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THE EVENING STAR. PUBLISHED DAILY EXC: PT SUNDAY AT THE STAR BUILDINGS, 1101 Fennsylvania Avenue, Cor. 11th Street, by The Evening Star Newspaper Company, S. H. KAUFFMANN Pres't. New York Pilce, 49 Petter Building, > = The Evening Star ts served to city by earriera, on t eribers in the 10 cents, at the s : re in the stage prepaid 50 rents + Star, $1 per year. with » Che Zvening Star. — at Washington, D C.. ) roust be patd tn known THE WHITE MeTAL a Possible New Political Alignments on the Silver Question. THE \0UTH AND WEST 10 CCHBINE Senator Teller to Lead, With a Southern Man as Second. 4 GATHERIN¢ Nitical forced r que . and the south and the west be bre together in support of | the white a & twelve montus | 1 to tell the esent diseus-ed, The contalis noe argu means the legislation of this be longer delayed? democrats part ¢ allies i the western their eastern allies, and s united action in the next presidential cam- Parga? Diseussiom Growi Dt of this question has grown percey in earnestness during the past | few mont Prominent silver men in beth parties have openly engaged in it, and Mr. Keed had heard so much of it that he gave it a passing reterence in his speech ou the gold bonu scheme in the Fiouse last week. He was at pains to predict, of ‘ that nothug would come of the that republeans casi and west, nocrals, Tae oud 2 EWO Uld par runs wast the sev- ues Would be stroug ru democrats wouid vir Southern brethren of the aid siven them in the dark d the a cful of a Breakup. The more advanced of the silver ke h Lot a breakup, ev of th ditficuities pc turn from the past, and ar SC.th and west to do so. The duty of the | hour, they are a , is the thing to Le | considered. Ke Is over, and is | ely Ww be recalled the hgot of What it teaches for th ‘The scuth | igneraice and ocrats Of capital § t the old « {it is the we this and tance. Shuil or not be accept. es ihe south real- believe in th uon of and in the intive ess t a result would Are of the war ar riod th dhetely € the about shest thirty y as greed that if this new ation is effected the head of the, it come from second man from the war are not, after to represent and the ries of noulgl bean ars, to be | hed. Southern men of such caliber as id entitie them to consideration in conncetion with the presidency all participated im the confed- Alabama, Jones of Ar. { Missourl ali saw ser- hern flag, and the fear re ght prove injuri it for si ected to ¢ ad would ably ut Very great aitti- sily vier has the r men son in hes as of the he man of tion. thering ef Silver Vea at this time of Gen. Wa r Howell « friends of s ver gi on ev 1 ow oO it both in are very aes that is uot the purpose of the | and Ohio No. 13,096. WASHINGTON, D.C. Minority Report 2 the Bill to Incorporate a New Gas Company. ‘The Price of Gas Should Be Reduced, but No Experimental Company Shouid Be Chartered. Mr. Aldrich of the House District com- mittee has written a minority report on the bill to incorporate the National Gas and Electric Light, teat and Power Company, h Was reported favorably last Wed- nesday. The munority report opposes the passage of the bill for the following rea- mus the new Proposition, in brief, Is to grant to corporation the right to duplicate th S$ of mains and service pipes which now gruiron the streets and avenues ot this city for the ostensibie purpose of sup- plying the goverument ana the citizens of the District with a better quality of gas t reduced cost to the consumer. If the pe » of tms bit would thus result, ana ho oF ler means of attammg that bie, good reasons would ex- couswerauen, put we submit 218 not gIven, nor wouKd Sviued tor guarantee it; bond. We favor a reducuon im the price of gas ftur- ty the company new omg business oy OviGeu sa Ue bul wileh passed on Apr t. and when Ult ae Le uate, ‘he right ob races 1S Hut quesuon- » AU HAS LeCu Fepeatediy exercised. fe Sranlug of 2ud.tonal franchi to a new company Woud resuit in untosdi injury lo tue poopie of the Disirict wach a at © or end est that such assurai boud pt were p us tor tue WERE aaate cu. uot be Measured im dotiars and cents because tue mere open.ng of tre woud jeoparaze tue heettn and ot tue peopre ana snould not be toier- except unuer the mest urgent re quireme.is. Every paysic.an wall cert.ty th always vat.ous. Wo the fact that disease and de fuliow in the wake of suca ex The opening of pavements not oniy mong th trunk Lnes wuere mMams are laid but weraily actoss the streets from curb to curd at intervals of every twenty-live or feet along the same would not only vance and an inter- at wouid result in in- rmanent injury to pave- s cr acpos.t of the It a first prin- culable and p menis waich Le company would re c.pie of paver iat when the crown of the street is once broken by excavation never be restored to its orig.nal per- pt by a complete relaying of the fer bor t | derations, namely, annoyance to the public, the hysiene conditions in- volved and the irr to pave- > gvant- par- the proy tuum | indefinite as that now under considera- manuli wh to the gas fra- h may not be pro- 1 tion. ture ternity or, here is No prin which is not if not the ground that it fying their action on S$ @ secret process they Were not prepa close. the naiure of which are not willing to come ight and tell us what they preposterous and dangerous into open s have. A mor proposition, it is safe to say, has never be- for Pp ated to intelligent bedy of legisiators. ‘The s has confessedly pot been adopted by any mu and thus emphas.azes the position bet No franchise of this character ve granted until we have the fullest informa- tion concerning the same, even to the rticuler. minutest p Pnere no ture which prov improvement in s either for a ch. ent company table to adopt. Th competition of electric lighting, which, scientists believe, will st no distant éaily supplaut the use of illumi- s for lighting purp furnishes an argument for the statements but is additional reason for hise asked for under y pure gas, such as his company talks of being able to furnish, nay be fraught with hidden dat ‘3 whith would more than offset any virtues which it might possess. Hydrogen gas is the best example of an absviutely pure gas, but it could not be used with safety un- ‘s carburetted to an extent that wi jd give it a well defined odor. If the purpose be to use hydrogen gas with an ineande: cent burner, then why not say so, but ver the system, whatever the ir of this compa 1 be drawn de to Congr deny the nade to the he local ¢: no veil of secree: t it when a for its fran: 3 per 1.00) en we helieve at. On the contrary, be so made and di bill before refe * per 1,000 fe » shold be ‘on in the Sen 1 to the minority report is the the District Commis ding adverse action on the Aldrich says he e ts to obte ven or eight signatu to the minor‘ report. — RIED AT ARLINGTON, Col, J.P. Martin's Remnins Deposited in Histe round. The remains of the late Col. James P Martin, formerly adjut 1 of the t of the Miss - S.A, who three $s ago, reached city last , accompanied Pague of the fifteenth infantry the widow and daughter of the dece: During the night a squad of artillerymen from the Washington barracks guarded the body. The fi 0 ever procession left the Baltimore tilrotd depot at 10 o'clock this morning. The casket containing the re- mains was inclosed in a wooden box, which fm turn was covered with the national verything fs | in for -e-+ — PHOLSAND NOW OUR. ew Buildi don Pive X in New ¥- colors. It was placed on a on, drawn by four horses, and escorted by a detail from the fourth United States artillery under ommand of Col. Corbin. ‘There were several beautiful floral tributes sent to the depot. The pallbearers were Col. Wilson, Col. Burton, Col. Corbin, Col. Gil- more, Col. Babcock and Capt. Baker. Fol- lowing the rem i ges, were Mr: wo Mrs. Porter, Mis well, Mr. Peter Ef | J aker and Postmaster James P. Wi lett. A large number of army officers were of Penn- to the Aque- a s met b: y Fort My on then continued to Aslin: —— is Again Beaten. < 2. rebel general Tugo, with 350 followers, had an encounter with government troops on the zoth instant at Santero. The fight iast- ed two-hours, when the rebels were ro ‘ven were killed, many were wounded ed. a number were captured. Three w 1 on Mon- . day kil and two wounded on the gover ment side. REASONS AGAINST ITISENATE AND HOUSE Mr. Wolcott’s Resolution for a Mon- etary Commission. THE INDIAN APPROPRIATION BILL Further Progress Made on the Measure Today. GENERAL DEFICIENCY — PILL A memorial from the legislature of Idaho was presented to the Senate today, protest- ing against the pooling bill as a plan to place the ratiroads in the hands of a vast syndicate and thus crush competition under the iron heel.of monopoly. Mr. Voorhees, chairman of the finance committee, presented a comprehensive reso- lution for an investigation by the commit- tee of the effect of the tariff and internal revenue laws. A Bimetallic Commission. Mr, Wolcott (Col) then came forward with an interesting proposition, authorizing the creation of an American commission to act with foreign countries should they take | the initiative in an international monetary | conference. The pian was offered as an amendment to the sundry civil bill now on the calendar and about to be taken up. It is as follo’ Whenever the President of the United States, upon the invitation of Germany or eat Britain, or any of the governments of Europe or other’ shali determine that this government should be represented at any international or other conference to be heid with a view to secure interna- ly a fixity cf relative values between money, by means of a smmon, between those metals, with free mintage at such ratio, he shall be au- thorized to request the attendance of the commissicners, to be appointed as herein- after provided, to attend such conference in benalf of the United States “rhe number of such comm be sstoners shall the United with the con- ‘The Fresident of tes shall appomt, by and ent of ihe Senate, three of said commis- sioners prior to the adjournment of the sent Congress; the other six members shall be a joint committee of this Con- gress, three to be members of the Senate and three of the House of Kepresentativ If, after the adjournment of this Congres: there shall be any vacancies in said com- mission, by death, resignation or other- wise, such vacancies shall be filled by ap- pointment by the Presiden The amendment makes avatiable $100,000 for the expenses of the commisston. Mr. Wolcott's Remarks. Mr. Wolcott said the proposition was sub- mitted with some hesitation and after con- ference with other Senators, as it was felt it might be construed 2s a purpose on the part of the United States to await the ac- tion of foreign countries. But in view of the fact that nine months would elapse before the next Congress assembled, and in the meantime the President would be pow- erless to act if other countries took the ative, it W deemed advisable to offer resolution. = It is s * said Mr. Wolcott, “to those who vote for bimetallism, and it should be satis y to those gentlemen who talk for bi it and who wait with ravished eyes see what Mr. Wolcott said it was thought desir- able te leave to the two houses of Congress the choice of their respective delegation. who nine. to fvery one knew full well, he said, would 1 by the Sex s it would be those ma s of finance who had spent their pnblic lives in study of this question d had illuminated its intricacies. The ator said the recent vote of the Senate to take up the silver bill had been a dis- tinct enunciation that bimetallism shouid be the policy of the United States, but the condition of public business at the close of the session did not permit final action in that line to be taken. It was not a time, amid the tress of the country, to wait for action by other countries. “We are for bimetallism by this country alone,” said Mr. Wolcott, “but if other countries are ready to join us, so much the better.” He asked that the amendment go to the finance committee. Mr. Hale made the suggestion that the sundry civil bill was so soon to be consid- ered that there should be no delay in get- ting the amendment from the finance com- mittee and to the appropriations commit- tee. s An Errer Corrected. A bill was passed to correct an error in the recent Chicago public building bill, by which the old building was to be sold to the “lowest” bidder instead of to the “highest.” 2 ‘An hour was given to the sharp contro- over stopping work on the Delaware > at Philadelphia until a board igated the height, on of New Jersey n to the inquiry, and ider the resolution di- an investigation was laid on the to 10, jentials of Mr. Caffery (La.) for another term, beginning March 4 next, Were presented by his colleague, Mr. Blanchard. Mr. George (Miss.) submitted the results of an inquiry by the committee on agri- culture concerning the cultivation of cot- ton. McPhe Indian Appropriation Bill. jeration was resumed of the Indian appropriation bill and Mr. Kyle offered an amendment that the word “Indian” shall include not only those of full blood, but those of of mixed blood, of whatever de- gree, while tribal relations are maintained. At the conclusion of Mr. Kyle's remarks Mr. Allison made the point of order that the pending amendment was new legisla- tion. The Vice President sustained the pcint, and the amendment was ruled out. Amendments Agreed To. Mr. Kyle then introduced an amendment providing that all stock, cattle and horses purchased for the Indians on reservations should be of the best obtainable grade, and that all male animals should be full- blooded stock, The amendment was adepted. Mr. Manderson presented an amendment refunding to the Miami Indians $48,528.38. This amendment, explained, had been approved by the committee on Indian af- fairs. The amendment was accepted. Mr. Pettigrew introduced an amendment appropriating $187,039 to reimburse the Crow Ci Indians for receiving less than their per capita s nd when their reservation was. ¢ It was_pro- vided that the Secretary n $50,000 Con: in cash. The amendmen tow The Senate also ac mendment by Mr. Jones approp 37 to reim- burse Capt. Jno. Bullet for money cexpend- ed by him in Indian service at San Carlos agency, Ariz. is point the Pr mina dent's secretary including that to Mexico. for what pu delay the doors Senator Ran- ed unani- Creeks to Sell Mr. Jones (Ark.) oftered an ameadment authorizing the Muscogee or Creek nation Their Indebtedness. to sell the indebtedness of the United States of $60U,0WU to that natiom, with in- terest, the sum having been appropriated in 188Y, to enable them to make a per capita payment to the Creek people and to liquidate the Creek national indebtedness. At Mr. Allen's suggestion he modified nis amendment to prevent the sale or assign- mient of the certificates at less than par. Mr. Aldrich said if the government owes the Creeks anything it ought to be made to pay the debt. He felt that Indian legis- lation was usually too loosely drawn. He added that if, as the Secretary of the ‘I'reas- ury recently said, there is to be a surplus of $30,000,000 in ‘the treasury the govern- ment can surely pay the Creeks their money without resorting to any vague and cumbersome practice of assignment for the benefit of third parties and not for the In- dians themselves. Mr. Chandler said if the Creeks ar> not to manage their business any better than the treasury officials manage their business they should not be intrusted with such a transaction as that proposed by the amend- ment. THE HOUSE. Edwin J. Jordan, elected to succeed Myron B. Wright, late Representative from the ffteenth Pennsylvania district, was sworn in today as a member of the House. After some brief routire morning busi- ress the House went into committee of the whcle and resumed the consideration of the deficiency bill. While a series of amend- ments to give extra compensation to vari- ous employes of the House was being adopted, Mr. Dingley (Me.) protested mildly against the prodigal liberality which was being shown in the matter of voting extra compensation to employes. “The number of infants Herod has killed,” smilingly replied Mr, Breckinridge cf Kentucky, in charge of the bill, “Is a great deal larger than those who have been allowed to escape.” Extrn Compensation Amendments. Mr. Tracey (N. Y.) offered an amendment to give the employes of the House and Senate an extra month’s pay. Mr. Sayers attempted to amend this proposition by excluding from the benefits of the amendment those employes who had been voted extra compensation, but his mouon was voted down. Mr. Livingston (Ga.) offered another amendment to that of Mr. Tracey to give ‘an extra month’s pay to the individual clerks to members. ‘The chairman of the committee of the whole (Mr. Tarsney) ruled Mr. Livingston’s amendment out of order, whereupon the latter appealed from the decision of the air. ‘The decision was not . sustained, S704. The action of the committee, there- fore, made Mr. Livingston’s amendment in order. During the progress of the debate on these amendments the doorkeepers and other employes of the House crowded up the aisles and the galleries were filled with clerks to members, all manifesting the deepest interest in the result. Mr. Sayers, chairman of the committee on appropria- ticns, vehemently protested against the Livingston &mendment, which, he said, preposed to give to members $100 for extra clerk hire. ‘There are members,” said he, ‘‘who do rot pay cut $25 a month for clerk hire.” “Who are they? Name them,” shouted a chorus of memb ‘here are quite a number of responded Mr. Sayers. “Both Mr. and Mr. Black of Georgia, I understand, do uot pay more than §25 a month for clerk bir Mr. Doekery’s OMiection. Mr. Dockery (Mo.), in the same vein, de- clared that it was an appropriation to give members an extra $100. Mr. Williams (Miss.) believed the amend- ment was just, and declared his intention of supporting it. Mr. Tracey (N. Y.) appealed to members to vote the amendment to the amendment down. “It it carsied and reported to the House,” said he, “a roll call will be de- manded, and we all appreciate the difficulty of obtaining a majority for such a large appropriation where members have to go on record.” (Laughter.) The Livingston amendment was carried— 105 to 70, and as amended the Tracey amendment was also carried—93 to 61. Mr. Dockery. gave notice that he would demand a yea and nay vote in the House. In a brief speech he warned the democrats of the House that the appropriations were mounting up to dangerously near the bil- lion-dollar line, and unless a halt were called they would exceed those of the Fifty- first Congress. Mr. Grosvenor (Ohio), in reply, taunted the democrats with being obliged to sell bonds at a ruinous rate of interest to pay current expenses of the government. “Did not Secretary Sherman sell 4 per cent bonds at par, which were afterward worth 1 asked Mr. Springer of Illinois. “Twelve years after a great war,” re- plied Mr. Grosvenor. ‘Secretary Sherman sold bonds payable in coin to resume specie payments. But the contract he made with the syndicate provided that before bonds should be taken they should be open to pepular subscription for thirty days. (Loud republican applause). “The credit of the government subsequent- ly Lecame so high that these bonds after- ward commanded a premium of 30. But Icok at the transaction we criticise and see the contrast. Now, thirty years after the war, without giving the public an op- portunity to subscribe, bonds are sold bear- ing 4 per cent interest, to a secret contract, which netted the syndicate $10,000,000 twenty-four hours after the bonds were placed on the market.” (Republican ap- plause.) WASHINGTON BELT L Senate Mill to Incorporate the pany—No Trolley Amendment to Pass. Senator McMillan today presented to the Senate a favorable report upon the bill to incorporate the East Washington Belt Line Company. The Senate bill on the same subject is substituted entire for the House bill, which contains the obnoxious rider granting to the Eckington and Soldiers’ Home Company an additional year in which to remove its overhead wires from New York avenue between 7th street and the boundary. There is this change in the Senate bill, which was substituted for the House bill, that in stead of-a single track on the entire route, a double track {s pro- vided except on 3d street east. This street !s so narrow that the resi- dents upon it have protested against the passage of the bill. The billas now drawn and lying before the Senate provides for a single track on 3d and 4th streets, thus splitting the line. In other words, the cars will run south on 3d street and north on 4th. It is understood that Mr. Hill has con- sented to withdraw his objections to the passage of local street railway bills in or- der to permit the consideration and proba- ble passage of this bill. It ts confidently expected by the friends of the measure that it will secure favorable consideration, and that it will be satisfactorily handled in conference. Under no circumstances, how- ever, will the rider placed on the House bill be allowed to become a law. Could Not Have the Machias. The United States consul at Bangkok, who is at Singapore, appli&@ by telegraph to the Secretary of Statesfor the use of the gunboat Machias in¥making the trip to his port of duty, ‘tHe Machias is at Singapore, on hér way to! China. Going to Bangkok would take her over 8W miles out of her regular route, As there 1s spe- cial need of her services iy Chinese waters as soon as possible, it was found inex- pedient to comply with the request of the general, and he was notified ac- cordingly. ‘he Machias will resume her voyage to China tomorrow. Her next stop- ping place is Hong Kong. SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 1895-TWENTY PAGES. SIX DAYS MORE Congress Will Adjourn a Week From Monday. CONDITION CF APPROPRIATION BILLS The Financial Question May Come Up in the Senate. NIGHT SESSIONS LIKELY —— Congress has now just six more days to live after today, and there is in prospect one of the liveliest weeks that was ever known in the history of legislation. The session ends at noon a week from Monday, and between now and that time action is to be had by the Senate upon four of the largest and most important gf the appro- priation bills, besides upon several confer- ence reports. Under ordinary circumstances this would not be a great task when the well-known powers of the legislative ma- chine for grinding out quick work are con- sidered, But this year there are sev conditions that make it probable that the Senate and the House will be under a greater pressure during the next few days than for many years. Vo Open the Financial Question. In the first place, on the very next ap- propriation bill to be taken up—the sun- dry civil—there is an amendment which will reopen, without a doubt, the entire financial question, and the conditions z ripe for a prolonged and bitter contro- versy. Not cnly will the bond question be made a subject for debate by the amendment providing for the issue of $100,000,000 in debt certificates, but there will be legitimate discussion on the whole silver question produced by thg amend- ment offered this morning by Mr. Wolcott looking to provisions for an international conference on bimetallism. In the li the past two weeks, It is altogether that the debate on the sundry civil Dill nay occupy several de if this were the beginning instead of the end of the ses- sion, the bill would probably be debated for over a week. 5 Appropriation Bills. Next will come the legislative appropria- tion bill, with its multitude of items, aggre- gating many millions of dollars. There are several subjects for heated controversy in this bill that cannot be disposed of in less than a day at the very least. The last of the regular annual appropria- tion bills to be considered, except the de- ficiency will be the naval bill, which is ex- pected to give rise to a good deal of talk, owing to its large appropriations for the increase of the navy. The deficiency bill itself is such a dumping ground for miscel- laneous items that cannot be placed where that there is al scramble for position on it, and it is a proverbial time killer. In addition to these bills, which can scarcely be disposed of inside of a week, s night ons are resorted to, there conference reperts to be dis the chief of which and the mest important is tha on to be expected on the diplomatic consular bill relating to the Hawalian cable. If the House should not surrender to the Senate in this par- ticular, a prolonged debate in the Senate is inevitable. May He Night Sessions. So it will be seen that the task of the appropriations committee for the next two days is sure to be one cf the greatest ditli- culty and perhaps danger. There is a well-defined feeling abroad that some one of the appropriation bills may fail. It is stated, however, that greater shasms have been crossed ere now, and there is the regular biennial revival of reminiscences of appropriation bills passed in the very nick of time. It would not be surprising re to see a resolution looking to night ses- sions of the Senate passed very soon. —___-e-— CHANGES ON THE BELT LINE. New Switches and a New ment of Cars. The Belt Street Railroad Company con- templates a decided change in its service, and to this end switches are being put in at lith and O and at lth and E streets northwest. It is expected by the officers of the company that the new plan wil be- come operative on March 1. The belt cars proper, that Is, the brown cars, will be re- lieved from service on 11th and ith streets. It is these cars which now run down 11th to E, thence west to Pennsyl- vania avenue and 1ith streets, thence south, taking in the bureau of engraving and printing. The 11th street cars proper, that is, the yellow cars, now turn east at llth and E to 9th street, and thence south, taking in the markets, the Department of Agricnl- ture, the Smithsonian Institution and the ac Arrange- Under the new order of things the brown cars will start at llth and O streets, run- ning east to 4th, south to G, ‘cast to Ist, south to Maryland avenue, west via Mary- land and Virginia avenues to 12th, north to Ohio avenue, east to 9th, north to E, west to llth, and return over the same route. The yellow cars will start as at presept, at 11th and boundary, thence south to E, west to 14th, south to B, east to 11th, south to Water street, southeast to steamboat wharves, and return over the same route. ‘The reason of this, as explained by the otlicers of the company, is to give an im- proved service to the uptown section which is drained by llth street. Citizens of this section can go to the uptown theaters, bureau of engraving and printing and docks without change at 1th and streets. ‘hen there will be but one line ot cars on 11th, and their spacing can be bet- ter justified. At present the cars usually run in pairs along that street, so that one car will have a load and that directly fol- lowing will be empty. It is sought to rec- tify. this. 1f the change does not prove satistactory it is the intention of the com- pany then to return to the present system. The stables at Ist and B streets south- west will be abandoned and there will be but a single depot, that at Boundary and lith. At the latter point the Belt. com- pany owns a square of territory and only half is built upon. The change will neces- sitate additional stables, but the present car sheds will be made to suffice. The abandoned stables will be rented, but can- not be sold. The contemplated change will call for no extra men. A Privilege Revoked. The privilege of postmasters at free de- livery offices in making temporary appoint- ments to vacancies in the force, irrespect- ive of the civil service beard, when that board certifies less than three names of eligibles, is revoked in a new rule of the Post Office Department. Heretofore failure of the boards to certify at least three eli- bles permitted the postmaster to _tempora- rily appoint any one he chose, but here- after postmasters must appoint from the list submitted or forward their objections to the department, pending whose action they will not be allowed to make any other appointment. The question was recently the cause of some controversy between the department and the civil service commis- sion. TWO CENTS. THe proof of the pudding is in fe eafing. Yesterday's Star confained 40 cofumns of adverfisemenfs, made up of 545 separate announces menfs. These advertisers fought pubficite—nof merefp space. A VERDICT IMPROBABLE Howgats Jury Again Reports a Disagree- ment Today. The Twelve Men Still Held, However— Rumors as to the Ballots Taken. In reply to the inquiry of Judge McComas Fcreman Cissel of the Howgate jury sent dcwn word this morning that not only had an agreement not been reached, but that an agreement was an utter impossibility. There was quite a large attendance in the court room when at 10.30 this morning Judge McComas ascended the bench, and directed Crier Crouse to ask Foreman Cis- sel whether the jury had agreed upon a verdict. Mr. Crouse returned in a few minutes, bringing the judge a noite from the foreman of the jury. Judge McComas did not communicate the full contents of the note, but stated to the district attor- ney and counsel for the defense that Fore- man Cissel had sent word that the jury had not agreed, and that an agreement was an utter impossibility. Word was then sent to the jury by the court that they should continue their efforts to reach a verdict. Whe Jury ficta, S This message of Judge McComas, Crier Crouse stated, was received by the jury with some disappointment, amd, ss on yes- terday, they intimated that they would like to be discharged. The judge replied, however, that he could not help them, and they should continue their deli A request from the jury for p. scnd for clean clothing was er marshal bemg directed by the court to carefully examine. all clothing received by the jury, that no message might be sent them from the outside world. Judge McComas also informed the jury that while the court would take a recess until 5 o'clock this afternoon he would re- turn earlier upon being notified that a ver- dict had been reached. To the counsei in the case Judge McComas expla that in the event of no agreement | reached by 5 o'clock a further recess would be taken then until 10 o'clock this evening, when, in the event of a coutinued d greement, a recéss would then be taken until 11 o'clock tomorrow morning. As stated in yesterday's Star, it can safely be stated that Judge McComas will hold the jury until Menday at Jeast in the event of a continued disagreement. In- deed, it is not at ail unlikely that he will keep them together several days loner than Monday, unless they sooner reach a conclusion. The prevailing impression about the court house is, however, that no agreement will ever be reached by the jury. In support of this belief, it was stated to- day on the best of authority that a vote taken at 8 o'clock las and one taken this morning disclcsed the fact that there had not been a change of opini since the first vote w: n by the jury immediately after they retired Thursday afternoon, each man voting last evening ard this morning as he did then. tumors of the Jury's Standing. While, of course, nothing definite nor of- ficial as to how they stand has been given out by the jury, the impression prevails today that a majority of them are in favor of a verdict of guilty. Yesterday the pre- vailing belief was that a majority of the jury favored an acquittal. Phose who be- lieve that*a majority are adverse to the defendant base their bellet on what they state is the earnest desire of District At- torney Birney that the jury shall not be too hastily discharg: The government, these péople say, 1s a. Ss very possess definite insormation as to just now a hung jury stands, and they argue that the district attorney would not insist upon the jury bemg lorg confined, where a ma- jority ‘favored -the deicndant. However that may be, Judge McComas, who enjoys the reputauion of being tar trom hasty in Gscharging Jurmes, teeis Unat both in jus- tice to the government and to the detend- ant a conclusion one way or the other should be reached by the jury, if a con- clusion is any way possible—especially m the present case, where both sides have expeuued much labor and money in pre- paring for and conducting the trial. Of course, should the jury agree tomor- row the verdict would be received, despite the published statements that a verd could not be returned on a legal holida: or on Sunday. There is nothing in the law of the District to prevent, and no agree- ment ketween court and counsei is neccs- sary. Indeed, verdicts have more than once been received here on such da Should a verdict Je rendered tomorrow it would simply be recorded as of today. Although he has declined at all times to say one way or the other, it is under- stood that District Attorney Birney would again try Capt. Howgate in the event of a disagreement or of a verdict of not guilty in the present case. Should the de- fendant be convicted, it is understood that the remaining eight indictments would be held in abeyance, the penalty o indictments at issue being su: senil the defendant to the penitenti practically the rest of life; that is, from ten to twenty. years, ——.-—_ 2 FIRST MOI a , ‘The Amphitrite Will Re a Formidable Fighting Machi A formidable fighting machine is to be added to the navy in a few weeks. It ts the first of the modern monitors, the Am- phitrite, now receiving her finishing touches at the Norfolk navy yard. It is reported that she will be ready for com- ion on the 15th proximo. Capt. Wm. C. Wise will be her commander, and Lieut. Commender James D. Adams her execu- tive. Her other officers have not yet been selected. Her first service will be short cruises along the Atlantic coast to de- termine her sea-going qualities and her value as a coast defender. A Novelty in Many Respects. The Amphitrite is a ‘novelty in many respects, and her performances will he watched with interest in naval circles. Besides being heavily armored and fairly swift, she differs from her predecessors in having barbettes and also in having the officers’ quarters on deck. Her guns are of the high-power, long-range type, ca- pable of penetrating seventeen inches of steel at a distance of a thousand yards. She differs in essential features from the Miantonomoh, but resembles her larger sister, the Puritan, now nearing comple. tion at the New York yard. Her guns a mounted much higher above the surface of the water than those on the Mianto- nomoh, and experts consider that sve will be comparatively more efficient in rough water, inasmuch as her heavy guns can mainiain an all-around fire even whea waves to a height of three feet are rolling over her decks. Consequently she is re- garded as a strong and important acquisi- tion to the coast defense fleet, of which the navy will soon have six of the monitor ty Her Description. Generally described, the Amphitrite is a low-freeboard, twin-screw monitor. Her frames are iron throughout. She has two turrets, seven and one-half inches thici, one forward, the other aft. They ere trained by steam. In each turret are two ten-inch, rifled, high-power guns. Four feet above the main deck are two har- bettes, each eleven and one-half inches thick. All of the armor is nickel steel, and the barbette platés are Harveyized. Her length on the load water line is 260 fect. her breadth 55 feet, and her draught 14.6 feet. Her displacement is 3,390 tons, and her engines are designed: to develop 1,600 horse power, calculated to give her a speed of twelve knots in a moderate sea.” GOING TO MEXICO ate Senator Ransom Nominated and Con- firmed Minister to Mexico, ———_— HIS LONG AND USEFUL CAREER the South and in the Senate. > SATISFACTION ALL AROUND His Popularity The President today sent to the Senate the nomination of Senator Matt.W.Ransom of North Carolina to be envoy extraorai- nary and minister plenipotentiary of the United States to Mexico. Immediately after the nomination of Mr. Ransom was re- ceived Senator Blackburn moved an ex- ecutive session, and the nomination was forthwith taken up and confirmed by the unanimous vote of the Senate. ‘The confirmation was moved by Senator Sherman, who, in making the motion, aa- dressed the Senate briefly as to the fitness of the nomination, which, he said, was in every way deserving and appropriate. He referred to Mr. Ransom’s long term of ser- vice in the Senate and said that through his never-failing courtesy and kind-hearted- ness Senator Ransom had won the esteem, as through his ability, character and de- votion to the public welfare he has earned the respect, of all his colleagues in the Sen- | ate. When the vote was taken there was @ | general response in the affirmative. The | executive session lasted but five minutes. |'Senator Ransom made his escape to his | committee room when the executive ses- sion was moved and was not present during the executive proceedings. a Bis Coreer. - Mr. Ransom has been in the Senate since April 24, 1872, and has long been one of the popular members of that body, so that it was with pleasure that his associates took occasion to confirm the nomination so quickly. He js a native of North Caro- Ina, born in Warren county in 1825. He received an academic education, graduating from the University of North Carolina in | 18i7, and was admitted to the bar the same year. He is a lawyer and pianter,and prior to entering national politics held a number of offices of trust in his native state. Mr. Ransom has been re-elected to the Senate three times, and his term of serv- ice expires March 3 next. He was tirst ele to the Senate to fill the term to which Z. B. Vance had been elected, but which he was not allowed to fill because his war disabllities had not been removed, and the tact is now pleas- antly recalled by Mr. Vance’s friends that Senator Ransom devoted himself zealously during the early part of his senatorial ca- reer to securing the removal of the bar which had been created against Mr. Vance. I: is also recalled by some that he di- led his first year’s salary with Mr. Vance. During his career in the Senate Mr. Ransom has kept well abreast of pub- Ke affairs. He has from the first held high committee places and is now chairman of the committee on commerce, one of the most important of the nate committees. A Peace Man. Notwithstanding he served through the war on the confederate side, Mr. Ransom first made himself prominent as a peace advocate in ante-bellum days, and he at- tended the Montgomery peace convention in 1851 as a delegate from North Carolina. He was in those Gays a whig. but since the war has affiliated with the democratic party. During the war he filled in succession the grades of lieutenant colonel, colonel, brigadier general and major general, which latter rank he held when he surrendered with Lee at Appomattox. He part ated in many important engagements, in some of which he was in command. He was es- pecially noted for the care he took of his men, z ‘The salar# of the Mexican mission is $17, 500. Senator Ransom is by no means @ peor man. Mrs. Ransom, who was Miss. Exum, the belle and heiress of Northamp- ton county, N. C., brought him one of the finest plantations on the Roanoke river and a large number of negroes. He has one ghter, Miss Esther.a beautiful brunette, graduated at a fashionable school in w York city, and several so: all of whom are alumni of the University of North Carolina. Mrs. Ransom Js a hand- some woman, and their only daughter is a beautiful girl, Senator Ransom is admir- ably uipped for any ‘plomatic mission, He has served in the Senate for nearly four consecutive terms, is a born diplomat, ks French and Spanish, and is thor- spe ourhly at home in the Greek and Latin classics. He is sixty-eight years old, but is strong and activ He last fall made a most vigorous cam- paign of his state, speaking nearly every day and often traveling all night. For twelve years he has been a member of the national democratic and the national ex- ecutive committees. Nominations and Confirmations. The President also appointed the follow- ing postmaste Mary I. Van Horne, Muscatine, Iowa; Hamilton Eaton, Barnes- ville, Ohio. The Senate has confirmed the nomina~ tion of Wm. H. Heard of Pennsylvania, to be minister resident and consul general of the United States to Liberia. Gone to 3 Assistant Secretary Curtis of the treas- ury has gone to New York for a few days, presumably on business connected with the gold payments cn account of the Roths- child-Morgan loan. -e The Vesuvius Returns. The cruiser Vesuvius, which left New York Thursday for the purpose of destroy- ing wrecks along the coast, returned to New York last evening, having found navi- gation dangerous on account of heavy ice, se eae The Castine at Gibraltar. The gunboat Castine arrived at Gibraltar today cn her long voyage to Brazil via the Mediterranean and the east coast of Africa, including a visit to Madagascar. ea Bad Condition of a Pavement. D. W. Ronsaville of 1453 Kenesaw avenue writes to the Commissioners today calling attention to the cendition of the pavement adjoining that residence. The letter states that the pavement and gutter is covered with mud from three to four inches deep.

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