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2 THE EVENING STAR, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 24, 1895—TWELVE PAGES. he eae revealed forty-seven Senators LATE NEWS BY WIRE t is evident, interposed Mr. Sherman, “that a majority of the Senate wish to give this bill as a Christmas present to the south, and I therefore withdraw my motion for a reference.” The Bill Passed. Thereupon, without division, the bill was passed. Mr. Vest’s resolution for coining the sil- ver bullion in the treasury then came up, Mr. Vest presenting some amended fea- tures. Mr. Morrill moved to refer the resolution te the finance committee. Vest demanded a roll call. Tt looked 1 an unexpected test of the silver strength. To avofd this Mr, Morrill withdrew his resolution for a reference, and cn me o'clock, the Senate adjourned THE HOU When the House met today the attend- ance was small. Mr. Cooper (Fla.) asked unanimous consent for the consideration of a bill to make Palm Reach, Fla, a port of entry and delivery. He explained that the necessity for the immediate passage of the Dill existed in the fact that the first vessel of a new American steamship line between Palm Beach and the Bahamas would arrive at Palm Beach January 17, and, unless Palm Reach was made a port of entry the entrics would have to be made at Key Wes on the other side of the state of Florid ach inconvenience world result. no objection, and the bill was pa Purner (Ga ittention to the ntrodute > Flynn of ling upon the § 3 n of the alleged sd in the opening of tion. ‘There had been, he said, emocratic side at the "Ss upon Sese- tary Smith's course. then the Sec- retary had written a temperate reply to what Mr. Flynn alleged, and he asked that ft be printed in the Record Mr. Baker (N. H.) objected. Reference of the President's Message. Mr. Dingley (Me.), chairman of the com- mittee ys and means, then offered a resolution for the distribution and refer- of the President's message to the committees having jurisdiction of the sub- Jects dealt with. Mr. Lacey (wa) sug- gested that the portion of the message re- lating to the Nicaragua canal should go to the committee on railways anc canals in- stead of the interstate and foreign com- on ¥ ence Stated that the juris- on railways and within the rightfully to the committee on foreign com- merce, Mr. Lacey moved that the matter go to the committee on railways and canals, and when h defeated—5-Si}—he was osed to filibuster, nall that he ab: resolution as reported by vas adopted. Mineral Entries. Shafroth (Colo.) asked ent for the constde uthorizing mineral entries to be made on forpst reservations. Mr. Shafroth ex- plained that these reservations were held to irrigate the lower valleys in the spring when the snow melted. Now, in view of the gold discoveries there, he thought it was important that they be open to the location of mining elaims. Mr. Crisp (Ga.), in the absence of a report on the subject from the Interior Department and of the former chairman of public lands, objected, and the resolution was referred. Brazil's Congratulations, The Speaker laid before the House the following vle communication, which was received with a burst of applause: RIO DE JANEIRO, December 21, President Chamber «f Representativ Washington, D, C.: The chamber of deputies of the republic but his support was Mr. Dirig- of the United States of Brazil congratu- lates the chamber of the Representatives of the North American Union for President land's worthy message, which so and highly the rights and of the ations conse- AE, SILVA, Presidente. ‘The House then, at 1240, adjourned until Thurs =o. °F BRITISH Is o Ss. Seventeen of the Crew of the Ship Moresby Perish. DUBLIN, December 21.—The British ship Moresby, Capt. Coomber, was stranded yes- terday off the Ballinacourty light house, near Dungarven, about a mile and a half from the shore. Her crew, numbering thirty-six men, were lashed to her rigging throughout the night, as the sea was so heavy as to render it impossible for a life- boat to live In it for any length of time. A lifeboat finally succeeded in getting to the vessel and rescued several of her crew. The others, however, remained lashed to the rigging. The Moresby at the time the lifeboat was driven away from her was breaking up. In spite of all the efforts made to save them, seventeen of the crew were drowned When the versel broke up. Signals of Distress. A large three-masted ve: has been seen flying signals of distress in Kingz town bay. A lifeboat which went to her sixtee 1 were drowned A si 1 lifeboat which started for the rescue was aiso overturned, but the cre managed to cling to the boat, which was finally righted. The fate of the three- master is not known, Gates on the Coas TAONDON, December 24,—Heavy gales prevail today ‘over the coasts of Great Britain and several small wrecks ve already been reported. was seen to run ashore in the eld, where she became a that all the members of he drowr 5 Gales on the Pacific, PORT TOW <D, Wash., December The werst rm experienced fn many years has prevailed in this district for two days. The telegraph wires are prostrate and shipping fs at riving from th standstill. Steamers ar- uth report a severe ga fre the w nd steamers bound down sre compelled to seek shelter and walt fer the weather to moderate. The prevalence of a succession of south- erly and westerly not only inten fied fears for the fety of the missing Strathnevis of the North Pactfic line, but h siness is now felt here for the ish steamer Denube, which left Victoria two Weeks ago to search for the disabled sieamshi lvuring that period the weather has been intensely stormy. »* Heavy Rains in the Southwest. ST. LOUIS, Mo., December 24.—A special to the Repubile from Denison, Texas, says: Asheavy rain bas prevailed in this section uring the past twenty-four hours. The Whole country is flooded. Red river rose nearly elght feet since last night. Railway traffic is delayed in consequence of the storm. ST. LOUIS, Mo,, December 24.—Word 1s recely Benton c destruct at Warsaw, the county seat of unty, Mo., i threatened with on by floods from the Osage river, lalla, Warsaw and Southwestern fon {s adrift. Missouri, Kan- as tracks have been washed on county. ——— HAD TURNED ON THE GAS, Husband and Wife Were Found U: conscio! NEW YORK, December 24.—The odor of gas attracted the attention of a tenant ina house in East S6th street to the apartments oecupled by Arno Karb and his wife this morning. Entrance to the rooms having been forced, Karb was found breathing his last, while his wife was unconscious from asphyxiation. The latter was restored, but the husband died while he was being con- veyed to the hospital. As the police sus- the that the couple had planned suictde, Woman was placed under arrest. Karb thirty-elg! AO bie of age, and his wife rty year unanimous | ation of a resolu- | ndoned the idea, and | i | | choice of the city delegates for Cuban Insurgents Turn General Campos’ Flank. THREATEN A MOVEMENT ON HAVANA Only Fifty Miles Away With the Epanish Demora ized. ARRIVE TOMORROW MAY HAVANA, Derember 21.—Gomez and the insurgent army have turned the flank of the Spanish forces commanded by General Campos in person at Colon, and are now well to the westward of that place, threat- ening a quick movement upon Havana. This news from the front has created the greatest consternation here. The insurgent army Is now only abeut fifty miles from Havana, an the Spanish y lost their will authorities seem to have enti iz. At this rate the in: be in front of Havana possibly tome if they have obtained control of the r roads from here to Matanzas, which not impossible,.as they were only miles from Matanzas when 1 and moving rapidly westward. A report has reached here that a battle is being fought this afternoon between the Spanish troops and the insurgents, not far from Matenzas. The report cannot be con- firmed. rgents rrow, a few lieard from —_——~—- HE STATES HIS POSITION. -President McBride for Govern- Ownership. December sident of the bor, will prob- by He ment and Municips INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., John McBride, the retiring 1 American Federation of I ably go into the newspaper ness. “My defeat in New York was not a ¢ appointment to me. The socialists li were closely drawn in the convention the federation, and althougn I neve nnected with any socialistic o $s made to appear that I rep: socialistic idea. I am secialist I believe in municipalities taking th trol of all the corporations t) operated under charters obt cities. The tendency of ithe government ownership and munici hip, and if trade unionism and for anything it ought to s' that fdea. Government ownership municipal ownership will come, and conduct of government and mp porations toward their me to hasten this condition else.” and | th than —_~—_—_ THEIR TITLES ARE BAD. Excitement in Real Extate Circles in Wisconsin. | December MILWAUKEE, Wis special from Kenosha, W stir has been caused in re : here and among the farmers in this county | by a seemingly well-founded report that over one thousand titles to property In the city and county are not perfect. An at- torney Is here from Washington, and he | brings abstracts to show that the patents had never been issued in over one thousand cases. In the original pre-empting of the property the land office in Milwaukee is sued duplicate certificates, but not con- veyances. ys: A gr 1 estate cire — MURDERED BY APACHES. Family of Arizona Settlers Over- | come by the ds. DENVER, Cel., December 24.—A special | to the Republican from Phoenix, Ari says: News reached here that Perley Ellt- son and his family were murdered by Apaches in Lower Pleasant Valley, in the mountains, 140 miles east of here, nearly a week agu. The sh that killed | Naintage, the A f Weeks ago, started in pursult, and the set- | tlers have been #pprehens A SAN FRANCISCO, December 24.—/ from Hawali to a local paper are to the ef- | fect that President Dole and his cabinet are | so well pleased with the way In which ex Queen Lilluokalani hes conducted herscif | since her release on parole that the grant- {ng of a full pardon to her is under conside ation. erat Schilling in Baltimor Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. BALTIMOKE, Md., December ~The selection of Mr. William H. Schilling as the ker of considered as fa- plee. 2 2b the house last night 1s vorable fer the success of Congressman Wellingion in his fight for the senator- ship. Mr. Schilling is an admirer of the and the Wellington be elected. western Marylander, are hoping that he may Tie will go to the republican caucus with 18 votes, and as it requlres oniy 36 for a nomination it is Claimed that a number of southern and western Maryland del gates will vote with the city men, thus insuring his success. SS Church Mortgaged for Pastor's Pay. WOODBRIDGE, N. J., December 24.—To- morrow for the first time in one hundred and forty-one years there will be no Christ- mas service in Trinity Episcopal Church of this place. The church was closed for the first time last Sunday since its opening, in 1754. The cause of the closing of its doors was that the minister, Rev. H. Lighthipe, refused to preach because the church could not pay him his salary, which is long past due. He was asked to resign, but said he would do so when he received his pay. The vestry then closed up the church. Last week the church was morigaged to pay the minis ho immediately left for Jack- sonvil'c, Fla., to fill a pulpit in that city. ee Tobacco Factory Burned. LOUISVILLE, Ky., December 24.—A spe- cial to the Commercial from Owensboro’, Ky., says the six-story tobacco factory of Eliott & Son burned last night, with a loss of $32,000; insurance, $21,000. Adjoin- ing buildings sustalned $4,000 damages. oe ne Superintendent Murdered. SILVER CITY, N. M., December 24.—Wm. Reed, superintendent of the native copper and Hancver mines at Linderman, was found near the mouth of the former mine shot through the brain and his skull crush- ed. There is no direct clew, but two dis- charged miners ure suspected of the mur- der. _— A Famous Ship Builder Dead. BELFAST, December 24.—Sir Edward Har- land, head of the famous shipbuiléing firm of Harland & Wolff, died today. He was member of parliament for North Belfast, in the conservative interest, was sixty-four years old, and was twice mayor of Belfast. Sir Edward Harland was for many years chairman of the harbor commissioners of Belfast, and was one of the foremost or- garizere of the Ulster convention, His baronetcy was the gift of Lord Salisbury and dates from 18865, —_———_ Fire at Victoria, Cole. VICTORIA, Colo., December 24.—The Lawrence reduction works, owned by a company, of which J. R. De Lamar Is presi- dent, have been burned. Loss, $125,000. The works had been very successful in the spar oot of Beil Sone Cripple Creek ores, and THE UNION AND CIVIL SERVICE There is No Trouble Over the Question of Non-Union Men. Fewer Non-Union Men in the Govern- ment Printing OMce Than Under the Old Way of Appointing. The report that the Typographical Union has made an issue with the public printer, or intends to do so, upon the question whether non-union printers shall be em- ployeG in the government printing office when they have entered under the civil ser- vice rules proves to be very much exag- gerated. The discussion in the union Sun- day, so far as can be learned from trus worthy sources, did not criticise the public printer. On the contrary, it very distinctly outlined his exemption Yrom responsibility in bringing the office under the rules, and assumed that the unlon would itself deal th the question whether non-union men should remain in the office or not. iblic Printer Benedict today said: le the question probably does fest with me finally for action and decision, I that it will re me. I certainly shail not e until I come to it. I can for the information ‘of the t of the 50 printers that I have appointed during all the time 1 been pu printer, about s 1 have never aske pr come befe ss the brid, however, > th have been non-union men. man, as far as I can now re Hect, wh er he belonged to the union or not. Most of these men join the union after they come into the of and 1 do not think there has heen any friction on account. of it. 1 a®m told that fifty cent of Mr. Palmer's appointmenis were non-union men, and al without exception they mm to the union sht udmiss: the old order of things it was eatural that most of the men appointed as nters in this office should be non-mion they came from were no uniou: either as editors or print were men of influence and able to secure the or member .n getti Fn So long as they men I maue no ‘question ts inte; ested in] appoint- mpetent iher they ut were o wi r not. 7 pr'which has b t to tak If, with uniformiy good results. A prom:ne: er of the union, as seen by reporter today, that the me s fully cor the comm! senting the j titioned the dent un ners pe- the ottice will admit non-union men under vice rules; the law will protect heip ourselves. a tight betw -n the For trious, stem, merit s can m: ak the well be some di th this, but it is the can do, It is reasonable to suppose t fic to appoint under the rule here will prefer to join the wu some eptions, but there of fact, this is prec’ iout. Out of appoint ts there but four non-union men. ore the office went under the civil ser- v ules from -third to one-half of the a nimen were from the non-un There is no reason for making a n owt of a molehill, There ts no nt about this m é ndantly able to and will do so. tter, and the union care of itself he government printing office is one of the best in the world. 1 employes are proud of it, and I th'nk it can be truly said that the ency {s largely due to ength and pros- perity of the union. ee MISFORTUNE THEIR GIFT, Many Persons Start in the Holidays at the Emergency Hospitnl. Matters were unusually lively this after- noon at the Emergency Hospital. About 1 o'clock the 3 ait was calie entire hol to set a double frac the unfortunate patient being Henry Ma t the W nd National 23 New York ave- Matthews was riding of thews, a clerk sides at Mr. on nue northwest. and reaching the corne northwest a deliv turned the corner an After the injury wa $ was removed to his 1a ly resulted. to Matthe colored man, unde! Taeloe FE. Roy, a young 1 in a domestic mi about noon, and during the ud came into contact with a portion jof a lvickbat. Drs. Smith and D sewed up an extended gap in Roy's scalp, and he was able, unaided, street northwe Harry bridget of 519 id street north vest, While at work, accidentally ga his right wrist in a frightful manner. The wound bled profusely, but was cl ina few minutes after Bridget reached the hos- pital Dr. T. sponde McDonald, with the ambulance, to a call from the Palais Ro 5 e a female clerk had fainted. Medical nce was rendered, and it was not to take the patient, who refused Lame, to the hospital. unusually se- k cf epilepsy was found at 12th streets. He had not regained con- sciousness at a late hour, and therefore kis Lame 1 not been ascertained. Another urknown man, suffering with convulsions, thought to be the result of typhoid fever, was also taken to the Emergency for treatment this afternoon. It is an established fact that the Emer- gency work of the yvarlous hospitels 1s largely increased on holidays, mainly due to the general inercesed indulgence in in- toxieating liquor on such asions, al- though none of the accidents today were caused by this habit. At the Emergency an influx of cases 1s expected this evening, and umple prepara- tions tc that end have been made. ———_ BERT and SAMUEL SANE. He is Removed to the M County Almshouse. Samuel Ebert, a young man who was in the Pollee Court yesterday for begging under the vagrancy act, who well dressed and had a gold watch, as well as several dollars in his pocket, was questioned by Judge Kimball as to his reasons for beg- wing, and he said that things were whisper- ing to him end made it impossible for him to do anything but come here and walk the streets. He sald he lived In Rockville, and had come here because of what these things had heen whispering to him. Judge Kimball re- leased him and he returned to Rockville. It developed that he was only visiting his brother-in-law near Rockville, and this morning his insanity assumed such a violent form that the county sheriff had to be sent for to remove him to the county alms house. ee STARTED HIM FOR CANADA, ntgomery Poor Tom Whitaker Begins His Jour- ney to His Mother. ‘Tom Whitaker, the insane man who was to have been started from here last even- ing for his home in Canada, as published in yesterday’s Star, strolled off from the lice station, and this morning he found imself in the hands of the Baltimore po- lice. Detective Gallaher went to Baltimore today and put him on a train for Canada. ae Death Rate Lower. The number of deaths reported at the health department fell off during the last week. From 110 the mortality declined to 103, and the annual death rate went down from. 20.8 to 19.4. The improvement was gen- eral. Nearly one-third of aS. the deaths were from lung diseases, of which 15 were from comsumption and 13 from pneumonia. With the exception of two deaths from diphtheria and one from scarlet fever the dangerous contagious diseases wére in abeyance. There were eight deaths from typhoid fever and one from malarial fevers. Of all who died, forty were over fifty years of age, while twenty-two were under five years oid. ‘With the death rate materially below the apie and van Beene. threaten- ing epidemio, the conditions may be pronounced favorable, of the office | to go to his resi- PStCy IN “CONGRESS Knights of Labor Resolution as to Contem- ~ plated Improvements. at It ts Prenegite#-Im the Form of a Pe- tition Jy Senator Call—Other tor Mensures. In the Senaté ae Mr. Call presented a resolution adopted by the Knights of ‘abor of the Disteb, of Columbia, calling for certain information in regard to improve- ments in the istrict, contemplated im- provements under ihe highway act, and the revenues and debts of the Wisirict. This resolution was merely presented to the Senate, but no action’ was taken on it. ‘The resolution calls upon the Commis- sioners to furnish the names of streets, alleys, avenues an reservations in the cities of Washington and Georgetown part- ly or wholly unpaved, and the total length of such thoroughfares, Also the length cf thoroughfares without sewers or water mains, with an estimated cost of fully im- Proving the same. Also an estimate of whole amount re- quired to carry out the provisions of the act of March 2, 1893, to provide a perma- nent system of highways in the District of Columbia outside the cities of Washington and Georgetown. Various other informa- tion is called for in order to show exactly what the needs of improvements are, the amount of property owned by the govern- ment and hy private citizens, the debt of the District, how much_of this debt h been liquidated since 1878, the amount of collected since that year, and an esti- amount of the revenues of District of Columbia at will remain 3 of the the end of the fi olution is in the form of a petition. StU1l Interested in the District. “I have not abandoned my interest in District matters entirely, although I am not on the Disirict committee this time,” said Mr. Hull of Towa to a Star reporter today. “My own committee assignment will keep me pretty busy, but I shall not lose sight of local affat “1 would to see the south s'de of Pennsylvania avenue built up wth butld- ings to accommodate the different bure: of the government. I would [ke to have the public parks preserved from encroach- ment by public buildings and hope to see the authorization of an adequate sewerage system for the city and suburbs to replace the presert defective system.” Dolly Madison's Portrait. Mr. Voorhees again introduced his bill of the last Congr today for the purchase rtrait of Mrs. Dolly Mad'son Andrews, to be a ansion, for which sure appropriates $4,000, --2-<—___—_ ‘TOPICS. in s in the Senate oil of an E. CAPITOL Steering Committee. steering comimittee made in the a Democratic The democrati considerable progre ment of the minority places on the Sena committees. Members of the committee expressed the jepinion that they would be able to complete the work 30 as to report by the lasts of/ this week and the Senate could reorganize its committees by the Ist of January. , For, Personal Clerks, Mr. Hepburn_of [owa introduced a reso- lution in the House today to provide a personal cler! the chairmen of tne large committees: cf; the House {n addition to the regular cierk of the committee. The idea is that, the clerks of the big commit- tees have so much business in connection with matters, before the committee that they do na: have time to attend to the chairman's personal business with hig con- stituents, Uniler the present law member ig, allowed a personal clerk $1,200 a yedr, except chairmen oi commit- tees. 4 Mr.. Shuford of ‘North Carolina has in- troduced a bill repealing the law providing for personal clerks of members. The reso- lution will be considered by the committee on accounts. _ To Pay Mr. Woodbridge. In the Senate Mr. Gorman has introduced a resolution providing for the payment of $1,022 to Mr. Woodbridge for expenses in preparing plans for the ventilation of the Senate chamber. The ‘Texas’ Machinery, Acting Secretary of the Navy McAdoo has sent to the Hous a letter recommending an 1,049 to satisfy the claim tichmond locomotive and machine 1inst the government for damages ined by the company by reason of delays on the part of the jovern- nt In the execution of the contract for construction of the machinery ef the appropriation of $3 of the the battle ship Te c ittee Clerks Appointed. ‘The following clerks to committees have been appointe E. L. Currier ef Iowa, of the judiciary committee; L. H. Bailey of South Dakota, of the committee on invalid pensions: H. 1D. Reeve of Des Moines, com- mittee on military affairs. Contested Election Cases, The contested election cases have been apportioned among the three election com- mittces as follows: Committee No. 1—Robinson against Har- rison, third Alabama district; Aldrich against Robbins, fourth Alabama district; Goodwyn aginst Cobb, fifth Alabama dis- ainst Underwood, ninth Belkn: p against McGann, ct; Rinaker against enth Hlinois district; Penton against Meddox, seventh Georgia district; Derby, ir. against Owens, seventh Ken- tucky ‘district; Kendall against Hopkins, tenth Kentucky district. Committce No. 2, Mr. Johnson of Indtana, chairman, will probably meet Thursda: It has the following cases: Coleman against Buék, seventh Louistana district; Beattie painst Price, third Louisiana; Benoit against Boatner, fifth Louisiana district; Booze against Rusk, third Maryland dis- trict; Van Horn against Tarsney, fifth Mis- sourl district; Mitchell against Walsh, eighth New York district; Campbell against Miner, ninth New York district; Cheese- brough against McClellan, twelfth New York district; Cheatham against Woodward, sec- cnd North Carolina district; Thompson against Shaw, third North Carolina district; Martin against Lockhart, six North Caro- lina dis te The third committee, with Mr. McCall of Massachusetts, chairmap, has set no day for meeting. It has the following cases: Murray against Elliott, first South Carolina rict; Moorman against Latimer, third South Carolina district; Wilson against Mc- Laurin, sixth South Carolina district; John- third Dowring, ston againgt Stokes, seventh South Carolina district; Layis against Culberson, fourth Texas district; Kearby against Abbott, sixth Texas district; Rosenthal against Crowley, tenth Texas district; Thorp against McKen- rey. fourth Virginia district; Corbett against Swanson, fifthVirginia district; Hoge against Otey,,sixth Virginia district; Yost against Tucket, tenth Virginia district; Newman against Spencer, seventh Missis- sipp! distrfct, , —— Saved From the Berlin. SOUTHAMPTON, December 24,—The pas- sengers ofithe'American line steamship Bér- Un, which rag fn collision on Sunday morn- ing with th oS ship Willowbank, sall- ed for New York today from Liverpool on board the steamship Rhynland. Stole Government Silver. CARSON, Nev., December 24.— James Henry, convicted of stealing silver from the United States mint, ‘has been sentenced to elght years.in a Nevada penitentiary and fined $5,000. —_->—__ Stull Alive. At 3 o'clock this affernoon Willle Burnett, who was run over in Georgetown yesterday, was stilt living, but under the influence of morphine. en . Candy for Christmas. Mrs. Ironside of the “Grafton” sent to police headquarters this morning about 100 boxes of candy, which were given to the boys who were fortunate enough to get the suits of clothes donated by Saks & ‘ompany. TO BE INVESTIGATED FINANCE AND TRADE NO THIRD TERM Winfred Deane Fatally Tsjuted in Alex- andria. ‘The Boy Says He Was Shoved Of a Moving Train by thc Conductor. Winfred Deane, the eleven-year-old son of Mr. A. C. Deane, who lives at No. 226 North Patrick street, Alexandria, was probably fatally injured yesterday, being, so he alleges, thrown from the local train on the Baltimore and Potomac road, which leaves Alexandria at 5:30 o'clock. boy had been playing in the neighborhood of the depot and when the train moved out he got on and when near the corner of Oronoco and Fayette streets, while the train was moving at the rate of twelve or fifteen miles an hour, the boy was shoved off, so he declares, ny the conductor. His head struck a telegraph pole, crushing the entire front part of the skull. He was car- ried to his home and iy Betchel, Smith and Howard were called. In order to sew up the gash in his forehead it was found necessary to remove the frontal bone. The little boy was resting easy this mornin ‘The boy's mother said that he had become conscious during the night, and when she asked him how he got hurt he replied that he had gotten on the train and when it got rear Mason's wall it was going too fast for him to get off and that the conductor’ came out on ihe platform and caught him by the collar and shoved him off. There were several persons present when the boy made this statement to his mother. Dr. Smith told The Star porter that it was impossi- ble fdr the child to live, and that death might be expected at any moment. The police are investigating the matter, and Mayor Thompson will hold an investigation either tonight or tomorrow morning. iittle fellow was still alive this afternoon. Sage Tomorrow's Alexander Island Entries First race, five-eighths mile,selling—Wang, 110; Florimer, Tatal, Matt White, Oberlin, May D., Stringfellow, Lakota, 107; Drum- stick, 105; Nobby, Kitty Van, Susie R., The Ciown, Belvina, Metropolis, 102. -cond race, seven-eighths mile, selling— Saunterer, Marksman, Romeo, Contest,105; Benvolio, M Black Beauty, Fannie ever! Kaway, Tolosa, Leigh, Pat Paymaster, 1 Third race, Six and a quarter furlongs, iny—Tancred, 114; Foundling, 107; Vent, Jack Wynne, Farragut, 102; Gorman, Quilla, Pattie, Granger, Countess, Clovis, oo. Fourth rac six and a_half furlongs, Ws Pennbrook, Torresdale, 5; Little Ralph, 102; Devola, ton I, Hands Off, 85. fth race, four and a half furlongs, sell- Mamie R., Forest, Dart, 115; Clans- “arngli Philadelphia, Jo Jap, Beware, Padre, Gorrello, Traitor, 100, Avon, Columbu: Sixth race, “one mile, selling—Despot, Topgallant, Drizzle, 1¢ Brooxtyn, Galla- tin, Ha Pennsburg, Tralee, Si- beria, W. — No Exemption in This Case. The Commissioners have refused the re- «mest of President G. Ordway of the Wadhington Market Company that enter- tainments held in the halls above the mar- ket be exempted from the tax of $% per evening imposed on all except. charitable entertainments. The company claimed that they already pay a very heavy annual tax, hut the Commissioners decided that this did not exempt them from the license law. =e “Racing on the Island. R: Vandergriff officiated as judge at the Island track today. ‘The near approach of Christmas and the pleasant weather drew a large and specu- jative crowd to this track today. First race, half mile—Bella G. (Andrews), 4 to 1, first; Jo Jays (Asburn), even, sec- ond ‘Time, Briscoe (Mullen), 7 to 1, third. Ao “ Sl Nominations by the President. The President today sent the following nominations to the Senate: Postmasters—Hen B. Anderson, Coving- ton, Ga.; Lyde A. Keagy, Cambridge, IL; George W. Blair, Lamont, Iowa; Jonathan L. Pettyjohn, Olathe, Kan.; William M. Pennell, Brunswick, Me.; D. F. Ayer, Do- , Me.; Winfield Reed, Orono, Me.; Al- fred R. Huston, Woodfords, Me.; Julius Meredith, Sparrow Point, Md.; Charles T. Reed, Whitman, Mass.; Charles D.eJohn- son, Brainard, Minn.; Charles Morgenstern, Attica, Darby Omalley, Valley City, ; D.; Frank R. Matthews, Raton, N. M. Hudson, Ohio; William Pa.; H. A. Noeckel, Lansdowne, Pa.; John M. Woodburn, New- i P: ‘James M. Portwood, Amarillo, allie Spive: Henderson, Texas. Treasury—To be second assistant engin- cers in the revenue cutter service: Daniel W. Biake of Mississippi; Urban Harvey, Virginia; Theodore G. Lewton, Virginia; Albert @. Norman, Kentucky;'Henry K! Spencer, Wisconsin; Robert E. Wright, Vir- ginia; Horace D. Glover, District of Colum- bia; Henry F. Schoenborn, jr., District of Columbia; Herman Kotzschmar, jr., of Maine; Taylor W. Ross of Indiana; Milton W. Thompson of Pennsylvania. State—Hobert S. Chilton, jr., of the Dis- trict of Columbia, chief of consular bureau, Department of State. jeutenant Colonel Amos Stickney, corps of engineers; Major Willlam Henry Huer, corps of engineers; Major Thomas Henry Handbury, corps of engineers, to be members of the Missouri river commission. Also Major Thomas Henry Handbury, engincer corps, member of Mississipp! river commission. —— BATTLE SHIP Report of the Board of Naval Bureau Chiefs on the Subject. After several weeks’ consideration, the board of naval bureau chiefs has recom- mended the acceptance of the bids of the Newport News Dry Dock and Shipbuilding Company of Virginia to construct battle ships 5 and 6 on the plans of the Navy De- partment for 9,000 for each. In the event, however, that the Union iron works of San Francisco, the next lowest bidder, at 2,740,000, shall scale down their bid so as to leave only a reasonable difference be- tween their figure and the $2,250,000 asked by the Newport News Company for one ship, it is recommended that each of these companies be awarded the contract for building one vessel. The Secretary still has before him the alternative proposition to ask Congress for authority to accept the bids to build six ships of the Kearsarge class, two to go to the Newport News Com- pany, two to tae Union fron works, and two to the Cramps, on condition that all of the bidders shall meet the figures set by the Newport News Company, in thelr bid, namely, $2,250,000 for each ship. The Sec- retary has taken the bureau chiefs’ report under consideration in connection with this alternative proposal. Christmas Dividends. The controller of the currency has de- clared dividends in favor of the creditors of insolvent national banks as follows: A fifth dividend, 20 per cent, In favor of the creditors of the State National Bank of Knoxville, Tenn., making in all 85 per centicn claims proved, amounting to $103,- 75. A second dividend, 10 per cent, In favor of the creditors of the First National Bank of Willimantic, Conn., making in all 25 per cent on claims proved, amounting to 486.37. © ——————2+___. Grain and Cotton Markets, Furnished by W. B. Hibbs & Co., 1421 F street, members New York stock exchange, correspondents Messrs. Ladenburg, Thal: mann & Co., sid oBishecests York. one "I rb. ia ia wee St a Baltimore Mark Markets. BALTIMORB, December 24.—Sugar firm, on- Butter Hmm creamery, 35026; do. imitation, 20a21; do. ladle, 19220; good zt | Exge weak—! 20 1B; Store packed. real 6. storage, 16317; limed, 16. Cheese weedy, un- Under a Buying Movement Prices of Stocks Advance. —_—_—._—__ HEALTHY UNDERTONE T0 SPECULATION ——— Looking to Washington to Replen- ish the Go'd Reserve. > The | GENERAL MARKET REPORTS | Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. W YORK, December 24.—Buying by cepitalists and large corporations was the feature of te “s stock market. If changes in the currency are to be made the better eless of securities will be more desirable than uninvested money, the value of which may at times be a subject of doubt. The recent depreciation in values has empha- sized this argument, and a steady absorp- ticn of securities by investors is in proc From an opening about on a parity with last night's final figures, prices were 2d- vanced throughout the entire list, gains from 1 to 5 per cent being recorded duri the first half of the session. The recovery in values since Saturday at_noon has al- ready extended to $10 and $15 per share in many instances, and a healthy undertone is again in process of rapid development Under the surface it is known that sev- eral im wnt matters are under advt: ment in Washington, all looking to the im- mediate relief of the financial strain pre- cipitated at that center one week ago. Should present expectations be realized the effects of last week's panic will okercome, notwithstanding rec pressed opinions to the cont advance it'is natural that wi will attempt to Hghten their burden: relieve the liability of friends, whose ¢ since Saturday's crisis have been wholly responsible fcr the brevity of the published list of insolvent firms. Should Washington prove disappointins in its actions during the immediate future the present level of prices would, of course, be but temporary, Lut the gravity of the situation inspires the hope thax patri-tism and not politics will Le revived in the in- terest of the greatest good. Gold shipments aggregating $1,500,000 will be made by tomorrow's s' eame but this outflow caused no aopren in view of the probable early Pepicnighiigg ‘of the gold reserve. The trading of the afternoon was marked by realizing gales on the part of traders who were anxious to close up all contracts over tomorrow's holiday, but this set was neither unnatural or undesirable. ‘There is a demand for stocks at concessions, and this fact is too well known to invite sales fer the short account. The money market is less erratic than yesterday, the legal rate and a shade under sufficing to secure time loans on any kind of desirable collateral. The entire financial situation is less feverish, and recklessness has given way to a rational estimation of merit. The needs of the federal treasury are of more importance than our diplo- matic attitude toward any nation, and all other considerations are now to be set aside until this necd is supplied. If the expedient agreed upon is at all acceptable, the new year will fulfill all the optimistic, anti- panic forecasts. London Stock Exchange Quiet. LONDON, December 24.—The stock ex- change opened steady and continues quiet. Consols advance: to 2% over yesterday's prices, and Union Pacific and American railroad advanced % to 1% all round; but there was little business doing. A Philadelphia Failure. PHILADELPHIA, December 24.—Wm. G. and H. 8. Hopper, trading as Wm. G. Hop- per & Co., bankers and brokers, 28 South Hd street, failed today. The firm declines to give out any statement, but the liabilities will probably be heavy, as they did a big business. It is believed they were caught on the short side of the market, 13, follow- ing last week's slump, stocks have ad- vanced. FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL, The following are the opening, the high- est and the lowest and the closing prices of the New York stock market today, as re- ported by Corson & Macartney, members New York stock exchange. Correspondents Messrs. Moore & Schley, No. 80 Broadwa; High. American Sugar. American Sugar, American Tobacco. American Cotton Oil Atchison. Canada Southern ailata Pacitic, Chesapeake & Onid 0. & StL. Chicago, B. & Q. Chic. & Northwestern. Chicago Gas, Cfs. Mee St Paul, 2. M. & St. Paul Den. & R. Grande, Pfd. Dis. & Caitle Feeding. General Electric. Mlinois Central, Lake Shore. Erie.. z Louisvilie & Nashville’. Long Island ‘Traction. Metropolitan Traction... Manhattan Elevated. Michigan Central Missour! Pact National L National Li UL New Jersey New York Centrat x. & N. Cis. Re ¥0. 8 St ioule Northern Pacific ‘ Northern Pacttlc, Pid» North American, Ont. & Western. Pacific Mail. Phila. & Reading Pulliwan Pal. Car Co. Southern Kailway, Pf Phila. ‘Iraction. ‘Lexus Pacific. Union Pacific. Wabash. Wabash, Pf Wheeling & L. Erie. Wheeling & L. Erie,Pfd. Western Union ‘Tel Wisconsin Central. Silver. Washington Stock Exchange. overmment Bonds.—U. 8. 4s, registered, 109 bid, 110% asked. U.S. 4s, sgoupon, 110 bid, | 111 asked. U.S. 48, 1925, 1 bid, 11545 alee, c Sebe, 1004, 112 bid, Tid nied District of Columbia Bonds.—20-year fund 5s, 104 Did. 30-year fund Gs, gold, 111 bid. Water 4 Zs, 1901, currency, Water stock 7s, currency, 116 bid. 3 funding, curr Did. Bigs, registered, 2-108, 100 bid. Miscellaneous [onds, Qs, Lid bid, 117 asked. 106 bid, 110 asked. asked. “Eckingion Railroad Gs, 97 ppolitan Railroad conv. spolitan Railroad T M 3, Belt Raliroad 5s, 83. bid, 88 bid, 104 asked. inbia Ralirosd Gs, 112 bid, 114 asked. Wash: {ngtoa Gas Coupany Gs, series’ A, 110 bid. Wash- ington Gas Company 6s, series B) 111 bid. Wash- jagton Gas Company conv. 6s, 122 bid, 180 asked. JS. Electric Light cony. 5s, "110 bid.” Chesapeake Potomac ‘Telephone 5s, 106 asked. American Security and Trust 5s, F. und A., 100 bid. Ameri- can Security and Trust ‘5s, A. ‘and 0., 100 bid. Washington” Market Company 1st 68," 108 bid. Washington Market Company imp. 63, 108 bid ext. 63, 108 bid. Ma Washing to ‘ket Company Sonic Half Aseocia tion tbe” 100" uid. Washington Light Infantry 1st 6s, 98 bid. ational Bank Stocks.—Rank of Washington, 280 bid, 800 asked. Bank of the Republic, "240 bid. Metropolitan, 285 bid, 300 asked. Central, 270 bid. Farmers and’ Mechanics’, 180 bid, Second, 134 bid, 140 asked. Citizens’, 135 bid. Cotumbia, 130 bid. 140 asked. Capital, "115 bid. West End, 107 bid, 100 asked, Traders’, 100 bid, 105 asked. 98 bid, 108 asked, Dhlo, 8 bid, 96 asked. * Safe "Deposit and Trust’ Companies.—National Sate Deposit and Trast, 118 bid, 130 asked. Washington Loan and ‘rust, 118 bid, i22 asked. “American Se- curity and Trust, 138 bid, 143 asked. Washington Safe Deposit, 70’asked. allroad Stocks. Capital Traction Company, *74¥4 bid Ty asked. Metfopelitens 03" bide oo ‘ast Coli mbla, 45 bid. Belt, 30 asked. Evkington, 80 asked. town and’ Tennallytuwn, 30 asked. Gas and ctric it Stocks.- SPetoear pores 45. bid, 47 asked. own Gas, 49 bid, asked. "U.S. Riectric Light, *118 bid’ 125 asked. Insurance Stocks —Firsmen's, 30 bid, 40 asked. bid. Metropolitan, 68 bid. Co: 50 bid. “Potomac, 60 bid. Arlington, 188 bid, fuked. German-American, 160 bid. National Union, 19 bid, 18 asked. Columbia, 11. bid, fe Rice, 7%, iat Pi "9 ABE bid, 116 ake eet tat Be oa Ts Tis naked, aod Pots th cacao. mie, phe bid, 4,8 Packed. Pusumatic Gum’ Cart ~Sioetlancoe servos, —We a 4 Groat, Falls toe Migraine asked. Lincoln 2A bid, 380 an Honotype, 7 | But the great man at the he A Possible War Wonld Not Make Mx Cleveland Necessary. He Must Stand on His Record—Any President Conld 0 e¢ Taken the me Sta’ The idea now finding expression in soma quarters that the beginning of hostilities with Great Britain would necessitate the renomination and re-election of Mr. Cleve- land finds little indorsement in Washing- ton. It is regurded as a very shortsighted reading of matters-much more English in its nature than A Why would Mr. Cleveland be ni tlor of the country in such circumstanc The Case of Lincoln, In the spring of 1864 opposition to the re- nomination of Mr. Lincoln assumed se- rious form. The civil war had then been in Progress three years. Many of the most prominent orters of the Union had lost, or were losing, heart. They were sug- gesting that the difficulty could pot b tled by force. A truce should be and a peace policy drafted The country agreed with him t be unwis Swap horves while sing the stream. A change of 4 rs or of policy at that time would probably have resulted in the loss of the Union cau: The Conditions Differen But the question is asked, situation be compared with such a tion as would exist next summer in How can that a- sit event of war, or the imminen with eat Britain? In 1NGt the c¢ was divided against Itself. The gre armies of all times were in the field, and the miscarriage of any vital feature of the plan on either side meant ruin to the side making the bunder. That was w it was considere 9 all-important to Lincoln at his post, and the gen selection and promotion in’ comma the troops. A war with the other hand, would m tion of the sections as r before. There so far as the foe ld be concerne two political parties would vie with eac other in standing up for the integrity of the Union. Armies would be cheered alike all along the line to ¢ ada or to the seabcard. Domestic in the main, would go on as usual. would not be interrupted, nor trade be- tween the sectic Some’ t of in- dustry would actually be stimulate what in all that would prevent the country, With no hostile forces at hand, from p: ceeding as usual with the national tion and making choice of the executiv ordinary and well-accepted lines? Would not both parties, indeed, proceed as usual, taking care only to present strong men for the suffrage: Cleveland Must Stand Hin Chats, What, in such circumstances, would call for the preferment of Mr. Cleveland over affairs, other pirants? That the struggle had Srown out of his stand for the Monroe doc- trine? Would any. man of eminence in American affairs—with the exception of Mr. Bayard—have done less? There are those who would have discharged the duty differ- ently, it is admitted, but, in some way, and so as to leave no doubt in the minds of for- eign powers as to the real attitude of the country on the subject, all would have Mr. Cleveland has don ! but that makes no man eminent in the affairs of the United s Could it be claimed that the war woul better fought under Mr. Cleveland's direc- tion than under that of any other man? Mr. Cleveland is not a soldier. He has had neither military education ror military ex- perience. He is a lawyer, and has been oc- cupied with the execution of civil affairs. It would appear to be guite unlikely, there- fore, even if he did not restrain his per- pre- sonal admirers, that any centroiling reason the un- could be advanced next year why written law against a third term + set aside in Mr. Cleveland's p ests. As a candidate for Pr ne would have no monopoly of p: sertion, no right of discovery in the doc- trine for which the whole country would be contending. is asserted, He would have to stand, on hi t record as an administra- tor of dom ‘airs; for upon the dom: tle policies—such as would apply to sustain- ing the country with its English and Euro- pean trade cut off. and to supplying the money necessary for the carrying on of the war—all would avery man would be in favor of s ng the country, but what man at the helm would take the saf- est and surest course to that No One Hopes for War. In the discussion of this question nobody speaks for war or hopes for war. Very few believe that war Is probable. Everybody will vote war if war becomes Inevitable. The whole purpose of the discussion is, by even assuming the existence of war, to snow that war to this country would not mean the necessity of any particular man in the office of President; that the <radl- tions of the country with respect to that office could still and should stiil be pre- served, and that~American success in the field would not depend upon or be menaced by the result at the polls of the usual trial of domestic conclusions. —-——- -0e-- Ireland is for the Monroe Doctrine. To the Editor of The Evening Star: Is The Star quite sure, as per editorial of yesterday, that “all Europe outside of Russia will sympathize with England's view of the Monroe doctrin Is not what the accomplished scholar and patriot, Edward Everett, said on September 9, 1862, to the citizens of Bosto. iS true today as it was at that date? “I rejoice,” said the great orator, “to believe that we have the sym- athy of the people of Ireland, but from the ature of the case they cannot help us with anything but kind words and good wishes; but the cordial sympathy of millions of her true and loyal hearts in this land—the co- operation of their strong, brave arms on the battlefield—is enough of itself to turn the balance of the momentous struggle tn our favor.” Governor Robert C. Winthrop followed on the same lines. The closing speech of Judge Thomas Russell was signifi- cant. I quote a brief paragraph: “The next speaker was Judge Thomas Russell, who said he had been engaged all day in hearing claims for exemption from the draft, and many had been before him , claiming this exemption on the ground that they owed allegiance to Great Britain, but he was glad to say that not one of them claimed to have been born in Ireland.” And not alone are the sons of Ireland in the United States and their sons ever ready to take their iives in their hands in be- half of their beloved republic against the power of England, but also the Irish race in Great Britain—the strangers in a strange land—and in Canada and far-off Austra- lasia. The resolutions adopted at the Boston meeting pledged support to the government in putting down the rebellion, commended the loyal men cf the arm and navy, and Resolved, That in this most trying period of our country’s history, our adopted citi- zens of Irish origin have shown themselves well deserving of the boon of citizenship, and of the warm welcome they have ever met with from the American people, and have proved themselves noble representa- tives of the first martial race of the old world by renewing again on our battle- fields their vows of ellegiance to the land of thelr adoption. J.D. oc. ee More Armor Plate Tests. The naval ordnance bureau expects te test at the Indian Head proving grounds in the course of a few days another lot of armor plate made by the Carnegie company for the eight-inch turrets of the battle ship Iowa. A special board which has been making a careful examfnation of the matter has recommended the abandonment of the Jarge rubber washers which are now pleced under armor plates, and the sub- stitution of thinner lead washers. It has been fcund that the rubber washers, which are universally used for this pu: de- terlorate rapidly and soon lose all of their original elasticity. Leaves of Absence Granted. Maj. Theodore J. Wint, tenth cavalry, been granted two months’ extension leave of absence. © Leave of absence for forty- days h-s Patrick, been granted Lieut. Mason ccrps of engineers.