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2 THE EVENING STAR, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 18, 1895—SIXTEEN PAGES. south co-operate with these of the north in giving the country any military or naval defonse that may be required.” He spoke of the measure as a patriotic one, tending to obliterate the animosities of a war long ago close}. In conclusion Mr. Hill asked that the rules be suspended and the bill put on its immediate passage. Mr. Platt (Conn.) suggested that it was rather a novel procedure to ask the Senate to pass a measure of this character before Senators had considerad the subject. “There is no immediate haste," said Mr. Platt. “The country is not likely to have a war be- fore Congress reassembles after the holl- days. There may be no objection to the repe: iter it has heen examined. Mr. Hil! consented to let the bill lie on the table for the present. To Strengthen the Military Armament Mr. Chandler immediately followed with a bill “to strengthen the military arma- ment.” The reading of the title occasioned much whispered comment. It was referred to the committee on military affair On motion cf Mr. Davis (Minn.) tt ate agreed to a olution calling on the ident for*information and all corre- ace as to the establishment by Great 2s and post roads in the a of Alask: to any British occupation, roilitary or civil, of that territory; also r ing any attempt by ¢ Britain or Canada to assert + Sen- claim to territory of the United Sta Alaska. Another nificant resolu by M». Gallin (N.H.) authorizing the Secretary of War to contract for the pur- of an improved counterpoise I ry. ution went to the committee on ry affairs » Vice President announced the reap- pointment of Mr. Cullom (Ill) as a mem- ber of the board of regents of the Smithso- nian institution, Alleged E jon Frauds in Florida, Mr. Call (Fla.) then addressed the Senate on his resolution for a Senate investigation of alleg election frauds in Flori Mr. Hale (Me.) urged that the regular Senate committce on privileges and el tions was able to deal with this question without a special committee dealing with alleged Florida irregularities. Mr. Chandler argued t Mr. Call's res- olution was entitled to serious treatme by the Senate. When a Senator decla that corp m jobbery was op against him, it was the duty of the to take cogtilzance of such conditions. The debate proceeded at much length. Mr. Caffery (La. deprecated the pract of giving ttention to vague and loose Chores) Of) sree + Against «1 Drag-Net Resolution. Mr. 1 (N. J.) made his initial speech since his re-entry into the Senate. He said there would be no objection to an investi- gation confined to Florida, but he pointed out the inexpedtency of a drag-net resolu- tion which could inaugurate investigations in all parts of the country. Mr. Whi (Ca jocularly inquired ether it was contemplated that this spe cial committee would travel yund the country. lifcrnia wished to ar- range I amid laughter, that that the bington. id the resolution was a turn to the federal election and he predicted that a return of republican control of the govern- vould result in the re-enactment of committee step yi federal election laws, with all their s against intimidation and force at the poll Amendments Defented. An amendment to the resolution, offered Mr. Hale, limiting the investigation to to United States Senators, and ex- members of the House, was de- w amendment, confining the Y yeus, nays. The vote on the Sewell amendment, which rded as significant, concerning the tions of the election of s fi Yeas—Caffery, ( Faulkner, Haw! Hill, Lodge, Mer A Mo rkins, Platt, Proete Sherma mith and W iy, Roach, Wal ution and W Purple 3 was to 2 o'clock, on the expirati hour, but after a vote Mr. Cail held le's amendment that the inv - tion be conducted by committee on privileges and elections w adop eel How It Passed. The resolution, as thus amended, was agi 1 to without division. The text of the resolution is as follows it the committee on priy- and elect shall be ch with the duty of investigating th of ganized efforts of corporations, or of the presid 1 direc of, to control the election of members of Cong! or to inthience the ation of Congress; Stiga te report to the cormupt 4 n: bribery or 2 tion have been er are being used. such elections also to inquire to th Senate ether the use fe uch influences or means is consistent with the preservation of the republic of the Unit utes and the rights and lib- ertics of the people, and to report a bill for t punishment or suppre: mn of such prs s oon resolution would move a reco fteg securing the adoption of the Mr, Call gave notice that he leration, In Executive Session, At o'clock, on motion cf Mr. Chand- ler (N. H.), the Senate went into executive session. At ) the Senate adjourned until to- morrow, —_——_—_+ e+ __. RUNAWAY OF A TRAI en Were Fatally Four Work Hurt on an Incline. SHAMOKIN, Pa., December 18.—Four workmen were fatally injured and nine others were badly hurt at Midvalley col- liery this morning by the wrecking of a runawey work train. A dozen other work- men saved themselves by jumping into the brush while the train was dashing down a steep grade. Strange to say, none were killed outright, but the physicians declare that four of them are hurt beyond ‘recov- ery. The names of the fataily injured are Jas. Holl John - Edward Allebach and George Smithen. The Midvalley colliery is located about two miles north of town, and has two workings. One is in the valley, and the ther a mile and a half up the mountain. nes are connected by a narrow ug d, and the operators run an commodation train for their employes every morning. This morning at 7 o'clock the train was load with about thirty men, but the steam ve out during the trip, and in try- the train the catch dropped out Then the heavy cars dashed down the steep Many of the workmen threw themselves into the underbrusn and escaped with scratches, but fifteen of them aid to jum neinesr TWollis' soundins the whistle lescent of a half mile stuck to his post, during the rapid hen the locomo- sand men we din an almost ishable mass. Additional horro: Wly averted, as the wrecked car n down a perpend ad they been thrown th feet furth An engine e was immediately con- verted into a temporary hospital, and three local pl iclins were summoned to attend Jur igineer Hollister was being boiled to feath wate his com nions were endeav- oring to lift @ heavy locomotive off him. Althourh John Leibig had suffered a com- pound fracture of both legs, and s ned severe scalds, he managed to crawl from und dismantled engine without as- sistance. — emporary Tracks. A representative of the American Uni- versity applied to the Commissioners this morning for permission to run a branch line from the Baltimore and Ohio rallroad near Chevy Chase to the university grounds to transport heavy freight to the university grounds. He was advised that the Commisstoners had no power to grant such a privilege. MAY WILL CHILDREN Judge Hagner's Decision Regarding the Slack Case. THE OLD LAW UPHELD —— The Husband's Authority Extends After His Death. HABEAS CORPUS AFFAIR Judge Magner today decided, as predicted in The Star yesterday, that the old English statute of Charles I, empowering a father to bequeath the custody and tuition of his mincr children by will, even to the exclu- sion of the'r mother, is in force and effect in the IMstrict of Columbia toda, and under the laws of the District a father's right to make dispositfon of his children annot be questioned, unless the testamen- tary guardian be morally or otherwise un- fit to be so appointed. ‘The decision was rendered in the matter of the contest over the custody and guar- dianship of the children of the late Wm. H. Slack, two girls of eight and ten years, respectively, and the judge decided that their aunt, Mrs. Addie Slack Perrine, who was made their guardian and custodian by their father’s last will, dated July 12 last, shall retain such guagdianship and cus- tody. The judge also granted the injunc- tion asked for by their next friend and grandfather, the late Maj. Wm. B. Slack, enjoining the institution or prosecution here or elsewhere of all legal proceedings respecting the custody or guardianship of the little ones until after the contest over their father’s will, filed by their mother, ry Kemble Slack, shall have been de- termined. Long Opinion. ‘The opinion of Judge Hagner was an un- usually lengthy one, occupying about two hours in its delivery. For the most part it was a discussion of dry legal points, and those in the crowded court room who ex- pected from the judge a discussion of the testimony in the case, some of which was rather rtling in the dfectness of charges made ainst Mr: ‘k's moral fitness, Were disappointe 1 carefull, fraining from such a discussion, on ground that it was no? pecessary, and might be taken by one side 6 «.. other as an ex- pression of judicial opinion. An Old Stutute. After reciting at length the previous legal i the case, both here and in y, Judge Hagner proceeded to dis- yplicability here of the statute of Charles HU. In the first place, he b at unless the will 6f the father of the chiidren should be set aside, Mrs. Slack could not question the tights of Mrs. Perrine under it. The old English statute, hesheld, has been in force here since it was ifherited from Marylané at the time the seat of the national gov. ernment was established here. It had never before been seriously doubted, he said, al- though jn 1867 the courts of the District had been asked to set It aside because of its alleged inhuman provisions, but the courts then held that that was a matter not for them, but for Cengress. His Opinion. Speaking of the alleged inhuman char- acter of the old statute, Judge Hagner re- marked: “I have no difficulty in saying that it would be a far greater inhumanity to minor children to deny the father the rower to appoint a judicious guardian, who sht be able to avert the ruin of way: rd children by too indulgent. mothe: less lo resist thelr entreaties, or to his little daughters from a mother » influence would probably induce them to follow her owa occupation and spend their lives in the circus ring or in simiiar pursuits, or who, he knew, was a Votiry of one of the extremes of impiou! of disbelief, or ith-cure superstition or other silly issues of the times that would be destructive of their usefulness and hap- snd, above ail, there should be 1. protection to a father who is {to believe his wife morally un- a safe companion and guide to his young daughters. There is nothing in the law to prevent the father from naming his wife smaentar , and the cases would ber : ha disposi- tion would rot be made, if she were fit for the trust In Other States. The statute or its like, said Judge Hagner, is in full force and effect today in a ma- jority of the states of the Union, among them being Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, New York, Penn- sylvania, Delaware, Ohio, Maryland, Indi- nia, Georgia, Mississippi, Louis ara, ucky and New Jersey. And the rights of such a testamentary guardian are not only paramount here, but also in New Jersey, the rights of the mother not except- ed. Hence, the claim of Mrs. Slack’s coun- gel, that no case could be found sustaining the rights of the testamentary guardian when the fitness of the mother was not questioned, cannot be sustained, for, re- marked Judge Hager, both in civilized and uncivilized nations the authority of a father in such matvers is sustained both by law and custom Everywhere the father is entitled to the custody 6f his children, he thought, and that right has yet to he successfully de- nied here and elsewhere, authorities to that ect being innumerable. But the courts will always, he explained, remove a testamentary guardian shown to be mor- ally or otherwise unfit to exercise such guardianship, and will also so Interfere for the protection of children, even where they are held ty the father or mother. There- fore, he stated, very strong proof of uniit- ness would be required to induce a court to remove a testamentary guardian once legally appointed. Habeas Corpus Proceedings. Judge Hagner next discrssed the effect of the habeas corpus proceedings instituted by Mrs. Slack in New Jersey for the recov- ery of her children, where, after Mrs. Per- rine had removed them to this city, pending the final disposition of the case, the mother was awarded the custody and guardianship of the little ones until they reach the age of twenty-one years. It was claimed he- fore him, explained Judge Hagaer, that the decision of the New Jersey court, Vice Chancellor Bird, 1s binding upon the courts here, but he held to the contrary. The rule of adjudicata, he held, Is not applicable in habeas corpus proceedings, he stating that a decision in one state In’ habeas cor- pus proceedings will not be considered by the courts of another state as fi! or bind- ing upon the latter tribunals, New Jersey Courts. Judge Hagner quoted numerous decisions which, in his opinion, sustained such a view and then remarked that he felt obliged to hold, beyond all that, that the vice chancel- lor of New Jersey exceeded his powers in awarding the children to Mrs. Slack. either Mrs. Perrine nor the children, he thought, were properly befove the New Jer- sey court, and he remarked that it seemed to him almost monstrous to place the future of the children In a controversy wherein not them, but others, were the real parties. The vice chancellor exceeded his powers, too, he heli, in granting the custody of the children to Mrs. Slack until they reach the age of twenty-one years, for only their personal liberty for the time being was al- leged to be at Issue. Besides, habeas corpus proceedings are instituted only to protect the personal fiberty of the person alleged to be unlawfully detained or restrained, and annot be invoked for the purpose of ad- judicating questions of guardianship of children. Judge Hagner thought, too, that only tes- timony on behalf of Mrs. Slack was con- sidered by the New Jersey court, quite a different case in that respect from the ene befere him, in which testimony on hoth sides was fully heard. Then, too, in New Jersey no testamentary guardian can act unless the widcw approves, and that fact, he thought, alsc Influenced the court there. Nevertheless, he said, he would un- hesitatingly overrule the finding of the vice chancellor of New Jersey, and would therefore grant the injunction asked for on behalf of the children pending the de- termination of the contest instituted by to take them away from her before that question is determined would be, he thought, a disapproval of both her rights and the rights of the father of the chil- dren, The charges against Mrs. Perrine, Judge Hagner remarked, were wholly un- founded. In fact, about the main charge preferred against her was, he remarked, that she made public serious charges against the mother of the children, but it shoulll be remembered, he stated, that it was Mrs. Slack herself who first made pub- lic ugly charges against their father. It seemed hard, indeed, said Judge Hag- ner, that the little children must suffer from the making of such charges against their father and mother, and that they will be confronted with them in later years, being made to as! Did this man so sin or his parents, that he should be born blind?" Mrs. Perrine to Have the Children. In conclusion, Judge Hagner said he would allow Mrs. Perrfne to retain the custody of the children, pending the decision in the Inatter of the contest over their father's will, and would also grant an injunction en- Joining all persons from instituting or prose- cuting, here or elsewhere, legal proceedings respecting the custody of the children. He explained, however, that Mrs. Slack would be allowed ac to her children, and he es ed the hope that the unfor- tunate controversy would yet be amicably settled, explaining that the duty he had been called upon to perform had been one of the most difficult and trying in his ex- perience. Neither Mrs. SI present in elf nor Mrs. Perrine was court today, but the former's Yrother and Mr. Perrine were, attended by their respective counsel. It is understood that counsel for Mrs. Slagk are undeter- mined as to what future action, if any, they will take in the case. ——— MISS FOLAND'S ANSWER. * Denies Charges in the Gullen WII Contest. An answer to the caveat recently‘filed to the will of the late John R. Gullen, the F street broker, by his mother, was made to- day by Hattie M. Foland, the sole benofi- ciary under the will filed, and who has been spoken of as Madame Ruppert. Miss Foland declares that the will was made in accordance with all the require- ments ofelaw, and the allegation that the deceased was rot, at the time he executed it, of sound and disposing mind and mem- cry is characterized as not only untrue, but absurd. If Gullen left a personal es- tate of mW), says Miss Foland, she would be glad to be informed as to its where- abouts, as all she is aware of is $300, It is denied that Gullen did not publish the will of his free volition; that she influ- enced him in any way, and that she was living with him as his mistress. Miss Fo- land sets forth that she told Gullen she did rot want his property, and adds that s did not know of the execution of the will the time it was executed. In closing M Foland avers that at the time of iis death Guilen was indebted to her for borrowed money in sums beyond the value of his entire estate. \FEDERACY'S CAPITAL. AT ¢ Former Wearers of the Gray Enger to niint. Special Dispatch to The ening RICHMOND, Va., December 18.—There was any amount of war talk in the house of delegates today, and nearly the entire session was taken up with oratory as to whether or not this country should go to war with England. The President's me sage was vigorously discussed and patriot- ism reigned supreme. The discussion was caused by the follow- ing resolution offered by Mr, Hathaway of Lancaster: “Be it resolved by the house of delegates ar. of Virginia, the senate concurring, That general assembly of Virginia, in session embled, do most hearti ndorse and applaud the noble and patriotic seutiments announced and expressed in the recent message to Congress of the President of and that a copy of this the President and to zinia senatorial representative in ntroduced © the dele- carried by a . Saunders of Frankfort titute which did not pl and the resolution ww veluntary offers to enlist In case the United States goes to war. Among these is Col Robins of this city, a brave ex-confederate President's here toda; message igs the only and a number of ex-con- s themselves as willing _> DEMOCRATIC Not Yet Ready to Arrange for Their Committee Rep: tion. Senator Mitchell of Oregon, chairman of the republican caucus, last night adv Senator Gorman, who occupies a like pos tion on the democratic side of the chamber, of the action of the republican caucus in making committee assignments and rep! sented to him the desire of the republicans for a speedy re anization. Mr. Gorman promised to lay the matter before the dem- oeratic steering committee, and he has called a meeting for that purpose. The democrats have not e » been able to give a pos e reply to the request for the immediate completion of the foreign re- lations committee owing to the fact that they have not decided upon a man to fill the democratic vacancy on the committee. ——_—__+-2+____—_. ANOTHER MOVE. SENATORS. Proceedings in the Yost bor Controversy. In the controversy between Builders Wm. Yost & Bro. and Albert Carry as to the employment by the former of non-union men, Mr. Carry this afternoon, through Attorney Alex. H. Bell, filed a petition for an injunction to prevent the builders from employing non-union men pending a full hearing in the matter on the merits of the case. Further ——— Garbage Hearing. The Commissioners heve set aside Mon- day, December 23 at 11 o'clock as the time for a public hearing to all those persons who desire to present objections to the proposed location of a garbage crematory on lot 4, square ee ee Building Permits. A building permit has been issued to Jacob Brothers for the erection of three three-story and cellar brick and stone dwellings at Nos. 1349, 51 and 53 Harvard street, Columbia Heights, to cost $17,500. Ss More House Appointments, The following House appointments were made today: E. L. Brice of Massachusetts to be Index clerk, at a salary of $2,000; Or- rin Enquart of Indiana to be clerk; salary, $1,600. +2 + —_____ What Caused the Delay. There was a great deal of anxiety in the Senate concerning the Hitt bill, which had passed the Heuse, ard considerable sur- prise expressed that it did not come over in time to be acted upon. But under the new law all bills must be printed, and this caused the delay. 6 ++ ______ Reappointed Regent. Senator Cullom has been reappointed a member of the board of regents of theSmith- sonian Institution by the Vice President. A Valuable Doll. From London Answers. After the Indian mutiny, writes a corre- spondent, a friend of mine, who had served in a Highland regiment, brought home a bideous-looking painted wooden figure, which he had taken from the loin-cloth of an Indian fanatic who had attempted his life. He gave It to his sister's little girl for a doll to play with, and it was known as “Nana Sahib.” Years after the girl's mother took an ax to break It up for firewood, when what seem- ed to be the eyes, a clayey substance, fell out, revealing two red beads. The “beads” proved to be two rubies, for which she got £15. And not only that, but there was a hol- low space in the doll (or idol) which was packed full of gold mohurs. Altogether “Nana Sahib" realized over £80, Mr. Hitt’s Bill for a Commission Pramptly Acted On. SOME HESITATION BY SENATORS It Will pRipabiy Pas8 Before the Holiday “Adjournment. eee WHAT MR. HITT SAYS ‘The bill offered in the House today by Mr. Hitt, and adopted by acclamation, was identical with that offered by Mr. Crisp last evening, but was cut off by adjournment, the hour being late. The course of Mr. Boutelle this morning indicates that prob- ably the adjournment which cut Mr. Crisp off prevented a prolonged debaté on the question, and made it possible this morning to pass the Dill, offered by a republican, without an antagonistic vote. There iS evidently no division of party on the ques- tion, and no display of party feeling. Mr. Boutelle’s proposition to send the bill to a committee did not have the support of a voice in either party, and he did not himself press it. The republicans, more than the democrats, possibly, manifested their disap- proval of his suggestion. The House's Prompt Action, As far’as the House is concerned the matter is disposed of undl such time as the commission is ready to report, and every requisite ald has been given to the President to ascertain the essential facts as to the controversy, and a determination to sustain the administration in a position of firmness predicated upon the facts when verified has beon indicated. All this has been done promptly that there nay be no misapprehension on the part of G: Britain as to the attitude of the American Congre In the Senate there is some diiference of opinion as to the exact method of dealing with the proposition for a com- mission, but there is apparently no danger of a controversy as to the general proposi- tion. Sonie Senators want to go through the form of consideration of the measure by a committee with the view of making some provisions not included in the meas- ure as passed by the House. Time for the Report. The thing they particularly want is to provide a limit of time within which the commission must report. The objection made by a xcod many Senators to this i that the time taken for these formalities will delay the appointment of the commis sion and cause the delay which all profe: to be anxicus to avoid. Persons who have talke th Mr. Cleveland on the subject are convinced that he desired a very carly report fem the commission, and will indicate to them on r appointme th ts xty is ramed as the xreatest length of tim would probably r the commission to complete the tigation if they are,guthorized at o: ters who stiggest deliberation wo the committee on foreign relations pleted at once, and the matter refer them tor a#report. This pessible delay of action proper untibittet the holi fore, it is not popular. A ‘consilerabk: number both sides of the chamber e no holiday adjournment until after the bill has been acted on by the Sen e, and that if the matter gees to the com- ittee It must te that the report w tion before the h com- ed to contemplates a by the Se , and, there of Senators ay that there with the understanding ‘ac- be made in time fo ry suzge vart of any Hitt explains t vide a timeswathin which the commission, shall be made was ln cause ie deemed It lininger Ve was satisti that the reffort’ possible. - ding by Mr. Olney's F he sentiment is us strong « avor of standing by the pro own in Olney’s letter. Tf there fs any entiment it is smothered in the womld be made as soc mation of enthusiasm for the Monro: The possibility of the United ling is not const The universal expression in both hous Congress is that England alone can situation de In just one direction do the escape which sland tr avail her f to avoid he lities. Phat is through tilement with Ven isfactory to the latter din one part pated, tone of the and sometime mtemptuous of the peculiar tone lead treat Britain e and to hold the last extreme against the recognition of the principles contended for by this coun At all events, it is indicated that ste will be taken, uno: ecutive and by Congress to prepare whatever: matmer of enforcement of our pesition may be necessary. Names Suggested. ‘There is, of course, no question about the authcrity being given for the commission. It may not be given by the Senate today, or even tomorrow, but there will surely be no considerable delay. The bellef is t very strong commission will be appointed. The nanes of Chief Justice Fuller, ex- President Harrison, ex-Senator Edmunds, ex-Minister Phelps and Mr. Coudert of New York are mentioned. Will Not Leave This City. It is the impression of the republican end democratic leaders in the House that the Venezielar commission will perform its work in this city and will make its re- port to Congress at a comparatively early many to be mined to ji day. Mr. Hitt of Illinois, who ts looked upon as the prebable chairman of the House committee on foreign affairs, and who is probably as well posted upon the Venezuelan question as any man living, through his service on the foreign affair: committes in the past and his incumbency cf the office of assistant secretary of state In 1881, has stated that he thinks this will be the cas idence at Hand. Mr. Hitt said that the purpose of this commission is to sit in a judicial capacity, to weigh evidence presented to It, and to determine a question of fact based upon such evidence. The evidence in the case in behalf of Venezuela is already at hand. There are gn fije in the archives of the government,,ang also conveniently at hand s all of the data upon the nezuelan side of the question. It is true, id, that all of the British claims and contentions in the at issue have not been presented, and t is no likelihood of them being Submitted. Inasmuch as Great Britain hag steadily refused hereto- fore to substantiate the claims which she has put forward by presenting document- ary evidence, and declined to leave the matter to arbitrytion, it is not likely that she will lay before the commission any evidence in,,her,own behalf, Under these consideratiops Hitt thinks that it not at all Tk hat Great Britain’s ¢ will be beard of, her pretensions weigh to a greaten extent than has already been done in the investigations which Mr. Olney has evidently male up to this Ume. Not Enthusiastic. With this phase of the case, however, Congress has nothing to do at this time, said Mr. Hitt. - Congress ts only called upon to aid the executive in conducting negotiations entirely within his province. Mr. Hitt is not inclined to be very en- thusiastic over the practical result of the efforts of the com sion. He ts of the opinion that after the commission has com- pleted its labors tt will have merely ex- amined a mass of official documents, all of which have already been examined by offi- cers of this government, and will ascertain a state of affairs already known to the State Department and the President, and the situation then will be just as it is now. The United States will be in posses- sion of considerable information respecting Venezuela’s claims, and Great Britain will be in possession of the territory. Mr. Hitt does not, however, intend to convey any criticism upon the President's down in the President's declarations, and earnestly favors the speedy and efficient co-operation of Congress in the President's effort to maintain strict observance of the doctrine enunciated by Mr. Monroe. ACTION IPLANS FO Something Must Be Done to Relieve the _ Treasury. The Republican Responsibility—Many Propositions to Raise the | Revenue. With the sending to Congress of Secre- tary Carlisle's report, the great problem of state has been turned over to the republi- cans. Their responsibility has now fairly begun, They may think never so lightly of the Secretary’s reasoning and suggestions and pick whatever flaw they please with his form of grouping the figures, but the fact is recognized that the time has come for them to do someth'ng. The republican leaders do mot attempt efther to belittle the situation or to hide their division and embarrassments. They acknowledge the situation to be exceedingly grave, and the number of plans proposed for relieving it is proof sufficient of how much they are at present divided on the subject. Only this much at this time ap- pears to be certain: The greenbacks will not be retired by any act of this Congress, but in some manner the pressure produced by their use as “an endless chain” will be relieved. The republicans generally are agreed that more revenue is necessary. They reject the arguments and assurances of both the Pres- ident and Mr. Carlisle on that point. But as to how the money should be raised there arise the widest differences of opinion,rang- ing all the way from a thorough revision of the tariff to a proposition that the tariff be not touched at ail. Different Propositions. (1) The tariff should be revised through- out. Argument: The republican party has been returned to power in Congress as the result_cf a campaign made against the Wilson tariff bill, which was denounced us the sum of jobbery and iniquities, which has failed to raise sufficient revenue, and which ought to be repealed. The country expects that step taken at the earli possible moment. If the President chooses to interpose with a veto, let him take the responsibility. The selection of a few scledules for revision, leaving the bulk of the dutiable list untouched, would inevita- bly cause trouble. The interests required to wait until next Congress would resent the treatment ut the polls next November. (@) The revision of a few schedules would be sufficient. Argument: There is not time for a general jon, amd, besides, such a Lil could not pass the Senate, or, by a miracle, passing the Senate, would certain- ly be stopr engage in the country dat the Whi House. Why an idle demonstration? Wha) demands now is a bill that will ond become a law. ‘k on the dutfable Ist. es on finished wool p and the question is solved. Argu- The sheep raisers are on the eve cf the result of the putting of wool on ¥ are numerous and are to redress. A duty on wool and eased duty on the finished produc Ss a ertitied an In of wool would su the money it needs. The President, thus to choose between accepting su MI or issuing more bone would har resort to the litter expedient. If he should he would simply drive home another nail in the coffin of the demoers Outside of the Tariff. the tariff untouched alto- ise the nece y revenue by other m Argument: The tariff should not be tinkered with, The subject 1s one of the highest importance, and must £0 over until the p: is onee more in full control. A 3 time could not becom viston woull () Leave gether, and r tion thing within the r mplishment is, Put an xX on beer and bank checks, or on whisky and bar checks. would produce all the money ‘Tha ne = 5) are of putting: the additional burden either on the Lottle or on the breakfast table. Argument: beer has be- come the peor man’s beverage. It should not be made dear. German-Americans in particular would resent the act at the polls. An additional tax on whisky would not meet the case. That article has a long protection In bond. The republican jis the author of the free breakfast and could not afford to undo that work by | reimposing a duty either on tea or coffee. | That would make an enemy—one at lea: at every fireside in the land. Something Must Be Done. These are only a few of the many schemes proposed and opposed in connec- tlon with the task now confronting the repyblican House of Representatives. That something must be done stands confessed on all sides. There is a big hole in the treasury which must be filled up, and there is a recoznized need, though denied both by the President and Secretary Carlisle, for more revenue for future operations. But beyond this all is in dispute. Upon broad lines, the division is between conservative that they near thing possible the great work over for and those who, regard- pte in the Senate and the would attempt as Which party those who ere so do would the nothing: ndin. the next Congre of the close President's attitude, complete a remedy as possible. side will win? ++ —______ AR PEST. Children Capture the Prizes and Alxo the Cocoons. From the Buffalo Court In this connection attention is called to the novel and effective way in which Ro- chester has In the last few years rid her treos of the caterpillar pest. In Rochester an offer of money prizes rid the entire olty of caterpillars. In 1808 no fewer than 748 cocoons were gathered, and in re- turn $0 In gold was distributed® among eight pupils. The offer of prizes in that year was $5 as a first prize, $3 as a sec- ond prize and §2 as a third prize, with extra money thrown in to those deemed to be deserving. "The offer was made by the Genesee Val- ley Forestry Association, In ISM the asso- tian offered $10 to any pupil who would ex- ceed the maximum gath by one pupil in the previous 44,000. The re- sult was som No fewer than sixty-1) maximum, one scoring the magnificent total of 3,000,000 —by means of clubbing—and another ex- ceeding 1,500,000, It was thought that the pest had bean exterminated, so energetic had been the school children, Neverthe- Bs r they collected something less than The cocoons were counted and destroyed in the presence of reliable witnesses. All this was done in Rochester by private enterprise and at a very trivial outlay. +o Russian Beggar Associations. From Chimubers’ Journal. Of all the artels, or associations, the beg- gars’ are the most interesting—the mos: immoral. In no European country but Rus- sia would such institutions meet with tol- eration. But there begging is a recognized rrofession. In many villages, as soon us the harvest is in, the whole population forms itself into a huge artel, which is split up into a number of parties. The halt, blind, maimed, ete., are divided out equally among the parties, so that each of them may have an equal claim on public sympathy. They then start off on a beg- ging tour, in the course of which they sometimes go 200 or 300 miles away from their homes. During the day they go about in different directions, no two parties be- ing allowe’ to enter the same village; but at night they all meet togetber, and then, if all tales be true, they have “high jinks.”” They put everything they receive into a common stock; they cat the food and sell the clothes, dividing the proceeds, a Effect on Stocks of the President's + ‘Message. DECLINE FOLLOWED HOUSE'S ACTION Rates of Foreign Exchange Will Go Up. GENERAL MARKET REPORTS Special Dispatch to The Evenirg Star. NEW YORK, December 18.—Yesterday’s message to Congress and today's prompt re- sponse to the suggestion made therein had a depressing effect on stock values. Early London cables reflected declines varying from 1-2 to 7-8 per cent, and brought a lib- eral volume of selling orders into the local market. The total sales attributed to for- «ign account during the first half of the day aggregated thirty thousand shares. After the first pressure had been relieved somewhat, a moderate rally ensued, but the character of the trading in both accounts was purely professional and consequently extremely susceptible to sentiment. ‘The appropriation of the money needed to equip the Rew boundary commission was construed as peing of much greater sig- nificance than was the presidential sugges- tion to that effect. The lowest prices of the day succeeded the announcement of the vote in the House appropriating the necessary funds to determine the logical position of this government in the contro- versy between Great Britain and Venezue- la, Some sales of long stock were noticed during the later activity, but the majority of the transactions were mad? by traders. The immediate effect of the develop- ments of the last twenty-four hours will be to advance the rates for foreign exchange at a time when conditions in this particular were far from satisf: tory from a variety of other causes. he securities ‘sold by fore'gners must be paid for In gold, and this, in addition to the sea- son's regular needs, will add to the tempo- rary apprehension by inviting attention to a slowly crumbling gold reserve. An issue of bends is unquestionably coa- templated, and a message to this effect early in the new year would not surprise Wall street. It is hinted in certain well- informed circles that London will sub- scribe to ghis new issue, notwithstanding the presen® want of harmony on diplomatic questions. Actual hostilities are not nec- ry to maintain our position as yet, and it is not believed they will be, but in finan- cial circles preparation is usually made for the worst of all anticipated contingencies, and consequently buyers of stocks, for the t few days, are likely to be in the ority. ‘The declines recorded in stock values dur- ing the holiday season, in which we have practically entered, should not be credited entirely to fears of trouble with England. Many securities were inclined to sell off prior to the first intimation of our intended aggressiveness, and would have held up but a few days at least. The buying power of the strest is severely contracted, and a period of bargain making was in progress owing to a preponderance of sellers. The prudent trader will hold aloof temporarily, and if viewed without prejudice will find in- viting opporiunities on the long side in the next few wi ie Upwards cf $2,000,000 in gold is likely to be ipped to Frarce at the end of the week in addition to what will be required for Lon- don account. Closing prices were uniformly lower, under a moderate volume of busine age FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL, The following are the opening, the high est and the lovest uad 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 Laat American Sugar... WL 1017, 9941015 American Sugar, Pfd. gs" 98" os American 7 isy 78y American Cotton Oi) Atchison, Canada S Canada Pac Chesapeake & Wy 17 Chicago Gas, Cis M.& St. Paul, Pid KT & Pacific ck. & W Delaware & Hudson Den. & R. Grande, Pfd. Dis. & Cattle Feeding. General Electric. Hiinois Central, Lake Shore. ng Island etropotitan Manhattan Eleva orthern Pacific, Northern Pacttle, Phi North American. Ont. & West r Southern Katlway, Pf Phila. ‘Traction, Wheeiing & L. Erie... Wheeling & L. Erie, Pfd. Western Union Tel Wisconsin Central Silver... xchange. Saies— regular call—12 o'clock m.—Metropolitan Bauk, 4 ut Capital Traction, 50 at *73; 25 at %75; 1 © at *75. Metropolitan Rall- read, 10 at Government Honds.—U. 8, 43, registered, 1111 bid, 1114 ast U. S."4s, coupon, 112% bid. bid, TEI asked.” U.S: 5s, 1904, S. ds, 1925 114) bid. riet of Columbia Bonds.—20-year fund 5a, 104 r fund 68, gold, 111 bid. Water stock urreney, 115 ‘bid! Water stock 7s, 1908, Wid. 8.658, fuming, currency, 111 igs, regist lus, 100 bid. Miscellaneous Metropolitan Rallroad conv. 116 bid, 1 Metropolttan Ratlroad U 5s, Sé bid, SS asked. Eck! Did. Coluinbia Railroad 6s, Washington Gas Washington |. Washington 135 asked. UL S. Elect 12) bid. Chesapeake ‘and Dotoum Wty bid. American Security and Trust 100 bid. Ame Security and + 100 bid. 110 bid, 110. bi 110 bid. 3 ‘ington 1 1 107 bid. Beit on Railroad Washing E Tall Association 3x, Ist Gs. 100 bid. ight In ks, — Tan nk of th bid.” Aner! Washington Mapltal Traction ¢ ropotitan, asked. ennallyto cks.—Teal Estate Title, 110 mmbia Title, 7 bid, 8 asked. tle, 7 asked. District Tithe, 8 bid, yolks. Hail, 8 bid, 230 ast *Ex div. vd, Lanston Monotype, 6 Baltimore Markets, BALTIMORE, December 18.—Flour quiet, | un- 3 0 changed —recet Mrs. Slack In the mat‘er of her husband's recommendations, or to comment upon the eass—spot and 32a82%; 4 If that will was duly executed, sald Judge of the government has chosen to bring mixed, “Sla31ig—receipts, 144,250 bushels; ship- Hagner, Mra. Perrine's right to the custody this matter to an issue. He is heartily in Balen Tero Denmnels: stock. “1,565,041 | bushele; SS of the children cannot be questioned, an’ a wil 3 LOR Sie at a accord with the main propositions laid 32; do. yellow, S14 055%. Unte delt-—Sos Chie Western, 24024 2 mixed, 224ad3—4 5,079 bushels; stock, 211,336 Dashcls Hye Inset. ive—No. 2, 44a45 nearby; 46047 western—recetpts, 893 bushels; stock, 102,545 bushels. Hay firm the better grades—cholce timothy, $15.50. Grain freights steady and trade rather quiet, unchanged. Sugar, butter and eggs firm, unchanged. Cheese steady, unchanged. a Grain and Cotton Markets. Furnished by“W. B, Hibbs & Co., 1421 F street, members New York stock exchange, correspondents Messrs. Ladenburg, Thal- mann & Co., New York. GRAIN. Open.” High. Law. Clow. Bhie-Y, GOi4-% 59 595)-% 2m 2 23% 5 % 28° 28GB 16% 16% 1 191 Ray ROA S82 SISTA Bat 52t May... 550 5.60 Ribe—Jan. 427 427 May 450 480 Month, Tow. Clore. S18 S19 N23 828 8.28 8. S388: Thirty Years’ Search of a Man Kid- maped at the Age of Five. From the St. Louis Globe-Democrat. W. L, Babbitt of Crawfordsville, Ind., one of the best-known lumber drummers in the Mississippi valley, is rejoicing uver his re- union with his mother, from whom he was stolen thirty-two years ago. At that time Babbitt’s parents, wealthy Chicago people, separated. Babbitt was then five years old, and soon after the separation was stolen by his father, who kept him secreted in Mis- scurl. His distracted mother spent all she had in endeavoring to recover her child, but in vain. Finally she removed to Niles, Mich., and later to Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio, where she lived with a brother. Meantime her son grew up, and upon at- taining his majority learned of his mother ard his kidnaping. He began a systematic scarch for her, and through the years spent many thousands of dollars. He supposed she had returned to her old home in New England, however, and advertised there. Unknown to him, also, she had resumed her maiden name of Davis, so this all the more ccmplicated matters, and he could hear netning of her. Last week he was in Niles, Mich., and chanced to tell, in a customer's office, the story of his life. A gentleman named Hunter, who was present, had known Mrs. Babbitt during her residence in Niles, and through him Babbitt learned that his mother was alive at Cuyahoga Falls. He eater there at once, and a reunion oc- curred, GOT EVEN WITH THE BRITISH. They Were Plied With a Drink of Whose Po cy They Knew Nothin: From the New York Press. Abcut twenty years ago, when we were at Gibraltar, having been ordered to join the European squadron, the officers of one of her Britannic majesty’s ships of war gave us a dinner on board, and made every one of the younger Americans roaring drurk, while many of the older ones had some di‘ficulty getting down the gungway. Our captain was very wroth. He called us all up the next morning and lectured us. In a few days he returned the courtesy of the British efficers, inviting them all to cine abosrd our ship. Dr. King, one of the surgeons on board, a nephew of the noted jurist, Judge King of Philadelphia, and a Philadelphiar. self by birth, asked the captain if he would like to get even with the British for getting us all drunk. The captain said it was not possible to do it; that e British could drink all our boys under the table. King insisted, and finally was allowed to make the attempt. He made a few gailons of fish-house punch and served the innocent-locking liquid lib- erally among the visitors, They had never tasted anvthing like it, and could not get it down half fast enough. At midnight each of them was lowered from the end of tre vardarm in a net, care! y deposited in a boat and borne to his ship, wnere he was hauled aboard in the same way. I — think we saw an Englishman for a week. ——--+ SCOTCH COLLIES. Their Intelligence Serve@ to Rescue Their Master From Probable Death. From the Glaszow Post. A few days since, while Hector Macalis- ter was on th? Arran hills looking after his sheap,-stx miles from home or other habitation, his \ collie dogs started a »bit, WhIER-GAm under a large block of granite. He thrast his arm under the stone, expecting to catch it, but instead of dcing so he removed the supperts of the block, which mstantly came down on his arm, holding him as fast as a vise. His pain was great, but the pangs he felt were er when he theught of home and the death he seemed doomed to die. In this position he lay frem 10 o'clock in the morning till 4 in the afternoon, when, finding that all his efforts to extricate him- self were unavailing, he tried several times, without effect, to get his knife out of his pocket to cut his arm off. His only chance now was to send home his dogs, with the view of alarming his friends. After much difficulty, as the faithful crea- ures were most unwilling to leave him, he succeeded, and Mrs. Macalister, seeing them return alone, took the alarm, and, collecting the neighbors, went in search of her husband, led on by the faithful eollies. When they came to the spot, poor Macal- ister was speechless with crying for assist- ance. It required five strong men to re- move the block from his arm. eee. ES OF HISTORIANS. TROL Kinginke Might Have Hit in One Family. From the New Review. Mme. Novikoff was at a Sunday party at Hgtiand house in the days of its late mis- tress 4nd was feated between Lord Hough- ton and Mr. Kinglake. The latter observ- ed, in answer to a remark of the Russian lady, that historians were sometimes very badly treated. ‘What do you mean?” ask- ed Mme. Novikoff, rather puzzled. ‘‘Well,” continued Kinglake quietly, as if discuss- ing some grave topic, “just take my case for example. As you know, I am supposed to be an historian. The other day I got a letter which really touched me; it was signed by two people, husband and wife, and came from one of our colonies. They described their grief. Their only child, it seemed, had been killed in the Crimea. For scme incomprehensible reason they were most anxious to have their ‘beloved darling’ mentioned in my history of the Crimean war, Surprised, but flattered, I replied by return of post—a thing I have not done for many, many years—that I would be happy to do my best for their comfort, provided they sept me necessary particulars. Again a let- ter, written and signed by mother and father, arrived, but with the following cruel addition: ‘We have no particulars whatever, He killed on the spot, like many others, and anything you may kindly invent will be welcome; we leave it entirely to your judgment.’ Mr. Made a In a Flask of Georgian Whisky. From the Gainesville Eagle. A Mr. Little, who lives near Chestnut mountain in this county, some two or three weeks ago, while in Gainesville, bought a half pint of blind tiger whisky. He and his brother, who was with him at the time, drank a little over half the stuff, ard upon arriving at home hid out the remainder to get_a morning nip. Next morning, bright and early, he went out to where he had left the flask, but when he picked it up to empty the contents where they would do the most good he noticed @ small gray substance, about as large as @ pea, floating around in the bottle. He eyed the contents very critically, and, with @ pang of regret at being knocked out of his morning dram, he corked the bottle and laid it away to await developments. The thing began growing, and growing rapidly, It is said to have grown until it has almost filled the bottle, and is of toughness akin to rubber. Innumerable tentacles ha’ grown at intervals around the body, and 't is assuming a very satanic-like appearance, Eminent physicians have examined It, but say they don’t know what it is, except one who maintains that it is a miniature devil, and further says that all the liquor sold ts our city Is full of the same sort.