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s anq most flerce struggle that has ver been undertaken by the revolutionists. Js ig stated In New York that a large sup- ply aoe have for several weeks past en shipped into Cuba, and that the revo- tionists have never been so well equipp2d in the present emergency. The Cuban hava been full of hints of the pres- gat trouble for several weeks, and the gov- Soe troops Fave been kept on guard luty in anticipation of some such trouble geveral nights during the past week. It is rumored that the insurgents have fitted out geveral vessels with the latest pattern of avy rifles, and are eas to strengthen their campaign on by the use of a small navy. ‘The Revolutionary Forces. The revolutionary forces in the eastern section of the island, which includes Guan- tanamo, are commanded by Brig. Gen. Guillermo Moncada. It is estimated that he can raise 4,000 men. The Spanish forces number about 18,000 regulars, of which about 6,000 are stationed in Santiago de Cuba, and are so within reach of the rebels at Guantanamo. The bulk of the remaining Spanish troops are stationed in Havana, and so are near the scene of Gen. Sanguily’s starting point, Ybarra. ‘Generals Gomez snd Marti were expected to land on the south coast, but there is some uncertainty about their exact destina- tion, as they were forced to mcve with great caution, and had gone to Vera Cruz for the purpose of deceiving the Spanish authorities, who were expecting trouble from another quarter, if at all. Men who are high in the counsels of the Cuban party here, and who were intrusted With the date set fur the uprising, said last night that with the arms which have been smuggled into Cuba during the last few weeks, and which were landed near Ma- tanzas and other points, and those already In possession of the patriot forces, Gen. jcmez would be able to arm 3,000 men at once and many more within a very short time. Meager advices received by mercantile houses in New York yesterday confirmed the cipher dispatches which Cubans of the revolutionary party here received about noon. These dispatches, brief as they were, mean beyond question that the five barred patriot flag has been raised again, and that the long exiled Cuban chiefs have re- turned to establish a free republic or perish in the attempt. The leaders who went from New York are marked men, with prices on*their heads. They have the Spanish forees before them and the sea behind—the sea which has been the only refuge for Cuban patriots for a century. Now, if ever, the Cubans will throw Qff the Spanish yoke and establish the free republic for which they have been fighting almost uncgasingly for nearly one hundred ears. "arms have been landed on the Island at several points, and the revolutionists for weeks past have only been awaiting the landing of their exiled chiefs to throw off concealment and march against the Span- jards. When Marti and General Gomez reached Vera Cruz it was thought that the insur- rection would take place on Washington's birthday, as that had been the auspicious day first selected, but later, however, the date was changed to February 24. The plan of campaign is more complete than in any of the numerous revolutions which have drenched Cuban soil with blood. The Time Ripe. Cubans in New York have no doubt about the success of the revolution. The time, they say, 1s ripe. Sugar and tobacco are low. Taxes are high. Cuba has had only promises of liberty, not real freedom. Even the Spaniards in the island want a change of government. The struggle is not against the Spanish residents. The fight is for the establishment of a free re- public for Cubans and Spaniards alike, with power to negotiate treaties and enjoy the freedom which Cuba sees on all sides and in ail countries, and which she alone of the colonies does not enjoy. “We have the population and the re- sources,” said a revolutionist yesterday. “The time has come. We have rubbed shoulders for a century with the civiliza- tion of Europe and America, and the edu- cation of our people is such that we can enjoy freedom without fearing anarchy. The young men of the country have travel- ed everywhere. The Herald is read in Ha- vana as in New Orleans. We are simply fighting for liberty as the Americans fought for it or as the Greeks fought for it, and freedom must come. “There is no going back. It Is to conquer or to be driven into the sea. We have no France to help us, no Lafayette. We must fight it out ourselves. For four years the party has been raising money, and now it is ready. The men and the spirit were ready long ago, but men must have arms and supplies. There will be no faltering this time. The movement will be general, and when the chiefs of the last war, who have been in exile, set foot in Cuba the country will rally to their support and the island will be free. There will be fighting, it is true, perhaps much ot it, but in the end the cause of freedom will triumph, and the Spanish yoke will be cast off forever.” saa ae AWAITING EXECUTIVE ACTION. The Court-Martial Cases of Two Naval Ofticers. The cases of Commander Frederick R. Smith and Ensign Willard L. Dodd of the navy are awaiting the action of the Presi- dent. They have been in his hands for wecks, and the delay in acting upon them has encouraged the friends ef the two of- ficers to hope for favorable action. On that theory, they have renewed their ef- fcrts in their behalf. These two officers were tried by court- martial in this city for financial irregu- larities in violation of the Naval Regula- tions. Commander Smith was charged with duplicating his pay accounts, and En- sign Dodd with nonpayment of debts. The reference of the cases to the President is accepted in naval circles as an indication that each was found guilty and that each was sentenced to dismissal. That the sen- tence in each case is @ severe one is fur- thermore established by the unusual length of time that each has been under consideration. The records were reviewed successively by the judge advocate general of the navy and by Secretary Herbert, each of whom added his indorsement. In accordance with his custom, however, the President will not act on these cases until he has had an opportunity of reading all the evidence adduced, so that he may be alle to judge for himself the justice of the findings ani sentence of the court and the indorsements of the reviewing officials. ————_ +e. HE BOND AMENDMENT. Its Friends Think They Will Have to Ss Abandon It. The friends of the amendment to the sundry civil bill providing for an issue of $100,000,000 certificates af indebtedness have about concluded that they will be unable to get the bill through as long as the amendment remains a part of it. The populist Senators have announced their de- terminaticn to defeat the passage of the bill rather than allow the adoption of the amendment. This they could, of course, accomplish at this late day of the session. ‘The friends of the measure have been in corsultation more or less, and while they have reached no conclusion, some of them concede that it will probably be necessury to abandon the amendment. As a rule the Senators who oppose the certificate amend- ment favor the amendment offered by Sen- ator Mills for the repeal of all laws au- thorizing the issue of bonds, but it will be opposed by those who favor tlie cert.dcates just as stubbornly as the certificate amend- ment will be opposed by the anti-bond men. Either would probably force a de- bate that would prevent the passage of the bill, if persisted in, and, as no one in any party or faction appears now to desire an extra session, it appears probable that both amendments will be dropped after the facts which are now becoming quite plain shall be emphasized by a few hours’ lebate. o Death From Blood Poisoning. Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. CHATTANOOGA, Tenn., February 26.— James R. Ryan, who was a few weeks ago shot in thé leg by his brother while hunt- ing for a burglar at his home, died this morning. One limb had been amputated next day. The attending physicians thought there was no shot in the other leg, but there were twenty-one. Blood poisoning set in on Sunday, causing his death. -— ~~. Range of the Thermometer. The following were the readings of the thermometer at the weather bureau today: 8 a.m., 34; 2 p.m., 39. Maximum, 40; mini- mum, St THE EVENING. STAR, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 1895-TWELVE PAGES, : LATE. NEWS BY WIRE Cross-Examination of Harry Hay- = ward. 2 ——_+—_—_. TRYING 70 BREAK DOWN HIS STORY Tells of Losing Over $5,000 at One Sitting. HIS FEELING FOR ADRY ———— MINNEAPOLIS, Minn., February 26.— When the trial of Harry Hayward, charged with Catherine Ging’s murder, was resum- ed today it was announced that County At- torney Nye could not be present owing to a funeral in the family, and the defendant, who was still on the witness stand, was turned over to Assistant County Attorney A. T. Hall for cross-examination. Mr. Hall plunged at once into the ques- tions of the various loans made by Hay- ward to Miss Ging, the aim of his questions apparently being to show that Harry had lent the dressmaker money freely without security and in a loose and unbusinesslike manner. Harry's connection with the loan Miss Ging made on the flour mill at Hamell and the collection of the loss when it suddenly burned was thoroughly ventilated, and Harry was asked whether he had not been driven out to Hamell with Miss Ging the morning after the fire. This he denied utterly. This and other questions were asked for impeachment purposes, the state proposing to show on rebuttal that Harry is not telling the truth. Harry described how he had turned the lot given him by his father into cash, first by mortgage and then by disposing of the equity to Elder Stewart. The proceeds had been nearly $10,000, and this he had. par- tially lost at gambling, while the rest he had given to Adry in a sealed envelope, and jt was put in the safe. He declared that the most money he had ever lost at one sitting was $5,700 at the Twin City Athletic Club. Mr. Hall went through and through the subject of the loans, but was quite unable to entrap the witness into any contradic- tions which he could not explain. There were many sharp tilts between the two, embittered, no doubt, by the animosity Harry bears against the assistant prose- cutor for arranging the sensational scene at the morgue. Mr. Hall expressed his surprise that Har- ry should have trusted Adry with money after learning that he had no conscience and had a mania for crime. Harry re- plied that he would trust Adry now with mcney if he gave it to him. openly and asked to have it kept for him: “That's the difference between us,” he added. “‘Adry cherishes a grudge and I don’t. It’s his feeling against me now, and not mine against him.” It also came cut that Harry and Elder Stewart had been enemies for two years, and that he did not put his money in the bark, but Kept it with him, fearing that the elder might get hold of it. —— BUCHANAN UST DIE. His Conviction Attirmed by the Court of Appe: ALBANY, N. Y., February 26.—The court of appeals has affirmed the conviction of Dr. Buchanan, the wife murderer, and he must die. Buchanan came to New York from Nova Scotia, where he had been divorced. In 1892 he married Mrs. Anna B. Sutherland, who had kept a house of ill repute in Newark, WN. J., and who, upon her mar- riage with him, made a will bequeathing all her’ property to him. A few months afterward she died. Suspicion of poisoning was not aroused for some time after Mrs. Buchanan’s death. Then the body was disinterred, and an analysis of the vital organs showed the presence of morphine. Buchanan, who meanwhile had removed from New York, was brought back, put on tris nd convicted of murder in the first de @ Appeal was taken on the grounds the. .trs. Buchanan had been addicted to the use of morphine; that the prosecution had failed in an effort to establish that death had resulted from atropine poison- ing, and that one of the jurors was an epileptic, and therefore mentally unfit to serve in a capital case. This juror had several fits in court during the progress of the trial. ——___ BOUGHT HIS OFFICE. Testimony of the Frederick County Alms House Superintendent. Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. FREDERICK, Md., February 26—The grand jury of Frederick county today found indictments against Tobias F. Main, superintendent of the county alms house; Frank House, Wm. Morrison and James H. Delauter, members of the democratic board of county commissioners, charging Main with giving and the others with receiving @ bribe. ‘The cases will come up at the present term of court, and the accused, except Main, will make the defense that they took the money as gifts. The indictments grew out of a charge made by Main before the grand jury last night, under oath, that he had bought his office.paying the three com- missioners named $100 each for their influ- ence in having men appointed on the board of charities and correction favorable to him. —— NEARING ITS END. The Trinl of Train Robber Morgan Nenrly Over. STAFFORD COURT HOUSE, Va., Feb- ruary 26.—It is thought now that the trial of the Aquia creek train robber, Charles Morgan, except the argument of counsel, 1s about concluded. The defense introduced four witnesses to testify that Searcey had told them he did not know Morgan. There is one other_witness for the defense to come from Fredericksburg, and, pending his arrival, counsel on both sides have of- fered their instructions and the judge has passed on most of them. ——E—E REX IN FAIRYLAND. The King of the Carnival Surrounded by Tablenux. NEW ORLEANS, February 26.—At noon today Rex, the king of the carnival, ap- peared in a grand pageant, based upon scenes and incidents from Fergus Humes’ “Chronicles of Fairyland,” fantastic tales for old and young. There were twenty magnificent tableaux in the procession, but the king was accompanied by a great army of followers, including carnival court, household guards, mounted and on foot; mounted Arabian guards, who accompanied his majesty from the east, and a large mili- tary escort. The weather is delightful and the streets everywhere along the route are packed with spectators. e ee Mrs. Drayton’s Counter Suit. TRENTON, N. J., February 26—Mrs. Charictte Augusta Drayton, whose hus- band, James Coleman Drayton, is suing her in the courts of this state for divorce on the ground cf adultery, through her coun- sel tiled a counter petition in the court of chancery today asking for ay*iecree of divorce from her husband on the ground ef desertion. ae Killed by a Cylinder Bursting. PHILADELPHIA, February 26.—Frank Robinson was instantly killed and Frank | Duffy fatally injured by the explosion of a cylinder charged with gas in the manu- facturing laboratory of Smith, Kline & Co., in Cherry street above 3d, at 1:30 this afternoon. ae Heavy Rain in Neb¥eska. OMAHA, Neb., February 26.—Special dis- patches from southwestern Nebraska give news of a great rain there. Trenton, Hitchcock county, reports the heaviest rainfall in eighteen months. This is in the heart of the drought district, and the rain has encouraged the settlers there. JUDGE SHOWALTER’S APPOINTMENT It Was Quite a Sarprise to the Illinois Delegation. The Wlinois delegation are considerably exercised over the appointment of John W. Showalter as federal circuit judge for ‘northern Ulinois. The bill providing for this judgeship was passed during the pres- ent session, and it was expected at the time that one of two or three candidates presented by the men who secured the pas- sage of the bill would be chosen. The opin- ion was particularly «strong that Springer-would get the appointment. The candidates were Palmer, son of Senator Palmer; Shepard, Wall and Springer. Sho- walter was not known to be a candidate at all, and is almost unknown ly to the members of the delegation. It is said that Senator Palmer advocated the nomination of his own son; that Vice President Stevenson favored Springer; that Col. Morrison was for Wall, and that Chief Justice Fuller advocated the appointment of Shepard. The appointment of Showalter is a disappointment to all of these, and there was some talk at first of Palmer's making a fight against confirmation. The idea has been abandoned, however, if it was ever entertained. Senator Palmer said this morning that he would not oppose the confirmation and that he had no doubt that it would be made speedily. AERIAL NAVIGATION. Report of the Senate Committee on the Bill on This Subject. Senator Brice, from the committee on ‘Interstate commerce, has reported, without recommendation, the bill introduced early in the present session authorizing the Sec- retary of the Treasury to pay the sum of $100,000 to any inventor from any part of the world who shall, prior to 1900, con- struct @ vessel that will demonstrate the practicability of safely navigatingthe air at a speed of thirty miles an hour and capable of carrying freight and passengers. The object of the report is apparently to print the information available on the sub- ject of experiments at aerial navigation since the days of Montgolfier. ‘To those who have not given this subject much at- tention,” says the report, “it may seem somewhat visionary to seriously entertain the idea of navigating the air safely, since efforts in this direction have been in most instances failures,” yet the committee maintain that “the eventful solution of the problem will result in-one of the great- est social, economic and industrial revolu- tions in the history of mankind and have the greatest possible influence on the civi- lization of the world. Whether,” they con- tinue, ‘commercial results will be achieved as early as 1900 is a question your commit- tee do not undertake to answer. It is be- lieved, however, that the passage of the bill will act as a stimulant to the work al- ready in progress looking to the solution of this great problem of aerial navigation, and in that respect it cannot but do great good. That the problem will eventually be solved we see no ground upon which to rest a reasonable doubt.” —____+-e+____ THE MEXICAN FREE ZONE. Action of the Senate Finance Com- mittee on the Joint Resolution. ‘The committee on finance of the Senate today decided to favorably report the joint resolution regarding the admission of goods into the Mexican free zone with an amend- ment. This measure, after passing both houses, was reconsidered yesterday and re- ferred to the committee on finance on the strength of representations that the resolu- tion would prove to be entirely in the inter- est of the Mexican National railroad. The resolution as it passed originally provided for the suspension of the existing law per- mitting merchandise to be transported in bond through the United States into the free zone “at any point between the west- ern boundary of the city of Laredo, in the state of Texas, and the Pacific ocean.” It was this clause to which exception was taken as being opposed to the interests of the roads entering Mexico west of Laredo. The committee considered these objections as valid and struck out the objectionable clause, leaving the provision to apply alike to all parts of the free zone. a ee RAPIDLY DISAPPEARING. No Danger of a Flood Believed to Exist. The ice continues to disappear. It is re- ported from below that the river is clear- ing up, and the tugs in the west harbor have ahout completed their work, so far as the breaking of the {ce is concerned. At the present rate, and with a continu- ance of this temperate weather, the upper Potomac will soon be clear. The harbor master is now confident that there is no danger of a flood. A number of the craft which have been ice-bound in the creeks and river down stream have been released and oysters will soon be plentiful. Most of thcse which are being used here now come by way of Baltimore, where they are bringing fvom $1 per bushel up. The river boats are expected to resume operations this week. —_—-___ READY TO BATTLE. Chase-Taylor Libel Suit Set for To- morrow. The court having under consideration an- other case, that of Wm. Calvin Chase, in- dicted for criminally libeling Mr. C. H. J. Taylor of Kansas, at present the recorder of deeds for the District of Columbia, was not reached today. It was thought that it might be reached at 1 o’clock this after- noon, but at that time Judge Cole set it down for 10 o'clock tomorrow morning. In anticipation of the matters expected to be developed during the trial, the court room was densely crowded, nine-tenths of those present being colored persons. The defendant was present with his several counsel, and seemed greatly disappointed because of the slight delay in reaching the case. Fifty-odd witnesses have been sum- moned on behalf of the defense, some of them from outside jurisdictions, and the defense state that their testimony will ne us surprising as it will be interesting. —__._—_ BUTTE GAMBLERS ARE WILD. Prospect of Their Occupation Soon Being Gone. BUTTE, Mont., February 26.—The bill prohibiting gambling in the state requires only the signature of the governor to make it a law. Since Butte was a “hole in the ground” faro and poker and other games have been allowed to run with open doors, day and night, on the second floors, and the information that they are to be shut out altogether has fallen lke a bomb among those who are. conducting them. The four hundred gamblers are wild over the passage of the bill, and threaten to get “even” with some one. —S—S FIRE AT DALTON, OHIO. West End of the Town Apparently Doomed. DALTON, Ohio, February 26.—Fire broke out this morning in the Schultz wagon plant and spread to the Presbyterian Church and adjoining buildings. No water is to be had nearer than three-quarters of a mile. The west end of the town will apparently be destroyed. Fire companies from Massillon and Wooster are on the way by special trains. TOLEDO, Ohio, February 26.—The tele- graph office at Dalton, Ohio, is burned. There is no way to readily obtain further news of the fire. The destruction is cer- tainly great. oe PUBLIC BUILDINGS. An Effort to Be Made for a Printing Ofige Site Tomorrow. The House today adcpted a rule setting apart tomorrow for the consideration of bills reperted from the committee on public buildings and grounds. It is Chairman Bankhead’s purpose to call up the bill providing for the construc- tion of a hall of records to store the val- uable documents of the government, and the bill authorizing the construction of a government printing office on the Mahone site. These bills do not come under the head of District matters, but relate to the bus- iness of the United States. eg es Treasury Receipts. National bank notes received today for redemption, $266,516. Government recelpts— From internal revenue, $480,108; customs, $518,790; miscellaneous, $5,886. REVENUE MARINE An Amendment Adopted to Retire Tncapagitated Officers. CRITICISM OF, TIMBER INSPECTORS The Labor Arbitration Bill Up in the Howse. SPEECHES FOR AND AGAINST A financial discussion was imminent when the Senate met today. The rapid work done at the session last night had cleared away most of the formal matter preceding the important provisicn for is- suing $10,000,000 of certificates of indebt- edness to relieve treasury deficiencies. Mr. Hale (Maine) called attention to the incompleteness of the Congressional Rec- 6rd in not containing last night’s proceed- ings of the Senate. He stated that the Senate reporters had completed the pro- ceedings on time, but at 1:30 a.m. the gov- ernment printing office had closed its doors and had refused to print the report for today. 3 Mr. Manderson (Neb.) of the printing committee said the matter would be in- vestigated and remedied. The resolution concerning the Mexican free zone, with revisions to include the en- tire length of the zone, was agreed to. The Monetary Commission Resolution Mr. Voorhees, from the committee on finance, offered an amendment to the sun- dry civil bill embodying the recent resolu- tion of Mr. Wolcott for participation by the United States in an international mon- etary conference. Mr. Voorhees asked that the amendment go to the appropriations committee for speedy action, in order that it be acted on as @ part of the pending sundry civil bill, and this reference was made. “Is it expected that the Senate commis- sieners will be chosen before the adjourn- ment?" asked Mr. Hawley (Conn.) “That is the understanding, I believe,” responded Mr. Voorhees. The sundry civil bill was then taken up. New amendments were agreed to appropri- ating $50,000 for commercing work on the Paterson, N. J., public building and $22,950 citiocges for the Troy, N. Y¥., public build- ing. Col. Ainsworth’s Legal Expenses. Mr. Cockrell offered a committee amend- ment, which was agreed ‘to, appropriating $4,000 to Col. Ainsworth, chief of the bu- reau of records and pensions of the War Department, to reimburse him for legal expenses resulting from the Ford’s Theater disaster. An additional $10,000 for heirs of two ad- ditional victims of the Ford’s Theater dis- aster was agreed to. Mr. Berry (Ark.), chairman of the com- mittee on public lands, spoke against the proposed committee amendment reducing the appropriation for protecting timber lands from $00,000 to $60,000. A letter from the commissioner of the land office was read, showing the value of this service. Mr. Berry spoke of the extent of the tim- ber Gepredationa, Instead of reducing the service, he urged itg enlargement and moved to increase to $120,000. Mr. Gorman energetically opposed an in- crease. He said the places in this service were well recognized as comfortable posi- tions for “political favorites.” “So gross was,the abuse, so usele: offices,” continded Mr. Gorman, mently, “that Congress cut down the ap- propriation to $40,000,and I regret to say the officer in authority exceeded that ap- propriation by $45,000." ‘Timber pectors Scored. Mr. Wolcott was even more vigorous in denouncing this service. Forty thousand dollars, he said, was an over-appropriation. “These so-called timber inspectore,” con- tinued Mr. Wolcott, contemptuously, “are a lot of broken-down politicians, who tum- ble over,each other a§ soon jas this ‘appro- priation is made. They aré a lot of men not fit to stay at home, and who are un- loaded on the wést.” The Senator declared that when these men were not engaged in blackmatling railreads out of passes they were dragging some poor prospector to the federal courts. Mr. Wolcott gave instances of arrest for cutting a few sticks of fire wood. Talk about $240,000, said Mr. Wol- cott, disdainfully, fer sinecures for a lot of worthless fellows serving no decent, useful purpose. Mr. Berry responded that those timber thefts were perpetrated by saw mill cor- porations and other extensive concerns. “I suppese these venal officers referred to by the Senator from Colorado,” said Mr. Berry, “were appointed by the last ad- ministration.” “It is not a party question,” replied Mr. Wolcott. “If the Senator thinks his party is better than mine in selecting timber agents, he thinks less of his party than I it Mr. Berry Gets Excited. Mr. Gorman resented a suggestive re- mark Mr. Berry had made as to an in- crease of many offices, but a decrease in this particular case. Mr. Gorman declared that he knew no party, no administration, in his action on these appropriations, and considered only the public service. By this time Mr. Berry was visibly agi- tated, and he addressed himself personally and directly to Mr. Gorman. He ridiculed the civil service requirement which the committee had sought to place on timber agents. “Tt is the first time,” said Mr. Berry, ex- citedly, “that I ever heard of the Senator from Maryland (Gorman) as a civil service reformer.” ° If, said Mr. Berry, the Senator meant to infer that he (Berry) was getting this ap- propriation in order to put political favor- ites in place, then he was stating what was not true. Then Mr. Berry added, with great bitterness: “It has been repeatedly charged that the Senator from Maryland (Gorman) has filled one of the great branch- es of the government with his appointees.” Mr. Gorman was apparently unruffied, and made no reply. Mr. Wolcott expressed regret that he had precipitated a personal conflict. Mr. Stewart (Nev.) further denounced timber agents as a curse to the west. The merits of the service were discussed at much length by Mr. Carey (Wyo.), Mr. Dubois (Idaho), Mr. Bate (Tenn.), Mr. Tel- ler and others. Mr. Vest declared that he had personally seen great canons through Montana ab- solutely denuded of timber by a great cor- poration known as an “improvement” com- pany. i Mr. Berry withdrew his amendment and hoped the $00,000 provided by the House would stand, but on a vote the committee amendment of $60,000 was sustained—38—25. Civil Service Amendment Struck Out. Mr. Berry made the point of order against the civil service requirements as to timber agents. The point of order was sustained and thé civil service amendment was struck out. Mr. DuBois moved, an amendment in- creasing the appropriation for surveying public lands from $300,000 to $400,000. He urged the importance of these surveys. he amendment was agreed to. A new amendment Was agreed to appro- priating $25,000 for a'site and work on the public building dt Brockton, Mass, Mr. Frye (Me.) offered an important new amendment providing a retired list for United States reyenue’marine service. Mr. Frye said it was needless to build revenue cutters, as there’ were no revenue officers to put into them. "There are thitty-three disabled officers now in the service, aged from sixty-eight to ninety-four years. They were retained for most distinguished services, and yet they stood at the head of the service and no promotion was possible. Mr. Frye elo- cuently set forth the werk of this corps in war and peace. A letter irom Secretary Carlisle was read urging this amendment. Mr. Frye said that if this was not agreed to it was probable these veterans would be sent “‘over the hill to the poor house.”” Sherman said he had always opposed ee fer of the revenue marine service to ine Navy Department, but he approved this new proposition as most desirable. Mr. Ccckreil opposed the amendment as the first step toward a civil pension list. “J am astonished,” said Mr. Cockrell, Ifa paper recelves credit for having a larger circulation than it really enjoys, a reason exists for withholding from the advertiser the actual cir- culation figures and mystify= ing customers with “about” and “approximately.”” The Star, however, has a circula- tion that it is proud of and each Saturday 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. The 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 35,043 copies. “that the Secretary of the Treasury should indorse a proposition for a civil pension list.”” Mr. Cockrell said the revenue marine offi- cers were civil officers as much as customs collectors, distillery inspectors, &c. Mr. Cockrell made a point of order against the Frye amendment. It was submitted to a vote, and the amendment held to be in order—yeas, 46; nays, 12. The Frye amendment was then adopted. To Pay Sagar Rounties. Mr. Blackburn, from the appropriations committee, offered a new amendment for the payment of sugar bounties. It provided $238,289 for the bounties earned prior to August 28, 1894, at 2 cents per pound for sugar up to 90 degrees by the polariscope and 13-4 cents per pound for sugars over 80 and_under 90 degrees. It further pro- vides $5,000,000 for bounties at the rate of 8-10 of a cent per pound on sugar produced from August, 1594, to June 30, 1805. Mr. Mills gave notice of a point of order against the sugar amendment when the de- bate closed. Mr. Manéerson (Neb.) supported the amendment, urging the great expense in- curred by beet sugar producers in antici- paiion of the bounty. THE HOUSE. The House met at 11 o'clock today. Mr. Henderson (N. C.), chairman of the com- mittee on post offices and post roads, im- mediately called up the conference report on the post office‘appropriation bill, much to the disappointment of the group of members who were clamoring for unani- mous consent to consider bills. The Senate amendment providing that railway mail clerks hereafter appointed should live some- where along the line of the route to which they are assigned, but that clerks hereto- fore appointed should not be required to change their residence, was the only ques- tion én dispute between the two houses. The amendment was designed to destroy the effect of general order number 379, is- sued by the Postmaster General, requir- ing clerks to live on the line of their routes. When the order was issued some 1,300 clerks lived off their lines. Since then $00 have changed their residence. Mr. Hen- derson had read a letter from the Post- master General earnestly protesting against the Senate amendment. As it was evident that the’ amendment would occa- sion some debate, Mr. Henderson with- drew the conference report in order to give Mr. Catchings an opportunity to pre- sent the special order giving today until 3 o'clock to the committee on labor, and tomorrow to the committee on public build- ings and grounds. The special order was adopted without division, and Mr. McGann, chairman of the labor committee, called up the national arbitration bill, entitled “A bill concerning carriers engaged in in- terstate commerce and their employes.” Labor Arbitration Bill. The purpose of the bill is to provide a board of conciliation, consisting of the commissioner of labor and the chairman of the interstate ‘commerce commission, whose duty it should be when a contro- versy concerning wages, hours of labor, or conditions of employment arose between a carrier, under this act, and the employes of such ‘carrier seriously interrupting or threatening to interrupt the business of said carrier—to put themselves in communi- cation with the parties to such controversy and shall use their best efforts, by media- tion and conciliation, to amicably settle the same; and, if such efforts should be unsuccessful, should at once endeavor to bring about an arbitration of said contro- versy by submitting the same to a board consisting of three persons, one to be chosen by the employes, one by the em- ployer, and those two selecting the third. Mr. Erdman (Pa.), a member of the com- mittee, explained the provisions of the bill, which, he said, was originally drawn by the Attorgey General, and after being care- fully considered and perfected by the com- mittee of ‘labor, today had the support of all the chiefs of labor organizations in- volved and of the commissioner of labor. “Does the bill provide for compulsory arbitration?” asked Mr. Simpson (Kan.). “By no means,” replied Mr, Erdman. “The railroads favor it,” he continued. “The laboring men have considered it in all its phases and their representatives are here today anxiously urging it. The bill has behind it the unanimous report of our committee.” > Enforcement of a Decision. “When a difference is submitted to arbi- tration under the provisions of this bill,” interrupted Mr. Dingley (Me.), “and the arbitrators render a decision, how is it to be enforced?” “The decrees are to be enforced by the courts,” replied Mr. Erdman. “The courts can enforce a decree or award as against a railroad company, which owns property,” suggested Mr. Ding- ley, “but how can it enforce it as against employes?” “The employes are to be treated as far as possible as incorporated bodies,” re- sponded Mr, Erdman. “T can understand,” went on Mr. Dingley, “how a decree of arbitration can and does have a great moral effect, but this bill go=s a step further by proposing to enforce the decrees. The decrees can be practically enforced against a transportation company and thoretically against employes—so that, for practical purposes, the attempt to en- force an arbitration award under this Dill must be one sided.” Mr. McCleary (Minn.) called attention to the section of the bill which provided that all labor organizations claiming benefits under it should have in their articles of in- corporation a clause providing that mem- bers sI ould forfeit their membership if they failed to comply with an arbitration award. Mr. Bartlett Wants Fair Pliny. Mr. Bartlett (N. Y.) protested against the hasty consideration of such far-reach- ing measvres and a measure of this great importance in the closing hours of the session. If there was one thing dear to the American heart it was the right to enjcy freedom of contract. gThis bill would toa certain extent limit fhe freedom of contract of the labor and enforce against the railroads harsh and arbitrary provi- sions. If the railroads favored this bill why had they not indorsed it? If the At- torney Generel favored it, why was not a letter of his produced? What he (Bart- lett) desired was fair play for both sides. ‘Mr. McEttrick (Mass.) supported the bill and explained the good results of the vol- untary arbitration system in vogue in Mas- sachusetts. Mr.7Cannon (II.) thought it doubtful whetiYer the proposed bill could be safely enacted, and in the course of hi§ speech made some vigorous remarks against the self-constituted labor leaders on the floor who wanted to rush this bill through. d The Chicago Strike. In the course of the debate Mr. Fithian (IIL) took occasion to make a bitter speeoh, denouncing the action of the President in sending troops to Chicago last year to sup- press the strike. He declared that Mr. Cleveland’s action was unconstitutional and when the full facts were known Gov. Alt- geld’s position would be commended every- where. “I predict,” said he, “that the name of Gov, Altgeld will live in history ag one who, in a great crisis in the events of our common country, stood for lawful and constitutional government against govern- ment by injunction, government by force and government in violation of law, which ia anarchy of the worst and most vicious 80) “Whatever may be the provisions of the federal statutes under the interstate com- merce law and post laws,” he said in con- clusion, “all lawyers must admit that these statutes must be construed with relation to their bearing to the federal Constitu- tion. No act of Congress in violation of the Constitution can become the law of the land. All acts in violation of the Con- stitution are void and have no more force as laws of this country than the decrees of the czar of Russia, and inasmuch as the Constitution clearly forbids the sending of troops into a state without being called for by the legislature or governor of the State, the act of the President was not only in violation of the Constitution, but was in violation of his oath of office, which required him to swear to ‘preserve, protect poaececennl the Constitution of the United Had the action taken by the President been taken by a republican President he would not have escaped having articles of impeachment preferred against him by this democratic Congress. ‘The Bill Passed. The bill passed the House without divi- sion. To Raise Printers’ Wages. Mr. McGann then called up the joint resolution to raise the rate of wages of printers and bookbinders in the govern- ment printing office from forty to fifty cents per hour. —_—______ +» —__ DISTRICT GOVERN™M ‘NT. Another Appoin: Rev. Alexander Mackay-£ aving de- clined the appointment as stee of the Cclumbia Hospital for Wc..cu, Rev. Al- fred Harding has been appointed to that Position, Ninth Street Line. S. L. Phillips, president of the Metro- politan Railroad Company, today made ap- plication to the Commissioners for a per- mit to lay temporary tracks and to ex- cavate and iay the new underground elec- tric road for the propulsion of its cars on its north and south line. He has also re- quested permission to place the necessary material along the line of construction. The new construction will be made ac- cording to plans submitted to and ap- Proved by the Engineer Commissioner. Collected as Taxes. The attorney for the District today rendered an opinion to the Commissioners with reference to a recent communication of Mr. John F. Donohue of 308 East Capi- tol street, who declined to pay a special assessment for laying a sewer in 3d street scutheast in front of sub lot 26, in square 770, which was referred to him for collec- tion. He holds that there is no personal lia- bility for special assessments. He states that when a property owner fails or neglects to pay special assessments against his property, at the time appointed by law, they are to be collected by the collector of taxes, as other taxes are collected. Filthy Condition. William C. Hill of 1724 H street writes to the Commissioners today requesting that H street between 17th and 18th streets be immediately cleaned, the same, he says, being in a filthy condition from the dirt and frozen ice. Mr. Hill adds that there-are streets with less dirt and srow which have been cleaned, but this street has been neglected. He also calls attention to the filthy condition of the al- ley in square 166, in the rear of his house, which needs attention. The matter has been referred to the superintendent of the street and alley-cleaning department. Playing Pool. F. W. Buckler of 519 7th street writes to the Commissioners today, requesting to be informed ‘“‘whether it is lawful for a club to allow their friends to play pool on their tables when their tables are not licensed?” The club members, he says, pay for their games when played, and he wishes to know whether, in letting friends play, does he have to be licensed. The matter has been referred to the attorney for the Dis- trict for his opinion on the subject. impassable Condition. H. E. Noteman of Detroit street, South Brookiand, has called the attention of the Commissioners to the bad condition of 12th street rortheast, South Brookland, from Frankfort to Detroit streets. He says that the road being made ground, and without gravel, it is impassable as a foot- way. He asks that this street receive im- mediate attention, if there are funds available for county roads for its com- pletion. Sunk at the Wharf. Lieut. Boyle of the third precinct has re- ported to the Commissioners that the gar- bage wharf, at the foot of G street, was cleaned on the night of February 24, but a secw, loaded with garbage, is sunk at the wharf. Another Fender. A photograph and description of the Ful- ton car fender have been received by the Commissioners from the inventor, Mahlon Fulton of Philadelphia. No Witness Fees. Lizzie B. Getz and Josephine Bean on Christmas ‘eve appeared as witnesses be- fore a coroner’s jury at the sixth precinct station. They demanded witness fees, but were refused. Then, through an attorney, application was made to the Commissioners for the money claimed to be due. The Commissioners today informed the attor- ney that the law covering the matter is cbsolete, and that an appropriation has never been made in this city for the pay- ment of witnesses summoned before coro- ners‘ juries. Repairs Requested. _ The Commissioners have requested the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company to repair the roadway of the crossings at E street, Massachusetts avenue, G street, 4th street, 5th street, K street, M street, Flori- da avenue and New York avenue, as rec- ommended recently by General Inspector E. Y. Beggs. The company is further asked to provide an underhead footway crossing 6th street. + Nominations by the President. The President has sent the following nominations to the Senate: Treasury—Wallace M. Shelby of Ken- tucky, to be collector of ‘internal revenue for the seventh district of Kentucky. Postmasters—Chester Johnson, Thomp- sonville, Conn; Thos. H. Mann, Fitchburg, Mass.; Gilbert W. Farrington, Monson, Charles F. Blodgett, Stoneham, Mass.; Charles Danforth,Manchester,Mass.; Simeon W. A. Stevens, South Gardiner, Mass.; Leroy Akins, Cornwall-on-the-Hud- son, N. Y.; James E. Conley, Brockport, N. Y.; J. Walter Orr, New Decatur, Ala.; Rob- ert T. Scott, Forest City, Ark.; E. A. Child, Glencoe, Minn.; Thos. Hunt, Clyde, Ohio; Benj. F. Sherman, Beaver Dam, Wis. Grain and Cotton Markets. Cotton and grain markets, reported by Hibbs, 1421 F st., representing Hubbard, Co., New York. Ww. B. Price & ——__ Baltimore Markets. BALTIMORE, February 26.—Fiour dul: —receipts, 16,843 barrels; shipments, sales, 450 barrels. Wheat firmer—spot 057%; March, 57%057%; May, 5¥a59) ». 2 red 4a54%—recelpts, 6,988 bushel 685,772 ashels; sales, 42,000 | bushels; | southern wheat by sample, 57459; do. on M4. Corn ficmer—spot and month, statis March, TMen47%; May, 48%at8ip; st mixed, 47 i receipts, 21,366 bushel 5 y9 bushels; eaies, 36,000 bushels; southern’ white and yeliow Seavern, So\aSe; Noe multed, S8iaat receipts, western, 4u36; No. 2 mi el S004 ely Seek a toe 0. 57. bustela, Has 4 wiet = areas ee tc tim- thy, A . rain freights rel ready, ‘inchanged. Reece Butter 20d eggs steady, ‘unchas FINANCE AND TRADE Speculative Interest Centered in Chicago Gas, LAST NIGHTS ACTION IN COORCEL Light for Ninety Cents a Thousand Feet. GENERAL MARKET REPORTS _a_aaS— Special Dispatch to The Bvening Star. NEW YORK, February 26.—Interest this morning centered largely in Chicago Gas, as the result of an ordinance passed at lest night’s session of courcil granting a charter to a rival company. The attorney general’s office, regarding this action of council as a larceny of private thunder, immediately awakened from its inactivity and declared that the recant election of directors for the several companies, an equity in which is represented the Fidelity Trust receipts, was illegal. As the result of this combination of adverse cir- curstances, the price of Chicago Gas de- clined 11-4 per cent under Mberal offerings = stock by houses with western connec- icns. The new company is pledged to furnish gas at a rate not to exceed 90 cents per 1,000 feet to individuals, and to supply the city with light 15 cents under the above rate. It must also pay to the city 3% per cent of its gross earnings as a considera- tion for the privileges granted in its char- ter. Corruption is openly charged by friends of the old company, and it is in- timated that if the Chicago gas companies seriously object to ther new rival the in- corporators will willingly withdraw from tae field for a consideration. ‘The persistency of these attacks can hardly be construed as the legitimate efforts of responsible parties to Improve the quality or reduce the price of gas for the benefit of consumers. Svgar was sold down 1 per cent by traders on a revival of recent rumors fa- vcring such a movement. The announce- ment that the plan for the reorganization of Distillers would be published later in the week served to keep the price of that stock firm around first prices. The railway list was practically ne- glected during the early trading, prices, in the main, holding firm around final fig- ures. Rumors of a probable reduction in the rate of dividend on Northwestern pre- ferred, with the assurance that a propor- ticn curtailment must follow on the com- mon resulted in liberal sales of the latter to the lowest point of the year. It is urged in some quarters that even should a 5 per cent rate be substituted for the one now prevailing the price of the stock need not be further reduced in order to reflect intrinsic value. This is a short- sighted argument when applied to such a market as now exists, and any change in the rate of disbursement will be refiecied in substantial reductions from today’s quo- tations. ‘The stock is somewhat less plentiful in the loan crowd than heretofore, as the re- sult of a temporary discontinuance of liqui- dation and an extension of the short inter- est. New York Central weakened in sym- pathy with the decline in Northwest, sell- ing down 1 per cent under traders’ offer- ings. The lack of business in other parts of the list resulted in irregularity within a narrow radius of initial figures.— The market for foreign exchange ruled strong at an advance over yesterday's rates. The demand is reported as being with a marked tendency toward increasing. Gold exports could now be made without loss, and the bond syndicate will probably be called upon to perform its obligation relative to keeping the gold reserve intact. The situation is watched with unusual interest by foreign banke-s. There is no doubt that every covenant of the contract with the government will he performed, but the manner oi perform- ance is doubtful. —___ FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL. The following are the opening, the high- est and the lowest and the closing prices of the New York stock market today, as re- perted by Corson & Macartney, members New York stock exchange. Correspondents Messrs. Moore & Schley, No. 80 Broadway: Stocks. Open. High. Low. Close, American Sugar. 91 913g 905g 90K ‘American Sugar 99 Americay Topacco. American Cotton sk c. —_ St. L. cago, B. and Chic.and Northw: Chic.. R.L and Pacific. Del., Lack. and W...... Delaware and Hudso: Den. and R. Grande Pid Dis.and Cattle Feeding. General Electric. Ulinois Central. Lake Shore. Eri Louisville and Nashville Long Island Traction. Metropolitan Traction. Manhattan Elevated. Michigan Central. Wabash Bid. 270020000. Wheeling and i. Brie.” Wheeling Pfd, isconsin Central. Silver... ——s——_ Washington Stock Exchange. Sales—regular call—12. o'clock m.—Washington Gas, 20 at %; 20 at 90; 10 at 50; 10 at 60; ¢ at 50%. Riggs Insurance, at 7 Government Bonds.U, 8. 48, regist 112% S. 4s, coupon, 112% bid, 11315 bid, 113% asked. _U. a asked. U.S. 53, 115% bid. District of Columbia Boots, 30-year: fund Se, 106% bid. 30-year fund Gs, gold, lia bid. Water 1001, currency, 118 1d. Water stock 7a, 1903, currency, 120 bid’ | 3.65s, funding, curren. Hoy bid, 113% asked. 8%, registered,’ 2-108, 1 Misceliancous Bonds.—Washington and. George- town Rafiroad conv. 63, Ist, 140 bid, 150 asked. asked. Eci Columbia Raiiroad Gs, 109% bid, 1 ington Gas Company 6s, series A, 1 ington Gas Company Gs, ington Gas Company conv. Gs, 135 bid. U. 8. Elec- tric Light conv. 5s, 130 bid.’ Chesupeake and tomae ‘Telephone Se, 100 bid, 108 asked. Security and Trust 5s, F. and A., 100 bid. Ameri- cin Security and Trast Ss, A.’and 0. Washington Market Company "1st Washington Market Company imp. Washington Market Company ext. 6, sonic Hall Association 107 bid. Light Infantry Ist 6s, 101’ bid. Washington t Infancy 2d 7s, 100 bid. National Bank Stocks.—Bank of Washington, 250 r sked. Bunk of, the Republic, 250" bid, Metropolitan, 280 bid, £05 asked. Cen: 205 asked.” Farmers and Mechanics’, asked. Second, 138 bid, 148 asked. Citizens’, 130 bid. Columbia, 130 bid, 140 asked. Capital, “115. bid. Traders’, Ohio, 72’ asked. Safe Deposit and ‘Trust Compantes.—National Safe Deposit and Trust, 122 bid, 125 asked. Washington Loan and Trust, 118 bid, 120 ‘American Se- urlty and “Trust, 138% Did, 185% asked. “Washing- ‘hailvoad ‘Stocks Washington and road Stocks.—Washington ai 268 hid, 280 asked. Metropolitan, 70 bid. 79 asked, Columbia, 62 bid, 70 Belt, 80 asked. Hck- ington, 30 bid. Gas ‘and Blectrie Light Stocks.—W oy 49% bid, 50 asked. Georgetown Gas, 60 bid. U. Electric Light, 191 bid, 182% asked. Stocks.—Firemen’s, 35 bid, 42 asked. Insurance Franklin, 45 bid, 50 asked. Metropolitan, 6 bid, 80 asked. ‘Corcoron, 57 bid. Potomac, @9 bid, 76 Baked. Arlington, 190 bid: | German-American, 160 bid, * National Union, 12% bid, 16 asked, | Colasnt 125) bid, | Rises, TH bid, e's, 5% bid, asked. Lincoln, 8 bid, 8% asked. Commercial, asked. Title Insurance Stocks.—Real Estate Title, 108 bid, 116 asked. Columbia Title, 7% bid, 8 asked. on Title, 8 asked. District Title, 10 bid. Stocks.— i 36 bid. Chere. and Potomac, 56 bid, 58 asked. American }raphophone, bid, 4% asked. tie Gun Cas EE Miscellaneous Stocks.—Washi bid. Great Falls =F 335 bid, Run Panorama, 15 bid, 25 asked. bid, 90 asked. Mergenthaler ington Market, 145 asked. Lincoln Hall, Linotype, 151 bid,