress to re- peal the discriminating tax. Controversy With Denmark, Mr. Gresham, under date of January also makes the suggestion to Count de Reventlow, Danish minister, that the con- troversy between Denmark and the United States over the discriminative sugar duty should be postponed in view of the pend- ency of the bill repealing the duty in Con- gress. This was in reply to a long letter from Count Reventlow of January 19, in which he sougnt to show that no direct bounty is paid on sugars exported from Denmark; that an indirect bounty is allowed only in the way of a refund on a certain class of refined sugars when manufactured in Den- mark and exported abroad, and that no beunty, direct or indirect, is paid on su- gars produced and exported from the Danish West Indies. He says the King of Denmark is very anxious that his country should be strick- en from the list of bounty-paying coun- tries, but asks that if this cannot be done that the Danish West Indies may be placed outside of the provisions of the ad- ditional dut; Correspondence With Spain, The full correspondence with Spain con- cerning the dealing of the United States with Cuba is given up to the 5th instant, the date of a dispatch from Minister Tay- lor, stating that the queen has approved the bill putting into effect the bill putting the modus vivendi into effect, and that Cuba will be immediately notified. Baron Fava's protest against the impo- siticn of a duty on salt imported into the United States from the islands of Sicily and Sardinia, with Secretary Gresham's letter assuring that the duty would no longer be levied in view of the fact that those islands did not impose a duty on Amor t, is given in full. The correspondence bearing upon the im- portation of salt into the United States from Dutch West Indies is quite lengthy, and grew out of the Secretary of the Treas- ury including those islands in the list of the countries charging a duty on salt imported from the United States, and therefore imposing a duty on their salt ex- perts to the United States under a mis: prehension. ‘The misapprehension appears to have been ultimately corrected. While acquiescing in behalf of his gov- ernment in the recision of the reciprocal agreement between the United States and his country, Senor Gil, charge d'affaires of the Dominican republic, says: “The existence of the treaty has had a great influence in the development of the commercial relations of the two countries, 30 that it is legitimate to hope that the mutual benefit flowing from its practical operation will not be diminished otherwise than by the natural consequences of its revocatio. The Argentine Republic. There is also a complete transcript of the correspondence between the Secretary of State and Minister Zeballos of the Argentine Republic, beginning June 30, 3894, in which the latter expresses the gratifi- eation of his country over the action of the ways and means committee in recom- mending the removal of the Amer- ican duty on Argentine wools, and states that in appreciation of this act his government has included crude petroleum among the articles to be ad- mitted free in that country. He states that this is an act of great importance to the United States, in view of that fact that in his country petroleum is used as fuel in Competition with Ingiish coal. Replying to this Assistant Secretary Uhl it is expected that Argentine con- Iso exempt lumber, lubricating and fuel o! and refined petroleum from the United States from the imposition of duties. = a eee —— A MEMORIAL SERVICE In Honor of the Late President Wel- ling of Columbian University. Services in memory of the late Dr. James C. Welling will be held at Columbian Uni- versity Hall next Wednesday evening, the 1sth instant. They will be conducted under the auspices cf the Columbian University, of which Dr. Welling was the honored head for many years, and of the various societies and organizations of which he was a valued member. The program in- cludes an opening address by Prof. 8. H. Greene, president of Columbian University, and addresses by Prof. S. P. Langley, rep- resenting the Smithsonian Institution; Mr, W. L. Wilson, representing the alumni; Prof. A. J. Huntington, representing the Columbian University; Mr. Calderon Car- lisle, representing the Corcoran Gallery of Art; Maj. J. W. Powell, revresenting the Philosophical Society; Prof. O. T. Mason, representing the Anthropological Society; Dr. E. M. Gallaudet, representing the Lit- crary Society, and Dr. J. Gardiner Hub- bard, representing the National Geographic Society. : ‘Appropriate music will be rendered by the quartet choir of the First Baptist Church, composed of Mrs. Thomas C. Noyes, soprano; Mrs. E. D. Rheem, alto; Mr. Alexander Mosher, tenor, and Prof. N. Dushane Cloward, basso, with Mr. Perey S. Foster as director. Benediction will be pronounced by Rev. Chas. W. Shields of Princeton, a personal friend of Dr. Welling of many years’ standing. SS WRAPPED IN MYSTERY. Eugene Bush Says Two Men Cut His Throat and His Wrist. The plumber, Eugene Bush, who was found in his room at the house of Hugh Harten, 2328 G street northwest, Tuesday afternoon, with his left wrist and throat cut, will recover. He still sticks to the queer story he told the doctors at the Emergency Hospital of two men seizing him in his room and cutting his throat and wrist. This the police discredit en- tirely. They say the door of the room was locked on the inside and had to be broken in when they heard Bush groaning. Dr. Church of the Emergency Hospital says he should think it was a case of attempted self-destruction. He has seen a great many assault ca: and this certainly did not resemble that class of wounds. The cuts were very neatly done. The doctor said today Bush was on a fair way to re- cover. ——_—_ Four electric railway employes at Knox- ville struck yesterday, owing to a dispute over 21 cents in their wages. FINANCE AND TRADE Speculators Are Waiting on News From Washington. REAL INFORMATION HAS BEEN SCARCE Norfolk and Western Receivership Had No Bad Effect Abroad. GENERAL MARKET REPORTS ———— Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. NEW YORK, February 7. A restricted volume of business, border- ing on stagnation, reflected the absence of any new incentive to speculative activity at the opening of today’s stock market. The waiting tendency of speculation was even more pronounced than yesterday, Washington intelligences being impatient- ly scanned for some inspiration as to the outcome of the new loan negotiations and the probable fate of the pooling bill. Tele- graphic platitudes on these subjects were abundant, but real information lament- ably scarce. As all other subjects have dwindled into insignificance the lack of tangible evidence on the predominant fac- tors in the situation inspires caution, and caution when coupled with narrowness pro- duces stagnation. The announcement of the appointment of a receivership for Norfolk and Western, made late yesterday afternoon, had no effect on London’s early prices. On the con- trary, foreign houses were moderate pur- chasers of international securities against short sales made earlier in the week. The feeling abroad is encouragingly confident on the subject of an early bond issue, the bulk of which is expected to find a market on that side. Western Union was a conspicuous fea- ture of the regular list, opening at an ad- vance of 3-8 per cent and holding well at a further fractional advance during the first hour. Realizing sales about the noon hour resulted in a decline of 1-2 per cent, but good buying immediately ensued, and early prices were restored. The recent strength of this stock is large- ly attributable to covering, but a moderate investment demand has been noticeable on every advance. Louisville and Nashville was again fairly active under purchases against short sales, an additional 1-2 per cent being added to the price of the stock; only to attract a renewal of the selling movement. New England was advanced 1-2 per cent on buying by brokers usually identified with any movement in this prop- erty. The Grangers were dull, but in the main steady around first prices. The defeat of the pooling bill will be mostly reflected in this group of stocks and traders are daily becoming more cautious in their dealings in this class of securities. Those in posi- tion to judge of the prospects of this bill becoming a law are not over confident of its securing favorable consideration on the final vote. In the industrial group Sugar was a favorite arourd first prices, but was barely more than steady. The temporary with- drawal of support caused a reaction of 1-2 per cent, which was quickly recovered. General Electric was sold down by brokers conspicuous in the recent decline, but was less active than formerly. Chicago Gas wag steady on buying attributed to a con- fidence in an early change in the directory. This event was scheduled for today, but was not effected for some undisclosed rea- son. The balance of this group was too duil to require any analysis. The market for sterling ard continental bills opened firm on a small volume of business. Bankers are not disposed to make any contracts either to buy or sell exchange pending some action on the bond question. Private advices relativesto the bond mat- ter, received during the afternoon, stated positively that an issue of 100,000,000 4 per cent bonds, to be sold on a 3 1-4 per cent basis, and to run thirty years from the date of issue, would be announced im- mediately after the House vote on the Springer bill today. Should a favorable vote on this bill result it might possibly delay action, even though there is no hope of getting the measure through the Senate. At the rate proposed the price of the- new bonds will be about 114 1-4. ‘The last hour’s business was as dull and uninteresting as its predecessors. Prices were inclined toward irregularity, but in the main were about on a parity with those recorded at the opening. Develop- ments expected after the close of business are relicd upon to stimulate some activity in tomorrow's market. FINANCIAL AN ‘The following are the opening, the } est and the lowest and the closing pi ef the New York stock market today, as re- ported by Corson & Macartney, members New York stock exchange. Correspondents Messrs. Moore & Schley, No. 80 Broudway: Stocks Open. Hig. Low Close. American Sugar......-. 3 American Sugar Pfd. American Tovacco. American Cotton Oil.. Atchison Canada Canada Pacific. Chesaneake and C.. G.. C. and St. L Chicago, B. and Q Chic.and Northwest Chicago Gas C.,M.and St. Paui CM. ana St. Paul Pfd. Chie., R.L. and Pacific Del., Lack. and W Delaware and Huds« Den. and R. Grande Pfd Dis.and Cattle Feeding. General Electric Ilinois. Central Lake Shore. Erie Louisvilie and Nashville Long Island Traction... Metfopolitan Traction Manhattan Elevated. Michigan Ccn'ral Missouri Paci Northern Paciti Northern Pacific Pfd. North American. Ont. and Western. Pacific Mail Phila. and Pullman Pal. Car Southern Railway Phila. Traction, ‘Texas Pacitic. Tenn. Coal and Iron. Union Pacific, Wabash... Wabash Pfd. Wheeling and L. Erie. Wheeling and L. E. Pfd. Western Unton Tel. Wisconsin Central Sliver... eS Washington Stock Exchange. Sales—regular call—12 o'clock m.—Lincoln Fire Insurance, 415 at 8! Goverument Bonds.—U. 8. 4s, registered, 110% 111 asked. U. S. 48, coupon, 110% bid.” U. S. 5s. 114 bid. of Columbia Bonds.—20-year fund 5s, 108 gold, 115 bid. Water stock Water stock 7s, i103, funding, currency, 111% : 10s, 100 bid. “Washington and George- 6s, Ist, 137 bid, 139 asked. ngton and Georgetown Railroad conv. 6s, 2d, 137 bid, 139 asked. Metropolitan Railroad conv. Gs, 95 Id, 95'% asked, Beit Raliroad 5s, 83 bid, 88 asked. 'Eckington Railroad 68, 101 bid. bia Railroad 6s, 10914 bid, 110%’ asked. jas Company 6s, series A, 113 bid. pany 6s, serles B, 114 bid. conv. 65, 133 bid. U. S. 128 bid. “Chesapeake and Potomac jephone 5s, 101 bid, 103 asked. American Se- :, 100 bid. American ton Gas Comp Light conv. $s, curity and Trust 5s, F! and Security and ‘Trust 5s, A. and'O., 100 bid. Wash- ington Market Company Ist 6s, 110 bid. Wash- ington Market Company imp. 66, 110 bid. Washi ton Market Company ext. 06 bid. Masonic Hall Association 5s, 105 bid. Washington Light Infantry ist Ge, 101 bid. Washington Light Infantry 2d 73, National Bank Stocks.—Bank of Washington, 290 bid, 300 asked. Bank of the Republic, 250' bid, 275 asked. Metropolitan, 280 bid. Central, 265 bid, 205 asked. Farmers ‘and Mechanics’, 183 bid, 200’ asked. Second, 136 bid, 145 asked. ‘Citizens’, 130 bid. " Columbia, 130 Did. Capital, 115. bid West End, 110 bid, 111% asked. Traders’, 103 bi 107 asked. Lincoln, 9914 bid, 102 asked. " Obio, bid, 75 asked. Deposit and Trust, 120 bid, 140 asked. Washington eposit a ‘ust, bi! as American Se- ‘ashington 1 Loan and Trust, 117 bid, 119 asked. curity and Trust, 134 bid, 185% asked. We Safe Deposit, 100 asked. Railroad. Stocks.—Washington and George 275 bid, 285 asked. SS bid, it, 25 asked, Columbia, 61% bid, 63 asked, {agton, 33 bid. Georgetown and Tennallytown, 30 Gas and Electric Light Stocks.—Washington Gas, 48% bid, asked. Georgetown Gas, 50 bid. U- 8. pbicetiie ght 380 bid, asked. Insurance .—Piremen's, 36 bid, 45 asked. Franklin, 55 asked. Metropolitan, 70 bid, 80 asked. Corcoran, 7 bid. Potomac, 68 bid. ‘Arlingt 153% bid. German-American, 163% bid. National Union, 13% bid, 15 asked. 13% bid, 15% gsked. | Rirgs, 7% bid, 8 asked. People's, Oi: bid, Commercial, 5% asked. $ . tit genes oe Titie Insurance cks.—Real Estate Title, 108 bid, 116 asked. Columbia Title, 74 bid, 8 asked. Washington Title, 6 asked. District Title, 10 bid, Srelen — Stock: ‘elephone Stocks.—Pennsylvania, 37 bid. Chesa- peake and Potomac, 50 bid, 52% ‘asked. “American Graphophone, 3% bid, 4% ‘asked. Pneumatic Gun 28 bid, .35' asked. 15 Carriage, 5 i Miscellaneous Stocks.—Washington Market, bid. Bull Rua Panorama, Norfolk and Washington Steam bid. Great Falls Ice, 13 boat, 100 asked. Lincoln Hall, 75 bid. 12 bid, 20 asked. Baltimore Markets, BALTIMORE, February 7.—Fiour dull, unchanged —receipts, 9,562 barrels; shipments, 4,172 barrels; sales, 125 barrels. Wheat steads—spot and month, Bi May, 59a5%!,; steamer No. 2 red, 54a544— receipts, “36,816 bushels; stock, 763,057 bushels; sales, 10,000. bushels; southern wheat by sample, 56:58; do. on grade, 54345774, Corn strong—si and month, 4740474; March, 471%a47%; May, 49% bid; steamer mixed, 4Gig bid” receipts, 13,476 bushe els; stock, 537,432 bushels: sales, 7,000 bushels; southern white corn, 474,048; do. yellow, 48a4¥. Oats firmly heid at higher prices—No. 2 white west ern, 36:36 1. 2 mixed, 34%a5—receipts, 4.642 pushels. Rye inactive—No. 2m receipts, 1,999 bushels; stock, 34,356 bushels. Hay firm—good to choice timothy, $12/00a $12.50." Grain freights steady, offerings light. Su- —granulated, 4.08. do. imitation, 18819; do. In 14a15; store ‘packed,’ 10a12. 2a27. Cheese quiet and steady. Cotton Markets. stain markets, reported by W. B. F'st., t 2 idog LL Est, representing Hubbard, Price peees sys e8ags ure i 9 ae poe Been. COLLISION ON 14TH STREET. Passengers Shaken Up, but No One Injured. At 3 o'clock this afternoon a car on the U street line coming east struck a south- beund cable car on the 14th street road. Both cars were stopped as soon as the motormer covld do so, and a disastrous collision was avoided. Some ladies on the cable car were a good deal shaken up, but not at all injured. The cable was stopped for some time until the wreckage could be cleared. One of the cable cars was considerably damaged. —+. —_ A NEW REGULATION. Copies of Will Only to Be Inspectea Hereafter. The recent theft in California from the official files of the will of the late ex-Sen- ator Fair has induced Col. Wright, the Dis- trict register of wills, to make a new reg- ulation respecting wills filed here. Hereto- fore it has been customary to allow the newspaper reporters and others to inspect the originals of the wills. Hereafter, ac- cording to the regulation made by’ Col. Wright today, copies of every will filed here will at once be made in his office, and only these copies will the public be per- mitted to inspect. The copies made, the originais will be locked up in the office safe, and will then be allowed to be in- spected only by the attorneys or those di- rectly interested. SIGNS ON STREETS. Number of Cases Ruled on by the At- torney for the District. Attorney Thomas has advised the Com- missioners that the swinging sign in front of the 13th street entrance of the office of | Mr. R. H. T. Leipold,accurding to his sworn statement, being from fourteen to fifteen feet above the level of the pavement, and projecting between four and four and one- half feet from the buikling line, is prohib- ited by the ordinances of the corporation of Washington cf 1883. Two Other Signs. Relative to the communications of Messrs. W. S. Teel of 935 Pennsylvania avenue and M. Goldschmidt & Son of 911 Pennsyl- vania avenue, inquiring if their signs were illegal obstructions, Attorney Thomas says that the ordimance of the late corporati ~ Washington of 1858 authorizes signs resting upon the sidewalks to be placed as far out from the building lime as feur fect. But the ordinance, he says, does not justify signs like those of Messrs. Teel and Goldschmidt, consisting of a gilded repre- sentation of a man’s shirt, and a spoon and a large watch, nor does it prohibit a sign which is placed flat against the front of the building, and which does not pro- ject endwise into the street. The object of the ordinance, concludes the attorney, was to prevent injury to life and limb by falling signs, and the disfigurement and ob- struction of the streets with all manner of projecting signs. Another Reply. Relative to the communication of H. H. Hempler, corner of 6th and Pennsylvania avenue, asking that his sign, representing a pair of spectacles, be allowed to remain, as it has for thirty years, Building In- spector Brady, in his repert to the Com- missioners upen the matier, says that if the sign is suspended eight feet above the pavement, with a projection not exceeding three and one-half feet from the building line, a permit will be issued therefor upon application at that oitice. Similar Opinion. Mr. Thomas has also rendered a similar opinion in the case of Mr. Joseph Walt: myer of 220 Pennsylvania avenue south’ east, to the effect that his sign being < ging one, hung about twelve feet above the sidewalk, is within the prohibi- tion of the ordinance of the late corpora- tion of Washington. — LOT CONVENTION. THE Po! Completing Arrangements for the Big Meeting. The Women’s Christian Temperance Un- icn of the District of Columbia has about completed the details for the great conven- tion of the W. C. T. U. of the world, which will hold its session at Convention Hall oa Friday evening, February 15. Miss Frances E. Willard wil! preside, and Lady Henry Somerset, vice president- at-large, will deliver an address. On Fri- day morning, at Metropolitan M. E. Church, at 10 o'clock, there is to be a con- secration and prayer meeting, prefiminary to the great polyglot petition meeting at Convention 3 It has been suggested that the great pe- tition, which now bears 4,000,000 signatures, shall be drapec around the hall. It is be- lieved that the meeting will be a monster one despite the fact that slight admission to regulate the attendance will be charged. Ten cents will be general admission, but reserved seats are held at 25 and 50 cents, for sale at Ellis’ February 8. Among those who will make addresses are: Lady Henry Somerset, Miss Willard, Mrs. Katherine Lente Stevenson, corre- sponding secretary of the National W. C. T. U.; Mrs. Clara Cleghorn Hoffman, re- cording secretary; Mrs. Helen M. Barker, treasurer; Mrs. Emily McLaughlin, presi- dent of Boston W. C. T. U.; Miss Belle Kearney, national organizer of the “Y* branch, and Mrs. Ellen A. Blair, national chalk talker. —_— Reported Relense of Officers. A London press association correspond- ent in Shanghai says that the men from the American warship Concord who were seized by natives near Chin Kiang have been released, but this report has not been ccnfirmed. Officials are inclined to think that whole affair has appeared in America a more serious light than at the place of ita occurrence (assuming that published re ports have been accurate). They think that if any Chines was shot it ts likely the Chinese, following sual custom, merely created more a |