Evening Star Newspaper, May 8, 1895, Page 2

2 THE EVENING STAR, WEDNESDAY, MAY 8, 1895—TWELVE PAGES. LATE NEWS BY WIRE DECIDED UNCONSTITUTIONAL Police Disperse Disorderly Strikers at Chicago. MET WITH HOOPS AND THREATS A Volley of Stones and flag Greeted the Officers. HOTS MOB FLED AT PISTOL CHICAGO, May 8—Four policemen were injured and one striker fatally shot in a riot of the Iilionis Steel Company's strikers at South Chicago today. The riot followed a big mass meeting of the strikers, held in Sith street. About 560 men were present, and the speeches be- came so violent and the men so demonstra- tive that the leaders ferced an adjourn- ment. The crowd would not disperse, how- ever, and a riot call brought a detail of fifteen police officers, headed by Lieut. Wagner, to the scene. The police ordered the crowd to disperse, but the order was met with hoots and threats, the women among the strikers daring the officers to shoot. The policemen finally charged with drawn revolvers, and were met with a volley of stones snd slag. Lieut. Wagner and three of his men fell and the other officers opsned fire, sending about twenty-five shots into the crowd. At the beginning of the firing ‘the strik- ers fled, four of the leaders being arrested. The wounded are Jno. Wilkersky, striker, shot through the head, will die; Lieuz. Wagner, head cut by stone® Officer Mar- tin Pretty,clubbed into insensibility; Om John McCreary, badly bruised; Oificer Wm. Walsh, head badly cut by stones. None of the policemen are believed to be fataily hurt. After the shooting the rioters gathere/ in groups about the steel works threaten- ing vengeance, and more trouble was an- ticipated by the poiice. The mills were kept under police protection, and the com- pany’s store of dynamite was heavily Suarded all day. —_.__. AMPEDE TO DUPONT. He is Given Fourt Votes in’ the Delaware Senate. DOVER, Del, May 8—There was great excitement on the floor of the senate today while the balloting for United States Sen- ator was in progress, Nine ballots were taken, and nearly all of the republicans deserted Héggins, Ma: Pennewill and Add casting their votes for Henry I. Dupont, president of the Dupont Powder Company of Wilmington. On the first two ballots the Massey men went to Pennewill and the Higgins followers all voted for Dup. On the third and fourth ballots Bu € srted Pennewill and voted f{ the fifth ballot all of Penr followers except Morgan voted for the latter 12 votes, and on hth ballots Mor- for Dupont, making Dupont. will's tempt made to adjourn was de- strict party vote. After the Hot had been taken Senator of Wilmington moved to take a until 3 o'clock this afternoon. The and nays were called and the le- ity of the proceedings was questioned. The motion was defeated. A motion by Repregentative Fennimore for the two houses tb separate was also jefeated. Senator Pierce then asked for a ruling as to the right to take a recess, and the speaker decided favorab! Pierce then moved a $s until 2 o'clock this after- noon, and by a vote of 15 to 14 it was lost. On the ninth ballot Money deserted Ad- dicks and voted for Dupont, giving the latter 14 vote: Gov. Watson will not vote in case any candidate gets 15 votes, but it is not known how Senator Records will decide. There is great excitement among the Addicks men, who are closely watching two members from Sussex—Brown and Robbins. PRICE eighth Hanby SES HIS GUILT. ¢ Dean Near Den- Ma. May 8.—Price, the 's Dean at Den- ten, has made a final confession, In which he admits that he alone committed the deed, Up to last night he stoutly adhered to his first story, in which he charged Grant Corkrane, a popular young school teacher, with being the principal in the crime, upon the strength of which Cork- rene Spent a week in jail. His admission that he is guilty of the double crime arcused so much anger that the authorities Lrcught Price to Baltimore for safe keep- ing. He Alone Kille ton, Md., victed murderer of M BALTIMORE, SUPREME COUNCIL, A. P. A. Opening of the Seventh Yearly Ses- sion at Milwaukee. MILWAUKEE, Wis., May 8.—The sev- enth annual session of the Supreme Coun- cil of the American Protective Association began today in Liberty Hall, The dele- gates number in the vicinity of 400. Prob- st important step to be taken tion will be the adoption of 11 constitution and dec! ciples and the extension of the parts of the worid, creating at will be known as the supreme he world. n has been under considera- time, and the report of a tee of ten, appointed a year submitted. mmittee from that there er more than A.'s in Canada, and that they have ptactically contrelled elections in the demin‘on for two years. ————, Despondeney Led to Snic HAZELTON, Pa., Ma one of the most prominent citizens of this 7 nitged suicide this morning by If to the mon%ment erected ave. ‘The bedy was found r ahout 6 o'clock. sed to have caused ably the m tion of pr order to all ther council of This tion f special comm N be de. tian May, ide, Quiet in the Mining Regions, POCAHONTAS, Va., M Last night passed off E men from this place left t of the mir mines have al esterday, of coal fifteen of occur in t come in, Roh Agents. Road May a staxe load of Sz t to the summer yesterday and iables. The rob- M4) from the passen- > treasure box as well, but how much they got from it is not known. ese eS Suited With the Verdic N. J.. May S.—After be- urs, the jury in the Genz 2 into court today ha n the first ¢ theart. ¢ who killed said as th Mexico, explosion of twenty dy a store fami and Several persons badly injured. woune ill be taken to Monter treatmer es Cx jc Ruights of 4 OMAHA, Neb. May S.—All t off of the Catholic Kni have arrived In Omaha work completing arrang. tional convention of the ord Venes tn this city next Tu: of examining the books le; for the na which con- lay. The work an today. Bi | } his list. The Disputed Laws Before the United States Court. Points of the Decisions Regarding the Registration, Constitutional Con- vention and Dispensary Laws. Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. COLUMBIA, S. C., May 8.—The decision in the registration case, Mills agt. Green, was read by Judge Goff in the United States court at noon today. It holds that the court has jurisdiction; that no official, state or nattonal, is above the law; that as to the constitutionality of the registration laws that citizens of a state are citizens of the United States residing in that state, and Mills is such; that the plaintift’s claims are sustained; that the registration law’s requirement of certificates is not warranted by law; that the registration law {is unconstitutional in such require- ments; that the constitutional convention act does not cure defects; that the whole law is unconstitutional; that the court is a court of the state of South Carolina as well asthe United States. The court there- fore issues a permanent injunction. Judge Simonton, after the sensation caused by Judge Goft’s decision was quell- ed, read the decision in the dispensary case of Donald agt. state constables, declaring that the court has jurisdiction; that the provisions of the dispensary law are in violation of the United States interstate commerce law, and that the injunction is- sue as prayed for. Judge Simonton then read the decision in the case of Dunbar agt. constables in dis- pensary matter, declaring that the prayer for the Injunction was refused, it not being properly in court. He then read the decision in the contempt case against Mixson, state commissioner, saying that in view of the solemn denials of Mixson he had purged himself. The Same action was taken as td Constables Pope and Caldwell. —— AMERICAN TRACT SOCIETY. Addresses Made by Several Returned issionaries. NEW YORK, May §.—The seventieth an- nual meeting of the American Tract So- elety was held today. Brief addresses were made by several recently returned foreign missionaries. The Rev. Dr. George W. Knox, who has for years labored in the missionary fields of Japan, declared that the student of English literature could find better books in the stalls of Tokio than in San Frar The Rev. W. A. Hubbard, an Armenian missionar; spoke of the persecution of Christians, both foreign and native, in that country. In Kis report the work of the society h: says the carried on secretary s been satisfactori notwithstanding the con- unued stringency of the times. af See MANITOBA'S SCHOOLS. The Administration Considering Its Reply to the Ottawa Order. WINNIPEG, Man., May 8.—A meeting of-the Manitoba government was held last night to consider government measures preparatory to the reassembling of the house tomorrow. The government's reme- dial order regarding the schools was one of the qu ns under discussion. The first thing to be taken up by the house will be the government's answer to the Ottawa order, as that over ail other business. The reply will be in the form of a series of resolutions. ———_—_ Respect to Gov. Green’s Memory. TRENTON, May 8,—Governor Werts is- sued a proclamation today respecting the death 6f ex-Governor Green. He. pays a high tribute to the deceased vice chan- cellor as a public official, jurist and private citizen. The governor orders that the state house be draped for a period of thirty days, and recommends all citizens to de- vote a portion of their time to religious services on the day of tne funeral. — A Supplemental Brief. NEW YORK, May S.—United States Dis- trict Attorney Macfarland is preparing a supplemental brief in the Noyes-Dana case, in answer to some of the arguments of counsel fyr the defendant. A decision will not be given by Judge Brown for several days yet. tal precedence gree Psi Upsilon Convention, UTICA, > May 8.—The sixty-second annual convention of the Psi Upsilon fra- ternity commenced at Clinton today. —_—_ Weston Dead. N. H., May 8.—Ex-Gov. James A. Wes died at his residence here today, after an illuess of several weeks, —_—_>——_ DISTRICT GOVERNMENT. Ex-! MANCHES’ AK Street Block Temporarily Closed. ‘The Commissioners today ordered that K street northwest between Ith and 12th be elcsed to vehicles pending the construction of the sewer now being laid in 11th street aeress K street, and that a new public hydrant he erected in place of the old one cn the north side of C street northeast be- tween 3d and 4th streets. More Bids for Dog Tags. There was cnly one bid received by the Commissioners when the proposals for fur- nishing dog tags were opened several days #£0, and the Commissioner cted it and readyertised, Today new bids were opened, and they were as follows: Herman Bum- garien, Ger end; with reinforced sieel per thousand; A. Lutz, Gerinan siiver tugs, at $1) per sand; Bumgarden & Sen, Germin silver or aluminum. tags, and; 1 Building Permits. Building permits were Issued today as : Ma to erect one brick dwelling, 1:4) avenue, to cost Mrs. Ellen Downey, to erect brick nd dwelling, 635 1 stre to cost iam Hungerfor me three- brick @w block 42, University . T. Keane, to ct three und 419 3d street S, $17, 417 to cost Making 2 Reeord. Policeman Owens has no ear for music, how to make a record, and mduct last night added two ca His victims were two Italian p players who were playing after The police regul of street m after dd weather, and ¢s when the n the poli have ood them a little oved an ja and Pietr the time they Autor r for d af pla, 9 pam Judge Kimball } asi tened patiently to the proof in th: and took the defendants’ Philadelphia Mint Appointments. ajor nan Kretz of nsylvania, appointment division, Treas- inted super deiphia, vice and Mr. William sector in the treasury ven appoinied co! mint to fill a cause no have been 3. Other chang t at the mint. ae 2p) are said to Retr of the board of trustees of Princeton The meetir Princeton 1 sted adverse’y minary on of the bly that they to hold son ia trust for t it vus gene ton weuld support the proposition, although nth the boar ustees and the faculty ave refrained from expressing their opin- icns. icipated for RAILROAD TRANSFERS. Am Opinion on the Subject by the Attorney for the District. “What power have the District Commis- sioners over the matter of transfers on the railroads of this city?” That was the question asked by Corpl. James Tanner of the Commissioners under date of April 17. Corpl. Tanner made out quite a strong case against the George- town and Tenleytown railroad. . He says in his communication that trans- fers are only issued from the office of the road in the power house, the conductors not being provided with them, and not al- lowed, as he was informed, even to bring them from the power house to an appli- cant. It was evident, he thought, that the read does not desire to issue any transfer tickets if it can help. This letter was sent to the attorney for the District, and he replied in a lengthy opinion April 25. As an evidence of how well the Commissioners are living up to their rule that all matters as soon as ap- proved shall be given to the press, it need only be said that the opinion was approved May 1, and today, exactly one week after- wards, it was given to the press. The opin- fon, however, contains some important sug- gestions, and is as follows: The act of Congress approved February 26, 18 entitled, “An act to amend the charter of the Metropolitan Railroad Com- pany of the District of Columbia,” by its fifth section provides that the Brightwood Railroad Company, the Rock Creek Rail- way Company and the Georgetown and Tenleytown Railroad Company are author- ized and required to sell four coupon tick- ets for twenty cents, good for one continu- ous ride in the District of Columbia, over the lines of said companies respectively, and the line of the Metropolitan Railroad Company, and that the suburban roads shall redeem the tickets collected by the Metropolitan Railroad Company at the rate of two and one-half cents for each coupon ticket presented by said Metropolitan Railroad Company. That any of the said railroad companies refusing to sell tickets or accept tickets as in the act provided shall be liable to a fine of $# for each violation, to be recovered in the Police Court of the District as other fires are recovered; provided, that the pro- ccedings for the collection of the penalty shall be commenced within thirty days the date of the alleged refusal. The Supreme Court of the District of Colum- bia is given authority and jurisdiction to enforc2 the provisions and requirements of this section in respect to the sale of tickets, on the petition of either of the aforesaid railroad companies, or any citizen of the District of Columbia. What Mr. Tanner desires is that the practice of the Georgetown and Tenley- town Railroad Company requiring its pas- sengers to leave the cars and go into the power house to get tickets be discontinued, Jurisdiction to enforce the requirements of the statutes in respect to the sale of cou- pon tickets by this railroad has been con- ferred upon the Supreme Court of the District. ‘The Commissioners are power- less to correct the abuse of which Mr. Tanner complains. He should bring the matter to the attention of the Supreme Ccvrt of the District. —_— EYLER WAS HELD. The Man Who Got Some of the Holcer Money. John Eyler, the ex-soliier, who is charg- ed with haying taken $1,651 from the house of Nicholas Holcer, No. 1212 4% street southwest, two weeks ago, has been in gail since he was brought here from West- r, Md., by Detectives Carter and Gallaher, and yesterday he was taken be- fore Judge Miller for a preliminary hearing. The detectives have visited him since he was sent to jail, and he repeated the story of his confession to the effect that a tramp named “Jaddy” did the actul robbing, while he shared in the proceeds When arraigned in court the prisoner plead not guilty, and said he would waive an examination. Judge Miller said he wanted to hear something of the circumstances of the rob- ery before disposing of the case. Detective Gallaher gave the court the de- sired information. He told how the money had been secreted in d.ffcrent parts of the room by the aged couple, and how, on Suaday night two weeks ago, a burglar climbed in the back win and carried off the money. Judge Miller thereupon held the prisoner for the action of the grand jury and fixed the bond at 35,000. The defendant was committed in default of security. —_——_—_ JUDGE MONTGOMERY'S VISIT. May Have Related to an Appointment at the Jail. Ex-Judge Martin V. Montgomery visited his former associates of the District Su- preme court yesterday, and occupied a seat on the bench with Chief Justice Bingham and Justices Hagner and Mc- Comas in the Potomac flats case. It was stated at the City Hall this afternoon that Judge Montgomery’s object in calling at the City Hall today was to secure the re- instatement as a jail guard of Arthur Payne, the colored man who was dismissed several months ago by Warden Leonard. It is said that Warden Leonard was direct- ed by the District Supreme Court to rein- State Payne on the first of last month, but for some reason the man has not yet been given his former position, although it is said that the court supposed until recent- ly that he had been reinstated at the time mentioned. It was stated, too, that Judge Montgomery will insist upon the reinstate- ment of Payne at once. —_—_—.—_—_ RESIGNED THEIR PLACES. Starter Leave Asaph Track. Starter C. J. Fitzgerald and Judge W. L. Powers of the St. Asaph track were tele- graphed for by the Jockey Club last night to go to New York and attend a special meeting of that body this afternoon. Both men resigned their positions, and they left for New York this morning. Jodge and the St. William Fitzpatrick, the jockey, handle the flag and today, Wood Ma: das judg The ecard preserted by the Virginia Jock- ey Club today was a very attractive one, i drew a large crowd. The weather was rm, but a cool wind which blew a: ie the day a very pleasant one. The track was fast; fourteen books were on. First race, furlong: 6 to 1, f ck, Reiff, 1 to 6, second Longbrook, Pern, 10 to J, third. Time,1.16. ‘Tumorrow’s Alexander Island Entries. and will do so hereafter, in, a trotting horse man, —Vactotum,Keefe, First race, six and a quarter furlongs— Radient, 14: Beckton, 114; Otto, 114; Ella, 111; Finy nee. Klamath, 107; Louis Quatoze, 9. jshths of a mile, sell- race, Second ing—Miss Bess, 100; Mamie B. B., 100; Seeret, 100; Nemo, 100; Lady Danb; Panitata, 100; Some More, 100; Fagot, Ladylike, 100; Cashmere, 100; Fluellen, 100; The Clown. 100. ‘Thira race, six and one-half furlongs, selling—Tralee, 106; Little Jim, 1 Rona Wiliam Jimmi Thi 11; War Clou F Penn, y, 102 foot, 10% Iifta race, five-eighths of a mile, selling Cnartie R., 100; Pirate Chief, 100; Moder : Simanon, 100; -N. na, 1); Caroven, oza, } e, 1002 Prince John, e, seven-eighths mile, Bi selling— Blue Bird, 106; y, 103; Home Grand_ Prix, 98; Venus- Plent 10) , 105; Filly E Duke John, 103; 4s; Foxglove, 103; Julia burg, 96. —— 4 No Pardon for Chaxe. ‘The President has denied the application of William Caivin Chase, editor of the Bee, convicted of libel, for a pardon. a Relieved From Daty. First Lieut. C. B. Baker, seventh infan- jtry, and First Lieut. J. E. MeMahon, fourth artillery, having been relieved from duty as aids-de-camp by the retirement of Major General McCook, have been ordered to rejoin the company and battery to which they respectively belong. SILVER HERESIES Opinion of Bankers in Paraguay of the U. & Currency. Minister Buchanan Writes an Inter- esting Letter to the Secretary of} Accicultare: Secretary Morton has received a letter from the United States minister to Para- guay, W. L Bughanan, in which he dis- cusses the silver: question interestingly. “It would pay as an investment,” he writes, “to have Congress translated for a short time to outside countries, and by ob- servation get the thing well located in their heads, that something is wrong in our cur- rency scheme from the standpoint of bank- ers of other countries. i “I wrote and cabled the department on the 5th of last month of an incident here which should, ¥ think, be instructive. The largest bank in South America, the branch here having eighty millions (paper) de- posits, refused to buy an exchange on the United States; the reason being, as I be- lieve, and as the submanager said—our sil- ver heresies. The humillation of an Ameri- can who is refused by a London banking concern here the courtesies extended to British merchants need not be commented on. Every draft that is drawn on the states that is negotiated here must specify ‘gold dollars.’ Here the banks will not ac- cept silver on deposit on sums exceeding ninety cents. An Interesting Study. “The study of money as one sees it out- side our country is intensely interesting, and I am ready to state that my belief is that if we ever expect to have any trade outside our country that is worth talking about we must have a currency which is current in every country at par, and one which will enable an American merchant to carry a letter of credit on the states and have it honored in any city of the world. Anything else is simply putting off the question. This mark is current through- out the world. This (@) is not, and, as Americans, we should, it seems to me, make the latter symbol current on any bank counter in the world. “I agree with you on the probable status of the parties in 1896—but which? If I read the signs rightly the republican Con- gress coming into power will be a silver one. What better opportunity could ‘our party want than that to take the honest side of the question and stand for a world- wide accredited American ‘$7 Live Cattle Exports. Speaking of Paraguay as our competitor, he says: “Our people must keep their eye on this countr} on the ilve cattle exporting busi- ness. I have written you before concerning it, and am daily convinced that in a year or two we will have as great a competitor here in cattle as we now have in wheat— and they sail into any part of the old world without a minute's quarantine either. No winter to kill germs of any kind, disease and plenty of it, scab on sheep, all are passed over by Europe, and I think prop- erly, but I am inclined to believe it is done because they have more commercial interests here to nurse than they have with us.” 5) — AXB PATENT OFFICE. PRINTERS A Committer 6f the Typographical * Union to€onfer With Oficialn. There was & large meeting of Columbia Typographical; Union at the hall, on G Street, last evening, to consider the trans- fer of the typesetting orf the Patent Office Gazette, now done:at the government print- ing office, to private contractors, as pro- Fosed by Commissioner Seymour. This transfer the members of the union regard as in violation of-daw. The advertisement was discussed :by B. W. Oyster, Charles E. Miller, Thomas Power, W. N. Brockwell, J. L. Kennedy and ethers, who maintained that the printing sould not lawfully be let out to private»cdntractors. Mr. Kennedy subnitted statisties showing that the work could be done more cheaply at the govern- ment printing office than by contract. A committee, gonsisting of E. W. Oyster, Charles E. Mille* and George A. Tracy, was appointed to confer with Commissioner Sey- mour, Public Printer Benedict, Senator Gor- man and the Secretary of the Interior. ‘The printed specifications prepared by the commissioner of patents show that bidders ihe have opportunity to make alternative i While the eemmissioner has laid founda- tion for taking the large amount of work row done at the government printing office away “from that office, he may, hot er, continue the publication of the Gazette on the present plan. The bids are to be opened next Saturday at noon. Bookbinders and the Civil Service. The fneeting at Typographical Temple last night of the Bookbinders’ Union was devoted to a discussion of the subject of re- questing the Pres‘dent to include the em- ployes of the government printing office in the classified list of the civil service. Con- siderable opposition to the idea was devel- oped, and as there were a number of the leading officials of the union absent in Buf- falo it was decided to postpone final set- tlement of the matter until the next meet- ing. he members of the Women’s Bookbind- ers’ Union, No 42, met Monday evening, and favorably considered the proposition, a committee, consisting of Mrs, B. T. Boland, Miss Kate Smoot and Miss Nannie Daniels, being appeinted to confer and co-operate with the committees of printers, stereotyp- ers and electrotypers already appointed. ee et Catholic Knights of America. Mr. M. I. Weller, accompanied By his wife, left last evening for Omaha, to be gone about three weeks. Mr. Weller has gone as a delegate from the District to the biennial supreme council of the Catholic Knights of America, which convenes at ‘Omaha, and he hopes to secure its mecting in Washington in 1sy The Horse Was Killed. A suit at law has been filed by Chas. C. Duncanson against Wm. H. Moses, the ex- ecutor of the estate of the late James B. Moses, to re er 0) damages because of the loss of a horse in 1Nt: The horse was intrusted to the care of the deceased, and ina fire was burned, being subsequent- ly killed by Mr. Moses, as the plaintiff claims, without authority and negligently. ——— Death of a Former VW@shingtonin: News has heen received of the death of Mr. Wm. H. Gilman at Elmwood, a suburb of Chicago, of April 30. Mr. Gilman was a brother of the late Z. D. Gilman, was born in Washington, and was for several rs engaged in the drug business in this If a paper receives credit for having a lafger circulation than it really, enjoys, a reason exists for withholding from the advertiser the actual cir- culation figures and mystify- ing custémets with “about” and “approximately.” The Star, however, has a circula- tion that it°is proud of and each Saturday prints a detailed sworn statement of its actual circulation, giving the adver- tiser what by business ethics he-is plainly entitled to--a guarantee of that which he is buying. The advertiser in The Star is not asked to “‘trade jackknives, sight unseen.”” He knows exactly what he is pay= ing for. The Star is alone among Washington newspa- pers in makiug public an- nouncement of its circulation figures. Last week the daily average was 33,932 copies. HAD THE MEASLES. A Case That Created a Smallpox Scare. Monroe Fielés, a colored man from Vir- ginia, who has been living in a house on 41-2 street, where there are a number of colored people and Chinamen, was hauled from his home in an express wagon yes- terday and taken to Providence Hospital. He was suffering from a severe attack of the black measles, and when first found it was thought he probably had the small- pox. ‘The man was alone in his room, with no one to care for him, and it became neces- sary for the authorities to remove him. Sanitary Officer Frank and the health of- ficials consulted about the case. The health office officials would not move the man for the reason, as the chief clerk says, that the smallpox ambulance was out at the quarantine station, and he was not certain that it had been’ thoroughly disinfected since the last smallpox patient was. re- moved in it several weeks ago. Sanitary Officer Frank thought it Im- proper that bis ambulances should be used in such a case for the reason that men, women and children are’ hauled in them every day. Chief Clerk Sylvester would not permit their use for such a purpose, whereby the lives of others might be endangered, and he paid for the services of the expressman to remove the ‘sick man to Providence Hospital. —————— MR. GRAY WINS. Judgment Against the District Affirm- ed by Court of Appeals. The Court of Appeals this afternoon finally disposed of the long-pending case of Edwin N. Gray against the District, when it affirmed the judgment of the lower court, awarding Mr. Gray $4,500 damages. The case was tried three times, and in each in- stance Mr. Gray recovered a judgment against the District. : In the summer of 1889 Mr. Gray’s iron foundry was seriously damaged by an over- flow from the Tiber creek sewer. He there- upon sued the District, claiming that the overiiow was due to the defective construc- tion of the sewer and to its choked-up condition at the time of the overflow. The District's defense was that the overflow was due alone to the act of God, contend- ing that the sewer overflowed alone be- cause of an unprecedented amount of rain- fall. —_=>—_—_ Y. M. C. A, CONVENTION. The Association Meets in Springfield, Mass., Tomorrow. The thirty-first international convention of the Young Men's Christian Association began its sessions at Springfield, Mass., at 10 o’clock this morning, and it is expected to be the largest and most representative gathering of association men in the history of the organization. Representation is on the basis of active membership, and each of the 1, organizations are entitled to two delegates for the first hundred active mem- bers or less, and one delegate for each ad- ditional hundred, while no association is entitled to more than ten delegates. Wash- ington is privileged to send seven delegates, though but three are likely to be at the first session, Messrs. 8. W. Woodward, E. 8. Wescott and James E. Pugh. Mr. Woodward of Woodward & Lothrop has been for many years first vice presi- dent of the local association and chairman of the finance committee, and it is due to his business management that the organ- ization has been able to stem the tide dur- ing the financial depression of the past years, and it is fitting that he should repre- sent the association at this time. Mr. E. Wescott of Wescott, Wilcox & Hieston has been closely indetified with the lccal work for many years, was at one time its treasurer, and is interested in its success. i r. James E. Pugh, the general secretary, will also attend the twenty-fifth annual conicrence of general secretaries at Hart- ford, Conn., May 13-16. The activity of Mr. Pugh in the years which he has held the portant position which he does is an in- dication that his trip will be one in which the business of the association will be al- ways first. In addition to these gentlemen it is barely possible that Mr. L. Cabell Williamson, pregident of the association, and Mr. Fred. E, Tasker, a member of the board of di- rectors, will be able to get away, so as to be present tomorrow morning. The convention will begin with what is termed as a “Quiet Day,” in charge of Rey. Floyd W. Tomkins, jr., Providence, from 10 a. m. to 3:30 p. m., when the convention will be called to order by the president of the thirtieth convention, Mr. G. N. Bierce of Dayton, Ohio, and address will be made on the jubilee conference, which was held in London one year ago, and {ts message to this convention by Rey. Theodore L. Cuyler, D. D., Brooklyn, ————————— Washingtoa Haines’ Will. An exemplified copy of the will of the late Washington Haines, dated February 6, 1887, and admitted to probate in Lou- doun county, Virginia, was filed here to- day. To the widow of the deceased, all personalty, exclusive of money, stocks and bonds, is left, and to Bettie Scatterday the sum of $1,000 is given. The income and interest of all the rest of the estate is to be the wido’ and she is to provide a comfortable maintenance for Elizabeth Or- rison, the deceased's sister. The executor, A. radfield, is authorized to sell any or all of the real estate here and in Virginia at the death of the widow, or sooner, if Mrs. Haines unites in the conveyance. hould the deceased’s sister survive the widow, the sum of $9,000 is to be set aside for the er's benefit. the death of the widow and sister, the estate is to be sold and one-third of the proceeds given to Roger and Arthur Orrison, one-third to William, Mary and Annie Shaw, and the re- maining third to Montgomery, Frank, Eliz~ abeth, Ida and Maggie Orrison. ——- Mrs. Bradley's Will. The will of the iate Catherine Bradley, dated July 18, 1887, was filed today. The sons of the deceased, Charles S., Andrew C. and Robert E. Bradley, are, it is under- stood, named as execulors of the estate, and they are to hold the N street home of their mother in trust for her unmarried daughters Henrietta and Catherine, toget! er with the household effects, during life or until they marry, and upon marriage of one in trust for the other. After the ceas- ing of said trust the estate is to be equally divided among the seven children of the nees hav deceased, those to whom adva be made to have such allowances charged against their respective shares. The estate is not to be divided until one year after the death of the deceased, and so much of it as is in money shall be applied to the com- fortable support and maintenance of her d daughters. _— Fell From a Building. about noon a carpenter named Today Clist, who lives in Alexandria, met with a serious accident while working on a butld- ing at Brightwood. He feil some distan from the building to tre ground and su: ained a severe scalp injury im addition to injuring his shoulder. Dr. Ch: G. Stone attended the injured man, who syas afte ward taken to Garfield Hospital by ithe po- lice. —_—> Local Pensions Allowed. District of Columbia—Reissue, Benjamin Young, Washington; original widows’, & minor of Benjamin O. Owens, Washington. Maryland—Original, John Burgess, Ivor; Howard; original, Martha Ann Beil (uurse), Baltimore; increase, Thomas H. Chandler, Cumberland, Allegany; reissue, George § dons, Baltimore; reissue, Henry G. Sanders, | Oakland, Garrett; reissue, James Johnston, ir., Baltimore. Virginia—Original, James H. Cannon, Downings, Richmond; original, Daniel Ta lor, Reedville, Northumberland; increas William H. Stehley, Hybla, King Willam original widows’, Betsey Turner, Peter: burg, Dinwiddie; Mexican war survivor, in- crease, John B. Whiting, Staunton, Au- usta. av it Virginia—Reissue, Uriah Rowe, White's Creek, Wayne; reissue, David Founds, Lone Tree, Tyler; reissue, Jesse Queen, Queen's Ridge, Wayne; reissue, Jer- emiah B, McCandless, Parkersburg, Wood. ss May Be Appointment Clerk. There is good authority for the statement that the vacancy in the office of chief of the appointment division, Treasury Depart- ment, will be filled by appointment from in- side the department, and the name of Mr. Van Senden, Secretary Carlisle's private secretary, is favorably mentioned in con- nection with the office. THE POTOMAC FLATS. CASES Still Another Glaim Reached by the Court. ‘Arguments Today on a New Phase of the C. and 0. Canxl— Mr. Barrett's Points. In the Pctcmac flats cass Mr. Hugh L. Bond, jr., of Baltimore, Md., early this morning concluded the opening argument on behalf of the trustees of the bond- holders of the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Company, who claim riparian rights along the river front, from 2th street to about ith. Mr. O, D, Barrett, representing Henry H. Dodge, who claims, as the lessee of the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Com- pany, to hold all that strip of land front- ing on the Potomac river and belonging to the canal company situated in and ad- jacent to the city of Washington, followed Mr. Bond. Mr. Bond’s wes an able legal argument, and he insisted that the canal company, possessing, as he claimed, an undoubted absolute legal title in fee to the land used by it in the construction of the canal, is unquestionably entitled to the riparian rights accruing to such lands, which means possession of the land be- tween the line of the old canal out to nav- igeble waters. Mr. Dodge's Claim. In opening his argument, Mr. Barrett ex- plained that the land claimed by Mr. Dodge is bounded on the north by the south line of the old canal, on the east by the western terminus and basin of the old city canal, and on the west by the east line of the Property of the late William Easby, to- gether with all the rights, title and estate of the canal company therein, and all the rights and privileges of the company in and arising out of said tract of land. The claims of the Marshall heirs and of those claiming under the so-called Kidwell pat- ent, admitted Mr. Barrett, conflicted with those of his client, but the claims of the former, he thought, had been effectually disposed of by the able argument of Assist- ant District Attorney Taggart. As to the claims of these claiming under the Kidwell patent, Mr. Barrett said that it was clearly apparent to every one, as contended by Mr. Taggart, that the land embraced in the patent had never been definitely located, and could not be now. Hence, said Mr. Barrett, the patent was null and void. He referred .to Surveyor Carpenter, who swore that he had located the Kidweil meadows, as. ‘“‘a country surveyor,” and one incompe- tent to make the survey he ciaimed to have made. Another reason, said Mr. Barrett, why the Kidwell patent should be declared void was because the survey had not been allowed to remain in the land office for six months, subject to objections, before the patent was issucd. Mr. Dodge's Lease. Mr. Dodge, explained Mr. Barrett, be- came the lessee of the land of the Chesa- peake and Ohio Canal Company September , 1866, for the term of five years, with the privilege of renewing the same for fifty years, at an annual rental of $260. July 12, 1871, Dodge applied in writing for a new formal lease for fifty years, in pursuance with the terms of the lease of September 5, 186 The cay the application for the new lease was made, said Mr. Barrett, the di- rectors of the canal company directed the president of the company to execute the desired new lease. But the lease was not grantcd, and Mr. Dodge, said Mr. Barrett, again applied for the fifty-year lease De- cember 9, 1874, when the directors again directed the president of the company to execute the lease. The lease was never given, however, said Mr. Barrett, and sub- sequently Mr. Dodge tendered the company $3,200 in payment of rent for sixteen years. FPecause of all that Mr. Barrett contend- ed that the court must consider Mr. Dodge the lessee of the company, under the rule that a court of equity always regards that as done which ought to have been done. ‘Thereupon Mr. Barrett insisted that as to any and all riparian rights of the canal company Mr. Dodge stood ip the place of the company and is fully entitled to them. He concluded his argument shortly after 2 o'clock, when Mr. Taggart addressed the ecurt in opposition to the claims of the canal company and those of Mr. Dodge. => -—_ NO COUNSEL ALLOWED. Mr. Langston Could Not Enter. the Green Tria The Commissioners this afternoon refused to permit Prof. John M. Langston to ap- pear before the police trial board as legal counsel for the prosecution against Officer Green, charged with the killing of Reuben Foster, in Anacostia. —_—_ Marringe Licenses. Marriage licenses have been granted to the following: Karl Otto and Lena Rosine Thiele; Samuel Giovanetti and Cecilia Del Bianco; John T. Sheid and Mary A. Kelly Lewis Lyles and Annie Harlan; Charles W Smoot of Westmoreland county, Virginia, and Mattie R. Pyemont of Washington; George Washington and Annie E. Brown; Joseph A. Taylor and Eliza Fenwicks; Alexander C. Birckett and Mary Cook; George T. Elam and Mary E. Donaldson; Fenelon D. Law and Mary E. Laanb; Omer Jefferson Wiggins of Washington and Mary Alice Jarvis of Fairfax county, Virginia; Willie D. Haskins and Mary E. Jenkins Thomas Johnson and Carrie Wilkinson Oliver W. Cole and Annie Bell Whitlow, both of Lynchburg, Va.; William Coleman and Martha Humphreys; John Wood and Laura Brown. ee gee Mrs. Mocabee Arrested. Mrs. Mocabee, who fired a shot at a crowd in Anacostia last night, was arrested this morning by Officer Farquhar and taken before the Police Court. She ad- mitted firing the pistol, but claimed that she aimed it over the heads of the parties, and that her intention was to frighten her husband, not that she wanted to kill any one. ae Mr. Birney Better. It was stated this afternoon that the con- dition of District Attorney Birney, who has been confined to his home for about ten days by illness, has so much improved that he will probabiy be able to be out in a day or so. Grain and Cotton Markets. Cotton and grain markets, reported Hibbs, stock, grain and cotton broker, 1431 F G e High. Low Close. 6 Fionr firm, on shipments, Wheat dull timothy, 81 mand slach winged. Sugur stv granulated, 4.75 per 100 tbs, Butter and eggs steady, unvhanged. Cheese easy, unchanged. —— Washington Grain Market. | | Reported by the Grain Exchange. Spring patent flour, per barrel, 3.0a4.10; spring irrel, 20; Ww patent Winter’ straight flour, per barr y extra flour, per bai rel, clipped white oats, per bushel, 39a | 40: white per bshel, Siaite; No. 2 | mixed oats, pe daitdte; No. 2 yellow corn, per bushel, 56; No. 2"white corn, per h 5B: Xo. 1 timothy hay, per ton, 14.25a14.00; No, 3 timothy per ton, 11 No. i mixed | hay, 12.00413.00; No. 1 clovs S, per ton, T cut hay, per ton, 13.50 | 14.50; bull brin, per ton, 17.00%38.00; bulk mid- dlings, per’ ton, b0a18.00; Tye straw, per ton, | bil, 145 | bia; ae wheat straw, per ton, 6.00. The abeve quotations for car lots delivered on toack, Washington. FINANCE AND TRADE Operators Realizing on Their Sales in Wall Street. LONDON STILL A BUYING CUSTOMER What. the Govemment Crop Re- i port Will Indicate. GENERAL MARKET REPORTS Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. NEW YORK, May 8.—Profit taking by the trading element was a suspicious feat- ure of the early operations in today's stock market, but no important declines resulted from the more or less expected process. Orders slightly under the market are sufli- ciently plentiful to prevent any pronounced concessions. London was higher and moré active than et any time during the week, and the local representatives of foreign houses were in recetpt of liberal commig- sions for execution on this side. Low-priced stocks and bonds are espe- cially in request for foreign account, Kan- sas and Texas seconds and Missouri Pacific firsts being taken in considerable amounts throughout the morning. The encouraging attitude of the London market, which, of course, reflects all Europe, is one of the most substantial arguments now available for the purpose of improving values. The government crop report, to be an- nounced later in the week, will reflect im- proved conditions in a large majority_of the grain producing districts in the west, and will justify the recent change of sentiment with respect to the roads interested. The condition of the foreign exchange market is such af to inspire confidence in our ability to retain, and even increase, our present gold supply. Sentiment is de- cidedly bullish, facts moderately so, and money abundaat. Under such conditions conservative trading on the long side is justified in displacing the heretofore pro- nounced tendency of selling on all rallies. Manipulation is apparent in all depart- ments of speculation, and must be consid- ered as a feature of the situation, as its Power is frequently superior to intrinsic merit and its opposition, as a rule, disas- trous. At present all combinations of forces are made in the interest of higher prices. For the first time in several days the morning's trading in Sugar failed to improve initial figures. Opening at last night's closing price, lib- eral sales of stocks and the catching of stop orders forced a decline of 11-4 per cent to 1141-4. Later buying by large in- terests slowly restored the loss, but the suddenness of the decline destroyed the enthusiasm which had attended previous advances. Western Union was in good demand up to #13-4, a gain of 1 per cent from first prices, assurances that the large holdings of Baltimore and Ohio are not in the market around present prices encouraging the buying. Pacific Mall gained 1 per cent to 28 on buying based on the favoraiy termination of certain negotiations, the outcome of which had previously been con- sidered doubtful. The report of earnings Submitted by the company was also favor- ably construed. The railroad list generally reflects @ growing confidence in future prosperity, but it is more than probable that Lon. don’s example of looking to the low-priced stocks for the largest profits will be fol- lowed by local operators. Stocks of merit which have not been conspicuous in the advance of the last six weeks are reasona- bly sure of being taken up by far-sighted traders in the near future. — FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL. The following are the opening, the high« est and the lowest and the closing prices of the New York stock market today, as re- perted by Corson & Macartney, members New York stock exchange. Correspondents Messrs. Moore & Schley, No. 80 Broadway: Stocks, Open. High. Low. Close, American Sugar. - MSY 153g Tis American Sugar Pfd.. %% 99% 2055 Amenican Tovacco. 10875 10835 American Cotton Oil. ay Atchison... Canada Southern Canada Pacific. Chesapeake and Ohio. C...C., G. and St. L. Chicago. B. and Q---.-- Chic.and Northwestern. Chicago Gas C..M. and St. Paul. .. M. and St. Paul Pfd. Chte.. R.L. and Pacific. Del.. Lack. and W...... Delaware and Hudson-. Disand Cattle Feeding Cattle - General Electric. 4 Dlinois Central. Lake Shore. Loutsvilie and Nashville Long Island Traction... Metropolitan Traction. - Manhattan Elevated Michigan Central. Missour! Pacific. Sentral New York Central. . E. Cf. C. and St. Louis.: rn Pacitic, Northern Pacitic North American. Unt. and Western. Pacitic Mali. Phila. and Keading. Pullman Pal. Car Co. Southern Railway Phila. Traction. Texas Pacitle. ‘Tenn. Coal and ron. Union Pacific. Wabash. Wheellng and L: Wheeling and LE. Pid. Western Union Tel. Sates—regular eall—12 road Gs, $1,000 at 11 tric Light, 10 at 1 Trust, 50 at 136%,. H ment Bonds.—U. S. ed. U.S. 4s, . as, 118 bid. asked. District of Columbia Ronds. byear fund Gs, gold, wl, asked. Colunibt ington ington Eekineton 10034 “bid. Wa 110 bid, 115 asked. . 6s, 110 bid, pany ext. Gs, i National Bank Stocks.—Rank . Bank of Republic, 250 bid. SO bid, 207 asked. Central, 260 and Mechanics’, 155, bid, 200 asked. bid, 150 asked. Citizens’, 135 bid. ed. 111 asked. Lincoln, 99 bid. ank of Washiv o On fe Deposit and Trist Compantes.Natfonat Deposit and Trust, 125 bid, 126 asked. Wascinztom Loan and Tras’ ‘bid, 12316 asked. Atoerican Security and Trust, 185 bid, asked. Washing ton Safe Deposit, 55 b . Railro Stocks. —Washin and G etown, 270 bid, 205 asked. Metropolitan, 65 bh. 75 asked, Columbia, 64 bid. Belt, 25 ask 2 25 anked. Fashington Gasy U.S. Electric Light, 135 bid, bid. Georgetown and Tennallvtow Gas and Electric Light Stocks.— 52 bid, 58 asked. —Firemen’s Did, 43 asked, Franklin, 45 bid, 65 asked. Metropolitan, 70 bid, asked. Pototuac, 69 bid, Arlingson, 150 bid merican, 160 bid, 200 asked." 3 Vid,” 15 asked: Columbia, 1 Isig. aske ies, Th, bid, Tia. asl BAP bid, 5% asked. “Lincoln, 83 bid,” S% Commercial, 444. bid. ‘Title Ansirance Stocks.—Real Fstaze Title, 166 bid, 116 asked. Columbla Title, Ti bid. Washe ington Title, S asked. District Title, 131y asked. Telephone ‘Stocks. T bids Chesa- peake aud Po asked. Arner Gray . Caria asked. Mise “Washington Markct, bid. Gront. Falls Tee, 130 bid.” Bul rama, 30 asked. Norfolk and Washi: deat, 90 bid. Lincoln Hall, bid, 85 asked. Sengenthaler Linotype, *200 bid, 273 asked. *Ex rights. *