Evening Star Newspaper, March 25, 1895, Page 2

2 LATE NEWS BY WIRE Witnesses. Before the Grand_-Jury: at New York.. CONSPIRACY IN A POST OFFICE CHARGED Catholic Employes Claim That They. Are. Marked. TRANSACTIONS IN SILVER NEW YORK, March 25.—There were a number of witnesses before the extraordi- Pary grand jury today, several of whom have or have had connection with the Mad- ison Square Garden. John K. Hecksher, a member of the Jockey Club, and one of the directors of Madison Square Garden, and also a mem- ber of the Horse Show Association, was among those who went before the jury. Another was J. T. Bull, who has been chief usher at the garden since its opening. Just what was brought out by their tes- timeny vas a matter of conjecture, but it ig said that it is relative to the alleged ir- regularities between the police and the garden management. Postmaster Dayton was also a visitor to the building, and was in consultation with Assistant District Attorney Lindsay in the latter’s office, and, it is said, will be a wit- ness before the jury. Alleged Post Office: Conspizacy, SAVANNAH, Ga., March 23.—Allegations of conspiracies in the Savannah post office are under investigation. Stamping Clerk Page has been: suspended and his. removal recommended.. It is charged that he cireu- lated a document. by which signers pledged themselves not to report errors of one an- other, and to protect one another in every way possible and, it is asserted, to work for the dismissal of certain other employes. CHarges* have been made also against at least one other employe. There are said to be religious matters involved. Catholic employes and their friends made complaint asserting that there is-an A. BP. A. conspiracy in the post office to se~ cure their removal. The Slattery cutbreak occurred here a short time ago. ‘Transactions in Silver: MEXICO CITY, Mex., March. 25.—The improvement in the price of silver yreatly stimulated the buying of foreign exchange during the week, and many large transac- tiors have been made by the banks on the United States.and other foreign countries, the appearances being that exchange will continue to go down. There is a probability that the great plethora of $16,000,000 in Mexican silver pow lying in the banks of this capital without use will be relieved by loans so- Icited, and that a decided stimulus will be given for mn trade generally. The feeling in Mexico is much better than some weeks ago; and already the outlook for a largely increased foreign trade, is good. An Electric Company. Agreement. BOSTON, March 25.—It is announced this afterrcon that the agreement between the General Electric Company and the Wet- inghouse Company has. been consummated in this city. os RAILWAY PRESIDENT ON TRIAL. He is Charged With Working Men Over Ten Hours a Day. NEW YORK, March 25.—President Ben- jamin Norton of the Atlantic Avenue Rail- road Company, Brooklyn, and his superin- tendent, Daniel J. Quinn, were put on trial in the court of sessions, Brooklyn, this morning. An indictment was found against them in February for violating the law which makes it a misdemeanor for employ- ers-to allow employes to work more than ten consecutive hours in twelve. The pen- alty is one year’s imprisonment. or. $500 fine or both. ‘The selection of a jury may occupy the greater part of the day. ATTACKED WITHOUT PROVOCATION: Tragedy in gn East Side Tenement in New York. NEW YORK, March 25.—Patrick Nevins was fatally stabbed by John McCahill in the tenement in East 18th street, occupied by Nevins and his family, at midnight. McCahill, who was a tenant of the same building, broke into Nevins’ room, accord- ing. to the story told by the wounded man and his wife, and without provocation at- tacked Nevins with a knife, stabbing him in the abdomen and twice in the breast. McCahill is in custody. ———___ Internativnal Railway Congress. NEW YORK, March 25.—Many of the im- portant railroad companies in this coun- try are arranging for proper representation at the fifth session of the international railway congress, to be held in London, England, beginning on the 26th of next June. ———_ Richmond's: Wealthiest Citizen. RICHMOND, Va., March 25.—John C. Shafer, one of the wealthiest citizens of Richmond, a retired merchant and finan- cier; has died, aged seventy-five years. eae eee Hotel Porter Burned to Death. TRAVERSE CITY, Mich., March 25.—The Waller House, a small hotel at Central Lake, burned at midnight. James Miller, the porter, was cremated, and the other inmates narrowly escaped with their lives. = The Favorite Seratched. LONDON, March 25.—Cloister, a big favorite for the Grand National Steeple- chase, which is to be run on Friday next at the Liverpool spring meeting, has. been scratched. eed Result Expected This Week. DOVER, Del., March 25.—Strenuous ef- forts are being made to effect a compromise between the Higgins and Addicks factions, and it is confidently expected that a United States Senator will be chosen this week. One ballot was taken today. It resulted as foilows: Higgins, 8; Addicks, 5; Massey, Ridgeley, 10; Tunnel, 1. —_—_——>_—_ Murder in the Second Degree. DENVER, Col., March 25.—The trial of ex-Policeman Robert J. Boykin for shoot- ing Deputy Sheriff Fulton Smith has ter- minated in the West Side court, when the jury brought in a verdict of murder in the second degree. A motion for a new trial will be heard Saturday. — A Friend of Mr. Quay Appointed. HARRISBURG, Pa. March 25.—Gov. Hastings has appointed Col. Thomas Rob- inson of Butler superintendent of public printing, vice Col. W. Hayes Grier of Co- lumbia, resigned. Col. Robinson was for- merly engaged in the newspaper: business at Butler. He is a friend of Senator Quay, and is one of the foremost republican lead- ers of western Pennsylvania. sriewst te The Ex-Champion Improving. BOSTON, Mass., March 25.—John L. Sul- livan’s condition is improving, He slept well last night, and this morning partook of a good breakfast. It is expected that he will be out in a few days. —_—- A Church Struck by Lightning. PITTSBURG, Pa., March 25.—Tho North Avenue M. E. Church, Allegheny, was struck by lightning and damaged $3,500 worth during a severe electrical storm early this morning. ——.__. A Prominent Cincianatian Dead. CINCINNATI, Ohio, March 25.—Mr. John E. Bell, a prominent citizea, identified for a long time with public affairs in Cincin- nati, died at 1 this morning of appendic- Us, aged sixty-four years. ee Dr. John I. Wise, one of the most prom- inent physicians on the eastern shore of Virginia, died of pneumonia at his home near Accomack Court House, Va., the other day, aged sixty-five years. AN AMAZED §TRANGER. How 2 Visitor Commented on the, Things. Commissioners’ Way of Doieg “Board in Session.” Tre legend was in large biiek> a white card, and was so plain that even: am apparently uninterested passersby saw- it and stopped. “What board?” asked hb of awatehfil ™méssenger, who was doingrhis hest’to:read @ newspaper and eat a pie at one and the same time, but who, because of the: sur- rounding gloom and a sturdy appetité, was making. more. progress with the pie than with the news. } He was informed‘that ‘the board in ques- tion was the board of Commissioners. of the District of Columbia. “Just hit it, ain't I? said he. “I'm a stranger’'and I’m doing the town up from end to end. Now I can see-all the Com- missioners in a bunch and’ be done with em. Don’t want to even shake hands with *em; simply look at ‘em while they’re work- ing, and then pass right along. % “Why can’t I go in? Ain’t these Commis- stoners purty much like a board of alder- men or a common council? Don’t they at- tend to this city’s municipal ‘business? “You say they never do let anybody in when that card’s hung out; p’raps you'll tell what they’re doing. Just transacting the regular business, eh? Making con- tracts, approving or disapproving reports of deputies, reading complaints about holes in sidewalks, dead cats in alleys, smashed sewer traps and disorderly policemen? And don’t want anybody to know what's going on? Pshaw! that’s nonsense! “There's always something ‘Suspicious about this hole-and-eorner business and while it may be all right enough here—for these Commissioners of yours are, I under- stand it, all honorable men—it wouldn’t go out home for ten minutes. Why, if our council could shut out the.reporters for an hour there'd be more.steam and street-rail- road devilment hatched than the favored companies could pay for out of a year’s rece@:pts, but you folks have either got bet- ter material in your government or else a mighty lot of faith in it. “But, as I said before, I’m only a strang- er and not used to your ways, but we American people out in Iowa don’t want things fixed as you have ‘em. Finish your pie; John; sorry I interrupted you. If you get a chance, though, you can tell your Commissioners what sort‘of a prairie dog I am. Bye-bye.” oo LARCENY CASES. A Number of Them Tried Before Judge Miller Today. In Judge Miller’s court this afternoon a number of larceny cases were tried and dis- posed of. In ene case a. woman named Mary Hopkins was.accused of having tak- en two quarts of milk from H. A. Burgess’ house. She admitted her guilt and was fined $5. or fifteen days. George Short was given a hearing because-he had appropri- ated six chickens the property of another, but the evidence did not disclose whether he made soup of them or fried them. His explanation was not satisfactory aud a: fine of $5 or sixty days was imposed. Luci- us Lee waited until late in the season to take a ceat belonging to another. John King was his victim. The court sent Luci- us to jail, where he will not need a coat for thirty days. Edward Bowen was held guilty on a charge of having stolen a hat from Louis Williams, and a fine of $10 was imposed. Not having the money he step- ped back. James-Gray was given a thirty days’ sentence for the larceny of a broom. John Jackson stole an overcoat and pair of trousers from am acquaintance by means of a trick, and one of the witnesses de- seribed his conduct as a “hoodoo” trick. He was fined $25 or sixty days. A similar sentence was imposed in the case of Will- jam Kidwell, against whom there was a charge of stealing eggs. Thomas Harris was charged with having entered the house of R. J. Donnelly with intent to steal. He was given a preliminary examination and was held in $500 real estate security for the action of the grand jury. ——— RELIEF WORK CLOSING UP. Final Reports From the Associated Charities and Union Mission. The Associated Charities and Central Union Mission have made their reports of the ,relief work done the past winter for the poor. The charittes helped 7,025 fam- illes, cr” abeut 35,000 individuals, and for this. work received an appropriation of $7,000. The Central Union Missiow helped 5,958 families, and furnished meals and lcdging, in return for work, to the number of 24,343 cases. All receipts of money from all sources up to March 1 was $7,209. In provisions $106 was received. The central relief committee gave the mission $3,033. The charities received from the central re- lief committee $7,000. The central relief committee will meet next Saturday, when it is expected that the affairs of the season will be wound up. Mr. Emery says that application has been made to the central relief committee for ccmpersation for the employes at the Louisiana avenue subkitchen. He believes that the committee: will be able to meet all its obligations. —<$<—___ Sentenced for Forgery. John Welsh, a young colored man, was this afternoon convicted in Criminal Court No. 1 of ‘forging the indorsement of E. L. Tschiffely on a check for $9, drawn by Dr. O. H. Brightwell. Judge McComas. sen- tenced Welsh to five years in the peniten- ary: —_.__ Street Car Disorders. Annie Brown and Edmonia Williams, young colored women who figured: in a fight on a cable car late last night, were tried in Judge Kimball’s court today. Judge Kimball gave a warning a few days ago that he would make the penalties in street car disorders more severe than in ordinary disorderly, gatherings, and today he fined the Williams woman $20, while her companion was fined $15. ee Thanked the Commissioners. Messrs. Frizzell and Tucker of the North- east Washington Citizens’ Association call- ed upon the District Commissioners today to thank them for their recent order re- quiring incoming Baltimore and Ohio trains to stop before cressing H street northeast. The association has been en- deavoring to bring about this action for two years A Talk on Sweden. Mrs. J. H. Gore, formerly of Stockholm, gave an interesting account of the history of Sweden and the life and customs of the Swedes in a “Talk on Sweden” Saturday evening at the residence of Mrs. Webster, 1821 Q street. The audience found the lec- ture so enjoyable that several asked that it be repeated, which will doubtless be done for the benefit of some charitable or- ganization. A strictly national feature was given by the Dalecariian dress worn by Mrs. Gore and the Swedish recitation which she gave. Building Permits. Building permits were issued today as follows: G. B. Mullin, to erect one two- story and cellar frame house on Broad Branch road, 300 yards north of Chapel Tead, to cost $2,000. SS New Engine House. As stated in The Star Saturday, the Com- missioners have been urable to secure a suitable site for the proposed new build- ing for engine company No. 2 which shail come within the limit of cost laid down in the appropriation. The engine house now ison D streét near 12th, but the District appropriation provided for a new home. Only two bids were received in answer to the advertisement calling for proposals,and these have both been rejected as exces- sive. The Commissioners have decided to try 4 second time, and have advertised for bids, which will be opened, presumably in secret session, next Saturday, a * Saturday afternoon Policeman King of the fourth precinct surprised a party of erapshooters on an old schooner near the 12th street wharf, and rather than get ar- rested the gamblers jumped overboard and escaped. . Yesterday morning about 11 o'clock an alurm of fire was sounded from box 426 for fire in the house of George Dent, colored, No. 920 Delaware avenue southwest. Two feather beds were destroyed and the house was slightly damaged. This morning about 2 o’clock an alarm of fire was turned in from box 413 for the burning of a vacant house belonging to Mrs. Riley, on 8th street southwest. The Joss is estimated at $50. THE EVENING STAR, MONDAY, MARCH 235, 1895—-TWELVE: PAGES. STUCK ON: THE WAYS Hitohs ide tHe. Leumebiing of: the 8t Paub-c Fhe Rip. Ship; Had’ Senk so That. I ‘Wouldn’t Stide — Post- poned the Affair. PHILADELPHIA, March 25.—While thousands: of eyes: were riveted upon the big. St.. Paul and. waiting with bated breath to see her take her maiden dip it was seen by the superintendent that the ways had ‘settled down: and that the big boat would not budge an inch. The crowds were quickly ordered back and work be- gan at once on the ways. It was stated that it might require any- where from half an hour to half a day to bolster up the ways. PHILADELPHIA, March 25,—The launch of me St. Paul has been indefinitely post- pon ‘The delegation from the: city-of St. Paul arrived in town yesterday, and were wel- comed by Mayor Stuart and officials of the navigation company. In the party were J. J. Parker, president of the city councils, who represented the mayor of the city, and these member: of councils: Messrs. Brady, Markham, Kartak, Ehrmantrout, Mitham, Yohnson, Reardon, Arosin and Lewis. « Among the other St. Paul guests were Mz. and Miss Finch, Mr. and Miss Stees, Mr. ard Mrs. Otis, State Senator W. B. Dean and wife, Miss Dean, Mr. and Mrs. F. S. Chittenden, 5! wa Finch, H. W. Wall, A. H. Stees, C. W. Horr, W. Peet, Mrs. W. F. Peet, ¥. A. Johnson and F. N. Van Dusee and wife, Joseph McKib- bin, Col. W. P. Clough, Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Hendrickson, Mr. and Mrs. F. A. John- sen, Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Brand, and Mrs. Hokanson. The New Vessel. Tt is.well known that the St. Paul is al- most the counterpart of the St. Louis, dif- fering chiefly in the steering apparatus. On the St. Louis it is of the screw gear type, with Williamson’s steam and hand steering engine, while on the St. Paul Brown's patent steering gear will be used. The rudder is of the single plate type. The ship's dimensions are: Length between per- pendiculars, 535 feet; length over all, 554 feet 2 inches; extreme beam, 2 feet 9 inches; depth from first deck to flat keel, $2 feet 4 inches; depth of hold for ten- nage amidship, 25 feet 2 inckes; height of how above water line at load draught, 39 feet; number of decks, 5; number: of wa- ter tight compartments, exelusive of tb last tanks, 12; gross register. 10,700: tons; load displacement, 15,600 tons; dimensions of main saloon, 100 feet 4 inches by 46 feet; dimension of second cabin, 39 feet 6 inches by 56 feet; séatmg capacity of main sa- loon, 322; seating capacity of second cabin, 208; berthing capacity of steerage,about 200, The propelling machinery isa pair cf vertical quadruple. expansion tngines, to. carry a working steam pressure of 200 pounds, and expected to develop from 18,- 000 to 20,000 collective indicated horse pow- er. These are the largest and most power- ful marine engines ever built in America, and as the principle of quadruple expan- sion has never before been applied on so large a scale, its results in this case will be watched with interest. Hall and Wat- man anchors are to be used. The ship will carry fourteen Chambers collupsible life boats, fourteen ordinary life boats, one cutter, cne gig and four metal boats. WENT TO SEE THE LAUNCHING. A Large Party of Guests From This City. Secretary Carlisle and friends and the Gridiron Club, accompanied by ladies, left here at 8 o'clock this morning on a special train of three parlor cars, a composite and a dining car, to be guests of honor of Mr. Charles H. Cramp of Philadelphia at the launching of the steamship St. Paul, at Cramp’s ship yards, this afternoon. Upon arrival at Philadelphia the party was driven to Chestnut street wharf, where the steamship Columbia, chartered for the spe- cial use of the club, and decorated with the mammoth Gridiron flag, conveyed them to Kensingfon, to witness the launch. Those making the trip were Secretary and Mrs. Carlisle, Mr. and Mrs. Wm. K. Car- lisle, and Assistant Secretary and the Misses Hamlin, Gen. George B. Will- jams, Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Chew, Miss Bell Armstrong, Mr. F. A. Richardson, Col. John. Cassels and daughter, Dr. Ed- werd Bedloe, Wm. E. Annin, Mrs. R. E. Arnin, David S. Barry, Mrs. Barry, Henry V. Boynton, Miss Boynton, John M. Carson, Mrs. Carson, Miss Virginia Butler, H. C. Clarke, Mrs. Clarke, L. A. Coolidge, Mrs. Coolidge, P. V. DeGraw, Mrs. P. V. De- Graw, Mrs. Samuel Cross, A. W. Dunn, Mrs. Dunn, BE. G. Dunnell, Mrs. Dunnell, Richard Lee Fearn, Mrs. Fearn, Louis Garthe, F. H. Hosford, Mrs. Hosford, E. J. Gibson, Mrs. Henry, Mr. Roland Gibson, Mr. F. A. G. Handy, ae E. Johnson, Mrs. Johnson, rt M. Lar- ner, Miss’ Evelyn Larner, Miss. Car- rie Larner, Mr. F. E. Leupp, Mrs. Leupp, R.B. Matthews, Mrs. Matthews, Mrs. Brad- ford, J. J. Noah, C. C. Randolph, Mrs, Ran- dolph, Reginald Schroeder, Mrs. Schroeder, M. G. Seckendorff, Master Seckendorff, J. 8. Shriver, Miss Shriver, O. O. Stealey, Mrs. Stealey, W. B. Stevens, Mrs. Stevens, A. J. Stofer, jr., George H. Walker, Mrs. Walker, EE. B. Wight, Mrs. Wight, Mrs. Powers, Mr. James Preston, H. L. West, Mrs. West, Beriah Wilkins, Mrs. Wilkins, R. J. Wynne, Mrs. Wynne, M. P. Handy, Mrs. Handy, Miss Virginia Handy, F. S. Presbrey, Mrs. Presbrey, Jas. R. Young, Mrs. Young, Mrs. Beale Howard, Mr. Beale Howard, George ¥. Coffin, E. B. Hay, Mrs. Hay, W. D. Hoover, J. Henry Kaiser, Mrs. Henry Kai- ser, Herndon Morsell, Mrs. Morsell, Hub. . ‘Smith, Henry Xander, Alex. Mosher, Mrs. Mosher, Mrs. Wm. E. Curtis, Miss Noyes. . —__——.__ HAD A RIGHT. A Pistol Figures in a Row on B Street. Yesterday morning between 12 and 1 o’clock there was a lively scene on B street southwest, just south of the Capitol grounds, when L. Flannery, the: sculptor, and several colored men figured in a row. ‘Two marines and citizens on their way home stopped to take a hand in the trouble, and the affair resulted in the arrest of Mr. Flannery on a charge of concealed wea- pons, and Daniel Lee, colored, for alleged assault. Mr. Flannery. was in his studio, when the barking. of a dog attracted his attention outside the building. When he went out several colored men were there, and he charges they jumped on him and knocked him down. He had his pistol in his hand at the time, and when: the two marines reached the place, one of them as- sisted him to his feet and took the pistol from him. The colored men went across the street to the Caritol grounds and threw stones across the street. One of the mis- siles struck a marine, and it is alleged two pistol shets were fired by one of them. The msrines caught Lee and gave him rough treatment, and when arrested his head was covered with blood. Judge Miller heard the proof, which was contradictcry. The evidence failed to dis- close just who red the shots. Lee was given six months in jail and Mr. Fiannéry was acquitted, the judge saying: he had a right to have the weapon on his own premises. Lost His: Pin. Two young men, members of the fourth artillery, went over to Jackson City yes- terday and found the law being openly vio- lated. Rum was being: sold and the sheli workers were operating in full force. These two young men thought the game was an easy one to beat, while in reality there is no such thing as beating it, and, after drop- ping their cash money, one of them, who thought he had solved.the game, bet his diamond pin, and, of course, he lost, He now wants to recover the pin, but as Jack- son City has not yet been declared a part of the District, the police here could. not help him. —__—_ Marringe Licenses. Marriage licenses have been issued to the fellowing: Elvin J. Marshall and Sarah ©. Beach, both of Alexandria, Va.; James E. Carroll and Bertie May Windsor; Mil- ton P. Brittain and Mary A. Johnson; Ed- vard S. Hutchins and Minnie Sellhausen; John Burgess of this city and Helen Dillon of Richmond, Va. ‘0.1. Douney, of Albion, Ind., an acknowledge@expertin mat- ters relating toadvertising;pro- neunces The Washington Evens- isg Star one of the: best: six. daily:papers in thie United States fér aivertisers use, because-- tousohis own wordss-“because: it comes nearer to covering its “fleld entirely than any other. paper on earth.”’ + THINGS HEARD AND SEEN. Naval officers, almost without exception, take the part of the Spanish man-of-war in’the Allianca affatr. They hold that it is the duty of the navy to police the seas, and the Spanfard, in the performance of his duty, should have fired upon a vessel that was suspected of carrying arms to the revolutionists, if the vessel refused to heave-to when requested. They say that the common courtesy of the ocean would require an officer to heave-to if another vessel desired to speak him, or at least to slow up and allow the vessel to come alongside.” One old sait, speaking of the alfair, remarked: “I would have blown him out of water if he would not answer my signals, especially if I had reason to suspect hit.” is It is a very good thing to be an Osage Indian. h one of them draws about $300 a.year from the investments that have been made for them. A family of stx or seven, each drawing that amount, lives very comfortably in the Indian territory on'such an income. Many white men have married into the tribe and have found that ‘they can live much more easily on the in- come of their wives and children than by working, Admiral Jouett of the navy, retired, was talking the other day about the capacity of some citizens of the United States to get the government into little troubles. T was on a four years’ cruise in the Pa- cific,” said he, “back in 1853-56, and we touched at a great many places. It seems to me that there. was not an island in that great ocean where there was not some Yankee who had got us into. some trouble with the natives, and we were: constantly called upon to straighten them out and settle the difficulties. Finally we got down to one of the Fiji islands, and I said to the captain that I guessed none of them had got down here and we would find that there was nothing to fix up. But we had hardly got anchored when a fellow came alongside in a canoe. He was blue as in- digo, having been tatooed all over. ‘Haow dye ye deu,’ he called out, with a nasal twang that there was no mistaking. ‘Well,’ I said to the captain, ‘there is no getting away from them. Here he is.’ And, do you know, that fellow was in trouble, too. He had married into the royal family, and was trying to get control of the govern- ment, and he wanted us to help him. Give these Yankees a chance and they would have us in trouble everywhere.” Some Missourians are- quite indignant when thelr stato is classed as a er state. They often say that it is no farther south than Kansas or Illinois, or at least that it ought not to be classed as a south- ern state as long as those are classed as western states. And yet both her Senators participated in the confederacy, one, Mr. Cockrell, as a dashing officer, and the eee a oie OO a ennee of the con- yl at would make a st: part of the solid south. aaa Secretary Smith does not let the impres- sion linger long that he is subject to the influence of great railway magnates or corporations. Not long ago C. P. Hunt- ington called upon the Secretary with a request that something regarding the Union and Central Pacifle lands should net be done. This was followed in a few days with the statement from the Interior Department that precisely the opposite of what Huntington had requested would be done. Long ago we gave up the inquiry,“What’s in a rams?” but now we may well ask, ‘What's in a color?” The light house ten- der Violet, in which the President takes his outings, is a dirty black, with the ex- ption of the wheels, which are a smoky yellow. Dan Ransdell of Indiana, whom Wash- ington people will remember, pleasantly as marshal of the District, was in the city a few days ago. He says that ex-Presi- dent Harrison has almost fully recovered from ihe serious case of grip which he had, but had not up to the time Mr. Rans- dell left ventured from his residence. The ex-marshal says that the presidential bee is net apparently troubling the ex-Presi- dent, and he doubts if the candidacy of Mr Harrison is ever seriously considered by himself. No effort is being made by any of Mr. Harrison’s friends, says Mr. Ransdell, and if the nomination comes to him it will be without seeking, and be- cause the republican convention prefers Mr. Harrison to any other man that may be before it. First Assistant Postmaster General Jones has been having some correspondence with a school ma’am in Honolulu about a silk wrapper and waist. However, it was all strictly official, but it goes to show what sort of stuff comes into the dead letter of- fice, which is under Mr. Jones’ care. The articles wanted by the lady in Hawaiia were duly mailed, but lacked $255 of enough postage to carry them so far into the Pacific. They came to the dead let- ter office, and a letter was sent to the lady telling her why. No reply was received for some time and meanwhile the pack- age was returned to the sender. But final- ly came an international money order from Honolulu to pay the postage, but Mr. Jones had to inform the lady of the return of the package and a new order was sent to her returning the money. It will take several weeks now for this matter of the wrapper and waist to he straightened out, and it is to be hoped that the Honolulu school ma’am is not dependent entirely upon this post office package during the time it has taken, and will take, to get it to the islands of the Pacific. Gradually we get reconciled to seeing women on bicycles, even in bloomers, but {t is still grating on the nerves to see an old man with’ snow-white hair and beard perched on a machine, especially when wearing a shiny silk hat. The line ought to be drawn somewhere. —_—— A Third Indictment. After an arraignment of the man on one indictment this morning, the grand jury this afternoon returned a third indictment against against Thomas J. Taylor, charg- ing him with the murder of his wife, Nannie W. Taylor, in'September last. The indictment on which Taylor was arraigned this morning was, like the first one return- ed against him, defective, because of a clagical error. The error in the first one was discovered before the alleged murder- er was arraigned, but the error in the second one not until after the arraignment had taken place. As the man’s trial is set for tomorrow, the third indictment was quickly prepared and returned this after- noon. The third indictment, District At- torney Birney: believes, is all right, and he expects the trial to proceed tomorrow morning, ——._—. Net a Felony. ‘The Supreme Court today sustained the action of the circuit court for the western district of Texas, in which James H. Rea- gan was. convicted for receiving and con- cealing forty head of cattle that had been smuggled from Mexico and sentenced to two years’ imprisonment. One of the ques- tions passed upon was whether the of- fense was a felony, in which case the de- fendant would have been entitled to ten peremptory challenges, but Justice Har- lan, who: gavo the opinion, declared that it was but a misdemeanor and that he was entitled to but three chafenges, thereby sustaining the action of the iower court. ——— An Exposition at Odessa. The State Department has been informed that the Russian government is about to hold an exposition at Odessa, beginning May 5 next, of objects concerned in the construction and the inner arrangement of dwelling houses. As the exhibits may enter free of duty, it is hoped that the United States may be represented. —__—_o.__ Gov. McKinley has been confined to his bed at Thomasville, Ga., with an attack of influenza, CIVIL SERVICE. EXAMINATIONS. ‘Pregram for the> Spring Tour. of the ‘The: Quota of Distwict Appointments Completed—The Examiners Wie ‘Wil Ge and the Places. The United States civil service commts- sion has’ completed arrangements: for its spring‘ tours of examinations for the®de- partmental, railway mail and Indian: serv- dices. The first is to be conducted by Mr. George R. Wales, who begins at Wilming- ton, Del, and Philadelphia; Pa., and con- tinues at important cities through New England, returning through esstern New York and eastern Pennsylvania: > Mr. Henry A. Hesse conducts the south- ern route, beginning at Richmond, Va., go- ing west as far as New Orleans and end- ing at Middlesbore’, Ky. Mr. Charles L. Snyder has the heaviest route, embracing the cities beginning at Pittsburg, Pa., west as: far as Aberdeen, S.D., and ending at Charleston, W. Mr. Alexander H. Hil- ler begins at Evansville; Ind:, and St. Louis, Mo., going as fer as San Antonio, and ends at Louisville, Ky. Mr. George W. Leadley begins at Grand Island, Neb., goes to the state of Wash- ington, and south to Los Angeles, and ends at Stevens Point, Wis. Mr. Leadley will, in addition to conducting examinations, Select examiners for the new civil service boards for the internal revenue service. All of these tours, with the exception of the last, begin on Maren 27, and end on April 29, covering eighty cities in all. The share of appointments received by Alaska, Arizona, Delaware, District of Co- lumbia, Maryland, Montana, Nevada and Wyoming is at present excessive, and no applications for any departmental examina- tions will be accepted from legal residents. thereof unless there is a failure to secure eligibles from other states. Applications from residents of these states and terri- tories will, however, be accepted for all es mail and Indian service examina- tions. (2) The following named states and terri- tories have also received an: excessive share of appointments, but to a less ex- tent than those named above, and during the first half of this year no applications for the clerk-copyist or the messenger and watchman examination will be accepted from legal residents thereof: Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Massa- chusetts, Michigan, New Hampshire, New York, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, Virginia, Washington and West Virginia. Applications from legai residents: of these states and territories will be accepted for all departmental spe- cial, railway maii and Indian service ex- aminations. At Washington the clerk copyist exami- nation will not be given, but the Indian service examinations and all. special de- partmental examinations, except typewrit- ing and stenography, will be given on the first Tuesday in April; the examination in typewriting and stenography will be given on the first Wednesday in April. The rail- way mail examination will be given on the first Thursday in April. RACING AT ST. ASAPH'S, Good Racing and Good Attendance at the Junction. The fourth Jay of the Virginia Jockey Club's meeting, at St. Asaph’s, showed a marked improvement in their program to- day, the flelds being larger and the quality g00d in every call. The attendance was good despite the threatening weather, and the fact tlt Monday is considered an off day. It was thought that the rain of yes- terday would make the track heavy, but it was in good shape. Willie Parsons has signed to ride for W. M. Rogers in place of Willie Ham. Seventeen books did business. First race, half-mile—Himyara (Keefe), 6 to 5, first; Gimme (Nacey), 3 to 1, second; Full Sea (Reiff), 3 to 1, third. Time, .51 3-4. SS DISTRICT GOVERNMENT. A Hearing Offered. The Commissioners this afternoon noti- fled the secretary of the Federation of La- bor that they would give a hearing to that organization tomorrow it 11 a.m. in order to hear their side of the controversy that is now on between them and the building in- spector with reference to the construction of the new school building in Southeast Washington, which they claim is faulty. Excise Board. The excise board held a meeting this af- ternoon and allowed the follownig trans- fers of wholesale liquor licenses: B. B. Earnshaw, 1021 M street southeast; Will- iam H. Speiser, 209 Pennsylvania avenue southeast ———_—__ The Asbury Memorial Fund. Bishop Hurst has recently closed the sessions of the Lexington, Ky., and the Wilmington, Del., conferences. The sub- scriptions >f the Methodist preachers for the Asbury Memorial Hall of the American University were increased at the former by $2,000 and at the latter by $5,000. The to- tal pledged now is $75,000. ———— A Murder Case. One of the most interesting cases before the Supreme Court during the past year was the appeal made by “Sam” Hickory, who was sentenced to be hanged by Judge Parker of the circuit court for the western district of Arkansas, and whose conviction was overruled by the Supreme Court on account of the tenor of the judge's charge. Tcday the appeal of “Willie” Johnson, alias Willie Overton, who was sentenced to be hanged for the murder of Sherman Rus- sell, by shooting, was passed upon, and the action of Judge Parker's court was affirmed. Johnson was accused of taking a hand in the murder, while the actual shot was fired by Sam Woodward. Exceptions were taken to the charge of the judge relating to Johrson’s presence and the actual effect and intent of certain acts of his, but the court found the charge correct. Judge Brewer said that the impression had been made upon the court that there was a reasonable doubt of Johnson's guilt, but that the jury, which heard and saw the witnesses, was probably a better judge of that matter. —__—__-e-___—_ Raided the Place. ~ Sergeant Daley has made another move in the direction of cleaning out the dis- reputable houses in the vicinity of Mary- land avenue, almost in the shadow of the Capitol, and last night he commenced the crusade by raiding the house of Louisa Worthington, No. 114 Maryland avenue, a house where a number of Chinamen have been in the habit of visiting females. But Chinamen were not the only persons who visited the house, for when the raid was made last night there were two white men in addition to four Chinamen and four wo- men in the house. Louisa was in the Police Court this morn- ing charged with keeping a disorderly louse, and her counsel demanded a jury trial. The case went over until tomor- row. Clio Oliver, one of the young women found in the place, was sentenced to three months for vagrancy. = ——~ Shot by a Footpad. SAN FRANCISCO, March 25.—Walter I. Blake, city editor of the Stockton Inde- pendent, and one of the best-known news- paper men on the fic coast, was shot and dangerously wounded under the. win- dows of the Palace Hotel by a footpad soon after midnight. ——_—__ Representative Wallick has introduced a bill in the Illinois legislature to levy a tax on bachelors. Prince William of Hesse is said to have gallantly rescued a woman from drownt: after she had attempted to commit suicide by throwing herself into the river Woog recently. The prince had great difficyjty in swimming ashore. Fred Allen, convicted of an attempt at rape, was Thursday, at Albany, N. Y., sen- tenced to prison for ten years. The judge expressed his regret that he could not make the sentence twenty years. Attorney Erwin, at Minneapolis Saturday, moved for a new trial for Harry Hayward. Mr. Erwin urged that new evidence had been discovered. Edward Manderverth, postmaster at ‘Springdale, near Cincinnati, has been ar- rested for pilfering letters. PICTURES AND MINIATURES. ‘Thee Arf’ Treasuresof the Handsome One*of the most “interesting: features in Thewpléndid‘ormamentation of Mrs. Hearst's: home=is. the:colféction of small curios and Napoleonic mirildtures< and portraits of that period. THiese are-not confined to any particular‘room; but‘are so numerous that they are suffictent to: make an important part-of the wonderful things in this house whioh delight-a cultivated person at every turn. Most of the large canvases are hung on the walls of the picture gallery, Lut there are other fine pictures in each of the drawing rooms. They are: all of most pleasing subjects. A Watteau and another by his pupil, Lancret, a Millet and a splendid example. of ‘wood- land'scene, with a flock.of sheep—ere some. of the gems, although a lady’s portrait, by Sir Joshua Reynolds, would ornament a great room by itself. A sedan chair is filled with choice bits of lacquer. jade: ivory carvings, old silver in a multitude ef odd and pretty.things. On the great inlaid table, where art books and phofperaphs are piled, is 2 silver and por- celain lamp, one of the most superb gpeci- mens of the silversmith’s art probably in this country. A large part of the north wall of the picture gallery is covered by. Spanish tapestry, glowing with gorgeous color. Mozart’s- spinnet is another’ rare antique in this room. A collection of pho- tographs made of the house. while it was Secorated for different entertainments the past season, and especially for the rococo | musicale, are other-valued acquisitions. Collection of Cameos. In the west drawing room, which is as" dainty as a Watteau picture, there is a glass-covered table, where tnere is a su- perb collection of cameos, Marie Antoinette jewelry, watches and finger rings, which belonged cnce to.some-court favorite, and some of the tinicst and most exquisite of miniatures, each of which is worth its weight in gold. Art lovers regard the mansion as a real storehouse of all thatis best in an artistic way in the decoration of a real home. ‘This applies rot only to the articles purely for decorative purposes, but to the furnishings and china in actual ‘use. Hearst has made a beautiful collection of china, of this and cther countries. The blue ware is a feature of the Holland suppar room. — DEATH OF POSTMASTER DALTON. A Well-Known Official of the House Passes Away. Mr. Lycurgus Dalton, postmaster of the House of Representatives, died at his home this city, 3 B street northwest, last night’ The immediate cause of his death was an attack of bronchitis, but Mr. Dal- ton has: been a sufferer for some time with nervous prostration and it is thought that his health has-been gradually failing. The crisis in his condition was reached last Saturday afternoon, when he began sink- ing rapidly. Mr. Dalton left a family consisting of a wife and four children, three of them being girls. They were at his bedside when he died, together with Mr. Henry Woolfolk, a nephew, and Mr. W. C. Crawley, a friend of the family and employe of the House post office. . Mr. Dalton came to Washington from In- diana during the Forty-seventh Congress. and held the position of superintendent of the Senate folding room under Col. Bright. At the commencement of the Forty-eighth Congress he was elected postmaster of the House and held it until the advent of the Reed Congress, when he gave way to a re- publican. He was re-elected to his position in the Fifty-second and Fifty-third Con- gresses. Assistant Postmaster Ross will perform the duties of the office until the re- assembling of Corgress, when a postmaster will be elected. A meeting of the employes of the House was held at the Capitol this. afternoon, which was attended by a number of prom- inent Indiana people and the employes of the Senate. Ex-Representative Holman presided over the meeting and Doorkeeper Hurt was appointed secretary. Secretary Cox of the Senate, Clerk Kerr of the House and Journal Clerk Crutchfield made eulogistic remarks upon the life and char- acter of the deceased. Honorary pallbear- ers were appointed as follows: Senator Voorhees, Senator. Gorman, Mr. Holman, Mr. Bynum, Sergeant-at-Arms Bright, Sec- retary Cox, Clerk Kerr and Doorkeeper Hurt. Active pallbearers were chosen from the employes of the House post office, as follows: Messrs. Carlton, Bourne, Craw- ley, Horbach, Yater and Stack. The funeral will occur from the late resi- dence of the deceased tomorrow afternoon at 3 o'clock, and the interment will be made at Glenwood. —— THE MORTON CADETS. Active Preparations for Their Benefit —Talent Thus Far Secured. Judging from the number of tickets al- ready sold, the Merton Cadets’ big benefit, which will be held in Metzerott Hall Friday evening, April 19, is sure to prove an un- qualified financial and artistic success. The youthful soldiers will this evening begin active preparations in the drill line, and mean to work every night until the time for departure. In the meantime the advisory committee of the company is actively engaged in ar- ranging for the benefit. The program, as mapped out up to date, includes Miss ‘An- nie Lewis, the popular soubrette; Miss Mary Helen Howe,soprano; the well-known Philharmonic Quartet, consisting of Mrs. Annia Craig Hills, Miss Grace McCullough, Miss Eleanor Simonds and Miss Florence Stidham, with Mrs. H. H. Mills, director; Prof. Mariano Maino, barytone; Mr. Soi Minster, violinist; Mr. George H. O'Connor, ycealist;. Messrs. Cullen and Collins, ban- joists, and probably the Apollo Quartet, consisting of Messrs. W. D. McFarland, Perry D. Turpin, Frank Reeside ang B. A. Ryan, and the Carroll Institute Orchestra. In addition therewith will be an individual competitive drill for a handsome gold medal, open to the commissioned officers of the regiment of High School Cadets. Dass Only His Buttor From the London Engineer. : An instance of the great dissolving powers of sulphuric acid is furnished by an aoci- dent which recently occurred in the chem- ical factories at Mulhouse, Alsace. An operative was blown up into the air and fell into a trough filled about three feet deep with sulphuric acid, the temperature of which was found to be 91 degrees C. ten hours after the accident. The death of the man was only proved by the discovery of his caoutchouc respirator, muzzle, two por- celain buttons and other insoluble articles. Everything else had chemically combined with the acid. Left. Grain and Cottom Markets. Cotton and grain markets, by W. B. Tibbs, stock, grain and cotton becker, 1421°9 street: x High. Low. Close. IN. Open. r 58% 48: 46% Bt Et 23% 28. 12.00 12.08 700 7.00 6.00 6.00 Flour firm—western 2002.50; do. family, patent, 3.00a3.25; spring do., 3.6023.75 (special brands higher); spring wheat straight, 3.85n3.50—receipts, 15,077 ‘sarreis; ship- ments, 401 barrels; sales, 125 barrels. Wheat firm- April, 61%a61%; May, ete 13 3 sales, 9,000 bush- yy sample, 60a62; do. on grade, . Corn firm—spot ind month, 50a50%4; 50a50%4; May, 501¢a50%; steamer mixed, 249—receipts, 56,955. bu shipments, 42,857 bushels; stock, 576,359 bushels; ‘sales, 29,000 bush- els; southern ‘white and yellow eorn, 50%. Oats higher—No. 2 white western, 374238; No. 2 mixed Western, 3414n35—recipts, tock, 198,- 398 bushels. Rye dull—No, 2, 57a58—receipts, 4,965 bushels; stock, 20.845 bushels. Hay firm—rood to cholce timothy, $13.60$13.50. Grain freights quiet, uncl Sugar firm—pranulated, 4.20 per 100 lbs. Butter firm—fancy creamery, 20: imita. tion, 16; do. ladle, 14; good ladle, it store Cheese firm— size, 12%; do. 8. eak—fresh, 12, Raney New yore 00 size, 118¢7'do-35 20 to 25 size, 12%. Washington Grain Market. rted by the Grain Exchange. Bost winter patents. 8.10a8.25; ‘spring patents, 3.B008-70; spring straights, 336a3-00, tantly, 2.000 2:80; clipped white oats,” 25103914: white oats, 87038: No. 2 nized oats, 3403444 2 yel- low ‘corn, 50a51; southern white corn, 50a5) 1 Lmothy, ay, 12.75ai8.50; No, 1" cut hay,“ 18.600 5. bran,” 17.5088. 18.00a20.00; e straw, 13.00a14.00; frecage -ek bee be ‘Phe above quotations are for car lots delivered, FINANCE. AND: TRADE. tomers to Buy, GENERAL BELIEF IN ADVANCING PRICES: A: Moderate: Reaction: in’ Prices: i Considered Likely. GENERAL MARKET REPORTS Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. NEW YORK, March 25.—As indicated by the buoyant tone of Saturday’s market, opening prices this morning were marked up trom 1-4 to 3-4 per cent’on a good vol- ume of business. London's prices were fractionally higher also, but the volume of business from that side was small. A ¢is- Position to reduce profits into actual pos- session was prevalent im the trading cie- mebt and prices subsequently became ir+ regular in consequence. The belief in a steadily advancing market is becoming more general and. commission houses are discouraging speculation on the-short side and recommending cautious buying on all concessions. The interest in the long ride ef the market at present is in the main beth experimental and speculative, and cannot be depended upon to support prices in the face of any suddea adverse change in the situation. Confidence is daily. mul- tiplying, however, and should present busi- ness forecasts be. verified, conviction, a necessary ingredient to a bull campaign; will be no longer lacking, Meanwhile a moderate reaction from present prices is both likely and desirable. New Jersey Central was again a feature of the regular list, selling up 1 per cent to 981-2 on early trading, and 134 per cent front this price on selling, sentin= both accounts. Reading was in good demand up to 121-4, a gain of 1 per cent from the opening. Lackawanna was not in. sympathy with the upward move- ment, selling: down 3 per cent on the mar- keting of a comparatively small block of stock. were steady, within frac- The grangers tional limits of first prices, and attracted a. fair volume of business, mostly profes-- The Gould group was strong, Mis- souri and Manhattan each adding 1 per cent to first prices, while some good buying of Western Union encouraged a be- higher prices for that property. In the industrial group Chicago Gas was conspicuous during the morning, the: execution of two competing, orders: for the sale of the stock at ihe market re- sulting in a sharp decline of 2 per vent... Later trading was successful in restoring the larger part of this.decline. The early movement was attributed to Chicago sell- ing in anticipation of certain changes in the divdend policy of the company. Sugar cwas in goed demand by traders, selling up to 101 on a liberal volume of business. The,German situation is said to be as- suming an less hostile to the best interests of this company. Gereral Hlec- tric was sold down 2 per cent on a liberal volume of business, but covering later in the day recovered the bulk of the decline. Distillers was barely steady at a fractional decline from first figures. The market for sterling and continental bills was firm, rates being well up to the highest of last week. The volume of busi- ness was small, and the supply of bills from the interior insignificant. The con- ditions of this market are likely to find im- mediate reflection in the stock market, and they are being carefully studied in ccnsequence. Fortunately, there is much satisfaction expressed with the bond syn- dicate policy for restoring nominal tions. The last hour’s trading was active and strong around the best prices of the day. ————.——__ KINANCIAL 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- by Corson & Macartney, members New York stock exchange. dents Messrs. Moore & Schley, No. 30 Broadway: Chesapeake and Ohio.. “i7 “ii{ “7M “ity ©... C.. C. and 8t. L 385 SSS Ctitcago, Band Q....1. 78K Tas BK OTS Chic.and Northwestern. 93% 9235 91% 62% 3 3 Tl 58 58 STAY TNE 6 64K “GAG Del.. and W.. 1ehjg 16435 16135 10835 Delaware and Hudson. 120% 180% 129° 193% Den. and R. Grande Pfd 36% 36 Dis.and Cattle Feeding. 14% 14% 18% 14 Washington Stock Ex neze. Sales—regutar call—12 o'clock m.—Belt Railroad 5s, $1,000 at 85. Eckington Ratiroad te, $500 at 104%. | Arlington fh ae —_ a Amer Jcan Graphopbane, at 34. er _cali—Wasl Ington Gas, 60-at 49,” Arlington Fire Insurance, 10 at_152. Government Bonds.—U. S. 48, registered, 11 bid, 111 asked. | U. S48, coupon, 112 bid, 1 asked. U. S. 5s, 115% bid. District of Columbia Bonds.—20-year fand American Security and Trust bid. Wat a Stocks.—Bank of Washington, 280 asked. Bank of the ie, 250° bid, Metropolitan, 283 bid, 297 asked. Cen- tral, 265 bid. Farmers’ and Mechanics’, 185 bid, ‘nsked. Second, 136 bid. 150 asked. " Citizens’, 136 bid. Columbia, 132 bid, 145 asked. tal, 118 bid, West End, 109 bid, 111% asked. ers’, 102 bid, 110 asked. Lincoln, vid. Ohio, 764 bid, 90 asked. Safe Deposit and Trust Companies.—National Safe Deposit and Trust, 125 bid, 130 asked. Washington arity and ‘rast, 134% Uid, 187 aaked. “Wasblngtoa curity at ist, . ‘ashington Safe Deposit, 100 asked. Railroad Stocks.—Washington and Georgetown, 270 bid, 300 asked. Metropolitan, 63 bid, 72 asked. Columbia, 63% bid, 70 asked. Belt, 35 asked. Gas and Electric Light Stocks.—Washington’ Gas,. rg 3 49 asked. town Gas, 50 bid. U. 8. Erectric Light, *133% bid, 134% asked. Insurance Stocks.—Firemen’s, 38% bid, 40% asked. Franklin, 45 bid, 56 asked. ‘Metropolitan, 70 bid. Corcoran, OT bid.” Potomac, 68 bid. “Arlington, 156 Did, 153% asked. German-American, 165 bid." New tional Union, 12 bid, 15 asked. Columbia, 134% bi Riggs, asked. People’s, 15% asked. 7 bid, 7% bid, Ad asked. Lincoln, 8% bid, 8% asked. Com-‘ mercial, 5 asked. Title “Insurdince Stocks.—Real Estate Title, 108 bid, 116 asked. Columbia Title, 7 bid, 8 asked. Washington Title, 8 asked. District Title, 10 bid, 15 asked. ‘Telephone Stocks.—Chesapeake and Potomac, 55 bid. American Graphopbone, 2% bid, 3% asked. Gun Carriage, .25 bid. Poenmatic Gun Miscellaneous. Stocks.—Washington Market, 18 bid. Great Falis Ice, 130 bid, 145 asked. Bull Rum Panorama, 30 asked.’ Lincoln Hall, 80 bid. Inter- a a 90 asked. Mergenthaler Linotype, *Ex div.