Evening Star Newspaper, February 20, 1895, Page 2

THE EVENING STAR, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 1895-TWELVE PAGES. Cut cut this coupon, sign it, write briefy on it eny remarks as to recent soffering on account of insufficiency of water supply and mail or send it to ‘The Evening Star office. — TO THE SENATE AND HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA IN CONGRESS ASSEMBLED: We, residents of the District of Columbia, respectfully petition you to retain, In the District of Columbia appropriation bill the provision of the House which 2 appropriates the sum of $125,000 for increasing the height of the dam at Great Falls; the necessity for which improvement is apparent to all dwellers on high levels and has been set forth in reports made by the engineer officer in charge of the Washington aqueduct. é line of the city, and for an investigation Unless the dam at the Great Falls is promptly raised, according to the opinion of the engineer officers in charge, Wash- ington will soon suffer from a water famine. Already in many parts of the city residents have suffered on accouat of the insufitclency of the supply of water deliver- ed from the conduit. Something must be dene at once, and The Star today affords citizens of the District the means of getting an appeal quickly before Congress. Let every one who reads this, sign and send at once to The Star offlce the accom- panying coupon petition. In many instanceg it will be desirable to se the coupon as the head of petitions that will accommodate more s‘gnatures than the coupon will contain. The petitions thus signed will be arranged and sent to ne preper authorities. ‘The existing condition of things has long been foreshadowed. The accomplished en- gineers of the army who have had charge of the work of supplying the city with water have been reporting to Congress year after year that”something must soon be done to Increase the pressure and the amount of water furnished to the citizens. The only way to do it is to raise the dam at Great Fals. ‘The House of Representatives Inserted an item in the District of Columbia apprypria- tion bill appropriating $125,000 for the work of ralsirg the dam at the falls. The | Senate etruck out this provision and in- seried in its stead au item of $35,000 for a survey to determine the feasibility of using the tuunel new partially completed and the reservoir north of the baundary into the entire question of raising the dam, together with an estimate of the damages that would result to the sur- rounding property. The bill will go into conference some day this week, and the differences between | the two houses will there be adjusted, in- cluding this water supply question, The | House believes that there has been enough surveying done already, and that there Is sufficient information now in hand to war- rant the work being started as soon as possible. The Senate does not want to spend any money on the work itself, but is willing to spend $10,600 on a mere sur- vey that must inevitably result ina repe- tition of the facts now well established. ‘The danger of the situation has been ably set forth by Col. George H. Elliot of the cerps of engineers, now in charge.of the water supply of the District, in an inter- view in ‘The Star, in which that oflicer says that unless something be done very quickly this city will experience a terrible water famine. He says, further, that there has been more than enough preiiminary work done, that the cnly thing now to do is to go ahead and raise the dam. before the famine Is upon the city, and to pay for the damages that result after they have been caused. This, he points out, is the easiest and best way to calculate the cost. So the matter hangs. The citizens of Weshington have it in their power, per- heps, to exercise a great influence upon the question. These petitions must be filled out promptly and seut to The Star office without any delay, as the time is very short. CARLISLE TO STAY. ‘The President Does Not Desire Him to Leave the Trensury. It can be stated on authority that there {s no truth in the report which has been current for some time that Secretary Car- Usle Intends to resign. Nor fs it true that the President desires his resignation with a view to his nomination to the Supreme SEW YORK AVENUE CHURCH. Rev. Malthbie D. Babcock of Baltimore Favored by the Committee. As far as the action of the committee ap- pointed by the congregation of the New York Avenue Presbyterian Church to rec- ommend some oue to fill the vacancy caus- ed by the resignation of Rev. Dr. Bartlett, ts concerned, the new pastor of the church ill be Hev. Maltbie D. Babeock, who 1's | bench. Mr. Cleveland desires the Secre- the paster of the Brown Memorial Presby- | tary to remain at the head of the Treas- terian Chureh in Baltimore. A meeting of") ury Department during his full term of the comm was held in the pastor's | office, and consequently, unless something study of the chureh now unforeseen changes the present status, the vi ’3 names that ha ht to the attention of the com . it was decided to appotat a subi of three to confer with Dr, 5 should a vacaney occur in the Supreme Court during the next two years, some one other than Mr. Carlisle will receive the nomination. Baltiny Ame we The bill retiring Justice Jackson is still following to of Dr. Babcock: pending in the Senate, but ther said to “He i one of the most proml- | he little chance of its becoming a law dur- 3 reymen inthe | ing the present session. Senator Harris, sure, has no ex- who has charge ef the r pectation of its passage. Horrblower or Peckham. Should it become a law, however, It is erstood that the President would al- ee inly nominate to the vacancy Hornblower, whose nomination rated at th and at the mos either Mr. was rejected by the Senate during the last or Mr. Rufus Peckham of the sess! Dy a man who a a Is ymed to execute with vigor all bis | New York court of appeals. plins, bis werk has been a most practical |” Mr. Cleveland, however, would not sub- Gace m its results. He Is earnost and eio- | Ject Mr. Hornblower to another rejection, t in the pulpit, but, though a popt and therefore the temper of the Senate on or, is, if comparison be possible, a | the question of his confirmation would be full more successful pastor. With that | ascertained before any action was taken. personal w stism that is all important | There is said to have been a change in the feclings of several Senators, and it is said to be by no means certain that his re- nomination would not be confirmed by 2 stian work, he wins the esteem of » who come within the range of his s manner Is that of a man | good majority. Senator Pugh is said to be iar footing with his frien one of the Senators who have come to ith and instructing them | the conclusion that his rejection was a of lite. In personal appearance | mistake which should be corrected in case bles a well-to-do busi- han a minister of the are not of a clerical nd the business- tens and of an opportunity arises to do so. “DIED IN HIS OFFICE. Chicf Clerk Oxgoed. Stricken With Apoplexy, Expires in Two Hours. Mr. Harry G. Osgood, chief clerk to the the de | fourth assistant postmaster general, was put is | Stricken with apoplexy in his office at the atigable | Post Office Department a little after noon today, and died at six minutes past 2 this noon, WItnouL haying recovered con- no indica he arcse drink of water. ining room, that rosm occup’ usual hour and of being ill. work is much cocler was in the ermediate between That He Will Decline. the » ‘the Evening Star. 2 i by Mc hs . February 20.—There | 3 stant postmaster g: was iderable surprise in Baltimore to- | eral. it ed that Dr. Malte water cooler he As he approzched the he that he felt strange- He had covered half the neces- nee when he made this rema words had been a quivered, ar, re made with great effort. the gia I n to sink to the me time throwing his hand M morial Church 2 Washington. ngton called ing and had a left without an an- was not prepared to of th OWE 1 fr minittee from W: k this oh 1 fe re: floor, at the “h short no- | to his left side above the heart. ¢ for New York to! The clerks rushed to his but the vic- a He was y & re-ltim fell to the floor. He gasped several 1 only say he would con-/} times. His closed and opened in an but his I were with- t motion. Drs. Bairrte and Brooks were Ned for and responded. Mrs. Osgood was notified, and reached the side of her ling fashion, on here is that Dr. Bab- the call. He is popular ion, which is one of the eral opit will decline » congre and most iniluential in the city. | husband before the end cam : eclined a call and a 310,000 salary All that medical skill could suggest was s chureh in New York a short | done, but at 2:06 he was pronounced dead. Mr. Osgeod was an appointee of this ad- e headed the delegation which | ministration. He was a strong personal el to get Dr. Bab- | f: i of a brother to Postmaster General cock’s salary at that time was itissell and came here from Lockport, N t time, it is understoos Y., soon after sell assumed charge. e leaves a wife and three children. was about forty years old. He matter of salary to interfere with He will give a formal an- siington call within two or A Kesolation Sim he Wolcott One to Be Introduced It is said today by Representative Living- ston of Georgia that a silver resolution imilar to the one propesed in the Senate ho is an intimate friend of rnoen: “I have while, of thing before | by Mr. Wolcott will be introduced in the a House. He says that it has not yet been 2 : < decided who will be the sponsor for it, but « HE Ovit ¥, eons Se that perl he will be himself. Capt. Howgate Will Learn His Fate | When 1 how it was preposed to Nareadeierards tes cure a hes ‘ing for the declaration, M eee ‘bid Rica (tas (ibe | ton said he supposed appitcation would . ed that the |be made to the committee on ru rhe ' take the ss of such a request is exceedingly r but beable, both bee the committee on 7 } a majo against the silver and bee there is not time | for consideration. | = ———— } Clerks to Go. The Wer Department will lose five more clerks as the result of the work of the commission. A clerk will be drop- each of these departments: Quar- é al’s, commissary general's, al and ordnance. -o— he Th 's, medi ermometer. ng were the readings of the rat the weather bureau today: ; maximum, mini- stamps and money LATE NEWS BY WIRE Murderer Gentry Tells of His Long ~ Wandering. WENT TWO DAYS: WITHOUT FOOD Self-Inflicted Stab Wounds Not Deemed Serious. NO ONE CAN SEE HIM —_-+—_—_ PHILADELPHIA, February 20.—James B. Gentry, the murderer of Margaret Win- fred Drysdale, or Madge Yorke, as she was known on the stage, who was picked up unconscious on a doorstep near the Columbia avenue entrance to Fairmount Park shortly after midnight by a police- man, is in a private room in the receiving department of the German Hospital. At the hospital this morning it was stated that the self-inflicted stab wounds found on Gentry are not of a serious char- acter, the danger to be apprehended being from injuries to the skull sustained in leap- ing from the fire escape, or however he received them. Magistrate Milligan went to the German Hospital this morning and took Gentry’s formal statement. Miss Lida Clarke was the chief witness, and at the conclusion of the hearing Gentry was held to await the action of the coroner. When Gentry left the hotel he says he went through an alley way (Duponce ave- nue) to Locust street, thence to Sth street, and at this point threw the revolver with which he committed the murder into a snow bank. He retraced his steps on Lo- cust street as far as 9th street and boarded a cable car, and finally landed in the park. ‘this was about midnight Sunday night. From that time until he was admitted to the hospital early this morning, not a par- ticle of food has passed his Hps. He had wandered about the secluded portions of the park, and frequently wet his parched mouth by picking up a handful of snow and eating it. He had $9.0 on his person when found, but said that he was atraid to attempt to purchase any food for fear of being recognized and captured. From the time Gentry was found by the officer, sitting on the steps of a salvon at the C lumbia avenue entrance to the park, until he reached the German hospital, an hour later, he refused to answer a question, or tell how he came to be sitting on the step. His only answer to numerous questions plied by the police officers was, “I am suf- fering greatly.” And there is no possible reason to doubt his wor The wretched man’s sufferings while skulking around the underbrush of the de- serted park, where snow is in many places knee deep, must have been indescribable. It is a rare occurrence for a pedestrian or team to enter this portion of the park at this season of the year, and even the park guards stationed along the roads are with- drawn to the portions of the pleasure ground frequented by sleighing parties. If his terrible sufferings had not driven him out of the park he might have wandered through the woods for days without being seen. When taken to the hospital and he found that the discovery of his identity was but a question of a few minutes, he became more talkative. He refused, however, to mention the name of the dead actress. He was not surprised when told that Miss Yorke was dead, although he said that he had not seen an account of the tragedy in the newspapers. After his wounds had been dressed by the hospital physicians this morning Gen- try was given some liquid nourishment, was made of his clothing the police officials, the found was the following the back of an envelop S been a disappointment from When a seare by this morning first thing the: beginning to end. All I have say is good-bye to earth. (Sig.) J. B. Gentry.” In the pockets of his coat were haif dozen love lett such lett from Madge Yorke, as one rec from a wo: who loves a man. Th . as dated Feb- ruary 10, ond from the nature of it, it was evident that even if she meant to di: him, her love for him was warn la: The letters found on G are in the} custody of Superintendent Linden of the police department, who declines to make the coro- le for any and the public their contents until « ner’s inquest. It fs a persons other than t police authorities to sce ing a strict regulation to t gard to all ers und for a capital crime. surveillance pri THE 1c ROBLEM. A Baltimore Tug to Start for Wash- ington Tomerrow. Harbor Master Sutton today called on the Commissioners and made a verbal report of his visit to Baltimore yesterday for the purpose of observing the pregress that has been made In equipping the tugs Hercules and Vulcan for service in clearing the Po- tomac of Ice, and also to inspect the ice plow, now completed, to be placed on the government tug Triton. The plow Is of heavy oak, covered with No. 14 iron, and weighs about six tons. It was in readiness to be sent over by rail last evening, but today the Commissioners received informa- tion that such a course is practically im- possible, for it is claimed that if the im- mense plow {s pla a platform will project too far to permit of pa through tunnels, ard it cannot be a modated in any ‘The tug Hercu stated to a some timne, but the Vulcan Is to the d the ossible prob: be tomorrow ton this afternoon sent one of his as to Baltimore to come around on the 4A channet has been the s: ge wharf 1 in sex ng towe street wh A How 1 Young Washingtonian Won Wite on Valentine's Day. ‘There was a romantic elopement in Roch- iday, which inter Washington people more than a little, inas- much us the young man in the story is a student at the dental school of Columbian University. The parties to the elopement were Miss Maud M. Love and Mr. Harry B. Moore of this cli The bride is but nine- rs of age, and the groom tw he is a sister-in-law of Mr. Aldrich, mayor of Rochester, and w that city with her mother, staying at the home of a brother. Parental consent was denied them, and so they had to take the matter into their own hands. The marriage wes accompanied with all the romantic details suitable to such an oceasion—a closed sleigh, a hasty trip to the city hall and a determined pursuit by the relatives of the bride. It was too late to stor ding when the flight of the yourg couple was discovered, and finally opposition was withdrawn when it was found that th tied in prop- er form. Now they are receiving the con- gratulations of their friends in this city, for they came here directly after the wed- Ung and are stopping at 13th street. > BOND BILL. effectual Effort to Get an Even- iag Session for It. endeavored to for Au toda: consent se- an evening pw night for the purpose of considering the bill author- izing the issue of bonds to the extent of $7,500,000 for the streef and sewer exten- sion plan. He said: “The sanitary conc tion and health of the city, as well as a very large pecuniary interest of the people Senator Ha! unanimous of the city, are involved in this bill, and“tt is vastly important that the measure should be considered and acted upon at the earliest day possible. the Senate shall devote a few hours of its spare time tomorrow evening to the con- sideration of this bill.” Prompt objections were entered by Sena- tors Allen and Pettigrew, and Mr. Harris’ proposition failed. It is not at all likely that any other effort will be made to bring I thérefore ask that | up the sewer bill this session. HAVING LIVELY TIMES Daughters of the American Revolution and Parliamentary Law. The Proceedings. This Merning-Re- ports Adopted and Other Business— Transacted—A Presiding Officer. The Daughters of the American Revolu- tion began their session this morning by electing Mrs, F. W. Dickens presiding of- ficer for the day. Following the election and installation of Mrs. Dickens a short religious service was conducted by Mrs. E. T. Bullock. Dr. McGee made a statement concerning the circulars which had been sent out in an effort to complete the new directory of the daughters of; the order. The circulars, she stated, had only been responded to by seventy-five of the original one hundred and fifty-eight chapters, and fifteen of these were sa_defective that they would have to be returned for correction. Dr. McGee urged that the omissions be re- paired as rapidly as possible by the differ- ent chapters. Several times during the day's sessions the ladies became somewhat tangled up in parliamentary mazes, and it was with some difficulty that affairs were straightened out. ors. Gordon and other ladies of Georgia were introduced and read an invitation from the board of women managers of the cotton states and international exposition inviting the congress of Daughters to at- tend the international exposition of 1895 in Atlanta, and that they shall appoint read- ers and orators and prepare a program for the ISth and 19th of October. which will be given up to a consideration of the surren- der of Cornwallis at Yorktown. This invi- tation was seconded by the Georgia Chap- ter, Mrs. Frances Orme, regent. ‘A vote of thanks was returned to the ladies of Georgia for the invitation. A motion was made and carried to 60 into committee of whole to receive reports. Motion to carry over nomination cI na- tional officers till Friday produced a warm discussion whether this was in order or the ular program for the day, which had been accepted yesterday. Mrs. Me Lean of New York, Miss Pike of Washing- ton, Mrs. Ballinger of Washington and many other ladies took part in the hot dis- cussion, in which many motions were ma and lost. Mrs. McLean insisted that considerations of fitness and ability should precede noml- rations. The consideration of Mrs. Knight's reso- lution to nominate and elect officers on ‘Thursday was adopted by 2 vote of iz) to 73. M Lockwood's motion that the pro- gram for the day be carried out till that hour was finally carried, amidst much noise and disturbance. Motions were then made to elect a chair- man of the commitice of the whole. Various nominations of ladies who were ineligible for parliamenta ns were made and so many for Mr: Kens, the presiding officer of the day, that she was at length obliged to say that it was im- possible for her to occupy two chairs at on Finally Mrs. Jewett of Illinois was declared elected unanimously, whereupon several members desired to record them- elves as opposed to this as unparlia- mentary. Reports Adopted. The report of the vice president general, Mrs. Stevensen, was accepted by the con- vention, its suggestions left to be acted upon later; also that of the vice president general in charge of organization, Mrs. Augusta D. Geer, who was too ill to appear at the convention this morning. The report of the corresponding tary, Miss Desha, was then taken u It was read by sections and discussed. hat tion that got onto the rocks first was the question of issuing supplies to the re- ecre= gents. Miss Dorsey made a motion that the corresponding secretary general be sustained by the congress in her action in having given cut supplies, for which she had been censured by the national board. The congress sustained her, after talking all roand ke n Hood's barn. Dr. dicGee then moved that hereafter the : cretary general be ordered y to the state regents on to issue sti veuche ger cbjected. Then there was a storiny time. The president ashed her gi nd whet she heard, remarked “only one F : a thing ) were shrick- ibly orly one could that moment, no their cpinions be heard at onc could be heard. Atter Ww) ur in useless ion, the — follo : “Resolve: ppl nts, pos tar ud of state re y their bills for station- and the ge when sent through the regular which yas preseated by Dr. MeGee, hen there came an outburst over the liberty bell, whic: s made by order of the Liberty of the daughters. rorm: ion, oily in part Me linger asked in- the c Lill, ‘The pr dent of the id that the bell stood on the lake shore in : unprotected. Ballinger aske ut authority it been vemeved from its depository in Desha reported that ¢ en. McDowell, who said that the safely housed, was wi ng to be fitted to a beautiful special car, to D taken on g labor 01 evident] have no c e had a let- As the two and the da rol of the bell, all the ion, which got pretty hot, was or- unged from the r <t thing taken up was th editor of the reports ene Lockwood. lof that nature © report of the bus’ n Lock woor and accepted as ibutes to her exec and busi At this j se » of Sc ct the four si he daughters, ir national ode 1 ent of th t ther New would t the completed. reports were adopted, after on. The confusion se of the ladies get- the o¥ oh cht solutely nothing could he heard. sident pounde. nd somebody the heN, but nohox stened. Final little woman in the hack of the house, who t though penetrating vo: easion and shrill d-e-n-t, the » to the o m 1 if this is the I would like to inqui Congress of the Daug! an Revolution or the Tower of Some woman shouted, “It isn’t either em: it's a mob!’ It brought down the sof house and semi-order was restored, when the p took occasion to tell the daughters that if they would observe the commonest rules of order they would be able to hear al! that was going on. ‘The electioneering for the office of pres- ident general is going briskly on. Mrs. Stevenson is not eligible for office a third time, and the order is now forced t eek another candidate. Mrs. John W. er has heen mentioned. Others mentioned are Mrs. Hogg, wife of ex-Gov. Hogg of Pernsylvania, and Mrs. Roger A. Pryor of New York. —__—_— VALUE OF PROPDRTY. Differance of Opinion on the Wash- gten Endowmert Co any Cause. According to a report filed this afternoon by Mr. 'T. M. Fields, one of the receivers In the case of the Washington Beneficial En- dowment Association against the Commer- cial Alliance Life Insurance Company, there is a difference of opinion between him and his co-receiver, Mr. A. A, Lipscomb, s to what is a fair and reasonable offer for the real estate of the association, sit- uated on 10th between D 5 Explaining that at the adve' the property but $12,000 was f they withdrew the piopert states that an offer of for it has been received from Graham. That amevnt, reports Mr. Ki he believes to be a fair and ri price for the preperty, but in that op! Mr. Lipscomb cannot coincide. that the essessed value of the property that several well 5 > agreed with him that $2: fair and reasonable price for it, M suggests that if the offer is seriou jected to, an order of refer timony concerning it may be passed by tfe court. SILVER DEFEATED No Vote. on; the Wolcott Resolution Likely: This Session... AN INTERESTING’ CONTEST ENDED Mr. Chandler Says Bimetallism is Sure to Come. MATTERS IN THE HOUSE The Senate began its 11 o'clock sessions today, rendered necessary by- the pressing: ‘demands of the appropriation bills. Only ten Senators were present when the session opened, but the galleries were well filled with delegates to the Woman's National Association, in session here. Mr, Hill (N. ¥.), always watchful against surprises, was one of the earliest comers. Mr. Jones (Ark.), in charge of the silver bill, which still held its advantage as the unfinished business, circulated. among, his associates. 5 Mr. Platt (Conn,), Mr. Higgins (Del.) and oiher republican Senators were evidently prepared to carry forward. the opposition to the silyer bill, and Mr. Higgins secured the floor for a speech, but Mr. Jones soon came forward with an important announce- ment. Mr. Jones’ Announcement. “The friends of the regular order—the silver Dill,” said he, “have no wish to risk the danger of an extra session of Con- gress. They so state! at the outset of the discussion, Hyents have shown that this danger might be incurred and that che great appropriation bills might be put in jeopardy, For that reason the friends of the silver bill have authorized me to ray that it will not be further pressed at the sent session of Congress.” Senator-elect ter of Montana appear- ed on the floor during the preliminaries cud s warmly congratulated by the Senators. The presiding officer presented the Wo ‘oit silver resolution coming over from last leclaratory in favor of silver coinage tio of 16 to 1, but stating that it v inexpedient at this late day in the session to take up the silver bill. but it was cut oif by the objection of Mr. Butler (S. C.), in charge of the pooling bill. A bill was passed granting the railroad companies additional powers to secure rights of way, &c., in the indian territory. Mr. Higgins on the Wolcott Resolu- tion. years now close at hand, and the return of full prosperity will be long deferred. Bimetallism Must Come. “Therefore, the people of this republic wilkyvote. against the single gold standard. The. time is,approaching when it will be necessary fog,the republican Senators to Present some affirmative measures of bi- metaliism. What these measures shall be must be determined by the wisest members of 4hat-party, which is soon to control by an.overwhelming majority the popular branen of Congresss “The bimetallisny which was promised must be reached“or steps toward it must be taken, or the American voters will decide between gold monometallism as the one alternative and the siiver monometallism as the other. It is useless to shut our eyes to the fact that the debters are more nu- merous, than the creditors, and that tl citizens who want prices of property to g0 up outnumber those who want them to rey main as they now are. Bimetallism has been promised to the people of this coun- try. They wait with: much impatience for the fulfillment of the pledges solemnly, made.by. both political parties.” Mr. Daniel (Va.) spoke of the disastrous financial conditions brought on, as he had predicted, by the striking down of the Sherman law. The democratic party had come into power, charged and pledged: by. the people to the equal coinage of metals and to repeal of the tax on s' -banks, and yet it was about to relinqui: its power without redeeming its solemn pledges. The Senators who opposed the repeal of the Sherman law because noth- ing to take its place was proposed now had their justification in the misery existing. and the inability of Congress. to act. Credentials Criticised. The credentials of Thomas H. Carter. ag: Senator from Montena for the term be-) ginning March 4 next were presented by, Mr. Power of Montana. Mr. Hoar criticised the manner of mak: | ing out the credentials. They should » simple and follow established forms. Mr; Hoar pointed out that the governor of Mon= tana recited in the credentials that “commissioned” Mr, Carter as Sena whereas, said Mr. Hoar, the governor. no more power to commission a Senator, than to commission the sultan of Turkey. THE HOUSB. At the opening of the session of the, House today some time was spent in uns raveling a tangle produced by the passage by the House, under a misapprehension, of a biil to increase the pension of Thos. Corrigan, late company 3, eighty-eighta Illinois infantry, to $50 per month. The bill was returned to the House in response to a resolution, and by unanimous consent the vote was again taken on the recom= mendation of the committee of the whole that the bill He on the table. Messrs. Hull and Lacey of Iowa insisted. that the bill was meritorious, and the- recommendation of the committee of the whole should be disagreed to, and thig: action was taken, 48—100. Mr. Jones (Va.) then made an ear: argument against the passage of the bi which, he said, in effect overruled the ; Mr. Higgins then addressed the Senate on the Wolcott resolution, He urged that it was meaningless‘and could effect nothing. It would not receive executive approval even if it went through Congress. Mr. Higgins declared that his side of the cham- ber was not for gold monometallism or for silver monometallism, but for a judicious use of both metals, His speech then took a wide range as to the course of the coun- try and the parties.on finance. He said the repeal of the Sherman law was notice to the world that the United States would no ionger be the patient ass to bear the burden of silver. At 12 o'clock the hour of unfinished bus- iness arrived, and a sharp controversy arose as to the precedence of various bills. The Woilcoit resolution, under the rule, went to the calend: Mr. Gorman appealed to Senators to stop the fruitless discussion on the pending Wolcott resolution and to take up the ap- propriation biils, which w demanding aitention if it was boped to pass them. He moved to take up the Indian appropria- tion bill. Mr. Butler, in charge of the pooling bill, objected and demanded a roil call. The motion prevailed. Yea nays, 1 ‘The effect of the vote was to d silver Dill shed b bi trength of the pooling bi any friends of that measure Voted io the Indian bill ‘The negative vote w Camden, Cameron, ¥ Jcnes of Arkansas, Lindsey, of Wis Quay, Weilcott. ‘The ind Mr not a test of Blanchard, But- follows: elforts should be pressed s to induce internation- R ny legislation for free ge of s hould provide "for the ntenance of the y between both , to whieh the faith of this country edged.” Mr. Chandler's Speech. Mr. Chandler (N. H.) addressed the Sen- ate on the Wolcott resolution. The speech was brief, but was looked upon as signifi- cant and was followed with interest, owing to the prominent part Chandler has taken in shaping the course of the repub- n side of the chamber. He said: n deference to the prevailing opinion ‘Sew England and because {t may be open our own mints to the un- of silver, without concur- action upon the part of other great I shall vote against the pending by the Ur al bimet of uprwise to et that I cannot rmative int pleds omise convention in 4 Whi S done to rede oid equally meta 4 to coinage as mone: bimetallic nations. ism is ov acon in another direction is not soo: Against the adoption for America dit my duty to ‘ordance with the and with the inter- c the great mass of the American people—debtors, producers and property owners. ‘Yo What the People Are Exposed. “It may be, it doubtless is, the pathway of strength and honor for the national gov- ernment to pay all its existing obligations in gold. But that is a small branch oZ the pending q “It is agreed by all writers on political economy and the question of money that a diminution in the quantity of the metallic money ses an appreciation of the re- mainder and produces a fall in the prices of all commodities. If there are 34,000, y00,000 of gold and $4,000,000,000 of silver in existence, constituting together the world’s measure of value, and one-half of the quantity is abandoned as a money metal and measure of value, the other half ap- preciates in value and destruction comes to the vaiues of all other property, while all the debts of the world remain unreduced. This brings insolvency to debters and ruin to business and enterpri “To such a fate the people are now ex- posed. To what extent oth utses than the demonetization of siiver have brought about the distressing condition in which this country has found itself for ihe 1 two years it is not clear. But I cannot avoid the conclusion that the adoption of ca the single gold standard has helped to produce the Impending calamity. It is not, as I have a question of paying the public debt, or whether it shall be paid in gold or in silver. That debt is insignificant Compared with the thousands of millions of cbligations which weigh with crushing force upon the millions of our fellow coun- trymen, eq to or greater in amount than they were a few years ago, while in the meantime half the world’s money has heen stricken from existence and the prices of all property from which debtors must rive the mean ke their payments have gone down one-half “If, with the fall of one-half in the prices of commodities, the debts of the people vere also one-half, we could go for- nkruptcies are, in my belief, to blight cision of the pensien office. He deman the yeas and nays and the roll was called; The bill passed—i53—%: Mr. Pickier (8. D.) called up as a matter. of privilege a resolution introduced by him. & month-ago calling.on the Secretary..of, the Treasury for a list of the soldiers..of the late war dismissed from his. eigte i sinee March 3, 1893, with. the cause of : dismissal in each case, and it was adopt: edt 8, Naval Approprintion. Bill. The House then went into committee+of the wiole and reSumed the consideration of the naval appropriation bill. When the peragraph providing for the authorization of the three new battleships and twelve torpedo boats was reached Mr. Dolliver Wowa) offered an amendment pRo- viding that two of the torpedo boats should. be built cn. the Mississippi river. He sz in explanation that it had been the policy of the government for some years to con® struct a portion of the new navy on the Pacific, const. A. few years ago a ship building concern on the Mississippl had successfully bid for the construction of a torpedo boat. That boat had been built and igunched and was now awaiting her final trials. Mr. Doiliver thought it should be the policy of the government to align some of the smaller _y be in sels of the nayy.to built on the sippi. It would aid the development of the ship building in- stry of this country. Talbott, in charge of the bill, accept- ed the amendment. hy unanimous consent, an arrangement Was made with opponents of the in- ease of the navy by which a vote should aken on the amendments to the pending paragraph at 2:30. Aguinst the Battleships. the authorization of the three battle- ships at a cost, exclusive of armameat, of $4,000,000 each. Mr. Simpson (Kan.) took the floor and reiterated his sition to the coistruc- tion of battle ‘as lteraliy nformation” and defended the measure. Mr. Henderson (lowa) announced that he Was for peace and therefore for a navys As a republican he was for a strong ceny tralized government—a government capable of protecting itself and all its citizens, rieb or poor, at home or abroad. Mr. Cannon (ill.) criticised the naval com: mittee for lack of courage. They wanted the House to authorize the construction.of these new ships to cost 320,000,009, but in- d to Jeave the appropriation to the Congr to he said. The Satur> expect hi Cramps were here, Last day Cramp had boasted that this bill would * motion to strike out the pro» for the three new battle ships in on bill was lost 43— vision e naval app ® the inerease of the navy. . Mr. Cannon then mpdi+ mendment so as to appropriate fied bh $5,000,000. Sa THE LE! 2 BY the Senate Com- House Measure. Senator Cockrell, from the Senate com= mittee on epprepriations, today reported the legislative, exeeutive and judicial Dilk The total appropriation carried by the bill, as reported, is $21,910 an increase-of Increases Made mittee to the by $00,647 over the bill as it passed the Housey and $611,089 in excess of the appropriation for the ‘present year. The increases run through all the depart and are gen- erally in smail amounts, the principal bes ing $44,000 for the patent oflice, and $10 for the Court of Private Land Ciaims, aud $6,000 to pay the salary of the new judge. in tho ninth circuit. Tho increase in the patent office appro= priation is made by the addition of a classin fication divis' the eppropriation being, for the paym ef and assistant chiefs and clerks. The increase in the appropriation of the. Private Land Claims Court is made necess. sary by a-change in the wording of the, Dill. The bill, as it passed the House, ap: propriated for salaries “at the rate of” so much for each, while the Senate amend ments make the appropriations absolute and for the entire year. The House allowance was only for halg im allowed by the ate. The court 9 continued in existence until Decent ber 31, 1897. The only other amendment of a generat cheracter is a- provision that no employe of Congress shall sublet to or hire another to perform any of the duties of his posts tion. Provision made for continuing the present assay office at Denver, Col., unt the coinaze mint provided in the recent act of Congress all become a law. - -°- Grain and Cotton Markets. Cotton and ets, reported by We Bo is, 1424 enting Hubbard, Price de and curse the country In the months and FINANCE AND TRADE New Loan Oversubscribed Twenty Times in Thirty Minutes. RAPID RISE WITHIN TWO HOURS ‘dications Point to the Bonds 4 Reaching 119.69. QPIERAL MARKET REPORES i "Special. Dispatch to The Evening Star. - “NEW. YORK, February 20—Had. the ‘harsh and unlimited criticisms of the last few days been eulogies of the highest type the success of the new government loan , could not have been more prorfounced, nor } the.testimonial to the perpetuity of the na- } tépnal credit been more complimentary.The | subscription books were open for exactly | thirty minutes, during which time the loan : 462,000,000 was oversubscribed twenty, imes. In London the humber of disap- pointed applicants: was fully equal to the number on this side, the total amount sub- } scribed for at that center being £120,000,000. As foreshadowed in this column yesterday, ‘fhe; subscription price was 112 1-4, or a basis a trifle under 3 3-8 per cent. Two hours after the books were closed a bid of 116 1-2 was publicly made for the bonds, sua indications point strongly to the es- teblishment of a 3 per cent basis in the ,future, making the market price of Assue 119.69, dnkers generally regard the latter price ‘aa-a-perfectly sound basis for investment purchases, but the character of. the de- today led to predictions of much fc prices during the spring months. The effect of these Iberal subscriptions was: reflected in a strong and stubborn market for all of the better class of Stecks. Prices did not advance beyond the tunics of fair-sized fractions, but the sen- ent of the rccm was strongly adverse to any further trading in the short ac- ocunt. The short interest in the market is large enough to force a rally, but the dis- crganization of the opposite faction is so camplete that the reduction of this inter- est may preceed leisurely without advanc- ing prices materially. Conditions may not have changed suffi- ciently to warrant any material advance in iccs, but the sentiment of the street stows clearly that in the opinion of many competent judges the adjournment of Con- g¥eas ani the present low level of values Taeke short selling decidedly hazardous, With these different-opinions in force it is @iGicult to predict which will be first vindi- »A 5 per cent reduction in eastbound freight.rates and an advance of 2% cents per. gallon on distilled spirits were among th more important developments of the day, not attributable to unusual condi- Chicago Gas was. strong on early deal- inga,2nd was bought on ail concessions by thdpe.identified with the new interests in thgi.property. The discovery of $1,000,000 Seating. debt is said to have suggested an important reorganization of the company. Sugar was strong, at an advance of 5-3 per-ceat, the advance being decidediy in- Gemgistent with the weight of argument. “The trading of the last hour was steady Gua small volume of business. - FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL. ‘The following are the opening, the high- @xtyand the lowest and the closing prices of:the New York stock market today, as re- ported by Corson & Macartney, members New. York stock exchange. Correspondents Messrs. Moore & Schley, No. 80 Broadway? Stock. eae High. aS, Close, American Sugar... 9835 928 9 a ae Se Sy 69 7 s bee! 18s 18% 4 .. KL. and Paeifie. Lack. and W. ware and Hudson. Den. and R. Grande Pfd Dis.and Cattle Feeding. Geperai Electric. : Lnols Central Lake Shore. Louisville and Nashville Long Island Traction... Metropolitan Traction. . Manhattan Elevated. T.S.-Cordage Co res U.S. Cordage Co. New Jersey Central. New York Central, Ne¥: and N. EF. Cis. NtY., C. andSt. Louis. Northern Pacific... Northern Pacific Pf. Nesta American. Qar, and Western. ja. and Keadin, Pullman Pal. Car Go ja. ‘Fexas Pacitic. Tenn. Coai a3 Vhecling and ie. $ Wheeiing aud L, E. Pid. seis Western Coton Tel....! Wisconsin Central. Washington Stock Exchange. yoorerma tered 111 bid, asked. Wa. U.S. S 43 bid. baad Disixict of Col . 63, Ist, 139 t shington Railroad & 30 bid. road cone asked. . 82 bid, ington Rail: bid, 105 asked. jroad Ga, 19v3q-bid, 11014 asked. Washingion Gas Company Series A, 114 bid. Washington Gas Company 68, sefies Th, 115'2 bid. Washington ¢ conv, 63,135 bid, 140 asked. TLS. conv. 5s, 139 bid. Chesapeake and Poto: phepe 5s, 101 bid, 101% asked. “American amb Trust 5s, F.! and A.. 100 bid. Ameri curity and Trust ds, A. and O., 100 bid. Ws fom Market Company Ist Gs, 110 bid. Wasiinsiom imp. Gs, Wa ny ext. Gs, Masonic 103 bid. Washington Light Ini Washington Light Infantry 108 bid. ‘National. Bank Stocks.—Bank of Washington, 285 big, 300 asked. Bank of the Republic, 250° Did, sked. Metropolitan, 289 bid, 297 usked. Cen- Hl i ig asked. ‘Traders’, 103 bid, 103 asked. fonal Safe Washing: American Wasb- 110 bid, TZ asked. Lincolh, 991 b “Safe Deposit and Trust Co Deposit und Trust, 120 dvi fon-Loan and ‘Trust, 117 bi i Trust, 133% b Deposit, 100 asked. Stocks.--Washing' and asked. — Metropolitan, , G4 bid, 70 asked. Georgetown, 70 bid, 70% Belt, 30 usked. « Light Stocks.Washington Gas, 2 Got asked, Georgetown Gas, 50 bid. | U. pid, 133 asked. Franklin, 45 bid, 55. asked. 3 bid. Potomac, and Pot yhophone, 7 Bomatie can Miscellaneous stents raised, recelpts, PRTG Dusbels. Kye fuaetive—No. igs, 1,039 bushels; stock, 29,840 bushels. Hay Grm-—gool to choice timothy, $13.50a$814.90. Grain sights (vil, unchanged. Sugar’ firm—cranulated, r Paper 100 ibs, Butter and eggs steady, um ‘ |. Cheese firm, unchanged. ’