Evening Star Newspaper, December 3, 1895, Page 2

THE EVENING STAR, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 3, 1895-SIXTEEN PAGES. 2 ee ee MRS. SLACK IN TEARS, LATE NEWS BY WARE se Neville’n Affidavit Presented A Reported Ultimatum at Constan- tinople. ENGLAND GIVES TURKEY FOUR DAYS With or Without Permission An- other Guard Ship Will Be Brought. APP LS OF THE SULTAN Scfia, Bulgaria, Decembe: here this afternoon that after the meeting of the embassadors, Sir Philip Currie, the British ambassador, notified the Turkish gcverrment that if the firmans asked for were not granted by Saturday next a Bri ish gunboat would be gent through the straits of the Dardanelles, without the sul- tan's permission, to act as an extra guard ship in the Besphorus for the protection of the Pritish embassy. Efforts to obtain confirmation or denial of the report have proved futile. ‘The British ambassador, Sir Philip Cur- rie, has been mest active since his return here from London, and in addition to at- tending all the meetings of the ambassa- dors, he has made persoral calls upon sev- al of them, and, it Is understood, has sed the situation in detail and from dpoints. sultan, finding his appeals to the re in vain, has been making the t personal appeals to the diiferent interested, to induce them to their demands fer The powers strong: sovereig ithdraw the extra suardship, pointing out, as usual, that it would be a sertous blow to his dignity, and that it might cause not only the most seri- vus rioting Constantinople, but an ex- tended ouiLreak upon the part of the Mus- sulmans generally. it is almost certain that at this juncture not one of the powers is desirous of being ‘ompelled to seriously intervene in the af- 1s of the Turkish empire. Russia could hardly do so otherwise than by land, and winter is approaching rapidly, which means the most extreme difficulty in moving treops, and Great Britain is hardly pre- pared to act alone, unless under extreme provocation. Such provocation, it is be- tteved, the sultan will take care not to of- fer if he can help it. The work of strengthening the fortifica- tiens of the Dardanelles continues night and day. The soldiers are busily at work throwing up fresh defenses, and the most busy scenes are witnessed from the en- trance of the Dardanelles to the other side of Gallippli, In addition, the Bosphorus en- trance of the sea of Marmora is being placed in condition for defense. Many torpedoes have been sunk in both passages, and this work is being pushed with aston- ishing vigor. Cable dispatches from Reme and Berlin also state that England has given Turkey until Saturday to agree to the coming of another guardship. ‘The ‘Turkish minister here has communi- 1 to the state department a cablegram ved by him from the sublime porte to ne effect that the American missionaries in key have been given the greatest pro- tion, and that suffictent troops have been ftrnished to guard them from the attacks of the Armenian rioters. The missionaries themselves have expressed to the imperial authorities their gratitude for his protec- tion. —_—.—__ THEY WANT A CONVENTION. Ralsing Funds in ago—St. Louis Subscribes $25,000. CHICAGO, December 3.—A local paper Bays: W. J. Campbell, member of the republican national committee, will leave for Wash- ington today. He will remain there until after the meeting of the national commit- tee next Wednesday. Mr. Campbell said lest night that he felt quite confident the national republicafi convention would be held in Chieago. J. Irving Pearce, who has charge of the work of collecting the furd of $100,000 for the convention, says that good progress is being made, and the prospect for securing the amount was en- couraging. The members of the subcom- mittee appointed by Mr. Pearce. began so- lciting subscriptions yesterday. Mr. Pearce believes a sufficient amount will be pledged by Wednesday to justify the-general com- mittee in guaranteeing the entire fund, if stch action should become necessary. He has not yet selected the committee, which will go to Washington to present the claims of Chicago. He thinks a large committee 1s unnecessary. ST. LOUIS, Mo., December 3.—A mass meeting of prominent business men was held at the Mercantile Club for the purpose of making arrangements to secure one or both of the two national conventions for St. Louis next year. Twenty-five thousand dcllars were raised for that purpose, and fifty thousand more will be subscribed. EMBEZZLED FOR YEARS. Lorenzo Bur, Secretary of Building Associations, in Missing. PHILADELPHIA, Pa., December 3.-— Lorenzo Bur, secretary of a number of German building associations, has been missing for several days, and it is stated that he is a defaulter to the extent of 325,000, Lawyer Martin H. Stutzbach, who licitor for the societies Bur was sec- ry of, said today that the latter had admitted that his peculations amounted to $25,000, and stated the misapplication of funds had been going on for fifteen y Lawyer Stutzbach says Secretary had stated that his friends had promised to come to his relief, but at the last mo- ment they failed, and there was nothing left but to flee. The members of the as- soctations are mostly Germans. SEVERALTY. LANDS - The Work of Allotting Them to the Indians Begun. PHOENIX, Ariz., December 3.—The In- terior Department has commenced the work of allotting lands to Indians in severaity. and the matter is in the hands of C. Fennett, private secretary to Secretar Hoke Smith. Mr. Bennett is now in Pho . end will this week commence the d vision of the Gila Bend, Pima and 1 Indian reservati into te cts. ‘The land is of good qualit ; uted from <anals of the Ame ion Comp: The great ervation on the Salt and Gila Secaton re: rivers will not be allotted. —_ CITIZENS. Ruling of Judge Baker in Arizona Regarding Pima Indians, Ariz., December 3.—By a_ rul- ker in the United States ere recognized as citi- sus of the United States. The tribesmen nearly a bundred years ago were declared 'y royal edic: tes. The point wa na prisoner ‘ ‘sed with seliing yuor to a Pima In- dian. The court instruc the jury to ac- t if it was found d ndant’s transa n, The mati upon by the supreme The decision affects Arizona Indians. Pabst Domestic Dixpute Settled. . YORK, December 8.—Gen. Hora- . King of Brooklyn, late democratic idate for secretary of state, is attor- Mrs. Margaret Mather-Pabst_ in jivorce proceedings between her and nally be passed in E y husband, Col. G + Pabst, the iilionatre brewer of Chicago. When ask- ( regurding the case, he said that an ami- and satisfactory to made. He dectined, . to go into the details of the set- nt and declined to tell of Col. Pabst's ts. —-—__ New Civil Service Rules. ‘The civil service commission is at work on «vision ef the rules governing the cla: on of the departmental service. This Afternoon. ‘When counsel for Mrs. Slack had conclud- ed the reading of her answer and the dep- csition attached to it, counsel for Mrs. Per- rine requested them to read an affidavit of Mr. Robert Neville, because his testimony had been submitted in the proceedings in New Jersey. The affidavit of Mr. Neville showed, said Mrs. Perrine’s counsel, that during the win- ter of 1892-03 a Mr. Collier of New York gave a stag dinner at the Shoreham: that about 8 o'clock in the evening, while the men were smoking and drinking coffee, also wine, Mrs. Slack, accompanied by a female friend, en- tered the private dining room; that she re- mained two hours; that Mr. Neville left the room for some time; that when he returned he found Mrs. Slack sitting on a sofa, in tears; that she explained that she was sick, and that at her request Mr. Neville took her home in a cab. It was also explained by Mrs. Perrine’s counsel that during his testimony Mr. Neyille was asked if he could swear tha’ Mrs. Slack was sober, when he replied: “I could not swear that she was sober, nor have I any reason to believe that she was drunk, but she was evidently sick.” Mr. Neville declined to state who Mrs. Slack’s female friend was, but he stated that he did not see Mrs. Slack drink anything on the evening in question. ~ Counsel for Mrs. Slack declined to read the affidavit just then, but they stated that they would later show the court that Mr. Collier was a friend of Mrs. Slack, and hearing that he had broken his arm, her visit was made solely for the purpose of in- quiring as to his condition. Mrs. Slack’s counsel then proceeded to enlighten the court as to the proceedings had in New Jersey by reading the very voluminous record of those proceedings. ——__ BILL. It is Introduced Tor y in the Form of an Amendment. Senator Proctor reintroduced into the Sen- ate today a bill introduced in the last Con- gress by Mr. Harris which provides for con- tinuing a system of trunk sewers in the District of Columbia, for completing the system of sewage disposal, and to protect against floods. The bill provides that the treasurer of the United States shall carry cut the provisions of an act entitled An act to lay out a system of highways in that part of the District of Columbia lying out- side of the cities, approved March 2, 1803. The bill authorizes the Secretary of the Treasury to make available without delay a sum not to exceed $2,650,000. The bill formerly introduced by Mr. Harris fixed the sum to be expended for this purpose at $1,150,000 and further provided that it should be expended by the Commissioners of the District of Columbia. In order to secure money necessary to de- fray the cost and expense of works authcr- ized by this act the treasurer of the United States is authorized to cause bonds of the District of Columbia to be prepared in de- nominations of $10,000, $1,000, $100 to *he amount of $7,500,000, bearing date January, 1896, and to be payable fifty years after date, bearing interest at 3 per cent per an- num. Proposition to Refund What Was Paid Under the Law of 1862. It appears that the last of the income tax has not yet been heard. It is understood that this Congress is to be flooded with petitions from people in the government service and others who paid the income tax under the act of 1862, asking that Congress provide for the refunding of all such taxes collected. The first of these petitions was presented by Representative Dolliver in the House to- day. It is signed by De McNulty of Fort Dodge, Ia., and recites that as surgeon in the army from 1S#2 to 1865 a percentage of his pay was deducted to meet the income tax assessment. The Supreme Court now hav- ing declared the form of taxation contrary to the Constitution, he asks that Congress direct the Secretary of the Treasury to re- store to him the money thus improperly taken by the government. An effort will be made to secure the refunding of the money in this case. If it is successful, the case will be considered a test for all others that may be presented, and millions of doilars may be involved. ASSESSMENT TO BE EXTENDED. Senator Harris Introduces a Bill Pro- viding for It. Senator Harris introduced in the Senate today a joint resolution to extend the time for making assessments of real estate in the District of Columbia. The resolution provides that the time fixed for the return of assessments by section 7 of the act of August 14, 1894, providing for the as- sessment of real estate in the District of Columbia, be extended to the first Monday of April, 1596, for real estate in the present city of Washington, and that the time for returning the assessment of real es- tate in that portion of the District of Co- lumbia outside the present Hmits of Wash- ington be extended to the first Monday in September, 1896. Also, that the time fixed by section 9 of said act for the meeting of the board of equalization and review be extended until] the first Jay in September, SM, so far as it refers to the Instrict of Columbia out- side the present limits of the cily, and the said board of equalization and re complete its work before the first of November, 1806. This resolution is i accordance with the recommendailon made by the District Commissioners. eS THE HIGHWAY ACT. Important Amendments Introduced by Senator Proctor. Senator Proctor introduced a bill in the Senate today to amend the highway act of March 2, 189%. Section 15 of the above act is amended to read as follows: That one-half of the amount awarded by said ceurt as damages for highways or reser- vations or part thereof established, as the case may be, shzll be assessed against the land benefited thereby, and the other half shall be charged against the revenues of the District of Columbia. To enable the Commissioners of the Di; trict ef Columbia to employ special counsel to assist in conducting proceedings under this act, ete., the bill appropriates $25,000. He also offered an amendment to provide that the Court in Special Term may certify to the Court of Appeals of the District of Columbia for decision therein any question of law that shall arise during any proceed- ings in said Court in Special Term under } this act. tI provides for the appeal to the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia of any questions of constitutionality in- volved in the case. =e -< — WAS THE JURY IN ERROR? nerating Rev Wm. onvicted of Marder. Ind., December 3.—There | developments here last ¢ Rey. William Hinshaw, rezently convicted of the murder ani is now serving # life sen- un, Hinshaw stoutly protested innocence and maintained that his w Sintements Hinshaw, killgd by robbers who came to th e and left in a buggy. At the tr idence failed to bear Hinshaw out, and the jury rned a verdict of guilty. Now comes Asher, a neigh- bor of Hinshaw, and states that on the night of the murder, while out hunting his horses, he saw two men drive toward the Hinshaw home; later he heard pistol shots and cries for help. He was frightened and 1 home and was passed by the two Asher claims to know who killed Mrs. aw, as his life, he Si her has been placed in jail and will be examined by the grand jury. He is a man of good reputa- tion. _ A Gift. From the Detroit Tribune. “Do i understand that you give me the lie “Thank you.” With a sweet smile the lone fisherman went his way. He had been wondering where he was going to get a real good lie, and the gift was certainly opportune. SS woo He Couldn't Say. From Life. The Lady—Ts daughter to read Salesman—‘“I don’t know. I’m not ac- quainted with your daughter.” his novel a fit one for my SHOWED NOINTEREST Senators and Representatives Re- ired to the Cloak Rooms. NOTHING STARTLING IN THE MESSAGE Difficulty Likely to Follow the Financial Recommendation. DIGEST OF THE PAPER President Cleveland’s message, delivered to Congress a few minutes after noon to- day, is of unusual length and departs from custom somewhat in that it is devoted to a consideration of but two subjects, for- eign relations and finance, while leaving departmental matters to be noted by the houses in the form of the annual reports of the cabinet officers. The principal fea- ture of the message, of which the full text is published elsewhere in The Star, is a recommendation that the present drain upon the national finances be remedied by the retirement of the greenbacks and the outstanding treasury notes issued in pay- ment of silver purchases under the act of 1800, the Sherman act. This recommenda- tion fs accompanied by a full statement of the situation, including a history of the gold reserve and the operations connected with its maintenance, covering a period of nearly twenty vears. The President declares that, in his opin- fon, the present situation does not demand legislation leading to an increase of the revenue, and insists that the retirement of the greenbacks 1s the sole remedy in sight, and urges speedy legislation looking to this end. His proposition is to accomplish the retirement of these notes by exchanging them for United States bonds bearing a low rate of interest and running for a long Period. The President devotes a considerable por- tion of his message to a discusion of the question of silver coinage, and reiterates his antagonism to the system of bimet- ailism based upon the 16 to 1 ratio. He ai- tacks the free silver position vigorously, and expresses the belief that in the propo- sition for free coinage there lurks a serious menace to the prosperity of the country and “an insidious temptation of our people to wander from the allegiance they owe to public and private integrity.” Foreign Relziions, The message announces that the United States in July last sent a.vigorous protest to Great Bvitain against that count attitude toward Venezuela, citing the Mon- toe doctrine and isting that the boun- dary dispute should be submitted io arbi- tration without res tion. The President says that no answ. Ss yet been received from the British ment, although one is expected shortly. He calls attention to the great spread in this countr: pathy for the Cuban revolution declares that neither this sentiment wby considerations of cormervial adyan- tages will shake the determination of the government to honestiy fulfill every inier- national obligation. the Armenian situation the complaint is made that the Americé government has been prevented from ob- taining full information of the sinte of affairs by the objections of the Yurkish government. The President recommends a settlement of the claims of Great Britain for dam- ages inflicted on her shipping in Bering sea, and announces that a treaty of arbi- tration will be laid before the Senate at once looking to an adjustment of these claims. He calls attention to the boundary dispute in Alaska and suggests the necessity for a joint commission to settle this mattet. He reviews the action of the xovernment in the Wallér case, and states that though the French government has refused to fur- nish the evidence upon which Waller was convicted, the efforts to obtain this in- formation have not been relinquished, and a favorable response is expected. The President notes the fact of German restric- tions upon American expor:s and suggests the propriety of retaliatory measures. Other foreign relations are mentioned, but the points of chief interest have been given in the preceding paragraphs. The message closes with an appeal to Con- gress to promptly and effectively consider the critical financial situation, and the President declares that he 1s pared to co-operate with the people's representa- tives in perfecting any other measure than that which he suggests, should such an al- ternative be preferred. A Difficult Proposition. The absence of anything startling in the message soon put an end to interest in the reading before the two houses of Congress this morning. When tke reading was be- gun nearly every seat in each house was occupied. At the end of half an_ hour, many of the statesmen had retired to the cloak room, and many others wh mained in their seats engaged in con’ tion or other occupation inconsistent with atten- tive listening. Those members who got copies of the message and retired to the cloak rooms to read for themselves, for the most part, speediiy caine to the conclusion that the document, in its important fea- tures, is likeiy to embarrass rather than to assist Congress in the matter of finan- cial legislation. The failure to recommend any increase in the revenue, accompanied with an argu- ment to prove that more revenue is not what is needed, it is believed complicates the work of this session. The matter has not beer. thoroughly ested yet, but the opinion seems to prevail atong ‘members that if the adininistration argues that no increase of revenue is needed Congress will not feel called upon to look abo for means of providing for the known dericien- cy. At the same time a sentiment fa- vor of restoring the duty on wool as a purely revenue measure has been worked up and those who have been looking for- ward to that as the re-establishment of a ‘The present status of nd is reviewed, protection feature will be reluctant to fore- go their intended legislation. It is realized that Mr. Cleveland has endeavored to hold Congrss close down to the one proposition ring the’ greenbacks and their placement with bonds on which national bank currency can be issued at par. A Difficult Proposition. re- As desirable as many deem the retire- ment of the greenbacks, it is perhaps the it proposition that could have 4. Both parties in both ed on the question, Even stern sound money republicans are not all agr Some from sentiment, some from policy oppose Mr. Cleveland's sug- gestions. All the silver men and most of the demccrats will r any further con- traction of the government cursenc are violently opposed to the expan: the national bank currency. With this sort of oppo the difficulty in the way of retiring he greenbac seems almost insurmountabl .. ‘The party managers have had in mind all the while that an escape from the perplex- ity of this problem lay in providing an in- crease of revenue. Mr. Cleveland has an- ticipated this with the declaration that an increase of revenue will not accomplish : is desired, and this is accepted as clearly indicating that he gerness to get more money, as sign a measure which increases the revenue by a tariff on wool or any other tariff item. It is doubted by some whether he would sign even a bill providing internal revenue tax. : Ex-Spenker Crisp. Ex-Speaker Crisp, speaking of the mes- sage, said: “I heard with some surprise and great regret that part of the message relat- ing to our finances. That relief is needed no one doubts. That it can be found in the direction indicated in the message I do not believe. The President makes as strong an argument as can be made in favor of the single gold standard, but I do not think he fairly states the case. He announces throughout hs message that our obligations are payable In gold. “There is no law on the statute book justifying this assumption. All bonds, Hl not, in his treasury notes and other obligations of the | United States are payable in coin, that is, gold or silver of ‘the present standard of weight and fineness, and if the treasury would exercise the option which the law and contract gives of puying in that metal most convenient to it our difficulties would be less. I am oppésed to the retirement = of the greenbacks and Sherman notes be- cause it would ruinously contract our cur- ‘rency. either can I approve the proposi- tions recommended enlarging the privileges of the national banks. I have no doubt the President hdnestly believes he is right, and-I knoWI-es honestly believe he is Représ ¢ Dingley Amared. “I am. said _ Representative Dingley of Maine today, “that the Presi- dent's messa€e,, which purports to give an outling of fhe Zovernment’s affairs, says nothing about aj deficit {n the finances of ‘the government,,-He intimates that he has plenty of money, but fails to make any Gefinite state: on that subject. It «would be havd to tell that there is a deficit in our national affairs from what is’ con- ‘tained in the message.” LOSS OF “HALF A MILLION ‘Fire in the Wholesale District at In- dianapolis. Narrow Escape of Some of the Em- ployes—Insufficient Water Suply —Three Alarms Sounded. INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., December 3.—A fire in the heart of the wholesale district today destroyed property valued at a half million dollars. ‘The northeast quarter of the block bounded by Meridian Mary- land, Georgia and Illinois streets, was completely laid in ruins. Seven or eight | great business establishments were burned out. The fire began in a wholesale grocery store of Schnull & Co., Nos. 58 to 68 South Meridian street. At 8:30 o’clock the third floor of the building fell in, and the heavy stock that was piled on it was carried to the first floor. The flames at once broke out, and from the beginning the fire spread in all directions. The employes all got out without sertous injury, though some of thein had narrow escapes. iefore the department arrived the entire block was doomed. Great clouds of black smoke were pouring out of every window in the building and by the time water was turned on the whole interior was ablaze. ‘There was much inflammable matter in the stock carried by the company and the lire burned fiercely. There was an insufficient supply of water and the weather was bitter culd., A second and a third alarm was turned in, and in twenty minutes after the floor tell all the available men and apparatus in the depart- ment were engaged in fighting the fire, The ten streams of water that were turned on the burning building from front and rear did not seem to have any the fire, which passed to the bul joining on the south, occupied by F: banks, Morse & Co. Before 9 o'clock this building was on fire and {t was certain that the fire would go to the alley on the south. It spread with such rapidity in that direction that the occu- pants of the build.ngs did not have an op- portunity to remove any of their goods, not even their books and pers, The water poured on the Fairban! Morse & Co. building did not have any effect against the strong wind that was blow.ng from the north, and soon after 9 o'clock the last busine hotsxe between ‘he fire and the alley—that occupied by Ward Brothers, wholesale drugetsts, took fire. At neon, whea the fire had been placed under control’ but was still fiercely 1 ning, the burned territory extended from No. 52 to 74. The following firms were bur ed ou Schnull & Co., wholesale groc Ward Bros., druggists; Fai nks, Morse & Co., scales; Eckhouse Bros. Wood- fcrd & Pohlman, liquors, Indiana Coffee Company; Hildebrand Hardware Compan: The buildings were all brick and four st ries in height. A number of accidents ov- curr Severat firemen were carried down by falling wailse Two of them, who have been taken to the hospital, it is believed will die. gee DISAGREEABLE FEATURES. Citizens Speak of Nuisances in South Washington. Members of the South Washington Citi- zens" Association met in the rooms of the South Weshington Athletic Club last even- ing and discussed the reeds of that section and how best to obtain them, The disease- breeding cesspool and deathtrap, also known as the James Creek canal, came in for its are of denunciation, and Chairman id- wards of the committee on sewers and sew- age reported that the committee Rad agreed to recommend suit against the District for maintaining a nuisance. In making this report Chairman Edwards said that the matter was discussed at a meeting of the committee held Friday evening. He re- ferred to the many complaints, and just ones, that had been made against this foul place, and spcke of the case of Mrs. Cum- n.ins, who was drowned there only a few weeks ago. The committee, he said, had ecnsidered this special case and was of the crinion that Mrs. Thompson, the dead wo- n’s mother, had a good suit against the District. Chairman Schaffer of the committee on nuisances reported a number of cases com- plained of by citizens, and these complaints will be referred to the health office. _ A letter received from the Commissioners in resporse to 4 complaint against the Sal- timore and Potomac railroad for obstruct- ing the streets with cars was read. In this letter the Commissioners advised the asso- ciation that the fact of the tracks being fenced did not justify the company in mak- ing freight yards of the public streets. There was a discussion of the railroad avestion, including the parking of the cars, and Mr. M. J. Brown said he favored the calling of these matters to the attention of Congress. He favored the sending of all important resolutions to the committees of Congress in order that they may know some- thing of the needs of South Washington. Other matters of interest to the citizens of South Washington were discussed and dis- posed of, and the meeting adjourned. ee ONE WAS MISSING. And the Burly Youth Got It and Did Not Seem to Enjoy It. From the Chicazo Post. The old man in the “L” smoking car was absorbed in his newspaper when the burly youth entered. A pasteboard box was on the seat beside the qld man, and with the air of a man who knew kis rights and was prepared te enforce them, the burly youth sat down on it. “TI beg your pardon, sir,” said the old man politely, “but you're sitting on my box.” “{ know it,” replied the burly youth inso- lently as he took a cigar from his pocket and prepared to ght it. get it out of the way? seat, I guess. “If you had spoken to me.” explairfed the old man, “I would have made room for you. 1 was reading the paper and did not’ sec you.” “Why didn’t you You only paid for 't ain't my business to keep your things off the seats,” retorted tne burly youth. “I paid for a seat and took it.” But I have something in that box that I wouldn't haye injured for a great deal,” ex- postwated the old man. “Well, I guess it’s done for now,” said the burly youth wiih a taunting laugh. “Perhaps {t isn’t,” urged the old man. “If you'd kindly get. up for a minute-——” “But I won't,” returned the youth shortly. By this time some of the other passengers were becoming interested, and one or two of them evinced a desire to throw the burly youth out of the car. A faint smile that seemed to lurk around the corners of the old man's mouth, however, made them hesitate. He looked like a man who thought he had the bes@of the affair in spite of the other’s calm assurance, It was, perhaps, two minutes later when the burly youth emitted a wild yell and hounded from his seat into the Isle. An- other yell followed, and he bounded down the aisle toward the door with both nands in the vicinity of his coattail pockets. On the platform of the car he began making frantic endeavers to take off his coat, but before he succeeded the érain had pulled into a station and he sprang off and dashed into the waiting room. ‘The old man had thrown a paper over the box when the burly youth got up, and now he carefully raised the edge of it and in- spected what was underneath. Re “Confound him!" he exclaimed at last. “What's the matter?” asked one of the other passengers. “Why, he’s run off with one of my prize bees,” said the old man ruefully. CAPITOL TOPICS First Prayer- by the New Chaplain of the House, : —— HE CREATES A MILD SENSATION Mr. Bankhead on the Government Printing Office Building. OTHER SUBJECTS OF INTEREST The new chaplain of the House delivered his first prayer to that body today, and created a mild sensation at the outset. He demonstrated the fact that the repu- tation which he achieved during the war as a ‘fighting chaplain” is to be main= tained in spirit, if not in action. « in the course of his prayer, after ex- pressing the hope that peace may dwell within the borders of the land, he said— and here his voice took on a deep and resonant tone that made his remarks re- sound through the hall—‘But may we be quick to resent anything like an insult to this our nation.” The members raised their bowed heads | at this warlike tone and when the prayer was concluded a general buzz of surprised comment ran through the chamber. The new chaplain is the Rev. Mr. Couden of Michigan, and he is blind, the result of wounds received at Vicksburg. He is a man of spare frame, with silvery white hair and mustache. He speaks slowly and dis- tinctly, and has set a two-minute pace for his prayers at the outset. At Work on the Estimate The clerks of the two appropriations com- mittees, Mr. Courts and Mr. Cleeves, are already at work upon the estimates submit- ted by Secretary Carlisle yesterday. They are now engaged in preparing the rough drafts of the several appropriation bills, so that when the House committee is selected and the subcommittees are appointed the bills will be in shape to handle. The* Government Printing Office. “I am not at all surprised to hear that the grand jury has condemned the old shel! of a government printing office,” said Repre- sentative Bankhead of Alabama to a Star man today. “Everything they say about it is undoubtedly true." Mr. Bankhead will be ‘remembered as the persistent advocate of a safe and commodious printing office during the last Congress, when he was chairman of the committee on public buildings and grounds “i don’t know who will tackle the question of a suitable building in this Congress," said Mr. Bankhead, “but I want to reaffirm my unalterable opposition to any system of patchwork on the old shell, and to declare in favor of providing a safe and adequate structure.” The Democratic The democratic caucus yesterday after- noon for the disposition of the tour minor offices of the House alloted to the demo- crats was an exciting and stubbornly con- tested struggle in behalf of the applicants. It resulted in the selection of Isaac Hill of Ohio for deputy sergeant-at-arms, Thomas Coakley of New York and George L. Browning, Virginia, messengers, and James English of California, page. The Waller Caxe. The Kansas delegation in Congress pro- poses to hold a meeting this week to decide what action it will take in the Waller case. A resolution of some sort will probably be introduced at au early date, either a resolu- tion of inquiry or one requesting the State Department officials to take vigorous steps to secure the release of the ex-consul from prison. The prime mover in the matter is Representative Miller, from whose congres- sional district Waller was appointed to the consulate. Mr. Miller said that it was evi- dent from the President's message that the State Department prefererd not to have Congress take cognizance of the Waller case at all at this time, but that the mes- sage would make no difference with the plans of the Kansas members. The resolu- tion which will be introduced, he said, will probably call for all the correspondence with the French’in the matter, and when that had been received Congress would know what to do. The Aged Colored People's. Home. Mr. Hull of Iowa today introduced in the House a bill authorizing the use of moneys belonging to the estates of deceased col- ored soldiers for the erection of a home for aged and infirm colored people in this city. A similar bill was favorably reported in | the last Congress, but failed of action through press of time and circumstances. Belllgerent Rights for Cuba, Mr. Lodge, republican, Massachusetts, has introduced a resolution in the Senate forcibly approving the Monroe doctrine, and Mr. Call, democrat, Florida, has introduced a resolution directing that the insurgents of Cuba be accorded belligerent rights, To Pay John Roach's Heirs, Representative Robinson of Pennsylvania has reintroduced the bill which fatled in the last Congress appropriating $48,000 to pay the heirs of John Roach on account of the construction of the Dolphin. It is in- tended to attach this provision to the naval appropriation bill to save it from veto. —_—_—_-e-—_ —__——. ABOUT POOL ROOMS. Judge Miller E resxes His Opinion pday. This cfternoon in the Police Court Judge Miller, in disposing of a cese involving a charge of keeping a disorderly house, de- rounced in the severest terms imaginable pool rooms in general and a certain class of them in particular. ; “If Thad my way,” the judge said, “there would not be a single pool room left in the city at sundown, for they are the worst nvisances in the city.” George Lacy, a colored citizen, was de- fendant in the case, and the charge was that he had kept a disorderly house. His pcol room is on O street at the mouth of O street elley. Dr. Lave of the Central High School was a witness in court, and he"complained that | the place was the worst kind of a nuisance, far as the school children were con- cerned. Persons living in the neighborhood aiso compla: , and Sergeant Dunnigan and Policeman Auld who made the id, told of their observations about the pk Lacy, in his own behalf, claimed that he d the best he could to keep ‘his custom- s quiet, but this the court decided would not relieve him of his responsibility. The jidge told him that it v his duty to keep them quiet. The jury returned a verdict of guilty, and recommended the defenjJant to the mercy of the court. ‘i ‘Napeleon Bonaparte,” the judge told , “could not keep a quiet place at the mcwh of O street alley. Loafers who do nothing but loaf will gather at such places, and mary working men, &s soon as they get a doliar, will run to them to spend it. “When it comes to 2 question of school hcuse against pool room,” the judge con- tinued, “tre pool room has very little show, and must expect less than it really gets.” “The District takes this man’s money for license,” 1emarked counsel, ‘and if there's any disorder an officer should be detailed there.” “And,” added the judge, “I don’t know what in the world the District means by taking money for such a place.” In conclusion the judge said he was satis- fied thet it was not the defendant's inten- tion to keep a Cisorderly place, but the dis- order is the result of his being unable to conduct the business. A fine of $20 was imposed. —— Two Confirmations. ‘The Senate, in executive session today, confirmed the nominations of Richard Ol- ney as Secretary of State and Judson Har- mon as Attorney General, and at 3 o'clock adjourned until tomcrro’ ——+ © Edward H. Allen, aged sixty-five years, a pioneer of Kansas City, Mo., for ten years president of the board of trade and an ex- mayor, is dead. DISTRICT GOVERNMENT. Water Mains. Owing to the many refunds of special assessments for the laying of water mains under the “Burgdorf” decision, the esti- mated receipts from the water department have been materially decreased. Thous- ards of dollars have be*n turned back to property owners because the assessments, ‘when levied, were not made by the water registrar, as contemplated by law. The property owners, however, have reccived the benefits, without contributing, and the Ccmmissioners will make a strenuous -ef- fort at the present session of Congress to get a bill passed allowing the water regis- trar to make a reassessment of that prop- erty which pleads the decision above noted. In this way all of the special assessments originally levied will be collected. Overhead Wires. The Washington, Alexandria and Mt. Vernon Railroad Company has applied to the Commissioners for permission to locate the end of its overhead trolley on 14th street southwest. The Commissioners, however, have held the application up pend- ing the opinion of the attorney for the Dis- trict on the question, whether, in view of the fact that the road has not acquired title to the slip it is to build, they have the right to grant the permit. It is understood that the*attorney will hold that in view of the fact that Congress authorized the over- head wires, the Commissioners have the authority to grant the permit. All Rejected. The Commissioners this morning gave a hearing to Mr. John A. Groshon, represent- ing the Groshon High Duty Pumping En- gine Company of New York. Mr. Groshon was a bidder on the proposals recently opened for supplying the District with an eight-million-gallon pumping engine for use at the U street pumping station. The srecifications were so vague that the Com- missioners, upon the recommendation of Capt. Burr, decided to reject them all and issue new specifications and invite bids thereon. Bad Condition. Messrs. Loring Chappell and H. H. Mar- tin appeared before the Commissioners this afternoon as the representatives of the Northeast Washington Citizens’ Associa- tion for the purpose of calling attention to the bad condition of 14th street near the Pierce School, and recommended that the same be paved. To Argue a Caxe. J. J. Darlington requested the Commis- sioners today to consider favorably the ap- plication of Mr, A. H. Stamp, whose appli- cation to remodel! his house on M street be- tween 9th and 10th was recently revoked by the building inspector for the reason that the walls were found too weak to per- mit of the reconstruction. He was accord- ed the privilege of appearing before the mmissioners later with the building in- specter for the purpose of arguing the case. Water to Be Shut Off. The Commissioners this afternoon. gave nctice that in order to lower the 30-inch water main and side connections at Ist and East Capitol streets, the water will be shit off the 30-inch main on East Capito! street from 9 p.m, the 4th instant to 7 a.m. the 5th instant. In this connection it is stated that the pressure of water will be considerably reduced in the area east of New Jersey avenue and south of East Cepitol street southeast, including Twining City and Anacostia. Municipal Lodging House. The great army of tramps which hsually infest Washington during the winter mcnths has begun to arrive. Last week the advance guard came in, and swelled the weekly report of the Municipal Lodg- ing House materially. For the week end- ing Nevember 23, 146 people were given lodging, while for the week ending Novem- ber 30, 186 were accommodated. Obstructing the Streets. The Commissioners are determined to Lave the rails and yokes of the Metropoli- tan Railroad Company removed from Flori- da avenue between 7th and 9th streets northwest, and on Brightwood avenue, just above the Boundary. Capt. Fiebeger has recommended that the company be given ees Ab cus hours’ notice to remove the Tails. Miscellancous, J. H. Bern has been granted a third-class engireer’s licenre. James D. Amiss has been appcinted an acditional private on the police force. Street Extension? For a major part of the afternoon today the Commissioners considered the amended studies of Mr. Frederick Law Olmstead, the landscape engineer, who is working on that part of the third section of the street extension plans west of Rock creek. Mr. Olmstead was present with his new studies, and explained them in detail to the Commis- sioners. Architect Flagg of the Episcopal Cathedral was present to discuss the exten- sion: of the streets as far as they affected the cathedral grounds. Nothing was decided upon today, and the hearing was posipored until this after- noon to enable the Commissioners to attend to more urgent busincss. Washington Stock Exchange. Sales—regular call—12 o'clock m.—Ameri- can Secur.ty and Trust 5s, $1,000 at 102. Washington Loan and Trust, 9 at 119. Capi- tal Tract.on, 10) at 75; 24 at 75. Metropoli- tan Hailroad, 10 at 12. U. S. 48, coupon, 111% 120% bid, 121 asked. U- Dstrict of Columbia Bonds.—20-year Fund. 5s, 104 bid. 3U-year Fund. gold Gs, 111 bid. Water Stock currency 7s, 1901, 116 b.d. Water Stock currency 7s, 1903, 118 bid. Fund. currency 3.65s, 111 bid. Reg. 2-10s, 3s, 100 bid. Miscellaneous Bonds.—Metropolitan Rail- road cony. 6s, 116 bid, 117 asked. Metro- poltan Railroad ds, 107 bd. Belt Railroad 5s, SS bid. Eck.ngton Railroad 6s, 100 bid. Columb.a Railroad 6s, 11142 b:d, 114 asked. Washington Gas Company, ser. A, Us, U2 bid. Washington Gas Company, ser. B, 6s, 13 bid, 115 asked. Washington Gas Com- pany conv. 6s, 125 bid, 123 asked. United States Electric Light’ cony. 5s, 128 bi Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone 5: d, 1u2 asked. Amer.can Security and Trust F. and 10v bid. American Security A. and O., 100 bid. Washing- ton Market Company Ist 6s, 110 bid. Wash- ington Market Company imp. 6s, 110 bid. ten. ts, 110 sociation Ss, 103 bid. jgnt infantry Ist 6s, luv bid. Bank of Wash- Bank of Repub- b.d, 300 asked. rmers and Mecha..cs’, b.d, 140 asked. Colum- asked. Capital, 116 bid. T da. Lin- Secon d, 1. 1 nd, 106 bid. » US bid, 10 asked. asked. Safe Deposit tional Safe De; and Trust Compan i and Tru American and Washington Safe Deposit, w bd, Railroad pan: Metropo! d, Columbia, 40 bid. Belt, 30 George- , 30 Gas and Electric Light Siocks.—Washing- ton Gas, 45 bid, 47 asked. Georgetown Gas, 5 bid. United States Eleciric Light, 125 bid, 128 asked. Insurance Stocks.—Firemen’: 35 Franklin, 38 bid. Metropolitan, 68 b! coran, 50 bid. Potomac, 68 bid, s Arlington, 140 bid. German American, bid. National Union,10 bid, 12% E lumbia, 12 bid, 131% aske. ZS, Tie bi 8% asked. People’s, 542 bid, 6 asked. Lin- coin, 7% bid, 8 asked. Commercial, 4% bid. Title Insurance Stocks.—Real Estate Title, 107 bid, 116 asked. “Columbia Title, 7% bid, 7% asked. Washington Title, 7 asked. Dis- trict T.tle, 8 bid. = ‘Telephone Stocks.—Pennsylvania, 37 bid. Chesapeake and Potomac, 50 bid, 52 asked. American Graphophone, 3%_bid, 4% asked. Pneumatic Gun Carriage, Miscellaneous Stocks.— ston Mar- ket, 14 bid. Great Falls Ice, 125_ bid, 135 asked. Bull Run Panorama, 25 asked. Lincoln Hall, 69 bid. Merganthaler Lino- type, 217 bid, 225 asked. —— According to a dispatch from Rio Janeiro, the war and foreign ministers have resigned because President Moraes has agreed to ar- bitrate the Trinidad question. The authorities of Colombia have refused the request of Spanish residents to compel the removal of Cuban flags from private residences. FINANCE AND TRADE The Presidents Message Quietly Received in Wall Street. INDUSTRIAL ISSUES AGAIN THE FEATURE Speculation in Sugar Trust War Most Prominent. GENERAL MARKET REPORTS ———— Special Dixpatch to The Evening Star. NEW YORK, December 3.—The Presi- dent's message was generally well received in financial circles, but beyond fractional advances and a strong speculative under- tone, no significant action based thereon Was apparent. The industrial issues were again the most conspicuous features of the trading, the well-distributed advices to buy them for an Immediate advance having been acted upon to the point of overreaching. The early trading in Sugar was most lib- eral in volume, the execution of a fifteen thousand share order being responsible for a general demand from the room, and an advance of 1 per cent from a particularly strong opening. At the advance, however, brokers active in the recent covering move- ment wére noted among the sellers, orders of this character representing both the long and short account. The nine-point rise in this property may be attributed to a well organized raid on an undesirable short interest, and now that a wholerome reduction of that interest has been accomplished its action should be- come more conservative. The various pre- dictions of an extra dividend, while inciting purchases dwing the enthusiastic period, could no® be reconciled to the logic of more rational moments. A 3 per cen: decline in American Tobacco Was recorded dur:ng the first half hour of trading, the pending injunction proceed- ings in this state being urged in justifica- tion of the aitack. The domination of the market by the volatile industrial issues is by no means a desirable feature of the present situation. The small fractional gains recorded in the railway list, generally less than % per cent, were due to purchases by traders, who, as a class, have abandoned the short side of the market for the present. The coal shares, Delaware and Hudson especially, and the entire granger group were most favored in the buying. The engagemert of a half million gold for shipment to South America tomorrow was announced during the day, but no ac- curate estimate of the outflow to Europe at the en@ of the week is as yet obtainable. Prices shaded off during the last hour on sales made largely in the interest of the short acecunt. . —_—_ FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL. The following are the.opening, the high- est and the lowest aad the closing prices of the New York stock market today, as re- ported by Corson -& Macartney, members New Ycrk stock exchange. Correspondents Messrs. Moore & Schley, No. SO Broadway. Open. High, Low. Last. American Sugar... 1053g 106% 10275 108% ‘American Sugar, Pfd... 100° 100 ig 8g ‘American Tobacco. BB SY BON GON Amerivan Cotton Oil: 18 19 «18RD Atehigon....... Vg le Wg 1g Canada Southei Chic., 1. 1 & Pacific. .. Lack. & W. Delaware & Hudson ven. & RK. Grande, Pfd. Dis. & Cattle Feeding. General Electric. Mlino's Central Lake Shore Erie.. Louisvilie & Nashvilie.: Long Island ‘Traction. Metropolitan Traction.. Manhattan Elevated... Michigan C New Jersey New York NY. &N. Eng. N.Y. C. & St. Lonis. Northern Pacific. Northern Pacitic, Pfd .. North American, Unt, & Western rhila. & Reading. Pullman Pal. Car Co... Southern Railway, Pfd. Phila. ‘Traction, Wheeling & i. Erie..... Wheeling & L. Erie,Pfd. Western Union ‘tel Wisconsin Central. Silver, Baltimore Markets, BALTIMORE, Flour quict, un hanged ments, 145 spot, @% steamer No. BM. 424 iss st 2 44043 nearby eis; stock, 101,25 cholce th = steady, 8 erpe bushel, ‘y; Cork for onders per firm, firm, un- es Grain and Cotton Markets. Furnished by W. B. Hibbs & C 1421 F street, members New York stock rs. Ladeaburg. The Anti-Saloon League last night elected delegates and alternates for the national anti-saloon convention, to be held the 17th, 18th and 19th of this month in Calvary Baptist Sunday school house and First Congregational Church. The election re- sulted in the choice of Mr. Jas. L. Ewin and Rev. Waiter H. Brooks as the dele- gates, and Albert E. Shoemaker and Mrs. H. A. Gillenwater as alternates. It was announced that Rev. Luther B. Wilson, D.D., president of the Anti-Saloon League, nad already been chosen a delegate to the convention by the Washington District Ep- worth Teaeie: Mrs. Margaret B. Platt, second vice president, by the Disirict of Columbia W. C. T. U., and John S. Black- ford, treasurer; and A. Canfield by the District of Columbia Grand of Good Templars; Mr. Jesse C. clines nomination on the ground that he expects to be appointed to another body, and Mrs. Gillenwater also declined nomina- uon, but was elected a delegate notwith- standing this. Printe! ‘An examination has been in progress to- day at che civil service building for appli- cents for work in the government printing office. Ninety were compositors, eight book- binders, two pressmen and one stereotyper.