Evening Star Newspaper, February 22, 1895, Page 2

4 Zi oa THE EVENING § or oo 7 THE CHICAGO AE WSPAPER DEAL. LATE NEWS BY WIRE)... Ties sewevance| IN CONGRESS TODAY Maryland. ee es ee ‘The announcement in eee Chicago dis- Taare ea ere Three Lives Lost in a Fire at Hot | O00" yu ontrotiing interest in the cni-| Both Honses in Session on Wash- _ rago Heraid, hich has bee ed sine Springs. ie eeationmente Gal pares by Soke: HOTELS BURNED | NONE OF THE LARGE The Flames Swept Through the} Boarding Houses. Pare ees ORIGIN A MYSTERY - - THEIR HOT SPRINGS, Ark. February 22—} Three lives were lest and “xy worth of | property destroyed in a fire which broke | out here at o'clock this morning. rly erty was boarding lead ar . Sammon, Mrs. i an unknown lad: Wing of Glen Falls, N. Y., a Mrs. varding house keeper, and Mr. and ‘onsen of Macon, Mo., were slightly 1 in jumping from burning buildings. the fire started is a mystery, but liscovered it was under head- r . we sch rapid pr that the department could do but little toward People who r doomed struc- ture were caught almost without warning, and nearly all who escaped did so in their t clothes, being unable to save any of their effects. Reports at dead and that omed in the ) o'clock were that eight were the number would be in- Creased when a thorough examination of the ruins could be made, but this was after- ward disproved. Hot Springs has no ade- quate fire department, its streets are nar- row and its buildings are frame. The fire originated in bakery on Oua- chik avenue, over which were furnished rooms. Here Mrs. Summon, who Reeps rooms, Was burned. The other buildings burned were the Laclede, loss, $6,000; the Ouachik, loss, the Illinois, $4,000; the Missouri, the Hloomington, H. M. residence, $12.00; Ro L. William story brick, $12,000; Joplin’s groce E. Randolph's residence, $5,000; wood'’s bakery, ‘Tenness House, fifteen cotiages of a total value of ‘There is very little insurance, the loss be- ing practically total. The was at the south end of the gulch fn which Hot Springs is located, and a high wind was from the north. As a re- sult tone of the large hotels were at any time in danger. The fire burned both sides ef Ouachik avenue to Hawthorne, one side of Hawthorne, Woodbine, and both ides of Orange. S IDENTIFIED. ‘The Crippled Train Kobber Calls Crutehtield a Lin STAFFORD COURT HOUSE, Va., Feb- ruary 22—There was no postponement of the expr>ss rebber’s trial on account of the memory of George Washington, and at an early hour Judge Ashton opened his court. Only three witnesses were examined. Will- jam Washington and Capt. Birdsong, the fireman and conductor of the held-up train, corroborated the statements of Gallagher, the engineer, and then Perey S. Crutch- field, the express messenger who was rob- bed, was put on the stand. He toll a graphic tale of the blowing open of the car door and of the robbery, and identified the pouches that were robbed and the one that was carried off. He then described the man who was in the car. Replying co a question of Prosecuting At- torney White whether he had seen the man since, he pointed kis finger and sa That man lying on the cot is the man Like a ng, Morgan arose to a sigting p said, in a clear and dis- titet voic a lar." Jute Ashton sternly called the prisoner to order, «nd stated he would punish him ny. further interruption: amination by Gen. nsel, Mr. Cruteh- and court adjourned for Sh field dinnel — SHNATOR-ELECT BUTLER. He Will Succeed Mr. March 4. Marion Butler, the Senator-elect from North Carolina, who succeeds Mr. Ran- som, was at the Senate yesterday for the <t time. He met many of the republican lers and was made to feel quite at home. Questioned as to which side of the “nate he might choose for his seat, he aid he would sit with tne repubileans. The sergeant-at-arms showed Mr. Butler where his seat weuld be placed for him. There Is now no question but he will vote with the republicans on the orvanization and will act with them tn the main. He is known to be antagonistic to Gen. Cox, secretary of the Senate, and the expectation is that one of the conditions of his alliance with flicans will be the election of a -etarf. The beilef is that the re- publicans will elect the secretary, and the vit-at-arms now in office, chosen by a rade Senate, will be retained. Mr. will make the sixth populist in the the 4th of March, counting 3 Stewart and Jones. ee Utah Commission. bill comes before the made to strike out Ransom After The n the legislat motion will t for the’ Utah commission. ned that as Utah has been ad- mitied and will become a state in the fall h full powers, the ce fon should lished. The eom under the t will continue unti! July 1. ha =e ERAORE: for the New Terpedeo Boats, Jackburn, from the committee on naval fairs, today reported an amend- ment to the naval appropriation bill au- thorizing the Secretary of the Navy to use other metal than steel or an alloy in the censtruction of the proposed new torpedo heats. The amendment is made at the urgestion of the Secretary, who desires that the ent may be left free to avail itself of a improvements in naval striae so far as relates to the ma- terial best adapted for use in the building } of torpedo boats. He thinks that an alloy lighter than steel may be used. _— o> See Cup Defender’s Keel Ran. BRISTOL, R. L, February 22—The keel of the Herreshoffs yard under the veteran H. Woork Started of which were ope hand. The casting left to cool. The on a team loaded with w cup defender was run at the Twelve men, lastnight. boat bi the furnaces, both ated for the work at was then finished and y-delay occurred when ig lead backed heavily against one of the furnaces and slight re- pairs were necessary ead An Informer Arrested. A young man er tered police headquarters this morning and said he wanted to report He said ad his pocket picked yd heard the nembering the descrip- a robber! in Shea's young man, and, tion given cf a y andria for stealing two wate saloon, D s from Capt. Thos. Travi: asked his nam He it was John H. Walker. The name of the Alexandria thief was Walker, and the young man was arrested. He admitted he Was the mai eee nee Marrisge Licenses. Marriage licenses have been issued to the followir nj. J. Beal and islanche Ro- hey; Frederick J. Butler of New York city and Alies Mary Magrane of this city; Ja- | cob Dyer and Lucinda Green; Charles West ard LiMie Loving; Charles H. De- monet and Cora V. Lamasure; Michael J. Donovan and Adelia Collins; Edward Car: | and Alice Matthe Henry F. Robert- e Manuel, both of Bris ‘orris of Alexandria, John of this cit and Jennie Ash- C y, Va.; Willie Wein- Jennie Poppers; Jacob Levin and winsky; Joshua RK. Wilkerson of Md., and ‘agruder of this Heary Hetli Amelia M. Mil- ung man wanted in Alex- | | Walsh, will be of interest to many persons in this locality. It, perhaps, fs not known that the W. Scott who has purchased the two great newspaper establishments— the Chicago Herald and the Chicago Post (its evening edition)—is the same Mr. Scott who in 187 entered upon his first inde- pendent newspaper venture at Huntingd Md. He is known also to many of the v erans of the railw: having been cont ys when the railway arly stages of the remarkable illu ple under our institutio: a young m: having been born sin in 1819, He was born a jour- nalist, his father having been engaged in the business. Mr. Scott himself, save with a few short intervats has been in the saper business all his life. Mr. Scott's moved from Wisconsin when James 23 a mere boy to Galena, Hl. His as associated there in the publica- tion of the Jeffersonian, a vigorous weekly of that time, with Dr. R. who sub: quently became one of the founders of the hieago ‘Trubine. It was In this same Interior city of Ga- lena that Mr. H. H. Kohlsaat of Chicago. of whose enterprise and success as a pub- lisher the country has heard so much, was torn, Mr. Kohlsaat and James W. Scott were boys and playmates together, and have been the most steadfast friends and comrades throughout their lives. It was in this city of ena where Grant lived so long and from which he entered the Union army under Abraham Lincoln, that young Scott was educated and had his first newspaper training. And it is in this city that Mr. Kohlsaat a few years ago erected a statue which is an enduring monument to Gen. Grant. After he had grown to manhood and had had his first venture in the newspaper business on his own account at Huntingdon, Md., Mr. Scott returned to Galena, where he started a paper called the Industrial Press. In ISi4 he removed to Chicago, and together with F. W. Rice engaged in the publication of the Hotel Reporter, a newspaper which is till published there. But the ambition and ability of Mr. Scott could not be confined within such narrow bounds. In the spring of ISSL he actively promoted the organiza- tion of the Chicago Herald Company, with which he has ever since been connected Mr. John R. Walsh, a banker and business man, now many times a millionaire who has had a remarkable career, furnished the capital, and Mr. Scott became the pub- Ksher, and developed this newspaper by his genius, ability and industry, until it has become the great and valuable prop- erty which it now is. According to the Chicago dispatches Mr. Scott now be- comes the controlling owner of this vast property, including also the Evening Post and the separate newspaper buildings in which the two newspapers are published. ‘This is one of the most extensive news- paper operations which has been conducted for many years. If the hint contained in the dispatches shall also prove true, *hat negotiations are in progress, by which it Is probable that the Chicago ‘Times newspaper will also be consol'dated with the Chicago Herald, under the ownership and management of Mr. Scott, this old-time Maryland journal- ist wil be in control of one of the greatest newspaper establishments in the country, and will hav practical control of the demo- erati¢ newspaper property of the great commercial metropolis of the west. It is known that the German-American lawyer, Krause, who sometime ago purchased the controtling interest in the Chicago Times, which hal been owned by the heirs of the late Carter Harrison, had become tired of conduetinz a business with which he is not familiar, and within three days a dispatch has stated that he had disposed of his in- terest in the Times to his publisher, a Mr. Hawley. This sale or transfer of the stock of Krause, in the Times, is thought by Chi- 30 men here to have some possible rela- on to the rumor that the Times may be cersolidated with the Herald, and as indi- cating that the Times’ transfer may be a rt of the same deal. Mr. Scott, in con- iimuing the management of the Herald, rill have the real control of an enterprise vhich Litherto he has practically conducted as business manager and publisher, and as directing genius. ume in He is still in Wisco! ————+ SIMILAR TO JUDGE LONG. Another Sult Brought Against the Pension Korean. A suit similar to that of Judge Long of Michigan has been filed against the com- missioner of pensions by Wii m Shake- spear, a crippled veteran of the late war. As in the Long case, the petitioner prays for a writ of mandamus to compel the com- missioner of pensions to restore to hi pension rating of $72 a month, which, he states, was reduced to $30 a month on’ the Mth of last Deceraber. : The pensioner states that March 4, 1890, his rating was increased to 72 a month, his injury being a gunshot wound of beth . rendering him helpless. On the t November he was given y notice of the proposed reduction. petitioner claims that his injuries are such as to cles entitle him to receive the rating of $72 a month, and claims also that his reduction was the result of an unfair He therefore asks the court ation. ed an order to i: ioner of per why the manc examination. to compel his rest Bradley dir requ show cause Mare! should not be granted. Sakoae Se Tr nme. That exceilent little trade journal, Prog- ress, this week celebrates itself worthily in a fascinating pen and zine picture of Washington. It is the special first anni- versary edition, being the second, how ever, in the secon r of the paper. Weil- known citizens have contributed to it their views of various public enterpr it forty-eight pages abound and overflow with ul of the present life hese opir in their scope, d by as of ut pportunity political and moral facto’ ‘The funeral of Rev. Dr. Boyle took 1 this morning at 10 o’clo from his late residence near Rives’ station, and was largely attended. The trus' form schcel, of which he was ch a beautiful floral tribute. made by Rev. A. S. Hutchinson, presiding elder of Baltimore district, and i%y. J. E wer Armstrong. presiding elder ef East Balti- more listrict. The services were led by Mr. Jenes of Washington, Rev, Mr. Hilde Va., and Dorsey ttsvilie Methodist Church. The pallbearers were: Prof. Pattison of th Maryland Agricultural College, Rev. Hildebrand, Mr. Charles Armstrone of Bale timore, Mr. Young of Beltsville, Rev. J. C. Jones and Mr. Phillips of Baltimore. The remains were interred In the private bury- ing ground on his place. ster of Beltsville and Kev. of Fairfax Court House, brand prayer was offered by Rev. V ot the Iya Funeral of Gen. Martin. The train bearing the remains of Gen. Martin, former adjutant general of the De- partment of Missourl, who died in Chicago two days ago, was delayed, and did not ar- rive at 2 p.m. today, as announced. It ts Ikely that the train will be able to reach here by night, and arrangements have heen de for a guard of honor to meet the re ns at the Baltimore ard Ohio station take charge of them. The prog . heretofo: carried out tomorrow. Th on will leave the B. and 0. lock tomorrow morning for ——— Stopped the He fant feat of horsemanship was ac- ed on the avenue as ary parac was about to move by a alry corporal from Fort Myer. became unmanageable and made off, seq tering the throng in all directions. The corporal dug his Spurs into his steed and KOS. gave chase. Drawing alongside of the runaway the horseman soon brought him under control. —_ At yesterday's ion of the school superintendent sveland the elect of officers resulted: L. HH. Jo Cleve- land, pre: H. Phill'ps, ming- ham. Ala., first’ vice president; Charles W. Cole of Albany, N. Y., second vice presi- dent; R. E. Denfield, Duluth, secretary. the | ington’s Birthday. Se / ROUTINE MATTERS IN THE SENATE -—— sidered in the House. - DISCUSSED THE STRIKE The Rev. Dr. Milburn, the blind chaplain of the Senate, opened the session today with a fervid and eloquent prayer, extol- ling the public and private virtues of | Gecrge Washington, who, he said, at home and with his neighbors and on the broad stage of national life showed steadfast de- votion to the interests of his country, subordinating his private wish and will to the good of the whole people. Such a noble example might well enter into the character of every American boy, and exalt our pa- triotism, making our national institutions the safeguard of all social, religious and private institutions. Bills were passed donating condemned cannon to the state Soldiers’ Home at Rosebud, Ore., and to the authorities of Burlington, Vt. A Tariff Petition. Mr. Quay (Pa.) presented a memorial trom the Manufacturers’ Club of Philadel- phia, strongly urging that the cause of financial distress was the asasult on the American protective system, and indig- rantly protesting against the course of the President in borrowing money from a for- n syndicate. The memorial closes with an earnest appeal to Senators and members to so adjust tariff duttes as to overcome the distress of the treasury. C The Delaware Bridge. Two House bills were passed amending the articles of regulation of the navy. A spirited contest arose over the construction of the bridge over the Delaware river at Fhiladelphia. Mr. McPherson (N.J.) sought to secure reconsideration of the resolution convening a board of army engineers to investigate the height, span, etc., of the bridge. Mr. Quay, who secured the passage of the resolution, urged that it was being tied up by the motlon to reconsider. Mr. Frye (Me.) objected to precipitate ac- tion, as the suspension of work on the bridge would throw 800 men out of work. It was finally agreed to take a vote on the subject tomorrow ncon. Mr. Gorman secured unanimous consent that unobjected cases on the calendar should be taken up at a night session next Tuesday. Indian Appropriation Bill. The Indian appropriation bill was then taken up. The pending amendment was that of Mr. Pettizrew of South Dakota, that of the 31,104,350 appropriated for industrial and day schools for Indians, $515,000 shall be used for contract schools and that 2) per cent of the latter sum shall be used in purchasing such contract schools as may be offered for sale. The Pettigrew amendment was defeated— yeas, 13; nays, 33. With the changes made, the provision for Indian schools makes a reduction of 20 per cent from the expenditure last year, but leaves future Congresses to make such further reductions as they see fit. THE HOUSE. Four large American flags fluttered from the dome of the Capitol today in honor of Washington's birthday. The Hcuse wore a holiday aspect, a vast array of empty benches greeting the Speaker. When he called the body to order at 11 o'clock, less than fifty members were present. On motion of Mr. Bynum (Ind.) the Sen- ate joint resolution was adopted extending to Mexico the thanks of Congress for the bigh honors paid te Isaac P. Gray, the late United States minister to that coun- try. .\ bill was passed authorizing the Monon- gahela and Western Railroad Company to construct a bridge across the Monongahela river at Pittsburg, Pa. Appointments Announced. The Speaker announced the following ap- pointments: Visitors to the Military Acad- emy, Messrs. Wheeler of Alabama, Wash- ington of Tennessee and Milliken of Maine; visitors to the Naval Academy, Messrs. Sayers of Texas, Tate of Georgia and Hull of Iow: Mr. Martin (Ind.), chairman of the com- mittee on invalid pensions, asked unani- mous consent to extend the eve iB Ses sion tonight (for the consideration of pri- vate pension bills) to 12 o'clock. He stated that there were a great many Senate biils which should be acted upon, and _ this might be the last opportunity for consider- ing them at this session. Mr. Jones (Va.) objected. the House then went into committee of the whole, and. resumed the consideration of the gereral deiciency appropriation bill. Census Office Reports. When the paragraphs relating to the eleventh census were reached Mr. Hepburn (fowa) wanted to know when the reports of the last census were to be published. Five years had elapsed, he sald, and yet but two of the twenty-six volumes had reached the public. Mr. Grecktnridge, in charge of the Dill, ied that all the matertal would be in of the printer by March 1, and umes would be published thereafter ible. r. Smith (Ariz.) an amend- Eng) indian On motion of ment was adopted to pay Allen R. ding an Apache with murder. Deputy Marshals’ Fees. r. Living: Ga.) moved to strike out appropr of $120,000 for United fees. It precipitated utes Mr. Boatner criticised the appropriation on the ground that no specific lists of these fees had been furnished. Mr. Cannon (iL) defended the appropria- tion. A large portion of this sum was to pay deputy marshals sworn in at Chicago on the occasion of the riot there a year ago. The amount of these fees could only be estimated for, he sald, as vouchers were not transmitted to the Department of Jus- tice until they were paid. The Strike Discussed. On motion of Mr. Baker (N. H.) a pro- viso was added to the paragraph requiring the Attorney General to report to Corl- gress a list of the persons to whom tnts money should be paid, and the amounts paid each. Gradually the discussion drifted into the question of the government taking a hand in suppression of the strike. Mr. Breckinridge expressed his apprehension that the doors were opening too wide, when great ccrporations were allowed to go into the cot '$ and secure protection for their | property at great expense to the govern- ment M sponse, passed | hid sent action. The government, Henderson (lowa), in an eloquent re- called attention to the resolution by Congress after the President »ps to Chicago commending his said he, must afford pretection to interstate commerce and it must enforce the mandates of the courts. “Iam glad,” said he, “to live in a coun- try where the executive met this duty as did—manfully and Mr. Cleveland ageously—and where ngress, with one voice, indorsed his course. The storm has now blown over,” he continued, “and the | men who took their lives in their hands, | who responded to the call of the law and | helped to execute it, should have their pay. | Most of them are poor. Now when the | trouble is passed can we afford to haggle and grow technical about paying them their due? Shame upon Congress if it fails to do its duty.” (Applause.) Ir. Livingston's Position. | Mr. Livingston said that it was not a question of refusing to pay the honest obligation of the government, but it was claimetl that much of this appropriation would go illegally to deputy marshals who were illegally engaged in protecting private cour- Deficiency Appropriation Bill Con- TAR, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 1895-TWELVE PAGES. Ifa Paper receives credit for having a larger circulation than it reallyenjoys, a reason exists for withholding from the advertiser the actual cir: culation figures and mystify- ing customets with ‘‘about” and “approtimately.” The Star, however, has a circula- tion that it.,is proud of and each Satusday. prints a detailed sworn statement of its actual circulation, giving the adver- tiser what by business ethics he is plainly, entitled to--a guarantee of that which he is buying. «T-e advertiser in The Star is not asked to ‘trade jackknives, sight unseen.”” He knows exactly what he is pay- ing for. The Star is alone among Washington newspa- pers in makiug public an- nouncement of its circulation figures. Last week the daily average was 34,697 copies. property which should have been protected at the expense of the city of Chicago, the state of Illinois or the Hllinols Central railroad. Mr. Livingston-finally withdrew his motion to strike out the appropriation. — ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS. Many Notes of a General and L Interest. ‘Today, the birthday of Washington, being a legal holiday, the banks were closed all day, the post office and other public offices observed the holiday hours, but there was no general celebration of the day here Some of the wholesale merchants close? their places of business in the afternoon and gave their clerks a holiday, and to- night the Y. M. 8. L. will have an oyster roast and supper. It is unfortunate that Alexandria’ cannot every year have a pub- lic demonstration. Arrested for Theft. Officers Webster and Smith Wednesday night arrested David Pettit, a resident of Alexandria county, on the charge of hay- ing been the person who stole the hogs and eggs from the wagon of Mathew & Co. of this city, while stalled on the road between this city and Washington during the blizzard of two weeks ago. The arrest was made at Pettit’s house, not far from the Virginia Jockey Club grounds. He was taken before Justice Harris, who admitted him to bail in the sum of $300, Mr. Walter Gregory becoming his bondsman, Disorderly in Church. For some time past there have been complaints of the misconduct in church of young colored men and boys, who reith- er respect themselves nor where they are. On Tuesday night last Joseph Lewis, col- ored, disturbed the ‘devotions of the mem- bers of Ebenezer Colored Baptist Church, and a warrant forhis arrest was sworn out by the congregation. Last Wednesday the warrant was served, and he was locked up for the night in the police station. Yes- terday he had a hearing before the mayor, who sent him to the chain gang for thirty days. al & menday Night. Mr. John Dun¢an, ‘a well-known employe of the Southern raifway office, and Miss Celeste Gorham, datighter of Mr. Thomas Gorham, were married Wednesday night. The ceremony took place at the residence of the bride's‘ parents, on Upper Duke street, and was performed by the Rev. Dr. Suter of Chtist Church. A large num- ber of the friemis of the couple were pres- ent, and they were warmly congratulated and wished a long and happy wedded life. ‘After the ceremony 2Mr. and Mrs, Duncan left on a bridal trip for New York. Want Htin to sty! Mayor Strauss: addressed a Tetter to Dr. Purvis In reply to his letter resigning the office of health officer of the city, request- ing him to reconsider his resignation, and continue in office until the mayor's: term, which expires next July. Notes. The $20 apropriated by the city council for the poor was turned over to the Ladies’ Relief committee Wednesday. Messrs. E. B, Taylor and J. Johnson Greene have been recommissioned as nota- ries public for the city of Alexandria. Married’ Wi The work on the interior of St. Mary's Church, which had been aband» ol on ac- count of the cold weather, ha recom- menced. Carlton A. Padgett was yes onlay ap- perited a letter carrier to fill tne vacancy created hy the death of George T. Price, and Patrick Downey has been appointed first substitute carrier. SS CAPITOL TOPICS. For the Drouth Stricken. Senator Allen, from the committee on forest reservations, today favorably re- ported the amendment to the sundry civil appropriation bill, appropriating — $300,000 of seed for the inhabitants stricken districts. Collisions at Sen. ‘The house committee on merchant ma- rine and fisheries bas favorably reporte: the Senate bill to postpone from March 1, to a date to be fixed by presidential proclamation the Cate for enforcing the re- vised international. regulations to prevent collisions at sea. This Stponement is oc- med by the recent withdrawal of Great n and other nations ef their assent to for the purchas of the drouth Brita March 1. Vo Abolish an Representative Deckery has introduced a Otlice. bill ir the House to abolish the ollice of solicitor of internal revenue. For the Increase of the Navy. ‘The Senate naval ccmmittee today adopt- ed a resolution recommending the increase of the navy, as previded in the naval ap- propriation pill. ‘The committee agreed to an appropriation of $100,000 for a_dock yard at Mare Island, and another provid- ing sea pay for officers detailed tor shore duty. Favorably Reported. ‘yhe Senate naval committee today favor- ably reported the nomination of Lieut. Commander Frederick W. Crocker to be a commander in the ravy. © Repeal the Bond Issue L Senator Mills gives, notice he will amend the surdry clvil appropriation bill to re- peal bond issue laws. The Post Office Bill. The House conferees on the post office appropriation bill have refused to accept the Senate amendment to the bill concern- ing the places at which employes of the iw: ervicé shall reside, and a railway, runt. will be reported by the com- mittee. They accept: all the other amend- ments made by the Senate. ws. ‘Vo Retire Revenue Cutter Officers. Senator Frye has offered an amendment to the naval appropriation bill for the re- tirement of revenue, cutter officers, their places to be filled by seniority promotion. The Nicarngun Canal. Senator Pasco, has introduced a sundry civil amendment appropriating $15,100 to pay the expenses of @ board of ‘three en- gincers to examine into the feasibility of the Nicaragua canal, as contemplated un- der the Senate bill. Disa led Naval Officers. Senator Mitchell of Oregon has offered an amendment to the naval bill, which provides that any officer while within the retiring age of sixty-two, and transferred from the active to the retired list, for dis- ability possibly curable, shall be subject to examination as to ability to resume the duties of his existing commission, and if found able, and there is no further neces- sity for his continuance as a supernum- erary officer, be ordered to the active list, when the next vacancy appears. TOWN AND GOWN ROW | St. Petersburg Students and the Po- lice in a Fight. — AN AFRIGAN EXPEDITION ATPACKED a Delay in the Mexico-Guatemalan Negotiations. eee GENERAL FOREIGN TOPICS aa ees LONDON, February 22.—A dispatch from St. Petersburg, giving details of a conflict between the police and students yesterday, that about 300 students who were ng a college festival, marched in a body to a restaurant for the purpose of obtaining food and drink. As it was about time to close up the house the proprietor re- fused to admit them. The students attack- ed the house, breaking the windows. A number of policemen vainly tried to quiet the young men. Reinforcements were then called for and the whole street was soon filled with a rioting mob. The riotous demonstrations continued for several hours and did not cease until 3 o’clock this morn- ing. says celebrat A British Query Regarding Gold. LONDON, February 22.—The Standard this morning says that the question of the new American bonds looks high for a se- curity of so uncertain a future, but the buying is said to be on American account, which is the best thing that could happen. If, however, the loan is bought up by American investors at a price much above that at which it was sold, what influence can it have in checking the export of gold from New York? French Expedition Attacked. PARIS, February 22.—The Quotidien re- ports that the French expedition, which left Marseilles some months ago, under the command of Commandant Monteil, for ser- vice In the interior of Africa, was surprised and a sanguinary conflict ensued. Three hundred men, comprising half of the force of the expenditure, are said to have been killed, while the remainder have been driven from the line of march, and their retreat has been cut off. The minister of cclonies has received an urgent appeal from the commander of the expedition for “reinforcements. Cotton Pressing in America. LONDON, February 22.—This afternoon's Pall Mall Gazette says that most of the cotton pressing in America is a disgrace. The best that can be said of it is that the condition of the New Orleans bales is some- times a little less disgraceful than those from the interior, say from Columbu! Miss., or Alabama. Efforts have been made for many years to induce a better state of things, but they have come to nothing. Delaying Pence Negotiations, CITY OF MEXICO, February 22.—The se- vere illness of Emilio De Leon, Guatemalan envoy to Mexico, has delayed active nego- tlations on international boundary ques- tion, which has now resolved itself into routine work. It has been generally ac- cepted now for over a week that there ts not the slightest prospect for war unless things should take an utterly unlooked for turn, German Commercial Congress. BERLIN, February 22.—Trhe, German commercial congress opened here today. ‘The congress unanimously adopted a reso- lution regretung the adoption by the reich- stag on Saturday last of Count Von Mir- bach’s motion for an international mone- tary conferenc Warring on American Cattle. KRARIS, kebruary 2Z.—A deputation of senators and members of the chamber of deputies waited upon the minister of hus- bandry today and discussed with him the question of the importation of American Wheat. They als) urged upon him the prohibition of the importation of American cattle. Grent Speed of the Bansh GLASGOW, February 22.—The new tor- pedo destroyer Banshee was given an of- ‘ticial trial today. The boat attained an average speed of twenty-eight knots an hour. ‘the Banshee is one of forty-two vessels of this class to be built. A Popalist Iden In Russia. ST, PETERSBURG, February 22.—M. De Witt, the minister cf finance, ig taking measures to promote cotton growing. The state bank will advance to growers a working capital, and will grant loans on their crops. Spinners also are to be al- lowed loans to enable them to pure raw cotton for manufacturing purposes. nd@ Tenant. —Mr. Justin Me- trish Landlord LONDON, February 2 Carthy is quoted as saying that it is the intention of the government to include in the land bill provisions for the re-enact- ment of clause 13 of the act of 1891 pro- viding for voluntary agreement between Jlandiord and tenant. ‘The anti-Parnellite members have accepted this as promising a solution of the evicted tenants difficulty. To Buy Cartyte’s House. LONDON, February A meeting the committee organized for the pur; of purchasing Thomas Carlyle’s home in Chelsea and conyerting it into a Cariyle museum was held in the Egyptian Hall of the Mansion House today. Mr. Bayard, who was re i with much cheering, expressed the indebtedness of America to Carlyle, whose voice was audible across the Atlantic. His tones rang high and clear above party, teachir sons oF true manhood and morality. Mr. Bi speech was a brilliant one and twenty minutes. The treasurer of the fund announced that $1,280 had been sub- seribed. —_ Acts Approv The President has approved the joint resolution extending from Merch 1, 1895, to April 15, 1895, the time for making re- turns of income for the year 1804; the act granting cannon to the historical museim, Tes Moines, Iowa, and the acts to pension Mary R. Wiltiams, Julia Weeks, Samuel F. Tenant, Mary L, Clark, Elizabeth Brower, Wm. Armstrong and Louisa M. Sippell. oo More Subscriptions, Additional subscriptions for the poor have been received at The Star ollice as follows: Heretofore acknowledged............ $2,246.03 Proceeds of ball held on February 19, by the Pastime Pleasure Club Pp. P. Buchre Club....... Proceeds of fair held by Kate K. Macartne Sash...... Irs. deeeseeccccece Contents of poor box in business office of Evening Star.. 12.00 1.80 1.00 2.00 Total.... Mare Island Navy Yard Work. The San Francisco Bulletin last evening published a report that charges had been made against the construction and repair department at the Mare Island navy yard, and that an investigating committee had been ordered to the yard by the Secretary of the Navy. A report vecently made by Admiral Beardslee was said to be the cause of the investigation. It is positively denied at the Navy De- partment that any report has been re- ceived at the department from Admiral Beardslee, commanding the Pacific station and now at Honolulu,condemning the cha: acter of the work at the Mare Island nav: yard, or that Secretary Herbert he ed an investigation of affairs at the navy ard. It is also said that so far as the partment is informed the work done at this yard is fully up to the standard else- where. IN HOTEL CORRIDORS “There is an establishment out in Chi- cego that employs nearly three hundr clerks and does a business of several mil- licn dollars a year, but which does not car- ry a doliar’s worth of stoc said Post- master Hesing of the exposition city to a party of friends at the Arlington. “Not long ago it sent out no less than 500,000 cir- culars through the mails to prospe customers. It is merely a purchasing egeney for persons living outside of the city whe need articles and do not find it convenient to buy them in person. The concern will buy anything for anybody ac- cording to a well arranged system. All the customer has to do is to send a descrip- tion of the article wanted and the amount he is willing to pay for it, and it is yotten by an agent of the establishment and ship- ped to him at cnce. Suppose, for instance, a man in a remote town wants an cver- coat of blue cloth, with a velvet collar, for which he will pay $10. He sends his breast and waist measurement and the money to the firm and in twenty minutes after his order is received the coat is bought and packed up and at the freight or expre office. No charge is made to the customer, #s the firm has an arrangement with nu- merous retail mercantile establishments by which it gets a certain discount off from the market prices, and in this way makes heavy profits. I have been told that the discount ranges all the way from 5 to 15 per cent, so it is easy to see how remunc tive the business is. Absolute honesty characterizes all its dealings, and, conse- quently, very few articles are returned by customers as unsatisfactory.” 0 one can even faintly understand the deplorable condition of the people in the newly settled sections of Nebraska,” said A. R. Loomis of Omaha, at the National last night, “without personal inspection of it. Our firm sold a quantity of farming machinery to farmers in fourteen or fifteen rew counties last year, and as there were were no regular payments made I was sent there to make inquiries. I came away sick at heart. For the last three years every crop failed. The settlers sold some of their cattle to buy seed the first year; sold the rest to get it the second and then mort- gaged everything they possessed for the means to put in and cultivate the third. This failed worse than the others. Hun- dreds of families were on the verge of starvation, and only managing to subsist en Indian biscuits, a kind of root that grows on the prairies. I tell you the deso- lation. and misery was appalling to contem- plate, and I never want to have such an experience again.” “A Richmond electrical genius has pat- ented a contrivance that will inspire much delightful satisfaction among the stay-at- home ‘fans’ when their base ball club is playing away from home,” said Andrew Carter of Virginia at the Riggs House yes- terday. ‘You have frequently seen, no doubt, the crowds that hang around bulle- tin boards in large cities, watching the progress of the game the local team is playing elsewhere. By the new invention such persons will be enabled to see the game as it is played, just as though it was instantly reproduced by a kinetoscope. The apparatus consists of a steel board about ten feet square, inclined at an angle, with both teams on it represented by miniature figures ten inches high. By an ingenious application of electricity the movements of the mannikins will reproduce exactly the actions of the players, and it’s claimed that the ball will be in evidence as well. Several credible persons, who have seen the affair in operation, have informed me that it does all these wonderful things with per- fect fidelity. “The McCoy-Hatfield feud has broken out again along the Tug river, in West Vir- ginia,” said S. L. Mahaffey of Huntington, “and there is no telling how much blood Will be spilled. Tug river is the dividing line between Kentucky and West Virginia, and the town of Matewan, in the latter state, is on its banks. The McCoys live on the other side, and three of them were once tied up in the woods there and shot to death. The Hattields live on the Mate- wan side, and about three weeks ago Frank Phillips, who is now leader of the McCoy faction, having married the girl that Johnson Hatfield stole from her fam- ily—an act that led to a great deal of kill- ing—came over to Matewan and was found shot and badly wounded. Of course his condition was ascribed to the Hatfiel: d the McCoys are making vigorous prepara- tions for revenge. There’s bound to be trouble of the worst sort, and no toubt additions will be made to the list of twen- ty-four dead men. who have already tost their lives in the feud, “I was down in Cobham, Va., recently,” said Joseph Logan,-an insurance man from Philadelphia, at the Normandie last night, “settling up some losses, and I saw Mrs. Amelie Rives Chanler in all the glory of a northern winter day. The weather was tremely cold and the snow was hard and packed, making the sleighing as excellent us I have ever seen it in higher latitudes. Mrs. Chanler was staying, I was told, at her father’s estate, ‘Castle Hill.’ She came into Cobham driving a pair of half-wild thoroughbred bays to a fine sleigh. The tezm didn’t seem to like the cold at all, and when it was brought to a stop there was mighty plunging and pawing, and scme of those standing by feared the sleigh would be overturned. But Mrs. Chanler knew what she was about, and sat up with a firm grasp on the reins until the horses evidently wore out her patience, fcr she took up the whip and gave them three or four sharp cuts that brought them to their senses in short order. Then she jumped out, leaving the team unattended. Her husband is an idol of the Cobham peeple. Grace Chureh, the Episcopal place of worship there, whs lately burned, en- tailing a loss of $20,000, but, thanks to M Chanler, there was an insurance of $12,000 on it, which he had carried on bis own personal respensibility for several y one thing I wi ould “There per fellow: Roberts of Sali ish you newspa- agitate,” said R. E. Kan., at Willard’s yes- siceping cars. The outrageous, and than an imposition on the traveling public compelled to use them. I can go io the best European hotel in this country and get good comfortable recom for $1.50 a day, and yet I am com- peilel to pay anywhere from 32 to $3 a night for a close shelf-like compartment on the side of a badly ventilated box, sim- ply because a great monopoly has con- tracts with railroads not enterprising enough to run sleeping cars of their own. States should pass some laws remedying this evil and if reputable newspapers would join in a crusade against it there is no doubt that some very salutary reform could be reached. So boom the idea and every traveler in the states will call you blessed.” ——_“+--— THE BEAN CITY, neern That Handles Many Car Loads a Year. ‘The New York Sun says that one con- cern in Grand Rapids, Mich., handles more beans in a single year than any other firm in the United States or in the world. The company has an elevator for beans, and through this elevator between 700 and 00 car loads of beans pass annually. A car load means from 520 to 540 busnels, and those who are mathematically inclined may figure out how many bushels or how many bakings this total represents. Most of the beans handled are Michigan grown, but often it is necessary to send to Canada and to Europe fcr supplies. Last year $3,000,000 worth of beans were imported from Austria and other European coun- tries, and before the imports were also large. e beans did not, of course, come to Grand Rapids, but about 100,000 bushels of the total were brought there to be sorted, sized and cleaned. Eu- rope, instead of exporting, is calling upon America for beans, and several large con- signments will be sent over. a Dr. Coyle of Denver Dena. DENVER, Col. February 22.—Rev. Dr. John P. Coyle, pastor of the First Congr gational Church, died at 1:30 this morning of rheumatism of the heart. Dr. Coyie came _to Denver from North Adams, Mas: last September, succeeding Rev. Myron W. Reed, whose radical views had been rather unfavorably received by his congregation. Dr. Coyle caused considerable surprise by delivering a sermon embodying ideas fully as advanced as his predecessor. one CG WITH DRUM AND FIFE How the Soldier, Boys Celebrated the Day. ———— MILITARY PARADES THIS AFTERNOON Sons of the American Revolution Elect Officers. EXERCISES TONIGHT Everything in the way of military display this afternoon occurred according to the program arranged. The first organization to appear on the streets was President's Troop A, which left the armory at 1 o'clock and moved westward on Pennsylvania ave- nue on its way to Falls Church, Va., where the troopers are to spend the afternoon and incidentally indulge in several drills, under command of Lieut. Charles L. Beat- ty. Half an hour later, the second regi- ment, commanded by Col. Cecil Clay, start- ed from the Center Market armory, with he National Guard drum corps at its head. ‘he command made an unusually strong showing as it moved by way of Pennsyl- vania avenue and 10th street to Massa- chusetts avenue. Major Campbell com- manded the :ourth battalion, Major Suess the fifth and Capt. Tomlinson, in the ab- sence of Major Bartlett, the sixth. The regiment was attired in’ National Guard fatigue uniform, and accomplished a great deal of hard work during the afternoon in the northwestern section of the city. It was shortly before 2:30 o'clock when the colored contingent of the day's paraders turned into Pennsylvania avenue from 3d street. The Capital City Band headed the line, and then marched com- pany A, first separate battalion, com- manded by Capt. Arthur Brooks. The ccmpany escorted the Colored High School Cadets, two companies, who made an ex- cellent appearance. It was their first pub- lic appearance during the school year. Major Charles Minkins was at the head of the cadets, with Lieut. Roscoe C. Bruce as. his adjutant. Capt. Henry B. Burwell commandsd company A and Capt. John C. Payne was in command of company B. These companies were followed through the line of march by a lerge crowd of ad- mirers. The Day's Parade. The vicinity of 3d street and Pennsyiva- nia avenue northwest presented a very martial appearance from 2 o'clock until 3 o'clock. During that time troops were constantly arriving from all directions and things seemed to be in a very mixed state tor a time. Finally the various compa- nies were arranged in proper order and a je after 3 o'clock Col. Wiliam G. Movre commanded “Forward, march!” and the display pageant of the day was in motion. Washington not often witnesses a local turnout of such brilliancy as that of this afternoon. The day was an ideal one and the metal accouterments of the soldiers gleamed in the sunlight. The Marine Band preceded Major Burton R. Ross, and the Washington Light In- fantry Corps, four companies.The Corcoran Cadet Corps, headed by the J. B. Hender- son Drum Corps, showed up remarkably well on this, its twelfth birthday, the showy uniform of white and blue, with waving plumes, worn by Capt. Edwards’ men, making a pleasing appearance. With the perfect alignment for which they are famous, the National Fencibles, Capt. Charles S. Domer, wearing green and gold, and white plumes, marched in champion form, and were greeted with applause along the line_of march. Company B, third battalion, D. C. N. G., under Capt. L. H. Mattingly, followed the Fencibles. ‘The Mount Pleasant Drum Corps headed the National Rifles, Capt. James F. Oyster, and the Old Guard, Capt. Edgar. The zou- ave costumes of the young musicians, to- gether with the handsome uniforms of the Rifles and Old Guard, made this portion of the parade particularly picturesque. The end of the line was weil taken care of by the regiment of High School Cadets, nine companies, under Col, Shuster. Major Domer commanded the first battalion and Major Stewart was at the head of the sec- ond battalion. The cadets marched behind the band of the sixth United States caval- ry, and their appearance was well up to the excellent standard established by the corps in years gone by. ‘The sidewalks were crowded dtring the passing of the several parades, the warm day making life in the open air more at- tractive than remaining indoors. Sors of the American Revolution, he annual meeting of the District of Columbia Society of the Sons of the Amer- ican Revolution was held in the red par- lor of the Ebbitt House this forenoon. The president, Gen. J. C. Breckinridge, presided. The fifth annual report of the presiden showed that the present membership of the sceiety was 434, an increase during the year of The report of the treasurer, William Van Zandt Cox, showed that the receipts of the year had been $18) and the dis- bursements $1,759.29. The resources of the society on hand were $1,180.70, of which amount $700 was for the building fund. This was the fifth consecutive term which Mr. Cox had gerved and he formaliy and earnest re-election. The election of officers for the ensuing term was proceeded with. For president there were two names in nomi- nation, one that of Senator John Sherman, presented by John W. Douglass; the other at of Dr. G. Brown Goode, presented by William A. DeCaindry and seconded by Dr. 0. T. Mason. Ballots were cast, with a result of 6) to 38 in favor of Dr. Goode. John W. Dougiass and Bernard R. Green were elected sidents to succeed George H. Shields, E. M. Gallaudet and Wm. D. Cabell. Recording Secretary Francis E. Storm was re-elected, and Treasurer William V fandt Cox, who had declined re-election, was re-elected by acclamation. Sens of the Revolution. The celebration of the day by the Sons of the Revolution takes place at Metzerott’s Hall at 3:30. The program of exercises prepared for the occasion was one of un- usual interest and comprised the singing of patriotic songs by soloists and by the Choral Society, assisted by an orchestra. An address by Rev. George William Doug- lass and remarks by Mr. John Lee Carroll, the general president of the Sons of the Revolution, were among the features of the program. Celebrations Tonight. This evening a celebration will be held at the Metropolitan M. E. Church, 4%2 and C streets northwest, under the auspices of the Department of the Potomac, G. A. R. The public is cordially invited to attend this theeting, and invitations have been extend- ed to the various associations of veterans of the late war and to the associations auxiliary to the G. A. R., as well as to the President, the members of his cabinet and other distinguished and representative men. The Grand Army Musical Union and the Marine Band will furnish the music, and the program includes introductory re- marks py the department commander, Nathan Bickford, the reading of the far well address by Rev. Dr. Stafford and an address by Gen. Daniel E. Sickles. The comrades are requested to appear in uni- form. 3 ‘At the session of the Woman's Council this evening at Metzerott’s Hall there will be features appropriate to the day. The hall has been handsomely decorated. ———— Vight Over Cadetships. Congressman Goldzier tried today to amend the deficiency bill so as to give members the same control over appoint- ment of naval that they have over West Point cadets, many members having only recently learned from Secretary Herbert that they cannot make a second recommen- dation after their first falls to pass. Re- publican members opposed because they want to fill cadetships after March 4. The matter caused a lively brush. — Gen. W. C. Newberry, Alexander 1. Revell and others of a party of Chicagoans in Florida have taken to the sport of alli- gator hunting. They lassoed and brought in alive and unhurt three ailigators the other day. One measured ten and a half feet.