Evening Star Newspaper, March 16, 1895, Page 2

2 THE EVENING STAR, SATURDAY, MARCH 16, 1895—-TWENTY FOUR PA LATE NEWS BY WIRE Daniel Ward, Criminal of National Reputation, Captured. CONCERAED IN AN INCENDIARY PLOT Two of His Associates in Crime Were Hanged. LONG CAREER OF CRIME BOSTON, March 16.—The man giving the name of Col. Andrew J. West of Atlanta, Ga., arrested in this city yesterday on the charge of passing worthless checks, was to- day identified by Chief Inspector Watts as Dentel S. Ward, a criminal with a national reputation. He is known to the’ police as Daniel S. Ward,.alias Capt. Ward, alias Morgan, alias Pope, alias Miller, and was born in Indfana sixty ‘years ago. He was one of six arrested in New York city in 1864 for being concerned in a plot to burn the large hotels of that city. He was confined for four months by order of Gen. Dix. Captain Kennedy, one of the conspirators, was hanged in Fort Lafayette, and Captain Bodle, another conspirator, was hanged on Bedloe’s Island, in New York harbor. Ward was sent to Fort Lafayette, and after being confined there for some time was sent south and liberated. In 1875 he went to Woodville, Miss., and representing himself as N. W. Page of Baton Rouge. La., obtained $1,100 on a forged check. He was sent to jail, but was discharged at the end of a year. After being liberated he went to New York, and, representing himself as H. W. Keller of Woodville, Miss., swindled a large number of Néw York merchants by means of worthless checks. In 1884 he masqueraded as the captain of the steamer Eclipse, running between New York and New Orleans, and again victimized many New York business houses with worthless paper, in every in- stance obtaining cash in change when he offered a check in payment for the goods received. He next visited Boston, Provi- dence, Chicago, Cleveland, St. I.ouls, Louis- ville and Philadelphia, and worked the same game, but on a smaller scale. He was arrested in New York in connec- tion with his swindles in 1885, and was sentenced to state’s prison for three years on two complaints. He was released in 1888. Ward has been in this city about a week, and passed two worthless checks on Jordan, Marsh & Co. He acknowledged his identity to the in- spector today. By representing himself 2s Col. West, quartermaster general of the Georgia militia, he has made the acquaint- ance of a number of Boston business men and has been paid considerable attention. Ward was arraigned in the municipal court this noon, charged with forgery. He asked for a continuance until March 25, _ which was granted. _— GUARDING THE LEVEE. ‘The New Orleans Military Tired of Police Duty. NEW ORLEANS, La., March 16.—The militia are going through the real hard- ships of police duty today. The morning opened ‘with a drizzling rain, accompanied by a northern wind, which gradually grew colder as the day progressed. The third and fourth battalions were up bright and early, and by 7:30 o’clock were on the Move. When they reached the uptown wharves they found several hundred ne- groes waiting their appearance to go to work. The troops were stationed at va- “rious places around the ships, and, the work of loading the vessels with cotton was resumed. The novelty of seeing sol- diers on the river has worn off, and the idiers, who for the past two or three days have been congregating near the troops, ‘were absent today. The Washington Ar- tillery and battery B were tardy in reach- ing the Harrison wharf this morning, It was after 9 o’clock before they made their appearance, and as soon as they did so work was begun. + There is a growing feeling of discontent among the troops. They are eginning to tire of doing ordinary police duty, and many of them are fearful that unless they are relieved from duty they will lose their situations. While the merchants are sub- scribing liberally to the fund to support the troops while on duty, many of them state that it is impossible for them to get along without their clerks. This discon- tent has given rise to the talk about bring- ing some country troops down here to re- lieve .the city militia. Many of the com- mands in the parishes have volunteered their services, and are anxious to get to the city. A strong movement will be made to bring the strike to some kind of a settlement to- day. Gov. Foster will communicate with the several agents, the stevedores and dele- gations from the various bodies, in hopes of drawing up an agreement which will be satisfactory to all parties concerned. ——_.___ SOME CONTRACTORS YIELD. Electrical Workers at New York Be- Meve They Have Won. NEW YORK, Merch 16.—Secretary Chas. Eildlitz of the Electrical Contractors’ As- sociation is vigorous in his denial of the statement that the electrical workers’ strike has been declared off and that the men would return to work on Monday morning. While it fs a fact that no definite ar- rangements for a settlement have been made with the Electrical Contractors’ Union, a number of the individual con- tractors have conceded the demands of the strikers. It is denied by the Contractors’ Union that the men have been ordered back to work on‘any of the buildings, but Contractor John Downey, who is in charge of the Astor mansion, American Tract So- ciety building and the Woolf building, says that work will be resumed on these build- ings next week. On, this account it is thought that there has been a split in the Contractors’ Union. The action of the contractors in taking back the men in de- fiance of the Contractors’ Union will put 2,000 men at work, and it is predicted that by the erd of next week 10,000 men alto- gether will have gone back to work. ‘The strikers think that they have se- cured a signal victory, now that some of the contractors: have conceded their de- mands and the strike is broken. —_ ERASTUS. WIMAN’S CASE. District Attorney Fellows Will Go to the Court of Appeals. NEW YORK, March 16.—District Attor- ney Fellows announced today that he will carry to the court of appeals the case against Erastus Wiman for forgery in the second degree, which-the general term of the supreme court yesterday decided should be retried. Wiman is wut cn bail of $00,000, furnished by Charles Broadway ous. —_.—__ TELLER HAMNER SENTENCED. Given Seven Yeurs in the Peniten- tlary for Embezzlement. LYNCHBURG, Va., March 16.—Walker G. Hamner, the embezzling teller of the First National Bank of Lynchburg, pleaded guilty in the United States court this morning and was sentenced to seven years in the penitentiary. The Punnill case is set for next Thursday. NO JUSTIFICATION POSSIBLE. Representative Dockery on the HManen. Affair. PITTSBURG, Pa., March 16.—Congress- man Dockery of Missouri was in the city today, en route from Washington to his home. Concerning the Allianca affair he gaid: “Spain will have to make a complete nd ample apology for the firing of one ‘of her men-of-war upon an American mer- chant ship. Although only one side of the {fair has been heard, yet there can he no excuse for the deed. Nothing that the cap- tain of the warship cot!d offer woul! p yee the Hight of beirg justified in Inte with the commerce of this nation Al- FAVA IN‘ GOOD STANDING GREEN GOODS GAME He Has o Pleasant Interview With Mr. Gresham. The Case of the Italians Killed th Colorado—Twe Were Natur- Some surprise kas been &xpressed at the action of Baron Fava, the.Italian ambas- sador, in communicating directly with the governor of Colorado ‘respecting the pro- tection of Italians in that state, His course was somewhat irregular, but the Secretary of State will fake no offfefil notice of the matter, particularly in .view of the ex- eremely discreet and temrerate manner in which the ambassador ‘has presented his case to the State Department. Baron Fava had an interview with Secretary Gresham today, and was ‘informed that nothing has occurred to igterferg_in the least with a continuance of the extremely cordial rela- tions that have always existed between them. The First Interview. On the 13th instant Marquis Imperiali called at the Department of State and in- quired whether any official information had been’ réceivett-as to the killing of cer- tain Italian laborers at Walsenburg, Col., of which notice had appeared in the pa- pers of that morning, and was informed that nothing had been received at the de- partment on the subject. He stated that he made this inquiry at the request of the Italian ambassador. He made no remon- strance, verbal or written, and no request other than as ‘above. And the interview lasted perhaps two minutes. Soon after Baron Fava addressed a note to the department calling attention to what had apreared in the papers upon the sub- ject aboye, and requesting the Secretary of State to telegraph to the goverhor of Col- orado for information, with request for ap- propriate action by the local authorities of Colorado...Upon. receipt of this note the acting secretary did telegraph to the gov- ernor as requested, .and thereafter recelv- ed four telegrams from the governor upon the subject, of. which. were immedi- ately sent to the Italian ambassador,which were duly acknowledged. Baron Fava has expressed to the offi- clals of the State Department his appre- ciation of the active and earnest efforts of Gov. McIntyre ththe prenttises. : Two ef Them Nnaturnlized. It appears that the question as to wheth- er the Italians killed at Waleenburg, Colo., were or» were not naturalized American citizens will play an important part in the settlement of the issue with the Italian government. Gov. McIntyre of Colorado telegraphed Secretary Gresham from Den- ver today that two’ of the lynched Italians had certainly taken out their first and probably their second naturalization pa- pers, but it is not yet known whether the man Danino was naturalized. It was also asserted that the two. Italians who had escaped from the mob in the first attack had also teen out the first papers. It is not known what has become of these two men. The governor has already instructed the judicial officers to prosecute the search for the perpetrators of the attack vigor- ously, and when found to endeavor to se- cure their conviction. —Se THE PRESIDENT NEAR HOME. The Violet is Expected Here This © Afternoon. President Cleveland and party are expected to reach the city om the light house tender Violet at 3:20 o’clock this afternoon. They were detained by fogs In the lower river and by head winds between here and In- dian Head. The Violet passed Indian Head at 10:30 o'clock this morning, and was due at Washington about, 1:30.e'clock. At 2:15 o'clock Private Secretary Thurber received a messaze from the President from some point below Alexandria, saying he would reach Washington at 3:20 o'clock. Mr. Thurber arrived at the wharf of. the Washington and Norfolk Steamboat Com- pany at 3 o'clock and waited there to re- ceive the President.” ee She Will Have a Lead Keel of Strange BOSTON, March 16—The particulars cf the design of the new cup defender are published today. She will measure exactly 125 feet over all, and 1s the most radical departure ever made in the fin keel type of boat. The lead keel is unlike any other yet run, and its shape shows thorough study. It 1s of easy curvature; has just enough round to it for a good sidewise grip, and is sure to hold the boat from falling off to leeward down the wind. The lead keel measures just thirty-five feet on ihe top; is two feet across, and at the largest part of the round measures just three feet. It is just five feet deep. Its weight is not far from sixty-five tons. The Pilgrim is out- classed by nearly a foot in draught. she teenies MILITIA CALLED OUT. Excitement at Algona, Iewa, Over. In- cendiary Fires. ALGONA, Iowa, March 16.—At midnight last night the fifth of a series of incendiary fires started in a building which was sat- urated with coal oil. Four structures were lost. The people are very much wrought up over these fires, as there ls no clew whatever to the incendiary. Last night the local militia company was called out and patrolled the..tawn the rest of the night. An organization was offected today to secure the safety of the town. ——— NO CUBANS ON BOARD. Capt. Crossman Denies: That He Car- ried Revolutionists. NEW YORK, March 16.—Capt. Crossman of the steamer Allianca is indignant at the intimation by Senor Muruaga that there were Cuban revolutionists on board the vessel when, as reported by Capt. Crossman and his officers, it was charged and fired upon by a Spanish gunbdat.’ Said the cap- tain: “Senor Muruaga insinuates that two of the passengers were Cuban revolution- ists, and that one of the two was a mulat- to. mulatto on board, either as passenger or employe. As to the revolutionary part of it, his statement is the rankest Kind of Lalderdash. gdm “Of the four passengers one was a French gentleman, who had become ‘strapped’ at Cclon, and whom I trusted for his fare to this city. He is in New York now, and since his arrival here has called and paid the amount of his fare. I think he can easily be found by the State Department. Another of the passengers Was a gentleman employed by the Aspinwall Fruit Company. He went out with us on the trip for his employers, but caught the fever at Colon and had to come back. Of the other two passengers I know nothing except that they were in the steerage, but the purser can probably furnish you their. names. I do know that neither of them were Cu- bars.” ‘The purser of the Alianca is Mr. Churchill. He said: he gentleman who went out and re- turned with us was a Mr. Guggins, who is employed by the Aspinwall Fruit Company. His home is in Sullivan, Me. Both the steerage passengers, I understand, came from San Francisco. One was named Car- dosa and the other Craddick. Cardosa is a whaler and.a Portugueses-Craddick is a miner and an American citizen. Both men had been stowaways~from San“Francisco, ear as I can find out. They reached Co- lon by the freight steamer: Progresso of our own line. My assistant obtained from both their. full history,“where they were born, where they came from and all that, which the State Department Can ‘have.” ———— Bad News of the Apricot Crop. SAN FRANCISCO, Maral--16:—Reports from Vacaville, Woodland, Elmiri Suisun, San Jose, Fresno ang Davis state that frost has practically ruined the apricot crop in all those localities. Prunes, al- monds, grapes and peaches have also been injured, but deciduous fruits have suffered most. In the neighhorhood of Vacaville the loss {s estimated at a quarter of a mil- lion dollars, and-about San Jose the value of fruit destroyed is $100,000... Many orch- ardists say their revenue this yeur will De nothing, and have discharged their em- A temperature of 29 degrees did The fact is that we did not have a4 { A Mixed Up Lot of Would-Be ae BLACKIACKS STUFFED WITH Connon Murderous Center-Fire Cartridges in Rim-Fire Guns. HELD ON THEIR LOOKS There was a well-laid plan on the part of alleged green goods men to operate in this city yesterday, and had it.not been that the alleged swindlers went to the Second National Bank to have bills changed and a friend of the intended vic- tim became intoxicated there would proba- bly have been a wholesale tragedy instead of a green goods deal. The first known of the affair was when Inspector Hollinberger received a telephone message, notifying him that two men had been there and asked for large bills for a rumber of bills of smaller denominations. These two men had aroused the suspicions of the bank officials and s@ much ‘were they interested in them that they tracked them to the Howard House. Detectives Carter and Gallaher learned there that’ the men had registered as Ira G. Greathouse and John ©. Wheeler, Hyer, Braxton county, W. Va. But the two had departed for the Slater House. A man named John H. Hick- man, who had also been at the Howard House, had also made the change. He had been seen with the two West Virginians and it was supposed he came here with them, but at the Slater House he registered as_Sponsler. ‘This aroused the suspicions of the officers. Between 3 and 4 p.m: a man whose name appears as Alexander P. Hill called at the hotel to see the men from West Virginia, and it afterward turned out that he was the alleged swindler, and had an accom- plice, who escaped. A Drunken Marplot. A few minutes after 5 o'clock the man Wheeler returned to the neighborhood of the Slater House. He was under the in- fluence of liquor, and, it is stated, he was flourishing a revolver... ; .... A colored mag,whahad,seen him ran all the way to Lieut. Kelly's police station and informed the Neutenant of Wheeler's conduct. PAUGETO SR Policemen Kimmell and Mendenhall hur- ried to 2d and Btstreet8, at" there found Wheeler, ‘whony they arrested and dis- armed. When he reached the police sta- tion he was very profane. Wheeler had enough liquor in him to make him talkative, and when Sergeant Byrnes had finished talking with him he was satisfied that there was greater game to be had, and he sent the two officers out to arrest the other parties. The cfticers cautiously approached the men from behind and took them easily. They gave up their pistols and slungshots before being locked up. A short while afterward the man Hill, who ts the al- leged swindler, walked into the station to inquire about his friends, and was ar- rested. Like the other prisoners, he had a new revolver in his pocket. The Plot Thickens. Ira Greathouse, who {s about thirty-five years old, it appears, is a merchant at Hyer, W. Va., and he received a “green- gocds” circular several days -ago. The man Hickman, who is-the alleged sieerer, had been in Hyer a short While and nad made the merchant's acquaintance. He, too, had received one of the circulars, and, of course, he consulted the merchant about what he had best do. Merchant Great- house was an apparently easy victim of the swindlers, and he soon made known his willingness to come to this city and get a satchel filled with green goods. This naturally delighted Hickman, and the al- leged swindlers hoped to‘ get several hun- dred dollars from him, But Greathouse ‘had read of the swindling operations of such persons, and he conclud- ed to come” here’ well armed. John G. Wheeler, a tall man, about forty years old, was selected to come along as the ‘knocker-out,” and had he not got intoxi- cated he would probably, have had yome “knocking out” to do, Wheeler boasted that he had shot a po- liceman tn Hamilton, Ohio, and served time in prison, and he was,ready to return. Then, too, Greathouse, who understood the manner of dealing with “green-goods” peo- ple, was willing to get in.a supply if he could, and when tke time for the consum- mation of the deal arrived he intended to use force, if necessary, * Hill's confederate, who was not captured, is said to be a little man, with red hair. He was seen with Hill yesterday, and the officers have a good description of him. Hill says he belongs in Pennsylvania, but the police suspect that he may be one of the New York workers who-has robbed many unsuspecting victims, and they hope to find something concerning his identity. For the present the men are charged with carrying concealed weapons, and be- fore the cases are taken in court Monday the prosecuting attorney will hear the evi- dence and additional charges may be filed. A Mixed Up Story. This morning Inspector Hollinberger learned that Greathouse is a regularly elected county commissioner of Braxton county and highly respected by the peo- ple in the vicinity of Hayer and Gillespie. The four prisoners were taken before the inspector about poop and then the whole story of the affair was made known. Mr. Greathouse Was firstQtfestioned, and it was apparent from his ‘statement’ that Hickman and Hill. were intexested on one t side of the case, Fllekman pre- Wheeler and om tended to be’ friendly” himself. The revotver*‘ati ickjack of- Hickman’s were of no earthly use, for the blackjack was filled with cotton and--nis center-fire revolver was loaded with rim- firing cartridges, so that to send a bullet from it would have been impossible. According to the story of Mr: Gréat- heuse, Hickman had figured as an un- licensed whisky seller-ar moonshiner, and had been. in the habit of making periodical visits to other places. On these occasions the police think he figured in green goods deals. : About ten days ago, said Greathouse, he. first met Hickman to get on speaking terms with him, and then he talked about the green goods scheme. He understood all about the game, knowing ‘that there was no counterfeit money in the deal. According to the arrangements. made, they were to furnish $500 and get $7,000 in the “green goods.” Of the amount. raised, Greathouse said he furnished $300, Henry Gillespie furnished $26 and James Sauls- bury advanced $100. ‘The balance of the money was made up, but when they-resch- ed here they discovered that they would have to make the deal with $450. + Arrangements were made that the meet- ing should take place at the Slater House at 2 o'clock in the afternoon, but Hill came and said that the “old man” hatl not arrived and they might have to go to New York. 7 Going to Swap Valinses. He (Greathouse) had two valises, and when Wheeler had made the deal, and had the $7,000 in one valise, he was to come out and they would change, and he (Great- house) would get the one with the money in it. Hickman was to have had $100, but he failed to get it. When Wheeler had got drunk Hickman came to the hotel and told him of it, and said: ‘We'll make the deal, and let Wheeler go to —.” He realized ‘that it was a game of swin- dle on them, and he thought they might be able to turn the game on the swindlers. “How did you happen to come on here if Wheeler was to make the deal?” Mr, Great- house was asked. : “Well,” he answered, “I had ambition enough to follow up my money, and I wi'l save it. Jim Saulsbury didn’t follow up his money, and he lost his $100.” sss Jonathan Wheeler, who is called John for short, next appeared to tell his story. He admitted that he had been in trouble be- fore, and his understanding was similar to that of Greathouse. It might have been robbery, he said, but, as he understood it, they were going to buy property, and. when they paid for it he supposed they had a right to take it. Hickman, he said, had tried to induce him to leave his revolver in his valise, but he said he didn’t: know.what kind of a trapdoor he might fall into, when A KNOWN QUANTITY. It is the practice of The Star to print on Saturday a sworn statement of its circulation day by day for the preceding week. It would seem self- evident that the advertiser is entitled to this protection. Below will be found the statement for the week just * past The average circulation exhibited 1g believed to be much more than the combined ‘circulation of the other Washington dailies, and fully five ‘times that of its afternoon contem- porary. Cireulation of The “Evening Star.” SATURDAY, Mar. 9, 1995°. MONDAY, Mar. 11, isvs.. TUESDAY, Mar. 12, 1995.. WEDNESDAY, Mar. 18, 1895 THURSDAY, Mar. 14, 1395. Daily avertge.. seveceeeceeees = -84y790 I solemnly swear that the above statement rep- resents only the namber of copies of TH EVEN- 2G STAR circulated during the six secular days end- ing Friday, Mayph 15, 1895—that ts, the num- Der of copies actwally sold, delivered, furnished ormailed, for Valuable consideration, to bona fide purchaserg or subscribers, and that none of the copies so eounted were returned to or remainin the office ynaoid.” J. WHIT. HERRON, Cashier Evening Star Newspaper Co. Subscribed ‘and sworn to before me this sixteenth day of March, A. D. 1396. GEO. H. MICHAELSON, Notary Pubile, D.C. he would need his gun. Once when Hick- man went to Pittsburg he told him (Wheel- er) that he went there in a “green goods’ game. Wheeler said he wus to have received $1,000 if they got the $7,000. He did not put up any’ money and all his eapenses. were paid. Lost Nothing bat Time. When he became convinced that the deal was off he “loaded up” and had a good time, “And,” he said, “all I'm out is my time.” John Hickman was next questioned by Inspector Hollinberger. He said he hail} been arrested once for the illegal selling of whisky, He denied that he was in the green goods business and said he did not know Hill. When he received the circular he sald he was furnished with an answer, to be sent to “J. B. Condon, Easton, Pa.” He was to send the telegram two days be- fore they started from West Virginia. When Hill was called into the insvector’s private office he wanted to know if he was in court, and, except to say that he came from Tucker county, West Virginia, the oflicers did not get anything from him. Inspector Holiinberger was satisfied that Hill and Hickman were confederates oper- ating a game to swindle the others, and they were photographed for the gallery, and there may be a charge other than that of concealed weapons when the case is called in court Monday. The investigation developed the fact that both Hill and: Hickman came from Tucker county and both boarded the train at Graf- ton when they came here. Detective T..J. Hogan of Baltimore saw the men at headquarters, and he felt cer- tain that he had seen Hickman before. While Greathouse and Wheeler were awaiting the,return of the patrol wagon from the gallery Wheeler took ip the situa- tion with apparent indifference and_re- marked to his friend Greathouse: ‘Well, old man, you get the worst of this deal.” The four men were taken back to the station, where they will be held until Mon- day. eS THE COURTS. Equity Court 1—Judge Cox. Bernhardt agt. Bernhardt; decree dis- missing bill., Morrison agt. Bedford; sale finally ratified... Edson agt. Parke; pro con- fesso against certain defendants ordered. Wheeler agt. Fidelity Building and Loan Association; leave to withdraw exhibit granted. Ward agt. Ward; testimony be- fore C. E. Thorn, examiner, ordered taken. Equity Court No. Bernhardt agt. Bernhardt; order dis- missing ‘rule. Cole agt. Bladen; decree sustaining deniurrer and dismissing bill with costs. Circuit Court No. 1—Judge Bradley. Arrick gt. Wty; judgment cn verdict for defendant. Spalding agt. Mason; judgment by defayft. Schaffert agt. Stetzle; motion for judgrfient o¥erruled. Chew agt. Tyree; demurrer: to amend declaration overruled, with leave to plead in five days. Miller agt. Roberts;,,motion to vacate judgment by default gianted, defendant to pay all costs incident to taking the judgment. Johnson agt. Mardiugh;'motion for judgment grant- ed and judgment by default against maker. Bieber agt.. Brown; motion for new trial overruled .and,judgment on verdict ordered. Sowerbufts agt. Cummings; do., appeal, $100 bend! Unfted States agt. Collins et al. motion for new trial granted. Korn agt. Brown et al; demurrer to plea sustained, with leave to plead in ten days. Kozel agt. District of Columbia; judgment in certio- rari. ‘ircuit Court 2 Chief Justice Bingham. irby agt. Linder; verdict for plaintiff for 1 cent damages. Carter agt. Morgan; mo- tion to interyene sustained by ‘consent. Washington Times Co. agt. Plymouth Rock Pants Co,; judgment by default and con- demnation of proceeds in hands of marshal.. Gilbert agt. Conger; motion to quash writ of garnishment overtuled. Criminal Court No. 2—Judge Cole. United States agt. Charles Sykes, larceny sentence, Albany one year and one day. United States agt. Wm. Schaeffer and Chas. Higley, larceny from person; defendants | arraigned; plea, not guilty. United Statds" agt. Jas. H. Rudd, second offence, petit Jar-, ceny; defendaft arraigned; plea, riot guilty. United States agt. Albert Madison, Wm. Taylor and Walter Brown, housebreaking; do. United States agt. Flora Townsend, larceny; nolle pros. United States agt. Patrick’ Scanlon, housebreaking; defendant arraigned; plea, not guilty. United States agt. Wim. Kendrick and Daniel Kendrick; do.; do.; aid bail fixed at $1,000; recogni- zance taken, with Wm, F. and Geo. R. Kendrick sureties. United States agt. Patrick Shanley, housebreaking; defendant arraigned; plea, not guilty. Provate Court—Judge Hagner. In re Elsie M. McFall, minor; Nannie J. MeFall’ appointed guardian of the person, bond $590, and’ Washington L. and T. Com- pany, guardian of the estate. In re Agnes M. Hull, minor; American S. and T. Com- pany appointed guardian. In re orphans of Francis H. Barbarin; Francis 8. Bar- barin appointed guardian; bond $20,000. Estate of John McCorpen; will filed. Estate of Susan J. Weadon; inventory filed. Es- tate of James A. Race; report and first aceount of administrator filed. Bstate of James P..Martin; Alice Martin appointed administratrix; bond $800. Estate of Mi- chael Gannon; petition for letters of ad- ministration fled and order of publication. Hstate of Catharine Holtman; will ad mitted to probate and letters testamentary issued to Wm. Holtman; bond $: s tate of Wm. E. Earle; executrix discharged and letters of administration d. b. n. c. t. a. issued to Henry M. Earle; bond $15,000. Estate of Dizzie O'Connor; caveat with- drawn, order to distribute estate and final notice ordered published. Hstate of Mar- tha Slaughter; petition filed. Estate of lrhos. J. Laittrell; proof of publication. In re Oceania wassaway; first account of guardian approved. In re Jacob M. Heisley; guardtan’s second account passed. In re George Keithly, guardian; first ac- count passed. Estate of John Culbert; do. Estate of George L. Sheriff; final account passed. Estate of Ann M. Cling; proof of publication. Estate of Catharine Holtman; executor bonded and qualified. : an eee ‘An Injunction. Rush C,,Steelg,.a machinist in the United States navy, stationed on the Dolphin, was today mdde the subject of an injunction granted by Judge Cox upon the prayer of his wife,“Sophia J. Steele, restraining him from in @ny Yhanner interfering with or molesting: her’ The parties were married here April 20,51892, and Mrs. Steele has filed a> pétitioff! for divorce from bed and board ant for‘alimony and counsel fees. v 3 Ocgnn steamships Arrived. NEW #ORK, March 16.—Arrived: Lu- cania, Liverpool;. Britannic,. Liverpool; Saale, — Judge Hagner. 2 crs t MANY BURIED ALIVE Escape From a Mine Blocked by Debris. TERRIFIC EXPLOSION OF FIREDAMP Li Hung Chang Leaves for Japan. GENERAL FOREIGN ‘TOPICS TROPPAU, Austrian Silesia, March 16.— An explosion of fire damp took place today in the Hoheregge mine, belonging to the estate of the late Archduke Albrecht of Austria. At the time of the explosion there were 280 miners below. Of this num- ber 160 have been rescued slightly injured, but the remaining 120 are imprisoned in the galleries, which are blocked with de- bris. The bodies of several of the imprison- ed miners have already been extricated from the ruins. LI HUNG CHANG DEPARTS. The Chinese Peace Envoy Leaves for Japan. ‘TIEN TSIN, March 16.—Viceroy Li Hung Chang, China’s peace envoy to Japan, left Taku last evening for Japan. It is reported here that the Japanese are rapidly repulsing the Chinese generals Sung and Ju. VISITORS FROM ABROAD. Well-Known Persons Who Left Eng- land Today. SOUTHAMPTON, March 16.—Among the Passengers on board the American Line steamship Paris, sailing from this port today for New York, were Mr. William Carlisle, son of John G. Carlisle, Secretary of the United States Treasury; Sir Weet- man Dickinson Pearson and Lady Pearson and Mr. Harry Rosenfeld. Sir Weetman Dickinson Pearson is a partner in the firm of S. ‘Pearson & Son, contractors for the Blackwall tunnel under the Thames and other great works. LIVERPOOL, March 16.—Among the pas- sengers who left this port today on board the Cunard Line steamship Etruria for New York were Senator Thibaudeau and son, Lady Tweedmouth, wife of Baron ‘weedmouth, lord privy seal, and her son, ‘the Hon. Dudley Churchill Majoribanks, a young lieutenant in the fourth battalion Areca and Sutherland Highlanders. Lady ‘eedmouth is the aunt of the young Duke of» Mariborough. FEAR AMERICAN COMPETITION. Basis of the Great Bootmakers’ Lock- out in England. LONDON, March 16.—The great lock-out of bootmakers, affecting 200,000 operatives, commenced today. As previously cabled to the Associated Press, owing to a complicated dispute con- cerning the use of improved machinery and other matters, the members'of the Na- tional Federation of Boot Manufacturers on March 8 notified the operatives to stop wcrk today. The employers have refused to arbitrate the question in dispute, claim- ing that the operatives did not accept pre- vious decisions of the arbitrators. One of the results of this notice was that on the following day the shoe operatives’ union called out all the operatives who were not obliged to give a week's notice, and ten thousand operatives left work that day, The lock-out, it is expected, will eventual- ly affect about 400,000 operatives. It has been stated here that it is a question not of fair dealing between capital and labor, but of whethér English boot and shoe making can be carried on in the face of American competition. In this con- nection it has been stated by the employ- ers that even if the American operatives get twice the wages paid in England, they can turn out cheaper shoes, owing to their more intelligent use of machinery. ‘The men locked out today in England are said to have a fund of $300,000 with which to see them through the first month of the lock-out. But it is estimated that the trouble will cost the Leicester dis- trict alone at least $1,000,000 in wages. General Foreign News. GLASGOW, March 16.—The Allan line steamer State of California, Captain Braes, which sailed yesterday for New York, re- turned to the Clyde today with the eccen- tric rod of her engine deranged. PALERMO, March 16.—The steamer Furst Bismarck, Captain Albers, from New York, with a party of excursionists arrived here today via Algiers, Alexandria, Con- stantinople and other ports. ASSOUAN, Egypt, March 16.—Slatin Bey has arrived here, having escaped from the Mahdi Camp Omdurman, Khartoum, after eleven years’ captivity. Father Ohrwalder and two sisters of charity, long prisoners at Omdurman, es- caped from there on November 29, 1891, and arrived at Cairo on December 21 of the same year. ey CAPETOWN, Africa, March 16.—The gov- errment of the Transvaal Republic has in- formed the banks that it has decided to strictly prohibit any further importation of foreign silver coin. It is added, however, that the foreign silver coin already in the Transvaal will be allowed to circulate in that country. ATE THEIR SHOE UPPERS. Story Told by Survivors of a Ship- 5 wrecked Crew. ‘*‘PORTLAND, Ore., March 16.—The fol- towing dispatch comes from Marshfield, Or2.: Daniel Clark and Thomas Loore, supposedly the only survivors of a crew of thirty-one persons from the British ship Yeoman, arrived here last night on the schooner Leeds. The Yeoman sank Feb- ruary 13, latitude 34N., longitude 45W. She was bound from Antwerp to Redondo. Clark related the details as follows: “While shortening sail a sudden squall and a heavy swell like a tidal wave struck us, capsizing the ship. As the seas swept the deck I was carried overboard. “A Tull followed and the ship righted. 1 got on the ship again to find no deck. The cook was lying in the galley with his head split open and hardly alive. Capt. Fergu- son and mate were drowned. As the ship was sinking I decided to abandon her and cut loose a lifeboat from the davits, taking the cook on to it, and pulled off. We were fourteen days in the boat before the schoon- er Leeds sighted us and picked us up, dur- ing which time we suffered more than lan- guage can express. We had to fare all the time-on sixteen biscuits without a drop of fresh water. “We-ate two biscuits apiece a day until t..cy were exhausted, and we drank salt water. This made our mouths and throats as raw as a beefsteaK. We could.not speak our names, and our eyes were swollen shut. We were so hungry that we ate the uppers of our shoes and sucked blood from each other.” Here Clark exhibited his leg, «which showed great red blotches. He said: “I have been around the Horn nine times, but this was the roughest trip I ever experi- enced. We lost four men overboard in a gale off the Horn and Paul Hessing fell from the topsail yard and was killed.” SAN FRANCISCO, March 16.—The dis- patch from Marshfield, Ore., about the wreck of the British ship Yeoman is not credited here. The Merchants’ Exchange has no record of such a ship, the nearest name to that being the ship Yeoma, which sailed from Victoria for England last De- cember. The schooner Leeds, which is said to have picked up the survivors of the wrecked ship, sailed from San Pedra for Umpqua twenty-two days ago, and if the wreck had occurred within a month any- where near the California coast it would haye been heard from before this. —_—____ Garfield Once Lived There. The residence at the northeast corner of 15th and I streets, which was formerly the home of the late President Garfield, is to be torn down by the present owner, Fran- cis H. Duehay. On this site will be erected a four-story apertment building. PROPOSALS OPENED. Bids for Two New Engine House Sites and the Bidders. Proposals were. opened today by the Commissioners for two sites for fire engine houses. The stipulations called for land about 35 feet front by 100 feet depth, and not less than 30 feet front, the sites to be located, one between B and E and Sth and 15th streets northwest, and the other in the locality bounded by 1st street east and 5th street west and New York avenue and O street north. The bids were as follows: Samuel Ross, property on O street be- tween Ist street east and North Capitol street, $1 per foot for a portion, or 8% cents per foot for the entire depth of 185 feet; Wilson & Hought 30 feet of lot 3, square 514, fronting on New York avenue, $2.50 per foot; Edwin 8. Clarkson, lot 9, square 554, 57 by 185 feet, $1 per foot, or 38 by 185 feet, $1.10 per foot, or 37 by 100 feet, $1.50 per foot, or 38 by 100 feat, $1.65 per foot. L. M. Saunders, lots 89 to 102, square 716, O street between North Capitol and 1st street west, $1 per foot. Nicholas Eck- hart, property fronting New York avenue, Kirby and 2d streets, $16,000. Deeble,Davis & Co., part of square 510, fronting 60 feet on P street, $1.25 per foot, or 30 feet front, $1.40 per foot; als> part of lot 5, square 559, fronting New Jersey avenue, $4,500. James F. Brown, lot 4, square 513, north side of M street between 4th and 5th streets, $8,000. Walter A. Brown, lot 44, square 513, south side of Ridge street be- tween 4th and 5th streets, $1.48 per foot, or $5,200 for the lot. McLachlen Real Es- tate and Loan Company, lots 121 and 122 and parts of lots 123, 124 and 125, square 617, $1.29 per foot. D. D. Thompson, lots 104 to 107, square 617, on North Capitol street between New York avenue and O Street, $1.25 per foot. For a site for a new house for engine ecirpany No. 2 but two bids were recelv- ed. They were: Jacob H. Happe, lot 34, reservation 10, known as 310 © street northwest, $12,500. W. W. McCullough, part Eee 5, square ao SPEER on 13% reet, $4 per foot, and lot 8, same Bie ee vee es Several of the bids were unaccompanied with a required deposit of $100 as a guar- anty to complete the sale of the site ac- cepted, and were. .therefore mark2d in- formal. ——_—__. DISTRICT GOVERNMENT. Water Sh on. The Commissioners this afternoon gave notice that in order to make steam con- nections at the-U street pumping station. the water will be shut off from the Wash- figton high service area from 11 o'clock Monday night to 3 o’clock Tuesday morn- ing next. Building Permits. The building inspector today issued per- mits as follows: F. F. Carmody, to erect a two-story brick dwelling, 1305 Emerson street northeast, to cost $1,600; A. A. Wil- son, to make repairs to 1923 Pennsyivania avenue, to cost $300; Sisters of the Good Shepherd, to erect a frame corridor, 36th and T streets, to cost $800; William W. Riley, to erect a building on the fish wharf on Water street between llth and 12th streets southwest, $250; James R. Sands, to erect a frame extension to house on lot 16, block 29, Brightwood Park, to cost $200. “allowed Compensation. _S. D.-Drane, Wm. Robie, J. D. Rodgers, Cc. H. Bannagan, F. A. Clements, R. I. King, F, -M. Sullivan und S. L. Nelson, pri- vates of the metropolitan police force, have been allowed compensation for time in ex- cess of thirty days during which they were unable to perform duty by reason of illness. Additional Private. Squire Gilmore has been appointed an ad- ditional private of the police force for three years for duty at premises 1212 and 1214 iith street northwest, Been Revoked. The appcintment of Horace Mandue as an additional private of the police force has been revoked. An Assistant. The Commissioners have approved and authorized the employment by the superin- tendent of lamps of a subinspector at such times as his services may be required for making tests of the public arc lights, for a total period not to exceed fifty days, with compensation at the rate of $2 per diem. Licenses Granted. ‘The excise bcard this afternoon granted retaii “liquor licenses to Lewis Newmyer, 900 Pennsylvania avenue northwest, and John Cullinane, 614 4% street southwest. The application of Henry Fenay, 230 E street southwest, for a retail M@mor license Was rejected = — CLOSED BY THE MARSHAL, The Final Scene Today at Davis, Hill & Cos Establishment. The finale of the Davis, Hill & Co. sus- pension eame today when the store at 20S 10th street was closed and what stock was on hand there was attached under a judg- ment held by F. P. Naylor. There was very little there except two bags of cow peas and an immense wagon load of empty crates, which will not half pay Mr. Nay- lor’s judgment of $120. A boy employed in the store said Mr. Hill had not been around but once since yesterday morning and during the day yesterday he had sold to parties in Center Market oggs to the value of $33, and to C. M. Johnson another lot of eggs for $115. These eggs came in during the last few days. Hill did not reappear at the store today. This afternoon the deputy marshal clean- ed everything out of the place on Mr. Nay- lor’s judgment. There is nothing left there now but a little white-haired boy, who has lost several weeks’ salary, and stays about, philanthropicaly, to advise those who call that “there’s nuthin’ left to attach.” ge Rare Display of Jewelry on F Street. An unusually fine display of jewelry is attracting attention at the new establish- ment of C. H. Davison, at No. 1108 F street. The young proprietor became so highly regarded while conducting a modest business at No. 12231 F street that his Present commodious and beautiful store became a n result. Everything is solid and genuine in his stock. He carries no plated goods or indifferent gems. The latest creations in artistic jewelry make his show cases and windows notable, and the pure, first-water diamonds are espe- cially commended by persons of discrim!- nating tastes. Admirers of the beautiful and attractive will find a visit to Mr. Davison’s establishment both profitable and delightful. —_———__ Death of Mrs, M. H. Campbell. The death was announced this afternoon of Mrs. M. H. Campbell, at her residence on De Sales street. Mrs. Campbell was a Miss Herrod of New Orleans, ‘and in her youth was one of the most favored belles of the south. She married Archibald Campbell, who was one of the boundary commissioners ‘who determined the line be- tween Maine and Canada, and was the mother of Capt. E. H. Campbell of the Depariment of State. Mrs. Campbell's grandfather was Col. Dayton of revolu- tionary fame. , Arrangements for the funeral have nof been completed. Grain d Cotton Markets. Cotion and grain markets, reported by W. B. Hibbs, 1421 F st., representing Hubbard, Price & Co., New York. High. Low. Close. BT 56% Wheat—May. % cs rare 401% Sat 5% eam fone! 4 ezaontl! anaes eeeeh R8se4 —_—> ——_ Baltimore Markets. BALTIMORE, March 16.—Flour firm, receipts, 12,019 barrels; ‘shipments, : sales, 1,200 barrels. Wheat quict arid easy —spot and inolith, Gl4aglig; April GitsaGii; May, 62 steamer Ne [, D8a58i4—recelpts, 3,596 bushels; stock, 444,706 bushels; sales, 90,000 bush- els; southern wheat by sample, O0a62; do. on grade, unchanged— 100 barrels; 01%.,, Cor steady spot and ‘month, “494i 49%4; April, 49404914; May, 4974050; steamer mix ed, 48%4248i4—recelpts, 54,123 bushels; stock, 543,- 205 ‘bushels; sales, 4.000" bushels; southern’ white corn, 50; do. yellow, 60, Oats steady—No. 2 whit: western, 7; No. 2 mixed, 34i4035—recetpts, 5,034 bushels: stock, 216,787 bushels. Rye dol No. 2, si—recelpts, 200 bushels; stack, 25.969 busheis. to choice timothy, '§ $13.00. Graln relghte, quiet, unchanged. ‘unchanged. tter und eggs steady, un changed. Cheese frm, unchanged. —_—_—_—_————————————————— } FINANCE AND TRADE Speculation Influenced by London’s Irregularity. SUGAR WEAK ON FOREIGN ROMOR Proposed Legislation by Germany Discussed. i. GENERAL MARKET REPORTS Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. NEW YORK, March 16.—Speculation was influenced by London’s irregularity at the commencement of to-day’s business, but all things considered the outcome of the day's short session was very satisfactory. There were several instances of profit taking by local operators, but beyond this the de- clines, with one exception, were attribut- able to no significant developments. Sugar Was weak on the renewal of assurances that Germany will take up the question of increasing the export bounty on all native sugars within the next few days. It is likely that such action will be exaggerated by the manipulating interest in the stock of the company in question in order to es- tablish a satisfactory purchasing level, and incidentally to make a profitable turn on the short side of the market. In the opinion of many competent judges Germany’s jegislation, no matter how bene- ficial to her own retining interests, will make no unfavorahle impression on the revenues of the monopoly controlling the American markets. A reaction ts regularly due after the recent sudden advance of more than 10 per cent, and if foreign legis- lation can be utilized in facilitating the process its employment for such purpose is more than probable. Covering in General Electric resulted in an advance of 5-8 per cent in the price of * that stock, while realizing sales in Distil- lers caused a, reaction of an equal amount, ‘The reorganization of the latter property is proceeding very satisfactorily and gives every assurance of being successful. New Jersey Central was again conspic- uous, the prevailing desire to cover, pend- ing expected deyelopments in the coal sit- uation, marking the price up 1 1-4 per cent to 90 1-4. The outcome’ of ihe develop- ments in question is scarcely likely to be of such importance as to warrant the pres- ent movement. __ New York Central was strong at an advance of 7-8 per cent, due to a general . indorsement of yesterday's action on the dividend question. The poor showing of earnings, however, is likely to cause some selling. of this stoc! in the near future. ‘The Grangers were al strong, at fractional advantes, sentiment for the moment being opposed to any ex- tension of the short interest In this group. New England was strong on empty trad- ing, but yielded to moder.te realizing sales toward the close of business. An order_ was issued in the circuit court of the United States discharging. Cc. Platt from the temporary receivership of the preperty. The accounts of Messrs. Platt , and Perry as permanent receivers were or- dered to ‘be filed in the circuit court of Massachusetts. The buying of New Engiand during the week has been of the kind which is always incident to stock accumulation, and is be- Heved to foreshadow an important railway deal, the details of which at present can only be surmised. The bank statement shows a loss of over < 6% millions in lawful money, all in legal tenders. Loans show no ilar change from last week, when they were effected by the bond purchase;.the decrease in de- posits, however, is somewhat inconsistent with changes’ €! here. The detailed statement. follows: Reserv decreased $5,189,850, loans decreased $325,- 200, specie increased $349,600, creased $7,907,800, deposits decreased $937,- 340 and circulation increased $182,000. —_—>——_ FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL. The following are the opening, the high- | est. and the lowest and the closing prices of the New York stock market today, as re- ported by Corsen & Macartney, members New York.stock exchange. Correspondents Messrs. Moore & Schley, No. 80 Broadway: . - i Hich. Low. Ch cs 3 978Z 97! da_ Pacific. Chesapeake and Ohio. C.. C., C. and St. L, Chicago, B. and Q Chic.and Northwestern. Chic., R-L and Pacit Ic. 3% .. Lack. and W... Se} = =< 12635 Sig :1263G «1986; and R. Grande Siiss lasers reese, ied Dis.and Cattle Feeding. 18%" BM 1% 1h abasi Wheeling and L. E. Pr Western Union Tel. Wisconsin Cent Siiver......... 20-year fund 5s, 106 Tidy bid. Water stock * currenry, 120 ‘Ss. bid. 3i,s, registered, 2- 100 Miscellaneous Bonds.—' ee Washinton sod Geaggetoms, area cone i bid, 136 ‘asked. letropolitan Railroad conv. 101 bid, 108 asked, Belt Railroad Sa, 80 bid, asked. ‘Eckington Haflroad 6s,:102%4 bid, 105 ast Columbia Ratlroad 68, 109% bid, 110 asked. Wash- ington Gas Company 6s, series A, 114 bid. © Wash- ington Gas Company 6e, series B, 115 bid. Wash- ington Gas Company cony. 6s, 130 bid. U. S. Blee trie ght cony. 5s, 130° bid. esapeake and Po- tomac Telephone 5s, 100 pid, 108% asked. Ameri- can Security and Trost 5s, . and A., 100 bid. Amer- jean Security cae — — vi: zt jarket ‘on Washington Aomge ~3 come, t. | 6s, Ket Com} ext. 4 Ma: tnt Association 8, 105 bid.” Washington Light Infantry st, Os, 100 Bid, 102 asked. gion Light Infantry 2d 7s, 100 bid. ‘ ‘National, Bank Stocks.—Bank of Washington, 230 | 300 asked. “Bank of the lic, 250° bid, | Metropolitan, 280 bid, 207 asked. Cen- 4, Farmers and Mechanics’, 180 id, 200 ‘asked. 185. bid. i as bid. Safe ‘jt and Trust Com Dae and Trant, 125 DI ‘asked. Washington Loan and Trust, 118 bid, 121 asked. American Se- curity aud Trust, 1349 bid, 136 asked. Railroad Stocks.—Washington and. i Second, |, 150 asked. * Ci “Columbia, 130 bid, 140 asked. .. Went End, 108 bid, 113 asked” ‘Traders, 11214 asked. Lincoln, 99% bid. Ohio, nies.—National Safe 3) bid. 300 asked, Metropolitan, 75 asked. Tamutar a3 ytd. 70 |. Belt, 36 asked. | Bek- -, ington, 33 bid, 35 |. Georgetown and Tenpel- lytown, 15 bid, 25 ask Gas and Electric Stocks.— Washington Gas, 47% bid, 48 asked. Georgetown Gas, 50 bid. U. S. Electric Light, 134 bid, 134% asked. Insurance Stocks. —Firemen’s, 86% bid, 42 asked. _ 45, bid, 86 asked, Metropolitan, @8 bid, ~ ‘Corcoran, 57 Wid. Potomac, 68 bid, ‘Arlington. 152 bid, 158 asked. German- | ican, 163 ational Union, 12% bid. Go- Rise, 74 bid, 74 axked.” People's, 5% bid, 5% asked. Lincoln, Sip bid, SY asked. "Contmercial, 5 asked. Title’ Insurance Stocks.—teal Estate Title, 108 id, Tie iced. "Columbia Title, Tis Did. 8 daked Washington Title, 8 asked. District Title, 10 bi wake and Boiginae, 60 bid, Amer kK ul Potomac, hophone, 8 bid, 4 asked. tie Gua 15 bid. Ame 5 Iumbia, 13% bid, 15 asked. S fean Craphophone, 8 bid, Curriage, > vid. vellanes Miso ornms, 80 a Norfc iat, 100 asked. Lincolp Hall, 6 big. ~ , Qrulldtog, 90 asked. Mergent Linotype, >