Evening Star Newspaper, February 21, 1895, Page 2

‘THE EVENING STAR, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 189 5—-TWELVE PAGES. Cat cat this coupon, sign it, write briefly on it any remarks as to recent puffering on account of insufficiency of watcr supply and mail or send it to The Evening Star office. marae ema MAG es ON TO THE SENATE AND HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA IN Wo, residents of the District of Columbia, respectfully petition you to retain in the District of Columbia appropriation bill the provision of the House which appropriates the sum of $125,000 for increasing the height of the dam at Great Falls; the necessity for which improvement {s 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. Address .... Ramer i 10 Unless the dam at the Great Falls ts 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 account of the insufficiency of the supply of water deliver- ed from the conduit. Something must be done 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 office the accom- panying coupon petition. In many instances it will be desirable to use the coupon as the head of petitions that will accommodate more signatures than the coupon will contain. The petitions thus signed will be arranged and sent to the proper authoritfes. ‘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 Falls. ‘The House of Representatives inserted an ftem in the District of Columbia apprupria- tion Dill appropriating $125,000 for the work of raising the dam at the falls. The Senate struck out this provision and in- serted In its stead an item of $35,000 for @ survey to determine the feasibility of using the tunnel now partially completed and the reservoir north of the boundary Somme MER NN ‘ rep Ture CONGRESS ASSEMBLED:- g i : 3 line of the city, and for an investigation into the entire question of raising the dam, together with an estimate of the damages that would result to the sur- reunding 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 enought 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 $10,000 on a mere sur- vey that must inevitably result in a 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 ccrps of engineers, now in charge of the water supply of the District, in an inter- view in The Star, in which that officer says that unless something be done very quickiy this city will experience a terrible water famine. He says, further, that there has been more than enough preliminary work done, that the cnly thing now to do is to go ahead and raise the dam, before the famine fs 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 Washington have it in their power, per- heps, to exercise a great influence upon the question. These petitions must be filled out promptly and sent to The Star office without any delay, as the time is very short. OLD WORLD TOPICS Excitement Over a Division in the House of Commons. ENGLISH EAGER FOR THE NEW BONDS Paris Journalists Sentenced for Blackmail. OTHER HAPPENINGS ABROAD LONDON, February 21.—There was great anxiety in the lobbies of the house of com- mons this afternoon as to the result of the ceming division on the motion of Sir Henry James for an adjournment of the house in order that he may call attention to the Indian import duties on cotton. It Is said that the measure has promises of the sup- port of a number of conservatives, as well as liberals, interested In the cotton trade, and that the combined strength is sufficient to bring about the defeat of the govern- ment. The Pall Mall Gazette (tory) says It ts anxious that the government should be turned out at the soonest moment posst- ble, but that it would be sorry to see them defeated on Sir Henry James’ petition. “We are not all cotton spinners, and we cannot advocate the utter sacrifice of une part of the empire for the benefit of un- ether.” ‘The Sun (liberal) says that Sir Henry James’ motion coyers the sinister and dis- waceful attack by which a British min- y has been menaced since parliamentary history began. The Press Association announces that at the cabinet council this afternoon it was resolved to persist in their conclusion that the condition of the finances of India for- bids dispensing with the iraport duties on cotton. Mr. Henry Fowler, secretary of state for india, professes confidence that the explanation he will make in the house of commons when Sir Henry James’ mo- tion is debated will save the position of the government. A movement developed this afternoon to bring about a postponement of the discus- sion of Sir Henry James’ motion until next week, but Mr. Fowler flatly refused to agree to-the proposition. He insists upon @ settlement of the question by the house tonight. + After the preliminary business of the day had been cleared away in the house of commons the discussion began upon Sir Henry James’ motion. It was 5:12 o'clock when Sir Henry obtained leave to submit his motion. The house was then crowded and great excitement prevailed in the lob- bies. On beginning his remarks on his motion Sir Henry called attention to the recent imposition of cotton duties in India. Str Donald MacFarlane (liberal), member for Argylishire, asked whether the motion was one contemplated by the standing or- ders; the subject being of no more tmpor- tance now than a week azo. The speaker ruled that the-motion was within the spirit of the standing order, inasmuch as It referred to the imposition of duties in India, which, it was alleged, called for an instant remedy. The decision of the speaker was greeted with loud conservative cheers. — PARIS HAD A Blackma’ PARIS, February 21.—The trial has been concluded of M. Raoul Canivet and other representatives of the press of this city, who were charged with blackmail, and sen- tences upon those convicted were pro- nounced today. M. Declercq of the staff of the Nineteenth Century was condemned to fifteen months’ tmprisonment, and to pay a fine of 200 francs. M. Girard, the manager of the Nineteenth Century, and M. Heftler, to two years in prison and 1,009 franes fine each; M. Camille Dreyfus, @ former member of the chamber of dep- vties, and lately political director of the Nation, to one year im prison and 500 frances fine; and M. Edouard Portalis, for- merly director of the Nineteenth Century, who fled to Antwerp when the blackmail- ing became known, to five years’ imprison- ment and 3,000 francs fine. The sentence of M. Portalis was by default. M. Raoul Canivet and M. Trocard were quitted of the charges made against em. Whe arrest and conviction of these men grew out of the unearthing of a gigantic scheme of levying blackmail upon the managers of all the casinos and gamblin, clubs in France. It is also underst that really important financial institutions and other sound corporations long sub- mitted to blackmailing operations in order to prevent the threatened publication of articles of an unfavorable character. The stoppage of the publication of social scan- dals is also said to have been a fruitful source of income. Declereq and Heftler were the “go-betweens” for the purpose of securing the hushing of threatened newspaper disclosures in regard to the gambling clubs and for extorting money from their proprietors. —_ ENGLISH WANTED THEM BADLY. Statement by the Rothschilds Regard- * ing the New Bonds. LONDON, February 21—The agent of the Associated Press called at the office of the Messrs. Rothschild this morning for the purpose of ascertaining the exact amount of subscriptions in Europe to the American loan. He was informed that the loan -had been covered a little over twenty times. He was also told that the Messrs. Rothschild did not intend*to take any por- tion of the amount of the loan that had been allotted to America. Subscriptions fer the loan had not been opened in Paris, all the French subscriptions having been made here. Large subscriptions were made in England outside of London, proportionately at a par with those in London. The Dally Graphic says: “There 1s noth- ing surprising in the success of the loan. Such interest is not offered every day, es- pecially by a borrower whose ultimate solvency raises no misgivings. Even should difficulties arise in the future through some prank er intrigue of the silver Senators they can be only temporary. Every credit is due President Cleveland for the tenacity and resource with which he has dealt with @ very grave crisis.” Festitivities au Stockholm. STOCKHOLM, Sweden, February 21.-A grand patriotic festival has been held here }in the large hall of the board of trade building. The celebration took place under the auspices of the Woman's Society for Sweden's Defense, and the proceeds will swell the fund which is being collected for the defense of Norrland (the northern part ot Sweden.) Evgiand’s Rate of Discount. LONDON, February 21.—Throughout the year ending today the rate of discount at the Bank of Engiand has stood at 2 per cent. It has been eighteen years since the rate remained unchanged for a year. The directors of the bank at their meeting to- day made no change, so a second year at 2 per cent is entered upon. ———._—_. PACIFIC RAILROAD BILL. A Compromise That ix Merely a Trans- pesitien the Original Measure. ‘The House committee on Pacific railroads held a meeting today and agreed upon a substitute for the Riley Pacific funding bill. The ccmpromise bill is simply a trans- position of the original measure. The first bill provided for the payment of the first mortgage bonds and the funding of the government credit for fifty years. The compromise bill provides for the payment of the principal of the debt to the govern- ment within twelve months and refunds the first mortgage bonds, making them run fifty years at four per cent interest. It also funds the interest on the debt to the government for fifty years at two per cent. In other words, for the immediate payment of the government and the extension of the first mortgage bonds. The committee expect an order from the committee on rules for the consideration of this new propo- sition. ‘The practical effect of this provision for the settlement of the government indebted- ness within twelve months {sto give the railroad that much extension of time. If at the end of twelve months the debt has not been paid to the government the sit- uation will be practically what it is now. Nom ‘flons by the President. The President today sent the following nominations to the Senate: Postmasters—Andrew Bingham, Littleton, N. H.; Jacob M. Winder, Bristol, Pa.; John BE. Earley, Seymour, Conn.; J. E. Petite, Belleview, Iowa; Richard Gleeson, Ant- . ¥.; Jas. 8. Kissane, Chateaugay, N. ¥.; John C. Marlette, Fultonville, N. ¥.; Hervey Ross, Gicversville, N. ¥.; John H. Mealey, Greenwich, N. Y.; Frank Jghnson, Havana, N. Y.; Albert Dornfeld, North Tonawanda,N.Y.; Frank Hasbrouck, Pough- keepsie, N. Y.; Wm. W. Collins, Whiteney Point, Y.; Wilbur P. Borland, Richfield Springs, N.Y.; Fannie P. Bisgood, Sag Har- N. John Peel, Livonia Station, N. . Proctor, Lebanon, Ohio. tate—Wm. H. Heard of Pennsylvania, to be minister resident and consul general of the United States to Liberia. —————-~e—___ No News Received. The Commissioners, up to a late hour this afternoon, had received no information in regard to the Baltimore tug boats, which have been engaged to break the fce in the Potomac river. The huge ice plow, which was built in Baltimore, arrived by rail this afternoon, and it fs the intention to at- tach It to the government tug Triton be- fore nightfall. LATE NEWS BY WIRE} The Strike of the New York Build- ing Trades. BIDS FAIR 10 SURPASS ALL OTHERS Not Improbable That 100,000 May Be Involved. PICKETS HAVE BEEN PLACED ———— NEW YORK, February 21.—The strike of the building trades in sympathy with the electric wiremen bids fair to surpass any other in the history of these organi- zations here. It is not improbable that it may affect nearly 100,000 men. At noon today the workmen employed on the American Surety building, Broadway ac% Pine street, and the addition to St. Luke’s Hospital, at 116th street and West- ern boulevard, quit work. It was an- nounced that work would cease this after- noen on the new Clearing House building in Cedar street. ‘The board of walking delegates controls 25000 men, all of whom will doubtless be cailed out. With these over 60,000 mechanics, who i way aftiliated with the organiza- esented, will be dragged out. the electric trade, the con- tractors in the buiiding trades have had no di .ces with their men, but will feel ts of the strike just the same. id that the strongest influence has ercised with the electrical con- tors to propose suitable terms of set- tlement to their men. The state board of mediation and arbitration may be called ‘in with a view of settling the difitculty. Pickets have been stationed by the strik- ers in the vicinity of every building where a strike has been declared or is proposed. At the headquarters of the strikers in Clinton place 2”) men are held in readiress for the relief of the pickets. A long struggle is predicted and both sides seem sure of winning. Meetings on both sides are being held this afternoon. —_—.__ GENTRY LIKELY TO LIVE. Madge York's Body Taken to New York for Burial. PHILADELPHIA, Pa., February 21.— James B. Gentry, the murderer of Actress Madge York, is still alive and the chanzes are that he will recover, although it may be several weeks before he is sufficiently well to be removed from the German Hos- pital to a prison. He passed a fairly good night and ate his®preakfast of eggs and lamb chops this morning with apparent relish. He has not gone through any of his insane antics since he made his statement yesterday to Magistrate Milligan, and what littie conversation he has held since that time indicates that his mind is perfectly rational. Two police officers are constantly cn guard, not only to prevent his escape, but also to frustrate any attempt that might be made by Gentry at self-destruction. ‘The most serious of Gentry’s physical injuries is the broken rib, which penetrates the pleura, The wound permits air to enter underneath the skin and to produce em- physema. The fracture of the skull is not serious. There was a sad scene in the parlor at the undertaking establishment, 15th and Spring Garden streets, late last night, when the members of the “Baggage Check” Com- pany took a farewell look at the body of their murdered comrade. In a casket lined with white satin, her head resting gracefully cn a white satin pillow, nothing in the countenance showed the violent nature of her end. ‘The face looked natural as though in light slumber, with the heavy, black, fringed eyelids drooping down. The black, curling locks were neatly trimmed and the pallor of the countenance did not seem marked. Her form was clothed in a dress of cream silk and be- tween her hands were crosses, while upon her bosom nestled a beautiful bouquet of violets and bride roses. On the silver plate which surmounted the casket lid appeared: Born April 20, 1870. Margaret W. Drysdale. Died February 17, 1895. 0; Oo Besides the members of the company many professional people who had known her visited the room before midnight, but none attracted merely by curiosity were allowed to view the remains. The body was shipped to New York today on the train leaving the Pennsylvania railroad depot at 9 this morning. NEW YORK, February 21.—The body of Madge Drysdale, the actress murdered at Philadelphia on Sunday by Gentry, reached this city today. An undertaker received the remains and conveyed them to his place of business. From there the body will be taken to the Church of Eternal Hope, on ist street near Columbus avenue, where the funeral services will be held at 4 o'clock this afternoon. —_—___ THINKS HE’S NOAH THE SECOND. A Western Crank Who Lives in an Old Hulk. SAN FRANCISCO, February 21.—An- chored in the bay is a little old craft, originally a sloop, but now nothing but a hulk, without mast or rigging. It is the floating home of Richard Smith, a marine hermit, who believes that he is to be a second Noah. He predicts that San Fran- cisco and Oakland will sink into the sea because of their wickedness, and then a few of the select will come to him and be saved from death on his rudderless craft. Fle believes that he has been inspired to live on the water to avoid the destruction, and he fs waiting to preserve the chosen of the order Messiah. Smith is seventy years of age, with a long gray beard and long gray hair. He wears no covering on head or fect. He is a bachelor and has lived a hermit’s life for thirty years. He lives by faith alone, and is on the verge of starvation. He could catch plenty of fish from his ark, but would rather die than eat anything of the animal world, subsisting entirely on pancakes, beans and potatoes. He former- ly traveled on foot throughout the state, pushing a wheelbarrow filled with religious books, which he sold. ———— CALIFORNIA'S ST ORANGES. A Box to Be Sent to the President and Mr. Gladstone, SAN BERNARDINO, Cal, February 21.— In about two weeks, or the shortest time it is possible to make between San Bernar- dino, Cal, and Hawarden Castle, England, the Right Hon. William H. Gladstone will receive a box of highland oranges, sent by John J. Valentine, president of the Wells, Fargo Express Company, as the finest or- anges grown in this state. Next Wednes- day President Cleveland will receive a box of the same fruit. Fach box will be marked with the name of the grower and the place grown. These boxes, together with others, leave the Santa Fe depot tomorrow evening. The purpose is to show California's citrus capability. — THE HAWAIIAN EXILES. One Put to Shoveling Dirt at Van- couver. VANCOUVER, B. C., February” 21.—The deportei Hawaiian royalists, Cranston, Johnston and Muller, are still here. Muller, who was a prosperous merchant in Hono- lulu, has been given work by the city, shov- eling dirt in the streets, to enable him to live. Johnston's friends have come to his relief. The American, Cranston, is a guest of United States Consul Peterson. The men fear that all their property in Honolulu has been seized by the Hawaiian government. ———— Colored Students Burned Out. COLUMBIA, 8S. C., February 21.—Early this morning the students’ quarters of the Allen University for colored people was burned. The occupants all escaped safely. The main building of the university was uninjured, the burned structure being a de- tached building. Loss, $6,000. Insured. 3 is well for advertisers fo Reep steadity in mind the fact hat Tha Star makes 4 sworn défalfed. statement cach Satutdap of its circu: fation for Be Preceding week and that if ts the onfp Wash: ington newspaper that rec: ognizes the right of the ad- vertiser to fnow the measure of publicity for Bich Ge is paying. Fe amount of ad: pertising appearing daifp in The Star is ampfe evidence that this poficy is appreci: ated. Be average daifp circufation fast week was 34,697. WHISKY TRUST FINANCES. Assets of Over Five Millions Above All Indebiedness. CHICAGO, February 21.—The receivers of the whisky trust submitted the report of their experts to Judge Grosscup today, giving a detailed statement of the affairs of the trust. The report declares that the concern has assets of $5,173,00) above all indebtedness. The balance sheet submit- ted shows quick assets of $1,077,000 in ex- cess of all liabilities. It is clso shown that the amount of the rebate certificates is $168,026, after deducting all disputed certificates, while in Olmstead's original bill for a receiver it wa8 stated that over $1,000,000 of such certificates would fall due in February. —_———._—_ DARING AND SUCCESSFUL. A Tucson Gambling Den Held Up by One Man. TUCSON, Ariz., February 21.—Congress Hall, one of the old-time gambling estab- lishments, was entered at midnight by a masked man, who held up the faro table. ‘The game was in progress, when the deal- er, George Huston, saw a fellow enter by a side door, with a mask covering his face. Huston thought some practical joker was trying to have a little fun, and when the robber covered him Huston pushed the gun eside. The robber did not utter a word, but shoved the gun up to Huston’s breast and with his free hand took about $340 in gold, which he put in his pocket. He did not take all the gold, and five or six hundred dollars in silver was not molested. ‘Those playing at the game did not move while the robbery was being committed. Bartender Green, who was in the adjoining recm, heard the noise made by several $20 gold pieces which the robber dropped. He thought at first there was @ row, but a minute later ,learned the truth, and, seizing a shotgun loaded with buckshot, started for the faro room. The side door had just closed ‘After ‘the fellow, and the bartender rushed'in. As the robber turned the corner of the building Green shot, but missed his mark, Had he learned a mo- ment sooner of what was_ transpiring, Green would have shot the robber dead as he was pocketing the money. Officers have not as yet the slightest clew. —_—.—_——_ ' THE GARBAGE CONTRACT. A Plain Intimation That Better Ser- vice is a Neceanity. The garbage and dead animal accumula- tions have been carted away, and the gar- bage service, so the health officials report, has improved this week. Cemplaints of the non-collection of garbage haye, been ex- ceedingly numerous during the past two weeks, but the move made by the.Commis- sioners and health officials Saturday seems to have awakened the garbage collectors, and today there was only one complaint received. When last week the garbage was piled as high as a house at the river front and dead animals were piled on the South Capitol street wharf, the representatives of the garlmge company complained that the health officials were asking an impos- sibility in wanting the refuse removed when the river was covered with ice; but | hen a contract was made for its removal y another firm the impossibility no longer ted, and the garbage disappeared. persons had experienced diffic getting their garbage collected twice a week, but when the Commissioners gave authority to the health officials to employ private wagons and have the garbage taken up, the regular collectors seemed to make a fresh start, and, as already stated, there was only one complaint received to- day. Contractor Warfield was here from Balti- more yesterday, and he was given to un- srstand that untess the terms of the con- t are fulfilled the authorities will em- ploy other vehicles and charge the cost to the contractor. ns DISTRICT IN CONGRESS, Calling for Information. Senator Call today presented, at the re- quest of labor organizations of the Dis- trict, a resolution calling upon the District Commissioners for voluminous informa- tion relative to the street and sewer exten- sions that are contemplated under the sewer bond bill. Half a dozen or more items of fact and figure. rere called for specifically by the res-'n‘ion. Mr. Call asked for its immediate consideration, but Mr. Harris objected, saying that in his opinion a great deal of the information sought was to be found in the documents already in existence in print. So the reso- lation was laid over until tomorrow. The Adoption of Children. The Senate this afternoon, on motion of Mr. Gallinger, passed, without amendment, the bill of the House providing for the adoption of children in the District of Co- lumbia. The measure supplies a deficiency in the District laws in this respect that has several times been described in The Star. It now goes to the President for his sig- nature. Mr. Albaugh’s Protest. The protest of John W. Albaugh against the proposed purchase of the Blaine prop- erty by the government was today cir- culated freely among the Senators. A copy of the protest, with its diagram showing the location of the theater site and naming the owners of all thé other property on that squane, was sent to each Senator and member. _ The Builders’ Exchange Petition. Mr. Heard today presented in the House the petition of the Builders’ Exchange of this city in favor of the item in the Dis- trict appropriation bill to avert a water famine in this city. To Sell Certain Land. The Secretary of War has transmitted to the House a recommendation for the pass- age of a bill authorizing the Secretary to sell, at figures to be fixed by the War De- partment, certain property owned by Car- oline Lochboehler and, Margaret Shugrue, which has been found’ to be an encroach- ment upon land belonging to the Washing- ton aqueduct. The encroachment was due to errors of surveying. o-—____ The Delaware Dendlock. DOVER, Del., February 21.—But one bal- Jot was taken in the United States sena- torial fight today. It resulted as follows: Higgins, rep., 9; Addicks, rep., 6; Massey, rep., 3; Wolcott, dem., 9; Bayard, dem., 1; Tunnell, dem., 1. ——— Range of the Thermometer. The following were the readings of the thermometer at the weather bureau toda; 8; 2 p.m., 50; Maximum, 50; mini DISTRICT BOND BILL Senator Allen Makes Another Char- acteristic Speech. TT TOUCHES UPON MANY THINGS But Fails to Reach the Subject Brought Up. A LIVELY SENATE SCENE The wild western idea of the relations between the general government and the District of Columbia was given another airing in the Senate this morning. This pet theory that many of the folks from the region beyond the Mississippi entertain is brought forth occasionally very much like a bugabco that is brought out by parents to frighten unruly children into obedience. Coupled with the motion that the District should pay all its own ex- penses, notwithstanding the fact that the government is fully half owner of the prop- erty, is a thinly veiled threat that some day, by some process or other, the seat of government will be whisked off over night to some western city that is fairly yearn- ing for the Capitol and all its appurte- narces. ‘The occasion of the rehabilitation of this old theory today was a speech by Mr. Al- len, the Nebraska Senator. Senator Harris had not completely surrendered the sewer bond bill to oblivion, after Mr. Allen’s ob- jection yesterday morning to an evening sessior in which to consider that measure, and late yesterday afternoon he introduced a resolution providing for a session at 8 o'clock this evening for that purpose. The resolution came up at about 11:30 this morning, and Mr. Allen immediately took the floor to indulge in his favorite occupa- tion of talking. No one noticed his head- gear anywhere around. It was doubtless snug Gn its hook in the cloak room, yet there was an unmistakable sound to Mr. Allen’s voice that made it appear as though it might be coming from the depths of a 7 7-8 Fedora. Just why Mr. Allen should have chosen such a medium for the transportation of his tones would not have been apparent had not the fact been known that “in just thirty minutes the resolution would go to the calendar, if not acted upon. Half an hour to a man who talked for eighteen hours at a stretch during the repeal fight in 1893 was a mere bagatelle. He Wanted to Know, You Know. Incidentally, of course, just for the sake of appearances, Mr. Allen said something about the sewer bond bill. But that was not necessary; it was not expected. He might have served his purpose just as well by talking about Mars, or Coxey, or the weather. His few allusions to the subject of the resolution were, of course, a gratify- ing exhibition of consideration for the feel- ings of Senator Harris, who sat calmly throughout the flowing of Mr. Allen’s sen- Allen, “It strikes me,” preliminary to his further allusions to the financial policy of the government, “that this resolution ought not to be adopted by the Senate at this time. The question we are to consider at the night session is that of the issue of $7,500,000 of bonds for the improvement of the District outside of the city. The question has been before the Senate, but a few days ago it was decided adversely. Now, why then should there be such a persistent effort, in view of the present financial condition of the country, to issue bonds for this luxurious purpose? I confess I do not know. There was a pause. No one expressed any undue astonishment at Mr. Allen's confession of ignorance. In fact, his only listeners were Senator Kyle, who doesn’t believe in bonds, and Senator George, who sat entranced by Mr, Allen's matchless oratory. The populist from Nebraska went on to paint a terrible picture of the distress that prevails throughout the country, and with practiced tongue he sang the calamity song and twanged the harp of distress. After he had portrayed a scene of financial and industrial chaos Mr. Allen spoke of bonds, bonds, bonds, and said: Some Tremendously Silly Twaddle. “I do not see any reason why the District should be made a pet in this respect. Why are the taxpayers of the city, who are to be benefited by this improvement, not com- pelled to pay for it themselves? ‘The spirit Seems to have grown up that it is the duty of the government to improve the city of Washington. I know of no reason why the taxpayers of the country should improve this city any more than they should all be called upon to beautify the city of Denver. 1 know of no reason why money should be squeezed from the public treasury to make ‘ewer and street improvements in the Dis- ‘ict any more than it should be spent in meking my own town lovely’ and pros- perous.”” Just then Mr. Hill was unkind enough to fillip a fact at Mr. Allen, and it somehow got into the machinery of his soaring ap- paratus and stopped the flight of his in- dignant Pegasus. “Is not this the reason?” asked Mr. Hill, most politely; “that the government owns the District of Columbia and it does not own your town?” Mr. Allen blushed at the bare pessibility of his town—it is called by the historic name of Madison—being owned by the gov- ernment. He gave a little gasp to conceal his emotions, and resumed: “That may be nominally true, but the government does own my town in one sense. Its people are citizeas of the Unit- ed States, and so a part of the govern- ment; thus the government has a direct share in my town.” Floored by Hill and Harris. The Senate struggled hard to grasp all of Mr. Allen’s logic, but before it had caught up with his train of thought it was scooting past another station and was whistling “down brakes,” for Mr. Hill had rudely shied another undeniable fact in the path of the populist, and there was anoth- er interruption. “Your very point,” said Mr. Hill, “is just what is proposed to be discussed at the session this evening, if you will give the Senate the chance. Before Mr. Allen could gather another head of steam, Mr. George, awakened from his trance by Mr. Hill's former remark, got into the fight. He was talking at Mr. Hill, but he turned his back on him and addressed his words to Mr. Allen. “The Senator from New York is laboring under a very great mistake. The ‘govern- ment doesn't own the District, anything of the kind.” Mr. George would doubtless have gone on with an argument on con- stitutional law if Mr. Harris had not come forward with a few pertinent figures show- ing just how far the government does own the District. “Within the city limits,” said Mr. Harris, “the government owns more than one-half of the property, and outside of those limits it Is a very large owner. In agricultural land its holdings aggregate $5,206,889, and in non-agricultural land $4,503,695, making a total of $9,800,584 owned by the govern- ment outside of the city proper, but with- in the District.” A Boom for Omaha. “Oh, Mr. President,” said Mr. Allen, very wearily, as though figures annoyed him ex- cessively, ‘we have heard that argument used repeatedly here in this connection. It is the stock argument of the citizens of Washington. There is not a city in the United States outside of Washington that wouldn't ke glad to pay the entire taxes if the seat of government were located there. If that were given to Omaha, the capi of my state, situated within one hund¥ed miles of the geographical cen- ter of the country, I'll guarantee the people of the state would not ask the gov- ernment for a dollar or an acre.” Mr. Allen paused as though to give some well-accredited representative of the gov- ernment a chance to accept his offer. There were no takers, however. “With all due respect to the citizens of Washington,” Mr, Allen finally went on, with a sigh of evident disappointment, “there have gathered here a certain class of people who believe that it is perfectly legitimate for them to take every dollar they can get out of the national treasury to enhance the value of their property and to enable them to make fortunes. “I have no objection to appropriating every dollar that may be necessary to im- prove the city. I have no inclination to be parsimonious.” But let us take the money from the treasury for objects that are sadly needed, and not issue interest-bear- ing bonds that will take years upon years to Hquidate.” Back Again to Bonds. Then Mr, Allen delivered his well-known and powerful lecture on the “‘bond-crazy” government. After he had metaphorically pinned every hated gold-bug to the wall and administered to it the chloroform of his sarcasm, and jad said lots of real harsh things about the “secret deal,” and other Kindred topics, he gave a glance at the clock, and, seeing that the time was very short, he felt that he could afford to speak about the question at issue once more. So he said: “If I thought the people of the District reeded this improvement today more than the people of the country need relief, I would have no objection to the passage of this bill. But it is the duty of the govern- ment to provide for the whole people first. Millions of do'lars lave been spent by the government on the District of Columbia, on lands lying outside of the city. There is no necessity for this extravagance. There may be pressing need for impzoving the sewerage of the city, but there is no necessity for increasing the indebtedness bearing interest merely to allow a few speculators to make some money. One of the purposes of this bill is to permit a few men with idle money to make a land speculation at the expense of the government. “We have had measures vastly more im- portant before us, but no evening session has been asked for them. This is to be an exception to the rule. The Senator from Tennessee now comes here to ask the Senate to set aside an evening for this unmeritorious measure, while the interests of 70,000,000 of people are to be set aside in the interest of a few land speculators.” He Leaves Five Minutes Uncomsumed. ‘There was a rustle of astonishment when Mr. Allen sat down. It was but 11:45. There were five minutes yet to spare. ‘The Vice President put the question. Mr. George slowly arose and began to say something apparently in confidence to Mr. Harris. Mr. Wolcott asked to be let into the secret, and Mr. George raised his voice angrily and said: “I wasn’t saying much of anything, but that I don’t want to have a vote taken now on this resolution. I have a few words to say, and I don’t want to say them now. That's all.” . Mr. Harris’ voice cut the somewhat murky atmosphere like a keen blade. “I do not want any roll calls,” he said, “on dilatory motions, and I give notice that at 5:30 o’clock this evening I shall move that the Senate take a recess until 8 o’clock, and at that hour, if the Senate shall then assemble, I shall, if ¥ can se- cure the floor, move to take up the sewer bond bill.” said Mr. George, “shall move “And I, to substitute for that the bankruptcy bill.” And there the matter ended for the time. os ROCK CREEK PARK. A Test Case to Be Made on Assessing Benefits. After a brief session this afternoon the Rock Creek Park ccmmission adjourned until March 4. Mr. W. C. Dodge was the only witness examined, and he stated that he believed benefits had resulted from the establishment of the park. In order to al- low a test case to be made the commission announced that they had decided that the property of the Van Riswick heirs had been benefited, and would assess it. Mr. T. A. Lambert then announeed that he would renew his application to Judge Cox for an injunction on behalf of the Van Riswick heirs to restrain the commission from proceeding to make the proposed as- sessment. The commission, therefore, ad- journed until Monday one week. ——— TAKING HIM HOME. Arrival of Minister Gray’s Remains at Indianapolis. INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., February 21.—The body of Isaac Pusey Gray, late United States minister to Mexico and formerly governor of Indiana, arrived in the Union station at 8 o’clock this morning on a spe- cial train over the Monon from Chicago. 1,000 people crowded up to the fron railings north of the tracks and eyed the “The Solyewas removed under military escort to the state capitol, where it will le in state until tomorrow morning, when it will be removed to Union City, Ind., for interment. - : “CHEROKEE BILL’S” TRIAL. ‘The Western Desperado Indicted for Another Murder. FORT SMITH, Ark., February 21.—The trial of Crawford Goldsby, alias “Cherokee Bill,” for the murder of Ernest Mellon, at Lenaph, I. T., has begun here in the Unit- ed States court. It is expected that the jury will be completed so that evidence can be taken today. . The present grand jury has found an in- dictment, charging “Cherokee Bill” with murdering his brother-in-law, Mose Brown. ——_—_——_ TKAIN ROBBING CASE. The Demurrers of the Defense Over- ruted and Morgan Arraigned. STAFFORD C. H., V February 21.— At 10 d’clock this morning Judge Ashton opened court and rendered his decision on the demurrer to.the indictment in the case of Morgan and Searcey. He sustained the demurrer to the fourth count of the indict- ment and overruled it as to the other counts, to which ruling tha defense ex- pected. Morgan was arraigned and pleaded not guilty, and then the jury was empaneled. = A Chicago Justice om Art. CHICAGO, IL, February 21.—J. L. Verone was arraigned in Justice Bradwell’s court, charged with selling obscere literature. ‘The defense introduced in evidence a copy of Eugene Mutz’s Raphael, drawn from the public library. The illustrations in the work were shown to the justice, who said: “Well, it's a good thing that Raphael didn’t live in this city, because if he had been brought before me I would feel it my duty to hold him to the criminal! court, art or no art.” —EEE— ES For Murdering Dr. Pope. DETROIT, Mich, February 21.—Mrs. Horace Pope and Wm. Bruseau, her ac- complice, were both held for trial today for the murder of Dr. Pope, the husband of the former. ee Departments Closed Tomorrow. Tomorrow being a legal holiday, all of the executive departments will be closed. —_——__+-2+___ To Work Until Saturday. Messrs. Lawrence Gardner and John ¥. Cook this afternoon called on the Com- missicrers, and consulted with them in re- gard to the length of time men should be kept employed in cleaning the streets by the central relief committee. It was de- cided to continue the work until Saturday evening. = Grain and Cotton Markets. Cotton and grain markets, ceoceet Sy Hibbs, 1421 F st., representing Hubbard, Price & New York. Wheat—May. july 5.54 5.55 55% 6.57 (os ——— Baltimore Markets. BALTIMORE, February 21.—Flour dull, unchai ed—receipts, 9,813 barreis; shipments, 3,354 ba Wheat prm—spot and month, 57% a Y, ‘ 7%; steamer No. 2 i, 5 usheis; stock, 640,254 bushels; 5 Wheat by sample, 56a 58; do. on grade,’ 54%a57%. Corn strong—spot, month and March, '47%a47%4; May, 48% bid; steam: er mixed, 47 bid—receipts, 33 bushels; ship- ments, 51,420 bushels; stock, 393,731 bushels; sales, 41,000 bushels; southern white and yellow corn, 484 40 Oats steady No. 2 white western, go4a36\4; Ro. 2 mixed, 33/4n34—receipts, 4,409 bushels; stock, 21 bushels. Rye slow—No.'2 486° husbels; stock, 20,056 bushels. Hay steady fair demaud—good to choice timothy, $13.300 a Grain freights dull, demand small, unchanged. gar firm, unchanged. Butter and’ eggs steady, un- changed.’ Cheese firm, unchanged. FINANCE AND TRADE The New Loan the Absorbing Topic in Wall Street. RUMORS REGARDING AMERICAN TOBACC? Prices Are Better in the Railway List. GENERAL MARKET REPORTS aes eS: Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. NEW YORK,February 21.—Opening'prices this morning reflected advances varying from %4 to % per cent and were well sup- ported on a small volume of business. The new loan continues to be the absorbing topic of discussion, a further advance in the price of the bonds to 118%4a120 adding to the previously quoted evidence of their de- sirability, The feature of the day’s trading was the arly pressure to sell American Tobacco cn rumors of important and undesirable changes in the directory. The appearance of @ fair-sized selling order in this stock resulted in free offerings by the room, which continued tntil a decline of 4 per cent from opening figures had been record- ed. At the decline a covering movement, accompanied by a general denial of the early rumors, forced the price back within 1 per cent of initial figures. The street is extremeiy skeptical where this property is concerned, as the result of the mysterious rumors of internal dis- satisfaction which appear periodically and always to the disadvantage of values. Those in position to judge attribute the erratic action of the stock during the last fortnight to professional manipulation rather than to any radical derangement of the company’s affairs. Bay State Gas was again weak under moderate trading, at a decline of 2 per cent. The meeting of National Lead directors held this morning continued in session less than an hour, during which time the ques- tion of the dividend on the common stock was not discussed. The meeting adjourned for the purpose of enabling the directors to be present at the annual meeting of stock- holders, at which nothing but the usual routine business is expected te be accom- plished. The dividend on the common stock has not been earned and consequently will not be paid, even though the official an- nouncement of this fact is still lacking. The dividend on the preferred stock for the year can only be guaranteed by with- holding of the usual disbursement to hold- ers of the common. Chicago Gas and Sugar were both strong under a continuation of the recent buying mcvement. In the railroad list prices were all better at small fractional gains. Manhattan was strong under a fair demand, gaining 1 1-2 per cent from first prices. Western Union gained 8-8 per cent and was well held un- der a fair demand attributed to the invest- ment account. Extreme caution is manifest in all parts of the speculative list, the complexities of the situation and the narrowness of the field making it advisable to keep either ac- count within the limits of easy liquidation. The changed tone of Washington advices on the subject of the pooling bill was not reflected in prices beyond the limits of small fractions. It is intimated that a movement is on foot which may successfully bring the bill to a vote, which is all that the friends of the measure desire. There is an equally strong argument against the probabilities of such action, but at the moment it is probably less generally held. The trading of the last hour was mod- erately active and irregular, National Lead being the feature of this period, at the low- est point of the day. ooo FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL. The following are the opening, the high- est and 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 é& Schley, No. 80 Broadway: High. oe Ciose. 9335 e245, 91 92 (OG «OD enican SH 88K MH STK ‘American Cotton Oil 18% 18% 1 18% Canada Southern. Canada Pacific. Chesapeake and Ohi C.. C., C. and St. L. “Chicago, B. and @ Chic.and Northwestern. Chicago Gas... C., M. and St. Paul.2.2 2. C., M. and St. Pau) Ftd. Chic.. R.I. and Pacific... _62 Del., Lack. and. W...... 158% 158% 158° 158 Delawareand Hudson.. 1213 127% 123 127% Den. and R.Grande Pfd 853, 853g B53g B54 Dia.and Cattle Feeding. 10% 11 10 .10% Genera! Electric. 295 «BON BO BO ichigan Central. Missouri Pacific. National Lead Co U. 8. Cor Wheeli ‘ie.. 3g Wheeling and L.E.Pfd, 86% 8734 Western Union Tel..... 88g 8535, Wisconsin Central. Silver... *Ex-div. L —_—_+—__—_ Washington Stock Exchange. Sales—regular_cali—12_ o'clock m.—Metropolitan Railroad, 5 at 70. National Union Insurance, 1 at road, 270. aate, ington and Georgetown’ Rail- at 270. Government Bonds.—U. S. 4s, registered, 112 bid, 113 asked. U. 8. 48, coupon, 112 bid. U. 8. ds, District of Columbia Bonds.—20-rear fund 5s, 106% bid. 30-year fund 6s, gold, 1i4 bid. Water jock 7s, 1901, currency, 118 bid.” Water stock 7s, 190%, currency, bid. 5 ing, currency, 110% bid, 113% asked. Miscellaneous Bonds.—Washington and George- town Railroad conv. 6s, Ist, 139 bid. Washington and Georgetown Kailroad Conv. 68, 2d, 139 bid. Metropolitan Railroad cony. 63, 98 bid, 100 asked. Belt Kailroad 5s, 83 bid, &5 asked. Eckington Iail- Gs, 102 bid, 105 asked. Columbia Railroad 6s, 109% bid, 111 asked. Washington Gas Company 66, series A, 114 bid. Washington Gas Company 6s, m0 series B, 115% bid. ington Gas Company cony. 68," 135. bid. at conv. 5s, 130 bid.” Chesapeal ‘clephone 5s, 100 bid! American Security and Trust 5s, F. and A., 100 ‘American Security and Trust 5a, A, ., 100 bid. Washington Market Company’ Ist 6s, 110 bid. Washington Market Company imp. 6s, 130 bid. Washington Market Company ext. 68, 106 ‘Masonic Hall Association 5s, 105 bid. Wash- bia. try Ist Gs, 101 ‘bid. Washington ington Light Int Laght Infantry 2d 7s, 100 id. Rational Bank Stocks.—Bank of Washington, 290 bid, 300 asked. Bank of the F ie, 250° bid, 273 asked. Metropolitan, 280 bid, 207 asked. Cen- tral, 200 bid. Farmers’ and Mechanics’, 180 bid, 200 ‘asked. Second, 187 bid, 146 asked. ’ Citizens’, 130 bid." Columbic, 130 bid. Capital, 115 bid’ West End, 110 bid.” Traders’, 103 bid, 112 asked. Lincoln, 408% bid. ‘Safe Deposit and Trust Companies.—National Safe Deposit and Trust, 120 bid, 125 asked. Washington Loan and Trust, 117% bid, 120 asked. American Security and Trust, 133% bid, 135% asked. Wasb- fton Sate Depot, av asked. flroad Stocks. Washington to Pra atid Commbia, Gi bid, 70 asked. “Belt, 33 asked. ington. 268 bid, 270 asked. Metropolitan, Light Stocks.—Washington Gas, 3 3. 8. 504, asked. Georgetown Gas, 50 bid. U. Light, 130 bid, 133 asked. Insurance Stocks.—Firemen’s, 42 asked. Frankl 45 bid, 52 asked. Metropolitan, Gy bid, Corcoran, 5 Potomac, 68 bid. AL Siocal Union, 124 = agked. Columbia, 15% a Riggs, 7 7% asked. Peopie’s, 5% bid, ed. “Lincoln, § bid, 844 asked. Com: mercial, 5 asked. ‘Title ‘Insurance Stocks.—Real Estate Title, 108 bid, 116 asked. Columbia Title, 7! Washington Title, § asked. Telephone Stocks.—Pennsylvant eake and Potomac, Did, 157% asked. Misceliazeous Stocks.—Washington Market, bid. Great Fall bid, 145 asked. Bull Ligcoln Hall, 85 13 Run “id Panorama, 10 bid, 20 ask b Mergenthaler Linotype, 150 bid. Tomorrow being 2 iegal holiddy, the board a@ over.